The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, April 7, 1950 Page: 1 of 6
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Wtyv ©exas Mesquiter
DALLAS COUN.I,VS OLDEST NEISEAP.ER
IN ITS 67th YEAR—NO. 40
MESQUITE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1950
6 PAGES PRICE—TEN CENTS
Rathmell And Thompson Elected To School
Board Headed By Hood As President
Circling Around
with
CORINNE NEAL COOK
Pretty little blonde, blue-eyed
Richard Dean Cunningham, six weeks
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cun-
ningham, visited the Mesquiter office
with his grandmother, Mrs. Levi
Dean, Monday while his mother
shopped. The baby has gained from
8% to 11% lbs. since birth.
Mrs. E. S. Keefe says her hus-
band is busy in the yard, cutting
grass “like a 16 year old from his
crutches or wheel chair.” The Keefes
are two of our finest, and oldest citi-
zens. They don’t mind us saying they
are old—both in their 80’s—with
some people, we would be afraid to
mention ages. Mrs. Keefe wasn’t well
last week but was up Monday.
Mrs. Hattie Chapman, 84, is feel-
ing better and was able to spend
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. E.
H. Hanby.
“Uncle” Pete Wilson was in the
Mesquiter office Monday. His arm,
injured when he was hit by a car
some weeks ago, is still in a cast, but Merritt, Pearl Arnold, Fay iSpring-
At the meeting of the Mesquite
school board Monday night Charles
Hood was elected president. W. F.
Thompson, re-elected, and William
Rathmell, new member, took the
oath of office.
In‘ the trustee election Saturday
411 voters cast their ballots in a hot-
ly-contested race. Rathmell, running
on a ticket with Dick Wimberly re
presenting the Mesquite School Dis-
trict Association, led the ticket with
183 votes. Thompson was second
with 181 votes. Other candidates
polled the following: Olin Paschall,
ISO; Wimberly, 160; and O. C. Wil-
liams, 95 votes.
C. N. Phelps was relected vice-
president and W. L. Wilkinson, sec-
retary of the board.
The board of education elected all
teachers not previously offered con-
tracts, Supt. M. D. Murphy stated.
The list includes J. C. Cannaday,
Mary Elizabeth Crow, Sara Sue
Mann, Ruth Thompson, Cornelia
Varner, Alma Witherspoon, C’. W.
Beasley, Lula Fitzpatrick, Miriam
Jones, Irene Luck, William F. Potts,
Jewell Shankles, Joe Woods, Dana
Fay Smith, Ruth Hardy, Vera Um-
phress, Mildred Werner, Vernell
Moseley, Patricia Greenhaw, Virgie
Smith, Eleanor Hancock, Lorene Al-
lumbaugh, Lela Barnes, Betty Sue
B. C. Stampes Died
Of Heart Attack
Mrs. Walter Lindsey received word
of the sudden death of her brother,
B. C. (Charley) Stampes, 57, in Dal-
las.
Mr. Stampes was born and reared
in Mesquite and is well known in the
county. 1
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
W. B. Stampes; wife; son, Clarence;
three daughters; two sisters and two
brothers.
Funeral arrangements were in-
complete as we go to press. A full
account will appear in next week’s
paper.
he is his same, cheerful self.
Mrs. W. L. Paschall is feeling bet-
ter since her siege with the “flu.”
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Austin, whom
I tried to reach on the phone, are
feeling better, their son, Curt told
me Tuesday.
A suggestion for an Easter dinner
. . . baked ham, green beans, parsley
potatoes, tomato aspic salad, rolls,
butter, strawberry shortcake and cof-
fee.
Speaking or recipes, the salad re-
cipe in the March 31st issue of the
Texas Mesquiter, is wonderful. Try
it.
Don’t think because you are get-
ting older that you cannot do some
of the things you wanted to do when
you were young and never did get
to do. Every day we hear of people
past 50 or 60 years learning to do
things that many younger people
fear to try. If you want to sing, play
the piano, pipe organ, swim, drive
a car, write, travel, or enter some
business, do it, regardless of your
age. You are only as old as you
THINK.
Imagine a woman, who had always
wanted to paint pictures, beginning
at the AGE OF 65. She had no train-
ing, but she began with paint
brushes and canvas. A few months
later she held the first showing of
her paintings. That was in 1944.
Then in 1947 this woman, considered
by many to be TOO OLD to do any
thing different, presented her work
of art at the Elizabeth Ney Museum
in Austin. In January of this year
one of her pictures was accepted,
among keen competition, for display
at the New York City Art Founda-
tion Exhibit. The woman with abili-
ty, initiative and confidence, who has
gained such success without any pro-
fessional training, and after she was
65, is Mrs. Clara Williamson of Dal-
las, grandmother of A. R. Frank, Jr.
and his wife, Bette Mikel Frank.
News has reached Mesquite of the
engagement and approaching mar-
riage of Miss Jeannine Palmer,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Raymond
Palmer, to Richard W. Gray of Dal-
las. Jeannine lived with her parents
in Mesquite until they moved to Vick-
ery* She has many friends here who
will wish her much happiness.
The Texas Mesquiter is $2 per
year in Texas and $2.50 outside the
state. I was telling several people
over the phone that the subscription
price is $1.50—I’m just slipping!
The price for the Mesquiter has been
$2 since during the war. 'Sorry!
Mrs. Jessie Gowen has moved to
5626 Roscoe. Dallas, from the Hill-
top community. She was in town
Saturday, telling of the death of
Samuel Raney of Mt. Vernon. Mr.
Raney bad died 12 days after bis
102nd birthday. -
Just another instance of a long,
long life. He had been active until
stricken with influenza a few weeks
befdre.
field, and Georgia Johnson.
Murphy said there would probab-
ly be two or three new teachers to
be added.
Rathmell, a resident of Mesquite
for four years, said he appreciated
the fact that the patrons of the
school indicated by their vote that
they thought he could do something
for the school. He continued, “I in-
tend to make every effort to show
them that their confidence has not
been misplaced.”
“I expect to work with the school
board in carrying out the policies I
think are beneficial to the school
whatever recommendations I make
to alter these policies will be what
I think is for the best interest of the
school and for the greatest saisfac-
tion of the patrons.”
Mesquite has a \5j0nderful school
system and a fine lot of teachers, al-
most without exception, the new
board member stated.
Mr. Rathmell and his wife are
interestted in all school activites.
PTA, 4-H Clubs, FFA, Scouting and
all civic enterprises, he mentioned.
Thompson expressed appreciation
for the confidence of the voters in
returning him to office.
Paschall, who missed the board by
one vote, asked that his thanks be
expressed to the friends who gave
him such a splendid vote.
Wimberly could not be contacted
for a statement.
O. C. Williams offered congratul-
ations to the winning candidates
and expressed appreciation for the
support given him.
Wagoner Baby Hurt In
Fall From Moving Car
Darlene, 3 year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Waggoner, has
traded her Easter bonnet for a
swathe of gauze and bandages. The
child is in Baylor Hospital for obser-
vation of a brain specialist. She has
head injuries and body abrasions
from falling out of the car Wednes-
day afternoon at Lake June near Ed
Hodges farm.
Darlene had been standing up in
the front seat between her mother,
who was driving and her 8 year old
sister, Dawn, a few minutes before
the accident occurred. She climbed
over the front seat and opened the
back door and was thrown from the
car before her mother realized what
had happened.
A Mesquite physician attended the
child and sent her to the Dallas hos-
pital.
Mesquite Mayor
Has Broken Neck
Injuries in a car wreck last Janu-
ary 2 left John S. Lawrence, Mayor
of Mesquite, with a broken neck. The
injury was discovered last* Thursday
when Lawrence underwent physical
examination at a Kaufman Clinic
where he had gone to see Dr. Edwin
Hall, the grandson of Bob Motley, a
relative of the Lawrences. A felt col-
lar caste was placed around Lawr-
ence’s neck Friday. A heavier cast
with weights was substituted Sun-
day. A third collar will be fitted for
him to wear two months. Mr. Lawr-
ence is also suffering from high
blood pressure.
Dr. Hall placed Mr. Lawrence in
the Kaufman hospital, but allowed
him to come home Wednesday.
The wreck that caused the neck
injury left the mayor with a lacer-
ated forehead and a broken rib at
the time. Since the accident Mr.
Lawrence has complained of some
pain, but he has been at his duties.
Two weeks ago he drove to Houston
and back and not until Thursday of
last week did he seek further medi-
cal attention.
City Approves Setting Buildings Back
For Widening Highway Through Town
Pressure Cooker
Clinic at Scyene
Pressure Cooker Clinic will be
Monday, April 17, 10 a.m. at
Pleasant Mound Methodist
Scyene H.
A
held
the
Church sponsored by the
D. Club. Members are asked to bring
their cookers for testing.
The club met. Monday with Mrs.
M. C. Herd for a clothing demonstra-
tion by Mrs. Guy M. Turner. Present
were Mesdames T. D. La. Hue, Ed
Arnett, B. O. Whitby, P. L. Young,
Edith Wickizer, L. J. Eeavers. W. M.
McC'utcheon, J. T. Kelly and John H.
Sprague.
The club will have a game party
Saturday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. B. O. Whitby.
Rites Monday For
las. Harrison Woods
James Harrison Woods died Sat-
urday at St. Paul Hospital.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day afternoon at Anderson-Clayton
Bros. Chapel. The Rev. F. N. Sewell,
conducted the services.
Mr. Woods was born in Kentucky
and came to Texas at the age of 12.
He located at Garland but spent his
entire life in Dallas, Collin and Up-
sher counties. In 19 07 he married
Miss Every Payne, to which union
eight children were born.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs.
Krehible Faubion, ^ Mesquite; six
sons, Wayland and3 Eldon Woods,
Dallas; Orval Woods, Fort Worth;
C'eybern and Dean Woods, Crandall;
and Alton AVoods, Mesquite.
Burial was at Snow Hill, north of
Farmersville with pallbearers Louie
Criswell, Ben E. Spross, H. E. Spark-
man, E. R. Odell and George W.
Prather.
School Calendar
APril 10
Easter Holiday
April 11-12
Supt. M. D. Murphy will go to
Carrollton to serve on a committee
to evaluate the schools. Murphy is
Chairman of Administration and
guidance and business management
pf high school. (Two years ago he
served on the Forest Avenue School
committee in a similar capacity.)
April 12
Mrs. Mary Moss will attend Audio-
Vision meet in Austin.
April 13-14-15
Mrs. Moss and Mrs. Miriam Jones
will attend the Elementary Princip-
als meeting in Austin.
April 14
Murphy and Mrs. Flossie Kilpat-
rick are asked to attend the Health
Council of the Kellogg Foundation
at NTSTC, Denton.
April 25
The Dallas County Junior -Senior
high teachers will convene in Lan-
caster.
April 27-28-20
The Home Economics Department
Conference of teachers and repres-
entative pupils will meet in San An-
tonio. Miss Ruth Thompson and Miss
Jewell Shankles will take a group of
students.
May 5 >
Frank Greenhaw’s band will par-
ticipate in the Vetch Festival at Ter-
rell.
The City Council approved the
plan to set back all buildings on the
north side of Main Street prepara-
tory to the widening of the pavement
along the highway through that sec-
tion.
The County will cooperate in mov-
ing the buildings back some 10 ft.
in line with Holley’s, occupied by An-
derson Grocery, and the property
owners have agreed to pay for the
curb, N. E. Shands, member of the
County Highway Committee inform-
ed the Council Wednesday night.
Shands estimated the cost around
$75 a front foot, but under the plans
adopted the property owners will pay
less than 50c a front foot. Of the
6,500 feet of curb and gutter, some
Thirty-Three Vote
For Three Candidates
For City Council
Mesquite voters named three ald-
ermen from a field of three candi-
dates in Tuesday’s city election.
Jean F. McCullough and Chaney
Miller, seeking re-election, received
33 votes from the 33 voters. Joe M.
Tosch, whose name was placed on
the ballot after Forresst. Dobbs de-
clined to become a candidate, re-
ceived an equal number of votes.
No votes were registered against
either of the three candidates.
Lack of a contest for the three
posts accounted for the light vote.
Many citizens forgot to go to the
polls; others thought it unnecessary.
The election was held in the City
Hall. John E. Davis, judge, was as-
sisted by Mrs. Will Johnson and Mrs.
Charles Hood.
Coach Joe Woods’Junior High Team Wins
District 14-A Track Title In Dallas
The Mesquite Junior High
team won the District 14-A track
title last Saturday at Dal-Hi Stadium
in Dallas.
Darrell Jones of Mesquite was the
leading point maker with 12%
points.
Mesquite totaled 28% points. Irv-
ing was second with 21%. Garland
scored only 2% points.
Jones placed second in the 5 0
yard dash and third i nthe 100 yard
event. He was first in the broad
jump. Jones, Bailey, Anthony and
Chase took third in the 440 relay.
Loran Blakely was first, Fred Coop-
track er second, and Kenneth Chennault
third in Chinning the Bar compete
tion. Jones and Hershell Jenkins tied
for first honors in the high jump
contest.
All the boys who placed in the Dis-
trict meet will letter, including
Jones, Jenkins, Jimmy Marchman,
Milton Anthony, Blakely, James
Baily, Cooper, Chase and Chennault.
Coach Joe Woods track team won
a practice meet against Highland
Park, Grand Prairie and Denton. His
juniors in football scored 7 wins
against 1 loss. The eleven made 199
points to their opponents 4 5.
Continued oa Page 2
Balch Springs Club
Met With Mrs. Boyd
Mrs. E. R. Boyd was hostess to the
Balch Springs H. D. Club this week.
Mrs. J. R. Sherro and Mrs. Boyd
gave a demonstration of shoulder
pads and cut ont) a dress from a fit-
ted pattern.
Luncheon was served to Mesdames
J. H. Timmons, C. L. Willis, L. B.
Box, F. M. Hunstable, O. S. Raglin,
W. H. Austin, I. E. Miertschin, Sher-
ro and the hostess.
The club will meet Tuesday 1:30
p.m. at the homeof Mrs. Hunstable
to continue sewing.
April 8
Junior Class Bake Sale at E. H.
Hanby building.
Morrans Barely Escape As Fire Destroys
Home And Possessions Of Morran Home
Easter Musical At
Mr. and Mrs. L. Hodges
The beautiful home of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Hodges was the scene of
an Easter musical Tuesday ' after-
noon. Pupils of Mrs. R. M. Brantley
were presented.
Pink snapdragons centered the
dining table and the Easter motif
was caxried out in the refreshments
and appointments.
Pupils include: Sarah Lewis, Ruth
Blair, Anna Lake, Betty7 Lake, Mac
and Kay Range, Barbara and Peggy
Hodges, Maurine Hanby, Billy, Nancy
and Jo Ann Smith, Marilyn Quinn.
Nina Ferrier, Paddy7 Andrews, Joy7ce
Miertschin, Rachael Smith, Dawn
Wagoner, Merle Janis Maxwell, Vir-
ginia Sanders, Doyle Tucker, Nancy
Manger, Nprma Sue Hynds, Glenna
Jo Hynds, Delores Jenkins, Patsy
Kilpatrick, Linda Cunningham, Dar-
lene Clarkson, Ted Dunscn, Char-
lotte Dunson, Leslie Frost and Ann
Kyle.
Refreshments were served to fifty-
five guests.
2,000 feet will be replaced. Property
owners along the block are F. I.
Walker, lot at corner of Main and
Galloway Streets; E. C. Box, shoe
shop and living quarters; Ross Wil-
liams, building recently7 occupied by
a feed store; Mrs. J. M. Lorraine
buildipg housing Helpenstill Cafe;
and Helpenstill building occupied as
residence.
Future plans are for brick fronts
to the buildings, and later brick
buildings.
Shands said the property7 owners
on the south side of the street, David
Tosch, Edgar Summers, and Jean F.
McCullough, had approved plans to
set back the fronts of their property7,
but means of financing had not been
worked out.
The $50,000 project through town
will begin about June 1 for com-
pletion during the summer. The
Highway Commission will let the
contract in May.
The Council considered dropping
the pump in the old water well to a
lower depth in an effort to have a
greater supply of water. A represen-
tative from Briggs-Weaver, drillers
of the well, will investigate the pos-
sibilities and if the job can be done,
it will cost the city only $100, it was
reported.
Cheney Miller. Jean F. McCul-
lough re-elected to the council, and
Joe M. Tosch, new member were ad-
ministered the oatth of office by
Mayor John Lawrence.
Mrs. Meadford Webb
Hostess to Society
Mrs. Meadford Webb was hostess
to the Missionary Society of the First
Christian Church at the Church
Thursday evening. The study of Ja-
pan was continued. Mrs. L. H. Crane
gave the devotional on the G'ethse-
mane experience of Christ.
A delightful salad .plate with the
Easter motif was served the follow-
ing: Mrs. Lon McDaniel, Mrs. Clay
McGaughey, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Char-
les Houser, Mrs. Don Murray, Mrs.
Jim Swartz, Mrs. Charles Branton,
-Miss Ruth Lander, Mrs. A. W. Land-
er, Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. T. M. Anderson,
Mrs. John Clark, Mrs. Annie Tosch
and the hostess.
People have been wonderful to us.
That’s what the Morrans say, in-
stead of bemoaning their bad luck.
Fire completely7 destroyed the
home and all of the possessions of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moran and family
Sunday 1:30 a.m.
The house, located on the Florence
Ranch and owned by Emet Florence,
was occupied 'by Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Morran, Mrs. Clodelle McCallum and
daughter, Billie Jean, and Finis
Morran and his two childreh.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moran, alone
in the house, were awakened -by
smoke and fire. They7 rshued out of
the burning structure, barefooted;
Mrs. Morran with a coat about her,
and Mr. Morran in his trousers, with
his coat in his arms.
Mrs. McCallum and Billie Jean re-
turned from McKinney at 2 a.m. to
find their home in ash'Ss.
Finis Morran, Justice of the Peace,
crippled and confined to an invalid
chair since recovering from injuries
sustained in a car wreck in 1941,
had gone to Marlin. His two child-
ren went with him.
When the tragic news began
spreading over the countryside Sun-
day morning, friends began offering
aid of everykind—food, clothes,
household goods, everything. Tru-
man,, Hickory Tree, Tripp, Long
Creek, Guiding Etar, New7 Hope,
Mesquite—individuals and churches
—even people from Dallas, all have
been just wonderful, the Morrans
say.
The Morrans are living in the
Store building, behind the Jewelry
shop, operated by Finis. All they own
is what friends have showered on
them since Sunday.
Editor’s Note—If there are others,
and we are sure there are, who have
lgifts, we know they wiil be a great
help and will be deeply appreciated
by the Morrans.
Mrs. McGaughey And
Mrs. Swartz Honor
Junior Woman's Club
Mrs. James Swartz entertained the
Woman’s Club, assisted >by Mrs. H.
C. McGaughey, Monday evening at
her home.
Baskets of pink spring flowers de-
corated the mantle and the dining
table was centered with largo bunny
rabbits and Easter eggs.
Punch and individual c'ake
squares, iced with tiny chick-confec-
tions, and nuts were served.
Mrs. J. B. Jobson gave the pro-
gram on the Crucifixion of Christ.
The group present included Mes-
dames R. L. Hanby, Travis Hearon,
D. M. Lander, George Lucas, Jean
F. McCullough, R. F. Motley, Jack
Nesbit, Victor O’Neal, Dan Royal,
James Rutledge, David Seay, Ells-
worth Weinberg, John Stack, David
Tosch, B. R. Watson, L. D. Watson,
M. D. Quinn. McGaughey and a
guest, Mrs. Bennie Pettus, and the
hostess.
The club will meet Ma.y 1, 7:45
p.m. at the home of Mrs. W. L. Wil-
kinson with Mrs. Forrest Dobbs and
Mrs. David Tosch as hostesses.
Mesquite Women
Asked To Auxiliary
Mesquite women are invited to the
meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary of
the Dallas City-County Hospital
Thursday, April 13, 10:30 a.m. in
the Nurses Home. Mrs. Dora Foster,
Executive Director of Freeman Me-
morial Clinic will speak.
Mrs. Lee Nix, chairman for this
community last year, and women
who assisted her in the Auxiliary
work, were congratulated by the or-
ganization in a letter written by Mrs.
Allen Merriman, program chairman.
Robert Ritchie's New
Home Scene of Party
Mr. and' Mrs. Robert Ritchie, 3939
Marquette, Dallas, were honored by
friends at a housewarming Sunday
evening. Mrs. Ritchie is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Canfield.
The refreshment table was decor-
ated with a cake topped with a rep-
lica of the honoree’s new red brick
j home, outlined with miniature shrub-
oerv and red azaleas.
Twenty-five guests were present in-
cluding the Canfields and Mrs. T.
C. Lupton.
PaTJL To Meet April 12
To (Elect Officers
The Parent - Teacher Association
will meet Wednesday, April 12, 2
p.m. at the high schol auditorium.
Mrs. I. E. Miertschin will officiate.
New officers, to be installed in
May, will be elected. Mrs. Mary Eliz-
abeth Crow, will present her drama-
tics class in a program, Mrs. Dale
Quinn, program .chairman announc-
j ed.
ILLNESS
George Squibb of Royce City,
brother of Mrs. Fred Broyles, under-
went an operation in Dallas last
week.
Barbara Bean has had the flu.
Jimmy Hudson
week.
has been ill thi3
Virginia Elizabeth, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Withrow, was ill
last week end.
Miss Fannie Caldwell underwent
an operation at Medical Arts Hospi-
tal last week and is getting along
fine. She should be home by next
week end.
George Polk of Mesquite has re-
turned home after a serious' opera-
tion which kept him in the hospital
for four weeks. His conditon is much
improved. Mr. Polk is an uncle of
Mrs. Andrew J. Shepherd.
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