The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954 Page: 1 of 8
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Dedicated to the Service of the People and the Process of Teague and Texas
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
What we have in us of the
Image of God. is the love of
truth and justice.—Demosthe-
nes.
fABLlSHED Of IBM
TEAGUE. FREESTONE COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, JULY 8. 1954
VOL. 47. NO. 52
Iditor Says
By John Richardson
Lnfj this summer’s drouth
L gome of our Texas cities
[suffering because of lack of
r ^ is good to know that
jUe has a bountiful supply.
fXia. our neighbor to the
and several cities includ-
fthe huge military installa-
at Fort Hood, Killeen and
Jrs are having water prob-
that are goine to have to
r td with soon.
l,h modern man using more
more water each year I’m
Ine l to believe ' that more
wall have to plan on
[jjp!» not only for a biggei
fly but enlarging ‘heir whole
■ works system.
Ague's water distribution is
v average but needs larger
in several residential areas,
lines will be enlarged as
as possible as the city
oilmen are concerned about
sing able to sell people all
Later they want when the
[has plenty for sale,
fns on the west side are
st hit. And work is sup-
to start in that area scon.
|iers complaining of no
are citizens on the Donie
These peaple are looiking
flief soon. Mrs. W. P. O’-
who has boarder# says
|sometimes she can’t get
for making tea.
ch has been done on put-
jin new and larger lines al-
in many sections of the
jut with more and more
being used the water de-
ent is having to operate
I fast clip to try and keep
nth the demand. Some
|,000 gallons were pumped
nonth reports Bill Tyus.
[the month of July gets
ito and still no rain,
citizens are beginning to
id I’ve heard many, “The
ce sure cost us some
but it was worth it.”
(’s nothing like the
a city has, when it
|o water. There’s nothing
;d to the comfort of
of water, and Teague
tnty of water at present.
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j Long brought me a Free-
| county apple this week.
grown by his father,
ong on the Dew road. The
measured 12 inches
I I did not gets its name—
[s a good apple for sure,
[one more/crop that Free-
ounty can grow if some-
Jet ides to grow them.
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seeing the success of
HcSpaddens grocery sale
a man asked me how
[people get all their
him the Freestone
I story. We have a. soil
U1 grow most anything,
'st finished harvesting a
berry crop, peas and
eions were coming in
also vetch and rye.
fruit growers had
[In on a fruit crop and
had row crops and cot-
' eorn to come off later
j this we have broilers,
|hogs and cattle that
revenue for the farm-
[Teague has several pay-
|at pay.off regularly In
the railroad. Brick and
Ppany, oil companies,
Jack’s Mfg. Co. etc.
Jese things help to make
a hustling busy little
* only need Improve
Methods and enlarge
make an even better
bnomically.
First Melon Shipment This Year
W atermelons Moving
Out Fast; Peas Slow
FIRST FROM TEAGUE — One of the first cars of watermelons shipped from Teague
last Friday is shown above. The melons are No. 1, weighing in the 50 pound average.
Joe B. Hancock, left, bought, the melons and they are destined for Kansas City. Wesley
High right stacker for the ear holds a giant 55 pound melon.—Photo by Goolsby.
Teague's Rodeo Is
Successful Event
Bob Goodlier,
Grandson of Coles,
Seriously 111 with Polio
Mrs. Mack Cole is in Houston
Hils week with a daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Goodner. Mrs. Cole’s 1%-year-
old grandson, Bob Goodner, is
in serious condition in a Hous-
ton hospital with polio.
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Preaching
0C0-
I CbristianChurch
5s Sunday
1 will be held each
[afternoon at the First
church at 5 p.m.
Ties Davis, the pastor
and Teague, will
Sunday the message
Ion Benevolents; em-
the Juliette Fowler
Dallaa Friends wel-
*1) services.
when it begins to
■> *8 a olant of rapid
Iwashington.
E. L. JONES
Eld. E. L. Jones, pastor oi
Bryan SL Baptist Chunk, La-
mesa. Texas is the evangelist
at the Eigthh Avenue Bapttist
Church, July 7-18. Bro. Jones
assisted us In a good revival
last year, he is a good gospel
preacher.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Beauford Willis
of Los Angeles, California, visit-
ed In the/ home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Royster, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mrs. Willis and
Mrs. Royster are sisters. This
is the first time to see each
other fn 24 years Mr. Clair Rook-
er, a brother, of Ennis, visited
with them Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Alton Oakes
and children, Mr. and Mrs. M.
S. Oakes and family, Mrs. Lynn
Brannon, Billy Brannon, and
daughter, Kathy, all of Dallas,
Mrs. Eileen Schrade of Taylor,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Oakes
of Teague spent the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Padgett
in their lodge at Red’s lake.
Teague’s Annual July Fourth
Rodeo performed to capacitj
crowds again this year. After a
slow start Friday the show real
ly got to rolling Saturday nigh;
Rip McKenzie, the association's
announcer kept the drowd in
good spirits as they anticipated
the next event.
The cowboys were eager and
made some good rides. Kenneth
Posey was doing fine in the
barback riding but just before
the horn, he was thrown. It
was a good ride and..Kenneth
went on to win the bull riding
event the first night.
Billy Wills can be classed as
champion material after sitting
one out on the deck of a twist-
ing, turning Brahma pull. "Billy
made the best ride of the*
whole show,” said many rodeo
fans. He rode the bull past the
horn and dismounted, standing
up as he hit the ground on the
run.
Winners in the events are as
follows:
FIRST NIGHT
Wild Cow Milking
1. Bradford Ivy; 2. Franklin
Calame; 3. Leslie Welsh.
Bull Riding
L Kenneth Posey; 2. Dale
Willard; 3. Bud Beene.
Bull Dogging
1. Weldon Hughes; 2. Jimmy
Hodges; 3. Billy Steele.
Calf Roping
1. Punch Oglesby; 2. K. R.
Terry; 3. J. C. Lambert; 4.
Irving Phillips.
Bareback Riding
1. Ed Cole; 2. James Hand;
3. Bud Beene and Billy Sullivan.
SECOND NIGHT .
Wild Cow Milking
1. J. C. Lambert; 2. Sonny
Sheppard, 3. Bradford Ivy.
Bull Riding
1. Billy Wills; 2. Wendel Gas-
ton; 3. Punk Reed.
Bulldogging
1. Bill Latham; 2. Bradford
Ivy; 3. R. L. Richardson.
Calf Roping
1. Bill Dunlap; 2. and 3.
• split) Wayne Phillips, Don
Turenr!; 4. Irving Phillips.
Bareback Riding
1. Bud Beene (only man to
mal:» a point)
Barrel Race
1. Sandra McFarland; 2. Bet-
ty Hagen.
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Mr. and Mrs. N. D, Fitch of
Houston, Mr. and Mrs Carl Cox
of Waco spent several days
here recently with their mother,
Mrs. E. Kuykendall. Tommy
Fitch accompanied his parents
home after spending a week
here with his grandmother.
Farmers Can Expect
Cost-Sharing On
Fall Practices
BY: NORMAN H. LAMBERT
Office Manager
Freestone County ASC
Practice No. 1 Is "Hgible only
on land where it is determined
that complete seedbed prepa-
ration and full seeding are
necessary. The only fall grass
that will be eligible is Fescue.
This grass can be seeded alone
or in a mixture of one of the
following legumes: Hop Clover,
White Dutch Clover or Crimson
Clover.
Practice No. 2 is limited to
cropland needing such plantings
as a part of a crop rotation.
The maximum acreage for cost-
sharing under this practice will
be the larger of (1) the acreage
by which 35% bf tfie cropland,
exceeds the acreage of the
eligible grasses and legumes on
the farm at the beginning of
the 1954 program and (2) on
acreage equal to the net reduc-
tion in 1954 in the acreage of
allotment crops from the acre-
age of those crops in 1953. This
practice must remain in the
grass or legumes seeded for at
least 3 years. Grasses and le-
gumes eligible for this practice
are the same as for Practice No.
1.
Practice No. 4 is applicable
only on land which is suitable
for, is now in, and is intended^ supTeme ‘'courrs”'demons
to remain perm a n entiy--1 n use1
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WAITING TO LOAD —■ Trucks lined up after weighing, wait-
ing to load their melons onto freight cars. This meture was
taken Monday when Teague was taking a holiday. The farmers
worked; right on through. Watermelons have to be moved wlieu
ready for beet prices and most sales.—Photo by Lawrence.
Hottest Day
In Teague
Over Fourth
Teague citizens sweated out
their hottest temperature during
their Monday holiday. Tempera-
ture registered 104 at the hot-
test Monday. Some places were
hotter. Like the Farmer’s Coop
where men were busy weighing
in peas and watermelons. It
registered a flat 110 under the
sheet iron roof.
No rain In this area yet—
thundershowers even pass up
Teague. Farmers are still hope
ful. A rain could make many
more peas and watermelons for
this years market.
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as pasture, hay, or both. It
must have a stand or partial
stand of perennial grass already
established. Legumes already
for this practice are, Hairy
Vetch, Yellow Hop Clover, White
Dutch Clover, Crimson Clover,
Black Medic Clover and Sweet-
clover. There are no prennial
grasses that will apply for this
practice. v-
Fertlllzer must be applied on
all practices in the amount in-
dicated by a soli test, of the
amount recommedned In Texas
Agricultural Extension Service
Ciroular No. C-317 or C-314.
Cost-sharing will be allowed
on Nitrogen, Phosphate and
Potash for practices No. 1 and
No. 2.
On Practice No. 4 cost-shar-
ing of fertilizer will be allowed
only on phosphate and potash,
however landowners will be re-
quired to use the amounts of
nitrogen as indicated In soil
test or Extension Service Circu-
lars.
Cost-share will also be avail-
able for tanks, terraces, diver-
sions, waterways and to crop-
land practices which are liming
and winter legumes. More In-
formation concern ig the above
practices can be obtained by
contacting your ASC Office.
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Don’t follow lire trucks.
Thornton to Speak
At Rotary Club
Tuesday Noon
Chairman of the State High
way Commission, E. H. Thorn-
ton Jr. will speak to Rotarians
Tuesday noon..
After the noon luncheon Mr.
Thornton will be conducted over
Freestone county farm highways
and U.S. highway 64. A meet-
ing that night with the Fair-
field chamber of commerce^ will
finish his FYeestftne county visit.
Segregation For
Texas Schools
To Continue
AUSTIN, Texas — The State
Board of Education voted Mon-
day to continue racial segrega
tion in the public schools for
at least another year.
The 21-member board unani-
mously adopted, the following
resolution by Jack Blnion,
member from Houston:
"Since the recent United States
on
segregation In public school are
not final, the State Board of
Education of Texas Is of the
unanimous opinion that it is ob-
ligated to adhere to and com-
ply with all of our present state
laws and policies providing for
segregation In our public school
system and to continue to fol-
low these present laws and poli-
cies until such time as they
may be changed by a duly con-
stituted autohrity of this state.
“If In the future, the Texas
laws should be changed then
each local district should have
sufficient time to work the
problem out.
H. C. Goolsby
Condition Better
H. C. Goolsby, who has been
quite ill at the Herman hospital
In Houston, Is Improving.
He was released from the
hospital Tuesday but goes back
each day for treatment
Misses Ann Dunn, Lucretia
Seely, Mary Brown, Genell
James, Gwen Goolsby, and Ken-
neth Wren and Robert Senter,
students at SHSTC, Huntsville,
spent the holidays here with
their parents.
The band leader has to face
the music before he gets to the
top.
A'nnTversary Sale
Big Hit With
Grocery Buyers
On his 25th Anniversary Earle
McSpadden threw a big store
wide sale and invited the pub-
lic to come and see—come and
buy.
‘The sale was a huge suc-
cess,” said Mr. McSpadden and
we are deeply grateful for the
patronage shown us.”
Winners in the various prize
event were:
Basket of Groceries — 9 —
From Teague, T. H. Hoon,
Mrs. Ollie Hamilton, Mrs. Rach-
ael McSpadden, Waymond
Banks, Rt. 3, Mr.s F. G. Sheats,
Mrs. J. E. Wells, C. E. Bowen,
Mrs J. E. Ham, and Mrs Oma
Thornton of Buffalo.
.Winner of the Jeep was Ca/ol
Ann McSpadden of Canyon,
Texas. Ella Huckaby won the
Crystal set. Mrs. Jerry D. Moore
won the cutlery set and Mrs. G.
E. Allison won the cannister
set. A $15 Free Grocery prize
was won by Annie High.
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8-Year Sentence
Given in Slaying
CORSICANA, Texas.—Joe Cur
iy of Freestone County was for-
mally sentenced to eight years
in the penitentiary Monday by
A. P. Mays, district Judge.
Curry was recently convicted
of slaying Kermit Free, near
Teague, in March, 1953.
Sentence was pronounced af-
ter Judge Mays had overruled
a motion for a new trial. De-
fense Atty. W. L. Williford of
Fairfield gave notice of appeal.
WSCS Meeting
At Methodist Church
The two circles of the WSCS
held their first Monday meet-
ing in the social room of the
Methodist church, with Presi-
dent Mrs. L. C. Stuver, in
charge, a short business was
first transacted of which Circle
II agree d to pay expenses of
of one Negro woman to the
school of mislsons In Marshall,
Texas, and Circle I gave $5.00
on expenses of another Negro
woman and several have donat-
ed and hope to be able to send
the two Negro women.
Miss Clara Headlee had
charge of the porgram. Her de-
votional was taken from Mat-
thew—theme — "Meeting Rural
Needs.” Miss Leila Weaver gave
paper, "Christian Life,” Mrs.
Freddy Stacks, “Chrltslan Rela-
tion and Local Church Activi-
ties.”
Mrs. Bobbie Dee Taylor, "Stu-
dent Work,” Mrs. Ella York,
Missionary Education.”
There were 14 present. Mrs.
Williamson and Mrs. Bobble
Dee Taylor were hostesses from
Circle II and served punch and
cookies.
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Dr. and Mrs. Jack May and
children; Linda. Jackie, and
Sandy of Dallas, were the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. R.
Dobbs aruT Suzle recently.
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Don’t Follow m« Trucks.
Farmers Get
Good Prices
For Products
Watermelons and peas are
moving into Teague at a rapid
pace now. Through Monday
night 40,000 pounds of peas
had been weighed, at the Coop
and 310,000'-"pounds of melons.
Tuesday and Wednesday the
melons were crowdig in to be
loaded. , ^
Joe Bailey Hancock is buying
most of the melons in Teaguw.
The Farmers Coop is buying
some cars. , under the direction
of J. E. Wells and Homer Bar-
ger.
Approximately 20 ears and
trucks have been loaded out so
far In Teague. Their price
ranges from $1.10 to $1.35 per
hundred.
Peas Slow
Drouth conditions are holding
the peas up. Monday 10.165
pounds of peas left Teague. The
market In Teague is every other
day and they are not getting
many peas then.
The pea market price Is 3
cents per pound which farmers
claim they can make some
money. Due to the short crops
around because of tftc drouth,
peas are unusually low In
price, and should go .up say
some informed sources.
Watermelons Goad
Watermelons, a dry land
crop, are doing well but need
rain now. The vines could still
grow some big melons if rain
would fall. Many young patch-
es are going to have rain to
produce say some farmers.
Funeral Rites Held
In Bedias For
R. L. Willis
R. L. (Bob) Willis, age 78;
died at Edgar Christoffer hospit-
al in Mexia Tuesday, July 6, at
2 p.m., after a short illness.
Funeral services were held Irk
the First Baptist chuTch in Be-
dias Wednesday at 3:00 pm.,
with Rev. L. Audrey Thomas,
pastor of Teague First Baptist
church, officiating.
Mr. Willis at the time of hla
death was living with a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dewey Tucker, In
Mexia.
He spent his early years In
Tennessee, moving with his
family to Bedias, where he lived
until coming to Teague with his
daughters, Mrs. Walter Brown,
Mrs. L. A. McAdams, and Mrs.
Dewey Tucker in 1948. ^
Mrs. Willis died. Aug ’6th, 1941.
Those surviving are Mr.s. Wal-
ter Brown, Mrs. L. A. McAdams,
of Teague. Mrs. Dewey Tucker,
Mexia, a former resident of
Teague, Mrs. Carl Clark, Alice,
Mrs. O. L. Renshaw of Kilgore,
H. B. Willis, Dallas. Otis Willis.
Mt. Belview. Seventeen grand-
children, five great-grandchil-
dren and three brothers.
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Richardson, John. The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954, newspaper, July 8, 1954; Teague, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1141070/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.