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The Jacksboro Gazette-News
MEMBER TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
SERVING JACK COUNTY SINCE 1880
CROSS ROADS OF WEST TEXAS
SIXTY-NINTH YEAR
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949
NUMBER 39
Eastern Star Chapter
Host To District School
St« omS" OT ART TO
with the local Chapter Monday.
It is hoped! that the 100 local
Chapter members will plan to
attend some of the school, if
not all.
The school begins at 8:30
The luncheon is $1.25, and is
also open to Masons. The pro-
gram will consist of mucical se-
lections on the piano, accordi-
an, and voice numbers by high
school girls.
At the night programs the
Rainbow Girls in formal will
render the music.
“A" and “B” Certificates
will be presented.
The program in full is giv-
en below.
POST OAK
MARCH OF DIMES
Those contributing $5.00—
Henry Bloodworth, G. W.
Cleveland; contributing $3.00
—J. R. Brothers and sisters;
contributing $2.50—G. L. Har-
lan; contributing $2.00—John
L. Williamson, J. M. Leek; con-
tributing $1.00;—Mrs. R. A.
Killen, R. B. Fulcher, Mrs. E.
L. Spangler, George Chester,
Miss Deborah Smith, John Fry,
Jim Scarber, L. B. Skaggs,
Hess Belt, E. L.Spangler; 50c
—Boyce Hart, Geo. Leek; 80c
Elenburg; Container $8.00.
Total $38.80.
BE ON EXHIBITION HERE
Reproductions of Masters
Shown In Exhibit-
Reproductions of works of
Artists of many generations
will be on display at the Jacks-
boro Elementary School on
March 18.
This collection consists of
150 Masterpieces representing
the French, Italian, Flemish,
English, Dutch, Spanish, Ger-
man and American Schools of
Art. Most of these are the
Masterpieces studied by the
schools. Famous portraits,
landscapes, marines, and pas-
toral scenes in the colors of
the original canvases will be
on displ|y.
Red Cross Drive Degins Tuesday
GIRL SCOUT TROOP 5
Girls at the meeting checked
on their 2nd class badge work,
and those who had not done
their homemaking, will make
cookies and serve them to the
.Troop on meeting days until
all have completed their work.
Acting officers next meet-
ing will be: President, Jean-
ette Stoddard ; V. P., Dian Pat-
rick; secretary, Charlene Mor-
ris; Reporter, Lynda Gillmore.
At the end of a penny hike,
ice cream was served.
DECATUR COLLEGE TO BE
HOST TO MUSIC SCHOOL
Decatur College will be host
to a week of church music
study and , choir clinical work
conducted by the music depart-
ment of the Baptist General
Convention of Texas and the
music department of the col-
lege, March 6 to 11.
For those who want to come
and stay for the entire week,
a charge of $6.50 for room and
meals Will be made for Mon-
day noon through Saturday
(breakfast. Guests must bring
.linens and cover. Music work-
ers from nearby churches will
drive in for day and might
classes or the night classes on-
ly,—separate courses.
The faculty will be compos-
ed of J. D. and Mrs. Raddle and
C. A. Booher of the state mu-
sic staff, and Miss Edith Mc-
Leod of the Decatur College
faculty.
Requests for room reserva-
tions should be mailed to Dean
Hardy Stevens, Decatur, Tex-
as. There will be no registra-
tion fee or tuition. A free will
offering will be taken to pay
expenses of the school.
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rocjra/n
MORNING SESSION
Registration .......................................................... 8:30-9:30 A. M.
Opening of School ........— l'_.........-.................—.... 9:30 A. M.
By Mrs. Thelma Pritchett, D. D. G. M.
Invocation.......................................... Dr. T. G. Rogers, W. G. P.
Opening Song _________________:...... “Have Thine Own Way Lord”
PERFECT OPENING
Worthy Grand Matrons of the Nine Chapters of
Section 2 of District 3
Pledge of Allegiance to Flag
Tribute to Flag ...................................... Mr. Howard Graves
Introduction of Grand Officers
Welcome Address —....................Mrs. Myrtie Riggs, D. G. M.
Response ............................................._......Mary Jane Ranbarger
A Cheery Good Morning........Mrs. Esther Baldwin, W. G. M.
Introduction of District Deputy Grand Matron
Drill on Secret Work ............_...... Mrs. Bessie Robinson, G. E.
Appointment of Committees
Exemplification of receiving petitions, degrees, affiliation
by transfers, or demit, reinstatement, waiver of
jurisdiction, exemplification of balloting on petition
for degrees....................Mi’s. Thelma Pritchett, D. D. G. M.
Exemplification of amending of by-laws
Call from Labor to Rest until 2:00 P. M.
LUNCHEON-GREEN FROG CAFE
HONORING ,
’ Mrs. Esther Baldwin, Dr. T. G. Rogers
Worthy Grand Matron Worthy Grand Patron
AFTERNOON SESSION
Call from rest to labor....................................................2:0O P. M.
Exemplification of Election of officers, Explain duties of
Installing Officers, and th at we install according to
Ritual .....................- Mrs. Thelma Pritchett, D. D. G. M.
Exemplification of Signs and Passes ................................
..........,.............................. Mrs Esther Baldwin, W. G. M.
\ 4:00 P. M. Call from Labor to Rest until 8:0O P. M.
EVENING SESSION
8:00 P. M.—Call from Rest to Laibor................................
..._................................. Mrs. Thelma Pritchett, D. D. G. M.
Program .....—............................................Mrs. Marie Faires
Mother Advisor Jacksboro Rainbow Assembly
Reports of Committees
Good of Order *
Presentation of Gifts
Greetings....................................Mrs. Esther Baldwin, W. G. M.
Greetings ..........---------------Dr. T. G. Rogers, W. G. P.
FOR PRE-SCHOOL
CHILDREN SERVICE
Tuesday night, parents and
workers of the pre-school child
will benefit from the lecture as
well as others. Bring others—
tell others to come.
Presented by Rev. Norman
Conner, at the grade school
auditorium, 7:30' p. m.
P. T. A. LECTURE COURSE
March 1—“Mental Health.”
March 8—“Psychology of
the Pre-Schpol Child.”
March 15—“Psychology of
the School-Age Child.”
March 22—“Training Girls
to be Wives and Mothers.”
March 29—“Training Boys
to be Husbands and Fathers.”
April 5—‘ ‘ Teacher-P ju p i 1
Relationship.”
April 12—“Lecture on Nic-
otine.”
April 19—“Sex Education.”
April 26—‘ ‘ Religious Edu-
cation.”
May 3—“Summary of Lect-
ures”—“Hopes and Aspira-
tions of the P T. A.”
All parents, church and civ-
ic workers will find this a most
helpful course. Try to attend
all or any.
HOWARD W. EASTWOOD
REMAINS RETURNED
The remains of Cpl. Howard
W. Eastwood, Army, was
among the 5,806 remains re-
turned1 to the United. States
from the Pacific area .aboard
the USA Transport Dalton Vic-
tory, the Department of Army
announced. The dead were in-
terred in temporary military
cemeteries on Iwo Jima, Tin-
ian, Guam, Saipan and Hawaii.
A total of 296 remains were
returned upon instructions of
next of kin residing im Texas.
Cpl. Eastwood’s next of kin
is Truett E. Eastwood1, Jaclcs-
Mrs. W. C. Cozart gave a
double birthday dinner for her
grandson®, Billy and Robert
Neely with their mother, Mrs.
Audrey) Neely, all of Wichita
Falls, present. Billy is recov-
ering from lacerations of the
forehead, received in a collis-
ion of his delivery jeep with a
car.
W. C. KoOne, Red Cross
Drive Chairman for Jack Coun-
ty, has this week announced
the appointment of the Drive
Chairmen for the different
committees of Jack County.
They are:
Jacksboro business section,
A. A. Files, chairman
Jacksboro residential sec-
tion—Mrs. Harry Gaskin, Jr.,
chairman
Bryson—Joe Beck
Perrin—Amos McQueary
Antelope —t Mrs. Coleman
Leach
Jermyn—H. E. Ware
Vineyard—Mattie Felkner
Wizard' Wells—Ruby De-
Long.
Joplin—Mrs. John Hender-
son.
Gibitown—E. B. Willis
Westbrook—L. G. Hill
Pump Station—John Rob-
erts
Cundiff—Mrs. Tom Davis
Newport—Mrs. Helen Jef-
fries
Post Oak—W. II. Elenburg
Union Point—Audie Weir
Marietta—Cecil Elenburg
Barton Chapel—T. D. Will-
iams
Oak Glenn—Mrs. Ed Gray
Berwick—Mack Linehan
Gertrude Community—J. R.
Sloan
Burton Springs — Henry
Lewis
Avis—Lon Campsey
Everyone is asked1 to help
their community chairman to
their utmost to help Jack
reach its quota for the 1949
Drive.
Remember that the Red Cross
Drive starts Tuesday, March
1st, this year. Let’s put Jack
County over the top.
LOCAL SHOW CALVES IN
WICHITA FALLS SHOW
Charles Felkner and Monroe
Henderson are showing their
4-H Club calves in the Wichita
Falls Livestock Show. The
show is from Feb 23 to 25.
Charles’ Hereford calf won
the grand championship in the
Jack County show in January.
The calf is from the W. J. Dees
herd and now owned by J. W.
Kinder. Monroe’s entry is
an Angus calf and was also
shown in the Jack County
show.
SCOUT LEADERS TO MEET
Date—March 1, Tuesday
night, 7:30.
Place—Memorial Auditori-
um, Graham.
This is for all oommittee-
men and leaders, and will be
under the direction of Mr.
Larmour, district commission-
er of Scouting.
Clem Odom and family have
moved from Graham to the Ly-
on Logan farm near Vineyard1.
METHODIST CHURCH
Next Sunday, Feb. 27, is
Laymen’s Day in the Method-
ist Church. Mr. M. J. Norrell
of Dallas will be the speaker
at the morning worship. He is
teacher of the Norrell Sunday
school class of the First Meth-
odist Church, Dallas, the larg-
est Sunday school class in that
church. He was for seventeen
years the manager of Indus-
tral Relations for Magnolia Pe-
troleum Company, and has
traveled extensively, having
made trips abroad recently.
F'or many years Mr. Norrell
has been a member of the
YMCA Board, and of the Fam-
ily Service Board of Dallas, the
oldest charitable organization
in that city. He is now a mem-
er of the Methodist Hospital
Board. He will have an inter-
esting and a helpful message
Sunday morning. Everyone
is extended a cordial invita-
tion to attend.
Sunday evening at 6:30 the
entire church is invited to a
covered dish supper. Regular
evening services will be held
at 7:00, the pastor preaching
on the subject, “What Matters
Most.” Immediately following
there will be an important
church conference. Everyone
is urged to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Ping of
Illinois are visiting their son,
Kenneth Ping, and wife.
Olas M. Plemons and family
have moved to Denton where
the former has entered NTSC
as a petroleum engineering
student.
Aaron Hull Elected
Lions Club President
The Jackslboro Lions Club
elected new officers for the
coming year at their meeting
Wednesday, at the Green Frog
Cafe. Aaron Hull will be
SOIL CONSERVATION
DISTRICT NEWS
The Upper West Fork Soil
vk!!rfT«v0n ?iStfCt President of the club succeed-
visors have just released their l H H. McConnell. Other
L hot.1 ^mmal Iiepolt, officers elected were L. L. Pe-
>- y•/n!,reSS ifn U terson, 1st vice-president; J.
made, said Ro Ians Hill su- c Port 2nd ^ ’0. a
pemsor for the Jacksboro gha 3rd viee.presdent R
Zlrwf shown in the H*- Fai™ ^retary-treasWr;
ci ased acreage of land that is 0hamp clark> ’tail twist*„
S h lit If aTdr ? Ca' New directors will be Hen-
pab lities and treated ac- j Riehards and Andersoai
aSSJL*! T , , Shawver. Hold-over directors
According to figures releasee. aj.e j L, Lacewi,11 and W. C.
in the report, over halt a null- •
ion acres of farm and ranch "Tn „ m r T
lands have been planned for ^f,( onne11’ wlU *
treatment and much of_ the; j Varvk‘T" Brown, Jr., of
',pj ! Fort Worth was the guest
includes the planting of 44,0001 at the Wednesday
acres of cover crops; contour{ IKe B'
planting 51,500 acres; seed---‘ — *-
ing 3,400 acres to grass; build*-
ing 1,394 miles of terraces,
and 100 miles of diversions. In
addition, special flood control
plans have been developed on
20 sub-watersheds, * and de-
tailed specifications have been
drawn up for 33 special struct-
ures, including a detention
reservoir, which has been built
on Howard Creek. Most of
this work has been
through the 134 active neigh-
borhood conservation groups
in the district.
plapned conservation
ment has been applied.
WRECKS ON THE
HIGHWAYS
1 ‘ However, ’ ’ Hill said, “ such
progress could not have been
(Notes of the Highway Pa-
trolmen.)
Three were injured Saturday
morning when two cars collid-
ed 8.5 miles east of Jacksboro
at the intersection of High-
way 24 and FM 59. Altos A.
done; Zander, Bowie, driving south
apparently ran a stop sign, ap-
plied brakes and skidded into
a car driven by Matthew A.
Long of Wichita Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Zander suffer-
ed minor facial injuries. Ed
made without the assistance of q Johnson, passenger in the
banks, civic clubs, newspapers,
churches, and leaders over the
District wjio have helped to
arouse people to the need for-
doing soil conservation work
in line with the District Pro-
gram.”
Hill also gives credit to the
technical assistance of
agencies of the U.
Long vehicle bruised a knee.
Both ears were severely
damaged.
acres of rangeland; seeded 225
acres of grass; and construct-
ed 35 farm ponds, in applying
^ j their conservation plans to the
S. Depart-pand’
■ 0k 4!
Vi
m
, ......- — - ......
A. "
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ment of Agriculture, including pqood control plans have
the Sod Conservation Service, | been made on seven sub-wa-
which spends all its time work-: tersheds in the Jacksboro area,
ing with district cooperators. In ane of these, Howard Creek,
New flashy purple and white jackets mark 1948 football team members. Among those
receiving;—and still wearing—jackets are, from left to right—
Top row: Norman Pickett, D. L. Smith, Ed Stewart, Pat Myers, Ed Simpson, Everett Wil-
ton, Bert Yottog, BillyBob Gimer.
Bottom row: John 0. Oliver, Gene Shields, Clint Caldwell, George Jones, Billy Joe Oli-
ver, Jerry Ledbetter, Lawrence Pewitt, and R. W. Patton. —Mixon Studio Photo.
24 Lettermen Receive Jackets
Closing of Chapter ........ Worthy Matron of Hostess Chapters
Closing of School................. Mrs. Thelma Pritchett, D. D. G. M. ed Pop Boone from appearing
The outstanding event at the
football banquet last Friday
night was the presenting of
jackets and other awards to
the members of the JHS, 1948
Senior football team. 24 of
the team members were given
purple and white jackets and
four squadmen received foot-
balls. The banquet was spon-
sored by the Jacksboro Lions
Club and Chamber of Com-
merce to honor the Junior and
Senior teams.
Ki Aldrich, superintendent
of the Lena Pope Home in
Fort Worth, and former All-
American football player at
TCU, was the evening speaker.
“Developing Citizenship
Through Athletics,” was the
theme of his talk. He was in-
troduced by R..L. Moore.
Illness in the family prevent-
! ■ i
on the program.
Musical entertainment for
the evening was furnished by
the High School Girls Chorus,
under the direction of Mrs.
Anderson Shawver.
Coaches Gus Bierman, How-
ard Elenburg and Amos Tur-
ner were presented fountain
pen and pencil sets by Cecil
Shaw and gifts (by the team
captains.
Turner introduced mem-
bers of the Junior team.
Bierman introduced niem-
brs of the Senior team and pre-
sented the jackets and foot-
balls. Members of the team
completing eligibility during
1948 receiving letters, and
number of years lettering are:
Joe Callaway, Oajlt., 3, John
0. Oliver 3, Billy J. Oliver 3,
Jim Spiller 2, Lawrence Pew-
itt 2, Bobby Hamilton, Ed
Clinton Easter, R.
Pat Myers 2, Ed
Stewart 2,
W. Patton,
Simpson.
Lettermen returning for the
’49 season are: Richard Martin
2, 1948 co-captain and 1919
captain, Clifton Steadman,
1949 co-captain, Bert Young,
'Gene Shields, George Jones,
Clint Caldwell, Billy-Bob Gar-
ner, Bobby Geer, D. L. Smith,
Don McAnear, Jerry Ledbet-
ter, Norman Pickett, Everett
Wilton, j
Team managers Jack Camp-
bell and Buddy Henderson
were given jackets.
Squadmen .receiving gold
footballs were James North-
<?utt, Lindy Durham, Bud
Kessler and Joe Cross.
School officials from Henri-
etta, Bowie, Nocona and De-
catur also attended.
The Supervisor’s, who, in ad-
dition to Hill are II. G. Milli-
can, Loving; L. T. Hunter,
Bowie; Cecil Bullard, Bridge-
port, and Joe White, Decatur,
have been able to bring coop3-
rators much in the way of con-
servation materials. These in-
clude vetch seed, rye, fertiliz-
er grass, seed and drills for
planting them, clover seed,
and inoculent.
The Supervisors sponsored
and held a Grass Judging Con-
test for FFA and 4-II Club
boys of the District, which
aroused much interest in im-
provement of grass lands.
Hill said that in the Jacks-
boro area of the District, prog-
ress was good. Records show
253 cooperators on 177,688
acres. These farm and ranch
owners have built 105 miles of
terraces and 12 miles of diver-
sions. They have contour
farmed 3,892 acres of crop-
land; planted 8,297 acres of
cover crops; improved 76,897
Commerce, at
Bilber-
the first flood control deten-
tion dam in Texas has been
completed, with the exception
of sodding yvork.
One of the high lights of the
year was the Awards Banquet
sponsored by the Jacksboro
Chamber of
which time Mrs. A. R.
ry was given recognition far
outstanding conservation work
on her farm.
Hill called attention to the
conservation meetings of vari-
ous kinds that had been held
during the year, not only of
the Supervisors, but also of
cooperating ranchers and far-
mers. The Supervisors held a
total of 33 meetings, and in
addition, a total of 14 other
! meetings where one Supervi-
sor was in charge were held
“Even with progress made,
' the job is so big that only by
1 groups of people continuing to
work together can we hope to
' get it done, ’ ’ Hill said.
Chili Supper Proceeds
To Buy Gym Clock
CONGREGATIONAL
MEETING
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
There will be a meeting of
the congregation of the Pres-
byterian Church in Jacksboro
on next Sunday morning, Feb.
27th, at 11 o’clock to hear a re-
port from the pulpit commit-
tee, and! to take such action asv
the congregation may deter-
mine with reference to the call
of a minister. All persons in-
terested in this church are urg-
ed to attend this meeting
Pulpit Committee.
There will be a chili supper
March 4th, in the elementary
school cafeteria. Everyone is
welcomed to attend. The pro-
ceeds will go to buy an elec-
tric score clock to be put in the
school gymnasium. Tickets
are now on sale.
7:00 to 8:30 p. in., Friday,
March 4.
MARCH OF DIMES
SPECIAL GIFTS
Elmer Lewis $5,00; Jack
County Crippled Children
$9.62; Jaksboro Defense
$23.84; Mr. and Mrs. John K.
Hackiey.
RAINFALL
This week .86 inch rain fell
at Jaeksboro. This brings
the February total to 1.67
inches and the total for the
year to 5.50. In less than two
months of 1949 we received
more than a fourth as much
rain as fell in 1948.
.06 inches was recorded on
the rain gauge Sunday; .02
Tuesday; .46 Wednesday,
and .32 inehes as of noon to-
day.
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Dennis, James R., Jr. The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1949, newspaper, February 24, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth733511/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.