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______ TEAGUE, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1951
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School Buildings Are
Being Made Ready
For Opening ot^chool
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fii but we hope to finish
pi next week,
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-option from most every
.eontacted it made ou:
[jm easier than we dared
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^ted in our Communi
M_thc Teague Public
tVo answer a few ques
If Were asked, the Libra-
,pen two days a week—
,7 and Thursday after-
j to 5. It is free to all
t people and we do hope
taple will use it.
jj-workcrs <>n this drive
Mesdames Fred Wheelus,
Cobb, Ed York, George
r, Lloyd Webb, Allen Ben-
mrice Gage, Allen Seale,
Cliik, A. G. Smith, R.
jbech, J. Hardison, Wm.
jdt Oscar Hull, May Ma-
W Hartley, M. T. Me
k Jimmie Gazzaway, Her-
fj(ay, J. Stover, and Miss
t Forke. They did a won-
| job and collected $501.01.
I Mowing are the ones
pve: Mrs. T. Carlilf^ Mrs.
i York, $12.00; Mrs. Bowlem
, $10.00. Five dollars each
hives by Mesdames John |
man, Sr., A. E. Allen, Red
p, Herman L. May, T. E.
, Rufus Shetfield, Paschal,
l dollars given by Mrs.
Black and Louise Kitch-
B.50 by Mrs. J. W. Greg-
Clara Headlee and
|Alta Headlee; and Mrs.
$2.00 by Mesdames J.
J, B. Gordon, J. L.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker
Burey Chase, E. T.
I and Luther Butler.
I dollar or less were given
(following: Mesdames Dan
, Mae Maloy, Dan Trayn-
J. T. Patton, Blanche
ough, George Woodruff, |
|Winfree, Joe Bonner, S. L.
i S. P. Hill, R. L. Glanton,
‘ Hull, Jimmy Gazzaway,
I Withrow, R. F. Hailum,
McSpadden, J. M. Mc-
^y'Turner;'' R," H. ~WaT-
Virgil Hippie, Raymond
i E»>ie Cadro, W. A. Step-
Guy Baggett, Homer
> D. J. Campbell, E. L.
Rosia Norris, Clyde Tr-
|I R. Bell, H. W. Hawker,
iMulcahy, H. H. Radcliffe,
! Wilkinson, M. E. Smjth,
I^Lee Wilson, W. D. Black,
tllns, J. Hardison, C. H.
school on September 6th Work
in getting the Sallie Moungei
School ready for occupancy has
somewhat hampered by
having to move all furniture in-
to the building before painters
plumbers, and the locker and
cabinet people completed their
work.
However the building custo-
dians are scrubbing and waxing
the floors, uncrating and as-
semiring the new desks, storing
textbooks, and moving furniture
into the classrooms as fast as
the floors can be finished.
When the City has completed
installation of water and sewer
lines, walks will be built and a
gravel drive placed around the
building. The old lunchroom will
be moved back of the school for
use as a storage place and school
shop.
The cafeteria equipment will
be installed as soon as the build
ing is completed, and the plum-
bers can complete their work
when water and, sewer connec-
tions have been made.
The Homemaking Cottage is
undergoing repairs and new
floors will be put down, walls
redone , amd the foundation
strengthened. ___
September 21
September 14
September 28
Malakoff _
Madisonville
Waco Tech.
Here
Here
Here
October 5
Whitney
There
October 11
Waco Kittens
Here
October 19
Mart
Here
October 26
Fairfield
Here
November 2
Open
November 9
Groesbeck
There
November 16
Kerens
There
Local Schools To Open For
1951-52 Term September 6
School Board is
Authorized to Start
New Negro School
The School Board of the
Teague Independent School Dis-
trict has been authorized to start
construction of the Negro ele-
mentaiy school at West 8th
Avenue and Jefferson Streets.
The authorization together with
the allotment of controlled
materials was signed on August
2 by the United Sates Commis-
sioner of Education.
A large amount of lumber and
other building materials salvag-
ed from the O. M. Roberts school
has already been placed on the
school site. A considerable
quantity of lumber, electrical
and plumbing supplies, and
haydite left over from the Sallie
Mounger School has been kept
for vise in the new Negro school.
Mrs. Aubry Crawford of Tyler,
who h as been'' vttittttg her sis-
ter j.n Cameron, stopped off for
the day with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Wilsn.
O. P. S. Business
Analyst to Conduct
Clinic at City Hall
Gardner W. Aikin, Office ol
Price Stabilization business
analyst, will conduct a price
clinic for Freestone County busi-
nessmen at the Teague City Hall
Wednesday, August 15, Teague
Chamber of Commerce President
L. R. Boyd announced.
Purpose of the clinic is to help
businessmen in the Teague area
with their price control problems
on an informal, individual basis,
Boyd explained. Teague price
clinic will be held from 9:00 a.
m. to 11:30 a.m.
The clinics are held at tlie
Teague City Hall every four
weeks and are Jointly sponsored
by the Teague Chamber of
Commerce and the Dallas dis-
trict OPS office.
Boyd said that businessmen
may get help on their problems
in the interim between clinic
days by writing the Dallas dis-
trict OPS office a 1200 Jackson
Dallas.
Aikin will advise local busi-
nessmen of the latest develop-
ments in the price control regu-
The white schools in the
Teagvfe Independent School Dis-
trict will open on Thursday,
September 6. The colored
schools started a six weeks
summer session .on July 16 in
order to allow the students to
help in the cotton fields with-
out loss of school time.
Last school term’s gain in
average dgHy attendance over
that of the preceding year will
give the Teague schools two ad-
ditional white teachers and one
more colored teacher. The in-
crease in attendance in the white
school wa6 due In part to an in-
crease in the white scholastic
population. The increase in Ne-
gro attendance is attributed en-
tirely to the inauguration of the
summer session last summer so
that the schools would not be
open during the ootton season
while the school children were
in the cotton fields. There was
a small decline in the number of
colored scholastics.
Musicals, Fiddlers Contest,
Ball Games, at County Fair
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Jaycees Meet For
Final Arrangement
Of Ball Tournament
Monday night, August 6, the
Jaycees held their regular meet-
ing at Park’B Drive-Inn.
After discussing plans for the
lations and relate them directly, coming Freestone County Fair
problem, | and their current membership
drive, the 23 members present
to each man’s own
Boyd said. He added that Aikin
would also have copies of the
regulations, along with simply
worded digests of them, for dis-
tribution to those attending the
clinic.
Teague Defeats Groesbeck
In First Tournament Game
Fl Croft, R. Fogleman.
Terry, L. A. Laythiam.
Barger. Emmons, W.
| *• c- Nult, Clara Grisby,
■toms, Rilla, W. R. Gilli-
ean Nance, W. W. Fitch, j
««. Tichy. Sunny Shep-'
Rachael McSpadden, F.
J- G. Clark, Cleo Dodd,
1 Hieelwood, W. B. Fogle-
c- McSpadden, Joe
" N. Cundiff, J. B.
The fourth annual softball
tournament for men sponsored
by the Teague Junior Chamber
of Commerce opened with a
bang last Tuesday nite.
The host team, the Teague All-
Stans, met their old rivals, the
Groesbeck club, in a well play-
ed contest. As was expected this
game was a nip and tuck affair
until the 10th inning, when the
All-Stars scored seven times,
cinching the game 8 to 1.
er, allowed but three bingles,
striking out 14 men. "Pistol"
Pete Dick, Groesbeck hurler, fir-
ing from the hip most of the
time, allowed 5 hits, cutting
down 7 men via the strike out
route.
In the first inning, with one
out Ernie Cadro got life on an
error, went to third on Johnny
Moore’s bingle, Moore then stole
second base. “Home-run” Owens
squeezed the run home when he
pushed the ball away from the
plate, allowing Cadro to score
what looked like the cariy talley
of the ball game as both pitch-
ers were tight when the chips
were down.
In the last half of the seventh,
Groesbeck trailing one to noth-
ing, with 2 men out, Lowe led
off with a single, stole second and
then proceeded to take a foolish
chance (but it worked) stoic
third and scored on » passed
ball, knotting up the ball game,
qne to one.
Both teams rocked along
through the 8th and 9th innings
until Teague came to bat in the
first half of the 10th. Tracy
Moore first up, got life on Joe
Browders, bobble, Chide William
singled Tracy to third and stole
setting the stage for
Stocks, Groesbeck de-
cided to put him on, in order
to pitch to Tom Joe Peyton, who
had struck out in his 4 appear-
ances at the plate for the nite
Peyon obliged yvlth a slashing
line drive single over second to
knock in two run and set the
crowd wild. Cadro waa hit in
the back by pitcher Dick and
the bases were loaded once
again with none out. John
Moore hit one down to the in-
field but Cadro was out at the
went to the City Park to work
on the ball diamond and the
fence. JUw fence was strung in
several places and the holes
patched.
About 10 members, with their
power mowers, mowed all the
tall grass in the field. This com
pleted arrangements for their
annual baseball tournament,
which starts Tuesday night, Aug.
7, and will continue for about
ten nights. Ten ball clubs have
already enered this double elim
mat ion tournament.
Price Announced For
1951 Crop Excess
Spanish Peanuts
4)y: Norman H. Lamoert, Sec’y.
Freestone County PM A
The Commodity Credit Corpor-
ation has announced that effec-
tive July 2 , 1951 and until fur-
ther notice, the price for 1951
crop excess Spanish peanuts that
are delivered to a designated
agency for chushing for oil is
7.4 cents per pound of kernels.
The aboev price is subject to
change at anytime. Any changes
made in the price will be made
available to this office, and we
will pass the information on to
peanut producers.
The following example is how
the price of excess peanuts sold
for oM is determined. If 5,00*
pound (net in weight) of farm-
ers stock peanuts containing 70
per cent total kernels are de-
livered and 1,000 of the 5,000
pounds are excess peanuts, the
oil value of such excess peanuts
would be computed as follows:
1,000 x 70 equals 700 pounds x
.074 cents equals $51.80.
Therefore, excess Spanish pea-
nuts sold for oil having a total
kernel content of 70 per cent will
at the above price bring produc-
ers $103JX) per te»r
Peanut growers are assured ot
an average support price of not
less than $230.56, per ton for
their 1951 crop quota peanuts.
The base grade minimum sup-
port price is $225.00 for Spanish
type peanuts containing 70 pet
cent sound mature kernels. Pre-
miums or discounts for grades
or below base grades and dis-
counts for damaged or foreign
material are provided.
Peanut books are now avail-
able in the office. Eligible pro-
ducers may call for their book
at any time they have need for
same.
Central Texas Water
Works and Sewage
Has Meeting Here
Central Texas Water Works and
Sewage Association met7Thurs-
, day night, August 2, aj MCark’s
Cafe.
This Association is for the
benefit of water works and sew-
age employees. This is a month-
ly meeting over the State, but
only gets to Teague once a year.
The speaker for the evening
was Mr. Ferris of the State
Health Department. He talked
on the danger of digging shal-
low wells in the city limits as
it endangers the health of the
town. It has to be 150 fee from
the sewage line and no connec.
tion what so ever with the City
supply.
The matter, In reference to
State Health requirements on
any future water supply, which
the City Council now has under
advisement was discussed with
Mr. Ferris after the meeting.
He advised that the State
Health Department would work
with he authorities in the event
Teague later decides to drill
wells for further use.
The Band has already received
new uniforms. Each band
mother is urged to be present.
Mrs. B. K. Watson, President.
HUDNALLS LEAVE FOR
VACATION IN CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. P. ^ C. Hudnall
left Wednesday for California.
They will stop in Orange to
visit the Rev. John O. Sootts.
Mrs. Harry Hudnall and Jadk at
Gsbrill, other relatives in Sac-
ramento and Los Angeles. They
plan to be gone a month.
XE-Mainord, lvyr-LauJF*,*v:‘i1."# £SL~ ~ , 1-...... n ni,v.
A. J. Alford/jTc!T Lester Stacks, All-Star brinir Baud- *r the coming year.
2 T- t.’arlile, Earl Black,
Jr8, Us,or Taylor, John
rj, Wa'er Simpson, J. Hardi-
Fairly, and Miss Mag-
. Ckra and Alta Headlee
eight bnnfts—The White
' “ays and Nights, Rick-
, y Pastoral, Ernie Pyle
The Hudksters, In-
‘ People and Cluny
! Wp say thanks to every-
1 “ helping us.
Mrs' P T. Wetherholt.
tT*nd M'*. Olive
'Tuesday in Wac0.
LEE THEATER
Wld Friday, Aug.
./ranees Goea to the
Starring Donald
*nd Piper Laurie.
tc,iy’/ug- n—“Light
hS^’ "tarring Charles
*nd Smiley Burnett
“"LunP/ Mond**r' Au»-
- L“1,aby of Broadway,”
Doris Day and Gene
SUSSES
"I Johnnie
hit a scorching single to bring
home a few more runs, the next
two men went out.
Stacks went to work In the
last half of the 10th and sruck
out Vest amd Roy Little and
Chick Williams the left fielder
gsthere the final out as the ball
soared to him.
A better game for a Tourna-
ment opener could not have
been asJoed for. The Tournament
officers said this is Just a sample
of what is in store for the fans
the remaining nites. Don’t miss
a single game.
Before the game started, Scout
Bobby Mulcahy stood » home
plate with the American flag
while Kate Smith (record) sang
“The Star Spangled Banner."
The field waa in excellent
playing oondltlon. The Jaycees
with the cooperation of the city,
J. D. Davidson’s equipment and
about 16 power mowers were re-
sponsible for the slick outfield.
Everyone who helped put the
fence, stands* etc. In good shape
should be commended for their
efforts. (oGod work, men!)
Thursday nite ia another Tour-
nament nit Watch thewindow
of Pete’a Tailor Shop. Look for
the sign on Third and Main
Streets that says “Ball Game To-
Nite” and you be sure not to
Band Parents to Meet
Monday Night at
High School
The Band Club will meet
Monday nigbt, August 13 at the
High School building.
The meeting will be to dis-
cuss how to raise money for
m murns
I Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Pool of
Thornton, Ark., are the parents
•it a baby boy, weighing 7
pounds and 11 ounces. He haa
been named Robert. She will be
remembered as Plevna Newton,
niece of Mr. and Mlro. E. L.
Wharton.
• .* •
Dr. and Mrs. Roy Linden Wil-
son are rejoicihg oyer the ar-
rival of a son, bom August 3
in HiUcieat Hospital in Waco.
He weighed 7 pounds and 15
ounces add haa been named
Douglas Alan. Paternal grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Renfro
Speed.
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Cotton Gin Church
To Have Services
There will be services at the
Cotton Gin Church on the second
Sunday.
Union and fellowship services
at 11 a.m. Read Ps. 133:1. And
7:30 p.m. Importance of Chris-
tianity In the Home, Josh. 24:14.
15.
Ben Manning, of Waco, will
conduct the services.
The minority rule in the house
is the new baby.
Draft Board Calls
Six Men For -
Induction August 14
Texas Local Draft Board No.
4s has an induction call for six
men August 14th. The men call-
ed are:
Bany Floyd Sharp, Jr., Teague,
Texas. -
Rufus Hal)ey, Russell, Texas.
Clarence L. Boozer, Centerville,
Texas.
Hayward Thomas Guyton,
MadisonVille, Texas (formerly of
Fairfield, Texas).
Richard Fogleman, Teague,
Texas.
Paul R. Pipes, Marquez, Tex-
as.
Another induction call will be
September 12—a call for tour
men.
Office hours of Draft Board
have recently been changed. The
hours now are 8:30 a.m. to 12:00
noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Monday through Fridays.
Mrs. Bruce Hagadone and son.
Stan, J. Wed Davis Jr. and
Janice Davis spent the weekend
in Dallas. J. Wed Jr. remained
in Dallas to attend a boy’s
camp at Lancaster.
Humble Test Well North of
Teague Has Oil Showing
The Freestone County Fair wiU
begin September 6, with the
best entertainment program that
has ever been presented in
Teague.
On Thursday, September 6, the
will lead off with a mammoth
parade — cowboys, cowgirls,
floats, in an extravaganza never
before witnessed" in Freestone
County.
The Huntsville Prison Band
will be on hand during the en-
tire day to furnish a musical
program that everyone will en-
joy—at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday evening sin gen*
from all parts of Texas will
congregate at me City Park for
a community singing program!
that will highlight the day in
singing extra ordinary. A sing
ing festivity that we will all be*
talking about unil our next-
Fair. During the evening an all-
star baseball game will be play-
ed for sports-minded fans.
On Friday, September 7, Mur-
ray Cox, the very popular farm
commentator, will hold hi*
broadcast from the fair grounds.
He will have a message of ex-
treme importance for everyone,
more especially Hie farmers in
uur community. In the after-
noon, our plans are to have a
musical jamboree with both
amateur and professional talent
to supply the _ entertainment.
Anyone who cam play a fiddle to
a French harp is invited to par-
ticipate in the f,un and merri-
ment.
At 7:30 p.m. oil Friday, the
Freestone County Choral group
will entertain with a musical
program you will not want to
miss. The finest voices in Centra!
Texas can be heard from our
own community singers.
On Saturday, September 8, the
highlight of Fair, our annual
Old Fiddler’s Contest, which
will definitely be the most outt-
st an ding fiddle contest ever
witnessed before In our Fair
history. Letters from Fiddlers in
Teague, Crockett, Tyler and!
Winns boro, stating that they
would be on hand for the con-
test, have already been received
Our judges for the contest in-
clude Roy Burton, Alvardo, Tex-
as; V. B. Tunsall, president of
the annual Fiddler’s Festival
and Band Contest, Crockett, Tex-
as, and Dr. Price of Athens. Each
judge has had years experience
in both Judging as well as fid'--
dling.
These musical programs anr
for your entertainment, so make'
arrangements to be on hand!
during the Freestone County
Fair, September 6, 7, 8.
Reporter.
County Vetoes
Tax Raise
Rotarians Enjoy
Musical Program
At Noon Meeting
The Rotary Club met Tuesday
noon, August 7, at the Library
tor a business and social hour.
Ray Fogleman was song leader,
with Miss Ruth Lee at the
piano.
Bill Withrow gave the invo-
cation before the group sat
down to a lovely luncheon.
H. H. Hudson, president,
turned the meeting to Jimmie
Maggard, program chairman for
the day, who Introduced Cary
Jones, J. D. Terry and Leslie
Moore of Mexia, who delighted
the club with a musical pro
gram, using the piano, steel
guitar and violin with their
songs.
M. A. Sandiford of Fairfield,
was » visiting Rotaxlan.
Clyde)] McSpadden had as his
guest, Otto Jaschke of Waco.
Herbert Morris was guest of
Johnnie Maggard.
The clujj adjourned until
next Tuesday at noon.
Mrs. T. B. Goode of Vicksburg,
Mississippi, and Mr. and Mrs.
Hollis Harris and sons of Jack-
son, Mississippi and Mr. and
Mrs. Hollis Harris and sons of
Jacknn, Mississippi, visited in
the home of Mrs. Olive McVey
Saturday. Mrs. Goode will re-
main tor several days with her
The State released the 30 cent
advalorem tax and granted the
right for counties to call elec-
tions for the purpose of voting
said tax on themselves.
„ y _ _ I This election was held in
Teague and alt of Freefone
County, Saturday, August 4.
Teague voted 300 against; 13 for.
Freestone ounty went 600 against
and 300 tor.
Humble Oil Company on the
Fred Marberry No. 1, one mile
northeast of Kirven, showed
black oil on drill stem test at
6966.
Pure OH
two and one-half
Teague is now
a t6200 coring for Ro-
Howard No. 1,
mile west of
drilling a 16200
dessa will probably start around
6300, a great deal of interest is
being shown by the oil Fa-
te mal.
Texas Oil Company the
Georgia Roper No. 1, three and
onehalf miles East of Teague,
resumed work after surface
caaeing.
Hardy Martin Family
Enjoys Sermon by
Dr. Bennett in El Paso
Mrs. Hardy Martin, of Fort
Hancock, Texas, formerly of
Teague, writes the following to
the Chronicle this week:
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Martin
and family attended the Hill-
side Bible Presbyterian Church
in El Paso, Sunday night, and
enjoyed hearing Dr. Hobart Ben
nett preach again.
Friends of Dr. and Mrs.
Bennett might enjoy knowing
they are in perfect health and
have a wonderful church now.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Boyd and
children, Stephen and Martha,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bob Ham, Bob
Jr., and Bob Smith of Palestine,
spent the weekend in Palacios
deep nea»-fishing and cruising Jn
Mr. Boyd's boot, which is an-
chored there.
Mrs. E. M. Crosby of Worland,
Wyoming and Mrs. Lee Judaon
Davis and son of Fairfield, visit-
ed ki he home of Mr*. Olive Mc-
Vey, Sunday.
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Thought lor the Week
“For I am not ashamed
ot the gospel of Christ,
tor it is the power of
God unto sslvstion to
everyne thst believeth.
To the Jews first sod
also to the Greeks.*
Romans, Ch. 1, Verse 16
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