The Leader (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1954 Page: 2 of 32
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The LEADER, FI
’.IDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1954
ARCHER CITY, TEXAS
CHURCHES
BAPTISTS
1.
Rev. John D. Alexander, pastor 1
Sunday School ..............
10:00
Worship service ..........
11:00
Training Union ............
7:00
Sunday School ..............
10:00 J
Evening Worship Service ..
..8:00;
METHODISTS
Rev. E. H. Cole, pastor
Sunday School ..............
10:00
Morning Worship............
11:00
MYF .......................
6:30
Evening Worship ...........
. 7:30
Bible Study, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
WSCS. Monday..........3:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal, Thursday
7:00
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev. A. G. Abbott, pastor
Sunday School ..............
10:00
Morning Worship .........
11:00
Evening Worship.........
..7:30
Wednesday 7:30 p.m..
Study.
Bible
The WSCSof the
The Friendship Campfire group
met Monday, Nov. 29, and their
meeting was called to order by
the president, Janis Harvey. The
roll was called by Emilia Yeager.
They made their mothers’
presents, which cannot be reveal-
ed until Christmas. They chose
the Indian name Kokoka for the
club which means Friendship.
Methodist
_ session at
Taylor Memorial Chapel on
Monday at 3 p.m.
The meeting was opened with
the song, “Help Somebody To-
day”, and a devotional in keep-
ing with the theme of the after-
noon’s program on youth was giv-
en by Mrs. T. L. Hiltoji.
Mrs. Da^v Cameron was lead-
er of the first part of the pro-
gram.
A vocal quartette composed of
Malena Martin and Lenn Young,
sopranos, and Lellani Jeter and
Mary Slack, altos, with Tissa
Roberts accompanying, sang a
group of Christmas songs. Bobby
Cole, recently licensed to preach,
gave a most interesting and in
spiring talk on “Why I decided
to preach.’
Mrs. Travis Ikard had charge
of the second part of the pro-
gram and she spoke on the status
of women in the church and in
the WSCS, and their work for
youth.
The Lord’s Prayer served as a
fitting close of the meeting.
Refreshments were served by
Mmes. Jimmy Harris, Marvin
Hamm, and R. L. Hancock.
Cub Scouts popped corn for
the balls for a party at the homes
of the Den Mothers Monday after-
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Baggett had
as their Thanksgiving dinner
guests the following:
Son Paul and wife and 3 child-
ren, David. Bruce, and Toni Lynn
of Vernon: Son Bob and wife and
daughter Pamela of Ft. Wort;
Daughter Opal and husband, the
Ray Lawgons and 2 children Jim-
my and Melissa, of Oklahoma Ct-
ty; Daughter Ruby and husband,
the A. D. Carters,; all of Archer
City; Mrs. Gladys Tharpe, a sis-
ter of Mrs. Baggett.
GREETINGS To Our County
Almost 75 YEARS OLD!
From
Sturgeon and Linscolt Welding
ARCHER CITY
PHONE 95
DONT WAIT
Cleaning can't be done like Christmas
shopping! So don’t wait until the last minute
to make your plans for Holiday apparel needs.
On Monday, November 23, the
Gerald Riddle GA’s met at Mrs.
Loudamy’s house. The meeting
was called to order by singing
the GA hymn. Shirely Crawford
led in prayer.
The roll was called and an-
swered by the GA Watchword.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved following
the roll call. Discussion was held
on several different subjects,
many concerning the coming
Christmas season.
Mrs. Loudamy taught the
group :/)me more of the mission
study book.
For refreshments different
of candy was served.
Tommye dismissed the 9 in at-
tendance with prayer.
Holliday P-TA
Showing Rapid
Expansion
The Holliday P-TA now has 43
paid-up members for the 1954-55
school term.
The Association is urging each
one who has not paid his dues
to do so.
Following is the membership
list.
Mrs. Charles V. Lough, Life
Member, Mrs. W. D. Rowell, Mrs.
Leslie B. Finnell. Leslie B. Fin-
nell, Mrs. R. E. Lovell, Mrs. Nor-
man Neville, Rev. A .M. Daven-
port, Mrs. A. M. Davenport, Mrs.
W. E. Stegall, Mrs. H. O. Smith,
Mrs. H R Roberts, Mrs. J. H.
Barton, Mrs. A. M. Carter, Mrs.
Jack Robertson, Mrs. Belle Ma-
gee, grade school principal, Mrs.
J. B. Killian, Mrs. W. T. Hester,
W. T. Hester, Mrs. J. S. Keith,
Mrs W A Frey, Mrs Oscar Wilson,
Oscar Wilson, Mrs J. D. Sebrihg,
Mrs. J. J. Riley, Mrs. Charles
Wilson, Mrs. J. J. Butts, Supt.
W. S. Thomas, Bill Thompson,
high school principal, Mrs Fay
Gibson, Mrs. Daryl Lowder, Mrs.
Frank Mahler, Mrs. Tom Wylie,
Mrs. J. F. Copeland, Mrs. R. A.
Lowder, Mrs. C. W. Alderman,
Mrs J. R Franklin, Mrs J. C. De
Moss, Mrs. R. H. McCaghren,
Rev. R. H. McCaghren, Mrs. W.
D. Miller, Mrs. T. B. Doty, T. B
Doty.
The PTA Christmas program
will be Friday night December
10th at 7:30 p.m. in the high
school auditorium.
WE WA KI-YA CAMP FIRE
On Wednesday, Deer. 1, the 6th
grade Camp Fire Group met in
regular session. The meeting was
called to order and the secretary
read the minutes to open the
meeting.
The main order of business for
the day was the discussion of
going caroling during the Christ-
Fire Group. ___________________
On December 8th the We-Wa-
Ki-Ya Camp fire group came to
order and the Secretary read
the minutes. They discussed th»
requirements for the next rank.
Tommye Mullis, oDttie Murphy,
Linda Strawn, Gwen Yeager, Ray
monda Hander, and Judith Thur-
ber are working on their second
rank.
Next week the group begins to
make Christmas presents.
CLEAN CLOTHES WEAR LONGER
WILLIAMS CLEANERS
ARCHER CITY
GHfe
• For Everyone On Your List
May Be Selected Here
—REMEMBER—
Mrs. Skeeter Matthews was
hospitalized at Wichita General
Hospital from Friday of last week
uhtil Monday. She was able to
resume her duties at Berry and
Ellis Hardware on Tuesday.
THE\ AMERICAN WAY
Homemaker's (lass
Holds Monthly Meet
The Homerrfakers Class of the
First Baptist Church met at 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 foA their regular month-
ly meeting at the home of Mrs.
Charles Stewart in Archer City.
Mrs. Perry Pittman, president
of the class, opened the meeting
with prayer, and Mrs. H. E. Now-
ell brought a devotional from
Psalms on the theme of prayer.
Plans for a Christmas party to
be held at thg home of Mrs. Per-
ry Pittman at 7 p.m. December
16th were discussed and perfect-
ed.
Mrs. Bill Cox and Mrs. D. T.
Nobles received a gift shower
from the class, consisting of cup
towels for Mrs. Cox and a what-
not for Mrs. Nobles.
The gifts shower feature is a
unique plan used to promote fel-
lowship, to show appreciation for
work well done, and to develop
interest in the meetings of the
class, and is carried out as fol-
lows:
At each meeting, 2 names of
The LEADER
Published Friday of each week
at Archer City, Texas. Entered
at the Post Office at Archer City,
Texas, as Second class matter
under Act of Congress of March
3, 1879.
Subscription in Wichita and Ar-
cher counties, $2.00. Elsewhere,
$3.00 a year in advance.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Keith Blalock,
Publishers.
Any erroneous statement or re-
flection upon the character of
any person will be corrected upon
notification of the publishers.
MARKETING QUOTAS A
MEANS TO SHARE MARKET
Cotton marketing quotas, which
on December 14 again will come
up for a vote by cotton growers,
are set up by law as the method
for assuring each grower a share
of the available market for cot-
menjbers are drawn, and at the ton, according to Henry A. Meu-
Corpus (hi As Delegate Oi Local Unit
,
_J the
j Con-
of Holliday,
Mrs. Leslie Finrtom the Holli-
was the delegate cher Associa-
day Parent - T^pvention held
tion to the State
recently in Corpi
Finnell is also h
13th District of
gress of PTA.
Mrs. Finnell, rf
others from the
Wichita Falls I.
Tuesday morning
The passenger lis
delegates from f
TA’s,« Holliday,
Odell, Lockett,
Castle,
estburg, and j,
MaGaha, Reagan,
pasas :
with 25
district left
1 bus
a.m.
the
_P-
Age Book Club sponsors with
dinner party at the Sheraton —
Cadillac Hotel.
Friday morning, following the
“English Journal’ breakfast, I
attended a meeting at which the
subject discussed was “What
Does Research Say About the
SERIOUS QUESTIONS FACE
COTTON GROWERS IN DE-
CEMBER 14 REFERENDUM
Corpus,
pre-
This
. j held
which op-
to
ing. At
each of V_
sented a L,
meeting was
in the new c____
ens directly on the/shore line
the gulf.
Dr. Kenneth McFfkland of Kan-
sas City and Mrs! Billie Davis,
were the |.‘aturedl speakers for
the meet. On the fay home Fri
day nighty the grofip stopped in
San Antonio for s upper.
Darden Fletcher s a new resi-
dent of Holliday. £ * is the neph-
ew of Mrs. N. A. Riddle and is
staying with them while he at-
tends Draughon’s business Coll-
ed 500 of their spo sors and Teen
ege in Wichita Fa Is.
--------
Large group Attends Music Club Program
Annis Flower
& Gift Shop
PHONE 6
ARCHER CITY
Monday night, Dec. 6th, the
Holliday Music Club presented
their Christmas program, at the
First Methodist Church.
The Church was decorated thru
out with the traditional Christ-
mas colors ond red and green
The stage was the scene of a
manger with a baby, and a
Christmas tree decorated with all
the trimmings. Over the choir
hung a large silver star with red
lighted candles all around the
choir and white candles trimming
the edge of the stage. All the
lights were turned out with only
candle glow and the Christmas
tree bulbs lighting the entire au-
ditorium.
The Program
Organ Prelude .. Gilbert Finnell
Welcome .... Mrs. J. H. Barton
Hymn — “O Come, All Ye
Faithful”, Wade’s Cantus Diver-
si.
Congregation
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 ____ Rev.
A, M. Davenport
“Away In A Manger” ____ Carl
Muller
Chorus
Scripture
While Shepherds Watched” ..
George F. Handel
Organ
Scripture
‘O Little Town of Bethlehem”—
Lewis H. Redner
Chorus
Scripture
“Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" .
Mendelssohn
Organ
Scripture
“Joy To The World!” ____Handel
Chorus
Christmas Prayer
“There’s A Song In The Air”—
Karl P. Harrington
Mrs. Charlie Williams
“Christmas In Many Lands” —
Mrs. A. M. Davenport
“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
Organ
“Silent Night” ... Franz Gruber
Chorus
“Merry Christmas to All, and to
All a Good Night”
Refreshments were served to
approximately 50 guests in the
basement of the church. The
poles were decor Red with red
and green crepe p$per, and a cry-
stal punch bowl fined with green
punch stood besice a huge white
cake decorated with red musical
notes.
Several guests from the Iowa
Park Music Clul were present
and extended a i invitation to
each one to attei d their Christ-
mas program to « given Thurs-
day, December 9jat 7:30 at the
First Christian Cfurch in Iowa
Park.
The outcome of,the cotton mar'
keting quota referendum to be held
throughout the nation’s cotton
growing area on December 14
will determine the level of price
' for cotton produced in
1 theref ~ - is of vital
to eyer '-n grower,
MHIlJ* - xabai*,
■ man of the : her County Agri-
cultural Stabilwtion and Conser-
vation Committee.
The marketing quota program
will be in operation of next year’s
crop, the chairman explains, if
at least two-thirds of the votes
cast in the referendum are in fa-
vor of the program. In that case,
price support will be available
for the 1955 crop of upland cot-
ton at a level between 82 1-2 and
90 of parity. If more than one-
third of the votes are against
quotas, the price support level to
eligible growers would drop to
50 percent of parity.
The choice before cotton grow-
ers according to Chairman Meur-
er, essentially is whether or not
they want a reduced acreage and
price support between 82 1-2 and
90 percen of parity. He explains
that acreage allotments will be in
effect even though quotas are
disapproved; compliance with
such cotton allotments and with
any other crop allotments estab-
lished for the farm will be re-
quired for eligibility for price
support, no matter what the lev-
el of support.
Chairman Meurer urges all
growers to vote in referendum.
The referendum will be held be-
tween the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. on December 14, at the
following places: City Hall, Me-
gargel, Texas and in Archer City,
Texas.
following meeting, these two be-
come the honor guests of the oc-
casion, receiving a gift shower
from the other members.
The meeting adjourned to meet
at the home of Mrs. Gus Estill,
the first Monday night in 1954,
Delicious refreshments were
served to the following: Mesdames
Perry Pittman, H. E. Nowell, D.
P. Nobles, Bill Cox, Gus Estill,
Lester Sartain, Pink Hulse, Nel-
lie Davis and the hostess(’ Mrs.
Charles Stewart.
Marion Seaberry
Discharged last week
Marion Seaberry, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Seaberry of Holli-
day will spend this Christmas as
a civilian. Marion received his
discharge last week from the US
Army at Camp Irvin, Calif. He
flew home and arrived in Holli-
day Saturday. He is a graduate
of HHS.
rer of the Archer County Agri-
cultural Stabilization and Conser-
vation Committee.
The Chairman explains that if
marketing quotas are adopted by
at least a two thirds majbrity in
the December 14 referendum,
then each farmer will have an
opportunity to put in the acreage
of cotton in 9155, ‘ which, under
normal yields, will produce his
fair share of the estimated mar-
ket.
of cotton in 1955, which, under
quotas are approved, price sup-
ports will be available to eligible
growers at a level between 82 1-2
and 90 percent of parity; the ex-
act level will depend on the sup-
ply.
If marketing quotas are turn-
ed down by cotton growers vot-
ing in the referendum, price sup-
port to eligible growers will drop
to 50 percent of parity.
Mr. 'and Mrs. N. A. Riddle,
Holliday, visited her mother, Mrs.
M. B. Holbrook in Electra, Sun-
day. Mr. Holbrook who has been
ill for sometime, and isn’t doing
very well at present.
Complete Insurance and Bond Service
Is offered by
jvfu L. inuivll IRJT
ARCHER CJTY
PHONE 0C
Achievement
RESULTS FROM
ARCHER COUNTY-
earing Its 75th BIRTHDAY
SPUR HOTEL
The REST Begins”
ARCHER CITY
EFFORT
Let’s put our shoulders
to the wheel of pro-
gress For an EVEN
BETTER F U TURE
For ARCHER CO.
Berry and Ellis
Hardware & Furniture Co.
ARCHER CITY, TEXAS, —
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The Leader (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1954, newspaper, December 10, 1954; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth708478/m1/2/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.