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    1. Re: Callahan County Basketball Team
    2. Dear Callahan County List, Several people have sent messages wanting to know if I found out anything on the basketball team. Yes, I received the following message from C. Lee Smith through the help of Jo Ann Kendrick Robinson and I thank them so much for the information. I read it to my father and he remembers all the team members mentioned and it brought back lots of fond memories. " My name is C. Lee Smith. My Grandfather F. L. Smith operated the Eula Store from 1911 to 1947. My father G. M. "Till" Smith graduated from Eula High School, Callahan County, in 1928 and along with several other friends from Eula High School played basketball around the area. Their trophies wee displayed for many years in my grandfathers store. According to my father some of those players were: Shorty Nance, Hubert Farmer, Duke Mackintosh, Vance Stephenson, Hilton Edwards, and my father, Till Smith. The Coach of this band of Eagles was Rush Harrision. My father has the idea that perhaps Shorty Nance could be your father since he can account for the other team members. If you can confirm this I would appreciate it. I hope that this answers your query. C. Lee Smith, Clyde, TX." William Ernest (Shorty) Nance is my father and he got the name "Shorty" while playing on this team and is still called that today, at the age of 86. If anyone has any stories about this team, I would love to hear from you. Also, I am looking for any information on the "Enterprise" school which he attended in his younger years before entering Eula High School. From what I understand, this was a school established for all the farm kids in the area. Would love to know more about it. Thanks, Kay Nance Linn Midland, TX kaynlinn@aol.com

    05/15/1999 11:24:29