The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 1960 Page: 1 of 12
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EK’.HTY-SEVENtH YEAR—NO. 31
< OMANCHK, TEXAS, JAM ARY 29, T%0
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OPS'" says t'uunt> Agent
I S DICKSON, JK., refer-
to the 1900 Junior Mve-
Aurtton. held Friday night
h brought in a total of
than $8,000 for the anl-
ftoM.
• • •
leipai buyers were COMAN-
BUSINE8S FIRMS, at the
y night sale, held at the
)UOAL LIVESTOCK _AUC-
here tat no cost of com1
>n to Junior Exhibitors or
^ re-salo > but fanner*,
t ers and businessmen from
vrr COMANiTIE COUNTY
the biddin ! brisk as the
i, hogs, end steers all rold
out I 96’minutes.
IE rABHION SHOPPE.
*d by PATSY ARTHUR
marguerite ross. is
,*)* COMANCHE'S newest
nerii and will have its op-
K within a fe » days at the
ter BEN EVRIDGE FAB-
* CENTER, north side of the
m «•
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)r you ladies who like to sew
_ save,” says BEN EVRIDGE.
V vrmX>E FABRIC CENTER
e in soon, and see our won-
H new selection ol Spring
cs.
isttmY Mkm. m zm
?m m annh ^mhiys
UV€STOCK
CHAMPIONS
sum
NAMED
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CHAMPION FAT LAMB—Shown on left, is Lonnie Sparkman, Gustine 4-H Clubber and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sparkmtn, with his champion SoUthdowti'lamb. Terry Sparkman, broth-
er. of Lonnie and .also a Gustine 4-H Club member, is shown with his champion of the Medium
Wool Class His lamb Is a Hampshire Cross. Kay Taber, daughter of Mr. and Mis. Artie Taber,
and Sidney' 4-H’er, is shown with her Rambouillet—champion of the Fine Wool Class Tom
Mazurek, Jr., superintendent of the Fat Lamb Division at the 25th Annual Show, is in the back-
ground Kay’s lamb sold at $60 per hundred; Lonnies at $50 Terry’s champion will enter furth-
er competition at San Antonia. * ,f,|« fyj
Gustme i,>• >k top honm wi> pny
■v ■ i :.r-tvi'.;i cs and fajur-xli a «> ■ i re"•
, .it th >:h annual Coiiiiu —
hi' County Htnap luve IN RACE FOR
* j ih::u Fr’u,la> nd Katurdin i
Terry S-j iixman showed 1 *v"- {A
hatftpion medium woo: ■
a ,th L tune Sparkman slinr.n •
the uhdnitpton Southdown it.d ■
" i -Southdown Cross • Both m fjin
tine 4-H Clubbei’s
SKAGGS, ABILENE
CONGRESSIONAL
_______i—~—
BUSINESSMAN
POST
name
. ,jurion! i T-nu.ul from
, iiiyi cl:.i • m ■ of. the
County Democratic
< i«rtTr»'t•<<*♦' —' . •■■■„ • •.
r id. . Wi- ’vi- trad good
thr” c'tn'iin-’ May and
J. ■ • • ' t I i
t pvtliiuul district
i) / ,i nuinber of' randi1
i iv <»Pyw« fi lial i> it the
ir ■ .!■ i, tn -pfet the r
o:i tta . ballot. "
HIGGINBOTHAM S HOLD
STOCKHOLDER S MEETING
;0AD
IGGINBOTIIAM'S has just
I mdrd a solid carload of
or lmW9 . mowers—and are
hty ahxtaaa fox you to drop
tnd >«t ttem show you how
.penshrdlyyou ran own one
hese gamh built mow ers..
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, UjUCAJWf b p cnee a month
ir Days ■ open Friday and
nue through next Wednes-
Check the firm's ed for the W Texas, held its 43rd annual
v ape-dal values awaiting vou 1 meeting under its present jet-up
Y .im wm* j- " Friday. January 32, at Tts Gen-
eral Office Building in Cuman-
chp.
I'op Barrows
Sherman Nelson showed ' h.‘
irattd hamp.ouMat harrow and
Gayle Harris exhibited the t< -
-in rlmmp.on. They aremi^i
1 .xTs of the Gustine FFA
•i Oustjme earned first pla’i
j medium w.ool lambs. T e : y ^
j Sparkman. S o u l htlovt n at . ’
Southda'wn • Crossc-s.. . l.n:ii,
j Sparkman; fat barrow
Crayb' Harris; fat barrows, med-
ium, Sherman Nelson, fat bar'-.
| rod* heavy, Kenity Hair ■ 1.
I eominrrcial steers, light, B'l
i Hayes, milk-fed steers, light. B i
| Pettit,
Sidney, NewburR. !>■ Leon ;>tui
Comanche youths shared in otli
S<
Hickman Enters
Rate For State
Representative
The H -i i ham firm, due of
h next Wednes-i the largest Concerns of its kind
loii’tsllni sale now undrr-
a( the UNUSUAL GIFT
»P. Firm owner, MRS.
YNR HILL explains that
la planning to remodel her
o here and add many new
«. and thal ill merchandise
teing reduced for a limited
e only. She adds tbwt ladies
]y-to-wcar Is belnr closed
, to aim more room for
er ll*V^—end I hat special
Inga ere be!n- passed on to
tom-rv
The first Higginbotham store
j wns established at D? Leon about;
1682 and was so successful that
I o'hfjfs were gradually established
| m this so. lion Including the one
.1' Comanche in 1901.
It was in 1917 when the p:cs-
nt plan of« co-operation of the
Will Kirkland
Candidate For
Constable, No. 1
I t>r „)Tii\st p>ace and ' chAmpion.ship j
1" \ emors '
Jaycees To Honor
Top Farmer
Thursday Night
Comanche Jaycees will honor
honors
Champion I.ambs
Kay Tabor of Sidney 4-H Club
1 hoard tho>'champion fine wool
'lamb and. Rita Reed, also -a Sid-
'ney^'4-H'er. ,-howed the reserve
, eiiainplon commercial steer.
Mewibum „ showed first places
;r (omme'rclai steers, hea\-y.
Vfa.ter McCullough, and brecd-
1T2 ewes. James Allc.om
W H (Will) Kirkland. 308 E wm nonor ,)r lx.OIl K,rsts
Peach Ave., ComancJie. this week l>e Leon had first places' in
mllkfod steers, hea'vy. Lenward
jrpwt.v. and breeding goats,
IIOV SKAGGS
( mi -sinnal 4 andidatc
&VSZ 2S,%,S
for Constable, Piecinct No. 1 His ,onllo„r „ .
Hm- E ;ag : Abilene business-j
.. unnour.ri'd today us a can-
foi t lomrei i' on • be,
'7th Oofi-: - tot nil District
;Fka^gs is district manager for |
i tnuhial -fund Investment com-,
). ny He served as district • clerk i
■>.* raylct CoUVa* from l;;3g to I
U'46. and for seven years I
i ttvm1 r oi the Abilene school
•e- Ot THE HUB. shoppers
rind « big sale ;>olng'oix-
irlng reductions in slrpes.
cts. suita. slacks, and sport'
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The f.rm during all tliesc ________
yt.us, despite changing -cornU,- ing area near Comanche since
tlons, and ups and downs with 1919, ,0^ his farm two miles,
the boll weevils and droughts, has fast of Comanche in 1958. and
made steady progress and again moved to Comanche, where he
last year enjoyed a nice bust- now owns his home. Kirkland
engaged in farming and stock j£J. Johnson, Soda Springs.
Notable improvements were raising until moving to-town
m >de at Brown wood whf»re hard- Mr and Mrs Kirkland are the
, . Enters State I»ar«-
4. N. IIW KMAN
Lawrence F.. Fancy, fluster.
Boh Hodges, Round Grove.
1 f' /
less sale continues — and a
opportunity awaits 'hoppers
heir complete line of ladies
y-to-wear.
(IOGINBOT1MMS annual
'khaldets m-ctln* was held
e last week—and officers
1 directors of this seventy -
year ei# firm with hcad-
rters at COMANCHE snd
ring 13 lawns and ritirs of
area, report a sood rear.
6. TOM. BEENE,' COMAN-
E. waa Cr-clerled as thr
n's HIM nt.
TT\ 0 •
ons
i -
of
leau-Oatchers . . . you saw
a In Oltevour by Coquette—
ly new cotton charmers, and
$5.33 . . advertised this
C by HARELIK'S
-
>e Freak Tech
>Uy Jo McCullough, who is
nior at Texas Tech, was home
the w#ek-<!.il visiting her
nts, ldtv-aiul Mrs Elton Me-
th- cfabl <hment of one of the of Comanche, and Mrs Billy Joe
most complete stores o{ its kind piippo of Phoenix, Aria,
in this seet.on _ Discussing his candidacy. Klrk-
Tm prove men'* were made at.]and said he feels qualified to!
breeding heifer ,
Comanche's FFA team No 4
‘ won tl>e' Junior Live'-tock Judgim
„ • Contest The team was composed
Hubert Rodgers. Round Grove. x*ontmj' Bouquet. Gary Bragy,
Tommy Matthewk and Kenneth
Green, 'lied for 2nd. was Coman-
che FFA team No 3 and Comanc-
ce FFA team No 2 und Gustine
FFA team No 1 3rd was the Sid-
ney 4-H team No. 1.
Tied for high individual were
Bill Unc, New-burg.
Ted Littlejohn,* Hazrldell.
Ted Nowlin, St. Joe'
T. E. Nowlin, Duster.
Norman Moore, Sidney.
Announcement of the w inner , Sherman Nelson, W M Day Rett-
... . . ... . ■_ g. tr» , u,.t>
‘ hyille. The dniroods department if elected, will work full time at / iy night--
«t Gorman was discontinued. The the duties He said he plans to "We are especially proud of
grocery departments at ah the an active campaign over,th SP outstanding voting men .and ccitif»«atea bv Oore Bros Feeb
V,............ 1....... .... • . I Q rn o'uH t a h rvn thorn o C- cnnolal mill Rll’ hllF H itlld \1 C( 1 It 11 I 1 1111
and Tommy Bouquet
Winners of f<9.00 in merchandise
Other adjustments and lm-> “j am not a candidate against
ptovem nts are . expected to be any individual,' and I have no I'3’s
made in i960 by this progressive selfish nurpoae in seeking to be |B lnnan
"nr Constable. Precinct No. 1. My
now
are glad to have them as special, mill Burton-Bios, and McOlothltn
'honored guests Fridav niRht." Feed tn Dairy Classification iudg-
Javcee President Albert ing were: Man Weldon Kirby
Woman—Mia. C W Godfrey: Gill
Elaine Klnsi; Boy Don Paiks
1 , ■ ---■ t:
Tax Payment
board j
Hkiiggs was born and reared 1
on a faun near .Gorman in East-1
land County. H<“ iraduated from
Hardln-S mmons University in
1928 ' I
He made the following state
ment in anivqu'nclng his candi-1
dacy: I am asking the iw'ople of
the 17th ;Oongrv'Sional District
for the privilege of representing • . aw ■.
a'Y^"0*,he ” 'Wilhoul Penally
It is my ih.iU’ere laiief that
the 17th CongrcVsional Dis-
trict < all of lt> is entitled to
ijositive representation Sunday. January 31. I* the
1 It is my further belief thatj final date to pay taxes without
any man of Integrity with penalty.
ordinary intelligence season- County Tax Officer fieorge
cd strongly with good com-1 Oooaby explains that his office
Three \nnoMnry This Week
■',0ijree ni^v annomH e thenLs w ere
wtivri) by The Chief Dus "week
and the names of the«* ■ candi-
dates appear in tin' political an-
nounceinent column for. the first
time vis-
Tlic.se*are Congressional eandi-
date "Roy 4>k«aggs. Abilene busi-
nessfn.u;.1 a ho* w ill oppose Con-
I N 1 Ike 1 Hickman, partnert^^ ujan 'Omar Burle.sorv foe the
in Hickman Brother* Feed Mtll , * ‘ 1 ’ ' M'tt’
j .n Brogutwood and former Brown-, 1 N ikCi Hickman Brown-
wood Citv Councilman, announe-1 wood feed dealer, becomes the
ed, today he would be a eaiidi- third man to .seek the 73rd Diet-
I m 1 Stati......Representative seat,
, - now filled by Comanche attorney
*' - . , ^ ' Ben D Sudderth. wlio does not,
V | seek -re-election Othei J5tate leg-
islative aspirants are Ben Barnes
of De Leon, and Geotec R Jor-
dan. Btow'nwood
W H .tWilc • Kirkland, this
wei.k announced for. Constable.
Precinct No 1, to make three ,
candidates seeking the post C. L
j .1L 11- stevetv»4s seeking re-elec-
f.......—1.------ Ittiiiimv I StalOl.s
1 is making tin race for' the first
I time '
Hot'interest s i« :ng. shown, in
i the r ace I01.District Judge of
the 5lnd‘ Jud.iial District, rom-
j posed of Comanche. Hamilton,
j Coryell and Bo quo Counties Two
j [ojmer district attot neys, Howell
Cobb of Comanche and H W
1 Bill- Ajl' n of Harni'ton seek the
judgv.lup hoy* lie Id by R B
Cro of Gutesyille. wlio is retlr-
nr aftei 27 years on tile bench
j Truman Roberts. Hamilton, is
1 uno. posed as District Attorney
| of t1 ■ 52nd District—as the final
Com mit', .01- iiacx rage • dee.dlin- approaches
------ • - — ( Beii Doyle .Sudderth is stepping
> it. a . Slate Representative, -and
s unopposed for County Attorn-
jiy. a post now held by James F
vT£
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r/r/itriit J
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Continued ON Back Page
Deadline Jan. 31
Phone Co-op
Moves Office
mon horse sense,.,..who - lifts •;
initiative and fortitude, can I
lu ovide positive re present*-1
Continued J)N Back Pag"
uill hr open all day Saturday
Funeral Riles Sel
The Comanche Telephone Co-
Operative announces that the
. . . . adiminLslration office will be
for the convenience of taxpay- mgVr<j February 1st
ers. Hr also said letters ron- Th(, new 0ffjrr an(j warehouse
tain n« tax payment and post- j wffl be located in the Ava Tate
I".11. ,-, ^mrr. Building formerly occupied by
31, ><111 be accepted wlth-
the County A§C Office, just five
JCrkWtnc^eonclude<L
22-23
of I hr
•menl (•
lock here
The firm now operates 14 candidacy is based pn my quail-1 r'OMPLETE LINF OF OFFICE Over 1.500 person* attended th<- wm >>w m
-Continued On Back Page Hcattons to serve you. and the SUPPLIFfiI — Ledger Shwts. type- Uo day airow at the Comanche, RAH llAF llAf O
Ct)l 1 d. _ salary the Job would afford me,”,writ<,r ribbons. Typing paper County Livestock Barn, and a I VI IrUv VvIC
n-bUna .Atbing^a I AT THE CHIEF capacity crowd attended the auc-
’ — * , Con sale Friday night at the Funeral, rites for Emmett iDqc
MrDougal Livestock Auction Qorc. 68 are tentatively set for
Barn- • 2 o’clock Friday afternoon nt the I
Friday wales totaled $8.6.8 ,i Mercer Oap Baptist Church In-
_ - -----— ferment w ill b< in Mercer Gap
ATTEND POWER USE Cemetery.
CONFERENCE IN \I>TIN Mr Gore, native of Comanche
"f ' "County, passed away Thursday
Bill Pal ks. manager of th> local morning at the home of .his sis-
Rural Eelectrtc CO-opertlve' and ter. Mrs Kthey Rogers 15 miles
Loon Sledge, • Pt>wer-Ure Advisot^-'.-btith .of Comanche, in the Mer-
were In Austin Mondav and Tur*- <*er Gap corpmun lv H" had made
j day at'.i ndiiig a Power Um meet- h.s home with Mrs Rogers for
ing and workshop the past *• veral year.'. Mr Gore..
I Tlte two-day afiair was lielcl 1 para.ytic. had bfcjt In - ill iv'a'th
at the Ti-xas Electric. Building f,)>‘ month' H onlji bth-
______ _ er immediate survivor is another
3 Mrs. Glen, Hodges and g"* M' S B:‘lbH Couch °f Ab,“-
o"* penalty. j „orth of the oki office,
Comanche Sen o Tax Offlc- , Fast Side Square. Comanche
er l.ueil'e Kills -”d Comsmhe . A special tnvitation is extend-
CHv Secretary H-th Louder- ed to each Co-Operative mf>lh-
m'lk renort that they expert a \ bor and to all InU ; e-»t parties to
heavy last minute rust of tax
mjk J
t
L-'. ,N
Vilkertool
)WNING
Wright
BNEY
doctor
ISSE
n & Cl
B LEON
paver*.
I inspect the new quarters,
'management announced
Mr. anti
. ons of Oranbury visited Mrs «nd.,.., . , , ..
X’UfiX -’sS^w'SSS- 5S&I
[NURSE'S DIPLOMA
Davis, resident of
or the past 40 years,
recent graduates of
Vocational Nurse's
' received her training
Memorial Hosptt-
fcvta has accepted *
1 surgery at Memorial
Fort Stockton.
I960 COMANCHE LIVESTOCK SHOW CHAMPIONR -Pictured, WTt. T* ’,Blackle,’, *n Angus, with
his proud owner Walter McCullough—champion of the Comanche County Junior Livestock Show,
tn the commercial steer division. Reserve champion, a Hereford-. 1s shown by Rita Reed. Sid-
ney 4-H Clubber, daughter of Ml and Mrj. Jesse Reed. Walter is a 4-H Club member at New-
burg. And is the son of Mr and Mrs. Gayle McCullough. In the background is Arch Boyd, Jr..
Comahche High School vocational agriculture instructor and superintendent of the Steer Division
in the 25th annual show. - The champion steer brought $60.50 per hundred. The 10 commercial
steers sold at auction here Friday night avert* d $30.50 per 100.
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HAVE YOU PAttt YOUR POLL TAX?
DAYS BEFORE DM.VDI.INK .....'. (3) THJtEK!
- I’oIIh Paid to Dale .......... ...........2.315
I’oIIk Paid This Dale \ !>:>»> .......*......U.IMW
PoHm Paid This Date 105s .....l.H«2
Polls Paid This Dale 1956 . 2.547
Total Polls Paid in 1959 . .............. 1.657
Total Polls. Paid in 195S ................ 2,345
Total Polls Paid in 1956 ......... ....... 3,239.
Yax Assessor-Collector (ieorge (ioosby reports
that for last-vninuie taxpayers, the office in the
Courthouse here as uejj as the -uh-sTatTon Th Do
I eon will be open Saturday afternoon until 5
o'clock.
Mr. (ioosby explains that letters postmarked before
midnight Sunday,.January 31, containing payment
for poll tax or for property taxes, without penalty,.,
will be accepted. ~ ,
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CHAMPION BEEF BREEDING HEIFER in highly competitive
field briny judged for ths first time in the Comanche County
Junior Livestock 8how* this year, is shown by John Dudley."
Comanche .FFA, and son of Mr. and Mr^. Gail Dudley in the
background Is Eltos Dudley, superintendent of the Beef Heifer
Breeding Division. The Dudley heifer was bred by the Dudley
Bros. Ranch. Comanche, and will be entered in further com-,
petition in leading stock shows this year.
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 1960, newspaper, January 29, 1960; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892131/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.