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STEPHENVILLE,, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1968
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HI TELL THE
WORLD
By? RUFUS F. HIGGS
Five Coeds Elected toHomecoming Court; One Will Be Queen
Big Day Ahead
One pf the most important
events of the year as far as Ste-
phenvllle is concerned, will take
place Saturday when ex-students
of Tarleton will be here for the
annual reunion of all former
students. The present-day stu-
dent body will take part in the
festivities of the day, of course,
but the big attraction will be in
charge of those who were here
in other days.
As a part of the f{pt}ivitie«
of the day there will be the
football game in the afternoon
between the Texans and the
McMurry Indians of Abilene.
This will be one of the top
football games of the sonth-
west as far as the smaller col-
leges are concerned. The Tex-
ans are coming along in strong .
fashion and, members of the
squad are not only determined
but firm in the belief that they
ran conquer the invading young
men from Abilene-
As we look at the annual
homecoming celebration we be-
lieve that all Stephenville citi-
zens should have a part in-what
takes place during the big event.
At least. All who can should at-
tend the football game that will
begin at 1 o’coek Saturday af-
ternoon. ^Actually, all the towns
in this area should support the
Texans. This part of the great
southwest would not be as far
along as it is with land values
and so many other items of pro-
gress without Tarleton.
The city is going to be crowd-
ed with visitors. We are already
gpsured of that. Hotels, motels
tnd all other facilities have been
sold out for weeks. A quick check
Tuesday revealed that accomo-
dations were hard to find. Many
sf those who will be with us are
going to be with relatives or
friends- Some will drive in early
Saturday morning although most
of th* throng will arrive Friday
afternoon. Too much emphasis
cannot be placed on the home-
coming. Tarleton is fast getting
into step with the 4-year classi-
fication that, it now enjoys and
the annual classic each year adds
much to the status of the local
Institution.
Regardless of the fart that
Saturday afternoons are always
busy times almost everywhere
we should lay aside the fiscal
* affairs of our shops, our stores
and our offices, snd attend the
Trxan-Indian football game. It
will be a great contest if we
are any Judge. And as of. now
we are going to make the open
prediction that the Texans are
going to win.
Tarleton Popular
In a look at the education
situation at Tarleton we do not
find it difficult to visualize a
popular picture. The school has
a good name in every direction
—and that means much. In the
next 5 years it is not too much
to see steady growth jn all de-
partments of the 65-year old
Institution.
Like everything else there
is a new day faring Tarleton.
Administrative head* must
meet these problems as they
arise — and there seems to be
little doubt but whkt this will
be done in the right and pro-
per way. No institution, busi-
ness or any other part of our
system of modern-age develop-
ment can stand still. In order
to meet the new age we must
change with the times.
If we had a guess to make we
would sqy that in the years
ahead Tarleton is going to at-
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Pam McKay, a medical technolo-
gy major at Tarleton, is also a
member of the Homecoming
Court. She is a Junior from
Pleasanton, and at TSC she is
a member of the Student Coun-
cil and the Etemas social club.
Pam was also a candidate in the
Miss J-Tiic Contest last year.
Cherri Barton, a home economics
major from Matador, is one of
the finalists for Homecoming
Queen. She ia a sophomore at
Tarleton and a member of the
OWLS social club, secretary of
the Student Council, and staff
sponsor for the ROTC. Cherri
was also runner-up for freshman
class favorite last year.
Mickey Roberson, a pre-med ma-
jor from Carlton is the fresh-
man member of the Homecoming
Court. At Tarleton she is a mem-
ber* of the Student Council. She
began winning honors in high
school, where she was class fa-
vorite four years, Miss Carlton
High School two years, FFA
Sweetheart,, and Basketball
Sweetheart. •
Lynda Hastings, a sophomore
home economics major from
Roscoe has been elected to the
Homecoming Court for the sec-
ond year in a row. She is a mem-
ber of the yell staff, TTS, the
OWLS social club. Last year she
was elected freshman class fa-
vorite and staff sponsor of the
ROTC.
LaQuettd Reinert is the senior
member of the Homecoming
Court. An English major from
Hamilton, LaQuetta is a mem-
ber of the OWLS social club, the
TTS, and serves as secretary
of the senior class. Last year
she was a member of the Par-
ents’ Day Queen Court.
Council Considers Parking Change
Seward
TPC&O Conveys
Mineral Interests
To Seagram & Son
The $216 million conveyance of Texas Pacific Coal and Oil
Company oil. gas, and mineral interests, effective Friday, No-
vember 1, has caused considerable local interest.
Papery were filed in the Erath ~ * T
UF Drive
Moves to
Homes
BE STILL
‘And now abideth faith, hope,
love, these three; but the great-
est of these is love.” I Corin-
thians 13:13.
Lord that made earth and every
star above,
Raymond Anderson, Mayor Pro
Tem, presiding over the regular
meeting of the City Council Tues-
day night; hi the absence of May-
or J. Louis Evans. Several city
problems were discussed and act-
ed upon.
- C. E. Tabor, representing Mid-
western Company, with home of-
fice in Comanche, appeared be-
fore the Council to discuss the
possibility of bringing cable tele-
vision into the Stephenville area.
The service would be installed at
a monthly rental to the consumer.
The council referred the question
to a committee for consideration.
Representatives from Arkla
Gas Company expressed their re-
gret for the failure in gas pres-
sure last week. They explained
that the failure was in a mechani-
cal device at the compressor sta-
tion at Cedar Springs which had
nothing to do with the supply of
gas. They told the council that
measures have been taken to pre-
vent any such occurrence in the
future and assured the council
| that the company is in bettei
shape to supply a more than
ample amount of gus during th«
coming winter.
, The council voted to reject the
proposal of James Anderson for a
j pnyroll deduction insurance plan
for city employees.
Chief of Police, Lynn Cornell,
! was instructed to enforce the or-
| diance governing the placing oi
obstructive signs on city property,
i The direction was in reference ti
; a price sign at a service station at
(Continued on Page Three)
We are grateful, in Thee lies
feet love;
ever dear,
Though costing nothing, still
draws others near.
As we love, we arc loved; you
made it so
Only by love the soul of man can
grow!
WILL CURTIS
Tarleton Homecoming
To Have Big Parade
(Related-Story Page Five)
The blaring trumpets of 19
bands, roaring scooter exhausts
and train whistles will herald the
That precious gift makes living. Tarleton State Col-
lege’s annual Homecoming cele-
bration at 10 o’clock Saturday in
downtown Stephenville. Exes will
add to the hullabaloo in the root-
ing sections of Tarleton Memorial
Field Saturday afternoon at 1
o’clock when performances by the
Stephenville high school band and
Stingerettes and the Tarleton Ca-
det Corps drill team, the Wain-
wright Rifles, serve as. a back-
District 4-H Clubs
Hear Carr’s Speech
elle n
ELECTION s:
County Judge ,Lanelle ''Harbin
has distributed election supplies
t to the 25 voting boxes for the
i County^ in preparation for the
j election on four constitutional
amendments. November 9.
Persons who will cast their bal-
' lotsiry Box No. 32 will Jo so at the
I High School Gymnasiu^n. Collin
Mntei
..... , B. Jones has been appoi
tract many students from places __, ,
iv.11*. ''■on Judge-
cd Elec-
like Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco
and even Wichita Falls. The
competition that we are going
to face in the country toward
San Angelo is going to be
tough. For that reason it will
be necessary to move into other
fields. Tarleton officials know
this and certainly will work to
that end.
There are a large number of
ex-student* of the popular
school in all sections of Texas
and - many ia other state*.
They are loyal in a peculiar
way — and our gueja-i* that
their never-endlniT lrlendshi p
and loyalty is going to keep
the Tarleton spirit alive.
TM# week is
Tarleton and also
(Related Story Page Six)
Attorney General Waggoner
Carr addressed the annual Dis-
trict VIII 4-H Club Gold Star
Awards Banquet Saturday night,
November 2, in the Tarleton State
College Dining Hall.
Dean Paul Cunyus, in welcom-
ing the speaker, -LH Club mem-
bers and guests, said he was
doubly glad that Tarleton State
College was chosen for the sec-
ond straight year for the annual
banquet. Cunyus said that Tar-
leton, since 1899, has served the
4-H Clubs and has met the needs
through the years, holding tight
to the basic deals by meeting the
changes in the complex society.
Attorney General Carr, speak-
ing to 300 persons, challenged the
young people us a “generation of
destiny” to take a stand in revers-
ing the increase of juvenile crime
in Texas and in the nation. He re-
minded them that the history of
the world provea that, in the life
of a nation, when the nation be-
comes 150 years old, signs of in-
ternal decay become apparent and
that America has just reached
that age. He said that in the life
of every great nation the genera-
tion living at that time failed to
see the beginning of the breakup
(Continued on Page Three)
Memorial Service
Planned in Hico
A memorial service will be held
Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2:30 p.m, in
the Hico Cemetery commemorat-
ing Veteran's Day. ........
The Carlton American Legion
post will be In charge of posting
the colors and Rev. A1 Cronk of
Clairette Methodist Church will
give (he invocation.
Mr.’Jordon of the Carlton Amer-
one for | kap Lggioi) poet will lead the
pledge of allegiance to the flag fol-
H. A- Schmidt, Commander of
Barracks 588 Veterans of World
War I, will read the names of all
n the Hico Cemetery.
The program will close with
“Echo Taps” by Hico High School
students.
The Hico Garden Club assisted
by Hico Cub Scouts will be in
charge of floral - decorations for
all veteran’s graves.
A. L. Butler of Carlton will
serve as muster of ceremonies.
WAGGONER CARR
Mrs, Quril
High on
VN Test
The State Board of Vocational
Nurse Examiners in Austin
awarded the score of 97.2, highest
of., the October examinations, to
Mrs. Alma Hatley Quirl, a gradu-
ate .of the Stephenville Hospital
School of Vocational Nursing.
Mt»i Quirl is\l6 years of age, a
high school graduate, " 'and had
only a few months kf nursing
practice prior to entemng vocat-
ional nurse training.
ground’for the crowning of the
Homecoming Queen. Bands from
Tarleton and McMurry colleges
will perform at half-time during
the Texan and McM.’irry Indian
football contest on tip for 1:30
p.m »
Business meetings, socials, a
dinner for the Tarleton 1946, 1947
and 1948 classes and dancing to
the music of Ray Sharpe will cul-
minate the celebration Saturday
night.
In addition to the traditional
bands and floats of homecoming
parades, this year's Tarleton cele-
bration will .include two special
attractions designed for children
of all ages.
The Santa Fe Railway’s minia-
ture train, popular as a parade
unit for more than 36 years, will
make a rare Central Texas appear-
ance Saturday morning. Measur-
ing 92 feet long, the six-car
freight stands six feet seven in-
ches high and includes a freight,
stock, refrigerator and tank car
plus locomotive and caboose.
And, much to the chagrin <jf the
"black leather jacket” set, grown
men will give demonstrations of
precision drill on motor scooters as
the Fort Worth Moslah Temple
Motor Corps roars over the parade
route. At the conclusion of the
parade they will perform special
mounted drills in the city square
of downtown Stephenville.
Bands from Castleberry and
Brewer high schools of Fort
Worth, Gorman, Boyd, Hico, Bangs,
Alvarado, Glen Rose, Keller,
Granbury, Dublin, McGregor, Azle,
Comanche and Stephenville junior
high, in addition to the Stephen-
ville high school McMurry and
Tarletdn units and the Stephen-
ville high girl’s drill team, the
Stingerettes, will also participate
in the parade.
Floats built by Tarleton and Ste-
phenville organizations, local scout
troops and civic' clubs will be in-
cluded in the parade. And the tra-
ditional review by the Tarleton
State College ROTC Cadets, Ca-
det Band and Wainwright Rifles
wfll add a military flourish.
Kiwanis
To Be
Active
A busy two months is ahead for
Stephenville Kiwanis Clib accord-
ing to an announcement by Pres-
ident Frank Havlak.
Saturday night the club is spon-
soring the Four-H Club Tea at the
National Guard Armory where
110 Erath 4-H club boys and girla
"will receive achievment certifi-
cates.
Sam Cleveland, district attor-
ney, will be the principal speaker.
November 26 will be a Ladies
night and Thanksgiving Dinner,
Havlak announced after action
taken by the board of directors.
December will also be busy for
the club with the Christmas party
and the Harlem Stars' Basketball,
game. The basketball game which
will be held at City Rec Hall will
be held Deer 10.
On the program Tuesday night
was a discussion of the Poll Tax
amendment which will be held at
a special election Friday.
County Clerk’s office Tuesday,
October 29. by J. R. Norris. Dallas
attorney. The documents filed were
a conveyance of oil and gas prop-
erties and reservation of produc-
tion payment from Texas Pacific
Coal and Oil Company to Joseph
E. Seagram & Son, Inc., and con-
veyance of production payment to
Glanville Minerals Corporation in
the principal sum of $216,000,000.
Initial production payment per-
centage will be 50 per eept.
The mortgage, deed of trust and
assignment of production filed
Tuesday is a mortgage of both
.real and personal property, and is,
among other things a chattel mort-
gage.
Information received is that ex-
ecutive offices will be established
at Thurber in a building which
has been maintained by Texas Pa-
cific Coal and Oj] Company since
it closed its mine operations there
in the .early 1920’s.
In talking \yith Mrs. A. H. New-
an'uKa /oAttllorl tha Hhvu fmm
The residential campaign of the
United Fijnd started Monday and
will continue through November
15. The six area chairmen are
Mrs. Pen Gilbert, Mrs. Henry
Lohrman, Mrs. J. C. Terrell, Mrs.
Fred McCleskey," Mrs. Doyle Nix
and Mrs. Glenn Wiedebusch.
man, she -recalled the days from
1922 to‘“1925 when she
school in Thurber, the only “com-
pany” town ever established in
Texas. At the time she taught
there the town had a population
of about 5,000 snd was a unique
place over which she becomes
quite sentimental. She recalled
that T. A. Parker, who was later
Superintendent of Schools in Ste-
phenville, was superintendent of
the school there.
Mrs. Newman remembered the
section of town that was referred
to as “New York Hill”, and the
arrangements that were made for
medical care. There were tfao doc-
tors living there and everyone was
on one or the other of the doctors’
lists at a monthly cost of $3.00.
Other highlights of the City of
Thurber and its people will be
found on page two of this edi-
tion. 0
Each of the women are select-
ing workers In their area to as-
sist in the house-to-house canvass-
ing. Any donation ib welcomed
and appreciated and will go for
____.... the various causes. The agencies
taught J included in the UF are Boy Scouta
Girl Scouts, Cub Scots, Red Cross,
Salvation Army, Texas Rehabilita-
tion Center, Texas United Fund.
It is the only fund raising driva
held for each of the participating
agencies.
Thus far, $6,290.90 toward the
goal of $12,356 has been received
— 51 per cent. Marion Porter,
campaign manager, said that it i»
hoped that all donations can bo
turned in by November 15.
By reaching the goal set the
United Fdnd can be kept here,
thus limiting the drives of those
agencies to one general annual
drive.
PAUI, BKf KWORTHS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Berkworth
and family arrived here Saturday
for a week end visit with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Beck-
worth. He is a teacher in Fort
Questions
Answered
On Type III
The Tri-County medical society
and Stephenville Jaycees have re-
ported some factual information
Col. Hunter Named
Assistant at BRA
New assistant general of the
Brazos River Authority is Col.
Thomas B. Hunter, 53-year-old
retired officer of the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers. General Man-
ager Walter Wells said Col. Hun-
ter will take office this week.
Col. Hunter retired Oct. 10 after
more than 20 years service with
the Engineer Corps during which
he gained wide experience in de-
signing, Constructing and-operat-
ing dams, waterways and oAer
structures, both in this country
and abroad.
He was awarded the Army Com-
mendation Medal for devising a
feasible plan for mdving small
naval vessels up - the Mekong
River through Viet Nam into
Early Mailing
Urged for Xmas
There were 880
ndidates for
.sod veterans who are buried licensing ns Vocational Nurses
and 81 schools participating. Six
of the Stephenville candidates
were in the top ten and the Ste-
phenville nursing school was sec-
ond in rank In the 81 schools.
The Stephenville hospital man-
agement pointed out that it Is
very grateful to Mrs. Opal Dush-
ier, R. N., who does the teaching
and selection and training of the
applicants.
Postmaster Williams announced
had' ^at the period of November T to
'’ November 20 has been designated
for the mailing of Christmas par-
cels to members of our Armed
Forces Overseas.
Persons planning to send par-
cels to military personnel over-
seas should take note of the sug-
gested mailing time sq that pack-
ages may arrive, at their destina-
tion in tirno for Christmas.
As an added word of caution,
all packages should be of wood,
solid fiberboard or strong double
faced cardboard-All boxes, except
the wooden ones, should be secure-
ly wrapped in heavy brown paper
and well tied with strong cord.
The return address of the sen-
der and the address of the person
to “rweeive the parcel should be
written in ink. It is also suggest-
ed that the name and address of
both the sender and addressee be
written on a piece of paper and
packed inside the parcel.
Matches, lighter fluid and in
some cases cigarettes J1HJ tobac-
cos arc not permitted to be mail-
ed to some military post offices.
Also some Navy Post Offices.
Army Post Office* and Fleet Post
Offices require customs declara-
tion forms to be attached to the
parcels. CKiFlocal Post Office can
assist patrons who have questions
about mailing parcels overaaas.
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Worth Christian College and also llb“ul the Type III Polio this Sun-
does some preaching in Church of <*l'v tbe City Rec Hall.
Christ pulpits. | Who may take the oral vaccine?
The vaccine is to be given to
persons six weeks of age or old-
er.
Where will it be given ?
City Reqseatioh Hall from 12
noon to 7 p.m.
How much will it cost?
No charge, but contributions to
cover- actual costs will be accept-
ed-
Should the vaccine be taken if
Type I or Type II have not been
taken first:
Yes, since Types I or II may be
Laos. This included a plan
portaging the vessels around t
set of falls _^ich, almost equal ; 0bUineTfwm'your* family'dwter
I either individually or in a 3 in 1
form.
Niagara Falls in size.
Col. Hunter was hern Dec. 3,
1909 in Gladys, Campbejl County,
Va., is married to the former Miss
Mary Dee Hanes of Vicksburg,
Miss., and they have three child-
ren: Tommy Hunter, 27, a postal
employe; Fred JIunter, 16, a jun-
ior in high school; and Missy, 10,
student in the fifth grade.
He graduated from Rustburg
High School in Rustburg, Va., in
1927, earned his degree in Civil
Engineering from Virginia Poly-
technic Institute at Blacksburg,
Va., and is a graduate of the Com-
mand and General Staff College
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
“The Brazos River Authority is
most fortunate to be able to get a
man of Tommy Hunter’s capabil-
ity as assistant general man-
ager,” Col. Wells said. "His back-
ground in water resource develop-
ment plus his managerial and ex-
ecutive experience in varioui
types of engineering and construc-
tion projects will make him espec
ially valuable to the authority."
Most recently, Col. Hunter Ra»-
(Continued on Page ThreOl
POSTAL REMINDER
Glenn Williams, local Postmast-
er, lias given an announcement to
remind all postal patfons that No-
vember II i* one of the National
Holidays observed by the Post Of- j with
HOWELL
PREPS
FOR JOB
James M. Howell, -«on of- Dr.
and Mrs. F. J. Howell. Tarleton
Station, Stephenville, Texas, an
economist with the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve
System in Washington, D. C., has
joined the Agency for Internation-
al Development. He will serve as
an economic advisor at the AID
mission in Santiago, Chile.
In his new position Howell will
advise on the economi caspects- of
Alliance for Progress programs
hud projects aiding in Chile's de-
velopment.
Howell was born in Bryan, Tex-
««, and is a 1966 graduate of the
A&M College of Texas, ne was
awarded a Ph.D. degree ia eco-
nomics from Tulane University
last year. He is a member of the
American- and the Southern Eco-
nomic Association.
— A» a first lieutenant he served
the U. S." Air Force from
fice Department. The Stephenville <
Post -Office will be closed on that
date and no city delivery, rural de-
livery or window service will be
available. Only the regular Sun-
day and Holiday schedule wiR he
maintained on Monday, November
11.
1966-59. j *
Following orientation in Wash-
ington, D. C,, Howell will leave for
Chile. He will he accompanied by
hi*' wife, Paula, daughter of Mrs,.
Pauf Holleman ot Barger, Texas,
and thyir sons, James Stephan, 8,
and James Armstrong, V
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