Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 13, 1953 Page: 4 of 12
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FRIDAY. MARCH IS. IMS
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 8TEPHENV1LLE. TEXAS
RUFUS F. HIGGS
BLYSON TAYLOR
. Owner-Publiaher
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TWENTY AND THIRTY YEARS AGO
Twenty Years Ago
Mrs. I la Burton and Mis. A. F,
Anderson were united in marriage
Saturday evening, March 5, at
8:80 o'clock in a very quiet cere-
mony in the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. C. E. Ferguson, 808
North Ollie Avenue, with Reverend
Joe Patterson, pastor of the First
Methodist Church officiating
Only members of the immediate
families and a few close fiiends
were present for the marriage ser-
vice. Mr. and Mrs. Ancierson will
continue to make their home in
Stephenvillc.
Miss Annie Lee Clark has re-
turned to her school at Atwell af-
ter being at home here with her
r Mrs. John Clark for amthe N
mother Mis. John Clark for a week
following the death of her father
John J. Clark.
Some small European nations
have prohibited the showing of
“Mickey Mouse' in movie the-
aters on the grounds that this
animated cartoon in “mentally
uaw holenome."
Everybody knows our roses
bloom thirteen months in the year.
Still 15c at Crocker’s Nursery.
The Tarleton Players were aw-
arded first place by a unanimous
decision of the judges at the dia-.
jrict junior college one-act play
tournament held in Tarleton Aud-
itorium, Friday evening. The Tar-
leton play was “The Severed Cord”
in which Betty McCombs, Allan
B. Moore and Clinton C. Cox did
some excellent acting.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hunt of
Liberty visited Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. M. N’. Singleton of Unity.
36 inch wall canvas. 3* per yd.
at Higginbotham's. :
Messrs, and Mmes. 0. T. Cline,
L. F. Partain, E. A. Wtqn, Misae*
Thelma kelton and Mary Minn
Fred (Bob) Allen all of I lucks-
bay motored to Fort Worth to
the Fat Stock Show Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Higginbotham and
Mrs. Carl llaidin were joint hos-
tesses to the Priscilla Club and
their husbands at a Backward-
Tacky party Friday night at the
home of Mrs. Higginbotham on
South Belknap St. Old time games
were plifyed with the following
guests taking part:
Messrs, and Mmes. T. C. House,
J. W. Clements, K. J. Kennedy,
Wm. Arch Jones, Swan Richard-
son, Steve Borders, Conner Rlak-
eney, Bill Lockhart, R. F. lligs,
Joe Holt, Grady Perry, Mrs. Mount
Taylor, Senator Hardin and Paul
Higginbotham.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
B. A. Fincher a prominent citi-
zen of Huekabay was a caller at
the Tribune office Tuesday.
Andrew Doyle and family arriv-
ed here from Mineral Wells, Wed-
nesday to again become citizens of
Stcphcoville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Frey. Mr.
and Mrs. Judge Burroughs, and
Mrs. F. M. Marrs, visited Herb-
ert Frey and family' in Bluff
Dale last Sunday
Due to the fact that Tarleton
and Grubbs could not come to
terms as to the place of playing
the championship game there will
be no junior college championship
basketball team this year. Tarle-
ton regrets this very much as her
prospects for winning the title
were very good.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Yearwood,
Mr. and Mrs. H. I.. Austin of
Evergreen were the guests of Mr.
Austin's sister of Chalk Mountain,
Sunday afternoon.
The Stephenvillc Sacred Harp
Singing ('lass will sing at the
8econd Baptist Church, at one
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Aunt Fain Jones, 87 years old.
a well kanwn Stephenvllle Ne-
gress died at Amarillo, Feb. 37
and was buried here Mareh 2.
Aunt Fain was an old time slave
and waa well liked by all the
white people.
Uncle Bill Wyly of Seiden visit-
ed in the home of J. L. English in
Johnsville, Sunday.
On March 7, Phil Keith and J. G.
O'Bryan of Dublin drove in to Ste-
phenville and parked their car on
the southwest side of the court-
house. They were soon surrounded
by a crowd of curious spectators
who asked innumerable questions
regarding the ancient looking ma-
chine which resembled a cross be-
tween a phaeton and a cheap road-
ster. The car, a one-cylinder Olds,
vintage of 1902, was formerly the
property of the Weiaer boys of
Dublin. The present owners intend
to ship it to Los Angeles from
whence they will drive it to New
York City as a publicity stunt for
the Olds Automobile Co. Along the
route, thousands doubtless 'krill
hear of Dublin and Erath County
Texas, who never before knew of
their existence.
DUFFAU
By Mm. Pascal Brown
The girls 4-H Club leaders, Mrs.
A. B. Naul, Mrs. Nita Harding,
Will Ann I-awrence and Bonnie
Lee Brown attended the club meet-
ing in Stephenville Saturday.
Brother Stinnett and Brother
Robert Ellis of Abiiqne were din-
ner guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Naul and family.
Bill Stinnett of Abilene was a
dinner guest of Harry Brown Sun-
day.
Sgt. and Mrs. Bill Powers and
children of Brownwood; Mr. and
Mrs. Wendell Scott and son, Ran-
day; Mrs. Junior Briles of Steph-
enville, spent Sunday in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Naul and
family.
7Wr. and Mrs. Glen Caraway of
Dawn are visiting and attending to
business here the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Meisenheim-
er of Stephenville spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Fouts.
Mrs. Festel Elkins and children
spent Sunday in Clairette with
Mis. Williams who is her grand-
mother.
The community is urged to be
at the school Wednesday night,
March 18 at 7:30 for a meeting
concerning a farm to market road.
County officers and highway offi-
cials will meet with the people of
Duffau.
Mr. arid Mrs. Homer Witt and
children of Weatherford, are
spending several days in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hutson and
Louis Hutson and families.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts and
granddaughter, Beverly and Mr.
and Mrs. James Roberts of Temple
visited in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Natehigall.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Dan Cavitt
and daughter, Peggy, of Fort
Worth, spent Sunday in the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Cavitt.
Willis Grisham has been viating
for the last few weeks with his
grandmother, MrS> Marion Wood,
his uncle and family, Hal Wood,
and aunt, Mrs. Paul Davis. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Grisham. Jr., of Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Virgil Burnett of Stcphcn-
ville and Mrs. Nina Jones of Ham-
ilton spent Monday and Tuesday
in Fort Worth on business.
Ed Hubbard, veteran Stephen-
ville groceryman and piesently as-
sociated with Minter'a Grocery, is
confined to his bed. His exact con-
dition is not known hut he is ex-
pected to be away from his work
for sometime.
NOTICE
The Bell Plumbing Company
Has moved from South Side of the Square to
318 East College Street
Across street from Continental Bus Company
Call us when you need plutabing work. Our prices are reasonable
., - *• " *
and work satisfactory.
BLL PLUMBING COMPANY
Phone L-4012
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with ELYSON TAYLOR
Hi neighbor ...
Right off the bat, I’m going to
heard thru gr tTirtireat
enjoyable musical numbers I’ve
ever listened to Sunday afternoon.
I’d heard the songs before, but
this was the first time that I had
heard the Rhythmaires’ version of
them. These four young gentlemen
are slated to go places and I woul-
dn’t be too surprised to see them
rise to national prominence.
Not being well versed in the
language of the musical world any
attempt that I should make to de-
scribe their delivery would pro-
bably fall far short of doing them
justice. But if you happen to pos-
sess a record player, be on the
look-out for some of the platters
the guartet hare already cut and
will cut in the future. . "
The quartet is composed of Ed-
die Ray Seals, Joe Sones, “Sonny”
Kirklen and Don Walker and you
ain't heard anything till you hear
them. By the way, Eddie informs
me that he and Joe still do an oc-
casional “Homer and Jethro’ type
number.
• • •
The state-wide singing conven-
tion is to be held here next month
end if you want to get a good,
“lift” go down to the City Rec Hall
and join in the festivities.
• • *
Notice that “Youth” is going
to be placed on trial next Mon-
day night in the District Court
Room. Some of the things he is be-
ing accused of are not reading or
knowing the Holy Bible, not pray-
ing or observing personal devotion,
not attending church and Sunday
School regularly and being dis-
respectful toward his parents and
arrogantly disrespectful toward
his elders.
Maybe I’m looking at it from
the wrong end of the keyhole but
it appears to me that they've got
the wrong monkey on the stick
in this instance.
Maybe the youngsters of this day
and age are guilty of the things
here accused of, BUT, let’s not for-
get the old bugaboo called ex-
ample. How many parents today
read their Bible, how many of
them go to church regularly (in-
cluding myself), how many of them
show respect not only of their
elders hut of other people, and last
and most important, how many of
them observe personal devotion.
Everyday at mealtime in my
house, my two oldest children climb
up to the table and they won’t
start eating until someone • offers
thanks. Both of them LOVE to
attend Sunday School. And there
is a reason. Ixmg ago we started
them in the habits and as long
as we encourage them, they’ll con-
tinue in them.
There is one thing about this
coming “trial' that pleases me no
end . . . it's being sponsered by a
youth group and not by adults.
Wouldn’t hurt anything at all if
a’lot of the adult population at-
tended the "Trial'' either.
• * *
Met a man after my own heart
Monday. A real gentleman by the
name of Franklin F. Cook from up
Lingleville way. He was in the
County Agents office when 1 walk-
ed in and the subject being dis-
cussed was a County Fair. He cast
another vote for the team that I
have sided with.
Once again I repeat that I’ve
heard absolutely no objection to
our having a County Fair and once
again 1 repeat that we’ve got
facilities that many other counties
would just give their eye-tooth
to have in which to hold one.
There's one thing for sure . . .
The only way you'll ever have
anything is do it. And it can be
done.
» » •
Who said Thurber is a ghost
town. If it is it has the most ac-
tive ghosts of any town in the
county. Harvey Hale and his neigh-
bors seemed to have raised their
community quota in the 1953 Red
Cross drive almost before County
Chairman Dale Harbin could an-
nounce their quote and appoint a
chairman. At any rate, they came
through with their share of the
job before the drive officially got
underway and here’s a tip of the
Taylor top-piece for their efforts.
* • •
Word has been received that
restiution will lie made for losses
incurred by cattlemen due to feed-
ing the choloranatcd. napthelcne
contaminated cotton seed pellets
manufactured by the Traders OU
Mill Company of Fort Worth.
President T. J.. Harrell of Trad-
ers has indicated that his com-
pany will do everything within its
power to see that the customers
are not hurt by losses.
The cause, result and correction
of this contamination is a long,
drawn-out technical process and
the fact that the company is vol-
untarily seeking to make restitu-
tion for something that they feel
is not their mistake anywky, bids
well for the character of thq com-
pany and its products.
I sincerly hope that those stock-
men in the county who have been
affected by this disease will de-
rive an equitable settlement on
their loeaai.
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Sot you down in Erath .... -
News of Your
NEIGHBORS
and
FRIENDS
Mr. Jerry Wooley, 647 Crow
Street, Stephenville, waa dismiss-
ed from the 8tcphenviUe Hospital
Tuesday following a .week’s hos-
pital stay for treatment of illness.
Pittman of~ tKe Center
Grove community was an office
visitor to County Agent R. C.
“Tom” Atkins Monday morning.
The topic of-conversation centered
around Grade “A” dairying and the
future of same in the county.
County Agent R. C. Atkins went
to Hiro Saturday afternoon to
attend the Hamilton County Pure-
Bred Breeders Show. He reports
that Sammy Watts “walked off
with the show."
Mrs. Jack Anderson is back in
Stephenville at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rey-
nolds, after seeing her husband off
to Goose Greek, Labrador, where
he will do his overseas duty with
the Air Corps. They have been
stationed at Charlotte, N..C. where
he wv an aviation cadet. Mrs. An-
erson is the former Miss Mel vs
Reynolds and at the time of her
marriage was an office secretary
at the Chamber of Commerce. She
is a sister of Miss Reynolds, as-
sistant cashier at the Farmers-
First National Bank and a brother
of Jack Reynolds.
COMMENTS FROM WASHINGTON
Mr. and Mrs. Art Anderson were
in Dallas attending a meeting of
the Texas Telephone Association.
They left Monday and returned
to Stephenville Wednesday. He is
the local manager of the Gulf
States Telephone Company.
Joe Holt, veteran Stephenville
and Erath County druggist, was
down town a few hours Saturday
morning. He has been under the
weather for the past two or
three weeks but believes he will
be back to normal strength and
in position to resume his duties
at the Cross Drug Store. He re
ported that his son. Dr. Gordon
Holt of Wichita Falls, was being
railed into Army service and
would report to Fort Lewis in
the state of Washington this
week. Young Dr. Holt has been
practicing in Wichita Falls for
the past several years.
Son La Baume, Erath County
Commissioner from the Dublin pre-
cinct, was a busy man Saturday
morning, computing his income tax
bill. Judge Dale Harbin was rend-
ering sympathetic assistance.
Henry Graham, livestock far-
mer and all-around good citizen
who lives between Lingleville and
Desdemonia, was in town Satur-
day—complaining about dry weath-
er but mighty happy about the
good paved road he travels over
coming to the county site.
C. O. McMillian, local attorney,
was in Hico March 6 on legal bus-
iness.
Mr. Wood Stevens thinks its
about time to plant corn, and he
is going to start planting this
week. He reports that he al-
ready has his machinery ready
to go.
Mrs. Ellie Locks of Brown-
w as in Stephenville March 6 visit
ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
lawrenee Smith who live on the
Morgan Mill Road. Mrs. Ixicks
was on her way to Fort Worth.
Mrs. Clara Moors Slack, Mrs.
G. Preston Tate and Mrs. Joe Tup-
in, ail of Comanche, were in the
city last Rriday shopping.
Jack Allen seemed to be hav-
ing a little trouble with the
door at Mrs. Mooney's Onyx
Caft Saturday. “They changed
the latch on me,” he commented.
Did you over take the wrong
road out of an unfamiliar town
and’ have tt YUHl Mill W grt trti
the right highway? If you have
had this experience, were you a
little bit stubborn about admitting
to yourself and to others who
might be riding with you that you
wete wrung and maybe even too
stubborn to stop at a filling sta-
tion to ask proper direction? If
thie has happened to you as it has
to me, of course you lost time and
effort.
My wife, Ruth, telle me that I
depend too much on “dead reckon-
ing” and not enough on highway
signe. I usually figure that the
man who made the map didn’t
know as much about the dic-
tion* as I know, and that probably
the highway signs were incorrect
anyway. It has always been a
temptation to me to keep driving
in the hope that a highway sign
will appear showing that I am
correct or that I will intersect the
proper highway, and as a result,
I would have cut through and sav-
ed time. My success at this has not
been frequent.
What this leads up to is the
Constitutional Amendment re-
lative to the making of Treat!**
and Executive Agreement. There
should be no "short-cuts” in ar-
riving at Treaties sad Agree-
ments made by the President *f
th United States which have the
effect of becoming the Supreme
law of the land. t
Legislation has been introduced
in the Congress to amend the Con-
stitution to prevent such action
by the President which could de-
prive citizens of this country ' of
their Constitutional rights.
Treaties are mere supreme than
ordinary laws passed by the Con-
gresa, since the lgws we pas* here
in Washington are invalid if they
do not conform to the Constitu-
tion. Treaties can take powers
sway from the Congress and give
them to the President. Likewise,,
Treaties can take powers away
from the States and give them to
Federal Government. In the case
of certain action* in branches of
the United Nations, Treaties or
Agreements could take power away
from this Government and give
them to some international body.
It is conceivable that such
Treaties and Agreements made
with foreign prowers could com-
pletely nullify (he provtsiofcs of
State Constitutions. State laws.
State Supreme Court decisions,
and Federal laws covering the
same subjects as the Treaties
cover.
The Supreme Court has held that
Treaties and Agreements made
with foreign powers by the Presi-
dent, even though not approved by
Congress, could supersede the Con-
stitution and become the supreme
law of the land.
It has been proven over and over
again that we cannot live in this
world albne. We could not exist
and maintain our present stand-
ards regardless of war without
other nations of the world, but we
should be very careful that no
Treaties or Agreements made with
foreign countries should ever de-
prive us of the precious rights
guranteed us under our Constitu-
tion.
Therefore, it seems highly im-
portant that we take some action
to amend our Constitution to pro-
vide that in our dealings with other
nations, we will not contract away
our individual right. A Constitu
tional Amendment is now proposed
and, if passed by Congress, would
be submitted to the State Legisla-
tures. It would be necessary for
two-thirds of the States to ratify
it to make it effective.
By SENATOR LYNDON JOHNSON
is Secretary pf the Navy and Mrs.
Hobby is Federal Security Ad-
ministrator.
It was my privilege on March
to pay tribute on the floor of
the Senate to three Senators who
have served ably for 20 years or
more. They are Senator Carl Hay-
den of Arizona, 26 years of ser-
vice, and Senators Harry Byrd of
Virginia and Pat McCimn of
(Lysim 8. Johanna, Senior
Senator from Texas, every two
weeks presents hie personal com-
ments *n matters affecting Tex-
as. His news letter, mailed dir-
ect from Washington, will be a
regular feature of this news-
paper.)
* • •
■peeehee I’ve
ever heard were delivered at the
recent dinner of the Texas Univer-
sity Ex-8tud*nts Association by
Bob Anderson of Vernon and Oveta
Culp Hobby of Houston. The pride
you,ail feel in the accomplishments
of thes* two grant Texans would
have been increased still further
if you could have heard their ad-
dresses before thie fine organiza-
tion. As you know, Mr. Anderson
Mrs. Jessie Elizabeth Moser was
dismissed from the Stephenville
Hospital Sunday after being treat-
ed the previous few days for minor
injuries sustained in a fall in her
home.
CLAIRETTE HD
CLUB NEWS
By MRS. A. E. DENMAN
The Clairette Home Demonstra-
tion Club met March 6, at 2 p.m
with Mrs. Simpson Johnson acting
as hostess.
Mrs. H. K. Self, Cl\ib president,
oalled the house to order and bus-
iness was carried out in the usual
manner.
Recreation was question* asked
on the constitution and by-laws of
our state.
No reports wSBJBSSfle
The motion Was made and se-
conded to accept Mrs .Lura Hol-
lingsworth’s resignation as sec-
retary.
Th* members voted to have the
family party at 7:20 p.m., Mareh
24, at the School House. Refresh
ments will be served.
Next meeting will be March 20
with Mrs. Frank Johnson serving
as hostess.
There were 10 members present,
and we have almost completed our
dressee that we were to make und-
er the supervision of Mrs. Reno
Dunbar and Mrs. J. G. Golightly.
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In my opinion, we have allow-
ed some of these people running
parts of the United Nations to
get us on the wrong rond. We
hare been desperate to achieve
peace and prevent war, and I
suppose have hesitated for fear
of wrecking the U. N. to "about
face” and come back to the main
track. Unless this is done, I fear
the United Nations may go the
way of the league of Nations,
and other efforts at world co-
operation. If anything it any
more serious, it is to allow our-
selves to become a party to cer-
tain Socialistic schemes for
which we pay in both money and
sacrifice of individual' Constitu-
tional rights.
The bill introduced is known as
the Bricker Amendment. Hearings
on this measure are now in pro
grass in the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. I expect to support it in
some form or other. I am opposed
to the movement of World Federa-
tion and Atlantic Union. The ac-
tions of some of these branches of
the United Nations result In some
of the eatne general principles ad-
vocated by these two organisa-
tions.
Short-cuts can get us in serious
trouble. W* need to read th* signs
placed before ua a long time ago
by our founding fether*. These
signe will not prevent progress or
world cooperation but they will
prevent someone or some group
from giving away our heritage
zRiich w* bold so dear. r ‘ ■ - i
SewsotYow
NEIGHBORS
and
FRIENDS
a a a
Tom Tate informed aa Em-
pire-Tribune reporter that he
heard from Ms son, James, quite
often. James is in the insurance
business in Killeen and doing
quite well Mr. Tate stated. He
was connected with the agency
operated by Hurry Neblett be-
fore he moved from Stephenville
to Killeon.
Horton Phelp was able to come
down to his store for awhile March
6 after he had been out for a long
illness.
C. C. Winters, prominent far-
mer in the lower Bosque Valley
country, was in town March 6
and said that th* grain crop in
that section of Erath County
looked remarkably well consider-
ing tke dry weather. He believes
a food rain any time soon would
insure a good yield— provided
th* insects do not strike.
P. C. Chamberlin, manager of
the Stephenville store of R. E. Cox
Dry Goods Company, was in Dub-
lin Tuesday attending Rotary and
looking after business.
Messrs Harvey Belcher, W. J.
Wisdom and H. G. Perry were in
Austin Tuesday on business with
Representative Wilbur Wright Per-
ry and Senator Crawford Martin.
Mrs. G. E. Meador, Mrs. Joe
Hurley and Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Baker and family spent the week-
end at Snyder. Mmes. Hurley and
Meador’s father, W. B. Cox, was
to leave Snyder Tuesday for Tu-
lare, Cal., where he is to make
his home with hie son, Everett
Cox. They report that Snyder got
a go drain that has been needed
a great deal for the past two years.
The Robert Denmans, who moved
back to Stephenville from Lawton,
Okla.,- about two months ago, have
bought a new home at 1120 North
Ollie and are presently redecorat-
ing it. They expect to move into
the new residence about March 15.
He is associated with his father,
A. H. Denman, in the real estate
business, and only recently recov-
ered from polio. Mrs. Denman is
the former Miss Doris Hutchins
of Lawton, Okla., and they were
married in June of 194$. They lived
here in 1949-60 while he attended
TSC and worked at J. C. Penney
Co. The Denman's have one daugh-
ter, Cathy, who is two years old.
A. L. Mayfield, who used to
live on Green Street before his
wife passed away and now lives
with his son, expressed a wish for
rain last Saturday and got it. He
said he though it would help the
sale of farms and ranches.
An office visitor to the Daily
Empire and the Empire-Tribune
Saturday was Sherwood Voorhies
formerly of Doute I, Mingus, but
now living at Andrews, yoorhies
dropped into the office to pay his
subscription to the Empire-Tribune
and disclosed hatt his sister, Iva
Voorhies had been in the Dublin
Hospital but was much improved
and was permitted to return to
her home on Saturday morning.
Voorhies and his wife made the
journey in from Andrews early
Saturday morning to be with his
sister and returned to their home
on Monday. They were accom-
pagnied by their two children
David and Sheril Beth.
V
McChYTAn
Nevada, 20 years eaWL My good
friend, Senator Dick Russell of
Georgia observed hi* twentieth an-
niversary of service January 12.
After mentioning the aceoaA
plish meats of these Senators, I
added:
“Mr. President. I wish now to
pay tribute to another great Am-
erican Texas takes great pride in
the fact that the belbved for-
mer Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Sam Rayburn,
today marks the fortieth anal
versary of his being sworn in as
a member of that great public
body. Mr. President, no man in
public life today commands a
higher degree of respect, devo-
tion and affection from those
who know him than does Sam
Rayburn.”
While I had the floor, I went
on to point out that March 3 marks
one of the truly great events of
American history: the taking of
the oath of office as President by
Franklin D. Roosevelt on that
date in 1933. The late President
will always be remembered as the
man who appeared is our darkest
hour of depression and voiced the
true soul of these United States.
Members of the Texas State So
ciety have done me the honor of
electing me president of the or-
ganization. There are a lot of “dis-
placed Texans” in Washington, and
nearly 1,000 of them belong to the
Society. It’s a real privilege to
have the opportunity of serving
as their president. —
James E. Kilday, Austin, was
elected vice president, and the fol-
lowing were named as board mem-
bers: Aubrey A. Graves, Temple;
Mrs. Walter Jenkins, Wichita
Falls; and Congressman Walter
Rogers, Pampa.
• a *
Truett Bailey of Cleburne, repre-
senting the Brazos Electric Trans-
mission Co-op, was in the office
to ask that we reserve a dining
room for a luncheon late this
month for some thirty members of
the Co-op. They want -to discuss
policies affecting the generation
and transmission of power by rur-
al electric co-opa with members
of the House of Representatives
living in the Brazos district, which
extends from the Gulf to the Pan-
handle, and with Senator Price
Daniel and ipyself. I am looking
forward to seeing them.
* * *
Attended a luncheon''here for
Gene Autry, native Texan and
cowboy singer extraordinary. Gene
was kind enough to autograph
photos of, himself for Lynda Bird
and Lucy, my two little 'girls. Gene
gets plenty of attention from kids
wherever he goes, and he’s a fine
example for them — a good oid
clean-living Texas boy who has
made good in a big way.
* * *
Air-minded Texans from all over
the State are in Washington this
week in the interest of more and
better transportation service. They
are here to appear before the
Civil Aeronautics Board in a local
service case affecting air trans-
portation in just about every sec-
tion of Texas.
People are here for the CAB
hearing from a number of Texas
towns and Cities, among them Am-
arillo, Borger, Childress, Pampa,
Vernon, Wichita Falls, Abilene,
Coleman, Fort Worth and Dallas.
These folks really make it see in
like Texas Week in Washington.
Wallace Lyle waa busy Sat-
urday morning mailing tke metal
down oa the roof of th* aew
awning in front Anderson*
Drees Shop end amid Ant ho
was haring laid {»“>
ing It.
Mrs. Pete Amorello, the former
Miss Thulia Jean Wooten; her
mother, Mrs. Willie Wooten; and
sister, Miea Nell Wooten, were in
the city Tuesday visiting with
friends and relative*. Mrs. Amorello
reports that sjie and her husband,
who is with the Consolidated Pack-
aging Company, have been in eight
states and old Mexico since their
marriage last December 14. Amo-
rello ft presently in Tennessee on
business for tke company snd Mrs.
Aorello is spending the time visit-
ing with her friends and relatives.
A snprlse birthday party was
given for Mias Ederlyn Palmer
March • at th* home of Mia*
Clara Merle Stafford. GaesU
present were Jo Rqod Moon,
Beth Ramsay, Ru(J» Adams. Lin-
ds Lee, and Rowena Weed. Re-
freshments were servsd snd th*
girls enjoyed peeing Edarlyia
opening her gifts.
Mrs. H. C. Martin returned
recently frim Lonview where she
vhited he daughters and their
families, Mr and Mrs. W. H.
Christian and Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
West, and attended the wedding
of her 'granddaughter, the former
Miss Janice West, to Roy Bigger-
staff. »Mrs. Martin went to the
East Texas city a week before the
wedding, which took place on Feb.
14; and returned last week. She
was accomp; nied on her return trip
t;
•totes that Longview has plenty
of rain and the area isn’t aa dry
as Erath County.
by Mrs. Chrctian, who visited with
her for a few days. Mrs. Martin
Clifton Fenner of Waco was here
March 6 to visit in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Fenner, and to attend the-funeral
of his cousin, Will Fenner.
Mrs. Billy Borders and her
three children. Buddy, Billie
Maris and Jamie, are moving
to Shalina, Fla., to bo with their
husband and father, Capt. Bor-
ders is a native of Stephenville.
Sgt. Ed Palmer, son,of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Palmer of Stephen-
ville, returned to Brooks Army
Hospital iir San Antonio March
4 following a 80-day leave hero
Tills was the second leave he has
spent in Stephenville since return-
ing from Korea and Japan in Dec-
ember.
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WILL CLIMAX
BIRTHDAY WEEK
The week long celebration of the
41st Birthday of Girl Scouting will
be climaxed in Stephenville when
the Girl Scouts and Brownies are
entertained with a Birthday Party
at the College Dining Hall at 7:80
p.m. today.
The program will be one that
will be of interest to the girls. Ed-
die Ray Seals'and Joe Sones will
entertain with their ‘‘Clem snd
Ears” act. Mrs. Bryan Hale will
give a story using a flannelgraph
of illustrate it.
Program arrangements have
been under the direction of Mrs.
R. E. Martin, Jr.L Program Chair-
man for the Girl Scout Association
of Stephenville.
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The S. R. Jacksons went to 8*n
Antonio March 1 to visit their
daughter and her husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Ivin Cutler, and their
little daughters, Carolyn Ann and
Marolla.
Mrs. M. T. Thompson and Mrs.
J. E. Gaerry of Lipaa were shop-
ping in Stephenville March •.
Ray Howell, Glen Moring, and
Jime Bennett went to 8*Iden, for
hunting, last Friday night. They
reported that they only killed two
fox.
A visitor in the REA office in
Stephenville this morning was W.
H. Hilburn of Route 8, Dublin, who
dropped by to pay his electric bill.
Mr. Hilburn stated that “this rain
sure is a blessing” and his jubil-
ance was shared by others talking
to him.
site
“When you consider how everything else ha*
increased in price in the last few years, funeral
services have certainly remained reasonable. At
least we found that to be true at Trewitt’a who
have served in our family several times.”
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