Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1964 Page: 1 of 10
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Published Weekly Since 1882 in Polk County, Texas — Pine Capital of Texas
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Volume 82
ARAGRAPHS
By BILL DOVE
No word thin work (nun Smut
Churl* * Franklin. Jr., .who U
at Ihe 4unilH.ru In Vallry
Forge. Chart*-*' rt-pial did not
ronn' In to ua thl' work and
therefore we can not |w*» it on
to yon.
Saw Charlra. Sr., Wrdnmday
and he Mild the family had not
received their weekly mlawlle
frtan their wn either.
With the World'* Fair and all
who'* got time to write Inter*?
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" ‘! Mr and Mra. W. L, s£ro
have returned horn*- from tlylr
Wp W the lnternallonal UsfM,
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Fox Hunters To
Meet At Legion
Park Saturday
The Polk County Fox Hunter*
Association will hold its annual
Bench Show this Saturday night
at th*' American Legion Hill and
t n the grounds behind the Hall -
in Livingston according to Alvin j
Rots, President of th*' Associa-
tion.
Tom Bridges of Henderson will
serve its Show Judge and Ring-
master will be J- W Elliott of
Mexta. Tlie show will begin at 8
p m. and trophies will be award-
ed tot___Grown fhximi classes, j
10c Per Single Copy
LIVINGSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1964
Grand Champion in Best of Oppo-
site Sex. Best Puppy and .Ugliest
Hound
I A barbente-jjtoner will be serv-
; ed at T OO p ni Adults will h*' ad-
j nutted ta the -show aid barbecue j
i cm thc'it J9M membership card
ar d children are free* Admi*si<ti ,
hi.-hides th*- shtcA and Imrlieeue !
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10 Pages Today^
Number 46
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Huh convention In Tor«nln1''^.Tmni!^ n:«i Hie re K' n* t.kl.ramnl
Canada. Mr. SIIm. nynmtnl ’■ charge . the- • -tfcih, the memltet
IMI VlHHI HOUR) CHAMI’IONS—Pictured above are tin- tup rider* ami event winner* of tin- current Folk County Youth Roik-o.
The Mu'll saddle* above were preM-nled In s|H-elal ceremonies Saturday night after four day* t*f grueling «-*>it)|M-titiiin In the various
events. Th*- winner* anil saddle donor* are (from left to right): Hull Killing. I.yiiii Isaig o( Baytown, Is-ggett Lumber (jo.; Cutting
Horse, Cowboy Mehrens of Kreuhain, W T. Carter und Hro.; lloverleal Barrel Kace, Beverly Carson of Houston, Folk County
tla* lJvlng*ton Club at the big
convention which altrartid over
2R.EE* lions Irian I2S countries
In the Frta- World.
• • • ...
LIZARD-If you have kids at
borne, you know how I bey ran
make up their own words ami
xooa they bee.am- a housebold
term. %t our hoU*e evervtum-
the gi«sl wtle aerve* frbsl rbirk
en. r« “I want the gxall.x bone,"
"I want a drumstick." " I want
the lliard ”
. In ea*. you chai’l know Just
what part of the chicken th*
"UaanT la, It's etthnr the Hver
the gtiiard. or both. Our si*
year old daughter. Kim. coined
Ibis word and gave the rhb ken
a new part.
h araiua aim never ismU get
and "gtaanixT uagl last
a* ahr ju*t *ay« "Hi
sanT and la assured of getting
her favorite piece* of rbbken
•I supper
TV reaanu ahe ha* to get In
her hid ifulekly la hri-aaae her
dad Skew the “Uiaard" too—
hut neldom gets It became he'*
not a* quick with word* a* Hi*
*1* year old daughter.
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Tabulation* are Util being
made on the proceed* from the
Youth Rodeo and |t I* Util too
early for a report on-any pr..f
It* the «how might have made.
Home aay It la the heu rodeo
yet from the ktandpotat of lick
H and coneenaiiin aalea. Early
e*ttma|e* indicate there may be
a profit.
TV «how did get one break
If ntmii* there had been a pulley
at rain huwranre taken out
guaranteeing the rodeo a*am la
tion I3N.M If H rained aay night
of the 4-day nhow between the
hour* of five and eight. The
poBey further spraytOisI that It
mmt rain at least.I of an Inch.
On Thursday night of the
rndas M did )w*t that and An
aorlaflon President C. T. Jane*
(who In hi the Insurance bust
f) an Id that the As
a cinrh la colb-et
lug aa the poller. Ho—II this he
bran, the rodeo can tark aa ad-
(ttft lM|n It. Mtmmm
fifa UHW la» lr»T IIW
aad we ran all take a
In the vatae of having
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Pfes..|i'rt( Ri ' jsk d that ladn -
of the Aji'ictiUoii pleiue bring
a mke or a pie Everyew ix in-
vited 15
The .show in Livingston at-
tract* huntfis. fr* n thr uaghuul
Texas ami part* of Oklahoma and
lemUlnmi Several hundred
Motor Cm; Bn-nknvvuv Cnlt Koping. John Beken of Weimer, Sum Houston Lha lrte Coop.; Kmleo(^in-en Maury Mum of Alvin received
a silver Boekle given by Kerr’*: Bull Ihigging, Dan Harris of Orange, First Nalioiwl Bunk; Cull Th1 Ihivvn, Hoiiry Beken id Weimer,
h|*striu Drug ‘store. Bumbock Kkling. Bill t bi'lsliipli of Hooslmi. First Slate Bunk. Plncvwoods I’hoto
Oner Declines
Auditor's Post
W T. .(Pete) Glover of Leggett er told The Enterprise
has declined acceptance of his He operates a Drug Store in
appointment as Polk County Aud- Leggett and apparently meant by
iter it was learned this week, his statement that he prefers to
Gl ver was appointed Countykor.linue to operate his business
Auditor recently from a list d rather than .serve as County Aud-
eight applicants by District Judges itor.
Ernest C* koi of Conroe and J. S Mr. Glover was to take over
Holloman f Livingston. Julie* of the office on July 16.
His appointment was made to Judge Hollcman underwent sur-
fill a vacancy In the office created #ry in Houttlfln Monday to
when E. L Hinson, Jr., resigned iove a calcium deposit from his
*m July .1, 19K3 after. serving as -houlder and could not 1*' reached
Auditor fm 21 years. Hinson is --- i . comment. -------------------
^hesettHrWider imkctnutit in yt#-- Jud~‘ 1' k<" <*f Comw told The
I»tkm w«h a;$129.03 check■;Aae'JEiJerprii« Wednesday that sever-
aa a fine and allegedly cashed by M otht’‘ applications for the Aud-
Hinaon ........ dor’s job are on- file and as ammo
Glover told the Enterprise Wed- ,udf Holleniffl^ tx'c-oVC^
nesday that he ha* not accepted
the- appointment and did not in- mK,rt0r M" ** ^ttA^
te'nd to.
-'I ilfeve foo
customers' to‘change jobs,'
READING WORKSHOP SLATED IN
LIVINGSTON ON AUGUST 3 -4
S^^jlocaBfcHpItal^
Reception Fetes Korean Veterans Nave One Semester JorL^urJe j:ourse
Departing German Left For Education Under Gl Bill Ta"'n9 Applicants
j Superintendent I) T Dijpktn*
nr*- j and Pnncipd .
ex[xvt* -T h*'re for the shmv and - ( Mix* ‘Louise Scale of the
bartiecue. Uvirut'«t >n Public Schools amnun-
t that a rending wi.rkahop will
is h- Id at Cl :if:,r Baptist Church
m August X and 4
32 Graves Of
Confederate Vets
Located In County
Slruv Gonti*- Nettles tweanw
rhatilhan f.*r H;<toric:i! Marking
few the Surwy (’cmmltti-* lust t
August, Xi hcrt lnfijfr unrepptled
j:uve* of (Vmfi-d- a!c V* li-ruivs
haw boon located. Historical Mar-
ker* for all Xt have beiti ordered,
2A em-t*xl, (tie rrcelved not yet
•reeled j*
Of nurse, each of the-..- hid
to he kx ntixl. thi n venfo-'l ,nnd
the necexanry information *nt
to the gevemment fm pn*if. fur
th( markerg to ha approved
Nettles, with Ur« Matlew*. Ray
Bnu-k uml ntht-r memhm of hi*
j ximmittoe, Is try in - to find evtry
eld cemetery In the county, as
well as any plait's that might I*
eligible for a Historical murker,
'tuikflng*. townaites. place* av*o
clatttf with hmous or notorkHj!>
character, birthplaces and form
or homes df thtwc whew made
history,
Thl* Is a sfutewide program
M' Wand* Nickle, a highly
**!• ■ * - ful elementary- teacher in
\ ; man, (Htlnhi ina, will conitot
the woitehvp Stic has had a
.jivat di'hf'tdexp*'* an >■ i- • ca8
kg| nnaultont, and itxniuctcd
many wvi kyheps in v: \ti-h! states,
including Tedis, Kansu.* andOWji
Hhm* **■’ - *+<** JH
Ihiring the- workshop, Mias
Nlcklc will c\plc;i and ifeinun-
,tr;»!. th* ,i PHONETIC
KEA’S tn READING fiu- gunks
i.tie. two and three and KETY'S TO
INDEPENDENCE IN REAPING
EveftinnMA (AiiiIaiiI Koivub Ccnflict Veterans who,
CXCnanqe OTUaeni -»fter <*wttinuutw milita*y wtvlce
* • have I ren discharged to civilian
An inf m il reception htaa.niv,: within fhe las, lhm, yPare
(iiiinan ' \cfeu\gr .student Ralnrt m, it'imndcd ilvu they have one
Valfe* was held tn the Fellowship!
at any VA Office
^ ; WANDA NK KLF,
tion and answei pertod. during
which all teachers may feel free
to participate. The woikshop is
provided free of charge by The
Ek-rtctnyrCompany, publishers of
PHONETIC KEYS TO READING
and KEY'S IT) INDEPENDENCE
IN READING Intrvstcd teachers
arclnvited to atterxi and lake ad-
are invited to attend ami take ad-
for grades four and five. She has
been teaching tht‘ program for
several years.
This spin's of readers is us*'d
widely not only in Texas, but j
throughout the United States. I
Each y-ear many school syxtenv*. |mo,T thls ,al,sl;,n(1'^
l« lPintined to do something akait material and the phonetic a(>-
i he current problem cf pupils who proach to teaching reading,
carnet read, are adapting this1
method of leathkig wading. Liv- [
ngston was one of th*' first thirty j
«*h *4* in the state to ts'gin the
U»e ct PHONETIC KL1YS TO
READING.
Sessions will iK'gin each day
at 00 a. m and will he dismiss-
i Hill of First Methodist Church
Sutslay night. July 19. following
the evening worship servUe.
Rlilm'i Will he leaving Living-
stun this Flidoy after n year's
stay in the home of Dr. nt,d Mrs,
Kenneth Patkhill under spm.sor-
ship of tlte church,
lU' .xx lit go by l»u* to Chicago
wrw^he will join othi'i ixclutngc
student* from all over the Umhti
State*. They will go from there tn
Washington, D. C. for a thrt* day
tOW of the nation's capitol and
then ofi to New York for a brief
tour of the World'i Fair bcfoic
flying Iwick Jo Eumjie via char-
leis-d plane
A going-a way party was also
liven for Katner Wedmwdny night
by th*' youth of the church. This
was attend* tf by many of Rainer *
friends made at Livingslcti High
School thus |«**t y*ar.
Hoi- EDITORIAL, Page 2 B)
-‘js-nsoti'd by the State HWoncnl • p m. Tim* will he al-
Survey Conmlttee and the Stale | ^ at each w>!Bion for a ^
Historical Foundation, Many cit-
ies. counties Chamber* of Com-
merce, dvlc rlulis, businesses tuid
Individuals have contributed to
the Co*!*.
Recent iutoitiorw to the Polk
County Museum a tv old docu-
ments and deeds loaned by R C.
Holcombe of Moscow, Among
these is a deed, signed by Pres
Anson Jones of the Republic of
Texas to C. Holshnusen, a bend
of the Conferate States, signed
Match 31. MW, a dead, to Spaa-
'Our Country'
Film Series StUI
On At Museum
The seventh of the film series.
"This Is Our Country" is sched-
uled for Saturday morning at 10
at the Polk County Muaeum. "All
Atoetttnifl *-*----»♦ -,i|I .4-4# fW.
nrcriina .^iKrtnwi-M w in vanr inr
Oxarks, find out how bows and
arrows art made for today’s ar-
chers, see bauxite mines, hot
springa. and other interesting
glimpses of our
Mrs. DuVall
Succeeds Husband
As Corrigan JP
Mrs, Thilma "Flickie" DuVall
has been named Corrigan Justice
af the Peace by the Polk County
CommiRtkner’s Court. The action
came at a meeting at the Court
m Monday of this wefk.
Mr. DuVall, who had served as
Justice cf Precinct 6 for six years,
passed away at his home on Sat-
utgqh July 18.
semester loft for education and
training under the Korean G! bill.
Jack J) Pnwt'll, manager of the
VetWajis Aditonlslration Rcjd*inal
Office m Houstin, -explained that
■xingmvs hits ertablushed January
1). 1965, as the lenninatton date
for the read |ukI men! program of
* ducatkm ar.d training for Korean
Conflict Veterans.
UliS dt'adtTne applies both to
'liost- Korean Conflict veteran.*
already embarked on theiiysairae
if study and to those who an
i bout to start classes wow for sum-
mer school work or in Soptombci
for th*' Ian .semester.
The Veterans may, of course,
cimtinue in school after that date
hut they will no longer receive ar
ilk vvamr from the VA each mon
ih to meet part of their training
ind living expenses, Powell said
He pointed out that those Vet
eratw* who have failed to tiegin
itH’ir Korean Gl hill Education
ir training within thiee years
after their discharge or sejmra-
tkn from the service have al-
icady exhausted their eligibility.
New Moscow
Postmaster To
Be Installed
A public Installation fot Mos-
*'ow's new acting Posthiaster will
tie held at th*' school a"'htortum
m Saturday evening, August 1, It
was announced this week by lkist-
naster W C. Fanchcr, who is re-
tiring after many years as Mos-
•i.-vv Postmaster
Mrs Joyce Rowe ha* been
,.mied as acting Mosrmv Post-
master and will accept the po*i-
(t*«i to ceremonies at 2 p. m. Sat-
urday, August 1.
V";-ck
.y^r ' Tile Polk County Hospitals an-
EliKihle VeferatL* ’m*y obtain,,lht. oj^liti of the' fifth
the neoroia^l^pplfcatfam foriM:dafe fot. ^ trying of Vocation-
al Noise* The Hospital School
jof Vocational Nursing is accredit-
jed hy . lhe TeSigs State Board of
V-cational Nurse Examiners.
! The training is for a period at
'one (1) year. Application* are
being accepted by the Director
of Nurses, Mrs^ Boothe at Living-
ston, and Mrs. Ray at Corrigan,
Local Firemen
Save Rocky
Creek Bridge
Thi' Livingston Volunteer FirP‘All application* must be presented
Dr-partmen. saved the bridge over!10 ,hp hosPital * 5’ 9W'
Rockv deck near Rold Springs ll,u‘rVH''AS "'*** U,m",
n«s,. Tb,. o, “
mxhved iitxait 1(1:45 p* m. Tues Ausast ll*lm-
day and upon arrival at tli,- bridge! The ‘’ntn.nie reqiumnent* are
fliemen found supports iit onp end "s fo^ow|** ( |g - a*
2. High School graduate for
18 to 25, and 2 years high
to flames.
The fire was quickly extiguish-
cd and little damage was dooe 8^9 - ,
to th.- bridge Ttje entire Boo. M ™ j,-s ^uwafont. for ages
of the bridge is 'wood and the ^ t0 ®
framing js steel. The bridge wax 3- Good physical and mental
;pen to traffic Wednesday accord- health
ing to reports. | 4. Dt'finite interest in nureing
Cause of the fire was not known, and be available for employment
_____ " as Vocational nurses upon com-
— pletion of the course. :
5 Good character references.
*■ 6 Approval by Admissions Com-
THANKS, C. T. - C. T. June* 4 Uvtog*t«n, rre*4deot at the Polk
County Y**uth Kotk-o Association thl* year was pre*ented with a
trophy of appn'clatton for outstanding aervbw. The bi'antlful
trophy wa* handed to Jones In the arena Saturday night by Mr*.
Birdie Mae Wright, weretary-trrosurrr of the Aanoetati**.
—Ptaeywoods Ph"t*i
Charlie MKstead, Rev. Bob Waters
To Kick Off Methodist Youth Week
Alt tx-Texaa A I’M AB-AnUm-(made AlLStato ranking tn high
iron football star, Charlie Mil-! school football in 1964, All-State
TEMPERATURES
Temperatures and rainfall Wmittee.
ihe period July 16 through July, 7. Personal intwview.
22 as eccqixkil by Harold Haley.; 8 Achievement Test,
local weather ohseiver, are as,'
follows, Readings are for 24-hour11
period ending a. 8 a m. on ^3^3 ^CKCC
July
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Attending FHA
Meet In Chicago
CHICAGO - Martha Elizabeth
McKee 17, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James F. McKee ot 820
__"1 ~____W Noblftt Dr, Livingston, is at-
ART SHOW SLATED tending the 1964 national convert-
HUNTSVILLE - A public »hoW-!*k» hereof the Future Homcmak-
Ing of the best art talent of in- 'em at Amerfett. The 3.000-teenage
mate artists of the Texas Depart- delegates and advisers meeting
ment of Correct iora will be hdd here represent over half a miUioB
here Thursday. July .40 in the members in all states, Puerto
prison's visiting room. Rico, and the Virgin Island*.
The public display wtll beheld All the ddegate* at the
from 3 to 5 p. m . and again convention are assigned
from 7 to 9 p m. 1 i-esponslbtlitics.
*tead, will speak at First Metho-
dist Church, Livinjprton, thl* Sun-
day night, July 26, 7:30 p.m to
help begin the church'* annual
Youth Week. The Rev. Boh Wo-
und All-American In 1986. At Tex-
as A A M. he was named to the
All-Southwest Conference teams
of 1958 and I960, was Captain af
Ihe 1969 A A M team, and a mem-
ter*, pastor d Sti Jchn's ,‘detho- • her of the 1960 Nallotwl Scholar
dial Chutx-h, Texas aty, wtll con- tic All-American team.
tinue the week by speaking Man-
day through Friday nights at 7:30
p.m.
A dramatic, feature-length mo-
vie entitled “Goal To Go" will be
shown at 6:00 p.m Sunday at Ihe
church preceding Mllstead’s add-
Jrtoto. A "Big Blast Off" party for
the youth will launch the week
Saturday night at 7:30 at Ihe home
Tyler,
- ■
a native of
Rev. Waters is in his seen
year a* pastor of St John s in
Texas City, having served pee- |
vlous pastorate* In K*
Orange. He is a native of Wood-
ville.
A sincere invltatton to all teen
agers to Llvingatw and Polk Co.
to share in any or all part* of this
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Dove, Billy C. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1964, newspaper, July 23, 1964; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781409/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.