This Week in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1955 Page: 2 of 20
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THIS WEEK IN DENTON
VOL. I No. 19
Hie Magazine of Goodwill. Non-
political, non-denominational.
Published by people of goodwill for
people of goodwill.
E. J. HEADLEE, Editor and Publisher
Denton, Texas
THIS WEEK in DENTON is a non-
profit civic enterprise, paying no salary
or rent.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Dear Mr. Headlee:
I certainly appreciate the fine com-
pliment that you paid me and Elisa-
beth in the current issue of THIS
WEEK. I enjoyed my visit to Denton for
the meeting of the Rotary Club, and
the Rotarians certainly were a fine
and responsive audience.
All my best wishes go to you and the
fine work you are doing for our com
munity through THIS WEEK and your
other public-spirited activities.
Sincerely,
ALONZO JAMISON, JR.
IN THE HOUSTON POST
George Fuermann writes:
The incomparable Gen. Ike Ashburn,
now greatly improved from a recent
illness, recalls a story about his old
friend Riley Green of Wolfe City in
Hunt County. He was a breeder of Jer-
sey cattle and a raiser of chickens, and
one day he had to scold an -old hand
for killing a chicken snake.
“Jim,” he said, “never kill a chicken
snake. He’s your friend. He’s always
helping you.”
“How’s that?” asked Jim.
“Well, he kills rats and mice and in-
sects that are harmful to our chickens.”
Old Jim was thoughtful for a moment.
“Mr. Riley,” he finally said, “if it’s all
the same to you, I just don’t want no
snake helping me do NOTHING!”
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Ray Gammon calls our attention to
the completion of 50 years of service by
the American National Insurance Co.
“The year 1955 represents an historic
milestone for the American National
Insurance Company ... It is the Gold-
en Anniversary of an institution with a
half-century of unique progress and
achievement in the insurance world.
The history of these eventful years in
the service of its thousands of policy-
holders and their beneficiaries is a
record of unsurpassed accomplishment
and stewardship.
“Most of the stock is owned by the
W. L. Moody, Jr. Foundation, a re-
ligious, educational and charitable per-
petual trust, with the trustees inden-
tured to adherence to the principles he
set up and under which the Company
grew great. Under this, and forever,
the people and the public through the
religious, educational and charitable or-
ganizations who are the principal bene-
ficiaries of the Trust now enjoy the
benefits of operating control of the
American National Insurance Company.
A.nd through this plan the Company is
assured continuity of management by
the administrative team which was
built up carefully over the years by the
Founder.”
This was all done by Mr. W. L.
Moody, Jr., before his death last sum-
mer.
During recent years there have been
many charitable trusts set up in this
country, due in some measure to the
high income taxes imposed on corpora-
tions.
IOOF TREASUKEH
Ross E. Shepherd has been
again elected treasurer of Texas
Odd Fellows. Ross is our idea of
a good man.
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Headlee, E. J. This Week in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1955, periodical, May 6, 1955; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1016921/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.