The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 1963 Page: 1 of 23
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Ninetieth Year
■24 Pages This Week
CARTHAGE. PANOLA COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. MAY 2. 19B3
10c t*er Copy
Number 22
Annual All-Boy Rodeo to
Boy* stale |gtage 2-Day Show May 3-4
Ernest Higginbotham of farth & W
Three Lads
Named to
AUTOMORILIS INVOLVRO in the atcidtnt
that took the life of Mrs. Jewel Jones Satur-
day and hospIfaWred Eh*1n Ross, mall car-
rier, with serious injuries, are shown here.
Mrs. Jewell Jones \ ieliin Of
Traffic Crash; Itiles Monday
Mrs Jewett family Jones. «9
of Carthage was dead on arrival
at Panola General Hospital follow
iot an automobile ^indent at 12 30
Funeral For
J.T. Alford
Held Saturday
p to Saturday Mrs Jobe*' 1W3
I'lusoiith collided with a 19R3
I Ford driven l»> Etvin llamld R"*'
40 rural mail carrier »lsi of t *r
thage. on Slate linkway 315 «■»
en tenths of a mile west of t ar
iha*e Sir Ro« was admitted to
Panola General Hospital with see
•mis injuries
Mr Bo** eras parked on the side
axe, Kay Sharp of Beckville anil
Ronnie NV»lfe of Gary, have been
chosen to attend Boys State tn he
on the campus of the University of
Texas campus. June 9 15
The local legion Post i* sponsor
1 ing these young men and has added
one to the usual number this yep-
Tuese young men are cho-en hv .
the principal and faeultv ol Muir
i sehool on a hosts of leuderst'i,*
50 per relit, character uml integ
riiy jggi per cent, uml scholarship
25 pef cent AH t|tntsta«drnu *ta
dents in iheir schools
The objective of Bovs siule is
to educate the youth in the duties,
privileges, rights, and responsilul
Hies of American citizens
j In Boys Slate, riti/ens organize
, their own city. county, and slutc
governments.
j They ehoose their own officials
j in accordance with regular elct
1 tion procedures They learn the
duties of the various city, comity,
and state officers They introduce
and argue their own lulls ill a leg
islaturc Just Ire is administered In
their own law enforcement agen
lies and courts In Boys Stale,
the Inn has the opportunity lo
learn for himself that his govern
nienl is just what he makes it
The entire program is nonpar
tisan The selection and assign
men I of the fans to parlies is m
no way connected with I he exist
mg political parlies in Texas.
Services For
W. I. Willis
Held Tuesday
William Ira W illis. 93. died Sun
' day night at Panola General lloa
| pital A resident of Beckville. Mr
WTIIis was born in Caddo Parish
la and was a member of the Bap
tisi Church.
Funeral services were Tue«dav at
C I Brook* suffered a broken :3 p m Carlin < emelery ( hapel
leg and *evre edts and bnisies |iurial was in Martin Cemetery Of
when hi* welding truck turned over Goating ministers were the Rev
lour times Friday night about « T Wallace, the Rev J M Goode
Sponsored l>y FFA of
Carlliajj;<* Hi Sehool
The Sixth* Annual All Roy FFA Rodeo, sponsored by Hu*
CiirthiiKP FFA Chapter, will In* ushered in for a Iwo-dny .stand
at :t pm. Friday with a hum* parade It'd by the Carthage
Ilitdi School Hand and rodeo (initials.
Features of the parade will lie lie the Coronation of (he Queen
he appearance pf the i i a sweet I officials of ROOIO
heart* Aii" Tinka Brown iwll The uffielala are Jackie Brew*
Vis* Itch*. announcer. Udl etahattgh and
Moats, and luwlmvs anu cowcri*
galore Added will he floats from
he merchants and business plates
PROGRAM
The two day program with pet
formatters at 8 p in. Friday ami
Saturday, will feature all regular
Re A event1 and in addition such
special events as the calf scramble
goat sacking, wild cow unjktng
and the presentation of the Sweet
heart and the Carthage High
school Majorettes in routine per
tnrmaiit es
There Will he thrills aplenty tun
;a!nre and all the inleresl attached
l*r licrticrl .I huhuisson, judges,
Reginald Harris and Woodrow
Whitley , pick up men, Itoh Posey,
Mason Bush Icon l-ewis and Itoh
Hull chutr Irosses, Aubrey Wedge
worth and Hilly Powers. dr rig
gers. Weston Slough and Howell
Duckworth, ticket sales. I.loyd
Mi ore. parude tnar-hal. Reginald
Harris, link Anderson. Leon Lew
is. Lloyd Monte and Lrliny (Jrif
fittr jiriMltieers
Boys i ommlltee Billy Bush, j
lltiddv Whitley, ,/oc Soape Don
lay lor and Ronnie Tompkins'
The Junes tar is shown in the top picture.
The auto struck the Kuu car from the rear
Damage is shown in the lower photo.
(Watchman Photoi
Lights Blind
Driver; Truck
Overturned
10 30 on the Irons Bayou bridge
>n the llendersoM Carlhage High
«a>
lie saul. he was blinded bv the
and the Rev Rill Raines
Mr Willis u survived by one
son Fugene Willis of long view
two daughters. Mrs Elvin David
the mad depositing mail into ,u’' a" apprwaehntg ear and ,nd Mr, Barton of Reek
a box and the Jones ear eraxhed iB
to the rear of his car Highway Pa
.merxed to keep fmm hitting ft
Ills truck struck the bridge hams
Holman Bohhv Mar Fence dated • ** * ** **',r*‘ »*
rile, five grandchildren and
great grandchildren
Pallbearers were llarvev Briggs
J T Alford
4ft died TTwrsda* there was no sign that Mm Jone, m*r When Nations. J,m Ra* Purs Rav
equipment town owe end of the
t.ndge to the other and left the
welding machine on the bridge
Hawthorn Ambulance earned
at 7 30 p m at Panola Genera! had applied brake* Nit car* were
Hospital following a lengthy ill damaged cowoderahi*
nes* Mr Alford was a member of Mrs Jones is a na’ive of Gary
the Odd Fellows lodge and was an the daughter of the late Mr and . * , ■
emphnee uf Panola County Mrs R V Cass,tv Her M.*Kmd h,m ,n pMno,t
Funeral service* were held Sat died a number of year* ago
nrdav at 2 pm in Hawthorn Fnn FVmrral services for Mr. Jone* ** ^ pwtamuuy
** *" nist vxzj'ZZ>** « — -
< canmwmtv in Rnsk Counts He
is ;be son of Mr* Jnu Pear!
RrooA* and the take Cal Brook, of
lit) tie n nc
Du priest Brinson Parker and Em
or* Brevard
doctor* «uv he r* nnt critical, hut
r* very
Mr Brooks owns a shop m Car
Miller Pet kin* and the Br> Sid
ney ftllrttgim officiating Buriat
was m DeBem Cemetery
Rwnrvor* are hr* wedow Mr*
Geneva Alford tww wn»s James
Terry and Mdraw IJwrd and a
dnmthter loots tkad. aH of Ca*
(bare two brothers. J B Altcwvt
«t Tewnha and Clawde Athwd d
f ewter two s.ster* Mr* Mnha Ha
lev of Saw Vagan"me and Mr*
Althea Cot of Tenaia
the pa*tor the Rev J Bryant
Young, offmatmc Bur>»l wa* in
tkary Cemetery , . _
Mrs Jones is ‘rrrxned by two i-jmny <
-on* Caaitty Jo
and Thomas Jones of EVw- Smnh
Ark two dawcMers Mr* Mildred
Vgrw of c arthage and Mr* Ranh
Buck of CoBetP Mataan fyow«vF
vawia cmt brother A G t asotr
of Carthage, three *v*ter* Mr* farj-
of t aribaae r*rd and has three etnbtren. Ww.
For- SwaT ^ tanolme. and David.
Panola 4-11
Girls W in
In DiBlrirl
*a V«!t of Gart Mr* Myrtle Reef
nag of fame Rranrh and Mr* < ar
«e t'ardker of . Gary; and ru,itf
grae.4c»aldren
Seven Entries Listed In
Panola Co. Beauty Pageant
when the MM;
page*** «*
a ap farweth ***** for *V yuae-asg *w» In*, hem m
a Pa '»e speevh 'and **•*«* derutrsrese. cor«e?r w Mr
watt «f kwe-t OVA amk Paaoha < oGtege . The pwhfc*"R*
Mo* arc a**«*r»;i at rhe yaeptr.tawm d e* d Jawre* $
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. who were MnnJuftHI hr the M-* v,tem* FknWm* wdl daee- Ks.tpp
Aprd J* were Mam JMh The comeurantD m mndr'ong the swai gup*-* m
fbmk F*wam rrpar'WWaa TV fwsa ***Wne cd the maneyf Vvn RuuAkewd
Rh*s Kay MtHwanrh Ma—ry t«ae» ww» *eM m Twewfco %a* f ** ******
re Ik i afrrr P~~• /*» 4 yn The parpa"1" of tk* Gtf the *ewew «
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mwMdUae FVatnps. Mem *r«y TV *eattmt _
r. *o O M Mdraw *w* aAreadv vrve awuww CaMege
MPa Wermagfaama C»aA' aad wswt w % <e w» jndMe* be wax Men
■ary MarsKarMMV Man* •** •’*ov*r vwe awe* srnnd 19 iuod are t
flnh. Mem
Raw kr'is
I ws Margnuw
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and Ciesrev
bm Hbe
Fm*w.»
Moo*#
na Mum
BrtiMad
The Drsfrert 4 If Tawtttr Fod*
Akwn *a> held m Nacogvbuches ar
tbe Feedonra IWw on Aprd JO
Tke wamev* of rhe county f ood
a*ow were repre wwtjarre awd Jwdy
*«*»r »ok jtkrraan Davr* Gary Com
wKNwvy VH C'hahL. Ah*ww TVmtaw
Arady (awe 4 H rhak. and Ann
Gmt Carthage fork «H chth
These «ar>* compered attaawd fdty
two gar** from It twarm m dee
Wart IX ,
SMenurn farm wa* rhoat as a
www farw affarauet to tie *rate
r west «/* keg pane wmaamr
e berry cadrenm Cheese Fee'
Jab ftirruwh warn a Mae - oa.w
m fie jam dmernwy %Mmw Tkm
ma.aw a red rjhkm a» tke ymunr
tmoiw and Aaun Curd www a -ed
rvkkow w tine www dkx iiuoi
TV gprta were aagfiawed **> *0
the :aue :he ******* way fmr me
fmd mgu sagged here yugrert tw
an pwrpamr Rke psod aaatr pktw. and
wrgxe a dhpo gnerwasm* ste *.** Earh
art wa* ywApnl by -Rave »prih
a adzes -akm «*ed earl* <we c jgmae* -
wtdkjj
o lug time rtaleo Jackii' llU'W'IM
jrrxCm Tzmi*
It; XZS'&rSTJSL KfU ml l lumk* to
music tlunru! the performance* /'/##•/r II gfF/L'ftf*
amt everythin'.' in interest the jntii J
lie w II !«• seen Results. Wednesday point to an
The FFA G.ys are working alter ,rth,r "‘"rrewoful polio vaccine pro
r« bool to round tip r<vleo st«u k and Jn connection lanus
reads the arena The show will «“»*■ i'*'n Flam. Charles Boyd
be held at the l atth men s Rodeo w»'n** Gentsch have asked
ground* east id town on US High ***** Iheir thank* to- conveyed to
wa> 7«, each Individual who helped in
i these polm drive* They appreciate
PARADE ROUTE 4^,%Unrt
Parade Chairman Lloyd Moore ———----———~~
announce* the parade route which
Will *tatt at the high school, pass
in front of the high sc Mad to North
Darnel Slreel ami down in front
id Booth 1 and Baker Elementary
<ehool* to town and arcnind the
square lo Davis Park, where it will
break up
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Thirtv Mors will participate in
the hare hack brorw ruling ami 43
will lake f»arr m the wild *ieer
riding rvenn And the FFA mem
her* have voted to let girls parfin
pale in (he barrel race* (hose I?
and under on FrHlay nut** and
over 12 on Saturday
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
The program for ea< h niglrt o
almo ( identical Following is the
order of event*
(.rami Eiwry. /Invocation Color*
Vatmil A*v*hem <.
Bull Rsding
Rarret R w»rg r»l»» |2»
Bareback Rromr Riding
*.oa? Sacking I Mrr<e I on M»
( arlhage llifb AcMwd MapueHe*
W ild Cow Vl kat
Cat# Ropmg
Ohbm* * «w &•» prize»
B id Rwhng
( Narva Race
The schedule r* ; file same for
. Sartovday mrlir etc yr *ne < *i(
******hfe w.n V m place of gnu
<ackmg tV< is open to Green
bamf* with a eaB ami casA prune*
TOM L. VINCENT, rrliriBK president of the i arlhage
St htNil Hoard, receives a certificate of appreciation from
the ( arlhage Classroom Teat hers Association at ihe an-
nual spring bainiiict Monday nigh! Mf< Grace Owen*,
president of the Associalmn made the presenfafion
(Walchman Plltifui
Carthage Teachers Elect
Officers At Banquet Meet
Mr* Elizabeth Little, vieepre* ihe audienr-e wa* entertained hv recording *ecr< larv Mm It* ttv
ident. Texas Stale Tea* her* A**n *peecn sHidepts of (l*e ( arthave Hound*. < « rr<*i’">f»»ling secretary,
ciation. was Ihe featured *peaker High Sr Med. Vlr* tirda Morri*on (.term I’.rwik treasurer. Mr* lo-
af the spring banquet of (he far drreetor Mt« Barbara Darnel Mi** Blackwell, parliamentarian
Ihage Classroom Teacher* A‘snria Shirley Bahard were (ea iired aod „ ,n . ntalrve* include
in add 1 r 100 Mi** l.vnn llellinghau , ,
lion Monday night at ihe High amf Jon E*M presented a seem *r< '-,r*h Hl*r
School Cafeteria | tr»o. ihe one-aC# Play aboh won school. Mr* Geneva Ffoe Hder,
Mr* lallle stressed the fact that lir*t fdtaee m DiMrirt I A V A »om twnidmg. Mr* Mane W,g. »*
old met Mote and practices do not petron. and serond in the regrrm
apply to today's school* and fbeir al contest |» wa* easy to -»e • r.v
nrohlem* Jibe pointed out the rap Miss liellro'ghauex earned rdf he.r
«d progress of Ihe uorld and stated actress honor* at the meet
'hat teachers must lead in Ihr* Vdwewt Haoartd
rapid esobrticm of met Met* This . . .
Goe<f* were »n*rod*reeo and
Mr*
repnrter thooghf her net .ignifr
rant contrrMitron of the evening
was her »tafemewt we mo*» p«»*
more ores* 00 Ihe fundamentals
and we must reach better tfan we
base done before
Ut«>
An e.frovated 17$ person* ucind
me the (eachefs amt fbe*r ywr-sfs
were jsre*ent for ftws iwpimltat
•sarwuie- Several 00C of town sc newt
penpte -aere tonat* *4 the even
mg Mrs Grace D*ew-s
of St «w to Si so *MI «oh rhe and at-
********** of the Mamresres art, Rosser*-
t (tie mswc-aticm .bv J.ack
«. and Ihe exewmg ■«#*;'•
President o«ec* pre-enred Tom I
Yrncenc who s** res*rrn-i' a*. pc**v
dent' «t the ** wa: hoard after fd
teen year* wdb a' eertrficafe ot
ai-v! -* a* ess in an ajipcopriate
Spec,; rv
Mr* N*’»a Sha* rharr'tnan #d
the wo«ymat>hi commtdey- gave , the
emme-v.-'ec - refe-cf I>e Frd of new
j., ate'. ex mc-'-wfe-t' Mr*
Sheer*- pc *vdear Mrs M.»f
tha'' -F'cj^tun* (rr*r vice pcessde-nt
f #ta-*‘4 *rr.ceeeer *eensvd ■ v cc
preside, or.. R»*l*abf ftoiyhe.
ey* ;v.-e- .k* M;'* |e.:a IVctone
Kmmce Flemenlary
Hull, high xrMtfd
tt> * Wiggrn* »as named Teach
er rd the Y'ar. and Vfr- l.it<r'UC.
representative (o TfT A Mr* \» tg
gmx also will receive an expense
pact tr;p to the TS-T A meermv
Vecv.ce Asawcds
*Urpr Q M Maarf»n p»e*ewf*,|
service Mas to eiesen -ejehers In
fk*- fitc >e»r group acre f*»»n
1 nrr<*er -or Mr* Re w John*sen
and ■ Mr. 'Grace trwen-
Teh year award* wens to fCytr
| eft a ark MS* Marine Hudson O-i
Vfr- f-T- -*a ■ l.ee f.-tgc
fdices* yrars Mr- N'ttc Shaw
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Applegate, Clabe. The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 1963, newspaper, May 2, 1963; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth896276/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.