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The Weatherford News from Weatherford, Oklahoma • 5

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Weatherford, Oklahoma
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THURSDAY JANUARY 30 1958 THE WEATHERFORD NEWS WEATHERFORD OKLA PAGE FIVE World's Largest Wrist Watch Movement Vorld's Largest VVrist Vatcll Move luent t41 AMR thilb 1-- some i et A to grass They will divert Ws extra Nv ater to a safe spill Terraces are being bui7t now on the 1Z4-imer farm near Corn They will spill water into a Ilerinutla grass waterway sodded last car and out on native grass pasture erl DEER CREEK Soil Conservation ael DI I 1 DEER CREEK I Soil Conservation V41 'St 1 i li 1 l' i 0 AO 1- i 4 4 Nob il Its 6 ''h 1 tig 4 -'4- i J- la 10A 'i ''7oNf'4 W4143414141ft -A I 4a4S tti3: V11t I 1 t' A' 47C k4i''' 41441 7 i'l: 1 1 zwV "''A 1 i P- 4 OOP 1' q14 -ill f'''' 4' -t 'e -r 5 i i I -44-t-''''''''' tvil -Ls 1 11 1't 4 s-' i 1 4r t4: i- vow- 1::::::: 4 i I 1 go i'' 4 'tr t7t4 to-AA- I 4: il s'1 'N''' ''t I 1: ti :4 1 44i: I 7 4 "144 i ii ti 'z: ti t4! 0 7' 4 4 't ''k gl3 4: A 4 1 A stockwatcr pond hils beoli staked by SCS technicians assistting tho distriet lilt Jack Williams farm Most of the drainage above the pond is and thrl cult iv ate'l lan1 dra loave is tor-raced loll it will havo surface arca thrce The first Great Plain3 Conservation prog-am cunt rad in Oklahoma was signed on January 19 by Edward Ilrewor in Texas by Edward Li-ewer in Texat4 Tile first Great Plaitil Conser vation program contract in 01la nonut az itnott on January It Edward in Texaz In the Custer City conununity county Brewer Irts been a cooper- lin" 1'3" l''" "rv'PNI ator with the Texa- Counts CI) rn In' l'Pffitalli Mill-r farm and since it as oganiyed Ile ha a watcrway t-dakt41 for Chat ley I I been following a and vttit I-L-L COL1111' Br ewe a hoon a voopr 'it )1' With the Texas County SCI' since i as 01 ganiyed 110 I been foll! ing a 46 1 a wat! 1 cons('rval IOU phol deve- loped the cooprt )f tht have I ti volophled rffilscrv11 ion service The II Christ rum) neav pisillro land by Iv 1 camsoivation plan that tit'Nt loped vith the toopeiatian of tio soit Conset viition Service The 1 I 1 1 11( l'i' 43 1114v4 tt Atit A-- draw El es Hand taulidogs First Loss Northwestern's Rangers handed 4 I 1 the Southwestern Bulldogs their t1 re first conference defeat of the sea- Is tevi son 65 to 58 Tuesday night at 2 0 oothan Alva The loss coming after six consecutive loop wins knocked the Cul 114l1 111 1 A off the to southwestern Bulldogs perch into a tie for the lead with the Central Broncs who whipped Phillips SO r11 71 Cole has been named head tt 67 i football coach at Southwestern se The Rangers paced by Larry State college Metcalf Who to esigned las ucceed Jo II Thurs- Coulson led 37 to 34 at the half and then outscored (1a the losers by four points in the second half President II Burton mad( Coulson netted 27 points for the the appointment Saturday and it Rangers was approved Monday by h( Danny Lidia's 14 points led the board of regents Bulldog scoring on seven field For the past four years ('oh goals ori IC'---- has served as assistant coach am In other conference games Tues- has handled the Bulldog lint day night Central beat Phillips 't which proved to be consistentl 80 to 67 Northeastern upset 1 one of the toughest in the con OBU 53 to 52 in overtime South- 4 I)''' ference eastern clipped East Central S6 et Cole is a native of southwest to 58 -4-7 C'7' ern Oklahoma having played hi Southwestern will not have to kt high school football at Ilollis 1 z'-" 1 wait long for an opportunity to i graduating in 1947 lle was avenge Tuesday night's loss to 11t tackle on the great University el :1 Northwestern The Rangers will 1 Oklahoma teams of 1947 48 4 be here Monday night i -1' H-'1 4 and 5o Following his playiq 4 Bulldogs (58) FG FT l'F lit Li4---4-7- (lays he spent two seasons help Savage 4 5 5 Mg to coach the freshman tean Lidia 7 0 4 Cole at OU Patton 3 2 3 Then came two years of mili Weeks 0 1 0 tary service after which he re Wiginton 2 5 3 turned to the university campus Riley 0 9 0 Ile was named assistant coach a Martin 5 1 3 Southwestern in June of 1954 During his four years at South 21 16 18 11ci orn Sho Pidilioffq ilriVe fare( Cole has been named head football coach at Southwestern State college to succeed JO(' 1 letcalf who resigned last Thursday President 'Burton made the appointment Saturday and it was approved Monday by he board of regents For the past four years Cole has served as assistant coach and has handled the Bulldog line which proved to be consistently one of the toughest in the conference Cole is a native of southw Oklahoma having played is igh school football at I loll is graduating in 1947 lie was a tackle on the great University of Oklahoma teams of 1947 4 49 and FA Following his playing (lays he spent two seasons helping- to coach the freshman team (lays he spent two seasons helping to coach the freshman team at OU Then came two years of military service after which he returned to the university campus lie as named assistant coach at Southwestern in June of 1954 During his four years at Southwestern the Bulldogs have fared i I it ik 4 'i ill-111k at Jo 5 ri 4 A This giant watch weighing 80 pounds and taking 2000 man hours to make is the exact replica of a tiny counterpart Iveighing less than half an ounce The watch used to dramatize the inside story of quality Swiss watchmaking was loaned to 1 helleyleweler by the Watchmakers of SIvitzerland It vi11 be cn display until February 8 11A '4 "44t' Pt i Li '15 Joe Bailey seeding of mai g1as-7es 1ii liven his major onser11 ion however under the ACP program the government ince was limited to $1500 per year Th Plains Pt ogram cow ract permits a cooperat or to 'I I hi ACP program as hi pre ions ears lint assures him that Federal emit share money aide in I he ainount needed and specified in the Great Plains Program contract for a given year Those conft tot will probably hi Iiii or 10 years period This program is in addit ion to lite going programs The Secretary of Agriculture has approved Custer count in the Great Plains Program Any farme or rancher in the county interested in additional informat ion on this program may contact their local soil conservat ion district Custer City Boys Win County Title Custer City Boys Win County Title exceedingly well winning the conference title in 1957 and tieing for the top spot in 1954 and 1955 President Burton said 'Wednesday that a new assistant coach will probably be named he next two or three weeks Despite his farming interests and the home he owns in lb Ills he is not leaving out and Weatherford without some sentimental pangs To his friends he has admitted that leaving is not exactly easy Ile has no misgivings about the football players he is leaving behind Ile knows they will be in good hands Nvith Cole as head man Cole assistant to Metcalf for the past four years has been named head coach Metcalf is quick to give Cole a big share of credit for the suecess of 'lull-dog teams during the past four years For a man who is seldom handicapped for words for any given situation he stumbled around a lot when it came time to say how he has appreciated the support given him The fans students teachers and his boys have been swell and their aid support and loyalty have meant much he said "A coach couldn't ask for anything better" "Even my wife could it in Ow stands and not be embarrassed by hearing someone cuss the coach t'ell 'When we were not doing too WV IL" Mr and Mrs Lonnie Schmidt ha estahlisheil residence Oklahoma City how 3Ir Schmidt be erntilmed Ile was recently discharged from military service Mr and Mrs Polio May Mr and Mrs Lonnie Schmidt Ntr and Mrs Fred Poyer tint! children and Jake Troxid NVVIV in Oklithonm City Sunday to attend the wedding of Paul of Hammon and Miss Doris Cronin of Oklahoma City Fred Boyer was best man for his brother and Norma Itoyer was flower girl 'file Paul Poye will be at home in 'Hammon Nvhore he is pastor of mohodist church Mrs Ed Schultz mil Mrs NV II lIZIWSeh ero Sunday dinner guests of ND and Mrs Paul iloesch Mr and Mrs Dailey of Midwest City A Dailey of Canton Illinois Mr and Mrs Ned Cordon of Enid Mr and Mrs lloy Smith and son were Sunday dintter guests in the Elmer Dailey home NIr and NIrs Paymond Paschcr NVOre aft crilOon callers Mr and Mrs Herbert Drehm spent the weekend in Hobbs New Mexico as guests of Mr and Mrs A Wilks They were accompanied honnt by Mrs IL Lowry who has spent several weeks with her children Mr and Mrs Oran and family of Amarillo Mr and Mrs Orvis Lowry of Sayre Mr and Mrs Ray Corley of Midland Texas and the Wilks family of Hobbs Bermuda grass roots for 6odding Ny terways that have beelt constructed will be available about Niarch 10 Weatherford Drops Pair To Clinton (Continued From Page 1) in the first devision and three times were at the lop Going back to Hollis comes naturally to the popular coach Ile grew up on a farm in Harmon county and N'as graduated from Ilo Ills high school Ile came to Southwestern in the fall of 1923 as a freshman A bad knee cut short a budding football career and after two years of college he started teaching in Bannon county Ile kept coming back to Southwestern in the summer terms to earn his degree and later received a master's degree front the University or Oklahoma Ilis experience has been varied Ile had coached all sports from grade school through junior and senior high school before coming to Southwestern as football and track coach Ile turned out some of the slate's best teams as wc11 as individual players Willie at liollis high school School administration is not new to him either Be has had experience as a principal and uperiatendent During his tenure at Southwestern he has been more than a football coach In a comparatively short Gine he became one Of the school's most effective ambassadors and was much in demand as a banquet speaker 4 4- 0 IGtrict uoperatos plan to plant native grass seed this year should contact the district office Weatherford and mid arrangements to obtain grass seed and use of district drills Custer City boys and Butler girls won titles in the Custer county basketball tournament finals Saturday night at Butler Doyle Bergner's CuAet boys pre-tourney favorites lived up to their advance billing by beating Hammon 56 to 39 in the finals Winston Humphrey was Custer's leading scorer with 16 points followed by team mate Graft Hammon girls played Butler tough all the way before finally bowing 42 to 36 A last-quarter rally good for 13 points won it for Butler Kingfisher Beaten By Eagles Juniors 0 0 Schiller rocker northwest of Corn is building sonie more terraces on his farm now This system WaS started last year A wiry Amen south of Weatherford is building diversion terTIM'S to stop some active ditches from eating back into some cultivated land that has been seeded Akheed expects drop gains in missiles 1957-58 Varsity Factory volume for electronics reaches new peak Cage Schedule In the last five seconds a layup by Stanley Smith pulled the Weatherford Eagles out to a 51-50 victory over the Kingfisher Yellowjackets Tuesday night at Kingfisher Sharpshooting Jim Richert got 14 points for the local team Buchanan and McIntosh each got 17 points for Kingfisher The local junior hcgh won 29- 26 with Terry Jones getting 11 points followed by Wesley Mitchell with 10 Clinton's Red Tornadoes got revenge for a one-point football defeat as they downed the Weatherford Eagles 61-44 Friday night on the home court The visitors jumped in to an early lead and kept building throughout the game except in the final minutes of the first half when they led 28-22 Charlie Strong was the game's high scorer with 17 points and followed closely by Charles Russell with 16 David Heathcoat was the top scorer for the locals with 14 points Eagles (4)) FG PF TP Smith 0 0 0 0 Short 0 2 2 2 Ifeathcoat 6 2 0 14 Griffin 0 0 0 0 Pope 0 0 3 0 Maynard 4 1 1 9 Hoffman 1 0 1 2 Richert 5 1 1 11 Morris 2 0 1 4 Schutes 1 0 0 2 Totals 19 6 9 44 The taller Clinton junior high team defeated the locals in a hard fought game by a score of 35-27 Terry Jones took individual scoring honors with 12 points 171MORIMIK A'72Cri'7alitt142114714IttrAt1022: "ot 11 7-4- PA az-a Conference Feb 3: Northwestern at Weatherford Feb 7: Northeastern at Weatherford Feb 8: Oklahoma Baptist University at Weatherford Feb 14: Southeastern at Feb 15: East Central at Ada Feb 18: Phillips at Feb 21: Central at Edmond Space measuring seen more difficult than believed Roman ruins uncovered on island I 4'13 'It 4 Lb 111 lialf of the Federal Government's three-year project for modernizing the nation's medical laboratories should be under way this year (:1 71-1 ri' $7) 110 i)- 4 (1 I -1 r- 4) 7 le pi) i tt ''''-il L) de-- 0 Jind urther Reductions For The II it tress Marl No so corii-mc HoN ot I not 'not 1-re mis so cl 01 Ic'QN lisz' Ho Entire Stock if I I t''''''-Er7-NS It 2 51 vy i it L'I tild Long Sleeve 105 Arrow OL 1tE1 Drar Reg ROO Et $500 Seller OHLY 194 each Ili 0 A t41) 0- -t-' tf- 11 ))'' c() r4 ti vffr4 17 (9 tie 1 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