Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1955 Page: 1 of 16
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tOLUME 73
LIVINGSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1955
NUMBER M
ARAGRAPHS
Th* Livingston Volunteer
Fin Department ha re-
ceived tho panel truck it or-
______; derad lomi time ago lor out-
fitting a an emergency ve*
- hide for county-wide use.
The Department is now
ready to accept the equip-
ment that firms and indi-
viduals have promsed to do-
nate to help equip the truck.
The sooner the truck can
be equipped and made ready
for use, the better it will be
for alL No one knows when
the truck will be needed, but
It could be in the next hour.
The town of Dayton, Tex-
as (population 1.850), is get-
ting ready to open its public
swimming pool on June 1.
The pool was a project of
the Lions Club, whose presi-
dent said that cost of the
pool was between $5,000 and
$6,000.
~;_1 It is practically debt-free
as a result of contributions
of cash, materials, and la-
bor-
Seems to us that if Dayton
can build a swimming
pool, Livingston, with its
approximately 3,000 popula-
tion and several dvic dubs
and organisations, should be
able to push one to oomple-
. tion. -■
The Chamber Of Commerce
has on hand $2,657.19 which
was collected during the
fund drive some time back
for a swimming pool.
• • •
Women Jurors who find
themselves on cases where
they have to remain over-
night in the courthouse will
find comfortable and attrac-
tive quarters.
The county prrchased a
living room suite, some ta-
bles and lamps, linoleum,
etc., and set up the quarters
for the women.
• • •
Just about everyone we
talk to lately voices U com-
mon thought: “I'd like to see
some industry move in here."
Industry is on the move all
over the nation—new plants
and branches are springing
up. and existing plants are
moving.
Most of this moving is
toward the south. That fact.
, plus the fact that Polk
County has Just about every-
thing an average industrial
plant would need, induding
cm understanding by the
people of the importance of
industry and its effect on a
town's economy, makes us
feel that we are sure to get
some Industry here.
It's Just a matter of time
and effort.
• * •
We took a look at our
* P-TA Birthday Calendar to-
day, and noticed that sever-
al birthdays are listed.
Happy birthday to DnU
Watson. Mrs. V. R. Lawrence,
- Mrs. J. C. Simpson, Sharon
-Lambeth. David Peebles,
Posey Wathlne Evans, Mrs.
W. H. Harrison, Charlie Mc-
Donald, Emory Watts, Fred-
. * die Mae Carlton, Johnny Nor-
wood, Kathleen Nass. Wright
Chenault, June Marsh, Lew-
is Carlton, Bethel Bond. Mar-
jory Gerlach, W. H. Coley.
Larry Miller, Richard Keith
Davis.
And happy wedding anni-
versary to Mr. and Mrs. M.
S. Jackson.
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♦ • ♦
Colonel L. E. Limbert. US
Army, writes from San An-
tonio that he is trying to as-
semble some material for an
article on the Alabama and
Coushatta Indians, but finds
it "rather meager."
Colonel Limbert is particu-
larly anxious to purchase a
copy of a book written in
/ 1931 by Mary Donaldson
Wade, titled "The Alabama
Indians of East Texas,* pub-
lished by the Enterprise.
' He would also like to know
if Rev. and Mrs. Chambers
still live in Livingston.
Colonel Limbert expects to
be in Livingston in about 30
days to gather material for
his work, but would like to
get as much advance infor-
mation as possible.
Anyone who can help hiin
should write him at RFD-^01
Box 81-A, San Antonio il
Texas.
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Earlier Closing Saturday
Is Voted By Merchants
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HAPPY WINNER of the Grand Prise, a $49.50 Bridge table and four chairs, given away by Owen
Furniture Company last Thursday, was Mrs. Clara Parrish, shown with Mr. Owens presenting her
the prize. The drawing took place at the close oi the cooking school which was sponsored by
Owen Furniture Company. A large crowd attended the school which was held in the City Hall.
—Photo by Plneywoods.
Permanent Court to Replace Special 9th;
Bill Is Signed by Governor Allan Shivers
Mrs. R. E. Collins
Rites Held Friday
Funeral Services
Held Monday For
C. C. Cherry, SO
Claude Corbit Cherry, 50-year-
old New Willard resident, died
at his home Sunday morning,
May 22. • .
Funeral services tvere held at
the chapel of the, Pace Funeral r*"" ^uu,"l.y nav and friend of the'sueiilal [did exceptionally well t
Home at 2:30 p. m, Monday, . . - Friday Mav Ninth’s Judge Ernest Coker, told been playing such strong
..rith tbA Dxa.r Af IT Dmnicn Dimed at O D. Ul. iTiaaV, M«l . . * . . ... . , OW_____4 #1... .
Mrs. Rachel Eil&beth Collins,
69. a resident of Polk County
| The bill passed by the State
Legislature recently which will
abolish the Special Ninth Dis-
trict Court and create the Second
Regular Ninth District Court wax
signed by Governor Allan Shivers
last week. ■*--
W. C. McClain. Conroe attor-
with the Rev. M. E. Precise of
Livingston, and Bro. Bob De-
Shazo of Leggett, officiating.
Burial was in the Pine Hill
Cemetery.
Cherry, who was a member of
the,United Pentecostal Church,
was bom in Angelina County.
He had lived in N*w Willard
about 14 years, and was em-
ployed as a night Watchman for
the Southland Paper Mill.
Prior to this, he worked with
the Texas Long-Leaf Lumber
Company.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Eula Cherry; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lois Drake of Mar-
shall. Mrs. Hazel Ilemby and
p. m. Friday, May
20, in the Blue Water Cemetery
near Livingston.
Mrs. Collins died Thursday at
Rittk where she Had lived for
the past six months.
Since the death of her hus-
band, the late T. J. Collins, she
had made her home with her
children, and spent the years
just before her last Illness In
Rye
She v/as a faithful member
of the Baptist Church.
the Enterprise by telephone Wed-
nesday that the Special Ninth
would continue until Sept 1, 19-
56, at which tlme.it would then
become a regular court.
The same four counties—Polk.
San Jacinto, Trinity and Mont-
gomery—will still be served by
the court.
* Governor Shivers Is expected
to appoint a j< »r* for the regu-
lar court who will serve until the
general elections, at which time
the judgeship will be open to
Services were held aj the ] filling by election.
| graveside, with the Rev. Richard [ _0_
Collins officiating. v~
Survivors include four sons,!
Keltyst- two •• half brothers, Earl
and J, T. Mosley of Kountze;
one sister* Mrs. Minnie Mosley
of Diboll; one half-sister, Mrs.
Bessie May Bess of Rockland;
and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Roy Barton,
Tom Hemby, J. I. Barnes; Wal-
lace Sheppard. Bro. J.tL Knight-
on, and J P. Waldrep
Honorary pallbearers were
Robert Crager, Harvey Hickman,
BUck Ziegler, .Jim Byrd, J. D.
Ryan and W. E. Runnels
Arrangements were under the
direction of the Pace Funeral
Home
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New Movie Screen
Installation of a new plastic
screen for the Chief Drive-In Livingston.
Theater has been completed.
The new screen which is
slightly larger than the old one,
will produce '-a brighter," clean-
er picture and be an over-all
improvement in vision.
Rye;, one daughter. Mrs. Alice
Dowden of Livingston; 11 grand-
children; and seven great-graini-
children.
Pallbearers were Dick Collins.
Melvin Collins, Edward Dowden,
J. T Dowden, Gendon Richard-
son, Jess McNabb and Esker C«»l-j
tins.
Pace Funeral Home was Ir
charge of arrangements.
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Scripture Selection
Scripture selections for the
month of May were made by
the Rev. Wade Hopkin, pastor
of the Central Baptist Church,
"That fie might present it to
himself a glorious church, not
having spot, or wrinkle, or any
such thing; but that it should
be holy and without blemish.’'
, *"* Eph. 5:27
Study of Earnings Shows Most County
Families In 'Upper Income Brackets'
(Specks! to the Enterprise)
NEW YORK—A nationwide
study of earnings in general,
with particular reference to the
distribution^ of Income, shows
That Polk County has a rela-
tively high proportion of fami-
lies, ifi the upper income brock-
ets. *•
The study brings out clearly
what is normally concealed be-
hind ^he term “average income."
It makes possible a more re-
fined analysis of , purchasing
power, according to Sales Man-
agement, which presents it.
In Polk County, 22.1 per "cent
of the family units have spend-
able incomes, after taxes, of
more than $4000 a year
This marks an improvement
since 1951, when only 13.6 per
cent had such1 earnings.
Of the local families, 5.4 per
cent have earnings In excess of
$7,000 a year,* and account for
18.6 per cent of the total earn-
ings in the county.
It all adds up to a luxury mar-
ket. Fewer families have to ask
themselves, "Do we need this?”
or, “Can we afford this7” than
do those in most counties. For
a larger number of families the
question is, “Do we want this?”
The bigger incomes make
themselves felt in greater ex-
penditures for cars, clothes,
homes, and In overall scale of
living.
The plus $4,000 families in
Polk County, the copyrighter
survey shows, account for 45.7
per cent of all income in the
county.
Those having incomes from
$2,500 to $4,000 comprise 34.1"
p?r cent of the families and gar-,
ner 35.8 per cent of the total
earnings.
.The change in the national
economy in recent years as it
affects the Individual family,
is brought home by the analy-
sis. Incomes rose mpidly since
1947 with the result that the
number of families living on
less than $4,000 has decreased
by 20 per cent The total family
income In that period has gone
up 50 per cent
Although part of this increase
was lost because of higher prices,
there has been a net gain in the
direction of better living, It is
shown.
Vacation Bible
School to Begin
Vacation Bible. School begins
Monday morning. 8:30 a. m., at
the Central Baptist Church here
in Livingston. The Pastor and
Principal of the school, Wade S.
Hopkin, is confident that this
year’s school will be one of the
best we have had.
Recently the faculty of the
school met to plan the last min-
ute details for the program.
There were 25 present. They
were shown colored slides of a
previous Vacation Bible School.
Plans were laid to. take colored
pictures of this school with hopes
of being able to show them on
Commencement night, June 8.
The details were announced
concerning the Saturday parade
on May 28. Cars and trucks will
form In line in front of the Cen-
tral Baptist Church at 10 a. m.
The group will parade’ through
the city and-feturn to the church.
After a magic program, refresh-
ments will be served those who
come.
The superintendents of the de-
partments of the Vacati m Bible
School are Mrs. W. E. Gibson,
Intermediate Department; Mrs.
Roy Callahan, Junior II; Mrs.
James McKee, Junior I; Mrs. W.
J. Billingsley, Primary; Mrs.
Lloyd Kersh, Beginner; Miss Net-
tie Peters will serve as school
secretary; Mrs. Wade S. Hop-
kin will be pianist; Mrs. Ken-’
Athletic Teams
Had Firm Grip
On Second Place
By Parry Para HI
The ■ Livingston High School
athletic teams had a strong
hold on second place this past
year.
The football, basketball, and
baseball teams all finished
their respective seasons in sec-
ond place.
The footall team won eight,
lost one, and tied one. They
scored a total of 240 points in
10 games (average of 24 points
per game), while holding their
opponents to 118 points.
The Lions lose only seven
lettermen this year and will
have a strong team back next
year.
In basketball, the Lions won
13 games and lost 11. This re-
cord does not include tournament
play. Among the ^tournaments
they competed in were Nacog-
doches, Houston. Livingston,
and Jasper, and they played
such teams as Jeff Davis San
Jacinto, and Milby Of Houston;
Alamo Heights, Deer Park,
Buna, and Fenton, La. They
to have
teams.
Three of the first five will re-
turn next year and we should
have a good team.
The Lions did fairly well In
track. We sent some teams to
the Regional meet In Houston.
In baseball the Lions had a
9-6 record. We plated six men
on the district All-Star team.
Next year we should have a
Strong Wn as we Ire . losing
only two5 starters and this will
give us plenty of reserve
strength.
The coaches. Mr. Batson, Mr.
Strickland, and Mr. Richardson,
have done a fine job and are
to be congratulated.
Methodist Church
Year Ends Sunday
The church year will end for
the First Methodist Chureh Sun-
day, May 29, the Rev. R. S
Marshall, pastor, has announced.
Rev, Marshall will preacn at
the morning hour and the Rev.
Billy Bailey will preach at 7:30
p. m.
The pastor and his wife will
go to Houston Monday morning,
May 30, for the Conference. Ui
shop A, Frank Smith will pre
side over this conference for
the 22nd consecutive year. Dr.
Ralph Sockman .of New York
City will be the preacher.
J. E. Seamans and John C A1
ston will be the lay members
from the local church. There
will be others from here in at-
tendance.
Revival Begins
A revival will begin Satur-
day. May 28th, at the Emmanuel
Pentecostal Church in Living-
ston at 7:30 p. m.
The evangelist Rev. Luke Mil-
ler of Groves, Texas, will do
the "preaching. The public Is
cordially invited to attfpd. - '
Mrs. J., Hayes,
Pastor
neth Kennedy is panning all
the handwork: and Mr..- Ben
Ogletree will have-charge of the
refreshments dally.
Every child in the community
4-16 is urged and Invited to at-
tend this Vacation Bible School.’^ r
. ' “--0-*-
Legion Dance
The Hale-Sellers Post of the ’
American Legion will give a
dance Friday, June 3, at the
Hall from 9 p. m. until 1 a. m.
An all-Indian band wfit pro-
vide the music, and proceeds will
be used by the Legion In carry-
ing out their public service pro-
jects
Leggett Revival
A youth revival will be held
at the First Baptist Church In
Leggett May 29 to" June 5.
Services will be held at 7:30
p. m.. with the .Rev. O. Wendell
Welch, evangelist, doing the
preaching and Rev. Gene W.
Welch as pastor-singer. Every-
one is welcome to attend.
Will Also Be Closed Monday
For Memorial Day Holiday
Livingston merchants who are
members of the Chamber of
Commerce voted against clos-
ing one afternoon per week, but
agreed 100 per cent to closing
at 7 p. m. on Saturday, accord-
ing to results of a poll announced
by the Chamber this wegk.
It was also announced that
merchants have agreed to ob-
serve Memorial Day (May 39)
as a holiday. Both banks will
also close in cooperation with
the rest of the town.
Sidney Smith, chairman of the
Merchants Committee, reported
the results of the poll were as
follows:
100 per cent were in agree-
ment to closing at 7 p. m. on
Saturdays; 60 per cent favored
closing one afternoon a week
during the summer months un-
til September 1; 25 per cent
were not in favor of closing any
afternoon; 15 per cent favored
closing one afternoon a month
during the summer.
In a letter to members, Smith
said. “After careful considera-
tion, it is the sincere belief of
your merchants committee that
the total percentage of those
desiring to close one afternoon
a week is not large enough to
warrant any further considera-
tion. We do, however, urge you
to join us in observing 7 p. m.
closing hour on Saturday eve-
nings. It is our recommenda-
tion that the new closing hour
become effective this coming Sat-
urday, May 21, 1955.”
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School Paper Wins
’Award of Merif
Lion Hl-Lttes, the Livingston
High School paper, has received
an "award of merit In journal-
ism” from the Intersrholastfc
League Press Conference of the
University of Texas for “worthy
contributions" it made to the
school. - -T' -
The award, signed by Traxel
Stevens, director, reads:
“This is to certify that Lion Hl-
Lites of Livingston High School
is hereby given this award In
recognition of the worthy con-
tributions which it. by main-
taining a notable level of journ-
alistic quality, has made to the
school for which it Was pub-
lished.
"In testimony whereof the
signature of the director of the
Interscholastic League' Press.
Conference, the University at
Texas, is affixed hereto, this the
10th day of May, 1955”.
Members of the staff of the
Chester Moore. Workers in the ,rhool oaoer are editorin-eh*e£
Kindergarten are: Mrs. George ?tggy O’Neill; assistant edtta*
Lynda Smith; business manager*
Ben Ogletrtu, assistant mana-
ger, Warren Alexander; general
reporters, Onita Davis, Jeanette
Local Student Gets
Magazine's Award
Miss Peggy O’Neill, valedic-
torian of the graduating class at.
Livingston High School, has
been given-the Annual Award
of the Reader’s Digest Association
for students who by their suc-
cessful school work give promise
of attaining leadership in the
community, it was announced
today by Ray R. Marsh, princi-
pal.
Peggy will receive an honorary
subscription to The Reader’s Di-
gest for one year and an en-
graved certificate from the Edi-
tors, "in recognition of past ac-
complishments and- 4» anticipa-
tion of unusual achievements* to
come.’’
The Reader's Digest Associa-
tion has presented these awards
yearly in senior high schools
throughout the United States and
Canada to the highest honor stu-
dent of the graduating class.
The award to Peggy, who is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank O’Neill of Route 2, Liv-
ingston, was made possible
through the cooperation of Marsh
and his teaching staff. They se-
lected Peggy tp (eceive' the
award, c'fsignea to stimulate
scholarship, citizenship, and con-
tlnued contact with good read-
ing after graduation.
First Methodist
Bible School
Mrs. J. E. Pate is the director
of Vacation Bible School. It be-
gins Monday morning. May 30.
and will conclude with a pro-
gram on Friday night, June 3,
at 7:00 p m. Hours each {Jay are
8:30 to 11 a. m.
Course^ will be offered from
nursery through the junior year.
Workers in the Nursery group
are Mrs. Parkhill. director; Mrs.
T. B. Weisinger, Mrs. James
Smith. Mrs. V. E." Payne and Mrs.
Bean In charge; Mrs. Don Mc-
Combs, Mrs.- Ernest Reuter, Jr.,
and Mrs. Jack Jackson.
Primaries: Mrs. W. R. Barr in
charge; Mrs. Leo Davis, Mrs.
Joe, Dabney, Jr., ahd Mrs. Edney
Duke.
Juniors: Mrs. Chester Dean in
charge; Mrs. Clyde Jackson. Mrs.
Henry Denham and Mrs. Patsy
Parrish. •
Mrs. W. B. Cayton will be in
charge of music in the Primary
group and Miss Ivy Fay Hdoks
in the Nursery department.
Mrs. James iVfarvin Windham
will be organist for the Kinder-
garten group.
"Mrs. Plitr Watson frill be in
charge of refreshments, and each'
group will conduct it! own rec
reational period.
Scott, Wilma Nettles; exchange
editors, Janelle Cox, Luella Mc-
Gee.
Typists, Charlene Cook, Linda
Mayon. Pauline McBride, John
Earl Peebles; personals, Nina
Burns, Janice Clark, Patsy Yar-
brough. Juanelle Ramsey, Ro-
chelle Johnson; society. Nicky
Fain, Judy Bailey, Floydene
White,
Jokes, Virginia John, Martha
Gibson; sports, Bennie Marsh,
Lloyd Carlton, Janelle Watts;
art. Jean Watts, JanniS Hooks;
sponsors. Miss Cluff, Mrs. Gar-
ner. «' -
TEMPERATURES
Latest Beef Cattle Managing Methods
Will Be Shown at Goodrich Next Tuesday
Bv Tom O'Brien Iuse of his farlHties for the Pro'
T /* enriff and will furnish the'Cat-
Paul Laurent of Goodrich has tie to be sprayed, dehomed and
cattle program to be held at his i castrated.
place Tuesday, May 31, starting j Clyde Pearson Is loaning the
at 9 a. m. use of his Angus bull to go with
The program will consist of the Brahman and Hereford bulls
ithe local veterinarian doing [Paul has in the herd sire se-
| seme dehorning with surgical j lection demonstration and dis-
Homecoming
The Onalaska Homecoming
will be held on the second Sun-
day In June (12th), it has been
announced.
A. W. Orr, local weather ob-
server, reports temperatures for
the week of May 17-23 as fol-
lows:
Date Highest Lowest
May 17 -------....
May 18____________
May 19 ------
May 20 —„—....
May 21 ---------
May 22
May 23 "----------
A total of 1.32 Indies of ralh
was recorded during the week on
three days—the 17th, 18th, and
wire and also the heated iron
method; castrating with the bur-
dizzos and giving a discussion
on the control of Internal para-
sites. of livestock and preventa-
tive disease control through vac-
cination and such.
Uel D. Thompson, extension
animal husbandman, will be on
hand to discuss the selection bf
herd sires and also bleeding fe-
males for the- beef herd. Mr.
Thompson will also discuss the
latest chemical*;I» external par-
asite- control.
cussion by Mr. Thompson*
3 C. Cook, vocational ag In-
structor at Goodrich, the County
Agent and other agricultural
workers helped to arrange the
program.
• All agricultural’ agencies,
farmers, ranchers, bankers, busi-
ness men, the Polk County Cham-
ber of Commerce and all other
interested people are invited to-
attend this program and par-
ticipate In the discussion.
With the program kicking oft
promptly at 9 a. m. it should
.<!i
Paul Laurent la loaning the j be able to wind up by noon.
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