The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1964 Page: 1 of 10
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m The N ocona News
COPY 10c NOCONA, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, . DECEMBER 11, 19M It PAGES----------------
TODAY’S THOUGHT
What he haa la m
more use to the miser
than what he has not.
NUMBER THIRTY
Awards Presented Here
£
In District Grid Fete
By VERNETTA POWELL
schools in the
the first
Christmas Programs PlannedChristmas Concert
To Be Presented
school.
(Continued on page four)
T emperaturesEvents Of Vanishing Years
in-
the
had
sur-
20. at 7 p.m.
the lookout
explained
shows: Calvin
the event
and James
delegates
Congress
was
in
of
the
plans for
the annual
Attorney
Carr will
the new
banquet
General
be prin-
McCoy in a duet.
Mrs. Geyman, Ruth
Gary Carver in a
for
in
the
the
The
the
former
mother.
‘most improved
presented by
for the Lions
was a fitting
highly success-
wishing
do so at
part of
that
sent
who
who
of the 15th.
the settlers,
horses Not
of
in-
you
All
are
the
the
Light of the World and of
sharing of lights for brilli-
illumination by the church,
body of Christ.
Montague County 4-H Achievement
Award* Banquet. The 4-H member*
also were named County Gold Star
4-H Boy and Girl and received *ov-
eral other honor*.
Thursday .
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
or
the
in
No-
was
morn
and
Sta-
state
TEMPERATURES
High
_ 58
81
- 70
.. 51
58
_ 57
and Mrs. Clyde White-
of Seymour received a
this
their home on Wednesday,
2. His name is Joseph
Whiteside and needless to
the parents are completelyCentral Christian
P^ccrram Planned
Grant
The
Clark
W. L.
We have made a decision this
week, a very difficult one I
might add, to do something
which has never before been
done at the Nocona News,
which we have never done
five years we have been
the newspaper business.
We plan to skip a paper
(Continued on page four)
RAINFALL
Total for Week
Previous Total.. .50
30.10
30.60
18.18
Christmas cam’s and hvirm’
will be sung, the Christmas
story in verse will be read and
gifts exchanged Sunday night.
Dec. 20, at the Central Chris-
tian Church.
The annual program will be-
Howard who was
storv
I also
The banquet, held in
cona’s South Ward school,
sponsored by the Cooke County
Rural Electric Co-Op and cater-
ed by Underwoods of Wichita
Falls.
Highlight of the program in-
cluded reports from Danny
William* and Linda Eldridge,
‘Family Christmas’
At First Methodist
The "Family Christmas Pro-
gram” will be presented in the
sanctuary of the First Metho-
while honors were
players in District
the 1964 football
two vice presidential
is new in the chamber,
men were named for
as directors:
TOP 4-H WINNERS— Billie Dori*
Foster of Forestburg, left, and Calvin
Durham of Nocona, right, pause after
accepting Ju stiff award of specially
made 4-H Boot* from Mis* Enid Jus-
tin Saturday night at the annual
High School Indian football players were given
special recognition Monday night at the 9-AA all-
district and Nocona football banquet. They are,
from left. Dale Dow, 1964 Headhunter; Gary May,
For Presbyterians
The Presbyterians of Mon-
tague County will gather in the
Nocona Church on Sunday ev-
emne December 20 at 7:30 p.m.
for their annual Christmas Can-
' dielight Service.
This special service is pri-
marily one of Sacred Christmas
and Advent Music. The Word,
and the Service of Candlelight-
ing. Both the Carol (youth) and
Chancel Choirs will render a
number of anthems appropriate
to the season.
The Word beginning with the
annunciation through the birth
of Christ will be read by the
minister, Rev. Jerry G. Walker.
Each participant will have a
candle which will be lighted at
the conclusion of the service
as a symbol of the coming of
the
the
ant
the
Mrs. Merrel McGregory. or-
ganist of the Bowie Church,
will play for the service. The
Candlelighters will be made up
of officers of the three church-
es, Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo.
the unex-
late J. D.
Five Nocona Indians wer>
given special recognition by
coaches, players and civic or
ganizations here.
Winning the
player" award
Weldon Cowan
Club was Gary Sewell. Named
outstanding man in the back-
field was Gary May with Eddie
Fenoglio sharing the honor as
outstanding lineman.
"Fighting Heart" plaque for
1964 was presented Willis Laird.
Jaycee president Bill Perry-
man gave the 1964 "Head-
hunter" trophy to Dale Dow.
Others commended were Sew-
By Hi-School Band
The Nocona High School band
will present a Christmas Con-
cert Sunday. Dec 20 at 3:00 p.m.
The band, under the direction
of Jack German, will play
"Spirit of Christmas.” "Yule-
tide Festival,” which are med-
leys of Christmas tune.
about
coach Rusty Talbot said,
you as people in Nocona con-
tinue to support the junior
high ‘B’ and ‘A’ teams as you
have done in the past, you’ll
turn out good athletes."
both of Forestburg,
to the National 4-H
in Chicago.
The delegates showed slides
of their trip and
their activities.
Indians had crossed above
below him. When Boren
on his horse and came up
of the creek timber into
prairie Indians were on
The high school library here
is now receiving Christmas
donations which will be used
to buy new books. I under-
stand there is an annual custom
in Nocona for those
to help the library, to
Christmastime as a
their gifts.
It was suggested at
meeting of the local P-TO that
everyone give donations to
the library instead of sending
Christmas cards to friends here
in town.
This seems like a very worth-
while suggestion. I believe
Christmas cards should be
to friends and relatives
live in other areas and
we see only occasionally or
perhaps very seldom. To send
cards to our next door neigh-
bors and those persons we are
in contact with every day
seems to be rather foolish and
needlessly expensive. And I
think it is much nicer to wish
a “Merry Christmas” in person
to close friends.
Not only would you save a
lot of time addressing so many
cards, but you would have the
real satisfaction this money
would be used for a worth-
while cause—to purchase books
that will aid in the education
of young people.
Several have already made
this gesture—why don’t
give it some consideration?
donations, small or large,
greatly appreciated by
students and teachers of
high
About 400 athletes and foot-
ball fans gathered in Nocona
High School gymnasium Mon-
day night
given top
9-AA for
season.
Co-champion trophies were
presented Nocona and Jacks-
boro by Delton Stilley, chair-
man of the district schools and
superintendent of schools in
Nocona. The two teams tied
fqr 1964 district honors with
Nocona winning on penetrations
after a scoreless game and
representing the district in
state playoffs.
Nocona also was presented
the bi - district championshii
trophy for having defeated
Grapevine.
the
Chancel Choir will present the
program o* the birth of Jesus,
in word, song and pantomine.
White gifts of canned foods
are to be brought to be put
in Christmas baskets.
Refreshments and fellowship
in the Fellowship Hall will
follow the program.
named first j
charge of
and Richard
Toastmasters for
were Phyllis Cook
Vanbebber. Invocation was by
Ann Brown. Michael Sloan,
manager of Cooke County
Electric Co-Op. welcomed 4-H
members and guests and Van-
bebber gave the response.
Calvin Durham introduced
special guests. Mrs. Reba Stan-
field and Brooks Smith, county
agents, directed parts of the
program.
L. W. Young, president of the
Montague County Farm Bureau,
presented special awards to
Miss Foster and James Van-
bebber. The same two and
Calvin Durham also received
4-H jacket* from the County
Home Demonstration Council.
Honors were handed out
right and left Saturday night
in the annual Montague County
4-H Achievement banquet hon-
oring more than 60 4-H Club
members in the county.
Named county Gold Star boy
and girl and also winnning the
annual Justin awards besides
numerous other honors were
Billie Doris Foster of Forest-
burg and Calvin Durham of
Gold
Texas
Miss
them
and
Miss Enid Justin, president
of Nocona Boot Co., was given
honorary membership in 4-H
in honors going to adults. The
plaque was presented by Revea
Giaketti.
Stanley Bohenek accepted a
"special friend” award for the
Bowie News, presented by
Danny Williams.
Winners of awards were pub-
lished in last week’s
before the banquet,
students listed included
Sue Henley and Billy
for outstanding work
horse
public
alson,
swine:
and Ray Durham, wildlife.
Montague students winning
honors were Susan Clark, cloth-
ing; Susan Hancock, foods
and nutrition; Libby Fenoglio,
home economical; Cathy Fenog-
lio, public speaking, and Mike
Fenoglio, recreation.
New officers and directors
were elected Tuesday night in
a meeting of the Nocona Cham-
of
the
Co.
E.
r»-ords.
whereby two
one area
sr>ik“d picket
of these two
remained at
Nocona. Each received
Star medals from the
Extension Service and
Enid Justin presented
with specially made green
white 4-H boots.
ell, Laird, May, Roy Diehl,
Gary Carver, Mike Seeds and
Frankie Molsbee.
Each member of each team
in Nocona was introduced after
the district portion of the ban-
quet was concluded. Respective
coaches discussed their teams
from the sixth grade on up
praising the players.
Coaches in Decatur, Jacks-
boro, Bowie, Bridgeport and
Nocona talked on prospects for
next year as well as reflecting
nn the past season.
Eddie Fenoglio was master of
-eremonies for the event. Mar-
vin Frank, high school prin-
?ipal, welcomed representatives
if the other
listrict.
The banquet
'ighlight to a
ful football season here and the
-flayers as well as their parents
ind other fans showed their
appreciation with applause time
after time.
The players wouldn’t have
missed it for love or money.
One, Mike Seeds, had an emer-
gency appendectomy the day
before, but was there anyway.
Summing up his feelings
the past season head
“If
News
Nocona
Thelma
Henley
in 4-H
Durham,
speaking; Richard Har-
poultry; Jerry Admire,
Ann Haralson, garden,
by Glenn O. Wilson
December 15th, 1864 came
to being a bright, clear, dry
and warm day, unusual for
season in this part of the coun-
try (Montague County. Texas),
warm enough that a portion of
the men at Red River Station
had gone to the prairies of the
Wichitas to hunt baffalo for
their winter meat. On this
ing only a few cowmen
settlers remained at the
tion. Captain Rowland's
troops who had been stationed
here during the early years of
First Baptist
Choir To Present
Christmas (Cantata
The choir of the First Baptist
Church will present Christmas
Cantata, "The Child* Jesus.”
Sunday, Dee. 20, at T pan. - at.
the church.
take office officially on
1. Ten members of the
were present for the
to
tion of Jack Geyman. choir
leader, and will feature Norman
McDaniel and Ann Cowan aa
soloists, Mrs. T. P. Skinner and
Mrs. Frank
and Mr. and
Barron and
quartet.
The Cantata is arranged by
Norman Lightheel.Other numbers in the pro-
gram will be “Silver Bells.”
"Winter Wonderland" and “San-
ta Claus is Coming to Town.”
The High School Chorus will
nnrticipate with band members,
in presenting the s
Chr’-tmas. which will
elude narration.
There is no charge
concert and everyone
area is invited to attend,
program will be held at
high school.
Hoover,
resignation of Hinds
was accepted and Dr.
Spivey was elected to
fill the vacancy for one year.
Other business included dis-
cussion of
year and
at which
Waggoner
cipal speaker.
Officers named Tuesday night
will
Jan.
board
election meeting, according
manager Don Page.outstanding back; Gary Sewell, most improved
player; Eddie Fenoglio, outstanding lineman, and
Willis Laird, winner of the fighting heart award.
Nocona Lions Club, the Jaycees and Nocona coach-
es presented the trophies and plaques.
Officers, Directors For 1965 Are
Named In Chamber Of Commerce
i the Civil War had been trans-
fc-red to south Texas.
The families at the Station,
according to the
an arrangement
famines lived in
rounded by a
fence One mon
families a^wavs
the Station. Within these en-
closures they had their corrals
and horses, however, as a rule,
'hey grazed the extra horses in
the pastures around the settle-
ment. but at all t'mes had one
horse available. This was not
'he time of vear of the usual
Tndian depredations, therefore,
'hey were not on
"or Indians.
On this morning
Mac Boren, one of
went out after the
finding them in their usual graz-
ing ground he followed their
trail to Salt Creek Crossing to
'he west s'de of the creek he
came upon a group of Indians
with the horses corralled in the
dry bed of the creek only about
a mile south of the settlement.
It was later determined that
the Indians were waiting for
the arrival of others from raids
from the South. Boron was
caught at a disadvantage. Ho
was forced to jump his horse
off a high bank into the creek,
this was evident when they
later found his cap buried in
the sand of the creek where
his head had struck the sand
as if going over the head of his
horse. In order to cut him off
the " “
and
got
out
the
either side. They shot him off
hi* horse wounding him, then
proceeded to torture him, scalp-
ing him alive (evident from the
Continued on back page
ber of Commerce board
directors in the office of
Community Public Service
Re-elected president was
J. Johnson who was serving
the remainder
pired term of
Stine.
Dick Thomas
vice president
external affairs
Bailey was elected second vice
president for internal affairs.
Posey Brown is the new trea-
surer.
The
system
Five
three-year terms
Jerry Walker, Richard Bailey,
Posey Brown, Roger Howard
and Dow
serving the unexpired term of
Mr. Stine.
The other four men succeed i
Paul Brand. Jim Curlin, Bas j
Gist and Glen Wilson. Con-,
tinuing as directors for two
more years are Donald Sewell.
Dick Thomas, president John-
son, W. J. Stone and H. N.
Painter. One year remains on
I terms of E. M. Thomas, Bill Total for Year
the prjbble, James McCall and Year AgoBanquet Honors Outstanding
County 4-H Club Members
Low
46
33
43
37
32
33
43
Bethel Baptist
Cantata Scheduled
A Christmas Cantata, “Night
of Miracles,” will be presented
Sunday night, Dec. 20, by the
choir of Bethel Baptist Church.
The program will begin at
7 p.m. in the church auditori-
um. Director for the musical
program, which will include
narration by Mrs. Norman Blake
of the Christine** story, will be
James Crosthwait, director of
music at Bethel.
Arrangement of the Cantata
was by John W. Peterson. The
music will be presented by a-
bout 20 members of the choir
accompanied by Mrs. James
Daugherty, organist. Pastor is j dist Church Sunday night, Dec
Rev. Norman Blake.
Mr.
side
Christmas bundle early
year. A little baby boy came
into
Dec.
Roy
say,
overjoyed with their new addi-
tion. •> mw
Mrs. Whiteside will be re-
membered here as the
Clarice Benton. Her
and the grandmother of Joseph
Roy, is Mrs. Joe Benton.
Candlelight Service^ “d
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Powell, Vernetta. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1964, newspaper, December 17, 1964; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1208707/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.