The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 15, No. 30, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 31, 1953 Page: 1
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JhfciNorth Ptaln rMectric Co
aperative to grateful tothe city
at CeatAdlan for f urniahlng
power to kfjktate our Drat 800
miles ot line when i IKmi ira
ipaalMtl to jtssw power from
aji mtarli UK jAnd because
of thflr ieetr and Bec ti 4f our
rejafle tow yalwa jieen
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wlttJNlXinuB to iJmrchase
VpowerfWmtlpeidity lia longae
Ilywtaveiswairable power for
irtsale im Jhev service amtfprlce
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As ycra Jaiow v e are buying
ppwet at jtttt pNMmt Ume rom
HTOCKHOiDER8 JtEETING
The CarradiJn Valley Production
jpnM Association will hold their
aantt stockholders meetlnir Satur-
day April 11 at theeltyauditorium
Tl irooetlnSWlJlbeglrait 1000
ajei lfipA > a good ehuck wagon
atnaer served at noon
MiSi < W 0iMorrisandMrs Wes
Bennett went to Shamrpclc Tuesday
for dental care
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Mis rjaliy Ohlldent and Mrs
Oi r prepared a delicious supper
thls TuasoWi svdjtoak < 1 < the
BUlyteaAJliib were busy mov
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h iotothttel raou
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Uw Southwesternpublic Service
CoL J > ttK > Cttyioi Canadian
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< < f but waia iajring MSfc more
I forCanadian powerthan rom
SJS We realize that Jt costs
rnore to operate a arnallplant
T < i arid that the generation costs
are considerably higher so we
i have not complained about the
Vd IereneelVJIoveVerf 5 e could
not afford to paynlore than we
ii art riowpaying andif a rate
ilncreiiiWtwas granted wawould
jr ibeitotceatpjjpurchaseaU of our
i poW fto i Sotlthweiterntublic
VsTtatheyearlSSiii we purchased
5rorriCanaaia nl 239200 KWHat
Ha costref B054160 or an average
n n fioKROO SS per KWH Jn this
sii ijfttm period epurchased irorn
gouthweateiSi < a Public Service
MM705 KWHfoJ lS70 T5i or
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shadi we pur
ailjjtiour proer1 from
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Mt ae we stated before Cana
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every wayr
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4 good service aridweappreciate
f these things very much We
ft know too that at he present
4 Hrae should wediscontinuebuy
ing power from Canadian1 that
they would have a surplus that
could not be Used which would
increase the cost for the town
So you can be assured that
Under the present conditions
you may expect a gross sale of
approximately 10000 per year
to the JforthPlalns Electric Co
joperatlve
Thanking you Jor all past
v
favors rwri
Yours very truly
EAMrwAlDE
Manager
g Mor Conduct
Service at Church
Of Chritt Sundar
Bani Thomas ot PM c < ips T
oorSdueUd servlon here Sunday
monilni at the ohurcli ot Christ
Snathe absence ot heir rninlster
DiriatrtMowrer
Mr HwmiM In a brotlierol Mrs
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ponald Jackson and Bobby Orawt
ford AWH frbnv tho navy and
jStaUonerft San DIegoi andDavid
HughSuttoniUwayne Malone and
Charles Hefner of t Pampat They
appeared before Harold RectC Jusv
tice of the peace and were each
fined 1000 and costs making
total of 3000 apiece
The 3 > ampa boys are laying out
their fines In the Jail at Pampa
RAND CONCERT POSTPONED
The bandf concert scheduled for
Ihls Tuesday evening was postponed
due to theIllness of Mrs Job
Page band director
Mrs Page took sick Sunday and
was taken to the hospital here
Monday ril fcU She Is suffering
with a throatinfection
It isnowrplanned to1 hold the
concert next Tuesday night
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Mr and Mra O J Hoobler rc
turnedhome Friday rnlght ifrom a
two week vacation spentIn their
cabin In Missouri They visited1 at
Neosho ivlthj their son and daugh
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fiOoOl LING MEMBERS HOLD
FIRST MEEX1NO Df U TEARS
Members of the 800t telephone
line met this Tuesday afternoon
for the flrst time lnffliteen years
The people served by this line
enjoy very good telephone service
They drew iup their first bylaws
a tl iis meeting Virgil Brock sec
retary during the past fifteen
years will continue to serve the
group In this capacity
Both Mr and Mrs J VA Ham
niock remain Quito 111 In the local
hospital
Mrt and Mrs Wes Bennett took
their little 3yearold son James
Wesley n to the Cerebral Palsy
Center at Amarillo last Thursday
He was found to be suffering with
slight palsy lnUie light knee and
some muscular and spinal trouble
He wtll be taken to the Center
each Thursday for a series of
treatments Thedoctors have as
eured hli parents they will see
splendid Improvement in the little
fellow In a short time
Miss Carlene Freeman was dis
missed from the hospital Wednes
day
Mrs Jim Eller of Fresno Calif
has been visiting atiWaynokaand
la now visiting relatives and cM
friends here
SwVi
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smm HELD AT
BOOKER LAST WEEK
FuzierftI terrfcftj were held at
Booker Tuwttyy ittemoon Jgt
tfUUaoi Hamker wcU known Ups
BMi Morto orCftnadlaa and ft PCOmb county iincher who pawed
Ktttnl at the Abilene Christian
coUag j
tMi atid MiSvrJowrerftccompan
d Mr Mowrers parents to the
toaat to lse his brotljeri Max
Mowrer off for Japan where ha
wDl preach th pospeL
6 Fihsclin JP
Court Here
Six boys threeof them AWOi
from the navyp were picked up here
°
Wednesday for stealing gas from
the Red Top Service Station The
boys 1 drove Into thestation had
their tank tilled with gas and
then drove 6ft without paying for
it i
away in the Sonford hospital at
Perryton Sunday March 23 >
Mr nmker father of the late
Pord Hamker World War11 ilier
who passed away inW4 hM n ny
friends here4 to mourn his passing
lis was years old Mr Hamker
had been ranching near Booker
for the past 47 years
WUllam Edwin Hamker was bom
In nulo Nebr on Jan 7t 1073 His
family moved to Kansas when he
wasa small child Hewaimarried
in 1601 to Miss Lois Kelst He
moved his family to Texas in 1003
and settled on the olT TtC ranch
located near Booker and still re
6lded there at the time of his
death
He Is survived by his wife one
daughter Mrs Harry Mitchell and
one son Wallace Hamker both of
LT T
SherlffClyde Rlslcy filed chargesJ
theftSstrnvid B
of ree darsW gg
three brothers and two sisters He
was preceded In death by four
children
Funeral services were held In the
Booker Methodist church with the
Rev E R Mcdregor officiating
Burial was made In the family
plot at Braman Okla
Canadian Win 1Act
Blay Contest Ifridajr
Canadian took first place here
Friday in the oneact play contest
and also on the honor of having
the best actor and actress Welling
ton won second and Memplils took
third Clarendon withdrew from
the competition Thursday morning
Canadian under the direction of
Mrs Paula Cloyd presented The
Rock The cast included Gary
Gray who won the honor of being
the best actorJari Waters who was
named the best actress Danny
Conklin Jack Matthews and
Aladelle Wulfams
LMrs Al Thiunmel ardfriaugnt < TT
Susie
were dismissed from the
tiqspltal Saturday
Mr and Mrs Jerry Carr Mr
and Mrs Edward Stephenson and
baby arifl Mr and Mrs Roy
Wheeler spent Sunday at Spearman
with Mi and Mrs Bernie Soren
fcon Mrs Wheeler remained over
high and Mrs Sorenson and
Phyllis brought her home Monday
Mary Baughman was quite ill
and unable to go to school this
Wednesday
Vickie Shelby was out of school
this Wednesday with a badly in-
fected arm
Mrs J E Gollehcr and her
mother Mrs Lizzie Wainwrlght
accompanied Joe Allison to Ada
Okla recently Mrs Gollehcr visit-
ed an aunt and uncle Mr and
Mrs J M McFarland whom she
had not seen iir fourteen years
also some cousins she had not
seen for twentyfive years Mrs
Allison who had been visiting her
mother Mrs Townsend returned to
Canadian Mrs Wainwrlght will
remain in Oklahoma until June
To Mr and Mrs Sylvester
Churchill a daughter born at the
hospital here Wednesday
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Edsief Srvmes
5 at 73a
Arthur Kendall Minister
LOCAL AGENT DEMONSTRATES
MACHINES IN BIGGINS
> Mrs J E Gilbert local dealer
for the Necchl and Etna sewing
machines conducted a demon
strationof the machines at Biggins
Mondayat a Joint meeting ot three
hcmerdenroristmtlorv61ul S32 >
Mrs Gilbert was accompanied
by her demonstrator Mrs Illchard
Skaggs and her service man O B
Bailey
Mrs C L Bates Is visiting at
Woodward with the Eggleston
family
Roy D Sessions was a patient in
the hospital here from Thursday
until Saturday
Clarence Pryor f Borger wasIn
town greeting old friends and
neighbors this1 Tuesday
Mr and Mrs J It Trayler en-
tertained recently at Canasta and
Mrs Trayler served delicious cherry
pie topped with Ice cream and
coffee Quests were Mr and Mrs
Robert Forrest Mr and Mrs pal
vert Norrli Mr and Mrs Marion
Smith Sr Mr and Mrs Wayne
Newell and Mr and Mrs W W
Lewlst
Sunrise Easter services will be
held again this year at Palo Duro
Canyon Admission of 60 cents for
car and driver 30 cents tor each
additional adultand IS cents per
child will be charged
Mr and Mrs Emery Vlgnal spent
the weekend at Elk City and
brought Mrs Vlgnals mother Mrs
NelUa Duggert home for a visit
Be sore and attend the eirens
Thursday v
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Virgil Brock for School Trustee Pd ol Adv =
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THE NEWS OF ERIENDS AMD NElGHBd S EARLY IN THE WEEK
CAWADIAW l M TUESDXV MARcit31 i9o3 >
AiLoedl CMrches
Special Easter Hites
Methodist Church
Religious Film
Sunday Night
There will be special Easter
services at the Methodist caurch
Sunday April 5 both morning
and night ThO morning service
will feature special music by
the choir and special Easter
sermon
The Ecrster Sunday erenlng
service will feature Ktho out-
standing religious aim entitled
IAmwith yon
This Is ar extraordinary film
It Is not only a profoundly In-
spiring religious drama but
abounds in adventure scenic
beauty and authentic scenes of
primitiverituals Theproduction
ot this film was supervised by
the church of Sweden It was
photographed ln Soathern Rho
desia by one ot Swedens out-
standing theatrical producers
This film la based on the
Great Commission of Matthew
231920 and is particularly
appropriate lor the tenten
season and Easter
It Is the epic victory of a brave
mans faith When a courageous
man sincerely attempting to
follow Gods will finds that his
path leads to personal tragedy
what can he believer The film
I Am With You gives an
answer of startling clarity
This film has a showing time
ot one hour and fifteen minutes
The public is Invited to see this
picture Sunday evening April
Holy Weel Services
SacreaMeart Church
Full Veek of
Eksfer Observance
Palm Sunday Distribution
of Palms at 9 oclock Palm Sun
day Troceselon
Mondays Passion accord-
ing to S tuke at 7
Tuesdays Passion accord
ing to StKMarkV at 7
Wednesday h Holy Week
Mass at 17
Thursday Precession and
High lfW > t 7
Itepositojy Watch at 8 am
to J2 pin midnight
Krlday Gdoa FridayService
at 7am
ThreeHoar Service Seven
LostWords 12 oclock noon to
3 pm
Saturday Holy Saturday
Service Blessing of Paschal
Candle Baptismal Water Read-
ing of the Prophecies x
High Mass 7 am
Easter Sunday Mass of the
Resurrection 9 nrri
Angels for Holy Thursday
servicei Solly CBryan Korine
Carr Anita Vigil Beatrice
topee Carrel Anne Carr
Flower Girls Theresa ViglL
Tex CarrMary Garcia Billy
OUryan
OUryanFif Father Stanley
Mr and Mrs K C Robinson of
Happy spentthe weekend In the
J MathlshOm e
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Cole were in
Amaiillo MojRday
Mrs Paulillamsey was In Ama
rlllo Monday
Beverly Mathis celebrated her
birthday with a slumber party
GuestswereUada Leen Cook Ann
Hoobler andPatsy Yarnold
Mr andMrCSilllMcIntlre VU
edMrandStfiCGlen BlUWalker
Tuesday night
Mrs W < C Welch visited with
MrsPaul Ramsey Wednesday after-
noon
Mr and Mrs Loren Blackmore
visited Mr and Mrs Bill Morris
Wednesday night
Mr and Mrs Bud Hoobler and
Ann were supper guests In the
Homer Sanders home Monday
Mr and Mrs Jerry Mobly and
Bill spent Saturday night and Sun-
day with Mr and Mrs Benny
Tepe The Mobleys are from Wel-
lington
George Henderson attended a
Magnolia Dealers meeting at Bor
ger Tuesday nlglnV
Mr and Mrs Paul Ramsey and
Dona plan to visit with Mr and
Mrs J Ramsey at Tahoka Tex
this weekend Granddaughter
continued on page six
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Canadian Winner in
Literary Events Sat
In the Interscholastio League
Literary Eventsstaged hereSfttur
day Canadian took the lead piling
up mVt points Other towns en
tered in the competition rated as
follows WellingtorL 87 points
Bhamrock < 0Vi points Mamphls
33 points Letors 17 points Mc
Lean none Clarendon none
Childress nonet
CANADIAN WINNERS
DECLAMATION
1 Senior Olrls 1st place Adadelle
Williams
Junior Olrls 1st place Shirley
Oliver
Junior Boys 2nd place Phil
Waters
TYPEWRITING
First place Claudette Sparks
Becond place Barbara NorvllL
SPELLING
Senior high teams 1st place
Nona Dale Snyder and Clata
Bettls
Junior high teams 1st place
Elinor Owens and Jacqullne Sharp
Fifth Sixth grades Canadian
tied with Wellington for ftrst
READT WRITERS
Senior Division 1st place Phyl
lis Yarnold
Junior Division 1st place Texa
Peterson
NUMBER SENSE
Grade School 1st place Nancy
Rivers Malouf Abraham
EXTEMPORANEOUS 8PEECII
Olrls Division 1st place Nancy
Williams
BnORTIIAND
Third place Stan Douglass
PICTURE MEMORY
First place Canadian
STOl lT TELLING
First place Weldon Walser
Tarn and Ton Slemantel of
BellviUe Tex are visiting here
with their grandparents Mr and
Mrs O W Sportsman
Mrs Johnny Young Is a patient
in the hospital here She was ad
mitted Tuesday
Mrs Lew Ramsey and Mrs Geo
McCleery left Tuesday night by
train for Lincoln Nebr to visit
their brotnerrticsofge ooMeirwhtf
is in in 1
Very the hospital there
Before rtturnlng home they will
visit their other brothers Frank at
Broken Boy Nebr John at Taylor
Nebr and Ez at Eureka Kans
OFFICERS ELECTED AT CUB
SCOUT MEETING
At an annual election of officers
at the last meeting of the Cub
Scouts the following were elected
to serve for the new scout year
Tom Abrahan Chairman and
Publicity Clyde IUsley Cub Scout-
Master Warren Harrington Asst
Cub Master Carter McKemy
Activities Dean Cook Treasurer
Advancement Man Doyle Wilson
Outdoor Men Bill Bartlett and
Perry Oober Den Chief Chair-
man Sanford Cole Den Mother
CoOrdlnator Mrs Clyde Rlsley
Order Your Circus
Tickets Now
Call 203 and your Tickets will be
delivered to you any place in town
through the courtesy of Roy Deaton
and the Canadian Laundry Dry
Cleaners
Selective Service
Board No 99
Ochiltree Hemphill Hrmehsrd
and Lipscomb Counties
PERRTTON TEXAS
The following registrants will be
forwarded for physical examination
April 8 1953 to complete PIE Call
No 30
I Jackie EarlStevens Follett Ray
Junior Martin Spearman Floyd
Raymond Pletcher Perryton Lin
den Dais Pratt iHigglns and Jerry
Leon Bowling Spearman
On April 141933 four registrants
will be forwarded for Induction to
complete Induction Call No SJ
Registrants to complete this call
have been elected but have not
been ordered
On May 14 1953 twenty regis
trants wlU be forwarded for physi
cal examination to complete PUS
Call No 37 This group can Include
registrants who will be 19 years of
age on May1 1953
Much Interest In
Trustee Election
More Interest Is being taken In
the forthcoming school trustee
election than usual this year
Two candidates Virgil Brock and
C E Wafers were nominated b
a petition bearing fifteen signa-
tures Dr Rush Snyder and Clar-
ence Walser were nominated for
reelectioli bf the board
A good turn out of voters Is ex
pected for the election to be held
on April 4 at the high school
building
Mfs C T Duke is a patient in
the hospital here
Mrs C H Vaught isa surgical
patient In the hospital here
Everett Antenny was dismissed
from the hospital Saturday
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CUB OTIS HOLD
MAROI 6KAS MOM <
The Cub Scouts held a Mardl
Ores parade and camivaf at tho
Iclty hall last Monday night with
the Iter CarterMcKemy acting as
eracee
The young scouts portrayed the
following charactorsn Dea 1 ln
dlansi Den 11 Clowns Dei 111
Cowboys Den IV Bob Btalay King
Jerry Cole Queen andXhemem
bers of their court Den Vli Plracee
DenVU Robin Hood and his band
Rex Scofleld played a fanfare on
his bugle for the parade and
Tommy Waters gave a reading the
Parade
A carnival booth where different
games of chance were enjoyed bold
the attention of everyone until
Warren Harrington Asst Cubi
Master was ready to make the
awards
Badges were awarded as followsf r
WOLF BADGES Jerry Reld
James Brlggs Jerry Cole Leslie
Riley Wesley Wllsoo
BEAR BADOESrRoy Wilson
Jimmy Hoobler Vertner Porter
Randy Webb >
LION BADGES Jim Bruce
Cookl Tex Condon Bill King John
Rogers
OOLDEN ARROW POINTS i
Bob Rlsley Tommy Bartlett Tom-
my Waters Bill Ed Abraham
Rushle Snyder Marvin Ray Long
holer James Brlggs Randy Webb
Bob Oober John Rogers BUI
King Wesley Wilson Leslie Riley
Jerry ColeRoy WUsonTex Condo
SILVER ARROW POINTSLynn
McLaln Dale Pair Marvin Kay
Longhofer Robert Leery Hodges
Randy Webb Bob Oober Bill
King Tommy Barker Jerry Cole
Bob Rlsley
DenncrStripesJim Bruce Cook
Tommy Barker Jerry Reld
Assistant Dcnner Stripes Sam
Morse Jr Bill King
lVR SERVICE PINS Richard
Woodward James Brlggs Ben Bs
xell Jr Dale Pair Ellis QUI and
continued on page lx
Special for Dollar Days Fri Sat
J3ASOIBNE
5 Gal for SI
Or will fill your tank at
fa a C aRSnn
Phillips 66 Station
Frank Cook Son
An Open Challenge to the Nolen Hardware
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Friday Worning April 3rd
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 15, No. 30, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 31, 1953, newspaper, March 31, 1953; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47806/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.