The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1954 Page: 2 of 16
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TOKine
OF OUR FRIENDS
ANO NEIGHBORS
• We are so much a part
o! this community that we
usually have the same
viewpoint as our iriends
and neighbors on all mat-
ters affecting home wel-
fare. You will find our
interest la local progress
a favorable point in deal-
ing with this bank
I
MEMBER FEDERAL
RESERVE SYSTEM
SEYMOUR
MRS. WES TERM AN WEDS
Mrs. Flora Westerman of Sey-
; ntotr and Mr. J. W. Coffay of
s Spade. Texa*. ware united In mar-
riage Saturday evening, with the
ceremony performed by Rev. John
K U»wis at the Baptist parsonage.
Witnesses were the bride's starter,
i Mr* Earl Wisdom, and her hus-
band The couple took a short
I wtvltllng trio to Dallas.
Mrs Coffey is a native of this
section, being the daughter of the
tatc Mr. and Mrs. Sam Huskin.
Living in the Romar'.on section for
a number of years, she and her
sister, Mrs. Wisdom, started out
with a beauty parlor in Bontar-
(ton, in 1938. Going from there to
Goree for a short time, the busi-
ness was moved to Seymour In
1930. being called the Ideal Beau-
ty Shoppe. In 1850, the partners
built their present building, lo-
; cated on East Morris Street. Mrs.
I Coffey will keep on with her work
there.
Mr. Coffey has spent a good por-
| tion of his life In the Hefner
community of Knox County, being
| engaged in fanning there. Since
moving to Spade he has also been
j farn.'.ng, but has retired, and he
I and wife will live at her home in
I Seymour.
1 Beat wishes are extended from
many friends for the health and
happiness of the young couple.
THANK YOU
Those who sent flowers, cards,
and corsages for my pillow while
i r was ill in the hospital last week
j gave mt a restful feeling "that
| all is well." Tills, with the kind
attention of Dr. Wilson and the
hospital staff have brought rrtte
j around fine.
Sincerely,
Mrs Mattie McDonald
J. F. Willings of Red Springs
was in town Wednesday and re-
newed their Banner. Fred says
he is not trying to farm, but dab-
bling in the cattle business, and
that has not been very easy late-
ly The farming business has been
nearly knocked out by limitations
on the acreage of different crops;
white low prices for farm prod-
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Coy have
been spending some time in Dal-
las with their son, Jack Coy. who
is with the Denver railroad as
agent at Dalhart. Jack has liact
diabetes for the most of his life,
and recently developed phlebitis.
He is gradually recovering, and
should soon be able to go back
to his work. His family recently
has been having ntore than their
share of illness, Jack's wife hav-
ing just undergone a serious op-
Methodlat Church And M.Y.C.
Enter lain McMurry Band
Sunday, December 5. the First
Methodist Church and the Metho-
dist YuUth Fellowship played
hosts to the McMurry Band from
VcMuriy College, Abilene. Texas.
The !Ui-ptece baud with Its dlr-
ec:or. Mr. Rayvuond T. Bynum, ar-
rived by chartered bus about 4:00
p.m. They were taken to their
hosts and hostesses' homes, to
relax before returning to the
church for an MYF-sponsored
paghetti supper Recreation, led |
by Miss Necia Burleson. Seymour.:
a sing-song, led by Don Cook. Mc-
Murry College, and a short devo-1
tlonal program*, led by Charles
Hastings. McMurry College, com-
pleted the program.
The evening service at the'
Methodist Church was presented
by the band, which played several
inspirational songs and presented
band members In solos, quartets,
etc. After the service, the band
members were taken to various
homes of MYF members and
Methodist church members, where
they spent the night.
FUBL1C SAFETY MEN
WILL BE HONORED
M<vnbers of the Texas Depart*
ment of Public Safety will be
guests of honor at a special
Awards and Appreciation Banquet
to be held at the Stephen F. Aus-
tin Hotel In Austin on Thursday
night, December 16 Sponsor and
host of the affair will be the Texas
Safety Association.
Mr. J. O. Mustek, General Man-
ager of TSA, aald today that the
officers and members of his or-
ganisation Juve adopted this
n.<eans to pay special tribute to
all members of the Public Safety
Department fOr "consistently out-
standing performance of duty."
"While we will make specific
cash awards to a few men of the
Texas Department of Public Safe-
ty," Mustek explained, "we hold
them to be n.vrely representative
of all the members of that fine
organization. Such awards as will
tv> made will be on the basis of
deeds of valor beyond the call of
duty or upon d a i 1 y routine of
work, efficiently and courtesy in
the performance of duties."
Many of the State's outstanding
business. Industrial and political
leaders will attend the function
and join in the tribute to the
state police agency. Governor
Allan Shivers will be the principle
speaker.
LIBRARY NOTES
We have more new books in the
library now.
"Bleaa This House", by Norah
Lofts;
"The Gentle House", by Anna
Perrott Rose;
"Katharine", by Annya Seaton;
"21 Texas Short Stories", by Wil-
liam Perry:
"No Time for Sergeants", by Ben-
nett Corf;
"Love Is Eternal", by Irving
Stone;
"Ben anil Me", by Robert Law-
son
The last, "Bon nd Ms", you will
notice, la by Robert Lawson, the
author who wrote the clever book )
for children, called "The Story of i
Ferdinand". Ferdinand was a little |
bull who didn't want to work at i
all He just wanted to sit and smell
the flowers. "Hen and Me" is the
mouse who lived in Benjamin
Franklin's famous wool cap We
have always wondered how Benja-
min could write such wise sayings.
Now we know. Ills mouse whisper
! »d them to him. Grown folks will
like "Ben and Me". The librarian
got a good laugh. She knows an
other by Robert Lawson she la go
ing to get.
1 believe the library has another
good friend. Rev. Theo Francis,
OMl, Sacred Heart Church, Sey-
mour. He has just placed a book
in memory of Father Moaler. "The
111 Best American Ballads". These
are folk songs by W. S. H, com-
piled by John and Alan Lomax,
music by Charles and Ruth Seeger.
How we love to have these lovely
old songs. We hope Father Fran-
cis comes to see the library. He
also sent several other good hooks.
Mrs. John Orsak has given a
book. "Things Catholics Are Asked
About", We thank her for her in-
terest.
The reading Is slackening up
now between Thanksgiving and
Christmas, but the library Is not
discouraged. It Is taking this chance
to he read right after Christmas
dinner Is over and we are not able
to do another thing but lie down
and read a good book. Don't for-
get to run by the library and have
the book at hand when you are
BAYLOR COUNTY BANNIR
Seymour, Texas
PAOE I Thursday. l>ec. #. 19M
ready for It.
And you pokles that forget and
keep books too long, try to keep
your mind about you and get tho*(>
books in. and get the next on hand
that you haven't re>d.
KNOX COUNTY COTTON
ALLOTMENT 62,418 A0RE8
The cotton allotment for Knox
county for IftM is f31,418 acres. This
Is 1,979 acres less than the original
allotment for 19A4 and 8,86,1 acres
less than the final allotment for
19M.
The allotments in IMS were com-
puted on an adjusted cropland
basis with a factor of .3789. A largo
reserve was withheld and thia was
distributed among farms on the
basis of the three year average
cotton history. After the reaerve
was distributed, the allotmenta for
all farms will vary from 40 per cent
to 41-8 per cent of the adjusted
cropland.
All cotton allotmenta were mailed
to farmers on December 3, 1964.
Mr. and Mrs. V. V. Cherry apent
Thanksgiving with their aons, Vane
and Van, who are stationed at Fort
Bliss, El Paso The boys recently
were made privates first olaaa.
One used 10 foot Deep Freeze
Home Freezer cheap at Randal's.
ucts and high prices for things he
has to buy has made a difficult
go of it. to say nothing of drouth.
In fact, Mr. Willings .says that a eration.
farmer can hardly make a living i
on 160 acres of land, unless he has One used Wcstinghouse Kofrigera-
some other source of Income.
Two good used Living Room Get a Westinghouse Television
Suites cheap, at Randal's. Set at Randal's.
tor, a bargain at Randal's.
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1954, newspaper, December 9, 1954; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth430019/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Baylor County Free Library.