Pilot Point Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1950 Page: 1 of 8
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'VOLUME 73 No. 12
PILOT POINT. TEXAS THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1950
Subscription rata: $1.50 per year.
Established 1171
PS
By M. DIRY
re. Robert Mayer
■ter Sunday to et-
:h luncheon and a
itiea of the Knfchts
initiation there.
B. c. Coker were
of Mr. and lire.
oppedge underwent
nple hoapital Wed-
week. She returned
unday.
ITORS
> big refrig.
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|bility you'll
i In. See aH
btors.
anises
I
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The Ryan Furniture Store ia
undergoing come major redecor-
ating, including the moving of a
large partition to tnoreaae the alia
of the dlaplay room, enlargement
of the diapfay window at front,
and the general eplaehlng of new
paint, ate.
l* • . ,
Juat II more ehoppirtg daye
until ChrlsiliW*.—All you Santa's
helpers better aurt looking around
to see what all the local merchant*
have oq.tssnd-tapedslly for Chris,
tmaa giving. In our atrolla around
the squpre we have seen many ex-
citing giff items. Remember that
good slogan “Shop at Home this
Christ m**.” ^
Overheard aomeone aay this
waalc, “Thoae peanuts juat won’t
quit. I thought they were almost
all In, but they (peanut laden
trucks) still keep coming.”
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The United Nations flag, which
was made by the Pilot Point
Homs Demonstration and pres-
ented to the local American Legion
Poet, was raised Saturday on a
new pole on the square especially
erected to be used in flying this
flag. We think this was a fihe civ-
ic project of the Home Demonstra-
tion Club and add our thanks to
that of tho rest of Pilot Point to
the club for this new flag-
•
Think twice before you hum
trash these dry, windy days, folks.
If you must bum trash, remem-
ber these precautions so that the
fire willnot spread; Use a barrel
to burp trash in, have a bucket
of watey or water hose connected
i nd handy, keep an ey« on the
blaaa until all sparks and flames
are .gape, bum trash oaNy in the
morning if possible and -when the
"*■ niii ane| b», all
ose vacant lots
with weeds and grass.
morning if: poasfbl:
wind k pot big
means, watch tho
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STORES CLOSE MERE
NOV. 23 FOR
THANKSGIVING
Which Thursday?
.Won’t someone please put a
stop to this confusion?
Whet with Nov. 28 being ob-
served in some places, and Nov.
80 bslng observed as THE Thanks-
giving in other places — just
which would Pilot Point chooee?
It waa a moot qaaetion until
Mayor J. Winston Peel and other
local merchant! put their heads
together and came out with Nov.
28 as the day to be named as local
holiday when etores, -bank ana
po« toff ice will be cloned.
What about those lucky ones
with Texes-A&M football tickets?
Well, that’s their problem.
Neighboring towns have pro-
claimed the 28rd as holiday and
have planned special traditional
features, such as the Tioga turkey
dinner, etc., for that day, which
is the National holiday.
And what about fKe poor gob-
lers? If they don’t get caught one
Thursday, they’ll probably not
get by the second. And then
there’s Christmas. Well, happy
baked turkey and turkey hash
days ahead1
SERVICES HELD FOR , V
KELLY INFANT HERE
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Kelly of Pilot Point died
Tuesday, Nov. 14, a few hours
after its birth at 8:3fi p. m- Tues-
day in Flow Memorial’ Hospital,
Denton. .
Funeral services ware-held Wed-
nesday, Nov. 15, at'Beck Funeral
Home, conducted by Rev. J.' I.
Clinton, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church. Interment was in Below
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Geo.
Bell and Win McNatt of Aubrey.
Survivors are its parents, one
stater, Mies Carolyn Kelly and one
brother, Howard Kelly, both of
Denton.
Rev. and Mrs. & H. GAttis at-
tended a dtetrist pastor’s meeting
last Monday In ‘Sherman. H* re-
ported at> intei eating meeting.
Hardwood Veneer Cut Thin
Td? Reveal Beauty of Grain
bugvuyv wwu gifluu jian*
und In hardwood veneer
e possible by the thinness
veneer sheet The effects
t be duplic
_ wood.
sheets of
duplicated in
veneer art
^a log, they are kegtta
_____. »position it had in the liv-
ing true. A stack of veneer sheets
is comparable to a loaf of sliced
the standard thickness
is only 1/28 inch,
- are virtually
figure. When
are placed tide
_ the manufactureOf
plywood, the grain of
matches the main of
tacts. Symmetrical pat-
Department fit Com-
the wide diversity of
and to ths^fjet (hat
Ive wood grain pat-‘| degree of perfection that the wen.
Informed designer may obtain al-
most any desired effect and may
realise the full value of every
.Wood. Thus, the exquisite wood
panels of modern homes, radio
and television cabinets, or fine
furniture, which we enjoy, are
achieved.
“In the process of matching, the:
veneers may have to be squared,
or clipped at an angle, or cut Into
a number of small segments, or
treated In some other manner, de-
pending upon the result desired.
Since each sheet carries a pattern
almost identical to that of the
sheet next to it. they must all be
cut in exactly the soma place.
“Sometimes a third, a half, or
In rara cases orgy a fourth of aach
sheet of vengSr can be used,
merely because only a small por-
tion of Its pattsm would help
form the perfect design needed
for s beautifully matched tablo
top or dresser front”
Despite the thinness of hard-
wood veneer. In its final'form it
is stronger than solid wood. The
reason for this is that sheets of
veneer ore combined Into hard-
wood plywood. Full resistance to
splitting and warping is a charac-
teristic of hardwood plywood’s
aross-graln construction.
BOY SCOUTS GUESTS
AT ROOSTER CLUB’S
DINNER MEETING
Eighteen local boya, member*
of Boy Scout Troop 64 sponsor-
ed by the Pilot Point Booster
Club, were epeciel guests of the
Booster Club’s November dinner
session Tuesday night In the
school cafeteria.
Aa a feature of the program
short talks were made by three
Denton County Boy Scout execu-
tives, Rax Phlmer, Bill Cooper
and Dr. J. L. Carrico, all of Den-
ton. Short talks also were made
by several Boy Scouts on their
experiences at Worth Ranch dur-
ing the past summer.
Oharles Ballard, president, con-
ducted the business session, dur-
ing which he named several com-
m It tees: Nominating committee,
Clifton Irick, Lee Mossev, J. Ear.
Sell, H. W. Key; TB Christmas
Seal Sales, p. C. Gentry, William
Hll*, Dee Elder; Christmas plans,
Harold Smith, J. W. Peel, Alvin
Branum, B. C. Cheatham, Rex
Eaton.
J. S. Wilson, chairman of the
club’s good rood* committee, made
a report of a recent commisdion-
ers’ court s.eseion which he at-
Members of the nominating
committee will be in charge of the
entertainment for the December
nesting.
XIX CENTURY CLUB
OBSERVES ‘AMER1CIAN
ARTS WEEK’ HERE
“American Arte Weak” spon-
sored by the American Artists
Professional League and endorsed
by the General Federation of
Women’s Clubs, was observed lo-
enjly by tha XIX Century Club
Oct 27 and 28 with an exhibit of
arts and craft work in their booth
at the school’s Harvest Festival.
Many of the articles displayed
Were made by club members, oi*
by the children of the fourth, fifth
and 6th grades.
A beautiful lace table cloth, .a
wool afghan, an unusual lamp
shade, hammered and etched trays
in both copper and aluminum,
porcelain figurines, and oi] paint-
ings, os well as numeious other
articles made nn interesting dis-
play. The art work of the school
children was especially noteworthy
for it Showed how much the school
is doing to devoolp the esthetic
talents of the yeung students The
work shop classes in; arts and
crafts, conducted at the school
this past summer by NTSC stu-
dents, continues to pay big divi-
dends to the youngsters and
adults who attended, shd thus
developed new and interesting
hobbies.
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Why We Stress Care in Attending
A to DETAILS....
« ' A
Ea«h funeral service is composed of a myriad of de-
tain, each one being dependent to a degree upon the
others. Therefore, the funerql director who is anxious
ttfjpSrform hll dujyto the full satisfaction of his client
bottFfinanciaHy an<i^*ttu|»i.cally MUST manage his
argqrflzdtloy'.IrtsiWt i^^HBient manner that no de-
tail will ever fyoyer
ll’ is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US THAT EACH
CLIENT RECEIVE CO^PET^NT SERVICE.
Smitk
Oar Funeral Insurance Pol tel** Fay in Fall and at On«a
Bank Says Mora
Rosa Bushts To
Ba Sold Soon
The -filot Point ‘National RCrfk.
announced that tt would have
more rose bushes for sale soon,
and that those interested in pur-
chasing more of the bushes could
watch for announcement through
the Post-Signal.
All of the rose bushes the bank
had for sale lost Saturday were
not purchased and the bushes were
set out to keep them from dying,
following a raln which the bushes
need, the bushes will then be for
sale. .
Bird Neits Pat -
Fire Alarm on Blink
Birds electod to build nests in
the firs alarm, canning vibration,
Firs Chief Alvin Branum aaid
this weak.
Ha stated that an alsctridan
was omployed to repair tha dam-
ages. Residents who heard tha
alarm sound about 9 p. m. Mon-
day perhaps loaned that tha alarm
was just being sounded in order
to tost it.
Thors wars thro* real firs
alarms, however, during the week.
Firemen answered calls to put out
grass fires r.t the John Langley
residence, the depot and the
Washington School.
Branum said the truck siren
hod to be used instead of the reg.
ular electric siren and consequent-
ly only a few firemen heard the
alarm. Students at the Washing-
ton School had extinguished the
blaze there beforo the firemen
arrived.
RITES ARE HELD IN
COLLINSVILLE FOR
MRS. V. DISHMAN
Final rites for Mrs. Virginia
Dishman, 84, were held at 2:80
p. m. Sunday in the First Method-
ist Church of Collinsville. The
.services were conducted by Rev.
W. G. Craig of Gainesville and
Rev. R. L. Cates, pastor of the
Collinsville church. Burial was in
the Collinsville cemetery, under
the direction of Beck Funeral
Home of Pilot Point.
Mrs. Dishman died Friday in the
home of her daughter in Atlan-
ta, Ga. She was born March 22,
1866 at Collinsville. She was the
widow of John W. Dishman, a re-
tired president of the Collinsville
Bank. She was an active member
of the Methodist Church and a
member of the Collinsville Ceme-
tery Association.
Survivors include one son, Roy
B. Dishman of Shreveport, La.,
and seven daughters, Mrs. Hattie
Pryor of Tucker, Go.; Mrs. A. E.
Morris of Dallas; Mrs. Eula Jean
Keith of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Mar-
vin Reese of Dallas; Mrs. Mamie
Rail of .Brownwood; Mrs. Clara
Vicktry of Tucker, Ga.; and Miss
Naomi Webb of Atlanta, Go., and
eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers were R. I. Mon-
crief, Harvey Harbison E. L. Mar-
tin, Charlie Pelphry, Lonnie
Owens and Earl Bruce.
Home Demonstration
Chib Completes Flog;
Plans All-Day Moot
Ths United Nations flag which
the Pilot Point Home Demonstra-
tion Club has been msking was
compelted by members at the
club’s meeting Nov. 3 at the home
of Mrs. Lillian Harris.
Members voted to present the
flag to the local American Legion
chapter.
Mrs. R. S, Parker was assist-
ing hosteajj'utthe meeting god pr«-
•Sghted a Short'fdemoaStratujn 'oft
the care of frozen food and con-
tainers.
The hostesses served refresh-
ments to 11 members and three
guests, Mrs. Dora Agnue, Mrs.
Herbet Winchester and daughter,
Marcia Lee.
The group will meet Nov. 17
at the home of Mrs. B. W. Hopson
for an, all-day meeting and cov-
ered dish luncheon. Mrs. Myrtle
Negy, county agent, will be pres-
ent at the meeting.
The farmers of Texas contributed bales of cotton to the Christian
Rural Overseas Program’s Friendship Food Ship which was dedicated
to the hungry overseas on United Nations Day in Chicago. Walter
Parr, CROP’S Regional Director for Texas, is seen above during
— ceremonies, when also dried egl ‘ .....
loading
Corporation, were hoisted aboard.
DR. CEO. W. COX
Board of Hoalth
Roolocts Dr. Cox
To Eighth Torn
■ V
The Texas ’ Start Board of
Health has elected Dr. George W.
Cox of Austin to his eighth con-
secutive two-year term as state
health officer-.
Ths vota of the nine member
board was Unanimous in favor of
keeping Dr. Cox in the post he
has held since 1936, the longest
tenure in the 70-odd year history
of the State Department of
Health.
Dr. 0. B. Kiel of Wichita Falls,
chairman of the board, called Dr.
Cox, "outstanding among health
officers i n the nation.”
“Tha job he has done in his ca-
pacity is remarkable,;” Dr. Kiel
■aid. “I speak for the whole
board when I say Texas la for-
tunate to have such a man as Dr.
Cox heading its public health ac-
tivities.’’
In addition to Dr. Kiel, present
board members are Dr. S. D.
Coleman, Naivasota; Pat J. Cav-
anaugh, a San Antonio pharma-
cist; Dr. John H. Mitchell, Tyler;
Dr. A. W. Rogers, Corsicana; J.
P. Burden, San Angelo; Dr. T. C.
T rtell, Fort Worth; Dr. B. E.
Pickett, Carrizo Springs; and Dr.
L. S. Oates, Center.
Dr. Cox has allgntd himself
with the public health movement
in Texas throughout his profess-
ional career. He is a former mem-
ber of the State Board of Health.
His medical degree was conferr-
ed at Tulane University. Somb of
the highlights of his tenure as
the leader of State public health
activities are;
A reduction of typhoid fever
d^ath rates of 98 per cent; a 96
per cent cut in malaria mortality;
43 per cent reduction in syphilis
death tolls. ,
The common diseases of child-
hood — scarlet fever, whooping
cough, diptheria, and measles have
been so sharply curtailed that last
year the combined death rate
from these four cases was less
than one-third that of diptheria
alone 15 years ago. Influenza and
pneuipbniA coses have also fallea
’off shqijiiy sifico 1037. ■- *
A 500 per cent increase in the
number of local health units has
occured un ler the administration
of the veteran health chief who
strongly advocates decentraliza-
tion of the states health facilities
“so people can get to them.”
He is past president of the
United States - Mexico Border
Public Health Conference, a dlp-
olmate of the American Board of
Preventive Medicine and Public
Heatlh, RlW**'—,member of the
ealth Associa-
Ameriebn Public H-
tion, American mW'
tlon, and the Texas State Medical
Association. He is also director of
the Division, of Emergency Med-
ical .Service-h atg) Public Health
within $Kf “ fr«roe-work of the
State’s civil defense organization.
DON UNDERWOOD
NOW SELLING
SPECIALTIES
Don Underwood announces that
be is now associated with the
U. O. Colson Company of Paris,
111., an advertising i specialties
firm.
Underwood, who operated
drygoods store here until recently,
is representing eleven countfiss
in North and East Texas. Through
such mediums sa calendars, fans,
plsiques, plastics and other adver
tising specialties, he is available
to help all local merchants who
wish to consult him regarding
sales problems.
He can be reached at his local
residence. (adv.)
Bearcats To Try Era Next
The Bearcats will jeuraey te
Era this Friday eight far a gaaso/
there egalast e aea-ceefereece
fee.
Whltewright’a Tigers came from
behind to dump the stubborn
Pilot Point Bearcsta, 26-18, for
their eighth straight victory Fri-
day night in Whitewright.
The defeat was the second
straight for the Bearcats and
knocked them out of title con-
tention. Whitewright and Van
Alatyne—both undefeated in dist-
rict play—will most for District
championship in Van Alatyne. on
Thanksgiving Day.
Pilot Point scored first . on a
30-yard pass from Ernest Stephens
to E. J. Ortex. Stephens added
the extra point.
Whitewright poweiod 49 yards
early in the second quarter td
score on a nine-yard hop by Billy
Brown. Jimmy Christian missed
the extra point attempt and Pilot
Point led, 7-6.
Whitewright recovered a Pilot
Point fumble end drove 50 yards
to score with Herm. n I.lusser go:
ing over from the ftve. Christian
missed hjs second extra- point at-
tempt. Another Pilot Point fumble
gave the Tigers possesion on their
own 42 and they marched 58 yards
to score. the payoff was a 42-
yard' aerial from Craig to Me-
Knight. Christian thla time made
his extra point try good and put
W'hitewrifht la front 19-7, with
•bout a minute left to play in the
first half,
■' McKnight score Whitewright’a
final touchdown- on an 80-yard
run to put the Tigers in front
«s-t:
The Beaireata, moving mostly on
ground gains by Stsphens, Bolton
and Dunn, scored thefr lost -mark-
er late in the game. Dunn carried
over from the four, and the extra
point attempt woe no good.
Miss Maris Neuman
And C. J. Hejney
Te Wad Saturday
Miss Marie Heuman, daughter
of Mr. end Mrs. A. M. Heuman,
will become the bride of Mr. C. J.
Hejney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Hejney of Gunter Satur-
day morning at 8:80 in the St.
Thomas Catholic Church in Pilot
Point.
Prepare Your Tractor
For Winter
LET US ANTI-FREEZE YOUR TRACTOR TIRES
Wa Nava
Tha Equipment
To do ths Job.
B. F. GOODRICH FARM TIRES .
WHITE SUPER-DELUXE PASSENGER TIRES
CLIFTON IRICK auto supplies
WHITE AUTO STORE
PILOT POINT, TEXAS PHONE 29
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Homeward
Rip* HE delicate, agile beauty of the
X homing pigeon suggests the heaven-
fostered instinct that always brings it
home. We, too, are birds in earthly flight
... ail through life we are on our journey
to a final resting place.
In providing'that final-tribute to S'noble soul,
gone home, how comforting it is to know that
“everything will be os it should be” because of
our careful attention to every detail and our
faithful observance of every wish.
fUprk JFmtrral
Serving Pilot Point, Tioga and Aubrey
Communities Since 1929
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Usry, M. L.; Usry, F. M. & Usry, Mrs. M. L. Pilot Point Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1950, newspaper, November 16, 1950; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1208828/m1/1/?q=denton+history: accessed June 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .