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District Attorney
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PLANS COMPLETED FOR
ANNUAL MEETING
President C. M. Caraway Sr. of
the Comanche County Livestock
Association announces that plans
are now completed for the annual
membership meeting and barbe-
cue diner.
This meeting will take place
at Lake Eanes Friday, May 16 at
6:30 p.m.
Present Thia Coupon
at Box Office.
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tter Facilities and Opportunities
elude Chemistry with the begin-
ning of the 1952-53 school year.
Biology and general science
will continue to be offered. Span-
ish, Journalism and Speech will
be offered again to students dur-
ing the 1952-53 school year.
The affiliated credits of the De
Leon high school are as follows:
Four credits in English, World
History, American History, Texas
History and Civics, Economics,
General Math, Two credits in Al-
gebra, Plane Geometry, General
Science, Biology, Health; Four
credits in Vocational Agriculture,
four credits in Home Economics,
Bookkeeping, Stenography, Jour-
nalism, Speech, four credits in
Music-Band, and Safety Educa-
tion and Driver Training.
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ELZO BRINSON
pty School Superintendent,
[will introduce the speaker
|he dedication of the new
h school building Friday
Desdemona Man
Meets Tragic
Death Last Week
BRO. M. L. WELCH
Brother Manuel L. Welch who
is completing his third year as
pastor of the Primitive Baptist
Church of De Leon will deliver
the Baccalaureate Sermon on
Sunday, May J8, at 8:00 p.m. at
the new high school auditorium.
In addition to his eight years of
seminary work, Bro. Welch has
had other vocational training. He
was pastor of a church in Wichi-
ta Falls for 15 years before com-
ing to De Leon.
HOWELL COBB
District Attorney Howell Cobb
will make the dedication address
at the dedication exercises for the
De Leon High School Building
that will be held Friday, May 16,
1952.
Mr. Cobb received his law de-
gree 1
THE LEON THEATRE
and the
DE LEON FREE PRESS
Have
Guest Ticket
for
W. T. OWENS
and one
Route 3, De Leon
to see
“TRAIL GUIDE"
Friday, May 16
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REV. T. J. SPARKMAiy
Pastor First Baptist Church
will deliver the piincipal ad-
dress at the commencement ex-
ercises Thursday night. May 22.
Ina Mae
Lucille
program on Conservation.
All Scout committeemen in De
Leon are invited to attend. Any-
one interested in Scouting is also
invited.
Mr. Hill is a brother of Mrs.
O. H. Moore and was Mr. Stock-
ton’s scoutmaster when he was
a young boy.
Local Draft Board
Not to Furnish Any
Men During June
AUSTIN, April 29. — State
draft boards will be called on in
June for only 384 men, Brigadier
General Paul L. Wakefield, state
Selective Service director, an-
nounced today.
Quotas to local boards for this
call, smallest received by the
state since July 1951, will be fig-
ured and placed in the mail on
or about May 7. The June state
quota of 384 is Texas' share of
a national quota of 10,000. The
local board will not have to fur-
nish any men in Jue.
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Senior Class Trip
The Senior Class along with
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sorley and
two class mothers, Mrs. Lois
Preston and Mrs. Lois Easley,
will leave for a week's trip. May
25.
The trip will carry them to the
Carlsbad Caverns and The Big
Bend Area. The youngsters are
anxious to get started. They have
been working for the past two
years to raise this money for
their trip. Their friends wish
them a happy trip with no acci
dents to mar their happiness.
Mr. Ed Lee was accidental?
shot Tuesday evening while he
and a grandson, Kenneth Lee,
were rabbit hunting. Mr. Lee
passed away Friday afternoon in
the Gorman hospital and was
buried Saturday afternoon at
Linglevllle.
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Softball Meeting
Tuesday Night
A meeting of softball players
and enthusiasts will be held
Tuesday night at 8:00 o’clock at
the City Hall. All players and
others interested are urged to
attend.
Two teams from Gorman have
expressed a desire to enter the
De Leon League when organized.
It is hoped to get the games
started soon.
group will be divided into two
sessions. One for Cubbers and
one for Scouters.
The session for the Club lead-
ers will hear presentations on
planning a three months summer
program. The group of Scout
leaders will be mainly concerned
with making plans for attending
children this year in our extra
room, and with the available au-
ditorium next year, we hope the
parents will be with us more.
Our visual aid program has
been both enjoyable and helpful.
We have 200 film strips and have
borrowed a great number of
films from the different visual
aid agencies.
The teachers have enjoyed vis-
iting into the homes of their
children, and having parents with
them during the school hours. We
appreciate the co-operation of our
parents with our school program
this year.
Free Press Job Printing
Why not let the Free Press furnish
that next order of job printing? We pay
taxes and help support every activity in
the community. It pays to buy at home.
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SENIORS—Front Row (left to right): Stanley Skaggs and
Jerry Smitherman. Second row, 1. to r.: Polly Coan, beta
Terry and Georgia Fraley. Third row, I. to r.: Doris War-
ren, Jo Helen Railshack, Rae Jean Kinnard, Gilbert Loud-
ermilk. Back row, 1. to r.: Dale Solomon, Bobby Wilkerson,
Norman Spruill, Wayland Lesley and Levy Alexander.
Two girls were not present at time picture was made—
Ethel Goates nad Hazel Gooden.
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P De Leon High School is
Prized as an affiliated high
H by the Texas Education
ky and the State Accrediting
Jnittee which entitles its
bates to enter any college of
choice without entrance ex-
■tions.
■ curriculum offers sufficient
ftunities to the students in
preparation for college
ling as well as the basic tools
kary for persuing a vocation
hose not attending college.
«> the completion of tfle new
nng, some courses will be ex-
M to accomodate more stu-
ll and offer additional oppor-
®es. The new science room
* the possibility of enrich-
he science department to in-
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Elementary School Has Had Successful
Year; Reading, Field Trips and Studying
The De Leon Elementary
School has had a very pleasant
and successful school year. With
the additional first grade teacher,
the first grade rooms have not
had more than 20 pupils at
any time. This has given the
teachers much time for individ-
ual pupil help.
These small groups have af-
forded the pupils much more free
liscense with their work. The
new reading program has been
very satisfactory and interesting.
The teachers attended a reading
clinic in Abilene; then our
school sponsored one here. The
school visits and clinics proved
to be very beneficial.
The second grade has been
more crowded than the other
grades, but an unusual amount
of school work has been done
due to the fact that much of the
work has been done in units.
This has given rise for field trips,
excellent opportunities to read
library books and other reading
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honor graduate.
Gilbert Loudermilk is next
high, with Norman Spruill only
a fractional point behind him
In spite of the size of this
class, the students have contrib-
uted in a large measure to the
various activities of *he school.
Polly Coan and Leta Terry have
both served very efficiently as
yell leaders. Gilbert Loudermilk,
Jerry Smitherman, Wayland Les-
ley, and Dale Soloman are all
oustanding members of the
Bearcat Band.
Jo Helen Railsback has ad-
vanced to the regional nujt
twice in Ready Writing, and
English Composition contest, once
in Typing, and once m Short
hand.
Wayland Lesley and Gilbert
Loudermilk represented the
school ir Number Sense, and
Wayland Advanced to the region-
al meet. Practically all the mem-
bers of the present graduating
class have distinguished them-
selves m some school activity.
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Scouters Pow Wow
To Be at De Leon
Comanche Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
Brantly Hudson Jr.
The regular Scout leaders
training meeting will be held at
De Leon next Monday, May 19 at
7:30 p.m. at the Odd Fellows
Hall. Scout leaders from Gor-
man, Comanche, Dublin, Ste-
phenville. Morgan Mill, and De
Leon are expected to attend.
Buford Parten, commissioner
for the Boy Scouts in De Leon,
has made arrangements for the
meal and assures us that there
will be plenty of good food for
everyone.
District Chairman Reecie Jones,
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Mr. C. E. Irby is Principal of
the high school, and Mr. J. C.
Helm, Jr. is Superintendent.
Mr. Hilmar Wagner and Miss
Betty Ballard have resigned ef-
fective on the termination of the
1951-52 school year. De Leon re-
grets to lose these teachers and
certainly hope them best of suc-
cess in their future selection of
work.
Mr. Paul B. Rann, who served
for the past two years as High
School Principal, resigned to en-
ter private business in De Leon.
Although it is with regret that
he is leaving the school system,
his services will not be lost to
the community. He is a very ar-
dent backer of De Leon and will
be in a position to help encour
age its growth.
All teachers are above stand-
ard in their qualifications and
are making efforts constantly to
improve themselves. It is through
their diligent work, their congen-
ial attitude and pleasing disposi-
tion that the De Leon School Sys-
tem is able to maintain their
scholastic standard and efficient
school system.
The Comyn School with Floyd
Sorley, Superintendent, has a
busy week ahead with many
school activities.
Sunday evening at 8 o’clock
marks the time for the Senior
Baccalaureate sermon in the
school auditorium. Rev. John-
nie Barrett of the Second Bap-
tist Church in Dublin will bring
the message.
There are six seniors, five boys
and one girl to graduate thia
year.
Wednesday evening at 7:30
o’clock the graduating exercises
for the eighth grade will be held.
The High School Commence-
ment will follow this program
beginning at 8 p.m. All in the
school auditorium.
John Nicholson, county attor-
ney, will be the speaker.
Charlotte Preston is the Vale-
dictorian. Eddie Tucker is the
i Salutatorian.
The other four graduates are
REVIVAL AT BEATTIE j also honor students.
Everyone is cordially invited.
to attend the Spring Revival at
Beatte Baptist Church beginning
May 18. Bro. Lee Fields of Car-
bon will do the preaching. There
will be night services only. Serv-
ices will begin at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Curtis Thornton, Clerk.
Breeders of Shorthorns will be
in Stephenville May 21 for a mid-
year show and sale of the Co-
manche County Shorthorn Breed-
ers Association.
A. H. Caraway of De Leon, sec-
retary of the Central Texas
group, has announced 61 head to
be placed on sale at the after-
noon auction. Included in the
catalogued offerings are 21 bulls,
14 mature cows, 17 bred heifers
and nine epen heifers.
List of Consignors
Consignors to the sale include:
C. M. Caraway & Sons, De Leon;
B. O. Koonce, Z. L. Koonce, Des-
demona; Hubert Blasingaine,
Duke, Okla.; Deward C. Jones,
Tyler; E. F. Joiner, De Leon;
J. Doss Miller, De Leon; Rodney
Spencer, De Leon; Carl L. Duke.
Oglesby; C. H. May, Moody;
Bruce Lane. Comanche; Felix
Shaffer. Meridian; James Hilton
Caraway, De Leon; Johnson
Farms, Mangum, Okla.; Sprag-
gins Bros., Duke, Okla.; Mrs. W.
N. Koonce, Desdemona.
The cattle will be placed on
sale order at 9 a.m., May 21, at
the City Park sale pavilion. Tom
W. Bridges of Henderson will
judge the cattle for sale, and C.
D. Swaffer will be auctioneer.
Chambers Announces
For Representative
To the citizes of Comanche Coun-
ty:
The 52nd Legislature re-dis-
tricted Texas into Legislative dis-
tricts. The 73rd district comprises
Comanche, Mills and Brown
counties.
Unless something unforseen
should happen, it will be my duty
to represent this new district in
the 53rd Legislature.
I’ve served Brown and Cole-
man counties as representative
for 12 years. During this time it
has been my pleasure to know
intimately the representatives
from Comanche and Mills coun-
ties.
They have heen men of the
highest character and ability
It is my hope that I can con-
tinue the same high standard of
public service set by them.
Remember Your Counsel is re-
quested. The 53rd session prom-
ises to be a nard one, I will ap-
preciate your help
Sincerely yours,
W. R. Chambers,
May, Brown County, Texas.
(Paid Pol. Adv.)
| of the County School Board with
about 25 square miles being ad-
ded from this district.
The enrollment in the school
totals about 725 students at the
present time. The high school
enrollment if growing to the ex-
tent that in 1949 the member.'bio
was 160 and at the beginning <?f
this school term the enrollment
was 198.
With 16 students in the Senior
Class this year and about 85 stu-
dents in the prerent 8th grade
along with the high school stu-
dents of Comyn School District, it
is anticipated that the high school
opnriKH enrollment for the 1952-53 school
cent meeting I year will be in excess of 250.
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gree from the University of Tex- from Stephenville, will preside at
as and practiced law in Brady meeting. After the meal the
before the war and served as
County Judge of McCullougn
County and District Attorney
from the Brady District.
After serving in World War
II in which he was a Major in
the AAF, Mr. Cobb moved to Co-
manche and purchased the Co-
manche County Abstract Com-
pany. In 1950 he was elected as
District Attorney of this district.
ea of De Leon School District Is
leased to 170 Square Miles
* De Leon School District in
contained 16 square miles.
f that time the district has
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170 square miles.
SMMbhBb SK? Rowing in size has pro-
MHi gH0 a more uniform tax rate
•|ss||rpr'htion for al! areas hav-
— attending the De
MMMMI ^hoo] In previous years
MMMMI Mm dormant school districts
HUB n f< rr'nR their students
:l' Leon School and w-re
'heir small district
recent
’<s nave been added by an-
The more recent of
hstricts being Sipe Springs
’’nexed at a re.
[Leon Teachers Elected for the
12-1953 School Year Announced
I De Leon School District is | Hilmar Wagner
Kate to have the qualified *” - - -
Er personnel that are em-
E as teachers and to con-
Ithis statement the School
■ at a recent meeting re-
their teachers for tne
■j school year.
| teachers and their possible
■ placement are as follows:
■Grade—Mrs. Hattie Bowden,
K L. Moore and Mrs. Clyde
Im.
■ Grade—Mrs. LaVelle Cox,
|Irs. Mary Alice Crittenden.
[Grade—Mrs. Clyde Wright,
■rs. Cyril Irby.
(Grade—Mrs. Mary Jo Dick-
Id Mrs. Katie Kuhn.
| Grade—Mrs. Merle Hold-
land Mrs. Leland Nabors.
fc Bertha Ross will be prin-
|of the first five grades
I will be located in the pres-
Erammar School and old
[school building beginning
Ithe 1952-53 school term.
I Grade—Miss Gladys Green
Mrs. Alpha Campbell.
| Grade — Miss
bbers, and Mrs.
lington.
I Grade—Mrs. Alda Daniell,
Mr Bill McClure, Grammar
II Coach.
[ Floyd Sorley is Principal
B grades. These grades will
kted in the present elemen-
bchool building.
th School Teachers: Mrs. Lu-
[Duke. Miss Roger Mae
k. Mrs. Allene Scott, Mrs.
toary Scott, Miss Betty Bal-
|Mrs. LaBon Porche, Mrs.
Spencer, Mr. Lloyd Jean,
Bob Blair, Mr. Milton Rob-
k Mr. R. H. Campbell, Mr.
art, and better readers have re-
sulted from these units.
The third grade teachers have
carried out a very excellent
school program. With the extra
help they have had with the
slower group of pupils out of
their rooms, they have had more
time to carry on a thorough
schedule of third grade work.
We have had the best health
program we have ever had due
to our very excellent nurse. She
has checked eyes and ears,
weighed and measured every
child. These have all been filed
and recorded.
The P.T.A. made working con-
ditions better by purchasing
much needed equipment. The
Lions Club rendered assistance
by helping finance some children
whose parents needed help. Our
school lunch program has been
beneficial in our health program
in that free lunches have been
provided in cares of necessity.
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well as much music, creative grams have been given by the
Senior Class of 8
Girls, 8 Boys to
Graduate May 22
(By Mrs. Lucille Duke)
For the first time in many
years De Leon has a graduating
class of fewer than 20 membeis.
The Senior Class has only 16
members—eight girls and eight
boys. The reason for the size of
this class is that 12 years ago the
schools of Texas were re-classi-
fied, and the standard school sys-
tems of Texas now have 12
grades. This, the first class to
complete 12 full years of public
school work, is comparatively
small all over the state.
The eight girls who are grad-
uating May 22 are Polly Coan.
Georgia Fraley, Ethel Goates, Ha-
zel Gooden, Ray Jean Kinnard,
Jo Helen Railsback, Leta Dell
Terry, and Doris Warren,
The boys are Levy Alexander,
Wayland Lesley, Gilbert Louder-
milk, Jerry Smitherman, Dale
Solomcn, Norman Spruill. Stan-
ley Skaggs, and Bobby W-lker-
son •
Jo Halen Railsback is the top-
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Hi School Building Dedicated Friday Night
Auditorium Will Seat 750; Grounds,
All Surroundings to Be Beautified;
School Territory Covers 170 Miles
A new high school building that is a credit to any school
iistrict in the State of Texas is nearing completion sufficient
that the exercises at the closing of school as well as an open
house and dedication ceremony will be held in the new audi-
torium of the new building within the next week.
Although not entirely complete
in every respect, the open house
and dedication will be held Fri-
day afternoon and night, May 16,
1952.
Beginning at 5:00 p.m., the
public is invited to come at their
convenience and inspect the en-
tire building. School personnel
will be present to escort the pa-
trons through the building. Then
beginning at 7:30 the De Leon
High School Band will present a
concert in the auditorium. Sev-
eral other musical numbers by
students will be included in the
concert. The dedication program
will begin at 8:15 p.m.
De Leon is indeed fortunate
and the patrons of the De Leon
School District must be com-
mended for the combined efforts
to see the needs of their educa-
tional system and to provide this
type of structure for their chil-
dren.
(See Program on Page 5)
Pres. Special
Thru De Leon
President D. V.- Fraser and
Vice President and General Man-
ager H. M. Warden of the Katy
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Camp Billy Gibbons and with a day at noon (Thursday) on their
n----------- way from Waco to Rotan The
officers are making a tour of in-
spection of property' over the
southwest.
De Leon railroad men operat-
ing the special are C. D. Greg-
ory, conductor; R. N. Hill, en-
gineer; J. A. Branham, fireman;
and E. T. Childress, brakeman.
Centra! Texas Shorthorn Breeders to
Hold Sale at Stephenville, May 21
All County Schools
To Close Next Week
The Comanche County schools
are npproaching the close of an-
other successful year and are
planning various types of pro-
grams under the direction of
Mrs. W. B. Sartor, County Music
Teacher.
Beattie School will close Tues-
day, May 20, with a program
May 15 at 8:00 p.m.
Hasse School closes May 20,
and on May 17 the community is
invited to the school for a stew,
at 12:00 noon.
Comyn will have Baccalaureate
Services at 8:00 p.m. Sunday,
May 18. Eighth Grade gradua-
tion exercises will begin at 7:30
p.m. May 21. High School com-
mencement at 8 the same night.
John Nicholson to be the speaker.
Proctor School will close May
20 with 8th Grade graduation ex-
ercises at 8 p.m. May 19.
Van Dyke School presents an
operetta May 20. at 10:00 a.m. A
barbecue and basket lunch will
be served at 12:00 noon. The 20th
will also be the last day of school
at Van Dyke.
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Hicks, F. D. & Hicks, Beaulah Kay. The De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1952, newspaper, May 16, 1952; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1260090/m1/1/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.