The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1969 Page: 1 of 14
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ESTABLISHED JANUARY 18. 1873
The Oldest Business Institution in Red River County
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1969
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VOL. 97, NO. 45
Annual Christmas Parade and
Santa Visit Tuesday Evening
GOLD STAR AWARD WINNERS at the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet for Red River
County club members Friday evening were Ricky Walker and Belinda Brantley. They
received their Gold Star awards trom R. L. Jones, president of Red River County Farm
Bureau. Each also received a sweater from the Farm Bureau.
Leaders Among 4-H Club
Members Receive Awards
Red River County annua.
Achievement and Awards Ban-
quet was held at 6:30 p.m.,
NoV. 22, In tlie Clarksville
Junior High cafeteria.
Ricky Walker of Detroit, a
4-H Club member, served as
master of ceremonies.
Blessing for the covered-dish
supper was voiced by County
Agent Robert Moody.
The 4-H Prayer was followed
by - talent presentation, featur-
ing "The Bray Brats,” Rogena,
Renee and Roy Dale, 4-H mem-
bers.
Guest speaker was Rep. Neal
Solomon of Mt. Vernon, whose
remarks were well chosen for
the occasion and the current
era of fast-moving develop-
ments.
Awards Presented
Chosen for their outstanding
achievements during the year
In 4-H Club and related activi-
ties were Ricky Walker, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Walker of
Detroit, and Belinda Brantley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Ray Brnatley, Annona, Route 1.
They were the recipients of the
Gold Star Award. The presen-
tation was by R. L.Jones,pres-
ident of the Red River County
Farm Bureau, which also pre-
sented sweaters to the Gold
Star winners.
Other winners
Other award winners and
their achievement categories
were;
Achievement, Ricky Walker,
Larry Williams, Johnny Brant-
ley and Vonoy Bradley.
Agricultural, George Simp-
son and Henry Lewis Jr.;
Bj oad, Belinda Brantley,
Rogena Bray, Rebecca Shlm-
pock and Freda Hausler;
Clothing, Darlene Simpson,
Hilda Faye Perkins, Tamrnle
Burks and Gall Ann Shelby;
Conservation of Natural Re-
sources, Billy Rose, Early D.
Reed Jr., Joe Simpson and Ray
Boyd;
Consumer Education and
Home Economics, Ann Baird,
Carolyn Flgg and Constance
Peoples;
Dairy Foods, Gall Baker and
Connie Rodriquez;
Electric, George Rundles,
Roy Bray, Ray Nell and Jan
Bryant;
Entomology, Willie Braxton;
Field Crops Science, Tim
Shlmpock and Billy Titus;
Food and Nutrition, Brenda
Cheyne and Gayla Pace;
Food Preservation, Judy
Johnson;
Home Improvement, Ernes-
tine Jackson;
Home Managemen, Hollis
DeShazer;
Horse, Monty Smith and Judy
Smith;
Horticultural, Willie Hearn;
Leadership, Shirley Pruitt
and Maggie Bradley;
Swine, Michael Davis and
David Taylor;
Public Speaking, Vicki Top-
ping;
Dress Revue, Barbara Shel-
ton, Kimberly Stallings and
Marsha Lynn Owens.
Arrangements for this event
were In charge of the 4-H
committee, comprising Mmes.
Joe Gibbs, Jerl Bray and l^u-
cllle Samuels.
Gaylon Norwood
Loses Life in
Crash of Plane
At 6:30 Tuesday evening, De-
ceinber 2, the annual Christmas
parade will arrive at the Public
Square In Clarksville. The
downtown area will be crowded
with spectators, weather per-
mitting.
Climax of the parade will be
the entrance of Santa Claus,
who will station himself on the
square for a session with the
hundreds of children who are
due to be on hand when he
arrives.
The Clarksville Chamber of
Commerce Is again sponsoring
the annual community Christ-
mas parade. Anyone wishing to
participate In the parade Is
welcome, and clubs and organi-
zations are Especially en-
couraged to prepare and enter
floats In the Christmas Float
Contest.
The Chamber of Commerce
win award cash prizes at
$25.00, $15.00 and $10.00 tdfche
first three place winners of the
float contest.
Judges for the float contest
will be secured from neighbor-
ing communities, and will grade
the floats on three categories;
(1) attractiveness (2) originality
and (3) artistry. In preparing
your float give some thought to
the categories thst will be used
In Judging the winners. The
floats should depict the Christ-
mas season.
Suggestions (or Parade
Participants
If you have a one-sided float,
please decorate and arrange It
so that the float scene will face
the stores and sidewalks as the
parade mokes left hand turns
around the square.
The entire parade line will
make one complete trip around
the square and all units with
the exception of the floats will
exit; the floats will make a
second circle of the square to
give the people and the Ju^pes
another opportunity to view the
floats.
Please do not have a live
Santa Claus on your float, or In
a car or vehicle; more than one
Santa ds confusing to the small
children who have come to the
parade to see Santa Claus.
Participants In the parade are
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AT CHS—Members of the
.National Honor Society of the Clarksville High
School are seated, from left, Phyllis Holley, Jackie Hood,
kflchelle Landry, Patsy Westfall, Betsy Garland, Kathy
tillDert, Dana Wolf, Becky Trtmm and Carolyn Peek; second,
row, Kathy Dobson, Patti Bschmsn, Debbie Butts, Denis#
Meals, Patsy Sheppard, Katherine Murray, Billie Lola
Sargent, Janice Wooten, Karen Conway and Vivian Harvey;
standing, Mra. Marlon Lawoon and Mrs. Fred Picker,
sponsors; Virginia Jones, Belinda Brantley, Belinda Moor-
man, Sharon Downes, Sharon Wallace, DefaMa Love, John
Worth an, Alonso LfMter and Larry Williams. fDMipnay
Studio Photo) *
NHS Initiates
New Members
In an Impressive ceremony
at the Clarksville High School
auditorium \1 new members
were Initiated Into the National
Honor Society Wednesday
morning at 11:00.
Under the direction of the
president, Kathy Dodson, the
Patman Will Break Ground
For Water Tower Project
The Hon. Wright Patman, »**!•»* » number of counting ranked second la sontorlty In
United States Representative ln the Northeast Taxss area the House, has recalved con-
from the First Congressional with various inchistrlsl and sideroble publicity recently as
_ District of Texas will visit governmental projects. Mem- chairman of the Committee on
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Meaning of Cotton
Referendum Choice
Basic program choices will
be made by cotton producers
voting In the Dec. 1-5 mall
referendum on upland cotton
marketing quotas, said Clyde
Mitchell, chairman of the Red
River County Agricultural Sta-
bilization and Conservation
(ASC) Committee.
A "yes” vote by two-thirds
or more of the producers voting
In the national referendum
means-
Marketing quotas will be In
effect for the 1970 crop. Pro-
ducers who plant within their
farm allotment will be eligible
for a price-support loan of
20.25 cents a pound (for Mid-
dling l -Inch cotton at average
location) on cotton they produce.
They also will be eligible for
a prtce support payment of
16.80 cents a pound for the
projected yield of cotton planted
within tlie domestic allotment
which is 65 percent of the total
farm allotment. v
Farms with allotments of 10
acres or less or farms with
projected production (allotment
times projected yield) of 3,600
pounds or less may receive a
payment of 11.05 cents a pound
on the projected yield of 35
percent of the farm allotment.
They also will rocelve the
Price-support payment on the
domestic allotment and will be
eligible tor prtce-support
loans.
Growers who choose not to
participate ln the price-support
program may apply for a share
of the export market acreage
reserve and produce for export
only, without government as-
sistance or marketing quota
penalties. Application for ex-
port acreage must be made on
or before Dec. 31, 1969, at the
County ASCS Offlca.
a "no” vote by more than
one-third of the producers
voting In the national referen-
dum on upland cotton for 1970
means;
No marketing quotas and no
penalties will apply to the 1970
upland cotton crop. No price-
support payments will be made.
Price-support loans at 50 per-
cent of parity will be available
- to producers who do not exceed
their farm acreage allotments.
Acreage allotments will remain
ln effect as a means of deter-
mining eligibility for the price-
support lqan. There will be no
export market acreage reserve.
The ASC Committee Chair-
man said cotton producers will
receive their farm 'a< reage
allotments prior to the refer-
endum period. /•_
POfe-BARREL LEGISLATION
By "porktborrel legislation”
is meant bills enacted to pro-
vide appropriations tor political
purposes to s special group or
region of the country.
GAYLON NORWOOD
Crash of a light plane Wed-
nesday, November 19, near Sey-
mour claimed the life of the
pilot and only occupant, Gaylon
Norwood, 31, of Wichita Falls,
who was making •o-routlne flight
along the route of a gas line.
He had Joined the pipeline com-
pany only recently.
Last rites were conducted
Friday afternoon ln First Bap-
tist Church of Clarksville by
Rev. Jim Harris, pastor, and
Don Means. Interment was ln
Falrvlew Cemetery, Grant
Funeral Home of Deport In
charge.
Pallbearers were his cous-
ins, Kyle Harvey, James Paul
Harvey, Gene Norwood, BlUy
Jack Norwood, Delma Bunch
and Charles Harvey.
Honorary bearers were Dicky
Harvey, Bobby Harvey, James
Norwood, Danny Norwood, Can-
nard Norwood, Darold Norwood,
Mike Colbert and Charles Ray
McLendon.
Son of Roscoe and Virginia
(Harvey) Norwood of Clarks-
ville, he was' born at Deport
August 3, 1938. He was reared
ln Clarksville and graduated
frerr. high h<*r«.
Surviving besides Ms parents
are his wife, the former Jo
Ann Cheashlre of Deport and
two children, Nick and Sherry,
WIcMta Falls, and a.-stater,
Mrs. Jack Smith of Texarkana.
tha project rather than the .tan- system. During the brief
dard 50%. Thanksgiving holiday, Patman
Congressman Patman, now will make addresses In San
senior member of the Texan Franc loco and Los Angeles aa
delegation In Washington and well os visiting his District.
Cattle and Hog
Thieves Active
The carcass of a calf which
had been killed and dressed was
reported to the Sheriffs De-
partment oat week. Sheriff
Mac McGuire sold the owner
had not been located. Ap-
parently tne persons who had
stolen the animal and prepared
It for deep freeza were frighten-
ed away from the scene where
It was dressed and did their
work for nothing. McGuire
said livestock had been report-
ed stolen from the south port
of the county.
The parade will start promptly Hojj#y John warthan, Patti River County Industrial Park
at 6:30 p.m. Bachman, Mlchella Landry, This $140,000 Installation is
If yosi ara entering the Float B#cky jackl# Hood, being partially financed with a
Contest, please call the Cham- Meals snd Sharon grant from the Economlt Devol-
ber of Commerce office and you Downcs> opment Administration, which
will be placed on the list of Mr> Humphrey presented Patman has prominently sup-
floats to be Judged. certificates and administered ported. The construction of the
W# urge you to ’take part In ^ plad_e t0 o* following new 500,000 gallon elevated water
this community activity and Join m#mb®rg: Belinda Brantley, tank and adjacent water lines
us In the Christmas parade. Butts, Betsy Garland, Is expected to furnish better
Square to Be Cleared Cathy Gilbert, VlvUn Harvey, fire protection for the entire
of All Vehicles Alonzo Lester, Debbie Love, Clarksville area, to Improve
The public Square will be Kathryn Murray, Carolyn Peek, water service In the north and
cleared of all vehicles and bar- BI1U# Lois Sargent, Patsy Shep- westarn sactlon of the city, and
rtcades will be set up and herd, Belinda Stearman,Sharon to provide additional pressure
guarded to leaf# all the area Wallace, Patsy Wastfall, Larry for plant fire prevention sys-
open and safe for tlie activities Williams, Dans Wolf and Janice tern# In the Industrial Park,
planned for this occasion. Wooten. Congressman Patman was
The Christmas lighting sys- Students are selected by a personally chosen by then
tem, one of the most attractive faculty committee on the basts President John F.. Kennedy to
In Texas, will be turned on for of scholarship, sarvlre, char- be the House floor leader for
the first time Tuesday avenlng. acter and leadership. the original Economic Develop-
They will be In sonde# every Mrs. Fred Fisher and Mrs. ment Act In 1961, and Clarks-
nlght until after the Christmas Marlon Lawson sponsor the vllle and Red River County re-
holldays. local chapter. cetved considerable publicity
as one of the first areas quail -
fl*d„ f°r T** Im-
mediate benefits Included the
surfacing and curbing of Indus-
trial Park Drive (North Dono-
ho) from Main Street Into the
Industrial Park, along with ex-
tension and Improvement of
water and sewer lines In the
nearby city areas. Detroit’s
The 1970 cotton yield forNed per lb. on 65% of a farms nor- water system was also financed
River rrmntv wa« announced bv mtl production will generally under ••«"• jwoee.m
Clyde Mitchell, chairman for result ln a larger total farm Congressman Patman also
ASC Committee. price support payment In 1970 brake ground for tlie first ln-
The chairman stated that "the than under this year* program, dustry ln the Industrial Park ln
1970 cotton yield for Red River (Provided, at least 90% of the December, 19f3. Plants now
County was set for 401 lbs. per domestic allotment, 65% of ef- located there employ some 325
acre. This represents s 60 lb. feettv# allotment. Is planted and persons at present and are
reduction from a 1969 yield of worked to harvest ln a workman expanding.
461 lbs. Cotton farms which Uke manner.; The ground-breaking cere-’ _______ ____________________
were planted and worked ln a Cotton allotments and yield mony will be at the Industrial any member of The Times staff, district conventions,
workman like manner during notices will be mailed to Park 'southeast of tlie Brooks Voter registrations for 1970 May ll--Stole Democrat and
the 1966-67-66 bass period will growers November 28. Building shortly after 10 a.m., are under way and will continue Republican commltteee conrasa
receive about 89% of the cueeent "The 1970'fcotton program and the public Is cordially In- through January 31. Every atotewlde results,
years farm normal yield.” »tth additional prtce support vlted to attend. Patman will person 21 years and older must May ft—Lest day for-flllag
As announced writer this provisions and loan availability then visit several local Indus- register to vote. contest of any first primary
month the 1970 notional cotton at 20.25 cento per lb. (medium trial plants and Inspect s num- Political Calender result.
yield wag cut 45 lbs. from 1969. "Mts cotton and average Iocs- ber of ,faculties completed In Important dates on the Texas May *7-June 2—Absents*
The state yield was cut from tlon) Is conditioned on the out- the past few years and financed political calendar for 1970 are voting In person for secondprl-
421 iba. ln 1969 to -396 lbs. for ^ome of the cotton referendum at leaat partially with Federal listed herewith: mary.
1970. The state yield was then to be held December. 1-5",” funds, Including the new Lang- Feb. 2—Last day for poll- June 6—Second primary
allocated to counties based on Mile hell announced. ford Creek lake project.
the larger of the three (3) year _ v Also expected to be present
1966-67-68 actual county aver- tor the ceremony ire a number
age per acre production or 87% of officials of the North East
of the 1969 county yield. FAMED IN LITERATURE Texas Economic Development
A 8% Increase in the 1970 The city of Basra Is Iraq la District, an organization with
county cotton allotment plus an famous In literature. It was the headquarters In Texarkana
Increase In tke addUloiMl prtca *cene of many of the adventures which processed the entire
Lower Cotton Yield Set for Red
River County 1970 ASC Program
Announcements of
Candidates Start
Dec. 4 in Times
A special feature In The March 3—First dsy for ap-
Tlmaa which will bs of Interest PD*"C tor sbssntos ballot by
to many readers begins with the mall tor the first primary,
lasue of December 4 and con- March 9—Mats Democratic
times six months. ~ Republican committees meet to
The political announcement csrttfy stats candidates, set up
column makes Its appearance delegate ratios lor the stats
every two years ln advance of convention snd to pick s sits
the primary elections. Names tor the September stats con-
of candidates seeking nomine- mention.
Hon tor precinct, county and April 7~Flret day to apply
district offices ore listed. sntse^bellots by mall.
roes for positions In this April 1*-**—Absentee sol-
column are the same as charged NfMO for first primary,
two years ago. Candidates ds- May 22—First primary elec*
siring to publish statements to dos tor Democrats and Repub-
Tppe*r ft tine at form! Hearn, by precinct
announcement or during the conventions, primarily for
election campaign will be WaMfylng candidates, selected
charged the regular commer- later In convention, for Novem-
clal rates. Such statements ber.
will have to be prepared by the May 5—County executive
candidates or persons- chosen commltteee canvaae local w*
to write their messages. This •“**• W*»t primary,
service will not be performed by May 9—County or senior!ol
support payment from 14.73 Slnbad the sailor, a boro of w*ter-tower application. Spon-
cents per lb. to 16.80 cente **»• "Arabian Nights.” sored by Patman, the NETEDD
Feb. 2—Loci day for poll- Jsse
tic Iona to moke up their minds election,
snd get'on the first primary June 9—County
ballot, from Justice of peace to casvaaa local results,
governor. If candidates get June 13—State co*
cold feet they can withdraw as American Party to
Ute os April 11. Mate candidate*.
March 1—Tax assessor-col- June 20—Stole
lectors must send In the 1970 «t Nenubttcaa
lists of registered voters for ANNOUNCEMENTS
use at the nolle.
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Hurt, Jimmy. The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1969, newspaper, November 27, 1969; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth911948/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.