The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1968 Page: 1 of 12
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the Clarksville T imes
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-VOLUME 96, NO. 13
TWELVE PAGES
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1968
ESTABLISHED JANUARY 18, 1873
. ...... t ........... ............................ New Council Members Installed,
Fllfld Drive Launched Appointive Positions Approved
Lane’s Chapel Top
County Community
Two mw aldermen and om •quaUiatlon bpard.
re-elected councilman were Acting on a request made by
seated Monday afternoon as the the First Baptist church the
city began a new fiscal year's north side of West Taylor Street
dperatlon. New members of the between 8outh Walnut and South
city’s official board are Paul Locust Streets, was designated
Quick and Bert Farrier. B.W. as a no-parking iom.
Beasley was re-elected. All to other “don Mayor
were unoooosed In Saturday's Maurice wooley reported that
election local representatives may at-
Appolntlve positions were ap- teed a meeting at Austin next
proved as suggested by City Tuesday In connection with a
Manager Jim Ballsy. They are federal-state grant for con-
Mrs. Ruth Owen, clerk; M. A. structlon of a mw water stor-
Lane’s Chapel Community Churches, |
topped seven others to win first tocreai
place In the annual Red River Record bo<
County Community Improve- second pla
meat Contest. The award was submitted 1
made at the Community Awards tor Mlecti
dinner Friday evening In the Lane’s
Clarksville Junior High caf- $1*8.00 p
eterla. winner
The banquet highlighted the $100.00; tl
week’s activities for the two $75.00, an
hundred and sixty four families way, $40.0
living In the eight participating ties comp
communities. Judging was event were
doM April 4, 5 and 6. Pie, Hopei
Judges were Miss Judy Cos- recelvli
Mil, Home Service Advisor for The coni
Community Public Service^ Red River
Whitewrlght, Texas; Mrs. Ber- ClarksvlU*
tew 11 Robertson, Associate Bank of I
County Home Demonstration villa Rotai
Agent, Bowie County; and John Commerce
Hendrick, Texas Power A Light provement
Company, Dallas. Texas Pow
Judging was based on homes,
Straw Hat
Time Here
Straw hat times comes to
Clarksville again with Easter
Sunday haying been declared
Straw Hat Day.
Large selections of the latest
styles of straw hats In a com-
plete range of prices are being
offered with further details
mentioned in advertisements by
local merchants appearing In
this Issue.
era and Pat Nun- ance requirements for Indus-
i Bland and Bill trial buildings. Application for
named to the tax a grant In excdss of $100,000
has been made to the North-
______ east Texas Development Group.
Wooley also said engineering
si V ji work had bMn completed for
ITn I /IVPTT Proposed extension of water
I til liUTvIl and sewer systems approxl-
. n * rnately one mile west of the
IRQ XlimlJIV^Mtern edge of town.
Mrs. Ruth Lovett, owner of |
the Credit Bureau of Red River
County and mother of County
Attorney Jim Dick Lovett, died
In the Red River County Hos-
pital Sunday, April 7, at 9 p.m.
Funeral services were con-
ducted In MeKensto Memorial A
AREA CHAIRMEN J. T. JoUey, L. T. Moore and John Martin discuss plans for the
$80,000.00 fund ralslag drive for a new library building at the kick-off breakfast Tuesday
morning at the Braadb* Iron Restaurant. JoUey Is county chairman, Martin Clarksville
chairman and Moore Is leading tbs drive In Avery. ...........—
Purpose of the <*rtvs Is to rale# $30,000.00 which will be matched by Federal-state
funds for construction of s $100,000.00 library building In Clarksville. The new facility
will be fully accredited and associated with the Texas State Library and Its InterUbrary
loan plan, making available for local user, any book In any library In the group.
' The drive will ronhui throughout the month of April. Final deadllM for obtaining
the funds this year Is Jum SO. Aren chairmen will appoint helpers and plans are being
made to contact every v. nty resident for a donation to the building fund.
Methodist Church, the Rdv.
Richard Perry, pastor, offici-
ating, assisted by the Rsv, Ed
Waddlll, pastor of First Pres-
byterian Church. The service
waa held at 10 a.m., Tuesday,
April 9.
y couhty offices were closed
during the hour of the funeral.
Absentees May Tedder and Backus Named Junior
Regin Primary Rotarians for Month of April
Voting.May 14 mmmamsmm/mmm
GENT
Interment waa la Falrvlew
cemetery, directed by C larks -
vllle Funeral Home.
Pallbeerers were Alex Simp-
son, Delbert Dodson, Robart
Storey, Mickey Russell, fem
Hale and Kyle RnsaelL
Mrs. Lovett was born In Red
River County July 17, 1909, the
daughter of Oliver Collin, and
CatherlM Storey Williams.
She Is survived by ooe son,
Jim Dick Lovett, Clarksville;
sisters, Mrs. Roy Erwin, Mrs.'
Edith Fowler, and Mrs. R. V.
Ricketts, all of Clarksville; also
four grand children.
Absentee voting for the May
4 primary will be under way
Monday at the office of County
elect Kenneth Sheppard.
Any qualified voter who ex-
pects to be absent from the
county on the day of the elec-
tion, or who because of sick-
ness or physical disability can-
not appear at the polling place
In the election precinct of his
residence oe the day of the elec-
doe, may nevertheless cause
his vote to be cast by compli-
ance with the applicable meth-
od provided for absentee vot-
Rb
A personal appearance at the
county clerk's office or e tol-
ler from persons unable to go
there will protons the Informa-
tion im asssij for compliance
with the abssntes voting re-
quirements.
Absentee voting ends three
days before the primary.
TSON
MOCK BACKUS GLARY TEDDER as Parks and Wildlife Com mis-
sion that a boat ramp to to be
T Rotarians selected for Mined AU-District esoter In constructed at an early date at
_ oath of April by the ltfV. He to vice presides! of Langford Creek Lake, near
Clarksville Rotary Club are the senior class, presUtont of Clarksville.
Mike Backus, son of Mr. and the DECA Club, was class pres- Application for this faculty
Mrs. T. E. Backus and Gary ldent during Ms freshman, Jun- was mads last year but It was
Tedder, son of Mr. sad Mrs. lor end senior years, has been too tote to be Included In the
C. A. Tedder.aUMClarkevlUe. aimed class favorite twice and 1947 budget, it tooMof amim-
Mlke to president of the span- was a Mr. C.H.$. nominee. He ber of Installations approved
lab Club, a member of the See- Is also a Future Teachers of tor 19«$.
tor SDoech Club and is employed America Club member and Location of the ramp will »
at Maxell* Brush Co. Hawes plans to eater college next falL on the east aide of the lake.
named to the 1967 A11-District ...........^...............................mnr-immfnmfr-1- —
Dr.«nd is_aa football teem as defen- •
r.. Dr. .ire guard after tottering three
Dr. and v,ar# ln football.
I «xas Jtf ?'<,
cash prise and an opportunity to advance to state compe-
tition. Seven other communities participated ln the con-
test. x
WINNING COMMUNITY CLUB—Members of the Lbm's
Chapel Community Club, first place winner In the annual
Community Improvement Contest. They received a $1*5.00
City Vote Light; Three „
Schools Change Trustees
Burglars Busy
Early Sunday
At Detroit
School elections at River- er 75 and Edwin (Ed) Wilson 43.
crest, Avery and Detroit were Detroit voters placed two new
heated la Saturday's baUottag, members, R. B. (Bob) Williams
but all city steettoes la the and Billy Robertson on the board
county were carried on with lit- of trustees, williams got 13$
tie enthusiasm. votes, Robertson, 1*6. Other
Almost 400 votsrs of the Rlv- candidates were Clifford Rltch-
ercrest Independent School Die- le, 106; E. L. Coble, 106, and
triet turned out to elect three R. L. Jones, 46. '
new trustees. Dr. E. E. Brooks E. I. Feucett, Precinct I,end
received 393 votes, A. D. Sto- Hubert Moore, Precinct l were
phenson, 306, end Alex C. wad- elected to the county board of
dell *31. Incumbent J.T. Good- trustees. Both were incum-
jroe was defeated. bento with opposition.
Both members of th#Clarks- City Elections
villa School Board seeking re- In the Clarksville city elee-
election were approved by the don only 77 votes were cast,
voters. — Maurice Wootoy received 73 for
Cab Wolf ead James Mauldin mayor; Paul Quick, 7* for ald-
reoalved 71 votes each. erman. Ward lj B. W. Beasley.
At Avery where seven can- 7$ for aldermen Ward I, sad
dldates sought three positions Bert Farrier 73 for piaoe *,
Truman Bishop wee re-elected ward *. James Latimer re-
along with Joe Warren and Stan- Mlved 74 la Ward S and Clyde
toy wood. Bishop received 1*0 Been 74 ln Ward 4. All were
votes, Warren 1*6 ead Wood unopposed. ___
1$$. Defeated ceadldetee were Weyee McC seined wee etoct-
John Robert Martin, 9* votes; ed Mayor at Begets, rebelvieg
Plea Colline, 91; Jackson Mill- 106 of the 111 votM chat. He
^succeeded W, 8. Cody who wee
v>t a candidate. Aldermenh. A.
Four Detroit establishments
were burglarised in the early
house of Sunday. Merchandise
waa remqyed from three places.
At the Community Public ser-
vice office an attempt .to break
into a safe was unsuccessful,
according to Deputy Sheriff Bill
McDonough. "
Missing from jay's Cafe were
serewal casee of assorted
canned fruits.
A quantity of merchandise
was taken from Martin Grocery
sad assembled at a point from
which it was presumably to be
loaded Into a vehicle, but ap-
parently the burglars thought
the time opportune to move on
before the sto toe articles could
be transferred to the convey-
Mt Pleasant to Replace Wilmer-
Hntchins on 1968 Grid Schedule
Petroleum Role ml please*
Big in Vietnam
Beard Growing
Coldest Starts
1,000 miles
* Herbert M
Meed thetr post-
does as men
City Council.
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Hurt, J. The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1968, newspaper, April 11, 1968; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth893550/m1/1/?q=music: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.