Panola Watchman, The (Newspaper) - February 2, 1956, Carthage, Texas BOX 8066 E FEATHERS By c APPLECATE THE LAST HUN of the Santa f passenger rains Tuesday of four decades of Pa nola County history which hav marked by changes in our way ot life Vies that have lain dormant fo years were revived INSTANCE Mrs Frances Ti r ler called to tell me thai he mother Mrs Nannie May Key nav living in was a cr on the first train lo make 111 trip from lo As she remembers il everybody who wished lo go had a free rid on ihal day She says also lhal Ih silc ot the Fc was given by Col Edwin Hull and Uie land immediately I Ihc north by John C Whitney and Ihc railway yard lo the by Air Quest a former merchant here JN MY HOME town the arrival o the train morning and evening was Ilic principal the daj to our population The crowd gathered as soon en blew Hie crossing whistle The train consisted of a bag gage car a mail car and four pas coaches quite in to the No 201 thai ran Tuesday although il bore Ihc same number BESIDES BRINGING mail express Ihc latter included the supply Hie local people could buy fresh fruit out of season daily newspapers cigars anel trin from the train Butch I re call one local swain who bought some pears purple grapes and a pint of fresh strawberries off Ihc evening train placed them in Ihc rear of his gy wilh the definite intention ut surprising his girl friend with treat on Ihc way home aflei church Out alas he forgot that the religious influence did nol extern to the mischievous boys always hanging around the churchyard Ivol even the paper bag in he when the grand ar rived I during World War 1 not many people were subscrib- ers papers Parents ot boys killed in were nol by telegraph then and often saw the name loved one in the casualty list first in the paper they bought off the Irain THERE WAS romance fun and tragedy all to be found in arrival and departure of the Fc One of my schoolmates a young lady of sonic 12 or 13 years had heard if you touch your tongue lo a railroad rail covered wilh frost it would freeze lo the rail On the way o school one ning she it and found her gue frozen fast to the rail then she looked up and saw old 201 coming over Ihc hill aboul a quarter of a mile away She left about a square inch of taste buds sticking to the rail and convinced us of something we had suspected for sonic lime that she had a long tongue THE Timpson to J a r y branch of the road was first built by Col Smith Garrison the locomotive used was a wood er Sometimes at a sleep grade near our town the passengers would have lo get out and help the train crew gather pine knots to fire iip the boiler for a head of steam equal to the On one of these trips a lady passenger was griping at the Belay when John Alexander Ihc conductor known lo us as John Aleck said Lady you shouldn't complain This is the only railroad in the world you can ride on all day for a dollar and a half Weather Report Koine interesting statistics on the for January were released Wednesday by Browning at the flic average maximum daily ture was degrees and the mi- 17 The lowest readings were on Jan fl and 20 when the mercury ed 23 degrees The warmest were Jan 2B and 20 when 78 dt- was the record for Inches On ruary 1 1 full of 22 of an inch bad been recorded up way of comparison Hie average maximum was and the average minimum reading 40.8 degrees Rainfall for WM Published Each Thursday At Carthage Capital of The Nation's Largest Cat Field Dedicated to the Service of tho People and the Institutions of Carthage and Panola County Highly Third Year Sixteen Pages This Week CARTHAGE PANOLA COUNTY TEXAS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 1956 lOc Por Copy Number B STANDING IN FRONT OF the engine arc the crew of Simla Fc Train 201 South as it its tost run Tuesday At the left is an unidentified colored boy who was just going along for the ride From the loft is Station F A Conductor E J Wilson Jack Hill and Odis Alexander Mr Hill has been a railroad man since and an en- gineer since 1027 Watchman photo Of Era Marked As Trains Are Stopped Passenger trains 201 and 02 North made lasl run on ic Fc Tuesday after daily daling back lo The was suspended following n order by Ihc Texas Railroad ommission Jan 18 granting Ilic lo be allowed o cancel the trains because of oss of revenue Chambers of Com- along the road had opposed jc at a public bearing eld in in November with of the n Agent F A was by order ay of he A number of local people mcl le train Tuesday morning and both slill shols and made The train crew or the lust run included IH J Wilson Jack ill and Odis er Mr Hill oldest member of Lhc in point of service has been an employee of the com- pany since March 34 and was promoted o engineer March W u was a rather mental as Carthage seems to be the slation along the line Heavy Passenger Traffic Mr staled lhal ticket sales on the north hound Tuesday evening were Ihc heaviest in many Thirty passengers ed the train for the lasl ride George Rowland Makes Run The last Irain run was also the occasion for another last event George Rowland who has trans- ferred Ihc mail from rains HOT and 202 lo post office since except for about IH mouths during War I ended bis service lo Ilic Post Office ment George began wilh a mail hack and Icani until the Model T era Bert for Ihc past forty years rain or shine or snow has trains for Ihc age mail lo Keep Trains Prove from Carriage Gary anel served by the railroad attended hearing before he Com mission in Center last in an lo slay on Ih for suspension o service but company's e pleading of slow eip The principal issue sus pension of mail service th local groups saw as a haneli cap Express by Truck All for gcr offices will be central location by freight Mr Dulancy said ane express will probably be dispatch eel by Fc HELBY PANOLA COUNTY Local Federal Saving Loan Association Takes Shape Promise of Deposits Needed The board of of the ivings and Loan Association Inch will have headquarters in this week received the Federal Home Loan ank Board of Washington D C solicit subscriptions for for a Federal Saving and oan Association here In serve and Counties ROM SHELBY PANOLA The directors men from Shelby nd Panola have been June 30 to get cs of deposits of from c of two counties If ic deposits arc pledged lis dale charier for Ihc Savings and Loan will be 1 up If pledges for that amount received Ihc charier will ot be No money will ave to be put up or deposited the charier and insurance is over lo the local s All deposits will be guaranteed the Federal Government up Al a meeting of the directors ere Tuesday afternoon lo pay percent annual lo depositors ELECTED At Ibis meeting Lewis Pool insurance mail and spark ug for getting the local Federal Loan Association arted was chairman of c board and will be In charge of c Association the Is He and his I plan lo move here In the near lire lie hns leased Iho ont office In the Black g on West Street LEWIS POOL Named Chairman At Ihc same meeting Doc anan Jr of Beckville and was vice-chairman and LaSalle local was elected Others lo attend the meeting included J H of Carthago John of and U 0 of Carthage Marshall Anderson well known lumber man of Tenaha Is a director was unable lo at- lend the meeting SAVINGS HOME OWNERSHIP Jlr pointed out lhal Ibo people of Shelby and Panola ly would benefit In many ways In supporting lie eral Savings and Loan said Ihc purpose of the Federal program was lo savings mid home ownership The paid on deposits in nil Inducement for Mr Pool pointed the loans for home building will more people lo build and own their DEPOSITS PROTECTED Pool pointed out lhal every deposit is protected by the gov In addition money can be when Of course we're nol in lion with our banks Mr Pool and wo will nol have a banking service whereby people can one day and withdraw Our purpose is lo en- courage people lo ey on and from be three annual dividends on their money The only on the de- posits will be Ibat nei company nur corporation can over len percent of the 000 Deposits can be taken from depositors living anywhere bul loans can be made only lo those living in a illy mile radius of Association office SMALL DEPOSITS WANTED Association will nol refuse from I hose ing Air Pool out we arc striving lo gel our deposits from residents of our two counties And we want Ihc wage earner he and those of diffe'rent income bracket lo be- come stockholders by wilh Ihc local Small deposits will be most he We will begin work In got enough to promise the Mr Pool and we have by HIP response have CHS Choir To All State Tlic musical of High School wil be represented al Hie of the Texas Music As in Dallas February II le 12 with participation in the All Slate Chorus and Ihc Hand Nine members of Ihc by in Ilic IV contest earlier ill Hie school year This a record in regional il is believed lo be a slate re cord David Jones of the School Choir will accompany UK representatives lo Dallas in the group will be Doi Wayne Hill Herbert Griffith Bil ly Anders and Jesse basses Mike baritone A ami James Kent auel Cherry Scott anil Vir gic sopranos Selections lor Choros The musical selections chosci for Ilic concert by the include Ave Maria Lene Thine liar lei My Prayer A Legend Seme eif The Scythe My Gone ami Glory ane Triumph will begin o Wednesday night anil will Thursday anel Friday Tin concert will be night Ihc Choir will be Dr Peter sky Director Music in Ncv York Cily schools CHUCK HEBERT MAKES BAND Quick J churl in the High School band will re present the school in Ihc Hanel al he same convention Ii company with Carl Lambrechl el rcclor of Ihc High band he will go lo Dallas days in advance of the concei dale for rehearsals Porch light Drive Nets For March of Dimes March ot fund staged Tuesday night brought ii approximately Mrs A I Davis county chairman said morning and David Clabau gh treasurer of Ihc campaign said several contributions bad beer lo him since by people who were not d borne between Hie hours of 7 and il p.m Tuesday Collodions wrrc made by he Junior Service League with Mrs Alf Jr as Ihc leader Sir said a number of rural committees had reported in- several schools among hem Ilic colored schools With -i number yd lo be heard from con- in excess of iOO Former DeBerry Lady Passes Away At Shreveport Funeral services on of Ilic Funeral Home held al Ihc Baptist in Monday at 3 fur Mrs M D Scott who lied al Iho home of her daughter Mrs II Al Johnson load at noon Sunday Mrs Scott had resided with her for the past ten laving moved o rom Survivors include ors Mrs Johnson and Mrs B A Yale's and Mrs Bessie toll of sons Fred of Spring Hill I a and ic of Sinton and ICi Burial was In wore he lev Bruce of Church and he W D Leiggell of Church Pallbearers or the service were Danny Scoll nuis Bushy Hob Keel and Milton Roughly A native of Arkansas Mrs Seotl is horn in 1 lor husband passed away 10 go Ralph Broome of Beckville Dies Funeral Friday James of at Panola General Hospital Wednesday night after an extended illness Funeral services were held from the First Church in Beckville Friday at p in cial ing ministers were the llev Hook Ihc Douglas Laird Carthage and Ilic Rev L n Reagan of Methodist Church A from he High School and a quartet inchul- ling Mrs Buck Davidson Mrs Barber Hill Bailey anil Mrs sang Ihc hymns for tbc service Burial was in Ilic family in Harris Chapel under direction of Funeral Home Pallbearers were Julius cr Frank Smith Barber W L Ho son Dub Wallers Douglas Harris and Rub Slune Honorary bearers were his physicians Dr James T Mills of Dallas and Dr W C Smith of Carthage and his friends Mr was born in Dallas cm Dec 10 the son ol the laic Mr and Mrs M G who moved lo and in moved lo Beckville where Mr lived since lie attended Ihc Tub- lie Schools and graduated Irom the College of Marshall For a number of years be was associated wilh his father in farming raising and 11 c served World War II and for the past eight years was manager of Davidson Bros Hardware Store in and also continued in business He married Mrs Esther Roberts in August Surviving arc bis wife a son Jimmy and a sister Miss Johnnie Lee all of Beckville Willi the discontinuance of two lo Beaumont Fc rains n new mail schedule be- came February I accord ing lo David Clabaugh local North and south bound service by trains will be d by truck delivery Three dispatches from Ihc office will be canceled southbound at bound al p.m and Hie star route lo Marshall early in New Mail Service Supplants Train Delivery February 1 Funeral Service For Mrs J W Alvis Held Here Friday Mrs 1 W Alvis ftZ a resident of Carthage for years passed away at Panola General al y morning at o'clock Mrs Alvis Ihc Nona Rivers Holland was born in Meridian Miss May JB 1813 and came lo Cartilage al age of five years She had lived here since Ibal lime and was married to lirn Alvis 57 years Funeral were held al Ihc Church day at p.m wilh Dr V pastor as the officiating Interment was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery under di- of Ilic Hawthorn Funeral Home with Reed Carl Marshall L c c Dennard Leo Adams Julius Bird Crawford John and John Pace as pallbearers Survivors include her husband W Alvis a Mrs ron Ross ol Carthage two grand- children Mrs Alt Jr and James Marvin Cammack and a number of nieces and nephews Spring Registrations Exceed Expectations Spring registration for evening classes at College One clasp Beginning Typing on Monda lias already been closed Ii further registration due lo tin large enrollment Over adult are now enrolled in the courses be ing offered and several of are taking two or three courses There is room for a few more a dull students in the following by Rev Castle on Tuesday night Law by Mrs Cur roll Click on Tuesday night Shorthand bj Mr Joe Phillips on Tuesday night Freshman English taught by Mrs Glass on Monday night Business Math by Villis on Tuesday night courses being offered Art by Mr Joe Phillips Thursday American History aught by Mr on Thursday night Industrial Drawing by Mr Johnson on Thursday Bookkeeping Miss Martha Miller on light Advanced Bookkeeping laughl Carroll Click on Advanced Typing taught by Miss aimer on Monday night Annual Camp Fire Night Due Friday The annual Camp ire Family is scheduled al he High School ay night at p.m An by the Camp ire Girls and will be headed by a by Mrs Allison Irs Joe Jackson will direct and among Ilic business slated Is report ot the for ers for Ihc coming year Deports rom other committees will be lade also Some 200 Camp Girls and arc expected lo ale and he public is cordially Wiled to bo present At Panola College Open Until Feb 9 Beginning Typing closed lo for any of these courses will remain open through Thursday February 0 For further information phone Registration is continuing al nola College in I h c day gram Several more new have enrolled for the Spring mesier New from thage and Ihc surrounding area Wanda Rclh Carthage lamps Richard Phillips Lewis Ford Center Mack O'Rear Edgar Green John G Norman Jake Cranberry Jackie shall Tax Gentry's reported 30 car licenses sued February I the beginning day of r b One hundred sixty-five was the number present al the Youth gram al Ihc Christian Church Tuesday he morning The star route ng first class mail out of all now arriving at and will be discontinued Following is the new Incoming mail will arrive in by Iruck al y from Marshall via and Beckville The same truck will serve Gary and The same Iruck will make Ihc re- urn run picking up mail at all these points The thage outgoing mail will be ed up al local office a I p.m The bus line will bring in mail Houston and south rom Henderson arriving in thage aL The Slar Route now serving De- jerry and Elysian Fields Con- tractor John U O'Brian will leave he office for Marshall at p.m instead of 4 p.m as This will give local patrons to all west equal lo lhal furnished by the at- train dispatch Postmaster labaugh said in this connection hat mail should be in the office by 2 p.m for this dispatch All other mail parcel post will go out on the 7 p.m A summary of the shows the Arrival at from shall Arrival at from derson Arrival at p.m from at p.m to I via and Elysian Fields at lo Marshall The Star floule contractor for the Iruck service is J E Powers of Marshall brother ot E C ers of Carthage While the service is expected to equal that now given in all cases an additional advantage will bu found in tlie service to rural roula patrons who will receive earlier delivery of parcel This is duo lo the fact that where the delivery now carries only first class mail the will parcels also These will arrive early enough lo be delivered Ihu same clay which is not the cara now Another is that tha Perl Office cs a large saving through new service Clabaugh said Funeral Held For Claude Prior Funeral services were held at p.m Tuesday at the Hawthorn Home for Claude Prior 77 who passed away Monday after- noon al the General tal following a short illness Dr V of Church and Ilia Rev Carroll Chadwick oC be First Cburch at cr were the officiating was in the Odd Fellow wilh Tom Lawhorn nan Smith Alton Peebles Don Clifford Hunt and Charles Soape as Mr Prior was a native of a County and had been engaged in arming and alt Ids life Survivors arc his wife and ono son Wade C Prior of Carthage Seven Directors For C of C Named by Membership Pol An count of Hie nailed In NIC membership of Hie of shows lhal men were clccloel In t nn lie Beiard eel M I1 Baker President Junior Dr D B Company Clyde United Pipe Line Com- J L Bunyard Company and r P B Dentist The charged with of Ihc b.illols of J Knss Hopkins nan W C and Chester Mr Hopkins has served in his capacity several limes and he that lo his knowledge this vas a vole for Ihc Chamber le also said that the race for even directorships was very close nd lhal candidate received n cry good vole A of was In I be members and percent of them were voted This is the gest ever by Iho Chamber in Ilio lors will mcrl wilh present in a session on ary 11 and al that lime a will be appointed to select a of officers for he next year In connection President Sam Brown lhal il is Ihc of Ihc board lo have all new officers and and ready lo go lo work as of March 15 the dale new takes office Officers will be announced nt Ihc annual March n sides M directors and 7 newly elected Sam will n member of the hoard lor ono year as all past presidents inve done
