The Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 121, Ed. 1 Monday, January 19, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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GRAHAM, TEXAS, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1942
NUMBER 121.
Hundreds of County Officials From
Fourteen Counties Will Be In Graham
fs For Tax Forum Opening Thursday
Two Day Meeting, the First of Its
' Kind in Texas, Causes Much Interest
and Large Representation Expected
Graham will be hoet to hun-
dndi of people Thursday u the
fourteen county forum of taxation
meets in two day session, the first
each meeting in the state. ^ The
forum will be devoted to discus-
sions of suitable methods of tax
assessments, to collections, and to
the use of tax funds.
County Agent Adam has an-
nounced much interest has been
shewn in the meeting by the large
amount of correspondence receiv-
ed, the large number of officials
from the counties who have signi-
fied their intention of being pres-
ent for the two days. Writers from
stole papers, sgrkultural editors,
and others are also expected.
Meetings will be held at the
Memorial Auditorium opening
Thursday morning, January 22.
K. W. Harrison of South Bend,
state land use planning commit-
tee member and chairman of the
area planning group, which is
sponsoring the meeting, said the ,
forum would be open to the pub-
lic.
8pecial invitations will be
tended to county Judges and com-
missioners ,tax assessors and col-
lectors, state senators and legis-
lators, and members of county
land use planning committees.
Discussion leaders will include
Senator Geo. Moffett; Judge J. J.
Loy of Sherman; Judge Merritt
Gibson of Longview, president of
the County Judges and Commis-
sioners Association of Texas;
Manton Hanna, McLennan county
engineer and proponent of the
county unit system or bridge and
road work; and L. B. Gabbard, tax
expert of the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station.
Counties to be represented are
Baylor, Archer, Clay, Throckmor-
ton, Young, Jack, Shackleford,
Stephens, Palo Pinto, Eastland,
Wise, Montague, Callahan and
Erath.
Read It
OrNot
LATEST slogan—Join the Navy
and see Japan.
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ONE-HALF of the world does-
n’t know bow the other half is go-
ing to get anywhere on two feet
or the rim.
AS WE understand it, the day-
light saving bill is intended to
save everything but daylight.
A
ROOSEVELT says the world is
too small to provide adequate
“living room” for Hitler and God.
We may rest assured that God is
/ not the one who is going to move
out. Uncle Sam has just put up
B0 billion dollars to show God that
V ho Is with Him.
The Vernon Daily Record pub-
lished the following editorial w\th
regard to the coming meeting:
SOMETHING WE HAVE
WITH US ALWAYS
It has been announced that an
open forum on the general theme
of taxation, with emphasis on the
taxing policies of counties, cities
and special districts, to be held at
Graham Thursday, January 22.
This is an important undertaking,
one which should be duplicated in
many other sections of the State,
because the problem of paying
taxes is going to become a very
sente one for most people.
Not only Is a study of local tax-
ation desirable from the stand-
point of eliminating waste and
promoting efficiency in local gov-
ernment units, but with mounting
Federal taxes it becomes a patri-
otic duty to eliminate all unneces-
sary local taxes and to trim nec-
essary taxes to the limit of safety
necessary to orderly administra-
tion of essential services.
About nine or ten years ago
when the depression wps first
getting into full swing we had a
wave of economy in public ex-
penditures throughout the coun-
try. Here in Texas the Legisla-
ture with unaccustomed courage
trimmed appropriitions a full 25
per cent. It was shown that the
cost of government, could be re-
duced if the people were willing
_ to do without some public service
NOW that a Texas writer has
writtar a two-column article in
tbs Dallas News in defense of the
polecat, we are almost prepared
to hear that someone has written
something good about Hitler.
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JACKIE’S teacher asked him
for a definition of etiquette.
“Etiquette,” he replied, “is the
mdse you don’t make when you
are eating soup.”
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THERE is a judge at Richmond,
Va., who knows how to dispense
justice in proper doses. After,fin-
ing a man $100 and sentencing
him to 12 months in jail for steal-
ing a tire he said: . i
“We are at war, and I don’t
✓ propose to permit people to go
around stealing other people’s
tires. Tires are gold today and I
think it Is good for people to know
how this court feels about the
theft of tires*
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MY friend says that ever since
her distant cousin, Kitty, fen hair
to a eool million she is more dis-
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SOMETHING
aoHni and Tujo
for Hitler, Mus-
to think over:
Jury Is Being
Selected For
LongC^se
Venires In Other
Cases Dismissed
Until Thursday
The trial of J. C. Long, age 19,
charged with murder in connection
with the killing of his father, W.
H. (Bill) Long, at the Long farm
home last October, was started in
Ninetieth District Court in Gra-
ham this morning.
Before noon today two • jurors
from a special list of seventy ve-
niremen called for the case, had
been selected, and it was expected
most of this afternoon will be re-
quired to get a jury and get ready
for taking evidence. The two jur-
ors selected this morning were
George Adkins and A. R. Rob-
inson. ’
The prosecution is being con-
ducted by Z. D. Allen, district at-
torney, and Ruben Loftin, assist-
ant district attorney. The defend-
ant is represented by Attorneys
Marshall & King of Graham and
Sam Spence of Wichita Falls,
former district attorney.
Defense counsel, in examining
the veniremen said the plea of
self-defense will be made and also nue, giving make, model, motor
Auto Stamps
Now On Sale At
The Post Office 7 -
1,000 Stickers
Received Today;
Cost $2.10
Postmaster Street announced
this morning that the new auto
tax stamps had been received and
were immediately placed on sale.
They are now being issued like
"hot cakes,” with Benton Hocka-
day being the first purchaser.
One thousand of the stamps
were received at the local office,
to be iasued those who drive an
automobile. The stamps must be
on your car by February 1, and
may be placed on the dash board,
windshield, or any other conspicu-
ous place easily seen?
The stamp is about the size of
a duck stamp, about one and one-
half inches by two inches, and is
headed "Federal tax on motor ve-
hicles, $2.09. Thir stamp expires
June 30, 1942.: Keep this stamp
posted on vehicle. Stamp Trans-
ferable with vehicle.”
Funeral Services
Pending For
Chas. Crutchfield
Graham Man
Killed Sunday
Near Decatur
The Fort Worth Star Telegram
this morning carried the follow-
ing story of the death of Charlie
Crutchfield of Graham. Crutch-
field was killed Sunday afternoon
near Decatur.
The body is being held here at
Maples Funeral Home and funeral
services are pending awaiting the
arrival of a sister from California.
Services will be some time Tues-
day with burial in Oak Grove
cemetery.
Crutchfield is survived by his
wife, two brothers, John and
Frank Crutchfield, both of Gra-
ham, and one sister, Mrs. Lindley
of California.
DECATUR, Jan. 18.—Charlie
Ray Crutchfield, about 32, of Gra-
ham, was shot to death by his
father-in-law, Frank Howell, at
the latter’s farm home four miles
1:30
A can! is given at the time of
purchase which must be filled out! west of Decatur Sunday at
and mailed to the district office , p. m.
of the collector of internal reve-
defense of the defendant’s mother,
brothers and sisters, declared to
have been present in the home at
the time of the shooting. The de-
fense attorneys also indicated h
plea for suspended sentence will
also be asked.
A list of veniremen summoned
also for other cases, scheduled for
Arts term of court, were excused
until Thursday.
LEAVE FOR
TO TAKE POSITIOT
Mr. and Mrs. iFrancis Miller, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Sc be. Parsley and
Mr. and Mrs. . iempsey Parsley
left last week end for San Diego,
California. The men will take po-
sitions there in an aircraft produc-
tion company.
John Kimmell of Eden visited
his daughters, Misses Joan and
Maxine Kimmell, Sunday.
number of car and street address
and name of purchaser of stamp.
This costs one cent, which makes
the total $2.10.
This stamp is good until June
30, at which time auto owners and
operators must buy another stamp
at a cost of $5, which is
12 months.
• It is very important that
card given you at the time you
buy the stamp be mailed in. The
post office keeps no record of
names, so the card is your Only
notice to the collector that you
have paid the tax. If they do not
receive the card, you will be mark-
ed as delinquent.
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gbpd for blasts i
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thatTK^ V In ■
Wendell and Ray Willis visited
in Fort Worth Sunday.
Charles Grantham, highway pa-
trolman of Houston, is in Graham
this week attending court.
luxuries.
But the economy fit was of short
duration, like most fits. The mis-
take was in making an arbitrary
reduction of the same amount in
all kinds . of appropriations. In-
stead of leaving some as they
were and cutting ont others en
tirely, all were reduced in about
the same proportion. It was only
natural therefore, when it was
found necessary to restore some of
the cuts, that all should be treat-
ed alike and grant raises to those
which should have been abolished
in the first place.
What is needed is a scientific
study of the whole tax ptructure
with s view of eliminating unnec-
essary services and considering
the problem as a whole. Meet-
ings like the one at Graham give
opportunity for an honest look at
the whole field of local taxation.
WORK PROGRESSES AT
NSW SAFEWAY BUILDING
The roof of the new building
for Safeway Stores has been
nearly completed, it is now dosed
in so that work may be continued
in most any kind of weather.
The little box on top of the build-
ing la not where they will keep
chickens, it’s the air conditioning
unit.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Matthews
had aa their Sunday guests Mr.
and Mrs. Dsak Matthews, Mrs.
Field 8coviUe, the .former Miss
Mary Dupree, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Hilbum of Dallas and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Lae Matthews and sons.
Lee and Mack, of Electra.
Old Producing Area of Young County
Receives Flush Production In No. 6
A. Grinshaw in J. Dowdle Survey
The Mid-Continent Petroleum
Corporation No. 6 A. Grimshaw, in
the J. Dowdle survey, abstract
J flush producer~tCf
the Bunger pool! in southeast
Young county, one of the oldest
fields here.
The well had been shut in for
storage after flowing 50 barrels
of oil per hour for two hours from
the Marble 'Falls sand from 3,965
feet to 4,008 feet. Pipe had been
cemented at 3,937 feet, top of the
formation. The operator is con-
sidering the taking of s few more
feet of the pay before final com-
pletion.
Lohan Drilling Company No. 1
G. O. Haxelton, in J. Harmon sur-
vey, two miles southeast of Gnu
ham, in a semi-completed stage
for several days and estimated
from 75 tjo 100 barrels per day
after 5,000-gallon acid treatment
in the Caddo at 3,915-88 feet, was
deepening to the Marble Falls. It
was below 4,150 feet.
Kerlyn * Phillips No. 1 W. P.
Stephens, section 1,948 T. E. A L.
survey, two miles southwest of
Loving, a wildcat was drilling be-
low 4,276 feet In sandy shala. Plug
wSs drilled at 4J)65 feet, with top
of Caddo at 4,064 feet, with total
depth of 4,139 feet. Swabbed
down, the lime was treated with
1,000 gallons with no results. Per-
forations were made in lime at
8,817-21 feet and 8,821 feet to
3326 feet, with no results.
Southwest of Graham six miles,
Falcon Company No. $ B. W. King,
• 3300-foot or Caddo test in
Johnson survey, abstract' 2,260,
off setting production, was drill-
ing in a shale and sandy lime at
3,400 feet
Coeden Pstrelaam Corporatioa
No. 1-C M. E. Martin, in R. Bur-
ton survey, abstract 6, seven miles
east and a little south of Graham,
perforated Marble Falls with 30
shots in a zone at 4,230-40 feet.
Later when cleaned out, the lime
was treated with 3,000 gallons of
acid with light show of ail and
gas. Five and one-half inch pipe!
Howell was arrested at the farm
a few minutes lattr'by Sheriff
H. M. Branch and a deputy, B. A.
Moore, who had been notified by
neighbors of the shooting. Crutch-
field was dead when they arrived.
At an inquest conducted by Justice
of the Peace N. P. Taylor, Dr. W.
T. Inabnett testified that two
blasts of shotgun pellets had kill-
Crutrhfield almost instantly,
statement to the officers
Howell said he saw Crutchfield
approach the gate to the yard in
front of Howell's home and called
to him to go away. When Crutch-
field entered the yard despite this
warning Howell fired first with a
.16 gauge shot gun, then with a
.410 gauge, he said. HoweH was
charged with murder, and bond
was set at $5,000.
Sheriff Branch said there were
no wUnesses to the shooting. How-
ell’s daughter, who had been mar-
ried to Crutchfield about three
years could not be located imme-
diately. Crutchfield was the oper-
ator of a Filling station in Gra-
ham.
SURVElf BEING MADE TO
ESTIMATE NUMBER NEW
CARS NEEDED HERE
County Tire Board Will Be
Rationing Body For Autos
And Trucks in Graham
——— —— An announcement
Funeral Sendees
Held Sunday For
Mrs. Nancy Howry
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS
RECEIVED HERE TODAY
Transportations funds for
schools of the county amounting
to $1711 were received this morn-
ing, according to Miss Fannie
Ragland, county superintendent
of schools.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Mrs. W. E. Connely of Jermyn
is a medical patient in the Graham
Hospital.
Mrs. G. F. Jeffries and baby
was set at 4,2!H) feet with total j daughter, bom Saturday after-
depth in dry lime of 4,296 feet, noon, were dismissed from the
Operator will plug back and test J Graham Hospital Monday.
shows in upper Caddo.
8kbold Drilling Company No. 1 j treatment at
E. M. Wolfe, block 623, TJLAL.
survey, in the James pool, was
shut down at 4,502 feet in dry
lime. Top of Marble Falla was
encountered at 4,266 feet, with a
small show gas and oil in zone
at 4377 feet to 4,366 feet.
W.-E. Production Company No.
2 H. E. Brown, block 6£4, TEAL
survey, in the James area set «4i
inch casing on Chapel lime at 4,936
feet and drilled to 4,957 feet and
had light oil show. Cleaned out and
treated with 1,000 gallons of acid
and swabbed, recovery was salt
water. The teat will be plugged
back from total depth of 4,967 to-
tal depth to a Marble Falla sec
tion at 4,370-90 feet.
Seven miles southwest of New-
castle, A. T. Strong and others
No. 2 E. C. Stovall block 8,947 T.
$1 L. survey, drilled out plug at
4300 feet to toot EUentmrger to
total depth of 6,000 feet, bat loot
the swab in the hole and was fish-
in*
K. R. March and others have
abandoned their pair ef locations
made some time ago for propoaad
4360-foot teats, No. 1 Deward
Brisco, P. Tackett survey, 1366,
and No. 1 Cook, Taylor survey,
abstract ly64i.
Mrs. 8. E.
Craig ia receiving
the Graham Hos
pitaL
Little Broner Reed underwent
surgery at the Graham Hospital
Monday morning.
Judge K. W. McFarlane is re-
ported to be somewhat improved
today after an illness that has
kept him confined to his home for
the past week.
DR. DON HAYES
MOVES TO NEW
LOCATION
Dr. Don W. Hayes has moved
his office from his former loca
tion to the Graham Land Office
building, directly across the street
where he has been located."
. He invites his friends and cus-
tomers to visit him in hia new
home.
iFuneral services were held Sun-
day afternoon for Mrs. Nancy Ann
Howry, resident of Graham since
1907, who passed away at her
home on Pecan St. at 8:05 Satur-
day night, January 17, after a
lengthy illness.
Nancy Ann McCampbell was
bom in Birmingham, La., on
Nov. 1, 1861. She came to Coman-
che county, Texas, with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. McCamp-
bell when quite a small child. She
was married in that county to W.
L. Howry on Aug. 1. 1880; her hus-
band preceded her in death, having
passed away Dec. 13, 1918. Five
children were bom to this union;
one died in infancy and a son
Jack Howry, died Jan. 2, 1!*36.
Three children survive.
The deceased joined the Metho-
dist Church when a young girl and
remained a church member and
Christian all through life.
Servic; s were held from the
Morrison Funeral Home chapel
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock
with the Rev. C. H. Cole, pastor
of the First Methodist Church, of-
ficiating; interment was made in j
Oak Grove cemetery.
Survivors include two daugh-1
ters, Mrs. Emmitt Davis of Gra-!
ham and Mrs. Lilly Pharries of j
Charley, Texas; one son. Dee How-
ry of Odessa, Texas; two brothers |
Bob and Hardee McCampbell of
Comanche; one sister, Mrs. Lillie
Conway of Comanche; also sur-
viving are thirteen grandchildren
and fifteen great grand children.
Pallbearers were W. A. Babb.
C. B. Cochran, Pat Wood. Brit Al-
ford, J. E. Shoemate and Ehrl
Hutchings.
made today
by Mayor Hinson and Judge
Thompson asks that those people
in Graham and surrounding terri-
tory who are eligible to receive a
new car or truck please make their
intentions known if they wish to
purchase one this year. This is
necessary in a survey being mack
to find out about the number of
cars and trucks to be needed to
meet the demand here.
The county tire rationing board
will be the governing body of this
rationing. If you are not familiar
with the rulings, you may contact
one of the local officials of the
program who will be glad to give
you wh%t information they have.
The auto situation is about the
same as the tire set-up. those who
are eligible for one are eligible
for the other in most instances.
J*s» Tackett, at the city office,
L. ii. Scott at the tire office in
the courthouse are the ones to
give this information to. Your im-
mediate attention would be ap-
preciated, as the local office wish-
es to complete the survey and
send their report to the state of-
fice as soon as possible.
BEN HUGH MATTHEWS
PROMOTED TO CORPORAL
Word has been ^"received here
that Ben Hugh Matthews, who is
in the United States Marines sta-i
tioned at San Francisco, has been
promoted to corporal. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Mat-
thews of Graham.
Misa Janis Patterson spent the
week end with her parents in Ben-
jamin.
Mrs. Ollyne Jeffries, who has
been confined to her home be-
cauae of mumps, was able to re-
sume her work as county home
demonstration agent today.
RETURNED TO GRAHAM
Mrs. J. J. Hawkins will be
brought to the Graham Hospital
from the Methodist Hospital in
Fort Worth tomorrow. Morrison
Funeral Home will make the trip.
Mrs. Hawkins’ condition is report-
ed as much improved.
8CHOOL STUDENTS AT
8HAWNBE BUT STAMP*
RICHARD BOGARD OF
BL1A8V1LLE SELECTED
TO REPRESENT TEXAS
U. LAW CLASS
AU8T1N, Texas, Jan. 19.—
Though only beginners in their
profession, 36 University of Texas
first-year law students proved
their capability by surviving the
firat two rounds of a freshman
law competition involving more
than • hundred students.
An annual affair, the competi-
tion gives first-year lawyers ex-
perience in studying, briefing, and
pi as ml 1st eaaas. The $6 who
came through the first two rounds
ef debate were awarded certifi-
More Than 100
Attend Oil Men’s
Meeting- At Olney
L. B. Scott is
. Local Director
of Association
More than 100 oil operators from
the North Texas central district
attending a banquet in Olney Fri-
day night heard Charles Van
Meek of Tulsa, Okla., field man-
ager of the I. P. A. A., review con
ditions in the industry with a pi**
for patience. -------------
Maximum oil will be produced
with a minimum of defense ma-
terials and changes and priorities
affecting the industry will be al-
tered soon. Van Meek predicted.
Paul Atchley of Olney, director
of the I. P. A. A., presided. Rev .
W. H. Townsend, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, gave the
invocation; music was furnished
by Miss Frances Roberts and Mrs.
Cal Ramsey. Other I. P. A. A. di-
rectors present were I. D. Camp-
bell of Wichita Falla. L. B. Scott
of Graham, and Charlie Clowe of
Throckmorton. *■
SON BORN TO MR-
MRS. MORRIS WRIGHT
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wright
have announced the birth of a son,
James 'Morris, who was born Fri-
day.
Services field In
Lewisville For
John M. Jones
Funeral services were held at
11 a. m. Monday at the Baptist
Church in Lewisville for John
Morgan Jones, 72, whi died early
Sunday morning at his home here.
Mr. Jones, who was born in Ala-
bama August 31, 1869, had lived
here for several yean, making his
home at the Orr Apartments.
Among the survivors are «•* tea,
Paul Jones of Graham, and Ray-
mond Jones and Glenn Jonea,
formerly of Graham.
Interment was in the Old Hall
cemetery at Lewisville.
Students in the second grade at
cates in acknowledgment of their
8hawaaa School have pnrshsssd
work.
$17 worth ef defense stamps, Fay
Eventually, the contest will
Brantley, principal, has an-
bars narrowed down to fear stu-
noutietd.
dents, who will argue before the
Other dtoeee at Shawnee are
Teona Supreme Court some tone
cooperating hi project tor toe pur-
in April. Assen* those receiving
chase ef stamps, he said, hat re-
certificates was Richard Bogard.
sults ate incomplete.
of EMasvHle. '
MORRISON COMPANY
EMPLOYERS LEAVE
FOB NAVY
Wilbert Gough, son ef Mr.
Mrs. Sam Gough, and credit
ager of Morrison Dry
will leeve this week for
the U. 8. Navy.
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Luker, Phil E. The Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 121, Ed. 1 Monday, January 19, 1942, newspaper, January 19, 1942; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth888481/m1/1/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.