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OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY — ESTABLISHED AUGUSf 16. 1876
JMK 85
GRAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY IS, 1961
Number 48
. £ R. Gordon To Fill
ist Pulpit Sunday
Av Gordon, pastor of
Methot
Fort Worth River Oak* Methodist
Church, will bring the sermon
during the Sunday morning wor-
ahip service at
dist Church. Rev. Mr. Gordon
a former pastas sf the Graham
Church.
Mystery Investigation Continues:
Tonk Valley
He will be accompanied fay the
River Oaks Methodist Church
Youth Choir who will present sev-
eral numbers during the service.
Rev. Bruce Weaver, pastor, in-
to • - It I v'(es friend* of Rev. Gordon and
Reunion DrdWS Sunday service at Rnt Methodist
Sizemore's Associates Quizzed
Large Crowd
The ex-students, taarhers and |
t vaUay ec
Cool Weather
Continues Here
trustees of the Tonk Valiay school [
met Sunday. July 8,-at the Amer-
ican Legion Hall in downtown |
Graham.
The meeting began with the I
group singing hymns. Mm H. H. |
Rogers load the opening prayer.
Mr. Median Choate brought
devotional using as his aul
“Friends” reading from tbe
of John. Mrs. Tmogene Bi
"In Memorium."
During the business meeting, it I
was decided to have the reunion I
again next year at the American I
Legion Hall. The following offic-|
ere were elected to serve next
President, Mr.’ Herman I
Mr. J. T. |
and Treasur-
Rainfall for July totaled 1.24
nchem Wednesday with less than
I half the month gone. Average for
July in Graham is 2.24 inches.
ToUl rainfall for the year stands
I at 15.80 inches, still slightly above'
the average.
Continued investigation of the
’mystery" death of a New Mex-
ico man on the Bunger highway
July 5 was in effect Wednesday
as District Attorney Jack Q. Neal
returned from a , thorough quiz-
zing'of persons known to have
associated with the victim, Lewis
Sizemore, on the night of his
death. . „ n
Neal said. "We have not arriv-
ed at a solution, but we are at-
tempting through process of eli-
mination to narrow the investi-
A report of their findings will
not be available for a few days.
"I want to emphasize that Mr.
Rich voluntarily submitted his
automobile for scientific investi-
iation to Sheriff John Edwards.
Jeputy Sheriff Bob Whitley of
Stephens County, and myself,
Sunday,” he said.
Marion Alfred Corley. Corley’s
wife, and Ann Sizemore, wife of
the deceased, who were his com-
panions on the night of his death,
year:
Choate; Vice
/teetPresident,
Wadley; Secretary, and
er, Mrs. Doris Wadley and Re-|
REV. E. R. GORDON
"hoee attending the
Mr. Steve Wallace.
porter. Mrs. Imogene Brown.
A catering service .served
noon meat. Those
reunion were:
Davidson, Okie.; Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Price, Phillips; Mr. and
Mrs. Denny Roger*. Wichita FalU
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Laquey and
Dee Ann, Ballinger; Mr. Cecil
Lowe and daughter, Olney; Mr.
and Mm Charles Thetford, Chuck
C-C Committee
Meets With
Factory Group
[age in rainfall, Graham will have
| recorded 16.59 inches of rain at
| the end of July.
For the week, the temperatures
I ran below season normal with the
high recorded for the Monday-
I Wednesday period of 87, on bath
| Tuesday and Wednesday. Low re-
nted for the three jay period
| was 61 on Tuesday.
For the record, Monday's high
I was 83, low of 67i Tuesday was
87, 61; Wednesday was 87 with
low of 68.
;ation down.
“The 1959 blue Dodge automo-
bile belonging to H. E. Rich of
this city was voluntarily impound-
ed for investigation, and the in-
vestigation was made Monday
afternoon by technicians from the
crime laboratory of the Texas
Department of Public Safety,
Neal said.
Mrs. Guy Young
I Escapes Injury
In Auto Crash
Officers Report
TwrBurglaries
Three Chambef of Commerce
and Darenda. Mr. and Mrs. D*r- officials were in Dallas Tuesday
win Brown. Mr. and Mm. Chap-1 to contact a furniture manufac-
peU Wadley, and Harriett and Mm turing concern relative to locat-
Robert Falkinburg and Billy. | jig a plant in Graham. Attend-
Othen attending were; Mr. and 1 ing the conferonee were Guy
Mrs Medbut Choate. Mr. and Mrs 1 Meacfaam, chairman, of (be C-C
Chief of Police Raymond Bur-
kett stated that Two building:
have been entered illegally this
week, one downtown, and another
at Bafcw Ruth Park in north Gra-
Mrs. Guy Young of Eliasville ham.
escaped injury Tuesday morning He said the Municipal Auditor
when she reportedly Iqat control jUm was entered Monday evening
of her car. a 1957 Plymouth, and j by what he considers is a group
ran off the highway on FM 61 • 0f younger people. They report-
Attend-1 about .6 miles north of Graham, jedly took 36 fuses from the elec-
A Morrison amubtance rushed
Mrs. Young to the Graham Gen-
A report on tbe findings are
expected within five or six days.
Since Saturday morning. July 8,
District Attorney Neal has been
talking with persons connected
with Sizemore and investigating
leads of the case.
He returned to Graham Wed-
nesday before leaving for Lub-
bock and the polygraph tests to
be conducted Friday.
lave voluntarily submitted to ap- _
pear Friday, July 14. inTubbock
at the Department of Public Safe-
ty Crime laboratory for the pur-
«f polygraph examination
and interrogation. commonly
known as the "lie detector" test.
District Attorney Neal said
The measures are not for im-
plication of parties concerned, but
elimination of these parties as
suspects in the homicide.** The
tests will be given in Lubbock
Friday July 14. and Neal will be
present.
Neal was quick to note that ru-
mors have been circulated con-
cerning various aspects of the
case, and “I hope that this state-
ment will assist in scotching
these rumors” he said,
have heretofore stated, this action
must be taken in order to deter-
mine whether or not, these facets
of the case have anything to do
with the iteath of Lewis Size-
Music Director
Selected For
Baptist Church
Association Receives
Small Business Loan
Graham Industrial Association | was the third loan of this type
directors announced Wednesday be made in Texas other than
had received a check total-1
they had received
ing $67,140.00 as a loan from the
Smell Busineaa Administration
for the Mustex plant in this city.
business firms Local directors of
the Industrial Foundation initiated
.the loan in The Fall AT 199b. hitr-
Ful! amount of the loan was
$74JOO.OO With the First National
Bank participating to the exteqt
of 10 percent ($7,460.00).
The First Baptist hurch of Gra-
ham has secured the services of
Jerrell Bunn as music and edu-
cational director beginning Sept.
1. Mr. Bunn is finishing his Mas-
ters Degree in Music; at the
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Fort Worth this mon-
th.
He received his college trainir
HOSPITAL NEWS
He received his college training
in Howard College, Birmingham,' CAR
Alabama, and in Oklahoma Bap-
tist Seminary. His home is in
Bessmer. Alabama. Mr. Bunn is
married and has two children.
The note to the Small Business
Administration is payable $810.00
per month, with 5V4 percent in-
terest. over) a 10-year period.
Frank Jennings announced this
Public Records
Cases filed in 90th District
Court:
Darrell Conner vs The Aetna
Insurance Go. Workman’s com-
pensation.
REGISTRATIONS
edly
trical system of the building. No-
thing else was reported missing
when iiw<
and Mrs. J.'T. Wadley and Mr,
and Mrs. C. Lea Jonas.
Abo present were: Mrs. Rob-
ert Slaughter, Barbara, Mfs. W.
J. Booth. Mr. Leonard McCIana-
tion, Connie., Gary and Sharon
McClanahan, Gordon Brown, Ken-
neth Brown, Jerry York, Donald
York. Teresa Brown. Mr. and Mrs
W. R. Gowens and Ronnie,- Mrs.
Ruth Lyman. Mrs. Royce E. Burk
ret. Roger McClanahan and Bob
McClanahan.
did not receive a definite com-
mitment; hmvever, company of-
ficials indicated they planned to
locate a new plant somewhere in
Texas m the future..
Highway Patrol
Officer John
and reported a 1961 Chevrolet
driven by David Scott Phillips
pulled out in front of Mrs. Young
MEDICAL
Jerry Dale Ceariey, Graham.
Ted Ceariey, Cohoma. Mrs. J. E.
Frank Grimes, Mis*
1961 Ford pickup. Graridge Cor
. . . poration. LeSage, Motor Co.
For the past two years_he has| ,K, Chevrolet fordor. Mr. M
served as music and
ly two years ago.
4-H Youths
Named Winners
director of the Grace Temple
Baptist Church ef Deaton. Taxas.
On Tuesday evening the conces-
sion stand at Babe Ruth Field
REV. BRUCE WEAVER j,
HaroM*Boyle, Mrs 0. C Moody.] ATTENDING PASTOR’. SCHOOL
Brown investigated the accident, was entered and three cases of
drinks were taken. Burkett said
he would question- toveral con-
L. C. Young To
Fill Pulpit At
Chrierien Church
JAYCEES PLAN
DONKEY SALL
—GAME IN CITY
Douglas Pendergras. Jaycee
president, announced the dub
would sponsor a Donkey Ball
Game in Graham 7:30 p.m. Aug-
ust 3. Rival team for the game
will be announced later.
Jaycee directors recently com-
pleted arrangements with a pro-
ducer of donkey ball games for
the show in this city,
Orville Lindsey, program chiar
man. introduced Larry Davison
and Mike Casey. County Wide
4-H Club members, who gave an
interesting talk on Electricty On
the Farm. Their talk was illus-
trated with several charts.
. Bob- Walker was welcomed as
a new member, and during
business meeting was elected sec-
retary - treasurer.
Pendergras also announced the
annual Jaycee Carnival would be
held Sept 26.29, and IP in Gra-
ham Beta Sigma Phi will be
charge of concessions at the Car-
nival
L. C. Young, well -known Meth-
odist laymen of First Methodist
Church, will be the speaker for
the 7:38 p.m. service Sunday at
the First Christian Church, He
will use as hi* topic. "Steward-
ship**------
The public is invited to hear
Mr. Young Sunday evening.
Charles L. Choate
Placed On Decatur
College Honor Roll
Charles Lee Choate, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. H. Choate. Murray
Rt., Graham. Texas, has recently
been notified that he has been
placed on the Honor Roll at De-
catur Baptist College, Decatur.
Texas for work done the first sum
mer session. Mr Choate manin-
tained an average of "B" in or-
dsf to receive this honor.
tied a full load of work during the
ceming th: entries.
The office issued no tickets in
Graham during Tuesday evening.
Newcastle.
ACCIDENT
Mrs. Guy Young, Eliasville.
NEW TEXANS
Mr. and Mrs. Stallcup. 920 Tex-
as Street, a boy. horn July 12.
Rev. Bruce Weaver, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, is
attending the Pastor’s School at
Southwestern University. George-
town. Texas. He will return home
Thursday. _
SATURDAY AT P K LAKE
40 Girls Competing For Title
Of 'Miss Possum Kingdom
L. Woolfolk, Taylor Motor Co.
1881 Chevrolet fordor, E. B. Me
Bay, Taylor Motor Co.
1861 Chevrolet pickup. Cocq
Cola Bottling Co, Taylor Motor
Co.
1861 Chevrolet pickup. J. D.
Beck, Taylor Motor.,Qo.
Pfc. T. R. Elliott
Receives Honors
In Germany
Three Young County 4-H boys
were named winners in the Area
4-H Heavy Litter Contest. The
Area contest includes six count-
ies. __
Milton Koester of Olney. placed
7th in the contest with a litter of
six pigs which his gilt raised to
a weaning weight of 326 pounds.
Mike kichardavof Grahamplaced;-- “ *
Uth in the -contest with a litter
of 7 pips which weighed 298 lbs.
Billy Ingram of the Murray Com-
munity placed 12th in the contest
with a litter of » pigs which
weighed 285 pounds - ,
The boys will receive pri« _
money at a later date.
The Sears Roebuck Foundation
and the Texas Agricultural Ex- L
tension Service are the co-sponaor--
rf the 4-H Scan. Swine Program.
The program has been active in
Young County fdr the past nine-.
tee») years.
The 4-H Swine Program in
Young County is under the super-
vision of County Agent Thurman
Kennedy and Assistant County A-
gent Orville Lindeey.
J
Three Baptist Brotherhoods
Sponsoring Meeting In City
Three Bapist Churches in the
city will be boats to the Throck-
morton - Young Baptist Associa-
tion al Brotherhood Monday night.
July 17 for a dinner meeting' in
Pump Station Park. They are the
will discuss "Boy's Work", and
other discussion will be center-
ed on boy’s work as sponsored by
the Bapitst Brotherhood.
Plana hav*> bean completed
for the Bathing Beauty Contest
apd .style show to be held Sat-
urday afternoon, July 15. at
Vicks Lodge on Possum King-
dom Lake Approximately 40
girls will compete for the title
of “Miss Possum Kingdom
Lake." First place winner will
receive a $250 scholarship, and
first, second, and third place
trophies will, be given to the
winners by a panel of out-of-
city judges. Judging of the
contest is scheduled 2 p.nt.
Saturday.
Six commercial camps on
P.fi Lake have indicated they Department
will present weekend trips to Dress
the winners and their families. Shop,
They 'include Heiples Haven,
Possum Hollow Lodge, Bass
Hollow Lodge,1 Bailey’s Lodge,
Vick's Lodge, knd Lakeview
Lodge.
Beta Sigma Phi sorority of
this city will sponsor a sum-
mer sports clothes style show
in conjunction with the bath-
ing beauty contest according
to Bill Casburn, one of the
sponsors. Sonority members
will model clothes from Boaz
Store, Ailene’s
Shop, Pauline's Dress
Mildred's Dress Shop,
and C. R. Anthony Company.
Beverly King is scheduled to
serve as master of ceremonies
for the big event, and Mrs.
Mildred Toller will be the com
mentator >K the Beta Sigma
Phi fashioirirehow.
The public is invited to at-
tend the bathing beauty con-
test and fashion show and en-
joy an afternoon at Possum
Wertheim. Grmany (ahtnc)-Pfc
Teddy R. EIIiott.J8. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Elliott. Route 4.
Graham. Texas, recently achiev-
ed recognition as a top Army
marksman by qualifying for the
expert marksmanship bidge dur-
ing range firing with the’ carbine
in Germany.
Elliott, a driver in the 35th Ar-
tillery’s Battery A Jn Wertheim.
entered the Army in July I960,
completed basic training at Fort
Hood, Tex„ and arrived overseas
last December. >
He is a I960 graduate of Gra-
ham High School.
C-C GROUP
PLAN ANOTHER
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Kingdom Lake.
First Baptist Church. Oak Street
Baptist Church
and Bethel Bap-
tist Church. ’
The three Men’s Brotherhoods
of the local churches are spon-
soring the meeting and over 200
men from the. district are expect-
ed for the quarterly meeting. Din-
ner will be served 7:30 p.m.
A speaker from Wichita Falls
Leaden and Reporter
Remodeling Underway
An extensive remodeling and
building program began Mon
day morning for the Graham
Leader and Graham Reporter
newspaper plant Plana include
a modern new front tq the
building with aluminum door,
* awning with facia
a gen tins
trimmed in aluminum, and Ro-
man brick
facing around the
Center
Business and editorial
flees, thd the advertising
ceiling lowered
Ole. Year
te being
and area large enough to store
newsprint in carload quantities.
The new addition is being
planned to take egre of future
expansion of the-IK
mechanical department. Plana
melude enlargement of the
commercial printing depgrt-
ment and rearrangement of
printing equipment in this area
of the building.
When completed, the Gra-
ham Leader and Graham Re-
porter will have one ef the
■post modem semi-weakly nee
paper plahia in this area
Taia
The publishers, Mr. and Iks.
£. B. Harris
and Kd Harris, Jr.,
plana to hold open
for the putaUe when the
of Texas preachers attending the
61st annual Texas Pastors’ School
at Southwestern University, Geo-
rgetown. Texas, July 18-13 from
Graham was the Rev. Amaold D.
Feller, pastor of Salem Church.
Dr E. H. Steelman, head of
the department of religion and
philosophy and chairman of the
division of humanities at South-
western University serves as dean
of the pastors' school.
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MISS POSSUM KINGDOM OP 1M1 will t» selected
Saturday aftnmoon whan a bathing bdouty contest-
It held at Vicks Lodgn on P-K Lake in conjunction
with a sports clothes fashion show sponsored by Beta
Sigmo Phi .Sorority Several contestants seeking the
title of Miss Possum Kingdom' include Anno Beth
Bighorn, Leslie Willis, Judy Gran, Joori Downey,
and Claudia Yaniar.—Graham Leader Staff Phota
TV P|pGRAM
Graham Chamber of Commerce
television committee announced
Wednesday their next program on
the Television Distributing Com-
pany S ckteed Circuit in the city
Graham Ministar
Attends Conference
Numbered among the hundreds
Graham Lions So#
Film On Hawaii
Graham Lions Club enjoyed a
film on Hawaii that was present-
ed by Don Wmienman during the
Wedaeedhy noon meeting. The
film was made by Weitenman
white he was a resident of Hon-
olulu. .
Dick Steadham served as pro-
gram chairman. Guests included
Judge E. H. Griffin. Jim Herring
ton. and Sonny Qibbs.
would MTAeid 7:30 to S:30 p.m.
Thursday. July 27.
All - Star Little League and
Babe Ruth teams will be inter-
viewed with Holman Lee serving
as emcee for the program The
program will also include facts
on water safety, skiing and boat-
ing.
Members of the television ran
mittee are Rev. A. C. Clauder
chairman. Mrs. Zack Burkett
Holman Lee. Joe McKinley. Char
lie Williams, and Dennis Newton
REV. FRED
Loving Baptist Church
Schedule Revival Meeting
Rev. Fred L. Lowery, outatand and 8 j> m. dady-Ju^^P"1 sing
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today by
will he baid IS tra
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mo- boding pastors in Satofc Carolina
July 18. The revival will continue cal aad dynamic
through Sunday. July 23 accord-[ ad b^Jjtea^o
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