The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1930 Page: 2 of 6
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[ED WEEKLY ON FRIDAY
$1.50 per year in *d-
outaide of county.
as second class
the Post Office at Crosbyton, Texas,
under the Act of Congress of March
(W, 1879.
THE CHILDREN'S SEASON
Christmas ib, of all 1;irnes of the
year, the children's season."' The glv-
i. T. Decory, who says he is better
known as John D. Poorboy, is 1
this week preparing to poison
on the T-Bar Ranch | and he warns
all persons living in the vicinity of
the ranch who have dogs to
them out of the T-Bar pasture
ing the next few days. The B
_ will be placed in hog fat and distri-
buted throughout the pasture, and it
is just as fatal to dogs as it is to coy
otes. Mr. Decory says that he has
killed the coyotes on many hundreds
of thousands of acres of land in this
section of the country heretofore and
he knows how to do a good job of it
—Lynn County News. - -
ing of presents to children at Christ- SCHOOL HON Oft ROLL
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mas time is as old as
4feli, for it was begun'
Wise Men of the East Who
Bethelehem, where the Child
the. manger, bringing gifts.,
to forget what it is that
orate* -li is «M>
to think of it merely as a holiday
, time, a time when there is a great
deal of shopping'to be done, when the
axe crowded and everybody is
" *, Christmas
and the postmen are overloaded
and grown-up* as well as children
*"" forward expectantly
are going to get lor
presents.
spirit of Christmas i«, or
should be, the spirit of universal love,
of peaceful goodwill between all man
kind. Christmas marks the anniver-
sary of a new era, the setting aside
of the old laws of vengance and ha-
tred ,of exact and even justtoe re-
gardless of mercy. We too often for-
get that We too easily forget that
the message which the Heavenly holt
brought to earth on that night nearly
two thousand years ago was a mes-
sage of love and joy.
It is meefe and proper that we
should exchange presents among out
friends and loved ones, but the great-
est joy of Christmas time comes from
the gifts We give the children. Joy
for the children, even greater joy for
the giver. Whatever our own state
of happiness or sorrow, we grown-
ups owe it tq ourselves, to the spirit
and tradition which. Christmas com-
memorates, and to the children them-
selves," W see that every one of them,
at least, has a Merry Christinas.
PROHIBITION *
AH the reports from those who
profess to know indicate that the
President's Commission on Law En-
forcement, better known as the Wick-
ersham Commission, will report that
the present Pn)|hibition law cannot bo
enforced, and will recommend some
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ANNOUNCED FRIDAY
Honor roll forboth theCro&byton
high school and the gramnier school
was announcer last week from the
office of Superintendent J. I. Weath-
Ori>y. The list is as follows.
■Seniors—Dorothy Johnston, IX' D
Irwin, Georgia Mae Smith, Bertha
Lieslce, and Bryan Karr. ,
Juniors—Marguerite Chappell and
Genia Dunn.
Sophomores Mildred East and
^ Nell McDaniel.
Freshmen—Prances Carter, Rath
Freeman, Haseltine Russell, Joyce
Glass, and Bessie Smithee.
Seventh Grade—Annell Driver, ®
byl Karr, Wilson Mangum and Hand
Dell Hicks.
Sixth Grade—Mabel Bradley, Hen-
ry Earl Hal torn, Billy Walker and
Frank Burke Johnston.
Fifth grade—Wallace Heath, Mary
Frances Aynes, Mary Katberina Me-
Kee, John J, Hicks, and Clyde Craus-
bay. ■'*
Fourth grade—Lucille Driver, Mir-
iam Cooper, Mina Elisabeth Nation,
Oa^ar .Mangum. Frances Oldham,
Kathleen Mabe, Fred Henderson, Joan
Lamb and Louise Carry.
Third grade — Mary Katberine
Cramp, Helen Freeman, Leon Ander-
son, Florence Aynes, Burlene Man-
gum, Teddy Karr, Mary Parke Dal-
ton, Marie Chappell, Doris Carter and
Billie Kirk.
Second grade—Leo Grubaugh, Mau
. rine Cline, Marvin Zinn, Jean Carter,
jGradv Williams, Morris Watson, Lor-
&ta GoiiL. R A. Paschall and Tom-
my Davis.
First grade Cecil White, Bettie
Joe Ellison, Elanor Williams, Mae
Belle Collier, CVeddie Edwards, Faye
Haltom, Ray Haltom, J. R. Morgan,
David Aynes and Jo. Ann Brazier.
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J. I. Seiber and son, Ralph, were
There will be more serious attempts
made at the coming session of Con-
gress to break down the "dry" law
than at any time since it was enacted.
There is little likelihood of anything
being accomplished by the "wets" at
tack if the Wickersham report proves
be friendly to the modification of
the present law, watch for fireworks
when the Congress just elected be-
gins its sessions.
FOOTBALL..
- It took the appeal of charity to
teams , together. For several years
the annual Army-Navy game has
been omitted, because of a quarrel
bring the Army and Navy football
over points of sportsmanship.
When the two teams met in New
York on December 18, it was frankly
for the purpose of helping to radse
money for the relief of unemployed
in El Paso this week on business.
Mrs. Claudia Eden, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Grady
Goin, returned Saturday to her home
at Corpus Christi.
Let the Crosbyton Service Station
test your lights. 51*2tc
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W. H. Hames, A. W. Pyron and El-
ry Roberts made a business and vis-
iting trip last week to Waco and Dal-
las.
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Georgia McDermitt, student in die
New Mexico A. &. M College at Las
Cruces, is here this week spending
the Christmas holidays with friends
and relatives. School will open again
the fifth of January when he will re-
turn.
MOVED BUSINESS
R. L. Newman-has moved his use*.
Receipts from the game ran to near- furniture business from his home on
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ly a million dollars, or almost as
much as. the "gate" at the last Tun-
ney-Dempsey fight.
It "is a strange but interesting kink
of human nature that people will pay
fancy prices to see a football game
for charity, who would never-think
of giving the same amount of money
outright. As high | s $5,000 was of-
fered for a box at the Yankee Sta-
dium as soon as the Army-Navy_en-
gagement was announced.
North Ayers Avenue to the Aynes
building on the South Side of the
square. ' >-■ ; ;.
WATCH DOG DIED
Prince, the German Police dog be-
longing to Jim Williams died of poi-
soning Sunday. Mr. Williams had
trained Prince to be a valuable watch
dog and guard for the county jaiL
It is not known how or where the
dog got the poison.
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Many Ex-Stars Are In City IljjbBOCK ROTARY TO
To Enter Christmas Day -" *
t*Old Rivals ;
for Red Cross
Football players^ ex-stars of Cros-
byton high school, are gathered in
the city today coming here from all
parts of West Texas and New Mex-
ico to play in the first clash between
a team, composed of ex-football men
of Crosbyton and Ralls.
Hie game is to be played tomor-
row afternoon on the Jackrabbit field
in Ralls, and is to begin at 2:80 p.
m. Indications are that it will be a
betei* game even than those played
annually between the two schools.
Old rivalries will be renewed, and
stirs of both teams will meat again
Drith atveral years of growth and
power added to them.
. Finis Vaughn, coach of the Crosby-
ton Chiefs last year, is coaching the
aggregation of All-stars. The ment?Ta<^ ®*iPP
are going through a light work-out
this evening, inorder that they might
learn several signals that are to be
used in the frey, Word coming
from Ralls says that Froggie Lov-
vern, former coach of the Jackrab-
bits, is coaching the Ralls team.
The tentative list of pktyers in-
clude: Joe Freeman, who played
with Pampa during the pact season;
Joe Heard, star half of the 1926 ag-
Collin HilUard, who ran 95 yard?*
gainat the strong Spur team of 1928
lor the touchdown that won the
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PUT ON PROGRAM
.■ FOR CROSBY CLUB
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District Governor Is Mran
Speaker At Luncheon
Tuesday "**
Lubbock Rotary chib will put on a
program here next Tuesday before
the Rotary^&jab at the noon lkour at
the Smith House. All members
should be present on this occasion
and especially those who have been
out for some time. Nell Wright at-
tended the club Tuesday and announ-
ced that they would put on a good
program.
Ray Nickola, Rotary Governor for
this district, of Wichita Falls, was
the principal speaker at Tuesday's
meeting. Neil Wright of
pp, secretary of the
her <*f Commerce of Vernon and
will take the same position at Plain-
view beginning the first of the year,
F. Robbing of Ralls, and Jack Rey-
nolds of Ltfcbock, also spoke during
the luncheon hour. '
A very enthusiastic meeting era*
held and new interest was manifest-
ed with a determination to create
more interest k -
to hear from others
along this line, and anyone who can
help us to get some railroad interest-
ed will find this section of West Tex-
as grateful.
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EDGAR HUTCHINS
County Judge, Crosby County. < f4
-Crosbyton, Texas .
Pete Hacldey, assistant coach in
1925 and the hero of practically evo-
me played by a town team
that date; Brooks Holland, a
star-end of the 1929 team,. Buck
Howard who was one, of., the stars
when football first started in Cros-
byton; Roy and Olin Karr, both quar
ter backs, who saw action for three
years on the local aggregation, and
both being responsible for many vic-
THE PEOPLE
EDITOR STAR-TELEGRAM— J
am writing to indorse the letter of
G. W. Cross, county judge of King
County, which appeared in your
per Nov. 18 appealing for %
from Seymour to Crosbyton. In nay
opinion this territory, long developed
and capable of much greater deve-
lopment with the aid of a rail outlet,
presents as urgent need for a railroad
as any territory in which lines sire
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tories; Bull Allen, center during 1926, now proposed -to be built With the
Babe Edwards, fleet half whp finish- Interstate Commerce Commission
ed his highsehool career in the fall looking favorably upon immediate
of 1924 ; Skinney Edwardsr another
faat half who can also be used in
full position; Paul Rains, quarter and
star for two years; Si. Perkins, an
old timer in Crosbyton football; J.
W. Carter, from this year's squad;
Runt Blackwood, captain and tackle
of the 1930 Chiefs and practically a
unanimous choice for his position in
the mythical first string all district
line-up.
Frankie Srydloslri, star end and
responsible" for several victories in
the Chieftain ranks during the past
two years; Joe Smith, plunging full-
back who finished his football car
eer this year.s squad; Darwin Cala-
ham, a district threat of 1927; Finis
Vaughn; J. C. Hefley, guard; Swayne
J. M. Edwards and Uris Howard.
Probably other stars -will play in
the game tomorrow but from whom
no information had been received
yesterday.
Proceeds from the game are to be
usSd as CWBbyton and Ralhr part of
■the annual Red Cross Roll CalL
GREETINGS OF* THE SEASON
The good will of our pajfrtms
and, friends is one of the most val-
ued assets. —--— - —
The spirit of the season brings
to us renewed appreciation of old
associates and of the value of new
friends.
May yOur Christmas be a happy
one and ^access attend your New
Year is the cordial wish of
THE CROSBYTON REVIEW
construction because of the ttnemploy
roent situation, I believe that the in-
terested towns, together with .ship-
pers and dties serving this territory,
could get together enough facta t to
convince that body of public conven-
ience and necessity should we suc-
ceed in getting some rail line interes-
ted in the project
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The sun, unseen, is shining somewhere all
the time^
us, drivin;
andinsi
never fails to rise again for
. our darkness and gloom
us with the hope of a new day
How natural that all northern people even
before the advent of Christianity rejoiced
at this season of the year and made merry
because the longest night had passed and
-the sun of a new year was mounting sky-
ward.
It is a token and a happy one. Ma
son find you enjoying a merry
and rejoicing in
prosperous year
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Curry, W. M. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1930, newspaper, December 26, 1930; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242889/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.