The Gilmer Mirror from Gilmer, Texas • Page 1

TIDY UP GILMER 'FOR OUR GARDEN CLUR VISITORS WINDOW SHOT WITH MIRROR ADS THEN SHOP IN GILMER VOL, 76, NO. 40 GILMEK. UPSHUR-COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 195S. SIXTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK TEN Large Audience Enjoys Minstrel Nearly 1,100 persons took.in the' 1953''volume of the Firemen's Minstrels Friday night in the Gilmer Junior High School auditorium. .11 was the largest crowd the show's history and they enjoyed every minute of the 2Vi- hour performance, the longest show ever produced.

A musical bunch from the McKinney Band Boosters Minstrels lengthened and livened up the show during the second Roy Harris Rites Will Be Thursday Roy Edward Harris, a lifetime resident of UpShur County, died at 9 p. m. Tuesday, March 24, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bruce Morris, 515 North in Gilmer. Mr.

Harris, a retired trucker, was born on Christmas Day in 1900, and at the time of his death was 52 years, 2 months and.29 days old. He had been ill Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Thursday, March 26, at the First Church with Dr. D.

A. Williams, pastor, will be in the Gilmcr City Cemetery with arrangements by Croley Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Hugh Ragland and the Business Men's Bible Class of the First. Baptist Church.

Mr. Harris had been a member of the church since his'youth. He married the former Miss Maud Morris in Gilmer March; She survives him. Also surviving- besides his daughter, Mrs. Morris, 'are a (See HARRIS, Page 7) Hearing Is Set For April 8 On Water Injunction A hearing on the merits of an injunction suit against the City Gilrner brought by a water customer doing business outside the city will be held April 8 before Judge T.

C. ChadicK in district court. Matt Davis, attorney for the plaintiff, O. O. Ashley, said Tuesday he had filed.a motion witii the court for a.

summary judgment on the pleadings. "We take the position there is no issue on the facts to be decided by the court, but it is a matter of Mr- Davis said. A temporary injunction was agreed to by city officials in January would delay the city's cutting off the plaintiff's water pending the outcome of the case. In his petition, Mr. Ashley asked the City of, Gilmer to chargin him double the regular water rates.

He pointed out in his allegations that in 1944 he paid for the installation of a water line to his premises outside the city limits. He alleged that at (hut time city officials promised that he mght have water at the regular rates. half, The intermission was the first, ever used in the show. Royce Hogg said the firemen collected $679 in ticket sales Newcomers to the Mihstrelr gave a smooth account of themselves and little Jim Earl MCT Peck almost stole the show from the veteran performers with his "Polly Wolly Doodle," which he said "makes a darn good sbhg," and it did. Dr.

Mike Fisher, one of the newcomers, made, the Uiudienrp take notice of his rich voice with his version of "Old 'Tucky He was also soloist in the first "strobe" light numbtr, "April Showers." And he took the spotlight again in the first half with the sprightly "Red, Red Robin." Jack Stokes, another newcomer, performed like a trouper in 'Mr. Taptoe" and later in the show with a rollicking "Gandy Dancers' Ball." Action was the keynote in the fine Cake Walk dance by Henrietta Odom and Snookey Smith and again in the delightful "It's in the Book" Charles Qitcs as the Deacon reciting the virtues of Grandma's Lye Soap. The chorus stomped out the crazy rhythm of this number and then furnished Dr. Joe Kennedy with a falsetto background in the number which followed, "Charlie, My Boy." Other first-half numbers included the opening one, "Four- Leaf Clover," by Glynn Towery at the piano with the chorus thumping tambourines ori their knees; "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" sung by Buddy Arnold, "Dinah" by Elton Wilburri, and "Camptown Races" sung and 'soft-shoe danced to by Jack Keel. ''Before the intermission.

Marvin Epps, band director at Paul Pcwitt, did some solo trumpeting with, Man, I Love" and 'Sugar Blues." Jimmy Foster's-Combo fui- nished "musical backdiop for the opening minutes of the second half and a McKinney' lawyer of enormous proportions. Lester "Twinkle Toes" Truett. got big laughs and little chuckles rippling throughout the audience as his flesh rippled to the tune of "Pedal Pushing Poppa." Mr. Foster's daughter, Ruby Ray. rocked the audience back (See MINSTREL'S, Page 8) Lee Gow Dies In Houston Tuesday W.

Lee Gaw of New Bethlehem died in a Houston hospital at 11 p. m. Tuesday. A 25-year employee of Humble Oil Company, he had moved to New Bethlehem only last November to become engineer at the pump station there. He had previously lived in Big Sandy.

Mr. Gaw had been ill for three months. He entered the Houston hospital shortly after attending the wedding in Gil- DEACO1V CHARLES CATESjj-at Jop.jiimouni.r^rain 'In The Book" that 111. is.iitxt fiullam thai follows urn, a high spot in Minstrels Iiilow, Mrs Don dircttoi of this yuai slum is taken ub on stage at (he closing curtain In numbers She is taking her Sfmlin. Garden Club Launches "Spruce mer of his son, William L.

Gaw and Miss Lou Ethel Ramey on March 14. Further details were unavailable at press time Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are being handled by a Longview funeral live for the day home. The Garden Members of the Gilmer Garden Club urge that all Gilmer home yards, business houses, public ancl city grounds be spick and spaii by April 2 when over 200 members of the Third District Council, Texas Federation of Garden Clubs, hold then annual fapun meeting hue Mrs Jnck Hogg Gilmci Garden Club president, stated this week that committees from her organization had called on city and county authorities asking that stieels paik and courthouse lawn be especially cleaned up and put in "good gardening shape" for the occasion. Mrs.

Hogg also said 'that another committee from the. club will call on" all thg 'inns to request that they have said she would like especially to ask filling stations be cleaned up with nice, dean rest rooms, and service station owners instruct their operators to give the visitors thc courteous and friendly welcome typical of Gilmer. Mrs. C. E.

Florence, chairman of the' clean-up committee for the Garden Club, staled that City Manager Gene Gatlin had promised to have the principal streets swept the night efore meeting and to do all he cnuld to help clean up Gilmer i before the visitors arrive. Manager Gatlin pointed out thai now lhat- We have regular garbage disposal. Gilmer isn't a city very "dirty town, but the would coorjeratc and give a i-u umi mtve their properly clean and allrac- I Iltl1c cxtra pollsh thc company. Club president GILMER GARDEN CLUB heails, left to right standing, Alls. N.

Cue, Mrs. Jack Hogg (president), tyrs. K. R. Knowlcs nnd Mrs.

Cecil Sorrclls, and Mrs. .1. It. I'cnn, seatefl. discuss table artungcmciils in preparation for the district garden chili council cmiven- tieu htrt April Sludia.

In discussing thc meeting of the Third District Council here Mrs. Florence pointed out that this would be one of the largest conventions to meet here this And us the delegates are i'l Rirden club members, they will undoubtedly notice the condition of yards, streets and Dublic grounds inure than Ihe ivoi Mge visitor, she said. The clean-up committee suggested also that cafes and other firms decorate their counters With a few bouquets of fresh garden flowers. The thihl district council of thc 1 cxas Federation of Garden Clubs extends from Texarkana on the north to Jasper and Woodville in the south; west to Wills Point and east to Ihe Louisiana line. Tho meeting will start here (See GARDEN CLUB, Page 7) Section Of Highway 155 Will Be Open In April 'Icmple Ingram, State Highway Department resident engineer, said the last load of grave! for thc new Highway 155 section between Gilmer and Highway 2G was hauled last week.

Mr. Ingram said this section should be ready for traffic tunmlimu in Services Held At Ore City For Irs. Newsom Funeral services for Mrs. S. G.

Newsom of Ore City were held Thursday afternoon at the Ore City Methodist.Church The Rev. Denman Easterling, pastor of the the seVvices and burial was held in City Cemetery. Mary Ann Melton and Dora Morgan sand "Does Jesus Caic and "Abide With Me." They were accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Gaslon DcBerry. Active pallbearers were her grandsons, L.

S. Mitchell, Marion Newsom, Bobby R. Childless Wallace Childress, Gordon Jordan, Hal Buriord Newsom and W. S. Chastcen Jr.

Honorary pallbearers were Jim Ferguson, W. C. Henderson, Oliver Davis, Charlie Ferguson, Stanley Collins, Charlie Cop- pedgc, Fred Harrison and Loys Ferguson. Funeral arrangements were under the. direction of Croley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Newsom, mother of 13 children, was 87 years of age at the lime of her died at 12:16 p. m. Wednesday, Mar. 18, after several years' 1 illness She had broken her hip in a fall Jan.

6. She was born Sept. 17, 1805, Atlanta, and was married f.n Mr. Newsom in Campbell County, Jan. 10.

1881. He survives her. They and their first two children came to Texas in'lSBG and settled in the Boxwood eom- nunity. Later they moved to Coffceville, where they resided until 1918, when they moved to Ore City. She joined tho Epispocal church as a child and had been affiliated with the Methodist church for about 24 years.

Mrs. Mewsom and her family have a wide circle of friends in the county. She is survived, in ad. dition to her husband, by- her childicn Homci Newsom JeoS Newsom, Will Newsom, Douglas. wsom, all of Ore City; Hal wsom of Gilmcr.

Mrs. Annie Fhorp of Liimcsa, Mrs. Minnie Mitchell of Lafayette, Texas; Mrs. Elna Childress of Longview, and Mrs. Dessie Cahstcen, VIrs.

Lcla Jordan, Miss Drusilla Newsom, Mrs, Lillie Childress md Mrs. Fannie DcBerry, all of Ore City. $445,000 Granted For New REA Lines W. G. GREEN 'KM BACK ctcml.

The wolf working in Upshur Cmmtics -wolf caught in a Iritp in Upsltur Comity uiul rabid fox kilU-tl in Wood Couniy last IMiolo. Hunter Matches His Tricks With Wolf's W. G. Green, a leather-faced sped, lor the cleverness of his ouldoprsman who has been trapping animals for 20 years, still has plenty of re- Also surviving are a brother, John H. Siemens of Atlanta, 33 grandchildren and 33 real grandchildren.

In addition there arc four or- jhaned children whom she Walter Clay of Djiinger- icld. John Mattox of Ore City, md Richard and Sue Belle Cun-. iffe. both of Monroe, La. Red Cross Fund Drive Extended Jake Dupree, Red Cross cam- iign chairman for Upshur Bounty, said this week solicita- ion had been lagging and he extended tho drive another veek.

Ho said he was awaiting re- jorts from many of the solicit- jrs before- he could make a fin- incial report on the progress of fund drive. Martha Hancock Fails To Win HD Scholarship Martha Hancock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.

Hancock of Indian Rock, was named fourth alternate in the Texas Home a lion Association scholarship competition. A judging com.mii.lec visited her at her home last Martha, lop 4-H girl in Upshur County, was the first girl -from the county to be in the scholar- ship compelitiQn, Winners of the two $6001 college scholarships announced this week were Barbara GoJsda of Colcman County'and Sandra Kirkland of McLennan County. Miss Grace Lawrence, Upshur quarry, especially wolves. Working in Up.shui and Wood Counties since March 1, Mr Green said, "You've got to use every trick in" the book and then some." 1 And the trapper for the Fish and Wildlife Service has a few tricks (jf his of them cyanide gun which spells sudden death for a wolf who falls for it. Mr.

Green has killed three wolves and in foxes in Upshur and Wood Counties since both commissioners courts requested he come in and help eradicate wolves. Last Friday fone ot the foxes he caught lay bne i irt a sic tcel trap was rabid, and so far gone with the disease it was.blind. He got this infected in Wood County just across the Upshur County line 1iear Rhonesboro, Mr; Green came Were from Kaufman County, where he caught 1)0 wolves in four monlhs. "From what I've seen 'in I County home demonstration tig- I ks and hal have buc ent, said the other girls won they are just as thick heie over Martha apparently because l)ut vo belter-places to hide, they had, a wider range of projects. No Contests Seen In Trustee Vote School trustee CiintlichileH running fur uleclion or rc-eic'C- "Anyonc who wunts In don-! lion Upshui' County's seven ile has not been contuclcd k-omon school di.slncls hud no a solicitor win rrmke their opposition up to Wetlnesdity Innalion by to me or brang to me," Dupree said.

high yonl was set lake care of the gamma ulin program and the 'county's is $4,241. Gamma 'yoibulin is a I. derivative which has found effective against paralysis. morning. Deadline- for Filing was at the close of the day Wednesday at tl(e county school superintendent's office.

Mr. Gr.ccn said. 'The fox are thick, too," he iirfdecl, And recent rains have washed out tracks and otherwise hampered -his trapping opoiu- lions. Mr. Green voiced to chicken and turkey raisers to be especially watchful for wolves in April and May.

"Wolves are denning right now and as soon as those pups gel old enough to wynt meat, (See HU.NTER, Page 7) Money To Add 780 Customers, Improve System A loan of $445,000 been authorized in Washington 'for the Upshur-Rural Electric Co- Op The new money will be used; foi capital improvement in the system and to build 148 miles new lines to connect 780 new customers. J. L. manag- ci announced. These new customers, will be added, all'over the system 'arid bring the total being served to approximately .9,000, Mr.

Johns said-. Counties besides. Upshur to benefit by the loan 'will be CasSj Gregg, Hariison, Camp, Maiion, Rusk, Smith and "We will be putting in voltage regulators give closer vollage tolerances- and run heavier feeder lines throughout the system, to give better' ser- itje," Mr. Johns said. This loan was made for now.

construction --and'plant'additions which will eventually pay for themselves, he said. "The co-op is in good financially for daily operation's but, like any business, mils'! borrow money for capiatl additions," he said. These additions will be like the rest of the system; they must pay out, 1 he added. The Upshur is nno of tho biggest apd oldest in the state. It has its offices in Gil- Castor Bean Seed Goes On Sale Here March 30 Upshur County Production and Marketing Administration office will begin signing contracts and deliveung caster bean seed Monday, March 30.

Sued will be delivered on a first come-first served busts' as long as the initial supply lasts, said Lewis E. Strnc'ener JK, PMA admlnistiative officer here. This first'supply. Is enough to plant appioxmintely 240 acres the sue of last year's crop'. After the initial allocation is used up, planters wilt draw on a reserve set aside for six cpun-, ties this area, A minimum of 1,200 act at.

in castor beans has been iccom-" mended for this yeai's planting Upshur County To have hulling plant located here, it will take 1,200 to 1,500 acres, Mr. Stracener said. Producers wanting to giow beans this, year should lot delay in getting'seed be- the other five counties Will be trying'to get as much of the reserve seed as early as possible in order to beat some other county to the supply. The PMA anticipates that the- demand for castoi planting seed will exceed the supply, ff's Only 235 Shopping Doyi Till Christmas, Boys Now that spring is here and all notions of the winter holiday have left, the Gilmer Dcpailinonl has gotten around to lak- J. C.

Duncan, county trustee- blood at-largo, and Carl Loycl. county been trustee fur Precinct 2, who are running for re-election, had no opposition either. Districts iind candidates are: Coffeeville: Woodrow C. Cavitt and O. B.

Nelson are candidates; E. A. Reed and L. D. HL-TJC are reliring trustees, bnthlebem: Dent Hill is ing down- lights.

the Christmas Red Cross Mobile Unit Collects Ninety Pints Of Blood In Gilmer There were 90 pints less blnod in Upshur County Tuesday afternoon, but is was "lily a temporary loss and a perman- ent gain strength. in our nation's That was the amount of blood and Mrs. Paul Williams were in charge of--this year's volunteer staff that furnished the administrative aid in collecting the- Largest single group of donors were 21 Negro employees didole; A. C. Sharp is retiring donated by residents and col-(all from Dean Lumber Compa- trustee, Glenwood: J.

W. Thomas is jlecled by a mobile Red Cross ny. candidate; Dewey P. Cavitt is retiring trustee. Mings Chapel: Charles Pankhurst is candidati crow of nurses who were at the rock building.

Actually 110 prospective dim-, tirs showed up, but 25 were for i-e-elec- turned down for various rcas- "We would have done it I (ion. Jons after examination by vol- sooner, but haven't had K. ISI Mountain: B. M. Downs junleer nurses and the Red Crossimons and -Miss Ida Sue lime or the weather was aand T.

Griffith are candid-' physiciar- with the crew, Dr. nurses, and James Lawson, had," Chief Roycc H'Jgg'ales for re-election. J. 13. Phillip Williams.

said. tin is candidate for post vacated I Mrs. Perry Gravlcy. Upshur The Red Cross nilrsing crew was composed of Ruth McManus, chief nurse of thc- SKreve- port Defense Blood Miss Ceiia assistant chief nurse; Miss Beatrice Am- Kirst lights were Kred Margraves, who is re- County health unit nurse, said moved Tuesday night at the intersection of Tyler and Highway 271, where Chief Hogg said they were in danger of an oversized truck carrying off some of the uy i. i i lui wuti itt i u- I intiiin itiiu tiring.

this was three more pints thai' Union Grove: Lnyd Towery i were collected last yw. But it is candidate for re-election. Sand Hill: Hayword Jones is candidate for re-election. The I April 4, will be held was far goal which had been set. N.

Shfpperd is Red Cross custodian. Orange juice and soft drinks given to donors before and ter giving blood to keep up their blood sugar level was furnished by the local Red Cross chapter. F.ach donor received small lapel pin shaped like drop of blood program chairman for blood signifying he had donat- thc county and Mrs, J. Perm led..