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Honey Grove Signal-Citizen
♦ Complete New* and Advertising Coverage for Hone y Grove Trade Area *
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VOLUME LXXn
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
HOMEY UKOVK, FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1962
NUMBER U
Win-Tele 'Phone Co. Granted $421,000
Loan To Modernize And Extend Lines
At Roxton, Ben Franklin and Pecan Gap
Modem dial telephone systems
lor the communities of Pecan Gap,
Ben Franklin and Roxton will be-
come a reality in the not too dis-
tant future. The Win-Tel Tele-
phone Co., owner and operator of
the exchanges at these three towns
In Delta and Lamar counties as
well as the exchanges in Windom
and Telephone in Fannin County,
has been granted a loan in the
amount of 0421,000 by the Rural
Electrification Administration.
A telegram from Congressman
Ray Roberts to this newspaper
Tuesday told of the granting of
the loan to the Wta-Tel Company,
which is owned and managed by
Jamas Whitworth. In his wine,
Congressman Roberts said the
0421,000 was to be used for im-
proving service to 383 present sub-
scribers of the Pecan Gap, Ben
Franklin and Roxton exchanges
and bring service to an addition-
al 221 new subscribers.
In addition .three new dial cen-
tral offices will be built and 125
miles of new lines will be construct-
ed.
Whitworth, who has operated the
Windom exchange for the past
three or four years, converted it to
dial and also installed a dial sys-
tem in the Telephone community
about two years ago. He acquir-
ed the exchanges at Pecan Gap,
Ben Franklin and Roxton about a
year ago.
Telephone
Organizes
Community Chib
Selfs Chib To
Meet March 22nd
A meeting was held in the Tele-
phone School Gymnasium at 7:45
Thursday Night, March 16th to
organize a Community Improve-
ment Club.
The meeting was presided over
by Mr. J. P. Moore. The Rev. Jese
Bigbee, pastor of the Baptist
church at Telephone, gave the
Invocation.
Mr. Moore asked .for expressions
of opinions on the desirability and
feasibility of organizing an Im-
provement Club. The response was
enthusiastically in favor of such
action. 9 '
The following officers were elec-
ted:
President: Robert E. Old, Jr.;
Vice-President, Billy McCraw;
Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Billy
ji e„ W y* *.. .mb 1 •
meet at the Community Center
Thursday night, March 22, at 7:30
o’clock.
The Windom 4-H Club will be in
charge of the program, it has been
announced.
Club members are urged to at
tend and visitors are welcome.
“There will be information, fun
and fellowship,” a spokesman for
the club said. Refreshments will
be served.
169 Attend Cotton
Meeting At HG
School, March 14th
Interest was high among area
cotton farmers in the meeting
wibich was arranged by the 7-
Step Cotton Committee of Fannin
County and sponsored by local
gins, fertilizer and seed dealers,
the Chamber of Commerce-and the
First National Bank, held at the
Honey Grove School Lunchroom on
Wednesday night of last week. 169
attended and heard experts from
the Texas AAM Extension Service
explain various phases of cotton
production, insect control and mar
keting.
Farmers who attended said it
was one of the best and most
thorough type of meeting of this
nautre held here. The meeting fol-
lowed a dinner prepared by Mrs.
Dixie Black. Speakers for the pro-
gram were Fred Elliott, John Box,
Beverly G. Reeves and H. A. Tur-
ney,
Sponsors for the meeting and
Easter Seals were placed in | the
mails this week by the Texas,So-
ciety for Crippled Children and
Adults, and its 84 local county af-
filiates.
Million and Half
Sheets Easter
Seals Mailed
A million
and a half sheets of
This year’s colorful measeifg'
read* ii
The Self* Progressive Club will dinner were: Texas Sesame Grow-
ers, Inc., Smith Feed and Reed
Store, Bobby Lane's Hi-Yield Farm
Store, Lamar Cotton Oil Co., Gins,
Cooperative Gin Co., Fanners Gin
Co., First National Bank, Honey
Grove Chamber of Commerce, and
the Honey Grove Signal-Clitzen
and Ladonia News.
for crippled children will
to homes in every community in
Texas.
The Seals have become so
identified with the Society and its
work, that all over America it is
known simply as ‘"Hie Easter Seal
Society.” Many probably would
not recognize its official name of
The National Society tor Crippled
Children and Adults. The Texas
Society Is one of the 52 associated
state and territorial units.
Offering the first organised aid
to America’s physically
capped, the generous public sup-
port given to the Society's work
since its founding has
ed more for the crippled in the
41 years than in all past f
tlons of man's civilization.
Seals are not sold; no
donation is expected from
who receive .them. The Society
feels that each individual knows
his pocketbook best, and being told
of the need, will give as generous
Mrs. Betty Ballard Morrison, 31,
of the Oak Ridge Community,
(Honey Grove, Route,!.) was kill-
ed instantly about 8*,Q0' o’clock
Tuesday morning when she was
thrown from her car as it skidded
and failed to make a curve at the
foot of Spencer Hill on'FM 273,
about 2 miles southeast of Bonham.
Mrs. Morrison, an employee of a
Bonham manufacturing concern
was alone in the car at the time ot
the accident.
Highway Patrolman Dwayne
Cox, who investlgated_the accident,
James Ray Melton, senior stu-
dent at Texas Tech was one ot the
outstanding students honored Sun-
day at the annual all-college recog-
nition service.
Tech president, Dr. R. C. Good-
win delivered the principal address
at 2:00 p. m., ceremonies in the
udent union building.
A total of 580 students were hon-
ored for work in scholastic, stu-
dent government and other endeav-
Mrs. J. C. Green Rites
Held Saturday
Program Chairman, Hubert Peel;
Social Chairman, Mrs. Calvin
-Felts}
Officers for the 1962-1968 Club
Year were named ft the regular| illness,
meeting of the Allens Chapel Com-
munity Improvement Club.
Alvin Losdb
sident to serve another year
this newly organised club.
Billy Wayne Ryser was electa.
vice-preSlddht.
Alvin Loschke Is
Re-elected President
Of Allens Point Club
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Fran
ces Green of the Allens Point Com-
munity was held at the Allens
Point Baptist Church at 2:30
o’clock Saturday afternoon, March
17. Mrs. Green died at her home at
12:30 o’clock after a three weeks
Officiants at the last rites were
the church pastor, the Rev. Ray-
>nd Vickory and Mauriee Nea-
thery. Honey Grove Church of
Christ minister. Cooper-Sorrells di-
rected interment in the Allens
ly as he caxi.
School children often contribute
dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and
older citizens send contributions
ranging from a dollar to several
hundred dollars.
Contributions to the Appeal will
be used In Texas to support the
Society’s program of treatment,
habllltation, education, and re-
search for crippling conditions pt
all types; the Society has founded
32 Treatment Centers In Texas
Ninety percent of the funds remain
In the state for direct services and
ten percent supports a
program of education,
tion, and the national Easter Seal
Research Foundation.
Point Cemetery
Luther D. Stevenson
Receives Tracing
FORT CARSON, COLO. (AHT-
NC) —Army Pvt. Luther D. Stev
enson, son of Mrs. Katie M. Stev
enson, Honey Grove, is receiving
Mrs. Betty Morrison Is Killed When
Thrown From Car On Rain-Slick Curve
James Melton Is
Honored At Tech
Recognition Service
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Melton were
in Lubbock to attend the cere-
monies with their son.
Missionary To
Speak Sunday At
Baptist Church
Rev. John Cheyne, missionary on
furlough from Salisbury, Southern
Rhodesia, will preach at the First
Baptist Church at seven o-clock
Sunday night, March 25. At the
morning hour he will be at Dial.
It is hoped that a large crowd will
be present to hear the Interesting
message this missionary will bring.
You are invited.
said Mrs. Morrison apparently lost
control of her car on the rain-slick
highway and the vehicle skidded
into the deep ditch on the north
side of-the road.
The patrolman said Mrs. Morri-
was thrown from the vehicle and
was pinned beneath the rear bump-
er of the car.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Trapp,
who was enroute to work, was the
first person to reach the scene of
the accident. He said that Mrs
Morirson was dead when he reach^
ed the scene.
The deputy sheriff was not in a
squad car and had to go to a near-
by home to call an ambulance and
other officers.
Justice of the Peace Clark Ben-
ton of Bonham returned a verdict
of accidental death following the
inquest. Mrs. Morrison’s death was
the second traffic fatality of 1962
in Fanin County.
Light rain had been falling prior
to the accodent and was falling at
the time of the mishap. Officers
said there was some mud on the
highway at the curve and this
could have contributed to the
skidding.
Funeral services for Mrs. Morri-
son, 32, were held Wednesday of-
temoon at 2:30 o'clock at the First
Baptist Church In Ladonia with
the Rev. N. M. Vandagriff, pastor
officiating. Interment was in Oak
Ridge cemetery with Cooper Fu-
neral Home of Bonham directing.
The survivors are her husband,
Boyd L. Morrison; a son, Jerry; a
daughter, Patricia Ann, and her
father, Joe Ballard, all of the home,
Rt. 1, Honey Grove; her mother,
Mrs. Lorene Greasaner of Floyd-
ada and a brother, Harold Ballard
of Benjamin.
Mrs. Morrison, the former Miss
Betty Lou Ballard, was bom April
25, 1929, in Texas. She married
,Boyd L. Morrison, Feb. 7, 1947.
She was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Ladonia.
Civic Affairs
Dinner Held Sat.
March 17 th
Honey Grove second annual Civic
Affairs Dinner, sponsored jointly
by the Honey Grove Chamber ot
Commerce and the David Graham
Hall Foundation, featured an ad-
dress by L. P. Cookingham, Fort
Worth City Manager and noted au-
thority on civic and municipal mat-
ters.
The affair was held in the Honey
Grove National Guard Armory an.1
a crowd of near 500 were in at-
tendance. The dinner was served
by Ernie’s Catering Service ot
Greenville. Chamber president,
Frank Welch, presided, Joe T. Mor-
row was master of ceremonies and
Dr. H. C. Chancellor and R. E. Old,
Jr., on the organ and with guitar
respectively supplied dinner music.
Cookingham praised the efforts
of the, Honey Grove Chamber and
the David Graham Hall Founda-
tion and the citizens of Honey
Grove for the determined effort
they were putting forth.
“You can get industry if you are
Willing to work for it,’’ Cooking-
ham said. “The harder you work
the luckier you will get. As the
population increases, the people
There’ll be no charge for
ing at Lake Davey Crockett, ef-
fective April 1st, operator of toe
lake Ben Summerville has announ-
ced.
Fishing, especially for Crappie.
has been exceptionally good during
the past few days, Summerville
said. Summerville caught sixteen
big Crappie in a foot of water In a
shallow part of the lake Tuesday.
:oreign Students Specie
To Delta Kappa Gamma
To Hot Springs ;
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Payne ot
Wichita, Kansas have returned
from a trip to Old Mexico and oth-
er points in Southern Texas. They
are enroute from here to Hot
Springs, Ark.
They visit in Petty with her dau-
ghter, Mrs. John O’Conor and fam-
ily.
Church School
Attendance
will go where they can find work.
Cookingham cited the fact that
by 1970 there would be 35 million
new citizens with every community
in the nation fighting for its share
and more of that increase. .
Cookingham was introduced by
R. F. Voyer, president of the David
Graham Hall Foundation and first
vice president of the Honey Grove
Chamber of Commerce.
Voyer told of work on the Honey
Grove Civic Center, which includes
the library, auditorium, meeting
and banquet rooms and other fa-
cilities. He said that the Founda
tion would expend approximately
8150,000 on the Honey Grove Civic
Center. Voyer said that the library
(in the Evans Building), would be
completed within the next tep days
“The Foundation is prepared to
expend $2,500 per year for new
books’.’ Mr. Voyer said. He urged
Free Filling At
Lake Crockett
Two foreign exchange student*
of the Bonham high school were
guest speakers at the dinner meet-
ing of the Beta Psi Chapter ot
the Delta Kappa Gamma, an inter-
national organization at Women
Educators, at the Gem cafe in Bon-
ham, Tuesday night, March 13.
Lars Landermar of Linkoping*
Sweden, and Alp Karahasnagtu at
Istanbul, Turkey, were introduced
by Mrs. Paul Simpson, councelor :
and speech Instructor at Bonham
high school.
They each told-interesting lurid-
ents of their countries; discussed
the cultures, schools and cuatoma’
and answered questions from tlw
group.
Miss Ethelleen Williams, a Bon- t
ham high school instructor intro-
duced two Bonham high school
girls, Carol Thompson, soloist,
whom Miss Williams accompanied ;
and Carolyn Brown, who did a La-
tin-American dance.
Mrs. Millard Brent, president of
the chapter presided over the busi-
ness meeting.of the club.
The dinner table carried out the
“International Relations Theme’’
with flags of many countries used
for decorations, along with arran-
gements of white mums, and jon-
quils in milk glass. Hostesses were:
Mrs. Ed. Parsons, Mrs. Rosella
Crawford, Miss Flora Brewer, and
Mrs. Opal Richardson.
Those attending - from Honey
Grove were Mrs. A. L. Collard,
Mrs. Sears Spears. Miss Margaret
Lowrey and Mrs. Paul Loschke.
Reporter. Mrs. Robert E. Old, Jr.
It was decided to have monthly
meetings, using the school build-
ing aa a temporary meeting place.
The next meeting will be Tuesday
night, April 12th. „ >
CWF Sets Book
Review March 29th
Mrs. S. T. Garrison of Cooper
will review “Root Out of Dry
Ground” by Ardyle le Briggs at
the First Christian Church Annex
Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p. m.
The review is being spansored by
the Christian Women's Fellowship
and your patronage will be greatly
appreciated.
Lost Rita* Haid For
Mrs. W.N.
WINDOM.— Mrs. Dora E. Sad-
ler, 87, widow of W. N. Sadler
.died at her home here Sunday
night, Mar. 18, 1962.
Funeral services were held at
•Cooper Funeral Home chapel at
2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon
with the Rev. Milford Thompson,
pastor of , the First Methodist
church at Leonard, officiating.
Interment was in the Dodd
City cemetery with grandsons ser-
ving as pallbearers. '
Survivors are three sons, Hous-
ton and D. J. Sadler of Dodd City,
Luther Sadler of Temple; three
■daughters, Mrs. Jewell Butler of
Anton, Mrs. Beatrice Lackey of
Loving and Mrs. Ida Mae Win-
chester of Windom, 32 grandchild-
ren, 33 great-grandchildren and a
number of nieces.
The former Miss Dora Mayhew,
Mrs. Sadler was born in Kansas
Nov. 28, 1875, the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Mayhew.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1963.
Mrs. Margaret Loschke was re-
elected secretary, and Mrs. Golda
Loschke, reporter. Mrs. O. K. Leh-
tinen was named to assist Mrs. W.
P. Webb with the hospitality com-
mittee..
John Earl Locke was elected
treasurer.
All other committee were asked
to serve another year. John L.
Witcher was elected building trus-
tee in the place vacated by Ear!
Conyers. Other trustees are Mar-
vin Loschke and Paul J. Hintz.
Willie Hintz and Billy Wayne
Ryser were welcomed as new me-
mbers.
The . Club is especially happy to
have Billy Wayne Ryser accept an
official Job. He is a Jr. student at
East Texas State College, and is
majoring In Agriculture and Busi-
ness. Along with his school work
he is carrying on a full-scale
farming program. He Is also act-
ive in the work of The St. James
Lutheran church in the community
and he reported that the newly or-
ganized Walther League of the
church has chosen as its project
for Community Service the clean-
ing up of the Allens Chapel Ceme-
tery. They hope to have this work
completed by April 1.
Mrs. John Earl Locke was ap-
pointed to, report to the Fannin
County Council of improvement
Clubs the progress and plans of
our club at its regular meeting on
April 1.
Paul Loschke was named Red
Cross Chairman, and all members
were urged to help with this
worthy cause.
It was voted to have a business
meeting, only; on the first Friday
night of each month, and guest
speakers and programs on the
third Friday nights.
Mrs. Ocle Logan and Mrs. Bill
RyiSer were hostesses for this meet-
ing. ■/.
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Pallbearers were George Sim
mons, Bill Collard, Leroy Holmes,
Claude Lankford, Curtis Brown
and John Earl Locke.
A native of Honey -Grove, Mrs.
Green was bom January 6, 1894.
Her parents were Joe E. Meade
Sun. March 18, 1962
Her parents were Joe t,. meaae ------- — - .....
and Blnora Birdsell Meade. She was eight weeks of advanced individual
a member of the Allens Point Bap- a Ftf
Baptist ................... • 22‘1
Methodist .............. • 142
Church Of Christ ....... 113
Presbyterian................ 43
Christian .................. 36
tist Church
She was married to J. C. Green
on December 11, 1916. .
Survivors include her husband,
J. C. Green, a son. Chief Master
Sergeant William H. Green, sta
tioned with U. S. Air Force in
Weisbaden, Germany; two half-,
Cold. The training is scheduled to
end March 23.
Total ...................... 558
Stevenson is receiving instruct
ion in the handling and firing of
light infantry weapons including
the Army’s new M-14 rifle and M
60 machlnegun. He is being train
ed In squad tactics, field fortifl-
Mrs. Joe Meade and John Bur-
roughs ot Wichita Falls and Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. Johnson of Gold-
smith spent the weekend here,
They came to attend the funeral
Saturday of Mrs. J.. C. Green.
Mrs. Mae Peel of Riverby return-
ed home Sunday after spending the
weekend in Dallas.
citizens to bring in their spare
books for- the library,” “We want
the Foundation’s books flanked by
your books,” he said.
The invocation was by the Rev.
Sam Rice, minister of the Main
Street United Presbyterian Church
and the address of welcome was
extended by T. G. Lane, Honey*
Grove Mayor. Opening remat'Ms
were made by Mr. Welch.
Miss Alma Braudrick, accom-
panied by Dr. Chancellor, led the
and John William Meade of Sher- ‘ng, first aid and
man; two sisters, Mrs. Mable Lang-
ford of San Angelo and Mrs. Lil- The^23-year-ok> sokHer <
llan Lowery of Hot Springs, Ark.; the Army last October ‘ C°m
a half-sister, Mrs. Estes Johnson, I Pleted h*®10 combat tra n g
Joseph T. Wilkinson of Bonham
was here Wednesda yto visit his
half-sister, Mrs. Mandy Strickland,
who is a patient In the Page Nurs
ing Home.
A LOVE LETTER TO HONEY GROVE
AND ITS PEOPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Hicks and
Doyle of Irving visited Jimmie
Weaver last weekend.
Goldsmith; her step-mother, Mrs.
Joe Meade, Sr., Honey Grove, and
one grandson.
Fata Townsend
Ritas Held Wednesday
Fort Carson.
He is a 1965 graduate of Honey
Grove High School. Before enter-
ing the Army, he was associated
with Stevenson Implement Com-
pany.
In the letter from her son. who
Is sailing for Europe, Mrs. Steven-
son said he told her for the medal
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Peel and
son of Riverby spent the weekend
In Dallas visiting.
W. L. (Fate) Townsend, 84, *re-. —---------------
tired farmer of Forest Chapel | he received he did not miss the tar-
community, Arthur City, Rt. 1,
died at the Sanitarium of Paris
Monday March 19, 1962.
Funeral service, Wednesday at
3 p. m., were held at Chicota Bap-
tist Church where he was a mem
her, interment was In Chicota
Presbyterian Cemetery. Ministers
were the Rev. J. L. (Bill) Wide-
man and the Rev. O. H. Garner.
Bom at Forest Chapel, Jan. 13,
1878, son of H. F. and Genie (Her-
ring) Townsend, Fate Townsend
was a lifelong resident there, a
get out of 360 shots and he was 1
out of 7 in his company receiving
honors and medals for being ex-
pert of M-14 and 60-MM gun.
1349 Attend Circuit
Assembly Of
Witnesses
New Arrivals
John Connolly
Visits Here
John Connally brought his cam-
paign for governor to Honey Grove
last Thursday morning and greet-
ed voteravwith a handshaking tour
of the downtown area.
The Honey Grove stop was one
of 16 in a three-day swing of
14 counties in the northeast cor-
ner of Texas.
Carnally had started his tour
In Greenville.'
From Hony Grove he went to
Paris, TMiartrt^a
—*■— he mads a SO-mlnute tele-
Attend church Sunday.
cast late Thursday afternoon over
ICTAL-TV.
Book Review
Sponsored by the CWF
FUST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
- ANNEX
was a —------- W. it. Thomas, chairman and
deacbn of the Baptist Church and featured speaker at the 3-Day Cir-
lts Sunday school superintendent I cuR Assembly of Jehovah’s Wit-
32 years; a former school trustee nesses meeting in Sherman recent
and active in organizing the com- ly spoke tp the 1349 who attended
munity center. on the subject, “Who Will Rule the
He married Miss Elizabeth Ann World ?" T
Whiteside in 1892, her death oc-l Mr. Harry West, presiding min-
curing In 1919, and on Dec. 25, later of the Bonham Congregation,
1935, he married Mrs: Florence I said that Mr. Thomas spoke with
Daylg. authority from the Bible when he
His wife surylves and these chll- showed that the world is in a de-
dren: Mrs. Luclle Wakefield and llmma because it Is divided into
Leon Townsend, Houston; Mrs. two groups, with each fearing the
Martin Collins, Honey Grove; Misslotl\er. “They fail to realize that
Joy Townsend, Chicota; Mrs. God is the Supreme Soverlgn of all
Royce Keller, Albuquerque, N. M.; the nnhnene, and that He alone
- - ‘ -■ William has the authority and power to ap-
Jim Townsend,, Direct; William has the authority and p
Townsend, Big Spring, and Eugene [point the World Ruler,” he said.
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Thursday, March 29th
tjjjO prm. .*> *
;,Mra. 8.1’. Gdrrison, Reviewer
Admission 7®e-
I Townsend, Los Angeles, Calif.; a I On Saturday afternoon, the HoU
number of other descendants and day Inn Motel was the site of the
these step-children: Mrs, E. B. [baptism-of 18 .new Witnesses fol-
| jfihns, Albuquerque, N. M. ; Law- J krUHng the talk on "Dedication and
rence Davis, Dadlas [and Ray Davis, I Bsptism.”
Drive slow; let ’*m grow. with a deep sense of personal ro-
delegates from the
rregSSon returned
AMY ELLISON
__and Mrs. Louie Ellis have
a granddaughter, Amy Ellison, was
born in Baylor hospital in Dallas
Thursday, March 15, 1962. She
weighed 8 pounds and 6 and one-
half ounces. Her parents are Mv.
and Mrs. Jack Belden of Richard-
son. Her paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Belden of Mc-
Kinney.
The mother is the former Miss
Olla Ruth Ellis.
★
TAMMY RENEA
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Edward
Belk are the parents of a new dau-
ghter, Tammy Renea, weighing 9
pounds and 8 ounces, born Friday
March 16, 1962 at the Honey Grove
Medical Clinic.
★
DAVID BROWNING
A son, David Browning, was
bom to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tatom,
Jr. of Dallas Saturday, March 17,
1962 to Baylor hospital In Dillas.
He weighed 10 pounds. His mother
la the former Miss Phyllis Neal.
Grandparents’are, Mr. and Mrs.
Browning Neal of Hgney Grove
and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tatom of
Dailak ' •-*** 5 * *
™i*i
■/■law ir.* tktfrlC'L
lity for Increased minister
activity, Mr. Weat said. '
By Helene Maria Peel
Sunday, March 18, 1962, 4 a, m.
But why 4 a. m.? Because of
the wonderful banquet you and I
did share together last evening, of
the inspiration it gave me, of my
growing love for you—and tomor-
row I may not have the courage to
tell you so.
It all began fifteen years ago that
I saw you first—after a rough ride
in an old school bus out of Dalllas.
My first remark about you was
then, “but where are all the sky-
scrappers." Yes. I was a for-
eigner and in my imagination I
did expect something like a small-
er New York City. With surprise
I first noticed the different looking
buildings on your square, the un-
even roofs. Right then I toe* a
great liking to your very heart of
town, yoUr ,postoffice.
It looked so reassuring, so strong
and inviting ... to me like a Euro-
pean building and in my homesick
heart I also knew, “this is one link
with my home.” A few days later
a nice, friendly gentleman with
kind face stopped me on thestreet
asking, “Artf you the lady from
eraeas?” When I told hlni|
“yes”, he said then, “Let me wel-
come you In the name of all the
people of this town.” That did it
right there and then. He was no
other than your former postmaster
of so many years, Mr. W. O.
Cravens.
As time went by I got to know
you better my Honey Grove.- None
of your people were ever unkind to
me . . . some of you • asked mO ih
your homes. We shared nice hours
together with talks, laughter and
also some tears, thinking back ot
toe horror of toe years of wars
over there, (Let me say right
now: piay Y9U and your people he
*pare£ of soctf tolngs Imp ever and
ever.) t But^mehowyou yourself
did seem tft stand still.
Tm I knew there were new
homes built and in some instances
the town was growing but the now
so beloved and familiar square it-
self did rfdt dhange much until the
days the lovely movie theatre was
built and then opened. I was there
rejoicing with you. Stores by and
by becaipe more modem — you
went for the more practical mod-
em and beautiful look for a new
tomorrow. I watched you with
very keen and interested ey£s, may-
be even more so than Honey Grove
people themselves.
One reason I am sure, you were
so new and different to me. You
had, without knowing it, made
such an impact on my new life
over here. Being very sentimental
and from a very old city I just
know that some of the older people
will see all your face-lifting often
with a sad heart. But thiB is al-
so a price you and your people will
have to pay for a better and pro-
gressive tomorrow moot of all for
your youngsters. But you Older
people are also toe so important
“waymakera”.
Being there with ydu last even-
ing, sharing with you the excite-
ment, listening to those wonderful
and so tru* and also so promising
speeches, I just knew you are on
your way. I can see, sense and
feel It with all my heart and even
though I do not live with you I am
so happy for and with you. Those
words spoken showed and proved
love for you with a deep and sin-
cere foundation, with the deepest
meaning ('or a better and brighter
tomorrow. ,
My prayer for you: God bless
you Honey Grove, keep and protect
you . . . Keep on growing, never
forsake toe days gone by, but
strive for your now so promising
and new tomorrow.
•'. r ■ tVflSTCtofre,
Your Helene Maria
group in singing choruses of “When
Irish Eyes Are Smiling” and “My
Wild Irish Ros-*.”
Judge Choice Moore, extended
greetings from the Fannin County
Commissioners’ Court, and J. D.'
Butler, a director of the Bonham
Chamber of Commerce greetings
from that group.
Mr. Ralph Spangler, a director of
the Lamar County Chamber of
Commerce extended greetings from
that b->dy.
R. M. McCleary, president of the
First National Bank introduced
Mr. Voyer.
Mr. Voyer, prior to his introduc-
tion of Mr. Cookingham, talked to
the group on “The Role of the Cit-
izen, the Chamber and the Found-
ation in the Red River Valley."
Oookingham’s subject was “Re-
gional Planning and Doing.” , „
Prior to the collect benediction. ’
Miss Braudrick, accompanied by K.
E. Old. Jr., led the gToup in
singing, "The Red^ River Valley”
with new words which extoil the
virtues of the area, and “The Eyes
of Texas."
The Arrangements Committee
for the dinner with Jack Shelton
chairman did in exceptionally
nice job, not only with regard to
table arrangement in the armory,
but decorations carrying out the
St .Patrick’s Day theme In green
and white were very pretty. In ad-
dition to Shelton, this committee
included Ansley Alexander, Johnny
Avery, Tnhn Barrett. Paul Black-
'1
%
shear, M. A. Hogue, Mrs. AUle
Kelly, Roy Lochridge, W. B. New-
berry, Bryan Pierce, D. H. Petti-
grew, BUI Roberts, Mrs. Mildred
Shelton and Sid Walden.
Table decorations were hy Mary
Fein Flower ic Gift Shop and the
’City Floral Shop.,.
Hostesses, dressed In green with
their hair sprayed green were
these Honey Grove High School
students. Misses Patsy Clark, Jack-
ie Self, Barbara O’Connor, Sammy
Jane Fletcher, Nelda NewhoUse
and Rosa Jean Shelton.
High School FFA members and
their advisor, C. E. Yarbrough,
were in charge of the check room
for toe affair. They. Wert Pat
Brooks, Jimmie NeWhoqpe,. Rhy
Page and Murray Jackson.
Joe C. Johnson ot
handled toe pdbl
and lighting tor toe banquet
‘•^'ggWft’Tinefrtrgr
■y«hr*
capacity.
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Morrow, Joe T. Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1962, newspaper, March 23, 1962; Honey Grove, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth519741/m1/1/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.