The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1953 Page: 1 of 12
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Paducah “The
Friendliest Little
City In Texas”
The Paducah post
Shop In Paducah
Where Courtesy
Reigns Supreme
FORTY-FIVE YEARS, NO. 48
TWELVE PAGES
PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1953
PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Red Cross Campaign Opens ^
March 2: Goal $2200
With a goal of $2200 to be
subscribed, the annual Red
Cross membership drive of the
Cottle-King Red Cross Chapter,,
will officially get underway
Monday, March 2, Bernie Dav-
is, Chapter chairman, announ-
ced. A. W. Davis is fund rais-
ing chairman.
Davis said that most of the
workers have been named, duties
assigned, and plans are being
readied for the kick-off March
2. Since the opening date of the
Red Cross drive for funds falls on
Sunday, March 1, the local chap-
ter will get underway Monday,
March 2.
Fund Raising Chairman A. W.
Davis said he hoped with the
cooperation of everyone to make
the membership drive as speedy
as possible.
Federated Clubs of Paducah
are considering a porch light
drive for one night during the
campaign, but their decision and
plans will be announced later.
As the annual drive progress-
es, the Post will release reports
as to amount subscribed, etc.
RURAL SCHOOL
TRUSTEES TO
BE ELECTED
A number of district and coun-
ty school trusteeships will be up
for election, April 4, according
to Mrs. Jessie Thomas, county
superintendent.
Terms of the following men
expire: Delwin District: R. H.
Cranford, George Ballard and
someone to fill the unexpired
term of Warren Brady who re-
cently moved.
Valley View District: W. E.
Smith, J. C. Clary, Claude Flip-
pin; Cee Vee District: R. B. Ran-
som, Leslie Carrick, W. T. Blair,
and someone to fill the unexpir-
ed term of Lawrence Seal, who
moved recently.
County Board: Bob Jones, Pre-
cinct 1; Walter Liedtke, Precinct
4; Ray Loftis, County-At-Large,
who is filling the unexpired
term of the late Rex Keys.
HOSPITAL
NOTES
Eugene Whatley.
Mrs. C. M. Paschall.
Mrs. Jimmie D. Hamrick.
Mr. Arlo Willis.
Bobby Biddy.
George Woffard.
Ben Rogers.
DISMISSED
Mr. James Truelock.
Mr. Wiley Jones.
, Mrs. Lily Hawk.
Mrs. Dawson Reid,
f; Mr. Jess Prewitt. " ^ •
Mrs. H. H. Fish.
Mr. R. C. Johnson.
Mrs. H. E. Mclntire and daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Lois Carr.
Miss Bettie Graham, Happy.
Mrs. O. Z. Jeter and son.
Mrs. Benjamin Vera.
Mrs. L. C. Smith.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mclntire,
a daughter, February 20, 1953.
To Mr. and Mrs. O. Z. Jeter, a
son, February 23, 1953.
Wilma Moon Breaks
Arm In Fall From
Horse Wednesday
Wilma Moon, school teacher at
Guthrie, suffered a severe break
above elbow, right arm, Wednes-
day, when she was thrown from
a horse.
She was brought to Paducah,
then removed to the Wichita
Clinic Hospital by a Norris am-
bulance.
OIL NOTES
Gulf Oil Corporation No. 1
C. D. Shamburger, 660 feet from
south and west lines of section
5, F. P. Knott survey, south-
eastern section of Cottle coun-,
ty, abandoned at 7100 feet" in
salt water.
Shell Oil Company will drill
No. 2-2 S. B. Burnett Estate
in King county. Location is 330
feet from north and 1,968 feet
from east lines of W. M. Elliott
survey, A-89.
DEADLINE FOR
PLACE ON
BALLOTS NEAR
Deadline for a place on ballots
in the school trustee and city
election nears.
Filing deadline for a place on
the ballot in the school board
election ends next Wednesday,
March 4. Election has been call-
ed for Saturday, April 4.
In the school trustee election
for the Paducah Independent
School District, two members
will be elected. The terms of
John Chenault and T. J. Rich-
ards, Jr., will expire; however,
both men have already filed for
a place on the ballot for re-
election.
Joe Belote will serve as elec-
tion judge, with Mrs. George
Brock, Mrs. Ira Bohner and Mrs.
A. B. Earp, clerks.
Deadline for filing for a place
on the ballot in the city elec-
tion is Saturday, March 7. Date
of the city election is Tuesday,
April 7, at which time a may-
or, to fill the unexpired term
of Byron Shotts, who resigned ef-
fective as of April 9, and three
aldermen will be elected.
Urges Residents
To Visit Schools
FINAL RITES
HELD FOR MRS.
OSCAR SMITH
Final rites were held Saturday,
February 21, 2:00 p.m., from the
local First Baptist Church for
Mrs. Oscar Smith, age 73, former
Paducah resident. Rev. H. S. Mor-
ris officiated.
Mrs. Smith passed away at
her home at Cross Plains, Thurs-
day night.
& * ■ c.uiy 16, 1879 at MAuison:-
ville, she was married to Oscar
Smith November 25, 1903 there.
The Smiths formerly resided in
Paducah having left here some
13 years ago for Cross Plains
where they were engaged in
farming.
Mr. Smith was City Water
Supt. while residing here.
Survivors include her husbapd;
two sisters, one brother. A
daughter is deceased.
Interment was made in the
Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Lions’ Annual
Ladies Night
Banquet March 5
The annual Lions’ Ladies
Night Banquet will be held next
Thursday evening, March 5, 8:00
o’clock, Goodwin Cafeteria. More
than 150 persons are expected to
attend, advance ticket sales re-
veal.
Ladies’ Night Chairman Dr. C.
C. Pate, as usual, is keeping
advance publicity “under wraps,”
but assures Lions and their wiv-
es the program will be one of
the best ever presented.
No noonday meeting of Lions
will be held next Thursday,
March 5, due to the special pro-
gram set for that particular
night.
“The principal thought we
would like to get over to resi-
dents concerning the observance
of Public Schools Week March
2-6, is to visit our schools,” Supt.
Alton Farr said.
Local schools are cooperating
with the State Board of Educa-
tion in the observance of this
] “special week.”
Highlighting the week-long
I observance will be the assem-
bly program at 10:30 o’clock,
high school auditorium, Wednes-
day morning, February 25, cen-
tered around an educational
theme.
Under the direction of the stu-
dent council, several displays
may be seen each day during
next week, - when PHS will be
host to parents who visit class-
rooms, and attend the special
programs.
At the Goodwin School library
the Colonial Art Company will
have an art exhibit on display
all during public schools week.
Rural Schools To
Have Radio Shows
For School Week
Three separate radio programs
featuring students and teach-
ers from Vajley View, Cee Vee
and Delwin rural schools will
take place on Childress station
KCTX during public schools
week, March 2-6.
The air shows are part of ac-
tivities planned for the occasion,
according to Mrs. Jessie Thomas,
county superintendent. Rural
schools will also hold open
house during the week and plan
other items of interest.
Valley View will present a 15-
minute program beginning at
1:15 p.m. Cee Vee will present a
show Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. and
Delwin will follow Wednesday
at the same time.
Infant Son Of Mr.
And Mrs. Earl Bates
Passes Away Sunday
John Bates, two-day-old child
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bates, died
in Quanah hospital Sunday.
The infant was born February
20. Survivors include the parents
and one brother.
Rev. R. O. Shafer, pastor of the
Hackberry Baptist Church, offi-
ciated at funeral services held in
Norris Funeral Chapel Monday
morning. Interment was made in
the Garden of Memories Ceme-
tery here.
Westbrook Appointed
Veterinian Amarillo
Livestock Show
J. T. Westbrook, Local veterin-
arian, has been appointed official
veterinarian of the Amarillo Live-
stock Show March 2-6 by the
Livestock and Sanitary Commis-
sion of Fort Worth.
Dr. Westbrook will be in Am-
arillo all next week during the
show.
Annual School
Census Will Be
Takfen In March
Workers have been named for
taking of the annual school cen-
sus during the month of March
for the Independent School Dist-
rict, Supt. Alton Farr announced
today.
A list of workers who will be
engaged in taking the census
follows:
Paducah: Mrs. Ira Bohner,
white; Earlon Woods, colored.
Hackberry and Salt Creek:
Barbara Kinney.
Ogden and Moon: Donald
Smith.
Lone Star: H. H. Haston.
Chalk: Jerlene Fields.
Swearingen and Broadmore:
Mrs. Grover Wilson.
Dunlap and Brooksville: Mrs.
W. T. Goodgame.
Pleasant Valley: Mrs. Ward
Terry.
Coleyville: Sammy James.
Children born after September
1, 1935, and before September 2,
1947 should be enumerated. Ev-
ery scholastic should be enum-
erated, Supt. Farr points out.
P-TA Planning
Game Night For
Thurs., Mar. 12
The Parent-Teacher Association
will sponsor “Game Night”
Thursday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m.,
Goodwin School, with a room for
bridge, “42” and canasta, Mrs.
H. B. Leathers, finance chairman,
announced today.
Prizes will be awarded to
high point winners, and a movie
is to be provided for entertain-
ment of children who accompany
their parents.
Tickets are being sold by stu-
dents of Goodwin and Alamo
schools with the class selling the
most tickets to receive a Coke
party.
Participation is not limited to
city residents for everyone is
invited. Children of the rural
communities who attend the
Paducah schools will receive
equal benefit of the proceeds as
will students living within the
city.
Co. Singers To Hold
1st Sunday Singing
At Christian Church
Cottle County Central Singers
will hold their regular first
Sunday singing at the First
Christian Church Sunday after-
noon, March 1 at 2 o’clock.
DONS PANCAKE
BAZAAR SLATE
FRIDAY NIGHT
Chrysler Crashes
H Into River Bridge;
Near Total Loss
Everything appears in readi-
ness for the Lions' Second An-
nual Pancake Bazaar to be held
tomorrow, Friday night, Febru-
ary 27, Veterans' Memorial
Building, beginning at 7:30
o'clock.
Tickets have been on sale for
the past several days by mem-
bers of the Lions Club, but
those persons who might have
been overlooked in the advance
sale may purchase tickets at
the door Friday night.
Admission will be $1.00 for
adults; 35c for students. Chil-
dren under school age will be
admitted free. The holder of
a ticket is entitled to admis-
sion to the building and a sup-
per of golden brown pancakes.
Following the pancake supper
the evening of entertainment
will get underway.
Games of bingo, rat race,
ballgame, ring pitch, electric
clock, dart board, doll rack,
pecan pitch, will furnish diver-
sion for the large crowd ex-
pected to attend.
Proceeds from the annual
pancake bazaar will be used
by the Lions' Club to aid, as-
sist and promote community
projects.
Clifton North To
Preach Sunday At
Missionary Bapt.
lit
CLIFTON NORTH
Clifton North, choir director of
the Missionary Baptist Church,
who surrendered to preaching of
the Gospel February 15, will
bring his first message to the
church Sunday, March 1, at the
11:00 a.m. service.
A special invitation is extend-
ed to all.
Revival Services
Begin Sunday At
First Baptist Church
Revival services will begin
Sunday, March 1, at the First
Baptist Church, and will con-
tinue through Sunday, March 8,
Rev. H. S. Morris, pastor an-
nounced.
Evangelist Fred T. Cherry, the
“Deacon Preacher” of Oklahoma
City, will do the preaching and
Rev. B. D. Hardgrove, pastor of the
ChalH Baptist Church, will be in
charge of the music. Services
will be held twice daily, 10:00
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer meet-
ing will be held each evening
at 7:00 p.m.
Cherry comes to Paducah high-
ly, recommended. He is complet-
ing a revival meeting at Mt.
Pleasant for Rev. L. L.
Morriss. Rev. Morriss, who has
held meetings here, and is
known by many Paducahians,
speaks very highly of Mr. Cherry.
The meeting is being sponsor-
ed by laymen of the local First
Baptist Church. A cordial invita-
tion is extended everyone to at-
tend.
A ’51 Chrysler, driven by Mac
Ferrell, accompanied by Robert
Stewart, traveling north, plow-
ed into the abutment of the left
side, south section of the South
Pease River bridge, Childress
highway, Saturday night around
9:00 o’clock. After hitting the
abutment, the vehicle careened
down and across the bridge 139
steps then smashed into the
right section, knocking out two
concrete columns.
The automobile, owned by
Stewart, was almost a complete
loss. Ferrell and Stewart receiv-
ed only slight injuries.
The accident occurred when a
tire blew out and Ferrell lost
control of the vehicle.
EBLEN'S PONTIAC
FENDER SMASHED
Just about the same time the
wreck occurred on the Childress
highway, Bill Eblen’s ’53 Pontiac
received a crushed right fender,
as he drove onto the Crowell
highway, four miles east of town,
Saturday night.
James Huston Mclninch of
Plainview, driving a ’47 Chevro-
let, and the Eblen Pontiac met
at the highway approach.
No one was injured, and only
slight damage resulted to both
vehicles.
BAYLOR CO-EDS
IN CAR WRECK
NEAR GUTHRIE
Two pretty, young Baylor Uni-
versity co-eds suffered only min-
or injuries when their 1952 Buick
overturned three miles east of
Guthrie Friday at 9:45 p. m.
Mabel Graham, 20, senior, and
Bettie Jean Graham, 18, fresh-
man, were returning home to
Happy, Texas for the week-end
preceding final examinations for
the quarter.
Because of a sandstorm, driver
Mabel was unable to see a slow
moving car with small taillight
which they approached from be-
hind while meeting another
car. When Mable did, she
swerved off the road.
The car tumbled over into the
ditch rolling twice. A passing
trucker stopped and extinguished
a fire in the Buick’s motor.
Johnny Willis’ Car
Destroyed In Wreck
Near Swearingen
Johnny Willis, Negro, missed a
curve at Swearingen Tuesday at
10 p.m. His car tumbled on into
the muddy ditch.
The 1940 Ford he drove was
damaged beyond repair. Willis
suffered only-minor bruises and
lacerations in the accident.
W.R.D.C. IS
MAKING SURVEY
IN COUNTY
C. A. Crawford, area represen-
tative for the Water Resources
Development is in Cottle county
this week, and is contacting
farmers, ranchers and others, in
an effort to find out if the coun-
ty desires to enter the “cloud-
seeding” program for another
year.
Expiration of the present local
“rain increasing program” ex-
pires April 1.
Contacts made earlier in the
week seem favorable for the con-
tinuation of the program in this
county; however the survey is
still underway.
DIMES DRIVE
TOTAL CLIMBS
TO $2401.33
Coin containers which were
distributed around town were
picked up the first of this week,
and the March of Dimes fund
campaign climbed to $2401.33, T.
C. Stinson, Fund Raising Chair-
man announced.
Hackberry, Delwin, Swearin- „ ltv,cul t(U
gen, Ogden, Dunlap and Valley between Matador and Dickens.
View communities have not re- | Her home address is believed
ported in, Stinson said. to be Denver City.
Spec Gladden Fined
On Liquor Charge;
‘Hot Checker’ Traced
E. H. “Spec” Gladden was fin-
ed $500 and costs in county court
Wednesday on charges of posses-
sion of liquor for sale. Officers
discovered whiskey in his home
on a raid conducted late Satur-
day afternoon.
A lead on the woman who
gave “hot checks” totaling $71
to four Paducah businesses, Feb-
ruary 2, has been uncovered by
Texas Ranger Charlie Miller.
The sheriff’s department is
checking on a woman signing
her name O. L. James who was
released from Lubbock hospital
following a recent car accident
NEAR Vz INCH
MOISTURE IS
RECEIVED HERE
Overcast skies “loosened” up
a bit Monday night, with sleet,
rain and two-inch snow, which
brought a total of 47/100 of an
inch of moisture to dust-blown
wind-whipped Cottle county.
Beginning around 6:00 p.m.,
Monday with sleet turning to
rain, then snow, the 47/100 of
an inch of moisture, although
not enough to ease the drouth
situation, will help considerably
and will be a “boon” to the
wheat; however, residents are
still looking for that sure-en-
ough-soil-soaking rain;
Snow and ice formations on
trees and utility wires began to
“stack up” during Monday night,
but soon disappeared Tuesday
with rising temperatures.
4-H SHOW IS
SCHEDULED AT
GROW FRIDAY
Another 4-H Livestock show
will be held at Grow tomorrow,
Friday, February 27. H. H. Fish
will judge steers and J. T. West-
brook, sheep in the event, says
County Agent. Kirby Clayton.
Twelve steers will be exhibited
by the following owners: Larry
and Preston Staggs, Gary Sell-
ers, Rudy Roch, Hubert Adams,
Elmo Adams, Elmer Burton,
Plans are entering final
stage for the big 4-H and FFA
Calf, Lamb, Pig and Breeder
show scheduled March 7. Im-
provements have been made on
the grounds, prizes set up and
boys have their entries ready.
Morris Burkes, Bob Graves, Cur-
tis and Vaughn Ross, Gerald
Cross, George and Bill Woffard,
Joe Ross.
Lambs totaling 28 , will be
shown by the following: Robert
Jones, 11; Roy Lynch, 6; McWil-
liams children, 5; Larry Keith, 6.
FFA judging teams will also4
be present at this show in order
to get some practice, according
to W. L. Gotcher, vocational agri-
culture instructor at Paducah
High.
RODEO PLANNED
AMONG HORSE,
COLT EVENTS
A rodeo will be held on Friday
and Saturday nights, April 17-18,
as one of the features held in
conjunction with Cottle-King
Livestock and Rodeo Associa-
tion’s 11th annual Horse arid
Colt show.
Agreement on arrangements
was reached at an association
directors meeting held Monday
night. A committee had pre-
viously met with Rodeo Producer
Morris Stephens, Silverton, Fri-
day, to outline possible plans of
procedure.
Events in the. rodeo will in-
clude calf roping, bareback bronc
riding, saddle bronc riding,, dou-
ble mugging and Brahma bull
riding. —
Members of the special com-
mittee working out plans were
Joe Meador, Fred Albright, El-
mer Petty and Rex Keith. Direc-
tors at the Monday meeting with
the committee were President
Jack Tippen, B. F. Hobson, Bill
Bigham, J. F. Powell and Jimmie
Wilcox.
M
A R
AL HINDS
Cottle 4-H Calves
Take Prizes At
Wichita Show
Kenneth Buckley’s calf finish-
ed eighth in the lightweight class
while among heavyweights New-
ton Buckley’s calf placed eighth
and Stanley Terry’s 18th at the
Wichita Falls calf show, Febru-
ary 18-20.
Newton Buckley’s entry drew
the most cash with $81.40 prize
money added to a 4? cents per
pound sale price, all of which to-
taled $505.15. It was graded
prime.
The calf of Kenneth Buckley
was graded prime, awarded
$81.40 prize money and sold for
40 cents per pound giving him a
total of $423.40. Stanley Terry’s
choice graded calf drew $61.05
prize and a 40-cent price for a
$427.05 total.
The old saying, “coming
events cast their shadows be-
fore them,” surely holds true:
Tomorrow evening, February
27, beginning at 7:30 o’clock, the
second annual pancake bazaar
will be held in the Veterans'
Memorial building. This gala
evening of food, fun and enter-
tainment is open to everyone. If
you haven’t “latched” on to a
ticket, better do so right now-
Admission price will be $1.00 for
adults; students, 35c. Children
under school age will be admit-
ted free. Come one, come alL
March 2-6: Paducah Public
Schools are cooperating with the
State Board of Education in ob-
servance of Public Schools Week
in Texas.
Thursday night, March 5, un-
der the able chairmanship of Dr.
C. C. Pate, the annual ladies’
night banquet will be held at
8:00 o’clock in the Goodwin
^cafeteria.
On Saturday, March 7,
the Cottle-King Livestock and
Rodeo Association presents the
annual 4-H and FFA calf, pig
and lamb show with breeders
show. Thanks to advance plan-
ning by County Agent Kirby
Clayton, Vocational Agriculture
Teacher Bill Gotcher and various
committeemen the show March
7 is going to be the biggest
and best of its kind.
—o—■
The P-TA will hold another
game night, Thursday, March 12,
7:30 o’clock, Goodwin School. A
room will be available for each-
game, bridge, “42” and canasta
and a film will be shown in the
high school auditorium. This
program will not only benefit
Paducah children, but also chil-
dren of the rural area, Mrs. H.
B. Leathers, finance chairman,
said. Prizes will be given for
high score winners. Tickets are
being sold by students of Good-
win and Alamo schools, and the
class selling the most in these
two schools will be given a
“Coke” party.
Wednesday night, March 18,
High School auditorium, 8:20 o’-
clock, under the sponsorship of
the FFA Chapter, the famous
international entertainer Lee
Grabel and his entire company
will appear in person. This out-
standing theatrical review di-
rect from Broadway, will feature
the fabulous Lee Grabel, and his
entire company, starring beau-
tiful Helene, a charming young-
actress.
Saturday, April 4, is the date
of the school board election, at
which time the Paducah Inde-
pendent School District will elect
two new members. School board
elections never draw the vote
they should. Serving on the
school board is often times a
thankless job—but we should at
least go to the polls in larger-
turnouts, thus helping to express
our confidence and appreciation
to those men whose names are
on the ballots.
Of special importance to Pa-
ducahians is the city election
coming up Tuesday, April 7, at
which time a mayor and three
aldermen will be elected. Cer-
tainly we should begin now to
give some serious thinking to
the matter as to whom we would
like to be our “city dads.” The
resignation of our present may-
or, effective as of April 9, makes
it imperative we choose a man
to fill the shoes of the unexpired
term of Byron Shotts—and that
brethren, is going to be hard to
do. Paducahians have honored
Mr. Shotts five times by elect-
ing him Mayor—Check the rec-
ords for yourself, and you will
see that we all owe Byron a debt
of gratitude for giving of his
time and talents in serving as
Mayor. Yes, we realize we owe
words of thanks and apprecia-
tion to our councilmen, too, but
the big responsibility is on the
shoulders of the Mayor.
Tuesday night, April 7, 8:00
o’clock, the Paducah Chapter of
Future Farmers of America will
hold the thirteenth annual Fath-
er-Son Barbecue, Goodwin Cafe-
teria.
—o—-
Friday and Saturday, April 17-
18, the big eleventh annual Cot-
tle-King Horse and Colt show
will unfold. President Jack Tip-
pen and his long list of commit-
teemen are already hard at work
in mapping plans for this event.
Next week, March 2-6 is Public
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