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Poll Tax Sales
With 1201 poll taxes paid in
Crosby county, Crosbyton is run-
ning a poor second "in the num-
ber paid. RatlS is leading and
Lorenzo stands third, according
to Tax Collector J. C, Smith.
> Special poll tax stations have
been set up in Lorenzo and Ralls
to encourage sales. As yet, no
special move has been made in
Crosbyton to promote voter-qual-
ification during this important
election year.
Poll tax count," by boxes, now
stands ait the following figures:
Crosbyton
Ralls
Lorenzo
Cone
Blanco
Pansy
Robertson
Kalgary
Caprock
Farmer
Big Four .
Canyon Valley
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Leilan Caddeil
Asks Reelection
as Commissioner
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Leilan Caddeil this week
authorized the Review to an.-
nounce his candidacy for ree-
lection to the post of commis-
sioner for precinct 4. He will
make a formal statement later
in the campaign.
Caddeil joins a good sized list
of candidates, which may be
seen in the announcement col-
umn elsewhere in today's paper,
but it does not compare with the
number of candidates who are
rumored to be contemplating a
campaign.
As yet the veteran commis-
sioner has no opponents. In fact,
the race between incumbent
Cecil Berry and Goodwin Hale,
presertt-county treasurer, for the
county judge's post is only real
competition on the records.
Local political veterans are
still saying some of .the shadowy
opponents will «fhaterialize. They
will have to hurry if they beat
the February 5 deadline.
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Local Residents
at Recognition
Dinner Tuesday
Eleven Crosbyton residents
were among those attending the
thirty-sixth annual South Plains
Scout Recognition* Dinner at 7
p.m. Tuesday in Texas Tech's
Student Union building.
These included Jack Brashear,
Emmeft Medlock, Glenn Moody,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freeman,
Mr. and Mrs. Truett Mann, Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Hill, Mr. and
Mrs Donel Gowens.
The Comanche Trail District,
which includes Crosby,..county,
won recognition for having the
most * boys subscribing to "Boys
"Life," official Scouting maga-
zinc, and fop having the largest
percent of guests registered . at
t the, banquet. .. ,
Albert Iverson, "Imember of
the national Scouting council,
spoke before the group. A form-
er resident, Andy Anderson, was
awarded the Silver Beaver A-
ward for service, highest honor
the council can bestow.
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Crosby County's Oldest Business Institution — Established January 7# 1909
VOLUME FIFTY-FOUR CROSBYTON. CROSBY COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 18. 1962
NUMBER THREE
Pioneer Memorial Building To Get Addition
Former Sheriff
Jim Williams'
Dies Wednesday
J. L. (Jim) Williams, former
Crosby County sheriff and long*
* time Crosbyton resident, died at
I.amesa ' Wednesday . morning
where he had been making his
home for a number of years.
Details of his death were lack-
ing in Crosbyton late yesterday,
but it is known that he had been
in poor health for some time. He
visited "with friends in Crosby-
ton during the town's 50th anni-
versary celebration in Septem-
ber of 1958.
Funeral services are scheduled
today, Thursday, at 2 p.m. at
a Lames a Church of Christ. Bur-
ial will be at Lameaa.
County sheriff in.the late '20's*of
early '30's. He served as a peace
officer at Lamesa for a number
of years. , > f
Among survivors are his wife,
daughter, Melba, and son, J. L.
Jr.
Here is an architect's rough sketch of what the
projected addition to the Crosby County Pioneer
Memorial Building may look like. The new
structure will be used to house Crosby County
historical objects, which have already overflow-
ed the original museum space. The addition, lo-
cated on the east side of the present building,
will be built by the Lamar Foundation.
Icy Classrooms Stir Officials
To Seek New Engineering Help
Indignant parents have again
been bringing it home to Cros-
byton school authorities that
something must be done about
the heating situation in the new
elementary school building here.
The modern classroom build-
ing presents an attractive ap-
pearance. Its glassed-in class-
rooms, surrounding the grassy
courtyard, would seem the ideal
place for children to learn.
Unfortunately, the rooms have
proved to be hot in early "fall
and late spring and cold in win-
ter. Temperatures dropp"! to 50
degrees in - some of tlje class-
rooms during the recent bitterly
cold spell.
Children shivered, sniffled and
caught colds in spite of heavy
coats and mufflers which teach-
ers made them wear inside. In
the coldest rooms it became nec-
essary to move the children to
other locations. Instructors found
the business of learning going
very slowly in these conditions.
School board members have
long been cognizant of this diffi-
culty and have tried to remedy
the heating problem in particu-
lar. The glass windows were all
removed and * replaced by the
most skillful of craftsmen last
summer. ---" •
Came the cold spell this win-
ter and the mercury again took
a deep dip in classrooms. Some
believe window fittings shrink
and allow the north breeze to
play over tablets and crayons^
School board summoned a
heating engineer out of Lub-
bock. TTiis savant of the thermo-
stats looked over the situation
apd found that school mainte-
nance menJhad never been fully
ihMrudteld on servicing the heat-
ing system. He made adjust-
ments which included placing
electric timing devices to work,
a part of the system that has
never functioned properly.
The board agreed to give the
present heating system another
chance. If it-fails again, withthe
hew adjustments, the board
plans to install whatever new
equipment is needed to get the
job done.
Whatever the solution may be,
it can't come too quickly for
worried parents now nursing
junior through a fresh, runny
nosed cold.
Don McDermett's name should
have been listed among the fire
captains elected by Crosbyton
Volunteer Fire Department last
week. i
Annual Festival
at McAdoo Held
by Methodists
-Annual Harvest Festival of
McAdoo Methodist Church was
held Wednesday, Jan. 10 in the
church.
This is the time when proceeds
from projects such a r handi-
work, grain, cotton or a part of
a day's, week's or month's wages
which have been designated as
Lord's Acre are turned in. Pro-
ceeds from these projects are
used for improvement of the lo-
cal church or parsonage.
A barbecue supper was served
at 5:30 p.m., followed by the
worship service at 7 p.m. Rev.
James-Patterson, who was pastor
when the church first began the
Lord's Acre plan, was the princi-
pal speaker. Rev. J. C. Arnold, a
former pastor, was also on the
program. •
After the worship service, film
showing projects and partici-
pants of the present year as well
as of former years, were,shown.
Approximately 70 persons at-
tended. Out of town guests in-,
eluded Rev. and Mrs. James Pat-
terson, Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Ar-
nold, Mary and Sue, all of Lub-
bock. .•-•••
Plans for building a new $30,-
000 addition to Crosby County
Pioneer Memorial Building have
i been announced by Mrs. W. P.
Lamar and E. W. Smith, trustee
for the Percy and Zina Lamar
Foundation.
The new addition will house
more historical objects for the
Crosby County museum, says
Tillman Reeves, member of the
board of directors of the Mem-
orial Building.
Space for historical objects
•as originally provided in the
lront room of the Memorial
Building, the section built to re-
jle—Hank Smith's
House. However, items were col-
lected so rapidly that available
space was soon filled.
-•The Pioneer Memorial Build-
ing was constructed ai*a cost of
$125,000 in 1958, the year of Cros-
byton's Golden Jubilee celebra-
tion. It has since been both a
showplace and a meeting place
for the community. „
Mrs. Lamar and officers of the
foundation have been consider-
ing the addition to the building
for some time. Limited space
had kept the museum from ac-
cepting some larger pieces. . "
Plans now call for the addition
to be made on the east side of
the present structure. An archi-
tect has drawn up tenative
sketches of such an extra room.
More definite information will
be available on the new addi-
tion following the next meeting
ot the building's board of di-
rectors. They will consider needs
and ways of utilizing the build-
ing grant.
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Lots of Laughs
Object of Mayes
Gas House Gang
"We hope to have a lot of
laughs and a serious moment or
two for everyone," says Truett
Mayes of this year's edition of
the annual Gas House Gang
Show here.
The free entertainment will be
staged in Crosby County Pioneer
Memorial Building again this
year. Curtain will go up at 7:25
p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 25.
Mayes is still scouting for a
few extra acts to add to the pro-
gram which has become famous
for its diversity and good clean
entertainment? over the years.
Sub-Zerd* Weather
Plays Havoc With
Housing Plumbing
Minus four degree weather
last Wednesday night proved too
much for some of the plumbing
in Crosbyton's new Public Hous-
ing Project, with resultant dam-
age to four buildings. Heavy
damage, however, was confined
to the single bedroom duplex
located on Berkshire.
Piping in the apartments are
in the attic, and although insu-
lated, the protection did not
prove adequate for the sub-zero
weather.
Breaks in two of the Latin
apartments were discovered late
Thursday and the water cleaned
but before much damage was
done. Local Housing Authority
officials are waiting for sheet-
rock to dry out thoroughly be-
fore estimating the damage and
repairing the apartments. Ano-
ther break in the white apart-
ments on Berkshire was also dis-
Allen Nichols, Post, was tapped
for $41.65 fine and costs on a
charge of. passing a worthless
check, in Judge Cecil Berry's
county court this week.
Local Painter Says Desire Best Art
"A person who wants to paint
—that's their talent," says Mrs.
A. C. Atchison. "The desire to
learn itself is your talent and
you learn by tjbing.
Dorothy Attmison, "along- with
Mrs. Jeff Lemley, has been
teaching the free class in oil
painting, sponsored by the
Chamber ot Commerce, which is
displaying its work in the win-
dow of Hudman's this week.
"Anyone can learn to paint if
they try." sums up Mrs. _ Atchi-
son's theory. "T think we've"
demonstrated that in the class.
If you want to paint, don't be a-
fraid to dig in up to your el-
bows."
Suggested Lesions
Discovering that several men
and women were Interested in
painting, Mrs. Atchison offered
to teach a class more than a
year ago. Last fall the Chamber
df Commerce made arrange-
ments.
Only students with practically
no previous pajnting experience
were entered in the class. Flora
Lomley, another local painter,
also ^became Interested and vol-
unteered to help in the teaching
chores..
Sam Hawkes, school superin-
tendent and head of Lions adult
educational committee, . offered
the council room in the high
school for the class. Lighted by
powerful fluorescent fixtures,
the room is ideal.
> Students Numerous
— Qettlng around to all the jw-
Mr: Williams was Crosby. Ijpils was one problem," Mrs.
Atchison admits. Fifteen show
ed up. "We" had such a little
time to spend with each one.
But it Is amazing how evpfyone
took hold." " " ; ■
Both teachers helped pupils
over difficult painting problems
With palette and painting. knife in hand. Dorothy Atchison
stands beside two oi her landscapes. Mrs. Attfhison "has a large
landscape hanging in the Pioneer Memorial Building.
during the daytime, also, in
private tutoring sessions.
"We did .landscapes principal-
ly," Mrs. Atchison says. Stu-
dents copied prints, f think be-
ginners should, Jn order to
learn colors, perspective, and
design.
AU To Display
"Each pupil will have- two
pictures on display this week.
And really, they got very little
help ffom Flora and I in that
si^e class. They all did just
wonderful." ■
She is quite enthusiastic about
the project. "I'm for any future
adult education plans the
Chamber might have."
Mrs. Atchison haS taught art
privately before. For her origi-
nal pictures she prefers working
with the knife and large brush
because it "takes positive
thinking".
Likes Peter Hurd
"If I could just paint like
Peter Hurd, I'd be happy,'<* says
the Crosbyton artist. . Kurd's
plains landscapes and his por-
traits on the walls of the Tech
museum rotunda are familiar to
most Crosbyton residents.
"Hurd's painting inspired me
-te-startT 4-Uied- -copy—JQI1£_ _of
his pictures," ?. she says, "and
Lon made me 'go to school' af-
ter -he saw it."
That was six years ago and
she began taking lessons from
Mrs. J. E. Barker in Floydada.
A traditionalist; Mrs. Barker
teaches her students to paint
realistically with small brushes.
Pcdnts Originals
Later, Mrs. Atchison studied
with well known Lubbbck artist
Etoile Norn our,* who now has a
one manv show . hanging in
Methodist Hospital. In Mrs.- Ne-
mour's studio, Mrs. Atchison
learned to ..use the painting
knife which has dominated her
recent work.
Mrs. Atchison is painting only
originals these days. Friends
have been urging, her to hold a
one man show but she says such
an exhibition will have to wait
awhile. "I'pi Just a happy hob-
byist," she says.
"There are plenty of subjects
to paint around here," she
points out. "For instance, we
have a lot Of historical subjects,
ilke the old Store at Emma, and
these landmarks are fast disap-
pearing." ,
Husband Is C*i tic
What does her husband think
(Continued on Back Page)
Crosbyton will be in the heavy
fallout area should a nuclear
bomb be dropped in the area of
New Mexico's White Sands prov-
ing ground.
That was the information re-
ceived by Norton Barrett, city
secretary, and Hallie Norman,
Chamber of Commerce manager,
when they attended a civil de-
fense meeting in Lubbock Mon-
day.
The area gathering was held
at 1:30 pm. in the municipal
Art and Garden Center, 4215 Col-
lege Avenue. • ' • . ■
Briefing chiefly concerned an
intensive survey in this area to
determine number and- location,
of existing buildings that can
be designated public fallout
shelters in accordance with min-
imum civil defense standards.
Crosbyton's survey will take
place in early March. An area
engineering firm will go to 23
South Plains counties in the
search which will not be com-
pleted until the middle of April.
"What we are now trying to
find out is how much actual pro-
tection is existing," said Rolland
C. Haun, regional representative
of the assistant secretary of de-
fense for civil defense.
"Once this is done and such
buildings are designated and
properly stocked, we will be in
a position to lay a blueprint for
the future.''
Haun stressed that the pro-
gram is designed as a compli-
ment and not a replacement for
home shelter building.
covered ^on after if broKe Toose
and the damage was small.
Damage to the one bedroom
duplex was mostly in the north
apartment. . In this apartment
the sheetrock fell from the bed-
room apartment, and the re-
mainder of the ceiling was" dam-
aged. Most of the apartment will
have to be repainted.
The local Authority is await-
ing instructions from PHA be-
fore repairs are made and steps
taken to see that the plumbing
does not freeze again.
Local Basketball
Junior Tourney
Chiefs Hunting
Formula to Win
Close Contest
Crosbyton Chiefs are looking
for a way to win those close
ones as they prepare for an in-
vasion of Petersburg's basket-.
ball Buffaloes here next Tues-
day. "" ■ "
Rugged Idalou Wildcats slip-
ped by with ^an eight point mar-
gin in their 50-42 season opener
with the Chiefs Friday. Marshall
Berry led CHS scoring with 11
points.
Idalou girls made a better
win showing against the local
girls with a 52-18 triumph.
Again Tuesday, the Chiefs let
a seven point edge slip through
their.fingers as the Ralls - Rab-
bits outscored them 58-51. A late
Chieftain surge fell short.
CHS girls won an exciting
contest by defeating the Rails
females by a. score of 34-31.
Forrest Griffin scored 15
points and Darwin Potter 12 a-
gainst Ralls. Sylvia Curry had fields. Here and there in other
11 points and Freda Parsons 10.j parts of the county, a farmer
o { believes he still has a bale on
DISTRICT COURT MEETS I the stalk.
72nd District Court was in ses- Current figures for the area
Only Few Bales
Remain of Big r
CottonCrop
""With dniy a few scattered
bales remaining in the fields,
the seven Crosbyton area gins
pushed their totals to 46,343 dur-
ing the past week. This was an
increase of 308 bales over last
week.
However, it looks as though
these gins will not reach the
50,000 bale mark. Only by count*
ing Crosbyton area cotton which
goes to such borderline gins as
Owens can this figure be arriv-
ed at.
Kalgary community reports a
possible 25 bales still in the
sion at Pioneer Memorial Build-
ing this week, witlf Judge Victor
Lindsay on the bench. Three civ-
il cases were to be tried, and the
court was still in session late
Wednesday. Judge Lindsey also
accepted two guilty pleas from
the criminal docket while here.
are:
Blanco 4,479
Broadway 2,750
Crosbyton Co-op 14,993
Crosbyton West Texas 7,300
Kalgary West Texas 2,230
McAdoo Co-op 7,988
Wake Co-op , 6,603
REALITIES
...... Pat Bennett
Canyon Ghost Shows Up Again;
Conk on Editors Head Requested
Jhe celebrated Niggerhill, The ancient Greeks, for in-
Ghost put in another appearance stance, would probably have
recently. A carload of teenagers Ma ken the light for the mantles-'
—Chuck Perkins, Willie Han-I tation of some god. An enter-
sard, Sue Barnett, Jaxon Martin
—spotted its dancirfg light at
8:15 p.m., January 2, from top of
the. Caprock.
When they returned to town,
the word spread and other high
schoolers went trooping out in
relays "until about 10:30 p.m.
Other ghost watchers includ-
ed Craig Gallimore, Charlotte
Cash, Bob Gowens, Paul Ogle,
Wright Henson, Gary Jordan,
Tom Lancet and Forrest Griffih.
Brawny football players
blanched white, hair rose* and
drivers kept their cars ready to
retreat at the first sign that the
mysterious light was approach-
ing. Our report says the light
was about three miles from the
spectators. ' .
On the following night, one
group of stout hearted high
schoolers went right down to the
spot where the Negro cowboy is
buried. However, the ghost was
not in a walking mood and did
hot show up. v ...
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Although I have no doubt
there is something that lights up
down there, roost of us pooh-
pooh this canyon spook. We live
in a very unimaginative age.
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Beginning Today
Annual junior high basketball
tournament will begin today,
Thursday, and continue through
Friday and Saturday. . •
This event, as every year) is
sponsored by the senior class of
Crosbyton high school. Competi-
tion will take place in the high
school gymnasium.
Entered are teams from Spur,
Petersburg. McAdoo, Girard, >
Rails, Post, Baldridge junior
high of Lubbock, and Crosby-
ton's seventh and eighth grade
teams.
Games will be held from 5 un-
ti 9 p.m. Thursday, 4 until 9 p.
m. Friday, 1 until 3 p.tn. and 5
until 8 p.m. Saturday.
prising priest would have built
a shrine and founded a religious
cult.
A good instance of this treat-
ment was occasioned by a hole
which once emitted stinking
fumes on the island of Delphi.
The priests decided; they were
from the rotting corpse of aT py-
thon killed by Apollo.
For centuries the priestesses
inhaled the fumes, chewed nar-
cotic leaves and fell into swoons
from which they delivered the
prophecies of the famous oracle.
Nothing like that could hap-
pen to an odd natural manifes-
tation today. Unless, ot course,
it was in California.
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Renewing the attack, Mrs. T.
W. Stockton Jr. telephoned down
after last week's Review publics*,
tion. She said she has a Web-
ster's Dictionary. The word "in-
terpected", which the Review
recently used in S headline, is
not In It
Billye Stockton further said
the nearest thing she oould fl
was "interpolated", a
meaning to "alter or corrupt _
inserting new or foreign mat-
(Coutlnued on Back fags)
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