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Rodeo
icials Named
[t Monday Meet
>.nual stockholders meeting
the Crosbyton Rodeo Associa-
Monday evening
L district court room. With
stockholders on the list, only
Wcew<wTwas re-elected to
rpp.ve&T term as director of
"organization, along with W.
To rnAtt a new director. Mr.
fctt takes the place of B. L.
Kon, who hJjd completed a
.p.vear term.
«bert Work was chosen to
the unexpired term of E E.
iihorn, who has moved to Lub-
This term is for two years,
complete the board of direc-
= Fred Robertson was elected-
la one-year term to fill-a va-
' cy caused, when >■ L- Mc-
Immen moved to Seminole,
-ilbert Brunson, one of the or-
ders of the Crosbyton Rodeo
whG now lives nearRqswell,
Mex was elected an honora-
director. He' was present for
, Monday night meeting,
IcH-nver members of the
ird include Stanton Brunson,
sident; Tillman Reeves, secre-
t-treasurer, and Gene Smith,
^president. These officers
re chosen by the directors at
[meeting following the stock-
llders meeting.
directors discussed the
Ite of the annual rodeo and
tier questions, but no decisions
bre made. Another meeting of
directors is called for Mon-
ly night, Jan. 19.
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igation Will
Discussed at
jrenzo Meeting
lA meettrt? of impoftance-to.
irrigation farmers in Crosby
lunty, and to those who plan to
It down an irrigation well in*
|e future, will be held at Lor-
,school lunchroom Thurs-
y, Jan. 22, starting at 7:3.0 p.
Refreshments will be served.
|Don Jones, veteran superinten-
nt of the Lubbock Experiment
ation who has worked with ir-
gation for 25 years, will be in
ge of the meeting.
|This meeting will be followed
a field demonstration some-
in February, according to
111 Kimbrough, county agent,
: which time proper methods of
Igation will be demonstrated.
|U. S. President Johnson was a
or by profession.
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VOLUME FORTY-FIVE
CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 1953
-- NUMBER THREE
Local Committee Chairaien Named
Foi March oi Dimes Polio Campaign
The Crosbyton area has as-
sume'd a goal of $2,000 for the
1953 March of Dimes campaign
for the aid of polio victims and
research, Bob Work, Crosbyton
chairman, announced this week.
The active campaign begins to-,
day, Jan. 15, ;and will continue
through Jan. 31.
Mr. Work announced the fol-
lowing committee appointments:
Crosbyton, J. W. Carter and L. H.
Finch; M4* Blanco, Mrs. J. W.
McClure; Broadway, C. F. Flem-
ins; Big Four, Mrs. Earl Edler;
Wake, w. H. Leatherwood; Kal-
gary, Mrs. Homer Robinett; rural
schools, Vernon Doss, and Cros-
byton schools, Fred Cunning-
ham. These chairmen may ap-
point any assistants they may
need, Mr. Work said. . .
The Chieftain will run a short
film, probably next week, and
collectors will be in the lobby
each night the film is shown, he
said. The churches are being
asked to help again, and the
Crosbyton Lions Club will make
its usual donation.
There will be no containers in
the stores this year, as they
were not, available. Persons
wishing to contribute are asked
to give through some other
source.
.Services For Mrs.
M. E. Long Held
Friday at Ralls
Funeral services for Mrs. M.
E. Long, highly-revered first-
grade teacher in the Ralls school
system for 17 years, were held
Friday, Jan. 9, at 3 p. m. in the
Ralls First Baptist church. Offi-
ciating were Rev. A. P. Stokes,
of Afton, and Rev. W. A. Appling,
MctKodtet pastor of Ralls.
Mrs. Long died at 7 p. m.
Thursday in Crosbyton Clinic
Hospital, where she had been a
patient for 10 days. She had been
ill for about a month. The Ralls
schools were dismissed Friday
in order that the students-could
attend the services.
Mrs. Long was a member of
the Baptist church and Order of
the Eastern Star.
Survivors are her husband;
two daughters, Mrs. R. L. Or-
mon, Lorenzo, and Mrs. P. C.
Harmonson, Big Spring; three
grandchildren, Peteand David
Harmonson and Dixie Ormon;
three brothers, J. D., Edwin and
Haywood Chalk, all of Dallas;
and three sisters, Mrs. R. E. Long
and Mrs. T. E. Long, both of
Matador, and Mrs. J. E. Scoggins
of PhoeniXn
Pallbearers were Joe Catching,
Chesley Dozier, R. L. Kidd, Joe
Darden, Grice Herrington, D. A.
Edwards and Raymond Raids.
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BAPTIST^ BROTHERHOOD TO
MEET MONDAY NIGHT
Regular {January meeting of
the First Baptist Church Brother-
hood will be held Monday night,
Jan. 19, beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Following the supper, Rev.
Jack Pierce, pastor of the Loren-
zo Baptist church, will be the
speaker. All men of the church
are invited.
New Garbage
Truck Is Put In
Service Thurs.
A new Studebaker dump truck
was put into'service last week
by the- City of Crosbyton for the
trash and garbage pick-up, ac-
cording to announcement by
Sam Davis, in charge of this part
of the city's servirp. It will rp-
place an old army truck that-
has been used for the past sev-
eral years. , ,
The truck was paid for with
profits from the city utilities, ci-
ty officials report.
The new truck will hold about
three times the amount of the
old truck, has a much lower
slung bed, thus facilitating the
loading and haliling of trash. It
will also be used for other city
seivices, such as dirt and cali-
che hauling, Mr. Davis said.
Bud and Curtis Johnson are
the trash pick-up men for the
city.
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Bank, Miller
Drug, Pleased
With Openings
Both the Citizens National
Bank and Miller Drug company
were well pleased with their for-
mal openings last Saturday. Big
crowds attended both openings.
"We were highly pleased with
everything," Russell McCurdy,
executive vice-president of the
bank, said Monday. "Many peo-
ple came in to see our new bank
and from the compliments we
received, I think the public is
also pleased with the new bank
building.", - Many out- of - town
people were also present for the
opening.
Monday the bank opene'd for
business in their new quarters.
Nolen Miller was also highly
pleased with the opening at his
newly refurnished drug store.
"We had large crowds all day,
and everyone seemed to like our
store very much," he said.
Both business houses received
many flowers from well-wishing
friends.
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MRS. KATHRYN LEE IS NEW
TEACHER IN SCHOOLS
Mrs. Kathryn "Lee will become
a teacher in the Crosbtyon Jun-
ior High school with the begin-
ning of the new term next Mon-
day, Fred Cunningham, superin-
tendent, has announced. She is
to .take the place of Mrs. C. O.
Strickland, who is moving to Id-
alou to teach in the school there.
Mrs. Lee, who taught last year
in New Mexico, taught for six
years in,West Texas, at. Level-
land and Andrews. She holds a
Master's degree from Baylor Uni-
versity, Waco.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee recently
moved to Crosbyton, he being
the Crosby County Soil Conserva-
tionist.
Last Sermon
Noted Texan Is
Secured As C. C.
Banquet Speaker
George Hester, head of the his-
tory and government department
of Southwestern University, at
Georgetown, has been secured as
the speaker for the annual Cros-
byton Chamber of Commerce
banquet, Blake Briscoe, secreta-
ry, announced this week.
Date of the banquet has been
set for Friday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.
m. in the Crosbyton school lunch
WALTER A, BROWN
To Preach Final Sermons
Here Sunday
Walter A. Brown, minister of
the Crosbyton Church of Christ
for the past three years, will
preach his final sermon at the
local church next Sunday, Jan.
18. He will preach at both the
morning and evening services.
At 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon he
will talk to an area ■ wide
young people's meeting *at the
Broadway Church of Christ in
Lubbock.
Mr. Brown has accepted a
call to a Church of Christ in
Laredo. He will also be assis-
tant manager of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company of
that city.
Cline Drake, minister of the
Idalou church for the past four
years and before that for 15
months at Lorenzo, has ac-
cepted a call to the Crosbyton
church. He will preach his first
sermon here Sunday, Jan. 25.
room. TZ
Dr. Hester, listed in Who's
Who in America, has had a wide
experience and is recognized
as one of the better speakers in
the state. He served in the Texas
Legislature and on the Railroad
Commission. During World War
II he was on an advisory , com-
mittee to< President Roosevelt.
He has served as mayor of
Georgetown and is the author of
several widely-used textbooks
on Texas government.
Tickets for the banquet will
be on sale within the near fu-
ture, Mr. Briscoe said.
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CLANTON TRACTOR CO. „ .
TO HAVE FORMAL OPENING
AT RASfLS SATURDAY
Clinton Tractor company, the
authorized Ferguson dealer J for
Crosby county, will have its
grand opening in Ralls Saturday,
Jan. 17. Owned by. Charles Clan^
ton, the company is located on
Highway 82. '
Mr. Clanton said that he would
have a complete line of Fergu-
son tractors and implements, a
service department and a full
line of parts.
1930 Model A Ford File Track Being
Replaced After 22 Years of Service
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Tax Collections Are Good But Poll
80 percent
Approximately
thete
already been collected by Jan. 1,
according to the monthly report
of Mrs. Tookie Maze, chief depu-
Iy~Ih nve~tax assessor-collector's
office. ~~ " '
Total taxes on the county rolls
including county, road districts
anci some common school dis-
tricts, is $126,014.49. By Jan. 1, a
total of $97,101.84 of this amount
had already been collected, the
report shows. The biggest < part,
$67,920.15, was paid in October
with a three percent discount al-
lowed. $13,052.12 was paid in
November and $16,129.57 in Dec-*
ember.
The percentage of state taxes
paid was even higher. With $29,-
610.28 .on the rolls, a total of
$24,566.34 had been paid up to
January 1, , ~
The payment of poll taxes in
the county, however, Is falling
fat behind last year's figure,
By Jan. 1, only 735 poll tax pay- Ret lirst<hand information con-
ments had been made. Howevef,
as poll taxes are no longer as-
sessed along with property and
personal taxes, most poll taxes
are paid during January.
To Be Discussed
Lions Luncheon
A program on the Texas Lions
Crippled Children's Camp at
Kerrville will be held next Wed-
nesday, Jan. 21, in Fellowship
Hall of First Methodist Church,
Garnet Jones, club president, an-
nounced this week. Jack Roe, an
official of the camp, will be pre-
sent to talk and show a film on
the camp, which, will be opened
this spring. The club meets for
its noon luncheon at 12:10.
The camp will be available
for use by crippled children of
the Crosbyton area, Mr. Jones
pointed out. For this reason, pa-
rents of crippled children are in-
vited to attend this meeting and
MRS. LOYD E. FOWLER IS
BIG FOUR CORRESPONDENT
TO REVIEW FOR YEARS
The Review announces
with regret this week that
Mrs. Loyd E. Fowler, long-
time correspondent for this
newspaper from the Big 4
community, has given up
her job. At the same time,
we are glad to welcome Miss
Arnese Home as the new Big
Four correspondent, who will
be assisted by her mother,
Mrs. L. A, Home. ^
Mrs. Fowler has been writ-
ing the news about happen-
ings in her community for
many years and has been
faithful and efficient in her
correspondence. In 1952 the
Fowler family moved into
town but Mrs. Fowler agreed
to remain._as correspondent
until her successor could be
secured.
Althougn wis regret losing
Mrs. Fowler as our corres-
pondent, we feel that Arnese
will do an equally good-job j
of reporting the news from
Big Four.
Two DWI's Are
Fined, Jailed
An otherwise uneventful week
in the sheriff's office was inter-
rupted Sunday by the arrest of
two intoxicated automobile op-
erafoftTipth men pled guilty in
county 60urt to driving While
intoxicated.
On his second offense. J. C.
Mayfield was fined $278.05 and
assessed a jail sentence of 15
days.
Jose Mavarro received a fine
of $226.05 and a jail sentence of
10 days.
Chiefs Enter/Hale
Center Tourney
Xrosbyton's basketball
have been entered in the
Hale Center basketball
teams
annual
tourna-
cerning the purposes §nd plans
for the new enterprise.
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Office Supplies At The Review
Trophies will be awarded to
first, second, third and consola-
tion winners in both the boys
and girls division. An additional
award will be given for sports-
manship.'
First-round boys games pit
Crosbyton against Petersburg,
and Springlake against Idalou.,
Girls contests are between An-
ton and Crosbyton, Hale Center
and Hart, Cotton Center and Pe-
tersburg.
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.Mrs. Jennie Simpson and Mrs*
Carmen Bembry had as their
holiday guests Mr. and Mrs. R.
C. Simpson and their son. and
wife, Mr. and MrS. Douglas
Simpson, all of Los Altos, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Simpson
also visitQd her mother, Mrs. O-
ra Rajflrriotad. Other Christmas
dinner guests in the Slffipson
home were Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Chandler of Weatherford, Mr.
and Mrs. James M. Simp;ton of
Lubboekr Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Ro-
bertson and Dolores Of Lubbock,
and Jlmfny Robertson, is minis-
terial student at Baylor, Waco.
Members of the Crosbyton Fire
Department ro elected the same
officials at the annual election
of officers Monday night. Hugh
Nation was chosen chief; Bill
Nickson, first assistant; Tillman
Reeves, second assistant, and
Rhea Campbell, secretary-treas-
urer. These men have served in
these offices for several years.
Captains chosen were Bill Bell.
Galen Whitchurch and Weldon
Dendy.
Three men in the department
have now completed 20 years of
service, making them eligible to
receive the state firemen's pen-
sion when they reach.the^age^of
55. They are Hugh Nation, Loyd
Carson and Bill Nickson. A for-
mer member, Fred Littlefield, is
already receiving his pension
check. A fourth member, Till-
man Reeves, will complete his
20 years of service in the de-
partment this year.
Department officials also an-
nounced that a new truck will
be put in service this week. This
is a Chevrolet,pick-up which is
being converted into a booster
truck. It will take the place" of
the 1930 model A Ford, which
has bfeen sold.
The Ford truck, first purchas-
ed as a chemical truck, was la-
ter converted to a booster. After
22 years of service, it had only
2,000 miles on its speedometer.
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W. A. BROWNS EXPRESS
THANKS TO PEOPLE OF
CROSBYTON AREA
May we use this me&ns and
opportunity of expressing our
eep appreciation to the many
people in Crosbyton who have
made our stay here a most plea-
sant one. Of course the members
of the church,. for .-which we la-
bor, have been most g ratio Us in
every way. It is true also that
school officials, merchants and
people in general have treated
us most kindly. In that it is im-
possible to Express to each one
our deep appreciation for all the
kindness shown, we use this
means of conveying a message
to all. We trust that this year,
and each succeeding year, will
bring happiness and prosperity
to all of you both individually
arid collectively.
Mr. and Mfs. W. A. Bcqwjol. -J general fund to "borrow"
Mr. and Mrs. Percy findley of
Lubbock, long-time Crosbyton
residents, cam® over for the for- session,
mal opening of the new bank
building and to visit friends.
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Mrs.
last week frotai an extended vis
it with her daughter and hus-
band, Capt. and Mrs. Wllmoth
Watkins at Norfolk, Va.
Mexican Dinner and "42" Tourney
For January 23 Creating Interest
Fire Marshall
Warns Against
Trash Fires
Crosbytop citizens are being
warned this week by Fire Mar-
shall Audrey May that extra
precautions should be used when
setting trash fires. Several com-
plaints have already been re-
ceived by the Fire Department
on trash fires that nearly start-
ed a larger fire, he said.
Due to the extreme dry weattr-"
er, trash should not be burned
when there is wind of any in-
tensity. The trash piles should
be placed well away from fences
or outbuildings, and dry weeds
or grass should be cleaned out
from around the pile.
"We will receive a small pen-
alty this year on our insurance
premiums because of our fire
losses last year," he warned. "If
through carelessness more fires
are started, the penalty may be
increased."
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Model Cleaners
Installs Cleaner.
Ernest Roberson of Model
Cleaners is announcing this
week the installation of ajiew
Hammond cleaning system in
the local plant. The system was
installed just before Christmas
and has now "been thoroughly
adjusted, Mr. Roberson said. He
invites the public to drop in and
see it. ■-—
The unit consists of a large
cleaner which is completely au-
tomatic, with a filtering system
which cleans the naptha as it
is being used, and an extractor
for taking out the excess nap-
tha from the cleaned clothes.
The system can be set to clean
"for any length of "time,"TfTen^"aCr
tomatically drains. It will ena-
ble the plant, to do. better clean-
ing in a much shorter time, Mr.
Roberson stated.
V Much interest is being created
in the Mexican dinner and "42"
tournament which is to be held
Friday night, Jan. 23, in the
school lunchroom, under spon-
sorship of the Parent-Teacher as-
sociation.
Tickets, which are $1.25 for a-
dults and 75 cents for children,
may be purcha'sed from any P.-
T. A. executive committee mem-,
ber, at several business houses
or, at , the schools. -
Proceeds from the dinner will
be appl ied to the laymg^>f floor -
covering in the lunchroom, a
major project of the P.-T. this
year.
Persons planning to play "42"
are asked to see Mr. Bob Work
and Mrs. D. A.^Edwards, mana-
gers of the men's and women's
brackets respectively. Brackets
are being arranged for.16 tables
of players, eight in each divi-
sion, and entries are coming in
rapidly. Players will choose part-
ners beforehand and they will
remain together throughout the
evening. The two teams of win-
ners will be proclaimed as "42"
champions, of Crosbyton.
Other table games will be ar-
ranged for those who do not
want to play "42".
Persons planning to attend are
asked to buy their tickets as ear-
ly as possible in order that the
lunchroom staff will know the
number to prepare for. Ladies
.-preparing the Mexican—dinner
are Mrs. Frances Mayfield, Mrs. .
R. W. Mize and Mrs- Floyd Ed-
wards.
Chiefs Win Two
District Games
In Past Week
Crosbyton's basketball squad
won two games during the past
week, defeating Kress on 'Friday
night 34-30, and Hale Center- on
Tuesday night, 35-30. Th^ gives
the^ locals a record of nine wins
and four losses for the season,
and a conference standing of
two wins and two losses.
The girls team lost both games
this week, being defeated by
Kress 39-10, and by Hale Center
45-21.
Friday night the teams play
three games in the local gymna-
sium against the Lockney teams,
starting at 6:30 p. m.
Next Tuesday night the Chiefs
play New Deal there. ,
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Arthur and
son, Jack Clinton,, were week-end
guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Hood. They also at-
tended the formal openings of
The Citizens National Bank and
Miller Drug company.
Review Classifieds Bring Results
Commissioners' Court To Meet Next
Monday To Discuss Salary Increases
The Crosbys County Commis-
sioners' Court, following a regu-
lar session here Monday, will
meet again next Monday, Jan. 19
to discuss salary increases for
all elective officers, E. H. Flour-
noy, county clerk and ex-officio
clerk of the court, said Tuesday.
A public hearing on the pro-
posed salary increases had been
called for Monday afternoon,
and only one taxpayer showed
up, it w;as reported. It is/neces
sary to have the public hearing
before salaries can be increased.
When the budget was set up
early last fall, the increases in
salaries were anticipated and
the budget arranged to take care
of thfem. officials said; Due to
increased valuations on county
rolls, the salary increases can be
made without an increase it tax-
es, it was said.
Indicating this point, Mr.
Flournoy said that the balance
in the general fund at the end of
1952 was $16,019.32, compared
with $13,604.64 a year ago, an
increase of $3,585.32 for the year.
Up until two or three years ago,
it had been necessary for the
from
other funds each year In order
to complete the year. ...
During the Monday morning
of all deputies at the same fi-
gure as last year. Lights for the
courthouse were ordered chang-
C. E. Flemins returned ed from the City of Crosbyton
plant to Southwestern Public
Service, a system of rotation fol-
lowed each year by the court. In
addition the commissioners ap-
proved the purchase of new road
machinery for Precinct Three.
The Court also ordered L. 1 A.
Wicks, jr., county attorney, to go
to Austin to assist the stdfte's at-
torney in arguing a case before
the Court of Criminal Appeals,
allowing his expenses for the
trip. The case is that of Pearl
Clark, Odessa, convicted in Cros-
by county court on a bootlegging
case, assessed a $1,000 fine and
a jail term. She appealed the
up soon.
Meet Jan. 20th
The Camera Club will have its
regular meeting Tuesday night,
Jan. 20. Anyone wishing to at-
tend will be welcomed.
Meetings are on the third
Tuesday nights at the lunchroom
unless the lunch room is needed
for other meetings. In case of
conflict the Camera Club meets
in the grade school auditorium.
Anyone having 35 MM slides,
or 8 and 16 MM movies are in-
vited to become a member of
the club. Billy Hash is president
and Bill Romane secretary-
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie
and son, Mrs.
and Mrs. Jennie
the week-en
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