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-#y slickers
In Big Towns like Lubbock, Abi-
lene, Fort Worth, etc., who> be-
lieve small town life is sippple
and rustic. This is ignorance,
pure and laughable.
Small town life Is as intricate
as French politics. People aren't
just so-many-facesas-in a larger
place but Tom ana Charles and
lane.
A. big towft lias a character; a
small town has not only a char-
acter but Characters. In the city
« man agDU«es himself but, ac
Cording to Oscar Wilde, in t
•mall town a man amuses his
neighbors.
So far the atmosphere in Cros
byton seems rare Indeed. If the
Chamber of Commerce wants a
testimonial, we'll be glad to
give one. ** ..
Of course, everything hasn't
been strawberries and cream
Last week we were foot bark
without a car and had to walk.
There is; a dog which chases
cars between home and town.
When no cars are available, we
discovered it will chase people
too; - .
However, we rerouted our pro-
menades and a lot of friendly
people like Jean Lemley gave
us rides. So ail ended well. ...
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Someone asked Glenn Brashear
what was "the best thing for"
the hoard of big black bugs
which has invaded the town.
"Step on 'em," said Glenn. He
illustrated by squashing a parti-
cularly large one ambling a-
cross the floor of his store.
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We beardless ones are fast de-
veloping the feeling of an op-
pressed minority, like the Jews
in Medieval Europe, the Un-
touchables in India or the
Church of Christ in Italy.
When one goes out for a cup
of coffee, he has the feeling that
people are making remarks be-
hind his back. '
There's probably something
significant in the shaving per-
mits—which. cost the equivalent/
of 41.6 six cent/ cigars—being
t yellow in color too. Oh, it is pro-
■M bably meant for gold because
1 this is the Golden Jubilee.
The beards are .really begin
ning to take shape now. For
while, a lot of faces Just had
sort of unweede^ look. A,strsng-
er passing through might nave
got the impression that Crosby-
ton had more Panhandlers per
square foot than any town In
Texas.
"ft & "ft
Don Wooten and Jimmy Ran-
kin were,, joking the other day
with Ernest Joiner. They laugh-
ed about keeping some candi-
dates off the ballot whom they
considered objectionable, says
the county chairman.
First thing you know, Ernest
had printed it in the paper, or
at least hinted at it strongly.
Telephones and nerves jangled
everywhere and the Avalanche
did scholarly research on the
matter.
Ifs not true, fortunately. The
state supreme court lias already
made a ruling on the matter in
connection with another case.
The one party system, which
Texas shares with Fascist Italy
and Nazi Germany -of the past,
Falangist Spain and Communist
Russia today, is bad enough
without setting up local inquisi-
■ tions. ' •
Just what is a "good Demo-
crat," a term applied at different
times to Senator Bilbo and Hen-
ry Wallace? Only the voters can
' decide. 1 t'v • ■ ." > ■ ■ ■"''
Almost ^everyone agrees that
Texas would be better off with
a two party system. At the mo-
ment, however, the situation is
a little like a kid baseball game
where everyone Wants to have
the name "Yankees". —
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worn
W, 'V":-!
VOLUME FIFTT
Comity* Oldeft* Businegg ItMtthftion - Established January % 1909
CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY.TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE 19th. 1958
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NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE
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Demo Executive
Group Approves
All Candidates
Crosby County Democratic par*
ty executive committee met
Monday arid approved all can-
didates for the primary ballot,
according to Donald Wooten,
county chairman. ,r* - a
A story that the committee
might attempt to keep someone
off the ballot was not true, says
Wooten*.
Local Clinic Hospital
Stockholders To Meet
Annual stockholders' meeting
of Crosbyton Clinic Hospital will
be held, June 26, in the school
lunch
Approximately
were visiting in Lubbock
nesday.
Wed-
FIRST BRUSH ARBOR MEETING IN 30 YEARS—Above
tared cm old-fashioned brush arbor, complete with, two truck
loads of .cedar and Juniper for the cover, that will be used for a
"Brash Arbor Meeting" at Cone starting Sunday night, June 22.
and ending Sunday night, June 29. Services will start each night
at 8 o'clock, or "Just as soon as it gets dark," said Rev. Virgil
Chjmi. Cone Baptist minister, who will do the preaching.
Area Residents Invited to "Fizst
Brush Arbor Meeting" in 30 Years
~ An old-fashioned brush arbor
revival meeting, something this
area has not seen for some thir-
ty years, will be held at Cone
beginning Sunday night, June
22, and lasting through Sunday
night, June 29. The meeting is
a combined effort of the Baptist
and Methodist congregations of
Co
"It's all authentic, even down
to the cedar brush that covers
the arbor," Virgil Chron, Baptist
pastor at Cone and a former
Crosbyton man, said Tuesday.
Rev. Chron will do the preaching
and Mac Tarleto'n of Caprock
will lead the singing during'the
meeting. .
The arbor, which will seat a-
bout 400 people, was. built by
the, men of the church from old.
lumber gathered from the homes
and farrns near Cone, Cedar and
juniper was cut and hauled from
the L-7 Ranch southeast of Cros-
byton to form the arbor. The mer
spent about two weeks of their
spare time at the- . task, Rev.
Chron said.
Although, initiated by the Bap-
tist, and much of the construc-
tion work was done by them, the
meeting is a community-wide
effort, Rev. Chron said. The
Methodist congregation is going
all-out in sponsoring the event.
"The arbor will seat 400 peo-
ple, but cars can park all around
the arbor," the pastor said. "If
additional seats are needed to
handle the congregation, 'we
will install them. In fact, We
want everyone who Is interested
to attend this old-fashioned
brush arbor revival."
A public address system will
be used so that everyone may
be able to hear the sermons.
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Crosbyton citizens, along with
those in Post. Ralls and* Spur, go
to the. polls Saturday,,, Jjai
final bai-
ne- 21;
to cast their third and
lot in the long, long struggle to
build a dam and water reservoir
on White'River. -The vote • this
time is to approve the granting
of authority to the City Council
to negotiate a water contract
Young Suspects
Implicated In
Theft Of Cars
" Two young suspects are being
held at Raymondville in connec-
tion with the theft of a 1954
Nash stolen here Sunday night
and found abandoned at Mount
Blanco. >
Officers also believe there. lis
a possibility the pair may be
connected with another car stol-
en at Floydada while its owner
was-in church, Sunday.^ It was
found abandoned north of Ralls.
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Local Wheat Suin
j j jumps by Barley
"* During Big Week
Wheat total" for Qrosbyton's
three elevators passed barley in
a hurry this week. More than
120 carloads of wheat and 85
car|oads of barley have, now
come in.
This far surpasses the 36 car-
loads of barley and 27 of wheat
reported at this time last week
by J. W. Catching Grain Co.,
Uhlmann Elevator -Co., and
Moody Grain Co.
Showers slowed the harvest
during the first days of the week
or the totals would have been
much higher.
Final Rites for
Elmer Dewhre, 75
This Afternoon
Funeral services for Elmer Lee
Dewbre, 75, will be held this af-
ternoon, Thursday, at 5 p.m. at
King Funeral Home Chapel. Rev.
^Vayland Boyd will officiate.
In ill health for some time,
Dewbre passed away in his
home here at 4:40 pan. Wednes-
day. • ' ■*•/' .. '
He was born in Denton county,
Arkansas, the son of James and
Mary Dewbre. He first moved .to
Crosby county in 1925.
Survivors include his wife, Ar-
tie; two daughters, Mrs.Fred
Whited, Weatherford, Mrs. Don
Calloway, Lubbock; six sons,
Ike, Millard and Tony, all of
Crosbyton, Earl, Junior and Tu-
tie, all of Lubbock. ••
Four sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Minor,
Morton, Mrs. Annie Frazier,
Pampa, Mrs. Esmer Smith and
Mrs. Sadie Carroll, both of Den-
ton; 23 grandchildren and 10
great • grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be L. H. Finch,
Joe Lowrie, Albert Buck, Bryant
Dobson, Clyde Jackson and Rich-
ard Proctor.
Burial will , be in Crosbyton
cemetery. King Funeral Home Is
In charge of arrangements.
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Flames swept through about
five acres of good wheat on the
Walter Simpson farm four miles
west of Crosbyton; at 9:30 p.m.
Thursday.
Crosbyton's volunteer fire de-
partment brought the fire under
control in ttifte to keep it fi-'om
spreading farther. .The wheat
patch contained 51 acrSi of ripe
wheat which was being harvest-
ed, Mr. Simpson said.
FARM MONDAY DESTROYS
ABOUT 25 ACRES OF-WHEAT
A fire on the Ewing Lawson
farm five miles northwest of the
city Monday destroyed approxi-
mately 25 acres of wheatr he
reported. Crosbyton and Rails-
fire departments were called
and with the aid of volunteers
'Were able to save some' 130 a-
cres of wheat in the patch.
The fire was believed to have
started from the exhaust "of a
truck.
Injured onFaint
Little Rhonda McClure Is be-
ing treated for a deep
her hip following m i
dent eastof•'
rushed to Ctosbytofl
Clinic Hospital where die la re-
ported to be recovering well.
Wheat Quota
Vote Will Be
Held Tomorrow
Vote on Cr5sby wheat quotas
for 1959 will be held tomorrow,
Friday. At least two-thirds of
growers must approve for the
kovernment program to be car-
ried out
Polling places will be in Cros-
byton, Ralls, Lorenzo, Farmer,
Cone arid- Pansy, states James E.
Winter, county- office manager
for ASC. All farmers subject to
wheat quotas if approved are
eligible to vote.
Wheat program will include
acreage allotments, marketing
quotas'with penalties on excess
Wheat and price support at a
minimum national average of
$1.81 per bushel, or 75 per cent
of parity.
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Pentacost Church
Revival Services
New in Progress
Revival services began Sunday
night at the Pentecostal Church
of God here. Bro. Lyndon Petty
and Bife Densel Parraifeorea fti
pmam# 7^"^
Services begin at 8 p. in. Ev-
eryonels Invited to attend, says
Mrs. Glenn Bailey. ■
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Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hoove* and
apna, Rodney and Doyle, are va-
cationing this Week at LakeTho-
mas. They were joined there ov-
Jt^the week-end by hli brother,
M*. and Mrs. Houston Hoover <u
Littlefield, and his patents from
Post.
Harvest of Jlrea's First
Commercial Potato Crop
Begins During Week
Harvest began Wednesday
on Crosbyton's newest ciop
—potatoes.
" Approximately .400 acres
■ of potatoes are scattered ov-
er .the area and 200 tran-
sient laborers are here to
harvest them. Twenty-five
farmers have taken the risk
in planting the crop this
year.
G.' O. Paudler warehouse
building is to be grading
shed for the crop. „
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Blaze Destroys
Walter Simpson
with the White River Municipal
Water District. ": ' _
Very little opposition has de-
veloped'against approval in the
water contract in Crosbyton and
almost as unanimous a vote as
in past elections for the project
is anticipated. Post also reports
their people practically unani-
mous for the election Saturday.
Ralls directors of the District
say there is some opposition in
that city, but no' concerted effort
to defeat the election is antici-
pated. It should carry there by a
big majority.
Only in Spur has any concert-
ed opposition 'developed against
the project. Backers there, how-
ever, believe that the vote v/ill
still be strongly in favor of the
project,, even, though quite a
number of dissenting Vote^ will
Mr. and Mrs. J.. W. Brents of
North Redonda Beach, Calif., and
her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Collier,
are visiting her daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Travis Wallace and
other relatives.
Inch Bain Falls
On East Plains,
Harvest Slewed
An inch rain soaked crops on
the East Plains Monday. But
Crosbyton got only .03 of an
Monday, for a total of .05 in the
past seven days.
The shower east of town and
elsewhere retarded grain har-
vesting and many farmers were-
n't able to begin again until
Wednesday. From other places
in the county the crop began
coming in again Tuesday.
Midday temperatures contin-
ued to be sweaty with a maxi-
mum of 93 and' minimum of 70
last Thursday, 97 and 66. Friday,
96 and 67 Saturday, 94 and 69
Sunday, 94 and 62 Monday, 85
and 61 Tuesday.
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BROTHER OF W. P. RATHEAL
DIES IN HOSPITAL AT
AY —
W. P. Ratheal received word
Monday of the death of a broth-
-er-in-law, L. Overstreet, 92
who died in a Portales, N. Mex.,
hospital at 4 p.m. Monday, tie
was an early Dickens coupty set-
tler, moving to Portales 22 years
ago.
Two sons, Ben and Grover Ov-
erstreet, still reside in Dickens.
Other survivors include his wife
who is 93 years of age. -
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ratheal,
Mre Ola Moore and Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Ratheal' of Lorenzo were
among those attending funeral
services in the First Baptist
Church at Portales, Tuesday at
2 p.m.
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Hallmark Cards at The Renew*
Golden Jubilee Belles Organize
To Promote Pioneer Woman's Garb
Crosbyton's Jubilee Belles have
organized. Mrs. Charles Hudman
was hostess at her home to a
group of local women for that
purpose Tuesday night.
Jubilee Belle badges are going
on sale for $1.00 apiece. Mem-
bers of the order will be entitled
to wear long dresses, bonnets
and make up permits on speci-
fied dates.
Pioneer costumes will be don-
ned by Belles every Monday in
July beginning July 14 and twice
weekly, on kangaroo court days,
in August. Then this will be of-
ficial garb during the four prin-
cipal celebration days in Sep-
tember.
Workers who will sell buttons
in Crosbyton and their sections
will be: Mrs. Joe Lowrie, Ivy
Ave.; Mrs. Lloyd Parkhill, Harri-
son; Mrs. Tillman Reeves, Grain;
Mrs. Bob Perkins, Farmer.
Mrs. Donald Wooten, Emerald;
Mrs. Charles Freeman, Durham;
Mrs. D. H. Moody, Crosby; Mrs.
Virgil Spence, Berkshire; Mrs.
Truett Mann and Mrs. Eldred
Mize, Ayershire and Avenue A;
Maude Mason, Carver Park; Mrs.
Terry JBdwards, Fifth Street, and
Mrs. T. J. Taylor, Fourth street.
Workers selling Belle buttons
in rural communities and areas
will be: Kalgary, Pauline Robi-
nette, Mrs, Dale Cravy, Mr*I E.
Mrs. Faris Wheeler; Kalgary
road north, Mrs. Carroll Him-
mei; Lubbock highway west,
Mrs. Don Moses; Highway 82
east, Mrs. J. W. Jackson.
McAdoo, Mrs. B, C. Cooper,
Mrs. A. F. McLaughlin; Broad-
Way and Wake, Mrs. Bill He-
Cray; Mt. Blanco, Mrs. Dennis
Taylor; northeast of Crosbyton,
Mrs. Clyde Davis; Big Four, Mra.
Eftest Ellison; *"
i Crosbyton, Bits. D.
Bible Students
Present Clinic
Blankets, Cards
Nine blankets and 100 tray
cards were presented to Crosby-
ton Clinic Hospital by junior de-
partment girls of Bible School
of Mt Blanco Baptist Churchy
Thursday.
Commencement exercises , fir
the Bible School were held Wed-
nesday night. Thirty pupils were
enrolled. Rev. J. R. Williams is
pastor of the church.
Each girl in the junior depart-
ment ~ made a blanket for the
hospital. Also made were the
tray cards, each of which carried
a decal and verse of scripture.
Junior girls were Linda Ken-
drick, Rebecca Kendrick, Char-
Uece Holcomb, Sherry Watson,
Buby McElwee, Judy Allen and
Nancy Allen. Sponsors were Mrs.
Rudolph McCurdy and Mrs. Brice
Allen.
FOUR NAMES OMITTED
FROM LIST OF NATIONAL
HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS
The Review regrets the omis-
fit. Williams; Kalgary toad south, sion of four names from the list
of charter members in the Cros
byton high school chapter of the
National High School Honor So-
ciety.
Names of members omitted
include Charles Moore, Carolyn
Hartselli David Edwards and Da-
vid Stevena, ■/
Mir. and Mrs. Joe B. Cother and
girls of Garland spent last week
In the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mite John Steadham.
Citizens of the four towns two
years ago voted approval of ihe
creation of a water district. Last
year in August they approved by
a huge majority the bdnd issue
for $4 million to build the dam.
filter system and pipe lines.
Now only the water contracts
with each city remain before ac-
tual construction can start on
the project.
Although no definite date can
be set for the letting.of the con-
tract if all four towns approve
the water contract, a target date
has been set for the last of Au
gust. According to reports from
the directors the" engineers are
already working on detailed
plans, in order that they might
be available just as soon as pos-
sible. ,
Directors a*e still endeavoring
to secure a lower interest rate
for the bonds of the district. The
rate they have secured makes
the project feasible, they report,
but an even lower rate would
be of great help in- financing
the construction.
iSfforts will be made in each
of the four cities to get as many
people to the polls as possible
Saturday. The election in Cros-
byton will be at the City Hall
between the hours of 8 a.m. and
7 p.m. ■_) ,
After Shooting
Ruben Ross died Monday in
Crosbyton Clinic" Hospital. Am-
brose Dillard, J2& Ralls Negro, is
being held on charge of' murtler
with malice in connection w«th
shooting of Ross.
District Attorney Don Bookout
says Dillard has given a signed
statement admitting shooting
Ross • "several Jtimes" with a .22.
caliber automatic rifle at a Ne-
gro housing unit in Ralls Sat-
urday..
with Ross in which. Dillard was
cut with a knife was reason Dil-
lard gave for his act, accQrd
to Bookout
By W.H.C.
Pee Wee LeaguO
Will Organize
Friday Evening
The Pee Wee League, for boys
5 to 9 years, of age, will be or-
ganized Friday, June 20, at 6 p.
m., Charles Freeman, in charge
of this section of the Sttmmer
Youth program. Boys interested
in playing are asked to meet at
this time wesLofjUi£ school gym-
nasium for further fnstructions.
Practice will be each Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons from
6 to 7 p.m.
There will be two Monday
night games per month under
the lights.
All teenagers interested in
volley ball can participate in
this game by reporting to Mrs.
Wanda Hayley at the school
gymnasium each Monday and
Friday evening at 8 p.m.
The- swimming activities are a
big success this season, with, a
large turnout for swimming in-
struction. Each class is making
rapid progress, the instructors
report.
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Fire Department
Will Bum Weeds
Monday Night
At least part of the weeds on
vacant lots in Crosbyton will be
gone by late Monday, June 23.
On that evening the Crosbyton
Volunteer Fire department will
set out to burn the weeds and
mature wild grases from as ma-
ny lots as possible.
"The weather must be right,
of course," said a spokesman for
the department "If the wind is
high or the weeds wet the burn-
ing will have to be^postponed."
Persons wanting weeds and
grasses burned on adjacent lots
should make certain that they
have been cut back from garages
Just so you won't forget
Trends will occasionally have a
word to say. Besides, we have
talked and urged the building
of a dam on White River for so
long we would feel that a job
had been left undone if we did
n<?t put in a final boost on this
last election. . .... h
Here's the situation as it looks
today—the election will carry in
ALL FOUR TOWNS. Crosbyton
and Post will'vote almost unani-
mously in favor of the project.
Ralls will not be far behind, and
Spur will give the election a fair
majority. We don't believe this
is wishful thinking—responsible
men in these towns have made
these predictions.
But what happens if all four
towns don't approve? It means
that, if we are to build a dam,
we would have to start all over
again—with a smaller dam and
filter system and less miles of
pipe lines. And there would be
the question of whether the re-
vised project was feasible.
So you see we can't . take a
chance on this election being de-
feated. We must vote Saturday
Without fail, for the larger the
vote in favor oi the project the
better position it puts our direc-
tors in in disposing of the bonds.
And if you have friends and rel-
contact them and urge them to"
vote, for thf;pjPBfr<?t. Every town
must approve tne election Satur-
day.
This is it! Give this election a
big majority and that dam you
have dreamed and talked about
for so long will probably be un-
der construction in a few months
time. Let's not forget our dreams
and all the advantages such a
lake would mean to our city
because of a reasonable increase
in water rates' and a small tax.
Go to the polls Saturday and
vote FOR -the water contract
election.
or other outbuildings before the
fire department arrives.,
Fire trucks will be placed at
stretegic points over the city* to
give assistance in case any fire
gets out of control.
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BILLY WAYNE FREEMAN
TO COMPLETE WORK AT
MORTUARY SCHOOL JUNE 20
Mr. B. W. Freeman, who has
been in school since September
1957, will graduate from the
Dallas Institute of Mortuary
Science Friday, Juhe 20, at 7:30
p. m. Billy Wayne took the Na-
tional Board examination for
Morticians in Dallas Wednesday
and will go to the State Board
in Austin in July.
Mrs. Freeman and children
will leave Friday morning to
join her husband in Dallas. Oth-
ers to attend the exercises will
Include Charles Freeman and A.
R. King of Crosbyton, Mrs. Nora
Freeman and Iflils lfMrle Free-
man of Lubbock, and Mr. and
Mrs. Alvie Lindley of Ralls. The
Fceemans will return to Crosby-
ton after a short visit with her
grandparenta. .4 ^..
Pleased to have MRS. Pat Ben-
nett as a citizen of. Crosbyton
this week. Asked.for a wedding
story (it took place Saturday),
but' Pat and Charlene didn't
think they were well enough ac-
quainted in Crosbyton as yet tor
their marriage to be of much
news value. Anyway, our con-
gratulations and* best wishes,
(Continued on Back Page)
Rev. Boyd Will
Show Slides
A special service at the First
Baptist Church will begin at. 7
p. m. Sunday.. evening for. the
showing of slides that were
made in May in Palestine. The
slides to be shown will feature
the life of Christ so far as the
theme is concerned.—
These color pictures have been:
selected from a large assortment
that were made by Wayland
Boyd, pastor, on his recent tour.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Houser, Mrs.
Isem. Collier and Mrs. Wayland
Boyd completed the group on the
tour. *
Many persons have inquired
about the pictures, Rev. Boyd
said, and this service will not
conflict with any other service
in the community. This will en-
able those from other churches
to attend.
"We Welcome all who are in-
terested," said the pastor.
The choir will supply music
for the showing which will en-
hance the story and add inspira-
tion. " """" • "■ ; .. •.
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CUB SCOUT PACK MEETING
MONDAY NIGHT TO FEATURE
SWIMMING AM* PICNIC
Regular Cub Scout Pack meet-
ing Monday night, June 23, will
feature swimming at 6:90 p m
and eats at 7:30 o'clock,. It waa
announced this week. Ihe eats
will be in the form of a welner
roast at McXee'Park.
" Each family Is asked to bring
enough weiners, buns, and cook-
ie* for the family. Boys should
remember to bring money If they
Intend to swim.. ^ ,; ,^,^,..,... „
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