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STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS (79553). THURSDAY, JUNE 2. 1966
Voting Saturday—
Vn»irninmimdm^
Only Three Polling
Pke^ To Be Open
Tor 2nd Primary
Only three
boxes I Senator He won the nomina-
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lion and will oppose Republi
cap John Tower in the Nov-
ember election.
County voters will have the
option of voting when* they
choose, a spokesman for the
county Democratic committee
t to see!
intrigue
uspense'
yvill be in operation in Jones
County for. the second Demo
eratie primary Saturday at
Stamford, Hamlin and Anson.
In Stamford, the election
will be held at the city hall
with Richard Lane and R. C.
Cobb as Judges.
' Only one contested race
will appear on the ballot, that
for the attorney general's post
in. Texas. Crawford Martin piace8 wa* adopted,
of Hillsboro, who leads- the
three-man race in the first-
primary, is beipg contested
fry Franklin Spears Jr. of
San Antonio.
a* b TJfe l*-ol
fj<-e was vacated when Wag-
goner Carr of Lubbock chose
to enter the race for U. S.
said. II was felt *the turnout
would be low and in an effort
to reduce - expense?, the re-
duced , number ot polling
Lions Officers
To Be Installed
.Haskell Voters
To Decide Three
Local Contests .
Three local races will add
irUaroat. to Lho. cW-cUuu .in .LLas-.
kell County and a vote only
slightly less than that of u
month ago is anticipated.
In the runoff for county
Judge, Incumbent James Alyis
fares Beverly O, Roberson of
Rochester. Slovcr E. • Bledsoe
.and R. R <JtgKs> Rewards
^ntestihg for eo’mmfs-
of Precinct 2, and
Edward J. <Sam> Neinast will
face E. C. Polllns as commls
aloner of ftfrinrt If
No curtailment of voting
boxcN has been made*, and
citizens will east their ballots
In the customary places.
New officers of the Stam-
ford -Lions Club will |>e in-
stalled at an installation din-
ms- at 7:30 p. m., Tuesday,
at the Cliff-House.
C.eorge M. Thompson of
- -Sweetwater, district governor,
will lie installing officer and
guest speaker. ’ ,,
Slated to be installed are
Lawrence Crider, president;
Grady Cozby, first vice presi-
dent . .Clinton . RAgii-xs^Aecoud
Stamford Plans To Boost Cotton
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With Sidewalk Sale, Promotion
t: -atamfuxrt will be going all
■ out for cotton this Friday and
Saturday with several activi-
ties aimed at supporting one
of the largest economic fac-
tors in this area.
Merchants here will begin
| the activity Friday morning
with a Cotton Bell Ringer
Sidewalk Sale which will last
through Stui-day. The sale
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Acreage Transfer 4
Jones County cotton farmer*
rejected by an almost three-to-
one wrath the wdc or
fer of cotton allotments with
the allotments to leave the
county. "t .
Thl*. will have no bearing
on release, transfer or sale
within 4fce county, Brad Row-
land, administrator of the
ASOS office at Anadn ex-
plained Wednesday. *
Referendum on the ques*
tiort was conducted for the
firs} time by mail and brought
the Orgeat vote ever tabulated
In I referendum, A total of
973 eligible vote* were count-
ed. ,
Rowland said workers out
of that office were getting
ready to measure maize acre-
age. He said that cotton, be-
cause of .the late planting
likely would be measured at
a later date.
Mayor of the City of St*m-:He» 4wa booklet which comes
vice president; Jimmy Turn-
er. secretary, and Grady Bald
win,,treasurer:
Other officers Include Lee*
Dickerson, tail twister! War-
ten Miller, assistant tail twist-
er; Lester Hollabaugh,, Lion
tamer, and Leroy Sch
sfst«nt iLion tamer.
Directors for one year are
Archie Tomlison, Homer Lett
and Bill Farley. Two-year di-
rector* are Enls Bishop,
Adrian Johnson, Dave Brown
\nd Ambrose Brown.
Hostess, Sponsor Namt
For 1966 Cowboy Reunion
Miss Martha Rollins will be
StarnFoi-SV -tiTrimr- «ftuir»or"
and Mrs. Jack Watson will be
official hostess for the 36th
annual Texas Cowboy Re-
union slated here July 1, 2
and 4.
Mrs. Watson was introduced
host to this year's Marctr-OT Dimes, DistiUR VTTT
reunion Saturday at a brunch
entertained by Mrs. Pete Cal-
hoOn and.Mrs Lee Walker at
the Cjiff House. Attending
were former hostesses of the
.Texas Cowboy Reunion.
Wife of a local attornnai,
Slate Sale of Poison
Mrs. Watson is active in civic
affairs -and has.
dent of thf Stamford Garden
•Club, Pierian Clrb and Wom-
en's Forum. "***• - .
She is a member of the
board of the Civic Improve-
ment Committee, the Carne-
gie' Library, Cancer Crusade.
National Flower Show Judg-
es Assn., aijd was seletced
Outstanding woman xk the
Mesquite District of Texas
Federation of Women's Clubs
in 1965.
—■swrtfm fwmatri vhdttng
sponsors during ^ the minlqn
and assist In registering and
will be during the monthly
Stamford--Bargatrr Dtiys'
To provide an atmosphere,
cotton bides will . be .placed
mound the square, and will ,h.
furnished by Stamford Re-gin
Co.
A display of cotton produc ts
has b«*en set ,u|> in the First
National Bank by the Stam
«-ecticliTe and ferftHrer rrtm
pgftles "ire expected- to have
displays, also. ...
Filin', equipment and imple-
ment dealers \yill have dis
plays of their i-qulpmcnt on
the 'corner* of the square to
add to the citywide jwirtj<ipa-
He said that ‘KSFfbn produe-
tTofTTn Johii«a~County in IMS'
totaled 57,214 bales, and the."
value to farmers was $M,982.- k"’
598. Total value to the county
from cotton was $50,000,(X)0,
he said.
- -Stenholm that 623,16ft
running bales of cotton were
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Mon in the project.
Also slated by Stamford' produced on the Rolling Plains
ford Cotton Oil Mill, and in-I merchants will hr.- a drawing In 1965, with a value of $97,-
--—--1- j at 5 p. rn , Saturday, In front | 837,376 fo'farmers. He noted
of the post office. The draw- | that the value of cotton to the
ing which has been going 31 counties In the Rolling
through May, may bring up | Plains was roughly six times
to $400 or more in prizes to
the winner.
The promotion of cotton in
Stamford is being sponsored
by the Retail Trade Commit-
tee of the Stamford Chamber
.of Commerce and the Rolling
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
First of Week-
MARTHA ROLLINS
, 1966 Stamford Cowgirl Sponsor
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vice president of the cotton
gruwcis. said Stamford .is tiu:
first' town on the Rolling
Plains to hold such a pro-
tpotiop. He Hopes that other
towns jn .tbe area will follow
tamfOrd's example itl the
future.
Stenholm noted that cotton
is an important product to
Stamford, Jones County, the
Rolling. Plains and Texas,
the farmers' value.
He said that cotton Is Im-
portant not only fo the 19,055
farmers who produce It, but
also to the other 540,000 peo-
ple who live on the Rollng
Plains.
Roy Elsenhach, chairman of
Charles Stenholm, cxi-i'Vlllve j'ttrr*- Retail Trade -Committee,
encouraged - the people of
Slamiord and the area to buy
cotton whenever'they can and
to r>articipate in the sidewalk
sale this Friday and Saturday.
"We. should hny and support—
the use of cotton whenever
we can,” he said. “It's, Im-
port ance as a'n economic value
to our community la so jgreat
that without !t^ we could
hardly exist.” ^
Grain Harvest Begins
Movement to Market
The 1966 wheat crop has
begin Its movement to the ele-
vators in the Stamford 'IfPtt ^ -
arid by- the first of next week
the harvest should be in full
swing. •*—— -
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Cotton Queen
proclamation,
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signed ly
Friday morning by the mayor,
states:
"I, G. Andrew*, Jr„
ford, Texas, realizing the
slgnflcance of the Stamfdrd
Jayceos “Poison Antidote Kit”
project from a community
service standpoint, do here-
by proclaim the week of-June
6th through June 11th as
Poison Prevention Week.”
Don Rose, chairman of the
project, said Jaycee* will be-
gin selling the poison antidote
kit, called “Mother’s Little
Friend,” Saturday afternoon
on the square during the
Stamford Bargain Days Side-
walk Sale
The kit, which usually sflls
for C.95, is being offered by
the Stamford Jaycees at $250.
The kit la compactly and at
tractlvely boxed and contains
simple, non prescription Items ford Jaycee* poison antidote
'•'"'"-'fil to he takeh Intern*!- v,t n»r»tect.
emergency
of accidental poisoning, Rose
‘said.
The uniqueness of the kit
Inside every box telling In
detail how and when to use
the various ingredients, he
said.
In conjunction with the sale
of the kit, Stamford Jaycees
wi II distribute barrels to
various service stations In
Mwn so that residents may
Clean out their medicine chest*
of old unmarked mcdlctpe
bottles and containers of
poisonous substances.
Rose noted that upon col-
lection the Iteips In thu bar-
rels win be destroyed proper-
ly.
has officially proclaimed June
6 through 11 as Poison Pre-
vention Week In Stamford In
conjunction with the Stam-
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of the elevators
par hu*h*l ffftll Eager of Ea-
ger Feed Mill said he heNrvod
the crop would be substantial
ly better than last year, bat
sm
will be a .senior this fall at
Stamford High Sk-hool where
she is a member of the band,
a member of the Mandolinas
singing group. Tonettes. Na-
tional Honor Society and will
be president qf. the Fine Arts
Club. She'SlsA Is sweetheart
for the Stamford Lions,Club.
’Martha will assist the hos-
tess in entertaining and reg-
istering the visiting sponsors,
will ride in the parade and
grand entries and will set the
pattern for the barrel racing
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The-:,. Saturday morning
brunch, which was, attended
by 22 gutats, was featured
with a miniature parade with
a hostesi riding a small red
convertible and cowboys en-
circling an outline of the
state qf Texas The head table
was decorated with an ..ar-
rahgement of red, white and
blue flowers in an oasis
banked with hay and lariat
ropes.
A cranberry cooler, fresh
fruit compote, ham loaf and
rolled pancakes were served.
Mrs. L. U. Hardy ot Plain-
view apd Mrs. V/. M. Black-
burn of Odessa were outtof-
town former hostesses who
Attended.
Other guests included Mris
E. P. Bunkletf Mr*. W. B.
Harrison, Sr.. WU* Hugh As-
tin, Mrs. Warren Tayman,
Mrs. Russell Crownover. Mr*.
J. F. West, Mrs. C. L, Crom-
well, Mrs. Rylaftd Gleaton,
Mrs. Norris Russell, Mrs.
Jimmy West Mrs, Pete Dob-
bins. Mrs. G.\ C. Carothers,
Jr., Mr*. Ike Hudson. Mrs.
George Zachary,. Mr*. Wataon
and the hostesses.
Cowgirl sponsors have been
an annual attraction at the
Taxat Cowboy Reunion si nee
'1931. Each girl, sponsored by
a ranch, business or
competes in a'barrel race for
'a saddle . * fl
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Proclaims Poison Prevention Week-
Mayor H. G. Andrews, Jr., centar, signs a proclamation, aetting Alune 6
through 11 as Poiaon Prevention Week in Stamford in conjunction With the
Stamford Jaycees poison antidote kit project Witnessing the signing are Roy
Eisenbacb, left, Jaycee director, and Bill Decker, right, Jaycee president.
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> Renee Lewis, daughter of
Dr. aqd Mrs. Gian Lewis of
Dallas, has been visiting here
two .weeks with her grand-
parents. Mr. and Mrs -gyton
Lewis. Dr. arid Mrs. l*wl*
will meet his patents in Min
eral Wells this weekend anti
Renee will return home with.
A new manager for the will come wKhln a matter of
Stamford -Chamber of Com-1 daps bill that Ik* man aaiaat
meree la to be selected early
next week and he is to take
on his duties here shortly
thereafter, _______r _ . ---,
J. L. (Slick) - McCalcb,
president of the CofC, told
directors at the re g u 1 a r
monthly luncheon meeting
men have already been Inter
viewed nad that a third IS to
arrive In Stamford Wednes-
day night fqt_jm Interview
Thursday.
MS
All of these men are high
ed will need to give two weeks
notice to his present employ-
er.
McCaleb said that all di-
rectors have been given com-
mitted assignments with each
director to select -chairman of
hja committee. Heading the
Wednesday ' noon that two ®R*jdU|lure ®iHWltlec wtll he
Gerald Paoctof, civic. James
self; government, Dr. James
Ratliff; Industrial develop
ment, John Harrell; member-
ship, DurWtrd Young; oil arm
petroleum, Clayton Childress,
ly capable, enthusiastic and
all come well recommended.
Making a- selection wHl be
very difficult,” he said.
A screening committee com-
posed of McCaleb, James High.
James Self and Durward
Young havd been screening
the applcant*. They will make
a recommendation to the full
board of directors who will
be summoned into special
meeting to make the final
decision. evi
This action, McCaleb said,
•nd retail trade, David Brown
Mrs Lee- (Jimmie) Walker
has been carrying on office
activities for the CofC pond
ir. gcmployment of a new
manager. ,
Called Off
‘ The Stamford Cotton Queen
Contest slatec( this Friday at
the high school auditorium
baa been called off
resentative to the Jonae
Cotton Queen Contest has
been named *' .
Farced Hawn, contest
chairman, sail Wednesday
morning that there was only
one entry submitted before
the deadline and that person
will rerreaent b»5
the county, contojt
She la Molly McCaleb.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. McCaleb. •
%Sim saSTtSarliHo rjfnr ****** ***
Miss Cotton Pixie pntnt for
girls tlx years old or under
which elso slated Friday will
be rescheduled with the Roll-
ing Pialns Cotton Queen Con-
test set here the last v eekend
in August.
revealed that grain cut so far
has been a little high In mols-
135 to 14 plus, with 13 or leas
being desired.
Quality of the grain hat
been exceptionally good. run»
ntng from 12 to W pounds
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So far. cutting for the most
part has been spotty and ai_
lair Idea of yield* can not ba
arrived at However, as aa*
buyer Indicated, there will be -
bushels But he hastened to
add that some Helds will da
well te produce five bushels.
The Harrison-Mtebler Grain
Co., elevator has purchased
about three oeif ef the new
groin with moat of it runnnlg
about 20- bushel* to the acre.
deorge Rivera at the Ktm-
b*-ll elevator said they had
bought four or five loads with
the moisture content Juat a
little 'over 13. He expected
business to pick up by the
At the Avoca -JOanbell ele-
vator about 100500 pounds
have been brought In. The
quality was saM to be “pret-
ty good" with the moisture
content a little high.
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Delinquent Tax
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Too much money.
That’s what Stamford .Coun-
ty Line Independent School
District tax collector, R. E.
Hall, said last week of the
storyj In.. The American about
the tax suit*.
‘Tmir story was correct
but the headline was Just
city, $100,000 to much," he pointed
out; ^ ■ ~-i—
Jack McCreay of Austin, a
delinquent tax .....collection
■T>nniaUoS ...{Ai. urKAlM |Ka
speClftMIT WiTn wnom u»e
school district has a contract,
had filed a number .of suits
seeking1 to dear up a lot of
old taxes which date back to
1935. •; *
Some 90 person* w e f $
named with 95516-97 being
sought in taxes and $6,108.12
penalty and intarat. ’
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1966, newspaper, June 2, 1966; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth973162/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.