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Home Operated "THE FAMILY PAPER IN Bit ECK EX RIDGE AXD STEPHENS COUNTS"
VOL. 5
B KECK EN U i DC E, (STEPHEN'S COUNTY), TEXAS
STEPHENS COUNTY TIMES
American Soldiers Mostly Well Liked
BRECK GIRLS LIKING COLD
MILK SHOCK TO GERMANS
Cold milk and cold water arc i that if 1 wanted to drink milk, she
THURSDAY. NOV. 3, 1955
Breck Student Wins
Distinction In ROTC
NUMBER 44
BHS Stage Band
A, T"°!A&M CollH Gives Concert
would buy it for me and put it in
the icebox, but she said ! must
warm it before I drank it. When
1 told her that I drank it cold she
almost fainted. She said that it
was unhealthy to drink cold milk
or cold anything except on very hot
days and even then it is not too
good. The finally consented to
Eugene M. Adney, Brecken-
ridge, has been named a distin-
guished student in the Air Force
RO TC at Texas A&M College;
Adney is one of 57 so desig-
nated it was stated. A distin-
guished student must demon-
strate outstanding qualities of
leadership while participating in
recognized campus activities and
must have attained an academic
standing in the upper 25
per
cent of his graduating class or
be among the upper 10 per cent
allow me to drink cold milk but she in military subjects. He must
looks as if she is ready to haul! also be of high moral character
THAT TOl'CIIDoW \ II M HI K
Breckenridge fan;!.:- I -.i .. t„y
Joe Fun v 111 , 1' ' k' i :
grabbe d for it but : ■ ■-• d. • •: F.
background < !i -d .'
St. phers, No. 5. M ■ i! VV.
and an unid.-n! if-. .1 Hi- •-'*. !i i ak-
Track Star Is
One Of Three To
Join Army Here
Dean Smith, '!'• v.- I .. • • r ■
track star, from Ci,■!:;.•<: ami
Breckenndge ha., compl- t.< .1 .-mi. t
meat papers in the I S. A> >
curding to B :•••<• ketii id-.!.- •:
ing Sgt. Edwin < 1. Low-.
Smith was to leav,- Monday
and is scheduled to go I'm':: At ,
lene to Port Ord, California. i" '
basic training. Hi '. th,
of Mrs. Olive Smith of 'i<>2 Fourth
Street, with whom he lues ,lad..
his ironic sine a small boy.
Smith's tfark record .-nous that
he has been named South-.' ■ -.<
champ Hire,. ha ing a iec-
"I'd of ,.">oil lie i- three times
champion of the .Suaar Bowl track
meet and a three yai •.••••rWs of
the !'• • - i:« ■ ■ < !r-i.
team. <>ne year he v. as named a-
National NAI cha-up a <i as also
: n'l ruber the I I. ... - d )rootd
4 1 said da -h Uai
I: tie I,ope S: :-!• 1 h., c |-
will !*■ a!;.- '-.at to take pat; in the
UJafi (>tv - |.,"<• games v i r. ing
"'spt. "lov.", ha>' also announced
th, • idi-=t ■.,! "■ l:t • ■ k
. itn.lv \Vi>odn-.l Bd.'tl a lid
Kih v K" /...Id-, on Ti • >d. U.
cot ps.
li hb . is the son - ; VI Gladys
Reynold- i, the'.-.-n'm' Mi- Fh ;.'d
Public Service
Company Winner
Of Safety Award
I'a i
f the
oi which
No. 58.
he right
Kenneth
•r I'avne
Pecos Miss Head
Of Cancer Work
For Stephens Co.
considered bad for a person's health
by the German people, according
to the twin daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. P. M. Faulkner, Roberta and
Rogene Faulkner, who are studying
at the University of Heidelberg
and the University of Munich, re
spectively.
As Fulbrighi Scholarship stu-
I dents each of the twins is living
this month in the homes of German
| families. Rogene writes thai the out my body at any moment." , and possess definite aptitude for
j cheapest drink there excepting Broadcast In English military service. Finally a dis-
! water is milk which sells for about Rogene, who plans to continue to i tinguished student candidate
! 12 cents a quart. She said that make her home with the family for ! must be recommended by both
! rarely drinks milk and that in all j the year, writes that she has found ; civilian and military professors
i the time she has been there the j a radio station for the armed forces j for the honor.
small boy of the household, udi. j which broadcasts in English, enab- ■ wm^mwwimiwwww
j "has had" only the equivalent of j ling her to keep^ up on the happen-
\ one or two glasses of milk." ; ings in this nation and the football
Rogene continued that she had | scores. Hut she said that some of
found glasses and drinks water the Germain programs are also in-
; now and then. She suid, "The first ; teresting. She said that recently
I time I did I suddenly realized my j she heard the program greeting
1 amity considered me to be teach- j returned prisoners from Russian
; ing liudi bad habits because he j camps and thaitr it was quite emu
immediately wanted water too. j tional. In Roberta's letter she too
They kept saying that he couldn't ' says that the returning prisoners !
I have it until alter the meal and recently have put people's hopes
then only a little. Also they said up once again for relatives and i
. lie had to grow up before drinking
a lot of water."
In Roberta's letter she states,
"Last night Frau Weber told me
Three Injured
In Two Crashes
Thursday Night
Members of the Breekenridge
High School Buckaroo Stage Band
presented atn assembly program on
Wednesday evening at the Breek-
enridge Branch of Ranger Junior
College at the American Legion
Building.
The band under the direction of
Alton Roan opened with their
theme song, "Wagon Wheels" and
continued with "Night Train" fea-
turing Mike MeNalien on the trom-
bone.
The group next played "Wood-
choppers Bull" which featured
James Raney, Don Roberts, Guy
Ewing 111, and Mike McNallen.
Miss Jackie Cornelison gaive a vo- i
cal number, "J Don't Know Why" 1
with band accompaniment,
i Continuing with "Memphis;
Blues" featuring Don Roberts and
Don Green the following number
: was the ever popular, "Stormy
Weather." The Dixieland group
number was in keeping with ihe '
present grid season, "Washington
Lee Swing."
To close out the program the j
j bandsters played "Bugle Call Rag," |
"Ain't It A Shaime" and "Yellow '
Rose of Texas."
Members of the staige musician
RESIGNS C-C POST—Announcement was made today thai Georgi:
Jordan, manager ot' the Chamber of Commerce has resigned, effective
Nov. 12, to accept the position of manager of the BrowuwoofJ
Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Xorris Willis, who goes to
Portales, N. M. Jordan has been manager here for three years and
10 months, coming here from Mim-ml Wells. Many expressions of
regret were heard today over his decision.
County Wildcat
Location Made
close friends thought to be dead: Sheriff's officers investigated «;'oul> are Jack fate, Judith Bratn-
and she added, that everyone there : two car accidents in the Biecken •'am,'-s Raney, Don Roberts,
seemingly has someone for whom j rtdtr,? area Thuisdav ni«rhf win, Curtis Harrison. George Harrison.
to look. I three men being hospitalized a- re- i f!"1'.1 ^'Mahan, Guy Ewing III, j
One of the twins recounted a j suits of the ci ashe- j Eddy Green, Linda Brownlow, Bob- j
weekend trip for foreign students] rile first wreck occui red about I hy Alexander. Mike McNallen. |
to Numberg and Nurzberg during g p. nt. the Cisco hi-'hwav" with i J''h,,n*v LaEurge, Mary Kay Hatch.! (>nv hundred boys and girls and
Oonna Knight Is
Winner At 4-H
Fun Program
Locution for a new Stephens
County wildcat was stalked
miles north'.-.est of Caddo by J. K.
FIX. Oct.. 29 (Sp|.)—Joan Coniutlly, et atl, of Abilene,
of iVcos has been aippointed '■ It --\i
■ict f
which she attended a wine festival, j Ernest Hill and Barton IVrrv of
'She said that it was tunny toiRauiger injured in the cra-h ' In
! dance with people from other lands.; vestigating office.s said that ap
She related that Europeans dance! patently their car quit the hmh-
! differently from our ways'und-that u-av >m the .-outh side of a -inall
a waltz, with a Turkish boy turned I bridge while the\ traveli'ii"
! out to be a "miniature cyclone." : west. The car ran off a lerticail
■iv ' Roberta staiteil thait liom hei bluff, hit tin.: far bank, and then
\ German friends she learned that i bounced back on the first bank
generally the American soldiers; headed in the opposite direction.
. . ... , , treated the Get man people fairK A Melton ambulance brought the
ll" "• • "when thev caum; in to the land
fackie Corie.'lison and Judy float
as:
-ion.
iient t
^xecut
impr;
Bavi
to have running waiter in
houses.
Id Representative of : ardsoii, spotting 9'JO feet from the
< a nee r Society Tex- t north and .-list, lines of ill" south-
ccording to an an east quarter of Section h. Block •'!.
■day by Curt W. Rei SI' survey. The test is slatted
11: i estor. for 1,200 feet with rotary tools.
ippointed Field Rep I'. J. Christie of Breckenridge
II ,-erie >n District Vi staked two projects eight miles
se> the counties of south of Caddo, both on the W. J.
Catllahan, Clav. feirdeastiii-e lease and both slated
nd. Haskell, Jack, Jones, j for 2,150 feet with rotary.
M"nta'_'iie. I'alo Pinto, Park- N". o-A Gardenhire spots 40^
ke f to .el. Stephens, Tarrant, Meet Irom t lit - south 900 feet
Throckmorton, Wichita,: from the west lilies of the north-
Wi. e, and Young. east quarter of Section 50, Block li,
: i, District IS Field Rep re- T&P Survey.
of American Cancer So- No. 4-A (ru rdenhire spots 2, "10 I home and when they left repaired I
Texa.. Division, Miss Daniel i feet from th. south and I,"90 feet | the damage they had caused. But |
r-'sponsible for the co-ordi- from the east lines of Section 50. j he said one soldier from the U. S.
of .-duration ami .service pro J- E. Comialh, et al, of Abilene; came up to him and said, "You're
activities of hundreds of No. 1 J. R. Coody wildcat two I a Nazi, you don't need a watih
Cancer Society volun- • ntiles southwest of Caddo, was! and took at watch froin. hira^tfe:!
in their efforts to control drilling below 3,71*0 feet. It is in had been in his family for years,;
:- the area. She will make Section 2. Black 'j, T&P Survey,; to go with si.v already on the sol-!
adqua . . .. K,,rt Worth. a.ml is slated for 4,2fi0 feet. ! dier's wrist. However according I
Texan Miss Daniel re- E. Kirk Johnson, Fort Worth, ! to Roberta the German Jouth and
pair to Breeke
... , idge for treatment
but that tor tile most pairt the an,| tlioy Were transfe.red to a
Russian soldiers were ' unbelievably | Ranger hospital on Fridav.
crude and backward." One of the | The Sandv Creek bridge west of
women told her that many haul I Breckenridge on the Albanv high .
never seen a telephone or running | wuv was the seen ' the*second ! Saturday evening.
water inisde a house and they i wreck about 9p. m. Thursdav. ' Tlv football
20 adults attended the first month
ly recreation program this year for
,4 H members at American. Legion
Hall Thursday night. All except a
few of the members were dressed
in Halloween costumes and judges,
Mrs. Pat Frazier, and Tom B. Le-
noir found a winner quite difficult.
Doiula Knight, dressed as a typical
Halloween witch with black hat
and broom, was selected as winner
Breckenridge High School Buck- atnd was presented with a sack of
aroo Band is to be featured at the i Halloween candy.
halt time activities of the Ranger' "Odd or Even" was the first
Junior College-Arlington Junior: game on the program and it is at
College football game in Ranger mixer to keep the early arrivals
occupied until the party is ready
time is to climax to start. Roger Brovhs ami Tom-
HS Band Junior
College Feature
would come in and rip out the tele- | The car of Herman Clipper of La- th.e Ranger College homecoming! mye Lou Lenoir were junior lead-
phone and plumbing and say they; niesa hit a post on the east side Wll!l registration and visitation to ■ ers assisting with this pre partv
were taking them back to Russia | ,,f fne bridge and went across the ' "l>en ait p. m. At 4 p. in. the col-i game.
their j bridge before overturning on the : Dixieland Swing Build is to Dixie Anderson. Uale I'.:'e.'.' 1:.
Soldier Took Watch
One German boy ulated that the i hospitalization.
Americans took over his family
west side. A Satterwhite iiiiibu- . pres^ait a program wliich will close Wanda Leu is, Nancy Brown, David
. lance brought Clepper to town for u'th a pep rally. Kuperman, Cl.adis Beauchamp. and
d he
sch<
B. A. d<
education in Pecos spotted No. 1 L. A. Hagaman as other German people are very un
She received her ai Stephens County wildcat nine j del standing about such instances,.
The
i rom | exas State Col- miles southeast of Franked. I saying that it is only the fault of; Council in its first meetiu
air I uesdaiy elected otticers lor Fallowing till., football game a November program will have to b>
A flee barbecue for all exes and | Billy Matthias were other junior
visiting band members will begin 1 leaders who assisted with the other
;it 4:45 p. m. and ;i parade at (C games as the large group was di-
p. ill. is to follow the arrival of a' vided into small groups for the get
special train from Arlington. The i acquainted "Woogie Stick" and
Buckaroo bandsters will also par- mixei "Eire in the Mountain."
tieipate in the parade. Musical gauites included "Ht.-rr
Pre-game activities wi 11 include; Schmidt," "Virginia Reel." "Glow
an exhibition by the Rangeanns of Worm" and "Patty Cake Polka."
RJC and tluj presentation of the Cold drinks were furnished i he
homecoming queen and her court, group by the 4 II council. The reg
Betty Brockman of Woodson is to ular scheduled date foi these
he crowned queen of the Ranger monthly recreation programs is. the
College amd duchesses will b.- Jo fourth Thursday in each month.
North Ward .Raiiders Student Ami Crider ol Austin and N'ancy 1 Since the fourth Thursday of No-
ol the Hamilton ot Moran. vemher- falls on Thanksgiving, the
Student Council
fleets Officers
For School Term
1 joining the American
i-lety staff/ she taught
I'sleta ana ."ecus High
id f-n the past Near she
niber of the faculty at
• High School in Fort
meats can he made
A 11.-.
::;en in 1951, and has Drillsite is 330 feet from the j propaganda that made the soldiers i ^
>• v.ork at Texas Chris- noi th and 4:jn feet from the east; tliink alt of the people were Nazis. I.,:" t, i ....... ir, r o.,, h,- „„„. j. „, u i . . .. -. ,
.. ,. . .. . ym.Vev . . . ,, ,. , llUo 1,001 -u-". ulUl L'T'.ta ftat- homecoming dance has been set in discontinued unless
(1o1 CliambliY : Roberta also tells ol a Sunday I terwhito as president, succeeding' the city recreation building.
} 1 <1 nut depth applied --^alk" she made with her family. Mary Browning. Other officers are
'or is 4,000 Ieet with cable tools. i She said that they left about 2 | first vice president. Romona Gil-I
p. m. and walked to the next town bert; second vice president, Beth;
which is very old and interesting. ; Sharp; seeretar> -treasurer, N'ancy
"As we stood there,''she continued, Wingo: and reporter Bettv Keitli.
Mrs. Weber said. 'Roberta, do you Mrs. Dixie Wood is the' faculty:
see that town over there on the advisor of the council.
next mountain? Well, we are going To be eligible for an office in the
to the next town at tor that.' Ac 1 council :i student must have a 1!;
cording to the local twin, "Two ; average in grades and an A grade
weeks ago I would have thought in citzenship. This was decided by ,
she was kidding, but this time I the students themselves. The pur-
ttlier au'ran*!
daughter
Pecs.
■ f M i s. 11 ene
There are 95 Merit Badges for:
types of achievement ranging from
aiutomobiling to journalism, astron-
omy to plumbing, and an Eagle
•Scout must earn a11 least 21 in spe- ,
cial categories.
Breckenridge People Questioned As
Met On Street All Favor More Water
BRECKENRIDGE VOTE IS
886 TO 44 FOR PROJECT
In answer to how* they telt a- \w cannot, ritft'ord to up ju>!
bout creating; the proposed water! cotifiiininir ; district.
district people questioned as they! E. R. Maxwell: Out* of the good
knew it was the truth, so we went pose of the Student Council is- to s wel'e met on the street answered as! chill„, j(. ti1;lt Ir|Vt. -,v m-,
■ ' ' 1 " ' '' •" ' ... 'follows: °
Rei
Alb;
Rreckeiirdige. Abi-j body of the district,
nd Anson, voting. Representation on the
over lull and dale. Tt is the time ol' develop the I'undanientads of do
tile giape harvest and \ro walked niocracy in tin- elementary grades
through the vineyards. We. went and to improve th
through a forest where there were ing nioiv pupils
lots of chestnut trees and found school .activities.
board is some of the nuts and ate them.
••on!:rm the West Ceil- based on population with no town j Arriving ait
Water District, created having more than half the mem-; Schriecheim, tl
the
All actions of the Student Coun-
Abilene willing to pay SO per
Eugene Thompson: "It is almost of it.
• school by hav- like having something handed out; Bill Maner: For us to progress i:
participation in i to us: it is :i good thing to have! is imperative for us to promote
.a town look ahead. more water.
John Culwell: I just feel like it
destination, cii shall be subject to the approval : would be a mistake- for us to pass ' it.
ike Johnson Sr.: If
lit
I am toi
It gislature. .all voted j hta-g. Present distribution will be: , and nice restaurant."
there is a castle ruin or veto
of th
>r the third
the
lie P
plaice in Us gre
ic I tiiiC. . D v: - on
al Safety Coumd's fl
cornpanv Vii- al-'-
- - 1 ■
tional Safe'.- t'on:;; <■.. n I .
in late Ode!" I"
elude. 1':;:: p*• ! :-rui i-.i, .-. , .
erated I^W.-*'T7 a'i', d i: s
12 month con!. .' pv, ,-h ■ .
fIaccident-, a : a- "til
accidents p>-r loo.o. o • ■ odh
I nder contest ini> -. tin- 11^.r• i:•
scratch or fender d- itt is con. id>
ed at reportable accident
In-the pa -enpe; I . ii.'. : -oi-
the font' --1. '. ■ aratv , - -pa-ye
Cul's 1. t 'is- ,S.i ' 1 il • !e I ... . d a:
the 1.2 tiionth contest pe-iod
only two accidents. ;i i : -■ of ,
acifl>cot.-i per lUW.t'W v i-'ni.-lr t,
Die fleet a a: d - foe fit
pl.tCe i'1 (iroiip I. Pill, lie CtiJiti
i I! i.. i •' 1 i o i t; ■' \ S' '.a-:::,, i e., | i; e
The pia.|Ue for . ,e d plate.
the operation e.f i-^.-i's-r vehid
MM fe.I Croup I. Passenger C...
v, •■•,.. . p. -1..11-
Ewing To Drill
EKasville Well
G. W. Ewing, Breeke a ridge. i>
di'iii an r.iiiis^.iie tieai projec:
Stephens Countv.
ll i- No. 1 !• liiiik, hav.
a propt.sed dej.ih of i,5oii f. . t v.
rotary.
[/•K-aitii ii is 1(1 mites iieriheast
fir eckenrioae. I' :.oo f
from the north and west lines
T'-'cH. Survcv mil. A - SAT.
jly in favor of the
nol firial i.-turns from the
U i-duesdaiy reveals.
• •ported by towns was as
M. A. Smith.
principal, who i
Air Force Course
Breckinridge
\ hilriu*
\ nsoti
\ihau«
s.il)
•I i
I...I'd
50
24;;
50
I go to the
• Engineers
. The total un-
2,043 in favor to
Six directors for Abilene and two' The Breck twin stated that after
each from Breckenridge, Albany tea they took a vote on whether
and Anson. ; or not to walk or take the bus amd
Once organized, the board would each in turn said "I'll walk," so she!
settle down to th,- task of consider- agreed. I hat time she continued - QaI||#| C AltlliltfktA#l
ing specific water projects. It will they went through the valley and WOlfipieTCCI
employ engineer.--, establish feasi- : stopped ait the edge ol Heidelberg
bility of si specific project, then get 'or supper.
the needed water permits.
Wa
Next probable step would be
negotiation of water contracts with
the various cities, contracts which
v.otild back up revenue bonds atnd
contracts which voters of each
town would have to approve.
.<10.000,900 Cost
The site most seriousiy consid
ereil for a new water district lake
son of D. 0. Grounds of Brecken-
Rnrolled in Boy Scout move- ridge, is completing his Air Force
merits of at nations recognized by basic training at the Lackland Aii
the international Boy Scout Bureau j Force Base in Sac Antonio, accord-
in London are a,a(i 1.99,'l hoys and ing to a release received from the
leaders. j base.
o • Grounds is training for entrance
The first official American flaig, j into technical training or duty as
the Continental or Grand Union ; signment with tile course to include
I lag was displayed on Prospect i a scientific'ev.aluation ot' aptitude
up the best opportunity to do some-
thing for our community.
Pill Walton: If the fish in the
lake get bigger than 00 pounds, I
will move iiiy trot line.
C. R. West: This is aui oppor-
tunity we cannot afford to pass.
Jake Sandefer: This watershed
l'homas Hal.Grounds, 17 year-old appears the last place to get water
and water is so needed f'
Earl Green: You can o
on the side thait is for it.
Bill Rhodes: How do I !'-■
it? I feel fine.
I ill...
Graveside Rites
Said For Infant
Finance Setup
For C-C Aired
At Breakfast
( l'U.-a<Ir I* ♦>c was th«
topic of tin- pro.LTairi prttst-mted a.:
; tli - Xoyetnbe Coimnunity Break-
r;ist VV ednesday ntoi ninv; At thts
V MC A v.'ith Gcofs^ja. Joi-dan. Cham •
hei- of Cornnu-rcj- manager
,a •'yardstick" set. tip by which
ihf-mbers ol* the C ot'" (' can
base theiv support on an erjual basti
iH'eoidiiift' to < -ross income.
Mill Black, president, p res id eel
' L'or the meeting and Glen Do .y
irae - n bt er report on election re-
\ turns on the water district rmeci
in city elections Tuesday.
Announcement was madv that
i Bernard Gle u. head of tin? ( *G
« membership committee, has accept-
ed the position as chairman of v,
i Contact Club to b** set up uade.1
the new tandard for Chamber
Cmnnierce dues which the board
°! directors adopt«,*d recently. It
was stated that Mort Ewin^ and
(n'tie I'atti will be captains of Ota
j-two t.tarns, and that lists will he
•mailed «>ut this week as to teams.
Studies of the new membership
support basis and the projecteu
finances it would create a Ion# wftl.
: the thirty•foui; items «>n the yearn
program and results of the pro-
L!*r;.i i t.« date ha vo be«.*n mailed Ce
• Chambei' of ^ omni«*tce mt.-nd. ers it;
■vas stated, so that each mijjrht de-
; termin - the investment made into
aimuat CC work.
, Manpower IMentifiil
Jordan stated that to op^nate to
. the I idlest extent a Chamber )?[
j Commerce must have manpowe;*
•and t:inances. In the int'oiinatioii
| maib-d out to meinbejs it wa.s re-
; corded that manpower is plentiful
; with 8f>2.o( man hours ha\ ivtr;
been contributed t« commeri.v woclc
; this year by volunteeis and that-u
j total of 5,472 miles had been trav-
1 eled thus far by volunteer workers.
He continued that the study made
i to equalization participation iu
Chamber of Commeiee work thro-
ugh investments shows that the
business classifications which sup-
port the work almost to its full
j extent are receiving more, bene fits.
: He stated that at present there tm?
184 retailers who aro members ot'
the CC and that they invest
i 7o4 44 annually, i^ivin^ .'52.pe
| cent of the year finances, but tha.;
when proj -cted through the
inconif basis it i.- imlicated thaj
s .1'j4 would be their part, in ad -
diti-.n there a.r - a number of mer-
' 'ants 'A'lto not memlx-i's of thf;
' ' but share in the ironmal bene-
fits "f it.
Wholosalc d« alet.*-
cent of the annual i
and when pro jeer <
-rl. 24. l;i the cat;e
sional peopl,. whei'
lit
ion will pasjf
organization
estimated for
rk set for L)e
i. lt>o8.
Pi-ople'
It
M. E. Da
* w«
Signal
s in favar of tin
e a clear signal from
that they want to go
iter developntents/'
1 of B reckon ride,
the temporary or-
impound about ^a0.000 acre feet of !
water. The lake and pipelines would i
c« st an estimated $10 million.
Native Son To Be
Heard By Church
III-. I'hiliip VV. Walker, native of;
Ereekenridge and son of Mrs. 1- D. :
Pulton of Breekenridjre. is to be j
L"' -ti'iet, .-aid the uuest speaker at the St. Paul 1
ceived unol!ieial election Methwlist Chuveh at ill,- inornfng'i
otship service Sum lay. November'
! \ 1'iuch piea.-ed to , fhe^inrtinar at 11 a. in.
1 •"• '•''' Albanj t Or. Walker is now distriet super-
aad Aa.-rin join in this undertaking; intend.:nt of th- Sherman Moth |
'u,"li i)'- ■ ote>, Daniel said. , odist District and makes his home -
I tie iotu.rn., siiou that e West jn Shorman. He -e-rve-d as pastor'
'.-•.an- a:.' not afraid to under- - the Piist Methodist Church in
,.;K|- a i'ijt project to solvx our big ; [)t.|,ton for fifteen years prior to
pi ooI--ai .iat.,-r .-lioctaires. j beintr appointed superintendent, j
Orsanzalion Ne.vl He is also a former pa.-tor of the
N.:\t p. loiiowmv oilieial .an- Ka.-tland Methodist Church, and j
u*'S's i' '- .'•be Hoard oi : has onlv- recently returned from a
Water hmrineers. will be lornui- j leeture trip to Now England,
'"•il "! .1 distuct oi '-'animation. _ ! Or. Walker and his wife are to
no l;uv creating the district • arrive in Breekeiiridere on Friday j
piov id.v: that the city council in and will visit with his mother and |
'"j"''1 member city will appoint j sister. Miss (Tattle Ruth Fulton. 1
that to« n s representatives on the : who is director of the St. Foul'
bonrd of director'.-, h.-; ffuvernin'f1 Methodist Cv'ir'-'h.
Hill, .Jan. 1. 1771)'. in the American and inclination for following a par-
oil Hubbard Creek, northwest of lines besieging Boston. 'ticular career field.
eckenrid'-re. Such a lake would ~— -
or prog-
ress."
Charles Soriunt1 : "We are going
to need water.
(Hen Luttrell: "1 think it i.
mighty good thing'.
Guy Ewing: It's fine, I think we
ought to have it and I think any-
one looking to the future should
think about it.
Rufus Thurmon: In West Texas
our major problem is water and
M
%
•lames Penton A heiin-tliy. one
day-old sorf of Air. and Mr.-. pe|i>.
g' Aheructhy of the San Marcu,- (iary
Air Force lia.se. died Monday, Oc
a ■ tober ol, in the llrooks Army Hos
pital in San Antonio.
The baby ivas horn Sunday ;;t
the (tary Air Pore. Ba.-i hospital
and was carried to San Antonio for
treatment.
Graveside rites were to ho li.ld:
in Breckenridge Cemetery .'it ":"n
p. m. Wednesday with B. T. Wil
liamsoii, Church of <'hri:-< minis-'
ter from Graham, in charge. Mel
ton Funeral Home diri-i.-ted Jncal
arrangements.
Survivors ill addition to the par-
ent's are a paternal grandmother.
Mrs. Vad.a A.beriiethy of Brecken-
ridge and the maternal erandpar i
cuts, Mr. and Mrs. .fames Lath
am of Breckenridge.
the
few
AMERICAN CIRCULATION SALESMEN WINNEKS—Top salesmen in the recent Breckenridge Ameri-
can Cirmltaion Content were, front row left to right, M.-trgil Elder, David Elder, top salesman, Dickie
Nichols, Jerry Welch, back row left to right. Jimmy Grace. Bobby Anderson, Jimmy Gilbert. Eddie
Credicoll and Ben Frank McMnhau. The group with the exception of the Elder brothers and Nichols,
who took merchandise prizes, spent the past weekend at the State Pair and Monday toured the Dallas
j p g- News,
National Guard
Recruits 18 Men
The. current National Guard r
cruting drive has netted eighteen
| recruits for the Breckenridge unit
; thus far, according to an announce-
ment made early this week and the
! contest still has another month to
' run.
The two latest recruits to tie:
guard are Eddie Offield and Bill
! Taylor. Cpl. Bill Shack and Sgt.
Baubilio Martinez re-enlisted for
! another term at the meeting Mon.
! day night. .
■ gi\ •• I I -"7 per
ncomo mi* s I .*■>!£-1-
• i would giy.i
gory of profes-
I- there ale 2.S
■ tr11•. -1 ~ -v itll present hitflget slip*
pin t ,.| S7-S1 would under tin- groan
ineoiii, in.1.''■ -1iiitait rate gi\-t.
Betroleum Dues Standard
Tile pel rolelllii i-- nearly lip t-J
ill.- projected h.i.-i. of .^2,440 wita
a pt e.-eiit s11[• poi t ,,| I .!!."• 1 frni.tr
i-ie-iiiliers the rep'irl: said ;in-1
i '■ ice lei.- iiiess fa 11.< only i>,
llai.- short in present invest-
ments with projeeteii support es:;i-
ir.iites ii.- do tile hotels, motels a.u«i
c:: I f*:-. The- ,-aiiie is t rue in the
i- of utilities ami traiisportatio'i
ineiiibei s and tile bank is listed O l
an aveui'.'e as are individual ineiri-
1 ie,
The pl esellt budget SCtllp is I'O .'
s I 1,7:;f,.5)4 and uml-r the project.;-1
support would be slI'l.iio-l, Jordan
said. lie also . pointed out that ;i
miiiiber of th,. projects proposed
not completed this year hits. bee;i
hi-ciiUs. of the lack of funds.
l-i conclusion Jordan listed :x
number of services furnished \yr
tin- Chamber of C'oivimei c.e off ic-;
ot which tie. general public a:ul
even most of the members of the
CC know nothing" about. The: firs';
i.-- inquiries .' hicli come in for ir-
formation of.all types and lie the't
lead a nuinber of letters received
here which show the- variety of in-
formation and help called for.
Another service is to stop solici-
tations and promotions of "fly by
night" ouperators and stated that
under the present program this
has been ail but. eliminated.
CANINE CELLAR
SEAKCY. Ark. d'.m—Two .storm
Several young men .still in high cellars tire in the backyard of one
school, were present for tile meet- : home in this "Tornado Alley" town,
ing to get. additional information ; E. E. Blackburn's, cousin built oxtu
un the reserve plan which recently storm cellar for himself, the othe*
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The Stephens County Times (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1955, newspaper, November 3, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130967/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.