Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1971 Page: 1 of 6
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ESTABLISHED 1885
THURSDAY, JULY 22, VOLUME 65, NO. 50
CARLOS BODINE
JIMMY WORSHAM
GARY CHRISTIAN
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The Texas Department of Public Safety
Spirit Sessions
Cheerleaders Attend SMU
Varsity
Tom Bean School Board
Issues New Contracts
B Team
Jr. High
served as president of her sophomore class.
Blue Ridge (Varsity)
Tom Bean (Varsity)
Leonard
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Wylie
Whitesboro
Honey Grove
Fannindel
Wolfe City
Van Alstyne
Carlos Bodine raised Duroc pigs for his
project. As a freshman, he presented a grand
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“4. Failure to report an accident is still
grounds for suspension.
accident, DPS Director Col. Wilson E. Speir
issued the following statement:
“We feel that in fairness to all, it should
the effect of the court decision which held
unconstitutional that portion of the Safety
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DARRELL DYER
Darrell Dyer raised calves for his project,
including a grand champion steer at the Loy
Lake Show.
GARY CHRISTIAN
Gary Christian raised Duroc pigs for his
award, and he had the grand champion boar
and reserve champion at the Loy Lake
Show.
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GAIL WORTHAM
Gail Wortham, 15 year-old sophomore,
served as a freshman class officer.
BRENDA WILLIAMS
Brenda Williams, a 17 year-old senior, is
the daughter of Mrs. Estelle Williams. Brenda
is a member of the girl’s basketball squad.
“5. Suspension is required for default on
an installment agreement to pay for damage
to others resulting from an accident.
Council Considers Leashing
ession
Under all of the circumstances
mentioned, Speir explained, “proof for the
future” is for a period of five years, under
the Texas law. Such proof can be established
Lone Star Degrees Won
By Whitewright Students
Four Whitewright boys, Jimmy Worsham, Lake Show he had the grand champion bull.
Celina (Scrimmage)
Anna (Scrimmage)
Farmersville
Howe
Leonard
Allen
Rivercrest
Whitesboro
Honey Grove
Fannindel
Wolfe City
Van Alstyne
♦District 14A Gaimes.
Gary Christian, Darrell Dyer and Carlos
Bodine, have received the highest
recognition the Texas branch of Future
Farmers if America can give, the Lone Star
Farmer Degree.
To be eligible for the award, the boy
must have been an agriculture student for
three years and have made at least $500 on
his FFA project. Dyer and Worsham received
their degrees at the state FFA convention in
Houston this past week. Christian and
Bodine did not attend the convention and
will receive their awards at a later date.
JIMMY WORSHAM
Jimmy Worsham earned his Lone Star
Degree through raising heifers. At the Loy champion pig at Loy Lake.
Farmersville 7th & 8th (2 games)
Howe A & B Teams (2 games)
Leonard
Open
Wylie 7th & 8th (2 games)
Whitesboro
Honey Grove
Fannindel 7th & 8th (2 games)
Wolfe City
Van Alstyne
“2. In connection with any final
conviction carrying an automatic suspension,
such as for driving while intoxicated, driving
while under the influence of drugs,
aggravated assauit with a motor vehicle, and
murder with motor vehicle. In such cases,
the suspended driver upon termination of
legal provisions of its Safety Responsibility
Act, the reciprocal provision of the Texas
law would require departmental action
which may include suspension.
resulted in the establishment of a <'
pound and part-time dog catcher in a special
meeting of the Whitewright City Council
Tuesday night. A site for the pound was to
be selected this week.
City Councilman Hermon Philley released Freeman were absent from the meeting.
In other action, the council discussed the
problem of trash burning by businesses.
400,000 horses, the county health officer or a local ™easure t0 rid the c'ty of its many ownerless Mayor Sonny Smit, pointed out that trash
veterinarian. Ogs‘ burning by businesses is not permissible
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special Renditions Permit
the current trash pickup were smoothed out
TOPS License Suspension
by maintenance of the minimum required applicants were considered acceptable by the
council. Advertisements for the position of
city policeman were to be placed in Dallas
Grid Schedule
It’s only July but the football season is almost upon us. Coach Charlie Sessom released
grid schedules for the varsity, B team and Junior High.
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Dog owners will be required to have dogs
city dog innoculated for Rabies and be registered
with a city license. All canines should be
fenced or tied. A leash law is under
consideration, Philley said.
Councilmen Marshall Hasty and Vince
The hot weather blamed for short crop
yields in many parts of Grayson and Fannin
Counties has turned to the advantage of
local horse owners. With much of the
low-lying areas dried up, mosquitoes which
could infect horses with Venezuelan Equine
Encephalomyelitis (VEE), a sleeping
sickness-like disease, have not been able to
Masons Schedule
Barbecue Dinner
A barbecue dinner will be served to the
"TJtiblic by the Masonic Lodge in Whitewright
on Saturday, July 31, according to an
announcement today by Milton Simpson,
Master of the Lodge.
“This will be our fourth annual
barbecue,” Mr. Simpson said. “It will be
held in the American Legion Park in
Whitewright between the hours of 5:30 and
8:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from
members of the Lodge.
“The revenue will go into our building
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The seven Whitewright High School
cheerleaders will attend a special school in
cheerleading at Southern Methodist
University in Dallas from August 8-13. The
school, open to female cheerleaders only, is
affiliated with the National Cheerleaders
Association.
Those attending the school are:
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a statement that the action was not intended
as a threat toward pets, but only as a
measure to rid the city of its many ownerless
dogs.
liability insurance, or by posting a surety
bond, or cash, in the amount of $25,000.
The DPS director emphasized that the and Fort Worth newspapers.
Department of Public Safety “is charged by A bid of $129,822.35 by the
law with the responsibility of administering Shellenberger Construction Company of
Sherman, tendered last Monday, was
accepted as the low bid for the new city
sewage plant. The bid must still be approved
by the federal Environmental Protection
Agency.
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VEE Threatens Grayson County Area In Tuesday Night S
Two children being bitten by loose dogs Dog owners v
multiply in any numbers. To date, there resulting in aches, pains, fever
nausea—much like the flu. A spokesman for
the disease control center in Atlanta said,
BRENDA BING
Brenda Bing, a 17 year-old senior, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bing.
Brenda was a junior class officer and was
active in volleyball and basketball.
intended for human use, but that the vaccine
has been utilized with excellent results in
some two million horses of South and
Central America. Only two percent of the Responsibility law prohibiting a hearing on
horses vaccinated show any undesirable the issue of fault prior to suspension after an
reactions to the virus vaccine.
VEE is transmitted primarily through the
bite of infected mosquitoes, but it should be
noted that all types of mosquitoes and biting be made known that the Department of
flies are capable of transmitting the disease. Public Safety is still required to take
VEE can also be contacted by humans, suspension action under the Safety
Responsibility Act if the following
circumstances prevail:
“1. In cases where a civil judgment for
damages has been rendered.by a court, and
the judgment has not been satisfied.
have been no cases of VEE recorded in the
two counties.
Regardless, horses may not be moved out “It’s considered a mild disease for humans
of the county of their residence unless they except for the few who develop
are accompanied by a certificate stating they inflammation of the brain.”
have been vaccinated against the disease at Any sign of the disease should be
least 14 days earlier. In effect, the regulation reported immediately to the county agent,
quarantines Texas’ 400,000 horses, the county health officer or a local
Hundreds of horses in south and southeast
Texas have died from the disease, and 6,000
have died in Mexico.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clifford M.
Hardin declared a national emergency to ,
provide more' federal mo’ney to 'fighf
epidemic. An airlift began in Dallas late
Monday afternoon to get vaccine to all parts
of Texas.
A Bonham veterinarian, Dr. E.G. Carney, office in Sherman said today the state Safety
said the vaccine is safe and effective Responsibility Act still applies under certain
providing horses are vaccinated at least 10 circumstances despite a recent federal court
days before exposure to the virus. Carney ruling preventing driver license suspensions
says the vaccine is experimental and is really without a finding of fault in accident cases.
In response to many inquiries concerning the provisions of the Safety Responsibility
Act, and is therefore obligated to comply
with all provisions of the law, except that
portion which has been held
unconstitutional.”
VBS Program
Registration for Vacation Bible School at
the First Baptist Church here will follow the
6:30 p.m. worship service Sunday, August 1,
1971.
Pre-school children, ages three through
five, and school children, ages six through
eight, will register and have classes in the
Children’s Building. Children nine through
’eleven will have classes in the educational
wing of the church. Junior high through
11th grade of high school youth will have
classes in the itrwnstairs educational wing.
General workers in the school are pastor,
‘ouglas Rymer; Mrs. Bill McFatridge and
Jiss Pat Marlow will direct the music; Mrs.
’nh gtar- Marlow, secretary; Mrs. Essie
TZerrr-.iill, refreshment director; and Miss
Nelle Brown is the VBS director.
Department directors are pre-school I -
Mrs. Brenda Jones; pre-school II - Mrs.
Kathy Cooley; children I - Mrs. Linda
Rymer; Children II - Mrs. Maureen Tillett;
youth I - Curtis Tillett. A core of 27 workers
will be involved in teaching during the
five-day school.
Classes will begin Monday, August 2,
through Friday, August 6. Classes will begin fund, and everyone is cordially invited to
at 7 p.m. each night and dismiss at 9 p.m. join us,” Mr. Simpson added.
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The Tom Bean School Board issued
several contracts for the coming school year
in a special session Monday.
A gasoline contract was made with
Atlantic Richfield on their winning bid of
14.2 cents per gallon. The milk contract
went to Bordens on 7.6444 cents per half
pint. Mrs. Baird’s Bakery was awarded the
bread contract with a bid of 23 cents per
one and one-half pound loaf.
In other action the school board set
guidelines for free lunches based upon the
REGINA BARTLEY income level of the parents. Students eligible
Regina Bartley, a 16 year-old junior, is for free lunches would have family income
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon levels from $2,040.00 annually for a family
Bartley. Regina served as secretary of her with one child to an income of $8 080 for a
sophomore class. fami|y wjth 12 children.
A 1964 Chevrolet school bus was
disposed of by the council for $1 587 50
Texas School Bus Sales of Austin purchased
the vehicle.
A special meeting was called for Monday
JANE BIGGERSTAFF night. The school board will meet with
Jane Biggerstaff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. members of the equalization board and a
John Biggerstaff, plays the part of the Tiger bond consultant to determine what is
on the cheerleading squad. Jane is active in feasible in a bond issue. The meeting will be
volleyball, basketball and is a member of the open t0 the Superjntendent Tim
Reflector staff. Kelley announced.
DEBBIE WORTHAM
Debbie Wortham, 17 year-old senior, is
_t SR ’ suspension period m'ust comply with the She hTl^lu^o’Mrl^tty^rtham:
license — and to prevent the immediate a'so played on the volleyball team and has
suspension of registration plates of all served as a junior class officer.
vehicles owned by him.
“3. If a Texas resident becomes involved
in an accident in another state and is held by
L S ^at state no* to be *n compliance with the
DANA KENT
“6. If liability insurance has been posted Dana Kent, a 16 year-old junior, is the
as ‘proof of financial responsibility for the daughter of Me and Mrs. Ed Kent Jr. Danna
future’ to meet the requirements of the
Safety Responsibility law, cancellation of
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HOT DAY COOLER—17 year old such insurance is grounds for suspension.”
Brenda Williams finds a way to cool
off on a plus 100 degree day. Just
find a shade tree and wash the car.
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Carter, Owen. Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1971, newspaper, July 22, 1971; Whitewright, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1369693/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Whitewright Public Library.