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Excels with paid circulation
coverage and reader interest
in four-county trade area.
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If you have anything to sell,
advertising in the Bowie News
is money profitably invested.
“Your Home Town and County Newspaper"
VOLUME XXVI
BOWIE, TEXAS, FRIDAY. JULY 11, 1947
NUMBER 18
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Former Bowie
Man Sails For
Copenhagen Meet
Checker Champion
To Play In Bowie
Walter Alexander, superinten-
dent of schools for Bowie, has
Mrs, H. Overstreet is hack at
♦ hr familv home, 332 We "t Wise
street, after an appendicitis op-
eration at Bowie Hospital recent-
ly and her condition is reported
improving.
Willie Ryan, the Bronx Comet,
checker champion of the world,
appears in Bowje-trL4.he American
FRANCES BRASHEAR
of Sunset
LAURA BURNS
of St. Jo
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Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Woods had
as -their guests t*'iAweek their
daughter, Mrs. Ch-.uk$ KJbmn
and little. son, St nicy] of Fort
Worth;.Mr, and Mrs. T. H.,Lip-
puJdt of Alters, Okla., and Mfs.
H B. CrtrtTT and li' t' ■ daughter,
Carolyn, also of A!tr'"s, Okla.
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Bowie Flower Shop
To Be in New Place
On Saturday, July 12
W. C. Koonce announces that
the Bowie Flower Shop will be
open Saturday, July 12, in the
new building and greenhouse he
has erected at 425 West Wise
street.
Work has been under way erect-
ing the neiX’ building and moving
the greenhouses from Miss Lura
Moore” s place._301 Strong street,
where it has been operated for-
merly. A full line of fine cut flow-
ers and pot plants will be carried
and all kinds of designing and
floral art work will be done for
funerals . and other occasions
where flowers can serve.
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The clock of life is wound' but
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And no man Jias the power
To tell just when the htindswill
stop,
, At late or early hour.
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The public is invited to attertd
and especially high school boys
who might wish to Icarn the
scientific game of checkers.
Ryan is not only the world’s
greatest checker player, he is also
a well-known writer, Jecturer,
editor, master showman, and a
gentleman. He is interested in
starting a youth movement in the
game of Checkers. His show is
well worth seeing and is far above
the expectations of the average
person. He is a mental genius, as
will be proved tonight when he
plays the six best present, at the
same time, blindfolded. Willie
will play all covers tonight, Fri-
day.< v '
There will be players present
from Wichita Falls, Fort Worth,
Graham, and several of the sur-
rounding towns, and several play-
ers present are old friends of
Ryan.
for the -School Board coneern-
tbg the proposal for consfittdatioh tiV‘-w
of Pleasant Hill,. Rock Hill and
Fruitland districts with Bowie,
STYLE SHOP PUTS ON
BIG CLEARANCE SALE
The Style Shop is putting on
an unusual Clearance Sale of all
summer dresses, slacks, sport
lington; two step-sons, R. L. Mann suits and many other items.
Unusually big reductions are
offered, according to a large ad
elsewhere in this paper.
rgnttc-d: the accumulated protected, against
blemishes?
He said if moisture on Mon-
tague county land is conserved
through contouring, strip crop-
ping and terraces and use of le-
gumes there will be enough
moisture practically every year
to produce fine fruit.
SINGING SCHOOL TO
START AT ROCK HILL
It is announced that Smith
Wall, well known song director,
will start a singing school at the
Rock Hill School house Monday
night. July 12. .
A song service and get-ready-
queen for-the-sthogl. meeting, and..]sing^
ing will be held Sunday night to
which the genera! public is invitqd
and plans announced
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Consolidation Of School Districts
To Be Voted On Saturday, July 12
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to know what advantage, there i
miles. If Bowie does not have 48
^square miles by 1950, it will no
longer receive state aid money.
' That teacher who received $1,431
jre-
I ceive $2,C55 this next year. There
bonds are $18,000,000 down in the.State
Treasury to pay the difference in
these ’ salaries. It is regrettable
that the small districts 'are not
able to survive the present cost
of education, but it would be a
more regrettable incident should
Bowie not be able to take care of
those people who want to become
a part of their system.
May the rural patrons think a
long time before voting against
the best interest of your children
and your neighbors’ children.
M*V the patrons oMlf Bowie J
District give the privilege to your
sural friends to come and help
you pay the cost of education.
Your vote tomorrow will de-
termine what you want in your
future. ' / '
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Interest is growing rapidly
the big Grcpe Festival to be held
seven miles north of Bowie at
the Fruit Experiment Farm, July
29—nndrcveral com munition of
, the area have selected their can-
didate for Quetn of the Festival.
Festival cohifliitteemen of the
Chamber of Commerce met again
Wednesday afternoon and allotted
$200 for awards to be made the
girl Who will be selected queen
and for, the. duchas^al.o»ndidotv;<
frotrt the different communities
for queen. The selection of the
queen will be made and an-
nounced at 11. o’clock at the Fruit
Rev. Albert McClelJan, former-
ly of Montague County, left New
York July 2 for Copenhagen,
Denmark, awhere he will repre-
sent the Baptist Messenger, Ok-
lahoma Raptist publication of
which he is editor, at the Baptist
World Alliance. Rev. McClellan
was at various times pastor of the
St. Jo, Valley View, Prairie Val-
ley) Pleasant Ridge, Fruitland,
Stoneburg and Leona Baptist
Churches in Montague Coiinty
and Vashti Baptist Church in
Clay County.
val at the' station July 29, when
several thousand person^ are ex-
pected to attend. It was explained
that, men trained in the specific
phases of work <md development
at the farm will be placed at dif-
ferent stations to guide and ex-
plain to groups of visitors on
July 29, explaining handling of
the soils, fertilizers, plantings,
prunings and other matters.
Randolph told how a Califor-
nian visited the (ruit experiment
station last week and declared
mile that peaches produced here 'are ,
— '; as
any produced in California and
asked why .great fruit enterprise
is not carried dirt here. Randolph
explained that the- chief thing
lacking is to produce and pack
only standard, high quality, care-
fully graded fruits that haye been .
I worms, rot or-
sent the Montague County Home
Demonstration Clubs because of
her lovely disposition and person-
ality, and her outstanding work
as a'4-H'Club member,” said one
of her sponsors this week. “She
was Montague County’s Gold
Star Girl in 1946. This award was
based on her excellent club work.
She has been a member of the
4-.H Club since 1941, and during
that time has made outstanding
progress. She is very talented in
sewing, interior decoration, and is
a very good cook. She is a leader
in all group activities and social
affairs. She is one who certainly
lives up to the 4-H Club motto:
"To Make the Best Better."
of Houston and W. M. Mann of
I.oSg Beach, Calif.; four sisters
and four brothers.
Now is. the only time you own.
Live, love, work with a will.
Place no frith in tomorrow, .for
The clock may then b^ still.
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.. Here’s' the ■ -best -aaueer-story
we’ve-heard this week: A land-
lady entering in role of peace-
piakcr where a newly married
■ couple were having a lively row
and the bride was hurling sau-
. cers. China and blood a-plenty
filled the air. “Aren't you folks
happy anymbre?” asked the land-
• lady. “Sure, Sure," .rbplied the
bride quickly, “I'm happy when
I hit’ him and ‘he’s happy when
I miss him.”
Oklahoma Man °tmag% D°ne
When Tractor Gets
To Begin Sermons On Fire In Vetch Field
m fit 'j f fsi ■ ■ Ii'*,e did considerable damage
Al vDUren 01 vfiriSi wl,cn a tra<tor-i'<>nibine caught
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Here’s a.picture made the other night when Fred Raborn,
president, and other new officers of the Rotary Club were in-
stalled at the anhual ladies night banquet. Reading from left
to right at the table are Rev. G. B. Bradshaw, Mrs. Raborn, Mr.
Raborn. Dr. C. J. Dodsworth. who was Master of Ceremonies,
Bill.J’odd of Ft. Worth, speaker of the evening; H. L. Turns,
- —program i-halrman,’Miss Minnie Walker, and the cljib sweetheart,
Mrs. Will Young. .Several other local persons caught in the
foreground of the picture may be recognized. President Raborn
' ^named the committees and set his new organization in motion
al a well attended meeting of- the club Wednesday noon ‘at
Bruce’s Coffee Shop Grill.
•the work they have done and arc
anxious for many people to visit
with them oq this special day. .
A covered dish luncheon will
be sorted during the noon hour
in the .basemynt of thp court
house. The program committee
has planned an interesting pro-
gram for the day. A feature of
the afternoon program will be tin
.4-H giri< dress rdvtie,- and th<
presentation of an award ,t<
Frances Brashear. Sunset. th<
Gold Star Girl for Montague
County in 1946. She receives this
-award for her -outstanding—work-
in the 4-H Club. ■
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Wonk has been resumed on t
building being erected by Frank
Edwards, Edwards Motor Co.,
which will lie one, of the most
modern and attractive in this >ec-
- tittn of Texas.
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“Folks’ in Bowie are certainly
friendly" said Sam Rollette of
Wichita Falls, on a visit to the
News office Monday? He is sub-,
stituting for L. D. Falls, who is on
j • vacation in Chicago.
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We predict a revival of oil
— activity ih Howie area by the time
snow flies again—possibly on less
proportions than a year or two
ago. We hear some interesting
Reports to that effect,, at least. Exp^ment Fa^m JuW 29 bVft^-
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R. P. Griffin, whose dairy farm-
is just outside city limits on North
of Bowie, is pushing out his chest
more proudly than ever this week,
#nce a half brother of his fine
Jersey bull sold in South Texas
this week for $4,700. Griff turn-
ed down $1,000 offer for his bull
— recently. — - -—— ————
Ernest Chandler
New Commander Of
Legion Post Here
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• Ernest Chahdler.Assistaht'pbM
master, tfas electcn Commando’
of the local post of the Americar
Legion at the regular meeting
this week. He succeeds L. D
Falls.
Other officers named were El
ton Hill, adjutant; L. D. Falls
first ’ vice-commander: E. I.
Cloer, second vice-commander.
Floyd Hudleston and Marvin Lon
donf third and fourth vice-com
for the manders, respectively; and Turn
, mie Whitecotton, finanqe officer
resident judges and then the
Queen will, be crowned at that
hour and a coronation program
will be staged under direction of
Mrs. Lynn Garlington. of Bowie.
County Judge L. D. Eakman will
crown the queen. Lum Lovette
is chuirman of the committee to
receive nominations" for
pictures and publicity facts to be
used.
-Tickets are now being sold to
business men who will be given
a b. nquet at the Fruit Farm on.
the evening of July 29, evening
before the Festival day.
Four young ladies have, been
nominated for Queen. Bowie nom-
inated Miss Nora Jean Rhvne
whose picture and brief bipgraphj
was carried fn last week’s News - - -• — . , ,
Others are Miss Fmneos Brashettr -given the News this statement ln b.ivlng tl' ;< 1 ”
’daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Brashear.“duchesS from Sunset,
chosen as the candidate of the
Home Demopstration clubs of the
county; Miss Laura Burns'nomi-, which will he voted on by voters
nated for St. Jo, and Miss Billie
Wayne Davis, nominee from Mon-
tague, whose picture pnd biog-
raphy arrived too late for this
_issue of the News but will be
carried next week.
Laura is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Euless Burns of St. Jo.
is abbut 18 years old, an attrac-
tive blond, graduated from St. Jo
High School last year and has had
a year as commercial art student
nr Texas Tech.
OIL NEWS
Youngblood and'Force on
Leslie Howard land near Stone-
burg tested from 6050 feet and
three drill stem tests ace said to
have shown salt water. Drilling
now at 6180.
Continental is moving m der-
rick for the G. A. Cowell No. 1.
Omahundra Drilling Company
wik drill the- weH.
Standard Fryer is down to 5100
feet on its test three miles south-
east-pf Stoneburg.
Continental is in lime at 6568
on the J"?'-Bt—Lewis Ne-.--B-2 in
the Lewis pnrrt'-'STk miles -north-
east of Bowie, ran electrit log
and now 1'iinninc cpypn. inrh j'Jc.
ing. Continental, ■ in .this same
pool, is 843, waiting oh cement,
in its new location for the R. F:
Stewart No. 1.
"When no grass, Indian and
buffalo /riove away. When no
•brass now, ground move away."
—Chief Red Belly. '
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Folk4 still like good-old-fash-
ioned home*made ice cream. Al-
len Hardware got in a number of
: l^ew, hand-crank freezers and
most of them sold out in one day.
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Don’t forget to exercise your
responsibility as a citizen in a
‘democracy, Saturday, Go to the |
] polls and vote your convictidnsT
on the school consolidation pro-
posal.
W. T. Hamilton, pastor of the
f- Church of Christ. annnnnFrera
•revival meeting will start Sun-.
. day,. July. 13, and will continue
- through July Si), lit the'i liiurti.
Loyd Smith .of Lawton, Okla.,
Evangelist “radio speaker, . will,
have charge pi the services.
The morning services, will be
helTnTrhJHTa.m/and at 8:00 pm.
there- Will be open air services
?ach evening. .' ; - - ' - .
Work, has just been completed
on refinishing the floors and the
isles and pulpit stand carpeted.
Installation of the air-conditioner
has been completed.
A great service is planned and
the public- Is cordially .invited.
It is announced the following
Subjects will be amongThose the
evangoli t v. ill discuss:
“The Great Commission of Our,
Lord”; “By the . Grace .of God";
Conversion of the Eunuch”; “A
Strmon That Has Converted
> Thousands"; “The Gospel in the
Old Testament Story": “A Thou-
sand Year Reign"; “A Red String
In the Windo\Y"t “How Beautiful
Heaven Must Be.”
Randolph Says
Interest Grows
In Fruit Culture '
One ©f .the most interesting
talks hcaHl at the Rotary Club
in a long time was that given
July 2 by U. A. Randolph, horti-
culturist in charge Of the Fruit
Experiment Farm, seven miles
north of Bowie. He told of grow-
ing interest being manifested in
the starting of commercial or-
chards in this area, and had at
the plates of a IL the Rotarians-
some beautiful peaches now com-
ing into market at the station or-
chards where he has tried out
some frost resistant varieties of
poaches and hundreds of varie-
ties of grapes. - -
Randolph also told of plans for
Annual Rally
Day County Home
Clubs On July 18
Friday, July 18, is Rally Day
for Home Demonstration and 4-11
, Club Girls to be held in base.-
! ment of the Montague Court-
house. This is an annual affair
an important part of
Club work. The'best exhibits
chosen from each 1 Club will be
displayed and judged. From these
are learned good standards of
quality on foods, clothing, hand
' ' * us to be
I more critical of our work. The
Wichita Falls
Man Dies Here
Dewey P. Bullard, 49, resident
of Wichita Falls, 'died here Sun-
day, July 6, at 7:00 p.m. after
receiving a shock when he acci-
dently touched a 220-volt power
line while' removing a telephone
cgble from oil field equipment on
the truck on which he was riding.
He. was rushed to the hospital
by an Owens and Brumley ambu
lance where he was placed in the
iron lung. Every effort to revive
him proved futile.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 9, at 2:00 p.m.,
in the Owens and Brumley Fu-
neral Chapel at Wichita Falls. In-
terment was in Haskell, Texas.
Mr. Bullard is survived by his
mother and father, Mr. and Mrs.
W|kP. Bullard; his widow; three
step-daughters, Mrs. J. B. White,
Mrs. J. L. Lynch of WichiU Falls,
and Mrs. Vernon Young of Ar-
consplid2itc_with..them,.. The an
?—to that is that—the local
maintenance tax collected fron
these three districts would be the
difference in having enough
money to see that ynur buildings
are kept in good condition, and
that -your general plant would
benefit by the addition of this ex-
tra tax.
The fact that Bowie is, a town
....., > 3.600 population
stated at that time that these makes it compulsory for the dis-
districts could consolidate with trict to have at least 48 square
the Bowie- Independent School miles instead of the 21.5 square
District and would come in at a J’iiles held at the,present time,
rate of $1.00on the $100.00 evalu-1 7hese thrcc districts, if voted
ation. It was- also stated that into Bowie District, will give
“Frances was selected to repre- Bowie needed.no help in paying Bowie more than the 48 sqilarc'
* off the bonds and the interest on jniles. If Bowie does not have 4’'
those bonds, because therg is a
surplus in this fqnd at the pres- I
ent time of $12.51,0.00. i teacner wno receiveu ji,
Marly Of the" Trustees’ of" the Ithis under Mate aid wilt
Bowie District have been asked
just exactly what these
covet-. The answer fo that is.that
in 1925, a bond issue of $175,000.00
was voted, and the money was
used to erect the beautiful high
school building, the North Ward
and South Ward Schools.
The rural people think that by
coming into Bowie that perhaps
their land would not sell for as
much per acre as- it would at the
present time. The answer to that
inquiry is that if you desire to
sell your land and the prospec-
tive. buyer knows that he is to be
a part of the Bowie^ Independent
School District, and that he will
be given a good bus service and
that his rate of taxation will be
low, he will be willing to ptr
you more for the same land tha-
he would in the present set-up.
The people of Bowie would like
Fire did considerable damage
when a
on fiie Monday afternoon on the
farm ” of Harry Walker, a i ''
east of StdnebUfg. Just as fine anc| marketable
Hubert Copeland, who is with .... - ...
the Soil Conservation’ office at
Nocrma. hart 'iitmjr ( ;iq under li
leak in. tfie tractor gasoline, tank,
on tractor he-had borrowed to
combine a field of vetch and rye
for Walker1, Backfire' from the
tractor t - ;—•—
gasoline; ■
Two tires were burned off the
tractor, a tire and canvas on the
combine and part of the vetch
and some ’ pasture, burned. • The
blaze was stopped when a fire
truck from Bowie arrived.. No
one was injured. ,
in all four of the districts con-
cerned, Saturday, July 12.-
. Two weeks ago. there'was an
art.icle concerning the consolida-
tion of the Pleasant Ridge, Rock i
Hill, and Fruitland Districts with I
the.Bowie School District. It was Qf more than
Land Bank Pays
13 Per Cent Dividend
C. E. Blackmon^ Secretary-
treasurer of the Montague Coun-
ty National Farm Loan Associa-
tion, has received word that the
Federal Land Bank Is how ln..
the process of distributing .to
Texas national farm loan associa-
tions a cash dividend of 13 per
cent on all stock outstanding as
of June 30, 1947. These checks
Legion Hall tonight at .8:00 p.m. ,hould . reach- the assbcf&tions ’
shortly.
It is one of the main objectives
of the bank to build associations
strong in order that they may
look to the future with confidence
and determination to continually
serve agriculture in their respec-
tive communities.
With payment of this dividend,
the total amount of cash passed
back to associations since Decem-
ber 31, 1943, amounts to $6,988,-
390.
This is equivalent to over $5,546
for each day during the past 314
years.
The annual meeting of this as-
sociation will be held in the
Bowie office, 2:00 p.m., August 11,
for election of officers and other
business.
J. P. Gibbins and family of
Midland, Texas visited hia aunt,
Mrs. Yowell on the July 4.
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Nominated For
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nh: Fesiival Queen
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S* **’•B'l work, etc.,-which enable
value in exhibiting is in coni-
parisons, which should raise the
quality of work fon another tirne?
These exhibits wjll be in plage
from 10:00 a.m.. until 4 .00 p.m.
The Club members are proud of
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