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VOLUME 51, NUMBER 15
CELINA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1952
10c COPY
ON the Record
By BENNIE O’BRIEN
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Most of Celina’s stores were
closed Tuesday, in observance of
Armistice Day.-a holiday which
has in recent years lost some of
the significance formerly attached
to it. The intervention of more
than 30 years and two other wars
would, one supposes, detract from
the annual rejoicing over the end
of the first World War—now more
or less a shadow of the dead past.
Lee Newsom closed his insur-
ance office Tuesday afternoon and
asked me to go squirrel hunting
with him, but being chained to
the Record office by a Wednesday
night deadline, I had to forego
that pleasure. I hope Lee gets
enough squirrels for a stew.
☆
The editor of the Whitewright
Sun says he never had any doubt
about Eisenhower’s victory from
the time Ike was nominated in
July. That’s more than yours truly
can say. This humble voter, al-
though he’s been hoping the so-
called Democrats would be kicked
out of Washington for lo! these
many years, approached the polls
this year as always with fear and
trembling, and he is frank to say
he had no idea how the election
would come out until the votes
were counted.
One of the best things about the
late election is that it proved
groundless fears for the political
independence of the American
voter, and that no labor leader or
any other leader has anybody’s
vote in his pocket except his own.
Now that the New Dealers have
been dislodged from control of the
nation’s government, as the Rec-
ord’s editor has long desired, he
takes this opportunity to reassert
his own political independence and
to serve notice that his vote in
1952 established no precedent for
any decision he may make in 1956.
Earl Tillerson, familiar figure
at Jones Pharmacy for many years,
said the other day that he had a
call for castor oil and found he
didn’t have a drop of the old re-
pulsive cure-all in the store.
This is another indication of how
drastically times have changed.
In the not-too-far-distant past a
country druggist would have *no
more thought of letting himself
run out of castor oil than he would
have given consideration to .put-
ting in a stock of claw hammers.
Calls came thick and fast in those
days for castor oil.
Castor oil was thought to be
good for anything that ailed you.
Bad colds, chills, feven—any ill
which the youngster came down
with—were thought to vanish like
magic before the onslaught of
castor oil, the unfailing specific.
The oldsters themselves took a dim
view of the remedy and little of it
went into their stomachs, but they
poured it down the kids by the pint,
sometimes straight and at other
times mixed with coffee, tea, or
orange juice, with the mistaken
idea that the mixture tasted better
than the unadulterated castor oil
itself.
I had my share and more of
castor oil before I reached the age
at which I could succeessfully
rebel and, through the years, had
gradually forgotten how utterly
vile the stuff can be, except at
times whem memory takes me
back to the days when the first
hint of an incipient bad cold
brought with it the sort of panic
that can be stirred only by the
knowledge that sooner or later, in
a day or two, a dose of castor oil
will go down your gagging gullet.
Now that Earl is out of castor
oil, it is my opinion that he would
be doing humanity a great service
to let well enough alone and never
stock another bottle.
☆
And the man said:
“I am for a government rigor-
ously frugal and simple, applying
all possible savings of the public
revenue to the discharge of the na-
tional debt; and not for a multipli-
cation of officers and salaries
merely to make partisans, and for
increasing by every device, the
public debt, on the principle of its
being a public blessing.”—Thomas
Jefferson (1799.)
“Inflation is when you have a
radio you paid $10 for and it costs
$15 to get it fixed.”—Wall Street
Journal.
“Communism is more of an eco-
nomic than a political system
really."—Eleanor Roosevelt, in a
radio program February 20, 1951.
“Show me the kind of steps a
man made in the sand five years
ago and I will show you the kind
of steps he is likely to make in the
same sand five years hence.”—Hu-
go L. Black, when Senator, Febru-
ary 19, 1930.
“I did join the [Ku Klux] Finn
I later resigned. I never rejoined.
Celina Couple Observes
60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Wheeler
observed their sixtieth wedding
anniversary at their home in Ce-
iina, Sunday, November 9th. They
were married in Fayette County,
Ala., and came to Henderson
County, Texas, a few weeks later,
where they resided several years.
With the exception of a few years
spent back in Alabama, they have
lived in various parts of Texas,
where their children were born.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler are the
parents of five children. Two sons,
Hebron and Johnie are deceased.
Another son, L. B. lives in Dallas.
Two daughters, Mrs. W. J. C. Smith
and Murdell Wheeler live in Ce-
lina. They have four grandsons,one
granddaughter, and three great
granddaughters and one great
grandson.
Legionnaires Here Enjoy
Armistice Day Breakfast
Bacon and eggs, instead of K
rations or beans, was on the menu
Tuesday morning from 6:00 to 7:00
o’clock at an Armistice Day break-
fast for members of the Stelzer-
Stallcup post, American Legion, at
the Legion hall here.
Dr. J. W. Rogers, local chiro
praetor, acted as mess sergeant for
the affair, and fried the bacon and
eggs. Of nine veterans present,
three of them, Earl Tillerson, Joe
Snodgrass and George Peterman,
were veterans of the first World
War. The others, Dr. Rogers, Gro-
ver Rue, Billy Parish, C. L. Staus-
ing, Carl Perry and J. C. Loftice
Jr., are veterans of World War II.
Nobody attempted to make a
speech, but Earl Tillerson, who
was a mess sergeant during his ar-
my days, stood up and quoted the
speech all mess sergeants have
learned by heart: “Take all you
want, boys, but make blankety-
blank sure you eat all you take!”
Livestock Market
FORT WORTH. — Livestock
shipments to market at Fort
Worth and around the major live-
stock marketing circle this week
opened up on a big scale again
following the sharp dip in move-
ment during election week.
Monday’s 12-market report
showed 41,000 more cattle went to
market than a week ago, and re-
ceipts were double the same day
last year. Calf receipts were
4.000 above a week ago, and were
20.000 above last year the same
day. Hog receipts were 36,000
above a week ago and double the
same day last year. Sheep receipts
at 12 markets were 14,000 ahead
of last week and double the same
day of last year.
Slaughter classes of cattle ruled
about steady at Fort Worth Mon-
day. Some bids were steady to
weak on cows but prices in the
main were about in line with last
week’s close. Stockers were un-
changed. Slaughter calves ruled
fully steady and some of the top
grades were stronger.
Butcher hogs were 50 cents
lower, and sows were 25 cents
lower. Hogs topped at $17.75 a,t
Fort Worth.
Slaughter lambs ruled steady to
strong and other classes of sheep
and lambs were steady. Fat lambs
topped at $23 at Fort Worth.
Good and choice slaughter steers
and yearlings sold for $23 to $30,
while common and medium sorts
drew $14 to $22, while cutter kinds
of steers and yearlings sold for
$10 to $14.
Fat cows sold around $13 to $16,
with occasional heiferettes at
$17 and above. Canners and cutters
cashed at $8 to $13, bulls sold at
$10 to $17, odd head higher.
Good and choice slaughter calves
cleared at $20 to $25 and a few
fancy heavyweights sold to $26
and above. Plain and medium
slaughter calves sold for $14 to
$19, and culls cashed at $10 to $14.
Good and choice stocker steer
calves and yearlings sold at $18
to $23, and some lighter weight
calves cashed at $24. Stocker and
feeder calves and yearlings of
common to medium grades sold at
$12 to $17. Stocker cows moved at
$12 to $17.
Good and choice butcher hogs
weighing 190 to 280 pounds sold
for $17.50. Good hogs of lighter
weights and heavier weights sold
at $16 to $17.50. Sows cashed at
$13 to $16.75.
Medium, good and choice slaugh-
ter lambs sold for $18 to $23,
some choice 106-pound lambs at
$23. Stocker and feeder lambs sold
for $10 to $15. Medium and good
slaughter yearlings sold at $12 to
$15. Cull lambs and yearlings
cashed at $8 to $10. Canner ewes
sold from $4.50 to $5, and fat ewes
sold from $5.50 to $6.50.
. . . Before becoming a Senator I
dropped the Klan.” — Hugo L.
Black, when Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, Oct. 1, 1937.
Court Will Buy
Right of Way
For Hiway 289
Texas Highway Department
Tuesday received assurance from
the Collin County Commissioners’
Court that the court would provide
the department with right-of-way
for relocating a section of State
Highway 289 from Highway 121
south to the Dallas County line, a
distance of 7% miles.
This section of the road as it is
now located contains numerous
one-way bridges and dangerous
right-angle turns.
In a meeting with representa-
tives of the Highway Department,
the Commissioners’ court passed a
resolution which describes the pro-
posed shorter, straighter route,
and continued as follows:
“We, the Commissioners’ Court
of Collin County, hereby give you
our assurance that we will provide
the necessary right-of-way for this
road improvement, free of expense
to the State of Texas. And when
this improvement is completed, we,
the Commissioners’ Court of Col-
lin County, will accept old High-
way 289 as a county road to be
maintained by us in the future.”
The proposed hew section of the
road would go almost straight
from Highway 121 to the Dallas
county line. The Highway Depart-
ment required the county to agree
to take over for maintenance the
section of 289 which would be re-
placed by the now road, should it
be built.
The Highway Department has
had under consideration two al-
ternate proposals on this section.
One of them would follow the old
right-of-way, widening bridges
and lessening the extreme angles
of the corners—the other would re-
locate the road, as West Collin
people have long advocated. In
fact, the department in an Oct. 22
meeting placed on its 1953 agenda
the improving of four bridges on
the old road and resurfacing it at
an estimated cost of $162,500 for
the 7% miles. However, informed
quarters now believe that since
right-of-way is now available for
the relocated stretch of 289 the
latter alternative will be the one
chosen by the department.
To Spend $410,000
State roads in Collin County,
both farm roads and state high-
ways, will have an estimated
$410,000 spent on them in 1953, ac-
cording to plans of the State High-
way Department as placed on its
minutes No. 32834 during the Oc-
tober meeting. The projects listed,
and the estimated cost of each,
follow:
State Road 78, from Highway 24
at Farmersville to Pilot Grove
Creek, 12.6 miles, seal coat, $16,-
000.00.
State Highway 121, from Denton
county line to FM720, 12.4 miles,
seal coat, $17,000.00.
State Highway 289, from Gray-
son county line south for 2 miles,
replacement of four bridges and
correction of alignment, $80,-
000.00.
State Highway 24 from Denton
county line to State 289, 2.1 miles,
seal coat, $3,000.00.
State 289 from State 24, north
3.8 miles, additional surfacing,
$60,000.00.
State 289 from FM720 to State
121, 4 miles additional surfacing,
$60,000.00.
FM545, Melissa to Blue Ridge,
11.2 miles seal coat, $11,600.00.
State 289 from State 121 to Dal-
las county line, 7.5 miles, 4 bridges
and additional surfacing, $162,-
500.00. (This item is the one which
will probably be replaced by re-
location of 289 in this area. )
ARTIFICIAL HEART . .An artificial heart, successfully used
on a man, was reported recently. The heart pump, shown in action
in an operation on an animal, was used at Detroit’s Harper hos-
pital. where it was developed by a Detroit team of medical re-
searchers. The artificial heart took over the job of maintaining
blood supply of the body of the patient for 50 minutes while pa-
tient’s heart was opened and worked on by surgeons.
Miss Marjorie Holder spent the
week-end in McKinney with her
mother, Mrs. J. B. Holder.
Fred Marks was in Grand Prai-
rie Sunday.
ARRIVES . . . Madame Chiang
Kai Shek smiles as she arrives
at New York’s La Guardia
Field from the west coast.
Savings Accounts Invited. In-
sured Up to $10,000 for each De-
positor. The First State Bank,
Member Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.—(Adv.) tie
Bobcats Take Licking
As Grid Season Ends
Last Friday night’s garm wi
Frisco on the Frisco field ]/°0rght
to a close a somewhat dism.u foot-
ball season for CHS Bobcats. It
appears that to the Bobcats the
only good thing about the 1952
football season is that it’s over.
The Bobcats fell before the
Frisco Coons Friday night by
65-0 score—an overwhelming vic-
tory for the Coons, hut it can not
indicate the way the Bobcats
played, suffering as they did,
the handicap of being decisively
outmanned, as they were in every
game. Only three substitutes were
on the Bobcat bench throughout
the year.
Two Celina boys, Right Guard
Bob King and Fullback Norman
Pafford, went out of the ?ame
early because of injuries, and to
the loss of these two can perhaps
be attributed part of the topl eavy
Frisco score.
With this game ended the sea-
son and the Bobcats, breathing a
sigh of relief, turned to basket-
ball. The first regular workout
found 12 boys trying for a place on
the team. Among these are in-
cluded four returning lettemen—
Truett Wallis, Nolan D' r?ey,
Robert. Shook and Ocie^KLs* -
Squadmen from last year are Wei
don Shinpaugh, Kenneth Howard,
Cotton Gunter, McKenzie Wilson
and Arthur Lee Rucker. Joining
the team for the first time is Bud-
dy Clark.
The boys will meet regular sea-
son competition tonight, Nov. 13,
when they journey to Duncanville,
along with the girls’ team. Game
time is 7 o’clock.
Mrs. Snodgrass Reappointed
Mrs. Joe Snodgrass of Celina
has been reappointed to a second
term as Hospital Representative
from the local American Legion
Auxiliary to the VA hospital in
McKinney. She has served over
1500 hours in the hospital in serv-
ing the war veteran patients there.
She served as assistant represent-
ative three years before being ap-
pointed to the place she now holds.
Mrs. Snodgrass states that the
McKinney VA hospital gift shop
will be open this year from Dec.
7 to Dec. 12. Those in Celina who
may wish to send gifts from which
the patients may choose to send
their families for Christmas, may
leave the items at the Economy
Store.
PTA Met Tuesday
Mrs. Woodrow Kindle presided
Tuesday night at the PTA meeting
in the absence of Mrs. J. M. Cor-
nelius, who was out of town.
Thirty-five members were present
and the twelfth grade won the
room prize.
In response to an appeal from
the school cafeteria, the PTA will
sponsor a pounding at the school
building next Tuesday evening at
7:30.
The next meeting of the group
will be December 9, at 2:00 p. m.,
and the program will be a play en-
titled “Christmas in All Lands,”
with the cast made up of students.
The PTA and students will attend
the play and a PTA business
meeting will follow the play.
SQUARE DANCERS TO MEET
The Celina Square Dance Club
will meet Friday night, Nov. 14,
at the American Legion hall at
8 p. m. Harper Smith Jr., will call
and music will be furnished by
Bill Harrison of Gainesville
Everyone is invited and guests
spectators are welcome.
Celina people attending the
funeral of Mrs. Edd Moore in
Pilot Point last week were W. T.
Perkins, Rev. C. B. Garrett, Mr.
tnd Mrs. Jim Perkins, Mrs. Grover
Rue, Mrs. Roy Ellison, Mrs. Wil-
lidm Pope, Mrs. Tommie J. Norris,
Miss Phala Bradford, Mr. and Mrs.
C. O. Willbum, Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Allen and Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Perkins and children of
Prosper.
Junior Music Club
Noel Kemp Douglas was host
last Friday afternoon to the Alta
Newsom Junior Music club in Miss
Newsom’s studio in the school
building. Beverly Nevins was pro-
gram chairman and the program
dealt with religious music.
Members of the club answered
roll call with the name of their
favorite hymn. Beverly Nevins
gave a talk on hymns' and those
participating in the program by
playing favorite hymns were Noel
Kemp Douglas, Carol June Bald-
ridge, Jane Merritt, Roylene
Klinglesmith, Jimmy Garrett, Rod-
ney Yarborough, and Beverly
Nevins. Shirley Smith sang.
In addition to Celina club mem-
bers, three members of the Gunter
club were present. They were Vera
Johnson, Barbara Wallace and
Jeanette Lowery.
Among those from Celina who
attended the Second District
Music Clubs’ meeting in Garland
Saturday were Rev. and Mrs. C. B.
Garrett, Jimmy Garrett and Bev-
erly Nevins. The local club won a
prize on their scrapbook.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul George have
moved from Celina to a farm in
the Weston community.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Minister, Bob Painter.
Chairman of Board, Fay Smith.
Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.
Morning Church, 11:00 o’clock,
Sermon, “How Do We Forgive?”
Evening Church, 7:00 o’clock.
Where does the church stand in
your list of activities? First?
Last? or Never? Shall it be Joy?
Regret? or Emptiness? The de-
cision is yours, also, the responsi-
bility!
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Vernie S. Pipes, Pastor.
Sunday school, 10:00 a. m., Ray
Grumbles, Superintendent.
Morning worship, 11:00. Sub-
ject, “Journeying Toward The Sun-
rising.”
Training Union, 6:15 p. m.
Evening worship, 7:00 o’clock,
Sermon subject, “What Will Hap-
pen When Jesus Returns to the
Earth in Glory.”
Prayer service and Youth Fel-
lowship, Wednesday evening, 7:00.
Baptist Brotherhood Meets
The Brotherhood of the First
Baptist Church met last Tuesday
evening in the basement of the
church. After a fellowship supper
was served reports from the re-
cent convention held in Fort
Worth were given. Those present
were divided into two groups,
Luke Johnson as group captain of
number one, and Billy Parish as
captain of group two. Both sides
are working to enlist new members
for the next meeting to be held
December 9. A chili supper is
planned for that meeting.
Sunday School Classes To Meet
The adult men’s department of
the Sunday school will have a
chicken supper Monday night,
Nov. 17. All men of the Sunday
school and prospects are invited.
The program will be group sing-
ing, a men’s quartet, and Ray
Grumbles will speak on “What The
Sunday School Means To Me.”
Rev. Pipes will speak on “Men and
The Sunday School.” Teachers for
these two classes are G. V. Bray
and Floyd Fielder.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Clanton W. Newbill, Minister.
Dr. J. W. Rogers, Church School
Supt.
Sunday 9:45, Church School.
Sunday 11:00, Morning Worship.
Monday 3:00, Missions Society.
A congregational meeting will
follow the morning worship ser-
vice, Sunday, November 16.
MARILEE BAPTIST
Rev. R. L. Stanley, pastor.
W. D. Jones, Sunday school su-
perintendent.
Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.
Morning worship, 11:00 o’clock.
Training Union, 7:30 p. m.
Evening worship, 8:30.
Wednesday prayer service, 8:00
Area Receives
Rain At Last
Most welcome news in Celina
this week was the biggest rain
since May 27-—a 1.32-inch fall
which began early Sunday morn-
ing and continued slowly nearly all
day.
The thirsty earth drank up the
life-giving moisture as fast as it
fell and there was very little run-
off. Even greater amounts of
moisture were measured by farm-
ers to the south and east of Celina.
Hugh Roberts reported 2.02 inches
at his home in the Parvin commun-
ity, Guy Bunch a little over two
inches. Reports from east of Twin
Bridges indicated that about three
inches fell in that area. C. S. Den-
nis reported two inches and Pete
Cashon two inches. In the Kelly
community east of Weston a three-
inch precipitation was reported.
Although the rainfall was ex-
pected to bring up wheat and to
make it possible to plow in ground
that had up to now been almost as
hard as concrete, the stock water
crisis has not been lessened to any
appreciable extent, since there was
little run-off.
Total rainfall this year, 23.22
inches, remains much less than
the average. Average annual rain-
fall in Collin county is given by the
Texas Almanac at 39.95 inches.
Precipitation by months as shown
on the government rain gauge at
the city hall during 1952 is as fol-
lows:
January ....................49
February .................. 1.32
March .................... 2.87
April ..................... 6.65
May ...................... 6.73
June .......................38
July ...................... 1.45
October ............. 13
November (to date)........ 1.57
M. A, Hufstedler Retires
After 32 Years With Frisco
Total ..................23.22
School Cafeteria to Get
Old-Fashioned Pounding
An old fashioned “pounding”
will be held next Tuesday evening,
Nov. 18, at the Celina scho/)l build-
ing for the benefit of the school
cafeteria, in an attempt to allevi-
ate a recently-developed dire need
for staple foods in the- lunchroom.
Everyone in the community is
invited to attend and to bring a
staple food item as an admission
fee. An evening of good entertain-
ment is promised—possibly a
basketball game between faculty
members and local business men,
if it can be arranged.
The crisis in the lunchroom af-
fairs has come about because of
a decrease in the quantity of foods
supplied by the Surplus Commod-
ities Corporation of the U. S. Gov-
ernment and also because of the
increase in food prices and a de-
crease’ in the number of students
eating in the cafeteria.
Needed are canned foods, sea-
soning meats such as salt pork
and jowl, etc., and any other
staple food items. Also needed are
feed sacks from which the home-
making girls will make cup towels.
Those who may be unable to at-
tend the pounding at the high
school next Tuesday night at 7:30,
and who nevertheless wish to con-
tribute, may leave, food items at
the school at any time.
Tracy D. King and Partners
Buy Theatre at Frisco
Tracy D. King, former Celina
man who is now an official of The
First State Bank, Frisco, and two
other Frisco men, Jack Scott and
H. M. Eaton, have formed a part-
nership to buy and operate a mov-
ing picture theatre in Frisco, the
Rio.
The theatre, which was pur-
chased of Buddy Harris, owner of
the Ritz theatre in Celina, had
been closed for a time and was re-
opened under its new ownership
last week.
Jorene’s Fifth Birthday
Mrs. Clifford McKnight honored
her daughter, Jorene, with a birth-
day party last Friday on her fifth
birthday at the McKnight home.
Games, ice cream and cake were
enjoyed by the following guests:
Mike and Diane Kinney, Anette
Parish, David and Nancy Stallcup,
Deborah Philips, Frances Hundley,
Ricky O’Brien, Sally and Billy
Stelzer, and Linda and Jerry
Stambaugh.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Robinson
and son of Dallas were in Celina
Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rhea
Gossett. Mrs. Lee Robinson was in
McKinney Saturday visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. B. Holder, and then
went to Dallas and spent the re-
mainder of the week-end with her
son and family, who brought her
home.
Savings Accounts Invited. In-
sured Up to $10,000 ior Each De-
positor. The First State Bank,
Member Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.—(Adv.) tfe
««®t'
M. A. HUFSTEDLER
M. A. Hufstedler, section fore-
man for the Frisco Railway here
since 1935,.retired as an active
railroader on November 1, turning
his job over to C. L. Wyatt, who
comes here from Chickasha, Okla.
Mr. Hufstedler first went to
work at Tolar, Texas, for the Fris-
co on May 28, 1914, working inter-
mittently until September 15,1920,
when he moved to Granbury as
section foreman. Until his retire-
ment, he had worked continuously
for the Frisco since that date,
without an interruption.
The retired railroad man was
born on Sept. 1, 1887, in Randolph
county, Northeast Arkansas, near
the town of Pocahuntas. He moved
with his parents to Texas on Jan-
uary 5, 1901, and settled near
Tolar, Hood County, where he
worked on a farm until he started
work for the railroad. He remained
at Granbury until 1922, when he
moved to Bluffdale, where he
served with the Frisco for 13 years
before coming to Celina.
Mr. and Mrs. Hufstedler have
moved out of the section house to
a place they own in the northwest
part of town, and the section house
will probably be torn down, Frisco
Agent Fred West says, since Mr.
Wyatt will provide his own quart-
ers. Frisco district and section
employees presented Mr. Hufsted-
ler a fountain pen and pencil set
on the day of his retirement.
Mr. Hufstedler last week proud-
ly displayed a letter he had re-
ceived from T. E. Bliss, Frisco di-
vision engineer, which said, among
other laudatory things, that “with
you on the job, we always have
known that you were available at
all times . . . and you have always
looked out for the best interest of
the Frisco.”
Company Asks
Gas Rate Raise
Application for an increase in
rates was made last week to the
Celina city council by the Lone
Star Gas company. A similar re-
quest is being made of all towns
served by the company, according
to representations made by the
company.
The last change in the gas
company’s commercial and domes-
tic rate here was a voluntary de-
crease of 10 cents a thousand
cubic feet in 1942.
Now, the company is asking the
city to restore this 10-cents de-
crease and, in addition, add three
cents a thousand to the rate, as it
affects commercial and residential
users. Industrial rates went up
about 15 per cent two years ago
and a similar increase to these
users is being posted now.
According to Lone Star, the pro-
posed rate increase would raise the
average residential customer’s
yearly bill by $8.69 based on the
1951 average consumption. Of
this amount 22 cents would go to
pay city and state gross receipts
taxes on the additional income.
The Federal government would
take $4.40 in additional income tax,
leaving $4.07 available to the
company.
The minimum monthly bill would
be $1.00, and what the company
calls its “readiness to serve
charge” would remain at 50 cents.
The new rate would be $.7833 a
thousand gross, and $.705 net if
paid within ten days of the billing
date.
Among other towns in Celina’s
gas rate schedule classification
are Van Alstyne, Pilot Point, Com-
merce, Leonard and Frisco. Twenty
out of 31 towns in this classifica-
tion have granted the company’s
increases.
The Celina city council has not
yet acted on the company’s re-
quest, but it is expected to consid-
er the matter later this week.
Celina Garden Club
Mrs. W. O. Rolater was hostess
to the Celina Garden Club Thurs-
day afternoon with her sister, Mrs.
Sam Patrick, and Mrs. W. T. Perk-
ins as co-hostesses.
Mrs. Pat Murphy of McKinney
spoke on preparation of the soil
and seasonal planting. Scenic color
slides of .California and Louisiana
were shown by Mrs. Bill Proctor
of McKinney. A Thanksgiving
table arrangement was displayed
by Mrs. Rolater.
The next meeting will be held
December 4, with Mrs. J. C. Owns-
by and Mrs. Vance Stallcup as
hostesses. A Christmas program
will be arranged.
WMU MET TUESDAY
Mrs. Tom Glendenning was
hostess to the WMU of the Baptist
Church Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Ward was program
leader. The program dealt with a
missionary study and Mrs. Ben
Groves gave the devotional. Others
included in the program were Mrs.
Jess Rogers Mrs. Eddie Clark,
Mrs. Floyd Fielder and Mrs. Clyde
Wallis.
Refreshments were served fol-
lowing the program.
Mrs. Willard Howard was host-
ess to the WMU last week at the
home of Mrs. Bess Parish. Mrs.
Vernie Pipes gave the lesson which
was a study in the book “Buried—
Living.” The group will continue
this study at several future meet-
ings.
LADIES’ AID MET
Mrs. R. E. L. Miller entertained
members of the Aid Society of the
First Christian Church at her
home Monday afternoon from 3
to 5 p. m., complimenting Mrs. M.
J. Wilson with a gift shower.
Group singing was led by Mrs. D.
L. Stiles. Mrs. Mack Winn gave
the devotional and Mrs. Miller
offered a prayer. Refreshments
were served to Mrs. Cora Hick-
man, Mrs. Lige Franklin, and Mrs.
Clint Morrison and two daughters,
and 12 members.
The next meeting is planned for
Monday, Nov. 24, at which time
the study of the book, “So Sure of
Life” will be completed.
Dr. and Mrs. L. Lewis left for
Dallas Sunday morning upon re-
ceiving word that Mrs. Lewis’
brother, Bob Brent, was a patient
at St. Paul hospital.
T. F. Carey said Monday that
the late Mrs. Carey, whose funeral
was reported by The Record last
week, was bom on January 8, 1883,
instead of 1884 as the Record art-
icle read. Mr. and Mrs. Carey came
to Texas together 48 years ago
after their marriage in Tennessee.
In addition to her immediate fam-
ily she is survived by a brother
and a sister, J. T. Harrison of
Cumberland, Ky., and Mrs. W. H.
Huffman of Bessemer, Ala.
R. G. Martin who with Mrs.
Martin, went last week to the Rio
Grande Valley to visit relatives,
wrote The Record that a sprinkle
of rain fell on their car most of
the way to the Valley last Wednes-
day, .and that 1.75 inches fell at
Weslaco that day. Weldon Martin,
their son who has been very ill, is
improving and was to have left
the hospital Tuesday of this week.
His wife, who sustained a broken
foot in an accident,, is better.
Bobby Bell, student at A&M
College, was in Celina over the
week-end visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Bell.
BIRTHS^
A daughter was born Wednesda
morning in a Sherman hospital t
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Davis of Der
ison. Mrs. Davis was formerl
Miss Doris Crim, daughter of M
and Mrs. Frank Crim of Cottag
Hill community.
A daughter, Judy Kay, was born
Wednesday, Nov. 5, to Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Wester of near Gunter.
Ritz Theatre
Show opens 6:45, starts 7:00.
Box office closes 8:30.
SATURDAY
Rod Cameron and Noah Beery,
Jr., in
Wagons West
PREVUE
Fay Wray and Robert
Armstrong, in
King Kong
SUNDAY-MONDAY
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in
Jumping Jacks
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY
Dale Robertson and Anne
Francis, in
Lydia Bailey
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Bill Mauldin’s Willie and Joe in
Back at the Front
Starring Tom Ewell, Harvey
Lembeck and Mari Blanchard.
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O'Brien, B. E. The Celina Record (Celina, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1952, newspaper, November 13, 1952; Celina, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth773248/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Celina Area Historical Association.