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governor, l«MMd a proclamation
January 19.
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NUMBER SEVEN
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Mr*. Kuby (7*Hn« Mrs.
Httvty
Maty Bmaane. Mart* Lamar,
Woubmr Bobertaon, all of Ooe-
UiWattvi
Lord A. Wkki Sr.
Cnabytaa Harry
Publicity: VIM
ton; Marvin Toenma,
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Final Dlgillaft OH
Subscription Dates
for the
past month may be wondering
why the date appearing opposite
Is tKA complete. The last digit
In the year Is misstep.
Since the tncmea> In postage
rates the first of the year, it has
been necessary Is find some
an Increase in mbacriptian rates.
Coot of standi end time inwli •
ed In rutting new ohes each
year amounts to between S and
tp cent* pM subscriber. By loav-
•d the aaV-
laps will about psy for the In-
eulmiipttsm running for more
than one yew.
The Review keeps a card Index
oa ail •ubacrip*kmar and there
Should be no more than the us
ual mix up* on renewals re-
BOYSFOUND
ON THE TRAIL
fbrhaps they had heard
coach Deane Wright dla-
ems the coming state bas-
ketball tournament Or
maybe they thought the
legislature needed a couple
of clear heads. Who knows
what motivates small
hoys?
At aay rate, when lunch-
Friday nelthei
Jay Sheer nor Randy
Wright were at the tables
of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Sheer
and Mr. and Mik Deans
Wright. Their parents be-
came worried.''
The two 5-year-old play-
mates could be found no-
where. Ftor an hour and a
half parents, friends and
local law officers combed
the town fur the pair.
Jay and Randy Were fi-
nally discovered, tired snd
thirsty, trudging along
near the Arthur BrakebUU
farm. With the unaeaaon-
able hot spell in progress,
both youngsters had re-
moved their shirts.
"We were going to Aus-
tin," they explained.
little League to
Sponsof
Plans are being made for the
opening of 1963 Little League
Big Crowd Is Expected at Annual
Feb. 22
Although a number of details
are yet to be worked out, Cros-
byton dttasns can expect a gals
affair for its annual chamber of
commerce banquet Friday night,
Feb. 22, Jesae Lancet, preaident,
said this weak. This being Wash-
Flayer
available
applications are
at the chamber of
office. All applica
be accompanied by
copy of the boy's birth
te. Theas applications
be returned by Msrch L
It now appears that tm will
see the largest number of Little
Leaguers la area history. No boy
will be permitted to play with-
out application and birth certi-
Roping Club Plan
to Be
of a
Ma
J M t: pjsu Friday in
the office of Croebyttin Acid De
bating Oh north oh the Ployda
ds highway.
Dondy, Joe
aa organisation,
lag to attend.
They Invite
la calf rap'
Anyone doainng to volunteer
to wsck In the Little League
program as manager or coach
please contact J. D. Sheer or
Jack Brashear.
Applications will also be ac-
cepted for the positions of um-
pire and scorer. Present plans
are to hire two staff umpires
and one scorer. These applica-
tions must also bo turned In by
March 1.
Eastern Star Plans
Friendship Night
Peggy Grizzle Worthy Matron.
Crosbyton Chapter No API. Or-
der of the Eastern Star, invites
all members >f the order to at-
tend Friendship night, Febru-
ary 14. In the Masonic Hall.
A salad supper will be served
M * p a In the dining room.
Reality:
EVERYBODY
WORKS LESS
Bf FAT
Another ^votatfton bubbled to
the surface in Cfee Middle Eaat
over the wsshsnA This thne it
JjNMI |y|q
of as have a difficult
fltomf* AM*
about them In
cause It only
as on a quiz.
Billons Is that ths pov-
Al| b iMhPIMW^haib/
ilifcir fSyiitiW or
Working hours just don't stretch
out the way they once dfal.
Some eMlng establishments
can't close on Saturday or Sun-
day because much of their busi-
ness is concentrated on those
days. So they—Ilk* Williams
Dairy Mart and Murrell's Drive-
la—choose another weekday to
pet a little rest, bookkeeping
and. more rsrely. fishing.
Other businesses which have
never stayed open on tuaday
have begun closing on Saturday
afternoons. The to view and Hig-
glnbotham Bartlett lumber are
Mtaraples.
Thirty years sgo In a Wast
Texas farm town, everything
hinged on Saturday. Good roads
pnd the automobile have' ended
of that. A farm wife can
a- The U. JL and Ruadaiuat drive lato town aad market an
Mfce tn o big sweat sugar Tuesday lust as easily as Satur
day jnpw. If aba dom so, aha us-
ually arrives before 5 pja.
ONSled wltli this inrteaicd
customer mobility Is ths tacross
ing difficulty of aocuring tabor
|or a firm. To oversimplify, un-
MkilM mnii „ mar* ami
I ejfllle^l ptoUmhml tabor not'
I- paly ooots mom but Is difficult
''■.■i to obtain.
Clerks aren't sslllng their time
as cheaply as thay ones worn.
can do
all over me country
Methodists W01
Start Revival on
Sunday, Feb. 24
Dr. John Donaho, paator of the
First Methodist Church of San
Angelo, will conduct the aervicea
during the "Days of Decision" st
the First Methodist church here
Sundsy, Feb. 24. through Frldsy,
Msrch 1.
Music director for the series of
services will be Don Ford from
the First Methodist church in
Oklahoma City. This will be
Ford's third visit with the local
Methodist church, having served
aa music director and youth
leader for meetings In 1957 and
1968.
Dr. Donaho. a graduate ot
Southern Methodist University
and Perkins School of Theology
In Dallas, served as pastor of
Oak Lawn Methodist Church of
Dallas, First Methodist Church
of Corpus Chrlstl, snd St. Psul
Methodist Church, Abilene,- be-
fore going to San Angelo.
Sunday services for the revl-
vsl will be at the regular times,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m., with week
day services scheduled st 7 a.m
and 7:30 p.m.
The Rev. Bill Kent, psstor of
the First Methodist church, has
announced that arrangements
for the "Days of Decision" ser-
vices are under direction of Ro-
bert Wock. chairman of the Com-
mission on Membership and! E-
v angel Ism. R. If. Farris. Jr.. is
chairman of the visitation com-
mittee and Blllie Cornelius
heads the advance information
committee.
Only Quarter of
Crosby Vehicles
Have Inspection
"With the deadline for obtain-
ing inspection stickers drswtng
near, only 25 per cent of the ve-
hicles in Crosby County have
been inspected," Captain Alan
Johnson, Motor Vehicle Inspec-
tion Supervisor of the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety, said
this week.
Unless the number o< Inspec-
tions is increased appreciably
soon. long waiting lines will be
forming st inspection ststlons
When the April 15 desdllne ap-
proaches.
"The authorised inspection sta-
tions sre ready and capable of
handling the inspection of Texaa
registered vehicles without da-
isy If owners will not wslt until
just s -few dsys before the dead-
line," ~Joh man tsld.
"Any driver operating s ve-
hicle registered In Texas, that la
required to bo ins pet ted, on pub-
lic roads after April 15 will be
operating in violation of the
law.M he —M
Captain Johnson called atten-
tion to the fact that since the
beginning of the inspection pro
grsm, vehicles having a defect
thst wss s csusltive factor, in
fstsl accidents decreased from
13 percent to 4 percent.
'The purpose of the Motor Ve-
hicle Inspection Program Is to
discover any maladjustment
which might become a link In a
cycle of eventa leading to an
accident and, by removing the
link, prevent the aoddent," he
pointed out.
Jfri, Ted Garner to
Appear on 'Password?
Television Series
*
Kay Gamer will be one of the
contestants on the television
show "Password", February 16
and 18. The series la carried heft
at 1 p.m. weekdays.
Si contestant's husband is
Gamdr, son of Crosbyton
school science Instructor
system. "Ml**
ington's birthday, a patriotic
theme will be carried out for the
1963 event.
Rev. W. E. Thorn, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church In Lub-
bock will be the speaker at this
year's banquet. Much In demand
over the area aa an after-dinner
speaker, the Croebyton organiza-
tion was quite lucky in finding
him with an open night, Mr.
Lancet reports. He will fill many
such engagements over the ter-
ritory in the next two or three
months.
A number of Crosbyton teach
era heard Rev. Thorn at a Cros-
by County Teachers Association
meeting recently, and report he
is an unusually excellent speak-
er.
Selected aa master ot ceremon-
ies for the 1963 banquet Is L E.
Treat, Crosbyton grade school
principal. Mr. Treat will also b«
in charge of introducing guests.
Organ music wtll be furnished
during the meal by a Lubbock
music store. Other parts on the
program are now being verified,
members of the program com-
mittee report.
Still to be decided is the man-
ner of serving this year's meal,
which will be at Pioneer Mem-
orial Building. The foods com-
mittee is trying to make ar-
langements locally, but If this
is not possible they will secure
a catering service from Lubbock.
In the meantime tickets for
the affair have been on sa^e for
the past week, with directors of
the organization leading the
ticket drive. By Tuesday of this
week 125 tickets had been
sold, insuring another big crowd
at this year's banquet.
Councilmen Buy
New Police Car,
Slash Bond Rate
Crosbyton councilmen have
purchased a new police car and
cut interest rates on an existing
loan in two meetings during the
past two weeks.
A new Chevrolet Biscayne was
purchased, on low bid, from
Abell Chevrolet Co., February 4.
City Policeman V. O. Head will
use the vehicle in his law en-
forcement duties.
The city saved approximately
S3,084 in interest by recalling
584,000 in bonds, originally is-
sued at 3.75 percent interest, and
putting them out again at 3.4o
l>ercent Interest
Councilmen worked again on
Tuesday night on the papei
work involved,-- which was ex-
tremely complicated. City Secre
tary signed his name more than
70 times during the last council
meeting alone.
Bill McCain Resigns
As Manager Local
Chamber Office
BUI McCain, Crosbyton cham-
ber of commerce manager for
only a little more than two
months, tendered his resigna
tion to the board of directors at
a meeting last weekend. Al-
though dated effective March 15.
the board felt it would be to Mc
Cain's best inteiests to give him
his release immediately.
McCain, who had been living
in Plainview. wac elected to the
local position lcte in November
and took over duties of the of-
fice December 1.
Farmers Union
Ife Break
Record Enrollment
Ooeby County Farmers Union
will be the largest farm organi-
zation in the history ol Crosby
County, R. H. Farris, county
membership chairman, reports.
Paid Up members to date for
1963 are 379, with 73 new mem-
bers. The membership drive
started January 29 with a goal
of 500 members. Membership
last year was 103, and the chair-
man. expects \<j exceed the 500
goal before the year is over. The
drive will be f>'icluded Feb. 25.
The member who obtains the
highest number of renewals and
new members will receive free
tranaportation tc New York City
to the National Farmers Union
Convention March 17-20. Cash
prises of $20 and $10 are offered
tor aecond and third place prizes.
"Farmers of the county )oln
Farmers Union In order to gain
representation In Austin and
Washington for the family type
farm," Mr. Fairis said. "The
main objective of all Farmers
Union organlzationa is to sustain
the family farm as the basic un-
it of production in American
agriculture."
Light Snows Bring
First Moisture To
Dry Plains Area
Crosbyton and Crosby County
had a return visit from old man
winter this week, after balmy
skies and apringllke weather all
last week. The spell brought
four-Inches of snow to the area,
two of them Sunday night and
another two M >nday night.,.
Most of the snow wss gone,
however, by late Wednesday as
the. skies cleared and the sun
grew warmer. Liw for ths period
was Wednesday morning when
nine degrees were reoorded here.
Although moisture was light,
measuring .42 of an Inch here,
this wss much better than al-
most three months of dry weath-
er ugiich had covered the area.
Wallace Leasee
Caskey Mobil Station
Wayne Wallace has lessed the
Mobil Station from Raymond
Caskey and Is now operating the
business, It has been announced.
Wallace has studied station
management in company coure-
ea and feels he can eerve cuato
mere very efficiently. An ad con-
taining further information i
found elsewhere In today's Re-
view.
Stark Works During
Stowing Snowstorm
to Prevent Wrecks
There were few crimes but
Crosby law officers worked hard,
er during recent days then they
had in some time, acx-ording to
Sheriff Fletcher Stark.
Trouble was, the freezing wea
ther which kept Stark and asso
ciates helping motorists off U. S
Highway 82 the night of Febru-
ary 11. At one time, he had a
busload of travelers in the sher
ilf's office for shelter.
Stark said they had to "get
out and feel to see if they were
on the highway' on the East
Plains during the crucial night
However, hard work and luck
prevented any accidents from
occurring.
Naw Negro School Asked; Date for
S1KMIO0 Bond Issue Set by Board
Negro school arrangements
bonds for expansion and the ap-
proaching trustee election were
among the more important mat-
ters discussed at a meeting of
Crosbyton school board Tuesday
night.
City Beauticians
Underline Beauty
Salon Observance
Crosbyton beauticians are ob-
serving National Beauty Salon
Week The six Crosbyton shops
have gone a long way toward
keeping local women among the
best colffed in the state.
"Hie bubble, the poodle, the
pixie— these are names which
mean little to Crosbyton men.
But in feminine circles, they
stand for stylish trends which
have much affected local ap
pearances.
Local beauticians try to keep
up with latest trends. Dortha
Roberts only this week flew to
Dallas to attend the state con
vention and workshops.
1 Mayor L. H. Finch has pro
claimed the week here. Ethel
Ogle, Artie Brundldge. Irene
Dendy, fiarah Pyron, Helen Aus-
mus and Mrs. Roberts Join In
calling It to your attention
through an ad inside today's
Review
Dell Forgus Among
Queen Candidates
For South Plains
Dell Forgus, 19, was one of the
queen candidates for bomecom
ing held at South Plains College.
Levelland, February 8. Carol
Young, 18, was ultimately chos
en from the 13 girls nominated
for the honor.
Dell, a graduate of Crosbyton
high, Is daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. 0. Forgus. All candi
dates were Introduced by Ronnie
Marley, another CHS graduate,
who la now serving as student
council president.
Mr. and Mrs J J Hegl, Pet
ersburg, visited Mr. and. Mrs.
Glenn Braahear Sunday ana
Monday.
Chiefs Lose One,
Win One, in Past
Week's Schedule
The Crosbyton Chiefs split
this week's District 4A confer-,
enoe basketball games, losing
Friday to Ralls and winning
handily over Lorenzo Tuesday
night.
The Jackrahbits took the
Chiefs 41-26 last Friday. Dannie
Moore led the way for the visi-
tors with 12 points, and Eugene
bearing scored 11. Lyndol Wat-
son was high for the Chiefs with
11 and Johnny Harkins scored 7.
Rabbit girls also won over the
locals 35-28. The game was tied
as both the first and third quar
ters ended. Barbra Connell rak-
ed in a high 26 points for Rails
Sylvia Curry scored 11 for Cros-
byton. Suzette Gallimore and
Betty Ellison had seven each.
Chiefs romped over Lorenzo at
a good pace, 54 31, Tuesday.
Lyndol Watson led the parade
with 20 points, Johnny Harkins
scored 11, Jim Blagg eight, and
Calvin Brints six. Johnny Gestes
cinched seven for the Hornets,
and James Fisher scored six.
Local girls lost both "A" and
"B" games to Lorenzo. "B" team
girls lost 33-19. Vicki Campbell
scored 10 for the locals and Su-
sie Perkins had six. Beneta Pas-
chall had 11 for Lorenzo and
Karen Carter 10
"A" team girls lost 30-14. Fre-
da Parsons led the way with
five points. Miss Curry and Miss
Gallimore scored four each.
Jayne Jennings had 13 for the
Hornet girls and Penny Beavers
counted for 10.
The Chiefs will meet Peters-
burg there Friday night and Sil -
verton here next Tuesday night
to wind up another season.
A delegation of Negro citizens
met wdth the beard and asked
that this district construct a new
schoolhouse to replace the bat-
tered frame building which now
serves local Ne^ro hclldren.
The delegation said it felt
Crosbyton Negroes were not yet
leady for integration and asked
that the new building serve In
lieu of such a move. Board took
their suggestion into considera-
tion.
A bond election in the amount
of $185,000 was scheduled April
C\ to construct facilities for ad-
ditional classrooms in while
school. Should voters okey the
issue, some additional taxes
would be necessary although ex-
act amount is not known until
auditors complete reports.
Needed space would be added
for classrooms, shop, lunchroom
storage, and physical education,
the board said. Principal con-
struction would be an eight-
classroom addition just east of
present junior high building and
connected to that structure by a
passageway.
Trustee election has been set
April 6. Terms of Ralph Parsons
und Ross Cash expire. Balloting
will be in Crosby County Pion-
eer Memorial Building.
Contracts were renewed for
two years for principals Wayne
Hill, Rodger Carter and L. E.
Treat.
The board aiso voted to pur-
chase a new 54 passenger school
bus. Bus transportation will be
made available to Negro stud-
ents in this district next year.
Brother of Mrs. Buck
Stobaugh Buried at
Lorenzo Yesterday
Funeral services for M. D.
i Sharkey Wampler. 54. were
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in
First Baptist Church at Sea-!
graves. Burial was in Lorenzo j
Cemetery. Wampier died at his j
home on an oil lease between
I>enver City and Hobbs Monday '
Conducting services were Rev ■
t rank Pollard, pastor, and Rev. J
I'eyton Fullingim, Lubbock. '
Wampler attended schools at
Lorenzo and lived at Seagraves
14 years. He served overseas in
World War II and was an army
sergeant in the North African |
lampaign.
He was a brother of Mrs. Buck
Stobaugh. Crosbyton, Crosby
county school superintendent.
Other survivors include his wife.
brother, H Wampler of Lub
bock, and a sister. Mrs. A. C
Whttaere, Plainview. I
CROSBTTON MEN
fcUT ANGUS BULLS
t
Arthur Brakeblll, Crosbyton,
and Dee Catsh, Crosbyton, recent
ly purchased an Aberdeen-An-
gus bull each from* Marvin B.
Simpson, R0beil Lee. Texas.
Final Rites For
Melvin C. Henry
Held on Sunday
Funeral services for Melvin C
Henry. 74, were held at 3 p.m.
Sunday in the First Baptist
Church. Officiating were Rev.
Otis Testerman. pastor: Rev. Carl
Grissom, Andrews, and Rev Bill
Draper, Plainview.
Henry was building a fence
for neighbor Mae Trulock when
he watf stricken with a heart at-
tack in mid afternoon Friday.
Rushed to Crosbylton Clinic- Hos-
pital, he died at 3:55 p.m.
Born in Collin county Febru-
ary 8, 1889. Henry moved first
to Brown county and then to
Haskell county in 1900 with his
parents. Married in 1910, the
Henrys moved to the Plains in
1915, first settling at Petersburg.
They lived at Aiken and Loren-
zo before moving near Crosbyton
in 1935.
Henry retired from farming in
1948 and moved into town here
in 1955.
He is survived by his wife;
three sons. Clay. Floydada; T
Ravburn, Lonij Beach. Calif.;
and Derrell, Odessa, a daughter.
Mrs. Alton Strickland, 2701 (k)th
St., Lubbock, three brothers, E.
A., Hamlin; Bill. Abilene; and
Warren, 3508 St.. Lubbock,
live sisters, Mrs Myrtle Brown,
Albuquerque; Mrs. Minnie Bow-
man, Whittier. Calil . Mrs. Ethel
Bullock, Petersburg; Mrs. H. 1.
Matheny. Andrews, and Mrs.
Floyd Townsend. Salome, Ariz.,
seven grandchildren and two
>;reat grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Wood row
Robertson, Hoyt McClure, Truett
Mayes, J. W. Wood, Busier Reed
and Don Moses, all of Crosbyton.
Honorary pallbearers were mem-
bers of the Glad Hand Sunday
School Class, of which Henry
was a member.
Burial was in Ralls cemetery.
Crosby Raisers Generous to Fly
War, Workers Hate To Ask More
"The people of Crosby county
contributed very generously last
year to the screwworm program
and we'd hoped we wouldn't
have to ask but one tim«." sa>'s
Stanton Brunson. local reacher
"We regret very much having
to come back again," he says,
"but if the state doesn't raise
another million dollars among
livestock raisers, we're likely to
lose the $2 million already in
vested."
Most producers have said they
realized a lot of results from last
year's program, brunnon himself
says he treated only about 20
cases of screwworm last year,
whereas In previous years the
number usually ran past 100.
Exponents hope soon to com
pletely eradicate the pest. Key
to their war is production of
sterile male screwworms. Since
the female mates only one, she
will produce no offspring if she
does so with a sterile male. Male
flies are exposed to atomic rad-
iation to make them sterile.
In the plant where screw
worms are produced, the Insects
devour 50 tons of horaemeat a
day plus blood. About 75 million
Hies are now produced per
week and experts hope to make
it 100 million soon.
These flies are trucked to var-
ious points to be released on a
line stretching along the Mexi-
can border from southwestern
New Mexico to Brownsville. Bar-
rier is 100 miles deep.
Department of agriculture has
a faint hope of using the plant
for eradicating the boll weevil
once the screwworm is extinct.
Local leaders in the program
are Theda Darder), Lorenzo, state
vice president; BrunJson, county
thairman, county agent Lee
Suther, and Leon Williams, sec-
retary treasurer.
All checks should be mailed
to Williams, in care of Lorenzo
State Bank
"I've been on all kinds of
drives," says Brunson, "and thla
is the first timt I've ever had
people running me down with
checks."
Workers for the Screwworm
fund In this area Include Char-
lie Wheeler, Cotton Leather-
I wood. Rabbit Smith, Jamea
Southward and E. H. Williams.
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