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The Graham Leader
OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY—ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16, 1876
16 PAGES
LOCAL NEWS & PICTURES
VOLUME 79.
GRAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1955.
NUMBER 30.
Rainbow Girls to Present Annual
Home Talent Show March It and 12
w-...,-™.. , . —GRAHAM LEADER Staff Photo
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN for the Graham Community Concert Association's twelfth an-
nual season began Tuesday morning following the kick-off dinner Monday night. Mrs. B.
F. Allison, right, made an early report Tuesday to headquarters. Other workers include Mrs.
Louis Pitcock, Sr., secretary; Mrs. Tiny Stacy, national representative; Miss Rachel Snod-
dy, campaign chairman and second vice-president; and N. B. Crenshaw, president of the
Association.
Com. ConceilA$s*n Drive
Runs Ahead of Last /ea
Graham Comm unit ly Concert ]
workers at a check-up meeting
in additional I
to
yesterday
new and i
raise the
New members of the Graham I
Community Concert Association
will be admitted to the last con-
New Manager
Named For
irrj
ending period of time
during last years drive, accord
ing to N. B. Crenshaw, association
president. Many new
have joined this year.
“We’re having good results and
are being met with lots of enth'
asm,” Crenshaw said this after
noon, and “we are contacting many
new residents of the city and they
are purchasing memberships in
the Graham Community Concert
Association.”
The drive for members will close
Saturday. Mrs. Louis Pitcock, Sr.,
headquarters secretary; Miss Ra-
chel Snoddy, campaign chairman;
and Mrs. Tiny Stacy, national rep-
resentative from the New York
office, will remain at the Texas
Electric Service Company head-
quarters from 9 a.m. Saturday
morning until closing time to ac-
cept members and reports from
workers.
\ The talent committee, consist-
ing of all interested workers will
select concert personnel for next
season's programs Saturday after-
noon at headquarters.
Eighty-four workers attended
the dinner meeting held in the'
First Baptist Church Annex Mon-
day night. This was reported to
be one of the largest kick-off din-
ners held in recent years.
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bership receipts for 1955-96.
Auxiliary to Send
Girl* to Girls' State
American Legion Auxiliary met
in business session Monday with
Mrs. Harding Warren, vice- pres-
ident. Members voted to send local
Is to Girl's State in Austin this
imer.
Warren is chairman of the
project and will work with a com-
mittee. Next meeting will be with
the Post, in observance of the
American^Legion birthday.
A. E. Meyer, formerly of Killeen,
Texas, has been named manager
of Winn’s Store In this city effec-
Graham Assembly No. 177 of the
Order of the Rainbow for Girls will
present tts second annual musical
community home talent show,
“Holiday Ahoy," at the Memorial
Auditorium on Friday and Satur-
day, March 11 and 12, as a benefit
project for the Rainbow Girls and
;a Hospital Fund. The Rainbow
Girls are endeavoring to assist in
the furnishing of a room in the
new hospital by giving a percent-
; agej from their show toward this
worthy project.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hipp, Motor Ad-
visor, has appointed Charles Thet-
ford as general chairman of the
big event. He is being assisted by
every,, member of the advisory
board and others on committees
as followK
Casting; Nora Jordon, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Pace, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Lennington, Maureen Cook
and Billie Brigham. Tickets; G. C.
Ware, Father O’Harat Lizzie Brad-
ford and Grace Strother. Publicity:
Wimpy Brooks. Advertising: Eliza-
beth Hipps, Lola Pummtll, Clar-
ence Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Ras
Shoemate. Contest: Alice Thetford,
Minta Wright, Madge Lennington,
Etta Britton, Dorothy Reedy, and
Dorothy Rickie, Property - Stage;
Roy Davidson, W.„D. Pace, Floyd
Beiders, Mr. and Mrs. O. Purselly.
Make-up and Costume; Madge
Lennington, Fem Pace, Ethel Clin-
ton, Beverly Mayes. Finance: G. C.
Ware.
100 Characters
The show will feature a cast of
100 characters, including a group
of small children in kddition to
the adult players.
A Tiny Tot Contest will be con-
ducted in conjunction with the big
talent show, with Mrs. Alice Thet-
ford aa chairman.. Mrs.
announced that more
tries had already been
the big contest. Attractive
will bo presented, and ai
children are
Lola E. Schafer of Mi
arrived in Graham the
end to direct the big
GRAHAM BOY
HAS POLIO
Mike Thcdford, eight-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Buck Thedford
of this city was admitted to the
polio ward of Fort Worth City;
County Hospital Monday.
Physicians reported he had polio
in a mild form, and a report today
indicated Mike was recuperating
satisfactorily. His parents have
been at his bedside this week.
tiye March 2. He replaces Don i shafer jg we„ knowrt
Hash, who has been transferred to
Austin where he will be manager
of a Winn’s store No. 10 in that
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Hash have been
residents of this city for the past
five years, and left today, Thurs-
day, for their new home in Austin.
and in the surrounding area for
having directed the Rainbow Girls
shows for the past two years
Legion to Observe
36th Anniversary
With Dinner Meeting
Miss Bobby Sims gave her
T>rize-winnlng oration to a joint
session of the American Legion
and Auxiliary Monday night. Dis-
trict Commander Jimmy Horany
of Archer City addressed the gath-
ering and talked on Membership
Whirpool, and discussed the
spring convention to be held in
Archer City April 23-24.
The Post voted to observe the
American Legion's 36th birthday
with a covered dish supper March
14, 7 p .m. The Post will provide
bread, drinks, and meat, and the
public is invited to attend and
bring a covered dish of salads or
vegetables.
Jim Hampton reported he had
secured 83" new members on a
single day’s tour, bringing the
district up to 3,000 of it's 3.700
quota. The local Post membership
is 314.
New C. of C. President Names
Com. Chairmen at Breakfast
School Board Negotiating For
20-Acre Tract For New School
E. R. Gordon
PRO!—-
visiting in the home of their son,
Bob Deats,‘ in Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia.
Christian Church World Fellowship
Youth Meet Scheduled This Week
100 you
'<yk«s
aturday
Approximately lOOxyoung peo-
ple and Youth Wm-keM will be
here Friday and Saturday for the
World Fellowship Youth Meet of
District 12 of Christian Churches.
The meeting will be held at the
First Christian Church and wit) be
directed by Robert Jordon, W1
ta Fails; Rev. Charles Jones, Jac]
boro; and Homer Richardson oi
Olney. Assisting them will be Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Sitton and Mrs. Ed
Rehders, local Christian Youth
[
Young Co. HI CM) Boys ami 6irk
Wm $03 At WidiHa Falls Show
The boys and girls from the
Young County 4-H Club' brought
back $4,322 from the 24th Annual
Wichita Falls Fat Steer Show last
week, according to Assistant Coun-
ty Agent Frank Hall.
The boys and girls entering in
the show were Barbara Willis with
a 890 pound steer, Martha Ann
Cloud with a 920 pound steer, Will
Whittenburg with a 2,020 pound
steer, Billy Donnell with a 1,020
pound steer, Bill Burgess with a
950 pound Steer, Jess Cloud Jr.,
with a 1,030 pound steer, Tommy
Donnell with a 920 pound steer,
and Jimmy Willis with a 890 Lb.
steer.
Also competing in the show
Were three Registered Hereford
Heifers from Young County; these
were entered by Bill Burgess, Jess
Cloud, Jr., and Martha Ann Cloud.
Bill placed second; Jess, Jr., 4th;
and Martha Ann, 6th In the junior
halier class of the show. ,
Billy placed 6th; Will placed
id Bill placed 11th in the
Fat Steer Show. Also, a county
group of five steers placed third
in the group of five division. A
total of $651 was netted by the ten
steers and 3 heifers in prize
money. t
All steers were sold in the sale
with Bill Burgess bringing the
highest for the group. His steer
sold to W. B. Hamilton for $.47 H
Richard Whittenburg’s steer was
sold to Hub Clothiers for $.41. Sam
Whittenburg’s, Marchman Coffee
Shop for $.40; Will Fore Whitten-
burg, Safeway Stores for $ 35; Bil-
ly Donnell, First National Bank
for $.40; Jess Cloud, Jr., Texas
Electric Service for $.35; Barbara
Willis, Berend Brothers for $.37;
Martha Ann Cloud, Parker Food.
Stores for $.36; Jimmy Willis, Gra-
ham, Texas Merchants for $.35.
At a luncheon given by the
Times Publishing Company after j
the show was completed, plan. Jgs“d M‘“
were made for the show nest year.
The show has been set for Feb-
ruary 15,19,17, I960. At the lunch-
eon Mr. Parker of Parker Food
Stores made up the money fbr the
show. |U7S was donated by vari-
ous
Fellowship and Chi Rho (Ki Ro)
leaders.
Registeration will begin at 5:30
p.m. Friday. A dinner meeting will
be held, after which a film on Ja-
maica will be shown by Miss Jean-
ie Jones of Fort Worth.
Feature of the Saturday ses-
sions will be interest groups on
Missions, Vocations and Steward-
chip. Speaking on missions will
be Mrs. Horace Green of Jacks-
boro with “Vista To Everywhere”
and Rev. Leslie Green of TCU,
Fort Worth, with “India, Land of
Light and Shadows.” Speaker on
Vocations will be Ewell Cason,
Wichita Falls, with the topic, “It’s
Your MoVe>” Subject of the Stew-
ardship message will be "What’i
Whose?” to'be given by Rev. Ted
McElroy of Wjchlta Falls.
The meeting will Close with a
banquet Saturday evening. Meala
for the twoday meet will be
served by members of the Chris-
tian Women’s Fellowship. The
Loyal Berean Bible' -School Class
has secured rooms in various*
homes for the delegates on Friday ,
night. IT
iril 1K To
J Olney, Texas. She statea this yean da
show is better than last yean per-
formance and promise* two houn
chucked full of music and comedy.
The show ia billed as “Holiday
Ahoy,” a nautical musical review,
which indicates there are Gobs of
Fun and Waves of Laughter and
Smooth Sailing Ahead all the way
for the rollicking cast, and the
audience too. »
The ten scene musical "revue
revolves around the festivities at
the launching of the newest Qteen
of the Seas, the S.S. Holiday. The
cast will include all local people
who impersonate TV, radio and
movie celebrities as well as taking
parts of sailon, cowboys, Indians,
and even a group of women* who
make up a giatlve tribe on* one of
the Fiji Islands, mythically called
Okel Deekel.
Mr. Charles Cook is cast as
Captain Chris Carver, a jovial and
salty personality who has been
given the command of the finest
luxury liner afloat, S.S. Holiday.
The scene is laid at th* dockside
on the day thin famous ship is to
start her maiden voyage and the
Captain, and many weUknown per-
sonalities, plus a group'of colorful
sailors, sightseers,) celebrities and
sweethearts) have gathered to at-
tend the ceremonies. Dave Garro-
way, Of TV fame ia on hand to re-
(Continued on'page 4)
E. R. Gordon, pastor of the
Methodist Churih, is a pa-
tient at Harris Hospital Ft. Worth,
where he is receiving medical
treatment for an infected eye.
Rev. Mr. Gordon was admitted
the Fort Worth hospital Tuesj
day. He spent several days first of
last week in a Dallas hospital
where he received medical treat-
ment, returning home Thursday,
February 24.
March (Is
Deadline For _
City Election
Sunday, March 6 is the dead-
line for candidates to file for posi-
tions on the City Council accord-
ing to a report today from City
Hall.
Voters will elect two Aldermen
Tuesday, April 5. The terms of
Cfcud Holley and E. W. Robitaille
expire.
Holley has filed as a candidate
for Alderman, Position No. 2 on
the ballot for re-election.
Candidates must file their names
with the City Clerk on or before
Sunday, March 6 to have their
names placed on the ballot.
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Quarterly Conference
Scheduled at Jean
The Fourth Quarterly meeting
will be held at the Jean Methodist
Church Sunday, March 13 with
the District Superintendent, Dr.
Whitefield, conducting the service.
Dinner will be served during the
noon hour, followed by the quar-
Negotiations between the trus-
tees of the Graham Independent
School District and property own-
ers are underway for the acquisi-
tion of a 20-acre tract in the north-
east area of the city for construc-
tion of the new elementary school,
recently approved by voters in a
school bond election.
T. A. Wright, president of the
board, said the proposed area is
north of the old Jacksboro road in
the vicinity of Ohio Street.
Ten acres will be required for
the elementary school, and the re-
mainder will be subdivided and
restricted for home construction.
Sheriff's Office
Arrest- Three Men .
Sheriff John Edwards announc-
ed yesterday that three men had
been pickea up by his department
since last week. Edwards said they
arrested Walter E. Spears for the
Sheriff of Ellis County and was
released to them. It was reported
that Spears was charged with
arson..
Charles Case, charged in con-
nection with theft by bailee, was
picked up by the Sheriff's office
Feb. 25 at Olney. He is in the
county jail in lieu of $750 bond,
awaiting action of the grand jury.
Dennis M Bishop, charged in
connection with a felony theft in
9 ffrugdjgf ^Vnuty was arrested Feb
v. Verne Vuqua is pastor of 27 bf the Sheriffs office and re-
the Loving-Jean Charge. tamed to Denton.
Singing Scheduled
Sunday at Eliasville
A Community Singing will be
held 2 p m. Sunday at the Elias-
ville Methodist Church.
The public is invited to attend,
the Singing.
400 Guests Attend Annual C. of C.
Dinner Meeting Friday Night
Sixty-four business men and
women attended the monthly com-
munity breakfast in the American
Legion building this morning in-
cluding a good representation
from the Graham B&PW Club.
J W. Matthews presided and
introduced Joe McKinley, new C.
of C. President, who discussed the
different phases of Chamber of
Commerce work in Graham for
1955.
McKinley named the following
chairmen to head various Chamber
committees this year: L. C. Young,
agriculture: R- L. Morrison Jr., re-
tail trade development; Louis Pit-
cock, Jr., hospital and education:
James G .Staples, rodeo, sports
and recreation;' T. J. Rodgers,
state and national affairs; Claud
Holley, water development; Frank
Atchison, trade territory develop-
ment; and R. H. Musser, aero-
nautics.
And Don Holman, civic affairs;
E. R. Marchman, highway and
transportation; S. H. Peavy, indus-
trial development; R. C. Turner,
gas and oil; G. D. Hinson, publicity;
W. W. Oliver, membership and
budget; Jim Parks, public safety;
Royce Moore, Possum Kingdom
Lake; and J. W. Matthews, annual
banquet committee.
Members of the various commit-
tees will be announced at a later
date. A director’s meeting follow-
ed the breakfast. )
W
Youth Night
Service Slated
Sfltetn Church
Approximately 400 guests at-
tended the annual Chamber of
Commerce dinner meeting Friday
evening in the Graham High
School gymnasium. Robert P. Du-
pree of Fort Worth, and former
vice-president of the First Nation-
al Bank, Waco, gave the address
following the dinner hour.,
Mr. Dupree replaced Estil
Vance who was unable to attend
the meeting due to illness.
Dupree discussed the role Amer-
Fort Worth Engineer Found
Dead In Local Tourist Court
—
Edwin T. Denson, 52, of Fort
Worth, was found dead Tuesday
morning in a tourist court in this
city. He was a Texas Electric
Service Company engineer.
Peace Justice Dan Orr returned
a verdict of accidental death due
to carbon monoxide poisonnig. The
body was found at 6:30 a.m. by
a fellow employees. A gas heater
was burning in the room.
Denson was in charge of a sur-
veying crew laying out a new
transmission line from Graham
to Big Spring.
He was born at Belton and had
been employed by Texas Electric
Service Company since April 1,
1946. He served in the Navy dur-
ing World War n, and was a Mason
and a Shriner.
Survivors include his wife; mo-
ther, Mrs. Selina Denson, and a
brother, Bill Denson, all of Fort
Worth.
Morrison Funeral Home took
the .body to Shannon Funeral
Home, Fort Worth, Tuesday after-
noon.
ica must play in world affairs and
said, “living in a democracy, we
each.have a part in the determin-
atioif of our national destiny," and
“we have many friends we have
never seen before.” He urged citi-
zens to have the courage to have
representatives in Congress to take
a definite stand on foreign af-
fairs.
J. W. Matthews, retiring presi-
dent, was master of ceremonies,
and introduced the new president.
Joe E. McKinley, and other offi-
cers and directors.
Guests were present from Fort
Worth, Haskell, Vernon, San Be-
nito, Los Angeles, Calif., New-
castle. Dallas, South Bend, Breck-
MODE POWEL
EVANGELIST
Friday night March 4 has been
designated as Youth Night at tbs
Marriage Licer
Stiles Lee Dell Stewart,
boro, and Mrs. Ruby
Donald, Jacksboro.
William James Morgan, .
and Miss Lora Mae Burt, Gr..
Freddie Newton Tetraey*
Bunger, and Miss Robbie Joyce'
Webb, Graham.
Jerry Mack Joplin, Grtham, and
Miss Jeanette Stoddard, Graham.
Delbert Ray Richardson,
Lurley Eve!
Move to New Plant Nearly
leted by The Leader
Mr. and Mr*. W. B. Fultz
in Fort Worth last Thursday <
ning attending Civic Music 1
cart Association. Guaet artist
Clifford Canon, pianist
tas M-Day for The
R was the news
kited moving day
to its' now home on the Southwest
square, two doors
location,
in moving
ilnery, arrived-Sat
Dallas to handle
of moving lino-
and other newspa-
By Monday morn-
was again in
new location to
l of this task's
k Leader.
have been keeping
> of earpentera. paint-
and electricians
\ white producing the
newspaper. Moving of ail equip-
ment Will be completed this week
end.
Remodeling the former Graham
Nash building, owned by The
Graham Leader, has been in prog-
ress several weeks. The new plant
contains more floor space. It has a
large editorial and advertising of-
fice, in addition to a private of-
fice, photographic dark room, stock
and bindery department, and com-
mercial printing. Fluorescent light-
ing has been installed throughout
the plant.
.Press erectors have been in the
city sine* Fsb. 31 erecting the
8-page Gom Cox-O-Type roll-print
newspaper press which la sched-
uled to begin printing The Leader
next week.
The new press prints from con-
tinuous rolls of paper and will
print and fold up to an eight-page
section at one operation.
“We appreciate more than we
can say the great interest being
shown in our new plant, and we
are very anxious 'to show it off at
the earliest possible time, on which
occasion there will be an open _____ ___
hoesq,” Publisher B. B. Harris said ta ,'f^Tto fta ‘public the
tod*y | new educational budding which
“We hope our friends and cut- has just been completed. Th* new
tomers will bear with us until we pari of the Chapel, a 24 x 42 foot
have settled down into the new addition which provides room for
plant and have straightened out all five classes has been
the kinks In our new operation.” i debt free and will provide
enridge, Jacksboro, Abilene Olney, | Salem Methodist Church evange-
and Wichita Falls. llstic services. The services will
start at 7 with the showing of the
colored film, “The Stones Cry
Out” with the evening preaching
service starting at 7:45.
'The Stones Cry Out” is an in-
spiring film which takes you into
Holy Land ruins and give visual
evidence of fulfilled Bible prophe-
cy. It leads you thru decaying dust,
centuries old, into a dead city of
carved, rose red rock . . . Petra!
You will vjsit the pathetic ruins
of corrupt, materialistic Babylon
and hear the words once written
on a palace wall. “God hath num-
bered thy Kingdom and finished
it!” You will see the beautiful
Golden Gate in the walls of Jeru-1
salem mysteriously sealed and un-
used after centuries. The public
is invited to see this film.
A free will offering will be tak-
en which will be used to buy a
piano for the Children’s Depart-
ment of the Church, and the re-
maining money will be used by the
church Boy Scout Troop and the
Methodist Youth Fellowship.
Lt. Edwin Hinson
Leaves For Duty
In Far East
Lieutenant Edwin Hinson left
Monday from Amon Carter Field
for active duty in Korea and the
Far East with the Air Force. He
specialized in photo inteligence
and radar. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. V. Hinson, Sr.
Lt. Hinson has been in service
for the past nine months, and ex-
pects to be overseas about If
months. He is a graduate of Texas
AAM College and was a reserve
officer before being called to ac-
tive duty.
He was accompanied to Carter
Field by his wife and mother, Mrs.
F. V. Hinson, and a brother, Floy
Hinson.
Mrs. Edwin Hinson left Wednes-
day to visit her parents at Hills-
boro.
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Hudson Chapel To Hold Open
House In New Educational Building
To Show Now Idueotionol aids- needed
Next Sunday. March 6, from
2::30 to 4:00 p,m there will b« an
open house at Hudson Presbyterian
Church School One of the
which e«n accomodate two
will also servo as a “ '
Hall
The public Is
to drop by the
during the open
Inspect this
Ing ministry of the
will be no formal i
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