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The Texas Mohair Weekly
Volume 52
Rocksprings, Texas, Friday, November 11, 1960
Number 44
Henderson Wins Sheriffs
Office; County Votes
Nixon, Steger, Tower
Tom T. Henderson, Sr. won the
office of Sheriff of Edwards Coun-
ty over his opponent, Thomas T.
Tomlinson with a vote of 448 to 320.
This, race by boxes was as fol-
lows:
Tomlinson: Absentee, 23; Pre-
cinct 1, 205; Precinct 2, 49; Pre-
cinct 3, 14; Precinct 4, 29; Total,
320 votes.
Henderson: Absentee, 48; Pre-
cinct 1, 239; Precinct 2, 82; Pre-
cinct 3, 29; Precinct 4, 50; Total,
448 votes.
Nixon carried the county by a
big majority, 4(>3 votes to Ken-
nedy's 157. In the governor’s race,
Steger carried the county 379 to
Daniel's 363. For U. S. Senator,
Tower also carried the county by
a big majority 407 votes to John-
son's 272.
All four constitutional amend-
ments were defeated in Edwards
County.
In the State Representative race
in Edwards County Jim Nugent of
Kerrville won over his opponent,
\V. G. (Bill) Stacy also of Kerr-
villc with 377 votes to 334.
Other state races and their out-
come in Edwards County are as
follows: Lt. Governor — Ramsey,
401; Harrison,-276. Attorney Gen-
eral—Wilson, 394; Treadaway. 268.
Railroad Commissioner — Thomp-
son, 433; Ewing, 224. Comptroller
of Public Accounts—Calvert, 456;
Mrs. Hargrove Smith, 205. Com-
missioner General Land Office—
Sadler, 440; Byler, 211. State
Treasurer—James 443; Lacy, 210.
State Commissioner of Agriculture
—White, 439; Danklefs, 199.
Also in the state run-off were
Calvert for Chief Justice Supreme
Court, 614; Smith for Associate
Justice, Place One, 616; Greenhill
for Associate Justice, Place 2, 617;
Murray, Chief Justice Civil Ap-
peals, 631; McDonald for Judge
Criminal Appeals, 4th District, 514;
O. C. Fisher, Representative 21st
Congressional District, 656; Roger
Thurmond, Sr., District Judge, 657;
Douglas A. Newton, District At-
torney, 637 votes.
Edwards County races: Tax
Assessor and Collector, Clarence E.
Martin, 731; County Aitorney, Sam
A. Hough, Jr., 729; Commissioner
Precinct Three, Roger Hutto, 53;
Commissioner Precinct One, Fred
L. Speck, 425; Justice Peace Pre-
cinct One, C. C. Sorrells, 425; Con-
stable Precinct One, Roy Edwards,
417 votes.
It was ascertained that Edwards
County voted all but about 100
possible ballots. 677 poll taxes were
paid and 18 exemptions issued for
voters 21 years of age. There are
approximately 200 overage people
in the county eligible to vote. The
most votes that were cast was in
the sheriff's race, which amounted
to 768. Some votes, as usual were
mutilated and some votes lost due
to various reasons. Altogether it
was an exceptionally large turnout
at the voting boxes.
--o-o-
25,000 Pounds Fall
Wool Sold By
Varga Warehouse
J. D. Varga warehouse sold 25,-
000 pounds of fall wool this week
to Forte Dupree and Sawyer of
Boston. The wool went for 36 1-2
cents and 41 1-2 cents.
School News
The new 48-passengcr Chevrolet
school bus arrived this week. Also
the new boiler for the gym and H.
E. building arrived. The new heat-
ing system for these two buildings
is expected to be in operation
by another week or so.
Rocksprings’ 7th Annual Basket-
ball Tournament for boys and girls
will be held Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, December 15, 16 and 17.
Rocksprings’ boys and girls
basketball teams will play Junc-
tion here on Friday evening, Nov-
ember 18th, at 7 and 8 o’clock.
Jim Nugent Wins
In State
Legislative Race
Wednesday evening, Jim Nugent
was leading in the 78th Representa-
tive District with 8,376 votes over
6,219 for Bill Stacy. These returns
from the 10-county district are in-
complete with some boxes still out
in Crockett, Menard and Mason
counties.
Whitworth And
Cook Win At Fall
Tennis Festival
Laura June Whitworth, playing
with Brenda Cook of Junction, won
first place in the Junior Girls
Doubles at the Fall Festival Ten-
nis Tournament held at San Pedro
Courts in San Antonio the past
two week-ends, October 29-30 and
November 5-6.
Each of the girls received an
onyx desk set engraved with a gold
plaque and holding a ball point pen.
There were over 200 entries in the
tournament, making it necessary to
hold semi-final and final matches
last Saturday and Sunday. In the
finals Sunday afternoon, Brenda
and Laura June defeated Karen
Wright and Paula Donnelly of San
Antonio in straight sets, 6-0; 6-1.
The girls also entered the Women’s
division in doubles and reached the
semi-finals before losing to a San
Antonio team, 6-3; 6-2.
Brenda also won the Junior Girls
Singles trophy by defeating Annie
Langhatn of Bandera in finals.
DR. MURPHY, FORMER
ROCKSPRINGS TEACHER, TO
ADDRESS WOMAN’S CLUB
Dr. A. C. Murphy, Director of
the Division of Extension, of the
University of Texas, will address
the Rocksprings Woman's Club,
Wednesday, November 16th on the
subject "Educating Our Youth for
Democracy”. The meeting will con-
vene at 3 o'clock and the public
is cordially invited to attend.
Dr. Murphy formerly taught in
the Rocksprings School and was
principal of the Elementary School.
He was here during the years 1934
to 1936.
A luncheon will be at the Sha-
gora at the noon hour that day,
honoring Dr. Murphy. People, who
taught with Dr. Murphy during the
years he taught here and his ex-
students are invited to attend the
luncheon. Please make reservations
with Mrs. Hayden Haby by Mon-
day noon, November 14th.
Mrs. C. V. Whitworth, who
taught in the Rocksprings High
School, when Dr. Murphy was
here, will be leader of the program
at the Woman’s Clubhouse.
Miss Elaine Rotter, Rocksprings
Homemaking teacher attended the
Inscrivce Conference held at the
Commodore Perry Hotel, Austin,
the past week-end, Nov. 4-5.
November 11 Last
Dav To Obtain
•r
Doe Permits
The Game and Fish Commission
reminds landowners in Edwards
County that today, November 11th
is the last day to obtain doe per-
mits for the 1960 hunting season.
Game biologists will be in the
County Judge's office all day today,
from 8 a. m. until 5 p. in. to issue
these permits. The doe permits
have been available any day this-
week. By 3 p. m. Wednesday, 337
permits had been issued. Last year,
approximately 600 permits were is-
sued.
After these permits are issued to
the landowners, the responsibility
is in the landowners' hands to is-
sue the permits to the hunters.
Hunters are reminded that does
killed with permits in Edwards
County are considered illegal deer
until they have been checked in at
the checking station west of the
Rocksprings Locker Plant. They
must be checked in before taken
from the county or within 24 hours
if they remain in the county. When
checked into the station, the game
biologist will attach a metal band
to the doe, which indicates that
the deer has been accounted for.
Bill Tutor of Sonora, game bio-
logist, will be in charge of the
checking station in Rocksprings.
Spike deer will be allowed this
year under the same conditions as
a buck deer. They do not need to
be checked in at the checking
station.
The entire hunting season,
which opens next Wednesday,
November 16th and closes Satur-
day, December 31st, also is a legal
season for bow and arrow hunters
to take deer and turkey.
Each hunter during this period is
allowed two deer and two turkey.
There is no closed season on jave-
linas or squirrels in Edwards
County.
Ronnie Luce
Chosen FHA
Chapter Beau
The Rocksprings FHA Chapter
had their Hallowe’en party and
dance on October 29th in the
school cafeteria. The group had a
very enjoyable evening dancing and
playing games.
The main event of the evening
was the honoring of our F'HA
Beau, who is Ronnie Luce. He
was pre.sented an engraved silver
belt buckle. Refreshments of punch,
candy, cookies, dips and chips
were served.
To make the event more delight-
ful were the cheerful decorations
throughout the building. At the
front entrance of the cafeteria was
a large black yarn spider web cov-
ering the entire window. A six foot
skeleton hung from the lobby wall
and small witches, owls, spooks
and bats were placed in various
spots. Orange and black streamers
hung over the party entrance.
Bi-district Game
To Be Played At
Devine Nov. 19th
Medina Valley, winner of Dis-
trict 35B and Charlotte, winner
of District 36B, will meet in bi-
district play Saturday evening,
November 19th at Devine.
Paul Barr and Coaches Douglas
Jung and Bill Farrington met with
coaches add school officials from
Medina Valley, Brackettville and
Sabinal in Uvalde, Monday evening
for the coaches of District 35B to
select the all-district team.
Medina Valley asked that this
team not be publicized until after
the bi-district game at Devine.
RAY RATLIFF HEADS
NUECES CANYON 4-H CLUB
Election of officers for the Nueces
Canyon 4-H Club was held Wed-
nesday afternoon at the Camp
Wood School Auditorium. 20 of
the 22 members were present.
Hayden Haby, County Agent,
conducted a program of parliamen-
tary procedure. The officers elected
were Ray Ratliff, president; K. K.
Bonner, vice president; Tommy
Williams, sec retary-treasurcr
,Wd' "* Bell* reporter.
High Point Team In District
Rocksprings Angoras Win
Second In District Football
The Rocksprings Angoras finish-
ed in second place in District 37B
football, when they defeated the
Sabinal Yellow Jackets on the
Angora field Friday night, Nov-
ember 4th by a score of 21 to 16.
In the district standing Medina
Valley was 1st, Rocksprings 2nd,
Sabinal 3rd, and Brackettville 4th.
The game was played before a large
home-coming crowd and the An-
goras made it a very enjoyable af-
fair by defeating the Yellow Jackets.
During district play the Angoras
led the district in offensive scor-
ing, by scoring 52 points, Sabinal
was second with 40 points, Medina
Valley was third with 38 points and
Brackettville was fourth with 19
points. The Angoras also have an
excellent record on defensive play
with only 20 points being scored
against them.
We wish to take this opportunity
to join with Angora fans in com-
plimenting Head Coach Bill Far-
rington and Assistant Coach Doug-
las Jung for their many hours of
hard work put in with the Angora
squad. This year has been rather
a trying one on the coaches, as
the Angoras changed from a single
wing to a T formation this year
and it took lots of hard work by
both the boys and coaches to make
this change. We also wish to com-
pliment the coaches for the gen-
tlemanly way in which they have
conducted themselves both on the
football field and in the communi-
ty. Incidentally this has also shown
up in the way the Angora football
squad has conducted themselves.
Sabinal chalked up the first
score of the game, when they had a
sustained drive of 75 yards and a
touchdown, but failed to make the
extra point. The rest of the first
quarter remained scoreless, the
Angoras and the Yellow Jackets
being unable to get closer than
the 25 yard line during the balance
of the quarter.
vThe Angoras scored about mid-
way in the second quarter when
McCoy crashed center from 1-yard
out. The extra point kick by Mc-
coy, with Minica holding was good.
The score for the Angoras was
the climax of a 75-yard drive.
The Jackets came back to score
just before the half on a line play
from 6 yards out, set up by a long
pass completion. The try for point
Norma Lann Selected
As Football Sweetheart
By 1960 Angora Squad
Miss Norma Lee Lann, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Travis Lann, has
been chosen by the Angora football
squad to be their sweetheart for the
1960 season. A senior in the Rock-
springs High School, Norma Lee
has been a favorite among the
young people since she began her
school here in the fall of 1959.
At the half-time ceremonies last
Friday night at the Sabinal-Rock-
springs game, Norma Lee was
crowned with a gold football hel-
met by Kenneth McCoy, Angora
Co-captain, and she was presented
a beautiful arm bouquet of white
chrysanthemums by the other An-
gora Co-captain, John Jerry Hutt.
The presentation was made as the
Rocksprings School Band formed
a heart and played the popular
number, “Let Me Call You Sweet-
heart”. Other candidates for the
sweetheart position were Carolyn
Whittle, Judy Greer and Samye
Kay Smart. The four attractive
young ladies were dressed in love-
ly red formats and made a strik-
ing appearance in their presenta-
tion before the fans.
Parents of the football boys were
also given special honor that
evening with a box seat arranged in
the middle of the grand stand for
them. Their sons’ football num-
bers were pinned to their backs
and they marched in a group to
the grandstand, where the Master
of Ceremony named each one.
As the Angoras were working out
for the game, the parents gave a
rousing cheer to the "Big Red and
White” team.
A PRAYER FOR A
STATESMAN PRESIDENT
MRS. LOLITA BABB ATTENDS
OES MEETING IN DALLAS
Mrs. Lolita Babb returned last
week-end from Dallas, where she
attended the seventy-eighth annual
Grand Chapter session October 31-
November 4th. This ’’Sundial” ses-
sion was formally opened Monday
evening. Mrs. Babb began her
Grand Chapter activities Sunday
afternoon as a hostess at the re-
ception honoring Grand Chapter
floor officers at the Grand Ball-
room, Sheraton-Dallas Hotel. She
assisted in serving at District Five
refreshment table. She participated
in the report of Deputy Grand
Matrons of District Five, which
was presented Wednesday after-
noon. The worthy Grand Matron,
Mrs. Mary Katharine Smith ap-
pointed her to serve as a teller
for the election c' Grand Chapter
officers held TF Approxi-
•Mf 4/Wt rm- nded this
Will the banks be closed and the
soldiers marching today? A little
joke was going around that if
Nixon was elected then within three
days the banks would be closed
and the soldiers marching. The
three days brings us up to today,
Armistice Day. Years back, the
banks and schools did close and
programs were held with soldiers
marching commemorating the day
when peace was declared. Now,
November 11th is just another day
in the lives of most people with
each day bringing a prayer that
peace will be among men that par-
ticular day. Three wars within the
last half century have assured young
and old that no war can be fought
to bring continual epace. Christian
statesmen behind the helm of gov-
ernment can keep the peace.
Paul Harvey, celebrated news
analyst, penned this appropriate
prayer for this election year:
“Almighty God, send us a leader.
A man with his feet planted firm-
ly in American tradition.
A tall man . . . with his head
above the fog of selfish in-
terests.
Not a common man. This time.
God, send us an 'uncommon
man*— a statesman.
And hurry, please. The hour is
late. The candle of freedom
burns low.”
As the popular votes have been
counted this week, as the electorial
votes go on official record next
month, the above prayer can and
must be repeated over and over.
■ ■■ • - o-o ......- —
A baby girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Ernie Holcomb, Thurs-
day afternoon November 3rd at
3:23 o'clock in the San Angelo
Clinic Hospital at San Angelo. The
baby weighed in at 7 pounds and
7 ounces and has been named Jan
Kay. Her grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Holcomb of George-
town and Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Tatum. Mr. Holcomb it employed
by the Plymouth Oil Company and
the family is living in Rocksprings.
Mrs. Holcomb and baby came home
Monday.
Carl Peeples has had his crew
at Eagle Pass for several weeks.
Mr. Peeples has a contract with
Austin Bridge Company to build
he bridge abutments on the Farm-
’o-Market road No. 1021 from
V- Pass to El Indio.
was good for 2 points, making the
score Sabinal 14, Rocksprings 7
at the half.
In the second half the Angoras
decidedly dominated the game. The
defensive play of the Angora was
outstanding. About mid-way in the
third quarter the Angoras, tak-
ing the hall on the Jackets 40-yard
line and marked 60 yards for the
score, when McCoy hit Thurman
with a pass from the 15 and Thur-
man going over for the score. On
this play McCoy also passed to
Thurman for the 2 extra points.
In the first few minutes of the
fourth quarter the Angora- again
got a 70-yard drive going that was
culminated when McCoy went over
from the 5-yard line to score 6
points. The try for point on this
I’D was no good. Late in the fourth
quarter the Jackets lost the hall to
the Angoras oil the 1-2 yard line
when the Angora line said no to
the Jackets' goal-ward jaunt. On
the first play from scrimmage, Mc-
Coy, after stumbling over an An-
gora blocker, was tackled by a
Sabinal defender in the end zone,
thus giving the Jackets a safety,
good for 2 points.
Statistics for the game was as
follows: Yards gained rushing—
Angoras 171, passing 51, total 222;
Sabinal 155 yards rush, 126 pass-
ing, total 281. First downs—Rock-
springs 11, Sabinal 12. Penalties—
Rocksprings 3 for 25 yards, Sabinal
4 for 40 yards. Sabinal lost 1 fum-
ble, Rocksprings none. Rocksprings
intercepted 1 Sabinal pass, the An-
goras had no interceptions. Rock-
springs tried 11 passes, with 3
completions, Sabinal tried 11 passes
with 7 completions. The Angoras
ran 54 plays for about a 5 yard
average, the Jackets ran 62 plays
for a 4 1-2 yard average. Tackles
were as follows; James Sweeten
5, Thurman 11, Cottle 2, Geuea 4,
Luce 5, Guthrie 8, Cloudt 11,
Maurer 5, Hutt 15, Grooms 4,
McCoy 6, Cerda 2.
Individual yardage gained was as
follows: McCoy 106 yards on 15
carries for a 7 yd. ave. Minica 40
yds. on 15 carries, 2 2-3 yd. ave.
Thurman 3 yards on 4 carries, 3-4
yd. ave. Sweeten 6 carries for 19
yards, 3 yr. ave. Cottle 3 yards on
3 carries, 1 yd. ave.
Angora passes completed were
McCoy to Thurman good for 27
yards, McCoy to Geuea good for
9 yards and McCoy to Thurman
good for 15 yards.
A rather unusual play occurred
late in the fourth quarter, when
Butch Grooms, an Angora guard
intercepted a Jacket pass and it
looked like he was going the en-
tire distance, but lacked a block
that would have cleared him for
a score, but was brought down after
a 30 yard run.
The Angoras close the season
tomorrow night, Saturday Novem-
ber 12th at Fredericksburg, when
they meet the St. Marys’ Indians
who have a perfect record for the
year. The Indians have not lost a
game this season, hut the Angoras
are out to upset the Indians, and a
good game can be expected. Eleven
Angoras will play their last game
of high school football tomorrow
night—so let’s all be on hand in
Fredericksburg to help them close
the season with a win.
-o-o———
New Construction
Student Minister
To Preach Sunday
For Presbyterians
EDWIN BUTLER COURSON
Edwin Butler Courson of Dallas
will fill the pulpit of the First
I Presbyterian Church in Rocksprings
on Sunday, November 13.
Mr. Courson is a third-year stu-
dent at the Austin Presbyterian
Theological Seminary in Austin.
He attended Davidson College and
Southern Methodist University• in
Dallas before receiving a B. B. A.
degree from the University of Tex-
as in Austin.
Mr. Courson was in the con-
struction business for himself in
the Dallas area before entering
Austin Seminary. He served three
years in the United States Army.
He and his wife, the former Lin-
na Lois Johnson of Dallas, are the
parents of four children.
As a part of his practical exper-
ience at Austin Seminary, Mr.
Courson was the summer student
at Rockport in 1959 and the sum-
mer student assistant pastor at
Second Presbyterian Church, Lit-
tle Rock, Arkansas, in 1960.
There is considerable amount of
remodeling and some new con-
struction in the Latin American
section of town.
Two new homes that have re-
cently been erected are the homes
of Benenyo Villareal and Mrs.
Valencia Franca Vicente Avila has
put asbestos shingles on his home,
added new cabinets and a new
paint job. Edwardo Hernandez has
addeH new rooms to his home with
an attractive new porch.
———o-o-
Mr. and Mrs. Jess L. Hankins
returned Tuesday from El Paso,
where they had "visited their dau-
ghter, Mrs. Milton Gilmer and
Review Rules
Before Going
On Deer Hunt
AUSTIN, Tex.—“Hunters head-
ing for the field beginning open-
ing day, November 16, should take
time out now to rehearse some
important musts,” suggests J. G.
Phillips, assistant director of law
enforcement, Texas Game and Fish
Commission. "This involves every-
thing from giving equipment of the
hunt a once-ovcr, to the care of
the kill.”
Each year brings tragedy to the
families of many hunters because
of faulty guns or failure to obey
the rules of safe hunting, accord-
ing to Phillips. “A careful review
of these rules and a double check
of rifles and ammo may be more
important than many hunters real-
ize,” he warned.
The assistant director also re-
minded hunters that crippled deer
are potential killers. "Be positive
that the deer you shoot are dead
before getting too close to them.
Only recently a story from- out of
the state told about a hunter who
was killed by a wounded deer.”
The woods this hunting season
will be filled with hunters. Many
of them will he out for the first
time, and they will not he on guard
at all times. The director suggest-
ed that these novices be extra
careful, both when handling their
rifles and when sighting in on deer.
“Be certain its a deer — a legal
deer.”
Taking care of the meat after
the deer has been bagged also
is important “Know how to pro-
perly care for venison before you
shoot. Lots of good meat is lost
each year because of spoilage,” said
the director. “If you don’t know
how to care for the meat, ask
someone before the hunt.”
—........o-o.' ■ ■ i
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Ward at-
tended the Homecoming at South-
west Texas State College at San
Marcos and visited their daughter,
and son, Miss Jean Ward and
Htllyer Ward, students at the col-
lege. East Texas State of Com-
merce defeated SWTSC 12 to 0
in the homecoming game.
Charlie Taylor of Ft. Stockton,
Extension Service Farm and Ranch
Management Specialist, waa here
Tuesday afternoon discussing ranch
management problems with County
Agent Hayden Haby.
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