Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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Timpson Weekly Times
(VOLUME 75
TIMPSON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26. 1960
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It’s bf ck to school for stu-
dent** of 'i impson Public School
Monday morning, August 29,
and Superintendent S. K. Fer-
menter says he is expecting an
enrollment equal to that of lart
year.
During the summer months
repair work was done on
School buildings, and the IS
buses are ready to transport
students to and from classes.
In preparation for the busy
term the high school band haa
been rehearsing for the past
four weeks, and the local foot-
ball team has been In training
for the p*j*t few weeks.
Mr. Fermenter announces
the faculty for 1960-61 as fol-
lows:
D. F. Billingsley
Mrs. D P. Billingsley
Mrs. Clyde Bussey
J. C. Bush
Mrs. Beatrice Clifton
Mrs-Joella Crawford
J. H. Eakin
Bobby Goff
Tommy Mack Hooper
Mrs. Irene Horton
V. H. Hoover
Mrs. Id! line Maynard
Mrs.Graden Brown
Kernel 1 Pannley
Mrs. F; ye Ramsey
Mrs. E’ ie Ruth Taylor
Mrs. Betty Whits
Preston White
Cecil Wharton
Mrs. Maggie Whitehead
Mrs. Msebelle Yarbrough
COLORED
John Alexander
Esther Alexander
Dannie Mae Arnold
Velma Benjamin
Roth Bussey
Picksey Cautey
Willith Johnson
Cora Land
Edward Lawson
Gladys McCray
Hazelton McCray
Marvin Robinson
Odessa Smith
Precious Williams
Frankie Everhart
An accident b just around
the comer.
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TJLS. BAND HAS
56 MEMBERS; READY FOR
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
The Timpeon High School
Band haa been holding snm-
mer rehearsals fer the past
two weeks to prepare for the
coming school year and the
many performances they will
make.
The band haa fifty-eight
members and is off to one of
the best starts it ha* had in
several years, It is stated by
Director Bobby Goff.
The band members are aa
follows:
Flute—Billie Sue Beckham,
Janeice Eakin, Kay Wilder,
Ann BrouilUrd, Patricia
Whiteside.
Clarinet — Carrol Adams,
Herne Wharton, Vina Wood-
611. Arlene Pate, Barbara Ed-
wards, Mary Ramsey, Una
Faye Kimbro, Judy Eakin,
Donna Cozort, Diane Barrett,
Linda Williams, Jane Kiley,
Rebecca Beard, Joan Beard,
Susan Pate. Barbara Crawford.
Boss Clarinet — Elisabeth
Witherspoon.
Alto Saxophone—Dee Ann
McWilliams, Beth Bnahley,
Sally Langston, Johnnie Woot-
en, Benda Edwards, Belinda
Edwards, Melba Ramsey.
Tenor Saxophone—Kay Es-
so ry, Kenneth McCarty.
Baritone Saxophone—Cecil-
ia Wharton.
Cornet—James Paul Cov-
ington, Ted Dent, John Craw-
ford, Kenny Smith, B31 Bur-
nett, Tommy Williams
Trombone — Paul Franks,
Arnold Kaluza, David Hrht
grove, Steve Towns.
Baritone—Eddie Flores, Tom
Paul Wedgeworth, Mike Craw-
ford.
Baas Horn—Freddy Whar-
ton, Jimmy Gal breath, Shelby
Crump.
Drum — Linda Eldridge,
Troy Crump, Sue Setter, Linda
Crawford, Ch arietta Haden,
Bruce Crump, Bernice Holmes,
Elaine Milford, Sue Milford.
Methodist Men to
Meet Thereday Night
Regular monthly meeting of
Methodist Men will be held at
Young's Restaurant Thursday
night, August 36th, it is an-
nounced by J. W. Kristensen,
president Dinner will be serv-
ed at 7 p. m. Sonny Hartt and
Preston White have charge of
arrangements for the meeting.
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Bargain Counter
This counter is set up in our Service Depart-
ment and with each item plainly marked as to
model and price.
All Chevrolet Accessories DRASTICALLY
REDUCED. 50% to 75% off of regular price.
Lots of bright shiney items that would prob-
ably fit your Chevrolet.
Just to name some of the items you will find
Wheel Spinners, Fender Chrome Markers,
Bumper Guards, Courtesy Lights, Underhood
Lights* Litter Containers, Spot Lights, etc. All
these Accessories at the lowest prices ever
quoted, far below cost.
Come in and look them over.
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TO MEET TBURSDKT'
M, MIST IS
To the People of Timpson
and Vicinity:
The time has arrived when
the city of Timpson must make
a decision whether to accept or
reject a proponed increase in
telephone rates for Timpson
and vicinity.
The proposal has been be-
fore the council for action for
sometime, but we want the cit-
izenship to have foil informa-
tion before any further action
fa taken.
Accordingly, 1 am asking all
telephone customer* in Timp-
son and vicinity to meet with
the council and representatives
of the telephone company
Thursday night, August 25th,
7:30 o’clock at foe American
Legion Halt
J. E. Ramsey, Mayor.
Shelby Motor Co.
Phone CL 4-2363
Timpson, Texas
JOHN DEERE WILL
SHOW NEW MODELS
IN DALLAS
Mack Smith of L. C. Smith
Impl. Co., will have an oppor-
tunity late fob month to see
firsthand just how many inde-
pendent businessmen a major
manufacturer needs to sell and
service its products throughout
the United States and Canada.
Along with some 4,590 oth-
er independent businessmen
who have John Deere dealer
franchises in the United States
and Canada, he will fly to Dal-
las foe last week in August for
the biggest sales meeting of its
type ever held.
Sixteen United States and
Canadian airlines will cooper-
ate in airlifting the 4,500 deal-
ers and 1,500 other persons to
Dallas within a 24 hour period.
It will be the first time any
manufacturer will utilize as
many airplanes, reserve as
many accommodations, and
arrange for as many meals for
a single group at one time.
The meeting ha*, been call-
ed to show dealers the new
line of John Deere tractors and
equipment Announcement was
nude this week that foe new
tractors will be put on foe
market in late September.
Smith, who owns and oper-
ates foe L. C. Smith Impl. Co.,
will fly to Dallas Aug. 29 for
the one-day sales meeting that
will be held foe following day.
To accommodate the huge
crowd, the Dallas Memorial
Auditorium, the Texas State
Fairgrounds, and Cotton Bowl
will be utilized for various
parts of the meeting.
At the fairgrounds, the larg-
est display of any one power
equipment manufacturer's pro-
ducts ever to he exhibited at
one place will be staged. More
than 250 tractors and 270
pieces of equipment will be
used in foe display.
The dealers will stage their
own public showings of foe
new tractors and equipment
after they return to their home
communities.
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GROWER OF FIRST BALE
GETS *74.00 PREMIUM
For bringing foe first bale of
1960 cotton to the Timpson
market, Clyde Hooper, Negro,
was presented with a check
Tuesday in the amount of *74,
a premium contribution by the
local chamber of commerce
and business firms and indivi-
duals of Timpson.
The first bale wa3 ginned
Tuesday, August 16th, at the
S. T. Smith gin in Timpson,
and weighed 450 pounds.
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Sixty-four school hoses will
be put into service Monday,
August 29, transporting 2.-
945 eligible bus riding stu-
dents to and from fo« seven
schools in Shelby county, ac-
cording to information from
Bennie E. Nix, county school
superintendent.
Schools listed, with foe num-
ber of buses are: Strong, 3;
Excelsior, 1; Center, 18; Joa-
quin, 9; Shelbyville, 14; Ten-
aha, 6; Timpson, IS.
It is estimated the 64 buses
will travel 1,069 miles each
school day transporting the
children to and from school.
3.2 INCHES—
HEAVY RAINFALL
HERE MONDAY
AFTERNOON
Accompanied by wind and
a brilliant display of lightning
this area was visited by s
heavy rainfall Monday after-
noon. Although of short dura-
tion the rainfall measured 3.2
inches, according to reports
from several local citizens op-
erators of rain gauge.
Funeral Service* For
Edgar Lee Galbreath
Held Sunday Afternoon
' Funeral services for Edgar
Lee Galbreath, 71, of this com-
munity, were heid at 3 o’clock
Sunday afternoon hst foe Mt.
Olive Church, with Rev. Jimmy
Jones, pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church of Timpson, offi-
ciating, assisted by Re Ed-
ward Williams of Mi Olive,
and Rev. G. H. Bail, >• ,x West.
Interment was in foe Mt Olive
cemetery,
Mr. Galbreath, who ould
have been 72 year- of age on
August 22nd, died at his home,
located about two miles south
of Timpson, last Saturday.
Survivors include one son,
A. D. Galbreath of Timpson,
and one daughter, Mr*. Harold
Bailey of West, Texas; one a
ter, Mrs. W. D. Driggers of
Nederland.
Funeral arrangements were
under direction of Taylor Fu-
neral Home.
ASC ANNOUNCES
FALL SIGN-UP
FOR SHELBY
M. E. Borders of foe Shelby
County ASC office announced
that the local ASC office waa
accepting applications for Fed-
eral cost-shares for the fall
seeded pasture and caver
crops. The sign-up' periods will
be open, the first will begin im-
mediately and close September
9, the second and final period
will begin on September 9 and
close September 36.
The seeds offered under this
cost-sharing program will in-
clude Vetch, Crimson Clover,
Singletary Peas, Austrian Win-
ter Peas, Hope Clover, White
Clover and S-l Clover. It will
be permissible to seed oats, rye
or ryegrass as a nurse crop
with any of the eligible le-
gumes but no cost-sharing is
offered.
Under this program, the
Federal government offers to
share approximately 66^ of
the seed and fertilizer.
Texas’ pulpwood produc-
tion of 578,933 tons in 1957
waa 2.6 per cent of the nation- j
al totaL
SHELBY SCHOOLS READY
FOR OPENING AUGUST 29
Find Rite. For You*
Verni* Bwgay Held
Tuesday Afternoon
Little Min Vereie Bungay.
13-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Jtargay of this
city, died at M. D. Anderson
Hospital in Houston Sunday
morning at 6:16 o'clock. The
little lady had been a patient
in the hospital for sometime.
The funeral service was heid
at the First Baptist Church in
this city Tuesday afternoon at
2 o’clock, rites being conduct-
ed by Rev. Jimmy Jones and
Rev. Dallas Lankford. Inter-
ment was in foe Corinth Ceme-
tery.
Pallbearers were members
of her clam and members of
foe Intermediate Training Un-
ion clam—Orval Miller, Jr.,
Bin Burnett, Kenny Smith, O
W. Bussey, Jr, Dave Taylor,
Scotty Rhoden, George Han-
cock, Freddie Whnrion, Cecil
Oliver.
Verni* was born in Timp-
son, and during her long stay
in foe Houston hospital ire*
made happy when so many of
her friends, and friends of the
family, remembered her with
flowers, cards, visits sad other
acts of kindness.
Survivors include her par-
ents, Mr. aad Mrs. Clyde Bur-
gay of Timpeon; grandmother,
Mrs. Fannie Youngblood, and
a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements were
in charge of foe Taylor Fu-
neral Home of Timpeon.
Throughout Shelby county
public school officials are busy
with plan* for foe openiag off
tbs 1960-61 term tche dated In
each otf foe schools fer M—
day, August 2*.
Approximately 5999 stu-
dents will be enrolled hi the
various schools of tin county,
ft is estimated by County 8u-
perintsndent Bennie E. Nix.
The Timpeon High School
building has recently rscntesd
some needed repair work, and
the Negro school will hold
claasen for foe fire! time In a
new 946.090 brick-tile addi-
tional bnildiag.
According to
from the county sup
’cat's office the 1*60 sehoei
census has barn listed se foi-
Kxcehior—C* while, as col-
ored ; total flfl.
Strong - 142 white, 4* eetor
ed; total 185
Tenaha—281 white, l*fl eel
and; total 477.
Joaquin—*23 white, 71 ent-
ered; total 694.
Timpeon—4*8 white, *46
colored; total t*4.
Shelhyrille—SRI white, MT
colored, total 655
Center—1564 white, HU col-
ored; total 2199.
Grand total for foe treaty.
4,907
Stockman’s First
Bale Gamed Aug. 17
The foot bale of cotton for
the Stocksnan community, sea-
son 1966, was ginned at the
plant of Ttey Franks Wednes-
day, August 17.
The cotton waa produced by
Johnnie Watson, colored ten-
ant, on the farm of A. B.
Fuller. The bale weighed 538
pounds, processed from 1340
pounds seed cotton.
Try Cisssiiied A Hi tor results
At Gipima Saturday
Night, August 27
Benefit football game will be
held In Garrison Saturday
night, Aug. 27, beginning at fl
o’clock, at foe football stadi-
um. Teams will he,made up at
bi-district champs' sf 19M
through 1955 opposing the
state qaartariy finale champs
of 1967 through 1959. AB
player* are Garetaoa ex-ete-
dents. The game should prove
of interest and much excite-
ment, and foe tpoaeoex, the
Garrison Band Parents dob,
predict tto,t this wQl be aa eiib-
6tRT>rffai| « in G&ffiaos’ft
football «*m of I960.
Proceed, derived from the
game will be applied to And
for parch aw of new uniform*
for the Garrison school Bud.
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