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Roughneck Jailed
On Assault Count;
Trial Slated Soon
Edward J. Phillips, IB-year-'*'"
roughneck, who was arrest I* „
Sheriff Robert L. McReynolds
after R. H. Pippin, 17, another
local roughneck, was struck
over the head with an iron pipe
Friday night near the Durham
Drilling Company rig, today re-
maine'd in the Gaines County jail
awaiting trial on charges of ag-
gravated assault.
Twine had been wrapped to
form a handle for the iron pipe
which was heavier at the point of
impact. Officers quoted the de-
fendant as saying the blow came
as the result of an "old grudge."
Time for Phillips' trial is ex-
pected to b efixed soon.
The victim was pronounced out
of danger and released from
Tombs Clinic Hospital yesterday.
Dr. Andrew S. Tomb described
his injuries as a laceration over
the left eye, another to the back
of the head,, and a skull fracture
to the left of the left eye.
Pippin will be examined by an
eye specialist to d e t e r m i no
whether the blow caused serious
eye injury.
Mrs. Grace Everett
Joins Soldier Son
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VOLUME 42
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949
NUMBER 7
1943 Chevrolet Is
Due For Exhibit
locally Saturday
Seminole motorists will have
an opportunity to personally in-
spect the new 1949 Chevrolet
when the McAdoo Chevrolet
Company stages a reception Sa-
urday, January 22 in the local
showrooms. A similar open
house will be held simultaneous-
ly at Seagraves.
The new automobile, which has
been acclaimed as the most con-
venient and efficient of the
streamlined models, also is ten-
tatively scheduled to be shown
in a local parade starting at 4
p. m.
A highlight of the open house
will be drawings at 5 p. m. in
Seminole and at 3 p. m. in Sea-1
graves. Persons holding win- '
ning tickets need not be present j
to collect prizes if they have reg- I
istered at the Chevrolet show-
room during the day.
Grand prize will be the first >
oppor.unity to buy the first 1949 I
Chevrolet without a trade-'n and !
at a reduced price. Delivery will j
be scheduled by January 27.
Second and third awards will
will be $50 and $25 in cash, re- j
spectively.
Pre-Flight Briefing for Embryo Pilots
Through an odd quirk of fate,
Mrs. Gracie Elizabeth Everett,
Seminole mother, was reunited
with her son, Pfc. Johnnie B.
Everett, who was fatally wound-
ed during the European phase of
the late war, Sunday at 2 p. m.
in double funeral services at the
First Baptist Church here.
The Rev. T. L. Denton, pastor.
officiated and burial in Seminole
cemetery was under direction of
Alpha's Funeral Home. ft| |t f
Mrs. Everett had planned for IB W *
months the return of the casket
of her son, who died in an Army f al I
hospital April 19, 1945 after be-, SfJfiK
ins: mortally wounded at Magdr^ J ■*■***** 3
born, Germany. He was 19 ye".js ■ pp *1 I II
9 months and 7 days o>" v iffft ^ififP
Her death Wednesday lV?ei.|»G
in a Cisco, Texas hospifj, ~ ~ 1 i IV person, OS, who had been
as c rju^lt of multiple; injuria yesidin;; " • Uu? home of his son,
suffered when the car which >)• N. Person of Seminole, since
she was riding en rouie f,orn j {November, died after a lingering
from a funeral in Lui;jn ,./as illness Tuesday at 5:45 a. m. in
Standard instrument pattern is carefully explained to Naval
Aviation Cadets by their instructor in a pre-ilight brieling at
Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola Naval Air Station, the "Annapolis of
the Air," is the focus of the recently reactivated Naval Aviation
Cadet training program, which is open to healthy, single young
men between 18 and 25, with at least two years of college. Upon
graduation they are commissioned ensigns in the Naval Reserve,
or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserve, are awarded
their wings and assigned to two years' active duty.
(Official Navy Photograph)
Thief In $2,000 Grocery Safe
Cracking Said Still kl Large
REA Power Serves
150 Mere Farms In
I?
teaal March Ot Dimes Is
Launched With Higher Goal
totally wrecked in a i^uT-car
crash on icy roads the previous
Monday.
Born November 14, 189(i in Co-
manchie county, Texas, Mrs.
Tombs Clinic Hospital.
In failing health for a num-
ber of yeavs, he was hospital-
ized Saturday at 4 p. m.
Born in Sweden July 11. 1880,
Everett was 52 years, 1 month i he was married and came to the
and 26 days old at the time of
her death. She was married to
J. B. Everett, Seminole stock
farmer since 1929. He preceded
her in death July 14, 1942. To
this union were born 13 children,
seven sons, five of whom survive.
A second son. Bobby Jack, died at
the age of nine months.
Surviving are Elmo, Charles,
Wilmer, and Herbert Everett, all
of this city, and Gordon, who is
stationed in Japan with the Unit-
ed States Army; six daughters,
Mrs. Lenord Robey, Midland,
Texas; Mrs. Dwane Grimstead,
Breckenridge, Minn.; Mrs. Ken-
neth Cotton. Lubbock, Texas;
Mary Helen, Annie Lee and Joe
Lyn, all of Seminole, and four
grandchildren.
Mrs. Everett joined the Bap-
tist Church in her youth and at
her death was a member of that
local institution. She also was a
member of the Eastern Star and
the local chapter of the Rebokah
Lodge.
(Continued on Page Five)
United States and Oklahoma with
his wife, Louvisa, on their wed- j
ding trip in 1904. She preceded
him in death in 1917 when they
were living in Arkansas. Re-
turning? to Oklahoma, he was
married to the former Melda
Johnson in 1924. Recently they
had resided in Englewood, Colo.
Surviving are his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. Jesse G. Sprad-
lin, Seabrook. Texas, and Mrs. A.
E. Hayes, Houston, Texas; his
son, at whose home he recently
resided ;a stepdaughter, Mrs.
Oden Locke, Englewood; fbur
brothers, Nels Person, Hillsdale,
Okla.; Paul and Leonard, both of
Denver. Colo., and Olie Person of
Sweden, 10 grandchildren and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the
local First Methodist Church
with the Rev. H. D. Seago offic-
iating. Burial was in Seminole
Cemetery. Services were in
charge of the Alpha Funeral
Home.
Record Rainfall, Sleet, Ice Storm
Money In The Bank To Local Farmer
When Old Man Winter went
on a rampage last week to loose
his full fury in the* form of the
worst Ice storm in history here,
followed by rain and snow, it
meant money in the bank for
Gaines county farmers who saw
the thirsty soil absorb to the last
drop a record amount of mois-
ture.
To date in JaniiaAy a total of
2.18 inches of moisture has been
registered in Gaines county,
Floyd Start, chairman of the
county soil conservation unit and
local weatherman, reported to-
day.
Although records for many
past years are not available, he
estimated that the total of mois-
ture might well be the most ever
reported in this section at this
season of the year.
The ice storm was fortunately
not accompanied by extreme
cold, he reported and the coldest
temperature so far this winter
was 10 degrees on Tuesday night
of this week. Lowest mercury
mark prior to that was 17 de-
grees.
Rainfall recorded since the
first precipitation on Sunday,
Jan. 9, by date, follows:
Jan. 9—.17"; Jan. 10—cloudy;
Jan. 11—.87" fsleet); Jan. 12
.94"; Jan. 13 —.02"; Jan. 14—un-
measurable sleet; Jan. 15—.13;
Jan. 16, Jan. 17 and Jan. 18—
snow amounting to 1 inch.
Farmers who deplored last
year's drought could find relief
in the fact that apparently none
of the valuable moisture was lost
in runoffs. Stark said. Many of
the men who make their living
from the soil also found satis-
faction in this week's freezing
temperatures.
"This cold weather is nature's
way of plowing the earth for us,"
one farmer commented on the
erosion resulting from the mois-
ture-laden Kiound's freezing.
Sufficient subsoil moisture has
fallen to allow farmers to "list"
their land, or make seek beds, in
preparation for the next growing
season, said County Agricultural
Agent H. L. McElroy.
Frigid temperatures continued
j today with no forecast of an im-
mediate return to farmer weath-
'er.
McCleskey's Son
Suffers Broken Leg
James Newton McCleskey, 3rd,
six-year-old son of Gaines Coun- j
ty Commissioner Jim McCleskey, !
today was convalescing satisfac- i
torily at his home with a broken I
leg suffered in an accident al
home.
The lad broke his leg when he
fell while engaged in a playful
scuffle with his brother last
Thursday.
The limb was set at Gaines
County General Hospital.
Crane's New Paper
To Press Feb. 4
The Crane Chronicle, sister
publication to the Seminole Sen-
tinel, Denver City Press and Eu-
nice Enterprise will begin publi-
cation Friday, Feb. 4.
The newspaper is owned by
David L. Watson and his sons.
Wayne G. Watson, publisher of
the Denver City Press, arid David
L. Watson, Jr., of Tulsa, but who
will take over the business man-
agement of The Seminole Sen
tinel in February.
George Allen, professional
press erector and machinist is
this week putting the machinery
in running condition and expects
to have everything in readiness
by the week end.
Harris, Johnson Start
As Sheriff's Deputies
Gaines County Sheriff Robt. L.
McReynolds. who took office this
month, succeeding Soon Blrdwell,
who had served as sheriff for
two terms, this week announced
appointment of two new depu
ties.
The new deputies are Sydney
Johnson, former Seminole city
employe, and V. A. Harris, Sea
graves farmer.
Sheriff McReynolds had served
as sheriff's deputy for the past
three years before his election
last fall.
State Comptroller Is
Dead of Long Illness
AUSTIN George Sheppard,
state comptroller, died in a hos-
j pital here January 18.
Sheppard, 73, had been comp
(roller since 1930. He held the
longest time-in-office record of
i any elected state official.
I His physician said he had been
in St. David's hospital for sev
! eral weeks, but his condition did
not become serious until three or
four flays ago. Funeral arrange-
' ments were pending.
I Sheppard was appointed comp-
troller in 1930, He was elected
{every two years since. He was
beginning his 10th elective term.
He served as mayor of Sweet-
water and Nolan county tax as-
sessor before becoming a state
officer
The annual March of Dimes
campaign for funds to aid vic-
tims of infantile paralysis here
and in the nation got underway
in Gaines county and Seminole
this week with an appeal by J. D.
Mitchell, chairman, for stronK
support from every family and
businessman in the county.
Earl Brasfield, Seminole high
school instructor, was named by
Mitchell to head the local cam-
paign. goal for which has been
fixed considerably above the total
of contributions in last year's
drive.
Brasfield Wednesday appealed
to the local Lions Club for a con-
tribution to be submitted at next
week's luncheon.
Last year, he pointed out. the
drive funds helped in treatment
of four polio cases in as many
local families, but the amount of
money received was insufficient
to complete treatment.
A year ago, residents and busi-
ness or organizations gave a
total of approximately $715.48
during the drive. Of this approx-
imately half or $352.04 went to
the national foundation and the
remainder was retained here.
To effect treatment of the lo
cal cases it was necessary for the
national organization to grant an
emergency fund of approximate-
ly $900 to the 'oral group, Bras
field liaid.
An e'foil will he made this
year to raise the local fund to an
amount adequate to complete
treatment of local polio cases.
The appeal for support of the
drive will be sent out in local
churches, schools, club and lodge
se: sinns and business houses.
The campaign will continue in
Gaines county through January
31.
Real Estate Firm
In New Location
The Seminole Real Estate Co.
is now located in the building
they recently purchased from
Carl Davis. The building is lo-;
cated on the east side of the ;
courthouse square and was form- j
erly occupied by the Marcus cafe. !
George Burke, owner and op- !
erator of the company, has re-
modeled the interior and will 1
furnish it for the convenience of
customers as well as employees, j
The firm Is less than one year i
old but has already handled)
I thousands of dollars worth of j
real estate transactions.
Furniture Exchange
Open For Business
Seminole's newest furniture
business is now open and doing
business in the building on the
north side of th<" square former
j ly occupied by The Seminole
Real Estate company.
A T. Rowland is the owner of
the business and intends to carry
a full line of used and new furni
ture
Electric power is now avail-
able for some 50 more Gaines
county farms, L. H. McE'.roy,
Gaines county agricultural agent
announced today.
A total of 90 miles of power
lines have been provided through
the Rural Electrification Admin
istration, the agent said. but will
not be put to use until most of
the total has been applied for by
farmers.
An income of $7.50 per mile
per month is the minimum fixed
the R!* A to cj! •t>|ete the pro-
gram.
Approximately
power lines have
county rural areas since the REA
program was inaugurated here
in 1916. Expansion of the pro
gram is expected during the cur-
rent year.
Farmers or cattlemen may file
applications for electric service
by contacting the county agent
at the courthouse or H. C. Kyle,
mannger, Seminole Chamber of
Commerce.
The easter!\ half of the county
is located in the Tahoka REA
district and may !• • served by
nower earlier than the western
sector which is in the Lovinfiton.
N. M,. area, McElroy explained.
Approximately 400 miles of lines
must be built before the western
part of the county can be served.
200 miles of
reached out to
Electric Records Show
Growth Of Population
Steady growth of Seminole
population is reflected in the rec-
ords of the Southwest Texas
Power Company which show the
increasing numbers of new fam-
ilies settling in homes here.
Listed as new householders and
electric consumers since January
7 are th efollowing:
Neal Martin, B. A. Burke, Cres-
pin Mejia, Jack Bailey, Preston
Shain. W. II. Cravy and Georwe
J. Jones.
Nephew of Loca!
m Is Fefally
► Spurred by the most costly
burglary on record in recent
Gaines county history, county of-
ficers headed by Sheriff Robert
L, McReynolds today were tight-
ening a dragnet for the person or
persons who forced entry to
Alexander's Food Store in down-
town .Seminole early Tuesday
morning and carried away a safe
with its contents valued at $2,000
The loss was not discovered
until opening time Tuesday
morning when the rear door was
found ajar. The culprits hail
pried the door open despite a
two-by-four bolt.
Footprints i:. the snow indi-
cated that the store had been
entered after the snowfall stop-
ped it approximately midnight.
Car tracks also v^ere reported
leading
store.
from the rear of the
Auto
The safe. I by 3 feet in size,
contained approximately $2,000
including currency and cheeks,
Dick Sayler and Ben Alexander,
| store proprietors, estimated.
Sheriff McReynolds. with his
[deputies, Syd Johnson and V. A.
\ Harris, started their search for
i clues as to the identity of the
guilty person or persons early
Tuesday.
Since officer* reasoned that the
ife would, be discarded as soon
as possible as incriminating evi-
dence Tuesday's search centered
| Camp, was reported to have been | "'"un<' "s ^'•''eabouts. L. M.
struck by a car operated by J. C. ' Hhthlower. local pilot, contribut-
j MeCualrt, 27. Morton, when he I l'tl hl« services and his plane for
[crossed the highway to attempt
William Elton Rich, Denver
City, was killed and M. F. Cun-
ningham, 19. also of Denver City,
was seriously injured in an auto
mobile-pedestrian accident at
12.30 a. m. Sunday on the Denver
City-Plains highway near the1.,'
Shell Production Camp.
Rich, the son of Mr. ami Mrs. j
F. M. Rich of Denver City and |
the nephew of J. J. Wood, Sem-
inole, an employe of the Phillips
to placate Cunningham and an
Group Testing of Cows
For Bangs Disease Due
Group testing of cows for
Bargs d'sease is scheduled to
st: rt as coon nr. a efficient num
be" of farmer;; apply for the ser-
vice, County Agricultural Agent
L. H. McElroy announced today.
Farmers must register their
names and number of cows to be
tested in the county agent's of-
fice. The rate charged for test-
ing will be in proportion to the
number of cows.
In recent years farmers have
been warned that all cows should
e tested not only as a means of
eliminating the danger of abor-
tion caused by the disease but
also because of the menace of un
dulant fever spread by milk from
'nfected cows.
Henson Will Build
Bowling Alleys
J. C. Henson last week pur-
chased through the Seminole
Real Estate Co. a lot in the 8fH)
block on the west side of South
ain street and has announced
that he will soon start a new
building on the property.
Mr. Henson is reported to be
planning establishment of a bowl
ing alley as soon as the building
is done.
unidentified youth who were
fighting.
Cunningham today was report-
ed to lie convalescing satisfac-
torily at Tombs Clinic Hospital
here. He suffered a fractured
pelvis, a broken leg and chest
injuries.
Officers said both boys were on
'he highway when the accident
happened. Rich was pronounced
dead on arrival at the local hos-
pital.
Funeral services for Rich, who
was a mechanic In his father's
garage, were conducted Monday
at 3 p. m. from the First Baptist
Church, Denver City, with the
pastor, Reverend Harris, offic-
iating. Burial in Seminole Cern
etery was under direction of AI
pha's Funeral Home.
Surviving are the parents, two
! brothers, Nathan and Billy and
j Mack, and a sister. Mildred, all
' of Denver City.
uid fields in
Clothes a sight?
White. Phone 500!
Call Sno-
Rounds At Anthony
Buyers Meeting
Ralnh Rounds, manager of the
local C. 11. Anthony store, was in
; Oklahoma City last week select
ing merchandise for his Semin-
ole community patrons.
Buyers from the
! mesa and other area
in the Oklahoma capltol at the
I same lime and, according to Mr.
'Hounds, all are looking forward
| to a big year in the South Plains
| area. The recent moisture after
1 a dry year has brightened flag
1 ging optimism.
an airview of roads
the entire county.
Both aid and ground searches
bore no fruit until Tuesday after-
noon when the safe was found by
Charlie Thompson, rancher, who
was en route back to Seminole
after feeding his cattle. Offic-
ers said it was located some elKht
miles south and a mile east of
the city.
The sheriff left with Thomp-
son to pick it up and return it
Wednesday afternoon. The ranch-
er reoorted that there had ap-
parently been little effort to hid«'
the safe since it was well towarrl
the center of the road.
Sayler. store manager, estimat-
ed tentatively that the safe was
returned with approximately $!KX1
in checks intact while the burg-
lars made away with the cash
majority.
Search for the men who effect-
ed one of the biggest burglaries
ever reported in Seminole was
continuing last night, although
j officers held out no hope for an
immediate arrest since clues
were scarce and th'1 safe had
been exposed to the weather too
lone; to show successful flnget-
' prints.
The local market has never
I been robbed before, proprietors
( said, but the break in marked
jthe second to occur within a
I
Hobbs, La- week in this
stores were • ness section.
community's busi-
Offleers still have no definite
clues as to the identity of thr»
person who forced entry to the
Singleton hardware store a week
ago last Monday night and over-
looked considerable valuable loot
to take only one 22 automatic
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