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ANNOUNCED BY BANKS
OF SHELBY COUNTY
Notice
Effective Monday, May 2nd, the banks of
Shelby County will observe new business
hours as follows: *
Will be open for business Mondays through
Fridays during the noon hour.
THE COTTON BELT STATE BANK
Timpson, Texas
THE STATE GUARANTY BOND'BANK
Center, Texas
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VOLUME 70
TIMPSON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1955
NO. 15
WILL BE HEARD IN SUNDAY CONCERT—The Ttanpson High School Band, shown above, will present the second
concert of the season Sunday, afternoon, April 17th, 2 o’clock, in the high school auditorium. The band is under direc-
tion of Kenneth Caldwell. Those having previously purchased band booster tickets will he admitted free. The-regu-
lar admission fee is 75c and - 36c. The group shown above will be heard in various selections during the concert.
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TOO«EO
HOURS FOR BUSINESS -
Effective Monday, May 2nd,
banking institutions of Shelby
County, \ will observe new
hours for business.
They wBl open at 9 a. m.
and close at 2 p. m. Monday
through Friday, and on Sat-
urdays they will open at 9 a.
m. and close at 12 o’clock noon.
They will remain open for
business Mondays through Fri-
days at the neon hour.
Six holidays will be observ-
ed per year instead of 14 as
heretofore. .
Announcement to ibis effect
has been made by The Cotton
Belt State Bank «f Timpson,'
Farmers State Bank and State
Guaranty Bond Bank of Cen-
ter, First State Bank of Tenaha
and the Texas State Bank of
Joaquin.
Cahevndk at Arcadia
There trill be a cakewalk
given at the Arcadia Commu-
nity House on April 28. The
event is held to raise funds for
a piano for the community.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. Fun for everyone.
The program begins at 7:30 p.
m. Mi*. Jack Weatherford.
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Band Director —. Kenneth
Caldwell, above, is director of
Timpaon’s High School Band.
MEMBERS TIMPSON t
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
' *- Following is a list of.: 'the
band members, shown above:
Bass Horns
. Loy Dean McGowan, Rep.
Doshia Woodfin
Bob Conway ' ‘
Baritones
Ben Neel, President
- Joseph Peters
Ban Clarinets
Phabreece Bryce
Elaine Sowell
Clarinets
Helen McCauley, Vice-Pres.
Bette Bogue, Lib .-Drum Maj
Patsy Patterson, Twirier
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Brake Relining With
Factory Materials!
You’ll stop exactly where you
must, after' we reline your
brakes. Only the finest heavy-
duty linings used.
Shelby Motor Co*
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PHESBiT SCHfHH FKE3LTY
RE-EMPL9YED FOR YEAR
AT 801RD MEETING -
Rev. D. S. Neel and Jim
Court, Newly-Elected
Trustees Assume Duties.
The present faculty, of Timp-
son public schools, was re-em-
ployed at a meeting of the
board of trustees Tuesday
night
Following administering of
the oath of office to the two
newly-elected trustees—Rev.
D. S. Neel and Jim Cozort—
the board was re-organized
with the re-election of Leonard
V- Tyer, president; Jim Co-
hort, vice ' president, and
George Grainger was re-elect-
ed secretary.
lit ' addition to Superintend-
ent S. R. Permcnter, faculty
of the school is as follows:
: Mr. J. H. Ralrin, high school
principal; Mrs. Charles As-
kins: Mr. D. P. Billingsley,
grammar school principal;
Mrs. D. P Billingsley, Mrs. 0.
W. Bussey, Mrs, Milton Brad-
ford, Mr. Kenneth Caldwell,
Mrs. Leon Clifton, Mrs. Teresa
Craiisby, Mrs. Royee Craw-
ford, Mrs. Arthur Horton,
Mias Bobbie Linthicum, Mr.
Kenneth Parmley, Mr. W- T.
Phillips, Mrs. Robert Porter-
field, Mrs. Hershal Ramsey,
Mrs. Mack Taylor, Mrs. Vallie
Taylor, Mrs. Austin Tyson,
Mr. Doyle Watson, Mis. Fan-
nie Watson. Mrs. J. C. Whar-
ton, Mrs. (Lucy Todd, librarian.
Colored School
John Alexander, principal;
Esther Alexander, Dannie Mae
Arnold,1 Velma Benjamin,
Picksey Canley,. Ruth Bussey,
Willith R. Johnson, Addie
Jones, Gladys McCray, Vivian
Nelson, Lillie Parker, Marvin
Robinson, Odessa Smith, Cora
Land, Precious • Williams,
Hazelton McCray.
Newly-Elected
Aldermen Qualify
at Tuesday Night
Council Meeting-
-At the regular meeting of
the city council Tuesday night,
two newly-elected aldermen—
J. R. Paramore and Marvin
Hartley, qualified for duties by
taking the oath of office.
Mayor J. B. Walters presid-
ed at the meeting which re-
mained in session until a late
hour attending to various city
matters mainly of a routine
nature.
The council is composed of
the following: J. B. Walters,
mayor; aldermen—C. E. Rider,
jHosea Whlsenam, J. V. Win-
. ery, J. R. Paramore and Mar-
| viu Hartley; Miss Grace Hoop
er, secretary and treasurer.
ent SOKES:
iN PROGRESS IT
MEHIIDISICHUHGH
Revival services are being
held this week, 7 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. at the Methodist
church. Pastor L. C. Upton is
bringing the messages, and th >
singing is under direction of
Rev. Rickard Jenkins, pastor
of the San Augustine Method-
ist church. Services will con-
tinue through Sunday evening.
Sunday, morning the pastor
will preach on “Workers To-
gether With Him.” In the dos-
ing service of the week of re-
vival at 7 rSO p. m., the sub-
ject will be, “Followers of the
Way." .l
Family Night will he observ-
ed Thursday night, April 21st,
with a covered dish supper for
all families of the church at 7
o’clock. ■
Following the supper. Rev.
Ray Loden, Nacogdoches
trict Superintendent, will
a devotional and hold
fourth quarterly conference.
This is the most important
meeting of the year for the
transaction of business of
church. All official* and mem-
bers are urged to be present.
The Northaide Baptist
church and . Christian church
closed successful revival cam-
paigns last Sunday night At
the Baptist church, pastor Mil-
ton Bradford brought the mes-
sages, with singing under di-
rection of Milton Rhodes, Jr.
Rev. W. B. Oliver did the
preaching at the Christian
church and singing was under
direction of Otis McIntyre.
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Ann Arbor, Mich.—The Salk
anti-polio vaccine is 36 to 90
per cent effective, Dr. Thomas
Francis, Jr., reported Tuesday
in his long-awaited evaluation
of last spring’s mass test on
1.8 million children.
Francis said the vaccine wan
safe, effective,, and potent
Washington, April 12.—-The
government today licensed
sale of tee new Salk anti-polio
vaccine for commercial use.
The action means drug firms
can start selling it immediate-
ly. -
Mrs. Gveta Culp Hobby, sec-
retary of health, education and
welfare, licenced six firms' to
make and distribute the vac-
cine for general use.
‘It’s a great day, a history-
making day,” declared Mrs.
Hobby. "It’s.. a wonderful
thing for the whole world.” '
Ann Arbor, Mfeh,—Dr.
Jones E. Salk said Tuesday
only two inoculations of his
polio vaccine, instead of three,
-will be needed to give the ma-
jority of children immunity
during the 1955 polio season.
His announcement meant
Oat some 13 million more chil-
dren would be able to receive
the vaccine by June 1.
Salk, 49-year-old University
of Pittsburgh researcher who
developed the vaccine, said
the third shot—or booster shot
—should not be given until at
least sever, mouths, after the
second inoculation.
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County’s Share Will Be '
*83,276.56; Each of Four
Coaunisriooar’s Precincts
Receive Approximately
*20,000.00.
Sale of motor vehicle license
plates broke a new record this
year in Shelby County, accord-
ing to information from the of-
fice of County Tax Asseser-
Collector Ellis D- Wilburn.
Number of tags sold this
year totals 6443, as compared
with 6702. sold; teat year, or as
increase of 74i for this year.
Receipts this year total
Jil2,822A6, as compared with
*94,428.36 last year.
From the total of *113,-
82238, the sum of *83,278.56
remains in the county and the
State gets a total of *29,543.80.
From the county’s part each of
the four commissioner's pre-
einta wifi receive approximate-
ly *20,000.00, and the remain-
der goes to the ' officers and
salaries fund of the county, It
is reported by Mr. Wilburn.
Additional tags are being
sold moat every day to buyers
of new ears, and probably
there will be a few tardy buy-
ers that didn’t get around to
buying a new plate before the
April 1 deadline,
. Secretary of Agrteultam
Benson reports there will be no
cotton export subsidy during
the 1954-55 marketing aehson
which ends July 31, 1955,
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Mm OBSERVES FIRST
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The Timpson Automatic Gas
Company is this month cele-
brating their first anniversary
of business in Timpson, and in
a special message appearing in
today’s Times they take occa-
sion to express appreciation to
the people of Timpson and vi-
cinity for. their friendship and
nice business.
James Taylor is manager of
the local store and he says it is
a happy privilege to demon-
srate and shew the various ap-
pliances'now on display in the
Timpson store at the corner of
South First and Jacob streets.
The Automatic Gas Com-
pany also operate stores at Mt.
Enterprise and Cushing, with a
fleet of trucks to supply bu-
(tone gas to a large number of
I customers.
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1955, newspaper, April 15, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth815198/m1/1/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.