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VOLUME 57
CELESTE, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1956
NUMBER 47
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THE WORKER IN RUSSIA
CELESTE HIGH SCHOOL
Editors
JANIE ARMSTRONG and TERESA RODRIGUEZ
CLASS OFFICERS
RE-ASSEMBLY DAY
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Celeste City
Council Passed
New Ordinance
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Mackie Don Babers
Leases Humble
Service Station
Mrs.
and other
Mrs. Jennie Wallace of Bike is
visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. B. V. Smith and children.
Mrs. Pauline Craigo has gone
to El Paso to visit with her son
and family, Lt. and Mrs. Bobby
Craigo and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Prather of
Dallas spent last week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Lenear.
was
have
to raise
unex-
who
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Hugh 0. Lester
Died In Houston;
Services Tuesday
Hugh O. Lester, of Beaumont,
brother-in-law of Jacque Bick-
, and well known
died at 11:40
Subscription rate is $1.50 a year in Hunt and adjoining
counties. Sent elsewhere, the price is $2.00 a year.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hayes,
Misses Brenda and Janice of
Gireenville spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. A. F. Wells and
Mr. Wells.
Mrs. Cara Kirkpatrick of Ven-
tura, Calif., spent Friday with
Mr. and Mrs. George McGee.
Two Men Injured
In Car Accident
Near Bonham, Fri.
Meet October 9 At
Hughes Springs
Club leaders of Northeast Texas
will assemble in Hughes Springs
October 9 for the fall board,
meeting and presidents’ parley of
Third District, Texas Federation,
of Women’s Clubs.
Miss Ilene Westmoreland of
Mlexia, 1956-’58 district president,
announces her administration
theme, “Let Us Begin,” will set
the tone of the streamlined one-
day meeting.
Mrs. E. C. Kennedy of Hughes
Springs is general chairman andL
will accept luncheon reservations
until October 5th. -
Mrs. Homer Titus of Celeste is
among the club presidents ex-
pected to attend.
The Freshman class elected
officers Monday. They are:
Choice Thacker, president; Judy
Cannon, vice-president; Jair^s
Jones, Secretary-Treasurer; Sue
Sumrow, Reporter. Freshman
home room representatives are
Mrs. Nolan Jones, Mrs. Carl
ways we still worked at the job. / Ross and Mrs. Ellis Sumrow.
WELCOME, MRS. EDITH
TROUT
The entire school
welcome to
our new
Once again the school bell has
sounded, vacation has come to
an end, and the pupils at Celeste
High School are coping with
problems common to those of
other students throughout the
land. Although we were out
of school for six weeks, in some j
The football boys practiced at
night and the pep squad mem-
bers drilled two nights each
week.
During the vacation period, the
Blue Devils played one game at
home—Royse City. The senior
concession stand profited by the
game. Ferline Fox and Jerry
Warren helped dispense drinks
and hot dogs. To Mrs. Jestena
Hunter, the seniors wish to say
thank you for the help she gave
that night. The seniors expect
to raise much of their much
needed money via the concession
stand.
In a small school where every-
one knows everyone it seems
akin to losing a member of the
family when a student moves.
The juniors are sorry to hear
that Billy Jack Morse has moved
away.
C. L. Smith, a F. F. A. mem-
ber, will have his calf judged at
J. P. McNatt’s Thursday. Good
luck, C. L.
SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL
PLAYERS
“Let me give you an example:
You are a worker in a plant, you
don’t like your job, but you can-
not quit. If you try to leave, the
director—or I should say the
boss assigned by the party, car
always stop you—even arrest
you—because you do not have
the legal right to leave your job.
Or, if you come 20 minutes late
on your job, automatically you
get a 25 per cent cut in your
salary for six months. This is a
part of the labor discipline decree
published in llfoo and still main-
tained in force.
“If you come 20 minutes late
a second time, you should be
brought to trial, carrying a pen-
alty up to one year in jail. This
usually doesn’t happen because
the director of the plant or fac-
tory is interested in keeping you
on the job, and, therefore, he
just overlooks it. But he con-
tinues to take the 25 per cent
of your salary for another six
months.
“I would like to stress another
^xjint . . . All citizens in the So-
viet Union have to have a pass-
port. In other words, an identi-
fication booklett, which you may
hjg‘d at any time. If.you cross
main street anywhere not
. permitted by traffic law, the first
thing the police will ask for is
your passport. In this booklet
besides your personal identifica-
tions, your civic status .relation to
military service (there also must
be recorded) all your move-
ments throughout the country.
“You cannot even move from
one house to another without an
entry being made in the book,
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and you cannot stay in a town
other than your own longer 24
hours without getting your book
(stamped.” Khokhlov went on
to describe the miserable living
conditions of the Russians, par-
ticularly the workers families.
But Communist officialdom, he
said, lived very well. “I would
like to stress again,” he said,
“that the conflict between the
Soviet people and the Soviet
Government is not primarily
based upon the standard of liv-
ing. The conflict . was and is
based upon the lack of personal
freedoms.”
Poverty and slavery thus are
the realities of the golden prom-
ise of Russia’s “workers para-
dise.”
The special box seats which
were added to the million-dollar
Prison Stadium at Huntsville for
this year’s Silver Anniversary
Rodeo, have been completely sold
out for all four “Each-Sunday-In-
October” performances more
than two weeks before the Octo-
ber 7 opening show.
L. W. Wright, in charge of
ticket sales for this big annual
event, reports that reservations
are ahead of the corresponding
time last year.
The Prison Rodeo, called THE
BIGGEST SHOW OF ITS KIND
ON EARTH, this year promises
to be the best in its colorful his-
tory. Remember the dates, Octo-
ber 7-14-21- and-28. Showtime
is 2 p. m. each Sunday afternoon.
The following boys are on the
squad: Mickey Pierson, Anthony
Mulkey, Don Pearce, Jimmy
Barnett, John Hunter, Archie
Lowe, Ralph Evans, Buddy Hope-
well. Come on, boys, play hard!
Mackie Don Babers, popular
young Celeste man, has an-
nounced that he has leased the
[Humble Service Station on High-
way 69.
Mr. Babers has already taken
over operation of the station. His
father, Morris Babers, is associ-
ated with him.
The new lessee is a graduae of
Celeste High School and is at-
tending East Texas State College
ii) Commerce.
He announced that a full Une of
Humble products will be carried,
and the station also will offer
washing and greasing and other
services.
Mr. Babers invites his many
friends and the general public to
visit him in his new location.
extends
Mrs. Edith Trout,
homemaking teacher.
We hope she will like us and en-
joy being with us.
City
Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Slayden}
and Mr. and Mr^. Joe Oliver of
Trenton have gone to Huntsville,
Ala., to visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Pierson,
Mickey and Martha Jo visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duck and
sons in Hillsboro, Sunday.
F. H. A. MEETING
The Celeste Chapter of Future
tike Homecoming
Sunday, October 14 club Members Will
The tenth annual homecoming
in the Pike Community is sched-
uled for Sunday, October 14, this
year.
Every person who has lived in
this community is invited to be
present for the homecoming.
Each is asked to bring a basket
lunch.
Human nature doesn’t change.
People the world over still are
vulnerable to demagoguery.
Most of the “free” nations of the
world are today ruled by social-
istic governments created by
“workers parties.” Not one of
( them has a workers living stand-
ard more than one third as high
as we have in America. The
more Socialism a nation has, the
more restricted is the workers
freedom and the deeper his pov-
*^rty, With this feet in mind,
the recent testimony of Nikolai
Khokhlov before the House Un-
American Activities Committee
ought to be carefully read by
every worker, every citizen,
throughout the free world.
“At every step the ordinary
man in the Soviet Union is
treated like a slave,” said Khokh-
lov, the former officer of the
Russian secret police whom our
Congressmen describe as one of
the most valuable witnesses ever
to testfy on the Communist con-
spiracy. His testimony con-
tinued:
60th Birthday
Of Rural Mail
Delivery Service
The Post Office Department’s
rural delivery service today
serves more Americans than ever
before in history.
This observation was made by
Postmaster General Arthur E.
Summerfield in calling the na-
tion’s attention to the 60th birth-
day of the service.
Experimental rural delivery
service began October 1, 1896,
with three routes at Charles
Town, W. Va., and two routes at
Halltown and Uvilla, near Char-
les Town. Three sites were pick-
ed by Postmaster General Wil-
lliam L. Wilson, a native of West
Virginia.
Old records show that in its
first week the three Charles
Town routes provided for sur-
prised farmers delivery of 214
letters, 290 papers, 33 postal cards
and 2 packages. Previously they
would not have received this
mail until they went into town
to pick it up, often a matter of
weeks or months. This is a
small cry from today’s mail load
handled by rural delivery car-
riers, for in a^, recent 12-month
period, nearly 8 billion pieces of
mail were handled for rural
patrons.
Today there are 31,888 routes
serving 34,930,00 mail patrons
over more than 1% million miles
of routes. These routes are con-
stantly being expanded or ex-1
tended to provide more and bet- |
ter service. ’
There are 1,642 rural routes in
Texas covering 90,000 miles and
serving 430,000 families, accord-
ing to Regional Director George
A. Gray of Dallas.
Postmaster S. M. Compton said
three routes serve 376 families
through the Celeste Post Office.
“The effect of the Post Office
Department’s rural delivery has
produced upon the American
scene in 60 years can scarcely be
exaggerated,’ said Mr. Summer-
field. “It stimulated develop-
ment of the parcel post; it aided
greatly in the establishment of
the American system of roads
and highways.” Its effect on
commerce has been tremendous,
and it has a great cultural and
social effect on American life,
providing new vistas of com-
munication for the rural family.
In fact, there is no way to meas- 1
ure the import of the rural de- 1
livery system on the American
way of life.”
Harbert Byers, Miss Allegra
Byers and Mrs. A. W. Holmes
attended the funeral of Mrs. W.
A. Cates in Commerce last week.
Paul Crabb and his son, Rob-
ert M. Crabb, stationed with a
Marine Division at Camp Pen-
dleton, Calif., were hospitalized
at M & S Hospital in Bonham,
Friday for treatment following
an accident on Highway 82 just
east of the underpass near Bon-
ham.
Highway Patrolman Bob Walk-
er, Sheriff Ivey, Deputy Sheriff
Shastid, Bonham Chief of Police
O. R. McKissack and Bonham
City Officer Cain collaborated in
investigating the accident and
directing traffic through the un-
derpass.
Patrolman Walker said young
Crabb apparently lost control of
the car as he was making the
curve on US 82 going west. The
car hit a tree, breaking it off,
and then overturned. The car
was badly damaged.
Paul Crabb, who was out of
the car when of fleers arrived,
complained that the right side of
his chest was hurting. Robert
Crabb, still in the overturned
car, has bruises on his head and
scratches and cuts about the
legs.
Both men are home now and
reported in good condition.'
Graveside services were held
at Dulaney Cemetery Monday I
afternoon at 2 o’clock for Eddy
Alvin Thorpe, Jr., 38, Fort
Worth, formerly of Celeste. i
Mr. Thorpe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Thorpe, Sr., had been
in ill health for several months.
Services were held at Fort
Worth Monday morning and the
graveside rites followed under
the direction of Miller Lodge 224,
AF&AM, Celeste.
The Rev. Gene Alder, pastor of
the Celeste Baptist Church, of-
ficiated.
Mr. Thorpe is survived by his
Wife ,two children and several
brothers and sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Arnold
were Sunday guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Theo Duncan, in
Greenville. -
B. P. Bick-
ham, Commerce, Edwin Bar-
low, Greenville, and Jacque
Bickham, Pete Hudson and Mon-
roe Passons of Celeste.
A native of Cherokee County,
Mr. Lester was the son of Dr.
and Mrs. H. O. Lester. He had
been a railway employee and
resided in Jacksonville and Rusk
for a number of years before
moving to Beaumont.
He was a member of the Meth-
odist church and Masonic lodge.
Surviving are one brother, Al-
ton Lester, San Francisco, Calif.;
two sisters, Mrs Hoke Peacock,
Jacksonville, and Mrs. Lena
McCowan, Midland,
relatives.
He was married to Becky
Bickham in Celeste and she died
bn January 14, 1953.
A NEW OUTLOOK
The happy expression on the
faces of the grade school pupils
is the result of looking at beau-
tiful new blonde furniture in
their rooms. The desks and
chairs are quite attractive. The
seventh graders have a lovely
tile floor. All of this increases
our anticipation of moving into
the new building.
BEST WISHES TO CAROLYN
Caroyn Atherton is in the hos-
pital for an operation on her leg.
We are thinking of her and hope
to have her back in school before
too long.
P. T. A. WINNERS
The sophomores and the
ond grade won P. T. A.
BY MRS. L. R. WOOLEY
Mrs. Eva Lacy and Miss Jess
Lacy visited Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Verble, Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Verble
of Kilgore visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Verble, Sun-,
day. .
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Visitting in the J. D. Gay, Sr.,
home Sunday were their daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Goodman
and Mr. Goodman’s mother, Mrs.
Martha Goodman of Dallas.
Mrs. Marion Pierce and Mrs.
Ralph Braddy visited relatives
in Dallas, Tuesday.
Mr. and Msr. Charlie - Cato
and children and Mr. Tilman
Kizer visited relatives in Dallas,
Sunday.
Little Miss Melody Hill of Dal-
las spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Braddy.
Mr. Gene Berry is visiting his
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Kirkland in Dallas.
Members of the Celeste
Council in session
night passed an ordinance mak-
ing it a fineable offense for mo-
torists to drive over a fire hose
and issued a stern warning that
this practice must stop.
The ordinance provides for a
fine of $15.50 for the first of-
fense.
Such practices, it was stated,
not only hinder firemen in fight-
ing fires but is extremely dam-
aging to the fire hose.
In other action Herman Comp-
ton was appointted Mayor pro-
tein.
Three new councilmen recently
took their places on the city
council: Doug Armstrong was
appointed to the council in place
of Cecil Arey, who became May-
or following the resignation of
Monroe Passons; Pascal Biggs
was named to fill out the
pired term of Ed Morton,
died; and Johnny Lyons
placed Homer Titus, who re-
signed.
ham, and well known in this
section, died at 11:40 o’clock
Monday morning in a Houston
Haspital. He had been ill for
several months.
Funeral services were held at
3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the
Gray-Sorrells Funeral Chapel
with Dr. Harrison Baker of Leon-
ard officiating. Burial was in
Forest Park cemetery.
Pallbearers were: James Pea-
cock, Jacksonville,
Commerce,
Greenville,
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Nix and son
and Mrs. Elma Wilson and son
of Sweetwater visited in the
home of their father, A. R. Mil-
ler over the week end.
to the success of the Blue Devils. ^Homemakers of America held
their regular meeting Wednes-
decided that we
a girls’ football
money for the
chapter. The time will be de-
cided later.
Shirley Lenier
Entertained With
Birthday Party
Mrs. Roy Lenier entertained
with a party Friday night in
honor of her daughter Shirley
on her tenth birthday.
Those enjoying the affair
-were Jerry Brewer, Sandra Mul-
key, Loyd Lenier, Bettie Good-
man, Mary Ware, Carolyn Ware,
Hazel Ware, Bill Evans, Gar-
land Evans and Mrs. May Wells.
Refreshments were served.
WHAT^TlIE
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From the time of its origin
more than 100 years ago the
Communist Party has called it-
self the workers party and has
constantly claimed that its funda-
mental purpose was to benefit
the “working class.” This has
been only one of the great false-
hoods of Communism. Commun-
ism was conceived and nurtured
by intellectuals, and since com-
ing to power it has been oper-
ated by a dictatorship of the
elite, with the workers becom-
ing its slaves.
Socialism likewise has direct-
ed its appeal to the “working
class,” promising to take over
and divide up all the wealth in-
to equal shares for all citizens.
But Socialism has succeeded
only in distributing equal shares
of poverty and slavery among
the citizens entangled in its web,
while its bureaucracy of intel-
lectuals pulled the strings. His-
tory records innumerable inci-
dents in which demagogues—al-
ways appealing to the “down
trodden,” the “working class,”
and “have nots”— have gained a
following, have achieved power,
and then have trampled over
the very people they championed
so eloouently.
The Spell Continues
E. A. Thorpe, Jr
Buried Monday
At Dulaney
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