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A Chat
With The
Editor
Looks like the drouth is bea-
ten now Top soil and subsoil
moisture is in the best condi-
tion at this time of the year
than any year we can remember
since living in this area Most
of the wheat is sowed and up
to a good stand and pasture
prospects look good Let'er
rain
Subscription renewals to the
Tribune have come in so fast
the past week that we were un-
able to get our mailing list
completely up to date If you
renewed your subscription since
Saturday do not worry if the
expirat'on date beside your
name was not changed We will
endeavor to correct our mailing
galleys this weekend Remem-
ber—all subscriptions that ex-
pired up to October 15 will be
cut from the mailing list
Mirs Mary Miller would ap-
preciate the return of her purse
papers and souvenirs lost last
Saturday The finder may claim
a liberal reward Among the
souvetlrs were a watch given
her by some of her school pu-1
pils about 60 years ago and a
souvenir of a fair she attended
in 1898
Say—how about that ball game
last Thursday night Never be
fore have we seen a better show
of team work than thl perform-
ance turned out by the Terriers
They lookA like state CRAMPS
to this editor
—o—
Editor Red Newby of Wood-
ward observes it's the modern
theme but churches make it
mighty handy for people to
stay away from the churches
They mail bullitins to members
and broadcast the services
Why should anyone get ready
and go where the collection
plate is?
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National Bible Week the an-
nual all-faiths observance spon-
sored by the 4aymen's Nation-
al Committee Inc will be ob
served from October 21 to 27
this year Charles R Hook
Chairman of the Armco Steel
Corporation is National Chair
man and serving with him as
his Honorary Vice Chairmen
(representing the three major
faiths) are: James A Farley
Chairman of the Board of the
Coca-Cola Export Corporation:
Sidney Weinberg Partner of
the in vestment house Goldman
Sachs & Company and H W
Prentis Jr Chairman of Arm-
strong Cork C-Jrnpany
In today's world—a world con-
fused tense and floundering--
more and more of us find that
the Bible provides the true sol-
ace and understanding of life
and our fellowmen It is in the
Bible that we find the funda-
mental laws that govern the
right way of living and the
pathway to everlasting Peace
The Bible is not just anoth-
er book—it is always has been
and always will be the greatest
Book of all It is the Book we
must acknowledge as being al-
ways a part of us—TODAY TO-
MORROW FOREVER
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Eastern Star
Anniversary Set
The Thomas Chapter of the
Order of Eastern Star will ob-
serve the 50th anniversary of
the local chapter on Tuesday
night October 22 NfTs Leo
Crowdis announced this week
Activities for the night will
begin at 6:30 p m with a co-
vered dish supper at the ma-
sonic Lodge Hall All Eastern
Star chapters and members of
this area are invited to attend
Past matrons of the local
chapter will act as officers for
the meeting Also honored
guests will be Mrs Ada Blanch-
ard Nash Okla past grand
officer of the Order of Eastern
Star State of Oklahoma and
Mrs Bill Hanks Geary dis-
trict deputy
Mrs Harry Bailey is the only
charter member of the local
chapter now residing in Tho-
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ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
County Community
Committeemen Named
Community committeemen for
the 14 ASC county districts
were certified Monday by the
Election Tabulation Board foi
Custer County County farmers
in each district voted for a
rominee in their district
The community committee
men along with the county com-
mittee establish the policies
and generally administer the
various agriculture farm pro-
grams administered by the Ag-
ricultural Stabiligation and Con-
servation office located in Clin-
ton The ccmmittee and delegates
elected from districts in this
area are as follows:
D District—Doyle Marquis
chairman and delegate Finn'
Miller vice chairman and al-
ternate delegate Glenn Grant
member and Ed Wright and
1Kerniit Graft first and second
larernate
E District—Aubrey Abercrom-
bie chairman and delegate
W J Zerby vice chairman and
alternate delegate: Edsel Man-
nering member Norman John-
ston and Edward Evans first
and second alternates
F District—Pink Murray
chairman and delegate Loya!
Hoffman vice chairman am:
alternate delegate E L Cas-
key member: Ernest Fry and
Laverne Eyster first and sec
ond alternate
G District—G J Lapel chair-
man and delegate Clair Kip-
penberger vice chairman and
alternate delegate- Theo Rich-
ardson member Vernon Chit-
tenden and Bill Lapel first and
second alternati
The delegates will meet on
Wednesday October 28 at Pop
Hicks Cafe at 10 a m for the
rurpose of electing a 1958 coun-
ty committee of three members
and two alternates The present
county committee that has ser-
ved for the year 1957 is R B
Harper Elk City Chairman
Jim Morton Custer Vice-Chairman
and Clarence Patton of
Thomas as member Aubrey
Abercrombie of Custer served
as 1st alternate and Roy Dris-
coll of Clinton served as 2nd
Alternate
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Rites Held For
Putnam Pioneer
Final rites for John Pierce
Foster 59-year-old Putnam re-
sident were held Tuesday af-
ternoon in the Putnam Metho-
dist Church with Rev R W
Sharp and Rev Doyle Furr of
ficiating He died at his home
Saturday evening following a
heart attack
He came to Oklahoma in 1898
at the age of six weeks in a
covered wagon with his parents
and had lived in the Putnam
community since thbit time He
was a member of the Putnam
Methodist Church and was ma-
nager of the Coop service sta
tion at the time of his death
Foster is survived by his wife
two daughters Mrs Worth Cor-
nelius Putnam and Mrs J W
Brown Clinton two sons John
D of Putnam and Charley of
Clinton one brother Mark Fos-
ter Marysville Calif one sis
ter Mrs Bernice Fletcher Wi-
chita Kan and eight grand-
children I
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THOMAS MEN BUY
CANTON GROCERY
Jack Cloud and Eddie Per-
kins both of Thomas have pur-
chased a grocery store in Can-
ton They will take over the
new business this Friday
The men are well known in
this area and have been em-
ployed at the local IGA Grocery
for more than the past two
years Their many friends wish
them well in their new business
venture
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Ground Observer Corps
Will Meet Monday
The Thomas Ground Obser-
vers Corps will meet Monday
at 7:30 p in in the community
building Jack Love local post
supervisor announced this
week
Sgt Hill from Sayre will meet
with the group to explain some
changes in the work of the
state observer posts All mem-
bers and intcrested persons are
urged to attend
Custer Youth
Given Natimal
Farmers Degree
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EDWARD REINSCIIMIDT
Edward Reinschmidt Custer
was one of 16 Oklahoma farm
boys who received one of the
greatest honors of their lives
Tuesday when they walked ac-
cross the National FFA Conven
tion stage in Kansas City to
receive coveted American Far-
mer degrees and pins
The 16 were Oklahoma's can-
didates for the highest award
given by the Future Farmers of
America The American Farmer
ceremony was Tuesday after
noon during the second day of
the four-day Future Farmer
National Convention October 14-
17
The sixteen Oklahoma Future
Farmers are Ernest Bartosh
Prague: William Brock Durant:
Gerald Detrick Ames Clyde E1
more Alva Johnie Franklin
Claremore Ronald Garner Red
Oak: Lowell Hobbs Cleveland
E W James Pond Creek Le-
wis Kali! It Davenport Jerry
Koelsch Locust Grove and Mid-
west City: Harold McMillian
Jr Kingfisher Larry Olsen
Newkirk: Nathan Reese Moore-
land Edward Reinschmidt Cus-
ter City E J Snider Chelsea
and Edwin Vadder Hennessey
These Future Farmers who
represent the top farm boys
from Oklahoma for 1957 have
outstanding records in their su-
pervised farming programs and
FFA activities At an average
age of 20 they far exceed the
requirements of net worth ard
investment set by the national
association While they are re-
quired to have a net worth of
81000 Oklahoma's candidates
average $1397508 each for a
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Acreage Reserve
Agreements Are
Still In Effect
Wheat and Cotton Acreage Re-
serve agreements under the 1957
program remain in full force
and effect through December 31
1957 Russell Dill county ASC
office manager advised county
farmers this week
Some farmers who already
have been paid for land placed
in the 1957 Acreage Reserve
might feel that they have fully
complied with the program The
provisions of Acreage Reserve
agreements remain in effect al-
though the payment may be
made before the end of the year
Dill stated
Under the Acreage Reserve
the land specifically designated
by the farmer for the program
may not be cropped and live
stock may not be permitted to
graze on It There are only two
exceptions to this: (1) The land
may be planted this fall to a
crop that will be harvested in
1958 or later provided there Is
no pasturing until after January
I 1958 and (2) grazing may be
permitted by specific permis-
sion of the Secretary of Agri
culture under emergency drought
conditions
Farmers having 1957 Acreage
Reserve should take steps to
see to It that there is no par
turing or harvesting of the des-
ignated acreage reserve until af-
ter January 1 1958 Dill advised
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SHOWERS SOAK
COUNTY FARMS
Rain showers again soaked
—tster County farms early Sun-
' cias morn'4 and again early
Wednesday morning giving the
crop and pasture outlook ano-
ther boost
Rainfall Sunday varied from
2 inches in the northwest part
of the county to 1!i inches in
the southeast section Thomas
rain gauges recorded from 16
to 175 inches Showers and
fog early Wednesday added a-
nother 3 of an inch to local
gauges
The showers fell intermittent-
ly and soaked into the ground
as it fell Farmers report the
best moisture conditions for
this time of the year than in
many previous years
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LIVESTOCK CLINIC
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Iv R (Billy are
W R (Bill) Hare and a panel
from the Oklahoma City stock-
yards will discuss the topic
"When to Buy and Se Cattle"
at a Livestock Marketing Clin-
ic which will be held at the Put
nam school auditorium on Fri-
day evening October 18 at
7:00 This clinic should be of
great interest to everyone who
Is interested in learning how
and when to buy and sell cattle
This marketing clinic be
followed immediately by a
meeting of all who are interest-
ed in forming a club for the
protection of our quail and wild
life from outside bunters
Mr Hare grew up in the live-
stock business in Western Ok-
lahoma and for the past five
years has been secretary as
well as Director of Public Re-
lations for the Oklahoma City
coming to the Oklahoma City
market he was employed by
the Oklahoma State Board for
Vocational Education as a su-
pervisor of Veteran's Agricul-
ture Training work He is chair-
man of tne Public Relations
and Market Promotion Commit
tee of the National Livestock
Exchange He gives the market
quotations daily on both radio
and television in Oklahoma City
He frequently fills speaking en-
gagements at meetings on agri-
cultural education at local
state and national levels
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served following the meeting
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these meetings
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Sam Frans left Custer and Delbert Amen Weatherford
use a spray gun to paint a portable exhibit booth they helped
construct at Southwestern State College The elaborate booth
will be used for college publicity and public relations purposes
at district and state teachers' meetings and other similar events
INTRODUCING
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Rev George Hamilton
Rev and Mrs George Hamil-
ton and daughter Cathy recen-
tly moved to Custer City where
he assumed duties as pastor of
the Custer First Methodist
Church and the Independence
First Methodist Church
The new family formerly re-
sided in Houston Texas He
replaced Rev I Boyd Ruffner
who resigned to pastor the
Methodist Church at Chelsa
Oklahoma
Rev Hamilton is the son of
a Methodist minister and also
has two other brothers who ate
ministers
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Turley Services
Held At Custer
Funeral services for Samuel
W Turley 79-year-old pioneer
Custer countian were held Sa-
turday morning in the First
Baptist Church of Custer City
with the pastor Rev M L
Redwine officiating He died
at his home in Custer on Wed-
nesday October 9
Turley came to Custer County
in 1897 and had farmed in the
Custer City arc d many years
before moving to Custer He
was a member of the First
Baptist Church
Survivors include one daugh-
ter Mrs Ross Gilstrap Okla-
homa City: four sons Wayne
Turley Sebastopol Calif Ora
Turley Yukon John Turley
Norwalk Calif and Jack Tui-
ley Whittier Calif and nine
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren
Burial was in the Masonic
cemetery at Custer City
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RED CROSS MEET
SLATED TUESDAY
An annual meeting of the
board of directors and mem-
bers of the Custer County Red
Cross Chapter will meet Tues-
day at 8 p m in the chapter
office at the Clinton City Hall
Mrs W E Phillips announced
this week
This is a very important meet-
ing when policy proceedure and
budgets will be discussed for
the ensuing year' Mrs Phillips
stated
All members are urged to
attend
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Terriers Will Host Canton Tonight
For Non-Conference Gridiron Tilt
County Orgânizes Thomas Nicks
Mental Health Watonga 27-7
County Orgânizes
Mental Health
Association
Representatives from church-
es business and social organi-
zations from Thomas and other
county areas met Monday night
In Clinton to organize a Custer
County Chapter of Mental Health
to be a part of the State Asso-
ciation for Mental Health
Mrs Florence C Brillhart
author and lecturer front Ho-
bart was the speaker of the
evening and assisted in form-
ing the new organization Don-
ald Darrah presided over the
group
Mrs Lucille Sweeney repre-
sented the Delphian Club and
Mrs Chester Bender the Quest
Club from Thomas
()ricers elected for the county
chapter include Carl Cunning-
ham Weatherford president
Mrs Otto Lorenz first vice pre-
sident Mrs Lucille Sweeney
Thomas second -vice president
and Con Burgtorf Custer City
third vice president
Secretary is Jimmy Sherrill
Clinton treasurer Mrs Chester
Bender Thomas and publicity
chairmen are James Craddock
Weatherford and Paul Flick
Jr Clinton
Planning chairmen are Ray
Blevins Clinton scholarship
chairman Miss Bertha Thomp-
son Clinton educational chair-
man Dr Martin Satz Weather-
ford and public relation chair-
man is Darren
Board Repreyentatives
The representatives to the
state board of director meet-
ings will be Cunningham Mrs
Carl Cunningham was elected 1
as alternate representative
Board members from other
towns in Custer County are Rev
W D Welburn Weatherford:
Mrs Bender Bill Rosenbaum
Clinton and Stony Lacy Custer
City
Plans were made for quarter-
ly meetings with the first regu-
lar meeting to be scheduled in
January
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Foust Services
Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Earl C
Foust 60 were held Wednesday
afternoon in the Thomas First
Baptist Church with Rev Frank
A Renfro officiating 11? died
Monday in the home of a son
in Lubbock Texas following an
extended illness
A native of Oklaly)ma he hiA
spent most of his life in the
Putnam and Thomas area He
was an electrician before ill
health forced his retirement
Foust was a veteran of World
War I and a member of the
Odd Fellows Lodge and Ameri-
can Legion
Survivors include his wife of
the home two sons J C of
Plainview Texas and Fred of
Lubbock four daughters Mrs
Bonnie Pearl Getter Wewoka
Mrs Earldean Schoonmaker
Lubbock Mrs Marjorie Comp-
ton Guymon and Mrs Neva
Anson Canton four sisters
Mrs Stella Shelton Ceres CEO-
ifornia Mrs Lillie Ireton Nam-
pa Idaho Mrs Zetta Young
and Mrs Wanda Lee Davis
both of Putnam: one step-brother
Forrest Milstead Boise
City Idaho his step-mother
Mrs James C Foust Putnam
fald fifteen grandchildren
Interment was in the Fair-
view cemetery near Putnam
with Lockstone's in charge of
at rangements
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NEW ARRIVAL
Mr and Mrs Ira Eyster of
Corn have chosen the name
Merrily Ann for their daughtei
born October 11 in the Thoma3
Memorial hospital The young
lady tipped the scales at 8
pounds 3 ounces
The Eyster's have three boys
The maternal grandparent is
Mrs LaMar of Abilene Kansas
and the paternal grandparents
are Mr and Mrs R L Eyster
of Thomas
The Thomas Terriers will host
the Canton Tigers tonight
(Thurs) for a non-conference
gridiron battle on the home
field Kickoff time is 8 p in
Canton has won two games
end lost three so far this sea-
SOn while the Terriers have
four wins and one loss Proba-
bly only seeing limited action
tonight will be Terriers Rusty
Kraybill and William L Horn-
rnedieu who have been benched
due to injuries
Coach Joe Ross credits last
weeks 27-7 win over Watonga
as a team victety He stated
the Terriers pia d their best
game of the d tn with the
backs runnin ler and the
line tackling eking bet-
ter than in
A stiff aughter mes
tIse line
held tht ca1 lves or cattles to
only a t(
cfrained
during tiiir mat-Ming 34ds of
their total was a touadown
tun of 70 yds when Watonga
intercepted a Thomas pass Ex-
cellent blocking by the Terriers
opened the Watonga line for a
total of 266 net yards
Donnie Friesen opened the-
scoring in the first period with
an 18 yd gallop Don Herring
made the extra point The TD
was set up by the Terriers re-
covering a Watonga fumble
Herring went over from the
one foot line in the second quar-
ter following a 40 yd punt re-
turn by Jackie Friesen Waton-
ga made their second fumble
on their 36 yd line and Donnie
Friesen again galloped 36 yds
for another I'D Rodney Jump
carried over for the extra point
and posted the halftime score
of 20 O
The third period was score-
less as the Terriers tried to
score three times but the Ea-
gle line held tight
Early in the last quarter a
Watonga pass interception by
Jackie Friesen set up the final
TD for the Terriers Jackie Fri-
sen plunged across from the
cne yd line and Jump made
the extra point
Watonga notched their only
TD of the evening when Bill
Price intercepted a Thomas pass
and ran 70 yds for the tally
Steve Blakesley kicked the ex-
tra point for the final score of
27-7
The game in figures:
Thomas Watonga
Score 27 7
First downs 14 9
Penetrations 7 1
yds rushing 260 75
yds passing 24 85
yds lost 18 31
Net yds 266 129
Penalties 5 for 65 3 for 3:J
Fumbles 2 2
Pass interc 2 1
Other grid results last week
ill this area include: Weather
Score
First downs
Penetrations
yds rushing
yds passing
yds lost
Net yds
Penalties
Fumbles
Pass interc
Other grid
in this area
ford 33 Anadarko 6 Clinton 27
Woodward 14 Moreland 26
Shattuck 6 Okeene 25 Selling
13 Greenfield 39 Canton 0
El Reno (Wash) 0 Chickasha
(Lincoln) 0 and Geary 20 Hin-
ton 000
Revival Meeting
At Independence
A revival meeting Monday
October 21 thru October 26
will be held at the Independ-
ence Methodist Church North-
west of Thomas
Rev Gcorge Hamilton pas-
tor will be the evangelist Old-
fashioned gospel preaching and
special singing will begin night-
ly at 7 p m
The following week the pas-
tor and his father Rev Griffin
Hamilton will team-up for a
revival meeting at the Custer
City First Methodist Church
The new pastor extends a
cordial invitation for everyone
to attend these meetings
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IT'S A GIRL
A daughter
was born to Mr
don Morse St
on October 5
pounds 1i ot
The Morse's
children
Kathleen Kay
and Mrs Gray
Louis Missouri
She weighed 8
unces
have two other
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