The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1992 Page: 24 of 31
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Trunking is not of elephants, but is another handy adverbial
abuse of the language to describe people interested in the buying,
selling and the restoration of old trunks. Within the limited scope
of our knowledge there is only one person who sells old trunk parts
and is a storehouse of knowledge on the fun of restoring an old
trunk into a useful item of beauty. She is Charlotte Ford who does
a brisk mail order business in the little panhandle town of Spear-
man which is closer to Oklahoma than to Amarillo.
There is no formal school on trunking that we know of, but
Charlotte’s illustrated catalogue of parts available takes the begin-
ner by the hand. This system of self teaching from the mail order
catalogue is old and honored in America. In addition to The Char-
lotte Ford Trunk catalogue she is up to number six in a self
published photo illustrated magazine, "Trunk Talk,"' in which she
helps vent enthusiasm and spread knowledge with articles by
herself and contributions from those who are only recently trunked
and are dying to tell somebody about it.
From my experience at antique gun shows and the soaring
prices therein, old trunks seem to still be the sleeping beauty of
antiquaries. The demand is still small, so are the prices, and there
must be an old trunk slowly decaying within every home over 50
years old in America. Yet, cleaned up and restored, an old trunk is
still useful and fits into any mom in a house.
From looking at Charlotte’s color publications I note that
trunkers are a lot more freed up than most fields of antiquing. If a
lady wants to depart from the drab factory colors and paint her
trunk cream and gold, using it as a canvas for bits of her own art
work, it’s ok.
Nothing is put together like a trunk! Made of various mixes of
metal, plain or embossed, wood, cardboard, paper, and leather
straps, the message from the makers back east seemed to be "Build
it light as you can and fast as you can ." Yet strong enough to survive
travel by railway. Trunks are mostly nailed together against some
moveable solid metal object that when the nail goes through and
hits it, the nail curls into a fishhook The result is a very tight, long
lasting, quickly applied cheap fastener which Charlotte explains
how to remove with care and not tear up everything around it.
Fancy wood and comer parts, old hinges, straps, nails that curl,
she has it all. Only hand tools are needed. Not even a work shop.
Just set the trunk up on something high enough to not have to bend
over all day working on it. I can’t recall how many old trunks I ve
done. No hurry. They don’t mind standing around a few more years.
Charlotte Ford’s is a family run business. First you need her
S3.50 catalogue. Here’s her address: Charlotte Ford Trunks, Box
536, Spearman, TX 79081, (806I-659-3027.
by gordon baxter
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We cannot fail in
following nature.
— Montaigne
Mary Dee Mtnyaid
died Thursday
at Silverton
"Trick or Treat” are familiar
words that will soon usher in
another Halloween season.
Halloween is a time when
children will be distracted by
the excitement of the season, a
time when parents should take
steps to ensure their children’s
safety by instructing them in
the do’s and don’ts of Hal-
loween.
Major Vernon Cawthon,
Regional Commander of the
Texas Department of Public
Safety, says, "It’s a good idea to
insure costumes fit well, not too
tight or too lose, causing a child
to trip and fall. Painting the
child’s face with makeup is
preferable to wearing a mask,
which obstructs vision. Make
sure all costumes are made of
-A
Safety in kids’ Halloween
costumes urged by DPS
non-flammable material, espe-
cially wigs and masks. Young
children should always be ac-
companied by an adult. If you
do not accompany your child,
instruct him to go out with a
group and not to stop at homes
which are dark. Costumes
should be reflective or a piece of
reflective tape placed on the
costume and bags. Everyone
should carry a flashlight."
Major Cawthon went on to
say that all candy should be
taken home and checked prior
to anything being eaten and if
a suspicious treat is found, con-
tact the police. For those who
plan to participate in handing
out treats, turn on your porch
light to let children know they
are welcome and remove
obstacles from the front yard
that could cause a child to trip
and fall. Keep lighted jack-o-
lantems or candles away from
steps or the front door where a
child’s costume could be ignited
by a flame.
Major Cawthon advises
motorists traveling into
residential areas, to drive with
extreme caution and be watch-
ful of children darting into the
street.
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Lettuce farming prob-
ably began in Persia
about 550 B.C.
Mary Dee Minyard, 74, of
Silverton died Thursday, Oc-
tober 15.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon in the First
Baptist Church in Silverton,
with the Rev. Bryan Donahoo,
pastor, and Ted Kingery, mini-
ster of the Silverton Church of
Christ, officiating. Burial was
in the Silverton cemetery.
Mrs. Minyard was a lifelong
resident of Silverton. She was
married to James Edward
"Doc" Minyard at Silverton in
1946. He died in 1987.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church and was
a Navy veteran of World War
II.
Surviving her are four
daughters, Marilyn Thrasher
of Canadian, Ruth Ann
Hatchett of Sumner,
Washington, Margaret Tbmlin
of Sulphur Springs, and An-
nette Smith of Amarillo; a son,
John Minyard of Borger; a
brother, Joe N. Mercer of Sil-
verton; two sisters, Faye Mc-
Carty of Graham and Ruth
Smith of Pineville, Missouri;
and nine grandchildren.
RECORD O
CANADIAN, HEMPHILL CO., TEXAS J
THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 1992
In Hemphill County Hospi-
tal on Wednesday: Beverly
Kirkland, Clara Sansing of
Higgins, Jay Kirkhart, David
Marak, Sallie Brainard, Pat
Murphy, Mitchell Grice. Dis-
missed during the week:
Wanda Cook, Jackie Chaffin
(Oct. 16), Flora Faye Collins
(Oct. 18), Billy Hunt trans-
ferred to St. Anthony’s (Oct.
19), Jami Henwood (Oct. 20).
There have been 20 emer-
gency room patients, 60 out-
patient procedures and five
ambulance runs in the past
week.
Canadian had the first
freeze of the Fall season on
Saturday, October 17, when
31 degrees was recorded.
The temperature rose that
day to a moderate 71
degrees.
High overnight tempera-
ture for the week was 51
degrees on October 14 and Oc-
tober 19. High daytime
temperature was 85 degrees on
Tuesday, October 20, and the
low daytime was 61 degrees on
Friday, October 16.
Continuing mild Fall
weather is predicted for the
weekend.
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Ezzell, Ben & Ezzell, Nancy. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1992, newspaper, October 22, 1992; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1262822/m1/24/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.