The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1948 Page: 1 of 24
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ORK UNDERWAY ON NEW CITY LAKE
Page* in Three Section*
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16 IN. IAIN Al'RII. n
fHE COMANCHE CHIEF
-FIFTH YEAR
COMANCHE. COMANCHE COUNTY TFXAfi. APRIL 1«. 1948
NO 3U
temodeling Program Completed At
ly Building Material Company
rovides Modern Up-to-Date Plant
Softball Tea*as
Organized; Eight
“9s” in Loop
emodellng of the Clay Build -
Material Company. 301 South |
stin, which got underway In1
Ivember. has now been com-
Bted, giving the company one
its largest and most modern
if material Outlets. The
sy Building Material Company.
Hth headquarters in Stephen-
operates yards in Stephen-
Brady. Comanche. Brecken-
ie. Presidio, and Eden.
[The new office and salesroom
of attractive white oriental
The Interior has been de-
itallzed as well as mod-
Separate departments
ive been set up for wallpaper,
it. builders hardware, builders
and other building mater-
n*.
4ew ripping sheds, along with
;»• saws, have been added In
[>e yard. The local yard covers
than half a city block.
The H. H. Hardin Lumber
predecessor to Clay,
ras first founded here in 190*,
1th Mr. Little, brother-in-law of
I Mr. Hardin, as manager. Lewis
V. Davis, Oeorge M. Ham-
[11 ton, and C. E. Straley followed
[as managers of the Hardin yard.
Mr. Straley was the first mana-
Iger of the Clay Building Material
Company here, and served as lo-
I cal manager of the Hhrdto and headers
Men were assigned to teams in
the eight-team City Softball Lea-
gue here Monday night In a meet-
ing of-team managers and league
commissioners. Approximately 214
have paid their $1 membership
dues to the Comanche Athletic
Association, which sponsors the'
local softball league.
This number does not Include |
some twenty-five players on the
Comanche High. School roster;
however, does Include a number
of men who do not Plan to be
active tnl the sport.
The eight teams to participate
in the 194* race are: VFW, Down-
ing. Newburg. Vocational School,
REA. Higginbotham's, Qustlne,
and High School.
First league games will be play-
ed Monday night. May 3. Double-
i will be scheduled on Mon-
SITE OF OPEN HOUSE—Pictur
208-10 East Grand, where
above is the new Arthur Chevrolet building,
se will be held Saturday afternoon.
days. Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Fridays. Wednesday nights will
be kept open for make-up games.
Arthur Chevrolet to Hold Opel
House Here Saturday Afternoop
In New Building on East Grand
Arthur Chevrolet will hold open Ployees. It is about as near fire-
house Saturday afternoon In Its Pro°* ** a building c#n 1x5 6011 r
fine new brick building on Bast structed.
Grand Avenue, across the street At the open house
' Clay yards for 31 years of the
33 that he spent working for the
two firms.
He was succeeded as yard man-: Mid all-star attractions ___I___■
lager, on his resignation, by K.I PracUoe games will get under-1ance prizes will be awarded and:trucks and pickup*
I Paul Jeanes, who resigned last; way Thursday night, Ajntl 18, and; refreshments served. The build-, Mf. Arthur first
■year, and J. B. Ruth, present fUl continue to be played nearly mg, located on the old Methodist nected with the t
was promoted from the I *very week night until the sea- - ----
ltlon of assistant manager. opens. The VFW and Hig-
“Hr"*Ruth. Who hu »orkM for t"»le •”»»-
J. M. Umhidl.
1th the exception of the 1-imo “d Brinson were drafted
he served with the Wavy the. 1843. schedule-
World War n. Is also a *»i thte One-up of games will be
r the film of ***& by next
and
Woodmen Circle
District Session
Here Monday
OSS'JrRS'm'0'
ridge
Mr. and Mrs. Ruth and child-
ren, James, Alma Jo, and Ronnie,
reside in the Petslck Addition.
l, featuring
f, pictorial
ot be open
The Laura E. Krebs-Kate Jack-
son District Woodmen Circle
Meeting School of Instruction
___program.'will be held In Comanche Mon-:
south from the Methodist Church,!there wlU be on display In the day. April 19 In the Veterans',
and Issues a general Invitation1 spacious glassed-In showroom. Building. The session will open at,
for everyone to attend. Attend-1 new Chevrolet*. Otdsmoblles. 10 :Un.
* pickups.
became con-
__________________ -Chsfrolrt firm
tabernacle site, la one of the most! here In 1994 and acquired sole
complete and modern Chevrolet ownership In 1944.
dealer buildings In Texas In cities Mr. Arthur is thts fon of Mr.
under 10.000 population and is and Mrs. J. E. Arthur of Ballin-
something that not only the own- ger. He married the. former Miss
era. but the entire citizenship of Alda Cartwright of BU Earn and
this section should be proud. they have one son, fl£tar. Other
The main building la 19ta*»< members of the penqdEMbfe Br-
feet and the west wing 30x0*,thur Chevrolet are: Jimmy Gore,
with a separate upholstery and assistant manager; L L. Creek
manager; J*
Clearing Sile
For New Lake
Begun Wednesday
Work rot underway Wrd-
ih-m1.iv on clearlnr rrounds
for ('omanchr't new S1D1.857
dam and lake on Mercer'*
Creek, which Is anticipated to
supply ample water for the
city for many year* to come.
No additional common labor
on the project will be needed for
about two weeks, says Harry
Campbell contractor. Work Is
scheduled to be completed in 180
working days, but Mr. Campbell
plans to [^complete the job much
sooner. I
The news that work had begun
on the lake project brought smiles
to most Comanche residents, as
the water situation is getting
more serious every day here.
Many people have already driven
out to the new site to watch the
clearing away of trees and under-
brush by the huge bulldozers
The morning session,
the regular ceremony
and floor work will not
to- the public. ..........f
The Comanche Orove will be
hostess to a luncheon at the
Cactus Inn at 12:30. [
The Brownwood Golden Rod |
Drill Team with Mrs. Gertrude
"! Btephenvtlie presiding.
i V«eS*Br
MMr
MM. KATE JACKSON
tys Buell Arthur, owner, with a;foreman: L,
Comanche All-8 tars
Players, who have not yet sign-1 say* Buell Arthur, owner, with a foreman: L. T. Haygood,
ed up, but want to play In the | view of enabling him to render {Robertson. Bill Tup In, Jftck
J J__,_ , i local league ca nstlll do so by .quicker and better service to his Roy Jones. J. K. Bingham,
We’ve been so long getting paying their $1 membership does ' ‘ ----“ ------ ----------------
to any manager or commissioner.
The softball commissioners will
assign new players to the various
so
everything In shape to have an
official opening." says Mr. Ruth,
“that we've decided to pass It by,
but we do Invite all of our cus-.teams
tamers and the public In general1 Rosters iu«^
to come by and visit us at any
time In our new and Improved
quarters."
Personnel of the Clay yard In- !,
VFW: Bob CarpeiRer, manager;
(Continued On Page S>
jrcrsuiinci ui me t/iny y»ru in** * • . u
eludes Mr Ruth. W. P -lohnym Lions Club Inatnlla
Gum Ball Machine*
Florence Schwartz,
Sheridan. ► -
and Tom
j
Dr. H. D. Smith Now
With Local Hospital
L. T._____
Oor*,;
________„_____,,,____, J. B.;
customers and to fumlab better Arthur, Curtis McKlnzle, Jay Tu-
worklng conditions for hit em-'pin, and Leon Westfall.
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Open Meeting Of [County Leap
VFW April 20 Dates Set For _
^!Small Schools I
■For Needy-Aid Fund ^ m „„
8SSu.^n u,“«S TEJ
Dr. H. D. Smith recent
By J. C. Helm Jr„ County
School
wood Clinic-Hospital. ,He had
three years pre medical work at; charity cases for glassea, op- ed to attend this meeting, as well of Comanche County a modified
the University of T«as, throe erXn*. stoknme In families, 2* as tf Ve™ Z wy thoae ln 9
che, Taylor and Erath
MRS. LAURA E. KREBS
assisted
Krebs. Nai
and SUte Manager, Austin; Mrs.
Kate Jackson. National Represen
tatlve and District Manager.
Brownwood; Mrs. Florence St.
John. State Captain, Abilene;
I Mrs. Lxxna Honea. Past State
j Chaplain, Brownwood.
District officers are: Past Dist-
rict President. Mrs. Lillian Bag
i ley, Comanche; District Presi-
dent. Mrs. Estelle Anderson. Ste-
; phenvllle; First Vice FTealdent,
Mrs. Dawn Williams. Comanche;
Second Vice President. Mrs. Joale
Comanche: “
Secretayr, Mrs. Katie Tidwell,
(Abilene; District Treasurer, Mrs.
; Lula Byrd, Brownwood; District
! Auditor. Mrs. Amanda Hinkle.
I Brownwood; District
I Mrs. 8. -T. Newsom. Comanche;
District Assistant Attendant, Mrs.
by'Vincent Powell. Abilene; District
Girl Scoots To
Sponsor Radio
Stars Friday Nite
Radio stars Dewey Oroom and
Bob Shelton and the Sunshine
Boys will be here Friday night.
April 1*. In a big double header
show, sponsored by the Coman-
che Olrl Scouts. The show will
r be given in the Comanche High
School auditorium.
Dewey Oroom appears on Radio
Station KRLD. Dallas, dally on
“Cornbread Matinee”, and Bob
Shelton and the Sunshine Boys
cnSr&u. jgffga&fc. OT- ,7""
ie Boys.
will feature the Sunshine
two hour musical review.
Admission prices will be
and 50c.
Shankle Buy*
Level and Howell
Grocery - Market
years and eight montlu to t^ ^Htoanclally charge.
by the Lions Club.
Army Ait Corps and
from the Kansas City College of
Osteopathy and Surgery March
I 1J, 1948 with honors.
Dr. Smith is a native Texan,
being born and reared to Marfa.
His wife is also a native Texan
and was born toi San Antonio.
Dr., sm.th, his wife and four-
year-okl daughter, Shirley, re-
side to the Shorty Masstoglll
house on West Duncan.
Interscholastic League was organ-
ized for the two and three-teacher
schools Based n the Ihterachol-
A percentage of the revenue.' Staging Furniture Sale astlc League rules for events with
that part above operating ex- J. T. Mays Company, to an some adjustment to fit local
from the gum machines advertisement carried elsewhere needs, the following events were
“ “ ‘to this edition, announces the agreed upon
opening of a spring clearance story
furniture sale. tiikcg
*..............—- I tlons, and playground ball.
participating are: Pet-
>»rt to know >nH to —^ -t7^,ewburg Hasse, FalTVleW.
Dyke. 81 pe Springs and
pense, from the gum
will remain to the Charity Fund
of the Lions Club to be spent
for worthy causes.
Everyone Is urged to observe
and to contribute to the mach-
ines at their discretion
> Other machines will be li^ V
, me louowing events were
1 upon by those present:
telling, spelling, arithmetic,
and field events, declam a-
to the near future.
r—I'.ir.gg'1 ■_ j.
heart to know, and to search, and'm
to seek out wisdom, and the res-1 ya!n
sou of things.’'—Eoclss. 7:25.
;X>wnlng.
The events
tuoky
so arranged based
Marvel as capti_____. __
Mrs. Florence St.' John. State Chaplain. Mrs. Maye Caudle, ate-
will take part phenvllle; District Musician. Mrs.
to the program. Nannie Ford, stcphenvllle: Dist-
A.veniuuii acitslon beginning at rlct Captain. Mrs. Florence 8t
2 o’clock, will toclude initiation John. Abllsne; District Mother,
with Mrs Estelle Anderson of Mrs. Alice West. Comanche
Only Chance to See—
(By CJL8. Reporter)
Ym, good friends, you have
only one chance to see the CHS.1
presentation ot “An Old Ken-
Leo 8hankle. 1000 E. Orand.
purchased the Level & Howell
Grocery-Market this week, from
Mr. and Mrs. If. W. Level and
Wths firm at tho
0 North Austin,
under the new firm name. Shan-
kle Grocery <fc Market.
, Mr. Shankle. who operated his
tAttendent,[ewm meat market here from 19*1
until 1943t worked at Camp Bowls
from 1943 until 1947. where he
was In charge of the meat mar-
ket department. v-—
- Mr Shankle continued ti> make
his home here all during the
war. and since his return here
has worked at the Hamznacfc
Grocery. He has operated a Tex-
aco Service Station here
the first of the year.
Jaye Wall will continue to be
employed under the new man-
agement. Other employees will be
Fred Hunter and Harold 8f
Eastland 20-0
on
that nearly every pupil to each.C. Foster, was written
school will participate to some'dosta Paynter and
a of the 8-A
In Maitland
led the first
the locals
of the first
holding the'
Garden." This operetta,
on the music of Stephen!
en by Theo- Coach Pop
8P.UU* aSSMtr SSI
, dlvldtu into Classes by each grade The BpeetAr Class, the Dram-
! with materials to be used being a tics Club, and the Choral Club, in the opening gan
secured from textbooks for each 'jnder the direction and help of conference season
grade. Bach school may enter various teachers and other stud-1 Tuesday afternoon
i two contestants for each grade, ents, plan to present this operet- RfI1 __i__ht.
wT contestsln^rom* eac^^ho!^ preU^'sw^^^Ue, *par-, three Innings for
to the 1-3 grades. Track and trayed by Billie- Jo London. Is to striking out seven
field events will toclude 50 yard love, with a Yankee, Cecil Rambo. nine batters, and
dash, 100 yard dash. 440 yard re- Thus two of the main characters Mavericks hitless. M
lay. 220 yard relay, chinning the *t*rt the colorful action, assist- the mound the fourth in
bar, high Jump, broad Jump, and by the rest of the singing helped keep the game ft
hop-sklp-and-Jump A Junior and act-oia ll'ancl actresses and the The game was called at
senior division for the track Plantation Chorus. , !of the fourth, after the uw»»,
events was agreeable with the For an evening of good enter- had plied up a 20-run lead.
Junior being the student** to the 'tainment, see “An Old Kentucky Froggle Wilson. Indian catcher,1
5, *, 7 and 8th grades. Dec lama- Oarden*’ at the C.H.8. auditor- had ft hoche run.
tlons were divided Into two dlvi- lum. It will be presented FYtday layman. Masters, and.
with a boy and girl entry night, April 23. at 7:30 o'clock. Hicks also hit the ball
each school for each dlvi- Tickets, which are on sale now. The and the De__
sion. axe 25c and 15c. Bearcats meet to ft conference
The following dates were set Your attendance Is cordially to- fcwne here Friday afternoon at
for the above mehtlned events: vited. Don’t miss It!! 3 o'clock. The ■
April 1«: Story* telling, spell- --:--1 at the
lng and arithmetic to be held Spring Shee Sale ed at the
at New^rg beginning at 13:90 HareUk'a announce a spring admission prices have been set
April 93: Track and field events clearance of ladles’ and child- at jfc ,n,| 25c
.........
H. E. Patton, superintendent of
the Ooldthwalte SchooU for the
past two and a half years, has
lesigned.
p r ruiay aitemoon u
The game WlU be plfty-
(‘TcSdXVl pHrk"*^
beginning at 10 am. ren'a shoes Details of the sale Rt ^
^ffi“5&«srsaju,5 I
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1948, newspaper, April 16, 1948; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891389/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.