The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1957 Page: 1 of 10
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TEAGUE. FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1*57
VOL. 50, NO «S
Forty-One Seniors To Get Early Hews Copy
Needed Next Week
W. L. SEWELL)
[citizens, in ((immunities
jf are proned to Jhinkj
'crcaratjci: 4 Commerce
institution that is con-
_ Icing industry’ and big
fTto perhaps is a part
_ctions of the Cham-
fotnmerce. but there are
I other activities which
iers of our community
sted. In listing some
tivities recently, Dr.
Gage, retiring presi-
of how the orgeniza-
sponsored the 1936
County Reunion,
1000 peaple attended;
|ted Fund; better rela-
other ((immunities;
nent of streets and
sponsoring of the
| Chnstmas activities;
agriculture and nu-
f other projects to build
and better communi-
| highlight of last year’s
the all-out effort to
he San Jacinto Ord-
ant, now located at
There has not yet
iefinite decision in this
However, Teague may
this huge installation,
theless, had we not
live Chamber of Com-
anization, we wouldn’t
much further than
the army officials,
visited here, to "just
’ and leave it there.
| hundreds of letters and
calls followed, and
»replys, we know a few
who realize that
Is seeking something
He. Had we been for-
ugh in securing this,
nic results would have
of us many hundred
little amounts we in-
Chamber of Com-
ic!) year. We cannot
now, than to only
| this time your Cham-
tannrerce is on the
an industry which
ing from 200 to 300
a payroll to Teague,
ild materialize and it
, but at the same time,
are awake and on
[yesterday, today and
e. We have presertt-
as near as we know
would not mislead
the least and would
influence any firm
to do anything
we try to do our-
will be called upon
i committee headed by
dy, seeking your
dp in the Chamber of
. These men are work
just dike all other
Teague, taking time
their jobs and busi-
give you an opportu-
vest in the future of
nunity. if we stand
ating together,
could happen that
I look back and say: “I
|I had a small part in
Forty-one seniors at Teague
High School will receive their
diplomas Thursday night, May
23, when the forty-eighth an-
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dte, young rancher
[Highway 84, about
one-half west
1 a truck load of his
in Fort Worth
a top price. The
P*te raised right here
>nc County. Besides
activities, he is also
'apys. geese, ducks
He says he has
k« for them in Wa-
Blll is devoting his
m"’1 living on the
in school, his
is devoting his
■ entertainment world.
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[ 0 Hr and Mrs. Ru-
for » nice box ol
County black
1 was out of the
morning they
. finest berries ]
?*n- and I have al
P**’! some of the ber-
Cr'y wife made with
delicious. While
"ice thing*
to do for
^^warles brought
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Dr. C. G. Strickland of the
School of Education of Baylor
University, Waco, will deliver
the commencement address be-
fore the graduates of Teague
High School tonight at 8:00
p.m. at the Teague High School
Gymnasium.
nual commencement exercises
are held in the Teague High
School gymnasium, at 8:00
o’clock.
Dr. C. G. Strickland, of the
4-School of Education at Baylor
University, will be the principal
speaker. Superintendent of
Schools, Leo C. Stuver will In-
troduce the speaker.
The processional: "Triumphal
March," will be played by the
High School band, under the di-
rection of L C. Williamson.
Rev. L. Audrey Thomas, pas-
tor of the First Baptist Church,
will deliver the invocation.
Miss Sylvia Faubion will de-
liver the salutatory address, fol-
lowed by the valedictory ad-
dress by Miss Rosemary Tichy.
The 1957 graduating" class
will be presented by Principal
C. W. Hancock, and H. C.
Goolsby, president of the board
of trustees, will present the di-
plomas.
W. O. Batten, minister of the
Church of Christ,, will pro-
nounce the benediction.
Due To the Memorial
Day holiday Thursday,
May 30, being observed by
the business firms in
Teague, The Chronicle will
publish next week’s issue
on Wednesday, instead of
the usual Thursday edition.
Everyone who will have
news items of interest for
that issue should call or
bring them In not later
than Monday afternoon in
order that they may appear
in May 30 Issue. Your co-
operation will be appreciat-
ed. \
Popular Teague High Singers
Point Enterprise School
Homecoming Set May 26
An annual’ school homecom-
ing will be held at Point En-
terprise Sunday, May 26, when
more than 500 residents, form-
er residents and their families
are expected to attend.
Alvie Sellers, president of the
Homecbming Association, says
the activities will begin with the
homecoming service at 10 a.m.
W. T. McDaniels, former
teacher now serving as chief
truant officer in Beaumont, will
make the introductory speech.
The principal speaker will be
Jack Bond, former student of
the Point Enterprise school
who is now secretary of the
Bible Counselor Association of
Houston.
The oldest people at. the
homecoming and those traveling
the greatest distance to attend
will be recognized.
A barbecue dinner will be
served at noon wi(h the barbe-
cue provided by Utte Homecom-
Negro Loses
Life In Knife
Fight Sunday
Clifton Smith, 52-year-old
Negro, living near Simsboro,
father of eleven children, died
shortly after being slashed
around the neck with a knife
last Sunday afternoon near Fur-
ney Richardson, Hugh D. Reed,
Jr., county attorney repprted
this week.
The incident occurred around
3:15 p.m. Sunday, when Smith
and Randolph Livingston
another Negro, became involved
in an argument oyer a watch
chain.
Livingston surrendered to
City Marshal Addison Blakeley,
immediately following the cut-
ting. Charges of murder have
been filed against him and b*
was released on a $3,000 bor^*
pending action of the grrnf1
jury, Reed said.
The trial of Lillie Mae And£r
son, Fairfield Negro,
scheduled to get undi
Palestine Monday mori
27. ■
She is charged
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the death of a W<
Lawrence Carter.
Lozell Lewis
given a 25-year
same offense.
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Paste Resigns
City Granted
Permission to
Raise Flume
A hearing on the application
of the City of Teague to raise
the flume at the Holman Creek
reservoir by two feet was held
In Austin last week and the
board of Water Engineers grant-
ed the application according
Herman W. Hawker, city secre-
tary, who appeared before the
board on behalf of the appli-
cation.
There was no opposition to
the application, but it was
necessary to place the reasons
for the increased water supply
into the record before the per-
mit wgs granted, Hawker
pointed out. •
Raising the flume two feet
will add 300 acre feet of water
to the capacity, of the lake, or
increase the present water sup-
ply at the Holman Creek reser-
voir by one-third, to a total of
1160-acre feet.
The City was granted one
year in which to do the nec-
essary construction work. It
will be necessary to delay the
start of the work until the
present water level is several
fedt below the top of the flume.
Softball Meeting Set
Friday Night At Park
• An effort is being made to
organize a softball team
in Teague, according to an
announcement made this
week by softball fans here.
A meeting has been set
for 7 p.m. Friday, May 24
at the ball diamond in the
City Park, when all citi-
zens -who are interested in
organizing a softball team
are Invited.
ing Association. The rest of the
food will be brought by' the
residents.
Sellers says that $125 is need-
ed to pay for the barbecue and
donations are being accepted.
They should contact the pres-
ident or the? other officers, Vice-
President, Jim Fore or Mrs.
Wanda Lamb, the secretary.
The Homecoming finance
committee is comprised of Mrs.
Ray McGee, chairman; Ellice
Lightsey, Buck Douglas, Mrs.
Clyde Wadle, and Mrs. R. E.
Bozeman. Members of the wel-
coming committee, are Mrs.
John Moody, chairman, and 4_
Mrs. James Shivers, Bob Winkl- 1
er, Dowie Wright, and Cart
Ruth make up the barbecue
committee.
The homecoming has been
held annually for the past sev-
eral years with hundreds of
people attending from Point
Enterprise and other towns and
communities in this area as well
as from towns ail over the state
and other states..
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Teague FFA Chapter
Wins Grass Judging
Contest At Fairfield
The Teague F.F.A. Chapter
won the Freest one-LAO|r-Sotl
Conservation District “frsss
Judging Contest at Fairfield
Tuesday afternoon, May 14th.
Vbewitt Terry was high point
individual with a score 96*, ; out
of a possible 100 points. James
Connell, sop of Mrs. Delma
Connell, scored 92Va to place
second in the number of points.
Pete Terry scored 85 points to
place third in the contest.
Team score was 274 points out
of a possible 300. Dewitt and
Pete are the sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Millard Terry, of Route 3,
Teague.
The Wortham grass judging
team placed second and Oak-
wood team took third in the
two-county area S.C.D. sponsor-
ed contest. Appropriate plaques
were awarded to each of the
above teams.
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Members of tb> Taagu* High School CM* are shown following one of the* reoent performances.
Pictured left t® right, lobby Wilkinson, Billy Hill, Terry Lancaster, Joe Day Whitaker, Tommy
Neale and Glfnn Hippel, who accompanies the singers on the bats violin. Seated is their accom-
paniet at the pi*no> Miss Patricia McMichael.
Rev. Charles Davis, pastor <
the First Christian Church I
Teague, has resigned, effective
Sunday, May 26, to become pas-
tor of the Memorial Christian
Church in Fort Worth. He will
preach bis last sermon here
Sunday afternoon, May 26 at
4:00 o'clock. Rev. Davis has
been pastor of the local church
for th# past three years. He is
also pastor of the First Chris-
tian Church in Maxis where he
lives.
Merchant To Observe
Holiday Next Thursday
Practically *11 business
firms in *'e*EU0 will be closed
ThursdrY* May 30, In observ-
ance o' Memorial Day, J. Er-
nct riam, president of the
r>v<aU Merchants Association
said this week.
Local merchants approved
seven holidays for 1957,
earlier this year, which in-
cluded Memorial Day.
^ ' Other holidays to be ob-
served are as follows: Thurs-
day, July 4, Independence
Day; Monday, September 2,
Labor Day; Thursday, No-
vember 28, Thanksgiving
Day; Wednesday and Thurs-
day, December 25 and 26,
Christmas, and Wednesday,
January 1, New Year’s Day.
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Isham Wilson Gets
Summer Scholarship
For Science Study
ylsham L. Wilson, teacher of
science In Teague High School,
has been awarded a scholarship
by the National Science Founda-
tion and Baylor University.
He will enter the eight weeks
study June 3 in Waco.
The purpose of the National
Science Foundation is to meet
the need of more and better pre-
pared science and mathjcpjIuK
students high schools and
* Last year Wilson at-
tended % six weeks -institute at
Texas A AM College.
He reports that the science
laboratory at Teague High
School is one of the best equip-
ped in this part of the state.
Teenage Singers Rapidly
Gain Popularity In Area
Encore" is a very familiar
word with the audiences when
they have just heard one of
the excellent performances
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Cora Keys Held
At Ham Bros. Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs.
Cora Keys, age 75, were held
at the Ham Bros. Chapel Fri-
day. May 17, Rev. H. L. McKls-
sack, pastor of the Eighth Ave-
nue iBaptist Church in Teague,
amfRev. R. L. Ryburn of K Ir-
vin, officiated. Burial was in the
Shanks Cemetery.
Mrs. Keys died in the City
Hospital Thursday morning.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, James Henry
Keys, April 11, 1945.
Born In Nacogdoches Coun-
ty, February 5, 1882, she and
her husband lived In the
Shanks community for many
years. After the death of her
husband, Mrs. Keys, moved to
Teague. She was a member of
the Eighth Avenue Baptist
Church.
Survivors include one sister,
Mrs. Ada Thomason, Mexia;
Vyo children, Cliff Keys, and
jfri* Richard Emmons, both of
IVague- tlve grandchildren;
three ^reat-grandchildren.
Pallbearers w^e: Free-
man. John Moore. T^nk utsey,
Horace Miller, I^eonlT*! Hosea,
John Smith and Esi£!
Ing.
Gould-
Chronicle To Carry First Five Years
In Teague Series, Starting On June 6
from the talented teenagers,
who call themselves, “The
Clefs."
“The Clefs," composed of
Terry Lancaster, Billy HOI,
Bobby Wilkinson, Joe Day
Whitaker, Tommy Neale, and
accompanied by Glenn Hippel,
who plays the bass fiddle and
saxaphone, and Pat McMichael,
as pianist, are sponsored by L.
C. Williamson, * High School
Band and Choir Director.
Organizing only this year,
“The Clefs” have rapidly gained
popularity and recognition, not
only in their community, but
throughout Central Texas. "Al-
ways singing for someone,
somewhere, seems to be a mot-
to with the ^’Clefs."
They have made many local „
appearances, singing for the
Teague Rotary Club, March of
Dimes Talent Review, Chamber
of Commerce Banquet, Sinclair
Oil Refinery Dinner, and the
Business and Professional
Women’s Club. "The Clefs” have
also sang at the annual Navar-
ro Junior College Talent Show,
and the Mexia Rotary Club
Talent Show, and a Talent Show
sponsored by the Senior Class,
Teague High School.
The "Clefs” won first place
in the talent . show sponsored
by the Senior Class and placed
second In the Mexia Rotary Tal-
ent Show. The Clefs have also
sang several times on the "Bi-
Stone Talent Show" presented
by the Mexia radio station
KBUS.
They have entertained their
own student body throughout
the school year by singing on
school assemblies and special
(Sec SINGERS On Page Four)
Through the courtesy of
W. R. (BUI) Boyd, Jr., The
Chronicle will begin a series
of weekly installments, re-
viewing the first five years
of the City of Teague.
Boyd has been doing con-
Soil Stewardship Week Starts Sunday
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson today made the
following statement In behalf of
SoU Stewardship Week and Ru-
ral Life Sunday, both of which
occur this month:
The Department of Agricul-
ture is happy to Join with the
National Association of SoU
Conservation Districts and na-
tional church organizations in
the observance of National
Soil Stewardship Week which
they are sponsoring May 26 to
June 2. During this week, or on
Rural Life Sunday, May 26, lo-
cal churches of various faiths
and soil conservation districts
throughout the nation will join
In special recognition of man's
responsibility as a steward of
our God-given heritage — the
productive soU.
Such observance is especially
heartening to us in the Depart-
ment of Agriculture who are
charged with helping farmers
use soU wisely and at the same
time conserve it for continued
production for the generations
to come. Our future food supply
depends on the inteUigence with
which we use our productive
resources—such as soil and
water. Not only food but many
raw materials for Industry
come from the soil. While solv-
ing today’s problems, we must
not neglect tomorrow’s needs.
, I strongly urge farm, church,
civic, conservation and other
organizations to participate In
this event as an important
means of becoming better ac-
quainted with the vital Impor-
tance of wise use of our land
to both our material and spiri-
tual welfare. I am urging em-
ployees of the Department to
participate in soil stewardship
observance as citizens in their
communities to help organized
groups, when requested, in plan-
ning qf conducting such events.
slderable research through
the more than 50 years of
files at The Chronicle of-
fice, and it is believed these
articles will be quite in-
teresting to the readers.
Many names of early set-
tlers in Teague will be
mentioned, as well as re-
calling various things that
had to do with establishing
-the town.
Every citizen in the coun-
ty will be interested in this
series, which qoujd run for
a 12-month period.* Watch
the date of your subscrip-
tion and be sure your
paper doesn’t expire.
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H. H. RADCLIFFE CARRIED
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
H. H. Radcliffe was carried
home Tuesday from the City
Hospital, where he had been
for the past three weeks, receiv-
ing treatment for a broken leg.
Mrs. Radcliffe reported Wed-
nesday that he is feeling fine.
An aiiolane was used early
last SundJK morning to spray
250 pound* of DDT and Chlor-
dane over the city. In an effort
to rid trte city of mosquitoes,
flies am other InscO’t*, city of-
ficiahynave announced- -
Th/ plane was flown
J;i run Neale, who said that
wf/ther conditions last Sunday
were perfect for the operations.
City officials urges every
citizen to destroy tin cans and
rubbish around'their premises
to help prevent a continuous
breeding of mosauitoes. ,
Mayor W. R. Jones said this
week that if the first spraying
operation failed to kill all the
mosquitoes and flies, that
another attempt would be
within two
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Sewell, W. L. The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1957, newspaper, May 23, 1957; Teague, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125354/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.