The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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Hardly got used to writing
1966 before we had to change it
to 1966. And before we have
had time to say "Happy New
Year" to our subscriber*, almost
one week of 1956 has slipped by.
Come Saturday,' that will be
seven days of 1956—one week,
l/52nd of the year. Before we
can get accustomed to writing
3956, George and Abe will have
had their birthdays, and it will
be getting on toward Easter.
Before we have time to realize
a new year is really under way,
school will be out and July 4th
will have passed. We hope a-
bout that time to work in a va-
cation, and then it will be time
-for school to start again. And
while we're still talking about
the new year 1956, the really
new year 1957 will be almost
upon us. Where does this time
go? Which remiihds us — have
you done your Christmas shop-
ping yet?
But even if time does seem to
fly, there's a lot of something
to flow under the bridge before
1956 comes to an end (we hope
its water instead of sand). Con-
gress is already in session, and
this being a political year you
can bet your bottom dollar (if
you have one left) that there's
going to be some quick action
on the agricultural problem.
Ike is already preparing his
new agricultural program in an
attempt to beat the Democrats
to the draw, and some kind of
farm legislation will be about
the first thing on the books.
It may not be what you want,
but you can be assured that it
will be better than what you've
got. Add a good size portion of
rain in 1956 to what they give
us, and Crosby County will
make a quick come back this
fall.
Bothering a lot of people right
now, of course, is just how to
get by until that hoped for big
crop in October. Things do look
a little tough, we admit, but for
those who have been, around
long enough to remember the
'30*8. things ain't tough at all
as yet, and we're optimistic e-
nQUgh to believe tftat- they're
not going Jp get; %at way. Of
course, it may become necessary
for farm folk to raise their own
meat, vegetables, poultry and
dairy products at home. Us town
folks may even have to forego
a few of the extras we've be-
come accustomed to. But we pre-
dict that when 1957 roles a-
round most of us- will still, be
here with no more than the us-
ual year's depreciation,.
Most of us still think of Cros-
byton and the Plains country as
being new, but that's Just ano-
ther indication that time gets
by in a huriy. In June Crosby-
ton will be 48 years old, and in
just two more years it .will be
time for that 50th anniversary
celebration we have been plan-
ning for a long time. -And, Just
in case your interested, The
Crosbyton Review is starting Its
48th volume this week, the pa-
per being just six months young-
er than the town.
Serenadersand
Talent Shotf Set
for January 13
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A program by the Serenaders
of TV Channel 11, plus a Talent
Show, will be presented by the
Crosbyton Band Boosters Club
Friday, Jan. 13, beginning at
7:30 p. m.. Leon McPherson,
president, announced this week.
All profit from the show will be
placed in the v band uniform
fund. V
The show will be staged in
the high school auditorium.
The Serenaders are a well-
known group of musical enter-
tainers on the Lubbock televi-
sion station. Many will want to
see them in^their personal ap-
pearance in CrAsbyton.
Because of the double program
the number, of entries in the
Talent Show Will have WWW
mited, it was announced. Any-
one wishing to enter should con-
tact Mr. Jesse Lancet, band di-
rector, as soon as possible. Three
prizes of $10, $5 and $3 will be
awarded the first, Swnd and
third place winners.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crawford
and children were In Tyler and
Goldthwaite during the Christ-
r yMt-
,- >e«l in home at
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Cvofby County's Oldert BusCna** Institution - Established January 7, 1909
volume romrr-eight
New Teachers Are Named to Fill
Vacancies;
CBOSBTTON. CBOSBT COUNTY. TEXAS. THPRSPAT, JANUARY 5. 1956
NUMBER ORE
Services For
Calvin Smith, 72,
Are Pending
Joseph Calvin Smith, 72, one
of the first persons to move to
Crosbyton after the Jpwn was
opened for settlement in 1908,
was found dead about 1:30 p.
m. yesterday in his pick-up
truck parked in the Crosbyton
Cemetery. Time of death was
set by Justice of the Peace W.
H. Nickson at about 10 o'clock
that morning.
Mr. Smith had been in ill
health for some time, but sev-
eral persons who had talked to
him early Wednesday morning
said that he seemed to be in
good spirits then. The body was
taken to King Funeral Home,
where arrangements for funeral
services had not been completed'
last night.
Born April 6, 1883, at Five
Point, Ala., Mr. Smith came to
Crosby County from Bell Coun-
ty, Texas, in 1906. He first mov-
ed to Emma, where he was em-
ployed for two years as fore-
man of a newly developed farm
in that area. He moved to Cros-
byton in 1908, first living in a
half dug-out Just northwest of
town.-
He was employed here oS a
freighter for C. B. Livestock Co.,
and hauled the first load of
lumber . into Crosbyton from
Plainview. Later he also hauled
the first load of lumber into
Spur when that town was laid
out. He farmed until his retire-
ment a tew years ago, living in
the Crosbyton area with the ex-
ception of a few years spent on
a farm just north of Ralls. '
He W48Vmember of Masonic
bodies.
Survivors include his wife,
Jesse;-three sons, Frank of Here-
ford, Edgar and J. C., Jr., of
Crosbyton; three daughters, Mrs.
J. T. Herrod of Taft, Calif., Mrs.
John B. Mayes of Plainview ana
Mrs. J. B. Stotts of Ralls;, six
brothers, Ernest, a twin brother,
of Crosbyton, Bill and Vernie of
Ralls, Dick of Floydada, Lige of
Dallas, and Ray of Santa Fe, N.
Mex.; four sisters, Mrs. Jim
Richards of Amarillo, Mrs. Mike
West of Lubbock, Juanita Smith
of Ralls, and Mrs. Cowthan Bry-
ant of Hereford; his stepmother,
Mrs. J. D. Smith of Ralls; seven
grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
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Band Uniform
Debt Is Cut To
$1700 by Boosters
Leon McPherson, Croshyton
Band Booster president, reported
this week that another $500 pay-
ment is to be made on the band
uniforms of the Chieftain Band
within the next few days. This
will be the second payment this
sdhool" tenrj. and he expects to
be able to niake a third pay-
ment before the end of the
school year.
The payment being made will
cut the indebtedness of the uni-
form fund doWn to approximate-
ly $1,700, Mr. McPherson said.
Total cost of the uniforms was
$4,600, which means that $2,900
will have been paid on the uni-
forms.
. The uniforms were received
by the band and the first pay-
ment made in October, 1954, Just
15 months ago, he pointed out.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Latta had
.as their Christmas and New
Year visitors the following: Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Cbsper of Elk-
hart, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Skeet
Cosper, Danny and Jonl, of Ar-
tesia, N.% Mex., Mr. ,and Mrs.
Earnest Lee and Sharon of Bay-
town, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Vlck
and Jack of Meridian, Mr. and
Mrs W. W. Palmer and.Bill of
Dimmitt. tar. and Mrs. Sid Latta
of Floydada, Mr. and Mn. L. E.
Sursa and Mr. Mack Latta and
sisters, Lottie and. Lizzie. Cros-
byton.
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-' Mrs. G. H. Braahear, who re-
signed recently as postmaster
at Petersburg, haa Joined her
husband here. At the present
they are staying at the Smith
House but eppect to securs va->
home soon.
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The appointment of Mr. L. E.
Treat as Junior High School
principal and-Jthe selection of
two new teachers to fill vacan-
cies in the local system were an-
nounced this week by Sam
Hawkes, superintendent, follow-
ing a meeting of the school
board Tuesday night.
Mr. Treat, who lias been a
Junior High teacher for several
years, will take the place of C.
L. Berry, who resigned before
Christmas to accept the high
school principalship at Spur.
Rudolph Bloom, of Fort Worth,
has been chosen as the social
studies teacher in Junior High
School. He is a graduate of Tex-
as Wesleyan College, Fort Worth
and is completing a course for
missionary teachers at South-
western Baptist Seminary, Fort
Worth. He and Mrs. Bloom are
expected in Crosbyton Jan. 14.
Robert Dobbins, who will re-
ceive his BS degree at ' WTSC,
Canyon, at midterm, has been
chosen a the new high school
science teacher. He will take
the place of Kelton Tidwe.ll, who
goes to Texas Tech at rrfidterm
as jtn instructor. Mr. Dobbins'
home is at Kilgore.
Jtfrrs. Bloom; is also a tea!cher,
with- a-degree from1 TWC. She
taught the first grade in the
Fort Worth schools^ for two
years.
Pastor Secured
for New Negro
Church of Christ
The Church of Christ meeting
at Third and Emerald in Cros-
byton announced this week that
they had secured the services of
L. R Franklin, colored evange-
list of Tucson, Ariz., to work full
time with the colpred-people of
Crosbyton.
The new preacher and his
iamily are due to arrive in Cros-
byton today, Thursday.
First services for the new con-
gregation will be conducted at
10:45 a. m. Sunday morning,
January 8. All colored people in
this area have a cordial invita-
tion to attend the opening ser-
vices.
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McAOOO PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD
REGULAR MEETING JAN. .12
The McAdoo Parent-Teacher
Association will hold their regu-
lar meeting Thursday • night,
Ian. 12, at 7:30 o'clock.
The Cub and Boy Scout troops
Will be in charge of the pro-
gram. All parents are urged to
be present
Lyman Wren to
Be Speaker At
Baptist Church
Lyman Wren, prominent Bap-
tist layman from Snyder, will
conduct two services at Crosby-
ton First Baptist Church this
week-end, Rev. Wayland Boyd,
pastor, announced Wednesday.
On Sunday night he will
speak at the regular church ser-
vice beginning at 7:30 p. m., and
the public is invited to hear
him.
Monday morning at 6:30 the
regular monthly breakfast of
the Baptist Brotherhood will be
held at the church. Mr. Wren is
lo be the speaker following the
breakfast. He was prominent in
organizing the Brotherhood in
Texas a few years ago.
Building Permits
During '55 Total
$270,175 in City
Crosbyton had a good build-
ing record in 1955, but failed to
reach the figures set in several
past years, a check of city build-
ing permits this week indicated..
In dollar value individual build-
ing was just about as high as it
has ever been, but there was on-
ly one large project to bolster
the tqtai figure.
Total permits issued during
1955 were $270,175, the figures
show. Biggest permit was for
$75,000 to West Texas Gin Com-
pany, for the constriction of a
new all-electric gin in the city.
The figures also include 15 new
homes, most of which were fin-
er residences. There was only
one new business house isted.
The .figure does not include
some $150,000 worth of construc-
ts -i just outside the city limits,
biggest item was $70,000 for the
construction of Sttpfchor Pipe &
Supply Company Just west of
the city.
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JANUARY 16 IS DEADLINE
FOR PAYING INSTALLMENT
ON 1955 ESTIMATED TAX
Taxpayers making quarterly
installments on -individual esti-
mated income tax should mark
January 16 in their date book,.
This, according to Mr. John R.
Robinson of the Lubbock office
of the Revenue Seivice is the
deadline for paying the final in-
stallment on 1955 estimated tax.
January 16 is also the last day
to amend a prior declaration of
estimated tax return to avoid
possible penalties for underesti-
mation.
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School Supplies at The Review
SIX CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE THIS WEEK AS 1956
POLITICAL YEAR OPENS; TWO RACES ASSURED
wTTia IV\1
lions Club Plans More Assistance
for Crosbyton Bo^Scout Troop
Directors of the Crosbyton
Lions Club voted unanimously
Wednesday -not only to "sponsor
the Crosbyton Boy Scout troop
again but also to make a con-
certed" effftrt to give more assis-
tance to Scoutmaster Terry Ed-
wards. *• , .
Recognized as one of the best
troops in the South Plains Coun-
cil, Scoutmaster Edwards has
had to do practically all the
work himself in the past. Lion
President Dale R. Rhoades point-
ed out. Plans were laid to give
him more assistance in the fu-
ture as the sponsoring organiza-
tion.
Present for the meeting were
Sout Executive W. R. Postma of
Lubbock, and Jack Robertson,
Ralls, a member of the Coman-
che Trail District committee.
Bill Kimbrough, Rev. W. F. Gae-
cie and Dale Rhoades, Crosby-
ton, are also members of the
district committee.
The local troop committee ap-
pointed Wednesday consists of:
Guy Thompson, camping and-ac-
tivities; Jesse Lancet, finance
and institutional representative;
James E. Winter, advancement:
R. W. Pyron. organization and
extension, and Bill Mann, train-
ing.
Other activities discussed by
the directors included: the an-
nual Lions Club and, Band Boos-
ters Revue, set for February;
annual Pancake Supper, to be
held Feb: 2, and collections for
Christmas lighting. .
Jan. 28 Set As
Crosbyton Day at
Fat Stock Show
Crosbyton will have a special
day at the Southwestern Expo-
sition and Fat Stock Show at
Fort Worth, according to infor-
mation received from the show
headquarters this week.
Saturday, Jan. 28, has been
designated as Crosbyton Day, it
was announced. The city will
share honors on that date with
Jacksboro, Jack County and No-
cona. ,
Mrs. Jo Ann Davis, who has
been Crosbyton's Cowgirl Sweet-
heart at the Stock Show for the
past few seasons, again has
been chosen. Cliff Terrell,, Cros-
byton Chamber of Commerce
manager, reports.
Stock Show dates this year
are Jan. 27 through Feb. 5.
Review's Mystery Farm No. Thirty-Two
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that nearly rreryooe
Mrs. C A. McChtre ore
ncoflnd Farm No. 31 lost due the $1.00 credits at The
week bat Farm No. 32. above.- Review, aril Noxris Stegall and
etai pr
nfronlt
probably stump a lot of
Its one of
Floyd McGlnnes may secure
their passes to The Chloftaln
that Mi familiar bat so tat Theatre by oodlin* at The
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Tiuott leshlayi. Mis Leslie
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dal Ellison, Jack Mason. Mrs.
John Himmel, Joe Hayley. Lo-
retta Fowler. Judy Johnston.
Mrs. I- D„ Witt. T. J. Taylor.
Ronnie Marley. James Drake.
Edwin Wheeler. Joe Copeland.
Mack ML Cathy BrakebilL
Daetd Minkle, Robert Wtoegar.
Mrs. T. E. ThorahilL Carolyn
ShltfBMB. Mrs. D*D. ThomhUL
V. R. Saltan, Mary OttwWL
and Minnie Sue Williams.
WELCOME, NEW
SUBSCRIBERS
Perry Bell
Jack Davis
Cocke Motor
O. H. Forbes
R. L. Caskey
Milton Hefley
D. A. Edwards
Rhea Campbell
Mrs. B. L. Hood
Stanton Brunson
C. R. (Doc) Cooper
King Funeral Home
J. C. McNeill
W. H. Mayfield
B. M. Jones
Joe Bowles
Dr. T. J. Cagle
Mrs. M. S. Carson
City of Crosbyion
J. B. Crawford
F. M. Dunn
"L. H. Finch
G. M. Green
Higginbotham-Bartlett
W. R. Kimbrough
Russell McCurdy
S. L. Martin
D. H. Moody
Bill Nickson
J. A. Parks
C. M. Presley
Richard Proctor
Ernest Roberson
Homer Smith
Charlie Taylor
H. H. Warren
W. F. Webb
H. B. Barnett
A1 Cooper
L. A. Wicks, Sr.
Mrs. C. D. Smith
Louis Johnston
Griffin Odom
Pioneer Gas Co.
J. L>PrUyW
Tillman Reeves
Lewis Sager
Southwestern Public
Service Company
W. P. Walker
Troy Webb
J. W. Wood
Bill Betts I
D. T. Morton
T. F. Cartwright
Joe E. McDuff
J. P. GoinS
H. W. Fite, Jr.
Mrs. W. A. McPherson
Mrs. Lewis Ray
J. W. Anderson
Mrs. Bob Little
"Jack L. Brixey
J. M. Edwards
Ray Allen
Oiiie Chote
S. R. Hicks
Ola Moore
Cecil Berry
J. W. Stout
L. E. Bass
Palo Grissom
A. L. Campbell
T. J. Patrick
Roiiin Artley
O. W. Howard
Mrs. Paul Phillips
Mrs. Ida Armstrong
Carl Simpson
J. T. Parker
Jamie Gage '
O. S. Harvev
Mrs. I. F. Hinkle
Tom Jackson
Joseph Johnston
Joe Johnston
Amos Ellison
L. D. Huckabay
C. A. McClure
S. T. Hawkes
Fred Humble
W. C. McReynolds
R. R. Jones
Mrs. Chas. F. Elarri
O. D. Moore
Millard Watson
George Strange
O. A. Pierce
Owen Crump
T. J. Taylor
Albert Bates
Mrs. Henry Harris
Mrs Clyde Posey
Mack Edler
Mrs. Emma Edler
The political year 1956 dawn-
ed this week, with six candi-
dates announcing for precinct
county and district office. With
new four-year terms applying to
half the office holders, the num-
ber of races in any one year has
also been cut in half.
Spirited races are already as-
sured for two of the offices,
with two candidates having an-
nounced for sheriff, and two for
the office of Commissioner of
Precinct 3. Only one candidate
is in the race so far for the new r
office of tax assessor-collector.
Carroll Cobb, of Lubbock, is
seeking election to the post of
State Senator, 28th Senatorial
District, of which' Crosby Coun-
ty is a part.
J. T. Herrington, serving his
first two year term as sheriff
and tax assessor-collector, is in
the race for the separated office
of sheriff, he told the Review
this week. He will make his for-
mal statement at a later date.
Roy E. Hill in, who has served
the county as sheriff in the past,
announced thjs week that he
was again a candidate for the
office. / He also will make his
statement at a later date.
J; C. Smith, Jr., now serving
as chief deputy in the office of
the tax assessor-collector, is a
candidate for election to that
office, he said Tuesday. The of-
fice, by a recent county vote,
will be separated from the sher-
iffs office Jan. 1. 1957.
In Precinct 3, two candidates
are already in the race for Com-
missioner.
Jack Henry, serving his first
term, is seeking re-election to
the new four-year term.
Paul Ely, a former Commis?
sioner of the Precinct, is also
seeking election to the post a-
gain.
These candidates will all
make their formal statement*
at a later date.
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Paul Knowles,
23, Buried Here
Sunday, Jan. 1
Funeral services for Paul Dav-
id Knowles, 23, of Tucson, Ariz.;
a former resident of Crosbyton,
were conducted at 2 p. m. Suit-
day in King Chapel. Rev. W. F.
Gaede, pastor of the First Meth-
odist Church, officiated, assisted
by Rev. Wayland Boyd, pastor
of the First Baptist Church.
Mr. Knowles Was killed in-
stantly when he was run over
by a caterpillar ttactor at Tuc-
son Tuesday, Dec. 27. 1
Survivors i include his wife
and two children; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Knowles of
Tucson; one brother, Charlie, of
Tucson, and his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Knowles of
Crosbyton.
Burial was in Crosbyton ceme-
tery under direction of King
Funeral Home.
SUNRISE BREAKFAST TO
BE SERVED SATURDAY
AT LUNCH ROOM
A Sunrise breakfast will be
served Saturday morning, Jan.
7, from 5:30 to 8:00 a. m.. at the
school lunchroom, sponsored by
the sophomote -class. Customers
are asked to pay what they
want to for the meal.
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at The Berlewl
Arrests in Week
Shbw Increase
Arrests by the , Crosby County
Sheriffs Department took a
slight upsurge this week, with
arrests ranging from embezzle-
ment to drunkenness.
Willie T. Jackson pled guilty
to a charge of embezzlement
and his fine and costs were set
at $39.55.
Tedy Earl Padgett pled guilty
on a driving while intoxicated
charge and was fined $131.0E
and given a three-day jail sen-
tence.
Jim Gonzales, also on a DWI
charge, was fined $157.65 and
given a 10-day Jail sentence.
Two drunks paid $26.50 each
and two arrested for disturbance
were fined $45.50 each.
Lt-i • y Barkley, arrested on a
forgery charge. Was placed un-
der bond of $500.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Sargent,
Ben and Beth, were in Fort
Worth to spend Christmas with
relatives. Beth remained for a
longer visit, returning with her
grandmother. Mrs. H. C. Bag-;
gett, Mr. Billy Baggett and
Sherry last Saturday. Mr. Bag-
gett and daughter, Sherry* re-
turned to their hojne In Fort
Worth on Sunday. Mrs. Sargent
teaches Home Economics in the
high school.
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Curry, W. H. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1956, newspaper, January 5, 1956; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth243292/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Crosby County Public Library.