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ARA GRAPHS
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Comes time now lor a
serious heart-to-heart talk
with readers of this column.
The subject is one which
concerns everyone in the
County.' People in little
communities, big communi-
ties and those who live be-
tween communities.
— Anyone who has even the
smallest stake in Polk
County should be vitally
concerned with what the
Polk County Chamber of
Commerce is doing this
week.
Members of the Chamber
held a kick-off breakfast
Tuesday morning and laid
plans to call on individuals
and businesses in Polk
County asking them to back
the Chamber with dollars.
To come right to the point,
the Chamber of Commerce
must have money if it is to
do anything for you and I.
I run into people.,§yecy.. day.
who agree that we need a
Chamber of Commerce.
Well, we have one and a
good one—but it is like any-
thing else. It must have dol-
lars to operate and do things
successfully.
Where do the dollars come
from to finance a Chamber?
They come from every in-
dividual who stands to bene-
fit from the Chamber’s ef-
forts, and that includes ev-
eryone who has a stake in
Pulk County.
Don’t say no when these
volunteer workers call on
you. Chamber work must
go on ahead in Polk County
now more than ever before.
Years of work can be dash-
ed almost overnight if folks
give up now.
Whett you join the Cham-
ber and support it Yvith your
time. and hard-earned dol-
lars, you aro making an in-
vestment which can pay
big dividends. If you have
given in the past and have
decideed to quit, you are
cutting off the syrup before
it reaches the plate.
Join the Chamber of Com-
merce and do your part to
make your county a better
place for you and those who
will follow you.
Seen Around . . . Gerald
Wood cleaning window's . . .
Charles Franklin and A. L.
Bone on way to Lions .Club
Zone Meeting . . . Cecil
Liles talking to friends . . .
Mcody Jackson, Jr., proving
biscuit-making talent at Meth-
odist Men’s breakfast . . .
John Stephens pushing Rot-
ary , . . First Methodist
Church Bulletin Board: “This
is a laundry; we offer spirit-
ual cleansing. ‘Dry’ cleaning
our specialty!” . . . John
Alston among large Living-
ston crowd at Rusk game
Garnet Gallowav looking for-
ward to showing of new
Dodge cars in October . . .
Curtis Garner renewing Glenn
Williams and Curly Yates
Chamber of Commerce mem-
be^ship . . . Ray Kegans get-
ting an afternoon nap . . .
Walter Broemer busy with
Cub Scout business*,, _ . Ben-
nie Ray Marsh ceolfmg up
something big .... . John Sir-
man proud father ...
KEEP
AMERICA
GREEN
POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE
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Luting stonyTexas, Thursday, September 20, 1962
Lions Nip Rusk
Eagles 18 To 16
8 Pages Today
Number 2
By JOHN NAY
Enterprise Sports Reporter
Last Friday night at Rusk,
Livingston won its second
game in a row, playing to a
howling, screaming jam-
packed stadium. Even the
score was a full house, the
Lions three 6’s to the Eagles'
pair of 8’s. The teams were
evenly matched but our boys
excelled in fire and determina-
tion—this was the difference.
A large loyal tribe of local
fans yelled their hearts out
for the green and white but
had a few anxious moments
near the end of the game as
the on-rushing Eagles closed
the gap. Priying like Moses,
the waters engulfed them and
the Lions’ ball control brought
them safety to the Promised
Land.
After a scoreless first quar-
ter, the Lions went digging
for buried treasure, Long
John Holleman being the first
to find it as he shoved the
final 16 yards to the first
touchdown. The two point
nugget attempt failed. But be-
fore the fans had a chance to
sit down, Joe Allen of the
Eagles grabbed, the next kick
off and ran 80 yards to a touch-
down. He passed for two more
points to put Rusk ahead 8
to 6. The score stayed at this
figure at the end of the half
with Livingston chewing up
re yardage than their op-
en ts.
the start of the second
half,/fife Lions charged down
the field as though they were
bustin’ Broncs Texas .style,
Defee ridin’ herd for most of
the yardage. Wild Bill Landry
went the last two yards for
the second touchdown. Again
the extra point failed. Score
now and at the end of the
third quarter, Livingston 12,
Rusk 8.
In the fourth quarter the
ever-dangerous Eagles, fight-
ing to regain the lead, could
not match the relentless
pounding of the Lions. The
Eagles fumbled on their own
12 yard line and the Lions
pressed their advantage into
another touchdown, Richard
the Lion hearted Defee going
over from the 2 yard line. The
hex was still on for the extra
point attemps—score, Living-
ston 18, and Rusk 8.
We must give credit to Rusk
for their fight-back spirit as
they whirled down the field
with passes being the key
plays and scored again, and
added 2 points. However,
final tribute goes to the Lions
who then stopped the Eagles
up to the final whistle. Final
score. Lions 18, Eagles 16.
Statistical Summary
• •' Lions
Eagles
First downs
12
8
Yards Rushing
208
113
Yards Passing
6
85
Total Yards
213
198
Passes Attemped
5
11
Passes Completed 1
5
Fumbles Lost
2
7
Yards Penalized
40
35 ‘
* KIRBYVILLE FRIDAY
The Lions journey to Kirby-
ville Friday night. Let’s all
go arid help them win another
one. Everyone who misses
these Monday night meetings
of the Athletic Boosters at the
City Hall at 7:30 p.m. shouldn’t
miss a single one. You see the
entire football game on film
as played the previous Friday
night plus that beautiful cere-
mony of presenting Coach
Duncan with the,crying towel.
‘ LITTLE LEAGUE
FOOTBALL ORGANIZED
The Athletic Boosters (for-
merly the Quarterback Club)
deserve our heartiest support
and gratitude for their ath-
letic endeavors for the bene-
fit of the youth of our city.
Their tireless efforts^that have
been a Shining light for years
are now further enhanced in
organizing a football league
for the 10 to 12 age group in
the fifth and sixth school
grades. Just a week ago a
committee completed plans, a
call for /bbys was made thru
the school, 42 boys answered,
and the football -equipment
issued.
They will be divided into
two groups, one coached by
Carl Taylor, C. W. Jtckson,
and James Brame; the other
group will be coached by Pea-
nut Malone, Dizzy Kimball
and Paul Evans. They practice
four days per week after
school, Mondays thru Thurs-
days. As soon as it is possible
to do so, the boy* will be div-
ided so that the two grouse*
will be evenly matched as tWe as
coaches use their best skill ifr
this effort.
Games will be played on
Saturday afternoons — first
game Sept. 29th. Before each
boy is eligible to play in each
game, he must have a certi-
ficate from his school, show-
ing that he is passing in all
his school subjects. The short
pants striped officials will be
J. D. Reeves (in short pants?),
Wilson McDonald, Pat White-
head, and Barbeque R. W.
Jones. Watch for more details
next week in your Enterprise.
Snakes Alive,
Snakes Dead
More dead snakes were re-
ported to the Enterprise. And
this is good news because
these dead snakes were of the
poisonous variety. ‘ t
Gregory Hendrix brought in
a 4-ft. rattlesnake which he
said his daddy, Carl Hendrix
killed near Indian Village. The
big rattler had nine rattles
and a button. We are glad
Polk County is rid of this one.
Mrs. Correne Hollenburger
said she killed a poisonous
coral snake-in her yard this
summer. Her dog “Von" dis-
covered ft and she killed it
with a hoe. The coral snake
is instant death in a small
package. The one Mrs. Hollen-
burger killed measured a
little under two feet long and
this is considered extra large
for this rascal.
These snake killers did us
all a favor.
Jackson s Expands Feed Mill
An expanded feed mill and
wholesale business known as
Jackson’s Mill and Wholesale
beep announced by M. S.
^ckson. Jackson’s Farm St
lectric will continue to re-i
tajl feed, seed, animal health
products, garden supplies and
appliances, as they have done
in the past.
Jackson’s Mill St Wholesale
will serve feed dealers and
commercial feeders with an
expanded line of feeds of their
manufacture, including a
series of Calf Fattener feeds
and recleaned grains. These
are in addition to the f feeds
that they have previously of-
fered.
Several related lines will be
wholesaled along with their
feed. These include insecti-
cides such aS BHC, Malathion,
Toxaphene and the well
known Green Light products.
They will also distribute Vit-
A-Way Minerals, weed and
brush killers, fertilizers, and
field seed.
Jackson’s has been installing
equipment during the last few
months to be able to handle
ingredients more economical-
ly. This includes a sixty foot
long screw conveyor to move
grain from their bulk storage
bins to the hammermill. Sev-
eral new bins for whole and
ground grains make feed in-
See Jackson’s Mill Page CA
Polio Vaccine Program
Postponed Indefinitely
A Mass polio immunization
clinic/using Type III vaccine
slated here for this Sunday has
been cancelled indefinitely
according to a spokesman for
the Polk County Medical As-
sociation. >•
The action of the local as-
sociation came after a state-
ment from the Surgeon Gen-
eral of the United States that
the. Type III vaccine was be-
ing investigated; The Surgeon
Geueral, Dr. Luther L. Terry
said Tuesday of this week that
LEMME THROUGH — Lion Johnny Holloman s ays move over to a Rusk tackier as he plowed,.his
way through'for the first tally in the t.lvi'ngvtoti-llusk game last Friday night at Ruak- The Rusk
tackier was no match for Holleman as he was deermined to reach the goal line seen lower right In
the above picture. The Lions went on to beat the Eagles 18 to 16. , — Staff Photo
Corrigan Lions To
Sponsor Style Show
The Corrigan Lions Club
will sponsor a “Back To
School” Style Show Satur-
day night at 7:30 p.m. in the
High School auditorium. Pro-
ceeds are for benefit of the
Recreation Center.
Tommies Feminine Apparel
of Livingston will, co-operate
with Mrs. Barbara Eidson in
presenting the modeling and
styles.
Nationally Known Speakers To
Be At TFA Meet In Beaumont
Several nationally known
speakers will appear on the
program at the 48th Annual
Meeting of the Texas Fores-
try Association in the Ridge-
wood Motor Hotel, Beaumont,
Oct. 26, 1962. Dr. Kenneth
McFarland, General Motors
Educational Cocsultant, Top-
eka, Kansas, and Robert W.
* I J Kneebone, senior vice presir
emaill •'•eeaea dent. The National Bank of
s result, of the Billie Sol (Commerce, Houston, will be
Estes investigation. Senators
said the Agriculture Depart-
ment is ripe for a structural
overhaul.
The suggestion came from
both Democratic and Repub-
lican sides of the Senate in-
vestigations subcommittee as
it continued its questioning.
two cf the principal speakers.
Dr. McFarland, appearing
under the sponsorship of Gen-
eral Motors, is described by
the U. S. Chamber of Com-
merce as America's Numbet*
One public speaker. He will
be featured et the Friday
night banquet and Bob Dur-
phey of Nacogdoches will
serve as Toastmaster.
Mr. Kneebone is widely
known in business and in-
dustry as a businessman who
has not conwined his efforts
to busines alone, but rather
has taken an exceedingly act-
lv 200,000 to 69,762.000. ive part in all civic affairs.
This is the greatest number Youth Council and state trea-
ever employed in history and jHe is Chairman of the Texas
Labor Department officials j surer for the Crusade for Free-
Employment Climbs
The, Labor Department has
reported that instead of de-
clining in August as expected,
employment climbed by near-
expressed confidence that the
70.000. 000 mark will be reach
ed before the end of the year.
The August report shewed
that unemployment declined
by 86,000, instead of the .sea-
sonally expected 450.000 to 3,-
932.000.
dorn. He has served as Presi-
dent and General Chairman of
Houston United Fund.
Other headline speakers on
the program are Mortimer
B. Doyle, executive vice pres-
ident, National Lumber Man-
ufacturers Ass’n, Washington,
D. C., and Dr. Edward
Locke, director, Forest P
ducts Laboratory, Madison,
sccnsin. Marvin G. Angle,
cogdoches, TFA " president,
will preside.
Numerous awards will be
presented, including awards
for leadership in forest jour-
nalism, awards of merit, tree
farm plaques, and forestry
scholarships. A Paul Burtyan
Awards Breakfast will be held
Saturday morning honoring
those receiving awards Friday
afternoon.
New Game Warden
Assigned Dam B
A new game warden has
been assigned to Dam B, ac-
cording to word received to-
day from John M. Carlisle,
Game and Fish Commission
Region Director.
Randell Wilson of Jasper,
has been assigned full T**oe
duties as a seasonal warden
to patrol Dam B Reservoir.
Walters-Tolar
Reunion Sunday
The Twelfth Walters-Tolar
reunion will be held Sunday,
September 23, at Menard
Chapel. Everyone is invited
and bring a basket lunch,—
Mrs, Inez Smith, Secretary.
Roy Young Elected
Vice-President of
Vo-Ag Association
Roy Young Livingston
Teacher of Vocational Agri-
culture was elected as Vice
President of the Area IX Vo-
cational Agriculture Teachers
Association fer 1962-63 at the
Texas In-Service Workshop
for Vocational Agriculture
Teachers in San Antonio, on
August 7 10.
Roy will succeed Joe Folk
of Kirbyville as President in
1963 64. Roy is teaching in
his seventh year at Livings-
ton High School and has com-
piled an outstanding record
as a Vocational Agriculture
teacher. He has received the
Honorary Lone Star Farmer
degree from the Texas Assoc-
aitioiri of Future Farmers and
Distinguished Service Awards
for outstanding work in Ra-
dio an in Newspaper Publicity
from the Vocational Agricul-
ture Teachers Association of
Texas.
He received the second place
award in the state for “Dis-
trict Public Relations” Chair-
man in 1961. Other officers
elected by Area IX Teachers
were: R u e b e n Stringer of
Mauriceville as Secretary, H.
T. Deaton of Lovelady was
elected as Area representa-
tive on the State Leadership
Committe and Joe Glasscock
of Chester on the State Jud-
ging C( ntest Committee.
Robert Moore of Jackson-
ville was sleeted as the Area
member for the State Awards
and Degree Committee and
Herman Bate of Lufkin as
the delegate to the Texas Far-
mer Bureau Workshop .train-
ing program. Tentative plans
are for Jhe 1963 workshop
to be hq*d in Dallas at the
Adolphus Hotel.
Homecoming And
Cemetery Working
At Turner Homestead
A homecoming and cem-
etery working will be held
Sunday, September S3 at the
old John and Eliza Turner
homestead place 4 miles East
of Livingston, one milt? off of
the Woodville highway.
Everyone is invited to come
and bring a basket lunch. All
friends and relatives are ask
ed to come —Reported by Mrs.
J. B. Herring.
he saw no reason why the
Type II vaccine could not be
given, and recommended that
areas planning these clinics go
ahead. However, he advised
earlier that the Type III clin-
ics should be held up pending
investigation by the Surgeon
General’s office. ■
In August,more than 11,000
turned cut for a Type I clinic
in Polk County. This clinic
was considered highly success-
ful and local doctors feel that
mass immunity from the Type
I polio virus was attained.
Local doctors stressed that
there is nothing to fear from
the vaccine given out here in
August and that the postpone-
ment is merely logical caution
being exercised in all areas
until the investigation of the
Type III vaccine can be com-
pleted.
“It is better to wait and be
sure," one doctor said.
The investigation was start-
ed after less than a dozen
cases of polio cropped up
among millions of adults who
had taken the Type III Sabin
vaccine. No cases were report-
ed among children who were
vaccinated, and early reports
frem the Surgeon General’s
office indicate that the Type
III is still safe for children.
Last week, Canada stopped
the use of the Sabin vaccine
after several cases of polio
were attributed to the vac-
cine.
Action of the Canadians
touched off investigations in
the United States* However,
vaccine being used here is
said to be different from that
used in Canada, but re-exam-
ination of the vaccine and its
results will be made, physic-
ians say.
Announcements of .* future
plans for a Polk County drive
will be made in the next few
weeks.
r
BRIDGE CONDEMNED - The Old Bold Sprints Road Bridge which erosaes Long King Creek has
been condemned and person* (ravel at thrtr own n-k according to signs erected at both ends of (he
bridge recently. The dgn* say "Condemned Use At Your Own Risk- Polk' County Commissioners
. ' m. ■ \
Court." The sign painter slipped on his spelling, but County Road Engineer William A. Doyen says -
that, the bridge is in bad need of repair and Is da ngerous in its present condition-* The bridge was
built In 1933 according to a plaque on one of the iron girders, — Staff Photo
Acreage Survey
Cards Distributed
By Post Office
Postmaster R\vmond EL
Jones announced rec?!fi?fy that
Rural Mail Carriers began
distributing 1962 Acreage Sur-
vey Cards to patrons on their
routes a,bout September 13.
The Post Office Department
assists U. S. D: A. in making
this survey each year. These
re|>ort«.*directly from farmers*
are the basis for official esti-
mates for Texas acreages of
all crops harvested in 1962.
To be sure this commuhity
is well represented in the sur-
vey. Postmaster Jones urges
each patron receiving a card
to fill it out and return it to
his mailbox.
Rural mail carriers wqrking
on this project are: Wilburn
Cook, Route One; Morris
Oliver, Route Two; Jake
Young, Route; Willie Mat-
thews, Route Four.
Grand Ole' Opry Star's ,
To Appear On "Louisiana Hayride"
Show At Livingston
Johnny and Jack with their Tennessee Mountain Boys
who have become overnight favorites of radio, stage and
television are coming to the Texas Forestry Exposition
at the Polk County Fairgrounds in Livingston. They will
anpear with the nationally famous “Louisiana Hayride”
Show which is scheduled for Saturday, November 3.
Johnny and Jack who parlayed two golden voices and
a guitar "to a combination as the nation’s 'number one
vocal duet will bring their fast moving, fun and music
filled routine to this year’s exposition.
In additon to Johnny & Jack, the show will include
Kitty Wells, bright star of Decea Records and nationally
known as the best of America’s Folk Singers. Kitty Wells
was voted the number f singer of Folk Songs for four con-
secutive years in all trade journals and magazines.
Other talent lineup for the November 3 show in Liv-
ingston includes:'Bob Luman, Bill Phillips, Tony Douglas,
Bob Shelton, Bobbie, Jean, Nat Stuckey, Frank Page,
Tennessee Mountain Boys, Surname Boys.T ' .
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Dove, Billy C. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1962, newspaper, September 20, 1962; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781904/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.