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TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1890 STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY. TEXAS. ■ Horn* of Tarleton State Colley ■ FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1954
TWELVE PAObsi Vol. No. 84 No. 27
uncil Gets Home Rule Proposition
Primary Absentee Balloting Begins
I’ll Tell
The World...
By Ruros F. Higgs
REPORTS THAI, keep coming
out of Washington seem to have
well founded indications that our
national government is getting
f into deep trouble ss the days come
and ge<-It seenit to us that of
all tlmda in the history of this
country partisanship should ,n«rw
be laid aside so that our leaders
in Congress can work together for
the good of America. Democrats
and Republicans . could make a
wonderful contribution to the well
being of our land if they would
stop squabbling long enough to
appraise the benefits of a legisla-
tive program that will prove help-
ful to each individual and at the
same time help to save us froip
encroaching evils that are coming
from all directions. It’s well and
good for a member of Congress
to be a Republican or a Demo-
crat, but at the same time he
should never lose sight of the fact
that he is an American.
As City School Head
Centennial to be held in Octo-
That will be one of the ban-
SO OFTEN WE get out of hu-
mor with the driver of a car that
parks jujst ahead of us in the mid-
dle of the street, but right quick
we rags in our composure if and
when we discover that the man
is ons of our customers. It’s
mighty hard for any newspaper-
man to harbor an ill feeling toward
one of his advertisers, for any
length of time that is. Fact is,
the same philosophy applies to
•very other line of business — evan
tM*tant«re' *
MANY TOWNS IN this section
of Texas held celebrations over
wns none in Stephenville, yet
that does not mean that we are
indifarrent about such events. It
muri be remembered that there
are a large number of local eiW-
tens working might and mala for
r|BHi
Tier attractions held anywhere in
this country in a long time. The
Dublin bathing-revue Monday night
attracted many from here. Also
De Leon had good attendance
at its big show all day Monday.
Centennial paraphernalia is now
on sale at the Chamber of Com-
merce. It includes plug hats,
bonnets and many other items of
apparel that the pioneers wore.
Get yours now.
THE JULY PRIMARY elec-
tion will be held Saturday, July
24* h. That same day will be the
time for Democratic precinct con-
ventions when delegates to the
county convention will be naiped.
The county meeting, of course,
will select delegates to the State
convention and instruct them as
to how they should vote. These
preeinct conventions are all impor-
tant and it is hoped that each
voting box (precinct) will conform
to these standards of democratic
party rule. If all will name dele-
gates and take a part then there
will be less room for complaint
about how the party ia operated.
Aa bad as we hate to aay it the
facts are that some of our best
and biggest businessmen never
take time to attend a precinct
convention. It is high time that we
all correct this indifference.
SETS OFFICIAL OPENING Of NEW
OUT HILL FOD JOLT 31 AT MEET
The Stephenville City Council last night voted to set the;
official opening of the new City Hall and Fire Station for
Saturday, July 31, and moved to consider the propoaition of
a home rule charter at the next regular meeting after O. H.
Denman had appeared before the body in behalf of the move.
Time for the open house program was set for 3-9 p.m.
with Mayor Henry Clark appointing an arrangement com-
mittee consisting of Leonard Wood as chairman. Herman
Ferguson and J. P. Hedrick.
In other action taken by the group the Stephenville state
Bank waa accepted as the depository ofteity fnnds for the
coming year and the governing body voted to send Fire
Marshal Rich Fagan and two members of the Volunteer Fire
Deportment to the firefighting school to be held at Tfxas
ARM College later this month.
Additional details on the open
house program will be announeed
later.
On the home rule charter propo-
aition a recent speech by City At-
torney Joseph Chandler pointed out
that a 1912 amendment to the
State Constitution provided that
cities having mo-re than 5,000
population could adopt new char-
ters or amend existing ones pro-
vided the hew charter or amend-
ment did not conflict with the con-
stitution or any enacted general
law of the legislature.
At present Stephenville is func-
tioning under general law pro-
visions designed for small towns
having few inhabitats
of large cities where there is
mand for very few services
ly expected from city gov
Procedure Outlined
Procedures to be followed for
adoption of home rujg, according
to Chandler’s recent speech, are:
of 10 percent of the voters order
an election for selection of a com-
mission to frame a charter.
The City Council may
without any petition and without
any election appoint a committee
to write the charter.
(c) After the proposed char-
ter is drafted by the charter com-
mittee or charter commission, it
can be printed or mimeographed
and a copy must' then be mailed
to each person who appears on
(See City Council, page 6.)
Mayor Proclaims
Sale of Centennial - Fair
Regalia Gets Underway
The Stephenville Centennial and merce President Ben Templeton,
Fair Association officially placed General Centennial Chairman Clin-
costume paraphernalia on sale at j to Cox, C-C Manager Dick Sprad-
tbe Chamber- of Commerce offices Jey and members of the press and
Wednesday with a proclamation
heralding the sale being issued by
Mayor Henry Clark.
Participating in the ceremonies
with Mayor Clark were Centennial
and Fair Association President
Roy Stafford, Chamber of Com-
Helm Assumes Duties
J. C. Helm, Jr., new superin-
tendent /of Stephenville Public
Schools, who took over his duties
on July 1, exprsssed pleasure' with
his 'qew position in an interview
with an Empire reporter Saturday
morning.
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J. C. HELM.
“We have. a very good school
plant,’’ he stated. “The elementary
buildings are in very good shape
and are quite an asset to the school
district. The high school building
itself is old in structure and de-
sign but is well kept considering
its -age.”
Helm, who came here from a
similar position with the De Leon
Public Schools replacing J. B. Mer-
rell, who resigned, is married and
has two children, a daughter, Janis
Kaye, 8, and son, Jimmy Jaye, 5.
He is a. native of Mertaon,
San Angelo, and is the son
rptivsd school superintendent.
-Hi» family moved to Comanche
upon his father’s retirement in
1928 and he graduated from Co-
manche High Sch.QaL.in-1932. He
attended Tarleton State College
and North Texas State College,
where he received .'his Bachelor
of Science degree in education in
1937 and Master of Science in
education in 1951.
Newburg Consolidated School in
south Comanche County was his
first teaching assignment in 1937,
serving that school as high school
(See Heim Assumes, page 6.)
radio.
Mayor Clark officially began
the sale with his purchase of a
top hat and string bow tie.
Cox stated that the paraphernalia
will be on sale at the chamber
offices only and that all proceeds
from the sales will be used to
help pay the expenses of the Cen-
tennial and Fair this fall.
. Cost of the individual items has
been set at one dollar each for
the derbies, bonnets, string bow
ties and walking canes and two
dollars each for the top hats and
scarfs.
Jilted Joe buttons for those men
wishing to participate and grow
beards or mustaches are on sale
for $1 and Plain Jane buttons for
the ladies wishing to participate
and go without using cosmetics
untiljfter the celebration are 50
cents. Shaving permit buttons may
be purchased by the men for $1.60
and cosmetic permit buttons may
be obtained by the ladies for one
(See Centennial, page 6.)
TEN MEN GET
SERVICE CALLS
HERE JULY 7
SIXTY-FOUR CANDIDATES LISTED
FOR ELECTION SET AT JULY 24
Absentee ballots bearing the names of 64 candidates for
nomination in the democratic primary election were placed in
the mail Tuesday by County < lerk Elmo Wite with the
date of the election set as July 24.
The 64 candidates listed on the ballot for county, district,
state and national offices are those who qualified by filling
with the county chairman, M. C. Brandon, Sr., by the dead-
line and paid their assessment for being placed on the ballot.
Brandon noted that all those who had filed met the assess-
ment qualification.
Most candidates listed for one office were the five filing
for county commissioner of Precinct One, including Fred Wil-
liams, C. E. “Cleo” Mayfield, Fred “Bob” Allen (the incum-
bent). Wvly Suitt and Walter “Bear” Brandon.
Heading the ballot are Dudley -; --———-——:
| Tarleton Dougherty of Bee Coun- Douk Cr^uch of i)t.n,on County and
i ty and Lyndon B. Johnson of Blan- | John Ben Shepper(1 'f Gregg Coun-
! co County, who are listed for the : tv are the cun<lidat<>.s for the at-
j U. S. Senator’s race.
Four candidates are listed for j
; the Texas governor’s lace, includ-
ing Ralph W. Yarborough of Travis
County, Allan Shivers of Jeffer-
Ten men from the local Selec-
tive Service board were called for
induction into the Armv today and , „ , ,, . „ ,
__. . :V ■ . ■ i sotvCounty, Cyclone Davis of I)al-
ten also went up for their phym- , ~ . j . , »
. J , las Countv and J. J. Holmes of
cals, the secretary at the board 1
reported.
Due for inductions into the ser-
vice were Thomas Ferguson, StC-
phenville, Porter Grimes, Stephen-
las County and
j Travis County.
Georg- T. Hinson of Wood Coun-
ty, Ben Ramsey of San Augustine
| County and C. T. Johnson of Tra-
vis County are listed on the bal-
I lot for lieutenant governor and
Sixth Annual Huckabay
Dairy Show Set July 15
The sixth annual Huckabay
Community Dairy Show will get
underway July 15 wtth judging in
five claaaes of dairy animala.
The show ia a classification type
of show for all dairy type and dual
purpose cattle and is open to ail
breeders in Erath County.
The entries for the show must
be turned into the secretary by
9 o’clock on the morning of the
sboty, and judging will start at
10 o’clock. Breeds' shall be judged
in the following order: Ayrshire,
Brownswiss, Holsteins, Milking
Shrthors, and Jerseys.
A total of $300 in cash prises
will bt awarded.
Ten cash prises given by the
Farmers First National Bank will
be awarded in the Copeland’s
Young Breeders Trophy class. This
class was established two years ago
by A. B. Copeland Sr., in an at-
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS!: 100 yearn ago thin fall the dettlern came to
this present site to establish the City of Stefhenvjlle, and
WHEREAS: these pioneers made many sacrifices to In-
sure for all future generations a good placo to live, and
WHEREAS: we in this generation have enjoyed the pri-
vileges of living in this community and partaking of the
htantlfui blessings, and. ~ | | , *
' * WHBRERAS: ft is sur privilege and otttgatlon to wear
derbies, top-hats, bonnets, string tics, and other items of
wearing in commemoration of our forefathers,and to cele-
brate the centennial of Stephenville for the- period of August
2 to October 3L 1954 by the wearing of such Moms.— - •
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. By the power vested in me aa Mayor of the City of Stephen-
ville, 1 Henry Clark urge and request all citizens to loin in
the celebration and be fitted with proper centennial apparel
no later than August 2. 1954, such items to Include top hats,
derbies, bonnets: tido, and official cuntenaiaLbuttana. KH
derbies, bonnet*
THEREFORE: Be It Resolved, that this day July 7.
be officialy proclaimed aa the opening of the sale of appropri-
ate wearing apparel for this occasion. t
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tempt to encourage bettor breed-
ing 1n the county. The judging in
bases on records of the cattle,
for achievement and production
contests.
In the dairy breeders get of
sire classes, $100 in cash will be
given by the Stephenville State
Bank, plus an additional fee of $10
for each sire entered. Ten awards
will be made in the ,get of sire
classes. Four progeny of any nomi-
nated sire, including (lire* females,
of any age, for (Jalry or dual-pur-
pose breeding may be entered.
Five classes of judging will be
open In each breed. Class I: males,
With four divisions: 1. all males
under 1 year; 2. one year and un-
der two years; 3. two years nnd
over; 4, breed champion; Class II,
females: I. all females under 1
year; 2. one year and under two
not in milk; 3. two years and un-
der three lalso yearlings in milk);
A three years and over; 4. breed
champion.
Also get of sire—four animals
of any age progeny of one sire.
The sire does not need to be
shown. ----• ” ; • -1—|—*
Class III: produce of dam—two
progeny of any age, either sex
from same cow.
Class IV: Breeder Herd—four
animals — one bull and three fe-
males of any age.
Class V: best Udder class—-all
breeds.
For classes ID and IV, the first
three places will receive swards
of $5, $3, $2 respectively^, >> i’
Showmanship ribbons will be
given the top ten exhibitions in
both the adult and junior division.
Cash awafd* will be given by
Zan* Carter, representing Braeuer
Insurance Agency, to the junior
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MIDLAND COUPLE
NAMED TO CITY
FSCHOOL POSTS
^superintendent J. C. Helm Jr.,
met for the first time with the
Stephenville Independent School
'Board Tuesday night at the high
school.
Plans for the coming year, build-
ing maintenance and completion of
the faculty were the main topics
of discussion at Tuesday night’s
meeting.
School improvement included a
contract awarded to O. & C. Claw-
son Lumber Co. to construct fif-
teen book cases at the -Central
Ward School. The .lumber com-
pany was the lowest of five bids
submitted. Also a committee was
appointed by Board Chairman B.
M. Stone, to have' paving work
done on the Central Ward campus
and for paving to be done on
Frey Street adjoining Chamber-
lin School.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Davenport
of Midland were awarded contracts
for the coming year. They will fill
two of the four vacancies left
in the school faculty.
Other business before ,the hoard
was the possibility of adding an-
other first grade section. Superin-
tendent Helm thought that an ad-
bon, animals scoring 90 or above, i ditional section might have to be"
(See Sixth Annual, page 6.) added.
Erath 4-H Club
Members Return
From State Camp
ville, Joe Moore, Dublin, Wayne
j Graham, Stephenville, Thomas
Tackett, Stephenville, Milton Bet-
| hke, Clifton, Dwayne Hayes, Ste-
phenville, Sammy Prause, Clifton,
Claude Miller, Walnut Springs,
and D. C. Wilkeison, Stephenville.
-^Those called up for the physicals
were Thomas Pemberton, Stephen-
ville, Willie Stephens, , Stephen-1 Mi s. Betty Jo Duncan, county
ville. Arthur Boase, Stephenville, -home demonstration agent, and
John Wylie, Big Spring, Arnold county 4-H clubbers, Ann Pittman
Dittrich, Clifton, J. L, Ellis, Dub- ! of Stephenville, and Norma Miller
lin, Jack Frazier, Morgan, and I and Don Yancey «T , Morgan Min
John Kuelher, Dublin. I returned from 4-H Club camp at
Ten men will be called for in- j Trinidad recently,
deletion in the August draft call; The camp was a electrtfirntTon
and ten will also be called for j study camp. Misses Pittman and
their physicals. The group will re- Miller both made study lamps
port August 3. while Yancey made a spot light.
exhibitors (ages up to 18 years).
The prizes will be $5 for first; $4
for secoAd, $3 for third, and $2 for
fourth through tenth places.
Ribbon awards shall be made as
follows: Class A A, purple rib-
torney general nomination.
I nopposed
Martin Dies of Angelina Coun-
ty, John C. White of Wichita Coun-
ty and Bascom Giles of Travis
County are unopposed for nomina-
tion to the Congressman-at-large,
commissioner of agriculture and
commissioner of land office posi-
tions, respectively.
Also unopposed on the ballot are
Jesse James of Travis County for
state treasurer, Ernest O. Thomp-
son of I’otter County for railroad
commissioner, Robert S. Calvert of
Travis County for comptroller of
public accounts and J. E. Hick-
man of Eastland County for chief
justice of the state supreme court
Three candidates are listed fot
associate justice of the dste im^-
preme court (Place 1>, including
Few Brewster of Bell County, Rob-
ert B. Keenan of Greg County and
Alfred M. Scotx of Travis Coun-
ty-
—yClyde Smith of Tyler t'minty is
unopposed for associate justice
of the state supreme court (Place
(See Demo Primary, page 0.)
Salute tbe Pioneers
Dr. Bruce S. Terrill
Returns From Service
Upon completion of two years
duty with the United States Navy,
Dr. Bruce S. Terrill returned to
Stephenville July 1 to resume his
practice of obstetrics and gynecob
ogy with the Stephenville Hospital
and Cllhfc.
Dr. ‘Terrill entered tlR service
at Corpus Christi op July I, 1962,
and was stationed for a time at
the -U. S. Naval Hospital there. It
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DR,,RRUCE S. TERRILL
was at that time that he received
his promotion to a full lieutenant.
He served one year of sea duty
on the aircraft carrier USS Lake
Champlain, with Taak Force 77,
off Korea. On his return to the
States he was assigned to the ob-
stetrics-gynecology dependent ser-
vice at the U. S. Naval Hospital
in Corona, Calif. He reported that
this hospital has a 3,200 bed ca-
pacity and averaged 300 deliveries
a month. x -
Dr. Terrill, with his wife.Tilari-
lyn, and their ttfree children, Cyn-
thia, age 7; Steven age 5, and
Gregory, age 2, plan to move pack
into their home at $16 West I#ey.
He expressed his pleasure at bk-
tng back In Stephenville And re-
newing all his old acquaintances
here. He further stated that he
was most happy to resume his
practice with the Stephenville
Hospital and Clinic, at which he
became a partner prior to his
leaving for the service.
The staff of the Stephenville
Hospital Is very happy over “Dr.
Bruce’s" safe return and feel it
will add to the efficiency strived
for by the group. Dr. Terrill had
been connected with the hospital
as a staff member for three years
bpfore becoming a partner in Janu-
ary, 1952.
Travelling, Painting, Sewing
Main Activities of Mrs. Fay
she and Dr.
a lot during
o’clock.”
She lesalls that
Borders entertained
his life.
"He liked to have people around
him,” sb'e says.
Her family heritage, her father
being the first county clerk and
aa
What time she isn’t visiting ( ing it with those generally made
around over the country, enjoy- I by the young newly weds of the
ing one of her several hobbies or renew the trip each year on their
earing for her big home on North J anniversary as long as he lived.
Everett, Mrs. Mary Borders Fay “We had good times in the early
manages to keep busy looking J days,” she notes, "although we
through her many albums of old j didn’t have theatres in those days
photos or looking at her collec- | we made our own parties and fun.
tiops of souvenirs of the past. i One of the big tjiings we did was I first postmaster here as well
The daughter of Stephenville’s | meet the train each evening at 6 I -dSee Travelling, page 6.)
first doctor, Dr. W. W. McNeill,
who came here with John M.
Stephen, she was born Dec. 16,
1875, and has lived in the county j
all of her life. He married the
daughter of John M. Stephen.
Sometime afteir his first wifle
died he made an emergency call
to Palo Pinto County where he
met his second wife, who was then
Mrs. Elizabeth Belle Petehs,
widow.
Mrs. Borders Fay was their first
child and they had two sons, one
of whom, Malcom McNeill, lives
in Wellington and the older son,
Sam McNeill, died on Christmas
Day last year in Virginia and was
brought here for burial.
She married Dr. S. N. Borders
and they had one son, Steve Bor-
ders, who now lives in Killeen,
and one daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Lee, of San Antonio. She has one
grandson, Maj. Billy Borders, who
is an Air Force instructor at the
University of Kansas, and one
great-grandson.
Dr. Borders died on Jan. 28,
1920, and seven years later she
married Harry M. Fay, who was
a conductor on the Cotton Belt
Railroad. Mr. Fay died on July
29, 1944.
-Mrs. Fay has lived in the same
house 53 or 54 years, although it
ha* grown somewhat from its
original structure. When she and
Dr. Borders built the home it con-
sisted of thgee rooms on one
floor, It has hoen enlarged since
and now contains 12 rooms oa
two floors.
She recalls her “wedding trip*
with Dr. Borders with some de-
gree of amusemeht when compai-
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