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—FANNIN COUNTY’S SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER—
The Bonham Herald
SEMI-WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY 'AND THURSDAY
VOL. XXII
THE BONHAM (Texas) HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949
NO. 74
Business Women’s
Club Entertained
Guests Tuesday
The largest party of the year to
he given by the Business and Pro-
fessional Women’s Club was held
Tuesday night, with an Easter bon-
net motif in the program which
was in charge of the Hospitality
Committee and in the decorations
which were large hat baskets of
flowers, spirea, iris and lilac, .‘tied
round with bands and bows of
colorful satin ribbon. At individ-
ual places were tiny handmade
hats of various materials.
The committee included Mrs. Jo
Hil’burn and Mrs. Homer Thomp-
son, co-chairmen; and Mmes Claude
Leatherwood, who announced 'the
program; Eugenia Barr; Jeff Brent;
and Misses Mary Kelly and Joyce
Blassingame.
Mrs. Katherine Campbell, presi-
**’ dent, introduced the guests, and
read the club collect. The Rev.
John Salzman pronounced the in-
vocation. At the conclusion of the
dinner, Gerald Money, age 7,
gave a profound and deeply mov-
ing speech much to the delight of
the audience.
The pupils of Mrs. Julia Pagan
presented a Mother Goose playlet
against a setting, of flower decora-
tions, the girls dressed in seven-
teenth century full skirted and
and bodiced dresses with* charming
wide hats, and the boys with!
jerkins and full trousers as color-
ful as the girls tucked in their
'boots.
To music playedL by Margaret
^ Hodge, Claude Hodge, Jr., made a
swashbuckling announcer. Carol
Spencer interpreted “Little Red
^ Riding Hood,” Ruth Lynn Md-
" Dowell carried her wooly lamb and
played “Mary,” Gerald -Money and
Bobby Reece gave a clever act of
“Little Tommy Tucker,” Bobby
having a chef’s cap and coat and
carrying a tray of real cookies, pie
and cake, which Gerald nibbled, as
Tommy Tucker. Mary Jack Vaught
spoke as the “Pretty Little Maid,”
and Edwina Hardy dramatized
“Little Miss Muffet,” with the
aid of Bobby who manipulated
the spider, and added his lines.
The playlet ended with a duet,
“You Call Everybody Darlin,’v
sung, by Beth Smith and Louann
Williamson, who then led the en-
tire group in the singing.
Mrs. Dick Saunders gave the
•setting for the fashion parade of
originally designed and fashioned
Easter hats which followed, by
singing “Easter Parade,” accom-
panied by Mrs. J. B. Saunders,
The judges chosen for the Easter
Parade were Ottis Reeves, Bob
Grant and Virgil Wilson. Mrs.
Kate Estes played “Easter Parade”
during the showing.
The prize winning hat was worn
by Mrs. J. B. Golden, who had a
Carmen Miranda creation topped
with a variety of vegetables in-
cluding hot rolls which really set
off the whole effect.
Avis Cole wore 'a beautiful bon-
net, fashioned of red cabbage
leaves, the brim lined with pale
curled celery leaves; Mannah John-
son sported a wicker salad- bowl
filled with greens which gave the
up turned effect; Linnie Blake
trimmed her hat with real pansies;
Lorene Stinson wore ia sailor trim-
filed with scallions and radishes;
Barbara Richey’s hat was spiked
with strawberries; Eugenia Barr’s
was an artistic creation ( with
curled carrots, radish roses and
onions; Mary Annie Hayton wore
a small close fitting toque of red
cabbage leaves; Barbara
trimmed her hat with tulips and
t pansies; Grace Higgins’ hat was
most fetchingly tied with a huge
pink bow of fluff under the chin;
Ruth Stevens’ old fashioned bon-
net was decorated with sweet peas;
v .and Kathleen Wright wore red
itulips and spirea atop her creation.
The party romped on as the
judges were required to trim hats
for themselves from a table of
trimmings. Mrs. Martin Halsell,
Mrs. Marvin Williams, Mrs. Homer
Thompson and Mrs. Buster Cole
after much deliberation presented
the prize to Ottis Reeves. j
The last number on the program
DEATHS
LIONS CLUB | LEGAL RECORDS). ROTARY CLUB
Rev. G. Henry Mood gave an
Easter talk at 'the Lions Club
luncheon Thursday.
Edward Williamson sang a solo
accompanied by Mrs. Mood.
Visitors were Mrs. Rabb Taylor,
Garden Club
Harvey J. Fletcher
Funeral services for Harvey
Jennings Fletcher, 48, who died
Friday at the home of his sister,
Mrs, A. P. Merrell, were held Sun-
day at 2:30 p. m. at the Monks-
town Methodist Church.
The Rev. Duke R. Barron, Meth- j Mrs. Uille and Mi s. Peerman.
odist minister, conducted. Burial
was in Forest Grove Cemetery,
directed by Cooper Funeral Home.
Mr. Fletcher was born in Okla-
homa, March 21, 1901. He was
married to Pearl Love September
24, 1921.
Survivors include: His wife; a
daughter, Mrs. Louise Dawson; his
father, A. H. Fletcher; three sis-
ters, Mrs. A. P. Merrell, Mrs. E. S.
Hart and Mrs. Jack Robinson; three
brothers, Jack Fletcher of Abilene,
Roy Fletcher and A., H. Fletcher
Jr. both of Monkstown; and two
grandchildren.
Jim Edd Sharp
Funeral services for Jim Edd
Sharp, 71, a resident of Honey
Grove for 47 years who died at his
home Sunday following an illness
of one year, were held Tuesday
at 2:30 p. m. at the First Christian
Church. #
The Rev. C. G. Kilinigman con-
ducted. Burial was in Oakwood
Cemetery, directed by Cooper Fu-«.
neral Home.
Mr. Sharp was born at Colum-
bia, Ky., August 25., 1877 and
moved to Sherman January 15,
1901. On August 20 of that year
he moved to Honey Grove. He
owned farming and mercantile in-
terests at Honey Grove and an oil
business in Oklahoma. He was
married to Lula Bell Ward at
Honey Grove, May 28, 1911. She
died January 11, 1919.
Survivors include: One daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. A. Newhouse of Du-
rant, Okla.; four brothers, M. C.
Sharp, C. R. Sharp, J. S. Sharp,
all of Honey Grove and John T.
Sharp of Jamestown, Ky.; two sis-
ters, Mrs. J. C. Magness of Honey
Grove and Mrs. F. F. Soffer of
Jamestown, Ky., and, one grandson.
A flower show was planned by
the Bonham Garden Club ajt the
regular meeting on Wednesday,
which will be conducted in the
City Hall the latter part of April
or the first week in May. Mrs.
Eddie Hodge is chairman of the
committee, with Mmes. W. T.
Moody, Frank Svoboda and Den-
nes Bales assisting.
Other plans were for the an-
nual “Rose Breakfast” to be held
on May 11, at 9 o’clock, in Ed-
wards clubroom. Reservations are
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT
A. S. Broadiool, Judge
New Civil Cases
Harve C. Light vs Charles Nel-
son Gray, et al, construe will and
partition.
Peggy Walker vs Thomas Ray
Walker,, divorce.
Fred Arbrey Williams, et al, vs
T. H. Williams, et al, partition.
- Mary D. Wagner, et al vs Charles
Carson, et al, try title.
COUNTY COURT
Choice Moore, Judge
Civil Minutes
Sinclair Refining Company vs
Texas and Pacific Motor Transport
Company, Garnishment ( 2 cases
dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
Carl E. Wright Refrigeration
Company vs Homer Evans, dis-
missed by agreement.
New Probate Cases
Application for guardianship of
Barbara Moody, et 'al, minors.
Probate Minutes
_ Mattie Bell Bartlett appointed
to be made with Mmes. W. B. guardianship
Mrs. L. A. Morris
Mrs. L. A. Morris of Windom
passed away at 6:15 a. vm. at>Med-
ical Surgical Hospital on Wednes-
day. Funeral services were held
Thursday at 3 o’clock at Wise
Funeral Chapel;, with ithe Rev.
Paul Campbell conducting. Burial
was at Willow Wilow.
Mrs. Morris was born May 24,
1883, in Fannin County near Win-
dom. She was a member of the
First Christian Church of that com-
munity.
She is survived by her husband;
her mother, Mrs. Kate Wigley of
Windom; one daughter, Mrs. E. J.
Cappleman of Bonham; three sis-
ters, Mrs. R. P. Price of Colorado
City, Texas; Mrs. Earl Smith of
Abilene; Mrs. Earnest Pulliam of
Windom; one grandson, Joe Cap-
pleman, and several nieces and
nephews.
Frank F. Seales
Services were held Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at Wise Fun-
eral Chapel for Frank F. Seales,
who passed aw'ay at Allen Me-
morial Hospital on Tuesday at 3
p. m.
Mr. Seales,, who was born Sep-
tember 14, 1869, in Lee County,
Virginia, came to Texas 43 years
ago, and. to Fannin County 38 years
ago. He was a member of the
Dodd City Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Frank F. Seales of Honey Grove,
route 1; 4 sons, Lee Seales of Hol-
Lynch liday, Texas; Staley Seales of Hon-
ey Grove; Wright and Leslie Seal-
es, both of Bonham; 4 daughters,
Mrs. Alkie Parr of Bonham; Mrs.
Maude Hawkins of San Angelo;
Mrs. May Atchley of Kamay, Tex-
as- and Mrs. Beulah Herriage of
Honey Grove, route 1; a sister,
Mrs. Fannie Lee of Honey Grove;
14 grandchildren; and 3 great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were' Newman Perry,
Earl Perry, Chester Fields, Roy
Roberts, Morgan Thomas, and Tom
McNabb.
Trayham, W. T. Moody or Mack
Love.
Plea was made qt the business
session, which was conducted by
the president, Mrs. Udell' _ Brown,
that each member take advantage
of the chest x-ray test to be given
when the State Tuberculosis As-
sociation’s X-Raymo'bile is in Bon-
ham April 27-30.
Hostesses were Miss Mable Tay-
lor, and Mmes. W. B. Traynham,
Homer Thompson, W. B. Thornton,
W. T. Moody and George Schnabel.
Mrs. Ethalmore Adams was the
speaker for the afternoon on the
subject of “Birds”, assisted by Mrs.
Hutch Leatherwood who read a
humorous story “The Newcomers
Next Door.”
Mrs. Adams had as her back-
ground 6 table tops which served
as screens to display a number of
colorful Audobon prints and some
photographs of- birds. She spoke
of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stillwell, as
modern Audobons, who have re-
corded the voices of the birds of
Dallas County ,the records of which
are available. She told of their
projected tour of the United Staites
in a truck and trailer house to
study the birds of America and
to record their songs.
“Our gardens are possible be-
cause of the birds,” Mrs. Adams
said, telling how man could not
exist without the birds who eat
the insects, including the canker
worm, making good growing pos-
sible. She pointed out the value of
the birds from a pure enjoyment.
“The birds in Bonham suffered
during the ice storm,” Mrs. Adams
said. She described the methods
she used in feeding the birds, and
the food shelves which should be
set out for birds in cold weather.
A novel idea launched by Mrs.
Adams is to select the coldest spot
in winter, and to send bird seed
by mail, addressed to the town,
R. F. D., Mr. and Mrs. Hungry
Birds. The postman, she said,
would scatter the bird seed on his
route.
Mrs. Adams revealed a wide ac-
quaintance with the birds who
visit Bonham, naming numbers of
them, and pointing out their ha-
of Patricia • Diane
Kelly, minor.
Will of B. A. and Lizzie Davis
probated, Jewell Shulza confirmed
as independent executrix.
Will of W. F. Duncan probated.
RAYBURN TO SPEAK
AT TELEPHONE DEDICATION
J. E. Denton was program chair-
man at (the Rotary club luncheon
Wednesday. He presented H. G.
Butler of Dallas who spoke on the
problems of shipping losses con-
fronting carriers. April has been
designated as “Perfect shipping
month.”
Damage to goeds in shipping last
year cost the railroads 135 million
dollars with the Texas & Pacific
paying a million of that amount.
Such damage costs the public too
in delays and sales lost Mr. Butler
admitted the problems need at-
tention by the railroads as well as
the public.
Mrs. Delle Hill,( of the University
Extension Service, spoke briefly of
the sales courses to be given next
week at the Chamber of Com-
merce in cooperation with the Re-
tail Merchants Association.
Mrs. Peerman, of the State Tu-
berculosis Association, said the
X-ray unit would be in Leonard,
April 26 and in Bonham the bal-
ance of the week, also in Ladonia
May 2 and in Honey Grove May
3 and 4.
Visitors were W. B. Harvey of
Dallas, Mr. McKnight of Texar-
kana, J. O. Carnes of Dallas, and
Joe Scroggins of Sulphur Springs
and Virgil Wilson.
The Hon Sam Rayburn, speaker
of the house will be the principal
speaker at the dedication services
for the Telephone ryral high school
district’s new building, which will
be held Tuesday, April 19, at 8
p. m., in the school auditorium.
Preceding the dedication serv-
ices,, open house will be held be-
ginning at 6:30 or 7 o’clock, Homer
Sledge, superintendent of the
school, has announced. The public
is cordially invited :to attend the
affair, Mr. Sledge said, and the
building will be open for inspec-
tion after the program for the ben-
efit of those who are unable to
come early.
State Senator Charles R. Jones
will introduce Mr. Rayburn for the
evening’s speech. Sen Jones will
be introduced by Mr. Sledge.
Deputy State Supt. Gill D. Mc-
Kay and County Supt. Curlee
Cummings will make brief talks
on the program, and Supt. Sledge
will give a brief report on the
building program of the district.
Mrs. Jess Moore, president of
the Telephone IP.-T. A., will give
the welcoming address. The school
rhythm band, and orchestra will
present number's, and Miss Frances
Denton of Bonham will sing. F.
D. Moore will lead in the songs.
BETA SIGMA PHI
BOUGHT X-RAYMOBILE
MRS. DOC LEATHERWOOD
PRESIDENT PARIS DIST. WSCS
The year old Iota Delta Chapter
of Beta Sigma Phi, international
educational and social sorority, has
a personal interest in the X-Ray-
mobile which is being brought to
Fannin County April 26 to May 4.
The sorority made a contribu-
tion toward the purchase of the
X-Raymobile which is the prop-
erty of the State Tuberculosis As_
sociation. The X-Raymobile was
bought by the many chapters of
the Beta Sigma Phi at a cost of
$25,000.
The X-Ray unit will be here for
the benefit of Bonham and other
communities in the county, when
any person of 15 or over may have
a chest x-^ray made completely
free of charge.
The opportunity is -.one that
everyone will wafit to grasp, con-
sidering the convenient location,
the Chamber of Commerce, and
the corps of volunteer workers
who will make the test quickly
and with no trouble to the person
taking the lung test.
The Beta Sigma Phis of Bon-
ham recently elected Mrs. Way-
mon Paulk as president; Miss Jane
Bragg as vice-president; Miss Mary
Caldwell as secretary; and Miss
Lois Carroll as treasurer. There
are 17 members in the group at
present.
George Leatherwood
Selected As Mayor
By City Aldermen '
George Leatherwood was re-
elected Mayor, and John Bacon
Saunders and Willis Duff were re-
elected city manager and city sec-
retary at the reorganization meet-
ing Monday night of the City
Commission.
The naming of a city attorney
and a street commissioner has been
delayed by City Manager Saun-
ders. R. A. Jackson will continue
as supertendent of water works,
but a separate post will be set Up
to take care of streets. Mr. Jack-
son has been filling both jobs.
O. R. McKissack was returned to
the post of chief of police by a
unanimous vote and Tom Denton
was re-named city judge. The
election of W. B. Leeman, Jr., as
fire chief, and Jim Owens, as as-
sistant fire chief, was confirmed
by the commission.
The new commission approved
grants by the city to Allen Memor-
ial Hospital, the Volunteer Fire
Department, City Library, Free
Kindergarten, and Summer Recrea-
tion Program.
Retiring members of the com-
mission, Randell McMahon and
John Van Kirk, who have com-
pleted terms, expressed their
pleasure in working with the com-
mission, and extended a pledge of
cooperation to the new members,
Howard Crider and Eddie Hodge,
who took their places at the com-
mission table.
The city auditor reported a cash
gain of $12,449 over the 1947-48
fiscal year, while the value of
capital assets showed a gain of
$10,638,94 over the previous year.
bits.
There are 80 varieties ( of
warblers, she said, and 50 of these
varieties visit Bonham, and have
been seen here.
A flower from the large box of
Anterias which was sent to Mrs.
Ray Dielmann from Trinidad by
her daughter, Mrs. Ray Tucker,
was exhibited at the Garden Club.
It is a large pink leaf like flower
with a long yellow stamen. The
flowers when '.they arrived were
quite wilted, Mrs. Dielmann says,
but water, and cutting off some
of the yard long stems has re-
vived them.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hendrix, and
daughter, Mrs. Edna Dillard, will
was original skit done by Joe Bal-*be here from Waco to visit over
(Continued on last page) Easter.
Jimmie Ray Henderson and Lo-
meita F. Trent.
* R. W. Delaney and ‘Leana War-
ren
Paul Dennis, Jr., and Imogene
Holland.
Miss Betty Carver, student at
Texas Tech at Lubbock, will visit
her mother, Mrs. J. M. Carver, and
her sister, Miss Janis Carver, for
the Easter holidays, arriving to-
day.
Mrs. Doc Leatherwpod was 're-
elected president of the Paris Dis-
trict, Woman’s Society of Chris-
tian Service in the Methodist
Church at the meeting Wednesday
in Paris.
Mrs. Fred Brown of Clark Me-
morial Church in Bonham is
secretary of the District but was
unable to attend.
The officers were installed by
Mrs. J. R. Bevans of Bonham jn
an impressive ceremony. Mrs.
Bevans is secretary of spiritual
life in the entire conference.
Those attending from Bonham
included Mesdames G. Henry Mood,
B. S. Chitwood, O. C. Wade, Doc
Leatherwood, J. R. Bevans, W. E.
Newton, W. P. Kantz, T. L. Huff-
stutler.
Mrs. W. P. Kantz was re-elected
zone leader in the Western Zone
of the district
TRANSFERRED TO LONDON
Hospital Notes
Allen Memorial
Here:
Robert Cates, Honey Grove.
Mrs. Zella Routt, Telephone.
Miss Bessie Whisenhunt, Wolfe
City.
F. M. Crownover, Bonham.
Mrs. Clarence Gray, Bonham.
Mrs. Aubrey Bates, Honey Grove.
Mrs. Ola Ryan, Bells.
Mrs. Max Untersee and son, Bon-
ham,
Miss Goldie Culpepper, Bonham.
Dismissed:
Mrs. Lee Wells, Telephone.
Mrs. V. A. Dodson, Bonham.
Mrs. Billy Cheatham and son,
Windom.
Mrs. Fred Brewer^ and daughter,
Windom.
COUNTY COUNCIL P.-T. A.
MEETS IN BONHAM
DEDICATION OF BAILEY
PARSONAGE POSTPONED
John William Bailey, Jr.; For
eign 'Service Officer, has been
transferred to London as First
Secretary and Consul General from
Genoa where he was Consul Gen-
eral. Mr. Bailey has been a mem-
ber of the Foreign Service for
twenty-five years and during this
time has served at Geneva, Lau-
sanna; Prague, Rosario, Buenos
Aires, Santiago and Genoa, as
well as in the Department of State.
A native of Bonham, Texas, Mr.
Bailey is a graduate of Austin
(Texas) High School and of busi-
ness school. He attended the
University of Texas in 1916-17 and
the University of Besancon in
France in 1919., During the first
World War he served in the U. S.
Army Air Service as <a Second
Lieutenant, both in this , country
and overseas. Before joining the
Foreign Service in March 1924 he
was engaged in ranching and real
The Fannin County Council of
Parents and Teachers meeting will
be held in Bonham at the First
Methodist Church on Wednesday,
April 27 at 10 o’clock. A very
interesting program is planned.
Everybody is invited.
estate business in Mexico ijor sev-
eral years. His address in this
Due to the serious illness in the
homes of several of our church
members, the dedication service of j country in Austin, Texas,
the new parsonage has been post-
poned frofn next Sunday after-
noon to a date that will be an-
nounced later. We deeply ap-
preciate the interest of so many
who have said that they would
come to this service. The post-
poned service will be held >at the
earliest date, possible, and please
watch for notice in this paper
when the dedication will take
place. Sincerely, Robert E. Park-
er, Pastor.
A number of Bonhamites went
to the Lacey Gardens in Longview
last week. Included in the num-
ber were Mrs. Rush Catron, Mrs.
Hershel Wilson, Mrs. E. Wilson
and Miss May Carleton.
Knights Templar will meet at
3 p. m. Sunday at the First Pres-
byterian Church when Rev. Paul
Campbell will speak. Ladies are
also cordially invited.
CUB SCOUTS TRAIN RIDE
170 Cub Scouts have signed up
for a train trip which will take
place Saturday, April 23.
The Cubs will board the Katy
train at 10:00 a., m. in Leonard;
'the run will be from Leonard to
Durant, Oklahoma.
Mack Love, Boy Scout executive,
went to Durant, Monday to make
plans for the program.
The boys are asked to bring a
sack lunch. The entire party will
go to a park in Durant for a picnic
lunch.
Leonard Methodist Cubs and
Bailey Cubs sponsored by the
schools have signed up 100 per
cent to go. • 1 -
Three packs in Bonham, the
Stephenson, the First Christian
and the Church of Christ spon-
sored packs, will participate.
Commerce and Copper will pro-
bably join the 'trip.
barker—McFarland
Mrs. Geneva Barker and J. B.
McFarland were married April 4
in Paris. The ceremony was per-
formed by R. G. Cook of that city.
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