Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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The Mt. Vernon High School
teniors couldn’t keep from grin-
ling when they marched across
any person.
Another section of the ordinance
Saundra Fuller of Saltillo has
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Warren P. Castle Jr., nephew of
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howison of Mt.
Vernon, has started construction
of h|s fourth luxury-type apart-
ment building tn Dallas recently.
Mr. Castle is well known here
in Mt. Vernon having apent all of
his summers here with the How-
lions until he was grown. His sis-
ter. Mrs. J. G. Ross, of Pecos, re-
-ently visited the Howieons here.
She is also well known here hav-
ing also spent her summers here.
Most recent of these projects to
be completed was the Skyline Ter-
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Chapter 956, OES
Will Hold Public
Installation June 7
The Mt. Vernon Chapter No.
956, Order of the Eastern Star,
will hold public Installation Tues-
day. June 7, at 8 p. m. at the Ma-
sonic Hall in Mt. Vernon.
Pvt.
John A. Stinson, whose wife, Lin-
da, lives in Mt. Vernon, recently
completed the eight-week supply
specialist course at the Quarter-
master School, Fort Lee, Va.
He was trained to receive, store
and issue Army supplies and mate-
rial.
Stinson entered the Army in
November, 19'59, and received bas-
ic training at Fort Riley, Kan.
Before entering the Army, the
23-year-old soldier was employed
by Firestone Tire & Rubber Com-
pany, Dallas. He is a 195 7 grad-
uate of Mt. Vernon High School
and a 1959 graduate of Paris Jun-
ior College.
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Development of the hillaide sit*
for Skyline Terrgee and construe-
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VOLUME 86—NO. 38
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Dog Owners Reminde
Of City Ordinances
growling, barking or otherwise at i provides that it shall be illegal for
any person to harbor or keep on
See DOGS Page 8
dally where ladles are concern^ «• at home.
a n> Courses - in Red Cross, Junior
and Senior life saving are also of-
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We understand that a core drill-
ing crew is due in Mt. Vernon to-
day, Thursday, to take tests to de-
termine the site with the best
foundation possibilities for the
proposed new FRANKLIN COUN-
TY HOSPITAL.
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the stage to get their diplomas
Tuesday night but most of the
girls hurst into tears after get-
ting back to the Home Economics
room to remove their robes.
The need for an adequate audi-
torium, with decent acoustics, was
i again very evident at the Com-
mencement Exercises for the sen-
| ipr*. We don’t know how, ,but the
- need is there.
Kirbv Services Aire
Conducted Sunday
In Winfield
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and are payable to Youth Recrea-
tion, Inc.
The pool was opened on Wed-
nesday and hours the pool will be
open are as follows: Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p. m.
to 8 P. tn.; Friday and Saturday,
.2 p. m. to 9 p.,m.; Sunday, 2 p.
to 6 p. ni. r__:
Monday. Season tickets are avail-
able at the pool at >10.00 per per-
son.
Single admissii
for students wh
utted from hlgl
above this age
od One,
would
eopfor-
nsttmer
Voting is expected to be light iniloting
Saturday's Democratic Primary been heavier in the runoff than in
Runoff election, but absentee bal-lthe first primary.
s a vio-
that if
j a fine
and not
Social Security;, Bargaftdl
Or Good Business? Ti
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relief Wednesday after the dead- fered to those interested. Fees for
. See OPTICS Page 8 the courses are >10.00 per person
County Clerk L. E. Bryant f»- I
ported Wednesday that 1» ap^Mw <-
cations for absentee ballots hsrfl
beed JI led with him previous tm > J
the Tuesday midnight deadlipm J
This compares with 105 in the
first primary.
Several counties over the
have indicated they will not
a runoff election as only one state |
office is involved. The oountieo j
making such reports have no rn»- I
ofts required in precinct or cotus- I
ty offices.
In the only statewide runoff y
Lloyd W. Davidson of Travio I
County and W. T. McDonald of ;
Brazos County are seeking noml- •
William A. Moore
Speaker on Aged At
Rotary Meeting
William A. Moore, area super-
visor for the State Department of
Public Welfare, spoke to the Mt.
Vernon Rotary Club at its meet-
ing last Friday regarding the
problems that face the aged of the
state. Mr. Moore was the guest
of .1. Frank Lewis who had charge
of the program for the day.
Mr. Moore pointed out that
there are 775,000 Texans over the
age of 65 at the present time and
said that by 1975 this figure will
have doubled. He said this is be-
ing brought about by the improve-
in combat efficiency
tests in Grafenwohr.
The tests are scheduled
BILLY STEWART was sitting
in his office one morning this week
when BERNIECE MEEK walked
in and informed him that his car
had been in a wreck. Berniece
failed to tell him for several min-
utes that it was herHcar that had
rolled off from where she had
parked it and had hit Billy's car.
She won’t even talk to anyone
about it. Damage was light.
JUDGE R. T. 5VILKINSQN says
that his secretary, BERfatECE
MEEK, has to edit all his copy to
keep, him from using wardii that
Carroll D. Coe Is
Participant in
Combat Efficiency
GRAFENWOHR, Germany. —
Army Specialist Four Carrol D.
Coe. whose mother, Mrs. Edna
McCown, lives on Route 1, Winns-
boro, is participating with other
personnel from the 4th Armored
Division
training
Germany,
to end June 22.
This training is designed to de-
termine the combat readiness of
personnel and units of the divi-
sion which is a major element in
the NATO shield of defense in Eu-
rope.
Coe, a personnel carrier driver
tn Headquarters Company of the
division’s Combat Command B in
Erlangen, entered the Army in
October, 1958, completed basic
traiinng at Fort Hood, Texas, and
arrived overseas last May.
The 23-year-old soldier is a
1954 graduate of Mt. Vernon High
School and attended East Texas
State College in Commerce.
was told at a recent meeting Of
the many complaints coming to
City Policeman Vester McGill re-
garding dogs running loose in the
city.
Two ordinances are in effect in
the city regarding dogs, one re-
quiring rabies vaccination for all
dogs, and the other regarding vi-
cious dogs and dogs which
nuisance because of their
ing.
The rabies vaccination
nance has been on the books since
1926 and requires that all dogs
permitted to run at large in the
city be vaccinated by a licensed
veterinarian at least once each
year and must have a rabies vac-
cination tag attached to the collar
The owner of the dog
must obtain a certificate from the
veterinarian showing that the ani-
mal has been vaccinated and the
date of the vaccination.
The ordinance provides for the
disposal of any dog running at
large which does not meet these
requirements and also provides
that the owner may be fined.
The other ordinance, which is
the dog nuisance ordinance, was
passed in September of 19'5 6 and
provides for fines up to $10P to
be levied against persons owning
or having custody of dogs which
run at large or on their premises
that violate the ordinance.
It provides that it shall be un-
lawful to own or have custody of
any vicious dog which is permit-
ted to run at large in the City of
Mt. Vernon. The term “vicious
dog” includes any dog that bites
or habitually threatens to bite by
Went by the City Hall to check
up on the dog ordinances and
found F. J. JOYCE, JR., and
JESSE GROOM working feverish-
ly to get the city’s bid in to the
post office department on the pro-
posed new city hall-post office. F.
J. said he was probably in trouble
over the dog business as his fam-
ily acquired two dogs while he
was in the hospital with injuries
received in a wreck near Texar-
kana last Friday night. He is still
swathed in bandages.
JIMMY DUCKWORTH remark-
ed that he might get some com-
plaints, also as he has a dog that
has to be quieted two or three
times a night. Jimmy says he, nor
his negihbors. have any trouble
identifying his dog as he keeps a
bell on his collar.
Tax
Franklin County,
now combined with that of Sher-
vote of the people favor*
as of January 1,
Weldon Owens to Speak
At Rotary Club Meeting
and developed into a prixe-wlnnlng
Texas weekly. His writings have
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Pickup Stolen
AtWo
Is Recovered
A pickup truck, stolen from the
L. £>. Lowry, Jr., Aberdeen Angus
ranch at Saltillo Tuesday night
about 11:30, was recovered in
Texarkana, Arkansas, Wednesday.
The pickup was out of gas when
located by police. A panel truck,
stolen in Dallas, was abandoned,
out of gas, near where the Lowry
pickup was stolen. Several candy
boxes found in the abandoned
truck indicated to officers that the
person or persons who abanadon-
ed the vehicle had burglarized
some place of business.
Sheriff J, E. Tittle reported
Wednesday that the California Ne-
gro arrested in connection with
the burglary of the Adams Service
Station west of Mt. Vernon is
wanted in California for violating
his parole. Tittle said he would
be released to California officers
when they came for him.
Swimming Classes May
Be Entered At Any Time
Coach Don Jones, manager of
the Little Creek Swimming Pool,
said this week even though swim-
ming classes are already under-
way at the pool that others may
start taking lessons any day.
Classes in swimming start at 8
o’clock each morning and those in-
terested in taking the lessons are
asked to come to the pool at this
are not pertnissable to use, etpe- time or contact Jone* at the pool
Red Cross Junior
W arren Castle, Jr., Starts
4th Apartment Building
race apartments, located at 711
East Colorado at Ewing.
Open house tor Skyline Terrace
on May 15 was attended by Mf-
and Mrs. Howison.
Lee Williams, tile contractor
for Skyline Terrace, is also well
known in Mt. Vernon. He is ■
nephew of Mrs. Howison and a
Betty Sue Ball, 20, was injured
in a truck-car accident which oc-
cured about 300 feet west of the
Franklin County line about 5:45
p. m. Sunday. Miss Ball’s injur-
ies were thought, to be minor ac-
cording to Highway Patrolman
Billy Eeds.
‘ Miss' Ball, who WSB driving a
1957 Ford, was traveling west at
the time of the accident. No one
was in the car with her. The truck,
a 1958 Chevrolet truck-trailer,
was also traveling west and struck
Miss Ball’s car in the rear when
she slowed to avoid hitting a car
traveling in the opposite direction
which had pulled out to pass. Miss
Ball’s car was knocked off the pav-
ing onto the shoulder on the north
side of the highway.
Driver of the truck was Turner
Leroy Watson, 23, of Route 1. Ath-
ens. The truck belonged to Mo-
bile Trucking of Athens and was
hauling oil field equipment. '
driver of the truck was filed
for a traffic violation.
By GLEN R. CHAPPELL
Previously in this column I call-
ed to attention a statement, re-
cently made, that “most people”
have the false idea that social se-
curity is a great big bargain. I
agreed it was a false idea all right,
but I did not agree that most peo-
ple had the Idea. Then I proceed-
ed to discuss how one phase of
our U. S. social security system
Provides the family with Insurance
against the catastrophe of the
death of the breadwinner.
Today. I'd like for you to look
into the old-age insurance side of
this social security program with
me.
Remember that our social se-
curity system in this country is
based on the principle of insur-
ance against lost earnings.
Now, first of all. let’s recognize
that people who reached retire-
ment age—with consequent loss of
income—in the early years of this
program, or within a few years
after their particular kind of work
was covered, tire certainly receiv-
ing a lot more in benefits than
they paid in taxes. But they’ve
suffered precisely the same kind
of income loss that will be encoun-
tered by those who retire after a
full lifetime of work—and paying
of taxes—under the program.
That problem has been laced by
every retirement system — public
or nrivate—ever set up: You have
to start somewhere. The solution
taken by industry has been for the
employer to assume the cost of
paying benefits to the workers
who were already near retirement
age when the pension system.was
put into effect. Management rea-
sons that those people have made
a life-time of contribution to the
firm and that in effect they have
earned retirement the same as it
dience of approximately 800 peo-
ple Monday night. May 30, in the
First Baptist Church in Pittsburg.
Dr. Schwarz, physician and psych-
iatrist of Sydney, Australia, is on
his seventh world lecture tour. He
has spent the past 18 years study-
ing the Communists and their pro-
gram, familiarizing himself with
every basic text of Communism
and many of their outstanding per-
sonalities.
The Christian Anti-Communism
Crusade is a non-profit organiza-
tion to preserve life and liberty by
a world-wide program of educa-
tion. evangelism and personal ded-
ication.
Dr. Schwarz defined Commun-
ism as a three-fold disease; a dis-
ease of the body, because it kills;
a disease of the mind, because it is
associated with systemized delu-
sions not susceptible to rational
argument; and a disease of the
spirit, because it denies God, ma-
terializes man, robs him of spirit
and soul, and. in the last analysis,
even of mind itself, and reduces
him to the level of a beast of the
field.
The text of his speech was “You
Hypocrites.” Seven points were
brought out in the discussion,
namely: 1. The Communists pro-
pose to conquer the world: 2. The
Communists are conquering the
world; 3. They are conquering
the world hy program and time
table; 4. They are using a nor-
mality curve to advocate surren-
der; 5. A Communist conquest
means slavery or death to Ameri-
cans; 6.We need to take personal
responsibility toward fighting com-
munism; and 7. If we really want
to defeat them there is no limit to
what we can do through God’s
help.
Dr. Schwarz stated that the ob-
jective of the Communists to con-
quer the world Is fast becoming
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(From May 2/1 until June 2)
ADMISSIONS:
Hazel Harris, City.
Mrs. Jane Mitchell. Winfield.
E. E. Ballard, Saltillo. .
Mrs. Howard Rogers, Mt. Pleas-
ant.
F. J. Joyce, City.
Betty Ball, City.
Mrs, Margaret Reynolds, City.
Hdfth Godfrey? Rt. 1, Talco.
Maole Kirbo, City.
Jerry Copeland, City.
Dianna Ward. Garland.
Mrs. Lois Hall, Talco.
Mre, Dora Eldridge, Winnsboro.
Mra. May Hampton, Talco.
Phyllis Fuquay, Saltillo.
Rachel Carr, City.
. . DISMISSALS:
Pool will be clsed dn mFs. Ester Edge, Mrs. Iva Whit-
ten, Mrs. Mary Simona, Jim Soott.
Mrs. Richard Lee and baby, Sam-
my Tach, Connie Dunlap, Hasel
Harris, Mrs. Jane Mitchell, B. E.
Ballard, Mrs. Howard Rogers, f.
J. Joyce and Mrs. Margaret Rey-
nolds.
Weldon Owens, one of Texas’
best-known humorists, called “The
Country Editor” by thousands who
read his Cross County column
daily in The Dallas Times Herald
and hear his 6:45 broadcast daily
over KRLD, will be the guest
speaker for the Friday meeting of
the Mt. Vernon Rotary Club. He
will be the guest of L. D. Lowry,
Jr., who is program chairman.
The popular country cosmopo-
lite seasons his down-to-earth
philosophy with the essence of hu-
man life from the vast area of
Texas which he covers. His busy
schedule includes more than 100
after-dinner and luncheon speeches
annually.
Mr. Owens is a veteran news-
paperman, having served as a
printer's devil on The Teague
Chronicle which he later bought
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iff but a
ed its separation
1961.
Most interest in the county
seems to center In Precinct No. 1
where Ray Briley and Carl Cox are
seeking the nomination.
All voting boxes in the county
will open at 8:00 a. m. arid cloM
at 7:00 p. in.
Voting boxes in the county,
polling places and presiding judges
will be:
Voting Precinct 1, court house
basement, T. B. Roach.
Voting Precinct 2. first floor
court house, Cary Pope.
Voting Precinct 3, grade school
building, Johnny Gandy.
Voting Precinct 4, high school
building, E. B. DeShazo.
Voting Precinct 5, Hagansport
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nation for Judge, Court of Crim-
inal Appeals.
In a county-wide race, H. C. i
Guthrie and Fred CowMr are
seeking nomination for the office
of Tax Assessor - Collector at
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niques.
He said the main problem of
the aged is their inability to pay
for proper medical care, to obtain
emnloyment, entertainment or rec-
reation.
He pointed out -that few jobs
are open to people over 65 and
many of “those available are not
suitable for a person of this age.
He said that most persons over
65 have more time on their hands
and that very few forms of enter-
tainment or recreation are avail-
able for the group.
Another problem facing the
aged is the increased financial
strain caused by decreased income,
high costs of living and the fact
that most everyone over 65 re-
quires more frequent medical care.
He urged that steps be taken at
once, before the problem becomes
too big. to solve the situation.
He said there are 477 persons
in Franklin County over 65 who
receive old age assistance from
the state totaling >25,972 a month
or over one-third of a million dol-
lars a year.
Other guests of J. Frank Lewis
were County Judge J. R. Pruitt
and County Supervisor for the
State Department of Public Wel-
fare A. C. Moffett. Bob Edwards
was the guest of Charlie Brown.
Joe Walker. Junior, Rotarian for
May. was the guest of the club.
Visiting Rotarians were J. A.
Bullard. Longview; Earl Stuart,
Clem Korsowski, Alan Moore.
Winnsboro: Louis Gohmert, E. L.
Forrester. Mt. Pleasant.
Landon Ramsay was the only
absentee Friday. President Charles
Teague announced that the dub
had 100 percent attendance for
the previous week’s meeting.
L. D. Lowry, Jr., is presenting
Weldon Owens of the Dallas Times
Herald as speaker at the meeting
this week.
Flint’s Needed To
Btii'd Sapel At
Acs ■ fo State School
Ther° is one child ‘'mm Frank-
lin County at Austin State School,
a 45-year-old State institution for
retarded children. There are
more than 2.000 children at the
school. There is no house of wor- I
ship on the grounds, and of course I
it isn't practical to take very many ments in health and medical tech-
of the children to churches of
the campus.
Three years ago a group of vol-
unteer men, women and ministers
began the work of raising >95,000
• o build an all-faith chapel for the
children. Only >25,000 remains
to be raised. Although contribu-
tions have gone in from people in
123 counties, no money has been
received from Franklin county.
There may be those among our
readers who will want to have a
part in doing for these children
who cannot do for themselves.
Contributions are fully deduct-
ible. Checks or money orders
should be made to: Chapel for the
Children, Austin State School, and
mailed to: Mrs. Homer Leonard.
Secretary, Volunteer Council, Aus-
tin State School, Austin 3, Texas.
they had been paying their part i
of the retirement premium all
along. The only alternative'would
be to turn a whole generation of
workers off without pensions un-
til those came along who had paid
“their share" in cash, or to pay a.
bare pittance related to contribu-
tions made over a short period.
Our Congress, in setting up thto
old-age insurance program, faoad
the same problem. Just as tndo^-
try has often done, they resolved
it by deciding that the older worto*
er who has spent his life buildtar
the magnificent economic proepef
fty which our nation enjoys today ,<
should have a reasonable retiro- j
inent income, even though the mo- ’
chanics of providing that income !
were set up too late for him to pay I
for a substantial part of it.
The law provides that such * £ ■'
person may qualify for benefito '
based on his level of earnings i* j
the yenrs that he has been cows
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Observed
Sunday, June
Memorial services
bring the moraini 1
afternoon wit) bo hto
load Making with fri__
OajMHda.to lasted to attMd.
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MT. VERNON (FRANKLIN COUNTY), TEXAS, THURSDAY. JUNE 2. l$60 -------ON THE BROADWAY
Demo Runoff
Is Slated for Satori
in Franklin County ha*
Association as a North player in
the All-Star basketball game to be
played in the Sam Houston State
Gymnasium at Huntsville on July
23. This game is to be played be-
tween a group of North all-stars
and South all-stars.
Saundra, I960 graduate of Sal-
tillo High School, lettered four
years, was all-district forward
three years, all district second
team forward one year,’ and all
state 1959-60. During four years
high school she has a 27 point
game average and an S4 percent
free throw average.
Coach Frank Stretcher will ac-
company Sa:;ndra to Huntsville,
Funeral services were conduct- a
ed Sunday afternoon at Winfield *
Baptist Church for E. M. Kriby,
Winfield cattleman, who died Frt- I
day afternoon. Rev. Bill Sperry I
of Winfield and ReV. John Bl
Whitt of Mt. Vernon officiated.
Mr. Kriby, 69. a native of Roa*-
oke, Ala., died in a Mt. Pleaaa*t
hospital following brief llinOM.
Burial was in Winfield ceme-
tery.
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Pentecostal Church
To Hold Fellowship
Meeting June 6 m
Fellowship meeting wilt be h*ld
at the Pentecostal Church on High-
way 67, next Monday nlgnt, Jtoto
81 i j • . / •
Everyone is invited to atti
Regular service hour* afe
m. for Sunday School and p
meeting on Tuesday night.
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Memorial Day To B
Observed At Putw
Sunday, Juneo
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