The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1952 Page: 1 of 10
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By W. H. C.
,nr your information, we have
► a book costing the
i°rSTof $1.00, which, ac
l£r to the advertisement, is
to tell us a lot of things
t instance, during the coming
Son which is just around
feorner the book sayS, we will
Able to "avoid losses, safe-
|a?d our capital (if we have
and get ready for coming
tunities." All this for only
remember.
reading this book, we
to follow it's admonition,
Be A Sucker!", if such is
possible. We hope to
"why the Russian scare is
's most appalling
Why the 'earnings' of A- Wednesday.
ca's biggest companies are
hot air. Why a major
jc is in the making, and who
ooking it up."
0t being too selfishly inciin-
Iwe'll try not to keep all this
ormation to ourselves after
iing the book. For only $1.00
| will be glad to help you
old losses and seize the great
ortunities for gain that will
jly come your way?" How-
r please give us time to read
' fliat
ne sure sign that spring is
around the corner again is
of dog poisoning which
broken out in Crosby-
nd elsewhere, too, accord-
to newspaper reports. One
whose pet was killed re-
Ktiy by poisoning, is offering
yard of $25 for information
* arrestand convic-
of the poisoner. From past
ations, however, we doubt
e reward offer will do much
Dog poisoners seem to be
ier slippery characters.
lie we have the utmost coh-
ipt for persons who willfully
1 poison for dogs—or chil-
:o eat, we don't blame
for wanting to get rid of a
ich.of pesky hounds which
rt up the front yard and mess
e flower beds. Most of these
either strays or belong
ms who don't care whe-
their pets bother the neigh-
or not. At one time last
we counted sevejj.jof these
ds in one pack.
lisoning is no way to get rid
iem. The person who throws
poison i^ither Just natur-
cruel or has never seen a
from poisoning. But we
ink it is time again for the
Commission to see that all
strays are eliminated.
i recently as 1929, the money
ut by the Federal government
led less than two-thirds of
income of the people of the
gle state of California. Dur-
the present fiscal year, Fed-
' spending will equal the in-
(>es of all the inhabitants of
i country who live west of the
ippi, except for the resi-
of Louisiana, Arkansas
one-quarter of Missouri. Ev-
[that doesn't end the sad tax
State and local govern-
dig deep into the public's
kets too. Their expenditures
equal the total income of
citizens of the rest of Mis-
plus those of Arkansas,
, Kentucky, Tennessee,
sippi, Alabama, and two-
of Georgia.
in all, government spend-
equal the entire Income
ople in states comprising 80
.cent of the land area of the
lion.
nt take our word for it, but
a lot of water being
nPed out from under these
Plains. Hugh Nation did the
ig on this one, with re
that resemble the national
At last official count there
15,000 irrigation wells on
nigh plains. Taking a con-
vative estimate of a 600-gal-
... average" *or all the wells,
If means they pump 9,000,000
!°ns per minute or 540,000,000
°ns per hour. In Just one 24
^period, they will lift 12,
XX) gallons of water out
e ground. The average lrri-
i well is in operation about
,_m°nths of the year. This
-rf fu 6 "lrrl8ation wells take
no* ^round a conservative
We of 1,166,400,000,000 gal-
VJr.y®ar- In case you can't
I htm gure its one
t on 400 million, or about
«mes the - national debt.
,1. ®y, y°u put it, however,
tB a lot of water.
Review
VOLUME FORTY-FOUR
CBOSBTTON, CROSBY COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY,
MARCH 13th, 1952
NUMBER ELEVEN
TWO GROUPS
REPORT ON RED
CROSS DRIVE
The Wake committee, compos-
ed of Mrs. Weldon Seigler and
Mrs. Jack Mayes, and the Cros-
byton schools, with Prin. Ralph
Schilling as chairman, are the
only ones reporting completion
of^theh^part of the annual Red
Cross Fund Drive, Joe Blocker,
Crosbyton area chairman, said
The Wake committee received
its material and a quota of $50
Friday. The two ladies brought
in $80.50 the following day. Mr.
Schilling turned in $64.35 raised
in the schools.
Other community chairmen,
not named last week, included"
Mrs. Dennis Taylor, Mt. Blanco;
Mrs. C. F. Flemins, Broadway,
and Mrs. Robinett, Kalgary.
Mr. Blocker urged that all
committees get busy just as
soon as nossihle. in order that
Crosbyton's quota of $720 can be
raised within a short time.
March P.-T. A.
Meeting Slated
Next Thursday"
March meeting of the Crosby-
ton Parent-Teacher association
will be held next Thursday,
March 20, at 3 p. m„ in the
grade school auditorium.
The program, arranged by
Mrs. W. A. Brown, will include
meditation and music by Brow-
nie and Intermediate Girl Scouts,
a forum conducted by high
school students, and presenta-
tion of a Life Membership Cer-
tificate. '
During the business session, a
report will be made on the Vol-
ley Ball tournament, and a nom-
inating committee will be elect-
ed. A vice-president to the Coun-
ty Council of Parents and Teach-
ers will also be chosen.
Bible School
Teachers Will
Attend Institute
A Vacation Church School In-
stitute will be held at the Floy-
dada First Methodist church on
Thursday, March 20, from 10 a.
m. to 3 p. m., Mrs. Herbert Hoov-
er reports. Purpose of the insti-
tute is to train teachers for Va-
cation Bible schools, which will
include children from 4 to 11
years of age.
Quite a number are planning
to attend the institute from the
Crosbyton Methodist church. An
invitation.is extended to all who
can teach in the Vacation Bi*
ble school to attend this insti-
tute, regardless of whether they
are teachers in the church school
or not, Mrs. Hoover said.
All who attend are asked to
take a sack lunch. There will be
a nursery for children. Crosbyton
people planning to attend are
asked to assemble at the church
at 8:45 a. m. Thursday morning.
FRIENDLY GREETING: Vice-
President Vic Johnson of the
Federal Land Bank of Hous-
ton (left) greets E. L. Carlisle,
director of the Croebyton Na-
tional Farm Loan Association,
as he an lies for the annual
Stockholders meeting of the
bank, Feb. 20-21. Mr. Carlisle
was accompanied to the meet-
ing by J. A. Parks, secretary-
treasurer of the local associa-
tion. The bank enjoyed a suc-
cessful year in 1951, and it was
reported that 29% of all long
term farm mortgage, loans^-
made in the State of Texas,
were made by the Bank.
Crosbyton1s Teachers Re-electedat
Meeting of Board Tuesday Night
All teachers in the Crosbyton
Public -Schools -seeking -re-elec-
tion were elected for the 1952-53
term of school at a meeting of
the Board of Education Tuesday
night.
Three teachers have resigned,
Supt. Fred Cunningham reports,
effective at the end of the pre-
sent semester. These include
Mrs. Irene Kuykendall, Mrs. Al-
ice Wooten and Mrs. S. L. Bene-
field. Mr. Benefield, teacher dur-
ing the fall, resigned in De-
cemberdue to illhealth, and
they have moved their residence
back to their farm in Dickens
county. -
Supt. Cunningham and Ralph
Schilling, high school principal,
hold two years contracts. Other
principals were elected at a pre-
vious
are W. L. Mann and C. L. Berry.
The list of teachers elected
Tuesday night includes:
Grade School: Mmes. D. A.
Edwards, Harry Sherwood, J. B.
Bell, E. O. Burrous, A. R. Brake-
bill, Vernon Doss, Lorene Blagg,
Ora Raymond, and Miss Kath*
ryn Sellers.
Junior High: Mrs. J. L. Mc-
Crummen, Mrs. Perry Bell, and
Mr. H. B. Briscoe. ~—~—:
.High School: Mrs. Inell Lowe,
Mrs.John Davis, Mrs. Jack Dav-
is, Mrs. Barbara Bunch, Mr. H.
C. Hoover, Mr. G. L. Erwin, Mr.
J. P. McMahan, Mr. Fabian Lem-
ley, and Mr. Kenneth Walker.
Questionnaire Seeks Information on
C. of C. Projects Desired During 1952
New directors of the Crosbyton
Chamber of Commerce had a bu-
sy-evening last Wednesday, at
the
the first regular session of
board for the new year^ ^
One of the first acts of the
group was to set aside another
$150 for Crosbyton's 50th Anni-
versary celebration, which will
be on June *7, 1958. The fund al-
ready has over $300, and is ex-
pected to reach sizeable propor-
tions before 1958.
Regular meeting date for the
directors was changed from the
first Wednesday to the first
Tuesday night of each month.
mFred Cunningham, newly chos-
en president, arid Bob" Work, se-
cretary-manager, report that the
annual work project^ question-
naires have been mailed to all
members this week. "The suc-
cess of your Chamber of Com-
merce and the growth of Crosby-
ton will be determined by the
amount of enthusiasm each
member puts Into his Jbb," they
warn
"Your president, your board of
directors, or your secretary can-
not create all the ideas or do all
the work necessary to make
Crosbyton a better town. It takes
the combined efforts of all to do
the job," they state.
The questionnaire, which all
members should fill out and re-
turn, has places, for. suggestions
regarding individual businesses,
as well as community improve-
ment. As a swimming pool has
been the-number one-suggestion
the past two years, the ques-
tionnaire asks what each mem-
ber wouldbe willing to invest in
the building of a swimming
pqjoj. '* • - ■
fc-T. A. TO SPONSOR
■ALL TOURNEY
-Teacher Associa-
- is sponsoring a
aau Tournament begin -
jounced this week. Cros-
wams, or others from this
[0 (~5'ng to enter, are invit-
ww^m!vln McGaugh'
McAdoo Plans
Tournament
The homemaking girls at Mc-
Adoo are sponsoring an '/Out-
law" Volley Ball Tournament in
the McAdoo gym Thursday and
Friday nights, March 13-14.
Thursday night "games will be
played by the following teams:
~ WOmenr C
Legion Auxiliary vs. McAdoo P.
T. A., 6:30; Crosbyton Lunchroom
vs. Miller Drug, 8:30; Dickens vs.
Thompson Cleaners, Crosbyton.
Men: G. I. City Slickers vs.
McAdoo Outsiders! 7:10'; G. I.
Country Boys vs. Kalgary, 7:50;
Crosbyton Bus Drivers vs. Plains
Food, 9:10; Crosbyton Implement
vs. McGaugh Motor, 9:50.
Admission will be 25c for a-
dults (players included), and
children under 12, 15c.
''Come out and enjoy the fun
and see your neighbors," the in-
vitation reads. /
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SENIORS TO STAGE BAKE
SALE AT LEMLEY FOOD
The Senior class of Crosbyton
High school will stage a bake
sale at Lemley Food Saturday.
Mftrch -24, it {Persons wishing to buy A deli-
cious cake for Sunday dinner
will find many to choose from at
the sale.
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Hallmark Cards At The Review
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Band Sponsors
Volley Ball For
Monday Night
The Crosbyton School Band is
sponsoring a Volley Ball game
between the men faculties of
Hale Center and Crosbyton High
schools, to be played on Monday
night, March 17, starting at 7:30
p. m. This promises to be an in-
teresting game.
Spicing the evening's enter-
t; there will he a basket _ sheriff
ball game between the Colored
High school students and a Col-
ored outside team. Tis game is
to be played between halves.
Proceeds from the games will
be used to pay the band's ex-
penses to see the Icecapades in
Fort Worth. Admission will be
50 cents and 25 cents.
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KEITH PARKER TAKEN TO
JOHN SEALY HOSPITAL
Keith Parker, who was ser-
iously burned several months a-
go when a gasoline drum ex-
ploded at his home, was taken
to John Sealey Hospital, Galves-
ton, by King Ambulance Satur-
day for treatment. Mr. Parker is
reported to have made the trip
in good condition.
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Mr. and Mr*. George Stokes of
Prairie Grove, Ark., were here
last week as guests of her moth-
er, Mrs. Bob Ellis, and other re-
latives.
FIRE!
In an effort to acquaint the
people of Crosbyton with the
number to dial in case of fire,
the number will be published
on this page for the next few
weeks. This number is not to
be called for any other purpose
than to report a fire.
IN CASE OF FIRE DIAL
3421
OTHER DIAL NUMBERS YOU
SHOULD REMEMBER:
Hospital
Ambulance
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Dr. Snodgrass Is
Chosen Fellow
In Proctology
Dr. M. R. Snodgrass, superin-
tendent and surgeon of Crosby-
ton Clinic hospital, received no-
tice this week of a distinct hon-
or bestowed upon him by the
medical profession. He has been
unanimously voted as a fellow
of the International Academy of
Proctology by its Board of Trus-
tees^ t--—
The fellowship acknowledges
Dr. Snodgrass' ability as a phy-
sician and surgeon in the treat-
ment of lower abdominal di-
seases.
Dr. Snodgrass at the same time
received an invitation to speak
at the Edgewater Hotel in Chica-
go at a meeting of the Academy
in June, but has been forced to
decline because of lack of time
to attend.
Ralls Wins Both
Divisions Volley
Ball Tournament
Two Parent-Teacher'' Associa-
tion teams from Ralls took both
championship awards at the
Crosbyton P.-T- A. Volley Ball
Crosby county will be well re-
presented at the South Plains
Juni or Fat Stoek show to be held " ,
in Lubbock next week, March 17,
18 and 19. From all indications,
this year's show will be the lar-
gest on record, officials report.
Entertainment for exhibitors
will include the annual barbe-
cue and free movies. The barbe-
cue is financed by Lubbock civic
clubs. Lindsey Theatres will ex-
tend complimentary passes to
exhibitors. _
Members of the Crosbyton F.
F. A. planning to exhibit baby
beef calves are: DuWayne Brew-
er. 2: Glenn Jones, 2; Frankie
enneth
Tournament which ended Tues-
day night. The Ralls P.-T. A.
Women defeated Miller Drug in
the finals, while the Ralls P.-T.
A. Men won from the G. I. City
Slickers in a close game to take
the men's championship.
The Harmony Club won Con-
solation for the Women and
Crosbyton Implement Co., con-
solation for the men.
The tournament was a finan- .. „ . ^
cTal successloriJre P:-T. A., With 4l*m Ellis, Crosbyton, V given by
the proceeds to be used to pay
off obligations of the association
and for future projects.
Another tournament has been
scheduled, by popular request,
for April 21-22 and April 24-25.
In games Monday and Tues-
day night of this week in the
Championship flight for women,
Miller Drug defeated the Legion
Auxiliary 42-41, then lost to" the
Ralls P.-T. A. Tuesday 66-19. In
the consolation flight, the Fac-
ulty Women defeated Crosbyton
P.-T. A. 38-30, then lost to the
Harmony club 33-32.
In the men's bracket, the Ralls
Faculty
Tfie^
P.-T. A. defeated
66-10, the G. I. City Slickers won
from the G. I. Country Boys 34-
24, and then Ralls won cham-
pionship by defeated the City
^Slickers in the finals 31-28.
In the consolation flight, Cros-
byton Implement first defeated
Plains Food Market 38-21, and
later won from the Lions Club^
34-24.
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Parent To Decide
On Kindergarten
Barents of pre-school children
will be given an opportunity to
decide whether a kindergarten
will be organized in the Crosby-
ton schools for the 1952-53 term,
Supt. Fred Cunningham said
this week.
Although no allowance is
made in the school budget to
pay a kindergarten teacher's sal-
ary, the school will furnish class,
room facilities, the superinten-
dent said. Cost of tuition would
be determined by the number of
pupils enrolled in/ the class.
Parents of children in this age
group will be asked during the
taking of the present school cen-
sus if they would be willing to
pay tuition to send their child to
kindergarten. If sufficient num-
ber of parents are interested, a
meeting of the group will be
oaUed. at_aJLater date.
Intensive Study of School Needs To
Re Made Ry Board Of Education
Crosby County
Boys To Exhibit
At S. P. Jr. Show
Cossey, 1; Kenneth Havens, 1;
and Willie D. Powell, 1. Hogs
will be entered, from the local F.
F. A. chapter by: Ben Fletcher,.
* Ronnie Forgus, 1, and Frank ^"^oof OTmlTm^flirTy sc-
Mlller, 1. Both the F. F. A. chap- „1irnt<,,v Im. t„ iqRn
ters at Ralls and Lorenzo are al
so planning to enter several an-
imals.
Entries from Crosby County
4-H Clubs include the following:
Calves: DarWaynne—Brewer,
Crosbyton, 2; Harry Glenn Brew-
er, Crosbyton, 1; Ervin Brewer,
Crosbyton, 2; Edwin Wheeler,
Crosbyton, 1, donated by Bell
Motor and Implement Co.; Billy
Joe Boyd, Crosbyton, 1; Dwayne
Cornelius, Crosbyton, 1; Darrell
Dunn, Cone, 1, given by Flowers
Implement Co.; Jack Bob Henry,
Ralls, 1, given- by Cone Gin;
Wayne Fowler, Big Four, 1; Wil-
Crosbyton Implement Co.
Bill Ellis, Crosbyton, 1, given
by Citizens National Bank; K.
Don Spurgin, Crosbyton, one.
Fat Barrows: John Taylor, 2;
DarJVayne Brewer, 3; Joe Hay-
ley, 1, and Clyde Hayley, 1.
Sheriff's Posse
Gets Experience
On Canyon Ride
Both horses and riders—or at
least a pari of litem chalkod up
a new experience Sunday after-
noon when 29 members of the
Crosby County Sheriff's Posse
met at the R. C. Wood Ranch in
Blanco canyon. The party took a
10-mile rid^ over the ranch.
The new experience was for
the "t9wn riders" whose riding
experience had been on level ter-
rain. Some of the horses had ne-
ver manipulated a hill or a gul-
ly and had to be led over the
first few until they gained ex-
perience.
Following the ride, Mr. ..and
Mrs. Wood served sandwiches
and coffee at the ranch rouse.
Ih an attempt to map the phy-
sical needs of the Crosbyton
Public Schools for the next eight
or ten years, the Board of Educa-
tion in regular meeting Tuesday
night approved a plan to make
an intensive study of existing
and future needs, based on ta-
bles ^prepared by the Plant Divi-
sion of the Texas Education A-
gency.
nothing new about
this system of planning for the
future," Supt. Fred Cunningharn
said Wednesday. "The larger
schools of the state have used
th£ plan for some time, and had
they not been able to plan for
the future, the rapid growth of
many Texas cities would have
completely disrupted their school
systems;"'
Using graphs to show the en-
rollment and scholastic census
from 1940-41 through 1952; by
conducting an enumeration of
all pre-srhn.il children from in-
fants up to six years of age, and
by taking into consideration the
rate of population growth of the
district, the board expects to pro-
curately up to 1960.
This enumeration of pre-school
children will require the cooper-
ation of parents, Mr. Cunning-
ham said, and will be conducted
along with the regular census
this month.
The rest of the study will in-
clude a survey of present build-
ing facilities based on ratings
furnished by the Texas Educa-
tion Agency, the physical needs
of the school in the future, and
the financial resources of the
district.
Although designed to last for
a complete year, much of the
information desired is already a-
vailable, Mff Cunningham^- said,
and completion can be expected
within a few months.
Wayland Group
To Be In Charge
Blanco Services
A group from the Volunteer
Mission Band of Wayland Col-
lege, at Plainview, is to be with
the Mt. Blanco Baptist Church
this week-end. They will be in
charge of the preaching services
Saturday night at 7:30 and gun-
WELCOME, NEW
SUBSCRIBERS
We. Welcome the following
new and renewal subscriptions
to The Crosbyton Review. The
expiration date of your paper
is indicated opposite your
name above. The first figure
indicates the month, then the
day, and the final figure the
year. ,
Mrs. Theo Blackwood
Emery L. Robertson *
- BUly BQh _WriS&t
T. S. Furlow
M. O. Greer
f J. D. Leatherwood
Jack Hash
Cub Scouts Will
Hold Pack Meet
On Thursday night, March 12,
at 7:30 at the Square Dance
meeting place, the Cub Scouts
will have a Pack Meeting, with
Mr. Sanford Mason in charge as
the new Cubmaster. Mr. Mason
takes the place of Jimmie Flem-
mons, who now resides in Mc-
Adoo. «
The new Cubmaster needs no
introduction to the people of
Crosbyton. He has been active
in working with the Scouts for
the past two years. He is a mem-
ber of the Crosbyton Church of
Christ and is employed with
Marshall Motor Company.
All Cub Scouts and parents
will profit by and enjoy being
present at the Pack Meeting. '
Story of Old West
Slated Mar. 20
At Chieftain
One of the Old West's most ex-
citing outlaw hunts, which saw
the U. S. Cavalry pursue a mur-
derous white man and his Indian
henchman to their cliff-dwelling
stronghold, will be seen in dra-
matized form When Paramount's
"Flaming" Feather" opens on
March 20 at the Chieftain Thea-
tre.
Filmed in vivid technicolor in
the brilliant sandstone country
of Arizona's Oak Creek Canyon,
and at colorful Montezuma Cas-
tlF^lfatIcmffl"''"MOTmment) this
outdoor , adventure stars Sterling
Hayden, Forrest Tucker and Ar-
leen Whelan. Ray Enright direct-
ed this Nat Holt production from
a Gerald Grayson Adams' script.
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McAdoo Witt—
Elect Trustees
McAdoo school district will e-
lect three school trustees on Sat-
urday, April 5. The present mem-
bers whose terms expire are Wil-
lie Williams, Milton'McDonald,
and S. J. Griffin.
The nominating committee,
composed of Coy Powers, G. B.
Morris and T. R. Jones, have re-
quested the following names be
day morning at 11:00. Following
the Saturday night service, this
group will lead in a period of
fellowship for the enjoyment of
all. In addition to other services
to the church .and community,
they will present a pageant en-
titled, "The Challenge of the
Cross", at the Sunday night ser-
vice.
The public is invited tp each
service.
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Tennis Teams
Will Play At
Paducah
All but two of Crosbyton's
tennis teams are already cham-
pions of the south half of the
district, Coach Kenneth Walker
reports. Reason: the teams have
won by default, as no other
schools in the south half of the
district have tennis teams this
year.
The one exception is Paducah,
which will have two teams, sen-
ior boys singles and doubles. The
play-off for these teams is slat-
ed at Paducah next Wednesday,
March 19.
Crosbyton, which has entries
in all divisions, boys and girls,
both senior and junior, will play
matches With Matador Tuesday,
March 18. Matador, however, is
not the same district and
these will be non-conference en-
counters.——sr ——V- ■
Ralls, with no teams, forfeited
to Crosbyton., Spur, with no
teams, forfeited to Paducah. And
now Paducah is forfeiting all
games to Crosbyton with the
"exception of the two matched
next Wednesday. .
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HARMONY CLUB TO MEET
IN MITCHELL HOME
Harmony Club members are
reminded to meet promptly at
7:15 p. m. Monday, March 17, in
the Leslie Mitchell home for an
important business session be-
fore the program is present.
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Visitors in tfee J. W.
home Si
Amber-L
~ placed on the ballotfwillle Wil- Emory Griffis of
M liams, Milton McDonald, S. J. * "
Griffin, Roscoe McWilliams, Wei-
don Cypert and H. L. Morris.
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