The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1951 Page: 3 of 12
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BSTABL1SHED IN 1879
District Court News
THE CITIZENS JOURNAL. ATLANTA. CASS COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1951
Waters-Richardson
Marriage Announced
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The week of June 18, is Special
Venire Week in the District
Court of Cass county. The follow-
ing cases are set for trial:
The State of Texas vs Durwood
Foster—(Robbery with fire arms).
The State of Texas vs James
Neal—(Murder).
The State of Texas vs Deanna
Stephens— (Murder).
The following named men were
drawn for the special venire panel.
B. B. Harris, Marietta; A. M.
Thompson, Linden; Odell Harrist,
Atlanta; James W. Wommack,
Douglassville; W. L. Collom, At-
lanta; John D. Davis, Atlanta;
Oren D. Newson, Hughes Springs;
D. P. Harrell, Atlanta; D. G.
McKinney, Hughes Springs; W.
'^Walker, Jr., McLcod; D. M.
.ifloy, Marietta; Gilbert Lyles,
Bivins; Alvis Teel, Atlanta; Ray-
mond Thomas, Atlanta; H. T.
Lummus, Atlanta; L. N. Parish,
Hughes Springs; Roy E. Melton,
Bryana Mill; Houston Garrison,
Queen City; J. R. Cash, Atlanta;
Jack Walls, Atlanta; A. D. Curry,
Daingerfield; W. G. McLeary,
Hughes Springs; Rogers McCall,
Douglassville; Mack Stewart, Biv-
ins; Howard Hall, Atlanta; J. D.
Haywood, Hughes Springs; Roy
E. Price, Atlanta; J. J. Knowles,
Hughes Springs; Joe Bentley, At-
lanta; Bennett Hill, Linden; Joe
W. Hall, Hughes Springs; L. L.
Berryman, Queen City; James L.
Waites, Atlanta; H. F. Brown,
Marietta; John G. Walton, Vivian,
La.; Jack Ryle, Hughes Springs;
Franklin Allday, Atlanta, John-
nie Langley, Linden; J. F. Baker,
Queen City; W. N. Carwile, Lin-
den; J. H. Brown, Avinger; I. L.
Glass, Hughes Springs; J. W.
Clayton, Atlanta; Ben Shelton,
Hughes Springs; D. B. Hosser,
Hughes Springs; Royce Watson,
Linden; C. C. Harper, Queen City;
John P. McWhorter, Douglass-
ville; Joe Murdock, Atlanta; Ed-
win G. Dale, Linden; E. L. Mc-
Cord, Marietta; A. J. Tollerson,
Bivins; V. O. Blankenship, Naples;
P. M. Moore, Marietta; Tommie
Watson, Hughes Springs; R. L.
Bullard, Hughes Springs; H. S.
Hill, Bivins; J. T. Malone, Atlan-
ta; R. M. Hanes, Hughes Springs;
and Matross Glass, Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Draper visit
ed their daughter and family, H.
E. Whitlow of Taft and went on
to the Valley, over to Old Mexico
and had an interesting trip.
Farm Bureau
Awards Scholarships
Leonard Gilmore
To Hold Revival
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vickers of
Naples were Sunday guests in the
George Law home.
The Texas Farm Bureau is
sponsoring a scholarship for a
4-H boy and a 4-H girl.
The award represents an effort
on the part of the Texas Farm
Bureau Federation to assist a
worthy 4-H club member who is
capable of outstanding achieve-
ment in Home Economics, Agri-
culture and related fields and who
is interested in attending a col-
lege or university. The value of
the scholarship is $250.
Any bona fide 4-H club mem-
ber may enroll for the scholar-
ship provided they:
1. Have completed or are en-
rplled in the third year of 4-H
work.
2. Are now enrolled in the
Texas 4-H Junior Leadership
demonstration.
3. Plan to enter college the
year of the judging or are en-
rolled in college as a freshman.
4. Have not previously won
this scholarship.
For further information con-
cerning the scholarship, contact
your county agent or home dem-
onstration agent.
Joe Leonard Gilmore, who led
the Queen City First Baptist
church in a week end revival last
March, is coming for a full week
of evangelistic services the first
week of July. Some of his kin and
many of his friends who missed
hearing him in his short stay in
March will want to hear him this
time. Please put this meeting on
your calendar and prayer list.
Mr. and Mrs. Toland Meredith
and children were Sunday guests
in Ashdown with relatives.
Nazarene Church
Announcements
Sunday school at 10 a. m. The
subject for study being "The Pos-
sibilities of Grace in Christian
Service." We will be glad to greet
you in the services of the church
next Sunday.
The pastor will use for the
morning message, "The Vision
and the Voice." The evening ser-
vice will begin with the young
people and children service at 7
o'clock. Preaching by the pastor
at 7:45. Subject for the evening
message, "The Bible Types of the
Holy Spirit." We request the pre-
sence of all the members and ex-
tend a welcome to all visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Richardson
of Atlanta have announced the
marriage of their daughter Fay,
to Seaman First Class Harly W.
Waters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clea-
rance Waters, Atlanta.
They were married in a double-
ring ceremony on Friday evening
June 15, at 9 o'clock, in the home
of Judge Jewel Evans in Texar-
kana.
Her only attendant was Miss
Jo Lynn Graves of Atlanta. Ed-
die Harden served the groom as
best man.
Mrs. Waters is a graduate of
the 1051 class of Linden high
school. Mr. Waters attended the
Atlanta high school. After a short
honeymoon, Mr. Waters will re-
turn to Seattle, Wash., where he
has been stationed with the Navy
for the past 15 months. Mrs.
Waters will be at home in Atlan-
ta where she is employed with the
Alexander-Hughes Drug Store.
WEEKLY NEWS LETTER
CONGRESSMAN — TEXAS —
TAX INCREASE
The House is turning its atten-
tion to taxes this week. A bill
which will bring approximately
$7.3 billion in additional has been
approved by the Ways and Means
Committee. The bill raises almost
$3 billion less revenue than had
been requested by the President.
If the bill is approved by Con-
gress in its present form, indivi-
dual income taxes will be increas-
ed by 12 and one-half percent. Ef-
fective on or after September 1,
with-holding taxes on wages and
salaries will go up from 18 to 20
than wives. It also lowers mental
and physical induction standards,
which were raised after World
War II, to th lowest level in ef-
fect during the war. *
Adding Mac nine Paper at the
Citizens Journal office.
Bruce Smith and daughter Phl-
lis Ann of Knoxville, Tenn., re-
turned home Sunday after visiting
relatives here. Ann Harden re-
turned home with them for visit.
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Marriage Announced
Miss Laura Wall, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wall, became
the bride of Gayle Kesterson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kesterson
of Texarkana, June 8, at the
West Side Baptist church in At-
income taxes will bring about
$2,847,000,000 into the Treasury.
Corporation taxes will be increas-
ed from 47 percent to 52 percent,
resulting in an additional $2,817,-
000,000 in revenue.
A number of excise taxes, in-
cluding those on liquor, cigarettes,
The Rev. Hershel Wall, uncle of
the bride, performed the double
ring ceremony, assisted by Rev.
Ennis Anderson.
Mrs. Jack Middleton accompan-
ied Don Bates who sang "Al-
ways" and "Because". She also
played a program of nuptial selec-
gasoline and automobiles; will be j tions during the ceremony, using
increased. Increases in excise tax-1 the traditional Processional and
es will result in $1,260,000,000 Recessional.
additional revenue. Miscellaneous ; The bride, given in marriage by
changes will bring in an additio-j her father, wore a white slipper
nal $360,000,000. | satin dress, fashioned with a fit-
Among these miscellaneous tax- j ted bodice and a full scalloped
es is one on professioal gamblers. | neckline with lace insets. Her
The Committee has approveo a 10 j gloves were of white net. She
percent tax on the gross receipts i carried a white Bible topped with
of bookmakers, numbers operators j white carnations and centered
and other persons, who accept with an orchid. Her only orna-
wagers for personal profit. This i ment was a strand of pearls, a
tax will bring in an additional \ gift of the groom.
$400 million in revenue. j Airs. Olen Wall was the matron
INFLATION ] of honor. She wore a pink net
Of course, the point of these I dress over satin. She carried a
increases is to enable the Nation bouquet of blue carnations. The
to finance the defense effort on bridesmaids, Mrs. James Wall and
a "pay-as-you-go" basis to the Miss Annie Hill, wore identical
greatest possible extent. This will green dresses of organdy over
assist in reducing inflationary i satin. Their colonial bouquets
pressures. If we do not take such were of pink carnations with
action, there will be a real dan- pink satin streamers.
ger of runaway inflation, which Betty Marie Wall and Donna
would cost the taxpayer a great Kirkland were the junior atten-
deal more in the long run. Not dants. They wore yellow taffeta
only would he have to pay more ! dresses. Noel Eugene and Beckey
for the necessities of life, but the ; Lee were the ring bearers. They
defense program would cost bil- j were dressed in white summer
lions of dollars more because of frocks.
Mrs. Chester Waters and Miss
Norma Jean Lee lit the candles.
Mrs. Wall, mother of the bride,
rising prices.
CONTROLS
Even if the Korean fighting
were to end in the near future, wore
navy sheer dress with an
our expenditures for mobilization i orchid corsage. Mrs. Kesterson,
would continue at a high rate, j mother of the groom, wore a
The United States has learned navy crepe dress with an orchid
that it must be prepared, and a! corsage.
cease-fire in Korea would not eli- | Olen Wall of Waskom, Texas,
minate the Soviet menace in the' served as best man. Ushers were
Far East or in the rest of the j Wayne Norris of Whiteharrel,
world. Military expenditures are, Texas, Baker McAlister of Tex-
expected to increase from two to arkana, Junior Hughes of Atlan-
four billions a month before the ; ta, and Carol Moore of Vivian, La.
end of the year, and materials | A reception was held immedia-
shortages will become worse be- ( tely following the ceremony at
j fore they are relieved by in- , the home of the bride's parents.
I creased production. Even after we ; The tabic
I build up to strength, large jnili- white lac
| tary expenditures will continue
because of tji
placing obsolete equipn
larlv.
For these reasons, it is
tial that controls over th
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cloth. White satin
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centered the table. Mrs.
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essen- and Mrs. Olen Wall served the
eco- cake. Miss Annie Hill attended
ride's Book.
The couple left after the re-
taxes, but they are the price we ! ception for a wedding trip to
have to pay for national security j New Mexico. For traveling, Mrs.
in this troubled world. Controls of : Kesterson chose a navy blue
some sort are almost certain to j spring suit with white accessories,
be continued when the present | Her corsage was the orchid from
Defense Production Act expires : her bouquet. After the wedding
on June 30, but there is a danger j trip, the couple will be at home
that the Act mav be weakened by
amendments until it loses its ef-
fectiveness.
FARM LABOR
Our farms, particularly the
family-sized ones, have been los-
m Texarkana where the bride-
groom is employed by a local
firm.
The bride is a graduate of At-
lanta high school. The bridegroom
is a graduate of the East Texas
ing essential manpower in recent j State Teachers College in Corrr-
years, and the situation is acute | merce. For the past four years
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nine and one-half million persons
were working on farms. The latest
figures show that less than seven
and one-half million persons are
employed in agriculture today.
During the same period, non-agri-
cultural employment has risen
from about 36 million to nearly
54 million.
Despite the increase in labor-
saving devices on farms, there is j
cial teacher at Bright Star high
school.
Caves Family Hold
Annual Reunion
The 14th annual reunion of the
Caves family will be held at Caves
Springs Baptist church near Lin-
den, on July 1.
„ , In addition to a program of
a serious shortage of manpower. 1 alld tnlUs, Mrs. Eva Earp,
Some layoffs in industry, cause , w]losfi father donated the land
by interruptions in production be- fop tWg churrhi wj)1 be ceiebrat-
cause of conversion to defense | ^ birthc]ay A11 frjends
work, may increase the supply ot | amJ relatives of th(, famjiy are
available farm labor for a sho ;nvjj.e(j come and bring picnic
time. By this fall, however, ob- ( ,unchcs
I taining sufficient workers to get •
in the harvests will be a serious |
problem.
SMALL BUSINESS
Members of the House are
showing great interest in assist-1
ing small businesses through the |
establishment of a Small Defense j
Plants Corporation. A few days | i
ago, the House Small Business j
Committee invited all members to j
become co-sponsors of an amend- j
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DRAFT DEFERMENTS
Nearly 400,000 men will lose
their draft deferments under the 1
new military manpower bill.,which
has been approved by Congress.
The bill removes deferments of
I men who have no dependents other
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Harrell, D. P. The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1951, newspaper, June 21, 1951; Atlanta, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth336695/m1/3/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.