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VOLUME 38
BOGATA, RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1949
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Tomato Season
Peak,27
Shipped
Twenty-seven cars of green
-rap tomatoes had been shipped
tma Bogata Wednesday night,
Ung to J. A. McIntosh,
|Sr of the Alexander Pack-
Go., operating at the shed this
year. Wrapping began three
Proahs ago and the peak of the
■Mian was reached this week,
with at least one more week to
go. Tomatoes have been very
good in quality this' sasan, ac-
cording to Federal-State Inspector
C. B Powe, who visited the shed
this week, but have shown some
damage this week from rain and
extremely hot sunshine.
Price for tomatoes at closing
time Wednesday night was four
cents and this price was expected |*jects.
y to hold out through the remain-
P der of the week, unless there is
i an unexpected change in weather
conditions.
Farmers have been highly
pleased with the outcome of the
tomato crop this year, which is
expected to bring considerable
cash to this area, and talk of
doubling the acreage, which is
around 300 acres, is being plan-
ned by many. Plans for a pack-
ing shed to be built at Bogata to
assure a permanent market place
here are being discussed.
Watkins is Agent
Borden’s Milk
Roach Watkins, Bogata dairy-
man, is now distributing Borden’s
homogenized milk as well as raw
milk from his own Jersey dairy
herd in this area. A customer
may now have a choice. Atten-
tion of the reader is directed to
his ad ih this edition.
Five Red River
County FFA Get
Lone Star Degree
Five Red River County Future
Farmers were among the 53 who
received Lone Star Farmer De-
grees in a three day meeting of
the Executive Committee of the
State FFA Association held in Ty-
ler. They were Claud Earl Rey-
nolds, J. D. Clouse, Tom Kidd Jr.,
and Bobby Sefzer of Bogata and
Eldaroy Burks of Detroit. ^
In order to receive this honor
the applicant must have netted
$250 from projects, must have
shown outstanding leadership in
his community and district, must
have applied a diversified farm-
ing program, and practiced latest
methods of improvement and pro-
cedure on his Future Farmer pro-
NUMBER 35
Competition Keen
In Business World
LIGHT CO. EMPLOYEES HAVE
SAFETY MEET-PICNIC
Community Public Service Co.
employees of Bogata, Deport, De-
, troit and Talco held their quart-
erly Safety meeting at Talco on
Tuesday afternoon. Work demon-
stration program was carried out
by men in the afternoon.
, V. They were joined by their
wives and cashiers for a picnic at
the Talco City Park. Out of town
visitors were W. J. Millican, Safe-
t to Director, Fort Worth, M. W.
Davis, Division Manager and L.
~B-' White, Division Accountant,
Whitewright.
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BOY SCOUTS ATTEND
DISTRICT MEETING
Boy Scouts from Bogata attend-
ing the district encampment at
Dehison are John Douglas and
i Harold Vaughan, Fred Miller,
David Hudson, Virgil Hudson,
Bubs Swaim and Jerry Whitten.
They were accompanied there
Sunday by Newt Bryson, Howard
Ed Bryson and Gerald Howard,
hi.f the latter remaining at the camp.
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MBS. ED GILPIN SUFFERS
BROKEN HIP IN FALL
Mrs Ed Gilpin, resident of the
Green Hill community, suffered
a broken hip in a fall at her home
Menday. The accident is reported
to have happened while Mrs. Gil-
pin was moving furniture. She
it confined to a Mt. Pleasant hos-
pital for treatment.
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Business competition is getting
stiff and demands of employers
are for well-educated, successful
men. Here is an ad that appear-
ed in a big daily newspaper last
Sunday:
If you need more money—and
want a better future than your
present position offers, score
yourself on this list of qualifica-
tions: 1. Between ages of 28 and
40? 2. Married with at least two
children? 3. Resident of Dallas
at least 5 years? 4. College
graduate or its equivalent? 5. Do
you have a success background?
6. Now earning between $300 and
$500 per month? 7. Living with-
in your income? 8. Do you own
at least $5,000 life insurance? 9.
Can you pass a physical examin-
ation? Add up your score! If
you score “yes” on 7 out of 9, and
can pass our vocational interest
and aptitude tests, we have a real
opportunity for you! Write box,
etc., and give your telephone
number so confidential interview
can be arranged.
Strange Intruder
Alarms Negro
It was no nightmare when Inez
Washington of Hearne was rude-
ly awakened at night by a ter-
rific crash which had struck her
house. Terrified, she called the
police to hurry and see what kind
of monster was after her. The
officer found a dual truck wheel
in the living room, which had
evidently come off a passing
truck. It had smashed a large
hole in the living room wall
where a window had been. The
truck driver who lost it was
equally surprised to find what
happened to his missing wheel.
LARGE RATTLESNAKE
KILLED SATURDAY
One of the largest rattlesnakes
ever seen in the area was killed
Saturday night in the road near
the home of Gene Roach, south
of the Morris Chapel community
by J. C. Abernathy, who brought
it to Bogata. The snake, a velvet
tail, measured 5 ft. 3 in. in length
and 8 in. around the body. The
snake had nine rattles and some
of them had been broken off.
Polio Increasing
Texans Warned
Eight more polio patients were
admitted to San Angelo hosuitals
Tuesday, and Texans were fram-
ed the disease is increasing over
the state.
“We have reports of 107 cases
for the week ending June 18,”
said State Health Officer Dr. Geo.
W. Cox. “That’s too many. There
were only 97 the week before.”
One of the eight admitted at
San Angelo was listed as a “pos-
sible." Five persons were dis-
missed, leaving 68 cases under
treatment.
Cox said the total number of
cases of polio this year is 570
from 89 counties. Last year dur-
ing the same period there were
5Q2 cases from 59 counties..
“Last week’s report includes
case from 20 counties which have
not reported cases previously this
year,” Cox said.
Alex Delph Dies
At Antlers, Ok.
Alex Delph, about 70, of Ant-
lers, Ok., died Tuesday night at
his home. He had been in ill
health for some time with a heart
ailment.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Miss Sue B. Grant, his mo-
ther, Mrs. Powell of Rotan, a sis-
ter and several brothers. He was
a brother-in-law of Miss Nita
Grant of Deport, who left early
Wednesday morning for Antlers
to attend the funeral.
Cash Insurance
Pay-Off Promised
By January
WASHINGTON—Cash refunds
totaling $2,800,000,000 will begin
about next January to some 16
million World War II veterans
who took out GI life insurance
policies, it was announced Mon-
day.
Government officials predicted
the money will serve as a healthy
“shot in the arm” for business in
1950.
These officials noted that the
2-billion-dollar payoff on termin-
al leave bonds in 1947 provided a
sizable stimulus as reflected on
sales charts. Most veterans
promptly cashed their bonds.
Under the new ' payments, an-
nounced by Veterans Administra-
tor Carl R. Gray Jr., each ex-ser-
viceman or his heirs would re-
ceive an average of about $175.
Gray said, however, the calcula-
tions on the vast operation have
not been completed.
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HOT WEATHER SUPPLIES
Thermos Bottles and Jugs, Fishing and Picnic
Equipment of all kinds; Electric Fans, several sizes;
Bathing Caps; Summertime Cosmetic Needs, Etc.
Visit our Fountain for a Refreshing lift.
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BUCKMAN DRUG STORE
AUBREY BUCKMAN
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CAPABLE and EFFICIENT
IIf-
First National Bank
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FORMER BOGATA GIRL
SERIOUSLY ILL
Mrs. Archie Fortner received a
message Monday of the serious
illness of her niece, Beulah Fran-
ces Brown, 10 year old daughter
of Mr. aftd Mrs. Leon Brown of
Goldsmith, formerly of Bogata.
Frances has been a patient in Abi-
lene hospital for several weeks,
but will be moved to her home
Thursday.
Mr? Fortner and sister, Mrs.
Ralph Harbison, will go to Gold-
smith Friday to attend her bed-
side. Frances is a great-grand-
daughter of Mrs. Fannie Brown
and granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Mathena.
Lands 35-lb. Cat
Fish on Flyrod
M. O. Wells of Mesquite, Mon-
day landed a 35-pound catfish at
White Rock Lake near Dallas
while fishing with a fly rod.
Wells had been catching drum
in a big hole below the spillway
when the cat took his bait. He
worked the fish an hour and a
half, finally getting it into a shal-
low spot where it tired and could
be brought to.
Jirn Vickers received a Father’s
day cablegram from his son,
S-Sgt. John Ray Vickers of
Capielton Field, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lee visited
Saturday and Saturday night in
the home of their daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Tommie Moore of Hen-
derson. Mrs. Lee’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Hardin, accom-
panied them as far as Kilgore,
where they visited in the home of
a son, Leonard Hardin. Mr. and
Mrs. Lee joined Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Parker of Dallas and Gus Wallace
of Bastrop at the Cherokee
at Kilgore Sunday tor a picnic. II
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Byars & Peveto
Drill Below 4000
The second oil test being drill-
ed near Hagansport, Byars & Pe-
veto No. 1 Talley, had passed
4,000 feet early in the week and
is seeking the Paluxy only a few
feet below 4,000.
Abandonment is reported for a
wildcat about three miles east and
north of Negley in Red River
County. Stratton Drilling No. 1
Southern Pine, A. J. Witt survey.
It went to 1,885 feet.
Some Schools Will Baptist Revival
Miss Amason is
Buried Sunday
Miss Berty Elizabeth Amason,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H!
Amason, passed away at her home
on the old Talco road Friday af-
ter a lengthy illness.
Miss Amason was born and
reared in Titus County and was
34 years of age at the time of her
death. Surviving are her par-
ents; three brothers, " Prentiss,
John D. and Fred Amason, all of
Mt. Pleasant, and three sisters,
Mrs. Lois Burrus, and Mrs. Bea-
trice Robertson, Mt. Pleasant, and
Mrs. Tiny Smith, Ft. Worth.
Funeral services were held at
Nevill’s Chapel church at 2:30
o’clock Sunday afternoon, under
direction of Rev. T. P. Lee and
burial was in the nearby ceme-
tery.
FAMILY REUNION
HONORS VISITOR
A family reunion was held Sun-
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. O. Thompson honoring their
granddaughter, Miss Janice
Prichard, who is visiting in the
Thompson home. She has been
attending Stephen College in Col-
ombia, Mo. Attending were Mr.
and Mrs. John Webb and daugh-
ter, Dianna of Tyler, F. W. Prich-
ard of Bogata, the honoree and
hosts.
Lawler Injured in
Auto Collision
Jathrel Eugene Lawler, 21, of
Milton, was still in St. Joseph’s
Hospital Monday following an ac-
cident late Saturday night.
The vehicle be was driving and
one driven by Mathias Joseph
Thomas, 64, Cooper, collided
about one mile north on U. S. 271.
Highway Patrolmen Bob Ash-
more and Ross Kemp reported
Lawler suffered a dislocated hip
and cuts. Thomas suffered cuts
and bruises.....
Total damage to both cars was
estimated at $850.
WARD INFANT IS
BURIED SATURDAY
Funeral services were held at
Bogata Funeral Home Saturday
morning for Calvin, infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Mickel Ward of Ro-
salie, with Rev. C. H. Hoover in
charge.
The baby was born Friday
morning but only lived a few
hours. Besides its parents the
infant is survived by its grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ab Ward and
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Anderson.
Burial was in Smith Cemetery at
Rosalie.
Not Have to Raise
Local Taxes
Red River County School Sup-
erintendent Peek supplies this
newspaper with the following
statement relative to the effect
of higher taxes under the Gilmer-
Aikin law:
It will require more money to
operate the average Texas School
under the new law just passed by
the legislature. Many of the
schools of Red River County will
have more money to spend with-
out raising the present total tax
rate any. This is possible be-
cause many of the schools have
had a bond tax and have paid off
enough of the bonds to allow the
district to reduce the bond tax
enough to equal the local main-
tenance tax increase.
The following schools will not
have to increase the total school
tax any: Mill Creek 1, Savannah
3, Mauldin 17, Lydia 22. College
Hill 23, Cedar Creek 28, Mosley
42, McCrury 43, Halesboro 37,
Rugby 40, Albion 62, Manchester
69 and Cross Roads 73.
The following Independent
Schools will not have any tax
raises to meet the requirements
of the new financing program for
schools: Avery, Bogata, Clarks-
ville and Detroit.
Some of the other schools may
not have to raise any tax but the
ligures are not complete enough
at the present time to determine
whether or nbt the present tax
rate is sufficient to take care of
both local maintenance and bonds.
—Petitions are being circulated in
many of the Common School Dis-
tricts asking for an election to in-
crease the local maintenance tax
rate from fifty-cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation to sev-
enty-five cents. This election in
the districts mentioned above and
possibly others, means that the
Commissioners’ Court will be au-
thorized to levy and collect sev-
enty-five cents on the one hun-
dred dollars valuation for • the
support of the school but at the
time the local maintenance tax
is increased to seventy-five cents
the bond tax will be reduced, on
the above named districts, twen-
ty-five cents leaving the total
school tax rate the same as it has
been in the past.
Begins June 26
A revival meeting will get un-
derway at the Baptist Church be-
ginning June 26 and continuing
through July 6. Rev. Claud Mar-
tin of Clarksville, will do the
preaching, assisted by the pastor,
Rev. C. H. Hoover. Shelby Col-
lier of Wayland College, Plain-
view, will have charge of the
singing and special music. The
public is cordially invited to at-
tend each service, which will be
held both in the morning and
evening.
Keeping Up With
Former Citizens
Rev. R. E. Porter from Bogata
to 315 Gates St., Bonham.
Leonard Harbison from 324 S.
Pacific St., Oceanside, Calif., to
Gen. Del., Imperial Beach, Calif.
O. C. Lowry, from Bogata to
Gen. Del. Ft. Worth 8.
J. D. Wilkinson from 1226 Hub-
bard St., Mt. Pleasant to Gen.
Del., Mt. Pleasant.
Travis Morgan from Bisbee,
Ariz , to Rt. 1, Bogata.
Mrs Sam H. Freeman
Succumbs at Paris
Funeral services were held at
Paris Tuesday for Mrs. Sam H.
Freeman, who died there after a
long illness.
Mr:-,. Freeman was the former
Miss Pearl Humphries, daughter
of the late D. C. (Pete) Humph-
ries. Her father was founder of
the wholesale-retail grocery firm,
Pete Humphries Company. Her
husband is now president of the
business.
She is survived by her husband
and a daughter, Miss Sallie H-
Freeman, Paris.
Mrs. W. T. Rice Dies
At Sylvan Home
Final rites were held Sunday
for Mrs. W. T. Rice, 83, of the
Sylvan community. She was the
former Miss Eliza Van Hook. She
married W. T. Rice sixty-four
years ago and they moved to Syl-
van in 1902. He died in 1941. She
leaves two daughters, Miss Win-
nie P.ice and Mrs. L H. Rogers,
Sylvan; two sons. J. H. Rice, Reno,
and Jonah Rice, Pattonville;
twenty-six grandchildren and
twenty-seven great - grandchild-
ren.
NEW GARAGE OPENED
ON SOUTH MAIN
L. V. Butcher has opened a
garage at the Texaco Station on
South Main in Bogata. He has
operated a garage for some time
at Denver City before moving
here with his family. They are
living at Pine Branch for the
present, but will move to Bogata
as so >n as living quarters can be
found.
Claud E. Couch
Dies Suddenly
Wednesday
Claud E. Couch, retired fanner
of Deport, died suddenly Wednes-
day afternoon about 3:^5 while
sitting in front of the Wood-Kel-
sey store in Deport. Funeral ar-
rangements were incomplete at
press time pending the arrival of
relatives from out of town.
Surviving are three sons and
‘wo daughters, Marvin and Dildy
Couch of Deport, Mrs. Coy
Hughes and Mrs. Weldon Murphy
of Paris and Almar Couch of
Dier"ks, Ark., a sister, Mrs. An-
nie Huggins of Nathan, Ark., and
six bi others, Charlie and Dolphus
Couch of Bogata, Clarence, Hen-
ry and Will of Nathan, Ark., and
Edgar Couch of Hot Springs, Ark.
RUGBY WHD CLUB MEETS
AT COMMUNITY CENTER
Rugby WHD Club met at the
Community Center Monday after-
noon with Mrs. Snooks Mabry as
hostess. Songs were sung and
plans were discussed for the
WHD meet at Daingerfield in
August.
Mrs. Lafayette Bailey gave a
ten-minute demonstration and
Mrs. Guy Stevens gave a reading
on how to prepare liver and
other foods. Punch and cake
wer£ served to fifteen members
and one visitqr, Mrs. Hollis Bar-
ker of Dallas.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Douglas Alsobrook July 5.
Lamar Gets F. M.
Road 6'= Miles
Among contracts let by the
State Highway Department at
Austin on Tuesday was one for
F.M 38, 8.427 miles, grading
structures, flexible base and as-
phalt surface treatment from U.
S. 82 north of Brookston to Max-
ey in the western part of Lamar
County. Contract was awarded
to L. H. Lacy Company, Dallas,
for $96,105.
BILLY M. LEGATE ON
VISIT TO NAPLES, ITALY
Mrs. H. O. Becton of Winns-
boro, spent the week end in the
homes of her daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. Pleas Turner and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Choate. Mr. and Mrs.
Turner accompanied her home
Sunday and visited Mr. Turner’s
grandfather, C. H. Lindsey, who
is ill.
Billy M. Legate, storekeeper,
first class. USN, husband of Mrs.
Rosalie Legate of Rt. 1, Deport,
has been on a ten-day visit to Na-
ples, Italy, as a crew member of
the aircraft carrier USS Coral
Sea, enabling him to relax after
intensive training with the Sixth
Task Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Visits to Rome plus tours of near-
by Pompeii and the Isle of Capri
were on the liberty schedule.
Frances, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Brown of Odessa, has
returned to her home after being
a patient at an Abilene hospital
several days. The Browns are
former residents of Bogata and
Frances is a granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Mathena of Bogata.
~ SPECIALS
...... „ For the Week End
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MEN’S SPORT SHIRTS* White and Colored—
$1.98, $2.49 and $2.70
KNIT SPORT SHIRTS in Colors ..$1.00, $1.79, and $1.98
Plenty MEN’S GRAY CHAMBRAY SHIRTS—
$1.59 and $1.79
MEN’S BLUE DENIM PANTS_______________________.$2.49
BUTCHERS LINEN, WAFFLE PIQUE and DOTTED
SWISS --------------------- --------------------79c yd.
VOILES, several patterns and colors 59c yd.
ANITA CHAMBRAY, solids and stripes..-...........39c yd.
SHEETS, type 128, 81x99 ------- $198
9-Quarter SHEETING, type 128____________Z--------79c yd.
LADIES HALF SLIPS in Cotton and Crepe—
$1.79 and $1.98
PANTIES, all colors----------- 49c
TURNER’S
DRY GOODS
BOGATA
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WHERE YOU SAVE MONEY
ON EVERY BUY
We are repeating once more our EXTRA SPEC-
IAL on All-Steel Lawn Chairs. Three beautiful colors
and will last a lifetime, for ortly—
$3.65 each
ICE BOXES—Any size —any price, from 25 lb. size
to 200 lb. size and these boxes are priced to sell. Be
sure and see these if you need an ice box.
^XTRA SPECIAL on 9x12 FELT BASE RUGS. Just
the thing to brighten up that extra room. We also car-
ry GOLD SEAL and ARMSTRONG.
We really have some Bargains in OIL RANGES. These
stoves can hardly be told from new ones and we have
one to suit you and your pocketbook.
GAS RANGES in Natural or Butane. Norge and Flor-
ence. Priced from
$79.50 to $197.50
And folks, remember, we trade for any kind of Used
Furniture. Sell on Easy Terms and Deliver Anywhere.
Bogata Hardw. & Funi. Co.
Phone 143
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