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Thursday, June 1, 1939.
THE WHITEWRIGHT SUN, WHITEWRIGHT, TEXAS
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PE OPLE AND EVENTS
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Summertime Needs
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Churches
Men’s Dress Straw Hats .... 98c to 1.95
prescriptions
Phone 29
Tennis Shoes, all sizes
69c
filled
Piece Goods, printed bastiste
15c
L.
m. N.
—PROMPTLY
Bandbox Muslin
39c
—ACCURATELY
—ECONOMICALLY
10c, 15c and 19c
Prints
WE SELL GOOD WORK CLOTHES
A Good Silk Hose
50c
SAVE WITH SAFETY
At the Rexall Store
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Hawk Brand Work Suits
Shirt and Pants
TREE LOVERS, HERE iS A
SURPRISE FOR YOU
Humming Bird Full-Fashioned Silk
Hosiery ...............79c and 1.00
Men’s Dress Oxfords, black, white, grey
and tan ..........1.98, 2.95 and 3.95
Saturday for a visit with
Mrs. Ben Montgomery.
Whitewright girls,
Gosnell,
Leon Spindle arrived Sunday from
Miami, Fla., where he spent several
months.
9x12 Seamless Wool Rugs $25.00,
S29.95, to $35.00, at Lem Tittsworth’s,
Bonham.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bennett have
moved to Dallas for the summer.
Boyd Newman; Texas Wesleyan Col-
lege, Fort Worth, Jo Willa Stuteville;
North Texas Agricultural College,
Arlington, Jack Meador; Austin Col-
lege, Sherman, Noel Ashinhurst, Guy
Andrew; Texas Dental College, Hous-
ton, Malcolm Williams.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Leroy Anderson, pastor.
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Preaching 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Mr.
the
Burchfield
Missionary
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By DR. GEO. W. COX,
State Health Officer, Austin
Cole & Davis Co
“OUR PRICES ARE LOWER”
Childress Pharmacy
THE REXALL STORE
Rio
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LUTHER GORDON
Service — Quality — Price
When you want the best Service and
the best Groceries—and you will
get exactly what you want. It will
be fresh, clean and appetizing, be-
cause we handle no other kind of
food! We deliver any time of day.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Jones and chil-
dren spent Tuesday at the Bonham
state park lake, and Mr. Jones spent
a large portion of Tuesday night
cleaning the fish he brought home.
and
her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Blanton.
J. L. Cantrell was a business visi-
tor in Sherman Monday.
Lonnie England is doing jury
vice at Sherman this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Stephens
son of Jacksonville are visiting
BIRTHDAY PARTY
On his birthday last Saturday, Les-
ter Simpson entertained a number of
his friends with a swimming party at
Lake Fannin, Bonham. Those pres-
ent were Edward Montgomery, Billy
Grammer, Charles Skaggs, Bobby
Montgomery^ Kirk May, Carl Pier-
son, Billy Merrell, Bill Simpson, Jean
Katherine Merrell, Audrey Merrell,
Jim Allen Spinks, Mr. and Mrs. Les-
ter Simpson, Mrs. R. E. Simpson, Will
Merrell, and Mrs. Ted Spinks.
HEALTH HINTS 1
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It makes no difference
who writes your prescrip-
tion, it belongs to you and
you can have it filled any-
where you like.
Brand new Sewing Machines,
$29.95 and $39.95.—Lem Tittsworth’s,
Bonham.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hoard visited in
Dallas Tuesday. They will go to Dal-
las Friday, accompanied by Mrs. E.
C. Anderson of Whitesboro, to attend
commencement exercises of Hocka-
day School. Their granddaughter,
Miss Jayne Payne, is a member of
the graduating class of the school.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lollis May and chil-
dren of Olney spent Saturday here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
May.
Mrs. J. H. Waggoner and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth, returned Satur-
day from Austin where they spent
five months, during which Miss Eliz-
abeth attended the University of
Texas. Representative J. H. Wag-
goner came home with them, but re-
turned to Austin Sunday to remain
until adjournment of the Legislature.
Scoutmaster N. L. Manning is plan-
ning for attendance by local scouts
and their dads of the annual Boy
Scout dad and lad frolic at Old Set-
tlers park, Sherman, Tuesday, June
6. A 50c ticket admits a man and a
boy. A public court of honor will be
held in conjunction with the frolic.
Barbecue will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl May and daugh-
ter, Miss Ila, attended the decoration
day program at Indian Creek Ceme-
tery at Nobility Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Wilson and
daughter and Paul Wilson of Slaton
visited Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gillett
Tuesday.
Men’s Work Shoes. Red Wing and
Star Brand ...... 1.69, 1.98 to 3.45
Mrs W. T. Ross, Miss Mary Lou
Ross and Mrs. Lois Watkins and son
of Sulphur Springs and Mrs. Jack
Diamond of San Angelo visited Mrs.
E. A. Douglas and other friends here
last week.
The average thickness of the steel
used in automobile bodies is about
1/16 of an inch.
If any of The Sun’s readers
the story in Wednesday’s Dallas News
about a boosters’ club from White-
wright being entertained in the
House of Representatives at Austin
Tuesday, they probably realized that
the News’ Austin correspondent got
his towns mixed. It was the'Whites-
boro Boosters’ Club that visited Aus-
tin; Whitewright has no boosters’
club of any sort, and sometimes we
think it has very few individual
boosters.
NEEDLECRAFT CLUB
Mrs. Howard Welch was hostess to
the Needlecraft Club at her home
Wednesday afternoon. After an hour
spent in handwork, plans were made
for-a picnic next Tuesday night for technicians of the research staff
members and their husbands. ■■
Mrs. Welch served refreshments to
eight members
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Dr. B. Wrenn Webb, pastor.
10 a. m., Sunday school.
11 a. m., Children’s Day program.
A very fine program of music, read- ,
ings and a play portraying the work- I
ing of Sunday school missions will i
be given. Dick Montgomery, super- ‘
intendent, will preside. An offering I
will be taken.
8 p. m., The Sincerity of Jesus.
T. J. Lilley and J. W. Henry, ac-
companied by Mr. Lilley’s brother,
Ben Lilley of Oklahoma City, at-
tended the 50th anniversary and
home coming of East Texas State
Teachers College, Commerce, Satur-
day. All three are former students of
the college when it was known as the
East Texas Normal, a private school
operated by W. L. Mayo. T. J. Lilley
attended in 1902, and Mr. Henry at-
tended several years later.
Harney Benedict of Wichita, Kan-
sas, and his daughter, Mrs. Gaines
Bow of Caldwell, Idaho, are visiting
relatives and friends here. Mr. Ben-
edict, an early-day resident of White-
wright, said he had read in The Sun
some months ago several versions of
how Whitewright got its name. Wil-
liam Whitewright, a St. Louis town-
site promoter, laid out the town, Mr.
Benedict said, and sold as many lots
as he could, then traded the remain-
der’ to Batsell & Reeves for a cash
consideration and a sorrel horse. He
said deed records at Sherman would
doubtless confirm the transactions.
He described William Whitewright as
a tall, slender man with beard.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhom Carr of Sher- I
man were guests of his mother, Mrs.
D. S. Carr, Sunday afternoon.
James Kent Johnson spent a few
days this week with his grandmother
at Savage.
Mr. and Mrs. Orbia Blanton and
baby of San Antonio are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. C. S. Blanton and other
relatives here.
Three Whitewright girls, Ruth
Autrey Gosnell, Elizabeth Ann
Hedgepeth and Frances Lelia Hedge-
peth, were among the 274 members
of the spring graduating class at
North Texas State Teachers College,
Denton, and received their degrees at
10 a. m. Monday. Miss Gosnell and
Miss Frances Leila Hedgepeth re-
ceived bachelor of science degrees in
elementary education, and Miss Eliz-
abeth Ann Hedgepeth received a B.
S. degree in home economics.
Hawk Brand Overalls for men .... 1.00
Spinks and
high school
at Arlington '
Friday evening. Jack Simpson of
Arlington, grandson of Mrs. R. E.
Simpson, was a member of the grad-
uating class.
Mrs. R. E. Simpson, Mrs. Lester
Simpson and Mrs. Ted
son, Jim, attended the
graduation exercises
Frances Hedgepeth (graduate), Eliz-
abeth Hedgepeth (graduate), Jack
Jernigan, Lorna Thornton, Marilee
Reeves, J. Y. Russell; East Texas
State Teachers College, Commerce,
Percy Darwin, Franklin Dixon, J. B.
Conner, Winnie Huth Morgan, Jim-
mie Lee Brown; John Tarleton Ag-
ricultural College, Stephenville,
Lloyd Morgan, Lloyd Badgett; Trin-
ity University, Waxahachie, Marga-
ret Lilley; Baylor University, Waco,
The name of Charles (Buck) How-
ard was left off the commencement
program copy furnished The Sun last
week by the High School, and there-
fore did not appear in The Sun or on
the house programs. The error was
discovered at the High School Friday
too late to make correction in the
house programs. Buck should have
been on the printed program for a
talk, and he made the talk in a cred-
itable manner. His name was on the
printed program as a member of a
double quartet, however, and this
fact may have confused the faculty
member when checking the program
copy for errors.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Tutt and chil-
dren of Mansfield, Mo., are visiting
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Henry. Mrs. Tutt is the youngest
daughter of' Mr. Henry.
O. L. Jones, secretary, announces
that officers are to be elected at the
regular meeting of the Masonic Lodge
Monday night, and that there will be
work in the fellowcraft degree.
Judge and Mrs. Hubert L. Bolen,
Lawrence Bolen and Mrs. C. L.
Stealey of Oklahoma City will arrive
Mr. and
A native Texan says that heat is
really heat on his ranch 60 miles
south of Amarillo. One summer aft-
ernoon he saw a coyote pursuing an
unusually buxom jack rabbit across
the broiling prairie, and it was so
scorching hot (he swears to this) that
they were both walking. — Knott
Knotes.
During a dust storm in Oklahoma,
a prairie dog was seen 100 feet in the
air, burrowing. — St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
A certain valley in Pennsylvania is
famous for its thick fogs. One such
arose while a carpenter was shingling
a barn. He kept on working, but
when the fog cleared, he discovered
he had shingled 12 feet beyond the
roof of the barn.—Lowell Thomas.
A number of college boys and girls
are returning to Whitewright this
week following close of the schools
they attend. Some of them will visit
for a few days, then return to sum-
mer school, others will go to work,
and still others will enjoy leisure.
The Sun has always found it impos-
sible to maintain an accurate list of
boys and girls away at college, but
according to our information the list
is as follows: University of Texas,
Norma Frances Donigan; Texas State
College for Women, Denton, Martha
Bryant (graduate), Vivian Echols,
Dorothy LaRoe, Sarah Belle Gillett,
Phyllis Brown, Edith Mae Sears,
Mary Lena Reeves; Texas A. & M.
College, Robert Doss (graduate);
North Texas State Teachers College,
Denton, Ruth Gosnell (graduate),
How many of the trees that grow
in Texas can you name? Perhaps not
over a dozen. Try it before you read
the following list:
AUSTIN.—Trees recently occupied
of
the state planning board who com-
piled the following list of those which
grow in Texas:
Ash — Grows in the alluvial por-
tions of Northeast Texas.
Basswood—Found in the eastern,
south central and southeastern por-
tions of the state.
Bay—As far west as the Brazos
River in low, moist soils. Used in
cabinet making.
Beech — In many sections east of
the Trinity River in bottom lands.
Extensively used in the manufacture
of furniture and flooring.
Birch—Along streams in East Tex-
as but too scattered to be of
mercial value.
Bois d’Arc—Also known as
Orange. Grows in the Red
Valley and many sections
OVAL M. McMILLIN
Funeral services for Orval M. Mc-
Millin, 67, were held at the Church of
Christ at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, con-
ducted by Elder Joe Burton of
Greenville, former Whitewright min-
ister. Interment was in Oak Hill
Cemetery, directed by Glen Earn-
heart.
Pallbearers were Deets Dorough of
Bonham, W. E. LaRoe, George Burn-
ham, Eb Young, Cloy Horton and C.
M. Howard.
Mr. McMillin died at 6 a. m. Tues-
day at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Robert Foley of Dallas, with whom
he had made his home for some time.
He was born Aug. 22, 1871, at
Tompkinsville, Ky., the son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. K. McMillin. He came to
Texas 47 years ago and to White-
wright 40 years ago, where he was
married to Miss Minnie Clevenger
Nov. 30, 1893. They lived in the
Whitewright community until a few
years ago when they moved to Lub-
bock, where Mrs. McMillin was
killed in an automobile accident.
Surviving are three sons, Rocky
McMillin of Ector, Fain McMillin of
Chicago and T. K. McMillin of Lub-
bock; one daughter, Mrs. Foley; four
brothers, Joe McMillin of Fort Col-
lins, Colo.., Frank McMillin of Okla-
homa City, Sam McMillin of Lub-
bock and Clint McMillin of Trenton;
a sister, Mrs. S. H. Sinclair of Den-
ton, and five grandchildren.
Perennial
Auto Salesman—“What would your
wife say if you bought this new
car?”
Prospective Buyer — “She’d say,
look out for that traffic light.” “Be
careful now.” “Don’t hit that truck.”
“Why don’t you watch where you’re
going?” “Will you never learn?”
METHODIST CHURCH
Ben Bell, pastor.
Sunday school, 10 a.
Manning, superintendent.
Morning worship at 11 o’clock.
Sermon by Rev. C. A. Spraggins, dis-
trict superintendent of the Sherman
district.
Young people meet at 7 o’clock.
Evening services at 8. Sermon by
the pastor.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
Announcement was made
week of the marriage Oct. 31, 1938, of
Franklin Dixon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
“Q- Dixon of Whitewright, and
Miss LaVerl Morgan, daughter of Mr.
and*Mrs. S. M Morgan of Sulphur
Springs.
Mrs. Dixon is a graduate of Sul-
phur Springs High School in 1937
and is a junior student in East Texas
State Teachers College, Commerce.
She has been a member of the staff
of the college newspaper and maga-
zine the past year. Mr. Dixon, a
graduate of Whitewright High
School, is also a student at the Com-
merce college.
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon plan to -make
their home in Sulphur Springs where
Mr. Dixon will teach in Forest
Academy.
generally in Eastern and Southeast-
ern Texas.
Mesquite—While this wood takes
a beautiful finish, it is not used com-
mercially. It grows generally
throughout Central and Western
Texas, but most luxuriantly from the
Colorado River Valley south to
Rio Grande.
Mimosa — A beautiful small
growing in a limited area in
Central Edwards Plateau regions.
Mulberry—Grows throughout East
Texas and westward through the
central and middle west. The Mexi-
can Mulberry is found south of the
Colorado River in West Texas.
Oaks—There are 50 or more species
growing all over the state.
Pine—Can be placed in two classi-
fications: Those growing in far East
Texas and a limited growth in the
Trans-Pecos Mountains.
Pecan — The official state tree
grows throughout the central portion
of Texas along the water courses.
Persimmon — Of no commercial
value, this tree is found as far west
as the Nueces River.
Planer Tree — Also known as the
Water Elm, this tree grows as far
west as Brazos County and in the .
coast country as far west as Matagor-
da County.
Mexican Plum — Also called the
wild plum, grows in the Southern
portions of the state.
Privet—Grows in East Texas and
has a limited growth in the Central
part of the state.
Redbud—Also known as the Judas
tree, this specimen is small in size
and has bright purple and red blos-
soms. Found in East, Central and
South Texas, it blooms after a
heavy frost.
Sycamore—Also called the Button-
wood, grows in East Texas.
Texas Ebony—Grows along the
coast from Matagorda Bay into Mex-
ico, particularly in the lower
Grande Valley. The wood is
uable and used commercially.
Walnut — Found in bottoms and
fertile uplands as far west as San
Antonio.
Wild China—Also known as Soap-
berry. It grows in dry limestone soils
along the Rio Grande.
Willow—Used in the manufacture
of charcoal, it grows along the Rio
Grande and in Southwest Texas.
Yaupon—Is similar to Holly and is
found in East Texas and along the
gulf coast.
SAFE FOOD
It is a matter of vital importance,
particularly during the warm sum-
mer season, that sanitary measures
be applied to prevent the contamina-
tion of perishable food. Various in-
testional disorders result from food
which has in some way been ren-
dered unwholesome. Summer diar-
rhea or “summer complaint,” affect-
ing young and old, is a serious type
of stomach and bowel condition. So-
called “ptomaine poisoning,” in near-
ly all cases, is none other than a food
.infection due to the presence in food
of harmful bacteria or germs.
Perishable food, if contaminated,
endangers human health This hazard
is greater in warm weather, because
germs or their products multiply or
develop more rapidly at high temper-
ature. Some of the most valuable
foods are of perishable nature. Such
foods demand the exercise of safe-
guards. Among well known precau-
tions, which need to be used if per-
ishable foods are to be kept whole-
some, are the following: ,
Some form of modern refrigeration
or cooling is necessary to preserve
food from day to day. Lack of an ef-
fective cooling process causes meat
to spoil and milk to contain a dan-
gerously large number of bacteria.
Resort to thorough cooking or boil-
ing is the simplest and yet most use-
ful method of preventing illness of
food-borne character. This precau-
tion applies especially to food pre-
pared for infants and children.
Contamination of perishable food
is avoided through the constant exer-
cise of cleanliness on the part of those
who handle food.
Pastries and other food products
make a far greater appeal to the con-
sumer if there is an entire absence of
flies. Adequate provision for screens
and application of every known
means of fly and insect extermina-
tion are worthwhile.
JOE B. RUSSELL
Funeral services for Joe B. Russell,
54, were held at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday at
Oak Hill Cemetery, conducted by
i Rev. L. O. Evans, pastor'of the Bap-
tist Church, assisted by Rev. J. L.
Truett, retired Baptist minister. Pall-
bearers were. Wheeler Russell, Dick
Russell, Jack Biggerstaff and Frank
Smith of Whitewright, and Charlie
Smith and Roscoe Russell of Sher-
man. Mr. Russell died at 3 p. m.
Monday at Sherman, having been ill
of heart trouble for several years.
He was born July 28, 1884,’ south of
Whitewright, the son of the' late Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Russell, and lived in
this community until about 15 years
ago. He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
C. P. McGinnis of Whitgwright, and
four nieces and one nephew.
Osage
River,
of East
Texas. It is heavy and hard and in
great demand for piling for bridges
and years ago was used in farm wag-
ons and axles.
Catalpa—In East Texas and bottom
lands. Used for fence posts.
Catsclaw — A small tree found
along the Rio Grande, with a bloom
attracting honey bees.
Cedar—Grows all over Texas.
Cherry—Found in East and West
Texas, it is in great demand but the
growth is insufficient for commercial
use.
Chinquapin — East’of the Neches
River, it is used for. fence posts but
has little commercial value.
Corkwood—Along the gulf coast
and in the lower Brazos River Valley.
It is the lightest of Texas woods and
is used as floats for fishing nets.
Cottonweed—Grows along streams
in almost every section of the state.
Cypress—In the swampy regions
of East Texas and along streams as
far west as the Nueces and Frio Ri-
vers.
Dogwood—Throughout the
regions of East Texas.
Elm—In central, northern
eastern portions of the state.
Fir—Found in limited quantities
in the trans-Pecos region.
Gum—In the bottom lands of East
Texas.
Gum Elastic—Also known as Chit-
tan Wood. It grows in East and
South Texas and over the Edwards
Plateau and Grand Prairie, reaching
its largest size along the coast.
Hackberry — In the central
eastern parts of the state.
Hawthorn — Also known as the
white or red haw or thorn bush, it
grows almost anywhere.
Hickory—Grows in the bottom soils
of East Texas and is used in making
handles, etc.
Holly—A small evergreen growing
in the bottom soils of East and South
Texas.
Huckleberry—A shrub in most sec-
tions of Texas except near Matagorda
Bay where it attains good size.
Ironwood—Growing along the up-
lands of East Texas, it is used for
handles, mallets, etc.
Locust — Found only east of the
Brazos and in coastal regions.
Maple—Has a limited growth in
some sections of East Texas. It was
only recently introduced into this
state.
Magnolia—Used in the manufac-
ture of furniture, this tree grows
J. E. Morgan has sold an interest
in the Morgan Food Store to his
brother, J. F. Morgan of Savoy, who
has been assisting in operation of the
store for several weeks and who will
be in the store all the time hereaft-
er. He and his wife plan to move to
Whitewright when they can make
the necessary arrangements. J. F.
Morgan has been manager of a gin
at Savoy for 16 years, having been
employed the last foui’ years by Kay
Kimbell. J. E. Morgan bought the
Mangrum grocery here last October,
and has built up a large patronage.
William Howard Harrison, who has
been employed in the store for some
time, is no longer connected with the
institution.
Jim Russell and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Benton Russell of Dallas
visited relatives here and at Ely Sun-
day.
W. T. BURCHFIELD
Funeral and burial services were
conducted at Carson Cemetery north
of Ector Monday at 2:30 p. m. for
William Thomas Burchfield, 73, who
died at 6:45 a. m. Sunday at his home
south of Whitewright after’ a stroke
of paralysis. Earnheart arranged for
burial.
Mr. Burchfield was born in Ala-
bama, May 2, 1866. He was married
to Miss Martha Dillard in Arkansas
May 1, 1892. They moved from Ar-
kansas to Texas in December, 1928,
living near Ector until the first of
this year when they moved to White-
wright community,
was a member of
Baptist Church.
Survivors include
sons, Claude, Clyde and Otis Burch-
field of Whitewright; William ‘Burch-
field of Ector and Carl Burchfield of
Sherman; four daughters, Mrs. W. V.
Slaughter of Amity, Ark., Mrs. C C.
Humphress and Mrs. R. H. Bailey of
Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Troy
Hopson of Sherman; 40 grandchil-
dren and nine great-grandchildren
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