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JACKSBORO GAZETTE-NEWS, JACKSBORO, TEXAS 76056.
MONDAY, MAY 8, 1989
MEMBER 1988
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
JACKSBORO GAZETTE-NEWS
Jacksboro, Texas 76056
Pub. No. 271720
Rated AA by Community Research Bureau. Published
weekly and entered as second class matter. Postage paid at
the Post Office in Jacksboro, Texas 76056, under Act of
Congress, March 3,1879.
The Jacksboro Gazette, established at Springdale in 1880
as Rural Citizen, moved to Jacksboro and changed to
Jacksboro Gazette in 1889 and combined with Jacksboro
News, established 1895, were consolidated in 1919. Oldest
business institution in Jack County.
Annual subsription rates: Jack and adjoining counties -
$6.00; elsewhere in Texas - $10.00; outside Texas - $12.00;
College students (nine months) - $5.00; Armed Forces -
$5.00.
Published each Monday by
Leigh McGee
124 West Archer, Jacksboro, Texas 76056
(817) 567-2616
Leigh McGee, Editor and Publisher
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lohn Haynie to be Guest Speaker
:or Parish Pentecost Service
John Haynie, trumpet vir-
tuoso and former North
"Texas State University pro-
cessor, will be featured in the
^Pentecost Sunday worship
service of the Jacksboro
Jarish Sunday, May 14, in
the sanctuary of the Memo-
rial Christian Church.
< John Haynie has been a
dtal force in the develop-
lent of North Texas State
Jniversity of Denton, hav-
ing served the University
ind the School of Music in
cey capacities. His record of
ichievements in the field of
land music and trumpet so-
Jos has been monumental.
He is recognized as one of
jthe nation's foremost brass
finstructors and a recording
^performer. His students are
•jto be found all over the
world--in band director-
ships, symphony orchestras
and recording studios.
John Haynie is an active
church member and his
music expresses his pro-
found faith. To hear him play
"The Lord's Prayer" is a reli-
gious experience in and of
itself. He will play several
solos in the worship service
and will be accompanied by
his wife, Marilyn Hindsley
Haynie, who is also an out-
standing musician and mu-
sic teacher.
The Parish will be honor-
ing the mothers of the con-
gregation during the service.
The Children's Choir will
also provide music selections
as part of the Pentecost/
Mother's Day Celebration.
FRED QUICK
Fred Quick, 73, a former
Gibtown resident died Sat-
urday May 6 in a Mineral
Wells, Texas hospital
Funeral services will be
conducted Wednesday, May
10 at 2:00 p.m. in the Hawk-
ins Funeral Home Chapel.
Rev. Tony Wishert, pastor of
the Gibtown Southern Bap-
tist Church will officiate and
burial will follow in the
Gibtown Cemetery under
the direction of Hawkins Fu-
neral Home.
Born Frederick Milton
Quick on February 20,1916
in Mt. Clemens, Michigan,
he was a retired realtor in
Corvalis, Oregon and had
moved to Gibtown in 1987.
He retired in 1979.
He was a former vice-
president of the Mid-Valley
Coin Club in Corvalis, Ore-
gon and a member of the
Boyd Moose Lodge.
He is survived by: 1 daugh-
ter, Joan Forson of Gibtown;
1 son, James Quick of Den-
ver, Colorado; 2 brothers,
DeForrest Quick of Anchor-
age, Alaska and Harold
Quick of Harris, Michigan; 8
grandchildren and 15 great
grandchildren.
CECIL LYON
ELENBURG
Funeral services for Cecil
Lyon Elenburg, 80, were con-
ducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday
May 6 in the Live Oak Bap-
tist Church with Rev. Woody
Singleton, pastor, officiat-
ing. Burial, under the direc-
tion of Hawkins Funeral
Home, was in Oakwood
Cemetery.
Elenburg married Iona
Floris DeShane August 11,
1928 in Vashti. They moved
to Jacksboro in 1946. He was
a dirt contractor and stock
farmer and a County Com-
missioner for 16 years. He
was preceded in death by his
wife, Iona Elenburg, July 21,
1983. He died Wednesday
May 3 in a Mineral Wells
hospital.
Survivors include two
sons, Wayland D. Elenburg
of Casper, Wyoming and
Delzon Elenburg of Lakeside
City, Texas; one daughter,
Nell Harris of Mineral Wells,
one step-daughter, Ann Sef-
cik of Jacksboro; 9 grand-
children; 15 great grandchil-
dren; two brothers, Howard
of Jacksboro and Lincoln of
Wichita Falls; two sisters,
Orah Wells of Hereford and
Estelle Gardner of Qzark,
Alabama.
Pallbearers were Bryan
Elenburg, Kirby Elenburg,
Scott Duncan, Brad Elen-
burg, Kent Elenburg, Lloyd
Edwards, and Henry Hurd.
JAMES
HERSHELAULD
Funeral services for
James Hershel Auld, 75,
were conducted at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday May 7 in the Maddox
Funeral Home Chapel with
Rev. Royce Riley, pastor of
First United Methodist
Church, Jacksboro, officiat-
ing. Burial was in Oakwood
Cemetery.
Born May 12, 1913 in
Washunge, Oklahoma Auld
married Neva Arurs May 10,
1938 in Nowata, Oklahoma.
He worked as a pumper for
Sun Oil Co. for 35 years be-
fore his retirement in 1975.
He died Friday May 5,1989.
Survivors include his wife,
Neva Auld of Jacksboro; one
son, Gary Wayne Auld of
Mineral Wells; five daugh-
ters, Judy McRoberts, Betty
Thompson, Mary Jane Auld,
and Polly Bennett all of
Jacksboro and Peggy Mor-
row of Wizard Wells; 14
grandchildren; one brother,
Floyd Auld of Miami, Okla-
homa; and three sisters,
Katie Duncan and Ellen
Courtney of Newkirk, Okla-
homa and Inez Medford of
Blackwell, Oklahoma.
Pallbearers were Steve
Tilghman, Russell Ash, Pete
Simons, J.W. Wood, Harold
Tilghman, and George
Musser.
John Ash, Archie Jackson
and Don Griffin were honor-
ary pallbearers.
REV. R.B. RING
Funeral services for Rev.
R.B. Ring, 78, were con-
ducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday
May 8 at the Southside As-
sembly of God, McKinney,
with Rev. Glynn Vickers offi-
ciating, assisted by Rev. J.E.
Terry and Rev. E.R. Ander-
son. Burial, under the direc-
tion of Hom-Harris-Crouch
Funeral Home, McKinney,
was in Pecan Grove Memo-
rial Park.
Bom February 8, 1911 in
Quitman, Georgia, Rev. Ring
married Esther McDaniel in
1930 in Lawton, Oklahoma.
She preceded him in death in
1968. He then married Vel-
ma Hamm February 23,
1971 in McKinney.
Rev. Ring taught the Lori
Ryan Sunday School Class,
was president of the Pecan
Grove Cemetery Associa-
tion, and helped establish
the Veteran's Field of Honor
at Pecan Grove Memorial
Park. He was a U.S. Army
Veteran and a member of
First Assembly of God,
Jacksboro.
He began his ministry in
1936 in Lawton, Oklahoma.
He also preached in Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, New Mex-
ico, and in several Texas cit-
ies. His last ministry was the
pastorate of an Assembly of
God Congregation in McKin-
ney.
Survivors include his wife,
Velma Ring of McKinney;
one daughter, Molly Sue
Carpenter of Jacksboro; two
step children, Everette
Hamm of McKinney and Sue
Miller of Odessa; three
grandchildren; two step
grandchildren; and one
brother, Gordon Ring of
Georgia. Jp
Pallbearers were Jaroy Jm
Carpenter; David Glenn w
Carpenter; Kyle Miller, Jr.;
Walter Hamm; Everette
Hamm; and Von Lombard.
Honorary pallbearers
were members of the Lori
Ryan Sunday School Class of
the First United Methodist
Church in McKinney.
LEONA MAE KYLE
Funeral services for Leona
Mae Kyle, 83, were con-
ducted at 3:00 p.m. Sunday
May 7 in the Hawkins Fu-
neral Home Chapel, Jacks-
boro, with Rev. Jim Minton,
pastor of the Second Advent
Christian Church, Perrin,
officiating. Burial, under the
direction of Hawkins Fu-
neral Home, Bridgeport, was
in Oakwood Cemetery.
Bom November 28, 1904
in Jack County, she married AB
Oran M. Kyle May 10,1933 ^
in Perrin. She was a house-
wife and a member of the
Second Advent Christian
Church in Perrin, having
become a Christian at the
age of 13. Her husband pre-
cededher in death, and she
died Friday May 5 in Fort
Worth.
Survivors include four sis-
ters, Lorena Franklin, Lois
Beckham, and LaNetha Val-
lejo all of Fort Worth, and
Lavada Webb of Perrin; and
several nieces and nephews.
M's Muffler
&
Auto Repair Shop
Complete Exhaust
Repair
Minor Auto Repair
Hwy. 281 South
567-2562
Jacksboro, Tx.
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Swofford Family to Sing
Friday at Wizard Wells
Help Requested in Slogan,
Cleanup Efforts for City
The Joe Swofford Family
has been singing Gospel
music together as a family
for the past 6 years. Heading
the group is Joe singing with
his two daughters Lisa, age
17 and Joanna, age 12. Both
Lisa and Joe write many of
the songs they perform, and
their smooth harmony is
characteristic of that family
sound. They are licensed
missionary outreach from
their home church Bethel
Baptist in Springtown,
Call them partners: birds called eg-
rets leed on insects stirred up by
grazing cattle. In return, the egret
warns the cattle of danger by flying
away.
Texas. They are members of
the Southern Gospel Music
Assn, and both girls have
been honored with Female
Youth Vocalist awards the
past 2 years. Their ministry
goes beyond a singing group
to a testimony and praise of
the power of the Gospel.
The Swofford Family will
sing at the Wizard Wells
Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 12.
The public is invited.
Mesquiteville
Festival to
Hire Workers
The Weekend in Old
Mesquiteville will hire sev-
eral workers for the up com-
ing festival June 9-11. Appli-
cations may be picked up at
the Jacksboro National
Bank or the Chamber of
Commerce office.
May 19 at 5:00 p.m is the
deadline to submit an appli-
cation.
J TEXAS TWO-WAY^
l Motorola, GE, RCA,
Sales & Service
J Low Rates on Mobile Telephones
* 22 yrs. exp. 567-3485j
M's Muffler
&
Auto Repair Shop
Complete Exhaust
Repair
Minor Auto Repair
Hwy. 281 South
567-2562
Jack shore, Tx.
Texas is on its way to be-
coming the cleanest, most
beautiful state in the nation.
Up to this point the Jacks-
boro Chamber of Commerce
has held work-days like
"Stash the Trash" and "The
Great Texas Trash Out".
Now it's your chance to help
make Jacksboro cleaner and
more beautiful by entering a
contest to name the Civic
Improvement Committees
year of activities.
The slogan for Muenster,
Texas helped set the pace for
that city's 1985-1986 year.
"Operation: Clean Sweep"
helped them win the Keep
Texas Beautiful, Inc. Gov-
ernor's Achievement Award
which gave them $20,000 for
Landscaping projects.
Your help is needed so that
in 1989-1990, Jacksboro can
win this award. Turn in your
entry to the Chamber of
Commerce office by 5:00 p.m.
Friday May 12. The winning
logo or slogan will be used on
litter bags, T-shirts, newspa-
per articles, and the state
award entry form.
To kick off the Civic Im-
provement Committees ac-
tivities, a "Pre-Summer
Clean-Up" day will be held
Saturday, May 20, 1989 be-
ginning at 9:00 a.m. at City
Hall. All churches, busi-
nesses, clubs, organizations
and individuals are being
urged to participate. The
year's activities or main pro-
gram is designed to get the
entire community involved.
On May 20, participants
who collect the most trash
will be recognized and re-
warded for their efforts, plus
the winners of the logo or
slogan contest will be an-
nounced. Lunch will be
served at Sewell Park for all
of the volunteers who par-
ticipate.
"Come on out and join your
community by showing oth-
ers your pride for your city!"
Chamber officials urge.
For more information con-
tact the Chamber office at
567-2602. Don't Mess with
Jacksboro!
Country Club
To Host 1 Guy,
1 Doll Tourney
The Jacksboro Country
Club will present a 1 guy and
1 doll golf tournament for
members and guests Satur-
day May 13. A $15.00 en-
trance fee will be charged per
team.
All participants must be
signed up by 11:30 a.m. on
the 13th. Call 567-2427 to
sign up or for more details.
Tee off will be at 1:30 p.m.
and a covered dish meal will
follow tournament play.
You Don't Have to Drive to
The City For Low Country Prices...
AND THAT'S A FACT!!
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BREAST CANCER DETECTION UNIT
_available to area women!
Monday, May 15,1989
Jack County Hospital
Jacksboro, Texas
Call *7-2655 for appointment
According to the American Cancer Socie-
ty, one out of ten women will develop
breast cancer sometime in Her lifetime. It is,
_ ________________ currently estimated
that over 37,000 women die each year as a result of breast cancer.
Ninety percent of breast cancers are diagnosed by women or their physicians fin-
ding a lump in the breast. Women who are diagnosed with a lump large enough to
feel have a 50 percent five year survival rate. A woman who is diagnosed as having
breast cancer by mammography, before a lump can be felt, has a 97% five year sur-
vival rate and a 90% 10 year survival rate. (The cost is only $55.00)
A mammogram can detect a cancer this small,# even before it can be felt.
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