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Cfotby Ooutttya OldoftfBuflinflii Institution ■— Established January 7, 1.9Q&"
VOLUME FIFTY-TWO
CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1960
NUMBER EIGHT
Vote on New Engine Set Saturday
Qualified voters of Crosbyton
will go to the polls Saturday,
Feb. 27, to decide on a $135,000
revenue bond issue, according to
notices published by city offi
cials. Purpose ofjthe issue will
be to purchase a new €60 J
watt engine for the electric light
and power plant.
Voters Saturday will also have
on their ballots two refunding
issues; one for $289,000, which
represents the total present in-
debtedness of the municipal
plant, and the second for $26,000,
the amount owed in bonds by
the water and sewer department.
Total of the new bonds and re-
funding issues is $440,000.
City officials, the city engin-
eer and bond company officials
•MlN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR CITY
have all certified as to both the
need and feasibility of the new
engine, Joe Smith, representing
the bond company, tola Lions
Club members Wednesday. He
pointed out the sharp increase
in the peak load of the .city
plant since the last ertgine was
purchased in 1956.
"You have reached the point
where the failure of your larg-
""wst-engiiie wuuld mean thmrp
tailmont of power during peak
season," he stated. "This is not
a safe position in which to place
your plant"
Gross.revenues at the plant
^jumped from $74,500 for the fis-
cal year ending March 1,1958,
to $93,350 for a year's period end-
ing December 17" 1959, he said,
an increase in less than two
years of about $19,000 a year.
Net revenues of the plant in-
creased according.
Reason for including water
and sewer departments in the
revenue issue is to make the
bonds more attractive, he ' said.
Although it is not expected to
affect the water department in
any way, lumping all~the utili-
ties together make the bonds
more attractive to buyers and a
better sale can be madev
The electric plant now has
590 customers, and the water de-
partment has 711 connections in
the city limits.
Mr. Smith emphasized that
the issue is strictly revenue
bond?,,, and city and bond hold-
ers will be bound by law not to
use any tax money in making,
payments.
One of -the most far-reaching
decisions ever facing Crosbyton
voters will be decided Saturday,
March 5, when qualified tax-
paying voters of the city will
decide the issue of an urban re-
newal program for Crosbyton.
Called following a public hear-
ing here on January 28, its a*
doption could become one of the
greatest steps forward the city
has ever taken, backers of the
program contend. During life
oi the program it could bring up
to a million dollars in federal
building aid to the city with the
cost to the city being only inci-
dental expenses.
Crosbyton already has a work-
able program approved for a
Federal Housing project, city of-
ficials point out, but Urban Re-
newal is an entirely different
program. Federal Housing would
makflw i lawi.coBt . rental pro party
Hoodlums Cany
Away More toot
in BusyWeekend
Housebreakers continued to
rampage thin week with—a—big-
McAdoo's Eagles
Again on Trail
of Chaniinbnsliip
McAdoo's mighty Eagles will
play Roosevelt in the regional
tournament at Canyon at 3:30 p.
m. Friday. Both teams were vic-
tors in bi-district eliminations.
Also district champs, McAdoo
girls play Matador at Floydada
for bi-district next Tuesday at
7:30 p.m.
Coach Fabian Lemley's charg-
es swung back to overcome an
early deficit and smash Estel-
line 68-47 Tuesday night. George
Scott's 22 points led a unit in
which four of six players were
in double figures.
Other players in the victory
were Don Harris, 18, Norman
Hardy, 12, J. D. McCormick, 11,
Cherry Eldredge and Junior Gre-
gory.
o—
Friends of Library
Will Meet Monday
in CCPM Building—
A meeting of Crosby County
Friends of the Library will be
held at 7:30 pjn. Monday in the
conference room of Pioneer Mem-
orial Building.—
Several important local mat
ters must be discussed, aoci
to one source.
/• T. Herrington In
Race For Sheriff
J. T. (Slime) Herrington thi3
week authorized the Review to
announce his' candidacy for the
office of sheriff of Crosby Coun-
ty. and his name appears in the
political column of this week's
issue.
Mr. Herrington is an experienc-
ed law enforcement official hair,
ing served a* sheriff of the coun-
ty until about a year ago. Re is
now city marshall at Lorenzo,
his home town.
. He will make his formal state-,
ment at a latar daie.
available for low income fami-
lies. The scope of an urban re-
newal program w6uld be much
greater.
If the election is approved the
city would set up an Urban Re-
newal Authority. Under this au-
thority Would be committees to
study and propose various phas->
es of a building code for the city,
adoption of which would be
mandatory before federal assis-
tance could be secured. The code
would set up the minimum stan-
dards;, for housing in Crosbyton'.
Another committee, composed
of a cross section of city resi-
dents, would study and make a
master plan for the city, and its
realization wpuld be the ulti-
mate goal of the Urban Renewal
program.
When all this is completed,
which would probably take be-
tween one and two years, the
city would then be ready to go
ahead with its program.
Only one section of town would
be included in the original pro-
ject, comprising from one-fourth
to one-third of the total city area.
{Surveys by qualified men would
be made to determine the qual-
ity or each house -in the area.
Houses would be classified in
three ways: up to or above min-
imum standard, below standard
but basically sound enough to
warrant repairs, below standard
and beyond repair.
Committees would then begin
contacting owners of the la3t
two categories of homes. On res-
idences that need to be torn
down, an equitable purchase
price would' be arranged. After
the property is cleared, the for-
mer owner would have the first
opportunity to- repurchase the
lot as a location to build a new
home.
Urban renewal does not build
new homes. All new construction
would be done by private con-
tractors through contract with
the owners. However, in areas
where an Urban Renewal pro-
gram is underway, the govern-
ment guarantees home builders
that loans can be secured at par,
even if the government has to
make the loan.
At present, home builders in
Crosbyton pay a penalty of eight
percent or more above the actual
amount of their loan. This "dis-
count „rate" is what piakes the
down payment so . high here.
Under Urban Renewal, homes
could be built at a very small
down payment.
burglary north of Broadway and
two minor vandalisms in Ralls,
Thieves broke into, the home
Of Horace Ratheal Sunday and
took more than $600 in loot.
Guns, clothes and household
goods were carted away.
. Ratheal family was away at
church when it happened. For
more information see Broadway
this week's Review
Petty v hoodlums broke into
Prewitt Grain Co. and West Tex-
as' Gin Co. in Ralls over the
weekend . Getting only a few
pennies in cash, they ripped op-
en some feed sacks at the grain
company.
•In Other police business, Lor-
enzoan Ralph Wiese was arrest-
ed fpr DWI Tuesday and releas-
ed on $500 bond. Deputy £s. T.
Starkey, who with Deputy Wal-
ter Crout arrested him, said
Wiese was "driving all over the
road" 2.5 miles wesf of Ralls.
Provisions are^>m<ade in hard-
ship cases, |uch as olifer-persons
with little "or no incoroe, under
which the provisions of the
building code would not be en-
iorced as long as such person oc-
cupies the house. In other words,
though an oktet persons
(Continned en BeMe Fag*)
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Loyd E. Fowler Asks
for Constable?* Post
Loyd E. Fowler recently autho-
rized the Review to announce
his candidacy for the office of
Constable, Precinct No. 2, Crosby
County. His name appears in
The Review's political announce
ment column.
A veteran peacc officer, Mr.
Fowler is running for an office
that only carries a salary of $1.00
per year. His desire to be of as-
sistance when needed activated
his announcing, he said-
Mr. Fowler will make his lor-
mai statement at a later date.
McNeill, Parkhill,
Parsons File for
School Board Job
J. C. (Cap) McNeill, Ralph Par-
sons and G. J. (Buz) Parkhill
have filed for election to Crosby-
ton school board, according to
John Steadham, Doard secretary.
. Two positions will become va
cant this year on the board. Fil-
ing deadline is March 3..
- As yet, nobody has filed for
Ihe city posts, 'forms of Mayor
L- ILFinch, Councilmen Jack l*.
Martin and Ted Karr expire this
year.
Deadline to }i!e for city o*t."e
is March 3.
Got Any Old
Wagon, Wheels?
Got any old wagon wheels
you aren't using4
If you have, now is an op-
portune time to place them
where they will do the most
good, Mrs. Fabian Lemley.
Girl Scout-official, said Tues-
day. Blanco Girl Scout Camp
plans a unit of seven covered
wagons as a picturesque
camping area for the girls
next summer.
The wheels do not need to
be in good shape, she re-
ports, as the camp site units
• will not be mobile. The wag-
ons will be built, but the
wheels in these modern days
are not easily constructed.
Persons having one or a
set of wagon wheels which
they will donate to ,the Girl
Scouts are asked tOrCall Mrs.
Lemley or any Ideal Girl
Scout leader.
School to Host
Visits, in "Week*.
PTA Meet Reset
"We will try to make class-
rooms as near normal as possi-
ble," says Supt. Sam H&wkes,
"so visitors can see us as we are
during Public Schools Week."
Parents and patrons are invit-
ed to school any time but offi-
cials say Wednesday is designat-
ed visitation day. School will be
dismissed Friday, March 4, for
the district "TSTA meeting in
Lubbock.
' Lions Club will hold regular
luncheon at school Wednesday
because of the occasion.
Parent - Teacher Association
meeting has been changed from
March 10 to March 3 so it will
occur during PS - Week, says
Truett and Wynon Mayes, presi-
dents. Phonics methods and ma-
terials will be demonstrated dur-
ing the meeting.
Members of P-TA are urged to
attend because officers will be
elected for the coming year.
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ROY KNOWLES IN
HOUSTON HO&PiTAL
Roy Knowles is in Houston
where he is being treated for ser-
ious illness. .\T'-s. Know lew re-
ceived word this week that' her
huftband had i o?n admitted to
e Houston hospital.
"In order for your community treasurer of Crosbyton's cham-
la gat ubftttek^av.flrypuo ,.u. h an to Mat.
"One thing you can say about
take part in civic affairs." Thats
the plain civic philosophy voiced
by Jesse Lancet, Crosbyton's
Citizen of th<* Year.
The band director was honored
along with Olen Littlefield and
Mrs. W. M. Romane at Chamber
of Commerce banquet Tuesday
night. Latter two were cited for
"outstanding service to the com-
munity through the years."
Homer T. Fillingim assumed
president's seat from Garnet
Jones at the meeting. Alton Wai
lace began his duties as vice-
president and Jimmy Karr as
Lancet 6'ame to Crosbyton sev-
en years ago as band director,
government and math teacher in
local schools. He has been ex-
tremely active since that time
in civic affairs.
. Something In Pot
"I believe this is the nicest
small community we've ever
lived in," he says, "and we cer
tainly appreciate the people
here.
NS MADE
FOR HEART FUND
DRIVE IN AREA
Annual Heart Fund—drive in
the Crosbyton area is now under-
way, Mrs. Grady Evans, chair-
man, announced tnls week.
Coin containers have been
placed at the school and oilier
public places, she said Tuesday.
Money from community drives is
already coming in, and she ex-
pects that all communities in the
area wHl raise their share this
'year.
JESSE LANCET
Citizen of the Year
Main Urtvp-hrTrresttytorr"w111
be conducted next weekend, Feb-
ruary 27-28, she said. On Satur-
day Crosbyton Boy Scouts will
conduct a tag day, with contri-
butors receiving a Heart Fund
tag to pin on their lapel.
Sunday, February 28, has been
set aside for a house to house
canvass. The city has been divid-
ed into four sections, with com-
mittees appointed for each sec-
tion. These committees will
make an effort to contact every
family in town.
Committees and their chair-
man are as follows:
Mrs. Bill Nickson, chairman;
Mmes. W. R. "Adams,- ' Wjayland
Boyd, Jack Conro, W. W. Robert-
son,'.Ferrin Smith, D. H. Corne-
lius, Tillman Reeves, Ted Karr
and A. F. Ogle.
Robert Work, chairman; Bill
Holder, Don .McDermett, Glen
Moody, A. R.' King, Homer T. Fil-
lingim, Harry Jung, T. J. Taylor,
Jesse Lancet and Alton Wallace.
Mrs. Bob Perkins, chairman;
Mmes. Alton Wallace, Jesse Lan-
cet, Terry Edwards, V. R. Haltom,
Jack Meredith, Floyd Hill, M R.
Snodgrass ahd Mr. Bob Perkins.
Mrs. C. D. Cash, chairman;
Mmes. Eidred Mize, Robert W.
Allison. Ross Cash, Manus Sam-
ples, Marvin Proctor, L. G. Pierce,
R. L. Stephens, Albert Buck, ¥'->c
Vandever, Don Ballard, Waldo
Havens, Guy Thompson, Lee
Suther and Homer T. Fillingim.
Kids Learn to Read by Sound
(This is first of a series of
articles on how the traditional
"thro* R " on taught in Cros-
byton and McAdoo schools.)
☆ ☆ ☆
-Reading maketh a full man,
conference a ready man, and
writing an exact man.—Francis
Bacon.
"Mama VoWel had five little
vowels," the teacher was saying.
"One of them ate some green ap-
ples and' came home crying,
'Oooh! Oooh!;'
The teacher doubled over and
held her stomach in mock pain
to dramatize the suffering of the
vowel-child. Her 6-year-old Aud-
ience laughed heartily at the'
performance.
It may be fun for the tots but
it is also the seed of a solid
knowledge in the sound struc-
ture of written English. They are
taking first step in the phonic
method of reading and spelling.
All schools in the Crosbyton
area now use this system. Mrs.
Jesse Lancet, Mrs. Harry Sher-
wood and Mrs. D. A. Edwards in-
struct Crosbyton first grade pu-
pils in it
Pleased With Results
Mrs. Kathryn Dillard teaches
it to first two grades at McAdoo.
Mrs. Fra'nkie Henderson uses
methods and materials identical
to local white school in Fred C-
Snow Causes School Dismissal,
After the weatherman had
dished out every other variety of
weather the past seven days. r<;s
idents awoke Weditesay to find
the Crosbyton area smothered
with a sparkling mantle of snow.
Stuck cars and pratfalls enliv-
ened the street scene around the
city as snow continued flutter-
ing down all day Wedr-esay.
School was turned out early
Wednesday in Crosbyton . and
Supt S. T. Hawke* decided to
dismiss Thursday classes also.
McAdoo schools, directed by
Supt Henry. Teague, decided to
continue classes since .the deep
snow does not seem to be hu:'.-
ing attendance
"At least two public events were
cancelled because of the snow.
Cub Scout Blue and Gold, Baft*
quet and the soil fertility " meet-
ing have been poetponed.
County Agent Lee Suther. says
the soil meeting will be held in
commissioners' courtroom here
at 3:30 p.m. March 3. Cub Scout
Banquet has been reset, March
10-
Following last Wednesday's
four-inqh snowstorm that depo-
sited .35 of an inch of moisture
here, fhe area enjoyed several
fairly balmy days accompanied
by cool nights. This ended with
almost the ultimate extremes
which visited this area Monday
and Monday night
On Monday, the thermometer
climbed to 72 degrees, almost a
perfect spring day. But about 7
p. m. a cold front hit and^ the
mercury dropped 21 degrees in
one hour's time- By morning, the
reading was a low 11 degrees, a
variation of 61 degrees from the
preceeding afternoon-
Much farm work hfiB been
done in the area following the
severe dust storm of February
0, Although more dust Is natur-
ally expected for the spring
months, it is not likely that art-
other of, such proportions will
visit.the area sooo. v • ...
Douglas. Mrs. L. E. Treat, Mrs. E.
O. Burrous and Mrs. Norton Bar-
rett teach it to Crosbyton second
graders.
"It's in its second year here,",
says L. E- Treat, Crosbyton ele-
mentary principal; "we can see
the results and, we're pretty
pleased."
Sandra Teague, 18-year-old
daughter of McAdoo Superinten-
dent Henry Teague, recently vis-
ited her older sister Carol* who
teaches seventh and eighth
grade English at a Lubbock
school. ,
Mrs. Dillard's pupil amazed
Miss Teague's junior high stu-
dents one day by reading any
thing given her.
Begin With Vowels
"We begin with the yowels,"
says Florence Edwards, who has
been chosen to demonstrate the
phonic, system to Lions Club in
March. "We teach them the im-
portance of one vowel at a time
with its long and short sounds."
Beginning with "O", the teach-
er demonstrates its long sound
with
road, boat,"coat, home
"Where there are two vowels,"
Mrs. Edwards tells her pupils,
"one stands up and says its
name; the second sits down and
is silent." This is jne of several
figurative used to butter over tht
oddities of English spelling.
First consonant introduced is
"T". The consonant blend (where
two oral modifications are made
separately such as "St"), the
similar vowel dipthong and the
digraph (such as "Th" where a
letter not in the alphabet ia re-
presentedP by two others) mu3t1 ffehy gye. Bookburntog
be explained. ,. necessary for ^
- "C' doesn't have, its own
sound" teacher Edwards ex-
plains the ambiguous letter, "but*
it borrows from 'S* and 'K". The
Ehethod, or semblance qf it, in
(Continued on PckNi 4)
HOMER T. FILLINGIM
. . . New President
LubbockWasWf to
Speak at Baptist
Brotherhood Feb, 29
Rev. Vance Zlnn, pastor of the
Chapel Hill Baptist Church, Lub- '
bock, will speak to the Floyd As-1
sociation Baptist Brotherhood.!
meeting.with the First Baptist,
Church, Lockney, February 23th. I ,£•''^The
Theme of the meeting is E-:
vangelism" and Rev. Zinn's ser-f
mon will' center around that
theme.
Churches in Floyd, Briscoe.
Motley and Crosby counties arc-
included in "the association and
some 200 men from these chur-
ches are-expected to attend. The
host church will serve supper to
the group starting at 7 p. m.
con-
Ma-
Five MM Degrees
to Be Conferred
Here Saturday
Five MM degrees will be
ferred at a meeting of the
sonic Lodge here at 2 p.m. Satur-.
day, says Terry Edwards, Wor-
shipful Master.. *
Refreshments will be served.
The Lodge will also meet at
7:30 p.m. Friday night to confer
one Feilowcraft degree, Mr. Er-
wards said.
people -here," they*ve usually gut
something In the pot cooking**
Lancet grins.
A survey of the town's worfc-
a-day civic projects reveals Lan-
cet as one of the town's hardest
working "cooks".
A partial list of his Jobs since
1953 might include March of
Dimes, committee chairman ot
Chamber of Commerce, Lions fi-
nance committee,. Lions repre-
sentative for Boy Scouts, and, as
such, Comanche Trail District's
advancement chairman, two
terms on Chamber board with a
year as Little League director, on
this year's committee for Quar-
terback Football Banquet.
Lancet is also active in the
Methodist Church where.he sings
in the choir and served as edu-
cational director for the recently
completed School of Missions.
Born In Oklahoma
Jesse Lancet was born at Tho-
mas, Okla., March 1, 1914. Gra-
duated from Thomas high school
he went on to Southwestern
State College, Weatherford. Ok-
la., where he earned his BA de-
gree in music, history and gov-
ernment during 1937. .
Returning to Thomas, he
taught school for five years. Jes-
se married Lanelle Browning*
May 17, 1941, at Weatherford.
■H^-lfh advent of World War II.
Lancet entered the armed ser-
vice. As battalion sergeant ma-
jor in Army "Signal Corps, Lancet
discharge at war's end more
than three years later.
After teaching two terms, at
Seiling, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Lan-
cet moved to Cordell, Okla:.
where he taught six more years.
Then the family moved to Cros-
byton.
Mrs- Lancet, who teaches first
grade, and Jesse have two sons
— Tom, 16, and Bill, 13.
Likes Round oi Golf
When he gets time off from,
his professional and civic duties.
Citizen of the Year Lancet says
he enjoys an occasional round
of golf.
Decorations for the banquet,
prepared by members of Crosby-
ton Art Guild, were outstanding.
With Mrs. Grady Evahs as chair-
man, the proposed White River
theme.
ytnanagsr of
Midland Chamber of Commerce,
addressed the 225 persons' in the
Pioneer Memorial Auditorium.
Lancet won his "outstanding
citizen" award "not on the num-
ber of offices he has held but on
the amount of work he has done"
for Crosbyton, Hubert Curry said
in presenting the award.
Mrs. Romane's service to the
moved here in
1917 was pointed to by J- C. Mc-
Neill, who presented an award
to her. Littlefield, 65, a native of
the county, similarly was praised
by D. A. Edwards.
Backbone of Morals
In his address, Downing said
that "small communities are the
backbone of the moral structure
of ' the country", and he Urged
businessmen and others to take
pride in their town and be as
progressive as their competitors
in larger cities.
"The chamber of commerce is
the best vehicle for investing in
the future of your town," he add-
ed.
Downing was introduced by
Joe Wood, chamber secretary.
Les Treat was master of ceremo-
nies. Musical entertainment was
provided by Mrs. W. R. Adams,
accompanied by Mrs. J. C. Mc-
Neill. T. J. Taylor introduced the
guests. Rev. Carlton Thomson
gave the invocation.
REALITIES . . . . . ... Pat Bennett
Revolution's Daughters Rampage
Deserves Long, Load Horselaugh
The Daughters of the Ameri- things would come up that made
can Revolution is trying to or-
ganize a bookburning in Lub-
bock schools. These self-styled
champions of liberty feel teach-
ers~ should not be free to teach
from 19 chosen textbooks.
These 19,afe among those
that do not'"promote pride, con-
fidence and trust In our
its traditions and principals; re-
frain from partisan presentation
of such political concepts as
world government and the Un-
ited Nations; take care not to
include in their bibliographies
the names of persons with do-
c umtnted government records of
Marxist or pro-Communist affil-
iation without informing stu-
dents to that effect."
As I'm sure you're aware, I
icgard all censorship with a
' "' ip ' is un-
persons wh o ar e
not afraid of the truth;
☆ ft tir
This country was founded On
new ideas by men who knew
vhat they did wasn't perfect. Ola
Ben Franklin, and the boys knevi?
changes necessary.
But the ultra conservatives de-
fend the constitution like it was
handed down on Mount Sinai.
They can't accept any new idea.
If all the patriots had bben
iike the Daughters of the Amer-
ican Revolution, there wouldn't
'olution in the
iirst place.
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Among the books they list as
not promoting, patriotism, etc.,
are: "Biology for You", "Foods'**
"Modern Health", "Music the
World Sings", "Our Environment
and How We Use It" and others
of that genre. S jt
I suppose Euclid's Geometry
wouldn't be fltten for classroom
use unless they inserted an Am-
erican Flag on the flyleaf.
"1?
Among the theses of the Su-
per-Patriots are (1) the United
States never did anything wrong
and (2) it's better to settle In-
ternational disputes with hydro<&
gen bombs than through soiaA
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