Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1960 Page: 2 of 10
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THf POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, LIVINGSTON, TEXAS
Aunt Kitty Still Spry As
Tempe that didn't get • telephone
therefore the exciting Graham Bell
Bonanza that broke loose the day
the phones were turned on out
here ha# been reported to me by
various neighbor*
It seem* that one of those rare
coincidences that seldom bsppen.
especially In Eaat Tempe Nearly
every one out here had the urge
at |be same time tet try out their
phones, thus many neighbors were
speaking to neighbor# whom they
badn t spoken to for months l ater
the children had their day of It
and by the time the phones rang'
way Into the might, everyone was
It hat been a idng tough fight
uf we forget those days mighty
sick whet* the weather breaks
It pretty like It has been the
*t few days.
The log§ cold winter has de
died the Hah about a month
* their spawning time •>-. »-
i!i hav,. tbe good fishing to
iok forward to.
from reporta the Garfish and
Manet are la tte peak of
awning .now Tfcesr species
malty spawn about ten days
wad of the other species If
e wea'her continues warm the
p fishing of the year will be
rer la lew than three weeks
i try cm every chance you
Last year I wrote of her Ninty-
Kinth birthday and said.“I am keep-
ing a little prayer In my heart
that on March 15. 1980, Aunt Kittle
and 1 will still be around and I can
go up and wish her a Happy one
hundredth birthday and piy littla
prayer has been answered."
County. She w*s living at New
Willard when the big saw mill was
built In 1900 and has seen it closed
out and tom down and the mill
sit*, grow up into a wilderness once
Sunday. March 20, was a happy
day for Aunt Kittle Ctrrlngtoc
Wyatt of New Willard, with a
beautifully deaorated birthday eake
encircled with one hundred pink
candles, gifts, flowers and many
birthday cards and many old
friends, white end colored calling
to wish her “k happy one hun-
dredth birthday. * *
She was born March 15. 1860,
near Leggett, and was owned by
the Ed J. Carrington family. Old
handwritten probated papers per-
taining to this family are on file
at the county clerk’s .office.
She spent her early yean on this
huge plantation, and remembers
many of the names of this family.
The Carrington, had a larga house
painted white and was called the
' White House,” by the colored
people. . ^
Ait. this land ha> now pasted on
to other owners, with the ekeep-
t ion of a small acreage where, the
two cemeteries are; one for the
family and the near by one for the
*la#M and tjielr descendants. This
has been kept up and is still aaed.
but the family cemetery Is in a
sadly neglected state. They are
both known as the Carrington Cem-
eteries.' i
Aunt Kittle has lived In Polk
County all her life. The authentic
record of her birth la in thalr old
family Bible.
She Is the mother of nine child-
ren. sfven now living thirty-three
grand children, fifty-three great
grand children and two igreat-great
grand children. Ninty-seven de-
pendents:
Aunt Kiltie Is very active for
her age and still rises and greets
her guests with her old time
fractal* southern courtesy. She
smokes a beautiful pipe with gold
inlay on Its long stem, and in the
early dayf. always grew • small
patch of tobacco which she cared
her self to smoke.
An older daughter lives with her
and they still make their own soap
of ly* and grease in an Iron wasfc-
She remembers when the road
to Livingston wasn't much-more
than a wide bridle path through
the tall pines, which Is' now the
beautiful highway 59 teeming with
traffic twenty-four hours a day.
She ramembeiV—when-the mixed
trains of passenger and freight
cars on the H. E. and W. T. rail-
road were changed into five day
coaches and pullmans and now
these have been discontinued and
only frieght trains go by.
1 dtdn t ask Aunt Kittle- her for-
mula for her long life I knew she
had been too busy to have one, with
planting and growing food on her
little .farm to feed her family
Growing cotton to have a few bales
to sell eaeh fall for cash. Money
to buy clothing for the mand make
a payment on her farm on which
•he is still living.
In her “spare" time helping her
white friends and neighbors in New
Willard, she was not looked upon
as a servant, but as a kind friend
who would come In to help out in
time of need and Illness, and was
regarded with respect and affec-
tion by an.
So in Aunt ptlUie’s words she
Just lived and worked and trustee
In the Lord to help her raise her
fine family, who honor her and
give her every care In her great
old age.
Nebraska Boy
Visits Goodrich
FFA Chapter
j somewhat used to the idea that ii
, could become worrisome,
t- The telephone situation was a
little different for me when I lived
in Cleveland.^ There was only one
other person besides myself In the
community that had a phone, there-
fore you can guess the consequen-
ce# 1 went through
It has always been curious lo me
about people when It came to an-
Lawrepce F Pfe-s-n, 20 year
old Associate Me-iber Of the
Holdged Nebraska FFA Chapter,
visited In the goodrieh FFA Chap-
ter, March 18.
•He was interested in exchanging
ideas of farm shop projects and
the types of farming.
■ Young Peterson is engaged in
farming with his family.
During the visitation he saw pro-
jects being built by the freshman
boys, and soil judging by VA II
boys. In addition he saw Vaccina-
lion of Adult Farmer's cattle bjr
both VAII, and VAI classes. He as-
sisted in this project*. ' .
He was very eager to learn as
much as possioie about Texas
Farmingl
We of the Goodrich FFA Chap-
‘er enjoyed his visit, and wish him
he be?t In his farming interprize
md hope that it will be possible
or him to visit us again.
We have several report* on
ood catches Mrs. Mitchel
kirebfieid registered a 2 lb. 9
l Bass to start the ladies off
t the contest Mrs- Beaalc Oa-
fs registered a 2 lb. 1 os. White
ercb a good one but just a
ttte light. Mrs. Beth Camvio
ikes the lead with a 15 os.
ream Allen Peebles reports
(If nice big White Perch caught
Mting on a piggy boat. Elmer
alley. Eck Richardson, Wood-
»w Stuckey. James Parker,
erald Hardy. Larry Carroll,
ed WMsenhant. Peanut Ma-
rne, Lester Walker, Bethel
iendrix, Jimmy Joe Manley
ad Morris Oliver all report
iss hitting at Dam B.
The heat Fishing Hours for
ie week 'They Say)
larch 24 5 30 1’ 30
larch 25 9:15 1 15
gich 26 6:45 12:45
arch 27 7.30 1:30
arch 28 8:15 2 15
arrh 29 9:13 3:15
cca State P
than have visitors, they’ll slsm ■ " * * ■
alarm clock Into the wall for Its gm a m m
Speak At Lc
they'll atop-everything to answer -w. •
i in . ,
them and can afford them, because t
a telephone can le worth very In
much to a person.
Mr and Mrs Frank .Heitzel of
Klekapoo and Mi and Ml Dan WgHR ’mf'
VS ■ .1 f I .,1 I i.i.n, 'mi atiended «or Kvf
ship in Ha I'.ast D mpe Baptist j*.
chureh Sunda> J ■ l
The attendance of 50 was the fa'"■{w* -
highest that It has been for quite
a few .Sundays Hro Wayne I la |Hp|k| '
vard the pa lor. prea. bed mi In ■ *• * - ' frV,
spiration Thirst “ A
Mr and Mrs .1 A Wareham of
Hull.tun Visited Mis. Wareham’s
daitHh'ei Mi Sam Kllio't Mr, I
Klllotls great nnele Mr frank
I Inner finm lloiiston dsn visited Bg&ft "J*} \ '
her. 1L # "■ c' * ' • i
Mi Sain Klltotr* fathe-, I.on mid
two brothers, Claudle and Olle
were visitors in the Elliott's home j James Prewitt, President of the
last week-end.. - . . Texas Association of Future Far-
Mis* Suzanna Waldlng spent the _
night with Carolle Elliott Friday j "1er* wlU h* one of the «ue,t
night and In turn Carolle spent' speakers for the annual Livingston
the night with Suzanna Sunday , FFA Chapter banquet on April 1.
night. The two young ladles are Ja^M wi|| bring "Greetings from
discussing their Easier costumes (he T>x„ Auorlatlnrl ronf(.r
’VpfflSi^ekt lasf"because the ^ Honorary State Farmer degree
calendar officially states Its be-[on three local men. James will be
ginning, but we're due a frost [ the guest of the Chapter and DIs-
April 23, which la 3 days past East- trict for the next week and will
er. If you remember It thundered attend the Livestock Show, on April
on February 23, which means frost 7-8'.
in Aproll At any rate the children Prewitt. Kirbyvllle, was, during
are gathering up their bal| glove* hi* first year, elected Green Hand
swering the telephone People will j
hide In different places of the
and he has been master of cere-
monies In chapter and district ban-
quets. He was elected president
of his junior class and was also
secretary of his Sunday school
class. .^7'.
In his senior year he wa* elected
area, chapter, and elass president,
served on the dairy products team
that won first in the area contest.
He attended 0oys State, received
the American Legion Award, Best
All-Around Award at his school,
and the DeKalb Award.
He attended the National Lea-
dership Conference In Washington.
D.C., where he visited pith Presi-
dent Elsenhower. Senator Johnson,
and Speaker Rayburn, whom he
presented to the group.
He attended the governor’s con-
ference for Children and Youth In
Austin. He was the recipient of the
Santa Fe Educational Award. He
has the State Farmer Degree and
has a supervised farming program
thia year, ten head of beef cattle,
15 acres of Lespedlza hay, and
ten acres of com.
As president of the Texas A-ss»j
ciation, FFA, he will travel 55,000
miles this year.
YOU MUST HAVf
For Return of Seismic Detectors lost to the
' ’ ' ■*» '- A ' :'.
vicinity of Segno March 19, 1960.
CONTACT
Seismic Explorations, Inc.,
HI HOLLIS STREET t CLEVELAND, TEXAS
PHONE LY 2-3666 .. ‘ .
According to the Federal
fMfrlg Act, all boats with
over 10 horsepower motors
arc required have boat
number* this year. Numbers
must be properly placed and
clearly legible to comply
with tbe law.
ncr 4 lb..
i largest Baks Indies Mr*. Mlt-
“chei Burchfield 2 lb. • oz.
largest White Perch Men
Steeper.
Largest Whit Perch Junior
Bleeper., ...... -• (
> Larggdt White FVrrh l.adie*
Mrs Mitchel Burchfield 2 lb. 4
OCT YOUR BOAT |
registration forms,
INFORMATION,
BOAT NUMBCRS AT...
She- has a wonderful meraoiY
and has s«en many changes in Polk
Larcest Bream Mrs. Ruth
Camvio' 15 oz..
Uff-a-day
GCRLACH HAROV/ARE
AND SPORTING GOODS
Charter No. 676
Geriach
Hardware
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
FIRST STATE BANK
at Livingston, Texas at the close of business on the 15th day
of March, -1960, pursuant to call made by the Banking Com-
missioner of Texas in accordance with the Banking Laws of
this State.
SPORTING GOODS
LIVINOSTON, TEXAS
IVINRUh.l SAKS 1 SCgVICf
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. Including overdrafts ........ $1,185,115.70
la. (After deduction of $41,407.08 valuation
allowance or bad debt reserve)*
United States Government Obligations,
direct and guaranteed .......................
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Other bonds, notes, and debentures .............
Cash, balance due from other banks, including
reserve balances, and cash items In process of
s collection (including exchanges for
clearing house) ...... ...................
Banking house, or leasehold improvements
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment !...............
Other assets ..................................
TOTAL RESOURCES^........
The American Foundation for the
Blind states that the average full-
length book can be recorded on
eighteen double-faced discs, requir-
ing twelve hours of feadlng time by
an author or professional readers.
Reading the Bible took 120 hours,
in which 170 double discs were
used. Taking Books, as these arc
called, are utilized by many of the
nation’s blind persons.
960,266.64
289,588.32
334.911.46
593,937.54
18,500.00
4,000.00
1,891.85
3,388,210.31
FWtima»n<Bt«u.liu.Wiri4dMllilia»ik
* *
no tiling how Cat you may go la our
frozen-food department.”,
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
4 "Eg
Common Capital Stock ..................
Surplus: Certified $100,000.00, ................
Undivided profits .........
(Not to Include specifically allocated reserve for
expenses, or valuation allowances)
Demand deposits individuals, partnerships,
and corporations ........ ......
Time deposits of Individuals, partnerships,
and corporations ......... ........’
Public funds (Inti. U.S. Govt., states and
political subdivisions) .......
Deposits of banks (excluding reciprocal
balances) .........r.:'................
Other deposits (certified & cashier's -
checks, etc.) ...........................
TOTAL ALL DEPOSITS ...... $3,3
Other liabilities ......................’ ^
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
Capital ^accounts ......... ..........$33*821031
STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF POLK-I, Steve Townley,
being Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement of condition is true to the best of
rny knowledge sad belief.
The kite Hying season is here again and
your child—any child—is in real danger
when kites get caught on electric wiraa.
109,000.00
100,600.00
52,672.87
CHIP 'N DIP DISH
for casual entertaining
Tell your children to;
1. Fly kites In open arena away frees electric wires
2. let e kite fo If It gets caught on electric wires
3. Uce enty dry cotton string and dry clefts
In the kite tell
^ Warn them:
ii^L Not ftp kites during rainy
weather or thunderstorms
2. Not to use metal wlra for
m W . strings or kite tail
$1,895,864.77
1,014,045.38
154,068.35
13,352.48
By VERA WINSTON
IN MOST of the new spring
Suits, jackets are a tittle long-
er, with a bit of fitting, white
skirts are fufler. This one la
©f tweedy boucle worsted In a
lighter - than - navy blue. Tha
Jacket, while abort, is very
slightly fitted. There is -a
square yoke below a rather
squared-off, notched collar.
The skirt is aide-pleated all
around jo an inverted pleat
at center front,
STEVE TOWNLEY
* Muller, B. A. Glover, Ben
... . %
me thia 22nd day of March
GULF STATES
UTILITIES COMPANY
Ogletree.
Subscribed and sworn to before
1980.
J«y Noll Hennington, Notary Public, Polk, County, Texas.
LIVINGSTON DRUG 0
400 North Washington
PA 7-4314
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Dove, Billy C. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1960, newspaper, March 24, 1960; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762143/m1/2/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.