The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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HUMBER TWEMTk-OME
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The Crosbyton Municipal j
Pool will open for the season ;
al 1:30 p m Monday. May 31, j
announced James Sims, pool j
manager Diving for money |
will be the opening day hlgn- |
light. Sims said.
He said, "At about 2, 2:301
and 3 p m. we will toss coins
of various denominations In-
to the pool. Swimmers may
dive to recover the coins and
may keep all they recover.”
Sims stated that in the e-
vent the weather will not per-
mit swimming on Monday,
the Grand Opening will be
held Tuesday.
The pool will open daily
1 p.m. and will remain open
until 7:30 pm or until the
swimmers leave each day ex-
cept Wednesday and Sunday.
Closing hour on Wednesday
and Sunday is 5 p.m.
Private swimming parties
may be held at the pool
evenings and mornings Dy
making advance reservations
with Sims. i
Private instructions in
swimming will also be offer- J
ed by Sims.
Cotton Club
Meet Slated
EARL EDLER. who farms in :he Big Four Community
north of Crosbyton, presents a familiar scene as he joins
farmers throughout the area in checking on the stand of
lus cotton crop. Edler had planted the Lankart cotton
shown above exactly one week before the picture was
taken Monday morning. While some area farmers already
have cotton up others are still scratching benpath the
soil to see if the seed have vet germinated. —Staff Photo
Public Invited to
%r j yr- i. View Films Made by
Monday JMigJnt Anderson in Europe
The Cotton Club of Crosby
County will hold the final
spring meeting at 8 p.m. Mon-
day in the Lorenzo High
school auditorium.
Committees will be named |
The public is invited, free
of charge, to view films made
by Don Anderson on the re-
cent European Market Tour.
Anderson will show color
slides made on the trip at 7:30 |
The Gold Mine In Our Backyard! Yankees Still
WHY NOT? Leading Little
League Contest
Members of the White River
Municipal Water Authority
board of director*. In their
meeting tact Thuraday night,
accepted the recommendation
of Paul Maher, biologist with
the State Parka and Wildlife
Commission, not to open the
White River Lake for fishing
until October
Fisher further recommend-
Murder Charge
Filed Here in
Shotgun Slaying
A charge of murder with
malice haa been filed against
Albertla SUlemon, 22. In the
death at 1:05 a m. Suncav of
her husband, 32-year old Wil-
lie James SUlemon. Mrs. Sille-
mon was released from Cros-
by County jail Monday even-
ing after posting bond of
15000, pending action of the
Crosby County Grand Jury
June 14
SUlemon was struck in the
chest by a .12 gauge shotgun
blast about 11:45 p.m. Satur-
day at the couple’s residence
on the Lloyd Parkhill farm
north of Crosbyton following
a family argument.
Mrs. SUlemon was placed
under $5,000 bond by Justice
of the Peace Carl Ingram. In-
vestigating officers were Sher-
iff Fletcher Stark and City
Policeman Verrnie Head.
Lorenso Incident
Four Ralls men were charg
ed with rape in another week-
end incident and each was
placed under $10,000 bond by
Justice of the Peace Ingram.
They are Reginald Eugene
"Jackie” Hicks. 21. J. L. Quin-
cy, Jr., 19, Ben Anderson, Jr.,
21, and Cedell
all of Ralls.
The men were accused in an
attack on a 19-year old wom-
an about four miles north of
Lorenzo, where they reported-
ly drove her from a Lorenzo
ed. tf any additional an
of water la r*c*4vod In
tale*, that flailing not be al
lowgd until next aprl
told directors Ota flab
In the lake am not
enough and that the
rains provided ample food
and water for additional
growth of the flah.
Manager Al O’Brien report
(he byte level la now at 25
tort of water or 2387 foot a-
bove ate kvoL
to ether action
night,
four
the lake alte for
Total coat of the
luma, Including
Manager O'Brien and family,
was IffTjOam O'Brien re-
three .resolutions
furnishing at water to mam
bar cities. The first was a re-
solution to furnish any mem-
ber city water In cane of fire
emergency The second mao*
AL 0*BR!EM
porta on Pishing
McAdoo Honor
Roll Released,
Students Cited
tor the new year which will j p.m. tonight, Thursday, in the
Pioneer Memorial Building
auditorium.
Films include grain loading
facilities at Rotterdam, Le
Havre, pictures of Notre Dame
and of changing of the guard
at Buckingham Palace, Dutch
tulip fields and German grape
vineyards.
He also has scenes made
behind the Iron Curtain and
of the Berlin Wall.
His films, taken from the
plane over Greenland, show
the ice floes and mountains
of Greenland and have been
described as exceptional pic-
tures.
Anderson will also show
pictures of the farmers met
by the tour group in England
and Germany and scenes from
Paris.
begin in September,
A skit, "Cotton Is Sick”,
which placed second at the
District 4-H Rally in Ldbbock
last month, will be presented
by Misses Brenda Suther and
Mary Beth Criswell, 4 H team
Lowell Richardson, princi-
pal speaker, will show slides
on the research and promo-
tional work of the Cotton Pro-
ducers Institute.
Mrs. L. E. McDowell, club
president, stated. “W i t h
this meeting we will have in-
troduced this idea into all
three towns within the coun-
ty. The work for next year
Will be at a much slower pace
with three big meetings to be
held, one at each town, and
one business meeting. We ask
nil women in Crosby County
and surrounding area who
are interested in cotton to at-
tend the Lorenzo meeting and
bring their husbands.”
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Wayne Hill, Jim Eddins,
Deane Wright and Rodger Car-
ter fished Tuesday-ajid Wed- j vention. Barrett is
riesday at Lake Brdwnwood. I City Secretary.
ATTEND CONVENTION
Mr. and Mrs. Norton Barrett
have been in Denver, Colora-
do, this week where Barrett
is attending the International
Clerks and Secretaries Con-
Crosbyton
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NEARLY NEWS
By BILLYE STOCKTON
R. B. McCraven of Ralls,
v/ho became Crosby Court-
house custodian about a
month ago, is preparing a
unique floral display in the
beds bordering the court-
house grounds.
Petunias will be planted in
the raised letters in the flow
er bods and moss will be
ft
bloom they will spell “Cros-
byton. Texas, since 1908.
Ralls, 1911, and Lorenzo,
1914, by R. B. Z41.”
Asked about the Z41, Me-
Craven explained that he us-
ed that as his brand.
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Vera Jones announced over
moss
jrown surrounding the letters,
/hen the petunias are In
hadn’t already been in pro-
cess of passing the pickup
the lumber would probably
have hit her car.
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"Just keep up your vices,
‘cause we’re going to tax
’em,” says Jesse Lancet con-
cerning Connally’s proposal to
finance the teacheT pay raise
through additional cigarette
taxes.
His comment created a
flurry of remarks at a coffee
session. Bill Odom recalled
that he started smoking to
“get hoarse so he could sing
bass.”
Galen Whitchurch recalled
10 fellows “nigh onto 40
years ago passing one ciga-
By WRIGHT CARLISLE
Here in Crosby County we are blessed with good soil,
good farmers who know and practice modern methods,
limited irrigation water, fairly short cotton growing sea-
son, and a number of intelligent and talented people plus
an’ assured supply of Industrial water and we have a po-
tential “gold mine” under our noses.
Several weeks ago Jean Smith made some remarks to
the Crosby County Women's Cotton Club that opened the
door. Why not expand and explore these remarks'' He of-
fered a potential market of 500 bales of cotton per week.
Why not, through research, provide a market for all of
Crosby County's cotton? Why not store it here, insure it
here, make it ready for the consumer market right here?
In this scientific age, all progress is based on research;
the company or group wishing to produce and sell its
products allots so much money for research and testing.
With certain of these facilities available here in Crosby
County and others nearby, at Tech, what are we waiting
for?
This opportunity is for all of us. It will mean better
business, higher wages, better schools, higher county-
wide income and the resulting larger tax rolls that would
provide tne income that would solve many of our prob-
lems.
We have the brains, the basis for investment, and a
need to push ahead and develop, rather than wither away,
lose our young people, and slowly decline.
Through contributions to a county wide foundation for
research, testing, market surveys, etc., we can produce,
spin, design, and market our production. We have pro-
ducers who could easily shift over to one variety produc-
tion and produce to specification. We have the facilities
to determine these specificaions. We already have a tex-
tile mill that could be expanded through all our efforts
to use all that we can produce. We have ladies’ clubs,
Home Economics classes, teachers, talented dress makers,
artists, and others to consult and explore the possibilities
of design and color; men experienced in finance, market
ing law, business, service and all the other facets of pro-
ducing and marketing “Crosco" fabrics, a local quality
product. Why not?
So it will take work, money and time. So what? If we
continue to sit on our behindsides, we’re not going to have
much time or money and a lot of work when our main
cash ciop is no longer wanted by the existing textile in
dustry. Let’s make our own "Solid Society" with “Crosco"
products. Each town could have its function. For instance,
Ralls-Tex could provide the yarn, a companion plant at
Crosbyton could produce the fabric, another unit at Lo-
renzo could produce the finished product. Even our small
or communities could possibly support! “sewing rooms” do-
ing contract piecework for one of the plants.
How do we start? Committees in each community could
be set up for suggestions and to accept contributions
from all of us. Who among us would miss 50c per bale of
cqtton or 5c per square foot of business space? This
figure, county wide, would be more than adequate to
start Let’s employ the best talent to direct our pro-
ject, fo; this field has the toughest competition in the
world Following these or similar steps, we can, in five
years quadruple the value of Crosby County cotton, right
here! Can you imagine what this would mean to the econ-
omy and growth of Crosby County? _ _ _
a cup of coffee Tuesday that! rette around before going into
she had washed her curtains I class."
and they disintegrated, | Kenneth Havens said he re-
bought new ones, didn’t like
them and was nearly hit in
ihe face with a truck load of
lumber on her way to return
them.
After doing a double-take
at this bit of information, I
received the explanation. She
was driving to Lubbock to ex-
change the new curtains. A
pickup ahead of her was
loaded with lumber, some of
It crosswise and not tied
down. As she started around
the pickup a gust of wind
picked pieces of the lumber
up and left them strewn a-
long the highway. If she
membered school trustees
some years ago not being able
to understand the cause of a
strange fire on the Kalgary
bus. Havens seemed to know
how the fire started.
Jeff Lem ley inserted a com-
ment on age into the “smoa-
ing” discussion. He claimed
folks got mad at Bill Odom
back in 1923 for voting for
“Ms" Ferguson.
Bill said, “Now wait a min-
ute. I might have been elec-
tioneering, but I wasn’t old e-
nough to vote then.”
Jeff replied. “Why, sure you
Call New Election
on Road District 4
$90j000 Bond Issue
Crosby County Commission-
ers, in a special meeting Mon-
day, ordered a second election
on the Road District No. 4
$90,000 bond Issue to be held
June 26. Election was called
after the hearing held at 10
a m. Monday.
Balloting will be at Lorenzo
and Robertson.
In other action Commission-
ers contracted South Plains
Company to move telephone
lines along U. S. Highway 82
for $475.70.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hawke*.
Janie and Tommy left Sunday
to vacation In Red River, N.
M.
by DON FERREE
The Yanks still held first
place in Crosbyton Little Lea-
gue play after games Tuesday
night.
Tuesday evening the Cardi-
nals came from behind to
down the Braves by a 14-7
score. Ricky Dendy was the
winning hurler for the Cards.
Doyal Ellis and Bobby Ferree
hit home runs for the Cards.
Kenny Brashear, Bobby Bow-
ers. Byron Johnson and Ra-
ford Carr played well for the
Braves.
In the nitecap the Yankees
heat the Dodgers 4 to 2 to hold
onto first place. Tim Hill,
winning Yank hurler, hit a
home run. Billie Jo Williams
also hit a homer for the Yank-
ees. Greg Freeman, Larry
Coster. Johnny Flournoy and
Kendall Verett played well
for the Dodgers.
Friday night the Dodgers
meet the Cardinals and the
Indians play the Yankees.
Saturday night games pit the
Cardinals against the Indians
and the Braves against the
Dodgers. Next Tuesday night
the Braves play the Indians
and the Yankees play the
Cardinals.
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Local Methodists
Attend Northwest
Texas Conference
The Rev. and Mrs. Bill Kent
and Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Evans have attended the
Northwest Texas Annual Con-
ference of the Methodist
Church in Lubbock this week.
The Conference is being held
in the First Methodist Church
of Lubbock.
The Rev. Kent is pastor of
Crosbyton First Methodist
Church and Evans is church
delegate. Olen Littlefield, al-
ternate delegate, plans to at-
tend the sessjon today, Thurs-
day. 1
Bishop Eugene Slater is
presiding over the Conference.
i Opening sermon was given
Tuesday night by Dr. Dow
j Kirkpatrick, pastor of the
j First Methodist Church of
Evanston, 111.
1 Delegates to the conference
Students In McAdoo Schools
honored at end of the year
ceremonies have been an-
nounced.
Those recognized as making
the A Honor Roll for the year
were Marcy Smolen. Martha
Anderson, 22, i Moore, Roy Lee Neff, Gay
Lemley, Lanell Allen, Neta
Griffin, Dwight Hickman,
Phyllis Ward, Nancy McWil-
liams, Linda Hickman, Diana
Brown, Sandra Teague. Linda
Faubus, Mary Sue Neff, Debra
cafe early Sunday. i Williams, Vicki Powers. Mary
| The woman was left in a Beth Moore, Johnny Neff, Ka-
field by the men and investi-|,in Power, Jan Hickman,
gating officers said she walk- , jean Tooke, Cynthia Wil-
ed to a nearby farm house Hams, Pamela Rigsby, Kan-
; and aSked the occupant to j dace Power, Alan Neff, Lane
drive her back to Lorenzo. j Hickman, Tommy Rigsby, Mi-
DWI Arrested chael Brantley, Jimmy Dtck-
A charge of driving while jnaon, Gayla Sett, John Den-
intoxicated, subsequent of-1 nis Ward and Paul Cornelius.
hitton stated that If the situa-
tion of any member city be-
comes critical, the board arill
look at the situation at that
lime. Final resolution passed
is to begin furnishing water
from the lake to Post and Spur
as soon as possible.
O'Brien stated that the fil-
tration plant, motors and a-
quipment ware being chedaad
out Tuesday in preparation
for furnishing water to Port
and Spur.
Board members a too ap-
pointed Bill McKee of Ralls,
Norton Barrett at Crosbyton,
C P. Scudder of Spur and
Walter Duckworth of Poet as
members of the Board of E-
qualtzation with first meet-
ing to be held June T.
fense, was filed May 23 a-
gainst James C. McNeeley, 34.
McNeeley, who was charged
as drunk last week, was as-
sessed fine and costs of $230 -
85 and 20 days in jail by
County Judge Cecil Berry.
Charge of no driver’s license
was made against one person
this week.
County law enforcement of-
ficers are investigating theft
•f an undetermined amoun
of gasoline from a 500 gallon
tank on the Jessie Reese farm
three miles south of Ralls.
Mrs. Jim Eddins and Jim
Paul visited in Sudan this
week with Mrs. Eddins’ par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Baccus.
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Robert Barrett has been vis-
iting his grandparents in Spur
this week.
Cited for perfect attendance
this year were James Earl
Van Meter, Sharon Fox, Jan
Hickman and Bill Tidwell.
Miss Fox has received the a-
ward three years.
Reading certificates for
reading 20 or more books were
presented to Cindy Williams,
Sherry Teague, Tanya Cor-
nelius, Sharon Fox, Kandy
Power, Pamela Rigsby, Sha-
ron Neff, Mary Beth Moore,
Carolyn Ward, Vicki Powers,
Debra Williams, Jean Tooke,
Karin Power, Jan Hickman,
Nancy Ward, Sandra Teaguu.
Linda Faubus, Noe Rivera,
Tommy Rigsby, Paul Corne-
lius, James Davis, Albert Tre-
vino, Adria Manuel, Lillie
Manuel, Gwendolyn Watson,
Jimmy Dickinson, Michael
Brantley, Gayla Neff, Jessie
Rivera and Dennis Ward.
HAIL DAMAGE
HIGH, MAN
HIT ON HEAD
Turbulent weather traveled
along the edge at the Caprock
and across Crosbyton at 5 p.
m. Tuesday afternoon, wttn
hail shattering windows
cracking vehicle windshields
and damaging roofs in Cros-
byton and causing some crop
damage in the area.
Hail stones up to golf ball
size fell with enough force to
bounce off pavement “ and
sidewalks and break glass In
service station windows.
Storm doors and windows on
the south side of numerous
Crosbyton residences ware
shattered. - ■■:? A
Strong wind accompanied
the .25 inch of rain and the
hall which fell from a rapid-
ly moving cloud traveling
from south of Crosbyton a-
cross the East Plains and cm
toward Roaring Springs where
a twister was reported about
5:45 p.m.
Percy Can. employs* at
fTustai Huddleston. was
struck on the bead by a hall
stone while working at the
farm south of town Tues-
day afternoon. It caused ■
gash requiring stitches, tt
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Troop 331 Wins
Red Ribbon at
District Camporee
Members of Boy Scouts of
America Troop 331 participat-
ed In the Camporee held re-
cently at the White River
Lake.
| Tuesday gave unanimous ap-
Two red ribbons were earn-: pr0val to the three resolutions
ed by troop patrols and the j designed to help speed the
troop earned a red ribbon in merger of Negro Methodist
Camporee events. j churches in Texas and adja-
_. ! cent states with whitq
Those attending were Eloy j chUrche8 of (he South Central
Padilla, Joe Padilla, Bobby
Joe Williams, James Ttnell,
Pete Flores, Rickey Flores,
Adam Garcia, Rodney Robert-
son. Pete Lopez. Audon Gutier-
rez, Armando Osuna, Ralph
Eacobar and Douglas Wil-
liams. Scoutmaster Jacinto
Alderete. and Assistant Scout-
master Salome Casanova and
Joe Santos.
Jurisdiction.
HEAD METHODIST MEN
New officers of the Metho-
dist Men have been elected.
They are Bill Higginbotham,
president; Dr. John Cherry,
vice-president; Billie Corne-
lius, secretary; Sam Hawkes,
program chairman.
Hail was reported at the
Dwayne Cornelius residence
10 miles northeast of Crosby-
ton, with hall stones ranging
up to golf ball size. SoMu
hail, lasting about 15 min-
utes. was reported at the A.
C. Fox residence at McAdoa
Rain fell again Tuesday
night as a thunderstorm de-
veloped here about 11 p.m.
A total of .82 inch of rain-
fall Tuesday was reported by
the City Utility Station Wea-
ther Observer Benard Parker.
A total of .40 inch of rainfall
was recorded between 6 and
7 a.m. Monday, to bring the
total rainfall here this week
to 1.22 inches.
Unofficial reports indicated
that Tuesday afternoon rain-
fall on the East Plains was
heavier than in Crosbyton, a-
mounting to about half an
inch.
Temperatures recorded
this week were:
here
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
High
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EXTRA POSTAL SERVICE, offered because at a sizeable
leak in the ceiling of the Crosbyton Post Office building,
is displayed here bv Post Office employee Don Parker.
;ing over the buckets placed to catch the drli
water
Showers
Lions Will Install
New Officers at
Ladies Nite June 29
Installation of new offtesra
of the Crosbyton Lions Club
will be June 29.
The installation will be held
at the regular Ladies Night
meeting, it was announced at
the Wednesday luncheon
meeting.
Program at the meeting
was presented by Don Ander-
son. who showed slides of his
recent European Market Tour
with a commentary on the
things he saw and did white
on the trip.
Regular meeting of the
Lions Club board of directors
will be held next week.
Hanging over the buckets placed to catch the dripping
are a bar of soap, a cloth and a sign reading ‘Free
ra While You Walt.” Cause of the leak turned
imkon untpr nine in the too floor of the two
I
I
be a brokenwater pipe in the top floor of
building.
out to
the two story
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mc-
Spadden and Richelle have
been vacationing In Colorsdto
this week.
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