Brazos Tributary (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1969 Page: 2 of 6
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Nosy Notes
Mrs. Marie Conatser Fox had a birthday—and a surprise
one at that. The whole courthouse bunch appeared at her
door on November 17 with cakes and coffee. (Gee, Walt,
you've remembered my birthday for 22 years—and I al-
ways miss yours. Guess you know that problem I have
with-math is why I changed from a pharmacy major to
journalism. Perhaps, knowing my mathematical shortcom-
ings, you can forgive me one more time. But as many
leaves of grass as you can count—that's how many birth-
day thoughts I have for you. If only I could get the
calendar straight. Merry Christmas!)
Hey, we're ahead on one birthday. Mrs. F.L. Lara came
by to tell us that there is one for her husband on the
twenty-seventh of November. Feliz cumpleanos, Cundo!
Have a good and happy birthday dinner.
Noble Stockstill was awarded his master's degree in
the Palo Pinto Masonic Lodge, Number 1404 on November
13. Two FC degrees were confirmed in that lodge on
October 11. Lodge 1404 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second
Thursday of each month. Visiting Masons are always wel-
come .
Dr. R.H. Smith seems to be a little better each day.
We've been stealing upstairs when we should be working
off and on since his return home. Last time we were up
there, he and Charlie Belding were planning a deer
hunt.
We're collecting bits of the country doctor's life,
and with a bit of luck, we'll start sharing them with
readers pretty soon.
We went to the Palo Pinto Water Supply Corporation
meeting for the month of November. The board was chas-
ing delinquents. If you haven't paid your water bill,
note this: "The Board of Directors shall have the auth-
ority to sell the membership of any member in the event
of non-payment of any water charges or other indebted-
ness owing by said member within thirty days after
demand for payment by mail, properly addressed to such
delinquent member at the address of the member, last
known to the Corporation." That means, folks, that they
can jerk your certificate or pull your meter if you
don't pay when you're supposed to do so.
Now, wait a minute, Mary Jane Birdwell! No range de-
livery on those chickens. The subscription box plainly
states that the person paying with chickens will appear
at the office with said hens. If you think we're city
enough to leave that open to a "range delivery" clause,
you better keep a good eye on those beautiful peacocks.
We might not be able to tell them from chickens.
Seriously, let us take a graph or two to thank every-
one who has returned their subscription blanks or added
their name to the list by phone or word of mouth. We
appreciate it, and would print a list, but there's al-
ready more copy than we can squeeze into this issue.
Our many thanks.
The Bill Nicks family can almost top it with the
truth. Bill killed an 11 point buck, Millie, Nola, and
Anna Lou took one buck apiece. Ruth Ann has her license
now, and probably Travis and Charles have killed bucks,
and we just haven't heard about them yet.
S. C. Abernathy Sr. cut the inside of his leg with
a hunting knife. The wound required several stitches.
Now, as most of you know, he's the associate editor's
father. I don't want to favor the family, but if Daddy
Bumpo of Palo Pinto Creek can have an accident like
that happen to him, it should give all of you with
guns and knives pause. Slow down, a knife in the most
skilled hand can hit a bone and turn on the user. You
can't kill deer with peashooters—but you can sure kill
a man easily with a rifle or skinning knife—without
even wanting to. Be careful and good hunting.
Palo Pinto Baptist church GA's studied "Laila
of Lebanon," a true story set in Lebanon and writ-
en by a missionary from Texas. While they were
studying the book, they set the week end off with
a bang.
A progressive dinner was the thing. A portion
of the book was read at each home. Leader Patti
Medlin and .assistant leader Nancy Caywood prom-
ised the young ladies a quiz on the book so that
all attention wouldn't go to the food.
The main course was Italian spaghetti and meat
balls, stuffed celery, hot rolls, and iced tea
at the A.C. Beaty residence.
Preceeding that, there were hors d'oeuvres and
punch at the Rev. Robert Caywood home and a salad
at the Fred Watson home.
To top it all off, everyone went to the Curtis
Mitchell home for ice cream.
Boxes for your news notes have been added to last
week's list. They are at Santi's Drug in Mingus, and
at Willow Beach on PK Lake. You may leave notes at
L & R Drygoods in Strawn as we are by each week and
Mrs. Hodgkins said it would be all right.
I would like to subscribe to the Brazos Tributary
for one year. I understand that you have a special
rate of $1.60 if I put my name on the list before
January 1. Enclosed is my check_. Please add
me to the list and bill me later_. I will ap-
pear at your office with two hens within one week if
you will add me to the subscription list_.
N ame_______
Address______
Town State ZC
(Sorry, the special does not apply to out of county
subscriptions. It is $5.00. However, four chickens
will do.) Mail to Box 41, Palo Pinto, Tex. 76072
The Brazos Tributary is published in and for Palo Pinto
County and is entered in the mail at Palo Pinto, Texas,
76072, each Thursday.
News contributions will be accepted at the editorial
office--main street Palo Pinto--or by phone, 0L9-3555.
Also, from Boxes placed around the county--places listed
elsewhere in this issue.
Publisher & Editor....................Robert N. Hinkle
Associate Editor.................Lei a Abernathy Hinkle
Page 2 Thur, Nov 20, 1969 BRAZOS TRIBUTARY
Lake Trails
Rock Creek reported Roy
Kiger and Joe Baker of Wi-
chita Falls in with 140
crappie.
Crappie are biting well,
Jim Clark and Oscar Blank
report. Several others had
large catches, but did not
record them.
Mrs. R. H. Wotipka of PK
Lodge also reports crappie
fishing good—as does the
entire lake area.
R.H. Wotipka caught 70 in
the daytime on minnows.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Tomp-
kins who live at the Lodge
have been catching around
30-40 each day.
At Pat and Uncle Herman's,
visitors are the catch.
Mrs. Jim Lewis and her two
daughters Kathy and Audra
visit. Mrs. Lewis is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Ranft.
At Log Cabin, biggest
catch was an 11 point buck.
Neill Scott of Arlington
made the kill on the Bill
Edgin lease.
At Silverside, animal,fowl
and fish were in. Robert
Latham caught 3 channel
cat up to 2 1/4 pounds. His
wife Heidi was in on the
catch.
Robert Scott and party of
Arlington killed 10 and 11
point bucks.
Gene Cox and Kenneth Mas-
sey of Dallas killed 18
quail in the area.
Shorty Eeds, the Silver-
side fishing barometer has
been hauling in bass and
crappie and took two nice
channel cats.
Willow Beacher Linda Up-
church reported D.D. Sow-
ders and his son Rick in
with five black bass.
J.W. Nash of Dallas took
55 nice sandies.
T adpoles
Tadpole Camp reports Wil- ,
lis Barrington of Santo in
with a 16 and a 12 pound
yellow cat, and several
nice channels from 1 to 6
lbs.
Harold Akins of Tadpole
Camp took two 6 1/2 pound
channel cats and several
more weighing from 1 1/2
to 3 1/2 pounds. He added
about 60 crappies of up to
2 1/2 pounds to the larder.
W.C. Like of Lone Camp
took 73 crappie to 3 lbs.
and several channel cats
from 1 to 3 1/2 lbs.
Ponderosa reported Robert
Hatcher and Betty Pippin in
with 3 blacks, 30 sandies
and 17 nice blue gill taken
on minnows.
There have been 10 deer
in the Ponderosa ice house,
one 9 point rack, three 8
pointers, and six does.
Fisherman's Inn books
showed three large bucks,
killed by the Ed Cromer par-
ty.
Scenic Pointers report
pigs still in the pen and
several fishermen who got
away without recording their
catches.
Rainbows
By Mrs. Joe Nicks
Mrs. Curtiss King and Mrs.
Jean Porter report fishing
excellent. They sacked a-
round a hundred barn door
crappie and nice black bass
on November 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Johnson and Missy visited
Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss King
over the week end. Mrs.
Johnson is the daughter and
Missy is the granddaughter
--if you don't believe that
grandbaby bit—just ask Nell.
Duck season starts soon
and the men are getting
ready—building blinds and
digging out warm clothes.
Curtis Vass has finished
his blind and is sitting
back watching the others.
Jack Rochelle, son Ronnie,
and nephew Jerry went deer
hunting. It looked like a
safari on the way to Africa
rather than a 30 mile trip.
They killed a nice buck.
About sixty people enjoy-
ed the fish frv at Rainbow
Lodge on November 9. Curtiss
King was the chef and the
food was delicious. Thanks
to all the people that con-
tributed fish.
Winners of November 7
shuffle board tournament
were Curtis Page and Doris
Nicks.
Cherry Dalton, daughter of
Mrs. Marjorie Cayce of PK
Lake is home from the hos-
pital. Cherry lives in Fort
Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sayre
were planning to leave for
Rogers, Ark., to visit their
son at press time. Mrs.
Sayre said they were going
on Tuesday or Wednesday, and
were leaving the return date
open.
Calendar
Nov. 20 9 a.m.—Progress 4H club—Progress sch.
evening—Ladies of the Lake dinner at
PK Lake at PK Lake.
Nov. 21 2 p.m.—Valley View HD club.
Nov. 22 2 p.m.—4H foods training for senior 4H
girls—-Palo Pinto Courthouse.
Royal Ambassadors leave the Palo Pinto
Baptist church for a trip to Waco rally
and Bear game at 7 a.m.
Nov. 28 7 p.m.—Graford homecoming game in Graf-
ord..
Dec. 1 evening—Bingo in Mingus at the American
Legion Hall in Mingus.
Dec. 6 Lone Camp community gathering in the eve-
ning at the Community Center.
Dec. 12 Annual Christmas program and tree, spon-
sored by the Palo Pinto Booster Club and
PTA. Play by school children. Refresh
ments. Ft. Wolters Choir. School gym.
(If you would like to add an event to the BT
calendar, call or mail EVENT, DATE, TIME, PLACE,
and your name and phone number to this office.
Box 41 or OL9-3555. Please leave sports to the
sports stories, and consider the actual need for
ah announcement of all events before entering them
in the calendar. Remember Tuesday and Wednesday
events should be entered a week early to take care
of the press to newsstand gap.)
The Everything Store
GROCERIES GAS RESTAURANT TRAILERS
MOTEL FACILITIES HOUSEWARE ITEMS
BEER TO GO "But especially—that
chicken-fried steak!"
R$4'$ Ptive-ln
Hwy. 180 Palo Pinto (0L9-2705)
MOTHER CAUGHT IT--Debbie and Michael Queen pose
with the yellow cat their mother caught at Cedar
Crest Fisning Barge. Mrs. Gary Queen, the fisher-
lady and her children were out with grandfather
Lester Queen of Burleson.
Cedar Crest Barge
Fishing News
By Syble Brookshire
Good morning this windy
Monday. It is now 3 a.m.
a d all seems quiet after a
..ather hectic deer-hunting
week end.
The temperture is stand-
ing on 62° and is expected
to climb to the high six-
ties this afternoon.
The barometer is high,
reading 30.29° now.
So, the fish must be tear-
ing things up on the barge
right this minute.
I am writing to you from
home, and will finish this
report for you after I get
over to the ol' fishin'
hole. That way, I can let
you know if they are biting,
how large they are, what
they are hungry for, and
why.
Now, this is general in-
formation all good barge
operators are supposed to
know. (I'm going to have a
talk with My Darling Little
Edd. I heard him tell some-
one the other day, "The
fish are not biting.")
—7 a.m.—Here it is,
much later, and lots of
fish behind me. I have
caught twelve real large
sand bass up to 2 lbs., and
three real pretty crappie;
and they are still biting.
This morning, they seem
to be hungry for light-col-
ored jiggs. I have only
caught three on minnows.
Very few fishermen at
this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kerr of
Dallas are here,and they
are getting their share.
Ed's on jiggs, and Grace is
catching her fish (mostly
crappie) on minnows.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore of Wi-
chita Falls are getting
lots of fish right now.
They are using minnow's'. Only
I'll give you their report
next week.
Right now—I'm loaded
with newsy news for you.
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Cass-
teuens of Wichita Falls
fished Saturday night and
left for home on Sunday
morning with 85 sandies to
2 lbs., 17 large crappie to
1 1/4 lbs., and a 2 pound
black bass.
We also had another Wi-
chitaian on Saturday after-
noon and night. Cecil Baily
caught 35 crappies to 1 1/2
lbs., 50 sandies to 1 1/4
lbs., and a 1 pound black.
Mr. and Mrs. George Green
and Inez Kinard of Dallas
have fished with us for the
past week and left Sunday
a.m. with 190 lbs. of
dressed crappie. They as-
sured me thay must have
caught at least 300 sandies
which they threw back or
gave away.
Have you read your Brazos
Tributary of the thirteenth?
If you haven't—do!
You must know—in the
past years I have been on
this barge and writing this
report to you—I have been
called a lot of things.
For example, a story-tell-
ing fisherman, a nit wit, a
half wit, a blooming idiot
—but the Tributary staff
said: "Shining Wit,"—bless
their little hearts. (Do
you suppose that's good?)
More next week.
/CLINT \
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