Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1837
EMORY, TEXAS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 1965
PUBLISHED t.V EKY iHC'KSDAl
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Fiscal Agent, Architect Selected By Board
Emory Churches To Have
Special Services Sunday
RAINS SCHOOL LIBRARY RECEIVES
$1,458.82 IN TITLE U FED FUNDS
Congregation Hymn — "The
‘O, Come First Noel.”
I. The Prophecy — Isaiah 9:2.
8.7; 11.1-2, Mioah 5:2
Mixed quartet — "O
Town of Bethlehem" (H
A Christmas Carol Service will Organ Prelude
be held at the Emory Baptist ITocesaional Hymn
Church .Sunday Dec. 19 at 7 pm. All Ve Faithful "
The service will he as follows: Prayer
It* TIM MAS*
snout ready to
sf-ways for the
road of Jurt
lour miles . . *
515 and go
cross Penaon improvement
Fork and to the within Rains I. S D has been II The intent
J1IK 514 ... w« approval by die Tenon Euuoa- assist schools ui making available herds — Luke 2:&J7
ant of the early tioo Egency The district willl re. Library resources to all pupils and Church Choir —
teachers in public schools
The materials are to he provid-
ed for the use of puptlj and teach
ers in improving the teacher-
Steps toward an eventual scliool board, said Friday the trustees Nix said representatives of lour
bond issue election are expected may hire a fiscal agent to make firms have been interviewed in
to be taken at a meeting of the arrangements for the proposed search of a fiscal agent, and three
board of trustees of the Bains bond Issue and an architect The architects also have appeared be
Independent .-school District here need of a new school to accomo- fore the board "If we are in
recently date the district's growing en- agreement on a fiscal agent and
Browning Nix Emory druggist rollment has been under study an architect at our Monday night
discussion we will probably hire
them." Nix said The heard met
Monday night in the high school.
The school board president said
the trustees have been discussing
a high school building in a price
range of 5450.UUU to accomodate
am students. "We may have te
the In their petition, the plaintiffs a„ « bale lugliei. he said, but
last alleged they suffered injuries in -y* hope to bold the expense to
who is president of the school for months.
$82,.MOO DAMAgT surf SETTLED
IN EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT HERE
A damage suit in which the trict Judge Joe Chapman of Sul-
piaintiffs, M. R Reed and others phur Springs
Tattle sought a total of g8?1V¥l
Gar. Eighth District Court here
l rut
The protect proposal
of 11
der the Elementary
reft, Mr and Mrs Joel Lennon, week. Although It was a hung
Grady Panter) Jury, the Judge ruled in lavor of oni area of Rains County when
n The Nativity — Luke 2:1-7 defendants Sue House and hus- an automobile driven by Sue
Primary Choir — “Silent band Jack House
ibrary facilities clary Education Act of MB, Title Night" and "Away
Title n
III. The Vision
Manger"
'ha Shap-
Most of the week was
I trial of the cs«e before
I we should say eeivt $1.458 82 The grant is un
gin the precinct of
—* p - TA (« Meet
I letters and carda The Parent.Te
t this time . . . 'ion of Point will meet in a reg
hd to hear from “tor meeting Thursday, Dec. 16 at
I Mrf AIJriN. the 7.(10 p in in the Library.
0-..™.,. .. Cva-t-r ” ,'-a ~
„y our most be held at «:30 p m. precod- - th* 'H5'™81
wiy our mosi . all of the schools
KTUAKT and tog tne meeting.
all Guest speaker will be the Rev
,, John Blrkelback, pastor of the
rto . . . Emory Methodist Church A
H Christmas program will be pre.
1 U- aeiilod by a group ol school chll-
_ dren.
YULE SERVICE
AT FREEDOM
There vvill be a ChnMmAA serv-
ice at the Freedom Church of
W(M)L PROGRAM
ENDS DEC. 31
These funds may be expended
for library resources, such as ref-
erence books, dictionaries period-
icals, programmed instruction,
filmstrips, audio tapes, pamphlets,
films and other needed equip,
ment.
Those attending sr; asked to
brine gifts the man. bring gifts
for the Iran, women gifts for the
women and children for children.
Candy and fruit will be given answCT
to all
TURKEY SHOOT
RE-SCHEDULED
SINGING AT
Everyone who loves good sing.
ing. to-lnvitcd to-come 4* the
kattK -HOCKED
k learn of the death Producers were reminded to.
IG of Linorah day that the 1965 marketing year
n* card had ar. under the wool and mohair pro-
ws barrad dial gram ends Der 31 ill appears p,igrlm Best Baptist Church Fri
ami BIVTEK that payments will he iw-essary day night at 7.00 the Rev. Loyd
( KON* (oi mohair sold during 1965 < Ac- McKinney, pastor announced.
OWENS cording to Claude Varnon. chair- The Rev Otis Barrett. Buck
il it inquiring man. Agricultural Stabilization Watts Perk Potts and many oth-
•f the old iKON and Conservation County Com. ors will be there.
mittee, this means that payments The new convention song books
for the current 1965 year will have arrived and several new
depend on completing all details numbers will be sung,
of marseting either wuol. mohair
let would appre
pstion on thus if any
k ,i.MA BODES
I moved close
piluaii way . .
pig? . . .
|H» visiting
completed
will become marketings in the
1966 marketing year, and thus
|b KK (’OOPEKS "
irrmtly been doing
•■g in their home
W.?S the 1965 sales are completed not
■toautifu! rod satin ......,, — F.
to make sure that all details
f doth, a gift from
Ptq
O. Holy
Night"
Youth Choir--"lt Came Upon
the "Midnight Clear" •
Congregation Hymn "Hark
Asoocia- Naming situation in all of the the Herald Angels Sing * ^ __ ________
elementary and secondary schools IV The Visit of 11 j Wise Men ^ Saturday night at 7:30
of the state. The administration — Matthew 2:1. 7-U
of this program will be directed Men’s solo — "We Three Kings
tOWSld unarsairn^ y-a —Mgetfrcrit Cl OtfCw* -trC-.-*'.. r-3rwiy ranter.
H D. Garrett. George Melton,
and Joel Lennon)
V The Adoration of the Faith,
ful - Isaiah 52:9.10
Soloist and Church Choir —
“While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks" 'Mis Ardia Alexaiidei >
VI. The King in Glory — Rev-
elation 11.15; 19:6
Combined Choirs “Joy to
the World"
Benediction
postlude
Christmas story in scripture
by the Rev Douglas Brewer Mu.
sic directed JonPomryy *£•
companFed by Mrs Grady Panter
pianist, and Mrs Phil Bailey, or
gamst.
EMORY METHODIST < III1M B
The children of the Emory
Methodist Church are to be the
stars of this year s Christmas
program
An idea that has not -*en done
very often has been planted and
worked out Color slides Nave
bean merle of the children drt s.
ed up in Christmas costumes de-
picting the scenes of Christmas.
These slides are to be shown
Church m orjjor („ present the true
*’’**• meaning of Christmas And what
other responeibilty to the Truth
is more greater than little chil-
dren participating in the Gospel
of Jesus Christ?
This program will begin At
6:30 Sunday night, December 19
It will be held in the church
sanctuary Everyone is invited:
especially the children
After the Christmas program,
has been given, the giving of
gifts from under the Christinas
tree will take place in the Fel- . __ ,___
lowship Hall There will he gift. ^
accident in the Lake Tawak. cnat figure '
If the proposal to build a new
high school gets voter approval,
the present building in Emory
will be used as a tumor high and
elementary school "But la a few
years." Nik said, "we will prob-
ably have to make some plans for
a new Junior high and tiomen-
tarv building for the dt.«irlft*g
total enrollment wi'l be nearing
the 1.000 mark.
Serving on the Kama school
board with Nix are Orville Briggs
of Point vice president; Ray
i- Knrrscy . «srrt_.'y-, LuLw Riv- '
ers of Point; W O Barrett, J.
T Kirkpatrick and Robert .Spinks
of Emory
TheBoard met Monday night,
Dec 13 and they spent consider*,
ble time reviewing the firms and
House collided hr ad-or. with a
station wagon owned and operated
by Road uo Juo? 27, 19G5 They
were Joined by five other occu-
pants of Use station wagon in
seeking damages
Heed sought damages of $25,.
0QU ami his wile asaeo $i5,UUU.
Others listed in the petition as
seeking damages were Betty Ann
Reed. $1 500; Mark Reed. $1 000:
Marilyn Keller and husband Trii
man Kellei. $15,000. and Mai.
-7,532/V WaSerT $25,300.'
The Jury was asked to reach
decision on a question and
and after failii^
Club Tin.
The Emory 1-ions
key Shoot originally
for Saturday. Dec 11 i« by he
held Saturday. Dec 18th at the
old Potts Gin site on Hwy 69
The hours are the same, 8-4
_JJit-Cluh_jni.ilas-.you-to onroe
out and have a "shadin' good
time."
SCHIWLS HAVE
HOLIDAY RECESS
to agree, was disrrusaed
Ivan Alexander ,1r of F.morv
and Howard Smith of .Sulphur .
spring, lep.r tnled .be plaintiffs ^
The defendants were represented ** n* 88
bv Tim Kelley of the Dallas law
firm of Thompson, Knight.
schtKluled Weight and Simmon*
JUNIOR AND
SENIOR HIGH -
HONOR ROLLS
The following students art
listed on the Rains High School
honor roll for the second six
weeks period:
ZSMTSZ' CHRLSTMAS TREE
AT PROSPECT
SENIORS: Marlene Wright
JUNIORS Avis Nortticutt.
for the Christmas Nelson Spinks
. will resume Mon- SOPHOMORES-Ksy Shelton.
The Rains Independent School
District will dismiss Friday. De-
cember 17th
season Class
dr payments until The Prospect Baptist
will have their Christmas
fly 1967.
The chairman urges producers Saturday Dec. IMh at 7:00 p m
day. Januj-y 3rd. 19® Jewell McMiUon
During the part of school in- FKESHMEN Jeannine Jen-
activlty. the basketball team will kins. Gary Jenson
participate in the Leonard High “A" awl "B"
School Invitational Basketball SENIORS CheryIan Gowin
Tournament
serv ing our i
Bondsmen in the proposed school
P'ani constriKdion program. After
much deliberatioa. the Board se-
lected the Columbian Securtties
Corporation of Dallas This is om
cf the largest firms of its kind
in the state and has served many
school districts in (bis sectioa
over the past yesrs The firm's
representative is Noel Jotinsoa
Tlie next order of business was
to select an architect On Nov.
23 the Board interviewed sever,
a) architects and since then have
inspected the schools In vsneus
communities which they have
designed After much I hi sight ,nd
discussion, the Board •alerted the
architectural firm of Ruriov,
Mortis sed Vote of Hc*a*a.
The consulting -nsineer for *h*
project «B be R W. Akrkfate.
TTiis firm has built many ark *><•
in the state of Texas Mr Vale
of this firm devote* alt his rime
Ladies are requested to bring
a lady’s gift; men. a man’s gift
and children a child’s gift
Everyone is invited.
later than Dec 31 This includes
passing title to the buyer, de-
livering the wool and mohair to
•>SE was telling the buyer either physically or
p MIS* MINNIE" through documents transferring
fcdexi it enjoying control to the buyer, and having
■ . available all the information
fcONT WANTED needed to determine the hwyers
> s* were wearing total purchase price
es . . we had Incentive payments under the
heals to help wuol program are based on the
the calves . . . average national price for mar-
ketings during the whole year. OFFICIO SCHOOL
_ KETE.ltON an(j op, ran ne determined more TENDENT:
PUst w«* exactly if reports on marketing* MELVIN MOORE
W* to ho printed «re AVS W makinr * ————— . . . — _
(Sirs: ssSriTsrs: grand jury finishes session
ments for the 1965 marketing The grand Jury for the July the grand July:
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Rains County Leader
Is authorized to announce the
following candidate*, subject
to the action of the Demo-
cratic Primaries:
FOR COUNTY JUDGE AND EX.
SUPERIN-
YULE PROGRAM
AT SAND FLAT
Sue Hines, Joan Kile, Cornelia <» the designing of school plantv
Mays, Gwendolyn MrMUlon. Ru»tav Merlin * Vale has rv
James Forts s I-arry McKeown <*"»!? completed three new plants
David Shiflet >■ Terrell. _
JUNIORS Ann Alexander. I" '“Uher buflmsv. the board
Sheba Craig. Shelia Nix, Renee apirovedthe follow ng purcraset
The Sand Flat Elementary 1-angford, Margaret Lair, Vickie bfder Title I: 111 jurchaav of 11-
School will present their annual Stuart b"-t7 h00*1* ,or all ve.f-coete’ iel
Chriatmas program Dec 16 at SOPHOMORES- Carolyn Ale*. ciasMOom* »nd bbranea: ‘2*
7:30 p.m under the direction of ander. Avis Hays, Marinell Jones, purchase of three 1Smm
Velma Howard and Mrs Nancy Wade. Joyce Walker auund projector* to he used oa
FRESHMEN - Doris Fleming, campuses in Emory and Point;
‘ * and
Mrs
Dorothy Wade
Tlie program will consist
DaLee Gilley, Gan Godwin, Sher. purchase of maps and globes for
rial gift of Christmas fellow;
and singing for everyone
spe-
shlp
The ry Johnson, Mar Allen. Joe Bnd-
pubhc la invited to attend. ge*. Bobby Ikiford. Charles By-
The program will be presented ram, David McAree
the
Church.
Prairie Grove Baptist
MRS VELMA HOW »RD
AVON RICE,
Principal
I.-.J LEON
•ere in
aight to
P$MY TO J D
rh*°. he telU us
E^*h to a very good
' way
Court, empaneled by District
Judge Joe N. Chapman of Sul-
phur Springs, reconvened ’ T its
final session of it* term in Emory
Monday. Der. 13th
The member* war F M
Cook. Robert S. Hines. A. A
Armstrong, foreman; Mrs Ver-
Edward Burton (Eddie) Fisher.
32 years of age, of Route 1.
Yauli*. lot the August i9tn shat
gen wounding of Kenneth Don
pof Longview and -vear wl11 likely begin in April of term of the 91 h Judicial District
f Dellas were
Carra slides to be
i?*™ SHOWN DEC. 29
On Wednesday night TW or,
the Rev I-eon Gaylor of the
te . r a V/!™* Jacksonville College wUl be at -
h uJ "" w™ , the PUgrim Rest Church to show Luckett. Dalton Alexander.
‘ w«» growing slldc, and ^ ^ stor,. of the Alba; Mis Daphma Bridge*. A1
Book of Revelation •» Mr' Tom Hrss. Alba; Ken-
Everyone is invited to crime, Dcth Allen Alba; E T Myers,
the Rev Loyd McKinney pastor M O Robinson Aibe
Haney. J. J. Potts
--Du* big its iirst session, nm. ion McMillan. 57 year* of age at
indicta •aula ,««e reiurnoi against the F3m Grove Cafe northe tsi of
.________ . Jiye iJelenflanlx. Nc au^aa were tTnnrr The gtattrt ywy mgae t
hr hsvr "TISl.nTziwrence. krath-r of Burt returned recommendation of leniency to
W. W. Lawrence and Mr*. Ada Panter Presenting cases to the body the court in the case
He died unexpectedly in Cbmmcrce were District Attorney Camara Danny Bab May. 22 year* of
tew and ha* had Tuesday He suffered a Stroks of Mi Kinney sad On *> Attorn*) a*r of Dad]at. was a ».Uod fm
•perial hair- paralysis late week ten hi- rrm Ivl AL—om ji the August 13th pistol wounding
dkion had unproved Judge Chapman congratulated of Kenneth Wayne OToar. 19
He was a tome- resident o? the group toe Ip enter JM y—; a U. Smoey.
Aria* the term. at Ted’s Marina os Islit Tawak-
Servteas are pending These rases were bandied by ant
WILDCATS WIN
2 GAMES HERE
Leonard Sheerer, principal.
Ruius Junior high School, an.
nounced the followiag honor roll
for this past six weeks:
EIGHTH GRADE
ALL As
all grades 1.12 The hoard also
voted to become t memhrr of
the East Texas State University
Film Library effective Jan 5,
1966
Avon Rice was appointed as
census tnrrte# Also the Board
appointed several teachers from
Emory school and Point aehaol
to serve as a textbook commit.
The Rains Wildcats captured a
pair of victorias over Tremon Lyndie Rivers _
Mosley. 26 years of age. of Dal- Kjre Friday night The Rains var. 7* HP Kr ^r.K
laa. and Maiolwli Lro Heooon, 15 slty downed Trenton 60-35 and Jo Anne Stuart. Melvin Adcock,
years of age. of Route 1. Emory, the Rains B team won 45-19 RicVov rv>nsherty r*or*- Ty>-h,
whivii ucvurieo on tne premises David Shiflet with 25 points Leon Martin
of a farm home east of Emory. and Bobby St rebeck with 16 points SEVENTH GRADE
A no-bill was returned In this paced the Wildcat victory V. O AIA As I
case Strebeck pulled down 16 rebounds Tommy Fenter_
Roy James Abernathy. 77 years for the Wikirats B OR BETTER
of age of Route 1. Emory, was in- Jewell McMillan tallied 17 points Louise Donaldson Duinne Rice
dieted tor the offense of murder in paring the Rains B team to Bobby Anderson. Risa Beckham.
James L. without malice growing out of victory
the September 7th ahootine of Ve.
SEEN...
John Lawrence Passes
MRS. TOM HASS and MRS
DAPHMA BRIDGES among the
several serving on the Jury this
week BII.I. NORTH!ITT and
J E KK.NNK.MER in town
MRS PRAUHTE SPEED Christ,
mas shopping . . MBS PEABL
Rusty Armstrong. Benny Thomp- JONES and MRS VEI.MA BIJ7--
son zAun ol Aioa visiting a (he
_ Leader office . AKIMS ALEX-
IMST OFFIfK —
KFiThH all dreaaed up and to
Emory Monday MBS- B K.
Christmtji tree and ewersd dish The Paint Port Office will be STORKS to Point Saturday .
"Trer In the Reeky Potol com. -a a .-aUeUa/ aiunouoa, ifac. ixfct Mlv.MKJv visiting her
muahy rater Friday night. Dae. 18th from 340 U) 5:00 pm so mother la Sulphur Springs hOM$-
17. i( has been announced that patron* may mail CJtriattn** ta! aad liHM U vuittaa
Tba vtailors are asked to bring card* and part*!* MRS. IJIAJE WHITTLE, aim
giBa tor maa. women and <*9. MRN SAUIE T1I.TON !n Salplg* Swtor hoeplUl SaL
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