■ i ed he nox ounty erald y« T K C H & mi VOLUME XXXXVIII KNOX C ITY. KNOX COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1953 NUMBER 9 P- &/J du Poll Tax Payment* Local Soldier and Boxing Matches Funeral Held at RENE Lowest In Years Family in England Set for Tonight Benjamin Tuesday Knox County Tax Collector M Reported Safe Charles Reese. Jr., coach of For Accident Victim i carries a spare A. Bumpas, Jr., said today that the Knox City boxing team, Mr and Mrs. C. J. Reese be­ Funeral services for William pother the Lord plan- poll tax payments this year are which is sponsored by the Lions gan “sweating it out” when F. Brown, 55. were held at the way or whether it lower than any year since he Club, said Wednesday that they read of the floods In Eng First Baptist Church in Benja­ out that way. we went Into office In 1946. about twenty three-round bouts land that have taken hundreds min Tuesday, Feb. 3. at 2:00 p. blood we need plus Total poll tax payments were are expected to tie matched to­ of lives, including some Ameri­ m. Officiating ministers were ire for our neighbor 1.737, Bumpas said, and 16 e x ­ night, when Knox City’s first can service men and their faml Rev. Lester Belcher, pastor of ds it. emptions were Issued. In 1932. boxing matches In several years lies. the Petrolia Baptist Church, and general election year, {toll tax are held at the school gym But Tuesday they received a Rev. J. L. Holloway, pastor of payments Were 2.773 and e x ­ nasium. m . .{£ Knox City’s ‘'Walking cablegram saying their son and the Benjamin Baptist Church. I emptions totaled 68. Boxers from Muriday, Haskell. K -lick. Bank” really proved a his family were safe, and had Mr Brown was injured Sat­ Usually In off election years, Hamlin a n d Seymour have at W last Friday night, been evacuated from the danger urday when a two-ton truck about 2,200 or 2.300 prill taxes promised to be on hand. Reese B doctors at the hospital area. backed over him at the new J l ^ t h e y needed blood, and are paid. said, and several outstanding Sgt. Reese, his wife and two bouts are expected. Abilene Municipal Airport. He ^ a rhildren lived at Marston, which The local team has been died Sunday In Hendrick Mem­ is only one mile from the sea orial Hospital. Abilene. , Local Boxers Enter working out every night, and didn't have time to nnd eight miles from Hunstan­ several boys are showtngMalent Mr Brown had been living In fortunately they Golden Gloves ton. where most of the Amerl Admission charges will tie 50 Abilene about two months. He o. Because over at can casualties occurred. cents for adults and 25 cents was born in Weatherford Sept. s a card file sys- Regional Tourney Wednesday, the floods had for children, and the bouts are 21. 1897. and married the for­ l 1948, when every- caused more than 1.600 deaths scheduled to begin at 7:30 p. m. mer Alice Ford In March. 1923. Jack Teaff won the regional Clty, who would. in England. Holland and Bel Referee will be Jim Dunnam. at Quinlan. He moved to Knox :o have his blood heavyweight title In the novice glum, while more than 100,000 County In 1927. division of the Golden Gloves Everyone In the area was urg­ were homeless. ed to attend. Survivors include two sons, J • » • tournament a t Abilene last Tickets went on sale this held in the Legion tlall, spon­ Kenneth of Abilene and Alfred didn't take long to call week end. week by members of the Amerl | sored by the Teague Carpenter of Dallas; two daughters. Mrs. Teaff, who tips the scales at can Legion for the appearance; Post SCHOOL BOARD CALLS LIONS CLUB ADDS Y man of the right blood ELECTION TOR APRIL 4 John Constable and Mrs. John not one hesitated 231. won a decision over Wayne of the Stamps-Ozark Quartet of Sammy White, post command TWELVE NEW MEMBERS Dillard, both of Abilene; three er. urtred those who plan to at 1 about rushing to Holt of ACC in the semi-finals Wichita Falls in Knox City Fri-1 The Knox City School Board, C. E. Williams, president of brothers, Marvin of Fort Worth, tend to purchase their tickets In the wee hours Saturday night, and in the finals day night, Feb. 16. at a meeting Tuesday night, the Knox City Lions Club, said Richard of Arkansas and 1-ovel in advance, since the Legion re­ ng and giving his Monday night he TKOed Ken­ Admission will lie 50 cents j set April 4 as the date for the this week that the club had a of Benjamin; two sisters, Mrs. ceives a larger percent of ad­ a stranger. neth Gandy of Breckenridge in for adults and 25 cents for annual trustee election. very successful membership and Mattie McMInn, Knox City, and vance sales than door sales. 55 seconds of the second round. children. The concert w ill be i Terms of three members. Bar­ attendance campaign during Mrs H. Hickson, Dallas; his will Several Knox City high school a* donors marveled ney Arnold. Lloyd Waldrlp and January, adding twelve new mother Mr*. W. J. Brown of boys were also entered In the the doctors and F.ddle Shaver, will expire, and members. Knox City; and three grand­ tournament, and although they SAUNDERS RECOVERING d. all through the ‘House of David’ men elected to the posts will children. did not win any championships, FROM SEVERE BURNS Total membership of the club ive the life of the serve three years. Is now 80. Williams said, and Interment was In the Benja­ they gave good accounts of To Play Here J. C. i Soda» Saunders was re­ min Cemetery, with Warren themselves. Candidates' names must be average attendance In January leased from the Knox County filed with Mr. Arnold. presl was about 60. Funeral Home in charge of ar­ On the opening night of the Friday Night rangement*. drew nineteen Hospital last week and Is re dent of the board, by March 25, New members Joining during tournament, In the lightweight covering from second and third _______ and gave 17 Knox Citians and others in according to a recent ruling by the month were Dr. J. M. Croley division. Mark Davidson of Knox degree burns about the hands to the patient. Mrs. Pete City decisioned Jerry Baliew of the area are reminded that the the attorney general of Munday. Johnny Denton, C. JOHNNY GIPSON NAMED l M of Truscott, who was and face. At the same time the name is j H. Clarke, Bobby Burnett. Ed I ASSISTANT SCOUTMASTER Abilene, anil In the feather­ famed House of David basket­ Mr. Saunders was washing going an emergency op- filed, each candidate must file | Feemstcr. J. T. Gilpin. J. D n weight division Jerry Beasley ball team will play a local all automobile parts In gasoline Johnny Gipson, assistant . 0. They tell us the nor- a non-subversive oath. Gipson. E. L. Hughes. Vaughan - ■ decisioned Jack Manly of Abi­ star team in the Knox City when the gasoline ignited. Most cashier at the Citizen* State fiu a n tlty of blood in the The hoard named C. C. Huge1 Gruben, L. C. Guinn. Allan lene. Middleweight Rob Jenson gymnasium tomorrow ( Friday 1 painfully burned were his Bank, is the new assistant n body is about 12 pints. lost by KO to Fred Welch of as election Judge, and E. R. Car- I Hester, and Rev. W. D. Malone scoutmaster of Troop No. 161. • • • night, Feb. 6. hands. of O'Brien. Abilene, and his twin brother !>enter and J C. McGee as Scoutmaster Joe Clonts said The bearded House of David clerks. The election will be held The club was divided Into two donors— and the Bob, in the light heavy division, Wednesday. Gipson met with players are known all over the at ttye Legion Hall. teams for the campaign, with us to thank them was decisioned by Gilbert Pel- the group Monday night, when United States, Mexico and Can­ HONOR ROLL At the meeting Tuesday night attendance of a member count­ Clonts, C. E. Wil ton of Abilene. plans were made for observance ada. playing more than 200 the board also voted to purchase ing one point, a visitor one j;Clarke, Ottis Cash. Saturday, Davidson lost by de­ (Note: A list of the outsland of National Scout Week games each season. They com­ a tearherage for use of the point, and a new member ten C. J. Reese, Jeff cision to Chuck Edwards of ing student* In the Knot City The scouts will "camp out” In bine comedy with outstanding school superintendent. (joints. The two teams were Iter Thomas, E. R. Lubbock, and Beasley lost to Schools Is furnished the Hera In town next Wednesday, Thurs­ basketball. headed by Revs. E. V. Becker uddy Angle, John Clayton Morrow' of Hawley. each week by Harold Barnett day and Friday. Tents will be The all star team will include and Howard Marshall, and the ddie Carr, Alton Welterweight Leonard Burt lost superintendent). FINAL GINNING REPORT pitched on the lots north of Cash Henry White, David Slaughter team led by Becker won. arvin Goodson. Os- a hard fought bout to George Week ending January 30: Service Station, and the boy* Jackie Lankford, Charles Reed. FOR 19S2 ANNOUNCED Today at noon, members of rk Woodward.