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t-A-LUBBOCK JVAUHCHE-KIURNiL-ThnciJir Horniim, HifctB. 19tt BY FURNITURE GROUP 'Retailer Of Year Announced Here Robert H. McKehy McKeh'y's Furniture was namec Retailer of the Year members of District 16 of til Retail Furniture Association Texas at the district meetin; here Wednesday night. ROHEKT McKGLVY T. L.

Crowder's Funeral Friday CLOVIS (Special) Thomas 81, a retired farmer anid school bus driver, was dead on arrival at Clovis Memorial Hospital about 7:30 p. Wednesday after he became ill home here. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Charles B. Stet'd Memorial Chapel with the Rev.

Luke Willis, retired Baptist minister and the Rev. Earl Landtroop, pastor of Prince Street Baptist Church, officiating. Burial in Mission Garden of Memories will be directed by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Crowder, a native of Marshall, had lived in Clovis 52 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors Include his wife, Yulan; three sons, Loran, Harl anil Roy, all of a daughter, Mrs. Edna Moreland of' Clovis; 12 grandchildren and one great City Resident's Brother Killed Lt. Robert E. Griffith, broth- er.of Lt. Wayne Griffith of 1606 Bangor, was killed recently in Vietnam.

Lt. Griffith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.

Griffith of Big! Spring. Details concerning the death; were lacking, but he was killed in combat at 5 p.m. March 3. Indications were that an enemy force attempted to over-run the position which his company was holding. Only recently he had been decorated with the Silver Star and Purple Heart for courage and gallantry in going to the rescue of a fallen comrade at An Khe Dec.

20. He also held another of the nation's decorations of valor, the Bronze Star. Lt. Wayne Griffith, a pilot at Reese AFB, will go to the West Coast this weekend and will accompany the body to Big Spring for the funeral in the Eleventh Birdwcll Church of Christ are pending Funeral Home. Other survivors include his Linda; and his grandfathers, Elwyn Earwood of Uvalde and Robert E.

Griffith of Stnnton. McKelvy, who served as a director of the state association since 1960, was presented the award at a dinner meeting at Embers Steak House, by the state president, Ed Hovas of Houston. District winners are selected by a committee of furniture dealers who take into consideration reputation in dealing with customers, ethics in advertising, honesty and fairness in dealing with competitors service to the industry and participation in community and civic affairs. For McKelvy, furniture business has been a way of life since birth, and he has been active in the business since his junior high days. His parents, Mr.

and Mrs. R. Hugh McKelvy, have long been in the furniture business In' Lubbock, and Bob worked as a clean-up boy for Groce Furniture when he was in junior high. During high school he worked for his father, and continued during college. Became a partner in the business in 1954.

McKeh'y's civic work has in eluded serving the board of First Methodist Church, as a director of Boy Scouts, a Boys Club board member, and direc- of the Lubbock Symphony, and Chamber of Commerce- Board of City Development, and as a member of the Rotary IHub. lie has also served on the ward of directors of the Better Business Bureau and as vice resident of the Retail Merchants Association. Longtime Area Resident Dies DBIMTIT (Special) Services for Thomas Annen, 65, a longtime resident of Castro County, will be at 11 a.m. Frilay in the Holy Family Church of Nazareth with the Rev. tanley Crochille officiating.

Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery under the direction of Dennis Funeral Home. Annen died at 8:30 a.m. Vednesday at his home after uffering an apparent heart at- ack. A retired farmer, Annen had ived in Castro County since .916. He was born Oct.

21, 1902, in Mansfield. Survivors include his wife, Cornelia; thre brothers, Frank of Hereford, Raymond of Dimmitt and Fred oJ Claude and 'r sisters, Mrs. Laura Whitson of Hereford, Mrs. Mammle chuchest of Bentonville, Mrs. Mary Harwell Wichita alls and Mrs.

Emma Huseman 3f Tulia. WHO NOSE THEIR Bob Hope and Jimmv JJurante, both on the same television show Bob Hope MUSIC "When the morning stars sang together." Job 38:7 The music which one hears is sweet And soothes the breast with rhythmic beat And often do we turn toward playing of'a tuneful chord But music that's not heard we find Is also of a lovely kind harmony of good relations Sweet memories, fond meditations The tuneful joy of peace and ease The gentle answers that appease A glorious sunset, gorgeous scene The silence of a lake serene. Julicn C. Hyer picture was inevitable. Tli question is: what is Durante saying? (AP Wirephoto) LOJ Services Pending ForMrs.Wilson Mrs.

Permenter's Funeral Today Services for Mrs. A. D. Permenter, 68, of 508 E. 13th vill be at 2:30 p.m.

today at Sanders Memorial Chapel, the Rev. James McGuire, pastor of Vrnett Benson Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery, Sanders Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Permenter died at 2:55 p.m.

Tuesday at Lubbock Ostco- pathic Hospital. She lived in Lubbock the last 32 years and moved here from Abilene. Her husband, Admiral D. Permenter, survives. Services for Mrs.

Vilson, 78, of 4502 40th who died at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in Vest Texas Hospital, are pending at Rix Funeral Home. She was a member of the Baptist Church of Jayton. Survivors include six sons, G. C.

of Larhesa, Woodrow of Sundown, Raymond of Meadow, Vernon of Big Spring, Hubert of Levelland and Troy of 4416 40th six daughters, Mrs. Edith Dacot of Channing, Mrs. Ben Hodges of Colorado City, Mrs. Dave Boydston of Jayton, Mrs. Grady Browning of 1911 39th Mrs.

L. W. Hamilton of 4706 43rd St. and Mrs. Dub Melton of 4408 42nd a sister, Mrs.

Sam Wilson of Meridian; two brothers, Enoch Gibson Pensacola, and Bevev First Lt Thomas J. Lafson of Dallas, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. 6. W.

Latson, 1SOS 1-ith returned from his second tour of duty in Vietnam as pilot of a helicopter. He 'will be stationed at Fort Hood after April 1. He has been visiting in Lubbock and now is in Dallas. The Lea County Genealogical Society will conduct a workshop Saturday at the New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs. The workshop will be from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. and all interested persons are invited to attend and bring any genealogy books they have. There is no admission charge. Services for Mrs. Kose Etta 73, of 2404 E.

9th will be at 2:30 p.m. today in the Lyons Chapel Baptist Church with burial in Peaceful Gardens Cemetery directed by South Plains Funeral Home. Mrs. Whitfield died Saturday in a local hospital. Survivors include three sons, four daughters, a Margieisister and two brothers.

Browning, Burl H. Kizer, R. M. Wiser and H. D.

Waller. James L. Segrest, project general manager, js to give a report. Haynes Elementary School at 3902 60th St. will have its annual science, arts, crafts and hobby fair from 6 to 8 p.m.

today. A cake sale will be conducted in the library and in room 113, and pie and drinks will be sold in the cafeteria. The public is invited to attend. Dr. B.

Robert Carlson of tlie University of Kansas at Lawrence will speak on physical education for the handicapped in college at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Building X-94 on the Texas Tech campus. The meeting is open to the public. The lecture building is located directly behind the Stiver Infant's Mrs. Graham's Services Pend Services for Mrs.

a Barnett Graham, 72, are pending at Franklin-Barflcy Funeral Home. Mrs. Graham, who resided on Rt 1, Lubbock, died Tuesday in Mary's Hospital. She came to this area three years ago from Durant, Okla. She was a member of the Roosevelt Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Ruth Combs of 70S 77th Sf three sons, Aldon and M. Barnett of Route 1 and A. J. Barnett of Sherman; a sister Mrs.

Pearl Dippo of Sacramento- a brother, Price Durbmi of City; seven grandchil dren and fiv great-grandchil riren. Bryan Stiver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stiver of 22J2 5th died at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital, about three hours after birth.

Sen-ices will be held at graveside in Resthaven Memorial Park at 2 p.m. today with Dr. Burgin Watkins, pastor of St. John's Methodist Church, Burial will directed by Rix Funeral Directors. Survivors include his parents; and grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. 1 Odell Chambers of Lovington, N. and Jessie Stiver of 2402 Baylor. Gibson of grandchildren grandchildren. Amarillo; 3 7 and 38 great J.

T. Vaughan Services Friday SrvYDER (Special) Services for Jesse T. Vaughan, 81 of 1213.13th will be at 4 p.m. Friday at East Side Church of Christ with Bill Minick, minister, officatng. Burial will be in Dunn Cemetery under the direction of Bolger Funeral Home.

Vaughan, a resident of Scurry County for the pash 39 years, died Sunday at Mountainaire, N.M. He was a native of Van Zandt County. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Maggie Middlebrook of Bryan and eight sons, A. W.

of Belan, N.M.,'Cleo serving in Vietnam, Denver of Sekiu, Odell of Dayle, R. Services for J. T. Anderson, 53, will be at 10; aim: today in the Tokio Baptist Church with burial in the County Cemetery directed by field Funeral Home. Anderson died Sunday in a Lubbock hospital following a brief illness.

Survivors Include his wife, two sons, a daughter, three brothers and four sisters. Services for Vincent D. McLaughlin, 50, will be at 4 p.m. today in the Plainview First Presbyterian Church with burial in Cemetery directed by Lemons Funeral Home. McLaughlin died Tuesday in a Plainview hospital following an extended illness.

Survivors include his "wife, a daughter and his mother. Services for Howard IJ. Stubblefield, 64, will be at 2 p.m. today in the 9th Street and Columbia Street Church of Christ in Plainview with burial in Plainview Memorial Park directed by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Stubblcfield died Tuesday in a Plainview hospital.

Survivors include two sons, a brother and a sister. A jury deliberated for more than an hour in a civil trial in 140th District Court Wednesday r-nd then was excused until 9 a.m. today. Ths suit was brought by Gene Mixon, who seeks 59,646 judgment against The Farmers Cooperative Association of Sudan and Plains director. Hogan, who resides al 2303 47th received the award for his work from July 1, 196S, through Jan.

1, 1969. Four persons pleaded Innocent to misdemeanor charges Wednesday before Judge Severe in County Court-at-Lav, No. 2. The defendants and tlie charges are Eugene Shephard, 62, of 1701 Ave. accused ol aggravated assault Sunday upon another Negro, A.

B. Kilpatrick; Darla Teston, 22, of 305 Ave. and Katherine Ross, 29, of 1813 E. 2nd check law violations, and Guadalupe Ramirez, 19, of 3115 Itasca illegal transportation of intoxicants. EX-LEGISLATOR Former Rep.

Frank W. Boykin who retired in 1962 after a 27-year congressional career, died Wednesday in George Washington University Hospital in Washington. He was S4. The hospital said Boykin suffered from congestive heart failure. (AP Wire- photo) Cooperative Oil connection xvilh buy soybeans.

Mill, a contract The Lnhbock County Control and Improvement District No. 1 will hold a board of directors' meeting at 2 p. m. today in the Administration L. Newark, Gregory of i Building at Buffalo Springs Orovnlle Bascom ofLake.

chairman Gordon UUO ulll cnairman uoroon Susanville, and Raysell of H. Rose will preside. Other Bryan Fraternity Plans Clothing Drive A city-wide campaign to col lect oid clothing for distribution by, the Salvation Army will be underway Saturday by Tech members of the Kappa Alpha order. Persons wanting to donate old clothing, coat hangers or old rags arc ask to call P05-9534. The Tech students will pick up the donations on Saturday.

A Kappa Alpha telephone committee will conduct solicitations tonight. The clothing will be cleaned end repaired by the Salvation Army for distribution to needy persons In Lubbock. A oil painting entitled No. 7, by Happy Brorby of Holl.ind Alien has won tiie 51,500 Pauline Palmer prize in the Chicago and Vicinity exhibit at heTArt Institute in Chicago. The exhibit will open March 22.

(AP Wirephoto) Saturday Rites InSiiyderFor J. M. Jackson SNYDER (Special) Services for John M. Jackson, 59, a retired butane dealer, will be at lOrHO p.m. Saturday in Northsido B.nptist Church.

The Stevens, pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. John Duke, former p'astor. Burial wiH be in Antoni Cemetery at 3 p.m. under the! direction of Bolger Funeral' Home. Jackson died at 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday in Hillcrest Lodge after an illness of several years. He was born Jan. 23. 1910 in Cheyenne, Wyo. and had been a i resident of Scurry County for' the past 13 years.

Survivors include his. wife; three daughters, Mrs. Elmer Bourland of Paramount, Mrs. Chandler of Port Neches and Mrs. Dennis R.

Duke of Bastrop, two sons, Frnnk Korvin- in the U. Navy nnd Ricky of the homo; two sisters, Mrs. Mary of Anton nnd Mrs. Ruth Harrison of Hale Women's Gymnasium and tennis courts. Sirs.

Effie Bell Hendrlx, 87, 2014 47th St. died at 8:15 a.m Wednesday in Colonial Nursing Home. Services are pending al Rix Funeral Directors. Andrew K. Ifognn, data up praiser for Federal Housing Administration in Lubbock received a check in the amoun; of $345 Wednesday at the administration's offices.

The check was in appreciation for outstanding performance and was presented Thompson, by" Howard assistant to E. the Ared Farmer Killed In Home Fire CLOVIS (Special) A Curry County farmer was dead on arrival at Clovis Memorial Hospital about 2 p.m. Wednesday after severe burns during a fire at his home here. Tlie victim was identified as Clyde B. Moreland.

55. Firemen found Moreland on the floor at the home where he lived alone, when they answered fire call shortly before 2 p.m. They reported he had not been reached by the flames, but was burned from intense heat from the fire. There was evidence that Moreland had discovered the fire and had fallen as he attempted to get out of the burning house. Fire department officials indicated the blaze probably started from a cigarette dropped in a chair.

Services will he held at 2 p.m. Saturday at graveside in Lawnhaven Memorial Park. Moreland was a native of Ballinger, Tex. was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Eddy county Masonic Lodge in Carlsbad. He is survived by his mother, Mrs.

Edna E. Morelnnd of Clovis; four brothers. Rod L. and David, both of Clovis, William T. of Aztec, and Noel of El Paso; and three sisters, Mrs.

Sadie Kkig of Fort Worth, Mrs. Dorohty West of Blanco, and Mrs. Elsie Lamontine Roswell. MICHAEL D. JOBE Accident Injuries Fatal For LHS Cheerleader Michael Dean Jobe, 17, of 340G 33rd senior cheerleader from Lubbock High school, died at 2 p.m.

Wednesday i Methodist Hospital of injuries sustained in an automobile accident March 1. The two-car accident occurred at 5:55 p.m. at the intersection of Boston Avenue and let Street. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Highland Baptist Church.

Officiating will be the Rev. John C. Jenkins of Lorenzo, the Rev. Glen Reddell of Wollforth and the Rev, I. D.

Walker, pastor. Burial will be in Resthaven Mrs. Graham's Rites Planned Today In City Services for Mrs. Edna Graham, 61, will be at 10 a.m. today in the W.

W. RLx Chapel with the Rev. P. D. Fullingim, pastor of Plains Baptist Church, officiating.

Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Mrs. Graham, operator of Edna Graham's Malt Bar, 1702 Broadway, died at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Tuesday night after a short illness. She and her husband, A. L.

had operated the malt bar for the last 15 years. Mrs. Graham, of 461040th St. came to Lubbock in 1940 from Petersburg. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and of Plains Baptis Church here.

Survivors include her husband a son, Alvis of Amarillo; two brothers, Bob Fisher of 2622 Ave and Claude Fisher of 1916 14th two sisters, Mrs. R. Sikes of 1605 21st St. and Mrs Gordon of Artesia, N.M.; her stepmother, Mrs. Blanch Patterson, and a stepbrother Cliff Holly, both of 207 Ave.

Tand two half-sisters, Mrs. Jim Bob Smith of Route 1 and Mrs Morris Ford of and six grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Butch Anderson, Bob C. Fisher, S. N.

Jones Wells, N. F. Fisher and Robert Fisher. Park directed by Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home. Jobe was born June 20, 19f 3 i Lubbock and lived here all iiijj He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Wolffprth aiitl i member of the Latin Club and Student Council at Lubbock School.

Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Jobe; three sisters, Mrs.

Vada Anderson of 4907 10th Mrs. Bill McEachern.of 5112 45th St. and Miss Lou Ann Jobe of the home -md three brothers, Joe E. of Concordia, Jerry M. of Port Neches and Gerald of Rt.

2, ubbock. Pallbearers will be Dave Marquis, Arthur Fletcher, Don Elheridge, Gerry 1 Wallace Johns, and Herchel Meriwether. MRS. EDNA GRAHAM MICHAEL D. JOBE Officers Recover Loot Taken In City Burglaries Working on leads gathered over the weekend, city detectives took a Lubbock man into custody about 5 p.m.

Wednesday! and recovered three television Center; two brothers, George ofjscts taken in recent burglaries. Anton and Dick of Irving and sixj One of the se(s belonged to grandchildren. Virgil Shaw's Funeral Friday SUNDOWN (Special) -------------Services for Virgil Shaw, 65, will gxms be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Glenn Recce, pastor, and the Rev.

Norman Patton, pastor of First United Methodist Church here, officiating. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Burial will be in the City of Levelland Cemetery under direction of George Price Larry Downing, a Lubbock policeman. "We have two men in custody, but one was already in custody on another warrant," Del. Lt.

C. G. Bartley said. Both men are IS to 20 years old he added. Two television sets along with also recovered in LeveUand another set was found near Mrs.

Morgensen Services Friday Mrs. Rena Mae Morgensen of 3313 22nd St. died at 2 p.m. Wednesday in a local resthome after a lengthy illness. She was 69.

Services are scheduled for P-m. Friday in Asbury Church with the Rev. Ray Johnson, pastor, officiating Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park will be directed by Rj Funeral Home. Mrs. Mcwgensen moved 0 Lubbock from Panhandle in 1934.

She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and Asbury Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband Glenn; a son, J. J. Morgensen of Brownfield; a daughter Mrs Nita Loftin of Albuquerque- six brothers, Fred Beard of Silver Springs, Hubert Beard Yacapica, Hullie Beard of Pampa, Fay Beard of Frederick, Muerle Board of Littlefield, and Lynn Beard of Tulsa; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ArnoldFuneral Planned Today Services for Johnnie F.

Arnold 60, of 4409 40th will be at 2 p.m. today in the Franklin- Barlley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dwight Lusk, pastor of the W. 19th Street Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under direction of Franklin Bartley Funeral Home, Arnold was pronounced dead on arrival at.

West Texas Hospital a.m. Tuesday after suffering an apparent heart attack at his home. A Lubbock resident for 35' years and a building contractor, he is survived by his wife; two daughters Mrs. James Gunnels of Garland and Mrs. cr of Dallas; three sons, Lynn and Don of La Porte, and Jerry of 4-112 45th three brothers', Royal of N.M., Gene of Palm Desert, and Bud of Portales, K.M.; five sisters, Mrs.

Felix Meeks of Odessa, Mrs. Marion Jones of 4809 35th Mrs. Thelma Sharp of 70S E. Regis Mrs. Lee Fair of Lubbock and Mrs.

James Armstrong of Corpus Christi. Official Of Finn Given Promotion CHICAGO (Special) Election of Edward R. Telling as vice president in charge of Sears, Roebuck and Co. operations in 12 eastern stales has been announced by Gordon Melcalf, chairman of the board' He succeeds Charles A' Meyer, who has been nominated by president Nixon for the Stnto Department's top American Policy post. Following confirmation by iho Senate" Meyer will become assistant secretary of state for Inter- American affairs and coordinator of the Alliance for Progress.

(Meyer was southwest regional manager for Sears at one- time and is known in the Lublwck area. Ho was in- 0 tn Cnta in ohtninin a $15,000 were donation from the Sears company to the St. Mary of the and Acuff with the aid of sheriff's deputies and rangers Bartley said. Louis Martinez, of Lubbock, and Thomas Ysasaga, 22, of 2219 2nd the two men allegedly connected with these thefts, are both in jail. is in the Ivimb County jnil and Ysnsaga is in Crosby County jail Funeral Homt of Ion an auto theft charge.

Plains hospital campaign friends here noted.) MARCH IS LEGIOX MONTH AUSTIN (AP) Gov. Preston Smith signed Wednesday a resolution designating March as American Legion 50th anniversary month in Texas. The resolution was sponsored by Rep Salem of Corpui Brownfield Sets Budget Hearing BROWNFIELD (Special) The Brownfield ci(y council has accepted a-, proposed budget of for a new fiscaf year beginning April 1. A public hearing on (he budget will be held March 2G. In the new budget, a 10 por cent salary increase for city employes is proposed.

Last raise tor the city employes was a 3 cent in October 19G7 and it was based on a cost nn. Vmg 1crcase officials" said. The council 'has approved ds opened Hunter's Funeral Frida (Special) Mrs. Hunter, 62, died Wodnesl a local hospital following an extended illness. da Frl- oay in the Mount Olive Baptist Church with the Rev.

FK retired minister," and was a na tive of County. include three nrrf Mrs Era Henderson of Henderson, Mrs. Lessic Lee of K-'gorc and Mrs. Mary Brown of Monroe "Anderson and Percy Livestock Show Opens Saturday ar the Flower and BorHnn 001 district ana I3oiden counties atJl i dg i of will begin i P.m. Fndav The lamb 81 al a ni cors wm bo Saturday.

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