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STEPHENVILLE
TARLETON STATE COLLEGE
NURSERIES « MANUFACTURING
BETTER uvnra
TRIBUNE ESTABI
STEPHENVILLE. ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS. ■ Horn* of Tarleton State College ■ FRIDAY. JANUARY 16. 1953
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Grand Jury SessionlFpiir Top Hereford Btiwq t«SO—
tc s ix ases fa Mid-Texas Show, Sale Monday
NEBLETT, WATTS CONSIGN WINNERS
AS (7 ANIMALS SELL FOR $28,850
The Erath County grand jury
for the January term of the 29th
District Court has adjourned after
two day* of sessions in which they
examined 15 witnesses snd return-
ed six bills of indictment.
The indictments covered four
sees of thefts, one burglary and
one forgery, ,
L. F. Pnrten, Huckabay, served
as foreman of the jury and Mil-
ton Cox, 9tephenville, was the sec-
retary. Other members the jury
were Woodrow Wilson, Lipan, Rte.
1; Alvie M. Counts, Bluff Dale,
Rte. 1; W. L. Keahey, Bluff Dale,
and Leys Landes, Duffau.
Also Wood Stephen#, Rte. 4,
Hico; Reno E. Dunbar, Clalrette;
Dale Cook, Rte. 7, Dublin; Sam
Chatham, Dublin; Charles Neblett,
Jr., Stephenville, and W. N. Brown,
GRAND CHAMPION — Shown above are Grady Payne,
herdsman for Chas.'Neblett, JY„ John C.. Bums, representing
Ike West, and Neblett, posing with the Grand Champion bull
of the Tenth Annual Mid-Texah Hereford Breeders Association
Show and Sale. The animal is CN Star Topmate 17th. The
buM sold for $1500.
EfiAm FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
HOLDS QUARTERLT MEET TUESDAY
Texas Knights Templar
Provides Scholarship
r~
111 Tell the
World...
■ JHL
By Rurus F. Hioos
tangible
one hun-
JT MIGHT be intereating for local
property owner* to look at the
financial statement in today’s pa-
per which shows the condition' of
the fiscal affairs of the City of
Sephenville. There is quite a size-
able sum of money in outstanding
bonds and warrants, yet there also
is a great amount of
property—and more than one
dred thousand dollars in cash. Al-
though the law required that .these
financial statements be printed at
regular intervals by all tax gath-
ering agencies, it is unfortunate
that in some {daces these require-
ments are act followed. Happily,
Mayor Henry Clark and members
»f the council are ifi .agreement
that the property owners should
know all the facts.
8c
IN —TODAY'S mail comes a let-
ter from Charley Wilkins, oil
■ company executive who now makes
his headquarters in Magnolia, Ark.
came to Stepheaville about 20
years pgo as a member of the
faculty at Tarleton College. Later
be was promoted to the position of
registrar, resigning to enter the
service in 1942 and came home aa
a Lt. Col. in 1945. Hit letter com-
mends local citizens for the drive
they have started for scholarships
to be awarded young men and
>oung women who want to attend
the local school. Other letters of a
similar nature are coming in, all
•f which seem to indicate that the
campaign ia not only being well
received but also indorsad. Steph-
enville people remember Charley
and Orleta Wilkins favorably and
rejoice in the knowledge that they
are happy and prosperous.
QNE of the most beeuHful fu-
neral services held here in a
long time were conducted Friday
by Rev. Elmer Carter for Char-
ley Froh. We all hated to see
the famed teacher go, naturally.
He was one of the most useful
persona we ever knew, aa well
(Continued on Page Two)
LEADERS SCHOOL
FOR!
A church leadership school .will
be conducted at the F.irst Meth-
odist Church in Stephenville ait 7
I vSj.....i
ROY L. FARROW
m. each day, Monday throiigh
Wednesday. Leaders ni the school,
Roy L. Farrow of Dallas; The Rev.
William H. Cola, Mrs. William H.
Cole and Miss Ruth Merrill, Have
people of the Central Texas
ference and Texas Methodism. \1
Farrow ia a man of wide suc-
cess and experience in the.field of
church finance and will discuss the
topicV “Financing the Local
Church.”
Rpv. Cole, executive secretary of
the Board of Education of the On-
tral Texas Conference is a former
pastor of the Stephenville church
and will be the dean Of the school.
He.will offer the course “Improv-
ing the Church School.’’ This is
considered one of the most valu-
able courses offered and is expect-
ed to attract great interets among
thoae attending.
Mrs. Cole is considered a most
capable person hi the area of chil-
dren’s work and will direct n
course on “Children In the Church.”
TMf course is being provided for
*11, people working with children.
Miss Merrill is the Conference
YoWh Director and will offer the
course, “Methodist Youth Fellow-
ship” for youth# and all people
working with youths.
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Wilbur Perry Receives
Committee Positions
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. .14 (INS.)
—State Rep. W. W. Perry of Ste-
phenvitle, who succeeded his fa-
ther as a member of the Texas
house of representatives, will serve
on the vital petroleum and state
hospitals committees in the 63rd
legislature. >-
The 29-year-old lawmaker was
appointed in the committees yes-
terday by Speaker Reubeh Senter-
fitt. He was also named to the
committees on congressional and
'legislative districts, game and
fisheries, and military and veterans
affairs.
Perm' succeeds Grady Perry,
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who served three terms in the
house out didn't seek re-election.
He will represent Bosque, Coryell,
Erath snd Hamilton Counties.
The youthful legislator’s father
predicted be will make a good law-
maker. “He’s been raised to work,”
■aid Grady Perry. 7 „
Grady said he had advised W.
W. to stay on the south side of the
house chamber, “whers it’s cooler,"
and. to hire a secretary who knows
how to work hard.
“He’s unmarriqd,” Grady said
of his son. “So I told him that If
he wants to do any running around,
to find somebody else’s secretary.”
The Erath County Farm Bureau
Federation held its regular quar-
terly membership meeting at the
City Recreation Hall Tuesday
night.
County Agent R. ,C. Atkins and
County Home Demonstration
Agent Mrs. Elsie Short discussed
different phases of extension, 4-H
Club and demonstration work.
B. J. Guest of Abilene, District
Director of the Bureau, discussed
recent agricultural research work
being done and efforts of various
groups to have the government
extend the work. He also spoke
on membership problems of the
group.
Dick Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Johnson, entertained
the members and their guests with
hi» renditions of “It’s In the Book"
and “Peace In the Valley.”
Several members announced
their intentions of attending the
William R. Dewey
Services Held
Sunday Afternoon
Last rites were held Sunday for
William Raleigh Dewey. He waa
born in Hamilton County August
1, 1880, the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. William Dewey. Dewey
moved to Erath County in 1919
nee that time. He was
to Miss Josephine Hoback in Ham
ilton in 1906. He is survived by
bis wife and one brother, E. C.
Dewey of Leiia Lake, Texas.
Services conducted by Rev.
Hayden Edwards, pastor of the
Polytechnic Methodist Church in
Fort Worth, a long time friend of
the family, in the Trewitt Funeral
Home Chapel. Interment was at
the West End Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Elmo White,
Sam Weems, Elton Bills, Hoyt Tid-
well, Rufus Pair and Trewitt
Bramblett.
district meeting to be held in
Browsiwood Tuesday. They include
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. L. G. Kiker.
L. G. Kiker of Greens Creek,
president of the bureau, presided
over the meeting.
Couple Purchases
Service Station
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Robinson of
Dublin are the new owners of the
Conoco service station at 907 E.
Washington Street that was form-
erly owned and operated by Bill
Mathews.
Robinson said that he will offer
the finest automobile products and
service-available to his friends and
customers in Stephenville. The
couple, who have two sons, plan
to move to Stephenville from Dub-
lin within the near future. They
lived in Cisco before coming to
Dublin, But have many friends in
Stephenville.
MOD DRIVE IS
AIDED BY TOT
RACE, SHOW
The Tiny. Tot Contest that start-
7th opened with a bang
ills; Tftishfol
being sponsored by the March of
Dimes in conjunction with their
show, “On Stage America," which
is being held at the Tarleton Col-
lege Auditorium, Thursday and
Friday, January 15th and 16th at
7:29 p. m. This show, is for the
benefit of children of infantile par-
alysis.
A special scene called “Tell Me a
Story,” wil feature Fran Allison
with a group of little children who
will sing, and'listen to the story of
Cinderella.
See No. 2—Page 2
Oxford W ill Emcee
TSC’s Grid Banquet
/
Indications continued that Fri-
day night’s ba nquet for the Tarle-
ton Plowboys would be one of the
biggest and best ever staged with
the announcement that District
Judge W. J. (Bill) Oxford would
serve as master of ceremonies
Sammy Baugh, the Rotan ranch-
er and nationally known grid star,
had already accepted an invitation
to be the main speaker
Harold V. Ratliff, Texas sports
editor of the Associated Press,
will be present. Flem Hall of the
Star Telegram sent his regrets
that heavy duties connected with
the Golden Gloves Tournament
would prevent his attendance but
promised that he would make every
effort to see that the Star-Tele-
gram was represented.
More than 100 complimentary
tickets to high school football
coaches and players of this area
have been mailed out by Dr. Vance
Terrell. Tickets are priced at $1.50
and are on sale at the Onyx Cafe,
Jake and Dorothy's Cafe, Service
Drug, and the College Fiscal Of-
fice.
Highlights of the banquet will
V
Erath Co-operative Again Chooses
Hart as President at Tuesday Meet
S. JY. Hart of Brad-wan f
elected president of the Erath
County Electric Co-operative As-
sociation at a meeting of the board
of directors in Stephenville Tues-
day afternoon. Also elected were
Jesse H. Medford of Alexander,
vice-president, and J. C. Turney
of Dublin, secretary-treasurer.
Medford and Turney were
elected to the board of directors
■ at the membership meeting of the
association held.in the City Rec-
reation Hall at Stephenville that
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Walnut Spring#, Route 1) Joe Mul-
loy, Stephenville; Eckle Cox, Ste-
phaaville, and George B. Groves,
Huokabay, Routs I.
TJ)e membership meeting of the
iation was attended by ap-
one at-
1Jl*pfc'envnTe7 electric mixer;"
m
mately 1,700. Thli-ty-one
mce prizes were awarded at
file Gap received the grand prise,
themeeting. W. Q. Wiese of Cran-
an electric rang*.
Others receiving prises were: H.
E. Thiebaud, Rte. 3, Dublin, elec-
da*. Other members of the heard trie roaster; Mr*. J. T. Moon, Etc.
i-y-y
C. E. Skites, Rte. 3, Stephenville,
electric cooker, and T. H. McMil-
lan, Star Rte., Stephenville, elec-
tric waffle iron.
Also Dr. R. S. Nail, 1700 Morrow
Ave., Wsco, steam iron; D. D.
Wsldrip, Rte. 3, Stephenville, pres-
sure cooker; Mrs. Virgil Gordon,
Rte. 1, Huckabay, iron; Lee A.
Ganrett, Rte. Stephenville, ironi P.WhMCTL
be the third annual presentation
of the John Fielding Higgs Award
given as a memorial to their son
by Mr. and Mrs. Rufus F. Higgs,
publishers of the Stephenville
Daily Empire and Empire Tribune.
The award goes to the outstanding
Plowboy player of the year.
Awards will also he presented
to the outstanding lineman and
outstanding back.
Coach Sandy Sanford will intro-
duce the lettermen of the year and
present some of the awards.
An added attraction which is
slated after the banquet has
formally closed will be the show-
ing of a professional football game
with a running commentary by
Sam Baugh, Coach Sanford says.
Banquet starring time is 7:30
p. m.
A $1,000 scholarship will be
awarded to the May or June grad-
uate of a Texas high school who
writes the best essay on “Early
History of the Public Schools in
Texas” during public school week,
March 1-7, this year. The scholar-
ship is being provided by the
Grand Commkndery, Knights Tem-
plar of Texas.
The announcement was made
HUCKABAY AND
UN6LEVILLE IN
“MOD" BENEFIT
L. F. White, superintendent of
the Huckabay Schools, announced
today that the Huckabay High
School boys’ team would play the
Lingleville boys’ team Saturday,
Jan. 17 at the Huckabay School
Gym at 7:30 p. m.
All proceeds from the game will
go to the Erath County March of
Dimes. The Huckabay-Lingleville
rivalry is one of the most rabid
among small high schools in the
county. And when the two teams
meet there is always plenty of
action.
White issues a cordial invita-
tion to all basketball fans in the
county to be on hand for the game.
locally through the office of the
County School Superintendent, L.
E. Roberson.
Created by the Grand Command-
ery for the purpose of encouraging
and supporting Americanism and
partiotism by all youths through
the Order of the DeMolay for Boys
and the Order of the Rainbow foi
Girls, the scholarship will provide
payment to the college or uni-
versity, selected by the winner and
approved by the Templar Educa
Chas. Neblett, Jr., of Stephen-
ville consigned the Grand Champ-
ion bull, Grand Champion and Re-
serve Champion female, to walk off
with top honors in the Tenth An-
nual Mid-Texas Hereford Show
and Sale held in the City Park
Arena Monday.
Neblett’s CN Star Topmate 17th
received top honors in the bull
judging while his CN Star Top-
maid 18th and CN Star Topmaid
20th were selected Grand Champ-
ion and Reserve Champion, re-
spectively, in the female judging.
Top sale price of the day went to
tional Committee, of $500 for fees ! John M. Watts and Son of Energy
and dues for the freshman year j for their Reserve Champion bull,
and a like sum for the second j —---
year. Membership in the organi-
zations named above is not neces- !
sary to compete.
Tile following standards of eligi- j
bility were announced by the Com-
mandery:
1. Any boy or girl, white, grad-
uating from a Texas public high
school in the May or June class.
2. Only those high school seniors
whose character can Ire approved
by the superintendent or principal
will be eligible.
3. Only those seniors who have
finished in the uh)i-i GO per cent
of their graduating class and have
a four-year high school average
of 80 per cent.
Additional information on the
scholarship may be obtained from
the superintendent of your school
or from the office of the county
school superintendent, L. E. Rob-
erson.
COMMUNITY CHEST QUOTA FOR ’S3
REACHED tS CAMPAIGN IS CLOSED
***** "SR^Hinvi114V CotffYnulftfy CTiSst j This year*! total way swell to
fund raising committee closed the more than $7000 by contributions
BURETTE STONE
NAMED TO NEW.
FIRE CHIEF POST
Members of the Stephenville
Volunteer Fire Department, in
their regular monthly meeting,
elected B. M. Stone, Buick dealer,
chief for. the coming year. Stone
has been a member of the Fire
Department for several years and
has been prominently identified
with several civic organizations in
this city. At the present time he
is also serving a two-year term
on the Stephenville Board of Edu-
cation, he is vice-president of the
Stephenville Industrial Association
and an officer in the Lions Club.
He succeeds E. L. Stephens.
Other officers named for the
coming year were R. D. Lemore,
first assistant chief; J. E. Look-
inbill, Jr., second assistant chief;
Vernon Bramblett, treasurer; Roy
-Miller, secretary; John Riggins.
Energy Larry Kith. Purchasing
the bull for $1,700 was Jim Her-
ring of McGregor.
John C. Burns of Fort Worth,
purchasing for Ike West of San
Antonio and Vanderbilt, paid
$1,500 for the Grand Champion
bull while Thurman Walker bid
in the Grand Champion female at
$1,050 and Ed Harrison of Gorman
paid $1,000 for the Reserve Cham-
See No. 1—Page 2
L. E. Roberson
Head of Mental
Health Week
County School Superintendent
Lewis K. Roberson has been ap-
pointed county chairman of a co-
ordinating committee for The pur-
pose of disseminating information
about Mental Health Week, which
has been designated as May 3-9.
The appointment was made by
Mrs. Sid Smith, state chairman.
Mental Health Week Committee, in
Austin.
The week is sponsoied jointly by
the Texas Society for Mental
Health; tiie State Department of
Health, Mental Health Division,
and the Hogg Foundation for Men-
tal Hygiene of the University oi
T exas.
JONES IS NAMED
C OF C PRESIDENT
AT BOARD MEET
Ewell Jones was elected presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
for 1963 at the Board of Dire*-'
books Wednesday for the 1953
campaign with the report that the
quota has been reached.
More than $7200 will have been
received by the chest when the
last few odds and ends are cleaned
up. The total at the present stands
at $7187.12, according to Ewell
Jones, chairman of the fund drive
committee.
LICENSE TO BE
ISSUED SOON TO
TARLETON PROF
George C. Beakley, associate pro-
fessor Of mechanical engineering
at Tarleton. has recently been noti-
fied by the Registration Board in
Austin that he is to receive his
professional engineer’s license and
become a registered professional
engineer.
Mr. Beakley received his masters
degree in mechanical engineering
in August from the University of
Texas. He was also recently noti-
fied that his name will appear list-
ed in the 1953 edition of “Leaders
in American Science” which is pub-
lished by the publishers of “Who’s
Who in American Education.”
Mr. Beakley and Mr. Leach, pro-
fessor of engineering, have this
last week also signed a contract
with the Macmillan Company for
the publication of their fourth
book. It is to be entitled “The Slide
Rule’ and will probably be pub-
lished in April. This book will lie
for use in high schools and colleges
where slide rule courses are
taught.
received from local citizens, and
the remainder was brought in from
receipts of the Community Chest-
American Legion Safety Lane that
was opened on the local square j
during December. The Safety Lane, j
which was operated by members J
of the Tuinbow-Higgs Post of the!
American Legion and featured re-
flector-light tape for car bumpers,
was started so that it would not
be necessary for members of the
drive committee to make a second
call for donations on Stephenville
citizens.
Chairman Jones and L. G. Rich,
president of the Community Chest
here, expressed their appreciation
today to all the workers on the
committee and the citizens of Ste- Jan. 30 through February 8.
phenville for their aid and coopera- Shorthorns will be entered bv
tion during the campaign. | C. M. Caraway and Sons of Dc- I
chaplain; Olen Cameron, president tors meeting in the Tarleton Din-
and captain of Company No. One, | jng Hall, Wednesday noon,
and W. W. Lay, captain of Com- ; Elected vice-president was Rob-
panv No. Two. ert Herrin. P. C. Chambhrlin was
Refreshments were served to re-elected treasurer and W. J. Wis-
members after the business meet- dom will continue as general mana-
ing. ger.
Local Stockmen to Have
Four Breeds in Show
Four Biveds of cattle will be ex- Leon. They will enter 11* heat! in
hibited by stockmen from this area i the jiidtrinu; in this division,
at The Southwestern Exposition The FFA C hapter of Dublin will
and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth ' enter an Aberdeen-Antru.s and
H. 0. Perrys Attend
Opening of Legislature JERSEY CLUBMEN
ai' COMPLETEPLANS
\,
Former Representative and Mrs. t inaugural ceremonies of Gov.
H. G. Perry were in Austin Tues- Shivers at Austin next Tuesday,
day to be with their son, Will W.
Perry as he took his seat in the
63rd. Legislature. Also accompan-
ing the Perry’s were Mrs. Mary
Land and Mrs. Fred Tidwell. Mrs.
Land ia the paternal grandmother
at the nsw sspussaSatit ei »
X, c.wwk iiiiaci , Beatrice Wright maternal grand-
er*. J. A. Bays, Jr., Rte. 4, Dub- mother of the new legislator was
lih, electric fan; A. L. Maness, Box
5, Alexander, electric perculator;
also there and his aunt and, uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Seeor of
Kerrvilie.
While in Austin Tuesday for the
opening of the legislature, Mrs.
Grady Perry railed the initial
meeting of the Representative*
Wives Club for neat Tuesday. Af-
ter presiding ovei the first meet-
ing when new officers will be
elected, Mrs. Perry will retire as
will contact former Representa-
tive Grady Perry this week, he can
give them an outline of the pro-
gram. He and Mrs. Perry will be
in Austin Monday and Tuesday
in any way possible.
Perry states that the new legis-
lators were alloted 26 invitations
for four counties and it was im-
possible, to send all the invitations
be wanted to. But most of the
ceremonies will be open to the
public including several dances
Tuesday iright.
Both the former and present
representative may be contacted at
the receptionist desk at the door of
the house of Representatives
City Recreation Board
Will Meet Monday
The Stephenville Recreation point representatives to attend the
Board will hold its first meeting j Monday night meeting: Kiwanis
of 1953 Monday night at 7:30 at ' Club, American Legion, Lions
the city recreation hall, according j Club, Rotary Club, public schools,
to Sam Risinger, president. | City Council, VFW, Girl Scouts,
One of the mam purposes of the | 20th Century Club, FHA, Cham
meeting will be to select and rec-
ommend a recreation director ami
assistant director of the summer
recreation program to the City
Council from the applications that
have Been received by the commit-
tee. This group is composed of
Hal Wood, Mrs. H. B. Garrett and
Elmer Ferguson. Applications will
be received through Monday,
Jan. 19.
The following organisations and
service clubs are expected to ap-
berlin I’TA, Student Council, Com
munit.v Chest, Stephenville Study
Club, AAUW, Booster Club, Gar-
den Club, Tarleton Campus Club,
Chamber of Commerce, Ministerial
Alliance and DAV Auxiliai-y.
The board will also hear a report
on a survey, made by a special
committee headed hy Mrs. Paul
Cunyus, on a long range program
for improvements to be added to
the park.
C. M. Green of Stephenville will
have two animals in this classifica-
tion.
llerefords will be entered by
Bradley Hereford Ranch and ( has.
Neblett, Jr., of Stephenville. Brad-
ley will have two animals in the
judging and Neblett will enter
seven.
The Jersey division will be en-
tered by several breeders noted in
another story in this issue.
FUNERAL HELD
FOR SISTER OF
MRS. JOHN WATTS
Mrs. John M. Watts was noti-
fied last Thursday night of the
death of her sister, Mrs. W. M.
Laughlin of Rohstown.
Funeral services were held at
the Rohstown Funeral Parlor in
Rohstown last Saturday at 10
a. m. Mr. and Mrs. Watts attended
the services and returned Saturday
night.
Final p^ans have been made by
the Erath County Jersey Cattle
theff* «itfle¥ ln the "Fort
Worth Fat Stock Show this monh.
President Leonard Fenner an-
nounced that the following mem-
bers would exhibit eight animals
in the show this year; Hassler and
Son; W. L. Payton, Darien; Col-
liers Diamond C. Ranch, Leonard
Feqner and the Rural Youth Dairy
Club.
Rules for the show require that
at least five breeders show stock
in the show. In the past Erath
County has exhibihited some of the
RESERVE CHAMPION—Sam Watt# of John M- Watte and
son and Jim Herring of McGregor are shown with the animal
judged Reaeive Champion bull of the Tenth Annual Mid-Texan
Hereford Breeders Show and Site.-The animal In Energy
Larry 13th and Herring bought the bull from Watte for $1700.
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