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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1952
Page
1
Remembering past ice storms, Whitewright residents fear a fresh siege as ice formed yesterday on vehicles and wires though sidewalks stayed slick yet warm air suggested we might dodge a new storm. Rain remains needed across Texas for subsoil moisture and grain crops.
The Sun's subscriber J. P. Ownby renewed eight subscriptions for 1952, including his own and those of four sons and three daughters. The honor roll lists J P Ownby R W Ownby L H Ownby J E Ownby Guy M Ownby Mrs E W Ross Mrs J H Piatt Mrs William Clark. Additional renewals received this week include F M Echols Mrs Jack Robbins J E Mangrum R T Ray Mrs Earl Taylor and many others.
The 45th Division, first National Guard infantry unit to fight since World War II, is in combat in Korea. Drawn from Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, they moved from northern Japan and are in the line in Korea. No clear answers on replacement, armistice timing, or future rotations. Road caution follows.
Grayson County expects the smallest slate of candidates in history as several incumbents face no opposition. District Clerk S W Earnest and County Clerk J C Buchanan run unchallenged, and Sheriff Woody Blanton along with County Attorney Murray Nance seem to avoid contests. A potential race could emerge if Judge R C Slagle leaves the 15th District Court bench, affecting successors.
Texas motorists face a mandatory ten point vehicle inspection before spring registration. Checks include motor number, muffler, brakes, lights, steering, wheel alignment, horn, windshield condition, mirrors, and windshield wipers. Fees: $1 per inspection with a $1 recheck if fixes are made within seven days. An annual reinspection is required. The system is overseen by Capt. G. W. Busby in Austin.
The January meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association will be held Tuesday January 8 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Tom Sears leads the program with Miss Gladys Ray as speaker on the theme The Home and the School Rev L E Vowell gives the invocation and a special musical number will be presented All community members are invited.
President Truman ordered a sweeping reform of the Internal Revenue Service with 53 more employees ousted as he seeks to create a blue ribbon civil service. The plan would abolish the 64 district collectors, place the bureau under civil service except for the top commissioner, and add a strong independent inspection service. The shakeup aims to address honesty and integrity in government operations amid a looming presidential campaign.
Gov. Sherman Adams of New Hampshire said Eisenhower backers can expect news within days of great interest. He announced his bid to be a Republican national convention delegate favorable to Eisenhower and declined to elaborate further on the promise.
Associated Press editors pick Gen Douglas MacArthur as Man of the Year for the second consecutive year. Other winners include John Foster Dulles in foreign affairs, Max Theiler in science, Charles E Wilson in business, Philip Murray in labor, Thor Heyerdahl in literature, Mario Lanza in entertainment, Leo Durocher in sports, and Marguerite Higgins of the New York Herald Tribune as Woman of the Year for Korea coverage.
A U S Bureau of Public Roads study finds one truck, under certain conditions, uses as much road space as eight cars and reduces highway capacity. Commercial vehicles occupy more space and influence traffic over larger areas, often traveling slower and requiring more passing maneuvers.
State Health Department reviewed 7006 X rays from Grayson County mass chest survey conducted in late November to early December. Dr D R Reilly notes 154 show some chest disease including 120 with tuberculosis ranging from minimal to advanced. Follow up will visit those affected. area programs funded by Christmas seals and coordinated with North and South Grayson Tuberculosis Associations.
Four persons were injured, none critically, in a two car collision three miles east of Sherman about 2 a m Tuesday. Hospitalized are Mr and Mrs Billy Jack Blackerby of Dallas Vernon Temple 24 an Austin College student from Longview and William Robert Smith 23 of Sherman. Blackerby is 23 and his wife is 19 Temple was transferred to the Veterans Hospital at McKinney. The others are in St Vincent s Hospital at Sherman.
Dallas stamp dealer Jack Shipman says 2c postcards reflect war costs. He traces 2c pricing to 1879 and 1917, with 1926 the highest 2c issue. He notes wartime demand and Korea action boosting prices, and cites 37 US postcard types issued overall.
Denison Texas engineers report search for three missing boys from Odessa and Abilene after a Texas Lake Texoma boat capsized has been virtually abandoned while one body, Shirley Thomas 19, Odessa, was recovered. The two remaining missing are Robert Reed 17 and Jerry Harrod 17. A daily surface check will continue with a small boat but grappling is stopped.
C B Bryant III told The Sun the second agricultural speaker sponsored by First National Bank will be Russell Cash of Atlanta Texas, Hoblitzell award winner for good farming in 1950. Cash appears late February with date to be set. The first speaker will be Murray Cox of Dallas at the high school auditorium on January 25.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Thomas officiating. Born in Kentucky December 16 1868 he died Saturday at 1 15 a m. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons and relatives. Survived by wife Katie Mae Dowdy five sons 33 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. He lived in Texas nearly forty years and had two marriages.
Whitewright's county wide scrap metal drive scheduled for ten days starting yesterday has been delayed by bad weather. Roy Blanton, local chairman, says the drive aims to channel scrap iron steel copper and brass into the defense effort with buyers like Caro Maxey and Eastern Iron & Metal Co offering pickup options.
Funeral services for Mrs. J H Mathews 77 will be held at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church Desert at 2 p m today conducted by Connie Hollis Church of Christ minister of Leonard. Burial at Cross Roads Cemetery arranged by Glen Earnheart. Survivors include daughter Mamie Mathews and grandsons Harold Mathews and Bennie Arnwine with five great grandchildren.
Don Ray 62 died Tuesday after a three week illness at his home north of Ector. Funeral Thursday 2 30 p m at New Zion Baptist Church with burial in Carson Cemetery. Survivors include wife three daughters five brothers two sisters and four grandchildren. W C McLemore died at Beaumont hospital and funeral at Savoy Church of Christ. born 1872 in Rogerville Alabama. Survivors include son Holly McLemore and daughter Mrs Leroy Kimbrough.
Seven natural gas companies filed a suit in Austin to refund about half a million dollars under protest, contesting the state gas gathering tax as a burden on interstate commerce. Attorney R Dean Moorhead said the lawsuit will argue constitutionality in district court here. Meatballs taste good with a sweet and sour sauce and make a fine late night snack.
Washington economist notes living costs may rise 2 3 percent in 1952 if steel prices do not increase. The forecast is for a rate slightly below the 1951 rise of 4.2 percent, with Ceilings kept near current levels depending on steel wage talks with the CIO United Steelworkers.
Meteorologist Harry F Wahlgren notes winters now feel different due to housing heating and communications. He cites 24 hour snow records in New York Chicago and Nebraska history and recalls several historic storms including the Armistice Day storm of 1940 and the 1913 blizzard with high fatalities and cattle losses. He warns against direct comparison with past hardships and suggests modern comforts mask the cold. A closing note offers a cranberry sauce and mincemeat holiday relish idea.
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