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TWO DOLLARS PER ANUM
Personals
National Missions Symposium in
Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday thru
Thursday.
Mrs. Alice Cooke was taken to
the Ennis Municipal Hospital
Sunday, suffering from an ear
infection, she is not thought to
be seriously ill.
Mrs. Sallie McCormick’s guests
on Thanksgiving Day were Mrs.
Louella Wishard and Mrs. Bill
Beihler, both of Waxahachie and
Forrester Hancock.
Mrs. Lula Smith was a guest
of Mrs. McCormick during the
+ holidays.
Mrs. J. W. Holleman visited
relatives in Waxahachie during
the holidays.
The H. B. Copelands guests
for the Thanksgiving dinner
were Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Mc-
Keever and sons, Dell and Da-
vid of Waxahachie and Mr. and
Mrs. Buster Wood, Leesa and
Glen of Pilot Point.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wester,
Jimmy and Jerry spent Thanks-
giving at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Cal Wester in Frisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete McDonald,
Peteam and Eddy spent the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Os-
car Miller, in Marland, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Harvard
were guests in the home of his
niece, Mrs. Alvis Harwell in Na-
varro Saturday, also present was
Mr. Harvard’s sister Mrs. J. N.
Horn of Old Ocean, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hamblen
and George visited Mr. and Mrs.
0. B. Davis of Corpus Christi
over the week end.
Mrs. Lee Whittemore was a
K Sunday visitor in the home of
Mrs. Nellie Perkins, Trumbull.
Mrs. Paulyne Cude and Jimmy
Hyle Cude of Fort Worth, the
Hughey Harvards of Dallas
were Thanksgiving guests of Mr.
and Mrs. G. G. Harvard.,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Watson
spent Thanksgiving holidays
with relatives in New London
and Mt. Vernon.
- Thanksgiving guests in the
home of Mrs. K. M. Jones and
Miss Masal were Mrs. Marlene
Harlow and son Ronnie of
Bowie, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Shotts, Jennifer and Danny of
Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Shotts
of Elmdorf and Charles Hines'
of San Antonio. Mrs. Shotts.
(Mrs. Jones’ daughter,) remained
for a longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Williamson
and daughter Ruth of Orange
visited Mr. and Mrs. N. L.
Everett during the holidays.
I Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eason Jr.
and son Troy of Houston spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with
bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Eason Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Warren
and Donnie Slade were guests
of the John Turners in Ferris,
Sunday.
■ Mrs. Lester Epps and mother
Mrs. Willie Harper spent the
week end in Brownwood with
Mrs Harper’s sister, Mrs. Roy
Funderburg, who is critically ill
in a hospital there.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Cox
visited in Dallas Monday.
Joe Cox of Houston was a visi-
tor in the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cox, during
the Thanksgiving holidays.
Dianne Allen who is attending
school in Tyler, spent the holi-
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Allen.
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PALM
PALMER, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEBER 3, 1964
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MODEL OF JOHN F. KENNEDY GRAVE AT ARLINGTON: View of the grave from the Custis-
Lee Mansion, with the city of Washington beyond. Behind the Eternal Flame is a long low
wall with the seal of the President of the United States cut into its surface . . . Flowering
magnolias flank the grave site. ‘
Palmer Young Man at Project Fore -
Model, Plans of Kennedy
Grave Viewed at Gallery
FALL HUNT
EXPANDS TO
ALL AREAS
The fall hunt in Texas is ex-
panding into all areas.
E. A. Walker, assistant direc-
tor for wildlife, noted that the
duck season opened on Novem-
ber 25 and the opening of quail
season in a number of
counties December 1. Regulatory
counties—except Possum King-
dom District as regulated direct-
ly by the department, opened
the quail shoot simultaneously
with the deer season November
The main calendar affect on
the big game season is opening
of the mule deer hunt in the
nine county Trans-Pecos
November 28. Walker observed
that this is one of the high
points of the big game season
for many hunters who invade
the rugged canyon country for
the larger mule deer. The
Season runs through December
12. Counties affected are El
Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson,
Reeves, Jeff Davis, Presidio,
Brewster Pecos and Terrell.
Meanwhile, the duck season,
anticipated with considerable
enthusiasm by scatter gunners—
had a November 25 opener, with
prospects of one of the better
harvests in recent years.
The Panhandle offers a nim-
rod’s tonic in a seven-day
pheasant shoot beginning De-
cember in the Panhandle regu-
latory district. Other counties
VOL. XXXIX NO. 49
Palmer Citizens Are Urged to Decorate
Their Homes for Christmas Season
Congregational Meeting Elects
Lord’s Acre Steering Committee
At a recent congregational
meeting at the First Methodist
Conference of
Workers of 1st
Baptist 15th
Workers Conference at the
First Baptist Church December
15 will be a one night Sunday
school workers clinic. ,
■ This will be for all workers
in the Sunday School. Workers
plan now to attend this special
meeting—that is designed to
help you be a better worker for
your Christ and church.
- It will be for only one hour
and this will be one of the most
profitable hours you could , pos-
sibly spend.
Church, The Lord’s Acre Steer-
ing Committee was elected for
1965 as follows: General chair-
man, N. L. Everett; Festival
chairman, James Wester; Pro-
jects chairman, Mrs. Cozy Wad-
ley; Secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
James Wester;; Ticket sales, J.
L. Green; Publicity, and promo-
tion LaVerne Everett.
The committee voted for the
next meeting to be held in early
1965.
Rail Ri
e
Besides its national and world
importance, the design for the
late President Jet 1 F. Ken-
nedy’s Grave, on display in the
National Gallery of Art until
Dec. 14, holds special local sig-
nificance for East Ellis Coun-
tians.
Harold L. Adams, officially
office manager for John Carl
Warnecke & Associates, the
architects, assigned the Kennedy
memorial project by Mr. War-
necke, is from Palmer. As a pre-
lude to the planning, he visited
all Presidential libraries and
graves in the United States.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Adams of Palmer, he is married
to the former Janice Elizabeth
Lindhurst of Baltimore, Md.
They reside in the Embassy Row
Connecticut Avenue section of
Washington. Mr. Adams is a
valedictorian graduate of Pal-
mer High and while attending
Texas A&M University he was a
distinguished student, editor of
Architecture Plus, and received
numerous awards for outstand-
ing designs, also receiving the
Alpha Rho Chi Medal. His mo-
ther, Mrs. Adams, is with Fash-
ion Fabrics in Ennis and is well
known in community and area.
Mr. Adams has been connect-
ed with numerous Kennedy pro-
jects, the Kennedy Library, the
$30,000,000 Lafayette Square
Project across Pennsylvania
can “make money” with you
pen whe nyou have a checking account. No
need to risk loss or theft by carrying large
sums of cash about. Pay bills the “write” way!
COMMERCIAL STATE BANK
Member F. D. I. C.
PALMER, TEXAS
HAROLD L. ADAMS
nedy. Sen Edward M. Kennedy
has written to him his deep ap-
preciation for fine service.
The President’s widow and
the Kennedy family have ap-
proved the plans and model for
the President’s grave and con-
struction is scheduled to start
next fall, with completion a year
later, at a cost of $2 million.
The grave will be marked by
a gray slate tablet, with the Eter-
nal Flame at its head. Below the
grave will be the elliptical ter-
race, viewed in the accompany-
ing photograph.
The National Gallery, where
the exhibition is being held, is
open free every day from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. except Sundays,
Avenue from the White House;
the chore of designing and su-
pervising the construction of a
four-story wing to the home of
the late President’s brother, for-
mer Atty. Gen. Robert F. Ken-
when it is open from 22 p.m. to
10 p.m.
The exhibition comprises two
models, seven photographs,
twenty-three drawings, and
examples of the lettering to be
used. A scale model, six by eight
feet, showing the entire site, is
the principal exhibit. A study
model, twelve feet square, illu-
strates the grave area in detail.
Photographs have been taken
of the model superimposing ac-
tual photographs of the site,
and of the view across to the
Lincoln Memorial, so that a
realistic impression can be gain-
ed of the way the finished grave
will appear. Exhibits also will
include large-scale drawings by
the architectural firm.
Said Mr. Warnecke: “One of
our concerns was that the grave
of the President is also a per-
sonal grave, in addition to being
the grave of the 35th President
of the United States. It was im-
portant that the basic concepts
have religious significance be-
having pheasant season are
Ellis, Hidalgo, Kaufman, La
Salle, Lee Smith, Travis and
Wood. The limit is two cocks,
with four in possession in the
Panhandle regulatory district.
As the harvest area is expanded,
one major season closed over the
state when the mourning dove
boot ended November 24 in
Gap Pondered
WASHINGTON—A gap of less
than ten cents is what Labor
Secretary Wirtz will be trying
to fill in railroad negotiations
in Washington today. He says
a matter of less than ten cents
an hour on a proposed three-
year contract is all that remains
to be settled between the rail-
roads and three shop craft
unions. The unions have threat-
ened to strike—but have delay-
ed such action until Wirtz com-
pletes his efforts.
sides our concern with the ar-
tistic qualities of grave design.”
The approaches to the grave
must accomodate as many as
50,000 visitors a day in the sum-
mer months and provide a set-
ting for small ceremonies. Yet
the design strives to preserve
for each visitor a sense of inti-
macy and privacy.
Steps from the overlook lead
up to the grave site, a paved
rectangular space. Here the visi-
tor leaves the curved forms of
the walks and overlook with
their darker granite, and he
moves into the contracting recti-
linear forms of the immediate
grave area. Here also the gray
granite changes to white marble.
In the center of this space,
slightly elevated, is the rectan-
gular grass plot where President
Kennedy is buried. Its marble
frame contains a kneeling step
for prayer. Within the plot is
the slate marker, about 3 feet
by 4% feet, in size, identifying
the grave and bearing the in-
cised inscription: John Fitzger-
aid Kennedy, 1917-1963— with a
small cross incised above the
name. It is flanked by small
tablets marking the graves of
President Kennedy's deceased
children. In the grass plot, and
to the rear of the tablets, emerg-
ing from a low "three-pronged
bronze font, is the eternal flame.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams have re-
ceived a letter from Mr. War-
necke, congratulating them up-
on having a son who is doing
such outstanding work.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Windham
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie McCutchin in Dallas
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Ed Hampel of Dallas vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mercer,
Tuesday.
the South Zone. The North
Sone dove hunt ended October
Rusk, Gromyko
In Talks Today
NEW YORK — Secretary of
State Rusk and Russia’s Foreign
Minister Gromyko are having a
second meeting today—in a new
effort to resolve the dispute
over Russia’s refusal to pay for
United Nations peace-keeping
operations. The two men had
their first meeting on Monday—
but it was called “inconclusive.”
Yesterday, the United Nations
General Assembly postponed a
showdown on the issue—and vot-
ing on important matters was
put off, to allow time for back-
stage talks.
The issue is this: Russia is re-
fusing to pay its U-N assess-
ments for peace-keeping opera-
tions in the Congo and the Mid-
dle East, which it claims are
illegal. U-N members falling two
years behind in their financial
obligations—and that now in-
cludes Russia—lose their vote
in the general assembly under
the U-N charter, go
The Palmer City Council in
conjunction with the Palmer
Lions Club is urging all of the
citizens yf Palmer to decorate
their homes for Christmas with
house lights, yard scenes — and
etc. We are having a contest
this year with cash prizes of $25
for first place, $15 for second
place and $10 for third place.
The city intends to decorate
city hall and all merchants are
urged to light up their stores
with Christmas decorations. The
Lions Club will light up the
Community Center with colored
lights again this year. Let us
join together in this season and
really make our town festive
in appearance. A very active
committee has been appointed
to decorate the community cen-
ter and plan the contest. This
committee consists of Lester
Epps, chairman; Jack Oates and
Clayton Stacks. Everyone is
eligible to participate in the
contest so decorate your yards
and houses. Efforts are being
made to secure some strings of
lights to be put up in town from
light poles. Anyone who has
any suggestions or ideas for
decorating the town please con-
tact one of the committee mem-
bers.
The duck season continuing
through January 3, finds a daily
possession limit—after the first
possession limit, after the first
day of eight. Shooting hours
are from sunup to sunset. The
daily possession limit may n o t
include more of the. following
species than: two (2) w e o d
ducks, two (2’ mallards, two (2)
canvasbacks or redheads (er one
of each). The possession limit-
not to include more of the
following species than: two (2)
wood ducks, four (4) mallards,
two (2) canbasbacks or red-
heads (or one of each).
The goose season—which
opened October 31, continues
through January 13.
BELLI ATT'Y
OF SIMMONS
SAN FRANCISCO — Melvin
Belli, the attorney who unsuc-
cessfully defended Jack Ruby in
Dallas, has agreed to represent
Dykes Askew Simmons. Che Fort
Worth man faces a 30-year pris-
on sentence in Mexico.
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Simmons was convicted and
given a death sentence in Mont-
errey for what Belli described
as a “viciously brutal murder in
which two Mexican children and
an adult were hacked to death
in 1959, apparently with a ma-
chete.”
The death penalty which Sim-
mons received was commuted
to 30 years in prison by the
governor of Nuevo Leon.
Mrs. B. L. Beck of Wilming-
ton, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Browning and daughter of Va-
lera, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Adams,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beck and
sons of Pasadena were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adams dur-
ing the holidays.
Mrs. Jake Green has returned
to her home in Granbury after a
two weeks visit in the home of
the Doyle Reddells.
Mrs. Mattie McElhaney had as
guests during the holiday, Bob-
by McElhaney and Miss Vera
Harris of Garland, Mrs. Leland
McElhaney, Ferris, and Mary Mc-
Elhaney of Mexia.
Mrs. Bill Beihler of Waxaha-
chie and Mrs. Sallie McCormick
were dinner guests of the.Ever-
ett McCormick, family in Dallas,
Sunday. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Max Hample,
Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Redford all
of Dallas were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Rogers during
Thanksgiving holidays.
Miss Eula Stinson spent the
holidays with her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Tommie Buford in Grand Pra-
irie.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Allen,
Dianne, Bruce and Elaine, spent
Thanksgiving day in Teague
with Mrs. Allen’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Turner.
Mrs. Martha Procter, of Dal-
las, was a guest in the home
of Mrs. C. W. Ritchie during the
holidays.
Jet Bomber Crashes
Singapore—A New Zealand
Air Force jet bomber crashed
into the sea today 30 miles east
of Singapore. Both crewmen
were reported missing and an
air-sea search was launched.
Ex-Rodeo Queen
Hurt by Wreck
ALPINE—The National High
School Rodeo Queen last year,
Miss Abbie Caplin, remains in
serious condition in an Alpine
hospital following "an automo-
bile accident Sunday.
Attendants say her condition
remains unchanged. She is a
student at Sul Ross State Col-
lege in Alpine.
Dying in the collision was 18-
year-old Shelly Coldway,
Port Saint Joe, Florida.
of
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Warren, Saturday, were her fa-
ther, J. J. Knowlton and sister
Miss Aline Knowlton of Waxa-
hachie and another sister Miss
Gracie Knowlton of Fort Worth.
Mrs. Johnny Schwartz, Mrs.
George Wadley and Mrs. Jack
Smith all attended funeral ser-
vices of J. A. Blackwell, at Kee-
vers Chapel, in Ennis, Wednes-
day.
Rev. Vardiman
Enters Duties as
Pastor at Ferris
The Rev. Boyce A. Vardiman
has entered upon his duties as
pastor of the First Methodist
Church at Ferris, having been
transferred from the Woodway
Methodist Church in Waco,
where he has served for the
past 312 years. His appointment
was made by the Central Texas
Conference Cabinet and was an-
nounced by Bishop Kenneth W.
Pope. He succeeds the Rev. W.
C. Taylor Jr., who was assign-
ed to the Church of the Good
Shepherd in Arlington.
The Rev. Mr. Vardiman is a
graduate of Perkins School of
Theology, S.M.U., where he re-
ceived his Bachelor of Divinity
Degree in 1956. Prior to this, he
graduated from his hometown
high school of Killeen; then at-
tended Texas A&M, and was
graduated from Southwestern
University.
Upon finishing Seminary, the
minister served as a Chaplain
in the United States Air Force
for three years. He then served
as pastor of the Lorena Metho-
dist Church 2 years, and the
Woodway Church.
The Vardimans have three
daughters, Rebecca 7; Harriett
5; and Deborah, 3.
CUSTOM MADE
RUBBER STAMPS
UPCO PRINT SHOP
CHURCH NOTES
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Pastor—Wayne Long
Chairman of the board-
Bobby Jack Bonner. Church co-
ordinator and SS Supt.—Mrs.
Lee Prude.
9:45 a.m.—Bible Scholo.
11:00 a.m.—Morning worship.
No evening worship.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
JOE FAGG
C. N. Stacks, Church School
Supt.
SUNDAY:
10:00 —Sunday School.
11:00—Morning worship.
6:00—MYF
WSCS meets each second and
fourth Mondays.
Beck Family Reunion Conducte
At Community Center Recently
Those attending the Beck ity Center Thanksgiving Day
Family Reunion at the Commun-
were Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Brown-
ing, Jane and Evelyn Janit of
Valena, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
WSCS of Methodist Church Meets
At Residence Mr. and Mrs. Moore
The WSCS of the Methodist Fagg; “We Would See Jesus”— man, Texas; Mr. B. L. Beck of
Mrs. G. G. Harvard; Song “Take Wilmington,’ Calif.; Mr. and Mrs.
It To The Lord In Prayer, group; Lee Beck, Ferris; Mr. and Mrs.
Discussion, with questions and Ray Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
answers by the entire group; Beck and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Theme Song—“Evening Prayer”
ert Beck, David and Robert
Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Danny
Adams of Pasadena, Texas. Rev.
and Mrs. Clyde Beck of Sher-
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
BESSIE CANTRELL
Pastor
SUNDAY:
Sunday:
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
7:30 p.m.—Evening Worship
7:00 p.m.—Christ’s ambassa-
dors.
Thursday:
7:30 p.m.—Mid-Week Service
Church met Monday Nov. 23 in
the home of Mrs. Jack Moore.
Mrs. Doyle Reddell, vice-pre-
sident, presided in the absence
of the president.
Opening remarks and wel-
come, Mrs. Reddell. Mrs. Icie
Curtis was leader of the pro-
gram. Introduction, Mrs. Curtis.
Scripture, Mrs. Beaulah Barn-
hardt. “Why We Need to Be
More Than We Are”— Mrs. Joe
Business session followed by
a social hour that was enjoyed
by twelve members and nine
visitors.
Benediction, Mrs. L. H. Bar-
ron.
J. W. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Octor
Mosley and children, Mrs. Mar-
cine McCraw, and daughter, all
of Waxahachie; Mr. and Mrs.
Hibbert Beck and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Parks and son
of Ennis, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Adams.
FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST
CHURCH
BUDDY WOOLBRIGHT
Pastor
Charlie Warren, Sunday School
Superintendent.
SUNDAY:
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School.
Preaching services each Sun-
day—11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.—Pre-services.
WEDNESDAY:
Mid-week, service.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
BOBBY THORNTON
Minister
Sunday School Supt.
J. W. Caloway
Music Director
Raymond Caldwell
SUNDAY:
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship,
5:45 p.m.—Youth Fellowship
7:00 p.m.—Evening worship.
7:45 p.m.—Choir Rehearsal
WEDNESDAY:
6:45 p.m.—Choir Practice
7:00 p.m.—Prayer and Bible
Study.
Deacons meet Saturday before
2nd Sunday.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
TOM BROC K,Minister
10:00 a.m.—Bible School
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship
6:30 p.m.—Evening Worship
Everyone is invited to attend
these services.
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