The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 5, 1966 Page: 1 of 8
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MINEOLA; TEXAS 75773, JANUARY 5, 1966
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utcesfully, in a three-
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the run-off primary
Joe J Smith
•Mayor
The Veterans of World War I
Bill White
I fiscal year.
With all ballots due o be re-
Sanders
A
k.
over the Canton basketball
Lieutenant Whitus departa
Harold
Atlantic Fleet guided missile fr-
for his new duty station in Wash-
three • week'
classes; and "Sounds That Sing"
He adquarters
Saigon and Lieutenant (junior
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ntly,
to bring a message from the Gos- in District Iti-AA play
Vandals are also undefeated in the Vietnamese Navy Chief said
pi l of John
The Nursery will be open each , district competition.
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1966, Nichols said.
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from their school
and Times of Hans Christian An-
of the 13-day trip — beginning
agenda will be visits to George i members of his District Commit-
Scoutnasters will plan the /V
“How 1 local contest winners will travel
one of three subjects
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Ex-
chartered Inis to Washington
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they wili, spend Institute, aud other
D. C., where
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Lindley, Mrs. E A Tharp, Dick
Shields, W Chesley Blalock. Mrs.
ledge of subject -
(2) speaking ability
SW Bell Names
New Wire C hief
in imary.
place in
a
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The Rev. James Dixon wiH be
the teacher for the adult book.
He is also to be guest. speaker
2-0 record
The Van
Robel is
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bi fm e.
ni..n
ing,
op '
taught.
Int mediate , will study C
duty
, a n
for the meeting here.
’"Friday night, January 7, the
Cary
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held
Mi
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Winners will join winners of
similar contest sponsored by
I other electric cooperatives across
their release from the publish-
ers. .
property.
The Mineola
Highway 37, north, for a cover-
ed dish supper. The regular meet-
ing of the groups will follow the
supper.
George A. Rule. Commander of
the Barracks, and Mrs A g n e t
Brummett, President of the Auxi-
liary, this week issued an invita-
tion to all veterans of Woi id Wai
I, their wives and widow to at-
the after-dinner scouteraft dem *
onstration. t
District Chairman Allen Cook
of Winnsboro will meet with all ■
Wandering Through Winter:
The Green Berets
The Virtue of Selfishness;
The Anatoms of Success;
lisher:
being
< ei ed
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Whit. .
cHint' -w ide
yet drawn
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George Washington: The Forge
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Great Paintings of All Time—
too masterpieces in full color:
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placea o f i plom r, Advisors will discuss tin
February Explorer Social.
Chi latan , win
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constructi n
school plant
Wm ley and his wife,
ive three children
will
January
made! Ernest
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, Schpol board members h a vel ---- ---------
an! ruary following the close of the i ncluded in their immediate plansand the Auxiliary will have an
Candidates File;
Fight Shapes Lp
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in 2
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in the Sunday, January 9, Even- with a"win over
ing Worship Service, when he is i month, gives them
(3) poise — 19 percent;
poviMineolan Receives Decoration
X defective baby is born every two minutes, and .a
' Whereas, birth defects cause more physical and mental "
the veterans’ groups from all
lover the Third Congressional Pis-
in a similar position
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F Ito" Whitus.
HEDSUPPACT.
1) C.
ieforc leaving ’his week fc: his
new duty assignment.
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KG*,, 10 1*' 3
idthe Gladewater Cub
wiff have the den exhMIs Mr am Mrs
the United States.2
Lieutenant Whits is the son of
Erhest-e. Whitus,
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SAIGON Lieutenant (junior grade) Ernest F. "Bo" Whitus,
USNR, facing camera, has just been presented the Viet-
namese Medal of Honor First Class, by Captain Tran Van
Pham, Vietnamese Chief of Naval Operations. Whitus,
atiached to U S. Navy Headquarters Suport Activity in x—
Sa mon during a tour of duty which ended last month,
was cited for "extraordinary enthusiasm and support of
civic action prcjccts" in the Republic of Vietnam. . e. -2
- U.S. Navy Photograph
his transfer here.
Commerce Simmons will be attending his first Chamber
of Commerce function this Friday when the board of .
directors meets; he succeeded Julius DeuPree in the
manager al post on January 1.
A I with the necessary points for
. Clubs Publishing Company, Im.
s trict are expected to be presentlis securing advertising and lit-
he Ainenla Aunitor
_____ Nortb And East Uexas 3oremost Wteklp Newspaper
xnc -230k 3. 30m .3•* 3•
I gave"us an illustration of the
Lhlel Ahis week, their regular meetm fwo local groups will gther -
.,line d-te "e ......"* ’’ 6:30 pm. at the Legion Hut or
W o o l c y joined Southwestern bid for re-eleetion; in 1964, he
Bell at Dallas in 194 as a cable had an Upshur County opponent
in Canton last night.
Ineumi nt Jud e T. A Brown- . and
where he will be gate
to t h e January 15. Representatives from
partment of Agriculture, the Lin- 1 1, .
coin Memorial, the Smithsonian prir Spring Camporee, and
and Mrs.
organizations and other Washing- i at Harmony School. Dinner wil
ton personalities and possibly the be served at 7 p.m., and the meet-
Presidential staff. 4 ■ 4 ings begin at 7:30 p.m.
The eventful day’wi end with
Ho spent
lout days visiting places- of i.is- mntcrest.
likely that the election
Miller with 14 ami Mike
A force the school board (
V a special election.
According .to
with the USS MacDonough,
Commander. Malnerich
I a new high school to accom- important meeting Friday night
j modMg 450 students, with-al
classrooms, lavoratories; offices. ing date for the month of Jan-
spinel’s helper He served as a 4 in the Democratic primary but j turned to
telephone repeaterma in Soutn- won re-nomination handily. merce off
with 11 also hit in double with the United States Navy in
Suppot Activ ity. Nation’s Capital
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Great Dangers:
The Aim rican Heritage' History
ot the Great West;
re-election have as
no opponents:
sonality — 10 percent: (5) ap-
1 pearance — 10 percent
Eventually, accord ing
which Browning defeated Russell Crenshaw'in the unexpired port-
( athe v for the office, ion of his term, then won the
Potomac which will include en-
tertainment and refreshments.
Also included on thet13-dayi
Miscellany
Mrs. Al Rutt spent the Christ-
mas holidays in New City, N Y .
with her son, Mr. and Mrs Rob-
ert J. Hadley and Stephen. Ste-
phen asked to be remembered to
his many friends in Mineola
Mrs. J. E. Vinson last week
following the ordering of
election by thetustees
USNR, also of
Kaufman last
■ election must be
" than 1() nor more
in ceremonies held
year. ore county-w Ide
Mineola School Bond Election
’ Hpuions are being circulated ; site utilization plan prepared l y vocational courses wmfM be in- meeting, e at any special meet ■
within the Mincola Independent Cates &---. on-the siteing during the.latter part of.the
i schol Distiiet calling foi a ne w elementary school woula The school board is to meet menth, it would be possible
bond election to finance. n i w 1 provide space for grades 1 and I next Monday night, for their reg- a district-wide election to be
draw primary opposition in his Joe Smith, J. Y. Themas
InE i n i
the new
m the
80a
,s ,
Saigon in December for
leave HEDSUPPACT in
( ounty
Diila u light the office one.'
Bessster, Tom Brown and
Davis
ery select assortment of
was received from the pub-
dining the holidays, aH
irrmorals. Titles included
hcol board ha
of ill '
o1 Dis-
law I
ak. fo1
ular monthly meeting. If the held in Februars.
NEW MANAGER Ronnie Simmons (left), of the Mineola
Chamber of Commerce, and retiring president Leon Ho-
seek inspect the soon-to-be familiar "Gateway to the
Pines" slogan and emblem of the Mineola Chamber of
S c down the
H ( (Bob) Douglas yei term as County Superinten-
tin assistant county dent.
Washington, D C All expenses of Wood County Electric Co-
oporative. The deadline for sub-
tile Democratic
. . . . , - Wheras, through a national public education program, ’
been studying a proposed central ! ‘ ' r 7"
plant lor the distric t tor same iX the March Of Dimes is seeking to raise the level of care
time, with the Tyler firm of Cat- , * and thereby improve chances for the birth of healthy
es and Decker. architects. plann- [ babies ... I
ChAmWAr 1)1 pepArG inEathortatimcatssstihzrtipn Now, therefore, I. Joe J Smith, Mayor of Mineole, do |
UAEI•AIIJUI HII WtUl • distrit hereby proclaim the month of January 1966, as March ,
I Business And
Civic Directory
% Being Assembled
A A business and Civic direct'a .
_% for Mineola is now being a ■
sembled under sponscrshiv of
! Texas on the second anniunl Tex- j interested young pcople may,
, re as Electric Cooperative Govern- obtain an official entiy blank -a chartered crui
ment-In-Action Youth Tour to
cate Bridge.
tnher piAtsrecuivad included a. , ______
2 . Me inbers Beneftrrom Owner* •
framen coin of the Declaration 1 , - , .. ..
ship of Electric Cooperatives ,
..I Independenen, engraved on a „ , . c
Rural Electric Cooperatives —
Michelangelo ( seu:lpture, art
and architectur):
• The Encyclopedia of Religious
Ila fast business das of unexpired term of his predeces-
sor. • i
Mrs Evelyn Horton for re-
election as County Treasurer: I
narrowly lost
.Washiongton's home. Arlington j ee, arU*
Ntional Cemetery, the U. S Packs w
HOtse and Senate, the U S. De- before the meal.
Li t tei s on
memorials in 1
Jennings, Mrs.
merce ofricbcnCh' First Baptis!
No report of filings for the uary 6, the identities of the four Study Courses
Dallas for over six years I Republican primary on May • new directors will be known in m E . c 1
has been received from GOP time for them to attend the 1 () tart sunday
Eleanor, 1 county chairman Ocie Milner, January meeting of the board ol
Tin Wild Swan
I . Around a dozen comi.'s "f tin
| the Mineola Chamber of Coi-
inerce
Miss Judy Livingston of I. u t -
kin, an employee of Women
Mi' Sue Brown, R. W
nut les.
he presented the medals for
"their extrzo dinai y enthusiasm U
and support of civic action pro-1
jects during their tour of duty
June 2—will be paid by W,ood mittipg entries will be March 1.
County Electric Cooperatve... ! 1966 .
Each entrant will be required - As participants in the Texas
to give a 5 to 8 minute talk on Electric Cooperative Youth Tour,
j the school's 66-acre tract north ; . ’ I 1
of he West Patton Street exten-ig disability among children than any other disease and *
.son last of the Country Club/% Whereas, the March Of Dimes is spearheading tHe ef- P
! L Fort to bring birth defects under effective control, and
Fou othei incumbents seeking post in the general election by Vg% 1/1 I I ) * 1 g rhe board began its planning Of Dimes Month, and strongly urge all of our people to
defeating the Republican candid- | O) I J | T, ' M T, for mew buildings following the contribute generously to this worthy cause
ate, Ed Jones.failure o' a bond issue in April A
Representative Hinson, who is Balloting among the members Jon Hoseck is currently presi- ; 1964, an. alection which would 9
currently representing the counti- of the Mineola Chamber of Coni- dent of the Mineola Chamber, have led t, the remodeling of 1he
, cs of Camp. Upshur and Wood in merce for four new directors will having been dieted unanimous- present buildings. At that time. A
District 12 in the state legislature end on Thursday of this week, ly to replace Johnson when the the trustees said that remodel- *
has announced his candidacy foi with all members having ben latter was transferred by United ing was apparently not what the"
Ross I. Wooky ar. of Dallas State Representative from the mailed ballots on December 29 Gas , patrons 'of the Mineol schools IV/vII Iy , 4 IT7* 11
has been named wire chief lien new District II, which includes Candidates for director, hips on Hoseck will f rmally trans.- wanted that a new plant to, W W I VOtS» AuUUlOrW tV III
for Southwestern Bell Telephone his present three counties plus the 12-man l oard are. as listed : the leadership of the Chamber to replace crowded and inadequate 9 ,
Company, ‘one new one, Hopkins County on the ballots. Kelley Bruce, his successor at the annual racilities would have to be DI,n HAr D)igfmiof
Hesuccce. John Pyron, who (Sulphur Springs). Walter Judge. Dixie Maltsberzer Chamber membership meeting p]hnnr’ * -u-- < —-D-- --- E---©
has been transferred to rerreli it is possible that Hinson will Jack McCorkle, Tom Reitch, and banquet, to be held in Feb-
the Memorial Committee, said
last week that the generosity of
Mineola donors through their me- -
lime'Is this past year !.3 made*
it possible for the Library to have
< ne of the best, most up-to-date
selections of any library
By advance ordering, it was
possible for many of the books
to have been shipped the day of i
petition are being carried around $
, by various supvorters of tm pro- ,.
। posed bond issue if issuance of C
the honds were a p p r o v e d , 9
revenue from the bonds would !"
j eventually furnish a new high}
would be built. and all shops tor petitions are presented at t h i
l the Mineola Yellow Jacket eagers 1
' From Vietnamese Navy Chief
"Men Who Told His Story." by | The Jackets trailed 29-26 at the I sAGON _ Captain Tran Van rrom Mincola High Schosl.
Johnnie Human, will be used for half, after having seen their first- , Vietnamese chicr 01 1
the Juniors in their study. quarter lead slip away Bin in , , . , ,,
,, . ..t, ... , , ... A . Naval Operations, last month
Masons The Story of Joseph the third quarter, the Jackets M . ,
,, . presented the Vietnamese Mid.11
w ill be used for the Primary , poured in 11 points to the Eagles' , .. • ,
" of Honor, First (lass, to ( om- i ington,
4 point*, then coasted to their N ,, ...
will bV the study for Beginners, second district win in as many mender Joseph N Mal""’11"' Commanding Office,. U S Na v iiting his parents in Mineola
•- “ * -games by-outpeinting the Canton. Executive Otfirer U S N * v v i Reettitin* Slatiu iacated in the
eagers in the final quarter.
The Jackets' win, 51-45, coupled
would not .be held until sufficie •
time had elapsed after Januar
31 deadiine for paying poll
taxes — to give the County Clerk
the coper tunity to prepare t h e
list of poll tax holders. '
Only twenty signatures of qua-
lified voters — those who have
turent pell tax receipts and who
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82 ’ Wk.' "i
6500h * " ' 400
elementary school to accommo- i Veterans of World War I and the
Quitman directors at 3:30 p.m. Friday, j The First Baptist Church of date grades 3-6: remodeling of I Auxiliaries.
Candidates for both parties January 7. [Mineola has. announced that the McFarland School to accommo- The Wood County Barracks
have until- February 7 to file Retiring from the board at the January Bible Study will begin I dute grades 1-4; and aji ion- and Auxiliary will be host groups
Christmas in San Antonio | with their respective party of- end of this month arc Waynejnext Sunday, January 9 : ditioning of all new and o l d for the district get-together, to be
with their children, Col and Mrs ficials for places on the primary Collins, Irving Hirsch and Jame' nhe Bible Study Will be heldschools. j held in Mineola on Saturday,
Gerak Shirey, and girls. /ballots. j Thompson, with the foui th during the Training Union hour. —
--- • ' vacancy being the term of 1mm- each Sunday night, beginning at ,
u . m m; a l er president Bill Johnson tnfill-. o.>o. w i h classes tor all age'
V/EapATI4Ic “dtacl ed since his moving to Miss- groups. Jackets Hdge
LVIUIIIUI ICI LVUUUU /issippi last fall. For adults and young people, ft a (.,g
A T/• -a mom h Holdover directors on 'the James Sullivan's “John’s Witness dnuon \ dgers
At Vineola Llhrary ! board include W. T. Harrison. ' 1 JU" will be the book to be |
a Mallory, James Dear, T M. Hur- [
Dm mg the month oi December, , copper background, and a large .. n. „ p,. , 1,
I VC.. 1-dl‛C‛etC OC K d I l (| • 1111
the Mineola Public Library re- container Ren by E L Mann Rogers
honor of(f Point—to repot one of the in- ,mp , t
1 During the January b (. a rd
(r plants which had outgrown .. ___ . t .
meeting a new president for the
its container. ,, , 1,
Chamber yeal (1oinning Fcb-
Mrs. J. S.. Smith, chairman of ruary 1) will be chosen.
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Official Proclamation 4
"" Whereas, each year in the United States, a seriously
621 Hogg Street, Mineola He is. - .
a 1962 Industrial Engineering
graduate of Texas University, । ,
h v in:, mtended "Tyler J u n i in
'College tollowing his graduation
Speight Pattillo, Mrs. George
stevens, Mrs, Virginia Miller,
(uatons;
.K County Electric Announces
Hcl| ie Youth Avoid Four
Precinct 2 Commissioner J L
(Louie) Fulgham has announced
his bid for election to his first
four-year term. He defeated Mrs
Mildred Crenshaw in the Demo-
cratic primary in 1964, in then
bid to"succeed the late Bill
Bell's rekionnl toll cen-
figures Joe Mac King added 5 the Republic of Vietnam."
and Denny Waters 4 to complete Commander Malnerich and Lieu I
the Jacket scoring utenant Whitus were both cited J
in the B team game, the Can- also for thru efforts in (he Pro-
' ton Eaglets scored a decisive 43- i j< ct Handetasp operations in the"
del son.
Seven Days to Faster Reading:
(inde to Genealogical lecoTtts
if (he National Archives, and
I'm Ci mplete Book of Dupli-
of biildiings lor the ! —’. a new untot high school
in Judge9s Race
tend the supper and the import- er basketball coach and princi-
ant planning meeting to follow I al s’ Mineola.
[Petitions Being Circulated For
(Nenig during the Bible Study Bicky Lesser was high scorer
course for the Jackets with 17 points
EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR NUMBER FORTY-FIVE
<■ ahi. ili has 1yo candidates
that of i ounty judge.
All tin cmmty o| । iceholder - K i I s i e M floss, seeking an-I
whe jobs in, "up (or grabs" other four-year term as District
in the gercral i lection tills yeat Clerk:
have announced their candida- J A (Arnold) Glenn, seeking,
i is hr 1 o leruon, as ha: State his first four-year term as Coun-i
Itepresentative George T Hinson ty Clerk alter having won thei
Witn tile announcements coin- November. 1964. election for the
, . . , , . . ' week by Juan D. Nichols, Assist- 1 or more of the 44 question a k- 800 students from other states for c .. A r 111
I H Ri' "oy ‛ at ° ’i ‘81 “P " ant Manager of Wood County ed by the judges a irogram sponsored by the scout Roundtable
"'1 ■< -mgs “0 or Btng uctrie Cooperative. . , The oratorical contest W.I lx'• National Rural Electric Coopera- K.#a NAy+ wap
from Second Cointians The contest is open to any boy 1 iveged on the basis of (1) ku-tive Association and the Rm.il i olaUM!. llCXl week
Dl.i/ing and Making Stage , or girl at least 16 of age ledge of subject — 40 percent: Electrification Administration
4 * * • i but not 18 years of age prior to
Costumes. ' c . ,
.. ,, , September 1,
New Creative Punt Making, 1
: re also on the tax rolls
Mineola independent Scho
trict — are' required by
’and speeiatized departmental l uary
needs; a muiti-purpose mrea, in-' During the business meeting,
i eluding cafeteria, auditorium and , Dual plans will be made for the
physical educaiin space: a new Third District Meeting of the
। All-expense-paid trips to t h e f Good For All Americans", oratorical interest and seeing t h e 25 win over the Junior Jackets, Republic Project Handclasp is/U
nation's Capitol will be awarded • What Local Ownership of Rural nation’s government in action. 1 Kenneth French was high - point a world-wide. Navy sponsored. I
to winners of an oratorical con- Electric Cooperatives' Means to On Wednesday, June 8, thei See JACKETS. Page ? people-to-people program E
test that was announced this Our Community " — and answeriTexas gifttiq will mqet more than j " - Commander Malnerich wash
personally cited for. being “a I
brave and dedicated aviator. On ■
many occasions, in inclement ■
. . . weathe. he hav volunteered to I
. The monthly Shurwood Ditriet fly relief supplics by military air- I
The program will feature pre- iScout Leaders Roundtable will b jcrart to olitiying arcas of South I
sentations by offcials of these held. Tuesday nisht January 11, vietnam aiding the poor and the
, great many Vietnamese refugees I
! that have fled the terror of Viet I
... ■ : _ .. . ... Cong communists.'* J
Mineola Troop 385 will put on j l
As their citations stated, both |
officers hi ee proven themselves
" a great friend of the Viet- |
namese. people and a credit to
seeking re-election, will be C S Lindsey, for another four-
PRICE 10c EIGHT" PAGES
. mgs frem local merchants 1m'
' ‘he directory.
Ther directory, when complet -
cd, M to be distributed by the
Chamber of Commerce, which
has given a contract for the
directory to the publishing firm
Miss Livingston, prior to her
coining to Mineola, had assembl-
ed a similar directory for Glade-
Water. In that city she work'd
with the Chamber of Commer <,
also, and became acquainted
witn the. Gladewater Chamior
president, Joe John Jones. fofm-
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