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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1959
Page
1
The Sun announces a Christmas greeting issue next week and asks employees to submit news and ads a day early. Ernest Smith reports 3.38 inches of rainfall over Tuesday and Wednesday, with his gauge at home showing more than the official gauge.
The Friday Literary Club Christmas lighting contest will be judged December 17 to December 22. Whitewright residents will be judged automatically. outsiders must call Mrs James Bryant or Mrs Charles Skaggs. Prizes include 7.50 from the Chamber of Commerce 5.00 from the Rotary Club 5.00 from the Friday Literary Club and a large floor lamp from Community Public Service Company.
Mrs. Annie Williams Anderson, 78, died at a Sherman hospital early Tuesday. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Sherman with Rev. R. L. Cates and Rev. James Simpson Jr. officiating. Burial followed in West Hill Cemetery. She was born February 27, 1882, near Whitewright and married W. C. Anderson January 7, 1904. Survivors include her husband, a daughter Lois Allen, four sons Melvin Thomas Earl Elmer and Guy, two sisters Florence Bennett and Maggie Jacobs, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
William G. Edwards 81 son Lakey Edwards of Whitewright died at 1 45 a m Saturday in McKinney after a stroke. Funeral at Pleasant Grove Methodist Princeton 2 30 p m Sunday by Rev W Ei Lofland. Interment Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Born April 12, 1878 Beebe Arkansas. Married July 13 1904 Emna Lokey. Survived by wife two sons Ray Edwards McKinney Lokey Edwards Whitewright two sisters Little Rock Arkansas four grandchildren four great grandchildren. Attendees from Whitewright listed.
Funeral services were held at 3 p m Saturday in the Baptist Church for Tom Matthews 56 who died Thursday in a Borger hospital after a heart attack He formerly lived in Whitewright He was born Aug 22 1903 in Tennessee son of the late Mr and Mrs L A Matthews He worked as a guard at the Phillips Petroleum Co plant in Borger and moved there in 1939 Survivors include his wife Ruby Hunscutt Matthews two sons Pete Matthews Albuquerque New Mexico Jim Matthews Borger a daughter Imogene Matthews Borger two brothers Clarence Matthews Muleshoe Everett Matthews Whitewright five sisters Luella Hutchins Dallas Jessie Stephens Raleigh Minnie John Whitewright Doll Davis Sherman and Lillian McSpedden Sherman and two grandchildren The piece ends with an unrelated eyebrow shaping tip.
A couple shares a tender moment as he asks what she’s thinking and she replies with a humane thought about garbage men coping with harsh weather, revealing quiet empathy amid wintry conditions.
Whitewright High School basketball opens the season with both girls and boys teams hosting Wolfe City in the gym. Girls play at 7 30 followed by the boys. Coach Joe Crouch leads the squads with starting girls Forwards Sandra Montgomery Linda Sanderson Patty Bartley and guards Sue Range Doris Burchfield Ruth Williams. Boys starters De Berry Tillett Hennig Clark and Walker.
Whitewright Public Schools close for Christmas and New Year holidays at end of the day December 22. Superintendent S. T. Montgomery Jr. says classes resume January 4, creating a 12 day holiday period.
In Washington farmers backed federal marketing quotas to curb overproduction. Unofficial tallies show upland cotton quotas approved 177,206 to 8,927, extra long staple cotton 723 to 126, peanuts 29,674 to 1,684, and rice 5,520 to 568, with high majorities. Quotas require two thirds approval.
A fatal car crash just south of Lubbock killed James Arthur Hogue age 23, his wife 24 who was pregnant, their unborn child, and Juan Vele Frusta. Mrs. Hogue was the Slaton native, daughter of Grady Haliburton, granddaughter of H M DeBerry of Whitewright. The couple’s 4 year old son was staying with relatives in Slaton.
Two handwritten notes to Santa from Gary Wayne Christian and Larry Franklin outline Christmas wishes. Gary asks for a football helmet guns a horn for his tricycle candy apples and oranges. Larry requests a bike a service station and a set of prehistoric animals.
Burglars entered the Farley and Hill Grocery Tuesday night but only dumped a display rack of cookies and cakes into an aisle. Nothing else was disturbed and investigators believe the culprits were frightened off before finishing.
Uncle Dan recalls a lively Christmas gathering at the country store where tall tales of crops and mischief flow freely. He notes humorous exaggerations about corn, potaters, and turnips, plus a quip about government stats and a joke about hypochondriasis insurance. The piece closes with Uncle Dan inviting readers to write.
Boy Scouts and parents urged to attend a 7:00 PM meeting in the High School study hall. Speaker Chancy Corse, Scout executive, will discuss scouting and introduce the new scoutmaster.
Army Pvt Wilbert L Bennett son of Mr and Mrs Otis A Bennett Route 2 Whitewright recently graduated from the 82d Airborne Division Jump School at Fort Bragg He earned his parachutist wings after four weeks of ground and aerial training including five parachute jumps He entered the Army last June and trained at Fort Carson Colorado He is a 1959 graduate of Whitewright High School
New York reports the Social Security tax increases starting January 1. The maximum worker contribution rises from 120 to 144 dollars for 1960, with rates eventually reaching 9 percent by 1969, shared equally by employee and employer, while payroll paperwork and withholding burdens grow for companies.
Evangelist Billy Graham says there is no religious objection to birth control but the federal government should not sponsor or promote it. He cites Bible absence of prohibition and notes need in Asia Japan Africa to temper population growth, while agreeing with Eisenhower that government funding is inappropriate. Texas population note highlights four largest cities.
Sears Anderson, longtime vice president and manager at First National Bank here, will become loan officer at Security National Bank of Whitesboro starting the year. He is a Whitesboro native, former bank examiner, and will be replaced in Whitewright by Roscoe Gillett. Mrs Anderson and daughter Martha will stay in Whitewright through the school term.
The FCC invites educators to discuss how television programming affects school children as part of a public inquiry. The National Education Association leads witnesses in the first phase, with four days of hearings. Industry spokesmen will testify in the second phase starting next month.
Grayson County drys organized to push poll tax payments ahead of next year’s vote on legalizing alcohol. The Civic Loyalty League held a meeting at First Baptist Church Denison naming Rev Earnest Potter chairman and scheduling January drives with church representatives across the county.
Indiana Democrat Senator Vance Hartke announced he is drafting a bill to remove the $1,200 annual earnings limit for Social Security beneficiaries. He argues the rule is unjust because investment income is exempt and the limit punishes healthy citizens who wish to work part time.
New York reports a space age gadget promises whisky popsicles in 15 minutes using a miniature refrigerator built to test missile components. For 1395 dollars the device chills whisky or dry martinis, with gin and tonic on demand, while wine and kids remain a possible concern.
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