Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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Timpson Weekly Times
VOLUME 75
TTMP30N, TEXAS, FttlDAY, AP JL 29, 1960
NO. 19
Mr. and Mr*. Ben
Bearden Purchase
Willis Grocery
Mr. and Mrs. Ben JBemrden,
Spring Term District
Court Adjourned
Last Friday
The spring term of district
well known residents of this (court for Shelby county, ad-
eommnnity, have purchased journed last Friday, following
Miss Patricia Hancock
Patricia Hancock Wins
First in Intersdiolastk
League Regional Meet
Patricia Hancock, a junior
in Timpson High School, won
first place in extemporaneous
speaking in the Interecholastie
League regional meet in Bren-
ham last Friday, thus qualify-
ing for State competition, May
6, in Austin. Patricia is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.
G. Hancock.
Billie Sue Beckham won
third, in poetry reading and
Cecilia Wharton, fourth in
declamation. Others competing
in the literary contests were
Gilbert Rhodes, ready writing;
Kenneth Lindsey, poetry read-
ing; and Frankie Ceal mod
Dean Metteauer, slide rale.
C&rro! Lane Adams was eligi-
ble to enter typing but was HI
__and unable t» go. ,
The students were accompa-
nied to Brenham by Mrs. D. P.
Billingsley. coach of the
speaking and writing contests.
Drilling Continues
At Deep Test 2£
Mile* North of Town
Dolling continues at the No.
1J. B. Hooper, ZV4 miles north
of Timpson, and the test is
nearing the contracted depth
of 7,100 feet
Reported depth Wednesday
was approximately 6900 feet
O'Brien Drilling Company of
Shreveport has the drilling
contract
The teat is located in the
Alex M. Donald surrey and
drilling was begun the fust of
this month.
the grocery stock of J. W.
Willis, located at the comer of
Jacob and South first streets,
and will continue business in
the same location.
They have already begun
operation of the store, and
have been busy this week add-
ing new merchandise and in-
stalling new fixtures.
Mr. Bearden will feature his
market department, and on
Monday moved in a large re-
frigerator counter.
Mr. Willis operated the
grocery store in the same lo-
cation for forty years, moving
there from another location
which he operated in Timpson
for two yearn. He entered the
grocery business in AHo In
1*10, moving to Timpson in
1917. He retains ownership of
the building, and also owns the
adjoining building occupied by
the Self-Service Laundry
J. M. Conrow WiD
Address Methodist
Men in Timpson
J. M. Conrow, of Marshall,
Works Engineer, Longhorn Di-
vision, Thiokol Chemical Cor-
poration, has accepted an invi-
tation to apeak at a meeting of
Methodist Men, it is announc-
ed by program chairman Edd
Taylor. The regular monthly
meeting will be held in educa-
tional building of the Method-
ist Church, Thursday-evvu.nx,
of this week at 7:00
o’clock, and the membership is
looking forward with interest
to bearing Mr. Conrow. E. J.
Broussard is president of the
group.
An excellent meal, prepared
and served by a committee of
ladies, will precede the busi-
ness session and speaking.
a six week’s busy session.
Judge Ward Chandler, pre-
sided during the session, and
is due to open the May term of
district court for Panola coun-
ty at Carthage May 2.
AMERICAN LEGION
The regular meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary
will be held Monday, May 2,
7:30 p. m., at the home of Mrs.
Bill Taylor. All members are
urged to attend.
Do not throw lighted -pal-
ettes from your car. Keep Tex-
as Green.
NEW SERVICE MANAGER
We are pleased to sanomce that
Mr. Jim Brown
is the new manager of oar service de-
partment. He has had considerable ex-
perience m this capacity, and will rea-
der most efficient service.
We invite our customers and friends to
come in and meet Mr. Brown.
Shelby Motor Co.
Phone CL 4-2363 Timpson, Texas
Funeral Rites For
R. M. Jordy Held
hi Witts
Funeral services for R. M.
Jordy, age 66, were held Sun-
day at the First Baptist Church
in Willis. Mr. Jordy succumb-
ed Saturday in Montgomery
County Hospital.
He had been justice of the
peace, precinct 1, Montgomery
county, about six years. Prior
to moving to Willis in 1946 he
had been a resident of Hous-
ton. He was a member of the
Masonic fraternity and East-
ern Star, ot Willis First Bap-
tist Church and. Willis Fire
Department; also Arabia
Shrine in Houston, district
deputy grandmaster of the
26th Masonic District of Tex-
as in 1961, a member of the
Law Enforcement Association
of Texas, a member of the
Green Forest Water and Sew
age Works Association, and i
registered committeeman with
Boy Scout Troop 161 in Willis.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Lottie Jordy; one son,
Milton John Jordy, both of
Willis. Mrs. Jordy is the for-
mer Miss Lottie Andrews of
Timpson. _ .
Robert Smith. Jr. and Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Gene Smith
of Timpson, attended the fu-
neral service*.
. Large Number Absentee
! Votes To Be Polled
In Shelby County
Indications at this time point
to a large number of absentee
votes being polled in the Dem-
ocratic primary election sched-
uled for May 7.
Ohio Henry, county clerk,
reports that he has received
applications for approximate-
ly 400 ballots, and a large por-
tion of these have been return-
ed to his office.
The' law provides that a per-
son may vote an absentee bal-
lot if they are unable to come
to the polling place on elec-
tion day or will bo out of the
county on election day.
Absentee voting must be
done three days before elec-
tion day according to the
deadline established by the
election law which in this case
is Tuesday night before May
7th
Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber «f Commerce
held its regular meeting Mon-
day night with only eight mem
bera present, but turned out to
be a very interesting and in-
formative session for all con-
cerned. There was much dis-
cussion on the future of a pa-
per mill piss other small in-
dustry for Timpano and its sur-
roundings, the new highway
and the extension of the city
limits.
Prove your interest in the
growth and welfare of your
city and community by attend-
ing Chamber of Commerce
meetings each second and
fourth Monday. Secretary.
Visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Gary during
the Easter holidays were: their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Gary, Peggy and Johnny; Mr.
and Mrs. K. E. Gary, David
and Rita ef Longview; Mr.
and lira. Ossie Hudson, Louise
and Shiriey, Mr. and Mrs. Her
vin Gary, Kathy. Barbara,
Richard and Mark, Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Molioy, Randy
and Larry of Houston; Mr. and
Mrs. Lovis Gary and Dale of
Groves; Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Brooks, Mika and Mitch of
Bridge City; also Mr. and Mrs-
W. A. Cox ef Center, Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Tippett of Kilgore.
The ladies are sisters of Mrs.
Gary. Also Mrs. Elouise Glyn
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Tippett and David of
KUgore. Abo Mr. and Mis.
Annia McClure of Center. Mrs.
McClure b a sister ef Mr.
Gary.
Bob Lam bright of Beau-
mont spent the past weekend
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hartman Hall of this eity.
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Mr. and Mm. Tot Taylor of
Houston ware visiters in Ttmp-
son Sunday.
BAT GROCERY
Bob Towns and Jack Bowlin
this week announce the forma-
tion of a partnership for the
opetstiea of the B * T Gro-
cery, one mile east cf Timpson
on the Ten aha highway. They
have added a meat counter to
the store, and in addition to
stock of groceries will handle
fresh and cured meats, and va-
rious other items. They aim
operate a service station,
handling Premium gasoline.
Junes W. Floyd
Die* At Canter
Center — Funeral services
for James William Floyd, 79,
were held at & p. m. Saturday
in the First Baptist Church
here with the Rev. J. Carroll
Chadwick officiating. Burial
was in Fairview Cemetery un-
der the direction ef Mangum
Funeral Home.
Surrivocs include hb widow;
a daughter, Mrs. T. R. Moses
of Cester; a son, J. W. Floyd,
Jr., of El Dorado, Ark.; a
brother, O. P. Floyd of La
Porte, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. B.
E. Emmons of Nacogdoches;
five grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
POLITICAL CALENDAR
Major events in the remain-
der of the 1960 political calen-
dar are:
April 29—Deadline for pri-
mary candidates filing cam-
paign accounts
May 2—Deadline for voter
who has transferred to new
precinct to have tax aaaetoor
add hb name to list of qualified
votem in new precinct
May 8—Deadline for ab-
sentee voting in primary.
May 7—first Democratic
primary election.
May 7—Precinct convention
of Democrats, Republicans
and Constitution party mo
ben.
May 10—Comity executive
remittees meet to canvass
precinct returns.
May 14—County conven-
tion of Democrats. Republic-
a and Constitution party
tmbara.
May 16—Absentee voting
starts for runoff primary.
May 17—State executive
committee to canvass primary
returns for state offices.
May 20—Deadline for filing
election contests for county
and precinct offices.
May 37—Deadline for filing
election contests for state and
district offices.
May 30—Deadline for cor-
recting poll tax receipt If voter
has switched predicts.
State conventions. Republic-
an and Constitution parties,
nominate state-wide eardi- *t»
May 30.
Modern New Berber
Shop Opens For
Formal opening of Hart
Haifa new bsrbemhop was
held last Saturday, and open-
ed for business last Tuesday.
The new shop, which b mod-
ern in every respect, entirely
now equipment and furnish-
ings. b located in the Taylor
building, second door from the
corner of Plasa and Bremond
streets.
The shop b completely air
conditioned.
Mr. and Mrs. Ball moved
here recently from Beaumont
Mm Hall will be remembered
as the former Mbs Clan
Maude Whitson.
Mr. Hall has been battering
fifty yean this coming Febru-
ary. He will be aaabted in the
shop by two helpers. Bob)
Jones, recently of Bums, and
Ellis Hanes, recently at Gary.
Dias in Tsnaiw
Mia. Jodis Duke Hairgrove.
79, died Friday at 6 a. as. at
her home in Tenaha. Final
rites were held Saturday at 3
p. m. in the Ramah Church
with burial to the Ramah ceme-
tery. Bev. H. L. Lee officiated,
assisted by Kev. Joe Kskis
snd Rev. E. L. Hooper. Man-
gum Funeral Home had charge
of arrangements.
She b survived by two soi
Otto and Wilburn Hairgrove,
Tenaha; five daughters, Mrs.
A. E, Covington. Mrs. Jack
Brown, Mrs. B. W. Cross and
Mrs. D. L. Vickery, all of Ten-
aha; Mrs. W. & Howard, Lake
Charles, La.; 21 grandchil-
dren; 26 great-grandchildren;
one shier, Mrs. Clan Raley,
Hogs. Okla.; one brother, J.
W. Duke of Tenaha.
CRAWFORD NEW
SFA AS6ISANT
Nacogdoches—Mart Craw-
ford, head coach at Garrison
High School, today wu named
assistant football coach and
track tutor at Stephen F. Aus-
tin Stats College, according to
Dr. Raipb W. Steen, president.
He begins bis duties here
Juno 1 snd succeeds Charles
Barker, who resigned recently
to ester private business.
ContnctUtF*
FM Highway 138
Garrison—On tree* for the
last iscomptated link to FM
136, Garmon te Center via
atockmss snd Arcadta, was
let Tuesday at tost week to
Austin.
Low bid of 6166,771 for the
job was eatered by Moore
Brothers Conatrsetioa Co., at
Lufkin. It will be remembered
that Moore Brothers were the
contractors who completed
FM 1274 through the Naconi-
ehe bottom, closing the gap In
the Gerrisen-MurtimrefBa read.
The section on FM 1*6 to be
built b in the AtioyM bottom,
and begun at tbs sad at the
pavement 3.6 miles southeast
of Garrison to t point near
where FM 415 i steered* 133
at Stockman, a distance of 3.4
atiba. Inctoded in the work
wili be gmdtog, drainage
structures, and paving.
The Attayec, which b sub-
ject to re ernes I everitow, will
be bridged with a concrete
structure.
TIM work will be snder the
saperriatoa at Tern B. Ralph,
resident highway engineer is
She Sty county with offices to
Cedar, and the work to ex-
pected to start a* asm as the
is.
nee this
reed services wfll welcome its
completion. The present road
is irepassabb daring beery
rains and floods.
Highway 69 planning on tire
section through tbs tows of
Garrison has moved along very
»ii.*facterily, and three is
some indication that it wfll be
ready for totting in the early
fail, or late summer. This will
he a major improvesrent for
Garrison, sad wifi include sev-
eral blocks of concrete c»rh
and guttes.
TARPON JUMMNG
Austin—Tarpon fishing so
the Texan coast wfll bo oader
way vary shortly, recording to
information from the Marino
Laboratory at the Gems and
Fbb Commission at Reekport.
Thto mighty fighting Bah has
already made fls appearance,
along with Spanish mackerel,
jactobh, btaefish. pompono
Happy h The Family
Who
Takes advantage of the many bank-
ing service* offered fay this modern
equipped bank. Let our trained per-
sonnel help you with your
needs.
SAFETY AND SERVICE
YOUR DEPOSTS ARE INSURED
C1I 111 II Maximum Insurance
HI,111.18 For Each Depositor
Enjoy the very bast in
sendee at
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7j0N BELT STATE BANK
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1960, newspaper, April 29, 1960; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth814119/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Timpson Public Library.