The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1969 Page: 1 of 10
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VOLUME SIXTY-ONE CROSBYTON, TEXAS 7912 THURSDAY, MAY FIFTEENTH NUMBER TWtKTY
Miss Mayes Crowned
$8,000 llffctfM
Proposal Toblod
ly School
ARTURO GUTIERREZ
Notice was received here Wednesday n orn-
ing that Lance Corporal Arturo B. Gutierrez
was killed in action in Vietnan Sunday.
Gutierrez was a 1967 graduate of Crosbyton
High School and was due to clynplete his Vietnam
tour of duty with the Marines in about four
mopths.
I^ance Corporal Gutierrez, 20, was serving
with the LL Cort pany, Third Battalion, Titth
Division, Details of his death were not known
by Marines who noticed his mother and step-
fa t he r , Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davila, Wednesday
morning.
The body will be brought to Crosbyton for
burial in 10 days or two weeks and rites are
pending under dire< tion ol King Funeral Hoc e.
A military service will be held.
Born in Arkansas, he had resided in Crosby-
ton the past e i g h t years and was the sec ond
La tin-An’erican ever to graduate t ron Crosby-
ton High School. He was a member ot El Cal-
vario Baptist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two
brothers, Freddy of Crosbyton and Audon of
the U.S. Airforce, stationed in Mississippi,
two sisters, Gloria and Odila. both of Crosby-
ton; his grandmother. Airs. AnS' nc ion Busta-
mente; and a number of aunts and uncles.
NEARLY NEWS
■r IILLTE STOCKTON
The C ham her ofC ommmf -sponsore d volleyba 11 tourney
Is still going on at the high school gym and games are slated
tonight, Kridaynlght and Saturday night. Entered In the tour-
nament is the men's State Championship team . . . and they
are meetlngsome fierce competition. The games sound great,
so go see 'em.
**********
SfF NEARLY NEWS PAGE 4
"Croebyton young people
believe In Cod and are not
embarrueed to show It," the
new M 1st Crosbyton of 1969,
Min Noisette Me yes, said in
euiwerlng her question during
iheMtu C roe byton contest Sat-
urday night. She had been
asked 11 Croebyton teenagers
are typical.
Mias Mayee, a CHS eenior
end daughter of Mr. and Mb,
TruettMeye*, wee crowned by
Miu Bremh Suther, 11*69 Mias
Croebytoo and was presented a
down red rotes by Brook* Fill-
sou, CHS Student Body Presi-
dent. She was selected from
19 contestants In the compe-
tition which Is sponsored an-
nually by the Chieftain staff
to supplement cost of publica-
tion of the school yearbook. •
Miss Mayes, who was named
"Mott Beautiful" in this year's
annual, was a runner-up for
Miss Cotton of^Croeby County
and had earlier been named
May Student of the Month by
the CHS faculty. She plans to
attend Texas Technological
College and major In home
economics and has been
awarded a $100 scholarship to
Tech by a Lubbock Lions Club
following a talk on teenagers
and Americanism she made to
the club. This year she re -
celved the FHA State Degree,
highest award a member of
Future Homemakers of Ameri-
ca can receive.
First runner-up for the title
Is Miss Brenda Proctor, who is
a 1 s o a senior student. She Is
the daughter of Mrs. Mildred
Proctor and the late Marvin
Proctor. Second runner-up was
MissVelma Vera, a sophomore
and the daughter ol Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Vera.
Third runner-up was Miss
V 1 k k 1 Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ray and a
senior. Fourth runner-up was
Miss Sue Jan Robertson
SEE MISS MAYES PAGE
GLISTENING EYES it ark the winner of the 1969 Miss Crosbyton contest, Miss Nonette Mayeg
center. She was crowned by the 1968 Miss Crosbyton, Miss Brenda Suther, left. First runner-
up was Miss Brenda Proctor, right. REVIEW PHOTO
TAXPAYERS WILL GET PASSES
Board Okays Admission
Charge, Skiing Permits
McAdoo Has New Post Office
POSTMASTER W.H. MOOW:
is shown above in McAdoo's
new port office building, pic-
tured in the bottom photo .
Moore r e ported that they
mo,cd into the new building
""’April 24. Th ■ new building
was constructed by Mr. an!
Mrs. Mode and is leased to
the government (or nine years ,
with two five-year options.
Approximate cost of the
building was <T2,000. inter-
ior of the n ew building is
paneled with marlite and all
except three pieces c^^quip-
men* is new, inclura^ the
a 11 new boxes at the^Bit of
the new postoffice. The
building Contains 1*056 square
feet, Moore repo^Ui.
An admission charge of 50
cents for each person 12
or older and a charge of $1
per person per day for skiing
were approved by the Boatd of
directors of the White River
Municipal Water District at
their meeting Thursday night.
The admission charge will
not apply to tax payers of the
White River Municipal Water
District, however. Directors
Grand Jury
Returns 4
Indictments
Crosby County Grand Jury
indicted Cecil Earl Hudson,
35, and Jackie Ray Powell, 24,
on charge of burglary, two
counts, in connection with an
illeged break-in at Cone Gin
February 27.
Hudson has been returned
to Crosby County Jail from Gal-
veston where he has undergone
SEE GRAND JURY PAGE 4
Theft Of
Chemicals
Investigated
Crosby County' law en-
forcement officers are Invest-
igating the the ft of three 50
pound cases of atradne and two
50 pound cases of propazine,
valued at $612.50, from Cros-
byton Farm Supply. The theft
was reported May 5 and Invest-
igation showed the front door
of the firm had been jimmied
for entrance.
Nine pair of drivers* gloves
were reported stolen from Pierot
Wrecking Yard May 9 and the
SEE THEFT PAGE 4
agreed that all tax payers ol
the District, who are noton
the delinquent rolls, will be
Issued a pass for admission to
the lake at no charge.
The Increase in cost of
keeplngthe lake clean and the
Increase in the amount of
people using the lake area were
cited as reasons for establishing
the admission charge. The adJ
mission charge will start June
1, 1969.
Directors stated, "Since the
water from the White River
Lake is used for mimiclpal
water, the lake and area around
the lake must be kept clean to
avoid polluting the lake. "
The addition of a $1 charge
for skilers goes into effect
Immediately. Manager A1
O'Brien reported, "To clarify
the fishing and ski permit
charge, a charge of $1 will
be made by the District to ski
or to fish and you may do both
on the same permit. All annual
fishing permits are valid as an-
nual ski permits."
A notice will be published
at a later date when and where
to secure the pass for the tax
payers to enter the admission
gate, O'Brien said.
CAMPGROUNDS
Directors also approved de-
signating four campgrounds at
the lake, two on each side of
the lake. All campers must
camp In these areas.
NO SKI AREA
The board designated a
"no skiing" area north of the
old property line of the L-7
Ranch, which is the area north
of the highllne poles across
Sand Creek. This line-will al-
so continue acrossWhite RWfr.
Bids Accepted
Oa Grader
Blades, Fuel
Crosby County Commis-
sioners Monday accepted the
bid of Conley-Lott-Nichols for
grader blades and accepted
Gult Oil's bid for gasoline and
fuel.
The bid on grader blades
was as follows: thick and 6"
wide standard C. F. L blades,
$1.05 per foot; J" thick by 6"
Dorm At LCC
Named la Hoaor
Of Johasoas
Mr. and Mrs .Elmer
Johnson of McAdoo have been
honored at Lubbock Christian
College, to which they have
deeded their 161 acre farm
and home near LCC,
The college men's
dormitory has been named
Johnson Hall in their
honor.
Johnson and the former
Florence A rn a 1 met in 1901
at a singing school in Benton,
Texas. They were married
In 1904. Some 44 years ago
they moved from Cisco to a
farm northeast of McAdoo.
Last year the dryland farm
produced two bales of cotton
to the acre.
oi tmM,
Hawke*.
Ha ary Feed Aimed . .lfoa
ion Regies XVfi
s>S
to the
i voeed in go km aa
at with Ae Service
C eater for the media ceater
service at a com of 11 per ADA.
Board membra rated to
give Bus Nambev S to the Boy
Scouts U the y want k asd if
they doaot want It to put it up
for bids.
They agreed to re leaie
Jedd Bleu tag from bis contract
with the local school.
k war agreed that As lo-
cal school will otter driver
education tbll ntnmer pro-
vidad a qualified teacher Is
available to hi struct the course.
The written school board
policy was raviawed and dh-
craed.
Board members accoptad
far n* at year the student in-
surance program of SouChwear-
ers Stater General Agency,the
Arm which has oflsred student
Insurance through the local
school for the pert several yean.
High School Principal
Rodger Caster and Junior High
Principal Jerry Scott patented
their academic programs for
next year. The program for
jinior high will put Kenneth
Leather*ood, at hli request^
into full time classroom wotk,
teaching thr ee math daaaea
andtwo science classes. A re-
placement for him at junior -
high coach will be needed.
Scott will teach one math clra
next year. *•
Members of the board dis-
cerned the Neighborhood Youth
Corpa and agreed to go into the
program. Supt. Hawkea ex-
plained that the program calls
for employing tome da serving
young person from a low in-
come family to work at the
school for 10 hours per week
for as much as $1.30 per how,
ba fore and after school. He
stated that they hope to have
one or two Neighborhood Youth
Corpa workers.
Supt. Hawkes reported to
the board on correspondence
SKK SCHOOL PAGE 4
M/ss Maze Elected
District ETA Prexy
Miss Paula Mate has been
elected president of District
17, Future Teachers of Amtr-
ica. A junior in Crosbyton
High School, she is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eu-
clid Mate.
Miss Maze had earlier been
elected District 17 vice-
president at the District con-
vention. The student elected
president of the district re -
signed due to the fact that she
will go to college this fall, so
wide lea blades, $ 1. 75 per foot; another election was held Sat-
and 5/8" thick by 6" wide ice urday. Miss Maze was elected
LEO GRIFFIN has been
named to the McAdoo School
Board. He succeeds Claude
Gregory, Jr. , who has moved
from McAdoo. Griffin, who is
emplo/ed atNeff Oil Co. , has
tw'O children in school
REVIEW PHOTO
blades, $2.12 per foot.
The Gulf Oil bid was ac-
cepted for all four precincts and
for the sheriff’s department on
regular gasoline at . J845 per
gallon, premium gasoline at
. 2060 per gallon and No. 2
diesel at. 1135 per gallon, be-
ginning June l, 1969, through
May 31, 1970.
Commissioners entered in-
to a maintenance agreement
with N atlonal C ash Register on
NCR No. 395 for $269.50 un-
til Jan. 1, 1970, at an agreed
SEE BIDS PAGE 4 ^
to serve as president.
Miss Jan Proctor, daughter
MSS PAULA MA2E
of Mr*. Mildred Proctor, was
elected District corresponding
SEE MISS MAZE PAOC 4
McAdoo Co-Op To Pay
$50,000 In Dividends
$50,000 in cash dividends
will be distributed Saturday
night at the McAdoo Farmer*
Co-op Gin meeting.
The annual membership
meeting will be lurid at 8 p.m.
at the high school auditorium
and dinner will be served.
Two director* "W •*
elected during tbe bu*i»*,s
session.
We* Duckett* *»*8«r of
the gin, state* that a total
7985 bale* of cotton were
there last season.
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Stockton, Billye. The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1969, newspaper, May 15, 1969; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth518921/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.