The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1964 Page: 1 of 18
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LOCAL NEWS AND
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The Graham Leader
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OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY- ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16, 1876
VOLUME 88
GRAHAM, TEXAS 76046
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964
NUMBER 35
Local Citizens Re-Elect
Mayor and Aldermen
GRAHAM CITY ELECTION, usual-
ly held in City Hall, was moved to the
Fire Station Tuesday morning to ac-
comodate the record breaking number
of voters. Special voting booths, left,
were constructed to accomodate the
voters as they voted for the candidates
of their choice.—Leader Staff Photo.
Budget Hearing
Scheduled Today
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Joe McDonald
Fiifierv! Rites
Planned Toddy
Funeral services for Mr. Joe
McDonald, 80, pioneer Elias- ] tee.
ville resident, will be conduct-
"Clty-Council has scheduled- f budget for last year *as approx-
public hearing on the City of imately the same as for this year.
Graham Budget for the fiscal Most of the tax money has been
year, 1964-65 when they meet in allocated, to public works, police
regular session Thursday morn- and fire departments in this bud-
ing at City Hall. get reported City Manager Doyle ______________
Total amount of the General Duk*. The budget is based_upon ed 3 j, m today. T|mrsday from
Fund budget is $580,729.00. Last the Resent tax rate of $120 per | r ,
lion of $73,205.57. and is due tax reVcnue is scheduled to go. minister, will officiate,
mainly * ’3^<4he chmination of directly into the interest and sink-; Mr. McDonald, an -Eliasville
double entries in the budget. tng fund for retirement of-General grocer died 10 p m. Tuesday in
", “““ **-— rirrafcjfeasti-- .*•* -
era! Fund budget.” said Duke, i fenng a stroke earlier
The City Manager pointed out' d**-
that the bond structure of
was on a very sound basis
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Over 1,600 Graham citizens pi css confidence in the present
turned out Tuesday in a record* administration and re rn led I
breaking city election to ex- S. Graham. Jr Mayor and M,;l
eolm Stewart and Louis Pitcot-k,
Sr.. Aldermen.
Tuesday a election results
gave the incumbents a two-to-
oneleau out Ulcir m.UMi|,nt.,.
Jr , and na.v liuliock \. no waged
an active campaign the past lew
weeks as a tiiree-man oiate aveK-
ing the council posts
Unofficial returns gave E. S.
Graham,.-Jr . ineuinoent, 1147
votes aim his oppun -nt.. Jamis
If. Cates, poljed 006
Malcolm M. sle’X.irt. candi-
date for recieelion lo tile Post
of Alderman, Position 1. polled
1163 while Ills opponent, A. B.
Cornelius, Jr., received 408
votes.
Louis Pitcock, Sr. polled 1120
votes in hm race for Alderman.
. Position 2 to -535 for bis op-
.flagafflaracra»raa tl ■
$19,600 this year. Pledges from
new members gpi: A858.
other members have increased ^ ln ^ (jf uty liaf, to
C-C Enrolls 41
ew MemBers
Forty seven new members
have been enrolled in the Cham-
ber of Commerce during the
current membership campaign
according to an announcement
from the C-C headquarters to-
day following a meeting of
the membership and budget
committee.
Guy Meacham. chairman, re-
ported on progress and announ-
ced sixteen members had in
creased dues. Seven teams* are
working throughout the city,
and they hope to complete the
membership drive this .month.
E. S. GRAHAM
MALCOLM STEWART
LOUIS PITCOCK, SR.
Grahpm ites" Crnied io
.wnscrs=,v :u?rSM!
their dues 5312 Many prospers resUltTTuesday's I j J “f Q XH O d O V ICtllTIS
JAYCEES HEAR
COACH SLATER
He pointed out the coaching
staff tells youths to try to excel
in all sports .and related how
track was mostly an individual
sport.
“Winning is not everything,
but the desire to win is all
important,” said Slater. He told
of the 14 different events in
track, five in field and nine
running events and declared
ted out
of the i McDonald, who
' b“'‘ ! Young County at
*■ P"y* seven with his i
moved
t*tc aai
, . . __,., seven with his parents, was
m from tax money, is only . .
_ 1.44% of assessed valuation. The born Jan 4* 1884 In Hl11 C°un*
a chance to take your boys and on|y tax \XMU^S OWed ty. the City ty. He attended school at Far
other men’s sons to help make are ^ ^ construction of the mer before moving to near 6l-
them better men, said Slater, j^^tal. Revenue bonds, which ney. The family resided many
must be paid from water revenue, years on, the ranch now known
are for the construction of Lake as Meadows Ranch, near Wich-
Graham. Jta Falls. He was a former
"In both cases.” said Duke, "f *rch,c,r County
"These were facilities which were McDonald married Maud
essential to the community and Mathi* of Archer City, He was
both have a life expectancy much * member of the Methodist
later than the final bond pay- Lauren.
ment date.” | Survivors include his wife,
Duke commended the City of i,lwo Haughters, a step son, four
Graham upon its establishment brothers and four sisters, in
Mil
lilt'
was pyutied. The air pressure unit made
truck with it possible fT»r the emergency
the equipment wa#- dispatched vehicles of tty base to be put
the disaster area Wtuin the oack into service in a short
< .im"ffm;n Uith . KTej for the Thirty minutes to demolish, and- Sebjoniborgcr
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turnon.: election ludges held “•«........ -U.auUmn,il;- at ..................
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*■<1.* _ Iwim'-w*he *»lv»i:ett awl Dm.:sT^ausd-by Uom* officials to ^.vtSfftSct
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citizens, ‘ 1 '*■'11 J3e,.I?» of wreckage .found fol Iwtsway radio
^ C ity S u r-tarj .l«u)if Morgan lowing Ihe tornado lost Friday * . ’
leporlcd tin number of votes afternoon in Wichita falls • OFFICE ISSUES
casijn OD ck.Lau,- Iron. I!i3a. This oslimato- was given- to. - . . fr-.,reB
through J9H3-.ivet. e.ed 346 [)on souther and'Bill Norman 4,096 PASyENljEK
Htghe.at liumhei' of voles cast ,wn urghamHes railed to the ■ ire T Aft's
prior to Tuesday was in 145(1 ^ent. oI ,f,e disaster shortly 1
when 1,012 voters participated after the tornado had nppet)
Uu; xlctUun... Muit lugutat. thi ough the Air Force Isa
Passenger auto tag sales toialed
dovtntoyn Wichitit Ka I ft where
‘essential telephone qf-ssages
ctmld la- relayed, in connection
wuh official busineas
The t.wo 'Graham meh stayed
with thoir equipment and work-
ed with personnel at the Base
until Sunday jilcrnoon when
ttui —.t Ui Graham. 'Ac-
________________ ___,____ _much ttue Air rorce Ban®. - , 111 “ w
was l§5iF 944. 1938. 819. anti Graham Highway Department 4.096 this week according to KeTTy cording to Mr. Souther it is
1900, 805. _
City records reveal the low-
est number of totc.v-i-38—cast
in 195.1
received an appt*al for an emer .lones^ Tax Assessor-Collector. The hard for one to believe the
JX11 cy auxiliary general of • unit ' office! issued 1.075 commercial destruction possible unless one
to be sent to , ar,i 354 farrt, inensl. p|ates. was at,“all> th,'re
. ^ '__ A report fronv the Newcastle One of the most
a bout 5 pm.
Wichita Falls
Lasater of Graham.
He was the first of nine Mc-
“Our athletes are the best type eluding Mr, John B. Lasater of
°f SUrer also told of track P°!^- _ . , 1®^ a"d * n,eCe' Mi“ Amy
events for the remainder of the Other bus,ness on the agencta
reamnwouldSbcd in'stephenvUlc municipal election vote^,' arid the Donald brothers and sisters to
this weekend for the district appointment of an auditor. die.
meet.
Don Yarborough
Plans Visit to ^ity
Word has been received from
the state campaign, headquart-
ers in Austin that Don Yar-
borough, candidate for Gover-
nor, is tentatively scheduled to ■
arrive in Graham Wedhesday i
afternoon, April 15, for a visit, j
Don Yarborough will be fly-
ing by private plane and land
at the Graham airport, and he
quarters
Street.
Everyone is Invited to come
by the headquarters, said A. L.)
Mixon, chairman. Free coffee
will be served.
carl McMillan
Carl McMillan
Named Jaycee
President
Chamber of Commerce
To Sponsor Boat Races
sub-staiion indicateti 267 passen-*
amazing
things was the complete dis-
appearance of a trailer house
gc 45 commercial, and 97 farm all(j a)( 0f it's contents belong-
lajc hatl, Been-sold. Olnev sub- tu ont 0f tlje Airmen sta-
;lation had not completed their ttout'd at SheppaTd Field. —
reptirt.
jMep.hers
Corulnerce
of the Chamber ot
spiorts and
.Others serving on committees
, rc Bobhv Wilson. Jr^ general
Officers Attend
Arson Meeting
Fortunately, the Airman rnd
his lamilv were not home at
the time ,<>f the tornado.
. 1‘uiice Chief R^naind—Burkell
and Billy Re\ Samford were in
Wichita Falls Wednesday .mend-
ing the fifth annual Taxoma
Arson Conference held at the
TRUCK DAMAGES
PHONE BOOTH
A freak one-car accident knock-
office,
Fourth
503-B
reel ye
uuu cm in 1 u 11 ci1- anmiunccil Tuc. ,
day they would spon.s ir it he ViiSf programs: Walter Oliver, g-t-
tional Outboard Association pro- committee. Joe Mont omen and
fessional outboard motor boat Joe McKinley co-chairmen con
races at Lake Graham Sunday, cession committee
Carl McMillan Graham I tilth June •” The group afso discus Wilson diii they ex pretext MB torral.
School basketball coach was. ^ plans to Sponsor a beantv from 80 to too drivers in the Speakers discussed Juycilc I -
elected nresident of the Cra contest the same afiernoon w ith races this summer It was an* Setters and Related Crime, Rec
.v — — ...---s. - t - .. the winner beinc crowned Miss nouncud .aidmisaiui 'joul-.l he igniring An Anton. Pre.....»1 rends a ,!Ht>2 tru, k parked across the
Lake Graham." 50e adults and 25c for ,'h 1UIren In Au: * ! :res. and -"'Three- In- slice*: Uiigd. apd r.plljd into the
Hobby Wilson was named The AF-ecla"ion will furnish surrnce Policies -Plus Ont Late ph.inc isskh causing abmit $(5t
general chairman "of events, ftidgnt' for the event.
CLEBANOFF STRINGS ORCHESTRA
ham Junior Chamber of Com
merce during a meeting of the
club Tuesday nqon.
Other officers elected by the
membership include Pat Bryan
HI. first vice-president; Jtfc Wal-
ters, second vice-president; Jam
Cs Gilliam, secretary-treasurer;
Russell Carey, retiring pi-esi- ]
dent, Internal Club director;
and Forrest Meacham and Au
brey Loftis, directors.
New oificers will be induct
ed May 16 at the annual ban
John Killough
Named Lions
Model. Auto—Arson
ed down a street marker and
damaged a telephone booth at the
- inter of.Elm and Seventh Street.
It-occurred 8:05 p tn Tuesday.
Officers reported the brakes on
damage,'
Clebanoff Strings to Present Club President
Concert Sunday Afternoon
THE CLEBANOFF STRINGS
will give a concert in Graham
at the Memorial Auditorium on
Sunday afternoon, April 12, at
2:00 p.m. This is the last con-
cert of the season for members
of the Graham Community Con-
cert.
Hermon fJlebanoff, conductor,
haa put together one of the
most appealing musical groups
in the l). S. today. They have
been featured on National TV
ahows and are completing a
tour of 21 cities. The orchestra
consists ol 15 strings, piano,
accordiai., percussion and harp
For the first time in the his
tory of the concert association,
the doors will be open lo the
public for general admission,
priced at $2 00 for adults and
$U» for students. Non-mem-
berts of the Graham Comntun-. The program has been select
ity Concert Association may | ed for Its musical value and
purchase tickets at the door. 1 wide appeal, and follows:
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PROGRAM
Prelude, for eight solo violins
Symphony in D major ..........................1........
Prayer of a Toreador .......................................
Waltz, from Serenade for Strings J......,..
Prelude and Dance, for harp and strings
Playful Pizzicato, from "Simple Symphony"
Square Dance, for strings and woodblock
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Bach
Mozart
_____ Turma
Tschaikowsky
Tournier
Britten
Clebanoff
NTERMISStON
Stringornia ................................................... , Gfovaunini
Songs from Great Shows ..................... Rogers and Hanunerstein
Hootenanny:
Do Si Do ............:......................... Robinson
1 Wonder As I Wander ............................. Arr by Clebanoff
Millionaire's Hoedown Robinson-Giovannini
I’m Falling In Love With Someone Victor Herbert
Swingin' Sweethearts Goodwin Carroll
Graham Lions Club members
elected John Killo-igh. C-CMan-
ager. president of the club dur-
ing the annual election Wednes-
day noon.
Others named to Lions
Club oificers were Wesley Sen-
kel, first vice-president; Ray
Herring, second vice-president;
i Judge Raymon Thompson, third
1 vice-president; Roy Dies, Jr.,
Lion Tamer; J. Duff Pitcock and
Dovid Hancock. Tail Twister;
Howard Pilkington, Secretary-
Treasurer; R M. Hill. Pat Bry-
an. Jr., and Garland Forehand,
directors.
New officers will take office
I this summer.
Three Coins ih the Fountain
Golden Earrings ......................
Stereo Pizzicato ..........................
Fascination ..........1........................
Clair de lune .......................
My Fair Lady Fan taste___
Cahn
_ Young
....... Clebanoff
...... Marchetti
........ Debussy
Lenwr-Loewe
Coca-Cola Company
Has New Manager
Announcement was m de
Wednesday that effective April
6, Delbert D. Browder had lieeii
named manager of the Graham
1 Coca-Cola Bottling Company
succeeding L. C. Hubbard
Mr. Hubbard had been with ,
I the company 33 years, moving .
> to Graham in March, 193 L
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RECORD VOTE—Nearly 1700 voters cast their bal-
lots in the Municipal Election held Tuesday at the
City Fue Station Shown above is a scene Tuesday
afternoon at the polls as voters received their bal-
lots from «l«ction judges. Mayor E. S. Graham, Jr.,
.and Aldermen.Malcolm Stewart and LoOis Pitcock,
Sr wer^ returned to office by o two to one margin.
6tuke Attison served as Etection Judge.—Leader
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