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Dedicated to the Service of the People and the Progress of Teague and Texas
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
lie is not hero; for Ho is risen,
as Ho said, come, .see the place
where the Lord lay.—Mat. 28 6.
ABLISHED IN 1906
TEAGUE. FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. APRIL 7. 1955
VOL. 48. NO. 39
Cl EWELL Cl
O A Y I N G
By W. L. SEWELL.
trough the pages of the
fontcle this week you will
advertised practically ev-
thing* the family can use.
here are twelve pages in the
-r, prepared for your read-
pleasure.
lories that will perhaps be
rsting, as well as pictures,
erning fashions, - will be
Also local pictures and
ies, concerning those you
know.
very effort has been put
by those connected witn
i Chronicle, to build this issue
make it interesting. We>
^ou enjoy reacting u.
e management of the
r expresess its appreciation
he advertisers for their co
ation in making the edition
ible.
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is good news to learn of
work that is to be done on
S. Highway 84, between
®ue and Fairfield. W. R.
Jr., revealed this to thv
nicle Tuesday. He is very
usiastic about good roads
better highways. Perhaps
he near future, other pro-
of interest to Teague and
stone County will be coming
e attended the last City
ncil meeting held over a
ago, but failed to men-
it in the last issue. Wt
extended a cordial invita-
tn fact, any citizen may
d if they so desire. The
ting was carried along in
reful study of the city’s
less. Plans were discuss-
mcerning the enlargement
le City Hospital. We plan
ory soon on this project,
the Council voted to have
h and Murrell, Public Ac-
tants, of Dallas to audit
city books. This same firm
employed last year.
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Junior Chamber of Corn-
barbecue was well attend
fonday night, with around
attending. Members and
wives, together with sev-
others, seemed to enjoy
arbecue with all the trim-
The Junior organization
several projects in the
and will do a lot ol
for this community. The*
put on a show, an all-men
Revue at the Star Theatre
Wednesday night at
This will be well worth
Emission, in fact I want
Bruce Hagadone wearing
hing suit, and Leo S. Stu-
dressed in an evening
Then among 50 others,
’ou imagine Ed Hepler,
Rawlins, Brother W. J.
ison and Mayor Fenton
dressed in a bathing
an evening gown.? By
?ans come to this show.
-’UI enoy every minute of
Je. Happy Easter, go to
mreh of your choice Sun-,
State Orders Reconstruction
Of Teague-F airfield High way
Through the ages His Resurrection has
been symbolic of the eternal life poss-
essed by Truth and Righteousness, * by
Peace and Brotherhood. No matter how
heavy the threat, the coming of Easter
uplifts our spirit and creates new Hope.
“He Is Risen,” comes as an answer to
our prayers, telling- us that the just
cause is His Cause. It is with special sig-
nificance that we go to Church this year
to celebrate Easter, to hear organ and
choir sing hymns to His Praise. More
than ever Brotherhood is needed. Find it
in the Church of your Choice.
Jones and Banks Elected
City Aldermen Tuesday
J. O. Banks arid W. R. Jones
were elected to the City Council
of Teague Tuesday.
A total of 293 votes were cast.
Banks received 273 votes for
Place No. 4. He will succeed
Earl Long, who did not run for
re-election.,
Jones received 176 votes,
while his opponent J. C. Gann
polled 111 votes. Both candi-
dates were running for Place,
No. 5, which was held by Ju-
Easter Cantata At
First Baptist Church
Sunday Evening
Th.- C.lurch Choir of the First
Baptist Church will present the
Faster Cantata, “The Resurrec-
tion Morn,” by Yale and Keating
Sunday evening at 7.30.
Directed by Ben Lauderdale,
the accompanists will be Miss
Yvonne Hartley and Mrs. L. Au-
drey Thomas. Those with
special 'parts are. Rev. L. Au-
drey Thomas, Miss Lucretia
Seely, Mr. W. W. Withrow, Jr.,
Mrs. H. C. Goolsby, Miss Dell
Grice, Mrs. Ben Lauderdale,
Mrs. Edwin Barker, Mrs. L. D.
Hartley, and Douglas Aycock.
Narration will be by Buddy
Wood.
lian Baggett, who was not a
candidate for re-election.
W. L. Owens served as judge
of the election, while Mrs. Mae
Wickham and Mrs. Siddie
Owens served as clerks.
Mexia Gets New Man
On City Commission
In the City election in Mexia
Tuesday, Dan Ed Hamilton was
elected for the first time on the
City Commission, replacing
Mayor W. W. Mason, who was
not a candidate for re-election.
A total of 211 votes were cast
t when four men were running to
<fill three places. Herman Hitt
and Dr. Jack Oiver were re-
elected. A fourth man in the
race, George Evans, received 48
votes.
Patrons Are
Asked To Help
Child Survey
All patrons who are inter-
ested in. seeing a Special Edu-
cation class organized in Teague
for exceptional school-age chil-
dren (physically handicapped
or mentally retarded), to help
in the survey by submitting to
the office of Superintendent Leo
C. Stuver, the name of any child
who might qualify.
A minimum of five eligible
pupils is required for the es-
tablishing of a class, and to
date only one name has been
officially reported.
It is of utmost importance
that a list of eiigbile pupils
be secured during the month of
April in order that the program
may be planned and approved
by the Texas Education Agen-
cy before the dead-line, June
1, provided there is a sufficient
number of pupils to qualify.
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Easter Cantata Will
Be Presented At First
Methodist Church
An Easter Cantata will be
presented at the First Metho-
dist Church Sunday night at
7:30 o’clock, when around 40
people will be singing in the
choir. , -
The theme of the Cantata
will be, “Victory Divine,’’ by Ed-
wstrd Norman.
Soloist appearing will be:
Miss Judy Hardison, "The
Voice of Victory,” Miss Sylvia
Faubion, "Peace Be Unto You;’*
Miss Ruth Lee, “The Light Is
Fading;’’ A1 Holland, Jr., "The
Soldiers,” and J. L. Stover, "The
Song of Peter.”
L. C. Williamson will direct
the choir, and Miss Sandra Wal-
ler will be organist, while Miss
Hermine Hawker will be at the
piano. ,
All-Men Beauty
Revue Show Next
Wednesday Night
An All-Men Beauty ' Re-
vue, composed of around 50
members of the Teague
Junior Chamber of Com-
merce, will be presented at
the Star Theatre next Wed-
nesday, April 13, at 8:30 p.
m. .....
According to those in
charge of arrangerhents
for the show, say there will
be plenty of comedy for all
in attendance.
The Jaycee proceeds will,
for the purchase of
baseball uniforms for the
Teague, Lions. Admission
will be 50c for adults and
20c for children.
ival To Begin
Freestone Baptist
ch April 10
Freestone Missionary
Church will begin a re-
April loth to go through
17th. Services begin each
at 7:30.
is invited to attend,
ink Johnson, the pas-
the preaching.
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nicle May Be Had
Nine Months—$1
vhere in the Chron-
you will find an ad-
laement, whereby the
onicle may be had for
next nine months for
is special offer is being
for this one time. If
are not getting the
■icle, return the ad
Si 00. so that you may
UP with the things
in your com-
Local People Attend
25th Anniversary
Show in Dallas
Mrs. Nat Riley, and daughter
Sandra, of Teague, were in
Dallas last week for one of the
25th Anniversary broadcasts of
the WFAA Early Bird program
Their Early Bird album was
autographed: by Bob Shelton, fa-
miliar figure on the oldest
breakfast-time variety show in
the nation.
Gift parrakeets, free coffee,
cake and souvenirs were fea-
tures of the celebration.
MR., MRS. EARLE McSPADDEN
ARE VISITING HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Earle McSpad-
den Sr. met their son and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Mc-
Spadden, Jr., who live in West-
field, N J., at the airport in
Dallas Wednesday. The Me-
Spaddens plan to visit here and
in Kemp, Texas, for a few
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry D. Sav-
age and daughters of Houston
plan to Join them here for the
Easter holidays.
Seniors Net $24.50
From Cake Sale
A total of $24.50 was received
last Saturday, when Seniors of
the Teague High School sold
cakes on the streets here.
The cakes were sold, from
$2.00 up, with the proceeds go-
ing to help pay expenses for a
Senior trip in May. The group
plans to go to the Mayan Ranch
at Bandera.
CaJee sales will be held in
front of Peyton Bros, store each
Saturday during April.
Light Vote Cast In
School Election
In the district and county
school races in Teague Satui
day, April 2, at the City Hall,
a very light voting of 65 was
cast in the trustee elections.
There was no opposition In
either race and all candidates
were re-elected to the places
they held.
In the Teague Independent
School trustee election W. C.
Barger and A. D. Seale each
received 61 votes and G. R.
Mulcahy received 60.
In the Freestone County Trus-
tee race Traynham Moore re-
ceived 58 votes.
Air Conditioner Installed
By Aycock & Cavanaugh
The Aycock & Cavanaugh
Grocery announced this week,
the installation of a new cool-
ing system, the “Carrier,” a re-
frigerated air cooler.
“It was Installed for the
shopping comfort of our custo-
mers,” said Mr. Cavanaugh, a
partner of the firm.
Plans are being made for
remodeling the front of the
store, which will be done in the
near future.
Boyd Local Doalor
The air conditioning indus-
try’s first complete line of pack-
Fairfield Woman
Killed In Auto Wreck
Mrs. Doris Shelton, 55, of
Fairfield, was kiled in an au-
tomobile accident 10 miles
south of Corsicana on Highway
75, Sunday.
Her husband, Cliff Shelton,
62, was critically injured and is
In a Corsicana hospital. Eight
other people were also hurt in
the crash.
age air conditioning units re-
quiring no water whatsoever,
was announced today by G. D.
Boyd, of Teague, Carrier Cor-
poration dealer.
Designed particularly for use
in stores, suites of offices and
other iarge spaces where water
may be limited: or where there
may be piping difficulties, the
new Weatehrmaker models em-
ploying air-cooled refrigeration
will be manufactured in four
jizes from 2 to 7(4 horsepowe..
Mr. Boyd said. Installations re-
quiring greater air-cooled capa-
city can be easily handled by
multiple units.
The air-cooled condenser can
be installed on a roof or set-
back or even inside the build-
ing with ducts to supply out-
side air. ,
The new group of Weather-
makers gives Carrier the most
flexible line of packaged equip-
ment ever made available for
commercial, Industrial and res-
idential air conditioning, he re-
ported.
Funeral Held In
Mexia Monday For
Former Resident
Funeral services were held in
Mexia Monday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock, for Virgil E. Garrett, 5b,
a former resident of Teague. He
died Sunday in a Mexia hos-
pital.
Services were held at the Rid-
dle Chapel, conducted by the
Rev. H. L. McKissack, of Teague,
and the Rev. Cecil McBeth
pastor of the Calvary Baptist
Church of Mexia. Burial was in
the Mexia cemeterp with the
Riddle Funeral Home in charge
cl arrangements.
Mr. Garrett was born in Fair
field on Jan. 2» 1900, and was
a resident of Mexia for 16
years. He was a mail carrier
and was a niember of the
Methodist church at Fairfield
Mr. Garrett is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Beulah Wiley Garrett
a son, Gerald, and two daugh
ters, Barbara and Carolyn Gar
rett, all of Mexia.
Also surviving is a sister,
Mrs. Hunter Bonner, Fairfield;
three half-brothers, Lloyd and
Linton James, both of Fairfield,
and Rev. C. E. Garrett, Hunts-
ville, and a half-sister, Mrs
Lillian Cain, of Fairfield.
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Nephew Of Teague
People Killed In
Automobile Accident
Word was received here
Wednesday of the death of
Horace Moore, nephew of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Pollock, who
was killed in an automobie
accident, between Cleburne and
Fort Worth.
Young Moore’s home was in
Cleburne, and was a student
at T.C.U. in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Pollock left
Teague early Thursday morn-
ing for Cleburne. Funeral ser-
vices will be held there Fri
day.
o-'
Special Easter Service
To Be Held At Donie
Rev. Clinton Watson, pastor of
the Donie Baptist Church, has
announced special Easter ser-
vices at the chUTch for Sunday.
A revival, which starts Fri-
day, April 1, will end Sunday
njght, followed by a baptismal
service.
Night services are being held
at 7:30 o’clock, for the rr
mainder of this week, with the
pastor doing the preaching,
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Robert Henson Gets
Month's Show Pass
Robert Henson, who lives
at 1213 Main Street will re-
ceive one month's pass to
the Star Theatre, as result
of his selecting the 1954
Academy Award.
Out of a total of 1100
people participating, young
„ Henson was the only one
here, to get 100 per cent
4 mme through wwi
theatre Manager. Floyd
Approximately 9*£ miles of reconstruction of grading,
structures and surfacing on U. S. Highway 84 from
Teague to Fairfield, at an estimated cost of $420,000, lias
been ordered by the State Highway Commission.
W. R. (Bill) Body, Jr. spent last Thursday and Friday
in Austin, attending a meeting of the Texas Turnpike Au-
thority, of which he is one of the directors. The Authority
is building the State’s Dallas-Fort Worth toll road.
Annual CofC
Banquet Set
For April 14
The annual Chamber of
Commerce banquet will be held
next Thursday night, April 14,
at the Sallie Mounger School
at 7:30 o'clock.
John Coffin, manager of the
Palestine Chamber of Commerce
will be the principal speaker
for the occasion.
Invitations have been printed
and are being mailed to ah
members of the orgainzation
also visitors. The members and
their wives are invited.
Dr. Maurice Gage is the new
president of the local Chamber
of Commerce.
Lone Star Gas
Starting Spring
Range Campaign
A million-dollar Spring range
sales campaign for gas appli-; ther study be given^tcT What
While in Austin he obtained
a copy of an order issued, by the?;’
State Highway Commission on
March 31, revealing the Teaguc-
Fairfield project.
.The order reads as follows:
"Freestone County: District
No. 17. T~.
In Freestone County 'tin U.S.
Highway 84, it is ordered that
the portion of the 1955 and
1956 Consolidated, Highway pro-
gram which provided for the
Reconstruction of Grading,
Structures and Surfacing from 6
miles East of Turlington to
Trinity River, and as revised by
Minute Order 37073, be can-
celled and in lieu thereof the
State Highway Engineer is di-
lected. to proceed in the most
feasible manner with the Re-
construction of Grading, Struc-
tures and Surfacing on U.S.
Highway 84 from Teague to
('airfield, a distance of approx-
imately 9.5 miles, at an esti-
mated cost of $420,000 00.”
Mr. Boyd said he was told
that the next order of busii ess
would ~ 1-eeohstruction *’ol
Highway 84 from Teague t<* the
limestone County lineman*! List
it was contemplated thad fur-
ance dealers throughout Lorn.
Star Gas Company's operating
territory in Texas will be con-
ducted during the months of
April and May.
Homemakers will have an op-
portunity to see one of the
largest overall displays of
modern gas ranges ever assem-
bled in the Southwest, accord-
ing to Johnnie Maggard, local
manager.
The two-month promotion will
feature many ingenious im-
provements in modern auto-
matic gas oooking equipment,
he says. Advertisements an-
nouncing the Spring range sale
appears in this week’s issue of
the Chronicle.
Chicago Minister To
Speak at Presbyterian
Church Easter Sunday
The Rev. William Demarest
of Chicago, who attends Mc-
Cormick Seminary there, will
preach Sunday morning at the
11:00 o’clock hour, in a special
Easter service, at the First
Presbyterian Church.
Other services of the church
will be at the usual hours.
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Tyus Attends Meet
At Fort Parker Park
B. H. Tyus, who is a mem-
ber of the Central Texas Watei
Si Sewage Association, will at-
tend the annual meeting of the
organization Thursday night, at
Tort Parker State Park.
The association covers towns
from Fairfield west to Goldth-
waite, and from Richland south
to Bartlett.
should be done to Highway 84
from Fairfield to Trinity River,
including the type of construc-
tion and. its location.
It will be recalled that-High-
way 84 from Teague to the
river was inspected by High-
way Commission Chairman E.
H. Thornton, Jr. about year ago.
recently it was inspected by
State Highway Engineer DeWitt
Greer.
Teague Schools Take
Annual Holidays
The Teague Public Schools
will dismiss classes this after-
noon at 3:45 tor the Spring
Holidays.
Teague High and Sallie
Mounger Schools will return to
ciass at 8:30 a m. Tuesday.
The Booker T. Washington
High and J. A. Brooks Elemen-
tery Schools will return Monday
at 8:30 a.m.
J. S. Paschal
Died Thursday
J. S. Paschal, owner and oper-
ator of the Teague Steam Laun-
dry, died this morning (Thurs-
day) at a heart ailment.
Funeral arrangements are
Three Men Called For
Induction April 13
From Freestone-Leon
Orders have been mailed to
three men for Induction into the
Armed Forces on 13 April 1955.
They ure— Billy Morris Thomp*
son, Leona, Texas; Henry Wil-
son, Oakwood, Texas; Bobby
Lee Gregory, Streetman, Texas.
The State induction quota for
the month of May Is 544
according to information from
the Local Draft Board No. 47
of Fairfield. The quota lot the
local board should be received
around April 8.
The office received! notice
that there will not be any pre-
induction examinations sche-
duled for the month of May.
H. L. Williford, Secretary of
the Local Board, has been
awarded a Certificate of Appre-
ciation, by General Lewis a
Hershey, Director of Selective
Service System, for his 10 years
of faithful and loyal, uncom-
pensated services to Texas Lo-
cal Board No. 47, Fairield, Tex-
as.
Office hours announced by
the Board at Fairfield are aa
follows:
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Mon-
days.
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 pjn. on Tuo^
days, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Friday. nf
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Sewell, W. L. The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1955, newspaper, April 7, 1955; Teague, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1140873/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.