The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1957 Page: 1 of 10
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White River
Water District
Bill Approved
"fhe White ^River Municipal
* Authority, for the cities of Cros-
byton, Post, Spur and Rails, has
gained final approval of the
Texas Legislature and at last re-
port lacked only the signature
of the governor of becoming a
law.
The Senate approved the crea-
tion of the Authority on April
24 and sent the bill back to the
House, which concurred in a-
mendments. These amendments
provide that no tax or bond mo-
ney shall be, used for acquisition
or maintenance of recreation
property, no right of eminent
domain for Authority to acquire
land for recreation or park use.
and limits use of such land to
counties served by the Authori-
ty.
Bob Work, Crosbyton, secreta-
ry of the Authority, said this
week that the directors contem-
plated no difficulties due to the
amendments as only land which
is deemed necessary for the mu-
nicipal water project is being
sought.
o
Duties of Groups
Outlined at Meet
for Disaster Unit
First meeting of the Crosbyton
Disaster and Emergency Unit
was held Saturday at 2:30 p. m.
at the high school, with about
60 persons in attendance.
Group captains or their assis-
tants explained the set-up of the
unit and plans that were to be
made to take care of emergency
or disaster situations. Every per
son in the unit was instructed to
appear at a certain place for du-
ty in case the unit is called out.
A new group, with Mrs. Jean
Bowles as captain and composed
entirely of women, was also pre-
sent. This group will work in
shifts to supply hot drinks and
food to the unit workers in case
of a disaster.
A test to see if the unit mem-
bers understand their Jobs will
be held in the near-future, Nor-
ton Barrett, assistant comman-
der, announced.
Crosby County's Oldest Business Institution — Established January 7f 1909
VOLUME FOBTT-NINE
CHOSBTTON. CBOSBT COUNTT.TEXAS. THURSDAY. MAT 9th. 1957
MUMBEB NINETEEN
Arrests Made by
Sheriff's Dept.
ed last Wednesday on a DWI
charge, was fined $158.05 and
assessed a 3-day jail term.
Robert Lee Smith, formerly of
Ralls but now of Tyler, was ar-
rested last week-end on a charge
of removing mortgaged property.
Bond was set at $1,000. Smith al-
ready faces a county indictment
on bad check charges.
Zettie Dee Womack, charged
waiting disposition of the case.
Several arrests were also made
for drunkenness and gaming.
Pupils From Four Towns to Take
Part in Piano Guild Auditions in City
Piano pupils from Crosbyton,
McAdoo, Spur ahd Ralls will par-
ticipate in National Piano Guild
Auditions to be held Monday
and Tuesday, May 13 and 14, at
Crosbyton High School. Forty-
two local piano pupils from the
Class of Mrs. J. C. McNeill have
registered as candidates for
membership in the National Fra-
ternity of Student Musicians,
Junior Harmony
Club Attends
Symphony
"Pops Night" at the Lubbock
Municipal Auditorium held the
Junior Harmony Club's attention
Monday night, April 29.
The Lubbock Symphony or-
chestra presented "Pops Night"
featuring the music of Cole Por-
ter. The Club had dinner at
"The Spur" before the sympho-
ny.
Attending were Elaine Grizzle,
Nancy Smithee, Sandra Ellison,
Shirley Stewart. Janice Corne-
lius, Ladonna McPherson, Kay
Curry, Jane Snodgrass. Janet Mc-
Pherson, Sandra Forgus, Jean
LaRue, Peggye Seigler,
Treat, Sharon Campbell,
Williams, Elaine Taylor,
Holder, Edna Fletcher.
Nickson. Wanda Howard. Shirley
Herring. Frances Ann Taylor and
sponsors. Mrs. Sam Hawkes and
Mrs. Grady Evans.
Guests of the club were Mrs.
J. C. McNeill, Mrs. Leslie Mit-
chell, Mrs. Bill Nickson, Roberta
Reed and Geneva Ellis.
Jody
Kay
Joyce
Carol
Attend Law
Enforcement
Conference
ATTEND ANNUAL LIONS
CONVENTION HELD LAST
WEEK IN LUBBOCK
Crosbyton's five voting dele-
gates at the joint meeting of
Texas 2T«1 and 2T-2, Lions In-
ternational, held last week-end
at Lubbock, were L. H. Finch, T.
J. Taylor, D. A. Edwards, Jesse
Lancet and Olen Littlefield. Vot-
ing for new officers and other
business of the convention was
held Saturday morning.
Bill Smith of Ralls was elected
District Governor for 2T-1. Next
year's convention will be held in
Pampa.
WELCOME, NEW
SUBSCRIBERS
Lee Suther -
Eural Justus
Dee Collier
Maude Dozier
Mrs. Lena Moore
Mrs. A. F. Jennings
Mrs. Bud Posey
James Edinburgh
C. B. Gallimore
T. G. Kirkendall
John Hlmmel
William Gardner
C. R. Williams
Mrs. Gail 1. Ray
Harry Jung
John Irvin
J. W. Hinson
Sam Brown
Willie Scott
Mis. E. B. Covington
Lubbock Chamber of
Commerce
Claude E. Ausmus
Ragsdale Davis
Jack Robertson
Crosbyton Jaycees
Thomas McBay
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Tfiree-6^ -own,
County Judge Cecil Berry, Sher- Ann
iff J. T. Herrington, and County
Attorney Harry Jung, attended
the seventh annual Attorney
General's Conference on Law
Enforcement in Austin on May
6, 7 and 8.
Speakers at the meeting in-
cluded experts in every field of
law enforcement, including de-
tection, trial, punishments, and
custody.
We feel that these conferen-
ces on law enforcement are be-
neficial to the law enforcement
officers by bringing them up-to-
date on all the methods of com-
bating crime and preparing the
criminal cases for trial. Attorney
General Will Wilson stated.
sponsored by the National Guild
of Piano Teachers of which their
teacher is a member.
Other pupils to be auditioned
are those of Mrs. JL E. Berry of
Spur.
This group of young piano pu-
pils will play in the auditions
here Monday and Tuesday, stri-
ving for pledges, local, district
state, national or even interna-
tional honors which the Guild
will confer according to the
number of standard classic, ro
mantic and modern pieces chos-
en from the masters of piano
forte literature each student can
creditably perform in the pre-
sence of an imported examiner
of note from another state.
Melba Cornwell Budge, of St.
John's, Kansas, will serve as ad-
judicator for "this center, ohe of
403 music centers being held ov-
er the nation for the annual au-
ditions. She began her study of
music at an early age with her
mother who was a piano teach-
er. She attended Ward Belmont
College in Nashville, Tenn.,
where she studied with Law-
rence Goodman, a pupil of Er-
nest Hutcheson and at present
conductor of the Nashville Sym-
phony.
She was a scholarship pupil
of the late Kate Chittendon in
New York. Miss Chittendon was
head of the piano department of
Vassar College for many years.
Mrs. Budge has also studied
with Guy Maier.
Begun at Hardin-Simmons Un
iversity, Abilene, in 1929. nation-
al guild headquarters are still
maintained in Texas.
The names of the local en
trants, pupils of Mrs. McNeill,
are: Francene Thomas, Rodney
Hoover. Judy Brixey, Susan Bell
Jane Hawkes, Carole Griffin.
Kay Curry, Sharon Suther. Kay
Williams, Sharon Moore. Judy
Ellison, Kathryn Lodal, Linda
Moores, Dale Buzbee, Faye Boyd,
Ann Godfrey, Patsy Bragg. Caro-
lyn Shlpman, Karen Feazelle,
Susan Hawkes, Shirley Peggram,
Mary Lee DfcPauw. James Sud-
Pre-School
Roundup to be
Held May 16
The annual Pre-School Round-
up of children who will enter
the first grade in September has
been set for Thursday, May 1G,
L. E. Treat, grade school princi-
pal, announced this week.
Mr. Treat invited parents to
bring these children to the grade
school at 10:15 p. m. where they
will enjoy recess with the other
children, meet in the auditorium
after recess and divide into
groups to visit the first grade
rooms. They will eat with the
first grade students in the lunch
room at 11 o'clock. During the
noon hour they cap also, play
with the other children.
Parents who are unable to at-
tend this morning session, the
purpose of which is to get chil-
dren acquainted with the school
routine, are urged to be present
in the grade school auditorium
at 12:30 noon for registration.
Following the registration, the
group will go to the new gymna-
sium for a.physical examination
by the school nurse, and a den-
tal check-up. This will complete
the round-up.
Spring Music Festival for School
Mnsic Groups to be Held Tuesday
Ivy, Carolyn Starch.
Wayne Starch. Gayle Hardy.
Russell McCurdy, Jr.r Theresa
May, Gay Lemley. Clay Hashv
Julia Marie Flournoy, Nancy
Smith. Ann McNeill, Kyle Elli-
son, Sylvia Curry. Karla Nichol-
son, Vicki Carter, Sharon De-
Pauw and Suzettc Gallimore.
Hallmark Cards At The Review
METHODIST MEN TO INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS MONDAY
New officers of the MeThodist
Men's Club will be installed at
the regular monthly breakfast
of the club Monday morning at
6 a. m. The officers take over at
the June meeting.
Hobert Lewis, of Spur, an as-
sociate lay leader in "charge of
the eastern part of the Lubbock
district, will be the installing
"l officer.
Excess Wheat Acreage Must Be
Disposed of by Friday, Warns ASC
IT TOO SIGHT A TOBN ADO
rUHHKL rUEASE CALL
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IMMEIHATKLTl
Farmers Union
to Organize Local
Unit Tuesday
R. T. (Jack* Bowman of Lo-
enzo was elected president of the
first local to be organized within
the Crosby County Farmers Un-
ion at a meeting held Tuesday
night in Lorenzo. Locals will be
organized* in Crosbyton and
Ralls l&ter In the month.
The Crosbyton organizational
meeting has been called for
Tuesday night. May 14, at 8 p.m.
at the Club Cafe. All members
assigned to this area and those
who wish to transfef to this a-
rea are asked to be present. The
meeting has been called by Mel
Cherry, Lorenzo, county presi-
dent. «
At Lorenzo other officers e-
lected were J. A. (Buck) Sto-
baugh. vice-president; Harold
Campbell, secretary - treasurer.
Other officials for the local will
be appointed it a later date.
Selected *s service agent for
the Lorenzo lpcal was Campdon
Lawson. He Will begin his duties
as* soon as he has been approved
by the proper state officials.
Walter Ray of Denton was the
official representative of , Texas
Farmers Union at this meeting,
which was presided over Itf Mi.
cerry.
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Services Held
Wednesday for
Bryan Lawrence
Funeral services fJr ^rrol Bry-
an Lawrence. 35, were"conducted
at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First
Baptist Church, with Rev. Way-
land Boyd, pastor, officiating.
Burial was in Crosbyton cemete-
ry under direction of King Fun-
eral Home.
Mr. Lawrence, a resident of
the South Plains since 1939, died
in Crosbyton Clinic Hospital at
7:30 p. m. Monday from a brain
injury received March 29.
Lawrence was a long-time em-
ployee of Kerr A Miuileton Con*
struction Company of Lubbock.
!*J'& Tft^MTtFFTeTT
County, he moved to McAdoo in
1939, and later lived in Level-
land and Lubbock as well as
Crosbyton. He was a World War
II veteran and a member o( the
Baptist Church.
Survivors include two children,
Joyce. 11. and Jimmy, 9; his mo-
ther. Mrs. A. O. Glisson. Crosby-
ton; father. A. A. Lawrence, of
Austin; one sister. Mrs. Estalenc
father. S. R. Haney, Santo.
Pallbearers were Milton Hef-
ley, Chester Huddleston, Joe
Bowles, Don Anderson, Jimmy
Edwards and J. W. Wood.
McAdoo Seniors
Commencement
Set for Tonight
Commencement exercises for
the senior class of McAdoo High
School, will be held tonight,
Thursday, at the McAdoo school
auditorium. The program will be
given by members of the class.
The program will consist of:
processional, Lyndell Dennis; in-
vocation, Sam Brown; salutatory
address, V. V. Scott; valedictory
address, Josie Cypert; will, Mary
Wooley; prophecy, Benney
Brown; history. Joan Dickinson;
announcements. Supt. Henry
Teague; presentation of diplo-
mas, Clyde Crausbay, president
of school board. and Supt.
Teague; benediction, H. L. Den
nis, and recessional, Lyndell
Dennis.
Baccalaureate services. with
Rev. J. C. Arnold giving the ad-
dress. were held last Sunday ev-
ening.
The seniors will leave imme-
diately after the exercises to-
night on their annual trip which
wil! carry them this year to Hol-
lywood Calif. They are to ap-
pear on Art I.inkletter's House-
party and "The Big Pay Off" on
Monday, May 13.
Graduating seniors are V. V.
Scott, Bub Eldredge. Bennie
Steadham, Kenneth Wallace.
Maty Wooley. Pat Brantley, Jo-
sie Cypert and Joan Dickinson.
Accompanying them on the trip
are their sponsors, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Sullivan.
The annual Spring Music Fes-
tival pf the Crosbyton Schools,
/postponed because of a conflict,
will be held Tuesday night, May
14, starting at 8 p. m.. in the
school gymnasium. All instru-
mental and choral groups of the
local schools will take part.
Tickets for the Festival, 50c
for adults and 25c for children,
are on sale by band students.
Proceeds will be used to defray
cost of music purchases and en-
trance fees of music contests. It
is the first money making event
of the band groups this year be-
sides their magazine sales last
fall.
The program will be about an
hour and a half in length. Mr.
Jesse Lancet, ba*td director, said
this week. Band groups.will in-
clude the 45-piece grade school
band, the 65-piece Junior High
School Band, and the 74 piece
Chieftain Band. -
Choral groups, under the direc-
tions of Mrs. Sam Hawkes, will
include the public school music
classes of the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades, and the Junio;-
High chorus, made tip of from 5<J
to 60 junior high school students
Sheriff's Posse
Rides in Lubbock
ABC Parade
Crosby County Sheriffs Posse
.aJ,Uactad~.K,lota~~ut ...atUBntion^.as.
The deadline for disposing of
"excess wheat.acreage" Is May
10, James E. Winter, county of-
fice manager, Crosby County A.
S. C., reminded farmers this
week.
"There's not too much time
before the deadline," Mr. Winter
declared, "and farmers should
understand that they will not
be eligible to receive price sup-
port or Soil Bank Acreage Re-
serve payments on their wheat
crop If any "excess" acreage is
not disposed of within the per-
mitted time."
Under the price -support pro-]
gram, farmers must be in com-
pliance with their wheat acre-
are allotments in order to be eli-
gible for price support. Under
the wheat Acreage Reserve pro-
gram, farmers must be in com-
pliance with their farm's "acre-
age permitted for harvest" —
which is the amount of the
wheat acreage allotment less
the wheat land designated for
the Acreage Reserve.
Notices were sent to all grow-
ers with excess wheat acreage
In order that they might have
an opportunity to bring their ac-
creage into coirtpliance. ..with
provisions of the programs...
With marketing quotas in ef-
fect for the 1967 wheat crop, Mr.
Winter said that farmers who
exceed- their wheat allotments
and who do not dispose of the
excess acreage beforethe dead-
line will also be subject to mar-
keting quota penalties on their
exces# wheaL The penalty Is 45
per cent of the May L parity
price for wheat.
they rode in the A. B. C. Rodeo
parade and grand entry Wed-
nesday at Lubbock. The annual
Lubbock Boys' Club event was
held in the Lubbock Municipal
Coliseum. The group was com-
peting with sheriff's posses from
all over the Southwest.
One of the reasons why the
local group showed as good as
they did was their new uni-
forms., consisting of cream cow
chaps trimmed in fCeTTy green!
The color of their shirts are tan.
The Posse will go to Post next
week. May 15. for the Post Starr,
pede. Emory Ralls is president
of the organization.
Entry Deadline
for Volleyball
Tourney May 14
Entries are now being aci-ept-
>ed for the annual Invitational
Volleyball Tournament to be
held in the- local gymnasium on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
nights May lt>. 17 and IS, Wayne
Hill, high school principal, an-
nounced this week.
Both men's and Women's vol-
leyball teams of all ages are in-
vited to enter. There will be no
entry fee, but players as well as
spectators will be charged the
regular admission fee. The tour-
nament is not ll| nited and teams
from all over tft -**■* may en-
ter.
C. of C. to Sell :
Decorations For
Rodeo This Year
The Crosbyton Chamber of
Commerce will act as the ad-
vance agent for the decorators
who annually put up flags and
bunting celebrating the Crosby-
ton Rodeo, it was decided at a
meeting of directors of the local
organization Tuesday night. Guy
Thompson, president, presided.
The chamber of commerce will
receive 25 percent of the proceeds
from the sale of the decorations.
"This money is already well
allocated." Mr. Thompson saia.
A sum of $40 will be set aside
to pay for a survey of land in
Blanco Canyon as a possible site
for the Caprock Girl Scout Camp.
This camp is now located at Buf-
falo Lakes near Lubbock but is
being moved because of the en-
largements planned there.
The remainder, with possibly
further assistance from the or-
ganization. will be given to^the
piano fund to purchase a piano
for the school lunchroom.
A committee from the cham-
ber of commerce will contact the
business men befoi? the first of
June. The flags will be up about
10 days this year rather than
the usual week, it is understood.
Seniors Leave
Tuesday on
Annual Trip
Twenty-eight members of the
Senior Class of 1957 of Crosbyton
High School left about 5 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon on their an-
nual senior trip. The group this
year goes to Galveston and in-
termediate points by chartered
bus. The group expects to be
back home by Sunday night,
w Supt. and Mrs. Sam Hawkes
and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Taylor
accompanied the group.
A busy roUnd'of activities a-
wait the seniors on their return.
Baccalaureate services are sche-
duled Sunday night, May 19,
and Commencement exercises
Friday night. May 24. which is
the final day of school.
Services Held
at Graham for
H. G. Cornelius
cure information are asked to
contact Coach Jack Meredith or
Mr. Hill. The entry deadline is
Tuesday. Mav 14.
Ribbons will be given in each
division. Proceeds will go to
the Crosbyton High School Ath-
letic Department.
Demos Choose
Delegates To
State Meeting
Only a small number of Cros-
by County Democrats were pre-
sent at an off-year County Con-
vention held last Saturday in the
district courtroom, Donald Woot-
en, county chairman, reported
this week. Principal purpose of
the Convention was to elect del-
egates to a policy making state
convention to be held in Austin
Saturday, May 18.
At the Austin meeting each
county has been alloted five del-
egates, regardless of the size of
the county. Thirteen delegates
were chosen by the county con-
vent i6n, with the group to select
five as voting delegates "and the
remainder as alternates.
The list ineludes: Buck Sto-1
baugh, chairman, and Mrs. Sto- I
baugh, Lorenzo; Donald Wooten, I
co-chairman, and Mrs. Wooten. I
Crosbyton; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. 1
Rankin, Ralls; J W. Catching, i
Lorenzo; Mr. and Mrs. M. L j
Sanders, Jr., Ralls; Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Hash, Crosbyton; Mrs. R. L.
Bowman and R. T. Bowman, Lo
renzo.
The County Convention also
adopted four resolutions to bo
presented to the State Conven-
tion: adopt a rule requiring par-
ty registration before participa-
tion in Primaries; that the Dem-
ocratic party sponsor legislation
guaranteeing democratic and le-
g«l conventions; that all Texas
Democratic party officers be re-
quired to support .nominees of
the party or forfeit their jobs,
and that the Texas Democrats
Party actively cooperate with the
National Democratic party In
supporting all National nomin-
ees and platforms.
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OLEN LITTLEFIELD AT
23BD MEETING OF CO. G
IN AMAXILLO SATUBDAT
Olen Littlefield. local post-
master, attended the 23rd Con
vention of Company G. 142 Inf
36 Division, of World War I, held
in AmarUlo Saturday. Thirty-
seven men were present from
the 250-man Company. Members
of the company, mostly from the
Texas Panhandle, enlisted forty
years ago this month.
Mr. Littlefield was a First Ser-
geant in the company.
BROTHER OF W. D. McMILLAN
DIES AT DENVEB. COLO.
—FunerfiT SJFTVtWS -T0r~RSyffiJTrm
R. McMillan. 50. of Englewood.
Colo., Were conducted at 2 p. m.
May 6 at Clriggs Pioneer Chapel
in Englewood. with llev. Floyd
Harper, Baptist minister, offi-
ciating. He was a brother of W,
D. McMillan of the East Plains
and had visited in Crosbyton a
number of times in the past.
Mr. McMillan, sales manager
for Riss Motor Freight Lines of
Colorado, died May 1 in Denver.
He had lived jn Englewood 12
years.
Surviving are his wife; daugh-
ter. Susan Lynn; a sister, Mrs
Louis Watts of Wasco. Calif.;
three brothers, Harry McMillan
of Tahoka. Emmett McMillan of
McFarland. Calif., and W. D.
McMillan. *. •
dent of near ""T^Adoo Tor "W~
years, died at the home of his
sister on the East Plains about
9:30 a. m. Tuesday.
He had been in ill health for
two months. He was born at Sny-
der and was a retired farmer.
Services were held at 2 p. m.
Wednesday at Morrison's Chapel
in GrAham. Officiating was Rev.
Hugh Ra5'. New Castle. Burial
was in Oak Rose Cemetery, Gra-
"Ttarff. King Funeral iTome was
in charge.
Survivors include a sister. Mrs.
Ben Steadham, Crosbyton.
I
Crosby Well
Above State in
Bond Sales
Texas ranks 20th in the na-
tion in percentage of Savings
Bonds quota attained. Sales dur-
ing March amounted to $13,095,-
1 441. This announcement came
j from Mr. Nathan Adams, chalr-
! man of the State Bond program.
During the first quarter of 1957
I Texas had achieved 23.4"% of its
[ 1957 bond quota. Total sales for
| the first three months of this
j year were $45,160,721.
' Sales in Crosbv County a-
| mounted to $86,620 during the
J first quarter which was 41 % of
: the 1957 quota of $210,962. ac-
, cording to J. Edd McLaughlin,
chairman of Crosby County. The
| March sales were $27,117.
MISS CKOSBTTON — Miss Janice Cornelius,
was rhnsf as "Miss Oaabyton of 1957" at 1
held nenftf the Sealer doss. Seme $5 high
{• the affair, sponsored by Crostovtea itreh
w, right was the runner-up. and a bouquet of
"m CenirtliH br last tear'*
r. left. Own Witt
ii'i
200 Children on
List to Receive
Polio Shots
About 200 students enrolled in
I the Crosbyton schools were on
1 the list to receive their first shot
i of polio vaccine Wednesday In
j an inoculation program at the
school. Second shots will be giv-
en before the end of the school
term by local doctors.
The program had been set Up.
for April but was postponed due
to the fact that the polio vaccine
was not available at that time.
It only became available Se
first of this week.
The shots were given only to
students who had brought back
a signed request from their pa*
rents for the vaccine.
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Mr. and Mrs. Buster McDttff of
Fort Worth spent tha week-end
here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Barney McDuff and otter
relatives.
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Curry, W. H. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1957, newspaper, May 9, 1957; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth243362/m1/1/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.