The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1975 Page: 1 of 34
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Nocana, Montagna County, Texas
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Co. Attorney
Indians Will
Nocona Boot Co. Will Observe
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The Indian Booster Club
Resigns Office Scrimmage At
As Of Sept. 12 Muenster Fri.
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Grand Opening
Set Next Week
The Nocona Cleaners and
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ing to Bob Beckham, presi-
dent. The meeting begins at
6:30 and films of the Indian's
scrimmages will be shown.
After next week the Booster
Club meetings will be on
Monday nights at the same
time and place.
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FROM THE
EDITOR’S
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By EDGAR R. HAYS
The Nocona Indians will
travel over to Muenster Friday
parents and interested persons
who want to make Nocona
band a big success.
"If you didn’t make this
meeting be sure to make the
social on Sept. 8th and the
next business meeting on
Sept. 16th," members urge.
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Most local stores will
close for Labor Day, next
Monday, as will local factories.
However, Piggly Wiggly Food
Store will be open as will the
convenience food stores and
some service stations.
Of course both banks will be
closed, the utility offices will
take the holiday as will the
City office, the post office will
be closed and mail routes will
not run, Armstrong’s Finer
Foods will be dosed as will
MISS ENID JUSTIN, president of Nocona Boot Company, shows a specially designed
boot to mark the company’s 50th anniversary, which is September 1st.
are to have the offices filled in
a capable manner. The case of Nocona Cleaners
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Weather
TEMPERATURES
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RAINFALL
Total for week.........
Previous total..........
Total for year..........
Total year ago.........
The program honoring Company as well as dozens of
Miss Enid Justin and Nocona expressions of congratulations
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the dedication ceremony could will meet Tuesday evening of
not be obtained in time. The next week. Sept. 2nd, at the
program was originally set for high school cafeteria, accord-
August 30th.
The band shell is to be
Riding dedicated to the memory of
set for Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Justin,
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Montague County citizens
must some day come to realize
that they will have to pay their
officials, especially those who
are required to have formal
training and education, if they
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Saturday, has been cancelled, father and mother of Miss
The club will meet Tuesday at Enid Justin. Miss Enid has
7:30 p.m. rather than Monday, provided funds for the
because of Labor Day holiday, building of the band shell.
CONGRESSMAN OMAR BURLESON, center, representative of the 17th district of
Texas, visited Nocona Monday. Shown with him are, from left, Jimmy Pitta, W. F. Leonard
Sr., Mr. Burleson, Richard Bailey and Hinda Clark. Accompanying Mr. Burleson were
Walter Grubbs, Abilene, and Dale King from Anson. Mr. Burleson has visited 25 of the 33
counties In his district during the congressional recess.
the dedication of the new band suppliers, friends, business
shell at Nocona City park has houses and other well wishers
been postponed until Septem- from all over the nation. You
ber 20th, Chamber of will find it very interesting.
Commerce Manager Weldon -------------
Cowan announced this week. D A, , _
Reason for the postpone- booster Club 10
ment was the lack of time to
make adequate preparations, Meet Tuesdav
and the fact that the plaque to
The Nocona High School
Band hall was the scene
Tuesday evening of what most
would term a most enjoyable
and profitable Band Booster
meeting. Plans were discussed
for this school year's money
making projects and social
events. These included the
annual Homecoming feed and
an Ice Cream Social to be held
on Sept. 8. More details on
this will be given at a later
date.
Mr. Donahue, band direc-
tor, gave thanks for a nice turn
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County Attorney Harold
Freeman has submitted his
resignation to the Montague
County Commissioners Court
effective September 12th,
County Judge C. W. Chandler
said Tuesday. Freeman was
appointed to the position last
November.
Freeman told The News that
he planned to accept a position
as assistant county attorney of
Cooke County where he will
draw a much larger salary than
he gets in this county as
county attorney.
Assistant County Attorney
Roger Williams will continue
in his position for a short time
until the Commissioners Court
act to fill the office. He was
stated that he is not interested
in accepting the appointment.
Judge Chandler said that
the Commissioners Court will
meet Thursday, Sept. 4th in a
special meeting to consider
appointment of a new county
attorney. He said that at least
one lawyer had expressed an
interest in the position.
Freeman’s salary as county
attorney has been $8712 per
year or $726 per month. The
salary as assistant county
attorney in Cooke County will
be approximately $13,000 per
year, he said.
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Chisholm Trail
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As you will note elsewhere
this issue of The News is
dedicated to Miss Enid Justin
and Nocona Boot Company.
We hope that you will find it
interesting and informative.
We have spent some six weeks
on this one issue of The News
in an effort to properly mark
the Golden Anniversary of the
Boot Company. We especially
appreciate the help we have
had from Miss Enid and Boot
Company officials as well as all
those who have purchased
advertising in this issue to join
in congratulating her and
other personnel of the
manufacturing firm. We have
had great cooperation and we
appreciate it. ,
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School teacher: “Not only is
he the worst behaved child in
the class but he also has a
perfect attendance record.”
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If the grass is greener on the
other side of the fence, you can
also bet the water bill is
higher.
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the county attorney is a good
example. The salary in that
office today is $8712 per year
or $726 per month. To hold the
office a person must have had
at least four years of college
and a law degree. To do the
job right he also must have
had some experience in the
practice of law. Most lawyers
now, we venture to say, are
making at least twice that
amount, many of them three
or four times. The present
county attorney, who is
resigning, is accepting a
position where he gets around
$13,000 per year and, although
he is a dedicated young man,
he has had little experience in
the profession. This demon-
strates the fact that if we are to
have proper prosecution of the
lawless in this county we are
going to have to raise the
salary scale to compete.
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In the county we lived in
previous to coming to
Montague County, there was a
county attorney and a district
attorney, though that county
had less population than this
one. Yet in this county the
same person handles both
jobs. Not discounting the
importance of our other county
officials, we suggest that the
county attorney should be paid
a higher salary than most
other officials due to the
requirement for formal train-
ing which goes with his office.
Also the county attorney's job
in the county is no longer a
part-time job, we are told. It
requires full time if the job is
to be done right. The question
which faces us is: Are we
going to have adequate law
enforcement and prosecution?
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Since school started this
week, perhaps it would be well
to remind all drivers that there
are school children on the
streets and that we all should
be very careful, especially
around the school buildings.
Also remember that if you
come upon a school bus which
is stopped discharging pupils
you are required to come to a
stop before passing. Some
students will be riding bicycles
and the motorists must also
watch for these. Let’s make it
a safe school year.
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Boot Company officials and and best wishes from
center. The Indians fumbled
several times in their
scrimmage with Frisco. But
he indicated that the offense is
improving and he expects
them to smooth out soon.
The line-ups for the
Masons Plan To Last Park Program Anniversary Program
Confer Degree Saturday Night Postphoned By C-C
No. 753 will confer a The last of the summer
Fellowcraft Degree at a special park programs will be held
meeting Thursday evening of Saturday evening at Nocona
this week, according to City Park featuring Dewey
Worshipful Master Everett Holcomb and his string band
Grant. All Masons are invited, followed by cartoon and
he said comedy films. The comedy
films will feature Laurel and
Hardy, the once famous
comedy team.
The Lions Club will operate
their concession stand as usual
and the public is invited to this
last program of the summer.
The death of Ima Hogg,
13, daughter of Texas’ first
iative-born governor, brought
lack memories to Mrs. Annie
King, who entertained Gover-
ior James S. Hogg when he
ame to speak to a gathering in
Nocona’s first high school
milding. Her home was
hosen for entertaining the
lignitary because it had at the
ime one of the few complete
athrooms in town. Ima had a
lister named Ura.
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All the Constitution guaran-
tees is the pursuit of
happiness. You have to catch
up with it yourself.
- Benjamin Franklin,
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Farmer to preacher: "I see
at your convention you
discussed the subject ‘How to
get people to come to church.’
I have never heard a single
address at farmer’s convention
on how to get the cattle to
come to eat. We spend our
time discussing the best kind
The Fabric Center are having scrimmage with Muenster will
a grand opening in their be about the same as with
remodeled building at 113 Frisco last week but the coach
East Elm September 2nd said, "We’ll play everybody
through September 6th, Mr. and get.a look at what they
and Mrs. Melvin Sisk can do ”
announced this week. The Indian Junior Varsity
The Fabric Center has and freshmen had a rough
recently been moved into the night against the Frisco JV
building with Nocona Clean- with the visitors outplaying the
ers, after the building was local boys at times. However,
remodeled to make room for ‘he Indians all came through
the fabrics. ‘he rough scrimmage in good
The Sisks are giving away shape and will be ready for
free patterns with each $10.00 Muenster Friday night with
purchase and also are giving ‘he exception of Ronnie
away panty hose, according to Beckham and Mike Hancock
their announcement found who were injured earlier and
elsewhere in this issue of The did not see action against
News. They are also offering Frisce. Whether they will be
some special prices. able to play this year is still a
question, the Coach said.
was reported to be doing fine employed by the Wise County
this week and expected to be sheriff's department as a
able to come home. deputy.
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pointed out that the coaches Most Stores Will
are having to break in a new
quarterback and in fact a Close Labor Dav
whole new backfield on 3- -- "J
offense as well as a new
HAS SURGERY
Mrs. Bill Davenport
underwent surgery at Bethan-
ia Hospital in Wichita Falls
Thursday of last week. She
Thursday, August 28, 197$ Number Fourteen
Lonnie’s Grocery. Ben
Franklin Store, the drug stores
and most clothing stores plan
to close, The News was told.
Local lumber yards will also be
closed.
Nocona Boot Company,
Justin Leather Goods Co.,
Nocona Athletic Goods Co.
and Action Line all will take
the holiday, a check showed
Tuesday.
The courthouse at Mon-
tague will also be closed for
the day.
The Nocona News staff dedicates this issue of the
newspaper to Miss Enid Justin and the Nocona Boot Company.
Miss Enid and her employees have been a great help in securing
data and photos in this issue and they have been a constant source
of encouragement during the weeks we have worked on it.
Being a comparatively newcomer to Nocona [we've been
here almost nine years] it is perhaps easier for us to see the great
contribution Miss Enid and the boot company has made to this
community. Without her and her manufacturing plant the city
would be nothing to compare with its present size, nor would it
have the prosperity and prestige it now has.
Miss Enid is known for her generous nature, her untiring
interest in her employees, in young people and children and in the
community as a whole. A well-equipped city park is just one
example of that interest and generosity.
The fact that she is also an unusually capable
businesswoman is equally evident when one looks at the growth
and progress of Nocona Boot Company during these 50 years.
Joining with many other friends who express their
sentiments in this issue of The News we say, "Thanks Miss Enid
for all you have done and we hope you have many more
anniversaries. ‛‛
evening to take on the
Muenster Hornets in a A. I...,
controlled scrimmage, the Uran0 JUry
second of the season. The •
Junior Varsity and Freshmen D.a An:
teamswill be combined to play Keturns Nine
the Muenster JV team starting n"""T mnv
about 6 p.m. and the two ■ n:_a a.
varsity teams will tangle about ndictments
7:30, Coach Bill Davenport
said. The Montague County
Muenster won seven games Grand Jury, meeting last
straight last year in their Class Friday, returned nine bill of
A district before being taken indictment. The indictments
out of contention. They are included:
usually pretty strong. Troy Duncan, DWI, subse-
in the controlled scrimmage quent offense.
against Frisco here last Friday James Riley Foster, two
night, the Indian varsity won indictments, indecency with a
by a two to one score on child.
touchdowns against the tough Joe T. Huggins, burglary.
Frisco team. Frisco won their Calvin Leon Hudson, burg-
district last year and have a lary of a motor vehicle.
good part of the team back this Ivin Lefford Wozencraft Jr.,
year. The scrimmage was a DWI, subsequent offense,
real defensive battle with lots Charles Spivey, burglary.
of tough hitting. Thomas Wayne Daniels,
Coach Davenport said Tues- Forgery.
day "Our defense was James David Nichols, pos-
exceptionally good and our session of marijuana, more
offense showed a lot of than four ounces,
potential but it will take time--
Conway Will Run
For Sheriff
W. F. Conway of
Forestburg has announced
that he will run for the office of
sheriff of Montague County in
1976. Conway worked in this
county 12 years as a deputy
and was employed on the
Bowie police force three years.
He has had 18 years in law
enforcement and is presently
E The Nocona Boot Com-
I s pany, Nocona’s largest manu-
E facturing plant, will observe
11 its 50th annivesary next
E Monday, September 1st.
E I Since this is Labor Day the
| entire force will take a holiday.
Employing some 350 people
B full time, both men and
I women, making from 1200 to
■ 1250 pairs of boots every
I working day, and having sales
I representatives in almost
I every state in the union, the
I Boot Company has a great
I impact upon the life of the
I Nocona community as well as
I the surrounding area and this
I impact continues to grow each
year.
This issue of The Nocona
R News is dedicated to Miss
i I Enid Justin, president, and
I I the Nocona Boot company.
Ed Oher activities marking the
■ golden anniversary of the
| | company are planned by the
|| Nocona Chamber of Com-
|| merce for September 20th.
11 Possibly other events will be
O held to mark this special
E occasion.
H The Boot Company has 18
E salesmen representing them in
B the United States and four
m representatives, working
9 through an importing company
H in Canada. Also the boots are
B sold by export in Europe.
K The boot factory occupies
E over 100,000 square feet of
H floor space, with a new
9 building being added this
H year. In addition the company
■ owns a plant at Moulton,
H Texas, where some of the work
B in making the boot is done.
9 Miss Enid Justin founded
9 the company in 1925 after her
m brothers had moved the
9 original boot factory to Fort
m Worth. She has been
■ president through all its years
E and still comes to the plant
■ every day, including Sunday
I afternoon, when she personal-
9 ly opens the mail and keeps
close contact with the plant
and its operation.
In addition Miss Enid does
much traveling to advertise
her boots. Already this year
she has been to Sacramento,
Calif., Las Vegas, Nev.,
Phoenix, Ariz., San Antonio,
Denver and Colorado Springs,
as well as other smaller places.
She appears on television and
radio and is interviewed by
newspapers on all of her trips.
H. Joe Justin, Miss Enid’s
newphew, is vice-president
and general manager of the
company, Sam Campbell is
production manager. Dale
Gordon is sales manager,
Chester B. Taylor is office
credit manager and Charles
Rogers in controller.
The company currently has
52 stock styles of boots, but
make up over 200 of special
pattern boots each day. There
are 200 individual operations
in making boots and the boot
goes through seven depart-
ments in the process.
Special order boots are
made for both men and women
in all walks of life, including
doctors, lawyers, housewives,
movie stars, singers and, of
course, cowboys. One of Miss
। Enid’s favorite customers is
the singer, Glenn Campbell.
This issue of The News
carries many pictures and
stories concerning the Boot
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Hays, Edgar R. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1975, newspaper, August 28, 1975; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1493689/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.