The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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More than 371 carloads of
wheat have been processed by
Crosbyton area elevators and
grain dealers. With this has been
35 carloads of barley.
Checked were Blanco Grain
Co., McAdoo Co-Op Society,
Moody Grain Co. and Uhlmann
Elevators. /-
Most authorities believe 90
percent or more of the wheat
from the current crop has been
harvested by now. With a little
dry weather, farmers should
have the remainder out soon.
Grade is very good on grain
being harvested in this area. Al-
though troubled by the mois-
ture, wheat growers have been
pleasantly surprised by both the
yield and grade of the crop.
Farmers have been happy to
see the three days of sunshine
following the rains last week-
end. In Crosbyton a total of 2.62
inches were recorded from Wed-
nesday to Sunday night, and
the fall was reported heavier in
parts of the territory. This boost-
ed the month's total rainfall to
4.04 inches.
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County Officers
Now Have Prince
Albert In Can
A Negro Rearing a royal name
got into trouble by drawing a
knife Wednesday.
P. A. (Prince Albert) Coleman
was working for Charlie Beck-
ham, helping him haul lumber.
The two got into a dispute and
Beckham decided to pay him off.
Beckham says he pulled out
his wallet and looked up to see
that Coleman had drawn a knife.
Shaken. Beckham reached up
and grabbed a heavy stay off
the truck.
When he looked back Coleman
was running. Apprehended by
officers, Coleman was fined
$54.05 for aggravated assault by
Judge Cecil Berry.
Electing to delay fine payment
Prince Albert was in the county i
"can" late Wednesday.
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Crosby County's Oldest .Business Institution - Eefcabtwhed January 7, 1909
VOLUME nmr-TKHEE CROSBYTON. CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY. JUNE 1961
NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
Eight Register,
More Expected in
Pushmobile Races
About a dozen pushmobiles are
being groomed for the big race
on the parking lot east of the
Methodist church at 7 p.m.,
July 1.
Originally scheduled June 30,
the event had to be set back a
day because Little League sche-
dule conflicted. Boys are asked
to be at the race site at 6:30 p.m.
before the event.
__ Eight Cub Scout teams have
already registered vehicles for
the competition, according to
Cubmaster Charles Freeman.
More are expected before the
starting gun.
The homemade racers will be
guided by one Cub and powered
by another in rear. Halfway
down the course, the two will
swap jobs.
Races will be run in three
heats for age groups 8, 9 and 10.
Strict rules govern construction
of the racers. Ribbons will be a-
warded winners.
Lions to Install
New Officers Jnne
29 at Silver Falls
Annual installation service
and family night picnic for the
Crosbyton Lions Club has been
set Thursday night, June 29, Jess
Lancet, president, has announc-
ed.
Weather favorable, the group
will have a picnic supper at Sil-
ver Falls Park starting at 7:30
p.m. Bad weather would change
location to Pioneer Memorial
Building. *
Jack Scharnberg, district depu-
ty governor from New Deal, wili
be in charge of the installation.
Lion Boss Lancet announced
committees for the event: cook-
ing, Olen Littlefield, Bill Nick-
son, Don Patton, Ted Karr, and
Jimmy Dunn; wood, E. H. Floui-
noy and Tiff Holcomb; drinks,
Roy Farris, Woodrow Robertson
and Garnet Jones; tables and
chairs, Tillman Reeves, Hallie
Norman and Jess Lancet.
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Plans to Remodel
Courthouse Get
Nod From Court
Crosby commissioners passed
an order authorizing the issu-
ance of $150,000 worth of war-
rants, Friday. These will be used
to make necessary repairs and
changes on the present Crosby
courthouse.
Officials emphasize that the
full amount will not be needed
in the coming project. This order
simply sets an outside limit on
the amount which could be
spent in any unforeseeable cir-
cumstance.
" Commissioners also hired a
Lubbock architectural firm to
draw up final plans for the
courthouse improvements. A
representative submitted tenta-
tive drawings whim pleased
commissioners.
The county is in such good,
sound financial condition that
they will not be forced to raise
valuation, according to Joe
Smith, who handled the warrant
issue.
"The nice thing about making
repairs this way is that we won't
have to raise taxes," according
to Judge Cecil Berry.
In other business, commission-
ersordered the mattresses in the
jail renovated and bought decals
for the county sheriffs depart-
ment vehicles.
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JUNE TEENTH
PHETTY TAME
"June Teenth" was fairly
quiet this year, according to
records of Sneriff Fletcher
Stark. No rescendents of
freed slaves were arrested
for disorderly conduct on the
big day.
Three Negro gentlemen
were arrested for drunken-
ness the previous Saturday.
Authorities speculated these
might have been getting an
early start for a long week-
end.
Tommy Lee Dixon, a per-
ennial offender, was locked
up in jail serving the tail
end of a liquor charge on
the great Negro holiday on
Monday.
Dixon, who is now jail
trusty, said he'd been drunk
so often on June Teenth that
he woke up with a hangover
the following morning.
Indian Lead Cut
in Only Games of
Rainy, Muddy Week
Little League leading Indians
saw their edge sliced to a half
game as the Dodgers beat them
5-3 Tuesday. Yankees also
trounced the Giants 8-4 in only
other game of a rainy week.
The Dodgers' Tommy Hawkes
was the winning pitcher in a
duel against McAdoo's Larry
Morris, who no-hit the Yanks
last week. T. P. Medlock went all
the way on the mound to out-
duel Lloyd Pinnick in the Yank-
Giant game.
In the most spectacular catch
of the evening, Giant Gary Cash
snagged a fiigh, long fly by Rob-
in Anderson that looked like it
was marked for a four bagger.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
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Indians
Dodgers
Yankees
Cardinals
Giants
Class in Nuclear Bomb Defense
Stirs Interest of Local Residents
Ed Michulka Is
Injured Monday
inCarSmashup
One man was seriously injur-
ed and both cars badly damaged
in a wreck at 5:30 p.m. Monday
just east of Crosbyton city limits.
Ed Michulka suffered a frac-
tured skull in the accident. He
is reported to be in fair condition
and improving in Crosbyton Cli-
nic Hospital.
The smashup took place while
Michulka was driving slowly
east on Highway 82. Sue Barnett,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tru-
man Barnett, came up behind
and collided with the rear of the
other car.
Michulka had his head out the
window listening for a defective
wheel bearing when the accident
happened. His head was thrown
back against the post. Wreck
occurred just opposite the Carl
Gunn home.
The Michulka-driven car,
which belonged to M. R. Givens,
is believed to be a total loss. Ear-
ly estimate placed damage to
the Barnett car at $500.
Bra8hear8 Have
Breakfast Out—
Outside, That Is
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brashear
are getting their share of out-
door eating these days.
The Crosbyton couple took
daughter Kay Brashear's Girl
Scout troop out to Blanco Canyon
for breakfast Tuesday morning.
Then they took^n Kenny Bra-
shear's Cub ScoUt Den out for
breakfast Wednesday.
Wiih nuclear war an ever pre-
sent threat, 49 Crosbyton resi-
dents turned out for the first Ci-
vil Defense class meeting Mon-
day to try to learn how to live
through a modern bombing at-
tack. The number had increased
to 57 Tuesday night.
Clark Titus, representative of
the Texas Education Agency,
lectured the group both Monday
and Tuesday. Further 3-hour
meetings will be held at 7 p.m.
next Monday and Tuesday.
Titus explained the ideologi-
cal " conflict during the first
meeting, and followed this on
Tuesday with a lecture onjmeth-
ods of avoiding radiation con-
tamination.
Four members of the class—
Altdn Wallace, Jesse Lancet,
Hallie Norman, L. A. Garner —
will receive an additional three
hours' instruction. This will
qualify them to teach other
groups in this area.
Other interested residents are
invited to attend the final two
class meetings next week. In-
formation of natural disasters,
such as tornadoes, will also be
discussed.
/. M. Rankin Seeks
Appointment to State
Board of Education
The name of J. M. Rankin,
former Crosby County judge, was
submitted last week by Senator
Preston Smith as a possible ap-
pointee to the State Board of Ed-
ucation. The office is vacant due
to the recent death of E. H.
Boulter of Lubbock.
Mr. Rankin was a candidate
for the office when it was first
created in 1949 and received 49
percent of the votes at that time.
Appointment to fill^Jthe unex-
pired term will be made by the
state board this summer.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS, PATRONS START STUDY
Of POSSIBLE COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM IN CROSBY
R. C. ELLISON IN HOSPITAL
R. C. Ellison was returned to
Crosbyton hospital Tuesday fol-
lowing treatment in a Lubbock
hospital. His condition is still re-
ported as serious. Mrs. Ellison,
who became ill while staying
with her husband at Lubbock,
is still in the Lubbock hospital,
but the family expects to bring
her home today to tomorrow.
REALITIES Pat Bennett
European Tourists Find Us Odd;
Gazette, Rebel Joke lighten Day
Queer things may happen if
success crows President Kenne-
dy's efforts to attract European
tourists and plug the dollar leak.
In the past Americans have tour-
ed Europe and brought back all
sorts of misconceptions:
"Germans are alcoholics and
drink beer with every meal" and
"Frenchmen don't bathe often
enough" and "Britishers are all
snobs".
Should Kennedy succeed, the
boot will be on the other foot
When European tourists go home
from this country they'll prob-
ably sing songs to such tunes as:
"Americans drink milk, even
after they've got over being
babies" and "U. S. towns are fire
hazards because most houses are
made of wood" and "English is
rarely spoken in the states, al-
most never in Texas".
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O. B. Buck tells of the northern
tourist who was passing
through one of the unrecon-
structed parts of Mississippi. He
had looked for miles without
finding a fellow "civilized
man".
"Say Rube." he began, stop-
ping his limousine by a native
who was strolling along the
muddy road, "aren'fc there any
Yankees around here."
"Shucks yes," answered the
smiltnff country boy, wiggling
his bare toes, "there's 'bout ten
thousand of them. They're in the
cemetery over yonder on the
other side of town."
The tourist rolled up his win-
dow and threw the car in gear.
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Friends are always bringing
in first rate newspapers, publish-
ed elsewhere, for us to look
over. I hesitate to guess whether
they only think we're interested,
or believe we need to see what
a decent paper looks like.
Carl Gunn stopped recently in
with a curious copy of the Brew-
ery Gulch Gazette. It is a special
edition, celebrating the Gazette's
moving into a building former-
ly occupied by toe Hermitage
Saloon.
The Gazette is still written in
a picturesque fashion which had
its vogue while space was cheap-
er, and before the government
tightened up on the libel laws.
The paper is strong on western
history. Fortunately, most of the
fellows they write about died
(suddenly) a long time ago.
In this edition, there is a story
on John Ringo, who passed a-
way with * ventilated head In
1882, and a bar bear that loved
beer, circa 1890.
Carl subscribes to the Gazette
and, If you're curious about a
newspaper with the flavor of the
old west, you might borrow one
of his cofiH, I certainly enjoyed
the one he left here.
Feasibility of a county unit
system of schools for Crosby
conuty should be thoroughly in-
vestigated, some 35 school board
members, school administrators
and interested school patrons
voted at a meeting Monday
night, held in the conference
room of Pioneer Memorial Build-
ing in Crosbyton.
Persons present represented
five school districts: Crosbyton,
Ralls. Lorenzo, McAdoo and
Cone. One other district, Farmer,
had been invited but was not
represented.
Monday night's meeting was
the second in a series to study
the school consolidation propos-
al. It would involve construction
of new high school facilities near
the geographical center of the
county between Crosbyton and
Ralls, and a central administra-
tion for all the schools in the
county.
Vote To Study Proposal
School officials present were
slow to commit themselves as
favoring such a consolidation,
but all expressed interest in se
curing as much factual informa
tion as possible concerning the
proposal. Bob Work, Crosbyton,
who was appointed chairman at
the group's first meeting, em-
phasized that the only action so
far was the selection of a pro-
gramming committee and a go-
ahead signal to study the pro-
ject.
"Most of us can see the advan-
tages inherent in a larger
school system," he said. "As yet,
however, without being thor-
oughly acquainted with all the
facts, we do not know whether
or not a county unit system
would be advantageous to Cros-
by County."
The programming committee,
made up of school superinten-
dents and school board presi-
dents of each district involved,
will meet in the near future to
plan the next steps in the study.
A third general meeting at Lo-
renzo will be held in July.
To secure more information,
three guest speakers were invit-
ed to Monday nighfs meeting.
They included Dr. Morris Wal-
lace, head of the Education De-
partment at Texas Tech; Glen
Ivey, Austin, on the staff of Tex-
as Research League, and Preston
Hutchinson, from the Texas Ed-
ucation Agency, Austin.
Dr. Wallace listed advantages
and disadvantages of the sug-
gested consolidation, although
he said that to him the advan-
tages outweighted the disadvan-
tages. He cautioned, however,
that size alone would not make
a better school; it only offered
the opportunity.
Among advantages, he' listed
the broader scope, increased per-
sonnel and more comprehensive
program inherent in the larger
Blight Doing
Real Damage to
Young Cotton
A disease affecting cotton at
the present time causing a great
deal of concern among cotton
farmers is Ascochyta or Wet-
Weather Blight, says Lee Suther,
County Agent. Young plants are
particularly susceptible to at-
tack.
Cool wet weather combined
with aphid and thrip damage in
the early stages of growth render
the plants particularly suscept-
ible to this blight, he said. Com-
"plete loss of stand may occur
during periods of unfavorable
weather, but ordinarily plants
recover and resume normal
growth with the return of good
weather. ...
As soon as it is possible to do inson discussed Senate
so the ground should be plowed
so the reaction of air and sun-
shine can be utilized by the cot-
ton plant.
Control of thrip is important
on this type of damaged cotton
so as to get the cotton off to a
faster growth and grow out of
this damage.
Reporters Asked To
Use Given Names
A few of our club and organ-
ization reporters recently have
failed to include names or ini-
tials of persona mentioned in
their stories.
In newspaper reporting, last
names without initials or giv-
en names are usually mean-
ingless to most readers. For
this reason reporters are urged
to make certain that names are
complete in their reports.
We will follow the policy in
the future of omitting lists of
names that are not complete.
school system; a more attractive
program with greater variety ot
services, such as science, art and
music, adequate library, distri
butive education, health, and
supervision; better instructional
program because of sufficient
teachers and smaller student
groups, more instructional sup
plies, better labs and more
teaching aids.
Lists Disadvantages
For those athletically minded,
he pointed out, consolidation
would mean double A and pos-
sibly triple A competition. It
would toean stability and secur
ity as a district, something
small districts do not have, he
said. He cautioned that the
county should not go into the
program hoping to save money.
Larger schools can buy the most
for the dollar expended, but the
purpose of consolidation should
be to secure better education, not
to save money.
Among disadvantages, Dr.
Wallace listed: the risk of shift-
ing control of the schools away
from the communities; the loss
of some local pride in schools,
but he believes this <tvould be
temporary; the common helief
that size alone would provide
better schools; and the cost, j
which he said would probably
be a little higher than under the j
present system.
Both Mr. Ivey and Mr Hutch-
Bill 80,
passed by the recent session of |
the Texas Legislature. This bill
originated as an incentive fori
consolidation, and would return
to the consolidated district all j
money saved because of the con- '
solidation. This money could be
used only for bond retirement or
new buildings, it was pointed <
out.
Would Assist Building
Mr. Hutchinson estimated :
these savings in Crosby County
would be about $38,000 to $40,000
per year. Over a period of 10
years, which is the life of the
bill, the suggested Crosby Coun-
ty district would receive up-
wards to $400,000. which would
represent about half the cost of
new high school facilities.
"We hope the residents of
Crosby County will keep an open
qaind about this suggested con-
solidation until they know all
the facts," Mr. Work urged. "Just
as fast as we learn more about
the project, we will pass this In-
formation along to you."
f. W. McCLURE
"We're going to be the first
rural area that is going into Ci-
vil Defense," says J. W. McClure,
president of Mt. Blanco Com-
munity Club.
"Lee Suther (Crosby County a-
gent) has sent off for some film
and we're going to have a meet-
ing of the whole East Plains in
the Community Center," Mc-
Clure explains.
"Through the club we're also
set up for disasters. There are
three phones the sheriff is sup-
posed to call in case a tornado
is headed this way— S. G. Ap-
pling, C. F. Flemins and R. E.
Spurgin.
"These are scattered for the
length of the community. The
phones don't go out like they
used to when it rains; they gen-
erally wait until the next day
now."
The Mt. Blanco organization
usually has a number of worth-
while projects in the pot. This
week, a Review writer asked
President McClure just what
makes a lively, useful commun-
ity club.
"The active participation of all
the families that live in the
community," he answered with-
out hesitation.
Why have a community club?
"It seems like the people at
Mt. Blanco are very closc some-
how. We've been together so long
that we hate to break it up,"
says McClure, who attended the
Blanco school, has always had
his church membership there
and has lived on the same farm
more than 25 years.
"We've active In P.-T. A. and
other thing;* in Crosbyton, but
there's something different. Per-
haps this feeling is because the
first house on the South Plains
was at Mt. Blanco."
Other active officers of the
Blanco Club "are trustees B
Wheeless. Rudolph McCurdy, C.
F. Flemins; vice president, Bon-
nie Flemins, and secretary-treas-
urer Brice Allen.
Under other presidents, such
as McCurdy, Blanton Hartsell
and Dennis Taylor, the group
has also accomplished much
However, it has been during the
McClure administration that the
old schoolhouse was sold and the
new Community Center erected.
(Continued on Back Page)
Crosbytota city council in regular
meeting late Tuesday afternoon.
Council signed a contract with
tax attorney Jack McCreary.
"I think you do a man a favor
by keeping his taxes current, so
he doesn't have to pay penalty
and interest," explained McCrea-
ry, who was accompanied by his
assistant, Fred Richmond, a for-
mer tax collector.
Councilmen also discussed a
request for paving in the. area
north of Crosbyton Clinic Hospi-
tal. They decided to try paving
there next spring, allowing Wa-
ter Superintendent Sam Da via
time to move water lines from
under the street.
The issue of building a new
federal post office building here
was passed. Mayor L. H. Finch
said he would like some at those
citizens who are pushing this
idea to meet with the council.
City Secretary Norton Barrett
announced that the city's key in-
surance rate has been lowered to
41 cents. This is about as low as
possible until boostser capacity
of the plant is increased.
Barrett also reported that 123
season tickets to the Municipal
Pool were sold by the Boy Seoul
Mothers' Auxiliary. Pool is stay-
ing open nightly until 8:30 p.m.
or until the last swimmer has
left.
Council tabled two other mo-
tions, one to proclaim a United
Nations Day, and another a re-
quest from Public Service to be
allowed a new rate for all night
lighting service.
A proposed go-cart track with-
in the city limits was discussed
but no action taken. Hallie Nor-
man, Chamber of Commerce
manager, was asked to inquire
which businesses and offices
would close before definite clos-
ing dates on the Independence
Day holiday are decided for city
office.
Benard Parker was reported to
have returned from a diesel
training school in Beloit, Michi-
gan, early this month. His ex-
penses were paid by Fairbanks-
Morse Company.
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Kerr to Discus]
Credit Picture
at Meeting Here
Earl Kerr will speak on retail
credit procedure at the July 12
meeting of the Lions Club, ac-
cording to Hallie Norman, Cham-
ber of Commerce manager.
All merchants, whether Lions
or not, are invited to attend this
noon meeting in the Pioneer
Memorial Building, Norman
says. The speaker is manager of
Lubbock Retail Merchants Asso-
ciation.
If response is good enough to
this talk. Chamber officials say
they may try holding a retail
credit clinic at some time in the
near future.
TRENDS Hubert Curry
Cong. Alger Doesn't Like System;
Figures Indicate School Too Small
Rather amused thi§. week at a
long dispatch from Congressman
Bruce Alger, the Republican from
Dallas. Admitting beforehand
that it shouldn't be, we have
pointed out several times recent-
' ly that the spoils system still ex-
ists in U. S. politics. It doesn't,
matter which party is in power
! —each is just as guilty as the
[ other in meting out favors to the
faithful and punishment to the
unfaithful.
Congressman Alger is highly
incensed that the proposed mul
ti million dollar federal building
for Dallas has been held up by
the Democrats since 1953. 'i have
no other choice than to reach the
conclusion that the Dallas Fede-
ral Building Is being held up for
purposes of political retaliation
and in an attempt to punish me
as the Representative of the peo-
ple of the Fifth District of Tex
as," writes the Congressman.
How true, Mr. Alger. But we
are wondering how you would
vote if the shoe was on the other
foot.
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Got any ideas about a tax plan
for Texas? If you have, write
your state senator or legislator;
they're looking for something
that will get by the governor. As
the great tax debate continues
here's the three latest proposals:
a new sales tax that would be
linked, Siamese-twin fashion,
with a corporation Income tax;
a 2 percent tax on everything
selling for $5.00 or more, with
the usual food and drug exemp-
tions; and selective excise taxes
of 2 percent on a long list of i-
tems, but generally exempting
the bed rock necessities of life.
Intriguing thing is how Gov.
Daniel gets anyone to serve on a
committee. After appointing a
bi partisan group of Texas lead-
ers to work out an acceptable
tax program, the governor starts
telling them what they can and
can't do. It should be an inter-
esting special session.
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Quite interesting also were the
figures quoted Monday night by
Dr. Morris Wallace, head of Tech
Education Department, at the
school meeting here to discuss
the possibility of a county unit
system for Crosby. Said Dr. Wal-
lace: "A school of 12 grades with
less than 50 teachers is border-
ing on being too small. A high
| school with less than 300 stu-
dents and 12 teachers is already
1 too small. A school district with
five to six thousand students and
from 200 to 250 teachers has the
makings of a good school."
While not disputing the Doc-
tor's figures, which are the re-
sult of studies made by many
competent school men, the
thought occurs that the small
school has, and still does, supply
many of the nation's greatest
leaders. Perhaps these students
would have become leaders re-
gardless of the size of the school.
Maybe we are only being senti-
mental about the demise of first
our community schools and now
the possibility of our town
schools.
If the county school system of-
fers greater educational oppor-
tunities for our children, then
undoubtedly that is what w«
want. At least let's keep an open
mind and study this thing along
with the committee. Nobody
knows the answer yet, but the
facts given us indicate that a
thorough study should be made.
We'll try to keep you Informed.
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