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MEET THE CHS
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INDIANS OF 68
Coach Houston Jolley will
field an experienced team this
fall, as the Indians open the
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season against Dublin Septem-
ber 13.
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Comanche County's Oldest Business Institutiqn - Published For and About Comanche County
NINETY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 11
COMANCHE, TEXAS 76M2 AUGUST 30, 1938
14 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
It’s Football Fever
o o o o
EPIDEMIC HITS COUNTY
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' 'B'
Due lo Tangle
Coacn Wavne Preston’s B-
team and Coach Tommy Pad-
dock’s Junior Varsity will
travel to Hico Thursday after-
age with the Straws Grey- noon, August 29 to scrimmage
Gusline-Strawn
Scrimmage Set
by Gustine School Reporter
Gustine will hold a ncrimm-
Indians Travel
To Gatesville For
Mexia Encounter
are returning lettermen, and
the remainder were all start-
ers on last year's B team. -
The defensive team is j u s t
as experienced.
The Indians, posted p 7-3 re-
cord last season and arc out to
improve this record this year.
The indians play a tougher
schedule than last season,
dropping two Class A
m at the Gustine football field
We would like to invite all the
fans who have an interest in
the team to come out and en-
courage the team with your
support.
The Tigers have all ahown a
desire to have a good team
arid trv to better the 9-2 record
at last year Kenneth Harvick,
The scrimmage will begin at
5 in the evening Hico will re-
turn the scrimmage her next
Thursday, Sept 5.
Starting on offense
Braves will be Glen
Coach
manohe
gust
Houston Jolley's Co-
Indians will travel to
• Thursday night, Au-
powerful
a control-
29 to meet the
AAA Mexia team in
led scrimmage
, The scrimmage will begin at
for the 7 30
, „ „ , , Parker, Mexia who lost only to state
and Danny Colcleasure. ends; champion Plano last year as a
Joe Daniel and Dwain John- AA ball team, and is expected
ston, tackles; Rusty Pinkerton to fight it out for the district
* ’ 8uar2B; "BV~ championship this season as a
185 lb senior has been running ™ond Hyatt cpnler; Ronnie AAA ,eam
in the
Among the
and picking up two AA teams
Those boys expected to be on
the A team this veer are:
Jimmy Armstrong, senior,
halfback, 160 lbs , 2 year letter
man; l yr. B team, 2 yr. Jun-
•or High.
Rex Plumlee, senior, full- fre: ^ Adcock, 206 lb. cen-
back, 190 lbs., 2 yr. letterman; , ,***’• 175 lb. end,
1 yr. R-team; 2 yrs. junior Paul Langley, 3P0 lb. end, and
high Ken t'ates a
Billy Williams, senior, ouar- Derrel Hungerford,
terback, 155 lbs., 2 yr.
man; 1 yr. B team; 2 yrs. jun-
ior high. *.
Randy Nelms, junior, half-
back, 160 lbs., B - team, Fr.-
team, 2 yrs. junior high. ,*>
Ken Lancaster, senior, end,
Mexia returns 17 lettermen,
and features a strong passing
attacic from their 0’2”, 220 lb.
teams hard in workouts. Ronnie Twin- Shaw, quarterback; Jerry Gore
ar, M15 lb senior; Ronnie Ad- fullback; Paul McGettis and
cock, 150 -unior and Carroll Lynn Evan* halfbacks
Sullivan, 165 lb. junior, have On defense it will be Hyatt quar|erback
shown a lot of effective running at nose-guard, D a n i e 1 s and coach .Inilev states that his
baekfield Johnston tackles: R. ty Kil- v,in ^ fciggMt and fastest
linemen who have *on> ',oe f‘n<ls' team the Indians face this year
shown a lot of improvement 1,'”™,. and PmbsMy the strongest
ian‘‘ A|| fndjans boosters are urti-
ed to travel to Gatesvile to get
a lock at the team this year.
backs; McGettis and Evans,
linebackers and Shaw and Rob-
ert, Ormsby, halfbacks.
center.
quar- *'-■*» *»«ngerford, 140 lb.
letter- end; Kerwin Stephens. 200 lb.
end; Joe Adams. 150 lb back;
Billy Loggins, 170 lb end; Pat
and Mike Gunter, 165 lb ends,
and Mark Quitter, 115 tt>. end
have shown a lot of eagerness
and determination in workouts.
The quarterbacks, Jimmy
Comanche will hold a n o ther
srHinmage on Sept. 6, when
they host' the Albany team.
A Scrimmage
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Enrollment Up In
Local Schools
De Leon Voters
Approve Tax
Enrollment in the Comanche
Public Schools continue to rise
as S. H Fletcher,, superintend-
ent, released the first day's
attendance this week.
- Enrollment totaled 1,121 oom-
oar* d to I ('80 last year and
1,037 in 1966.
Elementary, Junior High and
High School all show an in- __________ __
crease J. B Laync enrolled area without the special tax.
£01 students this year compar-
ed to 494 last year: Junior
High is up from 274 to .303; and
High School has 5 more stu-
I)e Leon voters approved tit®
City Sales Tax Tueaday In
Special election, leaving Cc
che about the only town
omaft-
in
Brownwood, Stephenville
Dublin, all passed the one
cent city sales tax earlier
dents this year that last year’s vear
312 to make its total 317.
This increased enrollment is
encouraging not only to school
officials but to all Comariche-
ans, as it proves Comanche is mayor
on the grow.
Distribution by grades
follows:
Grade 1
Grade 2
„Gr;irl«« 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Special Education
TOTAL J B Layne
Grade 6
The vote in the De Lege
■lection was 82 for the issue nod
77 against .with 159 votes cast.
Dr Terrill Sharp, De Leon
stated that" the voter
turnout was not as -large as ex-
es nected, and that he was some-
what surprised at the closeness
of the balloting. . 1-
OUT FRONT this year for the CHS Indian March-
ing Band wiB be Lnu BarTet (left) Urum Major,
and Leah Dudley, Twirler. Becky Williams, other
Twirlerwas unavailable for the picture.
CHIEF STAFF Photo.
Grade 7
Grade 8
Total Junior High
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Total High School
98
95
93
82
104
29
501
101
96
105
303
It was just tn the cards that
Dove season opens in Goman-
180 lbs; 1 year letterman; 2 yr. 160 lb junk*. and Comanche Indians were to
B team 2 yrs. Jr. high Lukar, 150 lb. sophomore have have a scrimmage Thursday che rountv. „ wp|, „ th,
Ray Dudley, junior, end, 165 «hown the abllttv to move the ni#ht .... ... of the North Zone, Sunday,
in workouts this week.
68 Junior High
Gridders Report
Hm ; B team Fr. team; 2 yr*. team
junior high
David Tankers ley. senior, 215
lb., tackle; 1 yr. letterman; 2
yrs B team: 2 yrs Jr. high
Mickey Ho wet on, junior, 190
lb., tackle, B team; Fr team;
2 yrs Jr. high.
Freddie Rogers, senior, 170
lb , guard, 1 yr. letterman; 2
yr. B team, 2 yr. Jr. high
Ken
190 lbs , 1 yr. letterman, 2 yr
B team, 2 yrs. Jr. high
Dcrwin Isham. junior, center
175 lbs, B. TEAM, Fr. team, 2
yrs Jr. high.
Ronnie Stanley, senior, half-
hack, 196 5lbs., 2 yr. letterman;
B team, 2 yrs. Jr high
Chris Evridge, senior, end,
learn Fr son. Ricky Jones, Ronnie" Cot- ** ,re
Tavis Welch junior 165 lbs, '.r^‘ f8,*£' Jimmy Mexu, coach
fullback, B team, Fr. team. 2 Mlch8el ***>
yrs. Jr. high.
Marion Kirkland, junior,
accordtnp
Game
F
Revival Will
i" ^5*° but„ **• Warden, Bill Works, this
from We*t Texas called off the chould he one of the best sea-
scrimmage Monday afternuon. ^ pver
CHS Coach Houston Jolley Works told the Chic* that
win „„„„ * „ _ j. _ p*iled every team in the area shooting hours would be the Farmers were reminded to-
Eslss? HRS* bu‘ - rn. mjvhwt “/s
Mrd SHEt &axrfc?2£i sarsstissrs ns•tsrsjn
CaWes, ■enter. gjfrd. «*■ uP|heir football players for telephone call from the coach BaR |im«t is 12 dove re»r d*v ty commIUecmcn, especially
* J6If0"' , . . at Mexia. , with 24 birds in possession af- where ballots are mailed in to
Coach T-'-ke-i-- *8- The Mexia coach asked if ter the fir,( day the ASCS county ffice In Co-
sign up for 8th grade football, they needed a scrimmage, and r,aTnr warden Works re- mane he County, the deadlim- v ,
while 24 7th graders will play Jolley told him you bet, either minds hunters that a hunting for returning ballots in the Natronal
for Good) Paddock. Thursday or Friday. license is required for doves community elections is Sep-
"We expect a few more boys Then the coaches were trying snvtime a person leaves their (ember 18
to report, ' states the Junior to decide where to play the oounty ^ residence james S. Couch, chairman.
High coaches. game - We 11 meet you at Gamp Warden also ASC COmaiKhe County
170 lbs 1 yr.'ldterman, 2 yr J"" 9iKn,n« J *h ^^1 Sda^coadi ^hunting from the mitt re points out that
P loam. . vra. Jr high £<£ ^"sTaw' 1-^-- « K.,la„-
team.”l^ dU* fc5!?’lu3lSl pLSi vdkd. -no you know
2 yra. Jr. high 'nlVu.."" i i *- Tho Maaia roarh stated that
of course he knew where Com-
merce was located — it’s in
East Texas. __
“Commerce.” again y e 1 led |10 to $50 for the f 1 r at
Jolley, “You called Coman- offense, $200 to $500 for the
cbe ” second offense, and $500 to
» The Mexia coach then realii- ^i>000. plas 30 days in jail for
cd that he had picked up the lhird offenders
ik« yv * * i atutm uirM.= w r 0 ” g nundMT out of the Permission from land owners
Jr’ K^n2-hMwid«' VR?b roaches Dirw‘,ory- and h"d should be obtained before hunt-
Jr. Kenneth Woods Herbert Bra- caIled Comanche when he
den, Terry Schul, Randy Riley, mpant to calJ Commerce
laorenzo Suarez, ^ Lynn Ander- But ajj-g w<,u that ends well,
son. Quentin Dudley and Wayne and both teams, who needed
Robertson ..... scrimmages badlv, came up
(^8der*~fuIKiaI tHo,*8nd with one—fairly close to home.
armers Reminded Begin Monday
pAsPtoallots
Maxwell Attends
Democratic Session
Due back in Comanche this
week end from Chicago with
first-hand information on the
Democratic Conven-
tion, is Joe Maxwell, partner
The First Free Will Baptist
Church at 700 East Oak will
nave a revival meeting begin-
ning Monday Sept
Sunday Sept 8th.
Rev Alton “Blackie*’ Kirk-
land of Weatherford and form-
I of Comanche will be the
preacher Prayer service will
be at 7 p.m and regular ser-
vices will begin at 7 .30 each
night. Kenneth Steele will be
the song leader
Rev. Floyd Brawlev,
Chief to Increase
Rales On Subs
• -
Comanche Chiefs subscrip-
ts oa'n save from 50c to $1 On
80 their Chiefs if they renew be-
85 tore November 1. . -t
8f Effective this date the sub-
71 script ion prices of the Chief
317 will advance from $3 to $8 50
for those living in the county,
and from $4 to $5 for thow liv-
ing elsewhere in Texas and the
United States. ; j
Anyone wishing to renew
their paper for one year at the
old rates can do no until No-
vember t.
This is the first subecrtpttan
increase in five years, while
2nd through rwstage on newspapers tens
increased greatly, along with
the price of newsprint.
of the church cordially invites
Service Station Fire
Does Little Dam ago
A Monday afternoon fire, ted
pastor hx WHste oil and tra* at th4
(» warned
road Such
result in
fine of $10 to $?00 is also pus- _____
siblc for each bird killed over office
• he limit.
One of the most abused
a violation could envelopes will be mailed with
a fine up to $100 A the ballots sent to all elibiblc
voters of record in the county
One envelope is plain,
and the other has a statement
vlo- printed on the hack which the
in Comanche Trailer. Corpora- tveryone to a,t**nd
tion, who flew to the Windy
Com- rit-v ,asl Sunday,
t wo Maxwell, a delegate from Co-
rn a ix-be County to the State
Democratic Convention, attend-
ed the National Convention as
a guest Maxwell and his fam-
ily resides at 804 Tanglcwood.
Proctor Funds
Are Approved
back, 155 lbs., R team,
team, 2 yrs. Jr. high.
David Hyatt, senior, 165
end, 2 yr. B team, 2 yr.
high
Randy Day. senior, 190
tackle, 2 yr. B team, 2 yrs
high.
Charles Payne, senior, 190
lbs , tackle, 2 yr. B team
Rusty Bright man, junior. 160
lbs , guard, B team, 2 yrs. Jr.
high
Jim Bingham, junior, guard,
160 lbs , B team, Fr. team, 2
yrs. Jr. high
Ronnie Lancaster, junior. 170
lbs., center, B team, Fr. team,
? yrk. Jr. high.
Bill Evridge, senior, end, 170
,lbs . 2 vr. B team.
Joe Bradshaw, junior, 170
lbs r tackle, B team, Fr. team,
2 yrs. Jr. high.
Jim Seals, enior, 155, back,
transfer. .
Mark Pirkle. Danny Loyd,
half Jerry Hitt, Keith Dukes, Bruce
Fr. Bradshaw, Steve Clemons, Eu-
gene Bakes, Mike Mankin, Ed-
Ibs , die Cox, Weldon Holland, Mike
Jr. Milliams. Anthony Boyd.
Daniel Boone, Richard Hicks,
lations is trespassing which fartner needs to sign A witnes-
could cost a hunter anywhere ^ mark w,u also qualify as
a signature.*
The ballot should be marked
and sealed inside the plain
envelope; voters are cautioned
not to enclose any other mate-
rial. Also, voters should not
write on the plain envelope
This assures the secrecy of the
vote
The plain envelope should
Funds in the amount of
$160,000 for operation and
maintenance of Proctor Reser-
voir in the Fiscal Year 1969
linn that the ballot was mark- have been allocated by the
ed bv the farmer personally Army Corps of Engineers, ac-
without undue influence by any cording to information released
person. The envelope should to Congressman Omar Burle-
then be mailed or otherwise son.
delivered to the ASCS county jt j, pointed out that this
ing on private property.
David Wilkerson. Johnnie New-
house, Leslie Alexander. Ran-
dy Chisholm, James Cox, Wil-
liam Barnett. Arnold Dudley
Randy Payne, Bill Bean, Ir-
vin Haynes. Kenneth Cox, Roy
Hitt, Paul Limmom, Lynn
Steele, Ken Kerby, Tommy
Andrews
John Wagner, Kelvt" Rn«”.
Lonnie Kilgore, Kerry Don Wil-
liams. Rick Dudley, Kenneth
Strobe. David Williams, and
Joey Kimbrell.
It's A Holiday,
Como Monday
It’s the last one of the sum
MOSQUITOES AND CRICKETS mer. Holiday*, that is. And
most of Comanche’s businesses
Comanche residents, plagued will be closed.
The banks, post office, court-
house and city offices, and
office.
“Be sure to sign this state-
ment on the hack of the out-
side envelope,'' the chairman
then be put inside the envelope urges “If it is not signed, the
with the statement on the bade ballot will not be considered as
This statement is a eertifica- a vote "
fi-
gure was set up before taking
into account a reduction made
oy Congress in the Civil Works
Program For this reason the
funds actually allocated to pro-
tects will be less in some cases
than those announced. _
rear pf Kilgore's Gulf Servfco
Station. 306 E Central, resulted
<n little damage to the buttl-
ing
The blaze brought a general
alarm Fire Marshal and As-
sist ant Fire Chief .John T. Car-
penter reported virtually no ln-
terior damage, and only a brok-
en window glass in the rear
of the building.
De Leon Farm
Tour rs Set
The annual De Leon Farm
tour stalls at 1:30 p m.. Sept
6. from La Don's Cafe, Hwv. 6
and 16. De Leon. Bob W a 1 a h
will emcee the tour Something
of interest for all. Don't miss
it! '
CLEAN-UP OF PREMISES
WILL AID IN CONTROLINC.
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New Building For Sidney J*ost Office
oy an infestation of mosquitoes
and crickets, esn help elimin-
ate the bothersome insects by
a general clean up of premises.
The aggravating insects har-
Dor in debris and vegetation
offering them a cool and shady grocery
area In the hot daytime. tions.
CHS 9wliaiw
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
1968-1969
Comanche County Telephone Co.
To Hold Meeting Friday Night
Plans to acquire a new post
business house? on the square office -building in Sidney, were
will give their employees a announced recently by Post-
breather before the Fall sea master General Marvin Wat-
son. Staying open will he some son.
sto.es and filling ata- “The new building'' Mr.
Watson said. "Is designed to
* carry out the post office do
partment'l objective of a more
feet for parking and movement
of nostal vehicles
The Postmaster General said
the building will be construct
ed under the depart ment-'s
lease construction program
with the government's capital
investment limited substantial-
ly to postal equipment. While
leased to die government, the
Date
&cp4emt>er
September
Septemlier
Octolier
October
C October
f.
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Opponent
Dublin
De I eon
Coleman
San Saha
Site
There
Here
Here
There
There
Time
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The Comanche Countv Tele-
phone Company, Inc. will hold
Pi second snnnal meeting this
Friday night. August 30, in the
County Courthouse usptairs
District Courtroom The meet
iitg will be called to order
promptly at 8 p m by the
comoanv president, R. L Mull.
After the proof of quorum,
and various reports, the elect
. ing of two directors will he the
mein order of business From
the Proctor Exchange the can-
Wovne Johnston
All shareholders of the com-
oany arc urged to attend and
to not onfv take a nart -in the
election of directors, but to
have an un tn date operating
and progress report in the lar
geet tcleohone construction and
expansion program in the his
torv of this countv and erea.
Current directors of Coman- quarters or moving into any
che County Telephone Co . Tnc other suitable bunding m the
are Robert L. Mull, president: seme community.
efficient postal service com- building will remain under pri-
bined with improved working vate ownership and the owner
conditions for our employees will pav local real estate taxes.
"President Johnson has ask- Plains and specifications for
ed ua to exercise frugality in the new building, as well as
fendin'ting our govornmen l-ai lutWbng forms end other perU-
operatians. and we are doing nent data, will be mark' avail,
so New construction, therefore able to prnenecttve bidders at
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wilt
is being authorized only when
it is demonstrated that the
need is urgent and no other
alternative is available.”
The alternative*. Mr. Watson
explained, would involve re-
modeling of the post office
time
advert iM*
l>ale E. Steele, vice-president;
James T Roberts, sec retar
dktetes selected by the nomin treasurer; Garth Pettit, Harold
•ting committee arc: James T. R Seay, ioel D Clark, and
Roberts and Bert Beaty. From Walter G. Mazurek. Attorney
the Sidney Exchange the can- is Ben D Sudderth, and Roy
an Date E. Steele and D. ‘ ‘
The building in Sidney will he
located between Farm Roads
saa and ism about iso feet
north of the intersection
Preliminary plan* call for
708 square feet of floor space,
with *t> area of 2036 square
rn early'date,
the department
for bids
The site option will be as-
signed to the Successful bidder
who will purchase the land,
construct the building and
lease it to the department
Postal space tn the post of
fice building will be available
tor other purposes
Mrs. Opal Walker Is the post-
master at Sidney.
The Sidney poet office
handles the mail facilities fbr
Sidney Rt 1 and Sidney, around
340 patrons. _
PONDER PEANUT PRODUUTlON-^Ctfnton (teya,
left, and Keith Johnson are looking at peanut*
on tteye’s farm tn t*re Soda Springs commtmttjr.
The irrigated |>eanuU are not aa good aa Gay*
had hoped Iwt much twtter than they would have
been if no water had been applied. He fee la that
early spring rains kept the peanuU too wot and;
caused them not to grow as they should havf.
Ueve designed his irrigation syatfm according to
Soil Conaervatioif Service recomtnendationa.
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