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The Graham Leader
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VOLUME 70. NO. 31
GRAHAM. TEXAS. THURSDAY. MARC H 14. 104*
RAVE YOUR WASTE M
president 1044
cheeks to George
School Board reprosen-
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FIRST PAYMENT on Gra and Billy
ham's proposed grandstand amo- e]S(a h*nd
unted to $1,500 Monday when the
Senior Class 1946 and Senior _ . _ . ,,_.
sa ^h.
respectfully. L. Thornton, secretary Quarter*
Pictured above. Bert Alien back Club, at left watch the pro-
Mann. secretary 1046 Senior Class ceedings. (Leader Staff Photo)
New Grandstands Fund Gets $1,500
In Gifts From Two Senior Classes
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The projected new grandstands
out at the new high school got a
shot- in the urm Monday with a
dual donation of $1,000 and $500
by two classes of the high school.
The Senior Class of 1946 gave
the secretary of the School Board
a check for $1,000 and the Class
of 1944 presented a check to the
amount of $500. both checks to be
applied on the cost of construct-
ing the new grandstands, if built.
Bert Allen Mann, secretary of
the present Senior Class, and Billy
Holder, president of the 1944 class
made the official presentation of
the two checks to the school board
representatives-
Voters of this school district
will go to the polls on March 19
to vote on two proposals leading
toward the construction of stands
capable of accomodating 6.000
persons and to cost not more than
MMM0-
One of the proposals is to raise
the present school tax rate from
1.00 to $1.05 per thousand dollars
tax valuation. The second cond-
Iton is the authorisation of the
school board to issue tax bonds
in the amount of $60,000 for the
construction as proposal a r ~TT a g w
_____^Tft^retote.* Newcastle Man Is
amount of fifty cent* per thous-
dSsra..u
Spencer Street In
Navy Air Training
Spencer B- Street left here last
week for Rice Institute where he
will enter the Navy’s Air Cadet
Training program, the Office of
Naval Officer Procurement said
this week.
One of a few selected. Street
will be one of 1,600 finally to re-
ceive this appointment for ' V-5
training. He has been on the in-
active list for. several weeks
waiting for final , word to report
to the Houston Institution to start
his training.-----
Each trainee will receive the
equivalent of two years of college
work before the flight training
is started. Upon the completion
of hif training, he will receive a
•commission as Ensign in the U.
S. Naval Reserve or second lieut-
enant in they. S. Marine Corps
Legion Rodeo
To Be Held In
Graham May 19
“Let 'er buck” will ba the order
of the day May 19th at the Mid-
Spring Rodeo of the Ligion-
Danied Post American Legion, of-
ficial! of the Vetorana’ organisa-
tion said after the Monday night
meeting.
- None of the details have been
released concerning the events at
this early date but levers of the
great western sport are already
making the mid-May date on their
calendars as one not to miss.
Using the old fair grounds ro-
deo facilities, the veterans will
stage a return engagement- of the
show that brought so many vis-
itors to Graham late last Summer
to the Legion Rodeo. Contracts
are being prepared for the stock-
owners who furnished the bucking
stock last year and according to
the opinion of C. B. (Bill) Green.
Post commander. tHe same stock
will be back this year-
Those who attended this year’s
edition of the rodeo are assured
ever-orcsenee of the fragrant od»
or of parching ,popcorn, roasting
weiners. screams of enthusiastic
upectaters and galloping horse-
less riders will fill the air from
start to finish.
In other words, folks, it will be
a good show to see and the larger
nortion of the proceeds will go
into the Legion fund to carrv on
their program of work as outlin-
ed earlier in the year. Let’s iipth
go; ,
Election Judges
Are Announced
Airport Certificate
Received By Gty
Official certification by the Ci-
vil Aeronautics Authority of the
new Graham Airport has been re-
ceived by the City of Graham.
Jesse Tackett City Engineer said
early this week.
Applied for several weeks be-
fore the official dedication of the
' port, the- certificate failed to
reach Graham in time to be offi-
cially presented to Mr. and Mrs-
John Shaffer, operators of the
airport at the official cecemoies.
This certificate, to be framed
and hung in the airport office,
designates this field as a fully ap-
proved landing field for planes
capable of landing, and baking off
on runways of approximately
•4.000 feet or less. It means this
jlittle port is up to U. S. Govern
ment standards.
Hen Lays Egg
Weighing 3 Oz.
Something new in tile egg pro-
duction business was called to the
attention of a Leader reporter
this week .
Mrs D- M. Hbicomb. 316 North
Tennessee Street owns a hen that
goes in for laying large eggs. An
even half dozen of the white leg-
horn .eggs weighed 20 ounces, or
better than three ounces each.
Red Cross Drive
Going Good Here
Response to the 1946 American
Red Cross Fund Drive is good.
Sara Harbiion. Fund Drive Chair-
man said Wednesday.
Workers for the eity of Gra-
ham were given their materials
and the local drive got under way
Monday morning. Few of the com-
mitteemen and women had made
a report to headquarters as the
Leader went to press but the gen-
eral feeling was that Graham
would meet the $3,000 quota with
little difficulty.
Two out of town communities
have reported their quota better
than met the first partr of the
week- Rocky Mound, under the
chairmanship of Ray Brashears.
and Ming Bend, under Mrs. H. B.
Leake, were both over their quota
in the 1946 drive.
Ihdian Mound was reported the
first over the quota in last week’s
report • That, community went
roughly 30 percent over its as-
signment.
Quarterback Club
Meets Here Tonight
The Graham Quarterback Club
is calling a general meeting in the
American Legion Hall of Memor-
ial Auditorium Thursday night
(tonight) for the purpose; of dis-
cussing new rulev and regulations
n; , ,L(pr the coming 1)946 football sea-
of her son. - •
Young County Calves Place Well In
Fort Worth Stock Show Divisions
Two Young County Girls show-
ed steers in the Southwestern Ex-
position and Fat Stock Show ear-
ly this week and came away with
good Honors in competition that
saw them showing against the
big time breeders
Rules of the 4-H Club Division
of the show prohibits these young
women, Jacque Donnell of Elias-
ville. and Lou Bryan of Graham
from showing in any division oth-
er than the open division."Aggie”.
_______________________________ a steer weighing 950 pounds, fed
ning by Tommie Wright, Chamb- | H'nd shown by Miss Donnell, came
er Dresident. 1 out of the open division with se-
cond C place; _ “Cherry” another
■Reaarve.
Judges for the coming Novem-
ber General Election and the Dem-
ocratic Primary in July have been
chosen by the Young County Com-
missioners Court and Judge S. A. i
Penix, County Democratic Chair-?)
man-
-I Those judges are:
1 West Graham (1). C. Ps «ub
t-hison. Mrs. J- R. Ramsey; Bun-
The hen. the second sine
egg-laying ability, is less than
Jyear old and according to Mrs.
Holcomb, these eggs are the first
half dozen laid this season, her
first-
A few years agd. Mis. Holcomb
owned a white leghorn hen that
laid eggs about the size of these. , _____ T______
but for some strange reason, sTieTTs invited and urged
died. i this meeting
A featured part of the evening’s
program will be a three-reel mo-
ving picture of a high class foot-
ball game, probably Texas-Missn-
uri Cotton Bowl Game. T A.
Wright. Club president said.
-Every member or prospective
member of the quarterback club
to attend
Plan To Pave Road
To Eliasville Soon
Graham Chambes^of Commerce
laid preliminary plans in directors
meeting la.rtoifht for the im-
provement ana paving of appro-
ximately 7 miles of road from
South Bend to Eliasville. accord-
ing to an announcement this raor-
er president
Need for this road improvement
was pointed out bv some of the
directors interested in the appro-
ximately 1.500 people in that area
without any type of good road
to a shopping center. In his re-
marks to the directors. Mr Wri-
ght pointed out that through the
20 or more years of road improve,
ments. Eliasville had received
rone of the benefits of this pro-
gram
E. R. Marchmant Chamber
Highway Committee chairman,
pointed but the small cost of pav-
ing this short strip of road and
further pointed out sufficient mo-
neys rtiav now be available for
that work.
Obf substantial Graham busi-
ness was forced to . discontinue
serving Eliasville during the tire- i
rationed war vents on the account
of the inadequate roads to that
one of the oldest towns in Young
County, he told the
steerjwon aixth place in this div-.
isionT^while "Poncho” a third en-
try from the herd of W. T and
T. B. Donnell Ranch, took fourth,
place in a division of steers wei-
ghing over 900 pounds.
Miss Donnell’s total prize mon -
ey will amount to $110. All three
of her steers will sell in the Fri-
day sale at the show
Miss Bryan’s two entries in the
Angus division won sixth and sev-
enth, place against some of the
stiffest competition in the history
of the fat stock show. Her tota!
winnings are $35
“We are well pleased with the
nlacings of the Young County 4-
H Club Calves,’’ County Agent G
R. Schumann and his assistant
Warren "Liner said Wednesday
‘'Steer entries this year were the
largest groun in th» history a*
the show, and over 200 steers were
tried from the
directors I "“"V group before the
Present bridges are adequate to J-™* -*“"*'«* of
ByU.S.Navy
year old Newcastle man, was re- «rd, Goodman IIolhert; Farmer
EiE Ssil Hi
Nelson. H. S. I
Gibson; South
P*ta*g, “8
fTr
It is no longer necessary to
produre an up-to-date license for
the purpose of buying dynamite
and other explosives. G- Ben John-
son has been notified by the U. S.
Bureau of mines in a letter late “in -the face of enemy rifle, ma-
*ast week. chirle-gun and mortar fire, he bra-
‘ Enacted during tlw war j vely. prepared the way for the op-
strict the general purchase of | r rat ion of combat troops and by
explosives, the act was admiiris-, hU_cou£«g(WlUl devotion Xo duty
terwt •from I Urt-rising standpoint: contributed greatly to the success
by the County fHerk’s office. Un-| of the hazardous mission” the cin-
der it. each would-be procurer of tion pointed out.
:--1 - ■ ------RWWtWWfr
judges
Graham
thison. Mrs. J. R. Ramsey; Bun-
ger1 (2), T. M. Bunger. G. W- Ma-
haney; South Bend (3). M. D. Har-
rell. Raymond MeCleskey; Elias-
ville (4). Mack Miller. P. P Pratt;.
Murray (6). E. E. Brockman. Roy
----- d: Miller Bend («U Ed
rert- ~ '
Candidates Agree ,
Against Rallies
Candidates for public office in
Young County this ysar have en-
tered into an agreement with each
other not to attend baa suppers,
pie suppers and stmttaF night en-
tertainment events.
Reason for this action, spokes-
man for the jnrfHMlJiAiM
Visitors’ Day At
Leader Thursday
Every Thursday afternoon is
press time at the Leader and vis-
itor*’ day also. Advertisers and
others Interested aereona are in-
vited and urged to visit the back
shop of the Leader on Eress Day
and get the TRUTH about circu-
lation figures and the territory
the “
handle the heavy traffic from Eli-
nsville into Graham and to serve
the large mimhrr'of people living
north of Eliasville and across the
Clear E^rk in the general vicinity
of Murray.
the steers from this county speaks
well for the girts who prepared
them for the show and for the
commercial herds from which the
entries were taken
Miss DonncU.li«.jt^ees—cam---
I. from the commercial herds of
W. T and T B. Donnill of Elias-
E. Douglas Ville while, the Bryan steers are,
Sherman from the Angus herds of V. Hol-
s' comb.
Fishing Derby In Possum Kingdom Lake
This Summer To Be Richest In History
Graham Chamber of Cora me res
Mr arid Mrs <F
spent the week-end
with relatives and friends.
..... . . man;
tion aa a member of a Naval un- (m. R. m.
derwater demolition team working gcrald. C. IT Gl
on the beachhead of Okinawa
three days before D-Day. the Na-
vy’* San Diego base announced
last week. •
dividual license for such purchase.
Now. the Bureau of Mines has
granted a general license for the
makers and distributors of ex-
plosives. to take the place of the
emergency measure to cut down
nr eliminate the potential sabo-
tage possible through the general
unrestricted purchasing of explo-
sives.
In commending the administra-
tion of the act. the Bureau of Min-
es pointed out to Mr. Johnson and
the other licensing agents, there
was no clear cut act of sabotage
during the 19(1-45 war as during!
the first World War.
earns were assigned the task of
swimming or otherwise making
their wiy Ashore with explosives
for the purpose of removing any
hazards placed there by the enemy
to destroy landing craft or other
vehicles we might use.
Lieut. Palmer is a native of
Newcastle where he played three
years of football. Later he atten-
ded Southern Methodist Univer-
sity and played varsity football
for that school. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Palmer.
Cole-
ith Olney
man; Marklsy (1) R. O. Prideaux;
Orth (IS). W. F. ’Bailey, L. Hi
Davidson; Bitter Creek 14). W T.
Swink. D. Wilborn; Rabbit Creek
(15). Jim Scott. A. M. Eddleman;
Bills; Red Top (17). T. C Butler.
1 nving (16). Paul Millican. J. R*
H.’DU Burdick; Huffstuttle (18).
A- U-Hulse. Willie Peacock; Pad-
gett (19). E- C. Durham, T. K
(Lowell) Robinson; Jean (20) E.L,
=Tr
would
Vet Opens Own
Business Here
Leroy Carter, recentfy return-
ed from more than 2S years Cor-
eir»o duty with a heavy ertibery
outfit in Africa. Italy and Eur-
«ne'. has -announced the official
opening of hte fruit end vogetah'e
stand. 422 Tennessee Street He
Is in the business wi(ji his fath-
er. Lee Carter.
The business is housed in a
comnletety new building, built by
ypune Carter and his father es-
pecially for this business.
Lerov enlisted in the armed for-
c«a more than five veers end
got in some of the early fighting
when the Allies were trying to
nuah Rommel out of North Afri-
ca. He made a laroe part, of that
v**w. Mtter fighting in Italy
during the winter of 1943-44.
After the May llth breakdown
at Cassino apd Anrio in Italy, hi*
—itfit formerly attached to the
'•rirat Division, was sent into the
fi»htinn in Europe and finished
the fighting in that sector.
L<*rov wss horn and reared In
G*nh"m where he attended high
school. ,'.
Legion Plans Ball
Club This Year
The Ligon-Daniel Post Ameri
can Legion here will sponsor a
softball team this summer under
the chairmanship of Leonard Slu-
der. veteran of World War II,
with the assistance of Johnny Beg-
to) and Otha Tiner. C. B. Green.
Post Commander announced after
Monday night’s meeting in Mem-
orial Auditorium-
Work will get under way this
week on the grounds and arran-
gements of the lighting that will
make it possible for the playing
of night ball games. No announce-
ment was made as to when the
first game or games would be
played or whst type competition
would be available.
However, young Sluder pointed
out in the Monday night meeting
wbrkouts would get under wav
»t an early date. ......
I.T. HINSON HOME
FROM OVERSEAS
Lt. Floy Hinton. Jr. arrived In
Graham \Vednesday for a 30-day
leave, after spending over two
years in the Pacific. His wife,
Mrs. Hinson, met him in El Paeo
Monday.
Miss Imogene Butler of Wich-
•to Falls sp»-rthe week-end with
her mother E. Wwtlee,
Jerrv Butler f* stationed at Ft
McClellan. Alabama for para-
hoot training.
MR. CORBETT HOME FROM
DALLAS HOSPITAL
W. A. Corbett returned to his
home st South Bend last week,
after receiving medical treatment
in a Dallas Hospital where he had
been fdr several weeks.
Nantz; East Graham (22). C‘ Ol
Parsons. D. H. Trench and North
Olney (23). W. W. Price. Earl
Gilbert
the emgioyera. +---with -paacen^e
All political rallies this year
will be void of any of the present-
list of office-seekers under the
terras ( of the written agreement.
In making this* public statement
with regards to these community
even ti the candidates wish to
make it clear they cannot proper-
ly. serve .their employer* and at- p . ____ .
tend these night gatherings. How- ksvr A k-rYXi- ll'cvrLr .
ever, they -did point autdi# fifit ^, OTlF*
-wnt*W-.-.eentno) the''people of the
country during the summer in the
interest of their candidacy.
papers mailer! into this trade ter-
ritory and the actual number of
Graham I-eaders going into any
given town or community in the
trade territory. ,
Jean Man Cited
Service Man’s
Party Monday
American
UWl* tte
orlal Auditorium wurt Monday
Designed to entertain all retur-
ned service personnel in the area,
the party is to also mark thy 27th
anniversary of the American Leg-
ion. • 7
Program calls for a/cafeteria-
style dinner in the hdsement of
the auditorium furnished by the
Region Post and the ladies of the
Au-mIiiu-v. Ih- . Posr'—i(| j---irk-
coffee and other
trimmings while the wives of the
inembere~0f the poet-will furnish
wi
cau
Coy L- Watson, Jean,
furecaster for the Army i-a covered dish
Air Forces stationed at Kelly |
ft J. Reed transacted business
i^Pfll«U.Tu8M>ay, _
P&rt Time Training Assures High
School Education And Job Afterwards
For eight years. Graham High
School and various merchants and
business men have cooperated in
the part time training program
that has made it possible for stu-
dents to continue their educational
work in school and get Borne fun-
damental training in a trade for
future years.
Under the direction of George
Wronn. Supervisor of the Part
Time Training program! the stu-
dents attend school during the
mornings where they receive the
same careful supervision in their
school work. In the afternoon,
they report to their part time job
downtown where they receive spe-
cie! training from their employ-
ers.
Through this program, a stud-
ent ran finish his high school
work and step into a paying job.
for which he is already trained, at
the end of hia senior year
There is a large number of the
students of Graham Highh School
enrolled in this part time train-
ing program.
Water Shortage
Is Being Felt
The shortage of water1 in this
area is beginning to make itself
felt in several ways. The light
rainfall during the winter and
short storage stocks of watef in
surface tanks brings many parts
of Young County onto the thresh-
hold of Spring with almost no
water.
The Newcastle Lake. Yestored in
1914 after a flood broke the dam.
is now lower than it has ever
been. Official estimates from that
city .indicates a 30-day water sup-
ply1, there. Maximum depth of the
water there is below the 10-foot
level. ,
Capt.
weather
.. , After the dinner . a program
Field. Texas, has just received the will go into effect providing for
official commendation of Col. Cor- - *— ->---- — —>—
des F. Tierman for “skillful per- !
formance of highly technical met-
a free dance on the" auditorium
stage. The dance will belVithout
cost to anyone.
For the -guests who do not
— - ,---- . — dance, games will be made avail-
hicved by, the Air Forces during able in the Legion Hall.
0,0 wee” u,e Leader was notified | In making the announcement
eorological 'work which contribute'
ed to the outstanding record ac-
. v.
•he wr.r"
this week.
Capt Watson is n native of Jean
where he graduated from school
before attending college. He en-
tered' the Armed Forres in the
war and has specialized in wea-
ther observation work. His last
arrignntenL' before sepe ration
from the Air Forces, was 103rd
Weather Group stationed at Kel- j
ley Field. Texas.
ill pay $100 for the largest bass
lught in Possum Kingdom Lake
during May. T. A. Wright. Cham
her of Commerce president, said
this morning
Offering cash prizes, the eon
tan prize
see $M •
of the party. C B (Bill) Green*.
Post Commander, -minted out this
isn't a Legion membership party
strictly but is esigned for all re-
turned service personnel The la-
dies are urged to attend.
WDOfc’i Sporting
» end *B-rah—to
J* for the prinas. must
have been weighed iir-at that.vtio- -
-prior to midnight May Tl. Wright •*
said.
Rules of the contest eliminate
any resident of Graham from com-
petition but anyone else in Young
County or anywhere else may
compete: Fish must have been ta-
ken legally from the lake-during
Of "May and "weighed
here
Merchandise prizes. indicated
by some of the business men a-
vound the square, may hike the1
amount of the prizes until they
become part of the richest fishing
derby in the history of Texas ang-
ling.
All service stations, drug stores
and cafes will be given complete
information or^ the fishing derby
for the benefit of out of town and
count} visitors. Every effort will
be made to secure names and ad-
dresses of visiting fishermen who.
pass through Graham to and from
Possum Kingdom Lake this sum-
mer.
DR. AND MRS. PADGETT
RETURN TO SEALY
Dr. and Mrs.” Harold Padgett
and babv returned to Sealy. Tex-
as the first of the Week after
spending last webk-ond in the
home of Dr. Padvatt's parents.
Dr. and Mrs. W. O. Padgett. En-
route to gealv Dr and Mrs. Pad-
gptt visited friends and relatives
in Dallas. i
"WASTE PAPER DRIVE
-The-Boy Senate operated .waste
paper drive in Graham wilt he
held Saturday. March 23.
The mstrnettons for your part
in the effort to conserve paper is
to have your hundles ready ami
placed on the freet lawn or walk
prior to 7:U(I a. m the day of the
drive
Boy Scouts under the direction
of RaVmon Thompson will collect
the bundles and get them to the
concentration point for shipment
out of town.
Jack Reese of Ft: Worth trans-
acted business in Graham Wed-
nesday. ‘
Mrs, Oh as E. Cook has return-
ed home from a two weeks visit
with relatives in Amarillo and
Borger.
Vet Membership
Going Strong
The membership drive staged
by the local post American Legion
jrot off to a good start, a check
of figures showed Monday night.
With more than 20 persons wor-
king ofi the drive, a total of 1X0
new memberships were written,
bringing the membership at Lag-
on-Daniel Post close to the 400
mark
(Major) J. W. Timmons is in
charge of the drive that is plan-
ned to extend post membership
to every returned service man or
woman in the Graham territory.
KLEIN NEW RANGE
CONSERVATIONISTS
Carlos G. Klein of Sheboygan.
Wisconsin has accepted a position
with Soil Conservation Serried
and haa been stationed in Gra-
ham for the training in (he techni-
ques of baking forsage inventor-
ies as a RangeConservationist.
Klein is a graduate of tHe Univer-
sity of Idaho, and recently dis-
charged hy the Army Engineers
with the rank of Major. Mrs-
Klein and son will .loin him as
soon as housing facilities are
found.
Mr- and Mrs. Jack Sullivan and
son. Andy, at Fort Worth were
Graham visitor* oarer the week-
end.
PART TIME TRAINING actu-
ally means a real Job to these
1thres typical Fart Haas Trainees
working In Graham. These young
men go to classes during the mar- will he qualified to step into a
nlag and work at their job* down- Job that will pay them a living,
town in the afternoon. Whan they At left Ray Baling is .shewn
finish their high school work, they at work as a mechanic at David-
son Motor Co; center, J. L. Howar
operates a projection machine at
National Theatre and. Hugh Fend
earning a few hours training at
Orr Motor Co.
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