The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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Are you worried about what
1966 has in store for you? Do
you have the "business" blues
and anticipate more drouth, re-
versals, continued rising costs,
or what have you? ^ so, then
we suggest s busman's holiday.
Go visiting! Tak/a day off and
see how your problems have
been solved by persons in the
same business as you in nearby
towns. It's really surprising how
similar their problems are to
yours and how someone has
found a solution to what's both-
ering you. We tried it last Sat-
urday, and while we didn't find
anything to take the place of a
good rain, we did get a number
of good ideas.
Down at Post Eddie Warren is
starting his 30th year as pub-
lisher of the Post Dispatch. Ed-
die puts out one of the best
weekly newspapers in these
parts, and has a shop that is the
envy of every publisher in West
Texas. It had been years since
we had been in his shop, and
we found ourselves wanting to
caress all that beautiful mach-
Crofby County's OldMt" Buftiua** Institution - Established January 7, 1909
VOLUME FORTY-EIGHT
CROSBYTON. CROSBY COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd. 1956
1CUMBEB mnc
to Polio Drive; Told Not Complete Water District Will Be Discussed
With returns still incomplete,
people of the Crosbyton territo-
ry had donated $1,423.96 to the
1956 March of Dimes, Chairman
Bob Work reported Wednesday.
Yet to be reported are two or
three communities, the schools,
and possibly collections at the
churches Sunday. This should
boost the total to about $1,600,
he said.
While about $200 below col-
lections last year, and about
inery like a young man would
a pretty girl. He has machinery
to do nearly every Job, from
casting his largest type to run-
ning two- and three-color job
work. Good machinery, which
he keeps spotlessly clean, is the
answer to increasing costs, Ed-
die believes. Eddie has one big
advantage in buying new mach-
inery, however, that we don't
have — several hundred produc-
ing oil wells around Post. Does
anyone care to lend us $50,000.
Also dropped in to chat with
our cousin, Harold Voss, who is
postmaster down at Post. Har-
old was very interested in the
proposed dam in Blanco Canyon
which would make water avail-
able to Post, Spur, and Crosby
County towns. Post, he said, is
very much interested in finding
a source of water.
Doubled back over the new
White River bridge at Kalgary,
but missed Editor Grady Lackey
at Spur. Don't know whether
Mr. Lackey had gone to lunch,
or whether he is ' ;one of those
lucky publishers who has fig-
ured out a way to close at noon
Saturday. But over at Matador
had an enjoyable visit with
Doug Meador, publisher of The
Matador Tribune. Mr. Meador
has his shop in a new building,
which he built about two years
ago. Over in one corner is a dis-
play of trophies that reminds us
of a trophy room in a district-
winning highschool. Doug at one
time or another has won just
about every trophy offered by
the press associations of Texas.
"I can't put but the biggest pa-
per, but I try to give my read-
ers the best small paper I can,"
said Doug.
$400 or $500 below some collec-
tions here in the past, Mr. Work
feels that Crosbyton people have
been very generous, considering
local conditions.
Merchants and their employ-
ees donated $472; coffee day.
$96.40; ball game, $58.00; Lions
Club, $27.45; Jaycee-Ettes, $21;
Mothers March and Communi-
ties, $637.71; Junior Harmony
Club, $54.97, and coin contain-
ers. $56.45.
Lions-Band Boosters Prepare For
Hilarious TV Show on February 10
Got up to Floydada a little
late and Editor Homer Steen
was not around, but enjoyed
looking over the duplex news-
paper press Mr. Steen has just
installed. This press, which op-
erates from a "roll" of paper
rather than sheets whlcfc-sre
cut to size, prints directljffrom
"forms" or newspaper pages
made up in type. It differs from
daily presses, which print from
semi-circular stereotypes, cast
from the pages of type. Chang-
ing over to the new press and
getting all the "bugs" ironed
out has been quite a headache
for the Hesperian staff, "but it
sure is nice when its running
right," we were told.
Services for A. E.
Capps, 73, Held
Here Tuesday
Funeral services for Archie
Everett Capps, 73, of Blanchard.
Okla., were held at 4 p. m. Tues-
day at the Crosbyton Assembly
of God Church. Officiating were
Rev. Geo. Cilpatrick, of Elex,
Okla., assisted by Rev. Cecil
Smith of Blanchard. Okla., and
Rev. Brown of Crosbyton. Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Jarvis of Purcell,
Okla., sang special numbers.
Burial was in Crosbyton' Cem-
etery under direction of King
Funeral Home.
Mr. Capps was injured Jan. 13
in a car accident near Slaton.
He remained in a Slaton hospi-
tal until Sunday, when he was
brought here by King ambulance
to the home of a brother-in-law.
Curtis Johnson. He died at 11
o'clock Sunday night.
Survivors include the wife.
11a V. Capps, of Dibble, Okla.,
nine children, six step-children.
35 grandchildren and eight
great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were W. O. Mat-
thews, John Blackburn, Frank
Lee, Don Ballard, T. P. Brad-
berry and Mr. Lee.
A hilarious take-off on popu-
lar IV snows is the theme oT
the annual Crosbyton Lions
Club-Band Boosters Revue, to
be held Friday night, Feb. lOr in
the high school auditorium. The
show is scheduled to begin at
8:00 o'clock.
With Joe Meador of Ralls as
director, this year's show should
furnish as much or more enter-
tainment than any in the past.
A similar show was produced at
Ralls by the Ralls JayCees last
fall, he said, and from all reports
was one of the most enjoyable
ever staged there.
The three shows that have
been chosen for the take-off are
"I've Got A Secret", "Beat The
Clock" and "Name That Tune."
They will be conducted along
the same lines as the TV shows
themselves, with considerable
pre-arranged comedy worked in
to them.
Prizes will be awarded the
winners of each show, it was
announced.
A feature again this year will
be the old fashioned candy sale
with a prize in each and every
package. Admission to the Re-
vue will be 50c for children and
$1.00 for adults.
First practice for the Revue
will be held at 3:00 p. m. Sun-
day afternoon at the high
school auditorium, it was an-
nounced at the meeting.
4 The long-discussed dream of
a dam in Blanco Canyon moved
one step nearer to reality this
week, with the announcement
of a meeting to be held in Cros-
byton at the lunchroom Thurs-
day, Feb. 9, at 7 p. m. Three
cities, Post, Spur and Crosbyton,
will discuss at the meeting the
advisability of attempting tp
form a water district for the
purpose of building a dam and
distributing water to the three
cities.
S. J. Freeze, a partner in the
engineer firm of Freeze & Nich-
ols^ Fort Worth, will be present
to iead the discussion. Recog-
nized as one of the state's lead-
ingv water engineering firms,
the company has built—several
Method o! Financing County Library
Is Explained by Library Committee
How many have heard or
made the statement, "I wish
that I coud speak Spanish". The
Friends of the Crosby County
Library are trying to help you
solve this problem by making
available to the citizens of this
county a free library for their
own use.
"How will It be finanoed?" is
the first question heard when
the library is mentioned. The
Texas County Library Laws
state that the County Commis-
sioners' Court may, at their dis-
cretion, establish, operate, and
maintain within their respective
counties a free county library.
The court may set aside an-
nually from the general tax
fund, or the permanent improve-
ment fund of the county, sums
for the maintenance and perm-
anent improvement of a free
county library.
However, the amount of mon-
ey that they can set aside is not
to exceed ten cents (10) on the
one hundred dolar ($100.00) val-
uation. Taxes cannot be raised
to finance ^library. At the pre-
sent time Floyd County has set
aside five cents on the $100.00
valuation for the operation of
their county library in Floydada
and branch library in Lockney.
The law further requires that
this free county library be lo-
cated at the county seat in the
court house, unless more suita-
ble quarters are available in the
county seat. Branch libraries
may be established in other
parts of the county where they
are desired. Through the county
library you will have access to
all books and materials not
kept in any state library and
even in the Library of Congress.
"JTiere will also be available
recordings, films, and other
teaching aids to the schools,
clubs and community projects.
For example, if a person wanted
to learn Spanish by himself, the
library could be stocked with
prepared lessons on a recording
so that he could learn to under-
stand and pronounce the lan-
guage in connection with his
book study where he learns to
write it
A county library follows no
set pattern. As was pointed out
by Mr. J. S. Hudson of the .Tex-
as State Library in Austin when
he spoke at an organizational
meeting, "Of all the county and
regional libraries now operating
in the state of Texas there ar<^
no two alike." It is to be deve*
loped to' meet the interests and
heeds of the people of its parti-
cular county. The services of a
free county library could be
endless once it is established.
major dams in the state
Mr. Freeze has already done
considerable work on the pro-
posed project in Blanco Canyon.
Although completely prelimina-
ry, he has informed local cham-
ber of commerce representatives
and city officials, that he has
apparently located t he best
position for the proposed -dam
some distance north of the new
bridge over White River .it Kal-
gary. This would place it with-
in access of all three cities.
The Kalgary location would
provide a site for a lake much
larger than any up the canyon,
he said. He envisions a lake
of 45,000 acre feet, more than
tour times the size of a proposed
site nearer Crosbyton. It would
have a shore line of approxi-
mately 25 miles.
Post officials and the Post
Chamber of Commerce have al-
ready indicated that they are
vitally interested in the project
and expect to have between 50
and 60 persons here for the
meeting next Thursday. A large
delegation from Spur is also ex-
pected, and an Invitation is ex-
tended to all Crosbytop people
who are interested to attend.
Perry Bell, cha'.TTian of the
Water Resources Committee of
the Crosbyton Chamber of Com-
merce, will be in charge..
Law Office To
Be Opened Here
Harry H. June, Jr., an attor-
ney, will open law offices in the
Lamar building Monday, he an-
nounced this week. Mr. Jung
and his family moved to Cros-
byton about the first of the
year.
Born and raised at Albany, he
attended the University of Tex-
as where he received his BBA
degree in 1950. He served for
three years in the Army, and
returned to the University in
1953. He received his LLB degree
in January this year.
Mr. Jung's wife is the former
Virginia McNeill of Spur. They
have two children, Cathy, 3, and
Harry III, 8 months.
Beview's Mystery Farm No. Thirty-Six
January Was Dry But That's Not Too
Unusual, Crosby Record* Show
Pancake Supper
Set for Tonight
Ipnight, Thursday, is the date
of the Crosbyton Lions Club an-
nual Pancake Supper. The meal
will be served from 6 to 8 p.m.
Good food, which will include
all the pancakes a customer can
eat. butter, syrup, meat and a
drink, will be served. A team
from—Riimis Mill & Elevator.
Fort Wortlvmakers of Lignt
Crust flour, will cook and serve
the supper this year.
Admission is $1.00 for adults
and 50 cents for children. Pro-
ceeds will be used by the Lions
Club in their ciyic projects.
14 Bales Are
Dedicated For
CROP Friday
The program for the dedica
tion of cotton given by Crosby
and Floyd Counties to the Chris
tian Rural Overseas Program
was held Friday at 3 p. m in
the Crosbyton public square.
Floyd County brought over four
bales of cotton; the Crosbyton
area gave four bales, and the
Ralls area gave six bales.
The Crosbyton Chieftain Band
directed by Mr. Jesse Lancet
furnished several numbers for
the program. In the absence of
Virgil Chron, Rev. Wilbur F.
Gaede acted as master of cere-
monies. Following the program.
Rev. Gaede gave the prayer.
J. A. Colston. Floydada, pre-
sented Jthe Floyd County cotton;
C.arnet W. Jones, the Crosby
County cotton. Rev. Kills Todd,
Plainview, district director of
CROP, accepted the gift. The
dedication sermon and prayer
were given by Rev. Tilden Arm-
strong, pastor of Jtie Methodist
Church in Floydada.
"In behalf of Virgil Chron who
was unable to be present on ac-
count of the serious illness of
his daughter, and other CROP
officials, we want to give our
thanks for the cotton," Mr. Jones
said. "And to the others on our
program, we appreciated your
assistance." Mr. Chron was the
Crosbyton chairman.
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Geo. W. Johnson, .
46, To Be Buried
Here Friday
Funeral services for Geo. VV.
Johnson. 16, a son-in-law of Mrs.
Martha Lewis of Crosbyton, will
he held at 2:30 p. m. Friday at
the Crosbyton First Baptist
Church. Officiating will be Rev.
W. M. Turner, of Pecos, assisted
by Rev. Wayland Boyd, pastor.
Burial will be in Crosbyton
Cemetery under direction of
King Funeral Home.
Mr. Johnson died at Eden on
Wednesday, from injuries he re-
reived when a caterpillar trac
tor on which he was working
fell on him. He was born at
Wills Point but lived in Dickens
County from 1927 to 1933. The
family home was at Pecos, but
Mr. Johnson worked all over
West Texas for a road construc-
tion firm. He was a member of
the IOOF Lodge at Pecos.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Audrie Johnson; a daugh
ter, Martha, and a brother, W.
t\ Johnson of Lubbock.
January. 1956, has been one
of the driest Januarys in the
history of the local weather re-
cording station. Total moisture
for the month was .1)5 of an
inch, recorded during the three
day damp spell, Jan. 21-23.
Althcuigh not noted for heavy
moistirfeT the average for Janua
ry hem is .64 of an inch. Normal
for February Is .78, and for the
month of March. .73.
Six Januarys on record, since
1HN7, have recorded less moisture
than this year. ^iev were 1K.X7,
1901, 190-1, 1912, 1942 and 1&5I
Til liner yrnrn, IMP!, 1'Jia and
Seems our photographer has
a short memory. Last week's
Farm No. 45 belongs to Mr.
and Mrs. Chas.-B. Parker, and
It has bum only a lew weeks
since we printed a different
picture of this farm.
Mrs. 1. W. Giles is due the
SI credit at The Keriew. and
Mrs. C. K. Flemint the pass to
The Chieftain Theatre. Others
last week Inducted
Mrs. Johnny Parker, Mrs. Glen-
ford Fowler. Mrs. Gene Green.
Paul Drake. Carolyn Shipman
and Stephen Cashey.
Farm Mow 36. above, is a
eery nice and well-kept place.
Can you identify Itf
MAIN CAFE GETTING
FACE LIFTING WITH PAINT.
AND RUBBER TILE FLOOR
The Main Cafe, operated by
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lemley.
has been closed this week as
workmen have been busy re-
painting the building and lay-
ing a new rubber tile floor. The
cafe will be open for business
again this week end, probably
Friday, Mr. Lemley said.
Mr. Lemley plans to rework
the cafe fixtures, he said, but
this will be done after the-re-
opening.
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School Supplies at The Review
1914, the same amount, .05, was
registered.
January, on a-few occasions,
has furnished the county with
an abundance of moisture. The
heaviest ever recorded was in
1949 when a six inch layer of
ice. sleeet, snow and rain melt-
ed down to a total of 3.95 of
moisture. In 1939 a total of 3.17
inches was recorded^ In January,
and in several other years from
1 50 to 2.00 inches fell.
West Texas weather seems to
set no pattern. Dry Januarys
have been followed by both dr>
and wet Februarles. in HUM OS
of an inch in January was fol-
lowed lf\ 2.05 in February while
in 1913 .08 in January signaled
a completely dry February.
It was both cold and hot in
January just past. Wannest day
was January 5 and again on
Jan. 27, with almost a record
high of 7H degrees. Coldest was
the night of January 13. with a
reading of 13 degrees
Poll Payments
Set New Record
for Crosby Co.
Preliminary count Wednesday
indicates that Crosby County
will have perhaps its largest
voting strength in history, with
2f>50 persons paying their poll
tax for 1956 The figures were an
estimate, but will not vary
greatly when the final count is
made, officials said.
In 1954 approximately 2,500
poll tax receipts were Issued.
Last year the number fell to on-
ly 1,600 receipts, this being an
'off election year
Although a count has not yet
been made, indications are that
the Ralls voting box again leads
the county in numbers.
Wednesday, Feb, 1, was the
first day in which car license
tags could be sold. By mld-af-
lemoon fhe sales stood at 21
passenger car licenses, three
commercial truck and two farm
truclt'licenses.
Freshman Girls
Win Trophy at
McAdoo Tourney
The Freshman (iirls Basket
bal team won the championship
in their division at the McAdoo
Junior Tournament held last
week end at the McAdoo gym
nasium. Both Crosbyton's Junior
High Girls and Junior High boys
lost to Ralls in first round com-
petition.
The Freshman C.irls beat Ma
tador 45-40* in their first game
The locals trailed 35-30 at the
beginning of the last quarter,
but surged ahead In that per
iod to win. Iret a Polvadore with
21 points and Patsy Herrlngton
with 17 were high for Crosbyton.
The girls beat Ralls Freshmen
i/i the finals Saturday night,
44-40. The locals led all the way
with Hcrrington and Polvadore
again leading the scoring with
17 points each. Bonnie Jones
rang up 10 points for Crosbyton,
while Sarah Sessom for Ralls
scored 19 points.
Two Candidates
Enter County
Races Ifl Week
The list of candidates seeking
the Democratic nomination' In
County County continues to
grow slowly each week.
This week the name of Camp-
dwn Lawson, Lorenzo, Is in the
column seeking the office of
Tax Assessor-Collector. "Mr. Law-
son is a former Crosbyton resi-
dent and has worked in the
county tax office. He will mam$
his formal statement Jater.
Also appearing as a candidate
for County Attorney is the name
of Lloyd A. (Mike) Wicks. Jr..
present occupant <M the office,
lie will also make his state-
ment at a later .date.
MRS. C. H. PRESNALL
INJURED IN AUTO COLLISION
SUNDAY EVENING
Mrs. C. H. Presnall was report-
ed to be in satisfactory condi-
tion in Crosbyton Clinic Hospi
tr',1 Wednesday afternoon, from
injuries received in a two car
collision late Sunday afternoon.
She suffered severe lacerations
on her head, officials reported.
The accident happened at Third
and Durham Ave. the First Bap
list Church intersection.
Mi. Presnall also suffered
bruises in tlie accident, but was
released from the hospital Mon-
day. Albert Buck, driver of the
second car. escaped with minor
bruises.
COLLINS JEWELRY
REMODELS STORE
The building housing Collins
Jewelry is undergoing a remod-
eling job this week. A new low-
er ceiling of eel of ex material is
being installed, modern flour
escent fixtures put in, and the
entire building given a paint
job. ^
The store, owned by Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Bowles, will be open
lor business this week-end.
Pictures Of
Children To Be
Taken Feb. 10
Woltz Studios of Des Moines,
Iowa, a nationally known por-
trait ptudio, will have a photo-
grapher in Crosbyton Friday.
Feb. 10, from 10 n m. to 5 p. m"..
at the Smith House, for the pur-
pose of taking pictures of chil-
dren of this area. The pictures
are to be published in The Cros-
byton Review, as soy as poses
can be selected and engravings
made, which usually takes sev-
eral weeks.
There is no charge or obliga-
tion for taking the pictures, the
studio announces Parents de-
siring pictures, however, may
order them from the studio re-
presentative at the time the
l>ose for the engraving Is chos
en.
CHILI SUPPER WILL BE
SERVED BY M. Y. F.
A chili supper will be served
Thursday night, Feb. 9, at the
First Methodist Church, spon
sored by the M. Y. F. The public
Is invited.
Two Persons
Are Convicted on
DWI Charges
Two persons, arrested by offi-
cials in the Crosby County Sher-
iff's Department, were convicted
"•i charges of driving while In-
toxicated this week.
Virgil Baker, a New Mexico
man. was arrested Saturday
on a DWI charge He pled guil-
ty and was lined $132.65 and
assessed1 a 3-day Jail term.
W. W. Bunch. Rotan. was al-
so arrested Monday on a DWI
charge'. His sent-enr-e was a fine
of $102.55 and 3 days in jail.
H M. Ihriz. a New Mexico
man. drew a stiff fine of $142.00
on two traffic counts Monday,
speeding and driving on wrong
side of the road. Reason for the
unusually heavy fine was that
Ihriz tried to escape, officers re-
ported.
—f—
Miss Yvonne Karr enrolled in
Texas Tech for the spring sem-
ester.
j Mr. and Mrs. J H. McClure
and Duane and Mr. and Mrs.
i Ronald McClure and Rhonda ate
| Sunday dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. McClure.
o
Mrs. Clyde Posey of Hereford
spent the week-end with her
mother. Mrs. R.
other relatives.
E. Karr, and
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