Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1962 Page: 8 of 10
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SIGHTS, SOUNDS, SIGNS—By Roy Craig
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Let’s Show Winters and Ofney
Fans WeVe Q lad to Have Them
Stamford citizen* hate an 'opportunity
to show what One host* they can be when
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Winters and Qlney football teams meet here
Friday night in a bl-dlstriet Class AA play
off.
.The contest should bring two or three
thousand guests to our town and the treat
snant they receive will have a lot to do with
our chances of getting other playoff games.
Stamford fans well remember how hQj
pliable the citizens of Childress have been
pn the seventl occasions Stamford has met
Opponents In that town.
Let's give Winters and Olney fans cause
to remember with pleasure their game here
Stamford Rusintrss - and IVolrastonaJ
Women's Club and the townspeople as a
whole will long be remembered.
"Again, thank you /or affording our
Federation such good publicity.'’
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i WHILE THANKSGIVING was original
ly Just what tlte name implies- a Uroe of
giving thanks, such Is hardly the case* any
more. Today, Thanksgiving Is a time of
football games, of family gatherings and of
overeating. v
If you question this, take note of the
CITING THE NECESSITY for elimina-
tion of misunderstanding between farm
and city people, Gov. Price Daniel has sighed
an official memorandum calling for the oh
ervanoe of Farm-City Week In Texas. Nov.
1022.
Governor Daniel pointed out that the
prosperity and well-being of Texas are de-
pendent upon cooperation between the two
great elements of our society farmers and
urban people.
Hu said the comp leg! ties of their in-
dividual problems arid the divergence - of
their activities often lead to misunderstand-
ing. ‘Tills misunderstanding must be
eliminated," he Ntated. "Each group must
understand the other and its contributions
Stamford, Texyt Tuhradmy, November 22, 1962
STAMFORD AMERICAN PIONEERS ON PARADE—54 Tears Ago
Hlghlghts Froth Austin—
Many Favor Return
To Old Primary Dates
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By VC*N SANFORD
Texas Feats Association
number of people who attend tile rlty-Mtlde’ to HUr welfare and prosperity.’
AUSTIN — After the longest
political campaign in Texas
history there is a desire—on the
part of many candidates, news-
paper reporters who travel with
the candidates, and the Voting
public—to return to the shorter
campaign periods.
The old late-ln-July, late-in-
August and early-in-November
voting months were far less
strenuous than the present car-
ly-lnMay. early-in-June and
early-in-November dates.
Campaigning in the heat of
the summer now is very much
I preferred over the cold winter
| months and the tong, tedious
I battle period that extends from
| December to November.
Don’t be surprised if there is
big demand to return to the
Pktm Started for Carnegie Library
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Thanksgiving service her* Wednesday night.
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nf ihi> piiv Knit ' M, nniirhhnr u/iin hrma. elections to August or Septsm-
LETTERS OK I'RAISE and < ommenda-
Vtoe src stiLLiieifiuuret^tyetl In Stamford for
the successful Husiileas"*~»s»*l - Professional
Women’* dhrt'liet convention held here. It
will be recalled that session* were held at
Karndf’lty Week is observed throughout
the United States and Canada each year,
and- Governor Daniel pointed but this pro-
vides an unparalleled opportunity for farm
and city people to become re-ac^jualnted
The annual rural urban meeting of the
Stamford Rotary Club is an attempt to
bid election dates. They con-
sumed only about 12u days,
compared with this year’s long,
drawtt-out, pace-killing, man-
_ hiUmg. more-thandMM-dsy bat-
Ue. . .....
Govemot-Elect John Connel-
ly has been quoted as saying he
commerce, consumers’ services,
labor and agHculture. .
EMPLOYMENT VP
Unemployment In the stale
dropped in September to itt
lowest level since Ocober, 1969
September showed 165,400 un-
employed. compared to 170,100
in August.
Employment Increased from
3.471.100 hired workers to 3,-
472,800 Texas Employment
Commission predicted an over-
all gain in employment between
September and November, with
a heavy concentration in non-
factory industries.
TOURIST TRAFFIC RISING
Reports to the Texas High-
way Department indicate tour-
ist traffic into the state is on
the rise. Travel promotion is
credited with ending the five-
year decline- *"
Governor Daniel says his naail
gives two good reasons why
folks like to teur Texas: a floe
highway iystem and the friend-
liness M Texans.
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(FT«m the fifes * fthmfcrd
Tribune, Mev. 20, 190*.) ’
Announcement was made last
s*k tkss lUMMsmpii bed been
received ken Andrew Carnegie
Wtth reference lo the Stamford
public library, stating that as
seen as the deed was made to
the site and plans and specifi-
cations tor the building ac-
cepted by Mr. Carnegie the
money. 915,000. would be reedy.
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Organization of a library as-
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--StadMnrt *and- <Im injunction r* Stamford Ch^nbe^^- fom
PIONEERS ON PARADE—10 Yean Ago
Et— . °* ,h« My hal1..
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Jttl .neighbor, who fprrn*,
at-*-— r - ssi ir .
wrote.the following to The American:
"Please accept my thank* tor the
YEARS pgup IHR Rutherford
editor of ’the JMufrc County News at
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wrrmfi^rfill spirit of ro-uperatlon the Dlslriit
Seven CofTTerence of Ht»*ine-** ami Profes-
sional Women's Clubs receive fcorr. you mi'l
the staff of tlic Stamford •Amoi'ii an.
**We believe our program W worthwhile
to all gainfully employed womjni uiid does
raeh—tie- promote -inlcn:al_in run.inuiiUy
Was _.....
'Dumas nnT he wrote’ a nmolfly- column in
Which he not only commented upon everd-t
of the day but also Imluded a human tff-
le.rest item now and tijen.
I m all vividly a statement made by Dill
after a column iwlucled a puragiaph or so
about his dropping his falsi* teeth in t
jBBuasde— ---- Tj! 1
Under the present system the
various party organizations
‘■ shop during the summer
rhen it becomes necessary tor be piavsa -an ti\g local gridiron
eA^xrrfanivA and pa idlslla* ■11 n .
sotlation has been effected and
work of arranging for the Car-
negie library budding is now the Chib taking thf ytmUcm that
la active operation
Dobyns. the jeweler, has. a
new line pf elegant hollo ware
which you should see and make
selection* from.
The insurance classification of
Stamford as H now stands
our town Is justly entitled to be
put in Use list of" second class
towns, and asserts that It can
show why it shbould be so
classed. ‘ •
Rev. J, C. Mason, correspond-
ing secretary of the State Board
makes the rates much higher jhT Missions of thhe Christian
than should be and the Com-[Church has advised the Central
merriat club is seeking to ad- Christian Church of
vauce the town's classification, that he has called
A protest has b^yn made to the' meeting
this city
a Diklm-t
of this District to l>e
Texas Fire Prevention Associa- i held with the Stamford Church
tion at the classlficaUon in (the. second Sunday and Monday
which It has placed Stamford, ifoUowing, of December.
PIONEERS ON PARADE—25 Yearn Ago
WTCC Controversy Probably Settled
(From ths files of Stamford
American, Nbv. 19, 1937.)
The mftath-old controversy
over the proposed removal of
headquarters of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce Iron)
Stamford to Abilene waa settled
out of court Sunday, subject to
ratification by the WTCC hpard
of directors.
Under the settlement. the
West Texas Chamber of Com-,
merce Is to. deed Us headquar-
ters tsoildlng to the City of
straining removal /if the main mcrce and the bjty council on
offices to Abi'ene is lo he dts-. Armistice Day>
missed. The VTTCC is to pay the
ly *1.800 and interest, and
also pay the court costs.
Stamford's committee in the
compromise negotations was
composed 1 of A3. Swenson.
chairman, Mayor ft. C. Thomas
and F. ,E. MOorow. Tlie Com-
mittee was named at a joint
meeting of ths directors of the
An $30,000 expansion pfogram
at
l.ueders. by which it will be
made a cracking plant, is ex-
pected to be completed before
Dec. 1 Equipment for the Dubbs
stalled, office and warehoost-
space enlarged and other gener-
al improvements which will
matte it a $100,000 plant, Pan-
handle Refinery officals esti,
mate.
Voters Tir BttUot on Charter Changes
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between the Stamford Bulldogs
• and the Tahuka« Bulldogs -will
_____.... . _ i nrved as. t>n<* th<>
She Isas chosen as band Sweet-1 holidays set up by the Retail
heart by - populsr vote of the j Trade Committee of the Stem-
w The first killing frost came to
the. Stamford area Wedne^uy^^*®®1411"
morning, IhoiMUt^r,?„
light (coin, 5 INksNsy ' - Worninu
[The thermometer at Swenson
I Land and Cattle Company reg-
jlsherwt 27 degrees about *:» o'*,
be (ib-' f'h)( k Wednesday morning and
sonde-*other thermometers were
reported 'TSyffST&.yrffSf ees
re-organize and re-yitallze each
setup for the General Electiqp 2 o'clook.
campaign. Heretofore the mo-
Thanksgiving Day. starflrig
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Organization of if'boys’ 4-11
_ .... 1 Btaraford. with a 19-win and
rnentum generated carrkd thsmi „ roror(1 is winner o( 1>u..
growth.
“The personal nttention given us by
you and your paper, as well as the welcotne
extended by your Mayor ;rod Manager of
the Chamber of Commeree is a y.rtml in-
ceentlve <0 ns to do the things Dial fherlt
the Inlet eat and understanding of your
readers. , •
“The hospitality of the members of the
"A man ran write column atUtr column
in which he pouts out hie heart <»n something
worthwhile and not net a bit of response, blit
just let him write Something trivial and
everyone ( alls'him to say how much they
enjoyed reading it."
Time has borne out the truth of Dill’s
observation.
don They got it all done in one
big swoop.
Another reason for reverting
to the old dates is that the cost
of maintaining a long campaign
naturally is much greater than
the expense involved in a short
one.
, I in. ...... ui w.»- Eight proposed changes itt the
elec- (,rjct 5AA Tahoka. with a season [Stamford ~tOy~ehaiiep- wdi
record at 8 wins and 4 loses, is
winner of District 9A.A- Officials
of the two schools met Tuesday
band mcmb^ and was pres-|(or<i chamber of Commerce, club in Stamford bay been com
by Larry Morrow, bapd Alibusipess houses.are expected j pic ted and officers elected. The
aljented
president. She wore a light blue
formal.
balloted upon
Wednesday.
Of the eight
by voters next
proposals, the
night in Snyder and Coach Gor- 1 first four seek to take the SU-
don Wood of Stamford woo ^he | p<>rvlsion of the police depart-
1 coin toss which brought
game here
ISLAND UNDER FIRE
Stamford High
sweetheart, Lucy Kennedy, was
the ment out from under the city
manager and plaee.lt under the
School band ,eity council. The chief of police
department. No change is being
to-observe the holiday
club has 11 members.
STAMFORD AMERICAN
Th# fttRfnford Leader CoH^lldftted with Ameri-'-aji July 1, 1061
ROY M CILAIO .............................
.Editor and Publisher
Bntored Moood ola** matter AuKuet 11. 1924 at the postoffice at
HtRmfOr.l TR«aa. und-r the Act of March 3. 1SY0
Nolloe To The FuWIci Any trronenuR rFf1eV*flon upon th« charejoter.
reputation or Rtandinic of any firm individual* or rorporation wUA be
gladly corrrctssd upon helnx called to’th« atteiiMon of the ptibiLaher
office al 124 East
tin*
Published every Thursday ai the *Uunford
y Ilaanilton 8tr«ct. Htamf
rw ty ’ _ y- , . »
Old Philosopher is forNational Experiment
To Bring Weather Forecasting Closer Home
Editor's note: The Old
Philosopher on his Johnson
grsss form on Psint Crock
drops irrternstionsl affairs and
discuss** the weather this
w*sk.
Dear editar:
had turned up and ruin was to he tomorrow but a 16t easier ( mint has filed a suit to condemn
pouring down. to fell w hat H was yesrrday i a lease on some 16.000 acres of
After I got home and dried j and a m»n Is still going to get land on the island
out I pulled out u newspaper j caught in a rain, hut the prog-
I'd been saving for a rainy day res* comes in being able to
which I* a lot easier than cash |pinpoint the blame,
and read a long article on u new
Officials of State and federal
government bad a heated dis-
cussion about* land values cn
Matagorda Island in a prelim-
inary round'in the General Land
Office
Main bout will take place
during the November 19 session
of the US District Court at Vic-
toria. where the federal govern-
l Ai»»n»ut
art. T.iu
Some people don't think the ! experiment in weather forecast.',
hut
State of Texas will contest the
suit.
US Mas leased lead on Mat-
Thcte's very little satisfaction agorda Island since 1842 for
World makes any progress
It does.
Fey example, take
forecasting. A while back a III-! more
big- •„
According U> It. the
community
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in getting mad al an anonyous Air Force bombing practice,
weather bureau gn--a m arbv But when Land Commissioner
.. . . ... . .. M , 'city, but wlicn somebody living Jerry Sadler was notified on
weather | ment I* experimenting wl h .. . ,n
forarastinu I J W conimunr,y *av* May 31 that a-new 5-year lease
. ,A ....... ... .. it's going to be clear tomorrow I was in the offing he raised ob-
to shower caught me out ... stations It* one thing. >our riwffT>rm and „ rssinS; Jeetlosus - l .
he open without a raincoat and to get Ihc wealher report for « jyotl vw K<)t h, go on
I got soaking wet What I was general area covering a fourth )You can caU Hu. bur,.ai)< r„
doing was changing the props of Ihc slate, but what farmers |anU ^ ,ljm what you ,hlnk
from the north side to the fthuth need • utallon thnt’ll foReiant 1
side on a fence of mine. You'd j the weather right at home | pinny rases, forecasting
think a fence' would lean In ttie j Tht* wBt be a great improve- weather is like predicting
same direction all the time but. ment and a sample of progress ] who a going to w in a football
mine leans one way a while I don’t meapMo say flic Toe ill ’ 8 an** or an’ election. People ____
then leans the other, and it! Station will be any more neett- ■ rca,1 It. but the best way to. find jibe U. S. Department of Justice,
keeps a man pretly busy sight-1 rate than the big city station 1 ««* *» wait and see. with thejlhe State Attorney General and
Uncle Sam leases state-owned
land there for less than six cents
an acre annually Some of it is
subleased for grazing at 25 cents
per acre__r .
In last weeks Austin meet-
ing between representative* of
ing down it .to see which side [when you’re In mg on a globe. a**qranco that whatever It Is.
to put the prop* on.
At any rate, the day had been
that's traveling through space Lzslf the people are going to be
as fast and far a* this one is
clear and sunny until I sudden- every 24 hours, it's possible to
ly looked up to discover a cloud predict what the weather ought
disappointed
Yours faitliluliy,
J. A.
COW POKES
Acc Reid
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the Land Office, it was learned
that federal appraised of the
disputed property was made
from an airplane.
Government appraiser placed
a 44-cent-per-acre value on
beach and gras* land owned
outright by thhe U. S.. set a
stx-cent value on some state
land; and a zero value on other
*stSt*-owtred property—to reach
a 25-cent rental rate
State land was described as
"marshy and boggy." hut Rep.
Grainger Mcllhany. chairman of
a legislative committee on state*
owned lands, said he'd like to
otTO sonic of that worthless
land." which is thought
rich in mineral value.
Land Office questioned the
government's need for all the
land It seeks to lease.
An assistant to the U. S. At-
torney General replied hat U.
S. Air Force and Navy bomb-
luE and strafing operations were
subject to error-both human
and mechanical—and simultane-
ous use by the public and armed
forces would be "Impractical ”
A.C. HUMPHREY FORD SALES
INVITES YOU TO TRY
IRE ’63 FORD GALAXIES
to be
NEWnO MIUION RIDE!
Y«ah, Hut middle dssr IS a big on# and it's also my nvik tev.
RMfRGENCY RESOURCES
F,ri<p Dsiliel appointed
MSjor (.encral James E Taylor
®*a«rman of a 35-member Tex-
as emergency Resources Plan-
ning Committee
In answer to a president^!
request the committee , . wNn
plan for conservation and use of
essential resources and services
at state and local levels in cat"
«»f nuclear attack, and a temp**
r*ry breakdown of control of
■crvtee operations. ■ -
nme. H Gamer, state co-
ordinator of Civil Ortmue and
PlaBster Relief. wtU serve a»
State Emergency Plsnniag Di-
rector. Other menfbefs zrf |fc<-
icommitted include reprt.octa-
ltt'“ of gevenuneat. industry
tl Fort C)lsn#-»ath the leek. Pit
pc**', uti sow th* tjgl of tht ThsnDffM!
Spend just 10 minutes to discover
the new emooth ride Ford spent
•10 million to develop 1
Vfere's a new smoothne«r. ycu have to sample, to
fcelieve. Until now, the wheels Of meat carssubflv
moved up and down as they hit bumps, ruts, holes
Butlho npw ride of the '63 Ford Gaiave lets each
whe<*l move back too' Wh’n a Wheel hits a bump,
if cap move back like a hghter Ksoften the blow', •
Hike's what it does to*- the ride- fhe road .turns'
to Thundertthd velvet . cornering is sure ^nj
solid . ►. rolts disappear^only the ’wheels fe»i the
bgmpst Spend 10 minute. proving it yourself—
drive a I%3 Galaxte ioday. ' -*-
215 S. Wetherbee
A. C. HUMPHREY FORD SALES
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1962, newspaper, November 22, 1962; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth975756/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.