The Naples Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 29, 1968 Page: 1 of 8
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Two trailer trucks in area accidents
Pewitt PTA to buy water fountains
Two trailer rigs turned over
in separate accidents near Na-
ples Saturday.
Both were loaded and en
route from Dallas to Chicago.
The first was early Saturday
afternoon about a mile west of
downtown Naples, and the oth-
er was that night about a mile
east of Bassett.
A rig driven by Raymcnd
Paul Pineau of Hurst, Texas
loaded with frozen and fresh
meat apparently ran off the
pavement near the Hanner
Funeral Home.
Pineau was unable to control
the truck-trailer on the sloping
dirt shoulder and did not get
the rig back onto the highway,
he truck turned over and
on its side ending up back
the four-lane highway.
Pineau escaped from the ve-
hicle after it had skidded to a
stop.
The vehicle blocked three of
the lanes of traffic.
Highway Patrolman John
Cofer from Daingerfielu and
others from Mt. Pleasant guid-
ed traffic around the vehicle
for eight hours until another
truck arrived from Dallas to
pick up the load.
Wreckers were not allowed
to move the vehicle out of the
roadway for fear that they
might tear open the trailer and
allow the meat to spoil.
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MAIN
STREET
A couple of young men from
Memphis. Tenn., David Butler
and Dan Schmittzche. decided
to go to Mexico on a vacation
irip.
Their trip was interrupted
at Simms when their car went
across Highway 67 and into
the James Bowie school yard
where it turned over.
The two got the word back
home that they were in the
hosiptal here and Butler's
brother, Jerry, started here
from Tennessee to see about
them.
His trip wa. even shorter.
He had a wreck at Malvern.
Ark., while he was on his way
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleatus Griffin
will observe their eighth wed-
ding anniversary this week
Their son. Roy Alton of
Longview, and daughter, Mrs.
Kenneth Fuchs of Georgetown,
will join their parents for a
week end observance.
Roy Alton is 27 years old
and his sister, Linda, is 21.
If that sounds something
like new math, it isn't.
It really will be the eighth
anniversary for Mr and Mrs.
Griffin.
They were married on Feb.
29. 1936.
In 32 years. Cleatus has sav-
ed 24 anniversary presents by
choosing that wedding date.
Psst! You sophomores at
Pewitt school.
Those of you in homemak-
ing who find red marks on
your papers after they've been
graded.
We saw some notes by your
teacher, Mrs. Alicia Hampton,
this week.
•he spelled sophomore with
| too few letters in it. It
ie out "sophmore".
•
A lot of his old friends knew
Marvin Watson of Daingerfield
had done well as presidential
assistant in Washington but
they don't hear much about
him anymore down here.
A Dallas News item helped
keep track of LBJ's right hand
man this week.
It said, "Burglars made off
with $29,000 in furs and jew-
elry from the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel suite of . . . Watson and
his wife, Marion, during their
New York visit last week, Po-
lice said.
"The theft kept confiden-
tial until it leaked out Mon-
day, took place some time be-
tween last Thursday evening
and early Friday morning,
when it was discovered by the
Watsons."
James Welch, 26, of Coman-
che, was the driver of the
second truck.
He said he swerved to miss
a car on the narrow road un-
der construction near Bassett
and his vehicle overturned.
His trailer was loaded with
military clothing and he was
en route from Dallas to Chi-
cago.
Welch was pinned in the cab
of the truck until passersby
helped him out of the vehicle.
He was taken to the David
Granberry Memorial Hospital
by the Hanner Funeral Home
ambulance and admitted for
x-rays and observation. He re-
ceived cuts and bruises on the
left leg.
LOAD OF MEAT UPSET WEST OF NAPLES
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ANOTHER VICTIM IN CONSTRUCTION AREA NEAR EASSETT
Carver school to stage science fair Saturday
Carver school will stage its
annual science fair from 1:30
to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. March 2,
in the school gymnasium.
Department heads who will
supervise the fair are H L.
Mitchell, O. D. Loffer. Mrs.
M. L. Rogers and H. D. McCall.
Exhibit supervisors will be
Mrs. L. J. Kirk. Mrs. Maurie
Rowe, Mrs. Julia Lewis and
Mrs. Relae McAllister.
Special exhibits will be pre-
pared by elementary grades
taught lay Mrs. Dorothy L.
Mathews. Mrs. Pauline Rober-
son, Mrs. Tommie Carter, Mrs.
Opal Crone, Mrs. Ann Staf-
ford, Mrs. Maurie Rowe, Mrs.
Arden Barrier and Mrs. Rubye
Parkei.
Members of the high school
science staff helping with the
fair are Mrs. M L. Rogers, O.
D. Loffer, H. D. McCall and
II. L Mitchell.
Leslie D. Ivery will be u as-
ter of ceremonies, Mrs. !. M.
Dacus in charge of music, and
Miss M. J. Hillis chairman of
the program committee.
Visiting schools taking part
will be Rhoades at Dainger-
field, Booker T. Washington at
Mt. Pleasant. Central Grove at
Cason, Pewitt, Marietta, and
Douglas at Pittsburg.
Refreshments will be served
by PTA members headed by
Mrs. Katherine Martin and
Mrs. A. G. Jackson. Special
films relating to science will
be shown by E. McAllister.
A. F. Dacus and Roosevelt
Peel will serve on a parking
committee
W. A. Giles Jr. and O. D
Loffer are general supervisors,
Mrs. Senora Rivers, Mrs. L. J.
Kirk and Mrs. Opal Crone on
the reception committee, Mrs.
M. L Rogers, Mrs. R A. Park-
er, Miss M. J. Hillis and Mrs.
L. M. Dacus on the decorating
committee. Mrs. E. M. Turner,
Mrs. P. E. Roberson and Mrs.
A. G. Jackson on the registra-
tion committee, and Ora Law-
son and Jack Franklin on the
clean-up committee
The public is invited to at-
tend the fair and view the ex-
hibits Saturday afternoon.
Water fountains and black-
out shades will be bought by
the Pewitt PTA with the mon-
ey it raised at last fall's Fun
Fair.
Members voted last Thurs-
day night to buy fountains for
the grade school, junior high
school and agriculture build-
ing. and shades for one of the
junior high school rooms.
A student aid fund of $100
also was approved to be used
by the school officials.
The meeting was the annual
Founders Day Tea and past
presidents of the PTA were
honored. Those honored were
Mrs. Joe Fulcher, Mrs. James
Richard Moore, Mrs. J C. Hoi
land and Mrs. J. W. Jordan
A nominating committee to
recommend officers for the
coming vear was chosen. Mem-
bers are Mrs. Novell Mocre,
Mrs Vera Fav Hall and Mrs.
Mary Lew Batchelor.
Dr. B H. Joslin of Atlanta,
the guest speaker, discussed
"Keeping Youth in School"
and many of the current prob-
lems facing parents today. He
also showed a film strip from
the TSTA concerning the role
of the modern school in the
community.
NAPLES
NITOR
VOLUME 82
82 years old ... and new every week
NAPLES, TEXAS THURSDAY, FEB. 29, 1968
NUMBER 31
Filing deadline Wednesday
Local candidates are scarce
Local candidates for free
public offices are scarce this
year.
With the filing deadline only
a week away, only two candi-
dates have filed for the two
places coming vacant on the
Pewitt school ooara.
And active recruiting by
Mayor B J. Floyd has resulted
in six candidates for the four
places to be filled on the Na-
ples city council.
Mrs, A. £. Loffer.
longtime resident
of Marietta, dies
Mrs. A. E. Loffer, 63-vear
old Marietta resident, died at
4:30 p.m. last Wednesday at
the hospital here.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church at Mari-
etta and a long time resident
of the community.
Survivors include her hus-
band; one son, O. D. Loffer of
Naples: one daughter, Mrs
Arvie Barnes of Naples: two
brothers, C. L. Yeatman Jr. of
Coleman. Texas, and C. D.
Yeatman of Irving. Texas; two
sisters, Mrs. Ruby Hanes of
Dallas, and Mrs. A. H. Fielder
of Lockhart, Texas; and seven
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the
First Baptist Church of Mari-
etta with the Rev. Harmon
Smith and the Rev. A. L.
Pearce officiating. Burial was
in the Oakridge Cemetery.
•Toe Fulcher filed as i. can-
didate for a third term on the
Pewitt school board as one of
the Naples representatives,
and Jerry Williams filed for
the Omaha place to be filled
this year.
B. G. Hawkins of Omaha de-
clined to run again
If there are no other candi-
dates for school truthe
election will be no contest
The city council will have
four vacancies this year w>th,
the terms of Ed James. Jim
Berry and Lewis Rogers ex-
piring, and W. J. Adams' place
vacant since lie moved to
Pittsburg.
Rogers declined to file for
re-election but Berry and
James agreed to stand for re-
election.
Mayor Floyd talkeo with a
number of others in an effort
to get more than enough can-
didates and had succeeded by
Tuesday in getting agreements
from John Paul -Jones. Q. B.
Wommack. Sam Hicks and L.
L. Mills.
The top three candidates
will get two-year terms and
the fourth high man vvili get a
one year term.
The only remaining council-
man is Clayton Ingram, who is
serving his first term.
SINGING SATURDAY NIGHT
AT DANIELS CHAPEL
The monthly singing will be
held Saturday night, March 2.
at the Daniels Chapel Congre-
gational Methodist Church.
The public ;s invited to attend.
file deadline for filing for
both the Pewitt school board
and the Naples ci*\ council is
next Wednesday. March 6.
Tne elections ooth will be
held Saturday. April 8, and
the winners will a-sume their
offices as soon as the election
returns are canvassed and the
results certified.
Marietta plans
benefit stew
A benefit ste-u for the March
of Dimes is planned at the
Marietta school Thursday eve-
ning.
Stew, ho' dogs, drinks, pie
and cake will be served start-
ing at 5 p.m.
A program will be present-
ed in the school at 7 p.m. It
will include numbers by a gos-
pel quartet and a string band.
SEZ IS?
"Many a big wheel is steer-
ed by a little woman."
To be popular.. Don't talk loud, smoke, drink, giggle
Boys don't like girls who are
loud and talkative.
They don't care much for
those who giggle, and they
care even less for those who
drink and smoke.
Who says so?
The Pewitt high school boys
themselves who answered a
survey prepared by Mrs. Alicia
Hampton's homemaking de-
partment at the school.
Fifty-one boys responded to
the survey and it was a unani-
mous 49-0 score against the
girl who is loud and talkative.
The seniors answering said
it got on their nerves, it gave
them a headache, and such
girls are a nuisance.
A junior said it is embar-
rassing, the sophomores said
such girls "usually have noth-
ing to say to start with'' and
"they are boring, they should
either say something worth-
while or keep their mouths
shut."
The members of the Future
Homemakers of America got
that word Tuesday night at a
meeting at the school.
Eight of the boys said they
like a giggling girl but 45 oth-
ers said they didn't. That adds
up to more boys than answer-
ed the survey but the message
is clear.
One said it was okay if she
was having a good time, an-
other that it is "very childish",
and another indicated it was
conduct he might expect from
a first grader.
Two juniors said it was al-
right with them if (he girls
they date drink and smoke but
48 others said they're against
it
Their breath stinks and it is
too expensive a habit, said two
seniors.
The average Pewitt boy also
doesn't like a girl who ines
vulgar language or cursing,
one who flirts, and the kind
who is boring, nags, cries, or
is unattractive.
If a girl wants to be popular
with the boys, and which one
doesn't, she should develop a
good personality, dress neatly
and have a good figure, carry
on a good conversation and be
easy to talk to, be honest, have
a good sense of humor, and
be polite and act like a lady.
The boys like long hair by
a 34 to 18 majority with one
voting for the twiggy cut. The
mini skirt was okayed, 38-13,
but body paint and decals got
a 3-47 nixing.
Textured hose were okayed
by a 27-24 majority, knee boots
were disliked by a 15-33 vote,
and hair pieces and falls gol
12 yes votes and 34 noes.
That adds up to a neat nat-
ural look and that was pre-
cisely what boys like in hair.
Thirty three like it natural. 14
want it straight, seven prefer
it back combed, and one had
rather it be curly.
Slacks on dates were alright
for 33 while 15 others turned
thumbs down on them. Cos-
tume jewelry got the vote.
30-23.
The boys also said girls who
go steadv should be friendly
with others, 4645, the clinging
vine isn't the ideal girl, 21-25,
the girl who insists on having
her own way was favored by
only 5 out of 46, and 28 boys
liked a girl who tried to
change him but 25 others
didn't.
The vote was 48-2 against
dating a girl because she is
popular, 47-4 for a date with
common interests. 25-17 for
the girl who shows her jeal-
ousy, and 35-17 for girls get-
ting a college education.
Boys want girls to allow
them to practice good man-
ners such as opening doors,
carrying books, and helping
with a coat but another chiv-
alry, that of tabooing a girl's
calling a boy, didn't fare well.
Forty-three boys liked to be
called and six objected.
Forty-three also said they
liked for their dates to be
ready when they arrived but
3 didn't mind waiting. In fact,
one volunteered the informa-
tion he preferred it that wav
so he could visit with her par-
ents.
The boys don't think their
parents should have any say
as to who they date, 11-34.
41 out of 48 would accompa-
ny a girl to church if they
had a Sunday night date but
three would break the date
and four others would wait
for her outside, and 10 out of
51 would break a date to run
around and drink with the
boys.
There's one thing sure. No
boy likes for his date to make
him feel inferior. Most of them
(27) want to be made to feel
superior but 24 others will set-
tle for being made to feel
equal.
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