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ORAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1950
HO. 14
Speed Bolt Races At
Lake Eddleman Sunday
DEADLINE ANNOUNCED FOR
ESTIMATES OF CITY POPULATION
IE District
Rally Scheduled
Here May 12th
A District-wide Victory Rally
will be held at the Graham First
Methodist Church May 12 4:30 to
0s80 p. m. with ministers and lay-
aeen from the Weatherford Dis-
. triet present for the conference.
Parker, Palo Pinto and Young
counties compose the Dhtrict.
Delegates will give reports of
the pear’s work and a covered dish
dinner will be served 8:30 p. m.
In the Church. 7
Dr. Homer Vanderpool, pastor
F • of the Tyler Methodist Church
will weak that evening following
the dinner. The choir from the
Loving Charge will sing that eve-
TOWN QUACK
Ry U> HARRIS
k (Reserve the Right
.to Quack About Ev-
Wlthoht
Taking a Stand on
■W
Wen, this leaves Town Quack
feebly qaachtag ... we teceatly
far gaod fish yarns, and in
the man earns a story from the
high plains of Terse- wav up in
the Psnhadls at Paaspa, Texas. J.
Wade Demean, Mg wheel la real
aattle had this to say
adoutiaement pah-
" f, Apr. 30 ttam
which was
Plans have been completed to
stage the speed boat races at Lake
Eddleman Sunday aftemooii, May
7 which will be produced by the
Southwest Stock Boat Raring As-
sociation of Dallas. Graham Jay-
cees are sponsoring the event, and
Bill Casburn, president, announced
thii week that the races are open
to any local amateur speed boat
racers who wish to enter the races
Sunday. They are asked to con-
tact Casburn for registration.
Special docks have buen con-
structed by the Jaycees and buoys
are being erected in a&ordanec
with specifications by the Associ-
ation which stages the races
throughout the Southwest
There will be plenty of thrills
for the spectators as tho racing
sheila skim over the lake Sunday.
Admission is 50c for adults and 26c
for children.
Local business firms are con-
tributing toward the awards. Leon
8cott Jr. announced this morning
that the following had made contri-
butions to the boat race Sunday:
First National Rank, Graham Mill
and Elevator, Graham Ire and
Locker Plant, Orr Motor Co.rLut-
on Service 8tation, Dunigmn Tool
Co . Kiser Milk Co., T. E. Phillips
Distributing Co., Mid-Woet Chev-
rolet Co., Red’s, Radio and T. V.,
Scotty’s Grocery A Market, Red
Ball Motor Freight, Css bum's
Service Station, Graham National
Peeking Co., Ragle’s Bakery, Willis
Bank, Graham Packing Co.. Texas
Bros. Service Station, and Reed
Jewelry Store.
Material for tho construction
of tho docks was contributed by
tho City of Graham, Sinclair
Agency, Puahen'Bg-Affcw.^Tacs:
Co, Dowell Chemical Co, Mag-
nolia Agency, Texas Electric Scrv
ice Co, Gaty-Neae Lumber Co,
G. A B. OH Co, L. G. (Guy) Wlg-
■gtt. aupasrielkin, and Service Oil
Over 400 entries have been re-
ceived by the Chamber of Com-
merce office giving estimates of
the population of Graham, Ed
Flsming, C. of C. manager, re-
ported yesterday. Next Wednes-
day, May 10 will be the deadline
or entries received estimating
the population of Graham.
Estimates o nthe , population
ranges from a low of 4,000 to the
extremely high figure of 30,117'
Most individuals believe that the
figure will be under ten' thousand.
You still have time to enter the
contest and give your estimate
of the population by clipping the
coupon below and sending it to
the Graham Chamber of Commerce
office.
Austin Given
5-Year Suspended
Sentence Wafaes.
Jafnea Austin of this city was
found guilty of assault by a 90th
District Court Jury late Wednes-
day afternoon when they returned
the verdict, a five-year suspended
sentence, before a court room fill-
led with spectators. _'
Selection of a jury from two
jury panels got underway Monday
morning and was completed at
8 p. m. the same day. Testimony
began Tuesday morning in Judge
Floyd Jones 90th District Court,
continuing through' Wednesday
noon. Forty-six witnesses were
subpoenaed for the ease. The jury
was out 2V» hours before return-
ing the verdict. Austin was indict-
ed by the grand jury last iponth.
Sam Spence of Wichita Falls
and C. A. Penix of Graham served
as defense attorney! and District
E5Sl:*lRli Dean represented
the State. Jurors were W. R. Blake,
E. A. Morgan, Homer E Andrews,
Venae Hulse, George Quteonberry,
J. M. Jones. B. M. Osborn, Wood.
~ R. C Self, T. 8. Lamb
Young-Jack —
Scout Circus
Announced
The annual circus of the Young-
Jack district will be held Thurs-
day, May 11, 8 p. m.-at the Grg-
hahn High School football field.
Six Cub Packs and 12 Scout Troops
are expected take jmrt in the an-
nual event.
Opening ceremony for the circus
will be in the form of a pageant
and will be followed by the Cub
Scout acts which will include sue .
events ss cowboys, Indians, Cub
Scout games, etc. . ...—
Scout and Explorer contest
events will include: flag relay,
knot wagon race, emergency car-
ry relay, uniform-stretcher rsco,
bicycle-ambulance race, Roamin'
chariot, race, and monkey bridge
building.
All Cubs and Scouts have tickets:
to sell for the circus. The public
is urged to buy them and support
the circus, and to help the units
add some funds to their treasury.
Paving Project In City
To Begin Monday
Officials Seek
Feeder Airline
For Graham
Central Airlines have approach-
ed city officials hi regards to the
establishment of a feeder airline
from Graham to nearby cities. The
proposed feeder line would give
( flights daily to. Graham.
Actively working on tbs project
are the Chamber of Commerce
and the City of Graham. The pro-,
poasd feeder airline has boon ap-
by the C. af C. bawd of
Legion Proposes
Change In Post
Constitution
American Legion, Ligon-Daniel
Post No. 34, met in a called busi-
ness session Monday nignt. Post
Commander Jack Q. Neal, presid-
ing. Two amendments to the Post)
Constitution mid By-Laws were
read and wilf be voted on at the
next regular business meeting
Monday night, May 8, at 8 p. m.
One amendment proposes to raise
the annual membership dues $1;
the current dues are $5.00. If this
amendment is adopted the dues
will be $6.00. The second amend-
ment seeks to change the office
of the adjutant. Service officer,
and the Historian from elective
offices to appointive offices. If
this amendment is adopted, the
Post Commander elect will fill
these positions by appointment
Rev. Joe I. Patterson, Memorial
Day observance chairman, report-
ed that plans were progressing
satisfactorily for the observance
of Memorial Day, Tuesday* May
30th, with many of the Churches
cooperating with the American
Legion in staging a community
Union Service that evening in the
Memorial Auditorium, Graham.
The Legion Fund Raising Com
mittee turned in and re-d:stribut-
ed among the member* present
the cards of Legionnaires who
Stave not contributed to the new
Legion Hall, which is to ba built
on the Courthouse Square la the
future. The Civic Fuad Rais-
1950 Cancer
Crusade Will
Close May 11
■ —ii
Graham P, Stewart, chairman
of the Young County 195C Cancer
Crusade reported that $720 had
been contributed as of May 3 by
individuals and firms to the Young
county quota of $1,476, exclusive
of contributions received through
the Olney organisation whose fig-
ures are not available to date.
Mr. Stewart hopes that the en-
tire quota can be met and contri-
butions in any amount will be glad-
ly accepted at his office until May
11 or by mail, P. O. Box 590, Gra-
ham or by deposit at eithe- of the
Graham banks to credit of the
Young County 1960 Cancer Cru-
sade.
Contributions have been receiv-
ed by J. S. Criswell, Mrs. J. S.
Criswell, P. K. Deats, Mrs. P. K.
Deats, D. F. Ford; Mrs. M. K. Gra-
ham, John T. Gilmer, E. W. Harri-
son. B. W. King, A. W. Key, GAB
OitoCompany, Minnie Moreland,
Mrs. E. R. Riggs, Mrs. N. D. Sto-
vall, Graham Stewart, Mrt. Gra-
ham Stewart, R. V. Tidwell Texas
Electric Service Co., Mac Williams
Insurance Agency, E. S. Graham,
Graham Bros., Street Investment
Co., R. C. Turner, W. G. Mobley,
W H. Batchler, Stanley H. Peevy.
George R. Pauli, LoSage Mots*
Company, Mra. T. C. McMurmy,
A. B. Eddlsannn, Mrs. H. R.
Cloughley,
Paving of Graham streets will
begin Monday -morning and work
will begin on Carolina Street, fol-
lowed by paving in the airport
addition, Calaveras Street, Hill-
crest, and other streets in the city.
It was announced yesterday that
a rock crusher and paving crew
were moving in to begin work on
the project Monday.
R. W. Jackman, city aecretary.
said yesterday, that an additional
curb and gutter crew from out-of-
town had been brought in to assist
in the construction of curbs and
gutters on any property in the
city that owners planned to pave
If you have not been contacted
for paving in front of your home
or property, call the city hall to-
day and arrangements will bo
made to include your- property in
this project. The current paving
project will furnish paving to
property owners at the lo-'eat cost
in the history of the city.
Covt Requests
Bids for CotnitYl
Radio System
County Commissioners Court
requested bids on a two-way radio
system to be used by the Sheriffs
department during their regular
meeting Monday. The Court asked
for bids on a transmitter, antenna,
two receivers and two mobile units
to be placed in officer’s cars.
Effective range of the two-way
$5 miles and would be at
le aseistaace in police work
the county, and ha
us, so w* jut pbt up at the
and Bridges Fox Hollow Camp
.they’ve really fixed things op
them la since the last time I was
dawn es*n pat sinks la all the
rahtss furnish everything from
bed qoilts to skillets—even fur-
nish me wkh a night gown well
like I was saying when morning
rams I was ready to come home,
when Mr. 8eott suggested that I
Meter out In oae of their boats,
sad'let my wife Feme do s little
Asking—this I should never have
(lens we motored up the lake
shoot 6 miles to what they tell
hog bead end started fishing—I’d
do mom than get my hook out
when I caught a fish—then I
caught another—end another—
and another—I looked over the
hdds of the boat, aad I never saw
as many fish la my life—big fish
—all swimming around with their
'Asads oat of the water—I reached
1 down to get another minnow out
of tho backet when one snapped
at my hand—that scared me a
little, hot whet really knocked
(me for a loop was when one pretty
big oae struck at the minnow
haohet—ho swallowed bucket, min-
mws aad all—I told my wife Feme
that mabey w« bed bettor start for
camp which we did—and it’e a
goad thing we had a fast motor—
that fish followed me for 8 miles,
hot we outdistanced him when we
Made the- turn and got the wind
to our book—Rome day I’ll prob-
ably go back down there and show
the fhrm again, but there won’t
be any fishing—I'm sticking to
selling reel estate.
• • •
The Sun Has Riz
The Sun Has Set,
And Hem We Is,
In Texas Yet . . •
is the humorous little poem on the
jacket of the latest Tourist Indus-
try pamphlet published by the
Texas State Highway Department
Above the poem is e picture of s
family riding la a Model T travel-
ing west from the tall pinejr woods
«Sl on derricks of East Texas
toward the vast reach country of
Woot Texas.
^Leefc frr Mg yr at the
to see the
Planning Board
Members Named
By City Council
Eight Planning Board member»
were elected by City Council
Thursday night to fill the terms
of members whose tenure of offieo
expired April 1. Members are Gus
Eddleman, R. C. Turner, Stanlev
H. Peary, Eldon Willis, Crit M~-
s Donald, John T. NunneLe, Bob
Schlittler, and Paul Kiser.
J. B. Fore, fire chief, met with
the Council end advised that the
Graham Fire Department needed
additional fire fighting equipment
After a round-table disesisaioa, R
waa decided by Couneilmen to
postpone action on the matter, un-
til the financial condition of the
city could be studied tp see If nec-
essary funds were available Coun-
cilman authorised Mr. For* to send
two men from the fire department
to Texes AAM College foi a spe-
cial training school for firemen.
Prepend Budget
tiki
proposed budget fee the City of
Graham far the eemiDg year.
The greap voted to pressed the ’
budget for public hearing at the
next regular meeting May 11.
Library Appropriation
The Council appropriated $8,500
for the Graham Public Library for
the year March SI, I960 to April
I, 1961.
Council also authorized the pur-
chase of an adding machine for
She City Hall office to ba paid
for out of funds from the Veter-
ans Housing project. Cttundl also
authorised the City 8«erotary to
incorporate the Veterans Hooting
project accounts into the city books
and bank account
The greap heard a request
from Orisias imtidtag la the east
■sedan of dm cite ueUug Sir
mere adequate water supply Mi
■swage Maes. /
Council alee passed a FedJtifr
ordinance vuguludug Itinerant
peddle re in the tity sad heard dm
second reading of the ijutrielane
t ’ « '
Graham School Orchestra and
High School Band were in Den-
ton last Friday and Saturday
where they had 7 entries in the
Region 10 Interaeholeetic League
competition held in that city April
28-20.
All entries placed in the h<fio.'
rating, F. E. Tf
nounced yesterday. The High
'School Bend was entered in con-
cert playing and sight reading.
They pieced in the third division
and the first division respectively^
The Junior High Band, under
the direction of Georgie Willson,
received a third division rating in
concert playing, and the School
Orchestra was rated in the-first
(division in both concert playing
end sight reeding.
Don Bryson entered thr. cornet
end tube solo contests and receiv-
ed first division honors in both
performances. *
other states.
sad faster |
points In Texes
Bond, Orchestra'
Sunset Conceit
Scheduled Moy 15
Annuel sanest eoaecrt by-tiw
Graham High School band and
school orchestra will be held in
the High School main entrance
Monday evening. May 15, 7:40
o’clock, F. E. Iddings, director,
announced yesterday.
The orchestra will play during
the first half of the concert anJ
the band will finish the program.
Selections this year will be in
keeping with late spring concert?
of other organisations and will be
in the nature of a “Pop” concert.
The vocal department of this
school will be represented between
the two groups singing “Onward
of tim History at The
Lag la a ef the Texas Department
and to present copies to the City
Library end the High School Li-
brary.
Spur Mon Arretted
In Olnoy Fridoy
J. H. Martin of Spur, Texps, was
arrested at Ulncy last Friday
’night by the sheriffs ’department
and it was reported that officers
Confiscated 20 cases of beer in
his automobile. Charges of pos ■
session of beer for purpose of sale"
were filed in county court. Judge
G. D. Hinson assessed a fine of
$128.05 and costs in the case Sat-
urday morning.
Martin is being held in the coun-
ty jail until costs and f’ne are
satisfied.
Roy Stephens Announces Purchase
Of Miller Drag Store This Week
• -j
ROY STEPHENS
(GrosMtt Photo)
Roy Stephens, owner of the
Stephens, tarries Drug tore, an-
nounced the purchase of the Miller
Drag Store, located in the Driver
Hotel baOdtag. from Frantic
MU* tide wsdr. Ur. Stephana
stated that Hark lease, pharma-
•M, woaM be la eharga the now
aetre which will be known
Rsrrise Drag No. i.
vt- i
Christian Soldiers” a? presented
by Fred Waring and his Pennsyl-
vanians. The concert last year at-
tracted an unusually large audi-
ence.
Authorizes Sale
Of Property
Graham school board trustees,
meeting in regular sees ion Mon
ftka
carried 19 to 18.
day, authorized the sale of school
property at Tonk Valiev to the
Tonk Valley Baptist Church and
the Farmer school building was
sold to R. L. McGee./ subject to
approval of the state board of
education.
The subject of financing gie re-
mainder of the school year was
also discussed during the meeting.
Members also discussed the pos-
sibility of acquiring a frame build-
ing to be used by the agriculture
department of Graham High
School due to the state department
of education requiring the employ-
ment of an additional agriculture
instructor for the coming year.
Bavarly King Endorsed By Lions
Club For Dist. 2-E Governor
MARK JONES
(GrasMtt Photo)
They plan to carry the same stock
ef merchandise in both drug stores
and will feature Rexall products.
Meanwhile, the former Miller
Drug Store is cloeed for repairs,
addition at aewjitechs ef drags.
Opening of tim aew drag store
will he somstiess next week.
Graham Lions Club unanimously
endorsed Beverly King, Jr., as a
candidate for Governor of District
2-E for 1961-62 during the noo^
meeting of the club Wednesday.
1 King is now serving as District
2-E Zone Chairmen.
Sam Furr, District' Governor
from Olney made his official visit
to the club and gave an interest-
ing discussion of the growth of
Lions International throughout
the United States and 27 other
countries. “Texes has over 600
Lione Clubs ... the large number
in any state,” Furr told the group.
He cited the crippled children's
summer campe to be inaugurated
soon. , . ■
Furr also announced the District
t-E Lions convention which will
begin Sunday at the Baker Hotel
in Mineral Wells. A number of
Graham delegatee or* expected to
attend the meeting end witness
the parade to be presented at
the Lions International meeting la
Chicago tills summer, which will
be staged by the Graham
bora Riding Ctah.
Gneete for the
8am Farr at Otuay, J. B.
BurAtornett, Miee Rub]
Mise Riney, and Lather Cain.
Home Destroyed
Mrs. W. E. Hemes' home, lo-
cated in the Fish Rock community,
was totally destroyed by fire Wed-
nesday night. Origin of the fire
is unknown. Mr.-and Mrs. J. H.
Ballard were living in the home
when it burned, and reported a
total loss of all of their household
furnishings.
JAYCEES WILL
SPONSOR YOUTH
TO BOYS' STATE
Graham Jaycees met Tuesday
noon end made final plans for. the
Boat Reese to be held Bradey
afternoon at Lake
Roland Powell was in charge af
the program and presented Lind-
sey Woods who entertained with
several piano selections. The group
also saw a sound motion picture
presented by a representative of
a tobacco company. x<
Bill Casburn, president, an-
nounced the appointment of Leon
Scott me treasurer; Jim Parks me
secretary; end Roland Pc well aad
Paul Jones as directors to finish
the year prior to the election of
officers.
Russell Brooks, Dalton Wood,
and John Hackley were welcomed
as new members to the JaSdOr
Chamber of Commerce by Ed HOe-
Tii who presented them with meee-
bership pins and cards.
The club also voted to
a youth to Boys' State in An
this summer and selected Bill
Langford, Graham High School
Junior, aa Jaycee representative.
Mr. and Mra. J. J. Gallaher end
Mrs. E. P. Kinmmobth spent last
week end in Poet, Texes, visiting
their children, Mr. and Mra. John
Gallaher, Jr., John and Peter Gal-
laher returned to Graham with
their grandparents' 'for a brief
visit.
Charges Filed Against Fort Worth
Man For Gning $10,000 Hot deck
m
C. of C. Doqols
Distributed To
Graham Morchonti
“It pays to stop in Graham,
Graham Chamber of Csesmercs”
Is the title of attractive decals
being pieced on store windows
throughout the city by the Ota-
ham Chamber ef Commerce. The
smell efcaa will serve to empha-
sise that Gratoto '
Gene Bennett of Fort Worth waa
arrested by the Y<
Sheriffs department
alleged charges of obtaining
of value with irnrtMeee tie
waa reported by the Storifl__
partment that Bennett gave the
Wright, dark A Seatol DriHing
Co. at this city a $10,000 cheat
The Fort Worth aa wae in-
dicted by the GrandJmv April IS.
vHms&ts
s rvtaraahle on May ft.
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