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ESTABLISHED JANUARY 18, 1873
The Oldest Business Institution in Red River County
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1969 FOURTEEN PAGES IN THREE PARTS
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. NEW KIWANIS CLUB OFFICERS -- N#w officer* of the
Clarksville Klwanls club were Installed Thursday evening,
October 9, at the regular meeting at the Alps Cafe, Paul
Blackard, . Lieutenant District (governor was Installing
officer. Shown from left are Jerrold Marx, secretary;
Dr. J. F. Kelty, treasurer; Harry Whltehouse, director;
Giles McCarver, vice president and program chairman;
Murry Giles, president; BUI Barker, director; Paul Blackard
and outgoing president Bob Williams.
Chest Drive is
Under Way in
Red River Co.
A kickoff breakfast for Com-
munity Chest workers was held
at the Branding Iron Restaurant
Tuesday morning, presided
over by John Stovall, general
chairman for the 1969-70 fund
<Mve In Red River County.
Soliciting teams were given
assignments and some work
was under way during the morn-
ing In Clarksville. Too few
reports had been received Wed-
nesday for a financial statement
to be reused.
Scores of solicitors will be
working In their assigned areas
tMe week In an effort to com-
plete the drive as quickly as
possible.
Child Welfare Program
Aided by Chest
Red River County Child Wel-
fare Service draws financial
support from the Community
Chest. An allocation Is made
out of the Contingency and Local
CharlUes Fund. Contributions
to the Child Welfare program
may be made through the Com-
munity Chest.
Other activities supported by
the Community Chest have been
mentioned In previous press
reports.
HomecomingQueen
Nominees Chosen
KAREN CONWAY
LINDA FORTE
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Red River County Maid of
Cotton Seeks State Title
Council Chides
Utility Firms
Cotton Week In Red River
County October 13-19 coincides
with activities at the State Fair
of Texas in Dallas, when Miss
Debl Rogers, Red River County
Maid of Cotton, will compete for
the title of Miss Texas Maid at
Cotton. She was also honored
With the title of Miss Red River
County Fair Queen^
The pageant at Which the
various county nominees will be
presented and the state title
conferred Is scheduled for
October 17 In the Women’s
Building at the Fair,
Miss Denise Meals was
chosen as runner-up In the
county contest. She will atteod
the ceremonies at Dallas. The
Fair ’Queen competition was
sponsored by the Clarksville
Jaycees.
County Judge Gavin Watsoa
Issued a proclamation declar-
ing the period from Oct. 13*
through the 18th to be Cotton
Week.
MlssTtogers and Miss Meals
are sponsored by the Red River
County Cotton Crusaders, and
members accompanying them
will be Mrs. O. V. Slaton,
president • of the Cotton
Crusaders, and Mr. Slaton;Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Meals of
Annona, parents of Miss Meals;
Mrs. E. R. Rogers, grand-
mother of Miss Rogers, and
Johnny Holley.
Registration will, begin at 10
a.m. Friday In the Sheraton
Dallas Hotel, where each con-
testant will be given a kit con-
taining gifts. They*' will be
honorees at a dinner-dance
there Friday evening.
' Sanger-Harrls will honor the
contestants at a brunch and
style show Saturday morning in
the Carnation Room. Rehearsal
tor the contest has been set for
1:30 p.m. where cosmetic and
beauty consultants will be avail-
ableTree of charge.
The Dallas Women's Cotton
Club will be In charge of all
activities, and the pageant was
selected as one of Its projects
for the year.
Members of the Clarksville
City Council took a dim view
of Lone Star Gas Company's
request for a 23 percent rate
Increase and expressed dis-
satisfaction with telephone ser-
vice since Expended Direct
Dealing equipment was Installed
“here several months ago.
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E. G. Lively, manager of
Clarksville's gas company
office, presented his company's
request for the rate Increase,
which he said, would raise
customer's bills an average of
91.95 per month.
In 1968 Lone Star Gas Com-
pany sold Clarksville con-
sumers $160,000 worth of
natural gas and showed an ad-
justed net profit of $11,027.62
on a depreciated Investment of
$348,000. Lively said the pro-
fit represented a return of only
3.16% on the company's Invest-
ment.
No action was taken on the
request.
Lew Green, service repre-
sentative of General Telephone
Company, assured the council
that efforts were being mad*
to correct shortcomings In the
local telephone system. (The
Times was advised by the utility
company later that an addltlor
toll circuit from Clarksville lor
long distance calls was added
Tuesday and another was sched-'
uled to be put Into service
October 29. Three more cir-
cuits are to be Installed within
the next 30 to 60 days accord-
ing to a company spokesman.)
Bruce Bland, Jerrold Marx
and Jim Durden were appointed
to two year terms on the Hous-
ing Authority and an ordinance
was passedestabllshlngabulld-
lng standards commission and
providing for the condemnation
of substandard buildings within
the corporate limits. The ordi-
nance also provides for the
evacuation, repair and/or
demolition of substandard
buildings and provides a penalty
for violation.
In final action, Mayor
Maurice Wooley suggested that
$32,680 In remaining street
warrants be paid In December
and recommended that the city
continue making monthly de-
posits to the street fund for
future expansion and main-
tenance. (He advised The Times
reporter that It had not been
necessary to use Income from
the city sales tax to retire the
street paving obligations.)
DENISE MEALS * " DANA WOLF
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DeBerry Speaker
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At Bogata Event
B. L. DeBerry, assistant
state highway engineer, was
featured speaker tor the annual
installation banquet of the
Bogata Chamber of Commerce.
More “Red River
Dust” Comment
in the Book Notes section of
the last edition of Southwestern
Historical Quarterly, "Red
River Dust,' by Eugene Bowers
and Evelyn Oppenhelmer, Is
discussed by Doyal T. Loyd of
Gilmer.
"Although they have not
written a rountv history," says
Loyd, "the authors are well
Informed in thd history of Red
River County, Its customs and
Its folklore. They tell the
stories almost as If they had
lived them. . . . Each stoiry
deptcts a way at life on toe
Texas frontier la the early
days.”
This volume Is "recommend-
ed res ding for all East Texans,
es well as anyone Interested In
the state's history, adding bits
at legend anf feet to our know-
ledge of the early Southwest,
t should Inspire others to col-
lect stories about other areas
COTTON WEEK PROCLAIMED — County judge Gavin
Watson Jr. signs proclamation setting aside the week of
October 13-19 as Cotton Week In Red River County. Mrs.
O. V., Slaton of the Red River County Cotton Crusaders
looks on.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS a healthy cotton economy plays a big part
In our nation’s over-ell prosperity, and
WHEREAS cotton also Is important to the economy of
our county and the surrounding area, and
WHEREAS cot tod’s markets are being threatened by
strong competition from man-made fibers, and
WHEREAS the cotton Industry*Is conducting an Intensive
and vigorous campaign of research and promotion to protect
and expand those markets, and
WHE REAS cotton Is unexcelled In Its natural attributes as
well as In Its adaptlbUlty to new and Improved qualities.
we, therefore, Join the cotton Industry in this effort to
strengthen and expand Its market and urge our citizens to
call for cotton — one hundred per cent -• when they buy, and
I, Gavin Watsoa, Judge of Red River County hereby
proclaim COTTON WEEK In this county for the week of
October 12 through October 19 .and call on all our people
to pay trllxit* to this essential commodity and to the
cotton Industry.
Gavin Watson, Judge
Community Improvement Council
Making Plans for 1970 Program
Property Values
Being Reappraised
The following announcement
was released Monday from the
office of Supt. R. L. Fambro:
"A tax valuation firm, Davis
and Wilson, Is now preparing
a study of all property located
In the Clarksville Independent
School District.
' "The purpose of the study Is
to set fair and equal tax values
on property, subject to ad
valorem taxes. The Constitu-
tion of Texas states that taxes
shall be equal and uniform.
"The Davis and Wilson firm
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The Community Improvement
Council held Its monthly meet-
ing In the County Extension
office October 8 at 7:30 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting
was to make plans for the county
program In Community Im -
protemeut for the year. One
of the mala projects will be
of the commu-
ne sub-projects
under beautification are:
1. -Clean-up campaign which
will be held la December and
March. This campaign applies
to the county as a whole. During
these two months people In the
county will be responsible for
their communities. They will
remove all trash, old
See IMPROVEMENT
Back Pag*
cars,
Convention of
Farm Bureau
Set Oct 21
The annual convention of Red
River County Farm Bureau will
be held Tuesday, October 21, In
the Cheatham Junior HlghCafe-
terla. -
A baroeqo* supper will be
served at 6:30 p.m. to Farm
Bureau members and their
guests. A business session will
follow the supper.
The program will feature the
Seminar students, Regina Bell
of Clarksville High School and
Don Wright of Detroit High
School. Mis* Shari Barber,
winner of the talent find, will
sing.
Annual Farm Bureau conven-
tion offers the opportunity for
_all members to get together.
Policies will be developed at
.this meeting and directors
chosen for 1969-70.
is composed of experts who have
had years of experience In this
work. They have had ex-
perience In this section of the
State and are familiar with
values of property as In Clarks-
ville School District, other
school districts have used this
firm to appraise property and
report them to be very fair and
reasonable In working with the
people and doing a good Job.
They emphasized that the firm
had been courteous and con-
siderate of everyone concerned.
"The School Board had rather
not do so but has been forced
to call for a district wide pro-
gram of appraisal.
"It should bo fair and rea-
sonable to every taxpayer to
have his property valuation
equalized with respect to that of
other taxpayer*.
*"We ask for your cooperation
through this study.’
Scales Found
Guilty in
Murder Trial
Olanda Scales, charged with
the murder of his wife, Frances,
was found guilty of murder with
malice Tuesday In 102nd.Dis-
trict Court. • The Jury assessed
punishment of 13 years to be
, served-ln the state penitentiary.
Scales waived the right of de-
lay for appeal and was sentenced
by Judge Herbert Line.
Mrs. Scales died from In-
juries Inflicted by four gunshot
wounds In an Incident about
midnight Saturday, July 3, In
east Clarksville.
HUGHSTON 4. SON
INSURANCE
The banquet was held Monday
evening In the Rlvercrest High
Sc hooi cafeteria.
New officers of the Bogata
chamber are Frank Stubble-'
field, president; Nell Rozell,
vice president and Newt Bryson,
sec retsry -treasurer.
Outgoing president Gftylord
McClure was master of cere-
monies and for (her vice presi-
dent, H. E. Troutt, Introduced
guests from Clsrksvllls, Paris,
Mt. Vernon and Austin and the
speaker’s mother, Mrs. Kste
DeBerry of Idabel, Oklahoma.
Mr. DeBerry gave a brief
history of the Texas Highway
Department and described Its
present organization and opera-
tion. He noted that the depart-
ment was In charge of more than
69,000 miles of Interstate, Fed-
eral, State and farm to market
roads and said Texas led all
states In safety designs.
A native of Bogata, DeBerry
has been with the highway de-
partment since 1937. He
served at Clarksville, Paris,
Greenville, Emory, San An-
tonio, lAjfkln and Dallas until
January, 1968, when he became
flrst assistant state engineer.
Clarksville High Softool
Homecoming Queen for 1969
will be crowned In halftime
ceremonies at the ClarksvlUe-
Wlnnaboro football game Friday
evening. This will be Hie high
point In the ceremony at which
the four nominees will be pre-
sented.
The four candidates for queen
were selected by High School
students on Monday, October 6.
All are seniors. Nominees are;
Karen Conway, daughter at
Mr. and Mrs.'J. T. Conway.
Karen was a freshman class
favorite, voted most beautiful
by the sophomore close. As a
Junior she was football sweet-
heart. She has been a cheer-
leader three years. She Is
serving as treasurer of the
senior class. Karen’s partici-
pation Tn club activities has
Included Spanish, VOE, FHAand
NHS.
Linda Forte, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Forte of Clarks-
”V1e, Is 17. She Is a member
oi u.* Pep Squad and OEA, Her
hobbles are sewing, swimming
and dancing. Linda's ambition
Is to be an Interior decorator.
Her primary Interest Is beauti-
ful homes. Favorite subjects
are record keeping and VOE. '
Denise Meals, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Meals,
serVed * as Student Council
representative during her
freshman year and waa a mem-
ber of the Pep Squad. As a
sophomore she was a cheer-
leader. and treasurer of hen...
class. Denise was cheerleader
In her Junior year and all-
district forward, member of
the National Honor Society, sec-
retary of Student Council and
FFX Sweethear*. She Is pre-
sently serving m secretary of
the Student Council, continues
bn. a cheerleader and member
of the NHS.
Dana Wolf, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Cab Wolf, served as
secretary of the freshman and’
sophomore classes. As a
Junior she was secretary of the
Choral Club. Dana was also
vice president of the Student
Council and a cheerleader. She
has been active In Spanish and
FHA Clubs. Dans la 17.
Homecoming Opponents of
Tigers Impressive
The homecoming game,
marking the opening of the 1969
conference schedule, will be
another tough assignment for
the Tlgars. Wlnnsboro, top
choice for District 1S-AA 1969
champion, comes to New cen-
tury Club Field Friday evening
with an Impressive record.
In five games Wlnnsboro has
scroed 176 points while allow-
ing opponents only 33. This
showing Is more Impressive
than any team on the Clarksville
schedule except maybe DeKalb.
Clarksville and Wlnnsboro
will be meeting on the gridiron
for the Uth time Frldsy night.
In the 10 games played, each
team has won five.
BLOOMS AND FRUIT
ON SAME LIMB
Curtis Lemon brought a pear
tree Umb to The Times office
Tuesday, taken from the Moore
orchard at Avery. The limb
had two rlpqnlag pears and
blooms, which was regarded
as a rare occurence.
Our business Is your protection
waldrep insurance Agency
County Jail Had
Brisk Weekend
Business at the county Jail
was brisk over the weekend.
Friday and Saturday nights'
Deputy City Marshal Bill Mc-
Donough supplied 12 of the In-
mates. Four were taken Into
custody for disorderly conduct.
Two w*r* arrested for traffic
violations, on* for theft and
five minors were rounded up
for possession of beer.
In the meanttme-th* Sheriffs
Department yrested two for
drunkenness and three for dis-
orderly conduct.
SPEAKER FOR BOGATA CHAMBEROFCOMMERCE BANQUET Monday eight was B. L.
DeBerry, right, assistant State Highway Engineer. He Is shown with new president Frank
Stubblefield, center, and secretory-treasurer, Newt Bryson.
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Hurt, Jimmy. The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1969, newspaper, October 16, 1969; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth911471/m1/1/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.