The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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% 1909
County's
< Jeff Lmltyhai returned from
Truth of Consequences, N. Ilex,
If there's anything in a name,
thafs certainly no place for a
politician or newspaperman. But
a tourist court manager is pro-
babfer reasonably safe.
it 'ft it
On subject of verse, a very
touching ode seems to have
been inspired by s recent story
In The Review..
We refer to he* Treat's com-
ment, W a public School Week
•ratuse. that better salaries
would attract younger persons to
tie profession.
As principal of grade school.
Les has a staff which is quite
mature. Perhaps proving its.
members still have young ideas,
a composition appeared myster-
iously from its ranks which be*
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How do I know that my youth
is all spcatt?:.
Well toy get-up-and-go has got
un want. N
But tn aptte of It all. I sm able
to grin.
When I thing of all the places
my get-up has been.
Old sge is golden, I've heard
it said.
But sometimes I wonder as I
get into bed—
With my earn in a drawer, my
teeth in a cup,
My eyes on the table until I
wake up.
Ere sleep dims my eyes I'say
to myself.
Is there anything else I should
" leave on the shelf?
The anonymous bard con-
tinues in this key for another
ten couplets. >
If you wish to read the remain-
der, gentle spader, we direct you
to Treat's office where it has
been framed and placed in an
honoredspafc
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Farmers Invited
to Discission ol
Cucumber Crop
Representatives of Dalton's
Best Maid Co., Fort Worth, will
discuss contracts for as high as
200 acres of cucumbers at meet-
ing in Balls' Trade Winds Res-
taurant at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Farmers interested In growing
cucumbers in Crosbyton area are
invited to Investigste, says
Frank Hays, Farm Bureau. This
type crop proved very successful
in Crosby last year.
Silver Falls Golf Club
To Start 8—on With
"All officers of Silver Falls Golf
Club were re-elected at the an-
nual meeting of that group in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A- R.
King Tuesday night
Plans were discussed for re-
pair and upkeep erf the course
for the new season.
A flag tournament was set for
Sunday, April 5, in which all
members are urged to enter. A
score ladder will be set up, And
the flag tournament will deter-
mine each member's place on
the ladder. Interest will be
maintained by si lowing mem
ben to challenge the one direct-
ly above them on the ladder.
All members are asked to pay
their djtiesl either at Work Insur-
ance Agency or Nicksen Phar-
macy.
o
Bailey New Manager
of Crosbyton Coop Gins
Beginning This Week
Joe Bailey, manager of Pay-
master Gin at Savage for five
years, took up his duties ben
this week as manager of Crosby
ton Co-operative Gin*.
Mr. Bailey has been "In tbe
gin business, off and on, for a
king time," be said Monday-
came to Savage from Quanat
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey plan to
move to Croebytoh Just as soon
as a pi#ce to Hve is available.
They gieconsidering building a
home hfff Mrs. Ratify is
CngtHh Instructor at Monteney
Sffmfe' # A'in lit'' Cm f JlUuuilr
nMi PCIUIOt Ml JLAiepOCK,
They have two marrtod
of whom to In the air force
■ w. P. WALKER
Honored Citizen Has
Long Distinguished
Career Behind Him
Distinguished service over ma-
ny years earned W. P. Walker a
special award recently • from the
Crosbyton Chamber of Com-
merce. The .recipient is a jnan of
varied and interesting career.
On a farm by the Trinity Riv-
er north of Fort Worth, William
Pinckney Walker was born in
1884. The property Is now- flood-
ed by city reservoir and Walker
says he "was born at the bottom
oi Eagle Mountain Lake."
The family had settled there
after moving from Tennessee in
1872.
Walker attended the Universl-
ty of Texas, taking a bachelor of
arts degree in 1909. Spending an
extra year at graduate studies,
he and friend Ben Dyer, Hous-
ton, passed state bar exam in
1910.
As a TU undergraduate, young
W. P. played halfback and full-
back on the Longhorn football
team. lie was badly injured
playing against Tulane.
"Preeminent as a line bucker,"
says the University annual of
1909, "Walker was a dangerous
man .at the apex of the tandem
and toe huge holes in the op-
posing line."
The new barrister immediate-
ly took a position with the Fort
Worth district attorney's office.
There his task was primarily to
write indictments for grand Jur-
ies. '
After two years. Walker was
appointed special civil court
Judge In Tarrant county. He held
the post for five years.
Walker came to Crosbyton 35
years ago to handle business for
C. B. Livestock Company. He has
continued to be active in civic
and business affairs here since.
He married Maude Hughes.
March 30, 1928. His son, W. P.
Jr., holds a chemical engineer-
ing degree from Texas AAM and
now works for the state board of
health in Austin.
Walker also served as assis-
tant United States attorney from
1938 through 1945. Returning to
Crosbyton on weekends, he a-
mused himself at Fort Worth by
taking night courses in TCU
during his spare time.
The Judge is a great hunter
and has tried his luck in Mexi-
co, New Mexico, Texas' Davis
Mountains, Colorado and Utah.
His longest hunt was with Ben
Roy, Owen Crump and Tillman
Reeves in the Sierra Madre
Mountains of Old Mexico.
"I've enjoyed my career." says
Walker, "and these 35 years in
West Texas, I've enjoyed them."
Daadteroi
Cemt? Judge
Injured in Wreck
Mrs. Frances Berry Copelhad,
24. was injured In a car accident
a mile east of Silver Falls Park,
Wednesday afternoon. She ap
parently -Maekfcd out the ear
struck three road posts and
rolled.
Mis. Oopeland suffeed a leg
-fracture above the knee, cuts and
bruises. The 19S6 Pontiac she
drove was heavily damaged.
She is daughter of Crosby Co
Judge and Mrs. Cecil Berry, of
Broadway community. Mrs.
Copeland reportedly had suffer-
ed similar blsckduts while In
high school. Physicians said at
the time they were not serious.
The wreck victim is reported
tip be improving well at Crosby-
ton Clinic-Hospital.
New Lodge Hall
BottrCroabytoit Masonic Lodge
and the Eastern Star Chapter
will meet during the week in
the new Masonic Hall for the
first time.
Masons meet tonight, Thurs-
day at 7:30 -pm. in a called
meeting to confer an Entered
Apprentice degree. All Masons
are urged to be present
Crosbyton Chapter 801, Order
of the Eastern Star, plans an an-
nual Friendship Night in the
new hall fWday, April 3. Serv
fag of tbe salad supper will be
gin at • pjn. and program will
be at pjn.
First m<sting of Eastern Star
In the m . buudtng will be the
foefSTnewhall will
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Dentist Delayed
in Opening Plan
by AutoMishap
Crosbyton lost its dentist, tem-
porarily st least, almost before
it had one.
Dr. C. W. Jennings worked late
last Wednesday night preparing,
for his Friday office opening.
Then he drove back toward home
and collided with a gravel truck
in Lubbock at 4 a m.
While The Review was an-
nouncing his opening the follow-
ing morning. Jennings was be-
ing treated in a Lubbock hospi-
tal for a fractured leg, bruises
and lacerations.
The Review received a- tele-
gram from Dr. Jennings which
read In part:
"Have had excellent treatment,
otherwise I could not write to
you. Please postpone announce-
ment of the opening date) for
my practice of dentistry in Cros-
byton until ftothsr notice."
"We are not going to force
anything down anyone's throat,"
Oscar Crane, district highway
engineer, told an audience of
80 Crosbyton residents at sn
open meeting Monday night at
Pioneer!Memorial Building.
There has been some grumb-
ling heard from businessmen | Is taken," Crane
situsted along highway 82. Sur-
veyors have been scanning al-
ternate routes to north and south
of present route during recent
weeks.
"You people will see the day
that you wish sn attentate route
informed
Man's Walet Hot
Safe Anywhere Today
Somewhere in tifte told,
there seems to have been a
goat among the lambs,
When Qanpet Jones left
Associatkmal . Brotherhood
meeting Monday night, he
discovered his wallet was
missing. Gone were not only
money but many Important
papers.
Jones, who assisted with
the mrving. bad circulated
freely among visiting lay-
men at locaP" First Baptist
Church.
Authorities suspect some
thief "crashed the gate".'
Many of tbe delegates were
strangers to one another.
Lions Club Puts
Truett Mayes in
President's Seat
Truett Mayes wss elected pres-
ident of the Crosbyton Liana Out
Wednesday when that- group se-
lected its officers for the 1959-60
Lions Club year. New officers, , . .. ,
ate to take over the reins of the p\rkl?* ,
club affairs July 1 <*°n t do things like that
Laab Plans Crackdown on Lawless
Driving of Yonngst6is« Giown-nps
City policeman Floyd Lamb
announces there will be a crack-
down on traffic practices In Cros-
byton beginning Monday.
. "Weather is better and there
will be more children playing
out now," says Lamb, pointing
out that city officials want to
protect the youngsters.
"These people drag racing."
nays Lamb, "they will be filed
on. I'm-golng__to start arrests,
and there will be no Warnings
Persons racing around school or
disobeying signs will be filed
on too." •' •
However, Lamb emphasizes it
Isn't youngsters but rather
grown-ups guilty In majority of
town's traffic violations.
"I believe this is one of the
best groups of boys live evor
seen." he notes. '^Townls parent*
have done a good'job with the
youngsters, and I'm sure grown-
ups will be able to behave too If
they try."
Lamb says many persons are
cutting across to park on oppo-
site side of the street downtown,
leaving cars abandoned In mid-
dle of the' street, running stop
July
Bob Work is serving this year
as president of the club.
Other officers chosen lncluur i.
W. R. Adams, first vice p- *i-
dent; Wilbur Gaede, second e
president: Guy Thompson, t ird
vice president; Olen Littlefield.
secretary; BUI Thames. Lion ta-
mer; Sam Hswkes, tail twister;
Norton Barrett and Harry Jung,
directors.
J. Cleo-Scott of Houston, who
Is holding a meeting at Crosby-
ton Church of Christ, spoke at
the club meeting. He pointed out
that history records the average
life of a republic at 300 years.
The United States has only 17
years to go to reach this average,
he said, and urged^that Ameri-
cans Improve thel? J|vefi to give
democracy a bettm chance to
Siuvlve. "
In other cities, why should they
do It at home?" the policeman
asked. "If they have a driver's
license, they should know bet-
ter; If they don't they should
get one."
"I want to streife, however,
WaU Heater Starts
Fire in Carter Home
Sunday Afternoon
A wall heater ignited a wall
In home of R. 8. M. Carter at
4:30 p.m. Sunday- Mrs. Carter
phoned her daughter. Mrs. Fa
blan Lemley. who rushed over
and phoned firemen.
Prompt action by Crosbyton
volunteer fire department kept
flames from spreading far. Dam-
age estimate runs into several
hundred dolls*'
Hickman Has Lang Interesting Past
This month, the grsnd old
man of McAdoo, Joseph J. Hick-
man, celebrates his 95th birth -
dsy, "Uncle Joe" wu born
March 28, 1884.
"About the only thing that's
wrong is I'm getting old," Hick-
man remarks good humoredly.
"I don't have anything to worry
about; I'm happy most of jtke
time."
The venerable citizen was first
msn to buy land in Dickens
county—way back in 1883. He
comes from s family of early
settlers, in fact, with his great-
great-grandfather serving under
Gen. Washington.
Hickman was born on s farm
near Newcastle, Indiana, in the
grim day* of the War Between
the States, shortly before Lin'
coin's assassination.
Tbe Sons of Liberty ~
His first memories include Re-
publican rallies for Grant's
presidential candidacy. The
Hickmans were Democrats and
rooting for opponent Horace "(Go
west, young man") Greeley.
Being a Democrat wasn't quite
respectable In Indiana In those
days, Hiekman recalls.
Members of the home guard
were openly threatening to hang
young Joseph's grandfather for
lift outspoken Democratic senti-
ments. They even displayed a
rope for the purpose.
The elder Hickmans were
members of The Sons of Liberty,
a sort of Indiana Ku KIux de-
signed to beat off over-zealous
home guardsmen. One night the
men were away to a secret meet-
ing of this group
Discovering they had forgotten
a lantern, they sent back a man
to fetch one from the Hickman
home. The women heard hisn
prowling around and assumed
it was a guardsman, come for
grandfather.
Carrying little Joseph as a ba*
be In arms, his mother and sister
fled into the cornfield where
they hid kmg and anxiously.
A number of historical ingre-
dients went Into Uncle loafs pur-
of the bald prairie land
bmm Dickens county.
Dad was a great band to
Mentis Hickman.
In defer to keep Joe working on
the fgtm, a met estate deal
the Texas land,
the
as Isnd scrip at 50 cents an acre
In 1883. He never actually pos-
sessed the land since he did not
claim the land until the second
sale was made
Young Joe got section seven of
alternate sections in a survey by
Adam#, Beatty and Moulton. He
paid fl per acre.
Hickman first visited the spot
in 1891. By then Matador Ranch
had expanded into the county
and two residents, Bud Browning
an Jeff Harkey, were available
to help him find his holdings.
'The country was Just a big
nothing," chuckles Uncle Joe.
Situated at corner of Matador*
first wire fence in the County,
Hickman could see only two
windmills from his land—"on
the GeOrge Harris and the Webb
places,; the only signs a human
being had-Sver been around."
By Train and Cart
Transportation to the thinly
settled spot was no cinch either.
He managed to get as far as Sey-
mour by train but had to hire a
cart and pony to bring him the
remainder of the way.
Hickman's second visit to the
spot in 1908 was while honey
mooning with his second wife—
the first Mrs. Hickman died. Mr.
and Mrs. Hickman got to Child-
ress by train that time and con-
tinued on the mail hack to Die
kens.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman came
back to settle and rear a family
in 1911
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman have
one son, Lewis, McAdoo, and
two daughters. Mrs- Susan Clark
of Plalnvlew, and Mrs. Cecil Pat-
rick, Portales, N. Mex.
Uncle Joe's eyesight began
failing 20 years ago until only
about two per cent vision re-
mains today. To pass the time,
his wife reads to himj or he may
chat with one of his many visit-
ors.
Hobby Making Brooms
Better still, he may construct
some of the whisk brooms for
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Banquet Kicks Off
Farm Bjureau Drive
for Members Monday
Crosby County Farm Bureau
membership drive kicked off
with an annual banquet at Rails
Tradewlnds Restaurant Monday.
Millard Shivers, state organiza-
tion director, spoke to the group.
Dennis Taylor Is In charge or
memberships In Crosbyton while
Weldon McClure and Wt B Al-
len are on Kast Plains. Others
appointed were John Hargrove
Lorenzo, and Clarence Verett,
Ralls
Pouch and Jody Operetta Set
Ajnfl 2 bj Elementary School
The elementary school willpre
sent an operetta in two acts en-
titled "Punch and Judy" next
Thursdsy, April 2, in the grade
school auditorium. Matinee per-
formance time is 1:30 pin. and
the evening performance will be
presented at 7:30 p. m.
This charming operetta is ap-
pesling to sil sges. As the cur*
tain rises a group of Silhouettes
of olden days are singing. They
have been laid away In the attk
between the leaves of an album
for one hundred years, and have
come out to stretch their bones,
and talk about
when they
beautiful
Tbe pattering
in and sing.
Silhouettes
minuet to4he musie eg the rain-
drops on the roof .Ghosts enter in
collide, snd tell each other of
their interesting experiences.
They disappear as they hear the
children coming. ,
The children enter with mops,
brooms, etc. to give the attic a
good spring cleaning. As they
rummage around, they find a
big box, and when they lift the
lid. out Jumps two funny,
Strange figures made of old
clothes. Mrs. Gay engages Brid-
get, fresh from Ireland, to help
her. The children learn that
Bridget's husband, Tony, is able
to run a Punch and Judy Show,
and as they find an old booth
and puppet figures that Mr. and
Mrs. Gay used to play with
when thay were children, Tony
promises to work them.
The tradition Punch and Judy
tale, with all its humor, fills act
light en* stag a
then sloudp float away.
Mr. "
that crackdown on these last
vtolatlons applies mostly to driv-
ing In the crowded business dis-
trict where such violations cap
be dangerous," Lamb said.
—o——
Little Sandy McCray
Injured in Accident
Near Broadway Home s
Sandy McCray. six year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
McCray. suffered painful Inter-
nal Injuries when she fe*1l on a
gymnastic bar Monday night.
The child of the Broadway Gin
manager had gone across the
road to vlalt In home of Rev. G
W._Flne, Pansy pastor, at the
time.T
the
gathering. "As ,to time of the
slternate route, It is not kiunim."
Programming of a four-lane
highway from four miles west
of Crosbyton Dickens county line
will begin in 1960 snd construc-
tion fa expected within a year o*
two after that.
However. Crane said plans are
to leave the through-city route
where It is for approximately six
yesrs..
"It Is a proven fact that the
density. of hlghwiy traffic
chokes your town," Crane did
note. "United States Chamber of
Commerce has found that dollar
value does not hurt the town
(when highway moves) but in-
creases It."
"Naturally, It will hurt some
individuals but due to the long
term planning, no individual
will lose too much."
"It (traffic) Is not an imme-
diate problem hut this- Is plan-
ning to take care of the future."
said Crane, who explained that
present flbw In about 2,400 vehi-
cles In each direction dally.
"Alternate route Is secondary
Item at present." explained the
engineer. He also had a ques-
tion and answer session follow-
ing his talk.
McAdoo'i Famed Basketball Team
Receive Jacket Awards at Banquet
Funeral'Service
For Mrs. McDuff
Conducted Here
Funeral for Mrs. Barney Mc-
Duff. !SH. was held In Church of
Christ at 2:30 p. m. Friday Ser
vice was conducted by Carl Ma
pies, local minister, assisted by
Leonard Dennis.
Mrs. McDuff died In her home
at 3:50 p. m. Thursday. She had
been 111 for sortie time.
Born In Dallas county, Mrs
McDuff came to Crosby county
In 1909.
Survivors Include her husband:
two daughters, Mrs, R. F. Bowers.
Houston, and Mrs. Joe Smith,
Lubbock; two sons. Buster, Fort
Worth, and Dick, Fort Hood; a
brother, Joe Elsby. Oklahoma
City; three sisters, Mrs. Wlir El
dridgs, Mrs. Euel Buckner ami
Ml*. John FoembF. all of MeAdoo
and eight- grandohlloreik
Pallbearers were Johnny Park-
er, Charley Parker. Don Moses,
DuarA Ellison, O. W. Howard.
Del Anderson, Alan Mizc an l
John Hlmmell.
Bulal was In Crosbyton Ceme-
tery. King Funeral Home was Ir.
charge of arrangements
Mr., Mrs. Garnet Jones
Attend Supper With
Texas Lawmakers
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Jones at
tended a legislative meeting In
Austin last week sponsored by
West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce It was held in Stephen F.
Austin Hotel.
The Joneses, in t<iwn on other
business, joined a group from
Ralls meeting with House Speak-
er Waggoner Carr and Senator
Preston Smith it supppr. Pur-
pose wan to discuss various pha-
ses of proposed legislation.
Jones Is president of Crosbyton
Chamber of Commerce.-
"Every taxpayer should attend
some of these meetings durtrfg
legislative session," says Jones.
"Chamber Is currently encourag-
ing reading citizens to attend
these gatherings (or briefing on
government
BULLETIN BOARD HAS
"DOPE" Off LEGISLATION
Information on current legis-
lative matters arid other items of
public Interest may be found on
a bulletin board recently put up
In Chamber of Commerce office,
according to Manager. 0,11
Thames.
will be 25
cents for all school children and
90 cents for adults.
Pathfinders Quartet
To Sing Here Sunday
Pathfinders Quartet, Lubbock,
will appear at 2:30 p.m. Easter
Sunday at the Assembly of God
Church as a part of their day-
long Easter Observance, states
Rev. Less lie Thompson, pastor.
Other events will be dedication
of infants In the morning, an
Easter egg hunt tn the afternoon
and a special evangelistic ser-
vice at 6:30 pA
Almost the entire high school
student body of McAdoo reeelv*ed
jacket awards when the first an-
nual Basketball Banquet was
held at that school last Thursdsy
night. This year's McAdoo boy*'
club won district and was defeat-
ed in a heart-breaking game by
Turkey In bl district play. The
McAdoo girls were runners-up
in district play.
Bill Hart, Lubbock Avalanche
sports writer and speaker at the
affair, commended the McAdoo
clubs for their fine showing and
McAdoo fans for their support of
their teams.
"You have become known all
over the area because of your
fine basketball clubs," he said.
"After every McAdoo game wo
received s large number of calls
from your Lubbock fans want-
ing to know how you came out."
Mr. Hart urged the school not
to over support basketball, how-
ever.
"Look at athletics as just atv
other part of the school pro-
gram." he urged. "In your sub-
jects you acqulrt knomedge. In
athletics you lesrn how to mset
the problems of life."
Itcv Henry Sal ley, Methodist
minister, acted as master of cere-
monies and opened the meeting
in the school auditorium follow-
ing the banquet In the gymna-
sium. Fabian Lemley, coach and ,
high school principal, made the'
awards. He pointed out that the
school had 10 seniors, five boys'
and five girls, and that nine of
them played basketball and tho
other was manager.
Students receiving jacket a-
wards Included: Mary Nell Hick-
man. Barbara Boucher, Lyndell
Dennis, Wllma and Tommy Har-
ris, Lenora Harvey, Kay Burrows.
Betty Van Meter, Ola Mae Edin-
burgh, Ruth Fuifer, Rita Van Me-
ter, Sandra Cypert.
Betty Joe Brown, Jimmy Sue
Carr, Don Teague, Leroy Scott,
David McDonald, John Mark Ed-
inburgh, Don McDonnell. Nor-
man Earl Hardy, George Scott,
Donald Harris, J. D. McCormlck,
Cherry Eldrldge, Jr. Gregory, Bill
Murrell,! Norman McCormlck,
Howard Wayrwu-McWlJHams and
Richard Williams.
Mr. Lemley was presented a
Khotgun by the students and
parents In appreciation of his
! worth with the teams.
J McAdoo fans also came in for
j thoir share of honors. John Quat-
tlebaum, Gus Morrison and Ray-
mon Harris received trophies tor
i their faithful attendance at the
; games, and Mrs. Roxana Van
i Meter a sweater with the Mc-
Adoo emblem for her sportsman;
j stop and loyalty. 4 „ .
Windbreak Trees
May Be Obtained
at S.CJSL Office
Crosby County SCD Coopera-
tors are reminded that they may
now obtain Arizona Cypress trees
for windbreak plantings. This
may be done by making appli-
cation at the local Soil Conserva-
tion Service office in Crosbyton.
Two sizes of plsnts are avail-
able. There are potted seedlings
approximately six inches high
at 25 cents each in paper cupa.
The others are two year old
plants from 18 to 24 Inches high
at $1.35 each in gallon buckets,
according to Bob Krai, local 3CS
6onservatkmict "*
Management Is extremely Im-
portant to aurraas of windbreak
planting*. Iff planting keep roots
moist at all times. Make holes
deep enough Ao take the roots
without crowding.
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