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By W. H. C.
-
/^TtoMrs. W. P. Lamar
KTS* has long needed
' . - That is the completion
huilding of some of the
rSi around her buildings
r Son. These new side-
Wnadda.o. 'othe ap.
^nee of the business block
fehhingset'ln our opinion,
1 If more than anything else
the appearance of a down-
U business section They are
L?sidewalks, rundown awn-
fcand dirty streets. The awn-
if situation has been material-
p roved during the past two
I Se years and we are glad
t« the start made on side-
Liks But business men do need
Kre out some way to clean
— -"gularly.
liked the talk this week
lit the possible deep water
south of Crosbyton, to be
need by a number of inter-
HaA possibly others. The idea
Ito drill below the redbeds,
sibly to 800 feet, to see if
tt is sufficient deep water
,table for irrigation to be
Mod at that depth.
Ifte territory south of Crosby-
ihas been practically elimin-
i from irrigation due to the
silt which replaces the wa-
Nearing' sands in that area.
K water does not flow fast e-
mgh through this silt to make
id irrigation well. If good
• could be found below the
^ds, a complete new era of
■atlon coulii hp opened LLP.
sbyton territory.
lOver at Petersburg, the Peters-
l Water Conservation district
jover an abandoned oil test
r an experiment. A plug was
t in at 800 feet, after which
Uing mud was pumped in to
1 the plug and keep salt wa-
m seeping back. But after
ng for 72 hours it was im-
__>to clean out the drilling
it was announced.
rThere is an ocean of water
there," the experimenters
Drillers found 290 feet of
_>bearing sands below 500
hrfreir they - drH ledr--Not—dis
Crosby County's Oldest Business Institution ~ Established January 7t 1909
VOLUME FORTT-FOUH
~ CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 16th, 1952
NUMBER FORTY-TWO
Ministers Back
Drive For CROP
Donations Here
Crosby county will try again
to raise its share of cotton and
other products for distribution
by CROP (Christian Rural Over-
seas Program), it was decided at
a meeting of the organization
held Monday at the courthouse.
3. A. Edwards was chosen as
county chairihan for this year's
campaign.
CROP is providing relief and
assistance to hundreds of thou-
sands of destitute people over
the world and particularly in
Korea and India, it is pointed
out. Backed by a number of
religious organizations, the pro-
ducts that are collected are dis-
tributed in the needy countries
by missionaries of the churches,
insuring that they reach the pro-
per destination.
Crosby county is being asked
to give 20 bales of raw cotton to
be shipped to Korea, and there
the people for whont it is given
will have a part in preparing it
for their own use as they make
bedding and clothing that is
badly needed.
Details for collecting the cot-
Addresses Are
Needed for Home
Coming Oct. 31
More addresses of ex-students
of Crosbyton High school are
needed, Mrs. Nolen Miller, se-
cretary of the Crosbyton Ex-
Students Association, said here
Wednesday. An invitation to at-
tend the annual Homecoming of
the organization will be mailed
to each former student whose
address is secured.
Some of the addresses receiv-
ed last year have been miss-
placed, Mrs. Miller said She
urged that parents, relatives or
friends knowing the address of
any former student of the school
drop by Miller Drug with the
address, or hand it to Woodrow
Robertson, president. —
This year's reunion will be
held Friday, Oct. 31, it was an-
nounced last week. An afternoon
program beginning at four o'-
clock will be followed by a sup-
per at the lunch room at 6 p.m.
At 8 p: m. a football game will
be played between the Crosby-
ton Chiefs and the New Deal
Lions. .
"We want every ex-student
who reada thia—to consider thin
Mt. Blanco Farm-to-Market Road
By District Engineer
Lions Club
Entertained By
Big 4 Ladies
Eighteen members of the Cros-
byton Lions club and their wives
thoroughly enju^ed a meal
program at the Big Four school
auditorium Tuesday evening.
The meal, which took the place
of the regular Wednesday lunch-
eon, was prepared by members
of the Big Four Home Demon-
stration club.
Following the bountiful chick-
en and dressing meal, with most
Lions coming back for a second
helping, Kenneth Walker,, band
director in the Crosbyton schools,
presented a musical program.
An orcheS#k made up of Rober-
ta Reed, Laverne Marsh, Loreta
Fowler, Kyle Ellison, Jimmy
Treat, Wayne Fowler, Don Park-
WELCQME, NEW
SUBSCRIBERS
We welcome the following
new ancLxenewal subscriptions
to The Crosbyton Review. The.
expiration date of your 'paper
is indicated opposite your
name above. The first figure
indicates the month, then the
id thefinal figure the
year.
Mrs. Terry Lee Harvey, Jr.
W. O. McCullough
Blake Briscoe
Joe Lamb
James E. Winter
Ronald W. McClure
T. L. Johnson
O. W. Young
Charles E. Mitchell
Gene Greene
Curt Strickland —^—
E. G. Moore
. Gordon Tyler
Buster Reed
H. C. Hoover
Good news for people of Cros-
byton and the Mt. Blanco com-
munity was the announcement
the past week-end that the road
from the end of the Big Four
farm-to^market paving north to
the Floyd county line was next
in line for construction in Cros-
by county. Also approved wa£ a
connecting road running west
from Blanco canyon to connect
with the Cone road which has
already been constructed.
Also included in the project
will be a short stretch of Floyd
county road running from Lake-
view south to the Crosby county
Billy Joe Boyd
Places Ninth at
Texas State Fair
Two baby beef calves, belong-
ing to members of the Crosby-
ton F. F. A., are being shown
line to connect with the Crosby
county road, it was reported.
Announcement of the new ap-
provals was made Thursday af-
ternoon following a meeting of
the Crosby county Commission-
ers' Court with District Engineer
S. J. McCarty at Lubbock that
morning. No date was set for
the construction of the road, but
the Commissioners were ordered
to proceed with securing need-
ed right-of-way. They were ac-
companied to Lubbock by two
Commissioners-elect, Roy Karr
and. Ragsdale Davis, who will go
into office January 1.
The designations must be ap-
proved by the State Highway
Department at Austin, officials
pointed out, but this is usually
a formality on farm-to-market
roads after selection is made_by
the district engineer. ....
The Mt. Blanco road, which
begins at the south rim of Blan-
co canyon and runs to the Floyd
county line, will be 5% miles in
length. The second road, which
ice]
aged, the group plans to
another irrigation well
lough the red beds to the wa-
\ bearing sand.— —
ere's a great possibility in
for Crosbyton. The water
not be there if a test is
lied. Or if there is water it
-tocrma-
fiemicals for irrigatiori. But
(good water is there in suffi-
nt quantity, and if it rises
t enough in the well to make
spent on the test would
millions upon millions ot
rTu*nnriiMi'i(ory. - ■ —
lew Machine To
lid Sheriff's dept.
|W. E. Elliott, deputy sheriff,
^ purchased a new ultraviolet
[ht machine to be used in con-
ation with his duties in the
*by county Sheriff's office.
Tie machine has a wide var-
' ot uses, Mr. Elliott said,
[can be used to detect altera-
■is in legal instruments, such
• Checks, signatures and the
Tit enablesJhe photograph-
! of fingerprints on such ma-
W as cloth, which is im-
sible without the light.
[_«. Elliott also owns the cam-
1 equipment that is used by
'sheriffs department.
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wampland Is
-tting of Picture
to Show Here
Okefenokee Swamp, location
for Twentieth Century-fox's
mtcolor outdoor adventure,
of the Wilderness'', at the
"ill Theatre, Sunday and
y, October 19 and 20, is
SjWfce of the. Suwannee Riv-
•Wclh was immortal ized—in
Stephen Foster classic, "Old
At Home."
® tanous American trouba-
' h°wever, ^id not know
'river. existed when he
the song and chose the
simply because of its ror
" sound. As the song en-
„ through the years, a 'n'
Itherof pped al°ng the way
rSw e givin£ it the name of
I w®nee River."
fcUu °' the Wilderness" co-
'®an Peters, Jeffrey Hunter,
Smith and Walter
llyT,. n 60(1 features Tom Tul-
Ijacfc IT? Shannon, Will Wright.
I Elam and Harry Carter.
&***■. R E. Anderson of
•W> N. M., visited this week
and Mrs. H. T. Snider.
ton in Crosoy county will Be
announced in the near future,
the chairman said.
There can be no peace as long
as there is hunger and starva-
tion, it is pointed out. Therefore
the Crosby Council is asking ev-
ery minister in the county to
discuss the program with his
church members during week
of Oct. 26 to Nov. 3, to give them
an opportunity to participate.
All preachers in Crosby county
are being asked to meet at Cros-
byton in the district court room
one day during the week of Oct.
20 to 25. Invitations giving the
exaqLjdLatfi_will be mailed. At
a personal invitation to attend
the reunion," -Mr.- Robertson said.
"We do not have the addresses
of many of the ex-students and
for that reason cannot mail them
a card. But this reunion is for
every ex-student of Crosbyton
High school and we urge you to
attend."
Mr. " Robertson particularly
urged ex-students who live in
and near Crosbyton to attend.
Those unable to attend the af-
ternoon session are invited out
to the supper at 6 o'clock, he
said.
er and Mr. WaiKer piayea TWO"
numbers. Miss Virginia Davis
sang a solo,followed,.by,.aJriq
composed of Misses Davis, Ceci-
lia Puckett and Annell Warren.
The entire group then comprised
a chorus.
The vocal numbers were ac-
companied at the piano by- Mrs.
Jimmy Karr. who also gave two
Charles Sudduth
W. L. Keith
...Mre R Parkinson
D.'E. Ellison
Mrs. D. C. Cure
T. L. Garrett
this week at the Texas State
Fair in Dallas. Both calves are
readings.
The program was concluded
with the showing of a picture
taken by Mr. Virgil Chron on a
recent bear hunting trip to the
northwest. Many of the pictures
were taken in Yellowstone Na-
tional Park. Mr. Chrpn explained
this meeting the preachers will
receive more information on the.
CROP program. Two preachers
in each town will be asked to
carry the program to the schools
and to the ministers who do not
attend the meeting.
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Services Held For
Chiefs Lose To
Abernathy; Play
The pictures SS the!Twerg~SKOW!T:
Ginnings Nearly
Double In Week
Of Good Weather
Despite the fact .that very few
dry land farmers are yet gather-
Thte calf exhibited ' by Bitty
Joe Boyd this week at the Tex-
as State Fair in Dallas placed
ninth among steers weighing
850 to 1000 pounds, an an-
nouncement Wednesday from
the Fair stated. Calves were
entered in the Junior Steer
class from all sections of the
■state*'
Liquor Violation
ing their crop, the cotton harvest
in Crosbyton was stepped up this
week. The three gins in the city
reported a total of 1,617 bales
Jealeta Griffin
Muleshoe Friday
Abernathy's AntelopesXjjroved
too—much—for the—Gre&&Vtefe
Fine Assessed in
County Court
Funeral services for 11-year-
oTd Vbnda Jedim Oilffja .weie"
held at'4 p. m. Sunday' at the
King Chapel. Burial was«in the
Crosbyton cemetery, under dir-
ection of King Funeral home.
Officiating at the services were
Rev. W. L. Hluchan, Rev. J. R.
Brincefield and Rev. Mrs. M. W.
Lee.
The daughter, of Mr. and Mrs.
Forrest Griffin, Jealeta had been
ill for the past four years with
rheumatic fever. Sh.e was born
in Mineral Wells and moved to
Crosbyton only two weeks be-
fore her death, in the hope that
a change of climate might bene-
fit her. Mr. Griffin is employed
with Bell Motor & Implement
company.
The child is survived by her
parents; two sisters, Mrs. Newt
Davis and Jaynell; four broth-
ers, "A. D., Hollis, Leonard and
Aubrey, all of Crosbyton. An
uncle, Kueir Griffin, also lives
here.
Pallbearers were J. C. Jones,
Zola Edwards, John McDuff, Ro-
land Mize, Melvin Lee and 9su~«ttfng boys
car Swindall.
Services for Ralls
Soldier Are Held
On Wednesday
ry- JVerett, jr., 20, forrfier Ralls
High school1 athlete killed in Ko-
rea Aug. 13, arrived in Ralls
Tuesday for services held there
Wednesday afternoon.
The former star quarterback,
who had been overseas since Fe-
bruary, I952r was killed by
shrapnel in the battle for Bunk-
er HiU- ♦
Funeral services were held at
3 p. m. Wednesday at the Ralls
High school auditorium with Rex
Kimbrough, minister, officiating.
Burial was in Ralls cemetery.
Survivors inclure his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Verett of
Ralls; one brother, Harold, and
two stepbrothers, Eddie and El-
vin, all of Ralls.
Offlc* Supplies At The Review
Chiefs last Friday night at Ab-
ernathy, 4he locals losing 54-14.
But the game was not quite as
one-sided as the score indicates.
able' to
keep the vaunted Antelopes from
periodically breaking loose for a
inn}; storing "tun, and been able
to break up those long touch-
down passes, the score would
have been much more presenta-
ble.
Time after time the Chiefs
held the Antelopes for small
gains on one or jnore series of
downs, only to see them break
away on a long touchdown gal-
lop the next play.
Outclassed by the Abernathy
first string, the Chiefs had the
advantage when the Antelope
second string was sent in. '• A-
gainst this team the Chiefs scor-
ed in the second quarter and
were marching toward another
counter when the first string
boys came back into the game.
With still some 30 yards to go,
the Chiefs continued their drive,
carrying over for a touchdown in
the closing minutes of the half.
But the counter was nullified by
a penalty. against the locals.
Crosbyton's final tally came
on the closing play of the game,
also against Abernathy's first
Tames All eh Woofer^ who
moved to Crosbyton only a short
time ago from Dallas, paid a
fine of $175 and $25.05 costs in
county cnurt ..■Wednesday mnrn-
ginned since Wednesday, an in
crease of 665 bales since the re-
port last week.
By far the largest percent of
cotton ginned here to date has
come from irrigated fields, the
pnrtT--~3crtrit:' diy land
holdovers from the spring shows
here and at Lubbock.
placed second in light weight
division at the Lubbock show,
and Frankie Cossey, whose calf
was fifth at the same show, are
starts in Blanco canyon near the
site of the Old Rock House, will
also be 5% miles long, connect-
ing with a road that has already
been built east out of Cone.
Mr. McCarty insisted that the
road runryng west also be built
now if the Mt. Blanco, road was
approved, the Commissioners
said. A road running etst into
the Mt. Blanco community, fa-
vored by the Commissioners, will
be built later, he told them. This
road would connect with the
paving running north through
the Wake community.
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Sales Clinic
Scheduled Here
cotton is coming in, of Course,
but most of theste" farmers are
waiting ndw for the leaves to
tali .maturr in
the exhibitors. They were ac-
companied to Dallas last Friday
by their sponsor, H. C. Hoover,
vocational agriculture teacher-4
the Crosbyton schools.
The calves were to be judged
Wednesday, Oct. l5TancTan auc-
tion sale will be held Saturday,
Oct. 18.
Monday-Tues.
ing after entering a plea of guil
ty to a charge of selling liquor
Wooten was caught Tuesday
night by- sheri:
sale of a pint of whiskey. A
shake-down of his car resulted
in five more pints being found.
Weldon Moses, Ralls, convict-
ed some time ago on a liquor
charged and fined $200, was in
jail again this week. Moses was
let out on bond to try to make
money to pay his fine. When the
time limit passed, his bondsmen
turned him over to the sheriff's
department.
Justice of the Peace W. H.
Nickson also had a busy week.
Cases and fines assessed in his
court included: three^or drunk-
enness, $29.20, $39.20 and $40.00;
five arrested for gambling, who
paid fines of $29.20 each, and
five speeders, each assessed the
minimum fine of $14 each.
order that it can be machine
pulled.
Only one gin reported any ap-
pulled cotton to date. It is turn-
ing out a satisfactory grade, this
gin stated. «
According to latest figures of
the Texas Employment Service.
Crosby county is still short 1,000
pullers, which it is not likely to
get at this late date. The ma-
chine pulling of cotton, howev-
er, is expected to start on a
large scale much sooner than
last year.
This Friday the Chiefs journey
to Muleshoe for a non-conference
encounter. -
Services Friday
For W.C. Stanford
61, a resident of Crosbyton for
only three weeks, died at Cros-
byton Clinic hospital at 6:45 a.
m. Thursday, Oct. 9. In ill health
for a long time, Mr* Stanford
became seriously ill after aris-
ing that morning and^ied just
a few minutes after reaching the
hospital. ■ ;
Born at Fayetteville, Ala., he
came to Crosbyton for the cotton
season.. Survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. C. R. Barron of
Hobbs, N. Mex., and Mrs. John
Yates of Crosbyton, and five
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p. m. Friday at King Cha-
pel, with Rev. J. R. Brincefield
officiating. Burial was in Cros-
byton cemetery under direction
of King Funeral home.
Officers Search
For Missing
Serviceman
Officers throughout the South
Plains and Texas have been ask-
ed to aid in a'search for Pfc.
Bobby J. Johnson, 23, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Johnson of Cros^
byton, who has been missing
sTriceOfct?4; ■
Johnson was last seen on that
morning at Fort Hood, where he
16th Armored Engineers Batal
lion. ,
Relatives here have reason to
believe the soldier may have
met with foul play, they told
officers.
Anyone having information as
to Johnson's whereabouts is ask-
ed to contact the nearest peace
officer, his parents or his cousin,
Cecil Johnson, Bar X Ranch, of
Crosbyton.
Johnson is described as being
5 feet 7 inches, 145 pounds, and
having brown hair, dark blue
eyes and a fair complexion. He
has a tattoo on his right arm of
an eagle with the words "Death
before Dishonor" written under
it. On his left arm was tattooed
a black panther near the shoul-
der. —
County Included
As Disaster
Feed Area
Crosby County has " been ap-
proved as a disaster area under
Public Law 875 due to drought.
Farmers and ranchmen are be-
ing forced to liquidate founda-
tion livestock due to the fact
that it is becoming uneconomi-
cal to maintain this livestock
under present feed prices. A
program has beeft developed
which will make hay available
at reasonable prices in order to
encourage farmers and ranch-
men to retain livestock. The
Commodity Credit Corporation
will purchase hay in "areas where
the .supply, is. plentiful and ship
to drought stricken counties bas-
cd* on orders submitted through
the State PMA Committee. Cros-
by County is now accepting or-
ders under the Emergency Hay
Program.
Legume hay will be available
at $36.00 per ton; mixed hay,
$32.00 and grass hay at $28.00
per ton. ; '
Eligible livestock—All founda-
tion cattle, including dairy cat-
tle with steer calves no older
than ten months, and sheep.
Orders shall be limited to ap:
proximately a 30-day supply for
each producer until all eligible
producers in the county have re-
ceived a supply.
Orders for hay should be filed
in the County PMA Office with
a $5.00 per ton deposit.
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Hallmark Cards At The Review
Former Scouts
Round-up Survey
Are you a Boy Scout?
That's what members of Cros-
byton Troop No. 32 will ask you
Saturday when they conduct a
Round-Up Survey of every man
in the city. The survey is parf of
a program being conducted by
Scouts all over the nation to in-
duce more interest in their" or-
ganization.
"Once a Scout, always a
Scout," the Scout manuel' says.
So if at any time during your
youth you were a member of a
Boy Scout troop, you are still a
Scout. So help these young fel-
low^out Saturday when they
come around to ask you a few
questions.
Tickets are being sold this
weekj for the Sales and Public
Reiations Glinie to be conducted-
in Crosbyton next Monday and"
Tuesday, Oct. 20-21, by Burritt
S. Mills, public relations expert,
fimmi.ing to announrpmrnt tto
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NEW USED CAR LOT TO
BE OPENED ON LOTS WEST
OF PHILLIPS "66" STATION
Robert Hall and Charles Wild
are building a used car lot on
Highway 82, just west of Tillman
Reeves Phillips "66" Station. The
owners expect to be ready for
business in a short' time:
The lots have been gravelled
land a-wmtli: office is* iwmrg
built. A fence will be built a-
rpund the lots.
Rr W, Dllllard, formeriy book-
keeper for Bell Motor & Imple-
ment Co., has been employed as
bookkeeper for Marshall Motor
Company, a position held by Mr.
Hall until recently. Mr. Wild
was also an employee of the
Ford company, a^ a salesman.
■o
week 6y Garnet Jones, president
of the Crosbyton-Lions Club. The
Lions club is sponsoring the
school.
Mr.' Mills" conducted a siriWlat-1"
school in Crosbyton two years
ago, that time under sponsorship
of the Chamber of Commerce.
At that school more than 100
business mfen and their employ-
ees attended.
Mr. Mills will speak on "Cus-
tomer Contact" the opening ses-
sion of the school Monday night.
His subject Tuesday night will
be "Technique of Selling."
The school will be held at
King Chapel, starting each ev-
ening at 7:30 p. m. .—"1
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Ex-Lettermen's
Banquet Set For
Thursday, Oct. 30
Following a praetiee-establish--
ed last year, the Ex-Lettermen's
Association of Crosbyton High
school will hold its annual ban-
quet Thursday night, Oct. 30, the
night preceeding the Annual
Homecoming event.
Bill Romane is president of
the Ex-Lettermen's Association
this year; Jack Davis is vice-
president and Roy Karr, secre-
faKy-treasurerr ~ ~ ~— —
The program will be changed _
somewhat from preceeding ban-
quets-of fhe association, 4t was
Celebration
L
Crosbyton O. E. S. Chapter is
to have a special Birthday Cele-
bration at the regular Thursday
evening meeting opening at 6:30
with a dinner.
Visitors from other chapters
residing in the community are
invited to attend.
to be allowed for recognition of
former stars, which will be fol-
lowed with a picture of a good
college football game.
Mr. Kasr urges that all per-
sons knowing the address of a-
ny ex-letterman of Crosbyton
High school to please phone one
of the officers of the organiza-
tion or Supt. Fred Cunningham,
and an Invitation will be mailed
to them.
o
Mrs. Sue Hedrick has received
word that her son, Sgt. Bob
drick, is now on his way he
Sgt. Hedrick, who
Korea, will be
arrival- at Fort Hood.
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