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The Archer County News
Single Copy
10 Cents
VOLUME 46
ARCHER CITY, TEXAS
SHORT GRASS RANCHING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1960
NUMBER FORTY-FOUR
Wildcat Band
Gives Superb
Performances
Their halftime performance
last Friday night at the Crowell-
Archer City Wildcat game was
one of the best ever given by
the Wildcat Band.
Under the field direction of
Tommye Jane Mullis, drum ma-
jor, the band played an opening
fanfare “Down the Gridiron
March.” The other number were
dance tunes and the band mem-
bers did dances while playing,
bcr did dances while playing
"Charleston” and the dance of
the 20s by the same name;
“Grand Entry Swing” to a swing
step; and “Tea For Two,” a cha
cha cha.
For this Friday night’s half-
time show at Paducah, the band
will do a “time” show which
will be a historic presentation of
time pieces through the years.
The hour glass, sun dial, grand-
father clock, and clock radio will
be presented as the following
tunes are played:
“As Time Goes By”, “Time on
My Hand s”, "Grand father
Clock”, “Turn Back the Hands
of Time”, and “Rock Around the
Clock”.
A. C. MORRIS
FUNERAL HELD
WEDNESDAY
Funeral services was held at
2 p. m. Wednesday from the
First Methodist Church for Ar-
thur C. Morris, 72, who died at
his home Tuesday morning fol-
lowing a long illness.
Rev. Linley Vowell, church
pastor officiated assisted by Rev.
S. E. Cearley, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, and Rev.
John Curtis, pastor of the As-
sembly of God Church. Inter-
City Court Find*
19 Guilty in 10
Separate Count*
The month of September saw
a rash of minor offenses brought
before City Court for trial and
disposition. Altogether there were
10 separate types of offenses in-
volved in the 19 cases found
guilty.
Fines meted out during the
month for convictions netted the
city treasury a nice total of
$200.
The categories involved and
number of persons convicted in
each included:
Drunk in car, one; abusive and
profane language in public, one:
minor drinking and in possession
of alcohol, three; drunk in public
place, three; stop sign violation,
five; reckless driving, two; ex-
cessive noise on motorcycle in
city, one; destruction and misuse
of public property, one; speed-
ing, failure to stop, and on
wrong side of road, one; and no
driver’s license, one.
Kittens Snow
Throckmorton
28-0 Tuesday
The Archer City Kittens over-
powered a scrappy Throckmor-
ton team 28 to 0 on the latter’s
field Tuesday night.
The first half ended with the
score 6 to 0 as a result of a
3L-yard touchdown pass from
Barry Morrison to Barney Oliver.
The Kittens came back the second
half with some outstanding play
on both offense and defense.
Early in the third quarter, Mor-
rison and Oliver again kicked on
a 40-yard TD pass which made
the score 12 to 0. Later in that
period Lee Nelson took a hand-
off from Morrison and sprinted
35 yards to pay dirt. Lannie
Yeager carried over for the
extra points to bring the scoring
to 20-0.
Before the third quartetr was
over, Morrison and Oliver team-
ed up again on a 45-yard pass
ior the final talley. Gary Tepfer
ran the extra points over for
the final 28-0 score.
The reserves played most of
the last quarter and really made
a fine showing, with Jim Horany
picking up yardage through the
middle.
All the boys played a real fine
grme. Mike Stewart and Billy
Pitts did an exceptionally good
job on defense.
The Kittens will play again
next Tuesday evening, Oct. 11,
Henrietta. Game time: 6:30.
Holliday Seniors’
Annual Barbecue
Set for Oct. 20
The annual Senior Barbecue,
sponsored by the Holliday High
School seniors, will be held Sat-
urday night, Oct. 20 on Eagle
field. Serving will begin at 5
o’clock.
The barbecue will be prepared
by Ferguson’s of Wichita Falls.,
and the menu also will include
beans, potato salad, onions,
pickles and bread.
Tickets for adults will be
$1.00 each, while children
through the sixth grade will be
charged 65 cents.
A variety of booths will line
the field. These will include
such as cake walk, bingo, ball
throwing along with a fish pond,
and a merry-go-round for the
small fry.
At 8:30 a variety show will be
presented in the gym with a
charge of 50 cents for adults and
25 cents for children. The final
event for the evening will be
the crowning of three queens:
grade school, junior high, and
high school. Queens will be
chosen from candidates who have
been elected to represent each
class.
Everyone is cordially invited.
ment was in the Archer City
Cemetery under direction of Lunn
Funeral Home, Olney.
Pallbearers were W. W. “Bud”
Ray, Roy Heard, Graham Purcell,
L. D. Bailey, R. J. Walsh and
Tot Knight.
A native of Cooke County, Mr.
Morris was reared in Archer
City. A retired railroad company
employee he had worked for
railroads in Olney, Graham, New-
castle, Bowie and Bonita before
returning to Archer City in 1941.
In 1953 he retired after 37 years
with the Wichita Falls A South-
ern Railroad. For more than 20
years of that time be was a sec-
tion foreman.
Mr. Morris was a member of
the First Methodist Church and
Odd Fellows Lodge. For the
past five years he was custodian
of the church while his wife was
in charge of the nursery.
Survivors are his wife. Alma;
two sons. A. W. “Dub,” Archer
City, and Clarence S. Sallisaw,
Okla.; four daughters, Mrs. Mar-
cella White. Archer City; Mrs.
Ola Fay Crafton, San Antonio;
Mrs. Juanita Webb, Odessa, and
Mrs. Bernice Mixon, Houston;
three brothers, C. S. “Ves,” Ar-
cher City, and Oscar and Macy,
both of Wichita Falls; six sisters,
Mrs. Fred Johnson and Mrs.
Jewel Price, both of Archer City;
Mrs. Lillian DeLong, Newcastle;
Mrs. Violet Browder, Levelland;
Mrs. Myrtle McCaslin. Tulia, and
Mrs. May Campsey, Amarillo; 23
grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
NOTICE
American Legion Auxiliary
meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7:30
p. m., Legion Home in Archer
City.
All members and prospective
members are urged to be pres-
ent.
LIONS TO HOST
DINNER OCT. 13
FOR TEACHERS
Teachers at Archer City High
School will be the honored
guests of the local Lions Club
Thursday evening, Oct. 13, at a
dinner to be held at 7 o’clock
in Fellowship Hall of the First
Methodist church.
In addition to the dinner, there
will be planned entertainment,
states Lion President Vincent
Murphy, "and the Lions are look-
ing toward a wonderful evening
with all the teachers present.”
The regular noon-luncheon
meeting scheduled for Tuesday,
Oct. 11, will not be held, Murphy
announces.
Council Trial
Set Oct. 31 on
Murder Charge
Herman Doyle Council, 20-
year-old Archer City colored man,
will go on trial Monday, Oct.
31 on a charge of murder with
malice.
Three jury panels will be
summoned when selection of a
jury is begun.
Council was indicted by the
Grand Jury on July 22 and charg-
ed in connection with the mur-
der of J. C. Williams 23, also
colored, on June 27 following
a quarrel between the two. Wil-
liams was shot in the abdomen
with a 12-gauge shotgun. The
shooting took place on the ser-
vants quarters near the Carlton
McKinney residence at about
1:45 a. m.
The case will be tried in the
97th District Court with Judge
Louis T. Holland presiding.
County Attorney Paul Wylie
will prosecute the case. O. M.
Wylie, Archer City, is the court-
appointed attorney for the de-
fense.
Lillian Herring
On Staff of H-SU
Education Assn.
Miss Lillian Ladene Herring,
Herdin-Simmons University sen-
ior, has been named second vice-
president of the H-SU Student
Education Assn.
A graduate of Holliday High
School, Miss Herring is a math-
ematics major and is naijj
in psychology.
The Student Education Assn,
is an organization of students
who plan teaching careers.
Bob Harmel Wins
Outstanding VoAg
Student Atvard
Each year the City National
Bank of Wichita Falls sponsors
an Achievement Award for out-
standing students in the field of
Vocational Agriculture and 4-H
Club work in Archer, Clay and
Wichita Counties.
This year Bob Harmel, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harmel of
Megargel, will receive the award
as representative of the Future
Farmers of America in Archer
County.
Bob is a sophomore this year
at Megargel High, and is highly
interested in Vocational Agricul-
ture.
His productive enterprises last
year included one steer (drylot),
nine acres of wheat and 36 head
of range steers. Bob’s drylot
steer did quite well in competi-
tion by winning the Grand
Champion position at the local
livestock show, and also was
chosen Grand Champion of the
Olney, Megargel and Newcastle
project show. This steer sold in
Olney for 44 cents per pounds.
Bob served as president of the
freshman class last year and
holds that post again this year.
He is secretary of the Megargel
FFA Chapter, is active in all
phases of physical education and
played basketball with Mustangs
last year. He was chosen to at-
tend the State FFA Convention in
Houston the past July.
Archer County livestock pro-
ducers began preliminary work
on a brucellosis (Bang’s Disease)
control program Friday, Sept. 30
at a meeting held in the Lions
Club building.
Although letters of Invitation
had been sent to at least 200
stockmen, only 23 attended to
hear important information on
the subject given by Dr. C. M.
Patterson, State Veterinarian
in charge of brucellosis control,
Texas A. & M. College.
In emphasizing the urgent need
for stamping out the disease
among county herds, Dr. Pat-
terson revealed that the control
Archer City School Band Wins
Concert, Twirling at T. - 0. Fair
Archer City High School and
Junior High bands were among
those competing at the Texas-
Oklahoma Fair at Iowa Park
In Junior High Division Ellen j
Stephens, head majorette, placed
fourth in twirling for the Junior j
High band.
In Senior High Division, the
high school band placed first in
concert for which they were
awarded a handsome trophy.
In high school twirling, Karen
Barton, head majorette for the
high school band, won a first
for that event and received a
first place twirling medal.
The Senior High band was in
competition with Holliday, Ro-
chester. Knox City, Valley View
and Fox, Okla.
Judge for the event was Mil-
burn Carey of Phillips Universi-
ty, Enid, Okla.
The next event in which the
bands will participate will be
interscholastic marching at Coy-
ote Stadium, Wichita Falls, on
Nov. 15.
Jerry W. Finnell
Member of NTSC
Marching Band
Jerry W. Finnell of Holliday
is one of 115 members of the
Marching Band at North Texas
State College this year.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
L. Finnell of Holliday, he is a
fieshman music education ma-
jor.
Directed by Maurice McAdow,
C. C. WOMEN HEAR PROGRESS
REPORTS; PLAN HOSPITAL AUX.
Reports of progress in the
making were high points of the
Tuesday noon luncheon meeting
cf the Women’s Division, Cham-
ber of Commerce. Present for
the session at the Spur Coffee
Shop were 11 members includ-
ing two new ones, Mrs. Don
Small and Mrs. Ben Adams. The
president, Mrs. Hazel Whitaker
presided.
Mrs. Maud Paschal reported
briefly on the enthusiam of
seven younger women who have
been asked to serve as a welcom-
ing committee to all newcomers
to town. Latest count of new
residents, she said, is 34.
Mrs. A. O. Campbell advised
that the town beautification proj-
ect is getting off to a start. Quite
a few home owners have placed
orders for crepe myrtles to be
planted by next month. Orders,
she said, will be accepted up to
the last possible date for order-
ing.
The Women’s sponsorship of
the bloodmobile’s visit here re-
sulted in 25 pints of extra blood
for the Red Cross Blood Bank,
reported Mrs. Hood Williams.
Plans are to schedule the unit
for future visits to other points
in the county, as well as a re-
turn to Archer City.
Mrs. Zack Burkett told of
meeting with authorities con-
cerning the proposed county hos-
that bids would most likely be
pital, and was given assurance
in the hands of contractors by
Oct. 10.
Highlight of the meeting was
a report on plans to organize a
Hospital Auxiliary in the near
future so that its members could
be trained and ready for duty
when the new hospital is finally
completed. Mrs. Whitaker and
Mrs. Burkett told of conferring
with the Hospital Auxiliary in
Wichitta Falls to lean- i*
zational requirements, purpose of
ar auxiliary, they state, is to
serve the hospital as well as the
patient by acting as a laison be-
tween the two. Too, it is good
for public relations and has a
definite moral benefit.
Mrs. Small was unanimously
chosen to serve as chairman for
Christmas projects to aid the
Chamber of Commerce.
the NTSC group will appear at
six home football games this
season. The band has also been
invited to present the halftime
show at the Dallas Texans’ pro-
fessional football game in the
Cotton Bowl Oct. 9. The per-
formance will be carried national-
ly by the ABC television network.
Later this fall the marching
group will be formed into the
famed NTSC Concert Band,
which has given performances
throughout the nation in recent
years.
Megargel Baptist
To Ordain Five
Deacons Sunday
A special service has been
planned for 2:30 p. m. Sunday,
Oct. 9 in the Megargel First
Baptist Church for the ordination
of five deacons of the church.
After the invocation and se-
lected songs, the presentation of
the deacons to be ordained will
be made. The Charge to the Dea-
cons will be given by Rev. Arthur
Travis, pastor of the Northside
Mission in Olney. The Charge to
the Church will then be given
by Rev. E. J. Bradshaw, pastor
of Olney’s Northside Baptist
Church.
Ordination prayer and the Or-
dination Message will be brought
^Sw®^#>^rwin Reed, pastor of
Olney First Baptist Church.
After singing of a hymn, the
service will close with a benedic-
tion by Rev. J. Carl Wright, pas-
tor of the host church.
Deacons to be ordained are
Kenneth Davis, Tony Shawver,
James Stevens, M. M. Morgan
and Roland Busby.
Megargel Senior*
To Present Comedy
Monday, Oct. 10
senior c'»ss of Megargel
JBWSRii,' .. r*esent a three-
act comedy, “Our Gal Sal”, on
Monday, Oct. 10 in the school
auditorium. Starting time will be
8 p.m.
The comedy was written by
Peggy Fernway, author of “The
Girls Take Over”, and many
other popular successes.
Bob Owen, class sponsor, is
the director and manager of the
production.
The cast of characters includes:
Gail McAnally as Sally Skin-
ner; Carolyn LaMar, Mrs. Cecilia;
Mary Gentry, Allison Vandyne,
Jesse Birdwell, Glen Vandyne;
Clara Gee. Nella Yardley; Sue
McEwen, Dagmar Waring; Mere-
dith Shawver, Dexter Westbrook;
and Barbara Barker, Daisy Jud-
kins.
Admission will be 60 cents for
adults and 30 cents for children.
Crowell ’Cats
Skin Archer
’Cats 55 to 0
District’s top-ranking Crowell
Wildcats came, saw, and con-
quered the Archer City Wild-
cats here last Friday night with
a too-easily earned 55 to 0
score.
Midway through the first
quarter. Wesley Cummings open-
ed the scoring for Crowell when
he plunged over left guard for
34 yards followed by a no-good
extra point try. Two minutes
later Cummings returned going
over right guard for a 59-yard
run and another talley. He then
made good the extra points.
Early in the second Crowell’s
Guy Todd went off left guard
for a 45-yard run. Try for extra
point failed.
With six minutes and 20 sec-
onds left in the quarter, Don
Welch intercepted an Archer
City pass and took the ball 60
yards for a TD. An extra point
try was made good on a pass
from Ronnie Bradford to George
Moss.
Six minutes later Moss took
the ball for 10 yards off left
score. Taylor Johnson made the
guard to add another Crowell
extra point on a kick.
With two seconds left in the
game, Bradford went around
right end for 22 yards and a
touchdown with Jack Hickman
going right guard for two points.
Crowell’s final score came with
nine minutes left In the third
when Dale Doyal went off right
guard to make good with a 36-
yard run.
Archer City *Cats will go to
Paducah this Friday night.
Stockmen Take Initial Action
On Brucellosis Control Program
GUS A. SYMANK
DIES SEPT. 29
IN MEGARGEL
Following a long illness, Gus
A. Symank, 76, was called by
death at his farm home north
of Megargel Thursday morning
Sept. 29.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p. m. Friday from the First
American Lutheran Church in
Olney with the Rev. Robert C.
Berry, pastor, officiating. Burial
was in the Megargel Cemetery
under direction of Lunn Funeral
Home.
Symank, born on Aug. 6, 1884
in Lexington, Tex., had been a
resident of the Megargel area
for 42 years where he was engag-
ed in farming.
Survivors are one son, Erwin
H. Symank of Megargel; four
daughters, Mrs J. V. Taylor and
Mrs. C. E. Bruner, botiUoT’Me-
gargel, Mrs. B. E. Rogers of
Kamay and Mrs. T. V. Northcott
of Lefors; three sisters, two
brothers, nine grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
program is a state-financed and
operated testing program.
In order for it to become op-
erative in this, or any other
county, a petition bearing the
signatures of 75 per cent of the
stock owners representing 51
per cent of the county's cattle
must accompany the request for
the program to be put into ef-
fect.
From those rep resentative
stockmen at Friday’s meeting a
committee of four was named to
bead prospective committees in
each county community. These
are George Prideaux, Archer City,
J. B. Maag, Huff community,
Clifton Key, Olney (south Arch-
er County), and S. A. French,
Scotland. Bill Abernathy was
elected county chairman.
Another meeting will be neld
Tuesday night, Oct. 11 to call
a meeting in Megargel to try to
set up a committee there. The
Megargel meeting will be for
the purpose of explaining what
the control program is all about
and why it is being advocated.
Attempts will be made to set
up meetings in Holliday, possibly
Dundee, Huff community, Scot-
land and Windthorst following
that at Megargel.
Throckmorton County, under
the control program, is now
declared brucellosis free. Young
County is in the process of being
tested.
Invite Ranchers
On Stock Feeding
Tour In Cornbelt
A livestock Feeding Tour in
the cornbelt of Iowa, sponsored
by the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce, is being planned for
Nov. 26 through Dec. 1, and
Archer County ranchers are
being urged to join the tour in
.he interest of better livestock
feeding and processing.
Archer County Chamber of
Commerce Manager R. A. Kil-
lian will have charge of reserva-
tions and will furnish all infor-
mation.
The proposed trip will an op-
prrtunity for interested persons
to join their neighbors in West
Texas to see cornbelt feeding
first hand.
Highlights of the tour will be
the Chicago International Live-
stock Exposition, seeing Texas
Tech's Stanley Anderson name
the Grand Champion Fat Steer,
seeing carlot champions, and a
visit to Iowa State University
leeding research lab.
Feeding operations of cattle,
Pfc. J. E. Br&ckeen
On Okinawa With
Motive Battalion
Marine Pfc. John E. Brackeen,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Brac-
ksen of Holliday, arrived at
Okinawa Sept. 19 aboard the
troop transport USS General W.
A. Mann with the First Battalion
of the First Marine Division.
The is the battalion’s second
tour of duty in the Far East.
The battalion was the first Ma-
rine Corps unit to be rotated
from Okinawa 15 months ago
under the Corps’ current unit
transplacement program.
Mr. J. M. Cox has been moved
to the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Floyd Teaff in Olney to conva-
lesce after having been seriously
ill for three weeks in Hamilton
| Hospital. Another daughter, Mrs.
j Odia Davis, with whom he makes
his home in Archer City, visits
: him there often.
hogs, and lambs under the guid-
ance of livestock feeding specia-
lists from Iowa State will be
seen.
Because of limited facilities, re-
servations will be made on a
first come, first served basis.
Reservations must be made by
Nov. 1, Killian reminds.
Travel will be by chartered
bedroom Pullman via Santa Fe.
Tour conductor will be Dr. W.
L. Stangel, chairman of the Ag-
riculture and Livestock Com-
mittee, West Texas Chamber of
Commerce.
United Fund Brive In County
Being Readied; Workers Named
Groundwork is rapidly being j Mrs. H. M. Shawver, Megargel;
laid for the United Fund Drive
in Archer County which begins
just a week and a half away, on
Monday. Oct. 17. Rev. John Cur-
tis, campaign chairman, not only
has named countywide workers
in the various communities but
also has named a vice-chairman.
Mrs. Carl Coffman, to assist him,
and a panel of four captains for
Archer City.
Those who will head the four-
section drive in Archer City are:
Southeast. Mrs. Gene Stewart;
southwest. Mrs. Lawrence Low-
ack: northeast, Mrs. J. D.
Shields; and northwest, Mrs.
Charlie King. These in turn will
select block workers.
Workers who will head the
drive in all other communities
include: Mrs. Fred Maier. Hol-
liday; Mrs. Otto Hemmi. Scotland;
Blake Campbell, North Star;
Mrs. Ted Wolf. Windthorst; Mrs.
Mrs. Lucille Mosely, Dundee;
Mrs W. K. Thurber. Bridwell
Ranch; Mrs. Cotton Rosa. Man-
kins; Mrs. Albert Finkler, Huff;
Mrs. Herman Mahler, Bowman;
and Terrapin, not named.
A luncheon will be held this
Friday, Oct. 7, 1 p. m. at the
Spur Coffee Shop for all officers
of United Fund who can be pres-
ent, as well as all campaign
workers.
Reverend Curtis will issue
working material and give infor-
mation the volunteer workers
will need to tell the United Fund
Story.
The 196i county budget, pre-
pared by the United Fund Bud-
get Committee and recommend-
ed by the organization, calls for
a total of $6251.97 for six indi-
vidual organizations and funds
as well as operating expense.
Unlike the 1960 budget, it does
not include $1000 for the Heart
Fund and calls for $128.03 less
for the Boy Scouts.
Broken down, the 1961 budget
calls for: American Red Cross,
$1035; Salvation Army $1500: 4-
H Club Boys and Girls $235.
Camp Fire Girls $800; Boy Scouts
$1871.97; operating expense $310;
and Texas United Fund $500.
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