Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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Timpson Weekly Times
VOLUME 71
•ni:?SON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1966
NO. 31
TIMPSON POLLS RECORD
VOTE IN JULY PRIMARY
Voters in Timpson last Sat-
urday did not break any speed
records in reaching the two
polling places, but they got
there just the same without
raising a cloud of dost
They polled a pretty good-
sized vote, too. When the polls
closed at seven o’clock the rec-
ord showed the Sooth ben: poll-
ed a total of 882 votes, and the
North box 458 votes, or a total
of 840 for both bootee.
Two years ago Timpson
polled 808 votes lathe first pri-
mary—128 In
Agricultural
John C. White..........6W
Jim Barber .........1M
BUI Jones..............186
For Congressman al largr:
BUI Elkins..............185
Martin Dies............592
Far Associate Justice
Court of Civil Appeals i
L. B. Hightower........244
Charles B. Walker......686
U. S. ltep» rnanla live
2nd Cong. District:
Melvin Combe..........361
the North box Jack Brook* ............433
and 880 fa the South box.
Here'* how Timpson voted
July 28, giving the combined
unofficial total of both boxes:
For Governor,
J. J. Holmes............ 7
J. Evetts Haley.......... 16
Price Daniel...........'.165
Reuben Senter&tt........ 3
W. Lee O’Daniel........208
Ralph Yarborough ......406
For 14. Governor:
A. M. Aikin, Jr.......... .112
C.T. Johnson............ 43
John Lee Smith.......... 98
Ben Ramsey ....... 686
For Asoocitle Justice of
Supreme Court, Place 1:
Meade F. Griffin ......840
For Associate Justice of
Supremo Court, Place 8:
Robert W. Calvert ......840
For Associate Justice of
Supreme Court, Place 31
James R. Norvell........282
Robert G. Hughes...... _445
Fair Attorney General: '. •
Ross Carlton..........,.106
Wfll WUson ..........282
Tom Moore .........., .208
Curtis E. HUl........ L, .119
For Judge Court of
Criminal Appeals:
Jesse Owens............846
W. A. Morrison..........526
William J. Murray......840
For Comptroller of
Public Accounts:
Robert S. Calvert........840
For Stale Treasurer:
Jesse James............478
Warren G. Harding ......298
General Land Office:
Earl Rudder............£69
Ned Price..............506
For State Representative:
V. L. (Bo) Ramsey......215
BHly Hunt..............694
Per District Judge:
Ward Chandler.'.........844
Wardlow Lane ..........280
T. O. Davis.............202
For District Attorney:
Fred Hudson, Jr.........840
H. E. (Jaqk) Enmon____242
a B. Christian..........588
For County Attorney:
Richard E. McDaniel ... .840
For Tax Assessor-Collector:
Ellis D. Wilburn ........840
Far Couatablr, Pine. No. 7:
Hagar Hooker..........263
M. L. Powers............662
Earl Brown............84
J.-P. Precinct 7:
Clara Humphries........840
Shelby County
ChaonMBi
Ben (Pep) Parker ......840
For
Timpaottl6-N
W. P. Cony..........468
For
Timpson 16-5:
R. R. Morrison ...».......
The vote on segregation is-
sues wen:.
No. 1, for 570; against 73
No. 2, for 677; against 74
No. 3, for 562; against 68
Last week to publishing the
list of firms agreeing to close
each Wednesday afternoon
during August, the name of
Paramore Grocery was unto-
tenttelly overlooked. His name
appeus to the list as publish-
ed again this weak.
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GENE PHODES
PAINFULLY BURNED
IN CAR WRECK
Gene Rhodes, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Berry Rhodes of this city,
is a patient to a Galveston hos-
pital for treatment of severe
burns received |ast Sunday
when the car he was driving
accidentally wrecked and
caught fire near Livingston.
Young Rhodes was on his
way homo from Texas City
where he has employment.
Following the accident he re-
ceived treatment at a Living-
ston hospital and on Tuesday
was taken to Galveston.
Hr. and Mrs. Rhodes are In
Galveston with their son. Rob-
ert Billingsley of this city, re-
ports a telephone message
from Mr. Berry Rhodes Wed-
nesday tooming which stated
the young man’s condition is
critical.
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Using returns of the Sheriff's
race as a basis for determining
the number of ballots polled in
Shelby county to tbe July 28
primary election, Shelby coun-
ty polled a total of 6628 votes.
TMs compares with 7148 poll-
ed to the 1964 election.
The Democratic executive
committee met Monday night
at Center and canvassed the
returns, and the official count
is .is fellows:
For GovernorL-j. j. Holmes
57 ; J. Evetts Haley 188; Price
Daniel 1672; Reuben Senter-
fitt 94; W. Lee O’Daniel 1440;
Ralph Yarborough 3163.
Lt Governor—A. M. Aikin,
Jr. 666; C. T. Johnson 41B;
John Lee Smith 496; Ben Ram-
sey 4710.
Attorney General — Ross
Carlton 843; .. Will Wilson
2401; Tom Moore 1702; Curtis
E. Hill 1206.
Associate Justice of Supreme
Court, Place No. 3—James R.
Norvell 2287; Robert G.
Hughes 3716.
Judge Court of Criminal Ap-
peals—Jesse Owens 2046; W.
A. Morrison 4064.
State Treasurer—J esse
James 3081; Warren G. Hard-
ing 2340.
Commissioner of the Gener-
al Land Office—Earl Rudder
1943; Ned Price 4302.
Commissioner of Agriculture
—John a White 4087; Jim
Barber 012; Bill Jones 1193.
Congressman-abLsrge—Bill
Btttos 1414; Martin Dies 4844.
Associate Justice, Court of
Civil Appeals—L. B. Hightow-
er 8668; Charles B. Walker
3406.
U. a Representative, 2nd
Congressional District—Melvin
Combs 3286; Jack Brooks
3177.
State Representative—V. L.
(Bo) Ramsey 2433; Billy Hunt
SMB.
District Judge—Ward Chan-
dler 22%; Wardlow Lane
2314; T. O. Davis 2067.
Sheriff—H. E. (Jack) En-
mon 2196; C. B. Christian
4426.
Constable Precinct No. 7—
Hagar Hooker 234; M. L Pow-
ers 668; Earl Brown 34.
Commissioner Precinct No.
1—Silas B. Baker 1412; Mack
Houston 288; Lomax Webb
1104.
Constable Precinct No. 1—
Sam W. Davis 1422; ffede
unsay 1288.
Constable Precinct No. 2—
J. W. Furlow 136; J. C.
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United Gas Corporation has
been granted permission to
place to effect in Timpson an
increase to gas rates for resi-
dential and small commercial
consumers.
Action approving the in-
crease came Tuesday night,
Jnly 10, at the regular month-
ly meeting of the city council,
with Mayor J. B. Walters, pre-
siding.
The new rates represent an
average increase of approxi-
mately 4 Vic per day for resi-
dential consumers on an an-
nual basis, L. E. Hampton,
United’s district manager at
Nacogdoches, explained. The
rates will become effective
with all gas consumed after tbe
July meter reading.
Mr. Hampton pointed out
that this is the first rate in-
crease to Timpson for his firm
since gas was turned on to
1928. Since that date, United
has reduced rates three times.
With the new rates, gas will
still cost Timpson consumers
less than it did from 1934 to
1037.
’The rising cost of provid-
ing gas service in Timpson had
reached a point to where at the
end of 1066, we were losing
money at tbe rate of better
than $2106 per. year on our
operations to Tfapeon,” Mr.
Hampton pointed out “Nature
al gas today is atSl one of the
biggest bargains to the home
under the new rate schedule,”
he added. ... , ;
"We are grateful for the
promptness with which the
city council readied a decision
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MUFF!
OtSTRICT ME
Ward Chandler led a 3-man
field of codeBdert for the post
of 123rd district judge, suc-
ceeding S. H. Sanders, who Is
retiring after 16 years on that
bench. But Chandler, faced
with two straw opponents,
failed to win a dear majority
and will meet State Sen. Ward-
low Lane to this month’s run-
off contest. The unoffidal count
gave Chandler 5,438 votes.
Lane 3,890, and T. O. Davis,
judge of tbe district whan it
was first created, 3204.
V. L. Ramsey, running ahead
to Panola county bat trailing in
Shelby county, managed to win
nomination as state represen-
tative ftom the 2-county Fifth
District to Saturday's Demo-
cratic primary election. Ram-
sey collected 6,470 votes to
koto a victory over Billy Hunt,
who had 6,686 votes.
AtTi
Presbyterian Church
A series of revival services
will begin Sunday, August 5th,
at the Tennessee Presbyterian
church, and will continue
through August 12th.
Miss Levume Barrow of Dal-
las, Christian Education
Worker, will bring the mes-
sage Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
The pastor,.Rev. D. 8. Neel,
and Rev. Sam Wright will
bring tbe messages during the
remainder of the meeting.
The Bible school program
will be held August 3rd, at 8
P- m.
JACK BROOKS
UTElEntlNE
■b swan
Beaumont, July 30.—U. S.
Bop. Jack Brooks continued to
widen his margin over Ms op-
ponent, Judge Melvin (ombs
and Hardin and Orange coun-
ties added completed r turns
yesterday to the totals in tha
congressional race.
Brooks’ latest available to-
tal was 57,505 with Combs
counting 33,861.
Latest figures were;
Combs
Brooks
Jefferson 12,503
27,406
Orange ................ 2,936
6,411
liberty . ....________ 2,059
3472
Hardin ______________ 1,688
3,185
Jasper ....... 1,966
3,164
Newton______1,198
.,743
Tyler..............— 083
1,961
Angelina ....... . 5,664
4,186
San Augustine. 706
LOSS
Sabine... _ 1,045
1,655
Shelby:................ 3,228 ■
3,110
Warrant Officer
E. D. Chapman
A recent issue of the Broad'
caster, published at Scott A. F.
B., Illinois, contained a picture
of the new Warrant Officer B.
D. Chapman of Timpson, as
Major T. E. Duggan tunned his
bare on designating Chapman’s
new rank. Chapman was
NOOIC of the NCO Leadership
school. He I* a son of Mrs. Lets
Chapman of Timpson. His two
brothers, Eaton and Joel, also
reside fa Timpson.
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Dallas, Jnly 30. gen. Price
Daniel and Austin attorney
Ralph Yarborough began their
runoff campaigns for the gu-
bernatorial nomination today
even before the final returns
were tabulated from Satan*-
day’s primary.
The two candidates will
meet to a runoff to four; weeks.
Yarborough has a long way to
go to catch Daniel, with latest
returns showing the U. S. Sen-
ator leading by more than 160,-
066 votes. '
Returns from all 854 coun-
ties, including 182 complete,
•hewed Daniel with SOSjM
vales to 441,746 for Yarbor-
ough.
Former) Gov. and U. 8. Sun-
tor W. Lee (Pappy) O’Daniel
was third with 330,454 vOten.
The 66-year-old O’Daniri, try-
ing a political comeback, had
never lost an election.
Rbt as returns from a reaml
turnout for a primary that may
total more than. 1.6 million
votes came to, it appeared teat
O’Daniel fire wagon campaign
in the fork* of the ergeka had
paid off, but not enough.
The other three candidates-
seeking tee Texaagevernoi-
ahip trolled badly. Segrega-
tionist J. Evetts Haley of Can-
yon was fourth with 83£f3>
followed by Reuben SfPtetfitt
of San Saba with 35,861 "aM
J. J. Holmes of Austin^ with
10,367. _
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a Methodist Churchy
August 13-20 ~
Plana are underway for tha
annual Vacation Bible School
at the Methodist church, to be
held August 13 through thefiO.
Mrs. Carl W. Brown is gen-
eral chairman and she will
have a group of helpers to as-
sist during tiro week’s pro-
BaroUment will be held Sat-
urday, August Uth, 8 to 10:30
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Classes will be made up of
pupils from the klndergteten
through the Intermediates.
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1956, newspaper, August 3, 1956; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth814058/m1/1/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.