Wellington Leader (Newspaper) - September 12, 1974, Wellington, Texas T ASW V 5 S 12 For fa County 79091 September 1974 fir Copy Number 7 Parade Winner Is Named i A handsomely decorated conveying the message a bank might wish to put before its won for the Wellington State Bank first place in the commercial division of the which opened the CollingsWorth County Pair Septem ber Winners were named in six and this years entry list was the largest in several Placing second in the commercial floats was that entered by Mode ODay with a bow to new fall Bakers Concrete chose a wagon and mules filled with for the third place A new version of Farmers Union Farmers Feed the again won that organization first place in the adult organization Real smoke belched from a building that rode along the the entry of the Wellington Fire Department Auxiliary that second In the The old time arts and now so were featured by Lillie Home Demonstration Club in their third place Two floats received honor able the Collings worth County Gospel Sing and 1954 Study A of beauty and pep colored red and white that was the Skyrocket who cheered their float to first place in the Youth Organization Second place went to Cub Scout Troop Robi Lou Mabery added a gay disguise to her bicycle and won first Dee Ann urging school carried her tiny whos blanket had on one side Yea and on the Beat Third place went to Carrie Three honorable mentions went to Shayne Rowell and Suzanne Because of the large See t Applications Now Accepted For County Crop Loss Payments FIRST PLACE FLOAT This entry by the Wellington State Bank placed first in the commercial division of the Fair Parade September It carries the theme of car new or Seniors Plan Western Supper Friday Evening Wellington Senior Class is sponsoring a Western Sup per at the Elementary School cafeteria September before the Skyrocket Paducah Dragon Serving will begin at and continue until The money will along with made from the Miss Wellington for the senior trip next There will be no deliver the seniors so all are urged to Skyrockets to Meet Paducah Here Friday Wellington Skyrockets will host the Paducah Dragons at Powell Field Septem ber in the second of their home Game time is The Rockets are losing some of the which was intensified by their and coaches this week express confidence improvement and smooth We got off to a bumpy start a young team and a little We made a lot Miss Sam nor wood Pagea nt Pla n ned The first Miss Samnor wood will be chosen September in a festive pageant sponsored by the Samnorwood Lions It will begin at in the High School The theme will be Septem ber Fourteen girls are seeking the title of Miss Samnorwood the one which will set precedent for all those who said Kenneth Martin Lions The event itself will be on beauty and it will feature several entertainment groups from students in the Samnorwood are Margaret DiAnna Tonya Leatha Martin Donnie Cindy Alethea Vonnie Ida Beth Teresa Elaine Karen Judy Bell and Rebecca of fundamental but our boys are and they are going to play a lot better football this said Coach James While the Rockets present themselves as a the to depend heavily on back Danny a 160 pound junior who is reported to be a 98 In the Paducah opener with Garrett scored all three in the 200 Dragon They are about average said Coach They are about bur size in the and about average Their is what they count on for us to stop we are going to have to stop the boy whose got the Garrett was runner up for Back of the Week by the Amarillo News this As far as the Paducah defense is they run a 5 type line on They dont throw the ball a but run the wishbone and get the ball outside to the real fast Our main defense is to stop the Wellington head coach So the Rockets have avoided any injuries in Farmers who lost all or part of their 1974 crops may begin qualifying for crop disaster Bob executive reported that farmers who had crop damage due to drought or other natural disaster can apply for payments through their county Agricultural Stabilization arid Conserva tion Office It is that farmers make applica tion before they plow up of destroy the field stubble of existing he remind Farmers can qualify for payments one of two If crops have been totally a farmer can file Two Methodist Churches Hold Conference The Ted superintendent of the Pampa United Methodist will hold quarterly conference for both Trinity United Methodist Church arid Dozier United Methodist Church September at The conference for both churches will be at Trinity Methodist Dinner will be served at The urges all members of both churches to More About the Fair Next Week Winners in several divi sions of the Collingsworth County along with the Fair pictures will be published in next weeks issue of The Wellington This will include not only pictures of winning but some others that were of interest to the parade David Peters Heads Old Settlers David Peters was elected president of the Old Settlers Reunion for in the brief business session held during this years event September She succeeds Riley Dun who resigned earlier due to ill Marie Gollihugh was chosen vice president and Elmer Retiring from these offices were Fain and This years reunion was held at the Senior Citizens with 90 residents registered by Jean Entertainment including singing and and some stayed on to play Bell was named the oldest person while Lawrence Brisbin was next Stevenson and Grady was the fourth Lowrie was found to have the most and the next three in order were Mary Lena Scott and The person traveling farthest was Lela while Hazel Wells traveled next Myrtle Twrley third and Jessie Brown Jones was the person who had lived in the county followed by Grace Frank Ford and BEAUTY ANP Michelle 15 is too young to hold her winner in the kions Club Terrapin so her Jim holds it for Monty Mitchell gave Michelle the for relief depending upon his crop Weatherly said that an inspector trained by the Federal Crop Insurance Program checks the fields and appraises the Payments are made on his a farmer can salvage something from this he harvests what he and the disaster payment becomes the differ ence between the projected and actual This only Applies to cotton and feed Weatherly Rice and peanut farmers are not eligible for direct They must apply for loans through the county L DESKINS WELLS Deskins Dies Here Sunday thereupon jt beat out one he kept for Michelle and her parents were guests the Laons Club meet ing September and she was presented a Deskins Wells died at noon September in Collingsworth General She had worked in administration and business in The Wellington Leader since Wells had been a patient in Anthonys and Collingsworth General for 7 Wellington had been her home since She helped to build The Wellington Leader into a newspaper that is recognized and she was keenly aware of the role of the weekly newspaper in community not only but across the With her she was active in the Panhandle Texas and National Newspaper Asso Louise Wells was first a a career she followed until her She began this career at a school in the northeast part of the not far from She taught at Fresno and schools that contin ued to hold a special place with After a period in Wellington Elementary she taught in Pampa Schools for a number of then at Education was a matter of special concern to for she was able to see and encourage unrecognized po in many boys and Every young person who ever worked for The Wellington Leader was to receive this as well as practical help in continuing When she returned to Wellington to there began the many contribu tions she was to make to the of life in her See page X Dies who lived in the Aberdeen community before moving to Wellington a number of years died at San New She had gone there a month ago tobe with her youngest Over a long period of she was active in the community life of that part of the and in the Aberdeen Methodist now a part of Trinity United Born Minnie May Shade at Febru ary she was the daughter of Charley and Rose Hubbard The family lived for many years in northeastern before and in the early years of She and Smith were married at September They came to Collings worth County 63 years after living a year at Upon retiring from farming in they moved into Smith died January She was a Funeral services were conducted at Trinity Metho dist Church at September Officiating was the pastor of the church and a friend of the family for more than 40 Burial was in the family plot in Fairview Cemetery under the tion of Kelso Funeral Set ptfe S First Christian Will Open Revival Sunday Revival services will open at the First Christian Church September and continue through September Charles minister of the has The evangelist will be Billy Stewart of who was here in a revival several years Prayer services will be at each by the worship service at The Sunday morning service will be at born at is graduate of Pallas Christian College and had ministeries at and before going to Midland in He led in establishing the congregation there and has had two major building programs costing in excess of There have been 720 additions to the church during his Midland and he also helped to establish two new BILLY STEWART
