The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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Fifty-nine Years
Of Service
FIFTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 27
The Paducah Post
THE PADUCAH POST. PADUCAH. TEXAS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1965 PRICE TEN CENTS PER COPT
Serving Cottle
and King Counties
EIGHT PAGES
Local Pythian Sisters Hosts! Dragons Blank Eagles 42-0;
Annual District 9 Meeting
Paducah Temple No. 7,
Order of the Pythian Sis-
ters, hosted the annual Dis-
trict 9 meeting here Sat-
urday with 43 representa-
tives from Crocket, Weather-
ford, Fort Worth, Wichita
Falls, No. 49, Lone Star No.
13, Tahoka and Paducah.
Registration began at 12:30
the meeting was called to
order at 1:30 by Viola
Smith, District Deputy Grand
Chief.
District Officers were Jim
May Hanks, Most Excellent
Chief; Mattie Pfeifer, Post
Chief; Oline Dumont, Ex-
cellent Senior; L e t a Mc-
Cleary, Excellent Junior;
Renae Brinson, Manager;
Emma James, Secretary;
Roxie Brooks, Treasurer; Lor-
ene Adams, Protector; Max-
ine Sossnman, Guard; Mab-
e Holcomb, Pianist.
Presentation of Flag, col-
lection of the pass word
and opening of the Bible
by Renae Brinson.
Invocation was given by
Mary Goodwin.
Period of Instruction by
the Grand Chief, Johnnie
Bea Smith, Crockett. Con-
test of Signs was conduct-
ed by Myrtle Norman. Past
Supreme representatives of
Weatherford, first place win-
ner was Renae Brinson; se-
cond, Emma James, third
Roxie Brooks. Other Grand
Officers present were Jua-
nita Rochelle, Grand Junior,
Paducah; Hazel Walker,
Grand Manager, Fort Worth
and Dorothy Bradshaw,
Grand Guard, Weatherford.
- An impressive memorial
service was conducted by
the District officers.
Afternoon session was
closed by retiring of the
flag, by Renae Brinson and
closing of the Bible by Oline
Dumont.
BANQUET
A banquet held at the Cot-
tle Hotel was attended by
62 persons. Invocation was
given by Jim May Hanks.
Welcoming address was
given by Tennie Byars, MEC
of Paducah Temple No. 7.
Vocal selections were given
by Afton Willingham and
Cindi Willinghm accompan-
ied by Winnie D. Prater at
the piano.
District Deputy Grand
Chief Viola Smith presented
the Grand Chief Johnnie Bea
Smith a money hat that was
made by Clem Wall and had
fifty-one one dollar bills on
it, to be used by the Grand
Chief in her project.
EVENING SESSION
Evening session opened in
ritualistic form with district
officers in their chairs. The
Flag was presented by
Grace Love, escorts were
Monte Bell Chewning and
Opal Thornton.
Grand officers introduced
by the manager were Dis-
trict Deputy Grand Chief
Viola Smith, Paducah; Jua-
nita Rochelle, Grand Junior,
Paducah; Hazel Walker,
Grand Manager, Ft. Worth;
Dorothy Bradshaw, Grand
Guard, Weatherford; Myrtle
Norman, Past Supreme Rep-
resentative, Weatherfrod;
Johnnie Bea Smith, Grand
Chief of the State of Texas.
Crockett; all were given ap-
propriate honors and a
hearty welcome.
A mock initiation cere-
mony was performed for a
Sister Knight and a Sister
also for obligating a class
of candidates, The Degree
Staff of Wichita No. 49
with Jennie Harrison as
Degree Captain, performed
beautifully during the ini-
tiation ceremonies.
Proficiency certificates
were awarded to Secretary
Emma James, grade 100;
Treasurer, Roxie Brooks,
grade 100. Judges were the
Brinson, grade 100; Senior
Guard, Maxine Sossaman,
grade 100. udges were the
Grand Officers.
The highlight of the
evening was the message
by Grand Chief of Texas,
Johnnie Beea Smitth of
Crockett. Her project is im-
provement of the boys
dormitory at the Texas
Texas Pythian Home at
Weatherford. The silver
drill of $10.00 was given
to her for that purpose.
The next District meeting
will be in Wichita Falls,
with Wichita No. 49 as
hostess.
Temple closed in ritual-
istic form.
Following 'the close of
the evening session refresh-
ments of cake, punch and
coffee were served by the
Paducah Temple.
The table was covered by
a red net cloth over white
linen, a large center piece
of red rosed decorated the
table.
The Grand Chief’s chosen
colors of red and white
were carried out. Her of-
ficial mlower, the red rose,
were used in the decora-
tions of the banquet table
Oline Dumont, grade 99; and in the Temple.
SERVICES HELD FOR
NANNNIE MAE CLARY
Nannie Mae Clary, 63, a
long-time Cottle County
resident, died in Richards
Memorial Hospital Satur-
day, Sept. 18 at 3:15 p.m.
Funeral services were
held Monday Sept. 20, at
2 p.m. from the First Bap-
tist Church conducted by
Rev. Robert J. Beck and
Rev. Richard Bolt.
Mrs. Clary was born in
Camp Hill, Alabama Sept.
27, 1901. She had lived in
Cottle County 53 years. Sur-
vivors are her husband,
James Carl Clary; one
daughter, Mrs. J. T. West-
brook, Paducah; one son,
John Lee Clary, Paducah;
one grandson, Carl John
Clary, Chilocco, Okla; and
one cister, Mrs. Helen Fry,
Paducah.
Pallbearers were Roscoe
Tucker, Bobby Thompson,
Scotty Greear, Walter Lied-
tke, James Martin and
Jack Powell.
Honorary pallbearers were
Elmer Petty, Ray Loftis,
Joe Belote, Joe Meador,
amie Cate, John Stinson,
Jack Tippen, J. J. Gibson
Jr., John Evans, John Stotts,
John Stephens, Fred Al-
COMMITTEEMEN NAMED AT
COUNTY ASCS CONVENTION
Men composing the Coun-
ty Committee for Cottle
ASCS are Jamie F. Cate,
chairman, Bryce Marshall,
vice-chairman; G. R. Tip-
pen, Regular member; 1st
alternate Cecil F. Carr, and
2nd alternate, Glenn Bates.
Fahmers elected in the
recent election are “A”
Community, Irless Brooks,
chairman; Glenn Bates,
vice-chairman; reg. mem-
ber, Willie Rushin; 1st al-
ternate, Silvanus Sexton;
2nd alternate, Homer L.
Long.
“B” community were Cec-
il F. Carr, chairman; R. D.
Wall Jr., vice-chairman;
George H. Moore, Reg.
member; R. L. Owens, 1st
alternate; and Fred Al-
bright, 2nd alternate.
“C” community are A. R.
Deefoor, chairman; A. B.
Irons, vice-chairman; Carl
K. Black, Reg. member;
W. E. Smith, 1st alternate,
Alvie Nelson, 2nd alternate.
“D’\ community are W.
T. Timmons, chairman;
Donald Love, vice-chair-
man; Wm. R. Jones Jr., Reg.
member; and 1st alternate,
Glen Seals.
“E” community are T. C.
Sivells. chairman; Bobby
Burns, vice-chairman; B.
L. Smith Jr., Reg. member;
Wm. E. Hamilton, 1st al-
ternate; and Jerry Mc-
Clendon, 2nd alternate.
Truck Hits Cow
North Of Town
An accident occured Sat-
urday morning at 2:30 a.m.
when. a truck driven by
Travis Eugene Dewberry of
Temple hit a black cow 5.6
miles north of Paducah, on
U. S. Highway 83.
The cow was killed and
about $500 worth of dam-
age to the truck, Dewberry
was not injured.
State Highway Patrolman
Buck Johnson investigated
the accident.
bright, Slim Felts, Marshall
Holcomb, Kid Bacot, Roy
Powell, Carl Darr, George
Humphreys, Pete Godfrey,
G. E. Coleman, Murell
Richards, W. D. Brady, L.
V. Galloway, R. E. Archer,
Dwight Richards and Ted
Grayum.
Burial was in the Garden
of Memories Cemetery un-
der the direction of Norris
Funeral Home.
Meets Wellington Friday
YOUTH C0RP PROJECT
PLANNED FOR COUNTY
A Neighborhood Youth
Corps Project, Program of
the United States Depart-
ment of Labor under the
Economis Opportunity Act
of 1964, is in the near
future for “In-School” and
“Out-of-School” youths of
Cottle County. This Pro-
gram is for youths ages 16
through 1 21 years. “In-
School” youths may work
as much as 12 hours per
week — “Out-Of-School”
youths may work as much
as 32 hours per week.
It is felt that the project
will get under way by
October 15, 1965. Judge Roy
Neal Parks returned from
the Regional Office in Dal-
las Tuesday night. The
S. S. Official
Due Here Oct. 12
A representative of the
Social Security Administra-
tion will be at the Cottle
County courthouse, in the
County Courtroom at 9 a.m.
Oct. 12.
If you need information
about Social Security you
may contact the represen-
tative here in Paducah on
the date mentioned above
or you may obtain infor-
mation by writing or call-
ing the District Office at
Avenue H and 34th Street
Lubbock, Tel. PO 5-8541,
Ext. 365. Monday through
Friday between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:45 p.m.
Project has been developed
in Dallas on Monday and
Tuesday.
Youth of the age 16
through 21 should contact
the Local Office of the
Texas Employment Com-
mission Office in the Coun-
ty Court house to make
their application. “In-
School” youths should dis-
cuss the project with school
Supt. H. R. Jefferies at the
High School.
EDITORIAL
By JIM CARAWAY
One of the first rules of
a small town newspaper
editor is to get his feet on
solid ground. For some,
solid ground means to go
along with that faction
that always seems to win,
and either runs things
openly or from behind the
scenes.
For others, solid ground
means going along with
the City Council, P-TA.
School Board, Commission-
ers Court, or the strongest
political party of the area.
For us, solid ground
simply means to always
have the interests of Pa-
ducah and Cottle County
first. To do everything that
we possibly can through
the columns of this news-
paper, and all other means
that we may have, to make
Paducah a better town.
We know that this will
not be an easy task, and
there will be criticism from
some. But, we also know
that a little good is always
worth the criticism.
There are four worth-
while projects that needs
the attention of every citi-
zen of Paducah. I am cer-
tain, if given careful con-
sideration, these projects
can be completed with a
little effort.
1. Most all of us respect
authority and accept
the law of the land as
the ruling factor. I said
most of us, not all of
us. There seems to be
a few of the younger
set that can’t seem to
believe that the auto-
mobile wasn’t made to
fly, or that the streets
around the courthouse
are not race tracks.
Does dad pay the
ticket without com-
plaining, or could it be
Junior just doesn’t get
a ticket? If a few
tickets were given,
maybe the truck that
had to pull over one
night three weeks ago
and wait for the capers
to stop before he could
be on his way, wouldn’t
happen again.
2. Paducah is the one
town in the United
States to have two In-
ternational Highways
intercept within its city
limits. Drive out on
the the highway and
enter town from any
direction. What do you
see, Weeds, junk, and
more weeks. Can’t we
clean this up?
3. We jneed ,some type
of entertainment for
our young people. The
closing of the theatre
left us without any
type of public enter-
tainment. Are we in-
terested enough in our
young people to make
an effort to get the
thetheatre reopened?
4. Agriculture has carried
the economic load for
many years, but time
is fast approaching
that we must have in-
dustry to survive. We
need to get an indus-
FM Members
Hear Jim Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Forest
Creamer and Mr. and Mrs.
Ewell Walker were in Qu-
anah last Tuesday night to
attend a Farmers Union
meeting in the Club House
at Lake Pauline.
Jay Naman, State Presi-
dent presented Hardeman
County with a Charter,
making a total of 114 new
counties to become mem-
bers of the Farmers Union
in the last 90 days.
Saturday night, Mr .and
Mrs. Kenneth Moss; Mr.
and Mrs. Forest Creamer;
M,v and Mrs. B. L. Smith
■Jr' and Laura Lynn; Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. Sivells; Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Black and
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Grayum
were in Crowell to attend
the Foard County Farmers
Union .Annual Convention
and a barbecue ssupper.
Guest speaker for the oc-
casion was Congressman
Jim Wright. He spoke to a
crowd of approximately
250 on the subject of “What
Congress has been doing
during the Johnson Admin-
istration”.
The Paducah Dragons las-
hed out at the Chillicothe
Eagles on Dragon field Fri-
day night in a 42 to 0 win,
[ in their first home game of
the season.
In the first quarter Dan-
ny Walling made the first
touchdown in a dash from
the 19 yard line. The try
for extra points failed. In
the second quarter Mints
drove 58 yards downfield
and Walling went one yard
over the line the second
touchdown. Mints ran for
the extra points. At half
time the score was 14 to 0.
In the fourth play, second
quarter Davis Liedtke went
6 yards for a touchrown.
Mints went over for the two
extra. Mints carried the ball
across from two yards out
with one minute, 50 seconds
and Liedtke made it eight
points with a poss by Ran-
dal Ryan.
In the fourth quarter,
Mints dashed four yards for
six and the point after at-
tempt missed. Walling, 185
lb. sophmore intercepted an
Eagle pass and went 77
yards for a TD, extra point
try failed, with only se-
conds left in the game.
Interceptions were good for
the Dragons Friday night.
After Walling galloped for
his touchdown, freshman
Steve Paschal intercepted
one of the Eagles plays in
the last play of the game.
Friday night we journey
to Wellington, this will be
the strongest team we have
encountered so far. They are
fast, have a strong back-
field and a big defensive
line. Smith, No. 32 is fast
and Needum No. 30 is their
top scorer. In their last
game they scored 36 points
and their opponent 6.
RESIDENTS SIGN PETITIONS
SEEKING DAM FOR COUNTY
Week End Rain
Measures 3.81
Rain fell throughout most
of the area Friday night.
When Price Sandlin, official
weather read his gauge Sat-
urday morning it recorded
1.69 inches. Sunday morn-
ing read 2.10 and Monday
morning it recorded -02. A
total of 3.81 inches.
Residents got some re-
lief from the heat as the
cool weather moved in.
Wednesday Sept. 15 the
high was 104 degrees, low
was 79. High for Thursday
was 103, the low 73. Friday
the high was 98 and low 51.
Saturday was much cooler
with a high of 80 and low
of 59. Sunday’s high was
82 and the low 65. Monday
high was 81 and the low 69.
FHA FARM TOUR
MAKES FOUR STOPS
Farmers Home Administ-
ration sponsored a farm
tour Tuesday Sept. 21
from 8:30 until noon. Six-
teen business men and far-
mers made the tour that
met at the courthouse and
began the tour by making
stop no. 1 at the Johnny A.
Browlow farm southwest of
Paducah. He has a total
399-1-6 acres, with 392 in
cultivation.
Stop no. 2, was the Law-
son W. Havins farm he is
a renter who has a total
of 540 acres with 220 in cul-
tivation. Chemical weed
control was emphasized on
this stop. Havins has 66
acres of irrigated cotton
that he has used chemical
weed control on. He hired
no outside labor and in the
past years has spent $10 to
$12 an acre for hoeing.
This year with the chemical
weed control it cost him
$4.63 an acre
Stop no. 3 was the Oscar
D. Hutchinson farm, he has
try into Paducah re- a total of 356 acres rented
gardless of the initial
cost.
LOCAL HORSE WINS
GRAND CHAMPION
General Lad, owned by
Alvis Townley, was named
Grand Champion, of the
West Texas State Fair in
Abilene Saturday Sept. 18.
He has won honors as
Reserve Champion in Amar-
illo, Aspermont and Abilene,
and won first in his class
in a show at Dumas.
and 226.1 in cultivation.
Last stop was Lester D.
Moss, owns 120 acres has
1118 rented and 1163 acres
in cultivation. Both these
last two farmers have used
the chemical weed control
with good results.
The Farmers Home Ad-
ministration i s making
loans to build rural homes
and other buildings, Soil
and Water loans to improve
farms, loans to enlarge
farms, operating loans, Ec-
onomic Opportunity loans
to low income families, and
water supply systems loans
to small rural areas.
FHA operating loan bor-
rowers have a gross income
of nearly 4 1-2 million dol-
lars which is promoting
growth and economy of the
two-county area, not to
mention the individuals con-
cerned. This is arrived at
by figuring the income re-
ceived from agricultural
sales changes hands at
least four (4) times in the
business community.
Those making the tour
were George Deaton, J. F.
Powell, Warren Prather, H.
H. Fish, C. A. Brooks, Joe
Don Brooks, J. O. Stanley,
L. W. Moss, J. Isenhower,
W. T. Sandlin, V. Cross, R.
B. Keith, B. Davis, W. Rog-
ers, O. D. Hutchins, L. W.
Havins, B. J. Holley, and M.
F. Wilfong.
A meeting was held in
the Cottle County Court-
house Saturday night Sept.
19 to attempt a project in
Cottle that would be bene-
ficial to all residents of our
county and counties in our
area.
Approximately 400 per-
sons have signed a petition
which states; We, the un-
dersigned, residents and
land-owners, of Cottle Co-
unty, Texas, request the
assistance of; the Honor-
able W. S. Heatly, State
Representative, the Honor-
able Jack Hightower, State
Senator, and the Honorable
A. J. Rogers,' State Senator
in presenting to and re-
questing of the State Board
of Water Engineers, a sur-
vey to determine the feasi-
bility of the construction of
a dam on either the North
Fork of the Wichita River
or the South Fork of Pease
River. Such a water im-
pounding dam in this area
would furnish recreational
J. Flnyd Teaching
Band At Crowell
Jerry Floyd, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Floyd, is
teaching band at Crowell
High School.
Floyd graduated from
Paducah High School in
1960, after his graduation
from Midwestern University
he taught his first year at.
Waurika, Okla. Besides his
band duties he also teaches
typing and Junior choir.
He is married to Sandy
Shavor, of Seymour.
facilities for several hund-
red thousand people within
a 100 mile radius of the
area. Very little recreation-
al facilities of this kind are
now available to the citi-
zens of the area.
Committeemen for this
project were named. They
are; Walter Liedtke, Calvin
Liedtke, Bennie Thomas,
Jim Caraway and George
Deaton.
Speakers at the meeting
were Calvin Liedtke, Jim
Caraway and John Brinson
who was very much in
favor of this project.
Three DWI Cases
Filed In August
Four cases, were filed in
August in County Court.
Three were for DWI and
one for unlawfully carrying
a blackjack.
Case against Robert Nou-
ton, DWI, was filed Aug.
7. One case against Paul
Raymond King, Aug. 20 for
DWI and two counts
against Jose Serda, Aug. 20,
one for DWI and one for
unlawfully carrying a
blackjack.
Mai Edwards entered the
Veterans Hospital in Big
Spring Sept. 7. He is doing
nicely at this time. He is
scheduled for surgery next
week. His address is Vet-
erans Hospital, 3 West Bed
14, Big Spring, Texas.
Thompson Child
Buried Sunday
Michael Wayne Thomp-
son, four year old son of
Rev. and Mrs. Karl Wayne
Thompson died in the Rich-
ards Memorial Hospital, at
2 a.m. Sept. 17 following a
long illness.
Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at
2 o’clock in the Assembly
of God Church with Rev.
Ted. Vasser, San Angelo,
and Rev. H. H. Rogers, Lub-
bock, officiating.
Young Thompson was
transferred from M. D.
Anderson Hospital in Hous-
ton to the hospital here
the last of August.
Survivors include the
parents, a sister, Deborah
DaLynn age 7 months,
two grandparents,. Mrs
Ernest Weaver, and Mrs.
H. E. Thompson, both of
Crowell.
Pallbearers were Virgel
Dozier, Alvie Nelson, Way-
land Kinney, and Jerry Mc-
Clendon.
Burial was in the Crowell
Cemetery, under the direc-
tion of Norris Funeral home
of Paducah.
Rural Traffic Accidents Claim
Three Lives During 1965
The Texas Highway Pa-
trol investigated two rural
traffic accidents in Cottle
County during the month of
August, according to Ser-
geant D. R. Dowdy, High-
way Patrol Supervisor of
this area.
These wrecks accounted
for an estimated property
damage of $500.00.
The rural trafic accident
summary in Cottle County
for the first eight months
of 1965 shows a total of 22
crashes resulting in three
persons killed, 32 persons
injured, and an estimated
property damage of $16,-
890.00.
September 1, 1965, mark-
ed the beginning of the
new motor vehicle inspec-
tion period for all Texas Mr> an(j Mrs> james Hanks
motorists. With the hard , _ T i
summer driving coming to and phl1 ■Lu ^ock were
an end, fall is an excellent Monday night guests in the
time to have vehicles sae-Dick Hanks home.
ty checked for the winter
months ahead’” the Ser-
geant said.
The Patrol Supervisor
called attention to the fact
that since the beginning of
the inspection program,
vehicles having a defect
that was a causative fac-
tor in fatal accidents de-
creased from 13 percent to
33 percent. “The purpose
of the Motor Vehicle In-
spection Program is to dis-
cover any maladjustment
which might become a link
in a cycle of events lead-
ing to an accident and, by
removing the link, prevent
the accident:’ he pointed
out.
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