The Lexington Sun (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1957 Page: 1 of 6
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I MIME XXV THE LEXINGTON SUN LtXINGTON OKLAHOMA
EU Parent - Son
Banquet Draws
250 Guests
The annual Parent Son i
F F A Basket Dinner and
program drew about 250
guests and members of the !
F F A
The dinner and program
NIras held in the Lexington
ryrn Tuesday 'May 7
The Toastmaster for the
uvening was Ken Milligan1
The Opening ceremony Nvaii
onducted by the F F A
officers and the Invocation
was given by Rev Myrel
Hickman Following the din-
cr a welcome addresss was
given by Bill Stockdale Ken
I illigan introduced guests
11)1oriry Inen-11er-
inirqhtce" Ily Ktin
'reented the
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Sherna!l
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the home of nr and Mrs Al
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Wyman and Preston Olive of
Oklahoma City Miss Barbara
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Friday Evening
May 10 1957 8:00 P M
First Baptist Church
Lexington Oklahoma
PROGRAM
ers Truax
Lynn Bettes
Nlymph's Harp Rea
Kathy Wisdom
Wee Falk Gaynor
Julianne Center
Frost
Kathy Bettes
Martin
Cheryl Peery
Journey Schaum
Susan Pratt
tv'eLoclicin
jimmy Westcn
Nevin
Aro° Boxier
Eleve
Falling Waters
Lynn Bettes
The Wood Nymph's Harp
Kathy Wisdom
March of the Wee Fol k
Julianne Center
Kathy Bettes '
Cotton pickets
Cheryl Peery
!-Jt Schwartz and Bledsoe I Dangerous Journey
-reented entert:iinment fo I Susan Pratt
I1(se in aItenddre Climbing
jimmy Westcn
" cre t:iven Pp!vant Gondoliers
shrra Herman Anto Boxier
Anita Boxier
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Published Each Thursday at Lexington Oklahoma Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Lexington Under the Act of March 3 1879
SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN TRADE TERRITORY $150 PER YEAR — OUT OF TRADE TERRITORY $200 Plus Tax Payable I year in Advance—
HEMAN O WILSON Publisher
THURSDAY MAY 9 1957 NUMBER 19
ITornitoard
Fires Employees
!Raises Clerk
The new Town Board as-
sumed their duties in Monday
night's meeting One of the
first official acts of the Board
was to hire new employees
which in effect fired all the
employees of the Town
Wesley Barrick former light
and water superintendent
rehired with
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daoginer (Pf I) J B Lambert i ms ct140 T mNair at
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ant'l the late 'Mrs Lambert
1MVITVW : Sunday visitors in the home It will give the present sys-
NTr Milton is the son of Mt Funeral services Were held of M and Mrs Walter Vat- tem about a 201) pexcent in-
and Mts Curtis Milton of at Lawrence
kilts were tlicir children Mrlcrease in power oarr ing ca
Purcell Survivors in addition to an dMrs Eldo Watkins and I pacity
Mrs McNair include a son family of Purcell and NIrs
J W Klingsmith of Okla i Arnita 'Mitchell and family
Saturday evening visitors in
homa City two grandchildren —
I Air and IVIrs Ralph Daniels
the home of Arr and Mrs Al
and lotir great grand children RZN and Mrs Billy Inv I
IIVIII“ Sat) L VN - E1 allUt111JUIVIL :
I Air and Mrs Ralph Daniels
and fotir great grand children RZN and Mrs Billy nay I
-----' I and girls of Oklahoma City
‘ 1 Wood anti son Larry spent
visited Saturday afternoon
Sunday dinner guests in the last Thursday night at Clin with his sisters Mr and Mrs
home of Mr and Mrs Earl i ton Oklahoma visiting with Irving Hollowell and Mr and
Coles and family were Louise !Rev and Mrs James Murray i Mrs Philip Simpson
Simpson and Sue Garrett and family i
Chapman Reunion
Completed In
Lexington
Jack Chapman completed
his family reunion in Lexing-
oard as-
ton Thursday May 2 when he
Monday and his father returned here
e of the
Jack Chapman had never seen
he Board
him father until their meeting
mPloYees in Long Beach California on
d all the April 2S when he landed from
a U S Destroyer Jack is on a
mer light
21 day leave from the navy
litendent and will spend the time visit-
salary 04 ing his family and his fit
ther
hired as The group left Lexington
salary of monday to visit itqatives
he &lard Illinois
They drove through
rtisenlent in the father's car and will
" as a return to Lexington in about
IIVW of- a voots whore they will spend
the remainder of Jack's leave
17i"I as ai k's term will end in the
was renlre(I WIM a salary °I ing his family and his fa-
$27500 per month
George Price was hired as thThe group left Lexington
TOWn Marshall at A salary of monday to visit ltlatiyes in
$25000 per month The Board II linos They drtive through
authorized the advertisement in the fathers car and will
for a car to be used as a return to Lexington in about
"prowl car" by the new of- a weels whore they "ill spend
fieer the remainder of Jack's leave
Ira Mitchell vas 17l'ed ai k's term will end in the
assistant Light and Water su- 1959 in
perintendent at a salary 4)1: 1tk ptrmanent leavo from
$90000 per month
the navy at ihat tnne
Mark Pearce was hired ount of the pouf health of
I salary of $22500 per mninh ‘it-u Ruth
until such lime as Jiluk Vick-
Hero is the stlay it Jok
rs wiwid be able to return anti ieionon
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New Town
Board Assumes
Duties Monday
The newly elected members
of the Town Board assumed
their duties Monday night at
the regular meeting Of the
Board The new members are
B A Sanders Monroe Bur
kett and Neal Black C E
Qualls a holdover member
began his second teim on the
iward and was elected clutir-
man B A Sanders is the only
new man to trustee &Alga-
ions Black and Burkett have
imth served on the board pre
iously and Qualls is a hold-
over The Town Treasury was in
good financial condition when
ihe new board took over with
$1()63322 in the bank 'clic
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and Mrs Rublile Mixon and (:11ildrv't tIkkh'In't
landly owahmna Spent the vveel end 'A MI her
and his tister Mrs Alleo Parents 'Mr and
Kiddy of 1nxingt1n :Tr 'AtnAlester
Tommy Mixoris foot sPent SlintlaY Oh the Brad-
is improving since the recent show's and returned his film
surgery on it ily home v Ill him
Saturday dinner guests in NIr and MiA 1n Lit Liay
the home of Air and Mrs Lee and Linda visited Saturday
Caskey were Elder and Mrs afternoon with his uncle Mr
J M Newman and Abb and Mrs Leon Harris of Norrn
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Sunday SAetei 'mewls
Background Scripture: Genesis 111 15
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Devotional Reading: Psalm D15:14
Lesson for May 12 1957
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rOUNTED a saint by three reli--
k-i gions Abraham is unique
among the great men of the workl
The Mohammedan name for him
is simply "The Friend" meaning
' Friend of Cod His greatness is
not in anything that is especially
admired and paid highly for ha'
America so that his reputation!
among us is
not what he de-
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serves He was ' '''
not a noted busi- '
ness man execu- i'v elw-"
tive or popular ' '4 4
novelist no oil ' ''0' I
was ever discov ---1 4 -V
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he might be in-
troduced to an Dr Foreman!
American audience as a SUCCeSS
ful cattleman Even small boys:
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might be interested to know that
he was extra good as a deputy
sheriff But these facts were not
the main point about him -
Faith That Works ---- 10-
The big fact about Abraham was
his religious genius To some per-
sons God seems very dim Even
Abrahatn's father worshipped
"other gtgls"---we have no idea
how many But Abraham out ot
an idolatrous home came f(ililt t1
man for whom God vas his closest
and most real FriPild TO Ilse the
Bible void Abraham was a man
of faith In one book of the New
Testament (Romans) Paul says
that Abraham was "justified"—
that is God bold with approval
on him—for his faith
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said No living Illitt IIUW hiltkn
LIW GOd 11!(' to Abraham 1():‘
igo Saint Alustine (1(1)tI hut
dal not docile the quetion ( eth-
or God :iokt ill toncs that tilo
could catch ct in a voice
only iti the soul The poiot i that
vben Abtaliani knew it Jr C od' i
dirtetion or God's pronli !to he
liecd that what God Fil iti was
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rocanitig of this sacrifice to MA -
ham It meant cutting oft Si:
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God Indeed it may well
seemed to him that God 111J
changed his mind and VatS
back all he had promised for the
future All this added to the deep
love Abraham had for this child
of faith the child for whom he had
waited so many 'years 'made the
seem especially terrible But
Ahraham'c faith went the last mile
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