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The Howe Enterprise
VOLUME IV
HOWE, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1967
NUMBER 51
HOWE'S
THAT
?
Better hurry, if you’re look-
ing for a bargain. There’s only
one to be sold at this price.
At least that’s all there is
listed this week in a classified
ad we received.
If you’re in the market for
such a bargain, the phone num-
ber of the owner is listed in the
ad.
It’s a pet skunk, “completely
deodorized.”
o—o—o—o
Coach Norman Dickey is now
writing feature newspaper arti-
cles. And, maybe he might con-
tribute one to us for publication.
Actually, he’s not writing the
newspaper articles for newspap-
ers—he’s writing them as part
of an assignment.
0—0—o—o
Most people are vailing to
meet the other fellow halfway
—the trouble is, their judgment
of distance varies considerably,
o—o—o—o
DO HUMANS PROGRESS?
Edward Gibbon, noted British
historian, wrote the first vol-
ume of “Decline and Fall of
the Roman Empire” in 1776,
the year we declared our inde-
pendence. In his immortal pro-
duction, he gives the following
five reasons why the Empire
lost its power:
1. The decay of religion —
Faith becoming mere form.
2. Higher and higher taxes —
Spending the people’s money for
circuses, for the people.
3. The craze for pleasure —
Sports becoming more exciting
and brutal each year.
4. Building of gigantic arms—
when the real enemy was the
decadence of the people.
5. The rapid increase of di-
vorce —undermining the sanc-
tity and dignity of the home.
-o-
Methodist Youth To
Sponsoi* Ice Cream
Supper Friday
The Methodist Youth. Fellow-
ship of First Methodist Church
will sponsor an ice cream sup-
per on the church lawn, Friday
evening. Serving will start at
8 p.m.
A free will offering will be
taken with proceeds used to de-
fray expenses of Youth Activi-
ties Week July 10 through the
14th.
Mrs. C. R. Keeton, right, and W. E. Hightower, left, were
honored last Thursday night as Howe’s outstanding citizens
during program at the annual chamber banquet. Making the
presentations was Ray Bledsoe, center, master of ceremonies.
Around 100 persons attended the banquet.
Recently elected as president of the chamber for the coming
year is Ray Houston left, shown with the speaker for the
initial chamber banquet, Ray Sissel of Texas Power & Light
Company.
MRS. KEETON, W. E. HIGHTOWER,
ARE PRESENTED CITIZEN AWARDS
Mrs. C. R. Keeton and W. E.
Hightower were named out-
standing citizens Thursday night
at Howe’s First Annual Cham-
merce Banquet. Each were pre-
sented plaques engraved with
their names and the honor be-
stowed upon them. Presentation
was made by Ray Bledsoe, mas-
ter of ceremonies.
Mrs. Keeton is employed at
Wilson N. Jones Hospital and
Hightower is a retired civil ser-
vice employee.
Ray Houston, newly elected
president of the chamber, pre-
sented other officers who will
head the chamber during the
coming year and division direc-
tors for various committees.
Other officers introduced are
J. L. Davis, Vice-President and
Treasurer, and Bob Walker,
Secretary. New directors this
year are G. T. McDonough, ;
Murray Akins Jr., Jack Norman
and Walker.
Houston told the group that
“There are more than 25 new
homes under construction here
at the pi-esent, in addition t o
retail establishments being con-
structed or planned. Building
permits last year totaled $307,-
000, and during the first five
and one-half months this year,
we have gone over that figure.
Building permits this year al-
ready total more than $400,000.”
Speaker for the event was
Ray Sissel, Director of Public
Information for Texas Power &
Light Company.
Sissel’s subject for the even-
ing was “individualism,” wihch
he presented in a humorous
manner to the audience of a-
round 100, including guests from
Sherman, Denison, Van Alstyne
Dallas and Greenville.
“People are basically alike,”
he said. “We all owe money.”
We go to school, get a job, get
married, have children, believe
in God. We are a fortunate peo-
ple. The United States has one-
sixteenth of the population of
the world, three fifths of all
the automobiles, half the TV’s.
Except for the Grace of God,
each one of us could have been
born in Russia or some other
country.”
Sissel added that “The success
of any town or country is ac-
complished by individuals, not
groups. A town, or a chamber
of commerce is no stronger than
its worst citizen. It takes indi-
vidual effort to have a good
business climate, good schools,
good streets, good churches.”
Chairmen of various divisions
named by Houston included Ag-
riculture, Billy Hqrrell; Mem-
bership, Jack Norman; Gray-
son County Development Coun-
cil, Mayor Doug Wortham;
Health and Safety, W. E. High-
tower; Commei’cial, Bob Walk-
er.
Howe Man Improving
Following Plane Crash
In Sherman Saturday
A plane crash at Sherman last
Saturday morning seriously in-
jured Tom Bulkley, 34, resident
of 912 Maple Street here.
Bulkley, an employe of Texas
Instruments, was injured when
his Piper Tri-Pacer airplane
struck telephone lines near the
Cook Flying Service field about
three miles east of Sherman.
Highway Patrolman B. F.
Wade said Bulkley was alone in
the craft and was attempting a
landing from the north end of
the field when the plane’s land-
ing gear hooked the telephone
lines, then nosed into the ground
Bulkley’s condition was re-
ported to be improved Wednes-
day morning. He suffered a
broken back, fractures of both
jaws, broken heel and ankle and
severe lacerations.
He is in room 302 at Sherman
Community Hospital.
The crash disrupted telephone
service for several hours for a-
bout 35 customers in the area.
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