The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, November 11, 1955 Page: 1 of 14
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P.o.BOX 0066
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i SALEi CO.
YOU* SUBSCRIPTION
fW The Timet It Appreciated. The
expiration Sate la thorn oppoalte
poor name, each leant. Ploate
vateh this Sat*. A renewal bgfere
expiration time Will prevent yonr
missing an istae.
Wat (jjlarfcsutilt ®mtrs
* The ClaHtsvilJe Timet It the QMaat Bntlnott Institution la Red River Connie
10c Per Single
Copy
Institution In Red River County
ESTBLISHED JANUARY 18, 1873
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY NOVEMBER H, 1955
FOURTEEN PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
VOLUME 83. MO. 44
Annual Christmas Program and Santa
Claus Parade Announced For Dec. 1
Tentative plans were completed
by the Merchants Committee of
the Chamber of Comrrterce Mon-
day evening for the annual Christ-
mas program and Santa C'aus
parade In Clarksville at-6 00 p m
Thursday, December 1.
This date was chosen and other
decisions relating to the overall
plan*, were made following a dis-
cussion of various suggestions.
Tigers Had Easy
19-0 Win Over
Hooks Hornets
Prior to taking up the business
of the Christmas program, the
new Merchants Committee wos
organized for 1955-56, with Clovis
Nolan chairman. Jerrold Marx,
vice chairman, and Troy McLeod,
secretary.
While details have to be work-
ed out, it was announced that an
elaborate event is being planned.
A special feature of this year's
Sooner Governor
At Highway Meet
Santa Claus visit wfd be the pa-
rade. More decorated floats are
to be sought than have partici-
pated in former years. Clarksville
merchants are to be urged to en-
Boy Scouts Will
Distribute Smile
Day Bags Here
I I roops
and Cub Packs will soon take tne
fir«t of thousands of steps they
will make in the course of ■
annual good turn for the handicap-
ped. according to an announce-
ment from Dr. George Crosthwalte,
Five - Day Open Season for Deer Hunting in Red
River County Begins Wednesday, November 16
A ftv«-<J«y open season for hunt- forfeits his hunting license and
ing deer In Bowie, Fannie, Lamar aH hunting rights for a period of
♦iw.ir ‘“d Red R,ver Counties officially one year from date of conviction,
begins 30 minutes before sunrise I regardless of whether he was con-
Principal speaker at the meet-
ing of Highway 59 Association,
| meeting at Heavers Bend, Oklaho-
Frtday evening'* experience al ma.VThursday war to be Gover- children expected
New Century Ciub Field marked Itayinond Gary of the Soooer ' to greet him
the fifth time in six engage- ' Stale Hector Johnson of Broken . Downtown Clarksville will, as
menu. In which the Clarksville Tt- Bow president of the organization | ha*. been the custom for many
.... we * Hook, hmmi rraii'»sr r krisa.'S'*
ty during the day and oufilne at i er materials lor ihe V ule season
ter floats, also clubs, schools, chairman of the scouts' Smile Day
church organizations end neigh-
horhing communities
Leading the parading units will
be the Clarksville and Cheatham
High School Bands These musical
organizations have served in a
highly satisfactory manner for sev-
eral years.
Prises of *15, *10 and *5 wfil he
offered for the best decorated
floats
Climaxing the parade will be the
appearance of Santa Claus on the
public square. He will have gifts
of candy for the hundreds of
to be on hand
less Only three times in the ser-
ies of games played between tha
two teams, darting In 1960. baa tl>r meeting the development*; Unhung arrangements empiepsd
si was
su'sis*. B&erirr;
nets has almost become a tradi-
tion
Despite the fact that the Ti-
gers defeated the Hornets hare
Friday evening the visitors ac
tually came out
more first down* Tha
nine to eight HtalleUrt
tndiraied the degraa of
ty of this hoot eleven
Net gam. made hy Cldrhsvtf*.
emrluslvr d punt and kickoff re-
turn. added np to 199 yards This
figure did not include a Si-yard
tourhdewn run of WhMasfl lot low
mg hit intercept lea of a pa«a
Nrt of only 93 yards showed up
an the Hanks IsOi Meet enrlualve
of put amt ktchofT refuras
Tiger penalore totaling X raids,
unit responsible far tossr lluok.
first downs The Hornet, were M
Clarksville ternlory severs* times
and within the S3-yard line enre
but could never develop the poach
needed In Move forward
The Honda hand nmatoUag of
that may be exported during the
next set era! monlTJ
Gary has shown a keen interest
in the road to date arut he ha. pro-
mised ltnprov«me».’ and surfacing
of the road from the northern part
inr_ of the county to the present black-
the contest with u*> •***■' ■Mwn B*'nd p*rt
tranre
The govemur was to fly lo Mr
Curtain county Issuing al the Ida
bei air port at noon The meeting
opened about 13 30
About 1*0 members from serosa
the eastern part of the state from
Clarksville. Tex . lo StllweU were
expected
T I Goings Ardmore sod
Paul CartUr. SilUaaw highway
romm11slower* were expected as
well as Bob Kidd Polesu and
i a r I Frta. Muskogee me a* hers of
the pfenning and resources hoard
•tale senators ahd representatives
from all af the eastern counties
are a ho ex pec tat
J*ff A thereon loabef is sec re
tary-treasurer af the argaaltation
drive for discarded clothing.
Well In advance of Smile Day,
set for November 27. Scouts will
make the rounds of every home in
the community, leaving a big
brown paper Smile Day bag at
each door. At 2 o'clock on Sun-
day afternoon, November 27, they
will retrace their steps, hoping
to find a well-filled bag waiting
for them on each doorstep.
The discarded clothing collected
by the Scouts on Smile Day helps
to provide Jobs and training for
the employees of Goodwill Indus-
tries, the service organization en-
gaged In the rehabilitation of
the handicapped of this area.
Al Goodwill, cleaning and
pairing
bro
re-
the discarded clothing
ought in by the Scouta gives
paid, self-respecting employment
lo 270 handicapped men and wo-
men. many J whom would of
wise be impendent on privet
rlty or a Ina-supported agency
Smile Day la a major scouting
project conducted oo a rooms
ty-wtse basts. But every cttlaeo
will have an opportunity through
the contribution of rTothiag he
no longer needs to participate in
this good turn ’ and to enrour-
the fTarts-
to charge af Con- College St at to
i the leevea bests
head
The MerksvfUe
Seven iJttie Indl
kee« " an original
pared by the late W W Hay. in
wDdu memory M was afTered This
skit was rworted
applauded warm hr
Save Rather Than
Bum Your Leaves October (otton
X^r Gain for Texas
250,000 Rales
here have beeo widely com most -
e.I upon oy pwpk piiimyiksss^r
many of whom have spoken of the
system aa tiring one of llie most
attractive ever wttnexaed
Ail the features and attractions
being planned will not be worked
out lor several days The Mrr
chants Commlttee tins set up the
framework fur the entire under
taking and aaaosiwi-meaU will be „# l(w,______a. »_
forthcoming regarding some of the | *«* ** V”* •» “*• «'<>"'"lunK, *
special events that are to be of
fsred
PrrMHX* firms and organisations
cleaning lu add lo the
•ess of ibis event by
float* are advised U> make knows
thru pi.n. to J w Nichols, chair
man of Ihe float
Mr Nolan
This years parade
mU occur one da) enrtirr than
the 1X54 event
Ihe official l.un. rung of the boh
day shopping season December I
p OX Ides ample time foe every bn
d> • »a at* to he adequate!* taken
care of by local
alack* of Christmas
bu * cry complete
| a worthwhile service project
Lone Star Area
Scout Council
Has New Name
The ensruUve board of Ihe
Star Aron Osxmcti mu*
Wednesday, November 16, and
ends 30 minutes after sunset Sun-
day, November 20 Each hunting
day during this period opens and
closes 30 minutes before and after
sunrise and sunset.
Hundreds of fat bucks are roam-
ing at large in these four coun-
ties. In Red River county they
are more scattered than in any
of the five open seasons which
have been observed, according to
Game Warden Oma Puckett.
Since probably 75 per cent of
aE taro* taken in this five-day j
hunt in the four counties wfil be ,
found in Red River County. the
focal point for hunters will be nt
| Clarksville They are expected to
converge here from a wide area. ■
The largest number ever to parti-
cipate in deer hunting in this area
is anticipated for the 1955 deer
season
Warden Urge* Canttsa
Worden Puckett admonishes all
th. Ki»»ii ami HUH
eta hi anarch of deer to be very
tlous .Not only does he sag
ting [goal that they exeictae the utmost
uni- rear* in handling firearms, but in
meting from one point to another
Trigger happ> hunters bars no
business la * fleet bunt, because
they are the ones who are likely
i» boot before ascertaining If
taXjttRpto
victed for hunting with firearms,
or for fishing, or for otherwise
depredating on another’s land
without permission The penalty
for a second conviction is *500 to
*100 and license forfeiture for two
years and penalty for third con-
bs operated nt New
in the
vie lion is confinement from Uurty
days to one year In county JaU. j loud lecher plant „ad at 1 *i* Cro-
ix Kanaka Cuun-
wtll be Ig
ailt-Mdsorr to weigh, measure and
compile other iafaraaaktoa to ena-
ble the Game sou Fish t'ammks-
vion to better mac age the Mottle
e.»t Tex*.
’k,n of «il hunters *U1 be
elated
plus fine of from *500 to *1000 as chrtt boat
Well as forfeiture cl hunting rights I ty Qualified
for three years.
Hunters Urged to Check
Their IKer
The Texas Game and Fish Com-
mission urges all hunters to check
their deer. In addition to Clarks-
ville and English. « station will
Temperature Here
Early Wednesday
At 24-Degree Low
Minimum temperature at Clarks-
ville Wednesday morning was
degrees, according to the official
reading reported by Weather Ob-
server Roy M Erwin. Previous
low for the season was X on No-
vember A__-
Clarksville Firms Will
Close Hour Friday for
si'Veterans’ Day Program
— Don't
lo fall
Revoke Licenses
22,633 Drivers
Austin —til— rte Department
of PuMlr Safety reported Tuesdsv
that 22 633 Texas motorist* suf-
fered *u*pcnston nf denial of dri-
ver • '.icenses lost year
Loss of driving prlvllere* result-
ed from 21 XI anion. Initiated in
Texas counties, while 1.042 of the
cases Involved arrests of Texas
motorist, la other states and
countries
Toughest county on the basis
of total license* suspended or de-
nied. was Dallas County with 3.-
600
Harri* and Bexar Counties were
next with 2.367 and 1.502. respec-
tively
The state’s fourth most popu-
lous eounlv, Tarrant, was seven-
th In total suspensions or denials
with 620 Ahead of that fleure
were Potter, Travis and El Paso
Counties with 635.725, and 699
ly handled they ran hr a
lo next yonr s ftosser or
hie garden says M K Thornton
ex ten sine agrteultaral rbemUt
It may be roster to burn them
but the extra time required lo
put them la a com post ptW will
return dividends, explains the spe-
rialtot The rwmpnet ran be used
nett year la Increase the organic
matter la the soil or for mulching
flower*. shrubs
rhe. are valuable for controlling
•nil temper stune and conserving
moisture
Making a romprot pile is a stm-
rie operation Scrap lumber or
a few feet of net wire and four
post* will take rare of the en-
closure say* Thornton Start with
a sis inch layer of leaves and for
a four loot square enclosure dis-
solve a cup of commercial fertilt-
tcr. cither 5-10-5 or 6-A-6 In water
and .xpiinkle Ihe solution over the I
Ir-aves Keep adding these alter- I
natc layers until the pile reaches 1
the desired height leave the top
layer somewhat saucer shaped a*
an aid for holing water on the
Pave* Cover the pile with a
shallow layer of roil.
Turning the material aeco'ional-
! ly wlR speed up the decomposition
of the leaves and the addition of
water, during dry weather. will 1
also help speed up ihe compost-
ing proeeaa In areas where soils
sre acid. Thornton suggests add-
i ing a cup of lime to the fertilizer
7STJRJT
■ia
Plrkst
by 111
li that t
t‘a
Rad
ed vegetation which
doe* not normal!) survive frretlag
was killed by HU* cold map
which movad into Texas Tuesday,
bringing snow to wide arva* of the
state
While scattered light shower*
preceded the arrive', of Ihl* frigid
___ blast most af Noel beast Texas ro-
ar# human, or”other I m«>ned dry Harvewt activities cow
I unwed at full speed la Rad Rtvwr
.. - j County cotton field, where can
mgm, wnsci ia mmtm gerable cotton remained In be
" oun y people picked at the start of the week
- .n«one beus^ adtod ^araaers with crap# to be goth-I
* ’ -™! ered have boen pleased with Us* |
injurvn in* record av.ltor toll MwiisM a
flee psartuu
exceptionally good In
k* your* (Jnl) awe mt-
hna occurred HI* ad-
a.
water
Duly
t la mode up of ah*
jnos.
8)8 (W 1“ WvMdH | MBiHl ui
* ad the tF' ry >mS3|| Ctom&n
^"nwumratu^ wtU be Nag - . 4#
Giles
•M-
be m charge ml
Ihe Tesaa Game add
Hunter* who
to atop al
ka*«
ml the
^hdk*«* taT
the* area In the ,
o I Williams al!
Cotton product Km
Teis* for 1*55 soard in the month
of llriohrr according to the mow
thly forecast of the Department
of Agriculture re.eaaed Tueaday
Red River County with the tar-
oil or for mulching ' (#*t per acre yield on record, aha-
or vegetahlea Mul- red in the gain* reported for the
star during the period
For Teas, the November 1 fore-
cast m aa 4 2S0 «g) hale*, 230 000
more than on October 1
It compare* with the 1954 crop
of Thi 000 bales and ihe previous
10 year average of 3 MB Ont) bale#
The 1955 Texas crop was grown
on 6 649 (100 acre*, according io
the department * crop reporting
board The indicated lint yield Is
M7 pounds per acre compared to
>45 pounds last year and a 1BH-
■•nund average for the previous
ten year*
Clonings in Texas and Oklaho-
ma were lust over the half way
mark hv Nov 1. the report said
For flic nation px a whole, the
department estimated 14 643 000
ntd timers and gri
_ , lug out Bar the first
need that:*
It la unlawful tor i
tune are ad
make use of a dog ar
M the
er u
Tha
aeO
name
ber of ladlaa
wh.rh traverw
early days L
(be
t he
In ' wou'rff he representstlx e of the
Cossnctl area wk.rb covert portion*
- 'ml intone ' any deer in Tena*
L»at*aen"wa» ember 12 Any rifto may he 'mmT 6WMp
The third ta*uaI luaior leader* I B fabber using rtmflre am
cowhrr^ue ullT'lse heS November munhio. .hall he prohibited Shot
12 a ad 12 at Real Tama. Mate Cal ^tmr than a ten gunge are
lege at Commerce Explorer I bkeuiae unlawful
jams Campbell. Sulphur I Sale of deer hkV* la permitted
Jimmy Wlgglna of Ron-1 h tl unlawful to hunt deer with
bam and Jimmy Hyatt of Com <Klt a
merce. will serve as rowferewce of i _ .
fleers this year Dewey Butler of , . I
Sulphur Spring* wtfl act a* Ado'.t . -?7>^toi^rtn« d^to
Advisor the entire training con- . th,rei° h'“rt,,« d*,e
ferencr will be directed by the )o
nior leaders them*rIvr* Those at
tending the Conference will he pa
trol leaders, senior patrol lead
er* scribes, quaitermnaters )u
nior assistant scout masters and
other troop leader* Each trw>r
attending will be accompanied b>
an adult leader The program wf.l
VV
h RET
JOHN
r •
Court Triak By
\ Publicity Rapped Texas JPs Sound
Bv Bar President Warning to Game
Lri2J: "r Law Violators
ha.
the tan
Veterans Day observance an tha
Clarksville MMI* at U a.aa . No-
vember 11 Tha M.v ivbnkar. who
served the Osihnwd rircuM ns
pastor while attrndtog BMC . M -
n former Air Fare* (.liym* w*m
aarvic* ia the South Fsriflr on la
Bhtma and Utkuwt M 1X1 16
Tha bapmi^i ifg^U sc lock
that1 unr^aMl'am1 nfBgto
*tto% High hrfcaaf Hand wX pipy
awanhar af pttfkhf MMtofk
*-**—6 H IW geeawkinOan af
or* Ig a ro«a< guard bum *
I mb Armhded Wodsral Rat
Ton a St N» Ui. (Jnard
earaRangwiM X RM •
| hto/ H b Trereii He
vd ' It. Irrwau. NmiXlllb *
gtited (ha BthWXaR
a farmer llUpIkki uttk thk
s Na«y and pea toe of Uto
and name of
and place of kill,
hunter.
It Is unlawful to possess s deer
rarest** or green hide with nil e-
\ tdence of sex removed
Use of the same deer tag on
more than one deer ia a violation
nf the law
It i* illegal to kill a doe deer.
consist of discussion groups for all flwn or spike
troop officers, demonstrations of
scouting skills, campfire program,
hales of cotton will be producgR| worship service*, college football
this year, an increase of 915 000 ; gnme. Scoot songs and games, and
hales or nearly 7 per cent from j the election of officer* for the 1956
lart month’s forecast
The estimate, based on eondl-
conference
Hons Nov 1 w hen the crop wa* [
virtually all harvested, compare* j
■vith last year’* yield of 13 696 000
bale* and 10-year average produc- j
tlon of 12,952.000 bale*.
"Yield* per acre ape hitting the
2-hale mark in manv area* where j
a bale per acre was once the long- j
j time goal." the department point-
ed out.'
Nearly a* much cotton ia being ,
produced this vear on 15.500.000 j
acres as In 1X1 and 1X2 when
the acreaee wa* at the X.500 000 !
leve'i. official* noted
This year’s prospective crop,
combined with a carryover from
nrrvlnu* vear* of more than 11,*
000 000 bale*, will meet consump-
tion dem.nd* both foreign and do-
mestic for about two year*
The apparent ropnly ** t» great
that Agriculture Secretary Ezra
Benson already ha* ordered a 4 per
cent cut In cotton acreage for
1X6 to reduce the mounting aur-
plus. He ha* set next year’* B-
mlt at 17.391.304 acre* and proclai-
med a national marketing quota of
10 000 000 hales, the minimum re-
quired by law. Farmer* will vote
on the marketing onota In a na-
tional referendum Dee. 13.
lOHNSON AND KERR CONFER-^Senate Majority Leader
• to 9 feet hlehcr than the hlgh-
_____ __________________ , •* known *tnce toll.
1 imrksgmg and wrapping parrel* rinnd, W.rhltw Fall*
^ A ' r1 IF MVP IN' for mailing" Ho ».i id that rlrht -*- ■■» of •■imut
InfxEorqL a|| ^,,,( HOVil t'OMINt. Pi* IDE rvl r.| right wrapping a n.‘ -1 -h1 "*'n -.‘-‘V .... c ,, f--~ Hol'dav
r m | riarksvr.le’* Hl^h School Rand addressing arc the three keys to cifVs low
! lAtfW I .. ^ ^ w.v« one of several which partlci- easy and trouble-free Chriitmas '»nH. —a-*" In I 'ke Kemo on
'Ih|F' I/. pated in the Parta Junnlor Col- man Wichita RJvee was the second
ieee homecoming parade and H# offered three suggestion* hfewe«t «n record on Oct. 7.
other festlvitlea at Port* Saturday Don’t ttsa fllm«y. M*ht card- Flash flooding damaged rexiden-
M a io reties and the band perfor- board and paper boxes for your m«i and business property I n
iried during tha game between Chrtotmaa m a fungi. CT*Ht*vf?le
comerence netu «* ‘".“T” 1U4«V,S Inhnson and Kerr PJC and Henderson Junior Col- Pick atroo* contalnerx In good M-ertwhile extreme drouth ore-
'h« &i 5SkF? Swwtjs ; srr««i Lrt;
ocratTto win the 19M presidential election (AP Wtrephoto) m„,
Head Man Gives
Tins for Mailing
Yule Packages
Washington —OP— Chief Mail
man Arthur E Summerfleld of-
fere* a set of tip* on how to mall
your Christina* packages
And he topped his advice with
a "shop exrly-mail early" plea
The po«tma*ter general xav* he
expects to see the largest Cbrtat-
mai mail load In history this
vear He announced Tuesdsv night
that the nation’s railroads have
tolrted the department In the an-
nua’ drive for earlv mailings, to
promote speedier deliveries. throu
gh use of railroad station loud
sneaker*, and through inclusion of
this theme la railroad advertising
comr and on dining car menu*
Postmasters throughout the coun-
try have been asked to work with
their local newspapers and broad-
casting outlet* to push the Idea
Summerfleld noted that all post-
offices are giving free on request
packaging and wrapping parrel*
A deer call may not be used,
except deer horns which may be
rattled
Hunting deer at night with *
headlight in territory where
deer are known to range l* unlaw-
ful
Puckett advises that stiff pen
'Itie* are awaiting thoac who vo-
'untary violate the lawr* regulating
deer hunting in Texas Coneem-
(ng the trespass law. the statute
-ead* in part:
"Anv person convicted for the
ftrxt time of violating the trees- on
oats law. Article 1377 Penal Code
as amended, may be fined not
more than 9200 and automatically.
Texas Weather
Extremes Noted
for mailing.^ He aakf that right
packing, right wrapping and right
addressing arc the three key* to
easy and trouble-free Chrintmns
man
He offered these suggestions
Don't use flimsy, hght card-
board and paper bona for your
Chrtotmaa malBngt.
Pick strong container* in good
Wsahlnrton — Record-breaklne
Hood* and extreme drouth provid-
ed haed*Mo-lsd*-n contrast* In Tex-
**• weather la«t mrnth. the Infer-
ior Department'* Geological Rur-
vev reported.
Flood r»eak« <m the Delsw'arc Rl-
-er and Salt Dro*’ near Red Bluff en,0I{ meetlng
—sroJr on ***e Recro River were |‘ Dr George Crosthwalte will be
the new president, succeeding Jer»
af
tbs Mate Bar. siarted It with an
address Aaturdav « a legal inau
•et* here ipsseim) by the Peeoa
( osmiy Bar and Male Bar
Lawyers, Bullock said, "are pro-
hibited by their rode or rlhSc*
from trytag a ease by puhttclty ar
through Ihe various media e# pub
lie information
The Male Bar ia eiwharklag
on a program of reminding all Ns
members of (heir ethical respon-
HbOitie* la this connection ft l*
feN that if this is door ilttlr more
will be required lo arenrr full ro
vperation from member* of the
bar Should violations persist, bow
•ver. such violation* will be re-
ferred to appropriate authorities
for disciplinary action ’
Bullock a Fort Stockton lawyer
said
“Freedom of the press should
not override the constitutional gua-
rantee of fair trial And by the
same token neither should there
necessarfiy by any serious con-
flict N-twren the cause of Justice
and freedom of the press If law-
yers live up to their existing
cpdrs of ethics, and tf member*
of the press, radio and television
recognize that they. too. have res-
ponsibilities for preservation of
freedom of the press.
"If in a trial — criminal or civil
— lawyer* for either side violate
this code and issue discriminate
press releases or statements of
self service, the press, radio and
television can haroly be called up-
the sole reaponslblll-
rergmawy and
. Ibk. Bar Ar
^dCtoftototo
Mahtos roissxi iToTc to/
tonal Natsoqai Guard oat wX ha
4 «*topu> jxtonj (Or soot alds^M
Vti.,1*. Orny rerrmso*— spoUBO
'jrtrJaLS
game law
to bear
ty for the damage to the cause
of justice which may re su'd The
primary responsibility In this con-
nection rests upon members of the
bar."
Bullock suggested a "mutual
code of ethics" on the part of
■he bar nnd press because of what
he, called their common interest
!n serving the public and preserv-
ing the constitutional guarantee of
a fair trial.
Kiwanis Officers
Named for 1956
Kiwanis GJiib officer* for 1956
were chosen at the Thursday ev-
frnsw the director *4 Law Ei
meat for the Game sod Ft** Cam
mission It revested severe peaal
ties for assorted slots fleas prxmri-
palty taking more than the Umlt
hid Hi shooting out ml teeaoa
An example ol the treat mewl
given to more flagrant esses we*
the 9300 fine plus cost meted amt
to a Dallas man for having throe
mourning doiee over the uhs Nrd
limit The Justice of the peace
set the price at 9100 per rxress
‘Nrd plus the costs totaling appro-
ximately another 1100
Fifteen case* in all of persons
exceeding the bag ’.imtt was re-
ported in Ihe arrest romptlaton
The major cases for hunting out
•d season Involved deer raids The
largest levy Is one incident Involv-
ed three men from Harris county
in southeast Texas
Warden* caught thi* trio with a
fawn deer in the trunk of their
car. The animal wtlll wa* alive
when the car wa** stopped al-
though it had bo*n shot twice
when headlighted at night.
The Justice of the peace fined
«nch of the three 9200 plus cost*
He fined one for shooting a
fawn deer, another for hunting
deer in rioted season and the
other for possessing a fawn deer
Common offenses Involved hunt
tag from automobile*, hunting with
an unplugged gun lacking hunt-
ing licenses and shooting before
and after the >gal dattv period
Warden* got into the act in en-
forcing better water safety „ by
arresting two men for driving mo-
tors hoot* while intoxicated
Tenet wo-
ve a r lm
Day Mas i talSjiTi* The tk
this year Is Peace with
Adjutant General R L Berry,
Auaitn state chairman af Veter-
in* Day hat annswinesd the M-
lowiag orgaaiaaftsa* are preparing
Veteran* Day progrnaas N com-
munities a here they have poets
American Lcgtaa. Charles L Dow-
hey. Pleasanton. Commander. Ve-
terans of Foreign War*. Ted C.
Connell. Killeen (’saimaator. Unt-
ed Spanish War Veterans. W. D.
DcGrassi. Saa Antuatto. Commas*
der; Disabled American Veterans.
Joseph M Early . Commander, Snn
Antonio and Catholic War Veter
•M. Rem J Arkerovd Houston.
Commander. (T ,j
Parades, church services, me-
morial programs and other patrio-
tic observasK-es are scheduled for
ess of business In most areas
practically every community in
Texas, General Berry stated. Pt»-
wrti he closed all or part of the
day, November II. reports from
date commanders of veterans’ or-
man indicate
All Texans were urged by the
general chairman to Join with the
veterans organirattoas in observ-
ing the only day set aside lor
veterans
Commendation
From TNG Head
roM Marx
Rov C. Gray will serve as vice
president succeeding Crosthwalte.
Tump Waldrep will take over as
secrotarv succeeding Rov Gray.
New officers will be Installed at
the first meeting of the club after
January 1.
Director* for 1956 will be Jer-
rold Mars. Harry Whltehouae. Ro-
bert Storey. ErMe Sale. Bill Mleach
BUI Penn and Best Sears.
From A'.berD Sidney Johnson.
ma*or Kmeral in command of the
Texas National Guard. The Times
has received the following com-
mendation:
"The members of this command
'nln me In expressing our thank* ; were Mis* Mary
terta'i of twa or
■ ruyhinnlns
*n vou for the splendid and ert-
♦huslastlc cooperation given the
49th Armored Division and the
Texas National Guard in the re-
cent te«t alert "Operation Minute-
men ” It Is a tNrivlege to present
to voiir organisation the enclosed
Cert'flcate of Commendattn
•‘The Clarksville Timas has de-
monstrated through your Interest
and participation In thla test mo-
bilisation. a keen nnderMnndlriS
that the National Guard must *►
wavs be ready to Insure the do-
Grid Game Was
Reunion Event
The Texas-Baylor football ft a me
n Austin November 5 was the
occasion of a reunion for h num-
ber of ex-Clarksvifiians ana Mr.
and Mrs. Son Marable of Clarks-
ville
Those meeting In Austin besides
the M arables were the following
Mr. and Mr* Preston Co**erly
(Ruth Jones*. San Antonio; Mr.
and Mrs Hugh King (Jayne Dur-
rurai and Mr and Mrs. Georg*
Thomas Roaenfleld, of Corpu*
Christ!
Those attendinc from Austin
Frances Fergu-
son. Mr and Mrs. David Groves.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Hlnx (Ade-
laid Berwick' Dr and Mrs Rhea
Williams, Mrs. Lelghlon Reed. Mr
and Mrs. Harold Eirhenbaum. Mr
and Mrs David Benjamin. (Mary
Durrum>, and Mr and Mrs Har-
old Robtnaoa. (Ann rhirrum
Following the game Mr. and
Mrs Benjamin and Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson entertained with 4 cock-
tar, party and buffet supper at
the Robtnaoa home.**
la Boat Tanas
Over 10.000 Holla of Watlpeper In I fan*e and the peace of oor Coon- ^ wMkJTsUP,P^ °
stock at Walker*a 1 1 try."
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, November 11, 1955, newspaper, November 11, 1955; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth923496/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.