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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1972
NOCONA, MONTAGUE COUNTY. TEXAS
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VOLUME SIXTY-SIX
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O'Neal Named
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The Commissioners
are complete, the Board will
Nocona track Saturday of this
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Stout, Bashe, Wharram
Elected To City Council
Riding Club
Will Have Open
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was on the ballot.
The votes will be canvassed
and the three councilmen
sworn in at a meeting of the
Council next Tuesday evening,
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: City Sales Tax
Payment Brings
In $12,570.51
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HOSPITAL BOARD WAITS ON
COMPLETION OF BLDG. PLANS
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dating for a larger building
with plans to increase pro-
duction still more. They make
ladies uniforms and dresses.
Phillip Arnoff of Dallas is
president. Mrs. Lewis Pounds
is local plant supervisor.
Nocona Belt Company is
really a home-grown industry.
Founded here by M. H. Chap-
Open House Sunday
Consumer-owners of Cooke
County Electric Cooperative
Association will receive a
total of $51,283.35 next month,
announced General Manager
Michael E. Sloan. The pay-
ment of this amount repre-
sents the retirement of ac-
crued <
remaining portion of 1955; and
and Everett Ward is local
manager.
Action Line, Inc., came to
Nocona in 1970, starting with ...
less than 20 employees. They scriptures qualifies him to
now have 51 and are nego- ably handle the Bible subjects
to be discussed, members
said.
The public is invited to hear
him daily at 9:30 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Sunday the ser-
vices will be at 10:25 a. m.
and 6:30 p. m.
Andy Burks, the local min-
ister, will deliver the mes-
sage Monday morning.
comer, were elected to the
board in the Gold-Burg school
district. Mills received 66
votes, Matthews polled 60 aixi
a third candidate, Jimmy
Mills, received 43 votes.
There were two positions to
fill.
MONTAGUE SCHOOL
Bill Carminati received 23
votes and Robert Dale Watson
20 to be elected on the Mon-
tague school board. They had
no opposition. G. E. Richard-
son did not seek re-election.
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Spanish Fort Community
Club will meet at 7 p. m.
Friday, April 7 for a supper.
Supper menu will' Include
barbecued beef. Ladies are
to bring salads and desserts.
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each year. They also sell
their products nation - wide.
Justin Leather Goods Co.,
founded in 1919, makes ladies
handbags, mens and ladies
billfolds, and related leather
products. John Justin of Fort
Worthy is president of the firm School of Preaching and Bib-
lical Studies.
His experience in different
fields of work and his ex-
tensive knowledge of the
THE NOCONA NEWS
NUMBER FORTY-FIVE
I. MitcheU got 26 with one write-
in.
GOLD-BURG SCHOOL
C. W. Mills, incumbent, and
Wayne Matthews, a new
M-
man and Chester Taylor in
1968, the business has grown
from a “jobber** to a manu-
facturing plant. Condell
Lowrie is now part-owner and
manager at the plant which has
20 full time and 10 part-time
employees. They make all
kinds of belts and the business
continues to expand.
Motley Discount Leather
Goods, founded in 1958, makes
belts and other leather pro-
ducts, featuring a personal-
ized initial belt which is tooled
by hand. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Motley are owners-managers
of the business.
The Nocona Locker Plant is
another home-grown business
with Delford Stillwell as man-
ager. The plant furnishes
meat'to many food stores and
restaurants in this area and
does some retail business.
They kill and process their
own beef and pork.
The R. & D. Components
is a fairly new manufactur-
ing plant here, having been
established in 1970. They
manufacture gaskets princi-
pally with some manufacturing
of metal products also.
Texas Industrial Week was
established by the Texas Leg-
islature in 1951. Governor
Preston Smith, inproclaiming
the special week, said that
“every Texan should work for
a favorable climate in widch
new and established industries
may invest in the economic
well-being of our industrious
citizens.**
Mayor Johnson said in his
proclamation “I urge the
people of our city to visit
our manufacturing plants, that
Texas Indsstrial Week be
noted at all civic club meet-
ings and that we as citizens
of Nocona promote local in-
dustry during this week and all
the weeks of the year.’*
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Jerry O’Neal was elected
president of the Nocona
Jaycees for the fiscal year
starting June 1st. The elec-
tion of officers was held Mon-
day evening at 7 o’clock at
Nocona Community Center.
Other officers elected are
Doug Swanson, first vice -
president; Johnny Womack,
GOVERNOR, TMA ANNOUNCE INDUSTRIAL WEEK — Gov. Preston Smith signs
the official State Proclamation designating the week of April 2-8, 1972, for the annual
observance of Texas Industrial Week, which is sponsored by the Texas Manufacturers
Association (TMA) with cooperation from all Texas Chambers of Commerce. Accepting
the proclamation on behalf of TMA are Dr. Ralph Wilson, Jr. Qeft), 1972 TMA Chairman
and President of Ralph Wilson Plastics Company in Temple, and Otho H. Haunschild
(center), 1972 TMA State Vice Chairman and President of Levingston Shipbuilding Com-
pany in Orange. __
Martin, Mike Tettleton, Randy
Stllley and David Paine.
120 yard high hurdles —
Mike Tettleton, Larry Lari-
son, Sandy Major.
100 yard dash — Randy Stll-
ley, Tony Martin, TommyStil-
ley.
Eight local industries em-
ploy 534 persons and pay out
approximately $2,300,000 in
salaries annually according
to a survey made by The News
this week. April 2-8 has been
proclaimed as Texas Industry
Week by Governor Preston
Smith and Nocona Mayor E.
J. Johnson has also issued a
proclamation urging local
people to visit and show ap-
preciation for local industry
during this week.
The eight local industries
include Nocona Boot Co. with
250 employees, Nocona Ath-
letic Goods Co. with 100 em-
ployees, Justin Leather Goods
Co. with 76 employees, Action
Line, Inc., with 51 employees,
Nocona Belt Co. with 20 full-
time and 10 part-time em-
ployees, Motley Discount
Leather Goods Co. with seven
employees, Nocona Locker
Plant with 18 employees and
R. & D. Components with two
employees at present.
The total gross sales of the
eight industries stands at ap-
proximately $10,000,000 an-
nually, the survey showed. At
least four of the local indus-
tries are now making plans
for expansion, the fifth one,
Nocona Locker Plant, has just
completed a large expansion
and moderization program.
Nocona Boot Company, Miss
Enid Justin, president, man-
ufactures the world-famous
Nocona Boots. They recently
announced building program to
expand facilities. Miss Justin
founded the firm here in 1925
and it has grown steadily.
They have sales representa-
tives and dealers throughout
all of the United States and
some are sold inforeign coun-
tries. M. H. Chapman is vice-
president and general mana-
ger, Sam Campbell is produc-
tion superintendent and
Chester Taylor is office man-
ager.
Nocona Athletic Goods
Company is also a home-
owned industry with Robert
E. Storey and his two sons,
R. M. (Bobby) and Jim, handl-
ing the management. They
manufacture football equip-
Texas Industrial Week,
April 2-8, should be of prime
importance to the people of
Nocona and this community.
Nocona is blessed with more
industry than any city of com-
parable size that we know at,
as is pointed out in our front
page story this week concern-
ing Texas Industry Week.
Many cities of our size or
larger would go to almost any
lengths to obtain what we have
in the way of industry. There-
fore it behooves the citizens
last quarter of 1971 was re-
ceived in the City office last
Yule. Let us use every Friday. The payment amount-
irtunity and expend every ed to $12,287.24 net to the city.
- - • ■ This is slightly less than the
amount for the same quarter
in 1970, which was $12,570.51.
Electric Co-op Sets Billings and LaMar Are
Elected To School Board
Billy Joe Billings and Paul
LaMar were elected to the
board of trustees of the No-
cona Independent School Dis-
r„_ Uln/U...trie* i” voting last Saturday,
the retirement of ac- Billings, now
capital credits for the president <rf the board, led the
ling portion at 1955; and ticket with 246 votes while
brings the total of such retire-
ments to $449,988.87 over the
last six years.
Since Cooke County Electric
is a consumer-owned electric
utility, added Mr. Sloan, the
surplus in excess of costsand
expenses of operation are as-
signed to the consumers, on a
patronage bases, during the
respective year. The accrued
capital credits are then grad-
ually retired according to the
Cooperative’s financial stabi-
lity and future capital require-
ments as determined by Its
board of directors.
Mr. Sloan pointed out that
the retirement of patronage
capital furnished by its con-
sumers represents a substan-
tial savings to the members.
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Adam if you are counting them
foreigners,” the boy muttered
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An anonymous letter to the
Nocona Chamber of Com-
merce contained some very
good suggestions concerning
improvements for the com-
munity. They were as follows:
L Dog control of any kind.
2. Litter barrels in front
of small markets.
3. Litter barrels downtown.
4. Drop box for Goodwill
Industries or Salvation Army.
5. Better traffic enforce-
ment, particularly on Highway
82 and Montague Highway.
6. Crosswalk at Highway
82 and Clay.
Fence along Montague
at Southward School,
le control of pol-
urday morning and the finals
Saturday afternoon. — - -- -
Pilot Point is reputed to be Howard, Bruce Hulse, Phu
in the track Staley.
Mlle run — David Norris.
Mile relay — Larry Sawyer, Hoad, just off of Croxton,
> has been surveyed, corings
made and all preparations
; Clark
Cowdry, state director.
Directors named are Loyd
Thomas, Roger Womack and
David Kellinger. No date has
been set for the installation
money coming from sales tax banquet.
receipts. Also the City has The Jaycees also amended
r ‘ J new fire truck their by-laws. It was de-
and a new garbage truck, all elded to hold meetings in the
future on Tuesday nights at
8 o’clock.
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a warning signal and went to
a doctor right away,” f
said.
Breast cancer is the great-
est cause of cancer death a-
mong American women. “Yet
when women note a warning
signal — a lump or thicken-
ing — and seek immediate
treatment, the chances of cure
are excellent. But when the
Mrs. Crenshaw and Mrs. Tay-
lor want to make the Cru-
sade theme — “We Want to
County Attorney Wipe Out Cancer in Your
Lifetime” — a reality.
“Without a doubt many of
Han- the 1,500,000 Americans alive
living because they noticed RginDOW GlflS
they Plan Bake Sale
Nocona Rainbow Girls will
sponsor a bake sale, to be
held at Cecil’s Pharmacy on
Friday, April 7th, it was an-
nounced this week. The sale
begins at 2 p. m. and the girls
will offer pies, cakes, candy
and cookies.
Sunday, April 9 beginning at Carter Sledge, Sheriff Howard
11:00 o’clock. Rev. Lee Lucas “*
of Wichita Falls will do the
preaching.
The public is invited to at-
tend.
VISIT IN SAN ANTONIO
Mrs. Gladys Salmon’s
nephew, David R. Smith, came
last week in his private plane
and took Mrs. Salmon to San
Antonio to visit his mother,
Mrs. Salmon's stater, Mrs.
Kazellette Russell Smith who
is very ill. Saturday David
Smith and Ben Leggett brought
Mrt. Salmon home.
THEY ARE drilliiw for oil in Nocona city limits.
This composite photo shows the derrick from two views.
It is located on land belonging to B. R. Grotte at 101 Gray
Street The contractor leased 20 acres from various
land owners in the area. Drilling had not begun Wednes-
day morning. (Photo by Larry Lemons)
Eight Local Industries Employ 534
Persons, Payroll Totals $2,300,000
"Help Wipe Out Cancer”
Urged By Crusade Workers
breast tumor is treated in a
more advanced state, the sur-
vival rate goes down from a
wonderful 85 percent to 53
percent” the co - chairmen
stated.
“Here are the cancer warn-
ing signals,” they added.
“Remember that you should
see a doctor right away if
you notice one. After all the
signals do spell CAUTION:”
Change in bowel or bladder
habits
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or dis-
charge
Thickening or lump in
breast or elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty in
swallowing
Obvious change in wart or
mole
Nagging cough or hoarse-
ness.
meets over the area. They won David Norris, Johnny Woods,
..... Jeff Nunneley.
Shot put — Doug Thomp- possible have been completed
son, David Biscak. prior to the plans completion.
Tax statements for 1971
taxes have been mailed out and
ized or approved by the Board.
The board does have author-
ity to levy taxes for that year,
members said, and Indeed has
saved considerable money in
financing charges by having
some tax money on hand. Ap-
proximately $39,000 has come
in from taxes todate of the ex-
pected total of $140,000 for the
year in question. A part of
this has been paid to the ar-
chitect firm.
When questioned about ru-
mors concerning a clinic
building, Board members said
that they do have authority to
construct such a building but
have not made a decision on
this as yet. Other reports
say that local physicians will
build a clinic building near
the hospital.
The Board emphasized that
the present local hospital
building will not be purchased
with bond money but will be
paid for over a period of time
out of operating revenues.
The Board met Wednesday
of last week and interviewed
a prospective administrator
for the hospital. The ap-
plicant was from Houston but
did not wish his name re-
vealed until and if he is en>
ployed by the local board.
each signal in the form of
an acrostic to spell out the
word, “CAUTION”.
As local chairmen of the
ACS 1972 educational and fund-
flclals are dissatisfied with raising Crusade in Nocona,
their salaries.
The committee was com-
posed of County Clerk Glenn
Pribble, C
Glenn Jones, Tax Assessor-
Collector David Moyer, Dls-
trict Clerk “Brownie” E
Shady Grove Methodist Church cock, County Treasurer Ruby today who are cured of cancer
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Middleton and three citizens,
Dan Cunningham, Reinhart
Heinz and Frank Borgmann
Jr., all of Bowie. The vote
was required to be unanimous
to make the raise mandatory
and the committee did vote
unanimously in favor of the
proposed raises.
The raise does not affect
the salaries of the County
Judge and the Commissioners.
Judge C. W. Chandler was the
presiding officer of the com-
mittee but did not have a vote.
'./ ' His salary is $7080 per year.
The Commissioners draw
S $6480 per year. Neither does
the raise affect road hands
employed by the Commis-
sioners who draw from $355
to $400 per month.
Members of the Commis-
sioners Court, who normally
set the salaries, expressed
some disappointment at the
raise. It is their duty to
provide funds for the county
operation and the raise will
place an added burden on the
county budget, it was said.
Discus — Randy Stllley,
SSS-*5*'*55’"' "SSTW** are due no later tten Jin—
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cona, Pilot Point, Muenster,
Sanger, Lake Dallas, Frisco, concerning the
R. B. Stout, R. W. (Bob)
Bashe and K. J. Wharram
were elected to the Nocona
City Council in heavy voting
last Saturday. Stout and Bashe
will be new members of the
Council but Wharram is an
7. Fence along Montague incumbent. A total 471 votes
Highway at Southward SchooL were cast, which is some 100
8 Some control of pol- votes less than was cast last
lutlon from feed stores and year when the mayor’s office
gin.
9. Library for public, if
only paperbacks.
10. Suggestion box at Cham-
ber of Commerce office.
The current payment brings
the total receipts for the cal-
~ — endar year of 1971 to the City
Herman Moore of of Nocona to $48,769.29. ------
City officials stated that the second vice - president; John
sales tax payments have been Davis, secretary; Larry
very helpful in keeping the City Glass, treasurer; CI-.L
k from bonded indebtedness for
'Who was "the first major improvements. They
constructed a new water tower
at a cost of $100,000 and now
have it half paid for, with the
the strong one
and field meet due to their
good showing in practice
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the team trophy in the In-
dian Relays here last month.
Coach Gerald Combs has
announced the following No-
LaMar polled 173 votes.
Other candidates and their
votes were: Clifton Baxter 129,
Al Norris 114, Harold Redman
103 and Bernice Buck 49.
Carlton Chapman received
one write-in vote.
COUNTY TRUSTEE
L. M. Staley, county trustee
'rom Precinct 3, received 138 —
zotes here, 14 votes at Prairie ShaOV uFOVC 10
/alley, 88 votes at Gold-Burg J
ind 19 votes at Montague for
a total of 259.
PRAIRIE VALLEY
David Sappington and Bonnie
O. Mitchell were re-elected
at Prairie Valley school. Sap-
pington received 24 votes and
The Chisholm Trail Rid-
ing Club will hold an open
playday Saturday April 8th
at 7 p.m. with registeration
at 6 p.m. There will be 5
events, with first place tro-
phies given in each event, and
2nd through 5th place ribbons.
The entry fee will be 50C
each event. The public is in-
vited to attend and ride.
The .Club held their regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night.
Next regular, meeting will
be tha second Tuesday in
May. Anyone interested in
Joining the club is invited to
attend or contact any club
member.
officials said.
Stout, who is a former coun-
cilman, led the ticket with 229
votes. Bashe was second with
219 and Wharram ran third
with 204. Defeated in the vot-
ing was two incumbent city
Grievance Committee Gives
159 votes.
Raise To County Officials
Fowler, 87. <
Salaries of six elected
county officials as well as
county office employees were
raised last Friday at a meet-
ing of a county officials
grievance committee. The
raise was to $600 per month
or $7200 per year for the
elected officials and $400 per
month or $4800 per year for aidt says the Montague County
the full time employees. The American Cancer Society,
raise becomes effective Mayl Mrs. Jack Crenshaw II and
of this year. Mrs. Chester Taylor, co -
The Commissioners Court chairmen of Nocona Cancer
gave the elected officials a
raise of $40 per month and
the employees a raise of $20
Meeting Starts At
Local Church Of
Christ Monday
Guy V. Caskey of Kingston,
Jamaica, begins hta fifth gos-
ment, including helmets, pel meeting Monday with the
shoulder pads, blocking pads,
etc., as well as baseball
gloves, basketballs, volley -
balls, etc. This firm was
founded in 1927 and has grown evangelist since the late 1940’a
Twice he served at a mta-
.1 ■ :, He has
served" several churched in
Texas, and is at the present
time doing evangelistic work
in Jamaica and also serving
as director of the Jamaica
Crusade explained, “For a
long time the Cancer Society
looked for an easy way for
per month the first of this people to remember cancer’s
year. However, a new law warning signals. Then they
passed by the Legislature last arranged the first letter of
year provides for a grievance
committee composed of the
elected officials plus three
names chosen from the grand
jury list of last year, if of-
_> After that date, penalty will
Schools entering will be No- be added, The News was told.
Some question has arisen
‘ 1971 taxes,
------------------ since a statement was print-
ed in a circular letter stat-
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dun- Ing that no taxes would be
can and Brent returned to their collected for that year. How-
home in Houston Saturday ever board members say that
440 yard dash — Johnny after spending two weeks here the circular letter was pre-
Woods, Donnie Womack, Bill visitliv her parents, Mr. anc pared by a financial advisor
Russell. Mrs. Coy Hanson and other —* *•“* *•“ ------- —
330 yard intermediate hur- relatives and friends.
The board of directors of
the Nocona Hospital Authority
■ District 12-A Track Meet
.. UIJUIUL AS- n nuun ivimwv hospital building and have in-
Will Be Held Here Saturday
’ ' 1 members told The News this
The District 12-A track and dies — Larry Larison, Sandy week. As soon as the plans
field meet will be run off on Major, David Skidmore. are complete, the Board will
Nocona track Saturday of this 220 yard dash — Randy Stil- ask for bids on the construc-
week with preliminaries Sat- ley, David Paine, Mike Tet- tlon of the building. They are
. .. - — hoping that bids come within
run — Danny the scope of their estimates
so that construction can be-
gin soon.
The site, located on Park
The sales tax payment to
of this city and community to the City of Nocora^ from the
appreciate and support our ‘
local industry in every way
possible. I
oppoi 1------ _
effort to show our Industries
that we appreciate their pres-
ence in this community and ------- -
their contribution to the well- It is, however, more than the
being of us all. Pleaseturn previous quarter, which
to the tribute to local in- covered the third quarter of
dustry, found elsewhere in this last year, when the City col-
issue, presented by local mer- lected $11,873.08 and is also
chants. more than the second quarter
• • * • when the payment amounted
W. J. Stone says that there to $12,038.46.^
is nothing to making a hole- ‘ ““ '
in-one on Nocona Golf Club’s
No. 8 hole. He points to the
fact that E-------"-----2
Bowie did it just last week
as proof of his statement
Cooke and Walnut Streets
Church of Christ in Nocona.
He has been known by this
congregation as an outstanding
Twice he served al a mis-
sionary in Africa.
-IS!'
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The Sunday School teacher
asked, **V..„ — 2.. Z--.
man?”
“George Washington,” the
youngster replied promptly.
“Oh no,” corrected the -----..
teacher with a smile. receipts. Also the City has
“Well, then I suppose it was purchased a new fire truck
with money derived from the
sales tax.
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