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NUMBER 46
VOLUME 84
CANTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1967
Shool is Slated For
(Charles Baker's
Grandfather hies
a
for issuing voter registration receipts
Mrs. Watts Dies
Eagle Cage Season
the
Everyone
To Contribute
Christmas Gifts
Funeral Services
made possible by different organiza
And Vaccinated
Texas V oters
trict!
★ k k
R. L. Box, Church of Christ minis-
six of the six amendments to the con- er to the trade. Mr. Beene comes
and
The estimated cost of the water
Dennis Townsend
died Monday. November 13. at Min-
against 126,660
at 7 o’clock.
bring a covered dish.
Fitzgerald is Given
Probated Sentence
Committee Completes Authorization
For Improvement On Water Project
New State Law Requires Registration
Of Every Voter; No Exemptions
shed is $3.7 million and the federal
government’s share will be $2,005,490.
Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at the Elm
Grove Church. John F. Reeves and
Members of the Kiwanis Club will
sponsor their annual turkey shoot on
Saturday, November 18, according to
Jim January, president, of the or-
only two of the six amendments.
Following are the unofficial
turns of the county results:
No. 1: For 259, against 347.
No. 2: For 320, against 271.
No. 3: For 400, against209.
No. 4: For 302, against 305.
No. 5: For 217, against 392.
No. 6: For 264, against 347.
Everyone is urged to give to this
worthy cause. Any type erf gift will
TRACTOR IS STOLEN
ON NOVEMBER 12
Eiland Heard has reported
Visit In Etheridge Home
Visitors in the hone of Mr. and
Mrs. Orville Etheridge over the
weekend were Mrs. Bertha Lovejoy
For Jack Hemby
Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Jack Hemby,
Hollister, O. V. Shaw, Norris Bird-
well, Finis Flanagan, Mrs. W. H.
Stone, Mrs. F. C. Flanagan, Adolph
Heddins and Bob Bledsoe.
theft of an International 504 Utility
tractor from a location behind the
new Heard’s Restaurant on Inter-
state 20.
The implement was driven away
from the building into some woods
and loaded onto a large dual wheel-
ed truck.
Member of Charolais Association.
Jeter Nimmo has been accepted
for membership in the American-
International Charolais Association,
according to an announcement made
this week.
Homecoming Set
At Dawson Nov. 23
The 38th annual homecoming at
Dawson Presbyterian Church will be
held Thursday, November 23.
Rev. Eddie Hubbard will bring the
morning message and Rev. Kenneth
Ralph will be the speaker for the
afternoon.
Basket lunches will be spread at
noon, according to Loyce Herrin,
president.
second offense. His fine was $150
and license suspended.
Canton closed out the 1967 football
season on a rain-soaked field in a
drizzle Friday night, and lost to
Kaufman 27 to 0.
The Lions, claiming their ninth
straight victory, will represent Dis-
trict 16-AA in bi-district play against
Clarksville Friday night in Mesquite.
Kaufman got on the scoreboard in
the first quarter with 3:30 remain-
ing on the clock. Robert Williams
took a punt on his own 40 and ran
60 yards for the score. Mike Yu-
disky’s conversion kick was good
and the Lions took a 7-0 lead.
The next Lion score was set up in
the opening minutes of the second
quarter on a Canton fumble at the
Kaufman 40 yard line. The Lions re-
covered and moved the ball into
Canton territory with Wayne John-
son carrying over for the TD. Yudi-
sky’s pat failed and gave the Lions
a 13-0 lead.
After the kickoff, Canton held the
ball four downs and Cox punted, with
the ball going into play on the Eagle
44. Williams broke loose and scam-
pered the 44 yards for another six
points. Yudisky’s conversion put the
Lions ahead 20 to 0 at halftime.
year.
The banquet will be held in the
school cafeteria at 7 p. m. Members
of the 4-H Club, their parents and
special guests will attend.
Program will be presented by the
4-H‘ers.
Each family will bring a covered
dish, dessert and salad. The ban-
quet will be served buffet style.
All members will serve on some
committee concerning the banquet.
ganization.
The shoot will take place at the
intersection of highways 64 and 243
from 8 a. m. until 5 p. m.
Hair and grandson. Derrel Browning
of Dallas.
dogs in the city limits must be vac-
cinated and tagged.
The city office receives calls al-
most daily from citizens concerning
untagged dogs loose on the streets of
Canton.
All dogs should be vaccinated for
rabies and tagged. They are also re-
quired to wear a city license tag
There is no charge for the city tag.
After the pet has been vaccinated
for rabies, the owner should bring
the certificate from the veterinarian
to the city office and a city license
and tag will be issued.
Pet owners are reminded that the
dangerous months are just ahead for
rabies, and for the safety of his fam-
ily and the entire community, all
pets should be vaccinated.
Interment was in Elm Grove cem-
etery under the direction of Hilliard
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Otis Hemby, Al-
bert Wise, Rudolph Hemby, Hubert
Elliott, Eldredge Wycough, Lincoln
Fretwell, Melvin Cardwell and Har-
old Cockerham.
A native of Wills, Oida., he had
been a resident of Van Zandt County
for 56 years He was employed by
Van Zandt County Precinct Na 2 in
road construction.
Mr. Hemby died at 11:40 p. m.
Monday at his home after a long
illness.
Survivors include his wife: five
brothers, Hal Hemby and Vaughn
Hemby of Terrell, Ollie Hemby of
Duncanville, Odis Hemby of Ma-
bank and J. C. Hemby of Dallas;
and two sisters, Mrs. Halbert Shaw
of Canton and Mrs. Duron Buck of
Mabank.
SINGING TO BE HELD
AT BEN WHEELER SUNDAY
Regular third Sunday singing will
be held Sunday at the Methodist
Church in Ben Wheeler, 7
Singing will begin at 2 o’clock.
Everyone is invited to attend.
4-H Banquet To Be
Held Saturday
The fifth annual anniversary din-
ner of Canton 4-H Club will be held
9? ,
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Jackson Community Group will among six members to complete the
meet in the home of Mr. and Mrs. ’ course. He attended classes one week
e l rged
Eagles Close Football Season With
27-0 Loss To Kaufman November 10
Clarksville (8-2) of 15-AA. They ! miles south of Canton and runs north
clash at 8 p. m. in Mesquite. Good about 22 miles where it enters the
luck, Lions, in representing our dis- Sabine, six miles northeast of Fruit-
Saturday
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Tickets may be purchased from
any member of the Kiwanis Club
They are $1.00 for three shots; wheth-
er they are purchased in advance or
at the turkey shoot Saturday.
Mr. January stated that partici-
pants may use their own guns if
they so desire, but guns will be pro-
vided. All shells will be furnished.
The metal target, approximately
two inches in diameter, will be set
against a backstop of hay borrowed
from Alf Foster. Harvey Fincher,
Alton Smith and Ronnie McNeely
will be at the target.
Fresh dressed turkeys, weighing
from about eight to 10 pounds, will
be given away.
Members working the 8 a. m. to
12 noon shift will be Lloyd Chitty,
Alf Foster, Lon Terrell, F. H. Ste-
gall, Raymond Pruitt, Everett Hig-
ginbotham, Don Bradley and Merle
Carpenter. From noon until 5 o’clock
members to work will be Harvey
Fincher, Tom Moore, Mr. January,
Alton Smith, Ronnie McNeely, Ken
nith Shinn, Mike Hackney and Doyle
Beal.
Barbecue sandwiches, coffee and
cold drinks will also be sold.
* ★ *
Kaufman claimed the undisputed
title as champions of .District 16-AA
with a 9-0 season record. The Lions
go into play-offs Friday night against
the houusehold. Otherwise, all persons
who cannot come in and register
themselves may secure a voter reg-
istration application and mail it di-
rectly to the tax office in Canton.
, of Fruitvale, Mr. and Mrs. John
58, of Route 1, Canton were
Luncheon, Meeting
Held Tuesday
Directors of the Canton Chamber
of Commerce held their monthly
luncheon and business meeting Tues-
day, November 14, at a local cafe.
C. L. Stanford, president, presided
over the business meeting.
Plans for Christmas activities were
discussed. The annual Christmas pa-
rade will be held at 2 p. m. Friday,
December 8. Names of the bands par-
ticipating and other details will be
announced at a later date . Troy
Lilly was selected to serve as pa-
rade marshal.
Civic, church, social and business
organizations are invited to enter
floats depicting the Christmas sea-
son, Mr. Stanford said.
Harold Turner, Herman Gullett
and Jimmy Boroughs were selected
to serve on the Christmas parade
committee.
Nine directors and Mrs. Baker
Cox, office secretary, attended the
meeting.
Senator Ralph Yarborough inform-
ed the Canton Herald office by
phone Tuesday afternoon that the
Public Works Committee has com-
pleted Congressional authorization of
$2,684,790 for improvements on the
Mill Creek Watershed Project in Van
Zandt County.
Mill Creek is a tributary of the
Sabine River. It heads about four
vale was also charged with DWI
There are no exceptions under the
state’s new voter registration law,
according to Mrs. Joan DuBose
Guess, tax assessor-collector of Van
Zandt County. If a voter expects to
vote, he must register regardless of
age.
There is no longer an exemption
for any voter 60 years old, under the
new voter registration law. All per-
sons 21 years old and over must reg-
ister by January 31, 1968, to be eligi-
ble to vote in any election held dur-
ing 1968. The 1968 voter registration
is free, she explained, no fee will be
charged.
Mrs. Guess will have sub-stations
Chamber of Commerce office in
Wills Point, Jack Shofner, deputy.
Erwin Hardware and Appliance in
Edgewood, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Er-
win, deputies,
Mrs. Hallie Randall, Fruitvale.
Fowler Insurance Agency at Grand
Saline, Faynelle Fowler, deputy.
Van Insurance Agency at Van,
Bayne Cook, deputy; Van Indepen-
dent School, Van, A. M. Dickerson,
Gerald Mayne and Francine Gipson,
deputies; Chamber of Commerce of-
fice at Van, Elsie McIntyre, deputy.
Henry F. Mizzles, deputy, located
on Hughway 64 at the Justice of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker at-
tended funeral services in Seagoville
Thursday, November 9, for Lee Car-
ter, grandfather of Mr. Baker. Mr.
Carter died in a Kaufman hospital
on November 8 after an illness of
about three years.
Services were held at the First
Baptist Church in Seagoville at 3
o’clock with Rev. Barrett, pastor,
officiating. Blackman brothers acted
as pallbearers.
Interment was in Lee cemetery.
Survivors include his wife of Sea-
goville; a daughter, Mrs. Sam Ma-
son of Mesquite; a son, J. S. Ri-
singer of Seagoville; three grandchil-
dren and seven great-grandchildren.
tients.
All gifts that are contributed
should be rent unwrapped. The rea-
son for this request is to make sure
that the items are distributed for
each person’s gift package equally
The many different age groups are
also considered when volunteers se-
lect from the various gifts and wrap
them. v ..
The gifts should be sent to the
hospital no later than December 15
Gifts of money should be addressed
to the Volunteer Corneil For Terrell
State Hospital and marked Christmas
for patients
P
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In Tyler Monday;
Services Tuesday
Mrs. Maude Louise Watts of Ben
Wheeler died Monday morning, No-
vember 13, in a Tyler nursing home
after a long illness. Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30
at the Ben Wheeler Methodist Church
with Rev. Murry Robertson, pastor,
and Rev. Dale Rider of Tyler offi-
ciating.
Interment was in Haven of Memo
ries under the direction of Eubank
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Jeff Rogers, John
Veazey, Bertis Adrian, Leroy Walk-
er, Merle Jones and Atley Hobbs.
Mrs. Watts, 70, was a native and
lifelong resident of Ben Wheeler,
and was a member of the Ben;
Wheeler Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Vestal Hobbs of Tyler and Mrs.
Forrest Ammons of Ben Wheeler; a
brother, Willie Stanford of Ben |
Wheeler; a sisters, Mrs. Rosa Mur-
phy of Ben Wheeler; two grandchil-
dren and four great-grandchildren.
A total of 625 votes were cast ineral Wells.
Van Zandt County in Saturday’s elec- Funeral services were held at
tion, with county voters approving Mineral Wells at 2 P m. Tuesday.
Walter Perry Fitzgerald of Can-
ton received a two year probated
sentence Wednesday, November 8.
in Van Zandt County District Court.
His case was heard before District
Judge Thomas H. Crofts.
Mr. Fitzgerald faced the charge
of assault with intent to murder his
ex-wife, Mrs. Claudia Faye Fitz-
gerald, according to court records.
Mrs. Fitzgerald filed the complaint.
Casey Elliott was appointed by
the court to defend Fitzgerald.
The case went to the jury at 4
o’clock Wednesday afternoon, and
the jury deliberated until 9:30.
Serving on the jury were Gerald
Barrentine, Douglas Small, DeForest
Carter, Mrs. Dauris Thurmon, A. J.
Two Cantonites are still in south- acres. The project will consist of 11
west Texas winding up a deer hunt flood water retarding structures,----—, —
in Menard. Curtis Hilliard came a recreation water reservoir, im- ters, officiated
Annual Kiwanis Club Turkey
Should Be Tagged I w the nosptal
Mrs. Heard Gives
P.-T. A. Program
Mrs. J. L. Heard, teacher in the
Canton schools, presented the pro-
gram for the Thursday afternoon
meeting of the Parent-Teachers As-
sociation.
After a short talk on the dropout
situation, Mrs. Heard presented a
film, “Stay In School.” A brief dis-
cussion followed the film.
Mrs. Jim Pat Walker, vice presi-
dent, presided over the meeting.
Minutes were read by Mrs. Fred
Hudson, and Mrs. Troyce Casey gave
the treasurer’s report.
Room count attendance banners
were won by Mrs. Travis’ fifth
grade in elementary school; the
sixth grade in junior high, and the
ninth grade in high school.
The next meeting will be on De-
cember 7 for Dad’s night.
Gets Certificate
Dennis Townsend, who is employ-
ed at Canton Motors, has been
awarded his graduation certificate in
automotive mechanics from Ford
Motor Company’s new job entry pro-
gram.
The Canton student technician was
home with a seven-point buck and provemen of 24 miles of channel and
a doe; Les Dailey bagged a buck; a program to encourage soil conser-
and Coye Gilmer got a big 4-pointer. vation practices on surrounding
B. H. Mahaffey, Jim January farms.
Two Plead Guilty
On DWI Charges
District Judge Thomas H Crofts
heard two pleas of guilty in his court
Monday and passed sentence.
D. W. Burrow of Garland pleaded
guilty to a second offense DWI
charge. He was fined $300 and his
license suspended, according to
court records.
Thomas Calvin Brown of Fruit-
At this time of year, the volun-
teers of Terrell State Hospital are
getting things ready for Christmas.
Each year every patient is provid-
ed with some sort of gift. This is
vale.
The watershed contains 81,280
tions and other people who send gifts
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B. C. Schaefer and several Mineola
men were along on the hunt.
Gilmer and Schaefer , remained
a few days longer to get in a little
extra hunting ... Ray Cooper, Jr.,
is another hunter who has taken his
share this season He returned from
a hunt in Kerrville with three for-
eign trophy deer—a Corsicana Ram
with horns 28 inches wide; an Axis
deer with 26 inch horns in height;
and a 22 point Fallow. In another
hunt in Glen Rose Saturday, he got
a 21 inch wide spread white tail
buck ... and still on the subject of
deer, Charles Baker bagged two on
a trip to Colorado recently with his
father-in-law, Richard Carder. He
brought home a 4-point buck, and
gave the doe to a fellow who came
to their rescue when they had car
trouble.
„ . . . . I be deeply appreciated. A few of the
Dog owners are being reminded I most wanted .terns by both men and
again by the city officials that all women are cigarettes, cigarette light-
ers, bath soap, soft candles, tooth-
brushes and tooth paste, ball point
pens, bedroom slippers, and other
items that would be of use to the pa-
Herald To Print
Early Next Week
The Canton Herald will be print-
ed early next week due to the
Thanksgiving holiday falling on
Thursday.
Plans are to print on Monday,
November 20.
Willie Whitton Friday, November 17, each month and supplemented in-1 All news items and advertising to
- - - ■ struction with six 120-hour periods of I appear in next week’s edition of the
Everyone is invited to come and supervised on-the-job training at j Herald should be turned in to the of-
Canton Motors. I fice no later than noon Friday.
Funeral Services
Held Friday For
Frank Wampler
Funeral services for Frank Wam-
pler, 95, of Scurry were held Sat-
urday, November 11, at the Scurry
Church of Christ. W. A. Martin of-
ficiated.
Interment was in Scurry cemetery
under the direction of Eubank Fu-
neral Home.
During his active years, Mr. Wam-
pler fanned and operated a grocery
store. He was a member of the
Church of Christ.
Mr. Wampler died Thursday at his
home following a long illness.
Pallbearers were grandsons.
Survivors include three sons, Rex
A. Wampler of Rosser, Charley S
Wampler and Joseph Wampler of
Scurry; three daughters, Mrs. Ear-
nestine Llorente of Longview, Mrs.
Ruth Franks of Scurry and Mrs.
Esther Lucy Oliver of Kaufman; 13
grandchildren and 15 great-grand-
children.
Funeral Services
Held Sunday For
Mrs. Westberry
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Leia Mae Westberry, 76, of
Athens Sunday at 2 p. m. at Sexton
Chapel Methodist Church. Rev.
Brady William officiated.
Interment was in New Harmony
cemetery under the direction of Eu-
bank Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Douglas West-
berry, Barney Westberry, T. G.
Brown, Thomas Westberry, James
Harold Westberry and Leonard
Brown.
Mrs. Westberry was a native of
Alabama. She died Thursday night
in an Athens hospital after a short
illness.
Survivors include two sons, J. D.
Westberry of Hereford and Henry J.
Westberry of Odessa; two daughters,
Mrs. Lottie Stone of Athens and Mrs.
Ida Lee Strader of Montalba; 14
grandchildren and 16 great-grand-
children.
Saturday, November 18, marking the at the following places in the county:
close of another successful 4-H Club
When the second half started, so
did the rains! The Eagles threaten-
ed twice in the last half, but
couldn’t break the Kaufman line.
Canton got to the Lions’ 29 in the
third period of play, but failed to
penetrate past this point. The next
time the Eagles got their hands on
the ball, it seemed they might get
on the scoreboard. From the Lions’
49, Cox found no receiver downfield
and had to run, only to be caught on
the 18. A penalty at this point cost
the Eagles 15 yards, then Cox was
thrown for a 14 yard loss and had
to punt again.
Kaufman’s Rick Walker intercept-
ed a Canton pass and ran the ball
65 yards in the fourth quarter for
the Lions’ final td. Bailey made the
conversion good for a 27-0 victory
for Kaufman.
JACKSON COMMUNITY GROUP
TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
stitution that were put to a vote Sat- here from Longview and has pre-
urday, have been passed by Texas 1 viously been employed with Jack
voters Dempsey's in New York; Holiday Inn
Latest unotficial returns show that in Longview,'Governor Jimmy Davis.
amendments fared as follow. In thein Palm ..fry;
“"2. Fox Studios in Hollywood
SdlGe
Na 1. Consolidating county funds PIE SUPPER TO BE HELD
For 132,917, against 131 \T WALLACE CHURCH
.Mat 2sPermipslonston, mganns A ple supper wim be held at the
MUI 5e1s: for x Wallace Methodist Church Saturday
No. 3. Veterans land bunds For night, November 18. It wil begin at
‘T/ -49. g, .Id " wiu go to the church,
injured police officer. For 174,52, Everyone is inyited to attend
No 5. Bomds for improved parks: Sister ot Former HD Agent Dies
For 145,640, against 118,890 Miss Lillie Peach, sister of Miss
No. 6. Allow state employees to Maggie Peach, former Home Demom-
serve on certain boards: For 143,971, stration agent in Van Zandt County,
Peace office, about two or three
miles east of the Green Stand.
Billie Jo Rash, deputy, Route 3,
Wills Point, Rolling Oaks, Lake Ta-
wakoni.
Application forms for voter regis-
tration are available at all the sub-
stations and the tax office in Canton.
The husband or wife may secure a
voter registration for each other, or
a son or daughter who is over 21
years of age who is a member of
One of the most excited people in
Canton Tuesday was Brenda Shaw
Blankenship when she left for Hawaii
to meet her husband. Brenda’s hus-
band, Haskell, has recently complet-
ed six months in Viet Nam, serving
with the Green Beret, Special Forces.
The army sent him to Hawaii for a
well-earned R&R (rest and recuper-
ation) leave where Brenda will join
him for the one week leave. She left
by plane from Love Field in Dallas
Tuesday night, and had an
hour and a half lay-over in Los An-
gelos, California, before reaching
Hawaii. In a way, this will be sort
of a delayed honeymoon trip for the
kids. They were married only 12 days
before Hack reported for duty in
Viet Nam.
* * *
If you’ve ever had one of those
experiences that was a little embar-
rassing when it was all over, then
you can sympathize with Mrs. Joe
H. Jordan . . Seems she was in her
back yard and leaned over to pick
up something when suddenly it
seemed like the sky was falling. She
heard a “zinging" sound and was
struck in the back of the head with
something that felt was surely a
bullet. From time to time Mrs. Jor-
dan has been bothered with hunters
on property behind her house, and
was convinced that this was nothing
less than a stray bullet. With Sheriff
B. W. Ward already notified, she
rushed to a local clinic for treatment
of the wound. Shortly afterwards, the
sheriff walked into the doctor’s of-
fice with her “unknown assailant"
—a piece of TV antenna that had
been popped off by the high winds
. . . welcome to the club, Mrs. Jor-
don!
To Open Friday
With only one week lapse since I Daniels, seniors; and Keith Tucker,
football, the Canton Eagles lost no Gary Gutierrez, David Alexander,
time in getting their basketball sea- Jerry Tidwell, Billy Peel and Gary
son underway. Hatfield.
The Eagles have scheduled their Tucker, Cox and
Faglie are the
first game for Friday night, Novem- returning lettermen.
ber 17, hosting the Forney Jack Next Tuesday nieht the local lads
Rabbits in a non-district tilt. The . e uesdaynght.the
- । a * i .1, c:.. host the Mabank Panthers.
girls A team plays the first game __________________________________
at 6 o’clock, followed by the boys
for Heards Opening
wammoanaMondaygrade"heamr""”.B! Restaurant Nov. 18 D08sn atY
Those making the varsity were Eiland
Casey Cox, Ben Faglie and J. D. I •
> ___________________________—-1 ing Canton’s exclusive new restau-
rant Saturday, November 18. Loca-
tion of the new establishment is on
m g. I Interstate 20 across from the Van
l ass All Six Zandt Country Club.
Leya The restaurant, which has a ban-
A —m+e quet room, is brick and Early Amer-
MhIClluEICI L ican decor is used inside and out.
Unofficial returns indicate that all Chef is J. E. Beene, no newcom-
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