Frank Milton Brings First Celeste Bale Frank Milton of Celeste brought in the area's first bale of cotton Friday. This was the fifth year in succession that Milton came in with the first bale. The cotton was ginned at the Coop Gin in Celeste and weighed in at 490 pounds. Celeste merchants awarded Milton substantial premiums for the cotton production on the M. P. Lawler farm one mile north of Celeste. Contributing to the premium for Mr. Milton are: First National Bank, $15.00 Johnnie Lyon, 2.00 Don Cawthon, 1.00 Celeste Insurance Agency, 7.50 Jasmine Harless, 2.00 Lenna's Beauty Shop, 1.00 Stewart's Mobile Station, 1.00 Bickham's Grocery, 7.50 Compton's Grocery, 2.00 Oral Smith, 1.00 Southside Texaco, 2.00 Henslee Hardware, 3.00 Cleatis Hudson, 1.00 Gray's Cafe, 1.00 Bill Mulkey, 1.00 O. K. Automatic, 2.50 Celeste Coop Gin, 15.00 Opal Mae Stapleton, 5.00 Love Manufacturing, Dress Length Choice (August 20, 1965, The Celeste Courier)