The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 82, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 7, 1957 Page: 2 of 12
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Addresses
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PICTURED ARE sever*] members of the cast of the operetU to be presented by the Treble
Clef Club for the Womans Forum program Wednesday. Standing, from left to right: Mrs. D.
C. Jensen, who plays the part of a voice student residing at the art club; Mrs. Carroll Slack,
cook at the club; Mrs. Verdon Graves, another voice student: Mrs. H. 0. Day, playing Mrs.
Jones, hostess at the club; Mrs. Truman Drake,
ers, and seated, Mrs. Martha Bryant, the niec
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aid of all work, really Miss Thyrxa Caruth-
Mrs. Jones. (Staff I'hoto by T. A. Wright)
Comic Operetta Scheduled
For Forumfs Entertaiment
An unprecedented program has
been planned by the Treble Clef
Club for the Sulphur Springs
Womans Forum for Wednesday.
The usual entertainment is pro-
vided by one or more guest art-
ists. However, this year, the mem-
bers of Treble Clef have been
enjoying the preparation and re-
hearsals requisite to the staging
travel. On her return she deter-
mines to find out for herself just
how her money is being used by
Mrs. Jones, hostess of the art
club, and to satisfy herself as to
the characters of those who are
receiving the benefits of her phil-
anthropy. ^
She gains entrance to the club
by posing as a maid, whereupon
of an operetta. According to ad- she learns that Mrs. Jones has
vance notices it gives every prom-1 been using money that should
ise of being one of the best pro-■ have gone to the support of the
grams the club has ever presented
for the forum. (
The operetta is titled “Miss
Caruthers Returns.” It is a music-
al comedy in two acts, written
and composed by Chester Perry.
The story tells that Miss Thyrxa
place, to purchase clothing for
her niece, Desdeniona; also that
Desdemona is planning to elope
with Mr. Jerry Smith, pretending
to be a millionaire.
Miss Caruthers learns that he
is an imposter who wishes to
Caruthers has been left a large marry Desdemona because he
estate by her father, in whose will thinks she is an heiress. She frus-
she has been requested to con- tratea JJeademona's plan to elope
tinue the suppojy^uf one of his and save* her from a compromis-
Children
Spend Busy
School Week
Club Here
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Jim Anderson, manager of the
Hopkins County Chamber of Com-
merce, was guest speaker at the
Standard Club meeting Friday
afternoon in Carnegie Library
club rooms.
Mr. Anderson, presented by,.
Mrs. Kenneth Brice, program
chairman, talked on II o p k i n r
County History.
He spoke briefly on things nnd
events that have shaped the his-
tory of Hopkins County; and then
compared his own coming to the
county to that of the early set
tiers who came, from the “dee^
south,” and on their way to the
West, settled in Hopkins County.
“I line Hopkins County end
everything about it I like it for
the great heritage the early set-
tlers left to the people pf the
county today. That rteh heritage
being a religious-minded people
that has been handed down from
parent to child over these 100
years” were just a few of the
comments of Mr. Anderson to the
club. • r)
Mr. Anderson said that as time
has passed since the people began
to live on this land, it has become
worn out, the forests used up and
the land couldn’t produce. Then
something like 21 years ago, a
few busines men with deep cour-
age and insight came ot the res-
cue. > ~ %
They believed the land could be
improved for pasture land and
that is when the county began to
prosper under the great dairying
industry of today.
He emphasized the greatness of
Mrs. C- L. Hethcoat was hos-
tess for an informal coffee Fri-
day morning from nine until
eleven o’clock in her home on
Oak Avertue.
-Arrangements of fresh garden
flowers graced the reception write
and were used to center the re-
freshment table.
Guests'included Mrs. Annie
Miller, Mrs; Mervin Davis, Mrs.
J. V. Smith, Mrs. Vergeue Dock-
ery, Mrs. Barto Moncrief, Mrs.
Ellis Gafford, Mrs. 1.. L. Stew-
art, Mrs. Newel C a m b r o n,
Mrs. John Kiser, Mrs. Ruby Rand
Irion, Mrs. Bob Crump, Mrs.
John Patman, Mrs. Harlan West,
Mrs. Leola Van, Mrs. Henry
James, Mrs. Randall Maddox,
Mrs. T. P. Lynch and Mrs. Gus
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end is also known for her radio
programs as well as her writing
ability. She is a Hearst reporter
and has been described as a prac-
titioner of an old and dying school ,
of United States newspaper re-
porting.
Mrs. Young stated that a
woman gave to the world radium,
another helped to unravel the sec-
ret of the atom. She said “The
hand that once recked the cradle
now blueprints sweeping aky-
screpen or guides the scalpel in
delicate surgery. Women every-
where, at seen in our study this
y^ar, have struck out on paths of
achievement.”
Tea to Honor
School’s
Faculty
Spring activities kept the chil-! Hopkins County in her friendly
dren busy ut the A d d i e Maye people, the manner in which they
Glover Kindergarten and Play-
school last week.
Monday, Mrs. Ben D. Wood en-
tertained the students In honor
of her daughter Ann’s sixth birth-
day. The Easter bunny cake sur-
rounded by chickens and eggs of
colors, wss the focal point of the
think, work and art together in
all big issues. He said that the
citizens should be thankful epch
day that they live in this county,
for it has more to offer than juat
material bleaaings.
Mrs. B. T. Lilly, president of
the club, presided at the meeting.
Mrs. Bruce Melson announced
party table. Ann, wearing a pretty thj|t the Apri, ,9 m<,etin|r h#d
blup frock and the schools stiver bwn CHnct|]#<t to conflicting
philanthropies, aH^art club in ing situation in which she seems
West 61st Street, New York City, guilty of stealing her aunt’*
Where talented women might se- money. Later Thyrza reveals her
cure board and room at small true identity, forgives Mrs. Jones’
cost while carrying on their stu- indiscretion and secures her
dies in the various arts.
promise to give Desdemona an-
Mias Caruthers, at the death of other chance. She commends the
^cr father, has gone to Europe to; girls for their loyalty to each oth-
Boseman
Home Scene
Of Party
er and promises to help each one
of them realize her ambitions.
The cast of characters includes:
Mrs. Jones, played by Mrs. H. O.
birthday crown, blew the candles,
Mrs. Dewey Clifton was hostess
out as her school mates sang __________
"Happy Birthday.’’ Fruit punch fo^the afternoon.
was served with the cake and j * ____
little Easter chickens were her
Tuesday, the children prepared A^l*Se HtcJcS
little Invitations to their dads, to
visit their school. Miss Glover and
Mrs. Gene Attlealey took them
the post office, where they bought
stamps and mailed the invitations
individually. . Then Postmaster
Byron Williams invited them to
Day; Mary, maid of all work, in st.« the scenes behind the win-
reality Thyrza Caruthers, Mrs. dows. They enjoyed watching thei^,^,! to~ head tj,e Treble Clef
Truman Drake; Ann, an actress, mail men at work filing, stamp- Club as its president for the 1267-
» Elected
President
Mrs. Cecil R. Hicks has been
Mrs. L. H. Cagle
Dorothy Rushin
Weds Mr, Cagle
Mrs. Waire Currin; Henrietta, ing, sorting and sacking the mail. 58 dub yMr Election of new of-
studying piano and voice,
Burford Scott;
Thursday morning was spent in icen w„ the highlight of the
; preparing the school rooms for
; fhu “llsaitu Purfv M .laannia Prni*.
Mias Vicky Marlene Boseman,
daughter of Eld. and Mrs. Maur-
ice Boseman waa honored on her
fourth birthday, March 17th, with
an all day affair at their home
on the Cooper Highway.
The gueSts which were the
members of her Sunday School
class of the Beckham Baptist
Church, attended Sunday School
and church in the morning return-
tag home with Vicky for lunch
and an afternoon of recreation.
In addition to the lunch, a large
white and pink decorated cake
god ice cream waa served. Cow-
boy and cowgirl bata were, given
as favor*.
Those attending the affair were
Shirley and Dewey Alfred Haney,
Larry Campbell, Lavon Beckham,
pod Charles Danny Boseman,
Charles and Danny Boseman,
brothers of Vicky, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Walker of Pickton, grand-
parents of Vicky and her parents.
Those unable to attend were Bob-
by Whgonper, Sharon Edmond-
son, and Jody Studer.
Merlin, an actress, Mr*. D. C. | the “Dad* Party.’’ Jeannie Rroc-
DeVore; Patty, studying voice, tor, brought several bouquets of
Mrs, Harris
Entertains
Quests
Mrs. W. J. Harris was hostsss
to tbs Thursday Luncheon club
and added guests tbs last week.
She recevied guests for lunch-
at Boilers Cafeteria and
i on
r home on North Dav-
The luacheon tables were deck-
ed in arrangements of fresh
flowers. At the Harris homeflove-
ly floral arrangements featured
hyacinths, gladioli, iris nnd pen-
r
la ths series of bridge, Mrs
Chari ten Tapp was presented the
high score favor, Mrs. Nelson Gil-
raath second high and Mrs. Bob
Lilly, bingo.
Quests other than members of
the club were Mrs. Tapp, Mr*.
Gilreath, Mrs. Joe N. Chapman
Ml* Mrs. Jack Byrd.
Mr*. Verdon Graves; Raphaels, pretty white California stock and
studying painting, Mr*. C. E. fern. The children hung thoir
Turnage; Rose, studying painting, free-hand drawings, pictures of
Mrs. J. II. Seay; Ellen, studying finger painting and eut-outa,
dramatic art, Mrs. Don Jensen; number work and printing. Eas-
Sarah, studying dramatic art, ter eggs were dyed and decora-
Mrs. G. E. Dufton; , tiona and favors were made for
Marguerite, studying art. Mrs. the party.
Cecil Hicks; Clara, studying art,
Mrs. E- T. Sellers; Kathy, study-
ing piano, Mrs, R. C. Connally;
Julia, a music student, Mrs. E.
H. Hendrix; Betty, a music stu-
dent; Mrs. Randall Maddox; the
cook, Mrs. Carroll Black; Deade-
mona, Mrs. Jones’ niece, Mr*.
Martha Bryant; Jane, the accom-
panist, Mrs. Ellis Gafford; Ins
Rae, the director, Mrs. Cecil
Ward.
Solos and choruses are plenti-
fully intersperced with the script.
The Irish accent of Mrs. Car-
roll Black in her part as the cook,
and her rendition of the solo pre-
ceding the chorus of “1 Was
Born in New York” has provoked
praise from her fellow club mem-
bers during rehearsajs, and prom-
ises to be qne of the highlights of
the program Wednesday.
R(singer Hall of the First Meth-
odist Church will be the setting
for the luncheon at 12:80 follow-
ed by the presentation of the op-
eretU. TJte time required for the
operetU is approximately 60
minutes.
Style Show
Scheduled
On Tuesday
The annual Spring Sty e Show,
sponsored by the Dial Study Club,
is scheduled Tuesday at 2 p.m. at
the Travis school auditorium.
Club officers have announced
that proceeds from the show this
year wjll go toward the youth
center, a Kiwaais club project
The show is estimated to run
for approximately one hour and
lusical
will be highlighted by mu
numbers provided by Ut* Plata-
Promptly at 7 o’clock Thurs-
day night, the children came to
school with their dads as guests.
Patti Passona presided at the reg-
ister and each child conducted his
parent on a tour of the school-
rooms. After the work waa view-
ed, a birds-eye view of what tho
children had learned through tho
year was shown by the pupils as
they gave an improriiptu-program
of numbers and reading- read-
iness, dramatization of the “Three
Bears,” individual and group sing-
ing and telling jokes.
Ann Wood and Cynthis La Rue
and Mrs. Malverne Glover assisted
Miss Glover in serving party
cookies and orange pop to the
following guests: E. T, Passons
and Patti, Joe Moore and David,
Gerald Prim and Ruth Ann, T. A.
(Continued on Page Three)
Mrs. Blalock
To Address
Nurses (
tion will hold its regi
ing Tuesday night at Memorial
Hospital. Mrs. Violet Blalock,
R. N., hospital supervisor, will be
in charge of the program.
1 _'_
i
land Combo, formed of
school orchestra members.
The latest of spring fashions
for women/and children of all
age groups will be modeled.
Club members will serve re-
freshments during the afternoon.
Tickets will sell for fl each and
^ ci»b sz
mm ana at tn# a oof tno iftir*
ROM of tho show.
ular club meeting held last wssk.
Othsrs of the official staff for
tho coming year are Mrs. Truman
Drake, ■vice-president; Mrs. Don
Jensen, secretary; Mrs. Florie
Dufton. treasurer;/Mra. Carroll
Black, parliamentarian; Mrs. H.
O. Day, reporter; Mrs. Burford
Scott, director; Mra. Cecil Ward,
assistant director; Mrs. Ellis Gaf-
ford, accompanist; Mrs. Randall
Maddox, assistant accompanist.
On Friday afternoon from 5
until 6:30 the incoming president,
Mrs. Hicks held open houae for
members of the club and mem-
bers of the Methodist Church
choir.
The guests enjoyed a tour of
the new home of the hostess at
205 East Spence. Mrs. Hicks was
assisted by Mrs. Dowe Bays, who
presided at the toa table. Coffee,
tea and cold drinks and open-fac-
ed sandwiches and nuts were serv-
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Rushin of
Brashear announce the marriage
of their daughter, Dorothy Ann,
'to L. H. Cagle ofTyler.
The couple exchanged their
vows April 6, at 7 p.m. in the
home of the Rev. Leonard Cagle^
uncle of the bride groom. Rev.
C*gle read the impressive cere-
mony.
Mrs. Cagle was attended by
Miss .Betty Whitaker. Mr. Cagle
had as best man, his twin brother,
Thurinan Cagle.
The bride is a graduate of Cum-
by* High School and of the Fed-
eral Institute of Tyler. She ia pres-
ently employed aa a secretary for
Wadel-Connally Hardware in Ty-
ler.
Mr. Cagle, son of J. E. Cagle, is
a graduate of Chapel Hill High
School of Tyler. He spent two
years in the armed forces and is
now attending night classes at Ty-
ler Junior College. He is employ-
ed with McMurray Refining Com-
pany In Tyler.
After a short wedding trip to
Houston, the couple will be at
home at 624 Lindsey Lana in
Tyler.
Hethcoat
Home Scene
Of Party
Mrs. C. L. Hethcoat waa hostess
to an attractive party Wednes-
day, receiving the members of
the Minute Chib and several add-
ed guests for a covered dish
luncheon in her home on Oak
Avenue.
tage in the party suit* and center-
ed the table, where the luncheon
was served buffet style. At the
conclusion of the party, gueate
formed e circle end repeated the
Lord’* Prayer.
The guest Hat included Mrs. J.
Frank Lewis, Mrs. Rusself Chan-
ey, Mra. Tom Ramey, Mra. Ni
Carabron, Mrs. Bruce
Mrs. Newpll
Lewis, Mira,
Mrs. Melton
Presents
Program
Senior Class
Honored
At Banquet
A tea sponsored by the Parent-
Teachers Association will honor
members of the Austin Elemen-
tary School faculty from 2 to 4
o’clock Sunday afternoon. The tea
will be in the auditorium.
Mrs. John Haynsworth, Jr.,
president of the P-TA, has issued
an invitation to all school patrons
tiixl friends to attend and honor
the faculty members.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by Misses Sanura Bays
and Linda Beckham. Girls from
the sixth grade class will assist
in legistering guests.
Mrs. Young
Addresses
Tanti Club
A regular meeting of the T*nti
Club was held Thursday after-
noon in the home of Mr*. C. A.
Rector.
Mrs. John Weddle presided at
the business meeting. The, club
voted to cooperate In the youth
center program ami also voted to
Jo Brashear
Entertains
At Party
Little Miss Jo Lu Brashear of
Shreveport, La., waa hoateas to a
party for the “small fry" of Sul-
phur Springs Friday afternoon at
the Country Club. The occasion
was .in observance of her fourth
birthday anniversary. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs* Bill
Brashear. •
The Easter theme was carried
out in decorations for the refresh-
ment table. The birthday cake was
a huge green square topped by a
life-sized yellow hen on a nest
of brown coconut straw. Surround-
ing the ben were tiny yellow con-
fection chickens.
Favors for the youngsters were
chocolate bunnies. They were
served ice cream and cake by Mrs.
Brashear.
Young guests attending were
Kathy Payne, George Williamson,
Julie Nance, Gary and Terry
House, Carol apd Jeanie Cald-
well, Kim Tennison, Jstna Jor-
dan, Cindy Scott, I)av4d and Pam
Holder and Johnny Caruthers.
Others were Mrs. Bill Payne,
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Brashear, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Hargrave and Wil-
son Chapin, grandparents of Jo
I,u; and great-grandparent-MEw
Marvin Williams and Mr. aaj
Mrs. E, p. Crisp. Her six-weeks
old sister, Linda Ruth, rent birth-
day greeting.*
make a donation to the youth cen-
The Woman’s Society of Chris- ter fund.
McGee Long, Mra. Randall Mad-
rs. Ha
dox, Mrs.
rry King, Mra. Ar-
thur 8now, Mrs. Luciua Pogue,
Mra. Lum Houston, Mra- Phil
PranV4S*wd* ffra*ten!!nd
Waa«eg.< .V,-/
I
Mrs. Wayne Melton presented
the program at the Morning Arts
Garden Club meeting Tuesday
morning in the home of the club
president, Mra. McGee Long,
Como Highwayi
Mra. Melton told about the
California International 'Flower
Show which was held'from March
16 through the 24th at the club
house pavilion of the Hollywood
Turf Club in Hollywood Park,
Inglewood, in which every na-
tion was represented. -
One of the headline attractions
was the fabulous orchid show.
This largest orchid garden ever
presented in the west with a 90
foot frontage and 26 foot dapth
featured hundreds of plants and
thousands of rare and unusual
orchid varieties, cymbidiums, cy-
prediums, cattleyaa and phalaen-
opals.
Other features of the show
ware the Oriental garden, the
“dream” backyard; the atalea
garden; tropical garden; Aztec
garden; Persian garden; San Fer-
nando Valley Living; Art in out-
door living; and many, many
many others.
Mra. Melton told something of
the history of the show, which has
been highlighted each year by ex-
hibits from the consular corps of
Los Angolas, and the fascinating
jglimpses Into the culture and cus-
toms of their nations, so impor-
tant to mutual understanding.
Sho had with her . a beautiful
and colorful aouven^ program
which she passed to club Atom bars
following her talk.
Mra. Reuben Clapp, Mra. Clyde
France, Mra- Oran Jackson And
pm<ion Johnson placed pn-
usual house plants lor show and
■tudy.
tian Service and the sophomores
and juniors of the Senior High
Department of the First Metho-
dist Church entertained the grad-
uates of the Senior class of the
Sulphur Springs High School with
a formal banquet at Risinger Hall
Friday night
The hall was decorated In
school colors of blue and gold.
Centering the tables were grad-
uate figurines whiih were flank-
ed by blue candle?. Confetti and
serpentine completed the decora-
tions.
The program, which was under
the direction of Mrs. Estelle Irwin
and Dirk Fleming consisted of the
following: a piano duet by Mrs.
Gomer Wilson and Mrs. Jesse
Gee, a men’s quartet from the
Lon Morris Junior College at
Jactyonville, and a varioty of
skits put on by various members
of the Senior Class.
The climax of the banquet was
the inspiring ami challenging mes-
sage brought by Dr- John W. Don-
aho, who is pastor of St. Paul
Methodist Church in Abilene.
Mr*. Weddle presented Mrs.
Don Young, program chairman,
who gave interesting storiea on
"Women Correspondents.’’
Marguerite Higgins is one of
the most famous of all American
women, she said. She is the pos-
sessor of many honor*, being a
Pulitzer Prize winner, 1951 Wom-
an of the Year and chief of the
New York Herald Tribune'* Ber-
Mrs. Kerby
Receives
Teachers
was highlighted by an Eagtar agg
hunt in the enclosed back yard.
Birthday cakes, also featuring
Easter decorations, wore served
by the hostess, together with ice
cream and cold drinks.
Guests were Susan Mayaa, Jen-
nifer Oppenheim, Carol Caldwell,
Sharon Maasiogill, Judy Baxter,
Martha Mary Pearce,- Lori Smith,
Morna Harry, Sydney Bounds,
Mrs. Edwards
Compliments
Bride>Elect
Billie Jean Ragby, Gena "Denton.
Jo Frances Young, Noel Black-
burn*, Samantha Ames and Ann I by Mrs. James L. Crawford and
Wood.
1 Miss Ruth Herman.
Mrs. R. E. Kerby of 5206 Stone-
wall Street, Greenville was hostess
to the Delta Kappa Gamma Sat-
urday.
.!■ Mrs. Nealy Griffith was direc-
tor of the program on “The Magic
Carpet of Understanding.”
Two Hopkins County teachers
were initiated in Beta Lambda
chapter. They are Mrs. S. A. Beck-
ham of Sulphur Springs and Mra.
Russell Walters of Como.
Sulphur Springs members at-
tending were Mrs. Dudley Allen,
Mra. Herbert Barker, Mrs. Robert
Alexander, Mrs. Will McKay, Mra.
Earl Featherstone, Mr*. Haryey
Whatley, Mra. Jewel Clark, Mra.
W. L. Willis, Misses Gladys Alex-
ander, Martha Spencer, Virginia
Knox and Grace Caldwell.
Miss Qoodwin
Honored
At Party
r.
i
am
Miss Phyllis Goodwin. 202 Cald-
well Street, was hostess to a group
of her little girl friends ea Fri-
day afternoon in observance of
featured tho Easter theme and
tOL AND Mrs. Rod Knudtson of git Carson, Colo., announce the
engagement of their daughf “ ---
son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil
wedding has been planned.
* ' Ml
Mrs. Raymond Edwards was
hostess to a tea shower Friday
night at her home on Kyle Street
honoring Misa Dona Gremillion,
bride-elect of Bill Harris, (Bill
Hendrix). —
The bride-elect’s chosen wed-
ding colors of yellow and white
were used to advantage in floral
arrangements of snapdragons and
daisied
The serving table was ^overgd
with a white linen cow and was
centered with yellow snapdragons
and yellow and whits daisies.
Cookies, mints aad note grera
served together with fruit punch.
The hostess was assisted in
receiving guests and in serving
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