The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1957 Page: 1 of 4
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Kerens
SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR
KERENS, NAVARRO COUNTY, TEXAS, APRIL 5, 1957
NUMBER 14
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By The Editor
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Saturday will wind up all the
politics for 1957 when the school
trustee election is held. The Sen-
ate race was Kind of a fizzle.
We didn’t see anyone getting
real steamed up. We believe that
everyone was real pleased that
Ralph Yarbrough finally won an
Selection. Can’t say the old boy
hasn’t tried.
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And speaking of the election,
we have been wondering what
the Republican. Dallas News is
going to say now. From the re-
turns, Dies carried Dallas County
just as the News wanted, but
there were enough votes in the
other 253 counties to add up
a little more than his plurality
there.
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The tornado warnings had ev-
erybody all worried Tuesday and
Wednesday.We are happy to re-
port that Chief Observer Billie
Prince Berry of the Ground Ob-
server Corps was on. the job all
day Wednesday scanning the
skies for possible funnels.
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Since the Society Editor used
up so much space for her col-
iumn this week, we are focred to
out ours a little short. She gets
all hot under the collar every
once in a while and we have
found that it is a lot easier for
her to blow off steam via the
(printed word than otherwise.
Ralph Yarborough
Carries Kerens Boxes
Kerens, along with the rest of
Navarro County went overwhelm-
ingly for Ralph Yarborough in
the special Senate election held
Tuesday,
In the Kerens box Yarborough
polled 146 votes to 91 for Dies
an,d only 13 for Hutcheson.
Thirteen other votes were cast
for other candidates to bring the
total vote to 263.
Yarborough also carried the
Bazette box with 11 votes with
only seven votes being cast for
all the other candidates. Rural
Shade voted 11 for Yarborough
and two for Dies.
Powell voted. 43 for Yarbor-
ough and five for all the other
candidates. Roane had 26 for
Yarborough, 11 for Dies and 4
for the other candidates.
Navarro County totals showed
Yarborough with 2248, Dies with
1441. Hutcheson 481 and John
White polled only 79.
Two Are Chosen As
High School ‘Citizens’
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Wanda Ted
For the school week ending
March 29, two outstanding stu-
dents were chosen as Citizens of
Kerens High School. They are
Wanda Moore and Ted Mayo.
The secret committee used the
following qualifications as a
basis for their decision: friendli-
ness, courtesy, scholarship, school
spirit, leadership and manners.
Wanda is a junior member of
the Kerens High Band. She is
a member of the F.H.A. organi-
zation. Wanda is always encour-
aging school spirit. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Her-
man Moore of Kerens.
Ted is a sophomore of Ker-
ens High and an outstanding stu-
dent in his courses. Ted is a
Imember of the football team and
played basketball for the Cats
this season. Ted will represent
Kerens High in the number
sense test in. the Interscholastic
League. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hardy Mayo of Ker-
ens.
Elementary Track
Team Wins Trophys
The Kerens Elementary School
track team journeyed to Min-
eola March 27 and competed
against similar teams from Can-
ton, Brownsboro, Edgewood and
Malakoff in a District Junior
High School meet. The Kerens
tracksters walked off with seven
first place trophys. The local
boys placed first, second and
fourth in the 100-yard dash;
first in the 50-yard dash, first
and second in the 75-yard dash;
first in the 440-yard relay; first
and third in the shot put; first
and second in the broad jump
and first in the high jump.
The team is entered to go to
the meet in Ennis on April 18.
The thin,-clads have worked very
hard and faithfully in prepara-
tion for the field events and
their efforts have paid off well.
The following boys are com-
peting in these events: Clifford
Bichell, 75, 100 and 4401 relay;
Ronnie Byrd, 440 Relay, shot
put,, broad jump, high jump;
Jeriy Chandler, chin-ups; Mel-
vin Colvin,, 75-yard dash; Marlin
Earley, 75-yard dash: Bobby
Henderson, 50-yard dash and
chin-ups; Jimmy Reed, 50, 100,
440-relay, broacl jump and high
jump, and Bobby Wilkins, 75,
100, 440-relay, broad jump and
shot put.
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ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT--Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Cherry an-
nounce the engagement and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Linda Nell, to Olin Clifford Statham, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. W. Statham of Powell. The wedding will take
place at the home of the bride-elect on April 19th.
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BAND CONCERT TO BE
HELD HERE FRIDAY
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The Junior and Senior Bands
of Kerens High School are to
present their annual concert
Friday night, April 5 at 7:30
p.m. The bands are under the
direction of Jerry Fugler.
Making up the list of selec-
tions are overtures, marches, nov-
elty and swing music. Over 80
students will participate in the
the concert which will last about
one and one-half hours.
Admission for the concert is
50 cents for adults and 25c for
students. Everyone is urged to
attend and see the band in ac-
tion.
In Unanimou
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One hundred and fifty-nine
votes were cast in the City Elec-
tions Tuesday and Councilmen
John, Arnett and Whit Scar-
brough and Mayor G. H. Sanders
were re-elected unanimously. The
annexation proposition earned
with only three dissenting votes.
Bank Deposits Show
Decrease For Period
Deposits at the First National
Bank in Kerens were off from
the January statement and also
from the statement of a 2/ear
ago. According to the statement
made at the close of business
March 14tli, demand deposits of
individuals, partnerships and cor-
porations were $1,412,770.24. In
January the deposits were $1,-
523,000.56 or a loss of $112,-
000. A year ago deposits stood
at $1,486,211.58, or about $74,-
000 more than now.
In the loans and discounts the
total this March 14 is $389,-
114.19, or a gain of about $26,-
000 over the January total of
$363,625.54. A year ago the
loans and discounts totaled
$638,020 58.
Total assets of the hank wrere
given as $1,778,746.10 for the
March 14 report as compared to
$2,144,694.09 in January and
$2,010,134.29 a year ago.
According to Mr. Earl Seale,
president of the bank, the de-
cline in deposits is a seasonal
indication.
The City Council met in its
regular session Tuesday night at
the City Office and Mayor-Pro-
tem Jack Anderson swore in Dr.
Sanders for another term. Dr.
Sanders then swore in Council-
men Arnett and Scarbrough.
After the routine business of
financial reports and correspon-
dence, the Council heard a rep-
resentative from the Manor Bak-
ing Company of Dajlas. This rep-
resentative wanted the Council
to change its ordinance that pro-
hibits door-to-door selling. After
a lengthy discussion., the Council
decided to take no action.
OPAL COOPER STARTS
NURSE TRAINING COURSE
Miss Opal Cooper, who makes
her home with Mrs. Hattie
Stockton of this city, was cap-
ped February 1 for six month's!
intensive training in the field of
vocational nursing.
Each class is given a year’s
training in the school which is
sponsored jointly by the Navarro
Community Foundation and the
Navarro Memorial Hospital.
There are 11 other students in
this particular group who will
also receive their diplomas at
the end of the training program.
LYDIA CLASS MEETS FOR
MONTHLY SESSION APRIL 2
The Lydia Class of the First
Bobcat Baseball Team
Enters District Play
With Clean Slate
The Bobcat Baseball Team has
taken a clean sweep of all its
pre-season games and will enter
District 14-A play this Friday
iat Canton.
In the last pre-season clash
last Thursday at Dawson, the
local nine beat the Dawson team
7-2 behind the pitching of Mar-
vin Henderson.
The district schedule calls for
Kerens to play home and return
game with each of the other
Baptist Church met in regular ^ teamg Brownsboro> E4ge.
session April 2nd in the home
of Mrs. Marvin Henderson with
Mrs. H. A. Scott sharing hostess
duties.
wood and Canton.
The schedule is as follows:
April 5—Canton, there.
April 12—-Edgewood, here.
April 18—Brownsboro, there.
A beautiful arrangement of
Black Magic Iris centered the April 26—Canton, here
dining table.
May 3—Edgewood, there.
May Iff—Brownsboro, here.
Also in the schedule are two
After the opening prayer by
Mrs. A. L. Bain, Mrs. J. Prince n ,
.. , , . . „ . . : games with Corsicana, the first
presided for a brief business ses- !
sion. The secretary read minutes
School Trustee Election
To Be Held Saturday
To finish up politics this year,
the Kerens Independent School
district is electing seven trustees
in its annual election Saturday.
Due to the fact that the Powell
district was consolidated last
year, all the trustees are up for
election at this time. On the
ticket are eight names.
Running for re-election are
T. L. Whorton, M. J. Crawford,
E. K. Howell, Burt Inmon, W.
City’s Booster Pump
Gives Crew Trouble
For the past few weeks the
city Water department has been
operating without the big booster
pump that pushes water from
the ground storage tank into the
overhead tank. The " motor, a
Fairbanks-Morse product, went
out first about a month ago and
it was rushed to Dallas for re-
pairs. The next day it was re-
installed, but in a few hours,
the bearings were frozen tight
and it was dismantled and made
another trip to Dallas. This time
the spare parts had to be shipped
from Kansas City. After about
a week’s delay it was finally
installed and at present the
water can be boosted to the
(overhead tower in a hurry.
Since this was part of the big
improvement project of last year,
the pump was guaranteed and
the only cost to the city was the
worry and a few trips to Dal-
las. The waterworks employees
are thankful that it all hap-
pened during the wet season
when not much water was re-
quired.
Proper Land Use Practiced By
local Farmer In Diversification
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
TO BE IN CORSICANA
Persons who are 72 years of
fege, or older, may earn as much
jas they are able to and still
'{receive their Old Age Insurance
(benefits, according to Joe Clepp,
Field Representative of the Waco
Office of the Social Security
(Administration.
Write today for a free booklet
■on Old-Age and Survivors bene-
fits, or see Mr. Clepp who will
be in Corsicana at the Civil Ser-
vice Room between the’hours of
OLO :©0 a.m. and noon on Tues-
day and Wednesday, April 9 and
3L0, 1957.
By L. M. BENNETT
Soil Conservation Service
Thirty acres of oats and 26
acres of straight vetch have pro-
vided plenty of fall and winter
grazing for John Beck. Only 192
bales of hay were fed to 30
grown cows and 20 head of fall
and winter calves.
Beck started grazing the oats
and vetch in November and con-
tinued grazing until the first of
March. He said his cattle were
“rolling fat" all winter. Later
on he plans to cut the oats for
hay. He says he can expect about
80 bales per acre. He also plans
to combine the Vetch for seed.
John is also cooperating with
the Forest Service in their ef-
forts to find Pine trees suitable
for this area. The Forest Serv-
ice has a three-acre block that
is fenced off and is being used,
as a “Research Block." John
says they have nine-year-old
trees that are 25 feet tall. He
has been planting some Pine
trees every year. This year he
has planted about 16,000 Pin©
seedlings on about 16 acres.
John also has a small block of
bill pasture land that is eroding
too much under present use. He
is planning on fencing this area
off, stop grazing it and let it
grow up. This should provide
more protection for the land and
may furnish a good refuge area!
for wildlife. This is one example
of proper land use. Planting Pine
trees on these sandy hills may
also prove to be good proper land
use.
and gave the monthly report.
Prayer at its Best, was the in-
spiring devotional subject used
by Mrs. Chester Tramel, read-
ing scripture from Matt. 26:36-
46. Following the devotional Mrs.
J. Prince brought an interesting
Bible quiz in which all partici-
pated.
A delicious refreshment plate
of chicken salad, sandwiches, po-
tato chips, cookies and coffee,
wi’> q mhinti.-e FafiteT nest,
was ser-» t d to :?* ven n *unh« n and
one guest, Mrs. Hardy Mayo.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Miss Ethel Spurger and a
friend Bob Sehem of Houston ar-
rived last Friday for a visit with
her mother, the occasion being
Mrs. Spurger’s birthday. They
brought everything for a lovely
birthday dinner and entertain-
ment for her mother. Many loved
ones and friends called at the
Spurger home during the after-
noon bringing gifts and cards
to add to the celebration • of
Mrs. Spurger’s 80th birthday.
to be played April 9 in Kerens
and
return game there on
April 16.
Mrs. R. I, Sandlin returned
Monday from Houston where she
had spent several days visiting
her son. and daughter and fam-
ilies, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heath
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sand-
lin and son Bobby. While there
Mrs. Sandlin attended the In-
ternational Flower Show.
CECIL EBERSOLDS PARENTS
OF EIGHT POUND BOY
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ebersold
of Nashville, Tenn., are the
proud parents of a fine baby
boy, born Thursday night, March
28 at the St. Thomas Hospital
in Nashville. The young fellow
weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz., and has
been named Cecil Mark. The ma-
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Hardy Mayo and the pater-
nal grandparets are Mr. and Mrs.
D. S. Ebersold of Florida. The
mother and baby are reported to
he doing fine. The mother will be
remembered as Suzanne Mayo.
L. Bain, Jr. and Homer Bobbitt,
On the ticket also are J. R,
Bush of Powell and Stoner-
Baker of Kerens.
Deadline for filing for a place
on the ballot was Wednesday, or
ten days before election.
Withdrawing from the race
this year was Tillman Reed, who
has been on the board for some
time. He was the only one of
the old board not seeking re-
election.
The hours of voting will be
from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at
the High School in Kerens. All
eligible voters are urged to cast
their ballot at this election.
Mr. J. N. Inmon is election
judge.
Boostt The Bobcat Band!
Wettest Spring In Years
Recorded In This Area
HAS FALL IN HOSPITAL
Miss Amy Deskin, who is a
patient in the Memorial Hospital
at Athens, suffered a painful
injury'last Friday from a fall
while in the hospital. There was
no report on her condition and
her length of stay in the hos-
nital was undetermined. She has
mi loved the cards and letters
she has received from her many
friends.
GUEST AT COKE PARTY
Miss Pamela Anderson daugh-
ter of Mr. an,d Mrs. Jack And-
erson, of Kerens, was among the
sons and daughters of former
Trinitv University students who
“were honored at a coke party
given recently, by the university’s
Alumni Office. Miss Anderson is
a freshman at Trinity.
March went out like a lion
last week to give Kerens the
wettest Spring in several years.
Totals for Saturday and Sun-
day rainfall was .5 each day
Ted Price Relates
Big Fish Story
Petty Officer Ted A Price, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Weyman Price,
who is stationed with the Navy
on the Kwajalein Islands recent-
ly landed a 52-pound dolphin on
a fishing expedition off the coast,
Ted gives this account:
“The dolphin ran with my line
12 times, and it took me 35
minutes to land him. I didn’t
have my camera with me Sat-
urday, but on Sunday when the
Chief’s wife landed a tuna
weighing 159 pounds, I was glad
to have it along. I was probably
twice as proud of my dolphin as
she was her tuna because it was
the first time I had ever caught’
anything over 15 pounds.”
Ted’s parents last talked to
him Christmas when a ham radio
operator in McKinney called and
let them talk by radio to Ted
for some ten minutes. They are
looking forward to a visit with
him sometime ’Within this next
year.
to bring the March total to 4.3
or 1.24 inches over the 70-year
average. The total through
March was 9.16 to bring the
rainfall .92 inches over normal
for January, February and
March.
These totals were all taken,
from rain-gages in the city of
Kerens and no allowances were'
made for heavier showers that
have fallen many times in«*this
area when Kerens received only
light showers.
April arrived with another
downpour when over an inch
was measured in Kerens Wed-
nesday morning. This rain was
in the wake of the turbulent,
air which caused the tornados in
the north Texas area. Mote rain
was forecast for the remainder
of the week. Normal for April
in this section is 4.04 inches.
According to a long-range fore-
cast issued from the Dallas
Weather Bureau, April is sup-
posed to be wetter than March,
May wetter than April and June
even wetter.
From reports gathered from
farmers, county agricultural yof-
ficials and the .Soil Conservation
Service, this is the wettest
spring in many years. No one
has reported hitting dry dirt
when testing t© over six feet.
Ivan Vernon Winner
Of Training Union
Essay Contest
The essay contest sponsored by
the Training Union of the First
Baptist Church at Kerens High
School is now over and the judg-
ing of the essays has taken place.
Winners of the contest were;
Ivan Vernon ,first place; Joe
Eddy Arnett, second place and
Bobby Sessions, third place.
Judges for the contest were
Mrs. Cliff Curington, high school
English teacher, and Mr. W. L,
Bain, Jr., school board member
and local businessman. Judging
was done on the basis of con-
tent, grammar, spelling, con-
struction,, and form. More atten-
tion was given to the content
naturally than any other part.
The length of the essay made
forethought and planning impera-
tive and results were gratifying.
Following- are excerpts from
the winning entry:
“My first reason for not drink-
ing is that I cannot afford to-
do so. By that statement I, mean
that I cannot afford to have my
body wrecked, my mind ruined,
and ®my life spoiled." The writer
goes on to say that a person
usually “drinks to go along with
the crowd he is with at the
time . . . He may think that;
after he leaves them he will not
drink again . . . Gradually he
icomes to depend upon drink to
keep him feeling right ..." x
Continuing, he says, “The Bible
says, ‘wine is a mocker; strong
drink raging, and whosoever is'
deceived thereby is not wise.*
The Bible teaches temperance in
all things . . . temperance . . „
means ‘not at all' . . . And this,
is the only decision worthy of a
Christian concerning strong
drink.”
A second reason is given.
“. . . drinking is had for the
body. The Bible teaches that the
body is the temple of the Lord
and that we are not to defile it.
If I am to obey ... I cer-
tainly cannot drink."
The author sums up a fine
point with these words: “One of
the most valuable things a
Christian has is his influence.
Once he begins to dirnk he loses
the respect of any person whose
respect is worth having."
False advertising on the part
of the liquor industry is hit in
the essay. “They show pieures
of scenes from nature and talk
about how drink is just like
that. You see a picture of a man,
of distinction holding a drink
of whiskey, but you never see
the man of distinction lying in,
the gutter after spending his
week’s pay check to get drink."
Another statement of the writ-
er is that “the main reason I
do not drink is that I have been
reared in a home where this
type of thing doesn’t go on. This
is one of the most important!
things that a mother and father
can do for their children." The
student declares, “I do not drink
because it. could pervert my am-
bitions and ideas and could
cause me to forget my main
purpose in life ... to make an
honest living. . ."
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