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The Nocona news
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1971
NUMBER THIRTEEN
VOLUME SIXTY-SIX
NOCONA, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS
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The 1971 Nocona Indian foot-
on Walnut Street E. L. Deer-
The Nocona hospital board
for a 32 bed one-story hos-
tation out of his garden.
“We have an experienced
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TRADE-AT-HOME BENEFITS
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Plans Laid For Homecoming
Of Nocona Exes October 15-16
Plaster Art Is Featured
In New Business Here
Club Tuesday that the line
will be smaller but maybe
have enough suits for all of
them.
Another scrimmage, this
one with Olney at Olney, is
field will be heavier. Among
the losses last year was the
are
John Cowden, Mike Tettleton
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Capt. and Mrs. Judson E.
Perry, David, Dennis and Alan
are here on a 30-day leave to
visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Stansell, Rt. 2,
Nocona. He will leave Sept. 9
for his second tour of duty
in Vietnam.
While on leave Capt. Perry
and family accompanied his
parents to Corpus Christi for
ten days visit. Capt. and Mrs.
Perry and sons also visited
friends in Omaha, Nebraska
for several days.
In June Capt. Perry com-
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ASCS personnel. They will
answer only those questions
tentatively approved floor plans for the building and they
have been sent to the State Department of Health in Austin
for further approval.
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whole thing had a sad ending
however. The philanthropist
borrowed $10 from a local
citizen and disappeared. No
one has seen him since. We’re
afraid thq hospital will have
to be financed by tax bonds
after all.
FROM THE
EDITOR’S
PEN . . .
By EDGAR R. HAYS
TO TEXAS TECH
Farrell Ward left this week
for Lubbock where he enrolled
as a second year student at
Texas Tech University.
is the year for the
homecoming, officials
The dates are October
Mr-
TO TEXAS TECH
Miss Jane Thomason left
Monday for Lubbock where she
will be a Junior at Texas
Tech University.
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architects, Killebrew, Cupet,
Rucker and Associates of
Wichita Falls. The plans have
now been sent to Austin for
Shoot-Out' On Clay Street Will
Open Rodeo Festivities Today
Price-Wage Freeze Questions
Will Be Answered At ASCS
INDIANS TO SCRIMMAGE
DECATUR THERE FRIDAY
HOSPITAL BOARD APPROVES
PLANS FOR 32 BED HOSPITAL
Ing to donate $500,000 to the performance depends the fate
Nocona hospital building fund, of the team.
The man, in fact, was in town
tangible the fall and winter school,
benefits and satisfaction that
Enrollment At
Local Schools
Totals 691
Enrollment in the three No-
cona schools on the first day
of school this year totaled
691 pupils, according to a sur-
vey by The News. This figure
is two less than the first
day of enrollment last year
when 693 were enrolled.
These figures do not include
kindergarten enrollment. This ■
year there are 15 enrolled in
kindergarten compared to 25
last year.
The high school enrollment
terpretation of the Presi-
dential order of Aug. 15 on
prices, wages, rents, and
salaries from the Montague
County ASCS Office, according
to W. M. Tucker, Chairman
of the County ASC Committee.
LISTED FOR FINAL WEEK throughout the United States
have been chosen as informa-
come from doing business with tion centers to answer ques-
people you know. tions from all citizens on
Your response to this cam-
paign during these last seven
Gainesville are Elaine Mc-
and New, Debbie Howard, Rita
Carmlnati, Mike McMahan for tions or guesses be made by
has tentatively approved plans Women’s Softball
for a 32 bed one-story hos-
pital building, drawn up by the Tournament Is
Planned Next Week
A women’s softball tourna-
approval by the State Depart- ment is planned here for next
ment of Health officials and
then will be submitted to of-
ficials in the Dallas office of
Housing Urban Development.
Detail work by the archi- day nights on the Nocona Lit-
tects and the bond men has tie League field,
begun but will probably re-
quire some four months to
complete,
that the Board may be able
to ask for bids in January
If they don’t princess, Miss Teresa McGee
and Vickie Davidson; and Miss
Enid Justin, first president of
the Nocona Rodeo Association.
Parade Marshall will be
Buster Duck. Parade chair-
men for 1971 have been Mrs.
Pat Horton, Mrs. Jo Ann Houck
and Mrs. Ann Duck.
RODEO DETAILS
The rodeo events will be
the usual bull riding, calf
roping, streer wrestling,
barrel racing, bareback bronc
riding, saddle bronc riding.
Walsey Reynolds of Forest-
burg will be the announcer.
A clown has been secured but
his name was unavailable at
press time.
All residents of Montague
____ _ County may obtain answers to
Mrs. Perry and sons will questions on operation and in-
live in Savannah, Ga., while
her husband is overseas.
week, Willie Fowler said this
week. Tentative plans call
for two games on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Fri-
A new business for Nocona
is The Garage Sale, located
at 103 West Highway 82, next
door to Duckworth Barber-
shop. The new store is own-
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Jay Nel-
son, who moved here from
Wichita Falls. They feature
plaster art, colorful wall
plaques and figures, as well
as other gift items.
The Nelsons are living in
a mobll home on Lake Nocona.
for which they have been sup-
plied answers. T’
know the answer to a specific
question, they will say so. If
a member of the public wants
the county office to obtain an
answer, the question will go
by phone or mail to the near-
est IRS District office,”
Tucker said.
Normal function of ASCS
county offices is to administer
farm action programs of the
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture on
the local level. County Com-
mittee Chairman Tucker said
ASCS service to farmers will
continue without interruption.
“Our county office people
welcome the opportunity to
serve their country and are
happy to make the extra ef-
fort in this crucial period,
he said.
Brown Will Speak At
League Meet Here
Richard D. (Dick) Brown,
executive director of the
Texas League of Municipal-
ities, will be the speaker at
a meeting here this (Thurs-
day) evening at Rick’s Drive-
In Restaurant. Representatl-
tlves of cities in the Red
River Valley Region 5 of the
state organization will attend.
Some 40 people are expected,
according to City Manager
Bill Yeargin.
City officials will act as
hosts for the meeting.
Bashe Attends Labor
a Survey Meeting Tues
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R. W. (Bob) Bashe, mana-
ger of the Nocona Chamber
of Commerce, attended a
meeting in Wichita Falls
Tuesday at which plans were
laid for a labor survey over
people w have seen in a long ® n‘ne co“nty area„ deluding
time. We’re pretty sure they
didn’t Influence any of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars or
their families.
One interesting thing was a
small group of “protesters’’
who stationed themselves on a
curb in front of the Memorial
Auditorium where the presi-
dent spoke. They were not
more than 15 in the group,
they made no noise, carried
a few signs and was the most
unkempt, unsightly group of
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Among those who have en-
rolled this week at Cooke
County Junior^ College trict or sub-district office of
the Internal Revdhue Service.
“Neither will interpreta-
with the County Office, Tucker
said.
The Montague County ASCS
Office is located at Montague,
across the street west from
the Court House. The mailing
address is box 187 and the
telephone number is 894-3976.
In charge of the office is
Wayne Matthews, County Ex-
ecutive Director. The office
has a staff of four persons.
“Ours and all ASCS offices
throughout the nation, will
function as information cen-
ters in all locations outside
of highly urbanized areas.”
County ASCS offices are not
to handle complaints or ap-
peals, he said. They will
serve only to provide official
information. Persons with
complaints will register them
with the most convenient dis-
fered in practice and the
coaches are hopeful that their
good luck will continue.
Coach Combs said that they
have between 110 and 115 boys
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Attempted Break-In
At Montague P. 0.
There was an attempted
break-in at Montague post of-
fice early Wednesday morn-
ing, according to reports
reaching The News. The cul-
prits took the window screen
off and knocked out the glass
with a stone. However they did
not gain entry. Postmaster
Mrs. Mabie Tompkins has re-
ported the attempt to post of-
fice officials and Sheriff
Howard Middleton is investi-
gating.
and Mrs. Grant Hoover. The
Hoovers guests last weekend
were Mr. and Mrs. Marshell
Hasty of Whitewright, Texas.
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ARCHITECT’S FRONT ELEVATION of the proposed
new Nocona hospital building reveals the attractiveness
of the one-story structure. The board of directors have
Through the kindness of Jim
Putnam, the News Editor, Al
Norris and Bob Bashe attend-
ed the V. F. W. meeting in
Fort Worth last Thursday at
which President Richard M.
Nixon addressed the group.
Jim is a member of the Jacks-
boro post of the V. F. W.
and was a delegate to the
national convention. The
President didn’t make any
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An old - time western
“shoot-out on Clay Street will
open festivities leading to the
Nocona Jaycees 20th annual
Chisholm Trail Roundup this
(Thursday) afternoon. The
“shoot-out” will be staged by
the famed Forestburg gun
fighters and will take place
just preceding the big parade
at 5 p.m.
The rodeo is scheduled for
three evening performances,
Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, starting at 8 p. m. Ro-
land Reed of Fort Worth is
the producer and he is re-
ported to have some wild
stock. Lots of action is an-
ticipated. All performances
will be held in the rodeo
arena in the south part of the
city on the Montague high-
way.
PARADE BIG FEATURE
The big parade at 5 p. m.
this afternoon is being spon-
sored by the Chisholm Trail
Riding Club and a total of
$125 in cash prizes is being
offered in the various division.
The parade will form at the
high school building, travel
south down Cooke Street to
the city hall, turn right to
Clay and then move back north
on Clay Street.
A western band will be sit-
uated on Clay Street to pro-
vide music for the occasion.
This is “The Forty-Niners”,
a local group.
Riding Clubs which have a-
greed to appear in the parade
and the grand entry at the
rodeo include the Jim Bowie
Saddle Club, 1970 national
parade champions, Bowman
Riding Club, Dean Riding
Club, Wichita County Mounted
Patrol, Big Loop Riding Club,
Gainesville Riding Club and
the famed Saint Jo Riding
Club.
The Bowman Riding Club
will present a square dance
on horseback Thursday even-
ing in the rodeo arena.
Competing for the parade
prizes will be 19 floats en-
tered by the following: Prairie
Valley F; H. A., Miss 1971
Tterral Watermelon Queen,
Nocona High School and Junior
High majorettes, the Marine
Corps, Kids Duds, Mercer
Little League team, Nocona
Chamber of Commerce,
Freshmen and Junior Classes,
Action Line, Inc., Nocona Jay-
cees, Trade Winds Beach, Boy
Scouts, Lions Club, Pecan
Bake Show winners, Hogue
Chevrolet & Oldsmobile, Ro-
tary Little League team and
several bicycles.
Celebrities due to appear
in the parade and at the rodeo
include Clark Jarnagin,
executive director of the
American Association of
Sheriff’s Posses and Riding
Clubs; Miss Jim Bowie, Debra
Reeves; Miss Rodeo Nocona,
Cindy Skidmore; A. A. S. P. &
R. C. District 27 queen and
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some things which we thought gram of the school is urged
were very sensible. He urged 1° j°^n Band Boosters.
While we’re speaking about
growing things, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel J. Young of Route 3
brought in two cucumbers
which ought to make some- ball team will try their wings
one sit up and take notice. Friday night when the scrim-
One of them weighed 1G ounces mage the powerful Class AA
and the other 11 ounces. Then Decatur Eagles at Decatur.
military preparedness, mill- Membership
tary strength, and cooperation
with his price-wage freeze.
He stated that most people
still maintain ‘T
in the armed forces and en-
Football Season
Tickets Available
Holders of reserve seats in
the Indian football stadium
for last season may reclaim
their same seats through this
week by buying their season
tickets at the high school of-
fice, school officials have an-
nounced.
After this week, those re-
served seats left will be sold'
to the public on first choice
basis.
Reserve seat holders who
want their same seats are
urged to contact the high
school office this week.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
TUesday
RAINFALL
Total for week
Previous total
Total for year
Total a year ago....
CAPT. JUDSON E. PERRY
Capt. J. E. Perry Is
is up 9, standing at 244 this Assigned Vietnam
year compared to 235 last
year. At North Ward, or
junior high school, the en-
rollment is 239 compared to
243 last year and at South
Ward, elementary school,
the enrollment is 208 com-
pared to 215 last year.
In high school the enroll-
ment this year and last are
quoted as follows with the first
figure being the 1971 enroll-
ment: freshmen., 75, 66;
sophomores, 59, 58; juniors,
62, 56; seniors, 48, 55.
BROWN FAMILY
MOVING HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Brown and daughter are mov-
ing to Nocona from Wichita
Falls. He is salesman in
this area for Meads bread.
Mr. Brown will also maintain
a warehouse here, The News
was told.
The membership cards are
now available from Gerald
Deep ^prTde Lee, Mrs. Kenneth Linn, Mrs.
Harold Redman and Mrs. Don
during gratitude to the” men Vickery, membership drive
who have endured hardships chairman.
to defend their country.” -----------------
This week concludes the
special campaign of this news-
paper and the various busi-
nessmen to acquaint you with
the advantages of doing busi-
ness in Nocona, and has been
appropriately titled, “Trade-
At-Home” week.
Although this series of ar-
ticles and the special adver-
tising sections will be dis-
continued next week, the bene-
fits to you of trading in No-
cona will continue throughout
the year.
Here summarized are those
benefits:
Busineess firms that are in-
terested in you, the customer.
Reasonable and fair prices.
Courteous service and per-
sonal attention.
Reliability, depend-
ability and trust.
Friendship and neighborli-
ness.
Businesses that have earned
your confidence.
Good quality products, ser-
vices and merchandise.
Men and women who build
and support your community.
Appreciative businessmen
and sales personnel.
Promotional sales events TO COOKE CO. JR. COLLEGE
from time to time.
Selection for satisfaction.
Convenience, credit ser-
vices, lay-away plans.
Easy, comfortable
pleasant shopping.
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Further plans for the 1971
Nocona High School annual
homecoming were laid in a
meeting of directors of the
association held last week in
the home of Mrs. L. M. Staley.
This is the third year and
thus is the year for
“big’’
said.
15 and 16.
The festivities will begin
with a fellowship and coffee
at the F. & M. Community
Room the afternoon of October
15. The Nocona Indians will
play the Pilot Point team in
the homecoming game that
night. Open house will be
held at the Nocona Community
Center after the ball game
and officials are hoping to
draw a large crowd for this
first day.
Activities for Saturday, Oc-
tober 16, include registration
and visitation at the high
school, parade of classes,
program and business meet-
ing followed by a barbecue
and dance Saturday night.
The directors urge anyone
knowing addresses of alumni
or ex-students who have not
before attended or any address
changes to notify Dotsy Orrell.
It was nice while it last-
ed. The rumor spread quick-
ly here last week that a big-
hearted Arizona man was go- quicker this year and upon its varsity to be played here also
* on Sept. 2nd, Coach Combs
said.
The coach said that the var-
and told several citizens, in- backfield, two deep in most sity line will average about
eluding some members of the every position, and if our line 170 pounds but that the back-
hospital board, that this was rounds into shape, we will be “
his intention. He stated that alright,” Combs said. Grad- ___
he planned to move to Nocona uation last spring cost the quarterback and working out
to make his home and that he team most of its starting line for that spot this year
TEMPERATURES
High Low
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It
RODEO QUEEN for this years’ Jaycees Roundup
will be Miss Cindy Skidmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Skidmore and a graduate of Nocona High School
the past Spring.
t Band Boosters
Membership
Drive Begins
Membership drive by No-
cona Band Boosters is now
pronouncements under way. All those interest-
in his speech but he did say ed in supporting the bandpro-
BACK FROM WASHINGTON
Mrs. Ruby Reeves return- pleted the Air Defense Artii-
ed Saturday from Washington, lery Advance course at Fort
D. C. where she visited her Bliss, Texas and was then as-
son, Mr. and Mrs. John signed to Hunter Army Air
Reeves, Johnny and Ruthie. Field , Savannah, Georgia
She also visited a niece, Mrs. where he attended the AH-
Barbara Wallace of Gettys- IG Cobra Helicopter In-
burg, Pa., and a sister, Mrs. structor Pilot School which he
Peggy Wiess of Carlinville, completed July 23.
Ill. Mrs. Reeves was gone
two and a half weeks.
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Chamber of Commerce Bob |
Bashe, in speaking to the No- SS
cona Rotary Club last week, |
made a very shrewd obser- I
vation. He stated, “Nobody |
gets his toes stepped on un- 9|
less he is standing still or • j
sitting down.” Bob was urging Mjl
more cooperation, better team < ■
work and more communica- Ifl
tion between local merchants jl?
in building Nocona as a trade f 1
area. 9 i
and junior high with 55 of
that number in high school.
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the same bloom but are not Coach Gerald Combs and his are working out in shorts
joined together anywhere ex- assistants, Bill Lee and Bob this week because they do not
cept at the base. He has come Tavernia, have been working
up with some amazing vege- the Indians for almost two
weeks now and the boys are
shaping up better this week.
Coach _Combs told the Rotary get for Friday, September 2nd.
’ ‘ ' The B team has a scrimmage
lined up with the Saint Jo
thought we needed a hospital on both offense and defense. T
“Many of our players will and David Skidmore.
bute. However, he asked The be playing both offense and back Randy Stilley is expected
News Editor not to reveal his defense this year,” Coach to be the big gun for the
name when he made the con- Combs said. The coaches have Indians again this year as he
tribution for fear he would be 25 boys on the varsity squad was last year. _L_
covered up with requests for this week, one less than last start in the backfield are Mark
money for other causes. The week. McCall and possibly Donnie
No injuries have been suf- Womack.
that “green thumb” man over The Eagles went a long way in football in both high school
on Walnut Street E. L. Deer- last year in the football wars
ing, brought us a twin pod of and they are reputed to be
okra. The twin pods came from very tough.
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CONSTANCY
The constant drop of water
wears away the hardest
stone;
The constant gnaw of Towser
masticates the toughest
bone;
The constant wooing lover
carries off the blushing
maid;
And the constant advertiser
is the one who gets the
trade.
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President Nixon’s Executive
Order which is designed to
weeks has been greater than stem inflation and strength-
expected. All of the par- en the National economy,
ticipating merchants and bust- The Montague County ASCS
ness firms are deeply appre- Office is receiving official an-
ciative and they believe that swers to questions concerning
you have a new awareness and the President’s action, and any
enjoy “trading-at-home”. person in Montague County
Read the final advertising who wants or needs precise
section of this series for more information should get in touch
surprises.
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Nocona has two teams, No-
cona Belt and Nocona Athletic
It is presumed Goods Co., and Montague has
a team entered. Also a team
from Sunset entered late
of 1972 and construction could TUesday. Other teams are ex-
possibly start within a month pec ted from Gainesville,
or two after that date, board Sponsors hope to get eight
members said. teams in the tournament.
The Board canvassed the Games are scheduled to be-
vote in the recent election gin at 6 p. m.
and found no change in the
vote as announced in The News
last week. The total vote
was reported Incorrectly to
The News last week and it
stands at 874 on No. 1 prop-
osition and 855 on Proposition
No. 2.
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In our five years of living
in Nocona we have never seen
an August when vegetation was
as green as it is now. Nor
have we seen the crape myrtle
as pretty. Of course, we have
never seen an August with as
much rainfall as we have had
this year. We hear a rumor
that this may be a “pecan
year»» an(j that all those big
pecan trees may bear a
bumper crop this year.
Montague County. Reason for
the survey is that a large
manufacturing firm is in-
terested in locating in North
Texas or Southern Oklahoma,
probably in the Wichita Falls,
area, and they need a survey
on available labor. They will
use a minimum of 500 people,
mostly women.
The Wichita Falls Chamber
of Commerce has promised
$7,000 to make the labor sur-
vey and 70,000 labor ques-
tlonalres will be mailed out
to cities and towns of the
fl I* Eft,
Mr. Bashe said, “While this
will not help Nocona directly,
it possibly will help us to
---- be considered for other in-
and Stephanie of Denton spent dustry if our labor supply is
from Thursday to Saturday known. We heartily recom-
here visiting his parents, Mr. mend that all persons receiv-
.. . jt and
mail it back to the address
Indicated. No stamp; is
necessary.”
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