Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1966 Page: 1 of 14
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STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY. TEXAS (79552) THURSDAY. SEPT. 1956
Needed Civic Improvements
eetmg
•is the city because the profV
‘•rty owner has helped pay for
tlon. Only the VFW, »he said,
had made any headway with
'hamher of the c'ty hall, was
(•ailed by the civic Improve-
ment committee of the cham
ber of commerce. James Hlgti,
director in charge of th?
committee, and L. E. MUf
Uon, Jr., committee chair-
man. outlined steps already
tqken by the committee and
set the stage, for the sugges-
tions from the-ot^ersipresent.
High said It was mot the
purpose of the meeting to
provide an opportunity to air
past gripe*. Rather, It was the
hope that suggestions Would
be made that would lead to a
more beautiful city, ‘‘not only
for us but also for tliose we
may be able to entice to live
Elimination of eyesores was
listed, as possibly the number
>nj»..-pr0blem In the bfejlutifi
. atior; of Stamford when
sdme two score citizens ga
hered Tuesday night to out
ine needed impnivemcnta. ‘
The meeting, in the council
bClNA
Id Hit
>IS0N
'he. paving.
Mrs. Billy Bryant mention-
ed that the Garden Club looks
alter the yard at the Youth
Center and said that they had
oeen handicapped in the win-
ter 'time because yard hy-
drants had been cut off. She
was assured that this could
o« taken, care of.”
It has Craig's suggestion
that residential paving should
receive .more frequent tweet)
)ART'
HtRVEV AVAILABLE
Mrs. .J, V. Fiizell, Jr. stated
that the Garden Club had
made a survey of the town.
Helps Young Maize
2 Inches of Rain Bring
Total for Year to 19.52
"Tlwiri r.'lut of mud in
pinpointing the
Million explained that the tlwf beauty spots.. She said
'Weat Texas Chamber of Com ihaythis could be made aV*ll
merce is sponsoring a beauti able to the committee. Million
(k'ation program all observed that the post oflfW
territory, using the term ‘ Op ,oon will be landseaped in a
oration Sparkle” as a slogan, beautification effort.*
_ Approaches to the city arc
one ol the first things, ®i
the northwest part of town^*
Robert Horn observed, but he
>«td he felt one* of the big
peotele m«-of the "town waa the
of old automobilei.
turn-age maize now, but will
be slowed down untij' the
ground is dry.
' LockT grain elevators and
“pills said the rath win be a
Qig help to young maize not
yet ready to harvest, and that
prospects for an outstanding
overall crop are good.
Lake Level Rises
After Big Rains
North of Here
A heavy two-inch tiownpour
Monday, morning and light
showers early Tuesday gave
ef big-boost to the area's crop
of young maize and lifted this
year’s ratn total above the
"1965 figure.
Official U. S. Weather Bu
reau records by M. D. Thorpp
son showed that 2.20 inches
had fallen over Stamford by 7
a. m., Monday.and another JB6
wa^ recorded Tuesday, giving
G.?7 inches for August.
Total for the year is 19.52
inches,
presence
abandoned furniture and ap-
pliances in yards and on
atfggta of th‘ — ------
Commenting on the need
for road signs, Mc£4leb sug-
gested that one probably
should be placed at the Ham-
tin Y and another Just east of
take part In the program.
The committee, composed of
Mrs. Jack Watson. Mrs.
George Kinney, Roland Kelley
and Million, in previous meet-
ings had outlined several
areas which they felt were
worthy of consideration;
committee list
-V / • ( W
-'Million ltated them as fol-
lows;
Cotton Queens— - / ' ——- ■. —
Named Rolling Plains Cotton Queen Friday night iff* the Rolling Plains Cot-
ton Queen Contest held at Stamford High School auditorium was Miss Betty
.Davis of Roscoe, second from left Janice Oliver, smallest of the group, was
crowned Stamford Cotton Pixie. First runner-up was Linda White xjt Anson,
Jones County Cotton Queen, and secon 1 runner-oitf waa Virginia Westbrook of
Rule, the Haskell County entry. " _ ‘ --
tor to a city sees, J. L. Mc-
Calcb said.- 'T don’t krtow tf
we can dip anything about
them or not but they, are a
big factor in attracting new
people to your -town.*’
EHrpinaUon qfold bijfUdings
in town was the suggestion Of
Clyde Westtfall. “L’d like to
see a committee call oh own-
ers of old buildings in - town,'
asking that If tike bu.lilings
Million told Of the sign
south qf town which says
‘Drive 40 miles And shop and
save fn Haskell/
High said that signs along:
Roscoe Beauty Crowned
RPGG Cotton Queen
compared to 16.41
at this time last year.
and In towjj which
csTT TTot br fixyd up.- that they-
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Area towns and communities
reported from .5 to more than
four inches after the Monday
downpour. Showers were
spotted- -4* -the -Tuxedo area
where the . Spencfer Baize
farm reported one inch. South
of there/neJr New Hope, the
Frank Vasek farm received
more than- four inches. ^
Avoes registered two Inches
while parts of the Ericksdahl
community also reoetvCd that
amount;
Although area fanners are
• ^ » ^ i is art* ii haaiMfi
Tin"*rW* TTT1OTT Ol TnllZv MrVSSi
the rain did not create much
of a problem.' Moat of the
early maize has already been'
cut, and farmers are in the
process of harvesting the med-
be torn down.” This would re-
duce their taxes, he pointed
out. -
Heavy rains Tuesday in the
Haskell area and fiirther
north Produced a 5-inch rise
in Lake Stamford, bringing
woVild give people an opportu-
nity to reach the place in town
they want to reach. People
want to know what facilities
hospital mlgnt be good. Some-
one else said a sign bearing
the name of Harmon Park
Westfall also .said he would
are sVSniTSftr MTmWf «Bd;--j|ke
2. A sign directory. I**- 1
3. Civic club signs telling 1
when clubs meet. —
4. Clean up,'paint up, fix up
campaign. ______'.j '
5. All of the trash cans ,owl
repaired and possibly painted m**1
In a beautiful color. Uve
Place a fountain of same P,e'
Harvey Penney, pointing
out that the axxnory Is the
scene of many community ga-
therings, suggested that the
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- A bale of cotton, given by
■ the Jaycees, was won by Mary
* Ann Felton of Childress as a
door priae. .. „ j—
1 Master of Ceremonies was
Don Timberlakc of Abilene^
l Queen contest Judges were:
I MBs Lanna J. Wallace
! Kaufman, 1965 Texas Oris*
! Queen; 'Carl Co*, director of
i the Cotton Research Commit
! tee of Texas; and Kent BsO-
• nett, field representative of the
; National Cotton Council.
Pixie contest Judges were
1 J. tt Cooper Jr., of Roscoe,
president of the RoUing PJalns
Cotton Growers, Inc., and Mrs.
Don Tlmberlake of Abilene.
Miss Davie, ,a graduate of
•Roscoe High School, will at-
tend Tarleton State College
this fall. She Is the daughter
•of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Davis.
She was the 1964 Roscoe Foot
Sweetheart, an FHA off!
, oer and,participated in 4-H ac-
tivities the past four years,
winner were presented tro-
phies by the Stamford Jay-
ceas.
Each Cotton Queen cqptert
int .received a cotton sports
outfit from Carhartt of Texas,
Inc. - ~
Other entries In the contest
included Norma Jo Eubank of
S a n't a Anna, representing
Coleman County; Jo Cara!
Felton of ChQdrea*. Childress
County; Charlotte Drabek of
Crowell, Foard County; Die-
dra Baty of Munday,..Xnox
County: Nellie Warren of Tye,
Taylor County; and Barbara
Hendon of Roby, Fisher Coun-
ty- 4- 1 '*? •
Pretty Betty Davis, of-Ros-
coe -Was ' crowned RoUing
Plain Cotton Queen Friday be-
fore about. 400 persons In the
First Rolling Plains Cotton
Queen Contest In Stamford
High School auditorium.
The 18-year-old beauty was
Notym County’s nominee In the
contest which was sponsored
by the Stamford Jaycees, Roll-
ing Plains Cotton Growers.
Inc., and Stamford Chamber
of Commerce.
First runner-up was Linda
White of Anson, who was
Jones County Cotton Queen
the. night before In the Jones
County Fair at Anson. Second
runner-up was Virginia West-
brook of Rule, the HaskeU
Couhty entry.
Five-year-oid Janie? Oliver,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nell
diver of Stamford waa named
'Stamford Cotton Ptirte- to-*
special contest for little girls
six years old snd under.
The top threv girls will re
celve sn expense-paid trip to
the Texas Cqtton Queen Con-
test in DaUas during the State
Fair by the Rolling Plains
^ Cotton Growers. The three
winners and the Pixie contest
Man Is Killed
In Oilfield
Accident Here
7. Erect plantar* around the Million explained that the.
Square in front of the places rity could do nothing about
of tmslnsaa forcing owners to -dban Ja-
Millibn praised tne work ?ahta lots. State law. he aaid,
done At Hannon Pai;k and ob- five# thia right to dries with
servsd that peopli have; re population of more than If,-
sponded by putting the park 300 but denies It to others.,
to use, Ml mentioned the TaVINo ASKED 4 *
work that la being done at
Lake Stamford. Paving of Weal* Reynolds
vfhen Million„asked for nyg- Street was the sujfgestion of
|e*tions from those present Mia. Lynn Gillespie. This, she
Fheee tan all the way from pointed out, la one of the city's
elimination of growing grass *i*ln east-west thoroughfares,
on ths paved streets to paving The property-owners probably
of West Reynolds Street, and vould not be able to bear
from cleaning up approaches th^lr share of the cost but Be
to the dty t9 routing of, heavy cause "the street would bene^J
traffic so that It la not a has- fit the entire
A, Wichita Falls ollfie
Worked was killed about 3:
p.m. Saturday when he ft
10 feet from a derrick on tl
Light Rulh Sale
By Lions Club
Slated Tuesday
Nieto Services
Held Saturday
drere held
n-Vaughan
L paving by
'he dty would be Justified, she
ledared.
Carl Griggs sa«d he believed
>he. dty should go ahead with
ABC Slates First
Meeting Monday
" Fhneral services for Mrs.
Luda Nieto, 92, were hekT
Saturday at St Ann’s Catho-
tfc Onn« wffh th. Rev Wti
Ham Csdolgatn, pastor, offi-
ciating. i ■ 'iii'
Burial was In Highland
the development, of- College
Lake Park, adding that con-
siderable work has already
been done ‘there. Mrs, Lee
Walker told Of how the park
yd been divided Into eedMns
with different dvte clubs tUF
Thelma; one son, H. L.,
Wichita Falls! ;three brothe
8. D. of Valleyview, E. H.
Wichita Fans, and the Rt
Virvti Miller of Jean; one «
tar, Hr*. Flossie Rawley
H. S. FltaGerald, present
superintendent, was to have
ended his time here Wednes
day. He will be In town for a
short time longer before r*
porting to Ms new Job as a
teacher at PlkesvlH# College
In Kentucky. ~ M
-The Stamford Athletic
Bopater Club will kickoff tile
1966 football *taaon with- a
meeting at 8 p.m. Mohday In
Stamford High School cafe
terla. __,.. .
Cliff Cobb, president, said
films of recent Bulldog-scrim-
mages Will be shown and a
scouting report on the Quan
th Indians. Stamford first
football opponent, will .be
given. ,
Cobb reported that member
ship int the ABC has passed
Services Sunday
For Pardo Infant
Cemetery under direction of
Kinney Funeral Home.
Mrs. Nieto died at 3:50 p. m..
Thursday, In the Haven Rest
Home here after two week**
illness.
She was bom Sept. 15, 1873,
In Bexar County, Tex., bad
•he was married Igaaoo Nieto
'n 1893 in Seguln, Tex. He
died In 1944. She came to
Services for Dario Pardo,
Jr„ 9 month old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dario Pardo 4lj S.
McMillan, were held Sunday
In the home of the paredta.
The Rev. James Dudley of
St. Ann Catholic Church nffi-
dated and burial was In High-
land Memorial Cemetery un-
der direction of Kinney Fu-
neral Home.
s The Infant died at 10:10
p m , FYlday, In Stamford
Memorial Hospital.
J. F. McCulloch, who suf-
fered a heart attack late In
luly while « Laa Crucea, N.
M., has been returned here
He la a patient at Stamford
Memorial Hoipital. Hla condi-
tion is reported to be some
what Imnrovcd but he can not
have visitors.
FTank Wiggins of Stamford
'a In Fort Worth this week
Attending ■ Smith ■ Douglas
•ales workshop at the Green
□feka Inn. F*arpaee of the
meeting is to leant about,
(erttltxer, farm chemicals and
nitrogen needs of crop* In this
Wm-W- -
the 200 mark;
Wartes Says Stamford Football
V. Rtamford.
da, both of Loa Angeles;
Minnie Est& of StAmi
Mrs. FedUa Curie! of San
go, Calif., and Mr*. Josep
A coats of Knox City;
grandchildren; S5. great-gi
children and *Cfen great-j
grandchildren.
Program Is for All the Boys
play la a probUrrft. It la a dlf
flcult task to keep thia many
boys happy and working out.”
The coach sak* “that the
eophomore year waa the hard-
est and revealed that an ef-
ort 1# being made to sched-
ule same games for the boy*
Wartes emphasized the need
for a football program. "I
Coach Wartes waa critical
St Friday night pro football
games on television, saying
The philosophy behind th^l
football program at Stamford
High School waa explained
*o the Rotary Club Tuesday
■jy Coach Larry Wartes.
“The purpose of our pro-
gram 1* to have as mangr boys
aa possible to participate,” he
•aid. *1 don't believe a school
-**■ -*)gJKVv* 1 . t ii r,.
Lumberaraa of Wichita Falls,
and Mrs. Modssta Lumberaras
of Cotulla. *
the contlnutM ‘ support of
Stamford fan*. f
j Turning then to the pro*
necta for the coming year.
Vbitons in the A. H.
sey home during the wc
Buildtn
Total f
Buildine permit* for Stam
lord total 173,900 through Au-
gust, compared to S185JKX)
during the same period last
gear, according to figures by
Dick Rowland, city Judge, e
i Rowland said no* construe
a time In the history of this
xHUttry that a boy ha* need
to play football more than he
_.
August, but one 'lor $15,
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1966, newspaper, September 1, 1966; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972520/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.