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Loyd
The Nocona News
2 Section*
The only newspaper interested first in the welfare of Nocona and vicinity
VOLUME FORTY-SIX
NOCONA, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS, APRIL 25, 1952
SINGLE COPY 10c
NUMBER FORTY-SIX
THOUGHT OF THE DAT
Circumstances are the rulers
of the weak; they are but
the instruments of the wise.
■
ifc'
HEW WATER WELL IS SUCCESS
Nocona
New Residential Addition Established Here
Moviegoers, Here's What Goes On
I0W
office
make a
for all
TSTA Session
the
the
be
should be
piir.tcc
held at
A. I
4-H
Forest in
in.
in.
to.
to joint-
deeds to
lives,
away
the
the
Reports
are to
bureau of labor statis-
prices for 1935-1939 as
school
Safety
of the
of the
Postmaster Willard Grigsby and
rural carriers have announced that
they will assist in any way that
(they can be of help in making
(this year’s better mail box drive a
Success.
CIRCUS QUEN CANDIDATE
—Theresa Reynolds, daughter
of Mr. land Mrs. Ralph Rey-
nolds of Nocona, will be No-
cona’s representative in district
competition for queen of the
Gainesville circus to be held
early in May. She is a sopho-
more in Nocona high and was
chosen as the city’s candidate
by the Roundup club.
— Photo by Howard’s Studio
—o------——
lots are sold and
holds its final
girls
fol-
Uncle Sam caling all ruts! mail
box owners!
During the first two weeks of May
Uncl. Sam is asking that all of his
rural route customers pay a little
attertion to their mail boxes by
.( inting them aluminum; by paint-
ling flags, if any, a bright red, and
by Stenciling plainly on the box
the name of tire boxholder.
This same program was carried
cut a year ago with the result that
all mail boxes not on pared high-
ways were placed in repair and
identified.
In addition to the {Minting, Un-
cle Sam is rsking this year that
day and strad-
stool Don said
sad man this
was most un-
the com-
a stats
'Round
i About
should
well-edu-
people to
and
con-
onto
Mr.
Demonstration
On Auto Braking
Given At School
at the city’s request the city
agrced< to enforce parallel parking
but it was not enforced,
“Now that we have raised such a
howl about traffic, the state seems
to be retaliating!,'’ the mayor said.
Parailek parking lines are to be
painted 'at permissible perking
It was coffee time a few days
ago when in walked Don Peter-
son with whom we’ve had sev-
eral pleasant cups while chat-
ting about this and that. It
’.sia* apparent on sight that this
was not the same Don of a
couple of days ago. As he pass-
ed the time of
died a counter
sadly: “I’m a
morning." This
usual from a chap who always
is ready for the lighter side of
things. “How come, Don?” we
asked. Then came the story of
how he had paid $500 for a
bull the day before and when
he got the critter loaded onto
a truck—it dropped dead.
Tough break, Don, but if there
is any consolation in this you
will recover and the bull will
not. Cause of death: Apparent-
ly a heart attack.
1, visit*!
day
our
Projectionists Wade Shell, left, and Felix brookmole
of the Ritz, stand between the twin projectors checking
the electrical system in preparation for starting the
evening show.
Among visitors in our office
this week were four of “Tex-
as’ finest,” Captain- K. B. Hall-
mark and Safety Officer M. C.
Of Wichita Falls (2nd
E. R. Moore and M.
of Bowie, all mem-
' the Texas Highway Pa-
l's always a pleasure to
lith stl.’te troopers, who,
like special agents or the FBI
—they don’t want to be called
G-men — exemplify everything
that should be found in peace
officers, courtesy, fairness, in-
telligence and honesty and yet
unwavering loyalty to duty.
Dresses were judged' and blue, red
::d white ribbons awarded to thir-
ty girls at the annual Montague
(county 4-H dress revue held at
Montague last Saturday.
Following the judging,
modeled the dresses for
lowing judges:
Thirty Montague County
gJrls assembled at the Court House
to home all of
Vocations take
from the home
communities and
R. C. Miller, route
our office the other
during the course of
venation we ventured
the subject of how long
Millrr had lived in Montague
county. He volunteered the in-
mation that he had lived here
most of his life and that he
had not been too far from
home st any time. He seemed
to be proud of the fact, and he
should be. We’ve heard such
stories from men who have
told them rather apologetical-
ly, which they shouldn’t. Cit-
ies, counties and states have
been made by those who have
stayed dose
their
many
folk, but all
counties have those who have
remained
ity ail of
not have
ures, but
MARKS ANNIVERSARY—
Mrs William H Jackson, pres-
ident of the county council of
Home Demonstration clubs,
observ-
W, J. Stone of Nocona Truck
and Tractor waited a long time
for what he believed to be the
impossible tA-’ happen, but—it
did. We were dining with W.
J. and James McCall at the
soil conservation dinner in
Crinesville Tuesday night when
W. J. ordered a glass of milk
with his meal. In about 10 min-
utes the waitress returned and
refilled James and our coffee
cups and, customarily if not
traditionally, paid no attention
th W. J.’s empty milk glass.
Wve often wondered why they
don’t come around and fill up
4 milk glass like they do cof-
fee cups,” W. J. jokingly re-
marked although he meant it
rsuse it is true. No one of
had ever seen it done tend
we p ssed it off as restaurant
tradition. No sooner had we
written off the subject as a lost
cause when the waitress re-
turned, picked up W. J.’s glass,
went into the kilchen and re-
turned with it full of milk.
The unHnimous conclusion at
the table was that either the
waitress was a mind reader or
there was a carefully secreted
microphone wired to the table.
A custom of long standing was
broken, but W. J. got his sec-
ond glass of milk.
Nocona
Rain Record
1 (Oourteoy soil conservation
office).
Total this week
Previous total ...
ai.d p’—icto the arrests.”
Meeting at the chamber of com-
merce effice, the group was oslled
to interview Capt. Hallmark to ob-
tain first-hand- the, highway pa-
trol’s slant cn various traffic con-
trol questions which were brought
before the city commission’s meet-
ing.
Capt. Hallmark declared that it
would l>e impossible for Nocona to
have its cwn highway patrolman
because, he explained, there are
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Slate Orders Parallel Parking
Along Route 82 Within Nocona
(these having b xes on wobbly s ip-
: tr sae that the supports ar<
rn-id. substantial and- a'.sj
aluminum.
This year farmers with
1.he Future It rmers of
Noecnans were offered an op-
portunity this morning to wit-
ness cn educational demonstra-
tion on how long it bakes an
automobile to stop while brakes
are being applied.
The demonstration was sched-
uled for 10:40 this morning
in front of the high
under the direction of
Officer M. C. Loyd
Wichita Falls
Texas Highway FlUrol.
It was being given especially
for students through arrange-
ments ma,de with Supt. Mc-
Pherson when Loyd was here
Wednesday in company with
Troopers E. R. Moore and M.
L. Bateman of the Bowie pa-
trol post. Loyd islso planned on
speaking before the students
before and after the demon-
stration.
MATS TO AUSTIN
County Judge Howard Mays is
spending today In Austin on coun-i
ty business in the state depart-
ment Bi public welfare and in the|
state”highway department. He ex-
pects to be bteck In Montague Sat-
urday moming.
heads the council’s
ance next week of National
Home Demonstration week
which marks the thirty-ninth
birthday of HDC and county
home demonstration agent
work (Additknal anniversary
stories and reviews on first
page of second section:
in Montague for their annual 4-H
dress revue on April 19, reports
Mis Reba Bur-right, Home Demon-
stration Agent.
Mrs. Loyce McLeroy, home
demonstiption agent, Henrietta;
Mrs. Earl Fitts. Nocona; Miss
Henrietta Sands, home economics
teacher, Bowie; Mrs. Billie Phil-
lips, home economics teacher Saint
Jo.
Mrs. Gene Pope, County 4-H
chairman presented gift awards
from Home Demonstration clulis
to the three tep winners in each
floss. These were Loretta Henslev,
Carolyn Ryan, Betty Pope, Bever-
ly Mielton, Virginia Hudspeth, Su-
sanne Haralson, Janie Moore, Dix-
ie Lee Yeargin and Zula Dpvis.
Loretta Hensley will compete in
the district dress revue at Arling-
ton April 26. District winners will
compete in the state 4-H dress re-
vue at College Station June 9 and
10.
Loretta Hensley and Carolyn
Rjl’n by winning highest scores in
ifhe class of 14 years or older will
represent Montague county girls'
4-H clubs at College Station June
9 and 10.
A number of mothers and friends
of 4-H attended the dress revue.
Ribbons were presented by Mrs.
Loyce McLeroy. They were group-
ed in three classes as follows: Four-
teen years old and older: Blue rib-
Ixm. Loretta Hensley, Prairie Val-
ley Lucky Leag 4-H; Carolyn ftyan,
Montague 4-H club; red ribbon,
Betty Pope, Prairie Valley Lucky
Leaf 4-H; Wanda Tettleton, Prai-
rie Valley Lucky'Leaf 4-H; Helen
Wilson, Prairie Vlalley Lucky Feaf
4-H; Margaret Phillips, Lone Stan
4-H; white ribbon, Jerry Bushnell,
Prairie Valley Lucky Leaf 4-H;
(Continued on Pa<e 5)
in the home commun-
their lives. They may
become national fig-
their contributions to
town or county in
taxes has far over-
a*fadbw«d similar contributions
oQtauuiy who have gone to dis-
areas. It is natural that
m£nv young folk* of small com-
munitim go to larger fields, but
some one has to stay at home
keep the old community
S' alive. Our hat is off to those
who leave and make good and
it is also off to those Uho stay
at home and pay taxes and sup-
port local merchants and, in
4^tarn. support theta- home towns.
^Drop in again Mr. Miller.
Prairie Valley’s
Senior Play Tonight
Prairie Valley senior class play,
“Winning Schemers” will be pre-
The average theatregoer thinks
i>f a movie as I’, moving picture,
but the fact is that there is no
such thing as a moving plct-jre.
Rolls of film contain thousands of
•tiny little indivi.' jal pct-res and
as the film pisc?s tnrough the pro-
jector it is looped in front of the
opening into the p.w.riul carbon
lights, which ( re so bright the hiw
mar. eye cannot leek d reetly at
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women in elassroem
Plan Sale Of Lois In 38-Acre
Traci in Southwest Pari 01 City
‘ Million dollar” rains showered
down upon Nocona this week to
assure J rmers and ranchmen de-
cide ly improved farm and pasture
lands.
Although last Sunday's rain
measured only eighty-two hun-
dredths cf an inch in Nccona. falls
up to an inch and a quarter were
ucp.ri.d by various farmers and
ranchmen with rain gauges.
North of Nocona in the Red riv-
er ” Iley th. fall was variously re-
ported at from three to three and
a half inches.
Mere rain fell Wednesday morn-
ing to bring the year's total, ac-
cording to the soil conservation of-
'■ic-e’s gauge, to 1.03 for the week.
Both County Agent Wylie Rob-
erts and Soil Conservationist I. H.
Copel nd Said the rains were of
(particular benefit because all *
the water that fell soaked into ths
ground instead of washing away.
Soaking Rains
Big Roon To
Area Farmers
4-H Girls Win Series 01 Ribbons
Al Annual County Dress Revue
jasers are: Lee Vaughan, Jeff Hen-1 The managers hare agreed to be
funds
Final meeting of the school year I
of the Montague county unit of
Ithe Texas State Teachers assoc-
iation was held in the local high
schocl auditorium last night
(Thursd.y) when the advisory
;committee of the unit reported ini
detail on discussions held April 13
at a state legisi tive committed'
meeting in Dallas.
Salaries led the discussion held i
at Dallas, the committee, County
Supt. Henry Johnson; Bowie, Supt.
Claude Thompson ( nd Nocona ’
Supt. E. W. McPherson. reported
'to the assembled teachers and oth- |
ers who attended last night's meet- |
■tag over which Johnson presided. |
Reason for Discussion
Salaries were discussed,
(teachers were told, because:
“1 For the general welfare of
children cf Teal s.
“2. Minimum salaries
high enough to attract
icated, promising young
teaching.
“3. Maximum salaries
high er.ough to retain highly com-
petent and professionally ambitious
men t nd
teaching.
“4. The
(tics uses
average (100.0). The “Consumers'
Price Index” at the present time is
189.0. This means that prices ot
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Mayor Tightens Traffic Rules;
Stale Police Hear Local Slory
Bonita Places In
Progress Contest;
Will Receive $100
Bonita was $100 richer today by
having placed among 16 other com-
munities In the state in the fifth
annual Texas rural neighborhood
progress contest, it vvi's announc-
ed Thursday at College Station.
Bonita first won the ftivor of dis-
trict judges who turned
munlty's name over to
judging hoard.
State winner was Pine
Hopkins county. The community
won $500 as the first prize.
Entries in the 1951-52 contest
wore received from 85 communities
in 44 different counties of the
stale. In tai cases, the cash awards
will be used for further commun-
ity improvements or activities. The
top awards will l>e presented in lo-
cal communities within the next
few weeks. At the same time, in-
dividuals nominated by their neigh-
bors will receive “Good Neighbor-
lapel buttons.
(night (Friday) at 8 o’clock.
Among the characters are -— ---------
young bridegroom who disguises as | A committee of Mrs. W. L. Scott,
a girl, a young wife who disguises Mrs. Robert Story, Dr. Bob Major,
as a boy. a woman-hating old un- and Mrs. Fletcher was named to
cle and la man-hating old maid Intake plans for an expanded sum-
aunt, an escaped lunatic, a funny mer program and (another commit-
old Negro servant of imaginary tee, Boyd Maddox, Mrs. Gilbert,
dlls and an old maid who wants Dr. Dave Major and Mrs. Wayne
ito mend her wfays and capture a Dow, was appointed to frame a fl-
husband. nanclal prognaim to support the
The play is open to the public. summer pregram.
o Altus to comp.-te in the’
festival there. In the Altus
contestants were ranked as
recor.d and third best in
jroups, instead of qualifying 1
rating, as is usually the case.
The clarinet quartet, including
lue Ellen Jones, Sue Caston, Ji ck-
yn Cardwell and Jean Ellis placed
hird in their divlsicn. Diummeis
l«e Puliis and Don Boswell were
ate; as superior. Others making
he trip were ac jempanists Dane
hit bins and Ruth Jenewl y, Da-
i Milam, barit .ne and Valentin?
Vaters, saxaphar.e.
Baby Coyotes Are
Found on Ranch
Eight tiny baby coyct-.c get more
attention in the lobby cf the No-
c:na hotel Thursday noon than thi
average coyote gets in a lifetime.
While tracking dewn a wolf on
<,hc Bill Yeargin ft rm Thursday
morning. Cash Reed came ujroii
the bare ground nest with the eigh’
little critters huddled together and
crying.
Reed leaded them into a box and
brought them to The News cfflc^
and from there to the hotel whirn
it was suggested, some one would be
able to idenify them as coyotes or
wolves.
After undergoing the inspection
of a dozen seasoned ranchers, the
final decision was that they were
coyotes worth a bounty, which
Reed expects to collect.
1.08
3.94
5.02
Oil Tank Burns
At Bel chervil le
The precinct fire truck was call-
ed to the Carl Reed farm near Bel-
ctierville at 1:35 Thursday after-
boon to aid in extinguishing a firs
in an oil tank.
Teachers Pay
Discussed At
Effective at once there will be
no more diagonal parking on Front
(street—Route 82, it was announced
Wednesday by Mayor Thrasher
upon notlfidition from, the state
highway department that only
(parallel parking will henceforth be
permitted. ________ ,__________ __
When Front street was widened places by the state department.
sens 11
America
will be assured of such service be-
cause the FFA boys have adepted
ft as a project aurm
wo weeks, their ins
“From now on it’s going to bo
rough for La ffic violators in No-
oona.”
With this assertion before a safe-
ty meeting Monday afternoon of
civic club, school and municipal
representatives anj Capt. K. B.
Halmark Jr.; of the Teri's High-
way Patrol, Mayor M. K. Thrash-
er formally served notice that the
City hall is “through fooling
around with violators.” He added
that “We intend to I'rrest them
“Two, please.”
“Thank you.”
With this exchange of four words the average couple
walks through the doorway of the Ritz theatre or drives
'4.1,1st the ticket booth of the Chief Drive-In, or any other
modern movie, and from then on takes it for granted that
they will be entertained for the next two hours.
They accept as a matter of fact
'the sound effects that their ears
Jhear simultaneously with wha#
their eyes see. Few, if any, give a
thought to what is going on in the
projection room during the two
hours they are enjoying whi t is
being unfolded for their pleasure;
on a screen full of hundreds of lit-
tle holes through which pass the
(sounds that make to il y’s modern
“talkies.”
Rand at Denlon
For Regional
Competition
Sclois’s from the NFTC band went
. to D.nim todiy to t. e Ragion 10
meet where about twer.ty-four mu-
sicians will compile in solo aal
’ ensomble numbers, fl turday the
■ntire hand will go t: Denton t>
lompete in concert playing and
sight reading.
last Friday ten members cf thi
>and. aceompiniei by Director R.
I. Pulhs an- J. P. Janeway, went
band
meet
first
thei:
for a
Ask Repair, Painting 0! Rural
Mail Boxes; FFA Boys Cooperating
Mrs. Fletcher
New Director
Of Youth Work
| Mrs. Leo Fletcher was named
(Monday night as director cf No-
cona’s Youth center to replace Joe
(Fitts, whose resignation was giv-
I en to and accepted by the council
(directors at a meeting held in the
iTepce.
The change is effective May 1.
_______ _ _ Annual carnival dates were set
Bented"at the PV auditorium "to- for June 27 and 28 and Mrs. Kate
* - - Gilbert will chairman the (affair,
a it was decided.
A new residential addition to Nocona became a reality
this week when formal papers were filed creating the Park
View addition at the southwestern edge of the city.
The new addition has been in the planning stage for
several weeks, but formal action was not taken until this
week when all papers incident to the transaction were com-
pleted.
Elev tn Nocona men have boughs cres be made to these two
the 38-acre addition for $11,000 ( y empower them to issue
from E. W. Williams, each one purchasers.
paying $1,000 for a share. | Monthly
The land Is lod ted in the James,! The managers
monthly report to the group in
which they are to account for all
money in an itemized statement
for advertising, surveying and oth-
er expense incident to handle the
lots.
Following surveys and division of
1 jots the group wiU set a minimum
price for the lots.
I Rules of the group provide that
urc members of the 11 have the
liability which may develop *”^ht to dill a meeting of the en-
..... * r tiro momhorehm 4-V-vo., wriclj
enter-
Pumps 200 Gal.
A Minute Under
Engineer Test
Noccna appeared assured this
week of a new and possibly it*
best water well, it was vnnounc«S
Wednesday by Mayor Thrasher fol-
lowing a scheduled test of the well
by a Dallas engineer.
Tests made at tlie weU four
miles south of the city showed
(that it will pump (as high as 125
to 150 gallons a minute. A final
(test Tuesday afternoon showed
that it will pump 200 gallon* •
(minute, but this test was made
(only to determine the maximum.
‘This well.” the mPyor said, “ap-
pears to l>e as good' as half a dozen
or 10 other wells, but we have to
pipe the water into the city be-
fore it will be of any use to us.”
Part of the money derived from
a water works bond issue, which is
to be voted upon Saturday, May 3.
would be used for this piping.
The test was made by Engineer
Asa Benningtkid and Thursday
Engineer George Green was sched-
uled to further study the possi-
bilities of a lake east Cf the city
<for additional whter supply.
D. Jennings survey. It Is to be sub-
divided into lots which are being
offered for sale by the new enter-
prise, the Park View Addition of
(.he city cf Nocona.
Each Ctojn One-Eleventh
Formal papers set forth that)
pach one of the eleven purchasers
(shall own. one-eleventh of the 38
(acres i?nd be responsible for cne-
| eleventh of all assessments whlchi
may be made against the land, or
any lIIMjr Ut'C.VM . , , , . , . . , , ,
through the joint ownership. (lire memberahip should they wish
The entire membership cf 11 will to discuss the affairs of the
Serve as a q le committee. Purch-l*M_e‘
jasers a ____________________,
derson, A. W. Karrenbrock, Jerry personally liable
Stout, Don C. Peterson, G. W. 'handled by them.
Humphreys, W. D. Hearn, J. D. Me- ! After all of the
Elhamnon, Anthony Fenoglio, A. N. the or^ nizaticn
Arveson and Joe Benton. meeting each memlier will submit
Benton and Henderson have been a statement of time expended in
named by the group to serve rs disposing of lots and they shall be
executive managers. In furtherance) eimliurscd by a reasonable com-
|of this arrangement the group has Sensation agreed to by the whole
agreed that the deed to the 38 membership.
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