The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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The Nocona News
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The only newspaper interested first in the welfare of Nocona and vicinity
Total Year Ago ..
10.5BVOLUME FIFTY-TWO
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NOCONA, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS, AUGUST 2, 1957NUMBER NINE
'Third Little League Season Closes
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Douglas Taylor, 15, Awarded Eagle
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Boot Company
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Lions Club ...
Leather Goods
Rotary Club .
Mercer
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Guest speaker at the Rotar
club's meeting Tuesday noon, whe?
the club’s Little League players
were also guests, Mayor Weldor
Cowan used the occasion to lini
recent juvenile delinquency case
in his court to the constructive
who assisted in
Mrs. Jim Giaket-
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Another Burglary
Results In Arrest
Of Two Noconans
Seventy eight 4-H boys and girls
attended last week’s annual club lu VIIC
camp held at Bowie’s Meyer park, ness of Little Leagues,
county Agents Roberts and Stan-, “Within the last week,
field reported this week.
camming o^riod also in-
a night party and program
was attended by a num-
parents. This program was
With a ceremony directed
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west, struck and killed a black
heifer after the heifer had been
hit first by a car driyen by C. H.
Bruce of Ringgold, who was ac-
companied by Mrs. Bruce,
couple was on their way
from Jacksboro. Both were
shaken, but not injured.
sorry I'm
help it,"
Montague county this week
ceived $32,646.99 from the state
as the county’s portion of con-
struction and improvement of lat-
eral roads (all roads that are not
state or federal highways).
The money came from the state
bond assumption fund set aside
for this purpose.
Such funds are pro-rated ac-
cording to the number of miles of
lateral roads, population and auto-
mobile registrations in the county.
... 28.80
... 39.80
... 27.20
... 31.80
... 26.90
. $20000
$1,827.98
$2,027.98
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Take th* world a* it is, not
as it ought to bo.
Preacherman Bill Craig was
making his usual rounds at the
hospital the other day when he
stepped into a ro0m to find
Boss Salmon sitting on the bed
smoking a big ol’ cigar and
swinging his feet over the side.
In a nearby chair sat Boss’
wife, Helen, and on the other
side of the room Nurse Ruby
Baker was bringing the patient
some fresh water.
After bill conversed with the
Salmons for several minutes, he
turned to Boss, began shaking
his hand'and Said:
“Brother Salmon, I sure hope
you continue to improve.”
Replied Boss: “Thanks,
Brother Craig, I think I shall.”
W. ,h these touching words,
Bill left the room not knowing
that Helen was the patient and
Boss was only visiting his wife.
Clara Flowers, who keeps the
records straight at the gas of-
fice. was all full of apologies
when she walked into Mary
Wade's beauty parlor the other
day.
"I'm dreadfully
lat*, but I couldn't
Clara told Mary.
But Mary had a
story.
"You don't need to
for being late, th* fact is you'r*
too *arly," Mary pleasantly re-
plied.
It developed that Clara's ap-
pointment was on Wednesday
and she reported late on Tues-
•y-
into sessions, crafts i
creation and method demonstra-
tion being the first day’s studies
and safetv and coneral c’”b work
were featured the second day.
The
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closed
by Francis Rogers, Glen Maxwell,
Mary Bell Sledge and Audra Tal-
ley. Swimming was also a part
of the camping program.
Junior leaders who assis.ed in
directing recreation and crafts-
manship included Mary Nell
Sledge of Montague. Hayden Fa-
theree and Jerry Ulbig of Noco-
na; Diana Jones of Forestburg and
Audra Talley, Myrna Maxwell.
Viola Lanier and
Caps Corner.
Adult leaders
general included
ti of Montague: Mrs. Cecil Foster
of Forestburg and Glen
Clinton Woods. Rena
Mrs. Arch Durham. Mrs.
ley, Mrs. Adrian Parker
Clifford Maxwell of Caps Corner.
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dist church which sponsors their
t-oon of which Taylor is scout-
master.
The new Eagle' scout, one of
few Nocona boys ever to receive
this award, joined the scouts in
Sentember, 1953. He received his
tenderfoot rank in November; sec-
ond class rank in Tune 1954; first
dass in June. 1955: S ar rank in
December, 1955 and Life, June,
1956.
Fourteen scouts will leave Sun-
day for a week of camping at
Camp Boulder in Oklahoma’s Wi-
chita Mountains. They will be ac-
companied by Coach Sam Billison.
Scouts making the trip will be
Glen Barker, Charles Bratcher,
Ricky Myers. Bobby
Johnny Coleman, Mike
ry Payne, Sammy Bell,
nett, Robert Fenoglio, Kelly Clark,
Danny Coleman, Williams and
Taylor. Drivers will be Gene Kel-
ler, Floyd Payne, Bob Bennett
and Taylor.
Calling all golfers, including
dubbers.
For the first time in several
years, a city-wide golf tournament
has been planned by the Lions
club to raise funds with which to
continue the club’s program at
City park.
Tournament dates will be Sun-
day. August 18 and Sunday, Aug-
ust 25.
Every golfer in the city, re-
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gardless of age, will be eligible to
enter the tourney.
Currently, the Lions are await-
ing the arrival of their newest
donation to the park, a circular
metal see-saw.
Other donations made by the
Lions include the jungle bar, new
backstop for the practice ball
field, toilets and annual painting
of benches and whitewashing of
trees. The painting is done each
year by FFA boys for the Lions.Maurine Jo Fenoglio, Kay Hol-
land and Reba Walker of Nocona,
Roma ~
peth
Smith
Jo.
Doc
commentator of Fort Worth, will
preside over the contest and will
announce the winner after Cotrite
county judges make their decision.
The queen will be crowned by
Farm Bureau President A. N. Ar-
veson.
The contest will be folic wed by
a skit to be given by Rhuman and
Lois Barker, district director.
Another feature of the picnic
will be announcement of the win-
ners in the bureau’s essay contest
among FHA and FFA students.
Boot Company
Leather Goods
Montague
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Mercer
Top T*n Pitchers
Gideon, Boot Co., .... v.Norman, Boot Co.,
Coker, Boot Co.,
Dow, J., Leather Goods ..
Cardwell, Boot Co.,
Gentry, Lions Club
Nobile, L„ Montague ....
Coleman, Leather Goods .
Barker, Rotary Club ....
Continued on back page)
ued “too strongly urge you boys
o stay in your Little League as
long as you can ajid then seek
some other constructive organiza-
tion to keep yourselves busy doing
something good for yourselves,
your organization and your com-
munity.”
After his talk to the boys. Cow-
an talked to the Rotarians on the
problems of operating a city. Hte
reviewed highlights of the city's
last year’s audit and told of plans
for continuing street repairs.
The city, he said, now has 20
paid employes who are receiving/
$4,500 a mnnth in salaries.
The p’?-»rs were individually
introduced by Grant Hoover Oth-
er guests included O^eh Billison,
Jack Williams and Bill ’Hileses and
Preston Temple of Texas City.Riders Win
Another Prize
At Duncan
Several Injured In Series Of
Automobile Accidents During Week
from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
I Continuous operation has catin-
I ed a loss of revenue realized dur-
. —o —uvula, wuick
Mast year were from 6 to 10 nJ
The $736 loss began showfll
up early this year. During K
. l_„t v»ar the pCf
took in $1338.70. but this yeaB
I receipts for the first month totaled
only $902.78
Noconaland virtually baked last
Monday afternoon in one of the
hottest afternoons on record.
From an early morning low of
174, the mercury beyan its upward
climb as quickly as the sun rose
and it kept rising until, by early
afternoon, it reached 107.5 for a
new record for a number of years.
Old timers recalled, however,
that one afternoon in August of
either 1938 or 1939, the tempera-
ture here reached 112.
Other high readings during
week were 103 last Sunday
100 Tuesday.
Continued blazing sunshine
Students Attend
M U Band School
Six junior high and three high
school students returned last week-
end from a two-week combined
band and twirler school at Mid-
western university, Wichita Fall**
Purpose of the annual school ia
to further assist school bandsmen
in their band abilities. Practice
was held each day and all day
under different instructors.
Nocona Bandmaster Norman Me.
Daniel taught cornet and trumpet
Both Friday nights of the two*
week school, the bandsmen,
came to the school from a
area, presented concerts.
High school students attei
were June Rutledge, Ima Jo TOmp^
kins and Dottie Kay Daugherty.
At the end of each week twirl-
ing contests were held to determ-
ine the "twirler of the week."
(Miss Tompkins won second olace
in the second week’s competition.
■ A Cross Plains girl won first.
SCENE OF PICNIC, SPEAKER—The Farm Bureau’s annual
picnic will be held on this courthouse lawn tonight (Friday). Right,
Doc Rhuman, Fort Worth radio farm commentator, who will preside
over the bureau’s queen contest, which will be a part of the pro-
gram. —Rhuman photo courtesy WBAP, Fort Worth.
Another downtown burglary, the
second within two weeks, was com-
mitted early last Saturday morn-
ing at the Hinds Clark Pontiac
agency, where a spotlight was
stolen but it was quickly recovered
with the arrest of two young men,
both of whom have been charged
by the county with burglary. Both
are under $1,000 bond each, of-
ficials reported.
Both cases will be submitted to
the grand jury. County Attorney
Earl Fitts said.
Entrance was gained through a
rear window. The burglary, which
occurred around 1 a. m.. was dis-
covered by W. L. Holmes, who was
working late at his second hand
auto accessory place across the
street.
Holmes called police and Patrol-
man Nick Whitten picked up one
of the youths and he, in turn, led
police to the other.
78 Attend 4-H
Annual Camn
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At Bowie Park
Temperature
Readings For Week
High
.. 94
.. 96
.. 98
103
107.5
100
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Boot Company
Norman, ss ...Dennis, Doug, 2b ...
Coker, p ...........
Gideon, c ..Cardwell, lb
Sanders, 3b.........
Dennis, Don, If
Pearson, If ■ .Saveli, cf...........
Total .
Leather Goods
Cornelius, R„ If.....
Graves, lb
Dow, J„ p
Cornelius, D., 3b ...
Fuller, c
Dow, D., 2b
Guinn, B„ ss
Coleman, rf
Smith, rf
Vanover, C„ cf
Totals
Leather Goods ....
Boot Company
2b — Graves, Dennis, Coker. HR—
Gideon. SO—Coker 5. Dow 5. Win-
ner, Coker (6-1) Loser, Dow (6-2)
U—Holcomb, Stouder, Cija
Final Standing* V
Won
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Another year ha* rolled a-
\ round and with it ha* come the
V 1957 edition of the T*xa* high-
way department's official road
map, and is it a honey!
D. C. Greer, highway bow-
man, put the department's "all"
into thi* one, a copy of which
D. C. ha* sent The New*.
Seems that every year the de-
partment cannot possibly im-
prove upon the map of the year
before, but year after year it
does. There is thirty per cent
more information in this year's
map than there was In last
•JMot only doe* It show all of
highways and by-ways, but
afro all streams and lakes and
other place* of interest to Tex-
ans and visitor*. . Superb color-
*d pictures show places of In-
JLst in the Lone Star state,
each one an Inducement to any
"foreign" motorist to further
explore the state which kept
It* reputation by having the
longest drought and then the
heaviest rains.
' Want one? You can have one
by calling at either The New*
Week's Receipts
At Swim Pool
Wednesday $18.80
Thursday ............ 26.70
Friday ... i........
Saturday ..........
Sunday .............
Monday
Tuesday ...........
Total ........
Previous Total .
Season Total ...
Members attending with their
families are to bring basket lunch-
es. All foodstuff will be placed
on a serving table.
Entertainment during the picnic
meal will be provided by the Red
Garden entertainers of Gainesville.
Only one talk has been schedul-
ed for immediately after the meal
when Mrs. C. C. Ware of Saint Jo
will speak on ‘'What the Farm
Bureau Means to Our Country.”
The queen contest has been
slated for about 8 o’clock. Only
seven contestants are entered in
the contest, but others have until
noon today to register.
Th* contestant*
Contestants, all daughters or sis-
ters of Farm Bureau members,
are:
Cowan
said directly to the boys, ‘T have
The two-day camn was divided had to sit in on several criminal
records, re- ’ hearings involving boys a little
J-----1 older than you.
“These boys did not play in
Little Leagues like you are doing
They did net attend Sunday-
school, nor were they members
of the Boy Scouts or any other
organization which gives boys
something to work toward.
“I cannot,” the mayor contin-
brought about a new drought
lowing showers ten days ago.
though the showers were heavy
in some parts of the country, only
a sprinkle fell in other parts,
County Agent Wylie Roberts re-
ported this week.
In some parts of the county corn
is. not as badly damaged as had
been feared. Roberts found in a
county-wide survey, but in other
parts corn is described as beyond
saving.
“A fair crop has already beerf
made in scattered! parts of the
county,” Roberts said.
Cotton and peanuts, the agent
reported, “look good.”
Noconaland Bakes In 107.5 Heal,
Highest Temperature In Years
Our thanks to OF O. R. Sloan,
Ringgold’s Mr. Rock Island who
is now retired and in the insur-
l^nce business, (free advertising)
Mpr his complimentary letter on
our story about the removal of
■I4 RI’s station to Nocona.
After vouching for the authen-
# ticity of everything that we
wrote about the station—it was
mostly from memory of being a
station agent ourselves a hun-
dred years ago—O. R. revealed
in his letter < ■» entirely new
and exciting skut to the story.
Besides serving for 67 years
in every capacity a railroad sta-
tion serves, O. R. tells us, that
the old station was also used
one time as a hospital.
It was back on New Year’s
day, 1901 when O. R. and his
bride, Minnie May, took over
the agency and, for a while,
they lived in the station.
Five years later, on February
19, 1906. O. R. and Minnie May
. became the parents of a son,
George, who was born in the
station. George now lives in
Bavside, New York City.
* The attending physician was
Dr. E. E. Carlton, whose widow,
Laura, still lives in Ringgold.
Twenty two members of
Chisholm Trail Riding club won
their fifth third place prize in a
parade held Wednesday at Dun-
can.
Appearing in the same city last
year, the club won first place. Up
to now. it has been awarded 26
first places.
Third place at Duncan paid the
club $15. After the parade, the
riders took part in the grand en-’
try to introduce Duncan’s annual '
First place in the parade was • tended were Donna Crowley, Mary
won by the Wichita Sheriffs Posse ' Wyler, Linda Wefts, Buzzy Mc-
and second place ‘went to the Call, Doris Lesh and Dennis Wil-
Ringling club. liams. i
NOCONA
Total For Week
Previous Total .
Total For Year
Little League
Scores .
Team* Inning*
Lions .......04460
Leather 00004
Boot 10230012
Montague ... 00411011
Lions ...... 7500
Rotary 0031
Leather 2306
Montague 714x
Play-Off
Leather 001400
Boot ..... 62601X
Final Team Standing* (2nd Half)
Won
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Mayor Sounds Advice To Boys In
Talk About Juvenile Delinquency
Lions Sponsoring City-Wide Golf
Tournament Sei For August 18,25
Douglas Ray Tavlor. 15 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Finis Taylor
Monday night was awarded the
rank of Eagle Scout, the highest
honor that any scout can attain.
Douglas earned the award, dur-
ing only four years of scout work.
It is not infrequent for boys who
attain this rank to win it after
they are 16 or 17 years old. The
21 three final merit badges neces-
1 sary for the rank were also a-
warded the new Eagle scout.
Presentation of the Eagle award
and the badges were made by his
father during a Court of Honor
held at the Scout hall. Taylor also
presented five merit badges to
Bob Williams, 13, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Walker. Bob has only
two more merit badges to win
before he, too, will become an
Eagle.
The Court of Honor closed with
a brief talk to the boys by Rev.
W. D. Craig, pastor of the Metho-
^r th* C of C office.
Speaking of maps, if our
friends at Saint Jo would like a
Continued on back page)
About
Nocona
Swimming Pool Receipts New $736
Under Total Up To Last August 1
Receipts at Nocona’s swimming
pool are this year running more
than $700 under the total up to I“ *u“ «
this time last year. I!ng the afLersuPPer hours, whu
Total receipts up to August 1
last year were
August 1 this year they totaled
only $2,027.98, or $736.92 short |
of a year ago.
There are two contributing fac-
tors which account for the de-'
crease. June this year was cooler '
than June last year and. instead NHS, Junior High
of closing during the suoper hour —
as was done last year the pool is ,
being operated straight through
Two persons were injured, neith-
er seriously, in a series of auto-
mobile accidents in Noconaland
during the last week.
In a freak accident at the west-
ern edge of Henrietta, Arnold
Goolsby, Spanish Fort driller, mir
aculously escaped the loss of his
left arm when the automobile he
was driving from Wichita Falls to
Spanish Fort sideswiped a west-
bound truck.
Goolsby was driving with his
left arm on the open window, his
elbow protruding outward.
Although it was seriously in-
jured, physicians at Major hospit-
al were able to save both the arm
and the elbow, but Goolsby was
hospitalized for several days. '
The Goolsby car was severely
damaged on the left side.
Austin Cooper of Nocona suf-
fered a fractured leg and severe
cuts and bruises when he lost
control of his car Monday morn-
ing while he was driving toward
Oklahoma onAlighway 81, north
of Ringgold. The accident hap-
pened a short distance south of
Red river bridge.
Cooper was treated at Major
hospital and released.
An unidentified Sheppard base
airman was cut and bruised Sun-
day night when his car, heading
: FARM BUREAU’S PICNIC AT 6:30 TONIGHT
Boot Team Wins
Trophy; Leather
Goods Second
Another season of Little League
baseball came to a close Tuesday
night with the Boot company team
taking top honors for the season
and the Leather Goods team win-
ning second place.
The Boot team, managed by
Bud Cooper, won Tuesday night’s
play-off, 15 to 5, over the Leath-
er Goods team managed by Bob-
by Storey.
In recognition of its season su-
premacy, the Boot team was a-
warded the 1957 trophy.
Presentation of the trophy was
made by Mayor Weldon Cowan,
who also presented individual a-
wards to Hal Graves of the Leath-
er Goods for the most doubles of
the season; Dan Cornelius, also
Leather Goods player, for the
most triples, and Joe Moss of the |
Lions club, for the most home
runs.
Young Moss also won the most
valuable player of the season a-
ward. *•
In wins and losses, the teams
closed the season in this order:
Boot, Leather Goods, Montague,
Lions, Rotary and Mercer.
Six errors proved costly to the
Leather Goods" in the play-off
game. Pitchers of both teamg
struck oqt nine players and walk-
ed five. Leading hitters for the
winning team were Gideon with a
homer and single and Pearson
with two singles. Other base hits
in the game were made by Coker,
Dennis and Graves, who hit
bles.
Game Statistics
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Courthouse Lawn To Be Setting;
Queen Selection One Of Features
,Annual Montague county Farm Bureau picnic will be held tonight
(Friday) on the courthouse lawn at Montague.
Picnic time is 6:30 after which the county’s entry in the state
Farm Bureau queen contest will be chosen.
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