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VOLUME 93, NUMBER 38
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1981
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fielded winning teams eighk of
his eleven years at Comanche,
winning three district titles
and placing second five times.
West will begin his new
duties February 27.
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and comedy.
Everyone is encouraged to
come and help the Booster
Club in their drive to raise
money for the new track.
Included in the night's
activities will be a Free Throw
Shooting Contest and a
"Biddie” basketball game for
the little folks.
The concession stand will be
open with plenty of eats.
ones be in effect on that date.
Licenses may be acquired at
the City Hall.
Joey Mahan and Mike
Mahan will he showing market
steers and showing market
barrows will be Edward
Sanders, Jim Grimshaw, Mike
Lamberson, Lynn Chupp, Jeff
Buckley, Marlin Priddy, and
James Mathis.
Leon will be participating in
the 1981 Houston Livestock
Show, February 27-March 8.
With more than 27,000 expect-
ed livestock entries, the
Houston Show will once again
be the largest in the world.
The Houston Show provides
an opportunity for exhibitors
to participate in some of the
toughest of showring competi-
tion after a year's worth of
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Bowie.
Affiliated will .take posses-
sion by February 24 and then
sell the stores to Affiliated
organization members.
J. B. Preston of Dallas has
purchased the De Leon,
Dublin, and Banger stores.
The new owners will retain the
present store personnel and
continue operations as in the
past.
Beginning in 1950 with two
small Brownwood stores that
grossed less than >500,000 a
nomination submitted.
Deadline is Wednesday,
February 24.
The Chamber office is locat-
ed at 108 South Texas in De
Leon, with Joe Locke serving
as manager.
Gayle WMcertea's
TOWN TALK
Next week is FFA week. A
number of merchants have
voiced their support of this
fine organization by helping
provide a salute to the group in
this week's paper.
in an agriculture community
such as ours, the value of a
good FFA program cannot be
underestimated, and De Leon
has one of the best in the area.
Garth Priddy and Jimmy
Mahan do a fine job with the
58 members of the De Leon
FFA.
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planned to stimulate interest
in agriculture as a life's work.
Among these are contest and
award programs.
The -local FFA, under
instructors, Garth Priddy and
Jimmy Mahan, has fifty-eight
members. Officers this year
are: Joey Mahan-president,
Mark Decker-vice-president,
Marlin Priddy-secretary,
Eddie Auvenshine-treasurer,
Vernon Harrison-reporter, and
Gary Suit-sentinel.
Livestock production and
shqp work including welding
and agriculture machine repair
the settlers believed Indians
would not harm.
Mrs. C. C. (Meeky) Blair
told of her experiences in the
Free Press of May 15, 1914.
When the Blairs' moved to
Eastland County in 1860, they
established a fort near
Desdemona called Fort Blair.
The Lemley and Woods
depredation forced the Blairs
to spend several months in the
two store town of Stephenville,
out of fear for their lives. But
upon returning to Fort Blair,
they immediately had a new
run-in with the Indians even
though Texas Bangers were
staying in the fort. More
troubles eventually forced the
Blairs to temporarily move to
Fort Shirley located on Plat
Creek about five miles north of
De Leon. Martha Brumley
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at the Administrative Office,
De Leon Hospital. Absentee
voting by personal appearance
will be from March 16 through
March 31. Absentee ballots
mailed in will be accepted if
they arrive before 10 A.M.,
April 2.
The hospital board consists
of five directors with three
places becoming vacant during
odd-numbered years and two
places during even-numbered
years. To qualify as a
candidate, one must be a
resident of the district, a real
ty
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De Leon - Home Of The Annual “Peach And Melon Festival”
Date
February 10
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February 16
BAINFALL
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February 11 - trace
FRED WEST TO ____
COACH AT BOSWELL soon, as it is required that new
SCHOOL
Comanche football, coach
and athletic director, Fred
West, a De Leon High School
graduate, has resigned to
assume similar duties at
Boswell High School, a Class
AAAA school near Fort
Worth.
A graduate of Howard
property owner, and a quali-
fied voter.
All persons desiring to
become a candidate may do so
by filing with the Secretary of
the Hospital Board, Walter J.
Beaty. Applications are avail-
able in the office of the
Administrator, De Leon
Hospital.
Filing for the director's
positions as of Monday,
February 16 were Jim
Womack and James Morgan.
Deadline for filing is March 4,
1981.
filiated 63b stores. Founded in
1946 by fifteen small indepen-
dent retailers for the purpose
of buying in large quantities to
compete with large chains.
Affiliated had sales of $476
million in 1980, a 20 %
increase over 1979, and
projects a volume of $600
million this year.
This is the largest group of
stores purchased at any one
time by Affiliated since the
acquisition of 37 A & P stores
in 1975.__________________________
1 MONDAYIS
HOLIDAY FOR
1 SCHOOL STUDENTS
Monday, February 23, is a
day of teacher in-service work,
so De Leon Schools students
will have a holiday.
Classes will resume for the
_ fifth six weeks period on
Tuesday. February 24._______
Time To Renew
> Gty Pet Licenses
_ The dog and cat licenses will
expire on May 1, so everyone
is urged to renew their license
year, the chain grew to 26
stores throughout the area
with an annual volume of $60
million. Actually, J.B. and
Alan Beadel started in the
wholesale grocery business in
1945. The Small Business
Administration helped the
management of J. R. Beadel
and Co. to purchase the stores
in twenty-three West Texas
cities. The chain employs 577
persons. Mr. Beadel is
retiring at age 7^.*
The acquisition gives the Af-
The story of the Indian
problems of Comanche County
have been told and retold over
the years. Most of these
chronicles have overlooked the
problems and incidents of the
settlers of northern Comanche
County, not so much through
neglect but because this area
was settled almost twenty
years after the southern part of
the county on their raids.
James W. Stinnet who moved
to a site east of De Leon in
1859 stated in the Comanche
Chief of September 9, 1882,
‘‘During the 23 years I have
lived in Comanche County I
have never seen a hostile
Indian, but I have lain many a
night with my rifle in my hand
thinking I might be at any
moment called upon to use it.”
We will relate the known
episodes of the settler, t
explorers and Indians of the
De Leon area only. If you
would like to read about
incidents throughout the
county let us recommend E. L.
Deatons INDIAN FIGHTS ON
THE TEXAS FRONTIER. Our
stories come mainly from old
issues of the Free Press and a
few hand-me-down tales told '
for years around town. If you
know of additional incidents,
write them down and send
them to the Centennial
Committee so we can complete
our history.
The earliest written record
of the Indians in this area is
repeated in the "Southwestern
Historical Quarterly” (Vol. 58)
and describes the expedition
of Major Robert S. Neighbors
to El Paso in 1849. Neighbors
assembled a party which
included Rip Ford, several
other white men, and four
Indian guides. Scheduled to
leave from a trading house on
Tahuacano Creek north of
Waco, the group was delayed
by the arrival of some Coman-
che Indians. The head chief.
Mopechocope, or Old Owl, and
his war chief, Por chanaqua
heap, or Buffalo Hump, were
the leaders of the band. Old
Owl was "a small man who
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The Chamber df Commerce
has set its banquet date for
Saturday, March 21, at the
City Hall with James Morgan
to speak for the evening.
Also, the Chamber is
accepting nominations for
Man of the Year and Woman
of the Year in De Leon. The
deadline is next Tuesday to
make your nomination, so
send the Chamber office a
letter stating why you think
some person should be chosen
for this honor.
Next Tuesday night the
Booster Club will be sponsor-
ing a basketball game between
some of the local basketbail
enthusiasts and the Globe
Travelers. Also included on
the night's program will be a
basketball game far the little
ones and a free throwing
contest.
There will also be a conces-
sion stand
Money from the event will
be used to help pay the debt
incurred when the track was
resurfaced recently.
Be sure to attend and enjoy
the fun, and eat, too.
All De Leon businessmen
are encouraged to begin think-
ing about writing a history of
their business. We are
planning a special edition July
7 in honor of De Leon's
centennial which will feature
businesses and life history.
Dote Set For
Chamber
Banquet
The De Leon Chamber of
Commerce and Agriculture
Will hold its annual meeting
and banquet at the De Leon
City Hall Auditorium Satur-
day, March 21. at 7:00 P.M.
Speaker for the banquet will
be attorney James Morgan.
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DEPARTMENT
ACTIVITIIS
Friday night about 11:00
p.m. thirteen juveniles and
one adult were arrested by the
Comanche County Sheriff’s
Department officers at High
Point Part on Lake Proctor and
charged with minors in
possession, and the adult with
contributing to a minor.
On February 11 seven miles
east of Comanche on Highway
36. one male and one female
from Mexia were arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Brian Bogart
and Comanche City Officer
Ricky Feist. The female was
, charged with two counts of
assault on a peace officer,
driving while intoxicated, and
destruction of county property.
Her bond was set Monday for
$30,000 on each count of
assault, $2,000 on the DWI
charge, and $200 for destine
tion of county property.
Her male companion was
charged with one count of
assault oa a peace officer,
DWI, and driving while license
suspended.
Chamber Accepting
Nominations For Top Citizens
The De Leon Chamber of
Commerce and Agriculture is
accepting nominations for
Man of the Year and Woman
of the Year in De Leon.
A letter of explanation
should be included with each
SPECTATOR SPORT OFFERED
TUESDAY HIGHT,
FEBRUARY 24
The De Leon Booster Club is
sponsoring basketball games
with the feature attraction
between the Globe Travelers
and a team of outstanding
players from this area.
The Globe Travelers are a
touring group of professional
players who have made
numerous appearances in this
area, presenting an ex-
ceptional brand of basketball
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occured about 1860. The two
families lived north of what is
now De Leon. Mrs. Lemley
went to the Woods’ home to
spend the day, and the Woods
girls went to the Lemley home.
While the girls were quilting.
Indians came into the cabin
and captured them. While
taking diem away, the Indians
sent three girls ahead of the
main party keeping the red-
beaded girl. When the others
looked back she was being cut
up alive. A few days later the
Indians killed another of the
girls, a blond, but the two
darkheaded girls were spared.
They escaped, hiding in the
bushes until settlers came
along. They related tales of
gruesome dances performed
by the Indians around the
scalps. The Indians also killed
the Woods' hogs, something
formerly of De Leon who now
resides in Erath County, was
arrested Monday afternoon,
February 16, in Erath County
by Comaache County and
Erath County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment officers.
In October 1980 Comanche
County Sheriff's Department
employed an undercover agent
to wort in the De Leon area.
He made one cocaine buy and
two marijuana buys from one
individual.
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ture Committee and on the
subcommittees on Cotton,
Rice and Sugar; Livestock,
Dairy and Poultry; Tobacco
and Peanut; Wheat, Soybean
and Soil Grain and also on the
Small Business Committee.
In urging broad participa-
tion in the meeting Saturday,
Moeller said "we need to tell
the lawmakers back in
Washington the family
farmers and ranchers are
extremely interested in having
their voices heard in the
multi-year farm bill. We do
not want another act like the
1977 Farm Bill.” he
concluded.
The Farmers Town Hall
Meeting is free and open to
the public. The luncheon will
be served for a nominal fee.
The event is sponsored by the
Texas Farmers Union.
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The Indians Of De Leon
looked very insignificant in his
dirty cotton jacket and was
distinguished only by his
crafty and diplomatic face."
Buffalo Hump who was
asked to act as a guide "was
the genuine picture of a North
American Indian. Unlike most
of his tribe, he scorned the
European clothes, his upper
body naked, a buffalo robe
fastened around his hips, with
brass rings on his arms, and a
string of beads around his
neck; his black straight hair
hanging down long-there he
sat with the serious, to the
European, apathetic, facial
expression of the North
American savage.” He had
drawn their attention since he
had formerly shown great
daring and bravery in leading
raids against the Texans.
Old Owl took the expedition
a little out of its way, to his
camp located on the Arm-
strong, just east of De Leon.
Forty to fifty children were in
the creek bathing and they ran
for the wigwams crying pau-o-
ti-uo, pau-o-ti-uo (white men,
whitemen) as loud as they
could upon the expedition's
arrival March 27, 1849.
Rip Ford had found out that
a smake will recoil when
anything is descending upon it
suddenly, allowing him to
jump on and quickly off the
back of the reptile before it
could strike. Having done it
several times before he was
talked out of ever doing it
again when the Indians
brought out a ten foot rattler,
capable of knocking him off
balance or striking him high
enough to assure death.
After several days in the
Comanche Camp, the Neigh-
bor's party moved on toward
Pecan Bayou with the children
of the tribe often following the
party beating the boshes for
snakes, rabbits, and small
birds. Old Owl returned to hto
camp but Buffalo Hump
continued on to R Paso.
An early settler, Martha
Brumley, told the tale of the
Lemley and Woods girls which
into the 1981 Farm Bill will
have their chance Saturday,
February 21 when a Farmer’s
Town Hall Meeting will be
held with Congressman
Charles Stenholm (D), the
representative of the 17th
Congressional District. The
open meeting will be held from
11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Fine
Arts Building of the Cisco
Junior College in Cisco and
will include a question and
answer session with the
congressman.
The Farmer’s Town Hall
Meeting is a result of a 14
county tour and grass roots
meetings last month- with
farmers and ranchers sponsor-
ed by the Texas Farmers
Union. Newly elected Texas
Farmers Unior President Mike
Moeller said the culmination
of the series of local meetings
held the week of January 20th
to 27th "will provide the j
opportunity to directly present
to Congressman Stenholm the
views of those people whose
livelihoods depends on
agriculture.”
Moeller urged those family
farmers and ranchers who
attended previous county
meetings and those who were
unable to make the previous
sessions to attend the open 1
meeting Saturday. "Instead
of having the 1981 Farm Bill
written by economists, staff
members and lobbyists in
Washington, we can have
input into the process while
the legislation is being
formed," Moeller said. "This
way, we can let our opinions
be known before the law is
adopted rather than having to
wait and find out how it will
affect family farmers and
ranchers after the legislation is
approved," the Texas Farmers
Unior President added.
The Farmer's Town Hall
Meeting will begin at 11 a.m.
with an open meeting to draft
resolutions to present to
Congressman Stenholm. A
dutch treat lunch will be
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WINNER AT FORT WORTH.........Charles Crawford, Jr., of De
Leon had the Grand Champion Hampshire Boar at the
Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show recently with this
animal. He also had the Reserve Champion Boar; Grand Champion
and Reserve Champion Gilt, first place July Boar, first place
August boar, and first and second place July Gilt.
“Serving De Leon For Over 90 Yean."
NATION SALUTES FUTURE FARMERS
OF AMERICA FEBRUARY 21 - 28
are stressed in the local
program. Approximately 225
animals are shown each year
in the local and county shows.
Some FFA members also show
at Dallas, Fort Worth, San
Antonio, and Houston stock
shows.
In addition to the local
banquet in the spring and
booster barbeque for buyers in
the fall, FFA members attend
a district banquet and the state
convention in July. Each
October a national convention
is- held in Kansas City,
Missouri.
JRB STORES SOLD TO
AFFILIATED FOOD STORES, INC
J. R. Beadel and Co., owner
of twenty-six JRB grocery
stores plus real estate, has
been sold to Affiliated Food
Stores. Inc., of Dallas, a
611-store Texas cooperative.
Stores are located in Brown-
wood (two), Stanford, Llano,
Coleman, Abilene (two). Cross
Plains, Cisco, Ranger. East-
land, De Leon, Brady, Gates-
ville, Wichita Falls (two),
Springtown, Newark, Bridge-
port. Albany, Haskell, Dublin,
Olney, Electra, lowa-Part and
AREA RESIDENT CHARGED
WITH DELIVERY OF
C0CAINI AND MARIJUANA
Ricky Doo Brasuell, age 27, Brasueif was arraigned
formerly of De Leon who now before Justice of the Peace
Sarah Miller on Comanche
County delivery of cocaine and
two counts of delivery of
marijuana. Bond was set at
$100,000 for all three charges.
During the arrest in Erath
County, felony charges of
possesion lo( marijuana were
also filed.. Bond was set in
Erath Connty for $10,000
covering this charge.
Brasuell remains in the
Comanche County jail.
« amended to a mayor Office. Last day for fl
: commissioners. March 4, 1981
MEMBERS TO SHO
ON LIVESTOCK SN
extravaganza. Livestock show
dates are Rbruary 25-March
8, and rodeo dates are Feb- <
ruaiy 27-March 8. 7
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preparation for their animals.
This year’a show once again
promises to be profitable for
them, as open show and junior
exhibitors will vie for more
than a half a million dollars in
prize monies and premium
auction prices above market
value.
Houston, the fastest grow-
ing city in the nation, brings
western heritage to life when it
once again hosts this two week
De Leon Hospital District Directors'
Election Set For April 4
The Board of Directors, De
Leon Hospital District, met in
regular session on January 12,
1981, and adopted an election
order and notice to fill the
expiring terms of directors
Walter J. Beaty, Joe V.
Morgan, and Larry Jim
Womack.
The election will be held in
the De Leon Public Library on
Saturday, April 4, 1981, with
Mrs. Dewey Daniell serving as
election judge. Debra L.
Stephens was appointed clerk
for absentee voting to be he(d
The week of February 21-28
is Future Farmers of America
Week across the nation.
Future Farmers of America
is a national organization^
students who study agriculture
in high schools. Founded in
1928, it now has active groups
in the fifty states plus Puerto
Rico, Guam, and the Virgin
Islands.
With the motto: "Learning
to do, doing to learn, earning
to live, living to serve”, the
FFA offers training in leader-
ship, citizenship, and patrio-
tism. Many FFA activities are
Session With Congressman
Stenholm In Cisco February 21
Family farmers and ranch- available from noon to 12:30
ers who want a direct input . p.m. The Congressman will
deliver a prepared talk at 12:30
p.m. immediately following
will be a question and answer
session beginning at 1 p.m.
The meeting should be
complete by 3 p.m.
Results of the 3,000
questionnaires which were
mailed individually to people
in the 17th Congressional
district will also be presented
to Congressman Stenholm.
"Preliminary indications show
area fanners are interested in
a strong government program
to sell commodities to other
countries, prohibiting
purchases of farm land by
aliens and relating price
support programs to parity,”
Moeller commented.
Congressman Stenholm is a
member of the House Agricul-
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Nine FFA members from De
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