The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1948 Page: 1 of 18
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TJt&CO M A N C H E CHIEF
SEVENTY-TOTH YEAR
COMANCHE COMANCHE COUNTY. TEXAS. FEBRUARY 20. lt>48
NO 31
V
IffiB CROSS DRIVE BEGINS FRIDAY
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m
The De Leon girls won the
County Girls Basketball cham-
pionship. and the Beattie boys
captured the District 13-B tourna-
ment, played Monday. Tuesday,
and Wednesday nights at the Co-
manche High School gymnasium.
The De Leon sextet downed
Beattie 39-38 In a thrilling game
played before a packed house In
the finals, and the Bsattle boys
scored a convincing upset over
Proctor 86 to 39.
Sidney boys, winners of 1S-B
round robin play and Beattie,
tournament champion, will meet
for the title In a series this week-
end.
Opening round play Monday
night saw the De Leon girls deem
Oustlne. the Oustlne boys trounce
Dublin, the Beattie girls edge past
Sidney. The Proctor boys defeated
Sidney 39-14, and Comanche girls
trounced Camjm 14-37. _
The Beattie girls scored a tiro-
point upset win over defending
county champions. Proctor. Tues-
day night, and Oustlne boys lost
to the Proctor boys. In one of
the most thrilling games of the
tournament, the Comanche girls
dropped a hard fought 18-14 de-
cision to the champion De Leon
girls.
Dale Waldrop It
Closing Out Stock
Of Groceries, Seed
Dale Waldrop, who purchased
the Hughes Grocery on the south
side of the square two weeks ago,
announces In an advertisement in
this Issue, that he la dosing out
the entire stock of groceries and
•eeda.
Mr. Waldrop plans to remodel
the building, located Just bast of
State National Bank
__ I__I_________
soon as the grocery-seed stock Is
bold He will open a new business
in the location tu the near future.
Farm Bureau Head Episcopal Church I Another Negro Red Cross Officials Seeking
Series Sermons j Basketball Game To Again Be First County In
Texas to Reach Assigned Goal
The 8enlors of Comanche High
School will present their class
play. “Inner Willy" at the high
school auditorium on Friday night,
February 37.
The play, under the direction of
Mrs. Lee Coffey, Is a three act
comedy. Special between ac* num-
bers will be presented, featuring
the Senior Choral Club, and piano
numbers by Prances Ann Dean.
Msmseri of the cast Include:
Oarrett Palmer, Melba Ruth
Thomas, Maury Ruth Llgon, An-
nie Dewbre. Owen Fletcher, Har-
old McCullough. Harold Easley,
Dorothy Oene Harris. Nits Faye
Dlllln, Lou Cunningham, and
Mary Jo Albin.
L. H. Rinehart
Taken By Death
By Heszl Dean. President
Comanche County Farm Bureau
J. Walter Hammond, president
of the Texas Fann Bureau, will
speak to Comanche County farm-
ers on “Farming and Farm Leg-
islation’’ next Friday night, Feb.
37, In the District Courtroom here.
In the afternoon preceding the
night meeting, Mr. Hammonds
wUl speak to a group of GI agri-
culture teachers from Mills, Co-
Hamilton and Erath
Counties. This meeting will also
be here in the District Court-
room.
The board of directors of the
Comanche County Farm Bureau
and myself are very proud of
the fact that we have.managed
to get Walter Hammonds to speak
In Comanche County. We believe
Saturday Night
The Brown wood Negro All-Star
c&gers, reinforced by four Brazil-
ians. will meet the Comanche All-
__ . - _ ____ „„ __. Stars In the last regularly sche-
Chureh. Fehnmnr 22 through basketball game of the '48
February 36. The services, which season at the Comanche High
(By Episcopal Reporter)
"Ood the Holy Spirit" will be
the general subject of the ser-
mons preached by the Rev David
K Montgomery of Ft. Worth at
the Lenten Mission to be spon-
sored by St. Matthew \ Episcopal
will begin each evening at eight
o’clock. wUl consist of hymns.
New Tractor Shop
Opens at Van Dyke
L. H. Rinehart. 61. for over a
half a century a resident of Co-
manche County, died at his home
here on Elm Street. February 8,
following a short lllneas. Fun-
eral servtoee were held at the
Oustlne Methodist Church, with
the pastor. Rev. Jack Pape, and
Rev. 8. J. Isham officiating. Bur-
ial was in Union Cemetery.
Luner Harris Rinehsrt was bom
in Cherokse, Alabama, the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rine-
hart. When a child, he moved
with his parents to Texas, set-
tling In Comanche County In what
la now the Oustlne section. He
Was fint MHRIrd in l&flH to
Afra Rlsher who paased away in
1916. To them were born four
children, of whom a daughter,
BUI Keller of Contend* survives.
In 1936. Mr. Rinehart was mar-
ried to Odeeea Wilson who with
the following children survive:
Bobby Joe Rinehart and,.
Dorothy Mae Lester of Comanche.
Brotiiers surviving are: C. B.
Rinehart and Bud RlnehNt of
Oustlne and Taylor Rinehart of
Spur. Sisters surviving are ICn.
Charlie Yarbrough of Comanche.
Mrs. C. R. Deal of Elgin and Mrs
M. A. Buckabee of Ho
Mexico.
that Mr. Hammonds has done as
much for the farming class of
people as any man In Texas to-
day. We also think he is one of
the South’s most able speakers
on farm life and farm legislation.
Mr. Hammonds la a “dirt farm-
er” from Tye. Texas. His hum-
orous speeches and meth of talk-
ing have caused many fanners
to caU him the WUl Rogers of
Texas. We hope a large crowd
wUl be present to hear Ms ad-
dress because we know you wUl
enjoy it.
School gym Saturday night.
The Brown wood Negroes de-
feated the local aggregation here
last month in a game that prov-
ed so popular that fans asked for
a return engagement.
Besides being experts at the
cage game, the Brownwood boys
put on a ball handling exhibition
that was second to none, ever
seen hers.
I The contest is being sponsored
by the Comanche Lions Club, with
proceeds going to the Comanche
Grammar School for purchase of
athletic equipment. A dm I—Ion will
be 30c and 36C. The AlHStar
• game will start at 8 o’clock, and
Sam W. Switzer
Taken By Death
prayers a Question box and the1 arrangemenU “* beln* nude to
abbs, New
Revival Begins
Tom V. Wilson, of the Van , . —.
Dyke community, announces In an Sunday at 1* lTftt
advertisement’ carried elsewhere ■* .# . r>i
in this issue, the opening of the Baptist V-nUrCn
Van Dyke Tractor Supply Com- -
pany. | A two weeks revival begins Sun-
“We will do repair work, and day at the First Baptist Church
have tractor parts of all kinds," of Comanche with Rev. Arthur
! Johnson, pastor, doing the preach-
! tng.
I Services will be held on week
days at 10 am. and 7:30 p.m.,
I with Sunday services at 11 am.
land 7:00 pm.
1 "Everyone Is Invited to attend
• the services.” says Rev. Johnson.
Herbert Cunningham, owner of
Mrs. the Comanche Feeds Mills, an-
nounces that his company Is now
manufacturing a new feed. Home-
spun 18% Dairy Fred
Mr. Cunningham explains, in
an advertisement carried else-
where In this issue, that he is
particularly proud of the new
ManAmar supplement — derived
from plant life In the Pacific
Ocean.
Other feeds manufactured by
the Comanche Feed Mills include
Home-Spun Chick 8tarter, Home-
spun Orowtng Mash. Home-Spun
Laying Mash, and Home-Spun
Turkey Starter.
that the sermon topics will
as follows: ,
Sunday: “The Holy Spirit . . .
Christ's Choicest Gift."
'Monday: “The Church ... the
Splrlt-Fllled Body of Christ.”
Tuesday: "The Holy Spirit at
Work through the Sacraments.”
Wednesday: “The Holy Spirit
In Worship and Prayer.”
Thursday: “The Holy Spirit . . .
the Gift of Power for the World
Today.” !»
It la the hope of the Rev. Wil-
liam p. Maxwell. Vicar of 8t.
Matthew’s, that many of the peo-
ple of Comanche will avail them-
selves of this opportunity to hear
tola excellent preacher. The Rev.
Mr. Maxwell says |bat he knows
that those who hftltf the first of
these sermons vVltot to come
back to hear the rest. This mls-
. ' the main feature.
'I Charley Marshall has re-inforc-
ed his local squad, too. Among
those expected to see action are:
John Jolink. Red Curry, George
WUlls, J. C. Helm Jr., Nabers
Oleaton, Jimmy Carpenter, Tom
Cox Jr.. Lee Coffey, Elzo Brinson,
Eugene Perkins, Leon Westfall,
Pop Peters, Jimmy Marshall, Dal-
ton Perkins, Dobbs. Cyril Irby,
Bo Brewer, and Jack Parker,
NEGRO CAGE GAME AT
BEATTIE TUE8DAY NIGHT
There will be a Ne
baaket-
■ Negro
ball game Tuesday night at Beat-
Os between the Beattie All-Stars 1
and the Negro All-Star team from
Brownwood.
Sam W. Switzer, 86. retired cat-
tleman and former constable and
a resident of Comsnche for more
than 50 years, passed awsy here
st his home. 507 Northwest 36th
Street, st noon Tuesday. He had
been oonflned to his bed only
since Saturday night and was able
to go downtown Saturday morn-
ing. .
Funeral services for Mr. Swlt-
r were held Wednesday after-
noon at the Comanche Funeral
Home with Dr. C. C. KUngman,
pastor of the Christian Church of
Honey Orove. officiating, assisted
by Rev. Arthur Johnson, pastor
of the local First Baptist Church.
Interment was in Oekwood Ceme-
ry.
Pallbearers were E. L. Curb, Ira
Clemons, Park Huntington, Bud
Newsome, Henry Moore, and Lon-
nie Hicks.
8am Weslay Swltaer was born
in Austin County, Texas, Novem-
ber 38, 1863, being the son of
Henry Christian and
Swltaer. When a young man he
moved to Comanche County, mak-
ing the trip In a covered wagon.
He had lived here moat of the
time since, with the exception of
The 1948 Red Cross Drive will
open Friday. February 31 in Co-
manche County according to an
announcement from J. C Helm
Jr., County Superintendent, who
will head the Comanche County
drive this yeai.
Comanche County was the first
Texas county to reach its quota
in 1947, and drive leaders are
optomlstlc over chances of again
being the first to successfully
surpass the quota set by Nation-
al headquarters.
"We have some good commun-
ity chairmen appointed through-
out the county,” continues Chair-
man Helm, saying that he hopea
all sections will be ready to turn
In their reports before March 1.
Frank Reeee and Elland Pagan
will head the City of Comanche
drive—and are now busy sitting
up their various drive committee-
men and women. The drive will be
conducted here next week.
Attention is called to the spec-
ial page advertisement, sponsored
by Comanche business firms, in
behalf of this 1948 Red Croes
Drive, carried eleewhere in this
Issue.
New Directors,
Officers Named
For Local CofC
TEXAS EXES BANQUET
SET HERE FOR MARCH 8
■Ion is being held for all the peo- The annual Texas
pie of Comanche, not Just for
Episcopalians, and It is certain
that all who hear it wlllcome
away with a deeper understand-
ing of the
ed sense
Holy 8pirlt In their lives.
One of the most interesting fea-
tures of the mission will be the
question box. All who attend the
services will be urged to write any
question they may have on a slip
of paper und put it In a box Which;
will be at the back of the church.| ...
These questions may deal with ALL PAY BINGING AT
Colorado City and vicinity.
Soon after reaching young ms
hood, Mr. Swltaer was married
Miss Ida May Todd, member
_______. a pioneer and influential Coman-
B*nquet ShTSSuy She with the follow-
ing children survive him: Miss
Camille Swltaer, Dallas public
- J
t/m
of the Comanche
took of-
__ _ _____ two-year
school teacher; Todd Swltaer, Co- *U1 Dudney, Bill Cl
— - - - - bert Williams,
will be held In Comanche Tues
day night, March 3. with James
WUkerson as chairman. An- In-
Chief, the Assessor-Collector's of-
fice. at Elland Fagan’s office In
Comanche, by Ed Palmer at Gus-
ilne, and at the F&M Bank at
De Leon.
The
month
terms are:
,Cl«rid£i Her-
concludes Mr. Wilson.
Comanche Keeps
10 Percent Good
Fire Record Credit
any aspect of the Christian life
... the doctrines and beliefs of
Christianity; Christian morality,
both Individual and social; the
problem of the disunity of Christ-
ian people; the particular doc-
trines of the Episcopal Church.
^ .... ...trf.ni maju. II I* hoped that this method of
NOrris (prert. assUdant mana putUlw the questions in a box
ger of The Hub, J** will remove the embarrassment
which many people feel when
Norris Creek To
Be New Manager
Of The Hub, Inc.
SOUTHSIDE FREEWILL
CHURCH HERE MARCH 7
Mrs
California.
Mr. Switzer’s death market- the
third in his .
within less than three yean;
son, Edgar, having passed away
In August 1948, and his youngest
son. Fleming. In July 1846.
. Brothers and sisters surviving
Mr. Ewitser include; H. C. Swit-
zer, Irving: Mrs. W. C. Laniard,
Blanket; Mrs. R. E. Harris, Trini-
dad. Colorado; Mrs. LkxUa Car-
ASd
Dudley, and Dr.WrD Blackwood
Hold-over directors are: Floyd i
Frather, Charles Marshall, Elton
Comanche, which feared that « . i xmr•!»
It would loee all of Its good fire dpQClfU W orker 10
record credit, keeps lOpercent of T -fL Coupe* At
the 18 percent now enjoyed, ac- IMCI1 LOUrie
Methodist Churdh
cording to an announcement from
Austin.
The efficient work of the Co-
manche Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, coupled with the lncreaed
Insurance buslnaas here Is largely
responsible for the City keeping
the credit, says the Austin report.
Local Drug Store
Fills 60,000th
Prescription v
C. L. Huett.
of the Ser-
announoes that
vice Drug Store
the 60,000th prescription was fill-
ed in the prescription department
of the store on the sixth day of
this month since the founding of
the store on September 16, 1988.
The first prescription filled was
for Rueben Lee of Proctor, now
of Houston, on September 18.
i hu2 and the oo.oooth on February
6. 1948 was for Dennis MeOloth-
lin of Comanche. Like most drug
stores, the Service has every one
of these eo.ooo prescriptions on
file, the numbers running conse-
cutively from l to eo.ooo.
of these prescriptions, exp!
Mr. Huett, have been filled
people living out of the
and in other states. The pres<
tlon* are preserved for future
gad only iMtjeekj^K |
tamer has been having the
or for
Miss Owenelle Eagan of the
Conference Board of Education,
will teach s teacher's training
course beginning next Monday
night, February 38, at 7:80, at
the First Methodist Church in
Comanche, according to the pas-
tor. Rev. Urban A. Schulse, and
Rev. Rax Sellers, pastor of the
Oomanahs Methodist Circuit.
This course Is offered fori
Church School teachers and oth-
ers who are Interested - in the
work of the Church School, the
ministers state.
MBs Eagan, who has been
trained for this work at Scarrltt
College In Nashville, Is being Joint-
ured by First Methodist
_ and the churches of the
Ache Methodist Circuit.
founding here In October, has
been named manager qf the firm,
succeeding Conard Rtaves.
Mr. Reaves, manager and one
of the owners of the firm, will
continue with the store here un-
til April 1. when he will move
to Odessa, where The Hub, Inc..
is opening a new store.
Owners of The Hub, Inc.. ***
Comsnche men: Dick Weekes,
Jack Vaught, Hollis Burton, Tom
Burton, and Mr. Reavea. Mr.
Reaves will be the manager of
the new Odessa Store. _
“Our new Odessa store will open
between May I and June 1,” says
Mr. Reaves, explaining that it
will be a large, modern men’s ap-
parel store, and will feature the
*“ lines of men’s
asking questions In public. It may
be that It will not be possible to
answer all of the questions which
are submitted, but those which
are of most general Interest will
be answered.
There will also be a box for | February 39.
intenpeesions, in which thoee who R*v. J. R.
There Will be an all-day sing-
as
7. with dinner on the ground, says
Don Norris, leader.
The singing begins on the pre-
ceding Saturday night, March 6.
McCullough. Buell Arthur, John ■■
lmmKUa^7am& JoUnk’ WUkerson.
Retiring directors are: Ted
Durham. Hugh Millington. Pat
Cagle. Dick Weekes, Boyd An-
thony, and W. H. Thate.
James WUkerson was elected
president of the organization for
194g, and Herbert Williams, vice-
president Mrs Jtanmy Carpenter ,
was renamed as secretary-treas-
urer.
Comanche.
Mr. 8wltaer was one of the most
In Hospital
• John Carpenter, foreman of The
Chief, has been in the ft
BAPTIST REVIVAL OPENS
AT LAMKIN FEBRUARY 29
The annual Baptist revival will
begin at Lamkln tonight, February
20 and wUl continue through
with his numerous stories about
his early life as a cowboy In Wi
Texas. He was a lover of horMi
and cattle and spent most of his
active life In dealing with live-
stock.
VOUCRS U
ly spool
Church,
Comanct
There will be no enrollment fee.
Davs Johnson
Taken By Death
Dave Johnson, 90. longtime resi-
dent of Proctor who made his
ilalns home with his daughter, Mrs.
I for Carlton, died Sunday morning at
iunty the StephenvWe hospital. .
for Mr. John
were held .
he doctor Methodist Church
nlshings es sold in tthe
We are fortunate In having a
man like Mr. Creek to head OW
Comanche store.” say The Hub
owners, adding too. that a new
assistant loca> store nunagv will
be appointed within the next tew
weeks. 1
attend the sei vices may place
specific requests for prayer, eith-
er for themselves or for their lov-
ed ones. The power of prayer is
great, and it U hoped that many
will use this means for uniting
the prayers oi wrfny people for
their particular needs.
If lumber the datee: Next Sun-
day, February 22, through Thurs-
days. February 26. at eight o’clock
in the evening, at St. Matthew’s
lick. All are cordially invited
- to h*cr flne preacher. You
^r.JTTvr twin not be urged to Join the Ifcls-
copal Church, there will be no
pressure put on anyone. This Is
an opportunity to hear the Ooepel
preached with fervency and wis-
dom. You will be missing some-
thing if you stay away. All are
Humble Certificates
Awarded at Banquet
By Manager Tupin
Elkins of Brownwood
will do the preaching and Mis.
Sherman Randall
singing with Mrs.
burg at thq piano.
SHILOH PRIMITIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH
There will be church services
PROGRAM FOR LAYMAN
8ERVICE SUNDAY AT
will lead the! METHODIST CHURCH
J. H. Ellen- . __
1. Organ Prelude.
3. CaU to Worship.
3. Hymn No. 4. "Ota Worship
the King.”
4. The Affirmation of Faith.
Hospital Notes
ji tattsed Y
as follows
Patients hospl
Mt Fgefc are ■■
Major surgery: Mrs. Jake Chap-
Mrs. Floyd Prather. R. E.
At a honmiet in the Cactus Inn,
Tuesday evenlng.\ Joe Tupin, lo- man7
Sdnumsger for Humble Oil * Pel1(L..
Refining Company, swarded cer- Minor vurtcry: Robert Eaton,
tlficates of achievement to HUm- Mrs. M. O. Matthews. Oene Car-
Funeral services for Mir. John- ble service station managers and ter, Mrs. Buster dmg, •
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at the Shiloh Primitive Baptist Prayer: Troy
Church this week-end. beginning
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock.
Elder J. C. Smart of Cortes,
Colo., will be with us.
Everyone Is Invited to meet with
us.
Elmer Len Dalton, Past
Tom R. Cox, CJC.
SINGING AT DE LEON
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
There will be singing 8
afternoon. Feb. 32, at 2 pun. at
the Assembly of Ood Church at
De Leon, according to Jitanlta
Platt, secretary, wfio says that
everyone Is Invited to attend.
Child Undergoes Operation
Eddie Hicks. 8-months-old eon
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hicks of De
Leon, underwent a major opera-
tion last week at the Methodist
Hospital in Fort Worth, according
Comanche,
Robert L.
ter,
the local
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with Lord’s
Hymn No. I
Responsive
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9. Scripture -----
omy 6:9-9: Elton McCullough.
10. The Offering.
11. Duet: Marie Wells and Bet-
tie Lou Payne.
12. Short Talks:
the Home.” Pat
ment for a leg Injury. Ca
was Injured Tuesday mor
last week when he fell
and fell under a slowly
car as he stepped from i
htcle. A rear wheel of the
mobile passed over his l
near the ankle. Carpenter,
ant fire chief here, was
to Dublin with other lc
teer firemen to assist la
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