The Saint Jo Tribune (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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Editor's Notes
Well, as most of you know.
the new telephone directories
were delivered this week, and
we all have big numbers just
like Wichita Falls or Dallas.
We're going forward in one re-
spect, at least. Of course, we
don't have to dial all those j
numbers now, but later on we * OLUME 63
will be ready when they go to '
these numbers all over the
country.
We think Mr. Nunneley was
about to give up on us getting
them out by the first of Feb-
ruary, but we made it by the
skin of our teeth.
While he was over here Wed-
nesday waiting on some more ]
to come off the assembly line, I
he told us about something that
happened last week concerning
three dogs in town. He said that
Jerry's dog. Shorty Thompson's I
dog and C. C. Redman's dog
usually ran around together. '
The other day they got into Mrs. |
Albert Thompson's chicken yard
and killed 14 of her chickens.
Needless to say Mrs. Thomp-
son was quite upset. Shorty even
found feathers all over his dog's
mouth. He told her he would get
rid of the dog; after all he
couldn't put up with that kind
of mischief.
Well, Hi went on to say that
Shorty was pretty mad at the
dog and since he was going to
kill him anyway, he went out
and got some gasoline and pour-
ed it down the dog's mouth.
(Now, right here, we were
getting pretty riled up; we just
couldn't see how Shorty could
treat any dog this way.)
Hi said the dog took off like
a jet airplane and ran around
in circles for about Ave min-
utes, then he just keeled over,
spralled out on the ground.
We were all on the edge of
our chairs (so to speak, we
weren's even sitting down). One
of us quickly asked, "Was he
dead?"
Hi said, "No, he just ran out
of gas."
Well, maybe you can imagine
how we felt. If it hadn't been
for some of you nice people
not receiving your phone books
we might have just cut 'em up.
The Saint Jo Tribune
Serving Wiat Area of Cooke and Montague Counties In Northwest Texas
Established In 1898
SAINT JO, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRAUARY 3, 1961
NUMBER 10
MISS ANNA COKER IS SAINT JO
RIDING CLUB SWEETHEART
SAINT JO RAISES $460.28 FOR
MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN
District Director of Camp Fire Is
Guest Speaker at Optimist Meeting
Photo Courtesy of Kent Bellah Studio
MISS ANNA COKER
The Saint Jo Hiding Club
elected Miss Anna Coker as
sweetheart of 1961. Miss Coker
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bailey Coker. She succeeds Miss
Sheilia Ann Parker.
The officers of the Saint Jo
Hiding Club are as follows:
President, Forest Galmor; Vice-
President, Norbert Flusche; Sec-
retary, Mrs. Faye Ware; Parade
Marshall, Pete Cook; Rodeo
NEWSLETTER FROM JACK CRAIN
REPRESENTATIVE AT AUSTIN
old members that this session,
so far, has been one which ap-
pears to be much more serious
and determined in solving the
many problems of this state
than in previous sessions. Some
of the old members seem to
This week in Austin has been
in about the same manner as
the previous two weeks so far
as getting any specific legislation
passed.
I would like to elaborate this
week as to why no particular
legislation has been considered.
First of all, before a bill may
be considered from the floor of
the House it must be assigned
by the Speaker to one of the
several standing committees so
that they may hold public hear-
ings if necessary. So far the
Speaker of the House has not
appointed the members to the
committees which must be active
before legislation is considered.
This particular privilege of ap-
pointing lies entirely with the
Speaker after the various re-
quests have been submitted by
the members of the House. These
committees, according to the
Speaker, will not be ready until
the early part of next week.
Now, I am sure you wonder
just what the various members
do since they cannot actually
consider passage of any bill.
During the week, both mornings
and evenings, a very large ma-
jority of the members are at
their desk preparing bills or
resolutions which they plan on
introducing; or visiting with
constituents regarding legisla-
tion which they are interested
in for various reasons. Contrary
to the popular belief that bills
are introduced, debated and
passed on the floor of the House
is a terrible fallacy because
actually a bill can be introduced , APPOINTED TO COMMITTEES
and by the time it goes to the j
committee and is reported out Last week Lieutenant Gover-
for action, it does not resemble nor Ben Ramse announced the
the original bill in substance appointment of the standing
for
Committee, H. D. Field. Jr.,
Walter Hodges, Starr Mann,
'Buddy Gibson, Alonzo Lawson,
Cecil McCandless, and Lucian
Vaughn.
Last year was very successful
for the Riding Club. The arena
was completed and under the
supervision of O. K. Williams,
a set of bleachers was built.
Material and equipment was
donated by almost every business
and individual in Saint Jo and
some from neighboring towns.
Most labor was furnished by the
Riding Club and. the Saint Jo
Volunteer Fire Department. The
structures are valued at $30,000.
The Riding Club consists of
about seventy members. The
Club participated in many
parades and grand entries last
year and plan to do the same
The New March of Dimes
campaign held during the month
of January was considered a
success in Saint Jo. Though no
goal was set, the citizens of
Sales Begin For
'61 License Plates
AUSTIN, Tex., Febraury 1—
February-March is the renewal;
period for motor vehicle license
plates in Texas, announced State
Highway Engineer D. C. Greer
today.
Texaqg will notice a newly
designed license plate for 1961.
A different style of letters and
numerals have been used to
make the plate more readable
from a distance. Black letters
and numerals on a white back-
ground is the color scheme for
1961.
A new numbering system will
be used for some classifications
such as trailers, truck tractors
and buses. These classifications
will have a one-letter prefix
with from two-to-five digit num-
berals. For example: A trailer
number could be A-10 or A-12345.
The numbering system for other
classifications will remain the
same as 1960. The change in the
system was brought about by
the ever increasing number of
registered vehicles in Texas.
The Texas Highway Depart-
ment estimated that vehicle reg-
istration in Texas for 1960 will
total 4.800,000. This places Texas
third in the nation in registered
The
the
Saint Jo raised $460.28.
weather was very cold
night of the Mother's March,
but the • solicitors collected
$378.49. More money was brought
by people who were either not
at home or lived outside the
city limits.
Once again the warm-hearted
people of Saint Jo proved their
interest in the prevention and
treatment of the dread disease
of Polio. The following is a re-
port of how the money was
received:
Mother's March
$378.49
Coffee Day (cafes and drug
stores donated coffee sales
for the day) 28.21
Schools 9.53
Coin Collectors (placed in
business places) 18.05
Individual gifts too late
for Mother's March 26.00
TOTAL; 5160.28
Nocona Funeral
Rites Held For
Grady Williams
Mrs. Jo Dombroski, District
Director for North Texas Area
Council of Camp Fire Organiza-
tions from Wichita Falls, was
guest speaker at the Wednesday
meeting of the Saint Jo Opti-
mist Club.
Mrs. Dombroski has been in
the Wichita Falls office for two
years and has worked with
Camp Fire girls for four years.
She spoke on the great need
in small towns for Camp Fire
DANNY BOONE COMPLETES
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
- C,/:.' \
Danny Boone, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Boone, completed
the prescribed courses for the
Bachelor of Arts degree Jan. 17
at Howard Payne College in
Brownwood. His major fields are
lation. There are two Texans for
every Texas-registered motor ve-
hicle."
Greer stressed the importance
of registering all automobiles
this year. Rodeo stock used in 1 and trucks in the county ot thc
Services were held in Nocona
Saturday, February 28, at 2 p.m.
in Daugherty Chapel for Grady
Allen Williams, who passed
away Thursday, Feb. 26 in a
Wichita Falls hospital.
He was born March 29, 1893 in
Coffee County, Tenn., the son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Williams.
vehicles following California and njs family moved to Texas when | Music and Bible. The degree
New York. | j,e was a sman boy.
"Texas should reach the seven-1 Mr, Winiams married Miss
million mark by the end of this Maudie Ledbetter of Nocona,
decade," Greer said. "There are October 15, 1916. They had lived
more vehicles in Texas today in Nocona since that tjmc
than there were Texans in 1920 j where he farmcd unti, his rp.
and the percent of increase in i tirement
motor vehicles in Texas in the! Mr VVilliams was a member
last four decades is twenty times ( of the Methodist church.
the percent of increase in popu- Rev w D Craig Metheodist
the performances here were
think that the present attitude furn'shed by local producer.
of the Legislature may be
brought about by a district
division between liberal and
conservative philosophies held
by the members of this Legisla-
ture.
To give you an idea of the
amount of work which has been
done while awaiting committee
appointments, the members of
the House have filed 286 House
Bills and 32 House Joint Reso-
lutions. Some expect to see well
over one thousand Bills intro-
duced in the House alone. These
figures do not represent bills
originating in the Senate.
vehicle owner's residence.
"Do not ask the County Tax
Collector to violate the law. He
is required to demand to see
Business firms and individuals your certificate of title and 1960
Adrian Parker.
of the community assisted in
furnishing free barbecue tor the
visiting riding clubs and local
Riding Club members.
The Saint Jo Riding Club
wishes to express their grati-
tude to everyone that contribut-
ed and supported the club's
efforts.
Montague Co.
Fisherman Wins
You can rest assure that the
one big bill which will receive Top Honors
more attention than any of the
rest will be the tax bill which
will be an effort to clear up the
deficit and put the state on a
sound financial basis.
Again I will welcome your
views and feelings regarding
this particular new letter each
week and also your comments
WINNIPEG. Canada—A Mon-
tague County sport fisherman
won top honors in the Manitoba-
Canada Master Angler Award
Competition in 1960.
Jack Mercer, of Nocona, won
the brook trout class with a 6 lb.
8 oz. catch in northern Mani-
regarding bills to be considered '8 ^amous Gods River. Two
before this 57th Legislature, so I other Tcxas also won the
until next time,
license receipt before he can
issue your 1961 plates."
The penalty for operating a
vehicle without home-county
license plates is the same as
operating a vehicle with no
plates at all. Court fine can be
as much as $200, plus being re-
quired to register in thc home
county with a 20 percent penalty
of the annual fee. Refunds can-
minister and Rev. M. L. Milton,
Assembly of God minister, of-
ficiated during the funeral ser-
vices.
Interment was in Shady Grove
Cemetery near Spanish Fort.
Bearers were Claud Sewell, Al-
vis Wilson, Raymond Salmon,
Bill Richardson. Burtlc Gibson
and Wayne Jennings.
Survivors include his wife, one
daughter, Mrs. Newell Lemons
of Nocona; two sons. Gaylon of
Abilene and Raymond of Saint
Jo; four grandchildren; three
brothers. W. M. Williams of No-
cona. J. T. of Euless, T. M. of
Irving: six sisters. Mrs. Maggie
Morrow of Nocona, Mrs. May-
ford Tipton of Euless, Mrs. Jess-
ie Moore, Mrs. Gene Moore and
Mrs. Ora Thorpe, all of Fort
not be granted for the illegal worth and Mrs. Hazel Duckett
plates.
Owners registering illegally I
in 1961 can expect to face court —
charges. ,
"Don't risk an illegal regis- f;
tration." Greer urged. "Remem-
ber. too. that a portion of all
registration fees stays in your
home county to benefit your
local community."
of Concord, Calif.
will be conferred on May 26 at
Howard Payne College.
On February 3, Mr. Boone
will assume the duties as minis-
ter of music and youth at North-
west Baptist Church in Austin,
Texas. There he will direct
several age group choirs, includ-
ing Sanctuary Choir. Men's
Chorus, Youth Choir, Junior and
Primary Choirs. His work with
the youth includes all recreations
and youth activity in the Inter-
mediate and Young Peoples
groups.
Groups. She said the larger
towns and cities usually have
more activities and entertain-
ment to offer young girls, such
as Y.M.C.A. and other organiz-
ations, than do smaller towns.
She said the purpose of Camp
Fire was "to teach girls how
to get along with one another
and in groups, how to take care
of a home, and offers wholesome
activities for their spare time."
These girls are taught to learn
and progress according to their
own ability and not to just com-
pare themselves with someone
else. They are also encouraged
to develop their basic feminine
qualities.
Their points of ecellence are:
1. Idealism; 2. Symbolism;
3. Achievement and Excellence
in management of affairs; 4.
Creativeness. The groups are
built on the foundation of Work.
Health and Love.
Mrs. Dombroski pointed that
Camp Fire Work is financed
according to per capita popula-
tion. A large city is asked to
give more than a small town.
Saint Jo's quota is 5284.75.
In Saint Jo there are 66 girls
in Camp Fire, Blue Birds, and
the Horizon organization and
about 20 leaders. This is a very
good number for the size of
the town. However, no money
has been raised for Camp Fire
work here for the past two
years.
The money for the Saint Jo
quota should be turned in by
March 31. Anyone wishing to
contribute to this work may do
so by contacting the finance
chairman, Lewis Stuckey.
The Lieutenant Governor of
Zone 7 will be a guest at next
week's meeting.
A membership campaign will
begin February 6 to acquire new
members for the club here.
Those on the membership com-
mittee are R. T. Brock, D. C.
Berry. Jr.. H. D. Field, Jr., and
O. K. Williams. Any man wish-
ing to join can contact one of
these men.
Annual Dinner Meeting at Wichita
Falls Honors Camp Fire Leaders
The Annual Dinner Meeting! the Camp Fire Prayer, given by
of the North Central Texas
Area Council of Camp Fire was
•leld Tuesday night. January 31
at 7 o'clock in the Barwise Jr.
''i'jh School in Wichita Falls.
MpsU r of Ceremonies for thc
•Meeting, vhieh was held in com-
memoration of the Golden An-
niversary of Camp Fire, was Dr.
William Yardley, Dean of Stu-
dents. Midwestern University.
The meeting was opened by
SENATOR TOM CREKJHTON
whatsoever. I might point out
that no committee ever holds a
meeting while the Legislature is
in session, so it is easy to see
the real importanc of the com-
mittee meetings which in turns
necessitates the House adjorun-
ing a good part of the time dur-
ing the session. Please don't get
the idea that there isn't a good
deal of time wasted because, in
my opinion, efficiency could be
improved.
It may interest you to know
that I have been told by the
committees of the Senate
the 57th Legislature.
Senator Tom Creighton of the
22nd Senatorial District was ap-
pointed as Vice Chairman of
the Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns, and as Vice
Chairman of the Committee on
Friveleges and Elections.
In addition, Senator Creighton
was appointed to the Committees
on Agriculture ar.d Livestock,
Claims, Constitutional Amend-
ments, Insurance, Oil and Gas,
Public Health, and State Affairs.
award: Wayne L. Cooper, of
Plainview, caught a 25 lb. 3 oz.
lake trout in Second Cranberry
Lake, and Brooks Bouldin, of
Houston, landed a 5 lb. 4 oz.
brook trout at Kanuchuan Rap-
ids.
Of the 325 anglers in 22 states
and 3 Canadian provinces who
won the award, 187 were Am-
ericans.
The year's largest northern
pike, a 33 lb. 3 oz. monster, was
caught by Joe Nonncnman, of
Rock Island, Illinois. The lake
trout class was won by Dr. G. B.
Ingwell, of Knox, Indiana, with
a 50 lb. 2 (17.. beauty from Gods
Lake, and a Manitoba angler,
Savings Bonds
Sales for County
During 1960 citizens of Mon-1 i
tague County purchased $469,3?8
in Savings Bonds. 93.3' n of the
county sales goal was achieved.
This announcement was made,
today by Mr. H. D. Field. Jr.,
Chairman of the Montague Co.
Savings Bonds Committee.
The total bond purchases in
Texas during thc year '.960 were
5152.823.432. This figure equaled ;
92.3'.' of the year's goal of
$105.5 million. December sales
of $13,539,.">28 were the highest
one month's totals since last
February.
"Last November the members
of the Texas PreM Association
staged a one month's Savings
Bonds Contest. The contest, bas-
ed on news stories, editorials
Archer City Camp
Horizon Clubs.
Fire and
D. G. Thorton, won the rainbow j and advertising donated by each
trout clars with an 8 lb. 3 oz. j newspaper, resulted in increased
'•at'-h. The largest walleye, 13 savings bonds support by Texas
lbs. 7 oz., was caught in the j newspapers and played an im-
Winnipeg River by Len Robb. portant part in the record De-
of Winnipeg. | ccmber sales." Mr. Field added.
Photo Courtesy of Kent Bellah Studio
Mrs. Gene Shields, local Camp Fire Leader (far right),
presented awards Wednesday, January 25 during the
Optimist Club meeting to four outstanding civic leaders:
Mayor W. P. Griffis (second from left), Mrs. Pete Jones
for hrr work with P-TA; John Henderson, as Superin-
tendent of Schools and Optimist President; and Loyal
Cure! (not pictured), as Chief of the Volunteer Fire
Department. Mrs. Jo Dombroski (left), District Director
nf ihe North Central Area Council Camp Fire from
Wichita Falls was also present. She was guest speaker
at this week's meeting.
Following the business session,
financial report and review of
1960 Camp Fire Work, was the
presentation of the 1960 Board
of Directors and introduction of
staff and guests present.
The program- featured "Camp
Fire, a Family Portrait," narrat-
ed by Marie McDonald. She was
accompanied by A. T. Anderson,
pianist.
Installation of the 1361 Board
of Directors was by I Yo PTA,
Horizon Club organization.
A preview of accomplishments
which will be worked for in 1961
was given by James Perkins.
Benediction was given by
James Irl Montgomery.
Five and Ten year medallions
were given to those who had
worked with Camp Fire for
that many years.
V. W. Redman and Mrs. Roy
Kingery were presented Certifi-
cates of Appreciation in Rec-
ognition of Exemplary Service
in both District and Area com-
mittees. They have both done
outstanding work in Saint Jo
as well as other areas. They were
responsible for the establish-
ment of Camp Letoli here and
have worked hard to improve
the Camp every year.
Fourteen persons from Saint
Jo attended the meeting. They
were Mrs. Gene Shields, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Nunneley, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Shields, Mr. and
Mrs. V. W. Redman, Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Shofner, Mrs. Roy
Kingery (from Gainesville). Mrs.
Monte Ray Brewer, Loyal Burch-
flel. and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Allen.
Table decorations with the
Golden Anniversary theme were
provided by Mrs. Bob Gaston of
Nocona.
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