Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1949 Page: 2 of 20
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2—Stephenville Kprplte-Tribune
Ffadfry, May 27. 19 >9
WORK COMMITTEE SUBMITS LIST
RECOMMENDATION MADE TO C. OF C.
The Work Committee of 4he-Ste-^ "idint .lhlq will be to the interest
phenville Chamber of Commerce [.hf’oue Dairy Industry and to np-
haa just completed a study of sug- point, if necessary, a special rum-
tresiions recently submitted by the | mittec to work on this project.
membership. This committee hus
worked diligently and riven all
Mtggentton* serious thought. J. W.
(Elements, chuirmun of the commtj-
tee expressed hie appreciation foi
these suggextion* and asked the
membership to feel free in sub-
mittinr surrestions to the com-
mittee at any time. The following
la a brief resume of the recommen-,
dations made (o the Board of Dir-
ectors by the committee:
1. That the Chamber of Com-
merce sponsor the movement to
raise the status of Tarleton State
College to thut of a four year
school And thnt a special committee
be appointed to make a thorough
study of the situation nnd to po-
operate with any or all groups in-
terested in the project.
2. That the Board of Directors
urge the city government to re-
vamp present house numbering
and street identification.
3. That the Board of Directors
offer Its cooperation and assist-
ance to other organizations in the
city-wide beautification program.
4. That the Board of Directors
ask the Merchants Activities Com-
mittee to study the possibility of
bargain days in Stephenville.
5. That the Board of Directors
ask the Merchants Activities Com-
mittee to study the advisability
of setting up dixti-ibullvc edura-
tion classes and make recommenda-
tions to the Board.
6. That the Board of Directors
ask the Merchants Activities Com-
mittee to study the advisability
of the Chamber sponsoring Booster
and Good Will Trips and make re-
commendations to the Bourd.
7. That the Board of Directors
adopt as a major project the farm-
to-market road from Stephenville
to Alexander and instruct the
Highway Committee to work dili-
gently on the project and cooperate
with the committee working on the
farm-to-market road from Lamp-
kin to CArlton to Alexander and
Stephenville.
8. Give full support to the U.S.
Highway 281 Association of Texas
and to appoint a special committee ______
to secure local memberships in the
association.
9. To secure its support of the
Big Bend Trail Association.
10. Support an intensive health
campaign for the city nnd cooperate
fully with fhe city and county
officials by appointing a special
committee, if necessary.
11. Cooperate with the city offi-
cials in securing a more adequate
supply of water and gas.
12. To continue the support of
a publicity campaign for Tarleton
College.
13. To urge and encourage the
extension of the City Limits and
to offer the service of the organiza-
tion to the city in this endeavor.
14. To support fully any move-
15. To work with the city offi
cinls in developing a full roclcii-
flohat program.
1(5. That the Chamber of Com-
merce endorse a Community Chest
for 1950.
17. That an effort be made to
set up n culendur of events to be
published euch week in the local
press.
18. That the Highway Committee
make s survey of tne proposed
connecting road between Highway
07 und farm-to-market i^iad No. 8
which would afford access to the
Tarleton College Studium urea.
Considerable progress has been
made already on several of the pro-
jects recommended by the com-
mittee. A brief of the farm-to-
market road to Alexander, thence
on to Carlton and l.ampkin is al-
most complete; n special commit-
tee is at work in the Interest of
II.S. Highway 281 Association;
an extensive publicity campaign
for Tarleton State College hus been
completed; considerable success has
been encountered in extending the
city limits; a fine city -wide rec-
t I'll Tell The World X
♦ ♦
nrnt improvement funds wnn
agreed on by a group of citizens
who met with the court.
At the same meeting some pro-
posed that speciui 16c road and
bridge tax lie submitted to the
voters. There nre many people in.
Keith county who will oppose this
extra levy. Our guess is that the '.'..M',:!.!'
matter will not lie submitted when
the election is ordered. If the pro-
perty owners will give the com-
missioners the right to redistribute
a portion of jthe funds they are iiow
collecting there will be but a very
small difference in the tax rate
next year and whut it is now. The
jury fund now stands at 9 cents;
the permanent improvement fund
is 25 rents. The county wants auth-
ority to raise the Jury to 15c and
distribute ti cents of that amount
to the road and bridge fund. If
this request is granted 4 cents of
the permanent fund will he added
to the (I cents being sought for a
total of 10 cents—which will he
adequate for the $50,000 that will
be borrowed. The loan, in the form
of warrants, will mature within a
six-year period. The speciui 15c
road and bridge tax is probably
not needed now as it would give no
relief whatsoever to the rebuild-
ing program. Let's pass up this
extra tux nnd grant the commissi
ioners the right to redistribute on
reation program 7s being develop- I the basis of the above arrange-
ed; a close working relationship n**r*t ur,d thus do a ion that must
-xists with the Dairy Industry: a | he done. Look for official facts and
calendar of riming events is being
published each week; and consid-
erable progress is being made ir
securing the new highway from
Chalk’ Mountain to Glen Rose. The
locnl Chamber is working closely
with the group from Cleburne
Glen Rose and others interested
'ti this improvement on Highway
(57.
Rudynrd Kipling was born
Bombay, India.
CARD OF THANKS
To the doctors and nurses in the
Stephenville Hospital who did
everything in their power to help
me after I was seriously burned
April 20, to my friends who sent
flowers or in uny way contributed
to my comfort I extend my heart-
felt thanks and want you to know
thut I am deeply grateful for every-
---Doc Cox
figures from the'court thut Will he
published next month before form-
ing a decision about how to vote.
here more than, two more weeks.
I would like to invite school groups
to visit the captiol while I am
here and will be glad to take time
to show them thru the building and
about the histroie grounds. Several
groups have been here »nd if these
who contemplate coming, will no-
tify me, will arrange to be with
them or send my secretary and see
that they get the most from their
visit. I doubt if any other city
cun contribute so mjtti in so short
a time as Austin. Tory Sincerely,
H. (». I'erry, Rep., Krath and Hood
CARD OF THANKS
-
It is with the deepest apprecia-
tion that we take this means of
thanking everyone for their many
kimlresses and deeds of thought-
fulness during the illness ana at
the time of the death of our hus-
band, father and grandfather, KcL
flowers, the nice food, and the
comforting words and deeds, we
ar« sincerely grateful. May God
blfto path of you. Mrs. E. S. Hood,
Mr. nnd Mrs. .1. E. Hood and ■fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hood. Rev.
and Mrs. J. C. Hood and Sgt. and
Mrs. R. L. Eudy.
TEMPO OP—* *
(Continued on page two)
try to eleminate one, vou find
thnt this statement is proved true
by the almost united effort of
all citizens affected to prevent e
narrowing of the services offered
by the state. Everyone is in favor
of eliminating the service that
doesn’t affect him, but nearly
every service now offered touches
people in every trade, business
and profession.
There arc more than 150 boards
and bureaus. You can see from
this that if a member of the legis.
laturc wanted to acquaint him-
self with the workings of the state
departments and visited one every
day during the session, he eould
not gr* to all of them. 1 havp tried
to muxe a stud)! of the depart-
ments, ns I am a member of the
appropriations sub-committee that
hears the various departments and
attempts to set the amounts need-
ed by each but I have found that^
even handling this linpted section'
of the state government would re
quire several months each year
win ’S. Hood; For the beuuttfttf'and I think it would save the tax
payers money if the legislature
meet each year. It’s a pretty big
order to allocate $00,000,000,710
properly in four months or less in
this one section of the committee.
I hope this session can complete
the “must” legislation next week
and I do not think we will be
Mny Rooks Closed—Charge Purchases Made Now Payable In July
Congratulations Graduates
We are proud of each of you and wish you continued
success throughout life.
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Cash Sent to
Fort Worth for
Flood Sufferers
Many contributions have been
sent from Stephenville to victims
of the flood in Fort Worth last
week and other forms of aid and
assistance has been extended. Cash
sent to Messrs. J. O. McMainx,
Dan W. Campbell and M. H. Cor-
nelius, highway patrolmen, was re-
ported here Tuesday. All at one
time here. The list was circulated
by Q. H. Williamson and contains
the following names:
Elton Latham ............• 4.00
Jake Hedrick 5.00
J. C, Penney Co. ...... 5.00
Stephenville State Bank 10.00
Mont Thomas — 5.00
Jack Price ____ 6.00
W. W. Baxley 2.00
Commissioners Court 8.00
Elmo White ...... 5.00
Wm. O. Croft ..... 2.00
Jim Walsworth 1.00 '
Sam Russell ............ 8.00
R. E. George ...... 6.00
Sten Owens.............». 5.00
Ernest Belcher - 5.00
Fsrmers Bank 10.00
W. N. Brown v . 5.00
. O. Garrett 5.00
George Minter — 6.00
H., A. Lautherbach 1.00
Dejvey Belcher ..."--------. 5.00
Cross Drug Store 2.50
Homer Nix ...... 6.00
Higginbotham Bros. .... 5.00
Wavne Barham ...... 6.00
T. C. Poston -----1.00
ban D’Arcy .......— 6.00
H. J. Neblett _____________ 6.00
Brown Jewelry Co. ------- 5.00
Wallace Scott ___________ 2.00
C. O. McMillan 6.00
T. P. & L. Co.............. 5.00
J. T. Mays & Co. 3.00
John Deane, Jr. 2.00
L. Riggins . *........ ... 10.00
G. H. Williamson_______ 6^0
In addition to the above cash
contributions there were other
forms of aid. The city sent two men
and a spraying machine to assist
in disinfecting the flooded area.
Percy Anderson, superintendent of
the city water system went to Fort
Worth to .assist in adjusting new
water pumping equipment. Fred
Stafford carried a pick-up loaded
with clothes donated by Stephen
ville people.
Mayor R. N. Pittman said Wed-
nesday that there were many other
contributions sent to the flood-
stricken city but very few had been
reported.
The list circulated by Mr. Will-
iamson was signed freely. He re-
ported that the aid sought was for
the immediate needs of the three
persons who at one time lived here.
“I could have secured many other
contributions but time did not per-
mit seeing everybody,” said Mr.
Williamson.
Suspense Comes
In Many Ways
To War Veterans
A young patient at a veterans
hospital in Louisiana, nearing
the end of his convalescence, re-
quested a Red Cross Gi-ay Lady
to get him a copy qf a book tit-
led “African Queen”. He explain-
ed, “It matters a lot to mo. I've
just got to tuuue it,”
The Gray Lady hegan her
quest, which lasted many weeks.
Neither thej hospital library nor
the city library had ever heard
of it. Neither had the parish
library, hut the librarian agreed
to write the Louisiana Siate Lib-
rary Commission for it. The
stnte library couldn't supply a
<^v, but did send the name of
the publisher. The parish lib-
rary ordered it.
On the very day the Gray Lady
was to deliver the book to the
patient, she found him packed
and ready to be discharged.
However, she handed him the
book as he was leaving. She
made only one request, why was
the book so important to him?
“I was reading it when my
ship went, down in Leyte Gulf—
and I've worried for 4 years,
wondering how that story came
out. I couldn’t stand it any long-
er, not knowing.” , ,
Calloway und Ed Butler have
been in Dallas this week attending
the bedside of their sister, Mrs.
Mattie Willis, who is Critically ill
there.
CRASH VICTIM'S
FUNERAL HELD
The body of Carl Underwood, 21,
Masonic High School graduate
and student in North Texas State
College, Denton, killed in a traffic
accident in Fort Worth »t an early
hour Sunday morning, was brouglft-
tu Stephenville Tuexduy for burihl
at Morgan Mill that afternoon.
Young Underwood was killed and
three other former Masonic Home
students were injured when their
automobile apparently »truck a
Hght truck harking out of a tav-
ern in Fort Worth and then crash-
ed into another car.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
John W. Grunt, Las Crusces, N.
M.; a sister, Miss Earl Lee Under-
wood, Abilene; a brother, Dr. C. Z-
Underwood, Grand Prairie and his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H, O.
Peterson, Stamford und Mrs. Laura
Underwood, Morgan Mill.
Services were conducted at the
tabernacle in Morgan Mill with
J. M. GiNpatrick, Graham Street
Church of Christ, officiating. Bur-
ial was in the Morgan Mill Ceme-
tery. Trewitt Funeral Home had
charge of all arrangements.
Pallbearers were Caddo Wilkie
Douglas Lord. Fred l.and, Leonard
Hutto, C. D. Dorrah, Wallace Pank-
hurst, Pat Fletcher and Melvin
Riddle, all are ex-students of Mas-
onic Home School.
Honorary pallbearers were Guy
Wilson, Joe Wilkie, Jimmy Punk-
hurst, Jimmy Pollock, Gerald and
Harold Harris, O. L. Steverm'tlugh
Messlewhite, Jimmie Pikehurst
Hoover Puett and Wnytae Feeler.
Harvey 8. Williams, superin-
tends of Masonic Home School
and W. H. Remmert, dean of men,
were among those present from
Fort Worth.
He was bom In Stephenville in
1927 and was the son of the late
Dr. Carl L. Underwood and Mrs.
John W, Grant. Following the
death of his father in 1936, he went
to the Masonic Home tn Fort
Worth and graduated from the
school there in 1945. He spent two
years in the Navy as an Aviation
Mechanical Mate 3rd class. After
his discharge from the Navy he
hud been a student in North. Texas
St»t,■ at Denton.
At the time of the fatal accident
he was in Fort Worth attending a
home-coming celebration at the
Masonic Home.
I.hms Club For Strawn
Struwn business and civic lead-
ers worker! out the organization of
Lions Club in that city two, weeks
ago. Charter for the new club was
presented by Lions International
President Eugene S. Briggs, Enid,
Olljhoma. President of the new
club is Watson Frazar and Muc D.
King is secretary. The club has a
membership of twenty-three Strawn
business men.
Attends Studebaker School
E. L. Walls of the Anrierson-
Cisments Motor Company, fc,.mt
last week in South Bend, mnd.,
where he took an intensive treating
course in the Studebaker factory.
He was instructed in the complete
assembly and minutest median,
ism of the Studebaker automobile.
He was one of a class of 35 who
went from Texas to tuke udvan-
tuge of this period of instruction.
Makes Honor Roll
Mr. ami Mrs. Danny Wolfe ar-
rived Wednesday night from Aus
tin for a visit of a few days with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Pyeatt and Mrs. Ross R. Wolfe.
Danny ti 75H<c Of the star fcnthall
players on the University of Texas
Longhorn team. He is majoring in
business administration and won n
coveted place on the honor roll for
his semester’s work. They will
turn to Austin for the sum
sion which begins June 3.
will re-
Sid Pilgrim, supervisor of the
State Employment Office in Ste-
phenville for many years but trans-
ferred to Fort Worth in eavly
May, was here over the week-end
visiting Mrs'. Pilgrim and bis son
Hal. Tne family home will'bp est-
ablished in Fort Worth when the
school term ends. J
Replacement School "Ends
According to Col. Homer Garri-
son Jr., director of the Department
of Public Safety, the Replacement
School ending June 1, has been
successfully completed and, ef-
fective that date, forty recruit
patrolmen will be assigned (R var-
ious patrol districts in Texas.
Among the graduates are Edwin
Upham of Stephenville, who will
be assigned to the Beaumont Dis-
trict and Howard L. Rohuck of
Hamilton, who goes to Ft.‘Worth.'
' r' 1
Prof. Hodges, who has been sup-
erintendent of the Cost Oak School
in Jack County the past year is
in Stephenville for the summer.
CHARGE ACCOUNTS INVITED
South Side Square Phone 838
Qijjt SutffieAti&HA jjOJi Q'uuluatei
Select HIS gift from our complete stock of finest quality men’n wear and gift
goods . . . every item haa a nationally famous label that you will be proud
to give and he will he plagued to receive. We have many fine gifts from which
to choose. '
• Pastel and White French Cuff
Shirts
• Long and Short Sleeve Sport
Shirts
• Slacks
• Dress Shirts . . Whites and Fancy
» • T-Shirts
Vf
• Swim Trunks
• Wallets
• Handkerchiefs
• Cuff Links ant^ otherJewjlry _
, • Luggage
w Tim ——--—*—>—*—;■ - . -
• Sport Jackets
• Bow Ties
• Robes
• Summer Pajamas
• Tie Racks
• Clothes Bruahes
• Hair Brushes
• Socks
• Belts and Suspenders
• House Shoes
• Cigafette Lighters
• Gift Certificates
• Underwear
• Sport Shoes
Information On
Pasture, Hay Crop
“With little or no grazing,'cows
need about 2 pounds of hay daily
lor each 100 pounds of liveweight,”
states the bulletin BC9, Feeding
und Care of the Dairy- Herd. Many
licestock men will need to re-
plenish the hay crop due to the
past two dry seasons. Some vetch
growers are now baling the vetch
and small grain for winter hay.
This vetch hay furnishes the much
needed roughage and it is also
high in protein.
Those who have tried cutting the
vetch for hay find it is one of the
hardest to cut unless special equip-
ment is put on the mower. The
guards should be changed to a
short open face guard that will not
catch any of the vine while the
dividing board at the end of the
sickle bar should be taken off.
Some even make the small iron
dividing point even smaller than
it is. A few have placed a small
piece of iron on the end of the
bar with the point turned toward
the way the machine is going. This
f 2 loot or more strip of inyi holds
down the vetch vine so that the
sickle will have a chance to cut
off the vetch.
Many arc planting sudan for
both the hay and pasture crop.
They arc using the sweet and com-
mon sudan. If we have plenty of
wet weather during the rest of
the year the sweet, will produce
more hay for the leaf disease will
not attack it as it does the com-
mon. All livestock likes the sweet
sudan better than the commoh, but
they will generally eat all they can
get of either. Many are using about
750 pounds of commercial TertlH
zers 4-12-4 or 100 pounds of 1(5-20-0
This is put near the seed as it is
planted, about 1V4 inches to the
side and lower than the seed in the
drill row.
Some use the Red Top cane and
some the grain sorghums for both
hay and roughage. These have tc
l>e planted thick tho, to make good
hay. “They also should be fertili-
sed like the sudan if the best yieldr
nre wanted,” states County Agent
G. D. Everett. *
FREE GIFT WRAPPING ON ALL PURCHASES
Card Of Thanks
We wish to take thie means of
expressing our sincere thanks
and appreciation to our many fri-
ends who sat up with our husband
and father,. Bert O. Brown, for
the beautiful floral offering, for
the food sent in, for the comfort-
ing words spoken and for any act
of kindness which makes our
sorrow lighter to hear.
Mrs. Bert O. Brown, children
and grandchildren.
Customers’
Comer
Honesty and accuracy art
“musts” at A&P. r 9
W* are proud o( the high
Milky ol our foods and tne
(aw prices at which we sell
diem.
But we prise above sll else
our reputation for foir» nonest
dealing. And w# exert every
effort to maintain it.
AiP prices are plainly
marked on the goods, shelves
or cases. ASP scales tre
nlaced where you can read
them. ASP cashiers are
trained to check your pur-
chases quickly and accurately.
* You can holp us maintain
our strict standards of sorts
racy if you will let us know
should we ever make a mis-
take in weighing your pur-
Chase, or-ip addon up your
bill or in givingfjou change.
No matter how slight an
error might be, please write
tot
ily Servings off
Savings at A&^ ^
"A penny saved it • penny earned." And the way to save
pennies on your food purchase is to shop at A&P. Those
pennies soon add up to welcome dollars when you shop here
regularly! Yes, yourAiP is the place to earn money by sav-
ing money. Every day in the week we offer scores of out-
standing food values — high in quality — economical In
price. Come tee and save I
Fettig Brand Tomato
KETCHUP 2 - 25
- ANN PAGE
Red Kidney Beans
With Porlt^
10c
fcrtri flsvory bssm with
as extra flsvory ttuce.
(ustemer keletlens Oepertment,
A&P Food Stores,
420 Lexington Avenue,
New Y ork 17, N. Y.
___lalnbo Wh»U
Dill Pickles
• Campbell's
Tomato'Juice
SultSM
White Rice-
fcmnyfipld Individual
Asst. Cereals
•Million Cubm
Herb-Ox
Manna
Chili Powder
Libby's Vienne
SAUSAGE
I8c
No. '/j
Can
Bonolesi Bsaf Top
ROUND STEAK h 89c
BontUss Beef Bottom
ROUND STEAK 83c
Libby's Deviled
HAM
No.'/«
Can
No, I Quality
SLICED BACON s. 47c!
I4i Choy -
CHINESE
DINNER)
Hosvy Baof
Short Ribs
Libby's Lunch
TONGUE
•S? 30c
" End Cut
Libby's Potted
MEAT
9c
No. Va
Con
Pork Chops
Fancy
Salt Jowls
Baked Loaves
^Sliced Bologna
it. 29c
ib. 59c
ib. 15c
51
Stlend
th.
49c
Slictd
Ib.
pSm.
Freak
Ik
49c
A»Pa*» Hama
Dry Cleaner
Gal.
Can
79c
A-Penn
Lighter Fluid
Diamond
4-oi.
Can
10c
Book Matches
•Ctn,
of SO
10c
Hr Mil Critp LW *
•
Linit Starch
I2-oi.
Hq.
lie
Libby's Potted
MEAT
14c
No-Vi
Cee
Flmror-Tetted Teas
Wesson
OIL
33c
Pt.
lot.
SNOWDRIFT
Shortening
3 Con 87c
PETER PAN
fnonut Butt nr
33c
12-ae,
Jor
Apples, Wineaap 17ft
Lemons lftf
Long White Potatoes
5 I.bn. 25<
Arizona Carrots
2 Hunches 10$?
Beets, 2 bunches 15$?
Green Onions 5$?
Golden Heart Celery
Stalk 15$
Cucumbers, 2 Lbs. 19$
vdf
15#
OUR OWN TEA
Lettuce, 5 Doz size 104? OUR OWN Tea Bags
Hybrid Corn 5 Ears 19* NECTAR TEA
FROZEN FOODS NECTAR Tee Bags
27* , '
39*
33*
33*
27*
'/4-lb.
.14
lags
H-lb.
Yellow Squanh
2 Lbs.
Blackeyed Peas
2 Lbs.
Orange Juice
Strawberries
Sliced Peaches
S
Baby Okra
Bird’s-Eye Corn
Bird's-Eye Spinach 29*
DRIED FRUITS
Apricots 45*
Sliced Apples r 23*
Prunes, 40/50 size 23*
Chelae Peaches 37*
ANN PAGE
Salad
Dressing
Rich with egg yolks snd ell,
lt‘e ftsvor perfect.
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Higgs, Rufus F. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1949, newspaper, May 27, 1949; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1131135/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.