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THE BONHAM (Texas) HERALD, THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 1963
-Comdr, and Mrs. Oliver H. Perry, Jr., Mrs. S. E. Bartley on his left. At extreme left
pose Saturday morning at the Sam Rayburn is Mrs. Perry and at extreme right is Col. H.
Library with Mr. Rayburn's two sisters, Mrs. Harold Byrd of Dallas who accompanied
W. A. Thomas on the comamnder's right, and Commander and Mrs. Perry to Bonham.
(Staff Photo)
This is the mounted display presented by Buster Cole Sat-
urday morning to Comdr. Oliver Perry, who said it would be
given a place of prominence in the USS SAM RAYBURN.. At
the top is a picture of Mr. Rayburn at his desk, one of Mr.
Sam's gavels, and drawings of Mr. Rayburn and Henry Clay.
(Staff Photo)
Cmdr. Oliver Perry, Jr., who will skipper
the new polaris submarine USS SAM RAY-
BURN, places a wreath on the grave of "Mr.
Sam" at Willow Wild Cemetery. Members
of the Rayburn family and Mrs. Perry are
shown in the background, left to right, Mrs.
Joyce Lightfoot, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. S. E. Bart-
ley, Mrs. Tom Rayburn, and Mrs. W. A. Thom-
as.
N (Staff Photo)
’Nothing Has Impressed Me So Much ..." , j 1
-1 ng
Commander of USS SAM RAYBURN
ays Tribute to 'Mr. Sam
A trim, youthful-appearing Naval officer stepped back
from the Willow Wild cemetery grave on which he had
just placed a wreath Saturday morning, stood at military
attention and snapped a salute with his eyes on the
1 headstone that said "Sam Rayburn"
Paying the tribute was Comdr. Oliver Hazard Perry,
Jr., the man who has been chosen by the Navy to com-
mand the newest and biggest of the 'nation's polaris
submarines, the USS SAM RAYBURN, due for launching
at Newport News, Va., on Dec. 20.
Commander and Mrs. Perry had gone to the ceme-
tery for placing the wreath after being welcomed to Bon-
ham at a reception at the Sam Rayburn library. The com-
mander called the tour of the library, his visit with mem-
bers of the Rayburn family, and the ceremony at Mr.
Rayburn’s grave "the most impressive thing to happen to
me in many years." ** )* NX
of Mr. Rayburn at his desk in the library, and an artist's
i drawing of Mr. Rayburn and Henry Clay that was pub-
lished in newspapers at the time Mr. Rayburn surpassed
Clay's tenure as speaker of the House.
Buster Cole, of the Sam Rayburn Foundation, made :
the presentation. Commander Perry assured that the
articles, all neatly arranged on a display board, would
have a place of honor and prominence aboard the USS
SAM RAYBURN.
The Naval officer and his wife, along with Col. D.
Harold Byrd of the Ling-Temco-Vaught company, Dallas
newspaper photographers, and other members of the party
had arrived about 8:40 by helicopter, landing on the
library grounds.
"My visit this time has been much fbo short," Com-
mander Perry said.‘At the first opportunity I am coming.....
back to spend more time looking at the things in this Rayburn family
magnificent library"" J N - 1 -- l n
! :L His remarks came in response to a presentation to him
of a gavel that had been used by Mr. Rayburn, a picture
The trip, was made here during a visit to Dallas by
Commander Perry, a 1943 graduate of the U. S. Naval
| Academy, for a Saturday noon luncheon talk.
Immediately upon their arrival, Commander and Mrs.
' Perry spent several minutes visiting with members of the
- " — Mrs. S. E. Bartley and Mrs. W.
A. Thomas, sisters; Mrs. Joyce Rayburn Lightfoot, a niece,
and Mrs. Tom Rayburn, a sister-in-law.
and Mrs. Cole and H. G. Dulaney, director of the library.
Goffee and cookies were served by members of the
library' staff, Mrs Bernice Newman, Mrs. Edmund Cross
and Mrs. Tom Rayburn. Mrs. Edward Southerland and Mrs.
Pat Porter served the coffee.
In a brief conference with newspaper reporters, Com-
mander Perry told something of the physical characteristics
of the USS SAM RAYBURN.
He said the sub, now nearing completion, would be
425 feet long and would have a displacement weight of
about 8,000 tons. It will be a deep diving vessel and will
be armed with 16 polaris missiles.
Of the new Lafayette class, the USS SAM RAYBURN
will be the largest of the Navy's polaris submarines and
will be exceeded in length only by the TRITON, which
is not a missile submarine.
The personnel will consist of 13 officers and 124 en-
listed men, Commander Perry said.
"Many Texans are! requesting assignment to the USS
SAM RAYBURN," the commanding officer said, adding
that ‘‘we will have a great representation from Texas
among the personnel." ,',,...■.■...
Then they were taken on a tour of the library) by Mr. 9 . Capable of purifying its own atmosphere and making
its own oxygen, distilling its own drinking water and taking
care of its many other needs, Commander) Perry said the
time the USS SAM RAYBURN could remain under water
would be "limited only to the1 endurance of the crew."
Commander Perry noted with some pride that besides
his assignment to command the new submarine named for 1
Mr. Rayburn, he shares something, else in common with
the late Speaker--both are native Tennesseans, Mr.
Rayburn of Roane county in east Tennessee and Com-
mander Perry of Memphis.
Commander Perry will go to the USS SAM RAYBURN
with an impressive background of training and Naval ex-
perience in nuclear power and polaris weapons systems.
Following completion of the nuclear power and polaris
weapons system training in I960, he assumed command of
the Gold Crew of the submarine USS THEODORE
ROOSEVELT and made four polaris patrols.
In July of this year he reported as prospective com- .
manding officer of the USS SAM RAYBURN and is now
stationed at Newport News to observe construction and to
assemble and train the crew.
Commander Perry and his wife, the- former Joan
Thomson of San Marino, Calif., have two sons, Happy
and Ty.
Visiting Officer
Remembers
PA 9. crag
Kamakazi Victim
Members of the family of a
Bonham man who was killed
April 6, 1945, when the destroy-
er MULLANY was hit by a
Japanese kamakazi plane at
Okinawa had a special interest
in talking with Comdr. Oliver'
H. Perry, Jr.,- here Saturday
morning.
Commander Perry, who has
been assigned command of the
Navy’s new polaris submarine
USS SAM RAYBURN, wa sCOMDR. OLIVER PERRY, JR.,
gunnery officer of the MUL-recalled this Bonham man,
LANY when it was hit by the Claude Kirfkpatrick, readily
kamakazi on that fateful day, when shown the above picture
Claude Kirkpatrick, then about , :
SALT u here Saturday morninq, Kirk-
35 years old, was a gunner on
the ship. He was among the patrick, a gunner on the De-
men killed. stroyer MULLANY, was killed
He was the son of Mrs. Hen- Apr. 6, 1945, when the ship
ry Kirkpatrick, 601 Agnew in was hit by a Jap kamakazi.
Bonham, a brother of Mrs. Commander Perry was, gunnery
Erma Sparks of Bailey, and an officer on the ship at the time,
uncle of Mrs. Harvey Ray Jen- -----------------:------------
ings of Bonham.
Commander Perry recalled Ranein
Kirkpatrick readily whenHOH
shown a picture of him Satur-
Bros.
day morning. He was able to
tell the family some of the de-
tails of the day that all Navy
men who were in the battle of
Okinawa will remember —
Apr. 6, 1945 — A day when the
Japs made possibly their great-
est concentrated effort to knock
out the U. S. fleet with their
kamakazi attacks.
Many ships were hit and hun-
dreds of men were killed
aboard them that day. An
alarmingly large number' of
smaller ships, mostly destroy-
ers on “picket”, duty off the
coast of Japan, were sunk or
heavily damaged. ...
Kirkpatrick was buried on a
small island near Okinawa and
his body was, returned here for
reburial in Willow Wild ceme-
tery in 1951.
• His widow, Mrs. Myrtle Ro-
dan Kirkpatrick, and two chil-
dren live in California.
Commander Perry told mem-
bers of the family here Satur-
day morning that Kirkpatrick
and other gunners on the MUL-
LANY had done, an outstanding
job and' had taken a heavy toll
of the Jap kamakazi planes be-
fore one was able to get through
and hit the ship.
Commander Perry holds .the
Bronze Star for his perform-
lance of duty as gunnery officer
on the MULLANY in action at
Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima and Oki-
nawa. u
Circus to Play
In Dallas Soon
Launching Dec. 20
Sisters Asked to
Be Co-Sponsors
/ Of ‘Mr. Sam’ Sub
Simultaneously with the visit
here Saturday morning of
Comdr. Oliver H. Perry, Jr.,
who will command the new po-
laris 1 submarine USS SAM
RAYBURN, it was announced
that Mr. Rayburn’s two sisters,
Mrs. S. E. Bartley and Mrs. W.
A. Thomas, have been asked
to be co-sponsors of the new
submarine.
Mrs. Bartley said the invita-
tion had come from the Navy
department and the builders of
the submarine, the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry-
dock company. She said she
and Mrs. Thomas have accept-
bd. 3
They will be flown to New-
port News, Va., where they will
take part on Dec. 20 in the
christening and launching cer-
emonies. 5
Miss Billy Barnette
Has House Guests -
House guests of Miss Billy
Barnette are Mrs. G. R. White,
Sr., of Maulden, Mo., a former
resident of Bonham, and Mrs.
Catharine M. Rosser of May-
field,. Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. Goin
Attend Funeral Services
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Goin have
turned from Fort Worth
where they attended funeral
services for their son-in-law,
Dr. A. L. Anderson, who died
Sunday following injuries re-
ceived when a horse stepped on
his head in a freak accident.
Mrs. Anderson is the former
Miss Jean Goin of Bonham.
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Understanding
Phone 583-4221
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We Service All Makes
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Long Distance Calls Accepted
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DALLAS (Spl.) The all-
' new 93rd edition of The Great-
est Show on Earth, Ringling
Bros, and Barnum & Bailey
Circus, opens in Dallas Mem-
orial auditorium, Thursday,
Oct. 31, for 11 big perform-
ances in five days.
In its only Texas appearance,
the mammoth production will
feature the great young
aerialist, La Toria, the 18-year-
old acclaimed over the nation
as the best since LillianLeit-
zel. Hundreds of performers,
animal and human, plus four
spectacular ■ production num-
bers, and many new speciality
acts are included in the big
show.
Mail orders now are being
accepted through Dallas Mem-
orial auditorium, and prices
are $3.50, $3, $2.50 and $2. Chil-
dren will be admitted for a dol-
lar less except at the Saturday
afternoon and night and Sun-
day afternoon shows.
Performance times are 4 and
8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and
Monday. Saturday will have
two matinees at 11 a.m. and
2:30 p.m. and night, perform-
ances at 8 p.m. Sunday’s shows
will be at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30
p.m._______________
I MONUMENTS
Of Distinction
Georgia Grey Granite -
Minnesota Red Granite
Texas Pink Granite
Monuments Lettered in .
the Cemetery.
CURB WORK
All Work Guaranteed
Dick Phillips
Phone 583-2719
H. L. Hildinger
Phone 583-3437
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little cost.
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Bob Hope (speaking for Uncle Sam)
gives our newspaperboys an "Oscar"
If it were up to me to decide the Oscars
(am I kidding?), I’d give one to America’s
newspaperboys for their performance.
I mean their day-after-day perform-
ance, fair weather or foul, delivering
papers and good cheer to their customers.
Learning how to be good neighbors and
good businessmen too.
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you what a job newspaperboys have done
for the Treasury Department — helping
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Stamps, and buying plenty themselves
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So this is Bob (Uncle Sam) Hope say-
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paperboys
-—our Hope
(if you’ll
pardon the
expression)
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The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1963, newspaper, October 24, 1963; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1680365/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.