The Saint Jo Tribune (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1959 Page: 2 of 10
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THE SAINT JO (Texac) TBIB^NE — FRIDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1959
THE SAINT JO TRIBUNE
R. L. JETER. E. L. POWELL, Publishers
E. L. POWELL, Editor
Entered as second class matter, 1898, at the Post Office at Saint Jo,
Montague County, Texas, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1897.
SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR
In Montague or Cooke $2.00
Outside Area $2.50
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or repu-
tation of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in
the columns of this paper, will be gladly corrected upon notice
of same being given to the editor personally at the Tribune office.
Editor's Notes
Well, looks like Christmas is just
around the corner and it seems
folks are already getting the
Christmas spirit. Decorations of
colored lights have donned the
streets of Saint Jo making the town
very attractive, we think, and
we're sure the motorists passing
through enjoy the lovely holiday
touch.
Many businesses here have their
decorations up. also. One which we
think is particularly nice is the
Post Office. Since it is a place we
all visit frequently, you may hfcve
already nticed the special mall box
for letters direct to the North Pole.
It will probably be one of the
busiest boxes in the post office the
rest of this month. "It was placed
there solely for the use of the little
ones who have a special message
for Santa Claus. So, all you kids be
sure to get your letters in soon in
order for Santa Claus to have
plenty of time to fill your orders,"
says Postmaster Dan Boone.
* * *
Our Volunteer Firemen have
really been receiving a workout the
past week. They have had numer-
ous calls for grass fires. This is a
problem which we all could help
prevent. Many of the fires were
caused by people burning trash in
their yards. At this time of year,
when everything is so dry, it is ad-
visable to carry your trash to the
dump yard instead of burning it.
No matter how closely we may
think we are guarding it, fire can
spread before we know it.
We must commend our firemen
on the good job they are doing
Especially, when they were caJl&df
to help put out a rural grass fire in
the Bowie area this week. After
they had gotten the blaze under
control and started back for Saint
Jo, they saw a house in Bowie on
fire. They stopped and had the fire
out before the Bowie Fire Depart-
ment reached the house. Pretty
fast work, don't you think?
■M * *
As most of you know, since we
are relatively new in this business,
getting the paper out each week
has required some pretty long hours
and a little night work. Occasion-
ally, someone sees our light and
drops in for a visit. However, it
might be wise to think twice be-
fore visiting us—wc might put you
to work. Just ask Pete Jones. He
stopped by for a few minutes last
Thursday night, which of course
is our busy time, and it wasn't long
until he was pitching in and. help-
ing fold papers—doing a pretty
good job, too, we might add. Al-
though, we may have kidded him
a little, he was really a great help.
That's the kind of visitors we like
on Thursday night.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all of- our
friends for their kindness and
sympathy shown to us in the death
of our son, Franklin Lee. May God
Bless you all.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graham
and Family
Attend the church of your choice.
GRASSROOTS
OPINION
VERSAILLES, KY.. SUN: "In our
book, the heroes of the day are
those anonymous doctors out in
California who succeeded in put-
ting back the leg of a young found-
ry worker after it had been chewed
off by a crane.
"This, we think, xs progress. We
would be far more proud to have
had ever so slight a hand in this
victory than to have controlled the
lunik camera that (they say) shot
the back of the moon."
LOUISBURG, N. C., TIMES: "Fi-
del Castro has unleashed a vitriolic
attack on the United States and
staged a huge rally designed to
whoop up anti-American sentiment
in Cuba. He is now, at least, out in
the open with his communist-ln
spired plans."
SALEM. IND., LEADER: "It isn't
so much the decline in revenue
that has hurt our railroads as the
increase in expenditures. They have
had to pay for a lot of things they
do not receive. Firemen, for in-
stance, used to have to shovel a lot
jf coal. Now they sit in ease while
diesel motors glide along the tracks.
Vet railroads have not been able to
economize because of this improved
locomotive that costs near the mil-
lion dollar mark.
'The new locomotives pull longer
'rains, but extra help has to be
>aid, even though not needed.
"It is high time more people rec-
ognize that this is a buyer's mar-
ket—and that means transportation
service. It is possible to price any-
thing out of the markets. Once
priced out of the market, it is too
late to do anything about the jobs
lost."
PITTSFIELD. ME., ADVERTIS-
ER: "The State of Michigan, sixth
wealthiest in the nation is still—
despite a strange news blackout—
in real financial trouble.
"States as well as businesses are
liable to failure and bankruptcy;
free spending and unbalanced bud-
gets can hardly lead elsewhere.
"This fact cannot be impressed on
the mind of the average voter who
indirectly controls the affairs and
paths of state."
Roy Redman Will Represent NTSC
At Texas Methodist Conference
Roy Redman spent Thanksgiving
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. C. Redman, leaving Friday morn-
ing to attend the Texas Methodist
student movement State Conference
at Southwestern University.
Roy is the president of the Meth-
odist Movement at N.T.S.C. and will
represent that group at the Con-
ference. They will hear such well
known Theologians as Dr. Nels
Feree, author of "The Sun and the
Umbrella" and other well known
books.
REVIVAL TO BE HELD AT
CORINTH STARTING DEC. 7
A Revival will be held at Corinth
church beginning Monday night,
December 7.
There will be preaching nightly
at 7:30 p.m. Services are to be con-
ducted by Rev. and Mrs. Weldon
Griffith and Rev. James Covington
of Nocona.
The public is invited to come.
FAIRMONT. Mellorine - - - .39
CARNATION MILK
Brown N Serve Rolls - - - - .21
Fresh Eggs All Grades Daily
9
V2 gal New Crop Syrup. .39
Fresh Bread Large Loaf .19
BUCKETT and HALBERT
PAPER SHELL PECANS
We Buy & Sell All Kinds Produce
Specializing in Pecans and Eggs
Joe Farris Produce
Phone 2328
Saint Jo, Texas
tet'A Go fiikut
BY BUCK ROGERS
With Christmas in the offing,
I'm reminded of the sweet young
wife who bought her husband
a 70 horsepower outboard mo-
tor, and a shiny new canoe to
put it on.
Knowing neighbors suspected
that she was trying to "do him
in," but lack of insurance and
love for her spouse belled this
theory.
She just didn't know any
better.
Such obvious mistakes hap-
pen at this season more than
at any other. A guy opens up
a g-ayly wrapped package
Christmas morning, gulps, and
holds up a glittering $100 salt
water reel.
His wife says proudly, "For
his new spinning rod he bought
last summer. It was the biggest
and prettiest reel I could find."
Another ardent outdoor
sportsman, expecting a new
goose gun, unwrapped a big
game rifle complete with scope.
Still another received a dozen
new spring loaded traps to
shoot "trap" with.
These examples illustrate the
need for consultation in select-
ing Christmas gifts for outdoor
sportsmen. Advice from friends,
or a long talk with a marine
or sporting goods dealer will
usually eliminate embarrass-
ment on Christmas morning.
TIPS FOR "HIM"
If you're a man who would
like to see Christmas dollars
spent wisely, give your wife a
little assistance. Hint a bit, or
suggest that she confer with
John or Joe in selecting your
gift.
A friend of mine, desiring a
new outboard for Christmas,
did it in the following way:
"Honey," he said, "you've got
one of the cutest lower units
I've ever seen."
Naturally, this remark at-
tracted her attention. She
purred for ten minutes before
getting around to asking what
a "lower unit" was.
"Part of an outboard motor,"
he said innocently.
"Hmmmmm," she said.
Two days later she put on a
pair of new slacks and sought
his advice. "What style would
you say," she asked.
"Honey." he said, "you look
as trim as a new Mercury."
Then he added, "about 45 horse-
power."
That's all it took. Christmas
morning a glittering new 45 hp
Mercury outboard awaited him.
The same technique can be
used with fishing gear, camp-
ing equipment, firearms, or
other items that you may be
hankering for. Drop a few gen-
tle hints, but don't let the cat
out of the bag. And remember
—if you receive exactly what
you want for Christmas, act
surprised.
TIPS FOR "HER"
If you're a loving wife who'd
like to make your husband a
mighty happy guy on Christmas
morning do some prospecting
several weeks ahead of time.
Ask him some questions
about his favorite outdoor sport
and discuss the subject with
him. Have a chat with his fish-
ing or hunting friends, or pay
a visit to his favorite sporting
goods store and ask some ques-
tions.
Experience has proven that
you'll be better off if you'll con-
centrate your efforts on one or
two big items rather than a
number of little ones. Don't givt
him sinkers, lures, shotgun
shells, or the other little things
that he is inclined to buy
throughout the year. He'll
thank you, but he'll feel the
same way you would if he gave
you soap, canned goods, or a
package of clothes pins for
Christmas.
Your gift should be personal,
but it should also be "big" —
something that he's longed for
but never thought he could
afford.
Whatever you do. don't ask
him what he wants for Christ-
mas. Be subtle, research the
subject thoroughly, and you'll
surprise him with exactly what
he wants.
If you have any questions eon-
eerning fishing techniques, equip-
ment. or where-to-go, write Buck
Roger * in tare of thit paper.
Are You Prepared
In Case of Attack?
Civil Defense Day, December 7,
the eighteenth anniversary of the
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, of-
fers an appropriate time to take
inventory of our ability to meet an
atomic attack.
We know our powerful military
force is alert and ready. We know
it is determined that we will not
be caught with our guard down as
we were at Pearl Harbor on that
day of infamy in 1941. But what
about our people? Are they, pre-
pared for an atomic attack? Partic-
ularly, are YOU prepared?
You must realize that survival in
the wake of a nuclear attack could
be a starkly, personal matter. You
won't be able to count on your
local police or firemen for help.
You can't look to your doctor, or
neighbors or friends for aid. You'll
be strictly on your own. Your life,
and the lives of your family, might
well depend on the preparations
you make today.
To be prepared, you must know:
1. Warning signals and what they
mean.
2. Your community plan for
emergency action.
3. First aid and home emergency
preparedness.
4. How to use Conelrad — 640 or
1240 on the radio dial— to obtain
official directions and instructions.
4. How to protect yourself and
your family from radioactive fall-
out.
This last will take special doing
on your part. This protection can't
be packaged in Washington, or your
State Capital, or your City Hall,
and delivered to your door with
the morning mail. You've got to
supply your own protection. The
best protection is a family fallout
shelter.
The way to start is to obtain a
new publication of the Office of
Civil and Defense Mobilization,
"The Family Fallout Shelter," from
your local civil defense office, or
by writing to "Box Shelter. OCDM,
Battle Creek, Mich." The booklet
contains building plans for five
basic shelters, including a do-it-
yourself project with concrete
blocks that can be put together on
your basement for as little as $150.
By providing protection for you
and your family, you will be help-
ing to build a strong civil defense.
By our own vigilance and prepared-
ness, we earn the right to live in
peace. As President Eisenhower has
said: "We make it plain, as only a
united people can. that aggression
will not pay; and by discouraging
aggression we will strengthen the
hands of men of good will in all
nations. We will contribute — each
in his own personal way toward
the realization of that for which
men have ever yearned, but never
achieved: universal peace."
AN OBITUARY
Hundreds of Christmas Cards
died last December 25th. at your
local Post Office.
There were no known survivors-
due to the lack of proper addresses.
Authorities agree death could
have been averted if first-class
postage had been used and return
address applied to upper left-hand
corner.
Services were conducted in the
Post Office.
Burial was in the local waste
paper basket.
Interment of the demised was
under the auspices of the Dead Let-
ter Branch of the Post Office De-
partment.
Pall bearers were local clerks and
the postmaster.
Shop now! Only 17 shopping days
until Christmas.
A Local Mutual Burial Association, Operated Under the Laws
of the State of Texas, United States of America
PROTECTION
SAFE
SOUND
SECURE
For Every Member of the Family Up to 95 Years of Age
$150.00, $100.00, $50.00 and Optional Funeral Benefits
Saint Jo
HOME OFFICE, SAINT JO
Nocona
Scott Bros. Burial Association
WYNNE CHESTER SAYSi
Is Your Youngster Ready
For a .22 This Christmas?
Most Dads who hunt or
shoot look forward to the
time when their sons . . . and
daughters . . . will be old
enough to join them at their
favorite sport. But how old is
old enough? With Christmas
just around the corner and
youngsters all over the coun-
try begging for a gun, a real
gun, one that shoots, many
parents are anxiously trying
to determine the answer to
that question. Recreational
leaders agree that chronologi-
cal age is no yardstick. Some
youngsters are ready at 8,
others at 14. The real meas-
ure is that of responsibility.
Would you leave your young-
ster in the house alone for
several hours? Would you
send him to the store with a
shopping list and a $10 bill?
If you answer "yes," chances
are he's ready to use a gun
. . . under proper supervision,
of course.
The inexpensive 22 rifle is
the simplest, strongest and
safest gun to use when teach-
ing a boy or girl correct gun
handling. And the ear-to-ear
grin that lights up the face of
a youngster who has just re-
ceived his first 22 is a sight
any parent will want to see
. . . and remember.
NEXT SUNDAY'S LESSON-AND YOU!
By NORMS ONSTEAD
Pastor, First Baptist Church
BIBLE MATERIAL: Acts 9:10-31.
SUBJECT: "How To Help New
Converts"
EMPHASIS: "And be ye kind to
another, tenderhearted, forgiving
one another, even as God for
Christ's sake hath forgiven you."
LESSON BACKGROUND: Saul
of Tarsus (Paul) became a Chris-
tian, after having been a persecutor
of Christians. For a while, the
Christians in Jerusalem were re-
luctant to accept him as one of their
own. Then Barnabus told them
how the Lord had changed the
nature of Saul and how He had
worked wonders through the new
disciple.
TODAY'S LESSON FOR YOU:
Sometimes people misunderstand
Christianity. Two groups do this:
the Christians and the non-Chris-
tians. Christians sometimes do not
understand why a new convert
does not understand the ways of
religion, the things expected of
them, and the strangeness of the
new spiritual relationship. Patience
and understanding and help is
needed. The non-Christian or un-
saved often misunderstands, also.
He evaluates Christianity by ex-
ternal appearances by thq hypo?-.
ricy of some—ever faiji £ io note
the change in the hundreds of
others who claim the name of
Christ. How do you evaluate th'.s?
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Elmer F. Little, Jr., Minister
SUNDAY: Bible Class 10:00
(for all ages)
Morning Worship 10:55
Evening Singing . 6:00
Evening Worship 7:00
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Bible Study 7:00
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
J. H. Taylor, Pastor
SUNDAY: Sunday School 9:45
Morning Worship 11:00
Evening Worship 7:30
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Bible Study 7:30
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
W.M.C. 1:00
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Paul Stevens. Student Pastor
SUNDAY: Sunday School 10:00
Morning Worship 11:00
SAINT JO MISSIONARY BAPTIST
Roy L. Cook, Pastor
SUNDAY: Sunday School 9:45
Morning Worship 11:00
Training Service ti:30
Evening Worship .. 7:30
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
W.M.A. Meeting 1:00
THURSDAY NIGHTS (2nd & 4th)
Singing
SAINT JO METHODIST CHURCH
Lewis N. Stuckey, Jr.. Pastor
SUNDAY: Sunday School — 10:00
Morning Service 11:00
(Communion, every 1st. Sunday
of each month)
Junior MYF (at Church) 6.00
Senior MYF (at Parsonage) 6:00
Evening Song Ser-
vice and Sermon 7:00
ORGANIZATIONS:
Wesleyan Service Guild - 2nd.
and 4th. Wednesday — 7:30
Family Night Supper; Official
Board following - 3rd. Wed. 6:45
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Norris Onstead, Pastor
SUNDAY: Sunday School ... 9:45
Morning Worship 11:00
Training Union — 6:30
Evening Worship _ 7:30
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON:
Girls Auxiliary 1:00
WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Teachers-Officers
Meeting 7:00
Prayer Service — 7:30
Choir Practice 8:15
Nursery Open For All Services
Nursery I—Ages birth to 2 yrs.
Nursery II—Ages 2 to 4 yrs.
"Radio Russia says that America
is a hysterical topsy-turvy country
where people eat upsidedown cake,
doors go round in circles and
everybody has an inside outhouse.
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