The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 1960 Page: 1 of 10

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CBOSBYTON. CROSBY COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 17th. 1960 NUMBER FORTY-SI*
IN BIG WEEK
. Ginnings on Crosbyton area's
late, late cotton crop went over
the 8,621 bale-mark today. Add
this area in with Crosby county
and the total is more than 39,-
551 bales. ••
For the Crosbyton area, totals
were: Blanco, 331 bales; Broads
way, 587; Crosbyton Co-Op,
2,482; McAdoo Co-Op, 1,392;
Wake Paymaster, 357^ West Tex-
as Crosbyton, 2,5§5; West Texas
Kalgary, 887.
For the remaining areas of
the county, ginnings were: Bill
Smith, 2,355; Caprock, 2,600;
Coyle Gin Robertson, 420; Loren-
zo Co-Op, 5,946; Owens Co-Op.
3,646; Ralls Co-Op, 4,905; Farm-
er Gin, 325.
Also lean P..Smith, 1,450; Lo
renzo Gin, 1,893; Keene Gin Co.,
1,853; Miller Gin, 564; Ralls
Paymaster, 894; Savage, 2,859;
Ralls West Texas, 1,220.
GoodwfrHale Elected President,
Others Honored at Homecoming
Goodwin Hale was elected by the group. J. C, Smith Jr. was
president of Crosbyton Ex-Stud-
ents Association at the annual
business meeting following din-
ner Friday night. Hale succeeds
Woodrow Robertson to the post.
Keith Ellison was chosen vice-
president for the coming year
Man; Christmas
Events Set For
Yuletide Season
Crosbyton " is already gelling
the Christmas spirit as new
street decorations are put up a-
;round the square. Many of tnese
have just been purchased by the
Chamber of Commerce.
Officially, the Yule season will
open here when Santa' Claus
Ag. Students to
Compete in Farm
Skills Contests
Hank Smith Chapter of" Future
Farmers of America will be re-
presented by five teams at the
Lubbock District FFA leadership
contests at Wolf forth Tuesday,
according to Harold Eades, local
vocational agriculture teachers.
All classes are presently pre"
paring for the contests and win-
ners of class eliminations will be
announced next week. '
The chapter.will enter the fol-
lowing teams: junior chapter
conducting, senior chapter con-
ducting, junior farm skills dem-
onstration, senior farm skills
demonstration, and radio broad-
casting.
Third Year Boys
Working on Farm
Skill Teamwork
Students of the third year vo-
cational agriculture class at the
-high school have been preparing
"for farm skill demonstration
contests, says Harold Eades, lo-
cal teacher in the department.
The class of 12 boys divided
themselves into three teams and
selected their skill, to study and
prepare for their FFA Senior
Farm Skill Demonstration and
elimination Contest.
The winning team composed
of Terry Ellison, chairman, Poo-
rest Griffin, Jerry Jones and Lar-
ry McCurdy gave a demonstra-
tion on selection and use of fire
extinguishers.
The second place team com-
posed of Teddy Givens, chair-
man, Gary Jordan, Tommy
Thornhill and Howard Griffin
demonstrated selection and pro-
per maintenance of spark plugs
for farm tractor. The third place
team composed of Marshall Ber-
ry, chairman, Leonard Webb,
Charles Hill ahd Jimmy Doss de-
monstrated the proper method of
pig castration.
The winning team will repre
sent the local FFA Chapter at
the Lubbock district contest to
be held in Wolfforth Tuesday.
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Former Resident
Walter S. Creager
Dies in Levelland
Walter Scott Creager died in a
Levelland hospital November 8.
A former Crosby county resi-
dent, he farmed for several years
south of Crosbyton.
Creager was a brother-in-law
of Mrs. J. G. Stegall and Mrs.
R. C. Ellison. He had lived in
Levelland the past 21 years
where he was a rural mail car-
rier.
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tendon R. Mogg
Enlists in Army
Lendon R. Mogg, son of Floyd
B. Mogg, Crosbyton, was. enlisted
in the regular army November 5
at Amarillo, out of the Lubbock
Recruiting Statioij, for three
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Lendon has been sent to Fort
Hood for basic" training. Upon
completion he will be given a
leave before being re-assigned
for training in the automotive
* mftinTenancr^ld/nacotwdirtg-- tof-second-team
Sgt. George'Moore, army recruit
er.
filea' in fUi'.a visit with Jthe city's
children December 1. At that
time, Santa will throw the
switch on hundreds of Crosby-
ton Christmas lights."
Other facets of'the Crosbyton
program being planned for this
year include a "Brightest Christ-
mas Ever" lighting contest, hos-
pital visitation, festival of choirs,
Santa mailbox, free movie to
raise toys for needy children,
and many other projects.
Highway Patrol
Investigates 8
Wrecks in Area
The Highway Patrol investi-
gated eight rural accidents in
Crosby County during October,
according to Sgt. E. L. Stroud,
Patrol supervisor of this area.
These wrecks accounted for
three persons killed, four injur-
ed, and property damage oL
$3,315.00.
This brings the total 'Sot the
year in Crosby County to four
persons killed, 38 injured, and
property damage of $29,400.01).
"In 1959, 8,200 pedestrians
were killed on the streets, and
roads of America,". Stroud said..
That figure represents about 24
percent of all traffic fatalities in
this country in one year's time.
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Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Davis, of
Denver, Colo., visited over the
weekend with relatives and at-
tended Homecoming here Fri-
day.
named as secretary-treasurer.
In all, about 200 ex-students
and teachers registered for the
12th annual edition of this e-
vent. Program went off smoothly,
for one of the best homecomings
thus far.
Mrs. J. T. Herrod, who came
all the way from Taft, Calif.,
was given an award for travel
ing the greatest distance to the
homecoming.'
R. H. Farris was given the a-
ward as ex-student parent with
most children. Mr. and Mrs. Far-
ris have fi^te children.
Mrs. Harry Sherwood was giv-
en a surprise award for her ser-
vices to the school. Mrs. Helen
Medlock was also given an a-
ward for her help with prepara-
tions for the homecoming.
Awards were boxes , of candy.
High school students also had
snme honorees who were made
the center of ceremonies at the
pep rally and pre-football game
events.
Doris Jean HarkTns was~crown-
ed Football Sweetheart at the
pep rally. Jerry Jones was" also
honored as Pep Squad Hero at
the rally.
Dell Forgus was crowned as
Sweetheart of the Chieftain Band
in ceremonies which immediate-
ly preceded the Crosbyton-Ralls
jail game.
Broadway Beauty
Shop Now Open
Broadway Beauty Shop is now
open for business, announces
Mrs. Bill McCray, owner. The
shop is situated next door, to
Mrs. McCray's home at Broad-
way where her husband operates
the gin.
The shop will be closed Mon-
days, says the owner. An ad
containing further information
will be: found inside today's is-
sue of The Review.
Review To PublishT
Early Next Week
The* Review will be pub-
lished a'day early next week
so that it will be in the mail
in time for delivery before
Thanksgiving holiday.
The staff is requesting
that all advertisers and
news contributors have their
copy in the office a day ear'
lie!4 than they normally
would, to meet the early
publication deadline.
CHIEF CAGERS
Crosbyton high's basketball
season is opening this week,
states Coach Dean Wright.
CHS freshmen will play Mc-
Adoo frosh here at 7 p.m. to-
night, Thursday, while the var-
sity boys and girls teams will
vie with Lockney at 7 p.m. in
the Crosbyton gym tomorrow
night, Friday.
"We have A large number of
boys out, 34 in fact," says the
coach. "Interest seems to be in-
creasing, and we want them all
to stay out."
Eleven-freshmen have shown
up for practice and Wright plans
to play them on a separate sche-
dule. A B-team schedule will al-
so be arranged.
Junior high teams. B-team and
freshman teams will" play Mon
day and Thursday night. Chief
varsity will play Tuesdays and
Fridays. • ~ — ,
"We haven't got much exper-
ience," says Wrightv "but play-
ing is the only way we'll learri.
We haven't, a single letterman
returning."
Next week's games include
junior high boys and girls teams
going to Post for a game at 6:30
p.m. Monday, and high school
boys and girls playing at Lock-
ney at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Thanks-
giving holidays follovfr that.
All girls' team, junior high
through varsity,, attended a 'bas-
ketball clinic held by the Flying
Queens of Wayland College in
Plainview Saturday.
Attend Funeral For
Mrs. Ethel Knight
Attending funeral services in
Tulia for Mrs. Ethel Knight, sis-
ter of Mrs. W. P.^gmar, last
week were: Mr. and Mrs. John
Harvey, Mesdames Jenny. Lou
Paschall, Vida Smith, Cahrlsie
Jo Ratheal, Lecy Mae Whit-
church, Nellie Belle Winegar,
Silby Higginbotham, Katie Da-
yis, Elsie Moore and Myrtle
Dendy.
Messrs. R. A. Paschall, Galen
Whitchurch, Willie Smith, Till-
man Reeves, Russell McCurdy, T.
J. Taylor, Robert Work, G. O.
Paudler, Claude -^R^gginbotham,
Rev. Carlton Thorrison, Judge W.
P. Walker and Don Scott Higgin-
botham.
Isjt possible a Crosbyton lad
may be a college football Al l -
American coice this year? Bob
Rule, sports editor of The Hous-
ton Press, and a lot of Rice fans
think so.
Jim Stroud, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Stroud, is on a level
with Owl No. 1 'center Boyd
King.,.acco/ding to Rule, "and
ranks with fiolub, Harris, Lee or
any other center I've seen."
Rule admits it is odd to put a
second stringer up for All-Amer-
ican. Yet he says the Owls have
two equally talented centers the
coaching staff wouldn't trade for
Texas' Monte Lee, Arkansas'
"Wayne Harris or anybody eise.
In a recent "Sidelights" col-
umn, written just before the
Texas game, Rule says the fol-
lowing of Stroud and his second
line teammates:
Stroud Hen Spirit
Jim Stroud is a 22-year-old,
prematurely - bald senior on
Rice's football team, but in five
years with- the Owls he has nev-
er been able to win the No. 1
center job,.
He's No. 2 behind brilliant
Boyd King this season but if you
ask Jess Neely to name the-three
or- four boys most responsible
for the early season success of
the Owls, the chances are gocd
Stroud would be among the
first mentioned.
"Spirit" is a word too frequent-
ly over-worked in sports, but
seldom has it been more appro-
priately applied than in the case
of this year's Owls—and Stroud
has been a key man in this re-
spect.
Because of his "advanced" ago
and his balding head, Crosby-
ton's Jim is affectionately known
as "Pappy" to his teammates.
And he has become the ring-
leader of the most potent No. «
unit the Owls have fielded in the
past decade— maybe the best
in the history of
the school.
Alternate Units will play a vl-
JIM STROUD
tat role fn the Saturday night
game at Rice Stadium between
the Owls and the Texas Long-
horns, and Neely is confident
Stroud and his mates will do
their job proudly as usual.
Started In Spring
"Jim has done a fine Job for
us", Negly said yesterday (Oct.
19) as he watched the rain pour
down and delay the start of the
afternoon workout
Largely because of Stroud's
leadership, the No. 2 unit has
developed a fierce pride.
"It really started back in the
spring,." Stroud said in discuss-
ing the extremely high morale,
not only of "his team-' but on
the entire squad.
"It just seemed like we all got
to having a pretty good time,
and when- we came back this fall {
it has been the same way. This
team gets more fun out of play-
ing than any team I've ever
seen." "
Stroud was a member of the
1958 Rice squad that had Buddy
Dail and Gene Jones as captains;
along with Raymond Chilton.
of Owl Line
Spirit was extremely high on
that club, too.
"But"not as high as it is on
this team," Stroud declared.
Jim leels that his No. 2 unit,
quarterbacked. by big„Al Hart-
man, really came of age in the
victory over Florida two weeks
ago.
"I think we played better in
that game than we did against
SMU," he said.
The coaches have given the
alternate unit much of. the credit
for both victories...
On Par With Regulars
Until injuries hit the Owl
guards such a heavy blow,
Stroud was flanked on either
side by Walter Ligon and Larry
Anthony, a pair of guards who
rate virtually on a par with
their counterparts on the No. 1
team— Bobby Lively and Rufus
King,
The tackles on Stroud's team
are fun-loving Ray Alborn and
late developing John Cornett, the
ends Tommy Stellman and Gene
Raesz. In the backfield with A1
Hartman art; Spencer Brown,
Mike Bowen and either. Jerry
Candler or Butch Blume.
While they've been more than
adequate on defense, the No. 2
lads may be a bit more profi-
cent when they're moving a-
gainst the enemy.
"I think Coach Neely usually
likes to send us in there when
we have the ball," Jim Stroud
said-yesterday. "We've seemed
to be able to move it pretty
well."
It was Stroud's team that
broke the SMU game open last
week with two touchdowns in
the second quarter, one of them
a hurry-up effort that barely
beat the halftime clock by just
15 seconds.
Watch for Stroud and his unit
in the Saturday night game with
Texas. You'll see quite a football
team. •-
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TIRED DRIVER
TOGETCUP
The weary traveler will
have a place to stop and re-
fresh himself in Crosbyton
on the eve of Thanksgiving.
Girl Scout Troop 78 is to
serve free coffee to motor-
ists passing through town,
beginning at 7 p.m. Wednes-,
day and continuing until
1:30 or 2 a.m. Thanksgiving
morning.
The coffee post will be set
up in front of Lon Atchison's
Fina Station on Highway 82.
Right now, girls are looking
for . someone with a small
vacation trailer or-portable
house they can use.
Leader o f t h e service
minded troop is Mrs. Bart
Lynch.
In an effort to prevent more
serious accidents along Highway
82 in Crosbyton, Crosbyton .City
Council recently purchased a ra-
dar unit and will put it in use
soon, Norton Barrett, city secre
tary, announced this week.
Signs will be erected near both
entrances to the city, he said,
warning motorists to slow to city
speed limits or Tace a fine for
speeding.
■ "We do not want to give Cros-
byton the reputation of being a
speed trap," Mr. Barrett, who ai-_
so serves as city judge, said,
"but we must slow this traffic
down through the city before we
have more serious accidents."
Barrett pointed out that three
accidents had occurred in a short
time in the west part of the city,
one of them resulting in the
death of a Negro man.
City officials have attempted
for years to get permission lrom
the Highway Department to pui
Henington Faces New Indictment
by Crosby Grand Jury This Week
Former sheriff J. T. Herrington
was indicted for theft and mis-
application of funds by a Crosby
county grand jury early this
week. The indictment, involving
$360, lists 31 counts.
Herringtpn was acquitted of
Salvation Aimy
Drive Scheduled
Annual sustaining drive for
the Salvation Army in Crosby
County has been set for Tuesday,
Nov,.'29, according to Norton
Barrett, county chairman.
A member of Crosby County's
Community Chest until that or-
ganization went under last year,
the Salvation Army has done
more for the needy of the county
in the past three years^than any
other group, Mr. Barret't said.
Garnett Jones has agreed to
act as chairman of the Crosby-
ton area, he said, and a goal of
$1,000 for Crosbyton has been
se't. .
Twenty-five percent of funds
raised are retained in the coun-
ty, Mr. Barrett saldrln addition,
if more is needed locally a call
to the Lubbock office brings fur-
ther assistance.
Checks Come for
Four-H Members
Five calves, three barrows and
one lamb brought a total of
$2,358.07 to Crosby- County 4-H
Club members, who exhibited
livestock at the State Fair last
month.
4-H members are in the pro
cess of selecting and starting
calves, lambs and barrows on
feed for this show next year.
Money earned: on these projects
isn't the only objectives sought
by these 4-H Club members. Val-
uable experience in feeding and
showing livestock as well as
leadership and sportsmanship is
gained by these 4-H Club mem-
bers.
An organized 4-H Club is lo-
cated in Crosbyton, Ralls ana
Loren^OrAVhe're instruction on all
phases of. agriculture production
is received by 4-H Club members
in Crosby County.
similar charges in connection
with other incidents by a Lame-
sa jury almost exactly a year
ago, November 1 % 1959.
The indictment was greeted
with a loud yawn by much <)f
-Cmshy mtinty -Srtfno pgrsnna In.
terviewed felt he "had his day
in court," others tfiat he should
be retried because of seriousness
of offense with which he is ac-
cused.
Grand jury *also' indicted a
swarm of persons for DWI sec-
ond offense. They include Leo
Bert Mullin, Ernest L. Cleveland,
Leonard Odie Brown, Mary Haz-
el Hamilton and Eugene Weldon
Malone.
Gene McCauley was indicted
fof failure to stop and render aid
in connection with the traffic at
cident which took the life of Ne
gro Willie Lee Anderson three
weeks ago.
Other indictments Included
Thomas J. Henderson, forgery;
Hosea Morriel,.'burglary; AlvJn
Morrlel, burglatf; Jewel Morriel,
burglary; Robert Bradley Thom-
as, burglary of a private real
dence; J. A. Lawrence, theft over
$50; Sherman Coleman, murder
with malice (of Red Doman).
in Local Arena
Near Month End
An ajnateur calf roping
scheduled Saturday and Sunday,1 Saturday,
is
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up stop signs on the highway,
which would have been the sim-
ple method to end-a bad situa-
tion. Failing in this, they~dec'ld-
ed recently that the radar unit
was the, only pther answer.
and other vehicles to enter the
city with speeds of 60 miles an
hour or more," one city official
said. "We must^put a stop to
this or others will be killed."
While intended primarily to
slow traffic through the city, of-
ficials pointed out that there
could be no favoritism. If local
residents "are caught in the ra-
dar net, it will be necessary , to
fine- them also.
Fixe Track Chasls Bought
-In a meeting Tuesday night
the Council purchased a C-750
Ford chasls with tilt cab to be
used for the new rural firefight
ing unit of the Crosbyton Fire
Department. The Council will
soon take bids for the bed,
pumps and other equipment ne-
cessary for-the complete truck.
It will be purchased under the
contract with the County Com-
missioners to furnish fire protec-
tion to rural areas,
Council also discussed the new
bookkeeping system of the city.
Visitors present included Charles
Grey, Ralls; E. T." House, city sec-
retary of Lorenzo, and John Cas^
tie, city auditor, Lubbock.
Council members present in-
cluded L. H. Finch, mayor, Jack
P. Martin, Ted Karr, Guy Thomp-
son, uien mashear, C. v. uasn;""
Norton Barrett, city secretary,
and Macel Harkins, clerk.
Chieftain Band
Participates In
Tech Band Day
Crosbyton Chieftain Band, di-
rected by Jesse Lancet, partici-
pated in Band Day at Texas
Tech last Saturday. Musical
groups of 19 area schools per-
formed before the" Tech-Wyom-
ing game.
The huge number of high
school musicians formed in com-
pany fronts atll the way. across
Tech's big Jones Stadium. They
filled the field.
Directed by 98-year-old Harry
LeMaire, Tech's first band direc-
tor, the bands played Karl
King's "Hosts of Freedom." Af-
ter forming the word "Tech", the
bands r^ov«4 into a Dotifele -T
formation.
Combined bands* also played
Tech's "Matador Song," compos-
ed by LeMaire, and "Ttech Fight
Sorig". Twitters performed to the
latter. For this event, bands re-
hearsed from 10 until 12 a.m.
New Soil Lab to
Assist Farmers
Area Soil Chemist James Val-
entine, A&M College Agricultur-
al Extension Service, has com-
pleted preparations for the open-
ing of a new Soil Testing Labor-
atory in Lubbock, according, to
Lee Suther, county agent. He is
making a final check of the deli-
cate chain balance used to mea-
sure minute quantities of chem-
icals required in running a soil
analysis.
Valentine says the new labor-
atory, which he heads, will de-
vote full time to fertility pro-
blems of farmers in the Panhan-
dle and High Plains areas of
Texas.
Suther urged local farmers,
home gardeners, and others with
fertility problems to take advan-
tage of the laboratory's facilities.
The cost per sample Is $2. Voca-
tional agriculture teachers and
Soil Conservation Service techni-
cians, a? well as the county a-
gent, will Be glad to assist in
obtaining samples.
Nov. 26-27, in Crosbyton Rodeo
Arena. Events will start at 1 p.
m. each of the two days, accord-
ing to Joe Varidever.
A dance is also planned, in
conjunction with the roping and
other rodeo events, to be -held
Saturday night, Nov. 26.
Ropers interested "should tele-
phone Crosbyton Chamber of
Commerce, Red Whatley or Van-
dever. Ffrst 25 ropers will be
accepted 4n this event Winners
Will be decided on a four calf
average, two each day of the
roping. - "
Other events adding spice to
the program include girls' bar-
rel race, junior barrel race, jack-
pot heading-heeling contest,
jackpot steer wrestling, jackpot
calf roping and a calf scrambic
for children under 12-years-old.
Stock is being furnished by
Jack and Djck Ratjon.
Chieftain Band will go to
Brownfield November 22, to com-
pete irt the regional marching
contesf. Area bands will begin
the event at 4 p.m. that day.
First Thanksgiving
Acted Before P-TA
by Third Graders
A Thanksgiving play enten"
tained the Crosbyton P.-T. A.
Thursday night, Nov. 10.
The third grade rooms acted
out the traditional story of the
Pilgrims and Indians, showing
the spirit of giving thanks. Their
teachers are Mmes. Hubert Cur-
ry, Arthur Brakebill and Les
Treat.
Mrs. Sam- Hawkes played for
the chorus. High room count
prizes went to Mrs. Curry's room
and the tenth grade.
REALITIES
PatBenr.ett
Dislike of Modem Art Noted as
Area Painters Show Their Work
FEW VOTES FOR SENATOR
V
Only "370 poll taxes have been
sold in Crosby county, according
to Tax Collector J. C. Smith. He
expects sales to pick up when
people realize they will get to
vote on a U. S. Senatorial post
vacated by Senator Lyndon
Johnson next year.
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The ladles of Crosbyton Art
Guild are planning an exhibit
for the second week in.December.
We wouldn't miss it. Amateur
work is always'irregular in qual-
ity, but Crosbyton women pro-
duced some lovely paintings for
their 1958 Jubilee exhibit- Their
efforts were invariably Interest-
ing. And they've probably im-
proved a good deal with study
and practice during the last two
years. Also we want to visit the
Lubbock showing of McAdoo ar-
tist Robert Butler's work before
it closes at month's end.
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Our only quibble with paint-
ing tastes In this area is the
general dislike of so-called Mo-
dern Art Take a fellow tvho is
liberal in his politics, wears a
slnle breasted suit, drives a '61
model small car and uses the
latest methods In his business—
yet he has a picture of a wind-
mill in the sunset hanging in
his living room. With that sort
of attitude, he should be driving
a model-T and wearing a cellu-
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Modern Art is a subject which
generates almost as much heat
in discussion as a political cam-
paign. Normally sane, men lost*
control of their language when
confronted by a canvas of Mlro
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or Picasso. Editorial writers put
their feeble wits against it; Os-
wald Spengler names it as a
prime symptom of the disease in
his "Decline of the West". But
from the high octane Intellec-
tuals to common buttermilk and
gravy thinkers, few have taken
the trouble to try to understand
what Modern Art is about and
why men paint that way.
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Asked what he doesn't like a-
bout a modern painting, the
average coffeecup critic says: "It
just doesn't look like a man. The
legs are too long, whoever had
a nose like that," etc. In other
words, what he wants is a photo-
graphic likeness of the subject,
colored with dlls. This is a little
like criticizing a race horse be-
cause he doesn't pull a plow, or
a tractor because it doesn't have
upsweep tailfins: that just was
not what the designer had in
mind. To like a thing, We have
to understand and appreciate It
for what it is. *
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Actually, we tire exposed to
more modern painting than most
persons suppose. It would prob-
ably be safe to Jay that 70 per
cent of modem magazine id*
vertising usjss, .techniques' bor-
rowed from Modern Art, The
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