The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. [11], Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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Nocona News
The Nocona News
TODAYS THOUGHT
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VOLUME FIFTY-NINE
NOCONA, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY
SINGLE COPY 10c
AUG. 6, 1964
NUMBER EIGHT
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School Board Member
ALL STARS—Winding up the season playing for the Nocona Little League
All-Star team were these youngsters. From left are, front row, Ricky Terry,
representing Mercer; Bobby Hamilton, Lions; Jimmy Shields, Mercer; Stanley
York, Ringgold. In center row are, ft left, Steve Barnett, Nocona Boot
Co.; Randy Nobile, Montague; Larry Womack, Boot Co. Back row, Norman
Waters, Rotary; Homer Shipley, Rinaqold; Gary Morse, Rotary; Frank Glass,
Just'n and Douglas Weaver, Justin. C'>"ch«'s were Wayne Matthews and Jake
Ewir- of Ringgold. Not pictured is Ly >n Roberts Jr.
Superintendent Resign
by Vernetta Powell
his
ASCS Reminds
Of Commitle
Noniiraiions
RAY HARDISON
Rodeo Queen
Conies! Slated
RICHARD F. THOMPSON
Prairie Valley
Teacher Wins
un-
25-Year Pin
FB Queen Contest
Federal Funds Are Approved
Chairman Named
For City's 'Master Plan'
Temperatures
Fort Worth
RAINFALL
re-
by the
and
and
two
board that
school sys-
shape aca-
73
73
73
74
76
77
78
Texas
of less
post of
Wilmer-
School
suburb
been a member of
for nearly 14 years
enjoyed the chal-
much, but I believe
. .20
14.55
14.75
11.95
to
Ed-
from
high
Nor
banc
slain on Friday
the presence of their
man avail
ASC Corn-
Fenoglio
the com
successors were both
Johnson, were South-
Democrats, and had
League, it might as well
been a century ago, since
of them weren't even
then.
the federal-local provision which
is administered by the State
Health Department. Nocona’s
population is about 3,500.
Under this program, a city
can obtain studies of current
facilities and projections of fu-
ture needs in every area from
economic and sociological needs
to budgeting for capital im-
provements. The Housing and
Home Finance agency makes
grants for the master plans
and the city pays one third the
cost, while the Federal agency
pays twothirds.
The annual old fashioned
picnic style supper will pro-
ceed the queen contest, start-
ing at 6:30 p.m. All Farm
Bureau families and the public
are invited.
In the last
the farmer-
system uni-
The Pee Wees and Little
.League teams from Saint Jo,
Pony League teams from Saint
Jo, Nocona and Spanish Fort
plan a trip to Fort Worth on
Saturday, Aug 8
The teams will go on buses
furnished by the Saint Jo
She
woman
city government here.
No candidate had filed for
city councilman. Deadline for
filing in the Aug. 22 election
is Aug. 15.
LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPS—Members of the Nocona Athletic Goods team
which won the championship of the Little League with 13-1 record for the re-
gular season and then won the all-star game are shown here. They are from
left, front, Rodney Talbot, Kevin Shackleford, Ross Hutchins, David Skid-
more, Bobby Yarbro, Steve Hutchins; second row, Robert Geurin, Mark Tet-
tleton, Mark and Mott Nichols; back row, Joe Geurin, Scotot Bell, Randy
Duckworth, Neal Meeks, and Billy Henley. Not pictured are Tab Tettleton
and Tony Carver. Coaches were Cl'fton Baxter and Jim Storey.
1964.
in tendering
urged the board
uppermost in your
at all times the child.”
that the individual stu-
best interests were of
importance.
i p.m
■ return
I where between 11 and 12 that
night The boys will be
quircd to wear their uniforms.
Game time is 7:30 p.m. be-
tween Fort Worth and El Paso.
Refreshments will be bought
for the boys and no cost will
be required for them to get
into the game.
Chairman Ray White
rounding out final plans for
gala queen contest to choose '
royalty to rein over the annual (
Chisholm Trail Round-Up here (
Aug. 27-29.
Merchants are being ap ,
proached to sponsor contest ;
ants.
Winners will be decided ac .
cording to advance ticket sales I
by the queen hopefuls.
Contestants must be between
13 and 21 years old and not
married, according to White.
Deadline for entering is Tues-
day at noon. Aug. 11.
This year’s rodeo is being!
sponsored by the Nocona Jay- j
cees who have planned a
parade, details of which are
expected to be announced next
Monday, and other events to
please the expected capacity
crowds.
Queen contestant sponsors
will keep up with ticket sales
of their respective represent a
tives. White said, with running
totals kept on who is leading
the race for queen
Window cards were put up'
in Nocona this week and other
material telling of the coming
rodeo will be spread in area
towns. Flags and bunting for j
decorating the down town area !
will probably be put up soon
In a meeting Tuesday night,
the board of directors of the'
Chamber of Commerce voted to I
give full support to the Jay |
cees in staging the Wild West I
show.
teacher.
teacher at South Ward School.
The board in earlier sessions
promoted Marvin Frank
junior high principal to
school principal; named
man McDaniels. Graham
Total for Week .......
Previous Total ........
Total for Year .......
Year Ago ............
WATER USAGE
is
a
(Pumped from lake.)
July .............. 28,150,600
Peak Day, July 2 ... 1,150,000
Nocona Independent School director, as junior high school
District board of trustees Tues principal,
day night accepted the resigna-
tion of board member Dr. A.
D. Major and superintendent
of schools Ray Hardison.
In a lengthy session
board discussed candidates
to fill the unexpired term of
Dr. Major and laid groundwork
for employing a successor to
Hardison.
School superintendent here
for almost four years, Hardi-
son has accepted the
superintendent of the
Hutchins Independent
District. Wilmer is a
of Dallas.
Hardison's resignation will
take effect Aug. 15. The board
has scheduled at least two
meetings before that time to
finish up the summer’s busi
ness before the start of school.
Next regular meeting will be
Thursday. Aug. 13.
Included in this business will
be the employing of three
teachers: an assistant coach
who also will probably teach
general
Richard F. Thompson. Prairie
Valley Vocational Agriculture,
teacher was presented a .25
year pin award Wednesday for
having taught vocational agri-
culture 25 years.
The award was presented by
the Vocational Agriculture
Teachers Asociation at the
awards program at Rice Hotel
Thompson in his 25 years of
teaching boys won three dis-
tinguished Service Awards pre-
sented by the association
He was runner-up in the state
for the Hoblitzelle Award in
agriculture in 1951. This was
for his work with adult farm-
ers in forming a trucking as-
sociation.
A large number of his stu-
dents have won the Lone Star
Farmer Aw’ard. While at No-
cona he had 24 boys to win
the award. Several student
teachers have been trained by
him. His students hold posi-
tions in nearly every field of
agriculture.
Thompson graduated with
honors from Texas A. & M
in 1939 Has a master of edu-
cation degree from East Texas :
State in 1949 and holds t
Smith Hughes certificate for
teaching agriculture, He has a
permanent superintendent and
principal certificate.
He has taught at Gober. Van,
Blossom, Nocona and Prairie
Valley.
Farmers are being remind-
ed that slates of nominees for
membership on ASC Commun-
ity Committees soon will be
»stablished at the ASCS Coun
tv Office. And a special effort
is being made to secure the
itest possible participation
of eligible voters in the elec-
tion.
Ray A Fenoglio, chairman.
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Montague County
Committee, states that farmers
who are eligible to vote in
committee elections also have
the right to nominate as candi-
dates for commitee member-
ship anv farmer who is eligible
nd willing to serve. Such pe-
titions, signed by six or more
eligible voters, may be file 1 at
the County Office any time be-
fore August 20. 1964
Additional nominations may
be made by the incumbent ASC
Community and County Com-
mittees, if these are required
or determined desirable.
“We want the best
able to serve on our
mittees," Chairman
declared, '‘because
mittee sy-tem is the backbone
of farm programs — those
dealing with conservation of
soil and water, as well as the
price support activities in vari-
ous commodities,
couple of years,
elected committee
que in the history of agricul-
ture, has come under consider-
able scrutiny. As a result of in-
tensive study by official groups,
the system is not only being re-
tained. but has been greatly
strengthened."
math and general
a special education
and a second grade
A woman hospital laboratory
technician filed shortly after
2 p.m. Wednesday as a candi , School Buses will leave at 4
date for mayor of Nocona. ; p.m on Aug. 8 and should
to the school some-
to have a part in selecting a
new superintendent.
Hardison is a native of
Groesbeck and a graduate of
Fair Oaks High School He
received a B.A. degree from
Southwestern University and
his Master of Education degree
from the University of Texas.
He is president of the Mon
tague County Teachers Associ-
ation and was elected
"Who’s Who" in American
ucation in
Hardison
resignation
to "keep
minds
adding
dent’s
prime
Hardison told the
he was leaving the
tern “in excellent
demically, physically and finan
cially” for his successor.
Several applications already
were on hand and the board
indicated it would consider
other job seekers "on invita-
tion."
Well, there’s still some spark
left in the “Old Timers” in
Nocona. By Old Timers, I mean
the baseball champs of the
1950 league. I realize that to
me and most of you. 1950 is
just yesterday—but to the boys
playing in this year's Nocona
Pony
have
most
born
However, the 'old boys, prov-
ed to the youngsters Saturday,
that they still had plenty of
gumption and were quite capa-
ble in competing in the ball
games of today. They came out
winners by a score of 17 9 as
the two teams met head-on
in a nine inning game here
Saturday night at Yarbro Field.
Bill Yeargin and Buck Coop
led in the home run depart
ment with two each. Other
home runs were hit by Willard
Grigsby, Dwight Holcomb, and
Phil Howard. Charles May hit
one homer for the Pony’s.
The pitching duties were
handled by Hoben Salmon,
Gilbert Newby and Phil How-
ard. Charles May was the loos
ing pitcher and Hoben Salmon
got credit for the win.
Those who attended the game
said it was real good. And all
you aging athletes can take
heart — as long as you can
compete with the younger set
and stay even for just a little
while, you won’t have to wor-
ry about being put on the shelf
for at least a few more year-!
& Precipitation
TEMPERATURES
Mrs. J. L. Jameson has been
I named chairman of the Farm
I Bureau Queen Contest to be
held in Montague Thursday,
Aug. 13. states A. N Arveson,
president of the Montague
County Farm Bureau.
Mrs. Jameson will be assist-
ed by Miss Rose Fenoglio and
the ex officio committee in
putting on the event. Master
of ceremonies will be Roddy
Peeples of Wichita Falls radio
station KWFT
Music for the evening will
be furnished by well known
and popular county musicians,
Dickie Dyer and Combo.
The contest will start at 8
p.m. on the south steps of the
Montague County Court House.
So far. according to the Tex-| -phe lady winning the queen
as Press Association. 101 cities I tjt|e wj’n participate in the
have enrolled in the planning district contest in Vernon Aug.
project to see where they can at Wilbarger Memorial Aud
go and how they can get there | jtorium
over the next 25 years.
The city council here instruc
ted Ward Engineering to direct
primary attention to ways of
improving the city’s water dis
(Continued on back page.)
and named a new
math director.
Dr. Major in resigning from
the board said. “This is a time
j of transition with the admin-
the j istration changing, and I be-
lieve it would be a good time
for me to make this move
which I have been contemplat-
ing for quite a while.
"I have
he board
and have
lenge very
it is now time for a new mem-
ber with fresh ideas to take
my place.”
Dr. Major said the timing
>f his decisions was to allow
the new member of the board
Wl lliayui VI nuiuiia.
She is Mrs. Mary Cleta Ble-'
vins. She seeks the post va-1
a j cated by Weldon Cowan,
a «« L. 1 ■ X I I IX M I
The Austin office of Sen. | than 50,000 are involved in simi
Ralph Yarobrough has report lar programs of developing
ed that the senator has been blueprints for progress under
notified by the Housing and'“-*-J—”—'----------u,-u
Home Finance Agency, Urban
Renewal, that the Texas State
Department of Health will re
ceive a federal grant amount-
ing to $8,940 to aid Nocona in
its program of comprehensive
planning.
Nocona entered into agree
ment several weeks ago with
Joe E. Ward Engineering in
Wichita Falls to draw up a de-
tailed “master plan” to guide
and control growth of the city.
Ward has been instructed to go
ahead with his work although
actual release of federal funds
will be delayed for at least six
weeks.
Under the Urban Plannings
and Assisting Program Nocona
will contribute an additional
$4,470 to the federal grant for
financing two-year comprehen-
sive planning activities
Wichita Falls firm.
A large number of
cities with populations
With the Republican Conven-
tion just behind us and the
Democratic Convention coming
up real soon, politics is very
much in the limelight and a
prominent ingredient in many a ,
conversation these days.
I have always found politics
interesting, but Homer Dodson
brought in a commentary gain-
ed from some research compar-
ing two presidents, Lincoln and
Kennedy, that is one of the
most interesting bits I have
read in some time. I hope you, >
too, find it so:
Both Presidents were con |
cerned with Civil Rights.
Lincoln was elected in 1860,
Kennedy in 1960.
Both were s
and in
wives.
Their
named
erners,
served in the armed forces.
Andrew Johnson was born
in 1808, Lyndon Johnson was
born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, the assas-
sin of Lincoln was born in 1839
Lee Harvey Oswald was born
in 1939. Both Booth and Oswald
were southerners favoring
popular causes.
Both slayers of Booth
Oswald (Boston Corboth
Jack Ruby) murdered the
assassins before their trials.
Both Presidents’ wives lost
children through death while
living in the White House.
Both were shot in the head.
Kennedy’s secretary was
named Lincoln. Lincoln’s sec-
retary was named Kennedy.
CHILDRESS, TEXAS,
REPORTER
is believed the first
to run for office in
High
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Powell, Vernetta. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. [11], Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1964, newspaper, August 6, 1964; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1208715/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.