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STAMFORD AMERICAN
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS ,79553, THURSDAY, M^RQH 26, 1970
American Volume 46, No. 49
Leader Volume 66, No. 39
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DALLAS, TEXAS T5S»«*
Lions Are Hoping for Standing
Crowd at Benefit Stage Show >
Along North, South Swenson— 1
City Again Proposes
To Annex New Areas
Tuesday Night—
City Sales
to
Texas Central Enterprises
con-
To Take Over Katy April 1
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the
a
the
mOming, March 31.
the
ap-
the
the
tail
Ing toward this trip all year
and have held bake sales, a
car wash, the Senior Play, and
The question arose as to
collection Of sales tax in the
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Carlton
and children of Pasadena
were weekend guests of his
mother, Mrs. Luther Chapman
and Mr. Chapman. The Carl-
tons came to Breckenridge for
the funeral of Mrs. Carlton’s
mother, Mrs. Lometa Lee.
and power
brakes are
Mr and Mrs. 0. R. Joins
of Houston and A. L. Chapman
of Temple were recent vis-
tors of Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Chapman.
department were called in to
clean up the trash and the
warning was issued in hopes
that future dumpings would be
halted.Operation of the Katy Rail-
road from Stamford to Rotan
will be taken over Wednesday,
April 1, by Texas Central En-
terprises who operate. another
section of what used to be the
llB
R. K. (Dick)Rowland, Stam-
ford fire marshal, has return-
ed home after receiving treat-
ment in an Abilene hospital.
habilitation Center.
Tony Douglas will be
feature attraction. He has
peared here on several pre-
vious • occasions and he and
necessary by the illness of
Dick Rowland.
Mayor James Self has been
serving as jrtty Judge and
About fifty Stanford I! h
School Seniors will lem a Stan-
ford Thursday at 6 p.r„ fwr
their Senior Trip to M sp:nl
in New Orleans. The ffrup is
until 8 o’clock that night and
entries in the Raster Coloring
Contest may be turned into
any retail store up until closing
time: ' -'
Judging will then take place
and the winners will be an-
nounced in next week’s Amer-
ican. \
The pictures to be colored
appeared in last month’s issue —:
of the Shopper. Cash prizes
are being offered. -»
by 8:00 o'clock Friday mom-
, tog ,
No teachers are planning on
making the trip, but three sets
Sales tax in Stamford will used to forking over an extra
go up on cent next Wednes- one cent tax pn purchases .*
day, April 1, when the city totalling 12. cents instead of
tax becomes effective, bring-
ing the total to be paid to
4 1-4 per cent.
Citizens, will have to get
mer has been set for 7 o’ckfck
Monday night in the council
room at the city hall.
All persons interested-par-
ents, team managers, team
sponsors and youngsters-are
incited to attend.
Someachanges wl’l be made
in the summer program this
year and some of these likely
will be discussed.The Stamford High School a benefit for West Texas
Auditorium will seat about
875 persons but the Lions Club
have set 1,000 as the number
of tickets they hope to sell for
the stage show Monday night his band, “The Shrimpers,
which they are sponsoring as have been well received.
a new automobile for the
Stamford city manager when
bids were opened Friday. yl
The car being used by the A
manager was an old police car
which had been giving consid-
erable trouble. An allowance
of |600 was given for this ve-
hicle.
The local agency submitted
three bids, one on a Buick Le-
Sabre, a Pontiac CataMna and
an Oldsmobile Delta 88. One
other bid was submitted by
Carl Murrell Chevrolet Co. of
Hamlin on a Biscayne Chevro-
let.
Although the bid on the
Chevrolet was the lowest sub-
mitted, a net of >2,135.66,
council members observed
that the Biscayne’was the botr.
tom of the Chevrolet kne and
the trade-in would be much
less than on one of the other
cars., • . ' '
Purchased was the Buick
LeSabre at a net price of
>2,688.03. A car is now in
stock and can be delivered as
soon as the radio
equipment for
installed.
Price on
Wayne. Smith, a native of
the Stamford area and a grad-
uate of Stamford High School
and Texas A and M University,
has been named president of
Farmers State Bank at Lued-
ers.
Oneal Parker, who has been
president of the Lueders bank
for the last four and a half
years, will leave Friday to be-
come vice president of a bank
at Duncanville.
Marlin Felts, who for a
number of years was associ-
ated with the bank, will return,
as vice president. Felts re-
signed at the death of his
father, Jack Felts, take
oyer his father’s business.
Smith, was employed for a
time by Production Credit
Association in El Paso and
was working for El Paso Na-
tional Bank just before com-
ing to Lueders two------
He is the son of Mr. _______
W. D. Smith who live east of
town. *
A. C. Humphrey of Stamford
is chairman of the bo?rd of
directors of the Lueders bank.
herbicides for weed control.
All farmers are invited
attend.
Annexation of a portion of . out the approval of the proper-
the area which lies along ty owners. However, a public
side North Swenson between- hearing was held before the
the present city limits and last annexation was com-
the Haskell Y again is being, pleted.
considered by the Stamford
city council. L
Councilmen Friday instruct-
ed City Manager Denny
Arnold to check into the area
and to make recommenda-
tions at the next meeting.
Some council members had
suggested that the area an-
nexed go just a half block on
each side of the highway but
others felt this might not be
deep enough.
Also suggested was that the
city annex the area out South
Swenson and here, again the'
question arose as to how much
area should be taken in.
It was pointed out that when
the land alongside U.S. 380
near .the hospital was an-
nexed, a distance of just a
half Alock was brought in on
one'side of the highway but
much more on the other.
One councilman was criticalOn Annual Trip—-----—-.
Seniors taVisit New Orleans
Katy between Gorman and
Dublin.
Already two toccmotives
have been brought to Stam-
ford and are on a siding of
the Burlington Ra.l.oad.
.Citizens are invited to come
r by and meet the leaders of
Stamford's newest industry.
“'This is an opportunty to
show our appreciation for Tex-
as Central Railroads faith in
our community,” said John
Martin, president of
Chamber of Commerce.
_ ... and M
Uruversity Extension Service -
will be on hand to bring farm-
ers the latest information on
the present 16 cents. The tax
will go to 2 cents on purchases
of 36 cents to 58 cents From
59 cents to 82 cents, the tax
will be 3 cents, and from 83
.cents to $1.05, the tax will be
4 cents.
A table showing tax rates
has been prepared and distrib-
uted by the chamber "of edm-
merce.
The city anticipates receiv-
ing about >40,000 a year from
this source with first payment
to come from the state about
mid August.
Bill L. Glenn. Spur and Mat-
ador manager of Rolling
Plaids PCA, has been elected
as a vice-president of the or-
ganization and will be trans-*
ferred to the Stamford office
in the coming months. Mr,
Glenn has been with PCA
since March 7, 1955, and is a
native of the Spur area.
A graduate of Spur high
school, Glenn is married and
has four children: Brad, 17,
Carla, 13, and twin girls, Sher-
ri and Terri, 11.
, . The Glenn family are all
members of the Baptist
church and all take an active
part in the affairs of the com-
munity.
Glenn will be succeeded by posted in the area, calling at-
John M. Russell, who will tention to the fact that dump-
move his family to Matador, ing was prohibited but these
. Bussell is currently county signs have been pulled up.
Little League
Meeting Set
supervisor for Farmers Home
Administration in Colorado
City, where he has been for
fifteen, years. Russell is a
graduate; of Texas A4M Uni-
versity, is married and has
four children.-- ' —]—:---*—
Broom and Mop
Named by PCA
To Move Here
Snow Man Greets Spring—
It was the first day of spring but someone evi-
dently forgot to tdll the weatherman for one of
the heaviest snowfalls of the winter (ell. Her,e is
young Shawn Lindsey^ son of Mr. and jfcs. Kenneth
Lindsey of 502 Dodson Drive, in front of one of the .
many snow men which made their appearance in
town to greet the new season.
' ’ ‘ ■ IT- '• -■ — ——. — -
A chemical weed control
meeting will be held In the
City Hail in Stamford at 7:30
p. m. on Tuesday, March 31,
according to word this week
from County Agent Kirby
Clayton.
Fred Elliott, cotton special-
ist with the Texas A
----- „ similarly-
and Ross Gentry, the equipped Olds was >2,780.87,
and for the Pontiac, the price
was >2,613.24.
The car will be equipped
with power steering, power
brakes, automatic transmis-
sion, tinted glass, all conven-
tional safety equipment and
years ago.
ancTMrs was out of town, the
placet was filled by E. B. Har-
kins, mayor pro tern.
.... Qty_ Manager Denny Arnold
said a schedule of time when
court will meet will be set up
and there will be no sessions
at night or on Sunday. The
judge still may be called at
any time to apprise arrested
' persons of their rights, how-
ever.
Hollabaugh Is
New City Judge
Raymond A. Hollabaugh has
been named acting municipal
judge. The action was taken at
a special meeting of the city
council Monday and was made
Questionnaires for the 1970
Census of. Population and
Housing will be distributed by
the lost Office beginning
March 38 to all households in
this area, District Manager
Richard R. Newton announced
today.. * • * * • 7 ’ <
Distribution of this form be-
fore the start of the house-to-
house canvass gives the fam-
ily a chance to assemble in-
formation about each member
and about the house in
advance of the census taker’s
visit. The District -Manager
— urges all residents to fill out
the forms and have them
ready for the census takers
when they start their rounds
on April 1. *
The form contains seven
questions about every person
in the household and 13 ques-
tions about the dwelling. The
personal information asked
for is: name, address, sex,
color or race, month and year
of birth, whether married or .
single, and relationship to
head of the household. The in-
formation required about the
dwelling is: number of rooms,
cooking facilities, plumbing, if
rented or owned.
Most* of the Questions are
‘* answered by filling in the ,
proper tiny circle with a com-
mon lead pencil, making a
tiny black dot which can be
“read” by Census Bureau
machines. Residents , should - Stamford schools will close
read the instruction sheet at the end of the day Thurs-
wi]| ronM! wjth the day for Easter holidays and
, questonnaire before filling it will not resume until Tuesday
’ Out. morning, March 31.
McKeever. The group has
fhade reservations at the Mon-
teleone Hotel in New Orleans.
Activities planned include other money raising projects
visiting the fish market, Jack- -—
i on Square, and a general tour
of the French quarter and
other interesting sights in the
city. Some Senior* might gel
a taste of New Orleans night
____ w .life as they are planning on
7 pf parents sponsoring the trip visiting some of the. clubs Jn
Campfire
Candy Sale
Is Underway
Annual candy sale
ducted by the Stamford Camp
Fire Girls and Blue Birds is
now underway with the girls
offering a choice of two kinds
of candy at >1 a box.
One kind is called Honey
Bees and is chocolate covered
pecan clusters, and the other
is chocolate covered mints. .
, Proceeds of the sale are
used to help defray costs of
summer camp for the girls.
Through this medium it
is made possible . for many
more girls 4o attend the camp
which-is held in June at
Lueders.
area out North Sv enson but
no one was sure whether or
not a waiting period would be
necessary.
The city will start collecting
the 1 per cent sales tax on
April 1. ;
gan, Mr and Mrs. Bill Pritch- quent. and should be home by about ant. Lawrence Crider will
ard, and Mt. and Mrs. Billy The Seniors have been work- 10 o’clock Monday morning: handle downtown sales,
City Buys New
Buick Car for f
City Manager
To Speak Here—
■ Cothrum Motor Co. of Stam-
Cong. Omar Burleson of ? ford was successful'bidder on
Anson will be speaker
Tuesday noon for adjoint
meeting of the Stamford
; Citizens Warned
i Against Dumping
At College Lake
City officials again are
warning agalflst the dumping
of trash of any kind around
College Lake. Anyone caught
will be charged iw city court.
One day last’* week police
were called after three or
fotir pickup loads of rubbish
were dumped. Signs had been
Distribution of 1970
Census Questionnaires
Will Start Saturday
The census taker will check
the questionnaire to see that
all questions -have been- an-
swered and will give any as-
sistance needed in filling out
a questionnaire tnat is, incom-
plete. At . every, fifth house-
hold, the census taker will
seek answers to additional
questions covering population
and housing characteristics
that are being asked of a 20
per cent sample of the nation’s
population. The sample ques-
tions include inquiries on
country of birth, schooling,
employment, income, and re-
lated items. The -additional
housing questions relate to .
rent or value of dwelling, heat- been designated as Texas Cen-
ing equipment, water supply, Railroad Day in Stamford
and other facilities and equip b* May°r James •' ’
rnent. .
The district / manager
pointed out that information
about individuals and their
homes furnished to the Census
Bureau is kept confidential
under federal law. Only statis-
tical totals and averages are
published. No individual per-
son can be identified in pub-
lished-reports and census in-
formation cannot be given to
any other government agency,
local officials, tai collectors,
police, health, welfare, or
school officers, nor to anyone
else.
Re- Admission to the show will
be adults >1.25 in advance and
>1.50 at the door, and childrpjt),
75 cents in advance and >1.00
at the door.. . —
Tickets are available from
any member of the Lions Club.
A meeting to discuss opera- 1------------------
Of Llipdprsi Rank of 0,6 Litt1e Pr°- Rotary and, Exchange
ucuci 3 uann in Slamford this. sum. cIubg af the CJiff Ho •
Wayne Smith
New President- Monday Night
Easter Egg
Weed Control Hunt Here
Thursday
There will be Easter eggs
for all children up to age 12
weed control in- cotton. Elliott in Stanford Thursday. All
will also discuss calibration of have to do-is find them
sprayers and use of granular on the post office lawn.
The Retail Trade ..Committee
of the Chamber of Commerce,
sponsor of the event, has div-
ided the area into sections so
that children under 4 years
will hunt on the northeast cor-
ner; children from 4 to 8
years, on the northwest corner,
and others on the south side of
the post office.
The hunt will start at 6 o’- „ __
.wi!! remai?.opei! - of "the Westwind Circle annex-
ation because only that sub-
division was taken in and the
city limits line does not run
straight in a southerly direc-
tion to the farm to market
road which is an extension of
Elizabeth Street.
, The council has. the power to
annex territory adjacent to
the present city limits with-
fof the class. Last year the
Senior class went to Ruidoso,
New Mexico. This year’s Sen- Sale Planned -
tors are expectipg to have a .
great time in New Orleans Annual mop 'and1 broom sale O. M. Isbell, principal of
over the Easter weel^pnd. - of the Stamford Lions Club.^Stamford High School, under-
The group is ^scheduled to will be held April -I and 4 with went surgery last week in a • Scier
leave New Orleans! for Slam- Ross Gentry-general chairman Wichita Falls Hospital. Addi-. r I
16H Sunday night about 11, with Lee Dickerson hTs assist- tionaT surgery was performed Stamford school children from Grades 4 through high school, took part
Tuesday. He is reported to , science fair at the National Guard Armory Friday night. Shown he?e‘
be getting along satisfactorily. portion of the several score projects. > --— . ... *
Three families are moving
here to work on the line which
will operate five days a. week.
The old Katy depot will
eventually be remodeled to
form an office T3T’ the com
pany, according to Ed Staf-
ford, pivsident, who will spend
much time here.
Officials ol the company
plan to launch a strong indus-
trial .campaign to interest
firms tn locating on the rd'F
—. road s'.dings here.
...Cars handled by Texas Cen-
tral will'be given to the Sam?
Fe at Hamlin and to the Bui
lingtrm at Stamford. The Katy
has teei. Operating its own h>
coinc'.ives over the Burlington.
This will mark the end of a
tong period in which the Katy
has been associated with
Stamf id. The line originally
was buiit into Stamford from
Waco in 1900 — shonl/ after
the towr. was platted. Later
the Kaij took over its ope; a
tton.
Futy track has all been
taken up with the exception
of th>: two segments imw be-
ing operated by Texas Centra] BILL GLENN
Entei pises. e ,
Wednesday, April 1, has Vice President
John Martin
To Be New
Head of Lions
New officers were nominat-
ed by the Stamford Lions
Club at their meeting Tuesday
night. Election will be April 7
. and the installation banquet
will be June 9. The new of-
ficers will take over the first
meeting In July.
John Martin, administrator
of Stamford Memorial Hos-
pital, will be the . new presi-
dent. First vice president to-
Paul Buric; second vice presi-
* dent, Don Rose, and third vice
president, Enis Bishop.
Kenneth Reber will be
secretary; Bill Gregory,
treasurer; Robert Bird,
twisl
LiohliOner.
The club voted to sponsor a
hoy to Boys State. A groop of
high school students of Mayes
Studio provided entertainment.
Next Tuesday night’s meet-
ing will be in the high school
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