The Gilmer Mirror from Gilmer, Texas • Page 1

YOUR TRADES APPRECIATION DAY IS NOW SATURDAY WINDOW SHOP WITH MIRROR ADS THEN SHOP IN GILMER VOL. 76, NO. 47 GILMER. UreilUR COUNTY, TF.XAS, THUfiSDAY? MAY 1953 PAGES THIS WEEK TEN CENTS A COPV A FAST PUT OUT on this ruuf top fire was made possible lij 1 two Gilmcr citizens who spotted it did wiin.tliini> about it. At left is garden liusc .1.

T. filasco used on the Thursday afternoon blaze. On the roof are members of the fire Photo. Garden Hose Helps Put Out Roof Blaze Two alert citizens using a garden hose snuffed out what might have been a damaging fire in Gilmcr Thursday afternoon. Hugh Knowles along with J.

both with of Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, were in the 500 block of W. Cuss when Mr. Glasco noticed smoke curl-, ing off the roof of the home of Doss Owens Dies Unexpectedly At His Home Sunday William Doss Owens, GO, died unexpectedly at 9 a.m. Sunday at his residence north of Gilmer. Mr.

Owens was a farmer and Baptist and a native of East Mountain. He had made his home in Upshur County continuously since 1337. He married the' former Lillian Slaylon, who survives him. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, May II, from' the Croley Chapel with the Rev.

Obie Baker officiating. Burial was in the City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Hollins, C. H. Robinson.

Charles Lindsey, James Still, Busier Calveri and Frank Williams Jr. Also surviving are three sons, Perry Leon Owens of Gladewa- ler, Jack and George Owens, both of Gilmcr; a daughter, Mrs. Ola Mae Reeves of Lone Mountain; five grandchildren; three brothers, Calvin, Tode and Dago Owens, all of White Oak: five sisters. Mrs. Ola Phillips of Gladewater, Mrs.

Lula Bell and 'Mrs. Eunice Wright, both of White Oak, Mrs. Myrt Latham of. Marshall and Mrs. Dcssie Freeman of Chalk Hill; and a half-sister, Mrs.

Meadie Mayficld of Darco. City Street Paving Project Complete Gilmcr will have a "new street" within 30 clays when paving is expected to be completed on Titus City Manager Gene Gajlin said. He estimated, that or more of the current city street paving project is now finished When completed, Gilmer will have about 14 miles of paved streets and only a few unpaved stretches will be left. This project xvill cost $104,000 with the city paying for one-third of the paving on the streets and all of the intersections and property owners paying for the curbs, gutters and one-third of the paving in front of their property. The work was started last November.

Osbornc Powers, 517 W. Cass. Mr. Knowles spotted.a garden lose lying in the yard. He tok Mr.

Glasco lo hook it up while went lo call the fire dcpart- menl. They were- pulling water 01 roof top as the fire depart- nent arrived. Damage wa; confined to a small area of the, and would be less than $50 Fire Chief Royce Hogg said. 'Those men did exactly Chief Hogg remarked "Don't delay calling the fire department even though you are 'ighting the fire yourself. It could get out of control and valuable minutes would have been wasted," he added.

Mr. Powers was asleep in his louse and did not know about the fire until Chief Hogg and other firemen dropped through the attic after going through the hole burned in the roof to trace fire's origin. Chief Hogg said the fire apparently started from an.ember jlown from a neighborhood lire which landed on the wood shingles. Committee Lists War Dead Graves For Memorial Bay This year's Memorial Day observance plans are being made jy a special committee headed by Cilmer School Superintendent B. R.

Richardson. As lias been done in past years, on May SO, American Legion and VFW members will lonor every hmnvn Upshur bounty war dead by placing a flag on tlie grave. Public services will be held in the City Cemetery at 7 a.m. O'thor members of this year's Memorial Day committee include Frank Smith, Ramah Hudson, County Judge H. L.

Elwcll and Bruce Morris. The committee lias listed below known graves in the interest of revising, adding to or correcting it. Anyone wishing to make any change or addition should contact, any member of the committee. City Cemetery (old cemetery): Luther Creath Smith, Norman Scgler, Hal Crosby Walton, B. G.

Fowler, Henry W. Pearson, Leo F. Eberhart, Oscar Simpson, William L. Wilson, William AJex Glass. Charles T.

Radley, Henry Dee Magrill, Henry C. Taylor, Thomas W. Chandler, J. Crawford, Roger Fenlaw, G. H.

Black, Charlie Ross Hogg, Troy D. Vivian, Jiminic- Lawrence, Marcus J. Gram', Evan R. Friddle, Joseph H. Simpson, Charles W.

Robertson, Sam J. Still. Willie Lee Crosby, William'T. Wallace, Joe 11. Davis, Sampson f.

Davis, Elias Odon, Nick Hodges. J. H. King, C. S.

Hefner, Wm. J. Tucker. City Cemetery (new cemetery): A. M.

Connally Jas. E. Shcllon, Billy J. Carter, Rudolph Lee, Barchal F. Richey, Joseph E.

Thwealt, Jesse E. Pillman. Joe Charles Massey, George W. Davis, C. L.

Murric, L. D. Flowers, Doyd Crosby, W. T. Black, Woodrow W.

Clcm- (Scc COMMITTEE, Page 2) Thunderstorms Lash County Area With Hail And Rain, Brief Twister AT FIRST METHODIST Family Week Program Draws Record Crowd The First Methodist Church of Uihr.cr climaxed its observance of National Christian Family Week with a family dinner Thursday night in the Briggs Room. The occasion brought out the largest number of persons ever I to attend a dinner at the church, 1 and was pronounced a resounding success by the Rev. Carlos Davis, pastor. In charge of arrangements was the committee for family week, Mrs. Leonard Pickitt, Romiu Bishop and Ralph Michael.

Each Uiblo had a hostess who was responsible for an arrangement of spring flowers. A singsong and the showing of a religious movie followed the meal. Each family brought a basket supper. Family 'week was observed also on Mother's Day and on the preceding Sunday, and another feature of the week was a Christian Family Conference at the church on May 4. Mirror Wins Two Second Place Awards At Meet The Mirror was awarded second prize.for general excellence and second place for its editorial page at tiie North and East Texas Press Association meeting held in Jacksonville Friday and Saturday.

First place winner for general excellence in the contest for weeklies in towns of or more population to the Oak Cliff Tribune. Contest judges were journalism students at Sputhcn Methodist University. Willis Green Is Back In States, Calls Mother Maj. Marion Willis Green, one of the returned Korean war prisoners, called his mother, Mrs. I.

W. Green of Gilmcr, Saturday evening and assured her he was all right. He called by long-distance telephone from where lie was with his wife and three children. "He got there about noun Saturday and had to go back to the hospital Sunday," Mrs. Green said.

His mother did not ask him what hospital and he did not tell her. She presumed it somewhere in California. Hi told her he would visit "home' as soon as he was able. Mrs Green said. Cranfill Cox Sr, Describes Service Of Rotarians Here Cranfill H.

Cox Sr. was ii charge of the Gilmer Rotarj Club program Friday. He pasl presidents and charter members of the club and described the service rendered by each and by the club as a whole. Mr. Cox left for New York Wednesday lo hoard ship for Paris where he and his wife will attend the Rotary International convention May 24-23.

They will go on a lour of several European countries. GILMtCK I'-TA OKFICKIIS take purl in Installation ceremonies held ul (lit- high school last week. School Superintendent It. It. Kiclmrdsun is at left.

Officers are Mrs. John Hill, secretary; Cinly president iwitl now second virc-prcslilwilj'Mrs. Kit first vice-president; anil liil Herrmann, Stiulio. Lon Lawrence's Barn Smashed By Twister Earlv Snndav afternoon W. A.

red an east 'window out of the EDDIE itonniNS DRAFTED F.ddio Hobbins, 20, ambulance driver and helper at Croley Funeral Home, left Tuesday for Greenville lo report to bis draft board for induction i later this week. (Lon) Lawrence settled down in front of a south window in his home on the Gladowalcr highway, three miles south of Gilmer. had jusl finished eating a Mother's Day dinner with his wife and her two daughters who were visiting them. The daughters hail brought along their children, four in all, including two babies. About I p.m.

Mr. Lawrence noticed what he called a "ball of smoke" form and across the highway toward a hackberry tree about south of his home. The wind had been high and bhick clouds already covered the "sky. Tin 1 wind rose velocity and suddenly Mr. Lawrence saw the hackbei ry tree go down when Ihe "ball of smoke" reached it.

Mr. Lawrence did not say anything to the women. He stared at the swirling wind. In minute or two the ball of twisting wind edged tlie house. With a splintering sound il tumbled the garage around Mr.

Lawrence's Fifth Grade To Give Annual Operetta At High School Auditorium Tonight The fifth grade of the Gilmcr Elementary School will present "Make-Believe Magic," its annual 8 p.m. Thursday at the high school auditorium. Admission will he 5U cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Funds will be.used to buy a jungle gym for the school rounds. The operetta is about Indians, pirates and pioneers.

It begins with a group of students who have been given Saturday morning tasks to do, grumbling about the dullness of life. One of the girls, played by Judy Dalrymple. suggests that things were more interesting in pioneer clays. In the following scene has- develops when the children lake on Ihcir make-believe roles. The pirates bribe the Indians and force the pioneers to dig Tor treasure, but everything urns out happily and the pioneers are avenged.

'The children decide work can be tyore fun willi make-believe. Soios will be sung by Judy Dalrymple, Jackie Mcgginsoii, who plays Ihe pirate chief; and Jim Karl McPock, who plays Capl. David ISrave. Other members of the cost are Bobby Parsons, pirate first male; James G. Richardson, Dig Chief War Horse; Mack Mullican.

pioneer man, George Nachmaii, pioneer man; Hlenda Fcnnell, Indian maid; Jerry liailey, pirate second male. Directors are Mrs. Ola Haines, Mrs, James Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McClclland.

Mrs. Lawrence did not see Ihi: twister because about Ihe timi it struck the front door blew ipen. She was at the front of Ihe house shoving the door shut is lliu wind turned the barn I he rear of the house into kindling wood. Tension was in the house the wind howled. Robert, I'ive- vear-old son of Mrs.

lleba Lu- inau of Tyler, began crying. Tin women were worried but dit not know how close house lliey were in came to being hi by the twister until II. was over "Then wi. 1 really did start li worrying about what cotili have happened." salrl Mrs. Lawrence, In the house with the Lawrences were Mrs.

Lumaii; hoi daughter, Patricia, Itoberl; Mrs. C. Baxter of Pillsburg (See LAWRENCE, Pago (1) Another crash came and with it the destruction of well-built barn. The twishir flung of Ihe corrugated roof anil sides of the buildings northward down a slope; to Lawrence's Luke. Other pieces sailed through the air across the lake, some of them landing 5(11) to 700 feet away.

All this happened within live minutes. As the Iwi.sler brushed pasl. the Lawrence home, the vacuum it created outside. 1 suck- Top Secret Doings At Junior High Gym Ah air of mystery surrounds the Gilmer Jiuiioi High School gymnasluiT this week as busy Gllmci High make rciidj for tin: annual junior-senior banquet at 8 p.m. Friday.

i The theme of the banquet, is being kept secrel, but dropper by tlie juniors indicate i will lie a gay affair. Class sponsors arc Mr: Leo Hart, Mrs. Futiel Jones, Grnvor Bishop J. 13. Humphries.

Retail Merchants Meeting Set Today In Courtroom Thl! Retail CKIIIiniltei: of-the Chamber "I C'nin- inerce lias called a special meeting and invited all id merchants to attend p.m. Thursday in Ihe district com iro'im. were sent by Hie committee, but anyone who was i missed has an invitation 11 through Ibis niilic'-, the com miUec said. The m'-et Corn, Gardens And Buildings Hit, Rain Totals 3.02 Inches three clays of thunderstorms lashed Upshur County with a crop-riddling mid window-smashing haiUlorm, inches of continuous rain and a'freakish twister this week. Wind and lightning accompanied the stormy weather and put in a jittery mood after news of the Waco and San AJigolo The hailstorm, which struck about p.m, Sundasyjicat lown gardens and early corn in in eastern section of the county neluding Thornton City, Indian Rock, New Uethlchem, New Di- iria, with Stamps at the north and Glemvood at the southern edge of the area affected.

The twister boiled up about 1 7.111. Sunday three-miles "south if Gilmer on Highway 271 and lestroyed a barn and garage, as iwner W. A. (Lon) Lawrence watched from inside his home. 'H" looked like a ball of Lawrence said.

Pieces the buildings were jliiwn into and across Lawrence's Lake and the twister'pulled I window off the east side of 1 house. Three days of rains sent 13lg ind I little Cypress Creeks out if their banks Wednesday inor- ilng and all hinds'were covered in the county. Lightning kept folks on edge most of Sunday and a terrific boll in the middle of Ihe'after- noon jolted Gilmer residents around the city hall, Lightning sti lick a wire clothesline leading from the city hall lo a pole and caused a crack In Ihe building. Some county residents scurried for their sturm cellars. Sheriff Orear Watson was most of the night Monday am Tuesday palrolintl and on the lookout for tiny wind damage.

A (ornadlc condition existed along a line from Tyler ti: Longvk'W around noon Tuesday and Upshur County warily eyed an ugly, fast-moving cloud about thai, time which passed overhead from west lo east. County Agent T. B. Lewis, who surveyed the hail damage, said Carl Loyd's place appoured the hardest hit bccaUse'his corn and castor beans had been planted 'earlier than most, "Twenty acres of Ills corn, some of the prettiest in Ihi. county, ib nearly all ruined and 1(1 acres of castor beans probably will have to be re-planted," Mr.

Lewis said. Mr. Lnyd's garden crops also were ruined. Castor bean lost in general mil as great. first.believed because the majority (if plantings have just come up and were not affected Mr.

Lewis. At. Thornton City, of tin. poaches in the area were knocked off trees. Mat Tillinnii, a farmer in this area, suffered severe losses.

Cabbages hit by hailstones (See STORMS, Paged) Weather Data Kiilnfnll Sunday, May 10 .113 Monday, May 11 .07 May 12 l.BB Total for week up to (i a.m. Wednesday 3.02 Total since May 1 3.11! Temiiurutiirv.s Thursday, May 7 'riday, May 8 Saturday, May High Low 71 )6 118 fill 1)7 tiO 110 OB Monday, May 11 82. OB Tuesday, May 12 70 GO 13 SB Kiwanions Meet if District Governor At Dinner Here Kiwiininns and their wives I nun Ciilmcr and eight oilier East Texas cities in Division XIII officially met their Texas- Oklahoma District Governor Bailey Climile, id. a dinner luld In Crihnci Wednesday night. Almost 200 'the affair held In-the HEA auditorium, In addition the talk by Governor Clioate, Lieutenant.

Governor Merrill H. Gibson of Longvicvt piLbtnl tliL thtilei lo the. division's newest club, Lone Slat came from clubs at Longviow, Tuxarkami, Marshall, Ml, Pleasant, Pittsburg, Big Sandy and Cliirksvlllu, Lone Slur. Entertainment was furnished by Johnny Gnolsby, who was iccompohiLd by Miss Billy Joy ooKbj Hi img 'Avi irio Gilius on piogiam vvuc lack Slokib Llmci Lischlnjiu ind Hi Mll'c 1 nhei Jusliu Kurlx-was toaslrntisler and Judge W. Melnlosh guve the invocation after a pledge of illegiuncu wns led by Luoney I mdsiy Mi Gibson mtiodutcd Chonlo, Governor Chortle is fin aulo- i obilf dealt i Ltwatci md i munbci ol th Itxas I1 ul tu Softly Commitlu lieutenant governor of Kl- -vinls Omsion XII election us district governor WELL DONE, THOU FAITHFUL SERVANT Bible Parable Of Talents Lifts New Diana Church Mortgage Hy SAM LOOKING SOUTH inward (he courthouse along (he new section of Titus Street, Gilincr residents will soon Imvc an- iilhcr paved sired.

This Is Ihe longest stretch of the current paving project which will give the city 11 miles of pnvcil slrcels when I'luito. Womon Injured When Cor Overturns On Highway 80 Ml 1 Henry Rogers, wife uf a Georgia preacher, received a broken collar bone and body bruises Tuesday afternoon when the car her husband was driving turned over on Highway BO east ul Big Sandy. She was taken to a Sandy hospital. The accident occint'Od during a rain and on a curve east of the railroad underpass. T.

C. Conid, Negro, and resident of James, was killed Sunday when he apparently lost control of his car on Highway 20 four miles north of Longview. Tin: Thomas IX O'N of tin' New Diiina Moth j.si. Church, who sun' out a cent ui'ies-old parable IMIUCC Sfll'l. I of vital importance for all from the liiblc to work in the mer the committee MHh century, this i wa- Hii 1 happiest pit 11 In i in East Texas, He lifted tin 1 mortgage off his Hum a year of rvice by applying tin ic.ihli jnf the talents, found in tin 1 Mill li'luipter of Matthew In I hi: Ilib- wasn't noney.

Hut the inoi lyagc in (tie ehiireli worried the Uev. Mi 1 NI il in I Si ptembi.T In ill i nliil to pay it off. He didn't know how, but he knew his liible He went to Gilmrrr and talked with Leslie Hlount, president of i'-'ithi I 1 list National He (See HIHI Page (i) Mr. Birdsong Sets Recital Monday In Longview 1 Jr. will give a recital on the l.acy Memorial Organ First Uaptisl -Church in Ihi; Mr.

went llown tn the Gillm i iiiUlini: and I A 1011 ition with a SfiOO check in his hand In make the final payment on the mortgage. When In; handed it the Long-, view Monday. May at. 11: (he check lo Leslie Hlount. vici p.m.

There will he no chaiiic. I of the iiwux i itlnn Hit The program will include i incident climaxed a hint by Handel, two rlmral ''nlful year of serviu fo 1 tin preludes by Hacli. "Sleeper, young pii'itur. and God, 1 When ho was callid tu UK ciful lo Ml 1 Choral III hy church as its pastor in June of last th'T church was in debt. owed about $3,000 Franck.

"Landscape in Mist" by Karg-Elerl, "The Fountain" by Fletcher. in P-ice" by Scworby and "Toccata" by the chinch building and on Ihe parsonage. Tlie congregation was small, I.KSI.IH HI.OUNT, left, nrcsldirnl of the First National Rank hnnils Kuv. Thninns I). O'Neill, niislor of the New Dinmt MflhculKt Church, Ihe HKirlRiiRc on the new church build- in In cxcliaiiKc for the fiiud payment on the (iclri Thursday hy the Stiulio,.