The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1962 Page: 1 of 12
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Comanche County's Oldest Business Institution
Published for And About Comanche County
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-tYtMANOHE. TEXAS, «, JW12
EIGHTY-EIGHT a YEAR—no. 41
la SAGKH IN
manent \
from $5 UD
Plans Set For Cha
'e *elcomt hoth
w customers to
KH». Wnietf ^
ftmwmnwHi tWl the Qusttn* dchooT , v.vf
.I ’ccUoii'i, to bcVhcld at Du- Oils-,
Important scJvcJol UusU-c elect. -
County Teachers To j
Meet Thursday Night
Ion* »»•**
of Commerce Banquet
......... —N—I
four caraUdates fqr the th j-ee po.i
School biianofc ior Saturday— .as
veil as m the" other throe district.-!
in the county v Do Loop, Ousting
and Sidney, and also for three
Places.on the Comanche Board
spots now betas held by C. D
Swrareng'm. Ixiard president, and
A E 1 Buster Rpbertson, vice-pres-
ident Neither Mr Swearengitvis
Mr Robertson are candidates‘\r
Polls dpeir at 8 a trr and close
at 1 (ifi pm and the Comanche
HefioOl Distict election is expected
to attract a full size vote It i.-j
to l*- hold at-the Fire Station f-»
the city hall Candidates are
Johnnie Livingston, Howell Cobb
Richard i Hutch) Bean, James,
(Butch) Bean. James IJtml He-
berts, Keith Lane, Jr.. L l-
(shorty) nukes, Jr., and Hm K
Clemons.---------
firstINE ATTR \CTS I
Superintendent Otlbert tJovie
As Cancer Control
Month By Gov.
Ready lo-stnn
8 to 6 daih;
ttions * . . ~
Thov are Oaitlt Pettit, and F'l-
i,tm Lukei. seeking-re-election and
[>)m Moon- and Kenneth Evans.
.At Sidney, there are three CftlV
didati"- C C' H<>‘" Ci ay Ion Cagle.
Loo l Dent- Clark with three pod-
man: Ur. Wm. T. Calhoun.
1'roKiam: .Pirkle. and Ren
Sudderth.
Decorations: Angus Dkkson,
Jr., chairman; John Beaty, Jr.;
Jrte Waring.
Arrangement*: Roy D.
Adams, l.ouis Itarelik.
Moorman Manufacturing Com-
pany's new plans is just about
ready for the opening of Its
Texas manufacturing and ware-
house facilities—t+r Comanche—-
and making the plant the scene
or the annual Chamber of Com-
merce banquet is sure to add to
the interest of the affair.
Moorman's Comanche Plant
Manager: Sid Carney, along with
several Moorman officials from
the plant headquarters at the
home office in Quincy. Illinois,
are to be special guests' at the
banquet.
Ooyernor _ Price Daniel opened,
tile 1982 Crusade for Cancer of-
ficially this week when he issue,;
a proclamation designating April
as "Cancer Con!nil Month" i)
Texas
TUft„C;»overhor pointed put the
tragictoli of the disease He stated
that about'21,000 new eases oi
cancer will be diagnosed in Texali
nong during 1902.
Nell Rose Webb. Comanche, has
ALEKY KEMP, o,
Phone :15«.33M
been appointed ns CrusadP Chair-
man for Comanche. Miss Wcbli
points‘out that about 87,000 can-
cqjr patients will probably die this
year who might have been saved
by earier diagnosis and better
1*1 sale—HANES hosiery.
treatment.
PROFFITT, WRIGHT, KELLEY
ELECTED CITY ALDERMAN
In the1 City election held lie re ' CHS Classes of '1936, thari) FlPftfiu
Tuesday, April 3, C A. Proffitt. _ . . JIIOI p fcIVVIVU
local photographer," Jerry Wright, 37, 38 To Meet Here _ - * a
partner in.'thc • Wright Leather' * . IlD OAR
-Goods Mfg. Co. and 11 O Kelley. [ • High School Uv L"VlS I WJV!
Dale Nowlin, chair
responsible
The final Comanhe County
Classroom Teahers meeting of the
, 1961-62 school year is set for
I Thursady night, April 12, at'De
I Leoh.
Speaker of the evening will be
C. *L, Kay of Lubbock Christian
College.
PIRKLE
GARDEN CLUB CENTER FUND
OFF TO GOOD START
Union Services
Set For Easier
Among the important business
I on schedule will be th election oi
nr A- officers for. the 1962-63-school
term. Officers of the Asociation
now are; 'Troy Norris. Comanche,
president: Gilbert Davis. (Justine
for 1 vice-president; Mrs Fred Hold-
. ridge, D* Leon, acci clary. and Jim
the prAins, pe Leon, treasum:.
be: itefre motifs wUl be served, fol-
lowing (he pogram "We are ex-
iled pectin" 100 or more teachers at
program will be announced later.fina] meeting of the year,”
—1--r----—nays-Mr. Notrts, who urges a lull
I attendance of one and all.
ION, ROOM, will hold op
)uk Sunday afternoon.
i JVNIOR-SENIOR BAN-
| time far COMANCHE
H SCHOOL this week-end
id the big social event In
COMANCHE school rear la
for Saturday night. The
MI lMIlrt 1* to be held
BOLDEN ARROW CAFE-
JA -Saturday night. Foi-
studcnU
School's
Dads Night At
Junior High PTA
Comanche Garden Club mem-
bers say thgt they are meeting
with enthusiastic -response In
their drive to build a Garden
dub CommunityNSenter.
More than $1,100 in contri-
butions was in the bank early
this week, with additional dona-
tions to ttje fund still coming in
.daily.
Foundation work is underway
tox the new center to be located
on the lot on West Cedar, don-'
at#d by Mrs. Walter Durham
. »0. giauating classes or 1.JJ6, si aim
, ‘ ! h.« rrre planning a reunion to be . ' In an - elect]
1 011 held .Htnr 23 and 24 Letters have mlfrwt and v
, 'I’om- out to cx-cla.*sirtnt<'fi iirglng PiT'■ Me vote
1 j them to return and joiH thti lu«. City Klettlon
! -Tims", Ptfinn’nd ti attend this rell H Sharp.
-®J | reunion are remiiidcd. to get -u (f fean i W B
238 J toueVt with tin- i tsunion connltt*'" f nt nv.r, > , )»'
223 i as soon as po-Mlb" to let then. 2.’
1M know their plan*. - .....1 ' '}y^TW
kinds paylt div»
NCE!
iujtctK ini
[IR NEEDS
Horse Show Plans Set
Here For Saturday
— «» ^_ _ _ _ __ - - . .
Grain Program Rusty Carnes, 13, of Newburg Is
Sign-up Extended Severely Injured As Horse Falls
"The Camp Fire Girls will be
In rhrage of the program, and
are sure to bring an interesting
one;'' says those in Charge, who
Join in urging a good attendance
of Moms and Dads at this an-
imal meeting.
Refreshments of pte and cof-
fee will be T served following the
program! ~
“We thank one and all who
have alfeady contributed to this
cause." say Garden Club work-
ers. who add that "with this
good start, we can now-go oh
with our building project."
Faragn* who have not yet
» part In this drive, and
who want to do So, can see
one of the following ladies as
members of the finance com-
mittee: Mrs. W. M. Durham.
Sr., general chairman: Mrs.
Robert Eaton, president of the
Garden Club, or one of the
following members of the com-
mittee: Mrs. A P. Co*. Mrs.
Tom Dadtey. Mrs. Joe Topln.
Mrs. E. H. Penny. Mrs. Dar-
rell Smith. Mia. Vaaeo Lee. Mrs.
if fine rains which fell
school the county Wrd-
ay and Thursday totaled
i Ltt to i.U Inches and
ght many smiles to farm-
rsaehers, and businessmen
). With the coming of
Singers To Meet
The Comanche County Quarter
Singing Association will meet at
the Fast Hide Baptist Church in
Comanche, Friday night, April 6.
The singing begins at 7 o’clock
state
-2252
Avenue
Herb Gox3!
GETS ARMY DISCHARGE
annual
‘ Donald Lacy as retired from
the US Air Force after complet-
tweiity yekrs of service.
Master Sergeant Lacy who has
been stationed at Dyess Field, Abi-
lene. for the last several years,
was separated from the service
.. J „ , , concious for more than 48 hours.
Rusty Carnes 13 year did snn of ^ jg ftcpected to be dismissed
Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Came*, of! fpom the 16cal hospital in three
the Newburg Community was f ^
severely injured last Saturday j ♦»,. nt arm
morning, when his horse fell oni f7u
the pavement, on Highway 16. t “th,inovwr
he and his father were herding! from a trator, and waa runovar.
TJ.'SSS. were M, . M | N'w
of cattle across the highway about Tom Reily Marshall, son of the
7:30 o'clock Saturday, when a late Coach Tommy Marshall and
steer broke loose from the herd, a grandson of Mrs. Joe Marshall.
Rusty's horse, broke with the steer, cleared the 12 foot mark for the
and headed down the highway, fourth time this season at an br-
and fell. - ! vltation track and field meet held
Rusty, popular and spunky-Co- at Columbus,
manche 7th grader, suffered | His high mark of the year, 1J
severe facial and eye lid abrasions, t feet. 7 3-4 inches, was made in
buiaes of the facia tissues and a [the Columbus meet. His vaulting
concussion, as his horse fell on I performance is the . best in 2-A
.him on the pavement. circles this year. On successive
He was rushed to the Comanche1 week-ends, he has gone over the
«y O. D. JOHNSTON. Canty Okie, Mg.
Comonclw Comfy A SC 5
Notice has been received at the
Comanche County. ABCS Office
that the closing date for sign-up
In the 1962 Feed Grain Program
for com and grain sorghum is
PRESENTED IN PIANO
Saturday He pans to make his RECITAL IN OKLA. CITY
nual show is expected to at
tract a good size number of en
home here in Comanche.
facto and figures in thto| yvilkeraon.
extended through April 16, 1962
In view of difficulty confronting
producers because of weather
conditions.
Grain sorghum and corn pro-
ducers who have not already fil-
ed an Intention to participate in
the 1962 Feed Oraln Program
should do so not later than Ap-
ril 16. 1962 If Interested In par-
ticipating In the program.
To be eligible for price sup-
port on 196Q feed grain, farmers
must divert at least 20 percent
of their base to a conserving use
and may divert up to 40 percent
unty Bank Deposits
i Over last Year
No admission is to be charged.
The concession stands will be
In operation.
Deborah 1s the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Edinburgh
of Gustine. and Mr. and Mrs.
John Wright of Odessa, formerly
of Comanche.
After the horse show, there
will be a special jackpot calf
roping event, barrel racing, uct-
tlng horse contest, and junior
barrel racing.
Registration fees for the re-
gistered halter and reining clash-
es will be #5: $3 for the non-
reglstered horses.
Hospital, where he to now making 112 foot mark at Cuero. Boling,
satisfactory recovery. Ho was un- Port Lavaca and Columbus
ky CAtOtVN A OWtNt.
Cmoty Hmn tiomlrSlu *«mt
Mrs. bon Gray of the New-
burg community was - recently
selected as second place regional
winner In the Texas Conserva-
tion Homemaker of the Year
Program.
• This awards program was
sponsored by the Agricultural
Extension Service of Texas A.,
<fc M College in cooperation with
s Fort Worth newspaper and its
17tH annual conservation awapds
program.*"Save the Soli And 8aVe
Texav” ' .
Mr*. Or a v's entry consisted or.
a story telling of her i conserva-
tion practices in clothing, foods.;'
1 arid hotne-
««« National Bank of De
the, present call totaled
compared to $2.-
*■ Mo. a gain of
’TV1), Flr^ State
th* pre“nt
‘UoO a yJS “0 co“1*red
.Blanket Stato lL* on the
W»H» on de-
SiTSZ*.* W7#'174 »
. v.a <*in of 992 4»7
,n ^k>nal B»nk of Coman-
reffer, tool
low prioal
than last year’ll*
»ra you waiting ton w
d tha wheel!
axparts ravwl _d
home miMittg.mcnt.
stead improvement. Photographs
were included to illustrate tha
practice*
' automotive •)
i enthusiasts, I
t are loudfwWf
*1116 Is Ih(T*VVtfP bf
Ncwkuftg lamiim. Tug t*:
(UAKJt- have two ntjgr Children.
Caiolyri* ?. and Paul B., Mrs. Oray
to a busy wife and mother, bin
she still ha* time for civic duties.
At present she far president or the
Home Demonstration Club of
a a!?pS££t Snkhad loans
th Dealer I
and discounts totaling g44i,iof>
as compared to $461.922 a year
the last prev
Mrs. Tom Joyce Cunningham
district agent from Denton, was
ebatrman of the District B Judg-
ing comteittee.
Mrs. BUI Lane of Nfcwburg waa
1961 BUte Con-
jckcted-H
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1962, newspaper, April 6, 1962; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890954/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.