The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1962 Page: 1 of 8
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Knife
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Chiefs Have Chance Friday To
Break Long Standing Spue Jinx
f| m
The Chiefs meet the Spur team
at Chieftain Park Friday night
at 8 o'clock.
Although defeated three times
this season, the Bulldogs still
have a fine team, spotters for the
weaker- -
We can only hope this is the
year," Coach Deane Wright said
this week in discussing the pos-
sibility of finally breaking the
jinx that has kept the Chiefs
from scoring a victory over the
. Official Will
Speak Oct. 8 To
Faxmeis Union
VOLUME FIFTY-FOUR
Frank W. Hussey, Deputy Ad-
ministrator, Commodity Opera-
tions, United States Department
,iif.A^iculture^.-WashingtonJ,DvC,
will be principal speaker at the
Seventh Annual Meeting of the
Crosby County Farmers Union,
according to Donald Wooten,
president. The meeting will be
in the Pioneer Memorial Build-
ing, Crosbyton. at 7:30 p.m.,
Monday, October 8.
A special event of this year's
program will be awards to—Jun-
ior members who participated in
a study of the Rural Electric Co-
operative this year. Joining in
making the awards will be
Lighthouse Electric Cooperative
of Floydada and South Plains
Rural Electric' Cooperative ^oi
Lubbock,, both of which service
rural Crosby County.
A good representation of area
farmers is expected for this
meeting and invitations are be-
ing extended throughout a twen-
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Church of Christ
Reports Big Crowds
at Gospel Meeting
"We'je having wonderful at-
tendanc *at our-meeling so far",
said Thomas Compton, Church of
Christ minister. The gospel
meeting started at the local
church last Sunday and will con
tinue through Sund&y, Sept. 30.
Joe Barnett, evangelist for
Cactus Drive Church of Christ in
Levelland, is the speaker. He has
been doing considerable evange-
lisfTCWork throughout the mid-"
west since his graduation from
Abilene Christian College. He
started preaching about seven
seven years ago.
Mr. Compton invites the public
tn Hbwt thyTBmatndarthe per-
vices, from 3 to 8:30 a.m.; at
7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday,
and at 6:30 p.m/Friday. Sundi
the
A downtown pep redly has
been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to*
night, Thursday. The public is
.urged to attend this rally to
give the proper moral backing
to the Chiefs for their game
with Spur Friday night.
than in many past years,* Spur
can be classed as a weak team
only by comparison. Floydada
defeated the Bulldogs in the
opencr.33.-J. 4, Roscoe shellaced
gave
them 30-0, and Hamlin
them a trouncing 41-6.
AH three of these winners
have extra fine balj.clubs, two of
them in Class AA. What the
Bulldogs will do against a team
more in its class as to weight
and experience will be discover-
ed Friday night.
spurs only counter against
Hamlin last Friday was made by
Fullback Mike Martin. The
touchdown came after a pass
from Quarterback Benny Hahn
to End Randy Cloud for a 40-
yard gain. ...
The Chiefs, on the other hand,
have shown much more to date
this season than early practices
would indicate. Following their
early season win over O'Donnell
and their 6-6 tie with Tahoka,
ch thev were doped
had an—idle
services will
hours.
be at
usual
Concessions Should
Sell Well at Spur
Football Contest
Concessions stand workers "are
expecting a booming business ai
the traditional Spar grid contest
here this weekend, according to
J. C. Smith, president of Crosby-
ton Band Boosters,
Workers will be - Tillman
■ Reeves, JiqjBlagg, Br ice Allen,
Ernest Ellison, Will D. Griffin,
Lonnie Finn Ellison, B- h-
Wheeless, Charles Tyler, C. F.
Flemins, GeSrge Griffln, Arles
Graham.
o lose,
week last Friday.
Both Wright and Liije Coach
Bert Grimes are well pleased
with the way their inexperienced
men are developing. If they show
up well against the Bulldogs
Friday night, prospects for llie
conference season will be much
brighter.
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Garden Club to
Present Annual
Show of Flowers
The Crosbyton Garden ~ Cltib
will present its annual Flower
Show this fall in combination
with a Home Tour of five new
homes in Crosbyton.
. The time is 3 to So'clock Sat-
urday, Oct. 6. The* public is in~
vited and the event is free.
[rs. Ross Cash, general chair-
man of the flower show, along
with the various committees, is
planning carefully for a success-
ful and enjoyable show. ^
In each home will be a differ-
ent setting. The homes will be
toured in the following succes-
sion, and numbers will be post-
ed at the homes on tour from
No. T through No. 5.
No. 1—Home of Mrs. M. R.
Snodgrass, living room,
No. 2—Home of Mrs. Ferrin
Smith, . master bedroom and
bath.
No. 3—Mrs. T. W. Stockton Jr.,
children's bedroom.
No. 4—Mrs. Roy Farris, entry
hall.
No. 5—Mrs. Ross Cash,, den
and dining area, utility, horti-
culture.
OLD RIMES
MAMESTORY
By PAT BENNETT
Perhaps the next time you
pass a group of .Crobyton school
children playing "London
Bridge",. you should shudder.
The jihgly little song may con-
tin a blood thirsty memory of
our remote ancestors.
-You recall:
''*"*fc<Jndon Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
my lair lady.
""Build it tf&ck with wood and
-clay,
" Wood arid clay, wood and clay
Build it back with^toaQduand
—■— —
My fair lady.
''Wood and clay will wash a-
__ wa y". etc —'. "..—-
The lyric runs through several
suggested types of bufliluig~.iaaL-
"terfals: brick# and mortar, iron
silver--■a«4-gei4r-4i?a*4*
however is condemned on var-
ious grounds. Finally, if you re-
call, the concluding three verses
begin with these lines:
"Set a man to watch all night",
—■' ■ " VY ■
"Suppose the man should fall a-
sleep," etc.
"Give* him a pipe to smoke alL. _
night," etc.
In their scholarly but Interest-
ing "Oxford Dictionary of Nur-
sery Rimes", Iona and Peter Opie
trace the rime back to the an
cient custom of burying a per-
son, '|watchman", In the* founds
tion of a bridge to keep the river
from washing it away.
When the two children who
hold their hands aloft come to
rt *.
the final verse and drop dowi
to catch one of the other children
in their arched arms, they may
well symbolize the catching "&nd
burial of the "watchman".
Ancient 'bridges n in Europe
have bee'h found to- contain a
body in thTnr tOTlTldarrons: As ]w
the pipe, the bridge builders of-
ten left a condle or other items
in hands of the "watchman" to
keep him awake.
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The Opies list a number ol
counting rimes too, - such- a*
-Eflnay-nwefte?
lustitutum — Established January % i$Q9
CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1962
NUMBER THIRTY-NINE
Water District
Appealing Case
on Walker Laid
White River Water District last
week - appealed Judges -Victor H.
Lindsey's decision concerning
the Alleta Walker land. The no-
tice of appeal was marked as
executed September 17.
Water district directors half
expected Walker estate owners
to-make an appeal. Howevei,
they remained silent Until after
the deadline.
A 21 page -legal document that
outlines the exceptions Of Lloyd
Wicks, attorney for the district,
is now on record.
Beneath the detailed, and to
the layman bewildering, legal'-
ese of this paper runs the argu-
ment that the district court- did
not actually have authority to
rule in this case because preci-
dent sets this off as a legislative
rather than a judicial matter,
and foi other reasons.
Meanwhile, construction con-
tinues on the dam. A number of
construction workers are now in
the area, many of them living in
the ample rent property of Spur.
Calvin Bruits Chosen President oi
Lubbock District of Future Farmers
Calvin Brints, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Brints of Crosbyton,
was elected to presidency of the
Lubbock District of Future
Farmers of Afnewa ata,nv organ-
izational meeting held ™
afternoon at Idalou, reports Har-
old Eades, advisor of the local
FFA and who will also serve as
advisor for the Lubbock District
FFA for 1962-63.
Brints has had an outstanding
record of leadership, scholarship,
and in his supervised farming
propram yvhieh ho entries Out
meeting the requirements of vo-
cational agriculture in the local
school system.
In his freshman year he was
elected to serve as president of
the Hank Smith Green Hand
FFA Chapter? he served on-
scholarship and the conduct of
meetings committees in the pro-
gram of work for the year; he
was a member of the district
leadership chapter conducting
-teamx and also-.£U member. oL the
MAN SURVIVES
LONG TUMBLE
A young construction
worker tumbled off top of
the dome above Plains
Food's new building at ip*
Assist Students
A nurse and ^ the transient
school were added to Crosbytoij
school system this week, accor
Log to Sam Hawkea, superlntsn|
dent.
Mrs. Lennie Hardesty is
employed as school nurse on
fulltime basis. A former reside
recently returned, she is tl:
daughter of Mrs. W. M. Romane
Mrs. Hardesty will check ej
and ears of students, makii
recommendations to parents fo
health of their children amor
other duties. She is a register
nurse.
Mrs. Wayne Hill will agai
teach the transient school
m. Wednesday and lived tG ^"*rm^ntil 1 p.m.tl
This addition is operated for
tell about it.
James Sevier landed on a
concrete sidewalk 22 feet
below. The impact fractured
bones badly in one foot. Af
ter examination in, Crosby -
Choir Will Sing,
Testerman Will
For P-TA
Sixth "grade choir will sing at
the meeting of Crosbyton P.-T. A.
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night in
the grade school auditorium.
Rev. Otis Tasterman, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, will
speak on "Good Citizenship
Through Personal Growth and
Intpgrityll.in principal ad rtiess-Qf | delegate tp State . FFA
the evening.
"Every parent is urged to at-
tend and support your school
through your cooperation in the
P-TA," according to Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Medlock, co ptesidents, and
Mr. and - Mrs.
vice-presidents.
dairy cattle judging team.
In his second year in vocation-
al agriculture. Calvin was FFA
vice president, a member of the
chapter leadership team, live-
stock judging team and chapter
scholarship committee chairman.
Awards earned last year in-
clude winner Irrigated Cotton
Production Contest for Crosby
County, (sponsored by Co^op gins
for 4-H and FFA members >; Soil
and Water Management Nation-
al FFA Foundation Award; Live-
stock Production Foundation A-
ward for FFA; swine production;
beef production; Citizens Nation-
al Bank Award for sophomore;
highest class average for VA II;
inven-
tion; treasurer of Crosbyton Ex-
plorer Post.
Seventeen counties in and a-
round Lubbock compose the
Lubbock District FFA organiza-
tion.
CALVIN BRINTS
notes, "is that he is not current
ly enrolled in a vocational ag
riculture class and yei maln-
tains his membership and sup-
ervised farming program while
preparing for his. state FFA de-
gree application when he en-
rolls next year."
vin's interest in the FFA," Eades
Enrollment in Crosbyton pub-
lic schools continues to increase
as transient farm workers move
into the territory for the fall har-
vest. • The enrollment figure
Tuesday stood at 916 for the city,
which again establishes a record
for city seRooTs.~~ -
Increase of 68 pupils
First day enrollment for the
school term Was 848 pupils. The
916 figure Tuesday showed a
gain fo* the system after the
Cal-1 fjrst three waeks of school of 68
students.
Farmers Want Sunshine But
Another 1.15 Inches Rain Instead
Seldom do West Texas farmers
lament moisture, but those in
Crosby County ihis week were
earnestly hoping for a long per-
iod of dry, warm weather*
"We need every bit of sun-
shine we can get for this cotton
to mature before frost," Meb Gi-
Refrigeration Co.
Will Open Today,
Thursday, in City i
Crosbyton Refrigeration will
officially open today, Thursday,
announces owner Preston Ilada-
way. The new firm is located in
viens summed up the situation
Tuesday morning. Instead of
sunshine, however, the area has
had completely cloudy weather
all week, along with rains that
started about midnight Monday
and continued all day Tuesday.
Prospects at that time, accord-
ing to weather predictions, were
for more clouds and rain.
Moisture in Crosbyton was
low, considering the length of
time the rains fell. By Thursday
morning it had amounted to 1.15
Inches--for-t he- spell, considerably
less than some parts of tire
South Plains. Only wheat that
has been sown, and there is con-
siderable acreage in the CrOsby-
ilJL beneliWas, .fa*
as crops are concerned.
Cotton, farmers report, Is
growing when it should be ma-
turing this late in the season.
a nigger by the toe", and "Hick-
ory Dickory,, Do^k, the Mouse
ran up the clock." , _
Each of these begins with a
Cafe.
An experienced appliance and
refrigeration man, Hadaway has I _
worked in the service business | Qrajn sorghums, some of which
since 1939, with exception of the ] should have been cut some time
time spent in the army during i stands the cTiance of tall-
World War. II, The firm will han%r r ing if combines are not able to
die a number,of different lines jn fields soon.
and types of both major and Ranchers are happy, however,
traffic appliances. Several repot ts that ratige\ com
Wi-t h -his - Frances, ~Hada--..^Tjont[.(1 ^—this ■ timer
way moved here from Lubbock. nr|r| (at there will be more
during mid-August anSTbegan: „rass thjS vvlntei for stock^TFTaiT
working get the building re-; fn m years.
decorated) Mr. and Mrs. Hada- j 0
way are Baptists. They havejour
children: Jimmy, Terry, Cathey
and Debbie.
ton Clinic-HospitalV he was
rushed to a Lubbock special
ist.
The 25-year-old Hobbs
man was' working on edge
when-it
buckled .slightly beneath
him. Although braced, the
great curved roof will not
be completely stable until
walls are added:
Walls are next step in the
construction of the building.
It is approximately 25 work-
ing days away from comple-
tion.
convenience of farmers who hav
Latin harvest laborers with chi|
dren.
Children enrolled in
sient school will be allowed
the field after 1 p.m. dail]
Ilawkes cautions that transit
children must be enrolled ar
attend classes in order to wor
afternoons. Classes will
when there is sufficient er
ment..
School Enrollment lumps to 916 as
Tliird Week of New Term Ends
r. nign craves
To Play Ralls At
6:30 P. M. Tonight
Coach David Verner's Junior
High Braves go lo Ralls this
evening, Thursday, for a game
with the Ralls Bunnies. The con-
..test is slated to start at 6:30 p.
m.
The Braves have played only
one game so far this season, de-
feating Lorenzo, newcomer in
District 4A, 2to 0 two weeks a-
go^ ...
Crosbyton Tans are Invited to
drive over to RaTTs tonight to see
the game.. '' . .
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Two New Employees
at Crosbyton Firms
.. Two n CrosbytoiL bus^p^^
tiave new em ploy ees -this week.
Jack? Hammersley is no^J em-
ployed by Pinkston Grocery. An
experienced grocery clerk, Ham-
mersley went to work Monday.
Judy Hancock will work as a
hairdresser^ in Ethel's Beauty.
Shop, Ethel Ogle announces in
an ad this week. Mrs. HancocU
has two yewi's experience in the
pprofession. > . ■.' ,) ••
The first six grades report the
biggest increase since the start
of school. Principal L. E. Treat
said his enrollment now stands
at 534, compared with 476 the
opening day. Junior High has an
increase of 8 students, from 117
to 125, says Principal Rodger
Carter. High school has lost one
student, Principal Wayne Hill
reports, Tuesday's enrollment
being 184 and the first day there
were 185. Fred, Douglas school
has 77 now, am*- 70 opening day.
Eotrly School Slated
A school to aid students who
need to pull cotton will be set
up again this year, Mr. Treat re
ports, starting day to be deter-
mined by the weather. The
school, to be taught by Mrs.
Wayne Hill, will start at 7:30 a.
m. and run to 1 p.m., after which
time students -may go to the
fields. Students must" attend
school each day they work, for
employers to escape the penalty
of child labor laws, the princir
pal said.
Gay Ion Wheeless
Chose to Head FFA
Green Hands for Year
The local "Green Hand" divi-
sion of Hank Smith Chapter of
FFA held its first meeting last
Wednesday at the high school
a«. room and elected Gayloi.
Wheeless as president.
Donnie Wheeless, ^ice-president;
Earnle £ash, treasurer; Dwight
Webster, reporter, and Eddie Jor-
dan;-sentinel.
Only freshman students of
high school vocational agricul-
ture ate* eligible to hold office
in this phase of FFA-organiza-
tion. • ~ *'
It helps pr^ptare them for ma-
i0,f (leadership responsibilities.
FFA Stresses Use
LeeFin^lf^'^wiHalSolTe-em-
'rfrrffHusIness'7'"AsuIeT . . i .1 ..
from new and used'merchandise, QT br lOir tXnlDlT
the company will also do repairs "\lr. Cotton Grower, Help Your-
1'
on all types of appliances. Ai> sHf hv L'.si.r'a All -Cotton Bag -
ad containing
>T«nt ^ f"rther lntorma- a^ng,'" i>' th subioctLp.^a^^ziK
line af els« wnere m yo—f <;ai^jona 1 booth prepared'by Cros-j *
words. Thev former still beai ! day's Review. j byuyr FFA'crs for the South j
<mi rreftt--
number words. The,latter are re-
lated to Westmoreland tfjlling-
numbers "Hevera s (8J,- Devera
(9>, Dick (10)".
This brings to mind a mostly
unprintable song which the
young blades' around this area
Used to sing 10 or 15 years ago,
and probably still do. It began:
"Einstein, stratosphere,
Who's going to buy the beer.
In my riper knowledge, I now
feel sure that the first lines were
originally the German: "Ein (1).
Swei (2), Drei (31, Fier (4)".
However those words didn't
mean much to the lads down a\
the poolhall, while "Einstein"
and "stratosphere" are familiar
terms in this age of rocketry.
First Baptists To
Conduct Revival in
City October 8-14
-lilauiii.
at Lub-
bock.
Dean Mitc hell, Gene Cogdell
and Richard Wheeless, /FFA
members, accompanied their in-
structor-, Harold Eades, to Lub-
bock last Saturday fo prepare
First Baptist Church of Crosby-j the exhibit for the thousands of
ton will conduct a revival meet* j viewers. • . 'i
tng during tfie week beginning | All cotton wrap for ginned cot-
October 8 and lasting "throu gRj ton "has seveial' advantagus, as
Sunday, Oct. 14, Rev. Otis B. pointed out by the exhibit. These
Testerman, pastor, has announc-1 are (1> potential market for an
— extra 350,000 bales of cotton, (2>
ed.
Ceon Marsh will be the evan-
gelist, and Gene Johnson, church
music director, will , lead the
singing.
Rev. Testerman .invites the
public to mal'e plans now to at-
tend these services. '•
used-bagging makes a potential
new market for fine quality
writing paper, (3) better protec-'
tion to bale (4) better appear
anoe of bale, (5) better mill sai
isfaction, (6) makes a distinc
tive. package for youi; gin.
rvey Is
Mailed to 325
Crosby Imployees
--A Labor -Market Survey
Crosby County employment
currently being conducted by
Lubbock office Of the Texas
ployment Commission and spoil
sored by the Crosbyton Chamt
of Commerce.
Questionaires have been
ed to a total of 325 Crosby
ty employers asklng-for inform!
tion concerning - total, empl
ment in each firm. This infonnl
tion will be kept in strict con
fidence and will be used on|
for making employment est
mates by industry for the cout
ty.
Those employers who have nd
already returned their questioij
naires are urged to do so as
as possible so that the
can be completed. Those who dij
not receive a questionnaij
through the mail, may drop
the Chamber of Commerce offi^
and pick up a copy.
> . „r lyilW1 i '
New Cheurolets Go
on Display Here
New model 1963 Chevrole
will go on display in the Crosbjj
ton display room of Abell
rolet Co. tomorrow, Friday,
cording to John W. Stewart,
cal manager.
Stewart,is serving free cofffl
and doughnuts for lookers ar
invites everyone to stop by for
preview. An. ad containing ft
ther information is found -insic
today's Review.
o—
May Motor Will
Show 1962 Fords
The new 1963 Fords will be
display at May Motor Comi
showroom tomorrow, Fritlay,;
cording to owner A B. May.
Everybody is invited to stop
to. see tjie§e. aad ha.te some.,
e free coJfee and doughni
which will be served. An ad co^
taining further information
found inside today's Review.
o ——
Ag. Boys Start Wori
on Pem for Animalt
At Rodeo Grounds
The vocational . agriculti
boys at the local high scftt
ect Feeding Center" at the roc
^Founds, reports Harold
ag. teacher.
"The boys are using what o^
lumber and sheet iron they ca
..salvage fron+ the—fence wl:
irtfe' ai"
slab," Eades said, ^but thafs
ready running low, and we he
a lot more to build facilities
about 30 town students^ projc
. The buyjs would appreciat
-r^my-~-
wrecking any old houses
barns to salvage working mat
ials for their project feedl^
-center?*
FIVE GOOD DRIVERS standing in a raw. these 9®ntlemon
have a total of 43 wreck-free years of butane trucking behind
them* These Mayes Gas drivers have qualified for safety pins
after an accident free year* Listing number of safe drlvtog
years also, the sure steersmen are (left to right): BUI Mayes.
14 vear^r Truett Mayes, 13 years; Brack Burton, 1 yea* in Octo-
ber; Tip ^Holland, 2 years? James D. Reed, 13 jean. Another
driver. Olayburn Marsh. wUl qudlify for a one-year pin In Jan-
uary. — - '• 1 -
The facilities, when complete
will be used by Crosbyton
Club members and FFA boys,
o-
Gridder Fi
Service at Paris
--taB
is, Texas, September 18.
services, held there the fol
ing day, were attended by
and Mrs. A. R. Hughes,
is Gridder's stepson.
The Paris resident had
lived in Crosby county sod
employed at a Lorenzo
14 years. !
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