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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1958
Page
1
Local ads salute the season and promote sales across departments. Jewelry at Grady Swindle’s shop, new mattresses from Hathcock, and furniture items praised by Jack T. highlight week end offers. McCullough shoppers see hardware deals. Comanche Rural Cooperative features a family gift idea and a free turkey drawing led by Tom Dunlap.
Farmers in the cotton belt vote on December 15 to decide quotas and price support for the 1959 crop. Chairman William F. Bryant warns the referendum will affect penalties and the level of price support, with two thirds of votes needed to adopt the marketing quota program. Operators may choose between regular allotments with 80 percent parity price or increased allotments under the program. Continued on back page.
Jim Roberts, manager of Blackwood Clinic and Hospital, resigns his post effective January 1. Roberts, a Comanche and A&M graduate, previously spent two years in hospital management and worked at Beaumont and Proctor. He and his wife, Mrs. Roberts, plan to reside near Proctor on the family ranch.
Sixteen teams prepare for Comanche basketball tournament spanning Thursday to Saturday with both boys and girls brackets led by Lingeville Santa Anna opening games. Also recaps Comanche Indians 3-0 start, with B team 29 28 Eastland and CHL Maidens 39 34. season opener 44 33 vs Mavericks.
Barbara Harris and Gayle Harris received 4-H Gold Star Girl and Boy awards at the 4-H Achievement program and 50th anniversary party at Veterans Hall in Comanche. Dwight M. Brightman represented the Texas Agriculture Extension Service in presenting the Gold Star awards. The event featured exhibits from the past 50 years and honored former agents and 4-H alumni, including D. F. Eaton and three former 4-H Club boys, Troy Pettit Jim Pettit and Iram Clemons, with additional memories of Mrs Tessie Lee Montgomery Kittle.
Comanche dairyman Reehard Armstrong has been elected to a three year term on the board of the Central West Texas Milk Producers Association. The vote occurred at the annual meeting in Abilene where the organization, headquartered in Abilene, lists 560 Grade A producers including 27 from Comanche County. Armstrong previously served as Comanche County Dairy Association secretary and is active in local civic work.
The Texas Highway Department will spend $190000 for Farm to Market road improvements in Comanche County in 1959. District 23 Engineer Robert J. Milligan announced at the November 20 highway commission meeting that $570000 was appropriated for capital betterment on the F M road system. Projects include widening M F R 587 from M F R 1477 to Duster, about 6.4 miles, plus improvements to grade, structures, and surfaces.
Mr. Chilton denies retiring and shows no plan to leave The National Bank presidency. At fifty eight, he praises friends and economy, cites abundant rains, and expresses faith in the future of Meat section of Texas and the nation.
City of Comanche announces parking meters installed two weeks ago have alleviated traffic jams and double parking around the square. Officials credit meters for ending obstructive parking by business owners and employees, with positive notes from the Texas Highway Department and local farmers and shoppers.
Army Pvt. Gerald D Hodges aged 19 and son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C Hodges of De Leon Texas completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Riley Kansas. Hodges a 1958 Comanche High School graduate, earned the honor of finishing the course.
A cemetery maintenance session is planned at Shiloh Cemetery on Thursday morning December 4, led by Johnnie Green. Volunteers are expected to assist with yard work and upkeep at the site.
Rev W G Self with thirty years in watch and jewelry repair leads the Swindle Jewelry repair shop in Comanche. He began in high school in Post and later worked with stores in Post Lubbock Gale New Mexico and ran a jewelry store in Levelland. On doctor's orders he plans to resign as Comanche County Baptist Missionary and Grady Swindle welcomes him to the firm and to the area.
Plans for the Jaycees annual Turkey Shoot at the Comanche Rodeo Grounds on Thanksgiving and Saturday include live turkeys for live shooting and dressed frozen birds for target shooting. Registration is required with rifles provided or bring your own. prizes include dressed turkeys and a 12-pound turkey offer through December 1.
At a coaches meeting Tuesday night Granbury Hamilton Dublin and De Leon players share the 12 man first team with Delbert Brewster Comanche L G Holland and John Gleaton as standouts. Weldon Moody of Granbury earns Coach of the Year.
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