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THE BONHAM (TexasT HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1966 -
Miss Carol Thompson
Feted At Tea Shower
GRASS IS SET — Mark Askew, right, and Jack Lair: Ren- CORN GROWING OFF OKAY — Lester R. Hall, Mulber-
neragronomist, inspect stand of Ermelo love grass planted , .
April 6 in the demonstration of the Renner Pasture System ry farmer, inspects growth of white hybrid corn in his irri-
being sold on the Askew farm. The row-planted grass — gated production demonstration. Two fertilizers are being
53 acres -—is making satisfactory growth in spite of more used. Two acres are being left unfertilized as a check plot.
(Photo by Calvin Pigg)
than 20 inches of rain since planting.
Pasture Demonstration .. .
All Grass Seeded on Askew Farm
Seeding of grasses on the 185-
acre Renner Pasture System
demonstration on the Mark As-
kew farm on FM 100, n e ar
Monkstown . was completed
Thursday.Three other row-
crop projects, in Fannin county
being supervised by Texas Re-
search Foundation are making
excellentprogress, a Renner
official said here. , 1 /
* Fifty acres, of DeSoto, grass
seededthis week and the plant-
ing of 53 acres oformelo love
grass before recent rains
marks the completion of a cri-
tical phase of the six-year proj-
ect. Eighty-two’ acres of coast-
al bermuda — previously estab-
lished — have been fertilized
and , chemically treated for
weed control as part of the
large-scale demonstration.
U The three grasses - DeSoto,
Ermelo. and 'coastal bermuda-
are the three companion grass-
es Which, comprise the Founda-
tion's 12-month system of for-
age Iproduction for live-
stock grazing. All three are
warm season perennial grass-
The demonstrations are being
sponsored by Fannin county
business firms and individuals
for a period of six years. Pur-
pose of the projects is to take
Renner's research direct to ma-
jor agricultural communities
as fast as possible.
Calvin Pigg, head of Renner’s
agricultural services . group,
gave the report of excellent
progress Thursday following in-
spection of thedemonstrations..
“ In addition to the Askew proj-
ect,wheat is nearing harvest
on theFrankHowell farm near
Windom inthe first crop of a
six-year’ demonstration of the
Renner Farming System.
A: similar 15-acre grain
sorghum - wheat - cotton sys-
tem is in its fifth year at the
Clarence E. Lockaby farm at
Cotton Center. Lockaby’s crop
this year is wheat also.
treated with both simazine and
2,4-D for weed control. 1.
Ready for grazing approxi-
mately six weeks after plant-
ing will be the DeSoto grass
| which also received plant food
at the rate of 50 pounds of ni-
; trogen, 50 pounds of phosphor-
us and 50 pounds of potash to
the acre. Eight pounds of De-
Soto was seeded to the acre.
DeSoto is a perennial grazing
sorghum developed in the grass
breeding program at Renner
and released last year. Seeded
in 36-inch rows, DeSoto is graz-
edy during July and Au-
gust when other' grasses slow
markedly in growth.
The Ermelo love grass will be
lo is fertilized in the fall.
Despite the recent record-
breaking rains and the
late growing season, little dam-
age to crops or loss of soil !
was noted at the demonstra-
tions, Pigg said.
Field days for farmers will ‘
be held when the pasture proj-
ect is fully established so re-
suits can be presented to all,
livestock producers in the area.
Data on beef cattle gainscar- -
tying capacity and the econom-
ics of the Askew project will be
maintained and presented to :
cattlemen, - i very
Pigg . announced that the
foundation’s annual field d a y
which was postponed May
18 will now be held at Renner
utilized for early spring, l a t e
fall and for winter grazing as
field curad forage. It was seed-
ed April 2 at a rate
of 2 pounds’ per acre, also in
36-inch rows. First-year Erme- the Foundation and its staff.
Thursday, July 21. . .
He complimented the four
Fannin' county; farmers for
their excellent cooperation with
Joevelyn Bellows
Inanannan
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duction soil fertility demonstra-
tion is also underway on the
Lester R. Hall farm at Mul-
berry. Hall’s crop has been fer-
tilized at two levels — a 100-75-
75 per acre and a 160-75-75 rate
to the acre; j and is under mar-
ket contract to a Sherman mill.
Thomas P. Green
Dies at Bailey,
Services Sunday
, - BAILEY (Spl.) - Thomas P.
Green, 77, retired ginner, died
at his home here Satur-
day morning, May 28, 1966. He
had been in declining health for
some time. - • 3
Funeral services were held
at the Bailey Methodist church
at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with t h e
Rev. Howard Richey officiating.
Interment was under the di-
rection of Wilson Funeral
home of Leonard.
; Mr. Green was born Oct. 4,
1888, at Athens, Tenn., son of
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Gceen
and came to Texas in 1902
with his parents, who settled in
four daughters,' Mrs.Lois
Edith Roach of Ambrose, Mrs.
T., C. Linsteadt and Mrs. R. J.
Wininger, both of Denison, and
Mrs. Harvey Coffin of Tyler,
two brothers, a half-brother,
two sisters, 20 grandchil-
dren and 17 great-grand-
children. .'
Livestock will be
ing coastal bermuda on the As-
Rew place as soon as fencing
is completed. The 82 acres of
coastal recently was fertilized
with 50-50-50 to the acre and
the Bailey area. He had lived
in Fannin county since th at
time.
A Survivors are his widow,
Mrs. Lizzie Green of the
graz- home at Bailey; a son, Robert
5J. Green, a teacher in
the, Waco schools; a daughter,
Mrs. Denton Moore of Green-
BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
COOPER
FUNERAL HOME
Serving With a Sympathetic
-Understanding
Phone 583-4221 .
BONHAM, TEXAS
REECE
Electrical Contractor
Refrigeration Service
We Service All Makes
Commercial and Household
Long Distance Calls Accepted
; Phone 583-2828 - Bonham
MEADE
INSURANCE CO.
Insurance Bonds
JOHN E. MEADE, Owner
. 512 North Main Street
ville; four brothers, Floyd
Green of Leonard, Jack Green
of Bonham, Jude Green of Bai-
ley and Charles R. Green of
Los. Angeles, Calif.; three sis-
ters, Mrs. Lucy Vaughn
of Leonard, Mrs. Kempie Price
of Tulare/ Calif., and Mrs. Bes-
sie McWilliams of Pixley,
Calif., one grandson and two
great-grandchildren.
He was a member of
the Methodist church and the
IOOF lodge, both at Bailey.
He was married to Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Jones Dec. 13,
1913.
Active • pallbearers were
Arch Driggers, Joe Bolen, Jes-
sie Mahan, O. N. Burnett, J. L.
Sewell and W. C. Bradshaw.
James R. ONeal
Rites Monday
SAVOY (Spl.) — James R.
O’Neal, 70, of Denison, died in
a Savoy, rest home Sat-
urday morning, May 28, 1966.
Funeral services were held
at the Nazarene church, Deni-
son, at 2:30 p.m. Monday with
the Rev. W. W. Cummins, pas-
tor, officiating. Interment was
in Oakwood cemetery, Deni-
son, Mullican-Little Funeral
home, directing.
He was born March 11, 1896,
in Kaufman county and had
worked for the city of Denison
17 years before retiring. Prior
to working for the city, he was
in construction work.
Survivors are his widow; a
son, Robert O’Neal of Denison;
Rites Held For .
Mrs. Myrtle Frair
Funeral services for Mrs.
Myrtle Frair, 76, j of 922 West
9th street, • were held Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock in the.
chapel of Wise Funeral h o m e
with' the Rev. Ceail Battles of
Dallas, Church of God minis-
ter, officiating.
Burial was in Willow Wild
cemetery. Pallbearers were A.
L. Busby, Homer Bell, James
Vincent, Ray . Faulkner, Carl
Pruitt and Earl Whitworth.
Mrs. Frair died Thurs-
day. May 26, 1966, in Allen Me-
morial hospital.
Survivors are two, sons,
a daughter, two brothers and
four grandchildren.
Rites Held For
Mrs. Cummings
BAILEY (Spl.) - Funeral
services for Mrs. Myrtle Alma
Cummings, 68, were to have -
been held Wednesday at 4 p.m.
in the chapel of Wise Funeral
home with the Rev. Mel Car-
ter of Dallas and the Rev. G.
IS Honoree of
Birthday Dinner
, ECTOR (Spl.) — Joevelyn
Bellows, daughter of Mr. and
: Mrs. Joe Bellows, Ector, w as
six years old Sunday, May 29,
and was thehonoree of a birth-
day dinner in the home of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Shinpaugh, Sr., Route 2,
Bonham. „ a de
’ . Ice cream and birthday cake
decorated with . dancing.. baller-
inas were served to the hon-
oree, her parents and grandpat-
ents, her sister, Juliann, and
her,aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. James Beavers/ Becky
and Edward, of Ravenna. ‘
Due to illness the honoree was
unable to have a birthday par-
ty, but was, treated to ‘dinner
out and taken to a movie Sat-
urday by her parents. 2
, Joevelyn’s other grandpar-
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert
H. Bellows of Ector. . Bel
Savoy Students
Plan Reunion |||
A reunion of former students
and teachers in the Savoy
schools will be held June 25 at
Sandy Lake Lodge near Car-'
rollton.
Reservations must be made
in advance and all former stu-
dents and teachersplanning to
attend should notify, Lar-
ry Walthall, 10405 Lake Gar-
dens, Dallas, 75218, as soon as
possible. 1 - -
The reunion is being planned
to start at 2 p. m. Saturday,
June 25.
Royse Hall who is ‘chair-
man of the reunion said June
1 actually was the deadline for
B. Bailey of Bonham, Baptist
ministers, officiating.
Burial was in Arledge Ridge,
cemetery with Otha Turner, R. I
O. Bell, Crockett Vid, Zac
Vaughn, Virgil Brown and
Charlie Walker serving as pall-
bearers.
Mrs. Cummings died Monday,
May 30, 1966, in a Bon-
ham nursing home. '
Survivors include four sons, ‘
one daughter, and one sister
and brother. J
In 1965 some 1509 forest fires
burned 19,229 acres of East
Texas forests.
BRING YOUR
LIVESTOCK TO
Bonham
Livestock
Commission Co.
Sales Every Monday
L. E. (George) Leatherwood
BONHAM FAIR
GROUNDS
hide
1802 N. Center
Bonham
583-4131
This is my new State Farm
office-where I can better
serve you with the best in
auto, life, and fire insurance.
I invite you to call or drop in
any time.
Bryan
Baker
P Baton
YOUR STATE FARM AGENT
State Farm Insurance Companies
Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois
Miss Carol Thompson’s chos-
en colors of aqua and white
were featured, in decorations at
the linen shower tea given by
Mrs. James Fite in her honor
Friday afternoon.
Receiving guestswith the
honoree were the hostess, Mrs.
Fite, Mrs. Charles H. Thomp-
son, mother of the bride-elect,
and Mrs. A. C. Woodruff, moth-
er of the prospective-groom.
Miss Nancy Thompson, sister
of the honoree, and Miss Toni
Fite presided alternately at the
guest register table. A nosegay
of aqua lace, centered with a
single white carnation tied with
white satin streamers, decorat-
ed the bride’s book on the en-
trance tables
White carnations and bridal
wreath formed the centerpiece
arrangement on the tea table,
where silver appointments were
featured. Near the tea table,
the buffet held a golden -bird
cage filled with carnations and
two white doves, flanked by sil-
ver candelabra holding white
tapers encircled with white
tulle.1
Two aunts ofthe hon-
oree, Mrs. Homer Stidham of
Wolfe City and Mrs. Rob-
ert Shelton of Greenville, were
assisted at the tea table by
Mrs. Jack Vinson and Mrs. W.
T. Moody in serving assorted
sandwiches, petits fours and
white bridal punch.
' Background piano music was
provided by Miss Pamela Pi-
ott during the hours of the tea.
Guests were invited into the
den to view the gifts where the
honoree’s colors were used on
the gift tables. Added decora-
tive notes , in { the den
Were white leafed caladiums
banked in the fireplace, with
white net swaggs on either side
to suggest a bridal veil.
Throughout the entertaining
rooms the aqua and white col-
ors were repeated in arrange-
ments of carnations and bridal
wreath.
Mrs. Earl Thompson and.
Mrs. Daisy Bench of
Wolfe City, grandmothers of
the honoree, were spe-
cial guests at the tea.
: Approximately 54 friends sign-
ed the guest register for
for the tea-shower in addition
to members of the house; party.
Miss Thompson will become
the bride of Lt. John Woodruff
June 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the
First Methodist church.
GOBER BOY NAMED FFA OFFICER — Terry Don Brent of
Gober FFA, third from right, has been elected a vice presi-
dent of the Area V Future Farmer Association for1966-67.
Other officers elected at the area meeting, left to right)
are Larry Monica, Krum, secretary; Noel Joe Riddle, Col-
linsville, treasurer; Dennis Rowden, Garland, president; Ar-
nold Womack, Paradise, sentinel, Brent, Gober, vice presi-
dent; Mike Mansfield, Princeton, second vice president,and
Frank Woody, Weatherford, reporter.
Play Presented
At MYF Meeting
. RAVENNA- (Spl.). - T h e
Hour of Truth,”' presented in
the form of a playlet,was the
program of the Ravenna Meth-
odist Youth Fellowship Sunday
night. . . .
Presenting' the program were
Teresa Melson, leader, Steven
and Brenda Melson, and Craig
Eaton.
Pointed out in the play was
that everyone, atone time or
• another was tempted. They
stressed that the test of cour-
age is concern with living up to
the standards of honesty, and
that no one need make th eir
choices'alone for they can pray
to God to have the benefit of
■ His help..
Velva Melson gave the call
to worship and scripture read-
ing from Psalms 37:5.
The MYF, benediction closed
the meeting.. E .
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getting in the $1.50 per person
for ' the reservations ' at the
lodge but he felt sure that lat-
er reservations would be taken.
It is hoped that: a large re-
union of the ex-students
and former teachers can be
held at Savoy in 1967.
Recital Given For
Students of Piano
Mrs. B.R. Vestal presented
her private piano pupils in
recital at the First | Baptist
church Saturday night, May
28, to which their ' parents
were invited as special guests.
The students who appeared
in the recital -are listed below.
Connie Wiley, Robin Davis,
Ken Porter, Kathy Vestal,
Karen Porter, Peggy Travis,
Becky Alexander and Elaine
Brooks."
David Trout, Jan Bradley,
Cindy Black, Lou Ellen Stin-
son, Cathi Denton, Judy Dod-
son, Brian Davis, Penny Trav-
is, Chris Wait, Barbara Lind-
sey, Becky James, Randy
umpkins, Cathi Wait, San-
dra Adams, Gary Porter, Gai-
tha Trout, Vicki Davis and
Lana White. .
$225Damage Is
Done In Accident
. Investigating officers, estima-
ted' the damage at $225 in a
two-car... collision on East 3rd
street Friday night.
City Officers Kenneth Rice
and Floyd Watson report-
ed. Robert W. Williams, Perrin
AFB, was involved in a colli-
sion with a parked car that be-
longedto Norman Clifford
Huey.
Officers said Williams turned
to look at his child in the back
seat and struck the parked car.
Golf Club Party For Seniors Depicts :
Them Being "Like Fish Out of Water"
The final curtain rang down
Monday night for the members
of.the 1966 Bonhi graduation
class, — but it ended in a
party they will long remem-
ber..
Following the memorable
commencement exercises at the
high school where they receiv-
ed the diplomas which -repre-
sented their four years of high
School work, they convened at
a party given in their honor by
the senior mothers and, their
assistants at Bonham Golf club.
, The vacation time theme was
noted at once in the decora-
tions at the club for the .senior
party. Posters on the walls de-
picted the class members
surfing on various types: of
beaches, — . they were shown
in one poster on a picnic, —
and some took to the air for
plane trips, as others were .shown
on ocean liners. There were the
’ senior girls fishing on one pos-
ter with the “big one" - getting
away. Mrs. Louie Wheeler made
the decorations
- Like fish out; of water — de-
picting the' state the seniors
were in — out of school, not
yet in another, — was the
theme carried out by the tables.
Happy, cavorting fish were
jumping out of blue cellophane
ponds in the center of each of
the many tables, placed around
the room and seating eight. .
On the buffet table, where' the
hamburger supper was served
with dips, chips and relishes,
there were three of the por-
poises leaping high above the
blue cellophane ponds, with a
banner at each end declaring
“bon voyage seniors."
Music , wasprovidedfor
dancing, or just listening as
the seniors reminisced about
their past four high school
years and discussed their sep-
arate plans for, the future.
Mrs. Alex McCommas was the
senior class mother in charge
of arrangements for the party.
Assisting, her were Mrs. Charles
Turbyfill, Mrs. Edward South-
erland, Mrs. Charles Smithey,
Mrs. John Morris, Mrs. Thad
Finley, Mrs. Tom Francis and
Mrs. John Grisham. Senior class
teacher sponsors were. Mrs.
nie Pearl Heaton, Jim Howel?
Mrs., Alice Day and Mrs.
Georgia Jenkins.
Cottonseed meal is an excel-
lent fertilizer.
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