On November 7, 1956, Sabinal National Bank was robbed by two men dressed in every day clothes and wearing dark glasses. As they walked up to the counter they shoved their revolvers into the faces of Durham and Johnson and demanded that all the currency be placed in a paper bag. Durham complied angrily to robber #1's request. The first robber then asked him where the big money was located. When Durham answered "in the vault", robber #1 responded "get it". Durham then replied, "get it yourself". Once the robber went inside the vault to get the money, Durham closed the door. Robber #2 quickly warned Johnson and Durham to open the door immediately. Once the door was opened the robbers locked the customers in the vault which he had just left. One of the customers wrote down the license plate of the recently stolen 1955 Ford and was used to capture the robbers.
Volunteer Work in Sabinal:
Like many small towns, Sabinal's library, EMS, and fire department is ran entirely by volunteers. It is town's people running the town for free. The Muncipal Judge is only now being paid approximately $600/month, whereas 10 to 15 years ago the position was by volunteer only.
Ghost Story:
This home was built with portholes to defend against invading Indians. The old woman that now lives there claims an
Indian haunts her home. Everynight bolted doors become unbolted. (Like a trip to the Twilight Zone)
