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The Graham Leader
SIXTEEN PAGES
LOCAL NEWS
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OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY — ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16. 1876
GRXHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1961
VOLUME 8?
Harris visit
City's Two All-Star Teams
Move For Championships
Mrs. Frank
Harold Tex-
pd with Quin-
spent the
Archer City,
how in Wich-
ight.
spent Sunday
Abbott at-
wer honor-
This is their third trip in as
many outings, as they have gone
on to Austin for the last two years ,
this being their third. Many nappy
parents were among the well-
wishers Tuesday morning as they
boarded a Graham school bus and
the beginning of a trip to Austin.
The team was scheduled to play
at 8 p m Wednesday night in
Harvey Williams field in Austin.
Little League Champs
Close behind them goes the
Graham Little League All-Stars,
a group of youngsters we can be
justly proud of, left Wednesday
for Big Spring and sectional lev-
els in their Tight to gain state
championship striper
They recently won title to the
largest Little League district in
the world' when they defeated
Haskell in that West Texas town
in a close 4-3 game last Friday
night;' _ s
Many fans were quoted as say-
ing they had never seen such de-
termination in a group of young
people. "The boys are not cocky
-or .sure .pf,th*tnselves, just want
the championship, and I tfiink
they will get it," one citizen said.
For the squad ir -was a long
road to hoc, with area tourna-
ment and* district tournament
just over they must now muster
-8 — * — 1 - * * aILam
"Let's go to the ballgame", is
the sound around Granam this
■week and .hundreds oPIocat and
area residents leave to attend
games played by Graham’s two
All-Staf teams.
For local people it is a shot
in the dark as to which to attend,
since loyalty is split between Big
Spring and Austin. Babe Ruth All
Stars left Tuesday morning for
Austin, and by the time we hit
the press, the news should be
out as to whether or not the boys
made the grade and captured
1 another crown in their climb to
state champions.
Defeated Breckenridge
In their climb to present status,
the boys defeated Breckenridge
in a best 2 out of 3 series that
ended last Friday night in Brec':-
enridge with a sound 10-2 defeat
that threw the squad into state
any has an-
tion of j. E.
to fieldman.
stive of Stonc-
tas employed
$ H R I N E CLUB PROJECT — Jim
Schultz, Loren Maples, and J. I.
Moody, Jr. assist Head Coach Roy
Curry attach the first Grahom Steer
decal to his automobile. Graham
Shrine Club is sponsoring the sale of
the 6 x 11 inch decals which feature a
large steer and ‘ Graham’’ over the
top. They sell for one dollar each.
Proceeds will be used for charitable
purposes by the Graham Shrine Club.
Decals mgy b® obtoined from members
of the Shrine Club. — Leader Staff
Photo
Stephens County Jury
Returns Verdict In
Mystery Death
playoffs and a trip tb Austin^
me fakes nickels, dimes, and_quarters
NEW VENDING MACHINE —'A new
"Sfampmaster" vending mochine went
into operation this morning, Thursday,
at the U. S. Post Office. Acting Post-
master Don Roy, left, and assistant
Postmoster C. F. Tgrkington, right"
examine the new machine The mach-
Local Draft
Quota Raised
For August
to dispense 3c and 4 cent stomps
"It'S like putting another monon duty
24 hours per day," said Ray The
machine holds roN% of. 3.000; stamps.
machine holds, roll
Leader SKsjf Photo
teams they meet in Big Spring on
Thursday. With them will go the
cheers of Graham and this area.
While in Big Spring they will
be housed at Webb Air Force
Base and will have a little rest
while touring the large govern-
ment installation near this West
Texas City 'of 34,000 persona.
:4ea*bers '
Team members ere: Gary
Gough. Don Edwards, Bob Col-
lier. Bob Barnett, Sam Sedberry.
Robert Wallace, Kenny Gowens.
Terry Steed, Larry Heame, Glen
Raper, David Robertson. Troy
Upham. Phil Grafft and Mitchell
Caudle. Coaches are Doyle Curbo
and Linnie Davis.
Members and coaches of the
Babe Ruth squad that left Gra-
ham Tuesday are: John Matzing-
er, Jimmy Divine. Buddy Ponder,
Danny Wood, Johnny Mills, P. D.
Shabay. E. A. Gresham, Gordon
Nees, Dale Shaffer. Dewey Bruton
Terry Collins. Lowell Johnson.
David Maddox. Larry Daniel,
Pete Wood and Tommy Davis.
Coaches for the squad are W. C.
Bruton and Jack Davis.
The Babe RUth squad was
scheduled to meet Marshall, an
East Texas city, in action Wed-
nesday night. If they defeat the
Marshall squad they will play
Wharton. Texas at S p.m. today
Thursday to obtain atate champ
ionshiprE. A Gresham said.
For the City of Graham it ia
an honor to have two teams play-
ing finals for championships in
hasebalL. Few cities at anytime
could more justly claim the dist-
inction and Graham can add a
name to its .list of outstanding
accomplishments. Graham — the
baseball capitol of Texas.
Louis Sizemore, when they found
his death to be caused by acci-
dental homicide.
In the released statement, dated
July 28, the Grand Jury' stated
"the death of Raymond Lpuis Size
more, on the 5th day of July,
went scientific reports, poly-
gtaph tests, and factual know-
ledge examinations before the
Jury before they released their
statements last week.
Stephens County Grand Jury re-
leased a statement this week con-
cerning the death of Raymond
9-0712
Local Selective Board announc-
ed Tuesday their induction call
had been raised from 3 to 6 men
in August, and a pre - induction
call raised from 4 to 20 mem m
District Court
ami the Business Mens' Sunday
School classes Special sections
will be reserved in.the hall for;
the Senior Hi and the Junior Hi
Methodist Youth Fellowships.
"This program will be the first ,
in a series of monthly Sunday
evening fellowship suppers and
Missions programs with guest
speakers and special presentations
for the evening service." said the
Rev. Bruce Weaver, paster.
Rev Nicolas is one of fifteen
Methodist pastors from various
foreign areas brought to the Unit-
ed States by the Methodist Board
of Missions for special training
He spent four months at Drew
University and was assigned to
the staff of Grand Prairie First
Methodist Church for five months
He has served as a Methodist
pastor for thirty years with four
of them being in the capacity of
a district superintendent
He received a Bachelor of Theolo-
gy degree from the UnTon Theo-
logical Seminary in the Phillip-
Reverend Leopoldo T Nicolas,
pastor of the Capitol City Metho-
dist Church in Quezon City, Phil-
ippine Islands will be the speaker
Sunday Evening for' the Fellow-
ship Supper at First Methodist
Church, Sunday, August 8. at 8
o'clock, in the church Fellowship
Hall.
Supper meal will be prepared
and served by the Co - Workers
s InOlney
draft quota for August has been
raised from 345 men to 561, Colo-
nel Morris S. Schwartz, State
Selective Service director said
Friday.
The amended August quota is
the state’s share of a national
mcall pf 13,000 men, previously an-
qqunced at 8.000. All these men
will be provided for the Army.
Texas draft hoards already
vehicle." The Grand Jury releas-
ed the time of the . accident at
5:15 a m. on the mbming of July
S.
The death of the New Mexico
man has been a mystery since his
body was discovered, nearly a
month ago. Slephpps county offici-
als investigated the accident aft-
er his body was found abdbt 1/4
miles south of Graham on' the
Graham - Bunger highway.
After investigation, the man's
companions of the evening, his
wife and anetber coopt*, were
District Court of Judge E. H.
Grffin met Monday morning and
hprd seven pleas of guilty. Jack
d Neal. District Attorney, was
Appearing before the Court
were the following cases: William
Virgil Scrivner, who received two
years in the state penal institute
for a second offense of Driving
While Intoxicated.
Joe L. Carr, pleaded guilty to
second offense of Driving While
Intoxicated and was released
after paying a $250 fine. Harold
Edwin Allen, guilty to charges of
theft and was given a three years
probated sentence by the Court.
In other action. Frankie Gold-
smith pleaded guilty to charges of
original call. —J
The August quota will be filled
with men. who are at least 22
years old on August 1„ with the
exception of volunteers or delin-
quents who may be younger.
Morthly draft calls on Texas
since the beginning of the year
have ranged from 292 down to
zero. Monthly quotas for pre - in-
duction examination in 1961 have
een Ss high as 2.255. With no ex-
aminations in May an dJune.
The amended August call is the
largest received at Tekas state
headquarters since October 1958.
Although he has received no of-
ficial indication, Colonel Schwartz
said Friday he expects the Sept-
ember quota for Texas to be ap-
proximately twice the size of the
GLENN SHINN
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
REVIVAL
UNDERWAY
Young County, residing northwest
of Olney until 1937 when they
moved east of Jean.
He was a member of the Jean
Methodist Church and the Loving
Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Roscoe Carriker; a son. W. A.
(Bill) Carriker of Coahoma ,Tex.;
two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd D.
Orr of Jean and Mrs. W. D.
Strawderman of Fort Worth, and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted from the Jean Methodist
Church Thursday with the pastor
Rev. Joe Worley, officiating. Ma-
sonic graveside services will be
held at the cemetery.
forgery and received a three year
probated sentence. Henry Oddist
Isbell pleaded guilty to charges of
tlwft and received five years in
the Stale peniterutiary.
Other cases .heard by the Court
wenic Jimmy Glynn Meadows,
who Was given a five years sen-
tenet/ in the State penitentiary Nr
charges of theft and Felix R.
York, who received a three - year
probated sentence for theft.
August quota
Troy Upham Middle row (left to right), Linnie Da-
vis, Glen Raper, Terry Steed, Bob Collier, David Ro-
bertson, Doyle Curbo and John Riggs. Top row (left
to right), Mitchell Caudle, Don Edwards, Robert
Wo I lace, Bab Barnett, and Sam Sedberry.
BIG SPRING BOUND — Above is-the 1961 Little
League All-Stars as they were leaving for Big Spring
Wednesday. The boys go into sectional play in that
West Texas city. Front row (left to right), Gory
Gough, Lorry Heame, Phil Grafft, Kmtny Owen*,
der, Lowell Johnson, Pete Wood, Larry Daniel, Tom-
my Davis and David Maddox. Back row (left to
right), W. C. Bruton, Dale Shaffer, Gordon Nees,
P. D. Shabay, E. A. Gresham, Terry Collins, Jimmy
Divine, Dewey Bruton and Jack Davit,
AUSTIN BOUND—Above is the 1961 Babe Ruth
All-Star team as they were leaving for Austin Tues-
day morning. Caught In front, of the American Le-
gion building are: front row (left to right), John
Motilnger, Oonny Wood, Jahnny MlIle, Buddy Ron-
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The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1961, newspaper, August 3, 1961; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116875/m1/1/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.