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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1963
Page
1
Southwestern Bell official states the City Commission passed the ordinance last week and the higher rates are in effect. September bills will reflect the new charges of 9.50 for business lines 5.50 for one party residence 4.50 for two party lines, all plus 10 percent federal tax.
The Trenton City Council announced an October billing increase to raise funds for drilling another well. Minimum charge rises to 3.00 for the first thousand gallons and 1.00 for each additional thousand. Whitewright plans the same raise to address summer water shortages.
The piece recalls the death of John Washburn of Pink Hill and his plea to vote for him in the 1932 Precinct Two race. He won by a single vote, underscoring that every vote can be decisive.
The U S Department of Commerce published an economic primer titled Do You Know Your Economic ABCs We have not seen it but argue that if the Commerce Department knows its ABCs it should share that knowledge with the President and Congress to show that government spending beyond income is economic ignorance.
The piece notes voters spend years criticizing the administration then vote straight party tickets when elections arrive, driven by a strong loyalty that even surpasses church town and family ties. It cites examples like Tom and Pete of the McKinney Courier-Gazette.
A NBC rep suggested coverage of Whitewright applying through Congress for drilling a water well. J P Williams asked Congressman Ray Roberts for federal aid, with confusion over Whitewright versus Pilot Grove. The piece argues towns like Whitewright should pursue such funds given strong local support.
Ralph James Brunet, 45, of Frankfort Indiana, pleaded guilty to printing counterfeit ten dollar bills totaling 1 712 700. He applied techniques from a short printing course to create the forgeries.
The article states that peoples of the Philippines speak 70 or more languages and dialects across the archipelago, reflecting rich linguistic diversity and regional variation.
The Whitewright High School Tigers welcome Princeton Panthers to Bryant Field for a Friday night game at 8.0. Both teams won openers last Friday, with Whitewright routing Celeste 21–0 and Princeton defeating Allen 42–20.
Jack Hollensed, longtime Howe superintendent, is elected superintendent of Bells schools succeeding Leslie M. West who left for Winnsboro. Hollensed, 36, a Tom Bean native with BA from Austin College and a master’s from East Texas State, has banking ties and is active in church. He reported for duty and will move his family to Bells once a house is found.
Bells Mayor C. C. Haliburton resigns effective Sept. 15 to enter private business. Mayor pro tem H. L. Ledbetter will lead the council and city secretary Houston Young until a new mayor is elected, likely next April. Haliburton was a bookkeeper for Jernigan Grain Co before becoming mayor.
In Hutchinson Kansas barbers report teens favor a Caesar cut. The style features short hair brushed forward from the crown to hang over the forehead in bangs as a low maintenance trend inspired by Julius Caesar. Barber Tony Entz notes its simplicity.
The projection estimates 214 million Americans by 1970 with 67 percent living in 184 metropolitan areas. The forecast outlines how urban concentration affects regional growth and planning.
A reader claims big headlines fail to sell papers and cites trivial items buried in ads. He mocks coverage of Laos Cuba Civil Rights and De Gaulle, urging focus on local stories such as a North Carolina mule tax cut and a Georgia sheriff arson incident.
Construction begins on a 6,300 square foot, fully air conditioned funeral home on 4.3 acres along Highway 82 between Bells and Savoy. Clyde Little of Whitewright and Vernon E Mullican with Mary E Mullican of Savoy back the project known as Mullican Little Funeral Home.
Dallas. Charles Luna, head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, warned wage negotiations with railroads are overdue to avert a national crisis. He noted unions gave 176 lines notice a year ago to discuss health welfare wages and fringe benefits as no wage increase in over three years.
President Kennedy halted the draft of married men 19 to 25, exempting about 340000 husbands while sufficient single men remain. Those already drafted must finish service. summoned nonreporting men are excused. Fathers have had exemptions since last March as the pool of young unmarried men grows.
New York man Michael Rampino thirty eight? no twenty eight? gathered a wad of soggy hundred dollar bills after a day without a catch. Police labeled the money counterfeit ending his unusual haul in the bay on Sunday.
The practice started around eight centuries ago as Japanese techniques shaped tree growth. Historical records indicate early adoption leading to widespread cultivation and landscape use by the 14th century.
Bill Holloway president of the Pigskin Club calls a 7:45 p.m. meeting at Community Public Service Company’s local office. A Princeton game film will be shown Friday, members urged to complete sales drive by Monday night. Parking for football games will be managed on the lot south of the Whitewright Rest Home for 25 cents to ease street congestion and raise club funds.
R N McCollom native of Trenton dies in Chicago hospital at age about eighty. Funeral at Sharon, Pennsylvania, burial there. He is survived by wife two daughters a step son five sisters and five grandchildren. John W Washburn eighty one, retired farmer and former Grayson County Precinct Two Commissioner, dies in Sherman after a long illness. Funeral at Sherman burial in Washburn Cemetery near Bells. Survivors include wife three daughters four sons a step son two step daughters two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday in Earnheart funeral chapel for J Frank Williams 83 retired Bells farmer who died Monday at his home Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery at Bells Williams born April 10 1880 in Waco son of John Williams He married Jenny Oliver March 1 1939 in Whitewright He lived in Bells 43 years He was a Methodist Church member Survivors include wife a son J B Williams of Greenville two daughters Mrs Otis Guthrie of Fort Worth and Mrs Guy Eskew of Waco seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren
Postmaster John Biggerstaff announces rural mail carriers will soon deliver 1963 Acreage Survey Cards to patrons. The survey, aided by the U S C A, collects farmer reports used for Texas crop acreage estimates for 1963. Carriers Roy G. Blanton and B W Newman will handle routes one and two. A separate line notes Malayan as the Philippines’ dominant racial stock.
Whitewright cheered as a 63 year old well received 100 feet of casing and a new pump during a five day shutdown, now producing about 100 gallons per minute. A second well drilled in 1936 has operated satisfactorily, but demand rose sharply with new homes and central air systems. Shortage could recur without drilling a new well.
The United Fund kickoff on October 1 invites donations to meet a 2500 budget. Donors may designate allocations. Whitewright expects to surpass the goal and reports will be posted at the Linda Theatre front as collections progress. George and Dell Hight urge a united push.
President Kennedy nominated John Gronouski a 43 year old Wisconsin Democrat with tax and public finance background to be postmaster general. The $25 000 a year post follows J Edward Day's resignation on August 9 and awaits Senate confirmation. Gronouski said the appointment would make him proud to serve in Washington.
The infant human doubles birth weight by 151 days. A puppy doubles its birth weight in 9 days, a foal in 60 days, a calf in 47 days, and a bunny in 6 days.
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