The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1949 Page: 1 of 12
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VOLUME 53, NUMBER 36
SEYMOUR, BAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. .MAY 5, 1949
TWELVE CAGES
FAMOUS SAYING; “Keep your
fingers crossed.”
ZZZZZZ
We got the fruit crop by all
the freezes, and now if we can
hold the wheat a little while long-
er, we’ll be all right. It’s funny,
though, how nearly everybody ex-
pects something to happen to it.
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It was looking like rain Tues-
day, and Lindley Carter said he
had rather have it now than later.
Of course, there would not be
anything to keep it from coming
later on, too. And, of course, we
expect the rains to get started
really good about harvest time,
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One reason for wanting to make
NEWS OF
MILLER-BRAZOS
SoJ Conservation District
Seymour Observes SHS Band Gets
a wheat crop is so a good many | the ground. The plan
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Carter Taylor and Mr. Stull have |
checked the mesquites that were
sprayed with Stull s brush and '
weed killer by airplane last Aug- i
ust. Quite a few were putting |
out sprouts, but most of the sprouts ‘
are deformed. According to Mr. |
Stull, the trees nearly always put
out sprouts because of the large j
supply of stored food in the roots. ;
However, the sprouts usually die I
back after 2 to 6 weeks growth, j
On Wednesday, May 11, at* 10 !
a. m., another mesquite spraying
demonstratiion will be held at the
Carter Taylor ranch, on the south
side of the Olney highway. A
jeep mounted Buffalo Turbine will
spray about 25 acres. This will
be the first time this brush and
weed killer has been applied from
a sprayer oi this type, working on
is to use
could get their debts paid. Pay
ing off our note would help our
credit later on—when a fellow
needs a friend.
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2 gallons of spray per acre.
All those interested in mesquite
eradication are invited to attend.
It will be cn the west side of the
same pasture that was airplane-
The papers yesterday were tell- ; sprayed last August. _ .
ing about the president of the I A B Martin of the_ Red .sP™ngs
National Credit Bureau visiting Conservation Group is building a
farm pond in his pasture east of
the house. The soil district’s bull-
Texas, and warning merchants not
to be too easy on the matter of
credit. Probably the warning is
needed, but we would not think
so in our case. Thirty days seems
to be about as far as they are
willing to go with us—and then we
get the bill a few days before
the first.
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Carey Williams admits that
youth will have its day. In fact,
it usually takes its day and half
the night.
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Fish day seems to have been a
great occasion, and lots of folks
are glad of it. A good many did
not take their fishing seriously,
but it was a good excuse to be
out at the lake.
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Something about the day is car-
ried in another column of this
issue, together with a story about
a few of the catches. A wonder-
ful opportunity is given for some
tall fish tales. And as no one
believes fish stories anyway, we
might as well go ahead and tell
a big one.
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There were a few we heard of
who worked Monday. Maybe that
was all right for somebody who
was in desperate need, but it was
a funny thing for just an ordinary
person to do. Maybe some like
work, but those in a condition like
that should at least consult a psy-
chiatrist.
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Carey Williams says: “The used
car dealers are not driving quite
such hard bargains now. In fact,
it's nearly impossible to drive
some of the bargains.
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When a man is born he occupies
a 3-foot cradle. When he dies, he
leaves in a 6-foot coffin. What a
time he has had in traveling that
yard.—Ex,
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Robert Quillen has Aunt Het to
say; “I reckon it sounds heathen-
ish, but I'm scared I won’t like
Heaven if it don't have lilacs and
yellow roses.”
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Aunt Het is not the first person
to hesitate about giving up some
of the things people enjoy here
below. A writer said the other
day that it is a mistake for a
dozer is doing the work.
BODY OF CLYDE FRANKLIN
TO I1E BURIED HERE SUNDAY
The body of Sgt. Clyde Franklin,
son of Mrs. Louise Franklin War-
ren, will be received Friday morn-
ing at the Wesley Harrison Funer-
al Home for reburial at Seymour.
Sgt. Franklin was killed on Okin-
awa in 1945.
The body will lie in state at the
funeral home until Sunday after-
noon, with watch kept by veterans,
when services will be held at the
First Baptist church at 3:00 o’clock,
after which reburial will be in
the Seymour cemetery. There will
be a military funeral.
SALES BARN AUCTION
George Shawver of the Seymour
Livestock Commission Company
reports a light run of livestock at
the sale Monday. It was fish day
here and rodeo day at Vernon,
and that did not leave so many
for the auction sale.
Prices were 50 cents to $1 be-
low those of the previous week,
but this was still good. At major
markets the price was off $1.50 to
$3.00.
Annual Fish Day
By Going Fishing
The cafes and service stations
were praetcially the only business
houses open in Seymour Monday.
May 2nd had been declared a holi-
day, on account of the first fall-
ing on Sunday, and co-operation 1
with Fish Day was practically 100 j
per cent.
The day was a trifle windy, but I
favorable on the whole, and there j
were hundreds of people on the |
shores of Lake Kemp for an out- j
ing. Some were fishing, some in
boats, and some just there for a
good time, and with a well filled
basket for lunch. Friends visited
together, some lunching together,
and all were out for a good time.
Visitors at the lake included a
good many from a distance, most
of whom were relatives or friends
of people living here. However,
all the cabins for rent were taken,
for the most part by people com-
ing from elsewhere. Likewise, all
the boats were rented, and the
little grocery store in Cara Blanca
Park did a thriving business.
Fishing was good, bad and in-
different. Some caught nothing,
while others reported very nice
strings. Elwood Terry, John Hod-
ges and Dr. Lowry did very nice-
ly. Dick Morris and his company
did well with their trot line.
Bill Heath caught one of the
tagged fish, and the only one that
has been taken so far, unless the
report has escaped this paper.
Bill Chappell and Gaines Ed-
wards caught 48 good fish. Mr.
Chappell was tickled over the fact
that his son. Bill Jr., aged 8, got
8 good fish by trolling.
1. E. Martin snared 10 nice fish,
one of them an 8-pound blue cat.
Fishing was by trolling, casting
and trot line. Bill Cave said the
barometer was very low, and when
that happens the big fish usually
go to the bottom and wait to see
what the weather does.
Anyway. Seymour maintained its
reputation of probably being the
only town in the country where a
complete holiday is taken on the
first day of May—to go fishing.
SIXTH GRADE 4-H CLUB
The Sixth Grade 4-H Club met
Saturday, April 30th, at the high
school home economics building.
There was a short program given
by the girls, after which games
were played.
Mrs. M. J. McLarty gave a dem-
onstration on cookie making. Re-
freshments were served to the fol-
lowing members: Nancy High,
Peggy Patterson, Pat Conner, Er-
lene Clouse, Linda Scott. Doloris
Thoele, Vivian Ann Miller and
Bobbie Sue Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jeffords
and two children came in Monday
night from San Diego, and will be
here on a two weeks visit with
the former's mother. Mrs. Buford
Elliott. Clifford, since he came
out of the air corps, has been
with Consolidated in California,
and has been engaged in guided
missle work. This has been cut
down for the present, on account
of reducing military appropria-
tions. and Mr. Jeffords will be
„ “ tn 1 a civilian in the Navy, engaged in
person to - M (electronics. As it happened when
inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. t ann Mrs .T*»ffnrH« arrived hprp
He can have a little of it here.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jeffords arrived here
Monday night it was found their
son had the mumps.
Peter Saxon of Salem, Mass., is i
asking for a divorce. He told | Mrs Lee Coy and sisterSi Mrs.
the judge that when he came back | D L Kennedy and Mrs. J. L. Dun-
from Greece, after an absence of: can Denver, Colo., spent the
17 years, he found that his wife
had been unfaithful. Looks like
she could have held out that long,
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At New Bedford, Mass., Mrs.
Wilma Ybarbo—now free of a
German prison sentence for the
fatal shooting of her husband-
says she intends to file a claim
to his $10,000 life insurance policy.
Maybe she thought he would do
her more good dead than alive,
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In answer to what becomes of
these love triangles: Most of them
become wreck-tangles.—The Col-
lege Chronicle.
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The Associated Press says most
people talk gloomily about the
national debt, but David Epstein,
78-year-old bellhop at Ocean Park,
Calif., has accepted the situation
cheerfully and is ready to pay his
part, amounting to $1,700. David
sent a check for $100 to President
Truman, and says others will fol-
low until he has paid his share,
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Epstein said: "I immigrated to
this country 58 years ago, from
Lithuania, and made a new life for
myself. I love America and free-
dom, and I want to pay my share.”
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Claude Callan says: “Dad does
not blame mother for being dis-
satisfied, but it seems to him that
she encourages herself in it and
strives to be dissatisfied and no-
thing else.”
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past week visiting relatives in
Marlin. Waco and Thornton. The
Denverites returned home Mon-
day, after a very pleasant visit
here and at other points in Texas.
Jim Brown of Levelland came
in Friday night for a visit of a-
bout a week at Seymour. He will
try to catch up on fishing, and
may divide his time with Possum
Kingdom Lake. Jim is visiting in
the homes of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Henry Green, and his brother-in-
law. R. R. Cooper.
Billy McDonald of Dallas was
a week end visitor here, seeing
the relatives he still has here and
shaking hands with old friends.
Bill says his headquarters are in
Dallas, but he doesn’t stay there
much. He travels for a company
that sells wreckers, and he had
one of the big machines with him.
It would be capable of pulling a
car out of the middle of Lake
Kemp.
Division II Ratinig
At Denton Festival
DENTON. Texas, May 2.—The
Seymour High School Band, dir-
ected by R. E. McKiski, received
a Division II rating at the Region
10 Intercholastic League Music
competition festival held at North
Texas State College Friday and
Saturday.
The Band received Division II
ratings in both sight reading and
concert playing. A Division II
rating is the second highest which
can be obtained.
More than 1,000 student music-
ians from 31 schools participated
in band, orchestra and chorus
competition.
Band judges were Raymond By- !
num of McMurry College. Abilene; j
Wilburn Carrey of Phillips Uni- j
versity, Enid, Okla.; Erwin Drei- j
brodt of the San Antonio public
schools; and Richard Von Ende
of Texas State College for Wo-
men, Denton. Other judges were
F?oy Johnson of East Texas State,
Robert Rogers of North Texas
State and F. R. Woodward of TCU.
In band individuals judging, Sey-
mour students rated as follows:
John Warren I, bass horn; Billy
Joe Fojtik, III, cornet: Daniel Ko-
hut, r, clarinet; Pat Mitchell, III,
saxophone; Barbara Wilbanks, I,
clarinet; Wanda Shumate, II, flute;
W. M. Robinette, II, clarinet.
Judging of the bands and solo-
ists was not on a competitive basis
but on a grading system. Bands
competed in three classes, with
Seymour competing in Class A.
All soloists were placed in one
class, with the exception of Billy
Joe and Wanda who were placed in
Class 2.
Monday the band went to Ver-
non to participate in the Santa
Rosa Roundup parade. This was the
last trip the band will make be-
fore the close of the school term.
Baylor Oi! Tests
Drilling Ahead
The Wichita Times of Wednes-
day described as a Bloomer in
Baylor the Humble Oil Co. No. 1
Balch test in the northeast por-
tion of the west half of section
21 TE&L survey, a wildcat about
nine miles east of Seymour. The
hole has been drilled to a depth
of 3.010 feet. R. J. Balch, one of
the owners of the land, states that
there is some possibility of going
deeper with the test.
The Times also has the follow-
ing report on another Baylor test:
Woods Drilling and Cox Drill-
ing No. 1 W. H. Portwood, in the
southwest of block 184, W. R.
Dickerson survey, abstract 142,
a wildcat six miles south of Bom-
arton in Baylor County, is drill-
ing ahead in shale at 3750 feet.
The Times of Sunday also had
the following item about the J.
S. Criswell test:
American Liberty Oil Company
spudded in on No. 1 J. S. Criswell,
a 5700-foot rotary wildcat test in
the southeast part of section 97,
T&NORR survey, about 8 miles
miles south of Seymour.
Another item gives location of
a Knox County test:
Humble Oil & Refining No. 1
Voss, is a 6000-foot Ellenburger
test to be drilled 660 feet from
north and east lines of west one-
half of section 71, block 2 D&WRR
survey, four miles west of Mun-
day in Knox County.
Southern Select 1 Baylorites Asked
Pitches No-Hitter I To Buy $98,500
At All-Star Team In Series E Bonds
The past week has been one of i The people of Baylor county are
activity in soft ball ball circles j being asked to invest a total of
Interest is increasing, likewise the S98.500 in Series E Saving- Bonds
crowds, and some prime ball hand- ; during the Treasury Department’s
link? is being seen. j "Opportunity Drive,’* May 16
The following item, under date I through June 30.
of April 29th, appeared in the I This quota was announced Sat-
Wuchita Falls Record News: j urday by O. P. Caldwell, county
The Seymour All-Stars blanked j Savings Bond chairman, after he
the Huffhines Sports 6 to 0, at | had received the figure in a let-
Seymour tonight, behind the 3- ; ter from Nathan Adams of Dallas,
hit hurling of Bud Adams. G. L. j chairman of the Treasury’s advis-
Forester handled the catching for I ory committee for Texas.
the All-Stars.
Huffhines used three pitchers in
an effort to stop the Seymour team,
Announcement of quotas for this
and all other Texas counties fol-
lowed a dinner given in Houston
but the All-Stars had little trouble j Tuesday night by Governor Beau-
defeating the visitors. j ford H. Jester and at which vol-
HOSPITAL NEWS
Present patients: J. L. Griffith.
Grenetta Stout. Sam Styles. Mrs.
Maude Shumate, Mrs. Earl Chand-
ler, Mrs. Arvell Weekar, Mrs. W
A. McClelen. S. E. Fallin, Floyd
Meers. Hershal Hale. Mrs. J. R.
Shumate. Mrs. G. B. Whitten, Mrs
B. M. Malone, Mrs. Frank Studer,
Mrs. Willie Thurman.
Patients dismissed: M. L. Mc-
Cauley, Milton Barfos. Judy Rog-
ers, Johnny Jones. Mrs. Aloysis
Hons, Mrs. G. L. Plumlee, O. A.
Barker. Mrs. G. H. Albright. Hen-
ry Moore, Mrs. Claudell Bratcher,
Jann Richardson. Billy Stafford,
Linda Studer, Mrs. Jessie Cook,
Mrs. Bernice Walker. Larry Will-
ings, Mrs. Jack Petty, Mrs. L. E.
Graves.
Births: Joe Henry, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Studer;
Burtley Ross, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Claudell Bratcher;
Darrell Lee Petty, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Petty;
Stanley Eugene, son of Mr. and
Mrs L. E. Graves;
Ricky Mack, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Shumate:
A son to Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
Malone.
4-H Dress Revue
Miss Thelma Wirges, home dem-
onstration agent, announces that
the 4-H Club girls of Baylor Coun-
ty will hold their annual Dress
Revue on Saturday, May 7th, in
the City Hall, at 2:00 p. m.
The girls will be happy for the
general public to attend.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. J. R. BALCH, Pastor
In our Lord Jesus. Mother. Home
and Heaven we have our most
precious words. Hence, we have
Mothers Day, when we pay trib-
ute to Mother. Our church will
obselve Mothers Days, and the
sermon Sunday morning will be
a tribute to Christian Womanhood.
The nursery will be given special
recognition.
An offering will be taken for
the charity work of our Baptist
Hospitals.
We want a record attendance at
all services Sunday.' We invite
you to worship with us.
The ordinance of baptism will
be administered at the close of
the evening service.
20th Century Club
The 20th Century Club met on
April 20th at the Country Club,
with Mrs. A. L. Harris and Mrs.
Erwin Hall joint hosteses.
Mrs. Robert Farr gave a book
review on “The Robe."
The club house was decorated
with yellow roses and bridal
wreaths. Cake and punch were
served, and yellow roses were the
plate favors. Each member was
accompanied by a guest.
R. L. George writes from Hen-
dersonville, N. C„ that he and his
wife are back at home now for
the summer and fall, and wants
us to start up The Banner to them.
Mrs. C. S. Wooley is now with
the Farmers Home Administration
in Seymour, as County Office
Clerk. She takes the place of
Miss Viola Smith, who was in the
position for a number of years. Mrs.
ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY
The wedding plans of Miss Sue
Whiteside, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Whit Whiteside, and Mr.
William E. Fore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. L. Fore of Happy and
Tulia. Texas, were announced at
a tea given by Mrs. Whiteside Sat-
urday. The bride-elect is a grad-
uate of T. C. U., where her fiance
is now enrolled.
At the tea Miss Galen Porter,
Fort Worth, Mrs. J. L. Croft of
Wichita Falls, aunts of the bride-
to-be, and Mrs. Mart Russell pre-
sided at the table. The table was
covered with an heirloom Nor-
mandy lace cloth, and it was cen-
tered with an arrangement of pink
carnations and stock. From the
flower arrangement were pink rib-
bon streamers with the betrothed
couple's names and the date, June
first, hand-painted in aqua.
From the baskets of Misses Linn
Porter and Deborah Collier, cous-
ins of the couple, each guest re-
ceived a tiny nosegay with a card
attached announcing the wedding
date as June first.
The mothers of the engaged
couple were assisted in receiving
by Miss Joan Fore, sister of the
bridegroom-to-be: Mrs. W. E. Braly
of Munday and Mrs. A. L. Collier
of Graham, aunts of Mr. Fore;
Miss Sue Brookreson, Miss Jean
Stinson and Mrs. Florence Allen.
Others in the house party were:
Mrs. H. L. McConnell of Amarillo,
Mrs. C. T. Porter II and Mrs. B.
L. Elliott, aunts of the bride-elect;
Mrs Jack Story of Wichita Falls,
Mrs. L. W. McGuire, Mrs. Bob
Farr, Mrs. T. J. Hooser Jr., and
Mrs. Argus Parks of Lubbock.
SANTA ROSA ROUNDUP
Many from Baylor County have
been at Vernon this week to at-
tend Santa Rosa Roundup on the
Waggoner Ranch, an affair that
goes through l\tyjy 2-5. Monday
was the biggest opening day in
PMA NEWS
Leola W. Koethe, Acting Ad-
ministrative Officer of the PMA
Office, states that in getting the
acreage reports on all the farms
in Baylor County, the County Of-
fice is instructed to hold the land
owner, opeiator or the cash oper-
ator responsible for seeing that the
information is supplied.
Baylor County will be allotted
a wheat and cotton acreage on the
amount of farm acres accounted
for in the PMA Office, so you can
see the importance of being sure
your farm is accounted for. In-
dividual allotments for the farm
will be established from reported
seeding history. It is to the in-
terest of every land owner to see
that a report has been made on
his farm.
Byron Ramey of the Southern
Select team, Wichita Falls, pitched
a no-hitter against the Seymour
All-Stars Wednesday night, here,
to win by the lopsided score of
9 to 0. Bud Adams pitched for
Seymour, giving up six hits. But
it was really in the matter of
errors where Seymour gave up the
game.
The All-Stars will piav Stamford
here, some time next week, and
this ought to be a jam up good
game. On May 14 the Stars play
Huffhines a return encounter in
Wichita Falls.
The local schedule has seen a
lot of good playing the past week.
Friday night Keystone Explora-
tion beat McWhorter Grocery of
Megargel, 11 to 5, in a game played
in Seymour.
Saturday night the J. O. Butler
team went to Olney, and defeated
the Olneyites.
Tuesday night J. O. Butler Co.
beat McWhorter Grocery, 15 to 2.
Thursday night J. O. Butler plays
Knox City here; and Friday night
of this week Willett Variety meets
Keystone Exploration.
FAMILY REUNION
A family reunion was held in
the W. A. Thornhill home Sunday,
April 24th, to celebrate the 85th
birthday of C. N. Thornhill of
Crosbyton, father of W. A. Thorn-
hill.
Those attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Thornhill. Mr. and Mrs
T. E. Thornhill, Mrs. Grif. Norris
and families, all of Crosbyton; Mrs.
Homer Miller and family of Afton;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cannon of
Floydada, Mr and Mrs. J. C. Pruett
and Wacila of Olney, Mr, and Mrs.
Walter Armes and Juilla. Mr. and
CANCER DRIVE $160.00
SHORT OF QUOTA
Bill Brookreson, County Cancer
Drive chairman, announced today
that the drive for funds was $160.00
short of the $585.00 quota set for
Baylor county.
Brookreson was trying to com-
plete the drive by the end of last
week, but since this was not done
he has extended the time until the
goal is reached. He urges everyone
in the county to get in on this
campaign, regardless of the amount
donated, so the drive can be suc-
cessfully completed.
Money derived from this drive
will go in to the National Research
Foundation to use in their work
in finding a cure for cancer and
methods of preventing the dread
malady.
unteers from all sections of the
state were honored for their work
in the Savings Bond program.
The Texas quota in the drive is
$36,950,000, and the national quota
is $1,040,000,000.
“All quotas, including ours, ap-
ply only to the sale of Series E
Savings Bonds,” Mr. Caldwell said.
'In this drive we want to place
more Savings Bonds in the hands
of average people, who, with the
proceeds of their thrift, can enjoy
opportunities and advantages not
otherwise possible. At the same
time, by their investments in Sav-
ings Bonds, they are helping to
manage our national debt in such
a way as to more nearly assure a
strong economy in this country.
The Series E bonds — popularly
called the 'people's bonds’ — are
ideal for individuals.”
Mr. Caldwell said that Series F
and G Savings Bonds would be
sold as usual throughout the drive,
but that their sale would not be
counted against the quota. The
Series F and G bonds, he ex-
plained, are normally preferred by
business concerns, organizations
and individuals of larger means.
Baylor county citizens bought in
May and June 1948 $145,000 Series
E Bonds, and Mr. Caldwell adds,
“They will not fail in 1949”.
Recital
Mrs. Lee Coy will present her
piano pupils in a recital Tuesday,
May 10th, at 8 p. m., in the mun-
icipal auditorium.
All music lovers are invited to
attend.
WEATHER
The clouds have made several
attempts to rain the past week, but
so far there has not been enough
to register. It sprinkled a little
this morning.
Mrs. Daugherty reports the high
mercury reading of the week to
have been 93 degrees, on Monday
afternoon. The low was 55 on
Friday night. * e.
Shrine at Wichita Falls
Several Seymour Shriners were
in Wichita Falls Friday to attend
the Maskat Shrine Temple. Dur-
ing the afternoon session class
work was given to 83 candidates,
from Wichita Falls and surround-
ing territory.
A parade through the streets of
downtown Wichita Falls during the
noon hour featured the temple's
drum corps, mounted patrol and
a long line of cars bearing Shrine
- I officers and their guests. The pro-
Rev. Preston A. Taylor, pastor I gram ended with a dance at the
of the First Christian Church, was Shrine Temple Friday night.
the history of the event.
A crowd of 13,000 or 14,000 peo- 1 Mrs. Hubert Thornhill and child-
pie jammed the rodeo grounds to
overflowing. There were 552 hor-
ses in the grand entry parade, and
178 cowboys are trying for the
$14,000 in prize money this week.
A gigantic parade through the
streets of Vernon opened the big
event, and this was a spectacular
affair. Some of the florfts were
gorgeous, and the hundreds of fine
cow ponies was almost an equal
attraction.
ren, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thornhill
and Tony. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
Blankenship and children, all of
Seymour.
in Waco last week and attended
the entire State Convention of his
church. The whole family took a
vacation at the same time. Mrs.
Taylor went to Council Grove,
Kans., to attend the golden wed-
ding anniversary of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Trostle. The
celebration was quite an affair,
with a large attendance of rela-
tives and friends. Congratulatory
messages were received from the
Twenty counties of North Texas
are included in the Maskat Tem-
ple district.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Preston A. Taylor. Minister
Sunday, May 8, is Mother's Day,
and it is our firm conviction that
the highest honor which we can
pay to our mothers on this day
is to be in the Lord’s house on His
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Mother’ll Day Service
A special Mother's Day service
will be held in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning. The
pastor will bring a special message
in keeping with the occasion.
Sunday school at 10 o’clock.
Louis Brown writes from Shal-
lowater to renew their paper. He
says he wishes different communi-
ties of Baylor County would send
in their news like they used to do.
The Shallowater country has been
having some good rains, and also
a little wind. They have a good
fruit crop, and everything is look-
ing pretty. Mr. Brown says they
are just raising their 1208 New
Hampshire Red PPullets, which are
now five weeks old and beautiful.
C. E. Powell of Red Springs re-
news his Banner, and tells us that
the new son at his home, Randy
The public is cordially invited to ' Earl, is coming in for some at-
governor of the state and the U. | Uay, as our mothers taught us by
S. Senators from Kansas. Then | precept and example.
The minister’s sermon theme
will be “Mankind's Second Great-
est Responsibility." This is a de-
parture from tne traditional Moth-
er’s Day message, but it is our
belief that mothers everywhere
would appreciiate the spirit of the
message on their day.
The evening sermon will be a
continuation of the series from
the children enjoyed a visit with
j their grandparents at Snyder, Ok-
lahoma, while their parents were
on the go.
Mrs. Q. Spradley went to Sana-
torium. Texas, this week with her
husband, who has been placed in
the hospital there. For a number
of years Mr. Spradley has been
maintenance superintendent here j Acts of the Apostles—"Saul, Saul,
for the State Highway Department.
Few had known that there was
anything particularly wrong with
Why?-
Wednesday night, Mayy 11, is
the night of the monthly fellow-
all services.
L. P. PARKER, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McClelen of
Grandview and Mr, and Mrs. Clyde
McClelen of F'ort Worth were here
Saturday and part of Sunday. The
trip was made mainly for Mrs.
Arch McClelen to have a check
up in the Seymour Clinic. Her
i tention. Randy, who was born
on April 16th, makes up a succes-
sion of five generations. His grand-
parents live at Sunray, his great
grandparents at Littlefield, and a
great great grandmother lives at
Vernon.
Mr. and Mrs.* O. R. Peddy were
visitors here Sunday from Mun-
Wooley was formerly the secretary
COLLOQ.: “He didn’t take to to Wheat St Newton, attorneys of
It very well." Seymour.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Badgwell
and Donna Norman were in Steph-
enville last week end attending the
Parents Day and Ex-Students Re-
union of John Tarleton Agricul-
tural College.
health has been none too good, j day, and they also visited in the
and Arch says he has slowed down I W. E. Peddy home at Vera. For
to about a snail’s pace. He and j several years the Peddys lived in
wife live on their little farm out j Seymour, and are well known and
of Grandview, but they have only liked here. As will be seen by
a garden and a little feed patch, an ad elsewhere in this issue. O.
For a good many years they lived R. is now in the upholstering bus-
here, going to Johnson County a j iness. and he is inviting his friends
his health, but evidently the de- shlP family night at the church,
cline has been going on for some wtih everybody bringing a cover-
time. Reports from the Sanitar- 1 ed dish- and the whole family join-
I ium state that one lung has badly i in« for an evening of fun, fellow-
j deteriorated. i sb*P and feasting. The time is
_ | 7:00 p. m.. in the Fellowship room
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hargrave re- of ‘he education annex.
J turned Saturday from a visit with i--;-
i their daughter, Mrs. Gordon James As was noticed in The Banner
of San Antonio. The vistors pick- recently. E A Cruthirds was re-
ed a wet time to be in the Alamo j (eased from the hospital, but he
City. Guy says it rained 9 inches *s S6H at the home of his sister,
while they were there, from April Mrs. J- A. Covington of Seymour,
17th until they came home last of ( and ,be been slow about re-
the week. Two inches fell at one Ka*ning bis strength. Mr. Cruth
irds is one of the pioneer cowboys
in Baylor County, and he is well
year ago last Christmas.
J. F. Mills of Westover was a
visitor Saturday at the Triple A
office to see about some of his
requirements,
not gotten as much rain as most
of the folks in his part of the
county, but lie did not have any
wheat and there is plenty of time
for rain on his ntaiize. Mr. Mills
had a small acreage in oats, but
that funny kind of freeze, which
puffed up the top of the soil, pull-
ed up his oats by the roots.
from all round to come to see him
at Munday.
Mrs. Clyde Wright hears pretty
regularly from her good friend,
Frank said he had j Mrs. Walter Williams of Lamesa.
Mrs. Williams writes that Walter
is walking around now without
the use of his crutches, and is in
other ways improved. The doc-
tors have told him all along that
he would never be able to work
on telephone lines again, but he
will be able to do light work, per-
haps inside.
time in 45 minutes. The total so
far this year Is about 18 inches, , , . .... ....
when the place has an annual av- j known by most cattlemen of t ns
erage of only something over 23 ] s^ftl01? .For. a number years
inches after he first went to work on a
‘ _ ranch Ernest was with the Webb
Mrs. Fay Hinton of Carlsbad was Ranr,h' inA *e, eafK Par\°* the
a visitor here first of the week . £?unt*v- And for the past 32 or
33 years he has been camp boss
for Waggoner During that time
he was 2 years at one place.
with the family of her daughter,
Mrs. E H. Balch. She was on her
way to Ennis, where her mother
was quite ill. She was not ac-
companied by her husband, Rev
Hinton, because he was in a re-
vival meeting at Capitan.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs.
W T Jones. 2102 Gould Ave, Fort
Worth. Terrell Jones is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Jones of
the Shady community.
Itoniarton Scout Event
Sponsored by the Boy Scouts of
Bomarton, “Bob Steele. Riding the
Lone Trail", will be given at the
Bomarton school house Monday
evening at 8:00 o'clcok.
Admission will be 15 and 25 cts.,
proceeds to go to the Boy Scout
work. Everybody come
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1949, newspaper, May 5, 1949; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth505748/m1/1/?q=food+rule+for+unt+students: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Baylor County Free Library.