Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR, No. 21, Ed. 0 Thursday, October 24, 1968 Page: 1 of 8
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Welcome To Homecoming J H S Ei-Students
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EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR
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Jimn R. Dennis
The Jacksboro High Home-
coming this weekend continues
to look bigger and better all
the time. There seems to be
more local interest this year
than has been noted before, by
far. And now to hope those that
live out of town haven’t given
up on the hometown having a
bang-up Homecoming.
In the past those living out of
town seemed to be those most
enthusiastic about the event.
A few of the local grads, more
especially those that completed
^fcooling here 30 or more
^Rrs ago, were the only ones
who got very interested in the
occasion.
The latter number, inci-
dentally, may account for the
lots of hard work and time
spent this year by Melba Peter-
son Cherryhomes, JHS39,pre-
sident of the Former Students
Association. But Melbaclaims
she hasn’t been turned down yet
on a request for assistance
from other JHS exes. Off hand
that is a pretty good claim in
itself.
*****
Back when it was first sug-
gested that the class pictures
be run 1 must admit a bit of
lack of enthusiasm until re-
calling how much former grads
enjoyed a series of football
team pictures that we carried
several years ago.
And as we got into the
pictures the space required just
about preemptied space for
other pictures. Several pub-
lishers in neighboring towns
commented on this at recent
meetings. But 1 couldn’t help
remark, ‘‘How else can you
run interesting pictures of
about 100 or more people each
week on the front page.”
Some other towns may try this
in a few years.
And we will continue to run
any other graduation pictures
that are brought in. But likely
not on the front page.
* * * * *
The end of the pictures will
probably please Mrs. Martha
Green, the present school coun-
selor, more than just about
anyone in town. She was class
sponsor from 1932 until a couple
of years ago with a brief time
out during the 40s.
It would seem bad enough to
just have sponsored so many
classes. The many pictures
could be considered double jeo-
rdy. But speaking as one of
fany, I don’t know of anything
that can win so many long-time
friends as being a good teacher,
excellent counselor, and patient
class sponsor.
And a lot of other fine Jacks-
boro teachers are to be con-
gratulated at the same time—
and probably will be this week-
end if they can attend the re-
union.
Sort of funny about how
we never fully appreciate tea-
chers and others that do so
much to help us until several
years later.
This fall Mrs. Green has again
gmtiqwn her consideration by not
QHdng gunning for the editor.
~Must be rather hard on anyone’s
ego to see mirror of years
each week in the newspaper.
*****
A lot of classes are fixing
up cars, painting signs, etc. for
the Saturday parade. A couple
of exes were by Tuesday and
brought up some interesting
items that I had never heard
or forgotten.
The class of 1932 was the only
JHS class that graduated on
Saturday, Hollis Allen and L.
G. Prunty said. ‘‘We were
April Fool graduates,” Prunty
pointed out.
That may sound funny today
but it wasn’t so funny then.
The Jacksboro district was so
broke in 1931-32, that teachers
were paid in script rather than
money, and several lived with
school patrons, got board else-
where, so they could stay and
teach here. But they were glad
too-there weren’t any jobs
JACK COUNTY'S SHOPPING GUIDE SINCE 1880
Jacksboro, Texas 76056 Thursday, October 24, 1968
AT THE CROSSROADS TO WEST TEXAS
NUMBER 21
Pep Rally, Parade, Picnic to be Included In
JHS Homecoming Visitation This Saturday
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Tigers to Play Before Full House of County Had Frost
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ANTLERLESS DEER PERMITS were popular items with
Jack County landowners Monday and Tuesday when Parks &
Wildlife personnel were at the courthouse assembly room.
Issuing permits and selling shooting preserve licenses were
J. C. Romines, Jacksboro, K. E. Payne and Game Manage-
ment Supervisor M. E. Stallcup, Wichita Falls, and receiving
permits is Andy Hambright, Rt. 2, Chico, manager of the
Morris estate. Gazette-News Photo
Deer Season Does Too Begin Nov. 9,
Next Time Well Proof by Calendar?
‘‘Deer season along with tur-
key and quail shooting will be-
gin Saturday, November 9, not
the 7th,” Game Management
Officer J. C. Romines reported
hastily last Thursday morning
after noting the headline in
last week’s Gazette-News.
We already knew which day it
was—doesn’t it always begin on
Saturday. But while writing
the article, reading it back and
proof reading last week, we
forgot to look up for a moment
and make a check on the calen-
dar.
Anyway, the™ big shooting
season that most -county hun-
ters have been looking forward
to begins on Saturday, Nov. 9.
And Jack County will have an-
terless deer hunting in two se-
parate zones.
Most landowners picked up
anterless hunting permits and
shooting preserve licenses
Monday and Tuesday at the
Assembly Room of the court-
house. Late comers can still
get these from GMO Romines
but as he points out, “I had
five other men helping me with
this work Monday and Tuesday.
And now there is just me for
both night patrolling, illegal
hunting investigation, and is-
suing the various papers.”
Landowners familiar with
previous hunting seasons know
that Romines will be a diffi-
cult person to catch until the
season ends January 1. But
some hunters may be surprised
at how easy Romines can be
found--watching the hunters.
Perhaps the big item is that
deer and turkey prospects are
the best in several years—
especially if cool weather will
drop foliage. And quail hunting
has the best prospects ever if
the weather will cooperate.
Dove season ends at sundown
Wednesday, Oct. 30 but hunters
weren’t very happy this year
with the weather and bird move-
ment. Bow and arrow hunters
will have their short deer sea-
son ending on the 31st. Ro-
mines said Tuesday he knew of
at least one buck that had been
killed by an arrow.
“The Biggest Homecoming in
the history of JHS,” isthepre-
diction being made for this
Saturday and the many
activities planned for the oc-
casion. “Local former stu-
dents are the most enthusias-
tic in several years and we’re
hearing from more out of town
residents all the time,” presi-
dent Mrs. Melba Cherryhomes
said this week.
All of the high school class-
room have been reserved for
class meetings, several have
been scheduled for the junior
high and in private homes.
Additional listings since last
week are Class of 1929, Mrs.
Marie Barnett, Room 6B, Jun-
ior High; 1922, Mrs. MaryTin-
ney residence, Live Oak St.;
1957, Mmes. Arneta New and
Lelia Vene Bilby, room 6A,
junior high; 1946, Mrs. Ellen
McAnear, Vo. Ag. Bldg.
Room 1.
And more will likely be listed
by Saturday.
And classes from adjoining
years are also invited to drop
by the various reunions.
“But JHS graduates aren’t
the only ones invited to par-
ticipate in all of the activities,”
Mrs. Cherryhomes pointed out.
“All local residents, many of
whom have been room mothers,
former teachers, or just
patrons of the schools are in-
vited to join in the activities.”
Registration for all the ac-
tivities begins at 10 a.m. at the
high school; a Pep Rally and
crowning of the Homecoming
Queen will be at 10:15 to 11a.m.
and school officials are parti-
cularly inviting town people to
this gathering.
The parade will step off from
the school parking lots at
11 a.m. and expects to feature
cars or floats representing al-
most every school class; JHS
and junior high bands, and
some commercial vehicles.
The parade will proceed down-
town via West Belknap and a
concert will be played on the
Daylight Time Sealed Bids Asked for Installation of
Ends Sunday a.m. Traffic Lights at 3 County Sites
Daylight Savings Time will
end early Sunday morning and
residents of the U. S. will be
busy setting back clocks before
retiring to bed Saturday night.
The long day period began
back on the last Sunday of
April as result of a national
law which seeks to keep time
zones uniform throughout the
nation. And Sunday it all goes
back to Standard Time for the
winter.
A lot of folks will still be
getting up before daylight next
week, but not nearly so many
as got up before daylight this
week. Sunrise Saturday in
Jacksboro will be at 7:44 a.m.
Central Daylight Time. But
Sunday sunrise will be at
6:45 a.m. Central Standard
Time.
Sealed bids ontwoJackCounty
traffic lighting projects will be
opened at the Highway Depart-
ment’s District Enginner’s of-
fice at Fort Worth November 6.
Notices of the proposals are on
another page of this issue.
The first proposal calls for in-
stallation of semi-traffic
Actuated Signal at the inter-
section of Highway 24 and 5th
Street (at the high school inter-
section) in Jacksboro; and
fixed-Time Signals at the in-
tersection of Highways 59, 24,
199 and 281 in Jacksboro.
The latter is the intersection
of Main Street with Belknap
and Archer and would replace
present signal lights.
Second proposal calls for in-
stallation of a Flashing Bea-
con Signal in conjunction with
Safety Lighting at the inter-
section of U. S. 281 with State
Highway 199 eight miles south-
east of Jacksboro.
The office of District
Engineer R. W. Crook is lo-
cated at 2501 Southwest Loop,
Fort Worth.
2 Football Games
Here This Evening
Tiger football fans will have
two home games this,Thursday,
evening with the B and Fresh-
man teams from Boswell come
calling. The Freshman game
begins at 6:30 and the B team
game at 8.
Jacksboro Junior High 7th ana
8th grade teams will play at
Northwest High this evening.
courthouse lawn by the bands.
The picnic, with everyone
asked to bring a lunch or
covered dish from 12 to 2 at
the courthouse lawn; ex-
students business meeting at
2 p.m, in the Assembly Room
of the courthouse. A Coming
Home Queen will be selected
at that time.
Classes with numbers ending
in “8” will be recognized at
the football stadium in pre-
game activities beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Anyone attending Jacksboro
schools, local patrons, as well
as former students are invited
to all the activities, Mrs.
Cherryhomes stressed Mon-
day.
Jacksboro Jaycees are spon-
soring a homecoming dance at
the National Guard Armory
from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. Stu-
dents will have a dance and
party at the Youth Center after
the game.
And this week local churches
joined in the celebration by
. inviting exes --as well as all
city residents --to attend
church Sunday.
By today the homecoming
plans have just about outgrown
anything the Former Student
Officers could have dreamed
up. “Just be here,” Mrs.
Cherryhomes said, “it seems
like there will be something
going on from early morning
until the next wee hours.”
Reserved seat tickets for the
Jacksboro - Northwest football
game will likely Ire gone
by today but general admission
tickets costing $1.50 are on
sale at the school business
office. Most of the available
general admission seats will be
on the north side of the field.
Class meetings begin at 2:30 at
the high school, junior high,
downtown meeting rooms and
residences.
The senior dinner will be at
5:30 until 7:30 at the cafeteria.
Class reunion chairmen and
sites are: (Room Number in-
dicates High School building);
1924, Mrs. Lucille McElhaney;
30, R. B. Peek residence on
Highway 281 northwest of
Jacksboro; 40, James R. Den-
nis residence; 43, Mrs. Betty
Lowrance, Room 102; 44, Mrs,
Bobbie Owen, Library.
1947, Mrs. Betty Little, 112;
48, Harry Whitsitt, choir room;
49, Ed Stewart, band room;
50, Mrs. Nancy Oliver, 119;
51, Mrs. Sue Garner, 106; 52,
Mrs. Bobbie Florance, Jacks-
boro National Bank; 53, Mrs.
James Florance, 108; 54, Mrs.
Carol Fitzgerald, 110; 56, Mrs.
Lorraine Williams, 115.
1959, Mrs. Ann Mustin, 104;
60, Mrs. Sandra Gardner, First
National Bank; 61, Mrs. Dar-
lene Bonner, 123; 63, Mrs.
Gayle Briscoe, 113; and 1964,
Mrs. Ann Powell, 105.
Over 800 letters have
been mailed so far to former
students
Jacksboro Tigers will be
playing to a stadium full of
supporters at the Homecoming
game Saturday evening when
they host the Northwest High
Texans. All reserved seats on
the Jacksboro side of the sta-
dium have been sold and many
local fans will be directed to
the north side stands.
General admission seats will
be good in Section A only on
the south side.
The game will be the highligh*
of a long day of Homecoming
activities and likely attract the
largest crowd of any of the
events. Fans from other
schools of District 2A-10 are
Northwest High, but high school
football’s biggest asset is sur-
prises. The Texans have
been doormats of the district
since coming to Class 2A.
Tiger Coach Dan Owen is
waving the crying towel this
week; but he’ll be the last to
Jaycees Pack 40
Servicemen Boxes
Jacksboro Jaycees packed 40
boxes with a total weight of
over 300 pounds Saturday for
shipment to Jack County ser-
vice men in Vietnam and other
overseas stations. They were
mailed Monday, Oct. 21, in
order to reach the men before
the holidays.
Packages included toothpaste,
soap, gum, books, and other
items donated by Jack County
residents and placed in boxes
at the local grocery stores.
Tom Collins, chairman of the
project, thanks the people of
the county for their help in
making this a success. Jaycees
Wives Club headed by Mrs.
Jon Reese assisted in the pro-
ject.
One Hurt in Auto
Mishap Saturday
Miss Mary Auld, 18, received
severe lacerations about 7:20
p.m. Saturday when the car in
which she was riding went out
of control and overturned 2
miles east of Jacksboro on
Highway 24, the Vineyard High-
way.
Driver of the car w-as Betty
Auld, 19, and Carrol Cantrell,
21, was also apassenger. Mary
was thrown from the car in the
mishap, according to highway
patrolman Jim Terrell, and is
being treated at Jack County
Hospital.
A car driven by William Wil-
liamson, 80, of San Antonio, ran
into the rear of a horse trailer
pulled by a car driven by Mary
Ann Parris of Lubbock about
11 a.m, last Thursday, 7 miles
south of here in the Highways
199-281 intersection. No one
was injured
take any opponent lightly. “We
just play one game at a time,”
is the familiar saying.
The Tigers will be at their
best strength in several weeks
Saturday as halfback Lee Dam-
ron's foot injury continues to
heal. Halfback Bob Grace
and guard Garland Poynor have
also made progress in re-
covering from leg injuries.
The word to fans should be
“Come Early”, in fact early
enough for the senior dinner
which begins at 5 in order to
get a good parking place.
Jack County had frost for the
first time this season last Fri-
day when the mercury dipped
to 39 degrees in Jacksboro,
easily the low mark so far this
fall.
The mercury had gone to 45
on Thursday but after Friday’s
cold the morning temperatures
began to rise and on Monday
the low was 63.
High reading for the week was
86 degrees Monday. Showers
preceded a cool front Monday
bringing .2 inches of moisture.
Rural Firemen Seek More Money,
May Replace 2 County Trucks
The current fund drive by
Jack County Rural Fire De-
partment is coming along well,
according to a recent state-
ment by T. D. Williams, pre-
sident, but perhaps a number
of ranchers need an additional
reminder about the drive.
The annual drive seeks
funds for maintenance of units,
operation costs and replace-
ment of equipment. All funds
coming into the Rural Fire
Departments are donations
from land owners and other
interested persons. Some
maintenance is supplied by the
communities where the units
are stationed.
“Currently "the" department
has two trucks that are 18 years
old and these need replacing
when sufficient funds are on
hand,” Williams pointed out.
“Heavy grass growth and late
greening up of range plants
could provide a tender from
some severe winter fires if
dry weather continues.”
Early donations will permit
the department to prepare for
the future emergencies, he
said. Donations may be left at
any of the county banks or given
to officers or directors.
Other officers are Bill Smith,
Perrin, vice president; County
Agent Mickey Crowell, secre-
tary; Charles McClure, trea-
surer; and Marvin Tilghman,
fire chief.
NEW MEMBERS IN BETA CLUB at JHS are, front, left to
right, Susan King, Mitzi Elenburg, Sharon Reagan; back,
Bruce Phillips, Reggie Foster, Larry Hickey. They were
installed October 2.
Second Screwworm Case Confirmed
Tuesday, Outbreak East of Jacksboro
JHS CUSS OF 1964
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, first row, left to right, Alice Leather -
Spencer, Barbara Brandenburg,
, Ann Leach, Judie McCon-
s, Gail Sumner;
uu-on Blevins,
Third row, Alan Bush, Arthur Reeves, Ray Cox, Earl Leath, Ronny
White, James Mustin, Eddy Williams, Harry Gaskin, Markita Forbus,
Jannie Estridge, Sandra Brewster, Marsha Clark, Raymond Epps. Top
row, Bill Breding, Jack Wolfe, Clyde Ray Shook, Bill Cotten, Dale
Robinson, Billy Williamson, Dale Gideon,
Another confirmed screw-
worm case and one suspected
case were reported Wednesday
by Jack County ranchers to
increase the alarm which be-
gan with discovery of the 1st
case in Jack County in several
years weeks ago.
The confirmed case was cn a
ranch 4 miles east of Jacks-
boro when the worms were
taken from the navel of a baby
calf. But some 60 other re-
cently dropped calves in the
same pasture were not infected,
the rancher said.
Samples of worms were taken
from a steer Tuesday on
another place about a mile south
of the confirmed case and three
miles east of Jacksboro. The
report should be back later
this week.
AH local agricultural agencies
are urging ranchers to make
a close check on livestock for
screwworm infestation. Re-
porting of a confirmed case
near Jermyn and another east
of Jacksboro certainly in-
creases the need for the in-
spections.
County
and won’t be back in his office
until Monday. But materials
for sending in screwworm
samples are available during
regular business hours at the
Agent’s office, Mrs. Ivy Gun-
ter, secretary, said Wed-
nesday.
Crowell pointed out last week
that action is already being
taken to combat the current
outbreak of the dreadedworms.
Most hoped for is an early
killing frost, but the average
date for this is Nov. 15.
Most night temperatures are
low enough to slow the screw-
worm flies but warm daytime
temperatures are favorable to
the flies.
Absentee Voting
Ends November 1
Absentee voting in the General
Election is currently underway
and will end at the office Fri-
day, Nov. 1, County Clerk Mar-
vin Tilghman reminds county
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