The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1961 Page: 9 of 14
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The GRAHAM LEADER
$100 Million Increase
Possible For Fanners
mittees.” Hutchison emphasized
In each county, local agricultural
and civic leaders assisted the
extension staff in carrying out the
program. USDA personnel and
soil conservator district supervis-
ors also played an active role.
Other
Educational Society, the National
Plant Food Institute. American
Potash Institute and ha Texas
Agriculural Limestone Associa
tion
"This success presents a chal-
lenge to the total leadership and
educational forces of the state,
for here is proof that the prob-
lem primarily is one of the man
and not of the land." Hutchison
said. '
GRAHAM. TIXAS, THURSDAY. JULY 20. INI
Many Texas farmers can in-
J. W. Robinson Recalls
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Early Days In County
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rating organizations
’ Texas Plant Food
Other coupe
included the
crease significantly their net in-
Results were obtained by com-
paring net profits from crops
grown under advanced technolog
ical methods with income from
carefully controlled check plots
where usual farming practices
were employed. Increased net in-
come reported ranged from $1.86
per acre to $52.07 per acre. In
one county, Red River, 47 dem-
onstrations indicated that net in-
come of the county Could be in-
creased $2 8 million if all farm-
ers followed recommended prac-
Reserve District No. 11
Charter No 4418
come by utilizing more fully pre-
sently known technology, accord-
ing to Director John E. Hutchison
to the Texas Agricultural Exten-
sion Service. He said that farm
families could increase their an-
nual net income at least $100 mil-
lion by using the most advanced
technological and , management
practices. Hutchison's statement
followed an evaluation of first-
year results in Extension's inten-
sified soil fertility program which
was launched early in I960.
Initally, 12 counties reprenting
different major land resource a-
reas were selected to paritcipate
in the pilot project, they included
4 counties on the High Plains, 3
on the Coast Prairie and 5 in
northeast Texas where both Black
land and sandyland were involv-
ed. Emphasis was given to crop
production practices important to
those areas. These included the
use of fertilizer based on soil tests
planting the best varieties of
crops, effective- insect and disease
control, appropriate soil aiid wat-
er conservation measures and oth-
er practices based on the best re-
Dear Sirs:
"In Defense of cats, Less We
Forget." Do you remember the
rat epidemic a few years back
I have cats for service, not just
pets, but workers. I don't have
a mouse or a rat on the place.
1have one favorite cat. Fluff She
has caught a lot of rats and a
snake in my yard one summer
OF GRAHAM
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
ON JUNE 30. 1M1. PUBLISHED IN RESPONSE TO CALL
MADE BY COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. UNDER
SECTION $211, U. S. REVISED STATUTES
ASSETS
By J. W. Robinson
It was not as good aa some
might think.
Unde PtRk Brooks said ha
had his adtldle horse staked
out one evening about dusk,
near his old rock house, awl
saw an Indian slipping up the
draw just west of Present Mtfi-
way, going toward the River.
He suppoeed he intended to
steal hia horse. He aimed his
gun at him around the corner
Hamby had a small fort built
of Post Oak slabs set in the
ground as a place of refuge
for bis neighbors to come to
when .there wee an Indian
scare. It was reported that he
■aid they had all received warn-
ing and bad gathered at hia
house, while in there, he
spied an Indian peeping
through a crack in the house,
and took a shot at him. didn’t
hanged him to an Elm Tree
limb, not far from the jail on
South Elm Creek. They would
have done the same to a white
man.
Neighbors had great care for
neighbors in that time Most
of the happenings were before
my time, except the hanging, l
remember well.
Ben Fry told me he thought
himself to be >ough, down in
Corsicana, Texas, thought he
would come out west, landed
at J.O.M. Ranch, heard about
Fort Griffin aa a tough place,
and he went over to join them.
He crossed the prairie to Clear
Fork River, watered his horse,
rode up the bank close to Fort
Griffin, saw two 'men hanging
to a tree limb, went up town,
bought some tobacco, came
back by and viewed them again,
he decided he was not tough
at all, went back to Corsicana,
Cash, balances with other banka, and cash items
in process of collection
United States Government obligations, direct
$1,404,446.81
1,542.079 72
lUlA.UIff.
780,919.98
Obligations of States and political subdivisions
"If results in the 12
would not be without a good
coun-
Corporate stocks (including $9,000.00 stock of
f ederal Reserve bank! .......... 9,000.00
Loans and discounts (including $5,797.44 overdrafts). 1,718.893.92
Bank premises owned $3,000.00.' furniture-and
fixtures $7,000.00 ................................. 10,000.00
Investments and other assets indirectly- represent-
ing bank premises or other real estate ...... 15,985 94
Other assets ..........................................................5,895 93
cat. So, in defense of the cat
family. . hands offSLet's don't
kill the-^ooae that layid. the gold-
en egg! v
Sally.
ties are indicative of what can be
accomplished on a state - wide
basis, it means a potential equi-
valent to an important new in-
dustry in each Texas County,"
Hutchison said.
The immediate success of the
_______ know If he hit him or not. The
of the house and took * crack raid on that house was broken
at him. He never knew wheth- up.
er he hit him or Juat scared One time in the Eighties, a
him, he disappeared. The cue- colored boy came to Throck-
tom of some tribe, was not to morton County from some oth-
Iet any of their killed or er Section and went over in
wounded stay there, they car- Rocky Branch where there was
riMi them with them. an old man and his daughter
Someone told me on Hamley Hying |n a tent taking care of
•Branch, not far from New- a herd of sheep. He killed her,
castle, a man by the name of then roped the old man and
TOTAL ASSETS
$5,475,740.50
We wish to thank our many
iriends and neighbors for the food
flowers and other deeds of kind-
ness shown us at the passing of
our loved one.
The Lewis A. Riddel Family
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships
and coriiorations ............................... .......
Deposits of United. States Government (includ-
ing postal savings) ................., .
Deposits of States and political subdivisions
Deposits of banks ...r. .-..................
Certified and officers’ checks, etc.
TOTAL DEPOSITS
(a) Total demand deposits
(b) Total time and sav-
ings deposits
Other liabilities ..........................
$4,142,778 15
_ 59,52975
.. 464,570.37
- 22.749.31
5,307.40
$4,694,934.98
$4,684.934 98
10,000.00
Pat Bryan, Jr.
will find you out), neighbors
7,500 00
trailed him by a split in his
Our Texas highways
A beautiful place to roam
So why not take care of it
1-ike you would your home.
In 1907 had some cattle in
the Cattle pasture that Dead
Man Creek ran through — in
those days men came down
from Dodge City, Kansas, to
buy steers and carried money
TOTAL LIABILITIES
horse’s hoof. He was arretted
near Old Fort Griffin and put
in jail at Throckmorton, Tex-
as. A bunch of men took him
out of jail one night, and
$4,702,434 98
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock:
Common stock, total par $125,000 00
125,000 00
While driving along
1 like to explore
7 hen I sec paper* and boxes
And beer cans galore.
175’,000.00
Surplus
Undivided profits
with them (no banks). It was
reported one man was mur-
dered (probably for his money),
buried in a cow trail crossing
Dead Man Creek, water had
cut into the bank of the branch,
the.man’s bones were in sight
then and.1 guess they are now,
I never could find anyone that
knew any of the particulars
of the case.
Sometime in an early dpy
a woman was teaching a school
near the Mouth of King’s Creek
—Indians killed and scalped
her and some of the kids. I
have seen - foundation rocks of
-the school house. Kids, do
not lose any sleep whan you
read this — things are better
now.
J. W. ROBINSON
423,305.52
4-H CLUB BOYS
TO VISIT
BUFFALO GAP
Reserves .and retirement account for pre-
ferred stock .............................
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ..........
A Full Line of Flattering REV-
LON and DOROTHY GRAY
Cosmetic Sets, Exciting LAN-
VIN and FABERGE Fragrance
Gifts, Beautifully Packaged.
Phone LI 9 2242.
Then stop and consider
As you explore
How would you like such things
In front of your door?
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPI-
TAL ACCOUNTS
$5,475,740.50
Ten 4-H Club boys will leave
next Tuesday, July 25, for Dis-
trict 4-H Boya Camp at Buffalo
Gap near Abilene. The boys
from Young County to attend
camp are Curtis Fitzgerald,
Eddy Hamilton, Richard Whit-
tenburg, Dean and Bobby Joe
Cole, Larry Thetford, Larry
Ross. Roy and Mike Richards,
and Carl Wilaon.
4-H Club boys from the 22
counties in District HI will at-
tend the camp and compete in
different sport# activities. All
of the boys will be divided into
foqr large group#. Eliminations
will be held within each group
to select the beat teams for
Insurance
What do you think
The good Lord would say
Should He take a stroll
Down .our highway?
>1
My home is on a highway
Rut 1 stay on guard
So such things won’t stay
Near my front yard.
Then don’t be a litterbug
As you drive around;
let's keep our highway beau-
tiful
For folks from other towns.
Assets- pledged or assigned to secure liabilities '
and tor otner purposes .................................... 816.648.13
I, Cleon Denison. Cashier, of the apnvtrUameS bank do -
hereby declare that this report of- condition is true and correct
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
CLEON DENISON.
We, the undersigned directors attest the correctness of this
report ot condition and declare tnat-il has been examined by us
and ty the best of our knowledge and belief is true and correct. -
We Give Gold
Bond Stamps
W. B FULTZ
GRAHAM P. STEWART
NORMAN D. STOVALL, JR
Directors
in the vespers program.
The Young County 4-H Club
boy* are under the supervision
of County Agent Thurman Ken-
nedy and Aattttant County
Agent Orville Lindsey, who will
accompany the boya on the
With Each Norge Appliance ^old during
July. Come today & take advantage of
this offer. \
two-day camp.
There are about one million dif-
ferent known kinds of ortanisbi
on earth, about M of which be-
long to the beetle family, and well
over half am clamed aa insects.
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The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1961, newspaper, July 20, 1961; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116826/m1/9/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.