Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962 Page: 8 of 8
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August 31, at 0:80 a.m.
avid Ingram, minister offl-
and five grandchildren.
Roy Galt, preceded him
the II
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vention. Those persons receiving
4th and 3th highest amount of votes
in their respective communities
will become 1st and 2nd alternate
members of the Community Com-
mittee respectively.
The County Convention will be
held on September 34, 1902 and
the 1963 County Committee will
be elected on that date. October 1,
1962 la the date that the 1963
County Committee will take office.
wife, the former Miss Ada
n of Greenwood, Franklin
ly, preceded him In death last
PaUbeareM were Rupert Gordon.
Skillman Bird. Max Drummond,
Robby Drummond. Fred Gregg and'
Phil Hateher.
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be closed Monday in observance of
Labor Day.
Labor Day is one of the five
holiday* that merchants voted to
take each year at a meeting aev- person who pays the fee and his
eral years ago. The days are re-
designated each year by the board
of directors of the Franklin Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce.
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1 houses, offices, the court Quarterback Club membership
house, post office and schools will cards are available from last years’
members who attended the supper
it 86.00
this
!J^.Z!*erutC,T nate delegate to the County Con-
wife. to attend the steak supper
which will be held previous to
jK‘1963 season. ■
In the past the club has pur-
chased some of the film used in
filming the Tigers games and has
paid for several meals for the
•Hun.
7, The membership drive contest
Will close at the club’s meeting on
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daily all Mt Vernon bust-
uses, offices, the court
would be *-
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M the balance* in
■bow that all
I in the black
and there 1*
nl fund. . 3
placed the tag rate
school year at 81.50,
>n used
[owever,
Geiger, Sue Tinsley, Judy Tinsley,
Peggy Crane, Cherry Stinson,
Myrtle Adams, Lou Briley, Vatra
SOloman, Sandra Corley, Janice
Emerson, Phyllis Fuquay, Sue Mar-
tin, Martha Bryant, Fleda Weather-
±i
ipasnnt
indrew*. 71, of Mt. Ver-
id away at Mt. Pleasant
and Clinic Wednesday,
Beef
10c
Simple refreshments were served
on the school lawn and local vice
president Fleda Weatherford pre-
sented Miss Simmons with a gift
from the Chapter as a token of
thinks
APRIL SHOWER
ENGLISH
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ALUMINUM
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11 p. m. Saturday, were held at
Tapp Funeral Home chapel in Sul-
phur Springs at 2 p. m. Monday.
The Rev. Roy Martin, pastor <_
First Christian Church, Sulphur
Springs, officiated, with interment
following in City cemetery at Mt.
Vernon. Rev. Lawrence Bridges
assisted at the Interment.
Mrs. Leftwich formerly lived in
Sulphur Springs and Mt. Vernon
but had been a resident of Dalia* J1 enJ
for eight years. M)n .
She was the daughter of Hillard -
and Helen Taylor Whitehurst and
was born April 27, 1878, at Wlnns-
8,hL>*?um,rrw<? to^e Ut* Communi'ty" C^mm'i^Tnd'
W. M. Leftwich at Winnsboro on , , ”
June 80, IMS.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mra. Helen Hatcher; two sons, H.
A. and J. M. Leftwich; three ate-
ten, Mrs. Betty Garvin, Mrs. SalUe
Connell and Mrs. Ethel Hale, all
of Dallals; two brothers, William'
Whltehurat of Dallas and Tom
Sted of Denver, Colo., nine grand-
children, ...fifteen great-grandchild-
practice. Kinds of seeds available
for this practfc^ dre Yellow Hop
Clover, Singletary Peas (Scar),
Hairy Vetch, Reseeding Crimson
Clover, and White Clover
A limited supply of funds 'gre
available for our fall program m
plans should be made early if cost-
share assistance will be requested
through the ACP.
Tigers-
Continued from Page 1
and run that was good for 51 yards.
The Tiger defense stiffened some
but Clarksville nanaged to push
it across again before giving up
the ball. Their fourth tally came
on an interception of a pass from
Tiger Quarterback Duane Burns.
The Tiger* third trip across the
goal line came after Burns man-
aged to connect on passes' to Zach-
ary, Broach and Patterson with
Nance carrying over from the six.
In the scrimmage with Commerce
Tuesday night. Commerce had little
trouble moving the ball on the
ground and on their first trip a-
cross the goal line there wasn't
a single pass attempt. Their second
trip saw two incomplete passes
and two others that netted 17 and
10 yards respectively with the goal
line cross coming on the latter. The
Tiger A team was never able to
push across the goal line.
The Commerce B team managed
a 58-yard run by their left halfback
and was running fi
ick slot where he loo
a passing drill he
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Budget-
' Continued hsn Page L<
835,00. The operation of the school
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620.06
school .
818,400.
th* nets
Iklahoma
1” Galt, 86, of Oklahoma
)klahoma, and formerly of
in County passed away at
me of hia daughter, Mr*,
yon, at Gary. Oklahoma, at
i.m. Thursday, August 23,
i lengthy lllneia.
was born In Franklin cmin-
■on of Mr. and Mr*. W. I.
■ country’:
"with grap
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hi la also
since Wo
tnd wine f
Its major
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aomplete pi
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MBB, but
Be betwe
*|*h officer,
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Jon Spanis
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Metary Ha
Ml one ah
jt, In any school
MW ----,
• rd* a* has
several yean.
i M the tax rate waa changed
slightly fo provide 81 25 for Local
Maintenance and 25c for the Inter-
est and,Staking tund to provide
for the bonded indebtneas of the
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Copies M the complete school
budget may he sedured by any in-
terested patron from the office of
the Superintendent ef School*.
In other official business, the
board authorised the purchase of a
new school bus for the 1962-63
school year and raised cafeteria
workers from |TO.OO to 880.00 per
J month. -
Myers—
CwttaMd from Page 1
eral Election ballot which provide*
for a State program of acquiring
conservation storage facilities in
reservoir* to be built or enlarged.
The resolution provides for opti-
mum use oT storage facilities in
view of the increasing demand for
water. The water or storage faci-
lities may be sold to users of water
such as towns, cities or industries
at a price which will not be below
the coat to the state.
He Mid that all dams are huHt
for a specific purpoee and urged
provided for with any dam built
on White Oak.
He pointed out that reservoirs
are an industry, stating that the
Lake-of-th-Pinea near Jefferson Itaa
attracted two million people al-
i ready this year which has provided
additional business for area mer-
chant*.
Myers said that the cittxens of
Jefferson and other towns in that
area had worked for year* te get
the Ferrol’s Bridge Dam and Re-
servoir and it finally took a water
district which included several
towns before the project became a
reality. ........ ~ ~‘
Mack Mahaffey announced that
there wm one absentee from the
club Friday.
Visiting Rotarians
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kon Rotary
hast Friday
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He is stati
ba*«s taJ
* said that
in history,
spijitpd
calf* for /tn outlay of 88,-
aqd the maintenance of the
plant call* for an outlay of
).6O. Total debt aprvlce for
IT Jrear totals 814,
total estimated revenue for
962-g3 school year totala
I0.M. If expenditures and
revenue hold true to. bisdRptato
estimates, the balanced budget in
The repc
the proaen
funds are ;
25’
Simmons—
Continued from Page 1
was held at the conclusion of the
talk.
Guest* of the evening were Jana
Miller, Judy Miller, Leta West,
Alice Smith, Elease Black, Elaine
Black, Shirley Black, Martha New-
some, Jgne Ball. Penneye Gaddis,
Mary Ruth Mills, Paula Fowler,----------—-------
Melanie Gutherie and Mrs. Bettie ford and Marilyn Long
Heiring.
Members present were Gail Gil-
bert, Myrtle Donlca, Dorothy Ball,
Lynda Burna, Edith Crowst^n, Shir-
ley Cox, Maribm Grau. Mprtha
Hightower, Sandra Irby, Nancy
fl
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Gfadiola
Flour
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aveside Services
Id Here For
gh A. White
igh A. White of 3614 Binkley.
I*, passed away at a Dallas
Ital Monday, August 27.
neral service* were held at
kman Chapel, Dallas, Wednes-
August 29.
aveside Mrvicea were held at
ft. Vernon City Cemetery Wed-
ly, August 29. at 2:45 with
John E. Whitt officiating,
llbearers were nephews, Bill
ley, Jr,, F. J. Joyce, Jr., Roy
ley, Elgan Ramsay, Landon_______ ___ ________________
■ay, and Max Robert Holder. ren andM** great-great-grandchild,
rvivor* include hl* wife, Mr*.
Ma* Holder White, one daugh-
Mr*. Ben Hill of Dallas, and
grandson. Brothers and sisters
Ivlng are Mra. C. A. Morri* of
Jt* Falls, Mr*. Hub Colley. Sr.,
’ernon, and Waiter A. White
■vanah, G*.
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Graveside services will be held
the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Ft.
orth at 2:00 p.m.
Survivors include hi* wife, Mrs.
Ilian Andrew* of Mt. Vernon
id one son, Harvey W. Andrew*
Ft. Worth.
Brother* and sister* surviving
e 8. C. Andrew* of Boyd. E. W.
idrews and Mrs. Beula Lackey ot
ukell, W. D. Andrew* and Mr*,
lille May of Ft. Worth and Mr*,
ye Allen of Cameron. Numerous
■hows and niece* also survive.
Galt was very active in church
work and worked with the tex com-
miiaion in Oklahoma City for the
laryer portion of hi* life.
Funeral service* were held at
Oblahpeaa City, Oklahoma. Satur-
day, August 25 at 8:00 p.m.
R. A. Penn
Succumbs At Gilmer
R. A. Penn. 55, a native of Hop-
Xml County near Greenwood, pass-
•d away *t Gilmer Saturday nigh*
after a heart attack.
Survivors include his father J.
*. Penn ot Gilmer, a brother, Elmo
Penn ot Longview; and two child-
ren, Richard and Jeanette Penn.
Penn had been a member of the
Baptist Church of 40 year*.
Services were held at Gilmer
First Baptist Church Monday. Au-
gust 87, at 8:30 p m. Interment
waa in the city cemetery.
He waa a first cousin of T. T.
Hogan, Fred Hogan, and Mrs. Hi-
ram Majors of Mt Vernon. P...... .
Among those attending the fun- that maximum storage capacity be
eral from thia area were Mr. and
Mr*. T. T. Hogan. Fred Hogan.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker McCauley of
Wbaver, and Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
V
“er Co*
CoBtiBMd frasn Page 1
quate vegetation cover tp protect
the land from eroaion. Field* es-
tablished in permanent cover will
not qualify for this practice. Vari-
tte* of seqd .available for this prac-
tice are Hairy Vetch, Reseeding
Crimson Clover, Singletary peas
(Scar), and Austrian Winter Pea*
This practice 1* applicable primari-
ly on cropland or fresh cleared
land.
Practice B-l "Improving of an
established cover for soil or water-
shed protection” 1* applicable only
to land In permanent vegetation
cover which, more than normal
maintenance measures In order to
provide adequate soil or water-
shed protection. Cost-sharing is not
authorized tor this practice on land
which this practice or the practice
involving the establishment of the
vegetative cover was carried out or
completed in 1959 or a subsequent
year. All land that has received a
permanent type practice such as
3 Election—
Continued from Page 1
T. Banks, John L. Cates, Aaron
Fuquay, L. D. Lawrence, F. T.
Loyd, Elgie Parrish, Warren Rich,
W. H. Rogers, Carl 81m*.
'Community "G" F. L. Cone, G.
0. Dickens, G. C. Harrison, Orman
lenry, Alvin Joiner, W. A. Jordan,
Keith, A. A. Krantz, L. O.
ihew, M. L. Worth.
Persons receiving the greatest
number of vote* in each com-
munity will be chairman of the
3 LB CAN ■ WO
NT
5 - 45c
for 1903. Thoee person* receiving
the next largest number ot votes
will be elected Vice-Chairman of
the Community Committee and al-
ternate delegate te the County
Convention. Persons receiving the
3rd highest amount of vote* will
be elected a* member of the Com-
munity Committee and 2nd alter-
VISIHNG HOURS i
2^6 to 4:60 p. m. 1
W ta I
l&ftot H |
ADMITTED:
Mrs. Frank Pelan, City 1
Mr*. W. O. Gandy, City 1
L. W. Hare, Sulphur Bluff a
Lena Smith, City ‘
Mrs. Roy Parchman, City
Estelle Jenkins, City
Mrs. J. W. Davis, City
Baby boy Davis, City
Lillie Walford, City
DISMISSED:
L. W. Hare. Lena Smith, Mi;
W. O. Gandy, Clyde Harris, Heft
Rogers, Iva Whitten and Jani
Hale.
Tiger B team managed their scoi
on their first series with quart*
back Jimmv Long connecting <
passes to Wendell Sloan for nis
yards and Dwight Elledge for 4
yards with Long carying over cei
ter from the two.
Injuries at midweek were has
ing the Tigers badly with centi
Joe Borden, end Jimmy Whit
guard Larry Reed, center Edw|
Joyce and tackle Donnie Mitchsl
being unable to take part in col
tact work due to injuries.
Jerry Tittle appeared for worl
outs for. the first time Wednesdi
toe ful
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962, newspaper, August 30, 1962; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1278173/m1/8/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.