Wood County Echo (Quitman, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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Plans Being Made New Fords Now
! On Display At
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For Christmas
hauling drinking
Mgr. said in a news release
wal
the 1957
en a
10, 1923. He was a farmer
The new Ford line has 12
towns and build themself a
are Colnal
Tan, Dresden Blue, Starmist
Gunmetal Gray. Silver Moc-
Quitman welcomes the new
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Mineola and Quitman, a
pair of Wood County archriv-
E
corrected.
failure could be
tourists and
attraction for
and near.
" By using their own money.
letting out contracts to local
no additional taxes will be ne
He served as a mentor of the
"These improvments
1948
five. After living in other
posi-
Tex-
quate service for the city for
ed to Dallas in 14* ana A ... . ।
make their home at 1029 Annual Memorlal
now
Texas in 1960 to accept a
zena who stud:
have done, that these
work in Tuley’s Slip Cover
as we
children
to stand.
Sul-
e
Mrogan Reese Slil
who has
See MOODY, page 8-
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vsiting his dad.
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Quitman To Dedicate
Stadium To Moody
Hugh Derr, of Dallas, vis-
ited his family Wednesday.
solid treatments
White, Raven
have existed during the past
decade. An additional water
ferent fabric - color uphols-
tery' combinations are offer-
ed in the Ford line.
city limits except a
tion lying in' the
day mo
Rev.
to Miss
on Oct.
1 ka. and Inca Gold. These are
tred with the addition of Cor-
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LOCAL GIRL MADE
MAJORETTE AT E-T
Dorothy Jones, daughter of
Vn
-uien
School.
While at Athens he suf-
d22 4
Clyde (Barefoot)
Critically IH
Morgan Reese
been in Lisbon
several weeks,
still criticaly ill.
day service, with dinner on
the ground.
A program is being plann
ed. and everybody is invited
Rev. Frank Denton
The Rev. Frank Denton,
the new pastor of the First
Baptist Church, has moved
into the parsonage and will
take over the pastorate Sun-
contractors, the dam cost $3-
000,000, and Omar Burleson,
the Congressman frm this
district, has estimated that It
would have cost $10,000,000
if the government had built
it, its way.
Besides being in the cent-
er of the West Texas Oil Belt,
Eastland County is now rank-
ed first in the state in tur-
Winnsboro, under supervision
of Cain Funeral Home Quit-
man.
Mr. Lyle, of Quitman, Rt.
1, was born in Jefferson, Ga.,
July 12, 1895, and died Oct.
1, 1956 enroute Rt. 2 Yantis
to Quitman.
time, he has served as pastor
of the B. H. Carroll Memor-
ial Church in. Fort Worth,
and continuing his work in
the seminary toward_his doc-
tor’s degree. He expects to
EIGHT PAGES
he entered Baylor University
where he received his de-
1:30 p. m.
The following committees
well and pumps would lower
the Fire Insurance rates, in-
side the city limits.
"We believe that the citi-
City To Vote On
Water Bonds
The City Council has ord-
ered a $100,000 revenue bond
election for waterwort and
water to make Cokes.
Eastland and Ranger de-
cided to throw a dam across
the Leon River at a point
ing profession.
After a stint with a Haines
m. Sid
broken.
He began his famed high
pines beckoned again.
Moody returned to East
two -consecutive years. Dur-
ing his high school years he
won letters in every sport he
tried. * r
East Texas was truly home
to Moody, "I was born here
improvements are necessary
for the growth and welfare
the next 20 years under nor-
mal growth conditions that
the biggest changes in the
modern history of the Ford
Car.
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por
and
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, t hat I can do, or any kindness that I ca.) show to any human being, let m e do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.
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QUITMAN, TEXAS, THURS DAY,, OCT' 4, 1956
orial Service will be held next
October 7th. An -all
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Mr. S. C. Meadows
lake that would last them
from now on..
The Federal Government
offered to loan the two towns
some money with which to
build the dambut the people
Observing Golden Wedding Anniversary
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i
d
in Quitman Friday night to
pay tribute to the late Pres-
on (Bud) Moody, one of East
I schoolboy
and survivors are: his wife,
Mrs. Clura Ann Berry Lyle,
Rt. 1, Quitman, (2) daught-
ers, Mrs. Iwana Luther, Dal-
las, Mrs. Nelda Jean Rogers,
Rt. 2, Yantis; sisters. Mrs.
Anna Stevenson, Dallas, Mrs.
Myrt Wheeler, Mineola; Bro-
ther, Hugh Lyle, Winnboro,
2 grand children.
Pall bearers: Orbin Roun-
tree, Sim Noe, Alton Gallo-
way, Johnny Noe, Loy Rich-
ardson, Andrew McWhirter.
We’re Sorry . . .
Many news items were left
out this week but will appear
next week.
ce
bring myself to leave the
tall pines," he once said.
Upon graduation from Min-
eola, Moody entered I*..
Simmons of Abilene. But he
soon left the West Texas
This will be the 18th an-
nual meeting Tor the Etectrie
Co-op and the 15th for the
Refrigeration Co-op. " .
An interesting program has
been arranged.
Hon. Sid McMath will be
! the Main speaker. •
Mr. McMath received his
| high school education at Hot
| Springs, Ark., College educa-
I tion at University of .Ark-
! ansas. Post Graduate work at
ka, Texas; and Lovie Miller.
Bnllan, Texas
hospital, they passed a hat Quitman welcomes the new
and got $63,000 and then ev- pastor and his family, and
erybody that could hold any [trust their stay may be pleas-
kind of a tool pitched in and ant and successful.
ly these plans
the conclusion,
no water at all. They were
iter. Ev-
Umi ~
returned to coaching as ath-
letic director and head foot-
ball mentor at Quitman High.
The stout little coach
hold up in our behalf. As it
is today any mechanical fail-
ure would cause the city to
be without water until the
income.
, If things keep going the
way they are now, it will soon
be a manufacturing area of
note, located on the main line
of the T&B, all because the
folks got to work and prov-
ided for a little water.
sewer extension and improve
ment for Tuesday, Ocober 23,
Major Gaston Cain announe- i
ed this week.
Theorder was signed by all
members of the council last
.Wednesday night and was
made after the council had
beendiscussing the
since early last summer.
The Council stated that the
$100,000 revenue bond issue
would be broken into two
parts. One part would call for
$62,000.00 to be expended for
improvement and extension
of the city waterworks. This
would include the drilling
of an additional Carrizo Sand
well with new pump and a
$100,000 gallon ground stor-
age tank and a 500-gallon-
per-minute life pump. The
well and storage tank would
be located adjacent to the,
present overhead tank on the
school grounds on property
recently acquired by the city.
Part of the money would also
be allocated for the construc-
tion of new and larger water
mains and fire hydrants.
The second part would call
for the expenditure of $38,-
000.00 for the extension and
improvement of the present
sewer system. This would in
elude extension of the sewer
system to take care of all
property within the present
He was married
New Pastor Will
By NORMAN WRIGHT j
t "Big Q” is being written Preach Sunday
tonight, Monday, from East-
_ Lanu. i..1 ‘ I ............... ■ - „
2 for about a year before join mazsi
ing the lerioi Tribune la.-! E , m I E
June A matter of business EF ' • •80
brought us out here on a ~ M
quick trip this afternoon and E S
a return trip tomorrow. IEMBMMdhmem48n
We were amazed to see what I ‘ 2 E
water can do for a place. We EA“
key fanning. It is the hub
Of a vast peanut growing nec ----
tion, and Mohair goats and raised three. and could never
L cattle also add to its annual
in attorpey for Arkansas
State Electric, having been a
leader in this area fighting
for public power. At present
he is a member of the law
firm of MeMath, Leatherman
and Woods. Attorneys at Law
Little Rock, Ark.
Clyde (Barefoot) Chesser
and The Texas Village Boys.
TV Artists, will entertain
members of the Wood Coupty
Electric Co-op at the meeting.
death, and survivors bene-
fits, will aid in attracting
capable young people into
the teaching profession
Mrs. Pet Green was made
chairman. Mrs. Tony Andret
ta and Mrs. James Wright
were made assistants of"a
special committee to super
vise and manage the Hallo
ween Carnival. The co-opera-
tion of the town is urged in
this project.
rials of both schools. \
Moody, who died of a heart
attack last July 11 at his
Quitman home, began his
long illustritious career in
sports at Mineola High,where
he was an all-state athlete
But the call of the tall
W: »»of our eity -
of athletics. So in 1954 he
increased consumption may
not find us so fortunate in
the months and years ahead."
“We cannot wait for the
present well to become entire-
ly inadequate to take care of
his situation. As it is today
the well is sufficient except'
for the summer months,butt
we do not know how long the
condition will continue ! to
ry.
Rev. Denton is married an
the father of two children. T
uxcxiu S88 c0‘
2.0-2524096,
coaches.
________— r Quitman High’ atletic field,
week end visitors from far wehere Moody’s teams brought
fame to the small Class A
.----- school, will be renamed "Bud
buying their own land, and Moody Field” in pre-game
" ceremonies arranged by off!-
Speak At REA Meeting Oct. 8
The Worn! County Electrie
Co-op and t Quitman Refri-
geration- Cooperative, Inc.,
will hold their annual meet-
ing Monday, Oct. 8, 1956 at
2 p. m. in the Jim Hogg Me-
morial Park in Quitman
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2
Mr. and Mrs. James Lee
Jones, route 2. Quitman, has
been named one of six ma-
jorettes for the Lion Band at
East Texas State College.
to 36 hours at a minimum.
With two wells and two
pumps this would present no
problem."
"The bonds will be revenue!
bonds, thus meaning that
they will be paid for by rev;
enue from the system and
position of Athens High
rake up own own money.
West Texans are that way.
this past summer and more
ire on the way, and Lake Texas' greatest
Leon has also become a great
have seen what happens to
towns and cities and areas
that don’t have any —they
simply dry up and blow away
and everybody moves.
Out here in this part of
West Texas, Eastland and
Ranger, a couple of twin ci-
ties about 10 miles apart, are
on a boom because they are
situated in one of the few
areas in West Texas that has
water.
East land and Ranger have
had no more rain than any-
body else — much less, in
fact than many places. Two
years ago the two towns had
al sand in the two-tone com-onn A ,, .
binations. Thirty-seven dif- Z00 Attend
The 1957 Fords arrived in
Quit man Wednesday, and are
now on display at Malone -
McDade Motors.
R. 8. MeNamarra, Ford
Motor Company vice presi-
dent and Ford Division Gen.
built it and dohated their
services. Amater bankers
and lawyers were sawing
boards and mixing mortar
while professional carpenters
and bricklayers were putting
the stuff together:
Anyway, Eatland and Ran-
ger built their lake, 38.000
acres of water nestled among
those rugged, rick-strewn
West Texas hills, and it has
become a mecca for new in-
dustries. A whole rash of
them have flocked in here
Gladewater.
With World War II only a
year old. Moody enlisted in
the U. 8. Navy and coached
an all-star football team in
the Pacific Theatre.
‛ In 1946, he returned to his
beloved East Texas and be-
came head coach at Mineola.
Wh,Edalackeb,. A. Brown- Black. Flame Red, Doeskin
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pras"wrepresent kansas January "■ 1949, —
Fords represant ving two terms. His home is
in Sheridan, Ark., Rt. 1ale
- • mI ;
e
fered a heart attack in 1951
and retired from the coach- will come to t
were named :
General Committee: Jacob. uv -m- -
Shoat, G. M Benton, C. 0.1 solid .exteriorcolorsleand.19
PhilliDs. two tone combmat ions. Basic
Finance: M. G. Low. Chm.. colors for
said the heck with it, we’ll complete his resident hours
towards this degree in Janua-
P-TA Meeting
Approximately two hand
red persons were present at
the Quitman P-TA Monday
night, October 1st, when the
Junior and Senior CTsses pre
rented a Texas Founders Day
program.
Mrs. Roberta Elliott ex
plained why we need to pass
the Teacher Retirement Con-
stitutional Amendment No. 4.
She stated that 43,000 addi-
tional teachers will have to
be recruited in Texas within
the next four years it
we have a teacher in each
riassroom. She stated fuw
ther that an adequate Tea-
cher Retirement Program,
which includes disability,
1 ' 4 ‘
it r
• 1v.knd
Yellowjackets until
when he took a similar
tion at Sonora of South
re.
Wood County Echo
als, will halt their longtime school coaching career in 19-
football feud long enough 37 at Jefferson. Two years la
ter he became head coach at ..._____ ____- _______
Union Grove and in 1942 and This generally takes from 24
1943 served as coach at
Lyles, 61-year-old Wood Coun
ty farmer, are being held to-
day, Thursday.
Bond for Haskel Rogers,
46, who lives about eight
miles northwesT'oT Quitman
and who has been charged in
the shooting of Lyles, is ex-
pected to be set at the hear-
ing.
Later: Bond was set at
$15,000.
Lyles was killed instantly
10 a. m. Monday by a shot-
gun blast in the face as he
sat in an automobile with his
wife and his daughter in
front of the Rogers residence.
Funeral services were held
at Coke Methodist Church,
3 p. m. October 2, 1956, for
Walter Howard Lyle. Services
were conducted by Rev. Ar-
thur Dimsdle Rt. 1, Mineola,
assisted by Rev. Carlton Pol-
lard. Rt. 1, Quitman. Burial
was in Lee Cemetery at
___________ . gree . In 1953, he graduated
mid-way between the two from Southwestern Baptist
______2 Lm “ “ i Seminary, and since that
school to come back to East
Texas and enroll in East Tex-
as State of Commerce.Thef
Mga • jump that was only recently See MOODY page 3
con is a native
East Txan, he was born in
a Cocp Cola Bottling Co. Lufkin, where h attended
Eastland had to move be- public school. He later ent-
ire there was not enough ered the armed services, and
after receiving his discharge Clura Ann Berry,
Arkansas Law School. He
served in U. 8. Marine Corps
from Aug. 7, 1940 — Feb
1, 1946, in the S. W. Pac-
fic two years; was promoted
to Lt. UoL and decorated with
Silver Star and Legion of
Merit. In March of 1952 he
was promoted to the rank of
full Colonel in Marine Corps
Reserve.
In Public life, he was pro-
secuting Attorney in 18th
Judicial Distreit, Jan. 11, 19
47 to Jan. 1, 1949; was in
augurated Governor of As
BIG 15,
O Rogers Hearing
6, , ----E--------------—- A preliminary hearing in
the killing of Walter Howard
Like when the people of East
land decided they needed a
Oct. 7, 1906 Stephen Clar-
ence Meadows was married
’io Lesbia Ulala Johnston at
her home near Alexander Ci-
ty, Alabama. Both were born
in Coosa County,'Alabama,
attended Pine Grove School, Shoo,
a one room, one teacher I Their five living cm
school which at times boast- are Malcolm Meadows,,
“ phur Springs, Texas; Jewell
I Hallonquist, Avery, Texas;
..... “ Hawkins.
. n.-ke sa ’
- ee - oor ’ smdgeejn
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SINGING AT CANA
There will tea singin
at Cana Recreational Gi
Sunday afternoon at2:1
Everybody Invited.
southwest part of the city.
A new lift station will 'be
built to be tied in with the
present system that will en-
able many homes to be serv-
ed that was heretofore im-
possible.
“This summer we became
acutely aware of the neces-
sity to drill an additional
water well”, the council said
in a statement this week,
"but through improvised me-
thods to reduce water con-
sumption we weathered the
crisis without difficulty. Con-
tinuation of the drouth and
At a meeting of the busi: Malone - McDade
ness men of Quitman, last
Friday, plans were discussed
toward a Christmas Pared,
Decoration of the town, the
usual tree and star and every
thing that tends for a bright
Christmas. The date of the
■ trade was tentatively set
jor Dec. 4th, which will be
on Tuesday, and the hour at
„i11 . U I Mrs. s. C. Meaaows
essary, the statement said. 'L 211": ,
z •ime.- KxSSxi 3.’"
October 7, 1956, 2:30 to 4:30 cided to leave their farm in
p. m. at he home of Mrs 1 the Coke Community. They
Lamar Miller. 226 East Jer moved to Dallastin1944.and
den Lane, corner Clarendon ’ ” ’ __. ,
and Cumberland, Dallas, Tex- East Sixth. _ . . e.WNI
n9 . Both are active in the Prim Service At Concord
itive Baptist Church whih Concord annual Mem
they have been members ion - --
48 years. Mr. Meadows en ,
joys selling Watkins Products unday
while Mrs. Meadows likes her
a. ,
ris
ed of as many as 100 pupils
Moving to Texas with their----- •
■ ■ oldest gon Malcolm (Mack) Maybelle Eussell, w
for Sept. 10, 1910, they settled Texas; Arlin Meadows, .Taho-
ted in tha Cartwright _______
in Wood County where
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Wood County Echo (Quitman, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1956, newspaper, October 4, 1956; Quitman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1618970/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.