The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1961 Page: 1 of 12
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sheep and goat sale at
(Ills County Commission
any showed a decrease In
dumber of head last Friday
a total of 1,300 head of
and 500 head of goats
et, prices ware variable
classes of sheep and goats
last sales day.
SHEEP
milk lambs. 15c to 16ftc;
pr lambs, 12c to 15%c;
ig ewes, $8 to $11 per
yearling muttons, 10c to
|old ewes, 7c to 8c: old
7c to 8c; ewes and iambs,
$14 per pair.
GOATS
Id mutton goats, $7 to $11
lead; weighing kind, 7c to
lgood nannies, $7 to $10.50
}ad; cull nannies. 5c to 8c;
to $9 per head.
I Holland
inces Plans
Second Cafe
Holland this week an-
plans tdr opening his
cafe in Ooldthwalte. It
known as Burl’s No. 2,
111 be'located on the north
Itersectlon of highways 84,
“l 183.
and has purchased the
ky formerly known as the
ller Station and home. It
en Gulf property the past
taro-
ts now underway con-
the residence Into a cafe
|will have seating capacity
ersons. It will be all new
dern with the latest type
■s and furnishings thro-
It will be open around
ck serving highway and
traffic on an all night
ptatlon which will feature
lucts will also be open
|ht.
ttlve opening date has
for March 1.
GOLDTHWAITE, MILLS COUNTY, TEXAS
SINGLE COPY, 10* THURSDAY. JANUARY 19, 1961
$229,535.35
30,565.00
1,494.00
100,925.27
$422,519.63
$ 10,000.00
10,569-00
16,116-58
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David Wkisenhunt Exhibits
Grand Champion Fat Jamb
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David Whlsenhunt, 11 year old i County show here Friday and
FFA club member of Mullln, Saturday. His 8outhdown was a
showed the grand champion fat Colorado bred lamb,
lamb in the 23rd annual Mills I David’s brother Donald had
RESIGNS
BANK
rd Hoover has resigned
with Mills County State
been associated with
Ik for the past year as
Ident.
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nd Mrs. J. C. Wesson
ie weekend in Dallas
stives.
DAVID WHISENHUNT WITH HIS GRAND CHAMPION FAT LAMB
Youth Revival January 26-29
At *...... Baptist Church
. By ANN KEMP
Dick Hester and Dan Pratt
will lead a YOuth Revival at the
First Baptist Church in Ooldth-
walte January 26 through 29.
On Thursday and Saturday
services will be at 7:30 p. m. and
planned seminars will follow
these services.
On Friday, due to the basket-
ball game, the services will be
at 5:30 p. ip. and a fellowship
is planned for the youths after
the basketball games. Sunday
services will be at 11:00 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.
Dick Hester will be the evan-
gelist for the Youth Revival.
He ls president of the State
Baptist Student Union and ls a
waite Boys And Girls Win
ies In Basketball Tournament
In the final game, Ooldthwalte
defeated Prtddy by a harrow
basketball tourna-
|ld here fltatufday, Jari-
I the OosRhwaite girls
Uron the trophies for
Second place for
kt to Star and Lometa
consolation trophy. Ih
division Prlddy boys
nd place trophy and
won consolation prise,
its girls met the
rls in the first go-
the tournament by a
23-10. This game was
a game between the
{ Lometa girls with Star
winner by a score of
go-round for the
began at 0:00 o'clock
idy meeting Lometa
1thwaite playing Star,
game. Lometa de-
by a score of 27-
iwaite won from
ore of 17-13.
games began after
-round of the girls
oldth waite boys
by 27-0. Prlddy
laba by a score of
the second go-round
met Star and the
>0-15 for Sin Saba.
margin of 2 points, giving Oold-
thwalte the score of 20-10.
JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL
Monday night, January 10,
the Ooldthwalte Junior High
girls met the Lometa girls on
the local court and won by a
score of 15-8.
GOLDTHWAITE B TEAMS
WIN DOUBLE HEADER
The Ooldthwalte B team
girls met the Lometa B team
girls on the Ooldthwalte court
Monday night, January 10 and
defeated the Lometa girls by a
score Of 37-25.
Linda Miller was high point
girl for the Ooldthwalte team
with 21 points, other girls scor-
ing were: Billie Kemp 7, Linda
Cook 4, Judy Bennlngfleld 2 and
Parker 2.
In the boys game following
the girls B team game, Ooldth-
walte defeated Lometa by a
score of 33-23 with Auldrldge
being high point man with 13
points, others scoring for the
home team were: Oray 11, Jones
4. Campbell 2, Cagle 2, and Mc-
Senlor Ministerial student from
Fort Worth. He Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter “Bobo”
Hester and grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Hester of Ooldth-
walte. He ls the great-grandson
of Mr. W. R. Hester who was
one of the two founders of the
First Baptist Church. He has
had wide experience in Youth
Revivals and reported as an ex-
cellent preacher.
Dan Pratt will be In charge
of the music. He ls a graduate
student In music at Baylor. He
ls the director of the State Bap-
tist Student Union Choir and
has been the director for two
years. Summer before last he
went on a mission tour of
Southeast Asia as a representa-
tive of the Texas Baptist Stu-
dent Union. This coming sum-
mer he will be the director of a
choir made up of Texas students
that will be on tour in the
Orient. He has led the music In
numerous revivals during -the
summers he has been In college
and he has a excellent solo
voice.
The theme for the revival Is,
“Isn’t He Wonderful.”
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Farm Bureau
Office Moved
Announcement appears in
this edition that the Mills Coun-
ty Farm Bureau office baa been
moved to new location. The of-
fice, formerly In the Duren
Equipment building. Is now lo-
cated across the street In the
quarters formerly oocupled by
the Wm. O. Yarborough law
offices.
The new location la home for
the county Farm Bureau office
and alsO the Farm Bureau In-
surance Services with David
Watters,' agent.
The office will tie open from
1 to 5 p. m., Monday through
Saturday.
Farm Bureau officials have
announced that plans are being
made to have Murray Cox visit
the local organization in the
near future to show some of his
tour pictures.
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the reserve champion fat lamb
of the show. He showed a
Southdown whlqh was bred by
Amie Frank Real of Kerrvllle,
Texas.
Harold Bragg of Talpa Judged
the ^ lambs.
The brothers, who started
their lamb feeding career quite
young, are the sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Argle Whlsenhunt of Mul-
lin. Their father Is Vocational
Agriculture teacher for Mullln
Schools and supervised the boys’
lamb feeding project.
Whlsenhunt and his FFA
members carried away the fat
lamb honors at this year’s show.
The top two placed In the three
fat lamb classes were won by his
group.
Mike Conradt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Conradt of Oold-
thwalte, showed the top pen of
three fat lambs. Mike started
his career at the age of 10, and
showed the grand champion fat
lamb at the 1960-show. He is a
4-H club member.
Stock Show officials were
well pleased with the show ihls
year. A total of 210 livestock,
made up of 128 sheep, 55 goats,
59 hogs and 27 cattle were en-
tered In this year’s show.
Following Is list of placings in
the fat lamb classes.
FINE WOOL—1, Ronnie Rat-
liff: 2 and 8, Annette Duncan;
?, Don Wlshenhunt; 4, David
Whlsenhunt; 5, Cathy Head: 6
and 10. Mike Ldckle: 7, Tommy
Head; 9, Richard Welch. Other
exhibitors were: Ronald Calder,
Richard Phillips and Joe Orif-
fln.
OTHER BREEDS & CROSSES
— 1, Don Whlsenhunt: 2, John
Carl Smith; 3, Lynn Berry; 4,
David Whlsenhunt^ 5, Willard
Anderson: 6. Ronnie Ratliff; 7,
Ronnie Calder; 8, Joe Carmich-
ael; 9 and 10,. Dean Brown.
Other exhibitors were: Wayne
Brown, Elroy Stegemeller, Lee
Singleton, Joe Oriffin and Rich-
ard Welch.
SOUTHDOWN AND SOUTH-
DOWN CROSSES — 1,. David
Whlsenhur^; 2, Don Whlsen-
hunt; 3 and 7, Mike Conradt; 4
and 6, Mark Daniel; 5 and 10,
John Carl Smith; 8, Lynn Berry;
9, Dennis Moreland. Other ex-
hibitors were: Tom Duren. Rod-
ney House, Gary House, Dayton
House, Annette Duncan. Ron-
nie Ratliff and Lee Singleton
PEN OF 3 FAT LAMBS — 1,
Mike Conradt; 2, John Carl
Smith; 3, David and Don Whls-
enhunt; 4, Mark Daniel; 5, Den-
nis Moreland; 6,-Oary Head; 7,
Rodney House; S. Lynn Berry
and 9, Dean Brown.
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Hospital Issues
Report For 1960
Childress Clinic and Hospital
has released report of activities
for the past year.
The report covering number
of patients, babies born, annual
payroll and gifts to the Mem-
orial Funds, appears In this
Issue. It reflects the Increase In
1960 over 1959 which was also
a short year with the hospital
opening on April I, of that year.
Dr. M. A. Childress stated
that considerable Interest has
bean manifested in the Mem-
orial Funds for which he and
the entire staff are grateful.
Various Memorial Funds are
usually designated to furnish a
room In the hospital and then
memorial plaque Is placed on
the door of that room.
Anyone Interested In estab-
lishing a memorial fund for
that purpose may get full Infor-
mation at the ellrMc and hos-
pital office.- )
JAMES WOODSON CLARY WITH HIS GRAND CHAMPION STEER
Wj
Grand Champion Steer Is
Shown By James W. Clary
The Grand Champion fat
steer of the 23rd annual Mills
County Stock Show was shown
here last Saturday by James
Woodson Clary, 4-H Club mem-
ber from Star. He attends Star
School apd is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Woodson Clary.
Clary exhibited his 870 pound
Angus to first place in the med-
ium weight class before he was
Judged champion of the show.
The steer was bred by Vernon
Schmidt of McGregor, Texas,
and was fed under" the super-
vision of Mills County Agent
George Reese.
The reserve champion steer
was also shown by Clary. It was
a 1.000 pound Iowa bred Angus
Committees, Activities Announced
For March Of Dimes Fund Drive
Roy Wilkins, chairman of the
1961 March Of Dimes drive for
funds in Mills County, has an-
nounced committee appoint-
ments and activities that are
scheduled to raise funds during
this month.
W. P. Duren ls chapter chair-
man and named Wilkins fund
drive chairman for this year.
Other chapter officials are,
Raymond Casbeer, treasurer; W.
C. Barnett, auditing and Vic E.
Koleber, publicity.
L. J. Ward ls chairman of the
drive for the city of Ooldth-
walte.
C. F. Stubblefield and Clyde
Cockrum have charge of coin
cards, cans and posters.
Dr. T. C. Oraves, Jack Burns
and R. E. Smith are in charge
of Boy Scouts, Olrl Scouts for
road blocks all day Saturday,
January 28.
Lions Club will be In charge
of the Coffee Hour at McLean
Cafe from 9 a. m. until 10 a. m..
Monday, January 30 and at
Holland's Restaurant from 3
until 4 p. m., Monday, Jan-
uary 30.
E. D. Hamilton U chairman
for Dominoes and Recreation
Parlor, Saturday night, Jan-
uary 28.
Mrs. Horace Oray la chairman
for the Mothers March of
Dimes, Thursday night. January
28
J. T. Jones, chairman of
School and Athletic events
Chairmen for the various
communities are:
Mttllln, lira. W. T. Lee
Star flahool, Supt. Wilson
Head and Mrs. Fred Wall.
Prlddy, Mrs. Ann Currtn.
Center City aijfcl Payne Oap,
Mrs. Jack Elms.
Pleasant Orove, Mrs. Brit
Berry and Mrs. S. W. Holcomb.
Big Valley, Mrs. C 9 n n 1 e
Knowles.
Rock Springs, Mrs. Arthur
Wilcox.
Ratler, Mrs. J, D. Berry.
Ridge. Mrs. Melvin Pafford.
Ebony, Mrs. Johnny Humph-
ries. *
Caradan, Mrs. Clyde Kerby.
Pompey Mt., Mrs. James
Green.
Democrat, Mrs. James L. Al-
dridge. T“~
Regency, Mrs. A. R. Rowlett.
Scallorn and San Saba Peak,
Mrs. C. S. Smith, *
which took top place in the
heavyweight class.
In addition to taking the
grand and reserve champion
honors in the fgt steer show
Clary also took first place for
the top three steers shown in a
group, with his three’ Angus.
Jerry Duren exhibited his
Angus steer to top place in the
light weight class.
Following ls list of placings
In the club steers show.
HEAVY WEIGHT
1, James Woodson Clary; 2,
Jimmy Soules;-3. James Wood-
son Clary and 4, Billy Roy Ghol-
son.
MEDIUM WFIGHT
I, James Woodson Clary; 2,
Ella Ruth Clary; 3 and 4, Jerry
Duren and 5, Billy Roy Oholaon.
LIGHT WEIGHT
•'-1, Jerry Duren; 2, Billy Roy
Gholson 3, Lynda Cook; 4.
Wanda Soules; 5, Bobby Boykin.
GROUP OF THREE
1, James Woodson Clary; 2,
RHly Roy Oholson; and 3. Jerry
Duren.
Steers were Judged by Robert
(Bob) Tate, Ban Antonio. »
Eagle Band Variety Shew T o
Feature Den Reed & Orchestra
A tweleve piece stage orches-
tra under the direction of Don
Reed will be the featured at-
traction on the Ooldthwalte
Variety Review, scheduled for
Thursday. February 2, at 7:30 p.
m. This band, which Is normally
only eight pieces, has received
great renown In and around the
Brown wood and San Angelo
area. Mr. Reed has asked four
more musicians to sit In for the
Thursday night Review.
Don Reed, who Is the band
director at Early High School,
la a Brownwood boy. He attend-
ed Hardln-81mmQM University,
and now has his bachelor's de-
gree In Music from Howard
Payne College. He baa done some
work on hla Master’s Degree on
Clarinet and Sax. has played
with some big name groups In-
cluding the Vaughn Monroe Or-
chestra and the Dennis Day
Show.
On the Variety Review, which
win be sponsored by the Oold-
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thwalte Bands, the Reed Or-
chestra will feature theme*
from big name bands vueh as
Olenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Jim-
my and Tommy Dorsey, Marry
James. Duke Ellington and
Pres Prado.
Also featured on the show will
be twelve beautiful girls from
Howard Payne known as the
Liberty Belles. These girls are
a talented twirling group who
work with the Howard Payne
Marching Band. The Triplet
Trumpeteers. a trumpet trio
will also perform on the show.
The Variety Review Is taking
the place of the previously
scheduled winter concert by the
Eagle Rand which was post-
poned due to the Band Hall fire,
according to announcement by
Johnny Mllnor, band director.
for the show are still
being !$tld In the High School
Audltoelum from 4:00 until 0:00
p. m„ Monday through Friday.
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Koleber, Victor E. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1961, newspaper, January 19, 1961; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1090043/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.