The Land and Its People, 1876-1981: Deaf Smith County, Texas Page: 37
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Dupnik is from Yorktown. Already here were
the T.H. Mazureks and Emmett Pykas from
Bandera, 1926, and from White Deer, the Ed
Czerners, 1927 and Sylvester Bednorzs,
1935. John Kalka, Czerner's brother-in-law,
came in 1938. The parents of these people
were little children when they came to America
in 1854. The language is spoken even
today.
Another Polish family, the Steve Jeskos
moved to Friona in 1908 and attended St.
Anthony's Catholic Church. His parents
arrived in New York in the early 1880's and
settled in Michigan, Indiana. Steve came to
Texas for an easier way of life than cutting,
sawing and hauling lumber. Their possessions
were sent in an immigrant car furnished by
the railroad. Three sons moved to Hereford;
Ed in 1946, Matt in 1955 and Joe in 1975.
EDNA REINART
ORGANIZATIONSThe Parmer sisters left for SMU in this 1919 Buick touring car, driven by brother Buford, accompanied
by brother Dudley in his World War I navy uniform. From left are Dudley, Mrs. W. B. Parmer, Nell
and Mary Parmer.By 1928 Hereford had a population of
2,200, a busy Chamber of Commerce and
civic-minded women's clubs, but no men's
service clubs. In September of that year a
group met with Mayor W.S. Ireland and a
Lions Club representative from Chicago and
organized Hereford Lions Club, which was
chartered with 24 members the following
February. Early projects were Santa Claus
parades, an annual carnival beginning in
1935, sponsoring a Boy Scout troop and
installing lights on a softball field.
Preceding the organization of Hereford
Chamber of Commerce in 1920, the Commercial
Club had been active since 1907 and
was responsible for much of Hereford's
progress. In the second decade of the century
it emphasized agricultural development in
the county and sponsored successful county
fairs and poultry shows to display products of
the area. This club spearheaded programs for
better roads, utility services and schools. The
Chamber of Commerce continued that activity
and promoted efforts to acquaint other
parts of the state with the progress of Deaf
Smith County and its advantage as the site of
homes and industries.
D.L. McDonald was the first president of
the Chamber, which later changed its name
to Deaf Smith Chamber of Commerce. It
moved in 1972 from rented quarters to its own
building on North Main. A Women's Division
was organized and has been very active.CHURCHES
During this middle period the congregations
already established built or expanded
their buildings as their congregations grew.
The Christian Church completed the superstructure
of their imposing new building at
the corner of Sixth and Main Streets and the
auditorium was completed. The Baptist
church constructed its brick building at the
corner of Fifth and Main streets in 1928. The
Methodist Church announced plans for a
$35,000 building.
Among the new church groups that came to
Hereford was the Immanuel Lutheran
Church in November 1914 with six charter
members. Services were conducted in homes
of members, in the Christian College building
and in the county court room.
In 1917 the Seventh Day Adventist organized
its Sabbath School during a series of
tent meetings. Elder G.A. LaGrone organized
the Hereford church in July 1930 with
18 charter members. The present building is
located at 711 West Park Ave.
The Assembly of God Church first met in
homes for prayer services. It was organized in
1927 with about 30 members. A building was
erected on the corner of Ave. G and Union
Street. In 1970 the congregation voted to
purchase property at Fifteenth and Avenue F.
A brick building was constructed and dedicated
on Easter Sunday 1972.LIBRARY
Groundwork for a public library in Deaf
Smith County was laid by the Woman's
Monday Club, mainly by the work of Mrs.
G.A.F. Parker and Mrs. F.T. Roloson. They
were among the women who were determined
that early settlers in this frontier area should
have cultural as well as economic advantages.Miss Lillie Hostetler
Church crowd, Ford School
After they got enough of the people interested
to donate books, raise money and use a
library, in the winter of 1910 a library was
established in a store on South Main Street.
Later, shelves were arranged in the old Western
National Bank.
The Monday Club members took turns
serving as librarian on Saturday afternoons,
the only hours the library was open.
When the courthouse was completed in
1910, the County Commissioners allowed use
of one room for the 400 books owned then.
Readers were many
so the library needed
to be open more, and Mrs. Roloson was
chosen as librarian at a salary of $1.25 (that's
correct) a month. She turned the money back
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Deaf Smith County Historical Society. The Land and Its People, 1876-1981: Deaf Smith County, Texas, book, 1982; Deaf Smith County, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16010/m1/41/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.