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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
1
Friday night at the ball park the Whitewright Ladies' Softball Team meets the Tom Bean ladies at 7 o clock. All are invited to attend this community event.
In Preston area talk the question arises why Whitewright has never held a liquor election. Whitewright voted dry over fifty years ago and has since rejected taverns and bars, despite a local push toward incorporation in Preston. Freeman urges beef subsidies, arguing for 1970 shortages, but department data show higher cattle in feed and lower slaughter prices, suggesting no subsidy is needed.
The American Medical Association reports evidence that ultraviolet rays from sun exposure are a major factor in certain skin cancers. About 90 percent occur on exposed areas like the face. cancer is less common in Negroes due to pigmentation. southern states see more cases. mice develop cancer under UV light. A single overexposure won’t cause cancer, but long outdoor years raise risk.
Austin announces about 350 new Texas laws take effect Friday after a 136-day session. Highlights include raising speed limits from 60 to 70 mph, banning sea turtle eggs, sales tax revision on clothes under $100, tax breaks for sulphur producers and banks, and the creation of the Texas Tourist Council. Other changes merge Game and Fish into Parks and Wildlife, empower game wardens to arrest trespassers, require one day jail and $1 fine for hot checks, establish the Loan Regulatory Office, allow Sunday bowling, raise veterans loan limits pending a constitutional amendment, curb discrimination by age, loosen private acknowledgments for women, let cities tax pool halls, and expand city boundaries. The University of Houston gains state-supported status September 1.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean reports a reader letter critiquing a government expert's idea to market grass as food under a fancy name. The piece mocks name changes for products and jokes about marriage publicity while noting readers vote to send a letter to Congress about the issue.
S T Montgomery Jr the superintendent schedules a 9:00 a m faculty meeting Aug 29 in the High School to prepare for Aug 30 student registration Mrs Alex Dickie of Denton joins the High School faculty teaching Spanish and English Registration buses depart 7:30 am return an hour later Students will be registered and assigned classes Classes start Sept 3 with Labor Day Monday skipped
Mrs. J. A. Harper Jr. announces Whitewright High School Pep Squad practice sessions begin Monday at 4:00 p m. All squad members are expected to be present.
A bill takes effect Friday authorizing state funding for the UH graduate school. Texas A&M and West Texas State drop college labels to become universities. Courts Tyler and Corpus Christi gain the 12th and 13th Courts of Civil Appeals. Dallas and Harris County obtain two more district courts, with Orange and Bexar counties adding one each. State Hospital Board may open a school for the mentally retarded in Corpus Christi and seek a West Texas site. Auto liability insurance rises January 1 to 10 000 and 20 000 for single and multiple deaths. San Angelo Junior College and Pan American College join the state system Friday but become full state schools Sept 1, 1965.
At a Grayson County Junior College District board meeting, a 100 acre parcel of the old county poor farm was approved for purchase with option on more land. Location is six miles northwest of Sherman near Highway 82. A UT study projected tax rates from 21.7 to 34.6 cents with auditorium, or 18.5 to 31.9 cents without, for 1965-66 to 1973-74.
Washington The Agriculture Department will buy about 27 million pounds of frozen ground beef for distribution to schools under the national school lunch act. Bids are restricted to federally inspected vendors meeting humane slaughter act compliance and using domestically slaughtered animals.
Roscoe Gillett urges every resident to contribute to the Whitewright Community United Fund. The approach combines all annual drives to reduce effort and allocates donations to organizations based on need, supporting the ongoing community and its services.
Rep. Ray Roberts urges a VA survey of McKinney Hospital facilities to add nursing care beds after an executive order authorizing 2000 beds. He notes McKinney could adapt existing spaces and cites a committee finding 39 beds ready now with more via renovation. A cost survey and site selection follow.
Jesse F Melver 62 former Whitewright resident died last Thursday in a Paris hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday in Honey Grove where he had lived for many years and burial was in Oakwood Cemetery there. He was born March 27 1901 at Lavon grew up in Whitewright and worked in town business before moving to Honey Grove. Surviving are his wife Mildred Garland two children Jess David Melver and Mrs Sharon Rambo two brothers E P Melver Bonham and E P Melver Wichita Kan a sister Mrs Paul Robbins Greenville and five grandchildren.
Plaquemines Parish School Board gives the U S Navy one year to remove children of military personnel from public schools. The Belle Chasse naval station families would be excluded after the next school year. Parish president Leander Perez Sr. warned of a reprisal if the Navy enacts a directive letting base commanders declare off limits communities that discriminate against Negro servicemen.
Among the Bari people of Sudan a man must kill his beloved old ox. Friends consume the meat while the owner mourns in his hut, reflecting a solemn cultural ritual surrounding loss.
Lakey Edwards urges public to buy Pigskin Barbecue tickets by Wednesday noon Aug 28 to estimate food orders. Pre noon prices are 75 cents for children 12 and under and $1.00 for adults. after noon the price rises to $1.00 and $1.25.
Senator Paul H. Douglas cites consumer credit as a nationwide problem during hearings in New York on his truth in lending bill. He notes totals of auto notes and personal loans at 64.2 billion and home debt at 171 billion, with interest and charges totaling over 15 billion annually.
Gus Jones of Sherman Social Security warns that amendments of 1961 broaden eligibility under the reduced work requirement. Benefits can be retroactive for only twelve months, so delays may cost a monthly check. Inquiries at age 65 are advised, even with earnings above 1200 dollars. Sherman SSA office 315 West Mulberry. phone 892 4302.
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