The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1966 Page: 1 of 16
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1966
GRAHAM, TEXAS, 76046
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Soldier Requests Clothes
For Vietnam Refugees
Plans Completed
For County Show
Charles Finnell lo
Seek Legislative Post
Mrs. Pounds
Funeral Rites
Set Today
Symphony No. 5 in B flat
Major, Prokofiefr, Andante, Al-
legro marcato. Adagio, Allegro
Rock Island
Visitors Attend
C-C Meeting
Tamas Vasary, young French
pianist, who is completing a
sold out season on his first
U.S. tour, will be guest pianist
with the orchestra in Beetho-
II you are interested in Join-
ing the Woman's Club for a fee of
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Library has been a project of the C.
L.S. Club for many years. “Graham is
fortunate to have a fine library and
the C.L.S. Club wishes to thank Gra-
ham citizens for supporting the bene-
fit each year," said Mrs. Smith. —
Leader Staff Photo
Club members may participate
in the Swimming Department,
The Nite Club, the Health Class-
es, etc., they have no rights as
Woman’s Club members.
Quotation For Today
Men are made by nature unequal. It is vain,
therefore, to treat them as if they were equal—
JAMES FROUDE, 19th Century English historian.
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U.S.M.C., 2nd Batailion 1st Ma-
rines, Battery B alt Batalion
11th Marines, FPO San Fran-
cisco, California 96601.
Mother, I don't know if there
is an organization there in Gra-
VOLUME 90
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PUBLIC RECORDS
Cases filed in 90th District
Court:
Gloria Wright vs John Lee
Wright--Divorce
Datla June Whitehead vs Hu-
bert Lee Whitehead--Divorce
Other new members include Richord
Meyers and Billy Rex Sanford, and
associote members Bill Ferguson. Pete
Shobay, and Joe Lonham — Leader
Staff Photo
the men to each hall on the
tour itinerary.
The complete program fol-
lows:
Symphony No. 23 in D Major,
Mozart, Allegro spiritoso. An-
dantino gracioso. Presto assal.
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G
Major, Beethoven, Allegro, An-
dante con moto, Rondo: Vivace,
Tamas Vasary, pianist.
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ST LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
NEW JAYCEES — Five Jaycees, Tom
Bogniefski, Fred Shahan, Ron She-
ron, Tommy Lyons, and J. B Hudson
were welcomed os new members of
the Graham Jaycees Tuesday noon.
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GHS Band To Present
"Hollywood Jubilee"
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nett suffered a fractured leg
and bruises. Her daughter, Car-
olyn Barnett, another passen-
ger in the Samford car, escap-
ed injury.
Highway Patrol Officer Ralph
Bod of the Weatherford Unit
identified the other driver as
Thomas S. Sheppard, 68, of
Poolville, Texas. He was driv-
ing a 1963 Ford pickup truck.
Sheppard had a thumb cut off
in the accident, and suffered
lacerations on the face. He is
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Dowdle-Logan
Day Planned
By Jaycees
Graham Jaycees are making
plans for the Dowdle-Logan Day
to be held March 5 to the
American Legion Building. The
recognition is being sponsored
by the Graham Jaycees to hon-
or the former Graham High
School athletes.
Dowdle is defensive captain
of the San Francisco Forty
Niners, and Logan is All-Star
defensive safety for the Balti-
more Colts.
bers “Broadway Comes to Gra-
ham” that was presented last
year will not want to miss this
show.
‘Tickets are on sale by all
GHS band members. Persons
desiring to make reservations
for tickets may call Li 9-
1680 during the day or Li 9-
3728 after 6 p.m. Band mem-
bers will deliver tickets to
homes. Tickets are $1.00 for
adults and 75 cents for stu-
dents.
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transferred from Weatherford
to an Olney Hospital later Wed-
nesday evening.
It was learned Mrs. Samford
was taking Mrs. Barnett to
Weatherford to stay with her
mother several days. Mr. Bar-
nett was enroute to Arizona due
to the death of a relative and
the family was attempting to
contact him.
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The public is Invited to at-
tend the Tea and see all the
exhibits later in the afternoon.
It is hoped that the Judging
will be completed by 4:00 p.m.
and the Tea held then.
The Tea will be served by
the HD Clubs of Young County.
The ladies in charge of the
Tea are Mrs. James Copeland,
Mrs. N. R. Setlirr, and Mrs.
Jack Frazier.
Judge Ray mon Thompson will
present the ribbons to each
4-H‘er prior to the Tea.
Mrs. Ellen Harrison, County
Home Demonstration Agent,
reports that she expects the
competition to be stiff again
this year. Thirty-two 4-H'ers
entered last year and a similar
number Is expected this year.
Mrs. Harrison urges the public
throughout the county to attend
the Food Show and support the
4-H program.
Two Graham women, enroute
to Weatherford, Texas were
injured about 3:30p.m. Wednes-
day, 2-1/2 miles north of that
city on Farm Road 920.
Injured were Mrs. Billy Rex
Samford, City Police Depart-
ment radio dispatcher, and Mrs.
Elmer Barnett. They were
rushed to Campbell Memorial
Hospital in ambulances.
Mrs. Samford reportedly had
both knees fractured and sus-
tained lacerations. Mrs. Bar-
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“Hollywood Jubilee” a musi-
cal extravaganza, to be pre-
sented by the Graham High
School Music Department, has
gone into > rehearsal getting
ready for this stage production
to be presented 8 p.m. Monday,
February 28, and Tuesday,
March 1 to Memorial Auditor-
ium.
Hollywood Jubilee will fea-
ture the stage band, a 50-voice
choir, fife and Jug band, 14
To celebrate the completion
of the re-modelling at the Wo-
man's Club Building, Club Vice
Presidents, Mrs. Lawrence
Barnhill and Mrs. A. D. Don-
nell announce a membership
drive to open February 23 and
close Tuesday, March 8. During
this period, the Woman's Club
membership fee will be reduced
to $25 to all women in the Gra-
ham area.
When the Charter Member-
ship Drive was closed in 1961,
the fee was set at $75. In 1964,
an amendment to the club con-
stitution, voted by the Board of
Directors, ruled that young
women who had reached maturi-
ty since 1961 and women who had
moved into the area since that
date could join for $25.
Knowing that many women
failed to realize the recreation-
al and educational facilities of-
fered by such membership and
did not participate when char-
ter membership was open at
any amount during the period
from February 23 to March 8,
all women in Graham and the
surrounding area are cordially
invited to join the Woman’s
Club at this, reduced rate. , cta
Many women who are’ mr F
bers of individual clubs of the
Woman’s Club are enjoying Wo-
man’s Club advantages without
being Woman’s Club members.
In the event that their partici-
pating club should cease Its af-
filiation with the Woman’s Club
or they as individuals withdraw
from the roll oftheir participat-
ing club, they have no status as
Woman’s Club members. In the
event that a ruling is made by the
Directors that only Woman’s
a patient in the Weatherford
hospital.
Mrs. Samford's husband, Bil-
ly Rex Samford, was notified
of the accident and was accom-
panied to Weatherford by B.J.
Green of this city.
Patrol Officer Boyd reported
the accident was “almost a
head-on collision.’’ Both cars
were severely damaged in the
accident.
Green told The Leader Mrs.
Samford was scheduled to be
The two chapters of Beta sigma Phil will
sponsor “The Morning Coffee Break” today,
Thursday, February 24, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Nine Graham business firms will donate their
receipts from coffee sales. They include Oliver
Pharmacy, Osburne Pharmacy, Service Drug,
Ross Cafe, Driver Coffee Shop, Bullock’s Cafe,
Fred’s Cafe, Helghten’s Cafe, and Percy Collins
Drug Store.
Members of Beta Sigma Phi will be on hand
to Promote Coffee sales and they urge all busi-
ness men and all employees to participate ein
the project to further heart research.
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Mrs. Elsie Pounds, 79, of
Loving, Texas, died February
22 to Chouteau, Okla, while
visiting to the home of adaugh-
ter. Mrs. Pounds was spending
the winter in Chouteau when she
became ill.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Pounds will be conducted 2p.m.
today, Thursday from the
Church of Christ, Loving, Tex-
as. Burial will be to the Loving
Cemetery with Morrison Fu-
neral Home to charge of ar-
rangements.
Her husband, R. K. Pounds,
preceded Mrs. Pounds to death
to 1963.
Mrs. Pounds, a native Texan
was born August 9, 1886. She
was a long-time member of the
Loving Church of Christ
Survivors Include a son,B.K.
Pounds, Mesquite, Texas, two
daughters, Mrs. Mabel Wil-
liams, Chouteau, Okla, and Mrs.
Ruby Stewart, Dallas; a grand-
daughter, Mrs. M. D. Deavers,
Loving; two sisters, Mrs. J. O.
East, Oklahoma City, and Mrs.
Nellie B. Start, Arlington, Tex-
as; and 12 grandchildren.
Mrs. Ida White
Dies in Olney
Mrs. Ida May White, 84, died
Monday in the Olney hospital.
Funeral services for Mrs.
White were conducted 2 p.m.
Wednesday from theolney First
Methodist Church with Rev.
Glenn Bowman, pastor, offi-
ciating.
Burial was to the True Cem-
etery with Lunn Funeral Home
to charge of arrangements.
The former Ida Choate, she
was born Jan. 18, 1882 to the
True community near Olney.
Mr. White, an Olney business-
man, preceded his wife to death.
Surivors include a son, R.W.
White, Tulsa, Okla.; two
brothers, Jim Choate of True
and RufusChoateof Haggerman,
N.M.; a sister, Mrs. Katharine
League, Denver, Colo.; a grand-
son and two great-grandsons.
(Editor's Note--A Graham
soldier, Sgt. Alfred W. Roberts,
fighting with the U.S. Troops in
Viet Nam, wrote the follow-
ing letter to his mother this
week. Persons desiring to help
with clothing or soap should
address the packages to the
address.)
Excerpt from letter received
February 22, 1966 from, Sgt
played several times in past
years to both Fort Worth and
Dallas on their Civic Music
programs. A Dallas music
critic wrote: “A superlative
concert, perhaps even a sen-
sational concert, was presented
by the superbly polished, dra-
matic St Louis Symphony.”
Admission is by -inbership
card only, but non-members
will be given this concert as a
bonus by joining the Concert
Association now for the 1966-67
season. Mrs. SherriP Smith is
membership chairman.
CLUB CONTRIBUTION—Mrs Sher-
rell Smith, right, president of the CLS
Club, presents a $320 check to Mrs.
Margie Logan, left. Librarian of the
Graham Public Library. This money
was made by the club's Christmas
Homes Tour in December. The
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Three representatives of the
Roc Island Lines were InGra-
ham Friday evening for the 48th
annual dinner meeting of the
Graham Chamber of Com-
merce.
They included J. Norman Bel-
cher, district manager, freight
sales, Connie Inglish, regional
manager, both of Fort Worth,
and E. R. Hinkson of Wichita
Falls, Texas.
clothes, light or heavy makes
no difference. Any thing that
has some use left, anything
from the age of 3 on up.
Soap is an Item that is com-
pletely missing. We give them
medical attention but the filth
that they live to almost nul-
lifies what we do. So any
type of soap, hand, small bar,
like motels use, or large bath
soap could be used.
We had a seepage well dug
which is where they get their
water but as soon as the dry
season gets here, It won’t be
much use to them. Then they
will have‘to carry water from
the river which isn’t very
‘tasty’, at least the seepage well
has some filteration to it.
I don’t know who you could
see there to Graham but please
help us to win these people
to our side. They came here
because they didn’t like the V.C.
but if we don’t help them I'm
afraid they may go back.
Anything you can send will
help and even save some lives
and It can’t do any harm.
president of his graduating
class at Holliday High School
and received a degree from the
University of Texas to govern-
ment.
While in Austin, Finnell
worked to the state capitol.
Her tog ate Seth Legtstature
he was sergeant-at-arms in the
office of Lieutenant Governor
Preston Smith and served as "
legislative assistant to State
Senator Jack Hightower during
the 29th Legislature.
A member of a pioneer Arch-
er County family, he is the son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
B. Finnell, Sr. of Holliday.
Final plans have been made
for the Young County 4-H Foods
Show. It will be held at Olney
Saturday, February 26, to the
American Legion Building.
The 4-H'ers entering will
have from 1:00 p.m. till 1:30
p.m. to set up their food ex-
hibit Each girl or boy is to
bring their own card table and
everything else they will need.
The judging will start promptly
at 1:30 p.m.
Qualified judges have been
obtained for both the senior and
junior divisions. Those judging
to the senior division are Mrs.
Frances Rooney, Breckenridge,
Mrs. Jeane Spivey, Olney; Mrs.
Patsey Ranft of Graham. The
junior division judges will be
Mrs. Deane Valentine, Sey-
mour, Miss Sandra Herriil,
Wichita Falls, and Mrs. S. L.
Johnson, Wichita Falls.
ham for this but we have thou-
sands of refugees coming to
daily that at one time had nice
farms and homes, but when the
Viet-Cong came into their areas
these people left their homes
and land with just the clothes
on their backs and what few
things they could carry.
Most of the time they had
nothing as the V.C. took every-
thing they had from them. We,
the Battery, are taking care of
an entire village that left North
Vietnam and came in here. The
chief, or Elder, of this village
wants to find work for his people
but it's not easy to find. The
units here are trying to give
jobs to them as they arrise
but somethings we cannot let
them do. They must not come
into the area where we live
as they may say something to
someone else about where we
keep things.
There has been talk about
them doing our laundry but I
think that is all It is, just
talk.
What they need most is
Charles Finnell of Archer
County has announced as acan-
didate for State Representative
from the 86th District, subject
to the Democratic primary of
May 7th.
The distriet la composed of
Areher, el-m—Montegete,
Throckmorton, Jack and Young
counties.
Finnell is associated with his
brother, Leslie, to the oil and
ranching business to Holliday
and is attending law school.
A native of Archer County,
Finnell Is an active civic worker
and a member of the Holliday
Methodist Church. He was
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Musical Planned
Saturday Night
Musical Saturday night atSto-
vll Hot Well at 7 p.m. There
will be musielens from Archer
City, Jacksboro and other sur-
rounding towns.
Everyone invited and wel-
come. Plenty of pie and cof-
fee.
articulars be- E•
Donnell Li 9-3549, or Mrs.
ven’s fourth piano concer-
to. .
There are ninety members
to this great orchestra, and
they travel to three chartered
buses. Most of the musician’s
instruments, trunks, music
stands and scores are conveyed
to a large van, which precedes
trombones, Dwayne Bishop and
his trumpet, and other variety
acts.
Music for the stage show will
be taken from the late Thirties
and early Forties. The Choir
and Band will present such
numbers as “Singing in the
Rato”, “Blue Moon,” “Love
Is a Many Splendored Thing,”
“Temptation” and most of the
standards that are so well
known. Everyone that remem-
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The St. Louis Symphony
Orchestra will appear to
Graham on Friday evening,
March 4, as the final program
on the Graham Community Con-
cert series. This orchestra is
the nation’s second oldest, now
to Its 86th year, and is ranked
among the top American Sym-
phonies.
Eleazar De Carvalho,
conductor and musical direct-
or, is now in his third year
with the orchestra, and is the
seventh regular conductor to
the orchestra’s long and dis-
tinguished history. He was call-
ed to this post from the
Brazilian Symphony Orchestra
in Rio, although he made his
American debut to 1947 as guest
conductor of the Boston Sym-
phony.
The St. Louis Symphone has
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