Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1959 Page: 1 of 18
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offensive weap He Is CharTe*' Reynold*. « , DonaSrSesaom, 147. at left Bradys season record
f0rthoheAAtcirssChami)i&T1KhiP IvH 19«f f0f 1*r lUite I Wg **** for- Brady is [He Ip the todhi's ^liadhJlf . ^rMten^^^ha^ehai 147,f a^righ^Talf, wm^-to 30 Wlntifs'
lit tho AA claw. , , *nd Stamford won. | guard linebacker Scott Apple ground gainer with 2.276 yards i let Hanson. 157. at left end: the hack field ,' u Coleman
fhe name will be imre«‘led 2M3. The teams have played j ton who has started on de .in 294 ciwiU** ami the leading .Curtis (Jleaton, 166, at left tac They will take a 12-2 record 0 Stamford
Sd^atSlum*!n/very £am,‘ Tm' Wllo 162 !*»*»»*• Applet^ at left guard; into the flnols. losing lo Stam 68 Del Rio
Scbpol stadluiTl Ut 8 tun- lalm-o-wlth Maniford wirnung the two teams. He was named held to 12 yards in ,!he eon- BUI Art her. 206. at center; ford and San Sab». 34-30. 12 Killeen
air-state hts Junior yior and tear earlier; this year, lie Frankie Tomlinson* 156, at While the Bulldon from 42 ■
fSo win be the filth'meet 13-7, 14-6 and 8-0
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AND THE STAMFORD LEADER
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY. TEXAS, DECEMBER 17. 1050
$2.50 Per Year—SINGLE rnpv tr» prvt«
et Streets
Blamed for
Car Crashes
Wet. slippery jdreeU vvero
| blamed for two automobile ac- 1
cirlents in Stamford Mofglay.'j
while the same hazard might i
have been the Indirect cause T
of another. Polite Chief R,
Coop»*r reports.
One occurred at the north-
west corner of the srptare. an-
oth<*r IntpprTf^d on a farm to
market road, apd a third that
sent two women, to the hos-
pital occurred at Ferguson
On Skip-Row Planting
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Opinions Voiced
At Ptfrley Here^Tuesday
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...... - ... . _____ ■ "• " ------ +to*ptnittzrrt were‘Mrs. IB J.
* ”B. P..TJkvonporC (leift) anti Andy Jones examine cotton burs which have been .Moore. 18. driver of one of
returned to the land on the Davenport Estate, southeast of Stamford. An two <n,s involved, and
exceptionally good record has been-made on thi^innd as a result of'bur applicti- . Suo Mlue^ al»fo is.
tion. _____________• r Hospital attfiMk'nts. report-.
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t her Ms believed to be s<>rious.
i and added that a Check re-
vealed no broken bones nor
, lacerations.
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Farmers finding Usage
For Lawly Cotton Bur
The lo\vly bur, heretofore rate of six tons per acre on j.1s many tons of the buc. as he
a. ^vorthle** .by-product* of the TOO acres.’and eight tons per , wanted - tins- year, and in an
Jktton-producing regions of ; acre on 63 acres, utilizing soil40ffort jxj InriVntir the supply j
Th«> world, may become an im- following oats and cotton pro* ;an app^i has txeen made to
PC port ant factor in stepping up duet km the year befote. and ’ gj„ners to install bur catchers
g flCflce4fa«lUi tlun if early re- this year tire results rtf the iandJmld for the farmer rath
suits.oj an eg^eriraetit are any | experiment were noted with |ot- man ' The pro
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Contending that fhe govern-’ Would not icstilt in a eompleie
jmenfs intent to i)an skip-row .loss if this expenditure. |,e . . _
icntton production i.i niindiM.1 Rtm—hntrhe known | Qivn | 111zvf ncj
tprtritnn<rnrrtnm»4.«^ .tin- coming (Ji.mge. some AvUv V£UUld.O
Hn>-.chance of hearings, a of the jnirehases would n..i
I group of an'a fartperi-^ihet Jiave been made. .Tones County’s cotton pro-
I j Tuesday to v«»iee .bitter pro- : .. ., - .....-t+uix»ra I'ut'sdaj-approved by a
[tests and to file with various . sk I*n>'' ‘ fop lk,s *i~ p4*rcent margin crop qiio-
fsourivs their views on the. pro *" ^">1 usage here las for m.xi-
---------------- ----------<7'm7^r yedfV ami ,o ottio,,! figures reU*as**d
First word of the proposal- the ^HndrJ'YaOus program ™
ban broke into the open ea.h gritrrtl tl, ,hal sys,r',u ,lf A,,sun
this week, and only hou.s ts>- ntfon. A changeover would ?“ r> 10'
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Neither of the other two re* | "-• | tJl° allotment progjamv^ u#ll|4. M*thaeks most rariiM»rs ,h<’ -w'lifle 12**1 eaat ilis-
is™^-sr !r: ^
un„W, ,u m„ve a«an,s. Jy
indication.
Reader,* tc Get
American 1 Day
Early Next Week
Slumlord In the pre-season . fading prtidart rB c<>n>!tr<*!;1 ‘-*yjrt^ tbh while at IfamtrM CTturned "oyt
Billy Ross C’nvin. above, has
protest change, and some farmei s
yards rushing in 2fM carries
^eus so
for the season. He made
only A2 yards against the 1
Bu r
rector
,iy tj
, f TXr,, ,;,Zd>ZTwT Z :r^
favor. ! duet by fire, a normal prac
And the test Is being made ‘ <">n the land following oats, flu* by many pinners. ____
..-hr .Tones County ^here King 'cotton DToduelion was one and j Besides the increased yield,
£51 ton Is dne .of the more , gRC:lmlX. JUttlcs tu„ the acre, |jr is believed that the us<* of
important money crops. • 'While on land-ft»l!ow+na cut- .bttr acts os a soil eondi- 1*
-T»«e ,.>p,,riTtinni ic- uoIqjt ,'nr. T°n ^>c ;‘< *4 as somewlHf; ijoner Following ltra\y ruins,
i its I out under the waiihful ,ess H lhik1 b*un- than a bale t wfif-n wafer ouinUilL siands
eye of the Califotma Creek a*'rr. A* the same Time, above the ground only to be*
Soil Conservation District, to .however, land on which burs iost by evaporation, a large
get her with- the cooperation weir not- spread yielded about < portion of the moisture is
"of nearby fnrmors. three fourths of a bale to the;,soaked up by the but.
One of the sites is the B. m'r<‘ - - -• . ----
P. Davenport farm east- of In the early stages of the |
Stamford. At this relatively ex|>ei iment. burs were avail-
early stage of Ipe experiment, able in large quantifies at |1
IT is Ts'lievef! that*the bur ap hauled to the field, and
-plied to land is one way to 50 _££TUS for spreading. This
Increase the yield and at the >eai, lu wever. with an in I
same time improve pi islucti- j creased di-manil tor liui pix>- i
vlty of the soil for other crops duct, farmers paid 81.50 to |
as well. - $2 50 .« ton hauled to the field.
In 1958. burs were applied! Da\eti|*ort. the report eon-j
to 165 acres of land at the tinues, was unable to secure (|tK.t six-eial services foi the
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may have thHr jmprr in ad- ! PrAvv Re-fleeted -fn" Also tn -utnOH-jn pointisl <mt that Memheis «.f was syuuiwhat Tfiglier than
rrj: h a jf “£S«-
and delivered one Uav ««r- wus re-elected president of t)u»-4^\ rtiiiup*. Jr. Tv T. re<lly with the- farming Indus ington threntening a ban of
»▼ next week. ---- Stom*wall Coiuity Hti-1 SchcajnmakCL. ('ejjiJd I i’Wtor. try, especially ontm piodue- the skip row crop might have
lug and 10 against.
Stamfotd box was
divided Of the 50
09 ^ Rnvmond ^mvei, aid "w.'"iV
«;.nl Wednesrlay, and ««r- , % , *0h>’ Stovall,
fv-spoiulents and advert is ,lh4 *'• Vlettel. AspermonT,
ers are so advised. | ^rst am1 •sc‘,°nd
___ dents, respectively.
Stamford Churches Plan
Programs for Christmas
Members of the chamber's
| ac rind tun- commit b-c. head-
•si by Mr. latvvorn. draft-
j <sl messages of protest, uml
any number of Individuals
-—many of whom wore not
in attendance at tile niirf-
Ing— dlspfttelted tlielr |H*rsoti.
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Cimti.mnl on Page M linger number to the polls'..
Voting was lighter tiuui nor-
mal in Haskell County, but
still an -overwhelming major-
ity voted for the quotas, the
Haskell ASC office reported.
Of the 157 voting. 429 fav
r. c.l quotas v> Ink- 2H veted
against the issue.
Yule Lighting
Contest Lags,
Jayeee States
The- peanut vote at Anson
.Interest in the Junior Cham- was two for and thiee against. •
, , .her of Commerce Christmas -Tones County is, not a large
In additkin a connnittee of lj th(in , (.ampaign has N-cn Ii’anut pr.Kluciilg area,.-and n*
three F.T. Sidioonmaker, Joe I disH()()0,ntinglv light, an ^nall vote was automatically
Benton and Weldon Walker 1 nm"y.s h)hn auUWcss. mm nnUcpate.l.
Stamford churches will eon for youngsters of the church. | ing on Dec. 27. college boys of-whh-h'wiw disffeulh^d\.Vv5- miUo<‘ ‘ hairman in charge of
• • • • ‘ ‘ * iL/i piininct
Hearing to Air
Annexation Set
. * V't - - I ••• II MtlO Ml'vihllt llt.MI Ml \»t- . .
and gnls home for the holi ! i-ic»us sources,- including the * *°
days will lx* fn charge of a Washington. D. C.. office of To da,° on,v a h«lf dozen
program. There will lie spe- n,,. ty s. Department of Agri1 or s<’ ‘‘n,lios v'’
| eial music at each event in (culture. reived, with a similar number
, , The Christmas program of
j observance of the birth of (the Central Presbyterian is set
I Christ, and for the most |>art, for Tuesday night, ReV. Jerrv
MRe obsi'rVanctr Will be held4Boles annotinees.' -----—L
j Sunday before Christmas.! Mrs. Tony Selmon will be I keeping with the occasion, an-
j However, at least a few cle- ! jn charge of a mttsicnl pro- i nounces Rev. Clyde Conk,
j nominal ions will carry spqgial (gram featuring the voung peo- i pastor. . .
^programs on thimrgh the new !,,|c and children of the church. I A varied program is sclted- if**0* .,hiV . h,‘. government is
| year. Viirmhlr „r e i Sh JolmTa-.' Methotlist. , J!i' ■ 's \ s. 1 <>u appeal foj-a Inn rv iip ftotvall
! The combined aih.lt. youth, 'extending over a period of Tfrttmttng by dr> land • farmers. ^ oTlolsn ■---
_ * . T , , and junior choirs, comprising V\*-dnesday night of this rhe observance actually ilU()tviM£! ,1|U Trizes totalling nearlv S200
The controversial annexa-, at the Dee. 18 meeting of the ! 140 voices, will present John. Twltarlnrthe church’* 4^.""^ Wednesday night of f norma lv^ t hied m «’«» be awarded for first, see
,n ordin.'inorv h;in^intj In thr* HtV mnnril W Pntm'innK "I j.it» Trane. ^ * this \v#»ok with i» ^ 1 * | (anted to
The proles, was a result of I'’*11 intetuioos to com
1 , , Jiete lop one of the three val-*
tlie announcement <i the (>1- u, •, ,
liable priz.es, Ci.uidji'ss said
At the same time he isslred an
Hon brdi/iiuice, hanging In the (city coutK'il. i W. Peterson’s "Love Trans-
balance novv for nearly two j The ordinance had Its first landing" at the First Baptist
years. Is docketed for hearing reading in the early part ofiChurch Sunday night to take
— — ---------“----11958. Since then there has |1»la<v-*»f the regular 7_ o’clock
lMH*n a mild flurry of opposl- worship service,
tion voiced by some of the j The presentation will fea-
j property owners involved, and j ture soloists, trios and du- 4 j-ifts. treats for everybody
it is believed that the out-j eta with Pat Bonds as nar- HMI| b„. K|nK|njf nj < hrlsi-
Jspoken objections is probably, rator and I*. H. Harris, di- I m:ti songs.
I the reason the council has de' j rector. Mrs. C. M. Icstcr
Local Area
Rain Totals
Nearly Inch
layed action on the issue.
J Involved are several pieces
I of properly on whic h arc
will Im* at fhe piano. Mrs. E.
I. Cowger will perform at
the organ.
this week with a .Sunday- ; i „ . T . ond and lliinl plarex.-“Thev
School Christmas tree* and T are on displav at the West
program. ' - j. Mr. Loworn said it is his T(>X||S rti,‘iti;s Co. office*
Deo. 20 at 10:50 a.m., sjiecial *on < n ion 1,1 •' • ’'In«' where entry blanks mav- also
Christmas music will he gtv.‘would seriously cripple a pro- - ^ ^ al‘0 al,.
en by the choir, and the pastor f™™ «» progress lor a mini b|ish(.f, in thl. ,,,ilimns of
will luring a brief Christmas ! ,K‘' nf V’a, s N,any tanners. ‘ ,
meditation. !hc* said, have adapted their ' _
Next Wednesday, night, the Irmctlces to. the present sys- First prize will be a $109 !D
youth of the church will go ’‘‘-m. and as result have s|H*nt vacuum cic*.ui<>i . se. ond . •» >
Wednesday night. Dee. 23. j caroling, and Christmas Day I thousands of dollars in the ;)n<^1,1,11,1
has bc'en set aside for the! a community service* will be process. 1 iw" ? ’ a11 * ’
presentation of a Rtoyfrt at,.[.held. Jn the aancluarw- owri—--I- ^m-ntly spent-67.000 twy» ' *:!*
, Trfniwt Hiinfsc •»,---1«........ a.an in .....■ _________I ..................... r,., puDllsncct in an «auici <cnuon
Oi-eeted homes of bc*ttei than-i TKc^ setinorT"Sunday morn jTrfntty Rapffsf irt which from 9:3d to 10 and another. , self on e
r/Z . ZZ SSLE In, .11 -Crnlrnl Chri.,1.., will b.-slnnor,. 10-10:15. IS- »K„,,
equipment fitt,*<l to
Nearly three-quarters of an I average costs. Annexation 1 *nR - -........ —.....-....... a . ... , ,
lnc-h of moisture was soaked 1 would automatically place 1 be •‘•The Christmas Proelama- tP • ... . * ” °* ' R®* Itcs-ognltlon service* for
U|> by dry farmlands of theqthem on the city tax rolls, but ;^on kiven by Rc*v. James > ’ pa . o ow* ^
area Monday and Tuesday jthe prospects for increased [Smith, while the evening sf*rv **^—*———i——
with 1h« heaviest fall of the taxes is not necessarily the |i<v 'vd* be devoted to an im-1
48-hour/period coming Mon- reason for opposition, some I prossive candlelight service I)au„r..r Ti/*l/atii
day. night, according - to fig [property owners contend. \ Av'dl tbe choir, directed by Bill , ivcocrvt, i llAtflH
ures Released by Cleburne When, and if annexed, the - Mayes, presenting the Christ: , . , ■ -j
ifuston, local ohsener. [boundary lines would be ex-jmas cantata, climaxing with jAVHllJlDlC Rl JpZj
Up through Tuesday, Stam j tended thusly; 200 feet south ''*lr prosentation of gifts for j
ford recorded .71 inches, and j of Elizabeth Street, on, to the ! ’2]° •Hillette hovvler homes, j UflCnts 75 Gdlts
with low-hanging, moisture , east side of Columbia, run- lTju> rl<*' Hadition of .the
laden • clouds still very muehJnlng thusly to the farm to [church will he re-enacted as ■
In evidence, there was good J market road. From this point members of the congregation i
promise of still more inter-like line runs north to Include bring their gifts to the altar,
mlttent precipitation. The to- ' all of the citjf property around 1 Dee. 20 als* will be IFm* ob-
tal through Monday-was .61. {College Lake and thence back , sorvance of‘CTiiTstmas at/the
While the .71 inch can Ix-'wesl to join the present city ! Foursquare Gospel Church, j
considered "good'1 since it fell i limits. / „ announces Kathryn Byrd/ pas [
slowly and soaked Into the Present ilmfts. east of Co- jhm. The special program by
•ovv pl.miing," Mr.
Loworn said, and lidded that j
although ttte changeover
put
of The American.
American to Publish
Letters to Santa
Following a long *tundiug
(Milicy, The Stamford Ainer-
ieau will puhli*li letter* to
Nania a ill tbi* M-a*o».
Meanwhile, the sinallfry
of tlie area who want to get
their messages in the hands
of Santa in advance of Ills
annual vi*H, are requested
to get started immediately
|M-nning want lists.
A number of letters have
already la-en received. They
will be held unit all will Im*
published on the same date
ii few day* before Christ-
nittst Tuesday, Dec. i'l to
Im* specific.
There 1* no charge for the
serv Ice.
1
il
college student* have b»*<*ii
' for Dec. 27 at 9::i« a.m.
’ at the parsonage, and a
watch night party I* sehed-
uksl for Dih*. 31 to usher
i in the new year. * - I
The sacrament of the Lord’s j TV) Rcninill Oppn
Supper will be observed
f'hrid n
Stamford Stores
earth, It is,still far below the
downpour of Oct. 3 when 3.50
inches were measured In
downtown Stamford. The to-
(“ tal for October was 8.37, or
about one-fourth'the annual
ni rmal for this region.
*TT& rain was accompanied
by a-mild cold front,. Warm*
Ing temperatures are predict-
ed fop Thursday.
lumbia, ron down the ceilten children under Ihe direction I
of ComPlon Street to Golf, (of Mik. Donna Hall, will* lx* |
and thence north on Golf to i presented tietwecn the Sunday
Hudson Road. From this point School and morning worship
tha Une runs east down the Hour and will last for about
center of Hudson Road to the ,30 minutes,
farm to market road and i Foursquare Gospel nlsn
thence, back northwest down ! plans a supper Thursday night
the center of that road to Wll- (for the young people. - plus a
llama Street and then north iChristmas patty at the church
to Park Drive. . fellowshin hall Mondav nleht
Christmas Day and New After HOUTS Today
Year’s instead of (he usual j"
Ticket* to Friday’* Stam- Jan. 3, or first Sunday, tlje j
ford Brady game went oh church announced.
*«le at the high sch«xil A*so on Sunday night. Christ
Wednesday morning, and Lutheran, under the suporvi ;
again they are going at $2 sion of Wayne Reimer, will
each for ailult reserves, stage a Yule-program with
Principal 4. W. Simpson^children of tho Sunday School i,
announced. department appearing In a[
Stamford's share of re- ' playlet. In addition to skits,
serves Is 2,006. Students, al- a song service is planned, and
lotted 800 ducats, may an offering will be taken) foi
make purchases at the Texas District Lutheran
Local Man Hurt
St-- «
In Road Mishap
attempted to
t ytiiAv
make a left tniav. He was
qiloteil by police hs sav ing-he
did not see the approaching
The aeridetit beeurred short-
ly after I o'clock Monday aft-
ernoon. Mr. 1 iorjtof-- was cm
his way home from Amarillo
school at 75 renta each, or
*1 it the gate, the princi-
pal said
Church School Association.
_r—■■ / Mr. and Mrs. George Gray
The ticket* will remain , g./, Tuesday for Jackson
on aale until II a.m. Fr»-lTn<.n > wh^rf. lhoy vUU
p* I their daughter, Mrs. Oliver
*' ...... —(staves and family
A Stamford insurance man gravel
Stamford'* retail *lore.* uas hospitalized Monday aft-
will remain open after cinoon following a ear truck
hours Thursday nlglit. but crash abnur three miles east
after that |M*rl«Ml, shopper* of Aspermmd on Ili^piwav '' "
will liave to do llicir f hri*l- 380.
nut* gift buying during ^ Hospitalized was Tiivis llor
regular store hours. i• >n. operator of an eisitramt
Menhants, at a meeting e.anpany here which bears v/,iere he had been attending
lale last month, set aside |,j.s name. Hospital attendant* a hfismess meetiiig. Mrs. Hor-
D«s-. .1, 10 mid 17 for re* Hated his lnjtttjca-rtta ,tlu»e-Mbn p,|/j The‘.\im*i ieim.
maiiiing open after hours broken. tTbs. a slight edneu* Horton ear was cotn-
for the benefit of shopper* sum and lw*ad larerntiwmf. His ,|,.m„ii.*hisl and dam-
wlio normally Wjuild He mi condition wa* given as ’ good" ilK,. ,h«* truck vvas heavy,
able to simp during regular hue Tuesday a Bern. am. *,*„,. tl ll( k>Jj iv,*, esea|axl with
hoiirs. Ills ear was in collision with superficial Injuries.
t ounttng today. a gravel truck. Investigator* Haskell’s highway patrol In-
•are only **' **** said .the Horton car was tniv vestigafed. assisted by tho
^***8 dny» until ChrUlmaa. cjjn<, y»MS( Hn,( the truck west, sheriff s ilopartmetyt of Stone-
vThe crash occurred as the wall tenuity.'
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