Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1954 Page: 1 of 16
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STAMFORD AMERICAN
AND THE STAMFORD LEADER
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1954
Ginning Hits
Peak Here
Probab/y hitting the peak
of the ginning season, stain
fortl'M three gins handled J
approximately 650 bales of j
cotton during the past week,
bringing the total up to
armrnrt *44M» bales.
The gins are operating un-
Entire Moccasin Plant
Will Open Here Monday
As the total amount of stock
midnight or past, trying i subscribed slowly but surely
FAMILIAR SIGHT IN WEST TJJSXAS — An Stamford joins Texas and the nation in
observance of Oil Process Week, interest centers on the various phases of the oil in-
dustry. The scene above, common in this area, shows an electric logging truck, lower-
ing into a well a device called a “sonde,” which passes current into underground for-
mations. Resistance to the current—measured and recorded on film—helps locate and
'identify fluids trapped in rock layers. This is but one of the many modem tools the
oilman has to help him see what is below the earth’s surface.
Parade Saturday Morning Will Highlight
Oir Progress Week Observance in City
Oil Progrosa Week, being ob-| of Service Pipe Line, chairman i wholesalers. Service Pipe Line
served across thq country this of this city’s observance. 1 Co. will furnish equipment and
week, will be highlighted in Statn j Included will he equipment us- j "will also Halliburton of Anaon,
ford big parade of oil| ed“th ekploTation. drilling, pro-1 Humble of Avoea, Lane Wells
equipment Saturday morning adduction and will also Include | of Haskell and possibly others
10:30, according to Tom Adams I trucks used by local gasoline Mr. Adams said.
—--■- ■ ---- ■ ----------| The Stamford High school
Brooke Early Elected to Board
Of Supervisors of District
Brooke Early, rancher In the'The election took place at the
Cobb Community, was elected Paint Creek school with Albeit
by the farmersr and ranchers of Thane serving as chairman and
zone 1 to represent them on the Willie Medford as secretary.
to catch up day by day. If
the weather stays fair
through next week, these
two weeks are expected to
bo about the peak of tile
season.
Farmers Now
Can Grow 15
Acres of Wheat
Farmers were advised this week
by W. H Cook, chairman of the
Jones County ASC Committee,
that a change has been made in
roc-jj at ions affecting the 15 acre
provision of 4he 1955 wheat pri»
giam.
The change says, Mr. Cook,
permits the harvesting of 15 acr
es of wheat on any farm without
affecting the farmer's eligibility
or price supports on other crops.
The harvesting of 15 acres of
whetft on those farms having an
allotment of less that 15 a<res
will, however disqualify .the inter
ester producers for assistance un
der the 1955 ACP program on
all farms.
When the above change was
made concerning wheat acreage,
the Department of Agriculture
also abandoned its plan to re
strict acreage of crops other than
wheat. The acreage of grain sor
ghums, oats, and barley will not
be restricted in 1955. Mr. Cook
raid.
climbs past the half-way mark,
preparations are going forward
to move the entire moccasin plant
of Feldt Manufacturing Co. to
Stamford this- week-end.
making repairs to the second
floor of the A. C. Humphrey
building on the southwest corner
of the Square to house the ex-
panded operation Mr. Humphrey
has offered the downstairs space
now occupied by the company
yPorkmen this week have been and the entire second floor of
Harley Sadler Stricken
Of Heart Attack at Avoca
Harley Sadler of Abilene, state I condition is regarded as serious,
senator, was stricken of a heart! Sadler, veteran showman, quiet-!
the b..Mrfin^ r>nrr?a^-w^^,rBen Butler, supervisors of the op-
iod of six months.
The company, which manufac-
tures top quality Western wear—
shirts and trousers as well as
moccasins, has agreed to njove
their entire operation to Stam
ford if citizens of this area will
purchase $200,(XXI in stock and
debentures. They have been car
rylng on a portion of the mocca-
sin operation in Stamford for the
past two weeks. Total number of
local persons employed reached
a high of 22 Wednesday. In ad-
dition, there are Mr. and Mrs
attack while serving as master
ot ceremonies for a talent show
at Avoca High school Tuesday
night.
Sadler was brought to the
Stamford Sanitarium where his
Denton Man Buys
,1 Service Station
board of supervisors of the Cali
fornia Soil Conservation District
Reynolds School
Children Gather
Clothing for Needy
Eleven boxes of warm clothing
chiefly for Children, were shipped1 Hewitt of the Soil Conservation
overseas Monday and Tuesday by Service. As slides were shown on
Hiram E- Olson, chairman of
the board of supervisors, made a
xhurt talk, congratulating Mr.
Thane for his work as a super
visor from Zone 1 for the past
five years. Mr. Thane told a
little of the history of the dis-
trict and the job a supervisor is
expeced to do.
After the election colored slides
were shown and a soil demons-
band has been invited to take part
in the parade but a definite ans-
wer had not been received Wed-
nesday.
A lTTm, "The Story of Colonel
Diake" will be shown at the meet-
ing of the Exchange Club Friday
and again Tuesday at the Rotary
meeting. The film was shown
Tuesday of this week at Haskell
Oil is recognized as an Irnpor
tant factor in the ecnomy of this
area and the Stamford Chamber
of Commerce whose job it is to
incourage olL dcvelpemcnt and
to lend aid to oil empanies In
this area. The committee, head
H., E (Bear) Barrager of Den
ton has taken over the Texas
Company service station on
North Swenson at Bunkley street.
Mr. Barragar has had more than
15 years experience as a service
station operator and at one time
owned eight stations.
The station will be open from
six in the morning until mid
night each day and s staffed
with skilled personnel Assistant Duty lit Ft. Sill
manager is W D Issacs, who
also has had years of expedience
at service stations. Otis Howell
completes the staff.
Mrs. Barragar will Join her
husband here in a short time. The
couple have a married daughter
Rev. Harold Curtis
Will Preach Here
Thursday Nijfht
On his way to Africia, Rev
Harold Curtis will preach Thurs-
day night at the Foursquare
church. The service will open at
7:45 p. m.
Rev. Mr. Curtis, former pastor
here, and hik wife and sons, Ron
aid and Gerald, will be here Thur-
sday on their way to New Or
leans, where they will sail on
Oct. 27 for Nigeria, West Africa
They will be engaged in mis-
sion work in Nigeria and expect
to be there for five years.
Rev. Mr. Curtis will preach
and will also show some colored
sides on work that is underway
in Nigeria.
He is, peaching as
to New Orleans. He preacnea ar
Midland Tuesday night and San
Angelo on Wednesday night.
Members of the church and
ethers who would be interested
in hearing Rev. Mr. Curtis are
invited to attend. Rev. J. T.
Marchbanks, pastor, said.
Lt John Ed Hill
Reports for Active
ed by J. F. West, is compose of I who lives at Denton. Mr. Barra
A. T Halbert. Sam Baize, Hal j ger served in World War 11 with-
T.ipe, Dr C. L Cromwell, Regi j the U. S Army Engineers at
nald Baird. Roy McAnear and Hanford, Wash., doing work on
tration was given by Charles Wayne Cooper.
the- atomic bomb.
soil improving crops such as
Austrian winter peas, vetch, clo-
ver, King Ranch blue-stem and
blue panic grass, farmers and
rancher^ present recounted their
FROCSCHEl
• fratahiw
children of the Reynolds street
school.
The children took the clothing
to the school and also paid the
big postage bill of $21.67, which, . . .
was reouired to send the boxes experiences and benefits they had
was required to send tne Doxes ivod from Kr(,wing these
overseas. They will have a part i **
in making some little Korean j 1
children happy and warmer \ ' ^ Frank Slms,
The clothing was gathered 1 n : ^ J()hn Grand and
response to a call from he Seven A Schaako. Eri(. Bergs-
th Marines In Korea, through a
Present were Von and Marvin
trom, Albert and Dorothy Thane,
Bruno Kupatt Hiram E. Olson,
Brooke Early, Willie Medford.
Buddy Perkins, Ernest Cowger
and Mr. Hewitt.
letter written by Bill Terry, Jr.,
of Stamford, who has recently
arrived In Korea.
Clothing for Koreans, a relief
project, is being organized by the
Regimental chaplln and Stamford |
is invited to help. Formal ODoninc
It is planned that clothes ar-j rUriual Impelling
riving in early December may bo Set Saturday
saved for a Christmas party put L, y0_v;.... Cfofinn
on by the men of the Seventh ; * Or service Station
Marines when every child will; Eni.s Bishop will have a for
receive an outfit of clothing and mai opening of his Conoco Ser-
some candy. Boxes that are sent
should carry the name and ad
dress of the donor and the name
of the particular Marine who re-
quested the clothing, the Instruct-
ions announced.
‘
hrUco»r'
vice station on West McIIarg
street Saturday. Mr Bishop, well
known Stamford electriciatn, pur-
chased the station a week or so
ago but has been getting every-
thing in order before his opening
Doyle Lee is assisting Mr. Bishop
in operation of the station since
Mr. Bishop has not discontinued
his electrical contracting work.
For the opening Saturday, two
pounds ot sugar win be given
a. < i .i „na „r with each fill-up of gfiSoline. For
± r »»-
* lollipops and gum y
The station Is located Just
across the Wichita Valley rail-
road tracks and offers 5 complete
at the National Guard Armory, service station facilities with
Officers electd were Don Mar washing. lubricaton and oil
tin, aenlor c
.Cox,- crew 1
Raymond Olaon, crew------ - . _
Crew 2; Billy Blackburn, crew Mrs. George Flournoy Is re
leader of Crew 3, and Donnie ceivlng treatment at Hendrick
Meador, *ecretary-treasurgr. Memorial Hospital in Abilene.
Explorer Post
Elects Officers
Explorer Post 42 of Stamford
met Sunday, Oct. 10, for the pur
poaAqf electing officers and or-
gaJUng a drive for new mem-
Anyone Interested in becoming
a member Is invited to be pre-
sent Sunday. Oet. 17, at 2 p. m.
Totvn We Want Will Be Theme
Of B&PW Program Thursday
"The Town We Want" will be
theme of the program meeting
ot the Business and Professional
Women'.i Club Thursday night,.
Oct. 14, with the Public Affairs
committee in charge.
The meeting will coincide with
the observance of National Busi-
ness Women’s week, Oct. 10-16,
and the program will be the sec
ond ih the series of the year’s
theme. "Adventure in Achieve-
ment.” Dining room of Nat's Cafe
will be the meeting place.
Woman of the year, featured
In the 20th anniversary obser
vance of the club last spring, will
be recognized at this time. In the
future, the selection will be an-
nounced during the observance
of National Women’s Week.
Mrs. R. F. Mahood, selected for
this honor last spring, will be
a guest of the club for the din-
ner which will precede the pro-
gram.
The public affairs committee.
In charge of the program, is com
posed of Olive McDougle, chair-
man, Mrs. Lynn Johnson, Faye
Kelley, Mrs. J. H. Kinney, Vera
Meador, Irene Stewart, Mrs
Frank Turner and Mrs. M. A.
wiris.
Rozella Veazey, president of
the club, will preside. Shjp also
presided for the business meet-
ing held at Nat’s Cafe Thursday,
Oct. 7.
Report of the recent annual
-who made donations of products
toward the pancake supper
' Representatives of the Pills
bury company and Corn products
Inc., helped with the preparation
of the supper. Pillsbury furinlsh-
ed the pancake mix and Corn
Products, Inc., the Karo Syrup,
American Sugar Refining Co.,
Mrs. Tucker’s " margarine; Ben-
net Packing Co. Stamford Ar-
mour and Co.,. Hormel Packing
Co., and Wright Packing Co.,
the bacon; The Nestles Company,
toffee and cups, and club mem-
bers who own businesses, the
napkins.
Lt. John Ed HIJ1 reported for
active duty Oet. 11, going to Ft.
Sill, Okla. He had spent the week-
end here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Hill.
Lt. Hill received his commissi-
on at the time of his graduation
from Texas A and M College
He has been employed in soil
conservation service work at
Rosenberg His wife is staying
with her folks at" Bay City until
he can secure living quarters.
While Hill was here he had an
opportunity to visit, with his
sister, Mrs. C. M. Walsh, Jr., and
her husband and sons Mike and
David, who were here from Am-
arillo for a few days.
, — A w-—-- __
Attend Beauty Clinic
ly withdrew between numbers
and Joe Baker, scoutmaster, con-
tinued as master of ceremonies.
The audience only knew that
Sadler was not feeling well.
Sadler, who traveled all over
West Texas with his Harley Sad-
er shows for years before going
into political life, is known per-
sonally by hundreds of people in
this area.
The talent show was sponsored
by the Avoca PTA and was fori
the benefit of the Avoca Boy j
Scouts and Cub scouts. Prizes
were awarded through three
places.
First prize went to Sonny!
Strand and Leroy, singing and
playing guitars. Second prize
went to Danny Edwards of Avoca
who sang while Max Williams
and Reggie Sylvester played
guitar accompaniment. Nell Sey-
mour of Merkel won third. Sh?
also sang and Max and Reggie
played for her.
Last Rites Held
At Ericksdahl
For Mrs. Herbert
Funeral for Mrs. Harry Her-
bert was held Saturday at 10
am. at the Bethel Lutheran
Church in the Ericksdahl com-
munity.
Mrs. Herbert, the former Jane
Ann Soderberg, died of cancer at
the Stamford Sanitarium Wed
nesday. She had been a patient
there for three week*.
Dr. Hugo B Haterius, pastor,
was assisted by Rev. Hjalmer
Sandstrom of Keller in conduct-
ing the funeral service. Burial
was in the churchyard cemetery
with Kinney Funeral Home In
charge.
Pallbearers for the funeral
were Harry Soderberg. Frank
Reves, Clay Markham, Tom Paul.
Stanley McKeever and Milton Ha
terius.
Survivors include the'husband.
Harry Herbert of Salt Lake City:
a daughter, Mrs M.,C. Rivers,
the former Ann Markham of
Stamford; her mother, Mrs E.
O, Soderberg, and sister. Mrs.
Joe D’Angelo, both of Dallas
Hazel Trice and Eva Adams I and two brothers. Axel Soder
attended a beauty clinic in Abl-ltjerg of Pecos and Ralph, whose
tone Sunday. I home is in California.
ON WATER PANEL—
David Ratliff, state repre-
sentative, received appoint-
ment Wednesday on the
Texas Water Resources
committee. Ratliff was ap-
pointed by retiring House
speaker, Reuben Senti*-*
fitt. The committee is a
panel of legislators and lay-
men who are studying the
state’s water problems,
seeking to draft legislation
which will aid the situa-
tion.
Three Lutheran
Churches Gathering
Cotton for Relief
The members of the St. Paul's
Lutheran Church and the Zion
Lutheran Church of Sagerton
and the Trinity Lutheran Church
of Haskell are cooperating In
gathering contributions of cotton
for the All-Lutheran Food Ap-
peal. This is n new form of
charitablp work of all the Luth
eran Churches in America. The
raw materials or the money from
the raw materials contributed
will be sent to Germany. Korea,
and Palestine. Since cotton is the
principal raw material produced
here, the farmers who wish to
contribute may give what they
wish of cotton remnants or other
portions, l^ater all the cotton con-
tributed will be put together and
beled and sent to a central ware
house from where It will be ship-
ped overseas.
Camp Fire Girls Reorganized as Local
Council at Meeting Here Tuesday Night
Camp Fire Girls in Stamford; more than 20 parents present
Plans Made for Sale
Of Christmas Seals
At Anson Meeting
Christmas Tuberculosis seals
will be sold in Jones County
again this year and definite
plans for the sale were made at
a spbclal meeting in Anson Oct.
5.
Material whs distributed to the
chairmen- of the different areas.
Mrs. E. N. Wilson of Hamlin,
president of the Jones County TB
Association, called the meeting
and presided.
Chairman of the different area*
are Mrs. Dudley Duncan. Stam-
ford; Mis. Edgar Hunter. Ham
1 In: ajid Mrs. E. M. Pittman,, An-
pew leader- Wilbuf’ changes. Open hours are from 7 pancake supper of the club, held, .son. Others who attended were
imJdep’ of Crew . 1: in the morning Until 9 at night, at the high school cafeteria be Frances Bennett of Stamford,
■riherew leader of -—*——- fore a football game, was given, secretary; Lenie Greenway of
took a new lease on 'life Tuesday
night when it was decided to
lorm a Stamford council and dis
solve the West Texas Area Coun
oil Which' had not been function-
ing. <
Miss Eizabeth Owen, Camp
Fire Girls executive from the
Dallas office, explained to the
Bob Greene Sells
Feed Business
Bob Greene, owner Bob’s Pro-
duce, this week announced that
he has sold his feed business to
Cecil Eager of Eager Feed Mill.
Customers of Bob can now obtain
Nutrena feed from Mr. Eager
Mr. Greene no longer will buy
eggs but will continue to buy
chickens and will do custom poul-
try dressing on Tuesday and
Wednesday of each week. He
will continue his- wholesale poul
try business, he said.
Special appreciation was ex- Hamlin, treasurer, and Mrs.
pressed to the wholesale and re- Ona High, Stamford, member of
tail merchants and Individuals! the board.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Doyle Lee at the Stamford Sani
tarlum Wednesday, > Oct. 13.,
that Hamlin Monday night had
formed a local council and that
she expected to organize Albany
on a similar basis Wednesday
night. These two towns, along
with Stamford, had formed the
West Texas Area Council.
Ted Myers, president of the
area, presided at the meeting
and traced for those present the
history of the area council, ex-
plaining that Stamford had sup
ported the program throhgh th^
Community Chest but that last
year instead of receiving the $35,
oo sought, the organization got
only $1,000. Albany contributed
$15,00 but no funds came from
Hamlin or Haskell
From the group meeting Tues-
day night at the Camp Fire office
In the Carnegie Library buid
ing, a nominating committee was
selected Ths committee will
make its report Wednesday night
a* 8 o’coek at the meeting of tbe
same group which met Tuesday
night.
On the nominating committee
are Mrs. Ike Hudaon, Mrs. Son
ny Herman, TW Myers, Mrs. B.
era t ion.
Max Feldt, president of the
company, came to Stamford last
week end and has remained here
this week, getting everything in
readiness to move the entire mo-
casin plant to Stamford. He said
Wednesday that approximately
150 persons would be employed
The ground floor would be used
in the cutting, stamping, gather
ing operation and the second
floor would be used for sewing,
lacing and shipping
Groups of citizens have been
carrying on an intensive cam-
paign to see every citizen so that
j they might have an opportunity
to sign a pledge card to purchase
stock or debenture*. Arrange-
jnepts have been made so that
one-half the cost of the purchase
can be paid when the stork is
issued and the rest in 12 monthly
payments.
Grady Bowdry is general chair-
man of the sales campaign and
there are many others assisting
in the solicitation. Letters have
been written to out of-town head-
quarters of various companies
doing business in Stamford and
several men from here will call
on others.
Total amountt subscribed has
jumped from the $6*.240 listed
last week to $104,040.00 up until
Wednesday noon. Following is a
complete list of those who have
signed pledge cards:
Sam Raize
L. M. Hardy
C. L Cromwell
R. E. Hall
Lone Star Gas Co.
Tom Nance
Exchange Club
. Lie Walker
Dwayne Elliott
E. B. Britton
Ellen Head
A. T Jackson
C. R Anderson
Cliff Beggs
Mrs. Laura McCafferty
John High
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rector
J I Moudy
Will H. Grimes
S A. Moser
Mrs. L. B Tiilotson
C C Carothers. Sr.
George Pryor. Sr.
Mrs B II Baird
W. G. Swenson
Jessie A Swafford
"• J. R. Chenaiilt
H If. Corley
Roy Duke
First National Bank
T. A. Upshaw
Watson & Watson
J. H. Ivy
W T Morris
Lesley Jeter
Curtis Terry’
Marv in Elliott
R. G. Bowdry
J. F West
O. A Kinney
Rov M. Craig
Buie’s
Cleburne Huston
TatUMcGhee^ Motor Co.
Marvin Hinds
A. C. Humphrey
A. M G Swenson
H. W. Yates
David W. Ratliff
Weaver Medlln
W. C. Leavitt
Warren B. Tayman
Ted Myers
C. I. Grantham
R. L. Williams
L G. Moore
A. B. Sitton
H O. Price
Andrews and Andrews
Lily Tutcher
W J Westfall
Loyd Dennis
J. R. Gleaton
Sidney Einheber
R. M Fielder
Jack Fuqua
Marvin Stanford
Ambrose Brown
Arledge Ice Company
J C May
Joe A. Hudspeth
Dr. E. P. Bunkley
St am ford Produce
Stamford Sanitarium
. Salome H. Keen
R. E. McNabb
A
J. Barnett and Roy M. Craig
chairman. To be elected are a
president, vice president, secre-
tary, treasurer and various com
mittee heads. These officers will
compose the Stamford board and
they will meet once a month to
direct the work of the Camp
Fire organization. There will be
no paid workers.
It was brought out that no
doubt but w hat an arrangement
could be worked ou with the
towns which formerly composed
the area, to hold a camp,
employing a camp director for
the period.
Lady Golfers
To Adopt New
Constitution
Constitution and bylaws of
the Ladles Golf organization
will be voted on Thursday at
5:30 p m at the Stamford Coun- _______
try Club Mrs David McKnighti Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hill, and Jer-
announoed. All lady golfers ar0( ry. Mike celebrated his seventh
asked to be present. ' birthday Friday with • western
Thursday will be regular golf style cake and an afternoon at
day for the ladies at the club. 1 the show with a ft tend
Mr. and Mrs. Chas M. Walsh.
Jr., and sons Mike and David of
Amarillo were here from Tur-
ds y until Saturday of bun week,
visiting Mrs Walsh* patents.
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