The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Monday, November 21, 1938 Page: 1 of 6
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RURAL FANNIN COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER
The Bonham Herald
SEMI-WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY
VOLUME XII
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BONHAM, TEXAS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1938
NO. 29
NOWHERE ELSE
H. D. CLUBS
HORACE
GREELEY
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The above official state road sign
is located at the junction of high-
ways 11 and 56 one mile north of
North Loup, Nebraska. The towns
of Horace and Greeley are located
as shown, and combined they make
the name of Horace Greeley, whose
advice to young men was “Go West.”
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
ENTERTAIN SCHOOL BOARD
As is the annual custom, the high
school faculty entertained the school
board with a dinner last Tuesday
evening. The meal was set in the li-
brary of the school building, and as
usual it was a splendid repast, since
Miss Gladys Anthony with her class
in home economics served it. The
girls were dressed in Spanish cos-
tumes, and many of them looked the
part. Mrs. L. C. 'Coffman, principal
of Duncan school, presided at the
dinner. A number of games fol-
lowed the repast, in which the guests
joined. Those attending included
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Neil Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Peeler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Meade and Mr.
and Mrs. F. R. Elkins. Also included
in the list were members of the fac-
ulty of the school.
! The Fannin County Home Demon-
| stration Council met November 19 in
i Bonham Chamber of Commerce
1 rooms with 78 members represent-
| ing 28 of the 31 clubs presefit. Mrs.
Hubert Eaton, Ravenna, led the
group in “The More We Get Togeth-
! er.”
Annual reports of the Standing
and Business Committees were given.
Mrs. V. G. Henegar, English, Chair-
man of Finance Committee, reported
$147 in the treasury. Mrs. J. R.
Large, Savoy, Chairman of Exhibit
Committee reported that the council
had cooperated and worked in three
fairs during 1938 and had given one
radio program on fair work.
The chairman of Year Book Com-
mittee, Mrs. Clarence Jones, Tren-
ton, reported that the year books
were being compiled. It was decid-
ed to pay for the year books out of
the treasury. Reports were also giv-
en by the Chairmen of the following
committees: Sponsors, Recreation,
Marketing, Expansion, and Report-
ers.
Mrs. Bess Freeman, Mayfield,
Chairman of Education Committee
announced the schedule of the com-
munity AAA meetings and made
plans for a rural woman to appear
at least 5 minutes on each program.
It was decided to send $15.00
from the council treasury to the dis-
trict vice-president to help defray
expenses of the State President of
Texas Home Demonstration Associa-
tion, Mrs. Morris, to the meetings of
Associated Rural Women of the
World to be held in London.
Plans were made for a Christmas
Party to be held at the next regular
meeting in December with the follow-
ing committees in charge, Decoration
English; Reception. Ravenna; Menu,
Leonard; Gift, Arledge Ridge; Pro-
gram, Cottage Bend.
Miss Oleta Yarbrough, Home dem-
onstration Agent, discussed her
schedule and made plans for 1939.
She presented each member present
with a budle of ivy given by Mrs.
John Nevill, Bonham.
The following officers were elect-
ed for 1939: Chairman,. Mrs. Avery
Young, Lone Star; Vice-chairman,
Mrs. Edd Sherer, English; Secretary,
Miss Rozelle Carpenter, Gober;
Treasurer, Mrs. John Hale, Augie.
The meeting adjourned at 4 p. m.
BAILEY INGLISH P.-T. A.
Bailey Inglish P.-T. A met Thurs-
day, Nov. 17 with a good attendance.
Mrs. Harris Myers, third vice-presi-
dent, presided in the absence of the
president, Mrs. Edgar Womack, who
was attending the Thirtieth Annual
Convention of the Texas Congress of
Parents and Teachers in Lubbock.
After the Lord’s Prayer and the
song, (Blest Be The Tie That Binds,
by the assembly, a business session
was entered into.
The motion was made, seconded
and passed that our P.-T. A. sponsor
the sale of tickets for a picture show.
The picture selected was “Hard To
Get” starring Dick Powell and Oliv-
ia DeHaviland showing on Wednes-
day and Thursday, Dec. 28 and 29.
This is a good picture and patrons
of the school are urged to help in
this way to replenish our treasury,
Mrs. P. L. Denton, membership
chairman, reported on the recent
drive conducted through the grades
to increase the membership of our
organization. A prize of $1.00 had
been offered and this was won by the
grade. We now have 60 paid-up
members.
A song, Beautiful Texas, by Eve-
lyn and Helen Richardson was great-
ly enjoyed.
Four high school students were
presented in a very interesting de-
bate on the subjet, Resolved, That
the, American Home of Today is a
Stronger Agency in Conserving and
Developing Child Life Than Was the
American Home of iFifty and Sixty
Years ago. Bettyjane Smith and
k Joan Carver represented the affirma-
tive; Rogers Deering and Jimmie
McDade, the negative, with Schuyler
Kuykendall as chairman.
The room count was taken and the
fourth and fifth grades won the at-
tendance prize.
The meeting then adjourned.—
Publicity Chairman.
Hampton Harper of Savoy is in the
city sitting on the grandjury, which
reconvened Monday morning. Mr.
Harper is foreman of the body.
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alexander
and daughter, Miss Katherine, were
here Sunday to visit relatives and
friends.
L. P. Brandon has been in the city
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Leonard
Bailey and family. He lives in San
Benito.
G. P. Jackson, who lives south of
Leonard, was a Bonham visitor, Mon-
day.
RUSH CATRON HAS BOUGHT
ANOTHER BUSINESS HOUSE
Rush Catron has bought the build-
ing on the southeast corner of the
square, the downstairs of which is
occupied by Leatherwood Bros., ser-
vice station, and other businesses, in-
cluding Adamson’s barber shop, Ger-
man’s Cafe and Leeth’s variety store.
Mr. Catron intends to improve the
upstairs of this building.
This building was erected on his-
toric ground. It is on the site of the
home of C. C. Alexander, long since
dead, who was a merchant prince, as
they called them in those days in
Bonham. Mr. Alexander was one
of these far-sighted men, who looked
beyond a few years. He saw the
wonderful possibilities in a frontier
store and cashed his ideas, being one
of the biggest merchants of his time.
One of the Alexanders had a store
building, a brick, where Peeler’s drug
store is now, and another had a brick
building where Penney is. Still an-
other Alexander brick building stood
where Bailey Hardware Co. used to
be. The late Alexander the Great
(if as good) than these Alexanders
who laid the foundations for a future
Bonham.
Back to Rush: He is, as stated,
going to make many improvements
in the building. Rush and his broth-
er, John, have several financial hold-
ings in Bonham. They are two fel-
lows who came here when little shav-
ers, and starting from scratch, have
made their way in life—in one re-
spect they are like the Alexanders—
they can see farther than the ends
of their noses.
BONHI BAND AT COMMERCE
Bonhi’s band went to Commerce
last Saturday to play for the foot-
ball game between North Texas and
East Texas normal football teams.
A number of other high school bands
were in attendance.
W. B. Vaughn, a former tax as-
sessor of Fannin County, was in
Bonham, Monday. Mr. Vaughn lives
near Leonard.
Mrs. D. E. Leatherwood has been
taken to a Sherman hospital for
treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Campbell
have been spending a few days in
Dallas.
Mrs. L. O. Blankenship of Tele-
phone as in Bonham, Friday, shop-
ping.
John Owen of Ravenna
Bonham, Monday,
was ir>
Life-Size Bust of Will Rogers
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DEATHS
BELL’S TINTINABULATIONS
ARE STILL; LET’S MOUNT IT
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J. J. Cockrill
Relatives and friends here have j
been advised of the death of J. J. I
Cockrill, who lived at Coldthwaitej
} He died last Thursday. Mr. Cock-
rill taught school in Fannin county
for some time, in his early manhood,
and has many friends in this section.
His wife, who was Miss Pattie Smith,
survives him. She formerly lived in
Bonham.
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. . . . Dr. Emil Seletz, noted brain surgeon, as
well as a sculptor, is pictured with a life-size bust of Will Rogers
which he has just completed after three years of painstaking work.
Hailed by experts as a most intimate likeness of the laughing philos-
opher, the bust will be used for a Will Rogers Memorial.
SOME HIGH CLASS WORK IN
TRACKING OUTLAWS
Some time ago the store of Mrs.
Pal Campbell here was entered and
a quantity of goods stolen. The of-
ficers of the sheriff’s department
were notified and at once went to
work on the case.
In the meantime robberies and
burglaries were reported from Sul-
phur Springs, Randolph and Green-
ville. The officers soon had the mat-
ter in hand, Talmadge Moore going
to Greenville and arresting Jack
Rodgers, 16 years of age, in con-
nection with the Randolph robbery.
He was placed in jail here, and will
probably be sent back to Gatesville
to the reformatory, account of his
age. He had served a term in that
institution. Young Rodgers was tak-
en to Denison and Durant last Fri-
day, where part of the stolen goods
were recovered. Other articles were
recovered in Sulphur Springs, also
in Bonham.
Two other boys, one from Green-
ville and one from Wolfe City, were
then sought in connection with the
above law violations. They are re-
ported as arrested. The fourth boy
is still being sought, also.
This is certainly a very fine piece
of work in which the sheriff’s foice
showed real ability as detectives.
It was stated that this quartet of
boys is charged with a number of
burglaries, and that they hatched the
robberies while inmates of the Gates-
ville reformatory.
Two boys have been arrested by
the sheriff’s force near Lamasco
They are charged with the theft of
a McKinney automobile. The car
was stripped of almost everything
and left in that 'Sally Rand condition
where the officers found it.
A few hauls like this, and the next
embryonic gang of juvenile bad men
will stage their activities just as far
from the Fannin county officers as
possible.
ATTENDED BAPTIST MEETING
The Rev. S. R. Smith and wife at-
tended a recent meeting of the Reho-
bath Baptist Association held at Pe-
can Gap. Mr. Smith was one of the
speakers. The association includes
Delta, Hunt and Hopkins counties.
The Rev. Smith once belonged to
this association.
JENNINGS—HEMBY
Jim Hemby and Miss Inez Jennings
were married in this city Saturday
afternoon at the home of the Rev.
B. F. Milam, that minister perform-
ing the ceremony. The newlyweds
will live north of the city.
W. H. London of Bailey was in
town Saturday. He was just a little
puffed up over the recent election,
in which his party made congression-
al gains, and would hardly speak to a
Democrat.
W. H. Nash and wife, who live
south of Dodd City, were in Bonham
Saturday. Mr. Nash is a good farm-
er and Mrs. Nash is one of the best
women in the county.
Mrs. J. H. Moore has gone to
Wichita Falls to be with her husband
who is there nursing his father, G.
T. Moore, the latter is suffering
from pneumonia.
Mrs. A. L. Kelton of Hansford,
California, is in Fannin county vis-
iting with relatives and friends.
Potter Neale of Leonard was
Bonham Saturday on business.
Mrs. Mattie Sharp of Duplex was
a Bonham visitor Saturday.
BONHAM VERSUS DENISON
ON THANKSGIVING DAY
The last football game of the sea-
son for Bonhi will be played here
Thursday, when the team meets the
strong Denison team. Comparative
scores are always more or less some-
thing to leave alone in figuring foot-
ball. One team may do poorly with
another, and then meet a stronger
team! and beat the last aggregation—
the dope bucket, as the old-time say-
ing has it, be completely upset—•
let’s hope there won’t be a drop in
the bucket, when Bonham gets
through upsetting it in licking Deni-
son.
This article is being whitten for
two purposes. The first one is to call
your attention to the game, and urge
you to attend it, as the town will
practically be closed up that day.
The next reason for the article
getting space in the column of The
Herald is the fact that the paper
is carrying a two-page spread, telling
of the game, and also carrying the
advertisements of many of the mer-
chants of the city—not all of them.
Two pages of The Herald will not
begin to carry that many ads.
Those advertising realize the val-
ue of, getting their advertisements
before the readers of The Herald.
The Monday paper is over the whole
county by Tuesday night, thus en-
abling the buying public to come in
and get what is wanted either be-
fore Thursday, or afterwards, for
the stores, in all liklihood will be
closed on Thanksgiving Day.
To all its readers and the public
generally The Herald desires to ex-
tend best wishes for a Happy Thanks
giving. May the day be a clear, cool
one, full of zip, and may Bonhi win!
SUPERINTENDENTS MEETING
A meeting was held at the high
school Saturday morning of the su-
perintendents of the independent
school districts of the county. The
gathering had to do with the next
Interscholastic League, which meets
in the spring. The meeting was held
in the office of Supt. Irby Carruth
of the Bonham schools.
A luncheon was served the guests.
GRANDMA LOVELACE IS ILL
Information is to the effect that
Grandma Lovelare is quite ill. This
grand old mother is 98 years old,
and has been remarkably active for
one of her age. Her legion of
friends trust she will soon be well
again.
Mrs. Edith Cooper and Miss Mil-
dred Cooper called at The Herald of-
fice Monday morning. Mrs. Cooper
lives in the Spoonamore section, and
Miss Cooper, who is visiting here, is
from Elowah, Tennessee, which is
sixty miles south of Knoxville, and
the same distance north of Chatta-
nooga in that grand old state.
County School Superintendent
Elect Grover Clark of Greenville has
been in the city to visit his brother-
in-law, L. R. Burkett, county super-
intendent of Fannin county. Mr.
Clark is a cousin to the Clarks who
live south of Bonham some ten miles..
Dick Phillips, who has been in
Austin to take the embalmer’s ex-
amination has returned to the city.
He works for the Wise Funeral
Home.
(J. A. Nash and wife, who live
south of Dodd City were in Bonham
on Saturday afternoon.^ ^
The fifth number of The Bonhi
was issued from The Herald office
today.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES AT
TWO CHURCHES IN BONHAM
Years ago Bonham started the
habit of having a union Thanksgiv-
ing service. The combined choirs of
the several churches taking part
would meet and select appropriate
music for the occasion, and Miss Sal-
lie Jo Carlton would direct the sing-
ing—with the usual result, splendid
music, as well as the usual good ser-
mon. Those days have gone but the house on East Tenth street.
custom started then is still in vogue,
with the added feature that the new-
est preacher in town be selected to
preach the sermon.
This time preaching the sermon
falls to the lot of the Rev. Hugh E.
Anderson, who will deliver it from
the pulpit of the Frist Christian
church 10 o’clock Thursday morning.
Special music has been arranged for
the occasion and several of the con-
gregations of the city will join in the
services.
Dr. J. G. Varner, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, is the
chairman of the Pastors’ Association
here, at this time, and will be in
general charge of arrangements.
It has been the habit in ^the past
to take a collection for the poor, on
the occasion of the Thanksgiving
sermon, and this feature, no doubt,
will be incorporated in the service
next Thanksgiving Day. You are
cordially invited to attend this ser-
vice, or the one in South Bonham,
where the Rev. J. E. Fender will de-
liver the Thanksgiving sermon at tht
Clark Memorial Methodist Chtrrcn.
HONORING MISS McDOUGAL
Miss Norma McDougal, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McDougal, has
been the recipient of a number of
social affairs, since the announce-
ment of her marriage to John Smiley
at the home of her parents, Novem-
ber 26, next Saturday.
Last Saturday Mrs. Ralph Risser
and her daughter, Mrs. Claude Mil-
ler of Dallas entertained with a cof-
fee. Mrs. Bruce Morse of Detroit,
Michigan, poured coffee. The bride-
elect and Mrs. Morse were recipients
of lovely gifts from Mrs. Risser and
her daughter. Among those in at-
tendance were Mesdames Don Penn,
B. P. Weaks, Ray Peeler, John Bur-
roughs, J. B. Birdwell, Eugene Ris-
ser, Jr., Edgar Womack, John Ar-
ledge, Martin Halsell, Virgil Wilson,
Misses Margaret Tobin,“ Elizabeth
Williams, Virginia Cunningham, the
hostesses and the honoree.
Mrs. H. H. Mitchell entertained in-
formally Friday afternoon with a tea,
honoring Miss McDougal and Mrs.
Bruce Morse. A number of friends
of the honoree attended during the
afternoon, from 3 to 5 p. m.
STARTS WORK ON RESIDENCE
Mrs. Lilly Meade Smith has start-
ed work on a residence on North
Main street, just south and across
the street from the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Saunders. The plumb-
ing is being put in, ground having
been broken for it, and the ground
staked off for the dwelling. It will
be quite a nice house when finish-
ed, and will add much to the neigh-
borhood in the matter of looks.
John Reynolds of Joplin, Missouri,
has been in Bonham as the guest of
Charles, Pete, and Ben Halsell. He
is a relative of the three mentioned
Bonham men. Incidentally it might
be stated that the Halsell family
came from near Carthage, Missouri,
to Bonham.
James Dizmond of Lamasco, who
recently sustained a broken leg, was
taken to Dallas Monday to have the
cast removed. The Weaver Funeral
Home sent him over there in an
ambulance.
Harry Hall of the Bonham Shoe
Co., will leave Tuesday for Arkadel-
phia, Ark., to spend Thanksgiving
with his father and mother.
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Mrs. Philip Gee, who has been in
Allen Memorial Hospital for treat-
ment, has been taken home in a Wise
ambulance.
Mayor Hrdlicka was in Commerce
Saturday witnessing ^the football
gajjri between the twojPfbrmal teams.
Claude Elliott of Windom x'/as in
Bonham Monday afternoon.
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Herewith The Herald is giving its
readers a picture of the old bell that
used to hang in the belfry of Carl-
ton College, when it was situated
where Bailey Inglish school is now.
Later Eld. Charles Carlton moved
■lis school to the lot where Henry,
Holland and Capt Hade Whitsett live
now. After a few years there the
building was torn down and another
one erected in front of the boarding
In the meantime the bell had been
taken to South Bonham, where it
served a term at a Christian church
over there. Then it was brought
back and set up near the rebuilt
school house mentioned above.
Later on the school house in front
of the boarding house burned. The
bell was so close to the building,
which was a large one, that it was
cracked by the fire, and its days of
usefulness as a bell are over.
Now it reposes in the yard at the
former boarding house, the home
now of Misses Grace and Sallie Joe
Carlton. No more does it stentori-
an tones call the children “to books.’'
No more does it do duty as a fire bell,
as it did in days agone. No more do
its dulcet tones call people to church.
No more in tolling a sad requiem
does it tell the populace that some
one has gone to that land which none
of us has ever seen—the land beyond
the river.'
The Herald has had this cut made,
at its expense, and it trusts that
some day it may be able to again
print the cut with the information
that the bell has been mounted—not
to be rung again, for its tongue is
stilled forever, but as a monument
to Uncle Charlie and Aunt bailie,
the former teaching so many girls
in his school, and the latter mother-
ing them in her home, just as their
mothers would have them taken care
of, while the girls were away .at
school.
The Herald would be glad if some
one would take the matter in hand
and get up enough money, from the
ex-students of Carlton College, mind
you, and of course others, if they
care to donate, and have this bell
set up on a concrete pedestal, there
to stay for many years to -come.
The columns of The Herald are
open to any one who cares to have
a word to say, and it will receive sub-
scriptions to the fund, and publicly
acknowledge them through the pa-
per. The Herald to show its faith
by its works, will start the movement
with $1.00. It will not take many at
that figure to get the bell set up.
Who’ll be next?
COUNTY AGENT REPORTS
ON CHECKS RECEIVED HERE
A number of soil conservation and
cotton price adjustment checks were
received here last Friday, amounting
to $4,000.00 for cotton price adjust-
ment and $12,000.00 for agricultur-
al conservation checks. This makes
the approximate total of checks re-
ceived this year to amount to almost
$310,000.00. There are but a few
remaining conservation checks, and
these are expected in the very near
future. There is still around 40%
of the cotton price adjustment
checks that have not been received as
yet, but they are steadily coming in.
SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT
Following is the reported attend*
ance at Bonham Sunday schools:
Nov. 13 Nov. 20
First Baptist ........................ 291 321
First Methodist .................. 254 286
First Christian ............ 148 171
Church of Christ ............... 113 119
Calvary Baptist .................. 73 102
Nazarene ................................. 131 85
Clark Memorial M. E. ... 74 70
Presbyterian .................. 62 51
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright, Mr.
and Mrs. L. R. Burkett, Paul Arledge
Jr., J. O. Tate and Choice Moore were
in Commerce Saturday afternoon to
witness the football game between
N. T. S. T. C. and E. T. S. T. C. The
game attracted attention from many
sections of the state.
Miss Nancy Arnsby of Greenville
formerly of London, England, has
been in the city as the guest of her
friend, Miss Bertha Holbrook, at the
residence of Mrs. W. P. Crawford on
West Fifth street.
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Newby, G. R. The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Monday, November 21, 1938, newspaper, November 21, 1938; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth648642/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannin County Historical Commission.