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THE RULE REVIEW
Serving the Gateway to the Cotton Fields”
VOLUME 61
RULE, HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS, 79547, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1967
10 CENTS PER COPY
NUMBER 13
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REV. AND MRS. J. F. CURRY
The Story of Rule
On October 24, 1910 a Bap-
tist preacher by the name of
Rev. J. F. Curry moved to the
Pinkerton Community to be the
pastor of the Pinkerton Baptist
Church. He had been doing Mis-
sionary work in Bosque County
prior to this time. Rev. Curry
was about 41 years old at this
time and had a wife and seven
children. On the above men-
tioned date Mr. W. L. Norton,
one of the deacons of the church,
met the family at the depot in
Haskell. He drove a wagon
drawn by two horses, and con-
veyed the Curry family,
which consisted of Rev. and
Mrs. Curry, Frankie, Albert,
Virginia, Joe, Charlie, Minnie,
and Evelyn, to their new home.
Soon after Mr. Curry was
called to the church, the mem-
bership purchased the old
school building, dismantled it,
and built a parsonage. The house
consisted of six rooms with a
porch across the front. It was
completed when the family was
ready to move into it.
Rev. Curry was half time
pastor at Pinkerton and was half
time pastor at Sagerton. He
preached at Foster school house
some, too. Of course,
preachers’ salaries as usual,
were not very much. So in or-
der to have a living for the
family, Mr. Curry would rent
land from some of the land
owners in the community and
have a crop. That was in the
days when one could rent land
most any time and plant as much
cotton as he wanted without hav-
ing to ask the government any-
thing about it, or plow it up
if he planted too much. Mr.
Curry did not have to have
bracerios come and hoe for him
or hire a cotton stripper to
gather the crop. He had planty
of help at home. He believed in
children learning to work. The
children thought that was the
main reason he wanted to have
a crop.
After pastoring churches for
about four years, Rev. Curry
was elected Missionary of the
Haskell-Knox Baptist Associa-
Posse Takes First
In Graham Rodeo
The Haskell County Sheriff’s
Posse took home the first place
Trophy from the annual Possum
Kingdom Rodeo in Graham,
Wednesday.
The Olney Boots and Saddle
Club placed second with Prof-
fitt Riding Club finishing third.
In 15 outings this year, the
Haskell riding outfit has won 11
first place and three second
place trophies.
The Posse journeyed back to
Graham Saturday night to set
pivots.
Next Thursday the club will
be in the parade and grand en-
try at the annual Fisher County
Rodeo in Roby. On Sept. 16 it
will compete for parade honors
at the New Mexico State Fair
in Albuquerque.
Rule members participating
were A. V. Townsend and Clyde
Grice.
*****
REPORT YOUR LOCALS
The Pioneers’
Corner
(By E. J. CLOUD)
tion. The Association covered
all of Haskell County and the
south part of Knox County. Mr.
Curry had services at every
settlement in the Association.
At that time there were thirty
six or more rural schools,
and he had preaching appoint-
ments at each one. He would
get young ministerial students
from Simmons College, now
Hardin-Simmons University,
and other places , to fill some
of the appointments. During that
time and while he was pastor
at Pinkerton, he held eighty
revivals in the Association. He
would never miss a service
no matter what kind of weather.
His means of travel at that
time was in a buggy. On cold
days he would heat bricks and
put them in the buggy to keep
his feet ^warm, then besides
wearing heavy coats, he would
use quilts to keep him warm.
It would be too far to come
home, and very often he would
stay in a community several
days before coming home. He
was Missionary of this As-
sociation for six years. During
the time four more children
came to live with the Currys.
They were Belva,John, Rogers,
and Gladys.
Rev. Curry was elected Mis-
sionary of the Brownfield As-
sociation, and moved with his
family to Brownfield. The As-
sociation consisted of eight
counties. In order to meet all
the appointments in such a large
territory he had to have a fas-
ter way of travel. So he bought
a Model T Ford, which was his
first car. This car took him
to many places where he or-
ganized churches and mission
points, and held revivals. Some
of the churches that he organ-
ized were the First Baptist
Church at Levelland, Sea-
graves, Morton, Clauine, Cen-
tral and others.
Mrs. Curry did mission work,
too, because all the many days
and weeks her husband was
away, she was at home keeping
the home fires burning. She was
an excellent seamstress and
made most of the clothes for
her family. Very often she
designed and made the patterns
that she used in cutting and
sewing. Sewing, cooking, wash-
ing, and ironing the old fash-
ion way, and keeping a large
family in school and ready to go
to church kept her busy all the
time.
After several years on the
south plains, the Currys moved
back to Haskell County. Rev.
Curry was pastor again for
awhile. He was pastor of Sweet-
Home and Gillespie, and a few
other mission points. But the
time came for him to retire
on account of bad health. With
all the children gone their se-
parate ways, they came to Rule
to make their home. On Decem-
ber 25, 1943, Rev. Curry was
called home, and was laid to
rest in the Rule Cemetery;
Later on August 3, 1959 Mrs.
Curry followed her husband in
death and was laid to rest be-
side him in the Rule Cemetery.
All the eleven children are still
living.
Patricia Jewell, Jill Adkins «« Hold
Crowned In Festivities
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During his ministry, Rev.
Curry encouraged and coun-
seled several young ministerial
students who later became
prominent pastors, and teach-
ers in the state. They fondly
called him their “Father in the
Ministry.” Among the number
were B. N. Shepherd, Era T.
Miller, Nathan McGuire, Reu-
ben Norman, and S. E. Steven-
son.
Rev. and Mrs. Curry were
very hospitable. They liked peo-
ple and enjoyed having people
in their home. On one occasion
while Mr. Curry was pastor at
Gillespie, the people of the
church had made plans with
Mrs. Curry to take a covered
dish and eat lunch with the
Currys, the occasion being his
birthday. Mr. Curry knew no-
thing of their plans. After ser-
vices he asked one of the
“brethern”, then another, and
another to go home with him
for lunch. Each one responded
with “Well, Bro. Curry I be-
lieve I will. Mr. Curry called
Mrs. Curry aside and asked
her if she had any lunch cooked.
She told him that he should
learn not to ask every one
with them. But it was a happy
time when they all came bring-
ing their covered dishes, as
well as presents for their pas-
tor on his birthday.
Rev. J. F. Curry was born
July 15, 1869 in Hernando, Mis-
sissippi. He was the son of Rev.
H. F. Curry and his wife, Mar-
garet Long Curry. His father
Rev. H. F. Curry, was a Con-
federate soldier being a mem-
ber of Company F. 15th Mis-
sissippi Infantry Regiment.
Mrs. Curry was born Sept-
ember 1, 1876 in, Carlton,
Texas. She was ihe daughter of
Rev. C. P. Osborne and his
wife, Mary Jane Gibson Os-
borne.
Rev. C. P. Osborne was al-
so a Confederate soldier. He
volunteered and got into the
army when he was only six-
teen years old. The name of
the organization with which
he served is not known.
Rev. J. F. Curry and Mrs.
Curry were married at Mc-
Gregor, Texas, November 17,
1895. They lived very busy,
fruitful lives.
*****
Mishap Saturday
Demolishes Car
Perry Pinkard and Tommy
Manske were uninjured Satur-
day night in a one car acci-
dent north of Avoca.
In his 61 model Ford, Perry
was forced to the bar ditch to
avoid an oncoming car. His
Ford was totaled.
*****
Pickup, Cow
Accident Friday
Roy Hunt’s pickup was slight-
ly damaged Friday night when
he accidently run into a cow
about two miles west of town.
Patrolman Jim Terril in-
vestigated the accident,
*****
Brother Of Novis
Ousley Has Stroke
Novis Ousley received a call
from Handsford Ousley Sat-
urday afternoon that his broth-
er, E. H. Ousley, had suffered
a stroke Saturday morning. He
is in a hospital in Pampa and is
improving.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Richard-
son and Larry of Madisonville,
Texas visited this weekend with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mor-
ris Neal.
Patricia Jewell was named
“Miss Hey-Day” in festivities
held in the Texas Theatre in
Haskell Thursday night. Daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold C.
Jewell of Haskell, the 18-year-
old Miss Jewell was crowned
at the conclusion of the pageant
highlighted by a flourish of
beautiful, brightly - colored
gowns worn by 78 Haskell area
entrants.
Miss Jewell, who was spon-
sored by Pogue’s Grocery, will
enroll at Texas Tech next
month.
First runner-up was Deborah
Darnell, 16, Haskell High School
junior and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Darnell of Has-
kell.
Second runner-up was Anita
Kay Newton, 18, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Newton of
Weinert. She will enroll in Mc-
Murry College this fall.
Fourth place went to Belinda
McKelvain, 17, of Haskell, while
Rubye Rainey, 18, of Weinert,
was fifth.
The 78 contestants were nar-
rowed to 15 finalists, which in-
cluded, in addition to the top
five, Peggy Blair of Haskell,
Sherry Tibbets of Rochester;
Peggy Thigpen of Haskell; Diane
Sue Hester of Haskell; Mary
Yates of Weinert; Rhonda Sue
Woodard of Haskell; Barbara
Foster of Haskell; Linda Riley
of Haskell; Margaret Cook of
Haskell and Edith Chambers of
Rule,
The field of 15 was narrowed
after a question-and-answer
session conducted by Haskell
County’s Miss Cotton, Penny
Patton of Weinert, and Miss
Hey-Day of 1966, Marsha Sha-
ver of Rochester.
In Friday nights festivities,
Jill Ann Adkins, sev&n-year
' ke.
Mrs. Averitf
Dies, Rites
Wednesday
Funeral services were held at
10 a.m. Wednesday from the
Cotten-Bratten Funeral Home
Chapel in Weatherford for Mrs.
Ida Durrett Averitt, 90. Burial
was in the Greenwood Ceme-
tery there with Smith Funeral
Home of Knox City in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Averitt died at the Bra-
zos Valley Care Home Monday
at 6:15 p.m.
Born May 12, 1877, in Ken-
tucky, she was married to W.T.
Averitt on March 16, 1941, in
Breckenridge. They lived at
Rule prior to their entering
the Care Home two years ago.
She was a member of the
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include the husband
of the Care Home; two step-
sons, J. M. of Knox City and
D. T. of Fort Worth; and one
step-daughter, Mrs. Helen
Hanks of Midland.
*****
Singing To Be Held
At Calvary Baptist
The regular fourth Sunday
Singing will be held at Calvary
Baptist Church Sunday, August
27.
Several quartets are ex-
pected.
Everyone is invited to at-
tend.
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Royce Adkins of Haskell, was
crowned “Little Miss Hey-
Day.”
First runner-up was Sherry
Sloan, 10, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Sloan of Roches-
ter, with Deborah Sears, 8,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Sears of Haskell, taking second
runner-up.
Crowning Miss Adkins was
last year’s queen, Emily Thig-
pen, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Joe Thigpen of Haskell.
The field of 32 contestants
was first narrowed down to
10 finalists, including Kay
Campbell, Miss Adkins, Terrie
Mullins, Tammy Peiser, Miss
Sears, Sharon Turnbow, Tamra
Parrot and Connie Jameson, all
of Haskell; and Carney Lynn
Clover and Miss Sloan, both of
Rochester.
Wallace Cox Jr. was emcee
for both contests.
The two queens will reign
over the Hey-Day activities in
conjunction with the Haskell
County Fair September 28-30.
*****
Accident Sunday
On Jud Highway
An accident Sunday involving
two;, pickups occurred about
three miles noth of Rule on the
Jud highway with no injuries.
Walter Douglas, and his wife
of Aspermont made a U turn
in front of the other pickup
driven by Dwight Kinney who
was| accompanied by Melinda
Wilson.
Both pickups were heavily
daiiaged.
\e wreck was investigated
vway Patrolmen Jim Ter-
'Jessie driest of Has
id Sonny Pittcock.
*****
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Achievement
Day A Success
Achievement day at Rule
School Cafeteria was a success-
ful event lastAVednesday with a
good attendance.
Demonstrations were given
by Mrs. M. Y. Benton,Sagerton;
Mrs. Bill Mickler, Lueders;
Mrs. Leo McKeever, Avoca;
Mrs. O. W. Whiteker and Mrs.
T. M. Patterson of Haskell.
A sack lunch was enjoyed at
the noon hoqY
Visitors were from Lueders,
Avoca, Haskell, Weinert, As-
permont, Rotan, Sagerton and
Mattson.
*****
Attending the Malone reunion
at MacKenzie Park recently
were the L. T. Malones, H. A.
Hines and the H. H. Hines.
*****
Mrs. Myrtle Decker has re-
turned home from visiting her
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Boyd in Wichita Falls, Texas.
*****
Betty Van Cleave of Abilene
spent Sunday with Mrs. Lou Dell
Fostej
*****
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hines and
children of Levelland visited
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herschel Hines Sunday.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. v. T. Lofto'h
of Meridian, Mississippi have
been visiting the past week
with their daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Simpson and fam-
ily.
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invited to call 3431 if you wish to report your
news when our office is closed.
Sixty Haskell County 4-H Club
members recently attended an
all day County 4-H Camp, ac-
cording to Mrs. Barbara Elliott,
County Home Demonstration
Agent and Mr. R. W. Schumann,
County Agricultural Agent. The
camp was held at the Haskell
City Park and the Haskell
American Legion Post.
4-H Camp Chairman Pam
Pittcock of the Rule 4-H Club
stated that “the camp was a
highly successful event. The
4-H members were involved in
many recreational and educa-
tional activities through out the
day.”
DAY’S ACTIVITIES
The day’s activities included
group sessions in Isometrices,
Career Guidance, Law Enforce-
ment, Crafts, Recreation Lead-
ing, Record Books, and Good
Grooming. These various
groups sessions were led by
4-H members, Extension
Agents and other resource per-
sons.
The 4-H members enjoyed
a picnic lunch at noon and a
weiner roast for the evening
meal. Other activities included
swimming, and a carnival type
party following the weiner
roast. The Club members en-
joyed square dancing following
the carnival.
Helping with the day’s acti-
vities were Mrs. Laura Mil-
ler, State Child Welfare Agent,
Mr. Jesse Priest, State High-
way Patrolman, Mr. Hubert
Bledsoe, Justice of the peace
and Mr. T. C. Patterson.
4-H,members invite anyone
interest to join 4-H for the
coming year.
*****
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: 1,130 Men To Be
Drafted In Sept.
State draft boards will be
called upon to furnish 1,180
men for the armed forces in
September, Colonel Morris S.
Schwartz, state Selective Ser-
vice director, said Tuesday.
This compares with quotas
of 1,421 for August, 974 for
July, 975 for June, 885 for May,
and 675 for April.
The Selective Service boards
will forward approximately
4,000 men in September for pre-
induction examination, Colonel
-Schwartz said, and they have
scheduled 6,220 for this exam-
ination in August.
Local board quotas for in-
duction and pre-induction
examination in September al-
ready have been figured and
sent to the state’s 155 draft
boards.
The Texas quota of 1,180 for
September is the state’s share
of a national call of 25,000,
all for the army.
*****
Mrs. Gladys Puckett of Santa
Paula, California, Pauline Wal-
ker of Englewood, California;
Becky Brooks of Big Spring,
and Mr. and Mrs. Herbie Mc-
Cain of Midland visited with
Mrs. Mattie Hunt last week.
Mrs. Hunt returned to Big
Spring with the Herb McCains
to visit her daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Brooks.
*****
The N. S. Ousleys, Fred
Hodgins and Don Hodgins met
at the Stamford Park Friday
night for a picnic supper.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tooley
and family of Austin spent the
weekend with Mrs. Allie Mae
Anderson and the James R.
Barbees. They attended the Sin-
gleton reunion in Abilene Sun-
day.
*****
Kay Tooley of Austin, Nita
and Kathy Singleton of Sundown
are visiting this week with rela-
tives.
*****
LoNell McCandles and Gera-
line Pool spent Saturday in Abi-
lene.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Pool,
Cleve, and Jackie of San An-
gelo, Mrs. Harold Emerson of
Abilene, and Christene Pool of
Haskell were recent visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Pool.
WAR BUDDIES RE-UNITED — Harold Woods of Rule, and
Oscar Flores Sr., of Corpus Christi, Texas, look at pictures
taken during War War n when they flew 32 bombing mis-
sions over Germany together. The two were seperated at the
end of the war but promised to meet in the future. After 2S
years they finally made the promise good. The men met in
Salt Lake City in 1944 and both enlisted in the Air Force.
Later both were stationed in Wales and flew together in
B-17 bombers. This is a photo taken while the Woods were-
vacationing in Corpus Christi, Texas, last week.
13 Girls In
Sweetheart
Contest
A luncheon, honoring the can-
didates for Miss West Texas
Fair ‘ 67 will be sponsored by the
West Texas Fair Association
at the Abilene Country Club
August 29. Y
Hostesses for the Itmc-hooti
will be Mrs. Bob Morford, wife
of Bob Morford, Fair Associa-
tion President, and Mrs. Ray-
mond Thomason, Jr., wife of
Raymond Thomason, Jr.,
Chairman of the Sweetheart Se-
lection Committee.
Other guests will be wives
of the directors of the West
Texas Fair Association.
The candidates will be fea-
tured during the Fair which
starts September 11, and on
the final night, September 16,
the Sweetheart for 1967 will be
announced.
As of Friday, 13 candidates
had entered the contest.
They are Pam Pruitt of Cooper
High School, Vicki Hickman of
Cross Plains, Carolyn Gardner
of Eula; Jajuan Rister of Haw-
ley; Harriett Watts of Lueders;
Sheila Jon Hamner of Trent;
Sharon Byrne of Loraine; Sher-
ry Hefley of Jim Ned; Maxie
Lynn Wright of Roscoe; Jayne
Carol Turner of Hamlin; Gail
Cornett of Knox City; Wanda
Grissom of Winters and Patti
Horner, Clyde.
*****
WILCOXES VACATION
IN NEV. AND CALIF.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilcox
and Jackie left Wednesday and
flew by plane from Dallas to
Las Vegas, Nevada to visit
his niece, the Glazners. There
they rented a car and drove
through Death Valley, and Yosi-
mite National Park. From there
they went on to Los Angeles and
visited Disneyland, Marineland
and other sites of interest.
After flying home on Monday
Jackie flew back to Dallas to
visit his sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Welborn.
*****
Mr and Mrs. Tom Kutch and
Christene spent from Thursday
to Sunday at Brown wood Lake.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. H.V. McDonald
of Kermit arrived Monday to
visit Mrs. Arra Mae McDonald.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hilliard
of Abilene and Mr. and Mrs.
Rex Murry are vacationing at
Brown wood Lake this week.
*****
Mrs. Harold Woods has re-
turned from Altus, Oklahoma
with her daughter, Dana, who
has been visiting with her
grandmother, Mrs. Bonnie Os-
born. *****
Visiting the Vernon Mahlers
Sunday was Beth Manuel of
Tarleton State College in Ste-
phenville, where she is at-
tending school.
*****
Floyd Grimsley of Muleshoe
visited his sister, Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Lusk Sunday.
JEFF LEWIS
J. Lewis Graduates
With BBA Degree
McMurry College held its
annual summer commencement
exercise at 8 p.m. on August
18, and approximately 80 stu-
dents received degrees.
Jefferson D. Lewis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lewis
of Rule was among those who
received degrees.
The Rev. Harry Vanderpool,
Jr., pastor of Polk Street
Methodist Church in Amarillo,
delivered the commencement
address. He and the Rev. Ira
E. Williams, Jr., pastor of the
First Methodist Church in Al-
buquerque, N. M. both received
honorary doctorate of divinity
degrees during the ceremony.
Vanderpool is both a Metho-
dist minister and an outstand-
ing civic leader. He was named
“Man of the Year” by the
Littlefield Chamber of Com-
merce in 1954 and “Citizen of
the Year” by the Snyder Cham-
ber of Commerce in 1961. He
has served as chairman of the
Northwest Texas Annual Con-
ference Board of Missions since
1960 and is a member of the
South Central Jurisdiction
Board of Missions.
Williams is an outstanding
leader in the New Mexico Con-
ference.
Graduating with a B. B. A.
degree in marketing, Lewis was
a member of Kiva social club
on the McMurry campus.
*****
’Bulletin
The deadline to enter live-
stock in the annual West Texas
Fair to be held in Abilene
September 11-16, has been ex-
tended to September 1, accord-
ing to D. R. Derusha, General
Superintendent of the Livestock
Division.
“We felt that the additional
time would provide an oppor-
tunity for more exhibitors to
enter their animals,” DeRusha
said.”
Originally, the cut-off date
was August 20, to enter the
division.”
As of Monday, a total of 136
Herefords, 91 Angus, 31 Jer-
seys, 53 swine, 171 sheep and 24
goats had been entered in the
show
*****
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