The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1957 Page: 1 of 10
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the Nocona News
NOCONA RAIN RECORD
The only newspaper interested first in the welfare of Nocona and vicinity.
VOLUME FIFTY-ONE
SINGLE COPY 10c
NOCONA, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS, APRIL 19, 1957
NUMBER FORTY-SIX
PULLIS NEW HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Easter Sunrise Service To Begin
'Round
At 6 O’clock Atop Benton Ranch
Ward Office
program.
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spring and mattress
500 feet
R. J. Walton
to
stud-
No-
gear in
must wear hel
batters
bottles
It'll
the
The
and similar ob-
carried to trash
it was all
cautiously
week after the dedicatory
a set of carillons will be
in the belfry, the gift of
a
to
as
Thursday
Friday ..
Saturday
Sunday .
Monday
Low
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mal temperature readings.
Should the service be rained
out, it will be held at First Metho-
on the committee’s agen-
three programs. They are:
Immediate Program
immediate work of the
by 1 p.m. The show will be open
to the public from 3:00 to 8:00
(Continued on page four)
Meeting in special session last
Friday night, the Nocona board
of education named North Ward
Principal R. M. Pullis to the post
of high school principal, effective
at once.
Meeting again this week, the
board named Corrine Bell, eighth
Formal dedication of Nocona’s
all-new First Presbyterian church
has been set for Sunday. May 5,
it was announced this week by
Rev. Lannie Parnell, the pastor,
and church officials.
A full dedicatory program is be-
ing arranged for the public cere-
mony which will be held in the
afternoon, probably at 5 o’clock.
Total for week
Previous Total
Total for year .
his new office
R. T. Adams,
weeks ago to
of Childress
County Committee, as determined
at this meeting being
First: to determine by survey
if there are any graves of mem-
bers of the armed forces of the
Texas War for Independence lo-
cated in Montague bounty, and if
so to see that they are officially
designated by a state marker.
(Continued on page four)
Saturday, May 4 has been set
as the date of the iris show to be
sponsored by Crape\ Myrtle Garden
club. The show will be staged in
northward gym and flower grow-
ers other than Garden club mem-
bers are invited to enter their
flower arrangements for the judg-
ing. Garden club entries will be
judged separately ffom those en-
tered by non-members.
First, second and third place
ribbons will be awarded as well
as honorable mentions in all class-
ifications. A tri-color ribbon will
be given for the outstanding entry
and a green ribbon will be given
as a special award.
Theme ot this year's show will
of the Month.**
A special and brief Good Fri-
day noon service at First Metho-
dist church was arranged this
week for members of all churches.
The service takes the place of
the annual Good Friday union ser-
vice, which was not held this year
by decision of the ministerial al-
liance.
"The seven last words from the
cross” will be the theme of the
service, which will open at 12:05
noon and close at 12:30. The time
Members of Bethel Baptist
church will get their first look at
their completed new auditorium
next Sunday when services will be
held for the first time in the new
and impressive house of worship.
Although Sunday’s service will
be held in the new sanctuary, the
building will not be formally open-
ed until dedication day in the
near future, the pastor, Rev. Lewis
Hill, said this week.
Dedication date has tentatively
been set for Sunday, May 12. By
that time, it is expected that all
rooms of the new structure will
have been completed. The audi-
torium was being completed this
week with decorating and instal-
lation of furniture.
Work on the new church, whose
sanctuary will seat 360. was begun ■
around January 1. Much of the I
work, except actual construction
of the building, has been done
by members who have donated
their talents and time.
was chosen to afford workers
attend the service and yet have
time for lunch.
Soft organ music will be played
during the service which will con-
sist of scripture, prayer and medi-
tation with a brief message from
the pastor, Rev. W. D. Craig.
“This is not just a Methodist
service,” Craig said in announcing
the program. “It is for every
one who wishes to attend an ob-
servance of this Holy day.”
wear full
practice and in
dist church.
Rev. W. R. Aldridge, pastor of
the Nazarene church, will deliver
George Tidmore
NEW LIONS’ PRESIDENT—
Tidmore, pharmacist at Gist’s
Drug store, was elected two .
weeks ago as the new president
of the local Lions club. He will
take office July 1, when he will
replace Wilbur Johnson.
Grand Jury Brings
In 8 Indictments;
One Mian Sentenced
Indicted by Montague county
grand juries on six counts, four
of which were returned by the
last grand jury last Saturday
Wayne Golden of Ringgold was
taken to Huntsville penitentiary
Wednesday to begin serving five-
year sentences on each count He
was driven to the prison by Sher-
iff Tom Lindsey and County At-
torney Earl Fitts.
Golden was sentenced by Dis-
trict Judge Louis Holland after-
later the twister
Cole home was total-
jack Harris, head coach of
cona high school for the last three
years, Wednesday tendered his
resignation to the school board,
effective this week.
Harris has accepted the position
the outdoor sermon. Other pas-
tors of the city have also been as-
signed various parts in the pro-
gram which usually last about
40 minutes.
This year’s program follows:
Musical prelude.
Choir music by singers from all
participating churches, directed by
Donald Sewell.
Call to worship, Rev. Lannie
Parnell.
Invocation, Rev. W. D. Craig.
Hymn, “He Lives,” congregation.
Scripture, Rev. Lewis Hill.
Prayer, Rev. George Park.
Music, combined choir.
Sermon, Rev. Aldridge.
Hymn, "All Hail the Power of
Jesus’ Name,” congregation.
Benediction, Rev. Paul Everett.
Revs. Aldridge, Craig and Ned
Romine served the alliance as the
planning committee.
J. N. Cardwell, local trucker who
last year turned over a vacant
south side lot to be used as a
children’s baseball field, this week
issued a set of rules to be follow-
ed during the forthcoming ball
season.
Cardwell, who also provides the
children with necessary equip-
ment, said that his rules were for-
mulated from observations he has
made while children were at play.
The rules have been put into ef-
fect. Cardwell said, only for the
children’s protection. Number one
on the list warns children about
running into the street after a
ball. In announcing the rules,
Montague county’s recently es-
tablished historical survey com-
mittee held its initial meeting at
Montague Monday and pledged its
support to the Texas Historical
association’s program insofar as
the county group can cooperate.
In swinging into its duties, the
committee headed by Attorney
Glenn O. Wilson of Nocona, has
called for the cooperation of in-
dividual citizens, localities and
interested groups in assisting the
committee in finding historical
spots in the county for state rec-
ognition and also for its own rec-
ords.
First
da are
two years ago, the Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce of Nocona will
again sponsor an Easter egg hunt
Easter afternoon, it was announc-
ed this week by Jaycee officers.
Time of the hunt is 3 o’clock.
This year’s hunt will be open to
all children from 1 to 12 years old,
and it will be held again on Benton
hill on the Benton ranch. Entrance
to the hunting area will be
through a gate a short distance
east of the boot company.
Parents of young children have
been invited and encouraged by
Jaycees to accompany their chil-
dren to the hunting area.
More than 3,600 eggs are to be
hidden by Jaycees and their wives.
All will be within a reasonable
area alongside the hill.
Prizes will be given to boys and
girls who find the most eggs. The
prizes will be divided into two age
groups, 1 to 5 and 6 to 12 years.
Top prize will go to the boy or
girl who finds what the Jaycees
have designated as the “golden
egg.” All of the prizes are now
on display at the Ben Franklin
store.
Firemen will be at the gate and
in the parking area to assist in
parking and Boy Scouts will also
be at the parking area to guide
early morning worshippers to the
outdoor sanctuary. •
The service is sponsored each
year by the local ministerial alli-
ance. It was too early today to
attempt to forecast weather condi-
tions Sunday morning. If the
weather is warm and sunny, it
will be the first time since the
program was launched five years
ago this Easter. Most of the ser-
vices have been held under
threatening clouds and in subnor-
after a ground-breaking ceremony.
The auditorium capacity will be
150.
One
service
placed
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Benton.
Now that you have seen in
last week’s Nocona News a pic-
ture of all that was left of the
Roy Cole home after the Hynds
City tornado two weeks ago, you
are probably asking what so
many others have asked: How
in the world did Georgia Cole
come out of that mess alive?
The answer? Georgia doesn’t
know herself beyond the know-
ledge that her Maker was on her
side.
Seconds before the tornado
struck, Georgia told The News,
she was looking out of a west
window of the Coles’ home. Her
first thought was to run for
some kind of concrete shelter,
but the funnel was approach-
ing so rapidly that she knew
she’d 1’^ver make any kind of a
shelter before it would strike.
Recalling earlier instructions,
Georgia hurriedly climbed un-
der a bed with no more protec-
tion thana
above her.
Seconds
struck, the
ly demolished and much of it
was carried 100 to
away.
More seconds later
over and Georgia
crawled out from under the bed
to find that a nine-foot wall had
fallen on top of the bed that
a cedar chest was all but trap-
ping her.
Looking first at the head
board of the bed, Georgia saw
that it was virtually mangled.
"Looked like some one had hit
it a thousand times with a-
hammer or hatchet,” she said.
"What was your first thought,”
Georgia was asked.
**I was in a state of shock,”
she replied, “but the first thing
I can remember thinking was,
'Well, I survived this one.’ ”
With this thought and a
silent prayer, Georgia crawled
out from under the bed to
find —
The rest of the Coles’ house
totally blown away.
A short distance away the
Bill Meekins grocery and the
P. H. Hughes filling station
were, not totally destroyed, but
so badly damaged that they
must be rebuilt.
And among us there are those
who think we have troubles!
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Beauty's choicest mirror is
an admiring eye.
If that Arend-Roland comet,
which is duo up in the skies
for the next few evenings a-
round sundown, really appears
It will sure bo a welcome relief
from so-called flying saucers.
Comets having tails, it should
look more like a flying frying
pen than a flying saucer.
Some astronomers are predict-
ing that it will be the brightest
comet since Halley's discovery
put on such a big show back in
1910. (That one is due back in
1985).
The one due about Saturday
night may or may not be visible
to naked eyes in* Nocona land.
The possibility is, however, that
It will be.
Don't be afraid of its tumb-
ling down on your house,
be 65 million miles away.
Good Friday Service Al Noon Al
Methodist Church For All Faiths
Cardwell asked that they be
ied by parents and that parents
impress upon their children the
significance of each one.
The rules follow:
1— Never run into roadway after
a ball. Stop, look and then walk
after it.
2— Allow only one man in back-
stop area or in batter’s cage.
3— Catchers must
catching
play.
4— All
mets.
5— Pop
jects should be
barrel and never thrown upon
field. ‘ )
Disgusting news items of
last week:
1— Clad in ermine and
decked with diamonds, England’s
queen visited Paris and for her
three-day trip she took along
four tons of clothes and jewels.
2— Paris spent half a million
dollars making preparations for
the queen’s visit — half a mil-
lion for preparations only. Lord
only knows how many more
thousands were spent entertain-
ing her. z
3— Britain asked the United
States for authority to delay
payments of her World War
Two debt to us.
Here we have the picture of
a woman who never earned her
own living and never made sac-
rifices to pay American taxes,
partly used to save the face of
the queen's country, and —
Rules Pul Into Effect At Cardwell
Ball Field For Children's Safety
May 4 Set For Garden Club's
Iris Show At North Ward Gym
Platform and seating arrangements were completed this week for
Nocona’s Easter sunrise services to be held at 6 o’clock atop Sunrise
hill on the Benton ranch at the eastern edge of the city.
Entrance to the outdoor amphitheatre will, as in past years, be
through a gate about half a mile east of the boot shop on Highway 82.
Formal Dedication, Opening Of New
Presbyterian Church Sei For May 5
Presbyterians’
Egg Hunt To Be
Held Late Today
The annual Easter egg hunt
sponsored by the Presbyterian
church for children of the congre-
gation wiU be held at 4 o’clock
this afternoon (Friday), it was an-
nounced this week by Mrs. Joe
Wise, chairman.
Children are to bring eggs to
the manse. They will be hidden
by committee members on the
west side of Benton ranch.
15-Year Service
Award Given by CPS
To G. S. Moseley
G. S. Moseley, power plant ope-
rator here for Community Public
Service, was awarded a 15-year
servide pin by the company at a
district meeting held Monday at
Sherman.
District Manager Grant Hoover
of Nocona was designated to pre-
side at the meeting, which is held
each spring.
Others attending were Mrs.
Moseley, Mrs. Hoover, Haney Sut-
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Rex McDaniel,
Waunzita Lambert, Lloyd Sapping-
merce were installed Monday night at a dinner meeting at Rotary
hall. More than 50 attended the
Historical Group Opens Program
For Sialo Al Montague County Level
Jack Harris
Resigns Head
Coach Post
Baccalaureate service for the
high school grads will be present-
ed Sunday, night. May 19 at 8
o’clock in''the high school audi-
torium, where the commencement
exercises will also be given.
Other year-end events schedul-
ed include:
Junior-senior banquet. April 26
at 7:30 p. m. at the high school
cafeteria.
Area band meeting April 27 at
Wichita Falls.
Junior play, May 3 at 7:30 p.
m. at the high school auditorium.
General faculty meeting at
South Ward school May 6 at 8
p. m.
PTA meeting May 8 at the high
school at 3 p. m.
Spring band concert May 10 at
8 p. m. in the high school audi-
torium.
R. M. Pullis
grade teacher at North Ward, to
serve as principal for the re-
mainder of the school year.
Pullis took over
Monday, replacing
who resigned two
become principal
high. Adams also took over his
new post last Monday.
The new high school principal’s
elevation by the board follows 21
years of school work.
Pullis came ta Nocona in 1951
from Clarksville, Arkansas, to fill
the dual job of North Ward prin-
cipal and high school band direc-
tor. During the summer of 1952
he asked to be relieved of band
work to apply his full attention
to the principalship. At Clarks-
ville he had been teaching in the
College o fthe Ozarks.
Pullis is a graduate of Stafford,
Kansas, high school and Sul Ross
college at Alpine, Texas, where he
received both a B. S. and M. A.
degree. Following his graduation
at Sul Ross, he took post-graduate
work at the University of Okla-
homa at Norman and at San Mar-
cus. near Austin.
RINGGOLD SERVICES
Ringgold's annual sunrise ser-
vice will be held at 6:30 Easter
at the Ringgold Methodist
church, it was reported today.
The service is open to persons
of all faiths. The sermon will
be delivered by the pastor, Rev.
Hershol Homer.
Services In New Bethel Church
Sunday; Dedication Probably May 12
Jaycees' Easter Egg Hunt Sei For
3 O'clock Sunday For Ages 1 To 12
Following a custom introduced Jaycees to accomoanv thnir
Buddy Henley, assistant cashier
of the Peoples National bank was
installed as president to succeed
Jack Yarbro, who presided.
This year’s banquet speaker
was R. J. “Skeet” Walton, sales
manager of the Baker hotel at
Mineral Wells and state Jaycee
vice president.
Other officers installed were:
First vice president, Westall
Williams; second vice and state
director, Fred Carver; secretary-
treasurer, Tommy Stone; directors,
Condell Lowrie, Earl Yarbro,
Roger Sawyer, Bobby Storey and
Jack Yarbro.
Walter, who has served as state
committee chairman for the last
three years and has held several
other executive Jaycee posts dur-
ing his five-year membership, told
the local Jaycees and their wives
and guests, that “No college, no
school or any other institute of-
fers the course in community lead-
ership that is offered by our jun-
ior chambers.”
Three main objects
Walton outlined what he term-
ed the three main objects of
junior chamber work. They are,
he said:
“Seeking out the needs of
community and then strive
fulfill them; better yourselves
, individuals (by participating in
civic projects, and take advantage
of the leadership training that
offered through Jaycee work.”
Walton also served as install-
ing officer.
Invocation was offered by Char-
les Milburn and Calvin Duck-
worth pronounced the benediction.
Jack Harris
of head coach in the Hereford
school system, a 3A school in
football. He requested to be re-
lieved here as soon as possible in
order to begin spring training at
Hereford next Monday.
In addition to coaching. Harris
has also been teaching social stu-
dies since coming here in Febru-
ary, 1964.
Mrs. Harris and their daughter
Temperature
Readings For Week
High
72
36
42
58
Local Jaycees Install Officers Al Corrine Bell
Dinner Meet; Henley New President! NamwI fn Wftrfh
Newly-elected officers of the Nocona Junior Chamber of Com-1vOllIvU HUI 111
About
Nocona
Busy Season
i Faces Students,
Teachers Here
Another school year is nearing a
close and both students and teach-
ers of the Nocona school system
face a busy schedule between now
and commencement day. May 24.
Commencement for eighth grade
students has been set for May
. 123, one night earlier than the sen-
s*ruciure ,n ior class graduation. The pro-
the 300 block of Eleventh street gram will be given at North Ward
was begun September 1, one day • school.
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