The Stephens County Times (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1955 Page: 1 of 8
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(totttlj SFtm^a IBuckaroos To T
vol
Luminous Lawn, House Markers Offered
JAYCEES PLAN SALE OF
MARKERS FOR SIGNS FUND
Bit-rkenrulge Javcees haw an
nouuced plans to launch a cam
jKiijrn Monday, October 10, to
luminous lawn markers ami hi
numerals 11> th«.* citizens of B1
enriil^e with p-oceeds from
sales to go to the city to buy
ditional street markers.
The street markers are to
the type already in. use in the down-
town area, it was stated. Thv« in-
dividual lawn markers and house
1 be sold in a tlo'.r-to-
the Jaycee members,
markers or numerals
sell
use
:ck-
♦he
be of
numera
1 by
the
Local Delegates
Attend Meeting
On Cancer Fight
Cartwright, medical
Jap Stoker, comity
BRECK .MAN THKATKK HI lUiKR- M. I.. pic;urcd
is known "Vrr 'JVxsk :t< < etsti.mii ng drive-in theater builder
of Texas, fi• * pionee ••<( • th. w«>i*k when bankers uld not sec the
business :.*.« a profitable "lie, and today has saturated Texas with
outdoor show,-.
M. L. MONTGOMERY IS TOPS
IN STATE THEATER WORK
Dr. H. H.
adviser. Mrs
chairman, and Mrs. Civile Edw :rds,
secretaiy treasurer of the Stephens
, County Cancel' Society attended
the meetinn held at Western Hills
11 <11* i in fort Worth, Sept. 27.
Reports from the various eountv ,
units were made during the morn- j
inn session. Luncheon was s-rved
; "ii the terrace to approximately (,'5
members. Presiding at the luncheon '
will be $1.35 or $1.55 depending
upon whether the home has a three
or four number address.
Chairman of the drive is John
Williams and other committeemen
heading the drive are Bill Bease
and Tom Ward.
In connection with the drive fhe
Jaycees tune asked a nuuipci ot
city oitictals ami representatives
ot organizations whom tlie m-irK-
ers will heip to write letters ex-
press!.g tlieir views on the iirive.
deiuvv toiiows three ot the leters:
The City Manager has been re-
quested to express ins tltougrits as
io tne eitect and tlie gooa tria-. can
oe derived ironi tlie project D;.* tiie
junior Lhanioer ot commerce ol
selling lawn marker house numbers
ana converting tne proms derived
troiii tne operation to the purchase
ol street uiarKer signs to assist m
locating tne various streets m th.*
city.
The City Manager would like t •
say mat tne project seems to cave
oeen weii-conceived and •-veil
ttiought out prior to its acceptance
and approval Uy the Junior v.iium-
tier or commerce and tnai he jeels
li> HI 1,1.11*! CKEAC !1
Though M. i- M."iit«i^iie:-> ■
Krcckent idge doe.-. r.oi (.,<• • :*.
cameras or hob nob with movie
stars, he i> noni* the iess an intcg-
i al pa11 of the notion pict id
here in the State ol 'IVxa.-. lii
serves in the "not so *: ;;.tc,c i ,-.i> '
capacity as a tiiealie lon.-ti *."■
jontinct, specializing in tic ■ •
drive-m theatres.
In the beginning, drive ii 'Ivc
litres weie looked r,p • b '■
and fina.'ic, as a t<u •,: • ■>;
parable to lutniatu. e got 140 ■'
day and broke ti >ri < c.v i -
popular conception n tdo it neces-
sary for those na n who poinvered
drive in theatres t" supp.v l: •
own capita; until tin-v had I" ' 1,
that drive ins weie profitable md
were hen- to stay. About the f
that bankers were cuiivtiieed 1 i:d
drive in construction was g'i'.r :
under way on a big scale u: uss
till* I llited State... till- IIHt.KR lo'.ui.l
itself engaged in a lite and
struggle in W01 id \\..r 11 ■ in ■■
Sam needed practieaih ail the ma-
terials that went into the construe
tion of theaties, causing bui'dmc
programs to coioe to a ■*. ua'
stand still. Alter the v.;.:, u- ■
in theatres stalled eHishro
across tile country m nr ,*':!"
number. however-, they Ii-tw
more popular in the Sou-he; ii
States than elsewhere due to ■*. am:
conditions that prevailed ■ !«.*.
here most of th>* winter- \gain
Texas comes t" the front by ha, nig
more drive ins than ate. ''net
state, followed by Cal il'oi nia and
then Florid;..
This IS Willi e Ml. Mie.igo' .
filters tin- scene. ({. . ..-.j
by a high'.'.aj eolltj ictor and h s
job was building lorn.s tor • "n
ciete h.idgi's. this woik ke . ti;
hint close to l!ita ki nridge most of
the tune.
Itn 111 Tfieal 1 «• 11 ei e
In May of r.MH M en con
ti acted to btsiiid the 1 ortai !>: "e
In in Itrecki'nridge llu* aire - nar
MI. .MoiltK"!!!' IV n ad> t n t"
Arlington. Texas ?" i""K a *';
I l.ivvn." 1 'I ive 111 Thoai ; e .. ;. • , -
under contiUction at that tint. . 0.1
serve'I for an hour, came Hon.. *.i d
Buckaroo Band
Elects Officers
For Ensuing Year
Metnbeis of the t!i:<*kar o H; lid
ami of the high Si'iioo oic'i'-'ea
in |. during the past week ami -ieci
ed officers to seive during the
present school year lot tlie "'a "
organizations With Charles !•*.•!••
named as president of the band
stent ami (ieorg.- Harrison chiifeti
as present "f the stag,, group.
Other band officers are (eorge
Harrison, v ee (irt'sidi'nt; Naaev
Welch, secretaiv: Diane Knieii-ns.
treasurer, and .11> Ciaire \\ t'U'li. re-
porter.
In the orchestrn those name ! n
addition to Harrison were Mike
Home-Operated "THE FAMILY PAPER IN BRECKENRIDGE AND STEPHENS COUNTY"
BKECKKNKIDGE, (STKIM1KNS COl'.NTY), TEXAS ~ STEPHENS COUNTY TIMES THI'USDAY, OCX 6, I#55
Three New Wells
Are Staked In
Stephens Co.
Deeper of two new wildcats stak
ed in Stephens County will be Con-
nally, et al, of Abilene No. I M. 0.
Kennedy, one mile southeast of
Ivan.
Location spots L,i>5l) feet from
the south and 1.275 feet from the
east lines of Section 1031, TE&L
Survey.
Forster and Can* Co. of Odessa
No. L R. M. Holland will 1h? a ."1,800-
toot rot-ary test miles northeast I
of Cisco.
Site is 2,317 feet from the east !
and 3,350 feet from the north lines j
of Watkins Nobles Survey, Ab- i
struct 1337.
lu the regular field, Graham i
Brothel's of Graham completed N:o. j
14-A L. C. Link as a new producer!
five miles southeast of Caddo. It is j
in Section 52, Block 4, Tit 1' Survey, j
Daily potential was 21 barrels of I
41 gravit voil, pumping from open
hole at t,884-1,81)5 feet. Pay was
topped at L,875 feet.
Gilchrist Drilling Co. of Abilene!
No. 3 L. C. Burke will be a 2,!)00- j
foot rotary project eight miles east'
of Brec ken ridge in the Bellvick
(.2750 Stravvn) Field.
Site spots 990 feet from the I
north and 2,086 feet from the east ;
lines of Section 8. Block (i, T&L'I
Survey.
The new Eloise Kay (Mississip- j
pinn) Field 14 miles northwest of j
Breckenridge, Stephens County,:
has gained site for a new project, i
It is Leo Vesenmeir Jr. of Dallas |
No. 3 Minnie Jeter Liles, having a j
proposed depth of 4,550 feet with j
rotary. Site is HiO feet from the!
south and 1,500 feet from the west :
lilies of MEl'&P Survey, A-11
Location places it 933 feet north j
of No. 1 Liles, the field opener. !
o
College Students
Elect Officers
Students at the Brecken'n'ge
Branch of Ranger Junior College
met in an assembly program Tues-
day evening at the American Le-
gion Hall and elected student body-
officers for the fall semester.
Lee Guy was elected as chairman
of the group with Joe I'eevy of
Woodson named as first vice presi-
dent, and Fred Gray chosen as sec-
ond vice president and program
chairman. Cecil Mayes was eh t. d
as secretary-treasurer and report-
ers were named as Jerry Mouser of
Graham and Ann Cowan, Brecken-
ridge.
Johnny Smith was elected as
freshman representative and Doris
Watts was chosen sophomore rep-
resentative.
During the assembly Mack Mau!-
NUMBER 40
2-Weeks Of
tltat the two cnus tnat
will te
served Dy tne operation are hot'
nighiy wortnwtine 111 mat many ot
uur nomes 111 tlrecReiu luge uo not
nave numoers ami practically none
of them have Inaitiers visiD'e in
tlieir tront yards.
In addition to this, of course, we
have a ueunite need lor add it onal
street name signs ami we teet that
| this program is a definite step in
the j the rignc direction to answer 'his
t e- j crying need.
(Signed)
Glen Doty
City Manager.
: o:
::ic.
t\ t ? f
McXallen. vic* .
presK
bnt:
Kay Hatch, seeretaiy and it i-"ir
er: Carl McMahan, reporter, ar.ci
Guy Ewin^r, parliamentaj ian.
The main band also elected ep
resentalives to serve on u hand
council, which is the ^overnin^
body of the musicians. Freshmen
named to the council were .'udv
Baker ami I). C. Edwards while
sophomores elected were Judv
Doug-lass and Curtis Harrison. 1 he
juniors e]ei I il <J< < • H ■ r'
and Guy Kwintr III, and seniors
chosen were Jean Carey and Ca I
McMaiian. \
built the Corral. He had not driven
the lust nail in the Corral before
he contracted to build the Hi View
Drive in Dallas. Ftom that day.
! his future in diive in theatie con
struction has been virtually assur-
ed, and tf this «iat«'. has built 'jver
-. verity such theatres throughout
the state and one in Arkansas.
Some of the largest dr :,,e-in
; theatre chains in the world have
called upon tin.* services; of M'.nt-
l;i y. He has wre ked for Robb
.iiid Hiie> I. nit*d, L/.eii and A--'<ci-
; atr-s, and Th'eatie Enterprises, all
' hcadqu;: t'Tin^ here in Texas. At
l'ee« s he biiltt one of hts': largest
• struclutes. me.isu: ing </■S feet h:fjh
a:' i feet wide. At E! i ;ts ? a.
built Ins tallest tower, measuring
71 feet high.
Bui there always coines a time
when tin- supply eatcivs up t1
the fleuumd. anti at this writii'^. the
•Stare. 01 i ex as h.is about readied
: the saturation point in drive in
theat; constructa-n. However,
Montgomery has left such a irood
ieputati"a lor honest, good crafts
: aiaiiship. and being a ha id worker
«ei his original installations that
wlien the need for repair or re-
?u«>rlei irjir arises, he is the man *hey
t oncessions Important
Most, drive in theatre owners
made the initial mistake of building
concession stands and snacK bats
too . e' til to handle their patron
; Expei jenee taught t'les-- rner
that there was a great de.il of
prof it in feeding their patrons but
i t, untie!sized concession build-
ings could not serve the customers
v..in a nunimum ot el iort arm
labor, not to mention the Incon-
i vernenee *.o customers whf> had to
wait in line ior service. A ]-hone
call nould bring Montgomery and
his crew and when he left, they
\vOulu nave a concession stand that
would take care of large crowds in
a short time.
Herause "t hi_t;h winds in Teas,
drive in theatie towers have to be
: c< ust. acted • ; the finest inaicrrals,
well biased, and anchored, bin' with
ail tlies*' pi e. autions, many 'ite ve-
ins are damaged every year from
t e..ias vx.-auiej. He; e again, Mnnt-
gonauy > Johnny on-the spot vith
nis tjutck el lu ient work, lor ecerv
day that the c!rtve in is out of,' op-
eia.ion costs lue oum-j that /nich
ne .nu'ne). This type of work
calls for many long hours and a
! constant fight with the dock a
couple of items that Montgomery
and his crew are past masters
The advent of Cinemascope and
wide screen technujues has kept
Montgomery busy the past c 'iipl
<d* years. Most all drive in theatre
owners were compelled to widen
their screens in order to bring
: these new developments to their
I patrons. Here again Mr. .Mont
CContinued on Page 2)
Price Trial Is
Again Continued
I mil n! i harlic Price, changed
with murder in connection with the
i'atai shooting of Mrs. Kohert
• Ainior el' Ahii"ne last March, was
• ■■intituled Monday until November
j "28.
The case was continued on 1110-
j tion of defense because of absence
i of a material witness. This made
the second continuance of the case,
I the first on motion of state
A special venire of 150 had been
! called from which to select a jury.
Alot neVH VV P f'rnv en and He:
J. Hagnian represented tile defense
and District Attorney £. H. Grif-
fin the state.
was Dr. \V. S. Lorinier Jr.. lie;
the Tarrant County Tumor C
who introduced the guest spe.
Di. John A. Wall of Hor.ston.
Or. Wall called attention t
progress being made throng!
search in detecting cancer earlv
enough to affect the cure. He :-'at-
eil that this had been made pos^:fc!e
by the money raised by the Ameri
can Cancer Society through *ru-
sades held in the different s'.-ites. It has come to my attention .hat
l'he American Cancer Society is : the Junior Chamber of Commerce |
strictly a volunteer organization. is offering correct house numbers j
The afternoon session was given : that may ue erected in the yard of j
uver tn planning the Crusade to I the home. 1 feel there is a g-eati
place in April. j need for such service in Bret-ken-'
ridge and desire to encourage pub-
take p!:
Dr. C. S. K. Toti/.el, president of
i arrant County Medical Soc'et.v, I lie patronage of this project. With
told the group that cancer was be- the co-operation of all concerned a
cooling mote prevalent in voung valuable service can bo rendered
children under the age of fifteen i to our commiuuty. It would bo nice
years than in the past. Dr. Tmizel 1 if the entire city could be serviced
stressed the need for everyone to ! in this manner.
learn the seven danger signa's of J (Signed)
cancer and to go to a good doctor Whitley
or clinic if any of these signs were j Chief of Polkc.
noticed. i *_ _ .
On the part of the Fire Depart-
ment K. D. Mace, Fire Chief, wish-
es to say that lie feels that the pro-
ject which the Junior Chamber of
Commerce is undertaking will be a
great help to the fire department
in that the houses of the Ci'.of
Breckenridge wiil have the correct
house numbers visible from the1':*
Band Boosters
Meeting Plans
Added Members
The Bucl-.nroo Band Boosters
Club met in the high school audi-
torium at 7:::ii p. m. Monday with
Russell Payne, president, presid-
ing. and a good representation of
band parents and interested indi-
viduals attending.
To open the meeting a program
was presented by the BUS Bucka-
roo orchestra which played "Honey
Hop." "Woodchoppers Ball," "Har-
llin N'octurne." "Stormy Weather."
and '"i el low Rose of Texas."
During the business session
Payne introduced the officers re-
cently elected and heard reports
from each one. Other officers are
Carl McMahan, vice president; Mrs.
P. V. Co/.art. secretary; John Edd
Douglass, treasurer; Mrs. L. R.
Bell, reporter, and Mrs. Walter
D. Harrison, social chairman.
Jim Wilkerson, high school
principal, spc
cotnmendi ng tnem
CON N ELL
District Meet
Of Legionnaires
Slated Saturday
Garland Coodv, regional coin- !
niander, will head the Brccken- j
ridge delegation to the fall me-rling '
of representatives of YT'W posts 1
in District S at Abilene Sat-irflav ]
and Sunday, Oct. 8. and 9. Joe j
Kiker and Raymond Caudle ;tre
others who expect to attend.
'Peel C. Conned, Killeeni Texas !
comniander, will be the featured |
speaker.
District 8 is comprised of posts j
in Haskell, Throckmorton, Steph-
ens, Jones, Shackelford, Fisher,1
Scurry. Nolan. Mitchell, Taylor, j
Callahan, Eastland, Brown and j
Comanche counties. The district
is commanded by A. R. Oglesbv of
Abilene.
The activities for the meeting
are scheduled to commence at 2
p. m. oil Saturday, October 8 when
registration booths will be opened
at the home of Clayton M. leach
Post 2012, host post for the meet-
ing. The Saturday program will
also include a reception for visitors
at ti;."(t p. m. and a dance at VFW
Memorial Hall at 8:30 p. m.
Schools of instruction will be
conducted for representatives of
the posts and units of the Ladies
Auxiliary on Sunday morning be-
ginning at !> and a joint meeting*
with the ladies and dinner will be-
gin at 12 noon.
Department Comniander Council,
one of the youngest of the com-
manders to be elected to that high
office in the Texas Department,
will bring to those present an out-
line of the plans and programs of
the organization in Texas for the
coming vear.
tront yards. Ihis will be a gtesiLI-din, who has been an instruct*"•• in
assistance in locating the address | the school for seven years, was rec-
ognized for his work a? he is ra.v-
given when a file is reported, lit
many instances a matter of a few
seconds may mean a tremendous
difference in the property damage
caused by the fire. In cases where
difficulty is encountered in locating
any house, considerable damage
may result unnecessarily.
(Signed)
li. u. tvtace
Fire Chief.
Church Recreation
Program Is Open
ing to Midland. Announcement
was also made of the football game
Saturday night in Ranger te be
between the Ranger Junior College
Rangers and the Hardin-Simvor.s
frosh team.
Building paper is the best insu-
lation for outer walls under shing-
les or siding, because it allows
moisture to pass through.
Three Arrested
In Beer Burglary
Bop
ot
Jackie Boyd and Don
Breckenridge, anil Neil Lang-ford
of Hobbs, N. M., have been arrest-
ed in connection with the burg'ary
of the Hill Top beer place and
Garland Carey's on Friday night.
Sheriff Chase Booth said 5'
The Breckenridge Buck," coos
come into this week with a ueriod
that many might think some dint
of .a rest period, but Coach Emory
Bellard appeared to have other
ideas about the employment of this
time.
His manner indicated two wet Its
of hard practice against F^'day
evening, Oct. 14, when Childress
comes to town. "This is going t>
Fire Prevention
Program Topic
Of Rotarians
Fire prevention was the prog ."in
topic at he regular Tuesday meet-
ing of the Breckenridge R-dnry
Club at he YMCA with Aiesiiti
Cozait as speaker and Pres'den;
Andy Anderson presiding.
In opening his talk Cozart st:.*.
ed that thus far in the year of HISo
only C:; fires haw been report"',1
inside the Bicckenridge, city ii"*'ts
and only 2M alarms have been tam-
ed ill from the area outside the
city limits. He stated that for
month of September the dec;irl
ment received only seven calls and
pointed out what a contrast ;! '
number was to the numb. • of
alarms turned in in past ;.*• ary
when the area was so dry.
Cozart continued that the d mo •
ment has some "good fire fiea-i' *•.
equipment" and commended the re-
cently organized volunteer :i\-
men's group which he said ! -ch-
added greatly to the cfficien *. m
the local tleparlinent.
The speaker staled that from ?f
to 78 [li t cent of all fires are still I
ed by matches and cigarettes im-
properly used and added that !!'>
per cent of the ImiNe fire.- start
in divans, chairs, bed clothes etc.
With the winter months iusl
around the corner the local fin men
suggested each person check ap-
pliances around both bouse ami
places of businesses and to check
the gas lines I'm possible leak...
I Oe a good wee!;, something we have
! been needing." Bollard said.
The Buckaroos came out of the
battle with Abilene minus henry
| except normal luuisis. Jerr- i'.tyne
| who had a Head or, collision with
an Eagle vvas reported "all right."
In meeting i'liil'i the Buck-
aroos will ii,eel a* temu that has
j won iwo games, tied one. anU lost
j one.
j Childress defeat-d Pmhicnh 3"-
j 1."., lost to PIiii!ij's li! u. t d ih'liis,
Ukia., , i. and 'U'letiU'd biiur.u'yck
;s2 to I
Both tiie Iti;. icaroo.s ,* inl t'c ifiam
of this di.-t sic; Sia .• an . •>i- n ■■ cek,
j (tut the other three t• iris !;u* a
j game., sclieiiutid. .Si e j)!\ens : lie v;L
I meet I Ian; ii toil • h.... ; C "iseo ;:Iav s
| Colorado 1:1/ at 'oiot ido I it v;
■ Mineral Wells pi: •>: . -i-. . at
home; and Comanche mei ts l.K Leon
I at Del,eon.
I lu the state picture i'ai.s will be
[ watching ttr- i ii lijis ii:.. t.Jutvv-ks
in then* meet ah lie . : . tl bc-
I cause of the p>i• ii! ,
! being scored mi the ,■•*.-
mMips
:e thin
City Ordinance
Passed Regulates
Handling Butane
••
cases of beer, all that was missmg
were recovered in the Jesse R.
Smith pasture, some cignrets and
cigars were found in a car, and a
.38 calibre pistol in the Bovd resi-
dence.
Barbecue Luncheon Served Those Present
The city commission in monlh'v
session yestoriluy al'tvi riuoti
ud an ordinance regulating' > •
haiulling', transpcutati«m ami
ag'e ot" liqnil'ied [M-uoieum leases.
Heretofore theie has t>ee:i 11 <
• •rdinanee if.uulatini;" these j •;
itcts, mostly butane, ami tin- ;>r
nance passed was explained i!
li. MaxweiI, secretary, as p!t v:r j
for tlieir handling with the cf*\
limits under regulations of th
Texas Railway Commission. S:.t r
age niav be anywhere except with-
in the fire limits, lie added.
The commission officially <t
the dilte for the election in !' "' i
Bre'C'kenridge will decide win-';--
to participate in the project
creating a lake on Hubbard C'e*'!<
by voting to create the West ;
tial Texas Water District. T\-
date was officially set fur .\" > !
the same date on which Abiiem*
Anson and Albany will vote.
Some time was spent by
commission discussion the fins
retirement fund, and investm.
the trust funds of the cetm
but no action was taken.
\ ear. ui it is a ar.u viiue-?
i'vated. Ti:<- I';< - have a two
Th'-re a-i ot:i. r -M-iir*-,.- in
which liiK.i* ; i-eii ■ d mUied A A U anis
will be '.u-.'f iii1.; uur,* aleii crews
from, other di. isions
The other i<aUu s <•; the unl v ale.'i
include New L-.iuion ut
Glade .eater at .(.'ardia^e . am \'A
Campo at I'o: 1. La v aca. the i^-ter
team being ur.mj^ the doy.ea AA
teaaus chilli ape uiib* :5'u 11 bin tied.
la adiiition Te: roil ill face
A A As p ■: i.-fi i' fi.rj Ani!::; n and
Winters v,iii;; tan;:r,/;\vith 'C'iiis.s A's
once lietl Itanger.
Soirie ni the ..1 iher Unbeaten un-
tied it-aders race possible d 'i^er
this week, in -luilfnjc:
Stamford I *1 0) at l-'ole.-raM (o-! ),
Colo rat it> (,'ity i~ 0 1 \ s. < 0 I 11
Spur (m Vs. Oiion (2 2), K . it
«'5 0 ) vs. AtouaJuias 1 ! .1 1 1, < 'rami
(:> IM at Amu" . s : I !. 1 }.
ger (rMi) v.-. ii ; sin (2 2). C ck-
ett 14 0) - s. A Ko ( i {),
(-1 i)>. vs. Angle ti, a (:: 1), Bay
City (1 O) ■. > La i\I;. rtjiie 11
Liberty 1 I o . vs.* ,ia. s< r (2 2) and
San Dieen (-1 O) t ['•-is-;ie- \\ ;2 2V,
Lake laters 13
sac fctt gii'var
*:*n
ill
' K i m11:1 •:
,Ia."ksboro
: that the ■
j tin,n Lake
| attil'e oil'
. i III U O ! ! 1.
I I'rim* tl.
'rwenty io
ing ri-ui'i-sm
Wells,".iaci; -
I n t InI : ■ ■" I •
Icjdiim ii
ships nitil ii
nual mi-mii:
,1 nr
Cdd§i!dc Ccec.h
Boy
ti
B n '*"5 Ik ® 3 n
qht ely Melfp:
tit. Andrews Episcopal
recreation program i.-. t.i
The
Church
open Friday, October 7; at 8 p. m.
with a party for students who are
junior high and high school nee
Rev. A. R. Lewis, pastor of the
k- brief I v to the club i church, stated that those who were
them for their svorkj membets Uist year and those .*>-o
want to become members are ip-
STEPHENS COUNTY YOUTH IS
WINNER IN AREA GILT SHOW
during the previous school vear j . , , , , , i
and for the good will thev created I vlted t0 ""end, but added that dt.e |
among visiting schools. ' I Co 'muted facilities members!'.p 111
The treasurer announce l that the! ^e recreation group must be held |
annual membership drive is now in! ^'■)i ^e said that inembe'^l.ip
progress and members present j be given on a "first come,
were given membership cards which ' first serve ' basis.
are to be sold for .<I each. Money! The recreational group meets
from the membership sales go to j each Friday night of the fall and
help the bandsters in any of their
projects and to finance the aftor-
the-game parties sponsored by the
booster club for local band mem-
bers and bandsters from visiting
towns.
winter months, with the exception
of during football season. Father
Lewis pointed out that Vie meeting
Friday night will be the only one
held until after the close of the
Buckaroo grid season.
The Stephens county and area
swine shows, sponsored by Sears
Roebuck & Company, were he!."'
| in Breckenridge Saturday morning.
Winners in the area gilt show
we re;
First. David Hodges, Stephens
Co.; second, James Grigsby. Pale
Pinto; third. George Allison,
Young; fourth, James Cantrell,
Jack; fifth. Kenneth Taylor. East
land; and sixth, Ronnie Tattle,
Throckmorton.
In the area boar show winners
were:
First, Keith Smith, Throckmor-
ton; second, Curtis Scott, Pal.)
Pinto; third, Bobby Banks, Young;
fourth, Clark Cantrell, Jack: iVtli.
Covie Weaver. Fastland; and sivtl
Dale Keith. Stephens.
Prizes were $37, §32, $27, ^"-'2.
.? IT and #l">.
Frank Crowder, county agent ol
Roby. Texas, was the judge.
In the county show gilt winners
ALWAYS ON TIIE JOB
HARRISUIUU:;, 111. <r.p> Police
Chief Ross l.nne doesn't wasti
any time when he enforces the law.
fie was awakened about I 1 p. m.
by the loud exhaust ol two motor
cycles. Clad only in his pajamas,
Lane dashed to his car and track-
ed down two young men riding
the noisy 'cycles, lie aj'tesled them
for reckless driving, speeding and
running past stop signs.
.Mi. and Ail'.-. I Vila Id M 'ton,
traveled I" Sherman Moiniav t, gat
•the funeral home's in l:rV.
teor Iiombinafioii Cadillac I* .:••• ;: l
Coach.
The a, w couch is in all hlacK :>>• I
is decorated m.-itlc ,"i;.h ... a rl • *• iv
and ||. .. i!11* Uililof-aei It U
air end it •( and o.\ - :■ n:i :;,-
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to rale ill Uu : it, adiii't i..|, to
the pal ent.
Tile coach V-:,.S nurci.a i d r-oa,
lianit'c 1 I'. ,s Sit. r an r ea'
the .He 1 ia re Hi: n- ti io 1 ii ecken
ridge Willi :■ Tlle-iiav
David Hodges; second.
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WHAT PRICE A HOME?—Map shows typical rost* ot building a Federn! Housing Administra-
tion "standard home" in key areas throughout the country, as disclosed in a report following a
52-city survey by the FHA Clevelnnd is the highest-cost city in the nation. II costs $9157 to build
the same house there that would cost $6224 in Phoenix. Aru.. the lowest-cost city. FHA define*
its "standard home" as a one-story frame buitdin? with 897 square feet. Heating and cost of lot ire
not included in the price tags Nor were basement, garage, landscaping, porch and similar im-
provement:; —
were:
First,
Jimmy Squires; third, F.verett Mor-
gan; fourth, Sammy Turner; fifth.
Jim Buck Hood; sixth, Judy Pow-
ers; seventh. Nancy Brown; and
eighth, Gail Brown.
Barbecue luncheon was set ved
those present at the show by th-
Stephens Cojinty Demonstration
Club. '
Mort Kiwing, local manager, rep
resented Sears Roebuck & Co. and
J. A. Scofiekl, district agent, was
present.
o —•
Young People Of
Churches Meet
Approximately young peop'e
attended the first fall meeting
the Breckenridge Christian Youth
Movement when the group met
Sunday at 5 p. m. at the Presby
terian Church to elect officers and
plans the year of work.
Rev. W. F". Osborn, paster of
St. Paul's Methodist Church, is te
be sponsor of the group. as5si.<>W
by Rev. Charles Whitmer, pasto'-
of the First Christian Church
Dianne Emmons, vice president
during the past year, presided dur-
ing the election of new pfficets,
with Eddy Green chosen to serve
as president of the group. Din ,ne
Emmons was re-elected as vice
president and Jo Claire Welch
was named as secretary with Mal-
tha Mueller chosen as treasurer
and Don Roberts as publ'.'ity
chnirman.
During the meeting the group
discussed plans for the year and
set an attendance goal ot 100,
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Chokichi Ir.ma finishes his portrait of :
Prnvrr, Colo. ^ ^ T"
sisning the hill that allowed h 4p s":-v in I >o t. s
lrana lost his arms on his iialiVv Okinawa and was hoapitauz
in Denver.
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The Stephens County Times (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1955, newspaper, October 6, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130963/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.