The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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ANTON HERATD
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VOLUME 81
NUMBER 24
thens
Seeks
gam
To Establish Canton
Fice
and'
1,608 votes. The margin of victo
- tory Ward received over Sheriff
over
One Man Killed
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but donations will be acceptd.
rodeo and concessions will be used
car
the
Iva
Edwards of Dallas, Miss
Mary
Miss Julia Bullard of Terrell.
grandchildren.
H ) Council ! las
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elected delegates to
represent
Van Zandt County at the State
THDA Convention in
Houston.
***
i near Farm to Market Road
individual may carry their own
in Van Zandt County. Cost
Fi
There will be a concession stand
open, and all proceeds from the
Mrs. W. C. Jacobs
Rites Are Held
ing on the county ballot, Joe Pool
of Dallas County defeated Rob.
one
of
room of the First National Bank
by President J. P. Pickens, presi-
Held Sunday
Services for Mrs. Jewell
16
of
at
age groups up to 14 years and
from 14 to 18 years.
The incident occurred near the
Bass Cafe in Ben Wheeler.
cue racing, pole bending, a calf
scramble, bull riding and a cut-
ting horse contest.
dent of Athens Building
Loan Association.
"Our association has built
cobs of Daingerfield; and
daughter, Lila Mae Cooper
Windon, Ariz.
Pallbearers were grandsons.
by the Hayden 4-H Club to
ry on their activities during
year.
Burnett. A close race had been
predicted by political obsezvern.
Ward will take office January 1,
1965.
Cantons newest business
Canton Feeder’s Supply operated
by Steve Miller, is having a grand
opening June 20th, , . , And inci-
dentally, girls, Miller is single . .
d
Funeral Services
Held Sunday
For R. G. Bullard
Funeral services for Richard
G. Bullard, 21, of Ben Wheeler,
were held Sunday in the Stanger
Springs Methodist Church near
other was critically wounded in
a shooting in Ben Wheeler short,
ly after midnight Saturday night.
Richard G. Bullard, 21, of Ben
Wheeler was shot in the abdomen
with a 12 gauge shotgun accord-
ing to J. W. Burnett, sheriff.
According to Van Zandt Coun-
I ty Sheriff, Bullard and a friend
25-year-old Loy Don Bass, were
scuffling over the shotgun when
Bullard was shot. Bass had been
shot previously and his condition
was listed as serious in Medical
Center Hospital late Saturday. He
too, suffered an abdominal wound.
Club are sponsoring a junior rodeo
Friday, June 12, at the Langley
Ranch, four m’iles west of Myr-
tle Springs, beginning at 8 p.m.
For a small fee of 35c anyone
up to 18 years of age may enter.
Michelle Mahaffey
Wins Rating
In Contest
Michele Mahaffey, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Mahaffey,
earned a rating of III at the Uni-
versity Interscholastic League
State Solo and Ensemble Contest
in Austin last Monday.
Her judge commented, "A good
job on a difficult solo.”
Michele won the right to go
to State Contest by virtue of the
fact that she earned a rating of
I on a class I solo at the Regional
level.
Suzette Seymore, piano accom-
panist for Michele, and Mr. and
Mrs. Holloway accompanied her
to Austin.
ss’n
Van Zandt County voters nam-
ed a new sheriff, B. W. Ward, in
last Saturday’s run-off election.
B. W. Ward, 35-year-old Tun-
dra man, polled 2,393 votes to in-
cumbent sheriff J. W. Burnett's
CANTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1964
P
Little League Boys
Win First Game
By JACK CAMPBELL
Our neighbor, E. B. Jones, says
. . . "Canton's Baptist and Meth-
odist churches were the big los-
ers in the failure of Terrell to
vote the area wet last Saturday
in a local option election." . .
He said the collection plates cruld
be swelled with the difference in
gasoline costs that the congrega-
tions spend on hauling beverages
from Dallas” . . . We told you we
would print it, Jones . . .
* * *
Mrs. Lloyd Briley was chairman
of the canned products that in-
eluded a variety of vegetables,
No admission will be charged, and fruits, both canned and made
in jellies and preserves; also pick-
les.
branch office to lie established in
Canton.
This was made known at a
meeting of the Chamber of Com-
merce directors, city officials and
civic leaders at the conference
Burial was in Haven o Memo
ries Cemetery under the direc-
tion of Hilliard Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jacobs died Sunday in a
Naples hopsital following a leng-
thy illness. She lived in the Wal-
I lace Community, west of Canton,
for many years and was a mem-
ber of the Canton Methodist
Church.
Suvivors include her husband,
W. T, Jacobs; one son, Cordel Ja-
g i ii
659 M
William White
Last Rites Held
Funeral services for William
Jackson White, 79. were held at 2
p.m. at the First Baptist Church
of Grand Saline with the Rev. Ed
Barrett of Edgewood and the Rev.
Harve Dunbar of Canton officia-
ting. Burial was in Mt Lebanon
Cemetery.
Mr. White died Thursday in
Terrell. He was a native of Can-
ton.
Survivors include his wife,
Sibyl Eva White of Grand Saline’
two sons, Leonard Dewirt White
of Terrell and Edward A. White
of Bellaire; two brothers, Ike N.
White and George W. White of
Grand Saline; 10 grandchildren
and 18 great grarchildren.
-icrofiln Service
T» 0. BOX 8060 c0y6 , Co
jal1ro, Texa0 Coie -vene
Funeral Services
Held For James
T. Walters Sunday
Funeral services for James Till-
man Walters, 23, of Dallas were
held Sunday in the Colfax Meth-
odist Church. Burial was in the
Colfax Cemetery under the direc-
tion of Hilliard Funeral Home.
Suvivors include his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Walters of
Dallas; his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Walters of Colfax and
Mrs. Alice Mathis of Dal.as.
.James J. Thomas
Services Held
Funeral serivces for James J.
Thomas were held 1 Mav (Thurs-
day) at 4 p.m. at the Assembly
of God Church.
Rev. E. E. Pendei rass and
Rev. George Hicks officiated with
interment in Cool Springs Ceme-
tery under the direction of Hil-
liard Funeral Home.
Mr. Thomas, a former resident
of Canton, had lived in Fuless
since 1942. He was born July 7.
1891, in Oklahoma, and passed
away in a Hurst bospitai June
9, 1964, at the age of 72.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs
Debbie Wages Thomas of Euless;
one son, James Thomes of Bloom-
field. New Mexico, three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Dora Dav of Andrews,
Okla., Mrs. Betty Smith of Semi-
nole, Okla., and Mrs. Virginia
Foster of Euless.
A
that included a variety of yeast
loaf breads, quick breads, and
other breads and loaf cakes.
Among this assortment was a
There will be barrel racing, res- dr yaf o bread and "home-start-
, these exhibits. An added attrac-
tion was a 4-H Favorite Food
Show’, showing the three girls
who went to district and one to
IMrs. Strickland
Funeral services for Hazel Cath-
J rine Strickland were held today
, (Thursday) at 2 p.m. in Eubank
j Funeral Chapel.
Mrs. Strickland was born Dec-
ember 24, 1912 in Canton and
passed away at her home in Can-
ton. June 10, 1964 at the age of
51. She was a member of the
Church of Christ and was mar-
ried to Homer C. Strickland on
Nov. 1 1930.
J. R. Lewis and W M. Coon
officiated at the rites. Interment
was in Haven of Memories under
direction of Eubank Funeral
Home.
Suvivors include her husband;
two sons, Billy B. Strickland of
Hurst and Paul Clifton Strickland
of Canton; a daughter. Mrs. Joan
Womble of Garland; her tn.ther,
Mrs. Clara Fincher; a sister, Mrs
liard issued a statement of sup-
port at the conference.
If approved by the federal agen-
cy, the branch office will be lo-
cated on the Tull lot at the corn-
er of Athens and Tyler streets
across from the offices of South-
western States Telephone Co.
According to president Pickens,
two permanent employees will be
quartered in the new building to
handle the Canton housing busi-
nes. These employees will become
residents of the Canton area.
An investigation of the area
will be made in the near future
by the Federal Home Loan Bank
to ascertain the feasibility of the
establishment of this office.
Athens Building and Loan As-
sociation has been one of the
prime reasons for the growth of
the Canton area in the past few
years.
Baseball Practice
Being Held
Thursday Nights
The Canton Merchants will be
practicing every Thursday night
at th City Park at S:30 p m.
Come one and all to help encour-
age them to play better ball.
The Canton Merchant line-up
is Ronnie Phillips, catcher. Dean
Loven, pitcher; David Robinson,
first base; Carl Durham, second
base; Don Whatley, third base;
Oscar Rogers, shortstop; Larry
Ethridge, Centerfield; Billy Mont-
gomery, left field; Ben ’ Brown,
right field.
Substitutes are Gene Montgom-
ery, Wesley Pruitt, Launeil Shaw.
Rudolph Fitzgerald. Ernest Wit-
cher. Fred Morris, Butch Fitz-
gerald. Don Manry.
I
ert Baker of Harris County by
a 3,002 to 769 margin in the Con-
gressman-at-large race. Pool was
re-elected in state voting also.
Most county observers were
surprised at the margin of vic-
wet garbage to the city dump! the project was estimated
direction of Hilliard Funeral
Home. |
Mr. Bullard was shot in the
abdomen with .12 gauge shotgun
at a cafe in Ben Wheeler shortly
after midnight Friday. According
to Sheriff J. W. Burnett, Bullard
and a friend, 25-year-old Loy Don
Bass, were scuffling over the
shotgun when Bullard was shot.
Bass had been shot preivously
and his condition was listed as
serious at Medical Center Hospi-
tal.
Sheriff Burnett said no charges
had been filed in connection with
the incident.
Mr. Bullard was a member of
the Methodist Church. He was
a native of Kaufman County and
moved to Ben Wheeler 10 years
ago.
Suvivors include his father, A.
R. Bullard of Ben Wheeler, one
brother, David Carl Bullard of
Mabank; three sisters, Mrs. Sue
---- Christabelle Salsberry; a brother.
Jane Bullard of Ben Wheeler and Grant Fincher of Dallas; and six
About two hundred people at-
tended Van Zandt’s Versatile Vic-
tuals Food Show, Friday, June 6.
at the Women’s Building on the
County Fair Grounds, Canton.
The purpose of the show was
to: (1) Promote Dairy Month, (2)
Show what good exhibitable can-
ned and Baked Products are, (3)
show the variety of foods grown
or produced in Van Zandt Coun-
ty, and (4) teach good nutrition.
The objectives were carried out
through exhibits. Mr. and Mrs.
Arch Martin, and Mr. and Mrs.
E. G. Durgin, dairymen, were res
sponsible for the dairy exhibit,
along with a Foremost Dairy ex-
hibit and Frozen Dairy Products,
complimentary of the Foremost
Dairy Company.
Glenn Scott, Chairman of the
County Foods and Nutrition
Committee, was responsible for
the Fresh products exhibit that
included about two dozen fresh
fruits and vegetables in produc-
tion in this county as of this date.
Mrs. Gabe Scott was chairman I
of the baked products exhibits
Favorite Food dish: Joyce Dur-
gin and Sherion Stevens received
third place in the Dairy Demon-
stration: Joe Todd Berry and Rol-
lin Beal were awarded third
place in the Vegetable Production
and1 Marketing Demonstration.
The team consisting of four boy's
from the Turner-Hay den Club did
not place in the Dairy Judging
Contest, however, our hats are
off to the four for a good try.
11 do not have their names These
girls and boys will benefit great-
ly from these experiences. Con-
Congratulations to all of you.
Mrs. Walter Norrell, Sr., Coun-
ty THDA chairman, requested
the clubs annual worksheets be
completed anti sent to her by
July 1. She also reported that the
State THDA Meeting will be held
Sept. 16 and 17, in the Rice Ho-
tel of Houston. A chartered! bus
for Ditsrict IV Club Women will
leave Tyler Sept. 15 and return
Sept. 18.
Mrs. B, A. Fenter, incoming
County THDA Chairman, Mrs
L. R. Anderson, of the Board-
Elwood Club, and Mrs. Cecil
Page of the Fairview Club were
Trash Pickup
Schedule Given
The city trash pickup is made
on the second annd fourth Tues-
day's of each month. Only cans
and papers will be picked up on
second Tuesday and all limbs,
shrubbery and cans will be pick-
ed up on fourth Tuesday. No wet
garbage will lie picked up at any
time. Any container that has wet
garbage will be left behind, Each
Announcement was made Wed-
nesday afternoon that Athens
Building and Loan Association of
Athens, had made formal apppli-
cation to the Federal Home Loan
Bank at Little Rock, Ark., for a
Services for Mrs. W. C. Jacobs — ,
80, of Canton were held here Wed- Huneya Seyveae
nesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Meth- •‘--55
odist Church with the Rev. Stan- FAy Mrg W,.
ley Vodica afficiating. 1 -v-”• VV C-E
Recent Meeting
The Van Zandt County Heme
state. These girls were Nancy
Mallory and Lou Ann Gullett in
the junior division and Michelle
Mahaffey in the Senior. All three
girls won blue ribbons in the
district eliminations contest in
Tyler, April 25. Michelle also
won a blue ribbon at the State
Round-up Contest, College Star
tion, une 2-4, making her a po-
tential top winner, which will be!
determined by her record book.
Joyce Durgin and Sherion Stev-
ens, State third place winners
in the dairy production and mad-
keting contest, gave their demon-
stration and Shannon Carpenter. I
dairy- specialist, Texas Extension
Service, Tyler, was a guest speak-
er and talked about Dairy- Month,
and the importance of dairy pro-
ducts in the diet.
The day’s program also includ-
ed a tour to see J. W. Norrell,
Jr.’s modern dairy barn. A. B.
Jolley, Farm Editor, KRLD-TV
and Radio was on hand to make
pictures to be shown on his morn-
ing TV show. Dates of this TV
show will be announced later.
The contest will be divided in
Mrs. Ira Lee Shaw
Rites Read
Mrs. Ira Lee Shaw, 88, of Dal-
las, former Van Zandt County
citizen, died 'Thursday in Dallas.
Funeral services were held at
4 p.m. Saturday at the Holly
Springs Methodist Church near
Canton with the Rev. G Henry
Wood of Irving officiating.
Burial was in Hol'v Springs
Cemetery under direction of E i-
bank Brothers Funeral Heme.
Survivors include two sons,
Richard F. Shaw and Gaylord
Shaw, and one daughter, Mis T.
M. Elms, Sr., all of Irvtng; 11
grandchildren and 21 greatchil-
dren.
Ben Wheeler with burial in Prai- G"A, L1 p_.
rie Springs Cemetery under the —FnVICcS IIeld 1 Of.
1 N
e ■
The Canton Little League beat
Wills Point in the first game of
the season Tuesday night, June
9th, in Wills Point by the score
of 17-12.
Canton led 17-0 until the fourth
inning behind the pitching of
Lloyd Shinn and home runs by
Paul Childress were the leading
Richard Scott, Mark Culwell and
Wayne Reed. Don Latham and
hitters. j
In the fourth inning, a complete
new team was subst iuted and
Wills Point managed to score 12
runs in the last two innings.
Boys from Canton that played
in the game were: Richard Scott,
Don Latham, Mark Culwell, Paul
Childress, Dennis Tucker, Curtis
Culwell, Paul Minton, Lloyd
In Shooting Brawl
One man lost his life and an- —
Mrs. A. D. Davis, Mrs. Ann Day.
and Mrs. J. Fred Warren are the
alternate delegates.
Miss Alma Flippo urged ail the
clubs of the county to start mak-
ing plans for their Educational
Exhibits for the County Fair.
She gave several good sugges-
tions for the exhibits.
A report on the Senior Citi-
zens Tea was given by Mrs. Char-
les Wilson
Reports of the Homestead Im-
provement Tour was given by
Mrs. Lloyd Briley and the Food
Show held on Friday, June 1, was
reported by Mrs. Fenter and Miss
Flippo. All were reported to be
a great success.
The monthly reports of the clubs
were given by the seven Club
presidents who were present for
the meeting.
Hie next Council meeting will
be July 13, at 2 o’clock.
Funeral services were held
Sunday in the Stanger Springs
Presbyterian Church for Bullard
with interment in the Prairie
Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Bullard was employed by
Jack Edwards, a Ben Wheeled
contractor, as a tile setter. He
was a member of the Methoaist
Church. He graduated from Van
High School, and served five
months in the United State Aii
Force and was honorably dis-
charged.
He was a native of Kaufman
County, and moved to Ben Wheel-
er 10 years ago.
At last report, Mr. Bass was
off the critical list.
ry was 785 votes, according to the
Van Zandt County Democratic
Executive Committee’s official
tally Monday morning..
In the only state race appear-
Demonstration Council met Mon-
day, June 8, at 2 o’clock in the
I assembly room of the courthouse
for their regular meeting, with
I Mrs. Lloyd Chitty, chairman,
presiding.
The meeting opened with pray-
er, offered by Mrs. Jack Francis,
followed by group singing, "God
Bless America", led by Mrs. R.
K. Burns.
4-H Leader Mrs. B. A. Fenter,
stated that she was extremely
proud of the nine 4-H girls and
boys who attended the Round-up.
She reported that Michelle Mahaf-
fey received a blue ribbon on her
The Herald would like to make
public the fact that there will bej
an investigation by the Federal
Home Loan Bank of Little Rock,
Arkansas, within the near hit ire
about establishing a branch office:
of the Athens Building and Loan
Association . . . How the busi-
nessmen and citizens read to
questions asked by the official . ,
Canton has a definite need for
this office and should go on rec-
ord as such to the investigators
. . . Boost Canton with your re-
plies . . .
Home demonstration women
and others were contributors for
Hayden 4-H Club
, To Have Rodeo
Friday Night
Members of the Hayden 4-H
Last Rites Read
For Mrs. Wood
Mrs. Vera Virginia Childs Wood,
73, a native of Mrytle Springs,
died Monday night in Pasadena.
Funeral services were held at
10 a.m. Thursday at the Eubank
Funeral chapel in Canton. The
Rev. H. D. Dale of Pasadena and
the Rev. Ed Barrett of Edgewood
officiated. Burial was in Myrtle
Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Wood was married to the
late W. B. Wood in 1910. She
was a member of the Baptist
Rev. Don Brown
Accepts Position
In Louisiana
Rev. Don Brown, pastor of the
Canton Baptist Church since Feb-
ruary, 1960, has resigned his
dudes at the local church. He
submitted his resignation Sunday.
June 7, and! will end his duties
in the local church at the close
of services on June 21.
Rev. Brown has accepted duties
at the Winbourne Avenue Bap-
tist Church in Baton Rouge, La.
This church has an approximate
membership of 1,400.
During the time Rev. Brown
has been a pastor of the local
church, he has baptised over
100 persons and had another 160
come into the church by letter.
He has officiated at about fifty I
funerals and performed numerous I
wedding ceremonies.
The membership of the church |
will feel a certain loss at his1
leaving as well as the city of Can-1
ton, but he should be congratu-
lated on the opportunity to con-
tinue his work at this larger
church.
The local Baptist Church has
not called a pastor at this time.
The Browns wil leave June 23 1
to assume their new’ duties.
Wade, 47, of Canton were held
ot 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the chape!
of the Eubanks Funeral Home
with the Rev. Huo nt Townley
Ciiating. Burial fclk.wedin the
Ha* tn of Memories Cemetery.
Mrs. Wade died Friday at ha r
home following a lengthy illness.
She was a life-long resident of
the area. She was a member of
the Jackson Missionary Baptist I
Church.
Suvivors include her husband,
I. A. Wade; one son, James Boyd
Wade of Scottsdale, Ariz.; one
daughter, Mrs. Shirley Melton of j
Canton; her parents* Mr. and |
Mrs. Ed Boyd of Canton; and
eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Peace Calla-
han* Cozell Barrier, Bobby
Thompson, Joe Vern Melton,
Bob Hunter, and J. W. Dozier.
B-W. Ward Elected Anenxipoatsly20o
bheriFr tn Run.oFs Show Friday
200 houses in the Canton area and
we think that we can serve the
area better with an office located
here. The local area represents 15
per cent of our total building from
our Athens office," Mr. Pickens
told the group.
The group of businessmen told
the loan official that the city
would welcome a Canton office of
the association. Mayor Sam Hil-
d0 y ■ “683
Asa W
438N2M2N
grounds. Remember! Dont be a । $24,000 by the Texas Highway
Litterbug. j Department.
Church.
Suvivors include four sons.
Charles Wood of Alexandria, Va.,
Walton Wood and Millard Wood,
both of Houston and Olen Wood
of Phoenix, Ariz.; thre daughters
Mrs. Bonnie Smith and Mrs. R. L.
Medford, both of Pasadena, and
Mrs. Lola Canter of San Francis,
co, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Ira
Eskew of Mrytle Springs and Mrs.
Irene Brannon of Gainesville, Fla.;
four brothers, Marvin Childs of
Dallas, J. A .Childs of Canton,
W. H. Childs of Azusa, Calif., and
Barkley Childs of Overton; 31
grandchildren and 24 great grand-
children.
Pallbearers were Joe Wood, Eu-
gene Bailey, Charlie Cogbuin.
Billy Roy Wood, Larry Wood and
Don Stringer.
Shinn, Wayne Reed, Donnie Buck-
ner, Mike Hilliard, Dale Bobinson,
Reggie Burgess, David Ward,
Mike Baugh, Dennis Manry, Ed-
war’d Koonce, Gregg Minton and
Charles Poston.
Next game is Tuesday night
here against Wills Point, June
16 at 8 p.m.
Canton Peewee team coached by
by Bonnie Lewis Sumner will play
a team from Grand Saline in
Canton Friday night at 8 p.m.
A pony league team is attempt-
ing to organize for boys 13-15.
If there are any boys interested
in playing, there will be an or-
ganizational meeting, Friday night '
at 7:00 p.m. at the City Park 1
Please be there.
One of the big boosters of Can-
ton rodeos in the past has been
the Mabank Riding and Roping
Club . . They have been faithful
in their attendance of Canton en-
deavors . . This week end, ‘Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday nights,
at 8 p.m., the annual Mabank Ro-
dkeo is being staged . . All of you
Canton cowboys, load up and sup-
port our neighbors big show ,
Remember the time 8 p.m. ...
* * *
Cedar Creek
Meeting Set
A meeting to discuss stocking
the Cedar Creek Watershed Area
with deer and turkey will be
held Monday night, June 15 at
7:30 p.m., Whitton Community,
announced Bernie Whitton. The
meeting will be held in the Whit-
ton School Building.
Emmett Smith, biologist, State
Game Commission, will lead the
discussion.
Bernie Whitton and Hobert
Jordan have been contacting land-
owners in the Whitton and Jack
son areas about the possibility of
stocking the area with deer and
turkey.
The state biologist has survey-
ed the area and said it would be
O.K. for deer and turkey.
The meeting is open to the
public. Everyone intersted is in-
vited to attend, said Whitton.
IH 20 Rest Area
Is Authorized
AUSTIN The Texas High-
way Commission today authorized
the construction of a Safety Rest
Area on Interstate Highway 20
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