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' VOLUME 70
CELESTE, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS 75423
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1971
NUMBER 13
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Mrs. Rankin Roach reviewed
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Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davis opened
Mrs. Nell Williamson of
was
out and sent Theda off in his j
Jess
Tax Man Sam
from the sky.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
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MY NEW AF RADIO startled me
came
is
will
Visitors of Mrs. Josie Siegler Sun-
day were Mrs. Etta Wallace
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Fops Club Met
luesday Hight
Red's Equipment
Service and Repair
Midway Home Dem.
Club Heid Regular
.Meet Wednesday
Two Industries
For Leonard
Are Obtained
Power Company
Urges Kite Flyers
To Use Safety
Jeff Hurley Is
Nine Years Old
Mrs. Roach Gives
Book Review For
Thursday Club
PTA, Open House
At School Tuesday
Methodist Youth
Study Scriptures
A combined Parent-Teacher meet-
ing and Open House will be held at
Celeste School Tuesday, March 9th,
at 7:30 p.m.
Superintendent G. W. Tillerson will
be the speaker and all parents are
urged to attend. Also anyone inter-
ested is invited.
of
of
Mr. Fields was bom Aug. 12, 1886
in Quitman, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Fields. He was a farmer
and a member of the Mt. Olive Bap-
tist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
Lillian Fields, of Celeste, three sons,
Duane Compton, March 6
Judy Justus, March 6
Frances Arey, March 6
Jerry Arnwine, March 6
Mrs. Henry Meadors, March 8
Leta Sloan, March 9
Marie Felty, Mrach 9
Buford Rubarts, March 9
Jimmy Loyd Swafford, March 12
Marianna Floyd, March 12
Smith-
in this-
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Free Facials At
Leuna's Beauty
Shop March 11
' Marvin Davises
Open Cafe Here
James Fields Rites The Dorcas Women County To Help
Monday In Celeste Will Sponsor
Salad Supper
■ '* > company bum, go home, and I sure minded
I thought it would be sort him.”
Melody Chambliss
Patricia Cole
Carolyn Gay
Brenda Geiger
Patsy Gregory
Theresa Hillard
Kim Morton
Debbie Statzer
Sophomores
Angie Sanders
Ginger Hooper
James Fields, 84, of Celeste died
Friday, Feb. 26, 1971 in Dallas.
Funeral services were held Monday
at 2 p.m. at the Mt. Olive Baptist
.Church in Celeste. Rev. T. F. Wash-
wer repair work of the city crew on, 'nSlori officiated. Burial was in Pe-
the system that for years has given i n’e^ Cemetery under the direction of
trouble on Cockrell Street, the Mack ( Cozine Funeral Home.
Pierson place on down for a block.
Maybe it is fixed.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Clinton of
i Dallas visited his parents, Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Bickham
are entertaining their grand nep-
hew this week, Jeffrey Gray, son of
un James Richard Gray of Dallas.
“WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS”.
Again this week more blowey rain,
sort of cool but real nice tempera-
The Midway Home Demonstration
Club held its regular meeting March
3 in the home of Mrs. E. M. Blak-
more.
Mrs. George McGee presided.
The program on “Friends by phone
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for Jhe Jlderly” was given by Mrs.1 brances of hjs faTnily, lo-
cations and life from the Brazos to
the Pecos, he describes, and the re-
viewer had an appreciative audience
as she charmingly gave the review.
I could not lay the book down while
Red’s Equipment Service will soon
be in a new building which is now
under construction. The business lot
wll also be fenced.
Red’s Equipment Service includes
complete tractor rebuilding, welding
and repair for gas, diesel and hy-
draulic transmissions.
Myron Riddels, the owner said,
“We have been in Celeste for a year
and sure have enjoyed having your
business. We hope to serve you more
in the future”.
For service call 568-5635.
(adv.)
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Mrs. Maurine Bickham returned
home from a Sherman hospital where
she had been for two months and 13
days. She will be glad to see her
friends.
ANOTHER GOOD citizen and our
neighbor, James Fields has gone to
his reward. We will miss him—his
particular posture as he walked to
.town—leaning slightly forward with
hands clasps 'behind him—a large,
gaunt man—the same measurements
as our Pat. Some one said, “He is
such a polite man”.
LAST THURSDAY the Thursday
club was privileged to hear Mildred
(Roach) in a review of a book writ-
ten by a favorite columnists and
book reviewer. She was sent a first
edition copy of “A Personal Coun-
try” by A. C. Greene “Miss” Mil-
dred cut the very readable book and
gave highlights of the authors life,
observations and feelings of “his’
. West Texgs. The humor, the remem-
Leonard’s Industrial Founda-
tion has announced the signing of.
two small firms, and officials are-
in the process of closing a deal
for a third.
Custom Conveyer Co. will start’
work within 60 days on building;
conveyer systems for airline bag-
gage transfer, Danny Joe Jacfc-
son, treasurer of the Leonard In-
dustrial Foundation said.
The foundation is financing the?
the constructon of a phase-pur-
chase contract with John A. Arn-
old Construction Co., which is the-
parent plant for Custom Convey-
er.
The firm will start off modestly’
with four employes, including a?-
plant manager from Bonham, but:
is expected to grow rapidly. The
building under construction wiPr
have 3,200 square feet of concrete’
and is west of the R. W. McKin-
ney Construction Co. on U.S- 6SL
The inventive genius of Trend-
ton’s Russ Lambert triggered” the?
second industry that is renovating
the old Jenkins building’ on the
square, Jackson said.
Lambert invented an auto trans-
fer device that he has patented.
It will be built in Leonard by the;
newly formed corporation that in-
cludes Warren Boney of Richard-
son as secretary-treasurer, and'
Bob Lepoint of Brighton, Colo, as;
vice-president. The firm will start?
with 16 employes.
The Leonard Industrial Founda-
tion is headed by Arvis Buchanan?
and is currently hard at work-
on bringing new industries to the?
area.
The M.Y.F. of The First United
Methodist Church met Sunday night
in the fellowship hall.
The group has been studying
__1 Paul’s letter to the Phillipians. To
McWilliams is in Baylor study and understand the scriptures
sort of nearby shade uOSpitai for surgery.
Greene told of the towns all out Ab-,
ilene way. Eastland and the honored the cafe, formerly Mary’s Cafe, on
stone the north side Tuesday.
’ The new operators invite the pub-
went lie to visit them from 6 a.m. till 6
-—> commonly passed p.m. daily.
the four lane highway far I The menu includes lunches, sand-
travel that the youth wiches, homemade stew, and other
thing is good foods.
Your business will be appreciated.
Adv.
WSCS Began Study
Of Psalms Monday
The WSCS of the first Methodist:
Church began the study of Psalms
Monday March 1 with Rev. Earnest
Walt directing. In the introduction
he ponted out that the complete 150
Psalms are put together in five
groupings, with a Doxology complet-
ing each Book, the books ending var-
iously with Psalms, 41, 72, 89, 106,
and 150. “Psalms are written for
every mood” a member pointed out.
Anyone interested is invited to at-
tend these sessions each Monday
I during the month of March and bring
their Bibles,- the Revised Standard
Verson if avalable.
Nine members attended.
Assigned for reading and medita-
j tion for next week are Psalms 105,
I 78, 135, and 136, to be read in the
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If you haven’t read your news-
paper nor listened to your radio
or watched your TV, maybe
you don’t know that both the tax
law and the income tax forms
have changed this year.
The changes in the law coupl-
ed with the changes in the tax
forms (even though these
changes were made at the sug-
gestion of taxpayers to make
the forms easier to understand)
makes it an absolute necessity
for you to carefully read those
tax instructions. The sooner you
start studying the tax instruc-
tions the better.
FROM TIME TO TIME we may
include “little squibs” as Joe Me;
Kee used to call them. Apples of
gold” a gift book, “in memory of
your Mom” the inscription says, is
small bits of things applicable to
everyday living. Today will quote,
“Don’t tell your friends about your
indigestion: ‘How are you’ is a
greeting, not a question”.
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David Courtney.
Evening worship is at 6:30 p.m. A
salad supper in fellowship hall will
follow the evening service. All
members are invited to bring a j
salad and participate in the worship
and fellowship.
Visiting Mrs. Faye Harrell over
the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Thomas Harrell and children of Lan-
caster.
that the two drivers would j _________________
' Mr. and Mrs. Bobby McGee and
his father s cfoforen of Richardson spent the
| weekend with his mother, Mrs. Katie
McGee.
The Dorcas Women of The First
United Methodist Church held their
second organizational meeting March
2nd in the home of Johnnie Staple-
ton.
Officers elected were: chairman,
Norma Walt; vice-chairman, Marie
Felty; Secretary, Patsy Whiteworth;
Treasurer, Jane McBride; Reporter,
Kay Nichols; co-ordinator, Lois
Lewis.
The meeting time for the group
will be the first Tuesday of each
month.
Plans were completed concerning
the sponsoring of a salad supper af-
ter the worship service Sunday night.
This fellowship will be for the en-
tire congregation.
Other plans for the month will be
a work night at the church readying
the church for the three week-day
services' during Holy Week and Eas-
ter Sunday services.
The name Dorcas was taken from
The New Testament where the wo-
man Dorcas was described as one
who filled her days with acts of kind-
ness and charity.
The Dorcas Women will be a com-
panion group to the W.S.C.S. sharing
in the work and needs of the church
and community.
Correct Leonard
Rail Crossing
The Fannin County Commissiory-
er’s Court Friday approved the-
county’s participation in relocat-
ing U.S. Highway 69 to eliminate
a dangerous grade crossing with;
the Katy railroad south of Leon-
ard.
At the present time, U.S. 69?
crosses the Katy at Leonard and)
again at Celeste. The rerouting':
will put the road east of the rail-
road all the way to Greenville.
Members of the court also dis-
cussed the relocation and re-
building of U.S. 82 and improve-
ment of State Highway 78 between
Bonham and Bailey to eliminate?
some sharp curves.
Commissioner Johnny Avery’
pointed out the court had agreed?
to provide the necessary right-of-
way for U.S. 82 across Fannin1
County, some distance north of!
the present route.
Commissioners took no action;,
indicating they desired to give tte
overall hghway program additioiB-
al study.
Fannin County will go back un-
der the regulatory authority of
the Texas Parks and Wildlife-
which would have the right to set
game seasons and bag limits.
The court approved a resolu-
tion asking the passage of legis-
lation to implement the move.
The resolution was adopted fol-
lowing a public hearing held at
the request of Rep. James Di-
Cole.
AU of the 40 persons present
the courtroom indicated they fa-
vored the chanere.
Bond of Homer Caston as the?
county’s delinquent tax attorney
was approved.
The court approved the security
pledges of the Bonham State1
Bank.
The court also approved a res-
olution asking financial aid for
the Fannin, Collin and Graysow
County soil conservation districts,.
had it earlier, before the West Texas
trip with the Comptons last fall to
have known the bits and pieces that
Greene
tree mechanic. He was pretty baf- j
fled. Mrs. Compton had visions of an!
overnight stay to get the <— .
overhaul. 1 -------1
of fun (the stay,
call to the Ford company way across
town-was answered promo, the (
vice man gave an extra hard lunge
to t.
of a ------
he said. Yes, Mr. Green, West Tex-
as people are nice.
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has become one of the goals for the
M.Y.F.
Those enjoying fellowship and re-
freshments were: Randy Gay, Alan
Wolfe, Dana Abernathy, Debbie Ab-
ernathy, Debra Davis, Ronnie Lyon.
Billy Barnard, Ricky Cole, Eugene
Rhoden, and Co-Counselors, Jam
Daniels and Kay Nichols.
the sport or for serious competition
in Interscholastic League
Also it is observed that adults on
holidays or summer evenings get en-1
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Waif Announces
Sermon Topic
The second in a series of sermons
has come a long way, it was pointed j on the Words of Jesus from the Cross
. Earnest
or students have taken part in the Walt in the 11:00 a.m. worship ser-
playoffs and the state meet.
events.1 father, mother, two sons, and three
daughters.
His mother did not explain,
not the trouble). A ■ Becoming worried at his delay she
------ called the police. They informed a
answered pronto, the ser- ( helicopter cruiser and so the voice
------ —j extra hard lunge
the lever and all was well—wort
somtime thing with a new car
' and women that some one will check
on them every day. In the “Tele-
Care” program at Ldther Hospital.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the partici-
1 pating older people call a special op-
erator at the hospital at a regular
time each day to report that all’s
well. If someone fails to call and the
operator can’t reach them by phone,
a previously designated neighbor is
telephoned and asked to make a per-
sonal check.
Mrs. E. M. Blakemore gave a
remedy for feeling blue. Do some-
thing for someone else less fortunate.
Make a call to some forgotten soul
whom few remember. Write a letter,
_____________ Dallas, but be careful not to spread depres-
distributor of Lovue all organic cos- sing news. By cheering up others
metics, will be at Lenna’s Beauty Y°u lose the blues yourself.
Shop Thursday, March 11. | “Independence — Ala Carte” was
Anyone wanting a free facial may given by Mrs. H. H. Furr. A good-
call beginning at 10 a.m.
(adv.)
Traditionally the red - breasted
robin has been the harbinger of
spring, but one of the surest signs
that winter is waning is the sud-
den clutter of kites, kite strings
and tails, tangled in trees and
power lines and draped over tele-
vision antennas. Kite-flying has
been popular for many years with
young and old alike, but like any
other activity, it is done better if
it is done safely.
This was the observation of
Bobby Burchfield, Community
Public Service Company manager,
who urges aU kite-flyers to mem-
orize the few simple rules of kite-
flying safety.
“Be sure there is no metal in
the kite, and use only string that
is dry and non-metallic,” Burch-
field recommends. “Don’t fly
your kites in rainy weather, and
avoid busy streets and highways.
Fly your kites far away from
television antennas and electric
wires, and, if your kite gets snag-
ged in a power line, don’t pull the
string or climb a pole. Call our
office for help.”
Posters listing kite-flying safety
rules have been distributed by
Community or use on the bulletin
boards of local schools.
Watch And Clock
Repair In Celeste
Harvey Smith announces he?
has a watch and clock repair’
service in his home, 300 Fourth:
Street in Celeste. Mr.
has 29 years experience
business and solicits your pa-
tronage. A 1 work guaranteed.
You may call 568-5231 aftesr
5:30 p.m.
Homemakers Assist Grant For City Of Celeste OKayed By
Water Quality Office Of EPA
A grant of $6,210 to the City of
Celeste was approved Monday by the
Water Qualtiy Office of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
The grant, which was applied for
by the city in August of 1968, will
supplement funds now being used
neighbor policy lhat began in 1905,
meals on wheels goes Nalional as
needed. Having meals on wheels to
come home to allows many patients
to get home sooner. Allows many to
stay at home in the face of tempor-
aiy disabilities. Whether the service
is needed for a week, or a period of
months, it is very often the means
for an elderly person to continue to
live independantly in his own home,
a morale booster beyond measure.
The idea of sending a hot meal to
the home of invalids originated in
London way back in 1905. It emerg-
ed again during World War II. And
has now spread to more than a few
places over the U.S. j
Mrs. S. W. Myers gave the devo-
tion from the 6th chapter of Matthew, into action early one morning. Out
She also gave the Family Life Topic of the clear blue of soft music
on “How to Control Bleeding.” . the firm admonition, “Get up and
The club adjourned with the club do something worthwhile today”. I
prayer. Next meeting will be with
Mrs. Geo. McGee, March 10. Mrs.
Catlett, Co. Home Dem. Agt.
present the program.
Funeral sendees for Mrs. Edith
M. Lucas, 62, owner and operator of
choir under the direction of Mr.' Beauty Salon in Blue Ridge,
- - - - ■ • j were held at” Blue Ridge "Church of
Christ Saturday. Connie Hollis of
Leonard and W. A. Martin of Cran-
dell, officiated.
Burial was in Restland Memorial
Park with Fielder-Baker Funeral
: Home of Blue Ridge directing.
Mrs. Lucas died February 26, 1971
‘ in Methodist Hospital after an ex-
tended illness. She was born June
28, 1908 in Collin County, daughter
of the late Jordan and Martha May-
ner. She married Charley A. Lucas
I July 28, 1927 and he survives. She
was a membei1 of The Church of
Christ.
Survivors are her husband, Charley
A. Lucas of Blue Ridge; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. L. Sparks of Dallas; one
son, Bobby Lucas of Forney; and six
grandchildren. Also two sisters. Mrs.
Nettie Womble of Farmersville and
Mrs. Lucy Anderson of Dallas.
L. R. Stringer. She said those who
live alone run the risk of having an
accident or becoming sick and not
being able to notify anyone. Now, in
several communities in the country,
voluntary services assure these men,™ inthe week Wish rd ,
did, but am careful not to tune into
him until ready to move out, if when.
The sudden seemingly personal com-
mand is startling. Like the little
boy who was loitering along from
kindergarten.
“Oliver Bradburn, go home”, came
and * a booming voice out of the blue. He
Mrs. L. L. Smith of Garland, Mr. and i picked up speed rush into his home
Mrs. J. H. Blakemore and son of | looking very scared. “Mother, some-
Merit body in the sky said, “Oliver Brad-
Jeff Hurley celebrated his ninth
birthday Sunday at his grandmother!
Brooks home in Kingston.
Those enjoying the occasion with
them were Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Sin-
gleton, Scott and Philip of Plano,
Mrs. Jackie Hurley, and Julia
Yantis and Lessie Addington
Kingston.
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OUR TOWN
nils WEEK
the
book, “A Peisonal Country”, by A.
C. Greene, for the Thursday Club
program February 25 with Mrs. H.
H. Fun- hostess, and Mrs. R. N.
Staton co-hostess.
The author brings alive the West
Texas where he grew up. His bonds
with the land, neighbors and family,
humor, wild weather, with images
and attachments which are-geograph-
ical. A native of Abilene, Mr. Greene,
a graduate of Abilene Christian Col-
lege, has been associated with liter-;
aiy circles, more recently book edi-1
tor of the Dallas Times Herald. He'
and his family are residents of Aus-1
tin, Texas. j
' sequence listed.
Mrs. Leon Norris conducted a brief
business session. Mr. Jack Newman
wa elected to active memberhip.
Members present were twenty-two.
Two members were ill and another
hindered because of the heavy rain.
Mrs. R. C. Denny, honorary member,
was present.
The Leonard Tops club met
Tuesday at 7 p. m.. There were
nine members present. Each
was weighed by weight record-
er Elaine Davis. There was a
total loss of 8y2 pounds by the
group. Aline Shanks was Queen
for the week with the most lost.
She received a gift from the
grab bag.
Due to bad weather, there
no business meeting. The c'ub
will have a bake sale Saturday,
March 6, from 9 o’clock until all
is sold, in front of Leatherwood-
White Hardware store.
MONDAY EVENING this week a
group of school patrons, some stu-
dents and Mr. and Mrs. TiHerson
met to discuss the need and the Rucell Fields, Opel Fields, both of
building of another tennis court at Dallas, Henry Fields, of Los An-
school. The ambitions of the group. geles, Claif.; two daughters, Mrs.
are to have a concrete court built Julia Ann Furnace and Mrs. Viola
just south of the present one. Needs Fields both of Dallas, one brother
are evident in the increased number and one sister, 17 grandchildren and
of students wanting to practice for 14 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
for a waste water treatment facility.
The project is part of a quarter-
million dollar water and sewer im-
j Bun ui uuui uuu real nice leinpera-
prwement program underway. | ture and drenchilK
Total cost ot the waste water treat-! downpours sort ot hampered the se-
ment facility is $20,700. ,
frog in the courthouse comer
was the only thing connected with:
the succession of towns we ~
through or more
around on t.._
cry from the
Greene did. Anyway, one
still evident. The friendliness and
helpfulness of the people. At Home’s. I
a most attractive restaurant and gift |
place at Abilene, the new car, the j
Compton’s stubbornly refused t0 j ___ ________________; ____
shift into any gear. Jewel. and I sat Clinton over the weekend,
in agony 1
break off the lever. (Reminds me
Mr. Greene’s report on
yoke, the three women members of
the family telling him how to drive.)
Well, the affable owner of the place ,
came (
car to see a
Heart Fund Drive
Here Sunday
Theda Lay, Celeste Heart Fund
Drive Chairman, reports that the
Celeste Homemaking girls wiU help
work the Heart Fund Drive next
week in Celeste.
Junior Homemaking Degree Can-
didates are:
Freshmen
Debbie Abernathy
Carrie Carter'
joyment from the game. Mr. Tiller-
son reported that finances, would
need be met by contributions from
I parents, former players or contribu-
tions, two funds in the system, the
athletic fund and some local school
funds likely are available. Tennis t
has come a long way, ll W<as> Jjyuxicvi , un me vvvxua ux ueaus xxum
out. For thirteen years some student will be preached by Rev.
vice Sunday at the First United Meth- j —---------------
odist Church in Celeste. This sermon . . _ |e _
will deal with the second word in mTC I ilCcIS
which Jesus assures the thief hang-! *
ing beside Him, “Today you will be CaKVSCAC
with me in Paradise.” The sermon j V avw JQI Lil leCSj
will be in the setting of the service
of The Lord's Supper. The anthem
will be presented by the Chancel
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