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The Oldest Business Institution in Red River County
ESTABLISHED JANUARY 18, 1873
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1963
TEN PAGES
VOLUME 9l, NO. 47
Honored for
Services to
Draft Board
Deadline Near for Clarksville to
Qualify for Street Paving Funds
W - i 1 ’ Sit if I H1# 1*S
A SPECTACULAR BLAZE destroyed this home, occupied by the Baker family, In the
Arkansas area Sunday afternoon about 4:30. Tire Chief J. R Lewis savs high winds crest-
*d a mator problem in extinguishing the fire. (Dehooey Studio Photo)
Request County
Be in Drouth
Disaster Area
Tourism is
Discussed
The Red River County disas-
ter committee, composed of
County Agent Bob Moody, Clyde
Mitchell, chairman of the ASC
Committee, and B. C. Sims of
the Farmers Home Administra-
tion, met Friday and after re-
viewing the situation In the
light at weather conditions of
the last several months, de-
cided that a recommendation
should be mads to the State
Committee that Red River
Count) be inc luded in the drouth
affected area. The proposal was
forwarded to the Slate office
and will have to be acted on in
Washington before stockmen
here will be eligible to cseam
feed gratae for their foundation
herds at special rates.
Friday's meeting was the
fourth for the local committee.
Red River County was not con-
sidered to be as hard hit by
dry weather as soma neighbor -
tag counties and no action sms
taken to have the drouth disas-
ter designation applied until
Information began to accumulate
indicating that a number at local
stockmen should hav« the bene-
fits which others have been
granted in Northeast Taxss.
Pastures and meadows have
deteriorated extensively since
the middle of August in Red
River County. An overstocked
situation prevails on a number
at ranches large 1) as a result
at the lack of rainfall here since
at the lack of rainfall here in
recent months.
Members and guests ot tne
Red River County Historical
Society, meeting Saturday after -
noon in the directors' room of
the Chamber of Commerce,
heard Howard W. Rosser at
Longview, manager of the
tourist development division of
the East Tsxas Chamber at
Commerce, discuss the econo-
mic value of tourism to East
Texas and to specific localities
of this region where special
efforts have been made to cap!-
alls* on local attractions. Ros-
ser was a key figure In promot-
tag the Autumn Trails ta the
Wlnnsboro area while he was
editor at the Wlnnsboro News.
This was the quarterly meet-
ing of the Historical Society.
Routine business waa transact-
ed.
Emergency FHA
Loans for Red
River Farmers
Lindsay Mc Allister, 801 South
Lafayette Street, Clarksville,
Texas, has recelvqfl a certific-
ate of appreciation from the
late President Kennedy.
The Presidential citation hi
been awarded for his service as
a board member on the draft
board serving Red River Countf.
McAllister has served IS
years, performing his duties
without compensation, as a pub-
lic service. In addition to the
certificate of appreciation, Mc-
Allister will receive an emblem
for his IS years of service to
the United States Government.
W E Bonham, chairman of
the board, representing the
President at the request of Col-
onel Morris S Schwarts, state
Selective Service director, pre-
sented the certificate and
emblem.
The certificate has also been
signed by..Governor John Con-
nally, Lieutenant General Lewis
B; Hershey, director of Selec-
tive Service and Colonel Sch-
wartz.
Performance Testing Report for
„ Bulls at Local Feeding Facility
Dimple High
Cage Schedule
Representative Wright Pat-
man has announced that five
northeast Texas counties,
Bowie, Franklin, Hopkins, Red
River and Titus, htve been
designated by the U S. Depart -
ment of Agriculture as eligible
tor emergency loan assistance
through the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration. Farmers and ran-
chers ta these counties who are
unable to obtain credit from the
usual sources may apply for
loans at 3 per cent Interest from
FHA, to carry on their normal
operations, which loans are to
be repaid at the end of one
year,
All farmers and ranchers
who are Interested In these
loans should get In touch with
their local county FHvfsuper-
vlsor for details, Patman said.
Peters Prairie
Resident 56
Years Passes
Collect SoiT
Samples Now
College Station--You can get
prompt service on samples sub-
mitted to the toll tasting labora-
tory during December. C. D.
Welch, Extension Soil Chemist
at Texas A AM, who is in charge
of the laboratory, aaye that
right now they are processing
the samples and getting the re-
turns to the producers within
a week. They hope to maintain
this prompt service through
January, Welch says, but
generally the requests for soli
tests Increase after Christmas
and there Is often a delay ta
getting a reply.
Welch suggests that you con-
sult your county agent on how
to take a representative sample.
He can also tell you how soil
tests can supply you with In-
formation that will help you
make greater profits from the
use of fertilizer.
Dimple High School basket-
ball schedule for the 1963-64
season has been announced as
follows;
December 13 - - Delmar at
Dimple.
December 17 - - Central at
Dimple.
January | . . central at
Central.
January 7 - - ML Pleasant
at Dimple, girls only.
January 10 - - Wright City
at Wright city.
January 14 - - Mt. Pleasant
at Mt. Fleas ant, girls only.
January 17 - - Detroit at
Detroit, Conference. '
January 31 - - Annona at
Dimple, Conference.
January II - - Avery at
Dimple, Conference.
February 7 - . Detroit at
Dimple, Conference.
February 14 - - Annona at
Annona, Conference.
February 31 - - Avery at
Avery, Conference.
Panel to Judge
Homes Dec. 20
An out - of - town panel of
lodges will visit Clarksville
homes entered ta the Christ-
mas decorating and lighting
contest, sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce, on the
evening of December 20.
Albert Jessie (Pete) Bolton,
a prominent retired farmer,
passed away In the Red River
County Hospital on Thursday,
December 5^ at 6:20 p.m. at the
age of 80 years, 5 months and
17 days.
Mr. Bolton was born on June
1&, 1883, in Dresden, Tennes-
see. He moved to Texas at the
age of four with his parents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. William
Turner Bolton. His mother was*
the former Margaret AngCook.
Mr. Bolton was married to
Mary Jane Parker on Novem-
ber 7, 1907, In Clarksville. They
moved to the Peters Prairie
community and have resided
there 56 years.
Last rites were held on Sun-
day, December 8, at 2:00 p.m.
ta the McKenzie Memorial Met-
hodist Church In Clarksville,
Texas, by the Reverend MorrU
Smith. Interment was made at
Falrview Cemetery, by Clarks-
ville Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were J C.
Bevllle, Otis Smithy H. G. Woo-
Bulls were given their third
28-day weighing Thursday at the
feeding facility of the Red River
Valley BeefCattle Performance
Testing Association, north of
Clarksville. Weight gains of the
tpp 10 for this'period were re-
ported as follows:
Banks, Charolls, 100, 88, 86
and 85 pounds;
McDonald, Brangus, 93.91,
86, 85 and 85 pounds;
Barker, Polled Hereford, 88
pounds.
Top Ten Gainers First
84 Days
Ten top-gaining bulls In 84
days of feeding show In the
records as follows:
Banks, Charolals, 4.23, 3.96,
3.75, 3.42 and 3.35 pounds per
day;
McDonald, Brangua, 3.98,
3.83 and 3.36 pounds per day;
Alford, Angus, 3.75 pounds
per day;
Kelty, Hereford, 3.45 pounds
per day;
Smith, Hereford, 3.35 pounds
per day.
Weight Gains 84 Days
for All Bulls
Weight gains dally during 84
days of feeding for alf bulls
being tested were listed as
follows:
Welch, Charolals, 3.75, 2.97;
Stiles, Polled Hereford, 3.22;
Barker, Polled Hereford, 3.22,
2.70; Wooleyr Hereford, 2.85,
2.67; McDonald, Brangus, 3.36,
2.88, 2.94, 3.98, 1.78, 3.10,
2.97, 3.00, 3.15, 3.83, 3.27,
3.27; Holland, Hereford, 2.13,
2.85; Kelty, Hereford, 3.45;
Mullls, Angus, 2.84; Alford, An-
gus, 3.75, 2.94,.2.92, 3.09, 1.94;
Smith, Hereford, 3.02, 3.17;
Heart’s Bluff, Belted Gallaway,
2.73, 2.38, 2.38; steer, 1.89;
Banks, Charolals, 3.04, 3.96,
4.23, 3,42; Holder, Charolals,
2.97, 3.35; Whiteman, Char-
olals, 3.15, 2.50, 2.27; Burnson,
Hereford, 2.80, 3.00, 2.84.
Sale In FebruaYy
These bulls will be weighed
twice before the test period Is
completed. Following the final
weighing In February they will
be sold at public auction.
Band Program
Announced
The annual Christmas pro-
gram of the Clarksville High
School Band will be presented
Thursday evening, December
12, In the High School audi-
torium, beginning at 7:15. The
78-piece group will be directed
by Burley Bowman.
A program of approximately
one hour has been arranged,
consisting of Christmas music,
popular numbers and marches,
Including a Spanish selection,
Amparlto Roca, and the favo-
rite, Blue Tango."
No admission charge. Every-
one welcome.
No December AIA
Board Meeting
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Hunters Still
Beckoned Here
Clarkavllle residents who „ w
LEGIONNAIRES TO HAVE
CHRISTMAS PARTY
The annual Christman party
for members of the John T.
Felts Jr. Post No. 4#, Ameri-
can Legion, will be held Monday
evening ta the hsll, beginning
at 7:90. All Laglonnairea at the
Clarksville area are being urg-
ed to attend.
Chill and stew will be served
and a program U being arrang-
ed to appeal especially to mem -
bers of the Post.
to register st the Chamber of
Commerce office not later than
December 19.
Home* judged wilt Be rated
on the basis of originality, bea-
uty and the Christmas theme.
Judges will not take Into
consideration the expenaes that
may or may not be involved
ta lighting and decorating a
home. The effectIveneaS of the
combination of lights and other
decorative Installations will be
especially notfd.
All Clarkavllle residents who
have decorated their homee for
the holidays are Invited to re-
gister. Registration cost noth-
tag.
Three cash prizes, $15, $i0
and fS, will be awarded.
NAkt OMITTED
The name of the Red River
County- 4-H Club was omitted
from the list of winners named
by judges ta the Christmas
parade contest. A tie for third
place between this Club and a
float with the theme, "Give
With Love.
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Basketball Season Open
The Clarkavllle Tiger
Basketball team started the
aeason ta a four - game,
three -day tournament at Mt.
Pleasant last week-end.
In the Thursday event the
Tigers beat Plttaburg 39-
45 with Kenny Emery acor-'
tag 14 points and Phillip
Shelton 12.
Friday's game saw ths
Tigers cut • shoot the Mt.
Pleasant B team 54-99 with
Emery again high point man
with 11. Howard Jordan ac-
countad for 14 and Gary
Foatar 14.
Clarksville lost both Sat - *
urday games, to Talco 53-
50 and to Hone? Grove tor
ment 74-59. Emery scored
97 points ta the Talco game
and 92 against Honey Grove
and was named to the all-
tournament team, Shelton
scored 10 ta the latter game.
In the home season opern-
er against Cooper Monday
evening Clarkavllle won the
Varsity game 54-44 and the
B team event 39-94. Emary
with 14, Foster 14 and Shel-
ton 19 were high for the
Tigers and Witlock with 92
was high tor Cooper.
In the B team meet Bruce
Emery scored 14 and Shoul-
ders 10. For cooper Rainey
tallied 11 and Hocutt 10.
Re main ins Schedule
Announced
Basketball Coach Sonny
Templeton announced the
following schedule, Including
conference play for the 1943 - *
44 season-
Dec. 12, Cooper theca
Dec. 16, Hugo there
v Dec. 19, Paris Junior Col-
lage tournament with Clarks -
villa scheduled to meet
Honey Grove In the opener,
Jsa. 9, Avery here
Conference Gainey '
Jaa. 7, Hooks there
JM......10, Liberty Eylau
her*.
J«n. 14, Paul Pewlit there
Jan. 17, Atlanta here
•Jan. tl, DeKalb there
Jan. 24, New Boston hers
•Jan. 24, open
■Jan. 91, Hooks here
Feb. 4, Liberty Eylau
thera
£aj>. 7, Paul Pewltt here
rWf. I|# Atlanta th#r#
Fab. 14, DeKalb here
14, New Boston therf
and Kenneth Sheppard, all of
Clarksville.
Honorary pallbearers were
S. W. Allen, Sr., Billy Barker,
R. A. Bennlngfleld, Sr., Aubrey
Bogle, E. W. Bowers, Teel
Bowers, Dick Donovan, Ardell
Emery, Jess Emery, E. T
Hardee, Jim Isbell, M M
Jones, G. O. Lambert, Herman
Lawler, Charles (Bub) Lee, Dr.
Melvin Marx, Jr., D. G. Maul-
din, F M Moorehead, Albert
Murray, Dr. R W. Payne, Os-
car Slaton, Ollle Stafford, Leon
Uasery, Grady Ward, Jim Wri-
ght and Charlie Weatbrook, all
of Clarkavllle; Luther Rozellof
Fulbrlght, Texas, and HubHun-
eke of Hooka, Texas.
He Is survived by his wife,,
the former Mary Jane Parker;
one daughter, Mrs. Clark Cra-
der of Lubbock, Texas; one son,
Ted Bolton of Clarksville; two
brothers, €oo* Bblton and L L
(Dick) Bolton of Clarksville;
four sisters, Mrs. Less Floyd
of Clarksville, Mrs. Clyde Cra-
dJr of Idabel, Oklahoma, Mrs.
John Mi Lernon of Midland, and
Mrs. O N Milam of Fort
Worth; six grandchildren, Mrs.
Ronnie Skidmore and Mrs. Dot
tie Williams of Clarkavllle,
Mrs.-Charles Wilson of Dallas,
Mrs. Keith Campbell of Tulla,
Texas, Jerry Crader of Justice -
burg, Texas, Billy Clark Crader
of Mancos, Colorado, and eight
great grandchildren.
Those attending from out of
town were Mr. and Mra. Bennie
Garner, Louis Garner, and De-
wey Garner of Lone Oak, Texas;
Mrs. Linda Howard, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Gaines, and Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Joe Sullivan of Gar-
land; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crader
and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hooser
of Grand Prairie; Carl Lati-
mer Williams of Dallas, Mr.
—and Mrs. Raymond Sullivan of
Carrollton, Ted Grant of Ann-,
ona, Pat Gallagher, Mra. Mary
Martin, , and Miss Catherine
Martin of Parla, Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Soward,Carrollton, Tex.
Open season for hunting quail
In Red River County began the
day following the close of the
deer season. A number of local
hunters prefer quail shooting to
activities.
Yhe Bob White population Is
said to be large enough to make
the season Interesting for hunt-
ers Closing"date will be Jan.
16.
Other Hunting Legal
Other species of wildlife may
be killed In Red River County.
The season for squirrel closes
December 31.
Fur-bearing animals may be
killed December 1-January 31,
except muskrates, open season
for which is Nov. 15 through
March 15.
No monthly meeting of the
Red River County Agricultural
Improvement Association was
planned for December, accord-
ing'to President J H. Summers.
No business of Importance
required attention at thi$ time,
when most everyone Is busy
getting ready for Christmas.
At the November annual
meeting of the AIA eleven new
directors were chosen and off-
icers for 1964 elected. Dec-
ember Ls an Inbet ween times for
the organization.
President Summers, In ann-
ouncing that no board meeting
would be held this month, ad-
vised directors to be ready to
take up a full slate of activities
In January when the first 1964
meeting will be held on the 14th.
Time Is running out for
Clarksville to meet require-
ments for federal funds allotted
by the HHFA to match commit-
ments of the City In an exten-
sive street Improvement pro-
gram according to Mayor Mau-
rice Wooley.
Property owners are being
contacted this week on the
streets where paving ls con-
templated, seeking committ-
ments which will enable the
Clfy to proceed with plans for
the asking of bids.
Since January 10 Is the dead-
line for bids to be submitted
practically no time ls left for
the matter to be clear with
property owners. The go-ahead
signal with the City underwrit-
ing the local cost without com-
mitments in advance from all
property owners was not en-
dorced by the Council In the
December meeting Monday
evening.
The program is in jeopardy.
It was the understanding of
local officials when the grant
was announced that Feb. 10
would be the deadline for bids
to be opened. Actually this ls
one month earlier. Engineers
have been working steadily on
the project since advised of the
HHFA action. They completed
their work only a few days ago.
Surveys and estimates have
been completed for 52,000 lin-
ear feet of paving the biggest
single improvement program in
the history of Clarksville, with
the Federal Government offer-
ing to pay half the cost under
the ARA
The City lias been advised
that unless tlie offer Is accept-
ed by certain requirements be-
ing met within the time specifi-
ed the money earmarked for
Clarksville will be allotted to
another municipality which ls
In a position to qualify.
Allowing this money to be
lost at a (line when the street
paving program Is urgently
needed and can be obtained at
a lower net cost to property
owners than possible under any
other plan, Is dlstrublng to City
officials, who are now Inter-
viewing property owners In an
attempt to keep the deal from
falling through.
Unless the problem can be
solved before the close of this
week, the opportunity may have
to be forfeited.
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Key ( Iul) Toy
Drive Dee. I I
Give a Toy to Make a Tot
Happy ts the moto for the third
annual toy drive sponsored by
members- of the Clarksville Key
Club.
This group of high school
lads will rnan four booths on
the square all day Saturday,
December 14 to receive toys
A telephone call to the Cham-
ber of Commerce office, 427-
2645 will bring a Key Clubber
to1 your home to pick up toys
for anyone unable to bring them
to towti.
New or used toys in any con-
dition are being requested.
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Eleven-Month
Rainfall Only
25.41 Inches
’As of Dec. 1 our total rain-
fall for 1963 was 25.41 Inc hes, "
stated Paul Daniels, U. S. Wea-
ther Bureau observer for the
Clarksville area. Thlsls 18.81
Inches under last year at the
same time, and unless we get
a good deal of rain this month,
we are going to be ending 1963
as a very dry year.
November rainfall amounted
to 2.37 Inches, which was the
wettest month since July. The
temperature for the period
ranged from a high of 84 on the
7th to 29 On the 14th, the
monthly nummary of Daniels
disc losed.
"If 1964 starts off as 1963
did, commented Daniels, we
will still be dry, because it
wasn't uriVU March that we re-
ceived any appreciable amount
of rain. In March last vear we
had our first big rain, a«total
ol 5.25 for the month.
Rainfall In the 24-hour period
ending at'. 7 a.m. Wednesday
amounted to 1.37 Inches, largest
for one lay since 'last July.
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Farm Bureau
Board Meets
fut Christmas
Fire Fatalities
SBA REPRESENTATIVE
HERE DECEMBER 12
A field representative of the
Small Business Administration
will be available to Interview
small businessmen In the
Clarksville Chamber of Com-
merce Office, December 12,
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Any small businessman In-
terested In obtaining Informa-
tion about an SBA fcbslness loan
or other services may call
427-2645 for an appointment or
visit the Chamber of Comm-
Clarksville.
The board of directors of the
Red River County Farm Bureau
met on Thursday, Dec. 5 at
6:30 p.m. for a covered dish
supper. Wives of the directors
were guests. R. L. Jones, pre-
sident, presided.
The directors approved the
budget for the next year Roy
L. Custer, area field represen-
'atlve from Terrell, spoke brie-
fly to the group.
Those attending were: Mr.
and Mrs. coy Hannah, Doyle
Morris, Roy Custer, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Austin, Mr. and
Mrs. Moody Hale, Robert J.
Moody, Mr. ^nd Mrs. R. L
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Larkin
Paul T
Wootten.
BILL WILLIAMS SERVES
AS RODEO JUDGE
Bill Williams recently re-
turned home from Lbs Angeles,
where he was one of three
riding judges of the National
Finals Rodeo of 1963. Judges
were elected by; vote of the top
15 contestants In bareback, sad-
dle bronc and bull riding.
BUI was No. 20 for bull riding
honors Tn 1963. He will serve
as one of the judges In the
Cotton- Bowl Rodeo at Dallas
December 26-31.
JLGooch, Mr. and Mrs
Hill and Mrs. D. C.
CHORAL CLUB TO PRESENT
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
The Clarksville High School
Choral Club will present
Christmas ls a Miracle In
the High School auditorium
Thursday evening, December
19, beginning at '7;30, under
direction 'at Miss Ruth Mara-
ble. No admission "will b«
charged. The public Is Invited.
Families across the nation
were asked by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters to-
day to use sensible precautions
and help prevent fires which roll
up a tragb toll of fire fatalities
each year during the Christmas
and New Year s holiday season.
Last Christmas, 107 persons
In the United States died In fires
In the three days beginning at
6:00 o'clock on Christmas Eve.
In the preceding Christmas
period, 83 persons lost their
lives tn fires.
In a three day period last
New Year's, there were 84
fire fatalities, compared with
83 a year earlier.
"Three fourths of aH the
fires In the United States are
due to carelessness and could
have been avoided,'’ said Lewis
A Vincent, general manager of
ihe National Board.
"We can make this a Merry
Christmas season for all If we
use ordinary care to prevent
fires and reduce the bad record
of recent yekrs,’ Mr. Vincent
added
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■§• Our .business Is your protection
Waldrep Insurance Agency
HUGHSTON L SON
INSURANC E
AN ACCIDENT MONDAY AFTERNOON < aWsed approximately $450 damage to two
vehicles at the Intersection of West Main and Delaware, Recording to Russell Compton,
Deputy etty Marshall. The 1956 Chevrolet above, driven by Leon Edwards ol Clarksville,
htt the back of a 1954 Pofitiac driven bv Mrs. Kathryn Wallace, Oarksvllle. There were
no injuries. (Dehont^y Studio Photo)
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