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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1955
Page
1
Community editor urges payment of poll tax by Monday night to ensure voting rights in the upcoming mayor and council election. Local items include film showings for March of Dimes, reflections on alcohol crime warnings, and notes about residents Reuben Loeffler and Joe Oliver, plus a digression on editorial use of "we" in local writing.
Two teenage Kimble County boys are held in the local jail awaiting grand jury investigation on burglary and theft charges after officers recovered 127 hides. They were arrested in Mason around 3 p.m. Saturday while attempting to sell 30 hides and 97 more were found in their car. They lacked trappers licenses as Sheriff J O Wright reported. The hides are stored at Leonard Sutton's, where 145 ringtail hides vanished in a break in on Sunday January 16, entry gained through a rear window. Sheriff Wright and Joe Bissett escorted the suspects to Mason for detention.
Sheriff J O Wright said 15 year old Toni Collazo and another 11 year old Kerrville boy James Michael Ransour confessed to killing two head of livestock on Kimble ranches in October. The youths were jailed, with Ransour already held in Brady on armed robbery and car theft charges. The incident is dated October 23, 1954.
Rev B W Mantooth will speak with Mrs J M Livingstone directing the program as Kimble County Presbyterian Church women meet at the Presbyterian Church Monday January 31 at 3 p m Refreshments will be served during the social hour by women of the church
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fire Department will hold a Mexican supper at the fire station from 6 30 to 8 30 PM on Friday night January 28 to support the March of Dimes.
In the current March of Dimes drive an outdoor light signal near home entrances will beckon volunteers for the Mothers March on Polio Monday evening. The kickoff occurs at 630 PM with donors ready and lights glowing. For more helpers call Mrs. Grady Rogers, chair of the civic committee of Cactus Study Club, campaign head Cecil Woodard.
Highway Patrol sergeant J A Sikes reports four vehicle damage incidents since January first. A school bus en route to school was hit by a 1949 Pontiac near Highway 290. $50 damage to the car, bus intact. The previous day a 1941 Ford hit a 1952 Ford pickup on Main Street. pickup $100, car nearly ruined. A 1951 Oldsmobile struck a 1949 Chevrolet at a stop sign on 16th Street. Chevrolet $75 damage, Oldsmobile $60. The first accident at Copperas Creek bridge involved a house trailer worth about $1,000 after hitch failure caused it to overturn. driver Stewart Sterling Jr of Duluth Minnesota.
Sam Coleman a soil conservationist will be guest speaker at the Highland Study Club meeting to be held Wednesday at Mrs T J Jacoby home. Hostesses will be Mrs Jacoby Mrs Homer Mansfield and Mrs E G Hill. Mrs Tom Love will lead the program on what soil conservation means to a club woman.
Annie Highsmith lost her two bedroom home and furnishings in a gas explosion sparked fire Friday afternoon. She has $3,000 from insurance and over $600 in donations to aid rebuilding as firefighters battled flames for more than an hour. Mrs Ragland, who lit a heater to warm the house, escaped with minor injuries.
More than three thousand vehicle tags go on sale in the sheriff assessor-collector office next Tuesday morning February 1. George Hamilton says 1600 passenger tags will bear black numerals on yellow plates ranging FY2000 to FY3599. Additional plates include 450 trucks 51300 to TY1749 550 farm trucks 5R4725 to 5R5274 125 truck tractors 9F9180 to 9F9304 5 farm tractors 9L1221 to 9L1225 300 trailers TH9600 to TH9899 25 house trailers 9B7770 to 9B7794 and 10 motorcycles S8P7605 to 8P7614.
Junction Eagles beat Rocksprings Crane and Ozona to reach the final but lost to Me. Carney 51-40. David Moss scored 37 and 20 points in two games, setting a tournament mark before Rockspring’s David Dixon hit 47 in the consolation. Long added 25 against Ozona and 15 in other games. Schaefer returned from knee injury and Moss and Long earned all tournament honors.
A Polio March of Dimes party will be held at Ivy Chapel Friday night January 28 at 7 30. Highlights include a cake walk auction fish pond and hope chest auction with all proceeds going to the March of Dimes chaired by Mrs Luther Simon. She urges everyone to participate.
Dr and Mrs W T Laxson joined a benefit tour Sunday afternoon viewing an Indian painting near Paint Rock along with other attendees.
Rev. Thomas B. Hart a Cleburne Texas evangelist will lead revival services at the First Baptist Church from March 11 to 20 with two daily sessions. Richard Champ choir director will lead singing with Booster Band. Rev. B W Mantooth pastor urges attendance.
Work started last week on installing approximately 30 miles of telephone lines to bring dial service to the Bear Creek community. John D. Allen of Southwestern States Telephone Co. says operation should begin in about two months. An Abilene firm handles construction with materials supplied by the company. Cost runs about one thousand dollars per mile. Dial service will extend west to the G W Landers ranch and north to the Gay Sicker ranch, operating from the Junction office on party-line style.
Many Kimble counties residents will attend a testimonial dinner honoring the Texas Highway Commission and State Engineers. The event is tonight at 8 at Fredericksburg with Junction travelers likely to join as a group. Meal price is 2.50 with last minute deciders approved.
A regular meeting of the Cemetery Aid Society is set for Thursday February 3 at the home of Mrs. Sidney Randle all members are urged to attend.
Three basketball trophies and football jackets were presented Tuesday morning in the high school auditorium. Superintendent John A. Long received the trophies from Houston Long Jimmy Randle and George Schaefer. Jackets went to coaches Jack Hoggett Bill Davis and a list of players managers and staff including Dena Craven Jimmy Randle David Moss Roy Dean McCullough and many others.
Kimble officers seek witnesses who saw a person near the C A Ballard ranch Saturday between 2 and 5 pm. Four guns a portable radio two hunting knives and binoculars disappeared from the Ballard home along with a cut screen and rear window entry. Jewelry and $20 in silver were left intact. The guns included a 351 automatic a .22 Hornet a .22 bolt action and a 20 gauge shotgun. Fingerprints may be recovered. The burglars exited through the front door.
Ballots counted Tuesday night elected three new Chamber of Commerce directors R B McKinney Tom Harde man and Dick Borden who will take office immediately Holdover directors are Cecil Woodard Farrell Brooks Albert Martinez Jr and Gwyn House Retiring directors are R P James and Grady Clark Dick Borden was an appointee and was elected for this year Appointed to the Agricultural Committee were Dr Ted Holekamp Tommie Murr and W J Cox
Bobby Wiedeman of Explorer Post 20 was named East Ranch District candidate for outstanding Scout of the Concho Valley Council. He will travel to Sonora on February 5 to compete with other district candidates, and the council’s winner reports to Austin for the 45th Anniversary of Scouting on February 19.
The High School Choral Club directed by H. L. Ramsey will sing at the Sunday morning meeting of the Men's Bible Class. Last Sunday Mrs. Marshall McCleary sang two solos accompanied by Mrs. R. D. Kothmann at the piano.
Eight Lions Club members received service citations at a Tuesday luncheon. Alton Mason and Leon R. Powell earned twenty five year citations, John A. Long the only twenty year award, and ten year honors went to Edd Cummins Albert Searcy Dr. E Bruce Moss Leonard Cowsert and W O Dickerson. Frank Hubbell and Astor Wallace reported on Scout work in Kimble County and plans were made to recruit more groups and individuals to assist with Scouting.
Kimble residents face a Monday deadline to pay 1.75 dollars per person to county coffers to receive a vote receipt for the 1955 elections. Deputy assessor-collector George Hamilton reports slow payments but expects a rush as city and alderman elections approach. Poll taxes are paid separately from regular tax bills.
Fidelis Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet at 7 30 this Thursday evening in the home of Mrs Loyd Williamson.
Mrs Francis Burt and Pancho traveled to Austin staying from Thursday through Sunday, according to local notes on social visits and itineraries.
Mr and Mrs James Lewis Tollett announce the birth of a son Hugh Lewis on Wednesday January 19 in Mason hospital. The boy weighed seven pounds. Grandparents are Mrs Veo Vardeman and Mr and Mrs Hubert Johnson. Mother formerly Miss Gloria Johnson. Father employed at Highland Chevrolet Co.
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