The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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window the previous night
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Attention lovers of six-bit
words! Joann Mann called us
a rptydw^nank" the other
day. Translation: crackpot
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Passage from a letter by Char-
les Williams, now a physics
student at TU who used to be
our roommate:
"I was over eating at the
boarding house the other day,
and soma simple boy was corn
plaining because he land flunk-
ad an English course. tUsn nat-
urally and unpretentiously, he
aaid, 1 don't guess my damn vo-
cabulary Is very damn good!"
We suggest he try a wider va-
riety of adjectives.
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On Senior Play
at SpA Tonight
Betty McDonald's hilarious
story of life on Vashon Island,
Wash., will be presented at 8 p.
m. tonight, Thursdaiy, in Pioneer
Memorial auditorium by CHS
Senior Class.
The three act comedy, "Onions
In the Stew", w** produced by
the author at "The Egg and I".
for Dramatic Publishing Co., of
Chicago.
Cast is as follows: Betty. Kay
Maples; Don, John Taylor; Ann,
Jan Cornelius; Joan, Elaine Griz-
zle; Howard, frank M
ger, Jimmy Wheeler; Clauds,
Marshall Anderson; Ciatie. Judy
Ellison; Leslie, Jane Snodgrass;
Maago. mOtyMmnrt and Miss
Gamy, Patty Harrington.
' Smithee
Salsle, Mycna MSaardson;
Tfeffla ftttchaM(|4iiNy.
Marley: 'Hair Motor Marvin, Car-
roll Robertson; Mr. and Mra.
Curtis, Ann - Swindell snd
Dwayne Cornelius; Lyda, Mary
Wallace snd Jim, Bowden Camp-
bell.
Others are: Dottle. Judy Ben-
ton; Joey, Cecil Harklns; Phil,
James Selgler and Delia, Elaine
Taylor. Prompter is Virginia
Crawford; props, Wilbur Mice,
Jackie Mize, Clyde Ellison. Ush-
ers are Bobble Knowles, Rozonna
Griffin, Linda Lee and Bonnie
Jones.
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VHrlC UUB
Held Monday for
Mrs. Freeman
Funeral eervicee for Mrs. John
R. Freeman, 70, were conducted
at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the First
Baptist Church with Rev. Way-
land Boyd officiating.
Burial was In Croebyton Cem-
etery under direction at King
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Freeman died about 1:30
pm. Monday In Crosbyton hos-
pital after suffering a stroke
last Friday. She was bom in
Sulphur Rode, Ark., and came
to Crosbyton in 1937.
Pallbearers were Gene Green.
Billy Crump, Guy Thompson,
Floyd Edwards and Troy Rich,
all of Crosbyton and Horace
Franklin, Lubbock.
Survivors include a son, John
E., Lubbock; a daughter. Mrs.
Rom Ada Lindsey, Bethany, Ok-
la.; three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude
Jamar, Odessa; Mrs. Ola Scftern,
I. smess, and Mrs. LutSshia Dan-
iels, Comanche; threestep-
. chlMicil ft Fwsuien, AiaMai;
Mis. Fatal
•' Jl. Mex^ aftd Met. Grace Wi
P-TA Begins
Sale to Benefit
City Jail building was ordered
constructed by Ciosbyten omui-
oilmen in, a breakfast n>c<tlng
at Club Cafe, February 19. {' •
Election of April 7. at Whfch
four eoundl seats will be %t
stake, was discussed. Members
also/voted to take a $100 ad for
the city iit,Parade of Progress, a
publication aimed at Industry. -
Total cost of Jail building will
be $1(300. Tile or concrete bloeks
will he used in walla. Concrete
floor and non-combustable roof
were also specified.
The structure will be situated
between scout hut and fire hall
with windows brick up In these
buildings which will furnish two
walls. City will also build side-
walk and furnish plumbing.,
Name of only one Incumbent
councilman— Glenn Rraaltear «*>
will appear on April 7 ballot. J.
C. McNeill says he is too pressed
by business to serve again. BUI
Nickson is leaving because at
his health.
T. J. Taylor is resigning be-
cause he has moved outside the
city limits. Mayor. L. H. Finch
and Jade P. Martin have another
year, of their regular terms to
Anyone intending to announce
must do so by March 8, 30 days
prior to election. Throe citizens
have already signified an Inter-
est in announcing but have not
done so yet
o ■"
ed as March 3-6 by Governor
Price Daniel, will be Observed in
Crosbyton with activities includ-
ing School Visitation Day and
tributes from the Lions Club snd
P-TA.
P-TA meeting hss been moved
up s week from Match 12 to
March 5 In order that the meet-
ing date will coincide with Pub-
lic School Week.
The organization will be enter-
tained with selections from the
high school chorus under the di-
rection at Mrs. Sam Hawkes end
the junior high -band, directed
_4 by JeMe Lancet.
Lions club will hold ~ their'
Wednesday luncheon meeting at
the school lunchroom and will
include tributes paid to local
school by program speakers.
Wednesday will also be vlalt-
ation day for the schools and all
parents and patrons are Invited
to Visit the classrooms and see a
demonstration of clssses in pro-
gress, states Sam Hawkes, Supt
of Schools.
Hie students will be given a
holiday on Friday of Public
School week when the teachers
will meet in Lubbock, he said.
Revival Meeting Begins
March 1 at Assembly
of God Church Here
A revival will be held at the
Assembly of God Church begin-
ning March 1, announces Rev
Lesslie Thompson, pastor.
Rev. and Mrs. B. A. Hyett will
he delivering the messages each
night Services begin at 6:30 p.
m. Sundays and 7:30 pjn. week
nights. "We invite everyone to
attend," stated Rev. Thompson.
O ■ ■
T/Sgt. Leatsr Schinunel, local
Marine Corps Recruiting Ser-
geant will visit Croabyton from
11:30 ajn. to l pa Friday Is
Interview applicants, lor
Corps Service, While if
ton $gt Schinunel will locate «t
the pestfKriee'
s.; -m "'O'
P-TA Je
«« rate
organtf tkra
year. P-TA eCB
the*
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toSaun. of datt given.)
Wave of
Along With
Police are pushing inveetiga-
tion of a rash of burglaries strik-
ing West Texas towns during
past few days. Crosbyton, Spur.
Aspermont and Paducah have
been hit by what may possibly
be same gang.
Break-ins at four Crosbyton
businesses—Modem Foods. Gra-
Work Begins
New Addition
to Local Clinic
Work began last week on (he
$30,000 new addition to Crosby-
ton Clinic Hospital with a tenta-
tive completion date ot April 1
set. states T. J. Taylor, business
manager. \
T. L Garrett, local contractor
has been employed to build the
9-room brick addition that will be
used for examining rooms and
doctors offices. Rooms will be
built on the west side of the pre*
sent building.
There will be some remodeling
of the present clinic rooms and
doctors offices will be incorporat-
ed into the new clinic, Taylor
Vacancy Left
as Deadline for
Persons Intending to file for
a place on the school board elec-
tion ballot were reminded this
week by School Supt. Sam
Hawkes that the deadline for fil-
ing is 30 days prior to the elec-
tion.
Election has been scheduled
for the first week In April and
thus far, only one name has been
placed on the ballot. Donald
has not been filed on.
Place left vacant by D. B. Elli-
son, whose term expires this year
has been filed on.
Other board members are Les-
lie Mitchell, president; E A.
Williams, vice president; Bob
Work, secretary; A. B. May and
Don Anderson.
Pentacostal Church of
God Revival Is In
Progress This Week
A revival meeting is in pro-
gress this week at the Pentacos-
tal Church of God, announce
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bailey,
pastors.
Evangelists are Pat Kelly and
Bill Beazley of Phoenix. ..Arizona,
who are delivering messages
nightly. Rev. and Mrs. Bailey are
extending an invitation to every-
one to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyel Polvadbre
and girls spent the weekend
with their daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Long at Kileen.
ham McDermett, Flowers Oil Co.
and Hudman'S — launched the
crime wave Saturday night. The
swag here was more than 31.000.
Nine Spur arms were next
looted of $7,000 in money and
goods Sunday night. A. jewelry
store «rsis principal target yield-
ing about $6,000 of the estimated
loss. '•
A school, teacher sighted a
pickup near school at Aspermont
about 8 a.m. Monday but the
vehicle fled.
An abortive attempt was made
to open a safe at Coca-Cola plant
in Paducah Monday night. The
thieves managed to force outer
safe door but another strongbox
door inside thwarted them.
The mysterious pickup hiM
played a large role in Investiga-
tion It was first reported seen
by a 5 a.m. dellyeryman who
surprised burglars at a Spur
supermarket.
Negro Booker T. Harris has
since reported seeing it parked
behind Modern Foods in Crosby-
ton, according to one source. An-
other witness is also reported to
have seen it In town.
Flowers and Graham-McDer-
mett firms first discovered their
burglaries early Sunday here. A
check at Flowers Oil revealed
$138.51 missing from a filing
cabinet.
Hearing about the raids while
in Sunday School, Richard Proc-
tor came down to Modern Foods
to discover thieves had carted
off his heavy safe, records and
aN. It contained Jle3 cash.
Hudman Hardware and Furn-
iture burglary was discovered
last, about 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
However, although crooks had
apparently tinkered with dials,
they found the huge Hudman
safe too much to open or carry.
Honest Man Finds
High Priced Watch
•' If A. W. Wallace has nev
er found a pearl in an oyster
he has at least found a wrist
watch by eating barbecue
The Crosbyton merchant
discovered the diamond-en-
crusted timepiece ^outside of
Underwoods, Lubbock. Feb.
10. He was, there at a mee^.
ing of employees from Wal
lace stores of Crosbyton and
Sudan,
He wrote the Underwoods
management about, his find,
offering to give it to anyone
able, to describe it.
A Farwell, N. M., resident
claimed it, February 19. Al
though value of the watch
was $875. Wallace refused
any reward from Its" happy
owner.
Truman Baraett Is
Re-elected Rodeo
Ass'n President
Tuman Barnett was re-elected
president of the Crosbyton Rodeo
Association at a meeting held
Thursday night in the district
courtroom.
Donations Near
Double Goal
Heart Association contrlhu
tiona in last week's campaign
totaled $62#, nearly doubting
the goal of $383.00, with more
still coming In, reports Mrs
Grady -Evans ' and-Harry" Jung.
Jr., local chairmen.
All reports are not yet in and
the chairmen are anticipating
the final figifre will reach $700.
Amount received in the boy
scout tag sale Saturday totaled
$53.70; grade school contribu-
tions were $35.81; containers.
$4.19; canvass pfjjustness houses
$204.00, and the' Heart Sunday
house to house- canvass. $330.00
Mrs. Evans and Jung askM
that their appreciation be ex-,
pressed to the many workers
who cooperated in making the
campaign a success, not only In
the completion of their duties,
but their promptness in report
Ing
Also elected were Billy Kirk, re
elected vice president and" Pres-
ton Weaks and Fred Robertson,
co-secretaries.
E. B. Waldon is the only new
director added to the slate. Re-
elected were J. D. Hlnson, Jack
Marsh. Arthur Brakebitl.
Other directors are J. W. Jack
son, Glenn Moody and Jiminy
Barnett.
TAYLOR'S STUDIO TO TAKE
PICTURES AT WALLACE
DRY OOODS MARCS 4th
Taylor's Studio of Llttlefleld
will have a photographer taking
pictures at Wallace Dry Goods
Wednesday, March 4. 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. A child photo contest will
be conducted.
Bran Band Send* Bookmobile
OH For Flirt 37 Stop Tom Feb. 21
An official welcome with brass
band .and speeches.heralded the
opening of the bookmobile lit
Crosbyton Saturday before a
crowd of interested persons des-
pite threatening weather.
Speakers were Msyor L H.
Finch. Mrs. Truett Msyes, P-TA
co-president; D. A. Edwards,
county school superintendent;
Bill Thames. C of C manager,
and Librarian Mary Jo Vines.
The junior highs chool band
presented several musical selec-
tions under the direction of Jesse
Lancet.
This week finsl arrangements
were completed for the library's
37 stop run in the rural areas
and small towns of Crosby, Gar-
za, Floyd, Dickens and Kent
Counties.
This one year demonstration,
requested collectively by the
Commissioners Court of the five
counties, will feature coopera-
tive practices among existing li-
braries and point up the values
of an inter-library loan system
Old Testament Scenes
To Be Shown Sunday
At First Baptist
A series of Old Testament
slides will be shown In the First
Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Sunday
by Rev. Wayland Boyd, assisted
by the choir.
The scenes will Include the
Jordan crossing, the wslls of
Jericho, Bethel, the Land of
Goshen and other pictures with
Old Testament signifies nee.
"These sre pictures that have
not been shown in Croibyton be-,
fore and should interest every
student of the Bible," Rev. Boyd
said. The pictures were made
last April by Rev. Boyd.when a
party from Crosbyton toured the
Holy Land.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Jones
spent the weekend in Amarillo
and Canyon visiting relatives
and friends.
At 10 a.m. Friday, the small
group of men lowered their
heads and prayed for Divine gui-
dance. They were about to try
steering Crosby. county through
one of gravest crises in its T2
year histoid
'County Attorney Harry Jung
began the special meeting by
explaining that he and District
Attorney George Gilkerson had
Week of Prayer
Set March 2-6
at First Baptist
The W. M. U, Week of Prayer
program for the Annie Arm
strong Home Mission offering
has been set for March 2-6- at
the First Baptist Church. „
Theme for the week will be
"Tarry—Tell". Programs will be
as follows: Monday, Telling the
Milling Multitudes; Tuesda>,
Telling the Isolated Inhabitants;
Wednesday, Tell of His Wonder-
ous Works; Thursday, Tell
Through Multiple Ministries;
Friday. From Ocean Unto Ocean
—Pray.
The Wednesday meeting will
be held at 7:30 p.m. All other
meetings will be at 9:30-10:30 a.
m. The nursery will be open
each morning.
Leaders of the programs will
be Mrs. Wilson McEachern, Mon-
day; Mrs. Wayland Boyd, Tues-
day; Mrs. Bert Black, Wednes-
day evening; Mrs. Llge Ellison,
Thursday and Mrs. Jimmy Ed-
wards, Friday.
Sunday School Campaign
Begins at First Baptist
The Sunday School of First
Baptist Church has begun an at-
tendance and enlargement cam-
paign seeking to maintain an
average in Sunday School for
the next three months, announc-
es Jimmy Karr, general superin-
tendent
" "This Js the Golden Anniversa-
ry campaign for the church and
is being supported with keen In-
terest," he said. Goals have been
assigned to the departments and
records will be posted weekly in
th auitorium, Karr stated.
Water Association to
Meet in Crosbyton
Caprock Water and Sewer As-
sociation will meet here Thurs-
day at 7:30 p.m., according to
Sam Davts, president.
More than 12 cities belong to
this organization.
Staitoa Brnson Chamber's 'Mm of Year' Pick
Stanton Brilnaon, longtime
Crosby County randier, was hon-
ored with the title, "Citizen of
the Year" at the annuai citam-
ber of Commerce banquet Tues
day night before an audience of
200 persona.
Special award! went 10 Mrs.
Evelyn Lowrie, CSS English in-
structor and Judge W. P. Walk-
e^OailSte^sMMfr.«ai civic
Arch flunt, jSSnsas Manage-
~ * Univer-
sity, wao prtndpdl speaker st
"* '
Plooeer
ber.of Commerce manager Bill
Thames, recent Baylor graduate.
In presenting the Citizen of
la ajfcar tea# cities
m
the
gfrtl ^
ft i s sm
nan was naavunsan ay uuun-
the Year Award to Branson, Bob
Work recognized the ranchers'
15 years of service to the com-
munity through the.Chamber of
Commerce. "He haa been a driv-
ing force in our todaoa. FFA and
4-H Club work and was division
chairman In the Golden Jubilee
last September, thin being chief-
ly responsible for the finest ps-
rsde ever seen in this area."
In accepting th# gppard Brun-
eon commented, "I aOWil knew
how short on tftleii |nmi fellows
were until you had to go out In
the country to get your 'Citizen
at the Year.' "
He added that the community
prefect of which he waa proud-
est was the part which hi* and
otter CofC snerobemhljjl
now
Outgoing tradllrt Hubert
Curry, In presenting a 'silver
serving platter to Mrs. Lowrie,
said, '"Although an English
teacher she never learned the
word 'no' in serving her com
munlty" He declared, "If I tried
to enumerate all the things she
has done for the community I'd
hardly have time, but her great-
est work has been with the
youth of the community."
Walker was described as "the
citizen at the long pull." J. C. Mc-
Neill in, presenting the award,
said, "He is a man being honor-
ed because that (honor) la the
kind at background he has."
Incoming Chamber -officers
who were introduced were T. J.
Tafter* vice president, and Hom-
er Filllngim, treasurer. Garnet
Jones, president, wss unable to
attspd due to the death of a re
IStlft. .
«S2?S3L.1
Joe Lowrie, treasurer.
Retiring directors sire Guy
Thompson 'who was cited for
missing only one director's meet-
ing In 3 yearsi. Lowrie, Clifton,
Burt Flowers. Harry Jung, Jr..
and Bart Lynch
Holdover directors are Bob Per-
kins, Bill Higglnbotham, .Tack
P. Martin, Jones, Currv. Alton
Wallace and Wayne Hill.
New directors are Dr. Dale R.
Rhoades, Taylor, McNeill, Jimmy
Karr, Filllngim and Arils Grs-
ham.
Rev. Wayland Boyd was toast-
master. Yearly report was given
by Harry Jung who decared 19S6
"waa perhape the best year we've
ever had."
Largest Undertaking of the
"g
year by the Chamber, Jung said,
was the Golden Jubilee Celebra-
tion.
Entertainment was provided
by Miss Kay Curry, pianist The
CHS Senior playod a Brahms
a d also provided (to-
ner music. A trio mm Lubbock's
Monterrey High School saMg sev
eral selections, also.
found "serious discrepancies" In
recent handling of fees and
fines.
Gilkerson himself arrived mo-
rn en tslater. He made addttionsf
comments on situation and ou§
lined methods of bookkeeping
which would guard against fix-
ture recurrance.
Discoveries of the two attor-
neys pointed at Sheriff J, T. Her*
rington. whose pffice has
primarily responsible for theaO
matters during the past. -
Comml'wloncni immediately
ordered an Investigation:
**. . . motion wan mode bf
(Bagedale) Davis and sscwndl
-ed by (Jack) Henry that am ,
immediate audtf be made am
all books and records relating
directly or indirectly to ooUecw
tiam of all fines and coets of
court in crimkud eases aaK
further to all beaks and see*
ords pertaining to oare and
' custody of prisoners, each or-
dered to cover the period Irons
January 1, 1955. to prsssnt
date."
A Review reporter was first
clotted out of the meeting, then
Invited back In. when Gilkerson
arrived. The district attorney ejr-
plained that all «cimmissionere
court meetings were public.
Jung and Gilkerson said the
discrepancy they had found waa
sizable but wouldn't comment or
venture an estimate until after
an audit. They declined to name
source which had triggered the
Investigation.
The two had been conducting
their preliminary Investigation
in close secrecy for three weeka.
Even the commissioners did not
know It was In progress.
Mr. and'Mrs. Herrlngton were
vacationing In Mexico City at
the time of the meeting with
four Lorenzo residents— Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Terrell and Mr. and
Mrsl. Marvin Aycock.
Phoned In Mexico
Friends/stirred by news re-
ports, telephoned Herringtoo.
The sheriff In turn phoned Dep-
uty Alvle Ratheal to ask If In-
vestigators needed to know
where to find anything. Then he
called Gilkerson to say he waa
returning.
Arriving late Sunday. Herring-
ton spent most of Monday HI
Lubbock..Ale emerged from s 4%
hour confereaMe with Jung and
Gilkerson after sighing a state-
ment, according to Gilkerson, ad-
mitting he had misappropriated
money In at least two Instances
Herrlngton resigned. Gilkerson
said: "Herrlngton advised that
he realized he was responsible
for all discrepancies and that
he wanted to cooperate in get-
ting the matter cleared up."
"I knew I was going to resign
when I came ovjsr here thin
morning," the 42-year-old native
Lorenzoan stated. ?
Statements Draw Ire
At least two of Herri ngtort'a
statements aroused Ire back
Crosbyton.
Gilkerson notes "he (Herrlng-
ton.) stated that many of these
discrepancies are unexplainable
as there were no records turned
over to him by the prior sheriff
when he took office on January
1, 1998,"
However, Lpyd E. Fowler, dep-
uty under the former sheriff,
says: "all the records were left
in the sheriffs office, all fines,
al) fees, all civil and crlmlnsri
records."
Fowler further states he coop-
erated with the Incoming sheriff
"in every way that was possible
with the records."
Gilkerson adds, "he (Herring-
ton) stated that his office haul
only the minimum of records
from January 1, 1955, to October
1, 1957. He explained that he in-
quired of the commissioners to
set up some type of record sys-
tem but they did not take any
action."
"That's the first I'd heard a-
bout it," stated County Judge Ce-
cil Berry. "We're coiiig to set up
a set of books that can be audit-
ed any time.''
Audit Net Detailed
Actually, a continuous audit
of Crosby books has been carried
on regularly for several years.
However, it was not a detailed
audit and, in addition, could
hardly discover funds never en-
tered in the books.
"The sheriff's office was cost-
ing us . an unreasonable a-
mount," sfcld one county source,
"but we didn't know exactly
why."
Alvle Ratheal was appointed
Wednesday to fill out the unex-
pired sheriffs term. Ratheal, who
has been maiding in Lorenzo
while a deputy, will move bade
Crosbyton as he assumes his
duty.
Ratheal said he, wpukhpfoba*
bly appoint a deputy later.
t blame anybody but
said Harrington. He told
puid Jung "that he
realised that ha was responsible
(CsadiBsaad on Back Inge) .
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