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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
1
The WHS Tigers head to Wylie Friday aiming to extend their three game winning streak after a tight 15 to 14 win over Pilot Point. The Reflector notes rising water costs may boost plumbing business as leaks mount under higher rates. Edwards Chevrolet and Whitewright Motor Sales will unveil two new 1964 car lines this week.
M. B. Hasty opens a Mary Carter Paint Store today linked to his furniture business. Mary Carter Paint offers a nationwide distribution and a free gallon with each gallon purchased.
Mary Burger of Abilene an Abilene High School student hammered out 178.74 words per minute to set the University Interscholastic League typing record. The mark has stood for 29 years and remains a target for Whitewright typing students.
A reminiscence on Texas and Whitewright street and road work laws requiring able bodied men to work days or pay fines. The piece notes past enforcement, the city’s repeal, and the possibility of revival, alongside a critique of federal aid debates and letters from readers.
In a special meeting Tuesday night the Whitewright City Commission raised water rates to about double previous levels. Commissioners Ayres Meador and Mayor Summers voted for the increase. The minimum charge becomes 3.00 for 1 000 gallons or less, and all over 1 000 gallons cost 0.80 per 1000. The higher rates take effect with September billings to fund a new water well for future supply.
Fred Cook Jr was named to a one year term as East Texas Chamber of Commerce Community Chairman for Whitewright. J Clyde Tomlinson praised his qualifications and expected impact on cooperation between Whitewright and the East Texas Chamber and neighboring communities. The chamber marks 37 years serving 72 counties with programs in water, agriculture, industry, forestry, highways, education, government affairs, labor, and community development.
Funeral services were held for Billy Neal 16 of Tom Bean at First Baptist Church Tom Bean with burial at Wittitee Cemetery Kentuckytown. Neal died Friday night when a tire blowout caused a crash on FM Road 281 near Tom Bean. Gary Cameron of Sherman sustained minor injuries. Neal was born February 24 1947 in Van Alstyne, son of Ross and Dora Neal. He was a Tom Bean High School sophomore and Baptist Church member. Survived by his mother three brothers Waymond John Michael and Paul at Fort Benning Ga two sisters Wilbert Bennett Grand Prairie Anita Neal Tom Bean grandparents Cora Williams Tom Bean Lydia Neal Whitewright.
Frank Middleton, 51, says he profitably gave away 1,250 television sets to clear a crowded warehouse in Hyde England. He notes dismantling for scrap would cost more. Over 5,000 lined up overnight after his advertisement. Most sets were old trade-ins.
A Japanese company patents a device called the cat mew featuring a cat head on a base. It plugs into a standard circuit and emits mew sounds with sparkling eye lights to frighten rats and mice as they approach.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean decries high government handling costs versus private charity overhead and cites figures on farm subsidies and land rents. He notes leaks at the Pentagon and claims a screwdriver lobby inflates military supply purchases, urging an investigative report.
Dr. Russell Dennis from Oklahoma City will lead revival services at First Baptist Church from September 29 to October 6. He has 25 years as a pastor and has served at Howard Payne College and as Oklahoma director for the Culbertson Church Finance Corporation. Revival will run Sunday services plus weekday 10 am and 7 30 pm, with Saturday only evening service. music directed by Ronce Morgan.
An American pathologist argues higher banana intake could lower heart attack risk. Dr. R Foster Scott of Albany Medical College notes East Africans eat mostly bananas and show little artery hardening, while North Americans show moderate to advanced arterial thickening.
Duncon Scotland. The city council refused a motion by Anne Melville to bar bachelor American sailors at the Polaris submarine tender base in Holy Loch. Melville argued the sailors harmed city morals. the council voted down the proposal.
The House passed President Kennedy's 11.1 billion tax cut by 271 to 155 after defeating a GOP bid to tie spending ceilings. The party-line fight saw 48 Republicans voting yes on final passage and 29 Southern Democrats opposing the motion amid slow Senate prospects under Sen. Byrd's opposition to uncoupled spending cuts.
During Thanksgiving a 1964 Share Our Substance drive aims to fund life sustaining U S food stocks for over 10 million hungry people. Canon Almon R Pepper of Church World Service announces the goal on behalf of major Protestant and Eastern Orthodox denominations. The Baltimore settlement dates to 1662.
The 1963 Whitewright United Fund campaign starts with a Firemen's Hall kickoff led by co chairmen Tom Sears and Clint Hennig. Dan Eddy of Dallas, veteran organizer, spoke to about 40 volunteers as 500 pledge cards were distributed for a $2720 goal covering eleven agencies including Red Cross, Salvation Army, Boy Scout councils, Camp Fire Girls, and local youth programs.
Sherman social security district manager Gus Jones explains how benefits extend beyond retirement. He notes widows under 62 receive payments for themselves and their children, disability benefits require work history, and reduced retirement at 62 is possible for worker and spouse with eligible children. Contact 315 Mulberry Sherman or 893 4301 for details.
The Veterans Administration cautions about the brown recluse spider Loxosceles reclusus with a violin-shaped mark on the head. A Arkansas research group from University of Arkansas Medical Center and Little Rock VA Hospital notes rising bites in Kansas Missouri Arkansas and warns the spider may be deadlier than the black widow. It is found from Kansas to the Gulf Coast and from Tennessee to Oklahoma and is slightly smaller than the black widow with four legs per side.
A parent recalls how personal names are giving way to numbers through dialing codes ZIP codes and social security. The author jokes that his granddaughter might be named One Two Three and predicts future naming conventions will rely on numeric designations rather than traditional names.
German statisticians find salesgirls more likely to marry than models or air hostesses. Munich data show four of ten salesgirls wed last year, while Lufthansa hostesses reach three in ten. Also notes on how bagpipe music is produced by air collection in a leather bag.
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