The Naples Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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Site Picked For
Hospital Of Pines
The hospital being donated to the area by Lone Star Steel
company will be built about half way between the steel plant
anil Daingerfield.
Announcement of the de-
p cisian was made Tuesday
ni^yi at a meeting of the
I nippers of the hospital's
■P/sWFP directors. ,
jfcte is on highway 26
at the north end of Lone Star
lake on a high hill just east
of the bridge which crosses
the upper end of the lake.
The site is five miles from
Daingerfield and is two-
tenths of a mile closer to that
town than it is to the plant.
The land selected consists
of 29 acres owned by the
heirs of J. C. Jenkins. It was
Monitoring
MAIN
STREET
Stumped? —
' If you are still on the fence
about who to vote Jor in the
senate election next Tuesday,
here's a street-corner solution
that might interest you:
Elect Martin Dies to the
senate, elect John White to
the office Dies vacates, elect
Searcy Bracewell to White's
present office, and then take
your choice of the remaining
candidates in Bracewell's dis-
trict for his state senate job.
That way, you can vote for
your four favorites — not just
one of them.
And think of all the elec-
tions you, as a taxpayer, can
foot the bill for.
— Intm —
Lesson Wasted —
Bentley Ellis, the
one of 12 sites considered for
the hospital.
E. B. Germany, president
of Lone Star Steel, said he
was ready to accept the rec-
ommendations of the board
and would immediately issue
the necessary orders setting
into motion the many prelim-
inary activities. These include
commissioning of the hospital
consultants, architects, engi-
neers, landscapers and others
who will have a part in the
construction of the hospital.
No indication was given as
to the size of the initial con-
struction program. On pre-
vious occasions, however, of-
ficials have said the first pro-
gram would call for a hospital
of from 25 to 35 beds, with
ample provision being made
for future expansion as it is
needed.
The meeting of the board
of directors Tuesday night
was held at the Daingerfield
bank.
Members of the staff select-
ed to serve at the hospital
preferred a Daingerfield lo-
cation or near Daingerfield
location for the hospital but
accepted the board's decision.
Son Of Former
Naples Man
Shot To Death
The son of a former Naples
man was shot to death by
his best friend in an accident
Sunday at Gushing, Okla.
The dead boy was Don Ken-
nedy, 16 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Kennedy of
Cushing.
South- .
western Gas and Electric com? f-*?he accident occuried in
pany service man here, re-
I
here,
.ceived a citation early this
year as his company's cham-
pion safe driver. He had been
employed by the company for
34 years and hadn't had even
as much as a dented fender.
This week, Ellis got a notice
to go to Mt. Pleasant for one
of those schools that big
business plans occasionally
for the benefit of its workers.
The purpose of the school
was to teach .safe driving.
— Intm —
The Good Words —
The journalism department
of Southern Methodist Uni-
versity judged the newspa-
pers for the North and East
Texas Press Association and
furnished a sheet to each of
the winning papers, giving
the judge's opinion.
Here's what they said about
■ The Monitor:
"The Naples Monitor is a
good representative for the
area in which it is published.
The paper seems to have a
very complete local cover-
age, and certainly supports
community organizations and
projects well. Pictures also
are well-selected from a local
news standpoint. Human in-
terest is high in most of the
stories, and the correspond-
ence from other nearby com-
munities fills a definite need.
"The editor's column is ver-
satile — both humorous and
thought-provoking — and is
a good place to boost both
the community and the news-
paj>vT ■ Unlike many columns
otMkk anje type, this one is
ndP^P'^to puffery or corn-
. r. cob tramor. I like the whole.
h" ' newspaper."
15' Amen.
— Intm —
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tile home of young Kennedy's
friend, Mike Jones, 15 years
old.
The accident happened as
the Jones boy v/as showing
how to load and unload a 16
gauge shotgun.
The Jones boy told investi-
gating police that he thought
he put four shells in the gun
and then pumped the four out
on a bed. The gun apparently
held five shells and was ac-
cidentally discharged, the full
blast striking Kennedy in the
lower part of the chest. He
died instantly.
Funeral services for young
Kennedy were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the First Baptist
Church at Cushing. Burial
was in the Fairlawn Cemetery
there.
Two Aldermen,
Mayor To Be
Elected Tuesday
Naples voters will elect a
mayor and two city aldermen
next Tuesday, April 2, but
there are no contests for any
of the offices.;
The incumbents will be the
only ones listed on the city
ballots.
Mayor W. A. Giles was
nominated for another term
as mayor and M. B. Hampton
and L. L. Mills to succeed
themselves as aldermen.
Three other members of
the council have another year
to serve. They are Eugene
Falls, Orval Miller and Dick
Lowery.
The polling place for the
city election will be the city
office.
Thr^Pest I Know —
Zl*
?tp 4, B. Isom, Daingerfield
-ffi>3rtnn was telling us
this one Wednesday:
An Arkansas preacher met
one of his neighbors and ask-
ed him, "Brother, are you
prepared for judgment day?"
The man looked at him puz-
zled and wanted to know
when it would be.
i "Maybe tomorrow, maybe
the next day", the preacher
said.
' Don't tell my wife", the
man told the preacher. "She
will want to go both days
SEZI^
"About the only reason for
a man to answer his wife
when she is talking is to let
her know he is listening".
Nebraska Man Opening Hatchery At Omaha
A Nebraska man, Robert A.
Howell, has opened a hatch-
ery in the old Farrier peach
shed at 0mr ha.
Howell openeef*the hatchery
because of the market for
chickens which he expects to
be created by the Netex
Poultry company, a new in-
dustry now going in at Mt.
Pleasant.
Howell has been installing
equipment and expects to be
in full operation next week.
His first bunch of chickens
is expected to hatch out next
Monday, April 1.
When all of his equipment
is in operation, Howell will
have 21 incubators, each with
a capacity of 900 dozen eggs.
All of his equipment will
give him a total egg capacity
at one time of 226,800 eggs.
Howell plans to sell the
first bunch of chickens locally
and then find wholesale mar-
kets for later production.
Howell indicated his inter-
est in Netex with an offer to
potential customers.
He has announced a plan
to give one cent to Netex for
each chicken sold in the local
area and the money is to be
held in trust. If the purchaser
of the chicken sells it later to
Netex, he will be given the
money held in the trust for
hi? purchases.
The Naples
VOLUME 71
71 Years Old - And New Every Week
NAPLES, TEXAS THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1957
NUMBER 35
A Shot of Protection
**
Pewitt school students lined up last week to
receive Salk vaccine as protection against polio.
Miss Billie Faye King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman King of Omaha, gets her shot from Dr.
C. J. Wise. Doctors in the Tri-County Medical
Society gave the shots free to all school chil-
dren whose parents wanted them to have them.
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Brahmas Host For
District Meet
The Pewitt Brahmas track team will compete in the Invita-
tional meet at Texarkana College Saturday and then play host
Tuesday for the District 15-A meet.
Five District 15-A schools
Boy Scout ,
Court Of Honor
Plsnned Tuesday
Sixteen Naples Boy Scouts
are to receive their Tender-
foot badges at a court of hon-
or at the Methodist Church
here at 7:30 p.m. next Tues-
day, April 2.
Joe Carpenter, chairman of
the Big Cypress district, will
be the master of ceremonies
and will present the Scouts
with their awards. Carpenter
is from Mt. Pleasant.
Boys who are to receive the
awards are Jimmy Carey,
Kenneth Falls, Donald Booz-
er, Thomas Boozer, Kenneth
Higgins, Jerry Brock, David
Franklin Leeves, Ricky Tow-
ler, Gordan Dale Miller, Bob-
by Minton, Carol Ranes, Van
Johnson, Johnny Mills, Gay-
Ion Mills, Pat Tomberlain and
Bill Scaff.
All parents and anyone else
who is interested in Scouting
and its activities is invited to
attend the court of honor.
The Scouts were required
to participate in different
Scouting activities and work
on Scoutcraft projects in or-
der to win the awards.
They already have started
work on their next higher
rank and are hiking and
camping out in their work to
become Second Class Scouts.
Members of the Naples
troop will take part in the
Camporee to be held in Dain-
gerfield on April 26-28.
Jack Brock is Scoutmaster
of the local troop.
The troop was organized
here late last year and this
will be the first court of hon-
or held for it.
A Los Angeles policeman,
the terror of tough thugs,
petitioned the court for pro-
tection.
He was being accosted on
his beat, called names and
threatened with wallopings.
His tormentor was his wife.
Graveside Rites
Held Sunday For
Mrs. Skelton
Mrs. Penny Skelton, 80
years old, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Jewel
Ray, at Orange Friday, March
22.
She was a native of the Dal-
ton community and was the
widow of the late Jo_ Skel-
ton, who died about 20 years
ago.
The body was returned
here and graveside services
were held at Dalton. Burial
was in the Dalton cemetery.
In addition to her daughter,
she is survived by two sis-
ters, Mrs. Maggie Harkey of
Bryans Mill and Mrs, Lura
Collins of Haynesville, La.;
and three grandchildren at
Orange.
BUSINESS WOMEN
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
The Business Women's club
will hold its regular monthly
luncheon meeting Wednesday
of next week at the dining
room of Bohannan's Cafe.
One Drops Out,
Another Files For
School Board
Voters in the Pewitt school
district will have six choices
for the three positions on the
school board.
One candidate had his
name removed from the list
and one other added his name
before the deadline for filing
at noon Monday, March 25.
R. E. Moore, a former mem-
ber of ,the board, asked that
his name be removed. His
son, R. G. Moore, had his
name added to the list of
candidates. Both are from
Omaha.
Other candidates are B. J.
Floyd of Naples and W. C.
Stevens of Omaha, both for
re-election, and Thomas B.
Bottoms of Naples, Billy G.
Hawkins and Jackie Walker
of Omaha, seeking first terms.
The names of Floyd and
Stevens were on the list by
petitions filed by the present
board members and the other
three candidates filed their
own affidavits to qualify for
places on the ballot.
The election will be held
on Saturday, April 6, at the
school. Three of the six can-
didates will be elected to
places on the board.
Voting hours will be from
8 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Holdovers on the board are
Dr. C. J. Wise and M. B.
Hampton of Naples, Jamie
Brabham of Bryans Mill and
B. B. Brown of Omaha.
R. E. Moore was a charter
member of the board and is
retiring after having been
elected to the position three
times.
will be represented in the In-
terscholastic League meet at
Pewitt stadium.
Teams entered are Pewitt,
Hughes Springs, Talco, Liber-
ty and James Bowie.
The meet is open to the
public and there will be no
admission charge.
Preliminaries start at 3:30
p.m. and the finals at 7 p.m.
The Brahmas are one of
16 teams entered in the first
annual invitational meet at
Texarkana College.
Preliminaries will be run
off in the morning and the
finals in the afternoon.
The Brahmas had only two
men place in the relays last
week end at East Texas State
Teachers College.
Charles Ten brook was third
in the discus throw and Ker-
ry Hicks was fourth in the
pole vault.
Funeral Service
Held Wednesday
For Bess Harvey
VV. S. (Boss) Harvey. 59
years old, died about 1 p.m.
Tuesday at his home in Cook-
ville.
Mr. Harvey had been in ill
health for some time.
He was the son of Mrs. E,
G. Harvey of Naples.
Other survivors are four
sisters, Mrs. J. B. Osborn,
Mrs. S. A. Jolly and Mrs.
Frank Smith, all of Naples,
and Mrs. Morris Bricker of
Rankin, Texas; three broth-
ers, Tom, Garnett and Tal-
mage Harvey, all of Naples;
two daughters, Mrs. Raymond
Ward of Wylie, Texas, and
Mrs. James D. Smith of Ft.
Worth; one son, William Har-
vey of Greenville; and three
grandchildren and several
nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held
at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at
the Cookville Baptist Church
with the Rev. George Griffin,
the Rev. Morris Hill and the
Rev. Cecil McEntyre officiat-
ing. Burial was in the Con-
cord cemetery under the di-
rection of the Hanner Funer-
al Home.
Pallbearers were Morris
Harbor, Dan Bonham, Ottie
Ferguson, Gene Harper, Ver-
non McCollum and Leonard
Mathews.
Monitor Named 3rd Best Small-Town Paper
The Naples Monitor last
week was named the third
best small-town weekly news-
paper in the North and East
Texas Press Association area.
The area includes 52 Texas
counties and almost the en-
tire section of the state east
of Ft. Worth.
The Monitor won third
place in the "General Ex-
cellence" contest sponsored
by the Association. A certi-
ficate was awarded the paper
Saturday in the final session
of the annual convention of
the Association.
The Wood County Demo-
crat at Quitman won the top
award in the "General Ex-
cellence" competition and the
Weekly Chronicle at Duncan-
ville won second place. Dun-
canville is a few miles south-
west of Dallas.
The competition was open
to all weekly newspapers in
towns of less than 2,000 popu-
lation in the 52 county area.
There were other contests
for larger papers and in cate-
gories other than "General
Excellence".
The Association's conven-
tion this year was held at
Longview last Thursday, Fri-
day and Saturday. The awards
to prize-winning newspapers
were made Saturday.
Three Naples people attend-
ed the convention. They were
N. G. Watts, Lee Narramore
and T. W. Hampton.
The honor was the second
of three affecting The Moni-
tor within the past six weeks.
The paper was, the subject
of a feature in the official
publication of the Texas Press
Association in February and
has been notified that it will
be featured in the national
weekly newspaper publica-
tion.
The features are devoted to
the "new look" of the paper
after a change in display of
news and advertising which
was started early in January.
Honor Student
Paul R. Kennedy, son of
Mrs. C. B. Kennedy of Oma-
ha, graduated as an honor
student from training as an
air traffic control operator at
Keesler air force base in Mis-
sissippi. He attended Naples
high school prior to enlisting
in the air force. He will be
reassigned for duty at Indian-
apolis, Ind.
Seniors Present
Two One-Act
Plays Friday
The Pewitt school seniors
will present two one-act plays
Friday night, March 29, in
the school auditorium. The
program will start at 7:30
p.m.
The plays are "Echo", a
drama, and a comedy, "Be-
ware the Bear".
The plays are directed by
Miss Joanita Koon and con-
tain a cast of seniors with
some members of other class-
es at the school.
Admission of 50 cents for
adults and 25 cents for stu-
dents will be charged and
the proceeds will be us«d by
the seniors to pay for their
annual trip.
Members of the cast of
"Echo" are Mattie Beth Hum-
mel, Roy Frank Apperson.
Nancy Shults and Kerry
Hicks.
Members of the comedy
cast are Lahoma Poison, Mary
Jane Cherry, Martha Murphy,
Martha Strickland, Joan Gal-
loway, Gail Simpson and Jim-
my Fulgham.
FORESTRY JUDGING
CONTEST SCHEDULED
The North East Texas As-
sociation of Soil Conservation
district supervisors will spon-
sor a forestry judging con-
test for the eleven Soil Con-
servation districts in the as-
sociation on April 19.
Teams from throughout the
northeast Texas area will
compete in the contest. It will
be held near Jefferson.
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Strickland, Mrs. E. A. The Naples Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1957, newspaper, March 28, 1957; Naples, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth335899/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Atlanta Public Library.