The Detroit News-Herald (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1952 Page: 1 of 4

                                
The Detroit News-Herald
OLD SERI I S \OL St*
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DETROIT, TEXAS. THURSDAY JUNE 5 1952
NEW SERIES VOL. 25 NO. 10
Mis. Turner Joins
PJl Teaching' Staff
Mrs. Mary Sue Turner. county
W H D li’tnt the last several
month*, has resigned thrt p'aee
and accepted a position as home
economics nstructor at Parts
Junio: College. effective this week.
Mrs. Turner »til teach no classes
this si mmer. She will he busy
preparing lor the term which opens
in Sep; ember
Mrs Turner, a graduate of Pans
Junior College, received her de-
gree Irom North Texas State Col-
lege, Denton, and has taught
home making in high school.
> The Turners will continue their
residence on their dairy farm at
Detroit
Detroit Theatre
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June
ECAfSE 01^GRAMMAR
SCHOOL ffUJUttNCEMENT
Friday & Saturday
:lf p mV 2 A 7:15 p.m.
“Jiigl/MaahuB r
With JON HALL as "Junge Jim’
Satirday, Suaday, Monday
10:15p.m. 2:15 y.n 7:15 p.m.
Callaway West That A Way
Daratky McGaire & Howard Keel
High School Program
Friday Night
The Commencement program
will be held Friday, June 0, at 8
p m at the high school auditorium
Processional:    Miss LJych- I e-
Witt
Invocation:    Trent Edwards.
*1 Would Be True:” Chorus
Salutatory; Betty Lou K ng.
”ln the Carden:’* Chorus.
‘ Perfect Day” (Duet): Mrs. E.
B StribJmg and Mrs. Donald
lackson.
Address:    Leighton Cornett of
Paris.
Valedictory: Jakey Broadway.
“Our Best:’* Chorus.
Presentation of Graduates: Ray-
mond Sherling, Principal.
Awarding of Diplomas: C. M
Fisher, Superintendent.
Benediction: J B Jones.
Recessional- Miss Edythe Dr"
^Witt
Class Rail
' Aubrey Adams
Jakey Broadway
Orville Edwards
Mack Fodge
Kuth B. Garrison
Betty Lau King
J.mmy Rater
Charles H. Sharp
f
Jakey Broadway won top honors
and Miss Betty Lou King second
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Elementary School
Program June 5
The Elementary School will
present their dosing program
Thursday, June 5, at 8 p.m. at the
High School auditorium. The
grades one through the seventh
will reader a musical program
“Unde Ned’s Recollection.“
Principal Samuel B. Hunter will
present awards to students and
diplomas to 30 eighth grade
students: William Alley. Roy R.
Arrasmith, Bobby Broadway, Jack
Brock, Jackey Coft nan, Milam
Callander Joe Joplin, Dale Miller,
Stanley Maddox, Jimmy Garrison!
Robert Smith, Howard Williams,
John H. Turner, Johnny McCoin
Richard Morgan, Roger Coonfield>
Leslie Lane, Joyce Kilmer, Mary
Lee Garrison, Ramona Pollan, Jane
Little, Dimple Turner. Mary Ann
Potter. Doris Smith, Sarah Smith,
Patsy Smith, Virginia Miller, Ar-
netta Norwood, Roberta Miller
and Ruby Joplin.
Richard Morgan is honor stu.
dent; Dale Milter, second; Mary
Lee Garrison, third, and Jimmy
Garrison, fourth.
Liam Neel Next Tuesday
The regular meeting of the De-
troit Liam Chib will beheld Tues-
day night at the vocational build-
ing at 8:00 o'clock.
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JAR TOPS. LIDS and RINGS
Mrs. Lucy Mathis
Dies in Texarkana
Mrv Lu v Mathi*. 73 passed
away at lexukana. where she h id
m»Jc her home s nee 1912 lues-
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-lay rrorn 114 a‘ 5 43 •*'cu*ck
I urer 1I services were cuncuct-
ed by Dr T. I Wilbanks. Presbv*
ten m , a tor, the Li t Funeri'
Horne in Textrkana Wedn<sslay
mJ graveside services wtiton-
Jucted in Detruit Cemetery by
M. B barton. Jr , minister ot the
Church of Christ ol Clarksville
followed by interment. Pallbear-
ers were E R. Bondevant, Dun
Meredtth. Monroe Watts, S. C.
Stiles, Ed Mitchell and Judge
Hughes.
Mrs. Mathis, formerly Miss
Lucy Dean, daughter of the late
Ir. and Mrs. Levi Dean, was
born at Detroit and lived here
until moving to Texarkana.
She is survived by two sons,
Henry and Frank Mathw, Texar-
kana; two daughters, Mrs R. E.
Dempster, New Orleans, La , and
Miss T lizabeth Mathis, San An-
tonio; (our grandchildren and three
great-grandchi dren, besides two
sisters: Mrs. Lizzie Martin, Paris,
and Mrs. Mary E Bright Long
Beach, Calif.
Out-of-town attend ints at the
burial besiies the family and pall-
bearers were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Holbert. Mrs. Ed Mitchell. Mrs.
James Rogers, Mrs. S C. Stiles
and Mrs. Frank Smith. Texarkana;
Mrs. Virgie Wood. Paris; Mrs.
Tam Falls, Mrs Brack Thompson
and Miss Willie Mae Thompson,
Chicota.
A. G. Skaggs Dies ‘
at McAllen
A G Skaggs. 37, died at a hos-
pital in McAllen Tuesday at 5 p
m., following a fall he received
the day before. He was operating
a cafe in McAllen and fainted and
fell Monday striking his head on
the tile floor, but was not consider-
ed in a serious condition.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Miss Frances Lee, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Mart Lee, of Ful-
bright, three children:    Reagan,
Donna and John Paul;his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Skaggs,
Rugby, and these brothers and
sisters: J. D. and Ross Skaggs,
Fulbright; T V. Skaggs, Depart;
Roy Skaggs, in Korea, Mrs. Bill
Lewis and Miss Kathryne Skaggs,
Dallas.
W. T. Norris
Pioneer Merchant
Dies at Home
J. J. Hall Dies
at Home
J. J. Flail, about 75, died at his
home at Davenport Monday
morning shortly after 9 o’clock,
following. a long illnesa. Funeral
services were held Wednesday at
2 JO p. m. at Clarksville Funeral
Home, conducted by Rev. Davis.
Mr. HaO waa bom and reared in
that section and reared a large
family.
Besides his wife these children
survive:    Mrs. Walter Garrison,
Detroit; J. A. Hsll, Edmond, Ok ;
Mrs. David Burkhead. Texarkana;
Edward Hall and Albert Hall,
Fort Worth; jack Hall. Dallas;
Clovis HaO. Wichita Falla; Mrs
John Perry, Jr., Fort Worth, and
Miss Velma Hall, at home, and a
number of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Naim Meet Friday Nigh*
Tvere will be a regular meeting
of Bennett Lodge No. 531 A. F. A
V M. Friday night. Jure 6.
Wifli.im Thompson Norris, pio-
neer Detiou merchant and oldest
native of this section, passed away
at hb home in Detroit at T30p.
m Wednesday after severa1 davs
illness
Funeral services wi I be held at
the family home Friday morning
at 10 o’clock, conducted by Rev.
Arthur O*borne, pastor of the
Pres iyterian Church at Clarks-
ville Burial will be in the Detroit
Cemetery by Jo'ley Weaver Fun-
eral Home. Pallbearers will be
Jack Norris and Nolan Norris, Jr..
Grant. Ok ; Campbell Norris, New
Boston; Jack Miller. Ray Sherling
and Thomas Crittenden, Detroit;
Hugh Dean and Joe Cla'k Joplin,
Jr., Idabel, Okla. Honorary pall-
bearers: F C Dollins, V H. Mor-
gan. W E Whitener, H C Ritchie,
A P. Hargus. R E. Cassell. F. H.
Melton. G L. Reynolds, W. E.
Holloway, J.W. Joplin, D K King
C B Cham bless and J.H. Philley.
Mr. Norris, born March 24.
1866, at the old Norris home,
about one mi'e south of where De-
troit now is, the son at Major
John N. and Mary Jane Rogers
Norris, and was engaged in the
mercantile business at Detroit for
more than 50 years.
A family ot eight children, only
one sister survives. Mrs. E. B.
Lyle. Other survivors are his
wife, the former Miss Zona Scaff
and a son by a previous marriage,
Frank Norris, both of Detroit.
Elect Cecil Latimer
Legion Commander
At the regular meeting of the
American Legion Post 505 at De-
troit Tuesday 4|ttu Cecil Latimer
* <*s re-elected Commander, and
Larry M Hooks was elected 1st
Vice Commander and Ragsdale
Garrison, 2nd Vice Commar Jer.
Other officers elected were:
Dick Walker, Adjutant
Fred Garrison, Finance
C'aude Smith. Historiar.
W.L Nichols. Sgt.-At-Arms.
R E Cassell, Service.
J. D Janes, Chaplain.
The new officers will be installed
at the next regular meeting, the
first Tuesday night in July.
Baccalaureate Serv.
All the churches of Detroit sus-
pended services Sunday night and
joined in the baccalaureate ser-
vice at the high school auditorium.
The service was carried out aa
provided in the program. Rev.
Bill Betts brought a splendid mes-
sage of advice to the class
members.
Open New Road
The new hignwuy between De-
troit and Blossom is bring officially
opened this week to traffic. This
will shorten the distance and a new
road makes for faster driving.
Christian Charch Service
Rev. Eugene Brice, pastor, will
preach at the First
Church in Detroit next
11 a. m
Presbyterian Services San day
James Andrews, student at Aus-
tin College, Sherman, will preach
at the Presbyterian Church at De-
troit Sunday at 11 a. m.
The public invited.
W.S.Ci Meet
The Woman’s Society of Chris-
tian Service met Monday after-
noon at the Methodist Church
with 11 members present.
Mrs. Qay Stafford, president,
called the meeting to order.
Opening hymn: “Faith of Our
Fathers.’’
Devotional, “Faith in God and
Fellow Men:** Mrs. Geo. Reynolds.
Mrs. Boyce Campbell read the
duties of each officer, and a letter
from Japan wa
W. S. C. S. tor the
Mrs. H. A. Sharp gave the
Closing prayer: Mis. W. A. Of
burn.
Those present besides the ones
mentioned above were Mmes. E.
B. Stnbling. Fannie Oiambfeaa.
Virgil Walker, J E. Ladymon, L.D.
Me Intire, and Miss Pearl Guest.
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Sunday at 11 a. m and 8 p.m.
Everyone invited.
Announcements
The following
are subject to the
Primary Elections of 1952-
Foe Representative, 3rd District
PHENE C. (Cap) WILLIAMS
For County Judge
JOHN P. AUBREY
For County Attorney
AUSTIN GUEST
(Rn-Electioa, 2nd Tcnn)
Far Sheriff
J.    C. BEVILLE
C O. (Son) WELCH
JACK LAWSON
W.J. CORBELL
LOYCE E. CARROLL
K.    O. (Kenneth) SHOULDERS
For County Tax A memnr-ColInctoe
J. H. (Hub) PETTY
(Re-Election)
THAD H. ANDERSON
For County Clerk
KENNETH E. SHEPPARD
FLOYD A. GREEN
CLARK ANDERSON
HENRY LASSITER
For District Clerk
E W. BOWERS
For Commissioner, Prec. No. 2
C. B. PRUETT
E B. STRIBLFNG
(Rc-Eleciion, 2nd Term)
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