Winnsboro News (Newspaper) - June 19, 1969, Winnsboro, Texas 0. BOX ' Serving Northeast Leading Produce Agricultural Section and Rich Oil Area Volume 61-Number Wood Texas 75494 June 19, 1969 10c a Two Pages Dinner Friday to honor dairymen and Tri-County Dairymen and the dairy industry are the big attraction this month in observance of National Dairy This week's edition of The News features Tri-County dairy farmers with pictures and stories about their dairying operations and also includes good wishes and congratulations from local men as Winnsboro executes its annual salute to this important segment of the local Highlight of the week is the annual dairy dinner to be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday night at the City Park The sponsored jointly by the Chamber of Commerce and local gives townspeople and dairymen a chance to get together for an evening of informal Guests of honor at the dinner will be all dairymen of the area and their The usual crowd is expected to lorn for the Previous dinners have attracted more than 400 persons and that many or more are expected this The evening meal will be catered by Ernie's of Greenville and will feature barbeque and all the other than the dairymen who would like to attend the dinner may pick up their tickets for the dinner at the Chamber of Commerce Price of the tickets is per person and reservations should be made with the Chamber office before 11 o'clock Thursday in order that arrangements may be made with the Tickets are complimentary for dairymen and their No formal program is planned for the but a special part of the affair will be the awarding of door prizes donated by local Dairying has grown into a top economic activity in the Winnsboro area since it first began on a large commercial scale in the 1940s. Dozens of Pupil transfer deadline set for July 15 Parents or guardians of children who wish to transfer to another school district for the 1969-70 school should file transfer requests as soon as Supt. L. M. West announced Deadline for filing is July 15 and the request must be filed with the district to which they wish to transfer by that Under transfer rulings only the receiving district must agree to student The resident district can no longer refuse a request for Requests will be handled as quickly as possible with resident districts being notified as soon as possible of the request for dairies now operate in the Tri-County area of Franklin and Hopkins The Winnsboro area includes a portion of Hopkins largest dairy county and second only to Los Angeles in the Dairy activities in the Winnsboro area produce a revenue estimated at each year and much of the income is circulated locally several This is the 33rd year for the nation to observe June Dairy Month with features ing the story of nature's most perfect Milk and milk products are available in ever increasing varieties on the shelves of food markets all over the Milk provides more good elements than any other food A quart of milk provides more vital calcium than that found in 27 pounds of 39 eggs or 28 It can supply 40 to 45 percent of your protein up to 100 percent of calcium needs and substantial amounts of other needed food All of these essential elements can be supplied to the family for only a small percentage of the food budget In the 1890s a father of four had to work almost two hours to give each of his children the three to four glasses of milk that nutritionists only minutes are required to provide the family with all the good fresh high quality milk they Tri-county dairy farmers are working overtime to produce a first class product for all of us to Condemnation price set for Cypress lake land A special Franklin County Commission has granted a total of in condemnation proceedings involving more than 2300 acres of land for Franklin County Water District's Lake Case No. 960 involving the Solon King et al property was awarded a total of This award was distributed to J. Solon Tom A. Jacob Solon King Rev. Zimmerman returns as Methodist minister Rev. Walter Zimmerman was reassigned as minister of the First United Methodist Church here at the annual meeting of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church held this month in Rev. Zimmerman also serves the Chapel This will be Rev. Zimmerman's second year in Prior to his assignment Marvin Smith named to NTS 3.0 honor roll Marvin Skeen Smith of Winnsboro was among 912 named to the honor roll at North Texas State University this spring by Dr. J. J. Vice-President of Academic Some 153 students earned all to make the 3.0 honor list during the spring and 759 achieved the 2.5 which includes those students whose grade average is midway between an and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Skeen 203 N. was named to the 3.0 honor Mt. Zion Church holds services each Sunday Mt. Zion a meets each Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. at church To reach the church you travel V Vis miles out the Perryville turn right and go to the third oiled road and make another right The church is located on this he served churches at Zipp City in and Ladonia - Pecan He is a native of Jacobia and is a son of a longtime Methodist Rev. Walter R. He is a graduate of Nocona High School and of Austin College and was licensed to preach in 1951 by Perkins School of He was ordained a deacon in the North Texas Conference in 1957 and an elder in the conference in 1963. He is a member of the Conference Board of Hospitals and Homes and Board of Missions Conference Mrs. Zimmerman is the former Joan Hogue and they have two Deborah and Lions Park Swimming Pool is now open The Winnsboro Lions Park Swimming is open and swimming hours begin at 1:30 each Closing time is 8:30 p.m. The pool will be open from 2 until 6 p.m. on Johnny Baker and Pat Williams are operating the pool and they also will be giving swimming lessons to those who would like to Call the pool to make arrangements for Admission is 25 cents for children under four and 35 cents for all No season tickets will be sold this les Hughes for grazing R. M. Fry Lumber Co. for timber and Mobil Oil holder of oil lease on the property was awarded no Case No. 961 involving a tract of land owned by Tom A. King as an individual was a total of This was distributed to Tom A. R. M. Fry Lumber timber and Charles holding a grazing lease was granted As of no appeal had been filed but it was reported that the King family had hired a Mt. Vernon man to walk out the land and appraise it. Money for the land has been deposited in escrow by the Water Board and the board has notified the holders of the timber contract and Charles who held a grazing that they have assumed possession of the Woodrow Edwards water district in the Bird Old Jr. and Earl Sharp represented the King Jerry Dawkins and Tom Wilkinson represented Mobil Oil in the case and R. M. Carlock represented R. M. Fry Lumber Co. inc. Special commissioners were Orren Jack Merrill and A. J. The hearing lasted approximately three L. J. appraiser and land buyer for the water district and Albert Fry of the R. M. Fry Lumber Company were the only witnesses Charles Hughes testified in connection with his grazing The award made by the special commissioners was the same as appraisal of per acre for all interests exclusive of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Post Jr. and Bryan and of Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. David Post of Commerce spent the weekend with their Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Post and ACTIVITY was slowed slightly at Winnsboro Produce Market due to an early morning rain Wednesday but action picked up Volume has been only medium heavy but generally this season at the Heaviest volume has been In beans and Irish potatoes with local tomatoes and cucumbers just beginning to THREE produce growers from Pittsburg were at the Winnsboro Produce Market Wednesday morning with truck loads of their Wayne stands by baskets of tomatoes and Kathleen and Ed had their truck loaded with Brownings to celebrate golden wedding Sunday THE OLE hole Is a favorite spot whether It's la the city or a farm pond and these kids were having a sp 1 a b i n g good time at Lions Park Pool Tuesday The group includes Debbie Tim Duf Lisa Suiter and Jimmy Mr. and Mrs. Winston Browning of Mt Pleasant will be hosts for a reception honoring his Mr. and Mrs. F. O on their golden wedding June 22, at their home at 515 Winn Drive in Friends and relatives are invited to call between the hours of 3.00 and 5.00 p.m. Emmett McLain said doing satisfactorily Emmett McLain reported to be doing as well as he can considering his injuries received in a recent truck accident He is in room 506 at Medical Center Hospital in Tyler Mrs. McLain called The News office .i k ed that we a re- port and tell everyone in Winnsboro how much Emmett has appreciated the flowers ami visits he has re- Mr and Mrs. Browning were married June 22, 1919 in the Caney Community at the home of friends The ceremony was performed by Rev. James A. Shaddix of Hughes Springs while the bride and bridegroom sat in a 1917 Ford by the side of the Attendants at the wedding were Miss Macie Irving Miss Effie 1-ee Miss Mildred Archie Cuby Pynes and Jim Browning was born and reared in the Center Grove Community and his wife is a native ol the Pickton They have lived all their lives in the Winnsboro area with the exception of a period from 1935 to 1959 when moved tu Mi Vernon in to then son and the Browning's e a will be on hand to help them celebrate and welcome First Baptist group to lead valley school A group of young people and sponsors from the First Baptist Church of Winnsboro will leave Friday afternoon for a small town in the Rio Grande Valley where they will be conducting a Bible school as a mission Their destination is and they will be working with the pastor of the First Baptist Church Bible school classes for primary and junior age children will be conducted at 1:30 each afternoon beginning Classes will be held in the evening for the teenage The young people have been planning the trip since last fall and much preparation and work has gone into it. They have set up plans all their classes and each member of the group has a definite assignment in the Much of the money for financing the trip has been raised through various projects conducted by the The young people will be accompanied on the trip by Ronnie director of youth Rev. Sumrall resigns post as Baptist pastor Rev. Doyle D. Sumrall pastor of the First Baptist submitted his resignation at the business meeting of the church last Wednesday night to become effective June 22. He will preach his last sermon as pastor at the night Rev. Sumrall has accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of West 111. and will assume duties there July 13. It is one of two Southern Baptist churches located in a town of 12,000 with the second church being a Sunday school enrollment is 1400 with an average weekly attendance of about 500. Catholic and Lutheran are the predominate religious faiths represented in the Rev. Sumrall has been the pastor of the Winnsboro church since Nov. 5, 1967. officers installed in meet Tuesday New officers for the 1969-70 club year were installed June 10, at a meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Mrs. Carl was the installing Mrs. Alton Turner will lead the club next year as Officers serving with her will be Mrs. Wayne vice Mrs. Clyde recording Miss corro ponding Mrs. Edith Mrs. Annie Mrs sie and Mrs. Carl reporter Reports on the recent state convention were given by delegates who Attendance awards were presented to Dora Heine Krasowski and Elizabeth Twenty members and one guest Pine Forest church schedules meeting A gospel meeting will be held June 23 27 at the Pine Forest Church of Christ with Gene Glasor of Sulphur Springs preaching Services will begin each night at 8 p m. The public is invited and music at the Mrs. Mrs. Opal Moore and Buck Members of the youth group include Kay Connie Kim Clark Billy Leta Dianne Carolyn Mary Standridge and Garry Country Rodeo this week at Pickton arena The Pickton Rodeo will be held this Friday and Saturday June 20-21 at the Pickton Rodeo Events will include bareback bronc calf bull riding and barrel Stock for the show will be furnished by H&H Stock Producers of Sulphur Entries for all events will he accepted through June 19. Fees must accompany entry and persons who would like to enter may contact Danny Hurley or J. L. Odell at Rodeo performances will begin each evening at 8 p.m. Admission is for adults and 50 cents for children 12 years of age and Bible school dates told Pine Street by Mrs. Pauline Trawick will be principal of the Pine Street Baptist Bible School which will be held July 28 through August 1. Classes at the school will begin at 8:30 each morning and will continue until 11:30 a.m. All children in the community are invited to Other workers in the school include Mrs. Bob general Miss Iris Miss Deborah song Mrs. Sheryl beginner beginner Deborah Kay Hathcoat and Gayla primary Mrs. Rosemary primary Mrs. Harvey Iris Johnson and Mrs. George junior Wanda junior Mrs. Deryl Betty Brenda Taylor and Pete Gibson Rev. Harvey Bennett will tell the character story fur the junior department each August 1, the entire school will travel to Sulphur Springs where they will have a picnic at the Commencement exercises will be held Sunday mght al 7 and refreshments will be served after the All parents and friends are Masons plan installation of new officers An open installation of officers will lie held Tuesday June 24. for officers of Gus Garrison Lodge No. 1273 The public is invited to attend the program which will begin ai 7-15. Officers to be installed will be Dwight worshipful Belker senior junior E. E. senior Dwayne junior Hardy J G Bufurd W. D assistant Charles senior John junior .ml and Wayne
