The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 3, 1991 Page: 2 of 26
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THE CUFTON RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JULY X 1991, PAGE 2A
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Review Of Melodrama
'Curse You, Jack Dalton’
Will Make Your 4th 'Boo’tifuP
CUFTON MASONIC LODGE held its installa-
tion Saturday. Officers include (front, from left)
Marahall Mitchell, ateward; J.L. Warren, junior
deacon; Gene Hudgins, chaplain; Wendell
Aubrey, worshipful master; George O’Neal,
secretary; and Terry Bekkelund, senior deacon;
and (back, from left) Harry Parrish, tiler; Jodie
McFadden, steward; Dan Evans, senior warden;
Harold Wiese, junior warden; and Burl Prueitt,
treasurer.
—Staff Photo By Mstanis Martin
•y W. LEON SMITH
CUFTON RECORD EDITOR
CLIFTON - The BCCFA Tin Build
ing Theatre will be the place in
Bosque County to be at 5 p.m. on the
4th of July, as the melodrama Curse
You, Jock Dalton unfolds to a hiss-
ing and booing audience.
The annual melodrama presenta-
tion by the BCCFA Theatre is an
eagerly-awaited event each year, as it
provides the players on stage an op-
portunity to become exaggerated
characters and it allows the audience
a chance to participate in the presen-
tation by hooraying, chiding, yelling,
and uncontrollably bellylaughing dur-
ing the performance.
Cberyll Robertson is directing this
year’s approximately hour-long show,
which was written by Wilbur Braun,
but which has been revised slightly to
give it a noticeably Bosque County
twinge.
Not only is this year’s melodrama
a fast-paced comedy, it has a thread
of mystery interspersed, and some
very likeable characters.
This writer reviewed the play ear-
ly last week, and already the melodra-
ma was nearing its “finishing
touches” stage.
Although we were unable to review
a couple of the characters who did not
make that particular rehearsal, we
must say that Bryan Davis in the role
of the villian (it his cape well and dis-
played an urgency to maim that was
chilling.
In the title role of Jack Dalton, our
hero, is Brian Martin, who, though
wimpy, nerdy, and ttrange while in
character, is able to prove himself
worthy in the end. You’ll laugh as the
"nerd to the nth degree" takes on the
villian in an attempt to “aave the
day.”
Carol Duncan as the wishy-washy
mother whose maternal instincts lean
toward overprotectiveness of Jack
Dalton is played with flair, and Sherie
Ant is abundantly snobbish, cunning,
and conniving as the villian’s partner
in crime and as the hero's would-be
lover.
True love, however, wins out as our
hero chooses the demure, thoughtful,
and polite household maid as his lady
fair, played impeccably by Stacy
Lundberg.
Other cast members (not present
when the play was seen by this
reviewer) are Bob Fuller and Lorraine
Cote.
Assistant director is Sandra Napier
alski, while Jack Bruton is in charge
of lighting and Bobbie Foster, pub-
licity.
Prior to the melodrama presenta-
tion Thursday, a skit from the upcom-
ing children's play, Who’t Afraid of
the Big Bad Wolf will be performed,
and a short sing-along featuring patri-
otic tunes is planned
Admission is free and concessions
will be available for purchase inside
the air-conditioned theatre building.
We can heartily recommend the
sojourn to the theatre on Indepen-
dence Day for the festivities. The
melodrama is fast-paced, with
beautifully-exaggerated, highly like-
able characters, and an amusing
storyline that everyone should be able
to identify with and ei\joy.
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Kelly Bronstad is pictured with Mas-
on Walter May at Saturday’s installation of officers at Clifton Ma-
sonic Lodge.
—Staff Photo By Melanie Martin
Clifton: The New Town
July 4,1861, was an exciting day in
the history of Clifton, for it was the
date of the arrival of the first pas-
senger train to town. The train crews
had completed the tracks as far as
Clifton at this time, and the first
Clifton depot was built in 1883.
According to William C. Pool, the
first business to be built in the new
town of Clifton was constructed by
A.H. Hutchins of Galveston, In the
spring of 1992, Billy Kemp moved his
residence to the new town site, and
converted his house into a hotel. In
fact, Clifton, at this time, had two
hotels—the Kemp Hotel and the Kell
Hotel—both located on the east side
of the railroad.
“In addition to the merchants mov-
ing from 'old town,’ new business
firms which were established includ-
ed: W.H. Quiggs ft Co.; Forbes and
Bayler, W.P. Gilbert, Hardiman ft
Waters; Judge Stroop; A.W. Potts;
J.B. Pool; Charles Harrington; Peder
son ft Grimland; Pierson, Pederson ft
Co.; A.P. Anderson; C.O. Nelson;
Sears ft Kemp; Schow Brothers; Lock
ett ft Bass.”
Clifton experienced considerable
growth during the last two decades of
the 19th century. A brief description
of s few of the businesses follows:
J.K. Bass, a native of North Caroli-
na, came to Clifton in 1884 and eras
a partner in the mercantile firm of
Locket and Bass. “This business oc-
cupied the first stons building built in
Clifton by Judge Stroop (building
nearest the Santa Fa tracks in the
Rea Block).” In 1892, Mr. Baas pur
chased a cotton gin.
The "first steam flour mill,” The
Merchant and Exchange Flour Mill of
Clifton, was built by Willis Sparks
Helm in 1887-88.
The famous mercantile house of
P.E. Schow ft Brothers, located near
the Santa Fe Railroad tracks, was es-
tablished by Pedar Evan Schow and
his brothers, John Schow and O.E.
Schow.
The first bank of Clifton was opened
in 1898 by J.W. Butler and J.T.
Atticks.
Local Green Thumb Worker
Finds Education Pays Off
Looking Back
70 Years
Ago
From The
Bosque County
Collection
By ELIZABETH TORRENCE
The Clifton Record was published
by W.C. O’Brian in 1896.
The following description of Clifton
in mid-1886 appeared in the July 3,
1886 issue of The Bosque Citizen:
"Clifton is situated on the banks of
the Bosque and it is claimed has the
widest and richest territory tributary
to it of any town in the county. It has
six mercantile establishments, two sa-
loons, two blacksmith shops, three
chruch buildings, a three-story rock
school building with Masonic Hall,
one flouring mill, one grain house,
two gins, and the best eating house on
the Santa Fe. It claims a population
of 450 including 142 scholastics.
There is s flourishing Temperance
Council.
Shipments of wheat to date—600
bushels. The merchants claim that
Clifton ships more wheat than all
other towns in the county.
All crops in this vicinity are good
and cotton extra. The people are
cheerful, clever, and wide awake.
This is the home of Mr. M.G. Cash,
the candidate on the People’s ticket
for assessor.
The next industrial move Clifton
will make will be the building of a
large Roller Mill.”
(To be continued.).
Source: Boeque Territoryby William
C. Pool; The Boeque Citieen.
CR ANFILLS GAP - Birdis Gustaf-
son of Cranfills Gap has come a long
way since February of 1990 when she
was referred to Green Thumb by the
Prime Source Program. Birdis, 57,
had encountered many obstacles since
her former company in Cranfills Gap
closed its doors and forced her onto the
unemployment rolls.
Many employers were not willing to
hire an older worker and she didn’t
have the newer high tech job skills
needed to get a good job in today’s
market.
Green Thumb, Inc., which is spon-
sored by the Texas Farmers Union '
and funded by the Department of
Labor for persona 56 years and older
who meet the department’s income
guidelines, got together with the
Heart of Texas Prime Source and
worked out a plan. Prime Source
would provide the funds for classroom
training in computers and office skills
and Green Thumb would provide a
community service placement to pro-
vide Birdis with living expenses dur-
ing her classroom training. At the
time, she had no other source of
income.
She was placed with the Cranfills
Gap Independent School District as a
library aide. Birdis was also over the
excellerated computerised reading
program and tutored students in
grades 4 through 10.
"The attitude employers have about
not wanting to hire older people real-
ly bothers me,” said Gustafson. “I
have time to do two or three more
careers before I’m ready for retire-
ment, and 1 feel age only enhances a
worker's ability and skills.”
Anderson Reunion
To Be Held Sunday
CLIFTON — Descendants of the
late Ole A. and Berget (Torgeson) An-
derson will hold their annual family
reunion on Sunday, July 7, at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church parish hall
at Norse.
Church services begin at 10 a.m. A
covered-dish luncheon will follow at
noon for family members and friends.
Coffee, tea, ice, plates, and silverware
will be ftirnished. Family members
are asked to bring a covered-dish or
so. An afternoon of fun and fellowship
is planned.
Host family is the William Amund-
son family.
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Birdis was determined to get the
education she needed to secure a good
job. “It’s a 124-mile round trip from
her home to Texas State Technical In-
stitute,” said B.J. Carlile, area super-
visor for Texas Green Thumb.
Birdis Gustaufron said, “I never
missed a class and was never late.
This past spring when Bosque County
flooded, I was the last car that got
through on Highway 6 where Merid-
ian Creek and Neils Creek cross. I told
the highway patrolman I was going
to get to my classes one way or
another—even if I had to walk!”
Her tenacity finally paid off, and,
with the help of several of the pro-
gram staff, she got an interview with
the Sears Company and was hired as
a dispatcher at the Sears Service
Center. This combined her old skills
from previously-held jobs with her
newly-gained classroom skills.
“I first want people to know that the
Green Thumb program does work,
and the jobs are out there if you knock
on enough doors,” exclaimed
Gustafson.
COME JOIN THE FUN1!
Swimming Lesson Registration Continues
Preschool, Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate
Sessions: July 8-19 and July 22-Aug. 2
NEW CLASSES
MOTHER—TOT (8 month-3 years)
Mom participate* in the water
Oats: July 6-1#
Tims: 1100-11:48 a.m. Mon., Wad., Fri
Pas: 118.00 Limit: 10
WATER EXERCISE
Data: July 8-31 Mon., Tuos., Thura.
Tima: SO p.m.
Psa: 836.00 Limit: 13
For Registration Forms or Information
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: OLSON PARK POOL, 675-6648
Watch for More Lessons Throughout the Summer
We Try Harder. That's Why We've Always Been
Number 1 In Bosque County!
THE CUFTON RECORD
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ARE OUR CUSTOMERS WHO BENEFIT FROM HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
CONGRATULATIONS, DONALD,
WE'RE PROUD OF YOUR EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT!
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