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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1957
Page
1
The Sun prints a compact holiday edition while noting how holidays affect country papers. Bits cover Carl Caraway receiving blackeyed peas from W. Richardson, the economics of junk mail stamps, and local readers weighing cotton, taxes, and beer laws amid Texas debate.
A husband and wife shop for groceries and choose between large economy and small expensive boxes. He argues for practicality while acknowledging budget limits, highlighting household budgeting tensions in a local grocery run.
The column lists numerous families visiting relatives over the holidays in Texas. Recipients include Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adkins in Walters. A. E. Breuchner in Marshall. Lena Mae Gowdy in Dallas and Trenton. Kenneth Jones returning to A and M College. Dr. Doyle Prather and daughter in Amarillo. and many others visiting kin in Sherman Dallas Enid and Garland. Active travels include deer hunting in Leon County by Manton Fain.
Texas Tech director Jim Lindsey of Midland has been appointed by Gov. Allan Shivers to the board of directors of Texas Technological College at Lubbock. Lindsey is a Midland Reporter Telegram editor, a Whitewright native, Texas Tech 1936 graduate, and a World War II veteran. He chairs Baptist General Convention of Texas PR Advisory Committee and won the 1955 Convention press award for Christian journalism. He and wife and four daughters live at 2613 West Storey Street in Midland.
A series of short notices shows residents visiting relatives and traveling: Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ball with family in Dallas, Mrs. Groves of Denison in Whitewright, Mrs. Farley in Sherman, and many others visiting Dallas Fort Worth Sherman Paris and Oklahoma City. Several patients and hospital visits are noted, including Mrs. Cooper in Bells and Mrs. Williams in Bells. The holiday period also includes funeral attendance for Mrs. Susie Bridges in Tom Bean.
Rotary meeting chair Russell Summers outlined Whitewrights water situation including two deep city wells about 1100 feet down and possible bond issues for a new well. He noted existing leaks waste water and that current wells supply demand, with future growth needing careful planning and long costs.
On Wednesday night January 9 the Presbytery of Paris will install Rev. C. C. Dooley as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Whitewright. Presiding elder Jack Grafton of Texarkana will lead the service and propound the constitutional questions. Rev. James I. Logan of Denison will preach the sermon and Rev. R. Bryant Twitty of Sherman will deliver the charge to the pastor. Rev. Joe Everheart of Deport will give the charge to the congregation. Cliff Emerson will sing a solo and the choir with Mrs. David Johnson and Miss Gayla Sears will provide music. The public is invited.
Washington reports tax increases effective January 1 affecting 63 million workers 6.5 million self employed and 4 million employers. Workers and employers pay 2 percent on the first 4200 of income while self employed pay 3 3/8 percent. Funds support new disability benefits and extend coverage to armed services members with the government contributing the employer share for military pay.
Miami Circuit Judge W Har old R. Vann ruled a local fun shop unlawfully kept fireworks after a firecracker exploded on the judge s desk in a dramatic decision. The report notes Buenos Aires as the Washington of South America.
Ernest Smith of the City Water Department provides The Sun with Whitewright rainfall data for 1956 showing 21.73 inches, 16.80 inches under the normal 38.53 inches, and 5.92 inches below 1955’s 27.65 inches. The record includes monthly breakdowns for 1956 and 1955.
Mrs. W. C. Caraway died at 9 15 a m Friday at her son Carl Caraway s home following a heart attack Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev Fred Waldrop pastor of the First Baptist Church burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery Pallbearers were W R Tabor B L Janway Jack Farley Aubrey Page Drewey Caylor and Jimmie Anderson Mrs Caraway born February 12 1893 in Tennessee married in that state they came to Whitewright in 1937 Mr Caraway died December 28 1953 She was a member of the Baptist Church Survivors include two sons Carl Caraway of Whitewright and Sherman Caraway of Amarillo two daughters Mrs Arlo Willis of Hubbard and Mrs Kenneth Watson of Fort Worth a brother Arthur Drake of Temple two sisters Mrs Frank Cantrell of Savoy and Mrs Ernest Kirk of Waco 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The school offers a weekly lunch plan starting Monday with Ravioli and Chili, Green Beans, Kraut, and Cinnamon Rolls. Tuesday serves Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes, Peach Salad, and Doughnuts. Wednesday features Spam and Cheese Sandwiches, Chips, Pork and Beans, Banana Pudding. Thursday presents Hot Pork Roast on buns with sides. Friday offers Salmon Croquettes, Baked Corn, English Peas, and Doughnuts.
Representative Patman of Texas announced a bill to provide every citizen reaching 65 with a minimum pension of 75 dollars per month. He described it as a universal old age pension program to eradicate poverty and ease the fear of want in old age, and he would introduce it on the new congress's opening day.
In Birmingham a sauce factory vat burst spilling about 45,000 gallons of vinegar into streets. Homes were surrounded by up to three feet of the sour flood as residents cleaned up after the sudden disaster.
Acting Postmaster Maurice H. Stans designated January 17 as the second annual Postmasters Day. The date marks the 251st anniversary of Benjamin Franklin, the first postmaster general.
The Katy Bluebonnet mail train between Denison, Whitewright and Dallas will be discontinued next Sunday under Railroad Commission authority. The Texas Special will carry local mail afterward, with no expected disruption to local service. Northbound mail from Whitewright will be diverted. some southbound papers currently use the Bluebonnet for south to Denison. It is unclear if The Sun’s out-of-town delivery will change.
Sunday evening service at the First Baptist Church featured scripture read by Priscilla Blanton and prayer led by Dee Anna Alexander. Jackie Pannell delivered What My Church Means to Me, with offerings collected by Ralph Hughes and others. The Youth Choir performed Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus, and plans for January were announced by the Sunday School superintendent. The Lottie Moon Offering nears the $500 goal with $440.45 raised so far.
Pompton Lakes council passes ordinance requiring male and female cats to wear metal dog tags by February 1. Licensed tags cost $1 for males and $2 for females. unlicensed cats will be impounded and humane euthanasia if unclaimed after one week.
Abitibi Power and Paper Co. raises newsprint by four dollars per ton effective March 1, to 134 dollars delivered in New York for rolls and 219 dollars for flat sheets, prompting protests from U.S. newspaper publishers and signaling further industry-wide increases.
Rennes France. While eating oysters Jean Rubin bit into what he thought was a pearl. Investigation revealed a rare 10 franc gold piece minted in 1859. Buy your Printing in Whitewright.
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