The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1950 Page: 1 of 22
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OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY— ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16. 187*
22 PAGES
THIS ISSUE
VOLUJtl 7*
GRAHAM, TIXAS, THURSDAY, MAY ll, 1950
NUMBER 40
Lions Club and Range Riders
Present Colorful Parade
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GRAHAM LIONS CLUB presented on elaborate display
—Gressett Photo.
Twilight Concert To Be Given By
Band And Orchestra Monday Evening
REVIVAL TO BEGIN
SUNDAY, MAY 14
Special revival services will
start at the Morningside Baptist
Church next Sunday morning,
May 14, with Evangelist Fred Bar-
low - of Akron, Ohio, doing the
preaching. Services will be held
each morning at 10 o'clock and
each evening at 7:45. This is a
new time for the evening services
and will be continued throughout
the summer months.
Brother Barlow, an eX’-G.I., has
held revival meetings across the
country from the east coast to the
west cu%st. In addition to his evan-
gelist!? ministry he spent seven
years in highly successful pastor-
ate work. A graduate of the Bap-
tist Bible Seminary of Johnson
City, New York, he has long been
a friend of Pastor Sumner of the
Morningaide Church.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to hear the evangelist at
the church and on the regular
Sunday morning broadcast of the
church over KSWA at 8:05.
FINAL EXAMS
BEGIN TUESDAY
Final exams for High Schaol
students will begin Tuesday morn-
ing, May 16, continuing through.
Friday. Baccalaureate services for
hold in Mineral Wells Monday afternoon. Above, Louis Robinson, left and Chas. E. Hipp,
extreme right, are official flag bearers for the Graham Longhorn Riding Club. Beverly
King, center, candidate far-District Governor 1951-52, rides with the group. Lower picture
shows the Graham Lions Club Float advertising P. K. Lake. A western itring band played
while the hound dogs barked at a number of live opoesums in the oak tree on the float.
Lions IRiratJtr" the senior class will be held Sun-
PaVing Work
b Progress
day evening, *ay 21 in Memorial
Rev. Dallas Lee,
peatdFo? the First Baptist Church,
giving the address. Diplomas wilt
be given the class Monday
nihng, May 22.
Report cards will be issued- May
23 in all of the Graham schools.
Plana have been completed for
the second annual Twilight Con-
ceit to be given by the High School
Band and School Orchestra Mon-
day evening, May 15. The concert
will he given in the portico of the .
Graham High School building 7:40 j
p. m. with F. E. hidings, direct.-r
in charge of the concert.
The school orchestra will play
the first half and the band during
‘he second portion of the program
Mr. Iddings announced that selec-
tions this year would be in keep-
ing with late spring concerts and
will be in the natur.- of a ‘‘Pop’'
concert.
A special Fred Waring arrange-
ment af ‘‘Onward Christian Sol-
diers” will be gi/e.i'-by the male
chorus of the High School. A large
attendance is exoerted to attend
the popular concert.
Coso March To Open
Formal Campaign At
South Bend Monday
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CITY COUNCIL
MEETING TONIGHT
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City Council will meet in regu-
lar session tonight. Thursday, 8
p. m. The Planning Board, orig-
inally scheduled to meet with t!h«
Council tonight, has been postpon-
ed. They will meet next Thursday
night, May ‘18.
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Five Arrested By
Police Post WOek
City police department arrestad
four persona on chargwwT
cation during thp past week, Ray-
mond, Burkett reported this week.
Fines totaling $80, were paid by
the defendants who plead guilty.
One motorist paid 85 on charges
of speeding in the city.
Caso March, candidate for Gov-
ernor of Texas, 1950, will open
his formal speaking campaign at
the Stovall Hot Wells near South
Bend, Texas, Monday night, Mav
15 with a big political rally, bar-
becue, statewide radio broadcast,
followed by a square dance. He
will arrive in Graham in a special
3-room trailer Monday and will
CASO MARCH
VXOwen, Jr,
Victim of Auto
Crash Monday
FwTpSSw [Over 500 Attend Farm
be accompanied by a western string
band which will accompany him
.
or his speaking tour throughout
Texa^ this Summer.
Barbecue
Mrs. Ed McCleskey of South
Bend is serving as general chair-
man for the free barbecue which'
will he served 6 p. m. Monday to
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all visitors by Young county
(friends of Mr. March.
Following the barbecue, Mr.
.,~i ;
March will make hit opening cam-
paign speech in the Texas guber-
natorial sacs whieh~will -be -bread- ------—-
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ffavn, Jr:, S3, of 706 Plum
' Street, and resident of Graham*
since November, 1M7, died 11
p. m. Monday night in « local
hospital following injuries receiv-
ed when his automobile overturned'
two miles south of South Bend,
Texas, about 9 p. m. Mr. Owen,
chief engineer for the local office
of Sehlumberger Well Survey Cor-
poration, was enroute boms frond
thoir (Man, Taxas office whsW
cast over 27 Texas radio stations
in a statewide radio hookup. The
broadcast will originate from the
Stovall Hot Well* hotel at 9 p. m.
Following the broadcast, a free
square dance will be held for
visitors, i
Advocating “for every man a
tax free home," Mr. March resign-
ed hit position as professor of law
at- Baylor University to make his
third consecutive race for Gover-
nor of Texas. ThmWaco lawyer
has announced thafrae will hit the
campaign trail early in June and
stay on the road until the election.
March's platform calls for the
redistribution of the tax harden1
In Texas from the small heme own-
er and fanner to certain natural
rsaoarcas; fM a month eld aga
tai
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attention to the
Highlight Monday afternoon
was the colorful parade with elev-
en bands participating. Graham
High School Band took 4th place
in the parade. Graham Lions made
aa interesting contribution to the
parade, a Urge truck, decorated
with purple mad gold crape paper,
•mi a tree with five live -opossum?
group of
Hounds. Thu dogs worn yelping
wd hooding, unmindful of the
erpwd, as the float passed the
apeetaters. A string bund furnish-
music from the float.
Tha colorful Graham Range
Riders-from the Longhorn Riding
Club aside u spectacular display
with the large number of beauti-
ful flags and handsome horses
and western regalia us they fol-
i teyred the line of march behind
the Graham High School Bund.
. Louis Robinson, president of
the Rldfar Club and Chas. E^RIpp,
pm aidant of the Graham Rodeo
Aesedntten. acted as flag bearera
end lad the Range Riders. Beverly
Kmg, Graham’s candidate, rode
behind the flag
The Range Riders and the float
ware a praview of tha Graham
liens Club parads to be staged
la Chicago tills summer during
tha International Lions Conven-
kieo. Tha local club will head the
Texas delegation section of the
parade with Herb Petry, of Cor-
rigan Springs, Texas, incoming
prorident of Lions International.
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prevud for paving bat
owners haws not paid the coat of 1
_ hrfruetoflMi piupasli-
In order to speed up construc-
tion, each owner is asked to take
individual responsibility end leave
the money at the City Hall for
paving. Paving under the present
contract la the lowest that has
been offered in the city.
Anyone wanting paving, but un-
able to finance tha entire amount,
may call at the City Hall, and ar-
rangements can be made to finance
tha tfltfll nyyp* filing
have unpaved property have the
opportunity to take part in tha civic
improvement of the city now hy
seeing that their property is in-
cluded in the current paving
project- i -
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Scout Grcos
Postponed |
The annual Young-Jack Boy
Scout Circus scheduled to ha held
tonight, Thursday, at the Graham
High School stadium has bean
postponed dm to Inclement wea-
ther. The announcement eras made
this morning by the District com-*
mittoe.
However, the Chens has bam
rescheduled for Thursday evening,
June 1. Heavy rains which fell
Wednesday night made it impos-
sible to hold the Circus at tha
school aa the turf was recently
plowed.
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- Dr. M. E. Sadler, president of
Texas Christian University will
ha the speaker for graduation ex-
ercises which will ha held May 29.
Laglca
StiTSSiSSVZ
Legion building to ha built oa the
court house square soon, and II
arm reported many offers of con-
tributions as soon aa the construc-
tion of the building gets under
way.
A union service will be held inj
the Memorial Auditorium May 30
with all the churches participat-
ing with the Legion. Commander
Neal was authorised to slightly
incrci
provide a room for the Legion
Auxiliary.
The amendment to raise the
dues was defeated, and the amend-
ment making the offices of the
adjutant, service officer, and his-
torian appointive was adopted
unanimously.
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Grcfhom Jaycees To
Elect New Officers
Graham Jaycees will meet Tues-
I day, May 16 in Memorial auditor-
[jam for the. election of new offl-
1 cars to serve for the coming year,
Bill Casburn, president, announced
today.
All members are urged to be
present for tha noon meeting.
Auto License Revenue Divided
For Fom Precincts By Coort
Omit apprapri-
rt*. Over $98,000
__________i fan rale of ear
. as af May 1: however, a di-
‘ of only 160,000
precincts in ae-
i will naalvs 8*.fl%j
The court also approved ex-
penses for the County Service Of-
ficer to attend a two day confer-
ence in Dallas. They also heard
reports from the Extension Serv-
ice poraonmL
Precinct $ (Olncy) purchased a
Diesel motor grader for a not mob
difference of $9,450 between tha
new grader and. the
cash and . rarauiadar af
ha made hi S equal am
May 1, INI, 19S2, and
. , ..... —Graham Leader Staff Photo.
SPEAKERS for the annual barbecue of the Farm Bureau dis-
♦o right' Loys Barbour, District Director Texos Form Bureau;
Bill Mathis, president of Young County Farm Bureau; T. H.
Wheat, Service Officer; and Senator George Moffett of Chilli-
cothe, Texos.
★ ★★★★★
Over 600 members, their fam-
Ces, and visitors were present for
the annual Young County Farm
Bureau barbecue held at Fort Bel-
knap last Thursday night. A de-
licious barbecue dinner was serv-
ed by Farm Bureau members from
tha new barbecue pit recently con-
structed hy tha Bureau.
Following the batbecue, guests
enjoyed a sing song period at 8
p. m. followed by introductions
by Bill Mathis, president of the
Farm Bureau and T. H.
service officer.
Senator George Moffett of Chili-
cothe was principal speaker for the
evening. Mr. Moffett discussed the
various farm bills and their rela-
tion to the local area with the
group.
—Leya D. Barbour, District' Di-
rector of the Texas Farm Bureau,
from Iowa Park, also spoke on
the program. Plana are under way
to make the barbecue an annual
Clapal l» Cmmmm,
as, Wednesday 2 p. m. with Rev.
Floyd Boulware officiating. Inter-
ment was tn the Rose Mound
Cemetery.
Mr. Owen was born Dec. 19,1916
in Commerce, Texas, and attended-
the Demonstration School and
East Texan Stats College, receiv-
ing his Bachelor's degree from that
Institution. He married Miss Jan-
ette Reeve June 27, 1945, in Aus-
tin. Texas, and they moved to
>“T Graham in November, 1947. Mr.-
Owen was a World War II veteran
and a member of the Masonic
Lodge.
•Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Janette Owen; one son, Victor
Owen, III; one daughter, Suxanne
Owen; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
V. L. Owen, Sr., of Commerce.
Texas; and one sister, Mrs. W. J.
-Thornton, Shreveport, La.
Local arrangements were under
the direction of Maples Funeral
Home.
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Summer Scfael
To Begin Arne 5
Summer School will bejrin Ju
5, tontinuinjr Lhiou^li
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Ryv. Joe I. Patterson was a Dal-
las visitor Tuesday.
cording to an announcement today
by H. A. Hefner, high school prin-
cipal. Classes will meet Mowday
through Friday each week from 7
to 11 a. m. with instruction being
given from the seventh through!
the twelfth grade. Coat for in-
struction is $10 per half unit of
$10 per subject in the elementary
grades, Mr. Hefner announced,
and students may take two sub-
jects.
The summer school faculty will
include Miss Juanita Baird, Eng-
lish; J. D. Matxlnger, social stud-
ies; Bruce Wilson, mathematics;
and H. A. Hefner, principal.
Plans Completed For Amnia]
Farm And Ranch Tour Thursday
Great interest is being shown in
the annual farm and ranch tour
for May 18. Plana are practically
complete and several stops of in-
terest are included on the tour.
The first atop will be at the Jef-
frey ranch where range manage
ment’and proper stocking rate of
native pasture lands la being car-
ried on.
Then the group will proceed to
Bill Mathis ahd L. C. Young farms
where two good milling varieties
of wheat will be observed. The
third stop will be at Jack Nichols
and P. T. Littlejohn farms. On
Mr. Littlejohn’s place we will eee
10 different varieties of the latest
improved grain sorghum. The fall
and spring application at varying
rate of 14-89-0 commercial fertil-
iser will be observed on the Nich-
ols farm. The group will then go
to^Billy Joe Shepard's whore dairy
tatkxn art being practiced.
FARM BUREAU MEMBERS war# caught by Tha Leader comara Thuraday
fa *ample tha bocbecue In tha now baibacua -pit constructed by tha V
Buraou. Loft to right, F. G. Wllay, C. W. Downey, Charlie Qboon, BUI
Million, Matt Morrell, V. R. Willard, H. Fitige^oW and T. H.
SiSSS sraev
Loving will be visited and tinea
different wheat varieties and the
effect of summer legumes on
growing wheat will be observed.
The next atop will be August
Bernhardt’s north of Jean where
King Ranch Blue Stem has been
seeded in rows anfM
alfalfa is making a
The group will then
home of George Allison, a 4-H
club member, where a serine dem-
onstration is being carried on.
The E. E. Connor farm will he
the next atop where
prickly pear and rhappecel have
been treated with the new chem-
ical 2-4-6-T, for control The east
stop will be at Virgil Heard’s to
observe the solid issdiag of vetch
aa a aoQ improving crop, aad tha
last place to he visited win he the
B. W.
•fair ban et 9 a. m,
tha tow will bag*.
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