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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
1
Mayor Russell Summers urges residents to keep city hall and fire department numbers straight 5 2224 and 5 2261 to avoid triggering the fire alarm, while rain across Whitewright area brings mixed rural impacts and notes on local elections, school, and community events.
Graduation exercises for the Whitewright Grade School will be held Friday May 28 at 9 30 a m in the gymnasium. Reverend Newton V Cole of the First Baptist Church will deliver the address to the class. Eighth grade graduates include Narvin Alexander Jimmy Bassett Priscilla Blanton Joyce Brown Dean Coble William Cox Darlene DeBerry Robert Dillinger Jessie Gray Peggy Hansard Glenn Hatch Doris Ann Head Edna Mae Hood Della Ann Hull Jack Hyepock Dolores Johnson Clara Kelly Billy McDowell Glen Melton Lynda Norris Lynda Pannell Treks Penny Edward Sanders Jean Scott Gayla Wren Sears Billy Shores Patsy Sinor Allie Mae Smith Jimmy Smith Wilma Stephens Dale Taylor Nelda Tipps Peggy Wilkinson.
About 15 Whitewright Boy Scouts will depart Friday afternoon for a weekend camping trip at Turner Falls Oklahoma and return Sunday afternoon. They travel in the Sherman Area Council bus with Scoutmaster Lyndal Pierson and local scout committee members. The next to last weekly meeting of the scout training course for adults is set at the American Legion Home Friday night. Attendance has ranged from 15 to 30.
William Edward Williams 85 native of Porters east of Whitewright and ex Grayson College student died at his Claude home last Thursday. Funeral service was Sunday at Claude Baptist Church with burial in Claude cemetery. Born June 15 1868 he taught in Porters Kerr Enterprise and Medlin town then moved to Claude 49 years ago and taught until retirement. Survived by wife Dora Belle Williams daughter Edna B Martin son Bayles Kemp Williams three brothers and three sisters.
Harrisburg resident Silas S. Kuhn turned 103 and says conservative pin-up pictures keep him young at heart. He explains he prefers a beautiful girl in art as long as it isn’t too risque, believing it helps a man keep a youthful outlook.
Leroy Gore publisher of the Joe Must Go campaign admits the recall effort against Wisconsin Senator McCarthy is losing steam in Milwaukee County a Democratic stronghold. He notes low enthusiasm and suggests residents see McCarthy as an asset to their party.
Clinton Harbers of West Point Texas, a 32 year old Fayette County farmer, earned the Hoblitzelle Award for the Advancement of Texas Rural Life after eight years turning a neglected 400 acre farm into a highly productive operation. He increased cotton yields to 738 pounds per acre and corn to 75 80 bushels per acre while rebuilding soil using legumes and advanced planting methods.
President Eisenhower told reporters his Southern backers must decide for themselves whether they will support him after the Supreme Court’s school desegregation ruling. He defended his record, urged calm, and cited Governor Byrnes of South Carolina for a reasonable reaction. The Sun invites reader submissions.
The Senate banking committee endorsed limits on FHA insured home repair loans to 85 percent of the loan and required homeowners to deal directly with the lender. The move shifts 15 percent risk to lenders and enforces on site loan signing.
A brief reflection on timing and tone. It notes that well timed silence can speak louder than words and warns that seeking sympathy may lead to misuse of mercy. The piece emphasizes restraint and self control in social conduct.
Whitewright High School graduates, 27 seniors, will attend baccalaureate services at First Methodist Church at 8:00 p.m. Sunday May 23 with Tildon McFerrin delivering the sermon. The program includes processional invocation hymns and specials, followed by the class roll. Commencement is May 28 and seniors will take a senior trip to a South Texas dude ranch.
At Texas A M College Station a student volume MMS 35c features essays by all class levels. Larry C Cooper 57 son of Lewis and Mrs Whitewright contributes The Dehorning about his role in dehorning a White Face bull.
Texas Governor Allan Shivers pledged no sales or income tax or income tax while he can veto it. He spoke at a factory dedication and ground breaking ceremony as he seeks an unprecedented third term.
An $8,000 bond issue for Bells will be called on June 1 to finance a water improvement program including new pumps. Mayor and May or J. E. Dopson say the plan requires no tax increase and that a valuation increase of more than $50,000 will cover the bond.
In Sacramento Henry Wetter aged 15 was struck by a 2 ounce lead sinker cast by 11 year old Norman Freeman as he prepared to cast again after catching a fish. He died on arrival at a hospital. Norman said he had warned others.
Whitewright merchants plan a large share-the-wealth program at 4 30 p m on Saturday with cash gifts and merchant prizes. Last week drew the area’s biggest summer crowd in years and this week is expected to surpass it with favorable weather and a record turnout.
Rev. Harold K. Davis of Marvin Methodist Church was honored with a dinner at Ely Community House after Sunday service. The church praised his three years of improvements funded by the Lords Acre project with gifts from Whitewright and others.
President Eisenhower ordered the McCarthy Army hearings resumed next Monday with Secretary Stevens taking full Army responsibility. Senator McCarthy criticized the secrecy order as a stacked deck while Mundt warned the inquiry should wrap in a week or ten days.
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