The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1949 Page: 1 of 8
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BUY, SELL, BENT, FIND WITH CLASSIFIED ADS
SIXTY-NINTH YEAR
8ERVING JACK COUNTY SINCE 1880
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949"
CROSS ROADS OF WEST TEXAS
NUMBER 50
Highway 148 Bridge Over West
Fork Completed, Open For Traffic
A through road to Henrietta
became a reality thia week
when the West Fork bridge
on highway 148 was opened
for traffic. Signs are being
changed to read that all types
of vehicles may now travel the
route. The contractor is re-
moving a plug in the river
channel which has been used
by traffic while the bridge
was under construction. 12
miles of the road in Jack
County remains to be paved
before the highway is com-
plete. 5 miles in Jack County
and the Clay County section
have been finished. At pres-
ent there is no information as
to when money will be availa-
ble to finish the route.
The Wallace and Bowden
Company of Dallas is shoot-
ing asphalt on the eight
miles unpaved section of
Highway 206. 2 miles of the
route in Graford and just
north of the City has been
completed. The remainder
will be topped as weather per-
mits. All base work is com-
pleted. It is expected that
the project will be finished by
June 1st.
The present Keechi Creek
bridges in Jack and Palo Pin-
to Counties will remain in
place until it is possible to re-
place or rebuild the two
bridges. It is expected that a
contract for this work will be
let in 2 months.
On North Main Street the
J. S. Davis Co. of Alpine has
poured 80% of the curbs and
gutters. The company plans
to start dirt work and extend
the culvert at the Peterson
Station next week.
Widening the east half of
the Los Creek bridge on South
Main will be completed Satur-
day. Harry Newton, Graham
contractor, is proceeding with
the dirt work and preparation
for placing base, curb and
gutter on the fill.
The curb and gutter on this
project will extend to the
Buckhorn Station. New con-
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Opportunity Jond Drive
Opens, $75,000 Quota
-As previously announced portunity Savings Drive as an
our Savings Bonds quota for
Jack County ! is $56,500.00.
Opportunity is knocking at
your door. Buy extra U. S.
Savings Bonds when the Op-
portunity drive begins Mon-
day. Savings bonds are a safe
investment, one that pays an
income without exertion. In
ten years the invested quota
will be of more than $75,000.00
value.
In order that each person in
the county may be privileged
to share in this $75,000.00 Op-
2.75 INCHES
HERE THE
The opening of the new concrete bridge in the top
picture provides a through route to Henrietta. It replaces
the old county bridge shown in the picture below.
—Mixon Studio Photo.
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F RAIN
EEK-END
down into the City Park.
Work on both North and
South Main is expected to be
completed within 2 months.
Preliminary survey work on
PM Road 1125 from Highway
148 to Post Oak is 60% com-
plete. It is hoped that plans
for the road will be completed
and work started on the road
by the end of summer.
A route map of Wizard
Crete steps will be built on the; Wells FM Road has been corn-
bridge from the
_____ _ ________________________ tions in the American Legion
highway I pleted and submitted to the Memorial Highway.
Public Roads Administration
for approval.
Most of the bridge work
on the five-mile section of
281 just north of Min-
eral Wells has been
completed. The contractor for
the project expects to have
the detour road open for traf-
fic next week. This widening
and straightening will elimi-
nate one of the last bad sec-
Liois’ Minstrel Show
At High School May 20
One of the most popular
forms of home talent shows
returns to Jacksboro Friday,
May 20, when the Lions Club
presents a Negro Minstrel
show at the high school audi-
torium. All of the old songs
and familiar pranks of the
Minstrel show will give the
audience the best entertain-
tainment of the year. An ex-
tra special attraction of the
show will be a revue of 12
Wesquire Calendar girls.
Roy Hensley is director of
the minstrel show; An-
derson Shawver is in charge
of musical arrangements, and
L. L. Peterson is ticket mana-
ger. .
J. C. Porter will be the' in-
terlocutor for the Show.
Jokes, tricks and poems
will be supplied by End Men
Bob Platt, Roy Cherryhomes,
Lieon Hawkins, Anderson
Shawver, Herman Teague and
James Dennis. Several solo-
ists will be featured in the
show. A 35-Voice chorus will
provide thfe1 Shusical back-
ground.
The show will , start at 8:00
p. m. Admission prices: 50e
and 25c..
STYLE LECTURE
Mrs. Howard Shabay will
give a style lecture May 18 at
4 p. m. at the grade school au-
ditorium. She is being spon-
sored by the eighth grade, forj
benefit of the piano fund.
Mrs. Shabay has studied and
done professional work in Chi-
cago in modeling and design-
ing. She was associated with
the Fair Store, Fort Worth,
before coming to Jacksboro.
Everyone is invited. Ad-
mittance is free but an offer
ing will be taken.
PERSONALS
Burt Jambrell, Bowie, spent
the week-end with his parents
at Perrin.
Messrs, and Mmes. D. L.
Myers, Santa Anna, Calif, and
Roy Myers, Monte Rio, Calif.,
are visiting the Messrs. Myers’
sister, Mrs. Earl Whitsitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Mixon Stamp-
er have moved back here from
Ada, Okla.
Jacksboro and vicinity re-
ceived very beneficial rains
the past week-end.
Saturday morning .17 of an
inch; Saturday night and
Sunday morning 1.52 inches,
and Sunday night 1.06 inches,
and some hail—totaling for
the week-end 2.75 inches,
which was greatly appreciat-
ed.
ANNUAL MEETING J-A-C
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION
Second notice of the annual
meeting of the J-A-C Electric
Cooperative Association mem-
bers to be helk in the Midway
High School Gym, Thursday,
May 19, 1:30 jp. m.
Midway is 14 miles south of
Henrietta on! the Henrietta-
Jacksboro ne\f highway.
Prizes will be given. The
grand prize will be a Combina-
tion Radio and Record Player.
There will ba numerous other
prizes, such as irons, clocks
and other valuable things, to-
taling $500.00.
Electrical appliances will be
on display at the gym.
Registration will start at
1:00 p. m.
Master of ceremonies will
be Rollans Hill, president.
Music at 1:30 by the Henri-
etta High School Band, will
start the meeting off with a
full program.
Prizes will be awarded at
3:15.
Everyone is invited.
investment the proportional
pprt of this investment sched-
uled for the various communi-
ties of the county, and the
contacting committee for the
community is:
Antelope—$5,000.00, W. R.
Ball, W. R. Hill, Carl Rounsa-
ville.
Vineyard—$3,000.00, W. J.
Dees, F. L. Shawver.
Bryson — $12,000.00. Sam
Smith, C. P. Clayton, G. C.
House, Jr.
Perrin — $5,000.00, G. F.
Wimberly, Red Herring,
Aaron Cranford.
Post Oak—$3,000.00, C. T.
Moreland, G. A. Cleveland.
Jermyn—$3,000.00, John H.
Tucker, Will Jones.
Jacksboro—$44,000.00, each
to solicit $5,000.00 or more—■
W. A. Ham, H. W. McCoy, Cy
Perkins, Dr. C. C. McClure,
Oscar Boaz, John K. Haekley,
S. V. Stark, Aaron Hull, H. H.
McConnell, Otis Henderson.
The County Chairman, who
is also one of the contacting
committee, joins each of you;
in an outright sales campaign
to get the job completed early.
Sincerely,
L. L. Peterson,
County Bond Chairman.
H. D. CLUB 42 PARTY AT
BARTON CHAPEL
The Barton Chapel H. D.
Club is sponsoring a 42 party
at Barton Chapel school house
May 19th, beginning at 8:00
p. m. Everyone invited.
Admission: Children, 15c;
Adults, 25c.
Refreshments will be served.
Water Engineers OK
Lake, Clearing To Start
CANCER
TO MASTER MASONS
Fort Richardson Lodge No.
320 will confer an Entered
Apprentice and Fellow Craft
Degree Friday night, May 13,
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
All Master Masons are ask-
ed to be present.
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
THE CANCER FUND DRIVE
To The Citizens of Jack
County:
Cancer can strike anyone,
but we can strike back by giv-
ing to the American Cancer
Society.
Cancer is the second killer
in the United States, and it is
On the increase, that is, more
and more people are being
stricken with it.
Almost every family in this
county has directly or indi-
rectly been made aware of
this dreadful disease.
Let us help in this fight
with our contributions.
W. E. Sartain, Chairman,
Jack County
Cancer Fund Drive.
BRYSON LIONS
Rev. Koontz is the new in-
coming president of the Bry-
son Lions Club. The next
meeting night is May 19th.
The $200.00 made on the
play, “Laugh It Off,” some
time back, was applied to their
new hospital.
The Bryson School Band
and several members of the
The Board of Water Engin-
eers for the State of Texas ap-
proved Jacksboro’s applica-
tion for building a reservoir
on Los Creek Monday. Homer
Hunter, contracting engineer
for the project presented the
application for the City.
The approval will permit
the City to appropriate water
from Los Creek not to exceed
750 acre-feet per year by im-
pounding 1,600 acre-feet of
water for municipal water
supply.
Mafor A. F. battle, Com-
missioners Leroy Henderson
and Raymond Thompson, and
C. of C. Manager A. A. Files
attended the board meeting at
Austin.
Bids on clearing land for
the lake were received by the
City Commission Wednesday.
Atchley & Fits of Olney
turned in the low bid of
$4,985.00, and will begin work
in ten or fifteen days.
Five companies submitted
bids on the land clearing. Bid*
ranged up to $17,640.00.
ACTIVITIES FOR MAY
Saturday night—Junior-
Senior banquet.
Next week:—
Monday—8th grade ban-
quet.
Thursday—Mrs. Stark’s re-
cital.
Friday—Lions dub Negre
minstrel.
Sunday, May 22—Baccalau-
reate service.
May 24—Soil Conservation
—Chamber Commerce ban-
quet, 7:30 p. m., grade schooL
May 26—8th grade com-
mencement,.
May 27—High school grad-
uation.
WILLOW POINT BAPTIST*
CALL PASTOR
____ _______ _________ __ ___ Rev. Collins, a student at
Lions Club attended the dis- Decatur Baptist College, ha*
triet meeting at Mineral Wells
this week.
been called as pastor of the
Willow Point Baptist Church.
BOX SUPPER—ANTELOPE
On Friday night, May 20th,
at Antelope school, there will
be a box supper for raising
[funds for lighting a softball
field. It will take $500.00 for
this project and it is hoped
that $200.00 will be raised
that night. Everyone invited.
firemen; DELEGATES TO
STATE CONVENTION
The. Jacksboro Volunteer
Fire Department Ijield .a spec-
ial called meeting Tuesday
night and elected delegates to
the State Fir.e Marshal and
ention,. which
in Galves-
Ohief
GOLFERS TO PLAY AT
NOOONA, SUNDAY
Jacksboro golfers will be
guests of the Nocona Club,
Sunday, M!ay 15th, when play
in the Oil Belt Golf Associa-
tion begins. Matches will be-
gin at 1:30 at the Nocona
links.
All club members are eligi-
ble to play in Association
matches. At least twelve must
represent visiting clubs at
matches.
Other clubs belonging to
the Association are Waurika,
Okla.; Decatur and Bowie.
Conservation Awards To
Be Given At Banquet
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PERSONALS .
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Wil-
son and son have returned
from visiting the former’s
parents and grandparents in
Oklahoma and Iowa.
Mr .and Mrs. Frank H. Shaw
have returned to Big Spring
where the former will resume
hi* work with the U. S, Weath-
«;Eumu.
The Upper West Fork Soil
Conservation District and the
'Jacksboro Chamber of Com-
merce are sponsoring the 1949
Soil Conservation Awards
banquet to be held Tuesday,
May 24, at the elementary
school cafeteria. This is part
of the observance of Soil Con-
servation week, May 22-29,
proclaimed by Gov. Jester.
Among those to be honored
at the banquet are: The out
standing conservation farmer
in the Upper West Fork Dis-
trict; man in district who has
done the best job of reclaim-
ing an eroded farm; best con-
servation neighborhood group;
three best essay writers; win-
ning grass judging team; men
who have given unselfish sup-
port to the district and the
newspaper publishing the best
advertisement in support of
Soil Conservation.
The speaker for the evening
has not yet been announced
Tickets are $1.25 and will
be on sale at the Chamber of
Commerce office, S. O. S. of-
fice and the Gazette-News of-
fice, Monday.
The churches of the city are
observing Soils and Souls Sun-
day on May 22nd. Each church
will have a program dedicated
to save soil as well as souls.
E. E. FAIRES PRESENTED
HIGHEST
HONOR IN LIONISM
E. E. Faires was presented
the Monarch Key at the Lions
District 2-E Convention in
Mineral Wells, Monday.
This award is of recent ori-
gin and is the highest honor
that can be awarded a Lion. It
was presented Mr. Faires for
the most distinguished service
in Lionism, by the President
of Lions International, at the
governor’s banquet. He is
the first Lion ever to receive
this honor.
Mr. Faires has served as
president, secretary, -treasurer
of the local-club, and a chair-
man of the zone. Since he has
become a Lion he has secured
more than 150 members.
Good reports have come
ifrom the T member breakfast
|at the Baker Hotel, Monday
morning. The Jacksboro club
with Mr. Faires presiding was
in charge.
Miss Texas, Billie Box, attendants, and chorus, watch scenes of Bluebonnte Pageant
at Elementary SchooL
GRADE SCHOOL PAGEANT
PLAYS TWO NIGHTS
A full house was present
both Monday aud, Tuesday
nights when the musical pag-
eant, “Bluebonnet Land,” was
presented. The action was
fast, the chorus knew the
songs, the children acted well
their parts. The teachers are
to be highly commended for
their untiring efforts, especial-
ly the music department. Roy
Hensley was make-up man,
Mrs. L. G. Johnson was pian-
ist, Messrs. Monkres and Cecil
Elenburg played the guitar
and violin. H. C. Teague play-
ed the music for the tap dance
of his son.
It was a thrill from begin-
ning to end—building up in
interest to the modern Texas
with its beautiful birds, air-
planes, oil wells, vegetables,
fruits, wild flowers, and the
schools, Various colleges and
universities had their penants
presented, reeiving loud ap-
plause.
Reports are coming in that
the pageant was the best of its
kind yet presented this year.
Anyone who did not see it
missed a splendid portrayal of
the beautiful State of Texas.
Sketch of the pageant—
Scene I:
Texas—Billie J. Box.
Attendants—Katherine Lace-
well, Jackie Bailey.
Scepter Bearer—Edwin Pe-
terson.
Door Keeper — Richard
Teague.
Bluebonnet Chorus—Texas
History in Song.
Immigrants — Seeking a
Place to Settle.
Priest—Joy Herd.
Mission Builders—Spaniards
and Indians.
Indian Rhythm Girls —
Dancers.
Austin—David Shawver.
Colony Dancers—Tommy
Davis, caller.
Colony Negroes ~ Dance
teams, Billy S. and Birdie K,
—Mixon Studio Photo. |
Johnson.
Scene II:
Sam Houston—Jerry Spen|
cer. |
Convention Chairman—Kai
Lanthrip.
Declaration Signers.
At II—Texas Today:
Grains and Nuts ProcessioJ
Cotton Choppers and Cottq
Pickers.
Cotton Bolls and Cottol
Bales.
Cowboys—White Face Ted
as Steer—Mack Mathis, Bil|
J. Plaster.
Procession of Fruits
Vegetabes.
Jack Rabbits.
Sulphur—Mary McConneIl|
Salt—Edwin Teague.
Oil Derricks—full of ele|
trie lights.
Aviators, Airplane—Benjj
min Gunter.
Balloon Dancers, Girls Sel
tette, Texas Birds, Wild FkyJ
ew Procession, Wild Mos|
Dance, School Parade,
Song.
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Dennis, James R., Jr. The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1949, newspaper, May 12, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth733031/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.