Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1971 Page: 1 of 8
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The Honey Grove Quarter-
back Club sponsored basket-
ball tournament featuring ten
independent area teams which
began Monday will continue
with games Thursday and Fri-
day nights and the finals Sat-
urday night. There’ll be
double-headers with first
game each night starting at Several Honey Grove merchants will be staging a sidewalk sale in front of their businesses next Saturday, March 27th. A
6 o’clock. Admission is 50tf large number of sample copies of March 26th/The Signal-Citizen will be distributed in the area announcing some of the
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Sidewalk Sale Set For March 27th
the Allens Point Commun-
557 many bargains available at the Sidewalk Sales. You'll find bargains in Honey Grove stores everyday but Saturday, March l8th^^7*,30^D^mU|l^M|arC^
^ 27th, there ’ll be some extra ordinary savings for everyone. ” P* •
Honey Grove Signal-Citizen 10t
Published every Friday. Office and production plant, MO North 6th Street, Honey Grove. Entered at the Post Office at | \/ J
Published «wry Friday. Office and production plant, 660 North 6th Street, Honey Grove. Enteted
Honey Grove, Teocaa, 76446, ae second olaae mall matter. Joe T. Morrow, Editor and Publisher.
Complete New« and Advertising Coverage For The Honey Grove Trade Area
Honey Grove, Fannin Ctounty, Deane, 15646, Friday, March 19, 1971
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ALLENS POINT CLUB
The regular meeting of
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NUMBER 8
The weather man cooperated—it was a beautiful day for
the annual Honey Grove Junior Livestock Show held at the
Co-Op Gin Co, lot in Honey Grove last Saturday. Over 500
persons attended and FFA and 4-H members from many area
schools entered their livestock for the huge all day show.
Dr. Rogan Arnold of East Texas State University was the
judge. Charles Yarbrough, Honey Grove FFA advisor who has
had charge of the annual events since their inception several
years ago was well pleased with the interest shown by Honey
Grove people as well as that evidenced by the attendance and
participation of persons throughout this area. This photo
shows a part of the gin lot's overflow crowd and was made
around 3:00 o'clock last Saturday afternoon.
Complete results and other pictures will appear in next
of the p,p«,. (Staff photo)_
Dog Vaccination
Domie Duncan To Talk
At All Sports Banquet
Tickets are now on sale for die All Sports Banquet, honor-
ing school athletes participating in the sports program of
Honey Grove High School. The event will be at 7:30 o'clock
Saturday evening, March 27th in the Civic Center. Tickets
are $2.50 per person.
Donnie Duncan, head coach at Navarro Junior College at
Corsicana and former head coach here will be the principal
speaker. The meal will be catered by Ernie's of Greenville.
A community wide vaccination for dogs will be held on
the city lot across from city hall during the hour from 2:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m., March 23, by Dr. H.D. Witcher.
The City Ordinance states that every dog over 4 months
of age kept within the city limits of Honey Grove must be
vaccinated and registered at city hall.
A Bonham dog catcher has been employed to pick up all
dogs without a city license tag more than one year old.
City officials solicit cooperation from all citizens to assist
In this worthwhile program.
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Assembly of God Church Revival
March 21-28
The Assembly of God Church of Honey Grove will begin
revival services Sunday night, March 21st. The services are
to be conducted by Rev. and Mrs. Ronald Dennis of Fort
Worth and will last through March 28th. Services begin at
7:00 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
DDD Here March 20th
Beginning Saturday, March 20, all telephone customers in
Honey Grove can dial their own Long Distance telephone calls
to more than 100 million telephones in thlt country, aonnrri-
ing to Tom Baker, Manager for Southwestern Bell.
"We regard the date March 20. as somewhat of a red letter
day in die history of Honey Grove," Baker said. "This means
that all telephone customers will find their long distance cal-
ling easier, faster, and more efficient than ever before."
The manager said that his experience in other communit-—
ies reflected that customers felt this particular change in their
telephone procedures is die very finest change in communi-
cations made since the introduction of the dial to the tele-
phone .
Baker pointed out that direct distance calling is not diffi-
cult, but to die contrary, very easy.
■ "You simply dial 1, then the Area Code if it's different
from your oVirn, then the telephone number in the distant
city you wish to call," Baker said.
For instance, if you're calling Tulsa, you would dial 1,
then the area code 918 (Tulsa’s area code), then die tele-
phone number in Tulsa. A list of area codes for most cities
in the United States can be found in die front of your Honey
Grove telephone directory.
"If you Ye calling Dallas, where the area code (214) is die
same as Honey Grove *s, you will dial 1, then the telephone
number in Dallas, " Baker pointed out.
Calls other than station-to-station, such as credit card or
collect calls, or calls billed to another number, must be dial-
ed through the operators just as they are today.
In summary, Baker said, all our customers in Honey Grove
can complete long distance calls without the services of an
operator, and they 71 find their calling faster and more pleas-
ing than ever before. !
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Allens Chapel Improvement Club
The Allens Chapel Improvement Club will meet at the
Community Center Friday, March 19th at 7:00 p.m. Mrs.
.Raymond Nelms, Gary Nelms, Dianne Strickland, Dewayne
Strickland and Sherry Klein will furnish entertainment. The
public is invited to attend.
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Mrs. Nowak Accepts Position
Ronald D. Smith, Administrator of Grove Manor Nursing
and Convalescent Center, announces the appointment of Mrs.
Leo Nowak, R.N., as Director of Nurses for Type 4 patients
effective April 1st. Mr. and Mrs. Nowak and their son and
daughter will be moving to Honey Grove from Bonham in the
near future. The appointment of Mrs. Nowak will enable
Grove Manor to widen its services to include patients requir-
ing skilled care. "This will be an added dividend to the
Honey Grove area since Grove Manor can now handle all of
the area needs," Smith said.
Early Start On 82 Asked;
Court Wants Fannin
i left In 4th District
7 The Fannin county commissioners court wants to keep Fan-
nin county in the Fourth Congressional district which is repre-
sented by Congressman Ray Roberts of McKinney.
f| That was the gist of a resolution passed by the court at its
Cpgular session last week.
The court authorized Judge Choice Moore to prepare the
.resolution and present it to the legislature's committee on re-
districtine.
One proposed redistricting plan would take Fannin, Gray-
son and Kaufman counties out of the Fourth District as now
constituted. In such a setup, Fannin county might be added
to the First District represented by Wright Patman.
J The court also is ready to get work started on the new route
of U.S. 82 across the county.
A resolution asking that the Texas Highway Department
start plans for the highway was approved by the commissioners
and will be forwarded to die State Highway Commission.
The resolution asked that the plans for the highway be plac-
ed on the docket for the April hearing.
It is estimated that construction of the 30-mile segment of
U.S. 82 across Fannin county would cost between $15 and
$20 million.
Three years ago, it was estimated that right-of-way for the
route which would be north of the present route would cost
$740, 000. The cost today would be near $1 million, it was
entimated.
4 The county would purchase the right-of-way for the high-
way and would be reimbursed by the state for one half of die
total cost.
Cost of building the highway would be from state and fed-
eral funds.
The commissioners also called on the Highway Department
* “ lb consider improvement of State Highway 78 from Bonham to
Bailey with a view to eliminating many of the curves in the
present road.
Early construction of that segment of State 121 from just
south of Bonh a ni to connect with that section starting at U.
S. 82 was asked in another resolution.
Construction of the leg would involve the building of an un-
derpass under the Texas and Pacific railway.
Right-of-way for the uncompleted leg of the highway was
purchased by the Fannin county and the City of Bonham some
three years ago and is ready for highway construction.
Btyce McIntyre, manager of the Chamber of Commerce,
pledged the support of the Bonham Chamber of Commerce in
all the projects proposed by die court at the session.
Warriors Show Well
In Hooks Relays
Coach Jackie Hendrix's Honey Grove Warrior track team
faired exceptionally well in die Hooks Track Meet at Hooks
last Saturday. Jesse Morris who placed first in the broad jump
set a new record and Harold Green with a first in the 220yard
dash also set a new record for the Hooks Meet. .
Time and results for Honey Grove High School participants
were as follows:
1st - Broad Jump - Jesse Morris - a new record, 21’ 4 inches.
6di -Broad Jump - Harold Green, 19' 4 inches.
1st - 100 yard dash - Harold Green, 10.2.
2nd - 100 yard dash - Jesse Morris.
3rd - 440 Relay - Jesse Morris, Artie Adkins, M.J. Clark and
Harold Green, 44.8.
1st - 220 yard dash - Harold Green - 22.8 (a new record).
5th - Discus- Eddie Scott 134' 2 inches.
3rd - 330 Intermediate Hurdles - Jesse Morris 42.0.
5th-Mile Relay - Larry Finney, David Glover, M.J. Clark,
Earl Allen 3.47.
Other events - 120 High Hurdles - Artie Adkins 17.2; 880
yard run - Larry Finney 211; David Glover 211.2; M.J. Clark
212.8; Mile run - Gary Gentry 5:23, Walter Jones 5:29.1.
The DeKalb team placed first in the Hooks meet with a to-
tal of 122 points; Hughes Springs was second with 66 and
Honey Grove with 63 total points was led by New Boston with
65 points.
The Warrior Track Schedule is as follows:
March 20 - Van Relays, Van.
March 26 - Edgewood Relays, Edgewood.
April 3 - Brahma Relays at Paul Pewitt.
April 7 - District 14A Meet at Bonham.
April 17 - Regional Qualifiers Meet at Edgewood.
April 24 - Regional Meet at Denton.
The State Track Meet will be in Austin, May 7 and 8.
4-Car Pileup
NOTICE
INSPECTION
Ordinances of the City require that any person erecting a
new building or repairing or Improving an older building
must apply and receive a permit signed by the city inspec-
tor. Permits are also required for plumbing and electrical
work to be performed by bonded workmen.
Mr. Claude Johnson has recently been appointed as City
inspector. If his services are required, call the City Hall.
City Commission
Three Persons Are Injured
At least three persons, one of them a Bonham policeman,
were injured in a spectacular 4-car pile up on U.S. 82, just
west of Windom early last Friday morning to end a high speed
chase that had started on East Sam Rayburn Drive in Bonham
a few minutes earlier.
Highway Patrolman Rudy Dorrough said Officer Sam Patton
of the Bonham police force had started pursuit of a car in Bon-
ham and the driver, identified by officers as David Wayne
Roberts of Windom sought to outrun the police car.
Patrolman Dorrough said the car driven by Roberts hit the
rear of a pickup truck driven by Clifford W. Sherwood of Win-
dom, spun out of control and smashed into a car being driv-
en west by Mrs. Doris Gibson Parks of Fails.
Officer Patton was unable to stop his patrol car and thrashed
into the Parks vehicle.
Patrolman Dorrough said the car driven by Roberts contin-
ued down the highway some distance before going into the
ditch. Sherwood's pickup truck also ran into the ditch.
Deputy Sheriff Leonard Collingsworth, who had joined in
the chase after it started in Bonham came up on the wreck
and summoned the highway patrolmen, ambulances and
wreckers.
Officer Patton was brought to a Bonham hospital where his
injuries did not appear to be serious.
Roberts also was brought to a Bonham hospital where he was
treated and released to city officers who place him in the city
jail.
Mrs. Parks, who suffered a broken arm and bruises, was
taken to a Paris hospital.
Her husband, G.D. Parks, who suffered bruises and cuts
also was taken to a Paris hospital.
The three Parks children in the car with their parents ap-
parently were uninjured.
Sherwood's truck was badly damaged but he was able to
drive it on home.
The other three vehicles involved in the wreck were de-
molished, officers said.
Patrolmen Dorrough and Bob Ridley had received a call to
a minor accident near Lamasco a few minutes earlier and
were enroute to that accident when notified of the 4-vehicle
accident on U.S. 82.
In the accident near Lamasco, a driver had struck a cow.
Former Resident, 101, Dies
In New Boston
Mrs. Manila Atkinson Rozier dled at home Friday. March
12, 1971 near New Boston. Born in Mississippi Feb. 18. 1870
she celebrated her 101st birthday last month.
The former Manila Atkinson lived in Honey Grove before
moving to New Boston many years ago. At the time of her
death she made her home with her niece, Miss Eulalia Atkin-
son of New Boston who survives. She is also survived by a
nephew, Ballard Atkinson of New Boston.
Miss Lois Avary and Mrs. Elizabeth Branson attended the
funeral services Saturday in New Boston.
James H. Paschal Rites Held
Jimmy Paschal, 57, of 1503 North 14th Street, Honey
Grove, died a 6 o'clock Thursday evening, March 11, 1971,
in McCuistion Community Hospital in Paris after an eight
weeks illness. He had been hospitalized for seven weeks prior
to his demise.
The funeral, Saturday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock was in
the Cooper-Sorrells Chapel with the Rev. A.D. Dodds, pas-
tor of the First Baptist Church as officiant. Interment was in
Oakwood Cemetery.
Named pallbearers were Sam Reece, John D. Reece, Bill
Stewart, Lloyd Blair, Johnnie Smith and Staley Seale.
James Harrison Paschal was born Nov. 17, 1913 at Honey
Grove, the son of the late Thomas M. and Mary Carter Pas-
chal. He married Velma Cunningham at Paris Nov. 17, 1934.
He was an electrician.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Velma Paschal of
Honey Grove; two sons, Jerry Paschal and Thomas Paschal,
both of Honey Grove; a sister, Mrs. Bobby Sillivan of Col-
umbus, Texas and two grandchildren.
J. C. Frazier Services Held
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BONHAM-J.C. Frazier, 79, of 705 South Fourth Street
died of an apparent heart attack while changing a tire on his
car at home Friday morning, March 12, 1971.
Mr. Frazier was found dead in the yard.
Funeral services were held at Wise Funeral Home chapel
at 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Henry Green officiating. Bur-
ial was in the Windom cemetery.
Mr. Frazier was born in Fannin County Nov. 23, 1891, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Frazier.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Verda Frazier of Bonham; a
son, the Rev. Doyle Frazier of Olney, 111.; a daughter, Mrs.
Inez Littlejohn of Texarkana, Ark. ; a brother, Alvin Fraz-
ier of Windom, and five grandchildren.
Dr. L. C. Biggers Rites
Funeral services for Dr. L.C. (Ted) Biggers, 67, a Fannin
county native and a Bonham physician for forty years were
held at the First Baptist Church In Bonham at 2 o'clock Sun-
day afternoon. Dr. Biggers died Friday, March 12, 1971, in
Baylor Hospital in Dallas where he had been a patient since
suffering a heart attack on February 25th.
Officiant at*the last rites was the church pastor, the Rev.
Mac Hargrove. Interment was in Willow Wild Cemetery at
Bonham.
Well-known throughout the county, Dr. Biggers was active
in virtually every major community endeavor. Longtime act-
ive in the Baptist Church, he was a member of the First Bap-
tist Board of Trustees and was president of the Bonham school
board, having served as a member of the school board for
eighteen years. He was a member and had served as president
of the Chamber of Commerce, was a member of the Rotary
Club, the Golf Club, the Bonham Industrial Foundation and
was;actlve. in adult work of the Boy Scouts and the County Red
Cross Chapter.
Survivors include his wife; two sons; five brothers; two sis-
ters and two grandchildren.
Honey Grove Red Cross Drive
March 19th, 20th and 21st
Harvey S. Brunson Rites
COOPER-The funeral of Harvey S. Brunson, a salesman
who died Thursday, March II, 1971, at home TieTe, UTTTFTE
7th' St., were at 3 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church. The
Rev. Robbie Harris of Dallas and the Rev. Richard Tatum of
Cooper officiated. Delta Funeral Home here directed burial
in Rattan Cemetery.
A native of Delta County, who lived here most of his life,
Mr. Brunson was a son of Robert E. and Lucretia (McCowan)
Brunson. '
Surviving are his wife. Hazel, and four brothers and sisters:
Earl Brunson of Ben Franklin; John Brunson, Honey Grove; Mrs.
Birdie Barry, Winnsboro and Mrs. Cara Moon, Pecan Gap.
Cleo Morrison Foreman Services Held
Mrs. Cleo Morrison Foreman, 62, died in a San Angelo
Baptist hospital at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 1971.
She had been in ill health for several years.
Funeral services were held at 2;30 p.m. Friday, March 12
at the Telephone Baptist Church with the Rev. R.L. Clements
and the Rev. Paul Hunt officiating. Burial was in Forest Grove
Cemetery under the direction Of Cooper-Sorrells Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Foreman, a former Baptist missionary and a retired
school teacher, was bom Nov. 22, 1908 at Telephone, the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luther Morrison. She mar-
ried Edward Foreman Sept. 12, 1959. He preceded her in
death.
Mrs. Foreman served as a missionary for the Southern Bap-
tist Convention in China and the Phillipines for 19 years. She
was held prisoner by the Japanese for 39 months following her
capture when the Japs overran the islands in 1941.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern star at Honey
Grove, the Texas State Teachers Association and the Baptist
Church at Clute.
Survivors are three brothers, Elmer Morrison of Angelton,
Ike Morrison of Houston and John Morrison of Bonham; two
sisters, Mrs. Omer Welch of Andrews and Mrs. Mary Pirtle of
Sundown; a stepson, Cordell Foreman of Telephone and a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Eloise Adkins of Mesquite.
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Morrow, Joe T. Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1971, newspaper, March 19, 1971; Honey Grove, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth800583/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.