The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. [33], Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1954 Page: 1 of 4
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SERVING WORTHAM
And Its Tri-County
Trade Area
VOLUME a
WORTHAM, nuOSSTOlVK COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER K. 1M4
In Our
Town...
By MILDRED SIMMORS
OUR TOWN *u rapfiiMtad
by the FFA Sweetheart, Oracle
Sandlin, at the area meeting ol
the Corsicana District in the Cor-
sicana High School Auditorium
Monday evening. Maries Pace
and Larry Gene Jones were the
voting delegates from the Wor-
tham Chapter and Ted Lucas,
who is an area officer, had a part
on the program.
A group of high school stu-
dents attended the meeting and
program accompanied by Mrs. T.
I. Sandlin, Glen Wren and yours
truly.
It was a wonderful meeting
and program and we were privi-
leged to hear another ex-Wor-
tbamite perform. Margo Smith,
who is a senior in the Corsicana
High School, played the organ
for the program.
HAVE YOU visited the storre
and registered for the big Christ-
mas Party? Don’t forget to do so
and bring the children to see
Santa at 3:00 p.m. Dec. 23!
YOUR EDITOR. Mildred Sim-
mons, is so busy with the paper,
getting her daughter ready for
recitals and helping others with
Christmas shopping and since
she started this column and the
deadline is today, her assistant,
Rosa Bounds, has decided to fin-
ish it.
CHRISTMAS WILL won be
here—As of today, the 16th—on-
ly eight more shopping days, so
everyone is beginning to bet the
spirit. Let’s remember the less
fortunate in our community, for
after all the real meaning of
Christmas is doing for others.
THE FREESTONE County
Chapter of the National Founda-
tion of Infantile Paralysis met
in Fairfield Tuesday and it was
my privilege to attend along with
Mrs. W. A. Posey, Mrs. W. D.
Moody and Clayton Oakes. Plans
are under way for the March of
Dimes Drive in January. A very
enthusiastic group of volunteer
woi kers attended the meeting
from over the county. Mrs. W. A.
Posey will direct the drive in
Wortham next year. OUR TOWN
always co-operates with this won-
charitable organization.
derful
A CHRISTMAS program Is be-
ing planned and a film will be
shown to the students of Wor-
tham School on Tuesday morn-
ing, Dec. 21, at 10:45. Rev. E. P.
Coe will direct the program spon-
sored by the P.-T. A. with Mrs.
Gaskill Moody, the audio-visual
chairman, in charge of arrange-
ments. Parents and friends are
invited to attend.
EVERYONE SEEMS to be ao
busy that they don't see how they
can get it all done, but we all
have the same number of hours,
and somehow things have a way
of getting done—There is either
a recital, a club party or a Sun-
day School class party as well
as other gatherings, but isn’t it
fun to all get together for par-
ties? That is part of Christmas,
being busy and doing for others.
1 guess next week when it is
time to start baking cakes and
pies for Christmas Day the wom-
en folks will be busy.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON was
really cold and lots of folks really
had the urge to put up a Christ-
mas tree. It may have been my
imagination but I was out in the
car and noticed several couples
all dressed os if they were going
to the country looking for a tree.
Here’s hoping they found just
the one they wanted.
IT IS CERTAINLY nioa news
that Mrs Alex Henderson wai
able to come home this week
after being in Scott and White
Hospital for six weeks. Watt
brought his mother home Tues-
day.
WELL. I HAVE about written
enough for this column and hope
it meets with Mildred’s approval.
I know she will be glad that I
have completed it for her this
week, so good-bye for now. R. B.
Funeral Services
In Teague Monday
For H. J. Milligan
Funeral arevicee were held in
Teague at Ham Funeral Home
at 2.-00 p.m. Dec. 12 for Henry
J. Milligan, who expired in Fair-
field Hospital Dec. 12.
Mr. Milligan was brn Feb. 17,
1885 in Culberson, Ala. He moved
with his parents to Hillsboro
when he was a small child.
Mr. Milligan was married to
Sarah Maude Boyd in 1904. To
this union was born three chil-
dren.
For a number of years he re-
sided in the Shanks community
and was a faithful worker in
the community church. He joined
the Methodist Church at the age
of 14. He moved to Fairfield in
November of 1953.
He leaves his wife and three
children to mourn his passing:
Theo Franklin of Seadrift, Boyd
of Angletorv, and Mrs. Florence
French of Dallas; two brothers,
Charlie and Leroy Milligan of Ft.
Worth; one sister, Mrs. Ellie
Cantrell of Cleburne; 10 grand-
children and six great-grandchil-
dren.
Pallbearers were Tracy Moore,
Tom Smith, George Smith, Wal-
ter Sellers, Clyde Boyd and Hi-
ram Boyd.
Hunters Asked To
So It Deer Hides For
TB Hospitol Patients
AUSTIN. — Deer hunters are
asked to throw a handful of com-
mon table salt on the hides they
send TB hospital patients.
The request came today from
the man who ought to know, L.
M. Rathbone, Austin taxidermist,
who is receiving the hides for
the patients.
Mr. Rathbone says the hides
coming in at tne rate of 10 to 15
a day are of excellent quality
and most are arriving in good
shape. But he says the salt will
insure against spoilage.
The Voluntary Advisory Coun-
cil for Texas TB hospitals will
pay for the tanning. Mr. Rath-
bone Is handling the hides free
of charge.
Mrs. Helen Smith of Austin,
council chairman, asks that the
hides be marked “Charity," ad-
dressed to Mr. Rathbone at 2708
South Lamar, Austin, and ship-
ped by motor freight.
She says where this procedure
is followed all of the major mo-
tor freight lines are hauling the
hides free of charge.
Dallas Choir Again
Will Present Xmas
Program December 19
The First Methodist Church
Chancel Choir will be heard in
their eighth annual presentation
of Handel’s “The Messiah" Sun-
day, Dec. 19, in Dallas. The choir
will give two performances—one
at 3:00 and the other at 7-00 p.m.
The 150 voice choir, 00 piece
symphony orchestra, with organ
and piano will be under the di-
rection of Mr. Glen Johnson, min-
ister of music, Mrs. Sidney Terry
will be at the organ and Mrs.
George Soderstrom wilFbe at the
piano.
This is the climax of the year
for the Ministry of Music of First
Church. The presentation of this
greatest of all Christmas orator-
ios has established itself as a
definite part of the Dallas Christ-
mas season, drawing people from
every part of the city and sur-
rounding towns. b
Mrs. R. W. Gould of Houston
is visiting her sister. Mrs. A. J.
McKinney.
Mrs. Alice Chandler and daugh-
ter, Merry John, of Waco were
visitors in the home of Mrs. Lou
Eiia Craig last Sunday. Miss Taf-
fy Chandler, who had been visit-
ing her grandmother, and Mrs.
Craig returned to Waco with
them. Mrs. Craig remained in
Waco for a week’s visit in the
home of the Chandlers. The Gar-
land Carpenters also spent some
time at the Chandler home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McCanlis
and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bailey of
Cisco spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Uel Davis. Sr.
Stamps Available
At Post Office Until
4:00 P. M. Saturday
For the convenience of the
public, the stamp window of
the Poet Office will remain
open until 4>Q0 pan. Saturday.
Dec. 19, in order that patrons
may purchase stomps and send
packages.
The money order window
will close at 12:00 noon as
usuaL
Burial Services Held
In Wortham Monday
For Mrs. Joe Hefner
Mrs. Joe Hefner of Ft. Worth
was laid to rest in the Wortham
Cemetery Monday, Dec. 13, fol-
lowing funeral services in Ft.
Worth. Mrs. Hefner died in a
hospital there Saturday morning.
Besides her husband she is sur-
vived by one son, Dr. Robert
Cook, of Ft. Worth; her mother,
Mrs. McConico of Streetman, and
several sisters and brothers, one
of which is Mrs. J. E. Sims, who
is a teacher in the Wortham
School.
Hammond Organ
To Be Formally
Dedicated Sunday
There will be a formal dedi-
cation service of the Hammond
organ which was presented to
the church by the children of
the late Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Odom at the First Baptist Church
Sunday, Dec. 19, at 11:00 a.m.
Mi-. Hunt, who is an accom-
plished organist from the Gog-
gan’s Music Company in Waco,
will render an hour long organ
recital of hymns and sacred mu-
sic.
The public is invited to at-
tend.
Mrs. W. A. Posey and Albert
Mcllvecn took Frank Bounds to
the hospital in Marlin Sunday.
Mnrtljam Journal
Appreciation Dinner
Honors Faculty And
Ollier Personnel
A gala holiday dinner party
was held at the gymnasium on
Thursday night, Dec. 9, for the
teachers, their wives and hus-
bands, school bus drivers and
wives, cafeteria workers, county
school superintendent Ruel Wil-
son of Fairfield, and county
school board member H. P.
Bounds and wife, and Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Foster with the local
school board members and wives
as hosts for the appreciation af-
fair.
Centerpiece for the table, U-
shaped, was a graceful arrange-
ment of silvered leaves and white
styrofoam snow balls centered
with a massive red candle. Other
decorations complimented the
centerpiece and included green-
ery, gold and silvered leaves,
luster balls and pine cones. The
decorations were made and plan-
ned by Mrs. Walter Wilbourn
with Mmes. Gaskill Moody, Clay-
ton Oakes and Victor Cooper as-
sisting. A delicious turkey din-
ner was served.
The invocation was given by
Victor Cooper. In a few brief re-
marks Walter Wilbourn, chair-
man of the local school board,
welcomed the guests and ex-
pressed apreciation to the teach-
ers, bus drivers, cafeteria employ-
ees, county school trustee and
county superintendent, and to
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Foster for their
contribution of football programs
and ambulance service during
the football season.
After the dinner, forty-two was
played and enjoyed by the guests.
Additional Gifts
For Christmas Party
Additional gifts to be given
away at the mammoth Christmas
party Dec. 23:
Munroe Drug, Sentinel wrist
watch.
Keeling Grocery 8c Market,
two $5.00 baskets of groceries.
District Basketball
Schedule Auuoueed
AiCMcfeWIMl
Methodist Parconag*
Open House b Held
Sunday Afternoon
The Methodist parsonage, home
of Rev. and Mrs. Frank Dirner,
Jr., was the scene of an open
house Sunday afternoon from
3:00 until 5:00 pjn. Circle No. 1
of the Women's Society of Chris-
tian Service acted as host for the
occasion and showed the guests
the new blinds, drapes and fur-
nishings of the home which they
have purchased in the past two
years.
The home was beautifully dec-
orated for Christmas and Mrs.
Maurice Sims served coffee from
the beautifully decorated dining
table.
Other members of the house
party beside Rev. and Mrs. Tur-
ner included Dr. D. A. Chisholm
of Corsicana, Messrs. B. J. Reese,
H. C. Boyd, Walter Moore and
other members of Circle No. I.
Little Eugenia Sims
Suffers Lead Poison
Little Eugenia Sims, two and
a half year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. Q. Sims, was taken
to a Corsicana Hospital Tuesday
for treatment. Numerous tests
have proven that she has lead
poisoning, which is a very rare
and dangerous disease.
MRS. BLEDSOE IMPROVED
Friends of Mrs. Hubert L. Bled
toe, formerly of Wortham, will
be happy to know she is much
improved and able to be home
after having spent the past four
weeks in Memorial Hospital in
Houston.
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For Christmas *..
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The Wortham Journal
It is one of the nicest end most onjoyablo of all gifts that you can give
a gift that contiiwes to bring memories of tho giver throughout the
entire year, and a gift reasonable in cost.
It will be difficult to find a more appreciated giftrthan THE WOR-
THAM JOURNAL for members of your family who have moved away,
old neighbors, former pastors, or other friends.
A card from The Journal, tailing them the name of the
giver, will be mailed to each one receiving the paper at
a gift.
THE JOURNAL IS LIKE RECEIVING A LETTER
FROM HOMB EACH WEEK.
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EDITOR,
WORTHAM JOURNAL
WORTHAM, TEXAS
Please send the following persons The Groesbeck Journal as a
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Enclosed is $
Round-Robin
Schedule To Be
Used for Champ
The 10-team district which
Wortham was a part of last year
has been divided into two sep-
arate districts by the Texas In-
terscholastic League.
In District 47 are Rice, Em-
house, Barry, Blooming Grove
and Frost.
District 48 is made up of Pur-
don, Richland, Dawson, Mildred
and Wortham. The girls teams
compete in the same district and
at the same times as the boys.
Chairman Bryant Merrell has
announced that the winner at
District 48 will be determined
this year in a round-robin sched-
ule with the high team in the
standings beir.g the champion.
This arrangement, which waa
set up over the objections of
Wortham and Mildred, differs
from the procedure of recent
years. In past years the cham-
pion has been determined by a
playoff among the top teams.
The schools that participate in
football usually do not reach
peak form until late in the bas-
ketball season and it appears that
the new arrangement will favor
these schools that do not play
football.
Wortham won the district title
in basketball in 1953 and placed
third last year, defeating Rich-
land in the payoff.
The schedule for District 48:
First round, Jan. 11—Richland
at Dawson; Mildred at Wortham;
Purdon idle.
Jan. 14—Dawson at Mildred;
Purdon at Richland; Wortham
idle.
Jan. 14—Dawson at Purdon;
Wortham at Richland; Mildred
idle.
Jan. 21—Mildred at Purdon;
Wortham at Dawson; Richland
idle.
Jan. 25—Richland at Mildred;
Purdon at Wortham; Dawson
idle.
Second round. Jan. 28- -Daw-
son at Richland; Wortham at
Mildred; Purdon, idle.
Feb. 1—Richland at Purdon;
Mildred at Dawson; Wortham
idle.
Feb. 4—Purdon at Dawson;
Richland at Wortham; Mildred
idle.
Feb 8—Purdon at Mildred;
Dawson at Wortham; Richland
idle.
Feb 11—Wortham at Purdon;
Mildred at Richland, Dawson
idle.
Paul Peurifoy Does
Graduate Chemistry
Work st Kansas State
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Paul
Peurifoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. P.
L. Peurifoy of Wortham, is one
of 5,400 students attending Kan-
sas State College in Manhattan
this fall.
Peurifoy is a graduate student
majoring in chemistry. He la a
1945 graduate of Daytona Beach
High School in Florida and a
former student at Florida South-
ern College and the University
of Miami, where he received two
degrees.
K-State students come from 42
of the 48 states, including Puerto
Rica. Hawaii, and 24 foreign na-
tions Peurifoy is one of 22 Tex-
as students attending Kansas
State.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Tyner, Mr.
and Mrs A. R. Tyner and Mrs.
Ella Tyner attended the funeral
of Mi Jim Smith at Phalba,
Texas, Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. W. J. Allen returned Fri-
day from a two weeks visit in
Houston with Mr. and Mrs. Beri
Allen and children, Shirley Ann,
Bette Carol and Bert David
The Journal Ls $1.50 in Freestone and adjoining counties,
$2.00 elsewhere.
Ted Chandler of Waco accom-
panied his grandmother, Mrs.
Lou Ella Craig, to her home in
Wortham last Sunday.
Little Mioses Becky and Cathy
Reed of Mexia, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Clint Reed, visited Mrs.
Lou Ella Craig last week.
•tteomoo a* b**4 football sngrik .
at the University of Houston.
Lae, when* ‘contract waa to
for** until Aug. 41, 19M, said he
resign** of hh own free wtUAnl
that a mutual ly-rettetactory **i~
tl«*pent of his contract had boon
agreed upon.
Lee’s resignation takes effect
immediately.
The University of Houston bead
coach sino* the 1941 reason in-
formed Athletic Director Hnnt
Fouke of bis intention te reston
Monday afternoon, and POufcr
called in Corbin Robertson, chair-
man of ft* athletic oonunitteo.
The resignation waa accepted and
a settlement of hia contract waa
worked out.
“I waaq’t .satisfied with the**
peat season and I knew they
weren’t,” Lee said by way of ex-
planation. The Cougars finished
their 1994 reason with a 19-T
victory Over Detroit Saturday,
a win that gave the UH a 5-3
season standing.
“I have no ill feeling whatso-
ever,” Lee went on. “Everything
is all right, and I wish the Uni-
versity of Houston the best of
luck.
“I will wait awhile before I
decide what I will do in the fu-
ture.”
The assistant coaching staff s'
the University of Houston wilt
remain through Aug. 31, the end
of the school's employment year
Their futures will be determine'4
by the wishes of the new head
coach. The assistants ere Harden
Cooper, Elmer Simmons, Joel
Hunt, Levstte Hill end Bob Ev-
EM,
“Clyde came to my office thi *
afternoon end told me he wanted '
to resign,1* reported Fouke. “I
(mediately called Corbin Robert -
sonlnd we discussed the matter
thoroughly with Clvde. He seem-
ed to have his mind made up, so
we then arrived at a settlement
of his contract.
"I knew he was dissatisfied
with the season and that he dkln'*
feel that his team had achieved
a* much as he hoped it would
He resigned of his own free will
There was no pressure on him
to resign.
"Mr. Lee certainly has done a
great deal In the development of
the University of Houston pro-
gram. We want to wish him the
best of luck in whatever he de-
cides to do."
"Basically, we realize that the
building years at the University
of Houston have been tough on
a football coach,” said Robertson.
"Clyde had been with us seven
years and we realize that he has
been under something of a strain
and that, in addition, his 1954
team did not live up to his ex-
pectations. As a matter of feet,
I was disappointed, too. He re-
signed of his own free will.
T felt that Clyde did a fine job
as head football coach at the
University of Houston. We could
not have picked a better man
under the circumstances. In ail
my associations with Clyde he
hsls been a fine and honorable*^
gentleman and in that I believe
he has been an added asset in
our growth.”
Lee’s best year at the Univer
sity of Houston was 1952 when
his Cougars won eight and los*
two, beating Baylor and the Uni-
versity of Arkansas and losing
only to Mississippi and Texas A
& M.
Lee came to the University of
Houston from the University rC
Tulsa, where he was line coach
A nntiv^ of Wortham, Lee pre-
viously had coached at Kilgor**
Junior College. He played his
college footh*’.i at Centenary.
"We haven’t even had time t-
think about a successor,” said
Fouke.
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. J. T Johnson of
Wichita Falls announce the ar-
rival of a son on Dec. 7. H"
weighed 7 lbs. and 15 ooa. and
has been named John Stephen
The paternal grandparents ar~
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson of
Wortham.
Friday and Saturday Are BARGAIN DAYS In Wortham
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Simmons, Mildred. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. [33], Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1954, newspaper, December 16, 1954; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1111576/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.