The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1956 Page: 4 of 10
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NOCONA NEWS, NOCONA, TEXAS, OCT. 26, 1956
News
feature of the
Wichita
Pryor McGee spent most
Mental illness is an illness
not a crime'
LIZED OIlF
a
Gist’s Gift Annex
I ..ncut-d only when
outside the fence,
are required to
oil field opera-
Shears
Monday
Brewer.
Lilia Oliver left
visit her brother
and
rela-
Orby Duncan and children
in Dallas over the week
*8 of
*he
Wednes-
in Okla-
of
Mr,
last
When Eastern Stars of Noco-
na mark their seventy-fifth an-
niversary next year they're go-
ing to have the doggonest big-
gest "cake" that has ever been
cut—with a can opener, a chisel
and perhaps even a stick of
dynamite.
Observing the huge cake that
the Byers PTA displayed as a
25th anniversary deal on one
of the winning floats at the
recent Henrietta Pioneer days
parade, Emily Womble asked
the Byers PTA members how
much they would take for the
EGYPT GIRDS FOR SHOWDOWN—This picture, transmitted by radio to the United States,
shows teachers, recruited under Egypt’s National Guard mobilization program, being instructed
in use of rifles at Gezina, Egypt. Egypt’s president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, has threatened all-out
resistance should any attempt by force be made to take over the vital Suez Canal.
Montague Pastor
Is Lions Speaker
Rev. J. H. Jones of Montague
was guest speaker at the Lions
club Wednesday noon, speaking on
the Montague County Civic Right-
eous league. The organization aim
is to understand all problems and
Hugh Weatherly, Mrs.
'ean and Mrs. I. C. Mc-
'ed Friends night OES
uesday.
Raymond Dean
"'linton Wednes-
of Mr. Dean’s
twas held at
ting. Inter-
trs.
——.......—ma Fri-
Ringgold; Mrs.'Rose Ann
Nocona; Mrs. Mary Alice
Saint Jo; Mrs. Lou Ella
Saint Jo; Mrs. Ella Griffin,
1 gpests Mr. and Mrs.
md children, Mr. and
Funeral services for James
Daniel Hawkins Sr., 82, who died
Thursday, October 18 at 6 p. m.,
were held Saturday afternoon at
2 o’clock at the First Baptist
church in Nocona, under the di-
rection of the Daugherty Funeral
home. Rev. George Park of the
First Baptist church and Rev. W.
D. Craig of First Methodist church
and Rev. Lewis Hill of Bethel Bap-
tist church and Rev. Hubert Boyd
of Marshall, officiated. Inter-
ment was in the Nocona cemetery.
Mr. Hawkins was born June 11,
1874 in Walnut, Mississippi, the
son of Lovett and Emily Hawkins.
He was united in marriage to
Miss Ella Ragan on December 24,
1891. To this union were born
seven children. His wife and
two children preceded him in
death.
Mr. Hawkins is survived by five
children, Thomas J. Hawkins, Dal-
las, Mrs. Bruce Porter, Bonita,
Mrs. N. A. Waters, Nocona, James
Daniel Hawkins Jr, Fort Worth,
and Mrs. Bill LeFevre, Dallas. Also
twelve grandchildren and seven-
teen great-grandchildren.
Mr. Hawkins and family resided
in Montague county for 62 years.
He died at the home of his daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Porter of Bonita, where he
had made his home for the past
eight years. He had spent the
greater part of his life a conse-
crated Christian, and was a mem-
ber of the First Baptist church,
Nocona.
Pallbearers were his grandsons,
N. A. Waters Jr., Gene Dale Haw-
kins, B. M. Kershaw, Lavon Ratliff,
David Ratliff, Mel Brosz.
Attending the funeral from out
of town were Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Le-
fevre, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ker-
shaw and daughter Vicki, Mrs.
Mel Brosz, Mrs. B. Kershaw and
Mrs. L. Bell all of Dallas; Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Hawkins Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Dale Hawkins and Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Wisdom of Fort
Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Boyd, Miss Valentine Waters and
Dr. and Mrs. Hubert Boyd of Mar-
shall; Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Waters
Jr. of Waco and Mr. and Mrs. La-
von Ratliff and children of Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
WAILHIDE
rubberized
SEE US FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE
NEEDS.
Admissions
Elmer Haney, Nocona; Porter J.
Strickland, Nocona; Delbert John-
son, Terral, Okla.; Mrs. Helen
Henley, Nocona; Mrs. Ruby Wig-
inton, Nocona; Mrs. Cordie Leon-
ard, Bowie; Mrs. Cathryn White,
Nocona; Mrs. Pauline Priddy, .No-
cona; *Aubrey Hudson, Nocona;
Mary Frances Reeves, Saint Jo;
Mrs. Ola Faye Cable, Saint Jo;
Mrs. Lilly Buck, Nocona; Helen
Salyer, Terral; Sammie Lee Mor-
gan, Nocona; Andrea Pannal, No-
cona; J. D. McElhannon Sr., No-
cona; David Mitchell, Saint Jo;
Roy Fitts Sr., Nocona; Ross Keck,
Nocona; Eugene Littlefield, No-
cona; Helen Skinner, Fleet wood,
Okla; Mrs. Shirley Lowrie, Noco-
na; Mrs. Cliffie Hill, Nocona; Mrs.
Juvine Cook, Nocona; Frank James
Keith,
Davis,
Dunn,
Reed,
Nocona; Loella Clayton, Nocona.
Dismissals
Mrs. Ruby Milson, Nocona; Miss
Doris Tucker, Nocona; Mrs. Grace
Keck, Nocona; Alton Wright, No-
cona; Louis Wilcoxson, Terral, Ok-
la.; L. C. Smith, Olney; Mrs. Cath-
ryn White, Nocona; Mrs. Mary
Fenoglio, Montague; Aubrey A.
Hudson, Nocona; Mrs. Lois Wo-
wack and baby son, Nocona; Helen
Salyer, Terral, Okla.; Sammie Mor-
gan, Nocona; Andrea Pannal, No-
cona; Grady Williams, Nocona;
Mary Frances Reeves, Saint Jo;
Elmer Haney, Nocona; Maclyn
Rice, Nocona; Mrs. Helen Henley,
Nocona; John Murphy, Nocona;
Eugene Littlefield, Nocona; Mrs.
Ola Cable, Saint Jo; Mrs. Lou Ella
Reed, Saint Jo; Mrs. Juvine Cook,
Nocona; Mrs. Pauline Priddy, No-
cona; Mrs. Lilly Buck and baby
son, Nocona.
■2......1....-
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Uselton
and children had as their guests
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Bould-
in of Stanfield Ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Rose of
Wichita Falls visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. York Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown had as
their weekend
Paul Brown ai
Mrs. Joe Lee Yarbro and children
and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ulhmansik
and baby all of Wichita Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Brandon
had supper with, Mr. and Mrs.
Jud Gill Friday night of last week.
Mrs. Adrian Hill underwent sur-
gery at the Major Clinic Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Richaiuson
had -as ' their -guests during the
weekend Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Murphy and family of Odessa.
'Round
About
Nocona
(Continued from page one)
Family members living in other
states can’t spend Thanksgiv-
ing with Texas relatives because
November 22 will just be an-
other working day in Texas and
Texans can’t spend Thanksgiv-
ing with relatives in other
states because November 29 will
be only a working day there.
The situation is even more
complicated by announcement
that some Texas communities
are going to observe Thanksgiv-
ing when it should be observ-
ed, legislature or no legislature.
Our legislators will be doing
the people of Texas a distinct
favor by losing no time in get-
ting into step with the rest of
the country in the observance
of this very holy holiday, the
day on which all, not part, of
the American people are sup-
posed to give thanks to their
Maker for everything that they
have.
Nocona was chosen for the 1957
annual meeting when the Mon-
tague Baptist association held the
1056 annual session at Bowie First
church, Monday and Tuesday.
Next year’s meeting was scheduled
for October 21 and 22. Rev.
George Park was named to deliver
the annual sermon and alternate
wiU be Rev. Ray Hartline.
Officers were elected at the
annual meeting and departmental
conferences were Tuesday night.
Prairie Mound Baptist church won
the attendance banner for having
the largest percentage of its en-
rollment present at the associa-
tions! Sunday school meeting on
Tuesday night.
Several from Nocona assisted in
tite conferences and with reports.
Rev. A. J. Jones of Montague
was elected coordinator of mis-
sions for the association. If he
accepts he will spend one day
each week coordinating all activi-
ties of the county association.
Other officers were elected as
follows: moderator, Rev. George
Park; vice-moderator. Rev. Ray
Hartline, Bowie; clerk. Rev. A. J.
Jones, Montague; treasurer, George
Curiee, Bowie; Woman’s Mission-
ary Union president, Mrs. George
Curiee, Bowie; Sunday School sup-
erintendent, Joe Mustion, Nocona;
Training Union director, Mrs.
Delbert Carter, Montague; Broth-
erhood president, George Brashear,
Sunset; Music director, Roger
Cole, Bowie; Cooperative program
and Stewardship chairman, Rev.
G. B. Bradshaw, pastor First Bap-
tist church, Bowie; Evangelist
chairman, Rev. Ray Nobles, pastor
Saint Jo Baptist church; Vacation
Bible school leader, Joe Mustion;
Baptist Standard leader, Rev. Lewis
Hill, pastor, Bethel Baptist church,
Nocona; Visual Aids superintend-
ent, Weldon Golden, Bowie.
Speakers were Dr. Thomas Tay-
lor, president-emeritus, Howard
Payne college; Rev. B. F. Bennett,
chaplain, Baylor university hospi-
tal, Dallas; Rev. O. C. Mueleer, pro-
fessor of philosophy of religion and
theology, Mexican Baptist Theologi-
cal seminary, Torreon, Mexico and
Dr. Otis Strickland, president,
Decatur Baptist college.
Baptist Annual
Meeting ai Bowie
Here Next Year
Death Claims
J. D. Hawkins, 82,
Oct. 18 At Bonita
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The answer was only five
bucks, whereupon Emily bough*
i* and sent a pickup to Byers
to transport it to Nocona. But
the pickup wasn't big enough
to hold the fool thing so Hub-
by John had to drive to Byers
with a big ol' flat bed truck
to aet it.
When John got back and
parked his truck and said cake
in front of the Womble home,
a near-riot resulted. Every
motorist slowed down, looked
and marveled at its size.
So John hurriedly parked the
cake in Matron May Patterson's
garage until the diamond jubi-
lee time arrives.
Note to Stars: Don't try eat-
in' the thing because it's made
partly of mosquito netting.
and baby soent the weekend
her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Scott
familv of Arlington visited
fives here over the weekend.
Visiting Mrs. Sammy Poynor
recently were Mr. and Mrs. Jim-
mie Burnnos of Duncan, Okla., Mr
and Mrs. Travis Sutton of Gaines-
”Hle, Mrs. Edna Forrester and
Mrs. Henry Golightly.
Mr. and Mrs. Jace Poynor and
June were in Gainesville Saturday.
Mrs. Minnie Gardner of Waco
and Mrs. Valeria Murphy of Pasa-
dena. Calif, were Forestburg visi-
tors Friday.
Walter Brewer has bought Owen
Forester’s house and has moved.
it on the south side of the washe-k
teria. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Brewer'
will live there.
Mrs. John T. Willis and daugh-
ter, Peggy, visited their grand-
mother and uncle in Pilot Point
Saturday.
Mrs. Ellen Orrell of Nocona is
visiting her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jackson.
Mrs. Don McGee and daughter
Iris are on the sick list.
Mrs.
day to
homa.
Mrs.
of last week with her daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Griffin in Nocona.
Ellzey visited Mrs. Franklin last
Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ellzey and
children and Mrs. Lilia Oliver
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Ellzey Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Forester
of Pampa spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee For-
ester.
Mr. and Mrs. John Doyle John-
son spent the weekend with rela-
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fenoglio
with
Jack
CARD OF THANKS •
With gratitude we wish to ex-
press our thanks and appreciation
for the many acts of kindness,
thoughtfulness and sympathy
shown during the'illness and death
of our loving father, James Daniel
Hawkins. Sincerely,
The Family p
Pittsburgh
SUNMOOF
HOUSE MINT
will guard
your home
of Mrs. Sara Clary in Duncan over
the week end.
Mrs. L. J. ivy and son Charles
and Mrs. W. C. Hughes of Ring-
gold were visitors here Saturday.
Tommy Hightower visited Mrs.
Hightower and Gabe McDaniel
■lyho are both patients in Wichita
Funeral hospital in Wichita Falk
’Ry.
and Mjs. John H. Walling
hnnie of Maud were week
--------da of Mrs. Maud Stewart.
Cash Grocery; To
Move Family Here
Sale of the Nocona Cash Gro-
cery by J. W. Lee to his son, W. C.
Lee was announced this week
The new owner, who formerly was
associated wi*h his father in the
si ore here but for the last five
vears has been a butcher in Wich-
ita Falls, assumed operation of
the store Monday.
Sale of the store ended a life-
long pursuit of the grocery busi-
ness for J. W. Lee, who until com-
ing to Nocona 11 yea^s ago, oper-
ated a grocery for many years in
Spanish Fort.
Another son, Roy L. Lee, who
has been associated with fllfath-
er in the business here, also term-
inated his connection with the
store. He has no immediate plans
for the future. w
The new owner with his wife
and two children, a daughter 15
months of age and a five year
old boy, will move to Nocona as
soon as they dispose of their home
in Wichita Falls. They now have
temporary residence here.
$5.95
Gallon
Layman’s Day At
First Methodist
Church Sunday
The First Methodist church will
observe Layman’s Day Sunday at
11:00 a.m. Warren Silver will be
the guest speaker. An all-men
choir with Alford Anderson at
the organ will provide the music.
and Mrs. Bob Phelps
visited her parents,
and Mrs. Bill Hendepson
week end.
Joe Erb and Karl Wilcoxson
left Monday for Colorado on a
deer hunting trip.
Lewis Wilcoxson was a patient
in the Nocona hospital last week
where he underwent an operation,
Mrs. J. P. Pealor of.LaViHa, who
is a guest of -rfelatives here also
Mr« -^Md Colins, Mrs. E. L. Rod-
TTnoh
Terral, Okla.
Hews
Mrs. Laura Hightower was
Sunday night guest of her sister,
Mrs. Hunt Puckett and husband
in Marlow.
Mrs.
visited
end.
Mr.
Dallas
New Group Formed
A new C. Y. F. group has been
organized at Central Christian
church. Officers are Sue Ann
Moss, president; Charles Bratch-
er, vice president and Jo Ann Jen-
nings, secretary-treasurer.
support issues that are vital to
society of our fellowmen.
The league was organized last
year.
Forestburg News
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Clif-
ford Hudspeth and family recently
were Mrs. B. A. Harry, Norma,
M^s. Jerry Nivens, Mrs. H. J.
Gibson and sons of Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whiteside of
I El Paso returned home Wednes-
'■jday after a weeks visit with Mrs.
; Icna Whiteside and Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Shears.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Littell spent
the weekend in Wichita Falls vis-
iting Mr. and Mrs. Hal Walling
and daughter Lynn.
Norma Harry and Margaret June
Hudspeth attended the Elvis Pres-
ley show in Dallas the 11th.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shears and
son Eugene visited Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Harris in Saint Jo Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Brit Oliver and
family of Higgins, Texas, visited
his mother, Mrs. Lilia Oliver re-
cently.
Mrs. Jack Bailey visited her son
Larry, in Arlington Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Yarbrough
| were dinner guests of Mr. and
i Mrs. Ray Jackson.
Walter Brewer made a big catch
at Lake Bridgeport Saturday night,
a fish weighing 22 pounds.
Merle Bolch visited her aunt,
Mrs. Jim Landers Saturday after-
noon.
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Brewer and boys, Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Willie Brewer
and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brewer
and baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Brogdon
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John McCandlas Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones and
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Crump were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Casey Jones and Diana Sunday.
Linda Johnson spent the week-
end with Rosetta Galmor.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Landers
and family spent Sunday with
relatives in Fort Worth.
Mrs. Bertha Giles and Mrs. Ca-
sey Jones are attending an Eastern
Star convention in Fort Worth this
week.
Mrs. C. V. Ellzey and Mrs. Ray
Jackson attended a Club meeting
at the home of Reba Burright in
Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. Tuffy Jones and
family of Dallas visited his sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs
Howard Sledge Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ellzey and
family of Odessa spent last week-
end with his parents. Mr. and Mrs
C. V. Ellzey and attended the fair
at Dallas on Sunday.
Mrs. Lenora Moore and Addie
Anderson visited Mrs. Lilia Oliver
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bridwell spent
the weekend with her son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Brid-
well of Bellevue.
Mrs. Willie Jones is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Cecil Foster, Mrs. Clifton
Bewley and Mrs. Billie Moore at-
tended a PTA meeting in
Falls last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
spent Sunday night and
with Mr. and Mrs. Willie________
Mrs. Homer Noe and Mrs. C. V.
Parade Closes Oil
Progress Week;
Prizes Presented
(Continued from page one)
and Watts Co. The old truck had
been discarded many years. The
exhibitors worked off hours over-
hauling the motor and repainting
the truck. It was the center of
attraction during the parade.
Ross Construction company and
the J. H. Crow Well drilling ser-
vice, set up their equipment on
Clay street, and had the machines
operating so that people could be-
come familiar with the operation
of the tools that
maintain modern
tions.
An outstanding
parade was the 60 man drill team
from Sheppard Air Force base of
Wichita Falls. After the parade
the drill team put on a 40 minute
drill demonstration on Clay street.
The judges awarded Mohon Jew-
elry store first place for having
the most attractive Oil Progress
show window. Other business firms
to receive recognition were White
Auto store and Reddy’s Men and
Boys store.
Lloyd Thompson, general chair-
man of the Oil Progress celebra-
tion, extended his appreciation to
the judges for the parade, Mrs.
James.McCall, Mrs. John Lindsey,
Miss Enid Justin, and G. W. Hum-
phreys. He also stated that he
appreciated the work of his com-
mittees in making it a most suc-
cessful Oil Progress celebration.
Committees
Serving with Thompson on the
general committee were C. O.
Glenn. Jack Lesh, E. J. Johnson,
C. W. Hodge, and J. C. Barr. Break-
fast committee, E. J. Johnson,
Jack Lesh, C. O. Glenn; finance
committee, C. O. Glenn, Bob Ben-
nett, J. C. Barr, Chris Neeld; par-
ade committee, S. D. Howard,
Howard Hudgens and Jimmie Bour-
land; float committee, Mike Ler-
ner, R. B. Stout, Ernest Curlin
and Bill Mohon; street decoration
committee, Jack Lesh, O. B. Har-
rison, Finis Taylor, Jimmie Bour-
land, Floyd Nelson, Walt Simp-
son and James Daugherty.
A final report on the activities
of the week-long celebration will
be prepared and sent to Gulf-
southwest district of the American
Petroleum institute, and Oil In-
dustry Information committee at
Dallas, to be forwarded to the
national headquarters in New York
City.
Self-Cleaning
for years—,
pit and begarHo bite
rushed8 to the scene, drove off theT’_7r.T,^nd pulled him free. Later,
the director of the Zoo said that the only reason the boy escaped
with his life, even though he’d been mauled by the huge aniiftals for
almost fifteen minutes, was because "he did not try to fight the
bu*TS.fV
"Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art
in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to
the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou
be east Into prison.” (Matthew 5:25)
O God. teach me how to disagree without being disagreeable!
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Shopping’s fun if there’s no rush . . . .'
Avoid that Jast minute Christmas crush.
Shop early . . . pay later with ease . . .
We’ll hide your gifts if you please.
You 11 Be Amazed At Our Stock
Gifts From All Over The World
We Are Unpacking New Shipments Daily For Every Member
Of The Family.
Vote FOR Amendment 7
For Hospital Care of Mentally Ill
• Gives patient right to trial by jury
• Permits patient and family to avoid jury trial if they wish
• Givat patient benefit of competent medical examination
ENDORSED by SHERIFFS' ASSN, of TEXAS
Paid Adv, by Texaa Society for Mental Health
SMART SANTAS
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