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The Graham leader
OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION IN YOUNG COUNTY—ESTABLISHED AUGUST 16, 1876
16 PAGES
THIS ISSUE
VOLUMI 74
GRAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FERRUARY 2, 1950
NUMBER 26.
Tax Election J
By Large Vote
in Dm Graham Indep^n-
’ School Diatrict registered
disapproval of the propol-
is school taxes when
’ balloted in seven voting boxes
Saturday, Jan. 28. A total of
1/M8 voters went to the polls to
defeht the proposal with 278 vot-
ing to increase the school tax from
fl.06 to |1 AO on the one hundred
dollar valuation, and 780 voting
against it.
Of the 278 votes received for
the amendment, 284 were cast in
Graham, leaving only 44 votes
cast for the measure in the re-
maining six boxes. A tabulation
of the vote reveals that approxi-
mately 88% voted tor the measure.
The proposed tax rate increase
was submitted to the voters fol-
lowing a recent petition presented
to the School Board asking that
the election be called to take care
of a deficit amounting to $35,-
680.01 as of Sept 1, 1949. The
School Beard, la a previous state-
ment, announced that revenue
would act be sufficient to finish
the remainder of the school rear
under the present system.
Tsbalstlsa
School board trustees met Tues-
day night to canvass the election
resaKa Saturday and reported the
following tabulations
Bow— For Against
Good Percentage
Of School Taxes
Paid To Date
Taxpayers in Young eounty had
paid 93.86% of their school taxes
for 1949 from Oct. 1 to Jan. 81,
according to a statement this
morning from Charlie Persons in
the Tax Assessor-Collectors office.
Mr. Parsons reported that $113,-
281 76 school taxis had been re-
ceived during this period, and rep-
resented a good percentage for
this time of the year.
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Graham Schools .
Closed Today
Due To Ice Storm
Graham schools closed Wednes-
day afternoon for the remainder
of the week due to the severe ice
storm and inclement weather
which greatly reduced the attend-
ance in the three Graham schools
this week. Decision to close for
the remaindwf of the week was
^Wednesday afternoon
by I. "Mr Gilmer, superintendent,
afterjmecking the absentees in
,th4- schools Wednesday and
^strict condi**ol>a ,B t^1® gfho°1
Seme school buses did not arrive
until 10 s. u>. Wednesday due to
the icy highways and a survey of
the thru# schools rcvsaled 898 stu-
will be re-
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Ice Storm Hits Young
County Tuesday Evening
Hank Sims Will Accompany Scouts
To National Jamboree at Valley Forge
GRAHAM REPRESENTATIVE—Miss Juanita Hifrp, pictured
above with her horse, was the official representative from Gra-
ham yesterday during Graharo Day at the Fort Worth Fat Stock
Show. Miss Hipp is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chat. E. Hipp
of this city. JGressett Photo)
Grahamtes Attend Stock Show
Over 100 Gtahamites braved the
icy roads to Cowtown Wednesday
to participate in the Graham Day
festivities at the Southwestern
Exposition and Fat Stock Show.
The delegation was headed by
Mayo^ J. M. Graham, Chas. E- _______I__J
Hipp, president of the Young {.***ud Graham at the show as offi-
County Rodeo Association, Lewis
Robinson, Longhorn Riding Club
president, and Buell Orr, Cham-
ber of Commerce president
RidBH
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ing the dinner, buses took the
members and other Grahamites
back to the Coliseum where they
again participated in the evening
performance.
Mias Juanita Hipp, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chat. E. Hipp, repre-
Hank Sims, Scoutmaster of
'Troop 93, First Baptist Church,
has befen selected as one of the
Longhorn Council leaders for a
delegation of Scouts from the
Council who will attend the Na-
tional Boy Scout Jamboree at Val-
ley Forge, Pa., June 30 to July 6.
The Longhorn Council will send
4 troops of S3 boys and 3 leaders
accompanying each troop to the
Jamboree this summer. Any boy
who is 12 years of age or over
and is a Second Class Scout or
higher, is eligible to attend the
Jamboree. In addition to the meet-
ing at Valley Forge, Scouts will
enjoy a aide trip to New York,
Washington, and Philadelphia.
Individual Scout master* of eac‘>
Troop in the area have, received
information about the Jamboree,
and parents may obtain complete
details of the trip from the Scout-
masters, Warren Green, Field Ex-
ecutive, or M- L. Larmour of Gra-
ham. Reservations for the trip
must be received by the Council
Office by February 20. Mr. Green
stated this week that they needed
to recruit at least 5 Scouts a*
band members to play in the re-
gional band'at the national Jam-
boree.
cial Cowgirl Sponsor from? the
Graham Rodee Association. Misa
Hipp had the lpaor. of having a
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HANK SIMS
Sheriff Bart Bunnell reported
ti|ia week that several cattle thefts
ia Young county last summer had
been solved. A Texan was picked
up la Lawton, Oklahoma, last
week aad It'was reported that in a
signed statsaisnt. he had admitted
to the theft of three cows In
Young county and eight head of
cattle in other sections ot went
Texas, taking them to Oklahoma
aad selling them at auctions. The
ama waived extradition and will
he returned to Texas following
Grand Jury action this week, Sher-
iff Bunnell said yesterday.
The cows yrsre stolen from Mrs.
Gala Evans and Mr. Patterson of
Newcastle and from Sam Wallace
of Loving )ast summer. ’
Percy Collins Drug Store on
East Fourth Street was entered
some time Sunday night aad burg-
lars took 12 watches valued at $400
aad $86 in change from the each
‘register. The burglary waa discov-
ered by V. T. Collins, owner, when
he Opened the drug stem Monday
morning. The store waa entered
by breaking through a window on
the east side of the building.
Collins reported the loss to the
Sheriffs Department who began
an investigation Monday morning.
Charles Lusk and Mims Jean
Remington were Wichita Palls
visitors Saturday.
City Council Approves Water Line
Extension On Bunger Road Saturday
City Council met in a special
session Saturday, Jan. 28. During
the mooting, the Council entered
bite an agreement with 38 resi-
dents on the Bunger road south
of tha city to provide a 4-inch
water line on Cherry Street from
the Graham hospital south for a
of 6,760 feet. Residents
$6,000 for the eon-
___of the line in exchange
For water to be used within a five
year period. The money was plac-
ed in escrow and work on the proj-
Mel win begin when weather par-
asite. '' • _
Other business included the em-
ployment of Mr*. Clara Hall
bookkeper in the City Hell. The
Council also voted not to keep up
property leased by A. K. Willis as
it was reported that the preeent
laaae holds the lessor responsible
(for
A report was heard on the Pio-
neer Cemetery which it being en-
Statistics on file with both the
District Highway Engineer and the
local Resident State Highway En-
gineer in Graham indicate that
Young county has been most for-
tunate in securing mileage of both
State Highway and Farm-to-Mar
closed with a fence and the laying tit highway designations, as has
of a new water line on East Fourth
Street from Summitt to Rainbow
Inn prior to tha paving project by
the State Highway Department
Paving Program for East aad
Eku Streets Approved By State
Approval of the I960 asphalt
program for Texas and Young
cewty waa received Tuesday by
L. B. Dean, resident engineer. In
sty the State Highway
approved the fpl*
gSTS'
testing repairs:
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L State Highway 24 in City of
Graham, on 4th Street from Elm
Btroet to Indiana Street will re-
ceive e leveling course for s total
of A mite. Estimated eost of the
ft* $ioaoo.
Highway 264 in
>, from First Street
limit will receive a
■tad coat far the
I he |1 AM-
34a
8. From State Highway 199
from 6 miles east of. Qlney to
'"Jack county line, 10.7 miles, will
receive a aeal coat of asphalt esti-
mated to cost 828AM..
Approval of the construction
work on East Fourth Street from
the Square east will greatly im-
prove tile heavily traveled thor-
oughfare In the city which has be-
come rough end uneven.
Approval et the East Fourth
Street project will greatly im-
prove this heavily traveled thor-
oughfare In the city.
Plane end estimates will he pre-
pared in the Graham Resident En-
gineer's office to provide an early
contract on this work.
inch favorable
from the rodeo audience. Mayor
Graham, Mr. Hipp and Mr. Robin-
son were recognised by the rodeo
officials during the Graham Day
recognition.
Following the afternoon per-
formance, two buses were waiting
for the Longhorn Riding Club
members and guests to take them
to the Texes Hotel whore Chas-
K. Hipp and Lewis Robinson were
hosts, for e grilled steak dinner
in the Centennial Dining Room.
Rev. Joe I. Patterson gave the in-
vocation and Claud Holley, vice-
president of the Graham First Na-
tional Bank, acted as toastmaster
for the dinner.
Mr. Robinson welcomed guests
and each person was introduced
following the dinner hour. Follow-
partaent stores where she was
(hostess during the morning one
day this week.
SCOUT MEETING
POSTPONED
The annual district meeting and
dinner for Scout and Cub leader*
of Young-Jack counties scheduled
tonight, Thursday, at Jacksboro,
has beau postponed indefinitely
due to inclement weather, accord-
ing to 8. B. Harbison, district
chairman. -
Mr. Harbison reported that the
bad weather and icy roads would
prevent many from attending the
meeting. (
First Auto Tag
Sold To Sheriff
Tax*. __
t to Sheriff Bert
fer eFSeral yean. His auto
license number is CY-1460.
License plates this year are
black end gold numerals. Kelly
Jones announced that sub-stations
would be pieced et Olney and New-
castle. The 1960 auto license pistes
must be on cars by April 1.
PoD Tax Sales
Over 3,000 In
Young County
persons
Approximately 3,700
had paid their poll tax by January
^1, Kelly Jones, Thx Assessor-Col-
lector announced today. “How-
ever," Jones reported, “this is not
the final figure, aa we have not
and dated Jan.
Work To Bogin On
State Hwy. FM 926
Cooper and Woodruff, contrac-
tors, announced this week that
work on FM 926 from Newcastle to
Padgett, would start as soon as
the weather clears. They have
dalhr—ed to the office I
This figure te Mow Urn
her for the election year two yuan
ago, which totaled 5,128. Poll tax
receipt* issued last year totaled
2,766.
Sovore Damage
To Trees Reported
Young county resident* were
digging out from the season’s’
worst weather Thursday morning
following an ice, sleet, and snow
storm which struck Graham early
Tuesday morning sending the
spring-like weather to below freez-
ing by late Tuesday afternoon.
Precipitation for the period
measured .91 this morning. The
freezing weather, accompanied by
a freezing rain, quickly made
streets and highways, hazardous
during the two-day interval. By
late Wednesday afternoon A -heavy
coating of ice covered automobiles,
trees, and buildings.
Severe ice damage to trees and
shrubbery was reported by resi-
dents throughout the city, and a
survey this morning revealed
many beautiful trees and shrub-
bery ruined after cracking under
the heavy weight of ice. Practi-
cally every home in town had
broken tree limbs in the yards.
Tall shrubbery around the high
school was severely damaged and
trees on thy.east side of Memorial
Auditorium were damaged.
Street crews were busy Wednes-
day with scrapers clearing the
snow and ice around the business
square and keeping drainage
(ditches open when the ice began
tnelting Wednesday night. Crews
used fire hose early Thursday
imomin gto clear some of the slush
from the downtown streets.
Numerous minor automobile ac-
cidents were reported by the police
department. Many cars skidded
on the ice resulting in damaged
fenders and bodies.-No serious ac-
cidents were reported to the police
department during this interval.
S- B. Harbison, manager of the
Texas Electric Service Co., report-
ed a brief power interruption
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Mail or bring, your renewals to
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been awarded the contract for the wide newspaper which has served
construction of this highway.
Young County Fortunate In
Securing State Highways
Young eounty and surrounding
counties for more than 73 years.
Subscription rates are $2.00 per
year in Young county and adjoin-.,
ing counties, and $3-00 per year
outside this zone. Thanks.
of ie* at the
tag 3% inches in
was reported oa some of the power
lines, but no further serious dam-
age was reported.
C. R. Owen with the Southwes-
tern Bell Telephone Co. reported
a number of broken telephone lines
in the city, but repair crews were
able to keep up with their work,
making repairs as quickly as pos-
sible. He reported all long-distance
circuits east of Jacksboro were
out and calls were being routed
through Breckenridge and Cisco to
points in the East and South.
Wanner temperatures today,
Thursday, relieved the
(further damage from the
by 2 p. m. most of- tbs
melted from power and
lines and trees.
been allocated to Young county
in the past. It was learned that
this has been possible only be-
cause of the cordial relatioha be-
tween the State Highway Depart-
ment and the connty government.
“As a result of the good rela-
tionship," Judge G. D. Hinson
stated, “our county has been suc-
cessful in the past in passing on
to the State Highway Department
five Brazos River bridges through
designation of those roads con-
taining the .bridges. Heretofore,
the upkeep and maintenance of
the Bra so* River bridges has been
a huge expense that has been a
drain on tho eounty, as well as the
taxpayer." >
Several members of the Com-
missioners Court reported that if
and when tha State paves tbs l)M
1187, (Banger Rond) and assumes
the same, “Young county will be
rid of a major headache in the
financial department of its coun-
ty government." The bridge is ever
700 feat long, aad It has boon asti-
ntated that It' would cost about
81A00 p*r foot to replace the
bridge, to say nothing of the 8.6
miles of paved road which 1
county will have in addition.
Judge Hinson reported tod*/
that “your Commissioners’ Court
is now, and has in the past, done
what they honestly believed to be
£he just and right thing when it
comes to road designation under
both the Federal allocation as waU
as the allocation made possible
under the recently enacted Colson
Bill of our Texas Legislature."
Ceuaty records reveal that
Precinct No. S (Otaey) has
32.65% of the total paved mile-
age In Yeung county; Precinct
No. 8 (EHasville) has 2SA%(
Precinct Nn 1 (Graham) is third
with 219%; aad Precinct No. 4)
(Loving) has 21.44*.
The record indicates that Farm-
to-Market roads constructed and
designated in Young county since
the end of World War H to be as
follows:
Preeiact No. 1 (Graham)
Constructed: FM 209, Gra-
ham west toward Murray. .. 5.6
Designated: FM 209, Graham
Murray road to Braaoa
river — --—».—____2.7
Designated: PM 1287, inter-
section with SH264 to Ste-
phens Co. line (1.3 milss
previously built by Thing
county) ...---------------—,-------8A
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Total: Precinct No. One......: ..18.7
Percent of total in Co. 22.97%
Precinct No. 2
... Precinct No. 2 (Eliasville)
Constructed: FM 701, South
Bend . Eliasville .......... 7.0
Designated-: FM 209, Braxoe
River - Murray ....... 10.1
Total: Precinct No. Two..........17.1
Percent of total in Co: 23.52%
Preeiact No. 2 (Otaey)
Constructed: FM 210, Olney
to Spring Creek ..................10A
Designated: FM 926, Newcas-
tle to SH 79
Total: Precinct No Three .. 23.3
Percent of total in Co.: 32.05%
Precinct No. 4 (Loving)
Constructed: FM 61, Loving
South ..............——_____6.2
FM 6t Loving to Archer
County line .....................-.10.4
Total: Precinct No. Four......—15.6
Percent of total in Co.: 21.46%
Total FM mileage construc-
ted and designated to date..72.7
According to the mileage to be
allocated to Young county from
the District State Highway Engi-
irs Office, the record indicate*
that Young county was set up to
receive in excess of 140 miles of
paved road. Since we have under
Construction, already constructed,
or now designated a total of 72.7
milea, this would indicate that we
■re yet te receive an additional 88
T*s of paved rood.
Joe and Jim Patterson, students
of 9MU, Dallas, spent the week
end with their parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Joe I. Patterson.
Graham Jaycaas WiH
Meet Tusdeoy Noon
Graham Jaycees will meet Tues-
day noon, Feb. 7 in regular busi-
ness meeting in the Memorial audi-
torium. All member* are urged to
make this meeting.
Taxpayers Rush To Pay Gty
Taxes Before Jan. 31 Deadline
Taxpayers had the City Hall
cash register jingling during the
pact week when many rushed to
beat the deadline for paying cur-
rent taxes before they became de-
linquent. At the cloee of business
Tuesday, Jan. 31, a total of 834,-
486-02 on the current roll had been
paid to the city. Delinquent taxes
were $11,007.10.
R. W. Jackman, city secretary.
reported that some 818,000 de-
linquent taxes had been carried
over from the preceding year. Still
outstanding on the tax rolla is
$84,471.46 including current and
delinquent taxes. It was reported
yesterday that over 834,000 had
been collected to date this year
compared to approximately $18,-
000 in taxes for the same date
last year.
Frst Appreciation Day Award
Presented To Robert Cody Wed.
Graham business firms stagedJ. Loving, F. N. Roberts, Graham,
their first Appreciation Day Wed-
nesday afternoon at 8:80 o’clock,
despite the inctomeat weather, in
front of tile courthouse Four per-
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forward to
the
and Mrs. E. E. Lowery, 1806
Fourth St
Many persons were unable to
attend the first Appreciation Day
event due to the weather and has-
ardous icy streets. However, a
larger crowd ia sxjislsi to be
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