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VOLUME 7
GRAHAM. TEXAS, 76046
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1966
NUMBER 33
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Bids Requested For
Old Hospital Building
STATE HISTORICAL SURVEY
Region 2 Meeting Held
Sunday at Ft. Belknap
868 Voters Added to
Registration List
Mrs. Howell to
Attend Student
Council Meeting
has said that he doesn’t mind
spending money for things ne-
shest,
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tively
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RAMPS, 1,123 Markers were
awarded. The program of awar-
ding 5,000 Official Texas His-
Richardson also announced
that to encourage restorations
of historic structures the exem-
plify some phase of the econo-
mic, cultural, political or social
Graham Jaycees, in connec-
tion with the Whopper-Stopper
Balt Company ofsherman, Tex-
HERE’S THE WINNER — Johhny
Jones, center, Wichita Falls, had the
largest boss in the Jaycee Fishing
Tourney Sunday afternoon. Jaycee
Russell Corey, right, holds the 5 3-4
churchgo-
ed States.
Georgetown, and worked his way
through high school at La Mesa
and college at Texas Tech. He
was elected to the first of his
three terms in the House of
Representatives in 1944, and re-
tired voluntarily, in 1956. He
was returned to the Legislature
as State Senator from an eleven
county district and after six
years in that post, he moved
up to Lieutenant Governor.
As a Legislator, Smith was
the author, co-author or active
sponsor of bills establishing a
permanent building hind pro-
gram for State Colleges, pro-
viding stability tor the farm-
to-market road system, instal-
ling the Gilmer-Aiken program
to improve public schools, he
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pound block boss, and Jim Kendrick,
left, assists in displaying the prize
winning string of fish. — Reporter
Sports Photo
Quotation For Today
< Everything is funny as long as it is happening
to somebody else.—WILL ROGERS
Public Health within six months
after sale is consummated.
Blds will be opened at the
regular meeting of the City
Council on Thursday, April 7,
and will be received by City
Manager Duke any time prior
to the meeting of the Council.
Each bid must be accompa-
nied by plans of the building
1962. He is a former Lubbock
business man.
Preston Smith has a whole-
some respect for the office he
now holds. He has said:
to 219. Last year 15,561,700
people visited these museums
and stayed an average of 2-
1/2 hours each.-
program as its No. 1 project
this year and is urging County
Committees to cooperate.
"While all the work of the
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And the present 40-cent and
50-cent fee brackets for c.o.d.
mall will be combined into one
60-cent bracket for amounts up
to 210, with no change in fees
covering items valued at more
than 210.
The new plan will enable more
of the cost of the special ser-
vice» to be borne by those who
use the services, rather than
by all the taxpayers.
that both the government and
the people should keep in mind
that new expenditures and new
taxes go hand in hand.
REGIONAL MEETING—Participating on the pro-
gram for the Texas State Historical Survey Com-
mittee conference Sunday afternoon at Fort Bel-
knap were Truett Lotimer, executive director of
the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, A.
M Pate, Jr., director of Region 2, Bo Risher,
State Historical Committee. Mr A M, Pate, Jr.,
Mrs Ben G O'Neal, Mrs J. W Bullock, and Dr
Rupert N Richardson of Abilene—Reporter Staff
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goal is well ahead of schedule.
Since the program started, the I
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catch weighed 5 pounds 9 ounc-
es. They received tackle boxes.
Third place winners were
Jimmy Cernosek and Jge Mack
Woolfolk.
Each fisherman received two
dozen Whopper Stopper lures.
Two representatives of the
Whopper - Stopper Balt Com-
pany, Larry Brown, and Jodie
Grigg, of Sherman, Texas, were
at the Jaycee headquarters Sat-
urday night and Sunday assisting
with the fishing tournament
Serving on the fishing tour-
nament committee were Jim
Kendrick and Russell Carey.
Other Jaycees assisted with the
project. ।
Nearly fifty entries partici-
pated in the fishing tournament.
PERSONALS
Nathan Allen, Graham, has
reported the sale of one reg-
istered horned Hereford bull
to Leon Anz, Olney, Texas,
“I believe the office of Lieu-
tenant Governpr is most impor-
tant to the future of Texas tie-
cause it affects the welfare and
property of all our families,
all kinds of organizations, and
every business. The office thus
has a powerful influence upon
life, and commerce at every
economic level. Such responsi-
bility must be firmly and con-
scientiously met."
first year of
and worthwhile, but
Graham mailers are remind-
ed that higher rates for the
postal system's five "special
services"--first announced on
January ll--wlll take effect next
Saturday.
The new rates are designed to
put a 60 per cent dent in the
annual 260-mllllon deficit being
registered by the services.
Money order, registry, and
c.o.d. fees will go up for the
first time since 1961. The last
previous fee Increases for in-
surance and certified mail were
in 1957.
Money order fees will be in-
creased by 5 cents, and the
minimum fee bracket for postal
insurance will be changed from
310 to 215, with a minimum in-
surance fee of 20 cents. Above
220, the fee will be 30 cents,
above 350, 40 cents; above $100,
The successful bidder, as
purchaser, in addition to the
cash purchase price, will be-
come obligated to dismantle and
demolish the old hospital build-
ing and begin construction of a
nursing home with a minimum
60-bed capacity, of the Type
III classification prescribed by
the Texas State Department of
BETHEL BAPTIST
REVIVAL TO
BEGIN SUNDAY
Bethel Baptist Church will
conduct a Revival beginning
Sunday, March 26, and continu-
ing through April 3 according
to an announcement today by
Rev. Jack Badgero, pastor.
Rev. Jerry Speer, pastor of
the Greenhill Baptist Church,
Snyder, Texas, will be preach-
ing during the revival. He is
a former pastor of the Jean
Baptist Church.
David Richardson, minister
104 music and education director,
Graham First Baptist Church,
will direct the song services.
Services will be conducted 10
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily.
Everyone is invited to attend
the services.
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Postage
50 cents, and above 3150, it
will be 60 cents.
The present registry fees of
60 and 75 cents will be com-
bined Into a single 75-cent fee
for values up to 2100. For arti-
clea valued at more than $100,
the fee will be unchanged.
The fee for certified mall
will be increased from 20cents
for each Item to 30 cents.
Plans to sell the old City Hos-
pital bullding and grounds on
South Cherry Street, between
Calaveras and Park Avenue,
were announced this week by
City Manager Doyle Duke. City
Council authorized this action
March 10.
The city’s primary interest
in placing the property on the
market is to have it utilized for
the construction and mainte-
nance of a nursing home for
senior citizens.
“Last year statistics show
that the increased revenue from
travelers generated by stops at
Official Texas Historical
Markers, visits to historical
Museums, sites and parks and
attendance at historical pro-
grams resulted in over $12, 777-
430 in increased revenue to bus-
inesses in the state,” Richard-
son stated.
in Texas has increased from 82 ' sive Historical Preservation
Dr. Richardson gave some in- nfe of the community, or be re-
terestmg statistics. In 1965, I lated to the llvesof historic per-
some 1,297 official Texas His- ' sonages, associated with some
high endeavor or identified pro-
minently with important events
in history, the State of Texas
through its State Historical sur-
vey Committee will give "Texas
Restoration Awards" to those
authentic and faithful restora-
tions. The State Committee has
as a result adopted an aggres-
1964, the
Young County gained another
868 voters in the Free Voter
Registration period which clos-
ed Thursday midnight. These
new voters will be able to par-
ticipate in the Democratic Pri-
mary May 7 according to a
report from Kelly Jones, Young
County Tu Assessor-Ccollect-
or.
Biggest galnes in new voters
occured in Graham and Olney.
Registration by Precincts In-
cludes the following new voters:
Truett Latimer, executive
Director of the Texas State His-
torical Survey Committee, ac-
companied by Bob Risher, had
numerous markers and litera-
ture on display.
Mrs. Ben G. O’Neal, presi-
dent of the Fort Belknap His-'
torical Society, and Dr. Ken-
neth F. Neighbours, Midwes-
tern University, Wichita Falls,
were present for the confer-
ence.
"RAMPS covering many oth-
er phases of historical develop-
ment. As an example of our pro-
jects to recognize individual ac-
complishments and contribu-
tions to the economy of Texas,
we are cooperating during 1966
with the Petroleum Industry to
commemorate the 100th Anni-
versary of the Oil Busmess in
Texas and the 75th Anniversary
of the establishment of the Tex-
as Railroad Commission,”
Richardson stated.
Mrs. Eugenia D. Howell,
sponsor of the G.H.S. Student
Council leaves Wednesday for
the state convention of Student
Councils which will be held at
L. D. Bell High School, Hurst,
Texas, Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday, March 24, 25, and
26.
Mrs. Howell is serving a sec-
ond term on the executive board
which meets prior to the open-
ing of the convention.
The following members of the
GHS council will representGra-
ham at the convention: Susan
Burgess, Jim Chastain, Arils
Davis, Vicki Gough, David Rob-
ertson and Jo Beth Scott
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was born on a farm near
Held Friday
Funerai services for Mrs.
Ethel Cole, 51, of Rule, Texas
and a former resident of Gra-
ham were conducted Friday,
March 18 at 2:30 p.m. from
the Church of God, 600 Pecan
Street in Graham. Rev. F. C.
Dozier of Sweetwater, Texas
officiated and was assisted by
Rev. R. D. King of Haskell,
Texas and Rev. W. L. Shires
of this city.
Burial was in the Pioneer
Cemetery with funeral ar-
rangements under the direction
of Pinkard Funeral Home of
Rule.
Mrs. Cole died March 17 in
-he Haskell County Hospital af-
*ter a lengthy illness.
Mra. Cole, the former Ethel
Simpson, married J. L. Cole
of this city and they lived here
until 1953 when they moved to
Rule. She was a member of
the Church of God, having join-
ed in 1948 and transferred to
the Church of God in Haskell
when they left Graham.
Survivors include her hus-
band, J. L. Cole; three sons,
Frankie Lee of U.S. Air Force
in Virginia, Charles Cole, Gra-
ham, and Kenneth Coleofwich-
Its Falls, one daughter, Mrs.
Joyce Ary of Rule; two bro-
thers, Wayne Simpson of Gra-
ham,' Pete Simpson of Soper,
Oklahoma, three sisters, Mrs.
Ida Wilkerson, Fort Worth,
Mrs. Minnie Underwood, Fort
Worth, Mrs. Josie Prichard of
Hobbs, New Mexico, nine grand-
children and a host of other
relatives.
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Prisoner Convicted In
Less Than 20 Hours
District Attorney T. Jean Rodgers reported a burglary was
solved, charges filed, Grand Jury returned an indictment,
and the defendent pleaded guilty and sentenced in District
Court in a period of less than 20 hours!
The farm home of Nancy Coody, 4 miles east of Caddo,
Texas, was burglarized last Thursday night. Two hours later
a suspect was apprehended by Sheriff Booth Chase and arraigned
In court on alleged charges of taking a tape recorder from
the home.
The Grand Jury in Breckenridge returned an indictment
against W. L. Wallace of Abilene, Friday morning, and Friday
afternoon the defendent pleaded guilty to charges before Judge
E. H. Griffin.
District Attorney Rodgers reported from time of alleged
offense to conviction it took less than 20 hours, possibly set-
ting a new record.
as held their fishing tournament
on Lake Graham Sunday.
Johnny Jones, Wichita Falls
fisherman, took the largest
black bass from Lake Graham.
The fish weighed 5-3/4 pounds.
He received a Shekespeare pre-
sident reel.
Waters were choppy on the
lake and fishermen battled
small waves; however, they re-
ported fair catches.
H. L. Morgan, fishing with
Billy Gufon, as a team, had the
largest string of fish, weighing
7-3/4 pounds. Guinn and Mor-
gan each received Berkley spin-
ning reels and reds.
James Dunsworth and Amos
Price took second place with
the largest strings of fish. Their
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hefner
spent Sunday in R ichardson vis-
iting their son, James Hemer
and Mrs. Hemer and children.
Mrs. Wages is
Rotary Speaker
Mrs. Betty Wages, executive
director of the North TexasRe-
habilitation Center, Wichita
Falls, spoke to Graham Ro-
tarians Friday noon on the Cen-
ter. She gave a brief history of
the organization and reported
the Center had given over 82,000
therapy treatments since its or-
ganization.
It is open to residents of sur-
rounding counties and is sup-
ported by the Easter Seal, gifts
and nominal patient fees for
those able to assist the Center.
Mrs. Wages showed a film,
“Susie’s Small World,” Dr. V.
O. Rosser served as program
chairman. The speaker was in-
troduced by Mrs. L. C. Young,
Young County director in the
North Texas Rehabilitation
Center.
Guests were Hope Newman of
Hereford, R. F. Maderla of
Wichita Falls, H. C. Farmer,
Mrs. L. C. Young, Ed Hinson,
and Victor Berry. .
Grahamites
Attend WTCC
Infocade
Several representatives from
this city were in Mineral Wells
to attend the Infocade meeting
held at the Baker Hotel under
the sponsorship of the West
Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Beeman Fisher, president of
Texas Electric Service was the
principal speaker.
Attending the meeting from
Graham were 3. B. Harbison,
John Killough, Joe Pledger,
Doug Mullins, and 24 High
School students.
Pct. 1-West Graham, 81; Pet
2-Bunger, 3; Pct. 3-South Bend,
22. Pct. 4-Eliasville, 16; PcL
5-Murray, 12; Pct. 7-New-
castle, 37, Pct. 8-Proffitt, 2,
Pct. 11-South Olney, 98; PcL
16-Loving, 29; Pct. 20-Jean,
11; PcL 22-S.E. Graham, 214;
Pct. 23-North Olney, 107; PcL
24-N. E. Graham, 236;
The new voters will add to
the voting Interest in the Pri-
maries this summer according
to election officials.
S. F. Griffith
Funeral Rites
Held Monday
Mr. Sherman Franklin Grif-
fith, 61, of Fort Worth, a re-
tired carpenter and long time
resident of Graham, died Fri-
day evening in Fort Worth of
an apparent heart attack.
Funeral services for Mr.
Griffith were conducted 2 p.m.
today, Monday, in the Morrison
Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jack
Badgero, pastor of the Bethel
Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial was in Pioneer Cemetery
with arrangements directed by
Morrison Funeral Home.
Mr. Griffith was born April
4, 1904 at Gainesville, Texas.
He was a son of the late Dave
and Jennie Griffith. He mar-
ried Ruth Ethel Odom August
28, 1924. Mrs. Griffith preceded
him in death in 1955. To this
union was born six children,
two sons, David Griffith of La-
mesa, Texas; Herbert Griffith,
Fort Worth, and four daughters,
Mrs, Juanita Neves, Jermyn,
Texas; Mrs. Mary Johnsoh,
Bremerton, Wash., Mrs. Ruth
Ann Pate, Mineral Wells; and
Mrs. Josephine Hight, Palo Pin-
to.
Other survivors include two
sisters Mrs. Lottie Fulbright,
Abilene, and Martha of Cali-
fornia, and a brother, George
Griffith of Electra, and thirteen
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Willie
Odom, Foy Odom,,C. E. Odom,
Harold Lehr, B. J. Casteel,
and James Pate.
Graham Jaycees will be host
for a luncheon Tuesday noon
honoring the Honorable Preston
Smith, Lieutenant Governor of
the State of Texas. Invitations
have been extended to various
civic and busmess leaders of the
city to attend the luncheon and
approximately 150 are expected
to be present.
After Mr. Smith’s talk to the
Jaycees, he will tour Graham’s
new Industries and attend a
Coffee at the American Legion
Building 2 p.m. Payne Roye,
Jaycee president, states the
public is invited to attend the
Coffee at 2 p.m. Tickets will be
available to the speech from lo-
cal Jaycees.
Mr. Smith, well-known to
Grahamites, is the 38th Lieu-
tenant Governor of Texas and is
a candidate for re-election to
the office which he first won in
which the bidder proposes to
construct on the site.
City Council will reserve the
right to decline all bids, and,
in determining the successful
bidder will consider the price
offered by the bidder together
with his experience and cap-
ability in the field of nursing
home operations.
The City will require a per-
formance bond in connection
with the obligations of the pur-
chaser.
The old hospital building,
closed since the opening of the
new Graham General Hospital,
is currently befog used to pro-
vide storage space for an emer-
gency Civil Defense Hospital.
B. J. Boling
Funeral Rites
Held Sunday
Funeral services for Mr.B.J.
Boling, 86, retired carpenter,
were conducted 2 p.m. Sunday
from Morningside Baptist
Church with Rev. Buford Stock-
ard, pastor, and Rev. Hubert
Foust, pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church, officiating.
Burial was in Oak Grove Ce-
metery with Morrison Funeral
Home in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Boling died Friday in a
Graham rest home following a
brief illness. Born May 1, 1879
in Lorena, Miss., Mr. Boling
moved to Graham in 1925 from
Arizona.
He married the former Miss
Viola Jones on Feb. 13, 1902
at Lorena, Texas. Mr. Boling
was a member of the Morning-
side Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Viola Boling of the home;
four sons, Jim Boling of Mc-
Kinney, Wallace Boling of Fort
Worth, Shelby Boling of Lub-
bock, and Clayton Boling of
Graham; a daughter, Mrs. Myr-
tis Womack of Graham; 11
grandchildren, and 24 great-
grandchildren.
Increase in
REPORTER
A. M. Pate, Jr., a member
of the Texas State Historical
Survey Committee and Direc-
tor of Region 2, conducted a Re-
gional Meeting at Fort Belknap
at 2:00 p.m. on March 20 at
the auditorium. This Regional
Meeting is one of 17 being
conducted throughout the State
this month so that the 1966
RAMPS program of the Texas
State Historical Survey Com-
mittee may be explained indepth
to the chairmer and members
of the County Historical Survey
Committees.'
Dr. Rupert N. Richardson of
Abilene, a member of the Texas
State Historical Survey Com-
mittee, also attended the Meet-
ing. In speaking on the state
and County RAMPS progress,
Richardson said that “Texas
has the most active and com-
prehensive Marking and Pre-
servation program in the Unit-
ed States. We feel that 1966
will be the greatest year yet In
the vital wofk of Recordation,
Appreciation, Marketing, Pre-
servation and Surveys
(“Ramps" of Texas History.”
। State and County Committees
is historical preservation, this
' part of our activities is con-
l cerned with the actual job of
I preserving and restoring the
1 tangible evidences of history,”
I Richardson concluded.
I Region 2 is composed of the
i following commties; Archer,
Baylor, Childress, Clay, Cot-
tle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell,
Jack, Knox, Montague, Throck-
morton, Wichita, Wilbarger,
Young.
Representatives from vari-
ous . counties gave reports on
progress made concerning the
marking of historical bmuemngs
in their respecttve coumtee.
Mrs. J. w. Bullock, reporune
for Young County, said five
plaques had been awarded, in-
cluding the latest. at Median
Chapel on Jan. 30.
She reported on Fort Belknap,
its maintenance and upkeep,
Women’s Building, and the Ar-
chives established sever-
al years ago. Mrs. Bullock told
of plans to secure an additional
. building for the Archives, to
mark the Donnell grist mill, and
a historic crossing at Elias-
ville.
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