Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1967 Page: 1 of 8
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PAINS COUNTY LEADER
tsTAEUSIIED JUNE 10. 18B7 VOLUME T9
EMORY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1967
ISSUE NO XXXX
PUBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY
fipllGHT
DOUBT
IT/
JUDGE WEAK DISMISSES SUIT
AGAINST KA1NS SCHOOL BOARD
EASTER SEAL DRIVE BEGINS
FOR FUNDS TO AH) IN WORK
fop 1967 Easter Seal drive is and «K
now under way, according to
Mrs Billie Jean Swindell, Pa-
rade Chairman Easter Seal
Par aders will he railing «»n Rain*
County homes during the next
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Judge Prank Wear sitt’ng in the construction of a new million
the 8th Judicial District Court dollar school plant in the dis-
of Emory Saturday morning, dis- trict.
mised the law suit filed by D. E. The bonds to build the new
Northcutt. Mrs. J. D. Foster, A. school plant were voted in
\! Pen ter anti Uobhy Asbill March of 1966, but construction
gainst the Rains Independent jias h«*ld up by court adion two weeks.
brought by Northcutt and others Funds from Easter Seal* have
us a result of a controversy over helped many Kama County people
♦he locatiou of tiw* proposed •”* the a.nd are available to
school plant. any resident needing help with
Northcutt and the others were 'herapy. transportation,
represented by Lonnie C. Me*
Gull* Jr. of Lai las, and (he Ruins
Independent School District was
represented by Ivan Alexander
Jr. of Emory and Woodrow Ed-
wards of Mount Vernon
rhool District The School Dis-
trict had filed a motion for sum-
mary i|iHgrr.»*pf a-ikimr the Court
to deny the rights of Northcutt,
et al. to have the school district
The local society lias at pres-
ent a hospital bed. wheel chair.
2 palm of crutches, and an oxy-
gen tent which may is- used free
of cost Plans are to purchase
more equipment soon.
A list of workers and commun-
PRE-SCHOOL
P-TA TO MEET
HERE TUESDAY
munity Center
piogram lo
e on Safety
111 he pub!
1 when the drive is
lid Mrs. Swindell.
will br- pi
~ might hav
The ruling in favor of the
School District Is the second such
tuling in their favor in lawsuits
by Northcutt and the others
seeking to abolish the district
since a dispute has arisen over
RAINS COUNTY
i from
iw»
,„■« the art (,,r ,he
*, ul thr Emory Kir-* V»l*
they did well but
‘ tkmippor' 1,1 a11 w,i‘ "wn
r ......»SCOUTS TO GIVE
Building . .
a SHOW AT POINT
HUFF SERVICES
J. C. HUFF DIES IN
James Clifton Huff 76. 1010
Bergin Street, died Saturday
night at Memorial Hospital in
Sulphur Springs.
MM
' Iuxm during Sunday Troop 361 will present a pro- \an Zandt County, son of J. K.
“"V lbe ,uA.s. gram at the Point Community ami Mary Murphy Huff
0*ir daughter and fami- Center Satuiday nigh*. March 18. He was a member of the
nun BATE and DON No admision will be charged, but church of Christ.
»ad two pretty little a donation will be taken, which Survivors include his wife,
usu and TRINKET . . . half will go to the Point Fire De- three daughtera, Mis. F. N.
GMtri and SlsAN of pertinent. Quinn and Mrs. Peggy Nicholson
rkw and UKOfttiK treated Everyone is invited to see a Gf Longview and Mrs. Loudene
the suppei hour with good show, skit*, stunts, panto- Middleton of Sulphur .Springs;
delicious hot links .... mine*, string music Ihe queen five graadchildren; two great-
ry ETTA MAE HILL of will l»e crowned and a style grandchildren and a sister, Mrs.
drove down and we have ahow will be staged Nora Rucker of Oklahoma
This U truly a show’ everyone rtte9 werp heW at lhe
will enjoy Green view Baptist Church at
Lloyd McKinney, 3.30 p m with T. S.
Scoutmaster Teddlie and the Rev. Richard
„__________— Jackson officiating.
__^,, ivr» Inteiment was in the Green-
SUPPER BE HELD
Duckvvor* h, Raymond Fitzgei -
aid, GUc» Flanigan and dm Is
Vails serving a*, pallbearers.
Tapp Funeral Home was In
clia, gc ul auallgemellls.
Mi Hull was a lormoi teacher
in the Emory school and had
lived for many years in t lit* Bo.
AS SO HEART BREAKING
to many be nd, came
to pay tribute to our
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UMS Mil J III
40 HANNON . . . HID
S E . . - 4. A. and
HU. AMIs . MRs. MU,
WARREN iBKEIv
Bt.H/trt ROM I It
INtei oh so many old
I came home , . IVAN
•r-bt guy , , . and
WEST TAWAK0N1
VOTES "WET" IN
CLOSE ELECTION
WEST TAW’AKONI A record
vote in West TdAukom Smijriiiy
pa.vs«-(j a 1<> al »ption election 66
to tfj and created a wet area in
Hunt County for the first Unit
in over half a century
I ne entire county was vm«u
dry in 1903 and the* defeated lo-
I960 was the only other such
vote in the county in t>4 years.
In addition to the ijt> votes
cast Saturday, one absentee vote
remain* to be counted, making
a total of 127 ballots compared
to the previous record of 106
vote* counted in the West Tawa-
r>' • J '*:•
AT BRIGHT STAR
All members are urged
tend this important meetir
officer* for the next schoo
will be elected.
Proposed officers are as
lows:
President—Mr*. Rogers peiona koni incorporation election
Program and Yearbook Chair- March 7. 1966.
man Mrs James Kerr — —
RALNS COUNTY
Childrens Activities Chairman
Mrs Kenneth Moody
Membership and Transporta-
tion Chairman Mrs Phillip Bai-
ley
Secretary — Mi „ Hooert Par-
rish
Treasurer Mrs Henry Pott*
Reporter-Historian—Mrs Geo.
Scott
Parliamentarian-Mrs. J. J.
Jenkins HI
Hospitality and Courtesy —
Mrs Covey Griffin
Children's Parties Mrs. Chat.
Henson, Mi's Billy Daugherty
Publications-Mrs Herschel
Ramsey
Devotional Chairman — Mrs.
Herbert Brewer
A covered disk jupper will, he
held at Bitglil Sui Filday,
Match 17, In the Communily Cen-
ter Building. There will also be
a 42 party
There will not be any charge, nanza communily.
but donations will he taken up _______
for funds to pay for lights and
gas. NET TO MEET
For an evening of entertain-
» *U cheer with his happy to™* wUh your ,rlpnds aml
|ful naturi* ... it wm
•11 of us, w ho he
Mmtif to .
■* ham in my of.
1 1*1 some addresses to
rsrds to: Hills MVTTII.
•*, < ARRIC x of, t
J**'. sHVW »ti,i Lx ,1 I,,,.
^TMwt of the Prospect
“T they are all re-
*t the Wesley Manor Rest
In Greenville
(V TO GET
N ON WATER
J. CHANGE
"" Ray Roberts an-
bring your family
MARCH 20th
T. Opportunities,
m HM.P I III. iHSABIaKD
CuWUjy Qu«il l«*i tMi-K
Don Meredith, w’ho is Chair-
man of the Texas Football
Boys* Lily Day for Crippled
CUttdren, gives a few po.n*
er* to a teal fan. Tummv
Tyiee of Mecqulte Tommy
represent* the 11,04ft crip-
SENDS LLAJH K
ifttAkr
t>led ohUdDH served hy.the
Baiter Seal So* lety for Cl ip
pled Childten and Adults of
Texas, which is sponsoring
Lily Day on Match 18 The
Texas Easter Seal .Society
also served 4.986 adults in
1966
RAINS HIGH
The following students of
Rams High School have been
listed on the honor roll for the
iourth *ix weeks period Sty-
dents must maintain at least a
‘ B" average to be placed on the
honor roll.
SCOUTS TO
PRESENT SHOW
.Skill. Style Show Pnntominag,
Suing Miuic
All kinds of cniertaiamaat.
No admission charge. Dona*
t.ont will b* appreciated.
Half proceeds will go tu Point
Flie Department.
Tune 7 X p m Saturday night,
March 18
Plate. V' ,nt C ommunity Bulld-
ii>l ______
MEN IN SERVICE
SGT. NAGEL
IS COMMENDED
C. C. PLUNK DIES
Mr. and Mrs Marvin Willis C. C iTollle. Plunk. 2131 M
— p. A. Program will have tholr are sending the Leader to their talba. Garland, passed away
Mrs. M. A. Anderson formerly monthly meeting March 20, 1967 laughter. Mrs Glenn Lewis of that city.
Nocwna has moved to the I" 'be District Courtroom of Seabrook
home of her daughter, Mrs. John Rains County courthouse
Sisk and Mr Sisk.
FORMER RAINS
RESIDENT DIES
AT MARSHALL
7:00
p. nr. All bouiii iiirmbt'o jiui
interested persons are urged to
a*tend New programs will be
discussed.
C C. WESLEY
President
Mr. and Mrs. A L. Anderson
of Amarillo visited her sister.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Stewart Thurs-
day. They also attended funeral
service* for Mr. Andersons broth-
er in Dalian Sunday.
Joyce Walker, Jewel Mc-
Millian. Joanmne Jenkins
MA” AND ,W''
Charlotte Bums. Nelson
Spinks. Dannie Eads. Jacky Ad-
cock. Charlotte Bullard. Vicki
Stuart, Shelia Nix. Avis North-
cutt, Donna Waldrop* Shelia
Scmc-s wci- hold »t 2*Y> p CiAlg. Humrr 3i»hop. Joyce Ditt-
m Friday, at Wnt Glen Rapiu*’ man, Mailmdl Jones. Kav Shei-
Church. conducted by the Rei. ,on Avto Ha>s. Gary' Jenaen.
Steve R. Philpot Interment was Doris Fleming. Lyndie Rivera
William Franklin Cochran, 77,
of Route 1, Box 31ft. Marshall,
died at the Oak Haven Nursing
Home about 11.45 p. m Thurs-
day following an illness sever-
al months. He had resided in
Harrison County for 34 years.
He was born January 16. 1H90. vjinistr
in Emory. Tex. He married the yvater
IVAN ALEXANDER SR.
IN EMORY MONDAY AT 2 P. M.
in Grove Hill
Tollie Plunk was a native of
Rains County. He grew up
here and was employed by his
late brother. Polk Think
He is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Rena Plunk, son R Conlee
Plunk; daughter. Mrs A J. Lew-
ellyn. all of Dallas; broth*'t
Bruce Punk. Emory; five grand
children.
1 A1U1 ILLi), Calif. —- T»Ue
nica. Sergeant Ernest C. Nagei.
.son >1 Mr. and Mrs Frank E.
Nagel of 14ft S WhJtter & . New
^ L _ Buffalo. Mich has been deoor.
Ann Alexander sherry Thony ^ ^ (b. ,. s A|r KorP,
Commendation Medal at Tr*-1a
AKTv. Calif.
-Scigi-ant Nagel was awarded
the medal tor meriliou* servtea
as an aircraft engine te. hniciaB.
Ik* la at Travis ax s member
of the Mili'aiy Airlift t'ommnad
whirh provide* rategie xirflff
lot deployment of U. S. foroe*
world wide
The sergeant is a graduate of
New Huffalo High School.
His wife N'ella, is the daughter
of Mt and Mt> M t llama of
Point. Te*.
AVON RICK.
Principal
EFA TO EXHIBIT
STOCK AT SS
SHOW MAR. 17-18
Cioih iiugu** ha* renewed r he
subscription to the Rains County
Leader to his brother, A/3c Wix-
dell c Hogue. Dyer* Air Wrc*
Baae Abilene
Funeral services were held in yj
the Church of Christ chuich of H
Emory- for Ivan Alexander Sr.,
of 2439 Dorrington Drive, Dallas.
Monday afternoon at 2 p. m
T'ill**t t Teddlie and
“ tor the
11 Mi Kinney
Her
led y,
ill! me, Miss valla* Lu/aOetn v”tlnst ministera, officiating.
Weaver in 1910 in Emory. Until ^ aft(., , y,,, 1UnM, iB
his retirement in 1962 he was a a Dana, ho,|tai a hpart twl.
larmer. He received his edu< a- dition November 27, lt<M
turn in the Emory pubiie wftoola in Dnoiy, he was the son of
m**mbn of the Bap- vasirge and Launa Cook Alexan-
Pohalbillty tist Church. der. pioneer and highly esleemed
Funeral servkvs were held at , ltlzenjl of Kams ComXy Hr WH
00 p m. Satrday from the Cb- ^ ,0 thp („rmrr Gladys
»i a i«»mal Cnapei of tile Sullivan Fu* jn
ik:r." '* a] IIcir«e in Mdiili«tll cuikiwl- Ivan (or Dugan as he was af-
etl by the Rev Dick Sawyer. In- feetlonavly dubbed duHng the
tei ment fottowed In Cave Spring! h,.y (la>. ^hool day, in
schooli was among the most
Survivoi* included four sons: popular, witty and well liked peo-
Alfrovi \\ Cochran, Marshall; Er- pie here. He was a member
irrsprov
‘1 Waco,
nn* ^ Marlin
M Mrs. u*
■B
IVAN AIJ VANUER SR.
Church of Christ.
Survivors include his widow.
Mrs. Alexander; two sons.
r»n. Marshall; three daughters, He was aaaociaied In buslrexi CbMles Howard Alexander of
___ Mr» Ronald Schwartx. Los An- here with hla brother. F. S. Dallas and Ivan Alexander Jr. of
of Grand Sa- Jf1**1 (MU ‘ Mra* Leo Judge. Alexander and later with his fa- Greenville; two sister*. Mrs. Mae
“*t* tor the Jan. New York City; Mrs. Clyde Rons, ther in the mercantile and gin- Chaatain of Emory and Mrs.
f. v-w‘‘«-ui raiiaii. t-i - pge- nun nr whs a in* iiiiwi *-»i
- to iheu lionu* lle*' ** Cochran Marshall; Mark she first football team of the
‘aaSL1
^M Stuan Mr .m
to* Weeks,;, Tliey ela- W' '-’oduon, Houstuo, Dale Coen- Emory school in 1923
H Rod gw, a.4 riB. Marshall- thro* /iainrhlorv tin wiao mmm.
Sum T'cny Rt
who has hcpn ill. is said to Is-
improving at hi> honv*
RITES MONDAY
FOR MRS. DARLLN
Final rites were conduct'd for
Mrs. O L Darlin. Route 5. .Sul-
phur Springs, at 2 p m. Monday
at Tapp Funeral Home, with the
Rev. Grady Wyatt and the Rev
Liai'-.j Lui,< Oila eg a it ug. inter-
meat was ni Rt^ilawn Memorial
Park
Mr*. Darlin was struck and
killed Saturday morning as she
walked across Highway 19 near
her home in the Shirley com-
munity.
Horace Mayberry, Green Hand
--member of the Rains chapter.
of Brashear will show his registered Hereford
bull at lhe Junior Livestock
Show at Sulphur Springs Friday
and .Saturday, Match 17 and 18.
Twenty-six registered Hereford
hull* will be exhibited during the
show These bulls were pur-
chased from the famous Flat Top
Ram li of Walnut Springs,. Tex
Horace will keep this animal for
two year* al which lime ne may
purchase him from the Seal's
Foundation This a program by
the Sears Foundation to improve
the quality of beef cattle in
East Titnn
May berry has done an excellent
Job of feeding th i animal ar.d
will gain additional skills in fit-
ting and showing at the Junior
Livestock Show
Hapknia County, daughter of W.
iy &
jghte
RUSK LOSES HAND
IN STEEL FALL
W. G Rusk had hla left hand
E. and Looney Fitzgerald. She «^«r*d off Just above hla wriat
GOSPEL SINGING
BE AT DUNBAR
The Cannon Valley Hoys of
Dallas will be at Dunbar Sun-
day aftern-on, March 19 at 2:00
o'clock.
Every;** that )ove« good got-
jei singing come out and be
with us.
SEEN . *
'IK' IWOGEVK M. l.KKOY In
sulphur Springs to visit her
MR' Hill JAMS who
has been in the hospital for a
number of weelu . . . KNOX
W AsHBI K\ in town to isyiew
hU Leader and also fo MRS.
LON FRY of California . . . and
CONNIE rORTIN forget t1a«
which year hla Leader la due
for renewal . . . MRS. R. W.
______ ther in the mercantile and gin- '.nasiain oi ana «lts. . in accident Turadav He also .
M'rxhall. nmg bugmes, (or yeari He Georgia Mason of Paris, a broth- * suffered , hL< lTiura uhs-7 ■nJV8°>' la town •»* •
,*»*Cnwr iwcia^ ^ Surrtvora hTucie her huMwnd. {SVUSksf~ engaged‘la
1“a,r ssirs
*h0,,1* ^ 7V*y ^ m2j*'1 . PaUhearar* were; from all over U*» state cam* 1 olioearers were Robert WU- auters. Mrs EateUe Johnson of occurred. He received treatment
,r** W E Austell niM. I?pe™- Ho»«rd Sawyer, home to pay tribute to a beloved son. Sparkle and Truman Var- 1 iRRiiit and Mr*. Clyde Ctioom in the Mesquite Memorial Hoeirf-
Calvin Forbes, friend. nao. Norwui Leanoa. Brno* Bui- of Stour, and a toother. W L taL He is zzz, at hsss sad is-
sad nn, Jw Oavar
of the lard and Uoyd Giiea.
Fitzgerald of Spur.
proving
IJ® i« —. ..nation with]
DOHK RF-TGIIT . JIM REN
NEMJ k and W W. iniNUL
visiting mu, c i.ttNi ijvs in
Mlneola last week
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1967, newspaper, March 16, 1967; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth835067/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.