The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1952 Page: 1 of 18
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THE
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OfvlANCHE CHIEF
SBVItNTT-NINTH TSAR
COM/<Ni'Hfc. CAJMANCHE. COUNTY. TEXAS MAY 9 1052
NO 43
HNIIUnii CHS SENIOH EDITION OUT NEXT UlEEK
Livestock Ass'n Meeting May ITosponsor
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Don’t forget Mom! Mother’s
Day Is Sunday, and remember
.yihen It’s a gift for Mother, eveh
a little expression goes a long
Ways.
But whether you
pAiPmother with a
are to honor
gift—large or
small, you’re Just about sure to
find Just what you desire In the
gift line—by shopping In Coman-
che. Check the ads. In this Issue,
for doaens and downs of suggest-
ions. that are Just bound to please
mothers of all ages.
o—o—o
I Selections for that ektffc special
gift for Mom. conies easy when
you go and browse around In the
gift department of MoCullough-
Jeanes. Their collection of gift
Items Is large and varied—offer
lng shoppers one of the largest
selections of gift merchandise In
this entire area.
o—o—o
Starr’s has Just received a new
shipment of Mother's Day goods—
and feature among their adver-
tised specials nylon hose at 69c.
o—o—o
Ed Garrett, manager of Perry
Bros., announces that he will have
a new shipment of Hydrangas that
are sure to please "Mom”—and
has other gift suggestions for
• Mom” In the special Perry ad-
vertisement in this Issue.
O —-O
’’Don't forget Mbther on her
Day” says Mkt. Roy Turner, of
Mulllcan’s. who suggests lingerie
Mojud—Including slips, gowns.
and pent tea
Loyalist Democrats Hold Power
In Comanche County Convention
- vs
Photo By PROFFITT
SECOND YEAR WINNERS-vShirley Walker, Sid-
ney, won first place in the 4-H Dress Revue of this
division; -Doris Graham, Sidney, aecond, and Pengy
Godfrey, of the Fairview community, third.
Derrcrrats went to bat within
their own party here Tuesday
when the Comanche County
r>"mocratic Convention nssembl-
»e for seleetin« delegates to the
“•fate Convention which will be
held in San Antonio Winner of
the local skirmish was the loyal
Democrats, who reiterated their
d“'ire to demand a pledge from
party members to support the
nartv nominee from precinct
-through National offices.
i Comanche County’s delegation
to the State Democratic Conven-
tion, Is certain to be the target
of a Mistering attack. Over Tex-
as as a whole, the Conservatives
are far In the majority. Pros-
pects are that the 8tate Demo-
i cratlc convention to name dele- ■
, gates to the National Democratic|
convention In Chicago, will be
set up In two distinct camps. ]
[Governor Allan Shivers heads
the Conservatives and desires a |
Texns delegation that Is unin- i
stucted and free to bargain with
proaro-ctlve Presidential and Vice
Presidential cancldates. Fagan
'T’Mc'c-on. Austin. Is executive
chairman of the Loyalists.
) Precinct delegates to the Coun-*!
I tv skirmish came from two de-
i finite trer.c.8 of thought—those,
representing the Conservatives
• who desired an unlstructed dele-1
gation to the 8tate Convention.
I and the Loyals who demanded
Instructed down the line repres- j
ergatives to the State gathering.
While a number of precinct dele-
I guard lji a conflict with the
I Shivers Conservatives on the
pledge question
County Democratic Chairman
D W Long directed proceedings
of the Tuesday party gathering
To select delegates to the State
convention. Long named W H
IJghtfoot De Ieoo. and E H
Long R L Lane, Comanche
Nam-d to the resolutions com-
mittee for the County convention
.were: O. H Moore, De Leon.
| chairman; Y W Holmes Co-
manche, and1 R. A Luker. Proc-
tor. The committee stood In a
ticklish spot tot awhile with their
proposal to demand a loyalty
pledge. Then, came the vote on
their resolution. After consider-
i able discussion, and a mild dis-
play of fireworks, the delegates
i overwhelmingly approved the
| down-the-llne pledge. Delegates
, from only three precincts voted
1 against the loyalty pledge, and
i they mustered only four votes.
'Oontinueo On Last Page. Sec I)
Comanche Set
For Softball;
(I Team* Entered
J U. Ho m pas. Sect.Y^-Trrav,
( xmnnohe County Livestock Aw n
C M Caraway Sr president
i ! the Comanche County Live-
-.'<x'k Association, announces the
annual membership meeting ana
barbecue picnic dinner to be
held at Lake Eanes on Friday.
May 16, at 6 30 p m
Plans have been formulated
and are in motion t6 give us
one of the best meetings we
have ever had.
Herbert Good son, chairman of
the foods committee ably assist-
ed by W J Barret. W M Dur-
ham Jr and Joe Evridge, assure
us that there will be plenty of
that good barbecue ana all the
trimmings for all members and
their families and guests
The entertainment committee
headed by W. K Frey and as-
sisted by John D. Waring Jr.
and Eddie Jones, have their
plans in motion to furnish the
rrowd a full evening of enjoy-
ment and good fellowship.
J H. Bumpas. secretary-treas-
urer of the association, suggests
it is now a good time for mem-
bers. and prospective members
to take care of the 13 00 annual
membership dues, which may be
handed to the membership com-
mitteemen composed of Ira
Clemons, chairman. John Bur-
ton, C. M. Caraway Jr.. E. D.
i Mahan. Ernest MoDougal. Boyd
Anthony or to your secretary-
treasurer.
i President Caraway urges that
we have a full attendance of the
membership to enjoy the results
of some hard work put into
making this annual "county get-
togethetf’ possible and to express
our thanks for a Job well-done
Make your plans to /it Into this
Nexl Issue
llio next Issue id l lie Coman-
che Chief will lx* the Annual
Comanche Mich School Senior
Edition This Special Edition of the
Comanche Chief has been an an-
nul feature for the lust 15 years
and is one of the most interesting
papers of the year
Individual pictures of all the 47
graduates of the class of '52, Com-
anche High School, will be feat-
ured wljh other pictures depleting
school life
Sarah Willis, an honor student
and Editor of the CH8 Warrior,
has been named Editor-In-Chief
for this special Issue Jack Vaught,
also an honor student, and a
member of the Student Council
has been named Business Manager
Nancy Carter, valedictorian of
this year's Senior Class has been
named Assistant Editor
Mrs J. E. Lightfoot. English
Teacher and In charge of the
school publications, will be class
sponsor of this special edition.
This annual Senior Edition Is
always full of live school news and
furnishes an almost complete
permanent record of the year’s
activities and always has met
with practically one hundred per
cent response from Comanche
Merchants with advertisements.
1 „ Mother’s Da* Cakes, baked by
1 These special
for Mother.
SvS5j,£ In State Contest; Dean Second In
■■Typing; FFA Livestock Team Also Ini
Ernest Tupin. suggests that you
owns by now and choose Moat a
new watch—and bring an old
watch along, and take out M new
Bulova o» Elgin or some other
famous maker at one-fourth off.
O—O—O
At Higginbotham's, you’ll find
just about anything you're looking
for. In the gift line—from a pair
of lovely hose, to a living room
suite. For suggestions, check the
I firm’s ad on page 2, this section.
1 ■£" i O
Prigldalre—-a gift that mother
will appreciate most! And now
with relaxed government controls
whereby you can purchase appli-
ances without down payments, it’s
easier than ever to own a Prigld-
alre. says c. L Huett, local dealer.
0—0—0
Selections of Mother’s Day gifts
at Durham’s come easy. Whether
It’s a smart Mother’s Day card by
Oibeon, a pair of Alrmaid hosiery,
or a box of chocolates—shop
Durham’s
White Auto Store has Just un-
loaded another new shipment of
those fast moving White DeLuxe
tires—the tire that Is guaranteed
orie.OOO miles.
A-
Shirley Godfrey
Wins al District
”E 4-H Bins twne
Comanche High School had • placed second In the^SUte PPA
students competing In various contests held at AAM College on
contests at two state meets held May 2 and 2. The following boys
at Austin and Collage Station Key were members of this team:
2 and 3 of last week. All of these Robert Willis, Paul Smith. Day-
contestants made excellent show- mond Powers and Tom Cunnlna-
ings In their various events and ham. Robert Willis of this teem
most of them won places at the made a very high individual score
^At theUnlversity InterscholasUo thinT*hj^^lnt^man *ta The
League meet held at Austin Jerry state.
SenTor^ boys declamation and All of those .various contestants
Frances Ann Dean won third in won first place In the District
the typing contest Although Lloyd meet and than took first or second
Biggs, and Kenneth McNutt failed places to the Regional meet prior
to place to the high Jump and to their advancing to the state
220 yard dash respectively, they championship contests. This U one
did make a fine showing at the of the best records ever made by
State meet students of Comanche High School
The local Future Farmers of to any one year.
Rtx teams will com net e in the
1953 Comanche Softball League—
and league May will open here the ,
week of Mav 26 In Comanche’s ip
Rations esme unlstructed. most Number I summer sport,
of this faction Joineo the Loyals The 8oftball Association meet-
in adopting a resolution to de- i tag was held Monday night, and
mar.d a party pledge to support i Mans were worked out for league
tb* pledg'd toval * Democratic May. Earl Burnett was elected
nominees for President and Vice. last month as president of the,
sms*12
lives wanted an unlstructed dele- ager of the All-Star Aggregation,
ration to the Texa* convention | M* Teams Brtwsl —4 —
who could bargain on the na-1 Beattie managed by Hutch The
In* 1 adopting a resolution caH- Cominehe^ftVan Dyk* o^fr^/'c^rw'ho^e Sat-
wlth Thurber Layman as man- nrdav *r~~\ the District Drees
James Motor Company, with Pevue with a beaming 'smile. She
' “Ills as manager; and •mng with ’hree other girt* to
. with James Northcutt. TXstri-t. 1 will compete with girts
as manager, competed to the 1951 from the other 11 extension dlat-
league play and are back this nets at Texas A. * M. College to
•••ecm. _ , the Bute Dross Revue
I Newburg. managed by Charlie Out of a possible 126 score.
.Carnes, after dropping out last which Included construction of her
H. > year Is back to the loop—and drees, ar>'* her mn4»iing with the
I should field another good team, dress O’- -o her records. Shirley
High School managed by Jimmy made *”
Carpenter, la another new entry Tbt*
this year, sponsored by Arthur n*r
Priddy Bank Is
Robbed Monday
Night; $100 Lost
c|f the prtvatftr-
we er’.erect but thw
contained most of
J«rh
hatred Oom-
8**hool Boonomnre.
tog for a party pledge. County
delegates voted hero Bbesosy by _________ 1
S2-4 to vote as a unit, majority Millard Kills as manager; and »inng with ’hree other eirt*
rule, on aft puestlons to the State Midway, with James Northcutt. ntitri-t i will compete with
convention. !Kf6Gee Moore, Lam-
kta. was named chairman of the
Comanche County delegation to
the State party gathering. Other
Comanche County delegates to
the 8tate Convention, are; W
Lightfoot, De Leon; J. B. Coop-
er. Sidney; J. E. Lightfoot. Co-
manche: P, T.'Tfeniel. De Leon;
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Rollins. De-
Leon. Oeorge Gooeby, Comanche,
and Fagan Dickson. Austin.
While Comanche County is en-
titled to only four votes in the
State Convention; efforts will be
made to seat as many of
delegates as possible. Dickson Is
the titular head of the Loyal
Democrats to Texas, and la en-
—-v
rl
Primary Veters To Decide Dim
Contested Races Rs Deadline Ends
May la National Safety Month—
nd Artlugr
'■V -A'
„ l
be tor
where in-
» . Chevrolet U oooperat- Deadline for filing aa a candl-
ing, by offering a free 10 point date for election at the Democratic
Safety Check-up. 10 vital parte primaries
of the ctr Ait to be checked mb* reeulted In nine
soiutoty free, and the offer Is listed i«m in Comanche County,
tajhe Arthur Chevrolet ad to this n* to an
„ _ , Chairman.
H-.*r
for "Mom" this WNfc. J gfoctlon, with State Represent-
in' uyiun .stive Jack Oox, of Brocksnrldgs
~ crawtom c.
for the past four years, are build- [ET ntste Senator 12th
aafe at 1201 E. Central, i r)C^ im has drawn BUI Shannon
and will open their new bustnsss.,
tf Edith’s Ideal Caf.rtn JJ^ m
ponent.
"Thero’s a heartv Taxes web.1 Apparently no one wanted
eome awaiting for you from ynur.J^m^ttoMlTtlf^tilct iSfn^one
neighbor under the Humble slgn” .i^“ “*• 17th DUtrlct M 110 °°*
Is the theme at a Humble adver-' S2^
Usement appearing wi page *.
Section 2. to connecTkm with a
-eclal planned campaign f»r^^SSSS*
•Humble Welcome Week”. This
" ricome still awaits you. says Mr. ^ n ofSMiV
rupto Vxeal dealer, although our * T**1 “
■pedal Humble promotion earn- {'a>onae~ld tor ““
talgn which was planned for tUa
’•xt few weeks, will have to be
mstponed due to the National,
in GM-Oasogne
---- wised by thfe nation-
County Judge R. E. Seay, saak-
IDA reeiection to nis .second term.
Sheriff. Oaston Boykin
incumbent, and Wayne (Red)
Leu and
about two
Chevrolet
Practice gaibes will start next
week- and Earl Burnett suggests
that teams wanting reservations
for the field should contact hlou
the Jsntor Program Set
Curt Lemons, who Is attending
Texas A. A M. and recognized
as one of the top softball pitchers
In the State, will direct the Junior
Program here this summer. The
Junior Program Is to be organized
around June 1.
Lemons will be available to the
local club, as a pitcher for All-
Star Games. Comanche has Joined
the Ceutnt Texas Softball As-
sociation. which is composed of
Gustine. Hamilton. Stephenvllle,
Priddy. and FottevUle.
Play will probably be on Tues-
days and Friday nights, double-
headers scheduled each night.
prices WlH be 16c for
men. 10c for women, and all high
16e for students and 29c for
adults for single games, and 15c
and 26c. where double-headers
ms modeled by our wta-
a glenon print of tan.
and stael blue with a
gathered skirt and puffed sleeves.
She wore tan linen shoes and
carried a tan linen clutch bag.
She wore brown gloves Her hat
was a natural straw with a small
brown veil.
We are all proud of Shirley and
wish her well at the State Dress
Revue which will be June 9-10 at
State 4-H Club Roand-Up
Shirley la the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Godfrey, Route 1.
Roy
62, fanner, Crockett;
John Lee Smith. 67 lawyer. Lub-
bock; Martin Dies, 61. lawyer,
awlndls and Fan* Waldron: Aa- Lufkkln: Herb C. Retry.. Jr.. 34.
—a ■ - . ------ sa • «aaa_ Hfllim ST1 " EfUWlIl KJ• nIU11LB, SB.
ul Ur, Otm» Col- °™n**
TTnnin, ifa Hsdbrook Mbralss, 61,_funersJ to-
Wllhelm, and Clarence Bryant and Mrs Lester Horner and dau-
Gibir it land commissioner |«h*ir> *****> * Bu Angelo. Mr.
have filed for Austin Quy Patterson 4f, real sa- Mi’ WTllla Nelms of
Precinct No. 1. aa w
Agriculture Commlaal
Elliott. Jack Cagle. Marvin Col- SoLralon^^Ai^^WaltiT
cleaaure. and Oral D. Morris. r’
Sam Phifer waa unopposed to
no. «.zwnv- supreme Court PKoe 1; Glenn
Gospel Meeting I
Begins Monday At
Church of Christ
Burglars who entered the Fer-
ro* r* and Merchanta Bunk at
Priddy some time Monday night
made good th»lr escape with be-
tween 676 and $100. C. P. Stub'
blefleld. Mills County sheriff.
Mild Tuesday, sfter the break-
Ul was dtecov
The ve-Ut
*.wrea hank v _
s»fe. which contained
the bank’s funds, was not
ed, the riiertff said.
The Priddy Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank la owned by C. F.
Jeske and his daughter, MHl
Eleanor Jeske Oromatsky. The
bank Is located In tha back of
the Priddy Mercantile Company.
_4 ■..■Vnii ................t.
Work Resumed
On Saute Fe
Overpass Here
The long delayed s
Santa Fe over pass on
near the eastern city
Comanche, arrived in
last week and work
Monday. Satisfactory
being made and the $1
toct should be ready for the traffic
by June 1.
Hot topping that
road after Its union
Highway 377. which
undergoing repairs, al
uled to begin within a few
i and that work. too. should be
pletod about June 1.
L. R. Creamer, unofficial fi
of the project, says that a
great Job Is completed, be
i Incumbent C. V. Biggs did not wmmm.
the reelectlon. They gre W. R. (BUD
sk Cagle. Marvin Col-
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1952, newspaper, May 9, 1952; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth888606/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.