The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1971 Page: 1 of 4
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SERVING WORTHAM
And lit Tri Ciwity
VOLUME 73
tytyt Hartlym 31nurtral
WORTHAM, TEXAS 7000*. THURSDAY. AUGUST 26, 1971
IAL06UE
from
OLO RES
JCRDOL STARTED Ntedtr
with an enrollment of 280
students, 186 in Elementary
School and 94 in High School
Eight additional students enroll-
ed Tuesday tovbring the total
enrollment to 4§S. lest year at
this time there was an enrollment
of 286 students, so we have a
alight increase this year.
*
JHE WORTHAM SulUoge see
action for the first time this
Besson when they scrimmage
Mildred here at 7:30 p. m. Fri-
day night Coach Carl Peters
reports that 20 boys have attend-
ed the workouts, with 3 more
expected this week. This will
bring the number of players to
23 for the coming season.
*
WHILE DRIVING About
around town this week we
noticed some remodeling and im-
provements going on. The Pres-
byterian Manse is getting a new
coat of paint and something is
in process at Mack and Rebecca
Strange’s home. We asked Mack
about it and he said he is pre-
paring to put the house on
wheels and make a huge xnobil
home, so he can move it around
when he wants to move to new
locations. We have never been
one to doubt the word of a bank-
er, but judging from the stack
of brick in his yard we suspect
he is preparing to brick the
house, not move it.
*
QUITE A BIT OF moving going
^ on in Wortham this we>k -
Osoah and Mrs. Cart Waters mov-
ed into the house on N. 5th St.,
formerly occupied by die O. T.
Harwells, and we hear that Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Hold, who are
now living in Bryan, will move
into the house on W. San Saba,
formerly occupied by the Peters.
Also, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Looney, formerly of Lufkin, are
moving into Mrs. Edith Steel-
man’s garage apartment. Mr.
Looney is employed with The
Gulf Co. +
MRS. THELMA Weaver of
Houston has been visiting in
the home of her sisters, Mrs. Floy
Lamb and Mrs. Violet Hammett.
She and Mrs. Lamb spent sev-
eral days visiting The Big Thicket
area and the Indian Reservation.
Highlghts of thedr trip were a
visit to McMahan Chapel the
first Methodist and the eldest
Protesant church with continu-
ous service organized in Texas,
Sam Rayburn Dam, and The Old
Stone Fort on die campus of
Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoch-
es. On their return trip they
visited in the home of Dr. Stan
ley Carter in Athens. Dr. Car-
ter served as pastor for 13 years
at the Gaaden Villas Chapel in
Houston.
★
MARK COLUER returned
home Sunday following a
week’s visit with his uncle and
aunt, Lt. Col. and Mrs. A. W.
Collier and their children, Scott,
Kelly, and Randy, in Newington,
Virginia. Mark flew to Wash-
ington, D. C. where he was met
by the Colliers and given a tour
of the city. Among the tops were
Arlington Cemetery, Washing-
ton Monument, Jefferson Mem-
orial, Lincoln Memorial, Smith-
sonian Institute and the Federal
"Bureau of Printing and Engrav-
ing. *
QTHER RETURNING vacation-
ers are Mr. and Mrs. Jack
White and Russell Jones of Lake
Mexia and Mr. and Mrs. Dee
Moody. They visited in the
home of the Moody’s daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F.
L. Wlison, of Arnold, Debraska
and saw street piled high with
grain waiting for trains to move
it out. In the mountains near
Devil’s Den they saw Mule deer,
White tail deer, grouse, pheasant,
partridges and doves. They also
attended the Wild Buffalo Bill
Annual Rodeo in north Platte
and toured Buffalo Bill’s old
home. Enroute home they vis-
ited with the Moody’s daughter,
Mrs. N. F. Karn and family, in
Irving.
Also back in town are Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Frost following a va-
cation in Corpus Christ!, Port
Lavaca, LaPorte, and New Or-
leans. £.
0N THE SICK list—Carl Bounds
of Dallas hss returned to his
Funeral Services
Held Monday For
Charlie J. Tyner
Funeral services for Charlie J.
Tyner were held Monday at 3
p m in the First Baptist Church
in Richland.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. Johnny Jbhnson, assisted, by
the Rev. Robert Schulte. Burial
was in Wortham City Cemetery
under the direction of Walker
Fbneral Home.
Mr. Tyner was born December
17, 1892, at Bethel in Freestone
County and had lived in the
Wortham area all his life. He
was a farmer-rancher, a mem-
ber of the WOW, and a member
of the First Baptist Church of
Richland.
Surviving are his wife, Cath-
erine Tyner, of Wortham; two
sons, Gordon Tyner and J. W.
Tyner, both of Tyler; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. (Deasie Wyatt of Dallas
and Mrs. Frartk Dunn of Wor-
tham; a brother, John V. Tyner
of Cotton Gin; a sister, Mrs. Su-
sie Pinkard at Sweetwater; nine
grandchildren and 10 great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Ronnie Haw-
thorne, Rdbert G. Dunlop, Bobby
Dunlop, Gordon C. Tyner, Don
Carter, and Larry Dunn. Honor,
ary pallbearers were Jimmy
Dunlop and Roy Dean Tyner.
Antiques Forum
To Bo Hold At
Soledo Sept. 15th
The Central Texas Area Mu-
seum, Inc. at Salado, will have
an all-day Antiques Forum on
September 15, featuring short in-
formative lectures followed by
a sale of silver, glass, china, and
for the noon hour. The featured
afternoon speaker will be the
man with the well-known English
China Company—Royal Doulton.
The program starts at 9:30 a.m.
with a mbming coffee. Remem-
ber the date, September 15.
Voc. Ag. Teacher
Praises Success
Of Freestone Fair
Glen Wren, Vocatonal Agri-
culture teacher, announces the
completion of another success-
ful Freestone County Fair. There
were 18 steer calves in the Fair
this year, with eight of these
from the Wortham FFA students.
Wortham students who exhibited
their calves were: Marsha Mc-
Lelland, Billy MdDaniels, Dennis
McDaniels, Gary MdDaniels and
Tim Gordon.
Mr. Wren complimented all of
the exhibitors of the calves under
his supervision and stated that
he thought they had done a very
good job in feeding and training
their animals for the fair.
He also stated that he was
pleased with the sale of the ani-
mals and wants to thank all the
people who donated to and
showed their support and inter-
est in the FFA projects at the
Fair.
POLICE REPORT
Had a call the other night;
lady said she thought someone
was stealing her gas. She had
a street light right over her car
so I asked her if She could see
them. She said she was too
scared to look out the window.
I’ve been driving a car for
8bout 30 years. I paid insurance
most of the time; never had a
wreck before the other day. The
company paid about three-
fourths of. what it will take to
fix my pick-up and now they
are going to cancel my policy
for I’m a bad risk. I’m telling
you one one thing, the state
makes you wish you had insur-
ance. So why don’t they make
the company pay off. This in-
surance business is the biggest
racket I’ve ever seen in my life.
Some of the fat-heads in Aus-
tin have a mint and the lawyers
control the whole thing. I say
if the state makes us have in-
surance the state sure should
make them pay off in full with-
out any questions. They sure
don’t mind taking your money
for the insurance but you nearly
always have to get a lawyer to
get anything out of them. In my
books this puts them in the
same barrel with the magazine
salesmen. And I can’t stand
them. They just pick out old
people most of the time and
jokers don’t cull no one.
One man had his gate stolen
out of his pasture. It's bad
enough for a man but this guy
carried his little son along. So
Mama, if the old thing you are
living with came home with a
gate Monday night, you are liv-
ing wit ha d— thief and1 he is
teaching junior to be one too.
So take a good look at him.
B. N. Owens,
Chief of Police
home and is improving following
a recent heart attack and a stay
in a Dallas hospital.
Jennie Modisette is in the
Memorial Hospital in Corsicana.
We wish her a speedy recovery.
★
I^APPY BIRTHDAY to: Mrs. J.
J. Fields and Faye Denson
on August 29; Bub Ridge and
Harley E. Ryno on August 30;
Retta Owens and Eva Jean
Fuqua on August 31; Joe Edgar
Bounds on September 1; Gaskill
Moody on September 2; Clara
Benton on September 3; and
Jerry Dobbins on' September 5.
Mexia Jaycee
Rodeo Set For
August 27 and 28
The annual Mexia Jaycee Ro-
deo will be held Friday and
Saturday, August 27 and 28 at
the Jaycee Rodeo Arena in Mex-
ia.
Producer for this year’s wild
and wooly show will be Bradford
Ivy of Fairfield. Beginning at
8 p. m. each night, this year’s
show promises to be full of en-
tertainment for the entire fami-
ly.
Featuring Bareback Riding,
Bull Riding, Bulldogsing, Ribbon
Roping, Barrel Racing, Call Rop-
ing and Musical Box Racing, this
-’oductisw at the Annual Maxim
of the Sartaver^*^
Contestants may enter by call-
ing the Bradford Ivy residence
in Fairfield, Area Code 214, 389-
3596 between the hours of 8:00
a. m. and 12 noon on Thursday,
August 26.
NUMBER
GOVERNOR SMITH DEFIES WAGE FREEZE
ORDER FOR TEXAS' PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
By BILL BOYKIN
Texas Press Association
At Huntsville, Ala, Space and Racket
■ass says hello te Miss Baker, the first monkey te
•plate a journey in space. Mias Baker is a per-
k M the center, where she and her hasbamd. Big
i a specially built Monkeynant exhibit.
Oklf
fCHIzens
Plans
Community Church
Sorrico Scheduled
The fifth Sunday in a month
signals the time for a Commun-
ity Worship Program in Wor-
tham. Next Sunday will be
the fifth Sunday in this month.
Therefore, Wortham’s Baptist,
Methodist, and Presbyterian
churches will unite for the eve-
ning worship.
The service will be held in the
First United Methodist Church
and the message will be deliv-
ered by the Rev. Robert Benson,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church. The worship program
will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a
community youth meeting ear-
lier.
SEEKS LT. GOV/S SEAT
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Sen. Ralph
Hall of Rockwall said he will
announce for lieutenant governor
in September.
OOOOUSC|G« tepl) -r Coolidge
citizens huY* endorsed partici-
pation in the Post Oak Water
Development Project by a two-
to-one majority.
Citizens cast ballots in a
special election and decided ob-
taining water from Navarro
Mills lake might be the answer
on a long-range basis, to water
problems.
Approval has been given by
three groups, including Hubbard
and Coolioga, for participation
in the Poet Oak project. Funds
have already been authorized to
finance the project.
Brenard Nunnelley, chairman
of the committee to implement
the project, says additional de-
posits are being received and
signatures on easements are be-
ing secured.
HaarififftaMOn
Sleek-Lean Scandals
AUSTIN (TPA)—House Gen-
eral Investigating Committee
hedd the opening round in its
hearings on stock-loan scandals
involving high state officials.
Frank W. Sharp, one-time head
of Sharpstown State Bank and
National Bankers Life Insurance
Company, was the star witness.
He told Committee members he
and House Speaker Gus Mutsch-
er had a "tacit understanding”
that there was a link between
stock purchases in NiHL by the
speaker and passage of banking
bills favored by Sharp in 1969.
Speaker Mutscher borrowed
money from the Sharpstown
Bank to buy the stock, as did a
few other state officials includ-
ing Governor Smith.
Sharp denied, however, he ev-
er gave anything of value to a
state official in exchange for a
political favor.
Former Atty. Gen. Waggoner
Carr, appearing before the Com-
mittee, called the federal Secur-
ities and Exchange Commission
invesigation of stock loan trans-
actions a Republican - inspired
political "hatchet job.”
Wortham Firms
Make Donations
To Calf Show
The following firms and indi-
viduals from Wortham donated
to the sale of the eight FFA
show calves in the Freestone
County Fair last week:
Wortham Lions Club (1c a lb.)
$58.00; Walker Furniture (lc a
lb.) $53.00; First National Bank,
$40.00; Strange Insurance, $28.00;
Jenkin9 Grocery, $28.00; Wor-
tham Clinic, $24.00; Calame
Lumber, $24.00; Wortham Hos-
pital, $10.00; Keeling Grocery,
$5.00; Keeling Market. $5.00;
Fox Cleaners, $5.00; Wortham
Pharmacy, $5.00; Moore’s Vari-
ety, $5.00; Calame Feed, $5.00;
Miller Dress Shop, $5.00; Bounds
Hardware, $3.50; Simmons, $3.00.
There were individuals from
Fairfield who also donated to
the sale of the Wortham animals
tn the Fair. Tbe totals of Vkeir
donation* had not been tabulated
at press time, so a list of the
Fairfield donors will appear in
next week’s Journal.
present salary levels for 95,000
state employees and 138,000
* iro-rriv -r -r- u teachers expires August 81, and
AU®T^’ ^ex; Texas became they had no authority-bet to
♦;hV ’ J^Put new wage scales ordered by
President Nixons wage freezethe Legislature mto effect ^
order as it applies to public em-that
ployees and school teachers. ‘ , . ,
Gov. Preston Smith, after three _ r. ref“in« t o^y the
days at conflicting reports, is-^re31<*€nt ? or^*r.llto ®cr®P ®ur
sued a proclamation instructing aPproJ>n.at.lon^ ^ill which wax
agency heads to ignore the Aug-81**)^ Vi?0 \!LF month* ago*
ust 15 order against pay raises®?*^ Texas is'3®!°* *•
for teachers and state workers, awi
Raises were authorized by thelslature- ^
Legislature long ago and funds In his official proclamation,
appropriated for the new bud- the Governor accepted “full re-
get beginning September 1. sponsibility” for his order at
U. S. Office of Emergency federal defiance.
Preparedness official first in- Governor further blasted the
formed the Governor’s office federal government for issuing
that the freeze did not apply to “two conflicting sets of orders
local and state government em-on every vital issue.”
ployees and teachers. Smith’s directive means the
But 24 hours later, the Presi-6.8 per cent raise for state en-
dent’s Cost of Living Council ployees will go into effect Sep-
headed by former Texas Gov.tember 1, and teachers will get
John Co anally, now U. S. Trea-their long-range increase ap-
sury Secretary, reversed this proved by the Legislature two
position. Council held that years ago.
state and local government At the same time, tax and col-
workers were subject to the 90-lege tuition raises also will go
day freeze, and teachers could into effect. Scheduled auto in-
get raises only if their contract suranoe rate boost has been post-
periods began before August 15.poned until after the 90-day
Texas officials had taken thefreeze, as has consideration of
stand that the law authorizing freight rate increases.
FREESTONE COUNTY SHERIFF’S L06
Softball Tourney
Is Great Success
The Softball Tournament held
in Wortham recently was a big
success. Coach Carl Peters re-
ports that $243 was cleared on
concessions, with only a few re-
maining small bills to be paid.
The softball team expresses
appreciation to all who donated
their time and helped make the
tournament a success.
Limestone County
Hos Oil Producer
A producing oil well has been
announced for Limestone County
in the Honest Ridge Field.
The Miller and Stillman Com-
pany’s No. 2 Sophronia Ward is
in the James Parker League,
seven and a half miles west and
south of Mexia.
The producer has been com-
pleted to pump 24 barrels of oil
and 256 barrels of water per day
from 2,865-66 in the Woodbine.
TRAFFIC
RULES
■ m
flft-
ms'
J. R. Sessions, Jr., Sheriff of
Freestone County, reports for
week of August 16-22:
Wholesale grocery truck driver
fired early Wednesday morning
by employing company when he
found at motel with local girl
friend while supposed to be on
the road. On top of that the
motel operator made him pay
extrar as only ou -rnr~STif to
be in the room. Truck keys and
papers left at thi9 office until
other driver arrived.
Our newer THP victim of
washateria thieves during week
while the wife Washing and leav-
ing them a little while. Most
recovered and man and wife
jailed until fines paid; another
involved came in and settled
with the judge. He received fur-
ther education in dealing with
women later in week when he
handled his first drunk lady who
advised she thrown out of the
car by husband who became
tired of her on 488 and 287 Sat-
urday afternoon.
Leon County and local officers
joined in search Wednesday night
for young man DWI in Buffalo
area. Found several hours later
on 164 west of Donie and jailed.
Also being held for the Army as
has been deserter for some time.
Freestone County Fa.r got
much publicity this week when
Dallas City Msyor Wes Wise
down here for the Fair while
President Nixon in Dallas for
speech. Real good parade Thurs-
day afternoon started it all; used
to look forward to this starting,
now look for it to be over as it
does add to our business. Couldn’t
make it without the great
amount of he'lp and work done
by reserve deputies in the field
and Ronnie dispatching at the
office. Over 100 hours put in by-
deputies working parade, traffic,
rodeo and other security at the
Fair.
Street dance Thursday night
with music by Junior Solly and
the Drifters. Much partic pation
and little problems except find-
ing out-of-town lady who had
too much wine ride home as she
not capable or driving; friends
located, took care of. Report of
man wouldn’t give him all tbe
money he bad asked for.
Late Sunday night and Mon-
day morning search for elderly
lady with memory loss at times
who got lost driving from one
part of town to another and got
on 1-46 in northbound lane going
south. THIP unit at Madisonville
located not knowing we looking
for her and returned hoc tn Gn-
terville where deputy tw68»i
make it home until next day
when friends in Mexia found
her and brought her home. She
most indignant at all concerned,
advised she wasn’t last.
Belies deputies spent most of
weHf in county working on mur-
der of men on 1-46 in Dellas
County early last Sunday morn-
ing. Chargee; filed agsinsMocal
dude wham they later grtreek
released on bond.
Woman by offtee requested re-
turn of pistol she shot another
woman with some time back.
Advised there nothing to worry
about now as the man the dis-
se'ntion over passed.
Wortham Police called on his
old two-way about DWI reported
drunk as hoot owl Subject lo-
cated; found to be paying more
attention to the girl friend he
said he just got out of Mexia jail
than to the road.
District Court hearing Tues-
day on man for violation of pro-
bation who been running and
hiding cut loose after wife paid
old court costs. Released to
Limestone County officers for
trip there on bungl'ary chargee.
Trinity River Authority pre-
sented program on all over rivet
plan at Kirvin Tuesday night.
This going to be the biggest
thing to happen to Freest***
County since whiskey days.
So many inquiries and reports
of big planes flying low over
this area that Sue checked with
FAA who advised these were
routine scheduled flights; they
arc not in any trouble and know
wr.ire they are going.
Sheriff from Dumas enroute
TDC, Huntsville, with couple left
them overnight Tuesday.
Much confusion on- old 75
two youths trying to break nto | Tuesday night in evening fog
store shortly after ch 'rkod by
City Police Key and 1HP unit;
scared off before entry.
With Oskweod woman Friday
afternoon down into Leon Coun-
ty to finish what Sheriff Wilson
just got started, getting her be-
longings out of house without
them having trouble. Need a-
moving van for this kind.
Several jailed over weekend
on minor offenses, one for drunk
had more than $1600 cash on
him. One jailed by reserve dep-
uties; they told to lexve the
grounds and not to return as he
had too much to drink. He did
both Small boy lost at fair
grounds assisted in finding
friends.
Man wanted in Limestone
County on tavern burglary lo-
cated and arrested by deputies
late Saturday night. Returned
to Groesbeek jail by Deputy Bea-
dle.
Youth jailed Sunday afternoon
for knocking out all windows
and tearing out all doors of his
grandfather’s house after the old
wh i trailer brakes locked stop-
ping .1 c.i road, leaving one lane
block^i until Clay could be
fcu:d and move it.
Concerned man called one
night wanting to know what
deputy wanted with him; reliev-
ed to fir.d it civil papers.
Baptists to Hear
Bobby Grayson Sing
Beiktoy Grayson will bring spe-
cial music at the First Baptist
Church in Wortham Sunday,
August 29, at the 11 o’clock serv-
ice. Randall Barnes wifi accom-
pany him at the piano.
Bdhby is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Les Grayson, Jr., of Cor i-
cana and the grandson of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Les Grayson
of Streetman. Randall is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes
of Corsicana.
Both boys entered Navarro
Junior Collage this Fall, and arc
majoring in music.
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Beirponch, Dolores. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1971, newspaper, August 26, 1971; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106557/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.