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The Graham Leader
OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY—ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16, 1876
16 PAGES
LOCAfc NEWS Cr PICTURES
VOLUME 78.
GRAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1954
NUMBER 52.
2.5 Inch Rain
Breaks Drought
* —Simpson Studio
LONE STAR RIDING CLUB stopped briefly in Wichita Falls last Tuesday enroute to Colo-
rado Springs for the big rodeo. Eight pieces of equipment loaded with the famous white
horses, stopped briefly in Wichita Falls with their highway patrol escort, Dan Smith, of
this city. Left to right, J. B. Reese, Wichita Falls, Clyde Elder, Chief Constable, Dan
Smith, on motorcycle, an unidentified police officer, and Harold Lobaugh, Chas. E. Hipp,
both eMBraham, and Jack Grace.
Farm Bureau Completes Plans
For Queen Contest August 12
Plans are complete for- the
Young County Farm Bureau Queen
Contest to be at Fort Belknap
August 12, at 8 p.m. according to
Mrs, Roland Barnett, Chairman of
queen contest committee.
_ ”tell girtriuJe entered to date*
and more are expected. Those en-
tered are Sharon
Helen Kunkel, Jeanene Fitzgerald,
LqnC&a GQljgh PajRy____Trimbl**
Mrk. G. E. Caskey, Chairman of
the prise committee, says there
will be a nice prise for each girl
that participates.
The winners of the county con-
test will participate in the district
contest at Wichita Falls, Septem-
ber 10, in the YWCA Building at
1:30 p.m. They will be assisted by
Mrs. Wesley Martin, of Seymour.
Mrs. J. Z. Munn, Vernon, and Mrs.
T. H. Wheat, Graham.
Ten counties in this district will
have Farm Bureau Queens at
Wichita Falla. The prize winner
there will receive a Gold Wrist
Watch, and expense paid trip to
Galveston in November, and all
district winners will have a paid
week's vacation at the Crazy Hotel
in Mineral Wells, Texas together
with her escort, as guest of the
manager, Fred Brown.
Winners at the Texas Farm Bu-
reau Convention in Galveston, will
receive $500.00 expense trip for
and her escort to New York
in December. The girls of
her
City
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Young County are being trained
under the expert teacher, Mrs.
Dick Lowe, of Graham.
Following the Queen Contest
will be the watermelon feast. Mr.
J. M. Barnett, President, says he luel mlucg
grafts
expected. „
New offissrs and J)jreq|ors will
lag. Mr. Barnett, invites all far-
ichers and any one in-
terested in the welfare of agri
culture, to join in the celebration
at Fort Belknap August 12.
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Horany's Style
Show Date Changed
John Bryan, manager of Ho-
rany’s Store, announced yesterday
that the style show originally
scheduled Thursday, August 12,
and announced in their advertise-
ment, had been changed to Tues-
day, August 17.
The change in date was neces-
sary to remodeling the interior,
carpeting, and repainting which
would not be completed by next
Thursday. The public is invited to
remember the date for the style
show on Tuesday, August 17.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fletcher and
daughter are vacationing in Carls-
bad, New Mexico this week.
Funeral Rites
Held Today
Graham and vicinity
2.S inches rain last Saturday. The
moisture began falling 4 a m. and
continued through the morning.
Heavier rainfall waa reported in
the Posaum-Kingdom lake area
Jean recorded 1% inches, and 2
inches at Loving. However, the
western portion of the county re-
ceived only V4 inch moisture.
Heavier rainfall on the Flint
Creek watershed raised the Lake
Eddleman water level three feet
piishing the lake level to within
four feet of the spillway. City
Manager Tackett announced yes
terday that the city had a two-year
water supply. ,
A portion ot State Highway 254
was badly washed south of Rock
Creek and barricades were placed
on the highway for one-way traf-
fic over the week-end following
torrential rains. Salt Creek was
flowing several feit high over the
dam west of the old fair park
grounds Friday noon.
County Agent R. O. Dunkle said
the good rainfall would help all
late crops, especially grain sor-
ghums and the pastures.
“Farmers can begin to prepare
land for small grain and seed,”
Dunkle said, "however, the mois-
ture was fine for pasture land
throughout the county.”
Water consumption dropped
last week, as water plant records
reveal residents used 9,611,000
gallons water from July 28 through
August 3. They used 11,101,000
gallons the same period lagt year.
Last Friday was the first day
in July that the city had under
100-degree weather.
Young County Democrats
Split Into Rival Groups
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GRAHAM COUPLE TO CELEBRATE
72nd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Nancy Bourland, 91, for-
mer resident of this city, died
the GrahamM
_______brought to the local hos-
pital recently from Luting, Texas
Thursday, from the M^son*^- Th^DaWs fa^ly riiet ^Hi^riTO
Chapel “— "■—*■ ■' -----*■ ’
Mr. and Mrs. Grady C. Ware
spent the week-end in Eastland
with relatives.
FIRST GRADE REGISTRATION
Elementary School District
Assignments Announced this Week
School officials announced the
elementary school district assign-
ments yesterday for children from
the first through eighth grades.
Parents may determine the
school their children will attend
by checking the following assign-
ment:
FIRST GRADE—1. All bus pu-
pils report to the Shawnee Annex
building. 2. All children living
west of the center of East Street
and south of the center of Brazos
Street, will attend the Shawnee
Annex building. 3. All children
living east of the center of East
Street and north of the center of
Brazos will attend East Ward
School.
SECOND GRADE—All pupils
attend the same building they at-
tended laat year when in the first
grade. 1
THIRD GRADE—All pupils at-
tend the tame building they at-
tended laat year when In the sec-
ond grade
FOURTH GRADE—All pupils
attend the aame building they at-
tended last year when in the third
grade.
FIFTH GRADE—All fifth grade
pupils attend the Shawnee school.
SIXTH, SEVENTH and EIGHTH
GRADES—All pupils in these
grades will attend the East Ward
School.
Ragist ration
First grade pupils will register
it the proper .building Friday aft-
ernoon, September 3 from 1 to 4
p.m., or Saturday, September 4,
from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Pupils
will draw for room and time as-
sigments at this time.
Football, band, cheerleaders,
and the student council will regis-
ter from 8 until 10 a.m. September
3. Registration for seniors will be
10 to 12 on September. 3; Juniors,
1 to 3 p.m., September 3; Sopho-
more,* 3 to B p.m., September 3;
and Freshmen, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
September 4.
Students in the second through
eighth grades will register 8:30
a.m. Tuesday, September 7.
Wray of Newcastle, and Rev. Hu-
bert Foust, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, officiating. Burial
was in Oak Grove Cemetery un-
der the direction of Morrison Fun-
eral Home.
Mrs. Bourland was born June
4, 1863 in Correyelle County. The
family resided in this city until
the death of her husband, F. G.
Bourland in 1935. Since that time
she resided with children. Mrs.
Bourland was a member of the
Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Irene Stall and Mrs. J. C.
Martin, both of Laurel, Mississip-
pi; four sons, Robert of Phoenix,
Daniel of Odessa, Felix of Natchez,
Mississippi, and Amos Bourland of
Graham; nine grandchildren, and
11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers included
George Cole, Rev. Hubert Foust,
Rev. F. J. Ross, Sid Hearne, Jr.
William Ragsdale, George Bird-
well, Paul Reedy, Dan Smith, Bob
Clay, L. C. Joyce, N. C. Storm, Bob
Oliver, E. C. Bigham, Ralph Lan-
ders, John Rubenkoenig, George
Grubbs, Raymond Burkett and
Hugh Casey.
And Don Casey, Bill McMillian,
Glenn Rowe, R. H. Musser, B. R.
King, oJe Baggett, Guy Gibbs, L.
E. Bower, Johnny Vanhooser, For-
rest Lasater, T. O. Calvin, Bud
Fore, Q. Street, Bus Bower, Bob
Schlittler, Jack Thgmas, J. P. Tac-
kett, and Clinton Joyce.
Two Teachers
Employed This Week
H. A. Hefner, superintendent of
school, announced yesterday the
employment of two new teachers
for the Graham Public Schools.
James Russell was employed as
physical education teacher in the
East Ward Schools to replace
Harold Boyd, who resigned recent-
ly to accept a position as assist-
ant coach at Decatur.
Russell is a graduate of North
Texas State and taught at Rock-
port, Texas. He has 4 Master of
Arts degree. '
Jerry Strong ,who has been
teaching in the veterans school In
Graham for the past three years,
has accepted a position to teach
general mathematics in the high
school.
He is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma, and has a M. A.
degree from North Texas . State
College.
Davis Family
Reunion Slated
This Weekend
Members of the Davis family
wiU hold their annual reunion
Murder
MR. AND MRS. S. L.
Mr. and MN. & pn£
.neer residents of Young-County,
are celebrating their 72nd wed-
ding anniversary Tuesday, August
10. They were married in a little
church near, the Gooseneck taber-
nacle in 1882.
■ Mrs. Ribble was the former Mol-
lie Frances Lisle and was 16 years
of age and Mr. Ribble, 20, when
they married. ' f -
Jjgr the first two years they
.... ...... . ---- .—- fdadiad ranted land in the Geoae-
160 acres of school land from the
State ter 01 -per acre, and 4<^4hi
vines. He kept several goats to
keep down the underbrush and
killed the young for meat. Mr.
I Ribble always had some fat hogs
ready for market and enough to
kill and salt cure for winter use.
I With the milch cows for milk
and gutter, and a yard and lot
_ I full of chickens, they had a happy
^and full life.
The children walked three miles
to school across the pasture and
to Mountain Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ribble moved near
er to town, four miles south of
Graham, on the Bunger_highway,
sixteen years ago.
Eleven children were born, and
HI nine are still living. They include
Mrs. Lottie Askew, Graham; Mrs.
Nettie Cunningham, Olney; Mrs.
Margie Ragsdale, Levelland, C. B.
Ribble, Weatherford, Hugh Ribble,
Graham, Roy Ribble, Levelland.
RIBBLE IC. B. Ribble, Fort Worth, and
Hpmer and (Etheline Ribble who
live with their parents.
They have 27 grandchildren, 36
great-grandchildren,1 51 great great
grandchildren.
Due to Mrs. Ribble having been
ill and confined to her room for
the past three years, they will
have a quiet day at home with
open house from two to six p.m.
Mrs. Ribble is 88 and Mr. Ribble
is 92 years young.
Young County Democrats split into rival groups at the
beginning of the County Democratic convention held in the
District Court room Saturday afternoon, with Jack Q. Neal
leading a large group of the Yarborough faction to the Coun-
ty Courtroom to hold a rump convention.
As a result of the stormy session Saturday, it was certain
that Young County would have two representations at the
September state convention seeking recognition.
A large number of delegates and citizens jammed the
District Courtroom Saturday when E. W. Harrison, chair-
man of the Democratic executive committee, acting as tem-
porary chairman, opened the meeting.
cle on the banks of the Clear Fork
the old tabernacle. They were as-
sisted by County Commissioner
Truman Mayes, his crew, and many
neighbors.
The Davis reunion is one of
the most well-known reunions in
Young County; as it has been in
progress many years. They have
never missed a year, and it has
furnished the large family of sev-
eral hundred an opportunity to
meet each year. It is also a meet-
ing place of many friends of the
Davis family who drop by to visit
the family.
Several Davis families attended
the Eliasyille reunion last week-
end and planned to remain over
this week to complete last minute
preparations for the reunion.
Youth Revival
Scheduled at
First M. E. Church
Rev. Michael Fatison, pastor of
St. Paul's Methodist Church, Tem-
ple, Texas, will conduct a youth
revival at the First Methodist
Church August 10 through August
15. He is a young preacher who
has a thorough knowledge and
understanding of youth.
preacher, not
_was purchased from Tom
Beach, in exchange for a horse,
six shooter, and a wagon.
This land was their home for
54 years. Their first home was a
The fireworks began over • 8• had gathered in the County Court-
dispute of Pet. 1. West Graham, room, Jack Neal asked the group
when Harrison ruled that the to “support this convention in the
proxy votes of West Graham could [ County Courtroom as the true
not be recognized because the j Democratic convention in Young
proxies were not residents of West County.” He was elected perms
Graham Precinct, and therefore ] nent chairman, and in turn named
West Graham Precinct went with I Raymon Thompson, A. D. Cunnings
T. J. Rodgers, who was nominated of Olney, and B B. Ward of New-
C-C Manager
by them.
A. W. Kay appealed the ruling
and he announced that it would
be taken up at the State conven-
tion in Mineral Wells.
In the heated discussion, Jack
Q. Neal, Graham attorney, called
upon all “lOO'/e Democrats -who.
wanted to hold a true Democratip
•convention to retire to the County
Courtroom.” Approximately 150
persons followed Neal and other
YtmborSutlf “Supporters to the
Courtroom where they held a rui$p
convention.
Meanwhile, The Shivers faction
elected T. Jean Rodgers as- per-
manent chairman of the Conser-
vatives, and Mrs. G. E. Albright,
secretary. ,
The following .resolution was
adopted:
Resolution
WHEREAS, Allan Shivers re-
ceived the largest number of votes
in the first Democratic Primary
on July 24, 1954; and
WHEREAS, Allan Shivers’ adt
= Resigns Office
W. M. Lenderman, manager of
the Graham Chamber Of Com-
merce since March 1, 1953. an-
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log cabin built on .he south part nounced his ^^ion, effective
of the land, and in 1889 they
hauled lumber from Weatherford
and built a Story and a half home,
but used an adobe (built of logs
with a dirt top) 'for a kitchen.
Five children were born at this
location and it will always be re-
membered by the two big mulberry
trees that grew there.
In 1900 they moved this home
about one-half mile north in a big
oak grove where their last three
children were born. The eleven
children “grew up” the hard way.
On December 17, 1920 this home
burned, leaving the old rock
chimney standing in the runis and
ashes. The barn and old smoke
house and cellar, with one govern-
ment tent, housed all the children
and friends and relatives that
could come and help rebuild the
home. They built a larger and
more comfortable home in the
same location where they lived
until April 20, 1939.
They sold the land, but not
their memories of the old mulberry
trees, the orchard, the watermel-
ons and sweet potato patch, the
Being a young —- —- ---- -----,----- r-----, —
too much older than (he youths old sorghum mill near the evaporat-
-----ul—■ ing vat, and the brush arbor and
tank.
They used water from the tank,
and the cattle, horses and chickens
were watered there.
Mr. Ribble always had a fine
garden and several kinds of grape-
to whom he will be preaching,
brings him closer to the problems
of youth of today.
All young people 12 to 24 years
of age, are cordially invited to
attend these services each eve-
ning at 7:30 o’clock.
Local Company Purchases 2 Mines,
20 Claims In Monticello, Utah
Tommy Wright and Ray Clark
of this city, representatives of
Wright, Clark & Senkel, Inc., ne-
gotiated the purchase of two
mines and 20 claims from Ray
Voegely and associates of Monti-
cello, Utah.
The mining property will be
operated under the name of The
Surplus Uranium Company.
Ray Voekely, vice president of
the company will be In charge
of all exploration and Ray C.
Clark, president of the company,
will be in charge of all mining
operations L A. Knight, secre-
tary-treasurer of the company an-
nounced they will be in full pro-
duction within the next two weeks
or as soon as additional equip-
ment can be moved in.
Offices for the two companies
will be opened in Monticello, Utah.
Building sites are being sought.
For communications between of-
fice and mining properties, two-
way radio communication will be
used.
Through the cooperation of the
San Juan Surveying Service of
Monticello, Tommy Wright and
Ray Clark were brought together
with Mr. Voegely for their negotia
tlons.
September 1. He has accepted a
similar position (vith the Deaf
Smith County Chamber of Com-
merce, with headquarters in the
Jim Hill Hotel, Hereford, Texas.
Lenderman announced today
that the approach came from the
Hereford group offering the Cham-
ber of Commerce manager posi-
tion, and that it was a hard de-
cision to make for he and Mrs.
Lenderman to leave their friends
in Graham; however, the possibil-
ities and potentialities were so
great they could not afford to
turn down the offer.
Lenderman expressed apprecia-
tion to the citizens of this city for
their fine cooperation with the
Chamber of Commerce program
the past year.
.......e-;-
MRS. LENDERMAN RETURNS
FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. W. M. Lenderman was a J»»-
tient in the Wichita Falls Hospi-
tal from Wednesday of last week
until Saturday for medical treat-
ment and is reported to be improv-
ing at her home in this city.
School Calendar
1954-55
September 2 2:30 p.m.—Gen-
eral Faculty Meeting.
September 3 Work Planning
and enrollment of pupils.
September 4 Continued enroll-
ment of pupils.
September 6 Labor Day-holi-
progressive administration in
given Tex^s a voice in National
politics and has been a great
spokesman for the Texas Democra-
tic Party;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE-
SOLVED that this County Con-
vention join with Alan Shivers in
this continued fight for Texas. j
The Shivers convention elected'
the following delegate* to the Sep-
tember 14 state convention: Pat
Bryan, Jr, E. Bruce Street, Ernest
Remington, B. W. King, Jr., E. R.
Marehman, A. C. Whittle, T. J.
Rodgers, Mrs. Zack Burkett, Gra-
ham P. Stewart, E. W. Harrison,
Don McClatchey, Mary Morrison,
R. E. Thornton, and Earnest Hunt
Alternates are Ed Graham, Jr.,
Dick Lowe, Mrs. Dick Lowe, Frank
Elliott, O. L. Graham, Edward
Stewart, Bill Street, Jerry March-
man, Charles Christopher, Mrs.
Bill Street, L. L. Davidson, R. C.
Turner, Mrs. B. W. King, Jr., and
Si Jefferies.
Rump Convention
After thb Yarborough faction
castle on the nominating commit-
tee. Will Kennedy was named sec-
retary of the convention.
Resolutions
The group passed two resolu-
tions: “1, that the convention go
on record and be it resolvedthat
the national and state Democratic
party be commended for their
work in Texas; and 2*. that the
RepuNiftjp. ““■"PUiVee .controlled
by Shivers, be denounced.” '
The following delegates were
elected for the Yarborough group:
A. D. Cummings, John Wilson, B.
B. Ward, A. S. Sparks, Gaspard
Neal, John Myers, R. J. McCloud,
A. H. Wair, Raymon Thompson,
Jack Neal, A. W. Kay, W. F. Fer-
guson, and Joe B. FriedeL
Alternates are B. M. Nelson,
Elmer Hennig, E. H. Remington,
Mrs. J.H. Watson. E.H. Wheat,
Kyle Kerfeow, Dr. Dink Biynes.BpP
Graham, Earl Gilbert, C. II. MJlh-
son, Mrs. Matt Harrell, E. C. Dur-
ham, and George Berry.
They also voted that all dele-
gates to the slate convenBou vMT
of tka
r
Auto Crash Victim
In Ft. Worth Hospital
M. A. Prideaux
Worth hospital
is in a Fort
___T_r___as the result ef
an automobile accident last week
near Springtown. His left leg was
broken above and below the knee,
and a third fracture at the ankle.
It was reported the bone was shat-
tered, and his condition as seri-
ous.
Prideaux, who was recuperating
from another serious automobile
accident last January, was released
from the hospital several weeks
ago, and he was scheduled to un-
dergo another operation for the
injury to his hip last Januray,
when the first accident oecured.
His mother. Mrs H. O. Prideaux
of this city, is at his bedside.
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A. H. Wair and Raymond
Thompson attended a Yarborough
rally in Lubbock Monday.
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OVERCROWDED CLASSROOMS
Half-Day Schedule Announced
For 1st Grade Pupils This Year
day.
September
school.
November
tice.
November
giving.
November
7 First day of
11 Holiday—Armis-
25 Holiday-Thanks-
26 Holiday-Thanks-
December 22 Dismiss for
Christmas Holidays.
January 3 Return to school
after Holidays.
January 24 Second semester be-
gins.
March 11 Holiday — District
Teacher meet.
8-11 Easter Holidays.
30 Final report cards ia-
April
May
sued—Senior graduation.
Letters were mailed this week to
parents of first grade pupils this
year by the Graham Public Schools
announcing that it had become
necessary to place the first grade
pupils, who do not ride a bus, on
a half-day basis during the 19?4-
55 year.
With your co-operation we feel
that this will be no handicap to
your child’s progress, as we are
trying in every way to improve
the working conditions for these
beginners," H. A. Hefner, super
intendent, announced yesterday. <
Morning sessions are scheduled
8 to 12 noon, and the afternoon
classes from 12:30 to 4:30 o’clock.
At mid-term the pupils attending
in the morning session will change
to the afternoon, sad the students
attendig in the afternoon will
change to the morning session.
Total time spent in the class-
room under this plan will be only
about 45 minutes less than the
time spent under a full day sched
ule.
In order to compensate for this
loss of time an extra teacher has
been assigned to the first grade
in order to reduce the class load.
Beginners in 1954-55 will actually
have more teacher time than have
beginners in previous years.
New furniture has been pur-
chased for all first grade pupils,
and these desks have approximate-
ly three times the working are*
as the old type desk.
Paving Project1
Awaiting Approval
Of City Council>
City Manager J. P. Tackett an-
nounced yesterday that a paving
program of approximately 3,000
feet is scheduled to begin aooa
on the Old Jacksboro road.
Work is expected to get under
way upon approval by City Coun-
cil.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Moore
vacationing in Colorado.
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