The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1955 Page: 3 of 4
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GIFTS
FOR
EVERY MEMBER
OF THE FAMILY
FOR
• GRADUATION
• MOTHER'S DAY
• FATHER'S DAY
• EVERY DAY
Watch for the
Big Announcement
standing men and women who are
rendering outstanding service to
our community. I think that more
and more of our people are begin-
ning to see the real importance of
an organization in our community
on a community basis where ,yee
can discuss our needs and try
and enlist everyone in the com-
munity to join in the effort to
meet that need. There are so
many things that we could do
with an active co-operation of all
of our people that can never be
done by small isolated groups.
With varied ideas and varied
plans, the schools in our commu-
nities have a definite plan and a
definite program, but they are
not in a position to take care of
the community responsibilities.
And so it is with our churches.
They are the most essential of
all institutions. But their respon-
sibility is spiritual, so they are
rot in a position to deal with our
community problems as a whole.
We desperately need a commu-
nity center where all of our peo-
p e can come together in one
unit with only one thing in mind
and that is to make our commu:
nity a better, cleaner and more
attractive place to live. We need
some officers and committees to
work- out a workable plan, then
| all get behind it and really make
! it work. Not for the benefit of a
1 few, t^ut for the betterment of all.
j Think this over. We have a num-
| her of ladies that have done much
j for the betterment of Kirvin. But
I to pick one who would stand out
| above all others in service to our
community, I would have to pick
Mrs. J. R. Session. She is quiet
! and unassuming; she never seeks
j leadership, but when there is
.something worth while that needs
to be done, she is always ready
to go anjn many times she has to
go alone./VF,an think of a num-
ber of tifnes* when we could not
g“t anyone to work the commu-
nity for the March of Dimes. Mrs.
Sess.on is one of the busiest worn-
i en in Kirvin She was always
ready to let her own affairs go
and ’ give brr time and the use
of her car to go out and contact
i ur people and put these worthy
pro ieets over. She is a devoted I
;Chri-t an. loyal to her church and'
! a dev'ted Sunday Schoolteacher.
She loved by every member of
I her class; she is extremely in-,
terested in the Woodland Ceme-
tery and probably did more than
' anyone in our community in the,
building of our beautiful chapel
.that we all are so proud of She
believes in Kirvin and she is al-
: ways ready to do anything in;
hi r p over to make it a better
place to live. She is loved by all
f our people because she has
given her-elf in unselfish service
ta',1 nf them, I am glad to hand
out these few flowers to one who
riehlv deserves them, and I
know that everyone in Kirvinj
wilt join me m rxpr
hen -t f*‘l t ♦ ban k - f- *■
rig our
t1 is' e'.l
fish service that she has rendered
to all of us.
Secretary Benson gave the peo-
ple of West Texas some very
sound advice and it will apply
equally well to all of our people.
He advised the people out in the
dust bowl to get together and call
on God to break the drouth and
send them the much needed rain.
No matter what we may think
about it, our destiny is in the
hands of God. Whether we think
God sends the rain or not, we
cannot believe the Bible without
knowing that God has the power
to send rain, or withhold it. He
sent the rain in the past and He
withheld it in the past, and sure-
ly he has not lost this power. The
trouble is not with God, but it is
with ourselves. We have lost our
fai'h and without faith it is im-
possible to please God. Without
faith our prayers are worthless;
nothing but rain can save the dust
bowl farmers. The government
can loan them money or furnish
them feed for their stock. This
will carry them for a while, but
only rain can bring them lasting
help. Mr Benson pointed them to
the only one vyho can give it. If
we would go to God in faith with
our problems instead of going to
the government we would b»
much better off. The government
at best can only tide us over, but
God alone can remove the trou-
ble. We will not get this help
through the high pressured pro-
grams being put on in our church
When we get to the place where
we are willing to humble our-
selves, rid our hearts of hate and
jealousies and fill them with love
and faith, then we can call on
God and he will hear our pray-
ers, forgive our sins and heal our
land. It is encouraging to know
that we have officials who rec-
ognize the need of God’s help. But
it is a shame that the churches in
the dust bowl could not sec the
need and had to have it pointed
out to them by the government
Billie Walthall of Arlington
spent the week end with home-
folks at Kirvin
Mrs, J. J Wynne received a
letter from her son. Billie Jeff,
who is stationed in Japan. He is
fine and says he has made a
number of trips to Korea lately.
Billie Jeff is one of our finest
young men, He finished high
school at Wortham and has many
friends there as well as here who
will be glad to know he is O, K
. C. Burlesoq of Wortham wps a
Kirvin visitor last Thursday.
Mr. and Mis. J J. Wynne and
R D Barr visited in Livingston
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs J C. Adams made
a business trip to Wortham and
Mexia last Friday.
J J Wynne was a Waco vis-
itor last Saturday
Roy Whfitloy of Bradley Ranch
was in Kirvin !a-t Saturday.
Mrs Weld- n Morgan an t Rug*
, r of Fairfn Id vi-:'ed Mr-- Mm
gan’s mother, Mrs. Fannie Rog-
ers, last Saturday.*
Johnnie Marberry, who is em-
ployed in Dallas, visited home-
folks here over the week end
Mr. E. C. Pittman of Burleson
was shaking hands with friends
in Kirvin last Saturday.
Elmer Griffin of Freeport vis-
ited homefolks in Kirvin over
the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Harris and
Lynnett of Waco spent last week
end with Mr. and Mrs, A L Har-
ris.
B. I Smith and Butch Nettle
were Fairfield visitors last Sat-
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nettle of
Fairfield visited in the B. I. Smith
home last Saturday afternoon.
Elder and Mrs. R. L. Ryburn
and Jimmie Carter were Teague
visitors last Wednesday.
Mrs. J. O. York, Lee and Bubba
Johnson of Teague were Kirvin
visitors last Saturdav afternoon
Tom Smith of Shanks was trad-
ing in Kirvin last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvis Smith and
children of Houston visited in the
Tom Smith home over the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wyatt and
Mrs. A. J. Davis of Burleson were
trading in Kirvin last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs, W. E Pittman.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wyatt, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Davis of Burleson
were trading in Kirvin last Sat-
urday.
Mr and Mrs. W. E. Pittman.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wyatt, Mr.
and Mrs. Guv Coleman, Mr. and
Mrs. Gus MeClellon, Mr. and Mrs,
Rural Pullin, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Carfroll, Mr. and Mrs, B. C. What-
ley, all of Burleson attended the
going away party for Elder C. L
Frederick and family given at
the home of Elder Bill Thomp-
son at Fairfield last Friday night.
Mrs. Ophelia Lopas of Houston
is visiting in the Rural Pullin
home over the week end
Mrs, C. T Sprague and Tim
Bryan of Bryan visited Mrs. Bes-
sie Mayo last Tuesday.
Earnest Bryant, Hogan Tisdale
and Mrs. Vera Kelley of Street-
man visited Mrs. Bessie Mayo last
Thursdary evening.
Mrs. Tom Sheffield i- ordering
The Journad sent to her --on. Rob-
ert Sheffield in Pasadena. A
mighty nice gift to give anyone
who once lived in this part of
the country.
DONIE • DOTS
By J- H. MAY
We are having some pretty
weather now and crops and pas-
ture grass that were beaten down
by the hail are looking better.
We were gone last week and
tailed to report the happenings.
Mr. and Mrs. Rayford May of
Houston visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M F. May, over the
week end.
Ernest Hall of Vernon, a for-
mer resident of Donie, visited
friends af* Donie Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Webb Bailey and
son of Angleton spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Richardson.
Mrs. Allen Martin of Temple
spent Sunday here with her bro-
ther, Roy Worthy, who is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert West and
children spent Sunday in Hous-
ton with relatives.
Mrs. Liston Todd and children
of Brazoria are spending a few
days here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J L West spent
last Saturday with relatives in
Wortham.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Darnell and
children of Pilot Point spent the
week end here, with his mother,
Mrs. Lela Darnell,
Mr. and Mrs. Brumlow of
Houston spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley
Foreman.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Fulton and
children of Houston spent the
week end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Fulton.
Melton Huffman has returned
from a trip to South Texas with
reiat ives.
Mr. and Mrs. Moreland Whit-
aker of Houston visited relativest
here over the week end.
Miss Patsy Savage of Houston
spent the week end at home.
Mr, O, L. Bro chert on of near
Mexia was in Donie one day last
week. *
D, O. Hall went to Houston
Friday for a physical check-up.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Hall of
California and Mr. and Mr?. L. L.
I Hall of Teague visited at the
! Walter Hal! home last Wednes-
day,
I The Howell families held their
annual reunion Sunday.
THE WORTHAM JOURNAL. THURSDAY. MAY 5. 1955—Pag* 3----<3
Mr. and Mrs. H. P Bounds and
son, Jimmy, spent Sunday with
her mother in Waxahachie.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brootey - of"1
Houston spent Friday night with
Mr. and Mrs. J. W Brooks.
SAVE THAT GOLDEN HARVEST
with
Allis-Chalmers "All-Crop Harvester'
and
Grain Storage Bins
HUNTER TRACTOR COMPANY
FAIRFIELD, TEXAS
North Highway 75
Phone 3001
Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Hooks of
Holorado City are vi.-iting Rev
and Mrs. Frank Turner, Jr., and
sir, Ralph,
Rev, T. I. Sandlin spent a few
days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
C M. Sandlin in Little Rock, Ark.
Mrs. Adele Pruitt and Mr. and
M-s Ronald Pi*ii:ft and baby vis-
ited Rud Pruitt in a Rti.-k hos-
pital Sunday,
Mrs, Fannie Boyd of Da'las and
Mrs, Maud, Milligan , f Fairfield
visited Mr-a ,j M Bound-- Mar'in
Siu-dav af'ernoon
Visitors in the J. B. Tims home
during the Week end were Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Walker of Ray-
mondville and Mr. and Mrs, Roy
Simmons and children of Fort
Worth.
MOTHER S DAY - SUNDAY, MAY 8th
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Specials for Friday & Saturday, May 6-7
LETTUCE, nice head 10c
LEMONS, 1 dozen 29c
FROZEN MELON BALLS, 1 lb. 25c
Frozen Orange Juice, 2 sm. - 1 Ige. 29c
FLOUR, 25 lb. bag $1.85
ANY LGE. SIZE WASHING POWDER 29c
Mrs. Tucker's Shortening, 3 lb. can 75c
Folger's Instant Coffee, 6 oz. $1.56
Borden's Instant Coffee, 6 oz. $1.45
G.D.M. COFFEE, 1 lb. can 85c
DIAMOND A CUT GREEN BEANS 22c
ALMA CUT GREEN BEANS 17c
LIPTON'S TEA, Va lb. pkg. 35c
LIPTON'S TEA, V2 lb. pkg. 69c
LIPTON'S TEA, 1 lb. pkg. $1.35
GROUND MEAT lb. 35c - 3 lbs. $1.00
SWIFT PREMIUM BACON, 1 lb. 59c
ARMOUR'S STAR BACON, 1 lb. 59c
TALL KORN BACON, 1 lb. 45c
WE MAKE PRICES
HOWARD'S GROCERY & MARKET
PHONE R05-3291 FOR FREE DELIVERY
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Wortham, Texas
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NOTICE!
BEGINNING •'
SATURDAY, MAY 14
WE WILL CLOSE AT
12:00 O’CLOCK NOON
AND will continue closing
EVERY SATURDAY THEREAFTER
AT NOON.
The regulations have placed Banks under the Wage
and Hour Law, and due to the recent change in the
Texas Banking Laws, we deem it wise to make the
above changes in our Closing Hours on Saturday Only.
We trust this change will not inconvenience our
customers and friends and assure you we will con-
tinue to render the Best of Service to our Community.
★ Member Federal Reserve System ★
First National Bank
Wortham, Texas
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Simmons, Mildred. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1955, newspaper, May 5, 1955; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1060333/m1/3/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.