Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 19, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 23, 1955 Page: 3 of 22
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news BRIEFS
V*ftr. and Mrs. Glen Russell, ac-
companied by Mrs. W. E. Bar-
field, are in Dallas attending the
summer fashion market.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Day and
Mrs. P. Windham are in Denton
to attend the graduation of Doug-
las Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Day
and son-in-law of Mrs. Windham.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Sweeden have
returned from San Angelo where
Ujey attended the funeral of his
Vrster, Mrs. L. C. Miller. Services
were held Friday at the Robert
Massie Funeral Home.
Miss Shirley Ferrell, left Sweet-
water Friday for Dallas, where she
will be employed as a reservation-
ist for Pioneer Continental Air-
lines. She will live at Town Ter-
race, Apt. B, 4043 North Central
Expressway.
M iss Anna Lou Fuqua, daughter
M Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Fuqua, 804
aosephine, is home between terms
from North Texas State College at
Denton, where she is doing gradu-
ate work.
Miss Marie Hill and Miss Lu- ,
cille Murchison of Wichita Falls
are weekend guests of Miss Marie [
Haney. Miss Hill, who formerly
directed music in Newman High
School, is now on the Wichita Falls '
faculty.
Cafeteria Menu
The cafeteria menu for Sweet-
water Public Schools, from the
week of Jan. 24—Jan. 28:
Monday—Spaghetti and ground
meat, spinach or beans, combi-
nation salad, banana pudding,
bread and milk.
Tuesday—Vegetable meat pie,
scalloped potatoes, tossed salad,
sheet cake, bread and milk.
Wednesday — Barbeque franks,
red beans with tomatoes and chili
seasoning, green beans, lettuce
leaf, cobbler, bread and milk.
Thursday—Meat loaf, buttered
fresh carrots, cabbage salad, pea-
nut butter cookies, hot rolls and
milk.
Friday — Cod fish, blackeyed
peas, scalloped potatoes, cole
slaw, iced cake, bread and milk.
OIL-
School Administrators
Attend Four-County
Conference At Lubbock
Six Nolan County school teach- I
ers and administrators attended a I
curriculum meeting Thursday,
held at Texas Tech College in i
Lubbock. Representatives of No- |
£n. Terry, Cochran and Lubbock I
counties were in attendance. j
The meeting was held in con- ;
neciton with the In-Service Edu-
cation olan. ana a study way to
make school curricula meet needs
of the students.
Those from Nolan County at
tending were F. B. Porter from
Divide, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Buster
and J. E. Alexander of Highland, |
County Supervisor Viola Benson j
f .d County Superintendent Caffey j
elch.
Eight New Tests
Announced In Oil
Exploratory Work
Oil exploratory work in Sweet-
water fields moved ahead briskly
last week with eight new tests an-
nounced and more in the making.
The Hanley Company, Midland,
spotted a 6,800 foot Cambrian sand
test 1-3/4 miles northeast of the
North Dora multipay field
It will be No. 1 Zilla Collins,
1,980 feet from the south and 660
feet from the east lines of 47-20-
T&P. The project will be drilled to
fi.800 feet.
The prospector is two miles south
of Cambrian production in the
White Flat multipay field. It is se-
parated from North Dora field by
a failure. Woodley Petroleum Cor-
poration No. 2 Zilla Collins, plug-
ged and abandoned at 6,503 feet.
British American Oil Producing
Co., may get started this week on
its No. 1 Harry Rotan. two miles
southwest of Nolan.
No. 1 Lance Sears is an impor-
tant Ellenburger test scheduled for
7,500 foot depth will be drilled four
and one fourth miles southwest of
Maryneal. This C. L. Norsworthy,
Jr., test announced last week is
660 feet from the south and east
lines of I53-1A-H&TC.
A number of wells are slated
around Oak Creek Lake, Blackwell
and Hylton.
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mile to the west until the bottom
of the Permian basin is reached.
Deepening continued at the
weekend below 6,040 feet in dolo-
mite at W. R. Berg and Plymouth
Oil Co. No. 1 L. L. Huddlcston
tes.t north of Eskota (in 9-K-T&P
survey). This is north of the Pal-
ava pool and close to several
Cambrian tries.
Cosden Petroleum Corp. No. 1
C. H. Bolin test announced recent-
ly in the two-well Watts (Gardner
lime) field five miles northeast of
Blackwell has a contract depth of
5,700 feet.
Location, on 80 acre lease, is 330
feet from the south line and 990
feet from the west line of 202-64-
H&TC.
The third Jack Boyd oil test
near his home on the Divide, will
start drilling Sunday. No. 1-44 C.
E. Boyd hit the Canyon sand pay
and then made a big Ellenburger
strike.
The rig was moved northeast to
section 58 and drilled on down to
the Cambrian without finding any
oil. The Cambrian was tested at
7,055 feet.
Now the Penrod Drilling Co. rig
has been moved north two loca-
tions to start Hunt Oil Co. No. 1-59
C. E. Boyd.
In the northeast Roseoe field.
No. 1 N. L. Anderson test of Sun
Oil Co. was coring Saturday hunt-
ing the water table. Microfilm
tests were reported and it is not
i believed the Anderson well has
found any oil showings.
No. 1 Anderson is immediately
south of the No. 1 H. F. Rayburn,
a good producer. Sun Oil Co. will
drill No. 2 Rayburn to the north
next it is reported. Sun Oil Co. No.
2 E. M. Cooper is drilling ahead
seeking to get a west offset well
to the No. 1 Cooper canyon reef
well.
Only Seven Days
Remain To Obtain
Poll Tax For 1955
Only seven days remain In which
poll taxes may be obtained, and
totals for Nolan County are run-
ning well behind last year, records
in County Assessor-Collector L. E.
Musgrove's office revealed Satur-
day.
A total of 1,443 poll taxes and
708 exemptions had been issued
Saturday morning, which was lag-
ging behind last year's total at ap-
proximately the same dale, when
1,800 poll taxes and 800 exemptions
had been issued.
Poll tax receipts usually decline
on an off-election year, but local
civic organizations will open a
concerted week's drive in order to
push the sale of poll taxes during
the final week of January.
Carrying out the theme of
"Don't Be Lax, Pay Your Poll
Tax," speakers have been engaged I
to speak at the various service!
clubs during the week.
Mrs. Peter Fox will speak at the j
Lions Club Tuesday, Mrs. Buck |
Wetsel at the Jaycees Wednesday i
and Mrs. T. D Young at the Ki-
wanis Club Friday.
The poll tax drive is one of the
projects undertaken by the newly-
organized Good Government Lea-
gue of Sweetwater.
Final day for poll tax payment is
Monday, Jan. 31.
New Church Of God
Minister Arrives
The new pastor of the First
Church of God, 104 West Avenue
D, Rev. C. C. Means and Mrs.
I Means, have arrived to make their
home here at the parsonage, 110
1 E. Avenue C.
The Means came here from
| Shattuck. Okla.. here Rev. Means
j was pastor. He has been in the
| ministry for 28 years. He replaces
| the Rev. Lonnie Swann as pastor
here.
Funeral Rites Today
In Colorado City
For Isaac Hestand
Funeral services will be held at
1 p. m. today in the Assembly of
God Church. Colorado City, for
Isaac Hestand, 82, former Roseoe
resident who died in Johnston
Hospital at Loraine early Friday.
Mr. Hestand lived near Roseoe
for 24 years before moving to Lo-
raine six years ago. He was a na-
tive of Arkansas.
Interment in Roseoe Cemetery
will be directed by Patterson Fun-
eral Home. Survivors include the
wife; two sons, F. E. of Loraine
and M. L. of Roseoe: and three
sisters.
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Sunday School Class
Holds Hobby Night
ROSCOE, Jan. 22 (Special >—The j
Open Door Sunday School class of \
the Methodist Church met Thurs- j
day evening for its first Hobby j
Night meeting in the Houston Jol- [
ly home.
J. B. Cooper Jr. was leader for
the study of photography, the first
hobby to be discussed. Present
were Mr. and Mrs. Phil Haynes, |
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Cooper, Mrs.
Marie Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Val Nitz- ;
sche and children, C. A. Sims, Ma-
rie Woodard, J. B. Cooper Sr., Sus-
san Jane Jolly and the host and
hostess.
Sugar Bill to be Introduced
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 —UP— |
Legislation to extend the federal
sugar act and increase marketing
quota for domestic producing :
areas is expected to be introduced ;
in both houses of congress next!
week.
CLIFTON S. PERKINS, JR.
Perkins Is Named
To Stale Insurance
Board Of Directors
Clifton S. Perkins, Jr., who has
been in the life insurance business
since 1948, yesterday received no-
tice that he had been appointed as
director to the State Board of The
Texas Life Underwriters Associa-
tion to fill vacancy created when
Jerry Morgan of Abilene recently
resigned.
The board is composed of 12
members and four officers and
serves the entire State of Texas.
According to Perkins the Board
is the governing body of the State
Association which tries to promote
public relations, serves as a laison
between agents and Insurance
Companies, sponsors the Texas
Leaders Round Table, and protects
Life Underwriters interests in the
legislature.
Perkins is a native of Sweetwater
having graduated from high school
here in 1941. After attending Kem-
per Military school for two years
lie attended the University of
Texas for a year prior to entering
service in 1943. He served in the
European theater of activity and
was a prisoner of war for 3 months.
He is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Texas with a BBA degree
with a major in finance. At present
he is studying for a Chartered Life
Underwriters designation.
Active in civic affairs, Perkins
was vice president of the Jaycees
and a member of the board of di-
rectors for 2 years. In 1950 he was
chosen as "Outstanding Young
Man of Sweetwater."
He has served as vice-command-
er ot the V.F.W., secretary-treasur-
er and vice president of the Sweet-
water Association of Life Under-
writers.
With the Southwestern Life In-
surance Company Perkins has been
a consistant member of the ''Top
Club," and is a National Quality
Award Winner" which was present-
ed by the National Association of
Life Underwriters. He is also a
member of the "Texas Leader's
Round Table." an honor group
from Texas Association of Life
Underwriters.
Hit, Dun Wreck,
2 Other Accidents
Reported By Police
Three accidents, one a hit and
run accident, were reported Friday
by Sweetwater City Police. No in-
juries were reported in any of the
collisions.
A hit and run motorist, driving
what was believed to be a tan
1949 Plymouth automobile with ai:
Oklahoma license, collided with a
car driven by Mavadene Kouri,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Kouri at the intersection of Broad-
way and Hailey at 10:40 p. m. Fri-
day.
Police said that following the
collision, the drive of the Okla-
homa car asked Miss Kouri to pull
over to the curb to exchange some
information, and as she did so, he
drove off. Police are continuing
search for the unidentified driver.
Two other accidents were report-
ed Friday, one involving cars driv-
en by Ted L. Smith, 18, of Route
Three, Sweetwater and Jimmie
Don Feagan, 15, also of Sweetwat-
er. The accident occurred just
south of the Lamar Street under-
pass. Damage to the Smith car, a
1953 Chevrolet, was estimated by
police at $50 and the 1951 Kaiser
driven by Feagan was damaged an
estimated $10.
An accident on West 12th Street,
east of the Cypress Street intersec-
tion, involved automobiles driven
by Bascom Waggoner, 44, 1602
Pease Street, and Robert Brothers,
18. 907 Mulberry. The Waggoner
car received an estimated $25 in
damages and the Brothers car was
damaged an estimated $200.
Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Sunday, January 23, 1955
Reporter Classified Ads Bring Results
Sobe's Fashion Shop
Presents . .
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Donald, Ronald Wood
Train At Fort Bliss
FORT BLISS, Texas—Two broth-
ers of the Sweetwater area recent-
ly began eight weeks of Army
basic training in the Antiaircraft
Artillery Replacement Training
Center at Fort Bliss, Texas.
They are Pvt. Donald G. Wood
and Pvt. Ronald O. Wood, both
son sof Mr. and Mrs. Edward F.
1 Wood of Sweetwater.
All will spend their eight weeks
training on fundamental infantry
| subjects such as rifle, machine
gun, and bazooka marksmanship,
and familiarization with Army
technical subjects.
Mrs. Barry, Children
Leave For Germany
Mrs. Jack Barry and children,
i Jimmy Rod and Carolyn Ann. left
) Thursday for New York City,
j where they will embark for Ger-
\ many to join their husband and
j father, Sgt. Jack Barry, who is
| stationed with the 12th Infantry
, Regiment.
Mrs. Barry and children have
j been in Sweetwater for three
j months with her parents, Mr. and
' Mrs. J. W. Gardner.
POLICE COURT
Three persons pleaded guilty to
charges of drunkenness in City
Police Court Thursday and Fri-
day. Two fines of $14 each were
levied and one of $50 levied.
John Ybarra Succumbs
John Ybarra, age 44, died Sat-
urday afternoon at his home at
905 W. Alamo Street after an ex-
tensive illness.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted from the Emaculate Heart
of Mary Monday at 4 p. m. with
Father Degin in charge. Inter-
ment will be in the Sweetwater
Cemetery with Patterson Funeral
Home in charge.
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DRESSES SUITS COATS
We Must Make Room For The
New Spring Merchandise
That's Arriving Daily.
We Are Offering Our Entire Stock At
Sacrifice Prices. Everything Must Go.
SALE STARTS MONDAY
Continues All Week
DRESS
SALE
Buy One Dress at the
Regular Price. Get the
Second Dress of Equal
Value for Only —
Example
Buy One Dress For
Get Second $10.00 Dress For
$10.00
$1.00
Total 2 Dresses $11.00
Dresses Priced From $8.95 to $29.75
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SALE
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Sizes 7 to 11
Regular Price $17.95 to $49.50
i/2 PRICE
PAJAMAS
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Reg.
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Reg.
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$3.79
JACKETS
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