Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1947 Page: 1 of 14
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Coleman County Clironiele
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Coleman, Coleman Cpunty, Texas, Thursday, September 18, 1947
A rich Oil, Agriculture and Livestock
Section of West Texas
TWO SECTIONS — FOUR'
Three Grid Games ‘Scheduled Here This Week End
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MALL
TALK
By MILTON AUTRY
John Elkins, Coleman old timer,
reports an unusual experience. On
Wednesday of last week he met a
fellow on Coleman streets who look-
ed familiar. As it turned ou( the
man was Whitt Haywood, whom
Mr Elk las had punched cattle with
many years ago. They had quite a
reunion. Mr. Huywood, who moved
from Coleman 30 years ago, was
back here to secure a birth certifi-
cate. Noah Armstrong and Elkins
signed the certificate Haywood Is
now of Arizona. He will be remem-
bered by many Coleman pioneers.
We talked to Rufe Oxford a
while,, last week. The county's
number one wolf trapper Is still as
Interested as ever In his work. He
indicates that wolf and coyotep
are not as abundant In this coun-
ty as they once were. Rufe has
been trapping here since 1924
and states that he knows every
wolf trail In the county.
Congratulations to the Junior
Chamber of Commerce for their civ-
ic minded action ia purchasing stop
lights for South Ward school. We
would like to see stop lights Install-
ed at our other city schools too.
Perhaps some other civic organiza-
tion can take the ball and carry it
for the other schools. The Jaycees
have also purchased a portable iron
lung to be operated by the Coleman
Fire Department. It Is for the en-
tire county's use.
The old saying that the "field
Is always greener on the other
side of the road," may be true.
At least it is In this instance. We
have just received a letter from
our old friend Rev. Tom Gray,
former pastor of the First Chris-
tian church, who now resides in
St. Thomas, Ontario. Tom says
"just t« prove that all of Canada
ia not snowbound twelve months
of the year, I am enclosing a
couple of snapshots. The one of
Mrs. Gray was taken in front of
a com patch just across the
street from our house in Rodney.
The other picture of myself was
taken in a field of tobacco Just
outside of town, We have reprint-
Allen & Allen To
Observe Silver
Anniversary Sepl. 25
The insurance firm of Allen &
Allen, owned and operated by T. J.
Allen, and son Clyde D, (Tommiet
Allen, will observe their silver an-
niversary here next Thursday, Sept.
25, with open house at their office
from 2 ot 5 pm. according to their
announcement in this issue
T. J. Allen started In the insur-
ance business here in 1922. and his
son Joined him as a partner in 1939
The insurance office was first lo-
cated over the Coleman National
Bank building: later it was moved
to location now occupied by Knight
* 8cott, over the present office
The office was also located In Gray
building, one block south, for sev-
eral years, before it was moved to
the present site In 1938
"T.J.” came to Coleman county
when he was four months old from
a Lampasas county ranch, with his
parents He graduated from the
Weimar high school at the age of
14, and entered TCU at the age of
15, where he finished In 1910 In
1911 he married Miss Myrtle Tom-
linson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
T. E- Tomlinson of Hillsboro.
For 24 years T. J. served on the
Coleman schopl board, and was
president for about 15 years. He is
treasurer of the Coleman County
Breeder-Feeder Association. He was
a director and president of the Cole-
man -Building <te Loan Association
until It was dissolved, and he Is
also a charter member of the Kl-
wanls club, and an active member
Of the First Christian church, as
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Coleman Gridders — Large and Small
Fabric Shop To
Be Opened Here
J. C. Littlefield, formerly of
San Angelo, announces that he will
open'a fabric shop here In the near
future, carrying a complete line of
piece goods,
Littlefield, a former flight In-
structor, Is remodeling the building
at the corner of Concho and Live
Oak, Just east of Powell-Cavanagh.
and says his stock will start arriv-
ing In a few days.
His wife Is the former Beta
Parker of Novice. She Is also a for-
mer employee of the Coleman Coun-
ty State Bank.
THE BLUECAT "A” 8QUAI), left to right, front row: Junior Carr, Claude Kirby, Jake Turner, Marvin
Doxier, Elwln Smith, Jay Briggs, Stanley Blackwell. David Watson, Wayne Bnwrnhan; 2nd row. Tommy
White, Walter Mulkey, Don Norton. Billy Stephenson, James Hargett, Glenn Thompson, James laird.
Torpmy Jamison, Fred Cross and Bill Clifford; back row. Coach Foster Miller, Wayne Sparkman, Wayne
Cross, Roland Beall, Lindy Clemons.
Bluecat-Comanche Came Friday Night
Features Flay; Jr. Hi Meets Lake view
And “B” Team Clashes With Bangs
Coleman will have a full football the Indians defeated Olden, a heav-
schedule this weekend, announces ler club, 13-6. They have a new
squad meets Comanche Friday night
in a non-conference tilt for the
feature eveht. Junior high eleven
plays Lakevlew junior tonight and
the Bluecat B e-quad play.. Bangs
Saturday night.
Thus Coleman football fans will
have a chance to see the Coleman
football feeder system In action. Ov-
er 80 boys make up the three
squads. The three teams all have
a fu* scheduit this vt-ar
BLUECATS VS. INDIANS
Last year the Bluecats ran over
the Comanche Indians on their
home ground to the tune Of five
touchdowns to none, but the Indian
squad Is much Improved this sea-
son and Is expected to give the
Cats a rougher time Last week
Coach Robert Russ The Bluecat A i coach, Jimmie Marshall, who was
at Ranger last year. The (Cats beat
both Hunger and Comanche tine
and
p>ust season, so Coach Marshall and
his Indians are gunning for. the
Calf.
Marshall was in the press box at
th< Munday game, scouting the
Cat, He is making special plans for
tins game. '
Coach Russ and Foster Miller re-
port :.he Bluecats are set, with every
man ready to go. Russ says hte
bov: will mix up running and pass-
ing He was well pleased with the
showing against Munday and be-
lieve: the club will show improve-
ment this" week They are working
hard this week on perfecting plays,
sharpening defense and putting em-
pi.hm mi conditioning. e
STARTING LINEUP
Coleman
wgt-
prod (ion
Wfl
Comanche
Roland Beall
160
LE
i!.o :;;
Martin
Tom Jamison
175
LT
178
Phifer
Jake Turner
180
LG
156’
Green
Jay Briggs
172
C
142
Out*'vie.
Stanley Blackwell
155
RG
154
Dudley
James Laird
180
RT
160 . il
Mazurek
Oltn Holtz
185
RE
148 ;•
Wilson
Don Norton
145
LH
135 • V;1
Tupin
Bill Clifford
150
RH
180
Layman
Tpmmy White
170
QB
134 s
Masters
Lindy Clemons
170
FB
160
Hicks
THE BLUECAT “B SQUAD, left to right, front ro w. Lester Smith. Jerry Preaa, J. G. Goodwin. Eugene
llurst, R. L. Holts, Elwln Tomlinson, Dan Brown. Merle Strawrh, and Jessie Bowen; second row. Coach
Russ, Tommy Goode. Jimmie Hagler, Eugene Karl ey, Norrii Sneed. Carl Fleming, W. R. Hamilton, Glen
lewallen, and Alvin Smith; back row, Dulanr Maugham, Jimmie Hemphill, Frank Davis, Jerry MoseQy,
Johnnie Hunter, Bill Blackman, Raymond Crenshaw, Perry Her tor, Glen Falrea,: and John Willis.
Coleman substitutes; Marvin Dor- Dnv< Waistm, 140; Glen Thompson,
ier, 145; Claude Kirby 150. Elgin 175 -Wayne Sparkman, 160; BUI
Smith, 140; Junior Carr. 135; Wal- ‘Stephenson. 155; James Hargett
ter Mulkey, 170; Fred Cross, 180. j 170; and Wayne Bruaenhan. 180.
B TEAM VS. BANGS
Coach Foster Miller has a strop;
B team again this season which
meets Bangs Dragons Saturday
night at Hufford Field Bangs de-
feated the B squad last year and
Coach MiUer says his boys are out
to avenge that loss
Starters are le, R L Holtz; It,
Carl Fleming: Ig. John Willis; c,
Johnny Hunter; rg, Jessie Bowers;
rt. Tommy Goode; re. Jimmy
Hemphill: Ih, Frank Darts; rh, Eu-
gene Hurst, fb, Alvin Smith qb.
Junior Carr
Substitutes are: Lea ter Smith,
JUNIOR HIGH GAME
Coach Chuck Turner will pit hi*
Junior High Hhiekitten* against the
Lakevp « .mors at Hufford Field
tonight The J union have a smooth'?" ,
running machine thi* year, operara!
tiled by quarterback Glen Harmaffe
I The Juniors are small, but will ba
'hard fa. beat
The starting lineup follows^
Jim Bob Harrison 115;
Lynch, 130; ig, George Beall
c Mark Hamhrlght, 118; rg.
Witght. 135: rt Nemo Elk
re, Ervin Short, 140; Ih.
Coleman 115 rh, BUI Bake
Jimmy Hagler, Perry Hector. Wayne 1 fb. Tooter Maria, 130; and qb, Glenn,
Cross, Norris Sneed. Dan Brown. ■ Mamies 124 *!\
Elwln Tomlinson, Jerry Don Mose-
ley. Murle Straach, Jerry Preas
Glenn Lewallen. Eugene Kurlev J
O Goodwin, Glen Ferris and Ray-
mond Crenshaw.
ed the pictures of Tom Gray and
wile. He states that he saw many
Texas cam on their highway UUn
summer and it made him a little
homesick.
There is a triple bill scheduled
this weekend for Coleman Games
will be played Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights at Hufford field
Fans will have the chance to see all
three Coleman squads, the Junior
high, B and A teams. In action.
Coleman fans have always backed
the A squad, but let's back the B
and Junior High squads this year,
too. Future football teams depend
on the lower squads, which feed
players up to the A team This is
known as the “feeder system," and
It will Insure Coleman of better
chances for good football teams in
the future.
Dink Taylor, of the high school
athletic association reports that the
south gate st Hufford Field wlU be
ooen for the Friday night game
There was considerable congestion
at the north gate during the Mun-
day game and opening of the south
gate will ease the situation In the
future.
Hubert Shore reports that water
shipments ivave been coming hi very
satisfactorily. In fact, he states that
be couldn't expect It to be better
He add* that the city is going
ahead aa fast as possible in secur-
ing equipment and making plans
for building of the filtration plant
on top of the hill and connecting
the city with the new lake.
Judgment Entered
In Tax Suita
County Attorney W E. Allen re-
ports that judgment was entered
Tuesday In a tax delinquent suit
concerning three loto In the town of
*X
Ms will be sold later for
Two Killed In
Plane (rash
A plane crash caused the deaths
of two young men near Sliver Val-
ley late Sunday afternoon. The
dead are: Samual E Williams. 20
of Alice and B W. Self. 21, of
Corpus Chrtstl.
They had rented a light plane
from the Coleman Flying School
and were circling low near an oil
derrick In the Silver Valley section,
when the plane suddenly nosed In-
to the ground—all In view of the
men working oh the oil well. It was
not known what caused the crash
Red Dancer rushed the men to
the Coleman hospital Williams died
enroute here and Self died In the
hospital. They came to Coleman
about two months ago and had berg
employed as derrick men by the
•Haynes B Ownby Drilling Co. It
Is believed that they were working
on the same well that they were
flying near when the crash oc-
curred.
J. E. Stevens Co., handled the
bodies Services for Williams, a for-
mer Army Xlr Force gunner, were
held Wednesday In Alice Service* ]
for Self were held In Leesvllle, La
Padgitt Directs
American Legion
Membership Drive
James T Padgltt has been ap-
pointed by Cecil Freeman, Ray F*o»t
Commander, to conduct the annual
American Legion membership drive.
Padgltt is a World War II veteran
and a former post commander
Plans for the drive are being com-
pleted. It is believed that member-
ship will rearh an all-Ume high of
between 500 to 750. Present mem-
bership Is 458.
Weldon Davis, Lewin Clayton
Francis Strother are in charge of
the program for the next meeting
on Thursday night, September 25
Ira Grounds, Talpa, who spent sev-
eral month* in Russia during the
war, will discuss his views of that
Bluekitten sub are: Johnny West,
122 Rodney P.rtie. 105; LelantS
Maples, 11^, Johnny Sartain. 106:
Jimmie Quinn, 125; J. W. Staggs,
uw. Lester Meador, 131; Bill Wil-
lis 130, SherreU Hazelwood, 130;
Lewis Wright. 120; Cecil Johnson.
Re Bill Griffin. 130; Claude Dale
abort. 130. and Felix Turner 90.
36 Petit Jurors
(ailed For Friday
The fallowing petit Jurors are
summoned to appear before the 35th , -pi . vvr •
Judicial District Court. Hon A O | KOflCO ! 018 Week
Newman, judge, Friday, September
19. at 9 am
Coleman Entries Do
Well In Abilene
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THE JI NIOR HIGH TEAM, left to right, front row, Cnuh Chuck Turner, George Coleman. Rodney
Plrtle, I eland Maple*. Punch Carr, Felix Turner. Glen llarmra, J. W. tttagg*. Johnnv Sartain. Kenny
Vaughn, Edward Rankin, manager; Jo Dean Carnes manager; second row Johnny Hut, Tooter Marrw,
Iryin Short, lull Williams, Jlmmo- Quinn. Cecil John *on, Jim Bob Harrison. Mark Hambright, Flevd Jaek
Back, Harry Wright, llonnle Smith; third row, Jimmie Lee Alvry, Eugene Itobbw. Willie lane Dillard,
Mack Met'tea, Hilly Kneed, John Martin. Nemo Elkina, Billy Baker, Ja Floyd Lyneh. George Beall and
BUI Willi*. t Photo* by Dunlap
New Road District Formed For Purpose
Of Building Paved Road To Hardin
Newsprint Shortage
Hits Chronicle
The Chronlele was hit by a
new*print abortago thta weak. We
barely had enough regular rite
FPt to print the Oral section,
and ware forced to print
the seeond section on mailer
«tork, and eliminate one column
WW PM*.
Our apologies for the rare lag
•taau of our mellows. We hope to
hay* a paw
Embracing practically all of Har-
din. (Kmldboak and Fisk precincts
as well as two and one half mile*
of precinct one. a new road district
No four, has been formed In Cole-
man county for the purpose of buil-
ding a new farm to market road
from pear xJolrman to the Hardin
community—a distance of between
18 and II mites
H. E Bell and lit others, peti-
tioned the County Commissioner's
Court to form the road district and
to issue bonds In the amount of
175.000 for the construction, main-
tenance and operation of a macad-
amized or paved road, and to ren-
der tag assessment to pay for same
The court formed the district and
called a hearing for September 35
in the county courtroom, at which
time those Included in the district
may contend for or protest the Issu-
ance of bonds
If the hearing favors the Issuance
of bonds, s special election wtll be
called
According to plans the new road
would start at the Ban Angelo high-
FWt. IBooetle. Gouldbusk and oh to
l .... ..
Hardin
The roud would be applied for
undrr I he state farm to market
setup, and the state would help pay
the expense of the road u well aa
maintain It
Rev. Matthew Lynn
To Midland
Rev Robert Matthew Lynn, as-
sistant pastor and minister of edu-
cation of the Mrst Presbyterian
church of Houston and former pas-
tor of the First Presbyterian chinch
here, has accepted * call to become
pastor of the Flr'st Presbyterian
church of Midland
M System Store
Burns Friday Night;
Loss Is Heavy
Ralph ( oilier To
Judge Abilene Rodeo
Ralph Oolller, Coleman profes-
sional cowboy, who received a
broken leg in the Cheyenne rw<le<>,
la serving aa a judge In the Abilene
rodeo, tt has been announced
Ralph still has a brace on the
lag and will not be able to mount
a horse Special arrangement* were
made to that be could scree as
Fire of undetermined origin heav-
ily .damaged the M System stone
here the paat. Friday night The fire
was bellevcyk to have started In
the roar o( rkir building and the
flames were Sweeping fmward
when checked
The fire was reported at about II
pm All market equipment was a
total lorn The balcony in the rear
of the store was burned out and the
terrific heat Shattered front and
aide windows
There was considerable damage U>
the building which la Owned by
Mrs Perry Ktobaugh and la under
lease to the M-Systcm Stores
Electrical units. Including motor*,
are located in the rear of the build-
ing. and It I* believed that the fire
started in that vicinity The Cole-
man Fire Department answered the
can quick it and soon had the flame*
under control
Reconstruction work wtll start in
the near future and H Is ‘ “
the stur* will reopen
IB about throtif •
Marcel Anderson, Cokznan.
M B Casey, Coleman.
Roy Bates. Notice.
J L Boggus. Santa Anna
Curtis Beck. Talpa
W E. England. Santa Azusa •
L. M Cole. Santa Anna
Bond Prathers ton. Trickham
Robert Bouldtn. Talpa
8 C Wagner. 8r Santa s..rn
Ralph Edens. Talpa.
Fred Vinson, Talpa
A. B Hunter. Santa. Anna
Eloil Cozart. When
N D Smith. Coleman
N. D Van Dalsem. Ootoms*..
D W Wise Rock wood
Tony Rehm. Rock wood
J E Richardson, Rockwool,
Cecil Horne. Coleman
Wade Hemphill, Coleman
Joe t-cMav Valera
Ralph Alien Leaday
Cheater Bculdtn, Leaday
M L Mam Coleman
Frank Crum. Santa Anna
E. W Gilbreath. Santa Anar
Rldnev Wheat, Coleman.
Tom Starnes. Santa Anna
8 H Baker. Gouldbusk
Lewis Boatright. Gouldbusk •
S 8. Spain. GouMbusk
Q W Wilson Coleman.
Harold Stovall, Ool’tnan.
Glenn DelU* Coleman
Early Welbom, Novice
Grand Jury Indicts
Fifteen Monday
Coleman county entries daw
made an excellent showing at the
AbUcri< annual rodeo. In tact two.
Martha Jo !Vxlson Of Talpa, and
Rex Beck of Valero, led the field
the firs! night
Mias Dodson had the best Urns
In the Mon*®* ontegl with time
of 19 2 seconds, and Beck led calf
| roper* with the low time of IS.4
j seconds -1 ■ >:
Record,', show 'hat Marjorie Oox
made the am!- of 15.4 second* in
the spon-or flag race the second
night, taking htlrd.
Miss Dodson irttad In time of
18.2 Wednesday 'iernoon and 19 2
ugaln Wednesday night.
Andv Fenton tied for first place
with throe other*, In wflt
riding. Wednesday night.
(ounlry Club Pres.
.
I
1 A 35th district court grand Jury,
In session Monday, Indicted 15 per-
sona, reports District Clerk T H
Oorder
Indictment* are five for burglary,
one for rope, two for theft, one
for attempt to commit burglary, two
for wife and child desertion, one for
swindling, one for child desertion,
and two for receiving and con-
cealing stolen property
Five persons have been placed
under arrest Member* of the grand
jury are ON Powell. Santa Anna,
foreman A O Feeler, Gouldbusk;
Oordon MUnaey. Fisk; Jessie Fryer,
Gouldbusk, John Grammar. Ode-
Santa Ann*;
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Autry, Milton. Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1947, newspaper, September 18, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth732517/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Coleman Public Library.