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chool Registration to Start Friday, August 31
Gridders Will Report for Football
Work-outs at Stadium on Monday
Both Willdcat and Junior High Gridders
To Get Physical Examinations Sunday
Approximately forty Canadian High School football playees . . .
ted prospective gridders ... are expected to report at the High
School gymnasium Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock for pie-season
physical emnninations.
Physical examinations for the 1956 Wildcat grid-hopefuls will
be made at that time by Dr. Rush Snyder, according to Coach
Grady Burnett.
Junior High gridders will re- ical check-ups, Coach Mose Dam-
port at the gymnasium one hour ron has announced.
later . . . at three o'clock Sun- Work-outs for both high school
day afternoon ... for their phys- and junior high football teams
are slated to begin Monday
morning at Wildcat Stadium.
Coach Grady Burnett has call-
ed for his squad to report for the
opening training session at 7:45
a. m. Monday at the Stadium.
Two-a-day training sessions will
be the order of the day for the
Wildcat team members next
week, with the pace slowing to
one session daily after school
classes begin on Monday, Sep-
tember 3.
Coach Mose Damron has called
for his Junior High team candi-
dates to report Monday morning
at 7:30 o'clock at the high school
gymnasium to be issued equip-
ment. First work-outs are sched-
uled Monday.
High school and junior high
gridders and their coaches will
be entertained . . . and fed . . .
Monday evening by the Big
Brothers Club at the Big Broth-
ers' annual Steak Fry at Wildcat
Stadium . . . and will then set-
tle down to two weeks of hard
work in"preparation for the sea-
son's opening game with the
Wheeler Mustangs here on Sep-
tember 7.
Local grid fans will have an
opportunity to see the 1956 Wild-
cat eleven in action for the first
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BAND STUDENTS TO
REHEARSE MONDAY
Band Director W. E. Hen-
dricks has announced that
reheaqpals for the Canadian
Wildcat Band will begin
Monday morning, August 27.
All band members are re-
quested to report at the
band hall at 8 a. m. Mon-
day, so preparations can be
made for the coming foot-
ball season, Hendricks said.
THE CANADIAN RECORD
VOLUME 67 — NUMBER 34
CANADIAN, HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1956
Schedule Set Up
For Enrollment
Registration for students in the Canadian public schools will
get underway next week-end. Supt. Woodie Beene announced this
•week.
All grade school students, junior high students, and those in tho
first two grades in high school will be enrolled next Friday, August
31. High School Seniors and Juniors will register on Saturday
morning, September 1.
Voters Face Unfinished Business
Canadian's Newest Church to
Be Dedicated Monday Night
Dedication services for Canadi-
an's newest church . . . the First
Street Baptist Chapel . . . are
slated for next Monday evening,
August 27, at 7:30 o'clock, ac-
cording to Rev. Hardy Childress,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church.
The First Street Chapel . . .
formerly the Baptist Mission
Run-off Balloting
Slated Saturday
Texas voters will go to the polls again Saturday to settle three
matters of business left unfinished at the Democratic Primary
election on July 28.
Co the August 25th run-off ballot for this county will be three
contested races . . . one between Price Daniel and Ralph Yarbor-
outjh for Governor; one between Will Wilson and Tom Moore for
Attorney General; and a district race for the State Legislature
from the 83rd district between Charles Ballman and O. B. Hunt.
The name of Lieutenant Gov-
will formally dedicate its new j
home at the corner of First and emer Ben Ramsey will also ap-
Panhandle streets at the Mon-'pear on the ball .i„-at Ramsey
day night service. | will be un-opposed. His runner-
The church building, one of up opponent from the primary,
Canadian's oldest, is the former State Senator A. M. Aikin jr.,
home of the Canadian Church of : withdrew from the run-off a few
Christ, which was recently mov- days after the primary vote had
ed from its original site on 6th ' been counted. Ramsey came close
street to the present location, j to a majority in the primary
The white frame building, ac- against three opponents . . . and
qui'red by the First Baptist I Aikin, citing reasons of health
Church in a trade by which the ' for his withdrawal, left Ramsey
• OLD AND NEW—One of Canadian's oldest church buildings will
be dedicated Monday night as the home of Canadian's newest
church, the First Street Baptist Chapel. See story at right
—Record Staff Photo.
Church of Christ purchased the
old First Baptist Church build-
ing at 6th and Nelson, was built
in 1910.
Rev. Harry Morris, one of the
leaders in establishment of the
Baptist Mission three years ago,
will deliver the dedicatory mes-
sage Monday night.
Dedication services will open
with congregational singing led
by Mrs. Juanita Perrin, with Mrs.
W. O. Durant at the piano.
After the Ordinance of Bap-
tism, Dale Cain will speak on
the history of the mission. Rec-
ognition of workers, and the Act
of Dedication will be followed
by a dedicatory prayer led by
R. N. Matthews.
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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
THURSDAY, Aug. 23 — V. F. W.
meeting, 7:30 p. m.
Methodist Men's Club, City
Park, 7:00 p. m.
FRIDAY, Aug. 24 — Lions Club
meeting, noon, WCTU Bldg.
SATURDAY, Aug. 25—Apprecia-
tion Day Drawing, City Hall,
4:00 p. m.
MONDAY, Aug. 27—Boy Scouts
meeting, Legion Hall, 7:00 p.
m.
Big Brothers Steak Fry, Foot-
ball Field, 7:30 p. m.
Eastern Star meeting, 7:30 p.
m.
Christian Men's Service Club,
7:30 p. m.
TUESDAY, Aug. 2S—Rotary Club
meeting, noon, WCTU Bldg.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29 — Mid-
week services, All Churches.
• * •
Canadian High School an-
nuals. "Beargrass," have been
delivered and will be distribu-
ted tomorrow evening (Fri-
day) at six o'clock in the main
corridor of tho high school
building. Nona Dale Snyder,
editor, announced this week.
Students claiming annuals aro
requested to enter by the front
door, and an "Annual Signing
Peaty" will be held outside the
i pnttnuod on Pago 4)
Polio Fund Gets
$2,500 Boost
A check for $2,500 was receiv- ago . . . before the advent of the
ed this week by the Hemphill new Salk Polio vaccine . . . and
County chapter of the National has been receiving constant
Foundation for Infantile Paral- treatment and care since that
ysis to provide aid for local polio time, much of it at the Gonzales
patients, according to Logan Warm Springs Foundation clinic
Owens, chapter chairman. in south Texas.
The big check from the Na- Unable to walk, young Tommy
tional Foundation brings t o wm attend school this fall at
$4,400 the total sum contributed Allison, getting around on the
this year to the local chapter by campus and at home in wheel
the national . . . more than four chairs purchased for his use by
times the amount raised in local the Polio foundation,
contributions in the annual Po- According to County Chairman
lio Fund drive last January. Owens, this county is one of a
The money is being used to number in the nation where lo-
provide special hospital treat- Cal March of Dimes funds are
with a clear field.
In a six-man Governor's race,
Daniel led the field with about
40 per cent ^of the total vote,
with Yarborough next with about
30 per cent. The two will battle
ot out in Saturday's run-off.
In the race for Attorney Gen-
eral in the primary former Su-
preme Court Justice Will Wilson
held a big lead in a four-man
race over Tom Moore, Waco dis-
trict attorney . . . but Moore
chose to make a battle of it in
the run-off.
In the S6th District race, two
Borger men are battling down
to the wire in what promises to
be a close vote for the privilege
of representing this district in
the State Legislature.
O. B. Hunt, Borger city coun-
cilman, led in the primary by a
small margin. Ballman, a young
Borger attorney, held a slim lead
in Hutchinson county, with Hunt
leading him in Ochiltree, Rob-
erts and Lipscomb counties.
Hemphill county went for the
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Heat Wave Is
Washed Out by
General Rain
General rains which covered
practically all of Hemphill coun-
ty over the week-end broke the
back of a two-week heat-wave
which had kept temperatures
ranging well above the hundred-
degree mark for fifteen consecu-
tive days.
In rains Saturday afternoon
and Saturday night, tapering off
here Sunday morning, a total of
1.40 inches of moisture was re-
corded in Canadian.
Heaviest rainfall in the area
was the 2.35 inches reported from
the IV Ranch and the Lake Mar-
vin area northeast of Canadian.
Jess Yokley reported 1.5 inches
of moisture northwest of town,
and Marion Smith reported 1.5
inches of rainfall Monday in the
Gem City area.
A damaging hail storm struck
in Perryton and Higgins Satur-
day afternoon, but no hail dam-
age has been reported in this
county.
School busses will operate ov-
er regular routes on Friday
morning, August 31.
Pupils enrolling in grades 1
through 6 will be registered at
Baker School, beginning at 8:30
a. m. Friday morning, August
31.
Students in the Junior High
. . . grades 7 and 8 . . . will
register at the high school build-
ing, beginning at the same time.
High school freshmen and
sophomores, grades 9 and 10,
will register at the high school
on Friday afternoon, beginning
at 1 o'clock.
Juniors and Seniors . . . grades
11 and 12 . . . will register on
the following morning (Satur-
day, Sept. II beginning at 8:30
a. m.
Pre-registration for members
of the Canadian High School
football team will begin Monday
morning, August 27, and con-
tinue through the week.
Regular class schedules for
.students of all grades will be-
gin on Monday morning, Sep-
tember 3. Grade school classes
will begin at 8:30 a. m.. and
high school and junior high
classes at 8:45 a. m.
The school cafeteria will be
open for the first time on Mon-
day, Sept. 3, but cafeteria tick-
ets will be placed on sale on
registration day. Lunch room
t>.kets may be purchased for
xne week or month.
First faculty meeting of the
school year has been called for
1 p. m. Thursday afternoon, Aug-
ust 30, at the high school.
Proof of smallpox vaccina-
tions, and birth certificates, are
required for all first graders
when they enroll for classes,
Supt. Beene said.
The superintendent also warn-
ed that students enrolling in the
Canadian schools for the first
time ... as transfers from other
schools . . . should be sure to
bring with them last year's re-
port card and book card.
High school students enrolling
for the first time in the Canadi-
an schools should bring trans-
fers of credits from the schools
County Funds
Continue to
Show Gains
Third-Quarter Audit
Shows Fund Balances
In Good Condition
County fund balances continue
to show substantial improvement
over the previous year, according
to County Auditor F. E. Coan
who has just released his audit
of county finances through the
close of the third quarter which
I ended July 31.
Fund balances of the county
as of this date, Coan reports,
show an increase of $19,039.49
I over the balance July 31, 1955.
¡ Total funds at the close of
business July 31 were $101,707.29,
Coan said.
County indebtedness as of July
31 totalled $164,000. of which
$26,000 is being retired by the
State of Texas, leaving $138,000
| in bonded indebtedness to be re-
tired by the county, the auditor
reports.
Operating funds at the close
' of the quarter totalled $66,069.42.
Of this amount, $25,000 was in
, interest-drawing time deposit,
and County Judge E. C. Fisher
reported this week that addi-
tional funds were being trans-
ferred to time-deposit.
j All county and precinct oper-
ating funds showed healthy cash
, balances, and most of them were
well-ahead of the budget figure
for this period.
■ The Jury Fund, for example
! is $7.613 ahead of the budget;
the General fund is $5.707 ahead
of the budget; and the Road and
. Bridge General Fund has $3,798
more than the budget calculated.
previously attended.
Mr. and Mrs. George Arrington
and daughters, Cathy and Julie,
left for Norman, Oklahoma Tues-
day after a visit with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. French Ar-
rington.
Harry Hildenbrand has receiv-
ed his release from the army af-
ter completing two years service,
and returned home Tuesday. His
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Hil-
denbrand met him in Amarillo.
GIANTS HOLD SLIM LEAD IN JUNIOR LEAGUE:
Junior Softball Loop Will End
Regular Season Tuesday Night
Junior League softball teams The first play-off game is sla-
will wind up the official season ted for next Thursday night, be-
with games tonight (Thursday) tween the second and third place
and next Tuesday night . . . and teams, and the winner will meet
move into a two-game champ- the regular-season leader on Fri-
ionship play off next Thursday day night for the championship,
and Friday nights. All games are at Rotary Park.
The Junior League Giants are In softball play during the
—. — currently on top of the league past two weeks, Giants defeated
ment and care for young Tommy insufficient to cover polio-fight-j with 6 games won, 3 lost. Yank- Yankees 17 to 9 and Slx-O beat
Levitt of Allison, Hemphill Coun- jng needs. lees are in second place with a the Bloomer Girls 13 to 7 on
ty's only current polio victim. County chapter funds were 15-4 record, and the Cardinals August 9; Six-O defeated Col-
Tommy was stricken two years quickly exhausted, Owens said, ¡ are in the cellar with a 2-6 sea- lins-Maddox 13 to 11 in a 4-
by costly care required for the son's record. inning game which was called
young polio victim. The Cardinals have two more on account of rain on August 10;
"In the Salk vaccine," Owens games on the slate but even a Giants defeated Cardinals 16 to
said, "we now have the means double victory won't pull them 10 and Miami's Bar-T Boys de-
of bringing about the eventual j up with the leaders. The Cards feated Six-O 14 to 12 on August
control of new polio. But to us meet the Giants tonight at Ro- 14; Yankees defeated Cardinals
of the March of Dimes this isjtary Park, and take on the 14 to 9 on August 16; the Cana-
Mrs. Nay Benich
111 at Clinton
Word has been received here
of the serious illness of Mrs. Nay
Benich.
While visiting in Mangum,
Oklahoma Mrs. Benich under-
went emergency surgery, and
contracted double - pneumonia
following the operation. She was
removed to the hospital in Clin- ¡
ton, Oklahoma for treatment. en."
not enough. Our job in the con-
quest of polio will not be fin-
ished until polio is finished as a
crippler of human beings, and
Yankees next Tuesday night. dian PeeWees defeated Miami's
A Giant loss and a Yankee Bar-T 21 to 8 on August 17;
victory would leave the Giants Thunderbirds defeated Magnolia
and Yanks in a tie for the lead, 22 to 15 on August 20; Yankees
until further mass appeals to j but any other combination of defeated Giants 15 to 13 and
the American public are no long- results will leave the Giants on Thunderbirds defeated Collins-
er necessary to insure the care
of those who have been strick
top of the loop and assured of a Maddox 10 to 8 on August 21.
place in the championship play-
¡off. Trade in Canadian
RESERVED SEAT TICKETS NOW ON SALE:
Curtain Club Play to
Feature New Faces
Reserved seat and general ad-
mission tickets for the new Cur-
tain Club play, "Rest Assured,"
were placed on sale today at
the Chamber of Commerce office.
The three-act comedy ... which
members of the cast confidently
describe as a real "riot of
laughs" . . . will be staged at
the Canadian High School audi-
torium on Thursday night, Sep-
tember 6, beginning at 8:30 o'-
clock.
At 7:30 on that evening, the
Parent-Teachers Association re-
ception for faculty members will
be held in the high school build-
ing. The get-acquainted session
for parents and teachers is an
annual event, and all residents
of the Canadian area are invited.
Light refreshments will be serv-
ed. —
The Curtain Club play which
will follow the reception will
introduce for the first time the
new $1,000 sound system recent-
ly installed in the high school
auditorium by the Curtain Club
as a gift to the local schools.
"We think we can safely prom-
ise that you will be able to hear
. . . as well as see . . . this
play," Curtain Club President
Ben Ezzell, who is also the play-
director, said this week.
Cast in leading roles in the
three-act comedy are several
veterans of previous Curtain
Club productions . . . plus some
new faces.
One of the leading roles, that
of an immigrant Italian meat
cutter, will be handled by Cana-
dian's Mayor Malouf Abraham,
who is giving a side-splitting
performance in the role of Luigi
Lanconi, who "come a to talk a
for Joe."
"Joe" is Luigi's son, Wayne
Hulme . . . who made a big hit
with local audiences as the boy-
friend in "My Friend Irma" . . .
and -Joe wants to marry Mary
(played by Carol Pinson) the
TALKA FOR JOE—Mayor Ma-
louf Abraham has a starring
role in the Canadian Curtain
Club's new comedy, 'Rest As-
sured," as Italian meat-cutter
"Luigi Lanconi."
daughter of terrible-tempered
tycoon Phillip Ulysses Morlock
(ably portrayed by Dr. Dick
Madsen, a veteran of many Cur-
tain Club plays).
Luigi. who dies after a scuffle
with Morlock, comes hack to
haunt the irate parent who in-
sists that the wedding will take
place "only over my dead body,"
and that is almost what hap-
pens.
Virginia Carver plays the part
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1956, newspaper, August 23, 1956; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183813/m1/1/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.