The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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Attorney Hairy Jung «ald Wed
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Since Hie 'Wellington charges
became public, reaction of the
ceunty piew has been confused.
Neither the Review nor Loren-
ao Tribune's extremely rational
Joe Brown recovered' themselves
enough lor comment the first
£rneat Joiner flew in from
Mexico, wrote "where does a
good mark go wrong" and seem-
ed inclined to blame the whole
thing on the commissioners
court.
The following week. The Re-
view solemnly announced that
"no office holder in Crosby Coun-
ty is forced to. be dishonest".
Joiner was distracted with cer-
tain idiots in the legislature and
the Trib kept a stunned .silence.
"When Slime's new )ob became
public, the three papers as a
trio condemned the Lorenzo city
council.
Learning of it only hours be-
fore our early publication dead-
line, The Review gasped the
council's act was "foolish." Join-
er reversed fields next day and
decided Harrington was "the
aame kind of thief who robs a
bank."
Brown's Tribune found its
yoice Friday and condemned the
inove as,being like someone dis-
covering a child had cleaned out
a cookie jar—and giving him a
bar of candy as a result.
1 ' ! it tie tit
Meanwhile the town fathers of
Lorenzo have appeared a little
ludicrous as they dodged verbal
Stones of an aroused public. The
town itself is split into two cho
ruses like a comic opera.
The louder group is singing a
sentimental ditty about how
they are trying to cleanse a so-
cial leper, to welcome back a
prodigal.
Yet we hear this public amnes-
ty may not extend to Lorenaoans
who refused to Ink the dotted
line for petition boosters. Hon-
signers are reported worried a-
bout losing friends, customers,
jobs.
Counterpoint is furnished by
dissenters. They consider pinning
a badge on Herrington in a sim-
ilar light to hiring the Marquis
de Sade as coach of a girls bas-
ketball team.
There are even some cynical
enough to remark that, out of
140 petltkH! signers, someone
surely could have offered Her-
rington a Job with comparable
salary which did not involve
public funds.
* *
Elsewhere, Chambers of Com"
merce Managers Bill Thames
and Joe Meador are probably
wearing worried looks. After'all,
they are calling Crosby "little
Duval County" throughout |he
state now.
tie ^ fr
Yes, the tWhole affair must be
quite humorous for a detached
observer. Troubj.e is, there Just
aren't any detached observers
left in Crosby County these days,
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Quick action on the securing
of low rent public housing tor
Crosbyton was anticipated this
week with the organization of
New light should
matter of moving
82 within a few day*.
District Engineer 6. LI Crain
has scheduled an open, meeting
in the Pioneer Memorial Build-
ing at 8 p. m , March 23. He pi am
tc fully explain the situation to
those present
The highway issue suddenly
assumed importance recently
when an unexpected wealth of
candidates filed for city office.
Seven names will be listed for
four places, even after one appli-
cant was disqualified and a not
tor withdrawn.
•Highway department survey
ore have been staking out alter-
nate routes to north and south of
city limits, according to reports
These moves have worried a
number of businessmen.
Chamber at Commerce sent a
delegation to Lubbock recently
to convince Crain that the road
should remain on present route.
Crain confronted them with ar-
guments which- they brought
home thinking otherwise.
Some owners of businesses a-
long the highway, particularly
those profiting notablyr from
passers-through, have continued
grumbling.
Little tangible information has
been available for publication
In The Review on the subject
As a result, much of the public
has been a prey to vague rumors
with all the evils of this source.
Chamber of Commerce officials
who are sponsoring the March
23 meeting, hope a great many
ideas will be cleared up when
the highway engineer makes his
explanation and answers ques-
tions.
Rites For C. F. Green
Held at Sand Hill
ConumnUr House
Funeral services fpr C, 7,
Green, 47, were held at 3 p. nt.,
March 9. In the Sand Hill Com-
munity House, near De Leon. He
had been 111 for a long time.
Green died at 9 a. m. Sunday
at the home of his .parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Green, Eastland.
He was born March 7. 1912.
Survivors include his parents;
two sisters, Mrs. W. D. McMillan,
Route 2, Floydada, Mrs. Gladys
Green, Eastland; two nieces and
three nephew*.
Croshyton's crin* wave
seems to have evaporated.
NO break-Ins or other thfch „ M .. ,
very have been reported} Ralls Negro Fined
since city hired Policeman
Floyd Lamb and sheriffs de*
partment was reorganized
under Alvle Ratheal.
It has been a rare week-
end indeed during past few
months which has not seen
a business or two looted.
Motorists are again observ-
ing stop signs and other
traffic regulations also, now
that a city officer Is on duty.;
After Starke? Raid
on Stock of Wine
Negro Leo White, 30, was fined
$122.50 for possession of liquor
for purposc„of sale Friday in the
court of Cail Ingram, -justice of
the'peace. 'C- '-
Whlte was apprehended with
more than nine pints of wine. In
his possession at a house in "tft*
flaw" at Ralls. Deputy 1* T. Stai-
key made the arrest Thursday.
Gospel Meeting Begins Tomorrow
at Crosbyton Church of Christ
A gospel meeting be held
at the Church of f^ulst here he
ginning tomorrow. Friday, and
continuing through March 29.
announces Carl Maples, minis-
ter. ... ..
J. Cleo Scott, Houston, will
preach. He has conducted servic-
es here previously and is well
known to Crosbytonlans.
O. C. Lambert, evangelist from
Wlnfield, Alabama, will speak
on "Catholicism Against Itself"
In a single message at the Mon-
day night service.
Services will be held at 10:45
a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and
7:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. weekdays.
Everyone is Invited to attend
and hear the sermons, according
to Maples. ——
Crosby Man Named Top District
Soil Conservation Supervisor
nesday afternoon. He referred
the misconduct of Sheriff J.
Herrington In office.
Herrington has already con-
fessed to charges Involving al-
most $1,000, which he has ie
paid. He hSs been Indlcteiff. on
five of these charges. N. >
"It-.would be possible, although
It would n't; serv* much purpose,
to get a large number of Indict-
ments." Jung stated.
Asked if he thought there won
widespread belief that only
J1.000 was involved, Jung said
he didn't think so and that
"most of the people are waiting
to see results of the audit."
""Hiere Is a great deal more
money than $1,000" involved."
Jung stated flatly.
At pressttme. there wan a ru
mor-that a petition was being
circulated in Lorenzo to remove
Herrington from his new mar
sh all's office. However, there
seems to be no evidence this
movement is actually underway.
Time Magazine la reported to
be carrying an account of the
goings-on In this week's issue.
As yet, none of these have reach-
ed West Texas.
Fred Schluter, Savage, was
chosen Outstanding Supervisor
for Soil Conservation District No.
107 in a.statewide contest con-
ducted by the Tfeaas Bank and
Trust Company of Dalle* Itha*
been announced. , '
The committee who chose Mr
Explorer Scouts To
Discuss Camping Trip
at Friday Meeting
The Explorer Scout Troop will
meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday night
at the Scout Hut to plan a camp-
ing' trip scheduled the following
day. Saturday.
Tuesday, April 14 la the date
for the 1909 American Cancer
Crusade, Mrs. Truett Mann, Cros-
by County Crusade chairman
.April 14
Set March 22 by
Mrs. Truett Mayes announces
the' Easter Recital of her expres
sion students to be held at 3:00
p.m. Sunday. March 22 in Grade
School auditorium.
No admission fee will be
charged and all interested per
sons are invited to attend.
Participating in an Bast*
playlet entitled "The Wonderful
Message" by Lenore Hetrick will
be, in order of appearance: Ron-
ald Brixey, Brenda Proctor.
Proctor, Wiyllls BrlXey, Nonti^
Gil breath. Dwayne Moore, Wh
ney Hash, Bessie Smith, Nanette
Roberta, Donna Jean McClure,
Nonette Mayes, VieVerett, Jim
my Mann, Unto Hew and Mel
ante McCray.
Also on the program will be
Caroline Adams ef Bans, recti
At the Foe* ot the
Plans have been announced by
the local Assembly ot God
Church for an all day Easter ser-
vice. v
In the morning there will be a
dedication of Infants and lunch
will be Served following church
services. An Easter egg hunt for
the children will be held at 2 p.
m.
Pathfinders Quartet from Lub-
bock will appear at 2:30 p. m.
and a special evangelistic ser-
vice will be hekl at 6:30 p. m.
"We Invite everyone to Join us
for this day of special events,"
stated Rev Leslie -Thompson,
has announced.
Mrs. Arlie Fewell has been
named to head this year's Cru-
sade in the Crosbyton area. Mrs.
Fewell stated that workers are
now being contacted and plans
for the drive will be announced
at a later date.
American Cancer Society sta-
tistics show that many cancers
can be cured if detected early in
their development and treated
by surgery or radiation.
Mrs. Mann said, "Present rates
show cancer will strike one In
every four Americans now liv-
ing, which means that more
than 40,000,000 Americans now
living will eventually have can
cer.
"One cancer patient in three
is now being saved, whereas a
few years "ago only-one in four
was saved." she pointed out.
In July, 1956. the American
Cancer Society had national re-
search awards totaling $12,143,
736 in effect In the last 13 yean,
the ACS has devoted about $87.-
380.000 to cancer research.
Bookworms' Hdidsf Noted at
A stranger to Crosbyton Thuds
day would have ttiought this a
ctty of bookworms If he had
chanced to notice the steady
stream ot residents hurrying in-
to the Ellison Building and then
minutes later staggering out un-
der a load ot Ma
It was the fbst day the Book
mobile headquarters were offi-
cially open Bir businssa in Cros-
byton and the bookish segment
of the population took the ep-
the
the BookmoMer
According to Miss Vines, Cros-
byton was the best of all the
stops en the schedule with 199
people checking out 409 books In
the four hour opening period.
Thursday's slop here brought to
1,000 the total number of booln
checked oat by the bookmobile
sendee.
This week's Bookmobile sche-
dule is as follows:
Tuesday, March 24: GIrani,
and Jayton.
March 26: Lakevlew
Grocery Store, 8:50-9:30
Schluter for the honor was com-
posed of A. W. Lott, Russell Mc-
Curdy and J. Edd Mclaughlin.
In recognition of his selection, he
was presented a plaque depict-
ing conservation farming.
Schluter is on the school board
of Robertson school district and
is a deacon in Robertson Bap-
tist church. He was selected as
Crosby county* outstanding con-
servation farmer of 1957 and was
one of 25 farmers to receive an
oil painted aerial picture of his
farm from the Great Southwest
Life Insurance Company.
Schluter farms two Irrigation
farms, one of 160 acres and the
other 184 acres. He has planted
cover crops of grasses and le-
gumes on nearly every acre of
land.
His rotation system provides s
soil building crop every third
year. He has installed 1600 feet
of underground Irrigation pipe.
He has planted and maintains a
farmstead windbreak, and he ha*
pioneered in fertilizer applica-
tion as a part of his soil im-
provement program.
Committee Plans
Year's Work at
Thursday Meet
Year's work for the Civic Im:
provement committee of Crosby-
ton Chamber of Commerce was
outlined at a meeting of that
group Thursday night at City
Hall. Norton Barrett Is chairman
of this committee and Cap Mc-
Neill. director Un charge.
Several projects were discussed
and committee chairmen np
pointed. Sam Davis is chairman
of the annual Clean Up Week,
date of which will be set later
In the spring.
Grady Evans and Hulen Clif-
ton will be In charge of weed
control; Bart Lynch and Harry
Jung, housing projects, and Guy
Thompson, street paving.
Separate committees will be
set up for each of these projects,
Mr. McNeill said.
Golf Club Will
Hold Meeting
Sliver Falls Golf Club will
hold Its annual meeting at 8:00
p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. King
Officers will be elected and
plans for the season discussed.
Stanley Carter Is president of the
riub; A. R. King, vice-president,
and Jean,Bowles, secretary-treas-
urer.
All persons Interested in join
tng the club are Invited to at
tend. Dues are $20 a year.
Death of Review's Founding Editor
Frank White, Reported in Letter
The death of Frank White.
February 23, was not reported in
Crosyton until his son, Keiley S
-White, dispatched a letter re-
ceived by old friend Llge Ellison
Monday.
White was founder of The
Crosbyton Review and the early
history of ^thts town is seen
through his colorful prose in
early files of the newspaper.
•'He had been in > very weak
ened condition for the past few
yeas," wrote Keiley," and Just
gadually weakened to the end.
He had been just about blind for
a year or more."
With his father. N. H White,
and brother, Frank White open-
The Review. January 14, 1909,
under -thr patronage of C. B.
Livestock Co. Of his past life, he
says the following in a saluta-
tory:
"We will say ye editor l* near
the thirty-fourth mile post in
life, and has spent nearly four-
teen years In the printing and
publishing business.
"For,fifteen years, we resided
at Lotti Texas, where we stock
our first type tad where we ac-
quired our first knowledge In the
lournallstte work.
moved from Lott
to Stamford where we spent two
jfcgrs as foreman « the Stain-
News, at the end ef this period
«* bought out Bid JapsCounty
Talk at Anson, including the pa
per and pleas, and on the 1st day
■i*M the
Is the Re-
porter t$ thai plsea.
After traveling war
e'Wcr portion^ df -
Dental Office
Announces
Formal Opening
Charles W. Jennings. DDS, has
announced the formal opening ot
his. dental office In. Crosbyton
will be Friday. March 20
The Lubbock dentist will con-
tinue hlft practice _in that city
and he available here Wednev
day and Friday of each week
A native of Tulla, Dr. Jennings
received his high school diploma,
in that city and in 1934 receive.!
a bachelor of science degree in
education and agriculture from
West Texas State College, ('tin
yon.
He attended dental college at
the University of Southern Cali-
fornia before transferring to
Baylor in Dallas where he re
ceived his Doctor of Dental Sur
gery degree After practicing
briefly In Hereford and Level
land he took post graduate work
in oral surgery by serving one
year as resident dentist In the
City-County Hospital system of
Dallas.
During World War II. Dr. Jen-
nings served as a first lieute
nant in the U. S. Army Medical
Corps in Chicago and Washing
ton, D. Cv.. r
Upon receiving his discharge
from the service, the dentl.it
returned to Lubbock to resume
his practice. He was married on
Aug. 31. 1946 to the former Minn
Edith Faye Alford, and they are
parents of a son. Don Royce, 11
and a daughter. Anita Faye, D
Dr. Jennings lists his interest*
outside his chosen profession as
being in the field of education
and also in helping various mis
sionrirles In Guatemala and oth
er undeveloped areas. His hob
bies are: methods and materials
In the building business, cera
mlcs, welding and metallurgy.
rreph White ...j.:
" . . .cast our lot with you"
west Texas and the plains coun-
try we visited Crosbyton snd be-
ing so favorably Impressed with
the town, county, and the citi-
zenship we at once decided to
cast our lot with you."
White let the C B. Livestock
Co. have the fgjtr and moved
on to open another paper at
Renville about five years later.
When health forced him out
of the Ventttld paper, he moved
back to Crosbyton In the thirties
where he eerved as manager of
Chamber of Commerce ahd farm-
ed.
White moved away-to Comfort,
leaving Crosbyton for' the last
24 FFA Entries
Represent City
At Stock Show
Crosbyton FFA Chapter had
24 members with the livestock
entries in the South Plains Jun-
ior Fat Stock Show in Lubbock
this week
Those with entries Included:
^Garrett Boyd. George Brakebili.
David Edwards. Jimmy~11«Tkins.
Gary Hancock. Jerry Jones. ("has
Mo« re. Tad Robertson, S. J
Shields. I>avid Stephens. Ronnie
Traylor. Duane Winter. Dale Hill
Oerie Smith. l^eonard Webb. Fot-
rest Oriffin Marshall Berry. Eu
uene Holcomb. Charles Hill. Jim
rnv Garry Smith, Jimmy
Stfi'-'ill and Dwayne Cornellu*.
Kay Williams. FFA sweet
h'-art was among the top ten
nominees for princess at th<-
show Saturday She is daughter
of Mr and Mrs. E. H. Williams.
Ail first year vocational agri-
culture students In the high
wh'Kil wer«- in Lubbock Monday
to observe the quality live
stock and Judging events.
Tommy Coffey is Among
Candidate* Seeking
Degree st WT8C
v Tommy Coffey of McAdoo Is s-
mohg the 315 , candidates who
will seek degrees during the
spring convocation May 34 at
West Tiaas State College.
Coffey, son of Beverend and
Mrs. C. W. Coffey, IS seeking his
B. 8. degree. He Is a physical ed-
ucation major.
THEWlSte
the Housing Authority of The
City of CMabyton. .Texas. The
Authority was set up at a meet-
ing of the City Council Tuesday
night.
By Wednesday morning Harry ,
Jung, secretary treasurer of the
Authority and attorney tor the
project, had completed alt initial
legal steps, and the papers had
been mailed to the federal Pub-
lic Housing Authority at Fort
Worth. Ted Reld, representing an
architectural firm in Fort Worth
and Dallas, has been in Crosby-
ton assisting in the set up.
r W. H. Curry was named by the
city council as chairman of the
l« cal authority; -"'Charles Hud-
man, -vice-chairman, and Mr.
Jung, fl^eretary-treasurer. Other
Commissioners are A. B. May
and Joe Lowrie.
One hundred housing; units
were asked for In the applica-
tion. However, the final number
will he determined after a sur-
vey is made of the city to deter-
mine the number of sub stand-
ard homes and low income fam-
ilies in-Crosbyton. Number of
units gf*JD*cd the city will pro-
bably be closer to 10 or 50 than
the 100 asked for in the applica-
tion.
Public housing is built for low
Income families at government
expense. Rentals are bssed on
family Income rather than value
of the property Persons whose
income passes the maximum a-
mount set by the Authority are
required to move from the unit.
Many smaller towns are now
securing these units, the Auth-
ority was told.
In other actions of the meeting
cltv council approved transfer of
$422.80 to White River District.
This is Croshyton's share of
expense as a member city
Council moved to purchase a
radio, light and siren for police
vehicle provided city obtains
money for civil defeiuts radio It
purchased In 1957. Names were
also approved for the ballot Ul
coming city election.
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Burial Here for
Former Resident
Held Monday
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity
Baptist Church, Amarlllo, tor
Mrs. Dalsle Kmma Tucker, 75,
former Crosbyton resident.
Burial was In Crosbyton Ceme-
tery at 2:30 p.m. Monday wlftl
arrangements under direction of
Blackhurn-Shaw Funeral Home,
Amarlllo.
Mrs. Tucker died at 5:20 p.m.
Saturday at Northwest Texaa,
Hospital ln\Amarlllo where she
had resided rfcince 1935. Mrs.
..Tucker had worked at the hos-
pital until three years ago. She
was the widow of John H. Tuck-
er. who died In Crosbyton In
1935.
Survivors Include two sons. Ar-
thur Tucker, Amarlllo and John
Tucker of Albuquerque, N. Me*.;
tyro daughters, Mrs. Verda Mc-
Nalry and Mra Glowie Pick aid,
both of Amarlllo; five brothers.
O. C. Fowler, Glenford Fowler,
Ralph Fowler and Arnal Fowler,
all of Crosbyton, and Charlie
Fowler, Fallon, Nevada, two
sisters, Mrs. C. C. Smith. Crosby-
ton. and Mrs. W. L. Packer. Rush
Springs, Okla.; 13 grandchildren
and 24 great-grandchildren.
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McAdoo'H Star Cagers
Will Be Honored In
Banquet Tonight
McAdoo school's basketball
banquet will be held there to-
night, Thursday. at^i/JO p.m.
Speaker will Ik* Bill Hart, sports
writer of Lubbock Morning Ava-
lanche
Principal event of the evening
w.ii Ik- presentation of letters to
McAd o's highly successful baj<-
k ihall players.
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Church Loyalty Month
Drive Set Next Month
"=a • - . .
Church Loyalty Month Is being
observed in April under sponsor-
ship of Crosbyton Lions Club.
Plans are being -made for a drive
to encourage church member-
ship.
A film, biography of Martin
Luther will be shown free In the
Pioneer Memorial Building at
7:30 p.m-, April 1. This will
launch the church loyalty cam-
paign.
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Farm Bureau Prepares
Far Membership Drive
Crosby County Farm Bureau
membership committee met on ,
Tuesday night in Ralls to map
plans for-the spring membership
drive Robert Swetnam, president
for this county, discussed past
Committee members include
John Jenkins, Locen-
E. Hargrove, Lorenzo,
David Stewart, Cone, Dennis Try-
W Crosbyton, Weldon McClure,
Mi Blanco,
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