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

COUNT- SZHCC JAHUABT 19S3 a hood couan Traffic Dm3 IBATTIC IK JURIES 11 MP A Of Volume 76 "Oldest Continuous Gronbury News Established 1886, Hood County To Established 1919 Consolidated June 15, 1945 8 Cents Per Copy Business In Hood County" Hood County News-Tablet, Granbury, Texas Thursday, April 25, 1963 No.33 Miss Brady's Engagement Announced Attended Hearing In Austin Tolar PTA Rodeo Saturday, May 4 District Legion 1 Convention Sunday 4-H Teams Placed in Dist. Competition Kerens EJevea A "car Lego Posts will be at the Six'Ji District Cr of Tie Aajericsa to be held here Sunday. Afri. 23. ArJoa Sarnons, local Post Commander, has announced.

and their Commanders are: Eonis No. 361. John IL Leask; Ferri No. 446. Alfred J.

Uoyers; GlenKose No. 4C2, Grover G.bts. JrHearne No. 454, H. B.

Hanson; lULs-boro No. 4. OdiS HL Gray; Kcr- ens Ko. 337, Arlon" Simmons; Lipan No. 33, Henry T.

McPherson: Mexia No. 124, Dr. L. A. McGee; Bio Vista No.

(4S. Paul W. Hardin; Teague No. 233, P. J.

Cavanaugh; and Waxahacfaie Kam. Oift Wilson. Citations will be award- ed these Posts for having at-" tained their 1963 membership quota. The Emits and Kerens Posts will receive additional a-wards for having reached an all-time high in membership. Registration will open for the ooe-day convection at 8 am.

at the NationalGuard Armory. Coffee and doughnuts will also be served at this time. The joint session of The American Legion and Auxiliary will convene at am. with Commander Simmons calling th meeting to order. Corsicar- Post No.

22 will have charge of Colors and Invocation will be by Rev. J. W. Fore. Address tT welcome will be given by Joe fc-r M.

DanieL President. Chamber of Commerce, and response ill be by B. Y. Hammer of O. IL Lumpkin of Ennis will introduce Legion guests and Mrs.

W. Pease will introduce Auxiliary guests. Department Adjutant G. Ward Moody of Austin will be the key note speaker for the convention. Memorial Serried will conclude the joint session.

Lunch wil be served at 12 Noon to all guests and delegate; C. W. Pease. Sixth District Coinrsander. win preside over the business session of the Legion, beginning at 1:30 pm The Tolar PTA will sponsor 4 at 8:00 pm.

in the recently completed arena in ToLir. All school age entrants are eligible and entry blanks may be secured at the ToUr school or from- Ccunty Agent Keith Hillman. If tickets are bought in advance, from a faculty member or PTA members, they are T5e for adults and 35c for students. At the gate they will he SI CO for adults and 75c for children. Food, cold drinks and coffee will be sold at the concession stand.

All of the Tolar rodeos hare been action filled and this e-vent promLes to be as exciting as its predecessors. i oruce uennis 10 i Cosfa Rico I Bruce Dennis left Thursday by Pan American Airways for San Jose Costa Rico, Central America, to select the location for a Super-Power watt commercial radio station, being built there by Trinity Broadcasting Corp. for which he is chief engineer and radio consultant. It will be several before the building to bouse the transmitting equipment will be completed. During this time Mr.

Dennis ill commute occasionally as the company has radio and TV interests here. He will be gone about a week this trip. When the project is more advanced. Mr. and Mrs.

Dennis and daughter. Ruth Ann, will move to San Jose. They plan to drive via the Pan American highway. Acquittal in Traffic A jury brought an acquittal i in the case of the State of Tex-; as versus Sidney William Strain which was tried in Justice "ourt before JP. E.

P. Price Monday. The case was a result of i collision at the intersectka c' South Morgan and West Doyle in February involving the cars driven by Mr. Strain and Dr. G.

N. Lancaster. Mr. Strain wss charged with failing to yield the right of way. The six man jury found him not guilty.

Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Jesiiss were in Temple Thursday and Friday of last week.

Texas Couple Honored I i Afhleles Honored by Pirate Club The atnletes of Granbury High School, were honored at a banquet Tuesday night in the cafetorium with the members of the Pirate Booster Club as hosts. The invocation was given by Weldon Newton, high school principal. U. L. Tidwell, president of the Booster Club, was master of ceremonies.

He welcomed the large number of members and guests attending, expressed the pleasure the club takes in assisting the athletic program of our school. Coaches Fred Weir, Herman Anderson, Victor Prince and Shirley Hayworth introduced the various team members and managers. Elmer Brown, trainer at TCU, was introduced by Mr. Tidwell. He was "trainer for the 1356 Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia.

Mr. Brown said that an athletic program can't run without a Booster Club. He pointed out to the athletes present that the boosters, coaches, administration and parents are concerned with them, their physical fitness as well as their scholastic fitness. With the exception of those engaged in athletics our kids get the best food and are in the poorest shape physically he said. He doesn't recommend 50 mile hikes to keep fit, but stressed the need for a program of exerciscfor, everyone.

Mr. Brown said that he and coach Abe Martin of TCU were looking forward to having Jack Powell on. their roster in the fall, that he knew of no town comparable to Granbury which had as many boys in the service academies. He recalled his association with Lanny Lancaster who was manager of the Pirates that TCU had hoped to enroll the Davis boys and other associations with Granbury. Linda Brock played dinner ptusic.

i Pecan Growers fo Meet Thursday in Dist. Court Room Members of the Hood County Pecan Growers Association and others interested in pecans are urged to attend a meeting to be held Thursday, May 2 at 10 a.m. in the District Court room. Insect control and related problems will be discussed as well as a countywide' spraying program. Blueford Hancock, horticulturist with the Extension Service, will attend and discuss these matters with pecan growers.

There will be a "field trip at 2:00 p.m. according to Burton president, who urges all members and pecan growers to attend. Services Friday for Mrs. Vickers Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Lee Ryburn Vickers of Godley were held Friday at 3:00 p.m.

in Crosier Pearson Chapel. Rev. Jim Steenberben officiated. She passed away Thursday in a Cleburne hospital Mrs. Vickers, who was 92, had been a resident of Johnson County for 85 years.

She W3S a member of the Methodist Church. She was a native of Popular Creek, Mississippi. She was married to I. T. Vickers.

of Cresson in 1892. He passed away in 1944. Survivors are two sons, C. E. Vickers of Godley and Paul T.

Vickers of McAllen; also two daughters, Mrs. Beth Carlisle of Winters and Mrs. Dorothy Norwood Of Livingston; one brother, Frank M. Ryburn of Dallas and one sister, Mrs. J.

W. Crosier of Cleburne and seven grandchildren, including Mrs. Winston Randle of Cresson. Interment was in the Godley Cemetery. This That MY SISTER AND I went to Six Flags Over Texas Sunday afternoon along with thousands of other people.

We were as bad as the teen-agers because we tried to see everything and ride everything. We included the Sky Hook, the stage coach, the train, the. astro-lift, the boat, the canoe, the the Choo-Choo and the Helicopter. Thought while we were being so gay, we might as well try it, too. It was exciting but not frightening as the blades began to go faster and faster and faster until we couldn't distinguish one from another.

The weather was lovely for seeing Six Flags, but a little murky for seeing Dallas and Ft Worth from the copter. As wo hovered over the beautiful amusement park the colors were lovely and the scene like a picture postcard. The turnpike end other highways looked like tracings on a giant map. Every area of the park, France, Spain, Mexico, Texas, the Confederacy and the USA, is lovely. The Student Staff of 1,250 students from colleges and high schools is a joy.

Such nice young people, with good looks, courtesy and a knowledge of the park that adds pleasure to every contact the visitors has with them. Must remark on the cleanliness of Six Flags. It's immaculate and kept that way by constant Cigarette stubs, papers, cups and the usual debris aren't allowed to accumulate. Drop something, it's swept into a dust pan and put into a trash container immediately. Think it affects the general public into using trash containers instead of carelessly dropping things around.

If you go, and I hope you will, please visit Casa Magneti-ca. It's the most. But the same can, be. other at-tractfed. The policy of buying a combination ticket is practical.

Pay One fee that includes everything and you are allowed to ride everything and see everything by only showing your hand (which has been sWnVped with an irridescent ialnt). Or you can buy an admission ticket and then buy ride tickets separately. The combination ticket is the most practical. After you get it, the food, drink and souvenirs are your only expense. The parking system is fine, too.

No matter how far away you park a tram picks you up and takes you to the entrance and back when you're ready to leave. Have you guessed that we like Six Flags Over Texas. It's another thing for Texans to brag about. HAVE BEEN READING "Trial of the Assassin' by Jules Loh as it appeared in the Waco Times-Herald in 1956. All of the installments were sent me by good friends, Mr.

and Mrs. Hubert Williams, Their daughter and her family live in Waco and saved the papers. They tell the story of John St Helen, who may have been John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin. That John St Helen was thought to be Booth is common knowledge here and in Glen Rose as he lived in both towns. It's like the Jesse James story.

We may never have conclusive evidence in some minds, while others are just as positive that both are- true. There are bealtiful photos by Clint Kapus with the stories and they make fascinating reading. Holt Remaining Another Week with Japan Crusade Elroy Holt who is a member of one of the teams conducting the Japan Baptist Crusade, will remain a week longer than planned when he left. He has been asked to spend the additional week by those in charge. Results have been most fying, according to reports.

Burton Burks, Jr, T. H. Stewart, P. H. Thrash and Johnny Rollins were in Austin Tuesday night to attend a public hearing on HJR 64, before the Constitutional Ammend-ments Committee of the Legislature.

Rep. James Cotten is chairman of the committee. The resolution proposes an amendment to the constitution authorizing -the Legislature to permit the producers of any agricultural commodity to develop, carry out and participate in. programs of reseach, education and promotion, designed to encourage the production, marketing and use of such commodity; authorizing the Legislature to permit the producers of any agricultural commodity to levy an assessment upon themselves, to finance the purposes herein stated; limiting the amount of such assessment; providing for termination of such assessment; providing for refund of such assessment and further providing that any enabling acts shall not be invclid because of their anticipatory character. There is a great deal of interest in the resolution and representatives from almost every section were present for the hearing.

Amendments to the constitution, if approved by the legislature, are then submitted to the people Tolar Homecoming May 5, Tabernacle The folks in Tolar are getting ready for the annual Homecoming which will be May 5 of this year. Repairs on the tabernacle, which is the meeting place, have been made. The town has had a clean-up day and everyone is looking forward to having the former in dents, heme for a visit Sponsor ing elas ere those of 1913, 33, 43. S3 and 63. Registration begins at 10 a.m.

and everyone is urged to attend church at II. At 12:15 a basket dinner will be served Vernon Newman will lead the congregational singing which will open afternoon program. Kcv. Jesse Owen will give the invocation. R.

W. Simmons Till serve master- of cereim Tries. T. D. Goodwin will eive the v.

elcome and Ernest Campbell the rensonse. The sponsoring classes will present entertainment and there will be a moment of silence in me-i monam. The benediction will be given by Rev. Max Morris and the' remainder of the afternoon given to visiting. Wearherford College Homecoming Homecoming at Weatberford College has been slated for Saturday May 4, according to an announcement made today by ss Betty Green, Alumni Secretary.

Registration tables will be set up in Couts Hall between 3 and 4 p. m. and graduates and former students may register any time during that hour. Tours of the campus will be conducted, every fifteen minutes so that visitors will have a chance to view the laboratories, classrooms, library, and other new facilities and improvements of the college. Refreshments will be served.

The first general session at 3:45 in the auditorium will be a short one. Sites for individual class meetings will be announced at this time. HERE FROM CALIFORNIA "I Mrs. W. F.

Haywood of Stock-: ton, California is here for a visit of several weeks with her cousin, Mrs. Charlie Bennett, and Mr. Bennett Mrs. Haywood is the former Ophelia FerrelL Hood Couny 4-H teams placed in several divisions in the District 8 Elimination Contests held at Tarleton State College in Stephenville Saturday. There were 233 teams and 11 individual contests with a total of 611 contestants entered.

The Lipan 4-H team placed second in the Junior Landscape Plant Identification contest. Members of the team are Betty Chandler, Sharon, McPherson, Brenda Gilliam and Sandra Teague. In the Junior Share-The-Fun, the Granbury 4-H Home Improvement team was awarded a white ribbon. Those participating in the event were Norma Robertson, Debbie Endsley, Sandra Pederson, Lynn Anness, Linda Kincannon with Sandy Daniels serving as prompter and make-up Glenda Hickey was second high individual in the Junior Dairy Cattle Judging. The Grar.bury 4-H Senior Rifle team placed second.

Team members are Jerry Rash, Johnny Harris, Glenn Liles and Andy Rash' They will be alternates to the first team in the state competition. The agents, Keith Hillman and Shirley Brady, would like to express appreciation to those who served as leaders in coaching the teams. "We are very proud of cur boys and girls and their record of the agents added. Mrs. Doris Overstreer Passed Away Saturday Mrs.

Doris Aileen Overstreet passed away Saturday Morning April 20 in the hospital at Sanatorium Texas after an illness of ten years. All but a few months of this time had been spent at Sanatorium and at Dr. Carmans Hospital in Dallas. Through all of these years of suffering she has lived with the most wonderful outlook on life, writing many beautiful poeml, many oi which were mailed to people with lesser illness to cheer them Up. The few weeks she could spend at home now and then were mostly spent trying to teach children how to take care of themselves end to live a pure and clean life.

Aileen Was reared in Cresson but moved to Gorman after she married, then to Abernathy where the family now lives. Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church at Abernathy Sunday at 4:00 p.m. with a large crowd of friends and many beautiful flowers. She had been member of this church for several years. She was 37 years old on October 9 last year.

She is survived by her fius-' band, Delbert, one daughter. Vicki and three sons, David, Donnie, and Jimmy of the home; her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. W. F.

Magers of Cresson and one sister, Mrs. Harvey West of Tolar. Ray Lammerts New Residents Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lammerts are new residents of Granbury.

They are living in the home on Elizabeth formerly occupied by the Ray Bush family. Mr. Lammerts is with the Soil Conservation Service Pnd has assumed the duties of T. Dans-by who is being transferred to Plainview. Mr.

and Mrs. Loyd Landers were in Temple Tuesday. OUT OF HOSPITAL Bennie Swenson is at home and doing fine after having had eye surgery in the Steohen-ville Hospital last Thursday. Judge Oxford Hearing Cases District Judge W. J.

Oxford is hearing criminal cases today. Forgery, theft and other cases are scheduled. .4 SHIRLEY BRADY Mr. and Mrs. OnriBe F.

Brady of Lea Hills, Morristown, Tenne-see, announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley to Mr. Douglas A. Johnson, son of Mrs. Jim Johnson -and the late Mr. Johnson, of Bossier City, Iwiisiana.

The wedding is Set tor May 27 at 730 pm. at the First Baptist Church in Morristown. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Haughton High School and is presently employed as Job Superintendent with the Shreve-port Plumbing Company on location in Fort Hood Army Base, Kilieen, Texas. Miss Brady is a graduate of Morristown High School and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics and Education from Baylor University.

She is with the Texas Extension Service and serves as the County Home Demonstration in Hood County. Historical Survey Heeds Answers Do you lave a rake or scratcher? Are you willin to use thce insiraraents for a little while? If so, will you please begin now t.id rake and scratch your brain for anrxers to some questions the Hood County Historical Survey Society wou' like to know. of the-. quKttoM sre Do you hnow here the records of the crs Rood organization ire? LLt of their names, etc? Do you Lcow of any Indian paintings on rocks, in caves, etc. in Hood County? Do you know exactly how Squaw Creek got its name Do you know of a picture of the "old log Do you know of a rock bouse on the Brazos, known as the "Little Rock.

Do you know exactly where Jere Green was killed by the Indians? Do you know of any Hood Countians who hare received the Congressional Medal of Honor, or some other special, high, military awards? Do you have uniforms, guns, swords or other historical relic; that you would be willing to exhibit or place in museum in Hood County? If you have the answers to any of these questions "raked up" will you please communicate with Vance Maloney. Homer Sargent. Judge Musick. or some other member of the historical society? PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL The talent show, presented by the Mambrino Baptist Church Saturday night, was a tremendous success. The schn-l building was packed and there were standees in every anil-able space.

All of the numbers were ex cellent and the response was gratifying, according to the pastor, Rev. John Murphey. Mrs." F. Lamed and Miss Addie Morrison returned Monday from a ten day visit in San Antonio with Mrs. Larneds daughter and son-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Tony Wilcox and family. Commiatee reports win be heard from Walter Breeding of Cleburne on Credentials: G. C. Gibos of Glen Rose on Rules and Regulations: Dr.

Lee A McGr of Mexia on Resolutions arl O. H- Lurrpkis of Ennis t- Conventioii City. Post acthp'f and service officers reports 1 also be heard. Delegates a Alternates tc Kztior-al Ctt-ventkm in Orleans SOT'esrher '1! v' tt'A oTovisions win be made for tSe Prmdpai Herate n- bers of the C- ventioa Con rnittees. SERVICES FRJTJAT FOR Funeral sa kcj for Mrs.

SrJ HuffstattlJT. who passed ar last niEfct win be ht'ri Trk Apifl 28. at 19 a.r. at the Tt--Funeral ChapeL BuruJ will in Acton Cemetery. by Hethoclist Hcne Hr.

and Sirs. J. II. WSIsoa cf nordada were cr.rrcl "last week far their interest ia the 4:3 dT.irca vha lira at the Slethodist Home ia Wico. Hr.

and llrs. V.T.' were presented to a fattericgr Texas leaders at a Issdeoa diirxirg the r.s.tl"f ti -WZon Lectsres ca CL2J Care" LdJ izzzzj Ketlodlst IIce ia 7a. TLs tis tzl. I 7 lIr.asito.WIKX.