The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 2, 1964 Page: 1 of 16
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Comanche County’s Oldest Business Institution • Published For and About Comanche County
NINET f-SECOND YEAR—NO. 15
COMANCHE, TEXAS 76442 OCTOBER 2, 1964
16 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
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COPY
to the Comanche
r.h Clubs their members,
hard working adult
during 4-H Club week.
“■ 26-Oct. 3.
• I
luVE SAVE on Groceries
k<nd, » Comanche*
S'rood Stores, choee Oo-
Media to ad-
values.
■‘■' X GORE ASON’fl Red
l Grocery, Ava and Jack
, ]ined iqp some reel bar-
** their ad In this issue.
• S
LNCHEANS can *0ve and
when they shop and
d Football at Johnnie
Vt and Fred Hunter’s
faDe GROCERY, See the
[ \unager Jimmy Warren
Using some mighty good
[their regular weekly ad.
■ savings, plus the give
I piaid Stamps. ^ $0
* •
STEWART'S you can
[Tiger put in your gasoline*
t groceries carried to your
[ usual Ned has lined up
savings to attract
[to his store.
Leaders Association.
The Gold Star award js the
highest county award which a
4-H member may receive and it
to awarded on recognition of out.
standing accomplishments in var-
ious projects, leadership, and
overall participation In 4-H ac-
tivities. Jane Ann and Waltar
will receive Gold Star award med-
al* at the annual Oounty 4-H
Achievement Program to be held
on Saturday, ■November 7th, tax the
Comanche District Courtroom.
-f—- —— r . .. a *
The oounty Gold Star winners
will also be honored guests along
with tkeUr parents at the thin)
RS are offering their
i-month Specials this
Check the ad for com-
1 HATS are adverttoed by
KS this week. Remem-
October 3 to PUf
: Comanche.
• • \ 'vim
[at HlGGINBOOTtoarS
■ ad for the many bar-
fa shoes, 2-pants suits,
■ other items advertised
me.
; s ic sale begins
pnd at SERVICE Drug.
■ and save with us re-
ft Huett and Gyale Plr-
ia\ PIECE GOODS St
kluahe styles. Check the
issue for the special
ssisaia:
.Check 'em and save.
• •
JAKE DURHAM ask
dieck their ads In the
week for the extra
in savings that they
ancheans. •
•r to i
th« ad.
Robertson, McCullough
Gold Stcr Award Winners
fcy ANGUS DICKSON. JR.. CeMtyjgjg|
Jane Aim Robertson, 14-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Robertson of Comanche, and
Walter MtaCUiough, 16-ytlar-otd
son of Mr. end Mrs. Gayle Mc-
Cullough. of Newtmrg, have been
named 1964 Gold Star winners
for Comanche County, according
to J. A. Cox, president of the
Comanche Oounty 4-H Adult
[Rev. John Wiles
New Pastor Of
Baptist Church
«v.
annual District 8 Gold Star Ban-
**t at TarKrton State College In
Stephenvllle, November 14th. ac-
cording to W. J. Parks, manager
ROBERTSON
mlttee studied records submitted
by tiie candidates of their 441
achievements and visited them at
their homes for first hand ob-
S^2r"5L£»""S£ «*'*■*
Cooperative cosponsoring ,
banquet, along with the Etootrlc
Cooperatives In District 8.
Selection of the Gold Star win-
ners was made by a committee
composed of Mrs. W. W. Causey,
chairman of Home Demonstration
Council; Cox, president of Adult
Leaders Association, and IMS
Gold Star Girl and Boy, iatuU
Janes and John Cunningham. As
a basis for the selection the pom-
During her 5 years of 4-H Club
,work. Jane Ann has completed
projects in Beef. Citizenship, Soil
ana water. Achievement, Stood,
Gardening, Home Canning, Bed-
room Improvement; JOnlor Lead-
ership, Clothing. Home Improve-
ment, and Yard Beautifioatlon.
Jane Ann is currently Council
delegate of the Comanche 4-H
Club. In 1943 she
manche County ■
4
MCCULLOUGH
■ • *
gate on the District 8 4<48 Coun-
cil, * : i 5't -5 i' j m <& f . 4
Walter has completed 7 yean
of 4-H work and has completed
projects in Tractor, Sheep, Beef,
Safety, Range Management, and
Yard Beautification. .7 a j * *
Walter to currently Council
delegate of the Newburg 4-H Chib
to the Oounty Council.
waiter inn M DM rift 8
Council as delegate from Coman-
che Oounty. ••
In 1943 his Garden Record
won him a trip to the Ni
4-H Chib Congress In
Ijnois.------------ - - -,;‘3
COMANCHE
ONE OF
VOLUNTE
INDIANS an EAGLES
LASH HERE FRIDAY
John C. Wile-, wne. nas been
pastor of First Baptist Church
of Tucumcarl. New’ Mexico, since [ It*s football time again Friday
November, 1908, has resigned to'night, as the Comanche Indians
accept the pastorate of the First j host the Goldthwaite .Eagle* In
Baptist Church of Comanche. He!a non-conference affair. Ktckoff
will begin his ministry In Coman- time will 8 o'clock.
che October 4.
Rev. Wiles u married to the
former Ruth Keating of Lawton,
Oklahoma. They have 8 children
The game should be a good one,
the Indians vowing to bounce
back after being soundly defeated
by De Leon last week 28-0 The
Eagles will be trying to win their
second game of the season and
their third straight win over Co-
manche in three year*.
The game to rated as a toss-up
by the experts, as each team has
'played and toes to two common
{opponents -De Leon and Sen
Baba. De Leon beat Goldthwaite
>28-4; Comanche *-0. Sen. Baba
[downed Comanche 12-4 and de-
feated Goldthwaite 14-0.
| The Eagles will be the largest
! leam the Indiana have played.
'The Eagle line to manned by MB
'pound tackle Tom Duren and 2B3
'pound Kenneth Thomas, also a
Starting in the backfield for
the Eagles will be Johnny Ham-
mond, 146, quarterback; Jimmy
Us 11, 144, halfback; Jim Childress
182 lb. halfback and James Cook
180 pound fullback.
The starting offensive line for
the Egales averages 202 pounds;
the starting backfield averages
173 pounds.
Starting for the Indians will
be Paul Layman. 180, and Bill Gos-
sett, 144 ends; Sid Carney, 196
and Jim Culpepper, 196 tackles;
Tom Plumlee, 170, and James Al-
corn, 166, guard; Skip Rhumpea,
180, center; Gray Jkflnk, 156,
quarterback; Dendy Scott, 140,
halfback; Tammy Willis, 146.
wlngbock and .Danny McKlnzte,
140, fullback.
With the exception of Billy
van in---- a----- « -R
>v njutniN, i3*je«r leiipinian uno
star linebacker for the Indiana,
who will be held out at the game
due to a knee Injury, the Indiana
' .starting tackle. Starting guards tare In good physical condition.
will be Bob muNer, 178 and Phil
Duren, 176; Ends Owen Yarbor-
lough. 180 and Billy Miller 166.
Starting at canter will be 210
{pounder Jimmy Garter.
Coaches Roger Oliver and Pete
Hobby say the boys have been
looking good in practice this week
and are ready to play a fine ball
game Friday night.
Bill ParksUonored
By Young Farmers
Bill Perks, manager of the Co
manche C runty Rural Electric
Cooperative, was honored at the
Area IV Young Farmer Conven-
tion Banquet at the Browntown-
er Motor Inn. in Brownwood on
Saturday night. Parks, who is a
REV. WILES
Comanche Volunteer
pertinent, along with
Institutions of the co
be recognized aa one c
valuable assets, and to
recognition during tlx
October 4-10 which by
tton of President Jo
Texas Governor Oonnai
tonal Fire Prevention
{Most at these men j
out pay and do much
either day or night,
risk their lives to eav
tect our property an
cases our Uvea
In many cases these
Firemen do not ooitflm
vice* to firefighting, t
first aid schools, ant
perilious times are com
whit should be done
| A AM University.:
\RTMENT IS .T„„
IS T<h AREA “r
3*1'
Earlier Day
Much improvement
made In our Fire _ _____
since the following article appear-
ed In The Comanche Chief on
August 21, 1934: . ,
“One of the heavy taxpayers
of Comanche interviewed us this
week and asked
(Continued On
GoMwutur - Miller
I Headquarter! Opened
Highway Week
Oct. 4-10
■ of October 4 through
PHfehway Week across
1 States, in Texas the
of Highway Week to
*>' Texas Good Roads
p} citizen movement
■*v‘tPr highway trana-
for all Texans. fci co-
: *ith the Texas Good
[toociatioh, tlie Texas
I Apartment Is planning
programs to comment-
P*1'' Highway Week,
(titled at De Leon
r!nrt 23 meeting, which
|CJ'4n(’he. wil be held
■ October 8 at 7:30
Club and Cham-
■erce dinner. Speaker
m RepresentatHB Ben
** and Austin.
a natural or man-made
If such a disaster
cur. the firemen would
the first to take the 1«
ment, recognized as.
being added to cegi
improved greatly sfam
rf the water bucket b
flourished In the early <
the firefighters. . >
It has progreased th
iral stages since thorn
nchiding the time of
drawn vehicles for fin
Comanche’s Voluntee
partment today has f
all In good condition. Two
these are the reeults at a City
and rural efforts, and are used
principally In answering calls to
the rural area.
Every year some of the leaders
of the Comanche Fire Depart-
ment attend a school, sponsored
by the Texas Fire Marshal’s and
Firemen’* Associations, at Texas
taring' a
within the Cltir limits this
A “Ready to Use Rat Bait" con-
taining Warfarin—pius “Proltn’’
to available at the Ctty Hall at
hd* charge to the citizens of Co-
manche. Thl* jto a public service
of the City Council.
The bait to packaged in,a 2
bag with direction*' on the
pttqnd bag with <
**Ant?ooagulai|ts
quite effectiv* as a method
control, says f IE. Poore, assl
ant 'district Sgent for predat
J ^ AQUE^Jrwo y
E’ (left) and Elam
g-rter- John-Jt^ter
"Farmer Advieors,
______ilea (center), alno*
(rtght), proudly exhijju
ihff Farmer Chapter for
Outstandign Put'lidty in
the local Young Farmer Chapiter
F f haptei; and Outstandivn Put'lidty
City PI
Control Rib
FOUR-LEGOKD, of Conne
Goldwater-MUIer and Bush head-
quarters are now open In the
new Carnes Building on MW
Highway 34.
The public to oordtaUy Invited
to come by headquarters and visit
or pick up literature. Information
and printed matter will be avail-
able to ai|y and all psrsons In-
terested In the Goldwater cam-
paign for President
Young Fanners
Win Top Honors
“ DIsfricrHIgway
whose ages range from 14 to 8.;
He received hi* college educa-j
lion from Oklahoifta Baptist Uni-
versity in Shawnee, Ok la., and his
theological education from South
Baptist Seminary in LoutovlUs,
Jkv r ae's&gMS-«
served Churches In Oklahoma
Texas, Kentucky. Indiana, Oall-
Wyoming, Arizona, New
and Alaska. .....*
Wiles has served as the
state president of the Baptist
Student Union in Oklahoma, as
well as 4 years on the State Miss-
ion Board of the Arizona South-
ern Baptist Convention and for
0 years on the State Mission i *'Tw''77Z —ITT-
Board of the New Mexico Baptist
Convention. area award for Chapter Publicity.
>
V uuvwal
consecutive year carried off top
honors at the annual Area IV i , ■ ■
Awards Banquet held Sept. 26 DlSIlf DAUAsIaH
in the Brcwnlownar Motor tan at KHUIj KvYCClICQ
Brownwood.
The local chapter was again
named as the Outstanding Chapter
ter and Reporter John Keeter’s
publicity work was also rated best
In the Area.
This made the fourth consecutive
Mrs. Arlene Pittman at Do i dollar*.
During Rev. Wiles’ years at
First Baptist Church. Tucumcarl,
there have been 1.448 additions
to hi* church by both baptism
ond letter. Total receipts of his
church during this period has
well exceeded one-half million
dollars, while total gifts to miss-
ions exceed a quarter at a million
The past two years, the chapter
has gone on to win the state In this
field and
Leon, Oounty Chairman for
Republican Party In
County, will bo on hand
or will have
from
n for the'
Comanche
I each div
at- bead-
have proved
quite effective as a method of
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predator
and rodent cenCfol, Texas Agri-
cultural Extension Servlet.
Anticoagulants1 prevent blood
from clotting aqd cause death
from internal hemorrhages. Poore
points ou^ Rat* and mice must
eat some of the bait every day
for five or six days or every
other day for 10 days oi*' more
before the heiqprrhqges are fatal.
Apparently no paA or warning
of danger 1*’ connected with this
action, *ays Roore, end the pests
will return again and again to
'{feed- If the la attractive. ...
Pbore suggest* that a half
pound cf bflt be used at each
station. Bali* should be placed
where the Out* and mice are
known to f)ed. the entire prem-
ises being (baited at the same
time. Bats! may be placed in
shallow dishes or In small paper
bags slit Open at the side. Bags
should be I fastened to the floor
or wall to preveht rats from
dragging them away.
When treating for mice, small-
er amounts of bait should be us-
ed and dioukl be plaoed at clos-
er Intervals. This to because mice
Him pi wwsll svsas and tpyy*1
Here From New York
Fred Moore«qf New York City
was here tost week, visiting Ms
brother. Jack W. Moore, and oth-
er relatives.
The Comanche church will hon-
or Rev. Wiles and his family
We<hMad«y nlfiit, October 7, with
a Family Night starting at 4:46
in the tower auditor|jin.
Brennan Mr ln Hospital
Roy Brennan. Sr., Comanche
wholesale grocerman, to In Bay-
tor Hospital. Dalis. His family re-
ports he to doing well after eurg
ary.
named as the Outstanding Young
Chapter In Texas. With the win-
ning of these awards, the chapter
will again be elgfole to compete
for top honor* in the State in both
fields.
In the business meeting which
preceded the banquet, local Young
Fanner, Elton McDonald, who has
Just ended hi* term as president
of the Comanche County
was sleeted
OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM
GREETINGS:
D. F. CARAWAY
County Judge
Comanche, Texas
The development of responsible citizens and leaders
for America is a high purpose in 4-H Club work.
The 4-H program stresses the four-fold develop-
ment of Head, Heart, Hands and Health as well as
teaching the latest practices in Agriculture and Home
Economics.
Since the 4-H program wai inaugurated by the
United States government in 1914, the 4-H movement
ha« spread across our nation and. built bridges of up-
other local Young Farmers, BUI
Lane and Daymond Bower also
ended terms of service os State Of-
ficer and Area Officer rapecrively.
A largo delegation of Young
Farmers attended the Awards Bon-
Pelll Jury For
Ocl. 5 Listed
BILL PAMCB
. . . receives Award
very strong supporter,of all ag-
r cultural organizations, received
an award In recognition of Out-
standing* Seivte« rendered to
the Young Fanners of Area IV.
Ho ha* helped the Young Farm-
er support by leading and assist-
ing in securing support of other
electric cooperatives in Area TV
since the organisation first unit-
ed on an area basis three years
•ago.
Parks la an honorary member
of the Comanche Future F’ormers
__________America Chapter and to an
The projects Include widening
the Hord* Creek Bridge north.af „ Hr*.Park*
I--l1m.huL nn jut a* >p»>m KrM« *1 700 N. Ross, and are parents
Cl*™,, qndy. Mi DO.,
to provide 4 tones of traffic, and, * h *cho<4_o°Phomore.
this work will be planned to tie
In with the peppoeed loop east
of Coleman.
ComnadM County Projects
In Comanche County, bridges
The Texas Highway Commission
hoe boo roved the expenditure of
8480,000 for highway safety and
betterment In the Brownwood
District In- 1946. according to E.
M. Pritchard, District Engineer.
Pritchard said oil of the funds
authorised are to be used to wid-
en or rebuild narrow bridges and
approaches where numerous ac-
- •» «£?•*!i r* •ta0 cKTimv. ’aSreTta^TpJi.
os the Outstanding Young «...__. . . _____ ......
Dudley Bros. Take
about very Mttle, explains Poore.
Poore warns that any animal
or human can be harmed by anti-
coagulant bolt If enough UrgBe
en everv day or so for several
days. An injection af Vitamin K
wil toerve os on effective anti-
dote. Bolts should be placed
where only rots and mice eon
feed on them.
Anticoagulant* are not poisons.
—fbtrt rathe'* rhewHools and are the
safest materials for rat and mouse
control that have yet been de-
veloped." soya Poors. _
derstanding to more than 76 foreign countries. Mem-
bers of 4-H Clubs learn by conducting projects and
participating in 4-H activities. By putting into action
what they learn, club members improve their homes
and communities. ^ ,
More than 16,000 voluntary adult leaders working
with club members provide a key to the success of
4-H. Parents and FYiends of 4-H give support and
encouragement to club members. The Agricultural Ex-
tension Service of Texas A&M University, through
County Extension Agents, directs the 4-H Club Pro-
gram.
The opportunities offered to. 4-H Chib members to
grow in citizenship, leadership and practical skill* are
State of Texas and
proving ground for
especially valuable to them, the
the Nation. The 4-H Clubs are a
the training of future leadoiw.......
THEREFORE, 1, as County. Judge, do hereby
signate the period of September 26-0ctober 8, 1964
4-H CLUB WEEK
i * , in Comanche County.
In official recognition whereof, I hereby affix
signature this 26th day of September, 1964t~
; D. F. CARAWAY,
County Judge.
Creak on Rtatc Highway 4 east
of Do Loon wllTbo widened to
accomodate the traffic tanee end
Mioulder*. Fund# were
ki the 1944- aefety and
ment Program to resurface thl*
road from De Leon to the Broth
'County Line.
Hazard
| -Good news to thoee who travel
US 183 between Rising Star and ____
Ctooo In Eastland County Is the fan* mpi^nrftlp7 honor*,
authorization of fund* to recon-
struct the three narrow bridge*
north of Romney which have been
the scene of many accidents.
These 20 fort wide bridges were
A. 1 CrtitanAm TV. Im«.- bullt to 1923, and
A. J. wittendon. De Leon, will be replaced with 44 feet wide
structure* on an alignment to
fit future reconstruction of thl?
section of highway.
In San Saba County on State
\t
Prospective petit Jurors sum-
moned for Monday. October 6, in
62nd Dtotrfct Court here, include:
Clarence SCvett, Comanche; R. V.
Bond, De Leon; Ben Hulsey, De
Leon; Mrs. Luclle Duke, De Leon;
Mrs. Kenneth E. Burks, Rt. 1,
Comanche; C. L. Robertson, Rt.
2, Comanche; James G. Tate, De
Leon; J. B Maples, Rt. 4, Coman-
che; Carroll Loudermllk, Coman-
che; Guy E Moore, Rt. 1. Dub-
lin; W. E. Steward, Rt. 3, Coman-
che; Jack Riley, ComfligbfiiJKra,
Oty Beaty, Rt. I. Comanche;
Claud Jones, Rt. 2, Comanche.
Ikey Pipe*, Comanche; Fred
Hunter; Comanche; Robert L.
Lubke, Rt. L Indian Gap; A. B.
Jones, Slpe Spr ing*; A. J. Nelson.
It. 8, Comanche; Waymon Hughcr.,
Comanche; E. C. Loudermllk, Box
444, De Leon; Bjlly Faye Shelton,
Rt. 5, Comanche; O. R. Levtoey,,
Rt. 4, Comanche; C. T. Leonard,
Rt. 6, Comanche; Geo. W. Reeves,
Rt. 1, Comanche; Mr*. R. T. Stev-
ens, De Leon; Mira. Ruby Mc-
PhersOn, Ouatlne; Keith Lane Jr.,
Rt. 8, Comanche. ,
Xfl
(Continued On Lost Page, Sec. I)
Tri-Stale Fair
The Tri-State Fair. Amarillo,
raw one of the beet quality Here-,
ford riow« ever held a* exhibit on I
-*r»<1*d 128 heed before Judge
James Grots of Granite Hills
Bench at L'ano on Sept 28. Four
Tex** exhibitor* walked off with.
Dudley Bras., Owner che show-
ed the champion bull. DB Ranger
282. a senior yearling. Dudley
(Brae, also won the get-of-sire
rises on the get of HDR Real
Onward F310. The reserve cham-
pion bull. JFG Domestic Mischief
499, wax shown by Jim and Fay
Gill, Coleman.
I l
The Texas Hereford Asm. was
represented by Henry Elder, sec-
retary.
*1
\4
Rt. I,
c r Houarr
manche; Colin Reed. Comanche;
Oredy Steele. % Chief Motel, Cb-
manche; Jack Lusk, Sidney; W.
J. Huddleston, Rt. 1, Sidney; Mrs.
J. C. Lambert, De Leon; J. F.
Rsckley, Rt. 2. Dublin; John Mark
BprulU. Rt. 1, Comanche; Mrs.
Frank B. Luker, Rt 8, Comanche;
Leonard W. King, Rt. 2, Coman-
che; Willi sen Labe, Comanche ;
_ Claud laa . Prater. Comanche;
: John O. Shaw, Comanche; BUI
lam. Rt 8, Comanche; Mrs. Roy
|p.' Adams, Comanche.
CHAMPION BULL of the Tri-Stato Fair at Amarillo
shown by Dudley Bros* Comanche. Pictured left to
right are, Johnny Jones, American Hereford Assn,
fleldittart, Wayne Maddox, Hereford superintendent;
James Grote. judge; J. R. Taylor, Tri-State Flair of.
ficial and Eltos and Gail Dudley. __:____________
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