Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1958 Page: 1 of 6
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THE FOUNDATION
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Our Heritage
And the WoHd's
The United States still is thought of as a "new country"
in many lands.,, And it is true that our history does not ex-
tend back into the-dim dawn of time. But in one sense, we
are an ''old country." For ours is the oldest constitutional
democratic government on earth.
Even Switzerland, with its long' history of democracy,
lives under a constitution written in 1874.'
After adoption of a Declaration of Independence, our na-
tion had a war to win. And having won it, the foremost
brains we could muster were put to work to design the Con-
stitution upon Which the new nation would base Its concept of
life under law, and of every man's right in a free society.
Today that document still stands the test of so-called
"modren living" because the concepts of law and rights are as
important now as they ever were. And that document has
been the inspiration of peoples in many lands ,and the envy of
peoples who must live without such protection.
Our Declaration of Independence is meaningful because it
was followed by action. A war was fought and Won. A gov-
ernment was charted and built. Without _ these actions, the
Declaration would have become an obscure footnote to history.
It is well to bear this in mind today, for the Independence
it declared will be ours only so long as we are willing to take
action and protect It.
Gospel Meeting
At Oak Ridge
Church
Brother Billy Barr of Bonham,
Texas will be the speaker for a
series of gospel meetings at the
Oak Ridge Church of Christ, be-
ginning Friday night, July 4th,
and continuing for a period of ten
days. Services will be held each
evening at 8:00 o'clock. You are
extended an Invitation to attend
these services. • »
Church School
" Attendance
Sunday, June 29
Baptist
Methodist
Church of Christ
Presbyterian
Christian -
235
226
. 94
. 60
54
674
Mrs. R. H. Moers, Mrs. Al-
berta Taylor and Mrs. F. M. Black
have been guests of Mrs. Roy King
this week.
HUBERT ROACH of Paris will be
the preacher for a gospel meeting
to be held at the Selfs Church of
Christ, beginning Friday, July 4,
and continuing through July 13.
Services are at eight o'clock tech
evening and the church member-
ship extends a cordial Invitation
to all In the community to join
them in this meeting.
Rosalie Eversole is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Jerry Debenport and
family in Dallas.
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GROVE
COOLED BY
Fri. and Sat.
DOUBLE FEATURE
"MACABRE"
(MEANS HORROR)
William Prince — J. Backus
"Hell's Five Hours"
TOP SUSPENSE STORY
OF THE NUCLEAR AGE
Steven McNally Oollen Gray
REFRIGERATION
Sat. Prevu©—
"Careless Years"
DEAN STOCK WELL
NATALIE TRUNDY
SUNDAY and MONDAY
IN CINEMASCOPE and TECHNICOLOR
"RAINTREE COUNTY"
ELIZABETH TAYLOR MONTGOMERY CLIFT
ALSO, COLOR CARTOON y
-Tuatday^.l^mHy Da>
"The Deerslayer"
LEX BARKER
RITA MORENO
Wed. - TTiurs.
Mickey Splllane's
'My Gun Is Quick'
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ROBERT BRAY H
MIKE HAMMER
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MRS. PATSY DOOLEY BRANSON
LOSES LIFE IN MONDAY CAR CRASH
Mrs. Patsy. Dooley Branson, 19-
year old mother, who lived in the
Sash community died apparently
from drowning when she was
thrown from the car she was
driving when it struck a bridge
abutment Monday an<l catapulted
into a slough in Bois. d* Arc bot-
tom, just north of the channel
bridge on FM 100 around five o'-
clock Monday afternoon.
Her five-weeks-old daughter,
Susan Rae, miraculously escaped
Injury in the accident. The baby
was found lying on the dashboard
of the car, scant Inches from the
shattered windshield.
There were no known witnesses
to the accident,, Beachel Fair of
Monkstown finding the wrecked
car on the road at the bridge
around 5:00 o'clock. The young
woman's body was in about three
feet of water, Bhe having been
thrown clear of the I960 model
Ford she was driving. The baby
wa,s lying on the dashboard of the
car. *. :
Sheriff Hoyt Ivey and Deputy
Charles Leslie who investigated
the accident surmised that Mrs.
Branson apparently lost control of
Cream Supper At
Dial Monday Night
An ice cream supper is being
planned for the Dial Community
Center next Monday night, July
7, this newspaper has been inform-
ed. Home made ice cream and
cake will be served and the sup-
per will feature plenty of string
band music by a group of local
musicians. 1
Everyone is invited to the af-
fair, the proceeds from which will
be used to defray local Farm Bu-
reau expenses. „ '
Mrs. Mittie Bullock
Rites Held In Okla.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mit-
tie Bullock 81, of 1639 N. E. 31st
street, Okahoma City, were held
Monday, June 30, 1958 in Okla.
City with burial in a cemetery
there. , ..
Mrs. Bullock died, Saturday
morning, June 21, 1958 in a local
hospital. She was a native of
Arkansas and a former resident
of Honey Grov«v. having been a
resident Of Aklahoma City for
29 years, and a* member of the
Baptist church. , ,
She is survived by four dau-
ghters: Mrs. Josie Glinn of the
home address, Mrs. Kitty .;Webb,
Oklahoma City, Mrs. Inola Kyle,
Sayre, Okla. and Mrs. Desmonda
Wright, Durant; Okla. Two sons,
D. M. Bullock of Spencer and M.
L. Bullock of Memphis, Tenn.
Attending the funeral services
from Honey Grove were, George
Denson, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Denson, Mrs. Cora Carnelious and
her son Fred Carnelious of Dallas.
Dixon-Wheeler Vows
Said At Texarlcana
Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson
Wheeler are living in Denton, Tex-
as, following a June 14th Wedding
in the sanctuary of First Pres-
byterian Church in Texarkana,
Texas. The Rev. Harry G. McDon-
nell officiated at the double ring
ceremony and music was present-
ed by Miss Janelle DlJton and Mrs.
Carl Pelley.
The bride is the former Miss
Blllle Dub Blanton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Denning, Tex-
arkana, and the bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Wheeler,
Garland, Texas.
Given In marriage by her father,
the bride wore a gown of Chattil-
ly "lace and tulle. The bodice was
adorned with pearls and iridescent
sequins. Her fingertip veil of Il-
lusion was secured by an open
crown of identical lace with se-
quins and pearls. She carried a
bouquet of stephanotis topped
with white orchids over a satin
covered Bible. /
Mrs. Basil Hoag, Jr. of Tex-
arkana and the bridegroom's
father, Mr. Wheeler, served as
honor attendants. Mr. Richard
Jordan, Dallas, and Mr. Charles E.
Higgins of Denton seated relatives
and close friends of the couple. The
reception was held in the church
parlor. > i
—-The- bride and groom are en-
rolled at North t
•ge where she is a member of
SSeta Tau Alpha and the groom Is
a member of Sigma Nu.
Mrs. Sara Wheeler, Wlndom,
grandmother of the groom was
one of the out-of-town guests for
the wedding.
Mrs. Patsy Dooley Branson
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the car she was driving a short
distance south of the bridge.. (She
was driving north toward Monks-
town at the time of the accident).
"She apparently turned to look
at the baby or re-arrange its posi-
tion in the car and swerved off
the pa,vlng onto the road shoulder
and hit a marker post on the west
side of the south approach to the
bridge and the concrete bannister
Which flipped the car into the bed
of the slough," the Sheriff said.
"That's the only explanation we
can find in our investigation of the
tragic accident," the Sheriff said;
"There were no witnesses to the
accident which happened sometime
prior to the time Mr. Fair came
along."
The sheriff said that Mrs. Bran-
son was apparently knocked un-
conscious when thrown from the
car by the force of the impact
and was unable to get out of the
shallow water, which was about
three foot deep.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bran-
son were held at the Monkstown
Methodist Church at 2:00 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. The Rev.
Don Davis, Methodist minister,
was officiant, assisted by the Rev.
Robert Barnett of Bonham. Coop-
er Funeral Home was In charge of
Interment in the Forest Grove
Cemetery at Telephone. ^
Mrs. Branson was born at Tele-
phone, September 12, 1938, and
was married to Rodney Branson on
May 23/ 1957. She was a 1957
graduate 6f- Honey Grove High
School. She was a member of the
Methodist Churph at Monkstown.
SurvivorsIrtclude her husband,
Rodney Branson of Sash and the
5-week-old daughter, Susan Rae;
her mother, Mrs. Velma DOoley
of Monkstown; her father, Edward
E. Dooley of Sheveport, La.; and
three sisters, Marcla Lynn Dooley
and Eddie Lois Dooley, both of
Monkstown and Mrs. Margie Sand-
ers of Wilson, Oklahoma.
D. W. Rowton
Injured In Fall
About a 15-feet fall from a lad-
der Friday afternoon sent D. W.
Rowton to the Paris Satltarium
with a cruched right hifcel and
bruises.
Rowton, an employee of the
Red River Mills, was upon a lad-
der painting when he slipped,
lost his balance, and fell using
his heel to break the fall the
membrame was severely crushed.
Attend Church Sunday.
New Arrivals
Karen Dale
Karen Dale is the name of the
baby daughter, born to Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Cain at a Bonham
hospital June 28, Maternal grand-
parents arc Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo
Lindsay of Honey Grove
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Maurice Quitm
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sherwood
announce the arrival of a son,
Michael Quinn, Wednesday, June
25, 1958, at the Honey Grove Med-
ical Clinic. V'
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William Michael
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bankhead,
Sherman, announce the arrival of
a son, William Michael, Wednes-
day, June 25, 1958 at the Honey
State CaLL- larove Medical Clinic.
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John Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. L. W- Whitlock
announce the arrival of a son,
John Mitchell, Friday, June 27,
1958, at the Honey Grove Medi-
cal Clinic..
Town Closed All
Day July 4th
Virtually all business establish-
ments in town along with the
bank and postofflce will be closed
Friday, July 4.
July 4, Independence -.Day, is
one of the few holidays 'observed
by practically all local business
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The pause will be a brief one,
however, because come Saturday,
July 5, it'll be business as usual
again here.
Honey Grove I00F
To Sponsor
Sports Award
At the regular meeting of the
Honey Grove IOOF Lodge on
Monday night, the group decided
to sporysor a sportsmanship award
on a revolving basis for the Honey
Grove junior league boy's baseball
program. • ', ; , '
Plans as worked out call for
the presentation each year to a
boy selected by the boys them-''
selves of a suitable trophy \vith
the boy's name enscribed on it.
The boy. will be given a certi-
ficate attesting to his selection
and the trophy will be on display
at either some business house, at
the lodge or in the school.
The boys themselves will make
the selection of the recepient
each year of the award.
One boy Vdll be selected by each
team and then the group as a
whole (from the four teams) will
select the winner.
A suitable program for the pre-
sentation of the award after the
close of the season's play will be
arranged this neswpaper has been
informed. No one will know
who is to receive the • award until
his name is revealed at the pro-
gram for the presentation, ac-
cording to the plan worked out by
the Odd Fellows- at their Monday
night meeting.
Alyin B. Sisson Rites
Held Wednesday '
Wlndom —Alvin B. Sisson, 21-
year-old Korean War veteran,
died "In the Bonham V A hospital
Monday, June; 30, 1958,'" from a
long illness. Sisson underwent
brain surgery in a California hos-
pital more than a year ago and
had never recovered from the ill-
ness. He, had been hospitalized
more than two months in the local
VA hospital.
Graveside services were held
Wednesday at 5 p. m. at Willow
Wild cemetery, Bonham, with
Cooper Funeral home directing.
The chaplain, Harry L. Johnson,
officiated.
Pallbearers were John Sweeney,
Luclan Hall, Ollle Bartlett, Eric
Muck, Daniel McKahn and H. D.
Walker.
The survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Myrtle Sisson,' and an Infant son,
Kenneth Alvin, of the home, Wln-
dom, Route 1; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Sisson of Peters-
burg; three brothers, Bobby Sis-
son of Cotton Center, Jackie Sis-
son of Fort Worth, Billy Sisson of
California; two half brothers, Dan-
iel Sisson and Lynn Sisson of the
home in Peterburg; four sisters,
Mrs. H. B. Jones of Paris, Mrs. W.
L. Brown of Fort Worth, Mrs. R.
F. Sessums of Lockney and Mrs.
C. F. Jackson of Silverton, and
three half-sisters, Shirley, Linda
and Kay Sisson of the home in
Petersburg.
A native of Oklahoma, Session
was born July 8, 1936, In Clayton.
He served in the U. S. Navy from
Dec. 9, 1953 to Oct. 7, 1957. Fol-
lowing his discharge he cam® to
\Viridom and had made his home
here sin^e then.
Youth Center Meeting
To Be Held Friday ;
The first meeting of the newly
organized Honey Grove , Youth
Center will. be held at the High
School Gymnasium, Friday night,
from 7:30 to 11:30, it was an-
nounced Tuesday.
Entertainment for the night will
consist of a record dance, ping
pong and badminton. Refresh-
ments will be served by the Honey
Grove Mother's Club, who are
sponsoring this, the first move-
„Jpient toward a City-wide Recrea-
tional Program;—~ _
Students of the Honey Grove
High School and the eight grade
of the Elementary school are el-
igible for membership. Dues for
membership will be $1.00 per year*.
Mrs James Edward Kllpatrlck
Miss Dolores Lovine Morris and James Edward
Kilpatrick Wed In Garland Ceremony
long lace sleeves tapering to
points over the hands. A lace pan-
el extended down the front of the
In a wedding ceremony per-
formed in Garland Saturday night,
Miss Dolores Lovine Morris be-
came the bride of James Edward
Kilpatrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
B. Kilpatrick ofv Honey Grove.
Parents of the bride are Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Morris, ^13 Avenue E,
Garland.
The nuptial rites were preform-
ed by the Rev. Jack Hyles in the
Miller Road Baptist Church at 8
o'clock. "Because" and "The Lord's
Prayer" were sung by Jimmy
Lyons of Garland, who was ac-
companied at the organ by Mrs.
Lyons.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a floor-length
dress of lace and tulle over taf-
feta. The fitted lace bodice had
a scalloped neckline traced ,with
iridescent sequins and pearls, and
BASEBALL
Honey Grove's Teen League en-
try continued its winning ways
Tuesday night at Commerce as
they run their consecutive string
of victories to 6 with their win
over Commerce.-The locals have
not been defeated.
The Paris entry in this loop took
out last week, and the Bonham
club ^scheduled to play at Honey
Grove Monday failed to show up
forfeiting the game to Honey
Grove by not being present. Some
avid local fans say both Bonham
and Paris are taking out ss they
can't stand defeat. Reasons given
by Paris was that they needed
some of the boys from this team
to fill out their other two high-
school boy teams in other loops.
Esco's entry in the Lamar
country league won one Sunday
from Clarksville after being de-
feated in their previous encount-
ers this season. Their victory Sun-
day was especially good since
Clarksville was undefeated until
the Sunday fracas with the locals.
Only three more games remain
on tap for the Junior leaguers
four teams unless the outcome
should be a tie. Wash Under-
wbod's Gaints broke Into the win
column Tuesday night when they
plakered Alfred Blair's Cubs 12-2.
Standing of the teams shows
Harry Dials' and Dale Collins'
Yanks out in front with 6 wins
and one loss. In second place is
Moose McKee's Cards with four
wins and three losses. In the third
place Blair's Cubs have three wins
against four losses and Wash
Underwood's Gaints are in the
cellar with 1 win and six losses.
Junior leaguers will get a re-
spite this Friday night in obser-
vance of the fourth of July. Play
will be resumed next Tuesday
night. July 8, with the first game
of a double header to begin at 6:30
o'clock.
bouffant skirt, with rows of al-
ternate lace and tulle ruffles down
the back. -
A fingertip veil of silk illusion
was caught to a crown of lace
embroidered with sequins and
pearls. The bride carried a white
Eible topped with an orchid cent-
ered in stephanotis.
Miss Martha Fulton of Gar-
land was maid of honor, and Miss
Kay Ryan of Houston, cousin of
the bride, was brldemaid. Junior
bridesmaid was Miss Janice Mor-
ris of Garland, the bride's sister.
They wore identical dresses of
pink crystalline with matching
pink tiaras, and carried nosegays
of tinted pink pom-poms.
Bob Flowers of Honey , Gtove
was the best manv And ushers
were John Earl Charles of Honey
Grove, and Roy Tlnglp of Hurst,
nephew of the bridegroom. Cand-
les were lighted by Gary Kinaer
of Garland, and Larry McGulre of
Dallas.
Following the wedding, a recept-
ion was held at the home of the
bride's parents, and guests^ were
registered by Mrs. Jackie Barger
of Garland. Wedding cake was
served by Mrs. E. R. Stevens, sis-
ter of the bridegroom, and Mrs.
M. W. Kinser; and punch was
Krved by Miss Peggy Thomas
id Mrs. Don Housewrlght, all
of Garland.
The bride Is a 1958 graduate of
Garland High School, and Mr. Kil-
patrick graduated from Honey
Grove High School in 1956. Upon
returning from a wedding trip to
Hot Springs, Ark., the couple
will be at .home at 3500 Granada
in Dallas.
Rodeo, July 17-18
The annual rodeo sponsored by
the Honey "Grtve Round Up Chd>
will be held this year on Thursday
and Friday nights, July 17-18.
club president, Alvin Fuller has
announced. The wildest stock In
Texas with performances by top
cowboys and cowgirls are promis-
ed for this year's show, to be held
at the club's all-steel aren, two
miles north of Honey Grove on
FM100.
Performances each night will be-
gin at 8:00 o'clock, according to
John Barrett, club secretary. En-
tries close at 6; 00 p. m. Wednes-
day, July 16. '
Show slock for this year's show
Is being furnished by T. M Smith
and E. McHood of Ft. Worth.
Events scheduled are bareback
bronc riding, bull dogging, calf
roping, girls' barrel racs, saddle
bronc riding, bull riding and down
acts.
Drivers Uninjured
in Pair Of Area
Car Accidents
Drivers of two cars that wound
up In the ditch in unrelated acci-
dents early Sunday morning in
this general area were uninjured.
One car, driven by Charle*
Isaacs of Ladanla overturned in a.
ditch alongside State Highway 34
between Ladonla and Honey Grove
and another car driven by M. Mc-
Kinney of Honey Grove ran into
a ditch on Highway 82, near Win-,
dom.
Neither of the drivers were in-
jured/ ■ :• ■'
Guests of members will be charg-
eOSWBty ft»e cents.
Plans have been laid, by the
Center to conduct several outings,
a hayride and a swimming party
before school begins In September.
NEGROES FACE
LIQUOR CHARGES
Two Negroes, one 15-years-old,
face complaints alleging violation
of state liquor laws.
T. H. Carr of Ladonla has been
charged with possession of wine I juvenile court.
Flag Springs Sets
Homecoming For
Sunday, July 13th
The Annual Home Coming for
the Flag Springs Community, to
be held at the, school building la
set for Sunday, July 13, according
to information from the . com-
mittee. A program will be held
and a basket dinner will be served.
Graham's Latest
Movie to Be Shown
At Bonham CfcOrefc
Evangelist Billy Graham's lat-
est motion picture, "The Heart is
a Rebel" will be premiered at the
Seventh Main Baptist Church.
Bonham, on Thursday night, July
17th, at 7:30. »
The story is based on a con-
flict in the life of a modern young
couple when the husband, an ad-"
vertlslng executive, can't find a
place in his scheme of things for
the wife's sudden acceptance at
the Christian faith. In a com-
pletey "down to earth" setting the
situation provides a dimension of
reality seldom afforded a relig-
ious motion picture.
The new feature-length color
production stars Ethel Waters;
Georgie Lee and John Milford, and
Miss Jane Withers. It provides a
front row perspective of the Billy
Graham team in the Crusade set-
ting of Madison Square Garden,
New York City. The dynanrio
preaching of the evangelist la
augmented by the singing of Geo-
rge Beverly Shea and the muslo
of a 1500 voice Crusade choir,
under the direction of Cliff Bar-
rows.
Admission Is free, and the pub-
lic Is invited.
for sale in a complaint filed in
county court and the 15-year-old
boy. who gave his address as
Commerce is being handled by
The pair was arrested in La-
donla Saturday, following an1 In-
vestigation by county law enforce-
ment Officials.
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Honey Grove Housing Authority To Get
Federal Funds For Eight More Units
Funds for the construction of
eight additional low-rent housing
units In Honey Grove has received
approval of the Public > Housing
Commissioner, a telegram firo*n
the office of Senator Lyndon' B.
Johnson advised this newspaper
Monday afternoon., ,
Additional low-rent units here
Is one aim of the workable pro-
gram approved by the director of
Housing and Home Finance Agen-
cy of the Federal government
as submitted by the City of Honey.
Grove recently.
The telegram stated that total
cost of the eight-unit expansion
would be $111,188.;
The telegram received here by
the Honey Grove Housing Author-
ity's executive director Frank
Welch, and copies of which were
also sent by Senator's Johnson's
office to Mayor Swain and thia
newspaper said:
"Pleasde to advise Public Hous-
ing Commissioner has announced
he will sign contract with your
housing authority for ® tow rent
homes. Total estimate 9111,168."
It was signed by Arthur C. Per-
ry, executive assistant to Senator
Johnson.
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