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Spike''
'M. N. H.)
. . . When you find yourself in
a fault-finding mood, start in with
yourself, and if you are thorough
in your work, you'll never get to
anybody else.—S. Gillidan.
• • • •
Mary Nell Johnson of Atlanta
has been named a member of
Los Caballeros, horseback riding
club, at North Texas State Col-
lege this semester.
Miss Johnson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard F. Johnson, of
Atlanta, is a junior business ad-
ministration major. She is a
member of the Future Business
Leaders of America and Phi Chi
Theta, women's business fraterni-
V * '
\ s?he is a 1956 graduate of At-
' ita High School.
• • ♦
Kathleen Brooks will arrive
Friday, from Hockaday in Dal-
las to spend Christmas with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. James
Brooks. She will be accompanied
by Miss Mary McCrary of Post,
Miss Taffy Redman of Saint Jo,
and Miss Linda Leslie of Bailey,
who will be her house guests.
•
Jim is represented in the Fort
Worth Art Museum's Fall Exhi-
bition with one painting, "Por-
trait of Teh Artist's Wife," and
one graphics work. This is the
artists first showing as a profes-
sional painter.
Jim is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J E. Stoker of Atlanta and is
/ w attending Texas Christian
university's Graduate School.
* • * *
George Harper, secretary of
the Atlanta Masonic Lodge, was
struck by a car about 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday while returning from the
postoffice. He was rushed to the
EM Hospital for examination and
treatment. He received cuts on
arm and head and fractured pel-
vis. Mr. Harper is resting nicely
in hospital.
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SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1958
NUMBER FIFTY-ONE
Savings & Loan Association to Erect Building
Texas High Upsets
Atlanta, 47-43
The Atlanta Rabbits came up
against their strongest competi-
tion thus far this season in the
Atlanta gym, Monday, Dec. 15th.
The tall, aggressive Texas High
team began steadily after the
first quarter to advance their
lead over the Rabbits by a four-
point margin at the sound of the
final buzzer.
The Rabbits led the Tigers at
the end of the first quarter and
for their last time during the re-
mainder of the game. The quar-
ter score was 11-8. At the half
time the score was 25-2.3 in fav-
or of the Texas High Tigers.
The starting minutes of the
game the Rabbit team looked like
the basketball squad they are
capable of being.
The Rabbits thus far have a
season record of 3 wins and 3
losses.
High point man for Atlanta
was Bobby Burrows with 15 point
and Ray Poncho sacked up 12
points; Patterson and Burrows
were the top rebounders for the
Rabbits. Other Rabbit scorers
were Maxwell 7, Patterson 7 and
Hudspeth 2.
High point man for Texas High
was Raymond Vann, who tossed
in 19 points and Ken Loyd was
credited with 12 points for the
visitors.
The Atlanta Rabbits B team
won over the Tigers B team by
a score of 45-37. High point man
for Atlanta was David O'Rear
with 15 points. For the Tigers the
high point men were Danny
Smith 8 and Hughes with 7.
Atlanta Upsets
Pittsburg, 47-42
Atlanta and Pittsburg met on
Tuesday night. in the Atlanta gym
for their first bout this year and
the Rabbits came out on top by
a five point margin.
Ray Poncho headed the Atlan-
■ ta scoring attack by sacking up
' 19 points.
Pittsburg's high scorer was
Peek with 13 points.
Early in the game bad passes
by the Rabbits hurt, their offense
considerably.
The Rabbits thus far have a
season record of 4 wins and 3
losses having beaten Mt. Vernon,
Daingerfield, James Bowie and
Pittsburg.
The Atlanta undefeated B team
won over the Pittsburg B team
by a score of 40-33. High point
man from Atlanta was David O'-
Rear who tossed in 14 points.
Outstanding rebounders were
Jimmy Maxwell and Bobby Bur-
rows.
Atlanta's next contest will bo
against Paul Pewitt in the At-
lanta gym Friday night at 8:00.
Federal Savings &
Loan Association
Declare Dividends
In the Board of Directors meet
ing of the Atlanta Federal Sav-
ings and Loan, Tuesday, Decem-
ber 9, 1958, the Board of Direc-
tors declared a dividend for the
Association. This being the 70th
Consecutive semi-annual dividend
since the Association was organiz
ed.. V. S. Brabham, President of
the Association advised that this
dividend was declared at the rate
of 3%% per annum. Checks for
the dividend will be mailed De-
cember 30, 1958, and dividends
will be available at the opening of
business, Wednesday, December
31, 1958.
In commenting on the years op-
erations, Mr. Brabham advised
that 1958 has been one of the
most profitable years since the
association was organized in Oc-
tober 1923. He advised that the
people owning savings and invest
ment accounts in the Atlanta Fed
eral Savings and Loan would re-
ceive over $175,000 in
for the 1958 year.
Two Big Events
Slated For Guardsmen
Two big events are on the
schedule for the Atlanta Guards-
men during the week coming up,
a day-long training assembly
Sunday and a big Christmas Par-
ty at the armory Tuesday night.
The Christmas party will be the
first social event for the Guards-
men in their new building and all
members and their ladies are in-
vited. Games, entertainment,
dancing and food will be avail-
able, with Bobby Cargile round-
ing up talent for the entertain-
ment and Jay Clements and the
Guard's kitchen crew preparing
the refreshments.
Raymond Stuart
Named Chairman
Journal To Publish On
Tuesday Next Week
The Citizens Journal
Raymond Stuart, a resident of
219 Pine Street, in Atlanta, has
been named chairman of the At-
lanta campaign among friends of
Abilene Christian College as a
part of a widespread drive to
raise $500,000 for the construc-
tion of a new classroom building.
The new building will be erect-
dividends | ed as a south wing to the Hardin
Administration Building and will
be designated as the Citizenship
Center. In appearance, the south
wing will match the Bible Build-
ing, erected by friends of the Col-
lege in 1955 as a north wing to
will be I the administration building.
Frank Brown, New
Chamber Manager
published on Tuesday December; Thp proposed building
23 next week so subscribers will j serve j27 students at
receive their paper before Christ-
mas. All reporters are urged to
get their news in not later than
Monday noon next week. Send in,
your club and social reports thy
week end.
The board of directors of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
has engaged Mr. Frank Brown as
manager, effective January 15th,
1959, according to announcement
made by Homer Knowles, presi-
dent. Mr. Knowles states that Mr.
Brown comes to us highly recom-
mended and eminently qualified
Kenneth Davidson
Killed In Auto Accident
one time
and will contain about 20 class-
rooms, 48 faculty offices, and a
closed circuit TV system to be
used in coordination work of the
Education Department. College of
ficials say the building is a vital
need in face of record enroll-
ments the past five years. Cur-
rent enrollment, is 2456.
will for the position as manager, re-
Kenneth r. Davidson, 34, Dis- j Hospital In The Pines
trict Supervisor of the Skelleyj T J ^ i_i
Oil Co., was fatally injured Sat-' ' O ' lave vJpen Mouse
urday night when his automobile j , ,,-.11
overturned on a curve about sev- The ultra-inodern Hospital in
the Pines, built by Lone Star
I Steel Company will be formally
handed over to the people of the
steel plant's area during dedica-
Atlanta on I
en miles southeast
Highway 77.
Davidson suffered a severe
head injury when he was thrown
from the car. He was pulled
away from the wreckage by a , , , „
passer-by minutes before it burst an(l equipped by «ie__steel_ com-
tion ceremonies January 4th.
placing Mr. H. E. Merrifield, who
has resigned, effective Jan. 1st.
Mr. Brown is a graduate of
Baylor University, majoring in
journalism, and chamber of com-
merce work. He is 30 years old,
married, and has two children,
Frank Jeffrey, age 4 years, and
Philip James, age 18 months.
He and his wife are members
of the Baptist Church, Frank a
member of the Winnsboro Lions
Club and the Masonic Lodge. He
presently is manager of the chain
ber of commerce at Winnsboro,
leaving of his own accord, as our
chamber position represents a pro
motion for him. His friends in
Winnsboro have not hesitated to
recommend him most highly and
Five Atlanta Band
Members Named To
All-Region Band
Five Atlanta Band students
earned playing positions in the
region XV "All-Region" band in
tryouts held in Pittsburg Friday,
December 12. All-Region band
members are: Tommy Hebert,
Nickie Bryant, Sidney Slocomb,,
Ernest Motley, and John Knox.
These students will go to Com-
merce on Saturday, January 10,
for rehearsals of the All-Region
Band and will be presented in
concert on Saturday evening at
East Texas State College. Direc-
tor of the All-Region band will
be Mr. Clarence Sawhill, Univer-
sity of California.
Tommy Hebert, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. H. "Tex" Hebert, a versi-
tile musician and member of the
Atlanta Band, won a playing po-
sition in the All-State Band by
winning first chair placement in
the sousaphone section of the Re-
gion XV band. He will participate
with the All-Region band in Com
merce on January 10, and will be
in Galveston on February 18, 19,
20, and 21 for the All-State Band
activities which are held in con-
junction with the Texas Music
Educators Convention. Tommy is
a sophomore in high school, and
plays sousaphone and baritone
with the Atlanta Band.
School Tax Office
Remain Open
The Atlanta School tax office
will remain open during the holi-
days from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ex-
cept Dec 24, 25 and 26. If you
wish to get in touch with Mrs.
Fouehe, collector, call 262-J.
Rabbits To Attend
Cotton Bowl Turney
Christmas Program
At First Methodist
The Choir and Youth of the
First Methodist Church of At-
lanta will team up Sunday night
for a special Christmas Program.
The choir, under direction of Ben
ny Brand will sing the story of
"GOOD NEWS" as the Young
People, under the direction of
Mrs. Walter Frank and Mrs. C,
E. Adcock, will act out the story.
Bill Steffey, C. E. Adcock, and
Walter Frank will be responsible
for the "props". Bob Gage will
direct the lighting.
A special quartet composed of
Lou Ann Jordan, Suzanne New-
kirk, James Knowles, and John
Hudspeth, will be featured by the
choir, solo parts by Lou Ann Jor-
dan and James Knowles.
The Junior Choir will also be
present to participate in the sing-
ing.
SUNDAY MORNING
Sunday morning the pastor will
bring a special message "The Inn
and The Manger." Every member
should make a special effort to be
in his church on this Sunday, pre-
ceeding Christmas.
All new comers and friends of
our church are invited to attend.
It was officially voted by the
Board of Directors of the Atlanta
Federal Savings & Loans Associa-
tion in November to construct a
new office building at the corner
of West Hiram Street and North
Louise Street. The building is to
have approximately 7200 square
feet of floor space in it, and will
be constructed of brick, concrete,
steel, glass and aluminum. Con-
struction is to begin about Jan-
uary, 1959, and will be complet-
ed about June of 1959. Mr Ho-
mer Steger, has been employed
by the Association to supervise
the construction of the building.
The building is to be completely
air conditioned with central heat,
and will have four rental offices
in it in addition to, a spacious
lobby, private offices, directors
room, drive-in window, night de-
pository, and safety deposit faci-
lities. There will be parking faci
lities on west side of building as
well as east and south sides.
The building will be modern in
design, air conditioned, by Ark-
La Servel. Vault doors, safety de-
posit boxes, drive-in window and
night depository by Mosler, and
fixtures by Remington Rand.
Stanley Brown and Associates of
Dallas are the architects. Skeet
Hogan has the electrical contract
and Tom Martin, the plumbing
contract.
The Association (has grown
from $18,000.00 total .resources in
1935 to over $6,000,000.00 Present
office building is inadequate to
serve the Northeast Texas area
properly, therefore, the reason
Wilson Wood Resigns
As Baptist Pastor
Wilson Wood, pastor of the 1st j for the expansion.
Baptist Church in Atlanta resign-1
ed Sunday morning, effective Sat- p r ± i L
urday, January 3rd. He has ac- SCOUTS Jamboree
cepted the pastorate of the South I To Be Held In
Side Baptist Church in Wichita j D, ... . ' . . .
Falls and will begin his duties j rhllippine Islands
there Sunday, Jan. 4th. His fam- i
ily will remain in the parsonage; !} unusual opportunity
here until after mid-term.
Lunsford Buys Cleaning
journey to | Plant In Atlanta
j available to the Boy Scouts and
Explorers of the Caddo Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
to camp together with boys from
all parts of the world.
The Tenth World Scout Jam-
cost of well over a
into flames I Pany at a
He was taken to the Ellington I million dol.lars' Formal dedi'
cation ceremonies are now being
Memorial Hospital in Atlanta by
a Hanner Funeral Home ambu-
lance, where he died about five
minutes after arrival.
Highway Patrolman Bill Dowd
and Jimmy Williams of Atlanta
investigated the accident.
issure us that their loss is in-
The 30-bed hospital was built c|oeci our gajn antj that no family
is thought more of in Winnsboro
than the Frank Browns.
Mr. Knowles states that while
we are losing a good man, he is
sure our citizenship will very
much like the Browns and that
all our citizens will respond to his
leadership in a manner that will
assure the continued fine record
of our chamber of commerce.
Our chamber of commerce does
a lot more than we sometimes
think, says Mr. Knowles, as for
instance, the highway department
appreciation day. He says we are
still getting favorable comments
planned by both company and
hospital official. Tentative plans
include an all-day open house
slated from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
with dedication ceremonies at
2:30 p.m. Visitors will be invit-
ed to make a complete tour of
the new facilities including emer-
gency, surgery, and x-ray facili-
ties, patient care wing, labora-
tory, business offices, and food
Rotary Club To Have
Annual Rotary Ann
The Atlanta Rotary Club will
have their annual Rotary Ann
ar.d Christmas Party Thursday
! night, November IS, 1958, at 7
| p.m. at the Atlanta Hotel. The
Program Chairman for the day is cation and open house are yet to j j;inta jn the good will gc
' Dave Wommack. ' be announced. Officials said re- j
service facilities.
Off icials said they are planning j from all over East Texas, regard-
a series of preview tours for phy-j jng appreciation day and without
The Rabbits will journey to i
Dallas for a five day visit, during |
the while,participating in the Dr. j K. O. Lunsford of Shreveport j boree, next July 17 to 26 will at-
Peppei' Cotton Boll Tournament, has purchased Dub Scott Clean- tract 12,000 boys and leaders who
Starting ten of the Rabbit I ers on William Street in Atlanta, j will camp together as a great as-
squad will make the trip to Big |Mr- Lunsford is an experienced j sembly of the free youth of the
cleaning man having been in the
business since 1931. He has com-
pletely reworked the equipment,
and offers the best in cleaning
and pressing. He invites you to
call in and get acquainted.
'D" to try to bring back a first
place trophy for the case.
Coach Fite and his boys are
looking forward to this trip to
see how they will perform against
teams from all over the state.
There will be 32 teams entered
in this tournament.
Atlanta will play their first
game Friday at 11:15 a.m. Dec.
26, their opponent being Adamson
high of Dallas. The winner of! master, announces that the local
that contest will play the winner j postoffice will remain open this
of the
Postoffice To Be Open
Until 5:00 Saturday
world. The 750-acre jamboree
is being readied in Makling Na-
tional Park about 40 miles south
of Manila in the Phillipine Is-
lands.
The United States will be rep-
resented by several hundred
Scouts, Explorers, and leaders
who will fly to the jamboree on
commercial flights leaving from
W. S. Clements, Atlanta post- |fh,Crnf„a" F™ncisco-Oakland, Cal-
4-ua i , i ifornia, area about July 11.
Eligible to participate from this
Mt. Vernon and Bellaire J Saturday, December 20th until 51 country are members from 14
(Houston) contest.
So it should be a week end of
thrills and excitement.
sicians, ministers and newsmen ofja do^t, appreciation- day
the area. Full details of the dedi-1 worth five times its cost
Explorer Scouts
Executives Entertains
o'clock p.m. He urges all patrons i ''lr°UKli 17 years of age as of Ju-
to mail their Christmas packages! '-v w'b° are least First Class
and mail as early as possible.
E. W. King Dies
Funeral Thursday
\ls
st to At- Rotary Club
generated
There will be no Rotary meet
ing for the next two Thursdays,
as these fall on Christmas and
New Years Day.
The next Rotary meeting will
be January 8, 1959.
freshments will bo served and
Christmas Party
At Springdale
There will be a Christmas pro-
gram at the Springdale Baptist
Church, Friday night, December
19th, at 7:30. Everyone is invited
to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. McWilliams
and Harold Mac leaves this Sat
urday, December 20th, for Christ-
inas visit with the R. S. Childress
in Southern California. They will
be accompanied to Flag Staff,
Arizona, by Mrs. Eunice Fitts,
who will spend the Christmas
holidays with her daughter. They
will return January 4th.
Orman Whatley and mother at-
tended the funeral of K. R. Davi-
son at Homer, La., Monday. He
was with Skelly Oil Co., and liv-
ed on the company lease near
Orman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dawley of
Dallas were recent guests of her
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd New-
kirk and family.
Floyd Kirkland and family vis-
ited in Mt. Pleasant with her par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dees
and brother Drue. Also visited
with Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Lee and
family and were glad to have Jas,
Lee back home from overseas',
where he served two years in the
army in Korea.
Mrs. John Spivey has returned
to Atlanta after visiting for some
time with her son Col. Paulette
Spivey at Hamilton Field, Calif.
Paulette and Miss Peggy New-
man were recently married in
Alexander, Va.
Mrs. Leon Blakey and Jeri Lynn
I iiraiiiuciR,-. ..... . • He also mentions the trade
plans are being made to accomo-' (]UyS VVe ]laVc each month spon-
date more than 10,000 persons on
Mr. and Mrs. Sherlee Cat hey
of Bossier City, La., announce the
birth of a daughter Dec. 14 at j and Mrs. Lawrence Bearden and
EM Hospital, named Shirley Pa-1 Judy of Marshall spent the week
triein. weight 7 lbs 14 ozs. 'end in Waco with Jolinda Blakey.
dedication day.
The new hospital is to be opera
tod entirely independent of Lone
Star Steel. Incorporated under
Texas law, the hospital is non-
profit organization governed by a
board of directors composed of
area civic and business leaders.
Tom Ewan of Daingerfield is
chairman of the hospital board.
The modern brick and steel
structure is situated on a rolling
30-acre tract between Dainger-
field and Lone Star (Morris Co.)
With central facilities designed
to serve a much larger bed capa-
city, the hospital can be expand-
ed in the future by the simple
addition of wings.
The hospital began in the
spring of 1956 when Lone Star
Steel commissioned an indepen-
dent firm of hospital planners to
determine the area which would
be best served by the new faci-
lity. . „
Organization of the hospital s
board of directors followed. Lone
Star Steel signed a contract with
Vaughn Bros. Construction Co.,
Naples in November 1957 and
gi'ound was broken late last year.
Area individuals, organizations
and civic clubs participated in
the furnishing of patieiit rooms
for the new hospital. Donars
will be honored with bronze
plaques placed on the room
doors.
sored by the merchants commit-
tee, as very beneficial in promot-
ing good will between Atlanta
and its trade territory.
Another project of the mer-
chants committee that deserves
special attention is the Christmas
program this year, described by
many as the finest thing we have
ever done at Christmas, Santa
Claus, accompanied by the Atlan-
ta high school band, and a group
of merchants, took two days and
visited every school in the trade
(Continued on back page)
| rank and have earned the Camp-
! ing and Cooking merit badges. A
: physician's certificate of fitness
! is required, and each applicant
| accepted must have Scout spirit
that will enable him to represent
i the United States ideals at their
Edgar Wilson King, age 87, t
tired businessman of Atlanta, died best,
rh® Atlanta Rotary Clu ) was, Wednesday, December 17th The American jamboree contin-
witn a movie aoou at 4.30 pnl Funeral services will gent will be living bv side with
which vvas remniiscen- hp held at the First Methodist Scouts of other nations, making
entertained
teenagers
Mrs. A. T. Wiley of Dallas was
Sunday-Tuesday visitor with the
Garland Williams family and oth-
er relatives and friends.
Stores To Remain Open
Until 8:00 p.m. 22-24
The stores of Atlanta will re-
main open next Monday, Tues-
day and Wednesday evenings un-
til 8:00 o'clock p.m. The mer-
chants of Atlanta have complete
stocks of merchandise for your
Christmas shopping and invite
you to visit them.
Don't forget the next big trade
day and street bazaar in Atlanta
Tuesday, January 6th. Bargains,
auction sale, free prizes worth
$20.00 and many other attrac-
tions await you.
ce of our own teenage activities, j Church this Thursday afternoon j it easy for them to build friend-
This was followed by a quiz on . a( ;!:00 oVlock. Tho pastor, Rev. ships and understanding among
teenagei j jjPslie gcott will conduct the ser-1 lads of all nations, races, and
vice, assisted by Rev. John Good- creeds. The jamboree camp at
, . , ,..., .. . , .iWin. Burial in Pine Crest ceme- an elevation of 1.000 feet is ad-
ed at how little they knew about j tery j jacent to the colleges of agricul-
Pallbearers will be Oval Hard-; turc and forestry of the Univer-
what the modern
thoughts are about. Most of the J,
members of the club were amaz- j
what the teenager is thinking j
about today.
The program was presented by j
Bob Waren and Robert Gage.
Howard McWilliams was writ-
ten up in the program as Rotar-
ian of the Day.
Rotarians, Ed Rabb and Dr. Joe
Nichols, are receiving an expense
paid trip to Good Year Park,
Arizona, through their fine work
with the Marion-Cass Soil Con-
servation District.
en, August Brabham, Morris May sity of the Philippines.
Mr. and Mrs. J. IT. Reeee and
Vedelia carried Hugh Carrol back
to Fort Riley, Kansas. lie will
leave Ft. Riley, Tuesday Dec. 16
by train for New York; from
there he will go by boat on the
General Rose to Munich, Germ-
any, where he has been assigned
to 16 months army duty.
Christmas Packages To
Be Distributed By
Lone Star Steel Co.
Family Christmas packages will
be distributed at the Chapel in
the Pines, Sunday, for Lone Star
Steel Company personnel who are
now in lay-off or who are now
or will be in February eligible to
return to work under arbitration
award of Peter M. Kclliher.
These Christmas gifts from the
company may be picked up any
time between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Sunday accord
ing to E. B. Germany, president.
Officers emphasized that em-
ployees who are now working are
not eligible to receive lay-off fam-
ily gifts. Packages will include
basic items for a family Christ-
mas dinner.
nor, Ben Morriss, Henry R. King
and Vance King.
Mr. King was born June 11,
1871 at DouglassviUe, Texas, and
was married to Ada Bryan, Dec.
23, 1891. They lived in Bryans
Mill until 1907 when he moved to
Atlanta. He established the At-
lanta Wholesale Grocer Company
in 1908 and operated it until his
retirement several years ago. Mr.
King was very active in church
work, serving as Sunday School
superintendent for many years
and was active in civic work in
the city.
He is survived by his widow,
five daughters: Mrs. Otha King
Miles, Shreveport; Mrs. Ed Rabb.
Atlanta; Mrs. George Cowden and
Mrs. Royce Wood, both of Vic-
toria, Texas; Mrs. Bruce Bomar,
Donna, Texas; seven grandchil-
dren: Mrs. James Pridgen, Geo.
King Cowden, Mrs. Gene Finney,
Mrs. Dean Chapman, Franklin
Wood, Bruce King Bomar, Bill
Bryan Bomar; 12 great grandchil
dren; one brother, C. H. King of
Atlanta.
Mrs. Gerald Murray, Atlanta,
announces the birth of a son,
Jackie Lynn Murray, born at El-
lington Hospital, December 12th.
He weighed 8 lbs. 5 ozs.
The American boys, after meet
ing Scouts of other lands will be
eating their national dishes, dem
or.strating and exchanging Scout-
ing skills. As hosts of small camp
fires by patrols and troops, the
American Scouts will have Scouts
of other lands as their guests.
Largo campfire programs will
comprise international talent.
Special displays and demonstra
tions by the Scouts of various na-
tions will provide a panorama of
Scouting and camping techniques
as well as cultural backgrounds.
The American contingent plans
to be hosts at a breakfast for
leaders from other lands with
hot cakes, sausages, coffee, do-
nuts, and other typical Ameri-
can foods on the menu.
American Indian dances and
campfire ceremonials will be a
feature of the American contin-
gent. Pageantry will include the
winning wild West and the pio-
neers who helped build America.
The American boys, as ambas-
sadors of good will representing
the finest traditions in Scouting
in the United States, will bring
back to their units, chartered in
stitutions and their local Scout
councils the values gained from
the Tenth World Jamboree.
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The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1958, newspaper, December 18, 1958; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth348264/m1/1/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.