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STEPHEKVHaLE. ERATH COUNTY. TEXAS, FIUDAY, MAY 16, 1952
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Regional Soil Awards Presented
‘ MORE THAN 200 ATTEND AWARDS
1 11 Tell the
World...
By Rufus F. Higgs
pEOPLE OP Erath County are
no different from those in
•tvery other part ofTexaa in their
thinking about pavsd highway*.
This is something that we must
have—and will have. When the
next session of the legislature
convenes in January nothing will
come up in the way of legisla-
tive action that will have more at-
tention than the plan to not only
perpetuate the program we al-
ready have—but add to it. Here
In this county where1 dairying and
diversified farming are'-so well
established all Weather roads are
a necessity. Milk*-must be deliver-
ed every day. It can't wait be-
cause of the wjsatber. whan it
fails to get to the processing
plant it spoils cptlckly and there-
by big losses develop. So look
for a continued road building pro-
gram. We are not going to at-
tempt to say where these loca-
tions will be made but we do be-
Beve that fvery principal rural
lection of this and all other coun-
ties will have hard pavement be-
fore too many years.
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THE CHANCES are that with-
t in the next five years theta s
will he 2to mere Grade A dairy
farms established la this coun
[That Red Flag
ill Get You a *
Ticket Now. J
Chief of Police. Louis Moore is-
sued a reminder warning Wed-
nesday morning eencerniag enfor-
cement of the city's ordinance
against overtime packing- in the
downtown area.
Effective Thursday morning at
8 o’clock, strict emorcement of
overtime perkir.g in parking meter
areas will Degin.
Chief Moore said that all the
meter heads have btvn placed in
mechanical working order and that
tickets would be issued to motor-
ists whose cars were found parked
lEbgaEy. .
Cars become illegally parked
when the red indicator on the
parking meter is raised. The city
ordinance for illegal overtime
parking seta the fine at $1 to be
paid within 24 Hours after the
ticket has been issued.
The fltephenville police chief
said Wednesday morning that of-
ficers had been instructed to iasue
tickets to every motorist whose
cur occupies a parking place where
the red flag op the meter indicates
illegal parking between the hours
of • am. and- 6 p.m.
that we have barely
the surface. Hepktua County,
for example, started later than
war did and their income is
now more than eight pillion
dollars each year. Before long
ours will bo that much or more.
The natural conditions, both
from climate and soil, are too
favorable. RV the one big chan-
nel far new , development. This
We firmly believe b something
,lhat can ha counted on.
f j *. * »t*i; tr'.-.
UERE’S A plug for the lumber
yards' and building concerns
about tht easy way home im-
piovements can be financed thru
F. H..A. Title Loans. These.loans
can be Cbmpleted in a very short
time thus making is possible for
any person to beautifp- yards,
build a new lawn fence, replace
awnings and screen doors and any
number of other repair fobs that
require attention. Terms can bo fin tRa festivities of the hour-
*“* Many Helped 1’reparo Food
arranged for as long as 86 months.
Primarily our interest in the prbp-
| improvfe
menta always add much to the
beauty and attractiveness of any
town. Ask your building mas
about thb plan today if you wish
be da a little improving around*
your home. *. ^ ft'1 kr
avoted
entence
ACQUITTED Of
ASSAULT TO
RAPE CHARGE
DINNER HELD HERE FIRST TIME
“Everybody ought to be interested in soil conservation.”
Dr. Martine Emert. geography professor of Texas Christian
University, told an audience of well over 200 Friday night
at the Region S awards dinner.
Meeting in Stophenville for the
first time in the sevan-year his-
tory of the Fort Worth Press'
*‘8ave the Soil and Save Texas’’
crusade, Dr. Emert had been
named as the regional winner of
the most “unselfish teprice ren-
dered by a non-farmer.” The pret-
ty professor from Fort Worth,
receiving the plaque from Walter
R. Humphrey, editor of the Press,
told the representatives from the
61-county area of Region 5, “Boil
conservation is probably to be re-
garded as the number one jirob-
lem of the world today. Proof
of this 1* clearly indicated in the
millions of hungry people about
the world who are starving be-
cause we have watched erosion
take over our lands.’’
WooIrMge Star of Show
The Friday night awards din-
ner in the Tarleton jining room
was strictly informal. Proof of
this was made evident to the din-
ers by Jim Woolridge, the 78-
year-old award winner from Flor-
ence who had been named th<
“best comeback farmer of the re-
gion.” Stepping to the microphone
to be congratulated by Telbert
Willis, soil conservation director
of the Proas, the short, handle-
bar-mustached farmer proved to
be the star of the show. Holding
the plaque in his hands, Mr. Wool-
ridge told Willis that “my naigh-
bor is sure going to be disap-
pointed when I bring this thing
home.” Woolridge said that his
nearest neighbor had Inquired be-
fore his leaving home for Steph-
en viile, “What do you reckon that
the’re going to give you?” and
the award winner told him, “I
don’t know, but if it’a a bottle
you can pull the cork. Yes sir,
that neighbor is sure going to.-be
disappointed.”
Following the invocation, E.' J
Howell, president of Tarleton, in-
troduced the guests .of honor fot
the evening. The dinner was spon-
sored jointly by the Stephenvilh
Chamber of Commerce and ths
See No. 2—Page 4
, _ Old- Timer Barbecue and
ti'ISSG Picnic-program Revived
GRANBURY, May 13—T.
C. Poston. Stophenville grain
dealer, was found guilty of
aggravated aaaauit by a dis-
trict court Jury here Tues-
day night. Tlte jury assessed
Poston a 60-day jail sen-
tence,
1 hr returning the verdict
the jury acquitted the Erath
County business man on the
grand Jury indictment of as-
sault with intent to rape.
The jury verdict came exactly
three months to the day after Pos-
ton's first trial had ended in a
hung jury.
The case had gone to the jury
at 4:26 p. m. Tuesday. It was
8:10 Tuesday night when the
gropp advised Judge Ernest Belch-
er they had reached a verdict.
Attorneys to Appeal
Poaton's attorneys, Joseph A.
Chandler and Roy Creighton an-
nounced Wednesday morning they
would appeal the verdict to the
Court of Criminal Appeals , at
Austin.
Testimony in the second trial
of Poston ended Tuesday after-
noon at 1:60 o’clock as both the
state and defense rested.
The jury receiyed the case af-
ter defense and prosecution attor-
neys had' argued the case before
them for 2 Hours and 25 minutes.
During the course of the morn-
ing’s testimony, with Dr. Vance
Terrell on the stand as a de-
fense witness, a 40-minute legal
skirmish held up the testimony
ERATHFARMERS
ROLL FOR APRIL
April honor roll of the Farmers
Home Administration’s May bul-
letin includes Isaac Hyde for his
“good young poultry program un-
derway” and four other classifi-
cations:
Ray F. Turknitt, county super-
visor for the USDA's local FHA
agency, praised James R. Stringer
for his good early garden grow-
ing; R. G. Reed for the high milk
production per dairy cow; Edgar
Farmer for his excellent record
keeping and Richard Adcock for
farmstead improvement.
Each of these honored by the
ioeal FHA office-are former farm
tenants who are now designated
at ths Stophenville physician aa a» “fa^ tenant purchasers.” Hyde
-i— b- —■ -i-»_________a t../— lives in the Bluff Dale area;
J udge T^lcherthe admissabllity FtiTnger fhrms near lhrffau; Reed
of Patsy Thompson’s blood-stain
ALL ERATH RED
CROSS OFFICERS
ARE RE ELECTED
The annual meeting of the Amer-
ican Red Cross, was conducted Fri-
day in the offices of the Stephen-
ville Chamber of Commerce of-
lices. All officers and chairmen
were re-elected.
Emmet Jones will serve again
as chairman of the countywide
group.
Leattierwood at Dublin
Other officers re-elected were
Clarence Leather wood of Dublin,
vice-chairman; Fred McCkleskey,
secretary-treasurer; E. A. Blanc-
hard, home service chairman;
S. F, Davis, first aid chairman;
Mrs. Elsie Short, home nursing
chairman; Mrs. J. C. Terrell, dis-
aster nurses’ committee.
Directors elected for a three
year term were Walter Hamilton
of Dublin; Rayford Young and
J. Loi/is Evans of Stephenville;
Virgie £. Laughlin of Morgan Mill,
and Roy Fallin of Bluff Dale.
Old-tlmyr. ef StepbentlU« and added asacV to thr qunftty of the Th^7oTI9wTng ^r¥ons registered
‘S:
Erath County reviv^ . ptogram
that lapsed some years ago—but
has never been fergotten. The af-
fair which is emsaed as an event
honoring the “old-timers” was
hold Thursday at the ranch home
bt Dr. and Min. Vance Terrell
fire miles northwest of the cl
The honor guest was John
Oxford, yet he would not claim
that distinction. Rather, h* want-
ed such honors to go to one and
all •
During, recent months Mr. Ox-
ford has been undergoing medical
treatment which haa brought al-
niost unheard of results. His sys-
slght has been restored to the ex-
tent that It was .an easy matter
f»r him to recognise friends snd
acquaintances at the barbecue din-
ner. Scores of other pioneers join- I
V jOhBMA. ..
ed with the veneiable Mr.
gaoling those who helped pre-
pafa the food as wall as its serv-
ing might not be 'an easy task.
However many who helped with
this undertaking in other years
ware present snd did yeoman ser-
vice. One of the highlights of the
occasion was the contribution
mads by Mesdames Terrell and'
' ‘ »y
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barbecue plats.' .f
Since the. dinner last Thursday
waa the first that has been held
since prior to the war years many
names were omitted from the
guest list purely through inad-
vertence. Next year this will be
corrected when at least 100 other
names will be added.
.__J Joe Salmon. 91. Oldest
Joe Salmon, 91, who was horn
in the south end ef Erath Coun-
ty, had the distinction of being
the oldest man present. Likewise
It is belhwed that he is Erato's ,
'SSI Planned Soon for
the eighties.
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ROYAL ARCH
MASONS WILL
HOST DISTRICT
Stephen vill* Royal Arch Masons
will >lay host next Tuesday night
to a conclave of 25th Crytie Ma-
sonic District.
The aftoir is open to the pub-
lic and will be held in the Tarle-
ton College auditorium. Cere-
monies begin at 8 p. m.
Clarence Young of Abbott,
grand high priest of the Grand
Royal Arqh Chapter of Texas, will
be honored in the Tuesday night
meeting. Frank Oldham, grand
secretary of the grand chapter
in Waco; A. A. MeSweeney, dep-
uty grand high priest, of Steph-
enville; W. W. Grtaham of Dub-
lin, district deputy grand high
priest; Dr. and Mrs. W. Woodward
of Arlington, superintendent of
Masonic Home, will be in Stephen-
ville with Companion Young for
Mw occasion.
For Benefit at Public ,
, 'Furpoee of the meeting is to
acquaint the general public with
i and activities at the
Aged Masons at Ar-
An orchestra composed of Ma-
sons from the Arlington home will
be a feature of the evening’s en-
tertainment. Average age of the
members of the orchestra is 76
years. Mrs. Woodward, wife of the
home’s superintendent, directs the
musical aggregation.
During the program short ad-
dreuse* will be made by the state
officials vlsitltigYiere for the af-
fair. -SI*. \\
The 26th district is composed of
Royal Arch Chapter* in Dublin,
Stophenville and Cranbury. Offi-
cers and members of toe, three
fraternal chapters will be In at-
Mnu? T,”"‘ *f*
tar the day:
John M. Oxford
Raymond Armstrong
H. K. Boyd
G. G. Lucas
F. H. Landress
T. V. Smith
J. L. Virdell
’ C. C. Winters
Tom Bridge*
T. G. Roach
See No. 4—Page 4
Air-Conditioning
Planned Soon for
J. C. Penney Store
L. B. Howard, manager of the
local J. C. Penney store, told the
Empire Saturday morning that hit
company will be letting a contract
within the immediate future f$r
the complete air-conditioning of
the store.
Howard said that company offic-
ials had long realized the need
of such measures but other im-
provement projects in their na-
tionwide chain of retail outlets had
hindered the work here until now.
The Penney manager said that
the installation of the new air-
conditioning would be completed
“before the really hot weather
gets here.”
Mr. and Mrs. Howard will be
leaving Stephenville within the
next few days for an extended va-
cation in the mountains of New
Mexico.
During his absence the store
will be in charge of^Racel Cole-
nun of thd Penney San Angelo
btore. Coleman will be remember-
ed here by Stephenville shoppers
as having been In the local store
during the 1961 Christmas shop-
ping period.
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BLUFF DALE TO
HOLD CLEAN-UP
DAY SATURDAY
Bluff Dale has Scheduled a gen-
eral “town clean-up day” for Sat-
urday, May 17.
The move has been made as a
measure to combat the danger of
polio and for the general appear-
ance of the town, according to
civic leaders who advised the
Empire of the clenn-up program. 1 chapter activities.
Failed to Qualify,
Failed to File
Mean Same Thing
The Empire ia happy to cor-
rect aa erroneous im premium
caused ia the recent story con-
cerning the official list of can-
didates filing for political of-
fte*
In toe case ef Mias Arvells
Willis, the phrase “failed to
que!lfy“ had no other Inference
than the fact that Miss Willis
had not filed her candidacy with
the caaaty chateaus- of- the
Democratic' Party of Erath
Countip*. fotuJ.
Several had iaqulrsd aa to
say difference between “fall to
qualify” sad “fail to file.”
There Is no difference.
Mine Willis was aa announc-
ed candidate far the office of
county treasurer prior to the
ilfiMJllnr at Mfi# S 'Mm
Argue Over Technicalities
Defense Attorney Roy Creigh-
ton told the court, in his objec-
tion to District Attorney Sam
deve!and*s request to introduce
the coat, “it would serve no use-
ful purpose and would only serve
to inflame the mind* of the jury
and serve prejudicial to the de-
fendant,” The district attorney ar-
gued «liat the blood stain* on the
coat would indicate the position of
the two people involved in the
allegations at the time the coat
was stained. During the skirmish
on the legal question the jury
had bean retired from the court
room.
Both sides again argued on lagal
technicalities when the formei
mayor of Stephenville, R. N. Pitt-
man, was testifying in behalf of
the defense counsel The court
clash between attorneys develop-
ed as Creighton questioned the
Irving banker on the testimony
between himself, Policeman Andy
Brock, and Patsy Thompson on
the night of the incident. Pittman
had substantiated Brock's testi-
mony that the former Poston em-
ploye had said she “Jidn’t want
to do anything” about the case.
This line of questioning referred
to Brock’s statement he had ask-
ed Patsy three times “if she
wanted to file” a compliant
againat Poston. The former mayor
and banker from Stephenville told
the jury that Mrs. Fitzgerald had
said, “1 don’t want to do any-
thing, he was just mad and will
get over it.”
Mrs. Pittman Testifies
Mrs. Pittman followed her hus-
band to the stand and aaid, under
oath, “the coat was not dirty at
the time I saw it. It was bloody.”
The defense called the court re-
porter, Melvin Coley, to the stand.
His short testimony was a legal
maneuver to verify the authenti-
city of the transcript of the Feb-
ruary trial which had been brought
into the record when Mrs. Fits-
gerald was on the stand Monday
afternoon. ______
After the defense had rested
I its ease at 10:40 Tuesday morn-
ing. tW state, in rebuttal testi-
mony, brought Roy Driskill, Ste-
phenville police officer to the
stand. Driskill said that when he
had aaked Brock, his companion
officer on the night of toe inci-
dent, “what the trouble was,"
Brock had said,'"None." Defense
counsel objected to the testimony
as “Impeachment of a witness on
immaterial sad irrelevant testi-
mony.”
Patsy FitsgeraM ea Stand
The chief witness for the state,
Patsy Fitsgeraid, was recalled to
the .stand by the district attorney,
to leetify that Brock “did not ask
me about filing any complaint”
Mid to deny the statement of Mr.
8ce No. 1—Page 8
and Adcock are Lingleville area
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: dairies # «Vattle •
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JACK COX
he preached Americanist!
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Cox Speaker at FFA
Father-Son Banquet
Jack Cox, former state repre-
sentative from Brcckenridge," told
FFA members and their guests
Thursday, May 8, “Freedom has
made this nation great.”
Speaking to an audience of 100
diners in the Central ward school
cafeteria, the congressional can-
didate was principal speaker at
the annual "father and son” ban-
quet of the Stephenville High
School chapter, Future Farmers
of America.
Two Ronds to Travel
Cox vividly described and ex-
plained the two highways a nation
can travel, “the freedom road or
state slavery” as he left „ the
thought with his hearers—“this
is your problem.” He had pointed
out the difference between the
Socialism-Communism idiology and
that of Americanism. "There is
RR Laaif Alflm-gaiffi htiLWMBl Mb.
cialism and Communism in that
ocate goveinmeal coBlJoL
warned the au-
dience. “We do have Socialism in j WOn first in Area IV at Fort
thi* country," the speaker said [ Worth and first in the four-area
as he added, “and watch this j judging; dairy judging team won
thing called ‘federal aid to edu- j second in Area IV at Fort Worth;
cation*.” livestock judging' team won sec-
“Let’s not be experimenting in ond in Area IV at Fort Worth’.
field* that could cause this coun-
try to lose our basic freedom,"
Cox advised the crowd.
More Than 100 Present
In the roll call of the FFA
chapter’s opening ritual, the sec-
retary, Vance Stephens, reported tri-area contests.
41 chapter members and 50 guests
present for the annual dinner.
Jim Mobley, chapter president,
presided a* Kenneth Bailey, trea-
surer, lead the financial statement
and Frank Mclnroe gave the pro-
ject report. Jack Bishop spoke of
dairy judging team took second if
state contests at Sulphur Springs;
poultry judging team took *we«p«
stakes banner at tri-area Tarlo
ton contests; meat judging team
took first in area and second i*
Team Members Honored
Honored by their fellow mem-
bers and guests for their accom-
plishments were the members pf
these teams: meat team, Ray Gris-
som, Jim Wright, Kenneth Dit-
niore*, poultry teams, Carter Star-
Sec No. Page 2
Shorthorn Sale Set For
Stephenville Wednesday
Officials of the Comanche
County Shorthorn Breeders Asso-
ciation were so impressed with
the response of their winter show
and sale in Stephenville, they are
conducting a mid-season sale next
Wednesday in the City Park pavil-
ion.
A. H. Caraway of Dc Leon, sec-
retary and a member of the sales
committee, ha* announced con-
signments totaling 61 head for
the auction sale scheduled for 1
p. m. Wednesday.
Tom W. Bridges of Henderson
will" judge the cattle for the sale
beginning at 9 o’clock Wednes-
day morning. Col. C. D. Swaffar
of Tulsa, Okla., ia to be auctioneer
for the offerings on the auction
block.
Keeney Applies
For Place on
Primary Ballot
Robert (Bob) Keeney has made
application to the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of Erath Coun-
ty tor a place on the July 26 bal-
lot. , _ .................. . ... .
Keeney, an announced candidate
for toe office of sheriff, toiled
to file with the county chairman
before the deadline on May 5.
Sera M. Russell, county Demo-
cratic chairman, aaid Wednesday
morning that the application had
been received In hiz office and H
would be presented to the Execu-
tive Committee when they meet
on June 16. ‘-..1 “
At the Nov. 16 sale of the \ Shorthorn consigned from Texas
Shorthorn group, average sale for
the 46 head was $564. 29 females
sold at auction for an average of
$609.
The 1951 winter -ale and show
was the first time the Coman-
che group had shown in Stephen-
ville and immediately after that
sale Caraway told the Empire the
average sale price had been about
$25 over the average for such
type sales.
There have been 61 head of
and Oklahoma breeders to th«
Wednesday sale.
Breeder officials say it is a well
balanced consignment of top qual-
ity cattle representing Some of
the best blood lines in the South-
west.
Top price paid for a female in
the November sale was $1080,
consigned by J. Doss Miller of
De Leon. Miller ha* two of his
herd entered in the Wednesday
offerings.
PROCLAMATION
ARMED FORCES DAY
WHEREAS it ia appropriate and desirable that we devote
one day each year to a public expression of respect for men
and women who demonstrate their patriotic devotion to the
Nation by service in the Armed Forces of the United States;
and v
WHEREAS the third Saturday in May has been designated
for the observance of Armed Forces Day:
NOW THEREFORE, I, Henry Clark. M#yor of the City of
Stephenville Texas, do hereby proclaim that Saturday, May
17, 1952, shall be recognized throughout this city as Armed
Forces Day.
I invite all groups of patriotic citizens, including veterans',
women’s, fraternal, educational, religious, commercial, labor,
and industrial organisations, to participate actively in the
Armed Forces Day program in their Communities, to the end
that we may join in honoring the Armed Forces and in em-
phasizing the direct relation*hl|? of each citizen to the Na-
tion’s continuing effort for peace with freedom through the
strength of a united people.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand pnd
caused Ahe seal of the city of Stephenville to be affixed, at
Stephenville this (17th day of May, 1952.
LSigned) - l HENRY CLARK, Mayor
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In the project report tor the
year 1950-51, Frank Mclnroe told
the group of fathers, guests,
school board member* that the
local high school chapter had en-
gaged in projects that accounted
for $5,522.59 in “labor income” in
which 57 members had participat-
ed. The projects were in the ma-
jority feeding of livestock. Rais-
ing corn, peanuts, castor beans,
and tomatoes were other projects
of individual member*.
For the ' 1951-52 projects, 7fl
i members are engaged in feeding
[ 1.079 head of stock including poul-
try. A variety of 86 acres are
under cultivation by 13 members.
Awards Presented
j Prof. W. W. Reed of Tarleton'*
department of Animal Husband-
ry, presented the various banners
won by the chapter judging teams
dQring the spring contests over
the state."
—Banners ~presented, included:
i milk products judging team who
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