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fense to friend# or torn
We sketch your world
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Byron*
_end^ wished ardently that he
14 * dozen rent houses this week
1 could have rented everyone
them With continued oil acti-
v in the area, more and more
L'e are hunting places to live
this area. And the happy part
far as rent property owners are
-cerned is that we don't have to
rtke oil in Crosby county in or-
, for them to keep their houses
Sinograph and oil drilling
„s think little of driving Tifty
jes or more to their work if
sy can find the kind of housing
ey wwt by driving that dis-
ice One geophysical crew that
scheduled to leave Crosbyton
/remaining because they could
|t find housing nearer. They are
Lying 100 miles to their work.
■So if y°u are among the many
lo are planning on building in
Mbyton thiti year, don't wait
the first oil well. You can be
lllecting rent perhaps for months
building now, whiie-yon would
Jierwise be waiting.
|Trends has talked to. a number
carpenters, lumberyard men
Id others this week regarding
building situation. Everyone
| them say that prospects are
ht for the biggest building
in the city's history.
|The Review has been a Thurs-
Ly publication for several years,
Ct we did not change the date
he until last year. Up until re-
fcntly we have found nothing but
dvantages in the change. Great-
ft benefit to both our advertisers
jid readers is that their papers
ch them in plenty of time
take advantage of week-end
cials.
f But now we have discovered a
advantage. The Review goes
er to Rails "Thursday afternoon
nd our subscribers in that city
receive their papers Thurs-
ay. The Ralls Banner, a Friday
ublication, is not published until
>metime Thursday night. Thus in
le recent exchange between Er-
ist Joiner of the Banner and
tends, the Ralls editor has been
ble to reply the same week. So
Et Says Here" is a liar only one
y a week, while Trends is a
r for six.
fhieves Get Little
Loot In Break In Of
pity Drug Store
A break-in of City Drug Store
fiesday night by a person or per-
ns wanting only narcotics was
eported Wednesday by Sheriff
'oy Addison. Entrance was made
hrough a window in the alley on
he south side of the store. -
Only missing items were a col-
ection of capsules and (ablets,
>d Karr, a partner in the busi-
less with Mr. G. M. Green, stated,
)nly about three dozen of these
ablets contained any narcotics at
ill, and the percentage was very
mall The regular narcotic stock
kept in the safe.
Crosbyton Schools To
Dismiss Friday For
West Texas Teachers
TTie West Texas Teachers Asso-
ciation, which is District 4 of the
state Association, will hold Its an-
nual meeting at Midland Friday,
According to announcement this
veek by County Supt. D. A. Ed-
wards. Mr. Eld wards is treasurer
>f the organization.
The Crosbyton schools will be
Jismissed for the day in order
that the teachers may attend, C.
0- Head, superintendent, has an-
nounced. Most of the Crosbyton
teachers plan to attend, he said.
Mr. Head is a member of the
legislative committee of the or-
ganization.
VOLUME FORTY-TWO
CROSBYTON,
CROSBY
COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY,
MARCH 16th, 1950
NUMBER ELEVEN
Mansfield To Meet I. D. Hollman In
Matched Roping Event Here April 23
Announcement is being made
this week by directors of the Cros-
byton Rodeo Association that
Toots Mansfield, world champion
calf ropwTAvill return to Crosbyton
again this spring on Sunday, Apr-
il 23. He will Beimitched with j,
D. Hojlman, a former Crosby
county boy who now lives at O-
zona, in southwest Texas.
"We intend to have three top-
notch shows at the arena this
year," Tillman Reeves, secretary
of the association, said Tuesday,
"and this is the first one. We don't
think anyone who likes good rop-
ing will be disappointed in this
match."
Mansfield, world champion rop-
er for seven of the past ten years,
is a big attraction in rodeo circles
wherever he appears. He is also
president of the Rodeo Cowboys
Association, a national organiza-
tion which sets up the rules for
rodeo performances. Mansfield has
shown much interest in the Cros-
byton Rodeo Association, assisting
the local directors in every way
that he could.
His opponent in the matched
roping, J. D. Hollman, has given
Mansfield some of his stiffest com-
petition in former matches. Holl-
man tied the champion in one rop-
ing event, and Mansfield barely
nosed him out by three seconds in
another. Hollman was bora in
Crosby county, his father having
worked oil the McNeill Ranch for
many years. He attended school in
Crosbyton at one time.
Points won in the Qrosbyton e-
vent will count 'toward the nation-
al championship, as the Crosbyton
association is a member of the Ro-
deo Cowboys Association. The rop-
ing will start at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
April 23, Mr. Reeves said. In addi-
tion to the big match, there will
also be other attractions.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith and
|( aughter, Dorothy, of Lubbock,
jwere the Sunday guests of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Price Smith.
I Mr. and Mrs. Don Thomas and
children have moved to their new
ome located on the Owen Crump
arm southwest jif—the city.
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_Mr, and Mrs. J. in.i.ei U(
I ickens have moved to Crosbyton
land live on Berkshire avenue.
| iHey moved last Saturday.
l\r^rS" Ruby Br°yles and Mr. and
I Mrs. Leonard Deskin of Phillips
spent the week-fend in the W. A.
I Latta home.
WELCOME, NEW
SUBSCRIBERS
U«it of new
^newa< subscriptions to the
^ durln* the past week:
* ,
Mrs. John Crump
James C. Flemmons
'• A. Hodges
J- L. McCrummen
M. Moore
Mrs. Myrtle Stewart
Eugene Hardin
1,500 Vehicles
Yet To Register
In Crosby County
With only two more weeks until
April T, deadline for car registra-
tions, only about one-half of the
cars in the county Ij^ave been re-
gistered, Roy Karr, tax assessor-
collector, reports.
"This means that we must re-
gister as many can in the next
two weeks as we have in the past
six, since February 1," he said.
Up to noon Wednesday 1015
passenger cars had been register-
ed for 1950, compared with 2030
for the entire period in 1949, indir.
eating that exactly half the cars
have been registered. There will
probably be more this -year, Mr.
Karr believes.
By noon Wednesday 317 farm
trucks bore 1950 licenses, compar-
ed with 479 in 1949, and commer-
cial trucks * were 90, compared
with 224 last year.
It all means that a bunch of
people are going to have to stand
in line;" the collector stated. "We
still have about 1,500 vehicles that
must be registered."
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Red Cross Nears
Quota In Annual
Drive In Area
The City of Crosbyton has more
than raised its quota in"the annual
Red Cross Roll Call, but as yet
only one report has been received
from community committees, Mr.
Garnet Jones, local drive chair-
mai}, said Wednesday.
■ Tip to that time a total of
$589.4*6 had been raised in Crosby-
ton, he said.
Smith community has gone over
the top on its $50 quota.
Although the money had not
yet been turned in, Mr. Jones un-
tfte Mt. Blanco com-
Grain Growers *
Have Important
Meeting Friday
Stockholders of Crosbyton Grain
Growers, Inc., local grain co-oper-
ative elevator, will have one- of
their most important meetings in
Crosbyton Friday at 2:30 o'clock.
Every member of the organization
is being urged to be present.
This is the annual meeting of
the organization, officials point
out, and the usual number of new
directors are to be named. Finan-
cial statement for the year will
be made, which shows a substan-
tial profit above cost.,of operation.
In addition, several other im-
portant matters must be discuss-
ed, officials state. The resignation
of Mr. W. M. Kunkel as manager
of the elerator has been accepted,
and the members have to decide
what action will be taken in sel-
ecting a new manager. Mr. Kun-
kel has accepted a similar position
with a co-operative elevator at
Dimmitt.
The local co-operative has dis-
cussed the building of additional
storage, it was pointed out. Quite
a bit of stock has been tentatively
sold, but not a sufficient amount
to carry out the program. The
members will decide what further
action will be taken in the propos-
ed building program.
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Lions Enjoy.
Robertson High -
Student Program
A group of high school students
from the Robertson school staged
an interesting program at the
regular luncheon of the Crosbyton
Lions Club Wednesday. The stu-
dents were accompanied to Cros-
byton by their superintendent, Mr.
H. A. Owens.
Several girls sang two groups of
songs. The young ladies taking
part were Misses Mary Lockwood,
Bobbie Martin, Colleen Singleton,
Minnie Stephenson, Ruth Nitcho-
Jas, Helen Chapman, Beth Parker,
Martha Hight, Nancy Anderson,
and Doris Gage.
Virgil WiUiams, also from the
Robertson school, entertained the
Lions with several selections on
his guitar.
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C. F. Flemins Buys
Interest Of Elvis Howell
In Broadway Gin
Mr. C. F. Flemins has purchas-
ed the interest of Mr. Elvis How-
ell in the Broadway Gin on the
East Plains, according to an an-
nouncement made this week. Oth-
er partner in the gin is Mr. Ira
Taylor of Lubbock.
Mr. Flemins and family have
moved to the home on the gin
property, while "Mr. Howell and
family have moved back to Cros-
byton. They are now at home On
Berkshire Avenue.. Mr. Howell is
manager Of the Crosbyton Farm-
ers Co-op Gin.
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Honor Roll For
Six Weeks Period
Is Announced
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The high school honor roll for
the first six weeks period of the
second semester was announced
this week by Fred Cunningham,
high school principal.
Honor students for the period
are: Lanell Irvin, Eugenia Stew
art, Cecilia Puckett, Wanda Brix-
ey, Patsy Morgan, Shirley Roberts
John Davis, Keith Parker, Dar-
lene Brunson. Barbara Wooten,
Corene Smith, Wayne Dobson,
munlty had gone over the top on
its quota of $50. Other community
committees are alsp "working, he
said
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School Board Orders
Trustees Election Apr. 1;
Two Names Are Filed
An election to choose two new
school board members was called
by the Crosbyton School board in
session Tuesday night, for Satur-
day, April 1.
Only two names to fill the two
vacancies have yet been filed with
Mr. Edgar Allen, school clerk, to
appear on the ballot They are the
present members whose terms ex-
pire this yeaFr Mr. D. B. Ellison
and Mr. Jesse Bass.
Other names will be accepted
until Thursday. March 23, which
is 10 days before the elecUon, Mr.
Allen stated.
Dave Collier, Waynell McCarty
and Dorothy Grizzle.
Oradc School Honor Students
Announced By Principal
The grade school honor roll was
also announced this week by G. L
Erwin, grade school principal:
First grade: Cathey Brakebill,
Beverly^ Davis, Kathryn Lodal,
Linda Guye Thompson, Rubye D.
Weldon, Vicki Carter, Carol Grif-
fin, Jenalou Miller, Nova Jean
Reed, Sammy Kay Starrett, Ken-
neth Simpson, Larry Ogle and Roy
Ivy. * x
Second: Sherron Ausmus, Geo.
Brakebill, Charles Moore, Tad Ro-
berson, Shirrill Dewbre, David Ed-
wards, David Stephens, Robert
Winegar, James Duane Winter,
Judy Autrey, Ann Barnett, Kath-
erine Baxter, Sharon Campbell,
Patsy Orisham, Betty Kunkel,
More Pictures of Crosbyton Children
Dedication Services, Homecoming,
For Meth. Church Planned May 7th
Enumerators
Are Named For
1950 Census'
Pictures of more Crosby county
children appear in this issue of
the Review.
In the top row, left to right,,are;
Cam, 19-months old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Campdon Lawson; Sue,
6-year old daughter, and Wayne,
5-year^old son, children of Mr. and
Mrs"*Otis Justus.
Center row, left to right; Judy,
8-year old daughter, and Angela,
9-months old daughter, children of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Benton, and
Ann, 3-year old daughter of Mr.
and Sirs. Fred J. Cunningham.
Bottom row, left to right: Mary
Ann, 4-year old daughter, and Bil-
ly, 6-year old son, children of Mf.
and Mrs. Alton Strickland; the
children of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Eas-
ter, and the children of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Griffin.
School Trustees Buy Legion Hall
For Conversion To Negro School
Before another session of school
begins, negro students of Crosby-
ton will have a much nicer school
building in which to do their stu-
dying.
At a recent meeting of the Cros-
byton School board, the members
voted to buy the American Legion
Half at a cost of $1500, and move
it to a location jubt north of the
R. C. Wood warehouse building.
The school has bought eight lots
at the new location, which will af-
ford a much larger playground
than the present two lots on which
the negro school is located.
The new location is also on the
gas line, while it was necessary to
burn coal in the old building.
The American Legion Hall was
put up for sale after J. M. Brooks
Post bought a downtown location.
This building was formerly used
for school purposes, at the Four
Mile Lake school between Crosby-
ton and Ralls. The walls were
sheetrocked and a new floor in-
staUed after the building was
moved into town. Cost of moving
the building and making necessary
changes will probably amount to
about $1,000. ,
TomThumb
Wedding To Be
Staged by Seniors
Practice has begun on the "Tom
Thumb Wedding", to be presented
Tuesday, April 4, in the high
school auditorium. The Seniors are
sponsoring this program.
About 30 tiny-tots of pre-school
age will have a part in this wed-
ding. It promises to be one of the
best programs of the year.
In connection' with the Tom
Thumb Wedding, a baby show is
being sponsored. All parents are
being urged by the Seniors to en-
ter their babies in this show and
contest. The fee to enter is 50c.
Nice prizes will be given to the
winners of the show. Entries may
be made by calling or seeing Mrs.
Taylor Lowrie, Mr. Fred Cunning-
ham or any senior class member,
giving the baby's name and age.
(Continued on Back Page)
Chiefs Win Lively
Boxing Match With
Kress Team, 6-5
The Crosbyton Chiefs won their
second match with Kress here on
Monday night, by a narrow mar-
gin of 6 to 5, in the Crosbyton
gymnasium. Kress had won an
earlier match between the two
teams at Kress.
Monte Wallace and Lawrence
Hargis staged two good bouts,
both winning their matches.
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Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Bolding and
Mrs. J. E. Green of Floydada vis-
ited Mrs. W. A. Latta Tuesda>
afternoon.
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Clinton Reeves, formerly of Gra-
ham, began work about .three
weeks ago as a clerk in Lemley
Food.
Troy Webb Opens
Upholstery
Shop In City
A new business, to be known as
the Crosbyton Upholstery Shop,
was opened this week on Berk-
shire Avenue, across the street
from Marshall Motor Company.
Mr. Troy Webb, formerly of Fort
Worth, is the owner of the new
business.
The company will feature tailor-
ed auto seat covers, but will also
do furniture upholstering.
Mr. Webb is an experienced up-
holstery man, having spent two
years in the Plymouth and Chrys-
ler upholstery shop and one year
in the Southwest Chevrolet shop,
in Fort Worth. He also operated a
shop of his own in Fort Worth.
"Mr? and Mrs. Webb and daugh-
ter have moved to Crosbyton. He
was born and raised at Roaring
Springs. V"
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Citizens Urged
To Bid On Baby
Beeves At Show
Crosby county citizens wanting
prize baby beef will have the op-
portunity to get it next week
when the calves are auctioned off
at the South Plains Junior Fat
Stock Show on Wednesday. And
you can get Crosby county beef,
too, because therfe will be many
animals on exhibit by 4-H and F.
F. A. boys from this county. -
Persons wishing to buy one „ of
the. beeves should contact W. R.
Kimbrough, county agent; Ernest
Smith, Crosbyton Chamber of
Commerce, Roy Farris or H. C,
Hoover? Or better still, be on hand
to bid on the animals yourself,
said Mr. Kimbrough.
The show will start Monday and
last through Wednesday. In addi-
tion to the baby beef division, sev-
eral Crosby ccyunty boys will enter
animals in theswine show..—:
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Chiefs To Compete In
Double Round Robin
Baseball Schedule
To round out the year's athletic
program in the Crosbyton High
school, the Chiefs will engage in a
District 3-A double round robin
baseball schedule starting April 4,
Coach Fred Cunningham announc-
ed this week. The district will be
divided in north and south halves,
with Crosbyton competing with
Ralls, Spur, Floydada and Mata-
dor in the south half.
Several non-conference games
will be played before the district
schedule begins, he said.
Ooach Willis Hedges' track
team is also looking good. The
boys have been working lor the
past four weeks and plan to enter
the district meet on April 1 at
Floydada.
Enumerators for Crosby county
to conduct the 1950 census were
named this week by Bob Perkins,
county supervisor, folowing exam^tfer^icTtion
inations and intervifijvs Friday, Replication
Monday and Tuesday.
Twelve enumerators were select-
ed from a field of 30 applicants,
^Mr. Perkins said. They were chos-
en from grades made on the ex-
amination, with consideration giv-
en to past experience that will
help in the enumeration work.
Districts have not yet. been as-
signed to the enumerators, the
county supervisor said, but these
assignments will be made in the
near future. Training of the enu-
merators will begin about March
28, and actual counting of heads
will-begin=-around April 1.
The list of enumerators chosen
is as follows:
Crosbyton, Mrs. Charles Free-
man, Mrs. Alton Strickland and
Mrs. Ruby Bales; Big Four, Mrs.
Ardella Justus; Lorenzo, Miss
Bonnie Ruth Marlar and Mrs. Jes-
sie McKee; Ralls, Mrs. Sadie
Thomas, Mr. James Kinney and
Mrs. Lois Polvadore; Cone, Mr.
Leslie Tomme and Mrs. Bertha
Pulliam, and Farmer, Mrs. Wan-
da Hillyard. Mrs. Eddie Hale,
Crosbyton, was chosen as an alter-
nate to serve in case of sickness
or resignation.
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Dedication service for the
church building of the Firat
Methodist church, and a homecom-
ing of former pastors and mem-
bers, has been set for Sunday,
May 7, according to announcement
this week by the Board of Stew-
ards' of the church.
Bishop William C. Martin, of
Dallas, bishop for the Northwest
Texas Conference of the-Methodist
cliurch, will be present to preach
sermon, Rev. Lloyd
Hamilton, pastor, said Monday.
Rev. Marvin Boyd, of Plainview,
district superintendent, will also
be present.
Invitations will be mailed to all
former pastors of the church, he
said, and members are urged to
contact former members and in-
vite them to attend.
Although the Crosbyton church
has been free of debt for several
years, the dedication service has
been postponed until other needed
improvements were made. The
church installed new opera chairs
last year. _
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Two Candidates
Add Names To
Review List
Funds Needed
For Cemetery
Maintenance
Post cards are being mailed
this week to all persons having
loved ones buried fh the Crosbyton
cemetery, asking them for dona-
tions to 4 help maintain "the " ceme-
tery for the coming year.
"The people have always re-
sponded splendidly to this cause,"
A. R. King, member of the ceme-
tery committee, said Monday. "Be-
cause of this we have been able to
maintain the local cemetery nice-
ly, and it has gained a reputation
for being one of the best kept
small cemeteries in this section of
the country."
Due to the increased costs of
labor, materials and other sup-
plies, the cost of maintenance has
gradually increased in the past
few years, he said. This year the
association will need approximate-
ly $2,250 to maintain the cemetery
as it should be kept, he said.
The association only attempts
to keep the cemetery clean, shrubs
and flowers watered and other
general work. Persons wanting
any type of special work should
see the sexton, Mr. King said.
Just as it appeared that politi-
cal interest was waning in Crosby
countyr two new candidates added
their names to the announcement
column of The Review this week.
Forrest Weimhold, Levelland
publisher and radio owner, visited
in Crosbyton Tuesday, announcing
his candidacy for the Texas Legis-
lature from the 119th District. Mr.
Weimhold, whose statement ap-
pears in this issue, said that Pres-
ton Smith, present legislator from
this district, would not be a candi-
date for re-election.
In county politics, J. C. Smith,
jr., authorized the Review to an-
nounce his candidacy foe the of-
fice of Tax Assessor-Collector,
saying that his formal statement
would be made at a later date. Mr.
Smith is the third candidate to
seek this office.
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Seniors Sponsor Food
Sale At Modern Foods,
Grocery Saturday
The Seniors of Crosbyton High
school are sponsoring a Food Sale
Saturday, March 18, at Modern
Foods grocery. They will sell home
make cakes, pies and candy. The
sale will last from 10 a. m. to 4
p. m.
One cake is to be given away
at 4:00 o'clock, it was announced.
The seniors wiU appreciate your
business.
Mrs. A. W. Wallace and her
mother, Mrs. E. P. Humphries of
Whiteflat, are visiting this week
with friends and relatives in Fort
Worth and Dallas.
Is Canyon Reef Field Coming toward
Crosby? Possibilities Are Good
Will Garza and Crosby counties
be on an extension of the Canyon
Reef oil field of Scurry county?
That is the question uppermost in
the minds of not only Crosby
county pe.ople, but the oil industry
as well.
If you have a Texas map handy,
it might be interesting to look at
it; In Scurry county, the field has
already been lairly well defined as
extending north and slightly west
of Snyder. Although not yet prov-
en a3 an extension, the southwest
Kent county field is probably tied
on to the ScUTry county produc-
tion area, still following a north
and slightly west direction.
-—Now- attention
"tight" wildcat seven and one-half
miles northwest of Clairmont, the
Caroline Hunt Trust Estate No. 1
Young. This well still follows the
northwest line from the Scurry
county field. The test Monday was
credited with drilling ahead below
6,630 feet in lime, without setting
casing, as some sources previous-
ly indicated would be done.
Some saturation and bleeding
oil were reported logged in cores
to 6,428 feet, in the Canyon Reef
lime. Now draw a line on your
map from the Scurry county field,
through the southwest Kent coun-
ty field and the No. 1 Young test
Continuing the northwest direc-
tion, it would hit Crosby county in
the Kalgary area. .. '—V
Also of intrest was the an-
nouncement Monday of the recov-
ery of 30 feet of drilling mud,
5,382 feet of oil and 1,747 feet' of
salt water on a 14-hour and 44-
minute dnllstem test of the
Strawn through perforations from
7,356 to 7,360 feet in the Lewis
Lohman et al of Dalas, No. 1 J. W.
Young, 11 miles due west of
Clairmont. Gas was at the surface
in lis hours on the test, run after
plugging baek to 7,654 feet and
setu.-g 5l/2 inch casing at that
point. Orders were being awaited.
Although neither of these wells
have been completed, they both
look good for. production.
Crosby Wildcat Tested
News from the Crosby county
test, Gulf Oil Corp. No. 1 C. F.
Martin, located east of White Riv-
er near the Dickens-Crosby coun-
cord-
ing to reports Monday, lime was
being drilled below 7,995 feet after
recovery of 25 feet of drilling mud
on a one hour drillstem test from
7,925 to 7,985 feet. Packer had
failed on an attempted drillstem
test from 7,910 to 7,985 feet.
Very little information has been
released' concerning the progress
of this test.
Sohio Will Drill -
Sohio Oil Company moved in a
rig Saturday to start drilling a
wildcat venture in northeast Gar-
za county, about seven miles south
and slightly east of Kalgary. Al-
though definite information con-
cerning the location could not to
secured, it is from one-fourth to
one-half mile of the Ohio teat drill-
ed in that area last year.
There were also reports of two
other rigs being
Kalgary ana, but no
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