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SEYMOUR, BAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. DECEMIIER 9. 1954
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Scymou. Captures
Basketball Tourney
HOLIDAY REMINDER: "On-
ly 16 days till Christmas."
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And not much done on prepar-
ations. Most people like to wait
until just beforehand, for their
shopping, although that makes it
hard on the clerks.
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This column would like to make
some suggestions on what to give,
but we don't even know ourselves.
Funny thing happened, though, on
Tuesday. The editor was writing
a little piece and suggesting that
a year's Banner subscription could
be good.
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And here came Miss Lin me Mc-
Glamery to send the hocne paper
as a gift to her cousin, Mrs. Cleo
Cooper, and her husband, at Wich-
ita Falls. Quick results.
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A good rain would be a nice gift
from the weatherman. And this
would do all right as an advance
gift. Which reminds us of an ar-
ticle that came out in Sunday's
Dallas News.
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The paper's farm editor was re-
ferring to the agriculture situation
and especially in regard to drouth
conditions. However, the editor
did not mean to get out on a limb,
and he got himself backed up by
the county agent on the statement
that the county needed rain,
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Some people around here seem
to be distressed by the weather,
and Mrs. Deaton Green asked the
columnist if he didn't think it is
dryer in this country than it used
to be. We agreed, and mentioned
the year of 1941, when we had a
little more than 49 inches of rain,
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But it is well not to give up in
the face of shortage of moisture.
One way we have of not getting
too depressed is to look around at
the houses, and paved sireets and
highways, cars and tractors, ra-
dios and TV, refrigerators and the
airconditioners, etc., etc., and see
where some progress has come,
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Yes, Mrs. Green, it has been dry
before, and we have thought that
the country was practically ruin-
ed. But the rains finally came,
and we paid the debts and bought
a TV set. Of course, it might not
rain any more in the future, but
we doubt it.
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Well, the football games are a-
bout over, and we'll have to get
something else to worry about.
Funny thing about that ball game.
Just the simple matter of a fel-
low carrying the ball down the
field for something less than 100
yards, and crossing a lkne mark-
er with it.
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Which could be done very easi-
ly if another bunch of roughnecks
was not over there, trying to keep
you from going over the line. Not
only that, but it is not considered
a good game unless the ball car-
rier has a heck of a time getting
across with his pigskin.
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Among items for the week is
one from Miami, where a doctors'
meeting was being held. Dr. Wal-
ter Martin stated that the problem
before the American Medical As-
sociation is to provide medical
care for those who are not able
to pay for it. The headline writer
said: "It's a problem for us pa-
tients, too, Doctor."
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In Bill Paulson's cartoon men-
tion was made of the statement of
factory heads, to the effect that
an investment of $12,000 is needed
for machinery, etc., for each em-
ploye of the firm.
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The cartoon showed a secretary
having lunch with her boss and
she was saying: "Gosh, if they'd
just give me the $12,000 it takes
for my job, I just wouldn't clutter
up the labor market at all."
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Senator Soaper wonders if
hurricanes do more damage now
than they used to, or whether
there is just more stuff in the way.
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Soaper also wonders whether
Philadelphia will be spelled Phil-
idelphi. now that the A's have
been taken out of it.
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And he says the Russians paint
an attractive picture of peace,
while they engage in the simple
pleasures of fishing and hunting
and shooting down our planes,
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Safety literature just put out
tells us that 8.600 pedestrians lost
their lives last year, with 3,350 of
them being over 65. Seems that
the old fellows don't realize that
cars can't stop on a dime, and waRc
right in front of the engines of
destruction.
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Another safety official wants
♦his to be a LIVE Christmas. He
also warns against driving while
on a "Holi-Daze."
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TODAY'S LAUGH: "We know
this about the speed of light—it
cets here too early in the morn-
ing."—Mike Connolly.
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The best thing about the future
is that it ccmes only one day at
a time.—Lion.
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COLLOQ.: "Think I'll stick a-
round and see what gives."
By EARL GWINN ♦ -
For th« second year in a row the C. OF C. Members
Panthers captured the local bask- j
etball tournament, sponsored by the ' U7a(a Film
Chamber of Commerce. WltneSS War Tlim
Eight teams entered in the tourn-1 There were 31 members and
anient and fans were treated to a guests who attended the regular
lot of good basketball. In the first chamber of Commerce luncheon
night of play, Thursday, thelhrock- flt th<? Club Cafe Wednesday noon.
morton Greyhounds won over the The invocation was giVcn by
Munday Moguls 65 to 51. B J. Davis Wesely Harrison, and Joe Wood
of the Greyhounds scored 15 points. for the {ree lunch when
Terry Harrison, Munday. was high he drew down the guest prize
man with 14. The meeting was presided over
In the second game Mesaigel by President Jack Jones, with
Mustangs beat the Holliday Eagles Secretary Louis Snyder taking
54 to 45. Jack Richardson racked j care 0f the minutes.
up 28 points for the Mustangs, and Member Richard Fergeson, past
Evans of Holliday was close to him president of the organization, in-
with 25 points for the losers. troduced Fred Willings of Red
In the third game of the evening j Springs as his guest. John M. Ed-
the Olney Cubs eked out over the | wards had for his guest T. L. Mar-
low Park Hawks 36 to 34. Gene j tin of the Kimbell Milling Co.
Wilborn, Cub, and Jimmy Fletcher, j President Jones also introduced
of the Hawks, scored 18 points j George Edward Morris as a new-
each. In the final game of the night, | comer to the meetings, and wel-
the Seymour Panthers took a de- i corned T. F. Glover and Dutton
cisive victory over Archer City 57 Bailes Jr. as attendants on the
to 30. James Baldwin bucketed 12 j meeting.
points for the Cats, and the high j As a matter of business, the
man for the losers was Jimmy | president •mentioned the forth-
Pierce with 8. coming election on a road bond
Friday night's games came out issue, Dec. 18th, the proceeds of
as follows: ; which would be used to provide
First game: Iowa Park 43, Archer ' right of way for further improve-
City 25; high point men were H.! ment of the Baylor County high-
Klinkerman. Hawks, 16, and G. way system. The discussion of this
Wright, Wildcats, 6. subject was of sufficient impor-
Second game: Munday 55, Holli- • tance to justify a separate article,
day 40; high point men, Munday, 1 which is carried in another col-
Joe Sharp 14, Holliday, Evans again i umn.
with 14. ; President Jones made mention
Third game: Throckmorton 57,1 of Dec. 7th. the date of the in-
Megargel 32; B. J. Davis led the fatuous Pearl Harbor episode, and
Grayhounds in scoring again with | stated that it was appropriate
22. Jack Richardson was high for I that this country remember the
Megargel with 16. soldiers who gave their lives for
In the night's finale the Panthers this country during the last
continued their winning ways by World War. In this connection it
taking out Olney 49 to 38. Robert was stated that a film would be
Nickerson led the Panthers with 17 j shown, put out by the govern-
points. Gene Wilborn was high for ment. giving an eye-witness view
the Cubs with 14. of the world-famous U. S. attack
Some close, hard-fought games on I wo Jima. This operation oc-
thrilled fans in Saturday night's j cupied a period of 21 days, and
finals. The first game, which was j was perhaps the fiercest single op-
for the consolation prize, saw L. eration of the war. The pictures
Klinkerman, H. Klinkerman, and j were taken by the War Depart-
Jimmy Fletcher of Iowa Park ..rient as the enlargement progres-
sharing honors with 10 points each | sed. and until recently the film
squeeze by Munday in a double- had not been released for use out-
overtime 48-47 contest. Joe Sharp side of the army. And even now.
led the Moguls in scoring. The score
was tied at 42 points at the end of
regulation time. 44 all at the end of
the first overtime before Iowa Park
emerged the victor in the second
there has to be an urgent demand,
and the picture is released to only
select groups — no women or
children.
Too much could not be said in
son operated the projector. It
was a bloody engagement from
start to finish, and the Japs had
to be dislodged from their strong-
holds one by one. During the bit
of hell on earth, our Marines lost
4,000 killed and thousands more
wounded. And the fire power on
both sides of this desperate strug-
gle was something not often seen
this side of hell.
It was a costly maneuver, but
.he announcer stated that capture
of the territory, of eight square
miles, provided a jumping off
place for launching hundreds of
planes with which to bomb the
Japanese mainland, and shorten
the war.
overtime period. A hard one to lose j describing the scenes that were
and ao tough one to win when two j shown, as Gene Porter Robin-
teama battle like that.
The following game was nearly
as close, but with no overtimes, as
Megargel won third place by beat-
ing Olney 46 to 44. Colgan of Me-
gargel scored 13; B. Odell, of the
Cubs 14 for the highs.
For the nightcap the Panthers
and Throckmorton put on another
close contest with the Panthers
finally winning out 47 to 44. It was
either team's game right up to the
final whistle. Davis again led the
Greyhounds with 18 points, with
Tommy Walling sinking 14 for the
locals.
Jack Jones, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, presented
trophys to the winners, and rang:
down the curtain on a very success-
ful tournament.
Panthers Win Over Gialiam 1EMPERATURE DROPs TO
Tuesday night the Panthers met j 22 FOR SEASON'S LOW
the Graham Steers on the local The approach of winter has been
court and emerged victors 62 to 46, seen in the fairly low tempera-
to rack up their fourth consecutive j tures registered the past week,
win this year. j Wednesday night was the lowest
The game was scheduled to be j 22 degrees, which is the low since
played in Graham but was changed j jast spring. Mosl of the days have
to Seymour at the last minute, so j been a bit chilly, with the excep-
the game December 21 will be | tion of Saturday, which went up
played in Graham instead of Sey- j to 9Q. Or. Monday the high was 58
mour. | degrees, and only up to 60 on
The Panthers showed excellent i Wednesday.
form and put the 1 steam on in the Temperatures for the week, as
final quarter to pull out in front j reported by Mrs. Claude Daugher-
to Win S ty, official weather observer, were
Tommy Walling scored 22 points | as follows:
to lead the Panthers, with Robert I Thursday, 70 and 35;
Nickerson scoring 17. Leading the
scoring for the Steers were their |
6-ft. SM>-inch center. Tommy Robi
ODUS MITCHELL
NTSC Mentor to
Speak At District
Football Banquet
A crowd of 350 to 400 people is
anticipated Monday Eight to hear
Odus Mitchell, head coach at North
Texas State College, speak at the
All-District Football Banquet.
Price Franklin, chief quarterback
of the Seymour Quarterback Club,
sponsoring organization, said a ca-
pacity crowd is expected for the an-
nual banquet. It is on an all-district
basis this year, as custom has the
district championship school host
the all-district team selections.
The affair will be held in the high
school cafeteria. Monday night De-
cember 1?, beginning at 7:30. Tick-
ets are on sale at the drug stores
and the high school office.
Included in the program will be
the crowning of the football queen.
Coach Odus Mitchell, this year
finished his 30th year as a football
mentor. The soft-spoken coaching
veteran began his career in 1925,
after graduating from West Texas
State College. He coached for 13
years at Pampa High School, then
went to Marshall.
In tht East Texas city he won 3(i
games, lost 14, and tied two in five
seasons. He guided Marshall 1 l'«v
ens to district crowns in 1913, 1944.
and 1945.
The next season found Mitchell
imparting his football knowledge lo
the Eagles of North Texas. In nine
years there, his teams have won
60, lost 32. and tied three.
His over-all coaching record in-
cludes 225 victories, 80 defeats, and
ft deadlocks '
At West Texas Mitchell earned
18 letters, starring in football, bane-
ball, basketball, and track for the
Buffaloes.
Mitchell and his wife, Rowena,
have four children two boys and
two girls. His oldest son, Shields,
is a former NTSC footballer, while
the youngest, Joe, is a top-notch
performer on the current Eagle
cage team.
Feted at the banquet will be the
players on the Seymour "A" and
"B" teams, and members of the
all-district team. Coaches of Dis-
trict 3AA met last week and select-
ed the "Top 23".
Due to attend from out-of-town
are school officials of Burkburnett,
Electra, yuanah, Wellington, and
Childless. Boys on the team are:
Charles Richardson, Quanah; Dale
Borden, Burkburnett; Bill Veh
slage, Childress; Ernest Hollcman,
Childress; Francis Johnson. Quan-
ah; Harold Goodson, Childress;
Ray Wauer, Wellington; Gary
Bean, and Jerry Gee, Burkburnett;
Frank Jones, Wellington; Walter
Fowler, Electra; John Crews, Chil-
dress; Dayton Mayes, Quanah; Dan
Raney, Childress; Gerry McCabe,
Burkburnett, and Mickie Barron,
Childress.
Seven Seymour boys made the
all-district team, Junior Beall, Col-
lie Millij;an. R. B. Dipprey, Robert
Nickerson, Tommy Walling, and
James Baldwin.
The banquet is open to the «en-
eral public, men and women, and
all are invited.
Honoi Roll For
Second Six Weeks
Announced
The second six weeks period
honor roll of high school and
junior high students is listed be-
low. 11 will be noted that a great-
er number made all A's than in
the first six weeks period.
High School
All A's: Junior Beall, Mat-go
Beall. Ruth Burton. Kay Day,
Nancy Garner, Betsy Fergeson,
Elsie Harrison. Bill Keck. Tommy
Morris, Bobby Myers, Doyce Nix,
Danny Ryan, Karen Sullins, Do-
lores Thoele, Jimmie Sue Train-
ham, Jeleta Stanford, and Janay
Young.
B average: Bill Bailes. Bonnie
Baldwin, Charles Baldwin. Wanda
Baldwin. Dana Bartos. Barbara
Biggerstaff, Martha Biggerstaff,
Gwinn Blankenship, Robert
Brown, Necia Burleson. Roxio
Byrket, Rae Carter, Judy Church,
Jimmy Couch, Betty Coufal, Don
Compton, Ann Cunningham. Lane
Davis. Willie Jo Duncan. Darlene
Elkins, Eddie Elliot, Ted Emsoff,
Dan Flewharty, Don Gilstrap,
Gary Green. Caroline Hash, Ro-
tert Hejl. Lois Higgins, Nancy
High. Neva Hogue, George Hogue,
Trellis Holman, Wesley Hostas,
Giva Howe. Kent Hoyle, Margar-
et Hoyle,
Nell Johnson, Jay Kasparck,
Jerry Kasparek. Bobby King, Ge-
neva Kotulek, Jean Larson. Sue
Lawson, Kenneth Luttrell,, Betsy
McCauley, Neil McCauley, Wal-
C-C Members Talk
On Road Bond Issue
3 Other Higgins
Oil Wells Added
"Tof
The firat part of the Chamber
\\ ednesday at noon was taken up
with a discussion of the bond iwu*
to he voted on December 18, t ha
proceeds of which would be used
A section of Baylor County j to provide right of way for the
that once seemed to hold out the 'u,'ther Improvement of Baylor
poorest prospects for oil has be- ,Thi* wouW
cone the only spot where nfuch fJSwlv «he Proposed
new development has been noted connecting Sey-
of late. This is the Mary's Creek ; m°Mr Hm! C,OWe"
community, extending within five IVesulent Jack Jones stated that
miles of Seymour in the Carpen- j l*"' Texas Highway Commission
ter pool and adjacent holdings. ; 'mi' designate this as a
Following is a description of a highway, to be built and nmin-
trio of new wells brought in there: ^y the state department.
Two Baylor County Field com- g"*!"1 J"? P'ov.dtng of
pletions were reported by Jack C. | $LZ T,
Staley et ul The No. 9 Higgins C . LLt I rwtttC!
pumped 30.21 barrels of 34 gravity Ith* dtot#BC6 be,wt'en ^moiir and
ter McCauley, Johnny Mc-Dtmiel, j front perforations at 1454-01 feet.
oil per day from perforations at a!, * "°me ?!
1439-48 feet. Total depth is 1485 I ^ . . uo would
,1 c°me through here which now goes
The No. 10 Higgins pumped through other points.
30.38 barrels per day from perfor- I ... ... , .. .
ations at 1435-47 feet Hole was ,/ ' hT n T" *
bottomed at 1491 Both wells arc ! , htH" f'"' > , T.f?
four miles southeast of Bomarton. : 5**!l »p j ,h a °j z
in section 17. block 1. D&W sur-1 fVtui Z I n , u T t
vey ; line to the Knox County line, which
i will be a great improvement to
Jack C. Staley et al finaled the ; that splendid highway. Also, the
No. 11 Higgins, in the Baylor i Department plans to widen No 82
County Field, four miles south- ; from Sevmour west to the Knox
cast of Bomarton, In section 17, County iine; also, 19!» from Soy-
block 1, D&W RR survey. During ,noul. southeast It was stated that
24-hour test, the well punrped all of this impn ivement would in-
30.48 barrels of 85 gravity crude ; volve the expenditure of over a
Betty Marek, Joy Martin, Fay
Anne McFadden. John Mooney,
Carol Morris, Gene Morris, Jan-
ette Michalik. Joe Tom Nelson,
Friday. 68 and 36
Saturday, 90 and 54;
Sunday, 64 and 28;
Monday, 58 and 27;
Tuesday, 65 and 45;
Wednesday, 60 and 22.
The wind has been slightly dust
around somewhat, but not too
much real estate has been chang-
ing hands, and the winds have not
been fierce enough yet to begin
, , . . , naming them, like they do the
Seymour will be seeking victory i hurricanes.
taille, with 22 points.
Scores by quarters were: Sey-
mour 14-25-42-62: Graham 12-26-35-
46.
The Graham "B" team won over
the Seymour "B" 54 to 39. George
Dodson, for Graham, scored 14, with
Johnny Joe Hrncirik scoring 17 for
Seymour.
number five when they meet the
I Munday Moguls here Friday night. | AIRMAN TUCKER DISCHARGED
Airman 3rd Class Edwin Nash
Tucker came in Monday night from
Ream Field, San Ysidro, Calif.,
where he received his discharge
from the armed services. He had
been in for four years, and this
will be all the time he will have to
wear the uniform.
During all of his time in the
service Mr. Tucker was located in
in California, most of it in the San
Diego and El Centro area, except
for a few months spent at Alamo-
gordo, New Mexico. His work was
as an airplane maintenance man;
and the training he received in
this department has given Edwin
Nash an idea of his future work.
It is his purpose now to engage in
that same, work as a civilian activ-
ity.
—— | After graduating from Seymour
Mr and Mrs. Deaton Moorhouse 1 Hich School, Edwin Nash spent one
have recently moved from Lub- | year in Toxas Tech, and then was
bock to Amarillo to make their : working for Calvin Appliance Co
honfe Mr. Moorhouse thinks that j in Seymour when he enlisted for
Amarillo will be a better place i his Naval service. He expects to be
JUNIOR HIGH BAND NEWS
On December 16th the Seymour
Junior High Band will give a
Christmas concert. Frocn 7:30 to
7:45 the Grade School band will
play. Beginning at 7:50 to 8:15 p.m.
the Junior band will play follow-
ing at 8:20 to 9:00 the senior bano.
The concert will be given at the
Seymour High School Auditorium,
The concert will be free. We urge
all of you to come.
Then on December 20th, the
Junior Band will heve its Christ-
mas party. The time is 7:30 to 0:00.
The girls drew names as did the
boys. The price on the gift
will be from 50c to 1.00. The party
will be at the band hall. — Alyce
Ann Martin, reporter.
Boy Scout Meetings
Pack No. 72 and Troop 72 will
both meet Monday night at 7:00
o'clock, in the basement of the
Methodist church.
In connection with the troop
meeting there will be a court of
honor, at which two Scouts will
receive awards. Parents and the
public in general are invited to
attend.
for his cat'le business. The Moor'
houses formerly lived in Seymour
and still miss their friends here.
here until the first of the year
and will then try to decide on his
plan for future operations.
Hospital News
Present Patients
Kenneth Martin, F. M. Echols.
Mrs. Eugene Conner. Mrs. Lucy
Tolson, Doris Crawford. Don Row-
lett, Lee Graham, James Styles,
Mrs. Lupe Lopez, and Mrs. J. B.
Royston.
Patients Dismissed
Mrs. Gaylon Scott, Mrs Thur-
man Cypert, Otis Lyon, Mrs. Be-
atrice Hons. Mrs. G. H. Camp,
Linda Faye Reddic, Mrs. A. Star-
key, Mrs. Ed Hill, Frank Montez,
Mrs. Otto Ptacek, Mrs, W. M. Mc-
Donald, Mrs. W. A. Cure, Mrs. W.
L. Malone, J. O. Cure, Joe Motl.
M. G. Blankenship, C. T. Seiben-
thall, and Mrs. C. C. Parks.
Births
Dianne, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. W Hons born Dec. 2.
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Pta-
cek born Dec 6.
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J B.
Royston born Dec 7.
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Lupc
Lopez born Dec. 7
A son to Mr. and Mrs Eugene
Conner born Dec. 7.
back. Sue Reeves, Thomas Riche-
son, Lynda Scott, Joye Sessions,
Joe Mack Shawver, Nina Shiptvfan,
Wanda Shelly, Tom Siddens, Do-
lores Simmons, Jonnie Snyder,
Nancy Snyder, Pat Stewart. Ann
Stuch'r. Charles Studer, Nita Swin-
del. Sharon Thomas, Wanda
ThornhiU, Adaline Vacek. Treva
Walker, Tommy Walling. Annita
Welch., Juanita Welch, Gilbert
Wirz.
Jr. High Honor Rull
All A's: Judy Bibb, Cornelia Kne-
ek, Becky Malone, Patricia Mil-
ler, Alice Ann M-artin, Patsy Pe-
ters. Andrea Powell, Trixie Stout,
and Sylvia Willett.
B average: Mary Baleh, Caro-
lyn Bartos. Bobby Battles, Ysleta
Beall. Charles Barnhardt. J. W.
Biggerstaff. Ann Blahkenship,
Charlotte Boyd, Ruth Brown,
Alice Bullion, Joe Edd Coursins, !
Ann Crawford, Morris Davidson,
Claudia Day. Milton Deo, Gene
Douglas, Mary Sue Hailey, Ger-
aldme Hajek, Lyle Hamilton, Dor-
othy Hegwood, Emily Hejl, Buddy
Hons, Boyd Jenkins,. Virginia
Jones, Mack Kessler, Richard Kne-
zek. Jerry Kuhler, Nancy Mc
Cauley, Larry Machen.
Barbara McGlothen, Ralph Ma-
lone, Robert Malone, George Mo-
cek, Charles Montgomery, Patsy
Montgomery, Bobbie Morland,
Glenda Morris, Jo Lee Morris,
Linda Nickerson, Sandra Patter-
son, Jane Petty. Tomfcny Powell,
Johnny Quisenberry, Deanie Self.
Gerald Shaw, Frank Simaichl,
Gayle Sprowls, Billie ThornhiU,
Jerry Underwood, David Wilson,
Wayne Winn, Johnnie Yates and
Judy Young.
million dollars: and with no ex-
Hole was bottomed at 14JM Gas- j pense to this county other than
oil ratio was negligible. 1 providing right-of-way.
Another venture in the area 3Mi j Clyde Whiteside, member of the
miles south of Bomarton in Bay- | C, of C. highway committee, gave
lor County is Oakland Corpora- 1 figures showing the Importance of
tion, Shreveport, No. 2 Guy Mc- 1 the tourist traffic, and stated that
Farlin, 860 feet from north and 6.50 people in Baylor County hold
west lines of section 60, block 45,
H&TC survey. Contract depth is
1,500 feet.
A test on the outskirts of Sey-
mour, for which much had been
hoped, has been abandoned, ac-
cording to the following informa-
tion.
Fox Ransdell and Bells Wells
Oil Company abandoned at 5072
feet the No, 1 VeVna McClellan
Baylor County wildcat, three-
l >urths mile northwest of Sey-
mour, in section 108, T&NO sur-
vey A-661.
A letter has been received from
their jobs by reason of auch
through traffic He said 74 depend
on direct connection with the high-
way maintenance department. Mr.
Whiteside stated that a count of
vehicles of all kinds using High-
way No, 82, one mile west of Sey-
mour, showed that 2,800 cars and
trucks went over in a period of 24
hours.
Voters will be faced with the
bond issue December 18. and a two
thirda majority is required for pass-
age.
Baylor Highways
Up For Improvement
1
The Texas Highway Commission
has announced from Austin the
first step which will set up a new
y rogram of work for the calendar
year oi' 1955. E. H. Thronton, Jr.,
Chairman of the Texas Highway
Commission, stated that funds for
(his program are being derived
from State sources.
L. B. Dean, District Engineer ol
the Texas Highway Department at
Wichitti Falls, has stated that the
following State Highways arid
Roads in his area are scheduled
for work under this program.
In Baylor County the following
sections of Highways arc included
jti the approved program of work:
U S Highway 277 l'rorrf the Knox
County Line to U S Highway 283
South of Seymour, a distance of
13.5 miles, to provide for the con-
struction of gravel shoulders.
U S Highway 277 from Seymour
to the Archer County Line, a dis-
tance of 19.8 miles, to provide for
the construction of gravel shoul-
ders.
Dean stated that the Highway
Commission has authorized the de-
velopment of this program for the
purpose of jjrotecting the invest-
ment of the public in the State
Highway System.
It was announced that, work wili
begin on those projects as soon as
final planning and right-of-way
secured.
Resident Engineer J. E. King of
Seymour will be in charge of the
work in this area
Joe Macha is as proud of his
new teeth as a little fellow is of
the first one he gets. And his
friends barely have recognlzcd
him. The work was done at Min-
eral Wells by Joe's son-in-law. Dr.
H. A. Zappe, and all the old teeth
were taken out at one sitting. This
laid up the patient for one day.
But he had the satisfaction of
keeping his original teeth until he
was 70 years old. After the plates
were in, Dr Zappe and wife, to-
gether with Mr Macha and two
Mineral friends, went to the Notre
Dame-S.M.U. football game at Dal-
las last Saturday.
GRASS FIRES
The tire department was called
this office from Mr and Mrs Earl 'Tuesday to superintend a gruss
Hunt of Manitou. Okie., in which fire in the block soulh of tihe
was enclosed $2 50 for renewal of j court house. The blaze was extin-
tlie Seymour paper, which they 1 guished without damage.
have taken for so long. The Hunts j Then not far away, back of Rod-
lived northeast of Vera for 19 dy's Cafe, another blaze broke out
years, and they still have a lot of i in the grass, and that was put out
friends around here, whom they I before reaching dangerous propor-
want to keep in touch with. I 'Ions.
Firemen Need Help to
Reach Christmas Goal
♦ Onco again members of the Hay-
I mour Volunteer Fire Department
! are calling upon the more fortunato
people of the community to open
; their hearts and purses to bring
; a little Christmas cheer to thouo
I less fortunate ones among us.
Annually these fellows put In end-
less hours of work, soliciting funds,
repairing toys and making lists of
needy people to receive baskets of
groceries, or toys on Christmas.
Needs this year have been esti-
mated at $500.00. Donations to date
amount to $37.50. The drive Is just
getting under way bo quite an in-
crease In this figure is expected by
next week. Donations can be given
to any member of the fire depart-
ment J. D. Tuck at the telephone
office: T. J. Holbert at B-K Elec
trie; Gene P. Robinson at Morris-
Wlrz Chevrolet; or. The Banner
Office will be glad to accept the
donations, if it is more convenient.
Contributions can be mailed by
simply addressing to Volunteer I?lre
Department, Seymour.
J. D. Tuck says that the donation
of toys has been rather slow, and
a lot more are needed. They can
be left at the city office any time,
and the firemen will pick them up.
They take these toys, make neces-
sary repairs and paint them to look
Cotton Polling
Places Named
The Baylor County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Committee office this week an-
nounced the membership of com-
munity referendum committees
who will be responsible for con-
ducting the cotton marketing
quota referendum throughout the
county on December 14. All mem-
bers of the referendum confmlt-
tees are cotton farmers elegible to
vote in the referendum, Many of
the referendum committeemen are
also elected community commit-
teemen.
Arrangements for the establish-
ment of polling places in all of
Baylor County's five cotton-grow-
ing communities have been com-
pleted Notices are now being
mailed to each farmer known to
be eligible to vote, advising him of
the place where he may vote in
the referendum. All persons who,
as landlord, tenant, or sharecrop-
per, had an interest in growing
upland cotton in 1954 are eligible
to vote in the upland referendum, new again. It takes a lot of work
If there is any question about eli- , to Kot this job done, so the sooner
gibility, farmers are asked to j you can leave your toys th< better
check with their county ASC of- for the firemen.
"ce> | Saturday ni^ht, the department
The community polling places is sponsoring the Nat Fleming
and the referendum committee- I Show in the hlxh school auditor
men serving in the December !4 mm, with proceeds goinc into the
balloting are as follows Christmas fund You im- urged to
Polling Places buy your tickets in advance as the
A Community — County Sur- 1 firemen net a larger per cent of
veyor's Office — Court House,; advance ticket sales
Seymour. N(lt Fleming is a populai t('levin-
B Community County , ion star of Wichita Falls, and well
School Supt s. Office — County known here as the announcei for
Court House, Seymour.
"C" Community — County
Judges' Office —County Court
House, Seymour.
"D" Community — Basement
Post Office Building. Seymour.
"E" Community — Commissio-
ner's Court Room — County
Court House, Seymour.
Referendum Committee
"A Community — Jerry Mocek,
Jerome Motl. Oleing Hogue
"B" Community Morris Cock-
rell, W A ThornhiU W J Karr
the rodeos each year.
Proceeds from the sale of a
kangaroo skin rug will #o into the
fund. The rug was donated to the
firemen by Don C. Martin, and he
got It from one of his many friends
in Australia
The firemen need your help in
making Christma» a little merrin
for sorue of our people who will
not have much of a Christni i* oth-
erwise.
Mr and Mm Morris
Ellington oi
"C" Community J 11 Burk- • Amaiillo, si>< nt the •. *, ml viti
halter, Estos Miller, D O Laws Mrs H A Nichoiwu: Hu ludo
"D" Cornnfunity G C Wir/ »ie tou-in- They attended th.
Henry Hejl. B F Tucker Breckeniid|f< Garland l i d. m
E" Community R A Hrn* football Th. M 1,
cirik, Jim Hicks. Paul Brock is coach at Otulnod
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1954, newspaper, December 9, 1954; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth430019/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Baylor County Free Library.