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DECEMBER 29,1965
THE CANADIAN RECORD, Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas
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Gem Church Has
Christmas
Program
The Rev. T. M. McBrayer of
Pampa will preach at the Gem
Church next Sunday, January 1.
The Gem community held a
Christmas program on Saturday
night in the Gem Church. The
yOung people had charge of the
program, assisted by, Mrs. Jay
Mathis, Mrs. George Henderson,
Mrs. Claude Cook and Mrs. Jake
Ramp. Harold Yarnold conducted
services. Musical numbers on the
program were sung by John
Ramp, Dona Ramsey, Hoppy
Mathis and Harold Yarnold.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hender-
son and daughters left Sunday
morning for Idabel, Oklahoma,
where they will visit her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Pittman. Be-
fore returning home, they will
visit Mrs. Henderson's sister,
Mrs. Hollis Epton and family at
Waxahachie.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Mathis and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Pyeatt visited Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Robinson in Happy, Texas
this week.
Clyde Ray Cain conducted
Christmas services at the Gem
Church last Sunday morning.
Visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Malcolm of Amarillo, who are
visiting in the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Carl Jahnel and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Parrott
spent Christmas day at Notla
with her brother, J. W. Moore
and wife. Other guests in the
Moore home were their son, John
Moore of Houston and their
daughter and family of Corpus
Christl.
Mrs. Ruby Moore and Mr. and
Mrs. Walton Moore and daugh-
ters spent Christmas in Canadi-
an in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Briggs.
Mrs. Charles Cook visited over
the week-end in the Glen Hos-
tutler home.
Mrs. J. W. Moore sr. and
daughter, Wanda, visited Satur-
day in the Elvin Parrott home.
Mrs. Lee Moore and Wanda
spent Saturday night and Sun-
day with the Joe McFatters.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Green and
daughters spent Christmas in
Odessa with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Saris.
Edwin Yarnold is taking care
of the garage for George Hen-
derson while he is away.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Smith jr.
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RECORD RIDE-Athena
pounds over the finish line at
Tropical Park, Miami, carrying
Jockey Willie Hartack to his
400th victory of the season.
Second jockey in history to per-
form the feat, he shared the top
rating of trackdom with Willie
Shoemaker.'
and family spent Christmas with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Smith sr. in Canadian.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Forgey and
daughters were guests Christmas
day in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Alexander.
Guy Bob Thomas is visiting in
Enid, Oklahoma during the hol-
idays.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Elkins re-
turned to their home in Ama-
rillo after a two weeks visit in
the Leonard Sanders and Wal-
ton Moore homes.
H. C. Freeman is spending the
holidays visiting his son in Tul-
sa, Oklahoma and his daughter,
Mrs. Mandel and husband in
Mountain View, Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Willmoth
left for Missouri this week to
visit her mother for a few days.
College students home for the
holidays are Dona Ramsey, Pat
Willmoth, Phyllis Yarnold, Jo
Anne Cole and Julia Willmoth.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Yarnold
and family visited friends in
Canadian Monday evening.
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Guests in the homes of Mrs. C.
D. Massey and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Newton during the Christmas
holidays were Mr. and Mrs. Ver-
lin Massey and family of Austin.
By VERN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN — Drew Pearson is
drawing the wrath of Téxans.
The TV news commentator's
financial advice to "Put your
trust in U. S. Trust" led many
Texans to invest life savings in
the U. S. Trust and^Guaranty Co.
So says Garland 'Smith, chair-
man of the Texas Insurance
Board, who along with Atty. Gen.
John Ben Shepperd and Judge
Charles O. Betts clamped the
padlock on the firm's 14 Texas
offices.
"I think Drew Pearson was re-
sponsible to a great extent . . .
Mr. Pearson sitting in Washing-
ton, the Capitol at his back, tell-
ing people 'Yoo can put your
trust in U. S. Tyust'. We've talked
to these people. They think the
U. S. Governmpnt was behind it
—that it was safe," said Smith.
According to Judge Betts, the
firm's operations appear to have
been "born in iniquity and sin
and fraud, and would seem to
have been conducted that way
from the beginning."
A Texas legislator warned
Pearson more than six months
ago that there were questions
about his extravagant claims.
Pearson flew to Waco and talked
to the head of U. S. Trust. He
deduced that everything was fine
and continued his TV chant "You
can put your trust in U. S. Trust."
Now his gesture of hiring a
lawyer, to help salvage what is
left of the firm's funds, doesn't
alter the fact that Texans who
took his* advice and sank their
savings in the firm stand to get
back as little as 15c out of every
dollar invested. Many of the de-
positors and policy holders are
bitterly criticizing Pearson.
Today, something like 128,000
people are feeling the sting of
personal losses because of easy
faith. Not all of the criticism is
directed at Pearson, but he is
getting his share of the blame.
Senate Inquiry Starts
Even while court hearing was
underway, the Senate's investi-
gating committee went to work
to gather facts surrounding the
failure of U. S. Trust and Guar-
For Good Luck in 1956
Eat Santa Fe Black Eye Peas
On New Year's Day
Santa Fe
■ «ANO
®M SHELLED
p£As
SANTA FE SOUTHERN-STYLE
BLACK EYE PEAS
Easy To Prepare
To itrve, place contenta of can in a sauce pon,
add bacon or bacon dripping*, and Mason
with salt and pepper to taste. Do not pour off
the liquor, at this makes a delicio "pot
liltker" when cooked down. Serve with
anion for a real treat.
It's an Old Southern Custom
to eat black eye peas on New
Year's Day for good luck through-
out the year. So please remem-
ber, for really delicious black eye
peas, eat the most flavorful
kind —SANTA FE Brand.
Santa Fe Black Eye Peas are
better because they are picked
fresh green (when young and
tender), and immediately canned
under the Santa Fe Label. Maybe
you have never tasted the "fresh
green" kind...then try Santa Fe.
(Many brands are packed out of
soaked dried peas.)
Santa Fe Black Eye Peas are
budget stretchers, too—a 15c
can will feed a family of four.
Ask your grocer today for
SANTA FE Black Eye Peas-one
of a family of better canned
foods.
fir Your Family... Sirvi
Santa Fe ÉB Foods
anty Co.
Meeting in the Senate's com-
mittee room, the investigators
named State Audita* C. H. Cav-
ness as its' watchdog to make
certain that records of the com-
pany, and all of its affiliates,
are preserved. He also was asked
to prepare a summary of expen-
ditures of the company for 1954
and 1955. It was to include legal
fees, public relations and adver-
tising expenditures, with names
of persons to whom they were
paid.
Criticism was directed at the
state insurance commissioners
by Renne Allred, ousted last year
as attorney for the liquidator-
receiver of the commission. In a
prepared statement he said there
was evidence of the company's
insolvency as far back as last
year.
A second meeting of the Sen-
ate committee is scheduled for
Jan. 11.
More Insurance Actions
Another insurance company,
All American Home Lloyds of
Dallas, was put in receivership
last week. Hearings were set for
Jan. 5 for four others to "show
cause" before the insurance com-
mission why their licenses should
not be revoked.
All American was shut down
after the commission alleged it
was insolvent to the tune of
$235,217.
Ordered to show cause were U.
S. Life Insurance Co. and South-
ern Medical and Hospital Serv-
ices of Waco, both affiliates of
U. S. Trust and Dallas Fire and
Casualty Co. of Dallas, and
American Atlas Life Insurance
Co. of Dallas.
Show cause order for the four
did not necessarily reflect on
their solvency, the commission
said.
Land Suits Filed
Although paling beside the
new excitement of far-flung in-
surance manipulations, the old
veterans' land scandal was back
in the news.
Attorney General Shepperd fil-
ed six new suits, seeking recov-
ery of $583,824 paid out by the
state to block land operators.
Thirty-six suits, asking for re-
coveries of $3,500,000 are pending
in court.
Big Business Year
Except for falling farm prices,
Texas' economy is riding high at
the end of 1955, with a bright
outlook for 1956. Experts predict
a leveling off after the big push
upward from 1954, but foresee
no sharp jolts.
Evidencing the «general pros-
perity in 1955 were: A new high
in crude oil production. An all-
time high in non-agricultural
employment. A billion - dollar
year (forecast) for Texas con-
struction. Booming retail sales,
expected to run 10 percent ahead
of 1954. New car registrations
running almost 50 per cent high-
er than last year. Recovery of
the Valley citrus industry from
the 1949 and 1951 freezes. Multi-
million-dollar contract for a Tex-
as aircraft plant.
In contrast, State Agriculture
Commissioner John White warn-
ed farmers that the future was
"grim." He advised them to keep
production costs to a minimum
and avoid further debts.
Five Honored by Jaycees
Texas Junior Chamber of Com-
merce has selected what it con-
siders the five outstanding Tex-
ans of 1955.
They are: Dr. William Steuart
MoBirnie of San Antonio, under
whose leadership the Trinity
Baptist Church grew in six years
from 94 to 2,000 members; Wil-
liam B. (Bill) Bellamy, execu-
tive administrator of employee
and public relations for the Ex-
press Publishing Co. of San An-
tonio; Bill Alcorn of Brownwood,
special prosecutor of veterans
land cases for the attorney gen-
eral's department; Dan Eddy of
Dallas, public relations execu-
tive for the Salvation Army in
Texas; and Jim Lindsey of Tex-
arkana, youngest man ever elect-
ed speaker of the Texas House
of Representatives.
SHORT SNORTS: Paralytic po-
lio this year struck six times
more Texas children who were
not vaccinated than those vac-
cinated . . . Texas highway fa-
talities for 1955 are expected to
run four per cent above 1954 . . .
Jan. 16-21 has been designated
by Gov. Allan Shivers as Pay
Your Poll Tax Week ... He has
proclaimed Jan. 23-29 as Citrus
Week . . . Twenty-one tracts of
land declared forfeited by the
Veterans Land Board are to be
put up for sale at the earliest
practical date . . . Jack R. Ma-
gulre of Austin was named ex-
ecutive secretary of the Texas
Ex-StudenU Association, iwc-
oeedlng John A. McCurdy who
realgned several months ago .,
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AT THE HEART C~ U.N. —Translators and recorders occupy table at center of circular seating
arrangement for meri.oers of the United Nations Security Council. Picture was taken from top of
visitors' gallery at United Nations Headquarters as the Security Council sought a solution to problem
of approval for package deal which would admit five Communist countries and 13 western-backed
nations to the United Nations family.
A Special Shoe Sale to Be Held in the Building
Formerly Occupied by "The Fair" . . .
lust One Door Up from the Gas Office. ..
We've cleared the building and filled it with Fine Ladies'
Shoes to be sacrificed . . . We got a real attractive
Package Deal . . . Save More Than Half on Fine Shoes!
BEFORE INVENTORY
SALE!
—on-
Ladies' Shoes
Friday & Saturday, Dec. 30 & 31
WE HAVE
About 350 Pairs of High Grade Ladies' Shoes
RHYTHM STEPS
VELVET STEPS
TWEEDIES
SANDLERS of Boston
ARTHUR MURRAYS
CASUALS - FLATS - HEELS - WEDGES!
"WE DON'T WANT TO COUNT 'EM"
So We're Selling *Em for—
.95
SPECIAL "PACKAGE DEAL"
A REAL "WARDDROBE OFFER"
3 Pairs lor $15.00
IF YOUR FOOT IS SMALL . . .
IF YOUR FOOT IS NARROW . . .
IF YOUR FOOT IS LONG AND NARROW . . .
You'll have a "Real Picnic" . . . Now is your chance to stock
up on Fine High Grade Shoes. . . Really Worth the Money"
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW SPRING SHOES
that will be arriving in January . . . and we need to sell
about 300 Pairs of High Priced Shoes . . . CHEAP!
DON'T FORGET-
In the Building Formerly Occupied by The Fair . . .
Nothing but Shoes in This Building for "Two Big Days"
DE P A R
"T" O F* El
CANADIAN. TEXAS
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1955, newspaper, December 29, 1955; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183779/m1/3/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.