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AZETTE-NEWS
JACK COUNTY'S SHOPPING GUIDE SINCE 1880
CROSSROADS TO WEST TEXAS
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1956
NUMBER 9
Sauihuf. Widening of Ten Miles of County Officers Reelected
Sn-SadL |jWy 24 Proposed Tuesday
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Last Saturday’s election re-
sults proved to be interesting
despite the lack of man# county
races. Apparently voters
thought it interesting if the
large crowd on the east side of
the courthouse lawn is an indi-
cation. It seems that Jack
County is casting a few less
votes each year but the crowd
at the election party seems to
be about the same.
The election party conducted
by the Lions Club is a fine serv-
ce to the voters who are inter-
ned in the elections. And it
lps the County Clerk and
County Democratic Chairman
no little bit in getting their
tabulations completed.
And the Lions Club is to be
commended for the large num-
ber of workers that responded
to help out in the party. We’ve
seen some election party’s
where too few had too much
work to do.
Incidentally, probably the
single casualty in Sunday’s
windstorm was the several
boards for posting returns. The
club will have to get busy and
possibly replace the boards be-
jre the August primary.
* * *
The three election referen-
dums caused voters a lot of dif-
ficulty last Saturday. We think
this is best indicated by the fact
that 310 Jack County citizens
voted against further laws sup-
porting segregation in schools;
261 voted against additional
laws preventing intermarriage
among races; and 224 voted
against the state passing laws
seeking interposition. ,
We, like a lot of people, aren't
certain as to Just what inter-
position is. However we under-
stand it to be a means to pre-
vent the federal government in-
terferring with State, County,
School District and City rights.
Too much control has been
coming down from a central
government instead of the peo-
ple controlling the .central gov-
ernment. If interposition means
halting some of the federal
edicts, we’re certainly for it.
And we’re sure that an even
larger majority of Jack County
^»oters are for it than Saturday’s
^■ection would indicate.
* * *
This week the Gazette-News
is publishing the full text of
four of the eight Constitutional
amendments to be voted on at
the General Election in Novem
ber. Actually HJR No. 30 will
be voted on a week after the
eection.
We invite voters to carefully
study the amendments and to
think over and read about the
amendments in the coming
months. The amendments will
be discussed later in the Ga-
zette-News.
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|§y The Shamrock Oil Co. refin-
flbry fire, near Dumas, Sunday
M^vas one of those disasters that
seems to periodically strike in
Texas. Among the nineteen vic-
tims were 15 volunteer firemen.
These firemen, like Jacksboro’s
firemen, responded to frequent
alarms never knowing how
much their lives were to soon
be'- endangered. Unfortunately
there is very little insurance or
" other protection for these men.
This week we received a let-
ter from the State Firemen’s
and Fire Marshals’ Association
of Texas pointing out that fam-
ilies of the fifteen firemen who
died Sunday need assistance.
We understand that the Jacks-
ro Fire Department has al-
___dy responded and sent a do-
nation. Perhaps there are others
in the city who would also like
to give. If so, we would suggest
that local donations be sent to
Fire Chief Estell Turner who
will in turn forward the money
to the Firemen’s Association.
Money will be distributed
fifteen families by
at both Dumas and
Highway 24 between Jacks-
boro and the Highway 59 inter-
section ten miles east of here
may be designated for rebuild-
ing and widening in the near
future it was announced Tues-
day at a meeting of the City
Commission and the C. of C.
Highway Committee.
The road, which also extends
on to the Wise County line, was
constructed back in 1924 as a
part of Jack County’s original/
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highway net. It is the only part provements.
ent right of way in city limits,
however the city must furnish
deeds to the present right of
way. Title to the land wasn’t
secured when the highway was
originally built.
The Chamber Highway Com-
mittee strongly recommended
favorable action by the City
and County Commissioners
Court. City officials agreed to
study the matter in regard to
financing its part of the im-
of the original net that hasn .t
been modernized or designated
for widening during the past
several years.
Rebuilding of the road to
Highway 59, has been estimated
to cost $400,000. The roadway
would be straightened and wid-
ened to about 26 feet it was
learned.
Jack County must agree to
furnish right of way for the
project and the city must pay
for curbs and gutters from East
Belknap Street to just past
Craft Hill. Some storm sewers
must be built at intersections
with East Archer and East
Thompson Avenues.
The roadway will follow pres-
Tiger Grid Ticket
Sa e Begins Aug. 9
Football tickets will go on
sale Thursday, August 9 at
Jack’s Clothes Shop. Season
ticket holders will have two
weeks to purchase their tickets.
If they have not been picked up
by Wednesday, August 22, they
will be put on sale. The price
of the tickets is $5.00 for five
games.
Both groups plan to seek a
meeting with the Commissioners
Court about August 15 when
County Judge John Lindsey re-
turns from his vacation.
The Chamber Committee also
urged citizens to recommend the
county’s cooperation in the pro-
gram of Commissioners.
Jermyn Students
Present Bible
The Jermyn Vacation Bible
School students and teachers
presented a large red. moroccan
bound Bible to the Jack County
Historical Society Friday after-
noon. W. C. Fulbright, president
of the organization accepted the
giff on behalf of the Society.
It will be placed in the Huck-
abay room for use by participat-
ing organizations. A tour of the
building was conducted by Mrs.
James R. Dennis and a picnic
lunch was spread on the front
porch.
Those accompanying the 28
children were Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Maxwell, Mmes. Charles
King, Paul Roney, Alton Lang-
ford, George Pruitt, Luke Dun-
lap, Dick Davis and Miss Wyn-
ell Leatherwood.
Salk Polio Vaccine
Restriction Lifted
Salk Polio Vaccine is avail-
able for both children and
adults at either the Jacksboro
Mask Clinics. It has been
proven that the Salk Vaccine
lowers the rate of Polio inci-
dents.
This is the first time that the
supply has been sufficient for
adults to have the shots other
than expectant mothers.
Lost Battalion
Reunion Aug. 10-11
Members of thd 2nd Battalion
of the 131st Field Artillery and
the U.S.S. Houston will have
their 12th annual convention
August 10-11 at the Baker
Hotel in Mineral Wells.
Dr. Hon Hekking from the
Haag, Holland who was with
one group while prisoners of the
Japanese, has been flown from
Holland to speak at the conven-
tion. His expenses were met
through donations from the men
to whom he gave medical at-
tention.
Utility Managers Tell Chamber Of
Improvements, Effort To Get Industry
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thank the voters
District managers of three
utility companies serving Jacks-
boro were guest speakers at the
monthly Chamber of Commerce
membership meeting at Fort
Richardson Coffee Shop this
morning. ^ ;
Wayne Palmer, Wichita Falls
district manager for Southwest-
ern Bell Telephone, announced
that mobile telephone service
for this area has been approved
by his company. Surveys of the
area have been completed and
service is expected to begin
early in 1957.
The station for this area will
be known as Jacksboro-Graham
and the operator will be at Gra-
ham. Toll charges will be the
same from both cities.
Bell has yet to locate and buy
the transmitter site and the
FCC license must be secured.
Palmer credited Mayor L. E.
Grace for initiating the survey
and expansion of mobile tele-
phone service in the North
Texas area. Seven mobile tele-
phone transmitters will be built
or relocated between Fort
Worth and Odessa.
Assisi; Industry Search
Norman Hines, Executive
vice president of Upham Gas
Corp., Mineral Wells, spoke oh
seeking industry for this area
and promised full cooperation
by his company in getting in-
dustry here. In the question and
answer session he stated that
his company is seeking new
quarters for its business office.
TP&L Completes Rebuilding
Trent Root Jr., Texas Power
& Light Co. manager, Mineral
Wells, pointed out that his
company has completely rebuilt
its facilities here during the
past five years. During the past
year it has gained 97 additional
residential and 3 commercial
customers here.
Root pointed out that his
company is also seeking to lo-
cate an industry for Jacksboro
but pointed out that few com
panies are moving plants until
of our
Root was accompanied here
by Allen Guinn, former man-
ager of TP&L’s Mineral Wells
District. Bill Moser, Division
Sales Engineer, Fort Worth, ac-
companied Palmer.
Next month’s breakfast will
be served at Fort Richardson.
Pamer announced that South-
western Bell is donating two
evaporative coolers to the His
torical Society to be used at
the Fort. The-coolers were sur-
plus here when the local office
was airconditioned recently.
Demo Convention
Meets Saturday
Jack County’s second Demo-
cratic Party County Gonvention
will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday
Chairman G. R. Kuykendall has
announced. The county conven-
tion will select 3 delegates to
the state convention to be held
in Fort Worth in September and
make recommendations to the
delegates.
Delegates to the county con-
vention were chosen in last
Saturday’s precinct conventions.
Delegates to the conventions
are: Jacksboro precincts: 1,
Hugh Miller, Mrs. H. H. McCon-
nell, L. G. Johnson; 2, Preston
Wood, Gus Jones; 3, Roy
Cherryhomes, B. J. Miller, J. H.
McCoy, H. C. McClure; 4, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Pascal, A. G.
Davis, Leigh McGee; 15, Joe
Culwell, George Blevins, Bill
Booher; 16, J. L. Duerson, O.
K. Bentley, Pat Myers.
Six, Antelope, W. R. Hill; 7,
Jermyn, D. D. Gillespie, Harry
Ware; 8, Bryson, W. L. Mc-
Cloud, C. B. .Williams Jr., Mar-
vin Bruce; 9, Barton Chapel,
Alden Nash; 10, Post Oak, T. C.
Horn; 11, Wizard-Vineyard, J.
C, George; 12, Gibtown, H. W.
Strickland; 13, Joplin, T. J.
Spencer, Floyd Hall; 14, Perrin,
R. Murray, J. H. Mullinax, J.
C. 4rmes; 17, Cundiff, Dave
Haire.
No delegates listed for No. 5,
First Baptist
Begins Revival
There will be an Outdoor Re-
vival on the lawn of the First
Baptist Church starting Friday,
August 3 through 12 with
Huron 4- Polnac, pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Weath-
erford as evangelist and Harold
Lewallen, Minister of Music-
Education at the First Baptist
Church in Mineral Wells in
charge of the singing.
TB Association Meets
The T.B. Association will
have an Executive meeting at
2 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, and
also a Board of Directors Meet-
ing at 2:30 p.m. the same day,
George Porter announced this
week.
Jack County voters re-elected
county officers seeking addi-
tional terms, strongly favored
;hree referendum propositions,
and gave former Governor.Lee
O’Daniel the lead in the gover-
nor’s race in last Saturday’s
Democratic Primary.
The number of ballots cast
was less than normal only about
2,400, probably because there
were few county candidates and
no commissioners races in Pre-
cincts 2 and 4.
The only close race, locally,
was for the post of Chairman
of the Jack County Democratic
Executive Committee in which
James R. Dennis defeated Leigh
McGee 1028 to 972. However,
Dennis took a lead when the
first, Absentee, box was report-
ed and was never behind in the
vote counting.
In the other county race Sher-
iff E. T. Waldrop, seeking re-
election, swamped his opponent
Eddie Owen 1719 to 546. County
Attorney Harold Chambless
didn’t draw an opponent in his
bid for his first full term in
office. L. G. Prunty didn’t have
an opponent in his race for the
County Tax Assessor & Collec-
tor’s office which was recreated
in Jack County in an election
last year.
Thomas Oliver and Claude
McCoy will be in the runoff for
Commissioner of Precinct 3 in
the August 25 election. McCoy
led the race with 326 votes but
not a majority over Oliver’s 255
and 246 votes for C. B. Williams
Jr., the third candidate for the
office. Incumbent Billy Plaster
did not seek re-election.
In the Commissioner, Precinct
1, race incumbent Emmitt Wool-
sey defeated Ellis Stark 242 to
181.
In the Constable Precinct 3
(Bryson) race G. H. Goss de-
feated L. B. Ainsworth 206 to
72. Kyle Spiller was re-elected
County Surveyor with 82 write
in votes.
District Races
In District Races Floyd F.
Bradshaw of Weatherford was
victor in the State Senate race
tover Herman Fitts of Mineral
Wells by about 300 votes. Brad-
shaw led in Jack County 1023
to 957. W. A. Hughes Jr., of
Decatur was unopposed in the
race for District Judge.
City To Conduct Clean-Up Campaign
August 13-18, Eliminate Fire Hazards
Clean-Up week will be con-
ducted from August 13-18 the
City Commission announced
Tuesday during a meeting with
the Civic Improvement Com-
mittee of the Chamber of Com-
merce.
During the week the city is
asking rsidents to clean up va-
cant lots and alleys to eliminate
fire hazards. It also urges mow-
ing of vacant lots.
Cleaning out of attics, gar-
ages, and other buildings to
eliminate fire hazards is also
being urged. And the C. of C.
committee is suggesting a fixi
up and paint-up campaign to
improve the city’s appearance.
The campaign has been timed
to coincide with the regular
,mid-August trash pickup. Ar-
rangements may be made to
have extra trucks available for
removing trash during the week.
During the meeting the city
announced that it has set aside
$50 for purchase of redbud
plants for the three city parks.
H. B. Zachry Co. Gets 281 Contract;
Surfacing of Bryson Road Completed
H. B. Zachry Company has
been awarded the contract for
widening to four lanes seven
miles of Highway 281, it was
announced in Austin this week
by the State Highway Commis-
sion.
The Zachry Company sub-
mitted a low bid of $516,926.07
on the project which begins at
Sewell Ave. in Jacksboro and
continues south to 4he intersec-
tion with State Highway 199.
The work is expected to take
250 working days, according to
Resident Engineer John Simp-
son.
Officials of the Zachry Com-
pany were here Monday to look
over the. construction sit. They
estimated work will begin in.
about ten days. Steel for the
Carroll Creek bridge has been
ordered and initially work will
be on widening small bridges.
The recent steel strike may
cause some delay on work.
^ Construction will not interfere
with traffic on the highway
for probably two or three
months. The roadway will be
kept open for traffic through-
out the construction project.
Complete Bryson Road
Ernest Loyd workmen have
completed construction of four
miles of FM 1191 from Bryson
Royd Mack Lewis Called,
For August Induction
Floyd Mack Lewis of Jacks-
boro and Nolen Oliver Cantrell,
formerly of Jacksboro and now
of Barstow, have been called
for induction in the August 28
call. Others called for induction!
Nix and
Other clubs are asked to assist
in improving the partks.
Another request by the C. of
C. committee was that the city
continue its paving program of
the past years. Mayor Grace
stated that paving would start
when residents sign up for the
program. However the city will
not pave streets that do not
have curbs and gutters. And
the city may require that own-
ers put part or all of their costs
of the program in escrow be-
fore paving begins.
Presently property along al-
ready paved streets owe the
city about $7,000 as their share
of paving costs. “Until this
money is paid,” Grace said, “the
city doesn’t have much money
to pay its part.”
The City also agreed to have
the police department remark
parking areas around the court-
house and erect city limits and
speed zone signs.
The C. of C. group expressed
its appreciation to the fire de-
partment for its efforts to re-
duce fire insurance rates and to
the city and fire department for
sending of three firemen to
school this summer.
Bobby Joe Tipton and James
M. Cotten, both of Weatherford,
will be in the runoff for Repre-
senative, 72nd District. Cotten
led in the district and in Jack
County received 754 votes, Tip-
ton 745, and James H. Towns-
ley, Decatur, was third with 533
votes.
Congressman Frank Ikard
was unopposed for re-election.
James W. Harvey of Archer
County was elected, upopposed
to the State Board of Education
from the 13th Congressional
District.
In State races totals for Jack
County, W. Lee O’Daniel was
top man with 777 votes. But
U. S. Senator Price Daniel and
Ralph Yarborough, who re-
ceived 711 and 442 votes in this
county, were chosen for the
State Runoff.
Jack County favored John
Lee Smith of Lubbock in the
Lieutenant Governor race with
incumbent Ben Ramsey 666 and
A. M. Aikin Jr., 481. Ramsey
and Aikin led in the state totals.
Outcome of other state races
may be found on page 5 along
with complete returns by pre-
cinct on district, county and
precinct contests.
In the referendum Jack
Countians favored stronger laws
on continued segregation for
races in school attendance, 1457
to 310; stronger laws against
race intermarriage, 1470 to 261;
and for Interposition, 1382 to
224.
Precinct Chairmen
R. D. Chambers defeated
George Blevins 135 to 128 in
the race for Precinct 3 chair-
man. J. L. Lacewell was unop-
posed in the Box 4 race.
In the August 25 election
there will be runoff races for
Precinct chairmen in Box 2, Alf
Sewell and J. M. Bonner; Box
6, Antelope, Mack Roberts and
Homer Voyles; Box 13, Joplin,
R. D. Henderson ,and T. C.
Spencer.
Chairmen elected by write-
ins: Jacksboro precincts, 1, W.
R. Cannon; 3, Mrs. C. O. Boaz;
16, Otis Henderson; No. 5, New-
port, Arch Hicks; 7, Jermyn,
D. D. Gillespie; 8, Bryson, W. L.
McCloud; 9, Barton Chapel, M.
D. Anderson; 10, Post Oak, D.
C. Sparkman; 11, Wizard-Vine-
yard, L. C. Morrow; 12, Gib-
town, none; 14, Perrin, J. H.
Mullinax; 17, Cundiff, Roy
Craig; and 18, Berwick, Jasper
Shields.
These officers will conduct
elections in the 1958 Democratic
primaries.
south. Asphalt was shot onihe
roadway last week and some
cleanup is now underway.
The same company also holds
the contract for constructing
the seven mile FM 1191 connec-
tion between Jermyn and High-
way 281. Dirt work and small
structures have been completed
and base has been put down on
about half of the section. Pres-
ently workmen are putting in
forms for pouring the slabs of
the long Cambern Creek bridge.
May Complete Dirt Work
Buckner & Sons Construction
Co. of Cleburne may complete
dirt work at the Highway 281
and 199 intersection, seven
miles north of here, next week.
Allotted construction time for
the project will be used up this
week.
Structures have been com-
pleted on the short intersection
project and the Buckner Co.
may begin to place base on the
roadway next week.
Firemen Called To
13 Grass Fires
Thirteen grass fire alarms
were sounded in Jacksboro dur-
ing July, Fire Marshall M. C.
Spencer said this week. Six of
the fires occurred in Jacksboro
and 7 outside the city limits.
All the rural grass fires have
been small ones and there has
been no property loss in city
fires.
Spencer again reminded resi-
dents to use utmost care in pre-
venting fires during the dry
period.
This year there have been 23
25 blazes in
In
Jacksboro's New Telephone Book Out
This Week, 2040 Alphabetical Listings
The new Jacksboro telephone
directories were mailed to sub-
scribers here July 31, J. H.
Spence, Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Company manager, an-
nounced.
‘The new directory contains
approximately 2,040 alphabeti-
cal listings,” Spence said.
Old directories should be
thrown away as soon as the new
issue is received. However, care
should be taken to remove any
items, such as photos, letters
and notes, which might have
been placed between the pages,
the manager advised.
The Jacksboro directory has
a gray cover and contains 12
“white”, or alphabetical pages,
and 28 “yellow”, dr classified
pages. Approximately 2,850
copies of the directory have
been printed.
“A number of extra copies are
printed as replacements for
those used in public telephone
booths and other places where
much use occurs,” Spence ex-
plained.
“The telephone directory,” he
added, “remained one of the
‘best read’ books in Jacksboro.”
You can save time by refer-
ring to it if you are not sure
of a number or need assistance
of any kind.
Jack County Among Texas Counties
Declared Eligible For Relief Feeds
Jack County was among the
Texas Counties designated this
week as Drought Disaster areas
by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, according to a tele-
gram sent Tuesday by Congress-
man Frank Ikard to the Ga-
zette-News.
Under the program Jack
County Observer-Corps
To Meet Here Aug. 14
The Ground Observer Corps
of Jack County will have a
meeting at 8 p.m. August 14 at
Clay Building Material Co., B.
C. Hornsby, county supervisor
has announced. Master Sergeant
of the Dallas Filter Cen-
at the
County livestock raisers will be
eligible for feed grain assist-
ance and grazing on land pres-
ently in the Soil Bank program.
The local Agriculture Stabili-
zation and Conservation office
has received word that the pro-
gram will continue at least
through September 30.
Approval of applications for
assistance will be made by the
County FHA Committee. Details
of the eligibility and making
application may be learned at
the ASC office.
Jack County has been among
the Drought Disaster Counties
several times in recent years,
in previous j.
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