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VOLUME XXXVII
BOGATA, RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1947
NUMBER 2
HORSE AND STOCK SHOW HAS
GOOD ATTENDANCE AT BOGATA
North Star Livestock and
HorsC Show got underway for a
two-day exhibition at Bogata on
Monday with a parade that fea-
tured 163 saddle horses, Talco
and Clarksville High school
bands, automobiles, trucks and
tractors of dealers at Bogata,
Clarksville, Paris and Deport.
Leading the parade was a state
police car, followed by the danc-
irfg horse of E. A. Rogers of Tal-
co. Then came, the flag bearers
fend the Talco and Clarks-
PPille bands, playing live-
ly music and majorettes stepping,
high, wide and handsome. Clarks-
ville’s public officials also rode
in an automobile in the parade.
Immediately following the pa-
rade, judging of the draft stock,
mules and horses was begun.
Virgil Wood, chairman of the
committee for the Horse Show
was ill, and George Fuller of De-
port replaced him in the arena.
H. E. Troutt and Morris Trimm
took turn announcing the win-
ners and other events over the
loud speaker.
First to be judged were mule
colts under 2 years. First and
second was won by Sam Mayfield
of Talco.
Draft horses under 2 years old.
Only one team entered by Sam
Mayfield of Talco.
Draft horses over 3 years old,
first, Frank Caldwell. Rosalie;
second, Dick Morris, Morris Cha-
pel.
Single Draft Horse — first
■Yank Caldwell; second, Dick
Morris.
Judging was discontinued un-
til 1 o’clock.
Dinner was served in the school
lunch room by the Home and
School Club. Hamburger stands
by the Home Demonstration
Club, pop corn stands, cold drink
stands and Bogata’s three cafes
furnished food and drink for
hundreds of people.
Beginning at 1 o’clock the
Tennessee Walking Horses were
judged.
1 year old or under, first, J. A.
Davis, Talco; second, E. A. Rog-
ers of Talco.
Colts on Halter—first, J. A.
Davis; second, E. A. Rogers.
1 year old and under, 2—first,
Harold Slusher, Paris; second
fend third, L. R. Bell, Mt. Ver-
pton.
• 1 year and under, 2, under sad-
dle, first, second, and third, L.
R. Bell, Mt. Vernon.
Ladies Barrel Race followed—
first, June Troutt, time, 9 sec-
onds; second, Ann Griffin, 21 sec-
onds; third, Jean Cawley 22 sec-
onds.
Tennessee Walking Horses —
2 years and under 3—first, Dr.
Grout, Mr. Vernon; second, L. R.
Bell, Mt. Vernon; third, U. L.
Henderson, Talco.
3 years and under 4—first,
Pauline Utz, Paris; second U. L.
Henderson.
Saddle Colts under 2 years, Un-
der saddle—-first, Gerald King,
Bogata; second, U. L. Henderson;
third, Douglas Hawthorne, Tal-
co.
Saddle Horses, 2 years and un-
der 3—first, Sam Mayfield, Tal-
co; second, W. E. Alsobrook, De-
port; third, Mike Haydock, De-
port.
Saddle Horses over 3, under 4
—first, Mrs. Lester Stephenson,
f Bogata; second, Archie Lamb
Paris; third, Wilford Lowry.
Saddle Mare over 4 years and
over—first, Fayett Riddell, Paris;
second, Lowell Frances, Deport;
third, Sam Mayfield, Talco.
Saddle Stallion—first Lester
Stephenson, Bogata; second
Charles Van Deaver, Fulbright
third, E. A. Rogers.
Saddle Gelding—first, C. H.
Davidson, Bogata; second, Loyd
Tidwell, Deport; third, Ben Ward,
Halesboro.
Child Rider under 13 and Pony
weighing under 750 pounds—
first, horse owned by Wm. How-
ell Hudson and ridden by Bubs
Swaim, Bogata; second, Robt.
James Gardner, Deport; third,
Donna Rozell, Bogata.
Tennessee Walking Horses,
(either sex) over 4 years old —
first, Pauline Utz, Paris; second,
L. R. Bell, Mt. Vernon; third, O.
B. White, Paris.
Quarter Horses, any age or
sex—first, Joe Griffith, Paris;
second, Paul Griffin, Bogata;
third, Joe Griffith, Paris.
Grand Champion of the Show
—Mrs. Pauline Utz.
Plantation Saddle Colts under
1 year old—first, Paul Griffin,
Bogata; second Graham Howison,
Bogata; third, W. C. Cole, Ful-
! bright.
Saddle Colts over 1 year and
under 2 years—first, U. L. Hen-
derson, Talco; second, Leroy
Mathews, Bogata.
! Best Looking Horse and IJider
—first, Mrs. Pauline Utz, second,
Mrs. Lester Stephenson, Bogata;
| (Continued on Page Two)
Bogata Bulldogs
Play Friday Night
At Daingerfield
The Bulldogs will journey to
Daingerfield Friday night for
j their last game away from home
this season. Not much has been
learned as to the strength of the
| Daingerfield team so the Bull-
' dogs are . ready for anything. A
J number of local fans will accom-
1 pany the Bulldogs there.
Bogata’s next game will be here
j against the Deport Tigers Nov.
28 and will ring down the cur-
[ tain for this season. The Bulldogs
have pulled out a better record
I in football this season than last
! year and practically the same
; crew will be out again next year
| and promises are good for an
] even better record next year.
Bogata’s Frozen
Food Locker Plant
Now In Operation
Bogata’s new frozen food lock
er plant recently constructed by
Nort Gibson and Sons and rep-
resenting one of the largest in-
vestments made in Bogata in
many years, is now in operation,
contractors having completed the
installation of the plant this
week.
Their building ji^it north of the
grocery and market houses the
new plant. There is a large room
on the east, housing 350 locker
boxes, where zero temperatures
are maintained. Another room
used for quick-freezing every-
thing put into the boxes where
temperatures are 20 below zero.
A thiijd room used for curing
pork, where temperatures just
above freezing at 36 degrees are
maintained.
The fourth room is for slaugh-
tering. Animals to be butchered
are brought directly to (his place,
where they are killed, dressed
and the meat prepared for the
locker boxes.
Two five-horse power electric
motors pull freezing pumps for
the locker box room and quick
freeze, while a three horse-poW-
j er motor is used for the pork-
curing room.
I Equipment used in this plant
is the latest and most modern to
I be had, and it will prove invalu-
able to the people of this area in
j caring for meat, poultry, fruit
and vegetables. It will mean
j fresh foods .the year ’round, re-
gardless of the season.
In addition to the services of
Mr. Gibson and his sons, Marcus
and James, and Norris L. Rags-
dill, Henry Hudson has been em-
ployed as a butcher. The firm is
using space in this edition to in-
vite the public to inspect the new
plant.
The new Frozen Food Locker
plant, though complete in itself,
actually represents an addition to
the big grocery with many mod-
ern features.
MRS. KIDD RECEIVES
CALL FROM GERMANY
Mrs. Margaret Kidd, who lives
south of Bogata received a tele-
phone call from her son T-4 Cur-
tis M. Kidd, who is with the Sig-
nal Corps of the U. S. Army and
| stationed at Frankfurt, Germany.
\ Cpl. Kidd has been in Germany
j the past year, having visited his
j mother here in June. He spent
| one year in Hawaii after finish-
1 ing training at Ft. Sill, Okla., re-
! enlisted and was sent to Ger-
many. The call was made at ele-
| ven a. m., there and it was four
in the afternoon here. He told his
mother he was fine and that her
voice sounded very natural.
See Your Favorite Doctor
And bring his Prescription to us for Proper
Compounding with Pure, Fresh Drugs
OUR PRICES WILL SAVE YOU MONEY
BUCKMAN DRUG STORE
AUBREY BUCKMAN
John B. Cox, Jr. Dies
After Short Illness
First National Bank
IN BOGATA, TEXAS
Frost and Freeze
Visit This Area
An inch of rain, accompanied
by a howling blizzard from the
northwest that sent the mercury
tumbling, visited this area on
Thursday night of last week, and
freezing temperatures of 32 de-
grees were recorded Saturday
morning. Jack Frost spread a
blanket over bottom lands and
there were thin sheets of ice in
many places.
Pungent odor of burned vege-
tation was in the air and by noon
the black blight was seen on cot-
ton. Bottom land cotton pickers
can now find the bolls. Average
frost killing date in this area is
Nov. 11. Last years first frost oc-
curred on Nov. 17.
Ernest Unsell Side-Lights Of | Funeral For
Buried At Talco Show As Seen Donnie Wood
On Wednesday By The Editor Held Monday
E. Unsell, well-known Talco re- Bogata folk are indebted to and
sident and business man. passed J sincerely appreciative of the
away at his home at 4:30 o’clock | services of neighbors at Deport,
Mrs. Ferby Foster
Dies at Johntown
Wed. Afternoon
Mrs. Ferby Foster died at her
home at Johntown late Wednes-
day afternoon following an ill-
ness of several months. She was
born at Charleston. August 1,
1870 and had lived in the John-
town community since 1914, she
had been a member of the Meth-
odist Church for years.
Survivors include the follow-
ing children, F. M. and Fred Fos-
ter and B. F. Rhodes of Johntown.
Mrs. Ruby Clark of Henderson.
Cesero Rhodes of Omaha, Wash.
Mrs. Minnie Wichersham of Fort
Worth, Mrs. Susie Miller of Lub-
bock. 35 grandchildren and four
brothers, Rufe McGuire of Coop-
er, Henry and Frank McGuire
of Charleston.. Sid McGuire of
Oklahoma City. One sister Mrs.
Lucy Templeton of Charleston.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at Charleston Thursday after-
noon with burial there.
Bogata Funeral home in charge
of arrangements.
Tuesday morning, following an
illness from which he had suf-
fered since last July.
Deceased had been a resident
of Talco practically all of his life
and until his recent illness had
been strongly active in all com-
munity affairs.
Funeral services were held at
the Talco Methodist Church at
2:00 o'clock Wednesday after-
noon, and burial followed in the
Talco cemetery.
Ernest Unsell was born in Ben
Franklin Texas, June 29, 1875.
He was married to Mrs. Mattie
C. Carr 43 years ago.
Mr. Unsell came to Talco in
1912, and went into business here
soon after his arrival. He was a
charter member of the Talco
Masonic Lodge.
He leaves to mourn his death,
his wife, Mrs. Mattie Unsell, four
children, Mrs. Clarence Siefert,
St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Joe Turley,
Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. V. E. Moore,
Bloomington, Morris Unsell, Na-
cogdoches. One brother, S. S. Un-
sell, Detroit, one sister. Mrs. Do-
] cie Campbell. Antlers, Okla. Sev-
| eral grandchildren and a host of
| friends.
Honorary pallbearers were: W
! A. Cloar, Ellis Harris, S. A. Tid-
i well. W. H. Hughes. J. R. Lee and
j Ulman Wright. Pallbearers were:
1 Odis Jackson, C. C. Bussell. Vie-
j tor Moore. Ernest Jackson, Gale
: Moore and Mr. Ferguson.
A number of out-of-town
i friends attended the funeral.
Cotton Higher On
Gov’t. Report
The cotton market advanced
sharply Monday on the govern-
ment cotton crop estimate, which
came at 11,505,000 bales, or 3,000
bales less than its Oct. 1 figures
of 11,508,000 bales. The trade had
generally expected an increase of
150,000 to 300,000 bales.
The government began a new
attack on grain scarcity Monday
with a plan to save 30,000,000
bushels of feed by next Oct. 1
through buying up low-produc-
tive hens from the nation’s poul-
try flocks.
Meanwhile, beef cattle, eggs
and butter clung to their high
price levels in the wholesale mar-
kets, but the prices of wheat,
corn and oats, and other meat
animals slumped in the day’-s
trading.
The poultry culling program
undertaken by the Department of
Agriculture was expected to cull
40,000,000 more hens than usual
from flocks and leave about 400,-
000,000 laying hens on the na-
tion’s farms Jan. 1.
The hens are to be purchased
for cold storage and released to
the public when meat supplies
get far lower than they now are.
FINE TURKEYS AT
LIVESTOCK SHOW
Mrs. Will Tucker of Bogata
Commissioner Sid Parks of De-
port brought a number of fine
turkeys to the Livestock Show
Tuesday. The poultry judging
was completed Monday afternoon
before any turkeys were brought
in, but these turkeys were very
fine blooded birds and would
have ranked high in any show.
The spectators were high in their
admiration of the display of tur-
keys. It is regretted they were
too late to be judged.
JOE RAGSDILL HONORED
WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER
Leonard Wins
Game From
Bogata Team
Honoring her husband on his
birthday, Mrs. Joe Ragsdill gave
a dinner at her home in South
Bogata Sunday.
Present were their sons, Mr.
and Mac Ragsdill and two sons
of Hooks, Mr. and Mrs. Norris
Lee Ragsdill from Deport and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George
Skidmore and children of Clarks-
ville, Mrs. Addie Cain of Long-
view and Mrs. Alice Veteto of
Bogata.
Mrs. Buck Kidd and Miss Mat-
tie Brooks visited in the home of
Mrs. Kidd’s brother, Gus Garren
and wife at Antlers, Okla.,
Thursday. Her mother, Mrs.
Dumpie Garren, returned home
with them after a weeks visit in
the home of her son.
Infant Daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Dies
Martha Nell, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wilson for-
ferly of Talco, died soon after
birth at the Mt. Pleasant Hospi-
tal Monday night. Funeral serv-
ices were at 11:00 Tuesday morn-
ing, with Rev. M. M Pate of-
ficiating Burial took place at the
Masonic Cemetery. Mt. Pleasant.
Virgil Wood has been ill the
past week at his home here.
John Buchanan Cox, Jr., small
son of Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Cox, Sr., of Deport, died Wed-
nesday morning at the Grant
Hospital in Deport. The child,
born Jan. 20, 1945 at Big Spring,
became ill about noon Tuesday
and was carried to the hospital
for treatment.
Surviving besides the parents
are a brother, James Earl Cox,
Deport, a half brother, and half
sister, Elmer C. Cox and Mrs.
Iris Lee Brown of Midland. Bur-
ial will be at Mt. Pleasant ceme-
tery, near Deport.
The family recently moved to
the Fred Swint farm from near
Mt. Pleasant, Titus County.
MRS. WILLIAMS DEAD
Mrs. Dempsey Williams, 81,
died Sunday night after a long
illness at the home of her son,
Wayne Williams, at Blossom,
where she made her home.
it Pays to Advertise.
Keep Your Car In Shape
Now is the time to get your car fixed up for Winter
Driving.
Put New Seat Covers on—We have them moderately
priced for all makes of cars.
Plenty Mud Grip (Nobbies) Tires. PRICED RIGHT
See us for all your car parts. Many other items in stock
for your home or farm.
DOSS AUTO SUPPLY
BOGATA
CLARKSVILLE
The big Leopards from Leonard
ran over the Bulldogs in a one-
sided affair Friday night before
j a shivering crowd of fans. Blan-
kets and overcoats were very
much in demand.
The Leopards kicked off to Bo-
J gata, who carried the ball to their
j own scoring territory only to
lose it to the Leopards, who
plowed all the way down for a
i touchdown in the .first quarter.
The Bulldogs were quick to come
in for their touchdown also in
the first quarter. Several of Bo-
gata Bulldogs received slight in-
juries which handicapped them
and they were unable to score
again while the Leopards piled
up a 58-6 win.
Leonard has a big, well exper-
' ienced team, and have not been
defeated this season.
Talco, Paris, Clarksville, Hugo,
Mt. Vernon, Sulphur Springs, Ful-
bright. Detroit, Winnsboro, in aid-
ing them to stage the show this
year. It was a decided success in
every respect, and everyone ap-
peared to enjoy what was offered.
It requires considerable planning
and lot of hard work to have a
show of this character, and ex-
hibitors who came from a dis-
tance to win only the ribbons of-
fered. are thrice thanked.
Outstanding and an innovation
this year was the swine and calf
exhibition of the FFA and 4-Hrs.
for which cash prizes were paid.
Their swine show was good to
look at and the fine fat, blooded
calves the best in the country.
These shows, held yearly, al-
ternately at Bogata and Deport,
are real show windows for the I
farmers, dairymen, stockmen,
poultry, swine and saddle horse
raisers, and show the progress in
breeding and care as nothing
else could. It was an event for all
and they made the most of it.
Mrs. Norma Jean White topped
the show in prize winning but
postal regulations will not per-
mit a description of the event.
Publisher Eric Bagwell of Sul- j
phur Springs, owner of the J. B. j
Ranch, on tho Bogata-Mt. Vcr- I
non highway, sent two of his j
Brahma calves which attracted j
lots of attention. They were only j
four months old and weighed |
about 200 pounds. Bagwell re- j
eentlv purchased some Black An-:
gus cattle and will cross them
with tlie Brahmas.
Ladies clubs of Bogata and the
cafes which worked so hard to1
feed the great crowds both days,
come in for their share of the
honors in helping make the show I
a success.
Displayed in the window of
Lenox Mercantile Co., was the
side saddle and boots of the late
Miss Nannie Igo, who was a sad-
dle horse enthusiast of earlier j
days.
This, newspaper tenders in ad- !
vance its apologies to contestants !
whose names are mis-spelled. We I
have done our best to keep them
out, but they will occcur because
there is no rule for the spelling
of proper names. Some times they
are not spelled like they sound.
Funeral service for Miss Susan
Donnie Wood, 73, was held
Monday afternoon at Bogata
Methodist Church by the pastor,
the Rev. R. E. Porter, and burial
was in the cemetery at Bogata.
Pallbearers were her nephews,
Earl Wood, Lawrence Wood, Al-
vin Wood, Paul Wood, Carl Wood,
and Luther Wood.
Miss Wood, in failing health
several months, died in an Aus-
tin hospital Saturday night.
Daughter of the late G. D. and
Mary Wood, she was born in
Granville, Tenn., Nov. 18, 1873.
Surviving are three brothers,
Walter Wood, Bogata, and Lon-
nie Wood and Hollie Wood, San
Angelo.
Gasoline Burns
Without Exploding
During a recent rain and thun-
der storm lightning struck a big
bois d'arc tree near the garage of
T. W. Thomas in the Hoovertown
community. The flash set fire to
a gas drum filled with 55 gallons
of gasoline in the garage. The
drum did not explode and the
fire finally went out leaving
three gallons of gas in the drum.
A bucket full of used motor oil
was also sitting in the garage
and it caught fire and burned
to the last. A plank shelf in the
garage caqght fire and went out
before it was damaged very
much. Mr. Thomas had his trac-
tor in the garage and it was not
hurt. He carried no insurance on
any of the property.
KITTENS TROUNCE
PUPS FRIDAY
A son named Robert William
was born to Mr. and Mrs. B. G.
Bowdin of Fort Worth Wednes-
day. Mrs. Bowdin is the former
Naneey Ruth Ragsdill, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ed Ragsdill
of Rosalie.
PAY CITY of BOGATA
TAXES
and take advantage of the
CASH DISCOUNT which will
be as follows:
2% Discount if Paid in November
1% Discount if Paid in December
Net Taxes must be paid before
January 31, 1948, to avoid pen-
alty and interest.
TAXES MAY BE PAID
AT THE CITY HALL
W. C. KELLEY
Tax Assessor-Collector
City of Bogata
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In a battle royal at Clarksville
Friday afternoon the Bulldog
pups took their first defeat of
the season from the Clarksville
Tiger Kittens. The final score
being 13-0.
The weather was a little crisp
but a good crowd of fans was out
to see these coming ball clubs
play.
The line-up for the B’s were:
King, R. E.
Pirtle, R. T.
Setzer, R. G.
Allumns, C.
Denny, L. G.
H. Allumns, L. T.
Bums. L. E.
Stephenson, B.
Bell, B.
Burt, B.
Thornton, B.
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