The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1963 Page: 1 of 8
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March portion of the
Foundation fund cam-
paign will begin at 5 p.m. to-
day, Thursday, according to Rita
Powell, chairman of that phase
of the chive
March off Dime* to (otni very
wall, aaya John Plnkaton, over-
all campaign chairman.
A count ot money ralaed in
grade achool rooms shows Mr*.
Mae Lancet's room drat, Mrs. L.
E. Treat's second and Mrs. Har-
ry flhaiamml*a third In their di-
vision. In other section. Mrs. I.
L. Taylor's room, first; Mrs. Lil-
Ite Brown's, aaoond; Mrs. J. W.
Gristle, third.
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burled la
Cemetery
Monday aft* moan toltowing
funeral aanrtoaa la IW Metho-
dtot Church of Ftoydada. He had
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Me*. Charles
Floy-
Luttrtck.
at
aide services ton* as well as at
the final (Mas to Vtoydada. Bar-
man Funeral Hone of Ploy da da
waa la charge of aiiaapr—rrta
Daraey died at 24f ajn. Sun-
day at a Pteydada hospital,. He
had haen In (aflhi health far
umi timet, bat becMtte Hrtowly
HI only a short time before his
Two New Directors
Nmmii for Bio 4
Gos Co-operative
directors of Big Four
Farmers Gas Cooperative were
chosen at the recently member-
ship meeting of that group. The
co-op, organised several years
ago to construct and operate
natural gas lines In the area
north of the city, serves about
75 farms.
Hew directors are J. W. Jack-
son and T. W. Stockton, Jr. They
take the place of Garnet Jones
and Tom Jackson, both of whom
that they not be
Johes haa served as
Secretary-treasurer since the co-
op's organisation.
Officers chosen included Rex
Wheeler, president, and A. &
Exum, vice-president, both re-
elected, and J. W. Jackson, sec-
retary. W. C. Odom was chosen
auditor of the co-op, and records
have hssto roovtd to his office.
Other director* am Joe John-
ston, Clarence Smith, **"* Sari
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toriuds the wtfet
Ploydads.
lawman of Lubbock and Vernon
of Houston; a daughter. Mrs.
MlmUUn Write
Sew Column
A am* sertoa «l eslumna, "Eth-
ics and II din Hons", begins In
tod* today's Review. This will
he a asrisa ai aittdes by Crosby
i.aaMHrning vartow
of liyhig.
Dtotonnan, F1nt
tm, penned thto
wliiaa Qm of his col-
ad It ooattoao la
Mrs. Lossiter, 75,
Former Resident,
Dies At Odessa
services for Mrs. May
73, of Odessa, were
held Wednesdsy afternoon at sn
Odessa Church of Christ, snd
burial was in sn Odessa cen
tery. She died Tuesday morning
st 11:30 am.
Mrs. Lsseiter, s former Cros
byton resident, was a sister of
Mm. Ira Benton of thto city. Her
death was attributed to s heart
attack. She lived here with her
family s number of years ago.
Besides the eister. survivors
Include three daughters, Mrs.
H. H. Simmons. Mrs. Sam Hicks
and Mrs. Helen Stringer, all of
Odessa, and a brother, Roy Sul
Hvaa of Elsrtra
.Mr. mp4 Mrs. tm Benton am
Mr. arf Mrs. Lewis Benton at
the UN-vices from Cros
fls k8m W aUab fau a K m Ifff
uiain Letter wait Again Hits
Crofbyton, Sweeps EntlveAxea
Gimmicks change" tittle, peo-
ple hardly at all. Recently a
familiar form of the venerable
cbaih letter made its appearance
in Croabyton and Immediately
became the erase.
With Inflation and all, the
ante was up. This time it costs
A. F. Stark Hits
Jackpot Arrests
Man Long Sought
Sheriff Fletcher Stark happen,
ed onto, a lavymsn's bonus when
he arrested James Darin on
charge of drunk and diaorderly,
January 19. The Crosby ton Neg-
ro was fingerprinted and fined
WO.
When his prints resetted DPS
office in Austin. Darin was i-
dentified as Lester James Thom-
as, who deserted the (J. S. Army
trom a Georgia camp in 1951.
>Bl men came out to confirm l-
dentification; then Reese AFB
police took Darin alias Thorns*
Into custody snd carried him to
Amarlllo. ^
Burglars entered Dennard gs -
oltne warehouse st Ralls over
the weekend snd stole s total of
$301 in checks, charge tickets,
credit csrd slips and cash. Ot
this, H3&06 was cash. Thieve*
simply smashed a door glass
and reached in to unlock the
Two middle aged Negroes,
battered and Uttered, were ar-
rested for fighting It out amon*,
a bunch %of farm Implements on
the Chester Henry farm, January
24, at 4 a.m.
\ The two were quite intoxi-
cated and one carried two but-
cher knivos. Booked on drunk
and disorderly charges, Sam
OmtchfteM and Pete Bowden
were fined $79 spiece Both ar
currently laying the fines out in
jail
| Reality:
aEErb r cm
Both fanillis have pm-ocfe oolers
to the kfcUtaaBartaa oUssdf Wy-
aoa Mayas
Of gpMSMl all Am other - khto
apt the aadttnf details Iran
Bevmty Baherts and FUlin
whan am we going
to liovg £ Act," jfy simm
his awthar,
D. Shear, on returning from
-a
sat |H tlfc^t
dbsfty Yrrttfetf' HifiHBi of OEWby *
ton Cttato Wospttal. The sound
tr.
AUSTIN STIRS
OLD MEMORIES
Um Payne production of "Ham
tot-.
Our Mead madt only two ap-
pearances on stage and had but
ana lone line to speak. Even his
single line was spoken In uni-
son with a follow spearcarrler.
*"l drown him out," he assured
a group of us as we rolled spag-
hetti and quaffed chianti at Ca-
ruao*s restaurant bain* the
The Tfcxas Almanac praises
the old Land Office building,
bat the oM French Legation, the
Count Alphonse da Sallgny
hose, the of mlntiMs
JCey entf C3ov
home aa HitaiooHug sights in
Auatln. I've Mvar aeon thaae, but
we see eeenie mfffjoley*
acting ttiflte that •vtoiof.
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,^e®®eif ipMW woe e
Mine 40vor fli the Texas
Various
informant had
y heard a Ungthydam
proposed mutt t|y
' Tbxas lawmaker.
I itiaf ntiiiari
ib* Imposing
ST Haatly, aa old
leeitef among tlie
Girl Scouts Set
Senior Citizens'
Party Saturday
The senior Girl Scout troop
No. 78 has completed plans (or
the party honoring all senior ci-
tizens of this sres for Ssturdsy.
Feb. 3, from d to 8 p m. in the
school lunchroom.
Program will Include sn old
fashioned singing led by the sen-
ior dttsens snd songs and skits
have been prepared by the troop
Two hundred Invitations were
mailed with these Including 399
persona.
The troop worked for three
weeks compiling the Invitation
list, but feel certain they have
overlooked aomeone.
"The age at which a person
enters the classification of wis-
dom and experience which
marks senior cltisens varies
widely," says Gail Brewer, troop
leader. "We've selected 60 as a
rule of thumb.
"However, some persons sn.
not senior citizens st that age
snd others Join the select group
before It. We want all of you to
ha judge of yourselves in this
mstter snd, If somehow you
didn't receive an invitation and
you are a senior citisen, be sure
to come anyway."
Chuck Wolfe Opens
Photo Studio Here
Each Tuesday
A photograph studio tot Cros-
byton waa announced this week
by Chuak Wolfe who also ope-
rates studios in Snyder and
Spur. Mr. Wolfe will be In Croa-
byton each Tuesday, with stu-
dios In the home of Mm. Dora-
fha Roberts on Berkshire Ave-
rtue. Hours will be from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m.
Mr. Wolfe, who has been la
Snyder forJj yaae* to an aa-
llslng in portrait work! He*has
also dona considerable work for
magsxinss, and supplied the
owar for Bto Juanuary Issue of
lying*, a national aviation
iftadne. Last psar he did the
covsm tor nine |mm «f
Bit", a atogaslne for the
Mr. Wolfe invitee
wants pictures to call Mrs. Vern
la Head, phone 206L tm ap-
the chain letter fan approxi-
mately |75 to get Into the party,
lured by the promise of rich
returns.
It works thto way: The candi-
date buys the "letter" (it doesn't
go through the mails) from a
seller for $37JO. A bond is at-
tached to the sheet which the
purchaser sends to the lop name
on a 10-long list.
The top name is thereby elim-
inated. Then the purchaser cop
iea the letter, adding his name
st the bottom of ihe list, snd
purchases two rrfore $18.75 U. S.
government bonds which he at-
tachea to the two letters. Then
he, in turn, vends them to new
buyers at $37JO apiece.
Some of the most respected
names in CroSbyton are begin-
ning to crop up on the lists.
Banks In the area were reported
to he running low on savings
bonds.
U. S. Treasury Department
1 rowna on such schemes, accord-
ing to Larry Cowart, U. S. bond
sales representative, who was In
Ihe Review office Wednesday.
For one thing, few persons keep
the bonds any longer thsn ab
solutely necessary and the turn-
over costs the government in
handling.
J. L. Adams, U. S. Treasury's
Mate savings bonds director,
says the government definitely
disapproves of use, of savings
bonds as prizet or awards in
lotteries or'games of chance in-
volving the element of personal
profit. He Specifically mentions
chain letters.
'The treasure's objection is
based upon oo run deration of pub-
lic policy and in no way involves
the legality or illegality of this
or any other device or method
employed/' Adama says in a pre-
pared release,^
Postmaster Olea Llttlefleld
says it is definitely illegal to
send bonds through the mail to
someone because of a chain let-
ler. However, proving a mailed
bond Is connected with a chain
letter is difficult.
Cowart said here Wednesday
that grocery drummers were
known to be the principal
preaders of the chain letters
irom town to town. Some were
suspected of selling the letters
more thsn the allowable num-
ber of times.
Whatever the cause, the craze
has Infected not only Crosbyton
but other neighboring town*
such as Ralls and Tahoka.
Speculators might recall a
similar bond letter which circu-
lated |n* the Quanah Paducah-
Matador area approximately
eight years sgo. When the towns
became saturated, letter holders
tried desperately but found them
was nobody left to whom they
could sell thi-ii^, peculiar mer-
chandise.
Yet a yearning for those 280
bonds which the speculator
would receive should his name
ever reach the top and should
everybody behave properly —
that yearning is probably more
powerful than reasonable ob-
jections.
NUMBER FIVE
Blocks Annexed
Into Crosbyton
by Cotmcil Vote
Two more blocks were annex-
ed to the City of Crosbyton this
week. At a meeting of city coun-
cil, Ted Karr moved that an or-
dinance be passed annexing two
blocks in the Ellison develop-
ment, College Heights addition.
Both blocks front the new
extreme west street, bordering it
on the west side. Several lots
on the blocks have already been
sold for houses.
The city also voted to pur-
chase a new sewer lift station,
costing approximately $4,300.
This station, which will be in-
stalled In the College Heights
addition, was made necessary by
town expansion In that direc-
tion.
City election was officially set
April 2, at the gathering. Terms
of council men Glenn Brashear.
Guy Thompson and C. D\ Cash
t-xplre and voters must decide
on these seats.
Council also agreed to coop-
erate with Southwestern Public
Service in a new promotional
program which the utilities com-
pany plans soon.
Band Boosters Club
Asks Citizens To
Join Organization
Crosbyton Band Boosters Club
started its annual membership
drive last week. J C. Smith, pre-
sident, reported Tuesday. At
that time more than $200
memberships h;id already been
received, he said.
Letters were mailed to approx-
imately 230 families last week,
he said, representing moetly the
parents of members of the three
tchooi bands. However, member
ship to not limited to band par
ents, and others wishing to be
affiliated with the group may
secure membership cards for $5
All money received from mem-
besrhips in the club is applied
on the cost of band uniforms.
Mr. Smith said. A balance of
$2,900 is still due on the new
uniforms purchased year before
last. A sizable payment has al
ready been accumulated by the
club, amounting to about $1300.
About $800 represents the profit
from the football concession
stands last fall, and something
over $200 was made from the
birthday calendar.
Deposits at Citizens National Bank
Climb Past Record Fire Million
Deposits set a new record high
on each of the lirst three days
of this week at Citizens Nation-
al Bank. By close of business
Wednesday, the total had reach-
ed an impressive 5,195,000.
Bank deposits are an excellent
economic barometer in an area
Russell McCurdy, executive vict,
☆
PEEPING TOM
RUNNING RISK
There have been reports
that a Piping Tom is
skulking about Crosbyton's
streets.
"Somebody is going to get
shot if they keep this non-
sense up," says Sheriff flet-
cher Stark. He and his dep-
uties are on the lookout for
the window peeper.
D. L. (Yak) Spriggs, 38,
was shot in the head while
peeping through the window
of a Crosbyton home July 4,
1959. The wounded Negro
managed to run away but
was later apprehended by
officers.
Since that time, few Peep-
ing Toms have dared prac
tice their hobby here. Stark
is hoping the guilty party
will either quit or be caught
. before some tragic incident
occurs.
New Ministerial
Alliance Formed
For Crosbyton
Firft steps toward organizing
a ministerial alliance in Crosby-
ton were made recently at s
meeting in the Highway 82 Cafe.
All local ministers have been in-
vited to join.
Such an organization could
care for a number of community
affairs. For one thing, it can co-
ordinate church activities such
as revivals and Bible schools so
there aro no conflicts.
Community religious services
—such as those . at Easter and
Memorial Day can be arranged
through thto group. Finally, it to
a principal sponsor of the new
"Ethics and Meditations" col-
umn In The Review.
Attending the first meeting
wars Quy Burton, Assembly of
God; Dennis Taylor, Prlmatlve
Baptist; BUI Kent, First Metho-
dist; Ben Vera, Baptist Latin,
and Otis Testerman. First Bap-
*^everal other local ministers
{.toned to signify their interest
but sauld not attend lor various
reasons.
1.
Few More Bales
Added to Harvest
Total For Area
Crosbyton area cotton total
Inched up another 48 bales this
week but for most people the
harvest was finished. As it
stands, 50.273 bales have been
processed by *ven area gins.
There is a little more cotton
left around Kalgary, according
to Dee Berry, who is the ginner
there. However, most other gins
say they expect nothing more,
according to Jimmie Traylor, of-
fice assistant to County Agent
Lee Suther.
Gin totals now stand at:
Blanco Gin 5499
Broadway Gin 2044
Crosbyton Co op 17347
McAdoo Co-op 6856
Wake Co op 6880
WT Gin Co., Crosbyton 8000
West Texas, Kalgary 3620
Scooter Collides
With Auto, Both
Riders Injured
Two 13-year-old boys were In-
jured when the motor scooter
they rode collided with an auto-
mobile driven by B&fev Rhoades
at corner of Fourth and Crosby
at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Eddie Ballard and Paul Hemp-
hill were rushed to Crosbyton
Clinic-Hospital for treatment.
Each suffered a broken leg in
the accident.
Rhoades was driving slowly
when the accident occurred, ac-
cording to Sheriff Fletcher
Stark. Officers were unable to
discover the exact cause of the
mishap.
The car was going south along
Crosby when the motor scooter
entered the intersection going
esst.
lions Get Beady
To Serve Pancake
Sapper Tonight
Cooks will soon don their caps
and aprons, waiters will grab
their towels or whatever it is
they drape over their arms, and
dishwashers will get ready for
the big task ahead. It's the an-
nual Lions Club Pancake Sup-
per slated for tonight. Thursday,
trom 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the school
lunchroom.
"We have some really exper-
ienced cooks for the job," says
Lions Prexy Harry Jung. "If you
have ar.y complaints, see one
of them."
On the menu besides all the
pancakes you can eat \irill be
bacon and sausage, along with
a big supply of oleo Byrup.
A good meal is promised fpr ev
eryone who attends.
Admissiprr to the supper will
be $1.00 for adults and 50 cents
for children. Lions club mem-
bers have tickets, or they can
be secured at the door.
president, says these indicate
the Crosbyton area is in excel-
lent shape for the coming year.
The figure first topped the
five million mark on Monday
when it soared to $5,011,500 by
closing hour. Tuesday it went
higher still to $5,133,000.
"We're very proud of the
figure," McCurdy says. "That is
more than $500,000 more than a
year ago, and last year was a
$400,000 increase over the pre-
vious year."
McCurdy and Cashier T. Fill-
ingim think their deposits have
about reached their peak. They
will definitely start down again
when income tax checks begin
to arrive.
"Profitwise, this wasn't a
much better year than last
year," McCurdy says. "But, de-
posits definitely show that we
are in a healthy economic con-
dition after the harvest."
Cotton checks are beginning
to slow down, as the rush o^ the
late harvest ends.
Jr. Braves Take
Top Honors For
local Tourney
The Junior HiRh Braves walk-
ed off with the Junior High
Tournament sponsored here by
Crosbyton high seniors last week
end.
Braves beat McAdoo for the
trophy 45-34. Konnie Baize scor-
ed lb points for the locals and
Lance Morris had 21 for the Ea-
gles.
The Braves also beat Ralls
42-23 with Wynn Robinson scor-
ing 12 points, and Petersburg
25-15 with Jerry Copeland rack-
ing up 8.
McAdoo took second place,
beating Lockney 42-25 with Mor-
ris sco/ing 40 for McAdoo. They
also downed Lorenzo 51-34, Wen-
dal Neff getting 18 points.
Lockney beat Halls tor con-
solation 34-22. Varmer scored
11 for Lockney.
Petersburg girls took first
place trophy, beating Lockney
17-13 in the finals. Jordan scor-
ed 11 for Petersburg. Petersburg
also beat Ralls 19-18 and Girard
28-19.
Lockney won second in the
girl's bracket, beating Spur and
McAdoo. Lorenzo downed Cros-
byton for consolation.
Today Final Day
For PoU Taxes
Today is the citizen's last
chance to qualify himself for a
vote in 1963 if he has yet to pay
his poll tax. Midnight tonight,
Thursday, is the shutoff hour.
Tax Collector J. C. Smith said
only 1,194 poll taxes had beer,
sold in Crosby by late Wednes-
day. Stations were also operat-
ing in Lorenzo and Ralls &her
ytizens may buy the scrap of
paper which gives them a vote.
WILL CLOSE SUNDAYS
Joe Lowrie of Lowrie Drug is
announcing this week that his
store will be closed in the fu
ture on Sundays. The store has
been remaining open from 8 to
12 a.m. each Sunday.
Final Rites For
Mrs. R. C. Simpson
Set for Friday
Word has hcni received here
of the death of Mrs. K. C> Simp-
son on January 28, at Mountain
View, Calif. She had been in ill
health for some time.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 p.m. at Roller &
Hap^ood r^apcl, Palo Alto, Cali-
fornia.
A Crosbyton resident for ma-
ny years. Mrs. Simpson moved
with her husband to California
a number of years ago
Survivors include her husband
and nine children.
MOVES TO DAUGHTER'S
Carmen Bembry moved to Lub-
bock Wednesday where she will
teside with her daughter, Mrs.
Jimmy Strang:'. 1712 28th Street.
She is recu(S?rating from a brok-
en leg.
Rosson Appointed to Important
Committee in Texas Legislature
Renal B. Rosson, state repre
sentative from this district, drew
an appointment to the very im
portant appropriations commit
tee among his legislative as
signments in thia session of Tex
as lawmakers.
Crosbyton Boys
Ploy in Area Honor
Band Concert
Two members of Crosbyton
Chieftain Band played in the
concert of Region I Honor Band
held Saturday night, Jan. 26, in
Monterey high ^school auditor-
ium.
Players were David Ivy and
Bob Garner, who auditioned for
the region band In December.
Ivy, who plays bass, was In fifth
chair out of eight basses. Garner
was sixth chair in the baritone
section.
Rex Shelton, Monterey direc-
tor, was chairman, and Dean
Kill ion, Texas Tech, was clini-
cian-conductor. The band mem-
bers practiced all day Saturday
In preparation for the concert.
The Snyder attorney voted
consistently with the conserva-
tives during the last session of
the legislature. The appoint-
ments were made by Rep. Byron
M. Tunnell, another staunch
conservative who was elected,
speaker.
Representative Rosson is to be
chairman of the committee on v
representation before the legis-
lature, and vice chairman of the
committee on livestock raising.
Other committee . assignments
which Rosson drew include judi-
cial districts committee .and the
insurance committee. The latter
could be scene of some contro-
versy if there is an attempt to
revive the recently defunct safe
driving rate plan.
The importance of the appro-
priations committee Is obvious.
It's members decide how much
hard cash to recommend foe
most programs in the state.
Chairman of the committee is
Bill Heatly, Paducah. Attorney
Heatly is one of the leaders ot
the conservative faction in tha
Texas legislature and Is a long-
time member of the appropria-
tions committee.
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