Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1955 Page: 1 of 12
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Timpson Weekly Times
VOLUME 70
TIMK.ON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1955
NO. 41
SEVENTY YEARS—The First Christian Church of Timp-
son, shown above, observed its seventieth anniversary with
special service* Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Dr. M. E.
Sadler, president of Texas Christian University, was the
speaker at the 11 o’clock service Sunday. The building was
Ailed to capacity with large crowds attending the- afternoon
program and other services of the three-day program. The
church has been in service since 1885. Rev. W. B. Oliver is
pastor, giving full time to the church program.
“The Spiritual Foundation of Democracy”
Topic of T.C.U. President at Christian Church
“The founders of our nation emphassi on parochial schools,
had sense enough to know
that they could not have dem-
ocracy without religion.” Dr.
M. E. Sadler, president of Tex-
as Christian University, stated
in his message to the First
Christian Church last Sunday
morning on the occasion of
the church’s seventieth anni-
versary celebration.
Dr. Sadler’s topic was “The
Spiritual Foundation of Dem-
ocracy,” and hi* text was
“Biesaed is the nation whose
God is the Lord.”
Continuing hi', thonvht. *he
speaker pointed out the fact
that through the first century
and a half “all education was
projected to maintain the in-
dispensable Christian founda-
tion of democracy," and was
so written into the charters of
such colleges as Harvard, Yale,
King’s (now Clumbia), and
William and Mary.
Public schools, too, were es-
tablished for the purpose of
promoting religious training,
and the first textbooks contain-
and the progressive retreat of
Protestantism.
Growing out of these tends,
the educator noted that: most
children get all their education
totally unrelated to Christiani-
ty; sectarianism has made it
imperative to eliminate all ref-
erence to religion in public
schools: and, as a result, we
have a generation of co|
students illiterate in the
of religion, i
“Religion,” Dr. Sadler
phaaised, “is not an o
factor in education. T* w
in oar history, democracy and
Christianity have been Insep-
arable. In the land of worid we
have today, it is a dangerous
thing to educate the mind and
hand and leave the heart un-
touched. If the fire of religion
burns out, the heart of democ-
racy is no more.’
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to be wen IN
SBEIBT SITIIHT
County Hospital Bond Is-
sue of $200,000.00 And
Re-allocation of Funds to
Be Decided By Qualified
Voters.
Qualified voters of Shelby
Comity are asked to go to the
polls Saturday, October 15th,
and render their decision upon
two important propositions.
One of the propositions to be
voted upon is: shall the Com-
missioners Court of the county
be authorized to issue bonds in
the amount of $200,000.00 for
the purpose of establishing
and equipping a County Hos-
pital in Shelby county. Shelby
by county has a No. 1 rating in
priority for $240,000.00 in
Federal Aid for the building.
The other proposition for
consideration of the voter is
the proposed re-allocation of
funds wherein tfae Commis-
sioner’s Court is asking citi-
zens to give them the privi-
lege of transferring 11 cents
of the Jury Fund over to the
General Fund.
Ballots and other election
supplies have already gone
out to the election judges.
R. R. Morrison wOl preside
as judge at the south box and
Joe Bogue at the north box in
Timpson.
P.-T.A. HALLOWEEN
FESTIVAL OCT. 27
The annual P.-T.A. Hal-
loween Festival Is scheduled
ed the I<ord’a Prayer, Psalms, for October 27th, and plans
are underway to make this
big event for this area.
Further plans for the festi-
val will be made at the P.-T.A.
meeting this (Thursday) after-
noon at 3:30 o’clock.
and other Biblical materials.
Dr. Sadler sees certain sig-
nificant trends in recent years:
the increase of state support-
ed school*, the strong Catholic
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Growth and development of
Timpson ia reflected in the
city’s financial statement pub-
lished in this issue of the
Times. It also shows city af-
fair* are efficiently handled,
with income growing monthly
and providing for the retire-
ment of bonded indebtedness.
Increased use of electric
current, water and sewer serv-
ice is reflected in the utilities
department, totaling $19,009
for the months of July, Au-
gust and September. Cash bal-
ance in this department on
July 1st, was $8,566.23, giving
a total of $27,559.28.
During the three months pe-
riod disbursements totaled
£14,925.72, which includes $2,-
641.14 in retiring a 1951 ae-
ries of bond. Other large items
in the disbuursemenU were
payroll totaling $8,696.70, and
$4,216.56 for electric current
purchased.
The light, water and sewer
departments began the last
quarter of the year with a bal-
ance of $12,633.51.
The general fund of the city
is also in good condition, show-
ing a balance of $11,742.98 on
hand September 30th.
Cash on hand aa of Septem-
ber 30th, in the light, water
and sewer fund, and general
fund totals $24,376.44.
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THE FUAT NIGHT
When Bears and Tigers get
together there usually is an ex-
citing contest—and this thrill-
ing event will take place at
Bear Stadium in Timpson Fri-
day night when the Logans-
pert Tigers meet the Timpson
Bears in a football game due to
attract a record crowd.
This is a non-conference tilt,
bat gives every promise: of fur-
nishing plenty of excitement
from the first kick-off to the
final whistle.
Playing at Garrison last Fri-
day night the Bears lost to the
Bulldogs by the score of 30 to
6. The Bulldogs scored four
times in the second quarter
with Dan McNair, Duck Ken-
eau, Jim Cook and Snookie
Stoddard going over. Garri-
son's last score came in the
fourth period with Crosby
Newman going over. The Bears
made their only score in the
fourth quarter with Barkley
Bowlin plunging over from the
two-yard line.
GMT SCHOOL SETS
IIOiMIP OCT. 15
Gary.—More than 560 ex-
students, teachers and former
residents are expected for the
sixth annual Gary School
Roundup Oct. 15, said U. B.
Goolsby, roundup president.
J. E. Stanford of Louisville,
Ky., public relations director
of the Kentucky Farm, Bureau
Federation, will be principal
speaker. Stanford, a Gary ex-
student, has served with the
extension department of Texas
A&M College, as agricultural
director of the Eat-I Texas
Chamber of Commerce, an I as
editor of the Southern Agricul-
turist, Nashville, Tenn.
A basket lunch-will be serv-
ed in the gymnasium.
PLOffT.BF WIITEB
IT GITT HELLS
Working around the clock
from Saturday afternoon until
Holiday afternoon by Mayor J.
B. Walters, councilman, and
employee of the light and wa-
ter department, the city again
has an abundant water supply.
Mechanical trouble was en-
countered at two of the three
city wells Saturday, necessi-
tating trips to get equipment
repaired, and the aid of expe-
rienced help from Dallas and
Tyler, and Callaway Drilling
Co. of Timpson, a fuli supply
of water was again available
Monday afternoon. Consumers
had only a dribble of water
during the time, but almost a
full tank in the city water
tower Was retained for emer-
gency purposes.
Doe to the water shortage
public schools were dismissed
Monday, and the few remain-
ing wells at the city were in
great demand for water.
Mayor Walters expresses bis
appreciation to everyone for
their fine eoperation in help-
ing to cope with the unavoid-
able situation.
Looking ahead .the City of
Timpson has priority on tha
use of water from the 170-
acre Lake Timpson on which
construction ia due to begin
shortly and which will have a
capacity of 784,400.000 gal-
lons of water.
NAMED—Lk Gov. Ben
Ramsey of Texas has been
named by the State Dem-
ocratic Executive Com-
mittee meeting in Fort
Worth to be National
Democratic Committee-
man from Texas.
Marketing Quotas On
Cotton For Another
Season Indicated
Washington.—The Agricul-
ture Department Monday esti-
mated a 13,928,000 bale cotton
crop will be produced this
year, up 1,056,000 bales tram
last month’s forecast.
The size at the erop indicat-
ed that marketing quotas will
be imposed on cotton again in
1956. Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson by law must
act before Oct. 15 to determine
if the controls are needed.
This year’s prospective crop,
added to a carryover of more
than 11 million bales, will
meet consumption demands,
THE GITTH BEIT
5TITE BK SUMS
HEM cum
l****ae of Nearly Half
Million Dollars in Deposits
Since October of Last Tear.
Statement showing condition
of The Cotton Belt State Bank
of this city at the close of bus-
iness October 5, refleet steady
growth of the institution, and
improved conditions to *M«
area.
Deposits on October 6, this
year total *1,957,510.73, as
compared with $1,502,927.04
on October 7, one year ago, or
an increase of $456,588.69.
The June 36th statement of
this year showed deposits of
$1,786,488.77 as compared
with $1,957,616.78 oat October
5 tins year, a gain at $171,-
021.96, for tiie four months pe-
riod.
One year ago reeources of
the baok totaled $1,711,672.46
as compared with $2,162,-
570.68 on October 5, this year.
Loans and discounts of the
bank on October fith, this year,
total $894,033.02, as compared
with $629,017.84 one year ago.
both foreign and domestic, for
about two years.
Monday’s estimate, based
on Oct. 1 conditions, compares
with output last year of 13,-
896.000 bales of cotton and 18-
year average production of
12.952.000 bake.
Cheek your car before you
cbeck off a life.
T.H.S BAND IN
NACOGDOCHES FAIR
PARADE WEDNESDAY
The Timpson High School
band, under direction of Bob-
by Goff, was in the big parade
opening the Nacogdoches
Couuty Fair Wednesday.
On October 22nd the baud
will be in the Rose Festival
parade at Tyler, and on Oct
29th will be in the parade
opening the Louisiana State
Fair at Shreveport.
IN NEW LOCATION
City office, chamber of com-
merce and Water District of-
fices are now located in the
Taylor building next door to
Shepherd’s restaurant, on Ja-
cob street.
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1955, newspaper, October 14, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth815704/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.