Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1959 Page: 1 of 10
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<U U* T>l*tiMf»d*iu(
Settle* /iwevtd of the
Vocational Agriculture T<
Association of Texas __
Published Weekly Since 1882 in Pe8i County, Texas — Pine Capital of Texas
Even in times «f prosperity,
there ere many dark erees of
poverty end despair where the
average citizen, no matter how
WH intentioned he may he, can
net enter, even though he may
know full well that help is
mast urgently needed.
It is altogether fitting that at
we launch the fund-raising cam-
paign of Consolidated Funds of
Folk County, through which
welfare agencies in our county
are supported, we think with
gratitude of those agencies who
relieve us of many appeals,
much time and red tape by
discharging many of our obliga-
tions to our feilowmen.
The youth, the helpless, the
aged, the alcoholics, homeless
transients, unmarried mothers,
neglected babies, the ill, the
unfortunate, these and more
are served through one or
more of the nine agencies sup-
ported by your Consolidated
Funds dollars.
A Dallas minister, in his
United Funds sermon stated
that the Funds "is a place
where religion can be translat-
ed into deeds for humanity”.
Are you doing your fair share
VOLUME 78
10c Per Single Copy LIVINGSTON, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER T 2, 1959
E. C. Weekly To Be Featured Speaker At
FFA's Golden Anniversary Banquet
rule Division during Wordl WaP Bt
and presently holds the radk of
Captain in tha U.S. Marine EgH
serve. *
Me taught vocational agrieulMM
for seven years at Lytle, Ted!*,
served as president of the district
teachers’ organization for <BMe
years, served as president of 'tel
Area X teachers for two yean* 2l
served on the Board of DkeirtHs
of the Te*as Vocational AgrifM-
ture TeacheAT Association untufij*
appointment of area supervisor or
Area XL
He has served in bis present jpg.
sltion as Executive Secretary o^Ois
Texas Association, FFA, Managtiig
er", and Consultant of Voca^tStf
Editor of the “Texas Future*MMgh»
Agriculture with the Texas Edujjd-
tion Agency for five years.■ ,*xF
He is married, has three Sbfl-
dren, is a member of the Univer-
sity Methodist Church, end Mr *
member of the official board Of
the church.
Upon receiving his Bachelor's d(>-
free, he reported to Pail* Island,
South Carolina, for boot training In
the Unltiii States Marine Corps.
He served with the 4th U S. Ma-
Farmers on November 20, at the
High School Cafeteria Mr Weekly
will bring eongradulatlon from the
Texas Education Agency.
E. C Weekly was reared on a
ranch in Frio County He graduated
from Pearsall High School where
he lettered in basketball, football,
and track. He was president of the
FFA chapter In his senior year and
participated in Jadging contests and
livestock and dairy rattle Judging
He received his Bachelor of Sci-
ence and Master of ScienceDegrees
in Agricultural Eduratlon at Texas
A dtl College, he lettered In bas-
ketball. played gootball, served as
president of the Agriculture Pub
for two semesters, and was active
in collegiate activities
Recaption To Honor
Latterman Friday
On Friday night, November
13, the Quarterback Club of
Livingston is sponsoring a re-
ception honoring the Letter-
men, both present and past of
Livinqston High School.
Each athlete and hie wife or
date are cordially invited to at-
tend this reception which will
be held at the Methodist Fel-
lowship Hall immediately fol-
lowing the homecoming football
game with Woodvllle.
Come out end meet old
friends and make new ones!
0 ffv 3%
in Folk'County’s effort?
The Livingston Volunteer
Fire Department has really had
its hands full in recant weeks
with three major firas calling
them out at all hours of the
day.
The first was an unoccupied
house near the Jess Tolly saw-
mill on the Liberty highway.
According to reports the
house was too far along to save
by the time the firemen arrived
after being called out around
1 a m. in the morning.
The firemen had hardly had
time to settle down before the
second alarm sounded when
the Butler gin caught fire, at
about 3 a. m.
The firemen fought a losing
battla with this blaze also, as
tha picture elsewhere on this
page will show. However, they
kept the blaze from spreading
to the Rod Ball Motor Freight
warehouse in front of the gin.
Then, Sunday afternoon at
about 3:30 o’clock, the firemen
sss&BxnNtt
or Amoco Of Virginia in which
some eight crewmen lost their
lives.
This, of course was another
battl^to keep the fire from
spreakng to refineries and oil
storage tanks along the Houston
Ship Channel.
All In all, the firemen have
had a busy couple of weeks
and art to be commended for
their efforts.
Fall Revival Set Far
Methodist Church
The First Methodlat Church tail
have a Fall Revival November^*
through 22. Rev James Lee Rfyey,
pastor of Faith MethodUt Church,
South Houston, will be the evils-
gellst. Mr. John W. Nay will bw
the song leader and Mrs. J, H.
Dameron and Mrs J. T. Dnbney
will be the organists. There will
be a nursery for small children
during every evening service kept
by Mrs. Mary George.
Services will he held as follower
Morning services at 9:M a.m„ Tues-
day through Friday, November IT
through 20; Evening services, Mon-
day through Sunday at 7:00 p.m*
15 minutes of prayer AJtar JPlroe:
AREA IX FFA OFFICERS—Left to right are President Joe Dan
Fenn of Hudson; Vice-Presidents Freddie Faulkner jf Cleveland,
Jimmy Stephans of Livingston, Brooks Kennemer of (jhlreno, Don-
T:1S p.m. ' ;
* A
Rev. James Lee Rllpy, our prea-
cher and evangelist for the Fall Re-
vival, Is well known In Polk Coun-
ty. He graduated from our loco!
High School, completed Ms edu-
cation for the ministry la Metbe-
dtst Schools and ha* been an ef-
fective and successful preacher la
the Texas Conference for IS years.
We can say this about him: he ig
a fine Christian gentleman with
a good family background, he to
a good preacher, pastor and effi-
cient administrator. He la con-
sidered one of the outstanding
yn'iag preachers of the Texas Con-
ference..
The First MetnuJ^: Clrrrct tot
tends a moat cordial Invitation to
everybody to coma and share this
spiritual feast with the congmgn-
Scientific Advances Point Up
Need for Deeper Religious Faitfi
POLK COUNTY RATTLERS — Pictured it Troy Beddie with two rattlesnake*, on* (pproxlmately I feet long with 13 rattler* and the other
one 4<4 feet with S rattlers. He killed the snakes while squirrel hurt ting Tuesday, November 3, near Peebles Bench, approximately 4 Vi
mile* Southeast of Livingston.
Par from limiting th* Importance
of religion, our modern scientific
advances underscore the need tor
a more dynamic and vital religious
faith. In the race to conquer space,
we should not lose sight of moral
and spiritual values. For, when
th* count reaches zero, all we ean
do is pray.
Certainly the U. 8. need* the
best possible system of military
defense But our real security Is
baaed on the spiritual strength of
the American people. Fundamen-
tally, we grow stronger at we come
to depend more upon God s help
for the courage and patience to
live through these testing times.
That b why we cannot entrust
the safety of our future solely to
our growing military establishment
Our future is In God’s hands, and
we must look to Him in prayerful
humility for the disciplined
strength of character and spirit
needed to win through to • world
of peace and Justice.
We are living in a truly remark-
able age. Now that satellites are
commonplace, and the energy of
the atom Is being used increasing-
ly for. peaceful purposes, we can
look forward hopefully to even
greater scientific revelations and
achievements.
These will be further evidences
of not only what man can achieve
but also of the marvelous universe
God has created. As the universe
yields Its secrets, new and Im-
mense dimensions will he added
to man's knowledge of God’s Crea-
tion.
That Is why the national Religion
In American Life Program spon-
sored by the churches ot Living-
ston In the month of November
calls upon all Americana to wor-
ship regularly In the House of
God. In acknowledging that all fi-
nal power over this world remains
In God s hands, it is possible to
‘ Find the strength for your life,"
tlvfly canvass their respective res-
idential section* of Livingston for
the Funds Drive.
The Lions will work all resi-
dences west of Highway 50 and
the Rotarians all east of 50 Wel-
come these public-spirited volun-
teers at 7 o’clock. Turn on your
porch light. Have your gifts ready,
or your mind made up what you
will pledge and contribute. They
will have pledge cards with them
for your convenience.
Atchley is eager to close the
drive by November 25. Please co-
operate by making it a* speedy as
possible when you are contacted.
Mrs Ed Harrison and Mrs. Mart
Whitehead, Community Service
chairmen for the Pilot club are
mapping their campaign as their
service club has again volunteered
to shoulder the business and in-
dustrial drive for the Funds. Only
by everyone's doing his fair share
can the drive reach an early and
successful conclusion. The goal for
Polk County this year la 115,000.
Do your part to put it over. Again,
the directors of the Funds assure
you that If you wish to specifically
designate your dollars to certain
agencies, those dollars to designat-
ed CANNOT be applied to any
other agency. They MUST be used
as you specify.
Cotton Stalks Must
Be Destroyed By
tlon.
God will bless all who come;
all will be a bleating cne to
other.
All East Texas farmers an urg-
ed to complete the cotton harvest
as anon as possible and to destroy
cotton stalks and to plow under
crop debris immediately thereaf-
ter.
Early stalk destruction Is Hie
best and most economical means
of reducing damage from the boll
weevil and pink boll worm during
the next crop season. Results of
hlbemetton studies foe the pea*
several pears at the Waco Labora-
tory have shown that pink boil-
worm survival to reduced conatd-
erably whenever the caop debris
to plowed under early in the Fall.
If tee approaching winter should
he wet, many of tee pink boil
wastes will he deetrwyed so tee
In Dallas Hospital
Senator V. A. Collins Is a pa-
tient in the Baptist Hospital Bl
Dallas.
The Information we have to tup
Senator Collins is undergoing spe-
cialized treatment, 0* nature at
which Is not serious.
His many friend* wish him a
speedy and complete recovery. *
against the Rotarians Thursday
night to see who can most effee-
Mr. And Mrs. Sidnay
Smith Attend
Marfcot In DaNof
Mr. and Mrs Sidney Smith of
Livingston were among the 5400
buyers and merchants attending
the American Fashion Association's
Early Spring and Resort Market
held in Dallas November 1 through
November 6.
St. Lake's To Hava
Sarvlcas Wadnatday
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will
hold Evening Prayer, hymn sing-
ing. and Instruction on the mini-
sters of the Episcopal and other
churches Wednesday, November
J5. at 7:00 p.m St. Luke's Church
to four blocks north of the high
school.
Revival In Progress
A Revival Is in progress at this
time ot th* church of Christ In
Livingston. The series of aseetlnga
began November I and will con-
tinue through November 15.
Brother J Porter Wilhite of
Houston Is the speaker.
Wilhite Is a man of groat ex-
perience and ha* been preaching
for mere than fifty yean. Ho Is the
author of several religious books
of which two are among the best
setters of religious books.
Everyone who can possible at-
tend those services should com*
and hear this great scholar of the
Bible
Services begin each evening at
7.20 p.m. Everyone to welcome and
Invited to this Gospel Meeting.
Temperatures and rainfall for
the week of November 2 through
November 0. as recorded by A. W.
Orr, local weather observer, are
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cut-off vslvg. This tha second of two fires to which
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Kirgan, Joe Lee, Jr. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1959, newspaper, November 12, 1959; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761856/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.