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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1940
Page
1
Comanche High School opens its 1940 District A grid race tonight at 7 45 p m at the local park, facing Rising Star. The Indians rely on Coker and a new ground game as they meet Rising Star who beat Brownwood B team 20 7 earlier, with key players limited by injuries.
Comanche residents urged to fund new band uniforms after the Band Mothers Club raised much of the needed amount. Two performances on October 8 and a follow up benefit aim to cover the remaining costs. Citizens are asked to send donations via Mrs. N. N. Durham, Mrs. Armstrong Cox, or The Comanche Chief.
The Durham Pecan and Peanut Company of Comanche has added over $6,000 in on site shelling equipment and will shell pecans this fall. Manager Walter Durwin cites the 1940 wage law setting a thirty cent per hour minimum as a factor, but the new setup will employ about fifteen to twenty workers and process 150 to 200 pickers worth of pecans. County crop forecasts indicate a fifty percent pecan crop, with native pecans rising and paper shells dipping slightly.
A $192 000 project approved to construct 262 miles of rural electric lines serving 761 members across Comanche Eastland Brown Callahan Stephens and Mills counties. Telegram from Senator Morris Sheppard via A C Thomas notes the allocation and project scope.
The Chamber of Commerce met with H. L. Stewart presiding. H. Burks reported from a State Highway Commission meeting in Austin. Plans promise 1941 construction on Highway 36 East from Macksville to the Hamilton County line and Highway 36 West to Stag Creek, with rights needed before contracting on Highway 16 South. Comanche County gains no State Fair exhibit due to late application. Burks noted a WPA Weatherford Farmers Market project and that hot topping of Highway 36 to Gustine was scheduled as complete yesterday.
J D Couch of Comanche the first to pay state and county taxes at the Courthouse Annex when the tax period opened Tuesday. T H Jackson of Sipe Springs, a heavy landowner, was the second to pay.
Mayor I M Coleman proclaims October 6 to 12 as Fire Prevention Week in Comanche. The notice urges residents and schools to adopt safety practices, including clean stoves with blue flames, tight connections, proper heater distance, clothing guards, valve use, gas leak checks, ventilation, and avoiding drying clothes near flames.
Comanche County starts the Federal mattress program with meetings in De Leon Hasse and Harmony under Miss Maurine Hearne. A 50 cent finding fee per mattress is set by the county finance committee. A supervisor funded by A&M may be hired if matched locally. 1080 approved mattresses will be produced by local women groups.
The Comanche Welfare Office announces a CCC quota of 42 with 28 applications so far and seeks about 20 more. Interviews run Oct 7 8 9. Eligible boys aged 17 to 23 must be jobless and of good character and may enroll for six months.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced 1941 parity payments for corn, cotton, rice, tobacco and wheat from a $212 million fund. Eligibility mirrors 1940 rules: compliance with 1941 acreage allotments, no overplanting on other farms, and payments based on the shortfall from parity with rates to be set later.
The Comanche Band Mothers stage a three act comedy Aunt Samantha Rules the Roost at CHS Auditorium on Tuesday at 8 pm. Cast features Aunt Samantha Simpkins Serena Simpkins Sophie Simkins and many community players. Admission 10 and 20 cents with proceeds for new band uniforms.
Mrs Lena Wright Meador of Lubbock died there Sunday morning as telegr am reported to Mrs Etta Roberson She was formerly of Comanche and was daughter of Uncle Ben Wright and niece of Uncle John Roberson son of the late Will Roberson.
Hon. C. C. Hampton has moved his law office to the Floral Park Building on Highway No 10 East, several blocks off the square.
Comanche would receive 203516 dollars for an airport under a Texas civil airport construction program totaling 38461721 dollars. The distribution tops nearby towns with Brownwood set to gain 312864, and local officials expect the measure to pass and deliver one of the region’s finest airports within months.
Comanche Post Office receipts for the quarter ending September 30, 1940, totaled 4,243.00 dollars, up 833.00 from September quarter 1939 and more than 24 percent higher. Postmaster J. R. Eanes says this was the largest September quarter receipts ever for Comanche. Receipts for the first three quarters of any year average over 4,000 dollars per quarter.
Claude Cox of Comanche was the first to pay his City and Comanche Independent School taxes as the 1940 period began. City Secretary Hardie Jones announced taxes can be paid at City Hall and residents are urged to pay promptly to support the city and school district.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Hill of Los Angeles and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hill of Birmingham have been in Comanche visiting their mother Mrs. Lizzie Hill.
About 3000 men aged 21 to 35 in Comanche County are expected to register on Wednesday October 16 under the Burke Wadsworth Draft Law. Registration runs 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 33 precincts with penalties for noncompliance. election officers and officials are urged to assist, with county clerk overseeing the process and volunteers sought at Box No 1 Comanche.
At the Comanche Study Club meeting hosted by Mrs. Harold Denny on September 26, Mrs. Virgil Chaffin was elected president to fill the vacancy after Mrs. George G. Smith resigned. Mrs. W. H. Carpenter discussed libraries and plans for a county wide library. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Denny and Mrs. Pearl Phipps for 18 members and three guests. next meeting is October 10 at Mrs. John Burton's home.
Comanche students enrolled at John Tarleton College Stephenville include Frankie Louise Stephens Hulan Robertson James Martin Jr Charles Moore Johnnie Nichols Paula Cato Robert Eaton and Pochola Gem Evans.
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