The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1940 Page: 3 of 12
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THE GRABAM LKADBB, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1*4*.
NYA Helps Find
Musical Talent
are John King
Abernathy Implement Company,
local John Deere dealer, is sponsor-
ing: a big John Deere Day Program
for farmers and their families in
this and neighboring communities.
According to Mr. Abernathy, an
all-Hollywood talking picture entit-
led R"Joel Gentry in Hollywood"
Willi be the feature attraction of
the day. This appealing new pic-
ture wad produced especially for
farmers by the John Deere organi-
acMon, and from all reports, it's a
pBture that will long be remember-
ed for its rich sentiment . . . amus-
ing situations and charming ro-
mance.
In the cast of Hollywood players
AUSTIN, Jan. 1*.—-Field forces
In NY A’a twelve Texas districts the
next few weeks will help to sift out
outstanding musical talent of boys
and girls between 16 and 26 to make
a South and Central American tour
next simnirr with a 109-piece All
American Youth Symphony Orches-
tra under the baton of Leopold Sto-
kowski, J. C. Kellam, State NYA
administrator, said today.
Kellam said the time in which to
file applications had been extended
to February 15, instead of February
1 as formerly announced. Applica-
tions should be filed with the near-
est NYA District Director by any
Texas youth within that age limit,
regardless of sex, race, or color,
who wishes to compete for a berth
on the tour. NYA District Directors
are located in Marshall, Dallas,
Houston, Fort Worth, Waco, Austin,
San Antonio, McAllen, Amarillo,
Lubbock, San Angelo, and El Paso.
Selection of young people to play j
in the orchestra, he said wou.d be
made first by local committees in
each district. Winners of the dis-
‘‘A Short Cut Through trict tryouts will enter the state
Additional Industrial Developments
Planned By Cosden Company For
Young County During 1940
One of the biggest industrial de-
velopments in the Graham area dur
ing 1X19 and one that promises now
to provide as much interest with
new developments in 1940, as any in
this section, is that of the Cosden
Petroleum Corporation.
With only one Or two producing
wells on oil lease holdings four or
five miles East of Graham a year
ago, the concern now has around
3,( Od acres in leases and about fif-
teen producing wells. And on May
25, the Cosden Refinery was opened
four miles Eart of Graham. An elec
NEWS OF
RED TOP
Tom Rutherford made a business
trip to Seymour last week.
Mrs. Jennie Elliot and Mrs. Monte
McCluer attended the funeral of J.
W. Thomas at Olney last Thursday.
Lois Newman is recovering from
injuries received in a car wreck
Sunday.
A house warming and a wedding
shower was enjoyed by the Com-
. . . Marilyn Knowlden . . . Gene , farm
Robert Homans . . . Charles Judels Harvest,” an educational picture on
. . . Johnny Arthur, and
others. - |time, hard work, grain, and money eliminations
trie line was extended to the loca j munity Club Monday night at the
tinn, water line was laid from the ! homes of Mr. and Mrs. Berl Tiffin
city’s Lake Eddleman to supply wa-| a,'d Mrs. S. Tiffin. Games were
ter for the venture until a company played after "which many useful
built dam on the lease would pro- (gifts were presented t.. Mr. and
vide a lake, but ?o far there has Mrs. Tiffin. Refreshments were
not been enough rain to provide the served to 45 guests,
lake. -o._- Mrs. Emmet Caskey suffered in-
This refinery now handles about juries this week enu when attacked
2500 bands of crude per day and an ly a cow. She is improving from
absorption unit handles about tw
million cubic feet of gas daily, pro
_. ..... . idccing about 40 per cent gasoline
contest to be held in Austin the early , ., , *7 . . , ,,
.. ..... , .. , . . ... . ... , _ .. " from the crude and about 1 gallon
many the ability of the combine to save part of March. From the state , . , , . . . .
1 ' to the 1,000 cube feet from the gas
winners will compete , T
The picture tells the story of Joel j on both large and small farms, and in regional muets to be held in e w ° e pM’J‘1 • <>ul
Gentry, a farm boy who win. *1,000 a short newsreel on ”Whaf, New eight key cities over the Unit* « 25*
and a trip to Hollywood. Joel’ii in Farm Equipment. i States. Kellam added that youth .. _ , ,
, K. „ „ * . , . ,, .. ", .... , . ... tives. Trucks arrive every hour in
experiences in Hollywood and why Mr. Abernathy cordially invites will have to pay their own expenses ...
. .. . . . , _ .__, .. . .. . . . fZ . , i the (lav to carry ; way the gasoline,
he went back to the farm is a story every farmer, farmers wife and to district, state, and regional con- .. . .... . . . ,, ,, ..
. .... . . , ’ . i. . ....... . . sold in different parts of the South-
every farmer will enjoy. farm boy in this area to come to (tests but that the winners of the rc-1
in addition to “Joel Gentry in this big farmer day program. He gional auditions will be given a trip
Holywood,” four other all-talking promises a good time to everyone to New York at the expense of Mr.
pictures will be shown. They in who comes. ’ \ Stokowski to undergo final selec-
tion for the 109 who will make the
elude: ‘‘Making Tractor /History,” He says that admission to the
an interesting picture on the devel- John Deere Day Program will be
opment of the farm tractor ... by ticket only. Any farmer whb
“Horses and Moles for Sale,” a has not received tickets can get
picture that points the way to the them by inquiring at the store be-
Rosina Lawrence elimination of animal power on the fore the day of the show.
Officers Graham
National Bank
Graham To Be Host
Tournament
Arc Re-elected At Basketball
All officers were re-elected and 1 Basketball teams from 18 high
new director, Frank Atchison, schools in North Texas have been
named at the annual meeting invited
stockholders of the Graham
Bank last week,
lliual dividend of 10 per cent
Lecturer Terms
Adolf Hitler
Egomaniac
Hitler
Buffer-
paid.
are: W. A. Corbett, prea-
R. V. Tidwell, viee-president;
Ford, vice-president; C. P.
'( Cashier; Mrs. H*. D. Cris-
DENTON. Texas.—Adolf
is a hysterical egomaniac
Ing from hopeless paranoia. Dr.
to be1 Robert Temple, Washington lectur-
i er and former student of Sigmund
Freud who has interviewed both
bo participate in the Gra-
ham Invitation Tournament
held here by the Graham High
School on Friday and Saturday,
January 28 and 27. Invitations Hitler and Mussohni, said in a lec-
were mailed this week by Coach Pat la* we*k at North T*xas
Clifford and acceptances are already j °Ute Teacher* College.
Heine received. Temple, who said that he was one
^ | of three psychologists to interview
the German dictator many times,
being received.
Competition is
expected to
tour. .
“Young people interested in this
good-will tour sponsored by the Pan-
American Union should make appli-
cation immediately to the NYA Dis-
trict 6ffice nearest them,” the State
Administrator said. “They should
keep in mind, however, that in such
a widespread competition great tal-
ent is a necessity, much more so
than experience, and that only 109
will be selected from the entire
United States to make up the Or-
chestra.”
west.
In addition to its own production
the refinery is slso now handling
crude from other producers in this
area.
Much r.ew oil and gas production
cow.
the shock at this time.
Mae Dell and Billie June Brig-
ham were ill last week end.
Rev. Isbell of DeLeon preached
for the Baptist church here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bills were
in Denton last week end.
Etta Petty was in Jean Saturday
night where she attended the vol-
ley ball tournament.
Emma May of Olney attended
church here Sunday.
Jack Dalrymple of Wichita Falls
visited here last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Grant and
family of Loving, Mr. and Mrs.
Monte McCluer of iFlint Crek, Mr.
is planned for in Cosden’s lease dur- I and Mrs. Shep McGee of Hunt were
ing this year and several new wells Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will
are tnta drilling. Also other oper- * McGee.
aters are bringing in new produc- j Jerry Dan Wilhelm, son of -Mrs.
tion in that area. | Paschal Wilhelm, Balmorhea, was
The operator is rigging up for a ! born Jan. 10, 1940. Mrs. Wilhelm
rotary on the Vaughn D-2. Dudley is here at the home of her mother»
is drilling on Steel No. 1 and Railly Mrs. Pearl Biggers.
No. 1 is drilling. Drilling is also Mr. and Mrs. Odye Cope of Wich-
under way by /Marsh oh Burton No. ita Falls, were visiting here Sun-
1. Talbor ti Maynard are drilling ■ day.
their Vaughn No. A-3. Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Cantrell of
Cosden is preparing to build a True were here Sunday.
production warehouse, three quar-1 —--
ters of a mile east of the refinery. EXCHANGE UNITS
In that vicinity are located four I The Loving School has received ‘
houses for employes. The Texas | a unjt on “Dairying” from pupils
Electric Service Company is work-1 of the Maple Khade School in Hal-
_ _ T, A ... ing on plans to extend its service men, Wisconsin. The two schools,
Jj. M, U. ActlVltlCS '’ne lot-hat point. through the Junior Red Cross, ex-
Much of the 3,000 acres of Cos- i change work frequently and are
Paul Dcats, Jr., sop of Mr. and den and much acreage owmed by! thus enabled to study work being
Paul Deats, Jr.
Is Leader In
by
on in
sub
for
the
Ora
alb,
ed by
Gra
cUl
Foot,
ktlona.
iMIller
jnt cashier; F’rank Atchi I keen, as the Graham team is unof- , .....
,nt cashier. fici.l champion of this .action, h.v- * Ge™any- 0red °f the
(rectors for the year are: W A. ling already won two tournaments of Hmdenburg and hungry for
tt, R. V. Tidwell, D. F. Ford, this season and not losing a game a "<>w m'P«ria'l*»' for the Time of
Oragory, KTraWlWr^rX^BUlMUr go when the Ger-J” *"™drAtPh“' wnrer "uw >"
^Schools''Apecbed be repreaent- man P*°P|e "helve their dictator by - ternitJr’ .C*c*n.. .aeniormen s Howard, Fetor, Glasscock, Willbar- area.
ed at the tournament include Wich |
the ballot, and that change
New 2 in 1 tire has
GREATEST
WINTER DRIVING
TREAD
twr built I
possibly others.
Orchestra For
Ball Named
Appearance On
Radio Brings Her
Marriage Oiler
ita Falls, Vernon, Breckenridge, , conlr a* ,arlT a* the April elections, 39 and is president this year of the
t Mineral Wells, Abilene, Cisco, Ol foreea*t the psychologist, who was student Council of Religious Activ-
. ney. Newcastle, Burkbumctt, River- Pitted to talk to Hitler through ui,f
side High at Fort Worth. Axle, Elec- I Uerhardt. another Preud pupil and . ___
tra, Throckmorton, J.ckaboro, De-1 torm'r Phyician to Hitler. Hitler's
eatur. Loving, Jean, Ingleaide and ' ‘‘".otinnal instability, his extreme
I___.11.1.. __ melancholia, and delusions of gran-
deur are characteristics of an in-
curable paranoia which is well-known
in Europe. Temple said. The speak-
er described Hitler’s bedroom, a
huge room lined with portraits of
Hitler. A full length image of the
dictator has been etched into the FORT WORTH.—Miss Patricia
glass of the great mirror so that Caldwell, Texas Christian University
Dorothy Davis and her all-girl ),e can “measure him .elf by him- j freshman coed, appeared on a na-1
orchestra from Fort Worth will fur self" each day, the speaker said, (tional radio program a few weeks
nixh music for the annual President s and Hitler has a great brass case back—and now a bachelor fanner 1
Birthday Ball to be held here on filled with all the complimentary in Manitoba, Canada, wants to
January 30, Glenn Burgess, local things written about him. marry her.
chariman, has announced. J Jn contrast to Hitler, Mussolini,
As was done last year, Olney prill who five years ago was an arrogant
cooperate with Graham in stagMg power-hungry dictator boasting of
the ball, proceeds of which go to wj,at Italy would do to the world.
Mrs. P. K. Deats, 800 Virginia, Gra- others near this property has been done in other sections of the country.
ham, is a prominent leader in stu- -proven and m3&es probable many j----—--—--2—-
dent activities at Southern Methodist new wells to be drilled in that area hag at Big Spring one the largest
this year. | r( f jne, jeg Jn the Southwest.
Henry Zwcifel of Fort Worth is j Tom Smith is general superin-
president of the gosden Corporation. J Undent ami John Luton of- Graham
wfiicb now operates in Jones, Bee, 1 is production superintendent in this
( :k„ Willbar- area. ^ M. Stevenson is superintend-
honorary fraternity, the Y.M.C.A. j,er and other Texas counties. Cosden ent of the Graham refinery.
may/of which he was president in 1938- 1 -------------- - _; .......__
University this year. .
Deats bolds memberships
pha Phi Omega, national
in Al-
serviqe
1 ! *■ ' G-j
—......—
LET US HELP YOU
Plan And Finance
A NEW HONE
the Warm Springs Foundation
infantile paralysis.
Committemca and details ‘of
ball will be announced soon.
A man who signs himself “The
Singing Foreman of Sharon, Pa.'ӣ|
wrote and asked for a picture. ,
“I am a T.C.U. booster,” he wrote. I
Bicycle Hike Is
oned *
f°r has been changed by a return to f “I’m married, but wife is a good
j religion. Temple declared, and now sport!” ,
the (lives simply, gives large sums to I Another anonymous correspondent
1 charity, has taken up violin playing, | who signs himself “Chamus” has
hopes some day to give public con- written two letters. He says he is
certs in America and to establish
Italy as a grand opera cenKbr, and
plans to retire to bis farm when he
is 80.
Temple described the Italian
strong man as “the key man for
peace and decency in Europe today,"
from County Tyrone, Ireland.
“I knew so many Caldwells in
Ireland, I would like /to know one
T5/-,a4-r,r»r»s»rl ’ *n United States,” he wrote,
rosiponcu Temple described the Italian Four boys in college at San Luis
Obispo, Calif., forwarded a joint
... , request that Miss Caldwell write to
The bicycle hike planned for mem- he would never have an armed them.
• Think of |tl This winter 320
heavy, sharp rubber cleats give you
Iroctton like a tractor In snow, stush
and mud—and then neat Spring
out on a regular new
I Silent-Grip tread. Be safe
^ Gel our dgure on yovr cer
UUTIl SMIW6 TO fAYI>
hern of the local Bicycle Club for ^ alliance with either Germany or Rus-
Saturday has been postponed, local ajai an(j prophesied that within 10
highway officers who are aiding in years he would visit America, which
1 the organisation announced this
1 morning.
J The hike will be held on some
date to be set later. The chib will
> meet on Saturday, January 27, at. GOVERNOR URGES MORE
he greatly admires, as a private
citisen.
the National Theatre for a free
movie and program.
AGE MOTOR
ANY
MAXWILL, Mgr.
GENERAL
▼
Hm OmmtaJ TW* e I
MARRIAGE LJGENRES
Melvin Raper of Graham and
Miss Geraldine Harlan of Bryson,
j Leroy C. Nelson of Santa Anna
and Miss Bert Simpson of Graham.
| Bernice R. Landreat of Graham
and Mias Willie B. Cols of Graham.
RELIGION AND HARD WORK
AUSTIN, Jan. 16.—Governor W.
Lee O’Daniel, in his regular Sunday
morning radio broadcast urged a re-
turn to practice of religion as a
prrrequiste to a better business and
social structure.
“In my opinion,” he said, “our
task can he divided into two im-
portant divisions
sincere religion.”
‘‘If one radio appearance will pro-
duce such letters as these. I’d hate
to be on a regular program.”
Patricia’s verdict on the whole thing.
In the finals of the debate elim
inaticn at the high school Friday
afternoon Mary McFarlane and /M»r-
gie Jones, debating the negative
aide, defeated Lillian Burns and
Mary Helen NicoletL They were
rated as individual speakers ae fol
lows: Mary MdFarlane, fiVst; Margie
Jones, second; and MaTy Ifelen Nic-
olett, third.
Plana are being made for a train
ed dog show at the Junior High
School and high school January
hard work and and 28. The program will consist of
tricks by educated dogs.
YOU CAN PAY
IT OUT LIKE
RENT.
ASK US ABOUT THE
F. H. A.
PLAN OF FINANCING THE
BUILDING OF A HOME
Norrisoo-Smith Lumber Co.
GRAHAM, TEXAS
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Trout, H. I. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1940, newspaper, January 18, 1940; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116961/m1/3/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.