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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1963
Page
1
The PTA meeting scheduled for next Tuesday is moved to March 12. A program, refreshments, and room visitation will follow to show student work across grades. Kentuckytown community holds chili supper Friday night to fund the consolidating rural school’s community center upkeep.
American scientists determine Venus temperatures exceed levels allowing life. If habitable conditions existed, the New Frontier might push a Venusite giveaway program, a hypothetical expansion not pursued due to extreme heat.
A syndicated TV critic questions Carol Burnett on her show and argues the US should raise the $308 billion debt ceiling. The Treasury chief seeks Congressional approval to increase the limit by several billion, noting government printing can stretch payments.
The Sun recalls Peter McKenna who moved from Pilot Grove to found Whitewright’s first grocery in 1878. A charter member of Lodge No. 167 and the Church of Christ, he served as Whitewright postmaster under Cleveland. A Scot in Civil War Confederate service, his story links to local veterans and Grayson County history.
Sacramento Assemblyman Frank Belotti proposes a bill to classify abandoned autos as garbage. He notes state law allows wrecking three personal cars yearly if desired and permits leaving them on public land, which would be unlawful if accepted.
Voters in the Whitewright Independent School District will elect two Board of Education members on April 6. Incumbents Ron Faison seeks reelection while Manuel Alexander retires. J. T. Holloway runs for Alexander’s seat. Filing ends March 6 in the Grayson County Judge’s office. Holdovers are L. H. Durham Dick Walker Wallace Wilson Louis Franklin and S. D. Blackerby. The district census shows a net loss of seven students. Black students up by five to 82 while total students fall 12 to 406. Supt. S. T. Montgomery Jr. says a Texas Education Agency accreditation team will visit next Wednesday.
Funeral services were held at Earnheart chapel for Mrs. Guy Burchfield 66 of Bells who died Tuesday in a Sherman hospital after a long illness. The Rev Thomas Beall of Bonham presided. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born January 4 1897 in Amity Arkansas and married Mr Burchfield in 1912. Survivors include two sons four daughters two brothers one sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday in a Sherman funeral home for Mrs James L Ashlock 81 of Sherman who died Friday in a Tom Bean rest home after a long illness. Born Frankie Evans in Savoy on December 29 1881 she married James L Ashlock in 1902 and lived in Sherman for 23 years. Survivors include five sons Jack Ashlock Ruidoso NM Clarence Ashlock Dallas Hugh Ashlock Lubbock Horace Ashlock Sherman James L Ashlock Wichita Falls two daughters Mary Hanson Atlanta GA Martha Calhoun Corpus Christi 10 grandchildren one great grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
Prices for fresh produce rose in January, lifting the consumer price index to 106.0 percent of the 1957-59 average after a brief December dip. Grapefruit, cabbage, green beans, and orange juice concentrates led sharp increases due to mid December freezes. Experts warn of potential further food price rises next month.
Uncle Dan recalls Zeke Grubb proposing a new sermon style that uses singing and instruments to sell religion, likening it to television ads. The plan includes call and response segments and a recurring “Sing along With Parson” motif. Rufe Zinder stirs controversy in the Men’s Bible Class over school prayer.
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon testified that the administration still hopes to win congressional approval of tax reforms and a tax cut this year. He defended Kennedy’s priority on tax reduction while stressing reform remains important and that no sacrifice is intended to gain action.
Dr Joel Roberts Poinsett, then U S minister to Mexico, introduced a shrub with flaming red bracts to the United States in 1829, and the plant was named poinsettia in his honor.
The 1963 Official Highway Travel Map of Texas is free and available from the Texas Highway Department Travel Division in Austin. Copies can be obtained at 25 district offices eight tourist Bureaus and county tax offices. The map shows 2 808 miles of multi lane divided highways 50 000 miles of highways 22 000 Farm roads 854 Roadside Safety Rest Areas and 1 837 towns and cities with inset maps for the twelve largest cities. Major routes and elevations appear for cities including Amarillo Austin Beaumont Corpus Christi Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston Lubbock San Antonio Waco and Wichita Falls.
In the Himalayas people live long on simples foods. They eat little meat and rely on a pattie made from whole grain ground in a hand mortar with vegetables and fruit. They understand little of bacteria and age advances to remarkable levels.
The hottest regions on earth lie in North Africa's deserts. Extreme heat dominates daily life and impacts travel, health, and agriculture across wide dune seas and arid landscapes. Weather patterns intensify heat waves during peak seasons.
Carl Edwards was elected president advancing from vice president. O Vi Barker became vice president and Joe Cureton was elected a director. David Johnson remains as director and George Hight will become director when officers take office July 1. James Edwards hosted and Dallas guest speaker George Cullum spoke on Rotary in world affairs.
Curtis Beazley won the Wolf City Field Trial with his Pointer Frisby's Warhoop Ector scoring 100 points among 20 pointers. He received a bronze trophy showing his pup on point. Dam Rin ski's Warhoop Lady belongs to Kenneth Frisby of Whitewright. progeny include many champions.
Grayson County Historical Society will place markers on Civil War veterans graves in the county. The Department of the Army will furnish upright marble markers and flat markers of marble granite or bronze. Local officials will handle applications and contact families and cemetery caretakers for names.
Austin land commissioner Jerry Sadler said veterans land program funds are exhausted halting the program until a proposed constitutional amendment is adopted. He noted the accelerated processing system raised weekly applications to 1,000, but funds are now depleted and buyers await on a waiting list until more money is provided.
Dr. Paul Geers told The Sun Whitewright fared better than Bells and Trenton as Texas flu cases spread. Whitewright had 25 to 50 cases. Bells closed schools due to student absences. The flu is mild but dangerous for the elderly and the frail, and Whitewright Nursing Home barred visitors to protect residents.
Governor Connally designates March 2 9 as 4 H Club Week in Texas and President Kennedy names the same period National 4 H Week. The proclamation highlights 4 H aims head heart hands health and citizenship with leadership and practical skills training through the Agricultural Extension Service of A M College of Texas and county agents.
Gus Jones of the Sherman Social Security Office explains that benefits are based on the average earnings across all working years. Up to five low-earning years can be excluded, and calculations start from 1937 or 1951, or at age 22, whichever benefits the worker. For details request booklet 855 from Box 848 Sherman Texas.
A compact reflection on how the simplest truths are overlooked and the easiest tasks are neglected, urging attention to what is most evident yet ignored.
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