Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 59, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1964 Page: 1 of 14
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Leader ..Volume 02—Number SO—American Volume 40, Number 59
, AM) THR'STAMFDRP LEADER
There Is No
For Life
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964
Lueders Vote Heavy;
,: . . •
Turnout Sparse Here
The Announced candidates
ArtMe swept Into office easily by
a.light voter turnout in Stem*
ford** city- election Tmtodw,*
election.
B. P. Davenport. James H.
Kelley and F. E. Upshaw were
As of March 27, farmers in
Jones County had. signed up 881
farms to participate in the 1964
feed grain program, J. E. Nix,
chairman, Agricultural Stabili-
sation and Conservation County
Committee, reports. The signup
period ended March 27.- s
W —
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Ail ■** :.. *
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a member of the present council
and Warren is a former council
member.
• ■»<*•#•» oe**»s> ooh
” »hK
IT
ancer Crusade
oet Wednesday
voted into office on the Stamford
city council without organised
opposition. Only 80 votts were
ggatT |
Warren In a close race In which
the winning margin was 76 to 66
votes. Winkles was serving as
®81 Jcnc3 County Farms
In ’64 Feed Grain Program S&3&C
° and Redford Felts, 84.
> -f * ■
Scouts to Have
Show on Square
Here Saturday
8tamford Boy Scout troops
and Cub Packs along with the
Stamford Explorer Post <1
sponsored by Trinity Baptist
Church, will gather Saturday
afternoon betweeh 2 and 5 p.m.
on the Post Office square to
conduct the 1964 Scout Capers.
Cuba plan to carry out and
display handicraft materials
’they have made this year. Many
of the Stamford dena will be
in the costumes of pirates, cow-
boys and Indians. Cub games
will be played by several dena
since this years show will be
conducted outside.
Boy scout troops will display
their ca'mplng* equipment, knot
tying ability, cooking and lash-
ing techniques.
Scouts and Cubs have been
selling tickets -to parents and
friends to the show. Scout units
will be paid a 40 per cent com-
mission on ticket sales. This
money can be used far camping
trips or operational funds.
version show 82,069 seres to be
diverted from the production of
com, graid sorghum, and bar-
ley. The diversion is from bate
acreages (1959-60 cverage plant-
ings) of 61,119 acres on the
signed up farma. Estimated
■wlih 98 votes. The top three
in the r*ce,’'Wer£ declared win-
ners. E. B. Vaughn, with 7$
votes, and B. E. Sanders with
45 votes will Join Stanford at
new council members.
The other four council candi-
dates and their votes totals
W. M. (Buddy) Crider, 80, died
Saturday morning in a Big
The forma liaflng Tntimlwt di
menu to be made this fall. The
32,089 acres signed up for di-
version for 1964 compares with
24,927 acres signed up during
the similar period for 1968.
The diversion payments aver-
age 820.00 per acre for 1964
compared to an average per
acre diversion payment of $15.00
tor 1963. . / -v .
Mr. Nix said that tpo goal
of the feed grain program is to
bring production into line with
demand, to reduce excessive
stocks, and to cut government
coats. Farmers h4p achieve
this goal by votantirily divert-
ing feed grain acregges to con-
serving uses. They/thus qualify
for acreage diversion payments,
price support payments, and
regular price support loans.
Moritz Given
Paint Creek
School Job
C. L. Mortis, Stamford build-
er, Vaa awarded contract Tues-
day to build an addition to the
Paint Creek school. Hia low hid
was $82,450.
Pat Morrison, school superin-
tendent. said ten bids were siltv
milted, ranging to a high of
$92,000. Ira Coleman, board
chairman, presided at the hid
opening which was held at the
school house.
The addition will replace a
portion of the school which was
destroyed by fire late In De-
cember. Part of the coat of the
new structure will be paid for
out of insurance money and part
will come from proceeds of a
$65,080 bond issue.
**( nnvtrwettor is to start right
away wltlTwurk to be completed
by Aug. 1. Tittle and Luther
of Abilene are the architects.
Included are a cafctorium,
kitchen, office and classrooms.
Lynn Young Will
Head Slate of
Jaycee Officers
Stamford Jaycees elected a
new slate of officers headed by
President Lynn Young at the
luncheon meeting last Thursday.
Young, who is employed at
Auto Supply Co., will take office
along with other new officers
at the Installation banquet to be ! were to be Saturday and
In the Stamford election,
Davenport polled all 80 of the
votes cast for election to Place
1 on the council. Kelley received
78 votes for Place 2. with Dean
Robertson named on two write-
in ballots. F. E. Upshaw was
named on 79 ballots and Carl
Swanson, a present city council
•wish winalunrl x single write-in
vote.
Stamford’s light voter turn-
out was blamed on a shortage
oT both candidates and Issues.
Returns from bpth 'he Lueders
and Stamford elections will be
canvassed by the respective city
councils before the newly-
elccted officials are sworn in.
Election Story
Was Incorrect
Orders were issued in two
suits tiled in 104th DisLict
Coiin las* week, both of these
halting the sale of property to
satisfy a mortgage. In both ta-
, , . , stances the i-ialntlffs deny a
-tan- Tcernl"« th* mortgage exists and permanent
ions facing voters wag in error ,lljuftcUons an, sought.
in that It said city election was illluu>„h
We goofed!
In last week’s Americah the
He’s An Eagle Scout— - i
Mrs. Norris Russell is shown pinning the Eagle Scout Badge on her son, Rugs
while Russ' proud father, left, watches. Also participating in the important
event was I, 0. Hughes, right, who presented the Eagle rank and tvsg Russ’
first scoutmaster. Presentation was-made recently t $ city-wide court of honor
at Centra Preshytorian Church. -
Injunctions Issued—
‘Free’ Improvements to Homes
Not So Free, Suits Indicate
city
Saturday and school elections
were on Tuesday.
The opposite is true.
School elections are always
held on the first Saturday in
April and city elections on the
first Tuesday.
The error was not noticed un-
til late Wednesday night after
the papers had been put into the
mall. Then it was too late.
Because The American recog-
nises It has a responsibility to its
readers. Bob Prichard was
called early Thursday morning
and numerous announcement
Altitough In solving two to s of
0' fendants and two sets of
plaintiffs, their is a strong
similarity in the two ‘cases.
Both involve home improvement
In which the plaintiffs claim
claim no riiechanic’s lien was
signed; if one was signed, it
was not filled out at the time;
husband and wife were not
quei*toned separately before the
their property was to have been signing, and, finally, both pieces
Improved wi iiout any
for materials.^
In both cases, too, plaln'iffs
Spring hospital artera one-year d[,vt‘' **
illness. |
Funeral services were con-
ducted Sunday afternoon in Kin-
ney Funeral Home Chapel with
J. B. Lamb,, minister of the
Orioht Street Church of Christ,
officiating. Rurial was In High-
land cemetery under direction of
Kinney Funeral Home.
-Born March Ur 1804 in Falls
County, Mr. Crider had hem a
bricklayer. Survivors Include one
daughter, Mrs. Jauntta Wede-
ktaf. of-Odessa: one son. Rich-
ard Crider of Carlsbad, N. M •
five sisters, Mrs. Hose Shipman
of Stamford, Mrs. Sue Kelley of
Ruidoso, N. M., Mrs. Lucille
Harrison of Las Vegas. Nr M.,
MH. Katie Johnston of Jayton
and Mrs. Larry Forgcy of Ya-
kima, Wash.; three brothers,
Lawrence of Stamford. Wood-
row of Avoca and S. If.
Brownwood, and six grandchil-
dren.
Pallbearers were Walter Bell.
denL wlQ canvass pie residential
sections of Stamford In a house
to house drive aided by approxi-
mately-forty young people from
the schools. ? '
These workers will-be taken
Annual crusade tor funds by
the Jones County Chapter.
American Cancer Society, has
been set for Wednesday. April
M, it was announced this week.
The Women's Forum headed
by Mrs, Jack Watson as prcai-
Sunday Services
Conducted for
W. M. Crider
copti ibulThg
♦heir own cars und time, start-
ing at 4 p. m.
Tlie downtown area will be
contacted by teams of men from
the Rotary. Exchange. Lions and
the Junior Chamber of Com-
Simultaneously with the
started at Anson. Hamlin, Avo-
ca and Lucdors.
t r
President of the Jones County
Chapter, Judge Leon Tbur/nan,
presided at a regular meeting
in Anaon Tuesday night and
urged full participation of Jones
County in the drive to exceed
past records.
The Cancer Crusade -was not
Included In the Stamford Unit-
ed Fund and rtiust obtain all Its
fund* in the drive neat week.
charge of property involved are home-1 ’'*”ch*rhe* M'rrow *”<1
_ . _ ,, . ,, Lonnie Cornelius.
D. A. Baldwin and his wife,
Saturday in Abilene—
Marks May Fall
In. District Meet
At least five records will be entered In the 440-yard run and
in danger when schoolboy
staged April 30, at Stamford Tuesday.
Country Club.
Other new officers are Boh
Hart graves, first vice president;
Kirk Gregory, second vice
president; Marvin Edgmon,
treasurer, Vem Stewart, secre-
tary and Dwayne Bland, direc-
tor of inter-club relations.
Named to director posts Wire
David Freeman. Letand Thane
and Don Starr.
to the fact thit school elections , Mr Murry College
noStj TW
spots were purchased on radio trackmen gather for the District
station KDWT, calling attention flAA track me«t Saturday at
~ "— |n Abilene.
Stamford Bulldogs and
their junior high school' counter-
parts will be participating .in
_ » , __ •! the meet, along with a'hletes
Incumbents ruvored from Winters. Ballinger, Anson,-
In Most School 1 H,mlin >r,d H“k'"-
Elections Saturday
Incumbents were re-elected »♦
Stamford and Avoca in school' .
elections Saturday, and at Leu- L Stamford’s
ders one man was
Finals. An the senior high
school division will probably get
underway about 1 p.m. Satur-,
»na ai l*u- i stamroro s best bet for a _ , ~
returned to! record shat’ering performance r“'m,nk 6 the four-year
the 220-yard run. The tall senior
who ran a 9.9 100 in a meet
at Wtatprs last weekend, will
not be entered Jq the century
race Saturday, according to
coach'pon Edwards.
Samuels has been clocked in
the quarter at-,£1.8 'district
record, is 51.3 >, and ran- the
220 in 23.3-last weekend. .- *
Stamford's 440;yard relay
teAm, composed of Lane Rasco,
Roger Hughes, Ronnip Jenklps
and Samuels, will be in the
Auditorium Bids
To Be Opened
At School Today
Bids will be opened Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock by the
Stamford school board on con-
struction of a new auditorium.
The session will be held in the
school cafeteria.
Also on the agenda is- the
canvassing of returns of Satur-
day’s trustee election and re-
organization of the board.
the hoard
replaced.
Jim West and Vernon Lovvom
each received 71 votes In Stam-
ford. There were no other names
on the ballot. '
At Avoca.. Carl Bearden re-
ceived 44 votes .while Curtis
Bruesgeman got 38. The third
while another was
candidate, W
L. Jensen, polled
’
Mack Doty was . returned at
Lueders with a-vote of 82. On
will probably ride on the heels
of Randy Samuels, wbo will be
Annual Meeting
Of Coop Gin
Here Saturday
Annual meeting of Farmers
I Coop Gin of Stamford will be
the other hand, the ?ther in Md Saturdlly al 2 p m ,*n t„P
cumbent. Home. Thomas. w«|COUnriI chamber of wStamford
city hall. J. B. Schopnmakcr,
Oma Baldwin, who live on Route
2, Avoca, obtained a temporr^
injunction against Triangle "
Aluminum Industries Inc. South-
western Fund, both of Dallas,
and CHidqo Aabuiy Jr . Ike
trustee, of Abilene, after notice
of foreclosure and sale cf the
mechanic’s lien WAS posted at
the courthouse in Anson.
In their petition, the Baldwins
set out the defendants “re-
peatedly assured plaintiffs that
they were not executing a- mort-
gage and would never have to
pay anything foe the building
materials.' Defendants assured
the plaintiffs that they would
receive $100 for every card sent
in by the Baldwin*, that their
hpmo wax a model home.
« lm the parallel case, .Jamee
T. Tavtor and his wife. Joyce,
wto live at .Anson, are’ the
plaintiffs and U. S. Buildtag
Materials Co. and Lumbermen *
Investment Corporation of Aus-
tin, upd C. W. Gill of Abilctte
'are the defendants. *
‘ictl'lons rend about the same,
with each plaintiff clatming lie
was tpld his was to he a “model
home”- and that he never would
have to pay for tite buildtag
material. -
replaced by Kenneth llansen.
Thomas got 35 votes to 69 for
Hansen. L. E. Wilhite Jr. re-
ceived 38 write-in votes. .
president, will preside.
In addition to healing auditor's
report, two directors will be
old mark ot 44.0. Haskell will
be favored to win the event but
several quartets including the
Bulldogs, have recorded times
near that mark this season.
CKher marks threatened are
in high hurdles, discus, shot
put, and low hurdles.
Stamford enteric* are ex-
pected to line up like this;
880-yarcf run—Roger Morgan.
Larry Jonea and Matk Hards.
(Record-2:01.1, Huett, Hamlin In
1957). ’ * '
* 100-yard dash—Hughes, Rasco ! ron Cemetery wax postponed
and Lynn Manske. (Record- 10.0 due to cold welther and will lie
Cemetery Wbrkngr
Reset for Saturday
f.' * . j
Thy cemetery working sched-
uled for last Saturday at Cap-(
conducted
a.cad.
.t p.i.i rtmik _-„,i ■ «->"'•iwu uuTiwi win w —• —• -•—-—, -i Workers will begin tat 9 a.m.
S l ‘ . elected. Terms'of Sohoortmaker kin*, and Manske. (Record 51.3 and everyone Is urged to bring
aageiion were unopposed, as ^____„______^.1M___hv M„rO< «/ w^miin iosa> . I_ baaket lunch
bv Jerry Moritz of Stamford In
196D -
440-yard run—Samuels. Jen
this Saturday tar
were also two candidates for
the Jones County school board.
Social Security Payments in Jones
County Total $1,718,496 in 1963
and George Hansen Will expire.
b*her directors are Billy De-
Huftkr. Jimmy Muehlstein, W.
L. Boedeker, - Howard Overby
aad Jack Young.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served at Saturday's meeting. A
barbecue is planned at a later
date.
About one out of every eight
resident of Jones County is
now receiving monthly social
security check according to
figures released by R. R. Tuley.
Jr., Abilene, social security dis-
trict manager..
Tuley's report listed tne num-
ber of Jones County beneficiaries
as 2590 at the end of 1963. an
increase of 901 over the corres-
ponding figure at the beginning
of 1963. The dollar benefit
amounts total more than $1,719,-
496 yearly.
Retired workers are the larg-
est single group of social se-
curity beneficiaries in the coun-
ty. Tbere are 1376 In thla group
and their old-age insurance
benefits total 888.588 monthly.
- The following table shows the
number and amount of the other
monthly benefits -peid in Jones
Coun‘y as of Dec. 91. 1963.
The following table give a
complete breakdown on those
receiving benefits with the first
column showing the group: the
second, the number of bene-
ficiaries, and the third the
amount of money being paid:
ing paid;
Retired
Worker ........ 1376 $89,595
Wife or
Husband 507 16430
Widow or
Widower ..... 240 13,887
Mothers and
Children . ... 907 13.082
Disabled Workers and
Dependents .
pointed out that the social se-
curity benefits are Important to
the community aa well as to the
people who recalve them. “It
1* a fact.” be said, “that almost
every dollar of social security
benefits cornlgM into the county
it spent eacp month in local
businesses for food, clothing,
shel’er, and other essentials. In
this way, the benefits have a
stabilizing effect on the local
economy.”
Keith Wheatley
Withdraws From
Senate Campaign
. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Moore and
Cherry Lynn of Stamford re
Keith C Wheatley of Haskell
announced last week that he was
withdrawing from the race for
senator of the 24th district. This
leaves David W. Ratliff of
Stamford, the Incumbent, the
only Democratic candidate for
the post.
Rich Ande”*«n of 0*0 I* *>~-
publican candidate for the post- Kainer and George Smith
by Murff of Hamlin. 1958).
180-low- hurdles—Jimmy Wat-
Vm,. Joe Moreno and Mark
Harris. (Record—20 3 Jody
Ford, Hamlin, 1961).
220-yard dash—Samuels, Jen-
kins and Hughes. (Record— 21.3
by Jerry Moritz, 19611. .
Mile run—Max Jones. (Record
—4.42.7, Jon Link. Stamford,
18891.
Mile relay—Morgan. Harris^
Jenkins and Watton or Manske.
(Record — 931.2 by Winters,
1963).
Pole vault—no Stamford en-
tries expected.
- High Jump—Stephen Hatarius.
Watson and Harris. (Record ■
6'2" by Melvin Greenhaw. Stam-
ford. 1962).
Broad Jump—Haterius. Jen-
kins and Harris. (Record—IT
by Mike McClellan. 1987).
Shot put — Haterius. Keith
<Rc
Baseball Talks
Starting Again
Holdover managers sod league
presidents for the Summer
Baseball Program will be con-
tacted and asked to serve in
their seme capacities this sea-
son.
More than 29 men interested
in the baseball program at-
tended a meeting liiat Thursday
night in wiich plans for the 1964
season were discussed. >
Application forms for players
will be {Ufttaibuted in late April
and shortly thereafter, tbere
will be a meeting at Wendcbom
Field to organize teams'.
At the planning session last
week, the men discussed con-
ducting the program in much
the tame way as In 1963. Carl
Grigga. a manager last year,
suggested that trophies or other
types of recognition be given
in an effort -to promote, at-
tendance and ihtereat, in the
game*.
J. Neil Daniel Asks
Elect*™ as Judge
Of District Court
An ^Abilene attorney, J. Neil
Daniel, this week authorized The
American to announce hi*,
candidacy for Judge of 104th
District Court, which serves
Jones and Taylor counties.'.
Mr. Daniel is a former dia-
triet clerk, city Judge and city
attorney. Hi* statement appears
elsewhere in this paper.
__L_
Arledge Discusses
Problems Facing
^Text Legislature
Problems- faring the next sett
slon of the Texas LegISIat.v
A'ere discussed Tuesday for the
Rotary Club by Roy Arledge.
representative /rom fhe 83rd
district.
Mr. Arledge- cited5' redial riot-
ing as probably the number one
task and he lifted some of the
factors which make the Jpb j
difficult. . '
Fiscal problems of the * state
Also were discussed
i.i i .*vr n -hi i. • s ~ a ~ •
t , t f as- ’ a
Kupatts Attend Fredericksburg Church
Same Time as President, Mrs. Johnson
Among loose on hand to greet
President and Mrs. Johnson as
they arrived for Easter Sunday
morning worship service in
Fredericksburg were Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Kupatt. Kraig and
Kris ef Sager ton.
There were very tvw people
there, outside of the press and
Secret Seiv.ce men, a* Itie
President had so?previously an-
nounced w here, they would at-
tend church devices. The Rev.
Jack I-aagferd. rector ef the
tiny St. Barnabas Episcopal
Mission Church, had only a few
Wootan.
tion .* cord #8' Leslie
In making his request to have Haskell. 1863).
cently visited In Lames*, their his named withdrawn from the I Discus*—Jenkins. Harris. (Re-
former home, and attended the ballot. Wheatley wrote that he! cord 151’ 7” by John Kimbrough,
Braswell Family Reunion. The,had a business opportunity 1 Haskell. 1863),
seven living Braswell children‘which he felt could not afford tnj 120-yard high hurdle*—Watson
This poai’lon would | and Moreno.- (Record—14.9 by
take him out of the district. David Bonds. Hamlin, 1861). '
Bpcodents *..... 153 8198 were among the 51 persons pre-. pass up.
In releasing the figures, Tuley I sent. take him
minutes notie* that the Preai Episcopal Mission Church has
dent and Mrs. Johnson would a parish of shout 28 families
attend services there. The church itself was aa ok!
“When the President stopped settlers home and was built in
his car. Mrs. Johnson came the middle 1880's. It he* one
around the car and Joined him. room, which ia the sanctuary.
We were standing about three and It has only 24 small pews
feet from them sad were able i The rustic wooden beams in the
to walk up and greet them.1 celling are visible and the rector
Afterward* we were photo- and the President had to bend
0-apfaed and Interviewed by \ down to keep from bumping
both the Associated .Press and j their heads on them.
Texas Press members present, j q,, ,h(. back of the building is
W# felt like leal celebratie* for very small room (we out here
a few minutes. But. afterward* wouJd CilU lt a )e«n.«o> and Che
w* were glad that we are Just plano ,a Iocat<d ^ therp ^
'plain folks'.' Mrs. Kupatt said, outside structure is unpalnted
President Johnson's press Vood and it has a wooden
secretary. George Reedy. *ndiah,ngle ^ rt „ v9rf ^Ic
Mr*. Johnson', press secretary. J an<1 interesting looking a0d has
Mrs. Us Carpenter, aecom- ^ , Wg tourlgt aUr,ctton
PMied them to the church ser-1 rince President and Mrs.
Johnson attended church ser-
vices when they were home in
February.
The most Impressive thing to
us, Mrs Kupatt added, was the
fact that a man who holds the
most important position in the
United States is still humble
enough td Worship (a a churf —
not of great construction and
architectural design, but in a
humble little rustic building.
It Is interesting to note. Mrs
Kupatt said, that St Barnabas
Stamford Lanes
Sets Re-opening
Stamfqrd Lanes will re-open
for the ftnrt time in 1964 be- '
ginning at noon this. Saturday
with a retired military officer
fipm Graham serving as owner-
manager.
O. D. Hill, who also-own* «r
bowling establishment in Gra-
ham. announced two days nf free
bowling for Saturday and Sun-
day. •
Hill, who retired as a chief
warrant officer In Ihc Air Force,
said he plans to'move to Stam-
ford to manage the howling
lanes. He said summer bowling **
league* will he organized soon.
The lanes have bee* closed
stare late 1983. .
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