The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1964 Page: 1 of 10
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CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1964
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MRS W B WASHINGTON receives her copy of the 1964 Tiger Claw from Editor
Jam lie petty. The current edition of the school yearbook was dedicated to Mrs. Washing-
ton, whO recently retired from teaching at the Clarksville High School. Dehonev Studio
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Record of Cotton Production
64 Years in Red River Co.
Although the first bale of
1M4 cotton arrived at Clarks*
vtlle on August 11, one day
earlier than last year, picking
operation* arltl not become gen-
eral until around the first of
September. The drouth and heat
have been factors, not only In
trimming production here this
year, but In a using bolls to
open ahead of normal.
Earliest dete In the history of
Red River County cotton at
which a bale has been received
at Clarksville was on August 1,
1956. Latest date for the cotton
season to open here was on Sep-
tember 3,1945. Five times since
1909 first bales have been re-
ceived at Clarksville on August
17. August 14 holds second
place, with four arrivals
Slaty-three Year History
With the ginning of the first
bale records begin for the 65th
consecutive year of the offic ial
history of this crop In Rad River
County. Production figures for
the period will be released neat
March.
An analysts of yields by Dec-
ades reveal* that the really big
production in Rad fUvar County
cotton occurred In the 10 years
ending 'with 1930. During that
period gInnings totaled 358,-
628 bales, an average of-35,-
664 bales annually.
. Prior to the golden era of
1911-20 cotton production was
rising in Red River County, but
the 1905 near-failure held the
total for the decade to only
267,290 belts, or 26.729 annu-
ally.
Highly Profitable In
1900-1920 period ------
Cotton production In the first
two decades after 1900 was
highly profitable In Rad River
County. Insects had not become
a problem. Costs of growing and
preparing the carp for market
were relatively low. General
conditions having a bearing On
cotton growing were mostly fav-
orable.
While the decade of 1921-20
mu the second largest in total
bale* produced conditions ware
growing more difficult for cot-
V ton farmers of Red River Coun-
ly as Ut^g period passed. Tha
stage was set In the closing year
for the Mg decline which occur-
red to produc tion between 1930
and 1961. /
Thirty-Year Decline
A 30-year decline to cotton
production to mare easily and
pointedly described bycompsr
tog gInnings by 10-year per!
during three decades,
statu tics have been compiled
as follows t
1931-40, 247,966 baits
1941-50, 137,087 balsa
1961-40, 111,946 bales ,
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‘periods
Official
During the 1951-60 decade
average annual production was
only l(l>, 158 bales. The extent of
the decline Is shown by compar-
ing the average for 1931-40,
when av«rage..annual production
was 24,769 baths.
Further Decline tn
1961-70 Decade
Production records tor 1961 -
63, suggest that when statistics
can be compiled tor the decade
of 1961-70, a further dec line
will be revealed. No foreseeable
developments seem likely to
■ boot production to a point where
the average tor this period
might be above that for 1951-
60.
Rad River county gInnings to
1961 totaled 6,741. Th* 1962
total was 5,397 and last ysar
the figure roee to 9,593. The
average for this three - year
period was 7,104 bains.
Twenty-Year Periods
Compared
In the 20-year per rat-
ing with 1911 Red R! nty
produced 691,000 b his
Impressive total wa irp
contrast to tha amt ted
In the 20 yeers beg dth
1931, when 385,013 ire
produced. A further In-
cline will be revea the
20 yeers beginning 81.
Clarksville Re
Receipts of cotton ts-
villa have ranged fre r of
2,390 bale* In 193c the
county produced c 141
bales, to 34,234 be) 00.
when the county's ton
totaled 46,637 belai pts
at Clarksville to 192 all
time high of 55,366 ras >
reported were 31,37!
Receipts from tbs rop
were 5,295 balsa. Tl tor
1953 was 9,592.
National Sumi
A crop of 14,761 lea
-was forecast August the
United States this y the
Department of Agrlc
The cfop forecast ret
of the year--to 3.5pi tee
than last year’s ci 5,-
327.000 bales but < snt
more than the I960- tr-
age of 13,905,000 be!
The department sa re
age expected to be ted
this year to 14,034, »a,
about 1.3 per cent le the
14.212.000 acres bar set
year. ,
The estimated ylel :re
of 506 pounds Is 10 f is a
than the 1#63 reco of
•16 pounds but 62 pd tv*
average.
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HUGHS TON A SON
INSURANCE
School Opening
Set at Dimple
A new year will begin at Dim-
ple School Friday, August 28.
The buses will run at regular
tune to pick up the pupils, but
will return them home at 11
a.m., this first half day being ford Baird, and W. H. Garrison,
spent tor registration. The first Alma Coleman and W. D. Ro-
After receiving their new
1964 Annuals In the Clarksville
High School gym Friday even-
ing Aug. 14, members of the
Senior Class of 1964 were en-
tertained by Miss Jan Gist and
Gary Foster, president of the
class, with an Annual signing
party in the back yard of Miss
Gist’s home. The group put their
feelings toward each other Into
words as they signed their High
School Annuals for the last time.
The Annuals of the members
of the class who had moved
away were signed by everyone
before being sent to their
owners. ,
Dancing, talking, reminiscing
badminton, Cokes and cookies
were enjoyed by; ‘
Eddie Atkins, Betty Bailey,
David Bean, Jerry Berry, Susan
Brown, Ronnie Burrow, Robert
Childress, Regenla Flanagan,
.Toby Garmon, Rosendo Garza,
Annona Public
Schools Open
Monday, Aug. 31
Annona Schools will open for
the 1964-65 year on Monday,
August 31. Superintendent Jack
Hood announces the following
faculty for the new school year;
Leon Blake, High School prin-
cipal; E. G. Lum, Mrs. Sue
Blake, B L. Murphy, Mrs.
Virginia Peek, Mrs. Arvella
Jones, Charley J. Jones, Alvin
Baird, Mrs. Mary J. Hanson,
Mrs. Louise Brown, Mrs. Mur-
iel Gist, and Mrs. Essie tgnery.
Mrs. W w Bryant, Jr. win
again serve as school nurse and
Mrs. Glenda Handrop will teach
both private and public school
music.
At Antnona Elementary School
the faculty will be as follows.
W. D Roberts, principal; Lon-
nie Sanders, Mrs. Lillian Ro-
bers, Mrs. Annie V. McCulloch,
Miss Elsie Mae Cary, and Mrs.
Lonrena Lester. Mrs. Bryant
will also serve this school as
school nurse.
Lunch room personnel for the
coming year will be Mrs. tva
Dlsmuke, Mrs. Robert Shlm-
pock with one piece to be filled.
Mrs. Avis Jones will serve the
lunch room at the Annona Ele-
mentary School.
Bus drivers for the 1964-65
school year jetH beTYva^ Ste-
wart, Woodrow Holloway, Al-
Sandra Glddens, Judy Grant,
Barbara Hack, Patsy Hammer,
Linda Harrrow, Barbara Hayes,
Jane Hulen, John Ingrlm,
Teresa Lawson, Ronnie Lowe,
Dick McCarver, Linda Penning-
ton, Jane lie Petty, Mickey Por-
terfield, Ross Quarles, Harold
Sheppard, Ralph Sims, Kenneth
Vanclll, Sonny Walston, Mae
Wolfe Hemmlngway, Don West-
brook, Mike Watsonf Gary
Foster and Jan Gist.
Also present were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Foster and Mr.
and Mrs. William Gist.
, This was the last time the
group will be together until their
first class reunion In 1969.
regular all-day classes will be-
gin Monday, August 31.
All beginning six-year-olds
must bring their birth certific-
ates and should have their
smallpox vaccinations.
All personnel will be return-
ing from last year. The list
Includes:
Supt. Jack Davis, Seneca Co-
wan Jr., High School principal;
Mrs. LlUlpn Fisher, Mrs. Ann.
Pearce, Mrs. Alllne Allen,
James Pearce and Charles
Sharp;
Mrs. B. W. Crain, Elemen-
7ary School principal; Mrs. Paul
Hala, Mrs. Della Allan, Mrs.
Hugh!# Sheppard and Mrs. Luc-
ille Braddock.
Always Tread the lable when
you take medicine from the
medicine cheat. Then there Is no
risk of accidentally taking the
wrong drug.
berth will drive the Annona
Elementary School busaas. Oval
Stewart will serve as school
custodian. Otis Wooten will be
custodian at the Annona Ele-
mentary School.
All school busses will run
their regular scheduled routes
on Monday, August 31, to time
to reach school about 9:00 o’-
clock. Lunchss will be served
to both lunchrooms that day.
Students will be enrolled,sche-
dules made, and assignments
made for the following day.
Parents are reminded that all
beginning six year old students
must have birth certificates,
and should be vaccinated before
the beginning of school.
Annona School will again ben
pilot school to tha Texas Small
Schools Project. A wider more
deversified, curriculum Is be-
ing offered this year which will
better prepare students tpjneet
college requirement*.
YF Chapter to
Meet Au«:.n24
The Clarksville Young
Farmer chapter will hold Its
regular meeting Monday rtlght,
August 24, at 7:30, In tha voca-
tional agriculture building.
President Don Townes ann-
ounced the program on "Fall
and winter Pastures” will be
presented by a representative
of the International Minerals
and Chemical Company. A pro-
gram on this subject Is greatly
needed to the local area, tor fall
and winter pastures will play a
very Important role In the live-
stock’ Industry of Red River
County.
Officers for 1964-65 will be
elected. Members and others
interested, are being urged to
•Rend and hear the pasture
program discussed.
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Tigers Open Workouts
With Two Sessions Daily
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JDr. Vaughan in
New Position
Monroe, La.--Dr. Mack D.
Vaughan Jr., member of the art
faculty at the University of
Southwestern Louisiana for the
past eleven years, has been
named chairman of the Depart-
ment of Art at Northeast Loui-
siana State College, It Was an-
nounced here by Dr. James F.
Monroe, acting dean of fine
arts.~~
A native of Clarksville, Tex.,
Dr.' Vaughan holds bachelor's
and master's degrees In art
from North Texas State Univer-
sity and the doctor’s degree In
fine art from Teachers Col lege,
Columbia University. —
He was c'halrman of the art
department at Henderson State
Teachers College, Arkadelphla,
Ark., for four years before
leaving In 1952 to jolp the art
faculty at Louisiana Tech, Rus-
ton. He joined the USL faculty
as associate professor of art
the following year and was pro-
moted to full professor In 1960.
Dr. Vaughan was on leave
from USL In 1955 and 1956 to
«nw with the International Co-
operation Administration tn In-
troducing a new art program at
Ecole des Arts et Metiers In
Beirut, Lebanon.
The new head of the NLSC
art department has lield mem-
bership In various state, regio-
nal and national art and art
education associations. He has,
written for professional publi-
cation on the subject of fine
artlstls as advertising design-
ers.
Dr. Vaughan Is married and
has two daughters, ages lOand
12. He la a Methodist. He ser-
ved with the U. S. Army Air
Force during World' War n.
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CLAUDE SMITH AND SHERMAN CURTIS check oil being
pumped from a new well near Fulbrlght. The well Is on land
owned by Sam Williams. Drilling was handled by John
Mayberry of Wichita Falls with Dan Boger In charge locally.
Completed Saturday, August 15 the well was pumping oil
estimated at between 38 and 42 gravity Monday. (Dehonejf
Studio Photo)
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Hundreds of Items Available for
County Fair Auction Sale Friday
More than 300 Items of mer-
chandise, handicraft work, and
rural products will go on sale
Friday at the annual Fair and
Livestock Exposition barbecue
and auction sale. Scheduled for
the Legion Park to Clarksville,
the event will take place rain
or shine, either on the baseball
field or In the livestock barn.
Many articles will go on sale
at a marked price to a "gene-
ral store” on the grounds, be-
ginning at 5 p.m. Articles not
sold, along with others, will be
auctioned beginning about 7:30
p.m. Free prizes, will be given
at Intervals during the auction
and all advance tickets will have
stubs for the drawings. Meal
tickets sold on the grounds will
not have prize stubs.
Prizes Include: Toaster -
broiler. Ice chest, picnic bas-
ket, shoe shine kit, electric can
opener, and translator radio.
Serving of the barbecue
supper will start about 6:30 p.m.
A new serving system Is expec-
ted to reduce waiting time to no
more than 10 minutes. Tha meal
Is being prepared for 700 per-
sons. ",
The Poke Salad Pickers, well
known string group, will play
country music for about one
hour, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Items donated Include retail
merchandise from many busi-
nesses in tha county, cakas,
plea, Jellies, needlework, live- '
stock, hay, corn, feed, and many
canned goods.
Those wishing to donate who
have not bean contacted are
asked to check the Items in at
the Park at any time after noon
on Friday.
All proceeds from the event
will go to the Fainand Livestock
Exposition. Tickets are priced
at 75$ and 25$ for the meal.
There Is no charge for speca-
tators who do not wish to eat.
Daniels Awarded
Doctor’s Degree
M. L. Daniels, former
Clarksville Hl’h School band
director, has ompleted work
at North Texas University, Den-*
ton, for his doctor of education
degree, to be awarded at exer-
'lses August 20.
His undergraduate work was
at Abilene Christian college,
where he also received a mas -
tar’s degree. He is returnlngto
ACC September 1 as head of the
Music Department.
He did outstanding work dur-
ing his connection with the
Clarksville High School Band.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniels and
their children, Lee and Mellsa,
were guests of Clarksville
friends last weekend.
Our business Is your protection
Waldrep Insurance Agency
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Twenty - seven prospective
members of the Clarksville
High School football team re-
ported to Coach Sonny Temple-
ton at the athletic field Monday
morning for the Initial workout.
They exhibited enthusiasm and
determination In their first sup-
ervised exercises since last
season. Coach Templeton was
well pleased with what was re-
vealed In workouts Monday and
Tuesday morning before rains
tnterferred.
Working with him are Assis-
tant Coaches Johnny Baldwin
and Bobby Weddle, both new-
comers In Tiger circles, but
with football records Indicating
ability to carry out their t
respective assignments satis- _
factorlly.
. Two workouts are being held
dally, 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
This schedule will be followed
through next week.
Several boys expected to
make the team were unable to
"be present at the beginning of
practice sessions.
Practice Sessions started
By 799 Texas Teams
Most of the 70,000 athletes
In Texas High Schools who will
participate In 1964 football
started workouts Monday under
Interscholastic League regula-
tions.
A record-breaking 944 team*
--an Increase of eight over last
season--wlll take to the grid-
iron this fall, and 799 of them
began practice sessions Mon-
day.
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Only the teams In Class 4A
did not start drills Monday.
They will open workouts Aug.
28.
First games of the season
will be Sept. 4, and these will
involve only teams In Class 3A,
2A and lA. Class 4A, B, six
and eight-man clubs will swing
Into action a week later, Sept.
11.
The greatest change In class-
ifications came in 4A. This
class swelled 19 teams to 145
and Dr. Rhea Will lams., aiMwtte-
director of the Texas inter sch-
olastic League, expects the big -
school division to continue to
grow.
Texas’ population Is grow-
ing and fhe moving trend Is to
the cities, thus making big scho-
ols,” Williams said. *<l expect
that In six to eight years we
will have 1,000 schools playing
football.”
Class 3A also grew, increas-
in'- six teams to 115. Class 2A
is down 10 clubs to 182, 1A up
eight to 201 and B down nine to
180. There arc 59 eight-man
teams and .62 six-man clubs.
The present system of divi-
sion by enrollment places scho-
ols with 975 or., more students
in 4A, schools With 415-975 to
3A, 215-415 In 2A, 115-25 In
1A, 114 and under in B. Schools
having under 100 In enrollment
may be assigned to either six
or eight-man. ,
New rules will govern early
practice sessions for teams tn
four of' the classifications.
Clubs to B, six and eight-man
can not be lssued'contact equip-
ment for the flrat seven days of
practice and 4A teams-are not t
allowed contact equipment for
the riret three days of drills.
Class 3A, 2A and 1A schools
vetoed the conditioning rule,.
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AT BROOK’S UNIFORM COMPANY OPEN HOUSE last Friday are front left. Mr
Harr*1^! °LMr,‘ Arl#n® CIMfcavuk punt Manager and’ Irving Brooks
president of the Company. (Dehoney studio Photo) m ,
JEAN CLARK DEMONSTRATES USE OF A MACHINE at tbs Brook’s Uniform Plant.
V? Buddy Vau«h*n County Judge Gavin Watson. The Clarksville plant
shipped 383 dosen and 11 completed uniforma last weak, closing at noon Friday for the
open house. (Dehoney Studio Photo)
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Pinson, Joe. The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1964, newspaper, August 20, 1964; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth921910/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.