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DAIRIES
TWELVE PAGES.
1*11 Tell
The World...
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Rurvs F. Hraos
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t of Korea,, wfceisa
Amerieafts about i
y mistakes they hj
some of the crave
tney have made in ra-
cent yeare. Tni» country, It seems
»* to us, is trying desperately to get
alone with other nations of the
world, yet there seen»b to be lit-
tle doubt that the wrong approach
has been applied in many of our
diplomatic (features. Mr. Joan an-
swers msny of the questions we
have heard people in Stephenville
and Erath County ask durine the
past few years. .. Editor’s Note.
THIS IS MY OWN
CBy Jnan)
I he United States of America
has durinc the last eight years
spent‘forty billion dollars in order
to help other notions and rehabili-
tate them economically. Now, of
courae, there are other reasons.
She wanted to win the amity of
all other peoples in order to win
them over as allies in her flicht
against communism.
But even then, no one ran dis-
pute the generosity of America.
At least, in this century, no one
ean challenge her true concern
for humanity and her natural
friendliness. And then there Is
no question that this aid has
been a burden to the American
people who have had to pay in-
creased taxes.
Yet the fact is that all this hid
seems to have failed to win the
amity and even the understand-
ing of other people, so that in
in Indochina, aid given in order*to
fight the Reds, was abandoned by
the defenders without being de-
stroyed first, aind all this equip-
ment now cqptured by the Reds
will undoubtedly be used 'by the
communists in their next onslaught.
Just as the American equipment
once sent us US aid to Chiang
Kai-shek and later captured in-
tact was used by the Reds in this
attack oa Indochina. So that whilo
America in extending military aid
showed concern for the freedom of
other peoples, these same people
hav not shewn the same concern
for their American benefactors !
nEj^£.
against a nation that i« too welt
off CM)
NECKTIE PARTY—This vu the scene on the square as
Car) Phillips was about to become a hanging victim of the
Stephenville Centennial’s law and order staff. Sheriff Roy
Garrison and assistant Ben Templeton apply the necktie to
Phillips. - -c.r-'-WntJ'' -y". ■ ___ 7 r..... . .
Shows to Be Held j
With Centennial
The various committees of the V. O. Wood, Mrs. Hannah Belcher,
Henry, Mrs. Frank
Fred Dupiee, Mrs.
.
r American benefactc
■ns it is » reeeati
; m mmm that u too
1 esnpled with « belief that she
aad wealth; perhaps it h just
sepr diplomacy es the part of the
U8; perhaps it is the imprudent
rmupsrt of asms unfortunate
t » Americans whose free and easy
V life as portrayed by their merles
arouses resentment on the pert
If of the less fortunate. Anyway,
P an one seems to appreciate the
American people a« much as they
deaervo to he appreciated.
For what America fail* to un-
derstand perhaps is that what the
other peoples want is fair trade,
and not aid. The American peo-
ple having understood this should
remember it fpr alT time. And this
is because aid necessarily empha-
sises the goad fortune of the giver
and the misfortune of the aided,
end the peoples of the world —
nations ar I proud lot. But
trade — fair trade — puts them
on an equal footing.
If the other peoples of the world
do not yet understand America,
■fauhnsmsm.i Asiismes fe-J
not understand the other peoples.
Show Cancelled
Gjsrland J»ne« and John Wilkins,
chairman and yo-chairman of the
field crop show planned, for the
coming Centennial and Fair, have
reported that due to the extreme
drought condition* in Erath Coun-
ty la has" become necessary to call
off the Field Crop Show.
The committee has worked hard
during the past year trying to ar-
range for this show, but at the
nee ting they have deceided to for-
eUt for this year. They had plan-
diaplay all types of crops
n Erath County, but as
eryone knows there were
tip crops raised or will there be
any between now and the Fair.
Canady were boosting the Centen-
nial at the football game in Dub-
lin Friday night by being all “deck-
ed out” in (heir Centennial dresses
and bopnets.
Fair Association, connected with
the Centennial, met with' Clinton
Cox, general chairman of the
Centennial and Fair Aseociation,
and Leonard Fenner, in the Frey
Room of the . Fai mer’s First Na-
tional Bank last week to report the
progress they have made for the
coming show.
H. H. Hassler, Jr., represented
the Dairy Show committee and
reported that dairy livestock show
will consist of all registared dairy
breeds of the county. The Jer-
seys will be judged Friday, Oct 29.
All entries must be in the mail
not later than Oct. 23, 1954;; they
may be sent to Bill Haley, Mgr.,
Tarleton State College Farm,
THE POULTRY show commit-
tee was represented by Doyle
Graves, Cer) Crimmins, and Ray-
ford Young. The poultry short
has been prided into four divis-
ions; the Commercial Division
consisting of Breeders Class and
Production Class;; the Turkey Di-
vision consisting of heavy and
light; the Fancy FowJ Division
and the Junior Division. The
judging of all divisions will be
Oqt. 28, which is on Thursday.
John Fickie, Robert Norwood,
and Ralph Moser
This show bps been di
Into poultry, beef cattle, swine
goats, sheep, rabbits, and dairy
cattle.
The Horse Show committee was
represented by A. B. Yearwood
and Arris Anderson. The horses
will be shown and judged the first
day of the Centennial and Fair,
Wednesday, Oct, 27. The palominos
and quarter horses will be judged
in seven different classes. The
other divisions of the show are
walking horses, three-gait horses
pairs, western, and for children
under 12 years of age.
THE HOMEMAKING Division
was represented by Mrs. Bettie
Duncan, chairman; serving with
her are Mrs. L. F. Parten, Mrs.
Mrs. Wanda Henr;
Johnson, Mrs. __________
R. C. Madely, and Mrs. R. D. Whit-
field. The show will be divided
into the home canned food con-
sisting of vegetables, pickles, and
relishes, - fruits, jellies, preserves,
and marmalades; candies, yeast
, bread, quick bread, cakes, and
cookies. There will be clothing and
textiles and arts and crafts dis-
played.
Charlie Carter, chairman, rep-
resented the dog show committee.
Others on the committee are Ed-
gar Sturdivant, E. C. Johnson.
Porter Gentry, aad A. B. Copeland,
Jr; The breeds entered in the dog
show will be Red Bone, Black and
Tan, Blue Ticks, and Walkers. Th<
dog show judging will be Satdrday
Oct. 30.
STORM SEWER
PROJECT NEARS
COMPLETION
A storm sewer project on the
edge of Frey Street, just
Keep Lead
Linda McMahan and Janet Wil-
son are still leading in the race
for Centennial Queen and Prin-
cess, respectively, as of noon Sat-
urday.
' Linda has 4,647 votes and Janet
has 5,503 votes. Others rftill in the
Queen’s race are Barbara Hale with
4,103 votes, Carolyn Cole with 3,-
726 vote#, Jo Reed Moon with 3,.146
votes and Marilyn Frailer with
2,908 votes.
The girls still in the race for
Centennial Princess are Margaret
Crimmins, with 4,493 votes, Me-
linda Autry with 3,575 votes, Ann
Heaton with 3,316 votes, and Nan
Showalter with 2,011 votes.
These five girl* will continue
running in each race until Oct.
1, at which time there will be
the second run-off and only the
three top girls will continue in
each race until Oct. 17, at which
time the voting will cease and the
girls in the lead at that time will
he Centennial Queen and Princess.
completion end soon will be ready
to receive the heavy overflow of
water at times of heavy rains.
The work is being done under
the direction of Water Superin-
tendent Perry Anderson. He hss a
sizeable crew of workmen on the
job.
For long years property owner*
in that section of the city have
complained about the targe, open
flitch alongside of the street. It
had many traffic hazards and cre-
ated a nuisance because of trash
and litter thrown in h. When the
sewer is laid the opening will be
covered.
City Secretary Rex Cates said
Tuesday that the (dial cost of the
project was not known and would
not be calculated until tl)e job
was completed.
Relief Program
Salute the Pioneers
Benefit Most Farmers
Promised Deliveries j
Far Behind Schedule
Vol. 84. No. 88
Uncle George Morton Has
Watched CountyGrowth
By ELYSON TAYLOR
Perhaps the oldest pioneer in
length of continuous li\ ing in Erath
County, Unclt George Morton, has
watched his home community of
Center Grove develop from a fron-
tier area of few or no roads
through ar. era of lively commu-
nity and neighborhood activity into
an integrated part of a greater
county and state community though
the advancement from the ox wa-
gon to the airplane.
Bom in Alabama where the city
of Birmingham now stand* on
March 4, 1868, he came to Erath
County with his parents in 1871.
He recalls spending his first
night here in a small log hut near
what i* known ag the Oxford
Graveyard.
THEIR FIRST HOME in the
county was located nine miles
north of the city when- the Chand-
ler Ranch headquarters were later
established and just west of the
Ganner Park area and lived there
for about 22 years.
Log home* were the order of
the day then and their first'living
quarters wag a one-room log cabin
about 14x16 feet that had a shed
room of brush oVer the -front.
His father obtained the property
at the same time the late “Uncle
Robins” Kiker and another man
bought land to settle up the old
McNeill estate, renting the farm
from “Doc” McNeill
“I wag just about big enough
to herd sheep then,” he recalled,
“and that’s what I did mostly.”
In 1890 he married the former
Rhode
r present
i® her mother.
THEY HAD FOUR children, two
of whom are deceased, Frank hav-
ing died in 1908 and one baby dic-
ing in infancy. The oldest child,
Lee Morton, and hts family live
in Aledo and John Estell Morton,
his wife and four children, make
their home with “Uncle George
and Aunt Rhode,” as they are
known to all whom make ' their
acquantance. They have 12 grand-
children and seven great-grand-
children,' all of whom are the ap-
ples of their eyes.
“Uncle George and Aunt Rhode”
also raised her sister’s daughter,
the former Myrtle Davis, taking
Mytle into their home as their own
following the sister’s death when
Myrtle was a babe in arms.
Almost a relative of "Uncle
George and Aunt Rhode” wag the
kt# “Unci* Bill” Kiahv. who rnnm,.
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AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 21.—(INS)
— Th.* government's emergency
| hay relief program for the drought-
stricken southwest is failing to
benefit most Texas farmers and
j sttBthers.
failure of the
project was disclosed Tuesday by
State Agriculture Commissioner
John C. White, who said only 4,199
tons of relief hay had been de-
livered in 63 drought counties
through Sept. 17.
A total of 66,437 tons hud been
allotted with applications approved
for 3,610 stockmen. White said a
substantial number of eligible
stockmen had obtained application
forms but never ordeied hay, de-
spite their apparent need.
Under the program, the govern-
ment pays half the freight rates
on hay for eligible persons, with
a $10-a-ton maximum for federal
participation. The stockmen them-
selves pay for the hay and it is
delivered through normal trade
channels.
White, who administers the pro-
gram for'the state, said price in-
'creases for hay, the unfavorable
tons delivered.
White pointed out that stock*
men in the first 23 counties desig-
nated a disaster area—in central
and west-cenrtral Texas — were
given 60-day allotments in late
July. The 60 days expires next
week, and deliveries have been
extremely slow.
“We assume Uuokt stockman in a
jam is going to get hi* "hey—tar.;
quickly as possible if he’s going
to get it at all,” White comment-
ed. “Obviously, most stockmen
just aren’t going to mess with
the program.”
In the 1953 relief program, ha
said, about 50 per cent of the al-
lotted hay was acually delivered
W. J. WISDOM
ELECTED BY
281 GROUP
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W. J. Wisdom of Stephenville
was re-elected secretary-treasurer
of the Texas division of U.S.
Highway 281 Association during
the group’s annual meeting Mon-
day at the Baker Hotel in Mineral
Wells.
Ben Templeton, also of Stephen-
ville, is a director of the Texas
division.
The meeting was the sixth an-
nual of the national association
and the first time it had met in
Texas. The state division conducted
in the drought ! session after the national body
no hay deliveries | had concluded its conference.
UNCLE GEORGE MORTON
centered around church, school and
a mutual bond between families, on
into the area when better roads,
improved farming practices and
machinery ailH such,items ag the
advent of the airplane have dwindr
led the- overall population of the
area while drawing it closer to a
price ratio between cuttle and hay,
and the “lack of coordination” on
the standards of eligibility are
the throe mam reasons the plan
is failing.
“With hay prices up,” he added,
“it’s not good, sense for a farmer
to feed $40 hay to a $10 cow.”
The relief program itself has
tended to drive hay prices upward
—a development federal officials
can do little about.
Some counties
area have had
I at all. Parker County, for exam- I The association discussed plans
pie, had 4,039 tons allotted to 204 j for an intensive advertising cam-
persons, but has had no deliver- f paign to acquaint the public with
Photo by Bax Studio
ies.
Bexar County had 166 allotments
greater county, state, national and I and 4<480 ton. allotted, against
international whole with a jaunt j
' j 365 tons delivered; Erath County,
274 allotments for 5,550 tons, 303
tons delivered; Tarrant County,
placing it job over to a neighbor's
for a house party, a tractor dis-
placing an ox and modem commu- allotments for 5,473 tons, 67
nication taking the part of news j tons deliverer); Johnson County,
by word of mouth.
130 allotments for 3,236 tons, 32
Highway 281, one of the most di-
rect routes from Canada to
Mexico.
The Texas division voted to have
the 1955 meeting in Stephenville
during Octoi>er while the national
body will convene in Nebraska.
Other Texas officers are D, H.
Carter, Evant, president; J. O.
Church School
Group Convenes
The Mary Martha Sunday School
Class of the First Bhptist Church
mat on Tuesday night, Sept. 14, In
the home of Mrs. R. F. Manning
for the monthly business and so-
cial meeting with group six
hostesses.
The opening prayer was led by
Mrs. Manning. Mrs. Nona Wright
brought the devotional. *
Games of 42 were played. Re-
freshments were served to Mmes.
Nona Wright, Dorothy Malone,
Marian Ratliff, Groce Wilson, Jay
Moser, 0. J. Canady, Dale .May-
field, V. 6. Tate, Miss Ima Pitts,
Mrs. G. W. Wood, Mrs.^t. F. Man-
ning, Mrs. T. E. Denman and Mrs.
Earl Csle. . -
The Chamber of Commerce still
has 15 pair of Centennial shoes
left; selling for $2.00 a pair. These
shoes would just set off gome of
the Centennial dresses.
rci ana ooarnefl with them for shout
16 years prior to his death in the
middle 1930’s. “Untie Bill” wag a
colorful individual who drew the
attention of young ana old alike
although leading a sheltered life
and was a native of London, Eng-
land.
THE CHANGES of the Centei
Grove community are mirrored in
"Uncle George’s” eyes ag he re-
calls hi8 early days here when log
cabins and ox wagon* were pre-
dominant, the peak of community
population around 1920 when the
Stephenville State Bank
Votes For Stock Increase
The Stephenville State Bank continued its steady growth last Sat-
urday when the bank’s stockholders, in a call meeting, approved a
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tons delivered; and Travis County, j Bailey, Pharr, first vice-president;
67 allotments for 1,443 tons, 232 Delbert Martin, Lampassas, second
- I vice-president; and J. H. Allison,
j Wichita Falls, third vice-president.
W.L. ALSUP
DIES AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
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Officers Picked
For Watershed
Project Groun
Three Leaders In Big Prize Race
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area was a beehive of activity sion.
This move bolstered the bank’s
capital stock from $100,000 to
$150,000 and the surplus stock
from $60,000 to $97,500.
Three years ago the capital
stock was $25,000 and the surplus
amounted to $25,000.
President J. W. Clements hailed
the increase as giving the local
bank a “better position to serve
the commtfilty of Stephenville
and Erath County.” Dr. J. C. Ter-
rell, board chariman, joined Presi-
dent Clements in the above conclu-
Vice-Pievident C. H Maguire i W L. (Urkin) Alsup, 73, . I The steering committee for ths
Jr., announced that over two- lifelon8 resident of Erath County, 7?" and Armstrong ( reek Small
thirds of the bank’s 5,000 shares P»ssed away ,n his home on Pecan j Watershed Project met last Thurs.
. e>_. __ .ii ' day night for the purpose of elect-
ing officers and establishing a per-
manent meeting plnce.
Officers elected were: president,
by paying $35.00 per share for
each of the new 2,500 shares to
of stock was represented at last Stieet Friday after an dines* of
Saturday's meeting and voted R,'!fral .. . ,
unanimously for the increase. ,. Al(s.u|\ H
The increase will b, .cconinlishwi £«■“
Rounding: the Far Turn! Watch ’Em Go!
THE DAILY EMPIRE'S
be offered stockholders. This will
total $87,500, with $50,000 of the John Alsup.
amount going to the capital ac-
count and $37,500 to the surplus
account.
Stockholders of the Stephenville
State Bank may purchase one
share of the new stock for every
two shares they now own.
Maguire said the steady in-
crease of capital and surplus has
been made by the stockholders of
the bank investing more money
Oct. 8, 1880, until eight years ago
when he moved to Stephenville.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs
Blake Morrison; vice president, Bil-
ly Keith; secretary-treasurer, Bart
Mathis. The Highland Community
Club building was selected as tha
He was married on April 14, 1902 i permanent meeting site,
to Miss Ella Young, and they be- A committee of Billy Keith,
came the parents of seven chil- 1 Arch R Lee Sparks and Joe
men, five of whom survive. M$. -----
Alsup became a member of the
Church of Christ nearly a half
century ago.
Survivors include the widow and
five children, Schley Alsup of
Stephenville, Dewey Alsup of Dub-
lin, Mrs. Luther Brandon of Ste-
Little, Jr., was appointed special
meetings in School Hill, Lingle-
ville, Live Oak and Comyn, with
the initial meeting set for Friday
night, Sept. 24, at School Hill.
Purpose of these meetings will
be to explain the importance of
into the bank by allowing what j ^Moifen^Texa^r’L^A!-! MT-ry<H,e in doming a co-operattr
PRIZE SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST
Content ant a are listed below with vaten cast for pub-
lication up to last Saturday night. Polls close Saturday
night for the next and last published standing, which wiU
appear in next Tuesdy’s issue. Watch for it!
'these six contestants ARE NOW
“IN THE RfUZE MONEY”
Mrs. V. R Tate, 802 W. Long, City ..................4,021,320
Mrs. Autis McMahan. 1011 Sloan, City ........t 4.#OS,»70
Mrs. Blanche Lewis, R.4, City ..........._................. 3,892.140
Mrs. Jw “Bee” Hancock. Jr, City .................... 3,089,500
Mrs. Jimmie Walker, R.F.D.. Dublin ........ 2,009.500
Mrs. Travis Cook, City .................£.....................1,756,200
with the local Soil Conservation
District.
profits made by the bank to stay i of Anson> Tcxav Alao „uvvlv.
5^5 SffiiSSal && K'h,
<^v^en?|8* .. Funeral services will he hold this Truman Burnett left Saturday
The Stephenvilie Bank afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the for Austin where he will attend
was chartered as such m 1923, Church of Christ with Rev. Ralph the University of Texas this fall.
? *** actually organized . L. Starling and Rev. Telefus Caw- This yem will make Truman’s sec-
in 1898 a*t Cage and Crow Bank-1 ver officiating. Interment will be ond year at the University in
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5nd Cemetery.
which he is majoring in pharmacy.
TheyVe In Running For fop Spot
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THESE CONTESTANTS ARE STRIVING FOR A PLACE
"IN THE PRIZE MONEY”
Mrs. Hal Thomas, Stephenville ...........................1,993,400
Mrs. Lets M- Walker, Stephenville ________________957,890
Demid Robert sort, Stephenville _ ..................... 912,800
Mrs. Pet WUson. Stephenville ..................^.......... 722A00
Melvin Bunnell, Stephenville ...........................368,490
Willi* Gene Puckett. Stephenville ________ ,
TO THE PUBLICj , t 4
CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE NOW—
—AND HELP THEM WIN!
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