Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 24, Ed. 1 Monday, November 6, 1972 Page: 1 of 6
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JACK COUNTY’S SHOPPING GUIDE SINCE 1880
AT THE CROSSROADS TO WEST TEXAS
NINETY-THIRD YEAR
Jacksboro, Texas 76056, Mooday, November 6,1972
NUMBER 24
Tigers Take District
In Hassle with Olney
Bake Sale Set aS“t.,“..J!a
For Auxiliary jjSf 6"pl"“”
helping will be
Friday night the Jacksboro
Tigers displayed their domi-
nance over district foes by
smashing the Olney Cubs
^|-6. The victory assured
Tigers of a playoff berth
and also gave them at least
a tie for the district crown.
Ricky Perritt put the Tig-
ers ahead 6-0 with 7:27 left
in the first quarter on a one
yard plunge. Clippy Williams
booted the extra point and
the Tigers lead 7-0.
The Tigers next score
came midway in the second
quarter on a 24 yard field
goal by Clippy Williams.
Richard Milton intercepted
a Cub pass on the first play
following the kickoff and the
Tigers marched 24 yards in
6 plays for another score.
Randy Perritt paced off the
last 6 steps with 3:01 left
By HAL WHITSITT
Roy Leach was the lead-
ing rusher for the Tigers
again this week with 123
yards in 18 carries. Ricky
Perritt was next in line with
89 yards on 20 carries.
Clippy Williams and James
Pickett each caught 2 passes
for 45 and 25 yards re-
spectfully from Leach who
comDleted 4 out of 5 for
the night.
Olney’s dynamic duo,
Mike Pare and Donnie
“Papa” Blair, were held
to 13 and 24 yards rush-
ing which was the best de-
fensive effort by any team
against Olney all season.
In the other district 10-AA
game Bowie smashed Breck-
enridge 26-7.
Next week the Tigers will
face Henrietta to end their
district play and then they
will have a week off to rest
up for the playoffs.
STATISTICS
Jacksboro Olney
First downs 22 10
Yds rushing 306 78
Yds passing 70 140
Total Offense 376 218
Comp-passes 4.5 9-19
Punts-ave. 3-31.3 4-29
Intercept, by 3 0
Fumbles lost 2 1
Penalties 7-55 0-0
Jack County Hospital
Auxiliary will sponsor the
Auxiliary TAHA Annual Bake
Sale Friday, Nov. 17 from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Jacks-
boro National Community
Room, reminds Marciea Da-
vis, publicity chairman.
Auxiliary members are
asked tobake bread, twopies,
one cake, cookies or make
candy for the sale.
Tickets for the quilt, af-
ghan and clock, which willbe
given away at 4 p.m., maybe
purchased at Norma’s Dress
Shop, McCoy Furniture, or
from auxiliary members,
Mrs. Davis said.
Bake Sale chairman is
XVZ Luncheon
Slated Tuesday
mittee.
Others
Edwina Brummett, Maxine
Cherrybomes, Lois Engler,
Belle Graves, Dorcas Hack-
ley, Agnes Leatherwood, Ar-
lene Martin, Eloise Perkins,
Betty Reeves, Nancy
Richards, Marion Tinsley,
Margie Teague, Bobby Potts,
Wynelle Catlin, Lucy Arm-
strong, Ada Lowrie, Ruth
Richards.
Record Vote Expected
In Tuesday’s Election
Jack County election offi-
cials are predicting a big
voter turnout for Tuesday’s
general election. Observ-
ers predict that the vote will
be the largest ever in the
county and in the state.
Interest may be great but
it hasn’t been manifested
by rallies, mail campaigns
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Althi hall
Olney bounced back though
and Teddy Scobee scored from
1 yard out with 56 seconds
remaining in the half, but
Olney trailed 16-6.
Ricky Perritt put the Ti-
gers ahead 22-6 with 3:35
Highway 380 to By-Pass
North Side of Decatur
A public hearing to discuss a
US Highway 380 bypass
around the north side of De-
left in the third quarter with catur will be held by the
another 1 yard plunge for Texas Highway Department in
6 points. that city at 10 a.m. Tuesday
The night wouldn’t hav«' Dec. 5.
been complete if Leach hadn’t The City of Decatur and
thrown a touchdown pass to Wise County had requested the
Clippy Williams, so with 4:24 proposed bypass around the
left in the final quarter, Leach crowded downtown Decatur
faded back and fired a 29 yard area several years ago.
scoring strike to Williams, The proposed 4-lane
who was all alone in the end highway bypass will be built
rone. The final score was on a minimum of 220 foot
28-6. right of way and will have
Retired Major General
To Speak Here Hov. 12
Major General Robert
Preston Taylor, US Air
Force, retired, will be
speaker for morning and
evening services at First
Baptist Church on Sunday,
Nov. 12, according to Rev.
Jack Nivens, pastor.
The local minister, who
^^wlll be conducting a re-
^^rival at Trinity Baptist
Church, Odessa, Nov. 6-12,
said everyone is invited to
bear General Taylor.
Chaplain Taylor is director
of development at South-
western Baptist Theological
Seminary, Fort Worth. He
came to the seminary Aug. 1,
1966, when he retired from
the Air Force as chief of
chaplains.
In his position General
Taylor is identified in the
area of seminary development
and public relations and re-
presents the school before
pubUc gatherings, corpora-
tions, foundations and individ-
^uals in encouraging support
jMor the program.
While in the Air Force,
Chaplain Taylor was re-
sponsible for establishing
plans, policies, programs and
requirements for the Air
Force Chaplaincy.
Born in Henderson, on
Aprill 11,1909, General Tay-
lor received a bachelor of
arts from Baylor University,
in 1933; a master of theology
from Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in
Baptist Church. His first
military assignment was as
post chaplain at Barksdale
Field, La. in the grade of
first lieutenant.
He was next assigned as
a paved continuous left turn
lane for a center median.
Maps of the corridor will be
on display at the meeting.
No date has been set for start
of construction.
The corridor will leave
the existing Highway 380
(known for years as Texas
Highway 24) connecting
Bridgeport, Decatur and
Denton) approximately 2
miles west erf the Wise County
courthouse curve northeast
over US Highways 81-287,
Fort Worth & Denver railway,
over FM 51 (to Gainesville)
0.3 miles northeast of exist-
ing Highway 380 and then re-
join the existing highway ap-
proximately 1.25 miles
east of the courthouse.
A by-pass around Graham
is presently under con-
struction and Bridgeport has
been by-passed by the high-
way for several years.
Highway 380 runs from In-
terstate 30 at Greenville west
to San Antonio, New Mexico.
Senior citizens are re-
minded of the XYZClub lunch-
eon scheduled for Tuesday,
Nov. 7, at Methodist Fellow-
ship Hall, according to B. D.
Slate, president.
Program is scheduled at
11 o’clock, luncheon at 12
o’clock, and everyone is in-
vited to come, said he. Hos-
tesses will be Mrs. Leola
Fowler and Mrs. Lee Ella
Bost.
and advertising such, for
instance, as was the case
several years ago when
pseudo-Democrat John Con-
nally battled Democrat-
turned-Republican Jack Cox
for governor.
Because of the size of the
ballot returns are almost
sure to be slow. Everything
from precinct offices to the
White House is on the ballot
and to further delay the count
there are 14 proposed con-
stitutional amendments
listed.
County Clerk MarvinTilgh-
man reported Monday that 57
absentee votes had been
cast in his office. There
were 91 sent out in the mail,
and if all these come in by
1 p.m. Tuesday, absentee vot-
ing will be ahead of the 134
cast in 1968 when Humphrey
(Democrat) received 1133,
Nixon (Republican) 968 and
Wallace 409.
Polls are open from 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m.
A DRY RUN—The rains were great—for most everyone! Construction was slowed at
House of Davis, just south of Jacksboro. W. W. Bell of Bell Manufacturing Co., Nocona,
refused to be slowed, though. James McQuard of Mineral Wells was hired to bring a
helicopter over for a "dry run" at the foundation as shown here. When the chopper blades
whirled at a height of 10 feet, they dried the sand spread over the steel plates at a rate
wh'ch allowed half the flooring to be poured by noon Monday.—Staff Photo
Runoff Keeps Lake Rising
Runoff from late October lake was up .24 feet from
rains continues to bring Thursday and the water level
smiles to the faces of local was 1,005.94 feet above sea
city officials and clouds level. The lake is up 2 feet
Monday morning gave hopes from its low mark for the
of even more rain this fall, year set Oct. 23 but still is
A sprinkle here Monday
morning encouraged the
optomism.
Lake Jacksboro continues
to fill slowly from runoff
produced by upper Lost
Creek. Monday morning the
MAJ. GEN. ROBERT TAYLOR
Regimental Chaplain of the
31st Infantry Regiment, Phil-
ippine Division. He arrived
in Manila in May, 1941. He
was the only chaplain as-
signed to this regiment which
was stationed at famed
Cuartel de Espano, within
the old hishoric "Walled
City” of Manila.
With the declaration of war,
the Philippine Division was
transferred to the front lines
on the Peninsula of Bataan.
Chaplain Taylor was cited
for bravery and awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry in
1936; a doctor of theology action for his services in the
from Southwestern in 1939; Battle of Bataan,
an honorary doctor of laws At the surrender of the
from Atlanta Law School, American forces there, he
Atlanta, Ga., on June 1,1961; became a member of that
an honorary doctor of divinity part of the "Death March”
from Tarkio College, Tarkio, which led from Bataan
Mo. on April 15, 1963; an
honorary doctor of divinity
from Baylor University
May 24, 1963; and an hon-
orary doctor of humanities,
College of Osteopathic Medi-
cine and Surgery, College Cli-
nic, College Hospital, Des
Moines, Iowa, on June 4,
1965.
On June 2, 1965, be re-
ceived the "Distinguished
Alumnus Award” from the
alumni association of South-
western Seminary.
Prior to entering
service in
through the streets of Manila,
to the prison camp approxi-
mately eight miles east of
Cabanatuan. He served as
chaplain in the prison camp
hospital at Cabanatuan where
he ministered to more than
10,000 patients. In the sum-
mer of 1944, he spent 14
weeks in solitary confine-
ment for smuggling food and
medicine to the patients. He
was later taken to Japan and
on one of the
Dollle Tllghman and Mollle
Smith tell us they last week
received a letter from the
Bud Whltsitts at Carrizo
Springs who introduced the
twins’ recently released
records to radio station KBEN
there. The girls, who are
being played regularly, ex-
press appreciation to all who
have supported the circulation
of their records and remind
they may be heard on most
local juke boxes and are avail-
able for purchase at Cotten
Drug, City Drug and Fearl
Smith TV.
* * *
Folks at Sears Catalog
Sales Office remind they’Ube
open all day Saturdays from
now until Christmas.
* * *
There are still some of
those specials on at Boaz
Department Store to help that
holiday budget.
* * *
At Don’s Paint and Body
Shop they’re giving away a
turkey with each windshield
installed from now until
Thanksgiving.
* * *
At Direct Factory Outlet
it’s a special sale on pant
suits the girls are bound to
be interested in.
* * *
Folks at First National
Bank remind the housewife
bow convenient it can be to
pay Mils by check right from
her home.
* * *
It’s a pre-holiday sale at
Norma’s customers will want
to take advantage of for that
early Christmas shopping.
* * •
Good to see the Christmas
MRS. IKE CONNER
Mrs. Ike Conner
Final Rites Held
Funeral services were held
from Post Oak Baptist Church
Sunday, 2 p.m., for Mrs. Ike
(Norma Ruth) Conner, who
died Friday in Jack County
Hospital.
Rev. Bill Alexander was
the officiating minister. Ar-
rangements were with Haw-
kins Funeral Home and burial
was in Post Oak Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Truman
McAlister, Lowell Cooper,
Odell Deweber, Jess Maxwell,
Junior Davis and Maurice
Spencer.
Norma Ruth McNeil was
born April 16, 1933 at Dun-
dee, the daughter of Tabor
and Gladys Goforth McNeil.
She was married to Isaac
Conner Nov. 27, 1949 in
Jacksboro. He served for a
time on the Jacksboro police
force. Employed as an LVN
at a nursing borne here, she
was a member of the Eastern
Star, VFW Auxiliary end Post
Oak Baptist Church.
Surviving are the husband,
Ike Conner of Newport; a son,
Kelly Ike of Newport; adaugb-
8.7 feet below spillway level.
Water production at the city
water plant is currently down
to about 300,000 gallons daily,
about a third of the amount
used during hot summer days,
and this helps somewhat.
Soil Conversation lakes
around the county received
very little runoff from recent
rains that amounted to almost
6 inches at Jacksboro, even
Art Show
Is Praised
Both spectators and critics
have been high in their praise
of the one-man art show fea-
turing the works of Dr. Paul
K. Conner in the Art Gal-
lery of the Wichita Falls
Woman’s Forum, Wichita
Falls.
Another showing of the
work, sponsored by the Wichi-
ta Falls Art Association, will
be presented Sunday, Nov. 19.
Dr. Conner’s works include
a wide selection of oils and _
acrylics using a sizable range
of size and media. oct. 30
"All are worth a trip to oct. 31
see how a busy doctor can Nov. 1
also paint,” said Beryl Nov. 2
Macpberson, arts editor of Nov. 3
the Wichita Falls Record Nov. 4
News. nov. 5
more to the north and west of
here. '
Farmers were busy trying
to get in the remainder of
the winter grain crops and
those with wheat and oats
already in well appreciate the
growth from the currently
warm weather.
High temperature for the
week was 72 degrees both
Saturday and Sunday while the
week’s low was 40 degrees
last Wednesday.
Currently Jacksboro is
about 5.08 inches below nor-
mal rainfall for the first 10
months of the year and about
8.6 inches below normal for
the entire year. Infact Jacks-
boro is still in the drouth
category.
By contrast Graham to the
west has already received
26.79 inches of rain this year,
just below its normal of 27.30.
Graham’s municipal lake was
expected to be at spillway
level last Thursday. Possum
Kingdom lake south of Graham
was atabout spillway level and
was releasing water in an-
ticipation of receiving West
Texas flood waters coming
down the Brazos.
Yates Ranch
Announces Sale
Billie Yates Ranch Fifth
Production Sale and Annual
Bull Sale of Charolais cattle
will take place at the Yates
Ranch along the east side of
Jack County, Saturday, Nov.
11.
Beginning at 1p.m., the
public will be offered 95
select Yates females and
105 bulls.
Sale stock includes 18
brood cows, 26 bred heifers,
48 open heifers, 3 percentage
females, 91 three-quarter
and half-French bulls, and
14 percentage bulls.
Barbecue lunch will be
served sale day beginning at
11 a.m.
Rooms have been reserved
for guests at Green Oaks, as
well as Runaway Bay, said
Billie Yates Jones and hus-
band Fre'd (Buddy)Jones, pio-
neer Charolais breeders, whc
extend a welcome to all visi-
tors.
The Jones’ explained the
two sales had been combined
this year to eliminate double
trips to the ranch for many
of their customers.
REV. ASTON SARTAIN
SAA ItyUG
Live Oak Church Will
Close Revival Sunday
WEATHER
Rain
Max
Min
.30
75
60
1.40
72
42
.09
61
40
69
43
72
41
72
44
69
50
OPINION
By LEIGH Mi GEE
Tuesday, November 7, elec-
tion day, is here. Voters in
Tens and Jack County will get
a look at one of the biggest
ballots in the history of the
state. There are 26 national,
state and county offices listed,
and 14proposed constitutional
amendments.
While there are only seven
contested races, vote tabula-
tion is likely to be slow due
to the amendments and some
split ticket voting.
Most people in Jack County
voted in either the Republi-
can or Democratic primaries.
When tee vote was cast the
voter in the Republican party
primary pledged to support
tig
ter, Mrs. Rita Kay Little of the nominees of that party.
Jacksboro; her mother, Mrs. The veins in the Democrat!#
Gladys Dwyer of Dundee; two party pledged to support the
sisters, Mrs. Doris Grooms nominees of that party. This
of Shawms, Okla., and Mrs. pledge mesne just what it
! no way to enforce it, a
the voter kept his word. One
person, however, knows whe-
ther or not he has cheated,
and that is the voter himself.
We like it the way the great
Lyndon B. Johnson put it...
"I am an American, a Texan,
and a Democrat in that
order ... and that is the way
I vote.”
We have every respect for
declared Republicans, and we
wish them hick in their effort
to make this a two-party state.
We have no respect for so-
called Democrats for this or
Democrats for that; for they
are certainly not Democrats
and the Republicans are just
usine them.
Of the 14 proposed amend-
ments oo the ballots, only two
ire worthy of any conaldtra-
tioo. They are two and seven,
anti we may vote for *seh of
them, but a great big "No"
Former Jacksboran, Rev.
Aston Sartain, pastor of South
Post Oak Baptist Church,
Houston, is evangelist for
the revival in progress at
Live Oak Baptist Church this
week, reminds Rev. E. M.
Hay, pastor. Sartain is the
son erf Mrs. W. E. Sartain of
Jacksboro with whom be will
stay while here.
Besides several pastorates
Sartain has held denomina-
tional positions and fulfilled
outstanding preaching en-
gagements, Including three
trips to Jamaica.
Music director will be Sam
Craig of Houston who has
worked in the Houston area
Southern Baptist Churches
for seven years as minister
of music and youth, as well
as fulfilling revival engage-
ments in Terns and other
states.
Services will be held nightly
at 7:30 through Sunday,
Nov. 12, Sunday morning
Veterans Day
service will be at 11 a.m.
Nursery facilities are pro-
vided.
"Everyone is extended a
warm welcome to attend these
services we believe to be
outstanding,” the pastor said.
Bandits Beat
Olney Cubs
By JAMES MYERS
The Bandits whipped the
Olney Cubs 14 to 8 here
Thursday.
Olney started an offensive
drive in the first quarter and
finally drove in for a score.
The touchdown was made bya
long run from their 25.
The Bandits’ first score
came in the third quarter when
Steve Graham, the quarter-
back, plunged in from the
four. The extra points were
made and the game was tied.
The next Olney drive
up rooted when Billy Easter
iitviii.r. ii of the Bandits recovered a
VFW. Post and Auxiliary will fumble in the end zone for a f
touchdown. The extra j
attempt failed but
led 14 to 8.
Olney made a 1
to catch up
with the ball on i
yard tine.
The Bandits
conduct a Veterans Day pro
gram Saturday, Nov. 11 atthe
post home in Jacksboro.
With District Judge W. A.
Hughes as speaker, a program
is set for 10:30 a.m.
At noon tench will be served
by the auxiliary. Members of
this group are asksd to bring
a
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