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a T. Justus
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O. W. Howard *
Geo. Pipkin
S. R. Hicks
W. C. McReynolds
Robert Ellis
Ravelle Phifer
W. J. McMillan
Eula Whitaker
Mrs. TayloR Lowrle
Alton D. Wallace
Mrs. G. N. Perkins
Floyd McGinnes ;
D. C. Luttrell'
Hilda Paul
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Otis Justus
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Mrs. John Hamby
C. J. Wren
Walter Young
W. E. Wren
J. C. Reed
Mrs. C. S. Humphries
C. L. Weldon
Mrs. C. Gollihar
• Abell Chevrolet Co.
Mrs. Chas. Elam
T. G. Yancey ~
Emzy Pieratt
Perry Bell
P. D. Alston
A. C. Atchison#
J. B. Bell
Rhea Campbell
Mrs. M. S. Carson
City Drug Store
F. M. Dunn
L. H. Finch
Keltz Garrison
A. O. Glisson
"MUforTHefley
Q B Hofner ————
Higginbotham-Bartlett
W. R. KTmbrough
.. King Funeral Home
Fabian Lemley
Walter Lemley
-WrG. Long —
Russell McCurdy
J, C., McNeill *
Jimmie Marshall
W. H. Mayfield
Griffin Odqjp
Tillman Reeves
Ernest Roberson
Lewis Sager
W. P. Walker
Robert Cannon
Ralph Parsons
H. C. Robertson
-Sgt. Billy F. Roberson
T. J. Patrick
I. W. Collier
R. M. Spence
Mrs. R. P. Parker
Terry Edwards .
D. A. Edwards
Will D. Griffin ~
H. U. Butts
L. D. Huckabay
Trgy Leonard
J. A. Fowler ::
John P. Davis
E. E. Clabom
H. B. Barnett
Willie Smith
Bill Middleton
Palo Grissom
Carl Nickson
deposits Here
[each All Time
Deposits in the Citizen^ Na-
tional Bank reached an all-time
■high on December 31, according
[to figures released this week by
I Jack Beeson, cashier. At the
Iclose of business on that date,
(deposits in the local bank stood
I at $3,535,648.48.
There is a good possibility of
■hese deposits climbing to the
|four million mark within the
next two weeks, Mr. Beeson said,
particularly If cotton should go
ap again within that time. Ma-
tiy farmer*! are still holding
|much of their cotton, he said.
Loans had dropped over a half
lillion dollars since the bank's
[last report three months , ago.
I°n Dec. 31 they stood kt $408,-
1407.05, the figures showed. The
Ibank had $1,615,015.50 invested
|jn bonds and securities, and
I had $1,674,243.07 in cash and
I.?- nge- Total resources were
I $3,768,562.90.
Undivided profits on the state-
ment stood at $132,300.63.
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VOLUME FORTY-FOUR
CROSBYTON* CROSBY COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3rd. 1952
NUMBER ONE
Contract for Extension of FM651 To
Kalgary To Be Let on January 15th
Contract for the extension of
Farm to Market Highway 651 to
Kalgary will be let by the State
Highway Department on Tues-
day, January 15, the Department
announced this week. Notice of
construction is appearing in this
issue of the Review.
" Postponed from last fall in or-
der that two projects might be
combined in one, the extension
of the highway will be 12.125
miles long, extending from the
end of the present pavement 9.4
miles south of Crosbyton, to Kal-
gary. The original project did
not include the stretch running
west from Kalgary to the north-
south intersection of the road.
Construction is expected to be-
gin on the highway just as soon
as weather permits, highway of-
ficials said.
Construction of
New Lumber Co.
Is Started In City
Work on a new lumber yard
for Crosbyton was started this
week, and with favorable wea-
ther will be in operation by the
middle of January. Owner of the
new yard"
comes to Crosbyton from Can-
yoir. —— ——
The new yard, located east of
the square on property purchas-
ed from BerJ Black, will be com-
pleted within 30 working days,
the contractor, T. L. Garrett, said.
Operations will begin, however;
before the yard is completed.
Mr. Bell has been with the
Burrow Lumber company, Can-
yon, since the end of World War
II.
Mrs. Bell, who holds a Mas-
ter's degree from Texas Tech,
has accepted a position as a
teacher" in junior high school,
and will begin her duties here
First in State
John C. White of Wichita
County is the first official
candidate %in the 1952 state
political arena. White, candi-
didate for re-election as Com-
missioner of Agriculture, hand-
ed his filing fee to State Dem-
ocratic Chairman J. E. Wheat
of Woodville on Jan. L
Car License Tags
To Go On Sale
February 1st
Crosby county will receive a
total of 3,290 passenger car li-
cense plates in the first consign-
ment for 1952, Roy Karr, chief
deputy in the tax assessor-col-
lector's office, reported Wednes-
day. Although he had not yet
received the plates, the invoice
arrived this week.
The new plates, which will go
Monday, Jan. 7, at which time a
petit-jury- has been called. This
is a continuation of the winter
term of the court.
Scheduled for trial on the
criminal docket is the case of
Leslie Hargrove, charged with
maiming. There will also be two
next Mondav She has taueht in 0n sale Feb-1 wil1 be reverse^
next Monday, ishe nas taught in in color from thg iggi plate£
Rule, Amarillo
schools.
and Canyon
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Pyron vis-
ited in Stephenville over the
weekend as the. guests qf Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Arthur and Clin-
ton. ——™———
Congratulations:
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Pennick of
Crosbyton on the birth of a girl
Dec. 20 at 7:45 a. m. in Crosby-
ton hospital. Named- Charlette
Fay, the young lady weighed 4
lbs. 10 ozs.
Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Cross of
Spur on the birth of a son nam-
ed Terry Irvin and weighing 7
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cottrell of
Ralls on the birth of a daughter
named Phyllis Gail and weigh-
ing 6 lbs. 4 ozs., on Dec. 22 at 8
p. m , in Crosbyton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ship-j
man on the birth of a son at
12:35 a. m. Dec. 25 and weighing
5 lbs. 14 ozs., at Crosbyton hos-
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Ford of Kal-
gary on the birth of a son named
Charles Amon and weighing 7
lbs. 6 ozs., at Crosbyton hospital
Dec. 25 at. 2:45 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Puckett on
the birth of a daughter named
Deborah Celeste and weighing
8 lbs., at 11:55 p. m. Dec. 27, in
Crosbyton hospital,
of Post on the birth of a daugh-
ter named Sharlia Elaine and
weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs., at 9 p. m.
Dec. 29, In .Crosbyton hospital.
rnmrnmmmmmm—mmm ' *
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Fudge of
Ralls on the birth of a son Dec.
30 at 9:45 p. m. in Crosbyton
hospital. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs.,
he has been named Marion Dale.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dyess, Spur,
on the birth of a son, named Ga-
ry Watson _and weighing 6 lbs.
8 ozs., at 1:10" a. m. Dec. 31, in
Crosbyton hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knowles of
Crosbyton on the birth of a son
named David Paul, jr., at 12:15
a. m. Jan. 1, in Crosbyton hospi-
tal. - V -
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Dickinson of
McAdoo on the birth of a son at
10:15 a. m. Jan. 2 in Crosbyton
hospital. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 oas.,
he has been named Gary Lynn.
The background will be black,
with gold numerals. Crosby
county numbers will run from
BB 7650 to BB 9999, and .from
BC 10 to BC 949.
" Commercial trucKT~numbers for
the county start at in «3m anri
run to ID 8799. Farm trucks be-
gin at 5D 3750 and end on 5D
4649. Truck tractors begin with
9E 3125 and run • to 9E 3224.'
Trailers start at 7B 875 and end
on 7B 1049.
To secure the new license
plates, car owners must have
their certificate of title, 1951
registration receipts, and a new
inspection certificate which will
be issued by an inspection sta-
tion approved by the State De-
partment of Public Safety. This
inspection is required ot^all
the new tags can be issued, Mr.
Karr reminded motorists.
Whitchurch Motor is setting
up an inspection station in Cros-
byton, Mr. Karr said, but he did
not know whether anyone else
here
not.
Only Small Part
of State-County.
Taxes To Collect
With only $28,200 in taxes left
to collect from the 1951 rolls, it
should be a comparatively quiet
month for the Crosby County
tax collector's offfce. By the end
of December, the county had al-
ready collected $121,752.81 from
- -Mr. -and Mrs. J. A. Alexander the total 1951 rolls of $149,952.01,
leaving only a sm
come in during Januaty.
Most tax payers now take ad-
vantage of the reductions offer-
ed for early payment of county
taxes, Roy Karr, chief deputy in
the office, said Wednesday.
Mr. Karr and his assistants
expect to keep busy during the
month issuing poll tax receipts,
however. By Dec. 31, his office
had issued 1070 poll tax re-
ceipts, he said. With a general
election year coming up, he es-
timates that approximately 2,800
citizens will pay their poll tax.
This means that close to 1,700
receipts will have to be isisued
before the deadline on January
31, if this figure is to be reached.
Mr. Karr reported that both
the Jaycees and High School
Student Council at Ralls plan to
conduct poll tax selling cany
paignS in Ralls.
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Mrs. W. D. Lamar is visiting
relatives in California.
It's Volume 44
for The Review
This issue of the Crosby-
ton Review marks the be-
ginning of the 44th year of
publication of this newspa-
per. Established in January
of 1909 by Frank E. White,
who now lives at Kerrvile,
the paper claims the dis-
tinction of being the oldest
business institution in the
county still operating under
the same firm name.
The Review has been edit-
ed for 26 of its 43 years by
members of the same fami-
ly. W. M. Curry, who now
lives at Mineral Wells, was
the editor and owner for 21
years, from 1924 to 1945. Ed-
ited for one year by Nugent
E. Brown, now of Washing-
ton, D. C., the present owner
-took over-in 1946.
The paper has had only|
six owners in its lifetime.
District Court
Session To Be
Held Monday
A session of 72nd District
court will be—held here—next
or three civil cases, Mrs. Mary
Lee Chance, district clerk, said
Wednesday.
-District Judge Victor H. Lind-
sey was in Crosbyton Wednes-
day morning to call the docket
and hear some civil cases. Be-
cause of the severe icy condition
of the highways, however, the
cases were postponed with the
exception of the granting of an
adoption. 1
Crosby Ginnings
Short Of Record
Un Decemberlst
Crosby county was still far
short of a record in cotton pro-
duction on Dec. 1, latest figures
available from the Bureau of the
Census, Department of Com-
merce. But at that time there
were still two more weeks of
intensive 24-hour a day ginning
ahead.
On Dec. 1, 1951, Crosby county
had ginned 71,087 bales, com-
pared with 36,571 bales in 1950,
the Census Bureau figures show.
Although- the 15 South Plains
counties will again be a million-
bale cotton producing area, the
South Plains will probably lose
the distinction of having the
largest cotton producing county
in the state. On Dec. 1, Hidalgo
11OU glUTtcU" « I nfll I
Cameron county's total was
238,688*bales. Their ginning sea-
son was practically over on that
date, however.
Lubbock county had ginned
only 135,304 on Dec. 1, but this
figure was expected to climb a-
bove the 200,000-bale mark.
Ginnings in the area with com-
parative figures for the 1950
crop were as follows:
.1951 , 1950
Ginnings Ginnings
Bailey 24,856
Cochran 33,083
Crosby ... 71,087
Dawson 44,976
Dickens 29,857
Floyd 62.501
Garza- 5,315
Hale 93,798
Hockley 91,132
Lamb 83,147
Lubbock 135,304
Lynn 67,130
Motley 17,154""
Terry-.., 43,690
3,600
5,989
36^71
69,472
14,765
16,428
10]360
41,348
63,945
42,922
122,344
77,549
5,652
26,160
Totals 811,471
o
544,145
Mr. and Mrs. James Buckley
of Los Angeles, Calif., were the
holiday guests of her mother,
Mrs. J. M. Campbell, and other
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ballard have
moved from the Lamar apart-
ments to the rent property be-
longing to Dr. Dale Rhoades on
North Farmer avenue.
o ■■■
Sgt. Billy F.Robertson, who is
stationed at Scott Air Force Base
in Illinois, was the Christmas
guest of relatives here.
Is Injured In
Car Accident
Sheriff Roy Hillin is in Crosby-
ton Clinic hospital under treat-
ment and observation of injuries
received about 2 a. m. Wednes-
day morning When the car in
which he was riding overturned
about six miles west of Crosby-
ton on Highway 82. The car,
driven by Deputy Sheriff Otho
(Slim) Ottwell, turned over
twice after hitting a stretch of
icy pavement and skidding into
a tree on the side of the high-
way. _ ^ .
Hospital officials said Wed-
nesday afternoon that Sheriff
Hillin appeared to be in good
condition, but that it was too
soon to determine the extent of
his injuries. He received multi-
ple bruises around the neck and
shoulders, and an injury to his
leg:
^The sheriff and his deputy had
been called to Ralls following a
report of a drunken driver there.
The accident occurred .about a
mile west of the location of the
new drive-in theatre.
Other Accidents Reported
The slippery roads, complete-
ly iced over by Wednesday
morning, - resulted in1 a number
of accidents, but no one else was
seriously injured. J. W. Jackson
escaped with only minor injur
ies when his—car plowed—into
the back of a stalled_truck on
The
the cap in Blanco canyon.
back wheels of the truck's trail-
er broke loose when the truck
was ascending the west caprock.
Flares were ptif out by the driv-
er, but one of these had been
run oyer. and. put out.._Jacksan's IraGes.4kis year.
car was badly damaged.
o
New Plymouth
To Be Displayed
In City Friday
J. L. McCrummen, owner of
McCrummen Motor Company, is
inviting the public to. see the
Needed Moisture to Crosby Farms
First in County
Politics got off to" rather a
slow start in Crosby county dur-
ing this first week in 1952, with
only one candidate authorizing
The Review to place his name in
the political column of this
newspaper. Judge J. M. Rankin^
candidate for re-election to his
second term as county judge,
has the distinction oi being the
first candidate- in the_county to
announce.
With practically all office
holders in the county planning
to seek re-election for their se-
cond terms, not much competi-
tion is anticipated in county
new 1952 Plymouth which will
be on display in his showrooms
Friday, Jan. 4. The. bUfciness_ is
located just east "of the square
on Highway 82.
The new Plymouth has a long
list of improvements—46 in all
—incorporated in the engine, the
brakes, the electrical system, the
chassis, and to the inside and
outside of the body.
The new car, Mr. McCrummen
says, has been improved and re-
fined to provide "the most gen-
tle ride, the smoothest engine
performance and the greatest
safety ever built into a car for
the lowest price field."
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vv
Committees Plan
March of Dimes
Drive In Month
The annual March of Dimes
campaign in Crosby county will
be conducted during the last
two weeks of the month, Janua-
ry 15 to 31, Cary Lbclal, county
finance chairman for the Nation-
al "Polio Foundation; announced
this week.
Mr. Lodal pointed out that
1951 was a bad epidemic year
for polio," pai^culafly "In West
Texas. Crosby county . had few
cases, but neighboring counties
had to call on the National- trea-
sury for assistance.
An organizational meeting is
being held tonight, Thursday, at
Ralls, at which time the cam-
paign will be mapped out and
workers listed. Robert Work is to
be the Crosbyton chairman of
the drive.
*—o
Despite icy highways and
streets, slippery sidewalks, trees
and utility lines coated with ice,
and all the inconveniences that
go with winter weather, Crosby
county people welcomed the
moisture which accompanied
this week's ice and sleet storm.
By Thursday morning, a total of
.94 inches of moisture had been
recorded at the local weather re-
cording station.
The moisture, following a
completely dry December, was
welcomed by wheat farmers, as
many fields were beginning to
feel the affects of the dry wea-
ther and the strong winds. The
wheat is still in good condition,
however, and with additional
moisture this month will go
through the winter in fine con-
dition.
Row crop farmers, who have
all lust^"abouT "finished their
crops, also needed Hhe moisture
in order to work their land.
And good winter moisture usual-
ly means a good planting season
in the spring.
The icy roads have curtailed
traffic through the city this
week but have not stopped it.
Traffic from the east, running
into the slick pavements about
100 miles east of Crosbyton, fail-
ed to reach their destinations on
Wednesday night. As a result,
every hotel and tourist court
room in the city was filled.
o
Jan. 1 Sees End
Of an Institution,
the lc Post Card
The 1-cent postcard, like ma-
ny other institutions of long-
standing in America, is now a
thing of the past. Beginning on
January 1, the charge of mailing
both picture post cards and the
plains ones put out by the post
office department went up to
two cents.
The one-cent postal card is ov-
iod during and after World War
I the price of mailing- these
-cards went up to two cents, "but
it was soon dropped again to one
cent.— —"■ —
'Mr. Texas" To
Be Shown Here
At Baptist Church
•s **MrrTexas"r
motion picture produced last
year under the famed evange-
list'^ direction, will be shown at
the First Baptist church Monday,
Jan. 7, at 7:30 p. m. Rev. Carl
Grissom, pastor, extends an in-
vitation to the public to attend.
A picture with a religious
theme, "Mr. Texas" portrays
the cow country of Texas. Redd
Harper and Cindy Walker are
the featured players.
Appearing in the picture are
Sons of the Pioneers, the Hardin-
Simmons University Cowboy
Band/ the Fort Worth 1000-Voice
Crutsade Choir, Billy Graham;
his song leader, Cliff Barrows,
and soloist, George, Beverly Shea.
ough no admission
charged, an offering will be tak-
en. All revgnue received from
the picture will be used to pro-
duce more religious pictures.
—o
RELATIVES VISIT IN 1
SIMPSON HOME DURING
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Guests of Mmes. Jennie Simp-
son and Carmen Bembry during
the holidays were Mr. and Mrs.
Julian N. Simpson and family of
Odessa, a grandson; Mr. and
Mjs. J. H. Davis of Lubbock, a
daughter; Mr. an(L Mrs., C. C.
Wright and son, Jimmy, of Lub-
bock, granddaughter; Mr. and
Mrs. James Herbert Drfvls and
son, Mark, of Amarillo, a grand-
son; Mrs. Jessie Carter of Wich-
ita Falls, daughter; Mr. and
Mrs. James Howard and family
of Calus, Calif., Mrs. Walter C.
Farley of Amarlllq. Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Strange and son of Ralls,
granddaughter.
Citizens Behave
During Holidays,
Officials Report
The 2-cent postal card is only
one phase of the increase in
postal rales which became effec-
tive- Tuesday, however, says Ol-
en Littlefield, postmaster.
Other increases affect drop or
city mail, special delivery fees,
registered mail, return receipts
for registered mail, insured mail
and Collect on Delivery mail.
Of the changes, the increase
from one to. two cents on city br
drop mail will affect Crosbyton
people the greatest. Statements,
- invitations, in fact anything
mailed first class to another per-
son within the city must now
carry a two-cent stamp.
Minimum special delivery fees
will be 20 cents ' for first class
mail and 35 cents for second*
third or fourth class mail.
ed in Crosby county during the
Christmas holidays, officials at
the sheriff's office reported this
week. If Crosby county people
celebrated too heavily they re-
mained at home to do.., jt,... they
reported. _ ~ -
But the Crosby county jail
holds several new prisoners
lodged there during the past
two weeks.
Roy Lee Wright, who has been
charged wtth theft of a pick-up
truck here, was arrested in Lub-
bock and turned over to Crosby
officials. He awaits action of the
grand jury, unable to make his
"bond. -
James A. McBride and John
es, are -twg
new inmates. They are charged
with the theft of four tires and
wheels from R. A. Paschall and
the same number from Mr. Bac-
cus, both of whom live near Lo-
renzo. They have not made
bond and await action of the
grand jury.
Two Latin Americans, Jose
Salazar and C. A. Galligas, both
charged with the sale of liquor,
pled not guilty and have posted
bonds of $1000 and $750, await-
ing trial in county court. Both
men live near Lorenzo.
C. A. Ratliff, a Temple negro,
paid a fine of $78.05 for aggra-
vated assault, and Gerald Fitz-
gerald, Ralls, paid a fine of
$81.85 for aggravated assault
He was assessed a 30-day jail
sentence, which was probated.
o
Mrs. W. P. Lamar and Miss
Marie were holiday visitors of
relatives and friends in Tulia
and Dimmitt.
7 cents, 15 cents and 31 cents.
Insurance fees will be 5 cents
for insurance up to $5, 10 cents
up to $10, 15 cents up to $25, 20
cents up to $50, 30 cents up to
$100 and 35 cents up to $200.
The new parcel post size and
weight restrictions will not af-
fect Crosbyton people, as these
restrictions apply only to first
class postoffices, Mr. Littlefield
said.
There will be no change in
size and weight restrictions on
packages for delivery on a rural
route or star route; at any se-
cond, third or fourth class post-
office; Or for delivery by any Xr-*
my or Fleet Post Office, or pos-
sessifflrarmy
The increases in postal rates
are designed to bring in about
120 million dollars a year in ad-
ditional cash to help get the post
office out of the red.
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EASTERN STAR TO HOLD
INITIATORY SERVICE
The Eastern Star chapter is to
meet for initiatory work Thurs-
day evening, Jan. 3, at 7:30.
o
Mr. and Mrs. J- H. McClure,
Ronald and Dqane, spent Christ*
mas day in San Antonio with
their son and brother, Mr. and
Mrs. James McClure and Deb-
bie. They returned by Abilene
where they visited Mrs. Mc-
Clure's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
H. Brannan.
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Mr. and Mrs. Guy Denton and
Mrs. J. K. Fulllngim are
this week-end with
Fort Worth.
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