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SAINT JO RODEO STARTS TONIGHT
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Rodeo Time Is Here!
The Saint Jo Rodeo starts off
with a big parade this afternoon
at 4 o'clock. Riding clubs from
Bowie, Nocona, Whitesboro.
Gainesville, and several other
towns are expected to be riding
in the parade, which should be
a colorful preliminary for the
rodeo that starts tonight at 8
o'clock in the Saint Jo Riding
Club Arena east of town.
Gene Roberson will be the
announcer and Ken Jacobs will
act as clown. Both men are from
Marietta, Oklahoma.
Red Gordon and his band
from Gainesville will provide
musical entertainment during
aiy performances.
1 iursday morning, entries
wete up to 116, with an expccted
total by Friday night of 150.
There will be approximately
$2,000 given in prize money to
the winning entries.
Judges for all events will be
Croxton Maddox and Billy Jo
Hancocks, both of Nocona.
This years rodeo will feature
six big events — bareback rid-
ing, calf roping, saddle bronc
riding, girls barrel races, double
mugging, and bull riding. Stock
will be furnished by Adrian
Parker, rodeo producer. He has
furnished stock and produced
rodeos all over Texas, and is
well known in this area for the
fine quality of his stock for
rodeos.
The rodeo will be held at 8:00
p.m., rather than 3:00 p.m. as
was printed by error in last
week's Tribune. Sunday, the
event will begin at 3 o'clock in
the afternon and winners of the
three day rodeo will then be
determined.
The concession stands, which
will be open all three days, are
rponsored by the Saint Jo
Volunteer Fire Department.
Booster Trip Successful
About 20 persons left Monday
xAorning in eight cars on a
ister trip, advertising the
o. Four cars went east and
traveled west covering
d 260 miles in Texas and
homa.
e group distributed posters
circulars in every town they
passed through. They also made
personal contacts, boosting the
rodeo and selling tickets.
Among those who went on
the trip were the announcer.
Gene Roberson and clown. Ken
Jacobs. Jacobs went dressed in
clown makeup and clothes and j
was quite actice throughout the
trip.
The Saint Jo Tribune
Serving Wide Area of Cooke and Montague Counties In Northwest Texas
Established In 1&98
VOLUME 62
Saint Jo, Montatroe Comity, Texas Friday, June 17, 1960
NUMBER 29
Steering Committee
at Optimist Club
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Appointed
At the Wednesday meeting of
the Saint Jo Optimist Club an
Industrial Steering Committee
was appointed. The purpose of
this committee is to compile
facts and figures, consolidate
information, and generally make
preparation for an industry in
Saint Jo.
Members of the committee are
as follows: Chairman, A. V.
Grant; Taxes, Chell Jackson;
Labor, Roy Lawler; Transporta-
tion. R. T. Brock; Building Sites,
W. P. Griffis; Insurance, Kit
Meador; Finance, H. D. Field;
Housing, D. C. Berry; Utilities,
W. E. Nunneley; City Committ-
ments, Roy Huchtons.
Chell Jackson read a copy of
an address by Robert Mc-
Whirter, president of the Paris
Industrial Foundation. which
was presented at an Industrial
Clinic in Wichita Falls a few, . ... ... „ „
weeks ago. W. P. Griffis, Roy Iback to Wichita Falls by
Huchtons and C. W. Thompson !5:00 P m' Wednesday.
attended the clinic from Saint
enroute ot Dallas. The Dallas
Chamber of Commerce has ar-
ranged a tour of points of in-
terest in their industrial areas.
The group will also visit Gar-
land, Richardson, Carrollton,
Grand Prairie and Arlington.
The Area Developers will
spend the night in the plush
Sheraton Hotel where a banquet
has been arranged for the group
on the night of the 21st. Speaker
for the occasion will be Mr.
Harry Clark. Mr. Clark is well
known in industrial development
and is at present the director of
industrial development for the
Texas and Pacific Railroad.
Mr. John Crow of Electra, the
chairman of the Industrial Com-
mittee of the NTSOADA is in
charge of arrangements on the
tour.
The group is scheduled to ar-
Jo. The speech contained many
points of necessary information
applying to the preparation of
an industry in any town. Mc-
Whirter pointed out that facts,
rather than assumptions and
vague promises, were a must
before any industrial concern
would consider a town for lo-
cation. This is what Optimist
members are trying to accom-
plish through their Steering
Committee.
Club Members to
Attend Industrial Tour
R. T. Brock and E. L. Powell
will leave Tuesday morning.
June 21. to join representatives
New Club Officers Elected
New officers for the club dur-
ing its new year are: Directors,
R. T. Brock, Arthur Kingery,
C. W. Thompson, D. C. Berry,
H. D. Field, W. E. Nunneley;
president, John Henderson; vice-
president, Chell Jackson; sec-
retary, Roy Lawler; attendance
chairman, V. W. Clayton; Ser-
geant at Arms, W. E. Nunneley;
membership, Arthur Kingery;
Boys Work Committee chairman,
Lewis Stuckey; visitation chair-
man. Tom White: finance chair-
man, Clyde Yetter; reception
chairman, Sam Pedigo; conven-
tions, L. E. Lake; life member-
ship, H. D. Field. Jr.; fund
from areas all over Texas in raising; Chell Jackson; achieve-
All who made the trip seem- \
ed to think it was successful and !
attending an Industrial Tour of
the Dallas area.
The tour will begin at Wichita
I Falls where the group will
board chartered busses and
i travel to Dallas. The Saint Jo Hubert Sunderland;
nen will board the bus in Bowie | Hubert Sunderland.
ment award, W. E. Nunneley;
new club building, W. E. Scott;
public relations, E. L. Powell;
youth appreciation chairman.
Gene Shields; editor of bulletin,
historian,
a capacity crowd is expected for j
all performances of the rodeo. I
New Stands Complete
The new stands, which were
built entirely by volunteer labor j
and mostly donated materials,
are now completed. They art j
expected to seat about 1.500!
persons. Made with steel frames 1
and wooden seats, these bleach-
ers are some of the best in
North Texas. The entire arena
is one of the most complete and
well built in this part of the
country. Members of the Saint
Jo Hiding Club and other in-
terested persons have given
many long hours of hard work
to provide Saint Jo with this
fine rodf> arena. Citizens here
are proud to have it as a part
of their town.
Twin City Bowling
Lanes To Open
Twin City Eov.iing Lanes,
Montafut County's n< w bowl-
ing center located 2su miles
north of Bowie on Montague
Highway, will hold its grand
opening Saturday, tt 1:00 p.m.
The new bowling establish-
ment is owned by Ray Harlow
unc' Ray Whittington. both of
Bowie. It will be managed by
Whittington with Jimmy Mar-
shall as night manager. Electron-
ic engineer is Bobby Williams. !
Ribbon cutting ceremonies I
marking the ope ning will be at j
• ; i :of, p m a]] guests will be I
To clean leather, soak a cloth served free coffee and will be
in stror ammonia water and invited to register for door,
bowling for everyone with a
two-game limit per person.
The new lanes will feature a
complete snack bar and free
nursery for use of its patrons.
The establishment has twelve
bowling lanes with all AMF
bowling equipment including
automatic pinsetters and tele-
scorer.
The beautiful new building,
which is just completed, is
decorated in soft colors of
streamline blue and gray.
In the near future, the owners
plan to offer free beginners
bowling classes for children to
the age of 18 and also free
Objectives of the Optimist
Club for the coming year are:
program for lights for baseball
field and building of a new
swimming pool.
Civil Service
Exams Now Open
For New Fields
New civil service examinations
are now qpen for Counseling
Psychologist in the field of vo-
cational rehabilitation and ed-
ucations. and for Geophysicist,
the U.S. Civil Service Commis-
sion has announced
The Counseling Psychologist
positions, which pay starting
salaries of $8,330 and $9,890 a
year, are for duty in Veterans
Administration regional offices
throughout the United States
and Peurto Rico. To qualify,
applicants must have completed
2 years of graduate study with
a major in psychology, or all
requirements for the doctoral
degree in this field. In addition,
they must have had 3 years of
pertinent experience. Full in-
formations is given in civil ser-
vice announcement No. 231 B.
The Geophysicist positions pay
from $4,940 to $12,770 a year and
are located throughout the U.S.
and in foreign countries. Jobs
will be filled mainly in the
Geological Survey of the De-
partment of the Interior, the
Coast and Geodetic Survey of
the Department of Commerce,
and the U.S. Navy Hydrographic
Office. Optional branches of the
examination include exploration
and experimental, earth physics,
geomagnetism, and seismology.
To qualify, applicants must have
had appropriate college study or
a combination of such study and
experience. In addition, for posi-
tions paying $5,880 and above,
applicants must have had pro-
fessional experience or graduate
study in geophysics. Full details
and instructions on filing apli-
cations are given in civil service
announcement No. 232 B.
Civil Service announcements
and application forms may be
obtained from many post offices
throughout the country or from
U.S. Civil Service Commission,1
Washington 25, D. C.
Saint Jo and Nocona Homexnahing
Teachers Attend H.E. Conference
Mrs. Billy Phillips and Mrs.
Richard Thompson, homemaking
teachers of Saint Jo and Nocona,
attended the In-Service Educa-
tion Conference for Homemak-
ing Teachers of Area V at the
Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells,
June 9 and 10. The theme of the
meeting was "New Directions
In Teaching Foods." Quite a
number of noteworthy speakers
made up the program for the
meeting.
Mrs. Margaret McDonald who
was on WFAA TV Fort Worth
for several years spoke on "TV
Tips for Teachers."
Jean Allen, Director of Home
Economics, Kroger Food Found-
ation, Cincinnati, Ohio, told
about "New Products on the
Market."
Mrs. Van Lander, Texas Beef
Council, Dallas and Mr. Dodge,
Swift and Company, Fort Worth
gave "Meat For though."
Julia Hunter, Home Economics
Director, Lone Star Gas Com-
pany, Dallas gave a demonstra-
tion and talk on "Flour and a
Little Sprig of Parsley."
Dr. Florence I. Scoular, Dean,
School of Home Economics,
North Texas State College, Den-
ton, lectured on "New Directions
in Nutrition."
Mrs. Phillips was chairman of
the committee to supply and
arrange a display of crafts and
home furnishing decoration ideas
that can be used in teaching
in the summer homemaking
program. Mrs. Thompson, No-
cona and Mrs. Billie Crawford,
Jacksboro assisted with the dis-
play.
Local students and adults who
supplied materials which they
made for the display were: Linda
Flusche, Judy Seibold, Donna
Reed, Cathy Boone, Sandy Yoder,
Mrs. Bob Carlton, Mrs. Paul
Thompson and Mrs. Billy
Phillips.
rub hard.
prizes. There will also be free I ladies classes.
7.
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Cowboy's Clown
BY BERT MORGAN
Cowboy Clownin' takes a heap
O' footwork plain an fancy.
Plus savvy of the Braymer Bull,
Which makes the callin' chancey.
On top O' this, ye gottn be,
In case some cowboys smacked-
While comin' ciff a rank one,
j Right there to start yer act.
j Ya clomp down on yer flight wig
I An hyste them baggy pants
j Ta tear into that Braymer.
j Without a backwards glance,
j When ol' Braymer. starts ta
chase ya
So's the rider who's been downed,
| Can shake his head O' clinkers,
i An make fer safer ground,
Ya light out fer a far piece
With ol' Braymer right behind,
An make yer footwork fancy,
So's yer rear aint in a bind.
Now it's bad enough ta be
chased,
this ornry
ton a Bull,
a lot. tn
act
In this picturc you can see Ken Jacobs of Marietta, Oklahoma, as he demonstrates
some of the activity which can be expected in the rodeo arena this weekend. He
has acted as clown, literally risking his life in Mime cases, while keeping thu atten-
tion of some rough animal from its rider. He also has been a contestant in many
rodeos throughout the country.
Hut it's worse
caught,
Fer then yer hands are full.
So ,vn work 'im ta the ketch pen
Without endin' up in ,grief.
An do the folks a prat-fall
j fust ta show yer big relief.
Th< ,i ya take a new position
Out front a the chute gate,
vor here's another rider.
Trustin' you an not in fate.
I Well yer workin' through this
whole shebang
\ rtor.cn times er more.
An when the Rodeos finished-
Yer plumb wepry an foot sore.
Ya drift out back behind the
chutes
With yer pets an all yer gear
An change inta yer dress up
dude.
•\n wipe the grease paint smear.
While ya idle 'round an listen ta
The re-rides, jokes an chatter.
Ya wonder was yer job well
done-
Er does it really matter.
Then a young cowboy, limps
over-
A feller who was down.
With a sheepish grin, he thanks
ya.
Now ya know-why yer a Clown.
Misinformation
Cleared in Wage
Minimum Law
AUSTIN—A "smoke-screen of
misinformation" about the pro-
posed SI,25 per hour minimum
wage and extension of coverage
of the federal wage-hour law is
being laid down by big hotels,
chain restaurants and multi-
million dollar retail establish-
ments. the Texas State AFL-
CIO charged today.
"The propaganda smoke-
screen. engineered by the hotel
and restaurant associations, seek
to convince the owners and
operators of small businesses—
the so-called 'moma-and-pop
grocery store' and small family-
operated stores and restaurants—
that they will be forced to pay
the federal minimum wage of
$1,25," Texas State \AFL-CIO
President Jerry Holleman de-
clared in a statement.
"The truth of the matter is
that even the widest possible
extension of the wage-hour law
would not cover such businesses,
and the propaganderizers know-
it. Under the proposed law, no
retail or service establishment
would be covcrcd unless it docs
at least a half-million dollar
business annually. None of the
small business establishments,
such as the 'mom-and-pop corn-
er grocery.' docs that volume of
business.
"We believe—and we feel all
the people of Texas who under-
stand the benefits to the Texas
economy which would result
from passage of the bill believe—
that any firm doing over half a
million dollars worth of busi-
ness in a year should pay the
minimum wage. The propogand-
ists are shedding tears for the
small comer grocery store, but
if you look carefully behind the
smoke-screen of information,
you will find it is the big hotels,
chain restaurants and multi-
million dollar retail establish-
ments which are paying for the
tears.
"The proposed $1.25 per hour
minimum wage and extended
coverage would mean an addi-
tional $210,000,000 per year go-
ing into the hands of the 500,000
lowest-paid workers in Texas.
These are the people who need
it most and who will spend it
immediately, not only with the
big businesses opposing the in-
crease but also with mom and
pop at the corner grocery store.
The $210,000,000 would be
multiplied as it flowed through
the Texas economy, and every-
body would benefit.
Tour of Mexico
Offered to Farm
Bureau Members
Farm Bureau members in
Montague County have an op-
portunity to be a part of the
Texas Farm Bureau Tour to
Mexico July 14-24, according to
Mr. A. N. Arveson, president o?
the local farm organization.
Texas farmers and ranchers
and their wives who sign up for
the fabulous 11-day trip south
of the border can expect a royal
welcome from high Mexican
officials. Sr. Julian Rodriguez
Adame, Minister of Agriculture
of Mexico, has extended an
official invitation to Texas Farm
Bureau members to visit Mexico
this summer. The invitation was
made through J. H. West, presi-
dent of the Texas Farm Bureau.
Included in the tour will be
visits to places of agricultural
interest in Mexico as well as
sight-seeing around Mexico
City (including a bull fight),
visits to the famed mountain
spa of San Jose Puma and the
Pacific resort of Acapulo, plus
stop-overs at quaint and historic
towns and cities such as Taxco,
Cuernavaca and Morelia. Most
of the touring will be either by
automobile or air-conditioned
motor coaches in the scenic and
cool mountains and valleys of
Mexico.
Anyone interested in obtaining
additional information, should
contact the Montague County
Farm Bureau office, Montague,
Texas.
The tourists will depart by
air from Texas July 14 and ar-
rive back by air on July 24.
Mrs. Luke Grant returned
home this week from a Gaines-
ville hospital.
Frank Collier is home after
receiving tests and treatment in
a Wichita Falls hospital.
Vanis Redman was dismissed
from a Dallas hospital following
surgery.
Roy Kingery has been ill
recently but at last report is
getting along better.
Montague Co.
Accident Report
Eleven rural traffic accidents
were investigated by the High-
way Patrol service of the Texas
Department of Public Safety in
Montague County during the
month of May, according to
Sergeant F. E. Webster.
In making this announcement,
the sergeant reported six prop-
erty damages, five injuries, and
no fatal accidents. These wrecks
caused a total property damage
of $3,275.00 with seven persons
injured none killed. This brings
the total for the year in this
county to three killed, 19 in-
jured, and property damage of
$18,320.00.
"During the first five months
of this year, traffic deaths de-
creased 11 percent over the
same period of 1959; however,
the most dangerous part of the
year accident wise is still ahead
of us," the sergeant said.
"In Texas, about 40% of all
traffic deaths are usually re-
corded during the first six
months of the year; about 60%
in the latter half. With the
Fourth of July holiday, we start
the busiest season of the year
traffic wise, and we continue
through the summer harvest
season, the summer vacation
season, the Labor Day holiday,
school opening and school activ-
ity, the fall business season and
the Thanksgiving and Christmas-
New Year's holidays."
"Some of our motorists have
done a magnificent job thus far,
but unless we pull out all the
stops and realize that obedience
to the traffic laws is necessary
to stay alive, then some new
death records are in store for
our State."
Holiday and vacation traffic
accidents take a costly toil
throughout the State. The trag-
edy on top of tragedy is that
these accidents could have been
avoided. According to the vet-
eran officer, if everyone will
check their own driving, take
time to be careful and be alert
for the careless driver, vaca-
tions can be accident free.
A man who values a good
night's rest will not lie down
with enmity in his heart, if he
can help it.
Gospel Meeting and Vacation Bible
School Close at Church of Christ
The Gospel Meeting held at
the Saint Jo Church of Christ
June 6 through 15, closcd Wed-
nesday night, with 13 baptisms.
Bro. Smith Kite of Kearney,
Nebraska, supplied the preach-
ing for the meeting. He was
formerly minister of the church.
Bro. Elmer F. Little, Jr., re-
ported that they had excellent
attendance at all services.
About 125 attended a dinner
ori the church grounds, at noon
Sunday, June 12.
Graduation exercises w e r e
held Saturday morning at 10
o'clock for 165 students who at-
tended Vacation Bible School.
The school began June 6 and
continued through June 10 with
an average attendance of 134.
More than 100 attended all five
days.
A short devotional was brought
by Bro. Little and Bro. Kite to
about 150 persons present for
the graduation. Bro. Little
served as director of the school,
with 17 teachers and 4 ladies
on the refreshment committee.
Following the services, a
picnic lunch was enjoyed by all
on the church grounds.
Judy Kingery Leaves for Hawaii
To Attend Summer School
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kingery
and Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Gardner
took Judy Kingery and Sue
Staniforth of Nocona to Dallas
Tuesday. They boarded a jet
plane there for Los Angeles, and
after visiting friends there, they
left on the Lurline Boat Thurs-
day for Hawaii. They will at-
tend summer school in Hawaii
for six weeks before returning
home.
Bro. Ben Youngblood. former
pastor of the Saint Jo Methodist
Church, will be at the dock to
meet the girls when they arrive
in Hawaii.
Fort Worth Auction Sales to be held
Twice Weekly at New Stockyards
Two cattle auction sales a
Week have been scheduled for
the Fort Worth Stockyards' new
auction arena, stockyard officials
have announced.
Regular sales willl be conduct-
ed each Thursday and Friday.
Animals consigned to the Thurs-
day auction must be sold in lots
of five or more, while shippers
may consign any number of any
kind of cattle for the Friday
sale. The holding of a Friday
all-purpose "jack - pot" cattle
auction is an innovation on the
Fort Worth market. All live-
stock consigned to the Fort
Worth Stockyards auctions must
be entered through a commis-
sion firm on the Fort Wcrth
market.
On 4 Fridays, special Angus-
Hereford stocker-feeder rales
sponsored by the Texas Here-
ford Association and Texas
Angus Association will replacc
the regular any-breed, any-num-
ber Friday sale. Dates scheduled
for this monthly Angus-Hereford
event are July 15, August 12,
September 16 and October 14.
The arena where these auc-
tions will take place was open-
ed Thursday, June 2, with the
regular weekly auction, and the
first of the monthly Angus-
Hereford sales took place the
next day. On the first day,
nearly 7000 cattle passed through
the air-conditioned structure,
which features closed-circuit
TV theater-type seats and a
snack bar. The sales arena is
available on Saturdays and Sun-
days to livestock associations
desiring to hold sales. One
Quarter Horse auction is already
booked for August 27,
Major activity at the Fort
Worth Stockyards each week
Monday through Wednesday is
devoted to sales by private
treaty.
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