The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1961 Page: 8 of 10
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The Baylor County Banner
Telephone TUxedo 8-1611 109 E. Morris Seymour, Texas
Published Every Thursday hy
THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO.
O. C. Harrison, Editor Earl Gwlnn, Bill Unsell, Business Managers
O. C. Harrison. Earl Gwlnn and Bill Unsell, Co-owners and Publishers
feitsred as Second Class matter October 9. 1809 at the Post Office of
Seymour, Texas under the Act >f March 3, 1870.
Iimmiia VOLUME 65, NUMBER 28
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1061
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NOTICE TO TUB PUBLIC—Any •rrooaoua reflection upon tfte ohsrsetsr,
Nasaiaa. or reputation of any poroon, firm or corporation which may appear la
the columns of thla papor will be (tadly corrected upon notice of same.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Baylor and Knox Counties and Megargel,
Texas, 1 year $2.50; 6 months $1.50; 3 months 89c. Outside this area
1 year $3.00; 8 months $2 00; 3 months $1.00.
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Any president of the United States has his hands full, to say
the least, coping with just the largest problems of government
in the foreign and domestic fields. Yet in this age we must
make even greater demands upon him,
He, alone in the nation, has the personal authority and
prestige—and the access to the people—ito exercise leadership
through the whole range of American life.
President Kennedy’s own interests suggest that he may be
willing to try to cut the wider swath of leadership that seems
called for today.
At various times before and since his election and inaugu-
ration, he has spoken out or made moves in such fields as the
general national morality, the country’s physical fitness and the
state of the arts.
All these matters, and more, are deserving of the President’s
dedicated attention. Possibly no one can do as much as he
right now to advance America’s condition in these realms.
Kennedy is fully aware of the value of television in com-
municating with the American people. He could well employ
it in a series of special “conversations” outside the normal
reach of the government he heads.
Already he has spoken forcefully on the subject of this
country’s lack of physical fitness, but the matter needs ham-
mering home, maybe again and again.
Particularly at his inauguration and since, he has given
strong recognition to the arts. But these arts, especially the
literature and drama he evidently favors, are still suffering in
this country, if not languishing. They could benefit notably
from a constant presidential stimulus.
Most important of all, the presidential voice needs to be
heard if a new moral tone is to be set in the United States.
Moral lassitude has seriously infected the whole fabric of our
life, from price riggers in the business community down to
individuals who don’t think it fair they should ever be asked
to return library books.
The full measure of this country’s moral decline is to be
found in the cries of outrage which are invariably heard when
anyone dares to apply normal standards of law enforcement and
decency in relatively minor mutti rs as library book stealing and
illegal parking.
Arc we a decent, law-abiding people, committed not just to
the chase of the dollar but to the full development of body and
mind, a development only liberty makes possible?
President Kennedy should ask us, in hard-hitting, direct
words, to prove ourselves. Then we shall find out what Ameri-
cans in the 1960s are truly made of.—Wichita Falls Record
News.
PURPOSEFUL BUILDING
111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth
accumulates and men decay —-Oliver Goldsmith, in A Deserted
Village.
Goldsmith’s admonition is as applicable today as it was in
the poet’s own generation—and probably more so. The above
editorial brings out the point in a forceful way; and it is a note
that needs to be sounded, long and loud. Something has been
said in this column concerning the Christian leadership of the
nation’s Chief executive; and we have long held to the belief
that no president should ever be selected who is not a God-
fearing mail. How poorly doth the blind lead the blind. In this
day and generation, with its accumulation of wealth, and a
certain amount of soft living, the tendency has arisen to attrib-
ute our success to our own prowess; and forgetting that it is the
Lord who gives us power to get wealth. It could even be that
our people have set for themselves idols of different sorts—
repudiating the God who brought them up out of the land of
Egypt
This much for the national picture. Locally, it is up to
every community in the nation to set its own house in order;
realizing that the nation is made up of the sum of each village
anti each hamlet. And from that we get down to each home,
which is an entity in itself. The subject is not one that could
lx* treated in this space with any detail, but we have chosen to
refer to the spirit that motivates the towns in a class with Sey-
mour. Some may think that a town is not human, such as
being able to feel or think or speak; but in a very decided way
a town is individualistic, and has its own personality, just like
people. Seymour is a "friendly town,” which is a good motto,
and which could well be extended to “a Christian town," A
Bible could well be on the living room table of ‘every home, and
a Bible whose pages show the results of use. And this Bible
tells of the blessings which attend the giving of a cup of cold
water, given in His name. You have also heard it said that
“A gift without the giver is bare.” Soulless charity is blood-
less charity; and respectability is not always Christianlike.
Othci characteristics of towns should be mentioned. There
are lazy towns, just like people—with no busy hum of industry,
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Be hHtfeUtto.es ns terries tw »e« hes>i«| 4*
and with everything left juat as is. There was a time when
Seymour was just that kind of town; and perhaps it would be
kind not to give more specific details. From some recent dis-
cussion there may be those who think thi* is still a dead place.
Without arguing that question too much, it just seems that the
place shows considerable life, for a corpse All of which is not
to deprecate the value of growth. It is necessary, just nat-
urally. People reach their full growth physically, but they
should never quit growing in other ways. Some may think
that elderly people are inclined to be just a little "off" mental-
ly; but that is not necessarily so, and very unfortunate when
it is so. As to spiritual growth, that certainly should be con-
tinued, with a ripening of the spiritual powers, and advancing
age should be a time of fruit bearing.
The compliment can be paid to most West Texas towns that
they are ambitious of growth, in a material way. That subject
has been carried to length in every place*—and should be. It
is not discussed at length in this article, for the reason that
another idea was in mind when we started out. This idea is
that, while Seymour is growing, in whatever ways its citizen-
ship may be able to promote, there are other value's that need
attention, lest they slip. It would be a mutter of deep concern
if this place should continue right along in the same old rut—
with no material growth, and maybe dry rot setting in. Equally
tragical would it be* if still greater values should be left in the
discard. You will remember about the stone which the build-
ers rejected.
There is one feature that impresses us particularly with
regard to the cities of our country, and that is a contrast of
ideas on the subject of building. Without wishing to offend
any of this paper’s subscribers in the City of New York, we’ll
just say that our greatest impression of that big city is that
it is a huge pile of masonry. The same could be true of much
that has been built in other points on this globe. Take as an
instance some of the old medieval castles, with their multitude
of rooms, high ceilings and bleak walls. They cost too much
to keep up; and besides, they form a very poor place to live in.
Maybe they had a soul at one time, but it lias long since fled.
Sometimes it looks like the factories are very reluctant to
become established in the smaller towns; and maybe it would
not pay some of them to come to a smaller community. But
we’ll keep waiting—and trying; and in the meantime be trying
some other methods, such as improving the community’s educa-
tional, moral, spiritual, artistical and other values, such as can-
not be seen so easily as a pile of brick. If our towns uie not
as big as the cities, let’s try to remedy that; in the meantime
building lip the spiritual values, and making the place a more
valuable one in which to live than if we had the physical
growth, but a moral decay. ________
OGDEN H. D. CLUB
MEETS IN BECKNER HOME
The postponed meeting of the
Ogden Home Demomtration Club
wax held on February 13, at 2:00
p m. in the home of Mrs E. C
Beckner with 17 members and one
visitor present. It was a great
pleasure to have our new agent,
Mrs. Dean Valentine meet with us
for the first time.
The hostess gave the opening
oxerclse. President, Mrs. R. A.
Hrncirlk presided over the meet-
ing. Mrs. E. C Beckner read the
minutes and gave the treasury re-
port. Council report was given by
Mrs. Horace James.
Several members volunteered for
the different leader demonstrators.
A covered dish supper and 42
party was planned, and Mrs. R A.
Hrncirlk Sr., reported that $32.83
was raised for the March of Dimes,
at the 42 party on January 21.
After the meeting, Mrs. Dean
Valentine showed posters on land-
scaping and gave a talk on care of
shrubs. A short recreation was
held after which refreshments were
served to Mmes. R. A. Hrncirik,
Sr., J. W. Fite, Henry Peek, F. C.
Hcnyan, Claude Farr, A. L. Nuck-
ols, Kerr Martin, Hjran* James,
J. B. Guthrie, Ogle Roberson, Bill
Harrington, H. E. Grny, i. D. Bur-
nett, Ernest Hrncirik, W. Venable,
E C. Beckner, J. V. Kocurek, and
Mrs. Dean Valentine.
The Ogden Hum? Demonstration
Miss Vaden-Donald Hudson
Exchange Wedding Vows
Miss Nancy Jo Vaden, daughter
of Mr and Mrs. Edward Vaden of
Seymour, und Donald Ray Hudson
of Throckmorton were united in
marriage January 14, and are re-
siding in Throckmorton, where the
groom is engaged in farming and
employed by the Gulf Oil Com-
pany.
A shower honoring the couple
was given in the home of Mrs. Sam
Styles on February 6 The serving
table was covered with a lace cloth
over pink with pink satin stream-
ers bearing the names, Nancy and
Donald. Pink and white roses
were used throughout the house.
Spiced tea, coffee and individual
cakes wrre served to the guests.
On February II, a bridal gift
party was given In her honor at
the Crestview Baptist Church In
Throckmorton. Hostesses were the
Indies of the W. M U. The Valen-
tine motif was carried out. Red
hearts with red oatin ribbons bear-
ing the names, Donald and Nancy,
in silver hung from the lace-cov-
ered table A tiny tree with small
red hearts was the center piece.
Cake and punch, with red heart
shaped Ice cubes were served. The
guests were registered by Miss
Shirley Timmons, in a white satin
heart-shaped bride's book decorat-
ed in red net and ribbon. There
were sixty guests registered Mrs
Edward Vaden and Mrs. John L.
Cassle, mother and sister of the
bride from Seymour, and Mrs Tom
Hudson, mother of the groom, were
in the house party.
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PROFESSIONAL
CARDS
Dr. Jozach Easley
DENTIST — X-RAY
Office Chei. Foyt Bldg.
Office Phone TU 0-3227
Re.. TU 0-3274
Dr. B. F. Grill
DENTIST — X-RAY
Phone TU 8-2928
Office 109 West McLain
Dr. Harrietta Walters
CHIROPRACTOR
S09 North Washington Bt.
Phone TU 8-2S43
Dr. Calvin Gambill
CHIROPRACTOR
Office Hours:
8:30—5:30 Monday thru Friday.
8:30—12:00 Saturday.
TUxedo 8-3412 113 W. McLain
ladles, their families and a few | 16th, at 7:00 p in.
ST.* talSTt There were only 200 automobile,
of the City Hall on Thursday, the 1 made in
BED & WHITE LAUNDRY 1
Things You Should Know About Your Home |
Town Laundry.
We give all kinds of »ervice — help your self, wringer
type machines, fop load automatic and front load auto- J
matics. And the new jumbo 25 lb. automatic machina $
washes quilts, blankets, and rugs up to 9 x 12; also wet, jjj
8 dry and finish bundles. Wa hov# presses to give you a >♦.
!•! job no one can boat. Wa also saw on buttons and put J
jj! in xippart and darn up the holes. Wa pick up and do- j$j
jjj liver. Wa support our town with a sixaable payroll, and }
i we need your support to keep us In business — think it
over and give us a try. Wa will do our best to sotisfy ♦
;5< you. Wo con not think of one reason why you should
jjj sand your Inundry out of town, con you? If it con bo
washed we can wash it. So many has asked me if Mr. Jv,
jj; Patterson works for mo; the answer is no. For complete >J
je! Laundry Service Call TU 8-9970. !♦!
M.E. Morgan
jjj Owner and Operator
FARM MACHINERY
AUCTION SALE
Thursday, March 2,1961
SALE STARTS PROMPTLY AT 9:30 A.M. — RAIN OR SHINE
AT MONTGOMERY TRACTOR CO.
Phone TU 8-3437
Seymour, Texas
P. 0. Box 298
Farmers and Dealers Are Invited to Buy or Sell. Consign Your Equipment Early
Equipment sold in numbers as listed. First Come First Sold!
WE BUY AND SELL 6 DAYS EACH WEEK
WE HELP YOU LOAD AND UNLOAD.
Sale First Thursday Each Month Through June, 1961.
If you want to Buy or Sell, or just look on, we invite you to come to our sale.
We expect 200 tractors, 800 pieces Equipment and other items for this Solo.
Lunch Served by Home Demonstration Club Ladies.
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Purrs along pavements like a happy tabby. Takes
rough road? in stride and all road? in style.
Juat why does a Jet-smooth Chevy treat riders
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And the proof is in the riding. When you sample
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fit M. WASHINGTON
SEYMOUR
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1961, newspaper, February 23, 1961; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth505692/m1/8/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Baylor County Free Library.