The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1962 Page: 1 of 4
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The Bogata News
The One Newspaper in the World Moat Interested In Bogata
^ FIFTY-SECOND YEAR
BOGATA, RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1962
NUMBER 2ft
B</ Sb**for*
NETP Association Paris Man Held
Meets In Tyler
Austin—Capital newspapermen voting requirement?
quizzed candidates for lieutenant Their answers on primary tick- j
The North and East Texas
Press convention was held in TV'
* ler from Thursday thru Saturday.
George W. Hawkes of the Ar-
governor at a Sigma Delta Chi ets of both parties should be a nngton Citizen-Journal was
dinner and found wide variety in representative decision on the
the answers. j long-battled Subject.
At a prior meeting the pro-; ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES
elected president.
The Mesquite Mesquit^r, the
Naples Monitor, the Greenville
fessional journalism society had —Angelina County Attorney Dan Herald-Banner and the Kilgore
quizzed the gubernatorial candi-1 Brazil asked Attorney General
dates. ‘ | Will Wilson whether a precinct
Big news of the session was the j chairman who is elected in a May
inanimous opposition to legaliz-. primary can take office immedi-
Hg pari-mutuel betting on horse ately.
races. Texas voters will have an
opportunity to express their own
views on this subject at the May
5 primaries.
Rep. V. E. “Red” Berry of San
Antonio got this issue listed on
both the Democratic and Repub-
lican ballots by presenting both
political party headquarters with
petitions signed by more than
200,000 persons. Petition asked
the legislature to give the people
an opportunity to vote on pari-
mutuel betting.
Further questions to the candi-
dates at the newsmen's dinner
revealed diverse opinions on re-
peal of the poll tax as a prere-
quisite for voting. Four favored
repeal: two opposed it. Senator
Preston Smith and Bill Hayes
were the opponents.
Candidates present at the meet-
ing were Senators Preston Smith,
Jarrard Sec rest, Crawford Mar-
tin and Robert Baker, all demo-
crats. and Bill Haves and Kellis
Dibrell. republicans. Speaker
James A. Turman, the seventh
candidate, was absent
Former Lt Gov. Ben Ramsey
moderated the discussion. He
closed the session with a com-
ment that most people undcres-
sate the importance of the job
'lieutenant governor. Because
all state policy is made by the
Legislature, the lieutenant gov-
ernor is of prime importance. He
presides over the Senate, names
the Senate committees, and de-
cides which committees will han-
dle bills. Thus he has almost ab-
solute control over the course of
legislation—which is state policy-
making.
POLL LISTS HIGH - It seems
like there's a record number of i
candidates running from state
and national office this year.
There also appears to be a record
number of potential voters,
^^trecent count showed 2,373,-
^^■Yxan.s paid poll taxes or fil-
ed? or exemptions this year
He was told that even though
a man becomes precinct chairman
without a run-off, he must wait
until the Saturday after his
county run-off election before he
assumes his new duties.
Attorney general also ruled
that the “banking escheat’’ law-
calls or bankers to advertise for
missing depositors in May of this
year.
He also interpreted the crim-
inal code to read that a justice of
the peace cannot collect a $4 trial
fee if the case at hand is dismiss-
ed.
EGG STANDARD UPGRADED
—Benefits of the crackdown on
egg grade violations in 1958 were
reaped by Texas housewives.
Number of below--quality or in-'
• dil le eggs reported for the last
quarter of 1961 was only 1.2 per
cent.
Agriculture Commissioner John
White said this incidence is “the
lowest in history for Texas and
probably as low a level as e ver
attained by any state.”
When the Egg Law became ef-
fective in 1958. violations were
uncovered at the rate of 16 per
cent. State Department of Ag-
riculture spent $39,902 in fiscal
1961 to see that the law was en-
forced.
At a meeting of the Texas Egg
Advisory hoard. White commend-
ed the state's egg industry for its
cooperation in the egg “clean-
up"
Board includes G F Siebel of
Burton; Marvin Gilbreath of
W< -mar: Jack Dubose of Seguin
and F. Z. Bean blossom of Texa^
A AM
A HAI.F-MILLION MILES TO
S< HOOL — Texas Education
Agency clocked school bus mile-
age in the state's 1.483 districts.
They found that 8.240 bus driv-
< is drive almost a half-million
miles daily to take 420.000 chil-
dren to school
Some West Texas school buses
That's 218.212 more eligible vot-' ‘ravel as far as 229 miles a day
ers than last year. j INDIAN RAID ON CAPITOL
With 15 county totals still due —Dressed as Am-Waya, Latonka.
at the State Comptroller's office,
including some big cities, the list
may excel d the record-setting I
Tonkawa, Neep. Caddo, Kiva,
Sotso, Po-Hcbeto-Quasho and Og-
lewanagi Indians, some 50 school
2,594 254 who paid to go to the! children raided the Capitol,
polls in the I960 presidential! Whooping it up for the Brenham
election. | Indian Festival to be held April
All i>oll-tax payers who show! 14. the-youngsters danced and
up at the May 5 primaries w ill | chanted to the beat of a giant
answer the big question: Do they i drum for 30 minutes around the
want to keep the poll tax as a ! Capitol rotunda. Then they in-
News-Herald won sweepstakes
awards as the best all-around
newspapers in their respective
population brackets.
Other officers elected included:
Matt Shelcy, Greenville Herald-
Banner, vice president; Mrs. R. N.
Robison, Royce City American,
secretary - treasurer; Lee Narra-
more, Naples: John Kilgore,
Rosebud, and Joel Nash, Hender-
son. all two-year terms as direc-
tors; and Bill Dozer, Tyler, one-
year term as director.
Jack Callan of Kaufman was
presented the Sam C. Holloway
Award for Meritorious Service at
the noon luncheon on Friday.
Dick White of Pittsburg, made
the presentation.
Vehicle Inspection
Deadline April 15
With about four weeks left in
which to have motor vehicles in-
spected, Captain Marvin Blount.
Motor Vehicle Inspection Service
of the Texas Department of Pub-
lic Safety, urged motorists to ob-
tain their 1962 inspection stickers
immediacly.
Narcotics Charge
Officers arrested a Paris man,
Harold Harris. 30 In Paris late
Friday, afternoon’ for possessing
narcotics paraphernalia. Paris
policemen. Sergeant James
Sparks, Patrolman Lloyd Ma-
thews, and Constable Albert
Woodson of Deport, obtained a
search warrant for an automobile
belonging to Harris.
Mathews and Woodson search-
ed the trunk and found one hy-
podermic needle wrapped in
brown paper, an eye dropper
with a large suction cup on it,
and a metal dipper which had
been held over a fire. It was
burned on the bottom. Also
found was an empty one-ounce
bottle.
Sparks searched the interior of
the auto and found an eye drop-
per with a small suction cup and
another empty one-ounce bottle
under the dashboard.
Harris was arrested and taken
before Justice of the Peace C. H.
Whitney Saturday morning. For-
mal charges were filed on the
Examining Docket of Sixth Dis-
trict Court for possession of nar-
cotics paraphernalia, and bond
was set at $5,000. Harris is being
held in Lamar County Jail.
Tuesday Was First
Day of Spring
Spring, the vernal equinox.
In doing so, he advised that' w as officially ushered in on Tucs-
71 ’of the registered vehicles in
Titus County have not been in-
spected for the current year.
Approximately 76r! of the re-
gistered vehicles in Red River
County have not been inspected
for the current year to this date.
vaded Gov. Price Daniers recep-
tion room to invite him to their
April show.
Brian W Schenk. Au<tin school
teacher in charge of “Indian Af-
fairs.” said the children came
from Dallas. Houston, Mcxia.
Denton. Port Arthur. San Anton-
io. Snyder, Lubbock and other
points. They’re members of an
organization that's trying to pre-
si rve old Indian traditions. Some
have visited tribles all over the
Southwest.
TEXAS DAY AT THE FAIR—
Seattle Wot Id's Fair officials have
in\ ited Governor Daniel to come
to the fair on April 27. Billed as
"Texas Day," the state will be
saluated in a special program in
which college, high school and
other units can take part.
Schools that are interested in
sending representatives should
contact the governor's office. The
Choralettes of Lamar High
School in Houston already have
been booked to sing April 26-29.
Mrs. Johnny Wright was the
Friday guest of her mother, Mrs.
E. L. McMikel at Paris.
Specials Friday-Saturday
LETTUCE
15c
5-LB. FLORIDA
GRAPEFRUIT 39c
BANANAS
10c
USDA GRADE A
FRYERS, each.........65c
SHURFINE
FLOUR, 5 lb.
29c
FOOD KING
JLEO
0XYD0L, Giant 69c
Va-Gal. 33c
FOLGER’S INSTANT
COFFEE, 10-oz.........1.09
ORANGE DRINK
Hl-C, 46-oz...............29c
CANNED
BISCUITS
FOOD KING
Shortening, 3-lb. can 59e
G. W. Bartlett
day. March 20. That means win-
ter is over as far as the calendar
is concerned. But sometimes the
elements do not observe the of-
ficial date and winter makes a
return engagement as it did last
Wednesday afternoon by blanket-
ing the area with allow.
Snow began falling shortly af-
ternoon on Wednesday and by
nightfall most of the area had a
white coat Japomea, other ear-
ly flowers and shrubs had begun
to bloom the first of the week
during a warming trend, thus
adding color and beauty to snow.
With a bright sun Thursday and
warmer temperatures, all of the
snow had melted In mdmorning.
Livestock feeding is continu-
ing in many areas but is begin-
ning to taper off again in the
more favored areas as grazing
crops and pastures recover tram
the last freeze. Livestock are in
fair condition and marketing is
normal.
Auto Registration
Deadline Nears
With only two weeks of the
1962 registration period remain-
ing, more than/half of the auto-
mobiles, truck, trailers and other
vehicles remain to be registered
for 1962, according to the Coun-
ty Tax Collector.
State law requires that the ve-
hicle owner bring and present
his 1961 registration rceeipt and
his certificate of title when pur-
chasing 1962 license plates. By
doing this you are not only obey-
ing the law but enableing collect-
ors to serve the public much
faster.
Charlie F. Wilson
Dies Suddenly
Charlie F. Wilson of Bogata.
died unexpectedly Wednesday
afternoon, apparently of a heart
attack, as he was tending cattle
at Bogata.
Rites will be held at Bogata
Baptist Church, where Mr. Wil-
son was a member. The pastor.
Rev. Blake Dunagan, will con-
duct the services. Interment will
I be made in Bogata Cemetery by
j Bogata Funeral Home, Time of
I funeral has not been set, pending
arrival of a son.
A retired farmer, deceased, son
of J. C. and Mollie (Hansbor-
ough) Wilson, was born March
12. 1887 in Red River County,
where he lived all his life. He
was married at Sulphur Springs
in September 1906 to Miss Ida
Davis, who survives with their
son. Homer Wilson of Santa Rosa.
Calif Other survivors an- three
sisters, Mrs. Jim Strain of Bo-
gata, Mrs. Gus Bristol of Fort
Worth. Mrs. Sam Carev of Paris:
a brother. Deaton Wilson of Bo-
gata. two grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, a number of
nieces, nephews and a host of
friends.
Coaches Name
All District Team
Two Talco Trojans and one Bo-
gata Bulldog were named to the
All District 15-A basketball team
selected by coaches of the con-
ference at a recent meeting at
Maud.
James Bowie placed three
players on the team. Butch
Black of Talco was named a
fourth member with Jimmy
Clements and Jerry Knowles of
Bogata, tying for the fifth spot.
The second team had two play-
ers from this area. They are C.
W. Fry of Talco and Vance Pirtle
of Bogata. Mike Edwards of Mt.
Vernon was also named to spot
on the second team. Honorable
mention went to Butch Perdue of
Talco.
Making all conference girls'
team were Sue Smith and Jo
Franks of Talco and Linda Mc-
Call of Bogata.
Second Fault Test
Slated in Franklin
The Mexia-Talco fault system
which cuts across North Franklin
County drew its second Paluxy
exploration Tuesday in as many
days.
Jones-O’Brien Inc., Shreve-
port. filed the latest East Texas
venture as No. 1 J. Crane, a 4,-
700-foot test a mile south of Ha-
gansport on a 79-acre tract. Lo-
cation falls 660 from the north
and east lines of G. M McCarty
survey A-30.
Earlier, McKenzie it Cawthorn
of Tyler, posted No. 1 Joe Sulli-
van as a 5.500-foot try near
Franklin’s west line six miles
east and south of Sulphur Bluff
It is on a 26 5-acre tract in Mary
Crawford survey, A-127
\k '■
Bogata FHA In
Area Meeting
Saturday, March 17, 29 mem-
bers of Bogata FHA and their
guests attended the Area VI
FHA meeting held < n the ETSC
campus in Comir* rcc.. Guest
speaker was Dr. Walter Kerr,
pastor of Mirst M* t.i >dist Church
in Tyler.
Linda McCall. Ai a VI outgo-
ing sergeant-at-arn >. was in
charge of House of Delegates.
Patsy Clark served as chapter
voting delegate anil Bonnie Por-
terfield was a candidate for Area
Historian.
During the meeting Linda Mc-
Call presented her year’s report
with the help of a trio, consisting
of Carol Hawkins. Patsy Clark
and Mary Ann Vaughan, who
sang, "Memories" to carry out the
theme ’Book of Memories.” Lin-
da also took part in the install-
ation ceremony. After the meet-
ing, tryouts for the State FHA
Chorus were held in the music
1 uilding. Mary Ann Vaughan,
accompanied by Nancy Wood,
auditioned, and Mary Ann was
awarded one of thi lour alto po-
sitions to be filled by Area VI.
She will sing with the State
Chorus in Dallas April 27 and 28.
Girls attending the meeting
were Mary Ann Vaughan, Carol
Hawkins, Margie Moore, Sandra
Anderson, Roxie Mathena, Nancy
Wood, Betty Gill. Era Lee Lit-
tles, Sandra Thornton, Evelyn
Mathena, Pat Cavnar, Patsy Carr,
Jessie Moore, Elizabeth Flenni-
ken, Elaine Smith, Linda Top-
ping, Carolyn Wicks, Brenda
Mayes, Patsy Griffin, Susie
Rhodes, Frankie Dean, Carol
Whitten, Molly Roach, Elise Wal-
ker, Janette Cody, Sally Clouse,
Patsy Clark, Bonnie Porterfield,
Linda Ann McCall and Mrs. Anita
Stubblefield. Quests Wbre John-
Contracts Let On
Titus Courthouse
Improvements
Work will start April 1 on im-
proving the Titus County court-
house. The general contract for
$96,040 for repairs went to How-
ard Newman.
Two contracts are involved.
One calls for repairs to the court
house to bo made in accordance
with plans and specifications pre-
pared by Louis B. Gohmert. ar-
chitect. »
The other, for $1,575. w as sub-1
mitted by Coker Electric Co. for
the purchase and installation of
ventilating fans, as recommend-
ed by the architect.
The two bids will carry out all
improviments and modifications
originally planned with the ex-
ception of air conditioning. Judge
Taylor said. The work is to be
completed in 240 days.
Weldon Johnson
Is Promoted To
Army Lieut. Col.
Weldon V. (Docl Johnson, son
of Mrs. C C. Newsome of De-
port and brother of Mrs A G.
Norwood of Talco. has been pro-
moted from major to lieut col-
onel in the Army. Now stationed
at Colorado Springs. Colo , Lt
Col. Johnson in the Army nearly
28 years, enlisted in June 1935
as a private and received his ba-
sic training in San Antonio. The
promotion became effective on
March 15.
Deciding to make the service
his career, he later attended Of-
Local Students b
League Contest
| Bogata School was well rqiia
sented Tuesday when five ackoaftm
of District 15A met for Inter-
scholastic League contests at MR
Vernon Public Schools.
Sandra Gandy and Diane Mar-
shall won second place in grade
school division of spelling, witlr
a red ribbon. Sandra Anderaam
won fist place in shorthand wills
98.57% accuracy for which ahe
received a blue ribbon and the
honor to represent Bogata schMlf
in the Regional contests in Kil-
gore in April. Mary Ann Van-
ghan and Sandra Anderson won
first place and blue ribbon in
high school spelling as a team.
Nancy Wood brought back a
white ribbon for third place in
the poetry interpretation contest.
Jim Kunke] and Betty Gill both
won third place ribbons in the
prose reading contests.
Other contestants and alter-
nates making the trip were: Lin-
da McCall, who placed sixth in
shorthand with 92.29% accuracy;
Mike Eudy, Alice Gandy, and.
LoiS Tucker in typing; Linda Dn-
vis, Cornelia Knowles, Peggy
Carr, and Elizabeth Alford in 7th.
and 8th grade spelling; Joyer
Stevens in grade school spelling
Mrs. Travis Hale, Mrs. G. A.
Huddleston, and Miss Syhrin
Mann coached and accompanied
these students to Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Doris Strain assisted with
high school spelling, and Mn.
Eva Watkins and Mrs. John L.
Bell were fifth and sixth grade
spelling coaches.
Thomas Westbrook
Injured in Fall
Thomas Westbrook of Deport,
was injured in a fall while work-
ing on a roof of a house at Min-
ter Wednesday. He was carried
to Clarksville hospital by Bogata
Funeral Home ambulance and ia
reported suffering fracture* of
both wrists and other injuries.
ficers Candidate School. He baa
been stationed at numerous Army
posts throughout the United
States and has served overseaa in
Okinawa, France and Germany.
On his return to the US from his
[ last overseas assignment in Ger-
many he was stationed at Spok-
ane. Wash., and transferred to
Colorado Springs approximately
two years ago. .
Lt. Col. Johnson is married to
the former Mane Standish of San
Antonio and they have one dau-
ghter, Carolyn, age 14.
L. W. Bledsoe Dies
Wednesday Morning:
L. W. Bledsoe, about 85, former
Cunningham resident, passed
away Wednesday morning at the
home of a son. Newman Bledsoe
near Mesquite. The body was
brought to Grant Funeral Home
in Deport, where services are
pending.
Survivors besides his son are
two daughters, Mrs. Alpha De-
Shazo of Dallas and Mrs. Horace
Redd, and these step-children.
Otis Watson of Cunningham, Mrs.
Clyde Bankhead of Vernon and
Lewis Watson.
Rites Thursday
Hagansport Man
Rites were set for 2 p. m.
Thursday at Terry Memorial
Methodist Church at Hagansport
for Willie M. Mince, who died
Tuesday morning at his home in
the Needmore community. Burial
was made at Mt. Vernon.
Deceased is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Ora Chap-
man, and a daughter, Mrs. George ’
Jennings of Paris; several bro-
thers and sisters.
IS A MARVELOUS ASSET
Adds prestige to your name and smooths
the way for all business transactions. People
seek your patronage and go out of their
way to do you favors. Front doors swing
open and you're welcome' everywhere.
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Grant, George W. The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1962, newspaper, March 22, 1962; Bogata, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1021434/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.