The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1955 Page: 3 of 10
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THB CLIFTON RECOUP, CLIFTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1955
FAC* THUMB
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS
DIAMOND — 303 CANS
TOMATOES 2 25c
KIMBELL'S CHOPPED
Mustard Greens 303 «„ 11c
MISSION
PEAS 303 c>n 13c
MINUTE RICE 15 o. bo« 39c
HEINZ
CATSUP bo.,i. 25c
MONARCH — Kosher Country Style
PICKLES 36 _ 39c
SEA FEAST PINK
SALMON 49c
SPAM 1339c
SUGARIPE
PRUNES ,b Pk, 29c
LUCKY LEAF
APPLE SAUCE 3.3 on 15c
HERSHEY
Chocolate Chips««. b.925c
ALL 5c
CANDY BARS 6 25c
BETTY CROCKER
CRUST MIX 9 ox. box 18c
BRIGHT & EARLY
FEA with lea gl,,s fro V, lb. 41C
DIAMOND
PAPER PLATES Pb9. .f 1312c
2 for 25c
AJAX
DIAMOND
NAPKINS pb9 12c
CHARMIN COLORED
TISSUE 2 w 23c
JOHNSON'S LIQUID — 1/3 PINT FREE
FLOOR WAX pm, 45c
DUZ Large Box
Washing Powder 29c
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
CRISP AND FIRM
LETTUCE ,b. 11c
CARROTS
SUNKIST
LEMONS
MEATS
WICKLOW
BACON
ESSEX ^
Summer Sausage
lb.
lb.
42c
CLUB STEAK
lb.
PURE (Bring Container)
HOGLARD
2 lbs. for
FROZEN
FOODS .
SNOW CROP
FISH STICKS
pkg.
DONALD DUCK
BROCCOLI
p*<g.
PARFAY
Vi gal.
DONALD DUCK
CORN
29c
39c
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Local Women
VFW Officers
TROTTER GROCERY AND MARKET
Phone 190
Clifton
FAIRVIEW HD CLUB
MEMBERS MEET APR. 28
Members of the Fairview Home
Demonstration Club met Thursday
afternoon, April 28, in the home
of Mrs. Dick Blassingame.
Mrs. Victor Thiele, president,
called the meeting to order, and
eight members answered roll call.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read..
The date was set for the Club
ice cream social which is to be held
on Friday. May 13.
Mrs. W. P. Downey gave an in-
teresting HD Council report, and
she also gave a demonstration on
cutting beds. Mrs. R. M. Jones
demonstrated table setting.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess. —Reporter
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Spangle and
daughter, Charlotte, of Navarro,
were Clifton visitors last Sunday in
the home of Mr. Spangle’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Spangle.
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For your patio, porch or playroom use handsome, enduning
redwood Heart O' Tha Hills table and .bench sets. A good
buy for value-seekers.
Round N»k»l* it 32 inches in dkrmeterj oblong table 77 inches in length.
Round table,
4 benches____
$39.95
2 benches
$28.95
EVAPORATIVE
COOLERS
• See uv for efficient
evaporative cooler*.
• A fixe
need.
for every
1 Enjoy a tool home
this summer.
VENETIAN
BLINDS
Get our price* on Ve-
netian blind* of supe-
rior quality.
Wood or aluminum
•iat*.
Choice of tape color*.
Arrange today for in-
stallation of modern
Venetian blinds in
your home.
EASY TERMS
ATTIC
Reduce air condi-
tioning bills. Enjoy
a cooler home. Insu-
late the attic.
EASY TERMS
MODERN
AWNINGS
AND
DOOR HOODS
• All-weather pro-
tection
• Added beauty for
the home
• Ventilated, all-
aluminum
• Color combina-
tions
Nothing Down
Up to 3 Yrs. to Pay
Mr. Devaney’s Birthday
Celebrated With Open House
On Sunday afternoon, May 8, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray C. Finstad and daugh-
ter, Donna, entertained with an
open house to honor Mrs. Finstad’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. (Jack)
Devaney, on the occasion of Mr.
Devaney’s 50th birthday.
Delicious refreshments of pine-
apple sherbet punch and white
cake were served during the open
house hours.
Attending the open house were
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sevier. Mr.
and Mrs D. D. Sevier, Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Jackson and children,
Gary and Karon. Mrs, W. R. Fatil
haber and son. Chucky, Mrs. Max
Tipton and children, Julia and
Mark, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
McCullough and children, Sharon
and Mike, of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. Devaney and daughter, Kathy,
of Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
L. Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Tino
Scott and children, Randy and
Genna, of Waco; and Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Hyles, Mrs. Ed Handley.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Finstad, Mr
and Mrs. F. H. Sormrude, Mrs
William F. Canady and son, Wil
liam Earl, and R. C. Gunn, of Clif
ton.
When the District 14 Conven-
tion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
was held in West last Saturday
and Sunday, May 14 and 15, Robert!
E. Binford Post 8553 in Clifton j
was highly honored to have two j
of its auxiliary members elected to
district office for the coming year. J
Mrs. Carl Schmidt was installed
as District 14 Junior Vice-President !
and Mrs. Lloyd Orbeck as District !
14 Guard along with other district!
officers Sunday afternoon at Saint I
Joseph’s Hall by retiring District j
14 president, Mrs. Nida Peevey, of I
Marlin.
Representing the Clifton Post
and auxiliary were Post Command-
er Carl Schmidt. Auxiliary Presi- j
dent Mrs. Orbeck, and members,
Jodie Amundson, Marvin Fossett,
Neill Terrell, Mills Stewart, Mrs.
Percy Sormrude, and Mrs. Schmidt.
Climax of the convention was the
election of District 14 officers for
1955-56.
Ann Zuehlke High
Meridian 8th Grader
Honor students of the eighth
grade graduating class in the Meri-
dian Public Schools were announc-
ed last week by the class sponsor,
Curtis L. Evans. Ann Zuehlke.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
E. (Boh) Zuehlke and granddaugh-
ter of Mrs. A
valedictorian,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. D.
Holt, is salutatorian.
Commencement exercises
been set for Friday night, May 27,
at which time diploma^ will be
presented to the following students
—Conrad Archer. Carl Arther, Har-
ry Arthur, John Cosper, Dickie
Eaton, Loy Wayne Etchison, Tom-
my Schulze, Barbara Alexander,
TomaDean Briley, Marilyn Conner,
Judy Holt, I,ouise Howard, Eva Sue
Lane, Adrien Lumpkin, Peggy Me-1
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Klinefelter on Route 2,
Clifton, last Sunday and Monday
were Mr. Klinefelter’s brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. G. M.
Klinefelter, of Dallas.
Riffle, of Clifton,'is Curdy, Kitty Nell Pace, Peggy Pat-
and Judy Holt, terson, Joan Rice, Linda Warren,
and Ann Zuehlke.
Program for the evening will be
presented by members of the class.
have
i BURRELL F. WORD
Attorney At Law
Meridian - - - Texas
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JUDGE ROBERT W. CALVERT
Speaker Here
At Commencement
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY
AT CAMP TAHUAYA
Judge Robert W. Calvert, pic-
lured above, of Austin, a member
of the Supreme Court of Texas,
will Be the guest speaker at the
commencement exercises for the
Open house and dedication ser-j senior class of the Clifton Public
viceswill beheld at Camp Tahuaya. j Schools which will be held at 8:00
Boy Scout Camp of the Heart o’j o’clock on Monday night. May 23,
Texas Council in which the Clifton i jn the Bettis Auditorium.
Scout troops are included, Sunday! A graduate of Corsicana High
afternoon. May 22. School, Judge Calvert entered The
The public is invited to be pres-1 University of Texas in 1923 and
ent and make a tour of inspection finished The University of Texas
of the many additions and greatly Law School in January. 1931
expanded camp facilities resulting! in March, 1931, he entered the
from the two-year building pro- practice of law at Hillsboro and
gram which has been going on at ; became a member of the firm of
Camp Tahuaya. Most of the local Morrow and Calvert In that city in
scouts have or will spend a week j January, 1934. He remained as a
or more at Camp Tahuaya, and they j member of this firm until he be-
will carry memories of the camp i came a member of the Supreme
throughout their entire lives. Court on October 1, 1950.
The camp will be open from 2:00 j Judge Calvert was elected to the
until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, and the:Texas House of Rperesentatives
dedication services will he held in 1937, was elected Criminal Dis-
near the new dining lodge at 3:30 trict Attorney of Hill County in
p.m., with Reverend Maggart B. j 1942, and was elected chairman of
Howell, pastor of the First Metho-jthe State Democratic Executive
dist Church in Temple and chair- j Committee in September, 1946.
man of the Council’s Relationships I Judge Calvert was elected to the
Committee, presiding. A division j Supreme Court of Texas in 1950
band from Camp Hood will furnish to serve a six year term beginning
music during the afternoon. ; on October 1, 1950, to succeed
Guided tours of the expanded
camp and its facilities will he pro-
vided by members of the Order of
the Arrow, honor camper group.
The McCormick No. 64 Harvester-Thresher
Justice R. 1! Harvey, deceased.
During his residence in Hillsboro
Judge Calvert’s civic activities in
eluded membership and presidency
Refreshments will be served by the ! of the Hillsboro Rotary Club and
Belton Rotary and Lions Clubs. j membership and presidency of the
Each of the 11 troopsites at the j Board of Trustees of the Hillsboro
camp is equipped with a perman- i Independent School District for six
ent wash stand, shower, permanent ! years.
latrine, and either a summer or
winter-type kitchen. Three of the
sites are equipped with five adiron-
daek-style shelters and bunks for
year-round camping regardless of
the weather.
The expansion program has seen
more than 75 permanent structures
built at Camp Tahuaya.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Philipp
and children, Tommy, Jimmy, and
Brenda, now are making thoir
home in Colorado City where Mr.
j Philipp is employed with the
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing
Company. Mrs. Philipp this week
wrote the Record editor that Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Philipp and chil
dren, Bobby, Sue, and Ann. who
also formerly lived in Clifton, are
living in Colorado City where Mr.
Philipp has been with Halliburton
for the past several years.
Judge and Mrs. Calvert were
married in 1933 and have two
children, Carolyn, 16, and Jimmy,
13.
Spending last Saturday and Sun-
day in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
O. S. Carlson Sr. near Cranfills
Gap were their sons and their fam-
ilies. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Carlson
and daughter. Sandra, of Grand
Prairie, and Mr. and Mrs. O. S.
Carlson Jr.,‘ of Waco.
Saves down and tangled
crops . . . separates grain
completely... speeds
your harvest
Here’s a big-capacity, straight-through
combine that pickj) up storm-flattened
crops ... lets you save the grain in man-
high weed patches without slugging
the cylinder. The McCormick No. 64
is built extra strong to withstand long,
continuous operation at today’s faster
tractor speeds.
Low-angle feeder,64Vi inches wide, keeps
rank, heavy crops from hailing up and
clogging the cylinder.
Widest cylinder—64 U inches—of any com-
bine built. This six-bar, rasp-type cylinder
can l>e operated at speeds ranging from
600 to 1600 rpm. to thresh any crop clean.
Big oversize separating unit puts grain
in the bin that smaller capacity machines
leave in the straw.
Combine many crops—small grains, soy-
beans, sorghums, legumes, and lots of
others. The McCormick No. 64 Harvester-
Thresher is an all-purpose combine for
average-size farms.
See os for all the facts about the No.
61 the next time you’re in town.
Other No. 64 Features
• Full-width, straight-through design
• Auxiliary engine or tractor PTO driven
• Grain tank or bagger
• Sealed, self-lubricating bearings
• One-piece all-steel straw rack
Stevens Motor & Implement Company
130 S. Ave. G CLIFTON Telephone 85
FILLS BAPTIST PULPIT
Reverend J. E. Roth, executive
secretary and treasurer of the La-
tham Springs Baptist Encampment,
filled the pulpit at the First Bap-
tist Church in Clifton last Sunday
morning in the absence of Rever-
end W. G. Etheredge. Reverend
Roth was a guest in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Flint during
his Clifton visit Sunday.
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Service And Repair
REFRIGERATION-
COMMERCIAL & DOMESTIC
Automatic Washers,
Electric Ranges.
Bronson
Appliance Service
Call 101
CLIFTON, TEXAS
PAINT VALUES
Wall
paini
QUALITY
WALLPAPER
We invfte you to »ee
the outitxnding pei-
terni in dittlnctlee
.wallpaper awaiting
your aelection.
Priced to pleat* you.
Labor and mareriau on
EASY TERMS
• Easy fo apply
• Quick to dry
• Brush or roll on
• Economical, too
$485
GAL.
FARM AND RANCH
PAINT
For palatine fences, racks, italll
and burnt. Safe, non-roaic, lead,
free. U«e ir on the home too.
White ooly.
MINNCOTI Rubber Bale Paint for
brick, Kucco, concrete and aibeitoa
shingles. 12 colon and white.
$3 05
Vjsnl.
$545
Jill.
Prices Are Always Right At
Wm. Cameron & Co.
QUALITY MATERIALS AND SERVICES
2x4
BUILDER BARGAINS
8' TO 20' LENGTHS,
Grade Rejects, per 100 sq. feet " $4.00
Can be used for farm buildings, forms, ramps,
fences, cottages, etc., worth the money, come
by and see for yourself, a bargain passed on
to the trade, only 4c per board foot.
2x6 — 6', 8', 10' lengths Fir, no culls offered, buy
these cheaper than regular 2x4,
Per 100 sq. ft............ $5.50
INLAY LINOLEUM, Blue Stripe, standard ga.,
Per sq. yd............... $1.98
Light Taupe (tan) Stripe, standard ga.,
Per sq. yd................................ $1.75
13 Other ARMSTRONG Patterns In Stock.
ORNAMENTAL IRON CORNER POSTS, Painted $12.00
ASBESTOS SIDING,
Remnants and odds, good condition
$ 8.00
FARMERS! RANCHERS! See us for wire fencing,
staples, galvanized roofing, ranch gates, at
attractive prices.
Pricot Are Always Right At .....
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Baldridge, Robert L., Jr. & Baldridge, Mrs. Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1955, newspaper, May 20, 1955; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth778664/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.