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THE STEPHENVILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1989
Special Delivery
Letters and Gifts j ‘Worthless’ Outchews Goldfish Eaters
, For Mother's Day •"
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L. W. Phillips, postmaster, Is-
sues the following statement con-
cerning mail service plana for
Mother's Day, Sunday, May 14:
“We have received notice of ad-
ed postal, service for special de-
livery Mother's Day letters, greet-
ing and gifts. Patrons should, in
the absence of regular Sunday de-
livery, mail their letters, greet-
ings, gifts, and flowers sufficient-
ly early to reach the office of ad-
dress in time for delivery on Sat-
urday, l#ay 13.
“However, many persons prefer
to have their Mother’s Day mes-
sages and gifts delivered on that
day and this may be accomplished^
by sending the articles special deV
livery, with the endorsement ol.
written request on the face of Ufie
article to deliver on Mother’s Dav
“The special delivery fee nVay
be paid by means of a special^ jg.
livery stamp or ordinary pos*
stamps, the endorsement
Delivery’ appearing promin^.nt]y
below the stamps.
“Letters, greetings and gif* par-
cels addressed to ‘StepheLyjj]fii
Texas,’ or ‘Tarieton StationJ Tex
as,’ if special delivery and
endorsed "
Day,’ wil
and delh
ger on M
ther’s
office
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* •Worthless,** a South American case ns, who looks something like an
American opossum, enjoys his favorite feed at a Lee Angeles animal
hospital. He Is swallowing an American Beauty rose, after the manner
of goldfish eaters. “Worthless" Is dappled brown with a white tail and
has a long nose of tbs same color.
PONY CREEK
(By Mrs. W. J. Howard)
There will be a mother’s day
program at the church here Sun-
day. There also will be lunch at
the noon hour on the grounds. Ev-
erybody come and all singers are
extended a special invitation.
Mrs. Joe Roberson visited last
Sunday and Monday in Ft. Worth
There will be a cemetery work-
ing at the Box Church Tuesday,
May 16.
Miss Doris Howard attended the
junior-senior banquet at Stephen-
ville Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Dotson and
children, Virgil, Wayne and Alta
Loo, and Mr. and Mrs. Lennis
Worley and little daughter, Donna
Gaye, of Knox City,, visited, zala-
tives here Tuesday.
Jub Davis of Hjco spent the
week-end with Bryap Butler.
Mrs. W. T. Graves has been on
the sick list this week.
- Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Howard and
children, Doris, Delma Jeane, and
Billie James, and Jaun Skipper
and J. C. Wimberly attended the
opening night celebration at Glen
Rose Saturday night.
Mrs. J. J. Stacy and son, Lavirl,
of Evergreen, visited Tuesday with
Mrs. Roy DriakUL
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THE GOODYEAR DIAMOND
MARTIN BROS.
Eafit Washington St.
bona 361 Stephenville
dome and Garden Club
Meete with Mr*. Ledbetter
The South Side Home apd Gar-
den Club met at the home of Mrs.
B. C. Ledbetter on West Hyman
street Thursday afternoon, May
4.
One quilt was pieced and one
quilted. A business meeting was
held at which members answered
roll call with the name of a town
starting with the same letter as
their own nama.
A social hour followed the busi-
ness session." Refreshments were
served.
Members present were Mrs. W.
R. Bates, Mrs. B. C. Ledbetter,
Mrs. R. E. Henderson, Mrs. F. A.
Pittman, Mrs. W. C. Ammons,
Mrs. Ed Winburn, Mrs. Addie
French, Mrs. G. C. Frownfelter,
Mrs. Jim Trimble, Mrs. E. E.
Weathers, Mrs. R. G. Martin,
Mrs. P. K. Fuller. Mrs. J. (Hub)
Willis, Mrs. Andrew Fanning,
Mrs. Ida Peck, Miss Vests James.
Guests present were Mrs. G. L.
Gibson, Mrs. L. P. Gibson, Miss
Vertie H umbers on, Mrs. R. 0.
Henley.
P.-T. A. Book Review
Attended by Large Group May X
The regular meeting of the P.-T.
A. Tuesday afternoon was well at-
tended. About sixty guests regis-
tered for the book review and the
tea which concluded this delight-
ful affair. The silver offering net-
ted The fund for chairs for the P.-
T. A. cafeteria, $6.86. Mrs. Bur-
nett started this fund by the do-
nation of a chair.
The Choral Club from the Ward
School, trained by Mrs. Romey
Sorenson, directed by David Mit-
chell,and accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. W. J. Wisdom, sang very
beautifully, “Little Sir Echo,” and
“The Funny Old Hills.” Little
Johnnie Nell Fenner delighted thy
audience by her rendition of the
special number, “The Little Red
School House.’’ She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Wisdom.
The Junior High School Choral
Club, trained by Miss Ina Hutch-
inson, and directed by Jack Lane
Winn, with Mrs. Wisdom accom-
panying, pleased the audience as
they sang “The Old Refrain” and
“Auntie Skinner’s Chicken Din-
ner.”
Mrs. T. B. Thompson, with the
ease and skill of an artist, whisk-
ed her audience away, tint to a
barren dreanr East Oregon ranch,
and then throe hundred miles
north of the Arctic Circle to the
tiny Eskimo village of Weinright,
as she sketched graphically and
entertainingly the three yeara’ life
experiences of Earl and Elizabeth
Forrest as they are recorded in
the book, “Daylight Moon,” writ-
ten by Elizabeth DeFoe Forrest.
The audience forgot that a book
was being reviewed as through the
perfectly chosen words of the
speaker a great stage seemed to
have magically appeared and the
characters of the story as magic-
ally spoke and moved through the
eight scenes of the recital.
Earl and Elizabeth Forrest, a
young married couple, college
trained, make their first appear-
ance on this imaginary stage as
they take possession of the rough,
bleak East Oregon ranch, and for
a few months strive valiantly to
make a success ranching, but hard-
ships and bitter disappointments
follow each other in such rapid
succession, that when an oppor-
tunity to go to faraway Alaska as
teachers in a government school
presents itself, they accept it eag-
erly, and after eight weeks’ travel
they arrive at the little village of
Wainright at the top of the world
where there are six months night
and six months day.
Two hundred greasy, dirty,
friendly villagers greet them at the
landing, and a few hours later the
CutterkBear, the boat which had
brought them to that faraway
corner of the earth, headed out to
sea again, and the two young tea-
chers with sinking hearts, realiz-
ed that they would not see or hear
from the outside world for twelve
long months, that they were the
only white people in all that froz-
en land for a distance of a hun-
dred miles to Barrow; and what
was more overwhelming than any
thing else that they had so far en-
countered, that two hundred Eski-
mos were looking to them as their
leaders in religion, education, law,
medicine, everything. Aa Mrs.
Thompson so graphically recount-
ed the difficulties that Earl and
Elizabeth met with and overcame,
her listeners laughed, or held their
breath, or thrilled as the occasion
required. „
Earl’s attempt to preach his
first sermon, Elisabeth’s heroic ef-
forts to introduce a few ideals of
cleanliness to a people who in the
words of the servant, Sega Van,
“felt no need for water, ro need
wash, no clean clothes to put on,”
so why bathe or launder, the death
big family dinner which was ser-
ved at noon.
'The table was decorated with
a bouquet of roees and also held
the beautiful birthday cake decor-
ated with its eightytiny ligh-
ted candles. Several nice presents
were presented Mr. McNeill in
observance of the day, and he also
received a number of birthday
cards and good wishes from his
children and grandchildren who
were unable to be with the family
on the occasion. ;
Children and their families pre-
sent were Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Rawlings of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Baber of ' Green Creek,
Mr. and Mrs. Price Jackson, Mr.
and*'Mrs. Marshall Houser and
Wanda and Zelma Jo Hurley of
Stephenville.
Two Entertain
Luncheon Friday _______
Tdra. Robert Stramler and her
mother, Mrs. W. H .Hawkins,
were joint hostesses at an attrac-
tively appointed luncheon Friday
at Mrs. Stramler’s home on Wart
Washington street.
The table was laid \ ,th an Ital-
ian cut work cloth. A crystal bowl
of red roses formed the center
piece. Roses also were used as dec-
orations throughout the other
rpoms.
Places were marked for the fol-
lowing guests: Mmes. H. A. Moth-
ershead, R. N. Carlton, Paul Chan-
dler. Pearl Cage, Burts Johnson,
F. J. Kennedy, Jack Price, C. A.
McDonald, John Cage, and the two
hostesses.
of the lovely young ’ Eskimo girl,
the wildly singing, dancing,
shouting Eskimos at the appear-
ance of the radiant daylight moon
in the midst of the long dark
There will be Ahome coming at
the Colony 'the mrt Sunday in
Juse. Everyone is invited to come
and bring a well filled basket.
Come, let us make this a day to be
long remembered. .
Although the weather was rather
stormy Sunday evening the bacca-
laureate sermon was delivered at
the Methodist church to a nice size
crowd by Rev. Henry Price of Cle-
burne. He is a former pastor of
the local Methodist church.
Mrs. K. H. Faulkner, Jr., and
son, Kenny of Fort Worth spent
the week-end with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Turner.
Mrs. H. H, Tidwell is seriously
ill at this time.
Mrs. M. D. Miller and daughter,
Martha Nell of Cleburne spent
last Sunday night with her moth-
er, Mrs. Frank Davis.
Robert Gifford of Leuders spent
the week-end with his brother,
John Gifford, and family.
Mrs. James Giles and baby son
of Fort Worth spent the week-end
with her mother, Mrs. Earl Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Coke Turner and
Misses Mozell Jackson, George
Ellen Underwood and Evelyn Clif-
ton returned Saturday from Gal-
veston where they attended the
State Homemaking Rally. They
reported a fine trip.
There will be a cemetery work-
ing at Asbury next Satnrday, May
18, and one at Tolar cemetery
May 18. Everyone interested come
ana help and we will be able to
put the cemeteries in good shape.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Jackson are in
TO THE
Automobile Owners
OF ERATH COUNTY
Considerable complaint has come to me concerning the purchasing of licenses
for motor vehicles where the owner only pays a half registration fee on his car
after his having signed an affidavit that he only intends to use his vehicle for
specific purposes. I have reference to the purchase of the red tags which can only
be obtained by the owner's signing an affidavit that he intends to use the particu-
lar vehicle for the transportation of his farm produce or his farm laborers only
and that he intends to use it for no other purpose other than the purposes speci-
fied.
I have been reliably informed that many purchasers are using these vehicles
for other purposes, other than the transportation of his farm produce and his farm
laborers. For instance, I am told that many are using them for the transportation
of their families on pleasure trips and visits. Art. 6675a-6a of the Revised Civil
Statutes clearly sets out the purposes for which such vehicles can be used and
further provides that upon conviction for the misuse of the vehicle that he may
be assessed a punishment by « fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and
not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Furthermore, the applicant subjects
himself to punishment for the offense of false swearing when he signed the above
mentioned affidavit. If you are not sure of your status in regard to this matter,
please make it a point to secure the proper license plates from Mr. Yearwood, the
County Tax Assessor, not later than June 10th in order to avoid any prosecutions
that we might be compelled to institute for the alleged offenses. If you desire any
further information ga regards this matter, you may call by my office in the court
house.
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Yours sincerely,
CLINT A. BARHAM
COUNTY ATTORNEY OF ERATH COUNTY.
C. P.
her parents, Mr .and Mra.
Goforth.
Mra. E. W. Rom is in Mineral
Wells taking treatment.
Lavaughn Murph of Shreveport,
night; the almost childlike joy -of Albany to be with his mother,
Breath Betrays I r
Bad breath, biliousness, headaches?
These are symptoms which often
point to constipation. Don’t neg-
lect theae signs. It may lead to
more at constipation’s discomforts:
sour stomach, no appetite or ener-
gy. Just take some spicy all vege-
table BLACK-DRAUGHT by sim-
ple directions tonight and it Will
cleanse your bowels gently, thor-
oughly. Tone is imparted to laay
bowel muscles by BLACK*
DRAUGHT. Try U.
Earl and Elizabeth as the sun
made its first momentary flashing
appearance above the horizon, as
the ajx months day heralded its
return; the birth of.the little Ooh
Pik, “The Little White Owl,”
Earl’s and Elizabeth’s baby, and
the anxious prayers of the loyal
natives as they watch day by day
as the little Ooh Pik pines slowly
away, until the white doctor from
Barrow said that the baby must
be taken away from Alaska at
once.
So the curtain fell on the final
scene as Earl and Elizabeth stood
once more on the deck of the Cut-
ter Bear and gazed sadly towards
the receding outline of a land
which when they had first glimps-
ed it three yeara before looked as
if a brush had been dipped in drab
brown paint and drawn across the
horizon, but now after they had
come to know and love the people
seemed to be an outline of friendly
brown faces, all reflecting trust
and love and understanding and
begging them to come back again
Mrs. Thompson is a remarkably
pleasing speaker. She possesses
poise, an attractive personality,
and has been well trained In the
art of public speaking.
Barham Family Held Reunion
Sunday May 7, Near Albany
A family reunion was held at
the W. C. Hale home near Albany
at the Roeser A Pendleton Swager
Pump Station on Sunday, May 7,
it was reported Wednesday by R.
M. Barham who, with Mra. Bar-
ham, attended from Stephenville.
Swimming and fishing were en-
joyed by those present, and this
was followed by a fiah fry on the
bank of the Clear Fork of the
Brazos River. Dinner was served
on the pump houM lawn.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mra. R. M. Barham, Stephenville;
Mr. and Mra. Raymond Barham
and son, Coahoma; Mr. and Mra.
Robert Barham, Kermit; Mr. and
Mra. Walter Barham, Westbrook;
Mr. and Mra. 8. I. Freeman and
Frances and Billy Freeman, of
Clyde: Mr. and Mrfc. Jess Hale
and daughter, Bluff Creek; Mr.
and Mra. Bob Sides. Abilene; Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Shanks and chil-
dren, Albany; Mr. and Mrs. Al-
bert Aycock, Luedera, and Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Miller and children,
Albany.
Jamet McNeitl Hae
Family Home On Birthday '„
Sunday morning, April 7, the
children and grandchildren of
James McNeill began arriving at
his home on South Mary street to
join in the celebration of his birth-
day. They came with well filled
baskets of food they had prepared
and brought to the home for the
Mrs. J. F. Jackson, who fell last
week, breaking one of her arms.
She is now making her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Cooper. Her
many friends are hoping for her
a speedy recovery.
Mrs. J. B. Baker and son, Char-
les of Dallas spent Sunday with
La., was here last week to visit his
friend. Miss Lucile Pierce.
MARTHAL GAP
Nora Ewers visited her mother,
Mra. Syera and her brother, John,
and sister, Martha, at Rough Creek
last Sunday.
Geneva Bishop, who has been
visiting her sister, Mra. Weldon
Belcher at Johnsville, returned
home this week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. McKnight
and son, Boyce, were Saturday
night guests for a short while of
Claud Stacy and family at Chalk
Mountain.
Mr. and Mra. Bert Christian of
Stephenville were visitors Sunday
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Davis.
Ben Looney and family of near
Iredell spent Tuesday as guests
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. F.
Sharp and family.
Hoyt McKnight, Walter Ewers,
Leslie and Clemon oackson, all at-
tended tiie show at Stephenville
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Worrell and
Misses Jessie May and Delma Lee
McCleary were shopping in Steph-
enville Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. H. D. Vinaon and little
cousins, La Nell and Roberta Me-
Knight spent Saturday - night as
guests in the home of their grand-
parents, Mr. and Mra. J. A. Mc-
Knight at Plainview.
La Nelle and Roberta Vinson
returned home with Mra. Vinson
y Sunday morning and spent the
day with her sister, Miss Dimple
McKnight, who is now staying
in the home of her grandparents,
and helping to care for her grand-
father while he is ill. They spent
the day with Mrs. Vinson Sunday.
Frank Hinton and family of
Venus spent Sunday of last week
with Lee Hinton and family.
Former Erath Teachers Elected
Reports from the Plainview,
Texas, Public school system in-
dicate that at least two former
Erath county teachers are being
highly honored at that place. D.
C. Arthur, who at one time taught
in the Dublin schools and was
basketball coach of a winning team,
has been named as head of the
math department. M. C. Brandon,
Junior
and a
Lingle-
ville schools, has also been re-
elected head of the vocational ag
department. Mrs. Arthur is head
of the English department at a
rural school 12 miles from Plain-
view. Friends of all theae people
now living in Plainview are glad
to hear of their progress in school
work.
According to an ancient legend,
if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day
(July 16) rain will continue for
40 days.
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