The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1938 Page: 1 of 4
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e Graham Leader
Oldaat Nowapapor PuHiahaif Northrwl
V6lumb sixri-rwo
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1C. 1^7C.
With Malic* Toward Now*. With Chanty For A*.
THE GRAHAM LEADER THllMSUAY, JANUARY A 1MH
NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
Banks Of Griiam Make '
Statements Jhowing Good
Condon; Deposits Grow
JOE B. FRIEOEL
REPRESENTATIVE
thsr
be under way soon 1 o Attend rroduction
Jishilg
yirotind
Do you know how put a bar-
gain price on the new nr? Knock
the 3 out' of it.
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What kind of rocks
er like to have on his
mouth Rocks.
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A certain lady IThd t
by her neighbors hens. l> one night
ahe hid a half dozen I fm in her
yard and next day let l he owner of
the chickens see her a thee up the
eggs. After that th] hens werC..
kept at home.
Joe B Friedel, business man of
Graham and one of the best known
citizens of Young and .Jack eoun-
i ties, authorizes the announcement.
In response to a call from the
Federal comptroller of the currency
for * statement of the condition of
the banks of the nation as of De-
cember 31, 1937, both 6f the banks
in Graham made statements show-h
irig unusually good condition
Both banks showed increases in
deposits compared with the state-
Announcement was made in Wash-
ton Monday that work on the
sum Kingdom Dam will be Start-
soon. Within a few weeks a |
force of several hundred men is ex- i
ted to start the work of clearing I
site for the dam and th:: area ,
Credit Meeting Here
ii:.
Youhg county
congratulated for
in this section
Of—which was the
are to .be
:e work done
one evidence
mutually few
drunks and law violaOtV during the
recent holiday season.
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[well
known
fioyd Met'o-mas,
Ywungj 1
bought 1600 "of the finest
eta sheep- he could fiad xn the San
ments made a year ago, the-total
deposits of December 34, 1937, being
fcf,100,065.74. The total gain in
de|»sits over that shown a year
ago in the two^ banks together is
ftfUOim.
Total resojuiCjC} for the two Gra-
ham banks were listed as $2,491,-1
393.42. The’ • is also shown a
substantial in the total of the \
resources i ihe banks.
The stfltM. of the First Na-1
tionai Bank shows- total of -Me re- 1
sources to «nd dv-' ^ ,p # CBnaw>te for thp offlPP
posits |l,039-384.29. I of Ke|Tesenlg ti ve for this district.
which * includes these two counties.
Mr: Friedil is a member of the
deposits
t<^ be covered ay the huge lake to,
M created by the dam. |
H John .A. Norris, chief engineer-
general manager of the Brazos river
leclamation and conservation dik- |
..a trict, said (the (Possum Kingdom |
s
ASKS REELECTION
AS COUNTY JUDGE
County Judge E. M
a"X will create a lake nbout 40 > pn'.to6nced Wednesday as a candi- 0
Titrate TW 1'wlwUon to the ^office *1****. ^ the. *ig_x,thertng.
Plans are being made for 204t
I men to attend the annual meeting
in Graham next Monday, of offi
cers and Stockholders m the Pro-
duction Credit Association of, this
district, which includes eleven cesin-
l *CS- .yW # *■ .. . , - — >• -
Thir announcement has been made
| by Sam Hamblett, secretary, of
Remington Wichita Falls, Texas, who was ut
Graham Wednesday making arrange-
f,
Tha,' statement
HfflftUS4
lljSdH.H)
$1,060,671.4:;.
of the Graham
(Xk» inre feet. The lake will have
;a (iujpth of 140 fe«*i fw»m the river,
{bed to the spillway. The dam itselfj
7-if to be abput 2,6(H) feet Ion;;. with*
* about 1,600 feet of the ctTsTiinrvJ-
'! concrete anti the n;nviinc!T r rfTl/v
When completed it will ha\e coat 1
atpnii $:.,4>iO,fKXl. i*chufng about]
$f>< already s|K*nt on surveys, i
Ml* addition, about $7*7<liOOO will j.
Bent after its comply.ion on instal- j
lit ion 61 hydro etectnc equipment.-
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N’Htignal Bank shows total resources,
•if $1,268*388.12 and total
I American Legion and has been ac-
| lively interested in alt civic and
,-f
BLACK GOLD, ET AL,
DRILLING OFFSET
TB TEXAS CO. WFLI
The condition of the two Graham! S , . , .
. . . , 1 educational affairs of the community,
banks by comparison with those of | ... ••» ..... ,
, J 1 , . ..I His statement of announcement
other banks in the State show them i , „
I am a candidate foT the State, -
state, comparing av a y vn Legisia-ure from Young and Jack- T-h« Mliwk—Gold Petroleum Cnm-
many towns and ct.es two Or three I Cou*mips , am a ,.PKular and Ufp —- *— • ^
I At this niefting result* of ibl
|«st year in c-xjprratm* credit ac-
tivities under the Government let-
up, regulating such' Jodies, will be
• vcnAukxcd and plan** ma<k* for th*
-tSwK yaa r. .
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MISS EASTERLING ‘
IS CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY TREASURER
i
ranchman of Yomwi Cunty has ** Grahaity (long Democrat and have nfever of-
lak' in helping u maintain the oil,j
have earned my
held office. 1.
living and have
on bw ranch tanat and fo:to'' crops and financing other j
] Miss Kdna Easterling -announced
this week that she is seeking elec-
tion f-r Treasurer of Young County. p
CcuntV Judge. He Fad no opposi--'In pi: king .her announcement Miss
tion when elected two years ago and Easterling said: , . 1-u
says he greatly appreciates support ; "I was bom at Wichita Falls, ‘
have Il'fo—him,—: Judgw , ,BsnV"g'- 11 is;Texas,- April 24. ffKVT>. At the age
one oil the best knowm men'; in this :-f t'jo. my mother passed .away
section of Texas.- largely because j leaving my father, three daughters
two sons, after this time I
-■MU* tte. county He 'o^inVss and ‘ industry of Graham jlh' *** * ?U «***'.
after finding »h3&.^ ifs iFade territory,- which com-! 1 Texan born in Fay-
—7 .. ; —v~ - 4 r.:1 r:i. rrr.™ t.
««>>“*>iM’STiS “a e^-rejf-.T.^r.VJTT'-
>• is th,t The officials of the two. banks’^ a"d °
m hus store Pt 9 J thp pTfiimunity-s buai., • hl^. ^ ^
re he has show,___ .w, ja,ld enll*t«, '» thf N*VF ,or th*
pany, Long and Wolfe,
started drilling (operations (on >
ti*w well on the G. V. Alberts° sur
yly, abstract* HdMf, 12 mites north-•“£ his dil,gent activities .in attl-nd-: and
Graham. "* * - to tl'e duties of <^)unl5T JOdjTc*. j emmj *rr hv<* wub^ my -tfx^ndpaxfKy
st.^f^rrr^.nr|tr I lx, Last ^ ,|h«» cyunty :uau> M’ and Mrs. I> Bird of Indian
Texas Company's R V. Bums well, years and has. been actKely~i«Te'iit.-1 imflglW Fnr+emfe eamasa* ■
'which has produced moT^rhaa-tSO.I-OO f‘«* with its civic, chukch and husi-.j, Ity. My fahtei passed away when
barrels of oil,, it.J» declared ness .affairs. '. I reached .the age of -.xteen and
..It is a rotary rig-and the drilling In asking for- another terpi. Judge then 1 made my home with my sia-
Remmgton. wishes to., remind Ha-,^r.. Mrs. Mack "Kims of Jean.
TheV wifi drill th' the lime l«j\ voters that this position with i|s j "At the age. ol' seventeen, T began
around 3900 to 4.000 feet.
an relics., 'trap-
and man^ other
| ness, civic and social affairs.
The statements for the new year
Do
, ol, thic ..y«»!
t* much hi
the tint. xxi
Im no moit 4iin the
ter, and dal
this year a
of the sccon
first half
equal to only [half
last half and that
show the following officers in
two institutions:
The Graham National: W.
CorbtU. preaident; R. V. Tidwell, ac-
tive Vice President; D. F\ Ford, ac-
tive vice president; G. D. Hinson,
j World war. 1 have followed auto
trimming and painting and owned
my business in Graham until ! acci-
A j dently lost my sight. I have since |
engaged in newsstand business and!
•lave carried it successfully since.,
I have a wife and one daughter. ]
LEGION BANQUET
IS PLANNED FOB •
■ MONDAY EVENING
many intricate problems and numer-,j making -my own living and hav«
■ j ous duties demands the attention of continued to b>- self-supporting since
an experienced lawyer nnrt that ex-; rf,,, f5rrtp during th* n-nt 1
j pcriepce in the office itself is one was physically disabled
j of the most valuable qualifications dent which occurred
for it.
fourth quarters wl * prt.sident; C. P. Gregory, cash-j
second quai- m,-a H; D. Criswell, assistant!
the thitd qdMter o cashier; A. A- Morrison, director; R.
1 to only one-thud
Furthermore the
A knowledge of ordinary busi-
ness and trades and practical mat-:
L. Morrison, director.
— — — -j. The Fiiat National: Officers: Gra-
second and th .third quarters adi ed ham Stpwart president; James G.
together thc numb*‘ of SUples, cashier; Blake Allison, as-
sistant cashier; J. P. Gammil, asais-
tant cashier; directots: P. K. Deits,
A. B. Eddleman, W. B Fultz, James
R, SUples, Graham Stewart and
H. B. Sreet.
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months in the whole year.
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Dr. Don " Hayes, optometrist,
has in hu ' f»«e an antique, an
ancient, m»r|n rt fcarometer.
It ia a pnculr rl> »ha|s-il glass eon-
tainer. of »«?''• The water risps
and runs out! a long spout when
there’s low *if pressure. and stormy
weathei » sacurately predicted. It
is even more accurate than your
rheumatism.
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Young county* recoid the p«»t
year snows fin* example of
only about divorce to every
m..risers. In Dallas the rec-
... , , , „ the winning side in the recent mem-
ter* is essential in legislation. From , . , . V .... ,
. “ .... ,1 berrhip drive of the American Ge-
by an acci-
ir. 1932 which
resulted in the loss of both lower
! Judge Remington has worked With l,mbs. Two years later when 1 had
close cooperation and haibnony with, !ecu,w,.atPd from this ' illness and
thfeCommissioners Court', over which i aftp„ aucCessfulty fitted'with
be presides, giving careful consider- Brtjficja| limbs, i entered Brantley
Tom Edwards, who was captain of atjon to road >building and mainte- lr,-auKhon'
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the winning side in the recent mem- nance and other ' county affairs.
l*» Buaim**s GoUer? Ut FV>rt
\\ ort1^. T^xhs, I remaiMd
an advocate ^ ..lnbnrat(." ...oner eele- ‘he regular County Court, Juvenile employed in the offiee of our Coun-
'i
SQUIRE TAYLOR HAS
RECOME CANDIDATE
FOR COUNTY SHERIFF
- 9-,-S ® sstgEifa* WPII 'T/*1'‘I’M!! r«~re
ent scattered system of handling rtfcu,ted , nabout new ^ re.! tq. pursue such a course.
ppwh! mpmberRhipR.
of adequate schools, highways, assis- br#tJn ^ outcome of con,P»t., Court and other matters under his , »J Attorn, y here in 1 oung county,
lance for the needy aged and per- ^ win|Mfra wj„ d|„e >s ^^ jurisdiction to do justice to, all in, M ,hp of ^
sons handle,pped in life. The.^res- ^ ^ ^ ^ contpst. wh{ch light o{ the law and will continue Voull(r t ounty ,M.(,|llp. j wiab ^
1 <tat«* that I am xwkinjf the offic*
Jof County Treasurer bocaune ] f**l
i capable of di>«chartrinir the dutias
! connected with this office cfficie«Uy9
' promptly and courteously. 1 am not
‘•Pfchin-j this office out-of self-pity9
or on the thortcominfpi of othera,
but as a friend to a friend, J want
you to allow me the privilege of
1 •- serving as your County- Treasarar
__ J. W Graves, local attorney an- f0t. ^jje coming term.'
SKuritf H>i»rv C lysiliamA. Jr. noumced this week as a candidate , *------—
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such matters should be overhauled
and the enormous waste eliminated.'
J favor immediate repeal of useless I
boards and bureaus and 1 advocate-
merger of the essential administra-
tive agencies so as to becoipe more J
efficient and cost less to the tax-
payers. I feel that ti strict public;
accounting and reports should be |
made to the people by all branches
of the Suite government and that all |
officers should be compeTlecT to dis-
close the reasons
fax money.
HENRY WILLIAMS, JR.
ASKS REELECTION TB
PLACE OF SHERIFF
J. W. GRAVES IS
CANDIDATE FOR
V
COUNTY JUDGE
for'ouUav “f "the i well known peace office, of Young for county judge of Young county,
I also ?.vo, Ihe conser- j coun,y Monday announced as a efttP * the action of the IK-mo-
there i» a growing demand
for mer* heusc* .and apartments in
Grahan..
reelection subject to the cratic primaries.
I Mr. Graves is the grandson of.
membet of the late .Majm .T W Craves, fbunF-1
and firsl editor of the Graham,
Virgil Taylor, well known through-
out the county as Squire Taylor,
oyised' 0i!r~|SKpgr to make tk*-----_ —______ __________.
there win. t*lce “ many births as announccn,ent for*him as candidate 8 tm “nil ju»I basl» to the present. shpr;ff vVilliamo b
deaths in Yoiin» county in 1937. No for sbertff Yo«ng Gmuaty, sob-j keneration .. one of the most prominent pioneer
ject to the Democratic Pripiaries. 1 strongly in favor of > fam,,i„, of Young county and is one Leader for many years.
Mr. Taylor said he is running °n "uppoited and urged by ! ^ Vj^( known ahpriffs in this He rtaU-s that he will be 28 years
the democratic ticket -for sheriff **»* Ameilean Lcgrion for child wel-1 ^ f T„ . ;*f age in May and has spent the. '- --r
and promlaes if elected to give dill-(»•«• 1 •"> I„ making his announcement he greater ,»rt of hia life in Young R.ymon Thompson, tjrunty Tax
gent attention and conscientious I majority of the peo-ple of this d,s- _rJt, apprp<.iaten tbp con. county. He feels that he is thor- Assessor and Collector, nas .uthoi-
service to the office. **** °" thc l'q«°r question as has | fjd^ ^ c(Hjpplatior kivpn him oughly acquainted with the duties this paper to announce that
He has been a resident.of Young jbeen exincsscd by them at the polls., ^ ^ work heretofore and gives of this office and does not hesrUte he will be a candidate tor re-elee-
Do you know that at the begin-
ning ot this year Young County is
the whitest spot in Texas, the whit-
RAYMON THOMPSON
OFFERS FOR SECOND
TERM AS COLLECTOR
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SutisUcs for thirty year, and is tke;' *** »[ » I th. piomise that his most di.igenV U ask the people for their support ^ to olHee
.”hlw,P°rI ^ biirTn the“n «>n o'f J. M. Taylor who was justice J ^ Au"tin ^^tT serve ., an .WicTen, ^ in hi. beha.f. ' V . ' " j He is asking for the second term
* * U*' . , | wa, -M per Of the poace for eight or ten year, according to the desire, of the ma- ^ carrying out the wishes of 8. He ia well known to a large num- ->nd that sVbj*rt to the IVmocratic
tmtthe previou. year, »e lived in Jean for several years | <« hi* con.tituents, on *H ^ Dpn|dp #f ^>un|f for law ber of voters of Young county, he-: primary July 23.
Showed seven percent now resides at 731 Grove street; , |enforcement to the best id his abil- ing a graduate of the local high Mi. Thompson is |-r<,mines,tFy
but here w«| »b° ‘ in Graham. He wa* reared on the I *m favorable to establishment ichool. He attended Weatherford known throughout the county and
better business lor 19.7 th. recently been engaged »f « Unicameral Legislature. I be- j .now;.te the vote. College and graduated from Dixie has lw«r prominently identifier! with
19M. And the fnct that Graham ^ ^ wQrk ^ My> ^ I hevc it
had nearly » »* » .miU f,mi„ai. with the people and their I suited -to the people of
three " "—*'
, - , , . ( | nmvriv-|y ,|<|>icv'nw Hie V ”*su- - ----- e,
more economical and best ^ m,, and tbp a„i,Unce accord- , University, receiving hi. law degree, various social church and civic ae-
doUart in buildlisg permit, the past
12 months »»>«ws we sre ste|»p'ng ,
ahead. * >«•»!
Texas.
and |>roblems
iughout' I solicit your active support and;
I assure iyou
the county.
"If elected, I promise to make tative not only of
this county a sheriff of which the. fot «H Texas,
voters will be' proud.” Mr. T.ylbr Respectfully,
in making the announce-
will be a represen
tkis district but,
JOE B.
FRIEDEL,
Graham, Texas.
anil Am Barren,
FlosMa, and also
•lap that Staples
dogs r*i tsinh pi
•f quail sad that
rected well the m
wonderful dinne
.XI me by the people of Young ^n after receiving his license Cities. lie -has employed
roun.y ir. the past,” Sheriff Wil- to practice law. he opened an office office courteous and efficient assis-
liams declared. "And believe the tn Graham and began an active 'ants to help him conduct the office
I experience as a peace officer, like practice in the local court*. In *» it should be.
'work In any other ponition, qualifies making hi* announcement he state*,, We *aid that he feeU hi* expa^
i me for even better service in the that he greatly appreciates the loy- >ence of these two years has qoaU-
ratam.” ' t»>ty dud fiiendly coo|wr»tion attri-, fWd him better than ever to fulfill 1
In addition to conscientious* work bn ted him by bis friend*, since en- *ke duties of the office, which He *
himseif Sheriff Williams ha* had tering his chosen profession and tried to fill to the entire satis
B G Collier ~ " ’ . . , , . . . , associated with him deputies of curneetly ioHeits your vote and in- t'®n *f the people, under tV nbh
Mck from Mn*' K' R' of Cottonwood who has been employed in Graham diligence Hr has spent f'uence in the coming election. , 'tiens imposed upon him hy the
“ll tsisUfy F-Ur. Ksnsas. i, the guest of her *or th. P*«t two ^months, will tmm ^ ^ ^ wmty whprp ^, <L.J.T - - ; ^verem, the eonduct
,s fine bird daughter. Mrs. H. M. Tobay. (January 10 for Sweetwater. lMK>pu thoreughly know him and] Mr. and Mrs. Grady Wright have. He promises If elected
' — IV • farrell and children where hr knows perhaps a* many returned to Arp »fi*r .trending the will give the same faith
people as any ene- man In the rnrn- Christina* ho.WUiyn here with thskr snd d.ligsnt wort to
tv. He did no! have any opponent nar»n*x. Sir. and Mrs. W. H. Jar- I the office that
One of the rarest treats |f the
season far this Elditor and wife was
p sumptuous qjail dinner meat, “and the vote and Influence
raXJrtftflsTS! - •””” *■ - •»—*“
G. Btatfc^. Mr and
fine lot hrought back from the Cracker state , Mrs. W.. B.
pies dl* fresh cocoanuts and citrus fruits, of , Stamford spent the
R into a for the men on hip oil tease* in the end her. visiting her pe
of Young county. snd Mrs. Wils Copeland
zl:
week
Mr.
Colliers southwest part
Vr^
Y......- :-i!L .
I
1
i when h-
ran two yaara ago.
nagtn and Mr. and Mrs. Jest Wright.
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Trout, H. I. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1938, newspaper, January 6, 1938; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116932/m1/1/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.