The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1965 Page: 1 of 4
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SERVING WORTHAM
And Its Tri-County
Trade Area
®l|p Hortham Jmirnal
VOLUME 67.
WORTHAM. TEXAS. 76693. THURSDAY. MAY 20. 1965
NUMBER S.
AIN AND MORE rain can ba
reported for Wortham this
week Last week we reported
4.45 inches, since then we have
received 4.78 inches more. We
have had a total of 23.27 inches
for the year. For the month of
May, 9.33 inches has been re-
corded here.
Mrs. M, P Mandeville reports
that the Currie Community has
received 10 inches since last
Sunday
a
|F THE WEATHER will permit
the PTA Playday Horse Show
will begin at 2:00 p m, sharp Sat-
urday.
The PTA mothers will have
plenty of food to be sold from
2 00 p m. to 10:00 p.m. There
will be sandwiches, hot dogs,
pies and drinks There will also
be pop corn
There will be activity all the
t.me, -o plan now to -pend the
GLENN R. CAPPS OF BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
TO BE WHS COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Glenn R. Capps, chairman of
the Oral Communication Dept, at
Baylor University, will be the
guest speaker at the Wortham
High School Commencement,
Friday, May 28, at 8:00 p.m.
H i s educational background
includes a BA degree from Okla-
homa Baptist University; MA de-
gree from Northwestern Univer-
sity; LLB degree from Baylor
University, and a Doctor of Let-
Miss Farquhar to Represent Wortham
Study Club at Youth Conference in Austin
Mr. Capps has been a member | ters (honorary degree) from j
of the Baylor University faculty
for 31 years. He was chairman
of the Department of Speech for
15 years and has been chairman
the Oral Communications De-
partment the last two years.
.
iftcrnoon and evening at the | for the marker will be held Sat-
Wenver Arena urday, May 23', at 2 p.m . and
* the marker will tie unveiled by
gACCALAUREATE SERVICES T. D Nettles of Mart, son of
will he held in the Presby-1 Captain T D. Nettles, cornman-
terian Church Sunday and the dei of hte Valverde Battery, who
Oklahoma Baptist University.
He taught one year at Okla-
homa Baptist University and has
been at Baylor since 1934 except
for three years during World
War II when he was on leave-
of-absenee as an officer in the
Air Corps. He was discharged
as captain in 1946.
Mr. Capps is the author of four
textbooks that are used by some
500 colleges and universities in
the United States. He was pres-
ident of the PI Kappa Delta De-
bate Fraternity, and also was
president of the Southern Speech
l Association. He is listed in
An official Texas Civil War | Who’s Who in the Southwest,
memorial information marker I and Who's Who in American
has been erected by the Terfas ] Education and American Schol-
State Historical Survey Commit-
tee at the' side of the famous
Valverde cannon on the Free-
stone County courthouse grounds
at Fairfield. Dedication program
Civil War Marker
Erected Beside Old
Valverde Cannon
The topic for his address will i
be "Education's New Frontiers." i
.senior mothers will honor their
graduates with a dinner at the
James Goolsby home immediate-
ly following.
*
£RNEST M. BOYD, a former
elementary teacher in the
Wortham Public School System,
•ucepted a position as principal
in the Big Spring Public School
S> stem last week
Mr Boyd has been a member
brought four Civil War cannon
to Fairfield in 1865.
Two o'her Texas historical
markers, one for Colonel William
L. Moody and one for Captain
L D Bradley, will also be un-
veiled. Music for the program
will be furnL-hed by the Teague
and Fairfield High School hands
and the gun salute will tie fired
with Old Valverde.
The Fairfield History Club will
of the Oirona school facu.ty for j hold a Civil War Memorial ex-
the past 12 years. I hibit on May 29. The exhibit.
He will be print-.pal of one of
the II elementary schools in Big
Spring, a city of approximately
Ita.OOO It is’ the site of Webb
Air Force Base and of Howard
County Junior College.
*
-J-HIS ARTICLE WAS found in
The Overton Press:
'Recently Spunkey Keeling
heard a peculiar noise while driv-
ing his car He drove into a
garage to have a mechanic check
it Not being able to determine
what was making the noise which
srcmed to be under the dash-
board, '.he mechanic took all the
wires loose but the noise con-
tinued. Further checking re-
.e.ilcd the uo.se was from a piece
i'f luggage in the back seat. The
luggage was opened and a bat-
tery-operated razor was discov-
ered ticking away. In some man-
ner the switch on the razor had
been triggered and it went into
action "
Just think, Mr Keeling had to
pay a mechanic to find it,
*
gILL FROST, WHO lives in
Jackson, Mississippi, remem-
bered his mother, Mrs. M. M.
Frost, on Mother's Day with a
phone call,
★
yy W. WILBOURN has retired
* from the Reed Oil Co and
he and Mrs. Wilbourn have mov-
ed into their home in Wortham,
which was the Methodist Parson-
age until the new one was built.
*
|-J APPY BIRTHDAY TO: Mrs.
Leonard Teer on May 22;
John A Rogers, Jr, on May 24;
Mrs. Manton Jones, Jesse Ryno,
Jr. and Cheryl Smith on May
25; Joe Stooksberry. Esau Wil-
liams and Wanda Lamb on May
26; Ren Walston and Benny Hall
on May 27.
M Sgf. Henry Bilton
Presented Air Force
Commendation
SHERMAN, Texas. — Master
Sergeant Henry A Bilton, son
of Mrs. Vera E. Rilton of Wor-
tham, has been decorated with
the U, S. Air Force Commenda-
tion Medal at Perrin AFB, Texas.
Sergeant Bilton was awarded
the medal for meritorious serv-
ice. This marks the second time
he has received this award. He
is first sergeant of the 745th Air-
craft Control and Warning
Squadron which supports the
Air Defense Command mission
of defending the continental
U. S. against enemy air attack.
which will be free to the public,
will be open from 10.30 to 12:00
u. the morning and from 3 to 5
P m. following the nuveihng of
historical markers
Tehuacana Man
Released on Bond
In Murder Charge
BACCALAUREATE SERVICES TO B£
HELD SUNDAY AT 11:00 A. M.
Baccalaureate services for the
1965 Wortham High School Sen-
ior Class will be held Sunday,
May 23, at II a.m. at the Cen-
tral Presbyterian Church,
Program for the service is as
foilows: Prelude; Processional,
“Largo,” by Handel; Gloria Pat-
ri; Invocation, Rev. Bill Roe;
Hymn, No. 341, "Holy, Holy,
Holy, Lord God Almighty;”
MISS MONA FARQUHAR
Rural Carriers
Will Distribute
Survey Cards
Postmaster Faye
Hood reminds rural
Rev. W. T.
Scripture; Prayer,
Reynolds.
Special Music, “Jesus—Rock of
Ages,” will be presented by a
quartet composed of Mrs. W. M.
LeFevre, Mrs. D F. LeFevre, Mrs.
N. D. Buchmeyer, and Mrs. Al-
ton Frost.
The sermon will be delivered
by Rev. T. I Sandlin, pastor of
the Central Presbyterian Church.
Hymn, No, 33, “Onward Chris-
tin Soldiers;” Benediction; Doxo-
ology; Recessional, “Postlude,”
by Hosmer, with Mrs. John Mack-
ey as organist, will close the pro-
gram.
Members of the 1965 Senior
Class are: Wanda Lou Baker,
Charles David Batts, Johnny Bel-
din, Martha Ann Borque, Joe Ed-
T , gar Bounds, Sara Dian Goolsby,
patrons IMichael p a u 1 Gough, Barry
of the Wortham Post Office *n1 Frank Guthrie' Judy Lynn Han‘
son, Bennie Frank Libhart, Jack-
ie Paul Mathis, Larry Gene Price.
Also, Carolyn Ann Richardson,
cards in a sample of boxes along I £anny. « ay ’ Richardson James
,.....i Franklin Richardson, Edward
be on the lookout for June Live- [
stock Survey cards. Next week,
mail carriers will leave survey
their routes.
"USDA bases livestock and
poultry estimates on replies to
this survey," Miss Hood ex-
plains. “It is important for ev-
card to fill
(Bub) Ridge. Sandra Olcvia
Ridge, Jerry Ray Roberts, Edna
Earleene Stewart, Thomas Le-
land Tackitt, Phyllis Ann Wat-
son. and Jack H. Williams.
Commencement exercises will
:
Miss Mona Farquhar, 16-year-1 suits. She will be available as „ , ,
old daughter of Mrs. Dolores speaker to all local groups who Ieryone "0 s . , , ------------------ ----------- —
j Farquhar, has been selected bv are interested in the problems j 11 out an“ return it to the car-|h„ held Friday evening, May 28.
the Wortham Studv Club to be our youth face at this time nt>r' Tbl:*. way’ USDA Sets a
the girl delegate from Wortham Mr, Glenn MeCommon, club ^a“hveSock anTpiultry hoU
at the Third Annual Texas Youth lm, ■ . , , , ..... , ... areas livestock and poultry hold-
Conferenee which will be held i p“’Maent' st‘lU's' We feel Mona ings.
in Austin, August 20-22. I is an outstanding delegate, as she Carriers assisting with the sur-
Attorney General Waggoner has received the following hon-|'J;y n rufi5"*!?’ no’
gun at a distance of some 20 to ! Carr has spearheaded the pre-I or.s during her high school years
25 feet at least twice. He was i v‘°us conference- and states the ] which qualify her for this honor
Roger H "Buck" Payne, 33,
of Tehuacana, was shot and kill-
ed about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. In-
vestigating officers reported that
he was shot by a 12 gauge shot
Notes From Your
COUNTY AGENT
By J. H. PRITCHARD
HAY MAKING TIME
IS HERE AGAIN
Hay is an important crop
Freestone County Good protein
hay can reduce the amount of
protein supplement needed to
says.
and James R. Goolsby, Route 2.
Survey cards will be forward-
twice. He was|'luu-' cwmeienie- aim stales me I »Muamy uci iui mis minor: I , r.r p , Q,„t.
struck in the left chest with No. I success of same has been the | “Miss Best All-round '63-’64 y ‘ ’ “
6 shot. | result of enthusiasm, energy and I and '64-'65; Treasurer Sophomore
James Alton Bates, 25. also of j dedication of countless youth: Class; Junior Class President;
Tehuacana, was charged with ! who want to he an integral part | T’ep Squad Drummer, ’63-'64;
the shooting in justice court of j in tho solution to rising youth Cheer Leader, ’64-'65; FFA
J. J, Barfield. He was released [ adult crime. Song Leader, '6.V64; Beta Club
on $2590 bond Tuesday morn- In the selection of Miss Far- Treasurer. ’63-’64; May Fete
ing. | quhar, the Wortham Study Club | Queen, '64-'65; Freestone County
Bates had been to Groesbeek Teels they have chosen a girl who ! Queen Contest, '63-'64; Eekhardt
Monday afternoon to talk with represents the fine qualities of Award, '64-'65. She is a member
i Sheriff Connor Spivey about a leadership and Christian char- j of the Methodist Church and ac-
' misunderstanding with Payne, acter and one who can return J tive in MYF work.”
He returned home, left his wife | and bring the findings of the | Her expenses for the confer-
and three children there, then J conference to the local youth, j er.ee will he paid by the spon-
went to Mexia. I thus putting into action the re- soring organization.
Bates returned home about (
12:30 a.m, Tuesday, and is re-
ported to have found Payne
trying to get into the house. An j
altercation ensued, and at least -ri , , , ,
three shots were fired. One of j j? 'sen,or? b°ardt'd th* new riaing was another entertain-i
them struck the corner of the | Wortham school hus Friday ment provided for those who
■ .house, the other two struck mofrnin‘y. ,\on £ay to were courageous enough or fi-
ln i ~------ a fun-filled week end at Hilltop nancially able to ride. Some had
th the. near Norma ogee, to pay pet hour, but one blond
murder of Winston C. McCaulev ®pon*°[!d by ^rs Or* Jones and
■ 1 Coach Morris Owens, the seniors
arrived at 10:30 a.m. The sen-
iors and sponsors stayed in two
Baptist Churches Of
Bi-Slone Area Meet
For Mission Study
Representatives from churches
ricultural Statistician, in Austin.
After adding and analyzing these
cards, USDA statisticians are able I B^n^irea‘mc^a^the
to estimate the State s milk pro- Calvary Baplist church in Mexia
duction, calf and pig crops, lamb i las, Tu(,sday for a Mission study
and woo! crops and the number Program and covered dish iun.
o ens an pu e s. cheon. The program opened with
Information from this survey ,he -We've a Story to Tell
will guide livestock and poultry- lhe NaUons," fouowed by the
producers in making important ! Ca], U) Pravcr b Mrs Inn/Key.
business decisions. Miss Hood The mn r ,r was led hy
SENIORS ENJOY TRIP TO HILLTOP LAKES
Novarro-Hill
Soil Conservation
District News
Payne.
Payne was charged
winter beef cows. Some produc- a} Tehuacana in April 1964, but
ers in the county wintered cat-for lack
tie, some with calve at side, with
good hay alone. It is easy to
save $6 00 or $7.00 per head on
winter feed bills with good qual- I
ity hay. Crude protein of hay I
of 10 percent or higher can be I
produced in the county.
The difference in the cost of'
producing a mediocre hale and
a good bale of hay is from 3-7
cents.
Stage of maturity of the hay
is a critical factor. A few weeks,
or even days, delay in harvest-
ing hay can reduce the value of
the crude protein by $8.00-$!0.00
per ton.
Fertility Important
Adequate fertility levels re-
duce the risk of crop failure due
to dry weather. Demonstrations
for the past several years have
of evidence. An autopsy revealed . , , ,
that McCauley died from a blow ’ mmies. surround
on the head.
Both Houses Pass
Record Budget
AUSTIN. iTPA)—Both houses
passed the $3,700,000,000 confer-
ence committee appropriations
bill, which calls for expenditures
of $154,000,000 over the current
level.
Education got the biggest share
of increasse in the biennial bud-
get. These increases included
$80,500,000 for the 22 state col-
leges and universities; $10,400,000
for public junior colleges; $89,-
i ,, , 700.000 for public schools; and
shown that $4 00 per acre in-, $, 1.600,000 for vocation and tech-
visird in nitrogen returns up to | nica| education
$!2()0 in hay even in dry times j Salaries of state employees, in
A- long as the added value of ,he classified service, will be in-
th. hay is more than the added crPased 3.4 per cent each vear
cost of fertilizer, additional ap-, and u.,,
plications of fertilizer is profit-
able.
Hay crops of all kinds, cut in
young, immature growing stage,
is always higher in feeding value
than later cuttings.
The Freestone County Farm
Bureau has purchased a forage
sampling tool to but good sam-
ples of hay for testing. The
county agent has this tool and
will he glad to assist farmers
and ranchers in taking samples.
SENATE APPROVES
FIREARMS BILL
AUSTIN. (TPA)—The Senate
passed a bill exempting many
from laws prohibiting carrying
of firearms.
ATTEND STATE CONVENTION
OF TFWC IN FORT WORTH
and welfare spending will go up
$16,000,000 Judges from the dis-
trict court to the Supreme Court
levels will got substantial raises
in their annual salaries.
Soil Conservation Board was
given an $89,155 increase for its
operations, including $28,000 more
for watershed planning. An ad-
ditional $3,800,000 was set aside
for the Water Development
Board which is being reorganiz-
ed. Department of Agriculture
will get a $1,400,000 increase.
Animal Health Commission gets
$1,800,000 less than the current
spending level since the federal
government is taking over re-
sponsibility for screwworm con-
trol.
ed by trees. The houses over-
looked Kickapoo Lake and were
in walking distance of the Lodge
and swimming pool. Among the
entertainment provided for the
seniors was a fish-fry on Friday
night and a barbecue and dance
on Saturday night.
All of the girls decided to take
a peaceful sun bath one after-
noon by the pool, but the senior
boys had other ideas for them.
The pool was in the shape of
Texas and one minute later, all
the girls were in the Panhandle,
robes, towels, sunglasses, lounge
chairs and all. After displaying
a forceful resistance, the girls
laughed and had fun with them.
A movie was shown for the
seniors and lodgers on Friday
night at the Gun Smoke Bar at
Western Town, a featured part
( f Hilltop Lakes. Bicycles were
available for the seniors who
were brave enough to ride up
and down the hills. Horseback
senior girl received a free, two-
hour guided tour of Hilltop Lakes
by the stable-master himself. So
it must be true that blonds have
more fun.
EOIR SOL * M STIEIICTia
The Improvement of our grass-
land offers the greatest opportun-
ity that many livestock operators j sess certain qualities and equip-
Mrs. Virginia York, after which
the W.M.U. President, Mrs. Mar-
garet Bumpas, introduced the
guest speaker, Mrs. Ruth Jack-
son, Home Mission Chairman.
Mrs. Jackson led in the dis-
cussion of a most interesting
book review entitled “Go Home
and Tell.” about the experiences
of Bertha Smith, missionary to
China for some 42 years. Though
spiced with humor. Miss Smith
stressed firmly that our lives
must be road signs directing oth-
ers to Christ,
In order to be a more effective
witness for Christ, one must pos-
There was a chapel service held : have to produce costs of produc- ment in addition to a completely
in the lodge Sunday morning at J J'- ‘ 1 ’ ' ’ ,-‘
9:30. Shortly afterwards the sen-
iors departed for a somewhat sad
trip home. They weren't sad be-
cause they had had an enjoyable
time, but because they hated to
leave, The seniors feel that their
sponsors had a good time, too.
What did Mr. Owens do at the
dance? Why did Mrs. Jones
smile so big’’
NO MORE ROAD
GANGS IN TEXAS
tion in meeting the cost-price dedicated life and complete sub-
squeeze. Producing more and | mission to God s will. These
better forages on his grasslands | Qualities are as follows:
will reduce costs of production.
Much of the grassland in this area
has become infested with brush.
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Rep, Vernon
Beckham of Denison got easy
approval in the House of a bill
to repeal a series of 1876 laws,
including one which still re-
quires all men 21 to 45 to spend
five days a year on a road gang.
Law ate not enforced^ hut j being the best way of nil instan-
ces. Among the lies: methods
Brush robs the rancher of his soil,
water and plant resources. Thu-
it is one of the first steps live-
stock operators must lake to im-
prove grassland. Brushy pas-
tures are nearly always in a
drought condition because the
more vigorous brush i.s using most
of the water that gets into the
soils, leaving the grass in short
supply. Research in Arizona
showed that mesquite trees use
about 1,725 pounds of water to
grow one pound of dry matter.
Brush control will be a never-
ending effort, with no one way
till are on the books, and Beck-
ham thought it a good idea to
eliminate them.
o
, . '/ ''--V _ e: \ Jk
Mrs. William F Eekhardt, a
former president of Trinity Dis-
trict and member of the Board of
Trustees for Texas Federation
Headquarters, and currently sorv- , OIL GATHERING BILL
ing as a member of the State
Nominating Committee, and Mrs.
Van Hook Stubbs, a former pres-
ident of Trinity District and the
Texas Federation of Women’s
Clubs, attended the convention of
the Texas Federation in Fort
Worth, three days last week.
SENATE PASSES CRUDE
AUSTIN, (TPA)—Senate ap-
proved a bill by Sen. Tom Creigh-
ton putting independent nude
oil gathering systems under the
common purchaser law and reg-
ulation by the Texas Railroad
Commission.
BIRDS IN THE SKY ... An estimated 70,00# bine and mm
geese take flight over Iowa’s Forney’s Lake near Des Moines.
used in this area where small ac-
reages are involved is that of
chemical control, using oils or
oils mixed with 2, 4, 5, — T.
This is the basal treatment meth-
od, used primarily on mesquite
Where seeding i.s needed on pas
tureland, then rootplowing is one
of lhe best methods to control
mesquite. The rootplowing work
should be followed up with rak-
ing discing The land i.s then in
shape for planting grass. Thus
method is highlv recommended
where there is little or no desir-
able grasses present.
Mrs. W. D. Moody, eooperator
in the Navarro-Hill SCD planted
King Ranch bluestem and coastal
bormudagrass on land that was
root plowed to get rid of mes-
quite.
Loral Soil Conservation Ser-
vice technicians assisting the Dis-
trict help landowners and opera-
tors locate contractors to do brush
control work.
DEATH KNELL FOR
COMMON LAW MARRIAGES
Patience to wait upon the Lord.
Reliance on the leadership of
the Holy Spirit,
Ability to properly approach a
lost person with the plan of
salvation.
Yearning to see the lost won
to Christ.
Encouragement from stronger
Christians.
Response to the call of God for
any service.
The first letters of each item
combine to form another that is
vital to every phase of Christian-
ity—PRAYER.
The closing prayer was for all
of God’s people to organize their
resources and go forward togeth-
er with a greater zeal for Christ.
Memorial Services
At Harmony Church
Sunday, May 30th
Special Memorial Day services
will be held in the Harmony
Church at Stewards Mill on
Sunday, May 30, Worship serv-
ice will be at 11:15.
"Thus says the Lord: Stand hy
the roads, and look, and ask for
the ancient paths, where the
good way is; and walk in it, and
find rest for your souls.” (Jere-
miah 6:16)
Following “dinner on the
ground," a business session is
being called to consider adoption
of Constitution and By-Laws to
regulate care of the church and
cemetery through the Stewards
Mill Memorial Futu!, which has
been set up as a perpetual en-
dowment fund and which now
has $1,006.55 on deposit.
Plans will also be discussed
for the unveiling of the Texas
Historical marker at the church
as a part of the Stewards Mill
AUSTIN. (TPA)—The Texas
House has passed a bill to abol-1 Annual Homecoming service in
ish common law marriages. I October.
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Farquhar, Dolores. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1965, newspaper, May 20, 1965; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1059996/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.