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Crosby County's Oldest: Business Institution — Established January 7, 1909
volume nm two
crosbyton. crosby county. texas, thursday, april 14. 1960
number fourteen
Urban Renewal
Being Prepared
First meeting of the newly
created Urban Renewal Commit-
tee was held Friday morning at
the city office, when Homer
Pace, representative of a Mid-
land engineering firm, met with
them Due to the morning meet-
ing, only about half the com-
mittee could be present
Mr. Pace spent Friday follow-
ing the meeting making a
"windshield survey" of the city.
From this survey he will com-
pile data for the project applica-
tion and expects to report back
to the committee in about three
weeks.
"I want to emphasize that this
will be only a preliminary "sur
vey made from the—street and
that pur report -won't be final at
all," the engineer said. "But we
must have information immed-
iately upon which to base our
application."
Rites Held for
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Mrs. Mary Cure
Funeral rites for Mary Cure,
67, were held in Hawthorne, Cal-
if., at i p.m., April 7. Ill for six
months, the former Crosbyton
resident died at 3:20 a.m., April
5, in Hawthorne.
. Mrs. Cure moved to California
16 years ago. Prior to that she
lived here where the family first
moved in 1925.
Survivors include her husband,
D. C. Cure, Crosbyton; four
daughters,-Lucille Edwards and
Lois Marlar, Crosbyton; Josie
Stover, DeQueen, Ark., and Joyce
Sage, Calif.; • five sons. Earl,
Horace, Dick, Leslie and Darrell,
all of California; 26 grandchil-
dren and 12 great grandchildren.
Boy Scouts Attend
Camporee at Spur
Boy Scouts of Troop 32 attend-
ed a Camporee on the Horace
Wood Ranch from Friday thru
Sunday. Boys participated in
•archery, rifle practice, athletics,
and survival contests. .
.Attending as adult leaders
were Terry Edwards, Scoutmas-
ter, Jim Blagg and Bob Hefley.
Assistant Scoutmasters, and Ted
Karr, chairman of the commit-
.tee.
Scouts on the field trip were
Joe Hefley, Ronnie Ogle, Don
Weans, Johnny Harkins, Billy
Harkins, Donnie Ballard, Tommy
Alexander, Mike Hancock, Aus-
tin Garner, Dennis Reid, Jimmy
Flournoy. Kit Parkhill, Jimmy
Blagg and Ralph New.
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MASONS CHANGE TIME
Masonic Lodge will meet at
8:30 p.m. rather than 7:30 p.m.
regular meeting night, Saturday,
■ays Terry Edwards, Worshipful
Master. Members will receive of-
ficial visit of district Deputy
Grand Master.
Brazil since Nov.
tion of Baptist agricultural
school at Goiaz, Brazil (Review
March 31). Arrows point to Hor-
ace W. Fite Jr. and his wife,
the former Sallie Taylor. Both
are former Crosbyton residents.
Charlie Taylor, local grocer
and father of Mrs. Fite, re-
members^ that his daughter
wanted to be a missionary "to
Nigeria" almost from her con-
version at the age of nine.
Sallie Fite received a BS
degree in accounting from Tex-
.a&JXech~in^494&—Herace-Fite-
was graduated With a BS in
agronomy in 1949.
The couple became interest •
.ed in the Brazilian mission
while talking in Lubbock to
the late B. H. Foreman, for
whom the school is named.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Fite ,attend-
ed Southwestern Seminary in
Fort Worth!
From there, the former Cros-
byton deacon and .his wife
went to language school at
Campinas. They have been in
in Corrente for jsIjj years. After
a leave back in Crosbyton, they
were reassigned to Ceres in
the state of Goiaz.
They say they like, the work.
Both hold various church offi-
ces. He will teach in the farm
school and Mrs. Fite teaches
English in a local protestant
parochial school. ;
Mr. and Mis. Fite have four
children: Anna RutlL 14, Mil-
dred, "8, Julia, 7, and Charles
Wilson, 2. *
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W. W. Robertson, Fourth;
M. M. Samples, Third; Mrs. Pete
Bell, highway; Mrs. W. B. Alleift,
Mt. Blanco; Mrs. Naomi Marsh,
Kalgary Road; Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Parsons, Kalgary; Mrs.
Keith Ellison, south of Crosby-
ton; Mrs. Billie Cornelius, Wake;
[—f-Mrs, D. D. Thornhill, Broadway;
Mrs. Ernest Ellison, Big Four:
Mrs. R. H. Farris, Sr., west of
t^osBytoh:'"" **—
Screening Group
Meets Coaching
on
ErinHor Neil Friday, April 22nd
_A_ . ■ . V -' Crosbyton merchant* are ]
Crosbyton school board is sift-
ing out 10 applicants for the
Chieftain coaching job vacated
by Jack Meredith, according to
Supt Sam Hawkes.
Five of these will confer to-
night, Thursday, with a board
screening committee composed
of J. C. (Cap) McNeill, Robert
.Work, Don Anderson and Supt.
Hawkes. Another five will arrive
for talks Tuesday.
Bert Grimes, junior high coach
has also resigned, Hawkes: an-
nounced. Grimes, whose Braves
were undefeated in football last
fall, will either take a teaching
post at Floydada or return to
college to get his degree.
. Other resignations on the
teaching staff are those of Mrs.
Vernon Mahan, whose husband
is now employed In Lubbock,
and Marvin Renfro, who has to
move closer to some business
interests.
Crosbyton schools will only
get two additional teachers for
the coming year, says Hawkes.
Officials had hoped for three
but a lagging ADA has stripped
away one of these.
1. T Herrington Makes Statement
's Office Candidacy
J. T. "Slime" Herrington, Lo-
renzo, made the following state-
ment to voters this week in sup-
fort of his candidacy for sheriff.
"Since announcing my candi-
dacy for the office of Sheriff of
Crosby County and owing to the
hours of my employment, I find
it hard to see each and every vot-
er personally, and would like to
take this means to again solicit
your vote and influence.
•1 sincerely seek the opportun
l!y of again serving you for an-
other term as your sheriff, and
gh I have made many
tes, through these mis-
I feel that I can make you
better sheriff than I did .in the
and if elected Sheriff of
County I will continue to
Ive to hup Crosby County a
place to live and
our families, and will con-
<if fair and 1m-
nt as j. did
cooperate
religious
the end
ity shall
example in efficiency and
J. T. HEfcRINGTON
pie of our great Mate of Texas.
"If elected Sheriff of Crosby
County, I will do my best to
make you the best sheriff that I
possibly can, and any time i can
be of any assistance to anyone,
I want you to feel free to call on
Crosbyton Fabric
Just Too Good
There was quite a stir in
Crosbyton stores. Mrs. Marie
Bailey was looking for some
material "guaranteed to
fade."
She needed It for the
mouniain woman's costume
in town's district champion
one act play. It will be per-
formed in regional competi-
tion at Texas Tech, April 23.
Local merchandise proved
Just too good. She purchased
the cheapest material she
could find but no amount of
bleaching and washing
would! fade it enough.
So Mrs. Bailey is appeal-
ing ' for some mountainish
garments.
Specifically, she would like
to have two long dresses, a-
bout size 16. full or * -length
sleeves, long waisted, pre-
ferably faded blue or grey.
Also, while die's asking,
she needs some laceup shoes,
sizes 8 to 8%, with flat heels.
(^Ttundads
Take Events in
District Meet
Crosbyton's thinly manned
thinclads shone bright in indivi-
dual events at the district track
meet in Hale Center, April 7. In
total points, the Chiefs were
ond in the meet.
David Edwards won the 100
yard dash in 10.1 seconds. He al-
so heaved second longest shot-
put throw of the day.
John Case raced in ahead with
52.6 in the 440. Garrett Boyd was
right behind him. Charles Moore
piled up extra points by finish-,
ing second in the shotput and
fourth in discus. . :-4
Chieftain relay teams won
both mile and 440 relay events.
The proud nucleus of Jade Mere-
dith's track squad, the CHS team
was fawmd as worthy Successor
to the group which went to state
last year.
The Cioehyton
are Boyd,
Case. Dm
unable to
ed muscle.
In overall points, a large Ralls
" " 140 points for
tater nosed out
for second 88-87 while
—...... plan
nfng a "big bargain event for
next weekend, April 22, accord-
ing to T. Fillingim, Chamber of
Commerce president
It will be the first Crosbyton
Super-Value Day- If enough in
terest in shown by residents, the
Chamber workers believe the e-
vent will be .continued to the
advantage of the consumer.
— A number of objectives are
named by chamber workers.
Businessmen hope to derive cus-
tomer goodwill and awaken in-
terest in the community with
some exceptionally low-prices on
merchandise.
The campaign will encourage
shoppers from the fringes of the
local bade territory to visit in
Crosbyton to do their shopping
Extra circulation of The Review
will go to residents of the area
not now receiving this paper.
"This will be strictly a shop-
ping event," Mr. Fillingim said.
"No special program or enter'
tainment is planned.'-'
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G.C.Lasater,71,
Dies in Odessa
Grover Cleveland Lasater, 71,
2716 North Roger, died about 1
p.m. Tuesday in his home after
an illness of two years.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday in the North
Side Church of Christ . with Her-
bert Love, Church of Christ min-
ister, officiating. Love will be as-
sisted by Jack Hill, Church of
Christ minister, and J. Conatyy
Evans, pastor of the Belmont
Baptist Church. Burial will be in
Sunset Memorial Gardens under
the direction of Hubbard Funeral
Home. ~~
Lassater was a retired employ-
ee of the Ector County Indepen-
dent School district and had liv-
ed in Odessa since 1950. He mov-
ed there bom Crosbyton.
He was born July 3, 1888, in
Boaita, Tex:, and was married to
Ola May .Gray Jttt 23,1910, in
Bonita.
Survivors Include th£ wife;
three daughters, Mrs. R: H: (Pat)
Simmons, Mr* S. B. Hicks and
Mrs. Helen Stringer, all of Odes-
asters, Mss. ■ Bussei
n, After Mrs. C.
>ita Falls; Mrs.
ithet* Calif;
,. Gregston, Tex^
Mrs. M. G. Goings, Pasadena;
Wood!
Exeter,
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Mrs. Atchison
Names Workers
For Drive Soon
Mrs. Lon Atchison. Crosbyton
Cancer Crusade chairman for
19G0, has announced the volun-
teer workers who will contact
area residents in a house to
house campaign April 26-
She asked, that workers call at
her home Saturday morning for
Crusade materials and informa-
tion. Those who cannot pick up
their materials Saturday morn-
ing were requested t o contact
Mrs. Atchison.
The special, gifts division of
the Crusade, ' headed by Robert
Work, started Wednesday. Mrs.
Atchison slated that workers in
rural areas around Crosbyton
•will begin contacting residents
next week in order that the drive
may be completed on April 26.
Workers include Mrs. Grady
Evans, Ayershire; Mrs. Lonnie F.
Ellis, Berkshire; Mrs. Joe Low-
rie, Crosby; Mrs. Bill Hlgginbo-
tham, Durham; Mrs. L. E. Treat,
Emerald; Mrs. Dale Rhoades,
Farmer; Mrs. Bill Nickson,
Grain; Mrs. Aries Graham, liar-
xisaxu-Mrs. C. D. Cash, Ivy;"Mrs.
Book TopsWith
Valuable Screws
at P-TA Event
"Don't dare lose the screws
out of this thing," warned Sybil
Higginb6tham,. "we. had to tear
Tip our dresser to get them."
Mrs. Billy Higginbotham, his-
torian for the P-TA, was hand-
ing the chronicle at the organi-
zation over to Mrs, Truett Mayes
for competition in 14th District
Convention at Levelland, Tues-
day.
The sacrifice was worth it. The
club history was rated "super-
k>r*y the highest of three' grades
used. Local association was eli-
gible for two other awards by
its record but did not make for-
mal entry.
L. E. Treat, Truett and Wynon
Mayes attended the banquet in
the evening honoring life mem-
bers. -
Both Ends Of
Month oi March
Behave Like Lion
Contrary to the old adage,
March came in like a lion and
went out the same way.
March 1 was a cold, dreary
day, with snow covering the
ground and a freezing mist, fall-
ing throughout the day. March
31 was a hot day, the thermome-
ter 87 degrees. But the heat was
also accompanied by strong
westerly winds"Which stirred up
considerable blowing dust.
- Rainfall for the month was a-
bove normal, registering 1.03 in-
ches. The amo'unt of moisture,
however, did not truly reflect the
character of March, for there
were 11 days In which moisture
of some kind felL Most of it was*
very light, ranging from a trace
up to half an inch.
. March, as usual, also saw a
wide variation In temperatures
-—a whopping 78 degrees to be
exact. Low for the month was
nine degrees on March 2, while
the high was recorded on the
two final days—87 degrees. \
Rainfall for the year to date is
3.77 indies, considerably above
the average for the first—three
months. A total of 1.30 was re-
corded in January, 1.44 in Febru-
ary and 1.03 in March.
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Canadian A Cappella
Choir to Sing in City
An A Cappella Chorus from
Western Christian College at
Weybern, Canada, will present
a concert at Crosbyton Church
of Christ Sunday "evening, April
17, starting at 7 o'clock.
Carl MapltiU,' minister of the
local church, Invites the public
to hear theie Canadian students.
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Mrs. Clyde Hargis and children
with
. Darwyjt
Kathy stayed tor a longer visit
and will return home.with her
hereandat
isiiei
Mayor L. H. Finch has under-
lined Crosby County Cotton
Week "by proclaiming April 18 22
for official celebration within
the^lty. He emphasised the im-
portance of cotton for the area's
economy.
^Meanwhile committees pro-
gressed in their preparations fo;
the evmits. Pretty glTls"" sour
ribbon-badges advertising the
affair on Crosbyton streets early
in the week..
Style show dress rehearsal has
ft
Thief A Little "
Absent Minded
Deputy Sheriff Walter
Crout took a 15-year-old ju-
venile to Gatesviile Monday.
Involved in the three-man
crime wave on Crosby towns
April .2, he had confessed to
70 burglaries.
While traveling down, the
youngster thought of another
in Idalou and signed a con-
fession to it. He said there
were probably more but
they had slipped his piind.
Fifty Entries In
Miss Crosbyton
The Miss Crosbyton Contest
will be sponsored by the senior
class Monday, April 18 at 8:00
p.m. in Pioneer Memorial audi-
torium.
Fifty girls will be in the con-
test, and a dozen red roses will
setting with Alice in Wonder-
land as the center of Interest,
will be used.
Admission will be 50 cents for
adults and 25 cents for children.
Narrator will be Mrs. Truett
Mayes.
Dr. White to Preach
About New Birth
at Revival Meet
Dr. W.-R. White will preach
tonight, Thursday, on "The New
Birth" at First Baptist revival
services. Meeting ends with ser-
vices at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and
Sunday services.
Supt Jimmy Karr hopes .the
Sunday School wilt re««h a 500
attendance goal, tlui weekend.
Captains are working on a pro-
gram in which Thursday is
"Brotherhood Night", Friday is
Sunday School Night" and Sat-
urday "Training Union Night".
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Grandfather of
Mrs. Ken Stegall
Dies in Levelland
Funeral services for Lee Clifton
Dig&s, 40, were held in Morning-
side Baptist Church, Levelland,
April 5. The former Crosby resi-
dent was father of Mrs. Ken-
neth Stegall.
A retired farmer and service
station operator, Diggs died at 1
a.m. the previous, day in a Lub-
bock hospital. Born in Paris, Tex.
he resided in Ralls for some time
before leaving in. 1939.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Cecil Diggs; a son, Lee, of
Levelland; a daughter, Mis.
Juanita Evans, Ralls; two sisters,
Mrs. Dora Wideman, Ralls, and
Mrs. Delia Wartes, Llpan; five
grandchildren and a great-grand
child. T >
Volleyball Teams
Needing Sponsors
Local volleyball players are
planning to start competition in
the school gym, April 19, ac-
cording to Chamber. Manager
Joe Wood.
Several sponsors are needed for
teams. Businesses or individual/
interested should contact Wood.
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Agent Suther Talks
to Science Classes
Lee Suther, Crosby county a-
gent, spoke to CHS chemistry
classes Friday, according to L. A.
Garner, instructor-
Types and uses of prepared
fertilizers for agricultural luse
was topic-of the agent Follow-
ing Suther's talk; there was a
question and answer period.
SOIOOL8 TO QBT HALT
DAT FOR EASTER VACATION
Crosbyton schools will dis?
miss at 11:30 p. m. Friday, April
15, to allow students and teach-
ers an extras halt-da? for the
Easter we<fe«nd.
to so much loss of time duri
the Winter months, this
has been cut to the half-day per
Present plans are, for
classes of me school year to
been set for 2:30 p.m., April
in Crosby County Pioneer Mem
orlal" Building. Entrants are ask-
ed to wear all their accessories
to this preview trial.
Elsewhere, committees are
working on the big barbecue, es-
say contest and other phases of
the celebration.
Texr or Mayer Firah's procli-
mation is as follows: <
J'Cotton is the traditional mon-
ey crop for many farmers in this
area and much of the Southland!
Its snowwhlte fruit furnish the
raw material for a wide, variety
of items including some of the
world'& finest fabrics.
"In recent years, synthetics
and other fabrics have been
highly touted through various
publicity agencies. Their activi-
ties have tended to draw atten-
tion away from the fact that cot-
ton is one of the most versatile
and beautiful products of its
kind on the market. ' '
"Today, cotton growers have
begun a great campaign to re-
state and demonstrate to the
public the great value of cotton
so that this King of Fibres will
continue to have its rightful
place on the market and in in-
dustry.
"In consideration of all these
facts, I, L. H. Finch, Mayor of
the City of Crosbyton, do hereby
proclaim the week of April 18-32
Crosbyton, joining with farmers
and businessmen throughout the
county in doing so.
"I urge all citizens to partid-,
pate in the activities of the week
and lend support to special e*
vents designed to call attention
to the qualities of cotton." ;
SeveratTheatre
Entertainmentf
SetinMcAdoo
The theatrical season is in full
swing at McAdoo with two plays
scheduled for production in A-
pril. In May, an operetta and a
piano recital will also be held,
says Henry Teague, school sup-
erintendent.
Curtain goes up first on "Find*
ers Creepers", a drama being pre-
sented by P-TA, April 23. Prince
pal director is Harold Joplm
workitag with a cast of 14 pel-
sons. ^ jj-
"Lucinda Peck From Cabbage
Meek" is Mtle of the senior "pUqr
beginning ItHf thrte days later
at 8 p.m., April 28. Directed tW
Mrs. Willie Mae Whltmlre, it tMhS
a cast of 12 students, t S
Mrs- Jean Williams is directing
students of McAdoo's first four
grades ln an operetta, "The Land
of Dreams to Come," May 5. Pu-
pils of Mrs. Dale Neff will he
presented in piano recital next
night May 6.
All of these events will take
place in McAdoo school auditor-
ium. " - ■ .
County School
School census has been com-
pleted, according to County Supt
D. A. Edwards. Reports > shew
2,643 scholastics in the couMgr
of which 2,383 are whites and
260 Negro.
Crosbyton has 776 student*
with 701 whites and 75 Nc
Neighboring McAdoo has
white students, no Negroes.
In other communities Ralls lute
770 whites, 82 Negroes; Lorenzo
has 534 whites, 67 Negroes; Ro-
bertson has-158 whites, 10 Ne-
groes; Farmer has 66 whites, 3
rfegroes; Cone, 104 Whites; Cap*
rock 50 whites, 23 Negroes.
Lorenzo will be pushed into a
top scholastic bracket, very lit-
tle behind Crosbyton and RiQa
by the Robertson annexation. To-
tal Lorenzo scholastics, after
annexation, will be 769.
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Charlottes Beauty
Shop Opening Here
Charlotte's Beauty Shop is op-
ening this week, it has been an-
nounced by Mrs. Billy Kirk.
Mrs. Kirk has extensive
ing and experience as a
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