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Thursdey, January 22, 1976 Number Thirly-Five
Volume Seventy-One
Nocone, Montague County, Texes
TFWC President Will
Speak Here Jan. 28th
MRS. HARRIETTE
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WILLIFORD WHATLEY
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Eddy Bell Is
a
Candidate For
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sullivan
Brushy Road. Bowie. We are
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Seven Civil Cases Set In
97th District Court Monday
Changes Election Procedures
S.
action is necessary to clear the ly resigned and moved away, liary has sponsored the
This is a special education Bloodmobile program in Noco-
title to the land.
It was agreed that the UIL position at South Ward.
for February 16 at the Nocona
Boards.
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ROBERT J. (BOB]
TEMPLETON
na since the new hospital was
opened in April 1974, and has
Indian Teams
Will Host
Jacksboro Fri.
major awards limit would be
moved up to $25 since costs of
jackets, etc., has increased.
To comply with the Texas
Election Code, the Board
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Tompkins
Thursday and Friday.
Admire, Mrs. Loyd Wining-
ham, R.T. Swearingen, Mrs.
Irene Hawthorne, Donna Linn,
Mrs. Sue Dyer, Mrs. Janet
Stephenson, Homer Spivy,
Mrs. Joe L. Janeway, Ray A.
Powell, Mrs. Viola F. Walser,
Mary Edwards, Mrs. Nellie
W. Thompson, Roy Hillard,
B.B. Burnett, Mrs. Ida D.
Pyeatt, all of Nocona.
Roy T. Weed, Mrs. Thomas
W. Lehman, W.M. Gibson,
Joyce Carver, Mrs. Lena M.
Boyd, Mrs. Una McLaughlin,
Paul B. Hayes, Mrs. Bennie E.
Clayton, Edsel McLaughlin,
Mrs. Ruby M. Gresham, Mrs.
Mildred Steadman, Paul C.
Clayton, all of Saint Jo;
J.C. Reimers, Mrs. Syble
Miller, Mrs. W.T. Minor III,
all of Montague;
Myrtle V. McMillian, Fo-
restburg; Mrs. Lucille Carlton,
Mrs. Ora Turner, Ringgold.
Others are from Bowie and
Sunset.
FROM THE
EDITOR’S
PEN .. .
By EDGAR R. HAY*
distributed to first time
parents of babies born at the
Nocona Hospital.
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VISITING the Montague County Individual Development Center here Tuesday were
representatives of the Texaa Rehabilitation Commission. They praised the local center as
being “one of the finest in a rural area in Texaa.” In the photo from left are, Mrs. Marjorie
Booker, regional supervisor of T.R.C., Wichita Falls; Jim Cardin, director of the Individual
Development Center in Wichita Falls, who is the sponsor of the local center; Gary Childs,
counselor, Wichita Falls; Milton Lege, program specialist with T.R.C., Austin; Roger Crow,
supervisor at the local workshop and W.R. Tucker Jr., director.
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Local People Local Development Center
Will Attend , _
Demo Meeting Observes Second Anniversary
OFFICERS of the Nocona Volunteer Fire Department are, front row, from left, Dwight
Holcomb, assistant fire chief; Dickie Walker, fire chief; Duke Ellington, president; Willie
Fowler, secretary-treasurer; back row, Grady Linn, vice-president; Winton Woods, assistant
secretary-treasurer; and Rev. W.J. Idell, chaplain. The officers were elected recently at a
regular meeting of the fire department.
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Homer Lowrie came home
The Board also agreed to met the quota all but two times
renew membership in the of the quarterly visits. The
Texas Association of School next Bloodmobile is scheduled
1976
America’s Bicentennial Year
School Board Hears Parents,
EDDY BELL
Several local people will
attend the Democratic regional
workshop at Graham on
| Saturday of this week. State
i Democratic Executive Com-
i mittee Chairman Calvin Guest
i will be the luncheon speaker.
। The meeting will be held from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
' American Legion Hall at
। Graham. Registration begins
at 9 a.m. There will be no cost
| except for the luncheon which
I will be $3.25.
The program is designed to
i encourage participation by
grassroots Democrats and to
train them in the basic political
' techniques. The meeting
included Democrats from State
Senate districts 22, 24 and 30.
Planning to attend from
Nocona are Mr. and Mrs. Ear
Nunneley and Barbara, Wel-
don Cowan, W.J. Stone, Mrs.
Wanda Russell and possibly
others. _____________
Postal Receipts
After redistricting, she was
elected second vice president
of Trinity District.
She then served one year as
first vice president and
assumed the district presiden-
— workshop was the brainchild of
Jim Rogers, director of the
Montague County Schools
Cooperative, and Austin
Webb, vocational adjustment
coordinator. They contacted
Dick Weber, head of the
Individual Development Cen-
ter in Wichita Falls, and
approval was given on a trial
basis. It is the only workshop
of its kind in a rural area.
The workshop started small
in a rented building in1
Montague, moved to the
Montague County Farm Bu-
reau building soon thereafter
and when that also proved to
be inadequate, the workshop
was moved here where
Farmers & Merchants Na-
tional Bank paid two year lease
on the building.
A van was donated for
transporting the students by
Paul Swint of Bowie and the
commission agreed to pay 12
cents per mile for transporta-
tion.
Every trainee has a physical
and thorough aptitude test
before he or she enters the
workshop. A folder is kept on
each one and monthly work
and social behaviour progress
reports are recorded.
Tucker said, “The workshop
offers a gradual change from a
handicapped non-worker to a
competitive worker. A more
sudden change can be very
discouraging to a handicapped
person trying to get a job on
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Texas Federation of Wo-
men’s Club's President Har-
riette Williford Whatley, of
Fairfield, Texas will be guest
speaker in Nocona for a
Federation Day program
Wednesday afternoon, Jan-
uary 28, at F & M Community
Room. .
"Cah Women Take It?” will
be the topic of Mrs. Whatley’s
address as she speaks to a
joint meeting of Thursday
Literary Club and Maids and
Matrons Club of Nocona and
two other federated clubs from
Bowie, Amity Club and
Thursday Club. Another
special guest for the occasion
will be Mrs. Truman Fuqua,
President, Pioneer District,
T.F.W.C. from Cleburne.
During Mrs. Whatley’s
1974-76 term as T.F.W.C.
president, she has encouraged
participation in Federation
projects such as the state Poll
Power campaign, War on Rape
and, currently, “Hands Up.”
Texas steps whole heartedly
into this national volunteer
effort to reduce crime, joining
other state federations and
local clubs of the General
Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Mrs. Whatley emphasizes the
need for every club in Texas to
get involved in “Hands Up”
and points out that the four
federated clubs in Montague
County are among the 13,067
clubs nationwide that have
become an integral part of this
program.
Mrs. Whatley began her
active clubwork on the local
level in 1949. In 1960, she was
selected the Outstanding
Clubwoman of Third District.
The Montague County
Individual Development Cen-
ter, formerly called the
sheltered workshop, cele-
brated its second anniversary
on January 7th and is now well
established. It is located in the
Molsbee building at 310 Clay
Street.
The Center has served 39
handicapped clients in the two
years it has been in existence.
16 of the number coming from
Bowie, 13 from Nocona, six
from Saint Jo, two from
Forestburg and two from
Prairie Valley school. There
are still 15 clients in the
workshop. Of the other 24,. 13
are working, three are married
housewives, three are in some
other school and two either
moved or dropped out of the
program.
Directors say that 16 clients
have made positive place-
ments while eight have made
negative placements or 67% of
all students who have been in
the workshop have been
placed in positive positions.
Of the 13 now working, 10
have steady 40-hour per week
jobs making at least $2.30 per
hour for a total of approxi-
mately $920.00 per week or
$46,000 per year productive
income.
“This means that these
young men and women are
turning approximately $5,520
per year back into the federal
government in income taxes
rather than, as some do, draw
benefits from the government
for their existence?” one
official of the work shop said.
The workshop derives its
income from training fees from
the Texas Rehabilitation
Commission and through
sub-contracts with Nocona
Athletic Goods Company and
the Nocona Belt Company.
Training fees are paid on
clients who can complete the
program in one year. At
present there are four clients
who are considered permanent
sheltered employees and
receive no training fees. The
workshop is losing money on
these clients and must rely on
other clients to help pay their
way.
In larger cities there are
organizations which sponsor
these sheltered employees but
none have been found as yet in
Montague County, officials
said.
W.R. Tucker Jr. is director
of the development center
while Roger Crow is supervi-
sor. Two high school students
also help part time. They are
Ronnie Beckham, who drives
the van transporting the
students, and Beth Linn, who
acts as secretary. Tucker has a
teachers’ certificate and pre-
vious teaching experience.
The idea of the sheltered
Community Center, according tor of the estate of Nonnie Lula
to Hospital Auxiliary presi- Allison, deceased, vs. O.M.
dent, Joan West. Allison Jr., as executor of the
Auxiliary members are estate of O.M. Allison Sr.,
reminded to bring a record of deceased.
The first round of district
competition in 10-AA basket-
ball has been concluded and
the second round will begin
Friday night when the Nocona
Indian teams host the
Jacksboro Tigers. The girls
game will start at 6:30 and the
boys game will follow.
Next Tuesday night the
varsity teams, boys and girls,
will travel over to Whitesboro
for another pair of games in
district competition.
Tonight (Thursday) the
Junior High teams, four of
them, boys and girls in both
7th and 8th grades, will play
host to Bridgeport teams with
the first game starting at 5
p.m.
The Indian JV boys and girls
played at Bridgeport Monday
night and lost both games. The
boys dropped their game 47 to
44 Rick Baker making 23
points for the Indians. It was
close all the way. The Indian
girls lost 57 to 31. Janice Kirby
made 11 and Christy Uselton
made 10 for the Indian
maidens.
County Sheriff
To the Voters of Montague
County, ladies and gentlemen:
As previously announced, I
am a candidate for the office of
Sheriff of Montague County.
I am 39 years old and
married. My wife, Sandra, and
I have been residents of the
Bowie ara and Montague
County for six years. We
Rowland, James R. Shields,
Bill Hawthorne, Annie Lee Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ue
King, H.H. Sutton, Joe C. Wilhite from McKinney were
___________ Wise, Larry J. Pirkle, Mrs. here Saturday and Sunday
Monday from Nocona General Mary Lou Mitchell, James R. visiting her mother Mrs. Neil
Hospital where he spent Willis. Mrs. Elaine McCall, Guinn her grandmother, Mrs.
thirteen days He underwent Helen McDonald, Mildred S. Annie Lowrie and aunt, Mrs.
surgery. Weaver, Mrs.'F.G. Hoover, Ruby Tuggle.
Called for jury duty are
Erma Ruth Kilcrease, Mram
R. J. Templeton
Announces For
County Sheriff
Robert James (Bob) Tem-
pleton today officially an-
nounced his candidacy for
sheriff of Montague County.
Mr. Templeton has an
extensive background in law
enforcement and is a graduate
of many of the new schools
required of a modem law
enforcement officer including
certification as a law enforce-
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•••••
Last week we men tioned
the five Sundays in February
this year and surmised that
this happens every 28 years
since there are seven days in a
week and it can only come
during leap year or every four
years. Now Mrs. C.E. Frailey
of Route 3 has furnished us
with a calendar showing every
year from 1800 to 2050 and we
find that it is true it comes
every 28 years except in very
rare instances. Five Sundays
in February came in 1824,
1852, 1880 but then skipped
until 1920 when it dame again.
Getting back on the 28 year
track, it came in 1948 and
1976. It will come again in
2004 and again in 2032, all 28
year intervals. Why did it skip
40 years between 1880 and
1920? We don't have the
slightest idea. Thanks to Mrs.
Frailey for her help.
“The Bible that is falling
apart," said the Sunday
School teacher, “usually
belongs to someone who
isn't.”
1975 so that pins and bars may Sam Crownover and Austin
be ordered. Members will vote Crownover.
on the purchase of a “crash Ruby Fay Griffith Alligood
cart” for the hospital with vs. Burgess Funeral Home,
funds raised from the annual Inc.
Bazaar and other projects. Adrain H. Parker vs. James
Mrs. Dolly Martin will show H. Sloan.
and explain the "Pierre The Minnehome Financial Com-
Pelican” literature now being pany vs. James V. Ditto.
In a meeting which lasted directed that board members
until 2 a.m., the Nocona be elected by position in future ron j___ ■ ■■ A ■ •F
School Board, meeting Tues- elections. There will be seven KIAnrimnhila “neakar In
day night of last week, heard a positions on the local board W-VVMIIVWIIV •Fvemvl •
delegation of parents, revised and candidates must designate
the election procedures for which position they are LITeehIIeeW A.Am AAAAIImc
school board members, em- seeking. Also provisions were n|U|l||U||T UDEII MVIEETIII9
ployed some teachers and made for a run-off should one O O "T""
attended to other matters but candidate not get a majority in
didn’t complete their agenda an election. In an effort to clarify some of
and will have another meeting Under the LAPTIE program, the aspects of the Red River
some time this month to wind a cooperative effort between Regional Red Cross Bloodmo-
up their business. Nocona High School and bile program, an open meeting
A group of several parents' Bowie High School, the Board will be held at 7:00 p.m.
met with the board complain- employed four new teachers. Tuesday evening, January 27,
ing of disciplinary actions of a They are Lynn Burton, Betty at the F & M Community
high school teacher. The Cook, Ruth Bonds and Room by the Nocona Hospital
Board listened to the group, Suzanne Faulk. These spe- Auxiliary. Featured speaker
but took no official action and daily trained teachers will will be Ms. Joyce Eisel of the
the matter was handled by the work with local teachers in the American Red Cross who will
administration. two schools to improve the follow her talk with a question
Melin Fenoglio of Mon- teaching procedures. and answer session and who
tague met with the Board Scott Meyers, a graduate of will give spedal emphasis on
regarding title to a small piece North Texas State University, factory participation in the
of land in this district. The was employed to replace Mrs. program.
Board agreed to take whatever Catherine Nelson, who recent- The Nocona Hospital Auxi-
Seven civil cases have been
set for trial in 97th District
Court at Montague next
Monday, January 26th. A
panel of 100 petit jurors have
been called for jury duty.
The cases set for trial are:
Rebecca Ann Hamilton vs.
Bobby Edward Hamilton.
Wayman Tipton vs. E.R.
Blevins et al.
H.A. Latham as administra-
We’re right proud of the
Dallas Cowboys even though
they didn’t beat Pittsburg in
the Superbowl. They played
very well and with a break or
two more could have easily
won the game. Such as if
Harris had reached Bradshaw
a second sooner on his long
pass for a touchdown, it would
have been an entirely different
ending no doubt. But the
Cowboys are young, most of
them, and they will be back
next year stronger than ever.
Then the Steelers had better
watch out.
•••••
Nurse (in telephone): "Mr.
Jones, you haven't paid your
bill in two months and the
doctor is upset.”
Mr. Jones: "Well, tell him
to take two aspirin and call me
in a week if he isn’t feeling
better.”
E.J. Johnson, Jerry
Checking on rumors flying
about the community, local
medical authorities tell us that
there is not nor has been lately
a case of contageous meningi-
tis in this community. There
was one case of a non-
contageous form of meningi-
tis, we were told.
We received a call, and we
hear there was a radio
discussion, on the matter of
dogs running loose and
threatening local people,
particularly elderly women, in
this community. We like dogs
as much as most people but we
agree that they should not be
turned loose to roam the
community. If an elderly lady
wishes to take an. evening
walk, it should be her privilege
and without fears of being
attacked by dogs. We have a
city ordinance on dog control
and we feel sure local officials
will enforce it when a violation
is brought to their attention.
•••••
Some secretaries spell
atrociously--while others can-
not spell it.
We hear plans are about
complete for the Chisholm
Trail Riding Club’s pony
express ride from Olney
Savings Association home
office in Olney to the new
office being completed here.
The boys (and girls?) are in
training every Saturday and
think they will make the
approximately 80 miles in
about eight hours. That’s
going some on a horse.
Stephen Grellet was a
French-bom Quaker who died
in New Jersey in 1855. Grellet
would be unknown to the
world today except for a few
lines which made him
immortal. The familiar lines,
which have served as an
inspiration to so many people,
are these: “I shall pass
through this world but once.
Any good that I can do, and
any kindness that I can show
any human being, let me do it
now and not defer it. For I
shall not pass this way again.”
•••••
The farmer’s wife opened
the front door of the old
farmhouse but before she
could eve apeak, the
salesman threw a sackful of
dirt 'across her polished floor.
THen he announced, "Madam,
if this new model vacuum
cleaner doesn’t pick up every
speck of dirt. I’ll eat it.”
“Here’s a spoon,” she said.
“We don’t have electricity.”
their hours worked during The County of Montague vs.
from McKinney were guests of presently live on Route 4,
cy upon the resignation of the nnun Ernm 1 07 A
president. In this position, •-wI TIUu --44
she headed a successful Receipts through the Noco-
three-year administration with na Post Office were down
the theme, ‘.’Action versus slightly in the calendar year
Apathy-Your Choice." 1975, Postmaster Willard
A graduate of Texas Tech Grigsby told The News this
University, she is a member of week. Total receipts for 1975
the Century Club of Texas were $210,602.00 compared to
Tech and also organized and $223,767.44 in 1974. The
was named honorary president receipts in 1973 were
of the San Antonio chapter of $199,830.98.
the Ex-students Association of This is the first year in many
Texas Tech University. She years in which the postal
also serves on the Board of receipts have dropped. There
Directors of the Texas Safety have been some rate raises in
Association and the Beautify both second class and third
Texas Council. class mail during the year.
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Hays, Edgar R. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1976, newspaper, January 22, 1976; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1493710/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.