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Runoff In Precinct 4 Race
services are set
and evening
services at 7:30 p.m
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flt Texas, Place 3.
It appeared Wednesday af-
ternoon that Judge James G.
Denton may have won the
race without a, runoff as latest
tabulations gave him a 15-vote
majority over hla two oppon-
ents. If he does win there will
be no statewide runoff elec-
tion
Winfield Baptist
Sets Revival
Revival will begin Monday,
May 11. and continue through
May 17 at the First Baptist
Church of Winfield
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Voter Turnout Light In Democratic Primary Saturday
One Statewide
Bill Pemberton,
Neches and Dale Coody, of
Lawton, Okla., who were here
conducting a revival at the
First Baptist Church present-
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1942. He later transferred to
the Air Force and was dis-
charged from the Air Force
Reserve in 1957 as a captain.
His active duty was in Europe.
He returned to duty with
the Highway Patrol in 1945,
and was promoted to sergeant
in 1951, and td captain in
ljP55. On September 1, 1957,
be was promoted to the rank
of major to serve as regional
commander of the Depart-
ment's Midland Region
On June 1, 1962. he assum-
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introduce the speaker.
Colonel Speir was born in
Gilmer, on August 28, 1917.
He graduated from Gilmer
High School, and received his
BS Degree, with honors, from
East Texas State University
at Commerce.
Prior td-Jnining the Depart-
ment of Public Safety as a
highway patrolman on'Novem-
ber 1, 1941, he served as prin-
cipal of Harmony High School
in Upshur County, Texas.
Colonel Spair took military
leave while ■ highway patrol-
man at Cro/.ett, enlisting in
the US Army in November,
mally runs
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eral hundred dollars mone.
and Mhjora will also
other volunteers Join
* signing
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bolun-
will feature
by the fifth grade
sixth grade band
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Present” To Be
KSST Broadcast
A weekly program entitled,
“Purley Youth Present,” spon-
sored by the youth of Purley
Baptist Church, will begin this
Sunday, May 10, on Sulphur
Springs Radio Station KSST.
The program will be broad-
cast from 7:45 a.m. until 8:00
a m. each Sunday, according
to Danny Eakin, pastor.
This Sunday's program will
be “A Tribute to Mother-
hood.” The program for March
17 will be "The Path to
Peace."
The program features the
Purley Youth Choir, special
numbers by individual youth,
and speaking roles by the
youth.
Riding Club Sets
Rodeo May 28-30
age and under with the win-
ner receiving a gift certificate.,
A rodeo parade will launch
actlvitlea at 5 pjn. on Thanh
day, May 28. £•
The queen** face wi
highlight of the rodt
entranta being sponac
civic dirt* and buainei
M. The apoMor of the
will receive a 8U.C
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Chapter Advisor, accompain-
ed the FHA'ers.
Keynote speaker was Dr.
Jane Vincent, Counseling
Psychologist at the Testing
and Counseling Center, The
University of Texas at Austin.
She spoke on the Convention
theme.
State Degrees of Achieve-
ment, the highest award of
the organization, were award-
ed to more than 500 Future
Homemakers from over the
A long stemmed red
rose was presented to each of
the State Dsgree recipients.
The State Chorus composed
Future Homemakers
their areas were
The group was un-
direction of Bill
polling more than half the
votes in a race in which most
observers predicted a runoff.
Coy Veasey and Jimmie D.
Tosh will meet in the runoff
primary scheduled for June
6 in the race for Commission-
er of Precinct 4.
P. R. Gill, the incumbent,
in the race for Justice of the
Peace of Precinct 1 was re-
elected by a 10-vote margin
over his challenger M. M.
(R/faek) Mahaffey. Gill receiv-
ed 513 votes while Mahaffey
received 503. Mahaffey polled
more votes than Gill in each
of the voting boxes on Satur-
day but Gill received 40 write-
in votes to Mahaffey’s eight
to give Gill the 10-vote major-
ity
Ramsay, who is working as
an assistant District Attorney
in Dallas County, received 913
votes. Bill Martin, who has
served as a deputy sheriff
here and more recently has
I served on the Sulphur Springs
p.m.
Davis and Majors have been
contacting residents of the
area south of the area to be
served by the North Franklin
Water Supply Corporation to
explain to them the procedur-
es in organizing the coopera-
tive. getting them to fill out
survey data sheets and getting
service agreements signed.
They are also getting checks
for the $50.00 membership
fee.
The Tuesday night meeting
is for the formal organization
of a steering committee which
will then elect officers.
Persons who are interested
in receiving rural water, but
have not been contacted, are
urged to attend and be ready
to fill out their survey data
sheets and to sign service
agreements. Everyone is urg-
ed to look up the deeds to
their property and take from
it the volume and page in
which the deed is recorded at
the courthouse for this infor-
mation is needed on the sur-
vey data sheet.
Davis andt Majors point out
it is very important that ev-
eryone wanting to be served
sign up at this time for their
membership fee of $50.00 paid
at this time will pay for the
meter to be set
property line.
They point out, however, if
a person puts up his $50.00
membership fee he will be re-
quired to pay the minimum
water bill whether he uses the
w'ater or not for monthly pay-
ments are required from each
meter holder in order to re-
tire the Indebtedness. In case
a meter holder does not pay
hla monthly bill the member-
ship fee will be applied until
it is used up and the member-
ship is then terminated.
They point out that another
reason for signing up now is
that persons who Join and tie
on after the loan is applied
for will have to pay the mem-
bership fee of $50.00, pay for
a meter which is approximat-
Mount Vernon
Bands To
Present Concert
The Mt Vernon School
bands will present their an-
nual spring concert at the
High School Auditorium Tues-
day., May 12 at 7:30 p.m.. ac-
cording to Jack Redus, direc-
tor of bands.
The concert
numbers
band, the
and the combined junior high
and high school bands.
Admission of 50c for adults
and 25c for students will be
charged to defray costs of the
event.
The regular second Sunday,
singing will be held at the
Hopewell Community Center
this Sunday. May 10. Every-
one is cordially invited to at-
tend.
President. Pam
will serve as
T. J. Davis an* Carl Majors, on Tuesday, May ,12, at 7:30 tfifort
announced this week they 'arv '*"*
calling a meoting of all rural
residents of Franklin County,
who are not now being served
by a rural water system, at
the Purley Community Center
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Local Delegation Attends
FHA State Meeting In Austin
"Our World - To Know, To
Care, To Do” was the theme
of tlie 1970 state meeting of
the Texas Association of Fu-
ture Homemakers of America
held in Austin, April 24-25,
1970
More than 5000 members
and advisors representing
76,000 members in 1600 chap-
ters throughout the state at-
tended. Representatives of
the Mount Vernon Chapter
were Michele Bacon and Kay
Kennedy. Michele, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Bacon,
will serve as Chapter Presi-
dent during the 1970-71 school
year. Kay Kennedy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J Kennedy,
will serve as
year. Mrs.
Young, High School Choir
Director. Pleasanton.
Installation of the
state officers
Saturday
session.
The pastor, Bro. Bobby
Phillips, invites everyone tp
join in each of the services
“We believe revival is the
greatest need of the hour in
the local church and around
the world,” said Rev Phillips.
1970-71
climaxed the
morning business
Ten officers elected
through chapter participation
throughout the
placed in office
impressive installation service
by Sharon Smith, Winnsboro,
outgoing
Price, Yantis,
State President during 1970-
71.
The Future Homemakers of
America organization is spon-
sored by the Homemaking Di-
vision of the Texas Education
Agency with Mrs. Elizabeth
F. Smith as director and Mrs.
Betty Romans serving as State
Advisor.
Police Department, was the
runner-up with 426 votes.
Both candidates campaigned
diligently for the pose. Dwight
Hightower, a dairyman and
teacher in the Winfield
school, was third man In the
race with 308 votes. The fam-
ily of M. J. (M'adison) Mitch-
ell, the incumbent in the race,
announced in the last week of
the race, they were withdraw-
ing him from the race due to
his health and asked that vot-
ers consider the qualifications
of the other three candidates.
He received 26 votes.
Coy Veasey, the incumbent
in the race for Commissioner
of Precinct 4, was unable to
campaign during the past few
weeks of the campaign due to
illness but led the voting with
185 votes. Tosh followed with
128 votes. Elgie Parrish poll-
ed 96 votes and W. A. (Pete)
Stalter polled 28 votes.
L. E Bryant, unopposed for
re-election as County Clerk,
polled 1,456 votes. Jeanette
O'Neal, unopposed for Coun-
ty Treasurer, polled 1,468
votes. L A Wilcox, unoppos-
ed for County Surveyor, was
re-elected with 1,340 votes.
George Wims, unopposed in
his bid for reelection as Com-
missioner of Precinct 2, re-
ceived 166 votes.
Jack Merrill, unopposed for
County Democratic Chairman,
was elected with 1,409 votes.
Claude Nichols was reelect-
ed as Chairman of Voting
Precinct 5 with 74 votes in the
only contested chairmanship
in the county. Homer Hume
received 62 votes
Other Precinct ChairmeW
elected and the votes they re-
ceived were: Precinct 1, T. B.
Roach, 168: Precinct 2, Setn
Draper, 150: Precinct 3. John-
nie Gandy, 455; Precinct 4,
E. E Parnell. 164; Precinct
6, Charles Broach, 20; Pre-
cinct 7, H. C. Guthrie, 111;
Precinct 8, N. H. Hoffman,
88; Precinct 9, C. L. Weather-
ford. 112 and Precinct 10, F.
O. Browning, 117.
The voter turnout was light
with only 1,747 voters casting
ballots. The greatest number
of votes cast in any race,
I, 702, was cast in the race for
U. S. Congress which pitted
incumbent Wrlghg Pitman
against Bill Russell. In incom-
plete returns Patman was an
easy winner in the 18-county
district with 44,741 votes to
Russell's 13,219. Patman will
meet Republican Dr. James
Hogan of Atlanta in the Nov-
ember General Election Hog-
an was unopposed in the GOP
primary. Republicans did not
hold a primary in Franklin
County.
Neal Solomon, State Rep-
resentative of District 10, was
unopposed. He received 1,400
votes in Franklin County.
Doyle Corley, member of
the State Board of Education
from District 1. was unoppos-
ed. He received 1,271 votes in
Franklin County.
W C Hancock of Pittsburg,
in incomplete returns, held
the lead in the race for Assoc-
iate Justice of the Court of
Civil Appeals, Sixth Supreme
Judicial District, with 36,339
votes. His opponent, C. L.
Ray, Jr„ of Marshall, had re-
ceived 34,815 votes. They ere
seeking to fill the post how
held by retiring Judge Wm.
J. Fanning, formerly of Sulp-
hur Springs and Mount Ver-
non. Hancock received 749
votes in Franklin County and
Ray received 604.
HAROLD MOORE accom
pained the eighth grade stu
dent* to a skating putt M*1;
£y night We understand that ____
While he wee out on the floor them
Kring tor skate, having fallen
Xeral Ames, he lost one o<
Ks contact lens. He
indents famed a sei
Rev. Dewayne Finley of the
First Baptist Church of Boyd.
Texas will be the Evangelist
and Bro. Dwight Hightower
of the Cypress Community
will lead the singing.
4#- -Tir If*' '.
Sets Play Day
The Mt. Vernon Riding
Club will have an open Play
Day Saturday, May 9, at'thq
Riding Club Arena. Registra-
tions begin at 8:30 pjn. \ I
There will be five events
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James Denton polled 575,-
085, Hawthorne Phillips 292,-
238 and Matt Davis 286,718 in
^complete returns. The offi-
cial tabulation on May 12
could possibly change this.
In Franklin County voting
Denton received 452 votes,
Phillips, 269 and Davis 587
Lloyd Bentsen unseated
veteran Senator Ralph Yar-
borough for the Democratic
nomination with incomplete
returns giving Bentsen 803.-
441 votes to Yarboroughs
714,692. Franklin County vot-
ers gave Bentsen 874 votes
and Yarborough 773. Bentsen
will meet Republican George
Bush in the November Gener-
al Election.
Governor Preston Smith
was unopposed for the Demo-
Colonel Speir To Speak At
Law And Order Banquet
Colonel Wilson E. (Pat)
Speir, director of the Texas
Department of Public Safety
will speak at the law and or-
der banquet being sponsored
here on Monday. May 11, at
7:30 p.m. by the Mt. Vernon
Masonic Lodge The banquet
wffl be in the school cafeteria.
The purpose of the banquet
is to honor local and some of
the state law enforcement of-
ficers and to express support
and appreciation for their
work in this field.
State Representative Neal
Solomon. who arranged for
Colonel Speir to speak, will
nomination. He will
meet Republican Paul Eggers,
who won easy nomination in
the November General Elec-
tion. Smith received 1,340
Franklin County votes.
Ben Barnes, unopposed for
Lieutenant Governor, received
1,340 Franklin County votes.
Crawford Martin won the
re-nomination for Attorney
General by polling 961,061
votes to David Brown's 322,-
869 in statewide incomplete
returns. Martin received 1,091
votes in Franklin County and
Brown 378.
Robert S. Calvert, unop-
posed for Comptroller of Pub-
lic Accounts. received 1,308
votes in Franklin County.
Jesse James, unopposed for
State Treasurer, received
1,333 votes in Franklin Coun-
ty-
Bob Armstrong unseated
Jerry Sadler by receiving the
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Guests introduced by Char-
lie Brown included David
Gaulden, student gueet; Jessie
Majors, visiting Rotarian,
Winnsboro; Paul Eaton and
Bill Roberts, guests of Msjors,4'
Lanny Ramsay, guest of Mike
Edwards and Janie Tillman, 1
guest pianist. ; ^ 4
The program for the meet-
ing this week wlQ be under
the direction of Harold Moore.
Winners Are
Announced Here
Mt. Vernon merchajit.s thia
week announced wlrmens of
prizes given during th" May
Bonus Days promotion last
Friday and Saturda".
Winners, gifts and
chants making the gifts were
as follows.
Lottie Condrey, Winfield,
received a box of candy from
Crescent Drug Store.
Gail Phillips, Winfield and
Sally Byrd received $7 50 gift
certificates from M. L. Ed-
wards and Co.
Mrs. George Duncan receiv-
ed a tile job for half price
from Banister Floor Covering.
Judy Tinsley, Mrs. C. H.
Gurley and Claudia Stephens
received prizes from Ruther-
ford Rexall Drugs.
Mrs. Florine Shewmaker
received a $10 00 gift certifi-
cate from Bolger-Cranford.
Johnie Cabell. Route 1, Tal-
co, received a $10 00 bag of
groceries from Taylor Food
Center.
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of
County Water
District granted easements to
Southwestern Electric Power
Co. and People's Telephone
Cooperative, Inc., for rerout-
ing of their lines In the area
of Lake Franklin County at
their meeting on Monday.
Southwestern is re-routing
high voltage transmission
line which serves Winnsboro
and other points south of
here. The line will be routed
primarily on land now owned
by the district.
People’s Telephone Cooper-
ative will lay a telephone ca-
ble underground across the
lake basin itself.
The board heard the read-
ing of accounts for the month
and approved their payment.
Included was an estimate
from Vilbig Construction Co.,
contractor for the dam and
spillway, which indicated they
have completed 61 percent of
their work and have used 93
Balloting in the
County Republican
gave DR. JAMES L.
FORD. long-time —--
County Republican leader, 15
votes and HERNDON GRAV-
ES. 15 votes to create a tie.
To cap it all off Dr Crawford
got four write-in votes in the
Democratic primary in the
tereenwood box. Hopkins
County Democrats are trying
to figure out some way to get
the votes transferred to the
ReppbUcan primary. D r.
Crawford says they will re-
solve the problem at the coun-
ty convention on Saturday.
Thinking of voters in both
Franklin and Hopkins Coun-
ties was toward youth in last
Saturday’s Democratic pri-
mary. Franklin County elect-
ed LANNY RAMSAY, 27-year
old attorney, as County Judge
Without a runoff and Hopkins
County Democrats nominated
HD I. PALMER, II. 27-year-
old attorney, as County Judge.
It was anticipated that there
would be a runoff in both
counties. Palmer will meet
Phillip Cowser, who was un-
opposed for the Republican
nomination, in the November
General Election Ramsay has
no opponent in the November
•lection.
r.
ROBERT MOORE, a pilot
for Delta Airlines, was here
last week visiting relatives
and talked his father J. MAL
MOORE into returning to Dal-
las with him and flying to San
Francisco on Thursday morn-
ing Robert had a couple of
days off on the west coast and
he and his father saw the
sights in northern California.
It was Mr. Mais first Jet
flight.
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Pemberton, Coody
On Rotary Program
of Port ed the program for the meet-
ing of the Mount Vernon Ro-
tary Club last Friday. They ;
were the guests of Phillip
Watson who had charge of the
program for the day
Coody sang two songs. Pern- ■
berton told the group we live
today in desperate days. He
told of a man who in the 1930s
realized a war was comlftg. He '
spent congMetabie Ume on
_----1 to pick
bur some place that the War
would not strike. He finally
determined that Guadalcanal
was the place that the war i
was the least likely to strike ]
and went there. i
Nobody wants to be oomfor- i
table in harness or out of I
harness. Pemberton declared.
Some think we should break
laws just because they are not
just but the Bible says we
should obey man's laws and
says nothing about whether
they are just or not. he revea-
led
There is a tendency today
by some of not wanting to
work, he stated, but it should
be repugnant to us to live off
of others through welfare.
He then related the story
“Friends of the Barnyard, by
Melvin Munn, regarding the
little red hen which planted
some wheat and sought the :
help of other residents of the
barnyard in planting it, culti- 1
vating it and harvesting it 1
but received none. After the 1
wheat was harvested the oth- '
er residents wanted to share
the wheat but the little red '
hen refused them any.
He declared that the answ- (
er to our problems today is :
to turn the interest of the i
populace to God for we shall ■
not have peace anywhere until ,
we turn to God.
Secretary Harold Moore
announced that the club had
•nly one absentee during Ap-
ril giving the club 99 percent
average attendance for the
month. He said the attendance
was 100 percent for the meeti
ing Friday. J
I The Mount Vernon Riding
| Club has scheduled three per-
I formances of its ninth annual
| rodeo here for May 28, 29
i and 30 with performance*
each night at 8:00
starting
Qiclock.
Events will include bare-
riding. bull riding, bull-
(gging, calf roping and girl’a
il racing. A kid’s c*lf
around $50.00.
highway must
under to set the
■tar the cost could run Kv-
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