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19,445 Bales
Ginned in Paducah
The Paducah Post
29,909 Bales
At Compress
FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR. NO. 43
THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JAN. 19, 1961
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A
Annual Horse Show
Dates April 28-29
Dates for the annual Cottle-
King Horse and Colt Show and
Rodeo have been set for April
28 and 29, Burnett Richards,
president of the Cottle-King
-w ^ Livestock and Rodeo Associa-
tion, announced today.
The president also announced
that April 8 had been set as
the date for the annual 4-H and
FFA Calf and Pig Show which
is sponsored by the two-county
organization.
The 1961 production of the
Horse and Colt Show is again
affiliated with the American
Quarter Horse Association and
K
EN’S
ORNER
By KENNETH TOOLEY
It’s not unusual to see Joe
P. Asher with a pencil and pad
for most of the time he is fig-
uring carpentery work, the price
of hogs, or describing something
or other.
But last week his pencil and
pad were serving a different
purpose ... he had lost his
voice and couldn’t utter a
sound.
He had been attacked with
one of the many throat diseases
^ that are going around and it
left him, you might say,
“speechless.”
t HoweveY, by the first part ot
this week, he had regained the
use of his vocal cords, at least
, enough to dispense with the
pencil and pad for talking pur-
poses.
—o—
Cottle County residents have
less than two weeks in which
to become eligible to vote in
elections scheduled in 1961.
final date to pay poll taxes is
Tuesday, Jan. 31. Alter that
date, if you have not paid your
poll tax, you can forget about
any and all elections this year.
You can also forget about con-
demning those in office if their
actions do not meet your ap-
proval.
Years like this are often re-
ferred to as “off-year” election-
wise. meaning that there are no
elections other than city and
scr'-^l board votes.
We uo not believe there is
any thing as an “off-year”, for
city and school board elections
are just as important as any
state or presidential election.
In fact, in our opinion, these
local elections are the ones we
should be more concerned a-
bout, for the leaders we vote
into office are the ones that
directly affect each citizen of
jj. this - community.
These are the candidates
that should be more carefully
considered than any other, for
theirs is a thankless job, but
a job that must be done. As
4 electors, we should consider it
^ a community responsibility to
insure that the right people are
chosen to rule our city and
school boards . . . men who
can accept the job and handle
it with equality and fair re-
spect to all concerned.
There will be a city election
this year, and seats on the
school board will have to be
filled.
In addition to these, a state-
wide election is on tap for
voters on April 4 to elect a
senator to the U. S. Congress.
This may not be all, for you
can never tell what will come
up during the year that will
require a public vote.
It could happen that some-
% thing important concerning our
city or schools would suddenly
arise whereby a decision of the
eligible voters was necessary.
Such has happened in the past
and many votes were not cast
because they failed to pay
their poll tax.
Don’t let this happen to you
this year or any other year.
Just remember that your one
vote is important. Your one
vote counts in every election.
dates for the show here have
been approved by that organi-
zation. Richards pointed out
that the local show will observe
contest rules and regulations
as prescribed by the Associa-
tion.
Committee appointments are
being made by the president
and they expect to be com-
pleted within the next few
weeks, said Richards.
The parade, chuck wagon
dinner, and Old Settler’s Re-
union, will again be included
in the show this year and were
approved by directors at a re-
cent meeting.
Directors of the Calf and Pig
Show are planning some addi-
tions to that phase of the pro-
gram for 1961. Richards said
those plans would be released
when they are complete.
In their meeting Monday
night, directors of the Associa-
tion approved necessary funds
for materials to repair pens at
the show grounds. Work will
be done by vocational ag class-
es under the direction of Nor-
man Cates.
GREENBELT DAM
WATER PERMIT
IS EXTENDED
Water permit for the con-
tinuation of studies and plan-
ning of a proposed dam on 'the
Salt Fork of the Red River was
extended this week by the
State Board of Water Engineers
upon application of the Green-
Belt Municipal and Industrial
Water Authority.
Directors of the Authority
acted on the extension Monday
night in a special session at
Childress, agreeing to pay the
extension fee by a unanimous
vote on a motion made by Wen-
dell Harrison, director from
Memphis.
The Greenbelt Authority now
has exclusive water rights for
another two years on Salt Fork
water, and will continue plan-
ning of the proposed dam and
lake to serve Paducah, Hedley,
Clarendon, Memphis, Childress
and Quanah.
Additional core drilling with-
in the next few months is also
planned by the Authority. It
became necessary to drill more
holes when a new dam site was
pin pointed after the first lo-
cation proved unfeasible. The
new site is in the western part
of Collingsworth County, about
two miles east and downstream
from the original location.
Ten resolutions prepared by
the Texas Water Development
Board for presentation to the
57th Legislature were reviewed
and discussed Monday night. Of
particular interest to Greenbelt
Directors was the proposal to
allow the Texas Water Develop-
ment Board a maximum loan
capacity of $15,000,000 on such
projects as the Greenbelt. It
is currently $5,000,000 or one-
third the cost, whichever is
smallest.
Greenbelt directors will rec-
ommend that the legislature
pass several of the resolutions.
Attends Last Rites
For Granddaughter
SWITCHBOARD FOR LIGHTING EFFECTS — Jimmy Obar-
wetter, left, and Ronnie Dane, right, will operate the compli-
cated lighting effects that will be used in the production of
"Dragon Extravaganza" at 8 pm. in Paducah High School
auditorium here Friday and Saturday night, Jan. 20 and 21.
The switchboard, at bottom, contains 47 different switches.
Some control as many as 18 multicolored lights that will be
used in the presentation, Lights will be red, green, blue,
yellow and white. Tickets for the show are now on sale by
band members and Dragon Band Boosters.
Band Musical Opens
Friday for 2 Nights
BY JOYCE WILSON
Also lending their vocal talent
The grand finale of many
weeks work will begin when
the curtain goes up on “Dragon
Extravaganza,” a musical show
in kaleidoscopic fashion, start-
ing tomorrow and Saturday
nights at 8 p.m. in the high
school auditorium.
This will be the most color-
ful show in the area as 500
lights will be constantly flash-
ing their array of colors.
The multicolored show will
feature swing, comedy, a piano
solo by Carol Sandefur, and
musical numbers by Janice
Black, LaNette and Sylvia Dunn.
Funeral services for Cordelia
Jerrine Haston, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Haston, form-
er residents of Paducah, will be
conducted Thursday, Jan. 19, in
Monahans. I dents have paid poll taxes to
The two-year-old girl died I date, reported Lillie Edna Cruce,
during the night at the family * deputy tax assessor-collector.
Poll Tax Necessary
For Vote in Senate
Election April 4
The special election to name
a U. S. Senator from Texas to
succeed Lyndon B. Johnson will
be conducted on Tuesday, April
4.
This election became neces-
sary when Johnson resigned
the senator’s post to accept the
office of vice president of the
United States.
A number of candidates have
tossed their hats in the ring
for the senator’s seat. But, in
order to become eligible to vote
in this election and other local
elections scheduled in 1961,
voters must pay poll taxes on
or before Jan. 31.
Poll taxes may be paid at
the county tax assessor-collec-
tor’s office in the Cottle County
courthouse at the same time
county and state taxes are
paid. January 31 is also the
deadline for paying 1960 county,
state, city and school taxes
without penalty.
Only 429 Cottle County resi-
will be Avis Smith and Patsy
Garrett. The comedy routine,
“U. S. S. Codfish,” is presented
by a group of high school boys
who aren’t in the band.
The stands in front of the
musicians were made by the
director, Richard Carey, and are
the only ones like this to be
had by any high school- band.
They are so elaborate that they
would be too expensive for
bands to purchase ready-made.
The stand in front of the
drum will have 150 lights in it.
It took nine days for Carey to
build the revolving globe which
will be attraction in the fea-
tured number, “Black Light.”
The cost of this globe was $75.
It has taken many hours of
work by Director Carey and his
students to produce this elab-
orate two-night show. You
certainly won’t regret investing
your ticket money and evening
in it.
Admission will be $1.00 for
adults and 50c for students.
Pre-school children will be ad-
mitted free of charge.
196l’s First Dollar Days
Set to Open Thursday
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Nine Paducah merchants
joined together this week-end
in kicking off 1961 with one
of the biggest Dollar Days sales
events offered here, and more
are planned throughout the
year.
This first big event of 1961
will be conducted here by the
nine merchants on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday, Jan. 19,
20, and 21.
Hood’s Dress Shop, Burruss
Grocery, Isbell Drug Co., Ham-
rick Grocery, J. C. Penney Com-
pany, Piggly Wiggly, Ben
Franklin Store, Paducah Cash
Grocery and Market, and Hanks
Food Store are participating in
the January production of Dol-
lar Days here.
Values upon values are be-
AREA RANCHER
SUCCUMBS TO
HEART ATTACK
Burial rites for Leslie Mc-
Adams, 73, pioneer Foard Coun-
ty rancher, were conducted in
Garden of Memories here Sat-
urday with arrangements by
Womack Funeral Home of Crow-
ell.
Services were conducted at
10 a.m. Saturday in Womack
Funeral Chapel at Crowell with
the Rev. W. B. Fitzgerald of
Thalia and the Rev. Warren
Everson, pastor of the Bethel
Church, Crowell, officiating.
He died of a heart attack at
his home in west Foard Coun-
ty Thursday, Jan. 12.
McAdams was a former resi-
dent of Cottle County, coming
here in 1890 with his parents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mc-
Adams. He was born Nov. 13,
1888, at St. Jo, Texas.
He established the ranch in
the western part of Foard Coun-
ty and was married to the
former Miss Jennie B. Carroll
of Quanah on Dec. 6, 1914.
Survivors are his widow and
one son, R. G. McAdams, both
of the home; one daughter,
Mrs. Otis Gafford, who makes
her home near the ranch; two
brothers, Melvin McAdams of
Muleshoe and G. D. McAdams
of Bakersfield, Calif.; three sis-
ters, Mrs. Coma Holingsworth,
San Antonio, Mrs. Blanche
Christi, Dallas, and Miss Zana
McAdams of Amarillo; and two
grandsons.
Pallbearers were Ed Gafford,
Jack Thomas, Ernest Boren,
Raymon Rasberry, and Houston
Adkins, all of Crowell; Charles
Welch, Jim Carroll, and Danny
Welch, all of Quanah.
ing offered by each one of the
firms that allow patrons
throughout the trade area to
recognize tremendous savings
on all types of merchandise.
Today’s Paducah Post, pub-
lished one day earlier than
usual, contains all the Dollar
Days advertisements for the
benefit of Paducah patrons.
Rural residents and potential
Architects Named
To Plan Christian
Church Building
Pond and Bellomy, architect
and engineers of Wichita Falls,
were employed to draw plans
for the new First Christian
Church building, the Rev. Ivan
Adams, pastor, announced to-
day.
The decision to employ the
Wichita Falls firm was made
Sunday at a congregational
meeting, the pastor stated.
Also, C. M. Paschall, treasur-
er of the church, reported the
total pledge for the building
fund had reached $62,679. In
the progress report, he stated
that approximately $21,000 in
cash is on deposit for the proj-
ect.
“It is hoped that construc-
tion will begin sometime this
summer and we will be able to
occupy it by Christmas of this
year,” Rev. Adams concluded.
home in Monahans on Jan. 17.
Attending the services were
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Haston of this city.
This number is less than
half the 1960 poll tax list that
totaled 1,186, however, last year
was a general election year.
V
mm
YOUR VOTE COUNTS
\
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429 Poll
Taxes Paid %
Area Residents Urged to Pay Poll Tax
n Campaign Underway by Jaycees
through the cooperation of the
county tax collector’s office and
persons may obtain one when
they pay their poll tax.
Renovation Begun
Members of the organization
began renovation of the Jaycee
Hut last week by installing a
ceiling and partitioning a sec-
tion for future installation of
a rest room and another section
for a kitchenette.
Plans were made Tuesday to
plaster all inside walls and
paint them. Plaster work got
underway Tuesday night and
another work party is slated
Thursday night.
Completion of the ceiling
will be done after walls have
been plastered.
When the project is com-
plete, the building will be made
available to all civic organiza-
tions, social clubs, and other
groups for meetings, and par-
ties. Bigham said it would be
necessary to charge a small
rental fee for the building in
order to keep it in good con-
dition and to take care of util-
A poll tax campaign got un-
derway here this week by the
Paducah Jaycees in an effort to
develop interest in local elec-
tions that are slated this year.
President Jim Bob Bigham
stated that, in addition to local
city and school board elections,
persons who have paid their
poll tax will also be eligible
to vote in the special senatorial
election that has been set for
April 4. He explained .that this
election will be conducted for
the purpose of naming a suc-
cessor to Lyndon B. Johnson
who resigned the senator’s post
to accept the vice presidency
of the United States.
Jaycees distributed tent cards
to local firms Tuesday to pub-
licize that it is time to pay poll
taxes. The cards read “Your
one vote is important. Be ready
to vote. Pay your poll tax be-
fore January 31st.”
Another part of the cam-
paign includes the distribution
of badges to be worn by per-
sons who have paid poll taxes.
These badges read, “I’ve paid
my poll tax, have you?”
Baderes
hairier issued < itv exnenses.
Lubbock Women
Presents P-TA
Program Tuesday
Film and lecture were pre-
sented to members of the Pa-
ducah Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion at their regular meeting
here Tuesday afternoon in the
high school auditorium.
The film concerned symp-
toms and rehabilitation of
emotionally disturbed children.
It presented three phases of
emotional disturbances, re-
bellion, withdrawn children and
unconfident children. Ways to
treat the emotionally disturbed
were listed as school counselor,
private psychiatry and residen-
tial clinics with trained per-
sonnel.
Mrs. Jack Coates, assistant
of Lubbock Community Chest
and Planning Council, lectured
on the film and gave statistics
concerning what is being done
to take care of the emotionally
disturbed. She stated that ap-
proximately 75 per cent of the
emotionally disturbed were
children.
The film was made avail-
able to the local unit by the
Junior League of Lubbock, and
was presented to the unit by
Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Goldheim, Mrs.
Faulkner and Mrs. Coates, all
of Lubbock.
In a business session a
nominating committee was ap-
pointed by the president and
consists of Mrs. Earl Bates, Mrs.
Dwight Richards and Mrs, T. E.
Long. New officers will be
elected at the March meeting.
Vacant House Is
Destroyed by Fire
A vacant house in the north
part of Paducah was burned to
the ground about 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan, 12.
The small, wooden frame
house, located in the colored
section, was completely en-
gulfed by flames when volun-
teer firemen arrived at the
scene. It had not been occu-
pied for some time.
Firemen let it burn out to
eliminate dangerous walls and
other debris that would have
been left standing.
Origin of the blaze is un-
customers in the Paducah trade
area received circulars in the
mail earlier this week promot-
ing Dollar Days here.
The Dollar Days event is
planned for the third Thursday
of each month throughout 1961.
The number of participants is
expected to change, and dif-
ferent firms will probably be
represented in the future.
Big savings are being made
available to area patrons, and
these cooperating merchants ex-
tend an invitation to everyone
to take advantage of the spec-
ial prices being offered this
week-end.
PHONE REBUILD
GETS UNDERWAY
HERE SATURDAY
Construction to rebuild and
extend Paducah’s entire tele-
phone outside plant facilities
got underway Saturday, Jan. 14,
according to E. I. Jenkins, dis-
trict manager for General Tele-
phone of the Southwest.
“The project will place the
outside plant in condition for
the proposed conversion to dial
operation and will provide addi-
tional facilities to serve our ex-
isting subscribers and all held
applications, and will relieve
congested areas for any future
growth in the exchange,” Jenk-
ins said.
Other major changes involv-
ed in the rebuild’ includes the
replacement of cable, and the
rerouting of facilities from the
streets to the alleys.
Paducah has enjoyed steady
growth over the years as- is
reflected in the 910 telephones
now served. General Telephone
Company of the Southwest
serves over 315,000 telephones
in 264 exchanges located in
Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and Louisiana.
Salvation Army
Drive Successful
As End Draws Near
The Salvation Army drive for
funds wag a success. A few
cents over $600 was raised in
the December campaign, it was
reported today by Mrs. John
Brown, drive head, and R. T.
Tyler, treasurer of the Paducah
Service Unit Committee.
Mrs. Brown pointed out that
because citizens of Paducah
and Cottle County cared enough
the hungry will be fed and
money will be available to give
aid in any emergency situation
of unfortunate people.
Mrs. Brown stated that 19
workers have as yet not re-
ported their results. “Our goal
of $650 will be exceeded if only
the workers will see their pros-
pects and turn, in the outstand-
ing envelopes.” Mrs. Brown also
expressed her thanks to the
many workers in the drive for
their services.
The Salvation Army Service
Unit Committee was organized
in 1958 to meet the emergency
needs of both local and tran-
sient people in need of food,
clothing and shelter. As mon-
ey is available, other needs are
met, such as medical and hos-
pital care.
Bernie Davis is chairman of
the local Service Unit. Other
members are E. K. Tooley, R.
T. Tyler, Rev. Carrol Jones, Mrs.
Brown, A. A. Payne, Elmer
Clark, Roy Powell and Harold
Reynolds.
The local committee joins
hands with the State Salvation
Army to provide state-wide wel-
fare services, which include dis-
aster relief, home and hospital
for un-wed mothers, aid to pa-
rolees and their families, camp-
inrf and others.
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Tooley, Kenneth. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1961, newspaper, January 19, 1961; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1017824/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.