Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1962 Page: 8 of 8
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day with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Jordan and family.
Virgil May remains quite ill at
Franklin County Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Banks and
Mrs. J. W. Mattingly were Sunday
afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs-
Morris Jordan.
Ray Martin and Jack Jordan of
Commerce spent the week end with
their parents.
Burns, Bible quiz leader.
Mf. O- Franklin visited with his
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ing opponents in the governor's
race.
On a current Job basis, he's en-
gaged tn a battle with the Univer-
sity of Texas* Board of Regents
and the three outside attorneys UT
hired to defend the school in a
housing suit brought by several
Negro students.
Wilson, as attorney general, also
is defending the University and
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for 000 needy people on a regular
basis.
Most commissioners look for the
emergency to end within SO days,
when business in thst ares is ex-
pected to recover.
UNIVERSITY HOUSING BAT-
TLB—Attorney Genersi Will Wil-
son hss more windmills to tilt at
than Don Quixote.
In his "spare time,'* he’s fight- WJ
agriculture teacher, Clarksville; tus Taylor, Dan McDonough, Mrs.
Lizzie Hightower, P. R. G1U and
C. B. Miller.
Faye Jennings gave a prayer. J
business meeting was held befoM
the program.Yf Those attending
were Mrs. Dewey Tillery, Mrs]
Martha Hare, Mrs- Cteyon Crowl
Ston, Mis Fay Jennings, Mildred
Jennings, and Mrs. Bartoore. ThJ
next meeting will be held Februl
ary 25 at the home of Mrs. Bari
more at 2:00 p. m. ,. i
Jimmy and Cathy Stevens, chill
dren of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stel
vens, Jr., were honored with ■
welcome party Sunday at the homed
of their parents, Attending were)
Mrs Fay Jennings and children]
Leroy and Maggie Lou, Vernid
Faye Jennings and Mildred, Mr.
and Mrs. Gay Burns and' children]
Linda, Bobby, Danny and Terry
Lynn, Mrs. Dessle Crowston andl
Dale, Mrs. R. D. Crowston and
girls, Edith an<f Anna Lee, J. C.|
Smithers, Bobby Smithers and Jer-
ry Wayne Ottinger.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Burks of
Talco and Mrs. Callie Payne spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Cle-
yon Crowston.
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Funeral services were held Sat-
urday afternoon at Winfield for
Jack Kelly. He was a deacon of
the Mt. Olive Church. Several at-
tended the funeral from New Ha-
gansport.
Mr. and Mrs. Slim Barmore
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Morrison Sunday.
j. C. Smithers and Bobby spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walton
Ottinger and Jerry Wayne.
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REPUBLICANS RALLY-
birth of the republican party
Texas*' has been widely discussed.
It was quite evident when filing
time wu over that that consider-
able progress had been made. If
the party waan’t reborn; it certain-
15 was revitalised.
Breckenridge oilman Jack Cox,
former democratic candidate for
governor who announced for the
|«flBOP months ago—got two oppo-
nents <gt the countdown One was
Amarillo rancher-publisher Roy
Whlttenburg, who polled 185.926
KWiWtea when he opposed Ralph
■ Yarborough for the U S. Senate in
1958. The other was Harry Diehl.
Houston factory representative,
who was one of the 71 who ran for
Lyndon Johnson's senate seat last
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Stamford oil operator, decided to
oppose Railroad Commissioner Ben
Ramsey in the May primary.
without
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Base, editor, Mt
mhaaan. livestock
n, Hallsville; Dr:
rfertaarian, Tyler;
vocational agricul-
erton; Hubert Ky-
ser, vodetional WNculture teacher.
substituted for Como Hallsville; Roy King, vocational Rutledge,
Earl Lewis, vocational agriculture
teacher. New Boston, and D. D.
MitehoB, vocational agriculture
teacher, Canton.
One of the highlights of the
day's events will be the selection
and coronation of the Northeast
Texas Fxturv Parmer Sweetheart
7 3d There wU1 ** approximately eighty
, chapter sweethearts competing for
this honor. For several years, the
boys have selected a State Sweet-
heart at their annual State Conven-
tion from the area represenatlyes
that are selected in each of the
ten Texas Vocational Agriculture
areas.
The Northeast Texas Future
Farmers have repeatedly won top
honors in both the State and Na-
tional FFA activities. The ap-
proaching convention will give the
public an opportunity to see these
BRUSHY
By MRS. MORRIS JORDAN
Mr. and Mrs. James Berry and
daughters of Dallas spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Will Berry
and Billy
Mr. and Mn. George Beck and
daughters of Athens and Mr. and
Mrs. James Booth of Winfield
spent the week end with their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Elliott and
Granny Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Morris Jor-
dan and daughter, Lynette, of Dal-
i R.. Pool, Dallas attorney,
es H. Stevenson Jr. of Nue-
lounty and rancher Phil Wil
Kaufman County, made the
sort of financial tranaaction
ndidates for congressman-at-
000 in Cameron County, 4,000 in
Willacy County, and 2,500 In Za-
vala County. Also it is adding 20,-
000 people to the program at Hi-
James A. Turman, director of the
Texas Youth Council.
Looney and Wheatley filed
paying, but plunked down
1,000 Tees by the Feb. 8
who withdrew from this bracket.
Second round games In the 7th
and Sth grade boys bracket are:
South Franklin vs. Mount Ver-
non, Friday, 7:00 p. m.
Hughes Springs vs. Mt. Pleasant,
Thursday. 7:30 p. m.
Winnsboro vs. Quitman, Friday,
8:00 p. m.
Coke vs- Pickton, Thursday,
p. m.
Semi-final games in the bracket
will be at 10:30 a. m. and 11:30
— m. Saturday. r
Mount Vernon will meet the
winner of the South Franklin-Plck-
ton game in the finals of the Sth
and 6th grade boys bracket at 6:00
p. m. Saturday.
Second round games of the 7th
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of Training Union.. '
are Henry Miller, ’pi
maton businessman Robert W.
ey and Mitchell County Dls-
Judge Eldon Mahon forfeited
right to run for congressman-
's when they failed to follow
l wtth payment of filing
SicaHve of .the expected tarn-
in both House and Senate to ______ _________
lemocratlc line-up for lieute- they're constantly bnsy interpret-
govornor. Speaker of the. jng the two per certt sales tax as
e James A. Turman, Senatora 'jt now atanda.
Most recent interpretation in-
volves advertising agencies Which
finance their operation on a 15 per
cent commission basis, rather than
by chgrgeg.
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HT.VERNO
:an line-up for house and Ctourriaon said thia tneana that
•*»U “ Impoalng. Fourteen
publicans have filed for 70 of the
150 representative offices Two al-
ready are members of the House.
They are George Korkmas of Tex-
as City and Kenneth Kohler of
Amarillo. They seek re-eelction to
offices they won tn recent special
VALLEY FREEZE CREATES
FOOD SHORTAGE — Agriculture
workers "frozen" from Jobs by the
recent freeze in the Valley caused
a stir of activity in the commodity
distribution division of the State
* Department of Public Welfare
Division Director W. M Herndon
baa Just returned from two trips to
the Valley to talk to county com-
. miuioners in Cameron. Zavala.
Willacy and Hidalgo counties.
There, the need for emergency dis-
r- Candidates flooded
city aa the filing dead- food is desperate.
line arrived Politicians came to
town to pay filing fees for state of-
fices at both the state democratic
headquarters and the republican
SKINNBR’S LARGE CLBO
MACARONI. .
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if v
illative authority to prove, his con-
tention that only the attorney gen-
eral can represent the atae in ap-
pellee courts.
UT’a private attorneys pointed to
another regents' case whore they
noted "with much interest that a
dlstiguiahod array of counsel head-
ed by former Gov. Dan Moody rep-
resented the Board of Rejenta."
Wilson produced evidence that
Governor Moody was the Attorney
General of Texas at the time of
the suit referred to, and "the dis-
tinguished array of counsel" were
his assistant attorneys general.*
SALES TAX RULINGS KEEP
COMING—Governor Daniel’s an-
nouncemeat |hat bo hopes to amend
the sald^-taX structure probably
caused gfoons in the Comptroller
of Publie Accounts' office, where
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WOLF CHILI
Contained from
and 6th grade boys brack!
South Franklin 26, Unioi
Pickton, bye •^■TW ,
Mt. Vernon 14, Johntown 12.
Mt^Verng^dbHte^N^no IfU
gm the second Httid of ftiis brac-
Wtopening round fcol4s In the 7th
and 8th .grade glrU hrackel wera:
South Franklin 19, Haganxport
NL A *i IB Jr ' y.''
> Picktom. bye. ,
■ 36, UMon HUI 5.
66, Winnsboro g.
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Vernon; Bort
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K spenf Sunday
Comptroller ruled that the tax
does not apply to intangible aerv-
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Thousand dollar fees were paid dalgo County, which provides f<x>d
in many ways: Ono thousand one*
dollar bills, one hundred ton-dollsr
bills, and varied contributions from
friends of the candidates.
A former athlete brought n hand-
ful of ex-football stars along, to
show thst he hsd a sporting
There were very few surprises at
the State Democratic Execeutlve
Committee: Gubernatorial candl-.
dates John Connally, Marshall
Formby, Will Wilson and Maj Gen
Edwin A. Walker had paid before
the deadline: Don Yarborough was i
expected, and everyone knew Gov. i
Price Daniel would show up after i
his TV announcement.
Austin Attorney Bob Looney ar- I
rived at the last minute to Join 1
Tom James, Tom Rcavley, Wag-
goner Carr, W. T. McDonald and |
Les Proctor in the attorney gener- mightily opposing the intrusion of
al’s race. i___■ ML.M. BiMPBlto
Keith Wheatley, 27-year-old |ng supreme Court ruling and leg-
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WAX PAPER ...
ft hi te** an<* tllt*l^ore excludes
>rty J" commission from taxation«
But clients must pay
^drawings, paintings, letter
printed matter, and with
tastic vohrnke of this type
ducion involved in a c;
year, the state ought to no
sised income front advertl
TEXAi CRIME ON UPSWING
Col. Homer Garrison Jr., director
of the Department of Public Safe-
ty. stated that major crime in Tex-
as increksed 2 2 percent in 1961
over 1960, with an estimated 203,-
385 offenses far the year
Murder and homicide eases in-
creased from 1,088 to 1,088; theft
from 108,869 to 117.BI9: rape from
1,18* to 1,264; and aggravated as-
sault from 12,128 to 12.166.
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on Smith. Jarrad Secreat and
rt Baker, all are abandoning
nt posts to seek the state’s
d highest position Gene
i of Fort Worth is the only
jgislative candidate for lieu-
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a rape
every seven hours, an aggravated
assault every 43 minutes, a rob-
bery every 10 minutes, a theft ev-
ery four and one-half minutes."
He said it also Indicates a 60
per cent increase in major crimes
in the state since 1955.
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES —
Governor Daniel appointed Jack
Drake of Weslaeo and Jack Martin
of San Antonio to fill vacancies on
the Industrial Commission.
Drake is executive vice-president
of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
Martin is president of the Texas
State Building and Construction
Trades Council.
MIGRANT WORKERS
FERENCE — Ranchers, farmers,
educators, and businessmen from
all over the state will attend a
Texas Conference on Education for
Adult Migrant Farm Workers in
the House of Representatives oh
March L
Texas Comimttee on Migrant
Farm Workers and Good Neighbor
Commission are planning the con-
uukt moM
Governor Daniel has received a
n ic.
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1962, newspaper, February 15, 1962; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1277805/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.