The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1962 Page: 1 of 8
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McAdoo student Rod Parkin-
son and his grandfather, Loyd
C. Hickman, stand on either
side of a painting by the 18-
year-old youth's father. It is
one of two Parkinson paint-
ings on loan to McAdoo school
this year.
The elder Parkinson teaches
painting at Texas Tech and
his pictures are widely known.
Both works at McAdoo are
landscape, one conventional
while th9 above is a "com-
posite" with cubist tendencies.
Young Rod says he has done
some painting, although not
lately, but is more interested
in design. Cars are his hobby.
^He is staying with the Hick-
mans while attending classes
at McAdoo high where he is a
senior , .. .
Retiring City Employee Johnson
Has Worked Under Five Mayors
"To W. E. Johnson, in recogni-
tion of 17 years with the City of
Crosbyton, 1945-1962."
So reads the plaque jpresefited
to Bud Johnson on his recent re-
tirement. The veteran city em-
ployee has worked under five
different mayors—Robert Work,
J. D. Tussy, Jack Arthur, Cary
Loflat and L. H. Finch. —
"There's been lots of changes
in the city during those 17
years," Johnson muses. "We
used to just have one manager;
now we've_ got two or three. And
there's a whole lot more work
than when I first started.
"When I commenced work, I
- cleaned'the alleys, mowed .the
park, cleaned curbs and now
and then helped with the water
an electricity. I'd get over the
aJMys about every two months.
"Now the trash takes three
days with three men, since th ry
got the new truck.".
Born in "Bell county, March 7,
1898, son of Mr. wM LfrsrfffyW.
Johnson, Bud later lived at West-
brook and Colorado City before
coming to Crosbyton in 1932. He
farmed until he came to Cros-
byton.
Four years after employing
Johnson, the city hired J. W.
(Kalgary) Kinley to clean alleys
leaving Johnson to work the
business district. Two years af-
ter that his brother, Curt John-
son, was added to the city force.
"Bud has made a really good
hand for the city," says Norton
Barrett, city manager. He has
been very dependable,., always
there." * "'
Of his,plans, Johnson says:
"I'm not going to do much of
anything for awhile. I do figure
on doing some fishing. I'll stay
here part of the time and this
will still be home. -
"I may run around a little."
he says, "but I'll be back to
Cr6sbytoifc"~ Even ar that; most
residents will miss the sight of,
the familiar city employee at
hi^.tasks^ •...
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AT NEPHEW'S FUNERAL
' Mr. and Mrs. John. Harvey
went to Ai\4 'Friday to attend
funeral services for Mr. Harvey's
nephew, Roy Adams, 52. Mr.
Adams died Wednesday at Azle.
Crosby County's 01de«t Business Institution — Established January 7, 1909
VOLUME FIFTT-FOUR CROSBYTON. CROSBY COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. APRIL 19. 1962
Funds For Summer Youth Program
Made Object of Campaign Here
Drive for funds to maintain Dunn. The program has required
Crosbyton's Summer Youth Pro- about $1000 in the past, but due
gram is scheduled for Tuesday, j to increased participation and
April, 24, E. H. Flournoy, Sum-
mer Youth Director, reported on
Tuesday. Workers are being
asked to gather at the Club Cafe
for instructions at 5:15 p.m., and
the drive will be conducted im-
mediately afterwards.
Heading the drive this year
are R. H. Farris, Jr., and Jimmy
SERVICE AT
SUNRISE TO
MARK EASTER
Traditional Easter sunrise ser-
vice will be held at 6:30 a.m.
Sunday in the First Methodist
Church. Most Crosbyton churches
are cooperating in the event.
"The Resurrection, Fact or Fic-
tion-" will he the sermon topic
NUMBER SIXTEEN
of Rev. Otis Testerman, pastor Fn playing
of the First Baptist Church, the
speaker at the service.
Rev. Carlton Thomson, Fust
Methodist pastor, will deliver
enlarging of the number of acti-
vities, the goal this year will be
$1200. If more than this amount
is raised it will be used to pur-
chase badly needed facilities for
some of the activities.
Planned for the summer are
the following:
Little League, - which begins
with a double header Friday
night, May 4. Double headers
will be played each Friday night
until school is out, then a change
will be made to Tuesday and
Thursday night games. There
are six teams in the league this
year, one more than last year.
Girls' Soft Ball: 46 girls had
already signed up for softball at
the last count. Games will be
pi aired Monday a nd Friday
nights after school closing.
Mmes. Marvin Proctor and' Man-
us Samples are the directors.
Girls' Volley Ball: Mrs. Bert
Grimes is in charge, and' is
asking that all girls interested
please
propriate scripture.
Churches will also hold their
regular Sunday services at nor-
mal time, in addition to this ser-
vice commemorating the resur-
rection-of Christ.
Special event will open with
two congregational hymns, fol-
lowed ,by prayer, and scripture.
contact her.
Schedule will be set up later.
Swimming Lessons: As usual
one of the high lights of the
youth program, swimming will
ision of Mrs. Jim
Blagg, Mrs. Guy Thompson and
the manager of the swimming
pool. Swimming instruction will
begin, at the end of the Vacation
Bible School season.
Pee Wee Soft Ball for 6, 7 and
8 year old boys: Charles Free-
man is in charge and play will
begin after Vacation Bible school
m
ATfer a spectal -song by-the choir -season.,.
JOHNSON and PLAQUE
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GO TO SCHOOL,
SAVE MONEY
Almost perfect attendance
for the remainder of the
school year in Crosbyton
schools would save school
district taxpayers about
$4,000, Supt. Sam Hawkes
said Tuesday. ■
This amount represents
the salary of one teacher
-> which the school would gain
if average daily attendance
is maintained at 738.'""Only
catch is that present enroll-
ment is 745, so an average
of only seven students can
be absent each day.
ADA to date is 735, Supt
Hawkes said. It must be
upped by three pupils for
the remainder of the school
year to give the system- an
additional teacher. He asks
the cooperation of parents.
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# Candidates Deserve
# Your Consideration.
By HUBERT CURRY
will be the sermon and a hymn
will close the service.
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Flag Tournament
Will Set Ladder
in Area Golfing
Crosbyton area golfers will en-
ter competition in a flag tourna-
ment, April 23-30, which will
establish their beginning posi-
tion on the golf ladder here dur-
ing the coming year.
"We want to encourage every-
one to get into this tournament,"
says Alton Wallace, "so we can
establish our ladder."
Golfers can secure their flags
at Nickson Pharmacy. In a flag
tournament, each contestant is
given a stated number of shots;
He then plants his flag on the
course at the farthest point of
penetration.
A number of improvements
are now in the making at Silver
Falls course. Trees will soon be
planted and hazards more clear
Golf : This-is for-junior high
and high school students, with
J. D. Sheer in charge. Those par-
ticipating will get some profes-
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Sophomore Linda Kendrick will represent the town as Miss
Crosbyton for the coming 12 months. Her poise, appearance and
accomplishments turned the heads'of judges at tne annual con-
test Friday night. - - .
Miss Crosbyton For Year 1862
More Telephone
Lines Added fro
Crosbyton Off ice
Installation of 70 additional
lines in the Crosbyton office was
begun last week by General Tel-
ephone fompany equipment in-
stallation crews, according to W.
L. Frazier, district manager.
"This addition in the equip-
ment will provide adequate fa-
cilities for expansion in Crosby-
ton's telephone growth, as well
as provide for upgradc.-s to pri-
vate line service wherever our
outside facilities permit," Fraz-
ier said.
The district manager- added
that service orders had been, is?,
sued to upgrade al| customers
who have made -applications for
private lines during the past few
months. The orders will be work-
iy defined*
Women have been showing an
increased interest, in golfing of
late. Taking cognizance of this,
officials plan to clean off wo-
men's tees and make them ready
for play.
--M d«.at- the ..earliest possible date
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Seems that First Primary day
will be here before the public
really gets warmed up to poli-
tics. This isn't the fault of can-
didates, of course—they have
been beating #the bushes for
«. v.-aerffo . Jukn 44.
Public just hasn't got usea to ^sr
May rather than a July primary.
We thought tor awhile that the
Legislature would charge the
primaries back to July, but now
' ~ this -doesn't sJfein Hkely. Facj._ist
s candidates like 'he new dale.
Instead of campaigning for six
months, they set >t over in four.
And primarie.; con-i before the
hot weathci starts
ft ft
Anyway. ;u«.' 4wo peeks from
Saturday both Democratic find
Republican votofs in T:xas will
•*o to ti•«*. polls to east their bat-
, lots, on Saturlfv, May 5 For
'his reason we would mint rut
to West Tex.ita that Ibrec pood
West Texans are candidate? for
state officer ihls year—in three
different races. Those men n' l
only need your vote—we as West
Texas citizen? need them in Aus-
tin as state officials. This Is a
great area that, has tievir been
properly represented in state of-
ficialdom. Now we have an ex-
cellent chane to get one, 'wo or
perhaps even three of ihese can-
didates elected.
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In the goveir.-v s race is Mar-
shall Formby, of Plainview. Cros-
by County if -H thaK he i.« al-
nu st a natt /«* son, since he spent
his formative- years al McAdoo.
And don't make the mistake of
||eling that "Pots" Formby is
net qualified simply because
you happened to know him when
he was a.boy growing up at Mc-
Adoo. His record tells an excel-
lent story. He was a successful
state senator. While chairman of
thfe Texas Highway Commission
that body turned,in one of the
best construction records of all
times. He has proved himselt a
successful business 'man, with
controlling interest in a chain
of radio stations which has now
entered the television field. He
is also a successful practicing
attorney in Plainview.
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Preston Smith, present state
senator from this district, Ss a
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Ralls Youths .
Implicated in
Burglary Wave
Two Ralls high schools stu-
dents are implicated in a wave
of 27 burglaries, according to
Sheriff Fletcher Stark. Thay are
Charlie Edwards, 18, Rabbit foot-
ball star, and Gary Daniel, 16.
Daniel has been paroled in the
custody of his parents. Edwards
is beihg held for next session of
the grand jury. Indications are
Edwards' brothers. Garland and
Marvin, both on probated sen-
tences, may also be implicated.
Another Ralls lad, Joe Silva,
15, has also been picked up in
connection with- another string
of burglaries and thefts, includ-
iit^ gloves and cigarettes stolen
from Modern Foods here. Most of
the stealing was in Ralls. ■. ■
Silva is now in custody. Au-
thorities hope to enter him in
the famous Boys' Ranch near
Amarillo. He has already served
some time in-the .Gatesvllle cor-
rection school.
Even with these cases crack-
ed, burglaries continue to haunt
Sheriff Stark. The J. B. Morris
home near Ralls was entered
over the wekend and loot In-
cluded a TV set, transistor ra-
dio, shotgun, silverware and car
radio. ,
David Cameron Moore, 19, Lo-
renzo was fined $133.05 for ag-
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aher the line addition is com-
pleted.
General Telephone Company
now serves 813 telephones in
Crosbyton out of a total of al-
most 7,000 in this district.
Pfainview Pasfror
fro Lead Revival
afr Pansy Church
Rev. A. C. Hamilton, pastor of
Date Street Baptist Church in
Plainview, will preach during a
revival meeting at Pansy Bap-
tist Church beginning Sunday,
April 22, and ending Sunday,
April 29.
Rev. Hamilton will preac'i
Sunday morning at the 11 o'-
clock „ service, at 7 p.m. Sunday
night, land during the week at
11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Prayer groups
for adults will be held at 7:3C
each evening, and "Si'igspira-
tion" groups will be in session
at the ame time for young peo-
ple and elementary children.
Mrs. Billy Webster will be in
charge of all music. She will al-
so direct the music for the. evan-
gelistic services, w|th Miss Joyce
Morris and Mrs. Arnold Hodges
its pianists. Sunday School will
be at 10 a.m. each Sunday, and
Training Union services at 6 p.
rrf. , ;
Rev. Hamilton is a graduate of
Wayland Baptist College and
did post graduate work at Weet
Texas State, Canyon. The evan-
gelist is a powerful gospel
preacher, says the pastor, Rev.
L. E. White.
Rev. White invites the public
to hear the gospel singing ;ind
preaching during the eight days
ofr the revival. The church is lo-
cated In the Broadway commun-
ity on the East Plains.
Linda Kendrick was crowned
"Miss Crosbyton" after being
chosen from a group of 42 beau-
ties assembled Friday night in
the Crosby County Pioneer Mem-
orial Building.
Terry Ellison took the crown
from Dell Forgus, Miss Crosby-
Ion of^l9Gl, and placed it on the'
petite beauty from Mt. Blanco.
Wynon Mayes acted as master
of ceremonies at the annual pro-
gram,
Sharon Weems was"*"first run-
ner-up among the five finalists,
and Jane Hawkes sccond. Other
finalists were Charlotte Bristcr
and Elaine Humble.
Comic entries in the beauty
festival were Misses Max-Rath-
eat, Denny Davis, Marshall Ber-
ry, Forrest Griffin and . Gary
Jordan.
Judges asked the select group
What their opinions were upon
Rrakebill Asks
Support in Race
For Commissioner
Marwin Brakebill has autho-
rized The Review to publish the
following statement oh behalf of
his candidacy for commissioner
precinct foiir:
TO THE PEOPLE OF,
PRECINCT 4:
For those of you who are un-
acquainted with my background,
I would like to say that I am .31
years of uge and h lifelong resi-
dent of the Owen j eommumly. I
graduated from Rails b'gh
school in 1945 an from Texas
Tech :n 195<> wiM -i BA In •-gov-
ernment, and since that time
have been engaged in farming
In 1949 I married Marilyn Sum-
merford of the Caprock commun-
ity, and we have two daughters,
Rebecca, 10; and Cozette, 8.
I have always had a great
love arid respect for our govern-
the communist menace and their
reaction to a hypothetical situa-
tion where they were-left at the
wedding ,aftatf
The hew Miss Crosbyton is
COUNTY SCHOOL
IDEAWPEO
BY CROSBYTON
Bob Work, chairman of a
Crosby County Study Group
gathering information on the
plausibility of creating a Crosby
County High School, resigned at
a meeting of the group held
Tuesday night at Ralls. His res-
ignation more or less automati-
cally took Crosbyton out of the
study.
At the meeting Tuesday night
from Crosbyton were Mr. Work,
Don Anderson, Donald Wooten,
Sam Hawkes, Bob Perkins, Cap
McNeill and Hubert Curry.
Mr. Work, in tendering his res-
ignation orally, said that in-
tense feeling in Crosbyton a-
gainst the idea, and the fact that
it had gotten over into a recent
school board election, was * the
reason for his quitting the study
group.
"I feel that it is a dead issue
in Crosbyton," he said.
The group came into being
about a year ago when school
boards from Crosbyton, Lorenzo,
Ralls, Cone, Caprock and McA-
doo met here to discuss the fea-
sibility of a county high school.
After other districts had decided
not to go into it, school boards
of the three independent dis-
trictis in the county voted to con-
tinue the study and appointed
the committee, .
i- "We were just beginning to
get information together," said
a Crosbyton member. "Actually,
no type of action or decision „had
yet 'been taken."
A brochure outlining and ex-
plaining the plan was presented
by a brochure committee head-
ed by Cap McNeill at the Tues-
day meeting. It pointed out that
a location committee had decid-
ed on a sight between Crosbyton
and Ralls adjoining the defunct
drive-in theater location on the
west.
Many Crosbyton people, how-
ever, believed that an attempt
would be made-to place the Ifigh
school in or near Ralls. This was
the reason the issue got into the
school board election.
Had the study group continued
thebrochuxe wouldhayebeen
printed and circulated in the
county. If the reception was op-
timistic an election would have
been called this fall, probably
in September. Each district
would have had to approve, just
as in any consolidation election.
Larger high schools are being
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby encouraged by the Texas Educa-
Kendrick of Mt. Blanco. She Lon whlcY] work?^ w th
stands 5 feet 3 inches tall and
weighs an"eVeri 100 pounds. Lin-
da is a Baptist.
A sophomore . in Crosbyton
high, she has been her class's
personality favorite in the an-
nual for-tho past two years. She
was a class officer last year and
band majorette this year.
Linda says mathematics is her
favorite subject. Her report card
shows mostly A's with scattered
B's. She hopes to attend a small
college and major In some
branch of science.
Absentee Voting
Begun in Crosby
Absentee voting has now open-
ed, according to County Clerk,
Jimmy Karr. It will close May 1
for the first primaries.
Both Democratic arid Republi-
can djallots will be available at
the clerk's office. Three Demo-
cratic ballots have already been
marked and three others mailed
out.
the county group during the stu-
dy.. The agency estimated the
cost of a new high School plant
would be from $800,000 to a mil->
lion dollars.
Ogle Purchases
Sale Business
From Glissons
A. F. (Bug) Ogle this week
purchased the Highway 82 Cafe
from Mr. and Mrs. A. O. (TObe)^
Glisson. The transaction was
completed Tuesday.
Ogle resigned- from his posi-
tion with a Crosbyton implement
firm to take over management,
duties at the restaurant. He his
had some experience in the cafe
business in the past.
Mr. and Mrs. Glisson say they
have no definite plans at the
moment except to get a "much
needed vacation". They expect
to. do some_ traveling and visit-
ing in the near future.
Ir-,
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mental institutions and- haye tJVIcLennan^ county, with smaller
ily the responsmilffy ot popuFStiont assessed Us vehicles
felt deeply
each member of our .'society to
take an active part in All phases
of our governmental structure
by being informed, by taking a
stand on vital «£nd basic issues,
by supporting the candidates of
his choice and/or by offering
himself for public ofxice.
It 7S riot an easy deC'sion to
run for public office, and was
not taken lightly on my part;
however, I feel that this is an
opportunity and a privilege to
serve my precinct and county, if
so chosen, in a capacity to york
toward bringing about tnore ef-
fective, efficient md cooperative
county governm.< nt.
I earnestly ask tor your sup-
port in the May 5 Democratic
Primary on behalf if n.y candi-
dacy for Commissioner of Pre-
cinct 4.
Marwin Bial.ebill
Newfangled Cars
Might Be Taxable
William H. Gardner tells a
bout the difficulty of collecting
the property tax on. , motor ve-
hicles in a recent issue of the
Houston Tost. 1.—J—-—_
In some counties few cars are
rendered. He points out that
Jefferson county assessed its
autos at $691,500 last year while
By PAT BENNETT
tells
at almost 10 times as much
"The automobile apparently
has not yCt reached Cottle Coun-
ty, in the lower Panhandle,"
writes Gardner. "That county as-
sessed its horses and mules at
$2,100 in 1961, but no assessment
whatever on motor ve)|ji«le ."
Now as an old Cottle boy my-
self, I rather resent Mr. Gard-
ner's hypothesis. After all, Ha-
ducah (which is capital of Cot-
tie) not only has several cars
but filling stations as'well.
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The Way my friends tell If/*!
had to walk out of Cottle coun-
ty during th4 middle of the
drouth. This'is pure moonshine;
I hitch hiked, which proves there
are at least cars passing through
Paducah.
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Cars are seen on Paducah
streets almost every day. Which
may well leave you wondering
just why none are rendered a-
long with the livestock."
This is a deep question and I
meditated on it some time before
taking a position. The answer, I
believe, lies'in the wary attitude
of the canny Cottle officials.
You can't (they probably rea-
son) go around making timeless
evaluations on'every newfangled
gadget which turns up in the
mail order catalogues. First
thing, somebody will be want-
ing you to assess a flying saa-
cer- ' , ■
It'^lTetter to wait until an In-
vention has proved itself really
useful, like barbed wire and
windmills. A car is just a car,
but a horse is something you
can depend on vnfotie out among
the rattlesnake filled ravines.
t5t "ft "fir
Now don't get the idea that
Cottle countians aren't good
folk. They are wonderful people
who, at the time I left there, 1 ad
the softest he art j and hardest
water in West Texas.
When a mode of transporta-
tion really proves itself, Cottle
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