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L. Loyd of Wichita Sails tran-
sacted business in Graham Wed-
nesday.
Large Crowd Attends
Service at Auditorium
Attends Ex-Students
Luncheon in
Fort Worth
Mrs. S. A. l'emx and daughter,
Mrs. I. F. Cousineau. attended
the Dallas St Mary s Episcopal
College ex-students luncheon Mon-4
day at the Worth Hotel. Ft WortM
The meeting is held each yJM
ort the birthday of the late
hop Alexander C. Garrett, fnunH
of the College. Mrs Pinix
POll*d St-. Mary fgom ljfKg
,q,°. and Mrs Cmisinrnu k^B||||
rol!e<l from 1926 to 1928 jHHH
Sor snty-aight ex
istered I.ast vosr's lunc^^^^B
heM at the Dallas A<
tuid mary fourth year
ing ia held in Fort Was
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Meacham will
leave Dallas Sunday by plana far
Nan- York Oty for a ton days
Mrs. E. B. Harris attended the
Civic Music Concert Association
In Fort Worth Tuesday evening
when James Melton was present-
ed. She was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Vaugfin.
Miss Gertrude
visited her para
k W, Fulbrlght, Jean, and
Jena Edwards, Olney.
ly Gene Holder, Graham and
Eatasa Lee Casbum, South
Rev. and Mrs. Merwin Coad
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adair
ware among others from Graham
who attended the football game
in Quaneh last Friday evening.
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he Graham Leader
OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN’ YOUNG COUNTY— ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16, IS?*
VOUR home town and
COUNT* N-WiFAA.R
GRAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY,- NOVEMBER 14, 1946
NUMBER 14
.Fanners Hone Administration Is
Created By the 79th Congress
Reserve Officers
To Meet Thors.
Evening, Nov. 14
Young county farmers who pre
unable to obtain operating loans
from local banks, cooperative
lending agencies or other respon-
sible sources in their communities
may seek assistance frqm the
Federal government through the
recently created Fanners’ Homo
Administration, according to Mi-
chael B. Watson, Young county
supervisor for FHA.
FHA combines in one agency
the functions formerly carried on
by the Farm Security Administra-
tion and the Emergency Crop and
Feed Loan division of the Farm
Credit Administration Mr. Watson
said. It assumed responsibility.
for their programs on Nov. 1.
The new agency's facilities are
available only to farmers who era
unable to obtain financing ati in-
terest rates not exceeding five
yereent from banks and other
lending agencies in their commun-
ities. Eligibility of applicants is
passed upon by a local committee
of Young eounty 1 farmers, who
certify, among other things, that
the applicant ia not able to obtain
credit elsewhere.
Tha production and subsistence
loans made by the Farmers’ Home
Administration are of two types,
M». Watson said: annual loans
sad adjustment-type loans.
Adjustment-type loans are sim-
flar to the “rehabilitation" loans
formerly made by the Farm Be- {
eurity Administration. They ate
based oa improved farm and home
management plana worked out
jointly by the borrower family and
FHA supervisors. These plans
call far home production of food
and of the family living as nearly
aa passible; far several sourest of
cash income for the Yana, and
Improved soil conservation prac-
tices and the boat land utihaation
The Joan* may ho made tot
farm operations, for purehaeo of
additional livestock and modern
tha farm-
by outhe-farm aasUtai
la farm aad home management
problems provided by FHA super
visors. Repayment may be made
over a period of up to fire years.
Annual loans are operating1,
loans made without s farm and
home management plan, but must
be repaid within 12 months. They
ate similar to the typo of loans
formerly made by the Emergency
Crop and Feed Loan division of
the Farm Credit Administration.
_____tinder the provisions of tho
law creating the new agency, pro-
duction and subsistence loans majl
not bo made to any one borrower
.•#* mors
r<^mMv ssuoir' niuirowJmH tif any
one borrower to the
restricted to $6,000.
bear five percent interest. Bor-
rowers indebted to the Farmers’
Home Administration for five,
years may not obtain further cre-
dit until their indebtedness has
been paid in full.
A conference for all Army
Ground and Service Force Re-
serve officers of Jack. Throck-
morton and Young counties has
been scheduled for Thursday eve-
ning, November 14, at 7:80 o’clock
in tho Veterans Administration
office in this city.
lit Col. E. W. Sherman, prho is
with the organised -reserve head-
quarters jn Fort Worth, will speak
on the Activation, organization,
and training of reserve units in
the Graham area. Earl L. Jolly,
local VA contact representative,
will introduce Colonel ShSrman.
All reserve officers are invited
to attend this conference, and all
former AU8 officers who have
not accepted Organized Reserve
Corps commissions, are urged to
attend tho meeting.
Attention . . .
Music Lovers!
An old-time fiddlers contest will
be held Saturday, November 28,
at tho Graham High School at
7:80 p.m.
All fiddlors that are interested
in entering the contest, please
notify Mrs. 8 rank Slater. Route
A, Graham, by November 20th.
Prises will be awarded to indi-
vidual fiddlers and also to group*
made up of various instruments.
OmUetanCs may enter either the
individual fiddler contest or tho
groap or both.
, This
by tha Wetitaa’a
tion (
Masonic Lodge
In Special Meet
November 26th
The Young County Lodge No.
4W. A.F-AA.M., will hold a spe-
cial meeting in the lodge roomq
oa Nov. 28th, and all surrounding
lodges in nearby towns have re-
aetved special invitations, accord-
ing to an announcement made
this weak by Benton S. Hockaday,
aecrotary for the lodge.
A Master’s Degree in full re-
galia will be conferred under the
direction of Brother D. L. Reeve
of Fart Worth, and dinner will be
ssro'ld to guests in the banquet
hall at the lodge room at 6:30
AH aimlmn and visitors are
cordially Invited to attend the
marung. ^ •
County Clerk Issues
8 Marriage Licenses
Five marriage licenses were il-
ia tha county dork’s office
to tho following:
Kunkol, Obey, and Mias
Jons Bernhardt, Olney.
Cagle, Newcastle, and
Jtanita Mnsgrave. New-
u Williams, Gra-
mid Miss Mildred Sadberry.
ten days
his mother. Mrs.
Beulah Easter and sister, Miss'
Dorothy Easter.
Chicago ia
in Graham with
Mr. and Mrs. Jos Milligan spent
the weekend in Tyler with rela-
tives
James Holcomb
Receives Navy
Air Medal
Rev. Dallas Lee
To Observe 5th
Anniversary Sun.
Sunday, November 17th, will
mark the fifth anniversary of tire
pastor, Rev. Dallas Lee, at the
Graham First Baptist church, and
special services have been planned
for the occasion. The various or-
ganisations of the church are
striving to attain worthy goals
which will contribute a larger field
of service for the First Baptist
church. )
Spencer Mayes and other Sun-
day school workers are seeking to
have 666 present in Sunday School
neyt Sunday mooting; while Lynn
Heath and the training union de-
partment have set a goal of 126 to
attend this training service of the
church. Wallace Drummond and
'the finance committee for the
Building FuSM have set a goal of
-$6,666.56 to be brought as tithes
and offering on the Anniversary*
Day. Special muaio has been ar-
ranged aa a part of the worship
services for the day.
A brief survey of the ministry1
of tho church reveals that during
-the five years of Rev. Lee’s pas-
torate, the church has received 33 L
members by Utters; 130 by bap-
tism, and 8 by statement, which
totals 464.| The average Sunday
School attendance has Increased
from 269 in 1941 to 410 in Oct.
1946, and the number of Training
Union organizations has gi
from 4 to 7 unions.
The Women's Missionary Soci-
ety, has enlarged its work to four
organizations, including the W. M.
1). with 6 circles, the Sunbeam
Band, Junior Girl'z Auxiliary, and
tho Young Womens Auxiliary.
A. Men’s Brotherhood has been
organised and they have regular
monthly meeting!. During the
year. 1946. n total of $27,306.08
was given for local work, world-
wide missions, and benevolences.
The 464 members received dur-
ing these five years will be recog-
toart at the moroiog^rv*'. a-d^
Distributive
Education Claw
Organized Wed.
A meeting was held in the high
school auditorium Wednesday ev-
ening for the purpose of organiz-
ing a class in Distributive educa
tion. sponsored by the Young Cou-
nty Vocational school for veterans.
Kelly Jones has tieen assigned to
teach the class.
All veterans who are interested
in the class which will cover all
phases of dealing with distribu-
tive merchandise or„ H5V#e. are
*<*««/ co iee Mrr-vones at the lo-
cal VA office.
Annual Legion
Banqueters Hear
S-Stuttering Sam
The American Legion banquet-
ers here Monday night listened to
the comiral antics of Cecil Hunter
(Stuttering Sam) of Amarillo, in
High School Cafeteria.
Approximately 150 local and
out of town guests heard the Am-
rillo man go through a series of
thoughts — none completely dix
cussed—in his half hour of poking
ifan at local people. '
Jt was a joke program from
beginning to end with the J chief
speaker seated out in the banquet
room with the regular guests. He
was introduced just as a guest
and asked to make a few remarks
on membership m the American
Legion since the regular speaker
failed to arrive in time.
He refused to come to the front
of the room but chose to stand at
his place, fumbling with his cloth-
ing and stammering through his
ideas of how to gain 100 percent
attendance at Legion meetings.
George Berry, former Graham-
ite and Vice-Commander of Texa-r
Department American Legion,
gave the invocation and made a
few remarks about Graham and
Legion work on the program.
The musical program was un-
der the direction of W. E. Mayes,
director of the High School Band
and post chaplain. He led tho
group in singing America and sev-
eral popular sogs of World War
I days.
The turkey dinner was served
by the Home Economies dees of
high school under the direction of
Mias Evelyn Boone. Arrange-
meta for the dinner were in
charge of a committee made up
of Travis Wheat, BUI Mayes and
Joe MUIlcan. Program waa ar-
ranged by John Gommill, J. J.
Akin and Milton Snoddy.
Miss Jean Oxford left Thurs-
day for Grants Pass, Oregon, af-
a several weeks visit with rel-
in Graham-
James L. Holcomb, sen of Mrs.
E. L. Holcomb, 810 Oak Street,
received the Aid Medal and a ci-
tation from the U. S. Navy this
week. The Citation states:
iThe President of the United
States takes pleasure fat present-
ing the AIR MEDAL to
JAMES LORENZA HOLCOMB
Aviation Ordanceman Third Class
UNITED STATES NAVAL
RESERVE
for service as set forth in the fol-
lowing:
CITATION:
1 “For meritorious achievement
in aerial flight during operations
»6»liist Japanese forces in the
Western Pacific combat area from
June 21 to July #. 1946. Partici-
pating in five missions during this
period, HOLCOMB contributed
materially to the success of hie
tauodrog. Hie gallant devotion to
doty was In keeping with the
highest traditions of tho United
States Nava] Service ”
For the President,
John L. Sullivan.
Acting Secretary of the Navy.
Holcomb graduated in 194k
from Graham High School, and he
j* *•* attending too University
of New Mexico, whan he ia study-
ing for a degree In pharmacy.
J. P. HIT! returned to her
Taft, California last week
ten days visit with hey.
Mrs. Mary E. Robinson,
ComtyMen
Names Ire On
Missing list
Names of 10 Young county men
appeared on the Navy depart-
ment's Texas list of casualties, re-
stricted lo those who lost their
lives in war zone operations or in
prisoner of war status, as report-
ed to Rascom N. Timmons, Times
correspondent in Washington'
They are:
iJ. Ralph Blancet, PhM2c, Orth.
Clyde M. Cason, S2c, Olney.
Chester L. Cole. Pfc. (Marine);
Archie Wesley Condet, Pfc.
(Marine Graham.
Elmo Elsey Graves, Cpl. (Ma-
rine), Olney. \
Emanuel Herman Keng. WTlc,
Orth. Route 2.
“"Bob Kirk, S2c, Olney.
Odus Dean Moo re man, S2c, Gra-
ham. ........ ,
Charles T. Ragland, Sic, Gra-
ham. „
Thomas Herbert Wheat, Pfc.
(Marine). Graham.
High Band Does
Good Job At
Quanah Game
A let of praise )ias geen handed
the Leader on behalf of Bill Mayes
and the High School Band for the
swell job that organization did at
Quanah football game last week
end.
Several score fans have remark-
ed on the splendid manner in
which the musical organization
rendered the football spirit musir
and the swing which they played
during lulls in the game.
And, of course, the same qual-
ity of comment was directed to-
ward those six little girls who led
the band and cheer sections onto
the playing field at halftime for
their inarches and counter march-
ee.
“Mayes ijas done an outstand-
ing job with the band this year
ahd I think he should get the
praise and the credit for that
work, ’ one fan told the Leader
Wednesday.
The High School band has work-
ed hard locally toward perfecting
its music -mild has made about ev-
ery road trip to games that the
football team has made. It has
filled the slow spots in the evus-
ing's program and gone a long
way toward .making the Steer
football gamas what they should
be from the color point of view
both at home and in foreign fields.
Hunters Kill Five
Wolves Mon. Night
The Northwest Texas Wolf
Hunters Association held a small
local wolf hunt on the Barney
Davis ranch in Throckmorton
county Monday night.
Approximately 100 hunters were
present, ami 150 wolf hounds
were turned loose for the
Registration for 1946 Homecoming
Gets Underway At 8:30 ajn. Tomorrow
Deer and Dock
Hunting Starts
Within 10 Days
web* were killed theVoteran* Administration
wk'^,
was heat to tow groap far a bar-
becue supper on Moaday evening.
[ Similar local wolf hunts will con-
tinue through the Winter months
District Rotary
Governor Will
Speak Friday
Deer and duck hunting will get
under way in this area within th-
next’ ten days.
Deer hunting open season starts
Saturday of this week wjth mos*
of the local hunters oiling t-Heir
weapons now for a try at a big
buck Prospects for a good season
locally are good with re pons
from game officials and land-
owners- -that the srop is good and
the deer are in good physirial
condition.
I<ate Summer and Fall rains
brought out a good crop of grass
and other green foods and the
animals have had sufficient time
to fatten before the season opens.
Indications now point toward
good sea&on for duck hunting with
the first cold spell bringing in an
ample stock of the feathered
quarry. Heavy rains have raised
the levels of lakes and small tanks
in the area and- there will be no
shortage of water holes when the
season opens November 23 (Sat-
ueday of next week )
Several flights of geese have
been observed . locally within the
past several days and the opening
Of duck season here may find a
good stock of geese for the ask-
ing.
VA Office Here
Gets New Man
An additional staff memberi
was addaa to the local office of
Registration of ex-students of
Graham High School, visiting
here for the homecoming foetbrl!
game and other festivities, is ex-
pected to get started aV 8:30 a
m. tomorrow at high school, rep-
resentatives of the Quarterback-
Club said Wednesday night
Plans are in the complete stag-
for the day and night that will
See former students of ti»e local
schools coming back to Graham to
meet old friends and see the
greatest football machine in Gra
ham in a quarter of a centpn
when the Steers meet Vernon'.
Construction men were putting
the finishing touches on the $50 .-
000 stadium that will'accomodate
its first football, crowd when as
Martha
School
crowned
r ■ « •, .High
who will ho
Queen of the
ante at half-
at the Craham-Vermeai
Football Gibs t.aacrraw
night. (Wrenn Photo),
Graham 0 Brazo Temple Will
Be Instituted Monday, Nov. 18th
T-
Parade and Street
Initiation Will
Open Ceremonies
A large street parade on Mon
day afternoon. Nov. 18 at 3:45
p.m. will inaugurate the initia-
tion ceremonies of 62 charter
members of the Dramatic Order
of Kohrassan. El- Brazo Temple
282, Knights of Pythias, which
will be instituted on that date.
Street initiation stunta will be
gin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and
continue through the afternoon. A
number of organisations have
been invited to participate in the
street parade which will leave
Memorial auditorium at 8:86 p-m.
and go around the square.
Both the senior and junior high
school bends will participate in
the parade and all merchants
have been invited to eater cars or
floats. New car dealers will ex-
hibit their latest models, and the
Longhorn Riding Club member*
will ride in the parade.
A $2.60 prise will be given for
the best decorated bicycle and
other organisations have been In-
vited to take part in the parade.
Ceremonial work for to* new
El Bra mo Temple of toe Knight,
of Pythias will take place in the
Memorial auditorium that evening
with the El Tigris Temple from
Electra in charge of the ritualis-
tic and ceremonial work. Numer-
ous dignitories from the various
sections of the country are ex-
pected to be here, including high
officer* of the DOKK.
Committees for General Ar-
rangements include J. S. Clay, T.
I* Maules, and Charles E. Cook,
Royal Vizier; Welcoming, J. W.
Duncan, A. J. Sarsfield. and Mer-
win Coad; and Parade, L. G. Cook.
K. C. Wood, George Parsons and
Gibbs Brown.
The .food committee inclhdee
Henry Clay and Albert LcnninK-
ton. and C. P. HntehisorC Tom
Caldwell, and Curley DoLong are
on the Building Arrangements
committee.
Mr. Rilburn will be in charge
of the Agricultural Training Sec-
tion onder the local office. He
came to Graham from Gotesville
wrere he was in charge of the Vo-
cational Training School since
last March.
Before the war. he was Farm
Security Supervisor at Waco.
Ho served more-] than 2 year*
with the armed forces in World
-War II. His service with th'
488th Port Battalion i stationed
principally at Leghorn, Italy. His
unit combined with the divisions
that finally effected the surren-
der of the German-forces in nor
them Ita|y, ,J8 months ago.
As s<5on as housing accommo-
dation* can be secured. -Mr. Oil-
burr. wiR-be joined here by his
wiRF 4nd two children.
Wiley Aubrey Stephenson
W. Aubrey Stephenson, Gover-
nor of the 127th District of Rotary
InternstionaL which includes 62
Rotary Clubs in West Texas, will
be welcMMd.at the Graham Ro-
tary club Friday noon. Mr. Step-
henson ia Professor of Govern-
ment and Assistant Dean at Har-
din - Simmons University, Abilene
and b a member of the Abilene
Rotary chib-
Ho will visit tho local club to ad-
vise and aaabt President L. C
Young, and Secretary J. P. Gam-
mtU, and other officers of tho
club on matters pertaining to dub
Miss Marcella Gay spent the
[Weekend in' Stamford with her
mother. Mrs. Gay and other rela-
tives. "
__ of District t-iA fast-
ball :
Prevue of the 46 percent hotter
lighting waa had last week, and if
there were any “bugs’ in the sys-
tem. the authorities have M a
in which to remove them.
Everything ia expected to be in or-
der for the 7:46 p. m. kick-off to-
morrow night.
Meanwhile, plans were complete
for the homecoming Dance at the
Memorial Auditorium for the ex-
students and their friends after
the football game
Just before the kickoff tomor
row night, A A. Wright, acting a»
chairman for the Quarterback cluh
will recognize the ex-students and
give the welcome, and I.,.T. Gil-
mer. Superintendent of Schools,
'brill pay tribute to the local stud
ent* who made the new stadium
fusible.
At half-time. Miss t
Bruce, senior in the local scho
will be crowned Queen i
Homecoming event#- The
from Graham and Ven
stage their regular hall
shews on the sod that
the play in* field
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