The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1931 Page: 1 of 12
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RESPONSE MADE DURING FIRST TWO DAYS OF CHARITY DRIVE
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liday Observance To Begin With Special Church Services Sunday
COMMUNITY CHOIR TGGIVE ANNUAL jFor
CHRBTMAS PROGRAM TUESDAY Nlfiffr
of tk* Christmas holi-
days will boffin Sunday with apodal
services in several of tho ehurehsa.
Ob Tasaday evenin, at 7:80 tho an-
nual Christmas program by tho
inanity Choir will bo presented at
tho Graham Mamorial Auditorium
and tho various churches aro arrang
inff ChriatmM treos for their Sun
day Schools during tho week.
Tbs Community Choir proffram to
bo prosoutod Tuesday evsninff undor
tho dirostion sf Charloo A. Rmssll
will be one of rim most beautiful
that' baa ever been prossotod by the
organisation. Outstanding numbers
to bo included on the procram aro:
“Holy Night", a special arrange-
ment to be sting by a mala chorus;
“Memories", by a aaixod octet; “la
Old Judea”, a vocal aolo to bo snuff
by Mrs. E. S. Graham, with violin
obligato by Mis* Mary Elisabeth
Auttfc; a apodal number with read,
inff by Miss Avis Calvin and vochl
solo by Miss Emma Mallard; “Are
Maria", violin solo by Him Mary
Elisabeth Smith;; and tba closing
number will be selections from "Gw
Christmas cantata, “Klaff of Kings”,
to bo sung by the entire choir.
Beautiful Christmas pageente hsve
teen ploanod fay the first Methodist
Cttrik said the freObytcriaa Church,
both to ho pres sated at tho Snadsy
evsninff service. The ChristmSp ser-
mon will be delivered at the fbM.
Christina Church
discussing plans for organisation of
a County Farm Board.
At that tima three members of tbs
board wore selected, these being Mrs.
Charles Donnell, Victor Kunkel and
T. C. Butler. Previously Mrs. G; E.
Caskey bad been selected by tho
County Council of 4-H Clubs to
serve as their representative. It
announced that tba three Cham-
ber of Oommoroe representatives had
boon selected as follows: Olney—
W. M. Craarhj Newcastle—John Bul-
loch; Graham—Dr. H. E. Griffin.
Ehri Hutchinffi will represent the
Ceuirty GoiianlsUWaan. Only one
memhor of tho board remains to be
choeen, Uta baakcns having derided
to. oelsct thste .mwntstivwte.jn
ballot. faff mail siaca several ware
unable to attend the meeting Satur-
day.
County Agent G. R. Warren pre-
ad tba
Participation In
Yard Contest
Plans For A —
Farm Board .
. : Made Saturday
With about BO in attendance, an
interesting meeting of farmers and
bankers of tbs county was held at
. . 01 twenty-seven cards. Most of these ...
Street committee, working in the
yard contest are continuing their
enrollment of entrants, end bops to
have their lists complete within a
tow days. In spits of tho fact that
bad weathar has delayed their activ-
ities, considerable progress has been
mads. Partial reports have boon
made by several committee members,
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Se.
lag hoar by a group at young people
JaMrtaam — Christmas trees
ho held on Christmas Eve by
tlw Methodist, Baptist, Christian, and
Presbyterian churches, and up Wsd-
nsaday evening by the Church of
Christ. The program at the Bap-
tist Church will include a special
for the Buckner Orphans
A “White Christmas” Is
by both tho Presbyterian
Church and the Church of Christ,
gifts to be brought for distribution
among tho poor.
r Invitations have been issued to a
number of under-privileged children
to a program and Christmas tree
to. be given Tuesday afternoon by
ths--Vpri^
ou*'churches.
organisation
Both Mr. *
‘fleet Grimes,
entrants signed up for competition
id two or more divisions of the con-
test. -The entrants reported at the
Chamber of Commerce office up to
December 16 include:
Kentucky Street: Mrs. Jams* Por-
ter. Mrs. Jason Mayes, and ^Cra. C.
W. ftinson.
Virginia Street: Mrs. Charles**!^
Hinson, H. D. Criswell, Mrs. T.
K. Criswell, Mrs. O. L. Campbell,
Mrs. T«. Eddleman, Mrs, A, J.
Bullock, Mrs. P. K. Dents, Mrs. 6.
E. Melton, Mrs. W. O. Wood, Mrs.
Brazos Bridge
Contract To Be
Let Next Month
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The postponement by the State
Highway Commission in letting tho
contract for the construction of the
Brazoos River Bridge en Highway 120
near Newcastle, was a greet dis-
appointment to the entire citizen-
ship of the county. This delay
was due to legal impediments unfore
WORKERS EXPECT TO REACH GOAL *
OF $3500 BY CLOSE OF CAMPAIGN
D. H. Bolin, and Kn. B. W. Si.,- . til lh.' Mi t.r A. LtU», .1 A. iSttJ *m. <^i~. J- O.'
Fourth Street: Mks. Frank Lewis, contract. having girls volley ball teams wiUj5 ,, »---m—. «-**>— i
Mrs. E. €. Stovall, Mrs. R. R. Crump
siST Mrs. J, H. Price. _
First Street: Mrs, .Will Hpckley,
Mrs. W. H. Kennedy, and Mrs. C. F.
Marshall.
East Street: Mrs. R. A. Crawford,
Mrs. .Claudio Howard, and Mrs. C.
B. Bunnell. ~
the gathering and the needs for Hubert Mayas, and Mr*. Alice-Mayes.
■v fea-
of m Bounty (arm board
Warren end Miss Nor-
Grimee, county home demon-
stration agent, gave short discus-
sions of the work dame during the
past year and what they hops to
accomplish nest year with Jbe help Graham will have a little mors then
School Holidays To
Begin .December 24
Students of the public schools of
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^Scouts To
Toys Next
-7—“ Gathering Christinas trees tor
fortunate Uddias of thsltown is only
pMt of tho work the local boy scoots
do toward making old Bt.
of the farm board.
Mias Grimes emphasised particul-
arly the 4-H pantry work, pointing
out that by production of vegetables,
fruit, poultry, dairy supplies, and
meat at home a family of five
can be propariy fed for a year, on
ISO. She also described work done
on clothing, yards, and other fea-
tures of the home demonstration pro-
gress. Mr. Warren discussed work
dans hi terracing, 4ive stock, sad.
popltry, end stated that he was look-
's week of holidays in observance ol
Christmas this year. Classes will
way Commission until too late to
he corrected. - - ~~'-rT
i There are certain things incident
t® the construction of this bridge
•hat are - peculiar in that- the pay-
ment for the erection of the bridge
will be participated IfTBy Bbth the
state add county. 'That being true,
dt was found that it- would be nec-
essary to advertise for bids both
by the stats end county in order
to Vnake it meet the legal require-
ments. This fact was inadvertent-
ly overlooked by tho officials of
the State-Highway Commission un
HighSchool B. B.
Championship To
Be On New Bams
High school basketball Competition
will be eondacted.‘Oh an entirely new
basis thjf year, according Hf'Va de
ciaion made at -ftJMftOng of oo/riies
from the various schools here Mon-
day afternoon. Instead of a tourna-
ment such as has been held in the
pest the roupd robin plan will be
put .into effect. ___■ ■ . I 1
The coaches decided t& divide t!he
county into two districts for the
competition, one composed of the
schools in Precincts One and Two
and the other of the schools in Pro- Bnl Yancey, Obii Dobb, E. C. Rood,
County Judge W„ F. Parsley had
a conference with the Stats ^Highway
Commission Saturday, ai II i
mint was reached whereby the state
will re-advertise for this project end
the county will also advertise, and
. bids w4U be received upon the same
\ date and awarded by -both state and
fSefcaaa by TSHwy lfl and tbs
to their liahil- >mm, South Bend, Eliasville, Bunger,
itr fn BfcM
In speaking of die delay Judge
Parsley eaid: “Since this project is
under the supervision of the State
Highway Commission, Young county
can only act under advice and in-
of tba project jBjTWWPig-. 1,1 tbe northern dia-
_hat this contract
could not be let SRurday, but feci
sure that it will be let at the next
regret very much that
ftRur
be suspended at the close of Wed-| “f the next mating of the
1 Highway CoinmlsJioT., whic | will.
ne*day afternoon and will not be
resumed until Monday, January 4-'
embryonic citizens do not
mind working in .the least, but t|my
ll . Will I IMl •saistaned Mn
the Older citteena of dm community.
And boro is haw: On Monday, Dec-
or food. They art espec-
ially anxious for toys, in order that
every child may fas given a Wttle sf
tbs happiaast dud is experienced
by moat people every day to the
year. The scouts ask that contri-
butions sf toys or other articles be
loft on tbs parch by tbs donor so
that they may collect them without
tba data to Monday. December
in live stock production in the eoun-
-tm.
Several of those present responded
to the chairman’s request for com
pressed hearty approval and enthus-
iastic interest.
As anon aa the personnel of too
board to completed it will be organ-
ised and will (mist at regular inter-
vals to discuss too program and
problems of the County agents, lend' -
lng their support and malting sug-
gestionsregarding the extensioa
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Two Patrolmen
Assigned Brie
cording to the
tions announced last week. Sixty
new patrolmen completed a training
ts an to. board ,1am and eehool at Austin and were ewer, to
^and assigned to
duty by U G.
Phares, director of the patrol The
original patrol of bA seen waa re-
assigned and toe new man pal
with those already experienced in
«• merit-
J. U Croft and Fred M. Mathis
ward assigned to duty to the Ora-
Preparations Are
Christmas Cheer
Preparations are going forward to
earnest for tho Christmas cheer plan-
ned by tbs Salvation Army far tba
needy*and unemployed of the city. A
large lend of Christmas tress was
eat and hauled ia by the Hoy 8 neats
tost Saturday. lam of the tress
have been given to families bring
looked after by toe Salvation Army,
aad others have been plated on
sals, tba proceeds going into tho
Christmw JMA. j * . _ ____L
On Thursday morning, December
24, Christmas baskets will ba da-
to Um fgmlHit that toft
to ‘
inriudad to Mm Wiehito
Mr. and Mrs. BUI Stewart toft
Tbnnday for Rooky Mount, N. &
to visit their son. Km mitt Stewart.
They expect to return home before
mean only u short delay.”
Pep Squad Giris
Enjoy W. F. Trip
aincts Three and Foux. Each dis-
trict will play a sound robta and
the championship will be decided oa
s percentage basis. The champions
of tbs two .districts will then play
having girls’ volley ball teams_______
schedule games on the same night
the basketball ' games are played.
Each division championship must be
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county championship must be decided
by February IS. j
Teams in *he Southern District, or
Precincts One end Two, include: Gra-
trict are: Olney, Newcastle, Jean,
Loving arid Bitter Creek.
The schedule of games has been
announced so follows by Athletic
Director Klbart MattheWs: — .—
structione from said Commission. Wc Southern District: January 8—Gra-
ham vs South Bend; January
Murray vs Eliasville; January L&—‘
Graham vs Murray; January 16— ■
Eliasville v* South Bend at Elias-
ville; January 22—Graham vs Eliaa-
ville at Eliasville and Murry vs
South Bend; January 29—Graham
vs Mouth Bend at South Bond; Janu-
ary 80—Murray vs Eliasville at Elias-
ville; February 6—Eliasville vs Gra-
ham at Graham and Murry vs South
Bend at South,!Bend; February 6—
Graham vs Murray and EUasville vs
Approximately $2200 bad been
raised for the United Charities whes
the first report of the drive was
made at a meeting of-the Charities
Board yesterday afternoon. By the
time the drive is scheduled to doss
tonight it is hoped that an addi-
tional 11300 will be contributed to
bring the total to $3500, the amount
called for by the budget adoptfd fee
the year by toe board.
thy drive got under way Tuaadag
morning, and has proreedad episad
idly in spite of the disadvantage sf
bed weather, yesterday. Judgr-S.
A. Penix, president of toe United
Charities, expressed gratification at
the excellent response thst has faseq
made to the request for contributions.
Workers who have participated in
the drive include: S. B. Harbison.
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CUR.-Gregory, P. M. Nieotett, D.
H. Botin, Jack Joyce, Charles Atkin-
son, Bid- Hearne, Bob Ciauftrd,
Ward Spivey, J. R. Ramsey, Clyde
Hsden, Earl Hutchings, Charles O.
fmm, H. G. Eddleman, B. W.
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a H. Ptavy, Elbert Matthews, Lee
Docket, Jess Fore, Roy Wheat, W.
Leon Scott, G. Q. Street, WiU Nor-
man, Blake Allison, Norman StovaH,
Bill Decb, Bill Johnson, and Chariea
Cook.
The board of directors of the „
United Charities is now making plans
for organising the local charity
work immediately aftem-the eloee of
rr4 Huthadag kas
been appointed by the board to
serve ss administrator for all
ities. Mr. Hoekaday will hews
headquarters at toe City Hall aad
wilt be available there each after-
a, beginning probably the first
next week.
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Program Enjoyed
By Large Crowd
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Members of the'Grgham High Pep South Bend et 8o*«h Bend.
“toi^Ttir^bwisL Tbr wSSrr
tost Setnrday sftsrnnon when
the Missotu defeated Clarendon a*
Wichita Falls' to win tho regional
pKampinpsMp. trip of HW PfP
squad was made possible by local
fans, and ths giris wore deeply ap-
preciative, as ip: evidenced by ths
following:
To the Graham Lander:
We, ths Graham Pep Squad, wish
to thank everyone that contributed to
ths funds of the Wichita Falls trip.
ham area. Heretofore Graham ban Ws especially wish to thank Mr. L.
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Newcastle vs Olney; January.
Bitter Creek vs Jean; January
Bitter Croak. v* Olney; January
Olnev vs llljli ftnuarv 12—Bitter
O. Cook and Hr. Hardy Price for
jlheir kindness in workfigSitP tha ««Ha;
trip. * February
Creek vs Jean; January 14—Loving
vs Olney; January 16—Jean vs New-
castle; January 16—Laving vs Bitter
Creek; January 19—Loving vs Jean;
January 21—Bitter Creek vis Olney;
January 22—-Loving vs Bitter Creak;
January 22—Bitter Creek vs New^
castle; January 29—Olney vs Jeam:
January 80—Bitter Creek vs New-
castle; February 2 Jean vs New-
_______ eweaatle vs Ohtey;
February 6—-Loving vs Newcastle.
G. A. Tkckstt who has bfsn ill
in the Graham hospital ths past
week was able to be removed to bis
home Wednesday.
December 24th. Is Last Day To Take
Advantage Leader’s Bargain Rate
Explosion Victim
Former Resident
Of Young Comity
. A large crowd enjoyed the very
delightful Christmas program ptu-
stnted by students of tb% Shawns®
School at tho Memorial Auditorium
last Friday night. Charming coe-
tumes sddsd'e.W tO the production,
and eayh of ths four '
griito tiftls given* splendidly.
- Ths program opened with “Chimes"
by Mrs. Frances Crenshaw. Next
wap “Little Orphan Joe", the story
being given by Ruth Virgil. Tid-
well and the solo parts sung by Jo
Inez Wootten, with carols sung by
tho Shawnee Choral Club. Num-
bers by the “Toy Orchestra”, direct-
ed by Miss Mattie Queen Price, con-
stituted the third part of tba pro-
gram.
Ths outstanding fen tufa" of toe
program was ths charming operetta,
“Tha Toys That Had Tto Writ".
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Don’t forgot that only oao mom
week remains in which to taka ad-
van tags of too Leader’s bargain sub-
scription rate. After next Thurs-
day, Decani bar 24, the regular rats
of $2.00 pnr ysnr will bn ia effect
for bdth renewals sad aaw sub-
scriptions. A saving of twenty-
five percent to represented la ths
bargain rate—aad who caanot make
wari Hi’toririHtegHIlMriT-—•—
Subscribers ere urged Dot to wait
until the tost minute. Bomelhlng
might happed to prevent attention to
i: matter. / Conte la ri your
rttari opportunity aad irrangu to
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THooe who do not Had It ecavuntont
send their subscriptioiw
by maU.f’ All sahnerihnss have bona
notified of the date upon which their
subscriptions expire. In ease y*a
have lost your notification slip or if
yon did not race tv# It, just look on
tots week's Lender and you will
find the date right after your name.
If you ere perplexed about eboos-
ng t Chiteti— gift ft*.4 relUtvn
or friend, find nut if they nra
getting ths Leader. The Mara town
papsr make a plsasbig gift that is
fifty-two times during tha
that ths tost day Is
asxt Thursday, December 24. Ant
now aad avoid
The tragic death of Mrs. W. V.
Rtekssr At K«r Kahia mt PaaaiIaiia. PaH.
great shock to retotiras and friends f“>: ““W
in thjs county. Mrt. Baker was
killed when s mysterious explosion
partly wracked her horns. Her hus-
band, sitting in another part of ths
house, escaped injury. Inspectors
at first believed gas to be the cause
of the exploaion but Is tor changed
their theory and arid they were in-
vestigating the possibility that dyna-
mite was (ha esses. — -
Mrs. Baker was formerly Mbs
Mnry Dells Galloway, and waa •
granddaughter of W. A. Galloway,
Kenneth Martin; Hro.'
beth Tidwell; Titsnia—Lillian Bd-
lock; First Fairy—Lsatriee Frstas;
Second Fairy — Louise Edwards;
Third Fairy—‘Louise Sheri; ItelA
Fairy—Lacy Cray TSdwull; Fifth
Fairy—-Bee lab B. Woods; Sixth
Fairy—Juanita McDonald;
Fairy—Garnet Herrington;
Fairy Olsne McCallistar; Ninth Fairy
Bessie Leu Bert; French Drib—
Doris Marin ftunow; Ciiwe Isha
Wood; Cireua Dancer Loatoo Brandi;
Nigger Doll—Oieta Fays Garvin, la
m dolls. Jumping
jacks, tin soldiers, tops, candy kids,
Dutch dolls, aad balloons. '
SsvuBth
Eighth
Texas Road Contracts »
Amount To |3R,532,11$
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Jwidsn about five _^
of Graham. ’ She was ben te Young
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AUSTIN. Dec. 16—Bead
during lUl
cording to a i
highway
Tarrant county, wftk woek
iag 21.417JM0, tod tha
or tom
Dallas, 2512AV4;
424; Andersen, Brimr,
$110,696; Harrison, $61,721. ' ’
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Spears, George T. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1931, newspaper, December 17, 1931; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884086/m1/1/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.