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WELCOME RODEO VISITORS
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The Archer County News
VOLUME 38
PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY
ARCHER CITY, TEXAS THURSDAY. JUNE 19, 1952
NUMBER »
Archer’s 8th Annual Rodeo
To Open Wednesday Night
With Four Night Performances
Telephone Man
Breaks Leg In
Fall From Pole
M. 'W. Ridenour, in charge of
maintenance for the Southwestern
State* Telephone Company in this
city, was returned to his home
here Tuesday from a Wichita Falls
hospital where he was taken Mon-
day afternoon when he fell nearly —,______ ____
20 feet from the top of a telep- precincts they represent and fol-
Democratic Prec’t
Chairmen Meet
aw• atuu* — r ^icviuvta vsvnv —
hone pole in south Archer City lowing that are the name* of the
and broke his left leg about four
inches above th£~ ankle.
The pole from which Ridenour
fell was located on a comparative-
ly little traveled side street' and
the victim laid for a lengthy time
in a hot broiling sun before his
cries for help attracted a boy in
a passing truck. Ridenour wa®
taken «o the Archer Hospital
where first aid was rendered be-
fore being removed to a Wichita
Falls hospital at the request of
company officials.
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NOTICE
WATER CONSUMERS
Effective with this month’s bill*,
Archer City water consumers will
be given a reduction in chargee,
for excess water used. Whereas in
the past you have been charged
50 cents per one thousand gallons
for all over the minimum you will
henceforth be charged 35 cents per
thousand for the excess.
A crew of workmen has been
engaged this week in the local
post office replastering approxi-
mately one-half of the east wall
where the plaster started slough-
ing off about ten days ago. No
one seems to know just exactly
what caused the plaster to crater
—except Bab Morri®, postal clerk.
According to Morris the plaster-
slide is the result of city water
consumers butting their beads in-
to the wall when they get their
water bills.
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(More Cemetery
Funds Are Needed;
Work Is Stopped
Roy E. Heard this week asked
that we inform you that he was
compelled to lay off the man hired
to maintain the city cemetery due
to the fact that there is no money
left in the treasury of the ceme-
tery association
You are respectfully urged to
make a contribution to this worthy
cause because there i® no other
way the work can be carried on—
and it must be carried on for the
simple reason that it would be a
disgrace to allow the place to go
unattended.
The Democratic precinct chair-
men met Monday with Jimmy P.
Horany, county chairman, for the
purpose cf drawing names for
places on the July 26 official bal-
lot and also to assess the candi-
dates their proportionate share of
the expense of conducting the pri-
mary election.
Following are the chairmen and
candidates and amount of money
they will be required to put up
for the privilege of running for
public office:
Ray Carson, Holliday.
Mrs. Ed Maag, Huff.
Henry Mahler, Bowman.
Fred Morath, Scotland.
Frank Schroeder, Windthorst.
John Simek, Megargel.
E. J. Rogers, Anarene.
Dee Pace, Northwest Archer
City.
Virgil Seay, Southwest Archer
City.
Joe fields, Northeast Archer
“y ™ Chief Justice, Ci urt of Civil Ap-
/ 'peals, 2nd Supreme Judicial Dis-
trict of Texas: , /
Earl P. Hall ... 7tf.’ .326.00
Frank A. Ma*ey ...... 25J)0
Associate Justice, Court of Civil
Appeals, 2nd Supreme Judicial
District of Texas: - ^
Thomas J. Renfro • 25.00
Representative in Congress for
13th District of Texas: /
Frank Ikard •••••••• 25.00
Office cf District Judge, 97th
Judicial District of Texas: >5<
Loui* T. Holland...:^'/. 7fc8*t
Senator, 23rd District: ,
George Moffett 5.00
Office of State Representative,
71st District of Texas;
Glen Sutherland 5.00
Mr®. Floyd Wayne Hoggins and
-in-laws, the T. C. Hoggin*’ and
Juanita, spent the past week-end
with Pvt. Floyd Wayne at Camp
Chaffe, Ark.
Juanita is vacationing from du-
ties in the tax collector's office.
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PAULINE KNOX BAKER
WITHDRAWS FROM RACE
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
Mm. Pauline Knox Baker this
week asked that we announce that
she has withdrawn from the poli-
tical race as candidate for re-elec-
tion to the post of county treasur-
Pauline also asked that we ex-
press her sincere thanks for the
support of the voters during her
three terms in office which will
end with December of thi® year.
\jlCDi ouwvinuu •....." ---
Tony Fenoglio .. ’T... v5.t)0
County Judge:
J. C. Strawn, Jr.........125.00
Guy M. Baggett ........125.00
County Attorney:
Carl Coffman ..........125.00
Paul O. Wylie ........12600
County and District Clerk:
Don G. Ikard .......... 125.00
A. J. Morris ............125.00
Sheriff, Tax Assessor and Col-
lector: .
Claude A. Morrison......125.00
County Treasurer:
Lola M. Beaty.......100.00
County Commissioner, Precinct
No. 1:
J. W. Franklin..........125.00
Edgar Thomas ..........126.00
Cole Tidwell ..........125.00
County Commiaisoner, Precinct
No. 2:
T. J. Peysen ............125.00
County Commissioner, Precinct
No. 8:
Bennie H- Fichte......126.00
Odell Bishop ..........126.0f
D. C. Ddbose............126.00
County Commissioner, Precinct
No. 4:
Roy Kelsey ..........126.00
Justice of the Peace, Precinct
No. 1:
W. E. Mercer .......... 5.00
Constable, Precinct No. 1:
Roy (Pat) Wihnut...... 5.00
Con»‘-a£^^Precinct No. ^ ^
J. Q. Levell ............. 5.00
Justice cf Peace, Precinct Nd. 2:
J. C. Thomae............ 5.00
♦ Archer City’s 8th Annual Rodeo,
sponsored by the Archer Livestock
Association, will present its open-
ing performance next Wednesday
afternoon with a parade at 6 o’-
clock which will be followed by
the first rodeo*evehts at 8 o’clock
at the arena at the west edge of
Archer City.
No efforts have been spared on
tibe part of the sponsors to make
this the best show of any yet held
hc-c. Association President Fred
L. McDaniel, assisted by his corps
cf able co-workers have spent a
great deal of time—and also a
great deal of money—to bring tc
this rodeo top-flight performers
artd special events which they fee]
will be pleasing to all rodeo fans
of all ages. Lewis Blair, experienc-
ed clown, will furnish entertain-
ment for young and old alike not
only between but during the actual
events. The Lucas Acrobatic Troup,
of Wichita Falls, will also present
their specialty act at each of the
four performances. Sponsors cor-
dially invite all rodeo fans to come,
have a good time, and enjoy
what they promise to be one
of the best shows of its kind to be
seen anywhere. Remember the
dates, Wednesday, Thursday, Fri-
day and Saturday, June 25, 26, 27
“and 28. Bach performance will be-
gin at 8 o’clock.
Everybody invited. Everybody
welcome.
Pioneers to Celebrate
Old-timers of Archer County are
to register at the courthouse in
this city next Wednesday, June
25, between 1 and 4 p. m. when
they will be honored.
Mrs. W. S. Ikard is in charge
of invitations to pioneers; Mrs.
Jim Wilson is chairman of the re-
freshment committee; Jimmy Hc-r-
any is chairman-at-large and pres-
ident of the sponsoring organiza-
tion, the Retail Merchants Asso-
ciation; and Mrs. Chas. Martin ir-
charge of registration.
One Parade Only
Remember, everyone is invited
to enter the rodeo parade Wed-
nesday, June 25, 6 p. m. Business-
es are urged to enter float® and
riding clubs, individuals, cyclists,
et cetera, of this and any other
communities and town are cor-
dially invited to participate in this
one and only parade during the
4-day rodeo.
Street dances are to be Thurs-
day and Friday nights only—after
the rodeo.
Mr and Mrs. Graham (Dummy)
Powell and daughter, Jane, of
CentraHa, 111., are visiting this
week with the gent’s folk, the
Powell elan, in this city.
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Mrs. Thurman (Skeeter) Mat-
thews, accompanied by Mrs. Gas
Deakins of Graham and Mas. John-
ny Gibbs of Newcastle, spent the
past week-end at Fort Leonard-
wood, Mo., where they visited their
respective soldier-husbands.
Contests, prizes, etc., may be
noted in the ad in The News.
Kids’ Barrel Race
Boys and girls between the ages
of seven and twelve years who so
desire may enter barrel races to
be held the nights of June 25 and
26, providing said kids follow the
required procedure to enter. Girls
of that age bracket may ride Wed-
nesday night and the boys barrel
races will be held Thursday night,
according to the rodeo association
^resident. Fred L. McDaniel.
Requirements are as follows:
Ages 7 to 12 inclusive.
Entrant must make application
by 7 o’clock P- no. Tuesday, June
24. Applications are to be made in
the county court room at the court
house.
Applicant mast have written
consent of parents, relieving the
Association of all blame in case of
injury.
Sponsor Contest
Miss Billie Jean Ray will be
sponsor riding hostess for tfhe 1962
rodeo.
These entries are also to regis-
ter *t the county court house.
Halley Paul Knox has been home
on leave from Fort Jackson, S. C.,
and is scheduled to leave July 9
from Camp Kilmer, N. J.f bound
for military duty in Austria.
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Miss Frances Ray was at home
the past week-end from teaching
duties at 8 fa ton, Tex. She has re-
turned this week to Slat bn on busi-
Daves Recaptures
Prisoner Who
Slipped From Jail
Deputy Sheriff L. A. Daves, on
Wednesday morning of last week
made amends for an oversight
s:me two weeks earlier when a
prisoner, Lorenzel Elledge, walked
out of the local jail in Dave’s’
presence and disappeared. Deputy
Daves recaptured Elledge at 1 o’-
clock a. m. Wednesday of last
week on the highway between this
city and Wichita Falls when El-
ledge and another man were at-
tempting to thumb a ride. Daves
said he recognized Elledge in his
car lights and this time it was
Elledge who wa® guilty of an over-
sight. He didn’t realize who was
offering them the lift until Daves
had adorned him with a pair cf
hand hobbies.
Elledge stated he was en route
to Archer City to give himself up
at the time he was arrested.
Rumors Say Big
Well In Offing
S. W. Of City
According to street rumors
which we are unable to verify
with any degree of authenticity,
there i® a new deep oil discovery
well producing from the Missis-
sippi formation at something be-
low 5100 feet located on land own-
ed by Chas .Abercrombie and
known re- old-timers as the Megaf-
fin place some 6 to 8 miles south-
west of Archer City.
As best we have been able to
learn the well, a rank wildcat,
was drilled by a Californian nam-
ed Welch. It is ateo said they have
erected a battery of 3 250-barrel
tanks; flhat the well was allowed
to flew for a period early this
week and then shut in due to lack
of pipeline connections; that c-p-
eritors estimate the well will make
at least 10 barrels per hour, and
last that the well was scheduled
for an official test teday but that
has been postponed until Monday
—maytbe.
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IT AIN’T FREE, BUD
Pvt. Noble Quisenberry, 21, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Quisenberry
of this city, has recently arriv^
at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where
he will attend school. After an
eight weekte course in Diesel me-
chanics, he will then return to
Fort Huachuca, Arionza, where he
has been stationed for some time.
He was home several weeks ago on
a three-day pass, visiting with his
family and friends.
Thanks
We wish to thank the following
named “nice people” for subscrip-
tion payment® since the last of-
ficial statistics were compiled two
weeks ago:
B. D. Robertson, city; Mrs. W.
R. Cox, Holliday; W. B. Rose,
Lawton, Okla.; Mrs. Lawrence
Clark, Killeen, Tex.; M. W. Ride-
nour, city; Cora Gragg, city; Hap
Burkett, city; Mrs. O. C. Elliott
for M. P. Andrews, Olney; Mrs.
G. O. Slaughter, Dallas; Mrs. S.
E. King, city; Mis® Ida Hawkins,
city; Mrs. J. B. Price, Fort Worth;
Mr*. Glen Dugan. Greeley, Colo.;
Mrs. J. L O'Keefe, city; Ben
Moore, Windthorst; George Hum-
pert, Windthorst; Mrs. Lillian Por-
gy, city; Mrs. C. C. Wolfe Wichi-
ta Falls; Chas. Vogtstoerger, Wi-
chita Falls; Mrs. David Rcbinson,
Houston; Mrs. Bos® Gore, Wind-
thorst.
Boy Scouts To
Meet Monday
Boy Scouts of the city are re-
quested to be at Scout meeting
next1 Monday evening. June 23,
7:30, when plans will be made to
handle the rodeo concessions.
Scoutmaster John Hopkins, now at
Camp Perkins with some of hie
Scouts, will be here for Monday
night's meet.
Hopkins sent word that he is
especially anxious to have all the
Scout® present Monday night.
Jerry Cunningham, lately the
assistant horologiet at Holder’s
Jewelry in this city, has tendered
his resignation a® of now in favor
of attending Uncle Sam’s whims
as of July 9.
Your* truly and the other half
of this combine were Dallas busi-
ness visitors Sunday and Monday.
The principal business—aside from
the madam’s yearning to browse
around in varic-u® and sundry mer-
chandise marts—was to purchase
considerable needed equipment for
this emporium, included among
which was press equipment and
a new font of mats and space-
bands for the Linotype. With the
arrival of these mats from the
factory at Brooklyn, The News
will undergo a face lifting and we
sincerely hope you will like it.
We believe you will find the new
Five Archer County Jail Prisoners
Are Now Enrolled At Huntsville
Archer Cattlemen
On F. W. Market
Several Archer City citizens had
cattle on the Fort Worth market
Mc-nday, according to the Texas
Livestock Marketing Association,
who handled the shipments.
Mr. J. L. Prideaux had 80 of
his cattle on the market. Included
in his shipment were 50 yearlings
weighed 445 af\d brought
After being indicted last Thurs-
day by an Archer County grad
jury, Pat and LJoyd Crawfond,
brothers, and Lorenzel Elledge and
Glen Norman, charged with cattle
theft here, the quartet waa taken
immediately into the presence of
Judge Louis T. Holland in 97th
District Court where each entered
a plea of guilty and accepted sen-
tences meted out by Judge Holland.
The Crawford brothers, second
offenders, were assessed 7 years
each, while both Elledge and Nor-
man drew 4 year terms.
The four accompanied by Francis
~ * in
that weignea to h«iu uiuu6j.,|------------—^—T " V
$32.75, and 26 steers that averag- J Alvey Bpley, sentenced earlier
ed 506 and brought $28.00. D. M the week for 3 year® on a burglary
and C. S. Harris had 25 cattle.j charge, have been transferred
In the shipment were 17 steers from the local gaol to the state
that weighed 485 and brought penitentiary at Huntsville. Carl
$33.00; four, 440 lb®, at 32c, and —
one 28c. 'W. S. Ikard had 19 head.
Eleven of his cattle were cows
that weighed 1063 lbs. and brought
$21.50; one steer weighed 460 and
brought $35.00, and two yearling^
averaged 412 lbs. at $30.00.
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Over 700 Persons
Attend Barbecue
Saturday Night
Ocffman, county attorney, upheld
the peace and dignity of this sov-
ereignty at the grand jury inves-
tigation.
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We are glad to note that Fire
Chief John Rcbinson is now able
to appear on the streets here re-
covering from seriou® injuries sus-
tained in an automobile accident
May 30 near Wills Point, Tex.
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JUDGE J. C. STRAWN, JR.
SAID CRITICALLY ILL
IN OLNEY HOSPITAL
Members of the Archer Live-
stock Association weTe host® Sat-
urday night at a big barbecue, uaj., ... ------------ ~
feast at the rodeo grounds which, ; Olney where be suffered a severe
. . __- .. r SLa kao ' L, AA we a f t n rtlr OlKflll t 1 oVlflpk I) - D3 •
The condition of County Judge
J. C. Strawn, Jr., is considered
somewhat improved today, Thurs-
day, in the Hamilton Hospital in
incidentally was one of the best
things of its kind ;ye have ever
had the pleasure of attending. De-
licious and tender beef for the oc-
casion was furnished by Jim Wil-
heart attack about 1 o’clock p. m.
Tuesday.
The judge, chronic heart victim,
complained cf shortage of breath
Monday afternoon and his wife.
casion was iurnuucu "J ........ J ------- --- -- - .
We believe you will find the new son with other association mem- upon the advice of his <J^r*
WC t • :» „ hprs individually, furnishing and him to the hospital about 8 oclock
type face easier to read if we can bers,jnmvicmauy. ... ni_ht_ It was immediately af-
or.ly make you want to read it.
And for the benefit of those who
think that because we make no
charge for free publicity it doesn’t
cost anything, we wish to explain
that the number of mats required
to mold this line of type, and the
gadgets that leave space between
the words represent an investment
cf approximately $17.25.
Archer City Wins
Over Jacksboro
By 30 to 12 Score
J
Skipper Bill Holder escorted his
Archer City baseball team to
Jacksborc- last Sunday afternoon
where they toc-k the host®, an un-
usually weak team, to the Sunday
cleaners by a score of 30 to 12.
Albert Wilson worked on the
mound for Holder’s Hotshots.
Next Sunday the locals will go
tc- Windthorst to attempt to get
revenge for a beating the Wind-
thorstei® administered to the lo-
cals two Sundays ago.
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Miss Vet Robinson was the re-
cipient of many gifts from a num-
ber cf her Midwestern University
classmates and other friends who
called during la*t week in cele-
bration of her twentieth birthday
last Wednesday, June 11.
Besides Mrs. Leitha Colburn,
dormitory mother gt Queen’s Hall,
were the following MU students:
Chari otte Barthelemy, Imperial
Tex.; Kathy Merle Sumrall, Iowa
Park; Gloria Garza, Nuevo Laredo,
Mex.; Wyvon Wright, Seymour,
and “Sncokie” Lucy, Bud Lundeen,
Mack Huffaker, Fred Stimson,
James Covington, Lydia Streit,
Jimmy Allison, Ruth Cfancey, Ev-
elyn Tarver, all of Wichita Falla,
and Peggy Rater of Antelope.
Other visitors Wednesday night
i„ the Fire Chief John Robinson
home were Fire Chief and Mnv
Bill Beck and young son, Billy, of
SAFB.
preparing other edibles such as
red beans, salads, bread, drinks,
etc., to go with the barbecue. Not-
able among the groceries aside
from the barbecue was the huge
pot of frijoles cooked on the site
and served by Dick Coleman. The
beef was cooked by Harry Prine,
Wichita Falls hickc-ry smoke art-
Over 700 persons attended the
affair and we have been told a
little bit of everything was left
over.
4-H CLUB GIRLS
LEAVE FOR LEUDERS
FOR DISTRICT CAMP
Dorothy Zotz and Marie Green
of Windthorst, Pauline Province
and Peggy Turner, Holliday, all
4-H Club girl®, left Wednesday
morning for Lueders, Texas, where
the district 4-H Camp is being
held through Friday.
The girls will participate in
camp activities cf rifle-shoo-ting,
crafts, recreation and camp cook-
'^rs. Pearla Coffman, county
home demonstration agent, accom-
panied the girls.
Lazy Old Sun
Too Energetic
In This Area
Weather conditions here the past
few days have left a lot to be de-
sired, at least in the matter of
moisture and we could do with a
little less enthusiasm on the part
of the lazy oldenin. We don’t happen
to have a thermometer haivdy end
it has been a little too hot to ven-
ture out and check on any in an-
other location, hence we do not
know just how high the mercury
has been ascending. But we have
noticed the asphalt paving ha»
been something like walking on
medium herd n*bei—and about
3 or 4 o’clock in the afternoon®
the genuine concrete paving seems
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ferrell andj to soften a trifle,
daughters. Olivia and Barbara,'
spent the past week-end at Turn-
er Falls, Okla., where they were
guest® in the Ab Fowler home.
Mrs. Tommie Mijinich of Pecoa,
N. M.. it visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Cecil Thurlkill, and family
and other kin in this city.
Mrs. Boots Brewer received a
letter last week from her eon,
Cpl. Ed Stanford, stating that be
was leaving San Diego Jane 14
bound for Japan. Stanford took
his basic training at La June and
has lately been stationed et Ocean-
side.
that night. It was immediately af-
ter he wa® moved from a ward
to a rcom Tuesday that he suffer-
ed the attack.
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Mrs. K. b. Danley ha* this week
been at the bedside of her brother,
R scoe Akers, who is seriously ill
in t-.e Graham hospital after hav-
ing suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis Sunday at his heme in Eliae-
ville. Tommy Patrick, who ia a
brother-in-law of Akers, and fam-
ily vioited him Sunday night.
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Lions Install
New Officers At
Ladies" Night
Jce Weaver cf Olnoy, assistant
district Lion governor, conducted
installation ceremonies Tuesday
night when the Archer City Lion*
feted their ladies *t a fried chicken
supper in the American Legion
Hall. Outgoing Lion President Per-
ry Pittman served as emcee.
More than 50 Lions and guest*
were present to hear an after-din-
ner talk by Rev. John D. Alexan-
der, new pa® tor of the First Bap-
tist Church here.
Mrs. Dennis Colwell of Dallas,
sifter cf Lien Joe Shelton, was
guest artist for the occasion and
gave a group of delightful read-
ings preceding the installation of
the following officers:
Tom Hilton, pres.
Duren Bell, Ves Morris, Bill
Holder, tat, 2nd and 3rd vice-pres.,
respectively.
Coe Ellis, tail twister.
Luther Wakefield, Lion tamer.
New Directors, A. J- DeMoee,
Vincent Murphy. *
Holdover Directors, Jese Pri-
deaux, Cecil Knox.
Celie Slack/Lion sweetheart.
Other geests included Sam Furr
of Olney, district international Lion
counselor, and wife; Mrs. Alex-
ander and Mias Minnie Shelton of
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Horany
held a sort ef family “open bsnw
Sunday at their new home in Ol-
ney, built since their former home
was completely demolished »t
town's tornado laefc year. All of
the local Horsnys were in at-
tendance during the day. as were
others kinsmen of Oteey and *bor-
man.
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