The Stephens County Times (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1955 Page: 1 of 6
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Home-Operated "THE FAMILY PAPER IN BRECKENRIDGE AND STEPHENS COUNTY"
VOL. : " BRE( KEN RIDGE, (STEPHENS COL STY). TEXAS
Hubbard Creek Dam f*inets,h°w,01
„ - Sears Slated
Election Is Called For October 1
STEPHENS COUNTY TIMES THURSDAY. SEPT. 22, 1955
Funerals Are Held
Sunday, Monday
Breckenridge and thrw other i
cities on November I will vote on
•he proposition of damming Hub-
f". ml Creek to form a Ink*1 to create
a needed water supply.
Tin., announcement was made by
M. E. Dank*!. Breckenridge, chair-
New Lake To Be
All To Gain And
Nothing To Lose
Wh**n the four cUi# s flu
elation on Nov. 1 to cM-af-- th*-
Wf-t f Vritral T^xas Municipal
Watt'r District* the citizen* will b<
voting on whether or not t« partic-
ipate in this movement, it wujs ex-
plained twiay.
The election is being? called by
the Jjtate Hoard of Water Knt*i
lieers with Brerkenridj:**. Anson,
Abilene and Albany voting, and if
any city does not vote favoi ably
the\ will not participate in th - ben-
efits t' b. dei j\* #i.
M. K. Daniel, chairman of the
comrtutt'f created for this purpose,
said Tuesday that in voting for
participati'M! ISrerkeni'idg** "will
ha'.'e ev rything to gain and noth-
ing to lose."
Tlie purpost of creating the dis-
trict is to dan: Hubbard « r "k to
create a lake that will hold one
half the wa! r that Possum King
do m holds, and Mr. Daniel added
"that it will gi\ * u> an abundant
wat -r supply light at our back
door.'
The project will be nelf ttqii'dat-
ing. bringing no additional taxes,
and it will be only fivi- miles from
the pump -tatioiK
Of vital importance will be th**
vote in Abilene, for Abilene will
pay about 80 per cent of the costs.
Breckenridge will b*1 allowed the
use of water at a cost to bt d**
termined by th*- cost of the project.
This has b«*eri estimated at five
cents a thousand gallons. The
cities will have water available
but will not be under obligation
to take any certain amotmt.
With reff ienCe to the amount of
water. Mr Daniel said "there will
b*' plenty for everybody/*
The only doubt expi d on the
four cities vting fa' iably foi the
project was expressed with refer-
ence to Anson, but it was felt by
many that the vote there will also
b - favorable.
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Cisco Is Beaten
By Junior High
Breckem idire Junior High in a
frame of brilliant dashes Tuesday
night defeated Cisco Junior High
with four touchdowns w hi 1,• hold
ing Cisco scoreless. The final -con
was 20 to 0.
Breckenridge scored fiist h>-n
Quarterback J:mm> Wi jjjiif. t.n
the opening kickoff So jards to th-
goal. Breckenridge .scored ag..in in
the same period when Wright
sitw Jerry (Gibson a quick pitchou;
and Gibson scampered aiound r itrht
ernl for yards.
The thiid tally cat' e in the -■ <
ond period when Wright handed off
to Fullback Dickie Roger-, who ran
six yard.- down the middle to si-or>
si.lin.mv up.
The final tally came when
Wright again pitched out to Gib
son who ran twenty yards
On d.-fense Tackle < I (Joan,
{Connie Martin, middle iin.- baekei
and Safety Tiavis Candy Wei.
outstanding.
Tile next gallle Will I" played
next Tuesday night with Eastland
Dan LaGiasta and Rti-sell Mr
Mui rv are Jr. High coaches.
man of the committee created by
the interested cities otl this pro-
ject close on the heels of a report
of an Abilene Chambei of Com-
merce subcommittee that an al-
ternative proposal—piping water
(ldm Browriwood would not serve
the purpo.e. K. West of Breck-
• nridge js vice chairman of the
committee ask.tig the election.
Th«* election is being called by
petition to the State Board of
V\ iter Engineers. It will be to con-
firm cication of tht West Central
Texas Municipal Water District,
and it will De held in the four in-
terested cities Oil the same date.
In Breckenridge the voting will
be at the ('itv Hall and A. J.
Buchanan will be election judge.
Tile three other cities that will
\"!• on confirming the water dist-
rict are Abilene, Albany and An-
son. In a telephone conversation of
M Daniel with Mayoi (iatlin of
Abilene Friday the date of the
election was confirmed.
Mi. Dai.el explained that the
vote would be to create the water
district and that no additional tax-
e. will be involved as the project
will be financed by revenue bearing
bi mils.
The proposed lake to be created
will be formed from a watershed
•■t 1.2011 square miles, ovet thret
: • as large as that of Phantom
Hill, and will hold half as much
■'.iter as I'ossiim Kingdom Lake.
I; will be about five miles wide
and the widest points and fifteen
miles long.
It will back up water to within
two miles of the northwestern edge
of the city of Breckenridge.
The dam will be constructed be-
■weell the hills Seell south of the
Hubbard Creek bridge when driv-
ing to Woodson.
City Plans To
Widen N. Breck
Avenue In 1956
Discussion of the pronoscd
w idening of North Breckenridge
Avenue; discussion of extending
the city limits west: and adoption
of the budget were main matters
coming before the city commission
I uesday afternoon.
J. 1!. Brannan. representing the
State Highway Department, and
Eugene Thompson, representing
the Breckenridge Chamber of Com-
merce appeared before the meeting
on the matter of widening North
Breckenridge Avenue.
It was pointed out that with
South Breckenridge Avenue wid-
ened east and west, widening and
improving North Breckenridge
would meet all the requirements of
Texas Highway Department for
through traffic. It is proposed to
do this woik in 1
The street, now varying in width
from all to OX feet, would be widen-
ed to t'.x feet all the way to the
city limits.
.Mr.-, Sa:c Harrison. Mrs. II. C.
Duckworth. Mi.-s Hattie linth Fel-
ton and John Childs appeared be-
fore the board asking sewer con-
nections and other facilities I'oi
their homes west of Breckenridge.
They were told that if they, and I
others nearby, carr.e into the city,
se .11 r connections would be furnish
ed as n as materials are a . ail
able. They took the matter under
ci mside i a 11 on.
A budget of i19",174 for the gen-
eral fund and #102,niio for the
utilities fund was adopted. This
compare- to # 1 f o.<>♦><> for the gen-
eral fund last year and *2<>ii.OOi.
for the utilities fund.
The Stephens County and The
Breckenridge Store Area Sears'
Sw ,:ie Show has been set for Sat-
urday. October 1. The county show
'will start at 9:30 and the Area
Swine Show starting at 1 <'in
Arthur Miller I'ark, according to
Bryan Swaim. county agent. The
'judge w.il be Frank Ciowder,
i'oiinty agent at Roby. 4-H nietii-
beis of Stephens county feeding
Sears gilts who will show in the
county show ai >• as follows:
liogei Hodge.-, Wayland com-
niunty: Judy I'oweis, Curry Pool
Bead. Breckenridge: Nancy and
'ya;l 1:row 11. Harpetsville commun-
ity: K'.eiett Matgan, Necessity
commui.ity : Sammy Turner, Neces-
sity community; Jim Buck Hood,
(iunsight community; Jimmy'
Squiies, lit. Breckenridge; and
Dale k' itli. Harpersville commun-
. ity. The winner of the couty gilt
show will get to show in the Store
A lea. Show which includes Young
county, Eastland, Jack, Throck-
morton. 1'alo I 'into, and Stephens
'counties. Also included in the Area
Snow are the boars of each county.
1'he I li membeis .will receive
prize money, with which they are
to purchase cqupimeTU to further
! their swine demonstration as fol-
lows: First place *8. second $7.
third £0. fourth *■">. fifth $4 and
ribbons to all places. Store Area
Gilt Show: First place S37, second
.<32. third fourth $22. fifth
.<17, and sixth -<la. Stole Area
Boar Show : first place •>•17, second
u32. third .<27. fourth .$22. fifth
.<17, and sixth >'la. These prizes
are paid by Sears Roebuck & t o.
to aid boys and girls to purchase
needed equipment to further '.heir
swine projects. Ribbons will be pie-
serited for all places. Sears will
have a lunch for the boys and girls
exhibiting animals, their parents,
and county agents.
Swaim said the gilts ami boars
are n good shape for the show and
for the year he thinks the boys and
girls have done a very good job.
He said he plai.s to see each one
between now and show time to
make sure they ale groomed for
the show, and the boys and girls
should be training the animals for
i the show ring and grooming them
every day between now and the
show date.
New Junior Hi
Coaches On Job
"We're sold on Breckenridge"
was the comment made by Dan
LaGiasta and liuss McMurray,
new coaches at Breckenridge Juni-
or High.
Mr. LaGiasta. 20, is a native of
I'ittstown. Pennsylvania, and has
just graduated from North Texas
State College, where he received a
B. S. degree. He is married and has
one son, Freddie. "We'd like the
support of the faculty and the stu-
dents when the junior high football
team starts play on September 20,"
Mr. LaGiasta said.
Assistant coach, liuss McMur-
ray. hails from Austin. He received
his B. S. degree in Phyisal Educa-
tion in August fiom the (.'diversity
of Texas. He is a member of the
Presbyterian Church and is unmar-
ried. "Athletics, of course an- my
hobby," Mr. McMurray concluded.
Enrollment Is
Down From 1954
Enrollment last year at this
time showed l.'!8 students weie en-
rolled in Breckenridge High School,
pi i no re than this year. For the
[I.i ."> : school year. !#0 seniois, >
juniois. arid 114 freshmen register-
ed. Two hundred hoy- enrolled in
the school and as for the girls there
are ii 1 v two hundred seven.
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HONEST: IT FIT LAST YEAR—Breckenridge Boy's Choir member Harry I.edbetter, attempts to
convince two fellow choir members, Dickie Carey, center, ar.d Jimmy Derrick, right, that the "too-small"
vestment he is modeling was a fit during the I!ia 4-aa season. The choir is entering its fourth year
of activity under the direction of Mrs. Ben J. Dean Jr. and is open to any boy the age of seven or above,
whose voice has not changed. I Photo by Homme)
Boys Choir Is
Planning Fourth
Year Of Music
Changing Methods Theme Of Mgrs.
C-C Course Held In Abilene Saturday
With the coming
ot
fall ti
Breckenridge there is a feeling of
expectancy and a sense of a new-
beginning. King Football reigns
once more, school is under way
again, and high on the list of im-
portant happening- in the start of
a new year for the Breckenridge
Boys Choir.
(ioing into its fourth year, the
choir, under the direction of Mrs.
Ben J. Dean Jr.. has begun re-
hearsals for the new season, and in
a short time will be prepared to
present to the people of this area
programs ranging
religious music to
a variety of
. f i om serious
light comedy.
Fortunately,
' inents ow ned
| flexible as is
the choir itself,
boys "graduate",
Changing methods and needs in
Chamber of Commerce work were
pointed out in the meeting of West
Texas Chamber of Commerce man-
agers short course Saturday in
Abilene, George Jordan and Dianne
Darnell attending from Brecken-
ridge.
Managers, staffers and officers
of chambers from Del Rio to Here-
ford heard three morning speakers
outline the changing needs of their |
Son Of Former I
Resident Has
the supply of vest-
by the choir is as
tile membership of
As the larger
their vestments
; go to other boys who have grown
into them, thus leaving the smaller
| size for younger boys. Only mem-
bers of the Principal Choir weal
vestments, and there is always one
waiting for boys who enter tin
group from the (ilee Men, or mid-
dle choir.
Like Old European Choirs
The Breckenridge Boys Choir is
■ the American counterpart of the
old European boys choirs. The dif-
ference lies in the fact that those
choirs were supported and control-
i led by either the church or the
i state, or both, and they depended
greatly on the wealth of the royal-
ty of the countries in which they
existed. The local choir is a free
and democratic organization, typ-
ically American, comprised of boys
of all faiths, supported by th<
people of Breckenridge, and not
dependent on a few for its success.
All the boys of the city, who have
unchanged voices and who
i vvid have reached the age of seven
before January I. are welcome to
become me. ibers of the choirs.
An incorporated, non-profit or-
ganization. the choir is self-sup-
i porting except for patron contribu-
tors who pay into a scholarship
fund, which guarantees a place in
the choir for any boy who w ishes
. tr. belong to the group, no matter
5 what his financial ability.
Monthly Fee Charged
A small monthly fee of S4 is paid
for membership in the choir, a por-
j tion of which is earned back by
the boy through perfect attendance
and good conduct. The scholarship
fund is handled by Mrs. Dean and
j the treasurer of the Boys Choir
Corporation, and none of the boys
r now who the scholarship boys are,
i including the boys who are scholar-
ship members themselves. Any per-
son who knows of a boy who is
qualified to be a member of the
i hoir, and is not because it would
he financially difficult for him to
lay the fee, should contact Mrs.
[lean, phone 147 .
Assisting Mrs. Dean with tile
choirs this year is Miss Janice
Rogers, a teacher in the Junior
High School and director of the
g'ee club. Miss Rogers is a grad-
uate of TSCW and has had wide
experience as a choral director.
Heart Surgery
A 24-year-old Santa Ana. Cali-
fornia. mother of four, a former!
lesident of Breckenridge, will bi
able to be with her four-year old
son on Tuesday, September 20,
when he undergoes delicate heart
surgery at CCLA Medical Center,
thanks to a television show.
Mrs. Charles Wilemon, who is
the former Miss Jeanetta Stanley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Stanley, now of Royalty, Texas,
was chosen "Queen for A Day" on
the nationwide Jack Bailey TV
show on Thursday, September la.
In gaining the honor Mrs. Wile-
mon got her wish for a baby sitter
for her thr ther children while
she stays with the son, Michael,
at the university's new medical
center. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sanders
of Breckenridge are grandparents'
of M i s. W lemon.
Gifts amounting to some s.'J.imn
were also awarded her by Bailey
during the TV piogram which was
i -•-hi oadcast Friday over radio
stations in the south.
Mrs. W iietnon was to accompany
her son to the hospital September
Is where he underwent rare arid
delicate surgery r-ct an auri-
cular septal defect in his heart.
The condition, which if not
treated, would cut the youngster'.-
life expectancy in half, can be com-
pletely cured by the operation, ac-
cording to physicians.
The young mother, whose hus-
band is an oil rig worker with
South West Exploration Company
in Hultington Beach, will stay in
the son's hospital room during his
estimated two-week convalescence.
"Queen for A Day" prizes in
addition to a baby-sitter awarded
to Mrs. Wilemon include a gas
lange, refrigerator and a three
day trip to a northern California
resort.
work in leadership, planning and
policy.
At noon, they gathered in the
Wooten ballroom for lunch and to
hear Dr. Steiiing Price, pastor of
the L'ni versity Baptist Church,
talk about the ideals and qaulities
that he believes a chamber of
commerce manager or staffer
should have.
The afternoon program consisted
primarily of six individual ques-
tion-arid answer sessions on various
phases of C-C work.
D Hodson Lewis, keynote speak-
er for the morning session, told
the group that the C-C manager's
job has changed from that of be-
ing a "rubber stamp man for the
chamber president" to being a lead-
er in community development.
A former southwestern division
manager of the L". S. Chamber of
Commerce, Lewis pointed out that
the manager must be able to give
the "why' of various proposals.
"You have to be part of the answer
to community problems, rather
than being part of the problem it-
self," he declared.
Chest Fund Set
At $15*000 With
Fr. Lewis Prexy
The board of directors of the
Breckenridge community chest met
Monday evening at tile Y. M. C. A.
to elect officers and arrange the
budget.
Father Richard Lewis was elect-
ed chairman for the drive that
will he staged and the budget set
for -S 15,000 for the eleven agen-
cies. Other officers elected were
Bernard Clegg, vice chairman: P.
M. Faulkner, re-elected treasurer;
and Mrs. J. B. Crutchfield, secre-
tary.
The budget of $15,000 is $500
less than that sought for last
year.
Agencies to take part are Boy
and Girl Scouts, Y. M. C. A., un-
derprivileged children, public li-
brary, Teen Canteen. Goodfelows,
youth activities, emergency chari-
ties, and Gonzales Warm Springs
Foundation, the last a new agen-
cy to which $300 is allocated.
Other members of the board are
John Culwell, retiring president,
Virgil Ransdell and Gene Patti,
with one vacancy to be filled by a
woman.
Above is shown a diagram of the game between Breckenridge and Wichita Falls Friday as drawn by
J. B. Riuruvm. By using the itry shown at the side each play of the game can be seen.
War Bridle's Sister
Coming To Breck
Because Mrs. Bobby Whitworth,
Breckenr idge, formerly of England,
is so highly pleased with Brecken-
ridge and the United States steps
are now being made to bring her
sister, Joan Miles of Middlesex,
England, to Breckenridge to live.
Some of the brothers now are
living in this country and it is
| hoped to have the mother follow
Joan here at a later date.
Mrs. Whitworth was quoted as
; saving "this is the grandest coun-
; try on earth."
Mr. Whitworth, wh" -• ir K"g-
I lang three years shortly after
World War 2 met and married
Misg Milea there.
Choir Scholarship
Fund In Memory Of
Cozart Established
In memory of Royce Valton
Cozart, a Boys Choir scholarship
fund has been established by the
officials of The Breckenridge
Boys Choir Corporation.
The tribute, to be known as
The Valton Cozart Memorial
Scholarship, will he used to pay-
choir for three vears, and served
serving boys who might not oth-
erwise be able to belong to the
choir.
Valton was a member of the
choir for three years, and serv-
as assistant to the director dur-
ing the 1054 55 season.
In view of his active interest
in the choir, his friends feel that
the scholarship fund is a fitting
memorial, and one of which he
would approve, it was said..
Those wishing to have a part
in the tribute may make their
checks payable to The Valton
Cozart Memorial Scholarship,
and mail to Mrs Lester Clark,
president of the Boys Choir Cor
poration. Her address is 1000 E.
Connell. Breckenridge.
Breck Hi Has
3 New Teachers
There are three new teachers it
Breckenridge High School along
with nineteen returning teachers.
Miss Jean Armistead, teaching
drama, speech and American his-
tory, received her BS degree at
Texas State College for Women in
195.'!. Miss Armistead, whose home
is in Dallas, taught in the Dallas
Recreation Center last summer and
the Psvchiatic Hospital in New-
York during thet summer of l!)52.
Another new teacher in high
school is Mrs. K. C. Christenson.
Mrs. Christenson received her phys-
ical education degree from Texas
i State College for Women and has
taught in Breckenridge Junior
High the past several years.
The new line coach. Murray
I Holditch, received his physical ed-
ucation degree from Texas A&M
College. Before coming to Breck-
j enridge. Coach Holditch taught at
j Pearsall and Hondo. His schedule
i at B. H. S. includes civics, driver's
i education, history, and physical
! education. Mrs. Holditch is a grad-
uate of South T"x:>? State Tench
j ers College at San Marcos. They
have a daughter, Terry Lynn, nine
monthg old. , _
A traffic accident, the worst here
in decades, if not for all time,
plunged Breckenridge into a state
of shock Friday night when six
persons died in an automobile ac-
cident en route to the football
game at Wichita Falls, and left five-
children nine and under orphaned.
The tragedy occurred one mile
east of Loving, and 48 miles south
of Wichita Falls, when a car driven
by Fred Masters of Breckenridge
collided with a truck driven by R.
D. Mangrum Jr., 35 of Ir ving, Tex-
as, as the Breckenridge car was
traveling north on FM fit and the
truck was travelling west on the
same roadway, after the Brecken-
ridge car had emerged from SH
19!).
All occupants of tile car were
killed, five of them instantly, and
Masters, 43, died before reaching
a hospital. Those killed instantly
were Mrs. Masters, 40, Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Brown, ages 28 and 2ii
respectively, Clifton Hodges, 10,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hodges
of Caddo, and Royce Valton Cozar t,
14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Veranee
Cozart.
Witness Tells of Tragedy
An eye witness, William C.
Blassingame, 20, Loving, stated to
newsmen that the truck struck the
car on the right side, knocking it
till yards down the highway right-
of-way.
He said he and other bystand-
ers pried open the side of the sedan
to free the mangled bodies of the
victims.
The intersection, crowded with
traffic traveling to various Friday-
night football games, was jammed
for hours. Young County Sheriff
Hugh Casey and Texas Highway-
Patrolmen George Garrett and
Ralph Adkins were kept busy di-
recting traffic, delaying investiga-
tion into identities of the victims.
The bodies were not definitely
j identified until three hours after
the accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Verance Cozart
were in Ft. W orth at tile time of
the accident and did not learn of
1 the death of their son until Satur-
1 day morning, it was said.
Truck Driver Injured
The truck, driven by Mangrum.
was owned by the Mavhew Sppiy
| Co. Inc. of Dallas and was loaded
with oil field equipment. Mangrum
i was taken to a Graham hospital
. where it was said his condition is
I not serious.
The Breckenridge car was demol-
j ished.
The intersection of the highways
I where the accident occurred has
| been the scene of several fatalities
: during the past few years, accord-
ing to officials.
Stop signs mark the entrance of
FM 01. where the car entered the
highway, according to witnesses.
There are no stop signs at he
intersection on SH 199.
Double funeri'l services for Mr.
and Mrs. Masters were held at
3 p. m. Sunday at the Breck-
enridge Church of Christ on Walk-
er Street, with A. F. Waller, min-
ister, officiating. Burial is to be in
the Hart Cemetery south of Breck-
enridge with Satterwhite Funeral
Home directing arrangements.
Final rites for Mr. and Mrs.
Brown and Hodges, who was a
first cousin of Brown, were held
in a triple service at 3:30 p. in.
Monday in the First Baptist
Church of Breckenridge with Rev.
Jere McBride, pastor of the Cal-
vary Baptist Church, and Rev. K.
W. Copeland. pastor of the Pente-
costal Church of God, officiating.
Burial under the direction of the
Melton Funeral Home is to foliow
in the Necessity Cemetery.
Funeral services for Royce Co-
zart have been set for 4 p. in.
Monday at the Walker Street
Church of Christ with A. F. Wal-
| ler. minister, in charge. Burial
v.ill follow in the Breckenridge
: Cemetery, under the direction of
i the Satterwhite Funeral
Mrs. Brow n was born July IS.
! 1929, in Breckenridge. and became
1 the bride of L. L. Brown, who was
born May 20. 1927 in Stephens
County, ill a eere-nony March 29.
1947. The couple had made their
home ir. Bieckenridge since their
marriage and he was employed by
J. E. Cox and Sons at the time
of his death. A veteran of World
War II. he was a member of the
Pentecostal Church of Gixl and she
was a member of the First Baptist
< 'hurcli.
Youths Were Students
Mrs. Masters, the former Miss
Etta Mae Sikes. was born the
Wayland Community on Novem-
ber 20, 1913. She was a member
of the Church of Christ and be-
longed to the Rebekah Lodge. The
couple married on April 13, 1941,
in the Wayland Community.
Masters was born January 31.
1912, in Toler and had been a resi
dent of Breckenridge for the past
eight years. At the time of his
death he was employed by J E.
Cox and Sons. He was a veteran ol
World War II and was a member
of the Methodist Church.
Young Hodges was born August
10, 1944, in Breckenridge. He was
a student in the fifth g-rade at East
Ward Elementary School in Breck-
enridge.
Cozart was born on April 10,
1941, in Silver City, New Mexico.
He had attended Breckenridge
schools since entering the first
grade and was a freshman at
Breckenridge High School.
Survivors of Victims
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are survived
by two daughters, Glenda, age 7,
and Sandra Kay, age ti; one son,
David Lynn, age 2. Mrs. Brown's
survivors include her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. O. B. Phariss; four broth-
ers, Otis Phariss Jr. of Jacksboro,
Richard E. Phariss of Wyoming,
Larry Pbariss of Syracuse, New
York, and Robert Allen Phariss of
Breckenridge; one sister, Misa
Wanda Mae Phariss: and her pa-
ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. R. Phariss of Bieckenridge.
Brown is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Bill Brown of Breckenridge,
one brother and one sister, Elton
Brown and Mrs. Juanita Langford.
both of Breckenridge.
In addition to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Hodges of Caddo,
Clifton Hodges is survived by five
brothers, Wayne, Clyde and Ken-
neth. all of Breckenridge. Gerald
of Crowell. and Johnny, who is in
the Air Force stationed at Marys-
ville Field in California; two sis-
ters, Miss Judy Hodges and Mis,
I ma Jean Collins, both of Breck-
chitdren; and paternal grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Lula Hodges.
Mr. and Mrs. Masters are sur-
vived by two daughters, Carol, age
9, and Mitzie, age 7. She id survived
by her mother, Mrs. Dora Sikes of
Breckenridge; one brother, Pete
Sikes of Snyder; one aunt, Mrs.
Etta Denton of Fort Worth; three
uncles, Ben and S. A. Mansken of
Lubbock and Fort Worth, respect-
ively, and Dee Sikes of Brecken-
ridge.
Survivors of Mr. Masters include
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Masters Sr. of Mineal Wells; two
sisters. Mrs. William Gaylur of
Mineral Wells, Mrs. James Mullins
of California, and his paternal
grandmother. Mrs. Masters of
Mineral Wells.
Young Cozart is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Verance
Cozart; two sisters, Brenda, age
12. and Rhesa Carol, age 10; ma-
ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mm.
C. C. Walker of Breckenridge, and
the paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Dela Cozart.
Pallbearers
Pallbearers for Mrs. Masters
are to be liayford Brooks of Dal-
las, Weldon Brannon, Adkins
Wright. Blake Johnson Jr., A. G.
Vick. Bob Mehaffey, Johnny Bran-
non and Leon Anderson.
Pallbearers for Mr. Masters will
he Cliff Cantrell, Alf Chastain,'
Morris Wright, Charlie Groseclote,
Ben J. Dean Jr., Charles Hitchcock,
Bennie L.ee Hart and Rrfus Thur
mon. Employees of the J. E. Cox
and Sons Thucking Company will'
be honorary pallbearers for botii
Mr. and Mrs. Masters.
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Chief Addresses
t
Local Members «
County Girl Is
Injured In Crash
Miss Sue Compton, 16, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Compton
who live south of Breckenridge,
received severe back injuries in a
car accident seventeen miles south
of Graham in Palo Pinto County,
Saturday about 0 ;30 p. m.
Miss Compton was transferred
from a Graham hospital on Sun-
day to Harris Memorial Hospital
in Fort Worth with what was be-
lieved to be a broken back.
The state highway - patrolman
from the Graham Unit, who inves-
tigated the accident, stated that
Miss Compton was riding with a
companion when the accident oc-
curefl. The drive lost control on a
curve causing the car to overturn.
"Rotary Clubs in 92 countries
and ueopraghical regions through-
out the world are united in an en-
deavor to promote international
understanding, good will and
peace," stated Arch Evans of Ste-
phenville, governor of District I8'>
Rotary International, in an address
Tuesday at the regular meeting of
| the Breckenridge Rotary Club.
Evans arrived in Bieckenridge on
Monday and was in charge of a
club assembly for officers and
committee chairmen Monday even-
ing at the lake cabin of Don Cren-
shaw which twelve attended.
At the Tuesday noon meeting at
the \ MCA the Rotary governor
u e<l the topic "Developing. Our
Resources," pointing out the fact
that Rotarians have just completed
celebrating the golden anniversary
of Rotary work and that the next
fifty years will tell the true calibre
of the organization.
He continued that it is up to the
Rotarian to expand the idea of Ro-
tary irrto his business and everyday
life in order that, it might grow.
Evans stated that a number of
classifications are open for mem-
bership in the local club and sug-
gested that members he hunted to
fill these classifications, and that
other members be accepted by
present active members taking
senior active membership.
According to the Rotarian there
are 23 towns in the area of the
180th district which are of suffici-
ent size to have active Rotary or-
ganizations. but do not have them.
Evans suggested that now active
clubs take an interest in starting
new clubs in these towns.
In regard to international under,
standing the speaker st&t£d that it
' begins at home right in the each
member's own Rotary Club. "With
better local understanding, better
national understanding will come
about, and eventually better inter-
national relations." Evans said.
"I dont believe people fight
when they understand each other,"
he continued. "Rotary is a state of
mind, a way of life and we can de-
velop resources with what W«
have."
In conclusion the governor point'
ed out that though the Rotarian-}
of today plan the program of en-
larging resources, eventually it will
be up to the youth of today to car-
ry out the program. He suggested
that every way possible be taken
to help these young people so they
will be ready to assume places o{
responsibility,
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The Stephens County Times (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1955, newspaper, September 22, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130961/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.