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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1952
Page
1
The 20 member Whitewright High School graduating class will hold commencement in the gym at 8 p m Friday. Bank president C B Johnson will address the class with an extensive program including processional, various speakers, diplomas, and the presentation of awards. Ushers and the full senior class list are provided.
A general assembly Friday morning May 30 in the gym will award completion certificates to the eighth grade and honor certificates to elementary students with perfect attendance, with parents receiving honors too. The eighth grade roster includes Wanda Sue Alexander Alice May Ayres Jack Bartley Nola Bass Thomas Birdwell Dor thy Jo Burchfield J W Burchfield James Burchfield Lewis Clem Bobby DeBerry James Dixon Sandra Hamilton Virginia Harvey Jack Hayes Jarvis Head Orville Head Georgia Ann Kirby Marvin Luna George McCurdy Eva Lee Monk Charlene Morris Margie Morris Bobby Murphy Delbert Musser Jim McKinney Mary Page Anna Lou Phillips Patsy Roberson Obie Rutledge Jr Travis Sanderson Annette Smith Oneta Smith Philip Stephens Johnnie May Taylor Jimmy Lee Thornhill Doris Ann Wallace Frank Ross Watkins Laura Jean Williams William White.
The Negro School will hold its graduating exercises at 8 p m Friday at the school. Members of the 7th grade graduating class are Willie Royse Everett Shirley Fay Brown Betty Lou Smith and Clarence Patterson. Negro students above the 7th grade attend school in Sherman.
Washington reports the Office of Price Stabilization allowed about 350000 retail grocers to raise ceilings by roughly a penny on many foods. Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall says the public food bill could rise by 100 to 150 million dollars annually, averaging five cents weekly per family, a small percentage of the food industry’s 32 billion dollar yearly business.
Whitewright businesses will close for Memorial Day on Friday May 80 along with the post office bank and most shops. The Rotary Club will skip this week’s meeting due to the holiday. Whitewright marks six holidays yearly including New Year s Day Memorial Day Independence Day.
The Senate passed a 6.7 billion foreign aid bill after trimming 200 million from the request of 7.9 billion. An amendment by Sen. Russell Long to cut 200 million across the board narrowly failed 37 to 34. The measure moves to conference with the House, which had reduced its companion bill to 6.1626 billion.
Two music teachers presented piano pupils in recitals. Mrs. Braly’s pupils performed last Friday at her home with Joan Harrison and others on the program. Mrs. Hamilton’s pupils performed Tuesday night at the First Baptist Church auditorium with Lynda Parnell and several classmates on the program.
Two children rode with an 8 year old girl when her bicycle struck a pedestrian on a sidewalk in San Diego. The victim, 66 year old Mrs. Gertrude Hay, died the following day after the accident.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters told about 2,000 insurance reps at its 86th annual meeting in New York that national prosperity has produced substantial reductions in arson crimes. Fire losses remain at all time highs while arson arrests are at their lowest since 1936. Full employment higher prices demand for buildings and better law enforcement are cited as factors.
The 18 foot Sopranino, claimed as the smallest craft to cross the Atlantic, sails into Kingston Jamaica on the final leg of a 4000 mile voyage from England to the United States. Crew Patrick Ellam and Colin Mudie left England last September and reached Port of Spain after about 200 days sailing through three gales.
The Chamber of Commerce board discussed a June 11 hearing in Sherman on Cotton Belt Railroad’s Sherman Commerce division abandonment. They also planned Whitewright Homecoming for June 22 with open house, a Legion dance, and a noon basket lunch on the high school campus. Housing needs were noted and residents urged to improve appearances for visitors.
Paris police arrested Jacques Duclos France's No 1 Communist during violent riots sparked by General Ridgway arrival as European defense commander. Officers found a loaded revolver and a blackjack in his car as crowds roared. Police struggled to control thousands in the rain.
Nick Owen county agent urges farmers to begin early season cotton insect control with seven day interval applications. He notes that proper poisons and timing protect new growth, maximize yields, and allow beneficial insects to build up before bollworm pressure arrives. Sprays outperform dusts for young plants.
In MUNSAN Korea Communist truce negotiators warned rebuilt Red armies may strike in Korea citing Allied mistreatment of prisoners. Gen Nam Il called the statement a grave warning while the U N armistice delegation dismissed it as propaganda. Miss Jane Meador of NTSC Denton visited her parents C J and Mrs Meador over the weekend.
A deer’s antlers grow exceptionally fast, nearly unmatched in the animal kingdom. A parrot lays eggs in the soft dust found at the bottom of decayed tree trunks rather than building a nest.
Tilden McFerrin of Dallas is employed as regular minister of the Whitewright Church of Christ and will move his family to Whitewright. Reared at Westminster, he has served churches in Louisiana and Texas, coming from the Thurston Anson Streets Church of Christ in Dallas. His wife and two daughters Lela 16 and Anita 3 accompany him. Bible classes start at 10 a.m. Sunday with services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Open letter from George J. German of Dallas urges Whitewright to establish a museum to house local pioneer items and school and civic memorabilia. The plan envisions city and school involvement, a suitable building, and a June start with calls for artifacts from 1878 to 1914.
District Judge Charles O Betts ruled Gilmer Aiken education laws constitutional in a suit by 26 lower Rio Grande Valley school districts Hidalgo and Cameron counties. The ruling upheld the state board of education in establishing the economic index from March 1951 with appeals anticipated.
The First National Bank sponsors a 3:30 p.m. Saturday May 31 tour of Alton McDowell farm to view King Ranch Bluestem Orchard Grass Fesque Brohme and Vetch Madrid Clover. W. E. Church of the Soil Conservation Service will lead the trip with a stop at Ace Stephenson farm to inspect sodded waterways terraces.
The National Safety Council estimates 310 Americans will die in traffic during the Memorial Day weekend if drivers do not exercise extra caution. Roads are expected to see over 33 million vehicles from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday. The council urges drivers to "Honor the dead by protecting the living."
A retrospective tally lists items stolen in 1951 including a 50 foot Modena bridge dismantled by four, 11 manhole covers in Illinois, 4700 pairs of false teeth in Denver and a hearse in Baltimore. Other thefts cover cannon balls in Warsaw New York granite monuments in Little Falls and more.
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