Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1954 Page: 1 of 16
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PRINCIPALS IN THE FIRST regular Christian Church wedding in the history of the
held Saturday, August 14, are pictured here. From left to right they are Vincent
man; James D. Carson, groom; Clarene Coles tine, bride; Miss Florence Celestine. b
SIXTEEN
PAGES TODAY
POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE
HEART OF THE
PINE YWOODS £
VOLUME 72
LIVINGSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1954
NUMBER 48
Livingston Schools Will Open
September 7 To Start New Term
Chamber of Commerce News
By W. A. McCARTNEY, Manager - ~
When I read in our papers of
the alarming rate of increase of
juvenile delinquency in our state,
I feef very thankful that we do
not have this problem to contend
with in our county. The reason
Hill Foreman Rites
Held Wednesday
their educations The general
thought is that they move be-
cause of the lack of ways to
Eagle, who performed
Baptist Church.
First Christian Church Indian Wedding
Of Texas Indans' History Held Last Week
The first regular Christian
church wedding in the history of
the Texas Indians was solemn-
ized Saturday, August 14, when
Miss Clarene Celestine
daughter of Gus and Francis the road from the church.
Celestine of Livingston, Route 3,
and James D. Carson, son of Ar-
thur and Gretta Carson of Liv-
ingston, Route 3. exchanged wed-
ding vows at 5 p. m. in the First
Texas Indian Baptist Church of
Livingston.
The Rev. Chief White Eagle,
founder and pastor of the church,
performed the single ring cere-
mony.
The altar was beautifully de-
corated with pink and white
flowers and jjreen fern and
lighted white candles.
Mrs. Kin ley Celestine played
the traditional wedding music.
Mrs. White Eagle sang “I Love
You Truly." accompanied by Mrs.
Kinlcv Celostine on the piano.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a white or-
gandy ballerina length gown and
a white bridal cap. She carried
a bouquet of pink roses with
pink and white streamers, and
wore white D’orsay linen pumps.
Bridesmaid was Miss Florence
Celestine. sister of the bride. She
wore a gown of pink organdy,
ballerina length, and a corsage
of jplnk roses.
The groom and Gus Celestine.
father of the bride, wore gray
suits, The groom also wore a
white boutonniere.
Pastor White Eagle wore a suit
of light trousers and blue coat
•with a white boutonniere.
The bride’s mother and the
mother of the groom wore navy
blue street length dresses with
pink rose corsages alike.
The groom chose Vincent Ce-
lestine as best man. He wore a
dark suit.
Windham Thanks
Those Who Helped
In Little League
With the closing of the 1934
Uttle League and Teen Age
Baseball season, James M Wind-
ham, president of the organi-
zations, expressed his thanks
this week in a letter to all who
worked on the program.
His letter said: ’’T wish to ex-
press my sincere thanks and ap-
preciation to all those who
worked and helped to make the
1954 Little League Teen 'Age!
Baseball season a success. J
“The whole-hearted coopera-
tion which I received from every- j
one’was ■ most gratifying. Espe- j
daily I want to thank the hard-
working member',; of tlTe'Thflihs!
Auxiliary for their untiring' ef- j
forts during the season.
"Sincerely,
: James M. Windham.
President.
ill in our county lies in the minds
and hearts of the many wonder-
ful men and women of our coun-
ty "-whxr-are willing to give of
their time, money, and effort to
i prepare our boys and girls for
their future as citizens of this
great nation in which we are so
Texas Indians privileged to live. These men and
Celestine, best women are found in our ehurch-
Florence Celestine, bridesmaid; the es scouting movements, behind
the ceremony. The wedding was in the First Texas Indian baseball eames and manv
—Photo by Pineywoods Studio. .. Da , “ games, ana many
* } other places, guiding our boys
and girls in the right direction
with a firm and steady hand.
But despite the efforts of these
| people, I find that we have not
j yet gone far enough. The esti-
i mated 50 questionnaires on our
1 town filled out by the members
| of our civic clubs recently have
j called to my attention the fact
that. we lack two things—a rec-
reational park and a swimming
pool. I am sure you feel as I
do—that surely these things
would be a small.reward for the
splendid conduct of our young
people.
I also note by the returned
behind the absence of this social brake a living in our community.
Ushers were C. B. and Wesley
Celestine, brothers of the bride.
Immediately after the ceremony
a reception was held on the
lawn of the pastor’s home across
The refreshment table covered
with a white linen cloth held
a large white embossed wedding
cake and other cakes decorated
with white and pink to carry
out the wedding color scheme.
The bride and groom cut the
wedding cake which was served
along with the other cakes and
green fruit punch.
Mrs. Sam Robinson presided
at the punch service and Mrs.
Lillie Walker at the cake service.
They marched two abreast as
they were served in order as
follows:
Pastor and Mrs. White Eagle,
bride and groom, bridesmaid and
groom ushers, father and mother
of the bride, pianist and hus-
band, and other guests.
After a short wedding trip the
couple will make •' their home
at the Indian reservation.
All the many friends wish for
this fine young Christian Indian
couplO much happiness.
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Assault to Murder
Charges Filed In
Monday's Shooting
Charges of assault to murder
were filed this week against
Gerald Patterson following the
shooting Monday night August
16, of D. C. Burks of Houston.
Burks was shot in the right
side of the head with a .32 cali-
ber pistol about 7 p. m. Monday
on the road near the Mt. Rose
Church.
The bullet struck Burks a
glancing blow and was not fatal.
He was hospitalized in the Polk
County Hospital in Livingston.
Sheriff’s officers said Patterson
admitted the shooting, alleging
that Burk^ came at him with a
knife.
Officers said the wounded
man’s father, Marsh Burks, lived
on Patterson’s place, and that
they had been at odds with each
other for several weeks before
the shooting took place.
Officers said they understood
that the younger Burks and Pat-
terson were to have met Monday
to try to talk things out, but
that the shooting occurred be-
fore any words were exchanged.
TEMPERATURES
A. W. Orr, local weatherman,
reports temperatures for the
week of August l0-16 as follows:
Date Highest Lowest
August 10__________ 96 75
August 11______100
August 12 95
August 13______________91
August 14.... 94
August 15________95
August 16 ________96
questionnaires that most of"our,
young people move away from ) ^ast rit,’s Hill Foreman of
Polk County upon completing 1 Houston, 54 year-old brother of
Z. L. Foreman of Livingston,
were hold from the chapel of the
Pace Funeral Home here at 3
p. m. Wednesday.
Dr. V. E. Wolber, pastor of the
Central Baptist Church, officiat-
ed, and burial followed in the
Forest Hill Cemetery.
Foreman was born in Cam-
den. January 20, 1900. He came
with his parents to Livingston as
a youngster and was reared and
educated in the schools here. He
attended Lon Morris College at
Jacksonville. Virginia Military
Institute and Baylor University,
and was an outstanding athlete.
Foreman was one of the origi-
nal highway patrolmen and ad-
vanced rapidly in this organi-
zation. For the past ten years
he has resided In Houston and
has been associated With his
brother in business.
He was a member of the Cen-
tral Baptist Church of Living-
ston.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Sudic Foreman of Houston; his
mother. Mrs. R. P. Foreman of
Livingston: three brothers—Zem-
mle L. Foreman of Livingston,
and Percy and Keith Foreman
of Houston; two sisters—Mrs. P.
R. Rowe of Houston and Mrs. A.
A Ward of Encino. Calif.
Pallbearers for the sendees
were Harry T. Collins, Ross
Smith. Ray Brock, Bennie Glover,
Mart Jones. E. Y. Brooks, James
Marvin Windham and J. E. (Nib)
Norwood
I think we should correct this
condition, because the future of
our county depends on our
youth. It is my sincere convic-
tion that the youth of our coun-
ty have just as much opportuni-
ty here as in any other place
th#y might choose. They are
leaving because we have done
a poor selling Job. I find the ba-
sis for my statement in checking
the addresses of some of our
ex-students and comparing the
towns in which they are now liv-
ing with our own. Most of them
are no larger; nor do they offer
more opportunity. I sincerely be-
lieve that our First Annual
Homecoming will create within
many of our young people a
desire to return to the tall pines.
Let’s all do everything possible
To make their wishes come true.
Plans for our Homecoming are
taking shape rapidly. We hope
to mail out our invitations with-
in the next 15 days, and to be
able to give you a complete pic-
ture of our plans made thus far.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON from Polk County this year is shown above. The bale was ginned Mon-
day, August 9, at the Sawyer Gin in Livingston. Carey Cochran (right) bought the bale from E.
H. Cain of Segno, who grew it. Cain is receiving his check from Cochran n the above picture. The
bale weighed 450 pounds and brought 33 cents a pound. —Phot by Pineywoods Studio.
Scripture Selection
Scripture selections for the
month of August were rfiade by
Dr. Vester E. Wolber, pastor of
Central Baptist Church, Living-
ston.
“BLESSED is the man that
walketh not in the counsel of
the ungodly, nor standeth in the
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the
seat of the scornful.” Psalm 1:1.
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Livingston Jewelry
Superintendent C. M. Owen*
has announced that classes will
begin in the Livingston Schools
on Tuesday, September 7. To bet-
ter serve the students and pa-
trons. two days have been named
for registration. Students who do
not ride school buses may regis-
ter on Thursday. September 2, be-
tween 8:30 and 11:00. The buses
will make their regular runs on
Friday, September 3, so that bus
students may register between
8:30 and 11:00.
A great deal of work has been
done around the school this sum-
mer. getting things ready for the
fall term. Arriong the major Im-
provements may be included the
purchase of a 62 cu. ft. refriger-
ator and other equipment for the
Elementary Cafeteria; new furni-
ture for the Dunbar school; ten-
nis court topping for the play-
ground at the new elementary
school; intercommunication sys-
tems for the Junior and Senior
High Schools; and two 66-pass-
enger buses. Over 900 students
will be transported on Living-
ston’s 13 buses this year. In ad-
dition to these, Onalaska and
New Willard will transport their
high school students to Living-
ston. i--;—sr~— ——
Very few changes are expected
in the personnel of the school
system this year. All teachers
except two in the senior high
school and one at the Dunbar
school are expected to return,
Two teachers will be added at
Dunbar. AH bua drivers but one,
and all other employees are ex-
pected to return. There will be
50 teachers in the schools .for
whites; 18 teachers at Dunbar;
13 bus -(rivers; 12 cafeteria wo*fc-
ers; 2 /art-time building Main-
tenance men, and 4 bunding cus-
todians.
The faculty for next year In-
cludes;
Primary Department — Miss
Louise Seals, principal; First
Grade; Mrs. Barbara Buchanan,
Mrs. Attye Fitch, Miss Ethel Me-
Cardell, and Mrs. Edith Rose;
Second Grade: Mrs. Mildred Bil-
lingsley, Mrs. Blanche Newtois
Mrs. Eleanor Owens. And Mrs.
Gladys Stewart; Third Grade.
Mrs. Nellie Layton. Mrs. Willie
Mahun, and Mrs. Lula Wilkin-
son.
Elementary Department—Mrs.
L. S. Stanford, principal; Fourth
(Continued on Pago 5)
To Reopen Thursday Caravan To Visit
Livingston Monday
Football Practice for Lions Starts
Next Monday; 50 Boys Expected Out
Hanson Receives
Merit Certificate
Livingston is in District 38 and
is a Class AA team.
Batson said Jasper had won the
district championship the last*
two years.
“We’re going to try to break
that habit for them this year,”
he added.
Allan Shivers-58;
R. Yarborough-50
Political Calendar
The Enterprise is authorized to
announce the following candi-
dates, subject to action of the
Democratic second primary to be
held August 28, 1954:
County Judge
W. S. Brame
Clayton Malone
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Obem Crawford
Bethel Hendrix (re-election)
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A certificate of efficiency has!
been awarded to James Eugene j
Hanson, manager of the local;
credit association, by the Assd-
ciated Credit Bureaus of Texas.
The award certifies that Han-
son has completed a prescribed
course oL study and met other
requirements established by the
Associated Credit Bureaus of
Texas. The award entitles the
Retail Merchants Association of
Livingston to all rights and pri-
vileges for one year.
Signing the certificates, which
will be hung in the local asso-
ciation, were T. C. Tarin, presi-
dent and Charles T. Lux, execu-
tive vice-president of the Associ-
ated Credit Bureaus of Texas.
Football practice for the 1954
Livingston High School Lions
will begin Monday, August 23,
Coach Kenneth Batson an-
nounced this week.
Batson said the boys could pick
up their equipment between 7:30
and 8:30 a. m. Monday and
practice will start immediately
after the equipment is issued.
About 50 boys are expected by
Batson to report for practice.
lie said he had called a meet-
ing last year just before school
was out to learn how many boys1 Folks up at Moscow want the
wore interested in coming out for! world to know that they, favor
football this year. Allan Shivers for governor over
Batson said about (50 boys in- 1,1'Uph Yarborough,
dieated their interest then, but] A Moscow resident dropped Tn-’
that some may have changed^.to the Entf-rpr-iso office last week,,
their -minds.- 1 ,(nd said he would like to make]
The Lions will play The, usual a corif -g'n in the unofficial [
The Livingston Jewelry Com-
pany. which suffered the loss of
its stock as a result of fire last
July 15, will reopen Thursday,
August 19, with completely new
merchandise and fixtures.
Jerome Thomason, owner of the
firm said he believed the store
had been rebuilt into one of the
most beautiful jewelry stores in
this part of the country.
Thomason has invited every-
_. „,|bne the formal reopening of
The Livingston All Stars wiH j his store Thursday, at which door
play the Madisonviile baseball prizes will be awarded,
team here Thursday in a game' One of those prizes is a lady’s
scheduled to start at 8 p. m. The { diamond ring valued at $150.
Thomason said if a man won the
All Stars To Play
game will be played at Flowers'
Field.
i ring, he could have it or a man’s
( ring worth $150.
The Enterprise was advisad
this week by the Port Arther
Chamber of Commerce that the
“Port Arthur Story” caravan will
he in Livingston Monday, August
23, at 10 a. m.
The caravan purports to tell
the truth about the background
of the Port Arthur strike. It Is
made up of documents, pictures,
and speakers from the Gulf Coast
City.
This week the Enterprise Is
carrying a full page touching on
the strike situation there.
The caravan has visited sev-
eral cities, and has been well re-
ceived wherever it has appeared.
10 games ‘this season, starting
their schedule off on September
10 when they meet Humble at
Humble. N
The complete season is as fol-
lows (all games start at 8 p. m.):
September 10—Humble, there;
September 17—Anahuao, there;
September 24—Dayton, here; Oc-
tober 1—Woodvillb, here (this is
the Homecoming Game); Octo-
ber 8—Sour Lake, there; October
15—Cleveland, here; October 22
—Jasper, here; October 29—Rusk,
there; November 4—Kirbyville,
there; November 12—open date;
November 19—Crockett, here.
District opponents are Jasper,
Rusk, Kirbyville and Crockett.
elrnion -ri tunvi which the En
prise had published, and which !
listed Moscow a:: casting 6 vot^s
for Shivers and SO for Yar-
borough.
The actual vote Was 5.8 for
Shivers and 50 for Yarborough. .
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38 Absentee Votes
Thirty-eight absentee ballots
have been voted for the second
primary, .County Clerk J. H. Mc-
Kee said Wednesday.
Nine still are out, he added.
Two of those nine are those
sent to Captain and Mrs. George
Smith in France. McKee said he
didn't think these two would be
returned In time to count,
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chapter three such tracks. Be has been made an honorary «—»Hf of the chapter in tmnrrrintVxi
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Lewis, John W. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1954, newspaper, August 19, 1954; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762953/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.