The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1956 Page: 4 of 8
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THE WHITEWRIGHT SUN, WHITEWRIGHT, TEXAS
PAGE FOUR
Thursday, February 16, 195f>
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HOW TO MAKE
SOME OF AMERICA’S PROSPERITY
Number of Telephones Doubled
RESPONSIBILITY
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Our New Frontier
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Walker Pharmacy
Deaths of Seven
In Family Laid
To Three Fume Types
Insurance ‘Gimmick’
Opposition Grows
Childress Pharmacy
Snapshots That
Last Forever
JUST CALL IT
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Marvelous G-E Filter-Flo washer
removes lint right before your
eyes. Removes sand and soap
scum while full tub of wash
water circulates and filters five
times during wash cycle without
wasting water or detergent.
drops
smokes,
of
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
LONG DISTANCE IS TWICE AS FAST WHEN YOU CALL BY NUMBER
The new year is a good time to look back —
and to look ahead — so I thought you’d be inter-
ested in some recent statements by R. A. Good-
son, general manager of the telephone company
in Texas.
ARLENE DAHL’S DOODLES
WILL GO ON UNDIES
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Prayers.
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REMOVES LINT, SAND AND SOAP SCUM
Since 1945, the number of telephones in Texas
has doubled. There are now more than 2 million
telephones serving Texas, and 93 per cent of
them are dial telephones.
The telephone company has spent $760 mil-
lion gross for construction in Texas since 1945.
This expenditure has contributed much to Texas’
growth. The annual payroll for 26,000 telephone
people in Texas is $103 million.
Texas was bom of revolution, grew up with
cattle and oil industries, matured and broadened
in our generation. Yet, the new frontier ahead
has greater promise than had the frontier of
the past.
The decision to go ahead with an unprece-
dented construction and improvement program
is based on these factors:
FILTER-FLO WASHER
Cleans and Recleans the Wash Water to Give You Cleaner Clothes
lalil
Thank-You Gadget
Put On Machine
Value of Building
Dollar Down 57c
How True!
Doctor — “You are working
hard.”
Businessman—“I know it, Doc, but
that’s the only way I can keep up the
easy payments.”
CLUE OFFERS
SAFETY RULES
HOLLYWOOD. — Actress Arlene
Dahl found out that a lingerie firm
had come across some doodles she
had done while working
trait in Smoke” and liked them so
well they were incorporating them
into lace designs for ladies’ undies.
Take
PLENTY W
of Pictures and
Bring Your
Film Here For
DEVELOPING
and PRINTING
We Are Served By
SNAP SHOTS, INC.
Wesleyan Service Guild
The Wesleyan Service Guild met
on Monday evening, Feb. 13, at the
home of Mrs. Ralph Wallace, with
Miss Lola Scott as co-hostess.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read by Mrs. Paul Ryon and
approved as read. Mrs. Nana Fran-
cis gave the treasurer’s report.
Mrs. Sarah Kilgroe, president, an-
nounced the district meeting to be
held in Fincher Hall on the SMU
campus, Dallas, March 24 and 25.
She urged that all, who could, at-
tend and become better acquainted
with the services the Guild renders.
Mrs. Ima Moody led the devotion-
al with the reading of the thfrty-
fourth Psalm.
Mrs. T. L. Hodder, as leader of the
study, invited members to get on the
magic carpet (which she had pre-
viously mailed to each) and visit the
twenty-nine countries where Meth-
odist women have projects. Much
was learned about conditions in
these countries by a true-false test.
Following the test, Mrs. Kilgroe
gave a discussion of the food situa-
tion in India.
Mrs. Hodder then passed around
napkins depicting the nations that
have gained their independence in
recent years. ’
Mrs. Paul Ryon gave a review of
chapter three of the study book,
“This Revolutionray Faith,” by Floyd
chapters of study
completed by the
The industrial production of Texas is several
times greater than 10 years ago. Population has
increased 12.25 per cent in five years. The con-
struction industry in Texas remains strong, re-
tail sales continue upward, and business is
generally healthy.
The Bethel WMU met Monday at
2 p. m. with Mrs. O. G. Alexander in
charge. The song, “The Kingdom Is
Coming,” was led by Mrs. T. L. Cow-
art.
Mrs. M. V. Williams taught the
lesson on missions. Mrs^T^L. Cow-
art reviewed chapter three of “The
Tribes Go Up.” She gave some in-
teresting sidelights of her visit to the
Indian reservation and surrounding
WASHINGTON.—Thirty states
ready have adopted, or will soon
adopt, a new code aimed at limiting
“gimmicks” in health insurance ad-
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Regular Price 319.95;
Save 80.00 at Sale Price
OKLAHOMA CITY.—Three types
■of deadly fumes have been blamed
for the asphyxiation of a family of
seven including five children.
Dead were George Smithhisler,
.about 55, his wife, Barbara, and their
■children, Virginia 9, Michael 8, Pat
5, Tommy 3, and Carol 1. Smithhis-
ler, a building contractor, had nine
grown children by another marriage.
The only thing left alive in their
small rural house eight miles north-
east of here was the family’s small
pet parakeet, whose cage was near
a cracked window.
A large washtub was found sitting
atop the cookstove where the fire had
gone out. Deputy Sheriff George
Long said the tub had “burned dry”
and that zinc poisoning fumes were
at least partially responsible for the
deaths.
Long also blames fumes from a gas
burner and natural gas fumes.
There are three good reasons why U. S.
Savings Bonds should be part of every
investment program. They're safe—y out
principal is never subject to market
fluctuation. They’re sure—Bonds pay an
average of 3% per year, compounded
semiannually when held to maturity.
They're liquid—you can always cash them,
if you have to, after you’ve held them
for 2 months.
Treasury Secretary Humphrey recently
said, "The continued success of our econ-
omy depends not only upon the Govern-
ment, but upon the efforts of all the
people trying to do a little more for them-
selves and their loved ones. It is the .sum
total of all these individual efforts that
makes our system superior to anything
known in this world before.”
Let’s apply his words to our private
affairs. And the best thing that you can do
for your loved ones is to buy wisely—save
sensibly—and preserve our American pros-
perity for them!
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by Jack Valentine, Manager
The Whitewright Sun
T. GLENN DOSS, Editor and Publisher
PUBLISHED EVER THURSDAY
Entered at the Whitewright, Texas, post office-
as second class mail matter.
Phone 5-2276
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Any erroneous reflection upon the character or
standing of any person, firm or corporation
will be gladly and fully corrected upon being
i brought' to the attention of the publisher.
Made His Own
. Wife—“How did all those empty
bottles get in the basement?”
Husband—“I haven’t the slightest
idea. I never bought an empty bot-
tle in my life.”
“Texas is facing its most interesting and chal-
lenging years,” Mr. Goodson says. “The pros-
pects are bright. That’s why the telephone
company in 1956 will undertake the largest tele-
phone construction program in the history of
rip
Texas.
“Despite this growth,” Mr. Goodson points
out, “some families are waiting for telephones
or higher grades of service. We’re keenly aware
of those people and we’re doing everything
possible to bring them service as quickly as
possible.”
Shacklock. Six
have now been
Guild.
The program
Mrs. Hodder with a presentation of
the “worship center,” which she had
prepared. The “worship center,”
placed on a small table, consisted of
a white cross at the foot of which
were placed bread and a cup of milk,
representing the food that is given to
those who come to the foot of the
cross.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Wallace and Miss Scott.
The next meeting will be held at
the Methodist Church on Monday,
Feb. 28, at 7:30 p. m. It is requested
that each answer the roll call with a
scripture verse, a quotation, or a
statement concerning the meaning of
faith. Hostesses for the evening will
be Mrs. Nana Francis and Mrs.
Kathryn Roddy.—Reporter.
The conscientious pharmacist
works shoulder to shoulder with
the physician in the interests of
public health. His function as an
adjunct to the doctor’s services
cannot be denied. Our prescrip-
tion department is operated more
for the benefit of physicians who
confide in us, more as a contribu-
tion to your health and general
welfare, than for financial gain.
You can bring your prescriptions
to us with confidence that they
will be filled with the finest mate-
rials to be found in the markets of
the world.
on “Por-
Shoulder-to-Shoulder
If you’re like most Americans, you’re
earning more now than ever before. But
if you’re like a lot of us, you’re having a
tough time trying to hang on to this
extra money. What comes easy—seems to
go just as easily. Spending a little too
freely and going a little too far into debt
may be tempting, but it certainly isn’t
wise. Actually, now is the best oppor-
tunity you’ll ever have to save.
Presbyterian WMS
The First Presbyterian Missionary
Society met Monday in the home of
Mrs. Homer Sears. Business was
conducted by the president. Devo-
tional was given by Mrs. J. W. Hen-
ry. “Yearbook of Prayer” was by
Mrs. T. E. Sears,
was leader.
“Enfold,” the program topic, was
discussed by Mrs. Fred Cook, Mrs.
Robert Sears, Mrs. Homer Sears and
Mrs. Cliff Emerson.
Mrs. A. R. King, Mrs. B. R. Cara-
way and Mrs. Stoddard were visitors.
Refreshments were served during the
social hour.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Emmet Penn on March 12.—Re-
porter.
Mr. Goodson says that we plan to invest $106
million for new construction in Texas in 1956
— the largest telephone construction program
in the state’s history. This is in addition to $229
million for operating expenses and taxes.
Dallas motorists are offered these
safety pointers by the Dallas Auto-
mobile Club:
1. Use hand signals to keep
vertising and sales talks, it was dis- I driver behind you informed of your
closed today. x_-
The same code now is being con-
sidered by U. S. government and pri-
vate health insurance companies as
the basis for a nation-wide set of
rules.
In general, it demands truthful ad-
vertising and an end to exaggerations
by companies and their agents.
The code for individual states was
drawn up by the National Assn, of
Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for
adoption by the men in charge of in-
surance regulations in the 48 states.
“It already has been put into ef-
fect in eight states,” Thomas
Pansing, Nebraska insurance com-
missioner who headed the NAIC
committee that drafted the code, said
today. “Another 22 states are
pected to adopt it this year.”
ST. LOUIS. — Vending machine
cigaret sales at a classy suburban
restaurant were 'booming today, all
because the machine talks to its cus-
tomers.
Whenever a customer drops in
coins for a package of smokes, a
chord of organ music is heard and a
metallic feminine voice says polite-
ly: “Thank you. Call again.”
Al Price Vending Machine Co. in-
stalled the gadget “to make the cus-
tomers feel they are appreciated,”
according to General Mgr. Herschel
Price.
The device used to produce the
voice is a deep secret, but Price said
it works on a tape principle and is
the result of two years search for
something that would work.
“We’re satisfied already, and we’ll
stick with it,” Price said.
“In a high volume spot, it’s well
worth the additional cost of about
$150 a machine.”
Price said his firm is “concerned”
about insurance rates — “it might
scare someone 'to death to hear a ma-
chine talking.”
But he termed the reaction so far
“wonderful.”
The machine in the foyer
Medart’s Restaurant is the only
in operation now, but the Price Co.
plans to put a few more in choice lo-
cations and even include campaign
messages in the scripts.
RACINE, Wis.—Bystanders heard
a cough from inside a coffin crate at
the Racine railroad depot and opened
the coffin.
, Inside, very much alive, they
---„J. William Braddock, 47, who
said he had had a few drinks and
that was all he remembered.
NEW YORK.—The 1941 building
dollar has now shrunk to about 43
cents, the Dow Service, construction
and building news analysts, re-
ported.
Put another way it now takes
$2.30 to buy as much building as a
dollar bought in pre-war 1941.
The Dow report was based on 85
cost-sampling cities from Maine to
Florida and east to the Mississippi
River.
The survey showed that in the past
six months building costs have in-
creased 3 percent in the Southeast-
ern, South Central States, and New
England and the North Central
States.
Why don't you join them? Sign up for U. S.
Series E Savings Bonds on the Payroll Savings
Plan where you work. Or buy Bonds reg-
ularly where you bank. As little as $18.75 a
month invested in Savings Bonds will give you
a cash backlog of $1,182.60 in just 5 years—
$2,456.70 in 9 years and 8 months.
territory.
Mrs. Horace Miller was
Royal Service chairman.
were offered by Mrs. Cecil Bartley
and Mrs. J. P. Williams.
The WMU will meet on Tuesday
of next week at 2 p. m. for the Royal
-r. Service program. All women of the
Mrs Cliff Emerson j church are invited and visitors will
be welcomed.—Reporter.
What most of us need is a simple, sys-
tematic savings plan—one that will work;
automatically and pay off with guaranteed
results. Your Government has provided
just such a plan. And over 40 million
Americans are already cashing in on it.
Miller.
Refreshments were served to 17
The club will meet on
Feb. 23 at the home of Mrs. W. L.
Hatfield. The 4-H Club girls will
be guests and present a program.
New members and visitors are al-
ways welcome.—Reporter.
The Whitewright Home Demon-
onstration Club met in the home of
Mrs. C. N. Massey last Thursday aft-
ernoon. Roll call was answered with
“A book I have read recently.”
An education program was given.
Taking part on the program were
Mrs. I. L. Neathery, Mrs. W. L. Hat-
field, Miss Mae Hall, and Mrs. Joe
For the big things in your life, be ready
with U. S. Savings Bonds
ThefU. Government does not pay for this advertising. The Treasury Department thanks, for their
patriotic donation, the Advertising Council '
intentions.
2. Keep on your side of the road.
3. When in doubt about who has
the right of way, yield to the other
driver.
4. Give the right of way to pedes-
trians.
5. Always remember that you are
the other guy ahead of the driver be-
hind you. Watch your motor man-
ners and give him a lesson in cour-
tesy.
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