The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1950 Page: 1 of 12
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1VENTY-FIFTH YEAR—NUM3ER THREE
MINEOLA, TEXAS, THUSDAY, iFRIL 6, 1950
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If You Can’t Hook ’em, Shoot ’em
Fishing season is here, alright! The two granduons of the
Monitor publisher can prove it. Pictured here ori a pier at
Rock Falls Lake they’re angling for the big ’uns. /Jid look at
that six-gun, fishermen, that’s extra precaution to make sure
none of them get away. The boys are Henry Lcwe, son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lowe, and Bobby Carraway, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Carraway.
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Spring Brings Call of Lakes
nd Challenge to Anglers
Spring is here . . . and it’s
time to take up bait and pole
and head for a favorite fish-
ing hole.
The bream have been biting
at Rock Falls. We can prove
that by Dallas Lankford. He’s
been-dropping his anchor in the
same spot for two weeks. And
when the moon changes again
the bass should be striking. Re-
ports from a number of nearby
lakes Indicate a good fishing
season ahead, so get out that
rod and reel, brother angler,
the fish are calling.
And fish do call, believe it or
jotl Sailors with sonar experi-
►ce can tell a lot about the
ids of sea life that you’d
never suspect. Shrimp, for ex-
ample, bark like a bunch of
iping- hounds.
it back to the habits of
'fresh water fish, habits that
lead to the frying pan.
Many oldtimers know"1 that
wind has something to do with
how the fish bite, and that’s
one reason the fishing hasn’t
been too good the last few days.
A gentle zephyr from the South-
west means the fish will bite,
but a blow from the east or
north is no good. The gyroscopic
motion of the earth may have
something to do with the wind’s
effect on fish; anyway, as the
wind shifts from the south-
Helicopter Blades
Kill Lindale. Man
Navy Carrier
v Texans, one of them a
Lindale man, were killed Tues-
day when they were caught
^ in the whirling blades of a
■fcttcopter, the Navy announced
^^■dnesday.
i^^^everal other persons were
hurt, two critically.
The Lindale man was Lt.
Herbert N. Walters, whose
fe is Lt. Cmdr. Bernice R.
alters, the first woman doc-
k to be assigned to a Navy
Ship at sea. The other Texaxi
killed was Lt. Carl W. Baker
of Amarillo.
The helicopter broke from its
deck lashings aboard the car-
rier Wright which was at sea,
one day out of Quonset, R.I.
od^Mning maneuvers.
vest the fish bite less and less.
Wishing is good with a west
or south wind, but if it’s blow-
ing from the north, northeast
or east you might as well reel
In your line.
For telling when the signs
are right we’ll cite Jack Lamb,
rn old friend of the Monitor
publisher and one of the na-
tion's foremost experts on fish-
'll:?.-Jack says that when live-
stock are active the fish will be
See FISHING. Page Twelve
X-Ray Unit to Be
Here May 9 -13
For T-B Clinic
The State Department of
Health’s mobile X-ray unit will
be in Mineola May 9-13. ac-
cording to Dr. Alvin Waller
of the Wood County Health
Unit,
The schedule for the county
was made at a recent meeting
"f the Wood County T-B As
ncintion. The first stop will
be Hawkins May 5-6. From
Mineola the clinic will be op-
erated in Quitman May 16-17
and will be in Winnsboro May
19-22. The X-ray machines will
be set up in the schools of the
county.
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Olin Culberson
Withdraws From
Governor’s Race
A heart attack has forced
Olin’ Culberson, veteran rail-
road commissioner, to withdraw
from the governor’s race. He
was stricken Wednesday with
a mild attack and went to
Seton Infirmary in Austin un-
der the impression he had the
flu. Doctors placed him in an
oxygen tent after an electro-
cardiogram revealed heart ail-
ment.
Culberson was due to speak
in Mineola Saturday; however,
he will now be unable to ap-
pear since he has been advised
to remain in the hospital for
three weeks. He was to have
addressed a meeting of the
East Texas Pension Club here.
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Local Churches Expect
Record Easter Crow ds
Sunday, April 9th, is Easter
Sunday.
Between two and three thous-
and Mineolans will join the
Easter parade to the city's
churches where the ressurectlon
of Christ more than nineteen
hundred years ago will be cele-
brated in special Easter ser-
vices.
Many of the churches plan
special Good Friday services.
The city’s schools were dis-
missed Thursday afternoon for
the Easter week-end. and col-
leges. too. have turned out for
the Easier holidays.
The First Baptist Church has
set an attendance goal of 800
for Sunday School on Sunday
morning. Ben A. Copass (for-
mer resident, will be the main
speaker at 10:05.
The Sunday evening service
New Producer and New
Location at Pine Mills
Another producer should be
added this week-end to the Pine
i lilis Field. Sohlo's No. 1-B
W. L. Reed. David Gilleland
Survey, the field's most south-
erly location, has set pipe in
‘.he Woodbine and the plug
is expected to be drilled this
week-end.
well set 5 ■ h inch oil string to
near 5570 feet. The rig from
this lest is expected to be
moved to the Hollandsworth’s
\To. 2-A Four States Oil. same
survey.
Preparations are being made
to resume drilling on the No. 1
Mullinax, King Survey, near
L. A. Grelling of Tyler has ^innsboro. temporarily abaiv
• Inked his No. 1 W. W. Duke,
'avid Gilleland Survey, in the
Pine Mills Field, location Is
380 feet out of the northwest-
corner of a 71.54-acre lease.
B. B. Orr’s No. 1 O. M. Chil-
dress a mile north cf the field
weis coring Thursday; however,
all information was being with-
held.
The Phillips No. ;i Mary R.
Saner, about two miles north-
east of the Pine Mills; Field
Is drillnig below 7,400 feet in
search of the Paluxy Outcome
of the test was belie ved near.
In th Earl-Lee IJleld Hol-
landsworth’s No. 2-A Schene-
werk, Fisher Survey, was due
to have been brought in Thurs-
dey from the Woodbine. The
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IN DALLAS HOSPITAL
J. J. Puckett is in the
sal Arts Hospital in Dal-
for surgery. She will be
there at least through r«::t
week. Her room is on the 18tli
floor.
Methodist Church
Children’s Choirs
To Sing Sunday
On Easter Sunday the Chil-
dren’s Choirs of the Methodist
Church, in conjunction with
the Chancel Choir, will present
music from the Methodist Hym-
rtal.
The Cherub Choir (ages 6, 7,
8) will present the German
melody “Now Let us All with
One Accord Sing Alleluia ”, Sul-
livan’s “Every Year at Easter”,
Vaughn Williams’ “On Children’s
Day”, and the traditional hymn
“Christ The Lord Is Risen”.
Soloists from this choir will be
Nancy Sharp, Dianne Fulcher
and a quartet.
Soloists from the Carol Choir
will feature Joy King ancl Bob-
See CHURCH, Page 12
doned at 704 after missing the
Paluxy pay. The new con-
tract calls for testing the Ro-
dessa and possibly the Travis
Peak. Humble and Stanolind
are deepening the hole.
Oddis Laminack
Is New Owner of
Collins Cleaners
Oddis Laminack, former em-
ploye of the McGee Motor Com-
pany, this week announced the
purchase of Collins’ Cleaners.
Mr. Laminack has already
taken charge of the business
and Collins’ Man Shop, which
occupies part of the building,
will be moved within a few days
to the new Collins Shop loca-
tion on Broad Street,
Mr. Laminack, the son of Earl
Laminack. has lived in Mineola
about twelve years and is well
known here. He served four
years in the Navy during World
War II.
He will continue to use the
U-San-O cleaning process and
will maintain the same staff of
employes.
Joe McCain Enters
District Clerk Race
Joe W. McCain this week an-
nounced his candidacy for the
office of district clerk.
Mr. McCain, a former resi-
dent of Mineola, now lives in
Quitman. He said he would
Issue a formal statement to
the voters at a later date.
BILL MILLS
Former Convict
To Speak Here
Friday Night
Bill Mills, a man who has
spent twenty-five years behind
prison walls after being con-
victed of thirty-two different
crime in Texas and Oklahoma,
will speak here Friday night,
April 7. at 7:30 o’clock at the
Assembly of God Church, 440
South Johnson Street.
He will talk on the preven-
tion of idult and Juveline do-
Mnquenc * and will demonstrate
the “red heifer” or whipping
bat which is still used in some
boys’ reform schools. He will
also demonstrate the electric
chair and will tell about seeing
ixteen men go to their death
by electrocution.
Mills saw the notorious Clyde
Barrow kill a man in prison.
After many years behind the
big gray walls lie was converted
and is now on a lecture tour in
a campaign against Juvenile de-
linquency.
Clifford Merritt
Announces New
Furniture Store
Clifford Merritt announced
this week that he would open
a furniture store in the build-
ing on East Broad that former-
ly housed the Merit Grocery.
Opening date is about one
month away, Mr. Merritt said.
Workmen are now busy remod-
eling the Interior of the build-
ing.
Third Court Attempt Ends
In Only Limited Verdict
Even wise King Solomon found some decisions hard to
make.
The district court of Wood County sometimes finds
them that way, too. Take the case of Lula Price Payne
versus Arcie Price, a suit to settle the title to Hawkins oil
property. The case completed its third round in court last
week with the verdict still limited.
Altogether, the Payne versus Price case has occupied
three sessions of district court for a total of thirty-six
days, without doubt a record in Wood County. On its first
round in the courts the case was remanded to the trial
court by the Court of Civil Appeals. A retrial in June,
1949. resulted in a hung jury. And then the third trial
last week wound up with a verdict for the defendant on
limitations. Anyway, the ca.re is finished.
Bud Moody Signs
Contract to Coach
At Athens High
P. B, (Bud^ Moody, onetime
star athlete at Mineola High
School and three years ago
coach at the local school, has
signed a contract as head coach
at Athens High School. He
will report there Aug. 1*5 for
the opening of football prac-
tice.
Mr. and Mrs. Moody are here
this week-end for the Easter
holidays. Mineola isn’t on
Athens’ football schedule for
the 1950 season; however Coach
Moody said he hoped to get the
two teams together in 1951.
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Baptist Revival
Begins April 16th
The First Baptist Church re-
vival will begin Sunday, April
16, and run" eight days, The
Rev. R. E. Streetman, pastor,
will preach and E. B. Harvey
will have charge of the music.
Drive Planned to Raise
Funds for Spraying City
Mineola is going all out in
its Clean-Up, Paint-Up. Fix-Up
campaign this year.
Mayor J. C. McGlothlin has
designated the period April
10-28 as the time to expend
extra effort to give the city
a dressing up for the summer
months ahead. How much will
be accomplished, the Mayor
said, will depend upon every
citizen in the community. The
Civic Committee of the Cham-
ber of Commerce, in coopera-
tion with Supt. D. E Brooks,
will* see that home inspection
forms are distributed so that
each family may record its ac-
complishments during the cam •
paign.
“It is up to the people to
make our city cleaner and
healthier,” the mayor said, add-
ing that City trash wagons have
been busy for several days pick-
ing up refuse. Toward the end
of the campaign the trucks will
be sent back around for the
trash that remains.
Simultaneously with the clean
up drive various civic clubs will
launch a drive for funds to
finance the 1950 mosquito con-
trol program. The 1949 spray
and fog work was generally
regarded as very successful, and
little difficulty is expected in
raising the funds for this year’s
spray, now planned to follow
the heavy rains of April. A'
least $1,400 will have to be
raised to finance the complete'
spray program which includes
a mid-summer spraying of
mosquito breeding places.
With this year’s clean-up the*
Chamber of Commerce is aim-
ing at the title of the ’’Clean
est Little City in America."
Garden Clubs
Set Flower Show
For April 15tli
The “May Day Prevue” flow-
er show, sponsored by the Fan-
nie March-man Garden Club and
the Civic Garden Club will be
held at the Junior High School
building Saturday, April 15th.
from 2 o'clock in the after
noon until 7 o'clock.
Organization of the show
calls for two sections with four-
teen classes, including many
different kinds of arrangements
and displays. Section two in-
cludes the junior division, the
table division, children’s, divis-
ion and the men’s “just v for
fun” division in which all rules
will be thrown out.
The flower show, an annual
affair, is open to the public
and there is no admission fee.
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Ben A. Copass
To Speak Sunday
At Local Church
Ben A. Copass, former super-
intendent of Mineola Schools
and now head of the Nacog-
doches school system, will ad
dress the Sunday School at the
First Baptist Church here Sun-
day morning.
The church has set a goal
of 800 in attendance, accord-
ing to the pastor, the Rev. R,
E. Streetman. The present at-
tendance record is 604, set on
Dec. 4. 1949.
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Farmers Declare
Rain Badly Needed
Farmers in this area who are
planting truck crops say rain
is badly needed.
“There’s plenty of subsur-
face moisture.” said one grow-
er. “but the recent high winds
have dried out the surface.”
More than 500 acres of sweet
corn have been planted in the
Mineola area, but lt should
have rain soon to give it a
good start.
at the First Baptist Church
will be replaced by an Easter
cantata. The pastor will be
in Linden conducting a revival.
The First Method; st Church
will begin an 8:40 set vice which
will be identical to the 10:50
service. The two services dur-
ing the summer months last
year caused summer church at-
tendance to be considerably
higher than normal, according
to the pastor, the Rev. N. B.
Crawford.
The Methodist Church also
will feature special Easter mu-
sic at the evening service.
St. Dunstan’s Episcopal And
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
both list special Good Friday
services along with Eiater Sun-
day rites.
The Central Christian Church
will conclude an Easter Week
revival this week-end. A ros-
ter of most of the city's church
programs may be found in this
issue of The Monitor.
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Vote Heavy iin
Uncontested City
Election Tuesday
s
Despite the fact that there
was no contest 193 Mineola vot-
ers went to the polls Tuesday
in the city’s general election.
All of the nominees of the pri-
mary were elected with the
vote one of the heaviest ever
east here in an un contested
election.
Miles Caudle, candidate for
mayor received 142 voles. H. P.
Gresham, incumbent seeking
re. election as commissioner,
got 144 votes and Fran* Rholes,
newcomer to city nolltics, re-
ceived 147 votes
Retiring Mayor J. C. Mc-
Glothlin received sever x\ write-
in votes.
W. J. Ray was election judge.
J. P. Kittrell
Dies Sunday in
Dallas Hospital
Joseph P. Kittrell, 79, for-
mer resident of Mineola and
•retired president of two bus
lines, died Sunday in a Dallas
hospital. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon in Dal-
las.
Mr. Kittrell retired fire years
ago as president of the Dixie
Motor Coach Corp. a:id the
Sunshine Bus Lines. Hu was a
native of Tennessee, but came
to Texas with his fami y when
he was about a year old. The
family settled at Hillstoro. He
owned the Mineola Ice, light
& Power Company which he
sold in the twenties to South-
western Gas & Electric. After
leaving here he moved to Ter-
rell and started a bus line. He
then moved to Big Lske and
in 1940 moved to Dallas.
Surviving are two son.;. B. W.
Kittrell of Tyler and H. J. Kit-
trell of Texarkana; seven dau-
ghters, Mrs. Kate Het.rne of
San Angelo. Mrs. J A. Jame-
son, Miss Vivian Kittrell, Mrs.
G. W. Stiles, Mrs. June Miller,
all of Dallas, Mrs. J. 1C. Zim-
merman of Phoenix, Ariz.. and
J. H. Nail of Abilene; one bro-
ther. Sam Kittrell of Kansas;
18 grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren. His wile died
three weeks ago.
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FORMER RESIDENT HERE
Edwin Bailey of Baton Rouge.
La., spent Tuesday in Mineola
visiting old friends.
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Carraway, R. H., Jr. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1950, newspaper, April 6, 1950; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth757620/m1/1/?q=music: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.