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The Graham Leader
20 PAGES
LOCAL; NEWS & PICTURES
OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN
1876
VOLUME 78. GRAHAM, TEXAS. THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1954 ______________
Voters To Decide School Bond Issue Sot*
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NUMBER 31
GRAHAM |
WELCOMES
NEWCOMERS
Community Chairmen and Workers
Named For Red Cross Campaign
Annual Red Cross campaign will
begin Monday in this city accord-
ing to an announcement today by
Beverly King, fund-raising chair-
man. The drive will begin Mon-
day in the business section and
" orkers anticipate finishing by the
latter part of the week.
“We will Irv to call on every-
King said, “however, if we
Mrs A. J. Bullock who is the
city of Graham new civic hostess,
report that a large number of
new people have moved to Graham
to make their homes since January
The riew»organization is spon- '_T'_ y“ou. please. mail your;
■ orod by the merchants of Graham,; r‘n'ntribl,ti»m to Box 717, Graham *’•
and each new couple moving to tidies campaign is under the di-
Insuronce Company
Purchased By
Don Holman
the city is given a book of coupons
good for free merchandise issued
by the merchants. If yon know of
a new family moving to the city
Mrs. Bullock would appreciate you
'phoning 230 and give her the
names of these new people.
Following are the names of the
new citizens: Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Gardner and 3 children, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs.
M. H. Shepard, Mr. and Mrs. W. V.
Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. L. -C.
Wright. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hester,
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Foshee, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Donnell, Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Kent, and Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Henderson.
And Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hawkins,
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gameson, Mr.
md Mrs. James Lough, Mr, and
Mrs. R. T. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs.
Glerm Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. E.
L. Cowden, Mr. and Mrs. Earl T.
Francis, Mr. and Mjrs. L. W. King,
Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Luttrell, Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Boling and Mr. and
Mrs. M E. Brown.
Also Mr. and Mrs. Alvie G.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E.
Lee, Mrs. Nora Jordan, Mr. and
A. Nance, Mr. and Mrs.
rection of Mrs. Ernest Remington.
Assignments will be issued to la-
dies who tvlll work, in the residen
•ct ii
$800,000 School Bond Issue
Proposed by School Board
tial section of the city.
King announced that the cam-
paign is already underway in 01-
ney and that they had raised $L-
972- hy Wednesday noon. , _
Community' chairmen include |
the following: Bu-nger, P. M. Potts; ,
Bunger road, Mrs. Geo. Lisle;
Eliasville, Mrs. Marvin Vaughn:
Flat Rock, Mrs. Clarence Clinton;
Flint Creek, Audrey Schuler; Hen-
ry Chapel, H. D. Club; Indian
MoUnd, Mrs. J. B. Hoggard; Lov-
ing, Mutt McClure; Median Chapel,
Mrs. A. M. Atwood; Monument,
I Malcolm Cox; Murray and Miller
Bend, Mrs. Grant Price; Newcas-
tle. B. B. Ward; Proffitt, W. B.
Bellomy; South Bend, Mrs. Vivis
Mosley; and Tonk Valley, Mrs.
Median Choate, and Jean, Mrs.
Ray Swaim.
' Downtown workers assisting in
•be Red Cross campaign include
Blake Allison, Frank Atchison, Jim
Parks, Larry Grauerholz, Walter
Oliver, Joe McKinley, Louis Pit-
cock, Jr., Spencer Mayes, Ed Har-
ris. Chas. Hutchison, Mark Jones,
Eligible voters in the Graham Independent School Dis-
trict will vote Saturday, March 13 on the proposition of
voting a maintenance tax of $1.45 on the hundred dollar
valuation of taxable property iji the school district, and on
the proposition of the issuance of $800,000 school house
bonds, and the levy of a tax in the payment thereof. Polls
will open 8 a.m. in Graham, Loving Jean. Murray, and South
Bend. A record turnout is expected in the Saturday election.
FUeiblc voters in the school educational program more nearly
Flieible voters in me scuum r.......; . . ,
WricTrih^-lioiaffiF* * ebi-renT
"t
poll tax or otherwise exempted
from paving poll tax who are tax-
ior high in the one building.
It is known that the larger the
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oavers in the district, and those I croup and the wider the problems
who have not been paying a tax, | „f the teachers, less time will be
DON HOLMAN
Mrs. D. —-----I __________JPI
B. C. Fairchild, Mr. and Mrs. Her- Kenneth Mobley, R. L. Morrison,
Mr. and Mrs. J_ L-1 Jr jr j. Reed, Robert Oliver,
L. Jjfllt
Don Holman has announced the
purchase of the Bob Lusk Insur-
ance Company in this city. The
firm will be known as Don Hol-
man Insurance Company. ,
Mr. Holman, a resident of Gra-
ham for the past ten years, is ac-
tive in church and civic affairs of
the city. He is serving on ' the
hospital advisory board, repre-
senting the Jaycees.
Mr. and Mrs. Holman moved to
.this city ten years ago from Sey-
mour. He was associated with the
Mid-West * Chevrolet Co. of this
city as partner until it was sold
to R. H. Musser.
but render property taxable lor
the coming year. ■>
New Schools
If voters approve the bond is-
sue Saturday, they will authorize
the school board to construct two
new elementary schools, and re
model East Ward school into a new
Junior High School with shops,
laboratories, library, and home-
making class rooms. The Board
also proposes the enlargement of
the High School gym and the music
practice room.
They anticipate providing addi-
tional operating funds in order
that the school system will be in a
position to employ the best teach-
ers available.
in advocating a new Junior
High School, the board believes
that the seventh, eighth, and ninth
grade students may receive better
instruction when age groups are
ejvjcn to the individual students
by the teachers because of the
load that they are carrying due td
having to teach a wider range of
subjects in the same school.
Officials also pointed out the
need for instruction in homemak-
ing classes, shop, and science in
the Junior High School: as many
children do not complete their
high school work for various rea-
sons, and patrons would be getting
more for their school dollar if
these students had training in the
above mentioned classes.
Voting Information
For School Bond
Election Saturday
A
Glazner,
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- X. A. Gresham. X.
SS AoMsfon. % ISrT*JrT Job* rTJJU
Eighth Annual Possum - Kin
Relays Scheduled
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SCHOOL Cl
COMPLETED
reported
two-
are scheduled 7:30
Over 800 high school athletes, ning events
representing 48 Texas schools, will P hools bave requested hotel
be in Graham Saturday partmipaL {or Vir teams
Ing In the eighth innual running o d Satun}ay nights,
the Possum-Kingdom RelayCoach Friday ana
Roy Curry reported today that the , Local T«m
Relays will more than double last | roach Curry announced today
year’s events in which 23 schools that the Graham sprint relay team
and 323 youths participated. I clocked 44.8 which breaks the
Addi'ional 2A class entries in- P-K record of 4B.S. The nfe
elude Garland, Breckenridge, Arl- team also ran a 3.374 which also
Legion Short of
Membership Goal
AWOL soldier,-----— --
year prison sentence in the 90tn
District Court Monday by Judge
tngton. and Brownwood. Other
schools accepting invitations In the
Class A division include Asper-
mont, Rule, Lueders, Andrews,
Phillips, and Brady.
The track meet will be divided
tons the record of 3.418.
The track is in excellen shape at
Steer stadium, having new cinders
added this year which places it in
go*d condition for the Relays.
Graham High School is the only
“We need about 25 members to
reach our goal of 400 before March
151’ Joe Friedel, membership
chairman of the Post announced
today. It is hoped to reach that
goal before the 35th birthday ob-
servance of the American Legion.
The track meet will be divided sch'ool jn the s(ate to f;nance (heir
Cook of Abilene will serve as start a(h,etes in the state compete in
er. and Cv Young of Decatur, who jjnals Admission will be 50c
originated the P-K Relays, will ^ 2fjc {()r students The student
serve as Referee.
Good Start
Reported In
Concert Drive
The annual school census was
completed Ibis week and reveals
an increase of 138 over the pre-
vious year. “This comes about
Forty-five persons
notified to report
duty in 90th Di
a.' m. Monday, March
Graham citizens su,------
jury duty include Paul Moreland,
V. S. Pruitt, R. A. Medley, N. D.
StovgU, W. F. Whittenburg, F. D
Five election boxes will be pro-
vided throughout the Graham In-
_______ School District for vot-
Saturday, March 13. Eligible
cast their ballots at
following places:
— American Legion
V
_ Woman's Club build-
Mrc been'*m"’Z?of mon*y to use it
■su-s1
nmoned
ovall, • ---------— --
from 207 six-year^ldV cothing in ^a‘er . BurrtXr‘Richard Oaten'
as against 121 18-year-oldJ going lis. A. L. Collier, Richard Guinn,
out.” I. T. Gilmer, superinledent,
Floyd Jones on charges of swind-
UnBratcher was picked up in Pe-'saTd today, and “it results) in a
Texas, by Sheriff John Ed- gain of 86 pupils.”
eos, ihm, ---
wards. It was reported the offence
took place in Olney.
2-Yeor Sentence
Given In Child
Desertion Case
The census reveals 220
pupils moving to town against 168
pupils lliuviiig aw .-----_ __ ...
moving away, giving a gain of 52 Campbell.
T. W. Mahaney. K. C. Edwards
Bill Sims, B. R. King, C. B. Shahan,
Earl Murhpy, B. W. Hannah, N. E.
Majors, Don Holman, E. B Hows-
ley, Arthur Pemberton, and Boyd
pupils.
ass
Olney citizens include Haskell
Cram, Alfred B. Evans, George E.
as an
____(____a naw
high school outright.
Therefore, the school bourd
cepted the recommendationi and
elected to request that the East
Ward school be converted into the
Junior High, rather than build a
new building.
Two elementary schools have
been recommended; as both will
be carrying on the same type of ac-
titvity program enabling-more stu-
dents to take part in assembly pro-
grams, and other school activities.
School trustees announced that
endorsement of the program would
confine the high school students
to a better age bracket, make the
year, which will entitle the schools
Johnnie Mayo was assessed a : to five additional teachers for the
two-year probated sentence on a ; next session of school,
pica of guilty by Judge Floyd
Ev.nt*
Field •events will begin 12 p.m.
council will handle concessions.
Mr. L. L. Davidson, Mrs. Q. B
ricia events v..... —— —----
Saturday and the running events Jones a-nd Mrs. Floy Hinson, Jr.
1 pm Pole vault finals will begin were business visitors in Fori
7pm Saturday, and the final run- Worth Wednesday.
Earnest F. Ribble Electrocuted
Friday, Rites Held Saturday
. *i nivku on fnrmpp I hv tVip Vp»ri?in Oil
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^ Z working came into]con- Bill Yeargin. his employer wit-
Uct *th a high voltage electric nessed the accident, and drove
transmission line. He had
residen* of Nocona for tb
four years. jj...
Funeral services for Mr. Kibble
were conducted 10 a .m. Saturday
from the Valley View Baptist
Church with *he pastor, K*V- A.
L. Puckett, officiating.
Services were conducted r tram
Maples Funeral Chapel In this
city Sunday afternoon with Rev.
A. L. Puckett, and Olaf Ribble,
Minister of Mineral Wells, offi-
ciating. Burial was in Pioneer
Cemetery under the direction of
Maples Funeral Home.
Mr. Kibble had been employed
down the road to join Ribble at
♦he well. Yeargin reported he saw
the flash of the contact and saw
Ribble thrown clear of the rig.
He was rushed to a Nocona hos-
pital where he was pronounced
dead on arrival.
Mr. Ribble was a veteran
World War n.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Leona Ribble; a daughter, Patricia,
two brothers. J. W. Ribble of
tolasvtlle. and C. L. Ribble, Bttn-
and two sisters, Miss Cedi
Ribble. Bunger, and Mri. Bud
McMaktn, Graham. — '
Graham Community Concert
Campaign Is underway this week
with workers securing member-
ships for the eleventh season in
this city. Headquarters are located
at the Texas Electric Service Com-
pany office and memberships may
be purchased anytime from 9 a. m.
to 5 p. m.
Frank Ceransky, representative
from the Chicago office, is in the
city this week directing the cam^
paign.
A kickoff dinner was held in
the Graham High School cafeteria
Monday evening with approximate-
ly fifty officers, directors, and
workers attending the meeting
Ed Harris, Jr., president of the
association, introduced the officers
fend Mrs. M. Boyd Street, cam-
paign chairman, who gave instruc-
tions tor the drive this week.
Frank Ceransky, Community
Concert representative, addressed
the group.
Mrs. Beverly Khig was in charge
of dinner arrangements, assisted
by Mrs. Dick Lowe. Miss Mary
Morrison assisted Mrs. Street In
preparation of the worker’s en-
velopes. .
New members will be entitled
to hear Theodore Lettvtn, concert
pianist, Friday evening, March 19,
v- ”£ C“'* JSSS ““ «
"uT'o, rprmUy r-lurntJ t» ««>Uon. to latfM: •*
sSjrarass
indicted bv the Grand Jury. i galaxy of guest stare._
W. A. Roenfeldt, Walter T. Cox,
and John Myers.
And J. F. Cox, Markley; A. S.
Herring, W. R. Foster, W. T. Creel,
J. C. Bullock, and V. J. Kennedy,
Newcastle; M. W. Burnett, and O.
A. Brown, Eliasville; Joe Mayes.
Murray; Joe Presley, and J. C.
Crabb, Jean; and Owen Rogers,
Orth, Texas.
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V*rvnl builtLnC yk.*
Murray—School buildwg.
South Bend—MethodlsA, church ^1
Poll* will open 8 a m. and close i
7 pm. Saturday. All voter* are «
utwti to go to the polls Saturday
and take part in the election.
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90TH DISTRICT
COURT NEWS
District Clerk George Berry re-
ported the following cases filed
during the past week; two divorces
granted, one contest of will, one
divorce filed, one collection of
•note, one compensation case, and
two removal of disability of min-
ority. _
Rainbow Girls Benefit Show Opens
Tonight in Memorial Auditorium
.. ______ . — •____ rV___J rnim
• I in Graham Memorial auditorium.
01 (This will be the last concert of the
••von CAN’T BEAT FUN” THE I be Genevieve Haygood. Fairy God-
KTSM2KEIKSS ^SS
'"rho show a benefit performance minuet will be the Knight and
for Hie Rainbow Girls aid for the Ladies ^ CourH Conn^ McRroom
Hospital Fund, is exnected to draw Connie MfT^’
■irSntniKfiJSfiiSt sss,
Mrs" Lola Schafer, director, said dra Moreland. Sharon Crab, £aro‘
. \b«t evervthing is In lyn Burney, Susan Williams, Patsy
fiess. and a good show is Willis. Betty Enright^JuJvJWtor.
promised.' Full dress rehearsal was
Wednesday night for the Adults
«nd Wednesday P. M. for the
Children. -
Master of Ceremomies for tne
ihow Is Gene Turner, who takes
Norma Sue Gibson, Louise Farm-
er. Betty Alice Beck and Saundra
Jean Burton.
Scene n, "THE HTD1E HO
CLITB” features the adult mem-
bers of the Cast in a gala night
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> -^Nik-
current season.
Mrs. Eula Nickols is recovering
from surgery in the HarHa hos-
pital Fort Worth .Mrs Nickols la
the mother of Mrs. Gaud Holley
and James Nickols.
—GRXHAM LEADER Stoff Photo
GRAHAM COMMUNITY CONCERT .1^ m.mb.r,Kip compoign l<
. . \ nVZ'uZon 'who I cltlb with Honored Guests, the
r ^fZwirdreSS.tana
act
K a? - SSTthrleZvTtZ’re£
-a v ssrs u~«HHF
,Vi,1 introduce as spedsl Guesto on Well wmle> Jack
S « ^wan. Nea, as Diamond
ec ■•Baby Shirley Temple”, Moocher, Sam Roulette, wau
T^es Trdwet, Leak, as Eddie 5^' ch.rW wiR £££-
VI-A... cv„|„fr Washington as ^d Tlime C^ri^ wiR tw LM
...... p,‘.| Page and Connie les E Cook. Fririlous Sal b«na
p-oeH. .inetnT as Ji.Hv Garland Pummlll. Klondlke ^ate b*
i • - «*-« Gordon, tells the story Boy Dsvldson, Bull Mwiee Malloy
„rn: dnrella the following Child- is Kelley Jones. Senator I_ Ktasum
A,,« in Pnp'emtpte,
-«•» to rotorful sa*in costumes.
Tni-tee the part of Cinderella, will
is Clyde Owens and Big Bertha ia
Wimpv Brooks.
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