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THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH, COTTLE COUNTY, TEXAS 79248 THURSDAY. AUGUST 27,
NUMBER 24
1970
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VOLUNTEER FIREMEN BUSY
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Pig Sale Set
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secured on their property or
they will be disposed of.
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The first business meeting
of the Paducah Band Boosters
Club, described by officers as
‘‘one of the most important
ON CALL 24 HOURS—Perhaps never in the history of the
Paducah Volunteer Fire Department has the demand on its
rural services been any heavier. Widespread and frequent
grass fires this dry summer have kept the county equipment
and the Paducah businessmen who comprise the membership
busy on many 24-hour sessions. Shown upper left are the re-
built jeeps which make up part of the fleet of range fire fight-
ing vehicles. Upper right is Fire Chief and Marshall Price
Sandlin in front of another vehicles used to fight fires. With
him is the department’s mascot, six-months-old poodle Bozo.
At bottom left is one of the rebuilt supply trucks which goes
along on rural dispatches.
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FLAGS TO RESIDENCES—These young men of Paducah are
some of the volunteers who gave of their time Sunday, Aug.
23, to distribute this nation’s flags to all dwellings in this
city for display this week in observance of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce sponsored Flag Week. Every house in that city
is to have a flag flying in front throughout this week. Shown
are, left to right, Hollis Crumpler, Jerry Baird, Danny James
and Herman Fox.
in the band hall.
All members are urged to
Jaycees. The residential flags be present for the session which
will fly—hopefully—all week, will feature plans for two signi-
The Jaycee patriotic project ficant dates in the near future:
a trip to Abilene in September
and attendance at the South
Plains Fair in Lubbock the same
month.
Band members will perform
in Abilene and will remain there
for a college football game that
night and they will take part in
RANGE FIRES
CALL ON MEN,
EQUIPMENT
BY LARRIE ANNE DOING
The Paducah Volunteer Fire
with its county
Lowe Services
Held Sunday
Funeral services were con-
ducted for J. H. Lowe,
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waving in Paducah this week, |
thanks to the Paducah Junior I
Chamber of Commerce.
Believed to be a precedence I
in-the nation, the observance of |
Paducah Flag Week from Mon-
day, Aug. 24 through Aug. 29 ■
has resulted in small American
flags flying in front of all resi-
dences and large flags in front
of business establishments.
That is, the flags are flying
in front of most of the resi-
dences.
But, unbelievable as it may
seem, the ugly head of crime
has reared its head in this
patriotic program too.
Numerous residential flags
were stolen Sunday night, W.H.
Heatly, member of the Jaycee
Board of Directors, said Mon-
day.
“We decry the fact that these
flags have been taken from in
front of numerous homes, and
whether it be a misdirected
prank or a deliberate robbery,
we of the Jaycees hope the cul-
prits will replace these flags
which the people of Paducah are
flying this week appreciation
of their nation,” young Heatly
said.
The residential flags were
distributed to some 1,100 dwell-
ing Sunday. The flags flying in of the year,” is scheduled for
front of business are being Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m.
taken down each evening and
put up each morning by the
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iceived checks totaling
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iresentative W.S. (Bill)
ho explained the funds
lieu of taxes for the
lately 30,000 acre
■serve in the western
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To be installed are Mrs. A.D.
Goodwin, president; Mrs. Edgar
Tobias, vice president; Mrs.
Billy J. Holley, secretary; Mrs.
Welton Fields, treasurer and
Mrs. Tippen, reporter.
The Band Booster picnic held
Saturday night at City Park was
described as a “huge success”
with approximately 120 persons
attending.
The group attended the
Dragon intra-squad scrimmage
following the picnic.
“We need to make plans for
these trips and hope every
pride and patrio- parent and booster will be pre-
sent Tuesday night,” Mrs. Ken-
neth Tionen, reporter, stressed.
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BAND BOOSTER CLUB TO MEET
Only three business meetings
are planned for the club for the
entire year and many future
activities for the musical
aggregation will be discussed
at this first meeting.
Installation of officers will
climax the session which will
include plans for the entire fall
season.
Dies Monday
Funeral services for a well
known Paducahan, James
Thomas (Jimmy) Anderson, 68,
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NEWS-Rep. W.S. (Bill) Heatly of Paducah, center, Monday presented checks totaling
1 to Cottle County Judge Roy Neal Parks, left, and Paducah School Board President
iDavis, right. The checks were from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in lieu
KS on a30,000 acre game preserve in the west part of the county. Payment of the funds
e result of passage in 1967 of House Bill 917 “to make up for loss of taxes on this
after it was purchased by the state,” Heatly said in the presentation. The Padu-
wislator was author of the bill.
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1917. This bill was
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PHouse in 1967.
I'cials voiced appre-
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h result of the bill
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IHeatly and said his
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peat financial signi-
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has resulted in words of com-
mendation from many national
and state dignitaries.
Last week Gov. Preston
Smith, Speaker of the House
Gus Mutscher, Rep. W.S. (Bill)
Heatly of Paducah, Commis-
sioner of Agriculture John C.
White and others wrote letters the parade for the Lubbock fair,
commending the Paducah Jay-
cees for their expression of
“national
tism.”
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'a check for $3,923.20
resentative Heatly and
fudge Roy Neal Parks
for the county
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Ex-Paducah Coach
On Dean’s List
Billy Ray Alexander of Padu-
cah was named to the summer
from the Church of Christ In Deanes List at Southwestern
State College in Weatherford,
had Okla.
To qualify for the Dean’s
and trucks, is truly a good friend
to any rancher or farmer in this
area.
The 36 citizens of Cottle
County, under the leadership of
tireless Price Sandlin as chief
of the fire department and fire
marshall, who spend their free
time making this organization
so efficient are dedicated to
their volunteer jobs.
Sandlin who began his career
in this field as a volunteer him-
self back when the department
was reorganized in 1926, gives
much credit to these business-
men who comprise this city
agency.
With a waiting list for mem-
bership, the departmenthas de-
manding regulations on its fire-
men who must participate in 65
per cent of the drills and a
minimum of 50 per cent of the
actual fire fighting. Only legal
excuses exempt them from
being voted off the department
roster if they fail to live up to
these requirements.
Perhaps this summer has
been more of a supreme test
on the endurance and ability of
these volunteer workers than
any other time in the history
of the department, Sandlin
emphasized.
For with the improved equip-
ment—result of Sandlin’s
mechanical prowess and the
efforts of the personnel of the
department—has gone endless
hours of fighting range fires.
This year’s drought and re-
sulting dry pasturelands have
been responsible for many fires
over the area and in numerous
instances the Paducah men have
fought these grass fires
literally around the clock.
“A lot of people don’t realize
how important grassland is and
how much its protection is our
responsibility,” Sandlin pointed
out.
“If a pasture gets burned,
you either have to sell the cattle
depending on that grass or buy
feed forthem and for that reason
we must stand ready for calls
from landowners in any direc-
tion in the county about these
range fires they so fear,” Sand-:
lin pointed out.
Perhaps Paducah’s fire de-
partment can take credit for be-
ing more unique than many of
its state counterparts because
its equipment for fighting fires
in the rugged country around
this county seat town has come
from many sources and in vary-
ing shades of condition!
At Sandlin’s suggestion, work
started in mid-1969 on the
modified jeeps and pickup used
in the rural fire fighting. Work
on the equipment, purchased
from Army Surplus, was done
by the men themselves.
A typically red fire engine,
holding some 1,000 gallons of
water, acts as a supply “ship”
for the other vehicles as they
go into the prairie fire range.
A pickup truck holding 325
gallons of water is manned by
two volunteers and the two
jeeps, each holding 120 gallons
of water, also are manned by
two firemen each.
Date of the annual Paducah (See Range Fires, Page 2)
Pig Sale in which approxim ately C O f f 6 © To Hofl Of
Release Of Book
The public is invited to a cof-
fee at the home of Mrs. Carmen
Bennett, 1217 Eighth, Saturday
from 9 a.m. until 12 o’clock
noon when Mrs. Bennett’s book,
“Our Roots Grow Deep,” will
be distributed.
Mrs. Bennett said over 400
books have been pre-ordered
and she has autographed them.
She said she hoped all who have
the books reserved will attend
the coffee in observance of the
release, and pick up the publi-
cation which is history of Cottle
County.
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*as Ek r°m the state
fourth since
Ration, with
ningyh^nts two
M havere-
4! °’000 in Heu
deserve.
R aShas Reived
L d the county
Memphis, Sunday, Aug. 23.
A retired farmer, he
lived a number of years
Memphis. His wife proceeded List a student must have an
him in death six months ago. average of 3.0 (B) or higher
Survivors include a daughter and no grade below C.
Mrs. Gene (Mary) Gordon of Alexander was a coach in
Paducah; three other daughters Paducah High School last year,
and one son.
PADUCAH HAS FLAGS
WAVING OVER CITY
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Farmers and ranchers were
hopeful the drough had broken
and that brighter crop and
rangeland prospects were in
store.
Volunteer firemen of Paducah
spent much of last week fighting
pasture fires in all sections of
the two-county area.
Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 18,
the department had answered
more than 10 calls for aid in
fighting the range blazes.
The department answered a
call to Jack Parnell’s place
south of Paducah Tuesday, Aug.
18, and as soon as they returned,
they had their first of two calls
to the YL Ranch north of the
Ogden community.
“From then on the calls came
in faster than we could service
our equipment so we just kept
going,” Sandlin said.
Blaming lighting as the
source of most of the fires,
Sandlin said the department
answered a call to the Sham-
burger Ranch southwest of Pa-
ducah and then on to the Master-
son’s JY Ranch in King County
where the weary volunteers
fought the first of six deparate
fires in the first of two calls.
Some 8,000 to 10,000 acres of
grass were destroyed in the JY
blazes.
Firemen then answered a
second call to the YL when the
blazes were much further in the
“rough country” than in the
previous call. About 1,000 acres
were destroyed on the YL Ranch.
A call to the Swenson Ranch
during this period added to the
busy schedule of the fire-
fighters.
Fire departments from
Crowell joined in fighting some
of the blazes.
ink Vehicles
Being Moved
Junk cars being picked up
by the city as it enforces
Ordinance No. 128 are being
placed on designated lots to
be held for a period of 90
days, according to City Mana-
ger Johnny Hajek.
The city manager added that
if a request is made to re-
trieve an impounded car or
vehicle a charge of $10 will
be levied.
Announcement was made last
month that the city plans to re-
move all abandoned or junk
cars from vacant lots and other
areas within the city limits
according to the ordinance.
Hajek said several weeks
will be required to remove
all unlawful junk cars within
the city limits.
Following a period of 90
days following their deposit on
the designated lots, the vehicles
will be disposed of by the city.
The public has been warned
by officials that any attempt
to remove any part of the vehicle
is subject to fine.
The designated lots on which
the junk cars and vehicles will
be deposited will be patrolled
by the city nightwatchman and
other officials.
pge was purchased
p by the Parks and
rPartment for use as
pserve. From that
[Passage of Bill 917
P had been received
feamount of acreage
_°ne official pointed
Pieces of real
and depriving
”,001 the county
6 amount of funds
t0 operate.”
5great concern for
People of Cottle
jp?®,111? deprived of
fax funds with
^rate their schools
’'eminent and it is
of satisfaction
"^ese checks to-
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in ?nted in thebriei
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SOME NEEDED RELIEF
Spotted rainfall over Cottle
and King Counties will help the
grass fire situation some, but
much of the area still has dry,
inflammable grasslands, Price
Sandlin, chief of the Paducah
Volunteer Fire Department,
said Monday.
Rainfall in Paducah itself
since Aug. 18 totaled .26 of an
inch.
Heavy showers in other parts
of the county brought as much
as 2 1/2 inches of precipitation
to some sections.
was author of the bill.
HEATLY PRESENTS
I1ME PRESERVE CHECKS
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200 animals are expected to be
auctioned has been set for
Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. in
the Cottle-King County Live-
stock showroom.
Pigs must be in the barn
by 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and
sifting will start at 6:30 p.m.
Auctioneer will be Oris Rey-
nolds and sifter will be Charles
Graf.
Breeds will include Gross
Hamps, York Chesters and
Duroc Spots.
Charles Luedtke is president
of the Paducah Pig Sales Asso-
ciation and Bill Cartwright is
secretary.
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Stray Animals
Due to an over population of
I^IMagr stray and un-taged animals run-
Lducaj} , nan£ loose within the city of
)tbaii t Scho°l Pa<iucah, an animal hunt is ten-
t>age eam will play tatively scheduled Sept. 4, city
iHiph o Same with manager JohnnyHajekannounc-
0 the football The city manager asks anyone
? ls ln“ interested in helping with this
version project to contact the city hall,
com- Any animal owners desiring
which to keep their animals, please
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GEORGE DEATON
George Deaton
Is Chairman
For U.S. Bonds
George V. Deaton, president
of the First National Bank in
Paducah, has accepted appoint-
ment by the U. S. Department
of the Treasury as volunteer
chairman of the Cottle County
Savings Bonds Committee.
Announcement of the appoint-
ment was made by Rex Brack,
chairman of the Texas Savings
Bonds Committee.
In announcing Deaton’s ap-
pointment Brack remarked that
*his wide business experience
and active participation in
community affairs will be most
valuable in his volunteer ser-
vice as Cottle County Chair-
man, especially in these times
when the U. S. Savings Bonds
Program takes on increasing
importance in helping to keep
our Nation economically
strong and secure.”
Deaton is well known in
civic affairs, being active in
volunteer work in many areas.
He is a member of the Paducah
Lions Club and Paducah Lodge
#868 A. F. &A. M. Deaton has
served two years of military
service in 1952-54.
Mr. and Mrs. Deaton (Nora)
have one son, Russell.
As county chairman, Deaton
will work with other community
leaders in a year round pro-
gram to encourage the increas-
ed purchase of Savings Bonds
at banks and on the payroll
savings plan.
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[ member of a prom inent pioneer
K Cottle County family, were con-
ducted Wednesday, Aug. 26, at
the First Christian Church.
Officiating were Rev. Robert
E. Glenn, pastor, and Rev.
Robert Beck, pastor of the First
Baptist Church.
Anderson, a retired farmer,
died Monday night in Richards
Memorial Hospital. He had been
a resident of Golden Age Home
in Paducah the last few years.
Burial was in Garden of
Memories Cemetery under the
direction of Norris Funeral
Home.
He was born June 19,1902,
in Bell County, Tex., and came
to this area when a child with
his parents. He was a member
of the First Christian Church
and of the Paducah Masonic
Lodge.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Laverne Hoffman, Pa-
ducah; one son, Harrold Ander-
son, Ralls; his mother, Mrs.
Rendie Norris, Paducah; one
sister, Mrs. Allan Clark,
Wichita. Falls; three brothers,
L.V. Anderson of Fort Worth;
HJ1. Anderson of Sacramento,
Calif., and Roy C. Anderson of
Paducah and one grandson, Britt
Harrison, Paducah.
Pallbearers were members
of the Paducah Masonic Lodge.
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