Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1966 Page: 1 of 12

                                
ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS INSTALLED—Officers
of the Livingston Rotary Club were installed last
Thursday night. From left to right are: Frank
Gilbert, director; E,> F. (Doc) Butler, treasurer;
Connie Smith, sweetheart; L. C. (Putt.) Watson,
president; Roger Meece; vice-president; Kenneth
Kennedy, secretary; Irving Brown, director; and
Peyton Walters, director.
LIONS CLUB OFFICERS installed, last Thursday
night for the year 1966-’67 are: (left to right) J. C.
McSpadden. director; Gary Walker, director; R. E.
(Eua) Prewitt, tailtwister; Edny Duke, director;
Dr. Bob Cook, assistant tailtwister; George Webster,
first vice-president; Susan Willis, sweetheart; Eddie
Martin, director; Bill Dove, president; Henrv Rose,
treasurer; John Nay, Liontamor;^ John (Bubba)
Martin, 3rd vice-president; and Sherman Laird,
secretary, Second vice-president Steve Townley
and Sweethearts Kathy Liles, Sue McClain and
Jane Walker are not pictured.
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POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE
Published Weekly Since 1882 in Polk County, Texas — Pine Capital of Texas
I PILOT CLUB
1965 TRAFFIC BOX SCORE
January 1 - July 4
Accidents in County ...... 118
Accidents in Livingston......? 25
Total Number of Accidents    143
Fatal Accidents .. S ............. 4
Persons ■ Killed .......   5
Person*! Injury Wrecks---------  29
Persons Injured .....    43
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livingston, Texas 77351, Thursday, July 7, 1966
NUMBER 44
By BOX DOVE
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I was told this week pro*
cedures for land buying
on the-Lake Livingston
Reservoir project have
token another turn. Those
with land in the basin and
others interested in the
land buying business will
remember when a three-
man Tribunal was set up
to decide values to be
paid for land taken for
the lake.
Latest report is the Tri-
bunal has been dissolved
and condemned tracts will
now go before local courts
and juries.
We hope to find out
more about this and re-
port further details to our
readers.
* * *
Congratulations to Neta
Milton on winning a top
prize in the Adams Ex-
tract Bake-off held last
month in Dallas. Neta’s
cooking skills earned her
a new range and a blue
ribbon. The winning re-
cipe and other details of
the bake-off appear else-
where on this page.
A member of our staff,
Mrs. B. J. Starnes, has pi-
readv been asked to cook
the ‘ Heavenly Chocolate
Surprise” and let all us
other staffers have a bite
to see how it tastes. We
hope she will.
• * *
Members of the Living-
ston Volunteer Fire De-
partment are issuing their
honorary membership
placards this week.
Each year the firemen
sell memberships and use
the money to improve the
department. Everyone
knows the fine protection
our local fire department
provides and should be
willing to sign up as an
honorary fireman.
Connor G. Atchley, age 52, of
Livingston was appointed
Auditor of Polk County effective
July 1, 1966.
The appointment was made by
Judges Ernest Coker andJ.S.
Holleman after Fred Norris
had tendered his resignation as
Auditor due to the illness ofhis
wife, Mrs. Norris.
• Atchley is a veteran of World
War II, having served 3 years
Subdivision
Valuations
Unchanged
Valuation for county tax pur-
poses on subdivision lots and all
other properties designated as
lots in the county were left
intact Wednesday after several
subdivision owners protested
recent valuation increases on
lots. Wednesday, the County
Commissioners voted to “put
valuations back as they were in
1965.* This means a lot is
valued on the tax rolls at $50
until it is sold by the sub-
divider and then the value is
increased to $100. f
The County Board of Equali-
zation had proposed the lots be
valued at $100 and the raised to
$200 when soldi
The proposed valuation in-
crease on iota, originally in-
cluded an evaluation increase
for all property owners includ-
ing timber companies. The in-
crease was later removed on
timber land and large acreage
tracts.
Subdivision owners said when
this was done, it was untoir
to them because they (the sub-
dividers) were the only ones
coming under the tax raise.
Commissioners Carter
Watts, Lowman Parrish and
John Pruett voted for the pro-
position and Commissioner
E. Y. Brooks voted against It.
Rev. Grant
To Retire
in the Air Force in the United
States and Alaska in the records
section of the Medical Adminis-
tration.
He moved to Polk County in
1946 ancLfor a number of years
worked for Leggett Lumber
Company in charge of Book-
keeping and Accounting for the
company. He is presently work-
ing for the same company. For
the past several years he has
operated a variety store in Liv-
ingston.
Atchley is married to the
former Doris Jean Tullos.She
is the daughter of Mrs. C. C.
Tullos of Leggett and the late
Mr. C. C. Tullos. Mr. and Mrs.
Atchley are the parents of two
children, J. Roy Atchley and
Nina Elizabeth Atchley. They
are members of the Methodist
Church of Livingston,_
Plans Made
For Control
Of Fire Ant
The Polk County Soil Con-
servation District Supervisors,
in cooperation with the South-
east Texas Resource Planning
area, are currently making
plans for the control of the im-
ported Ore ant. Eighteen
counties in SoutheastTexas now
have this pest problem.
In a meeting which was held
in Kountze last Thursday, June
30, Charles Chapman, of the
Texas Department of Agricul-
ture and Gordon Smith, repre-
senting the USDA Agricultural
Research Service, told the
group that a program to treat
all of the infested area dur-
ing a three year period would
probably be the most feasible.
District Supervisor T. E.
Duke emphasized the tadf that
everyone has a stake in the
imported fire ant eradication
program. According to the Ag-
ricultural Research Service the
fire ants cause direct damage
to numerous crops. They injure
vegetable crops fay sucking
juices from the stems of plants
and by gnawing holes in roots,
and pods.
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cided to retire.    81,18 Peking and killing new-
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YOUTH RODEO STAR—The Concho Kid, known
throughout the country as the fastest man alive with
a six shooter, will lead the parade on July 13, open-
ing the 1P66 Polk County Youth Rodeo in Livingston.
The Concho Kid will perform Wednesday night
only to help kick off the Polk County Youth Rodeo,
one of the largest in the nation. Hey kids, take this
picture of the Concho Kid to him at the parade or
rodeo and he will autograph it for you.
Nearly 300 Contestants To
Compete In Youth Rodeo
J A total of 249 youth from all
parts of Texas and the Southern
United States plus 28 local con-
testants will compete for more
than $3,000 in prizes to be a-
warded at the Sixth Annual Polk
County youth Rodeo scheduled
meeting at Kountze.
TEXAS TAXES
Texans pay out lea* taxes
from their personal incomes than
citizens in 33 other states. Only
about 9.1 per cent of the aver-
age Texan's personal - income
goes for taxes. The national
average is 9.7 per ceiit, according
to Texas State Teachers Asso-
ciation.
Rodeos in the nation and is ex-
pected to attract thousands of
tons.
Seven Championship Baddies
donated by Polk County
businessmen wijl be given to
the top riders, Other prizes in-
clude buckles, breast collars,
spurs, rope cans, head stalls
and cowboy boot*.    „
Tickets for each of the four
performances will be sold at
Both County Hospitals
Approved For Medicare
Neta Milton
Wins Prize
In Bake-Off
the rodeo gate only. There will
be no advance ticket sales. Per-
sons buying a ticket to the
rodeo will be eligible to win
(me of several prizes to be
awarded.
____„ ______________The main rodeo program Will
to begin at the Livingston Pair- - be held from 3 to 10 pjm. each
grounds for a four-day run on night, but competition will con-
July 13. The rodeo is recognized “    1 ,J*~‘    ‘
as one of the largest Youth
Ainue on past midnight iq many
of the events. Fans are invited
to stay and watch as long as they
like.
The annual event Is a county-
wide Wilted effort put forth fay
the > following organizations:
Polk County Youth Rodeo As-
sociation, Inc, Polk Ctomty
Chamber of Commerce, Liv-
ingston Lions Club, Livingston
Rotary Club, Livingston Pilot
Club, City of Livingston/ City
of Corrigan and Corrigan Lions
Club.
Nets Milton, Livingston High
School student, was one of 50
finalists to go to Dallas in the
Adams Extract Teenage Bake
Off June 27 & 28. Neta won
first prize for Area 9, a Philco
Electric Range. Her Homemak-
ing teacher, Mrs. Jo Ann Joice
also received a range forspon-
sorlng her.
The Bake Off was held in the
Statler Hilton Hotel in Dallas.
At an impressive Banquet in the
form of a Hawaiian Luau, Neta
was presented with a cer-
tificate, a first place Blue
Ribbon, and a lei of imported
Hawaiian Baby Orchids.
Other highlights of the trip
included the opening night of
•West Side Story*, and a visit
to Six Flags Over Texas.
_ This is Neta’s prize winning
recipe for ‘Heavenly Chocolate
Surprise”.
CRUST
2 egg whites
1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 ct*) chopped pecans
Beat egg whites with salt and
cream of tartar until foamy.
Add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a
time, beating well after each
addition. Then continue beating
to very stiff peaks. Fold in
vanilla and nuts. Spoon into
lightly greased 8* pie pan. Bake
in slow oven (300 degrees F.)
50 - 55 minutes.
FILLING
22 Marshmallows
1/2 pint whipping cream
4 Hershey Candy Bars (5d)
1/2 cup milk
J/2 tip*, almond extract
Mat marshmallows, candy
bars and milk together. Cool.
Whip cream and fold Into mix-
ture with almond extract. Pour
into pie crust. Chill until
marshmallows are Arm.
Polk County’s two hospitals,
at Livingston and Corrigan,
have been approved by the U.S.
Department of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare to provide
services under the medicare
program. L. R, James, Social
Security District Manager at
Lufkin, said that letters of
agreement have been sent to
both of the local hospitals, cer-
tifying that they meet the con-
ditions for participation in the
health insurance program.
Approval of the two hospitals
means that medicare will pay
most of the hospital bills for
people over 65 years of age.
However, James emphasized
that the elderly patients are
required under the law to pay
part of the cost. He explained
that this will be in three ways:
1. The patient must pay the
Contributions
Are Made To
Memorial
Contributions continued to
come in this week for the Mem-
orial Fuad set up in memory
of Mrs. T. M. Abercrombie
who passed away recently. The
fond is to be used for improve-
ments at the First Assembly
of God Church in Livingston.
Recent contributors are:
Mrs. Lela Chapman, The
Flower Garden, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry T. Collins, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Phillips, Mary Urech,
Mr. and Mra. Lee Ellzey and
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Thoma-
son.
first $40 of tfae hospital MIL
2.    Medicare will pay for
semi-private accommodations.
Qf the patient’s condition re-
quires a private room medi-
care will pay for it.) If the’
patient wants a private room
or other things for his con-
venience or comfort, such as
television or telephone, he must
pay for them.
3.    Medicare will pay toe bal-
ance of toe hospital bill iq> to a
total of 60 days. If toe patient
stays longer than 60 days medi-
care will pay all of toe costs
for another 30 days, except for
$10 per day, which patient must
pay. However, very few older
people — only about 5% — stay
in the hospital more than 60
days.
•This sharing of the cost is
like most private hospital in-
surance,* James said. “Nearly
all policies have a ‘deductible•
which the patient must pay be-
fore the policy begins to pay.
Also, the patlent. usually must
pay for about the same things
that he does under medicare-
private roonJQcomfort items,
and so on. However, toe import-
ant thing is that even allowing
for the part that toe patient
must pay, medicare trillpay tor
and away the largest part of
most hospital bills.”
James was in Livingston tost
week conferring with hospital
authorities on details of the
program and working out ar-
rangements for coordination of
activities. He reported that the
first impact of medicare on the
Lufkin area of East Texas was
rather light, as expected, and
tost no unusual problems have
developed.
Former State Senator V.
A. Collins Dies At Age 99
“A well-adjusted notorial
ia one who can enjoy the scen-
ery while on a detour.”
V. A. Collins of Livingston
died in Dallas at noon, July 5,
1966. Funeral services were
held Wednesday, July |6th
at 3:00 pan. In the Central
Baptist Church of Livingston.
Services were conducted by Dr.
W. R. White, President *
Emeritus of Baylor University.
Senator Collins was born on
March 1,    1867, in the
“bigi thicket" near, Honey Island,
Hardin County. Texas. He
licked just eight months of
reaching his 100 birthday. V, A.
Collins was one of eleven child-
ren born to Warren J< andEbo-
line Valentine Collins. Warren
Collins had come to Texas in
1853 and was known throughout
the area as the 'Daniel Boone
of Hardin County
Senator Collins reached man-
hood with virtually no schodtlng.
When he was nineteen .fears
old, he miked from Tyler
county to Polk County during
freezing weather to get a Job
that would pay him 412^50 a
month. In six months he Was
able to save $67.50 which was
enough for him to go to school
for 6- foil nine month term.
With this ba<
able to pass an
earn a Second
ing Certificate. With certificate
in hand he taught school In a
box-shaped school house at Big
Sandy, Polk County.
Later, he entered Sam
Houston Normal at Huntsville
and graduated Cum Lauda in
1893. At the turn of the century
"III
V. A. Collins gave t
and ‘read the law”
of Judge J. N. Voti
the bar <
first located in
was assistant to L. 1
tower, County Attorney «
Jeftoraon County*
He
Senate
to 1914,
1918.