The Gilmer Mirror from Gilmer, Texas • Page 8

See You at The Yamboree Gilmer's "success" story adds another year to its history, as the 24th annual Yam- bwree unfolds this week end. Kail festivals are not unique, as many places hold them. Bui to be sustained, as that push seen behind the Yamboree, is unusual. Did you know that of all the festivals held in Northeast Texas, the Rose Festival in Tyler and Yiiinborcc in Gilmor are the oldest, both in their 24th time out for World War II. While the Rose Festival is more elaborate, mure professional in excution and bound up with 'high society" to some extent in Ty- Jer, the GiJmer Yamborcc already has become a gigantic "homecoming" as well as a time to say "boy, we're glad we live in Gil- nier." Agriculture, since it has become mostly part time in our area, doesn't play us big a part in the Yamboree.

Yams, altho of highest quality, are a minor County crop today. This is not to say yams still couldn't be increased and provide profitable farm income. It will take more mechanical equipment, and a market organization to ensure a fair grower price. And the housewives demand for succulent East Texas yarns must be whetted more. But a Yamboree doesn't need yams.

Why, it's more fiddlers than most fiddle shows, more gospel singing quartets, parades, floats, bands, pageant, songs, dances, carnival, and neighborly fun than any fair you can name. Livestock exhibitors will share in $785 for beef cattle, some additional prizes for dairy and swine, and fiddlers will compete for S550 in cash awards. Yam and corn exhibits will take in another $250 in prizes and all this together with for parade floats makes nearly S2.000 in For a town of 1000 that's a whopping big total for a festival. Hat's off to Queen Yam, lovely Pat Akl- dredge, and her court, Raye Mullican, Robbie Lange, Martha Breazeaic and Randlyn Sharp, and all her beautiful princesses, who will come from many Texas towns for the coronation pageant. Thanks to Association President Gordon Finney, his able executive assistant Christine- Stewart, the pageant chairmen.

Bill Stephenson and Mrs. Juanita Nelms. Archie Garrett and his quartets and fiddlers, our agriculture people and many, many others who are a working part of the Yamborcc. It's a community effort and the results are what one would pride and a job well year. Gilmcr folks like Giliner and want to share it with everyone.

The Yamboree says this in a unique way. So enjoy yourself, remember the people who put out much effort for the show, and "see vou at the Houston Newspaper Sees Need For Rural Area Development Three of Tyler, incdludinf; the- county judge, mi editor and a member of Ihc local Chamber of i rce, who appeared recently on network radio produced by the United States Chamber of Commerce, objected lu their area's being designated as eligible for federal assistance under the new Area Redevelopment Act. Because the program is intended to help 1 tn'cns where fhere is substantial unomploy- "iment und need exists for job-creating in- tJuslriaJ activity, the program has come to be 'Jabeled as one for "depressed areas." The Tyler were oftvml that the designation of eligibility for participation in the indicated that Tyler was considered a "do- pressed area," and that this rr.i^ht affect adversely efforts to utlnict new industries. It may be that Smith County, in which Tyler is situated, and possibly some of the other 46 Texas counties designated as eligible do not need any federal help. In that they are fortunate, and no one is likely to press any help on them that they do not want.

is true that Tyler and a few other smaller cities in East Texas have in ro- cent years been successful in developing a considerable amount of industrial activity. But there are other counties in East Texas which undoubtedly would welcome all the help they can get from the federal government or else in attracting new industries to provide more jobs for their people. Because of decreased agricultural employment, aggravated in some eases by reduced oil production, they have witnessed tiie movement of large numbers of their people to the larger cities. Their best -hope of halting this sustained population decline and a thriving local economy seems to lie in attracting suitable industries. may be unfortunate that the "depressed areas" label was pinned on the federal program.

The tag perhaps is not accurately descriptive and carries connotations to which communities may object. But this docs npi change the purpose of The GUmer Mirror llili iilvil in 1ST? Every Thuxilny cl.iss pi-tw pui'l "I C.ilmrr, Member of t'ri'HK AsHficlntiitn Kililnrinl Aiuuirlittlon SIJIISCKII'TKIX HATES Jn Upshtir, Wood, r.imi) CriuiiticH .1 Sl.OO. 7 S2.1K1. 12 Klst'wlicrir in U.S.A. 2 SI.IJO, 12 SI.IMJ.

FIFTH AMENDMENT IS 'DIRTY WORD' Ihe program, which is to stimulate, encourage and promote greater economic activity in local areas badly needing it. Actually, the program is getting off to a slow start, with only two projects having been cleared by mid-October. A congressional requirement that applicant communities formulate and get federal approval of an overall economic development program may be one reason for the slowness. Lack of understanding of the kind of help lhal can be given may be anolher as well as the per cent interest rale on loans. In any case, the benefits of the program still arc to he HOUSTON I'OST.

Mirror Of Bygone Doys Ten Years Ago Mrs. G. W. DeBerry died nl Ore City, age 70 Dorothy Seago was crowned GIIS football queen Ensign Max Wakeland was transferred to Corpus Christi Gen. Price Daniel was Yamboree luncheon speaker John W.

Craig. 85, died at Mings Chapel K. L. (Tiny) Garrison was named USD county chairman V. E.

Todd was convalescing at the home of his son, Briggs Todd, in Dallas following surgery James H. Cook, 66, died at Willow Oak M. V. "Mark" Collum died, age 72 Mrs. Fannie Danner of Latch died age 79.

Twenty Years Ago Mrs. Flora Bcrger, fi3. died al the home of her sister, Mrs. Will Herring Mrs. Ijouie Williams died, age 39 Gerald Mann formally opened the Yamboree Mr- and Mrs.

Earl Moore and baby of Austin visited the Yamboree Shirley Ann. (j-year-okl daughter of the Troy Langfords, died Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parthcmore of Dallas visited here Dick Meadows of Sand Hill was champion yam exhibitor Judge Bascom Gist crowned Yam Queen Genice Graves, and Prcs. T.

0. Walton of Texas ASM spoke at the luncheon .1. T. Terrell. 32.

died al Prilchclt. Thirty Years Ago John H. Taylor. 77, died al the home of his daughter. Mrs.

.1. A. Mullinix .1. K. and Miss Marjorie Edwards bought the Dr.

Robertson lot at Scott Montgomery R. S. Ingram, father-in-law of Hal Moon, died at Austin Confederate Home Mrs. W. H.

Mathis, 62. died at Pritdiett Pat Barnwell bought a "flying machine" and with six others was taking flying lessons at Holmes Airport, north of town. I'LL BET THE RUSSIANS CAN'T BEAT GILMER MIRROR. Oilmen Texas October 26. 1961 Texas Sees Need Of 45 New Water Reservoirs by '80 Former Texan Writes on How Soviets Fight Today JA.MKS K.

summer I wont lo Russia Lo study at first-hand the social, and religious life cf the Hussinn people. Foe more than month, 1 had Intimate contact with all classes of people. (Classes do exist, in tin; Soviet Union.) I was the only clergyman a muni; professional people, mostly My trip to the Union grew out of a deep conviction "that lola i 8 OCL Communism is the most for- Tin's author, James Edward Turner, 32, native Texan, i.s pa.vtor The Christian Church in Sherburn, 15 miles downtown Boston. He attended the University oj Tc.ra.v 1950-54, receiving a divinity denree at Viniderbilt He did two years gnuluule study at Harvard and Boston University. His chiircli is tuilli the Southwest Texas Conference The Methodist Churcli and lie is ordained in The United Churcli Christ.

7'lie Massachusetts cliurcli is a union nj ait Protestants. Tlii.s is the first in a series of articles by Mr. Turner an ati important topic. economy that has been civiliz- our particular form of mater- ccl by consideration for Ihc is, more and better the offer is cmpty beyonci words Indeed, this seems to be our City officials in Texas got a warning from Chief Engineer John Vandertulip of the Slate Board of Engineers. He said Texas had better gel moving on ils waler projects.

Vandertulip's staff has just completed a water study outlining ways in which Texas cities and industries could meet their water needs for 1980. Half of the 14 reservoirs now under construction in Texas will be too small to supply their service area's by then. It is going to take $1,000,000,000 lo build the reservoirs, treatment plants and distribution systems provide water the Texas of I960 will need. Jt will also take planning and get the 45 new reservoirs proposed by the Board of Water Engineers' plan built and fell of water by or before 1980. Sales Tax Modification State Comptroller Robert S.

Calverl thinks it's lime to change the oil tax plan just adopted by the Legislalure. Conslilution allocates the new sales tax on motor oil to the State Highway fund for road building. Consequently the corner service station man must keep books on this tax separately from sales taxes he collects for the State's general fund. Caivert plans to suggest to the Legislature that oil tax be levied at. t.he iohhRr level, same as gasoline sales taxes.

This will simplify bookkeeping and collecting. Speaker James A. Turman agreed that there are inequities In the new sales tax which the Legislature should correct. First 'to talk openly about paying the tax under protest were vending machine people. They can't collect sales tax on items selling for less than 25 cents, but they must pay sale's tax on Ihevr gross sales.

Texas Merchandise Vending Association plans flo ask for a court ruling. Slate Laud Bonds Sold Sale of $25,000,000 in bonds for the Veterans Land Board completes the borrowing.by the State government for that program. Voters authorized to finance purchases of farms and ranches for veterans. In the last year, about $37,500,000 has been invested in land since the program was revived after an increase in the authorized interest rale. L.

H. Page of Carthage, member of the Veterans Land Board, estimated that veterans will pay enough extra interest that the state will have made $100,000,000 profit on this program by 2005. Thai is when Ihe last loan is supposed lo be paid off. More Study on Loans Governor Price Daniel asked the Legislative Council lo bring its 1958 study oh loans and interest up to date. Governor Daniel now seems likely to call the Legislature back into session in January.

He wants up-to-date facts on the subject of regulation of interest rates and lenders. Regular session j'ust could not reach agreement. He w'ill ask also for passage of a bill extending the new escheat enforcement procedures to unclaimed bank accounts in banks and savings institutions. Speaker James A. Turman appointed a special House committee lo make a follow-up study of escheat laws.

Reps. Franklin Spears, San Antonio; Ted Springer, Amarillo; Richard C. Slack, Pecos; Paul Haring, Goliad; and Reed Quilliam, Lubbock, are its members. malerial benefits should be secondary to this morc important spiritual blessing. Just suppose for a moment lhat Communism should out- produce us.

Our gracious offer to the world would be less (ban worthless. This is just about our predicament Could Lead io Destruction It is possible that the very thing we have created could" lead to our destruction and reveal to us the emptiness of our with secular The fundamental conflict bc- midabli? threat to Western twecn us is our free, pluralistic inn in fonpral and accommodating patterns of Chiiluani.v in particular since government, social relations, "pitch" to the world. How the Islamic conquest of the culture, science, education, and many times have our leaders seventh century. religion. staled Ihe fact thai our system preoccupation I am convinced now.

more It's Society Vs. Society has produced more goods for materialism. than ever, that this threat and Our struggle with Ihe Corn- morc people than any other If Capitalism has no more lo this challenge arc real. We arc munists is one of society known, and the implication is offer lo the world than maler- in a rare for our lives, but il is against souiely, mind against that the world ought to accept ialism, then it will never be a harri to realize it at this point mind, religion against religion, our system for just this reason, match for Communism. The ut- hi'causi- nur wuaith and com- Khrushchev's recent words No Material Offerings ter bankruptcy of our gracious, forts blind lo Ihc true situ- about "peaceful co-existence," Our forefathers would never materialistic offer to the world, iitinn.

Perhnps South America thus meaningless. The only hnvc asked other peoples lo ac- became apparent when the pro- will have to fall before we way thai this would be pos- ccpt it for lhal reason. They blem of production was solved awake. sible is for one side to re- would have presented it to the in the years following World Yd. most educated Amcri- nounce its basic ideals and world in this hour as Ihe sys- War II.

Since Ihen, the pro- ran.i are strangely unaware of principles. Until one side is lem that allows the individual blem has shifted from pro- Ihc desperate struggle lhal is willing to do this, the basic to develop his own particular duel lo distribution. now in progress. Far too many conflict will remain unsolved potential for self-realization. The people of the world are of us have nnlv the haziest until one side is victorious.

Communism My usa an tour convinced me that co-cxislance is impos- colossal siblc -Their goal is more than ever lo "bury as Khrushchev said. The Iragedy is lhat Ihcy arc frantically preparing to (Jo just this on the economic. First State Candidate Sell. Preston Smith of Lubbock became the first candidate for lieutenant governor in the Democratic primary next May 5. Smith, who served three lerms in Ihe House of Repre- Percy Foreman, the dean meaning today is in the court- Texas defense lawyers, took room.

"In the Iron Curtain cu nim i governor's race. Ihe press to task for its adverse countries, a per.son is presumed That was Ihe year Ben Kam- influenee on the administration guilty and the slate is every- sey won the run-off and start- Bill of Rights Abused Says Houston Att'y tis have notion of really is. Furthermore, this ignorance is perpetrated by the narrowness which forbid courses anil books on Communism in some of our public schools. This accounts for much ideological or uf the misinformation about. re level.

Communist philosophy. llussin Called Mystery It would seem reasonable for inli'lligenl Americans lo want to know their enemv. This is not easy, however' Winston I do want to emphasize. how- Churchill once said. "Russia is ever, thai the essence of this a riddle wrapped in a mystery struggle is not military but an enigma." ideological or religious.

Russia was the least Khrushchev would like to have well-known of the major Euro- us think that the military will pcan countries, and American decide the cold war, hoping visitors to the Soviet Union perhaps that we would over- prior to World War II were look (he morc important issues few. In 11)41. the Soviet Union confronting us. imposed a ban on foreign lour- The man on the street over isls which ended in the fall of theire is ccralin that his coun- We need to realize the looking for a cause. More and more goods do not answer this basic need.

The fact that American dollars now flow to 97 of the world's 110 nations, is evidence of our belief lhat materialism is the answer. Lei us be honest and realistic enough to admit that we, have not yet proved a malch for the Communists. Dollars will not solve all our difficulties. In so short a time, they now possess about one-lhird of Ihe world and are digging away with dedicalion at Ihe olher two-lhirds. They are at our doorslep, in Cuba, and have made far deeper inroads in Lalin and South America than anyone is willing lo admit.

If there was ever a time when we needed to make a fresh appraisal of our situation and to rediscover the Spiritual roots of our heritage, it is now! We may not be given anolher opportunily. The world des- peralely needs what we could give, if we should take courage and decide to let God use-us for His purposes. (Continued Next Week) We are preparing primarily for military conflict. This does not imply that they are militarily unprepared. tif justice.

thing. The Houston attornev. speak- lnve lo cc lhal situation in this conntrv somo- jn at a meeting of the Dallas 1V lrouhk wiUl (ms nn Criminal Bar Association in tinn is lhat too many people cd the first of bis six terms in the office. Scnalor Smilh. is a Iheatcr operator.

Highway Construction Speedup Faster feeding of federal-aid Hotel Dallas, said Amendment arc willing lo die for America, money inlo highway conslruc- 2 and ji of the U.S. Constitution but not enough of them are tion is reflected by the State "are too far apart." willing to live for il." Highway Department's monthly He to the Bill of The towering attorney said report. Hights provisions for freedom present U.S. Supreme As a recession-lrimmcr, U.S. nf the press and the right of Court has done morc than any cash was sent lit faster than the individual not to testify other body to develop, protect, had been scheduled.

On Oct. 1, on grounds he could incrimi- and extend the rights of the there were $325,858,057 worth himself. individual as opposed to rights of highway construction cori- "Too often the press fails to of the state. tracts outstanding in Texas, undoritaand thai the individual "If this country is every con- averaging at just about 50 per the same rights which it quered. it won'l be by missiles cent completion, enjoys," said Foreman.

from Rusia hut hy totalitarian During last month, highway "You would Ihink from the (dictatorship) tendencies in our contractors completed cdilorlnls that the Fifth which float worth of new construc- Amendment is a dirty word." just under Ihu surface bul tion. Figure doesn't include the i Fnremon said the only plnce with the capabilities of sinking maintenance work by Highway tiie Bill of Rights has any the ship of slate, he staled. Department crews. only two years after the death of Stalin. Since (he number of Americans visiting the USSR has increased substantially each about 2,500 in 1957 in more than 20,000 in 1960.

This flow of American tourists, while it constitutes but a small Dcrcenlagc of the more than half-million Americans traveling in Europe each year, is nevertheless extremely significant in terms of American understanding of the Soviel Union. The Communists have pictured Ihe of their world and uurs as one between capitalism and socialism, and, through our ignorance, we have let them get away with Ibis much loo long. The issue between us is far morc complicated and involved. In the first place, their "Socialism" is ac- tiiaily a harsh and radical form of sin!" Capitalism. Our "Capitalism" is in realily a mixed try would be the loser if open warfare should develop.

And it is interesting to note that the late John Foster Dulles once said that he felt sure that the only way we could win the struggle is through armed might. I believe the Hlissiaus prefer to win by tiie method they arc using nmv. Atomic war would tic disastrous to both sides. The Russians aru not stupid. This really is a religious war.

and historians will record as the supreme misfortune of this period in history our surrender of Christianity at such crucial hour. For it is the Christian religion which has a total answer to the threat and chal- Jcnge of Communism. The "American way of life" is nol to be equaled wilh our Christian faith, Jt appears, if Capitalism has no more to offer to the uncommitted of the world than SAVE BY THE TENTH EARN FROM THE 1st Another bonus for Ihe Ihtilfy. All savings placed htt'e now will earn our sutilonliol diVidtmh from the first of Ihe month. These dividends on compounded, IH end poid twin parly.

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