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CANTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1969
VOLUME 85
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Canton Bands
for general admission, and children 1 and 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon,
April 20, at their home near Canton.
Lamberts To Be
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Auto Club Sets
Honored On
Parkers Entertain
Clavton A. Bolt
Recognized As
Safe Driver
Clint Ross Is Elected
Joe
Last Riles Held
and
Band Students
Mrs. McFnturff
Present Kiwanis
Citv Gets "Go
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Mill ( reck Projee!
information at
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Sharon Smith
Keahey was elected as
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Youth Shot During
Attempted Robbery
Wrestling Matches
Slated Here Saturday
Bledsoe, Crenshaw
And Elliott Elected
Local Boys To Compete in District
Track Meet Friday In Commerce
Dam sites has been set for Tuesday,
April 22, in Mineola.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Holland
will celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary’ with open house between
cooperation
and city.
Dr. T. R
A new mayor and a new city coun-
cilman were elected, and one coun-
cilman was returned to office in a
record turnout of voters Saturday in
the city election. A total of 389 bal-
lots were cast.
Clirt Ross went into office as may-
or with a total of 254 votes An or-
ganicd write-in campaign to return
Sam Hilliard to the office for an-
other term, polled 128.
$1.00 in the general admission sec-
tion cnly
Tickets may be purchased in ad-
vance from Lions Club members or
at the gate.
Big time wrestling may be wit-
nessed at the local gymnasium Sat-
urday evening, April 12, sponsored by
the Lions Club.
Visit Parents Easter
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Forest War-
ren during the Easter weekend were
Mr and Mrs. Edward Warren and
Eddie of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth Ray Vowell, Diane and Kenny
of Euless, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe
Warren, Brenda, Saundra and Sher
rie of Palestine, Mr. and Mrs. Jim-
my Thompson of Richardson and Mr.
and Mrs. Jake Thaxton and Jeffrey
of Farmers Branch.
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Report Released
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Jim B. Burns was elected presi-
dent of the Canton Chamber of Com-
Mayor in City Vote
merce in the regular business meet-
ing at noon Tuesday.
Mr. Burns will fill the post vacated
by Clint Ross who resigned his post
dun to his recent election as mayor
of Canton. He said he considered it
an honor to have been elected presi-
dent of the organization, but felt it
unfair to serve in both capacities,
and is looking forward to the fullest
Ahe
present to present
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Competing in the events will be:
100 yard dash: Teddy Adams and
Robert Coil.
220 yard dash- Adams, Kenneth
Bowman and Coil.
440 yard dash: Peel, Randy Wil-
liams and Lloyd Shinn.
880 yard run: Edgar Jimenez and
Andy Faglie.
Mile run. Rex Haywood ana Larry
Floyd.
440 relay: Adams, Williams, Bow-
man and Peel.
Mile relay: Adams, Jimenez, Bow-
man and Peel.
High jump Ronnie Woodard and
Williams.
Broad jump: Adams, Bowman and
Peel.
Pole vault: Woodard and Ronald
between the Chamber
Visit in Williams Home
Visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs Lee Williams recently were
Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Corley of Dal-
las, Mrs Alice Williams and Denise
of Garland. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wil-
liams, Sharon, Timmy and Doug and
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Chamblee and
Kathy of Canton; Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Phillips, William Lee and Elaine of
Walton; Mrs. W. A. Corley, Deborah
and Greta of Levelland, Mrs. Pat
Warren, Chuck and Leanne, Mr. and
Mrs. Rennie Henderson and Mr. and
Mrs. Tack Garrett, Rodney and Kevin
of Martins Mill and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Gawin, Jeff, Kim, Cary and Donetta
of Athens
To Speak At V an
Floyd Wagstaff, head basketball
coach at Tyler Junior College, will
speak at the Van Presbyterian
Church services Sunday, April 13, at
11 a. m.
The services will be held in the
multi-purpose room of the J. E.
Rhodes Elementary School for the
convenience of those wishing to at-
tend.
Mr. Wagstaff has been coach at
Tyler Junior College for many years
as well as a Presbyterian lay speak-
er.
Everyone is invited tc attend the
services.
One juvenile was shot in the at-
tempted robbery of Campbell’s Trav-
el Center on IH 20 Tuesday morning
at 2 o’clock, Sheriff B W. Ward said.
William Nail (Bill) Russell, night
attendant at the station, shot the 16-
year-old youth in an exchange of
gunfire, the sheriff stated. Mr. Rus-
sell shot three times with one of the
bullets entering the right of the
50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. G. R Lambert will
be honored with an open house at
their home on their Golden Wedding
Anniversary Sunday, April 20, from 2
to 5 o’clock.
Mr and Mrs. Lambert were mar-
ried by the late Rev. Frank Fincher
at his home in the Oakland com-
munity April 20, 1919.
Nine children were born to this
union, five daughters, Mrs. Elsie
Fuller and Mrs Evanell Martin of
Oakland, Mrs. Adelle Elwood of
Longview, Mrs. Lena May Baker of
Canton and Mrs. Emma Milliorn of
Grand Saline; three sons, Loyd Lam-
bert of Gilmer, J. P. Lambert of
Oakland, Leroy Lambert of Marshall
and one son, Bobby, who is deceased.
The couple also have 25 grandchil-
dren and five great-grandchildren.
All friends and relatives of the
couple are invited to attend the open
house.
A group from Longview will be
the .mexpired term of Dillard Seale
whose place he was appointed to fill
in September.
In piace two Bob Bledsoe polled
115 votes and Clyde Elliott, Jr. re-
cowed 171 votes. Mr Elliott, who
was arpointed last summer to com-
plete the term of Horace Etheridge
'his soring, was elected to a full
thre--vear term. Mr. Bledsoe begins
his first term on the board.
In place one spot, C. L. Stanford
and Royce Keahey each received
one write-in vote; and in place two,
write-ins favored Mr. Stanford with
44, and Dr. Dan Hilliard with two
votes.
Board members will begin their
new terms with the meeting Tuesday
night, April 15.
Herm’s Cafe, Highway 80 East of
Mineola, beginning at 12 noon with
a dutch treat buffet luncheon.
Representatives from Upshur, Var-
Zandt, Smith and Wood Counties will
attend the meeting.
Anyone in the Van Zandt area who
would like to attend may contact
Clint Ross, mayor, or Jim Burns,
president of the Chamber 'if Com-
merce.
To Participate
In HCJC Festival
Canton High School Band will
make its first appearance in their
new uniforms Friday at the Hender-
son County Junior College Band Fes-
tival April 11-12.
Annual Select Band concert will
climax the festivities Friday night
with 10 local students participating.
High school band will participate
at 1 p. m. Friday and competition
for both the junior band and high
schoci majorettes will begin at 1:30
Friday afternoon.
Both bands will leave around 11
a. m. and return before school is
out.
The 100-piece select honor band
will be under the direction of W.
Francis McBeth, director of bands at
Quachita Baptist University at Arka-
delphia, Arkansas. The group will
have rehearsals Thursday night and
Friday afternoon.
Canton members of the honor band
include Keith Wilkerson, Lou Ann
Gullett, Merilyn Griffin, Shirley But-
per. Dorinda Branton. Dempsey
Stearman, Mark Williams, Chuck
Whitton, Philip Bums and Mark
Whitton.
Tickets may be purchased at the
band hall for $1.00 for adults and 50c
for students.
the school board election Saturday
with two holdovers and one new
member going into office.
Tom Crenshaw received 190 votes
in place one to return him to the
Funeral services for Mrs. James
I Me Enturff, 40, of Wills Point were
held Saturday, April 5, at the Caddo
Mills Baptist Church with Rev. Hor-
ace Gray officiating.
Interment was in IOOF cemetery
at Caddo Mills under the direction of
Eubank Funeral Home.
Mrs. McEnturff, the former Ra-
mora Faye Henderson and native of
Caddo Mills, passed away in a Dal-
las hospital Thursday, April 3.
She was a member of the Order
the Easter Star No. 904 in Edgewood
and of the Edgewood Church of
Christ.
Survivors include her busband of
Wills Point; one son, James Ray Mc-
Enturff of Wills Point; two sisters,
Mrs. Geraldine Grimes of Caddo
Mills and Mrs. Coye English of Ox-
ford, Alabama: her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Henderson of Caddo
Mills.
C A Bolt of Canton was among
the Consolidated Freighways intercity
drivers based at Dallas who recently
completed a million miles of acci-
dent-free driving.
The 28-man unit, according to Ter-
minal Manager John Ramski, began
its safety marathon on October 9.
1968, passed the million-mile mark
on March 15, 1969.
“It takes really professional driv-
ers to achieve this sort of record
during the winter months," explained
Ramski.
W ith this feat, the Dallas drivers
becc me members of Consolidated
Freightways “Million Mile Club.”
Meeting Dale
A meeting is set for Monday eve-
ning, April 14, at the Canton High
School to organize the proposed Free
State Auto Club.
Pie meeting will be held at 7
o’clock in classroom 4.
Purpose of the club is to provide
a shop for voung men in the Canton
and surrounding area to work on
their cars with hand tools provided,
trained mechanics and welders avail-
able to assist in any problems that
may arise.
There will be a small fee for mem-
bership in the club, which will pro-
vide funds for the building, enlarge-
ment, and upkeep of the project.
Long-range plans include a drag
strip, which will be located in an
area where it will not disturb any
residents.
This is a non-profit organization,
consisting of citizens interested in
the welfare of the youth of the area,
a spokesman stated.
Any club, organization or individ-
ual interested in the Auto Club is
urged to attend the organizational
meeting Monday evening.
chest, appearing to circle a rib ana
lodging in the youth’s arm, he said.
The youth fired twice, Ward re-
ported.
After being hit, the boy made his
way to the car and the three left.
Mr. Russell immediately notified
Sheriff Ward and the three boys were
apprehended shortly afterwards at
Chick’s Gulf Station about four or
five miles further east on IH 20.
Ward said the boys had pulled into
the station looking for an ambu
lance.
The sheriff said the three boys,
two 16 and the other 13, had run
away from home in Garland about
inidnight in the car of one of the
boy’s father. Mr. Russell related that
the boys pulled into the station on
the pretense of asking for the loca-
tion of the drinking fountain.
Sheriff Ward and Deputy Don Reed
made the arrests.
Charges of armed robbery have
been filed on the three Bond has
been posted, the sheriff stated and
the boys released to Garland authori-
ties Tuesday afternoon.
Jim Burns Elected To Head Chamber
“LIVING WITH DISCIPLINE" TO
BE WARD’S TOPIC AT P. T. A
“Living With Discipline” will be
the topic of B. W. Ward, sheriff of
Van Zandt County, when he speaks to
’he Parent-Teachers Association to-
night (Thursday).
The Dad’s night meeting is sched-
uled in the gymnasium at 7:30 p. m.
Officers will also be elected for
next school term.
SI RING IS HERE FOR PARK
CAMPSITES ARE FUI L
When spring reared her pretty lit-
tle head last week, State Park sup-
erintendents for the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department were among the
first to know about it.
Random reports from around the
state indicate the rush is on for
space in Texas 66 State parks. Super-
intendents in Falcon, Lake Corpus
Christi, Bastrop, Huntsville and Mar-
tin Dies State Parks report full camp-
ing and trailer sites and heavy traf-
fic over the wee kend despite less than
ideal weather in all these areas.
If is generally agreed by the super-
intendents reporting that the en-
trance fees have not hurt park at-
tendance. In fact, attendance figures
for February show that 253,152 cars
vicite the Sinte parks compared with
240,343 cars for the same neriod in
\ an Zandt County donations to the
March of Dimes totaled $5,107.90 ac-
cording to the campaign report re-
leased this week by Bob Johnson,
campaign director.
Canton doners contributed a total
of $1,556.45 of this amount. Mothers
March took in $977 77, and other
sources included $60.96 from the
schools; $58 09 from the coin col-
lectors; $311 telethon; and $148.63
frem the Free State 4-H Club road
block.
Receipts in the county campaign
added to the $4.50 balance were
$75.23 clubs and organizations, busi-
nesses, $100.50; schools, $287 20,
Mothers March $2,821.41; Coin collec
tors, $152 90; telethon $1,164.38; teen
activities $437.32; and other, $64 44.
The county’s part of the telethon
was $228 86; and other expenses went
toward supplies for collections at the
schools. Mothers March, coin collec-
tors and teen activities. Miscella-
neous expenses amounted to $30 25,
and the kickoff dinner for 60 work-
ers totaled $75.
The net receipts of $4,707.19 will be
distributed three ways with $1,176.80
(25 per cent) going toward the med-
ical scientific research fund, and the
remaining total divided equally be-
tween the local chapter and the na-
tional headquarters.
vice president to fill the office pre-
viously filled by Mr. Burns. In the
election, Alton Smith was elected as
a new director to fill the post va-
cated by the resignation of Kennith
Shinn.
Present for the business meeting
were Mr. Ross, Harold Turner, B
E. (Chick) Chaney, Mr. Burns, Tom
Milford, Charles Everett, Raymond
Pruitt, Tom Moon- and Mrs. Baker
Cix, office secretary.
Little League
Meeting Is Set
For Monday Night
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A meeting has been called for
Monday night, April 14, for all coach-
es and managers associated with the
summer baseball program, Weldon
Starnes, president, said this week.
The meeting is slated at 7 p m. in
the high school library.
Teams will be divided at the meet-
ing, and a decision will be made on
whether another team will have to
be added in the Little League age
group. Also meeting with the group
will be a representative of the sport-
ing goods equipment company.
Mr. Sternes said that it is most
important that all coaches and man-
agers be present in order to have
their say in the division of the teams.
Sunday In Home
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Parker and
Glee entertained in their home Sun-
day with a dinner and Easter Egg
hunt.
Guests present were Mr and Mrs.
Virgil Melton, Carolyn, Brent, Rand,
Tony and Paul; Mr and Mrs. Willie
Melton; Mr and Mrs. Joe Vern Mel-
ton and Kelly Joe; Mr. and Mrs C.
J Parker, Mr. and Mrs Janes Wat-
son, Tonja and Tyra; M S. F ;
Boyd: Mrs. Pearl Durell and Mike
Pittman of the Jackson community.
Others were Mr and Mrs. Earnest
Caskey and Denise; Mrs. Betty Ja-
cobs, Steve and Jerry; Mr. and Mrs.
T. I Blake, Mr and Mrs. James
Sullivan, Canton; Mr. and Mrs.
Rickey Parker of Route 4, Wills
Point: Mr. and Mrs Odell Murphrey
of Wylie; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tucker,
John Dale and Donna of Dallas.
City of Canton got the "go-ahead"
word this week on the Mill Creek
lake project from United States Rep
resentative Ray Roberts.
In a letter to former mayor Sam
Hilliard this week, Congressman
Roberts explained that the logjam of
watershed work plans have been al-
leviated.
He further stated that he has been
informed by the Soil Conservation
Service that “within the next few
days they will authorize the state
conservationist to provide federal as
sistance in the installation of works
of impravement for the watersheds
involved as funds appropriated for
this purpose are made available. The
Mill Creek project is in the group,"
he concluded.
In the council race, Lloyd Chitty
and Harvey Fincher were elected to
fill the two open posts, Mr. Chitty
polled 209 votes to claim a fust-term
seat on the council, and Mr. Finch-
er, with 179 votes, was elected to the
council for another term.
Other votes went to B. R. Mahaf-
fey with 121; E. D. Higginbotham
with 115- Tarpley Dike, 113; and
Bob Roan, 20.
Altnough there were no candidates
in the city attorney race L. F. San-
ders was elected with a total of 73
write-in votes. C. L. Stanford polled
29 votes and Clyde Elliott, Jr., 23.
Term of each office is for two
years.
All new officers were sworn into
office Tuesday night in the council
meeting.
The arrest of three men in Tyler
Sunday cleared up two recent bur-
s’" no in Van Zandt, according to
Sheriff B. W. Ward.
Three 18-year-olds, identified as
Young Tilley, Moses Smith and Earl
Bow'ser, all of Tyler, were taken into
custody Sunday.
Sheriff Ward said the three had
signed statements admitting bur-
alary of the Van Schools March 26
and the 1 ruitvale School either April
3 or 4
Approximately $800 was taken from
a cabinet type safe in the Van bur-
glary, he said. About $50 was taken
from the Fruitvale School from the
drink and candy machines.
A total of 203 ballots were cast in hoard for one year. He will serve
A four county area meeting on
present and immediate future hap-
penings on Sabine and Lake Folk
Named Champion
Sharon Smith, 12-year-old student
of Edgewood, has been named the
Count}’ Spelling Bee Champion of
Van Zandt Couniy.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Billy J Smith.
The Spelling Bee was held in the
county courtroom April 2.
As winner of the county contest,
Sharon is entitled to enter the re-
gional Spelling Bee in Dallas May 3
at WFAA-TV.
Winner of the Regional Contest
will journey to Washington, D C to
participate in the National Contest
June ? through 7. Recipient of the
National honor will be pre sented a
variety of awards for his accon-
plishments.
Hosts will be the couple’s children,
Mrs. Charles M. Norwood of Stock
tor., Calif.; Mrs. H. O. Seale of Long-
view, James E. Holland of Hender-
son, Charles E. Holland of Canton.
Winston R. Holland of Garland, Regi-
nald D Holland of Dallas and Jerry
D Holland of Bedford
They have 10 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Holland is the former Miss
Floyce Liner.
They were married April 23, 1919,
in Canton. They have spent their en-
tire married life at their present
home.
Friends and neighbors are invited
to attend.
Top names in the wrestling field
are included on the night’s card with
6’ 2”, 250 pound Johnny Valentine
matched against Jose Lothario, the
legendary Latin, in the main event
of the evening.
The semi-final event, a tag team
battle, will show Baron Von Raschke,
270 pounder from Berlin, Germany,
land Dusty Rhodes of Phoenix, Ari-
zona, weighing in at 225 pounds
going against Young Bull Curry of
Connecticut and Reggie Parks of
Canada.
Two other great bouts are slated
for the evenings entertainment.
Referee will be Dick Raines, a lo-
cal man who has worked in Big-
time wrestling in Dallas for several
years.
Admission will be 32.50 for ring-
side, $2.00 for reserved seats, $150
Visit in Waggoner Home
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bingham,
Kvm and Plake of Dallas, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Fowler of Casper, Wyo.
and Mrs. Ada Thorn of Colfax visited
in the home of Mr and Mrs. Sam
Waggoner recently. This was the
first time Mr. and Mrs. Fowler had
visited in Canton since 19-46.
Wilson.
Shot put: Royce Daugherty,
Lane and Gary Burns.
Discus: Daugherty, Lane
Burns.
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TYLER STATE RECREATION
PARK FAC IIITIFS COMPLETE
New facilities at 934-acre Tvlei
State Recreational Park have been
accepted and released as completed
hv the Texas Parks and Wildlife De-
portment.
The additions include a headquar-
ters building, three restrooms with
showers, 30 screened shelters, and a
group shelter The prime contractor
was the Troup I umber Companv of
Tron who onerated under a $112,-
115.66 contract
The new facilities supplement lif
nicnic cites, 110 camving sites, 21
trader sites and 35 screrned shelters.
Activities in the park include
hoating, swimminq, fishing, nature
ctudv and hiking.
Coach Jerry Cole will carry his
bovs to Commerce Friday to partici-
pate in the District competition.
Field events will begin at 10 a.
m. Preliminaries of the running
events begin at 11 a. m., with the
finals scheduled at 2 p. m.
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Program Friday
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Fred Bilderback, program chair
man for the April 4 Kiwanis Club
meeting, presented five of his band
students, each playing a solo.
Students on the program were Ca-
ren Campbell, fifth grade, flute,
“long. Long Ago;" Vicki Childress,
fifth grade, clarinet, “I Love You
Truly;" Dana Baker, sixth grade,
clarinet, ’Valiant;" Barbara Ether-
idge, sixth grade, saxophone, "Fan-
dango;” and Tracy Clark, filth
grade, trumpet, "I Love You Truly.”
Sixteen Kiwanians were present
for the breakfast meeting with six
guests, those on the program and
Pill Foster, a brother to Ali Foster.
Following the program, the mem-
bers conducted a short business ses-
sion. During the discussion it was
decided that a representative of the
proposed Free State Auto Club would
be asked to meet with the Kiwanis
Club and present plans for the proj-
ect.
The local Kiwanians are support-
ing the second annual Antique Show
sponsor d by the Rose City Kiwanis
Club in Tyler. The show will be he’d
April 11 and 12 from 1? noon to 10
p. m and April 13 from 12 noon to
7 p. m. in the Mayfair Building at
the East Texas Fair Grounds. Pro-
ceeds from the show will go to un-
derprivileged children.
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