The Timpson Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1967 Page: 1 of 6
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THE TIMPSON TIMES
A NEWSPAPER DEDIC I ted to community progress
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-VOLUME LXXXII—No. 24
TIMPSON. SHELSY COUNTY, TEXAS 7S97S, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1847
PRICE HVE CENTS
Mrs. Payton Stilley—
r-'
Has Written Hews of the Corinth
Community for Fifteen Years
Thi* week at
■writer, we are
-writer for the Corinth i
ity JB Payton Stilley
Ita, Stilley haa been writing
the news for the Corinth Com-
munity amid fifteen years end
enjoys it very much. Although at
times she says there isn't too
much to write about.
Mm. SUDey is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. U D. Randall of
Jit- Enterprise and la one of five
children, three sisten and a bro-
ther
She and Mr. StiBey have ham
married thirty yean and are
.firing on the sane place they.
They have two children, a mb',
Jimmy Stiller whs lives h>
- Houston and boa four bays to-
cJudh« e set of twins Their dau-
ghter is Mrs. Hollis Bus also of
Mr. Stilley is a retired school
has driver and does some car
pestering. Mrs. Stilley’* hobby
is fishing. Sha aloe dsaa a lot of
Cucumbers Being
Bought Here
Morton's Food Co. of Dallas
opened a cucumber shed in
Timpeon lost week sod a total
of 14,347 Hw. of cucumbers
were bought the first week.
There are 31 growers in the
Timpeon area with ■ round 40
acres total
The shed is Located In the
rear of the building at-the cor-
ner of Bremond and S. First
.Streets and ia open on Monday,
Wednesdays and Friday*.
The price for cucumbers are
8 cents for Ho. 1 (op to 7-8 in );
. 4 cents for No. 2 (ap to 1% ia.);
' 2 cents for No. 3 (op to 114 ia.)
and 79
widening and right now is real
bury canning and freezing vege-
tables. which she .says she does
mostly for bar children.
The StOleys attend the Cor
ioth Baptist Church aad are ac-
tive members.
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Funeral Services
For T. A. Smith
Held Thursday
Funeral serricas were held
tm Tomaue A- Smith, 83, Thera
TUrMSn, in 3 3D p.m. in the
Old Shady Grove Church. Burial
was la the eherch cemetery
Bev Cullen Keating, pastor of
Trinity Baptist Church of Oere
lar, officiated. Bro. Gene Lewis
of Dallas assisted.
lfr. Smith died suddenly
frosn a heart attack Wednesday
afternoon while he was mowing
hi* yard. He was barn April XI,
1303 st Athena, Alabama.
He Is survived by his wife,
Roby, of the home; one son,
lewis Z. Smith of Center, three
daughters, Mrs. Berlin* Keating
of County Line, Mrs! Zettie Mae
Travis of Bell*, Trial aad Mrs.
Edith Yarborough of County
Line; two brothers, Frank Smith
of Logansport, La and Flrndl
Smith of Houston; one sister.
Mis. Lenars Hubbard of Air
gusto. Georgia; 14 grandchil-
dren and five great grandchil-
dren
Pallbearers were Clifton Kent
tag, Johnny Cole, Steve Bryce,
Jimmy Smith. Oltte Ray Barr
id Glen Johns. .
Services wen under direction
of Taylor Funeral Home.
-J. J). Yarborough was admit-'
| ted to the Veterans Hospital in j
SIS,i [Huntsville Prison Rodeo Band to
Encumbrance Law
There is a City Ordinance to
prevent the encumbering of the
street*, making it unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation
to encumber the streets.
The City Council voted to en-
force his Ordinance by placing
a fine on any vehicle violating
this Ordinance.
Comotny Donations
Cemetery donations turned in
by Mrs. J. B. Walters this week
include
Mrs. Mary Eva Whiteside,
$10.00; Ita. Annie. Loggia*;
MOftO; Mrs. George Kennedy.
310.00; Mr* Dewey HcClung,
SXOjOO, and Troy Whiteside
MOM.
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Former Timpeon Man
Win* NYC Trip
The Pepsi Cola Co. aanouoeea
that James P. Morgan Is the
winner of o recent contest held
in the Lallan district First
prim is an allexpense paid
trip to New York City for the
driver aod Us wife.
Ir. Morgan la s former resi-
dent of Timpson aod he and Us
wife v9 be leaving tor the trip
Play During Timpson Frontier Days
School Board Accepts Bid from
Doches Firm for Plant Roof Repairs
Mor#n4i • Pepsi Cola
srkjman for the Sbefev County
ares.
BULLETIN BOARD
MONDAY, JUNE 18—
The Women's Missionarj
Soeiety of the First Baptist
Church will meet st B.30 a
for their Boyal Service program.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20—
Regular stated meeting of
Timpsoa Chapter .Vo. 306. Order
of the Eastern Star, at 8.80
pan. in the Masonic Lodge
Memben are urged to attend
Edith Pranks WJf
Mrs. Bud Crump, See.
Giims Who
We hid a good response from
the “Guess Who" picture last
week. Mrs. J. J. C -n called
The Times office Frida, even-
ing and correctly guessed the
family.
U was the family of the Rev
George Weaver. The boose was
located oo Carrison Street new
the city cemetery.
_ - --------- —,. Sherri Lynn Porterfield is
per hundred for No. 3. Shreveport last week, tie had j home after a short stay in the
<np to 2)4 in.)._ j suffered a severe heart attack. * Memorial Hospital in Center
The Affoyac River Philosopher
• - hears the UJf. debates on Mid-Cast
ond draws some odd conclusions*
The Beard of Education,
Timpsoo Independent School
District has voted to award the
contract lor repairing the roof
of the school plant to a Nac-
ogdoches firm. This action was
taken at the regular meeting
of that body Tuesday, Juse 13,
with all members and Saperin
Undent S. S. Penncrttcr preseat.
Beanou Brothers of Nacogdo-
ches. with a bid of $2,383 00,
was dwarfed the contract
In other action by the board
it was voted to do the following
work on the school plant with
> stipulation the work ex-
ile will not exceed $10,000:
—Boot primary building
South campus and main build-
ing on North campus.
-Buy eight tables and 48
chairs for library.
—Buy 10 chain for Vocation-
al Agriculture classrooms.
—Fix floor in the two rest
rooms of the primary building.
Frontier Days
Queen's Race
Voting Begins
Ballot boxes wore delivered
to 38 businas* firm* Thursday
morning, June 19, to kick off
the voting for the Mias Frontier
Day* Queen Contest.
"Mi* Frontier Days” will be
crowned Satimday night, July 1,
after each candidate has dis-
playwd her talent, although they
wiB not bo judged on their
talent. The candidate receiving
the mom votes at a peony a
vote will be the queen. Votes
may be east at the business firm
the candidate Is representing.
Following is a list of qaeen
candid at—- and the place of
business seen ia representing:
Kay Samford. Bill's Hard-
ware; Maty Jane Billingsley,
C M House of Color; Vicky
Cramp, 'Cantrell Gro.; Nancy
Franks. Norris Cramp Service
Station; Brenda Bogue, Easy
Clean Waskaterin; Diana Bogue.
Whitesides'; Sharon Hudson,
Phelps Chevrolet; Virginia Pate,
Robert Crawford Gro.; Julia
Clark, Nerren TV:
Also, Kathy Bowlin, P* remora
Gro.; Valet* Crump, Automatic
Gas Co.; Melody Johnson, Timp-
soa Livestock Service; Mattie
Souls. Billingsley's Barber Shop;
Roma Coat Windham’s Gro.;
Undo Saber, He's Malt; Donna
Amos, Amos Gro.; Janet Bnssey.
Bakin Motor Co ; Beeky Bogue.
Young's Restaurant and Motel;
Cindy Hudson, Jack Hudson's
Gro.; Jackie Haywood. Stephen,
son Station; Jndy Rhodes. Tra-
cy’s Malt Shop;
Alas, Veronica Scott, Boss
Graves Service Sutton; Kay
Rhodes, Ben Barnet Equipment
Co.; Dapkire Nail, Ranch House
Cato; Drenda HOI, Jack Bowlin
Gro.; Drewaan Smith, Bussey's
Drag Store.
Abo, Karen Invelady. The
Cotton Beit State Bank; Pam
Thompson, Mack's 6410; Sue
MUford, A. F. Burns; Martha
Bearden, Bearden’s Gro.; Joanne
Kalnza, Callie B’s Beauty Shop;
Shirley Smith, Timpeon Plumb-
ing 4 Electric; Janet Williams.
Hughes Shoe Shop; Sharon Bur
Brinson's; Beverly Wit
Boyce Crawford Gro.;
Frances Hooper, Timpson Times:
bury Langston, w. A Taylor
Hardware, aod J ancle McLeroy,
Harold Baker Garage.
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EDITOR'S NOTE. The At
- toyoc Rbor Philosopher an
His Johnson gro* farm on
Attoyac River reviews the
Mid-East situation this
week, man or lam.
Dear Editor:
The thing about listening to
news on television and reading
It in a newspaper is that you
■can come out with some intori
eating notions.
For example hut week I spent
some time in front of the T.V.
listening to the United Kstism
SO*iota on the Middle East sit
nation. Incidentally, while M
shouldn’t he that way, up to now
I have always figured taming o
big .world problem like the
Arab-tmd war over to the UJt
was shoot like trying to atop n
hank robbery with a committee
from the P.TJL Maybe I was' what the Arab representative
I was talking about. He meant the
At any rate, after the case--United States win lose one of
** •*4*r **» given, o repre-t lb best customers for hand-outs,
oentotive. from the Arab court-1 Naturally this would be a eer-
tries, I. didn't catch bis name.j ions Mow.
was asked in a television inter i However, I am -afraid the A-
view what the result would be. | rab mind doesn't understand the
"I can answer tint easily,’’ he | resourcefulness of tie American
“T'*e reIult will be that jean tnind. What it doesn't know
‘ ia that while we might have our
aid rejected in the Arab nations,
well find somebody else to take
it. You writ end see.
There must he same country
on earth we haven't sent aid to
yet, although off-hand I can't
think of it If you know of one.
please wire Washington at once
so we ean off set our loose; in
the Arab countries.
Yours faithfully.
Then R began to dawn ee me j J. A. - . . j
the United States will be the
biggest loser in tire whole af-
fair,”
1 didn’t understand that at all
until I picked op a newspaper
f was saving to read wkile the
Ambassador from Syria was talk-
ing and read that in the lari
tow years the United Matos has
d 348 million dollars worth
of military aid alone to 10 Arab
—Repair water hooter in gym-
so mgtipow -
-‘Cover part of windows in
gymnasiam with fiber glass.
Other action included voting
to use The Cotton Belt State
Bank as depository ol school
funds for 1307-1880.
The board voted to cull o
meeting tor June 27 for the
Purpose of selecting the mem
ben of on equalization board.
The Huntsville Prison Rodeo
Bond Will be *n sdded attrac-
tion to the sixth annual Timp-
•on Frontier Days, July 7 and 8.
The Rodeo Band will be here
tor both days and will play at
different Urnes throughout the
The celebration win get under-
way with Western Day, Satar
day, July 1, -when the Posy Ex-
press wiH leave Timpeon at 0:00
a-m. E. L. Hooper win be
charge of the Pony Express
Thar right Miss Frontier Days
will be crowned. The pageant
, will begin at 780 pan. and will
' he folhroed by a Square Dance
Dee Aon McWilliams
Ob Dean's Special
Honor Boll at LMC
Dee Ann McWUliami, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. LD.Dc
Williams, was on the Doan’s
Distinguished Honor Bolt id
Loo Morris College in Jacks
vine during the 1807 spring
There wfll he continuous eu
tertesmneot on the town square
all.day Friday and Saturday
only those
sde all -An.
McWilliams is attending
Stephen F. Austin this tens.
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Brown Family
Holds Reunion
The family, grandchildren,
nieces and nephews of the tetei
J. M. and Sank Brown met at!'
the pretty home of Mr. and)
Mrs. 3. W. Brown Sunday, June _ n , ... ,
ILtor their mmuri tauly rri fOT ROdCl WOf!
Thursday, July 8 the m
tier Days Caravan will lea-«
from the town square at 888
McDaniel os heed of this a
writes.
The parades will ho on 1
day and Saturday at 8:30 a
forming at the Timpson school
with L. V. Bakin and Bruce Sam
totd ao parade chairmen. Any
organization or business Ora
wishing to enter a float ar any
indtvtdual who wishes to take
part is welcome Lot's as
This parade a mart cotorfnl and
Contract Let
To Center Firm
A bountiful dinner eras served
ootekle around the lake Every
: enjoyed being together and
reported e wonderful time and
are making plans to return
next year.
Those attending were lfr. W.
C. Brown and Robert of Tyke,
Mrs. Buford Cold and Karen
of Houston; Mr. and lfrs Buford
Vines of Shreveport; Mr. and
Mrs. Lnthar Griffith of Conroe;
Mr. and Mrs. James Coleman
I two children of Houston;
Elder and Mrs. Tbonus E,
twtt and children of, Port
Arthur. Mr. aad Mrs. Bob L
Coleman and children of Hous-
ton; Mr.-and Mn. Bay Pairien
of Lufkin; Mr. and Mr*. John
Coleman and children of Hous-
ton; lfr. Edgar Broom of Port
Arthur; Mn. Rente Brawn, Mr.
and. Mn. Buster Brown, Mia*
Ruth Hoiirter, all of Timpeon.
and Elder Edd Rhodes of Mire
den culled in the
CALEDONIA HOMECOMING
SET FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 13
The Caledonia Homecoming
Will be held Sunday, June », I tend.
with preaching at 1180 a_m. J-
and ringing an the afternoon. 1
Donations to the cemetery,
fund will bo solicited. . I
Everyone ia
A contact tor 8431 mites on
Hianmy US 84 in Shelby Coun-
ty has been awarded to a Core
ter. Texas firm, it wm a soon
ad to Austin this week by the
State Highway Commimtou.
Ine. a
Constrtjctuwi
Company submitted the tow hid
of *27083348 an the project.
Two Coarse Surfacing Treat-
ment Soil Asphalt Shoulders,
Base Repair and Asphalt Core
Crete Ravine h expected to take
130 working days, according to
J. M. York District Highway Fry
Ctoeer at lazfkix.
Tom B. Ralph, Resident En-
gineer at Center, will be in ac-
tive charge of the project white
it is under construction.
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COUNTY LINE HOMECOMING
SET FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 18
The annual hemeeemiag at
Comity Line will be held Sun-
day, June 14
Dinner will be served at noon
everyone is invited to at-
wtth sack races, baitraeting con-
tests, kiddie rides, domino
games, juice drinking contest,
pop com eating contest aad num-
erous other activities.
Costume parade will be held
on Friday night with final judg-
ing on Saturday right The cot
tame committee is composed of:
Nix C- W. Crawford. Mr*. For-
art Broadway and Mrs. O. J.
Briasen. You' may contact tree
of these ladies far the details
and diaesent classes. Now is too
time to get started on your cos-
tumes. l ' .
C D. Rogers. H. L. Barit and
M. M. Smith are the com mitts*
tor the beard context, which
will also be judged on Saturday
right. Men start growing thooe
beards and enter the contest.
The Chamber of Commerce is
with Joe Dsn Hair grove cod
Brace Samford os the commit-
toe. The show will bo held la the
City park on Saturday beginning
at 188 pint.
Anyone wishing to eater the
Friday night talent shear from
Timpson or out of town are urg-
ed to contort Mrs Brace Gem
ford, Kto- Jore-Dna Hairgrave
or Jfrs. CtUte fi. Protrman, to
advance, giving the lntoram-
tiun on the type of talent and
whether M wifi bo a (roup or
new artrartiofl this
will be the dog show on
Friday at 480 pm. Dogs win be
lodged an tlm ugttoet, largest.
ad Mrs. Jaw
Dan Hairgrave will be in duffle
.--chairman for Urn
Frontier Days kCI. MUford
and Mrs. Harold Smirk Virginia
Worsham and Jori Viktor an
publicity chairmen. Bill Taylor
ndi.k Whiteside an on the
Sign Committee.
Froriier Days Rotten* are an
vale and they an yaw admis-
sion to the various setivttios
during the week. You any pur
chase them from Eke Chamber
of Commerce office and yon will
also find thorn being arid at dif-
ferent tones o> the town square.
will be published of
a later
MRS. MAMIE SAPP TO SERVE
A* STAFFER ON PEITLS
SCOUT RESERVATION
Mrs. Mamie Sapp of Thapoon
»ffl be on the ramp staff at
w*e W Pirtle Scout Reser-
vation this rummer.
The camp opened this weak
and will run through toe see-
Mri. Sapp
the cooks st
wfll be
urriB liague :
PERSONALS
Visitors to the homo of Mrs.
Rente Brown over the weekend
were. Mrs. Bottle Upton and
three children of Portsmouth,
Vo, Mr. John Corder of San
Juan, Puerto Rico, and Mr.
Warren C. Brown and Robert
of Tyler
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Brittain
visited hi* lister. Mis. Britt
Lee. in Quitman Wednesday of
teat week. Mrs. lee has suf-
fered a hurt attack and is in
the hospital.
Mr. aad Mrs. Joseph Peters
and daughter, Paula, of Au-
gusta, Kansas, also visited hie
parents, Mr. and Mr*.
Peters, recently.
PONY LEAGUE
On June C. the Pony League
played Chireno there and were
defeated 18-1.
Then on Friday niflit, June
9, Wodec came to Timpson and
defeated them 83.
LITTLE LEAGUE
The Little League played
Thursday, June 4 at Chireno
and was defeated 13-2 Runs
made for Timpeon wore by
David Amos and Kim Parkman.
Monday night the
League met Ceotni Heights
their home field an
them 8-1. Kim Parkman was the
winning pitcher. Gary Witten*,
David Amos, Mika Choate, Pat
Wonfcam, Glynn Hartt and Kim
Parkman made the runs ter
FEE WEB LEAGUE
The Pm Wee League traveled
to Chireno Thursday night.
June 4 to be defeated 9-L Don-
ald Bogue made the ran tor
Timpson.
Control Hrighte also defeated
the Fee Wees Monday right.
June 13, at Timpson. The final
■core was 40.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Thou who have contributed
to toe Timpano Baseball Aasne-
istioo this week are: Bern
Harass, *988; Ball Sailer, *10;
Mika Hughes, *3; Mike Chute,
R Curly, Roger and C try
Rhodes, *5.
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Milner, Joel T. & Milner, Iris P. The Timpson Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1967, newspaper, June 16, 1967; Timpson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth767013/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Timpson Public Library.