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■ity Chest Plan
teceire Study
Members of the Clifton Lions
Club voted Tuesday at their regu-
lar meeting that a committee be
appointed to delve into the possi-
dty of the town handling its gifts
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THE CLIFTON RECORD. CLIFTON, TEXAS, JANUARY 16, 1948
VOLUME 53—NUMBER 49
Performs Here Sat.
to various organizations and pei
" Che:
Suggestion was b:
before the club ’by J.. L. Standefer
sons through a Community
gestion was brought
Jr. The committee will study and
report pn just how far it believes
a plan might be worked out where-
by one solicitation might be made
of everyone toward a fund \4hich
would be used toward taking care
of the numerous donations that
business firms are called upon to
make during the year.
Other business to come before
the club after the members had
finished a fine fried chicken dinner
served by the Methodist ladies in-
cluded a report from Lion Kent
Appleby on the progress of the
school band. He announced that
anyone with used musical instru-
ments which they wish to sell
should report such to the school.
Each Lion member had been pay-
ing an assessment of 50c monthly
toward a donation from the club
to the College building fund. As
the amount pledged had been
raised, the assessment was dropped.
The present method of enforcing
puking regulations in Clifton was
discussed; the club took no action.
Members of the city council stated
they had received no protest at
their meeting this week on the
matter; the city governing body
would sit again next month and
would hear any protests brought
before them.
Tax Assessment Set
On Various items
The Commissioners Court, in
I regular session, this week decided
that the following assessments be
levied, as far as possible, against
the following itemized personal
property:
Cattle and Livestock:
Grade cows ....................$15.00
Registered cows ............ 30.00
Grade sheep .................J. 2.50
Registered sheep ............ 5.00
Grade goats J.................. 1.50
Registered goats ............ 3.00
Grade hogs ...................... 5.00
Registered hogs .............. 10.00
Horses and mules $50.00 down
Studs and Jacks $100.00 down
Tractors and Equipment:
Year 1st Cl. 2nd Cl. 3rd Cl. 4th Cl.
Lg. Lg. Med. Med. Small
1947-48 ..$1000 $750 $500 $300
Dates For Candidates, Ca,de Line'Up ln clifton for Weekly Auction 1
Voters To Remember
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Brady, The Magician
Wm. E. Brady, a master ma-
gician, will present a program of
magic at the Clifton City Hall*
Saturday night, Jan. 17, at 8:00
o’clock. The program is being
sponsored by the American Legion.
1946 .....
... 950
730
480
290
1945 .....
.. 880
680
430
270
1944 .....
.. 830
630
380
240
1943......
.. 750
550
330
210
1942 ....
... 680
480
280
190
Post Office Shows
Increase Over 1947
Receipts at the Clifton Post Of-
fice in 1947 showed an increase of
$1,144.13 over postal revenues in
1946; total postal revenue this past
year was $16,559.86, stated Post-
master A. L. Bronstad.
Greatest increase came in De-
cember when total revenue amount-
ed to $2,900.73 as compared to $1,-
973.27 during the same month a
year ago. The postmaster reported
fine co-operation in early Christ-
mas mailing during December.
Postal Savings account showed
deposits of $98,351.00 at close of
1947, which is an increase of $13,-
923 over 1946.
The office issued 7,161 money
orders last year. _
Postal inspectors were here this
past week to give the office its
annual inspection. Postmaster
Bronstad and his clerks are proud
of the report turned in by the in-
spectors; the office iwas given a
100 per cent score on the upkeep
of the building, grounds and equip-
ment and a 97% per cent rating on
the operation of the office. That is
an excellent rating and they have
every right to be proud of it.
(MOTHERS GIVE PLAYERS
ANNUAL FOOTBALL BANQUET
The annual football bpnquet was
given on Wednesday, Jan. 7, by the
boys’ mothers. There was plenty
of food for everyone, and the boys
wasted no time in filling them-
selves.
Captain Amos Elder presented a
trophy to Coach Arthur Bronstad
on behalf of the football team. Af-
tpr thanking the team, Coach Bron-
stad made a speech. This was fol-
lowed by moving pictures of the
Baylor-TCU game of 1947 and the
highlights of the 1945 Army foot-
ball season.
Mr. Appleby then presented
silver footballs to all the lettermen
of this year and everyone left feel-
ing that they had gained much dur-
ing the evening.
A.E. Ogden Announces
For Commissioner
Allen E. Ogden, well-known
farmer in the Turkey Creek com-
munity, has authorized the Record
to place his name in its political
announcement column as a candi-
date for Commissioner, Precinct 4,
of Bosque County.
Mr. Ogden was born near Mor-
gan and has spent most of his life
in Bosque County engaged in farm-
ing, 14 years of that time near
Meridian and the past 4 years in
the Turkey Creek community.
In announcing for the first time
as a candidate for public office,
Mr. Ogden said, “I will briefly
state in this announcement that I
am only asking for the office of
Commissioner, Precinct 4, of Bos-
que County, for two terms, for I
consider two terms as sufficient
length of service in that office.
,CI feel that I am qualified for
the office to which I aspire and
know that, if I am elected, I will
do my utmost to fill it in as fair
and economical a way as it is in
my power to do.
“In this manner I kindly ask
each and everyone of you for your
due eonsideration. I shall try to
see each voter in the Precinct be-
tween now and election day and
will appreciate anything that you
can do or can say in my behalf.
“I would consider it a pleasure
to work for and with you and hope
to merit your confidence by being
elected your next Commissioner of
Precinct 4.
“Sincerely yours,
ALLEN E. OGDEN.”
Older models down.
Trucks; Chevrolets, ^Fords, Inter-
nationals, and other light trucks:
New ................................ $650.00
1946 ................................ 600.00
1942 ................................ 550.00
1941 .......................,........ 500.00
1940 ....................... 425.00
1939 ................................ 350.00
New, 1947-48 ................. $450.00
1946 ..............................400.00
1942 ................................ 350.00
1941 ................................ 300.00
1940 ................................ 250.00
1939 ................................ 200.00
1938 ................................ 150.00
1937 ................................ 100.00
1936 ................................ 80.00
Older models down.
Plenty Of Basketball
This Past Week
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Horton of
Valley Mills, Route 2, are the proud
parents of a baby girl born Jan. 9,
1948, at the Clifton hospital. The
young lady has been named Peggy
Irene.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Carpenter of
Clifton announce the arrival of
Stanley Edward at the Goodall and
Witcher Clinic-Hospital Jan. 9,
1948. The young man weighed 9
pounds, 4 ounces.
Little Miss Jill Casey Edge ar-
rived at the Goodall and Witcher
Clinic-Hospital Jan. 7, 1948, weigh-
ing 5 pounds, 1 ounce. The happy
parents are Mr. and Mrs. M. G.
“ Edge of Walnut Springs.
Both the Clifton Junior College
and Clifton High School swung into
their basketball races this past
week.
CJC won its second conference
game when it defeated Temple
Junior College 50 to 39 in Clifton
last Saturday. The team journeyed
to Hillsboro and lost a close, hard
fought game 38 to 34. Back in
Clifton Wednesday night they lost
a non-conference game to West-
minster College 48 to 43.
The college girls’ team found
its match in Hillsboro Junior Col-
lege, losing 18 to 22 over there, but
getting revenge to a tune otf 28 to
23 in Clifton Wednesday night.
The high school gave Gatesville
a real scare by staying out in front
until the last couple of minutes of
play; the Cubs lost 18 to 16. They
came back to defeat the Waco High
Kittens 25 to 16 here Tuesday
night. The girls lost their game
to Gatesville 29 to 19 and the boys’
B team went down to the Waco
Kitten B squad 20 to 6.
Next home games for the College
and high school are the College in
a conference (game Saturday night
against Gainesville Junior College
and the high school against Mo-
sheim on next Tuesday.
Saturday night the college will
have three games starting at 7
o’clock; the B squad will take on
Moody High 'School and the Moody
All Stars will play CJC Exes.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Trotter of
^Clifton are happy to announce the
arrival of a baby 'boy at the Goodall
and Witcher Clinic-Hospital Jan.
8, 1948. The young man weighed
6 pounds, 12 ounces, and will
answer to the name of John Wayne.
and Mrs. Arnold Lammert of
Route 1 are happy to tall at a high
the arrival of a baby girl
"■fton hospital Jan. 13,
young lady weighed 8
BUSTER MILLS BRINGS FREE
BASEBALL SHOW TO CLIFTON
Buster Mills, famous third base
coach of the Chicago White Sox,
will appear in person in a free show
at the Clifton City Hall Monday
night, Jan. 19, at 7:30. Mills will
bring with him motion pictures of
the 1947 World Series and a motion
picture showing the leading batting
stars of both big leagues in action.
The show is sponsored by the
American and National Leagues in
their effort to keep interest in base-
ball fans hope
work up en
baseball
which
Judge Jim Martin
Seeks Re-Election
Jim Martin, who is serving his
first term as County Judge of Bos-
que County, authorizes announce-
ment of his candidacy for re-elec-
tion, subject to the action of the
Democratic primaries.
Judge Martin expressed his
gratitude for the kindness and co-
operation extended by the people of
the county, and says it has been
a pleasure to serve them. He states
that he has tried to pursue every
course that he believed good and
logical for the county, and with the
co-operation of the Commissioners’
Court, has conducted an economical
program.
He believes the people have
found him to be a conscientious,
able and fair public servant, pro-
gressive and alert to the needs of
the county.
He feels that the experience
gained during his first term will
enable him to Fender even better
service in the future, and invites
the full consideration of his record
and qualifications. He will appre-
ciate your vote and anything done
in his behalf in the coming pri-
maries.
SHERIFF GRIMES INSTALLS
FM THREE-WAY RADIO
Sheriff George Grimes this week
announced the installation in his
patrol car of a three-way FM Radio
set. He is able to talk with any
other police car so equipped within
a radius of 30 miles, and he can
talk with the Waco police station
from anywhere in Bosque County.
A number of the^McLennan county
police cars are equipped with this
new radio and there are also units
at Marlin and Calvert, and Hills-
boro soon expects to have one or
more cars with this late equipment.
Should one call the county seat
for the Sheriff, and find that he
is out on the road, if the occasion
is an emergency, one should call
the Waco police office and they
will be able to talk to the Sheriff
from their office to his car.
The Sheriff this week was also
leaving a few copies of the new
Texas Driving Handbook at various
places over the county. At an early
date he hopes to have enough
copies in his office to supply all
who T^ish such a copy.
The representative from the
Driver’s License Division is now in
Meridian Monday of each week to
issue licenses and help those who
do not have a driver’s license ob-
tain such.-
SMALL FIRE DRAWS LARGE
GROUP OF WATCHERS THURS.
Last Thursday night about 10:30
a large group of folks in town
turned Out to follow the fire truck
out to the old rock house just east
of the former Gillespie homestead.
Not a great deal of damage was
done; some hay in the old house
burned and a little damage was
done to the wood rafters.
The fire was sighted by a truck
driver as he came along the high-
way toward Clifton. Evidently
someone had thrown a lighted
match or cigarette in the old build-
AUSTIN, Jan. 5—Potential po-
litical candidates and the voters
who take more tjjan passing inter-
est in presidential year election
matters will want to mark down
ouite a few dates on theiif calen-
dars.
Here are the principal ones: '
Jan. 3t—Last day to pay poll
taxes and obtain exemptions.
F$b. 9—Commissioners courts
name judges for general election
in November.
March 10—Last day for tax col-
lector to furnish county clerk state-
ment showing poll tax receipts is-
sued.
April (date not prescribed)—
County Democratic executive com-
mittee meets to call precinct con-
ventions.
May 1—Precinct conventions to
select delegates to presidential
county convention (2 p. m. in rural
precincts and 7 p. m. in city pre-
cincts).
May 4—County executive com-
mittee meets at 10 a. m. to receive
reports from precinct conventions.
May 4—County convention meets
at 2 p. m. to elect delegates to
presidential state convention
(where presidential convention
delegates are chosen).
May 17-pLast day for filing as
candidates for civil appeals courts,
Congress, State Legislature, dis-
trict judge and district attorney in
districts composed of more than
one county.
May 25—Presidential state con-
vention meets to select delegates to
the national convention (this year
in Brownwood).
June 7—Last day for filing as
candidates for United States sen-
ator and for state offices.
June 11—Last day for notice of
state executive committee meeting
to prepare state ballot.
June 14—’Executive committee
meets to prepare official state
ballot.
June 19—Last day for filing as
candidates for county and precinct
offices, county party chairmanship
and district offices in districts
made up of only one county.
June 21—County executive com-
mittee meets to plan July primary
and July precinct conventions.
June 24—First day for filing
campaign expense statements.
June 26—Last day for candidates
to pay filing fees.
June 28—County primary com-
mittee makes up official ballot for
July primary.
June 28—Last day for filing first
campaign expense statement.
July 4—Absentee voting begins
for first primary.
July 12—First day to file second
expense statement.
July 15—Last day for filing sec-
ond expense statement.
July 19—-Last day for applying
for change of residence on voting
lists. r
July 20—Last day for absentee
voting for first primary.
July 24—Primary election day,
7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
July 24—Precinct conventions to
name delegates to county conven-
tion (2 p. m. in rural precincts and
7 p. m. in city precincts).
July 26—County executive com-
mittee meets to declare results of
election and certify to county clerk.
July 29—First day to file cam-
paign expense statements for sec-
ond primary.
July 31—County executive com-
mittee meets to declare nominees
of first primary and prepare run-
off ballot.
July 31—C o u n t y conventions
meet at 2 p. m. to name delegates
to state convention in September.
Aug. 2—Last day to file cam-
paign expenses for second primary.
Aug. 3—Last day to file com-
plete statement of first pripiary
expenses.
Aug. 8—Eirst day of absentee
voting for second primary.
Aug. 9—Commissioners court
election precincts are declared.
Aug. 9—-(State executive commit-
tee meets to canvass returns of
first primary.
Auig. 16—First day to file second
statement of second primary cam-
paign expenses (last day is Aug.
19).
Aug. 23—Last day for obtaining
residence transfers on voting lists.
Aug. 24—Last day for absentee
voting.
Aug. 28—Runoff primary elec-
tion day (7 a. m. to 7 p. m.).
Sept. 7—Last day for candidates
and campaign managers to file
final expense statements.
Sept. 13—State executive com-
mittee meets to canvass election
returns and make temporary list
of delegates to state convention.
14—State convention meets
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Above picture was recently taken
from the top of the Farmers State
Bank building in Clifton and shows
the line-up of trucks and trailers
as they line up to deliver their
stock to be auctioned by the Clif-
ton Livestock Commission on busy
Wednesdays, and there have been
a number of such busy days re-
cently.
Last week better than 700 head
of cattle were sold with the buyers
paying a total of $93,730.31 for the
stock purchased at that one sale.
The weekly auction under the man-
agement of W. M. Kuykendall has
continued to grow in size through-
out the past year. The commission
company started 1948 off with an
enlarged and modernized auction
ring and other improved facilities.
Not only are cattle and other
stock brought to Clifton from all
parts of Bosque County each
Wednesday, but ranchmen from
neighboring counties are beginning
to look toward Clifton as their
best market.
March Of Dimes Drive Clark Neely D
Is Now In Progress
les
After Short Illness
The campaign for the March of
Dimes starts Jan. 15. As in pre-
vious years the Bosque County
campaign will be conducted through
the schools of the county and
through organizations such as the
Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce,
and others.
We have victims of polio in our
county who know and are gladly
spreading the good word of how
the funds collected in previous
years have helped them regain
their health.
Give generously to your March
of Dimes campaign.
If you do not have a channel
through which to make your dona-
tions you can send them to W. H.
Curtis, County Chairman, at Merid-
ian.
HEREFORDS BRING
GOOD PRICES
Bruce Parks this week seemed
satisfied with prices paid for stock
from the Parks Ranch at the Mid-
Texas Hereford Association sale in
Stephenville last Monday. The
Barret Hereford Ram.’n of Co-
manche paid $500 for D Royal
Domino 16th, a bull consigned by
Parks Hereford Ranch. J. P. Love
of Llano bought two bulls con-
signed by the same ranch, and
Harrisdale Farms paid $600 for
Park’s heifer.
Allen Clark Neely passed away
early Saturday morning, Jan. 10,
1948, after suffering a short ill-
ness caused by cerebral hemor-
rhage. He was 61 years of age.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mark
Daniels at the Wortham Bend Bap-
tist Church with interment at the
Wortham Bend Cemetery.
Mr. Neely had been active as
night watchman in Clifton for the
past year.
He was born June 3, 1886. His
parents were Mr. and Mrs. John
Neely. It is reported that he lived
1 a great part of his life in the
I Wortham Bend community where
he farmed; during the latter years
of his life he lived in the Mosheim
community where he helped take
care of the school property. Before
moving to Clifton he and his family
lived in McGregor.
He was stricken with his fatal
illness Tuesday before Christmas.
Surviving the deceased are his
wife, Mrs. Myrtle Neely; his son,
Richard Neely; his daughter, Mrs.
D. W. Turner of McGregor; three
brothers, E. H. of Martinsburg, W.
Va., W. E. of Yuma, Ariz., and
Carl of New Mexico; two sisters,
Mrs. J. L. Ragsdale of Monahans
and Mrs. Matt Downey of Hamlin.
Trade with Record advertisers.
Check your Record subscription
date. TF
Are You Pleased With Yew
Parking Rules Enforcement?
For the past several weeks an likely those in the county who make
effort has been made by the city
government to have persons park-
ing on the streets of Clifton to do
so in an orderly manner to provide
greater safety and to make it easier
to drive through the streets at all
times.
Walter Golden was named police
chief to enforce correct parking
and driving and has shown no fa-
voritism in enforcing the regula-
tions. /
As is natural after a long lapse
of parking enforcement, a number
of persons were careless in their
parking, cutting corners, and
other minor driving infringements
and were called down. As is human
nature, some people took offense at
being reprimanded; in some in-
stances it is possible the law en-
forcement officer went a bit too
far or was a mite too technical.
The new procedure has brought
about an honest division of opinion
among the people of the town and
Clifton their trade center. There
are those who sincerely believe the
present method should be dropped;
that it is making people angry and
that it will drive away business.
Others believe that the improve-
ment in the parking, paricularly on
Saturday nights and during busy
trade days, is necessary, even if
some become angry at being cor-
rected, and that the majority will
co-operate with the plan and all
will benefit in the long run, al-
though a few have their feelings
hurt at times.
It is the belief of the editor that
the City Council would like to know
how the majority of the people-in
town and those who trade here feel
about the matter. They likely
would wish to please the majority
of the people in the community on
this question. Therefore, the follow-
ing questionnaire is presented to
each reader to consider and answer
if he will:
Do you favor the present method of enforcing correct parking
in the business section of Clifton............................... .................( )
Do you think the present Method of enforcing parking in the
streets of Clifton should be dropped .:..........................................( )
The present method of parking enforcement would be all right
with the following changes.................................................................T.............
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947 Rail Shipments
1626 Freight Cars
The freight agent at the Santa
Fe station in Clifton had a big
year in 1947; a total of 1,626 cars
of freight were shipped in and out
of Clifton during the year just
ended. Of this number, 833 cars
were unloaded here and 793 shipped
out.
Texas Milling Co. was by far the
largest receiver and shipper; prod-
ucts, other than those of the mill,
being shipped out in large number
were oats, cattle and rock. The
latter was a new export for Clif-
ton in 1947.
Products which came into Clifton
in large numbers were lumber, ce-
ment, automobiles and trucks, farm
implements, and gasoline.
The freight shipment at the Clif-
ton depot showed increase of better
than 100 cars handled over 1946.
C. H. Reese is the agent in charge
with W. W. Land in charge of ex-
press and freight.
Otto Gohlke Dies;
Buried in Clifton
Otto Gohlke, age 60, died in Clif-
ton Friday, Jan. 9, 1948, from a
heart attack. Funeral services
were conducted in the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Massiere,
near Crawford, and burial was in
the Clifton Cemetery. Rev. Wm. C.
Anderson conducted the services.
Since the death of his wife a
number of years ago, Mr. Gohlke
had lived and worked in no one
place for a great length of time. At
the time of his death, he was em-
ployed at McGregor and had
worked Wednesday and appeared
to feel all right. Upon his failure
to show up on the job Thursday,
inquiry was made at his living
quarters and he was found uncon-
scious, apparently having suffered
a heart attack. Late Thursday he
was taken to' the hospital, but he
failed to regain consciousness, and
died early Friday.
Mr. Gohlke was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Gohlke; he was bom in
McLennan County near Crawford
on Sept. 17, 1887. He spent the
early part of his life near Mc-
Gregor and Crawford; after marry-
ing Miss Matilda Sadowall, he
moved near the Cayote community
where he farmed until about 10
years ago when the family moved
for a short while to Clifton.
To this couple were born four
children; all are now living and
were present at the funeral of their
father. They are Gerhardt Gohlke
of Hobbs, New Mexico; Roland
Gohlke of Houston, Franklin
Gohlke of Clifton, and Mrs. Edwin
Massiere of Crawford.
CJC Seeks Help
For Campus Day
The college is planning a Campus
Day for Friday of this week. The
project at hand needing attention
now is sorting, cleaning and piling
the lumber from the three barracks
buildings just brought here from
Blaekland Field near Waco. Crews
of men have donated their time
and labor several days these last
two weeks to take these buildings
down and transport the lumber.
The Campus Day is planned in
order that this lumber may ’be
properly cared for and protected
from the weather. The public is in-
vited to participate.
It is deemed inadvisable to dis-
miss the college classes just before
final semester examinations. Work
will begin at 8 a. m. and continue
till afternoon. Coffee and dessert
for the workers’ noon meal will be
provided at the Commons by the
college.
Below are listed the prices quoted
Thursday morning (cattle prices
paid at Wednesday’s auction) by
Clifton merchants:
Eggs 40c current receipts, hens
20c, cream 60c, fryers 28c, roosters
7c, cowhides 15c, and beeswax 20c.
Oats $1.25 bu., corn $2,36 bu.,
wheat $2.75 to $2.78 bu., milo $3.75
per cwt., barley $1.90 bu.
Cattle Market: around 60 head.
Fat calves, yearlings and steers
broke $2 to $3 per cwf as compared
to last week. Medium to good
slaughter steers and yearlings $24
to $27 with a very few bringing
$28.50; good butcher calves $22 to
$25 with a few choice up to $27.66
(the same kind of calves brought
$26 to $30 last week); good Stocker
calves fully steady to higher; good
quality stocker steer calves $23.50
to $25, heifers $22.50 to $24; plain
to medium $18 to $22, rannies 313
to $16; good butcher cows
much in demand, $18 to
cutters $14 to $18, canners
$14; good qu
tp $18, i - *
to $15;
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Baldridge, Robert L., Jr. & Baldridge, Mrs. Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1948, newspaper, January 16, 1948; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth778668/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.