The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1963 Page: 4 of 4
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4 THE WORTHAM JOURNAL. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER St. IMS
TWO JEWEn BOYS KILLED IN CAVE-IN
SUNDAY AFTERNOON; ANOTHER SAVED
(From Mexia Daily Nawi)
The people of Jewett, reading
and watching the shocking news
surrounding the assassination of
President Kennedy, were shock-
ed by a tragedy right in their
midst Sunday.
Two teenage boys were killed
in a cave-in just outside town.
Victims of the tragedy were
Whit Gene Ainsworth, 17, son of
Mr. and Mis. Whit Ainsworth,
and Tommy Morris, 15, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Bill Morris.
Tommy lived at Jewett and
was an eighth grader at Leon
High School. Whit lived at near-
by Sardis and was a sophomore
at Leon High.
A third boy, Harry Warren,
Jr., 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
^ Warren, of Jewett, was also
in the cave when it collapsed
but was saved by his older bro-
ther, Joe Ray Warren. He was
barely breathing when he was
pulled out.
Mrs. Roger Williams, corres-
pondent at Jewett for The Mexia
Daily News, said the boys had
left town at about 4 o’clock Sun-
day afternoon and had driven to
what is known at the sandbank
a half mile east of town on a
sandy road. A high sand cliff is
in the side of the road.
The boys started digging a
cave in the cliff and after they
had dug seven or eight feet
through the sand the sides col-
lapsed, trapping them.
Later in the afternoon, parents
of the boys became worried when
they didn’t return. The brother,
• Joe Ray Warren, found the pick-
up truck in which they were rid-
ing. He also found their shoes
and shirts and saw where they
had been digging. That was
about 7 ’clock.
He frantically started digging
NAVARRO-HILL
8$0H CONSERVATION!
DISTRICT NEWS
SM SMI A Ml Simil!
The last two dry years, we
have had proved that the farm-
er and rancher who prepared a
good .early seedbed has twice
-aa good...a chanre of getting a
good stand of grass as the man
who waits until spring to pre-
pare it.
Planting grasses is just like
planting any other crop. You
need a well prepared, firm seed-
bed that is free of competing
vegetation, with the winter mois-
ture reserve not lost in late deep
breaking of the soil.
When sodding coastal or com-
mon bermudagrass in the heavy
bottom land we have found that
more moisture can be conserved
by bedding the land and putting
the sprigs in the moisture.
Some of the cooperators in the
Navarro-Hill Soil Conservation
District who plan to seed or sod
grasses this next year are: V. L.
Bounds, Jack Ward, E. M. Jones,
P. O. Butler, and W. F. Eckhardt.
The local Soil Conservation
Service technicians assisting the
Navarro-Hill Soil Conservation
District will help you with your
soil and water conservation prob-
lems.
and after about five feet, he
reached his brother and pulled
him out. The brother was just
barely breathing but was con-
scious. He didn't know how lor.g
it had been since the cave had
collapsed.
John Bill Morris approached
the scene and Warren told him
to rush back to Jewett and get
help. The fire siren was sound-
ed and scores of people soon
gathered at the scene as they
iarned of the accident.
Whit and Tommy were dug
from the cave and efforts were
made to revive them with
mouth - to - mouth resuscitation.
Both boys were dead, however.
Harry Warren was rushed to
the General Mexia hospital
where he was checked and re-
leased.
Bodies of Whit and Tommy
were taken to the Ham Brothers
Funeral Home at Teague and
were to be taken to Joe Ray
Warren’s home this afternoon.
Joint funeral services are ex-
pected to be held Tuesday.
Besides his parents, Tommy is
survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Joe E. Allen, of West Point, Ky.,
and Carolyn Hope Morris, of
Jewett; a brother, Ricky Lynn
Morris, of Jewett; his grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry War-
ren, of Jewett, and an uncle,
Raymond Warren of Mexia.
Whit is survived by his par-
ents; one brother, Blake Ains-
worth, of Jewett; a sister, Brid-
gett Ainsworth, of Jewett, and
his grandmother, Mrs. Herman
Reeves, of Jewett.
THIS WEEK'S
WILDLIFE
A Weekly Sorioe of Interesting
Facta Concerning Native Wild-
life of Texas.
BLACK BEAR
A prize trophy for hunters, the
Black Bear, once a Texas native
in large numbers, is now almost
extinct in the state. Lower
southeast and the Trans Pecos
sections of the state still have a
few bears reported from time
to time. His name, Euarctos
americanus, is a popular one in
the state, because there are 18
subspecies of the animal.
Average weight is 200-300 lbs.,
large males up to 500 Females
about 25% smaller than males.
The home territory is about 15
miles, and is a wanderer by
nature. Home range depends on
the food supply. When cold wea-
ther arrives the bear will go into
hibernation, staying until April
or May. Breeding period is every
two years. Cubs are born while
the sow is in hibernation. The
first-born is always a single, but
in later years there may be as
many as four to the litter. The
young are bom blind, helpless,
weigh about 8 to 10 ounces and
are about 8 inches long. Cubs
weigh about 4 lbs. when they
leave the den.
The black bear is an intelligent
animal, not considered danger-
ous, yet there have been unpro-
voked attacks on man. Danger
time is when the sow has cubs.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Spencer and
son visited her mother, Mrs. Viola
Keeling, over the week end.
IN WORTHAM IT IS
BOUNDS HARDWARE
COMPLETE HARDWARE SERVICE — LIVE AND LET
LIVE PRICES — QUALITY MERCHANDISE!
STOP AND SHOP
BOYD'S FARM & RAHCH SUPPLY
KNOWN AS THE BARGAIN CENTER OF FREESTONE,
LIMESTONE AND NAVARRO COUNTIES.
R. J. Boyd, Owner - Wilford McLeod, Mgr.
• OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK •
6:30 A. M. THROUGH 5:30 P. M.
WALKER FUNERAL ROME
Cosh Buriol - Hospitalization
Polio - Cancer - Life Insurance
WE ACCEPT ANY BURIAL POLICY AT FACE VALUE
Wortham, Texos Phone RO 5-3941
were
Darkness DenMes
Traffic Troubles
AUSTIN. — Darkness doubles
traffic troubles, it was empha-
sized here today by J. O. Mustek,
General Manager of the Texas
Safety Association.
“Days are noticeably shorter
now,’’ he said. “This means more
and more driving is being done
during hours of dusk and dark-
ness. It is imperative that all
vehicles possess lighting systems
in dependable working order.”
Failure to maintain lights in
proper condition may be uninten-
tional, out the danger is just as
great as if the violation
deliberate, he asserted.
Failure to dim lights or failure
to signal in advance of turning
movements is equally hazardous,
he maintained.
“The law requires every motor
vehicle on public roads and
streets to have property-func-
tioning headlights in use during
hours of darkness,” Musiok said.
“Both upper and lower beams
should be properly aimed,” he
added. “At no time should park-
ing lights be used as driving
lights. If a rear light or direc
tional signal is found faulty, a
replacement should be made at
once. And even when all lights
are in satisfactory order, they
should be kept clean. A cloth
can be used to wipe off grime,
and a brush can be used to wipe
off accumulated snow.
“Windshield wiper arms and
blades render an invaluable serv-
ice in helping the driver to see
ahead during inclement weather,”
the safety director observed.
“Arm pressure should be suf-
ficient to press the blades firmly
against the glass area that is to
be cleared of moisture,” he point-
ed out. He added that manufac-
turers recommend an ounce of
pressure for each inch of blade
length.
“Dead blades dried out by sum-
mer sun should be replaced with
live-rubber blades to do an ef-
fective job of windshield-clear-
ing,” he commented. “Live rub-
ber and adequate arm pressure
eliminate dangerous streaking.
“Every car should also have a
snow-and-ice scraper and a long
handled brush to clear windshield
and windows of snow.ljagt and
ice,” he said.
Freestone County
Courthouse Nows
jVnty Deeds filed with the
Wfc ^nty Deeds filed with the
OnXYfcClerk of Freestone Coub-
ty sVce last published include: P°r‘lonaV
Frances Barkouskie et al to
R. A. Ferguson et ux, covering 2.4
acres of land in the G. W. Smith
Survey.
J. G. McLen et ux to James
R. Bullard, covering 30 acres of
land in the S. Sanchez League.
General Warranty Deed from
C. W. Gaines et ux to Bluett J.
Gaines, covering land in the T.
Middleton et al Survey*.
J. H. Smith et ux to H. C. Tra-
week, covering .12 acre of land
in the S. Sanchez League.
Gus H. Mensing, Jr. et al to
F. E. Hill Company, covering 150
acres of land in the M. Rionda
Survey.
Wortham Local Development
Corp. to Norris Dean Buchmeyer,
covering land in the R. B. Long-
botham Survey.
W. H Norris et ux to Vernon
Davis, Sr. et ux, covering Lots
2 and 3 in Block 2 of the Hare
and Setzer Addition to the City
of Teague.
Homer Lamar Robertson et al
to Jewel L. Robertson, covering
Lot 1 in Block 23 in the City
of Fairfield.
Clark DuBose et ux to Mrs.
G. C. Baker, covering Lot 10 in
Block 5 in the City of Streetman.
C. E. Neal, Trustee, to M. W.
Whitlock, covering 416.032 acres
of land in the G. A. Blunt Sur-
vey.
C. E. Neal, Trustee, to I. W.
Williams et ux, covering land in
the G. Diaz League.
J. M. Dolson et ux to C. E.
Neal, Trustee, covering land in
the I. Connelly Survey.
Charlie Dean Wardrup to O. H.
Nichols et ux, covering Lots 11
and 12 in Block 129 in the City
of Teague.
M. R. Seely to Dee Groves et
ux, covering Lot 2 in Block 83
in the City of Teague.
Parthenia Taylor to Mollie
Perkin, covering 1 acres of land
in Freestone County.
Mrs. Luttie McAdams to Rob-
ert W. Clark, covering land in
the I. H. Reed League.
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INVESTIGATION — Attorney
General Wagg*n*r Carr was in
Washington fof President Ken-
nedy's funeral rites. He an-
nounced while there that his
office would feed a full in-
quiry the. assassination of
President Kennedy and the
upon pha Governor of
Texas. The investigation will
cover pertinent facts about the
Ufa and habit# of Leo Harvey
Oswald, the 24-year-old assas-
sin. Also to P« invostigatod is
♦Km subsequent death of Os-
wald at the \ hands of Jack
Ruby, a Dallak night club op-
erator. It is be hoped that
Attorney General Carr will
carry «*.!« invekiigaiion into the
phase of wBT Oswald was
laanad 3437.00 by the U. S.
State Department to return to
the United State* from Russia
after having renounced his
U. S. cifisenship four years ago.
in4 why a close check was
nof kept on frhn alter he did
return.
Native Grass Can
Reduce Wintering
Cost forfaffle
e ii
rfay
;\ieen
»t|on.
CHRISTIAN
involved in win-
By TOM
The expense
tering cattle rJay determine the
difference between profit or loss
for the operation. Most cattle-
men are goinf into this winter
with little or no reserve feed
left in the pasture. Most have
is feed shortage
plemental feeds
in, range cubes,
1 or cake, min-
etc. As need
ilities and labor
actual coat of feed
ncreases pro-
jrovided for
>y storing
such as hay, |
cottonseed
erals, salt, tgi
for storag: f
increases, ffk
IpsMmMGh
Christmas Mail
Faced with the expectation
that Christmas 1963 will set an
all-time record for mailings of
Christmas cards and gifts.
Postmaster Jessmyr Hood asks
for public co-operation in his an-
nual mail - early - for - Christmas
campaign.
Here are the things to watch
to be sure that every Christmas
card and gift package will be de-
livered before Christmas Eve.
1. Check over your Christmas
card and gift list carefully. Be
certain each address is complete
with full name, street and num-
ber, city, state and ZIP Code.
2. Stock up soon on sturdy
packing materials for your gfit
packages, including heavy wrap-
ping paper, corrugated cartons,
strong cord and paper adhesive
tape.
3. Buy your postage stamps
now. Use the colorful new five-
cent Christmas Tree stamps on
your cards.
4. Procure free labels from your
post office which read auu for lo-
cal delivery and all for out-of-
town delivery, so that you can
sort your Christmas cards into
two groups, with addresses all
facing one way, thus insuring fast
delivery.
5. Be sure that your full name
and address is on all of your
Christmas card envelopes and
shipping labels and be sure to
include your ZIP Code number
in your return address.”
The postmaster urges people
to schedule their Christmas mail-
ings so that all of cards and gift
packages going to most distant
points are mailed by Dec. 10.
Those for local destination should
be placed in the postoffice at
least a week before Christmas.
Postmaster Hood said also
to assure delivery of gifts to ov-
erseas points by Christmas, pack-
ages by regular mail should be
sent by Nov. 20; airmail pack-
ages may be mailed as late as
Dec. 10.
THE WORRIER'S
GUIDE
4 Jan WJU,
MARRIAGE LICENSES
(White)
Bobby Gene Dowell and Bev-
erly Kay Belvin.
BUY — SELL — TRADE
USE
JOURNAL WANT-ADS
|ien have provided
needs by holding
stures in reserve
ing. This is dit-
to! times of drought,
arf very rewarding,
growing grasses
erve for winter
iring advantages
in hay needs,
juired when ice
{standing grass or
ly severe weather
dually less than
hay per animal
needs for
Some^e
for winteiK?
one or moi
for winter
ficult to do
but results
Where uprigh
are held in r<
grazing the fol
may be experil
1. Reductioi
Hay may be
or snow co
during extremi
conditions. Ui
three bales of1
unit will supply hay
the entire winter.
2. Supplement needs held to
minimum. A tood mineral sup-
plement should be available free
choice to offset low quality of
mature gran. Protein needs will
be about 1% dounds per animal
per day of 41# protein cake or
the equivalent for 90 to 120 days.
These needs are n° more than
required from other roughage
programs.
P ^Reduction in labor.
4. Reduction in storage facil-
ities, feed trouj hs or other equip-
ment to han He supplemental
*e#f*Breeding and reproduction
cycles are not impaired.
A simple ana ysis of the above
advantages sho' this method to
be the most ec momical for win-
tering cattle. t is adaptable to
grazing systems of entirely native
grass, combination native and
Improved grass lS or combination
farming and livestock operations.
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For State Board of Education.
District No. 3i
MRS. WILL MILLER
of Navarro County
(Second Term)
Cor. Baqa»niativ«u
JACK R. HAWKINS
For Sheriff:
J. R. SESSIONS, JR.
SAM CARROLL
T. H. McWATTERS
HENRY BROWN
(re-election)
For County Attorney:
GEORGE WILLIAM FRYER
(Re-Election 2nd Term)
Dear Jan: I am troubled with
my neighbors. Every time we
step out they hang their heads
out the window. My husband
and myself have had a few spats
of late and he left town for about
three weeks. Word got out that
we were getting a divorce. My
husband threw a flower pot at
me once and my next door neigh-
bor had her head hung out and
she scattered it all over the neigh-
borhood that he beat me with a
club. Tell me what I should
do with neighbors like these. I
can’t move because our rent is
too cheap.—Upset.
Dear Upset: I don’t call throw-
ing a flower pot a plaything.
What if he had hit you? You
would have thought a club was
after you. I think your husband
needs taming—not the neighbors.
♦ * • • •
Dear Jan: My wife has a pesky
pooch which is expecting. She
is indeed a funny duck. She
makes me have complete silence
when the hound is in the living
room. This dog has her bluffed,
but good. She will shake and
shiver when I start talking. I do
believe this mutt would break up
our home. She just doesn’t want
me around. Can you think of an
answer? I hate to move out and,
too, I would hate to haul that dog
off.—Wanta Chat.
Dear Wanta: Be a little un-
derstanding. After all, having
a family is something. Maybe
if you would show your wife as
much attention as the dog you
would get as much attention.
• • •
Confidential to Evelyn: Green-
ville is not the place to find ro-
mance. That is, if it is with
whom you wrote about before.
NIX!
Information From
Social Security Office
If a disabled child under age 18
is receiving social security month-
ly benefits, he, or someone on
his behalf, should see the nearest
social security office a few
months before he reaches the age
of 18. Benefits may be contin-
ued after age 18 if it is deter-
mined that the child become dis-
abled to work before he became
18 years of age, according to
Fletcher Bryan, Field Represen-
tative of the Waco Social Security
Office.
Mr. Bryan will be in Mexia
at the City Hall between the
hours of 10:00 a. m. and 12:00
noon on every Monday, to assist
persons in matters. aertaining^to.
their social security.
Lunchroom Menu
For Coming Week
Menus for the week beginning
December 2 in the Wortham
school Cafeterina will be as fol-
lows:
Monday, Dec. 2.— Bar-B-Q
weiners, lima beans, spir ich, com
bread, peanut butter, cookies and
milk.
Tuesday, Dec. 3—Meat loaf
with gravy, green beans, hash
brown potatoes, hot rolls, but-
ter, fruit and milk.
Wednesday, Dec. 4—Hambur-
gers with lettuce, and onions,
baked beans, potato chips, celery
and carrot sticks, jello and milk.
Thursday, Dec. 5—Steak and
gravy, creamed potatoes, carrots,
bread, cake and milk.
Friday, Dec. 6—Fish sticks wi th
catsup, blackeyed peas, salad,
bread, peach cobbler and milk.
LOCAL HEWS
Mrs. Hubert Wasson was
Corsicana Tuesday.
-'v:
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wilson
were lin Corsicana Tuesday after-
noon.
Journal Want-Ads Oat Resulted
Answer
MASSEY INSURANCE AGENCY
LIFE AND HOSPITALIZATION
TO AGE 85
P. O. Box 145 — Wortham
upport For
ition: #Big Lift1
Straatmanl Soldier
Pf«vM#t
Opera
U. S. FORCES, Germany.
AMTNC)—Arm? Specialist Four
Julius Thomas, son of Mr. and
yfri Julius E. Thomas who live
an Route 2 Sttfeetman, provided
SilSi in C&rmany for the
NATO field training exercise
pfrfML of Operation BIG LIFT,
which ended nK 5.
gneoialist Thpmas is assigned
„Ti driver in, the 35th Trans-
ition Company near Frank-
Germany.
mas entered the Army in
1961 and completed
lie training lat Fort Chaffee,
a 25-year-old soldier attend-
ed'bogan High School.
SHOPPING IS A u/MAI A DIV C WUttRY
PLEASURE HERE! HUWAKU b & MARKET
Phone RO 5-3291 — We Deliver
GROCERY
SPECIALS FOR WED., FRI. AND SAT., NOV. 27-29-30
MELLORINE V2 Gal. 39c
RED
SPUDS 10 Lb. Bag 39c
DIAMOND A WHOLE
GREEN BEANS 2 Cans 53c
DIAMOND A CUT
GREEN BEANS 2 Cans 45c
300 SIZE
PEACHES 2 Cans 45e
CRISCO 3 Lb. Can 85c
80 COUNT
NAPKINS 2 Boxes 25c
FROZEN
STRAWBERRIES 2 Boxes 45c
FOLGEB'S
COFFEE Lb. 69c
LADY BETTY
CAKE MIX
Box - 39c
DEL MONTE OR
OUR DARLING
CORN
2 for 35c
C
LARGE
REAM PIES
Each - 45c
★ heats ★
FROZEN
TURKEY HENS
FRYERS
CHUCK ROAST
Lb. 45c
Lb. 32c
lb. 50c
TALL KORN BACON Lb. 47c
GROUND MEAT 3 Lbs. $1.50
CELLO PACK
FRANKS..........1 Lb. 49c
HAMS — Vi or whole............Lb. 65c
FOR FORD AND F A L C(314tJ[A L I S AND
BATES MOTOR COMPANY
Phene RO-5-3461 — Wortham
A Good BteUrory Tlme
SERVICE SEE...
DICK SCOTT
Phono GY 6-3864 — Mexia
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Farquhar, Dolores. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1963, newspaper, November 28, 1963; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1111594/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.