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» JACKSBORO GAZETTE-NEWS
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EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR
JACK COUNTY'S SHOPPING GUIDE SINCE 1880
Jacksboro, Texas 76056 Thursday, August 22, 1968
AT THE CROSSROADS TO WEST TEXAS
NUMBER 12
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James R. 0Minis
Political punsters have been
having a field day the past
couple of weeks with phrases
Ij^T “xippacanoe and Agnew,
\Wm’ Or, “Something old,
something Agnew.”
And Republican information
people have been saying under
their breath, "Write anything
you wish about us but spell the
names correctly.” And yet
they would probably just as
soon get away from the' ‘Tricky
Dicky” tag that hurt back in
1960.
And now the punsters can
start warmingupfor “Humph.”
That seems to be the term his
information people are giving
out -- anything but Hu-Bird
which hit a lot of folks fancy
back in 1964.
□wending upon who is picked
i^Bis vice president they can
come up with “Huff and Puff,”
of “Whew, and another
stranger too.”
But they don’t pay weekly
editors enough to spend much
time working on these things.
Henry Richards, Ellis Henderson
Elected Soil District Supervisors
*****
Those folks that are still won-
dering how Agnew got the Re-
publican call, and all that sort
of political maneuvering could
do well to watch the Demo-
crats work the Rabbit and hat
trick this week.
Humphrey probably has the
nomination on the first ballot
no matter what the papers say.
But if he does this could make
the convention look dull and
some opposition must be manu-
factured. Likely this is the
McCarthy talk.
On the other hand the
McCarthy backing could be a
real threat. He might be
picking up the Kennedy backing,
the eastern seaboard domi-
nation of the Democratic Party,
etc. So Senator McGovern of
North Dakota opens up a small
campaign to make a small split
in the McCarthy backing.
Then Gov. Maddox of Georgia
makes a last minute announce-
ment — maybe to split the
solid South support for Hum-
phrey, maybe to counter the
Wallace threat, or maybe just
a sham to make the Southerners
think they will get some atten-
tion from the Northern liber-
als that are backing Humphrey.
And so the maneuvering will
go for another week --andthen
the decisions probably worked
out a couple of months ago will
be announced.
*****
Meanwhile, back at the ranch,
even some Texas Congressmen
are saying Lyndon could be no-
minated of Hubert doesn’t get
tMfepmination on the firstbal-
lflVfhat in absence of a quick
decision on Hubert the conven-
tion could nominate Lyndon by
acclimation, a day or so aft-
er his big 60th birthday cele-
bration at the convention.
Then all Democrats could
unite behind acommon leader,
the country realize it has never
changed presidents in a war.
Lyndon might even call off the
bombing of North Vietnam to
bring off the master stroke.
And some wonder, “Why are
Americans becoming cynical
about their political parties,
government, and things in gen-
#
*****
One interesting thing about
the preconvention speeches of
Humphrey is the statement that
he may recommend the con-
tinuation of at least a part
of the recently added sur-tax
to the income tax after the end
of the Vietnam war - if
it comes. The money would
go to help the big cities with
their problems.
It is interesting to note
throughout history the nation
has huge budgets during war
years. But after the war the
spending and taxing only go
about halfway back between
wartime costs and pre-war ex-
penses. A bunch ofdo-gooders
come up with a bunch of new
problems that the federal
government has no business
with just after every war.
And then about 10 or 20 years
passes, and the next war comes,
suddenly there is a rush to find
new taxes or tax means. The
BATTERY F REUNION AND MARKER DEDICATION included, left to right, former
1st Sgt. W. M. Hicks, J. M. Hicks (now of Austin), L. G. Prunty, Raymond Bowen,
Battery Commander A. A. Files, and Clifford Johnson. Files was speaker for the
marker dedication at the arbor. The marker will later be placed at the Fort Hospital,
the armory for the pre-World War II National Guard Unit. J. M. Hicks, Prunty and
Johnson were Lost Battalion members. Gazette-News Photo
JHS Students Begin Registration, General Sale of
New Students Report Next Tuesday Season Tickets
to Begin Monday
Public sale of season re-
served seat tickets for the five
1968 Tiger home football games
will begin at 9 a.m. Monday
at the school business office.
Ticket sale to 1967 reserved
seat ticket holders ends Fri-
day at 4 p.m. Over 474 tickets
have already been sold, accord-
ing to Principal Glynn Boykin.
The office began making phone
calls Wednesday to remind 1967
ticket holders of the Friday
deadline.
Tiger Boosters to
Meet on Monday
The Tiger Booster Club will
meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the
grade school auditorium to be-
gin activities for the 1968 sea-
son.
Registration of students for
Jacksboro schools began Wed-
nesday when seniors reported
to the High School principal’s
office. Juniors will register
Friday, Sophomores, Monday
and Freshmen Tuesday.
Students with last names be-
ginning A - E will register
from 9 to 10:30; F - J, 10:30 to
noon; K - Q, 1:30 to 3 p.m.;
and R through Z, 3 to 4:30p.m.
The schedules will be strickly
followed, Boykin said.
Junior High students
(6, 7 and 8 th grades) that are
newcomers to the district since
school was out will register
from 8 to 12 a.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 27. Those in school
here last year registered be-
fore school was out.
Elementary registration will
also be held on the 27th with
the 2nd graders coming at 8:30;
3rd grade at 10; 4th grade at
1 and 5th graders at 2:30 p.m.
This is for all students in
these four elementary grades.
First graders residing in the
district in May were pre-re-
gistered and tested that month.
Junior Club Ends
Lake Beach Work
The Jacksboro Junior Library
Club concluded its summer
work on its Sandy Beach Pro-
ject at Lake Jacksboro last
Friday. Twenty-six loads of
sand donated by Loyd Edwards
were loaded and hauled by
county and city employees.
The club would like to ex-
press its appreciation to Mr.
Edwards, County Commis-
sioners Bill Berry, Truett
Crandord, W. D. Long, and
J. T. Rumage, Mayor Charles
Geer, Supervisor Henry Tate,
and all county and city em-
ployees for their cooperation in
making the project a success.
Tabernacle to be
Built at Joplin
A work day has been set at
the Tabernacle in Joplin for
8 a.m. Monday, September 2, to
run a concrete slab. This will
be in preparation enclosing a
part of the Tabernacle for a
community center.
Anyone wishing to help will be
welcome. There will be a
picnic lunch at noon. Each
family will bring a basket
lunch.
Joplin Community Associa-
tion met August 12 at the Taber-
nacle in Joplin, to discuss
starting work on the Taber-
nacle. A decision was made
to start work Labor Day.
W. A. Carnahan spoke about
health problems of a commun-
ity. Some of the good sug-
gestions he made were to cut
both ends of tin cans, put lids
inside cans, flatten and bury
them, bury wet garbage in gar-
dens or flower beds (it would
be a soil builder) and to bury
dead animals, such as chickens
cats or armadillos. All of
these things would help to cut
down on fly, mesquito, and
other insect populations.
Meeting adjourned with re-
freshments being served to
twenty-four;
Newcomers to the district since
that time will register on the
first day of school, Principal
Howard Elenburg announced.
Jacksboro schools will open
for classes at 8:30 a.m. Tues-
day, Sept. 3, Supt. Don Smith
has announced. A full day of
classes will be held, buses will
operate, and the cafeteria will
be open on the first day.
Band Boosters to
Meet Monday
There will be a meeting of
the Band Boosters next Mon-
day, August 26. The meeting
will begin at 8 p.m. and will
be held in the band hall, Mil-
ton Fox, band director, has
announced.
The purpose of this meeting
is to discuss plans for the
band’s trip to the Cotton Bowl
in Dallas, scheduled for Octo-
ber 7.
Henry James Richards and
Ellis Henderson were elected
supervisors of the Upper West
Fort Soil and Conservation dis-
trict in special elections held
at the Jacksboro National Bank
last Thursday.
George Cunnius of Bridgeport
was elected supervisor of Zone
4 in the election held there, also
last Thursday. Cunnius, chair-
man of the board of super-
visors of the former Upper
West Fork District, had been
supervisor for 10 years.
Henderson was supervisor for
8 years of Zone 2 of the former
district until its boundaries
were changed recently. Hen-
derson will now be supervisor
of Zone 1 which includes the
northwest part of Jack County
west of Highway 148 and north
of the Rock Island railroad.
The area also extended into
Archer and Clay counties.
Richards will be supervisor
of Zone 3, a newly created
zone, south of Highway 24 and
east of the abandoned GT&W
right of way, in the southeast
Not So Hot Here
As August Goes
Summer returned to Jack
County during the past week
after a nice shower that fell
on Aug. 14 but so far the tem -
peratures have just bordered
the hot (95 degree) mark. Strong
winds from the south have made
the weather considerably more
pleasant than the temperatures
indicated.
Daily highs have been 94 and
95 all week with a week’s low
of 70 degrees Sunday. Other
lows have been 74 and 75 de-
grees.
Football time may have a lot
of Jack Countians thinking,
perhaps wishing the hot wea-
ther was over. But there are
10 more days left in August—
and these last ten were the
hottest weather in 1967.
No rain fell during the week.
WHFRE THE ACTION IS in Jacksboro this week is at Tiger stadium as the 1968 team
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Blood Bank Supply of Precious Fluid
Hit Low This Week, Nearby Visits
Red River Blood Bank at
Wichita Fails was down to just
about its last drop of the pre-
cious life fluid Tuesday as
accidents, hospital surgery and
illness, and other causes
mounted. But at the same time
many area donors have been
passing up Bloodmobile visits
due to vacations and summer
heat.
Many Jack County residents
missed when the Bloodmobile
was here in June and only half
the local quota was collected.
Due to the shortage local re-
sidents are reminded that
the Bloodmobile will be in 01-
ney today and at Graham Fri-
day. And blood may be given
at Wichita Falls.
The next visit to Jacksboro
will be Thursday, Sept. 5.
J. W. Hulsey, Jack County
chairman, and now an officer
in the Red River Regional Blood
Center this week passes along
information he has learned
from attending Region meet-
ings.
According to records of the
Blood Center people that lived
In the area served from the
Wichita Falls bank - this in-
cludes 20 counties in Southern
Oklahoma and North Texas -
residents are using blood in
excess of 4% of the static
population. In other words,
for each 100 people residing
in the area in a year a total
of 4 pints of blood are used.
The last federal census
showed 7,000 persons living
in Jack County. We should
be donating 280 pints of blood
per year to take care of Jack
County needs. But the Jack
County quota has been245pints
per year, based on 3 1/2% of
the static population.
“Unfortunately, we haven’t
been taking care of our own,
much less helping others,”
Hulsey pointed out.
“Let us realize that our loved
elderly people are coming to
hospitals in increasing num-
bers—these folks need “re-
fills."
"We have our share of ac-
cidents from vehicles, live-
stock, in the oilfields, and at
home. Folks like you and me
might need blood should we
have an operation of any type.
“To meet a quota of 280
pints of blood Jack Countians
would have to give 70 pints of
blood at each of the quarterly
Bloodmobile visits. Presently
the Bloodmobile comes to
Jacksboro. It will visit other
county communities if assured
sufficient donors to justify the
expense involved.
“Jack County dissolved its
Walking Blood Bank in order
to participate in the Regional
Blood program. Our source
of blood is the Bloodbank. But
we are short of deposits. So
are other counties, par-
ticularly this summer. Re-
sults could be tragic in emer-
gencies.
"Any person between 18 and 61
in good health can give blood.
Will you give of yourself so that
others might live? Be a mem-
ber of this life saving program.
“Jack County quota for the
next visit is 70 pints. Let’s
stand up and be counted as a
Brother’s Keeper. And Iwould
particularly ask local civic
clubs and their officers to
assist us in making this quota.”
Fenter Reunion Sunday
The Fenter Reunion will be
held August 25 at the City Park.
A basket lunch will be served
and friends and relatives are
part of the county. The south-
west part of the county is in the
Palo Pinto district.
The law requires the super-
visor to own land in the zone
he represents and while
Richards actually lives in Zone
1 he has land in Zone 3.
The remainder of JackCounty
is in Zone 2, which is north of
Highway 24 and east of High-
way 148 (the northeast quarter).
The zone extends up into Clay
and Montague counties. A. J.
Thompson of Bowie was ap-
pointed supervisor of that area.
He was a supervisor on the
former board.
The new zones, new board,
and special elections became
necessary when Young County
was separated from the Upper
West Fork district August 1
to become the Young Soil and
Water Conservation District.
The new supervisors will have
their organization meeting
in the Assembly Room of the
Jack County courthouse at
10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5. The
public is invited to attend this
and all other SCD director
meetings.
PRACTICING, TOO, are the majorettes and Show Bank of Tiger Land for the football
season that opens with the Tigers vs. Azle here Friday, Sept. 13. Front row, left
to right, majorette Vicki Jackson and drum major, Donna McAnear, back row, ma-
jorettes Angela Southerland and Brenda Jackson. Head majorette Bennie Kayhurst and
majorette Grace Hodges had their hair rolled up and drum major Lisa Paschal was
assisting band director Milton Fox when the picture was made Tuesday evening. G-NP
419(7 Starters Back With Tigers Helicopter Crash
As Twice Daily Practices Begin at Lake Friday
Jacksboro Tigers hit the field
early Monday to begin 2-a-day
practices for the 1968 football
season which opens here Fri-
day, Sept. 13, with Azle.
Coach Dan Owen and his staff
of Bill Hicks, line coach, Jack
Brister, backfield, J. R.
Thompson, junior high, and
Stanley Caddell, assistant
junior were busy sorting the
players to seek replacements
for the large number of Tigers
lost in May through graduation.
Owen had only one starting of-
fense back returning, quarter-
back Lanny Fleming; a tackle,
Jim Rumage and end John John-
son. There were three defense
starters also on hand —
Fleming at safety, Rumage at
tackle, and Charles Marley at
euard.
“We’re picked to win District
2A-10 this fall,” Owen said,
“but it is on tradition and speed
rather than experience or a
large squad. Olney and Hen-
rietta are probably the top
teams but we’ll be ready to
give them a game and find out
for sure.”
“We’re going through basics
this week with the A team,
B team and Freshmen. Next
week we’ll begin preparing for
the Thursday scrimmage with
Burleson here,” he said. The
time will probably be an-
nounced next week. The Tigers
will scrimmage Iowa Park
there about Sept. 5.
Listed on the A team’s initial
roster were quarterbacks Ron-
nie Shaw and Fleming; half-
backs LynnClay, Larry Hickey,
Lee Damron, Floyd Colbert,
Barry Brown, Bob Grace, and
Mickey Fry.
Linemen, centers Richard
Nail, Roy Johnson; guards
James Hensley, Charles Mar-
ley, Jimmy Armstrong, Gar-
land Poynor; tackles George
Fulbright, John Moore, Jerry
Henderson, Jimmy Rumage,
Richard Green; and ends Ke-
Perrin Schools Budget
This Friday Evening
The Perrin School Beard will
meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday for a
Budget Hearing. All members
are urged to attend, says Board
President J. R. Await.
vin Owen, Jackie Graham,
Johnson, and Terry Wolfe.
Lettermen returning, in-
cluding the four already listed
are Shaw, Damron, Grace and
Roy Johnson. “We have 13
up from the B team and 5
freshmen on the first roster,”
Owen said.
“The overall squad is the
smallest in numbers that we
have had in several years, due
to small junior and senior
classes,” Owen said. “We
also lost two youths recently
that we had been counting on to
make lettermen or starters,
Mike Fuller at guard end, who
moved away, and Edward Max-
well, a junior tackle, who will
miss the season.
An Army helicopter from
Dempsey Heliport near Palo
Pinto crashed and burned on a
training flight early Friday
near the west edge of Lake
Bridgeport on the Joe Durham
ranch.
A student from a foreign coun-
try, the pilot, was killed, and
another seriously injured.
The initial report said the
crash was in Wise County and
officers from there made the
civilian investigation. After
daylight it was found that the
crash was in Jack County,
Sheriff Hubert Jackson said.
Military Personnel from Fort
Wolters closed off the crash
site as soon as possible after
the mishap.
Newcomers to City to be Honored
at Annual Picnic on August 29th
Newcomers to Jack County
will be honored by “Oldtiqjers”
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29,
at Dr. W. G. Mask’s Ponderosa.
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BIG CATCH from a trotline
is a blue catfish taken by Ivan
Smith last Friday morning from
Lake Jacksboro. G-NP
The annual newcomer picnic
has been jointly sponsored by
the Jack County B.4PWcluband
Jacksboro Chamber of Com-
merce for a number of years.
The old timers are asked to
bring covered dishes and
enough food for their families
and another family.
Newcomers are just askeu to
come and enjoy the fellowship
and welcome.
Over 97 newcomeis are on the
lists of the sponsors and have
been mailed letters inviting
them to the party. Most of
these listings come from utility
companies. But there may be
others and they too are invited.
The Ponderosa is just south
of the old Wichita highway.
School Supply
List for 1st Grade
A school supply list for first
graders of Jacksboro schools
was announced this week by
teachers of the three sections,
Miss Alice Evans, Mrs. Edna
Box and Mrs. Gwen Tilghman.
The supplies are, primary
pencil, eraser, sharp pointed
scissors, white paste inplastic
jar, cigar box to hold all sup-
plies, 18x36 towel or rug for
resting, and $2.50 for work-
books, construction paper and
writing paper. The name must
be <mall supplies.
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