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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1969
LEONARD, FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS 754M
VOLUME 81
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District Convention
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At McKinney Post
Leonard-Trenton
Tax Offices Open
Riles Saturday
In Randolph
Lone Star Gas Asks
Rate Increase
Donations To
Leonard Cemetery
Sales In rmint”
During September
RECENT VISITORS OF
BEN SMITHSON FAMILY
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Residents and former residents
of the Moreland Community are
invited to attend the Homecom-
ing Sunday, October 26th, in the
Community Center in Blue Ridge.
Each family is asked to bring
a basket lunch to be served at
the noon hour-
The reunion is held every two
years and a large crowd is ex-
pected to be present Sunday.
field, sponsored by Miller Motor
Co. He went to Waco to win there
also in his age class.
crease, the first
since 1953 based
deficiency in the
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Gospel Singing At
Van Alslyne Sun,
Fighting Tigers To Host Beils At
Homecoming Game Friday Night
Miss Marge Melton reports two
$10.00 donations to the Leonard
Cemetery Association: one from
Mirs. Virgil Yates, the other from
Mirs. W. C. Palmer.
MT. and Mirs. Eddie Mathews of
Denison, -and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
fred Golden of Leonard/
rate in-
major request
on an income
Leonard dis-
for the A-
Auxiliary
WOLVES FALL TO TIGERS
The Leonard Tigers finally gor
some breaks going their way Fri-
day night and won a hard fought
battle with arch-rival Wolfe City.
It was the first district 16-A win
for the Tigers and brings their
record to 1-2 in district play and
3-3 for the year. They entertain
Beils in their homecoming game
this Friday night at Tiger Field.
With Leonard leading 15-14 and
in the final six minutes of play
it looked like the victory was go-
ing to escape from the Tigers
grasp- Wolfe City had the ball on
the Tiger two yard line and on
fourth down the Wolves fumbled
the snlap and the Tigers got the
bail, but on the next play Archie
White fumbled the ball back to
Wolfe City at the two- Wolfe
City returned the favor by fumb-
ling on their first play and then
White broke through the middle
and raced 98 yards for the score.
Butch Worley passed to Miachel
Creech for a two point conversion
which put the game out of reach
23-14. The Tigers held Wolfe
City and on a fourth down at
their own 2 yard line Gary Law-
rence broke through to block a
Wolfe -city punt and Ricky Rose
fell on the ball for a Leonard
touchdown. Final score 29-14.
Wolfe City opened the scoring
in the first period when Curtis
McBeth broke on the third play
ONE YEAR OLD — Ronnie
Creech, one-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Creech, was hon-
ored by family and friends with
a party at his home Wednesday,
October 15th, 1969. Guests were
served birthday cake and punch.
Grandparents of the young man
are Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
Grounds, Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Creech, and Mrs. GFeogria Stew-
man.
Tarrant and Webb contractors
of Blue Ridge has been awarded
a $10,500 contract to grade and
lay an asphalt base curb and
gutter for the newly annexed
property in north Leonard be-
longing to Melvin Lathjam.
City Secretary E. W. Taylor
said the subdivision project cost
to the city will be $3,500 with
Latham pr oviding the two-thirds
cost balance.
Construction on the project is
expected to begin in about two
weeks with completion depending
on weather conditions.
■Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Rogers
and sons, Randy and Rusty, of
Fort Worth visited Mrs. Rogers
father, Edmond Wright, at his
farm home Sunday,
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LEONARD HIGH’S Homecom-
ing will be Friday night with the
Tigers playing Bells. A football
queen will be named at halftime
and a parity will be held in the
gym following the game.
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THE FANNIN COUNTY FAIR
got underway at 5:00 p. m.
Thursday with a parade in down-
town Bonham. The 3-day fair
runs through Saturday night and
' promises entertainment for the
entire family.
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Fate Parker, tax assessor-col-
lector for the Leonard and Tren-
ton school districts, has an of-
fice open in both Leonard and
Trenton. Office hours are from
8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
Mr. Parker is in Leonard each
Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri-
day. For assistance you may
call 587-2011. He is in Trenton
each Monday and Tuesday and
can be reached at 989-2327.
Mr. J. Frank Wright, Chairman
of the Fannin County Savings
Bonds Committee, announced
this week that the sale of United
States Savings Bonds and Freed-
om Shares during the month of
September totaled $21,761 in
Fannin County. Sales for the nine-
month period were $204,700 and
this is 73 per cent of the county’s
1969 goal of $280,000.
September salefe in Texas were
$l##80,583 as compared to $13-
508,678 during September of 1968
—i an increase of 7 per cent.
Year-to-date sales were $134,118,-
669 — 78.8 per cent of the state’s
goal of $170.1 million.
Over the Nation, September
investments of Bonds/Freedom
Shares totaled $351 million, with
Greedom Shares accounting for
$3^-million of the total, which
was. 27 per cent above September
1968 Note sales. Sales for the
nine-month period were $3.6 bil-
lion for 74.6 per cent of the
national goal of $4,861,800,000-
Visiting the. Ben Smithson
family recently were. Mrs. Robert
Matthews and Robin, Plainview;
Mrs. Howard Smithson, Shane
and Chad, Dimmitt; Mr. and
Mrs. Bennie Smithson, Rocky,
Marshall, and Sherry, Lancaster;
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Bates, Kenny,
Siusie, and Scott, Denison; Mrs-
Margaret Madison and Doris
Adair, Dallas.
Cousins of Mrs. Smithson, Mr.
and Mrs. Lonnie Whitis and Mr-
and Mrs. 'Roy Baker, Indianapolis,
Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jean
Smithson, Donna and Lori Lynn,
Bailey, and Mr. and (Mrs. Clinton
Smithson, Clinton and Timmy,
Garland.
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THE ELECTION to decide if
Fannin County will get a Hospital
District or not will be held for
local voter’s in the City Hall Sat-
urday with Wilfred Golden as
judge,. There has been lots of
controversary in the past few
weeks on this issue. All voters in
the county are urged to study the
proposition and go to the polls
and vote your convictions.
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Edmond Wright and Paul
Taylor made a business trip to
Clarksville, and Hugo, Okla.,
Monday. i 1 ■
Fannin County People To Vote Saturday
On County Hospital District Issue
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Lone Star Gas today asked the
City of Leonard to increase local
residential and commercial nat-
ural gas rates to enable the com-
pany to earn a reasonable rate of
return on the fair value of prop-
erties used in rendering public
service.
j The application for
Ford punt, pass and kick contest I
staged on the Gatesville practice |
Itributibn system costs listed in-
creased wages and salaries, high-
er interest rates on borrowed
money and increased taxes as
primary reasons for the defic-
iency. I
The company indicated that it t
had used every means available ’
to avoid a request for rate in-
creta|ses, but inflationary pressure
not under the company’s 'control
necessitated the application.
“■Obviously our wish to keep gas
rates low must be balanced with
the economic pressures we face,
Jack Hemby, regional manager of
the Greenville
tribution said.
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from scrimmage for 66 yards and
a score, the try for the extra
point was no good. Leonard came
right back to score when Archie
White broke for 13 yards and a
score. The score was set up by a
nice run by Don Treiadwlay. Law-
rence 'kicked the point for a 7-6
lead for Leonard. Leonard scored
on a one yard run by Barry
Peirson and then Peirson passed
to Jeff Smith for the two point
conversion giving Leonai’d the
lead at the half 15-6. Wolfe City
, scored in the third period on a 3
yard run by Phil Cherry. McBeth
nan over the two extra points and
the score stood 15-14 until late in 1
the game, after which White
broke for his 98-yard run. White
has now carried for 1189 yards in
six games, and when he fumbled
against Wolfe City it was the
first time this year in almost 200
carries.
At the half of the Bell’s game
this week one of three candidates
will be crowned the 1969 Leonard
Homecoming Queen. The candi-
dates are seniors Trenia Smith
and Connie Daniel, and Sopho-
more Becky peirson. Miss Smith
will be escorted by John Myers,
Miss Daniel by Randy Ross, and
Miss Peirjson by Mike West.
Homecoming festivities will be
held in the gym following the
game and entertainment will be
provided by a ‘swinging’ band.
Jess Ashley announces there
will be a Gospel Singing Sun-
day, October 26th, from two until
four o’clock in the Van Alstyne,
Congressional Methodist Church.
Featured singers will be Leion
Ganforth and The Revival Aires
Quartet from Wichita Falls. There
will be several other quartets par-
ticipating.
The public is invited.
On Wednesday, October 15th, six-
teen members of the 1921 Literary
Club traveled to Dallas to view the
painting of “The Miracle at Pente-
cost.” It is one of the largest works
in oils on canvas in the world—124
feet long and 20 feet high. Complet-
ed after more than four years of
work, it is the exclusive work of ar-
tists Torger G. Thompson and his
associate, Alvin H. Barnes. The
painting is now in a special tem-
porary building at Boedecker and
Park Lane, two blocks west of Cen-
tral Expressway next to the North
Park Shopping Center. Viewing thi?
great work of art was a very in*
spirational experience for the Liter-
ary Club and would be worth your
time to see.
The next meeting will be on Nov-
ember 5th with Mrs, Gale Merrill
and Mrs. Les LaRoe serving as co-
hostesses.
Legionnaires and Auxiliary
members from the Fourth Dis-
trict of The American Legion
will as&emble at McKinney on
Saturday and Sunday, October
25-26, 1969, for their annual Fall
Convention, Bennie R. Cave,
Commander of Post No. 96, has
announced-
Registration will open on Sat-
urday at 3:00 p. m. at the Mc-
Kinney Post No. 96 Home. The
social hour will be from 5:00 to
6:00 p- m., followed by the annual
convention dance at 8:30 p. m.
On Sunday registration will 'be
resumed at 9:00 a. m. and coffee
will' also be served at this time
at the Post Home.
The joint session
merichn Legion and
will convene at 10:00 a. m. with
Commander Cave calling the
meetfting to order. District Ser-
geant-at Arms H. G. Sadler will
have charge of colors land invoca-
tion will be by Rev. Foy Thomas.
Hon. Bob Hendricks, State Rep-
resentative, Collin County, will
give the address of welcome and
response will be by District Vite
Commander A. S- Doggett of
Denison. J. C. Scherer of Leonard,
State Oratorical and School A-
wards Chairman, wiH bring
greetings. Principal speaker will
be Senator Ralph Hall of Rock-
wall. The Memorial Service will
be 10:20 a. m., with Rev.
Thomas in charge.
Lunch will be served at 12:00
Noon at the Post Home.
At 1:30 p. m., the Legion and
Auxiliary will hold their separate
business sessions, with District
Commander Fred E. Wright of
Denison presiding over the Legion
meeting. Department Vice Com-
mander, First Division, C. Leo
Mathews of Dallas, will be featur-
ed (speaker lat this session. Com-
mittee reports will be heard on
Credentials and Rules, Resolu-
tions, and Convention City. Vice
Commander Doggett will head the
membership report.
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had to go elsewhere to obtain in
the past.
4. That if this proposal is re-
jected Saturday and the hospital
construction is not under contract
by next June 30, the $1 million
grant Will revert to the state to
be allocated elsewhere to other
non-profit organizations for hos-
pital purposes.
5. That because of the Hill-Bur-
ton grant the tax rate for
first five years, based on
31.5 cents on $100 valuation,
cents the second five years, and
then by conservative estimates,
would become self-sustaining and
there would be no tax after 10
years. This would mean that a
home valued at $10,000 would be
taxed only $9.50 each year the
first five years, $5.40 the next
five years, and no tax after that.
6. That the district would be
non-profit. If county property
values should be raised, the tax-
ing rate could be reduced ac-
cordingly, because only a spe-
cific amount of money to service
the bonds would be needed from
taxes.
7. That privately-built hospitals
must be paid off, just as those
publicly-owned, and that patient
fees would have to be high
enough to provide the money to
pay indebtedness and interest.
8. That the almost universal
ability of families to carry hos-
pitalization insurance, and the
new assurances of hospital care
for the elderly through Medicare,
has brought a tremendous load
on all hospital facilities and the
situation is surely to become more
acute. Finding beds in hospitals
of neighboring counties already
is becoming more difficult and
waiting time often is growing
longer.
9. That the hospital is being
constructed within a short dis-
tance of the big VA hospital,
which hopefully could offer ad-
vantages in cooperative use of
specialists.
10. That modem hospital facili-
ties is the only way the county
can obtain new medical doctors
and specialists to assure a stable
and adequate hospital, medical
and public health program for
people of Fannin County in the
future.
11. That hospital facilities in
Bonham are becoming acutely
short for those needing care, par-
ticularly for the elderly through
Medicare.
(Paid Politcal Advertisement)
Relatives from several towns
visited Mr. and Mrs. O. N.
Kuyrkendall on October 7t!h. the
occasion being the 58th Wed-
ding Anniversary and Mr. Kuyr-
kendall’s birthday. The visitors
were from Ft. Worth, Benbrook,
Dallas, Sherman, Anna, and
Bells.
The couple’s daughter and
husbland, the C. J. Klimeks, came
by plane to Dallas from Green
Bay, Wisconsin. While here, Mr-
and Mrs. Kuyrkendall spent 12
days with them visiting other
I relatives.
Jody Richards, 8-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Richards,
Jr., of Gatesville, former resi-
dents of Leonard, recently won a
punt-kick-pass con,test. He is the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Richards, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Fannin County people
down to the wire this week ou a
Saturday decision at the polls of
whether or not a Fannin County
Hospital District shall be estab-
lished and the district be author-
ized to issue $1,350,000 in bonds
to build an 80-bed hospital and a
25-bed extended care wing.
And as the voting time ap-
proaches they have been caught
up in a disturbing professional
crossfire about who will or will
not be permitted to practice on
the hospital staff.
Officials of the hospital dis-
trict have called the issue pre-
mature, pointing out that the
present board has no authority to
make a decision on who will or
will not practice in the hospital
and that it has issued no official
board statement concerning it.
Members of the hospital dis-
trict board, made up of Roby
Windham, Bonham, President;
John Armstrong, Bonham, Vice-
President; Mrs. Kathleen Wright,
Bonham; Mrs. Laura Reed But-
ler, Trenton; Royce Magness,
Telephone; Mrs. A. M. Savage,
Bailey; ;and John Smith, Ector,
have asked Fannin C"''m’y peo-
ple to consider seriowd 7 the fol-
lowing facts as they make up
their minds on how to vote Sat-
urday:
1. That the existing board is a
temporary one, appointed only to
plan the project and bring it to
a vote, then it 'will cease to exist.
A permanent board, to be ap-
poitned by the Commissioners'
Court, which voted unanimously
to call the election, would
authorized to build, equip
operate the hospital, set
ards of those who practice on the
staff, and pass on credentials of
those making application to prac-
tice, both medical doctors and
osteopaths.
2. That the hospital will be
open staff, that there can be no
discrimination and that any doc-
tor, medical or osteopath, who
meets the standards, which nec-
essarily will be high in order to
safeguard people who go there
for treatment or surgery,
be admitted to practice.
3. That the successful effort to
obtain a $1 million Hill-Burton
federal grant, with another $150,-
000 promised, is easing drastical-
ly the tax load on Fannin County
people in their effort to obtain
for themselves facilities that
some 44 per cent c-f them have
E. F. Drury of Leonard- Young
Richards won first place trophy
after emerging victorious in the
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Funeral services for John O. .
Craft, 73, of Randolph welre held
at 2:30 p. m. Saturday at the
l Baptist Church with
the Rev. O. R. Cary officiating.
I Burial was* in the Randolph
| Cemetery under direction of the
' Wise Funeral Home.
He died Thursday night, Oc-
tober 16, 1969, in a Bonham hos-
pital.
A nntHVA nf ’Parmiir he '
was the Ison of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Craft.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Hazel Craft of Randolph;
two sons, Airlie Craft of Fort
Worth, and Billy Craft of Ran-
dolph; one daughter, Mrs. Rize
Jean Trusty of Trenton; one
brother, Lissie Richardson of
Carlton; three sisters, Mrs. Joe
Baker of Bonham, Mrs. Emmie
Howard of Grand Prairie, and
Mrs- Lillie Edwards of Terrell, and
two grandchildren-
Region of dis-
“These pressures
can no longer be offset in
other way.”
Approval of the company’s ap-
plication would increase the
average monthly ressidential gas
bill by approximately 25%.
Lone Star Gas serves approxi-
mately 610 customers in Leonard.
WHILE WEST TEXAS towns
! have suffered heavy rains, hail
A native of Fannin County, he' and sleet, this part of Texas has
enjoyed a few cool nights and
mornings with temperatures
ranging in the upper 80s in the
afternoon.
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were their children, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Mathews of Oklahoma
City, J. L. Mathews of Hurst,
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