Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 17, 1954 Page: 1 of 8
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Timpson Weekly Times
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VOLUME 60
TIMPSON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1954
NO. 88
J. J OLIVER, FORMER
nESQflM, KILLED
IMMOBILE WRECK
Henderson, Tex., Sept. 11.—
Joseph J. Oliver, a former state
representative from Shelby
County and widely known East
Texan, was killed in an auto-
mobile wreck about 11 a. m.
Monday in southeastern Rusk
County.
OUver, 74, was known ah
“Uncle Jack” to scores In East
Texas and in Austin, where he
served as a member of the
Legislature from 1938-41.
Oliver’s wife, Elizabeth, was
also Injured in the wreck,
which took place near Con-
cord. Cause of the wreck had
not been determined late Mon-
day.
Oliver became the fifth high-
way fatality in Rusk County
since noon Saturday and the
22nd road death in the county
this year.
He had been employed in
Austin during the recent ses-
sion of the state lawmakers
and was en route to Carthage
at the time of the accident.
Oliver served as a commis-
sioner in Shelby County from
1919-24 and from 1924-28. He
owned and operated a ginning
company at Center from 1921-
43. He was a native of Shel-
by County.
T" ' Jv was removed to
___>might. Funeral
services were held at 3 p, m.
Tuesday at the White Bosk
Church near Center, with the
Tc i Carroll Chadwick and
the Rev. Curtia Peace officiat-
ing. Burial, under direction of
Mangun Funeral Home, was
in the White Rock cemetery.
Oliver’s death was the latest
in a bloody three-day series of
highway wrecks which began
at noon Saturday.
Oliver is survived by two
sons, Elzie and A. J. Oliver,
both of Center; three daugh-
ters, Mrs, L. R. Childs of Free-
port, and Jcaqueh'ne Oliver of
Pasadena.
Five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren also sur-
vive.
Oliver’s body was taken to
the home of his son, Eizie, near
Center, to await funeral rites.
TIMPSON PASTORS
URGE PRAYER
OBSERVANCE
We heartily endorse Presi-
dent Eisenhower’s proclama-
tion of September 22nd as a
National Day of Prayer. We
trust that Christians of all
churches will pause to thank
God for blessings received and
“beseech God to strengthen us
in our efforts toward a peace-
ful "world.”
Any special observance of
the day in our local churches
will fee announced from the
pulpito Sunday. -
Signed:
Milton Bradford,
Northside Baptist Church.
W. B. Oliver,
First Christian Church.
Lawrence C. Upton,
Timpson Methodist Church.
THE PROCLAMATION
“Whereas, Americans of ev-
ery generation have sought
and found in Almighty God
help and guidance in their
personal and national prob-
lems, and
Whereas it is fitting that all
Americans should unite in
prayer on one day of each year
in reaffirmation of their reli-
ance upon divine support, and
our faith in the power of pray-
er.
Now, therefore, I, Dwight D.
Eisenhower. -President of the
United States, do proclaim
Wednesday, September 22, as
a national day of prayer when
all of us may give thanks for
hleasipgs received and beseech
God to strengthen us in our
.efforts toward a peaceful
' world.”
Melvin Honeycutt Loses
House and 2900 Broilers
In Tuesday Fire
The broiler house, together
with 2990 ons-week-old broil-
ers, owned by Melvin Honey-
cutt and located on his farm
near town on the Timpson-
Center highway, are a total
loss as the result of fire of un-
determined origin. The blaze
was discovered about 3 o’clock
Tuesday morning and a fire
truck from the local fire de-
partment responded to the
alarm. The loss is partially
covered with insurance.
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Sedan
1951 Chevrolet 4-door
Sedan
1949 Ford 2-door Sedan
1948 Pontiac 4-door
Sedan
1948 Chevrolet Aero
Sedan
1946 Pontiac 2-door
Sedan
1953 Chevrolet % Ton Pick-up*
1949 Chevrolet % Ton Pick-up
1946 Ford Vi Ton Pick-up
Shelby Motor Co.
TIMPSON — PHONE 212
Bear* Meet Center
Roughriders in
Thriller Friday Night
Football fans of Timpson
and Center are all set for a
thriller Friday night of this
week when the Center Bough-
riders invade Bear stadium for
the traditional once-a-year-
tangle by the two teams.
Both aggregations enter the
Friday night battle with a rec-
ord of losses in their first tilts
of the season. The Boars, play-
ing the powerful Carthage
Bulldogs last Friday night
gave up a hard-fought battle
to Carthage by the score of 47
to 0. At the same time the
Center Roughriders lost to
Gaston eleven by the score of
20 to 7. Incidentally, Carth-
age and Center rank as 16-AA,
while the Bears are in 17-A.
The kickoff is scheduled for
8 o’clock, with a big half-time
show scheuled, that should at-
tract a record attendance.
Timpson School Band
Invited to Play at
Tyler Rose Festival
The Timpson High School
band has an invitation to visit
Tyler October 2nd, and parti-
cipate in the parade of Hie
Rose Festival.
Free hot lunches will be
served to all bands of East
Texas who take part in the
parade.
Band members will also be
guests of the Festival at the
Tyler Junior College and Tex-
as Tech Freshman football
game that will be played there
the same afternoon.
1,7C0 band members from
schools in East Texas are ex-
pected to participate in the pa-
rade.
HHTKH.il CHIPS
Frier mini
The Martinsville Red Raid-
ers are the champions of the
Piney Woods Amateur Base-
ball League for 1954. This was
definitely settled last Sunday
when the Raiders defeated the
Timpson Rockets 9-7. This was
the second game of the play-
off series, Martinsville also
winning the first game.
A record crowd was out for
the contest, fans from various
points of East Texas feeing in
attendance.
TESTING FOR
OIL PAY BY
MAGNOLIA
CONTINUES
Much interest continues in
the Magnolia No. 1 Don Lang-
ston test well, 8 miles north-
west of Timpson in the Cale-
donia-Concord area.
The following report on the
well appeared in Thursday's
Dallas News:
“Some assurance had been
given Wednesday for estab-
lishment of commercial Travis
Peak oil pay in Southeast Rouk
County seven miles east of
Mount Enterprise.
“Magnolia Petroleum Com-
pany was preparing to acidize
and continue testing at No. 1
Don Langston, Joseph English
survey, following a rerun of a
drilistem test on perforation*
at 7,190-210 feet. Recovery in
four hours was 100 fast of
clean oil and 210 feet of oil-cut
mud with bottom-hole fiowi
pressure 275 pounds.”
“On the basis of the Magno-
lia well’s findings, considera-
ble leasing has developed in
Southeast Rusk and Northwest
Shelby Counties. Magnolia
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
are most active.
The American Legion
Auxiliary Install
Officers for New Year
(By Marie Flores)
The American Legion Auxil-
iary met Sept. 9th at the Le-
gion Hall for their regular
meeting and to install the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing
year:
President — Mrs. Lucille
Crump.
1st Vice President—Mrs.
LaNera Sapp.
2nd Vice President—Mrs.
Frances Coan.
Secretary-Treasurer — Mrs.
Claudia Walters.
Chaplain—Mrs. Lou Willie
Kristensen.
Historian—Mrs. Edith Brin-
son.
Rehabilitation - Mrs. Ora
Jackson.
Sergeant - at - Arms — Mrs.
Sarah Smith.
Reporter — Mrs. Marie
The box score below
will
Flores.
tell the story:
Mrs. Mabel Melton, 2nd Dis-
Martinsville
AB
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trict President, of Lufkin, per-
Swann, 3b
6
0
1
formed the installation cere-
R. Green, If
5
1
2
monies.
Shaw, c
4
1
1
Members of the Tenaha
Kennon, p
5
0
3
Auxiliary were special guests,
Manning
8
1
1
and Miss Grace Baldwin, pres-
Poe, lb
0
0
0
ident, extended a challenge to
Carroll, eg
5
1
1
the local auxiliary on attend-
Hatton, as
5
2
2
ance for the next three months,
Barfield, rf
5
2
2
the losers having to serve a
Ynfante, rf
0
0
0
big feed.
Flanagan, 2
4
1
1
At the close of the program
—
—
—
a lovely social hour was enjoy-
Totals
42
9
14
ed by all.
Timpson
AB
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Come on girls! Let’s be the
Lawrence. 8b-p
5
1
1
winners!
Allen, cf
4
2
1
Miller, as
5
1
1
Working to Improve
J. Green, lb
5
1
1
Premises of New
Taylor, If
Fester, 2b
5
5
0
0
1
1
Prospect Church
Fitts, rf
5
0
0
For the purpose of painting
Haley, c
3
1
1
the wire fence, and making
Horton, p
1
0
1
other improvements on the
Hooper, 3b
3
1
1
premises, a working day will
_
_
_
be held at the New Prospect
Totals
47
7
9
church Thursday, Sept. 23.
Martinsville 111
230
100—9
All interesting in helping
Tompson 000
040
003—7
with these improvements are
New shipment Haggar
slacks, 100% wool, Dacron
and wool; colors brown, blue
and gray. BRINSON’S.
requested io come and bring
their paint brushes and lunch.
Committee.
Want ads bring results.
SHELBY DECLARED ELIGIBLE
FOR DROUGHT RELIEF
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Fire of undetermined origin
burned the Fox Theatre on
South First street, causing
heavy damage to the building,
and completely destroyed the
contents Wednesday morning.
The alarm was turned in
about 2 o’clock a. m., and
both trucks of the local fire
department responded in
quick time. Four lines of hose
were strung to the scene of the
fire and good work was ac-
complished by the firemen in
protecting adjoining property
from destruction. The adjoin-
ing brick buildings of A. N.
Summers and S. H. Uoiloy
sustained damage from fire,
smoke and water.
The Fox Theatre is owned;
by S. T. Smith and operated >
by Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Win-
bery. The loss is partially cov-
ered with insurance.
Special to the Tiros*.
Beaumont, Tex., Sept. IS.—
Jack Brooks'
ice was notified
by the Agricultural Depart-
ment that five Second Congres-
sional district counties have
lief under public law 875.
These counties are: Shelby,
Jasper, Newton, Sabine | and
San
Baptist W. M. U.
Elect Officers
The Baptist W. M. U. elect-
ed the following officers for
the ensuing year at a recent
meeting:
President—Mrs. D. A. Mc-
Glung.
First Vice President—Mrs.
J. B. Waiters.
Second Vice President—Mrs.
C. S. Witcher.
Third Vice President—Mrs.
W. I. Bailey.
Recording Secretary—Mrs.
S. R. Permenter.
Corresponding Secretary-
Treasurer—Mrs. M, B. McGee.
Young People’s Secretary—
Mrs. Gloria Smith.
Grammar School
Football League Opens
Play Next Tuesday
The Grammar School Foote
ball League opens ite 1964 sea-
son. Tuesday night. Sept 21, at
7:30 p. m. There are six teams
competing for the league
championship this year.
The league is composed of
teams from Timpson, Garri-
son, Joaquin. Tenaha, Sheiby-
ville and Rockville. These
teams are made up of bays 15
years of age and under and
must be in the eighth grade or
below. There is also a weight
limit of 120 pounds on all
backs and ends and this rule
should make the scores lower
and the games more interest-
ing.
This is the 1954 Timpson
Grammar School League
schedu'e:
Sept 21—Garrison at Timp-
a*. a. —
Sept 28—Sh e lby vilie at
at Timpson.
Oct. 5—Timpson at Beck-
viHe.
Oct. 12—Timpson at Joa-
quin.
Oct 19—Tenaha at Timp-
son.
Ladies’ sweaters, variety of
sizes and colon. Brinson’*.
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 17, 1954, newspaper, September 17, 1954; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth813457/m1/1/?q=oliver: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.