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FICHTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 41
COMANCHE, TKXA3, APRIL 10. 1D59
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jaycees Plan
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Carnival mail re-elected
- AS MAYOR HERE
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, - tome to*“ty (0°?
. « In the firm *
UW thto
<^ *£«*«**£*
= nRUO STORE “T ,
nffl T®tf ^k®da
—j items on T1
L, price of one. plus
J£%£ek in additim.
‘So, VICE this week.
. mmrvr special Spring
(pnnecticn with this
^ale. The sale opwu*
1 continu* all next
THAT CAR OP YOURS
iRD YET’’ The deadline
VE$£atoy APRIL 16-
UnTto W6PBCTION
HS is sure *° *el, lo51*el
fast approaching deadline i
3 better attend to this
soon « possible.
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druerl cups—beautiful
is* beins firm away
the CUV BUILDING
LAL COMPANY next all
In connection with the
COOK S PAINT Spring
purchase required—
the coupon In the
ad this week, and take
■ get this dessert cup.
ai firm has apecUl ad-
prtccs on COOK’S
and varnlahea. along
U sale on wallpaper—
of which you'll find
you check the ad In this
, tx big days for the youngsters In
i the area as a Carnival ia coming
The Comanche Jaycees will put JQ M00t HCTG
on this carnival, and It will be
fully professional—12 big rides In*
j eluding Ferris Wheel. Merry-Go-
Round, Swings, etc There will be
the regular carnival booths and
Concecsions, all run by Jaycees The Sixty-Fourth Session of
The Carnival equipment is to Central West Texas Odd Fellows
be rented from a Dallas man who and Rebokah Association will meet
furnish lea equipment to such at the local IOOF Hall. April 16
Thursday April 16
CHS Senior
Play Next Week j
hy CHS Senior Class Reporter
’Dear Diary”, the Comanche
High School Senior Class Play tsj
the story of distraught Mother
and Father Maxwell (Julia Dud-j of Comanche most .... ____
ley and Lewis Slmsi who have passed away Saturday. April 4. f<>lwd th<, fun rolmt..
Mrs. Fannie Moore
Taken By Death
John H Hall, seeking a second
term as .mayor of Comanche, was
re-elected Tuesday by a vote of
362 to 282 received by Owwell
Brightman. former mayor, write-
in candidate.
Out of a .total 841 votes cast
, In Tuesday's cilv election, Ruth
Mr< Fannie Moore. «4. resident L()U{U.rmmt unopposed for a sc-
----------* of her life.
cond term as city secretary, re-
-Photo by Autla McMahan Bt-phfnvllle,
f)AIRY WINNERS—Coach Morris Dean, left, with
Comanche’s Area IV Winning dairy cattle, judging
team, left to right, James Raekley, Gary Don King
■Bd John Hart
. ______ . , ■- _ —--------
Comanche Teachers
Re-elected Tuesday
es euutiMiiWMv »* w.r »v~. ................ long had thep hands full (with I at ' 1 r .home 490 E Grand Ave with two aldermen to be elect-
____________nm all run by Jaycees. A large crowd Is expeted to attend j daughter Connie ( Jeanne Cagle > , Pun'rnl services for Mrs Moore
1 Gail pi ride who Is h»sd this fncetnu: arcordtng to Lodge!-m4 Wltouriatggflrt Knlghtj 1 were held Sunday afternoon Ap- - $
lovJif rarnival officials but there’s been one ray oT mill-1 ell 5 Tt-O-eVlnolc -to. llie First
n te cL uiat the be^Tfeature of Registration is to begin at 9 shine in their usually cloudy ex- Presbyterian Church, with Rer
^ «^vX ^ t^ mwev will' Hi«. followed by the program I istence and that’s daughter Bet.-! pastor. Dr. Baxter Oreer in;
rtav m lZ « a TS £r-1 10 a . fh - Call of Order-;J B ! ty Lou . Judy Frills.. She always; , ban assisted by Dr C. C..
cerUare wlTl go for the rontaTof Newman I- ade top grades In school, has-Klmyrn ,n.
lhp pnuinment The rest of the Seating of Officers- Brownwood been a regular beayer when It Burial was In Oakwood Ceme-
lunds ail! go into the .laycee Rebekah Lodge 152 ! comes .to working, 'and she's1 lerv lllvder direction of Coman-,
i Civic improvement Fund. Presenting of Flag — Bangs
! Jaycees have worked hard In
various ways to raise money for
Rebekah Lodge 64.
Song and Pledge Audience
.to working, and _______ ___|_____
praised and loved by all whojrhl. punenj Home
know her.‘- In Uct. Aunt Mery j PaUb(.ar(.„ wfre L 1 C. Dur-
Kuelene Pirstoni goes so far as h#m w c. Chilton. Tom Dud-
^ i-?£r................
CMS?#tLSU l»a»S“a«S«rf JS: Mis Moor, a m-mber of
Welcome Address in Behalf of okwent ’V-at the BTA
markeis, Llt.le League and Pork
.mptovemaiiu-.
t his cat nival is another way to j
pioviue lunda for the., civic pro
j ct and at the same time provide
tun lor all the local citizens Re-
ni mu-.r the date—May. 21, 22,
.tnu 23, The Comanche Jayoee
luval. ...
J dug an attractive t»o-
rrd and black ad in THE
this week—the first
id appearing In THE
In twenty years. It's a
gisoline ad. Vic local
If AN' PETROFINA deal-
WELOI LAWLESS, and
iHOUSE operates the
MUCO-FINA retail sta-
f over at HTOGINBcyrH-
Ready-To-Wear Depart-
mighty proud or the
ivals In shorts, blouses,
and other summer play
and are anxious for you
In and look over these
raU.
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2E CLKANER8, owned
WILLIAMS and LILLIE
located two blocks out
Brcmnwood Highway, call
n to their April specials
cleaned and pressed
and suits and dresses at
j The Comanche School Board | Gray Jot ink
canvassed school board election j . r» II kl
return. In it.s meeting Tuesday I “ UOllOS INeWS
night, and declaied C D. Swear-! Aword
engln and A E. Robertson OfHo-j
tally elected. Oray Jottnk. 11-year-old son of
, ™ L^r-lMr and Mrs John Jolink. Co-
lr-i board officers; C. D. Swear-1 ^
engln, pnealdent; Henry Huffman, manche. has been declared a first
vlea-president, Darrell Smith.; prize wirirtei In th
secretary. ’ ~T~' ■>»—
Board Action ,
Re-elected the following teach-’
ers: Mrs. Qrace Tate, Mis Montie
Brinson. Mrs Hattie Harris, Ed-1
na Karris. Mary Caraway, Ninaj
Brtli Durham, Betty Jolink. Bcr-1
U OoO<1 son. Opal Brlneon. OUiei
Sloan. Mrs. Ben Sudderth. Louise
Hill, Ena Pattlllo. Golden Reese.
Mad Beaty. Beulah SUrk, Vero
King, Gary Williams. Dovia
Froh. Marvin Moore. Omarle
Light foot, Pallle Palmer, Hattie
Brightman, Jewel Werner, Mar-
guerite Roes. Sallle Lyon.
Fred Curry re-elected as teach-
er and girls’ basketball coach. |
!-V«r Contract
Bill Scoggins gjven a 2-year
contract as -teacher, athletic dir-
ector and head football coach.
Ben Jackson re - elected as
teacher, advanced to assistant
TOOr Howell Cobb.
Respond--H. H Crook.
Welcome Address in Behalf of
Rcb -kan Thelma Ahnos
ResporTc - Carfle Hooper.
Appointments — Committees.
Roll call of officers: Reading of
minutes; Introduction of Grand
Lodge Of leers and Past Presl-
d nts; Song and Prayer.
1? f»0 Nxidn Lunch
1:30— Song and call to order
by President.
Prayer Chaplin Gloyd Horton
Repoit of Committees.
D^aritg of Charter—De Leon
Ri bekuh Lodge.
Et> -rtalnment San Saba Ree
bekah Lodge.
Memorial Service — Coleman
"1(4 receive degree* Bt H*b< -ah Lodge
Gustine FHA
Girls Compile
Fine Record
Outstanding glfls of the Gus-
tine High School Homemaking
Department h/tw been notified
they IW
two pioneer families of Coman
~T ^ (ir r'ttnly Ww was Un- daugh-
/Z.'"
S Sr Hi
n.th . April 21 ®Dd^Thur«j8tay one ^ thp leading citizen
nd merchants of Comanche.
Mr and Mrs. Moore were com
night, April 23 will be Student
and Adult nights. The night per-|
r r,nUVUts ^ f^yinsninna .mill his death at thel.
o clock In the High School 'Audi-, j,om1thfhf> ,1(Vrr jn MArrtt 1937,
. ... He was a wholesale dealer in gas
Admi-ion will be 25c and 50c d ot, nnd WM acUv, m churcI
and the pciKMieds will go toward . , , ftff M.
. nr. C.a » Trip. | who hav^ hrrn
ur*\r JO..INK
conUst, in the Dal’as Morning
New*..
ThU contest sponsored by the
Dallas News, rewards youth with
prlsea for tie beat questions sub-
fssoibail ooaoh. also to coach B' licikn' ■
----------- and head track 0,1 M”en’
baakeUMll
coach.
Jack King le-elected aa teach-
er and band director.
Mr* Kathryn Shelton and Mrs.
Elsie Rea re-elected as Home-
rNTERNATIONAL Plok-
too «ue. special this week
11.800 advertised this
JORDAN IMPLEMENT
NY
Jr! re-elected as Vocational Agrl-
tood* at lower prices, say i culture teacher*
-* at GORE’S RED AND Mi*s Lee McOlothlln and Mrs
who *ugge*t that you Vonita Morris re-elected as Spec-
ihelT ad, and shop these | jai Service teachers,
and others at their big Mrs Kathleen Eads re-elected
here
Gray's winning c.uestiotv was
Unfinished Business; New Busi-
ness! Report of Lodges; Election
of Officers.
Installation of Officers — De
Leon Rwbekah Lodge.
D snit.ed by Prayer.
6:0b Supper.
, . . _ 7:30- -Call to Order. President.
of SteplienviUe. Area 4 supervls-: ;,nd
or evem a ‘good’ rating in tails’ n u.mcc Numbers by Pupila
degree work Is difficult to ach-1 -,f M,ml* Gore,
the State FHA inert to be held
In Dallas on April' 23. This repres-
ents the first time any girl In
this department of the Gustine
school has tried for a state de-
gree.
According to Mrs. Mary Moore
ieve. The Oustlne girls were rat-1
M >mcu) Entertainment
Brownwood Rebekah
ed recently at a meeting at Tar- manche
leton State College of the F H.A.| ^ ^ '
Evaluation Committee a* follows: I Loage!
Virginia Isham. exoellent; Bar-, __
ban* Harris, very food; Darla1 • r t
ssr-ajff Band Festival
Mrs Moore emphasized that _ . . .
only four girls In Area 4 apply- All wIia
me for decrees were rated ‘ex- Jvl Ml LQIIv
cellent’ and for achieving this
goal Virginia Isham was award-
ed a trip to Chicago this year
and she will serve on a com-
mittee to examine the work of
applicants for .degrees next year
Mrs. Mildred Witten, faculty
In Hielr- sons, who have been
unusually successful In their res-
pective lin's of work. Their sons
are J. W (Jack* Moore and Rob-
ert Moore of Comanche. Fred
Moore of Dallas and Mark Moore
Cf San Antonio, other survivors „„ ......^ ^ w „vv. „vt ____
__ comDlete1 :nc,'*do thrw* grandchildren and, Bold»>n wedding anniversary at
line of kll types of office suduMpsI two kreat-srandchildren: and a< their Proctor home Sunday after-
M ne CuST PP I brother. Tom R Holmaley of Co-' Tloon, April 12, from 2 to 4 o’clock
South of Huntsville there are
Central, HarWBo, Haring ton, Re-
trieve. Clements and Ramsey
Farms, and the huge Ferguson
Farm with Its east acreage,
OFFICE SUPPLIES
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MAYOR HALL
ed, Dr. William T. Calhoun re-
ceived 580 votes to be re-elected,
and Chester McKlnzIe, 609, to
a first term.
Three other men whose names
were not on the ballot, received
write-in votes They were Clyde
House l, C. L. Huett 2. and Hom-
er Norwood 1.
Friends and relatives iof Mr.
and Mrs B A. Dutton oil. Proc-
tor arc invited to attend their
W1 at are trilobites?" The ans-[ cf the Ouatlne school
The News on {w^0 charge of the
Fanes April 19
The Comanche High School
Band, will sponsor a Festival Sun-
day afternoon, April 19, at Lake
Kanes Park. Oomanche
■ Advance ticket* for this big
X,S;Aprl‘l ' Ho^Slng"" de^nt on a| „^Tspri^ M«"-
maklng teachers , 8?^ plcUes
---A Burgers, potato chlp6. pickles.
Company. Chicago. Illinois. I t>. A. Henaarling. formerly with
---- ' Tarleton State College, recently
accepted the position as Home-
DurKcrs, (Jouuc uupn. incun,
home made cookies, and tea and
coffee will be served.
Proceeds go to the Comanche
Sidney Boasts Of A
Fine School System
Sunday School
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Few rural communities in Tex-
as can boast of a school system
as good as that of Sidney. Lo-
cated In Comanche County, about
10 miles west of Comanche, It
may be regarded as the last
stronghold of nearly a‘ dozen
famous rural schools which flour-
ished in tbe county a few decades
ago These included schools lu
such railroad towns as Latnkln.
Duster. Slpe Springs and Comyn,
the latter once being called one
of the richest and best rural high
w Hat Specials —big
,»»aU, ai IIATOOOCK’S.
Hf. a* long a* present
Isrts. HATHCOCK’s has
*16* Straw Hat Specials
-* Include living room
to>w*r law nmowert, bed-
*rs«ip«. electric sewing
- chairs, and other
Items — all going at
I K’S low prices.
Indian Baxid°and tickets'"'will be'schools In Texas
. ..l'otrn II, ■ 1,1'. I in necepwu w i*o».wvi. - on saie this week bv all CHS Just w hy Sidney has survived
19581 reduced°the Cotton icresge making teacher with the Oustlne Band members. while the other schools disep-
to 6 700 but the system still man- "c*1001- j - peared from the map, may be
•lged.Z° Pr^°K„LINDY PENS -only 39c AT THE WEDDINO INVITATIONS— One ^ of '^bicb ’see^t^have'^n
as ltbmrlan.
Ti.o Coaches Resign counting 3.000 bales destroyed In
Officially accepted resignations the September flood,
qf Travis Henry, who Is going j
‘into insurance work; and Bennyi
Mayo, who plans on going Into’
religious education field Both
Henry and Mayo are member?
of the Comanche coaching staff,
ini are rounding out their ae-,
cond year here. Henry has been >
assistant football coach and boys’ j
lead basketball coach Mayo Is.
the Junior High boys' roach.
The board approved the plac
fng of an order for an electrli
mixed for the Junior High lunch-
room for fall delivery
Proctor Contract
The local board heard a re-
port that the Proctor school has
officially agreed to contract to
the Comanche School for 1959-80
with the two teachers in the
PrpctoT school. Mrs D! ‘O Will-
lain* and Mrs A N Boyd, be-
coming a part of the Comanche
school faculty.
iff
Day Service—The Chief
inevitable.
Just how long Sidney can sur- j
vive as an Independent school1
Superlikfcnscnt Truitt
district depends to some extent • of tl,c high school and is coach
on the number of scTioIkJttC* who mmh ^.....
live In the district. There must
be a -sufficient number of these
to Justify the hiring of at least
eight teachers including the sup-
erintendent if he devotes at least
half of his time to classroom
of Tdotbfltl and girls basketball.
He ha sbeen with the Sidney
school several years and has
made an outstanding record as
a teacher and school executive.
Massengale’s football teams have
won more district and regional
Continued On Back Page
Gustine One-Act
Ploy To Be Held
I Mondoy, April 13
i
DIRECTOR- -Jack
i* director of Coman
ifiL?chooi $***!• to the
toPpotntiwrt director of
itethodut Cuurth chair. He
-IW*Ltr^Kiete of Texas
and to in
, .iwto as heed ot tbe
?*!* tUtm to Married
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j - by Gustine Srhonl Reporter
Members of the Oustlne one!
1 »"t play ra.^t will present their
p’.av to the Oustin'- PTA Men-
daV night. April 13. at 8:00
o’clock in Ouatlne High School
Auditorium There will be no ad-
misfion charge.
The ploy. ^Antic Spring”, wi'^
presented In the One Act Flav
University tntencholastic League
Contest at Sidney on March 26
This was a\ trl-dletrtct contest.
The Ouatlne presentation won
first in this district an* eeoord
awMl ceiilMt. *
Baa vMHOp wnn wutoaa
iwanro
teachhvg If he doc* not. there! tbamplorushlps than any other
must be nine or more teachers.
The last school census, taken
In January showed that there
w ere then 116 pupil* of school
age residing in the Sidney school
district. This compares to 115 a
year previous.
Actual enrollment In the Sid-
ney school* this year to 133. In-
cluding six new Latln-Amerlcau
hlldren enrolled last week
At present Sidney has 9 teach-
ers Including the superintendent. I
Based on degrees held, this school
-an challenge most any system
yi the state, big or little, on
teacher qualifications. Seven of
the nine teachers hold master
degrees from standard universit-
ies or colleges.
Probably another reason why
the Sidney school Is outstanding
is due Co the leadership of Sup-
erintendent N R. Pruitt, who Is
now serving his fifth year and
was re-elected In February for
GUSTINE GIRLS OUTSTANDING IN STATE F.H.A.—Four morabara of the Gus-
tine Hiffh School Homemaking Department hthe been notified they are to receive
dejrrees at .the State FHA meet to be h;ld April 23 in Dallaa. The Gustinestand-
outs are: Left to right standing: Barbara Harria, Daria Moore, and Behra Bolton;
fleattH S’ lvia Stephens and Virginia Iaham. The girl* are under the direction of
Mr». Mildred Witten and Kra. TT A. ftenaarWag. -
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Easter Seal
Campaign Still
$90 Shy Of Goal
The Easter Seal campaign foi
ftinds to be used for crippled
children continues through thft
month of April, according to an-
nouncement. from Dr James Sltd-
er. chairman.
' Contributions have l>een earn-
ing in at a steady pace, and we
are just about *90 shy of our
goal." continues Dr Slider, ex-
plaining that $395 has been, col-
lected towards the original goal
two more years He teachek high of $483
school mathematics. , | persons, who have been mtos-
Mr Pruitt, native of Hamilton ert. and *ttH want to have a part
County, comes from a family of I in this worthy campaign can
teachers. He Is a 1944 graduate! make their contributions to Dr
Sunday, April 5—
ML Pleasant Baptist 47
First Methodist Z30
First Hatplst 298
First Presbyterian 32
Proctor Methodist 34
Liberty Freewill 42
Board C’hurrh Baptist *4
East hide Baptist 75
Comanche Church of Christ 150
Congregational Methodist 23
I'l Gustine Church of Christ 97
First Free Will Baptist 46
Dmkin Methodist 30
Lamkln Baptist 16
Warren’s Creek Baptist 26
Cartman View Freewill 64
/.ion Hill Baptist S3
Pettit Baptist 27
Joy Chapel Freewill 35
Mereer Gap Baptist 38
United Pentecostal -.43
Central Christian V 28
r i \ lor » ha pH Methodist t't
Gustine Methodist 52
Assembly of God 12
F.nmkanurl Baptist 41
Masse Baptist 70
Sidney Baptist 41
South I-eon Baptist S3
Proctor Baptist 29
Sidney Churr-h of Christ 52
Sweetwater Baptist 2$
Bethel Baptist 51
Beattie Baptist 46
South Copperas 10
Victory Baptist 24
Pompe.v Methodist 23
Free Prntredstal 9
1 Blanket Bantist 78
Sidney Methodist 25
De l^on First Baptist 316
De I^on First. Mat hodlst 130
; De I,eon Assembly of God 142
De Leon North side Baptist 120
De l,eon First Christian 48
De I,eon Pentecostal 28
De leon Church of God 12
De l^on Church of Christ 58
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2,895
of Hamilton High
reived hto Bj8 degree t
lone Christian College
and hto Master of Seten
from Baylor university
J. W. Maaeengeie to
B-1 Slider, Mrs Tom Burton. Har-
il- old Denny, or at the State Nat-
ional Bank.
ESA Stlyle Show
Set For April 28
i
The annual ESA Style 8how Is
schdulrd for Tuesday night. April
28 according to an announcement
turned into the Chief.
Detail ooeoerning the Style
Show wttt appear in next week's
Chief.
Bfii
, People, like pfeis. are uaelem OFP1CR 8UPPLOBB
when they loae their heads Line At Tbe Chief
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1959, newspaper, April 10, 1959; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth904333/m1/1/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.