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"Memorial Day
And the Poppjp'
"In Flanders Fields the poppies
\ blow"—and so the flower that
precipitated one war became the
symbol of another and, with
^ Memorial Day, of all those who
have died in war.
The poppy was first associated
with war in 1840—in the form
of opium. World Book Encyclo-
pedia explains that the fireworks
started when the Chinese clamp-
ed down on Great Britain's
smuggling of opium to China.
Britain took the opium issue
as an excuse for declaring war.
But when the Opium War ended
in 1842, the issue was left un-
settled while Britain concen-
trated on exacting trade priv-
ileges—and economic power—
from the Chinese.
Three-quarters of a century
later, the poppy became a
symbol of World War L
In 1918, when a YMCA staff
worker named Moina Michael
read the poem about Flanders
Field, a U. S. military cemetery
in Europe, she conceived the
idea of wearing a poppy in mem-
ory of those soldiers who had
died in World War I.
Miss Michael persuaded the
American Legion to adopt the
poppy as its Memorial Flower,
and the national convention ap-
proved the resolution in 1920.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
adopted the poppy . . . and con-
ducted the first nationwide
poppy sale for the benefit of
war veterans . . .in 1922.
Local communities now choose
one day from the week before
Memorial Day as Poppy Day,
when volunteers sell the arti-
ficial flowers in order to provide
medical and educational services
for disabled and needy veterans
of both World Vars and the
Korean War.
Sister of Local
Resident Dies In
Wichita Falls
Mrs. Birdie Leopard Guilliams,
68, passed away in her home in
Wichita Falls, Monday morning.
Mrs. Guilliams was a sister of
Frank Leopard of Saint Jo. She
The Saint Jo Tribune
Serving Wide Area of Cooke and Montague Counties In Northwest Texas
Established In 1898
VOLl'ME 62
Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas, Friday, May 27, 1960
NUMBER 26
Pete Estes of Wichita Falls, Speaks
To Optimists on "World Neighbors"
AUSTIN. TEXAS. May 15—
Texas' Official Highway Travel
Map, 1960-style, is now avail-
was born November 25. 1891 in j able tf) the general public Free
Cooke County and had resided, copies of the big colorful map
Guest speaker at Wednesday's*
meeting of the Saint Jo Optimist
Club was Pete Estes of Wichita
Falls. He spoke to members
and guests on "World Neigh-
bors," which is a non-profit
organization of men who are
trying to promote peace and
understanding between peoples
in all nations.
Estes said the organization
tries to accomplsh this goal
through education, teaching and
helping the less fortunate people
in other countries to modern
methods of farming as well as
other occupations. They provide
tools and teach them how to
use them, and in general help
them to learn to help themselves.
Estes also showed a film en-
titled "Wake Up or Blow Up,"
which pictured more clearly the
meaning of World Neighbors.
It showed the work that the
organization has done in other
countries and pictures some of
the results of this work.
A club of World Neighbors is
now organized in Wichita Falls,
and Estes urged that all men in
the community support this fine
organization, which as a whole,
is trying to prevent another war.
Guests at this week's meeting
were Dale Dennis, Curtis Martin,
and Dr. Walter S. Viard of Fort
Worth.
New Travel Map
Available To
General Public
witlj a son, Bill Guilliams, for
14 ♦'ears. She was a member of
the} Northside Baptist Church.
/Funeral services were held
Thursday in the Northside Bap-
tist Church, Wichita Falls, Tex.
Survivors include four sons,
Bill Guilliams and H. B Gulli-
ams, both of Wichita Falls, I. A.
Guilliams, Jr., of Brownwood,
and K. L. Guilliams of Fenne-
saw, Ga.; six daughters, Mrs.
Wannetta Patterson of Abilene,
Mrs. J. Q. Moore of Arvin, Calif.,
Mrs. Edith Hyman, Mrs. L. I.
Toft, Mrs. S. H. Shaffer and Mrs.
W. L. Fenner, all of Wichita
Falls; one brother, Frank
Leopard of Saint Jo; 1 brother-
in-law, Cleo Guilliams of Mon-
tague; 28 grandchildren and 20
great-grandchildren.
GILTS DISTRIBUTED TO 8
MONTAGUE COUNTY BOYS
may be obtained by writing the
Texas Highway Department,
Austin 14, or at the highway
district offices and travel bur-
eaus. County tax offices have
map cards on hand for request-
ing copies of the map.
The map reflects 1,9333 miles
of multilane-divided highway
now completed, and includes the
finished sections of the seven
Natonal System of Interstate
and Defense Highways located in
the state. More than 1,500 farm-
to-market road miles have been
added to this year's map. Ap-
proximately 20,000 miles of the
state's 30,000-mile Farm-to-Mar-
ket Road System are shown on
the map. All of the 26.378 miles
of State and U.S. highways are
shown.
Three new lakes have been
added to the 1960 Travel Map,
bringing the total shown in the
major-lakes-and-reservoirs cate-
Eight registered Duroc gilts ; ory to 64. New water attrac-
will be distributed to the follow- j lions recorded are Buffalo Lake
ing eight Montague County 4-H
boys Saturday morning at Mon-
tague: Jerry Morgan. Montague;
Jeffrey Smith and Kenneth
Carver, Sain tJo; Donnie Love,
Sunset; Charles Fischhaber,
Stoneburg; Richard McMillion
and Steven Parr, Bowie; and
Clois Bellah, Nocona. A regis-
tered Duroc boar is being placed
with LaDale Wilhite, Lone Star.
These pigs are awarded members
each year through the Sears
Foundation Pig Program. The
boys feed and care for them
under the supervision of the
Conuty Agent. They give back,
to the program, the best gilt
from the first litter. This keeps
the program continous over the
years.
The nine boys were selected
on the basis of an essay they
wrote telling how they would
care for their pigs, their interest
in 4-H work, facilities to care
for the pig, and parent's interest.
Members of the armed forces
who died at sea are honored on
Memorial Day at some U. S.
ports, where tiny ships filled
with flowers are set afloat.
in Lubbock County; Champion
Creek Lake in Mitchell County;
and Lake Tawakoni in Hunt,
Rains, and Van Zandt Counties.
Countless rivers, creeks, and
streams are also charted ori the
Travel Map.
The 816 roadside parks pegged
on the map are those having full
picnic facilities. Their locations
are marked by a green dot.
State Parks are indicated by a
green triangle.
"All of Texas Welcomes You"
banners the pictorial side of the
map—reflecting, in eleven full-
color pictures, some of the out-
standing recreational, scenic, and
historical attractions in Texas.
A section entitled "Facts About
Texas" telescopes information on
James E. Risley
Dies Suddenly at
Nocona Hospital
James Enoch Risley, passed
away in Major Clinic Hospital
in Nocona, Monday evening
after being admitted only that
morning.
Mr. Risley was born in Mis-
souri, August 12, 1884. He had
been Station Agent for M.K.&T.
Railroad in Saint Jo for the
past 7 years. He was a member
of the First Christian Church,
Rockwall, Texas.
He was taken to Dallas for
funeral services, which were
held Wednesday, with burial in
Laureland Cemetery, under the
direction of Scott Bros. Funeral
Home.
Mr. Risley is survived by his
wife, Martha, two daughters,
Mrs. T. H. Little and Mrs. Doris
Miller, both of Dallas, Texas;
three sisters, Mrs. Nora Parker
and Mrs. Georgiana Stanford of
Los Angeles, Calif., and Miss
Opal Risley of Amarillo; one
brother, Adam Risley of Claren-
don; and two grandchildren.
Dunn and Harris To Receive
Degrees at Austin College
SHERMAN — Cletis Gerald
Dunn and William Edward
Harris of Saint Jo received
bachelor of science and bachelor
of arts degrees, respectively, in
Commencement exercises May
23 at Austin College, 10 year old
liberal arts school in Sherman.
Dunn is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Dunn of Saint Jo. He
is a business administration
major and was a member of the
AC football squad.
A physics major, Harris is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Harris of Saint Jo. He will work
for IBM.
Campfire Girls
And Blue Birds
Need Assistance
The little girls who are mem-
bers of the Blue Bird group
(first through fourth graders)
will not have the fun and ad-
venture of Day Camp at Camp
Letoli next week, unless some
of our good people volunteer to
help them. Workers are needed
in every phase of the activities
during the four days beginning
May 31 through June 3, says
Miss Jo Ann Ragland of the
Council Office in Wichita Falls.
Neither the Camp Fire Girls
or the Blue Birds will have a Day
Camp if they do not have a
nurse or first aider. As yet they
have been unable to locate a
volunteer to fill this job, which
is mandatory in having the
Camp.
Anyone wishing to give their
services for any of the places
open, can contact Mrs. A. C.
Breeze, Blue Bird Unit Head or
Mrs. Gene Shields, Camp Fire
Unit Head.
The cost per girl for the four-
day session is $1.75. A Cere-
monial will be held Thursday
night, June 2, to which all
parents and friends are invited.
The Camp Fire girls will spend
Thursday night in Camp but the
Blue Birds will be dismissed
about 8:30 that night.
Mrs. A. C. Breeze will regis-
ter for the camp and Director
will be Miss Jo Ann Ragland.
Charles Don Castle, Candidate
For Bachelor of Science Degree
LUBBOCK, May—The School
of Arts and Sciences at Texas
Tech has announced 278 are
candidates for degrees. Com-
mencement exercises will be
held May 30 at 8 p.m. at which
time more than 900 will be
graduated as Tech's Class of
1960.
Charles Don Castle of Saint
Jo is a candidate for the
Bachelor of Science Degree in
geology.
Services held for
G. C. 'Jonk' Davis
WINNERS FOR ANNUAL COUNTY
4-H DRESS REVUE HELD MAY 14
The Annual Montague County
4-H dress revue was held Satur-
day afternoon, May 14 in the
Methodist Chucrh in Montague.
Fifty-six 4-H girls participated.
The program opened with
group singing of "America the
Beautiful," with Sonja Ellzey,
Forestburg, at the piano.
Mrs. Arch Durham of Caps
Corner gave a short introductory
talk on 4-H dress revues. Mrs.
J. M. Leatherwood, Montague,
offered tne prayer.
Mrs. J. C. Vanbebber of Lone
Star community was in charge
of introductions of members on
the program by 4-H girls.
4-H Clubs who participated in
this program were: Lone Star,
Montague, Forestburg, Ringgold,
Bowe and Capps Corner.
Mrs. Barney Brogdon. Forest-
burg, introduced the following
leaders: Mrs. William Hawkins,
Ringgold; Mrs. Eual Talley and
Mrs. Brewer, Saint Jo; Mrs. L.
M. Eldridge and Mrs. Cecil
Foster, Forestburg; Mrs. Kenneth
Pa it, Bowie.
These leaders presented rib-
bons to the winners.
The following is a list of the
girls winning ribbons in the
various dress groups in the 4-H
Texas' terrain, history, and in- 1 Dress Revue, May 14:
dustrial and recreational diver- j BLUE RIBBONS: Sheila Park-
sity. I er, Capps Corner; Linda Durham.
Cities and towns shown on
the map total 1,826. City route
maps for the state's twelve
largest cities are also included—
Amarillo, Austin, Beaumont,
Corpus Christi, El Paso, Fort
Worth, Houston, Lubbock, San
Antonio, Waco, Dallas, and
Wichita Falls.
Eight 4-H Youths to Attend District
Leadership Camp May 30 - June 2
The following eight Montague
County 4-H Club youths have
been selected to attend the
District Leadership Camp at
Lake Trinidad near Athens May
30 through June 2: Raymond
Abbott and Charles McMillion,
Bowie; Judy Fenoglio and Alan
Hancock, Montague; Wanda
Johnson and Danny Williams,
Forestburg: Sheila Parker. Capps
Corner; a.id Evalene Talley,
Saint Jo. Alternates are: Linda
Durham. Capps Corner; and
Sonja Ellzey and Dale Hudspeth,
Forestburg. Montague County is
a part of Extension District Four
"which includes 19 counties.
The delegates will receive an
oil expense paid trip to the
camP trom Home Demon-
stration Council. Camp facilities
I Capps Corner; Sonja Ellzey, For-
estburg; Marian Henley, Nocona;
Elaine Pittman, Sunset; Kathy
Fite, Ringgold; Mary Campbell,
Bowie; Carolyn Louise Corado,
Montague; Elaine Bewley, For-
estburg; Joan Miller, Sunset;
Mary Stine, Ringgold; Phyllis
Cook, Bowie; Marjorie Brogdon,
Forestburg; Joan Bailey, Capps
Corner; Linda Eldridge, Forest-
burg; Teresa Caswell, Sunset;
Marilyn Merrett, Forestburg;
Judy Annette Norvell, Sunset.
RED RIBBONS: Barbara Jean
at Trinidad are furnished to i Vanbebber, Lone Star; Edelvis
youth groups through the cour-1 Massie, Forestburg; Rebecca N.
tesy of Texas Power and Light j Anderson, Forestburg; Becky
Company. These facilities, locat-; Holland, and Judy Fenoglio,
ed by a 700-acre lake, include j Montague; Wilma Ann Foster,
modern cabins, a dining hall, | Lone Star; Eualane Talley, Saint
all-weather game and assembly j Jo; Judy Louise Tucknies, Sun-
building, and supervised recrea^
tion areas.
The club members were chosen
this award
their
set; Jmmie Parks, Capps Corner;
Kay Wade, Sunset; Sereita
Giaketti, Montague; Billie Doris
trip on Foster, Forestburg; Ruth Jones,
to receive
the basis of their continous j Lone Star; Elwanda Pittman,
commendable record in 4-H j Sunset; Sheila Eldridge, Forest-
work. They will teach what they j burg; Kaye Foster. Forestburg;
learn to the rest of the county | Patsy Johnston, Saint Jo; Mary
members at the County 4-H | Johnson, Forestburg.
Camp to be held at Bowie July
12 and 13.
County Extension Agents Reba
Stanfield and Wylie Roberts
will accompany the group to
Trinidad.
WHITE RIBBONS: Joy Lynn
Mclntyre and Bonnie May
Matthews, both of Lone Star.
The following is a list of the
girls winning ribbons in the
Apron Groups:
BLUE: Ann Campbell, Bowie;
Thelma Sue Henley, Nocona;
Elaine Hilton, Capps Corner;
Stephannie Ellzey, Forestburg.
RED: Susan Anderson, Forest-
burg; Kathy Wade, Sunset;
Janice Jones, Lone Star; Marsha
Martin, Ringgold; Susan Clark,
Ringgold; Carmen Crenshaw,
Ringgold; Jeania Parr, Bowie;
Joy Dean. Capps Corner; Leta
Ann Sawyer, Nocona; Beth Kim-
brough, Bowie.
WHITE: Sandra Medley, Ring-
gold; Sara Walker, Ringgold;
Donna Grimsley, Ringgold; and
Barbara Brewer, Saint Jo.
Mrs. James Fenoglio, Home
Demonstration Council Chair-
man, Montague, presented prizes
from Home Demonstration Clubs.
The prizes for top winners went
to Sheila Parker, Linda Durhai l,
Elaine Hilton of Capps Corner;
Sonja Ellzey and Marilyn
Merrett, Forestburg; Kathy Fite
and Nancy Stine of Ringgold;
Teresa Caswell of Sunset;
Thelma Henley and Marian
Henley of Nocona 4-H At-Large;
Mary Campbell, Phyllis Cook
and Ann Campbell, of Bowie
4-H Club.
Judges were Mmes. James
Fenoglio, W. O. Evans, J. M.
Leatherwood. Montague; Mmes.
C. E. Ayres, Joe Marshall, Bonita;
Mmes. Charles Howard L. R.
Gist, Spanish Fort; Mmes. John
Duggan, Luther Sewell, Nocona;
Mrs. C. E. Campbell, Bowie; and
Miss Jessie Earl Condron, De-
catur, Wise County Home Dem-
onstration Agent.
Mrs. Cleo Lanier of Forest-
burg, presented gifts to the
judges.
Mrs. J. M. Leatherwood and
Mrs. W. O. Evans of Montague
were in charge of registration.
Forestburg 4-H Club won a blue
ribbon for having the largest
number of guests present. Sun-
set and Lone Star each received
a red ribbon for second place
for number of guests present.
The club receiving the blue
ribbon for the most entries was
Forestburg. Sunset and Ringgold
won second placc in number of
entries.
Mrs. L. M. Eldridge of Forest-
burg won the door prize. Mon-
tague H. D. Club had charge of
decorations and arrangements
at the church.
The revue closed with prayer
by Mrs. L. M. Eldrdge of
Forestburg.
Mrs. Reba Stanfield, Home
Demonstration Agent, stated that
this was one of the most success-
ful dress revues held in several
years.
G. C. "Jonk" Davis, life-long
resident of Saint Jo, passed
away in his home May 20, only
nine days after the death of
his sister, Mrs. J. O. Norvill of
Dallas.
His parents were A. M. Davis,
pioneer hardware merchant and
Elzabeth King, both of whom
had come to Montague County
from Tennessee after the Civil
War, His father was a Confed-
erate soldier and an officer in
the first Masonic Lodge organ-
ized in Saint Jo.
Mr. Davis was the last survivor
of his parent's four children.
He attended Saint Jo High
School. He was a merchant and
cotton buyer and had served as
accessor-collector for the Saint
Jo Independent School District
for 16 years prior to his retire-
ment in 1958. He was Democrat-
ic precinct chairman for many
years before his request in 1958
that he be replaced because of
failing health. He was a mem-
ber of the local draft board
during World War I and II.
Mr. Davis married Nell Howell,
also a member of a pioneer
family, November 4, 1906.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, May 21 at 10:00 a.m.
at the Scott Brothers Chapel.
Bro. Norris Onstead and Bro.
Paul Thompson officiated. In-
terment was held in Mountain
Park Cemetery.
Pall bearers were John Moss,
Luke Slaughter, David Boggess,
C. A. Harris, Otto Holland, C. C.
Ware, W. E. Nunneley and Loyal
Burchfiel.
Survvors include his wife Nell,
two daughters, Mrs. H. P. Dcnson
of Jennings, La., and Mrs. D. C.
Blevins of Mission, Texas; three
grandchildren, Mrs. W. W. Bell,
Jr., of Lake Charles, La., Richard
Davis Denson of Maracaibo,
Venezuela, and David Crockett
Blevins, IV, of Mission. Texas;
also two great-grandchildren,
Jane Katherine and William
Warren Bell. Ill of Lake Charles.
Louisiana.
FARM BRIEFS
County Agricultural Agent
By Wylle Roberta
It seems that more people are
spraying this year for a variety
of things than ever before. In-
secticides have been sprayed
more on pecans and fruit than
years past. Many farmers are
sprayng pastures for weeds, as
well as timber, with harmone
sprays. There is more interest
in spraying for weed control in
cotton than ever before.
This all brings to mind the
fact that we need to be doubly
careful when using any spray
material. Be sure it is used as
recommended on the label. Not
only are they dangerous if in-
correctly used but must be used
correctly on crops and livestock
so as to leave no residue. The
Food and Drug Administration
is making a concerted effort to
keep down any residues. We
must cooperate and apply the
sprays correctly ouselves or the
government will step in and
seize some crops, livestock, or
products.
Hospital News
Mr. P. E. Redman came home
from the Bethania Hospital in
Wichita Falls Tuesday and is
reported to be getting along
fine.
* * *
Mr. V. W. Redman underwent
surgery in the Gaston Hospital
in Dallas early this week and
is reported to be improving
satisfactorily.
* * *
Mrs. Bynum Smith was dis-
missed from the Gainesville
Sanitarium. She is reported to be
getting along well.
Former Saint Jo Resident to Take
Job as County Agent for Gray Co.
CLAUDE, Tex. May 26—Foster
Whaley, County Agricultural
Agent for Armstrong County
the past seven years, has ac-
cepted the County Agent's post
in Gray County, effective Aug.
1, according to W. W. Grisham,
Jr., District Extension Agent, of
Amarillo. Agent Whaley will
take over the duties of Ralph
R. Thomas, of Pampa, who re-
tires Aug. 1 after 30 years in
Gray County as Agent.
Agent Whaley came to Arm-
strong County Jan. 1, 1953 from
Gray Counyt where he was act-
ing County Agent. He also work-
ed in the Carson County Agent's
office as Assistant County Agent
In-training prior to going to
Gray County. He is a graduate
of Texas A&M.
During World War II Whaley
served four years in the Armed
Forces of the U. S. Army, 19
months of which time was over-
seas. He was awarded the Purple
Heart and Bronze Star Medal.
He saw service in England,
France, Luxemburg, Germany,
Czechoslovkia, Begium and Italy.
Armstrong County has been
without an Agricultural Agent
two years when Whaley accept-
ed the position and he was
forced to build the work from
the ground up which resulted
in one of the outstanding Ex-
tension Agent's programs of the
State Extension Service.
The general practice of Ex-
tension Agents is to work
through various county com-
mittees as advisor and coworker.
During the seven years of Ex-
tension Agent work in Arm-
strong County various com-
mittees successfully carried out
a drought feed program, estab-
lished a modern dial rural
telephone system; developed a-
new statewide 4-H auction sale
program; encouraged Rural'
Neighborhood Improvement As-
sociation in Fairview commun-
ity; launched county-wide trench
silo program; developed Boy's
4-H and Sear's gilt program; ob-
tained permanent records of
seismographic logs to assist in
irrigation development; develop-
ed extension grasshopper and
coyote programs when they
were critical; re-established ACP
payment on bind weed control
due to serious land blowing
caused by the weed; promoted
a 4-H Club beef calf feeding
program; featured an education-
al program on Bang's disease in
cattle; encouraged ranchers to
participate in beef cattle im-
provement work; and carried on
the regular functions of a County
Agent as well as being active in
many civic and community
projects.
It was recently estimated by
an article appearing in The
Caude News, that the work of
these many committees netted
Armstrong County farmers and
ranchers $169,143.51 in the var-
ious national, state and county
programs during the seven year
period.
Agent Whaley met his wife,
Mary Lois Spalding, while she
was teaching school at Pan-
handle, Texas. They were mar-
ried Aug. 11, 1951. Mrs. Whaley
also taught in the Goodnight
School system before it closed.
She is a native of Sadler, Texas
and Whaley was reared at Saint
Jo, Texas. They have two chil-
dren, Christie Ann, age 5 and
Wayne Jay, age 3. Whaley is a
Mason and member of the Lions
Club and American Legion.
NEW FORT WORTH AUCTION
ARENA TO OPEN THURSDAY
Gates of the Fort Worth
Stockyard's new auction arena
will swing open for the first
time Thursday, June 2, reports
John M. Lewis, stockyards gen-
eral manager.
Fort Worth Mayor Tom Mc-
Cann and Chamber of Commerce
President C. Victor Thornton
will open the gates in a brief
ceremony at 9 a.m. as the regu-
lar auction gets under way. The
opening ceremony is being ar-
ranged by the Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce Stock-
yards Committee, headed by
L. N. Wilemon, Fort Worth
banker.
The new arena will get a
second inauguration the next
day. Friday, June 3, when the
Texas Hereford Association and
the Texas Angus Association
conduct a joint breed cattle sale.
Lewis said the arena, part of
a Fort Worth Stockyards stream-
lining and modernization pro-
cess, will seat 450 persons and
feature closed-circuit television,
air - conditioning, theater - type
seats, a ladies' lounge and a
snack bar. It is located near
the Livestock Exchange building.
The closed-circuit TV will
speed precise confirmation of the
accuracy of purchasing bids, as
a written record of each bid is
projected on screens placed be-
fore the bidders.
Livestock shippers, buyers and
sellers and local civic and bus-
iness leaders will attend a
breakfast at the Livestock Ex-
change Building before the
Thursday auction.
District Court
Awards Claim in
Suit Wednesday
Court was dismissed Wednes-
day, following a suit of claim
for services rendered in the case
of Clayton Bennett vs J. H.
Embry, Administrator of the
Lee Stevens estate.
Bennett, who was represented
by Joe Spurlock of Fort Worth,
Paul Donnell and Joe Cleveland
of Bowie, sued the Stevens
estate for a settlement of
$10,950. Pierre Stein of Henri-
etta and Earl C. Fitts. County
Attorney represented the de-
fendent.
The jury returned Wednesday
morning, awarding Bennett
$720,00.
The case was tried in District
Court under Judge Louis T.
Holland.
Members of the jury were
Mrs. J. R. Nix, Ralph W. Terry,
Mrs. Carl H. Russell, L. O.
Gandy, C. O. Mills, J. B. Jones,
Franklin S. McCoy, Audia E.
Coleman, W. O. Skinner, J. D.
Reed, Minna Faye Cook, and
A. V. Smith.
Rites Held For
Mrs. Allie Fuson
Mrs. Allie Fuson passed away
in her home the morning of
May 19, 1960 at the age of 65.
Death came following a long
illness.
She was the daughter of
Francis M. and Hannah Ashcraft,
born August 3, 1894. She was
married to James Floyd Fuson,
January 29, 1920 in Gainesville,
Texas.
Mrs. Fuson has been a mem-
ber of the Nocona Church of
Christ since 1913.
Services were held in the
chapel of Scott Brothers Funeral
Home at 2:00 p.m., May 21, 1960.
Rev. Lewis Stuckey, Jr., was
officiating minister.
Pall bearers were Henry Cole,
Lee Husband, Sterling Cole, Jim
Doshier, Harvey Talley, Bo
Dunn, and B. R. Gibson.
Interment was in the Moun-
tain Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Fuson is survived by her
husband, one son, Mike Reid; 3
sisters, Mrs. Ollie Gibson of
Bowie; Mrs. Mollie Pierce of
Vernon; and Mrs. Nolle Scapri-
otti of Long Beach, California; 4
brothers, Walter W. Ashcraft of
Vernon; C. D. Ashcraft of Fort
Worth; V. W. Ashcraft and Jack
Ashcraft of Leon, Oklahoma.
FFA Officers for
Area V Elected
In Denton May 21
Approximately three hundred
FFA boys from area V gathered
in Denton May 21 to elect offi-
cers for the 1960-61 school year.
Montague County schools rep-
resented were: Nocona, Bowie,
Goldberg, Forestburg and Saint
Jo. Ricky Heiberg, Jimmy
Hutson, Arnold Dennis, and local
FFA Advisor Wendell Wilbanks
represented the Saint Jo Chap-
ter.
Miss Martha Shaw of Decatur,
representing the Bowie District,
was elected Area V Sweetheart
for the 1960-61 school year. This
will make the second year in a
row that the Area V sweetheart
has been elected from the Bowie
District. The 1959-60 area sweet-
heart was Miss Lanita Young of
Nocona.
Officers elected for the year
were as follows: Jimmy Patrick,
Gainesville President; Billy
Olsen, Azle, Vice-president; Bob
Stuart, Honey Grove, Second
Vice-president; Ronnie Davidson.
Crandall, Secretary; Dale San-
ders, Whitesboro, Treasurer;
Jimmy Lewis, Piano, Reporter;
Billy Bell, Bowie, Sentinel.
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Powell, E. L. The Saint Jo Tribune (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1960, newspaper, May 27, 1960; Saint Jo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth335243/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .