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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1960
Page
1
The Chamber of Commerce drive kickoff breakfast was postponed due to blizzard conditions. It will now be held Friday March 4 at 7:15 a.m. at Ayres Cafe, rather than the originally planned date.
A fire record credit of 5 percent on fire insurance in Whitewright is issued for the insurance year starting April 1. It is 5 percent below this year’s credit and 10 percent below last year’s. Credits range from 25 percent to 15 percent penalty based on five year insured losses. A 35 cent insurance key rate for Whitewright is also announced by the State Board of Fire Insurance.
Mrs. Eula Badgett Spindle 71 of 1220 West Chestnut Denison died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral Tuesday at Brathner Chapel with Rev. W J Epting and Rev. Bill Johnson officiating. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include Cecil K Spindle Jr Betty Hamre Margaret McKinney Reed Badgett Dee Badgett May Badgett and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday in the Tom Bean Baptist Church for Thomas Marion Stephens 80 longtime Tom Bean resident who died Saturday in a Sherman hospital Burial was in Wittitee Cemetery under direction of Earnheart Funeral Home He was born Oct 15 1879 south of Whitewright at Bethel and moved to Tom Bean at age nine He is survived by his wife one son Thomas Stephens of Garland two daughters Miss Neva Lee Stephens of Amarillo and Mrs R C Childress of Longview one brother Wayne Stephens of Whitewright three sisters Mrs Daisy Williams of Tulsa Mrs Maude Freeman of Amarillo and Miss Myrtle Stephens of Tom Bean and four grandchildren
Logan G. Johnson 55 died 3:30 a.m. February 18 in San Angelo. Rev. E. E. Allen conducted the service. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Born May 25, 1904 in Leonard, he married Percy Ross August 20, 1926. He lived in San Angelo 33 years and was a Baptist Church member. Survivors: wife, son Ross Johnson of Rankin, brother W. T. Johnson of Palestine, three sisters, and three grandchildren.
Subscription payments are acknowledged for Sun Honor Roll subscribers including Bryan Weber Eldridge B Caylor Joe W. Bartley C W Tree Mrs Martha Emerson Mrs Robert England Mrs Claude Garner John Biggerstaff R W Lansford Glenn Hicks W H Stedham G E Scott Royce Jones Mrs Forney Henry Guy Stepp Louis A Franklin Carl Hicks Frank Whitworth Elmer Sanderson Joe B Hamilton Mrs Jim Hardcastle Mrs O G Bow Mrs Roy Talley Caraway Bros Mrs Joe Ross W L White Mrs W E Pennell.
The Whitewright Rotary Club chose Lloyd Alexander as president after advancing from vice president. Lakey Edwards becomes vice president, and secretary Russell Summers and treasurer Ed LaRoe are re elected. New directors Carl Edwards and Joe Bodine join Dick Walker on the board. he will remain a member after July 1.
The American Bar Association declines to revisit its 13 year stance on the Connally Reservation. The clause from the 1946 Senate treaty allows the United States to decide if a dispute falls under U S jurisdiction or World Court jurisdiction. The ABA previously favored repeal and full acceptance of World Court jurisdiction in 1947.
Monday offers Vienna sausage green lima beans mixed greens sliced onion pickled beets and cherry cobbler Tuesday serves meat loaf creamed potatoes green beans scalloped tomatoes hot rolls butter and syrup Wednesday features pork roast gravy blackeyed peas candied sweet potatoes cabbage apple slaw hot rolls butter and applesauce Thursday plates hamburgers lettuce tomato pickles onion pork and beans potato chips and ice cream Friday includes fish sticks catsup English peas creamed corn lime jello mixed fruit and doughnuts
Whitewright PTA changes its regular meeting to Thursday March 3 at 7 30 p m in the High School Library in observance of Public Schools Week. A brief business session will precede a guided room tour inviting members and visitors to view each school room. The association seeks its largest attendance of the year with all welcome.
Louis H. Shearer was elected mayor of Bells on Saturday to fill the unexpired term of Mayor J. E. Dopson by a large margin. He received 140 votes to 21 for W. H. Hanning. Shearer had previously served as water superintendent at Bells following Dopson's death.
A former private now living in Coffeyville Kansas wrote to Brooks Army Medical Training Center mess hall No 3 asking for a week long menu. He hoped to show his wife and perhaps persuade her to cook a man sized meal. His name was withheld.
Charleston West Virginia Friday night saw substitute center Lawrence Sharp sprint onto the floor in rally mode. He stripped warmups and shorts in the moment before Dunbar teammates pulled him back, leaving fans buzzing about the impulsive eruption.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean writes criticizing both parties over federal integrity and foreign policy. He jokes about a two party system, laments Congress as a big give-away program and notes four new lawmakers who can play the guitar, contrasting past stereotypes with modern politicians.
City of Whitewright to hold mayoral election on April 5 with Rolla C. Vestal as election judge. Mayor Summers seeks a tenth term and filing closes 30 days before the vote. Also a school election on April 2 for two board seats. Manuel Alexander seeks re election while Lakey Edwards will not run. R M Faison runs for Edwards seat. filings close March 2 at the county judge office.
Dallas and other Texas cities were told they may see a 7 percent rise in domestic and commercial gas rates if Lone Star Gas passes through its 5.4 cent per 1 000 cubic feet gate-rate increase. A committee report notes potential revenue impacts and cites previous city efforts saving about 4 million dollars for consumers while opposing a higher agency proposal. The committee plans another meeting March 10 to decide on continuing protest or accepting the increase.
Texas must add 4325 state hospital beds by end of 1962-1963 to serve the mentally ill, per State Hospital Board Executive Director Raymond Vowell. The figure excludes population growth and is a preliminary estimate for March review, not a Legislature request.
A Baltimore bank pamphlet promotes saving with a chart claiming $3 weekly for 20 years yields $2,120. The math is incorrect since $3 times 52 weeks times 20 years equals $3,120, exposing an error in the shown accumulation.
In Delphos Ohio the bride groom and attendants overslept causing a morning ceremony delay. The minister grew alarmed but a string of phone calls resolved the mix up and the wedding proceeded after the unexpected lay in.
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce outlines plans for the annual membership drive with a March 4 breakfast at Ayres Cafe serving doughnuts and coffee. New president Kenneth Frisby announced, with officers and directors named. Discussion covered extending Lone Star Gas pipeline, repairing storefront signs, and an all weather road to the Negro cemetery with Oak Hill access, plus cost estimates for welcome billboards on Highway 69.
Governor Price Daniel designates March 5 to 12 as 4-H Club Week urging citizens to join observances. He notes 4-H's 1960 challenge Learn live and serve and cites history since 1914 when over a million Texas youths benefited. The program links agriculture and home economics with citizenship and leadership under Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service. Any boy or girl aged 9 to 21 may participate.
A historical note reports the element nickel appearing in natural alloys as early as 200 B.C. The finding highlights ancient material knowledge and suggests early metallurgical experimentation by ancient peoples.
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