The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1974 Page: 3 of 6
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CELEBRATES A CENTURY—Howe native Edgar Roberts, now residing in Richardson was
feted at a meeting of the Richardson Senior Citizens Club last week in honor of his 100th
birthday which he celebrated Sept. 16. He is shown above just after blowing out the one
candle—representing one century—at the meeting. He is the brother of J.P. Roberts, Miss
Marne Roberts and Mrs. W.W. Collins of Howe. He was born and reared in Howe and,
according to his brother, helped unload the brick about 1900 for the downtown buildings
between the tailor shop and Mack’s grocery. Since leaving Howe he has lived in Honey
Grove, Sherman, Dallas and Riehardson.
MISS NORMA ROXANN WATKINS
Miss Watkins
Engagement Told
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Watkins, Whitewright High School.
Jr. announce the engagement Mr. Johnson is employed by
of £heir daughter, Norma Rox- Utility Construction Company
ann, to James Turner Johnson in Plano,
of Howe, son of Mr. and Mrs. The wedding is planned for
Turner Johnson of Pottsboro. November 29.
Miss Watkins is a senior at
PERSONALS
Mrs. Estelle Morrison of
Howe and Mrsf John Stogner
of Denison have returned from
visiting Mrs. Morrison’s son,
Sgt. and Mrs. Keith Morrison
at Shnute Air Force Base in
Rantoul, Illinois.
Sgt. Morrison is Mrs. Stog-
ner’s grandson.
Cub
Corner
DEN 2
BY TIM MATTHEWS
Den 2 meetings were held
Sept. 17 and Sept. 24. The
Den leaders went over some of
our achievements for the Wolf
and the Bear achievement.
Tim Matthews was elected
denner, and Larry Hawthorne,
i assistant denner.
We chose partners and did
different dual exercises.
Refreshments were served at
both meetings.
DEN 3
BY DAVID SPROWL
Thursday, Sept. 26. the
Denner called roll, and cubs
answered with athletes names
and cub scout salute.
Everyone tried to do the cir-
cle connector game, but no-
body figured it out.
David Sprowl showed his
poster knots made out of rope.
Alvin Blagg showed his wild-
life poster.
Then everybody painted their
names with blue paint on a
gold lunch box which is to be
our goody box.
The living circle was made
and the Cub Scout promise
was given.
Paper drive for the northwest
section of Howe will begin the
first week in October. Please
save your papers.
Sweet Potato
Crop On Way
To Market
AU ST IN--Rain has
improved the size and
quality of this season’s sweet
potato crop, and harvest is
swinging right along in East
Texas and on the Upper
Coast.
Agriculture Commissioner
John C. White said wholesale
prices of $6-$7 a bushel
indicate good buys at the
grocery store.
Church
News
What a great day we had last
Sunday. A special day honor-
ing Mrs. Hatfield, one new
member by letter and two by
baptism.
There will be an after-game
fellowship this Friday night.
It will be a come and go affair
with table games and volley-
ball available as well as food.
Everyone come join in the fun.
We are having a Youth Re-
vival Oct. 11-13. Ricks Ed-
mondson will be doing the
preaching and “All God’s
Children’’ will be here for the
Friday night service and fel-
lowship to follow. There will
be several new activities so
plan to join us.
We are in the process or
organizing a choir program for
all ages. Be watching for the
time and dates for these new
choirs.
Sunday School attendance
was 251 and Church Training
was 74.
Bethel Baptist Chruch is still
breaking records in attendance
and membership, according to
its pastor, the Rev. Tom John-
son.
Attendance last Sunday was
142, and Mr. Johnson said the
church is working toward 150.
Last week three persons join-
ed by letter, two by salvation,
and three persons were Bapt-
ized.
Sunday School is at 10 a.m.,
worship services at 11 a.m.
and evening services at 7 p.m.
Those wishing to attend are
welcome to ride the red buses
to Bethel Baptist, Mr. Johnson
said.
Revival services begin Mon-
day night, October 7 at the
First Baptist Church, Dor-
chester, with Rev. James Ja-
cobs, pastor of Waddell Street
Baptist Church, McKinney, as
evangelist.
Homer H. Dooley, Jr. of
Lewisville will direct the
music.
Services will begin at 7:30
p.m. with choir rehersal and
paryer meetings at 7 p.m. A
nursery will be provided.
YOUNG
HOMEMAKERS
TO MEET
Don’t forget the meeting of
the Young Homemakers on
October 7.
After gathering at the High
School homemaking room at 7
p.m. the meting will adjourn
to the Gazebo in Sherman.
A demonstration on making
and arranging Shadow Boxes
will be presented by Joan
Perry.
FHA HOLDS
MEET
Eight members of the Howe
FHA Chapter attended the
Area V FHA meeting at Sher-
man ori Monday.
Those attending were: Tina
Underwood, Donna Trammell,
Patti Engle, Denise Francis,
Vicki Langdon, Brenda Baker,
Glenda Williams, and Susan
] Lilly, Mrs. Penn and Mrs. »•
Finney also attended the me-
eting.
The Sherman FHA Chapter
was hostess to a tea for all the
FHA members in Grayson
County before the meeting.
The Howe FHA members had
a tour of the Sherman Home-
making Department. The me-
eting began aV4’;30 p.m. -
Presiding ovef the meeting
were: Jan Durham, an FHA
national vice president of Blue
Ridge; Tina Underwood, Area
V first vice-president of Howe;
and Mary Hellen Kelley, Area
V parliamentarian of Plano.
Mrs. Healey, the area FHA
supervisor of Denton was also
present.
Among the subjects discus-
sed were the FHA programs,
Encounter and Impact. En-
counter has three levels and
deals with getting to know
yourself, helping your com-
munity, and plans for the fu-
ture. Impact deals with FHA ^
projects.
PTA
Howe P. T. A. will meet on
Tuesday at _7:3o p.m. in the
High School Cafetorium.
The executive board will
meet at 7 p.m.
HOWE ENTERPRISE THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 1974
Penalties For Homeowners
It’s football season and that
*hieans there can be lots of
penalties, according to a Texas
insurance executive, expec-
ially for families who go to
games and leave their homes
unlocked.
“Burglars often have a br-
eeze when good common sec-
urity is not practiced,’’ says J.
I. Smith, Jr. of Dallas, chair-
man of the Texas Insurance
Advisory Association execu-
tive committee.
There’s a certain ritual many
people follow when they get
set to go to a football game or
anywhere else, and it doesn’t
always include locking the gar-
age or following other security
precautions.
With individual school loyal-
ties running high these days,”
Smith pints out, “it’s not un-
common for an entire subdiv-
ision ^r even an entire comm-
to be-*1 but down for the most
part \yfeile everyone goes off to
a football game. In some
cases, these people don’t just
go across town for the short
period of the football game,
they go say 40 or 100 miles
out-of-town. This leaves a big
area of the city, perhaps a
whole town, exposed to the
dangers of theft.This leaves a
big area of the city, perhaps a
whole town, exposed to the
dangers of theft. Extra pre-
cautions should be taken in
this event. Lights and radios
should be left on so street
after street won’t be dark
because everyone’s off to the
football game.”
j This too often means unwel-
come intruders have life a
little bit easier.
According to Smith, the scen-
ario often goes a little like
this. The family decides to
enjoy a night out on the town,
perhaps at a football game or
pep rally. Lights are turned
off. The doors may or may not
be locked-but if so, a key is
placed under a doormat or
over a door. The car is backed
out of the garage-but the door
isn’t locked. This home might
as well have “Pigeon” written
on the mail box, for that
indeed is who lives there when
these steps are followed, as
+hev so often are. _
“Many bfirglars check ^ar- -
age doors first,” Smith says,
“since people will lock their
house but forget the garage.
This means that a light finger-
ed visitor can make off with
such items as tools and bi-
cycles. Then, often there’s
easy passage from the garage
to the house, where all kinds
of temtations can be found and
stolen.”
The garage burglary is diffi-
cult to solve, according to
Smith.There’s frequently no
lock to delay furtive entry.
Itenis can quickly be reached
and speedily removed--and
these are often the only things
touched, eliminating incrim-
inating fingerprints,
smith says the TIAA reco
mmends several commons
sence precautions, which if
followed will help to reduce
losses and thus ultimately fav-
orably influence insurance
rates:
Don’t leave house keys under
a doormat, over a door, or in a
flower pot near the front ent-
rance. This is too typical, and
merely saves time for thugs.
Put all ladders away out of
sight. Why make the job
easier?
Keep a few lights, and may-
be a radio, on. Dark and
silent is dangerous and sense-
less.
Stash the cash and other
valuables, such as jewelry.
Be certain there’s an inven-
tory of personal belongings, as
well as a list of serial numbers
on such items as typewriters
and sewing machines. Detail-
ed descriptions of stolen items
will be helpful to police in case
a burglar does strike.
Participate in crime stop pro-
grams. Help neighbors by
reporting any suspicious activ-
ity-this will encourage others
to watch out for your own
property.
Obtain an etching device to
mark tools, steros and other
valuables with your, license
number so police can better
return stolen items. These
devices are usually available
on loan or at a nominal cost
from police stations, discount
or other stores, and frequently
from civic organizations like
the Jaycees or insurance agent
groups.
“Too often we think the other
guy will get sfung,” Smith
says, “and so we forget the
logical, easy steps to prevent
or reduce chances for illegal
entry in our homes. Every so
often we need to remind our-
selves to practice common
sense.”
i Although insurance against t
theft is included in all home-
owners insurance policies,
Smith says, purchasing sep-
erate coverage for items of
high value such as furs, jewel-
ry cameras and antiques
should be considered.
1 here are two free brochures
of interest to home owners
(and to others--even apart-
ment dwellers who can be
robbed too.) They are “How
to Keep Your Family Burglar
Unhappy” and “Lock Up and
Lock Out.” For copies, write
TIAA Texas Affairs Office, 400
San Jacinto Building, Austin,
Texas 78701.
Call
532
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