1967 Cotton Program Details Released
The 1967 program mirrors 1966 with voluntary participation and a two thirds referendum for quotas. Cooperators must divert at least 12.6 percent of their allotment to conserving uses to receive price support loans and payments plus diversion payments. The loan rate uses the national average for middling 1 inch cotton, about 20.25 cents per pound, with a minimum sale price near 22 cents and expected market price around 22.5 cents. Carrying charges will be similar to this year, and an added price-support payment of 11.53 cents per pound applies atop the loan, with the world price level guiding the overall policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Millard Brown
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Death of J I Thomas 75 longtime Southeast Panhandle resident
J I Thomas age 75 lifelong resident of the Southeast Panhandle died at St Josephs Hospital at 7 30 a m Monday Dec 5 after months of ill health He retired from farming and lived with his wife in Wellington He was born Sept 9 1891 first white child born in Childress County north of the Red River He married Emma Winter Jan 18 1916 and celebrated a golden wedding this year Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p m with Rev A B Earnest officiating Burial followed at West Wellington Cemetery Pallbearers were Pat Bouchelle Horace Holliman Ocie Scott Drury Lacy Alvin Horton and John Brim He is survived by his wife a son and three daughters: J W Thomas of San Francisco Lila Lee Parrish Sudan June Blandford Amarillo and Virginia Tolle son of Clarendon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Southeast Panhandle
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Wellington
Jacob Ired Thomas
Childress County
Red River
Emma Winter
Cross Roads
Arlington Street
First Baptist Church
A. B. Earnest
West Wellington
Kelso Funeral Home
Pat Bouchelle
Horace Holliman
Ocie Scott
Drury Lacy
Alvin Horton
John Brim
J. W. Thomas
San Francisco
Calif
Truman Parrish
Lila Lee
Sudan
C. L. Blandford
Amarillo
Carrol Tolleson
Virginia
Clarendon
Sea
Water group backs salt control for Red River region
The Texas Water Rights Commission urged Gov. Connally to approve a 5.6 million dollar Corps of Engineers project to cut salt pollution in the Red River area. Four subsurface brine collection systems and four brine reservoirs are planned near Wichita Falls to Amarillo, affecting Collingsworth County indirectly, with brine handling along Elm Creek Jonah Creek and Salt Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Water Rights Commission
John Connally
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Red River
Texoma
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Collingsworth County
Henry K. Shane
Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
Fred Parkey
Texas Red River Authority
Elm Creek
Jonah Creek
Salt Creek
Elm
Montague Jr. Receives Oak Leaf Cluster in France
Sergeant Major Raymond S. Montague Jr. of Wellington, son of Mrs. Mary Anna Montague, was awarded the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Army Commendation Medal at COMZ HQ in Orleans, France, for meritorious service in Vietnam from 1965 to 1968 with Advisory Team 98. He serves as sergeant major of COM2's First Signal Group, a logistics network across France to Germany supporting U S forces in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
France
Raymond S. Montague
Mary Anna Montague
Arlington St
Wellington
US Army Communications Zone Europes
COMZ
United States
Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
Montague
Okinawa
Texas Christian University
US Army Reserve Corps
Army
Fort Benning
Joyce
Bennett Benson
Deer Lodge
Mont
Dodson Christmas Queen Coronation Friday Night
Christmas program at Dodson Schools crowns three queens Friday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium with audience to learn identities at coronation Glenda Hightower will sing Wonderland by Night special chorus numbers include The Happy Wanderer Green sleeves and Thanksgiving Prayer John Masten serves as master of ceremonies Nominees span grades from first through senior high with couples listed Final program includes a Twentieth Century Scrooge performance and student carolers Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Lloyd Patterson
Wonderland
Glenda
Hightower
Linda Lemons
Kenneth Derrick
LaVanda Curry
Danny Lewis
John Hightower
Wong
Clarice Green
Dodson Church Christmas Play December 14
A Christmas play titled The Broken Staff will be performed at the Church of the Nazarene in Dodson on Wednesday evening December 14 under the Nazarene Women's Missionary Society. Thirteen women and girls will take part, including Mrs. Walter Camp and Mrs. Roy Tisdale, with Miss Lewis presenting musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Vni Dodson
The
Nazarene Women’s Missionary Society
Walter Camp
Roy Tisdale
Sherrill Beanland
Bill Holder
G. M. Lewis
Joe Orr
Bill Patterson
Cindy Hightower
Glenda Hightower
Nancy Holder
Kinette Camp
Six Collingsworth County boys registered for Selective Service
Six Collingsworth County youths were registered with Selective Service during November. Registrar Bill Este announced the names Doyle Eugene Glazer Carl L Kilman Dan ny Alvin Tats Gerald Eugene Johnson Alfred Doyle sieve and Charles Reymond Seel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County
Bill Este
Hag Snnounc
Doyle Eugene Glazer
Carl L. Kilman
Danny Alvin
Tats
Gerald Eugene Johnson
Alfred Doyle Sieve
Charles Reymond Seel
46 File for Agreements on Crop Program
On the first signup day of the 1967 Cropland Adjustment program, 46 farmers filed for agreements totaling 90,343 dollars and 15 cents, seeking to divert about 7,743 acres of cropland. John Carson, chairman of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation County Committee, announced the county’s initial allocation of 28,658 dollars for the program geared to long term conservation using excess crop acreages. Interest exceeds last year’s early signups as the program links payments to crop value and land productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carson
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Kiwanis Installs 1967 Officers Tuesday Night
Wellington Kiwanis members and six visiting clubs witnessed the installation of 1967 officers Tuesday evening. Denver Powell succeeded John Holton as president with Dee Burba as first vice president and Ronald Crosley as second vice president. Lonnie Demet, Dick Pendleton, and 1967 directors Jimmie Kelso Jeff Wilson C T Hubbard Bobo Castleberry John Coleman Sam Adams J L Harper and former president Holton also elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Denver Powell
John Holton
Division
George Blackwell
Canyon Insurance
Powell
Dee Burba
Ronald Crosley
Lonnie Dement
Dick Pendleton
Jimmie Kelso
Jeff Wilson
C. T. Hubbard
Bobo Castleberry
John Coleman
Sam Adams
J. L. Harper
Mr. Holton
Coleman Has Lung Surgery
Joe A. Coleman county road administrator underwent major lung surgery in an Amarillo hospital Saturday Dec 3. Mrs Coleman told C T Hubbard by phone Tuesday afternoon he was doing well but release date uncertain. After a period here he will return to Amarillo for additional treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe A. Coleman
Amarillo
Car Stolen From Church During Sunday Services
A 1864 Chevrolet four door sedan owned by Rev. Elvis Pitts was stolen from First Baptist Church during Sunday services. The car was found abandoned in a bar ditch a mile west of Wellington with minor damage, according to Police Chief Donald Nuswelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Pitts
First Baptist Church
Wellington
Donald Nuswelley
Salvation Army Opens Fund Drive December 15
Salvation Army plans a county fund drive the week of December 15 in Gallageyor County. Henry Sullivan chairs a kickoff at Cherokee Inn Restaurant at 9 30 a m opening day. About 55 volunteers will solicit, with a goal of 1350 dollars. Local and state services will receive support. no red tape, and local committee acts as needed. Donations may be mailed to Billy Moseley at City State Bank, Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Gallageyor
Henry Sullivan
Cherokee Inn
Sullivan
Service Unit
Collingsworth County
Ers
Verrell D. Leeper
Murray Dodson
Billy Moseley
Ronald Crosby
Howard Holton
John Rainey
Donald Nunnelley
C. A. Crawford
Buster Hughs
Herbert Bearden
Leader to Publish Letters to Santa Claus This Year
The Wellington Leader will again publish Letters to Santa Claus from local children and mail the originals to Santa at the North Pole. Children are urged to write now and include requests for themselves and others, ensuring letters arrive before his journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Wellington
North Pole
District 7 Breeding Approved as Farmers Union Director
W R Breeding of Abra has been approved by the Texas Farmers Union executive committee as director of District 1 covering 21 Panhandle counties. He succeeds Dean Harmon of Tulsa, elected vice president at the recent annual convention. Breeding's one year term includes a fall 1967 District 1 Rally in Wellington with Tony Dachant of Denver as speaker. Breeding, a farmer rancher active in Collingsworth agricultural affairs, has led in local Farmers Union since its organization a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Breeding
Abra
Texas Farmers Union
Panhandle
Dean Harmon
Tulsa
Breeding
Wellington
Tony Dachant
Denver
Farmers Union
Collingsworth
Mr. Breeding
Earl Hunter Undergoes Surgery in Wichita Falls
Earl Hunter vice president of Wellington State Bank underwent surgery in Wichita Falls on Wednesday November 30. In a phone call to bank president C T Hubbard he reported he was doing well but did not know when he would be released. Mr Hunter entered the hospital November 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hunter
Wellington State Bank
Wichita Falls
C. T. Hubbard
Mr. Hunter
Regional Band concert to be held in Shamrock
Fourteen members of That Skyrocket Band will perform in the annual regional concert this Saturday in Shamrock the nearest to Wellington. The high school auditorium hosts the program which begins around 7. Approx 190 players from Class A schools join Brenda Hobo Patti Lacy Debbie Lewis and others on clarinets drums bass horns saxophones in a public showcase highlighting regional talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock
Wellington
Panhandie
Brenda Hobo
Patti Lacy
Debbie Lewis
Dwight Bowen
David Groves
Sharon Daves
Bill Isbell
Peggie Crawford
Judy Porter
Carol Burba
Jan Earnest
Jamie Lareon
Mrs. Cecil Brown of Samnorwood Dies in December
Mrs. Cecil Brown of Samnorwood, who ran a local grocery with her husband since the town’s founding over 30 years ago, was found dead at home Monday evening. Born Cleo Mae Tenison in 1903, she moved to Plymouth in 1918 and remained a central figure in Sumnerwood and area life, including school and hospital service. Her husband’s illness recently led to the store’s closure as he remained in Amarillo’s Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Brown
Samnorwood
Justice of the Peace
Claude McKinney
Brown
Shamrock Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Amarillo
Sumnerwood
Mr. Brown
Matt Tenison
Plymouth
Broad Sumnerwood
Cleo Mae Tenison
Patillo
Erath County
Wellington Teams No 1 Plans for Strong Norwood Tourney
Strong teams from the Eastern Panhandle enter the Sumnerwood basketball tourney this weekend. Wellington is seed No 1 in the boys division with Shamrock at No 3 and Memphis and McLean among contenders. Girls bracket includes Memphis Lakeview Wheeler McLean Sumnerwood and Quail. Officials listed include Kent Pence Earl Tankersly Kenneth Moore and Hob Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Panhandle
Sumnerwood
Loyd Stephens
Samnorwood
Norwood
Wellington
Shamrock
Memphis
McLean
Quall
Wooder
Laks
View
Summerwood
The
Rocketies
Wes
Lakeview
Wheeler
Quail
Kent Pence
Earl Tankersly
Kenneth Moore
Hob Hawkins
Hollis
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. 1. Thomas
Raymond S. Montague Jr
Court House
W. T. McAdams
West Texas Utilities and General Telephone Co
Queens
Dodson Church
Kiwanis
Coleman
WHS
Strong Norwood
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