Winnsboro News (Newspaper) - June 7, 1956, Winnsboro, Texas Microfilm Servios A Sales Co. xx P. 0. Box 8066 Da would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than sit in the seat of the mighty W. Barkley Serving Northeast Leading Produce Agricultural Section and Oil Area Volume 49-Number 29 WOOD JUNE 7, 19S6 TWO PAGES Drouth Is Hurting Produce and Seed Dry weather is seriously hurting the agriculture income and prospects in the Tri-County area at the present time according to reports from men connected with all phases of the local agriculture Even though there has been of an inch of rain measure during the past seven it was not enough to do much Last Thursday Mrs. Claudine official rain measured of an inch and Sunday her gauge showed of an According to Otho work unit conservationist for the Soil Conservation office the rain was heavier west of Winnsboro than in any other In covering the territory around Winnsboro he found more moisture in the soil west of here than to the east and This lack of rain has practically ruined the prospects for a seed harvest from the cover crops that have been This crop is the smallest that Gipe remembers for this area and it comes at a time when the demand for seed will be the biggest in many With the soil bank phase of the farm going into effect the demand for cover crop seed will be agriculture experts are - A southern seed magazine reports that vetch and crimson clover seed are in short supply throughout the south and prices will increase Not only has the lack of moisture hurt the cover but it is threatening the produce crop in the About the only thing that is to market right now is squash and it is bringing an average of per Some picking size cucumber are being brought in and they are selling for A few Iris and cabbage are moving but there is not enough on the market to establish a Eggplants and bell pepper plants are too young to be producing as but several buyers are of the opinion that if it doesn't rain soon the crop will not The expected crown strawberry crop was also nipped by the lack of One buyer said the prospects for the crown crop looked good but faded in the dry TOWN TALK By B. G. M. THE NEWS had a very distinguished visitor this Mrs. F. M. wife of one of the first newspaper publishers in stopped by for a short She is the former Miss Etta one of the first Winnsboro Her F. M. is a Baptist minister in N. and was visiting in Dallas with his He said she wanted to come back to this area for just one more t t t MRS. SEWELL said her husband was publishing the Sentinel here when they were married in 1804 and he continued to do so until they moved to Wolfe City in 1889. Her son said his mother had lost most of her senses of sight and but she still remembered much about this THE WHEEL that the Lions had their shoulder against trying to get the swimming pool opened hit a rock in the last week In fact it was a size Just when the push looked the helpers from all direction jumped in and pushed the thing over the t f t IT JUST PROVES that love We may say the younger generation is really mixed but there are very few adults that will not help them enjoy that precious thing called One man said if everyone in town could have seen the looks on the kids faces when they were told the pool wouldn't the town would have bought three filters for the Only a very few strawberries are coming in now and many of the buyers are shying away from them for most the berries are According to different buyers in the most people are taking the blackberry harvest to the Those that have sold here this week have been bringing around The reason for most people taking the berries to the cannery is because riper berries can be sold there and on the Most people selling to the cannery pick only twice a where they would have to pick three times each week if they sold the berries on the About the only thing that doesn't seem to be bothered by the dry weather is the Coastal and Suwannee bermuda grass that has been Gipe said a tour over the different farms where the grass has been planted shows the grasses making remarkable progress for the amount of In talking about Suwannee the soil specialist's for the grass could not be He said grass planted on the poorest and worst type of blow sand in this area was sending out runners like spider legs and forming a mat on the grass has the most profuse root system that I have ever Gipe Water Filter Fund Drive Assures Opening of Swimming Pool Soon RALPH A. COOLEY Winnsboro Sailor Serving Aboard Atomic Submarine Ralph A. engineman second son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Cooley of Route 2, and husband Don't throw that swim You're going to be swimming in the Winnsboro pool sooner than you The filter that must be installed before the pool can bo opened is now being assembled in a Dallas and will be shipped here as soon as Officials plan for j the pool to be open within 10 to 15 The pool was scheduled for opening last Saturday the but because of a number of difficulties encountered it was found that it could not be opened without the Approximately 40 persons joined the push this week and assured notes or advanced the cash necessary to raise the needed to buy the underwater i find other accessories needed oi the former Miss Clarice M. to tho ucci of N. is ing aboard the world's first nuclear powered submarine USS based at New Conn. The submarine has completed more than a year's operation with the It has been engaged in special tests and evaluations and has made several indoctrination cruises for members of Congress and the Department of During the year the Nautilus steamed 32,480 miles ad was underway for 2,803 Approximately GO per cent of the time and distance was submerged Major Woodbine Strike Hailed at Wood County once again moved into the top spot in the Texas oil spotlight early this week with the announcement of a possible major Woodbine strike in the salt dome area in southeast Wood The discovery is Oil Companys No. 1 Bessie Wesley Tollett Electric log puts top of the Woodbine at 9,215 with broken sand logged to 0,350 Based on cores and and apparently confirmed by electric there is an estimated net pay section of 85 There was no test run because decision to set casing and test had already been made based on higher shows found in the sand topped at 8,777 Today the test is being drilled ahead at around 10,500 feet for a test of the Paluxy to around 12,-ooo started the wildcat in February following extensive geophysical work which delineated the position of the main spine of the salt dome and the mushroom-shaped salt overhang of the shallow The test encountered salt at 1,790 and went out of salt at 5,090 and into the basal Pecan Gap Protection string of casing was run to 5,809 Operator reports shows were en- countered in various sand stringers in the topped at 8,777 There is no record of a test being made of these Elevation of the test is 370 derrick holds a lease block of 6,300 acres around the Firms credited with nearby lease holdings are Ryan Consolidated Petroleum and Standard Oil Company of In the immediate Tri-County drilling continued in three active Smackover explorations and a Paluxy Shell Oil Company still hadn't begun tests this morning at their No. 1 Stella Wright Smackover northwest of A dept of 12,34 3 feet was In the Winnsboro Gulf Smackover the No. 1 G. H. et was near the 9,700-foot level while No. 1-D Irene Alexander in the New Hope Field was reported at 9,400. Seven miles northeast of Winnsboro and two miles southwest of the New Hope a Paluxy John B. Stephens et al No. 1 Charlie was around 3,000 Mrs. Jerry Moyers and children are in N. vacationing with her Dr. and Mrs. Charles Test Hole Drilled For New Well In Water System A water sample is now being taken from the site of the new city water well just east of I he Mt. Vernon highway at the north edge of The four inch test hole was completed Wednesday at a depth of 270 feet and a casing was set in the After the well is pumped until the water is a sample will be taken and tested at the state laboratory to make sure it is the same type water that the city is now The results of this test should be known early next If the water is the same as the present work will begin on the well next B. F. Edington water well drilling company of is the contractor for the The drilling equipment was moved to the site last but no work was clone on the test hole until This well is being drilled as an emergency measure to relieve a possible water The two wells that Winnsboro now is using are both in bad condition and only one can be A well expert said that to start repairing this well before we have one good well would endanger the city's water Butler Returns From Overseas Duty Airman First Class Butler is back in the United States after a tour of duty in Japan and other countries around that Butler called his Mr. and Mrs. Rowland from Del. Sunday Me and his wife plan to be in Winnsboro about June 15 for a visit with his family and other It has been a year this month since he has been At the expiration of his visit Airman Butler will report to Okla. where he will be Park Board To Be Development Fund Sought put it into Operating i finance campaign so generously other needs to develop the are pledged to pay these notes supported thus far will be Further cash so far as oil for tho next several Other Mails of this plan can be with the balance of the tab citizens are being requested to elsewhere on this to be borne by the citizens come through with assistance at j been two ing the j this time to build up a Park building Although this assures the Fund to be used lor beau- j stages was scheduled to open last opening of the pool the j playground I afternoon at 2 Both Saturday anil members of the Club and pool Norman worked to got the pool Scores of disappointed with swim suits in their hands were turned away from their anticipated swims as Lions Club officials went into a huddle to solve tho A citizens meeting at the pool site was called Monday evening and from this discussion came the finance Before this week's drive for $ I 1 had been spent on the pool to bring it. to its present status of construction with everything The raised this week was only for the remaining equipment The Lions Club began work on the project about years ago and have taken the lead in raising funds for the practically every organization and most of the people in the Tri-County area have worked and donated to the pool With the thin week of funds for the completion of the Winnsboro Swimming plans for the appointment of n Park Board are being perfected and the drive for funds is being With all cash necessary for completion of practically every detail of the pool further collections during the campaign will be placed in a special Park Development Fund to bo administered by the Park Plans now call for the members of the board to be selected from the various clubs of the The development fund is ed for some working capital to begin construction of such items as slides and other playground equipment and further of tho beautiful eight - aero park site acquired and developed to its present by the Lions Other besides these who have made completion of the swimming pool possible with their efforts this week are urged to give generously to the Park Development Several committees from tho various women's clubs will complete the Merchants Are Warned Of Sidewalk Displays officials put out a warning to Winnsboro store owners who use the sidewalks as a display area for merchandise at the City Council meeting Tuesday The which includes two store said henceforth articles 271-2 of the city ordinances will be These articles prohibit the use of the sidewalks of Winnsboro for displaying Jn the ordinance it says that a may have goods in front of his store if the articles do Mrs. Given Award from College Mrs. C. W. Wofford of 100(1 graduate of San Antonio Female was presented a certificate of achievement commemorating the 50th anniversary of her graduation by Dr. James W. president of Trinity University at the eighty-seventh annual Trinity Commencement exercises May 2K. Mrs. the former Olive was unable to attend the ceremonies in the Sunken Gardens Theater because of illness in her She received her award en E. R. Brown Enters Hospital for Surgery F. It. Brown of 012. Strawberry street is in the Veteran's Hospital in McKinney where he will undergo The World Wad II veteran entered the hospital Wednesday Mrs. Brown went to McKinney to visit with Brown is an employee of Web Filter not extend farther out than the door ami window This is a distance of about six The council stressed that this doesn't mean just the but includes garages and other places that block the sidewalks in of the The council took this action after it was pointed out that some businessmen were using the walks for display and if someone should fall over the the as well as the would be liable for injuries An ordinance was passed giving the state the right to maintain tho streets of Winnsboro that part of the highway system through Mayor Nichols appointed eight people to a committee to work out a plan for organizing a central charity Winnsboro doesn't have an organization and the pastors attended the council Kirk J. Ivey fold the council the meager funds the pastors association received from the annual Thanksgiving offering meet near all the Also some of the people that went to one pastor for funds and received help also called on ami on some businessmen in By establishing this the duplication in aid would be stopped and money that Winnsboro has for charity would go to help more the ministers pointed Nichols appointed W. Mai via and and M. L. Waggoner to this You save when you buy your film and have your developing done at your Western Miss Richburg Completes 41 Years of Teaching I had to make the choice 1 would most certainly choose the teaching Miss Mable Richburg expressed her affection for the profession in which she has spent 41 years of her When school closed here last Tuesday Miss Richburg finished her forty-first and possibly her last year as a Thirty-four and of these have been in the Winnsboro School Although Miss has reached the retirement age for the Winnsboro school she is not sure that she is going to quit All schools do not set the same age limit for retirement and the teacher thinks she might seek a position in one of these No matter whether she teaches or Miss says she is definitely not going to sit with her hands She has several projects as a Miss Richburg thinks the first year was the hardest and the last was the When she begun her career at Cartwright she enrolled 74 pupils in the first three At the close of World War II she enrolled her second largest number of first This past year she had her smallest 20 a wonder that I didn't become discouraged and quit after that first I didn't teach 1 just kept it. While she was she managed to have and for first and second grade These plus language composed the for the third grade School was in session from 8 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the It was to be many years after this hectic beginning that Miss Richburg would go to college and This summer she is going to sell learn from education specialists encyclopedias and do some j that one teacher could not She has painting for j biy control and teach that many many years and it is her favorite i In looking back over her years She got her first teacher's certificate by going to Quitman and MISS MABEL RICHBURG taking a test. was the key to her success according to one Winnsboro man who started to school in one of Miss first demanded and got respect from us paddled me many he After two at weight she went to Sam Houston Slate in Huntsville fur u Later went to West Texas State in for one In when the state required a teacher to have degrees went to Fast Texas State and finished the requirement for She has done graduate work at Sloop School of at College Station and Columbia of the West at Now she is qualified lo teach in both high school and Richburg taught in the rural of Lock Corn and Shirley before coming to the Winn She came to Winnsboro nine before school closed and taught in the fourth Trie next fall she began her year reign in the first The native of the Pleasant drove community it is not the Pleasant Grove Officially Joins Local Schools The Pleasant drove common school officially became part of the Winnsboro Independent school district Monday Ju it's regular monthly meeting the Winnsboro school board officially accepted the district after canvassing the tax equalization and bond assumption election results held May 20. The vote was 24 to 0 in favor of accepting the The hoard also set I he tax rato for this year al. the same figure that it has been for the past few The tax rate is for local maintenance and cents for retiring The total ia per property The board discussed the hiring of two new coaches for the coming must have an assistant at the high school and junior high coach and physical education teacher for There have been three or four applicants apply for the two but the board felt that it would like to have head coach Nolan Suiter and W. A. Ferguson talk to the coaches at some of the colleges for suggestions as to applicants before they hired Girls Seeking Jobs For Trip Fund Since school is out the Camp Fire Cirls are seeking They say they would like jobs of window house baby or anything along those To date they have in their New York trip fund and they plan to add to tins amount tho money they can make by doing odd jobs this Names of the girls available for work may he obtained from of tho I started at Cart weight I received per mouth five Her room and board cost per The second year she received dollars per for six but her room and board I p went up io per so she j Alvie Polk Promoted still had clear each j Army Sergeant She said that she wished she i Alvie Polk has recently been had kept count of the number of j promoted to the children that she has taught since | m the U. S. The son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Polk is stationed at Ft. Leonard she started guess 1 must have had an average of 10 students a year since 1 started she Her years in the have provided her with many humorous momenta the one incident best happened during World War Jl. A little boy and mother were here in Winnsboro while his lather was in Someone asked him where he lived and lie aren't we're staying at grandpa's is m a military and police He been in the Army for approximately two and one-half WRIGHT SISTERS GO TO BE WITH BROTHER Misses Ruth and Connie Mae Wright left for Dallas Tuesday for an indefinite They went lo be near their D. Z. Wright who is in Baylor According to latest reports Wright is still in a You save when you buy your cial rewards that have kept her j f vour developing condition but he is showing iruin the i al your Western For many years the pay was j i
