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The Graham Leader
ESTABLISHED AUGUST l«th. l47«.
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE; WITH CHARITY FOR ALL.
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN NORTHWEST
VOLUME LI.
GRAHAM. TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1926
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND PURPOSES OF
; CHAMBER COMMERCE
The following article appeared ia
the “West Texas Today” relative to
the purposes and accomplishments of
the Graham Chamber of-Commerce:
The Graham Chamber of Com-
merce and Agriculture has one hun-
dred and twenty-five members. The
organization is maintained not only
for the purpose of promoting the wel-
fare of Graham within its corporate
•. limits, but hss for its main objective
and major work development of agri-
cultural resources M ttie * surrounding
territory. The organization is try-
ing Sadiooat and add-to the work now
tM&ty^Whe by the county agricultural
agent and home demonstration agent.
‘ Realizing that a chamber of com-
merce adequately financed, properly
functioning, with an interested mem-
bership can encompass and take card
of different phases of community life
insofar as its business interests are
concerned, the Graham Chamber has
organized itself into five departments:
agricultural, civic, commercial, indus-
trial and transportation. A chair-
man heads each of thdse departments,
serving with two other committee-
men. The departments are divided
Into various sdb-committees which
function in different branches of the
•departments. y,
Accomplishments of these depart-
ments for the fiscal year beginning
in March are as follows:
The Agricultural Department gave
1700.00 In purebred livestock for
greatest yields of farm crops; se-
cured services of county agent and
home demonstration agent; placed
carload pure bred brood sows with
Club Boys in the county; cooperated
with home demonstration agent in
holding four day Short Course; gave
<175.00 fn cash prizes to Home
Demonstration Clubs making best
showing at gad of county fair; en-
tertained Club Boys and Girls on sev-
eral occasions; built Graham Farm-
ers Market; secured more cotton buy-
ers thus making a better market;
secured cotton pickers for farmers;
furnished council room for Home
Demonstration Clubs; promoted and
held best county'* fair ever held in
Graham; sent agricultural exhibit
to Sesqui-Centennial, Philadelphia.
Civic Department: Established ath-
letic field in connection with high
school; helped support Graham Band;
sponsored Interscholastic league; held
meet in Graham; sent boy to West
Texas Chamber ;pf Comemrce Con-
vention to enter Oratorical Contest.
Industrial Department: Sent oil ex-
hibits to Sesqui-Centennial in Phila
delphia and • secured several small
businesses for Graham.
The Commercial Department: Held
• a number of community meetings in
trade territory for purpose of pro-
moting good will and held market
and bargain days. Community Chap-
Wr* of the Graham Chamber of Cam-
l merce in nearby rural communities
being organised.
The Transportation Department:
Raised funds for improvement of
number of lateral roads in trade area
at different times; raised $27,000.00
for building grade and culverts on
12 miles of Ifead to connect with Jack
County on east and secured $40,000.00
state aid on this project.
The Graham Chamber of Commerce
hopes and aspires for 1927 a stronger
movement than ever for farm better-
ment in the surrounding territory.
Frank Collier (Jets
Full Pardon Monday
A full pardon was granted by Gov-
ernor Ferguson Monday to Frank
Collier, former mayor of Wichita
Falls, now serving a three-year sen-
tence for manslaughter in connection
was the fatal shooting of his son-in-
law, Elzie Robertson, on February 14,
1925. . ' .
Mr. Collier was mayor of Wichita
Falls at the time of the shooting. His
trial a few months later in a Wichita
County district court resulted in u
conviction for manslaughter, the pen-
alty being assessed at three years’
confinement in the state penitentiary.
Mrs. Collier, indicted at the same
time as her husband, was tried for
murder jn Haskell County on a
change / S? ’ venue from Wichita
County, convicted and sentenced to
ten years’ confinement in the state
penitentiary. The judgment was af-
firmed by the court of criminal ap-
peals. *
Mrs. Collier, however, never served
any portion of her sentence, as a
full % pardon Was granted several
weeks ago by Governor Ferguson, be-
fore the order of commitment be-
came effective.
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as
NUMBMC 1»-
Youtigr Co. Teachers
Wilt in Basketball
ALBERT E. STUP DIES
OF PNEUMONIA HERE
ON DECEMBER 24TH
GOODFELLOW BASKETS
For several years it has been the
custom to distribute 'baskets of good
cheer to people of Graham, whose lot
has not been as fortunate as it might
have been. They are not given with
the intention of distributing charity,
but as the name suggests for good
cheer. Many good people on account
of sickness or other causes are not
in poeition to enjoy the Christmas
spirit as they would like to and the
committee distributes these baskets
to help bring sunshine into their lives.
This year twenty of the baskets were
distributed.
The Star-Telegram carried a front
page picture today of Messrs. W. G.
Tullls and Steve Lindley showing the
two fine bucks they killed on their
recent hunt to Brewster County.
The churches of the city had their
Christmas trees for the children last
Friday. Good programs store ren-
dered st all the churches where there
wars trees.
OO TO CHUR CM ON SUNDAY.
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At the four-county Teachers’ In-
stitute conducted at Mineral Wells
on December 20-23, for the counties
of Young, Jack, Parker and Palo
Pinto Counties, the Ygung County
teachers did their part-very well, in.-
cluding athletics/ —--
On Wednesday there was a basket
ball tournament With the Young
County teachers winning 'the eham-
pionship. On Wednesday afternoon
Parker County defeated Palo Pinto
21-6, and Young County defeated
Jack 33-11. In the finals Wednesday
night Young defeated Parker 19-14.
The Itnc-up for Yoflng County:
First Game: F* Whitis, Newcastle;
f, Pruett, Ingltside; c, Malone, New-
castle, g, Crosland, California; g,
Merrill, Loving; sub, Walker, Hunt;
Mgr., Cook, Flint Cleric.*”
Second Game: f, Landing, EUasvillc;
f, Whitis, Newcastle; c, Mnlone, New-
g, Pruett, Ingleside; g, Mer-
rill, Ingleside; sub, Walker, Hunt;
Mgr-, Cook, Flint CLeek._____________
BIG GUSHER COMES
IN ON STOVALL LAND
SOUTH BEND POOL
Mr. Albert E. Stup died at the
Graham Hospital, Friday evening,
December 24, after an illness of sev-
eral days with pneumonia, aqd the
body was buried in Oak Grove Cem-
etery Sunday afternoon, December 26,
Rev. W. E. B. Lockridge,pastor of
the First Baptist Charch, conducting
the funeral services, assisted by the
American Legion.
Albert E. Stup was bom at Wood
River, Nebraska. February 28, 1892,
and lived there until he was seven
teen years old when he moved to
Kansas. At the age of twenty-two,
he moved to Montana. On February
18, 1918, at Round Up, Montana, he
enlisted for service in the World
War. After training five months at
Ft. Leavenworth, t Kansas, he was
sent to France, where he rendered
valuable service for eighteen months.
He received an honorable discharge
from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming.
On July 5, 1921, he was married
to Miss Mittie Butler at Lewiston,
Montana. To this union two children
were born—Helen, four years old,
and Jdanita, three months old. In
addition to his wife and children, he
is survived by his father and mother,
one brother and. three sisters, all of
whom live in Montana except one
sister who lives In Washington.
He came to Graham November 14th
1924, to enter the dairy business with
his brother-in-law, Joe Butler. He was
a diligent worker and with Mr.
Butler was making a decided success.
Ha was an- active member of the
Ligon-Daniels Post of the American
Legion and was a charter member of
the Forty *n Eight. ‘His untimely
death will be learned with regret by
all his friends here and in other
states where he has lived. He was
thoughtful of those about him and
was happy in rendering service to
others. He is gone but his Influence
will continue to live in the lives of
those with whom he came in contact.
ORRELL-ALBERTS
Miss Ivto Dell Ornell and Mr.
Lawrence Alberts surprised their
friends on Sunday, December 19, by
driving to the home of Rev. G. W
Black, the "Marrying-Parson,” where
they were united in marriage.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wade Orrell arid was
reared in Graham. Her grandfather
was one of the pioneer citizens of
Graham, and her father and mother
bile lived here practically all their
lives.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Alberts of the Flint
Creek community. He is well known
to a large circle of friends in Graham
who have seen him in the pitcher’s
box on the baaeball diamond in many
important gamae.
The Leader failed to learn where
the happy couple will make their
home. They have been visiting rela-
tives and friends here during the
Christmas Holidays.
Charles Wells Is i Slight Loss In
- Killed at Olney!
Located on lot 30, Stovall subdivi-
sion of ifc •It*™" Tohin ,urv‘7 ln-
the South Bend po6l,- the E. C.
Pipeline Runs Stovall No. I came in for a
production of 100 barrels an houf
- j - prouucuon oi i uu Darrels an nour
Hoy Best of Olney ^brought to I «■ fr"m th, various Saturday. I.,, ,ml,, r 2:'. Pay was first
Graham yesterday on murder charge, : Poula in this di*trict as Kive" in t.h*
in connection with the killing of Wlchita Daily Tl™» f°r the "e*k
Charles W. Wells, known as Charley! *ndlnB M”nda-V‘ December 20 1926,
White, Tuesday night. Wells was a I %d an average of 100,805 barrels,
former, husband of Mrs. Best. i a .1,°*'s of “Ppr-xniately DUO barrels
Vist, who moved from Electra to, da,|y as coraPared wl'hl the ™ns of
Olney about three year, ago, sur-! the P^.ous ^ek. Below are the
rendered to officers immediately after-j -Pn- “y ',00 6-
the killing and was lodged in the
Olney jail.
He is alleged to have stated to
officers that he had been dodging
Wells for a month to avoid troubje
with him, and friends say that C
quarrel of long standing had existed
between thorn.
Wells was struck with the full
charge of a shotgun and pjyt of his
head blown away, so that death was
instantaneous.
Both men were married and Wells
had a number of relatives in Denison,
and Vest in Electra.
■Po*l—
Wifhita County
Anjher County .....
Wilbarger County
Montague County ........12,185
Young County .............. 8,"425
Throckmorton County 1,900
Clay County .................. 815
Cooke Coonty ..... 795
Jack County ............. 775
Baylor County ...........i.. 155
Last Prev.
Week W’eek
31,960 32,320
30,655 30,880
13,130 13,620
12,295
8,495
2,020
825
700
735
126
Last week’s total ...100,805
Previous week’s total 102,015
GRAHAM MASONS VISIT
WICHITA FALLS LODGE
As a courtesy to Young County
Lodge No. 485, Faith LdUgFof Wich-
ita Falls conferred the Musical Mas-
ters Degree upon Morris B. Zale of
Witehita Kalis. Mr Zato.oms formerly
Last week's decrease 1,210
MARY JANE SHIVERS HONORS
COUSIN FROM HOUSTON
Mary Jane Shivers gave a party
in honor of her cousin, Melba Arm-
hause of Houston. A number of
citizen oT cTaham. The occasion' *ames were enj‘»'ed throughout the
was the fifth anniversary of Faith ev^n‘nK- * , R
Refreshments were served to the A' ’ Bryan, location.
Lodge and many lodges in this sec-
tion weYe invited.
Among those present from the
Graham Isxlgs wars: C. B. Hocka
found in this well at a depth of.
about 2,135 feet, but as the production
was light Mr. Stovall decided to drill
to the deep lime with the rerott-that
a gusher was found at .1,881 feet.
Mr. Stovall has been carrying on
his own operations on his land in
the South Bend pool. He has drilled
several'*lwell.s and has been busy for
more than a year- deepening some of
his wells from the Strawn, s*nd-
The South Bend pool is one of the
oldest in the county and is still get-
ting new wells as well as deepening
shallow producers.
The* district in the new field two
miles east of (iruhajn (continuous
active, the latest report from that
section gives the following:
Pitzer-West and Kay-Morrlson No.
2 drilling. ,
Coons & Hotchkiss Morrison No.
2, drilling.
Coons & Hotchkiss W. J. Mathis
No. 1, building derrick.
Frank Forbes No. 1 Addic M. Gra-
ham, derrjjljj-jqmpleted and rigging
up.
Schimmerhorn Oil Co. Thompson
No. 1, digging slush pit and prepar-
ing to erect derrick.
Coons & Hotchkiss No. I Thomp-
son, a location.
R. W. Lindsay Drilling Co . No. 1
following:
Brock Cougcr, Quincy Couger. R.
G. Miller, Kenneth Guinn, John Gra
day, Ben Paseh.il. G Karl Hutchings. ^ ^n Hodges, B. F. Slater,
’ Pauline Tullis, Monzell Bennett, Billy
Clyde Phinney, Mary Katherine John-
son, Beatrice Johnson, Beatrice Reed,
Betty Mac Whatley, Iona Curtis,
Rai Shoemate, S. M. Damons, Benton
Hoekaday, Edgar McLendon, Floyd
Mahaney, J. L, Carroll and Rev. E.
M. Agee. Masons from Newcastle
and Olney were also presest.
CUNNINGHAM-WHEELER
Miss Zelma Wheeler and Mr. Car-
nace Cunningham were united in
marriage by J. T. Rickman at his
residence on Friday evening, Decem-
ber 24»—
The bride la the daughter of Mrs.
Fannie Wheeler and has lived in
Graham the greater part of her life.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. I. Cunningham and was
reared here.
Mr. Cunningham is manager of
Butler’s Dairy at Olney, where the
happy couple is now making their
home.
Rev. and Mrs. T. R. Paden re-
turned Tuesday from Fort Worth
where they had been to*visit their
eon, Burress Paden, and wife, who
were 111. They are now able to be
out. When Mrs. Paden reached home
the found a message from Aberdeen,
Mississippi, telling of the death of
her brother, M. T. Barnett, who had
Seaboard Oil and Gas Company No.
1 Ragland, erecting derrick.
■MRS, GRAHAM REMEMBERS -
• GRAHAM LEADER FORCE
The Leader force acknowledges the
_____ ___ _______ _____ _____^ receipt of a box of fine oranges from
Vera Curtis, Lorene Martin, Loretta I ^rs‘ M. Graham for Christmas.
Couger. * I lk*rs- Graham often says nice things
__ | about the home paper she has been
reading a half century, but this
Christmas she remembered the force
been U1 some time. The many
friends of Brother and Mrs. Paden
sympathize with them in their hw their fc0me e7 Southland
of sadness.
MeCLUSKEY-LAMONS
One of the surprise Christmas wed-
dings was that of Miss Inez Lamons
of Graham and Mr. Robert E. Mc-
Cluskey of South Bend at the resi-
dence of Rev. A. W. Franklin on
Thursday afternoon, December 23.
Miss Lamons returned from Wichita
Falls where she attended the Teach
era’ Institute and was met met here
by Mr. McCluskey. They drove to
the hoipe Of Brother Franklin where
they were united in marriage.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. M. Lamons. She grew
to youpg womanhood here, graduat-
ing from the Graham High School
two years ago. She was a student in
Baylor College, Belton, Texas, last
year, but is teaching the Anarene
school in Archer County this year.
The groom is the son of Mr. J. R.
McCluskey of South Bend and was
reared in that community. He has
been employed by the Godley Oil
Company some time. The bride will
finish her school ti» Archer, after
which the happy couple will make
The Order of DeMelay held its
annual benquei last night. This la
• great occasion each year with the
DeMolay boys An enjoyable ppo-
Mr. and Mrs. Carnace Cunning-
ham of Olney were Graham visitors
yesterday. They married last week
and are starting oat like all new
couplet should by subscribing for the
Graham Leader.
SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY
After a vacation period of ten
days, the Graham schools will open
again Monday, January 3.
with a very acceptable Christmas
present, for which each member
thanks her most heartily.
Many institutions, families and
individuals are recipients of good
cheer gifts from Mrs. Graham each
Christmas.
Mr. E. M. Ball, who moved to the
Sweetwater community, has moved
back to good old Young County. The
editor of the Leader remarked last
year when he renewed for the Leader
that he was acting wisely in not
selling hia good farm Ifi the Indian
Mound community as he would be
coming back. 'He and has good fam-
ily are welcomed back to Young
■County.
Mrs. C. W. Ault returned to her
home at Breckenridge Tuesday night
from the Graham Hospital where she
has been special nurse for her father,
Mr. A. J. Howard, who was operated
on December 18. Mr. Howard is do-
ing weH and will soon be able to
leave the hospital.
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Joe Summerfleld has been U1 with
flu several days
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Mrs. C. L. Pickard left last Thurs-
day fox Megargel to visit her da ligh-
ted, Mrs. O. B. Holmes Mrs. Pickard
has been suffering for aovara] weeks
with the flu, but got well enough to
visit her daughter.
38.1 INCHES OF
RAIN FALLS HERE
DURING YEAR 1926
This has beei an’unusually pros-
perous year in many respects^ ft is
true that the price of cotton is low,
but .the yield is great and practically
all other crops are good and a fair
price received for most of them. Gar-
dens are fine and most farmers
utilized the vegetables by canning
them. The big rainfall is due the
credit for the good yields of all crops,
a total of 38.1 inches falling during
the year.
For the information; of our readers
we are giving below the amount of
rainfall in Graham and the days on
which it fell during the year: *1
January: 1st, .5f of an inch; 16th,
.85 of an inch; 20th, 1 inch; 23rd,
., of an inch; total, 2.56 inches. On
the 8th a light snow" fell but not
enough to register any moiBture.
February: Very little freezing
temperature and no rainfall. Consid-
erable cloudy weather.
March: 4th, .28.of an inch; 9th,
.21 of an inch; 17th, .31 of an inch;
21st, 1.08 inches; 25bh, .82 of an
inch; 29th, .75T5T SW inch; total, 3.49
inches. Some sleet fell on the 15th, a
light snow on the 26th and nearly
one-half inch ot snow on the 30th.
The cold weather during the month
killed practically all the fruit in
this section. * ' r J
April: 4th, .12 of an inch; 6th, .36
-of. at Inch; 9th, 1.22 inches; 21sg
1.45 inches; total 3.24 inches.
May: 6th, .31 of an inch; 7th,
.17 of an inch; 10th, .29 of alt. incht
11th, .12 of an inch; 14th, .08 of an
inch; 18th, .72 of an inch; 30th,
.37 of an inch; total. 2.06 inches.
Some hail fell on the 7th. It waa 4
fine* month for the farmers.
June: 4th, .81 of an inch; 18th,
.57 of an inch; 18th, 2.98 inches;
24tK, .5 of an inch; total, 4.86 inches.
July: 7th, .71 of an inch; 10th,
.1 of an inch; 12th, .1 of an inch*
24th, .55 of an inch.; 25th, 2 inches;
26th, 2.34 inches; 29th, .13 of an
inch; 30th, .22 of an inch; total, 6.15
inches.
August: 14th, .18 of an inch; 16th
.16 of an inch; 18th, 1.81 inches;
23rd, .07 of an inch; 28th, .08 of an
inch; 29th, 3.6 inches; 30th, .07 of
an inch; total, 5.97 inches.
September: 6th, 1 inch. Consid-
erable cloudy weather and some .light
sprinkles, but not enough to register
in the government gauge.
October: 3rd, 1 indh; 9th, .6 of an
inch; 14th, 1.07 inches;,- ,15th, .14
of an inch; total, 3.81 inches. •
November: Very light sprinkle of
rain on the first day of the month.
The first frost of the" falj came on
the third. Ice on the 9thJ
December: 6th, 3.1 inches; 8th, .18
qf an. inch; 20th, 1.72 inches; 23rd,
j05 of nn inch; total. 5.05 inches,
jt light sprinkle fell Monday of thik
Week, but a norther came up Monday
wight and with the morning brought_
bright sunshine to the delight of
everyone.
The above represents the rainfall
in Graham as registered in the gov-
ernment gauge kept by Rev. G. W.
Black. This is representative of •
this section of Texas.
— MARRIAGE LICENSES
Carnace Cunningham and Miss
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Miss Georgia
Zelma Wheeler.
Linnis Bellah and
Smith.
Alex Watson and Miss Mabel Estes.
Robert E. McCluskey and Mias Inex
Lamons.
Wiley Young and Miss Opal Young.
A. B. McClung and Miss Beulah
Watson.
Horace Pounds and Miss £qrdia
Morgan.
H. B. Hoffman and Mrs. Lillian
Haslet. ,
Volney W. Fulgaar and Miss Jewe$
Jemeyson.
GRAHAM MUSIC CLUB
The annual business meeting of the
Graham Music Club will be held at
the home of Mrs. W. E. Simpson at
3 p. m Wednesday, January 5. Tkm
will be election of officers and other
important business and every member
Is requested to be presest.
Mr. L. M. Pratt and daughter, Ivy
and eon, Preston, of Elias villa store
Graham visitors yesterday. Mr. Pratt,
• reader of the Leader many yaars,
renewed his aabeeriptfaa while here.
We enjoyed having Ivy and PNgttn
inspect the pleat.
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