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Vindicator Editorials 2-A THE VINDICATOR Liberty, Texas, Thursday, December It. 1961 American Funi, Buys 2nd Store CHRISTMAS COLOR The beautiful new lighted bells that adorn Liberty's Christmasv street streamers. plus added litrhts and tinsel, make this citv far more attractive for the Yuletide shopper. Congratulations are due the businessmen for raisin? several hundred dollars to finance the the city for handling the tedious iob of stringing and caring for the colorful streamers. These gailv lighted streets are an invitation not onJv to enter into the happy and grateful spirit of the season but also to do your shopping in Liberty, here stocks are more complete and attractive than ever before.

Like the lights, the owners and clerks in the stores bid you welcome to this friendly shopping center. The beauty of the new lights, incidentally, surely will prompt businessmen to raise money each year to repair and improve the old street to add new ones from year to year. a circlet of lights around the cornice of the courthouse, and a crown of light on the water tower, add appreciably to the Christmas season in our city and in our hearts? DRAINAGE COMING A good start on a liberty area drainage program became a virtual certainty last Saturday. The maiority of voting property owners decreed that in tax bonds shall be issued for the express purpose of draining about 27.000 acres of farm, ranch, residential, business and industrial land. Judging from comments heard before and after the election, the maiority of the opposition came from two kinds of citizens: (1) Those who usuallv oppose a new or increasing tax of any kind, and (2) those are pretty well content to let each individual property owner look after his own drainage problems.

Rut some of the opposition came from those who honestlv feel that the manner in which the district was initiated (through the legislature) was improper: that some of the letral, engineering and other fees are excessive; and that not enough of the bond monev will go into actual construction of draimitre facilities. Ever von involved In makinfr the new district effective will no doubt over to nrove to these honest critics that their fears are groundless. This includes city and county governments as well as attorneys, engineers and the five district directors. It been emphasised frequently by City of Liberty, Liberty Chamber of Commerce, Liberty Industrial Foundation and other croups and lead in tr individuals, that the district is fortunate in having five men of high calibre as directors: Or. A.

L. Delaney. Kenneth Dismukes, Dr. T. 0.

Davis. Buck Eckols and Emile Fontenot. Now that the maiority has spoken, let us irivc these five men. and those who work an opportunity to mitke Liberty County Water Control and Improvement District No. 5 an effective agency for the ultimate benefit of all citizens of the area.

BARGES OX THE TRINITY After beiny briefed bv the late Aman Carter. Will Royers once said that he could shut his eves and hear those steamboats chusrtnny up the Trinitv River. Now Ren H. Carpenter hones confidently to see strings of baryes on the river in nine with his eyes open. In view of delays in past, £Ms prediction bv the president of Trinity Improvement Association may be a bit optimistic.

Rut shipping on the river by 1070 will be a reality if Congress acts on survevs and studies. The Trinity Improvement Association, chambers of commerce and other agencies have been workinor hard on this proiect. Dams built for flood control and municipal water simply will spoed and ease canalization by making flow of the stream more regular. One present need is to convince all of Texas that canalization of the Trinity is in the interest. Ren Carpenter, with the and vision of his late father, is now.

Dallas vitalizing News. that message £he Xibertn tlmiucator Established 1887 C. Smyth Editor-Manaprer Published every Thursday at Liberty, Texas, by The Trinity Publishing J. H. Manthey, J.

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Texas Gnlf Coast Texas Press Assn. Press Assn. TRINITY TRIPPERS Most Significant is the way the new 1 issue of Valiev describes Wednesday, December 19G1. Liberty County and Chambers County are meeting the of thnt date by send ine at least 50 Trinity Valley development advocates to the U.S. Corps of public wHch at 10 a.m.

in the Texas Hotel. Fort Worth. The Trinity Improvement proceeds, in an effective editorial, to tell of the importance and to explain the exact significance of that will be presented at the hearing. the editorial says, Corps of Engineers made a survey and a report to Congress. The result of this sequence of events was the construction of the four upper dams and authorized navigation to Liberty, Texas.

Then as a result of wars and other events this project lay in the 1957 the T.I.A. survey convinced Congress that this proiect very probably was justified, and they authorized the Corps to take a second look. Ifence the words, a new and thorough look at the entire Trinitv program. This work has been going on for three years. of this type is for two purposes: First, it.

gives the interested public an opportunity to learn just what the Corps found out to date and an indication of what the Corps may recommend. It; is not yet final, ail details are not in, but rather than wait until it is too late we can all learn whether we like the, present plans or do not like them. That is why it is very important to us all. the hearing gives the Corps more chance to gather information from the Trinity people. They want to know if we have anv more or any now information to give them.

They want to know if we are generally satisfied with! the direction their work is taking before makiny their final recommendations. this heariny complete this river report? No, it will not. Final decisions are still to be made. Final preparation and editing of tho report will remain to be done. We arc haviny a look at their work in mid-stream, as it were.

Enough work is completed to indicate the ultimate results, but it is not yet late to make changes. very reasonable proceeding, it appears to us, and an opportunity we simply cannot miss. It behooves everyone of us interested in this protect to attend this meeting. We have waited long and worked hard for this day. We are very glad it is coming soon.

We will see vou all OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING An open house will be held Sunday, December 17, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Elder H. Sherman of Lake Charlotte on their 50th wedding anniversary at the home of a son, J. R.

Sherman at Lake Charlotte. Hours will be to 6 p.m. and an invitation is extended to friends through the press. Those attending are requested not to bring gifts. Mr.

and Mrs. Sherman have lived in the same house in the Lake Charlotte community near the Liberty-Ohambrs county line since their marriage 50 years ago. Their four sons, J. It. and A.

G. Sherman of Lake Charlotte, Francis Sherman of Beaumont and Roy Sherman of Baytown, and wives and the 16 grandchildren of the honored couple will share hosts duties for the happy occasion. SCHOOL YULE HOLlimS TO START SOON are divided between disnii-Hinii school for th Christmas Holidays on December 20 and 21. All plan to resume classe- on Tuesday, 2. Liberty, and Hull Da inetta schools will let out next Wednesday afternoon.

Dayton and Hardin schools will dismiss at the end of classes on Thursday, December 21. uil-Daisetta His.it) School will hold no school tomorrow (Friday) because of football state finals at Corsicana. All of the five schools plan to make up the two days missed during Hurricane Carla at the end of the school year. 1 Badly Burned DAYTON Deborah Stewart, 19-month-old baby daughter of VIr. and Mrs.

John Henry Stewart of Low Woods area, was seriously burned Tuesday morn ing when fire destroyed the interior of their home. Deborah suffered burns covering about 2(i per cent of her back. She was rushed to Dayton Memorial Hospital by Mayor Jim Sterling and Police Chief Joe Cabellero it was discovered the hild also had chicken pox. Fire Chief VV. Moreau reported the fire probably started from a stove, investigation is continuing.

TRINITY ContinuedFrom Page One) TOURIST TKU)E DECLINES Business goes where it is invited and stays where it is well treated, and this holds good with the tourist industry. Governor concern over the sagging tourist industry prompted him to call a conference on tourism, held in Austin recently. Over 600 for attended, and after hearing Governor report, they decided to set up a non-profit organization called the Texas Tourist Council, and an organizational meeting was tentatively set for January 10. The sham decline in recent years in the tourist industry can be attributed in a large extent to failure of the state to properly exploit the hundreds of it has for tourists. The tourist industry is the third largest in the nation and 13th in Texas, and it accounts for millions of dollars a I year from out-of-state spenders.

The treatment of tourists in Texas is excellent but our invitation is limited to that done bv various organizations such as hotels, motels and restaurants. These organizations cannot replace a state supported organization set up for the pur-1 pose of attracting tourists, and industry as well. Texas is ahead in many, many wavs and there is no occasion whv it should be lagging in its efforts to attract tourists because of money or the lack of organization. Governor Daniel is to be ed for his efforts in behalf of this move-1 News. sponsible for getting written statements from Liberty County for presentation to Col.

R. P. West, Fort Worth District Fngi- neer, who will be in charge of the hearing. He urges that these statements be made in quintuplicate, on printed letterheads if possible, and that each governmental unit, business, organization and individual represented on the trip should prepare the statements before on the trip. Statements of Interest and cooperation in the Trinity develop- merit are also solicited from those who cannot make the trip.

Purposes of Hearing In his official hearing notice, Colonel West says: to congressional authority, the District. Kngineers, U. S. Army Engineer Districts, Galveston and Fort Worth, have been directed to prepare a comprehensive review of reports on the Trinity River and tributaries, Texas, in order to develop a multiple purpose plan of improvement for the Trinitv River Basin, Texas, in the interest of navigation, flood control and allied The findings and recommendations the Engineers as a result Of the surveys they have been conducting since 1057, plus other information relating to the vast Master Plan for Trinity development, will be presented by the Engineers at the hearing. i ule Program At Sant Houston Por ITA Tuesday An unusual Christmas program will be staged Tuesday, Decern- ber jii at p.m.

in the Sam Hous-j ton School auditorium for thej Liberty Parent-Teachers Associa-; tion, according to Principal Murl Carlton. The meeting was originally planm to be held in the high school auditorium but has beeni changed to the Sam Houston! school for the convenience of thej program participants. A choral reading group of sixth graders will give Bible A nativity scene will be staged; by pre-school children, and Christmas music will be presented. Airs. H.

R. Good row, Mrs. Bill, Wade and Mrs. Charles McManus are ting the event. All parents and friends are! urged to attend.

Baby sitters will be provided for pre-school chil-l uren. DRAINA (Continued From One) on the north, the Raywood Drainage District on the east and the William Harris survey on the south. Property owners within the district will be taxed 36 cents per $100 valuation at the The tax rate will be graduated down to 24 cents before the bonds are retired in 20 years. There-j after, only taxes necessary to maintain the functions will be levied, the directors sav, Baptist TEL Class Sets Offering Goal The Hardin Baptist T.E.L. Sunday School class met at the home of Mrs.

Lizzie Tan ner on December 5. Eleven mem- 1 rs and a guest, Mrs. T. Smith of Houston attended. Mrs, Smith opened the meeting with a prayer and scripture reading.

During the business! meeting a of $32.50 was set its total for individual contributions to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. Gifts were! exchanged and refreshments served. be ac The directors have vised by First of Texas Corporation, the fiscal agents, that they do not have unlimited tax power Dayton Methodists Slate Annual Cantata DAYTON by Holton will be presented by the Choir of the First Methodist Church as their annual Christmas Cantata on December 17 at p.m. at the church. The cantata features a number of duets and bass solo by Vic Jordan.

bring You Good another solo will sung by Mrs. Wayne Hill. American Furrtitiire Company of Tty ha parcmised Furniture in Afiahuac effective December I. Howell Cok-'t, partner in Am etican Furniture, will manage the Anahuac store will remain in Liberty to manage the local business. An invitation is being extended to their friends to visit them then new Anahuac, named Am -rican Furniture Company of Anahuac.

How did peoph fore automobiles, moving pictures? get along, be- radio, TV and Life Lines CPON NATIONAL te Lines y'- AN OLD LINE LEGAL RESERVE STOCK COMPANY DON JOINS BI DDY. GENE Meet Hill Harrod Last week we told you about W. M. (Bill) Harrod, newest P.N. Life salesman.

his latest picture. One of his major activities is Masonry, so like for you to know more about this area of his life. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Cleveland; Chapter and Council, Conroe; Houston Consistory, Houston; president, Trinity Valley Shrine Club, Cleveland; Super Excellent Master, Conroe; Past Patron of Eastern Star, Cleveland (Mrs. Harrod is Past Matron there). And Bill received a Cross Crutch Award from Arabia Temple.

Glad to have vou aboard, Bill! CHRISTMAS trip? If you P.N. stockholders make an unusual holiday trip or if you have a S'ule party of special interest why not send a notation about it to The address: Box 1041, Liberty. Leading the P.N. Life crew is old stuff to Buddy Cope of Vidoi and Gene Brown of Dayton, who tanked first and second, respectively, in last premium totals. With Don Brown, however, a different story, for just now breaking into the "Big for a weekly period so we want to tell you a bit about this handsome former football star.

After starring at Dayton High School and the University of Houston, he was injured while playing halfback in the annual national all-star eollege-pro game. Then he played with four professional Angeles a Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and Houston Oilers. Now hitting the life insurance line with the speed and skill he knew as a half- DON BROWN back so all proud of his steady production, climaxing with third place last week. No as proud of Don, however, as Nancy, the pretty wife he married at her home town in Iowa. IM BUDDY COPE GENE BROWN VENISON BARBECUE GIVEN BY BROWNS Gene and Bernie Brown invited about 00 of their friends, including a number of P.N.

families, to a venison bat beetle at home last Saturday evening. This delightful pre-Christmas event found Barbara, wife, in the hostess role, with Luna lie He. fair lady, and others, helping with the and other preparations. The delicious barbecue was cooked by the Brown brothers, and serving wa1' in the back yard. The menu included potato salad, beans, pickles, olives and cold drinks.

Dominoes, bridge and other plenty of enjoyed after the barbecue by adults and children. Russ' Father III Russ Allen, P.N. Life vice- president and underwriter, was called early this week to Michigan because of the illness of his father. all hoping for your speedy recovery, Russ. PI about what to give a loved one for Christmas Why not a P.N.

Life policy on the tree? ifoyi Support Your Life Company Pete Racki Better Word from A 1 sprung, our salesman at Rye in North Liberty County, brings the glad tidings that A. (Pete) Racki, a P.N. director, is on the road to recovery at his home. The veteran lumberman recently underwent major surgery. The operation was followed by some complications, but these are just about whipped.

Glad to hear it, A I the major share of all life insurance protection in the United States is owned by men, life insurance protection women almost doubled between 1950 and 1960. P.N. shares in this increase. Grandfather Again Dr. E.

R. Richter, the Life medical director, and Mrs. Richter, became grandparents again Sunday, December second time within 10 days. Their son, E. R.

Richter, (Sonny) and his wife, Tish, greeted Ernestine Robyn, weight 7 pounds 7 ounces, at Dayton Memorial Hospital. Tish is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. I).

McGinty, prominent Dayton druggists. All concerned are hale, hearty and happy. The first recent arrival was announced in two weeks ago Kristi Lyn, daughter of Sammy Roberts of the home office staff and Mar gel, the daughter. Double congratulations to all. VATIOYAT- bs IXSI COMMX TM Support Your Fire Company 1414 MELROSE BUILDING, HOUSTON 2, TEXAS Tom Collins, President Phone CApital 8-5237 and are published weekly for the benefit of stockholders of Production National Corporation, Production National Life Insurance Company a Production National Fire Insurance Company.

Advertisement NUGGETS OF WISDOM Gleaned From Great Minds Take Christ out of Christmas, and December becomes the bleakest and most colorless month of the A. F. Wells. Christmas is not just a day, an event to be observed and speedily forgotten. It is a spirit which should permeate every part of our William Park.

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings with toys at Ohristmastide. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stock- ings with K. Chesterton. He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a Roy L. Smith.

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