The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 2, 1966 Page: 2 of 14
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COMANCHE. TEXAS 1*441
4. C. WILXMSON, Editor * fubll.ttor
WM I. WIUStSON. M.n.«l»« Editor
MRS. JAMES WILKERSON, At*C. Editor
lUBSCRIRTION TRICES: U 00 por
yfir. $I.7S for A month. in Cowoncho
County ond on rural rc'itot *t Dublin,
Gorman. lUnkit, Carbon, May and
Zopnyr $4,00 pnr yaar, $2.25 for
* monthi oliowhora in Toiat. $4.50 por
poor, 52.50 tor A monthi outudo
loaai. Minimum lubicriptlon accoptod
SI.7S. Stcond CUil’ Toitago paid at
Cananchi, Toiai.
Krilfer’s ,\olr; The following
appearing in Ihis department
la from thr writings of the late
Bn’na ||*nw, noted humorist,
and describes his experiences in
his Arkansas boyhood:
—o—
The approach of Thanksgiv-
ing was the occasion for the
teacher to border the black-
boards with turkeys in red
chalk stahding beside stumps
in bro”'n chalk. At Christmas
time, the blackboard was
fringed with a fresco of sleighs
and reindeer and Santa Claus.
Washington’s birthday was
signalized with a border of
cherry clusters and hatchets.
A row of hearts was the motif
for Valentine’s Day. which we
boys considered a sissy kind of
occasion to which we imparted
• more robust flavor by ex-
changing comic Valentines. In
case anyone is interested in
the identity of the sender of an
especially atrocious one
to Professor Bailey, I could
shed some light.
I was appointed a monitor,
which was considered an hon-
or. It was the duty of the mon-
itor to encourage his class-
mates to form into something
remotely resembling a line in
proceeding fr o m the play-
ground back to the room after
It was a still higher honor to
be entrusted by the teacher
with the assignment of dusting
the erasers—carrying them in-
to the open and pounding them
{ether to beat the chalk out.
»y this should be considered
an honor, I was not able to
figure out. -
Now and then, a game in
toge
Whs
the schoolyard’’ would produce
an angry argument. Others
would egg on ‘the two dis-
putants. Then one would draw a
line or place a chip on his
shoulder < I was very helpful in
providing the chip) land he
would then dare his foe to
cross the line or knock the
chip off, as the case might be.
If this did not produce action,
the challenger would then
taunt, “Anybody who’ll take a
dare will kill,a dog and eat
his hair”; and after that, there
was nothing to do but to com-
mit the overt act. In the re-
sultant fist-fight, there were no
rounds and no retiring to a
neutral comer in the event you
1—<Ht*d your adversary down.
Instead, you jumped on him
and pounded him with both
fists until he said, “Enough.”
There was more damage suf-
fered by the raiment than by
the persons of the participants.
If the teacher learned of the
affray, and of course she did,
victor and vanquished were
given a whipping by Professor
Bailey. And, on ailiving home,
a boy found that tlw tidings
had preceded him and there
was another whipping. This
sequence of events was monto-
nous—and discouraging to one
whose ambition was to follow
in the footsteps of those great
contemporaries, Jim Jeffries
and Battling Nelson.
Winter was the worst part of
of the school year to me tor 1
was thin and felt the cold
keenly. All boys wore long,
heavy underwear and several
layers of clothing, the final
one a heavy black overcoat. If
tpe footing was unfavorable,
We also wore rubbers or cum-
bersone overshoes. When, to
all this, you added two books
in a strap and a lunch basket,
the impediments weighed iiiore
than the boy, or so it seemed
to the boy.
We wore mittens, which
were tied together, the long
string going across our should-
ers. Thus, you never lost one
mitten; if you lost one, you lost
both — which frequently hap-
pened All of us wore caps to
school and, in real winter
weather, we added earmuffs;
or else a stocking cap,' com-
plete with ‘tassel (which we
caUed “toss-’l”).
Some of the pupils wore an
“asafittity” bag" around their
necks on a string throughout
the winter and the parents of
some anointed the chests of
their offspring with mutton
suet.
Once, when the streets were
covered with whiteness to ■ a
depth of a foot or more, my
father hired a sleigh and took
us for a ride. Wrapped in
blankets until your eyes and
the tip of your nose were ex-
posed, the gliders singing
through the snow, the hoofs of
the horses falling silently on
thr softness as they snorted
and steam billowed from their
nos.rils, the bells of the har-
ness jingling, the wind rushing
by as you sped along at a rate
of at least ten miles an hour—
those were moments you wish-
ed might last forever.
And on a winter evening at
home, the popcorn popper waa
brought into action over the
logs in the fireplace and soon
the room was filled with the
savory odor; and mother
brought out d ishes of StiU-
warm fudge, some with nuts,
some plain. A boy liked it both
ways. , a
Then if the call of the tamale
man happened to be heard as
he made his rounds with his
little push-cart and the big can
with a miniature furnace be-
neath to keep his wares hot, a
dozen of the delicacies in their
corhnhusk wrappers completed
the occasion.
_THE OOMANCHK CHIEF1. COMANCHE, TEXAS 1%m ^-—*-—
SfiSTsS vKSaJgg
He was of the Jewijh njejnd £ JSSSLJSJS £W SST* ^bt most Of his
bis name was Khyw. Aceam- the Py^anfltne oys £ Butler Brothers, a
pStag “tfi* "O " “» Uied a*My,f«Uw and I ate to cafca,
»a<* Alter that, there •»»»« to c|uU„ „ , ubte
oeiongea H{> me to the man
£££)£ who was the head of the com-
•g ffsi srfeJTurfa Kk1brLp,«n^ uw on
loeernotive— I w» dtoapptoetod the. he
speech With Uttle m
When the friend went
‘‘Across the Pacific.” I did not
know that the play dealt with
the war in the Pt
abounded in pistol shots and
rifle shots and there was a gat-
lino gun—the daddy of the ma-
chine gun. Many years later, I
read tuat “Across the Pacific”
set the record for more gun-
smoke than any other play up
to that time!
(Continaed Next Week)
Those foil plates TV dinners
come in make perfect camp
jdatee. Use and throw away.
TV 11x711 Ulv SS av.AJ\a "AIUJI
to his home city, Meyer was horseplay; llejpr “belt
alone, s stranger in a strange A Daria RaMy
land, unable to communicate a train was < like a
ways of
was truly
lonesome figure.
Also my father Introduced
ie to ,a millionaire. 1 had al-
solv
Keeping warm at nights was
ed by a suit of flannel with
“built-in” socks. If this was In-
adequate, a hot brick wrapped
in a cloth would warm one’s
feet.
In the schoolroom, the big
stove roared and grew flaming
red. Those sitting close per-
stove roared and grew flaming
red. Those sitting close per-
spired in the tropical tem-
perature; those in the corners
were never warm. Only those
seated in between were com-
fortable.
I must confess that I never
•ufnmiit^aomeflmes
H Qf ^Q|«^ya
is ££
about it. This waa ^Professor long, as stops ware frequent , M -.l.. mpn s i
Bailey. He sent pff*ai|d obtain “can remember reading Main a?d de-
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________- jirough Arkansas. This was so
throw a bridge from his mind long age that the . book was P®°P“
to the mind of Meyer. How the new> course most J*.
little man’s eyes sparkled as of the-Jakes were **. T*lCp.
he again heard someone speak on one occasion, one of the “
specially liked school.
One day
day while I was at home
for dinner (the noon meal), the
fire whistle sounded and the
volunteer department headed
in a direction which raised my
hopes. But it was only the ho-
tel.
The feature of that first Tear
of school which I liked nest
was the arrival of the summer
vacation. I can still remember
the first day of vacation. I lay
in the grass, the air flavored
with clover blossoms, a straw-
hat over my face to shelter my
eyes from the bright sun. I
thought, “Vacation! It will
never end.” But K did; unbe-
lievably soon, the three months
had sped. :———-**--*
One day, a man arrived in
Brinkley who was different
DHIiey. nc sem yti auu WSMM.
ed a Russian grammar and be-
gan to study JJ"d difficult Kansas” an a slow train mn/i
language. Soon haSua able to through Arkansas. This was so b[ 1M W- _mll^on_a e^ d
throw a bridge from his mind Kgs**, that the Jpok was “ZT stage shows
... made even the best in
__ ________someone soeak m orciBlim. one of the lOB. Brinkley opera howa se«n
his native tongue! And »
had acquired a w
edge of English Jw _ % _ ------
friend- \« 1 Governor Jeff D«vls. me sw.K n .
Ibis kindness «r the part of was Cotton Plant, about a do*- ’ father would allow me to
Pr°j8s°r Bailey CAUsedme to an milesfrom • loik 0ve?the advertisements In
wonder U I had not been too special train w a s ^ratetT newspapers and select the
severe in my juflgement of My parents and I made the . . ■
him. ie~'.
Of course, Meyttr’s
odd and so the - townspeople urafly rad complexion became
were amused and some would almost apoplectic; he -waved
engage him in conversation his arms; hA pounded; he
,i„ Ak.» th«u miiM lanffh rfMuiiH the floor; ha n
_ and he draak a
fended. ' er of ice water
Not many years before, lots
of men had worn “
lars.
luloid
needed uiuuuciuigt «a»wi «■»
would swiftly remjve any dirt. My parents and I rode back
The celluloid colla£at this time to the station in the carriage
was on the way out; it fact, it with the governor, a fact that
wds almost out strengthened my conviction
Howevbr, Meyer, since it that my father waa a vary im-
was necessary that be save portent; man. It was an open
TbnnlugivlagV ^
5* **«•
Comanche, 0 n T’
were Mrs. Aim.
Mr* Will Linunor
and Mrs and
Schlee and cfeg y
Hare from ClewL
Mr. and MaTaJL
Mark mid Russell of
spent the weekend
Mr. and*1
shall Meyiers.
SiiW0Lflfis,
af0 the right gifts for {ji/et
■HiilSliM
tA
My parents ana. I mane **»• g^ow j wante<j j,, ^ did
.. . . tnJL. - natriotic not like to hear a pistol fired
English The. occasion was * .patriotic jt ma(je me jump. On
um . o« Md. to. «««»,.'m7 cbotC WM
RICHMOND.
The QUALITY. Tire
EconamicJly Priced
Hardware Dept.
al
was necessary uiai ne save ponaui ui«u. tv w» «u
evary penny poasibie, woe# a carriage drawn by two black
celluloid collar. One day while horkes . The governor would
table bow
The governor would
wave. This nearness
reduced me to an
man awed alienee. History has not
and recorded whether the governor,
*' f «r*1v a Sr Ilka ‘ t
he was at work'
with a little
clamped over
slipped up I
a v 1:'*«• i' v
■ i! ’ ■.
Higginbotham's
* Qualify & Service
nn
ChrMmas Gifts
Her eyesspi
rkle
YOU’LL FIND EVERYTHING v
FOR THE LADY ... AT
HIGGINBOTHAMS
LADIES’, READY-TO-WEAR
C-
Blouses
Gowns
Pajamas
Robe Sets
Attention
Men! I
m
DOIT WORRY ABOUT THAI SPECIAL Cl
Higginbotham Furniture is ready to help Santa
CHRISTMAS Shopping. Men shop HIGGINB01
FURNITURE where you will find in stock bei
COLOR TELEVISION SETS or perhaps you
ATTENTION, PORTABLE TELEVISION for the bedroom. h|
PERPLEXED We ^ave ROLL* of CARPET in a nice selection of
** . _ l_____ ready for installation hefnr* rKrUtmn*
SANTAS'
Panties
—f-r»d
All Types
Lingerie
All. « «r
OF COURSE
4 -Ji.
WE GIVE and REDEEM
GOLD BOND STAMPS
.|
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■ tm
CfVPE A
HOME
CDDDOODD
for
K
Merrier
Christmas
ready for installation before Chriatmas.
HIGGINBOTHAM FURNITURE ha< the BEDI
and LIVING ROOM FURNITURE the wife
hinting for. - -
Give her a gift with lasting beauty and durabilitj
GIFT from HIGGINBOTHAMS U A GIFT SI
THE FAMILY CAN ENJOY THE YEAR ROUI
Make Tills A Warm A Merry (M
With A GIN For The Heme Fn
HIGGINBOTHAM
1 -i . . .. ' ^ *
At HIGGINBOTHAMS YOU WILL FIND
Hiimeliifts'Appeal'tii'Ewn|«ie
>0'N”07'%^
‘r^uali£yr.& Service ^ -
Card Tables & Chairs
Beautiful Lamps
Lamp Tables
Pictures
Marble Top Tnt
Dinette Set.
Hoover Sweet
Rediner Chain I
We Give and Redeem
GOLD BOND STAMPS
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l Pinkerton, left, vi
j the local Chamber
[ad Oscar Harris, pi
* nanche Manufact__
„ed as they plan for
j fet-tosrether Tuesdf
Lshort meeting is plai
Ie Boyd
Austin di
Mae Boyd, 6S,
(resident of Gustinie
[S in Austin.
\ born June 21, 1908
i ad had lived in
nber of year* be-
, back to Gustihe.
'married Feb. 14, and|
de Boyd who pre- Sii
i death in 1989. She bo
of the Baptkt ing I
the
by a (laugh-
Mae Teich of
Mrs. B«»ie ed
itWLSCii _
Moore, Durant, jc
ge R. Moore of
children.
Mrs Boyd were
Sunday, Nov. 7tt
Baptist Church In ^
i Rev. S. J. Isham
Interment wap In g
1 Cemetery under dl- m,
I The Comanche Fu- ias‘|
Ra
tiles For
lerford
Rogers Ruther-
of the Mercer
ty most of her
[iwiy at ^j.io a.m.
i 29, in a local .
She had been J®
hy period. c«
l*nices for Mrs. the I
were conducted lhvfl
■ Thursday, Dec. 1,
w Bap Baptist 1®U
I. K. Holmes.
[**s in the Mercer
Arrangements
kriw Fonemr
F.they
‘ late T
1 Guthrie
Novemb
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-Tied in
. t who passe*
r**s marrie
Stephen\
II member
Wist Chu
^ford is Sl
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nephews.
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B'wood
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•J Santa Hart,
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 2, 1966, newspaper, December 2, 1966; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891023/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.