The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1956 Page: 1 of 10
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Dedicated to the Service of the People and the Progress of Teague and Texas
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TEAGUE, FREESTONE COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1956
VOL. 50. NO. 13
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j^gue received the much
ded rain last Monday, but
, reports over the county it
rather spotted. Dr. Head-
rain gauge showed 1.75
tt, while Larry Cook report
12.1 inches on his gauge. The
was beneficial to pasture
and seed crops that had
planted while several
niers started planting fall
following the rain.
* * *
Each year along about this
National Newspaper Week
observed throughout the
[ted States, when special
ition is made. The Chron-
has started on its 51st year
continuous publication, and
| this is National Newspaper
leek, its good to pause and
ink back over these 50 years,
| just who was responsible for
(continuous growth of the
iper. First, it was the loyal
pport of the advertiser and
nd, the readers of the paper
the advertising pay, along
many other things too
rous to mention, for all of
we say “thank you! We in-
anyone, at any time, to
The Chronicle office and
lit
for yourself the operations
a weekly newspaper. Next
I . October 7-13 has been
iaimed as National Phar-
Week. The pharmacist is
nber of the "health team”
works for better commu-
health. Visit your pharma-
next week and tell them
much you appreciate their
ports.
I * * *
I Last Friday night was my
ht visit to the footbad field
Fairfield, and we all learn
time goes on. Next time I
lend a game in our neighbor-
I town 1 will leave sooner
Ian I did last week, because
[fell my lot to stand during the
Itire game. In fact it looked as
k»ugh I would not have stand-
; room for a while. I think Joe
Kngan should be more
rteous to his out-of-town
ends and offer them hfs seat,
■leone told me that the seats
ere being occupied at 5:30 Fri
afternoon, as everybody
what to expect when
ague played Fairfielo.
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i Pete Davidson says that
erything is working smoothly
vard the opening of the
uted Fund drive here on Oc-
er 12. He reminds everyone
remember the slogan: “Go
The Way—Give A Full
Pay.” Davidson says
are will be approximately 70
orkers who will solicit funds
hng the campaign. The goal
$6,875.
* * *
I have been asked several
nes who is correspondent in
Prague fpr the Houston Press,
°uston Chronicle, Dallas News
Fort Worth Star Telegram,
anyone who knows this in-
ation will contact The
onicel, giving their name,
wUi be appreciated.
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Annual Picnic Planned
to Point Enterprise
Citizens of the Point Enter-
community will hold their
nual community-wide picnic
nursday, October 11, Mrs. Ray
president, has announc-
Local Organizations
Favor United Fund
Campaign Here
Various organizations and
clubs in Teague have voted
unanimously to endorse and
support the United Fund drive,
which gets underway here Fri-
day, October 12, Pete Davidson,
campaign chaii^nan, has an-
nounced.
Approximately 70 workers
will be assigned areas in Teague
to solicit funds during the
campaign which will continue
through November 3. The goal
for the campaign has been set
at $6,875, with everyone being
urged to give one day’s pay to
the fund.
Davidson said this week that
one citizen had already sent in
a check to the fund, even before
the campaign opened.
When the drive officially
opens next week, Davidson said
that each merchant would be
contacted and asked to solicit
funds from each of his em-
ployees. It is suggested that the
merchants figure their" gifts
over a period of 12 months in
order to arrive at the amount
they will give from the firm.
“We are trying to avoid any
other fund raising campaigns
during the year,”: Davidson
pointed out.
Governor Allan Shivers -has
proclaimed the months of Sep-
tember, October and Novmeber
as United Fund months in Tex-
as.
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Applications Open
For Examinations
As Postmaster Job
Applications for examinations
for Postmaster in Teague will be
open until October 23, the
United States Civil Service Com-
mission has announced.
W. J. Stringer, who has serv
ed as postmaster for the past 15
years will retire on October 31.
The Commission Is taking all
possible steps through special
publicity to civic and other com-
munity organizations to en-
courage well qualified persons
to apply for the examination.
The ____uon of Postmaster pays
$4,890.00 per year.
Competitors for the postmas-
ter vacancy in this city must
have at least two years of ex-
perience showing that they have
the ability to conduct and
manage the community’s postal
business efficiently and to su-
pervise employees so that custo-
mers are satisfied with the ser-
vice.
Competitors must show that
they can deal with the public
agreeably and effectively and
that they are reliable citizens
who would command the re-
spect and confidence of patrons
of the post office.
Applicants must take a writ-
ten test. Those who pass will be
assigned final ratings on the ba-
sis of thi6 test and on their ex-
perience, ability, and character.
There is a one-year residence
requirement and applicants
must have reached their 18th
birthday on the closing date for
receipt of applications. Persons
over 70 years of age may not be
appointed.
Complete information about
the examination requirements
and instructions for filing ap-
plications may be obtained at
the post office for which this
examination Is being planned.
Application forms must be filed
with the U. S. Civil Service
Commission, Washington 25, D.
Teague High School Yell Leaders
Over-Flow Crowd See
Lions Win Over Eagles
(By Ruth Knight.)
1 hese six young ladies take the lead at every football game
the Lions. Left to right are: Patsy French, Dariene Oakes,
Judy Hardison and Sylvia Faubion.
in keeping the students yelling for
Ruth Knight, Jo Etta Hazelwood,
Longhair Goats May Be
Highly Profitable Here
The long hair or angora goat
is proving to be by far the best
money maker when it comes to
survival on brushland, especial-
ly during drouths. J. E. Wells,
CC Directors Hear
Committee Reports
At Tuesday's Meet
vocational agriculture teacher
at Teague High School, has ob-
served.
These sturdy, thrifty animals
are thriving on upland brush-
woods in Freestone County and
producing the highest net re-
turns of any type of livestock-
Where cat tie have been losing
weight and money this summer,
goats are fattening and produc-
ing valuable mohair at no ex-
pense.
Woodrow La nr. berth says faiF-
. ly thick underbrutn wilt carry
Commerce frorn one to two angoras per
afre for an t indefinite period.
The board of directors
Teague Chamber of
held their regular monthly
meeting at the City Hall Tues- These efitters, says Lamberth,
day evening, October 2. Reports | wU, net from 1(J to 2(J &gUm
of the work being done by the
agriculture, roads and industrial
committees were made. •
Dr. Maurice Gage, president
h
>hone
Everyone is Invited to attend C. and must be received or post-
each family will bring a marked not later than the clos-
et lunch. I ing date. ____________
Where Are Ex-Graduates Of
- Teague High School?-
Correct mailing addresses of ex-graduates of Teague High
.1001 are needed at once by the invitations
'becoming, November 2 and 3. THOSE WHO HAV1_C2!^^
1j their mailing address during the pact three
^ars are asked to send the new address to:
Mrs. Harry Bendy
515
Teague,
lof the Chamber, read a* letter
received from the Magnolia Pipe
Line Company... statirig that due
to the uncertainty of the Suez
situation, they are not ready at
this time to dispose of their
Simsboro property. The Cham-
ber has been seeking this pro
perty for industry. •
The Industrial committee re-
ported that they have set up a
booth in the "Town Hall” sec-
tion of the Heart o’ Texas Fair
at Waco, displaying some of the
products manufactured in
Teague. This Committee also
recommended to the Board of
Directors that a charter be ob-
tained for setting up an indus-
trial foundation to deal with in-
dustrial prospects seeking sites
for plants. The secretary was
instructed to investigate further
the legal phases of an industrial
foundation and report back at
the next meeting.
In addition to President Gage
and the secretary, L. Notley, the
following directors were pres-
ent: L. R. Boyd, Sr., A. J. Barn-
hill, Earl Long, Dr. J. R. Dobbs,
dydell McSpadden., E. O. Nich-
olas. Leo C. Stuver and Dr.
Jack Cox. Other members of
the Chamber of Commerce in-
cluded Roy Turner and A. L.
Holland.
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Electric Scoreboard
Installation Delayed
Installation of the electric
scoreboard on Gregory Field
has been delayed, as the panel
has not yet arrived, Superinten-
dent Leo Stuver announced
Wednesday.
Stuver said he has been as-
sured that the board would be
In operation for the next home
g^me, however.
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Texas Style Barbecue
Available In Teague
Clifton Magness of the Nicho-
las A Magness Grocery has an-
nounced the installation of a
Texas Style Barbecue machine
at his store.
He says he will have available
hickory-smoked barbecue beef,
per acre where other animals
will all but starve. If there ti a
good acorn crop they will do
just as well as hogs in the win*
(See GOATS'Page 10)
Annual Session Of
Baptist Association
Will Start Monday
Churches of Freestone-Leon
Baptist Association will hold
their two-day Forty-First An-
nual Session at the First Bap-
tist Church in Teague, starting
Monday evening at 7:00 o’clock,
Rev. L. Audrey Thomas, mod-
erator of the association has
announced.
Theme of the annual meeting
will be: “To The Ends Of The
Earth."
Rev. Ralph Jones, pastor of
the Oakwood Memorial Baptist
Church, will preach the annual
sermon Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.
On Tuesday morning at 11:15,
Rev. James Morgan, pastor ot
the Klrvin Baptist Church will
bring a message on “The Need
—Too The Ends Of The Earth.”
During the afternoon session,
Rev. Elton E. Britton, pastor oi
the First Baptist Church,
Jewett, will be principal speak-
er on the subject: “The Vision—
To The Ends Of The Earth.’’
The closing message Tuesday
Sheffield Heads
Freestone County
ASC Committee
By: Norman H. Lambert
Office Manager
Freestone ASC County
Committee
On Wednesday, September 26,
delegates from the eight voting
committees In Freestone Coun-
ty met in the committee room
of the ASC office and elected
J. C. Sheffield, chairman; EL G.
Coleman, vice-chairman and W.
K. Bonner, regular member of
me Freestone ASC County
Committee. Ralph Howell was
elected first alternate and Riley
B. liam second alternate.
The delegates who were elect-
ed by the voters of f reestone
Coupty to represent them in
electing a county committee
were: Dwight Atehley, Dew; S,
H. Stalcup, Fairfield; Roy Ca-
sey, Young; Ralph Howell,
Streetman; Billy Butler* Worth-
am; Riley B. Ham, Teague;
Ovln Beene, Froestone and H. E.
Franklin, Butler.
In an election held over the
county on September 20, in
which we had a very small vote
of 382 votes of which 63 were in-
eligible due to no name being
placed on the large envelope
where the eligibility of the
voter could be determined, the
following local committeemen
were elected: Wortham, Klrvin,
and Cotton Gin; J. T. Drum-
wright, Billy Butler and Roy
Miller; Teague, Crossroads and
Cedar, R. B. Ham, Weldon Cur-
ry and Leroy Senter; Fairfield,
Turlington and Post Oak, S. H.
Stalcup, J. W. Richards, Jr., and
Edwin Chavers; Butler, Liberty
and Owens Chappell, H. E.
Franklin, Tom Nesbitt,and L. C.
Long; Streetman, Burleson and
Winkler, Ralph Howell, William
Carroll and Wayne A. Pillans;
Dew, Lanely and Concord;
Dwight Atehley, Elbert Daniels
and Ralph Smith; Freestone,
Luna and Donie; Ovin Beene,
Hubert McWatters and Rich-
mond Eppes; Stewards Mill,
Young and Ward Prairie, Roy
Casey, O. P. Hagen and Bradley
Anderson.
Both the county and local
committeemen took office on
October 1, 1956 and will be re-
Friday night at Tate Stadium
in Fairfield, the Teague Lions
won by a score of 53-6 over the
Fairfield Eagles to break an all-_
Teague Lions Meet
Groesbeck Friday
Coach Eld H Je p 1 e r ’ s
Teague Lions will meet the
Groesbeck Goats oh Grego-
ry Field Friday night at
8:00 o’clock, following their ■
53-6 victory over Fairfieid
last Friday night.
Each of the two teams
wtll start Friday night's —
game with two wins and one
loss.
Coach Hepler said Wed-
nesday that his boys are In
, good condition and are
ready for the Goats. . -
Teague High School
Band, under th^ direction of
Charles Ham, student direc-
tor, will entertain the foot-
ball fans Friday night with
precision marches and also
give a salute to the Groes-
beck fans during half-time
activities, Band * Director
L. C. Williamson has an-
nounced.
Teague’s 78-piece hand is
attracting football ..fans
throughout the area with
their naif-time performanc-
es, under the leadership of
Miss Nelda Barger, drum
major.
evening at 8:30 o’clock will be
brought by Dr. John Ousley. j *P°nsible for wiping administer
professor of Bible at Baylor the vari°u* programs for 1957.
University. His subject will be: i “ -
Our Victory—To The Ends Of Rotary Club Votes
The Earth,” ^_ To Enc|orse United
1957 Fords On Display Fund Drive Here
At Boyd Motors Here Teague Rotary Qub
Forrest Wood has announced
that the 1957 Fords are now on
display at the L. R. Boyd Motor
Company. The new automobiles
were placed on display this
week for the first time in
Teague.
Wood said the 1957 Ford is
the longest, the lowest, largest
and newest car in the low-price
field with five great lines and
20 great models.
He says the public is invited
to come in and action-test the
new cars.
voted unanimously Tuesday to
support and endorse the United
Fund drive in Teague, which
starts Friday, October 12.
The club members were en-
tertained by a group of students
from the high school choir, who
sang several numbers.
A Rotary Ann night is being
planned in the near future and
it was voted to have a banquet
The date and place will be an-
nounced within the next week.
C. W. (Bill) Hancock, presi-
dent, presided at Tuesua/s ses-
sion.
BRUSH CONTROL
Those who did not attend the
Brush Control Tour held recent-
ly will have a chance to see
pictures of some of this work
Tuesday, October 9th, when a
program on this tour will be
presented over Channel 10 Tele-
vision Station at 12:15 P.M.
Annual Thanksgiving
Service To Be Held
Here On November 28
Members of the Teague Min-
'•tenuj Alliance set November
28 for the annual union Thanks-
giving service, when they met
iast Monday morning at the
First Methodist Church.
Rev. Robert J. Kalb, pastor of
Local Growers Musi
Have Permit To Sell
Sweet Potato Crop
-Local sweet potato growers
are advised that they will need
permits to peddle potatoes in or
outside the county.
To secure these permits pro
ducers should contact John
Pritchard, the county agent at
Fairfield, according to. Howell
Goolsby, official representative
and inspector for the State De-
partment of Agirculture. Gools-
by says a grower securing a
permit from the county agent th« First Methodist Church, will
can use it for the entire season.
This procedure is necessary
because of the rigid policing of
the entire area by inspec) >rs to
prevent the spread of the sweet
potato weevil.
To Keep Pests From Weevil
Free Area
Freestone County and most
of the Northern half of the
state, is considered weevil free
and farmers can sell their sweet
potatoes freely in weevil free
areas as long as they have cer-
tificates showing they are pro-
ducers in this county. Once a
grower enters a weevil infested
area with a load of sweet pota-
toes the product must be dis-
posed of before returning to the
free area. ^
bring the Thanksgiving message
when the services are held at
the First Baptist Church.
The Ministerial Alliance voted
to ask their church members to
participate in the United Fund
drive, which starts here Octo-
ber 12. They will also ask their
members next Sunday to offer
a prayer of thanksgiving for the
nice rains.
Rev. R. V. Silvertooth, presi-
dent, presided at Monday's
meeting.
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Marlin Man Joins
Hudnall Firm Here
Wesley Glass of Marlin has
accepted a position with the
Clyde Hudnall Chevrolet Com-
pany in Teague as service man-
ager. He has had special train-
ing in the field of Chevrolet
service.
He is married and has two
children, Nancy Gale 2 Vi years,
and Wesley Scott, eight months.
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B-Team To Meet
Wbrtham Thursday
Coach Jack Meredith’s B-team
will go to Wortham Thursday
night, October 4, where they
will meet the Wortham Bull-
dogs at 8:00 o’clock, playing
their last game of the 1956 sea-
son. ,
On September 13 the B-team
was defeated by Centerville, 26-
0.
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time scoring record between the
two teams.
An owr-flow crowd resulted
In a vast number of fans stand-
ing, sitting in extra chairs that
had been provided, or sitting on
the ground.
The Eagles made a throat to
the Lions in the first fev&playd
of the game when a drive from
their own 13-yard line, netted
four first downs. The threat
was blotted out, as Prestidge
intercepted an Eagle pass.
Good blocking by the Lions,
provided a way as a series of
carries by Prestidge, Shields and
Fulton brought the ball to the
five-yard line where Shields
tank'd the first six points.
The second tally was set up
by a 50-yard run by Prestidge.
Shields carried 13 yards and
Fulton 16 to reach pay dirt.
A loss of ground by Fairfield
cost them a touchduum-
pass from Fulton to Shi
gave the Lions 24 yards.
The Elegies’ touchdown came
early In the second quarter
when Whiteside plunged over
from the one-yafd line. Try for
extra point failed.
Fulton scored next, taking
the ball on the opponents 35
and moving it to the score line.
David Stover completed a 33-
yard drive as he raced the last
six yards for a touchdown.
A pass from Fulton to Shields
netted 42 yards and six points
for the Lions early in the third
quarter.
Crowding the time Stover,
racing over a 14 yard stretch
to the score line seconds before
the final sound of the gun,
bringing the score 53-6.
Prestidge scored three extra
points for the Lions.
FREE WATER TEST
All farm families can get
their water tested free of
charge. The water must be col-
lected In special bottles and
handled according to
lions which come with
tie. These
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Sewell, W. L. The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1956, newspaper, October 4, 1956; Teague, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125343/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.