The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1957 Page: 1 of 20
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Steers, Get A Buckaroo Friday!
Semi-Weekly THE GRAHAM LEADER
OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY — ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16, 1876
The graham leader, Thursday, November 7/1957_
NUMBER 24
Meet Opportunity Half
Way and Ride Back In
Your Own 58 Chevrolet
Funeral Rites Held For
Mrs. Floy Hinson, Jr.
M an opportunity were offered
«ta«by you could own • (tuning,
MW, (mart, 1958 Chevrolet Bel
AM 4-door sedan, worth 83,142.80,
tmltl you accept it?
Or If you were offered $750 00
MM for a little spare time effort
during the next few weeks—with
M$ positive assurance qf .being
MM ally compensated each week
ftp every result obtained — would
pW stand back, hesitant and un-
dsalded with the thought in mind
"•■rely it is not real; I never
could get so much so easily' and
SO quickly” and while thinking
Ml these things (if, indeed,, think-
MS at all) let some more alert and
aggressive person step in and beat
PM 10 It!
ence of ours called life. It means
everything or it means nothing,
just as it is bandied by'different
people. One person's failure to see
and act upon it, for example,
proves to be the means of anoth-
er's outstanding success.
Some of us wonder how other
people always seem to get ahead
in this world, and often we lament
our lack of opportunities. Some-
times we make the flimsy excuse
that we’re too busy (sure, we’re
all busy) but it has been the
writers observations that invaribly
it’s the busiest people in every
community who win the biggest
and best prises in .affairs of this
kind.
The real busy person—not the
one who uses the word "busy" as j
a cloak to excuse inaction—but the i
“live wire" men and women and
funeral services for Mrs. Floy
V. Hinson. Jr., 34, of this city,
were conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday
from the First Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. J. C.-wJohn-
son, pastor, officiating,
having is worth striving for! Just I Mrs. Joe E. McKinley, soloist,
a few short weeks and you may ] sang "The Lord's Prayer” accom-
be riding for a long time to come panied by Mrs. W. J. Gruby at the
in your own sleek new 1958 Chev- organ. Burial was in the Pioneer
rolet automobile, or otherwise con- Cemetery with funeral arrange
siderably richer in purse as the ! ments under the direction of Mor
result of quick action and a little rison Funeral Home,
determined effort on your part
1923 in Fort Worth. She attended
the Breckenridge elementary
schools in early youth and grad-
uated from tfie Graham High
School in 1940. Mrs. Hinson at-
tended Texaa Woman's Univer-
sity, . Denton, and Texas Techno-
logical College, Lubbock.
She married Floy V. Hinson, Jr.,
on May 18. 1943
Mrs. Hinson was a faithful mem-
ber of the First Presbyterian
NOW.
As will be observed by the first
list of entries elsewhere in this
paper, only a comparatively few
have entered the race up to the
time of going to press (bach hav-
ing been provided with our little
contest receipt books and full in-
formation) and some have already
started right out among their
friends, relatives and acqupaint-
ances in quest of the wrinning
votes. g •
However, thete is "plenty of room
for more of the "self starting”
____ ... Church, and assisted as organist:
Mrs. Hinson died 9 a m. Tues „„ 0f(lce ln ,h« women of
was a teacher
in the Primary Department of the
Sunday School. She was a member
of the Silas Morton Chapter
Daughters of the American Revo-
lution.
Survivors include her husband.
mb
She hadHBeen ill for the past 41/*
years.
Mrs. Hinson, the former Martha
Jane Davidson, was bOm June 24.
BM remember, greater amounts
tty the above suma are being
(ttnd and taken every day in
jtaS big go-ahead and ever-chang-
3Lr^UfeUlf,‘yo!rrw“fd ffip«£ri*'UttwtaVttoriy Action very least one can earn, or win.
W^^U UJs°athV and know how to make every min- ^ ** U «*.««* $5
.iJdouahnot whiiJ the! ute count-with the reault that he
ported this morning that 1.500 re
served seat and 200 general ad-
mission ducats had been sold, in
.. .addition to a lafgp. number of stu-
j ' Hmson, f°ns dent tickW*,vA long line of cars
David and Paul, and a daughter formed early today . before the
Martha Jane; her parents, Mr. and sc))ool business office opened, and
Mrs. L. 6. Davidson, of this city; j were jn ijnc ^ pags by t|ie drive-
.Liwp waters, Mrs. Winston Pettu«|in wi,dow for ,lckols
of Graham, and Mrs. John Brad-1 Grahamites will bo able t<Kj>ur-
Graham-Breckenridge
Game Slated Friday
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY for ing room tickets at the pate in Su-'-r < or?al reported Fullback
Graham sport fans, and one they Breckenridge tomorrow evenin ' Jarae- Liltlepage -till on the in
have been looking forward to since according to a report this morn jury li't today with a sprained
football seajgn began this fall ln mg anklt from the Graham - Weather.,
fact, Graham will be a lonely town Graham Quarterback Club, led ford . .to. and Jim Willis, right
Friday night, and practically ev- by Bruce Wilson president, i- said, has a had ankle and has been
eryonc who was lucky to secure making every effort to bon-i t>. on ermihes :!m pa t week Sturdy
a green football ticket this'week Steer tcamf Intense enthusiasm Mike I: i.spci ed to take over
will be on hand for the game that is beind generated b\ the fli.:■ ,n tt.* I . kt,. I » uorrow night,
is termed the big schoolboy fra- and other citizens of lbs Tt*y * ! •■' fTd. 'Sleets aiT1.< hampered
turc clash between two strong the highly important game which j without fin help ol Jim W illis
powers bidding for domination of is attracting statewide attention h i_u- !« ir the target «m tuinici
Class 4-AAA. Psp, S*11? ' from Quarterback Sou-
Superintendent H. A. Hefner re-1 Grsham Chamber of Commerce ny Gibbs
upon a raquew from tbs Quar-
terback Club, voted Wedoevaay
to request business firms close
from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Fndey, in
order for el| business men end
employees to attend a gtgen ic'
pep rally On the high school
campus. The rally will be stag-
ed by High Schorl s'udents end
local residents ere iftvited to
young people who really do things! lyP* to 8C* in tt* Ssntse and share
in this world have learned to sp-1"» ^e good things offered. The
la the doughnut, while the
you can guess the
(tor the reason for the above
■toftotoMt is that the Graham
' M9ibr la offering Just such op-
i to the wideawake, ener-
Mt, women and young peo-
tte mere ambitious sort
to ttte area to peofit
ML tt» Mg “Everybody
ram
or she always seem to gain life's
choicest gifts.
Dame fortune is NOW knocking
on your door—using both fists—
to awaken you to the unusual op-
portunities existing to utilise ad-
vantageoualy whatever spare time
you might have during the next
M working days and profit ac-
cordingly in a BiO way.
•Met Opportunity Half Way
Grasp this ippnrtiiaily new
|n is jtsvvvf loo Hf)
toajto the
von know, is $1 out of every $5
of their individual collection*—
payable weekly—and those few ex-
tra dollara each week will come
in mighty handy to help buy that
“something" you might have want-
ed for some time.
Next week, when the first stand-
ing of contestant* is announced,
mark* the real beginning of what
it destined to be a most interest
ing race for the BIG prizes; and,
it might be said in passing those
who let it be known that they are
to win the major prises—by
“'A ’ """
!afher°*’^^W^Gul^dg^”f^I^rt ( Rcncra* a<*m,ssmn an<* P*r,'c,P4'* in the activities
^,t.
, '*
Worth; and aunt, Mrs. Louise
Meadows, Denton, Texas; uncles i
i : and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. Brower i
f-f | Davidson, Fort Worth, and Mr.
A : and Mrs. D. D. Wink of Dallas. |
S| I I'allbearers were Dr. J. W. I
ffi I Spears, Joe E. McKinley, E. B.
Harris, Jr., Donald Jones. Chas.
A. Harris, Dennis Newton. Herman
Steadman, and Jack fambro of
Breckenridge. ^
Among out-of-town relative* and
friend* attending the the funeral
were; lfr. end Mrs. D. D. Wink,
Dr. and Mrs. Warden Carter
County Voters Approve
Amendments Tuesday
County voters made their way I RETIREMENT FUND — Approval
Meanwhile, 'the Burkaroos arr
ill pending on the.i speed ip an
it ' to it past the formidable
Graham, line Friday night
_j Mi> ! of the 'windows in the
rluwn.io.uu business area have been
- p; nied .n red and blue, and cars
decorated. Signs have also been
pieiite I and were being placed at
strategic positions in the city.
Notable was a -lgn between the
'"ourihouse and Pusf Office Thurs-
; day noon stating "Nov. Open
Season on Bucks."
Kickoff is 8 p m and fans are
urged to lerie early and observe
1 highway safety ^pules.
to the polls Tuesday despite raiu
and mud to approve the three
state constitutional amendments.
The inclement weather resulted in
a much lighter vote.
County unofficial totals show
the following total# to
264; against 146
l'ENSTONS—Approval 376. against
42
WATER BONDS—Approval
. against 120 „
All
Community
Breakfast
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Graham Leader's
t§S§3iI8*^
Subscription Contest
9
Note—The names below ln alphabetical order are those who have
entered the contest, or who have been nominated by some friend.
Each ia credited with the 5 000 votes for the entry only. Only a few
cf these listed today have started an active campaign for subscriptions
and votes, j L.
ALMON, Richard, 1332 Jacksboro Uwy., Graham
BARNHART, Mrs. Harold, Rte. A., Graham
BALDWIN, Rev. J. P., 2nd and Tenn.JGraham
COLEMAN, Gary, 1433 Ave. B., Graham
DAVIS. J. D. Calvin. 112 W. Tenn., Graham >
DE LONG, Mrs. Clyde, 902 Carolina, .Graham
GRAHAM, Mrs. Florence, 1112 Fourth, Graham
HOLLAND, Mrs. Roy, Loving
KEMP, Mrs. Laura, 711 Cherry, Graham
LUVERN, Mia* Janie, 326 Tennessee, Grsham
LOGAN, Mrs. J. D„ Marklcy
MORELAND. Mike, 710 Pecan St.. Graham
McGEE, Mrs. R. L.. Jean
MILLER, Mks. Ntta, 1008 Calaveras, Graham
MAYES, Mrs. Neal. 1310 Cortn, Graham
MOODY, Mrs. -Jack. Newcastle
MAHANEY. M*s. Jessie B„ 1115 Blewett, .Graham
McGLOTHIN,1 Kent. Box 54. Graham
OWENS, Mrs. A. G„ Bunger Rte., Graham
ROBINSON, Mrs. E. M„ Rte. A, Graham
BOBKBTS, R. B., 1011 Woodlawn Dr., Graham
SHEPARD, MTs. Earl, Star Rte., Jermyn
SHEPARD, MTs. Bob, 932 Third SL. Graham
WARD, Mrs. Jonnie, 709 Kentucky, Graham
WILLIAMS, Mrs. Virginia, 815 Grove, Graham
YOUNG, Mrs. Guy, Eliasvllle
urinations an still open to enterprising men and woman Of Gra-
(MM, Yoons County and vicinity who desire to earn Mg money, pay-
{MMkljr, and compete for the rich and attractive prisaa to be
at noau Saturday, Dae. Uct.
IN TH* GAM* TODAY AMO
_____ •» FRIZt WINNIR
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Petit Jury Duly
Sixty persons have 'been sum-
moned for Petit Jury duty in 90th
District Court beginning Monday,
Nov. 11. They-are scheduled to ap-
pear in court 9 a.m. during the
Jury Week of the October-Novem-
ber term.
Jurors include;
GRAHAM—Roy Thompson, Sid
Heame, Jr.. J. T. Wilson, Mrs. M.
H. Lundy, S. A. Haggard, Mrs. E.
Bruce Street, Lawson Brown, E. A.
Gresham, C. B. Tyler, James P.
Elkins, W. A. Stratton, Mrs. Edna
Kennedy. Mrs. L. C. Hubbard. Jim
Adkins, E. M. Robinson, Mrs. Karl
Harrison, Earl Jones, Mrs. Man-
ning Vick, Mr*. B. W. King, Jr.,
Clyde E. Conklin. Myrl Martin,
George Parsons, Frank Cummins,
Joe A. Cernosek, Sam E. Reeves,
Eugene Glaaa, Blyde C. Bower,
Jearie Atwood, and D. C. Owen,
Graham.
NEWCASTLE—H. O. Hankins,
Mabel Taack, A. C. Jones, Mrs.
R. T. Walls, Jr., Mrs. J. Hall
Stringer, and Charles Ward. .
OLNEY—Ben Stocking, Mrs. C.
B. Etowe, Mrs. Robert Anderson.
Mrs. Hilmsr Braune, Mrs. Alfred
T. Dalrymple, Mrs. Erwin Kunkel,
Mrs. Harvey W. Nunley, Joe Kee,
I. C. Roach, Mrs. Amon Ellis, J. L.
Williams, Mrs. W. P. Easley. C.
Kelly. Mrs. R. E. Wesley, Sr., Mrs.
Troy C. Dee*.
SOUTH BEND—W. H. Carter.
T. O. Spurlock, Mrs. Ernest Swaim.
ELIASVTLLE—Mrs. Fred Reger.
MARKLEY — Mrs. George
Stewart
LOVING—Mrs. W. B. Todd and
Noel Ugon.
JEAN—MTs. W. C. Sims and
Mrs. Bob 61ms.
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Mr. and IDs. A. S. EIuumI and
•on, Fnsnkla, spent Sunday in
Denison with Mrs. Klnunal’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Turner.
MTVT' y
Service Agent of
Co. Farm Bureau
Mrs.”
iM of Fort Wortht Mr. awl
Mrs. Jack Fambro, Breckenrid
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Atkinson,
Throckmorton; Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth GulIedgC, Olney; Mrs. Louise
Meadows and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Maltony, Denton; Mrs. Thelma
Whitely, Newcastle, and Jack
Fambro. Breckenridge.
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?!Christmas Cluo Savings Flan
Flu In Schools
On Degease
Cecil Larimore, president of
Young County Farm Bureau, an-
nounced this week the appoint- ■
ment of C. N. Wood as full-time
service agent filling the vacancy
created by the resignation of T.
H. Wheat.
Mr, Wood comes to Farm Bureau
highly recommended by officials
of Farm Bureau and his many | , Rest aUendanVe in city public
'n k", 7ci srhools was ^Ported today by
and holds a Bachelor of Science Supcrin(cndent H A Hefner who
degree ahd-a Makers Degree in announccd thore were ^ ,tu.
Agriculture from Texas Tech col- dcn,s abscnt fn>m c, today.
ege and has been employed as Thc f|u sefms ^ dccrevinyg
teacher by the GrahaiA Public among children.
Schools for the past eight years. |
, He formerly taught Vocational J There were 132 absent from
Agriculture for six years and is ; East Ward School, 81 froom Crert-
presently teaching Drivers Educa- view school, 51 from Shawnee, and
tion in the East Ward Junior High_ 25 absent from High School today.
School. . 1
Mr. Wood is a father of two
children, Joanna and Danny, both
students of the Graham Schools.
His wife- is thc former Teny
Blanche Merrill ,of Throckmorton.
The Young County Farm Bu-
reau office is located on the cast
side of the square in Graham
Members are cordially invited to
come by thc office to get acquaint-
the GrahamCkaatotScsmMm
1 community breakfast today da-
| spite the earfy morning rain.
! Frank Jennings, C-C president,
1 presided during a discuasion of
; various project*.
secutive year thc total has sur ' Reports were heard from vari-
passed one billion dollars. ous members of committee*. S. B.
This year’s distribution is 37 Harbison discussed the Salt Creek"
million dollars more than last dam and plans for Lake Eddleman,
year, said Edward F Dorset, presi and thc Texas Elcctrie^Service Co.
dent of Christmas Club Corpora power.,project.
•ion. He said the money would go County Agent"Jl. O. Dunkle gave
to 13.070.000 club members, 270.- a report on agricultural prospect',
week, you receive a substantial 000 more than in 1956 . and JL L Thornton reported ox
Christmas check next year,” bank i Of the 7.000 banks and savings! building activities ip die rasidrrv
officials said. _ institutions w hich participated, tial areas.
The Christmas Club savings pres 159 had clubs in excess of one '(..nth' Baker high school prin-
gram is very poular with Ameri- j million dollars each. Dorset said, cipal. discussed school activities.
caps and more than 13 million Surveys made by Christmas Club ---•——>—
persons will.receive a record 11* Corporation indicate'-that whne Mrs Don Wackuilz anddnaugli
billion dollars in Christmas Club the entire IQ billion dollars ml tor. Linda of Dayton. Ohiujjre ms
savings this year. not go into retail channels, all of iting in the home of her’ parents,
The 1957 payout is the largest it will help to boost the nation's Mr and Mrs A. 11 Wair on the
in club history and the sixth con- economy. Jacksboro Highway
A new Christmas Club service
was announced today by The Gra
ham National Bank in this city.
Regular deposits are accepted each
week and the customer receives a
check early in December next
year. "By putting in a little each
T
ed ahd
Services.
discuss Farm Bureau
Auto Collision
Reported North
01 City Today
Two cars were involved in an
early momjpg collision 4S miles
north of the city on FM 61 accord-
HOSPITAL NEWS
mack Reeves. Mrs. Troy Cook, Mrs.
MCollie Mahancy.
Accident* included Robert Lee
Dunlap.
New Taxans
Nov. 4—Mr. and Mrs. Robert E.
Moser. 305 Tenn., boy, named Ken-
neth Wayne.
Nov. 4—Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W.
Sims. Shady Oaks Trailer Park,
girl, named Eliza be th Ann.
He reported Vtrgil Russell of
this city was driving a 1952 Chev-
rolet and was traveling north
when he turned right into Jake’*
Service Station.
The other car, a 1950 Ford
pickup, driven by John F. Gilmore,
also of Graham, was involved in
the collision.
An estimated $100 damage was
Nov. 4—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. I reported to both ears. Th* drivers
Cunninghpm, Bryson, Texas, gift.1 escaped uninjured-
Early Effort Coupon
100,000 VMMRM VOTES
Testimony Concluded Today
In Williams Murder Trial
. Frees him vote* .
Whw" Frta* Can-
Hint fer 100.000
• "EvinrbadyM
Testimony was concluded about
115 pja. today to th* WUUams
irder trial which ha* bean to
proftoto this weak to 90th District
Court. Final arguments were
scheduled to be beard this after
an with’* possibility that It may
bn flniehed today or early Friday
manta* before the Jvy begins
deilheraHen., The lari member of the special
Mart Allen Williams wee to- venire panel was accepted by thc
Frank Bussey of this city, on Aug.
29. 1*97, on Fares to Market road
91, north of Graham, and "charged
with murder and leaving seen* of
accident without rendering aid.”
A special venire of 150 persons
appeared in District Court Monday
morning and seventy persons were
examined to complete the Jury.
noon.
Fourteen wltseeees were
toed yesterday and today
the final arguments.
Thb Jury includes M. G. Fanner,
Mrs. Amon EIRk. Mrs. E. L.
Springer, Mbs. P. R. Gandy.
Charles Ward, H. Myers. Mrs.
Chaa. E. Norton, and P. GlOMO,
all of Olney. and Floyd. Beiders,
Myrl Martin, H. C Fanner, and
Robert W. DoSa, of 6nlM*
Legion Auxiliary to Sponsor
Sale of Poppies Saturday
-JIM ADKINS Studio
SANDRA BOWER, one of the high school volunteers, will be selling poppies Saturday, Nov.
9. She is pictured at>ove pinning the first popyy on Legionnaire Frank Jennings, president
of the Grohom Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jennings made a generous contribution to the
Poppy Fund, half of which will go to the disob'ed hospita'ized veterans who make poppies,
and the other holf goes to the Legion and Aux liory Child Welfare Fund to be used locally.
loin uv in » day of tribute to thore
horpiuli/vd veterans whose sole
t income is derived from tb* mak-
ing ol these poppies. Christmas
is just around the corner and we
have chosen to come to their aid
again Saturday before AH Veter-
day offering the little red flowers •Ds ' *' *tr’;
, „ , . " .. , . Joe B Friedcl. Poppy chairman of
to all who will wear them in trib D,nicl Uni, M
ute to those who died for Amen ^ American Legion and Aux-
tea, and to aasiri the disabled vet 1 iitar> suggest that Old Glory
erang who made the little red; should bq flying all day Vrieraa'a
Day, Monday, Nov. U,
"Wear a Poppy to memory of
America's war dead” will be the
appeal of high school girls selling
poppies Saturday, Nov. 9, for the
American Leg km Auxiliary to ev-
es* to Graham. The girls will
M aa tte atoaala Itov&ito tt*
; pertoittlng.
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