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"Leonard (graphic
COUNTY,
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1963
NUMBER
LEONARD, FANNIN
TEXAS
VOLUME 74
MRS. JOE EARL MORRIS
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Emmett. (Red) West;
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The business meeting for April
chairmen
CARD OF THANKS
AUXILIARY NEWS
The monthly busines meeting
afternoon.
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Randolph Organizes
Community Club
Miss Rose Ann Bunch And Joe E. Morris
Married Thursday, March 21, At Leonard
Cotton Pre-Emerge
Meeting Mon. Night
Clean-Up Campaign
For City To Begin
Monday, April 1st
City Election To
Be Held April 2nd
In City Building
Plans To Be Made
For Little League
And Pon* l eague
A Perswl
Point Of View
Parents of the couple are Mr.
1963. and Mrs. W. L. Bunch of White-
James R. Swedenburg, Jr.,
Pastor, First Baptist Church
We wish to express our thanks
to the good, people of Leonard
for their help during the fire
at our home and for the nice
things done since. Everything has
been greatly appreciated.
Mr. and Mi’s. Ruben McCombs.
Mrs. Leila Berry is ill at tUe-
home of her sister, Mrs. Fesr.
EXPRESSION OF
APPRECIATION
Jude Green and Mr. and Mrs\
Tom Green of, Bailey and Mfe,
Lucy Vaughn visited their brutfe-.
er, Floyd Green, who underKSM^
surgery at the McKinney VL A.,
Hospital Monday. Mr. Green
reported as improving.
Jeannie Reed has been ill
home with chicken pox this week*.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Taylor
Whitewright and Mr. and Mto.
Belvia West of Denison visiter;
in the E. E. West home Sunday .
Bobby Millers
Iniured In Wreck
from
be
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Wright
returned Mrs. W. A. E. Williams;
to her home here last Friday.
Mrs. Williams is improving nice-
ly after an illness and Mr. asad’
Mrs. Wright are recuperating
from injuries received in at easy
wreck.
The city election has been cash-
ed for April 2nd for the purposes
of electing three councilmen. Uto—
opposed for the places are Corm—
oilmen Dr. James W. Davis.
Clyde Hale and Joe Gaulden.
The election will be held fcj
the new city building auditoriaas-j
Leonard Tigers Will Begin 20-B
District Baseball Contest Tuesday
Firsl Baptist Church Choirs Will Participate
In District Music Festival In Sherman
Mayor Tom Hymer
Proclaims Clean-Up
Week For City
Mayor Tom Hymer has pro-
Personal evangelism is the re- claimed the week of April first
Christian. (through April 5th as Clean -
I wish to express my sincere?
-thanks and appreciation for tfee?
many kindnesses shown me anol
my family during my stay In
the hospital and since I came
home. For the many cards, How-
ers, gifts and visits, I am isbcsS1
grateful.
Mrs. Mary Caskey spent Issfc
week end in the home of Sier
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie;
Mathews and sons in Denisoru
ly load anything they desire to
^ave removed posible.
E. E. West returned home Sun—
day from Wysong Memorial Hos-
pital in McKinney, where he we—
derwent surgery.
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Mrs. [Frank Crawford and her
mother, Mrs. E. N. Smith of Dal-
las, visited Mrs. Crawford’s son,
Capt. and Mrs. James Crawford,
Van and Michelle at Sherman-
Clinton AFB, Clinton, Okla., last
week.
urged to attend this meeting and
present his idea.
A short report on the Fourth
District Convention, which was
attended by five Legionnaires
from the Leonard Post, will be
given.
“Coffee And,” will be served af-
ter the business meeting, and the
usual Legion fellowship will pre-
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gray havsa
sold their farm and home noria-
west of town to Mr. and
Ben Smithson of Dimmitt,.
Grays have purchased a home-.Ssrj
Denison and moved there.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mc(W-d?
and children left Thursday
Mechanicsburg, Pa. to mafce
their home. McMcCord was trans-
ferred by his company freum
Sherman to Mechanicsburg.
Little Lisa Corder of Dallas
visiting in the home of fates?
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs,.
ven Campbell, David and Croat,
■this week.
i.x-
i to ma Vo our town a heathlier
and more desirable place in which
to live. Every citizen will profit
in some way from the campaign
sponsored jointly by the City of
Leonard and Leonard Chamber
of Commerce.
ley.
The Legion Commander, Jack
Scherer, spoke on membership,
and the close co-operation of the
Legion and Auxiliary. It is anti-
cipated that the membership
' o.4-r> Fov 4-Via imi4- nxriTl Via v*ao 0V1
i Legion Meeting Al ! Russell Wallace
8 P. M. Tuesday Al (Was Injured In
The Legion Hall ; Car-Truck Wreck
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Mrs. Ozie Blackwell was .-ha
Sherman Friday to visit her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. T.
roe. Mr. Monroe has-been fit.
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and 4 in the 6th to pull the game
out of the fire. Bernard Wallace
went 2 for 4 at the plate, Steele
had 2 for 4 and scored 3 runs,
Joe Allen had 2 for 2 and scor-
ed twice, and Matthews had 3
for 4- Roger Watkins scored 3
runs and had 1 for 3.
The Tigers ran their win streak
to 4 with a 13-9 victory over
Whitewright at the local diamond wjth John C. Scherer as presH-
Monday. Mac Lorance started jng judge. The polls open at
DoiOt
The Leonard Chamber of
Commerce is sposoring a Farm-
er’s Meeting on Cotton Pre-
emergeing Monday night at 7:30
o’clock in the City Hall Auditor-
ium.
Mr. Charles Davis of DuPont
Company will discuss and show
slides of the uses of cotton pre-
emergeing at planting time where
by cutting hoeing cost [50 to 75
per cent.
All farmers of this trade area
are urged to attend the meet-
ing.
Refreshments will
after the meeting.
The “Clean - Up, Fix - Up,
Paint - Up” drive sponsored by
the city of Leonard and Leonard
Chamber of Commerce will be-
gin Monday, April 1st.
The regular city pick - up date
is Monday and the city trucks
and additional trucks will run
again on Thursday and Friday.
They will leave the north side
of the square about 9 AM. and
canvass the entire town.
Residents are reminded again
that trash, cans, tree limbs,
shrubbery trimmings or anything
I on a truck
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Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Miller of
Irving were hospitalized at Col-
lin Memorial Hospital in McKin-
ney Saturday after being injur-
. ed in a two car accident at 2
I p.m. one-half mile northwest of
| the Westminster—Highway 121
i intersection.
Daivd Campbell spent last wee?>
end with Mr. and Mrs. Arthvffi-
Braddell and daughter,. Miss-
Aledra, in Irving.
E. F. Stanley and Herbert Rey-
nolds visited Gabe Brister at the' quota for the unit will be reach-
Savoy Rest Home last Sunday jed by the end of the week.
Several items on the mainten-
ance and upkeep of the Legion
Hall were discussed and acted
upon.
The possibility of sending
local girl to Bluebonnet Girls
State was discussed and voted1
on. Prudence Kelsey was appoint-
ed to investigate the posibility
of an eligible candidate.
Scheduled to assist in the bingo
games at the V. A. Hospital in
Bonham Wednesday, April 3rd,
are Lulu Brinkley, Lillie Craw-
Dean” at” Altus, Okla.', last ford> Zephyr Grounds, Lou Pap-
tain and Opal Westbrooke (car).
Mrs. Frank Crawford visited;
! her sister, Mrs. John Thomas and.
Mr. Thomas at Altus, Okla., and
her brother, Bonnie Dean, and
Mrs. 1_____ ______ ______, _____
week.
The Leonard Tigers won then-
first baseball game of the season
at Prosper with a narrow 6-5
victory. Billy Steele started on
the mound for the local team
but was relieved by Mac Lorance
I in the fourth inning after giving
up 3 runs on 6 hits. Lorance fin-
ished the game and received cred-
it for the win giving up only 2
hits and allowing 2 unearned
runs in the last inning. Leonard
waited until the 4th inning be-
fore scoring. They picked up 2
in the 4th, 2 in the 5th, and add-
ed the margin of victory with
2 more in the 7th. Joe Allen led
the team in hitting with 2 for
i 4. Mike Matthews scored 2 runs
and had 1 for 1 at the plate.
He was hit by a pitched ball three
times.
The Tigers won their second
straight game of the season with
Announcement has been made
that time is approaching to start
i planning for the summer Little
I League and Pony League pro-
gram. This will be the third year
I for the program which provides
I activity for more than one hun-
I dred young -boys between the age
I of 8 to 15. Teams from Celeste
F and Leonard participate.
The first year there were four
I Little League teams involving 60
boys and the second year three
Port* League teams were added
whidh involved 45 boys.
It cost between $1600 and
$1700 to get the program started
the first year and this money
was donated by business firms
and individuals. During the sec-
ond year the Pony League uni-
able to place heavy items at the
curb or on the alley, may meet
the truck when it stops at their
property and the boys will glad- ■ ^3^ 2 for 4 and Kenneth Mc-
Clendon had 2 for 3.
Leonard made it 3 in a row
with another narrow victory over
Prosper in the first game played
at home this season. They. de-
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Earl Morris wool suit with matching
are living at 112 Ave. D, Garland, accessories for her wedding,
following their marriage Thurs-
day afternoon, March 21, 1222.
Rev. Milford Thompson, pastor wright and Mr. and Mrs. Wade
1 of First Methodist Church, Leon- Morris of Leonard.
I ard, performed the single ring; The bride was a senior in
ceremony in the presence of close Whitewright high school .and the
friends and members of the im- groom is a graduate of Leonard
mediate families in the church high school,
parsonage.
The bride,
Miller was driving north in a
1957 Chevrolet and Luther Har-
ris of Anna was traveling in the
same direction in a pick-
pick - up when he pulled
from the shoulder of the road into
the path of the Miller car.
Miller received chest injuries,
lost two teeth and lacerations
on the chin and bruises about
the body. Mrs. Miler was cut on
the forehead and on the right
arm. They have been dismissed
from the hospital.
Harris was not injured.
Miller’s car is a total loss and
very little damage was done to
the Harris truck.
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A car-truck collision on High-
will be held in the Legion Hall way 69 near Jackson Service Sta-
Tuesday, April 2nd, at 8 p.m. tion late Friday afternoon injur-
sharp.
Several items of business will
be discussed, mainly concerning
the upkeep and appearance of
the hall and grounds. This is in
keeping with the City’s Clean- i
Up Program. Any Legionnaire
Mrs Frank ^dea on su:t,ject 1
Mrs. C. L. Ownby,
Mrs. R. O. Harris, Mrs. J. B.
Hypock, Mrs. Arden Wilson.
Sponsor, Mr. Houston Hurst,
Leonard, of the Community Pub-
lic Service Company.
Camera Committee, to be ap-
pointed.
Reporter, Mrs. Reta Craft.
The next meeting will be held
April 11, 1963 at 7:30 p.m. in vail.
the Randolph School Building.
The meetings after this date will
be held the 2nd Thursday of each
month.
It is hoped that each and ev- for March was held at the Legion
ery one in the Randolph Com- jjall Monday evening with Presi-
mumty will participate in this' dent Myrle Jackson presiding,
newly organized club. | meeting was opened with
Any suggestions from other a prayer by Chaplain Lulu Brink-
communities will be welcomed
and visitors are invited to the
^.Community and meetings.
Reported
The purpose of the drive is to
make Leonard a cleaner, healthier
and more attractive place in
which to live. Every citizen is feated the Prosper nine for the
urged to cooperate. second straight time by one run,
If by any chance your trash 13-12. Lorance started on the
is not removed by Friday p.m. mound but was relieved by Steele
you may call Pat Wise at 587-3364 in the 5th inning. Steele got
or Joe Gaulden at 587-3363. Mr. credit for the win making his
Gaulden is president of Leonard record 2-0. The Tigers came from
Chamber of Commerce. Other behind with 4 runs in the 5th
members of the clean-up commit-
tee with Mr. Wise are Frank
Crawford and Rex 'Weaver.
sponsibility of every Christian.. through April 5th as Clean - Up,
Church evangelism is the great- Fix - Up, Paint - Up Week for
est responsibility of the local con- , the City of Leonard. During this
gregation. Yet the 20th Century week citizens of Leonard are urg-
Church is reaching very few new, ed to cooperate in this campaign
personalities to the extent that' to make
people are personally commiting
themselves to Christ and His way.
The record of the Church does
not encourage the society that it
is reaching persons. who are not
already connected with the
Church.
The evangelized are not being
evangelists. One denominational
leader has stated that 48.4 per
cent of the entire membership
is lost to the cause of Christ.
It is true that non-resident
Church rolls are constant embar-
rassments. The only explanation
for the difference between
Church enrollment and average
attendance sounds like an excuse
The ever grown Church rolls seem
to be explained this way, that
some have chosen early the place
where their funeral is to be.
Dr. Samuel Southard has stu-
died these circumstances for
Church members who never wor-
ship with the Church, who never
creatively participate in the fel-
lowship, and who never personal-
ly stand for the purpose of the
Church; he has called them
“still-born” Church members. Dr.
Southard further states, “when
50 per cent of Church members
appear to be lifeless something
is wrong with the modem theory
and practice of conversion.”
May the Church in this genera-
tion proclaim a gospel that exacts
discipleship and that relevently
confronts people where they live..
May the Church study the scrip-
tures so that it may present the
claims of Christ in their attrac-
tiveness; so that it will be saved
from receiving persons who have
made a verbal assent to faith
only and who have not received
a new life and true faith in
Christ Jesus. May the Church
pray for those persons who need
a new birth experience, for those
professing Christians who are
now lost to the cause of Christ,
and for the present program of
evangelism in the churches.
Four choirs of the First Bap-
tist Church, Leonard, will parti-
cipate in the District Music Fes-
tival that will be held in the
First Baptist Church of Sherman
this Friday night, March 29, at
7:30.
The Primary Choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Tommy Ingle,
will sing “This Is My Father’s
World” and “For God So Loved
the World.” This choir is com-
posed of children ages 6-8.
The Junior Choir, 'boys and
girls 9-12, will sing “O Worship
the King” and “Our God, Our
Help In Ages Past.”
The Intermediate Choir, 13-16
will sing “I Will Arise and Go
To Jesus” and “It Was His Love
For Me.”
“Dear Lord and Father of
Mankind” and “Send Me, O Lord,
Send Me” will be sung by the
Adult Choir.
The purpose of the District
Music Festival is to inspire and
challenge church musicians to
make a greater contribution to
their churches through the minis-
try of music. They afford an op-
portunity for each participating
church to examine and measure
its progress with other churches.
Mrs. V. C. Reynolds of Grarir’
Prairie is visiting Mrs. Ethes?
Hailey and Misses Grace ant;
Ruth Reynolds this week.
Monday.
and went all the way for the am. and close at 7 p.m-
victory, making his record 2-0. forget to vote.
Lorance gave up 10 hits, walked
5 and struck out 9. Wallace had
2 for 4, Matthews 3 for 5, and
Watkins 2 for 4 and scored 3 [
runs- ' Kizer.
The Tigers defeated Roxton
Wednesday afternoon at Tiger
field 20 to 4 to run their season
record to 5 wins and no losses.
Billy Steele pitched the first 5
innings and was the winner. Mac
Lorance fanned 5 out of 6 batters
the last 2 innings. Joe Allen hit
2 for 2 at bats, Mike Matthews
had 2 for 3, Steele 2 for 4, Billy j
Childers had (2 for 3, and Ber-
nard Wallace hit 2 out of 4.
The Tigers wind up their non-
district schedule Monday, April
1, against Fannindel at the local
field.
The Tigers played Roxton at
Tiger field Wednesday and wind
up their non-district schedule
Monday against Fannindel, also
to be played at the local dia-
mond.
| two. Russell Wallace, East Texas
' State College student, was en-
route to the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wallace,
west of Leonard when the acci-
dent occurred. Wallace was driv-
ing a 1955 Chevrolet and was
i traveling south. He attempted to
pass a gasoline truck and hit
head-on with a 1961 Chevrolet
pick-up. Driver of the pick-up
was Charles Floyd Hicks of
I Wynnewood, Okla. It was believ-
i ed that both drivers took to the
ditch on the east side of the
highway to avoid the crash.
Both men were admitted to Al-
len Memorial ‘ Hospital in Bon-
ham. Walace suffered a broken
nose and severe injury to his left
eye. Hicks was cut on the lower
arm and bruised. Hicks was dis-
missed Monday and Wallace was
dismissed on Tuesday from the
hospital.
The vehicles were badly dam-
aged, the Wallace car being a
total loss.
Highway Patrolman Jake Jack-
son investigated the accident.
However, it is not a contest for
there is no competing one against
another. Each choir is judged
against a standard and not
against another group.
Each choir sings two selections
with the first being from the
1963 Hymn-of-the-Month list and
the second either an anthem or
another hymn. All music is sung
from memory.
Also entered in the Festival will
be Judy Duncan and Sandra Hale
in the H|ymn Playing Division on
the piano and Sandra Hale on
the organ.
Accompanists for the groups
are Mrs. Tommy Ingle with the
Primary Choir, Sandra Hale for
the Junior and Intermediate
Choirs, and Mrs. Alwyn Golden,
organ, and Sandra Hale, piano,
for the Adult Choir.
Mr. Tommy Ingle is the Min-
ister of Music and Education at
the First Baptist Church, Leon-
ard, and he said that parents
and friends are invited to attend.
There is no admission charge.
The Primary, Junior, and In-
termediate Choirs will travel by
bus, leaving at 6:15 pm. Friday.
The Adult Choir will go by car.
forms were purchased and ap-.
proximately $400.00 is still due J
on the total operation for the|^^;'"
two years. ,
A fund drive will be made next ,
week in an efofrt to pay off the 11 I >||
debt. The program is expected ■
to be self - supporting after the
indebtedness is paid. I ' ' " ? 1
The program not only provides a J
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1963, with the meeting being held
in the Randolph School Build- -
ing. !
The guest speaker, Mr. George
McKinney, Community Develop-
ment Specialist of the Texas
Power and Light Co., gave a very
interesting talk which was en-
joyed by all. 1
County Agent Wayne Cranfill
had a very helpful part in the
organization of the club.
Mr. Tom Hymer and
Houston Hurst of Leonard offer-
I Mr. Moms is employed by Gen-
the former Miss eral Electric Dynamics at Gar-
ed their help in any way, also Rose Ann Bunch, chose a blue land.
Mr. Lee Morrow of the Lannius
Coiamunity was helpful in his ’
comments.
There were forty-three present j
as Mrs. T. A. Gray, temporary,
chairman, helped with the elec-
tion at which the following were
elected:
J. B. Hypock, chairman;
Ardean Wilson, vice chairman;
Mrs. Ruby Nell Wilson, secre-
tary-treasurer.
There were several
appointed:
Program chairman, Mrs. Ora
Gray
Co-workers, Cleo Gorner and
Bonave Stephens.
Finance Committee, L. N. Rob-
inson and C. L. Ownby.
Social Committee, 1_____ ______
Anderson,
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Mrs. Prudence Kelsey and Mix.
Bob Jones went to Garlasa^
Thursday morning to visit their
daughters, Mrs. Robert E. Dau
and Mrs. Ray Dubose and fam-
lies for a few days.
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will be removed if it is placed!
either on the alley or at the front
of the property.
Pat Wise, chairman for the
clean - up committee, suggested
that elderly people who are un- I a ^11-4 VFctory over* Roxton" Billy
Steele was the starting and win-
ning pitcher. Steele also led at
the plate going 3 for 4.. Matthews
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The program not only provides
two months of summer recreation
for the youth but attracts a large
number of fans who enjoy the
games.
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