The Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1960 Page: 10 of 16
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CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1960.
THE CLAUDE NEWS
WIN'
CORNERS
55A
The Fair at Big D. Everyone
should attend it once in a while,
not only because it is a good fair
as fairs go, but just to prove they
can still take it. It is either
much hi.crger than ever or we
can't make it as far.
We attended on Rural Youth
Day and we have never seen as
many youngsters anywhere at
any one given time. Miracle of
the age was the way the business
men of Dallas and the Pair As-
sociation fed every last one of
them, including their sponsors
and thousands cf relatives. Hot
dogs that should they have been
' placed end to end would have
reached miles and miles. Soda
pop by the barrels, even cookies
and potato chips. It looked like
an impossibility. Boys went thru
the 20 edd lines until they had
to drop the last one in the dirt.
To us the most interesting
building was the one with ex-
hibits and items from most of
the countries of the world. We
could spend hours and hours
with this one exhibit. It was a
miniature world fair.
The women would take us to
the art building. We could spend
hours here too but not looking
at this thing called modern art
Honestly, following through on
the theory that the worse it is
the better it is, there was plenty
one could call terrible. One lone
consolation; whatever it is that
our modern American Art don't
have, the Italian brand of modern
art don't have it even more
abundantly. Not only was it im-
possible to tell what was on the
canvas but without the explana-
tion one couldn't have told what
the artist had on his mind.
Tired physically ,poorer finan-
cially, but some wiser mentally,
we leave the Pair in Big D and
head for deep East Texas and
Louisana.
Shrereport, La. All along the
highways both in deep East Texas
and in the old hometown of
Captain Shreve the foliage is
beautiful this October. Prom the
bright red of the sumac and the
wnii-r ink to the varying shades
(,.! both yellow and green.
Till.' rivers aro cxciting to a
7,'eo: Texan, the creeks seem
bursting with fish ,the colored
people seem as happy as can be
and the white folks are little
concerned over the coming presi-
dential election. We asked sev-
eral along the way and received
about an equal of the following
anwers;
"We tried those Republicans
once and we are not about to do
that again."
"The war is over and done with.
We have quit voting like grand-
pa did. Now, we are picking the
man we like best."
"Since they tell us we can't
vote directly for the man, we
figure it don't make much dif-
ference, so we may just go fish-
ing."
"Most of the churches ain't
taking much stock in the relig-
ious angle, but that.little church
down the street has been kicking
up quite a fuss."
With all these mixed up ans-
wers we decided they were as
confused on what they should do
as we were so we headed north
into Arkansas with its mountains
of beautiful scenery.
Often wonderful little experi-
ences come to us just by talking
with strangers along the road.
From a kind sweet little old lady
who operates an antique shop
off the main road, we received
the following little gem about
Thoughts.
"Thoughts have no boundaries.
They can easily reach into to-
morrow and the future or back-
ward to yesterday and the past.
They can travel as your compan-
ion beside you or into far away
Africa in the same instant."
Mena, Arkansas. Funny thing
about the mountains hereabouts,
beautiful as they are, is the fact
that after one has climbed or
driven to the top we are no high-
er above sea level than when
riding across our Panhandle
wheat fields. Such is the case
Are you smoking more now
but enjoying it less ?
giant among giants. That's Dick Nolan,
defensive backfield star of the N. Y. Giants.
Nolan is a Camel smoker. He says he's bor-
rowed other brands. But Camel is the cigarette
he buys for complete smoking satisfaction.
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ENJOYS A CAMEL AFTER A GAME
You'll enjoy a Camel anytime and
every time. So, if you're smoking
more these days, but enjoying it less
.. . change to Camels.
K.J. lU'vnoliU Toliano Company, \\ i t >: . I
with Mount Mena scenic spot in
this area which towers to only
some 3000 - feet.
This oolorful mountain, locat-
ed in the Ouechita range (pro-
nounced Wash-i-taw) was the
sit of a once fablous hotel nam-
ed the Hotel Wilhclmine. This
area now a state park is rich
in many legends of the past. The
building mostly wasted away is
being reconstructed in somewhat
the same fashion as a stop fpr a
scenic railroad tour. This part
of the range is called Rich Moun-
tain.
Rich 'Mountain was hoinestead-
ed in the 80's. Robert Ripley once
gave a prize for the square mile
with the largest variety of growth
This mountain won„with a total
of 47 different trees, 27 varities
of wild fruit, 17 kinds of medi-
cal plants, and over 100 flowers,
ferns, and mosses. It is said to
be the coolest place south of
Minnesota with the temperature
never going above 95. An average
of 65.
In 1896 the railroad came to
this area and because of the
many legends already centered
around Mount Mena the promot-
ers decided the hotel should be
on this spot with the hopes of
attracting many foreign visitors.
Because a lot of Dutch money
was used it was named after the
Queen and a room was kept in
her honor.
Being a mountain did not keen
the soil from being rich and
farming developed in the area.
It is said that during the Civil
War a slave owner from Texas
brought 100 of his slaves to Rich
Mountain in hopes that they
would not be freed.
Rumor has it that a wife of
one of the owners refused to
make her dog cat out« of a basin
like the other local dogs. The
manager quit in a rage, and the
hotel folded up.
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Drive Away Kappy
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Waggoner, William J. B. & Waggoner, Cecil O. The Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1960, newspaper, November 3, 1960; Claude, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth353721/m1/10/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Richard S. and Leah Morris Memorial Library.