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The ClaHuville Times Is tbe Oldest Bi
Institution in Red River County
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STABLISHED JANUARY 18. 1873
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1956
TWELVE PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
(
oil Bank Program Beginning to
'unction in Red River County
il Bank acreage reserve a-, tain full information there on how j man explained. “While farmers
intents are now available for (hey may participate in the ac- may sign an agreement anytime
ture in the County ASC office, | teat:-* reserve part ol the Soil Bank . fore jujy 20. those who want to ] todav’s edition of .this newspaper
?r Rozell,, chairman of thet1his year. ) ... ..........,„ should ! is the first time that the new name
White’s Changes
Corporate Name
On Friday. April 27. the stock-
holders of White's Auto Stores,
Inc.. approved a proposal to
rh-aovc the name of the company
to "White Stores. Inc " The sig-
nature appearing in White's ad in
Agricultural Stabilization i “The acreage reserve is the participate in the p 6 j,as t,0PI1 publicly
Conservation Committee, an- first part of the program to get call at the office soon. July 31 is
Iced toduy. Farmers may ob-iiulo operation for 1656,” the chair-' tj,c t|ate for plowing or disk-
i ing a cotton crop in order to re-
1s Had First
iss of Year at
inham Sunday
•
^ldav. June 24, the Clarksville
went down to their first de-
of the year, J to 5, yielding
Duthwest Pump Company play-
Bonham.
orI lulling and pitching fea-
jd the Bonham attack,
tnnie Musgrovc was the hut-
star for tile Owls, getting two
itles and a single in four times
but.
Owls Defeat lingo
(esday evening the Owls tra-
sl to Hugo for a night game,
came from f In 0 behind to
10 to 8 in a very good game,
ed Morris was the winning pit-
going all the nay to pick
'his sixth straight win. He has
'iost a game this season,
etc Pierce was the hitting star
' the Owls, getting two long dou-
and a Ihrec-mn home run ov-
lead center field at the 385-foot BIG DRUM HARD TO BEAT
fk Hugo fans said a hall hud ___ |}0b Overby of Denison
been hit over that part of the ... ,, ,1,
pc in 20 years. ' holds tile iO' g pound d lim
ie Owls’ half of the seventh he caught while floating listi-
ng was featured by succes- j jn„ foolow the Denison Dam.
11 <•«*. Overby ao minutes to
Floyd, good for thre£ runs. j hind hlS (\lt( h, tdken \\ til *1
tnday, July 1, at legion Park Spinning rig and battledwith
Id In Clarksville the Owls wr.l Ia h,.K.k foalhered Whoppor-
,w-
,>■
This
sign “White Stores. Inc will
be used in all future advertising
“The new name better reflects
all activities of the company’s bu-
siness." W. EtAe White, president,
said. “Although at the beginning.
White’s stores sold only automo-
tive parts and accessories, today
............... . ,thev are hard-line department
ing or disking an acreage oi cor-, sjorps boasting 112 departments
ton within the allotment, the *a:>” | an(t thousands of Items for the
duce the acreage below the farm
allotment for acreage reserve pur-
poses.” . .
1 Besides permitting farmers to
incorporate into the soil, by piow-
VOLUME 83, NO. 25
Bridge North of
New Boston on
Red River Asked
Acreage Reserve contains several
other special provisions which en-
. able farmers to take part in the
program this >ear I been officially changed. White’s
Thus, a farmer m y P will continue to offer the same
merit for underplanting cotton if, „„ ,« ln
home, the car, and the family,”
he added.
Although the corporate name has
r , h , ..Znbn tv pc automotive merchandise as
he can certify that he underplant- )(^ nh<tf
ed cither in anticipation of com-
plying with the program or be-
cause of adverse weather condi
tions and if lie designates an equi
ly Idabel Chiefs. Gann1
|2 15.
time
i Stopper jig. |AP Photo).
lore Than $25,000 Paid Monthly By
S. to People in Red River County
[{Monthly payments of 84,907 to monthly benefit payments under
]|3 widowed mothers and minor the social security law.-Of- these,
M»--*bildren—nrrmmted for 25 pc IT eh t 120JK10 were being paid monthly
M of Mtc total monthly old-age and dependent's benefits liecause of the
survivors insurance benefits of retirement of an aged parent: the
-185-202 in Red^vw-GmhUv were receiving survivors
' Bee?mtier 1955, according to Caul 1 , „ , , . . . .
jX Files. Social Security Adminls-j »^'ts as chi.dron of a deceased
tration district manager in Paris, parent. Files pointed out that a-
% In making this announcement t,,,,,) f,„„. times as many orphan-
today. Files said that many per- I eluMrcn are receiving lumefits
sons think of the old-age and sur- mK|pr t|„, eid acc and survivors
Ylvors insuianee program as pro- ! insurance program as arc being
Tiding protection only for older j h(-1porl undei -the Federal Stale pro-
;«en and women lie made it clear . Lrr,-,tn f„r a;,| t() dependent ehild-
titat it is also a program benefit- r,,n Nation-wide almost 300.000
Bg youngsters. At the end of 1955, mothers of children under age 18
SM'.ionwide, about S275.000 child-| „.,,rr receiving monthly survivors
fen under age 18 were receiving j insurance benefits under social se-
ajfl _______________ (-uritv at (tie i-nd nf 1955.
As a further illustration of the
the phst.
Wliite’s emphasizes departments
such as home appliance and
housewares, featuring nationally
. 1 ,i.„ ,,, 1 known brands, including General
valent acreage In t e ®__i„ Kleelrlc, Westinghouse, Ia*onard.
ln t (e 1 n at i on a 1 Si I v e r a n d many oth-
ers. Kverything for the home is
offered - dinnerware. silverw-ore.
cooking utensils, clocks, small el-
with his farm allotment for cotton
and earn a payment if he does not
harvest an acreage of the crop be-
cause of destruction by ectrical appliances, glassware. Ve-
causes. Land placed In the acreage lefjan b,indf an(, Bcnpral hollsP.
icserve must 1 o ’ IIP • hold items, including a limited se-
for liay, or grazed during the pe-1, . f f ,
riod June 22 through December le< “>w 01 l'<
31, 1956. Noxious weeds must al-
so i>o aontrolled.
Complete furniture departments,
featuring such names as Kroehler,
Payments on c otton acreage ! Mengel. I.ane. Alexander Smith, to
designated for participation in the
Acreage Reserve will be based on
the normal or appraised yield
group — depending on how the
land qualifies under the program
bul not less than $6 per acre for
destruction due to natural causes
or for plowing or cutting the cot-
ton crop.
In order to participate in the ac-
reage reserve of the Soil Bank, a
farmer must generally comply with
all allotments established for his
farm, The Soil Bank is strictly vo-
luntary.
The maximum amount that may
bo put in the acreage reserve is
the larger of 50 per cent of tlie
allotment for tbe farm or 10 0 ac-
res in the case of cotton and pea-
nuts except if the allotment for
(lie farm is less than 10 ocrcs the
entire allotment may be designa-
ted.
The minimum acreage that may
tie put in the acreage reserve shall
lx* the larger of 10 percent of the
fillotment or one acre for peanuts
and 2 acres for co'ton except that
if the allotment is less than the
minimum amount the entire allot-
TTTPTff may be designated.
theTXs 'nighwav" Commission s"Perlnii*tulent K V HufMi.tlcr
to ent< r into agreements with OkU\ angers nurstions in thr minds
homa and Arkansas for two Hod of a number of Clarksville people
! 7’Mw u‘rV,‘ 1 ' *’3.»"i"ig I lie S290.UU0 school con
wav 2h. north of dt-Kalli. and the 1
other Pi connect with Highway No slmction amt renovation program
8. north of New Boston in lh,‘ summary of work
Thr flcKntb dctcraMon appeared I f'Hished and in be completed in
before the Commission several | s‘,l"*'m,»or <>« tolwr
week.- ago “The school building program be-
I.ast week Bowie County Judge M1"' in N'ring Is advancing well
Stuart Nunn headed a large dole- I according to schedule. \ little de
gntlou from the Fast Texas Texar-
kana- \rkansas region in re«|uesting
School Construction and Renovation
Projects Progressing on Schedule
V"
mention only a few, are maintain-
ed in thirty-seven of the fifty-
two company-owned stores.
Since White’s ran no longer be
looked upon as only an automotive
store, changing the name was in-
evitable.
Whether it be nuts or bolts, sport-
ing goods, tires, batteries toys,
housewares, furniture, or built-in
appliances for the most modern
home, it most likely can be found I fore the Lennox building was Icas-
at White Stores, Inc. led.
a crossing of the Red River be
tween New Boston and Foreman.
Ark.
With a modern bridge and an
up-'o-date highway. Nunn said the
road “probably would carry the
hulk of traffic across the hroad-
vvalk of America” Irom Minneso-
ta. through Kansas City and to
Houston.
In 1934 and again in 1948 efforts
by the Arkansas and Texas High-
way Commissions to agree o 11
building the bridge failed. An old
bridge, built in 1919 at Index. Ark ,
is the only bridge link between
Texas and Arkansas.
Hep. Crank of Foreman told the
Texes Commission he understood
highway funds were available “and
it now boiVs down to a matter
of planning and getting together to
dec^e how -and when to get this
done.”
SOIL CONSERVATION TO
MOVE OFFICE
The Soil Conservation Service
office will be moved June 30 from
tlie second floor of the I,cni!ox
building to tlit* second floor of the
Moore building on Last Broadway,
fronting the Hotel Main entrance.
Office space to be occupied in the
Moore building served this agency
for a period of several years he-
Tomato Packing
Brisk at Avery
But Prices Fall
lay las been evident the pa t two
weens on some of tin* new eon-1
struction due to delayed st 1 uetlllXl'i
steel delivery.
“The Cheatham Elementary
School has progressed most satis-
factoi ih and is far ahead of si he |
dule It is estimated that I tie build- !
ing is near 90 per cent complete 1
and wilt easily be ready for oc- {
rupa'ley £>cpiembcr 1 st I lie build-I
ing is model n in design and stiue-j
ture It contains 8 classrooms, of-
fice area, storage and rest room I
area and will house (lie first f>
grades nrxt term
“Renovation of the Cheatham!
High Sellout building is practically
complete. The building lias under-
gone major repair inside and out
The result is a very modern high
school plant with adequate binary
and science facilities, business edu-
cation and office sections and class-
room space.
“ t he old barracks buildings is
presently being .converted into a
inod'*m homemaking department
containing 3 food preparation ar-1
eas. a sewing and living division. STILL HARD AT WORK—
bathroom, and adequate storage, j \t 7<*_ Wd.ltl <\ M.iybol II, 7*>,
m
SluTinati
llpn.i completion Cheatham will . . . .
have an ultra model n honiemaking ( puBIISlU’l <0
department. Ttie west division of j IH'luoi'Cal is still actively ell
the barracks building is being ion-1 jiygcl m lus lieuspaper work
Tomatoes sold at 4 to R cents
.1 pound on the ''cry market this
week, a sharp drop from prices
j prevailing 'dm in • the opening days
of H i green wrap season. While
| the crop 111 East Texas has not
I been a factor 111 the supply situa-
| Him oilier producing areas have
I entered the market w ith the result
1 that quotations have been revised
i (low nw ard
Four packing sheds are in full
.operation at \vcrv. Growers have
1 conv erged tin re from a wide area
! since (lie season o|>cned. Quality
of most of the oilerlngs is said
I to be sutisfaetoi y No damage Is
being reported from the heat,
I which has been less severe in
1 Northeast Texas than in West and
North Texas.
Another week of brisk business is
aml< ipated in the Avery market
I before the season begins to end.
This activity will carry through
| 1.1 ulv I Seldom has a tomato deal
bog'-.i to taper off at that point
until after tile lul; holiday.
Although the pi'icc is down ap-
ptcciah'i.v Horn levels of last
weca, thousands of dollars are be-
ing paid daily to mowers market-
ing through \vviy packing sheds.
Shipments of pink tomatoes are
lielr.'T made in the Tyler -and
l il n.d Saline areas.
July Fourth Ceremony Announced for
Gate Closing at Texarkana Reservoir
A ceremony marking the cTos- 1 Plans outlined last week call for
ing of the gates at the Texarkana |a one-hour program from 10 00 to
Reservoir has been announced lor
July 4
C. C. Beef Cattle
Group Enlarged
Plentiful Foods
List for Julv
protection Federal .survivors insur-
I nnco now provides for the young
people of Ihr country. Files pointed
out that tlm mothers and children
in 9 out of 10 American families
can receive monthly survivors in-
surance benefits, il death should
tak" the family breadwinner. More
than half of nil young children in
the Continental United States Whose
fathers have died were receiving
social Security benefits at the end
I of 1955.
I11 all. 695 people in Red River
iependenre Day. | County were getting $25,202 each
Hie merchants’ committee of j month in old-go and survivors In-
fer Chamber of Commerce met j *' »*’ncfits nt the end of 1955
^r, . . . , . This was an increase of 28 per-
1*1'’ In the year omi designated over the number of benefl-
holidays to bo observed until ! claries at the end of 19.r»4
Clarksville Will
$flose for July
Fourth Holiday
. Clarksville business establish-
ments will be dosed afi day Wed-
JTBsday. July 4. in observance of
Four members have been added ' ch n.co|.() |,itt|ls (|„,ing
to the beef cattle committee of the
Clarksville Chamber of Commerce
preparations for the big
H:9P a m. in the parking area of
the dam site. In J.dditlon to the
gate dosing l eiemouy. the dav wilt
lie an open house occasion at the
dam and the public Is invited to
visit the dam site
'I h'> signal for closing the gate
as well as the principal address
will he given by Congressman
Wright Patman who was instru-
| mental in getting the project
College Station — Feature foods 1 through Congress. An official of
, .. r . i , . 1 the U. S Cntp of Engineers,
for the month of July are listed wW(h |)uj|, {J.,,,, ant, lrServoir.
hv the U. S. Department of Agri-; wj|| .,|s(, sp,.a|< ;lt the ceremony,
culture as broilers, and ice cream. Highlighting the ceremonies will
Production of both is expected to the invocation hv the Rev. Car-
los Davis of Atlanta: introduction
of guests. Address bv Col Will
F Lewis. District Engineer: Ad
the
month
The total list includes more than dress by Congressman Wright Pat
liv estock show in October are being I a dozen figids. Cantaloups and vva- than. Star Spangled Manner, aerial
advanced J II Summers; chair- t<.rrlrlons lro rx„ertcd to domi- raising of flag: Benediction
man of this croup, who is also . are ex|M a 00'''' Itev. Thomas F Cat son
serving as coordinator Tor other D1?’0 <i)^ fresh pioduce markets The* Corps of Kjigineers is>ree-
enmmittees participating plans for with fresh summer vegeta- tjnt, a flagpole and have arranged
the ‘Imw. announced the addition
next annual meeting of this
ro"P-
Aged people accounted for the
greatest number in the County’s in
, , . creased beneficiary total, ho said
tDatcs selected for these observ-1 jn p(.(| Rjver Coui'ty at the end
*ccs were announced as follows:
.ijndopcndrnro Day — July 4
™5l.al>or Day — September 3.
Ul Veterans’ Day — November
'This date falls on Sunday, Mnn-
8av will ho observed.
•Thanksgiving Day — November
of Mtcse stockmen:
Clyde Welch W Glover Smith
and Hershel Farley. Clarksville,
and Elbert L. Hays of Bacwe'l.
Other members present Included
Stanlev Holland. Jud Mauldin and
Mill v' Sam Allen.
Mr. Smith said several breeders
of registered cattle have indicated
a de*.jcc to enter the show.
Mr. Allen, head of the ribhons
committee, announced the typo of
ribbons to be used
£
rChristmas Dav — December 25.
New Year’s Dav — January 1.
Sitice merchants of Clarksville
have entrusted to this committee
Mr authority for declaring what
holidays are to be observed. Its
action is not questioned and no
denatures of firms are necessary
fa make any of the six holiday
Soslngs official.
A few establishments wi.ll. of.
jjptirse. open These will operate
because they can not conveniently
4flo.se for hdlidny observances.
^For a majority of the commu-
nity’s citizens the holiday will he
■Hv nl home. No picnics, public
fat borings or other events have
■Orn announced for this area
yThc day of rest which business
Will observe may be
\. Tones Cornett
Hitried Monday
A .1 Cornett. Clarksville Insur-
of lost year. 352 letired workers I ance salesman, died in the Red Ri-
vero getting $15 813 monthly; 120 ht Cocmtv Hospita} at 1:25 a.m.
were rceeiving. §2.851 monthly-40+Jus** 24 The Tiinoral service was
Widow's, wfir/mrers. and parents | conducted at 10 a m Monday In
were receiving Sl.f.31 monthly as
survivors of dcct ased insured
workers.
"With the bringing in of many
groups of employed and sc If-cm-
t*ic First HaptUt Church by the
Row C Wade Freeman, Jr., pas-
tor Interment v-is at Falrview,
Jnllev's Funeral Home directing.
Ac'lve pa'H'carers were Lindsay
ployed persons previously exclud- j AfeAllster, Clovis Prlvltt, Odls
od, the old-aae anu survivors in- Green. Deiehton Cornett, Jimmy
surrinre program acliieved almost Rranmn. Mack- Rrannan. Johnny
Cornett and John Oaks. Honorary
"Mlbenrors were deacons of the
First Baptist Church.
Mr. Cornett as born at De
Queen. Arkansas. April 8, 1883.
so” of Andrew Jonc< and Frances
Fuller Cornett The family came
to Red River County when he w»s
'•hilrl
uni orsnt coverage at the begin-
ning of 1955,” FRos said Ho point-
ed out that an (“donated 68 mil-
lion persons had taxable earning
under the program in calendar
under the program year 1955.
Some 7(1 million workers were in-
sured as the year came to an end.
Of this number. 32 million arc per- .......
manmtlv insured and can qualify He is survived hv his wife, Mrs.
for old-age benefits at age 65, ro- Mvrtle Mae Cornett. Clarksville:
gardlcss of future emplovmentt | throe sons. Jravls fjprnett of Clark-
nt quietly Many will enjoy the lik."vise, in the event of death, their i cv'Mo: .1 Dorcus Cornett of De-
survivors can qualify for monthly j Kalb arid Edgar Cornett of Mt
benefits, lump sum death pay- Pleasant: daughters. Mrs Ed Oaks
ments. or, both. of San Antonio>. Mrs B C. Rains.
When a worker retires or dies, j Mrs Calvin BrannoW; Mrs Cla-
given less j |)0 or his- survivors are urged to \ renre VatAcy and Miss Jane
notice on a number of Red River | visit, phone nr write the Paris so: i Co' neit. all nf Clarksville
County farms where field work and ( Hal security office for assistance Ai m surviving are two brothers,
har’ est activities may be pressing |n making claim for benefits. "In Harm Cornett of Dallas, and Mon- ; Her late uncle
bios. Movement from the areas of f,,r sound system to be avail
hea\y production is stepping up ablc.
and supplies incre asing, say the j Supt ’ of Bowie County Schools,
marketing ex|>erts. Ben Fori has advised buses wifi
Fresh and processed lemons and )w, available to have a shut-
limes are the only fruits listed on (It, s,,rvj,.c t,,.tween the parking
the July plentiful list. I areas below the di.m and the top
Milk production is still imining ,,f dam where tin* eeremonv
far ahead of last year and all wi|l be held All motor traffic will
dairv products are just about as (m. directed to park in the park
abundant this month as last. )nc, alt,.,s and |M.„ple will he re-
Turkey a, canned cranberry 1o 1|s(. t,us service, as no
sauce, peanut butter, canned tuna rars wj|| |)(. ;,||„Hcd on top of the
in oil and pinto beans round out dam during the ceremony,
the list for the Soutnwcstorn area. M. ny requests have been receiv-
er the family picnics and week- ,-d for placing boats on the ro.xci-
end outings, you can't beat a menu voir during the closing eeremonv
made up of foods which are now a,,d it is the decision of the Corps
in heavy supply. fried or bar- of Rngincers to permit tmats and
becued chicken, fresh vegetables, H)tlpr reel cat ion rf ec|uipmcnt to be
iced watermelon or cantaloups plus „n display on top of the dam near
da'ry products. the* pL'U'C wUcre Hie cerwiMontea
...j-m ......- •*••*^~^~^a're''"to tie, but there will lie no
Draftee is Named
t..... ...........—- "',i
Austin /l’’ Stale headquarters
of tii(. Selective Service announced
Mondav that Edward Thomas Mur-
oliv of Sherman would be the 100.-
OOOth inductee from 'Texas since
the beginning of the Korean war
in 1950
Murphy will be Inducted along
with special eeoemontes, on Jutv
3 ,.t the U S Army induction
station in Dallas.
On hand for the special occasion
will he Col Morris S Schwartz j
Mrs. Mary Latimer Darnell, I She is survived hv two sons. Joe sfat.’ director of ScIcHive Service^
whose family played a leading role | IT. Darnnll of Dallas. Russell L. a, '•* f ',r, r"
in the early history of Red RJvcr t DarnaT. of Jacksonville, Fla : a !0,l''' mnnpower division of
If a growing child ate as much crafts allowed in the river channel
according to his weight as a or on the lake, even though rains
growing bird he would consume may cause the lake to be formed
throe lambs and a calf in a day. on oi before closing of the gates.
Member Leading Pioneer Clarksville
Family Buried at Texarkana Tuesday
i wayi..™ i*ga»i.i»
about 50 percent completed and | CUU'l'l ulllt till" • l('\ 1*1.111(1,
will he ready for use easi’iv by ()|) |<> Dross III 18flH
September 1st.
“'The hand hall and vocational
agiieulture buildings at Cheatham
ha\e been repaired and painted
All of the Cheatham buildings will
he m first class condition, fully
equipped and furnished and ready
for use September 1st
Junior llich Slightly
Behind Schedule
“ The new Junior High structure
is a little behind schedule due to
slow steei delivery The contrac-
tors, however, predict a rapid in-
crease in structural pipgte.si diir-
"Tn g“S i'l fy ~ a'nil YugusL TTifs hit (Id-
in:; is slated for completion Octo-
ber 7. there is cvel.v icason ,|u(V lin Julv 3rd and 4th in I of Texas owned the only extensive
believe this deadline will Ire met I ■ -* 1 -......... ■ * --*
Highway Patrol
Alerted for July
Fourth Holiday
Captain (iuy Smith Commaml-
; ittfe..A44pRL™ul U>« -Texas Until wag
Uatro’i in lliis district, stated today
that all available |rersone’i would
Files of Early
Newspaper Here
Microfilmed
'The following statement from
thstnrt rterte K W Bowers will
tie i ! particular interest to many
history minded residents of Bed
River County, especially those who
may w ant to do research:
’*1 siiKir-tTitr/resigj,hri PMiiwriwriP"
teii'ion of the Holrtitzelle Founda-
tion at Dallas that the University
i an Hlempt to liolil tin- aeeich'iit , fit,, of Hie Northern Standard and
“The roofing wad pawling of lh«» | ,.al), |7Vaniliiiiinim over the TToll-1 "Hie standard n < iaiksville and
Element ary School is practically I pi-,’1,^1"'"a'i'i'* h-ave
and days*!-aiggested that the Foundation get
completed. I tie gymnasium is now ! ^ NV,.rt> cancelled tie stated that j mjrrqfi'.rn copies of all the papers
nnd 'igoing eompleli* tepaii on t n* a|| units would lie operating and give them to the Dallas Pub-
insi.'e The outside was ( omp.eled j ;|| |(,as( )K ||((||rs. (|av> s|,„-c.
in early June I he -bowel ( pi| h v iol.'itiun that takes
ic.st room areas have been repair- (hp hjB,|ps, ,,.ll of lives lie Hir-
ed ’I he buildmg 1 hemg l«,i'|,|led | MH.r ,iskl.(| „f ,T,|
molorislx to make till
I loo I
throughout and Hi*
ref inistied
"The band hall oil the rear of
the gymnasium, i- 75 per cent
complete. The 3 classiootnx are
being converted into a band hall
containing a reheaisal j'.ooiii. prac-
tice' rooms, office area'', and c
(|ili|itnent and music storage The
result will be an adequate and
modern baud hall
'The outside work on the High
School building i- complete Work
is ju-l beginning on the inside nf
the High School building It Is be-
lieved. however, that the work can
anil will lie completed by Septem-
ber 1st.
The general renovations and
carpentry Is under the oversight
of liulord Ruirrett. a local carpen-
ter. and the painting is under the
direction of Ed Austin. Local plum
li<-is and
lie Library.
“Some weeks' 111'ti I bad word
from the Fornication and also from
Ho- Dallas Public Library that
safe I the microfilms had been received
holiday 'Said to cover soup- IKK) copies and
Captain Smith pointed out that j about 5600 pages,
motorist- would return home safe-| ' The library is going to havo
Iv (10m their llol.day trip, i f | them Indexed so that anyone In*
they would follow these four Mill-| t. it ,led may go to the library
pte lutes 'and road all or any |ioitilon of the
I Keep speed down . I i opio Titov mav tie re.uj on any
:> Slav Sobol | olio ol the l.ibi.cv ', mierofilny
.'! Stay on rigid of road when readers "
la'quired to do -o 'The lloltlit/elle Foundation hax
1 Do not follow loo 1 lose , don<* wind mor** than one indivl
dual .uggestod that The Times un>
di r .ike 'The lot) vus too big for
Tlie Times The Inundation hat
condoled a valuable service to
1 lie . Inile slate of Texas.
Uc^istranl Sought
|{> Local I Liard
the following registrant cannot ( I 'I.KsNill t lio\s
lie eont.K led 11 v laical Hoard No.
104 Clarksville It is vcry. iiii|mu -
t ant ttiat tlie board linfl ltd-
r,M AUSTIN. MU ill jimiiii* | . . . .
, . , ,, .. man at oiiee. and anv person luiv-
eleet (leians, and oilier . . , ' .
nig anv infot illation a- to In
workmen are doing the oilier vvor . , , ,
s, 1 w h'1 r(*a tn ml s is urged to contact Sc-
| leetive Service Local Itoaid No
403 N bK list SI ('la 1 ksv die
I N I Lit IIK FORCE
Clarksville bnv. leaving Wed*
nc-d.iv to 1 liter Ir.iiinng at Lark-
la 111T A 1' M San Antonio inelud©
(J.avli 0 Norwood. Don Means. Bn tr-
ip Mums and Dan llollev. Jerry
Me .n Donald Hiantley, James
Hull bells. Mark Parks, Tliurba
'Texas The address given he’ioW is Higgins. Melvin Potloek and Paul
; the last known In the Hoard
Itav (den Williams, rtTidi
I Clai k. vilje, ’Texas.
Hammer are hi Dallas for entrance
examination- to -erve in tlu* U. S.
N.jv v
Moisture Deficiency is
Causing Crop Damage
Sim c the following story w as
written Mattered rains have visit-
ed Red River County and other
points in Northeast Texas tiriniinic
some relief.
County and Texas, died Sunday in daughter Mrs II J Anderson of
a Dallas hospital She had been ill San Antonin; and -even grandehil-
for some lime. Death was attribu- dren.
ted to a heart attack suffered Sa-
turday. s.
Mrs Darnall. who was horn Oct
18, 1875. In Clarksville, was the
daughter of the late Henry Russell
I.atimer. who was a member of
Hie state convention tn June, 1845,
that drafted the constitution for
annexation of Texas by the United
Tlie body was returned tn her
home eltv of Texaikana for fun-
eral services at 10 am Tuesday
at the Pine Street Presbyterian
Church. Burial was in lltllcrest
cemetery
Active pallbearers were Watling-
ton, J E Grafton L I, Chapman,
Ix*s Renneker. Wilbur Smith and
States He 'later became a state Robert Reid.
senator. Her late father was also | Honorary pallbearers were J R
a member of Rusk's Volunteers. Johnson, Fred Johnson, William
For large numbers thus engaged
unless the weather is taking a
hand.
Public Offices to
Be Closed
Ail public offices will observe a
full holiday Wednesday. These in-
clude the Post Offiee, Federal and
Bate establishments, court house
aOd city haK.
Albert II. Latl-1 Latimer, James Latimer, John An- South Sulphur River
I arge Part North and
last Texas Dry
In a summary ot drouth condi-
tion m Fast and North Texas this
Ihiinderslorms were
.. predicted again for Thursday week, . released hv the \-„clat-
" night No official rain measure- nl I'r. s- after interviewing d' -trirt
inent at Clarksville was reported. ; J4.(.nt* of Hie Kxti nsion Service,
' Temperatures Ip tlui mid-nine- «•»•’ «'ti..t">r> was pictured as tol-
tu*s have been Hie rule in < laiks- , )( s;Ur*»\ rl:' of Mt Pleasant
vill** cn/l peigh'airit g communities „al<} moisture is ertticall.v short in
tin- vva a k Htinrfred-degree read- nortiieast counties, torn is suffers
K, tinning and (bust ruction funds 1 |nk,s |,,1W |„ la-ported from Dal- 1,1 has made fairly
for 25 Texas oroleets were approv- . ' ■ . 11M.ratun.s at Iji'ogrevs. he said wdh some insect
ed hv the House and Senate in L,s ' " "'Mr’""r,s .^damage showing up .....
Washington Wedne dav ttumerous lexa. l-omts. Pi deep Fast Tfxas Motsture
They included Terrell's Bridge Nothing, apparently has suffered vv ;o fair^ to good east of he rrtoU*
rr«r»rvoif*g*un Pvnrnss (’rrrk. nrar;*>n accoun* "f Dir hrat. hut lark i\ Hiwi ,u * " «,*,,»» of
Jefferson. *4,300 000 of o.oisHi.e'has become a serious land .s still dry Waiter ScoH frf
Cooper dam and reservoir on the mat’er lor fatmers and stockmen N.itogtoetes sa Robert*
Delta I 'hioughout most of Fast Texas harvests have begun in Robett-
lasi vveek brought son and Leon counties, hut yield®
Sta'c Selective Service
Conirrrss OKs Flood
Control Projects
fact" Files said, “the social aecu- I roe Cornett of Clarksville: two | mer. was a signer of the Texas \ demon. Erwin Harry, Joe Latimer Court tv near Coopet, $125,000 [Scattered tain-•■*■’. - .......rron 1.
- - - -- - j n ! limited re o I Much of the corn are -non \ >mao iom.tn> v.up
rilv offiee should.be eontaeted (It j sisters. Mrs .1 O McAlister and Declaration of
Independence and ] and Fulton Latimer, all of Clarfcs-
vflle
Char
when a worker reaches age 65. | Mrs. Ivdtle Green, troth of Clarks-! her grandfather settled in Red
regtrdless of retirement, (2' when ville: 14 grand children and one River County In 1833. *1
he reaches age 72, regardless of I great grand child. I Mrs. Darnall was a member of
earnings (.3! when an Insured —--| the United Daughters of the Con-
member In a family dies, and (4' | There were 10 deaths for every \ federaey, the Daughters of the Re- , ........... ,..r j ........... . . ...... . , SS .,
when a worker becomes totally billion passenger miles of domes- , public of Texas, the Daughters of organization assisted In the grave- bon dioxide released hv burning *‘¥. , ' ln‘,n i "™1" .
disabled for anv gainful cmpf.oy-1 tie seheduled airline operation in the American Revolution, and was j side rites. of roal and oil Is helping to | pAmting results ate anrt
meat or svll-employmeaL” >1955. active in other club organization*J imakc the world warmer.
Texas; J Q Mehaffey,
Charfest Kennedy, of Texarkana.
Taylor Dodd and Wirt Garland, of j program
Annona. Texas.
Members of the Navy Mother* 1 Some teientlsts believe that ear-
con-
rl^ge'..f’rtheTrn^v^'orps^of ^"jerop'.s in uFfeent need of moisture , moisture
lln:::.L,Un"Une ,h° n,,<Wl r°n,r°' ^5^"^ «in:efKt. of dry .ll«i«n; arc better Ted Martin of
weather Denton said moUture varies from
Freshly rut meadows have yield- fair to goiwi ( rop* made normal
growth last ‘
i the dty ground
week. Pastures and
hvestoek art* In fair condition. Cot-
ton insects arc on the increase.
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1956, newspaper, June 29, 1956; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth923568/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.