The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1950 Page: 1 of 6
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DALLAS C O UNIX 'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER
IN ITS 67th YEAR—NO. 14
MESQUITE, TEXAS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1950
Two Fires Destroy Thousands40f Dollars
Worth Of Property Bn 30 Minutes Time
is
Fires damaged the Davis Maxwell
house south of town and destroyed
the Wesley Tucker home, at Tripp
during the week end.
The farm home of Mr. and Mrs.
Tucker, occupied partly by Mrs. Bet-
ty Compton and son, Roy, was burn-
ed Friday. The Tuckers lost their
household effects and clothing.
Some of the furnishings and clothes
belonging to Mrs. Compton were sal-
vaged. She was visiting in Tyler at
the time, and her son was at work. ,
The house persumably caught fire
from grass and shrubbery burning
on the school campus, across the
road, it was said. Shade trees and a
pecan tree in the yard were ruined.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker expressed
thanks to the fire department, neigh-
bors and school children who worked
J. H. Weeks Returns To
Grocery Business
Johnny Weeks is back in the gro-
cery business. This time he wili be
associated with his son, Billy, who
is resigning his position with Pru-
dential Life Insurance Company,
effective November 1.
Mr. Weeks purchased Bates gro-
cery Monday. He plans to run the
business in the same friendly man-
ner which gained him many satisfied
customers in the ten years he owned
and operated Week’s Grocery and
Market from 193 6-46.
Mrs. Weeks, who will assist in the
store as before, says we will have
delivery service. The Weeks plan to
remodel, add new fixtures and install
a frozen foods unit. The store will
be open daily 7 to 7, except Satur-
days—then until 9 p.m.
The Weeks moved to Mesquite in
1935. Mr. Weeks worked a year in
Hervey Hodges Food Store, before
going into business for himself. Billy
graduated from high school here,
and later married Miss Mary Hester
Short.
H. E. Bates, owner of the Bates
Grocery for four years, said they
have no announcements at this time,
but they plan to continue living in
Mesquite. They own their home here.
to save the out-houses. The residence
was too far gone when the fire de-
partment arrived.
The garage, breezeway and a ma-
jor portion of the Davis Maxwell
home went up in smoke Saturday
morning about 11 o’clock. Maxwell
and a brother-in-law, Doll Dickson
were trimming shrubbery on the
northside of the house, Mrs. Maxwell
and her daughter, Merle Janis, her
mother and Mrs. Dickson, were in
the kitchen, when the fire was dis-
covered. Flames were everywhere.
Mrs. Maxwell got the Buick car out
of the garage, and Merle Janis got
her saddle out.
But the Maxwells lost all of their
clothes. Davis, in white cover-alls,
said he didn’t have a suit to wear.
All of their personal effects were
burned.
The $150 0 insurance hardly cover-
ed the clothes. An estimate of $73 00
to rebuild the house was made
Thursday. Maxwell’s camera and
Rites Monday For
Mrs. Addie Warren
PRICE—TEN CENTS
Mrs. Adide Warren died Sunday,
2 p.m. at a Dallas hospital.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs.
Jackie Marie Hetherington, two sis-
ters, Mrs. Vivian Ketchersid, Vern-
on; Mrs. Lois Hart, Mesquite; and
an aunt, Mrs. Dorsey Witty, Mes-1
quite.
Mrs. Warren had been in and out
of the hospital, ill with leukemia, for
three months.
Born in Johnson County, June 22,
19 00 ,the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hardy Collie. After her parents
death she came to live with her
aunt, Mrs. Dorsey Witty. After her
marriage she continued to live at
Reinhardt. All of her life she lived
there and in the Macedonia commui-
ty. She was a member of the Metho-
dist Church.
During the war she stayed with
her daughter in Dallas while her son-
in-law was overseas. When he re-
turned she moved to Mesquite to
make her home again with Mrs. Wit-
ty.
' Mrs. Warren was a quiet, unas-
E. Remington, Father
Of Mrs. Wilkinson, Dies
^Mr. and Mrs. Bates came here from
Dallas. They have three children,
Nawona. and Jack, both employed at
the Republic National Bank in Dal-
las, and Kenny Ott, in the 7th grade.
Fans May Go On
Special Train With
Mesquite School Band
The Mesquite senior high band
will attend the SMU-Oklahoma A&M
game in the Cotton Bowl Saturday,
October 14, Frank Greenhaw, direc-
tor announced.
The junior amd senior bands will
be guests of the University of Texas
Longhorn Band for the UT-Univers-
ity of Arkansas game at Austin Octo-
ber 21.
The bands, and parents and
, friends will leave on a special train
for Austin For information contact
Mr. Greenhaw or E. H. Hanby.
The band will parade in Austin
and compete with other bands for a
trophy given to the best marching
and playing band. The young musici-
ans will tour the capitol, and will
play at the half during the game.
$400 worth of a aluable slides were | suming woman, always happy when
destroyed. All of the electrical at- j helping or doing something for her
tachments were damaged—practical-1 friends and neighbors,” it was said
of her.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day, 2 p.m. at McCullough Chapel.
The Rev. Fred Broyles and the Rev.
Charles Workman officiated. Inter-
ment was in Restland Memorial
Park. Pallbearers were Otis Cox, Wil-
son Wiseman, Alton Hockaday, Byr-
on Stalcupp, C. H. Hetherington and
Mr. Ditch.
ly everything in the house Avas ruin-
ed. The Hammond organ was “sav-
ed.”
The Maxwells built their home a
good many years ago, and have add-
ed, enlarged and redecorated it,
through the years. They had just
spent $2000 on it. In 30 minutes fire
caused a $13,000 loss as reported
by an insurance advisor.
“I want to praise them to the
skies,” Maxwell said about the Mes-
quite Volunteer Firemen. “The vol-
unteers had to fight under the most
hazardous circumstances — flames
had destroyed the garage and had
enveloped the house by the time they
got there.”
MaxAv,ell and his family are Arery
grateful for the spontaneous assist-
ance of the public—friends from all
denominations have rallied to their
aid.
Students Begin
Public Relations
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jones honored
their son, Tommy, with a surprise
birthday party Thursday evening
September 28 on his 18th birthday. ’
Asters in various shades decorated
the house. Forty-two and dominoes
were played. Ice cream and cake were
served some 55 guests, several of
whom were from Dallas.
EdAvard Remington, S4, of Arling-
ton died Friday evening at Fort
Worth hospital, Avhere lie had been
since Thursday. He had suffered a
heart attack in January but his death
Avas unexpected.
Survivors are his Avife, Mrs. Rose
Remington; a daughter, Mrs. W. L.
Wilkinson of Mesquite; tAvo grand-
children, Mrs. Virgil Dean, College
Station, and Miss Linda Sue Wilkin-
son.
The last of a family of nine child-
ren, Mr. Remington was born in
Venton, Iowa August 19, 18 66. He
and Mrs. Remington celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary last
-April. He had lived in Texas 45
years. He Avas employed by the Katy
Railroad, until he lost a hand in line
of duty 23 years ago. Since then he
has lived in the farm at Arlington.
He was a life-long member of the
Magnolia Avenue Christian Church
in Fort Worth. His fraternal organi-
zations included Masonic Order, Ord-
er of Railroad Conductors and Rail-
Avay Trainmen.
He loved livestock, and personally
cared for his own cows and horses.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting as a
youngster. He had planned to go to
Lake Texhoma this Aveek end.
Mr. Remington and his wife spent
most of a year Avith their daughter
in Mesquite some twenty-four years
ago. He had many friends here. A
large number attended the funeral in
Arlington and the services at the
grave.
Funeral services Avere held Sun
day, 2 o’clock at Moore’s Funeral
Chapel in Arlington. The Rev. L. B.
Jenkins of Forney officiated, assisted
by the Rev. James Frost. Mrs. Char-
les Hood sang “In The Garden.”
Pallbearers were Billy Barron,
Robert Miller, George Lee, Ralph
Courtney, Jack Blackwell, Arlington,
and Grover Meadows of Denison.
Burial was in Mesquite Cemetery.
SkeetersOpenConfereneeTiay
AsJ ffey^InvaiTCoi^erriiou
Tonight, the Mesquite Skeeters > conference game, it will be the Bec-
will play thier first conference game ond for the Colts. The Colts downed
of the season as they invade the ter- Hillcrest 4S to 6 in
ritory of the Arlington Colts. This is
one of the toughest games the Skeet-
ers will have to play this season.
Mrs. Lou Kemp, Rose
Hill Resident, Dies
Mrs. Lou Dossett Kemp, 78, or
Rose Hill died Saturday at her home
after a lingering illness.
.Survivors are four daughters, Mrs.
Mattie McAlpin, Mrs. Bill Laird, Mrs.
Walter Denton, Rose Hill; Mrs. Sue
Valenline, Oklahoma; three sons,
John, Dallas; Alfred and Ben of
Rose Hill; 16 grandchildren; 12
great grandchildren.
Born in Arkansas, Mrs. Kemp
came to Rose Hill as a child. She
belonged to the Rose Hill Christian
Church. She Avas the widow of Andy
Kemp.
Funeral services Avere held Mon-
day, 10 a.m. at Rose Hill Christian
Church. The Rex. Mix of Garland
officiated. Mrs. Mix sang special
songs. Burial was in Grove Hill
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jimmy
^Tucker, Grady Kemp, Otis and Ray
Denton, Edward Raglin, Lloyd and
Elton Calmes and Calvin Wiser.
At the request of Supterintendent
T. H. McDonald, the Student Coun-
cil Avill provide a student host or
hostesses for each period of the
school day to receive guests of the
School. A desk will be provided near
the entrance for the registration of
guests and also to provide a place
where the student host can study
when not serving a guest.
A number of the better high
schools of the state provide this type
of service for guests of the school.
The guest is to be made welcome,
and his needs looked after. Every
courtesy will be extended to the
guest on arriving as Avell as when
leaving the school building.
This service established by the
Student Council will make it easy
for parents to find teachers whom
they wish to see, easy to contact a
son or daughter, and to get other in-
formation desired. To representatives
from business and industry, this will
be a time saAring service.
This step by the Student Council
is not entirely for the guests of the
school. It is a teaching deAdce where
by the student learns to meet the
public and to render a serArice to it.
Yet in this learning process, the
public feels according to McDonald
that it has been well served by the
student host. The Student Council
is anxious to render every possible
serAdce to the school and community.
This service shows a keen apprecia-
tion on' the part of the Council in
good Public Relations.
Mrs. G. K. Ellis Dies
At Reinhardt
Mrs. G. K. Ellis, great aunt of Mrs.
Clayton Anderson, died Monday at
her home in Reinhardt.
SurA-ivors are five daughters, Mrs.
R. H. Shipley, Mrs. Burton Wiseman,
Mrs. Earl Tresp, Mrs. J. T. Compton,
Mrs. Jess Haynes; three sons, Tom-
mie Ellis, Jeff Ellis, Alva Ellis;
thirty-one grandchildren; fourteen
great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were with
Williams Funeral Home, Garland.
Mrs. Travis Mitchell is in St. John
Hospital, Ft. Worth following an at-
tack of appendicitis Friday. She is
reported to be doing nicely. Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Roberts, Annie Mae Rob-
erts, Mr, and Mrs. George Roberts
of Mesquite and Mrs. Flossie Brewer
visited her Saturday.
Mesquite Is A Long Way From Germany
But Col/Whites’ Texas Drawl {Recognized
“What part of Texas are you from?”
legging^™. ia°ket' M“e »“*• *»* "Hite
fp ioi , . * of Mesquite, as he led him through the
feudat palace mto the presence of Prince and Princess Thnrnun^is
Europe one of the few remaining courts in
niurope today. The inquistive servant had gained a knoAvledee of Tpv^
COI Whftr,SOne,rh°f in a — °a«as, curing War „
r, 0l: ^hlte and hls family returned from Germany in July He
ad served as a deputy district chief, then a district chief, first with the
OUice of Military Government United States and later with the Military
BaVar‘a- H‘S ‘aSk Was the organization of the civil gov"
nment. He Avas stationed a.t Nurnburg, Wuerzburg, Augsburg and Reg-
ensburg, after a year in Berlin. S g d Ke&
Mrs White and the children, Nancy and Sam, sailed for Europe on
uTZTr;hZ" 1948■ AU rm “ America, the iar^st
TT Whlte’ native of Minnesota, Avas educated in Portland, Orgeon and
the University of Pennsylvania. He and Mrs. White, the former Miss Helen
Duncan of Dallas, whom he met in New York, came to Texas when they
man led m 192S. He was in England, Africa and Italy during War II He
moved his family to Mesquite after the war so as to be near his work at
the Federal Correctional Institution at SeagovIIIe. A specialist in parole
work, White was loaned to the War Department by the Justice Depart-
ment for assignment in Germany.
... . Asked what a day’s work included—he said that he met German
0 icials, advised with the population on the enforcement of the'laAvs and
explained to the people the ways of democracy.
He said, Ave fraternized officially and socially with the Germans, ad-
vising the U. S. authorities on the political and economic conditions, and
the capabilities of the officials. As a liason between the military and Ger-
man people, he told of calling on officials constantly.
Colonel White sighed Avhen he remembered the day he attended the
01 dination of the bishop at Wursburg. The religious ceremonies began at 8
o clock. He said, “I left at 11: 45 and they Avere not over then.”
White said Germany is corrupt. The people, generally speaking,
hoAvever, like the Americans. But, the United States is not getting a dollar’s
worth of value for a dollar spent in Germany. “We’re pouring money doivn
a rat hole,” he continued, as he mentioned the fact tha.t the U. S. either
»ave. back too many controls to the Germans or did not keep enough.
He said, they should haA'e been put on their oivn, and been made “to
scramble for themselvesi.” As it is, they are as if they had a crutch_when
something goes wrong, they come running to the Americans.”
America is failing in not making a greater effort to find out what
the Germans are thinking, he remarked. American and German families
are not mixing together as families. Mrs. White interrupted to say, at
■women’s meetings, the German women sat on one side, or in groups, apart
from the American women. There was not the friendly exchange of light
conversation at gatherings.
What about the future?—If I knew that ansAver I Avouldn’t be here,
he quickly said. The 4 or 5 political parties in the American zone will have
to unify for the Germans to become strong. There is always danger from
the Soviet zone. If the People’s Police organization (Qommunistsj become
better-organized—they are not too well organized now—anything could
happen.
Conditions are improAdng over there, he said. When I arrived in
Germany in 19 48 a carton of cigarettes was selling for 75 marks. By July
this year the price had dropped to 16 to 18 marks. The price of bric-abrac,
antiques, and other treasures varies with supply and demand. In Berlin
they are cheaper—fewer people get into that zone. Some sharp operating
merchants have become wealthy, but not the professional people who “lost
their shirts” in the Avar. Industry is coming back. Germans have freedom
to travel and cross borders.
But the big lack in Germany today is Credit. Banks and insurance
The Colts are rated by most sports
Avriters to win the District 12-A Con-
ference title. Although some favor
the Irving Tigers, all agree that the
question of the conference champion-
ship will be settled when the Colts
and Tigers clash.
A brilliant run last week by Mc-
Cutchin upset our prediction but Ave
are going to predict defeat again this
week for the Skeeters. We predict
that the Skeeters .Avill fail to bring
home a victory by two touchdowns.
This is a big margin but the Colts
are a big and poAverful bunch of lads.
While the Skeeters were fighting the
Terrell Tigers to 13-13 draw, the
Colts were romping over Laneri of
Fort Worth, 51-13.
This is Arlington’s first year to
play in District 12-A. Arlington Avas
added to the district this year bring-
ing the number of teams to seven.
District 12-A, which has. always
been one of the toughest districts in
the 12-A set-up is filled with neAV
coaches this year and some up-sets
can be counted on. Maybe this Avill
be one of them but dont’ count on it.
The Arlington Colts bring the con-
ference traditional prestige since
they won the District 11-A title last
year. The coming of Arlington into
the 12-A fold also promises to bring
additional sleepless nights to oppos-
ing coaches, not mentioning the sad-
dening of the hearts of fans from
other schools.
Arlington Avill take the field with
a 22 man squad. ,Of this squad seven
are lettermen from last year’s squad.
The majority of the others saw some
service last year. Arlington will have
another advantage in the fact that
they are meeting the Skeeters on
their home field.
Included in this squad will be
four of the best backfield men in
the state “A” loop: Charles Marshall,
185-pound hefty, Rusty Gunn, Ray-
mond Glasgow and Larry Davault.
Marshall, especially, was declared by
many experts as one of the outstand-
ing backs in the state last season.
While Mesquite has scored 8 4
points to her opponents 38, Arling-
ton has run up an impressive total
of 146 points to 31 for her oppo-
nents.
While this will be Mesquite’s first
Continued n Page 6
Miss Criswell Crowned
Football Sweetheart
Miss Durstine Criswell, senior, was
croAvned football sweetheart Friday
night at the half in the Terrell-Mes-
quite ballgame.
The Junior high band formed an
honor guard on the 50-yard line, as
the senior high band Avent into a
heart formation in the center of the
field. As the SAveetheart came fyom
the press box, she Avas met by Coach
Porter and co-captains Robinson and
Luraley and escorted to the center of
the heart, where she Avas crowned
footbalLsweetheart and presented a
bouquet of flOAvers.
The runners-up in the race for
sweetheart were introduced to the
fans as preliminaries to the corona-
tion ceremonies.
Miss Evelyn Watts, junior, Miss
Pat Turner, Tbphomore, and Miss
Jerry Motley, freshman, Avere
brought on to the field in conArerti-
bles, as the junior band formed an
honor guard a.t the north goal post.
Miss Watts was escorted by Henry
Clark; Miss Turned by Bobby Ernst
and Miss Motley by Richard McCut-
chin.
The funds raised in the sweet-
heart campaign totaled $557,551.
The money will be usled on the pur-
chase of a new public address system
and football jacket aAvards.
her conference
opener.
Though the Skeeters are expected
to give the Colts the toughest scrap
they have had to-date, the Skeeters
will be outmanned and as we said
before the Colts will have the home
field adAmntage.
Another impressive note concern-
ing the Colts is the fact that the boys
don t single out any one back for the
making of TD’s. While the two high-
est scoring backs in the district are
John Patterson of Garland and John-
son of Pleasant Grove, the Colts have
scored a total of 146 points to a com-
bined total of 173 for the Garland
OavIs and Pleasant Grove Bobcats.
The Colt s backfield will weigh in
at an average Aveight of 163 against
170 for the Skeeters giving the Mes-
quite aggregation a slight Aveight ad-
Arantage in the backfield. The Colt's
line will weigh in at an average of
170 against 161 for the Skeeters,
giving Mesquite a 9 pound disadvan-
tage in the forward wall. Very few
backfields Avill outweigh that the
the Skeeters due to the 20,0 pounds
sported by Henry Clark and 18 0
pounds carried by McCutchin.
Coach Bill Sheffield of the Colts
reports that his squad is in good
condition physically and raring to
go.
Of course, all the fans know by
now that Mesquite is rurining from a
single and double wing formation,
but Ave still like to bring it up. One
reason is that it is something new
in District 12-A football. Mesquite
is the only team using this type for-
mation and we ahvays like to ask the
opposing coaches what they think of
the single and double wing forma-
tion. Here is the ansAver as given by
Coach Sheffield of the Colts:
“The Single and Double Wing for-
mations are tAvo of the finest forma-
tions from which you can play foot-
ball as exemplified by the present
Skepters. The single wing has! long
been respected for its power and
passing, while the double wing is a
very fine passing formation and also
has! fine deception on its reverses.”
This type of formation was instituted
here this year by Head Coach Bob
Porter, new Skeeter grid mentor.
The Arlington Colts are coached
by Bill Sheffield, head; and M.
Work-man and WoodroAv Counts,
Assistants.
SKEETER-COLT LINE UPS
ON PAGE 6
Housewarming For
B. R, Watsons
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Watson were
honored Wednesday evening, Septem-
ber 27 with a surprise housewarm-
ing in their attractive new home.
Mrs. Johnny Hixon, Mrs. Jack Nes-
bit and Mrs. Lee Dean Watson were
hostesses.
Zinnas and gardenias were arrang-
ed throughout the house. Refresh-
ments of frozen punch and cake
squares were served to GO guests.
“No rest for the Aveary” could well
have been the slogan for the Skeet-
ers this Aveek as they went through
a rugged week of training for the
Skeeter-Colt tilt tonight. Coach Port-
er, anticipating one of the hardest
battles of the season has kept the
boys going through some of the
roughest scrimmages ever encounter-
ed by the boys on the practice field.
Porter reports that his boys came
out of the Skeeter-Terrell Tiger tilt
Avith minor injuries but all should be
in top form by tonight and able to
start.
The starting line-up for the Skeet-
ers will be the shme with Big 2 00
pound Henz-y Clark pacing the back-
field along Avith Eugene Whitehurst
in the Tailback slot and Richard Mc-
Cutchin and Bobby Ernst at the
Wing positions.
This Avill be the Skeeters second
game with the Arlington Colts. Last
year tlie Colts and Skeeters battled
to a 0-0 draAv, then a much improved
bunch of Colts Avent fonvard to win
their district and, enter state-play-
offs but Avere polished off early.
Coach Porter’s boys have had foui’
straight non-conference games in a
row in Avhich to work out the kinks
prior to entering conference play.
The record noAv stands at three wins,
and one tie for the Skeeters.
When Coach Porter was asked
what he thought of the Colts he said
they are reported one of the best in
the State and the scouts brought
back r. rather dreary report. Though
we are in the undredog slot, Ave’ll
make a ball game out of it.
Assistant Coach Joe Woods journ-
eyed to Arlington last Friday night
to scout the Colts. He was. very much
impressed with Avhat he saw. He said
—did, you get the informaton I ask
that Arlington had a big, fast lino
arzd 8 backfield men that could all
be classified as sta.rters. Thinks they
are probably the best in the district.
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