Hood County News-Tablet from Granbury, Texas • Page 1

roar SINCE JANUARY 1, 1962 IN HOOD COUNTY TRAFFIC INJURIES TRAFFIC DEATHS 1 VOLUME 79 GRANBURY NEWS ESTABLISHED 1886. HOOD COUNTY TABLET ESTABLISHED 1919.. CONSOLIDATED JUNE 15. 1945 9 CENTS PER COPY HOOD COUNTY NEWS-TABLET GRANBURY, TEXAS THURSDAY. JULY 19, 1962.

NO. 45 140,000 This That APPROVED, PRELIMINARY- rJifiiisi to Launbb Mass MI PLANNING OF DEC0RD0VA DAM The News-Tablet is in receipt inary planning of the DeCordova of telegrams from Congressman Bend Dam and power house on Olin Teague and Senator the Brazos River Project. Will Ralph Yarbrough containing in- be located in Hood County, will formation relative to the De- erve more than 1,500,000 people residing within Brasot water reWaceiiiii AT THE LEGION HALL States, there were more, than A 'community-wide effort to wipe out bolio in Hood-Junty will be launched by the doctors and Jaycees on July 29 it wai announced today by chairman Allen Langston. REV. MRS.

SVINDALL TO OBSERVE SIXTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY By JVouna Cxawfotd THE LEGION HALL really looks nice. The Legionnaires have painted it a soft shade of grey which harmonizes beautifully with the red roof and makes it so attractive. Nice job tiey have done, on a building which really fills a real need. It's surprising how many people use it FRIDAY evening I decided to give the refrigerator that top to Iwttom clean-up. Put the frozen food in the Scotch Kool-cr, emptied all the shelves, scrubbed with soda water until it sparkled.

As I was putting the worthwhile things back (I threw out a bunch of jars with dabs of relish, jelly, etc.) I managed to upset a small can of Carnation milk and you've never seen such a flood from such a small can. I had to do the entire refrigerator over. I so iad! rrs IS SO frustrating when it rains all around us, and we get so little. THEY'VE DONE IT again. The Jaycees, who are always working on pro'Tts which benefit the community, are giving the opportunity to have the Sabin oral polio vaccine ri' here- in Granbury.

July 29 from" 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Legion Hall and again on August 5 we can take the vaccine for the small cost of twenty-five cents. If you're like the editor and have never taken the steps to immunize yourself aga'rst polio, this is your opportunity. You'll find all the details in another column. The doctors are joining the Jaycees in this effort to protect us from polio.

If vo or vouf Children have had the Salk vaccine (and. manv have) it's still advisable to the abm vaccine to give you additional protection, i low cases oi pouo iaoi. More than 600 of these suffered liner aeaui or some son ox paralysis from the disease. "The vaccine may Le the final answer to the fight against this dreaded dLease. The vaccine is easy to admini.

ter no injection; it provides rapid action in about one week, and it helps break the chain of transmission by stim- ulating intestinal resistance to future infection, Recent licensing of the Type he added- "Wans that tho roo.KIl:... Si PhO' as a threat to our children or to their parents is closer than ever before nave the tools. iS, tne CDmmim.iv a i use it any one a the three types of virui. government last year licensed ar. oral vaccine against.

Types I ind II and recently granted a license for iv Ail, vaccine fm ot I which io T. -noora tones Pfizer Chas. tSt Co- He added Sfri vaccme wiU uted twenty-five cents er special mmuniS-project. In case the twenty-five cenu WOrks a hardship, Jaycees will underwrite the cost JSS1 Mack Gees Celebrated Golden Anniversary Cordova Bend Dam. Congressman Teague's tele gram read: Community Facilities, a divi (ion of Homing and Home Fi nance Agency has approved ad ance of $140,000.00 for prelim- Mrs, Rawls, Treas.

Of National Organization Mrs. R. N. Rawls, who has been in Chicago attending the national Woman's Auxiliary of of the American Osteopathic Association, has been elected treasurer. It will be the second term as treasurer for Mrs.

Rawls, who filled the office very capably during the past year. She has served as president of the Texas Auxiliary prior to serving in the national organization. Cresson Methodist Bible School Postponed The Bible School at the Cresson' Methodist, Church has been postponed from July 23 until Aueust 13 through August 17. Classes have been scheduled from 4:30 until 6:30 each after noon for the convenience of everfieworking of attending the school. r.

0' MACK GEE Fall Mr. and Mrs. Gee's eijjiit children and their families wtre -t the O.dalCn with -them. They are Gee oi uranDury, duu Irving, Maxine Baza, Nadi.u-Livesay and Truma.i Gee' Of Ft. Worth, Oma Mae it, Farmington, N.

Lth Bunch of Vicksburg, Mississippi and Leo Gee of Lubbock. ine 4 shed, Brasos River Authority expects construction to begin in 1963 and estimates total cost about $19,000,000." Senator Yarbrough's telegram carried the same information. Firemen Kept Busy! With Gross Fires The extreme dry weather has made every pasture, field and unmowed lawn a potential fire. Granbury Volunteer Fire Department answered a call to the Aiken place, north of the Santa Fe Thursday afternoon. About 75 acres were burned in the fire which caught from a passing train, according to E.

A. Bowser who leases the place. A grass fire at the Marshall place below Acton, a car on fire at the Glen Rose intersection and a fire, on the farm of Mrs. H. B.

Rainbolt Tuesday afternoon were among the calls answered. Neighbors had extinguished the Rainbolt fire and me tthe firemen before- they reached Tolar to give them the good news. 1 GRANBURY CEMETERY IN GOOD CONDITION The Granbury Cemetery is in the best condition it has been for a long time. Through donations the Association was able to hire men to clean the ceme tery, "It took a lot of money orij pnt fnj0 teP) chairman said, INTEREST HIGH IN REVIVAL Interest has been high during the revival in progress at the First Baptist Church in Granbury. Rev.

Richard Jackson, who is preaching and Mike Winsett, music director and the pastor, Rev. W. F. Fowler, are conducting the Youth Led Revival. Seminars are being held after the evening services for the young people to discuss problems of special interest to them.

The meeting will close on Sunday, General Officers, First Baptist, Chosen General officers of the First Baptist Church were elected this week. They are H. E. O'Neal, Sunday School Superintendent; Vonda O-NeaL Training Union Director; Mrs. H.

H. Moran, WMU President; Mrs. Vadon Horton, President Day WMU and Mrs. A. Crawford, President Night.

WMU. Stanley Wilson, 'iterim Pastor Stanley Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson, has been -slled as interim pastor of the Paluxy Baptist Church. An invitation is extended to everyone to attend Sunday School and worship services.

Members who have known Mr. Wilson throughout his life say that he is a dedicated young attending will receive ablessnig. man and feel that everyone and Mrs. King Faulkner and baby of Dallas spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and H.

Faulkner, Jr. Mrs. Haskell Abies has as her quests this week her daughters, Mrs. Larry Power of S. C.

and Mrs. B. G. Durant and family of California jand Mrs. Jensen from Clifton.

JULY 29 Mr, Langston urged all the citizens between ttwrrage3 of six months and up to turn out at the immunization station on July 29th. and August 5th. to receive their first dose oi the MRS. SWINDALL On Sunday, July 29 their children plan to be here. They are Mrs.

Roy Gregory and family of Houston, Major Lee Swindall of California and Mrs. Grady Clark of Granbury. A son, Major Daniel Swindall is in Japan and cannot get home. There are nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Lipan Church Of Christ To Begin Meeting CHARLES ELLEDGE HILL Charles Elledge Hill of Borger will preach in a series of at the Lipan Church of Christ which will begin Friday, July 27 and continue thrbug August 5.

r-vV Services will be earh evening' at 8:00 tion Bible School wul hejjin Monday, July 30 witn classes at 9:00 a.m. through August 5. An invitation is extended to everyone to attend thesa meet ings by the minis'r Claude Hall, and members if th. tun gregation. Mrs.

Clay Phillips underwent major" surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in Ft. Worth this week. Her condition is good. Mrs.

Elton Smith of Van Horn visited Mrs H. R. Biggs and Aleene Mullins yesterday for a short while. Mrs. John Luton, Mrs.

Clara Atkins and Mrs. Donald Gauntt are attending a ten day workshop at North Texas State College in Denton. Oi Mrs. Willie Mayes is doing nicely after having had surgery last Tuesday. Ila Fay Greeti is doing nicely after undergoing major surgery Weatherford hospital recent- new Sabin oral polio vaccine.

"While there has been a dramatic decline in the numoer of cases of paralytic polio," Mr. Langston said, "the disease is not yet defeated. In the United PLANNING "FINANCE CAMPAIGN FOR SCOUTING Albert Porter, finance chairman, met with a group of in-tcroctoH rwinlp and Scout ex- Jf ecutives yesterday afternoon to begin planning the Scout finance campaign. He asKed Charles tameron as Pironcrt anA Ratine chaii-man, Mrs. A.

B. Crawford as publicity, C. T. Hughs, General, solicitations, W. F.

Fowler as audit chairman and Clyde Wells as special gifts chairman. Laura Ann Ralliil Died, Ft. Worlh Laura Ann Ratliff, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira L.

Ratliff of Everman, died Friday, July 13, 1962 in Cook Children's, Hospital in Ft Worth Cause of her death has not been determined. She was. ill. only a short time, with what doctors at first thought was a virus. The little girl was born May 8, 1960 in Stephenville.

Her father is a former resident of Granbury and her great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Davis, live on Route 2. Other survivors in addition to her parents are a brother, Joel Lee Ratliff, her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. L. Wood of Ft Worth; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe B.

Meador of Stephenville and a great grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Ratliff of Stephenville. Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 15, 19G2 at the Stephenville Funeral Home with Rev. Emil Becker officiating. Burial was in East End Cemetery.

'Pall bearers' were Scott Rayford Carpenter, Brooks Carpenter and Delbert Mr. and. Mrs. W. J.

Simpson, who are both in the Granbury General Hospital, were visited by all of their children over the weekend. Mrs. Simpson has a fractured hip and, Simpson suffered a 1 heart attack. Here for the weekend were. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Simpson of Bradshaw, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. John Sealwen and daughter of Buffalo Gap; Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Worden and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. His Simpson of Winters; Clarence Simpson and daughter of San Antonio; Mrs. F. M.

Seay of Lamesa. Two daughters live here; Mrs. J. H. Boozer and Mrs.

J. T. Hughes. Temple Hall-Fairview 4-H Club Met The Temtjle Hall-Fairview' 4-H club met July 10 at the Temple! Hall Community center. New officers elected were Jimmy Berry, president; Glen-da Hickey, vice-president; Dean Gray, reporter; Stanley Hall, ii npnrop Rains.

VVUilVll V-'fe- alternate council delegate; Glen- da Hickey queen, candiate Mrs. Albert Hall was appointed' orginazation leader. A nroeram "How Safe Is Your Home" was presented by Miss Shirley Brady C.H.D.A. Wcrk' on the float occupied U.e remainder of the time, Mr. and Mrs.

Johnny Groe-schel and children returned on Sunday night from Atlanta, Ga. where they visited her sister and i 1 0 To Mexico City M. Milton Kennon' and Mrs. C. V.

Aiken left via American Airlines Monday for Mexico to loin Mrs. Roy Brock and children aid JCay Kennon for a visit ri;" REV. P.SWINDALL and Mrs.E. Swindall will observe their sixtieth wedding anniversary next week. They are inviting friends to call Friday or Saturday, July 27 and 28 if they "Please don't bring us any gifts," they say.

"Just come by and share a moment of friendship with us." On their golden wedding anniversary their children" held open house for them and "We received so many gifts that we have enough to last from now on, Kev. bwindall said in issuing the invitation. Their marriaee took Dlace in Myrtle Springs in Van Zandt County. A Presbyterian minis-en Rev. William Dawson performed the ceremony which united Susan Dawson" and 'E.

Swindall in man-'ige He wps not a relative of the bride, un-'ess it wrs wav-wav back in their Rev. Swindall was a Metho dist- minister for thirty-two years. He was pastor of the First Methodist Church' in Gran bury forty years ago and upon his retirement twenty years ago thev came "home" to Granbury to live. Retirement for the couple is a relative term, because both keep with yard and garden and Rev. Swindall is often called upon to fill the pulpit in various churches; pe'orm wedding ceremonies nn.

conduct funerals of old friends. Thev have attended the gnlden anniversary of several cofiles whom Pv. Swindall united in marriage, i. Hood Countians On Board OfTexas Pecan Growers Assn. At the meeting of the Texas Pecan Growers Association in Austin last week Bur'on Burks.

Jr. was elected to the board of directors. Terrell H. Stewart, who served as president of the Association last year, will serve as vice-president this year. The report is that the pecan crop will be light throughout the nation this year.

Others attending the Austin meeting were WiPie Macy. Keith Hillman. Mrs. Stewart i and daughters, Ann and Jo. Mr.

and V-i Lr C. Andrews have returned from a vacation in Arkansas and, other points. o- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyes 'and children of Midland spent the weekend here with her mother, Mrs.

Guss Abies and family and her grandparent, Mr. and Mrs. Jim McCoy. Beverly Ann and, Roy Don stayed tor a few weeks visit andAugust 5 JU'7 29 The vaccine can be administered to infants bv dronrvr hv spoon or by paper cup. Older children and adults can drink a mixture of vaccine and distilled water or eat a cube of sugai on which the vaccine has Deen dropped.

The vaccines have been distributed in other countries to more than 100.COO.000 persons-Many doses of Types I and vaccine have already been dis-tribuied in this country in community-wide programs similar to tne nc planned in Granbury The local registration pro- cedure will be: At the Americas Legion Hall, or on registration cards distributed by the Jaycees in advance. The- vaccines will be dispens-ed at the following times and places: The vaccine will be dis pensed by the local doctori wnq are undc-iwhting this project at the An.crican Legion Hall on July 29 and August 5 between 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. on both da vs. Volunteers wishing to work as registrars, nurses, or volurter workers are requested to contact any of the doctors or the project chairman, Allen Langston. Ponter Branch Club Meets The Pan ter Branch Horn rw monstration Club will meet on Juiy zb, at 1:00 p.m.

in the home pf Mrs. W. F. Weaks. Visitors are welcome and interested new members are encouraged auena.

ine program lor the day will be a demonstration on frozen vegetables. Mrs. J. T. Parker, reporter Tolar H.

D. CluE? The Tolar Home Demonstration Club met JulyS, 1962 in the Tolar school. Twelve members were present and all enjoyed a program en nutrition presented by Faye Dunagan, Florence Dunagan and Jennie Davis. The next meeting will be held August 6, 1962 at 8:00 p.m. in the school.

Every lady in and around TTolar is invited to join the club. Loraine McGregor, Sec. Mr and Mrs. Tcte Winsett of Lone Star spent the weeker 1 with his mother, Mrs. Nellie Winsett.

-i 4 0 Jt 1 MR. MRS. Mr. and Mrs. Gee celebrated their golden wedding anniversary earlier this month although July 28 is the date upon which they were married in 1912; The celebrated the anniversary in connection with the minion of the Johnson family so that all of Mrs Gee's bro: there and could.be sent-" Attending were John and Edgar Johnson or miey-n Mil Izora Barker of Granbury, book with friends joining the Mrs Jim Massey, Mrs.

John family for the happy occasion, 7rw Johnson of presenting gifts and congratula-Acton, and Murray Johnson of tions for the honorees. Niiety-six signea guesi.