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THE BONHAM (Texas) HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1938
DEATHS
(Continued from front page)
$41,611,620.00 IS NEEDED
TO PAY OFF OLD PENSIONS
James Pearson of Hilger, Fannin
were held at the Hickory Creek Bap-
tist church on October 31 at 2 p. m. . „ „ „ „ „
Burial was in the Leonard cemetery. county, is as full of figures as ogei
_ i'Ba'bson, and just as accurate.
James John Jackson
James Jackson was bom in Fan-
nin county, Texas, June 2, 1882. He
was 56 years of age at the time of
his death at 4:35 Saturday at a
Sherman hospital. He had been a
farmer in this county all his life.
Surviving relatives include his
wife, Mrs. Lula Jackson; sons, W. B.
of Goldsmith, Texas; C. W. of Big
Lake, Texas; L. D. of California;
Cecil of Wolfe City, Texas; James
For some time Jim has been work-
ing on this old age pension proposi-
tion, the same kind of general idea
that others have had in mind, and
something that man by the name of
Townsend has had in mind, also.
Whether Mr. Townsend and Mr.
Pearson have the same general idea
is something The Herald is not pre-
pared to state— they may be right
together, as to fundamentals. They
of Elwooa; daughters, Mrs. Bill may be as wide apart as the poles
Marshall of Elwood, Miss Flora and
Miss Mattie Bell of the home at
Elwood; 1 brother, J. 8. Jackson of
Telephone; 2 sisters, Mrs. Rosa Dar-
ling of Bonham, and Mrs. Josie Gur-
ley of Jackson, Tenn.
Funeral services were held from
the Telephone Baptist Church Sun-
day at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. B. F. Milam
and Rev. C. P. Sansom. Burial was
at Forest Grove cemetery.
in the manner in winch his goal is
to be reached, but they are heading
toward the same general station, if
they are on different routes.
For several days Mr. Pearson has
been advertising a meeting at the
court house, relative to old age pen-
sions, and Saturday afternoon was
the time set for the gathering. The
district court room was full, with a
number standing. Not all of the
people were eligible for pensions, as
John W. Suitor some of them there were what might
John W. Suitor, 62 years old, died be termed well-wishers. But a ma-
at his home northeast of Dodd City, jority of them were men and women
Friday, November 4. He is sur- at the age of 65 years or over. These
vived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Sadler | took an active interest in every par-
Suitor, and the following children: | ticular, and a number of them signed
three sons, Clarence Montyrae and j applications for pensions. Mr. Pear-
Norman Suitor all of Lannius; five son was almost too busy to stop and
daughters, Mrs. 0. R. Tarpley, Mrs. talk to a Herald representative. He
Roy Knight, Mrs. Marvin Sherrer
and Miss Vivian Suitor, Lannius, and
Mrs. Clifton Erskine, San Antonio;
two brothers, John Suiton, Arkadel-
phia, Ark., and James Suitor of the
same city; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie
Taylor and Mrs. Grace Duke both of
Clarksville, Texas.
The funeral for Mr. Suitor will be
held at Lannius at 2 p. m. Tuesday
with interment in Smyrna cemetery,
with Wise Funeral Home in charge.
See the New Tabletop Perfection
Oil Range. A turkey free with each
stove this week at Lem Tittsworth s.
Charles Wood of Windom was in
Bonham on business Monday.
FURNITURE REPAIRING
UPHOLSTERING PAINTING
D. W. JOHNSON
Now at 1101 N. Star
YOUR WORK APPRECIATED
DOROTHY B. ROBERTS
Chiropractor
508 N. Main
(just north of Brannon’s)
8-12 Office on
1-5 ground floor
J. A. HARRIS, D.V.M.
Graduate Veterinarian
Telephone 725
BONHAM, TEXAS
was answering questions. He ap-
peared to have his subject down fine,
and was ready with his answers.
Reduced to the last analysis, after
a gross sum was theoretically, at least
obtained from a numiber of sources,
Mr. Pearson takes these gross figures
and substracts all expenses, such as
salaries, office rent, if any, and any
kind of expense imaginable, and the
residue, which is another name for
the net of the remaining sum is $41,-
611,620.00. The Herald would not
weary any one with all of the figures
—figures are tiresome.
This sum of over forty million dol-
lars, so Mr. Pearson says, will pay
all just claims due as pensions, and
he believes he has his figures down
correctly, from which to secure this
net cash to operate on, in paying all
old people a pension. He did not say
so, in a hurry, but it is supposed that
this is to cover a $30.00 a month pen-
sion for all eligibles.
Taking Mr. Pearson’s figures, just
to get the thing better, we find that
at $30.00 per month each of his pen-
sioners would receive $360.00 per
year. Now, dividing his net, the
$41,611,620.00 by $360.00, we find
there are nearly 115,588 people in
Texas who might be provided for by
this set up to get a pension.
It is a big 'problem—almost too
much for one pei’son with a typewrit-
er, and no adding machine, even, to
cope with, especially since congress-
men are lying awake, trying to figure
the thing out, and legislators are do-
ing the same thing, and none of them
is any nearer the solution than The
Herald man, who knows enough about
plain arithmetic to know that
“aught’s an aught, and figger’s a Ag-
ger.” James Pearson is good in ftg-
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS
AT DUNCAN
The Dunican P.-T. A. held its regu-
lar November meeting Thursday at
FROM THE BONHI
The first honor roll of the year has
been released this week. The seniors
n ™ ... ^ , jled with 27 on the honor roll, sopho-, -
3.30 p. m. with Mis. Ray Peeler as mores next with 22, juniors, 17, and ; Friday night
leader. freshmen last with 13.
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ures, and he believes he has the thing prjze
down o. k.
The meeting was harmonious
throughout, which was to be expect-
ed, and everything went off in fine
shape. James Pearson is the presi-
dent of the old age pension associa-
tion, and Grady Parker is secretary.
After repeating the Lord’s Prayer,
the group sang “Texas, Our Texas”
which has been adopted as the theme
song of the second district.
Mrs. Peeler introducted Bettyjane
Smith, president of the debate club
of the high school, she in turn pre-
senting Sehyler Kuykendall acting as
chairman. The teams presented were
Bettyjane Smith, Joan Carver, for
the affirmative and Jimmie McDade
and Rogers Deering for the negative
of the question, Resolved: That the
home of today is a better economical,
moral and educational agency for
conserving child life than the home
of fifty or sixty years ago.
It was indeed a treat to hear these
boys and girls on a subject so vital-
ly affecting their lives. The points
brought out showed much thought
and study of their subject. The re-
buttals indicated the clearness and
alertness of the minds of the debat-
ers and the very splendid training
they are receiving under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Emerson Anderson.
After the debate, there was a brief
round table discussion of the points
brought out. It was the concensus
opinion that though the modem
home is admitted to have many facil-
ities for the making of better agen-
cies of rearing better children, we, as
parents, are not using them to ad-
vantage, as one debater on the
negative pointed out. we are not
meeting the needs of the children in
the homes, even if we admit the fa-
cilities for so doing are available to
us as never before.
Following this discussion the group
sang “My Tribute,” a song express-
ing our appreciation of, and indebt-
edness to our fathers, mothers and
teachers.
A brief session followed in which
reports were made by the various
standing chairmen. The year books
were distributed by the program
chairman, Mrs. A. E. Williamson.
Mrs. Coffman reported on welfare
work, asking for shoes for a first
grade child, and food for seven chil-
dren for whom lunch is prepared each
day.
Mrs. Roy Cox, finance chairman,
reported thirteen dollars made on
rummage sale, and that food sale
will be held Saturday, November 12,
and a picture show sponsored next
month. Mr. T. E. iFinley, safety
chairman, made an explanation of
the safety work being carried on in
the school, requesting the close co-
operation of the parents that it may
he made more effective.
Mrs. Edwin Smith, publicity chair-
man gave briefly the message from
our National and State presidents,
and presented the ‘.National Parent-
Teacher” magazine in the new and
improved set up.
Mrs. John’s spoke of the art dis-
play which made our P.-T. A. room
so attractive, showing how the art
work is correlated with other sub-
jects being taught.
The mothers were counted, the
second grade winning the attendance
SAW A & M—S M U GAME
BAILEY BAPTIST W. M. S.
LEETH’S
VARIETY STORE
The Biggest Little Store
Bonham
Come in and look around,
if you don’t see it, ask for
it. I may have it. If I
haven’t got it, I’ll get it.
Wholesale & Retail
South Center Street
The Baptist Womens Missionary
Society of Bailey met Tuesday, No-
vember 1, in the home of Mrs. Eliza-
beth Arehey.
In the absence of the secretary,
Mrs. Jim McMillen. Mrs. Homer Mur-
phy was appointed secretary pro-tem.
Mrs. A. L. Vaughn, president of
the society, led a devotional found
in Ephesians 3:14-21 and taught two
chapters from the hook “For This
Cause” by Ina Bell Coleman. Paul
says in his prayer to the Ephesians.
“Let us be worthy of the call of
Christ.” We limit God’s power by
our lack of faith. God’s eternal pur-
pose is world redemption, so our
business as christians is to tell others
aboiit His wonderful love, grace and
power. James says, “We have not
because we ask not.” Lord increase
our faith!
Our next meeting will be Tuesday
November 8, in the home of Mrs.
Glen Savage.***
BEEF
i Armour’s—Star;
Swift’s—Premium
• Armstrong’s — Bird
Brand
All Pork Sausage
Fresh Oysters
DENTON’S
MARKET and CAFE
The following Bonhamites went to
Dallas, Saturday to witness the foot-
ball game between A &M and S M U:
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Clutter and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith,
Mrs. E. G. Latta, Haise Cunningham
and Claud Vaught, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Meade and daughter Jean joined
by their son, John, from Denton, Al-
ban McRae, Walter Boyd, Joe Hrd-
licka, Alvis Beasley, Leon Hairston,
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall May, L. B.
Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mast,
and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Burow.
FFA CUPS ON DISPLAY
E. C. PARKER HEARD FROM
The display of cups in Peeler’s
window show those won by the Bon-
ham Future Farmers during 1938.
Two of these cups were won at the
area contests at Arlington where
about 60 schools were represented.
One of these was won by the dairy
team composed of E. C. Parker, Jr.,
Glenn McGouirk and Bobby Phillips.
The other was won by the milk
judging team composed of Edwin
Walker, Raymond Birdwell and Mau-
rice Laughlin. They also won the
state cup and placard and the large
gold cup which was given at the
national contests.
Grade 8: Marion Bethel, Mary
Clary, Dorothy Hawkins, Josephine
Keene, Richard Lipscomb, Henry Mc-
Anally, Geraldine McMillion, Ever-
ett Owens, Jean Russell, Nita Bob
Short, John Stewart, Hollis Vincent,
Neil William.
Grade 9: S!arah Frances Adams,
Betty Jo Brakebill, Mary Gray, Her-
man Jones, Schuyler Kuykendall,
Virginia Lynch, Ruth McIntyre, Win-
nie Belle Markham, Nina Belle
Moore, Lula Margaret Morris, Mar-
garet Neely, Mary Nunn, Betty Penn,
Anna Lou Potter, Mary Katherine
Pratt, David Putteet, Grace Rogers,
Fay Etta Smith, Lou Frances Smith,
Nell Smith, Virginia Stansbury, Mat-
tie Eula Webb.
Grade 10: Violet Anderson, Mary
Boon, Albert Broadfoot, Rogers
Deering, Elsie Elkins, Matibelle
Farmer, Maurine Frair, Ruby Ruth
Gant, Eugenia Ann Goin, Ted
Hodges, Vera Mae King, Margaret
Lowrey, Dan McAnally, Mary Ann
Peterson, Juanita R u e, James
Wright, Mary Frances Wyles.
Grade 11: Mary Helen Bailey,
Sarah Jean Bolding, James Edgar
Bragg, Joan Carver, Alpha Chand-
ler, Jean Christian, Jean Cullom,
Martha Freeman, Mary Edna Fend-
er, Sue Anna Fletcher, Ray Gil-
breath, Mary Merle Leatherwood,
Eleanor McCrary, David McCurdy,
Jimmie McDade, Jean Meade, Oiet-
ta Nelson, Mary Katherine Miller.
Margaret Mowery, George Neal,
Mary Ann Pilliod. Betsy Saunders,
Bettyjane Smith, John Wells Smith,
Guy Simpson, Lem Tittsworth, Lo-
rena Watson.
Sally Lipscomb, Bonhi graduate of
1935, was elected member of Phi
Beta Kappa at the University of
Texas, October 29, 1938, on the basis
of three years’ work in that school.
Her report card shows 26 A’s and 6
B’s.
Sally’s record in the University of
Texas, 1935-1939, is as follows: Al-
pha Lambda Delta (freshman honor-
ary) ; Freshman Fellowship Club
Council; Littlefield Dormitory Coun-
cil; Ashbel Literary S'oeiety; Summa
Cum Laude; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet;
Model pledge Delta Delta Delta with
special initiation at Houston; Team
Captain in Museum Drive; and Stu-
dent Assistant in Mathematics.
She was elected assemblyman
from the school of Arts and
Sciences; sec.-treas. of Jessie An-
Bonham high school team tangled
up with Forest high school team here
There was a good
crowd, the school spirit and ideal
football weather, but a muddy field
--the latter was just as had for the
Dallas team as it could have been
for the Bonham eleven, so that’s no
alibi for either of them. iBoth teams
were well plastered with slime before
the game was over, and it was a hard
proposition to tell a Dallas boy from
a Bonham lad, and vice versa.
It was nothing-all the first two
quarters, with the cash customers
freezing in the stands, while the Bon-
ham rooters begged the home hands
to give ’em a touchdown—one little
touchdown. They did not ask for
the extra point, and did not get it,
when finally prayer was answered,
and even that touchdown came from
a fluke, which counts on the string
just as things done on purpose.
The ball must have had a loadstone
on it, for when the lad assigned to
kick goal attempted it, the ball went
north of the north pole, and that was
that!
The game wore on, and it did ap-
pear like Bonham was sure to make
at least another touchdown, for more
than once the seeming opportunity
was there but it did not materialize.
In other words, the Dallas gents were
out-played, time and time again.
Later on Forest tried the touch-
down business, and put it over. The
man who was to kick goal did, ’midst
the groans and moans of the Bonham
adherents.
From then on it was merely a case
of push ball, until the whistle blew,
announcing that the game was over.
A silent hunch of players meandered
out of the lot, mingling with the
crowd—all hating the idea of losing
the game by one little teeney weeney
measley point. It seemed to be the
idea that a bigger score would not
have been so bad, in one respect—■
the home team would not have had
any of this “so near and yet so far”
stuff, which after all is not an alibi,
hut just an' old wheeze. Be is said
to the credit of the home team, none
of them used the wheeze.
The band and the pep squad did
yeoman work. Pretty girls out in
front of the grandstand did their lev-
el best, and the bafid blared ever and
anon, in its effort to win. Also the
spectacle staged in the time bteween
halves was good.
RAIN HERE SUNDAY
Early risers and those who were
awake at the time were surprised
Sunday morning to hear it raining.
It rained off and on all day and about
noon the temperature dropped con-
siderably. The wind howled all
night, causing the populace to seek
the seclusion of their domiciles and
hunt more cover when retiring. To-
day is cloudy and continued cold.
This item is not written for home
consumption but for the benefit of
Herald readers who live in Florida,
California and elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Massey
have recently moved into the “hon-
eymoon cottage” belongir^- to Mrs.
M. V. Gray on North Cmr >r street.
m
Miss Lura McKelva spenP the week
end here. She is attending school
at Denton. .
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Insomnia, Etc. Many
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treatment. (See Refer-
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Dr. W. D. Smith 3rd edition). Use
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©tot Ware’s Store
Bonham,------Texas
A man whose name is said by the
sheriff’s department to be Jack
McKinney has been detained, charged
with driving a car while intoxicated.
It appears in driving along the dc-
diews Doimitory Council, Mortal ( cuge(j party hit a car driven by a
ranking Toptomore °pl 'of 198*?; "°”dent W to
lm-ssT This the party of the first part has
Committee; Union Board; Orange
Jackets; Mortar Board; Cap and
Gown; and president of Delta Del-
ta Delta 1938-39.
EVERYMAN’S CLASS BANQUET
Everyman’s Class of the Fiist
Christian church is one of the fore-
most men’s classes in North Texas.
The class will have a banquet in the
basement of the church Thursday
night, November 10, at which time
Judge Robert Story, of Fort Worth
will make an address. Judge Story
has recently been in Europe, in fact
over most of that vast country, and
he has an interesting story to tell of
his travels. The dinner will De pre-
pared by the ladies of the church,
which sets the stamp of approval on
it, without any more remarks.
TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY
Lest you forget—Tuesday, tomor-
row, is election day. Some of the
boys appear to have forgotten about
it, since some of the boxes are still in
the county clerks’ office, or were at
2 p. m., Monday. It is a good bet,
however, that the polls at every box
in the county will be open in the
morning.
J. Baleh Moor is in Texas from
Washington, where he has a big job
with Uncle Sam, being an insurance
commissioner. Mr. Moor will visit
in California before returning to
Washington.
agreed to pay for, so we
formed.
are in-
Misses Christian Harling and Bet-
tie Ashburn of Sherman have been
in Bonham as the guests of Miss
Harling’s brother, Hubert, and wife.
The fourth number of The Bonhi,
the high school paper, was issued
ifrom The Herald office today.
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USED
CARS
We Have Several
BARGAINS
LEATHERWOOD BROS.
4th and Center Sts
Special ~
Bargains!
—Glassware
—Chinaware
—Enamel ware
—Electric Irons
—Canners and Sealers
—Linoleum Rugs
WELLS &
HUMPHREY
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E. C. Parker, who is now “drawing
in his horns” as to the area covered,
whereas he has been getting his mail
out of Savoy, living in Ector and
working in Bonham, is centering, so
to speak, on Ector. But he still works
in Bonham, at Peeler’s. He is an Ec-
tor booster. He is strong for the
road north and south, as well as east
and west. Also he says that Wes
Ferguson has traded his farm to C.
C. Norwood for a store house in Ec-
tor, and that Mr. Ferguson is getting
ready to start a store.
The story about Mr. Parker using
three towns to live in has been print-
ed 'by papers from Maine to Cali-
fornia, and from Canada to the Gulf
of Mexico. One lady in Canada
wrote to Mr. Parker and asked him if
it were really true, as to his using all
three towns! She thought it was
just another newspaper story, and it
was, and a true one, and a good one.
Perhaps you read it in The Herald.
It was in the paper several months
ago.
Sam Lane of Texarkana, Ark.,
has been in the city to visit his bro-
ther. Charles Lane. He was ac-
companied by his wife and a niece,
little Miss Bertha Lane Wright. Sam
Lane was born and reared in Bon-
ham. He has been living in Texar-
kana a number of years. He has a
host of friends in the town where
he was reared, and they are always
glad to see him even if he has moved
to Arkansaw.
Leon Porter of Farmersville, a
graduate of the pharmaceutical di-
vision of the University of Texas,
which has been moved from Galves-
ton to Austin, has accepted a posi-
tion with Peeler’s drug store.
Mrs. Lena Reeves and two children
are here from Dallas visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Vaughn
southeast of the city.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
Taylor of Denison, Sunday, Novem-
ber 6, a daughter.
Mrs. M. A. Taylor and Mrs. Nun-
nelee Smith w'ere in Dallas Saturday
to meet Mrs. Taylor’s son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Reagan Tay-
lor of Kilgore who were to be the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Taylor.
Mrs. Arville Denison, formerly
Miss Louise Davis, left Saturday for
her home at Dallas after being em-
ployed for 4 years in the county
agent’s office.
Mrs. Gordon Moore and two chil-
dren of Clarksville have been in the
city as guests of Mrs. Moore’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Pratt.
A. H. Burkett of Gober was in
Bonham last week. He is a brother
of L. R. Burkett, county school su-
perintendent. ,
Mrs. Jack MicFarlann and Miss
Estelle Wood of Windom were in
Bcnham, Saturday. Miss Wood
teaches in Wichita Falls.
Miss Mary Louise Roundtree came
from Houston, Saturday to he the
guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Roundtree.
Use The Herald’s Want Ads.
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Newby, G. R. The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1 Monday, November 7, 1938, newspaper, November 7, 1938; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth648420/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannin County Historical Commission.