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The Graham Leader
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LOCAL NEWS & PICTURES
OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY—ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16, 1876
GRAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1955
NUMBER 50
—SIMPSON STUDIO by Jim Adkliu
LITTLE LEAGUE ALL STARS will ploy their first gome in Area 2 at 7 p.m. Monday in
Breckenridge. They have been paired with Oiney. Buck Thetford is their manager. The
All-Star team includes Bobby Banks, Mike New Paul Reedy, Russell Reedy, Kenneth,
Thetford, Jfm Bob Bennett, Jimmy Cernosek, Buddy Grishom, Butch Rice, Tommy Dan Eth-
ridge, Jerry Lynn Scott, Butch Taylor, Howard Richr Dovid Tucker, and Mickey Womack.
70 Pd. of Salk Polio Vaccine
Shipment Received for County
Young County has received sev-
enty per cent of the allotment of
Salk polio vaccine in a shipment
this week according to Dr. J. W.
Speers, county health officer.
The vaccine may not he admin-
istered until September after the
opening of school due to the late
arrival of the shipment. ..
Dr. Spears said the Young Coun-
_ Society, composed of
physicians in this county, would
f the decision whether or not
i give the vaccine immediate
or wait until after the opening of
LIcmmi
Young County 4-H
Comp Scheduled
Plans were made for the County
4-H Camp when the County 4-H
Council met July 14.
The Youpg -County 4-H Camp
will be July 28. 1995. at the pump
station park in Graham. The camp
win begin at 9 30 in and will be
over that night at approximately,
"y 10 30 o’clock. Entertainment for
Ic y the day-will include soft- ball, vol-
ley ball, horseshoes, washers, and
other games. Swimming and
night party wfll also he included
in the day's schedule.
The coat of the
Has Your Graham
Leader Expired?
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to- your Graham Leader, please
mail or bripg ybur renewal by the
office on Oak Street. Subscriptions
must be paid in advance. The Gra-
ham Leader gives you more local
pictures, farm news and news from
over the county than any other pa-
per in Ydung county ...........;
It has grown from a 7 column,
page paper each week, full of live
news. If you have a visitor in your
home, or on a vacation, or having
a party or church affair, won't you
Funeral Rites
For Mrs. Tucker
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry-
Tucker. 72, of 300 Second Street,
were conducted 3 p.m. Saturday.
July 19 from Old Bethel Baptist
Church wifh the Rev. Harry
Hames, pastor of the Oak Street
Baptist Church, Graham, and Rev
Meredith officiating. Burial was in
Old Bethel Cemetery. ,
Mrs. Tucker had been ill the
past eight weeks and died in Dal-
las hospital July 14.
She was a member oi the Oak
Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Tucker
was born May 29, 1883 in Van
Zandt County, Texas, and married
Henry Tucker on August 13, 1899
The couple moved to' this city
about 15 years ago.
Survivors include her husband.
Henry Tucker, Graham; three sons.
Otis Tucker of Wichita Falls, Les-
ter Tucker and Ernest Tucker,
both of Roswell, N.M.; a daughter,
Mrs. Era May Marlow, Dallas; two
brothers, Abb Turner of Eustace,
and T. J. Turner of Mabank, Texas;
three sisters, Mrs. Lula Robertson,
Mrs. Nannie Robertson, and Mrs
Bessie Jordan, all of Terrell; and
six-‘grandchildren;- — ---------------------
Pallbearers were ft. R.- Norrcll.
Otis Roger*; Roy Norris," Bob Wal-
lace, Lige Welch, and Penn Wol-
veTton.
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22 Receive Lions
Attendance Awards
Citizens Ask City To
Improve Water Drainage
Grasshopper Infestation Causing
Considerable Damage In County
Grasshopper infestations causing safely at strengths recommended
considerable damage are reported | for grasshopper control. In case
throughout Young County, accord clothing becomes well saturated
Twenty-two members of the
Lions Club have received 100'; at-
tendance awards Sept. 1954 thru
April,. 1955, ________
Those receiving attendance
awards were Frank Atchison,
Garth.Baker, J, B. Cawyer, Dr. L.
A. Cramer, Hugh Grubbs, Ed Har-
ris;, Jr., W. E- Harty, Chas. Hulchi-
Those renewing this week are: son, Frank Jennings, Mark. Janes.
ing to County Agent R. O. Dunkle
He reports that as many as ten to
fifteen telephone calls per day are
common.
Grahhhoppers are not only doi
ing considerable damage to field
crops such as cotton, grain sor
ghums, and corn but arc very nu-
merous in the towns causing dam-
age to flowers, trees, and lawn
grasses.
There are several poisons that
are recommended, but Toxaphcne
and Chlordane are most easily ob-
tained and are very effective when
applied at the- right places and at
-tho-right- time. -Tho- mixtures -thal-
are most effective are from 1 to
1H'pints of ChlordancJo 5 gallons
of water and 1 quart of Toxaphcne
to each 5 gallons of water. This
amount of mixtures is usually
enough to cover one acres of the
infested area. A
Too little insecticide wastes fime
and materials betaui^e it is not
enough to prevent crop losses
Areas, treated with less than the
effective dosages will have to be
rc-treated to obtain control. Chlor-
danc and Toxaphcne are most ef-
fective when applied evenly over
the affected crops, and best
with the poisonous mixture, the
person handling the mixture
should change clothing and take a
bath and should be careful not to
inhale or swallow accidentally.
W. H Ward, E. C. Miller, Mrs. and Dr. R. S. Leith. -
Gayle Wignall. J. II. Bobo, Mrs. S,. , And Guy Mcacham, Van
Mrs. som, Walter Oliver,
O. Sullivan, Mr*. C. T. Jones, Mrs.
Easter Lively, J. C. Bullock. Miaa
New-
Ob-
H. Edgar Davis
Funeral Rites
Held Tuesday
TuncraT services Tor Mr. Henry
Edgar Davis, 72, retired farmer
and member of a pioneer Eliasville
family, were conducted 4 p.m.
Tuesday from the First Baptist
Church, Eliasville. Rev. Johnny
Baker, pastor, officiated, and bur-
ial was in the Eliasville Cemetery,
'with Morrison Funeral ,i Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Davis had been ill the past
six weeks and died ih Abilene
He was born April 18. 1883 in
Eliasville. and bis parents-were the
late Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Davis,
who moved to the pioneer commu-
SBlts are obtained when applies- d-ty of Eliasville from Cook Couth
tion is made late in the afternoon [ ty. Tewt- _________
1CT Mr. Davis married Miss Modena
Arms in 19U2 and tney WHAM Hr
e, Eddie Phillips, L
140 Grahamltes was presented to
City Council Thursday night by
Eldon Willis, spokesman for the
group, requesting the City to take
some action on storm drainage-
water in the City The petition re-
quested control <ff storm water to
prevent overflow on private prop-
erty located in low areas through-
out the city.
Willis Issued the following state-
ment this week concerning the pe
tit ion and announced they hoped
to have over 300 signatures on the |
petition by the next Thursday]
night when the Council will be in
session:
"There is a condition existing
\vithin our city about which a
goodly number of citizens are per-
sonally concerned gnd every other
citizen should be. The eventual cf
feet is going to hinder the overall
progress of our city. The condition
to which I refer is the drainage
problem. If you read the roport of
the last city'council meeting, you,
will see where a petition was pre-
sented. signed by about a hundred
and forty taxpaying voters, askjng-
the city to take some immediate
action to improve the drainage
sufficiently to,protect the homes
and property from future flood
damage resulting from additional
paving of our streets and opening
up of new residential sections.
' Our present drainage is entire-
ly inadequate to take care of the
I water that floods our street* even
during an average normal rain. If
your property happens not to fall
in this category, you probably pay
Tittle or no attention to this coo
and -want to make them as neat
and attractive as we can afford to
have them' But when you spend
time, energy and money to do this
and have it all wiped out over
night by a little rtin shower, it is
pretty discouraging.
“The people so affected, would
like to think they arc a part of
the town, working together for a
more neat and attractive city, but
without the cooperation of the en-
tire citizenship, their efforts can
be nullified. Unless we can get
something done to help us, the
time will soon come when .we-Will*
have no further desire to do our
part toward projects that will help
to build a better Graham.
“We have invested in our prop-
erty with full confidence that we -
will be protected from such dam-
age just the same as we expect
protection from the fire arid police
departments. Our tax rendition
values are arrived at on the same
basis as those property owners'on
top ot the hill, but with the prop-
erty being subjected-to flood .dam-
age there is no such comparison.
“Aside from •- the damage the
water does to our property the sit-
uation has it’s effect on the health
of our community. It also has its
effect" on the looks and general
appearance of our city. The condi-
tion of our drainage ditches, what
tew we have, ts--conducive to the
breeding of mosquitoes. r
“The weeds and vegetation that
grows in them not only help to
retard the flow of water through
them, but holds dirt and debris
or early in the morning as the 1
and they soon fill up to where
__ ____________ _______ they ire of little uae. If they were
drtton However, there are -sever- fest Ctcaned-out Jt would help
grasshoppers do not feed during
the heaLoOht day
Chlordane and Toxaphene are
lisonous to man and animals, but
they can be handled
it. Col. Daniel B. Orr Returning to
TJ.S. After 71-Month Overseas Tour
ASHIYA AIR BASE, Japan
(483rd TCW>—Winding up a 21
month overseas’ tour in Japan and
Korea this week ia Lt. Col. Daniel
B. Orr, who for the past year ha?
commanded the 7th Aerial Port
Squadron with headquarters at As-
hiya Air Base, Kyushu, Japan.
Colonel and Mrs. Orr and their
three children will depart from
Haneda Air Base, near Tokyo, July-
18. and will be in Graham about
July 25 for a visit with the Col-
onel''s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Orr of 1110 Calaveras.
The 35-year-old Colonel came to
the Far East in November 1953
spending eight months in Korea as
deputy commander of the 6127th
Air Terminal Group before taking
over as its commander at Aahiya
July 6 of last year. The unit has
since been redesignated the 7th
Aerial Port Squadron.
A 1941 graduate of Texas A&M
College. Colonel' Orr entered the
Army in that year, transferring
three weeks later to the Army Air
Corps. He took pilot training in
1942 as a first lieutenant, being
awarded his wings ih January 1943
at Roswell, N. M He is now a Reg-
ular Air Force Lieutenant Colonel
having Attained his present rank
in 195a ~T
In 1943 he took a B-24 crew to
the Middle-East, and participated
in the low-altitude bombing of the
Pipeati Oil Fields in Rumania in
August of that year.
The 7th Aerial Port Squadron at
Ashiya—located on Kyushu,, the
sbuthemmost of the four main is-
lands making up Japai^—includes
15 detachments: eight ' in Japan,
five in Korea, one in Okinawra and
one in Formosa. Its job is to han-
dle all passengers and air freight
in the Far East Air Force.
Colonel Orr is called by his
.men one of the most-efficient 'and
friendliest commander in the Far
East.
• His-next job will be as umpire
on Operation Sagebrush, a giant
Air Force-Army maneuver to be-
held this summer at Camp Polk,
La., and his headquarters will be
at Langley Air Force Base, VaV
After four mdriths he will be as-
signed to Hq. 18th Air Force at
Donaldson AFB, S. C.
Unit fo Visit City in Near Future
Plans are underway by the Tex-
as State Health Department to con-
duct free chest X-ray examinations
in the city in the near future ac-
cording to an announcement to-
day by Dr. J. W. Spears, county
health officer.
A representative of the tubercu-
losis division of the State Health
Department will be in the city
July 27 for a meeting with all in-
terested parties. The group will
meet 10 a.m. in the American
Legion building, and a definite
date awill be set for the mobile
unit to make free chest X-ray ex-
aminations in this city.
James H. Cochran and Daughter
Victims of Accident in Colorado
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“How to tell a Christian whel
ypu see one," might well be the
title of Dr. Harold W. Seever's
message on the Baptist Hour over
Station KSWA at 2:30 p.m. Sun-
day.
“God's immage is reproduced
through character." says Dr. Seev
er. “and -Christian character lets
God’s image be seen in you." Dr.
Soever tell's how God has endowed
us with power to make our char-
acter good or had and thus with
power to reveal or distort Hi;
“Image in us. ~
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James H. (Jim) Cochran, about
60, a former resident of this city,
arid bis daughter, Mrs. Eva Mae
Thomas, 34, both o'f^ Yakima.
Wash., were killed in Jttj kuto acci-
dent about 9 p.m. Tuesday when
heir car left the highway and
Iverturncd. The fatal accident oc-
curred near Ranlgy. Colorado.
Mrs. Thomas' two children, Jim-
Final Passage of Airport Addition
Ordinance Okayed by City Council
my and Marie, were not seriously
injured in The accident. They were
enroute to Graham to visit rela-
tives, -
Funeral services will be held in
Yakima, Wash.
Surviving Mr. Cochran are a
brother, Claude^ Cochran of Gra-
ham; and four sisters, Mrs. T. G.
Price of Murray, Tex., Mrs. Ann
Hunt of Graham, Mrs. Cecil Snell
of San Francisco, and Mrs. Bert
Melton of Pharr, Texas.
■al hwndr
Eliasville for a number of years.
He was a member of the Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
' ‘ '*"■ ' m.
are personally affected, as evidenc-
ed by the signatures on this peti-
tion.
“I have all
sons.
broth
bert Davis
brothers. Will Davis of Eliasville.
bavis of Graham, and Archie
of Abilene; and a- sister.
Mrs'Stelia Caldwell of Ft. Worth
Nephews were pallbearers. _ ■
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CHICAGOAhjS GUESTS _
IN HARtitS HOME
Mr, and Mrs. Orkan Roberts and
three ‘children of’ Chicago. III.,
one concerned. They need our help
in working out the problems and
that is the object in bringing this
to their attention. If they can real-
ize the seriousness of the condi
tion, I believe tney will help us do
something about, it. %
“Every taxpaying citizen partici-
pates in the cost of operating,
maintaining and improving our
city. #or that reason. I think every
Harris, Jr., were stationed at Pat-
terson Field in Dayton, Ohio dur-
ing World War II.
Annual Young County 4-H Club Calf
Tour Scheduled Tuesday Morning
The Annual Young County 4-H
Club Calf Tour will be held Tues-
day. July 26. beginning at the
courthouse, at 9:30 a.m. The group
will visit the following in the or-
der listed: Jess and Martha Ann
Cloud, fommy, Billy, and Vaftta
Donnell, Bill Burgess, Will, Sam
and Richard Whittcnburg, H. K
Jones. Jr., Bobby and Billy Banks,
and Monty Sowers.
Each 4-H member will be graded
by other 4-H members on the con
dition of his calf, the equipment,
sanitation, ability to lead the calf,
rind general management.
1 Thqse jnaklpg the tour are to
lake a sack,lunch, and the group
will eat liineh at Eliasville
. All interested in beef produc-
tion are invited to make tho tour
on Tuesday, July 26. beginning at
930 a m. -
Third reading and final passage
of the Airport Ordinance was au-
thorized Thursday night by City-
Council. Councilman also passed
on third and final reading the
Ordinance extending city limits.
Drains**
Mrs. Lois Collins and Mrs.
Klinger met with the Council to
discuss water drainage from Roll-
Renovation Program Underway in
Graham Schools During Summer
Graham school cafeterias served
106,056 meals, and 207,671 % pints
milk to students last year,
Operation pf the milk program
for the cafeterias included 11,-
870.86 received from pupils who
paid 2c per ‘-i pint, and $3,019.86
~ ----- from jfrivernment who
4c per H pint. Cost of the
at 8He per pint totaled $5.-
This left a balance of
the milk fund However,
of straws, napkins and
or is not charged to this
but U included in j*en-
■ operations,
from the school «*•-
torts indicated a loss of .0054 per
lunch served the past year. An av-
erage of 1,064 students ate in the
cafeterias..
Pupil meals served In 1954-55
amounted to $166,056 with an av-
erage of 950 per day There were
0,151 adults served <ra an average
of 52 per day.
Free or reduced lunches served
amounted to 0,149 the past year,
or on an average of 52 per day.
The school board recently au-
thorised the installation of breath-
er plates at the front'd the serv-
ing counters in the three cafe-
taikis-
ing Hills Drive. J. P. Tackett, City
Engineer, stated he had examined
the situation and announced a
sidewalk, raised six inches, w-puld
take care of the flow of water
duping rainstorms.
The women toid Councilmen
that if the corner of Lot 1, Blk. 1
were cut down and rounded more,
they would take care of their own
properly.
Patitjon
Eldon Willis, representing a
group of citiadns. presented a pe-
tition. signed by 140 persons, re-
questing some type of floor con-
trol such as storm sewers, along
the drainage ditch flowing through
the city. Aldermen announced they
would consider the matter follow-
ing z discussion with Willis and
others present.
Two-Way Radio
Hugh Casey, fire chief, and W.
A. McMillan discussed the possibil-
ity of the City taking part in the
purchase of a two-way radio ays-
tern for the lire department. Al-
dermen,, fpld the fire department
representatives they would consid-
er paying half the cost If the
County would provide the other
ftalf for installation of the two-
way radio system. .
were we^k enefraegts in the EB I trixpaVtfig citizen ix entitled to
Harris htrinj. Mr. Huberts and E. B ] some consideration to his or her
needs All through the years the
people who are .-uttering from -the
effects of our inadequate drainage,
have been helping to pay for the
cost of operating.'maintaining and
improving our city.
“Each and everyone of them arc
proud of our city and interested in
its progress and. improvement
However. _I can hardly believe the
need* ot these people have re
ccived their proper portion of con-
sideration when it comes to the
-pending'(Vf our money, in so far
as the drainage problem is con-
cerned ”
“Of course, we can not control
»hc amount of water that falls on
our city, but wc can do something,
about where It flows after it falls.
Other cities -have bigger problem*
of this kind than wc do and they
have done something about it. Fort
Worth and Dallas have a river run-
ning through their midsl and they
have Jl pretty wfll under control
Ali we have to control is the water
that falls within the city limits
S» far. little or nothing is being
done about it.
“In the past, the city council
"iKas tried to solve the problem of
each individual by suggesting they
raise their house, build dikes
cuFBsTnd flit in around their
houses at their own expense. Per
aonally. I sec no reason why proa
erty owners should have to spend
their own money to protect them
selves from such hazardous dan
gers which are tbc result ot a con'
dition created by the paving ol
streets and .opening up of new
areas causing additional waters to
overflow their property.
“Eliminating the dangers ol
flood damage ia t major project in
which tbc entire citizenship should , jcwc Hightower, both of Otnev,
be interested and participate It 1 Texas.
is a problem that baa long existed ,_
gnd getting worse. Tbc time has ATTEND LIGHT
long past) when wc 0PKKAS IN DALLAO
-aiMrsoN STVPIO *» Jim Mklna,
representatives of the Graham Chapter FFA are in Hous-
ton for the 27$h annuol session of the State s Future
the meeting are Ken Andrews, Bill Burgess, Charles Dun-
tephpns, Fred TW*p*D, Som Whittenburg, Will Whittenburg, and Worth Gragg,
accompanied by-their instructors, Clyde Wood and Forfeit Burnham,
ATTEND CONVENTION
ton this week with
Formers of America
con/ OHI S
They were
come ttf not
must do something about it
“It wttt cost some money, I
agree, but what worthy project
doesn’t? I have never complained
about any Expenditure the city has
seen fit to make for the improve
ment of our city. All we are asking
now is the cooperation of the Citi-
zens in another project from which
we will all benefit.
“We all take pride in our homes
Mrs N B. Crenshaw was in Dal-
las over the week rnd visiting in
the home of her brother, James
MtUer Mrs. Crenshaw attended
the light operas "Bitter Sweet"
and "Carousel," at State Fair Park
auditorium while 10 Dallas.
Mias Lola Graves Wti a
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some, however, we need bigger
and deeper ditches and possibly
some storm sewers.
“The new lake would be a fine
to build our city to its pres
ent point of progress?
“U these people who are all
ready here and have done their
part to support Graham for so long
were entirely happy about the
whole thing, they would be more
enthusiastic about helping to bring
more people here.
“You know, it takes a happy
contented people to make a good
town. From talking to the people
around town. I find there are a lot -
of them pretty unhappy about this
situation. I for one would like to
doljinmething about it. I think they
are entitled to some consideration
and believe the majority of the
people in town (eel the same way.
“We arc going back to the coun-
cil meeting next week and have
set our goal at three hundred
names on our petition. Wilt you
join us? If so. get iri touch with
me and you will be given an op-
portunity to help in a much anq
long needed improvement to our
city.”
J. E. Hightower
Dies in Dallas-
Hospital Today
_ , Mr. J. E. Hightower, 6$, general
manager of the Morrison-Smith
Lumber Companies, died 11:30 a m.
today in the Lisbon General Hos-
pital. Dallas He had been in fail-
ing health for several years and (
entered the hospital last Thursday
for medical treatment.
The body is at Morrison Funeral
Hrimc pending funeral arrange
ments.
Mr. Hightower had been associ
ated with Morrison-8mith Lumber
.Companies since 1909. He was a
veteran of World War L having
.served in Europe with the Ameri-
can forcei;.
Survivors include hit wife, Mrs.
J. E. Hightower, and three sisters.
Mrs Mary Bland of Port Arthur. ’
Mrs. William Thomas and Miss
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