The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1953 Page: 1 of 4
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WORTHAM. FREESTONE COUNTYT TEXAS, THURSDAY. APRIL 30. 1953
NUMBER II
In Our
Town...
By MILDRED SIMMONS
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WE WERE INVITED out to 11m
Ida Laird No. 1 Monday after-
noon to watch the well blow in.
They told us to bring something
•long to catch the oil in! “Be
there by 3:30," they said.
WERE THERE by three-
thirty, and it took 45 minutes for
the drillere to get the drill stem
back into the hole. Ail of the
cars were parked on the south
side of the rig because the wind
was in the south and no ona-was
taking chances. Thought their
cars might be ruined by the oil
when it blew in!
JOHN SCOTT was on hand-
land why wouldn’t he be?)—he
owns some of-the royalty Art the
well. Elijah Chapman was slump-
ed over the steering wheel of
his car, napping, but Judge W.
T. Thomason was standing close
to the well and watching intent-
ly. O. D. Williams was on hand.
In fact, he had left word that if
he had any telephone calls, he
would be out at the well.
WHILE WE WERE watching
all of the strange and dangerous
operations of the drilling crew,
we wished for Lalio Bgbne's Oil
Feild Dictionary. It would have
been nice to know what all of
the jiggers were they were using.
SOME FELLOW was carrying
around a handful of what looked
like scraps of paper, and, in a
little while he was putting the
paper under different specimens
out of the hole. Then another fel-
low came along and started put-
ting it into little white sacks. It
looked very important, but it
was all Greek to me. Why, I had-
n’t seen an oil well until I came
to Wortham, and Monday after-
noon I spent more time at one
than I have in the whole ten and
one-half years that I have lived
here.
AFTER WE had been there a
few -minutes, more people from
OUR TOWN started arriving to
watch the big blow out. Mayor
C. K. Bounds and M. C. Strange
came out as soon as they closed
the bank. Charles (Son) Calame
was on hand as was Duard
Moody.
IN THE MEANTIME one of
thd'fellows that were sacking up
the rock kept pounding against
the platform and then smelling of
It. He did have a discouraged look
on his face!
WE STAYED around for long-
er than we had planned and still
nothing happened. No blow out!
LATER IN THE EVENING we
drove but again, and by that time
the people were leaving. We
hailed Mr. Williams, and he said
that nothing happened. Too bad.
WE DROVE om into the pas-
tuiiT again and parked near the
rig. IVy were pulling the drill
stem out of the hole this time,
and rumor had it that they were
going deeper. Maybe it would
blow in yet. This time while we
were there more people from
OUR TOWN came out. Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Drumwr^ght drove up
** and wanted to get the latest in
formation.
TUESDAY MORNING w* had
heard nothing new on the well.
BELOW IS a quotation from
the “Corsicana Truth,” dated
» March 4, 1904.
. y t>. "Simmons Dry Goods Co.
have bought and shipped 3,822
dozen eggs since November
IS, which goes to show that the
boll weevil can not affect the
hen.”
SIMMONS DRY GOODS Co,
bought and shipped '603 dozen
eggs the first four days of this
week. This is certainly doing an
egg business, and especially when
you consider there was not a Sat-
urday in 4hla four days ahipmant.
—Wortham Journal.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED to all
of the henaf Now it is hard to
buy » dozen eggs in Wortham!
Lynn Adorns Buys
Two Angus Bulls
Lynn Adams, 1
d^AfS? bull
owifefis .vauey
m
Wortham F. F. A.
Plans Father-Son
Barbecue May 8th
In an F.F.A. meeting at the
Wortham Gym last Monday night,
the F. F. A. boys voted to spon-
sor a Father and Son Barbecue.
Committees were. chosen, and
everyone is making big plans for
a good time with good eats.
The date has been set for Fri-
day night. May 8th, at Calame’s
Lake, according to G. D. Wren,
vocational agriculture teacher.
Jerry Gunnels Is
Ordained in Service
At Baptist Church
To Tell of Work
Done in West At
. Sunday Services
The First Baptist Church held
a rare ordination service Sunday
a week ago when they ordained
Jerry Gunnels, the church’s ed-
ucational director and a miais- *“•
terial student at Baylor Unive*eL ^onducted bV the Rev Brandon at
ty. The service was the first of
its kind to be held in the local
church within the memory of
any of its present members.
District Missionary M O. Cheek
served as moderator during the
meeting while R. D. Willard pre-
sented the candidate to the coun-
cil for examination by the church
to determine the qualifications
of the applicant.
Associate Missionary Wilson
Brumley led in the questioning
with the ordination prayer being
led by L. R. Cockrell.
R. Q Seely presented Rev.
Gunnels with a Bible from the
church, after which Mrs. Wade
Odom and Mrs E. P. Coe sang a
duet entitled “Jesus Revealed In
Me"
The pastor, the Rev. E. P Coe,
delivered the ordination sermon
which was taken from I Timothy,
3:1-7, dealing with the qualifi-
cations for a minister of God.
Rev. Gunnels left after the
service for a revival meeting in
Portland, Ore., that began last
Wednesday week and ended last
Sunday. Brother Gunnels will be
back in Wortham this week and
will deliver both messages Sun-
day in which he will tell of the
work being done on the West
coast by Southern Baptists.
Lynn A<Uma, Wortham, recent-
1 two pyrtbred AMr-
buliz from S.B.
>MUtor
Cough Is Symptom
Of Many Ailments,
Says Health Officer
AUSTIN — A cough is just a
symptom and not a disease, says
Dr. Geo. W. Cox, State Health
Officer. It is an indication that
something is wrong in the body’s
respiratory tract or breathing
tube.
When an object obstructs the
respiratory passage a cough is
nature's reflex to remove the ob-
struction. Such a cough is simple
and transient. The same thing
happens when the throat or low-
er1 passages are irritated during a
cold, whooping cough, asthma,
smoking, low humidity and dust.
A cough can be produced by
more serious conditions such as
tuberculosis or cancer. Constant
coughing brings on fatigue as a
person’s rest is affected by the
constant hacking.
A prolonged cough might in-
dicate chronic bronchitis, a con-
dition which is most cases is
secondary to an infection else-
where, such as the nose, throat
or sinuses. Mucuos draining into
the throat may cause such irri-
tation that the victim may in-
voluntarily cough repeatedly to
bring up the material.
Hoarseness is produced by per-
sistent coughing in some persons
Hoarseness is a symptom of an in-
flamed lamyx. Hoarseness lasting
fbr six Weeks Or more Is a seri-
ous tymptom suggestive of can-
cer and must not be disregarded.
No persistent cough should be
disregarded. The nature of the in-
fection and its location may be
shown by an examination of the
material expelled, and a thor-
ough examination by the family
physician will determine the
cause and give a basis for treat-
ment.
Revival Begins At
Central Presbyterian
Church Sunday
Rev. P. W. Brandon
Of Henderson
To Do Preaching
The Central Presbyterian
Church of Wortham, which has
experienced phenomenal growth
in attendance since the first of
the year when the Rev. T. D.
Sandlin became pastor, will be-
gin its first revival under the new
pastor on Sunday evening. May
3, at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. P.
Warwick Brandon, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church of
Henderson, will preach both
morning and evening sermons,
while Don Winslow, secretary of
the Y.M.C.A. of Corsicana, will
lead the song service in the eve-
ning There will be an early song
service for the children and young
people.
The morning services will open
at 7:30 and close at 8:15. Eve-
ning services will begin at 7:30
An assembly program will be
Joe Tyner Completes
Air Force Basic
the school assembly at 9:15 Mon-
day morning. This pastor has al-
ways made an appeal to school
children, not only in his teaching
methods but also with his hobby
of magic tricks. The public is in-
vited to ths assembly.
Cottage prayer meetings are
being held this week in prepara-
tion for the meeting. The meet-
ing Tuesday evening was in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mea-
dor. Thursday evening the special
service will be in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Garrett.
Postol Revenue Up
In Texas Cities
AUSTIN — March postal re-
ceipts in 116 Texas cities were 13
per cent higher than February
and 12 per cent higher than
March, 1952, the University of
Texas Bureau of Business Re-
search reports.
Cuero receipts, up 74 per cent,
showed the greatest February-to-
March increase, followed by
Sweetwater (53 per cent) and Kil-
leen (45 per cent). Giddings reg-
istered the greatest decrease, 33
per cent. Lockhart was next,
down 16 per cent.
Best March-to-March improve-
ments were Brownfield and
Grand Prairie, both up 50 per
cent. Granbury receipts were up
more than 30 per cent. Killeen
receipts dropped the most, 57
per cent.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Tyner and
Mrs. D. A. Ford, were called to
Jackson, Miss., Sunday due to the
illness of Mrs Ford’s daughter,
Mrs. Pansy Hester.
JOE TYNER
LACKLAND AIR FORCE
BASE — Joe Tyner, 20, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Tyner, Route
2, Wortham, is completing his AF
basic airmen indoctrination
course at Lackland Air Force
Base, the “Gateway to the Air
Force," near San Antonio.
His basic training is preparing
him for entrance into Air Force
technical training and for as-
signment in specialized work. The
course includes a scientific evalu-
ation of his aptitude and inclina-
tion for following a particular vo
cation and career.
Funeral Riles To Be
Held Thursday For
Oliver Burleson
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock
for Oliver Burleson, longtime
Wortham merchant, who passed
away at 7 a. m. Wednesday. The
services will be at the First Bap-
tist Church. A more detailed ac-
count will be published next
week.
Refining Company To
Offer Scholarship
AUSTIN — The University of
Texas has accepted a new Atlan-
tic Refining Company scholar-
ship to encourage study of crude
oil production techniques.
The company will award the
$500 grant in September to an
outstanding geology department
undergraduate student. The Uni-
versity of Texas is one of 12 uni-
versities and colleges in the
South, Southwest and Middle
West to receive a new Atlantic
scholarship.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Acklin of Aus-
tin spent Thursday night with
Mrs. Richard Hill and J. V. Cal-
ame. * •*
Organizational
Meeting Held By
School Board
W. W. Wilbourn
Elected President-
Resolution Passed
At the regular monthly meet-
ing of the Wortham School Board
Monday evening, April 27, at the
high school, the following offi-
cers were elected. W. W. Wil-
bourn was elected president of
the board, A. L. Richardson, vice-
president, and James Goolsby,
secretary. Mr. Roy Bounds was
re-elected as tax assessor and col-
lector of school taxes. Will Chap-
man was elected as janitor of the
colored school.
The election returns were can-
vassed and A. L." Richardson,
Ralph Butler, and James R.
Goolsby were declared elected
and duly sworn in.
A resolution was passed which
regulates the procedure to be fol-
lowed in placing candidates'
names on the ticket for school
board elections. The procedure is
that candidates or representatives
of candidates will be present and
draw for places on the ballot.
The law states that candidates
cannot file after ten days prior
to the election date. Thus, the
drawing will take place approxi-
mately eight days prior to the
election day.
Board members present at the
meeting were Gaskill Moody, W
W. Wilbourn, Ralph * Butler,
James Goolsby, A. L. Richardson
Joe Bates, and W. W. Odom. Mr.
Bates and Mr Odom left after
the swearing in of the newly elect-
ed members of the board. Visitors
present were Mrs. Van Hook
Stubbs and Mrs. W. F. Eckhardt.
School board meetings are held
every fourth Monday of the
month and the meetings are open
to the public. The next meeting
will be held Monday evening,
May 25, at 7:30 p.m.
Wortham F.F.A. Boys
Enter Judging Contest
At Tarleton College
Clarence Lucas, Gene Holt,
Dwayne Oliver, Bobby Wilson,
Freddy White, and Dwain Calame
went with F. F. A. adviser, G. D.
Wren, to Tarleton State College
at Stephenville, to enter a dairy
and livestock judging team in
the annual tri-area contest held
there each year. Areas IV, VII
and VIII were represented.
The Wortham team judged with
170 other livestock teams and
174 dairy teams. Even Wortham
failed to place in the top ten.
All reported a good time and
stated it was a very educational
trip. A former Wortham student,
Ted Weaver, who is now going
to Tarleton, made the boys wel-
come and showed them around
the campus.
Electricity Use At
All-Time High In
Lone Star State
AUSTIN — Texas total con-
sumption of electric power dur
ing March reached an all-time
high for one month, the Univer-
sity of Texas Bureau of Busi-
ness Research reports.
The previous record high was
recorded last December. March
consumption was 2 per cent
greater that February and 17 per
cent more than March, 1952.
Mrs. Louise Strunk returned
home last week after spending
several days in Waco with her
aunt, Mrs. Ora Britton, who
passed away.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Tyner vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tackett
Sunday at Curtie. •* *
Miaa Louise German of 1
aeAinh
than.
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■ 1 , "VV'.r ...
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
THE FIRST HITIIML Blink
OF WORTHAM. TEXAS
As Made to the Comptroller of the Currency at Close of Business April 20, 1953.
RESOURCES
Loans
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
Banking House and Fixtures
Other Real Estate
AVAILABLE CASH:
U. S. Government Bonds
Bonds, 'Securities, Etc.
Cash in Vault and in Banks
Total
$226,564.50
73,843.00
325,144.48
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
Surplus and Profits
Deposits
Bills Payable
Total
428,329.16
2.650.00
4.500.00
1.00
625,551.98
$1,061,032.14
$ 60,000.00
92,561.35
908,470.79
NONE
$1,061,032.14
The Above Statement Is Cforrect~LT. BTToTndexlSr, J>., CAsTliei'
■k Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 4
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Freestone County
Short of Quota
In Red Cross Drive
$2,401.22 Raised
On $4,500.00 Quota;
Streetman Not In
Rev. D D. Morgan, pastor of
the Calvary Baptist Church in
Fairfield, announces a report
on the Red Cross drive complete
from Freestone county with the
exception of one place—Street-
man has not turned in a report to
the county chaimman.
Following is a report of the
county: Fairfield and district,
$578.10; Wortham and
$48000; Teague and
$1287.72; Kirvin and
$55.40, making a total
county of $2401.22.
The quota for the county was
$4500.00.
district,
district,
district,
for the
Fourth Grade Pupils
Write Good Papers
On San Jacinto Day
The fourth grade pupils of Mrs.
O. D. Williams wrote some very
good papers on San Jacinto Day
last week.
After a discussion on the spe-
cial significance of San Jacinto
Day the following papers were
some of the pupils’ way of ex-
pressing their thoughts on paper
for an English lesson.
"I Love Texas” by Charles
Melton
Texas is my home, and I’m glad
I’m a Texan because you and I
are free and we want freedom.
Texas is a great state. It is the
largest and bravest because it
has brave people to help it stand.
We all love Texas because we
all have love for each other.
"I’m Glad I Live in Texas” by
Bonnie Blankenship
“I’m glad I live in Texas be-
cause Texas has the most lovely
history. It’s always tried to be
fair with the other states.
“Texas is the largest and grand-
est state. It can withstand any
test. It has fresh air, good schools,
flowers, large factories, and all
sorts of other things.
“Today is San Jacinto Day, the
day Texans defeated the Mexi-
cans at San Jacinto. Santa Anna
was brought in the camp next
day. The Mexican prisoners gave
him away by calling him El
Presidente.”
“I’m Glad I Am a Texan” by
Hulen Strunk
“Texas is the largest state and
the grandest state because it is
famous for the blue bonnets and
the Indian blankets, and it’s
famous for the cattle, flowers,
cotton, schools and churches. Our
forefathers and mothers fought
for Texas against Mexico. The
first time at the Alamo the Mexi-
cans whipped us and killed all
our men. At San Jacinto, Texas
beat the Mexicans and got over
600 prisoners.
Bulldogs Lose Last
Game of Season
By Close Margin
•Bulldogs Miss
Playoff for First
Time in Three Years
The Wortham baseball team
closed its 1953 season last Wed-
nesday by dropping a hard fought
1 to 0 contest to Rice in Rice.
The loss, the fifth of the season
for the Bulldogs, left Wortham
tied for third place and knocked
them out of a tie for second place
that would have put them in the
playoffs.
For Rice pitcher Ellis it was
the same old story as he blank-
ed the Wortham hitters and
achieved his second shutout of
the season over the Wortham
crew. He had previously beaten
Wortham 2 to 0 in Wortham. The
lone tally came in the second in-
ning as the result of two costly
miscues. A short single to right
followed by a wild throw from
the right fielder trying to catch
the runner at first and a wide
throw at third on an attempted
steal provided the lone tally and
robbed Wortham’s Don Smith of
an otherwise runnless contest.
On Tuesday the*Bulldogs had
walloped Richland in a loose-
ly played contest that saw Rich-
land jump into a four run lead
by Johnny Watkins' two home
runs smojher them in the free
hitting contest. Valton Medlin
who relieved Leonard Hosea with
the Bulldogs trailing 6 to 4 ir
the fourth frame pitched shut-
out ball the rest of the way to
hang up an impressive perform-
ance on his first trip to the
mound this season.
The Bulldogs wound up the
season with a seven won and
five lost record in failing to get
into the playoffs for the first
time in three years.
Services at Rocky
Branch Tuesday ‘
For Negro Citizen
r'
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at the A. M E. Methodist
Church in the • Rocky Branch
community for Homer McDonald,
Negro citizen of the community,
Tueaday, April 28.
'Mmm had been a subscriber
to tho Wortham Journal fbr away
yaars^and was al
“ £
ouraal fbr many
r&iiw.
Freshman English
Class Organizes Club;
Reports Activities
Since the organization of a
club three weeks age, the fresh-
man English class has enjoyed
some interesting activities. Much
enthusiasm has been shown, and
the group plan to continue their
organization the coming yoar.
Officers of the club are: pres-
ident, Darlene Williams; vice-
president, Paula Butler; secre-
tary, Eugenia Murphy; treasurer,
Maries Pace; reporter, Emma
Grace Richardson; parliamentar-
ian, Danny Finch; historian,
Mattie Lou Deck; sergeant-at-
arms, Leonard Hosea; sponsor,
Mrs. Geo. D. Stubbs.
They club enjoyed a hayride
and picnic last week at Strunk’s
Lake. A tractor was furnished
by Mr. Strunk and trailer by
P. O. Butler. Club members and
guests enjoyed the affair. Mrs.
Stubbs and Mrs. Butler accom-
panied the group to the lake.
Friday afternoon the club held
the regular weekly meeting in
the auditorium. Paula Butler,
vice-president, was in charge of
the program. Wanda Beasley and
Pat Marberry led the group in
a number of songs. Emma Grace
Richardson played the accom-
paniment, and also gave some
splendid numbers. A clever pan-
tomime skit was given by the
following girls: Darlene Williams,
Emma Grace Richardson, Paula
Butler. Mattie Lou Deck, Gracie
Sandlin, Annie Ruth Sikes, Mar-
cia Pullin, and Anna Beth Stone.
Gracie Sandlin and Darlene Wil-
liams also gave a pantomime en-
titled "Manners in Gum Chew-
ing”.
Members of the freshman class
are: Wanda Beasley, Martha Ann
Hogan, Mattie Lou Deck, Eugenia
Murphy, D W. Lynch, Ann Pat-
terson, Danny Finch, Leonard
Hosea, Gayland Michael, Thom-
as Lamb, Ted Lucas, Darlene
Williams, Gracie Sandlin, Anna
Beth Stone, Maries Pace, Paula
Butler, Linda Ann Richardson,
Gene Allen, Annie Ruth Sik6s,
Marcia Pullin, Vannoy Michaels,
Patricia Ann Marberry, Paula
Butler, Emma Grace Richardson.
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Services Sunday
For Longtime Local
Colored Citizen
. i_o f * i v_i> ;iK:
Sarah Jane (Aunt Sarah) Har-
ris, colored citizen of Wortham
for many years, died Frid
April 24, and was buried Su
‘ “ “ at the Wortham
horn October 27,
the age of T7 after j
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