The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1949 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME 51
CiTItr Wnrtfjam Imtrttal
WORTHAM, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1949
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NUMBER S
22 Seniors To Graduate WHS On May 24
Joan Willard anted iVs Wortham Local News 'Baccalaureate And
Valedictorian Of Class
Resume of School
Year Presented By
Senior Class, 1949
SARA STUBBS
Jerry Roberts
Celebrates 2nd
Birthday
This school year has been I S0"’°’ Mr‘! *** ' horned h£
I ^rs- Bonner Meador «nd Commencement To
daughter Mrs. L. M. Allen,1... .... ...
| are visiting in Vivian, La. as Highlight Week
guests of Mrs. Meador’s sis-:
jter.JMrs. Sallie Briggs. They Baccalaureate services for
were accompanied to Vivian -2 graduating seniors will be
by Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mead- held Sunday, May 22. at the
1 or who returned home,
Mrs. Ethel Brady of Red
Presbyterian WA
Farmers Are Building
Meet In Home Of \s"!
Mrs. Poindexter
George Fort, Bethel Con-
servation Group, has sodded
I one collective terrace outlet
The Women’s Association , area to Bermuda and started
First Baptist church. The of the Presbyterian church;; second one, which will be
program will begin r.t 10 :50, ° ^ 111 ‘Hiring some shping before
a. m.
ri dding is completed.
returned to
\ v c t»k h f 11* r
one filled with all j c.rj&S°K | tS
unusual happenings. Many i (,‘,v k a*ui ^.a' sma‘ j end Mrs. \’an Hook Stubbs.
honors have been won by the p" •' at " 1 1 ‘‘‘ foBo" >ng Mrs. Brady is remembered as ■ i m- unimunai uum me om ■rm T, ,,
students in high school, and j ts present Jemv ; Ethe, Barnes, daughter vram will begin at 8 :00 p._m. cii;;otcr of Ephesians wasir‘,™' he Ross
as the year closes, we pub- ,nwanl’ 1 a ru fa Bounds, j ()f the late Mrs. Maggie Stubs Susie Bell is valedictorian ,,.jv(;n hv Mrs. j. T Drum-1 ‘r °^d_ ,d. 1,1/iT
lish this article giving the I KoUer ts H^tte Lynne 1 f-a!amo. an 1 Glenn McCommon is the v,, i}rM. Topics concerning ’ u
“nd "f! Mrs. J. II. Steadman «. «0u.„l„r^n. _ WW Url trf Ml*. ^ a “cod
May 1G in the home of Mrs.
Grammar school gradual- {1‘ Poindexter' F«lloSP‘nR I K'lgar Jackson, west of
vjirtmmai i >,iauuai t !h‘ I) UPlllCSS SOStilOn Mrs. G US T'w.MunH Vioc obm ^
mg exercises will be held sio Weaver led a timelv pro-1 n r • . sodded a
Monday, May 23 in the high M.am on Christian Home Life l^?"S'ctlve terrace outlet on
. . hool auditorium. The pro- devotional from the 5th ! mifj111 one on the Ross
iTfam \\’iW uunn of m 1 P.L'
highlights.
Wortham High had the I
honor of winning the, District !
Meet at Calvert. We all
thought that we would come j
back with a few first places, |
bu< none -evgr dreamed of
coming back with the fir. t
place in the district.
The first place contestant-
then went to Dallas to com-
pete in the Regional Meet.
Although no first places
were won by the Wortham
«*udents, those, who went
came back with the feeling
of having learned something
which would help them next
year.
This year Wortham has an
exceptional eighth grade. AI
the ugh they have been in the
high school building for the
pn-t year, they will actually
become a real part of the
hi/’i school ftcr their gradu-
ation next Monday night in
thi high school auditorium at
S;O0 p. m. Most of the stu-
dents in the eighth grade
nave participated in either
the pep squad or on the foot
ball team. We have noticed
that all of them show very
See SENIOR CLASS Page 2
Open Range Law
Held By Election
I iherty—A bitterly fought
ui npaign ended last week in
a special election on the
question of a county-wide
stock law. By nearly two to
. ne majority the voters de-
°'ded in favor of keeping the
range open in this county.
M exia.
salutatorian.
High School Commence- this
ment exercises will be held c<
country and in other.
tand of bermuda and cotton.
____led ’ll Corsicana last week.
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Open Forum
ell of California were here - ^ • B. Dodge, school
this week visiting Mrs. Civile i">anl president, will present
Films ,.R the prevention'^’". ' tI!r‘t W'™1”:, Sl|IVITint<!.r-
..:ul treatment „f livestock Miss Marie Johnson has re- dent L. B. T. S'kes will make
ilisiasi s will be shown dur- turned to her horn • in Tulare,
ing a veterinary .-’now at the|* al- after spending a few
Mexia city auditorium Satur-1 days with her parents Mr.
day May 21. sitting at '.) in 1111,1 Mrs. Maurice Johnson.
file special honors awards.
Mi is Joan Willard is valedic-
‘o’ian and Miss Sara Stubbs
is salutatorian.
Mrs. Hairy Bounds and Mrs.
Mn.rley Smith.
At t'le close of the pro-
gram delicious refreshments
were served to members and
"lie guest, Mrs, W. W. LaRue
"f Simon, Texas.
CARD OF THANKS
We thank everyone for the
many acts of kindness and
words of sympathy offered
during the illness and death
of our husband and father.
The family of Bruce Campbe
The family of
Bruce Campbell
CARD OF THANKS
The Solomon Temple AME
Methodist Church thanks the
many donors who contribut-
ed to the topping of their
church.
The Solomon Temple church
the morning nil lasting until
noon.
C. M Fo: gusi'ii of Tidwell
Drug i- spo.isi'i mg the pro-
gram in the interest of more
healthful livestock in this
area.
Hlllldi eii ef jit ,;ple are ex-
pected to attend from Lime-
stone, Freestone and adjoin-
ing counties. In a similar pro-
pt-pm last May a total of 911
t, mers ami ranch* rs were on
hand.
Films will be shown by a
; epi eseiitative from Globe
’m ’•afn.pv, Texas Pheimthia-
/.iin company and the Leiler-
le laboratories.
According to Ferguson an
mtiial demonstration in the
drenching, spraying and the
feat ment of animals for dis-
"ases will be held as a part
•f tIn: program.
The program is strictly
■ dueational to give those of
'his urea more knowledge in
the proper treatment and
cate of their livestock.
Mrs. John Munroe &
Miss Grace Hackney
Present Recitals
Mrs. John Munroe pre-
sented her jiupils in an an-
nual spring recital last night
May 1!). Many people were
in attendance to hear the
talent Mrs. Munroe has train-
ed in her pupils. J
Miss Grace Hackney will
present her pupils in a spring
recital tonight. May 20. It
is expected that a number
of people will also attend
this program.
Spunky Keeling of Over-
ton is visiting in Wortham
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bates
ret,lined home Wednesday
from Temple. Mr Bates has
been in Scott and White Ho.--
idte! for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Joe
Bales and daughter Gayla
Dianne were in Tenijilo Sun-
day to see his ft her J. W.
Bates at Scott & White Hos-
I ital.
Dr. and Mrs, Fred W. Horn
' ' I';.lias visited in Wortham
Thuisday. They were guests
Dairy Boom In Sight
Says CC of Mexia At
Farm Meeting
ids outlet established to per-
ms nent sod, too in cultivat-
ing the cotton, loss competi-
tion will be had from the un-
osirable grasses anil weeds,
du1 ing the growing season.
Quito a number of coopera-
are domg pasture mow-
deg and also mowing of col-
v ith an increased income to ieitive terrace outlets. Those
A ridei son county of over a j observed mowing outlets and
irMlion dollars. That is a lot pastures during the past few
money but the CC men of I days are: J. P. Stubbs, Gcor-
l’ah stine have put the pro- ge Stubbs, E. B. Bene, War-
pram over and it is on its feet ren Livingston of Wortham:
the business men that Edgar Jackson, Richland ; Ed
R. M. Wilsons
Host at Study
Club Barbecue
Members of the Wortham
Study Club and their hus-
bands were entertained with
a barbecue supper a t the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Wilson on Thursday night,
May 12th, with Mesdames L.
M. Ward and J. G. Long-
botham as co-hostesses.
This meeting closed the
club until Fall and ended the
administration of Mrs. W. D.
Moody as club president. On
behalf of the club in appre-
ciation of her services, Mrs.
J. G. Longbotham presented
Mrs. Moody with a gift.
An evening of fun and fel-
lowship was enjoyed by club
members and husbands and
tne following guests: Dr. &
Mrs. Fred W. Horn of Dallas,
Mr. and Mrs. Carol Weaver,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calame
nd Mr. Mack Mullins.
Many People Attend
Opening of Burleson
Funeral Home
The Burleson Funeral Home
opened formally last Sunday,
May 15, 1949. Many people
Irom this area came to see
the accomplishment of Mr.
A farm meeting was hebl ^nccd th, gn>wth of the Ward, Streetman; and Jack
1 ’ ,‘xia> -'londaj iii&ift. project are feeling their pro-1 Stroube. Corsicana.
. v 16. and attended by th° fits with enthusiam now. | Millard Brooks and Dock
armers and interested per-1 Mr. Bob Montgomery now Castile, colored farmers of
in-(i u.saria. < a grocery man in Mexia but ' ho Couchman conservation
‘ y*: ^ Palest in at the time the | rroup, have had farm ponds j Burleson in a step toward
. •;U“x,a ( 1 introduced Mr. program was strated and on .farms. | building a better Wortham.
• . Mr. and Mrs. R. M. \\ ilson ' at a • Diart and Mr. R. r . ;}ie committee to get the dai- 1 i nstructed on each, of their, Hnmp wan wpII >«*»
Thursday evening for t he Barton of the Palestine (( , , business started, stated it R- G. Bounds, has had a ued fromto 5 n m Sundav
Study Club barbecue. \. no told of the success of uas an a matter of getting ;arm pond constructed dur-1 evening Manv callpro nr».
Mr. and Mrs, I). G. Week ;; dairying industry .they spoil ,<.)ni( one interest in giving. It :n<- the past week. A farmisented flowers for the onpn-
,,f tit »•'-! .-olid in Anderson conntv: .. •■^jmme" proposition but j Potul has been staked, ready ! jug. There were many who
could not attend that sent
l.-y of Robinson. 111. and Mr. --''ivd in Anderson county: ! js
•md Mrs. Paul E. Weekley According to members of. after the success "of the pro- j for construction, on the H. R.
of Shelburn. Indiana are vis- the Palestine Chamber of i gram it is all gain from there. | Lively farm, near Streetman,
ding Mrs. E. M. Zoda this Commerce there is no reason Mr. Montgomery is a resident i By technicians of the Wor-
week. They also visited in why this area cannot exper-. of Wortham noiv. He operat-1 Diam Work Unit of the Soil
the home of Mr. and Mrs, R. ience a dairy boom similar e the Piggly Wiggly in Mex. j Conservation Service.
G. Zoda of Malakoff. Mrs. j to Anderson county’s. The; The big thing is finance or -------
E M. Zoda accompanied! program there is only 14'a risk in the future of the Mrs E M Zoda was a
them to Malakoff for a short months old and by the end of area. It will take much ddii- w»ek end visitor in Gaines
lisit with Mr. and Mrs. Zoda j the year they expect to have , ation among the cotton , ill,. wj|], ju.r S()|1 ||an'.y aiui
class A dairies See DAIRY BOOM Page G | family. ‘
’.his week.
1 on or more
congratulation messages and
flowers.
The Burleston Funeral
Home is now open to the
people after the completion
of a $7,000 “facelifting” un-
dertaken recently by Mr.
Oliver Burleson and son J. D.
Burleson.
Senior Class Enjoys Trip To A Dude Ranch
First Senior Out
Of State Trip For
Higu School
From ihe beginning thejfor horsemanship, but the
: rip was a success. The pass-1 feature of the ranch enjoyed
1 ngers of the bus enjoyed. most bv Mr. Sikes was an
every mile of the journey,) ancient two-seated vehicle
and from the time the seniors | drawn by two placid little
boarded the bus at the gym j burros, and which could be
o f that rocky wind-swept
mountain the party was treat
> d to a magnificent panora-
ma of that country where
the Comanches reigned. The
.part of that trip enjoyed
all was a visit to
The next morning, after a
delicious breakfast, the sen-
iors set out for home. Plans
were made to attend church
enroute to Wortham were
abandoned because of the
late hour of leaving the
in the early dawn, until the rented for a trivial sum. A most of an was a visu to
History was made in the hour when the bus arrived i familiar sight was Mr. Sikes "The Holv City" where one , , -
Wortham High School the \ at home fo,,,r davs later, I peacefully driving over the ; half million people gathered u’ dunnK the church
nast week when the senior there was always perfect j grounds, keeping one eye on > on the mountainside the past!,’ 01,1 jv.c trrouf> san£ a num-
’ the horse power and the oth-; Easter at 2 a. m. to see the bei' hymns‘
er or the seniors. enactment of the life of the owners of the ranch
An exciting moment came Christ, the crucifixion and ] <',wPcc'a"-v commended the
at the time when Mrs. Coop- t he resurrection. After spend I ” ortliam group for their
ir thought she had all her mg sometime at Medicine! consideration, courtesy, and
charges safely in the bus, hut j Bark the group returned *o | hphavior.
.
................. ...... was always
j class boarded a bus,"and set J cooperation, a happiness and
cut for the Craterville Park'J°"y. wholesome relation-
Dude Rnch, located in Okla- -“h'Ps between all who made
noma in the heart of the D^o trip. .
Wichita Mountains. For days | As the bus rolled on its
Mrs. Victor Cooper, sponsor v aj Thursday morning, each
i f the class, had been in con- Person was wondering what
.Terence with the seniors, makthe destination would be like
ing plans for the eventful land Mrs. Cooper kept her
journey. Wednesday after- fingers crossed, praying se-
noon. May 11, luggage wasjcretly that Craterville Park
carried to the schood gym Dude Ranch would bear a
and packed on the bus. At lcsomblance to the fascinat-
five o’clock Thursday morn- ing pictures sent out on the
mg the journey began. e.d literature. S h e neede 1
-And what a journey! On never have worried! At 2 :30
the bus were twenty-three p. m. someone exclaimed, “Is
seniors: Virginia Bounds, 'that a cloud in the distance?’
Joan Willard, Johnnie Tac- • It was not a cloud—it was the
p$i
i i ■ •,
FULL OF IDEAS how Slj#00 8MU alumni can spend their money on
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the University ere theee pretty Mustang co-eds phewn talking wit!
Harry Shuford, alumni praaident, as the exes are ready to launch theii
“Living Endowment" plan. Shuford ia explaining that tha alume plan
growth of their alma mater through establishment
The naeoeiation has no dues. Pictured, left to right,
“Living Endowment'
to contribute to the
? an alumni
fund.
kett, Helen Ramos, Frances
Bounds, Sara Stubbs, Betsy
Strange, Marceline Steelman
Wanda McClellan, Ruth
Slade, Glenda Keel, Bobbie
Dean Carroll, Johnnie Lee
Holt, Herbert Hall, Kent
Moore, Wendell Collier, J.
D. Watson, Ray Newsome,
Donnie Teer, John K. Mand-
cville, Joe Kenneth Tyner,
June Milligan, and Alta Jo
Wright. Those accompany-
ing the group were Supt. L.
B. T. Sikes and wife, Mrs.
Victor Cooper, Mrs. Ernest
Strange, Mrs. Gabe Allen,
and Mrs. George D. Stubbs,
les Bounds drove the
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dim outline of the Wichita
mountain range rising over
the horizon. A short time
later the bus came to a stop
in the center of the dude
ranch, and everyone looked
and liked what they saw. It
was an ideal place for young
people, and many high school
seniors from other parts al-
ready were there. Back of
the bunkhouse assigned to
Wortham rose a mountain of
solid rock, and within a few
minutes after unloading a
shout was heard, andoutlined
against the sky, on thfe high-
when the usual counting took
place one was missing! The
absentee was John Kenneth
who was sighted hanging up
side down in one of the air-
planes, trying to break the
record held by an Oklahoma
senior who had made the
plane turn over 120 times
during his ride. John Ken-
neth did not quite break the
record, but he tried faithful-
ly and left a few premature-
ly grey hairs in the head of
l.is sponsor.
Skating proved a fascinat-
ing past time, as well a ?
swimming, the ferris wheel,
monkey gazing, and moun-
tain climbing. Friday after-
noon all the Wortham group
went on a tour of the wild
game preserve, and were
treated to a sight of a great
herd of buffalo, the largest
in the United States. The sen-
iors were excited over the
great Quanah Parker dam
and the many lakes in the re-
gioh. Saturday, came the
the ranch and the excellent
meal that was always wait-
ing for them.
At the bunkhouse where
the party stayed the usual
fun and practical jokes took
place. .Occasionally a 11 un-
fortunate open mouth sleep-
er was shocked into consci-
ousness to find that he had
not suffered a major catas-
trophe: the peculiar sensa-
tion was due to the major
content of a box of soda that
was dumped into his open
mouth. One learned finally
that the coiled object in his
bed was not a dreaded rattle-
snake of the mountains that
had sought hospitality, but a
carefully arranged rope, and
neither was the fuzzy object
one put an incautious toe on,
a really and truly tarantula,
but a fairly convincing one
bought from the souvenir
stand on the grounds.
The Frisco seniors joined
the Wortham group the last
night for a farewell party.
One of the mothers who
went on the trip expressed
the. thoughts of each mem-
ber when she said, “It has
truly been a wonderful ex-
perience, and enjoyed, so
very much.
AVON
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
MAY 20 A 21
GEORGE O’BRIEN
in
Timber Stampede
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MONDAY A TUESDAY «
MAY 23 A 24 ’.W
Fred MacMURRAY
P.ul.it. GODDARD iL
In 4 jJB
On Our Merry
Wednesday atad llK
MAY 28 * 98
Dick POWELL • Jmm
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Richardson, John. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1949, newspaper, May 20, 1949; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1112039/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.