The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 29, 1949 Page: 1 of 6
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FOUR BODIES REMOVED FROM BURNED CAR—George Kinney and Ralph Rom work to free body
of H. H. Kilpatrick from driver’s seat of charred car that caused the death of five in one family in
train-automobile crash Saturday afternoon near inieders on the Amon-Albany highway. Kilpatrick,
35, dtUffilSih Elsie, 10nfld~SyIVla, 7,*and son Jerry, IS, died in the burning car when their house
trailer and 4-door sedan plowed into the side of the M-K-T train about 2:30 in the afternoon,
HOUSE TRAILER AN1) CAR ARE DEMOLISHED BY FIKS—this smoky scene is the remains of the
Kilpatrick car and trailer after the collision with the M-K-T train Saturday-near Lueders. In the fore-
ground is the remains of_thfi..b£llftt-trailer. In the background, dozens of bystanders solemnly watch
Highway Fntmtmen Jerry Bright amtitHy Craft amM^orgeKuuicy and Ralph Roas of Kinney Funeral
Home working to.remove the four burned bodies from the Buick sedan. (Staff Photo by John Bennett)
Hundreds of Children
Welcome Santa Here Friday
Stamford streets thronged wtth
tiny children, from about two to
five or six years old Friday after-
noon when Santa came to town.
The children, their eyes wide
with wonder and their hands fill-
ed with candy, were held firmlv
ter. an aunt or the mother, but
Party, Banquet
Held for D&H
Employees
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Annual store party add banquet
far employees of the stores of
wMch D. and H. Department store
In Stamford Is a part was held
at the Silver Spur In Roby on
Monday night, November 21.
Attending from here were Mar-
vin Hinds, who is owner with his
father-in flaw, II L. Davis, of
three of the stores, Mr.. Lee
Walker, Maurice Reed. Mrs. Ben
Weaks and A. L. Blasslngame. A
total of 46 employees was pres
ent.
A talk on business was given
by H. W. Stanley of DsIIas, man-
ager of the American Fashion
Association and goodwill man for
the Dallas Chamber of Commerce.
ThS stores are three D and II.
and H. stores, at Stamford. Ham-
Un and Rotan. owned by Mr. Dav-
it, and Mr. Hinds; the D and r
store at Albany, owned by Mr.
Davis and Mr. Dennis; the D and
N Variety Store and the D and
H Department store at Roby, with
Mr. Nieves as co-owner with Mr.
Davis, and the Home Lumber
ykrd, owned by Mr. Davis and
Mr. Ivy.
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that did not hamper their fun.
A number of the older boys and
girls, those about seven or eight
years old, rode on the fire truck
which proudly carried Santa on
his triumphal Journey around the
Square.
Santa, by way cf loud speaker,
talked to the children and laughed
and Joked ami had lots of fun.
Children singled out for a special
“hello” were really thrilled.
Many Stamford show windows
were decorated in keeping with
the Christmas season, some held
almost Hfe-slze “Santas” which
were also a Joy to the children.
“Mama, that Is what I want”
one little boy said, tugging his
mother's sleeve nnd pulling hrr
over to a show window filled
wtih toys. It looked like the metal
dump truck he was talking about,
but regardless of that, there were
plenty of things In the window
to entertain any number of chil-
dren. r*
The boys and girls took Santa's
virit literally and Immediately
their minds seemed filled wjth
visions of what hia visit on Dec.
24 might mean. In dead earnest
they began mentally filling their
stockings.
There were a few- that thought
a month too long to wait. They
saw things they wanted NOW.
The Jaycees with bags of candy,
were on the postoffIce* plaza and
they distributed candy to the
children so that everyone could
have some without a rush an<1
push.
An hour or later, children with
sticky hands and faces were go-
ing homer perfectly content. They
had seen Santa again
W THE STAMFORD
Leader
Fiftieth Year Stanford, Jones County, Texas, Tuesday, November 29, 1940 Number 12
Large Number
Of Small Children
In Local Hospital
A large number of small chil-
dren of this area .have been $Jv-
on medical treat rArnt In the hhs
pits! within the past week or ten
days.
Three of the little youngster*
were dismissed from the hospitnl
Saturday. They arc Stanley Dior*
of Old Glory, Melanie Smith of
Sogerton and Jack Jeter of Stam-
ford.
In the hospital on Saturday
were Glenda Sue Hudspeth. Billy
Plumlee, Durrell Tidwell, Doro-
thy Joan Gray. Charles Cromwell
aiid David Grissom. Others to
come In were Aubrey Griffin on
Sunday, Peggy Boren nnd Brenda
Miller.
Among other little youngsters
who have been there for treat-
ment are Larry George of Stam-
ford, Mary Ann Boyd and Sharon
Barker, both of Avon.
‘Operation Democracy’ To
Be Discussed by Local
Attorney in Radio Talk
Cl
John Willoughby, local attor-
ney, will be heard over Station
KDWT In Stamford Wednesday
morning, Dec. 7, to open activi-
ties on "Operation Democracy" in
observance of “Democracy Beats
Communism Day.” sponsored by
Hart-Masters Post 100 and the
other 757 American Lagion posts
of Texas, post officials have an-
nounced.
“The Gladewater Plan,” orgin
ated by’ John Ben Shepperd of
Gladewater and former national
president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, has been adopted
by the State Department of The
American Legion aa the back-
ground for the one-day program.
Shepperd to state Americanism
chairman of The American Le-
gion.
More than 300 prominent Texas
men and women will make radio
addresses and appear before civic
dubs and. Other organizations on
Dfic T
Joe Spurlock, state commander
JPL, of the American Legion. and .Le
“r gtonnalre Gov. Allan Shivers, will
make addresses on statewide
hookups Dec. 7. Commander
Spurlock will apeak from Brown
wood at a breakfast meeting and
Governor Shivers from Terrell at
a luncheon.
The program to four fold era-
phaskdng religion, education, civ
ir duty and ctttensMp.
The local American Legion post
to enlisting the help of clubs, civ-
ic organizations, churches,
schools. Boy Scouts. Camp Fire
Girls and Individuals In promoting
this phase of the Americkniaiu
program of the State Department
of The American Legion.
Prizes are being offered for the
best essays with "Democracy
Beats Communism.” “What the
American Way of Life Means to
Me.” "Americanism for All of
Us.” "My 'Ism — Americanism
or any subject along this line of
thought aa the theme. These e*
says should be in the hands of
Elmer Jeanes. post commander,
not later than Dec. 5.
Each age group in the school.
Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls and
even adults to asked to participate
in the essay contest. Commander
Jeanes said. .
Flans call for a public meeting
Wednesday evening at which time
a prominent speaker will be heard
and contest winners will be tr
traduced.
Sunday, Dew 4. will he go to
church day The Auxiliary to
Hart Masters Post will cooperate
In the program by forming a tele
pt«onc committee and contacting
Stamford people the week before
requesting that they attend the
church of their choice on that
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Must Pay Poll Tax Exchange Club To
Before Jan. 31 Honor Ball Club at
Banquet Thursday
CHRISTINE, JOYCE KILPATRICK
SAY THANKS’ TO ‘GOOD PEOPLE’
. Poll tax receipt. stUI a pie
requisite for voting In Texas,
must be secured before J*n.
31 In order to be able to
vote In next year's elections.
Many people paid their
taxes earlier this year with-
out paying poll tax. waiting
the outcome of the Nov. H
election when this amend
ment came up for considera-
tion.
The poll tax will atlll have
to tie paid before the Jan. 31
deadline. What about doing It
right now?
Christine and Joyce Kilpatrick
have been utmost overcome with
the goodness of the people who
have gathered together clothing
nnd other things for them.
lieslde* clothing, some toilet ,r
tlilcs and housecoats have been
taken to the hospital and a few
toya for Joyce All the possession*
ol the girls were taken In the fire
which cost the lives of the five
other members of their family
The girls wanted to say thank
you to the ’ good |ieoplc" and la
bortouHly pieced together a thank
yt»U note which follows
"Tills Is to express our gr.xtl
lode to all the gon^l people In and
atound Stamford, Texas, for all
the nice things they have
thought us We couldn't begin to
write everyone because there are
so many We don't know how to
n-|M«y you nice folks for your
goodness All we can say Is ‘May
God Ideas you" and thank you so
much. Christine and Joyce Ktl-
IMttrU'k "
Albany Hospital
To Be Completed
In February
Judge t M Chism reported
to the Albany Chamber ol Com-
merce recently that work to pro-
gressing well and the building will
be completed In February.
He stated that state architects
were recently In Albany and com-
plimented the plana of the local
hospital. The state architect has
used the local plans In a number
of plates Iq the state where hot?
pitato are to be built. Joe Blanton
and Fred Youmans are architects
for the Albany hospital
Albany’s paving program was
explained at the same meeting
by Mayor R. C. Denied He atated
the coat to the properly owner for
curbs, gutters, and a 30-foot pave-
ment will be *2.20 per running
foot. The program to to be started
Immediately.
~St John’s Club
Meets With Marcia
Davis November 28
The St. John chib met with
Marcia Davis on Saturday Nov.
26. The girls reed from the Bible
and sang songs.
Samira Davis was voted mas
cot. She sang "Jesus Loves Me."
Each girl sang a solo and this was
followed by sentence prayers.
Ice cream and cake were
served. Those present' were Nan-
cy Hughes. Mary Ann McDaniel.
Doris Kelley, Annette Monk. Mar
da and Sandra Da via. -.
COACH IN HOSPITAL
Carl Oook, coach of tha Siam
ford High school, has entered the
Stamford Sanitarium for medical
treatment.
Rryant-Link Co. To
Be Host to Farmers
At Implement Show
Farmers of this area are Invited
to be the guests of Bryarfl Link
Co. and the John Deere Co. st
a big John Deere Day program at
the Palace Theatre Thursday
Doc. 1.
Highlighting the program will
be a feature picture, “Roots in the
Soil"—a picture that is s drama-
tization of life In rural America.
Its action centers around a xmall
town banker and his family who
play an important part in com-
munity activities.
Richard Traril Slid Rochelle
Hudson play the leading roles sup-
ported by three of Hollywood's
best younger actors and actresses,
plus a cast of unusual ability^ It
is to bring top entertainment for
the entire family:
Several other brand new all-
talking pictures will be shown.
They cover modern farm equipment
and the latest In farming practices
that every family should find in-
tareating and well worth their time
to see.
Admission to the, theatre will be
by ticket only but tickets are free
for the asking at tha Bryant-Unk
Implement More. Tha show will
show at the Palace <m December I.
Rochester To Get
New Telephone
Switchboard Soon
Mrs. W. M. Twiner, Rochester
telephone 'operator, announced
this week that since so many nev.
telephones are being installed a
new switchboard will be installed
In her office.
The new board will also permit
Mrs. Twiner to have a direct line
to Haakell and Rule, enabling her
to complete long distance calls
more rapidly.
According to telephone com
jxsny officials, more telephone*
can he Installed In and around
Rorhaater when tha new board to
Installed.
The Exchange club member*
will be busts to a badquet h<#v
nrlng the Stamford Bgtldog foot*
ball players Thursday nl% ht Dec.
1. at the school cafeteria. N*gln
ning at 7.30 o'clock
All the football team Including
the "B" team, and all t)»e coaches
are Invited. Rev. Anns Myers of
Hreckenrlrlgc First Christian
church will he the guest apeakci
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Charles Spicer
Dies at Home of
Son Here Friday
Charles Lonzo Spicer, nge 72.
who had lived In the Rochester
area for the |mst 32 years, died
Friday1 at 7:10 p. m at the home
of his son. Carl Spicer. In Stam-
ford.
Suicide by drinking carbolic
acid was the verdict rendered In
the inquest held by Jack Bates
Justice of the peace.
Mr. Spicer had come to-Starr
ford four day* earlier from Koch
aster and was staying at the home
of the ton and his family.
Funeral service was held Sat
t>r<|ay at 3 :H) p. m at Kinney
Funeral chapel. Rev J. H. Craw
ford, Methodist district super In
tendent, conducted the service
burial was in Highland cemetery
with Kinney Funeral Home in
charge.
Mr. Spicer was born in Ala-
bama on February, 10. 1877. The
family lived In Abilene before
moving to Rochester Mr. Splcci
was a retired farmer.
Survivors Include four sous.
Frank of Anson. E. E. of Jaytrtn.
Cart of Stamford and Lea Ion of
Amarillo; two daughter*. Mr#
W. W. Mbrton of Roby and Mrs.
Marie llaatey of Brooklyn, N. Y.;
18 grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren. Also surviving are
a brother, John of AMIrd" and
two sisters, Mrs Mia Alar Jones
of Abilene and Mrs Olilc (Jtma-
trad of Hondo, Calif.
Peacock Boy Is
Accidentally Shot
ikcrtdental gunshot caused tie
ileatli of Oliver Kennedy. ag» I t.
who died at the Stamford Sani-
tarium Saturday about 5 .10 p. m ,
according to verdict of Afton
Richards of Aapermont. Justice
of the peace
’Die boy wn* preparing to go
bunting nnd the accident occurred
outside the family home about
.1 30 o'clock Saturday afternoon
The family lives In the Orlana
community, thiec miles west of
Peacock. Oliver was taken to IV*
cock hy a neighbor on n bale of
cotton and to Slumlord by auto-
mobile.
Inquest was held Sunday morn
Inj* and funeral for the youth.
IVacock high senool freshman
i and FFA member, was held Sun
day afternoon The service wn*
at the trouble Mountain Baptist
church where the boy's stepfath-
er. Rev. Kamary Myers, was for
merly pastor
Parking Meters
Net/434 for Week
AcronflWw to (*ffy Manager
Grady Bowary, n total of *431
was taken In by the 425 parking
meter* here for the week ending
Monday Nov. 21 This week's re-
ceipt* boosted the parking melej’
take, since their installation h *re
a abort time ago, to well ovr r
the *2500 maik
John M. Barnen, Son
Of LuederH Couplp
I)ie» in Mexico
Funrrftl service was held Fri
'lay for John M Barm** of Chula
Vista. Calif., 4.3-year old son of
Mr. and Mix J. F. Banter oi
Lueders H<’ wax Jouro dead ill
his ear In Old Mexk’O on Nov 19
Cause of his death had not b»,eii
learned here
Rev Melvin Byrd, pastor of the
Lueders Baptist Church, conduct-1
Jersey Herd Here
Is Classified
The herd of registered Jersey
cattle* owned hy V H Rowland
and B K Rowland, lit. 2. .Stam-
ford. baa tieeti classified for type
under the program of The Ainert
can Jersey Cattle club
The c laaalflcalktn rated the anl
maJs for type, comparing them
against ihe breed's score of 100
|M>lnla for a perfect animal.
In ttda classification, the first
for the Rowland herd, 13 animals
were rated by B R. Salisbury.
Columbus. O. Salisbury Is an of
fil ial clavslfler for the club, «* hich
has Ita national headquarters In
Columbus lie scored ali f<*m-de#
In the herd that have hail at least
< tie calf and ali bulla over two
years old.
• Six animal* were ranked ax
By MRS K F. vi moon
Two young girl*, one 14 ,ind
the other 8, art* in the Stamford
Sanitarium battling ionHIneas,
shock and grief, while funeral ar-
rangement* an* being romploMk!
fot five other mem tiers of their
family at kllgoie
The- girl* are the only aurvh*
urs of .i clash and fire Saturday
which took the lives of I heir |M|v
entx, Mr and Mr* H. ||. KUpat-
rlck. a brother and two * otter*.
They are waiting here for the Wh
turn of relative* after the fun-
eral. Both girls an- expected to
tecover
The cur In which the family
wax traveling, with trailer •*»
tached, crashed Into the MKT
"tfondlrbur" Saturday at 2:5It)
p m at n highway crossing four
mile* southeast of 1 .uotrrs on tha
Arson Albany highway. Instant#*
ous flume* which swept both ve-
hicles took the live* of the father
and thiee children, burned out the
car and completely ile*troyed the
trailer home.
The mother clung to Me
through the night arul died
flay at ft 58 a m.. only 30 mlnulea
before the alrlval here of her
parents. Mr and Mr*. A. J, Bur-
nett of Kilgore, and two of her
sisters, Mrs Dorothy Adams of
h llgore and Mrs J E Moore and
her husband of Troup.
Three < hlMr.-n I toad
The children who died are Jep
r>. age 13, Elsie, 10. and SyhrM.
age 7.
The mother, her body seared l»jr
the flames, anil the two gtrla got
cut of the car The mother and
Ihe older (laughter, Christine,
were brought to the Btamfori
Sanitarium In a car commandeer
cd by trainmen The yomqpw
child. Joyce, was taken to Albany
and was brought an hour or so
latrr to the Stamford Sanitarium.
Christine, whose Injuries wer#
l«sa severe than the little sister,
had been calling for Joyce aa dw
knew the child had escaped from
Bra car, but for a time before the
child was located. It was feared
that she. too. hod died in the
fit me*. The girla were given the
same room at the hospital ao they*
could be together Christine was
told of her mother's death, bat
Joyce, whose hands and face arc
a mas* of bandage*, was spared
that further shock. Christine held
up hravely. but broke down a-lib
tie when the aunU came. She st*>
fled her sobs In her pillow whll#
the aunts talked with Joyce, »UH
keeping the little girl from know.
i"B-
Bodte* Taken to Kilgore
The tmdiex were taken from
Kinney Funeral Home
afternoon to Kilgore
gore undri taker Funeral plana
had not been made when the rela-
tive* left here to go there.to malts
at ran#ements for the sorrowful
task Relatives will return in a
lew clays to,see about the lltthf
girl* In the meantime, paJamM
ve Sunday
by a Kit
Good F'lu* and aeven scored Good j and clothing, toya for Joyce and
to give the herd average score of flowers hava been arriving In th#
71/21 per cent. (Continued on Back Paget
Jaycees Open Campaign To
Select Outstanding Young
Man of Year for Stamford , .
Stalling h*Uy the Jaycees arq j The following merits of aele^
o|<eninr a campaign to select Bon should be considered*tn mak-
Stamford's outstanding young j big nomination* '
trim" of tig! year The «ampaign 1. Achievement, U*s*»erahlp ini
will continue until Dec 10. • j servke to hla community during
Selection of this young man j *he csknatar year
wfir come fri** the returns ol j 2. Personal iharacter j a«»d
nomination blanks to be found to i ability /'
the Stamford Ia*a<Vr at.d .Ban-.- 3. Mutt be at least 21 yet*#
ford American newspaper* These rtf a ire hut must not have readied
blank* should b.- filled out with! hi* 36th birthday before Der.sJl,
an complete a record of the rtom. 1»4H Ixtes not have to be a Jay*
Inee’x achievement* as itosnihle, <*•* I,
Send nomlnatlosa to Jim Lind*
*e> chairman. DSA Commltt##,
for Judging and seledon of the
young man will depend l/ugely
upon these nomination*
An Imitattial group of Judge*
Will select the young man and
this young man will la* pi«-sen!i*l
Box 772 Stamford. Texas.
Your rrivons for rnsnliUthf
ar.y partk-ular tndlvktual should
be included with the nomination
| an award during Jaycae week atnt In.
ed the service with Kinney Fun which Is to be observed here front The deadline for nomination#
Jan 14-21. to be sent In is Dec. 10. 1948.
era! Home In charge.
■JH’ *
Gordon Tucker sustained a
broken arm bi an accident at the
Douthit gin Friday night He was
taken to tke Stamford Sanitarium
for traatmaot.
H. D. St. John Wins
Trip to (talvexton
H D. St. John, agent for Ameri-
can National Life Insurance Co.,
won an capenae-pald trip to Gal-
vi at on for the recent convention
there. Agent* who earned the trip
ftom various parts of the nation
were present.
• The trip waa supposed to he
far the wives aa well but Mrs Ht
John has been 111 and waa not well
enough to make the trip, ao the
stayed In Mt. Calm with her fa-
ther. H. L Graves, whll# Mr. St
John waa away.
Swenson Goes to
Stock Show in
Chicago Friday
W G Swenson manager of tha
Swanson Land ark Cattle Co., x.nf
Bruce Swenson went to Chicago
Friday for the, International Live-
stock shew.
Cattle from the ftyrenson ranch
ea are to he sitown there. A car
load lot to to be shown in that
division by Frazier and Frazier
of Charleston. III. and Indtvtd
ual far steers will be shown In
that division bjr Richard Lacy of
Kansas, HI
My NOnunatioh for Stamford** Outstanding Young Man of
the Year la_________
He la_____________Year* of Axe.
( arul(date* qualification*:-.---
My Name and Address
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