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OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY—ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1$, 1876
VOLUMI 74
GRAHAM, TKXAS, THURSDAY, JUNI 1, 1950
NUMBER 43
Texas Electric Show
Of ’50 Opens Tues.
i again will be one of the
eight Major cities served by the
Tens Electric Service Company
to see the Tens Electric Show of
TO. The three-day event will open
Tuesday, June 6 at 6 p. m. on the
grounds of Graham High School,
according to Travis Wheat, Texas
Electric Service Company. It is
free and will continue through next
Thursday, June 8, from 6 to It
p. m. each evening. "J
The vangard of trucks bringing
the “big top” tent and display
aquipraent will arrive at the school
grounds Saturday and work of set-
ting up the show will start soon
after. The entire show will be
presented under canvas, all of it
|flap» proofed. In addition to the
Mg Mat 140 feet long and 70 feet
wide, a number of smaller tents
and canopies will house other parts
eg the show.
Graham electrical dealers will
have displays of newest electrical
. equipment for the home and farm,
much of it being in operation or
being demonstrated. a.
Numerous entertainment fea-
tures will be provided, including
musical programs by Red (Asa)
and His Home Town
F. Fitzgerald
Polio Vicfim
Woodward
a Ufa sised
electric'-range,
pigmy ele-
Graham’s first polio victim,
Floyd Fitzgerald, 24, of 237 Smith
Street is in the Fort Worth City-
County Hospital polio isolation
ward after a diagnosis of polio was
made by local doctors Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr. Fitzgerald became ill Mon-
day afternoon and a positive diag-
nosia was made Wednesday after-
noon after the poliomyelitis case
leeched I the febrile stage, doctors
reported. It was announced that be
had a partial paralysis of both
arms and hands.
Hs was rushed to Fort Worth in
a Morrison ambulance late Wed-
nesday afternoon and is being
treated by the polio staff of City-
County Hospital. His wife, Mrs.
Floyd Fitsgorald, and mother, Mrs.
Fred Fitsgerald are in Fort Worth.
Mr. Fitsgerald ia employed with
—Graham Leader Staff Photo.
OFF TO BOYS' STATE—Six Graham youths will leave Satur-
day for Boys' State, Austin under the sponsorship of the Am-
erican Legion and local organisations. First row, left to right,
Joe Friedel, American Legion, Dennis Newton, Charles Haber-
thur, Denny Day, and Jock Neal, Post Commander. Second
row, John Galloway, Bill Langford, and Frank Iddirtgs, Jr.
CITY CENSUS
TO BE GIVEN
pfcant that wags its ears, walla its
vyee and swings its trunk, twe
downs from the famous Gaines-
villa Community Circus, e circus
••barker,” a calliope, and the talk-
ing Raddy Kilowatt.
Visitors alee win see the big-
gest lamp bulb In the world, and
ban oath it, tbs smallest lamp bulb
in the world. They win be sMe to
measure their “oomph" on an
Fraley A J^mRen^ o^ thi^^y, FRIDAY MORNING
Powell.
learned
YOUTHS LEAVE
SATURDAY FOR
BOYS' STATE
GtyCoandl
Designate Road
For Geif Come
urea the tiny electric current* that
fleer Ib e human body. Many other
total—linn and entertaining fee-
win be proa sated during the
.f*-.
City Council met Thursday eve-
ning and during the business ses-
sion authorised the closing of the
ef Oak Street near the
Capitol Hotel for maUag U turns.
I In the future, mstoiisth will have
The Graham Leader
from the Census Bureau in Wich-
ita Fells this afternoon that the
official census for Graham; Young
county, and other towns in the
county will be released by that
office Friday, June 2.
Official notification will be
made to Mayor O. L. Graham, and
if the city is not satisfied with
the report, they will have three
days to protest to the Census Bu-
reau. After that date, the files
will be bundled and shipped to
Philadelphia, Mr. Haulier, head of
tha District office, announced this
afternoon.
The Loader expects to have this
Six youths from the "Junior —■
information by
dees of the Graham High School
will leave Saturday for Austin to
attend the onnual American Le-
gion’s Boys’ State. The Ligon-
Daniel Post 34 American Legion
is sponsoring Frank Iddings, Jr.
to Boys’ State.
Co-sponsors with the American
Legion and Junior High boys
which they are sponsoring include
Denny Day, Lion’s Club; Dennis
Newton, Rotary Club; John Gallo-
way, Knights of Fythias Lodge;
liUqM, Junior Chamber of
4 Killed In Head-On Crash
On Highway Near : Haskell
Rites For Auto
Crash Victim
Held Today
Funeral services for Jessie Ray-
mond Warren, 42, 827 Carolina,
were conducted this, afternoon,
Thursday, June 1 from the Mor-
: ison Funeral Chapel at' four
o’clock with the Rev. Dallas Lee',
pastor of the First Baptist Church
officiating. Interment was in the
Oak Grove Cemetery under the
direction of Morrison Funeral
Home. Mr. Warren was killed in-
stantly early Wednesday morning
in an automobile collision 4 miles
south of Haskell, Texas.
Mr. Warren was employed by
the M. A S. Drilling Co. of thia
city. He was a member of the
Momingside Baptist Church.
Mr. Warren was born in Oneeta,
Oklahoma, May 10, 1908. He had
been a resident of Graham for the
paat 3 year*.
include h i
a.*ifjL.Mnb, ,^n
Jessie Warren, one son, Jessie Ray;
two daughters, Sally and Gracie;
and two children by a former mar-
riage, Mrs. Bonnie Price and Billy
Warren, both of Houston; his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Warren
of Graford, Texas; two sisters,
Mrs. Floyd Moore, Graford, Texas,
and Mrs. Frank Fowler, Los Banos.
California; five brothers, S.- I.
Warren sif Houston, Orville T.
Warren of Longview, Walter J-
Warren of Kennedy, Dan A. War-
ren of Raker, Oregon, and John
J. Warren of Mineral WeHs.
Pall bearers were M. I. Celling*-
Last Rites For
Mr. Littlepage
Scheduled Today
Funeral services for Milton Lit-
tlcpage, 23, of Haskell, and former
resident of Graham were sched-
Grahom Man Is
Crash Victim
uled today in Haskell, Texas.; Mr.
Littlepage died Wednesday morn-
ing following injuries received in
an automobile collision 4 milea
south of Haskell, Texas.' Mr. Lit-
tlepage’s body was taken to the
Holden Funeral Home in Haskell.
Services will be conducted in
the Assembly of God Church with
Rev. C. U. McMullen, pastor, offi-
ciating. Interment will be in Wil-
low Cemetery.
Mr. Littlepage was a member
God Church,
veteran of World
had been employed in
recently moved to
Haakell and' was on his way to
Stamford where he had accepted
another job at the time of the
Mr. Littlepage wa
of the Assembly of
and hrAras a veter;
War II. He had been
this city and recent
Survivors include his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Littlepage of
Haskell; four brothers, Doyle and
Buford Littlepage of Graham, Ed-
ward Littlepage cf Stamford, and
J. L. Littlepage of Mineral Wells;
and two sisters, Mrs. T. L. Solo-
mon and Joyce Irene Campbell,
both of Haskell.
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Scheduled June 4
Gao—neck Annual Manorial Re-
union will be held Sunday, June 4,
in — all-day meeting under the
tabernacle near the 74 year old
Gooseneck Cemetery. Rev. Gerald
Lyons, pastor of the Bunger Bap-
tist Church will speak at 11 a. m.
and J. P. McKinley of Graham
will be finest speaker in the aft-
Many pioneer ritixena of Young
county and from other sections of
the state return each summer for
the Gooseneck Memorial reunion
wkiek honors the pioneers of
eo—ty and tha War Dead.
A basket lunch will be served
under the abode trees during the
noon hour, followed by singing
during the afternoon. The public is
cordially invited tp attend. Came
and bring your basket lunch and
upend the day, Hugh Ribblc, presi-
dent cf the Cemetery Association,
aaaeuneod thia week.
Boy Scout Circus
Scheduled Tonight
A large number of Scouts from
the Young-Jack Boy Scout Dis-
trict are expected to be in Graham
(Might, Thursday, to participate:
la their annual Boy 8
at the Graham
Scoot £ireue
High School
ignatiou cf the North SB feet of
Lot IP. Blade M, in
IP, in tha Airport
need — a toad to
addition to bo used — a road to
give players access to the geK
course. They also authorized pay-
ment of bills amounting to $878.80
for Softball 1—gae covering wotk
on the now baseball diamond.
The trash hauling situation was
discussed, but no definite action
taken on the matter. Dr. R. E. L.
Gowan, county health officer, mot
with the council and asked that
they investigate a clean-up cam-
paign for the city. ,
Council also discussed a request
for the erection of e radio tower
in the Airport addition or in Morn-
ingtide addition, —d this was aleo
postponed for further discussion.
Council voted to make necessary
adjustment on the paving to take
care of a drainage ditch on the
property of J. J. Gallaher on
Cherry St.
Other business included the
adoption of a motion to present
tha budget for public hearing.
worth. & E. Gold—, Earl Hon—rl-
June 10 Last
Date To Sign
For Paving
State Highway Dapt.
Widening Highway*
Loading Into City
county, end
state government of Tex—.
Travis Wheat transacted busi-
ness la Wichita Falls Monday.
Three highways leading into
Graham are being widened by the
State Highway Department. The
work includes putting additional
gravel on the shoulder of road with
an extension of three feet on either
side of the highway.
The project includes a 2-mile
■trip on the Newcastle highway;
about 2 miles i>n‘ the Jacksboro
hikhway; and 1V4 miles on the
Breckenridge highway
SCHOOLS NEED OVER $40,000
TO MEET CURRENT OBLIGATIONS
Folic# To Issuo
Warrants On Parking
Motor Violations
Jary Commissionars
Moat Thursday
A Jury commission of three
Young county awn mot this morn-
ing to —teet petit Jurors and n
grand Jury list ter the JunuJuly
term of the 90th District Court
jury commissioners were Wil-
liam Thom— of Obey, Claud Lynn
af Bunger end J. T. Wilson of
Graham.
A large majority of motorist*
paid parking meter fin— prior t«
Monday morning and avoided ap-
pearing in City Corporation court
the police records reveal. However,
—▼oral failed to reply to the writ-
ten summons 1—t week, and it was
reported yesterday that warrants
for arrest of the— motorists will
ha issued Friday morning by the
Police Department.
The Graham School Board an-
nounced Wednesday that urgent
financial conditions of the school
greatly inereased the need for the
payment of some $20-000 in delin-
quent school tax— immediately. A
financial report, reprinted below,
rev—Is that $44,443.31 will be
needed to meet current obligations
for the curr—t y—r. Some of the
delinqu—t taxes will be paid be-
fore Sept 1 and this will result in
a lower amount of money to ba
borrowed by the School Board for
the operation of the schools.
It w— pointed out that some of
the additional expen— resulted in
the increased salaries for ieachert;
■however, it was a much1 needed
relief for the teaching profession,
even though'it placed a burden on
individaul school districts. Most'
school districts took steps for im
mediate relief in the form of in-
creased tax rate*. Now, the Gra-
ham School Diatrict ia about three
years behind in remedying the sit-
uation whieh is placing a heavy
burden on the School Board to
finance operations.
Residents and school patrons of
the Graham Independent School
Diatrict are urged to cayefully read
the operating statement published
below; gl
Estimate
Four persons were killed in an
early morning mystery automobile
collision 4 miles south of Haskell,
Texas, on Highway 277 early Wed-
nesday morning, and left no sur-
vivors to tell how it happened.
The dead are:
Jessie Raymond Warren, 42, of
827 Carolina, Graham.
Milton Littlepage, 23, Haskell,
formerly of Graham.
Billy Nicks, about 20, cafe cook
of Snyder, Texas. ,,
Glenn Franklin Merritt, about
28, owner of the Snyder Steak
House. V
Warren and Nicks were killed in-
stantly and Merritt and Littlepage
died several hours later in a Has-
kell hospital.
Littlepage and Warren were
riding in al946 Ford sedan owned
and driven by Warren. Littlepage,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Little-
page of Haskell, had be— employed
until recently m Graham and at
the time of the accident yesterday
was on his way to Stamford where
he had accepted another Job.
Nicks and Merritt were in a 1949
ritt. Nicks was thrown cl—r of
the —r and killed instantly.
Sheriff R. M. Cousins of Has,
kell examined the twisted wreck-
age and reported that the two auto-
mobiles apparently hit h— d —. -
The accident occurred on a straight
stretch of tlm highway tat ere—
Haskell and Stamford. There were
no ekid marks, nothing to indicate
what happened. Officers theorised ~
that an early nomine base may
have obscured vision. E. J. Jeter,
employe of the state highway de-
partment who— home ia 488 yards
from tha scans af tha crash sum-
McCo bo-Edwards
Trial Clasas
Wadnasday Night
Ending May 31 to TOTAL
May 81,1950 Aug. 81,1960
Operating Statement for the Period Ending May 31, 1950 and Estimate
for Y—r Ending Aug. 81, 1860
RECEIPTS
State ............. $171,225.86 $22410.00
County---------------- 967.78
Local Taxes .......... 117,294.01 10,000.00
Public Donations and F—i r..— 1,283.69
Pupils’ Tuition and Fom .........._ 1,703.52
Prom Other Districts ............. 7.00 1,500,00
Insurance Adjustments _____ 196.49
Other Non-Rovenuo Income ____ 2,134.34
$203,435.86
967.78
127,294.01
1,283.69
1,708AS
1,507.00
105.49
248444
LOCAL POST OFFICE ADDS
NEW CUY DELIVERY ROUTE
mL
Ct<
ten
Orders from the Postmaster
General have been received author-
Mag one delivery service to all
•f the city according to
louneement Monday by
Mayes, acting Postmaster,
i tod route has been au-
for tha Mornlngslde, Alr-
aad Padgett Height* addi-
aa additional employ-
ed to deliver mall by
to tha three sections.
famiH— will ha served
route, Mr. May- announe-
-w* hop# to begin this
within the next two or
M <*•
curb in front of their horn—, and
sec tha lorn1 Poet Offi— for fur-
ther instructions.
Two streets in Morningeide
which have been i euetehig feet
carrier service win be placed on
the mounted route. Thia will allow
the Poet Offi— to pick up an equal
amount of territory in the South-
east part cf the city which has
not bo— served by tha Ucai Peat
Offi—.
New Beat
A letter waa rssstvad from the
Department this week —nnanting
that tha Division Engineer bad
be— ordered to prqriad with the
^ itaNii^ttlfllv tort
additional took XJ-tathsOte-
bam Peal Offi—
11-4 will be adequate ter
A damage suit, G. L. McCabe
vs. Edwards Trucking Co. began
in the 96th District Court Mon-
day morning. The plaintiff alleged
injuries occurred in an acrid—t
while working for the company.
The trial went to the Jury 4 p.m.
Wednesday afternoon and the jury
returned * verdict in favor of the
defendant at 9:16 p. m. Wednes-
day night.
Attorneys ter the defendants
were Luther Hoffman and Walter
Nelson, Jr„ of Wichita Falls, and
plaintiffs attorneys wo— W. B.
Patters— and L. W. Anders— of
Dallas.
w-
Total Receipts
EXPENDITURES
4294411.63 $43,710.00 $338421.6^
Instruction .......................
Operation and Maintenance
Bus Transporteti— _____________
Insurance and Interest..........
Improvements ......................
Bonds Retired __________________
Interest on Bonds _____________
...$197408.15
31,66244
25410.45
846646
10.60L10
8,700.00
7,679.17
$5849240
8.760.00
50040
1400.00
5,000 00
2,000.00
$266400.15
38,41244
26.U0.45
4466.65
10401.10
13,700.00
9,679.17
Total Expenditures
Operating Cost
....... ....................$285,71846 $73442.00
Over Revenue for Current Y—r-----------
Due Rank on Overdraft Sept. 1, 1949 .1................
Notes Payable 8ept. 1, 1949—Paid During Y—r
$35946046
$21,088.73
... 21453.04
... 8,15144
JuvonHo Hoofing
HoM Mon joy By
Hinson
Required to Meet Obligations for Current Y—r . .
submitted by tho School Board for the purpoee of ke—tag the public
Informed as to the operating cost of our schools, and tbs amount and
source of revenue. After a study of conditions the $21,038.73 operation
eoet over revenue will be very close by the end of the school year, Sep-
tember 1, 1960. The $21453.04 due the bank — September 1, 1049, to-
gether with netes — ben— due and paid during ths year plao— a deficit
at cieee to $45460.00 which must ho raiaod by loan in order to pay tal-
ari— already earned by t—chars and ope—ting expens— for the re-
let of this tsno *
tsfeoei year.
A Juonalls hearing waa bald hi
county court Monday mo—tag be-
fore Judge G. D. Hinson. Ths
CVS
The overdraft for the prior years aad cost over revenue tide year
is da* to tasiMSi far to—hers’ talari— brtaght — bylaws pawed by the
^haVindepeWdent school board
T. A. WrighiPn—MC. EGrekam.*^ Bta.^0. Andrews, R. R-Carvy,
Property owners have until June
10 to sign for paving — that is
tbs data which the road construc-
tion crew will move the rock
crusher to another location. It has
l>c— h-jsy the past wee* crushing
rock fer the base for a number of
blocks of city paving. .
‘ A cheek at Crty Hail late. Wed-
nesday afternoon revealed that 37
blocks had been signed by prop-
erty owners and their checks re,
reived for the paving, curbing,
and installation of gutters.
R. W. Jackman, City Secretary,
announced that another 33 blocks
were over fifty per cent complete
for paving, and they have hopes of
adding six additional blocks to the
current paving project. This would
give a grand total of 76 blocks
within the city limits.
The project . offers property
owners paving at the low—t price
pofsible. All material used in the
construction ia excellent and qual-
ity work is being done by the con-
struction firm handling the Job.
Additional str—t maintainsrs have
been engaged by the city to a—1st
in grading the streets and plac-
ing the base material on'etr—to
to be paved.
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impact mb eel 5:80 a. m. a tew mta-
ut— aft— sunup.
Mr. Wanes was employed by
thp Wright, Clark * S—kri Drill-
ing Co. of this city. Funeral serv-
ices for Mr. Warren were conduct-
ed this afternoon, and 1—t rite#
were also scheduled today for Mr.
Littlepage. -
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Plans Made To
Reorganize
Community Band
Marriage Licsnsas
Robert E. McCluakey, Jr-, Stin-
nett, Tex—, and Ml— Margie
Wright, Graham.
All members of the Graham
Community band interested in
playing in the organisation this
summer are requested to contact
A. B. Casburn immediately.
A number of musicians, includ-
ing many college students home
ter the summer, are interested in
the reorganisation of the baud
during the coming summer
months.
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING TONIGHT
City Council win m
Thursday, for the purpoee ef hear-
ing assessments on pavemaat ta
the city. The meeting is
6 p. m.
CITY-WIDE CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
TO BEGIN MONDAY, JUNE 12di
Plans were made yeeterday to
conduct a city-wide clean-up cam-
paign ta Graham beginning June
12 through June 17 following a
discussion of seeded sanitation in
the city by Dr. R. E. L. Gowan,
county health officer ,at the Lions
Club m—ting yeeterday.
Liens voted to sponsor the clean-
up drive ta Graham In order,, to
have bettor sanitation. A clean-up
campaign committee waa appoint-
ed to meet In the Chamber of
Commerce office 9 a. m. Saturday
morning to make plans ter the
campaign. Named on the commit-
tee were G. D. Hinson, Gordon
Noes, Paul Kiser, Marie Jonas, J.
W. Gres—tt. Ed Haris, Royc*
Moore, Benton Riddell, Boh Lusk,
who promised that they wi
make all efforts to have a saaft
engineer present to a—let ta
cleanup campaign.
i First Palte Cm*
M—awhile, the ahrieter thn
of p*H* became a reality W<
a—day when Graham*** first pi
caw was announced. Floyd PMte
re raid ,24, la ta tha Pact Worth
CIty-Cemty Ha—HH in the
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polio ward.
Residents and owners of
lots are urged to
ately cleaning tin
weed* and trash,
to breeding pla
> whfahiat
E. R. Marchman, Dr. R. E. L.
Gowan, and Jim Beits.
™'pi—m°are underway kg tim eMp
and county to begin —k* Mkmi
County Judge O. D. Hinson
•M.
phoned the Tex— State Depart-
doe- of DDT on gsrh—e—IWtS
ment of H—1th Wednesday aft-
ernon and conferred with V. M.
to place the DDT fogging Mfetat,
in use immediately thm—h—I tfcp |
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Cillers, State Sanitary Regie nr,
rity.
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