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CANADIAN, HEMPHILL COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1* 19.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 THE YEAR
One Hundred Attend
Nut Busters Annual
Event Monday Night
'I ong about the time of the year
w hen the snow flurries come, when
tile persimmons get ripe and lus-
ci i : when Bob White gets fat am'
sassy, when hickory nuts begin tc
fall, the hearts of all Canadian
railroad men of the supply and re-
pair departments begin to tingle
with yearning for the turkey
troughs of the festal board in ob-
servance of the annual get-togeth-
er and joy fest that has become
the leading social event of the Pan-
handle. Four years ago the Nut-
Busters Banquet and Bull Throw-
ing gladiatorial stunt was inaug-
urated by the Canadian Santa Fe
men with only a small represent-
ation. But with each succeeding
year the glad fellowship of tlje
event has attracted more and mr^re
followers until the banquet boards
now seat something like one hun-
dred contestants. Not all qualify:
a> gladiators, but all do qualify as
Nut-Busters when the turkey, is
carved and passed round.
Last week invitations and kn-
n-.'ancements were issued for the
1 <119 banquet to be observed with
appropriate ceremonies at the din-
ing room of the \V. C. T. U. build-
ing on the night of December 1st,
and the guests of the railroad men
i:. hided the city and county offi-
( ,i':s, the ministers of the city and
editor. The boys said that
;. wanted the churches well re. -
'■nted, and they knew the
! • e.ehers would appreciate sonre-
i;,.- to eat for a change.
t'l-fiftl guests in attendance
re Jack Lewis, formerly of Ca-
dia.n, now round house foreman
Amarillo; L. B. Hagerman,
merly rip track foreman of Ca-
: Mian, now ehief clerk I o the mas-
ts t mechanic of Amarillo; Jirnmi:
Spiiler, round house foreman at
ShaUuek; F. Pw. Jamison, secretary
and manager of the Panhandle-
Plains Chamber of Commerce of
Amarillo; and L. .M. Van Vleck
division manager for the distrib-
utors of the Deleo-Light products
of Amarillo.
Something over ninety guests
were seated at the banquet board
and after a splendid feast, the
principal dish of which was roast
turkey, Mayer II. CL .Taylor, toast-
'i; eter, took charge of the'pro-
gram for the evening. Miss M. F
Fair, county clerk, acknowledged
I r invitation to attend by sending
r e beautiful flowers for the tables
v. regrets that she coilUl not lie
1 1 ent.
1 •'•iters of regret on account of
1' nr unable to attend were roe. i
:•! U. J. Parker and 1). S. Farley
a1 ' the toast master called upon
following gentlemen to throw
f -er, hot air, and lend to the
t'i stivity of the occasion, namely :
J- dge W. I). Fisher, Judge J. L
:■ nnings, L. P. Loom is. the Rev. .1
F Stevens, F. E. .Myers, general
f< reman, Walter Sherman, road
f< reman of engines. W. B. Perkins
round house foreman,and Judge E
J. Pickens. The program was
closed with a splendid address by
F. R. Jamison, who declared that
no coal strike, no tie-up of trains,
no blizzard, no human provocation
could keep him away from the an-
nual Canadian Nut-Busters ban-
quet.
The spirit of good cheer and
fellowship was prevalent thruout
the evening and the 1919 banquet
goes down on the records as one of
the best. It was so enjoyable that
the move was made to make it a
semi-annual event instead of an
.annual event. The moving spirit
Wof the event is a desire, first, tc
have a joyous evening, and second
to tie the railroad men and the
town people closer together in a
fraternal and reciprocal spirit;
and these sentiments were truly
exemplified at this banquet.
The bulletin and menu of the
occasion was produced by Coke
Oliver, a former journalist, and
needless to reiterate, it made a hit
with the banqueters The Record
reproduces it in this issue of the
• paner.
The prize of the evening was not
awarded at last reports. F. R
^Jamison probably has the prefer-
ence, but Oliver with his Bulletin
was a close second. Judge Fisher
is not to be overlooked in awarding
the honors, even if the contest in
its excitement did take him to the
floor and completely iron out one
of the chairs.
The event was a complete suc-
cess and every one of the railroad
boys who had to do with its prep-
aration and the serving of the sup-
per are to be congratulated for
their efforts. Special mention is
given Glen Lewis and Harry Cron-
iu.
The banquet was served by the
railroad men themselves, who filled
the capacity as waiters as hand-
somely as the most elite could
wish.
Teachers Consolidated
Institute Meets Here
Week December 15-19
The Consolidated Teachers' In-
stitute will be held in Canadian
during the week, December 15-19,
inclusive.
The program for the institute is
the result of the labor of commit-
tees appointed by the county
judges from the various counties
which will participate in the 1919
Consolidated Institute. The pro-
gram contains the names of sev-
eral talented speakers and noted
educators, among them being Miss
Annie Webb Blanton, state super-
intendent of public instruction;
Dr. Mussleman and Professor
Moreloek. The program follows:
General sessions, auditorium,
Canadian High School, Monday
morning, December 15th, begin-
ning at 9 o'clock:
Open inc <jx< rc' -est community
singing, D. M. Wiggins, leader; in-
Local Fuel Administration Takes Charge of Coal
Distribution Until Present Fuel Crisis Has Passed
The fuel situation reached such
a crisis this week that the local au-
thorities were requested by the
Government Fuel Administration
to organize a Canadian Fuel Ad-
ministration to supervise the dis-
tribution of all coal received at
this place. Until the present crisis
has passed, every home owner is
urged to be very careful of the coal
and not to keep fire in any stoves
except those absolutely necessary.
The appearance Of a car of coal
here started a grand stand rush tc
the dealer handling it, and as a re-
sult the coal was not equally dis-
tributed. Some families having a
store of coal already on hand de-
manded their quota of five hundred
pounds, while there were other
families which were out of coal
could not be reached, and the sit-
uation had reached such a crisis
that it was necessary to take super-
vision of the distribution.
Under the call of the Fuel Ad-
ministration the Chamber of Com-
merce held a call session Wednes-
day afternoon, J. W. Sanders pre-
siding. After discussing the sit-
uation and in accordance with the
desire of the government a local
fuel administration committee was
elected. The committee consists
of Carl Studer, chairman, Sam
Isaacs and L. P. Loom is.
The committee met at once and
requisition will not cost the public
anything except the effort to se-
cure it. The requisition is for the
purpose of keeping the coal for
those who are actually in need of
fuel and will suffer if they don't
get it.
The requisition, in the form of
an affidavit, will state the number
of rooms in the house where the
coal is wanted, the number of
stoves now being used, and the
amount of coal the purchaser has
on hand. The requisition must be
sworn to by the purchaser. Nc
requisition will be granted to a
person having as much as five hun-
dred pounds of coal.
On securing the requisition, the
holder will tile his name on the
"Coal Wanted" list of the dealer or
dealers and when a car of coal is
received by his dealer he will get
his quota in his regular turn on the
surrender of the requisition. This
is absolutely necessary in order tc
keep the coal for those who actual-
ly need it. As soon as the crisis
has passed, this measure will of
course be eliminated. The dealers
will keep all requisitions on file
after the order has been filled.
The exception is made that pub-
lic eating places, the bakery, the
hospital, and those houses heated
with furnaces will be allowed 1,000
pounds of coal where they do not
The suggestion has been made
by several citizens that all who
possibly can get their fuel supply
front the stores of deadwood along
the river and creeks of this county.
There is enough deadwood to sup-
ply the entire city and county with
fuel for several weeks if it were
gathered and in a position where
the consumer could secure it. Some
people are burning wood and coal,
half and half, in their furnaces
now. Those who have teams, and
especially the farmers, can secure
their fuel for nothing except the
labor of gathering and cutting it
The utilizing of the wood will
conserve a lot of coal until the
present fuel crisis passes.
Text of Petition for
Hearing on Change
in Time Zone Line
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Welcome address
Young, president Canadian Pa-
rant-Teachers' Association.
Response by County Judge, Rob-
erts County.
The province of the School in
National Life': Miss Dorothy Ger-
la.ch, Miss Bessie Williams-;
The Function of the School in
the Community: Alva Shaller.
Afternoon session, beginning at
1 o'clock:
Opening exercises: community
singing, roll call, special music by
ed the following regulations' have as much as 1,000 pounds on
i regarding the distribution of all hand. It is hoped that the situa.-
|coal received hereafter until 'thejtion can be handled so that no one
J present fuel crisis is over, to-wit: j will suffer on account of the cold
I Hereafter, to secure a quota of I If necessarv those who have large
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coal from a car that is received by i supplies on hand may be asked tc
| any local dealer, the purchaser j divid.e with their neighbors.
I i:ius;| have a requisition from the J Sanders & Jennings were elected
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ren
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Know the Child: Miss Helen
Lai I'd.
The Child as the Center of the
School System: Nelson C. Smith.
To What Extent Should the
Schro! Attempt to Influence the
iL-me and Social Life of the Stu-
der. t ? : L. G. Sanders.
Tti.--,!;.y. December K?th. Morn
ing <es.-,i in, beginning at 9 o'eloc
Opeuitn! exercises: Comrn'unit;.
-ungine. involution by the R< •
M. M. Beavers, roll call.
Intcrest: I) M. W■ egins.
H istriography : Ray Showalter
Teaching Patriotism: Miss Mar
v.aret Han.ey.
Afternoon session, beginning a'
1 o'clock:
Opening exercises: ;eommur|B>
singing, roil call, reading by W. A
Stigler.
Lessons f r o m Hawthorne's
"Scarlet Letter": Miss Clemma
Rillingsley.
Address: Professor Morelock.
Wednesday, December 17th.
Morning session, beginning at 9
o'clock.
Opening exercises: community
singing, invocation by the Rev.
B. G. Taylor, roll call.
Housing of Teachers: Miss Opal
Bell.
Teachers' Salaries and the
Teacher Shortage; The Smith-
Towner Bill: C. A. Gilley, Miss Iva
Cochren, Miss Bess Johnson.
Afternoon session, beginning at
1 o'clock:
Opening exercises: community
singing, roll call, special music by
Miss Frensle.v.
Reading: Mrs. D. M. Wiggins.
Address: Dr. Mussleman.
Thursday, December 18th. Morn-
ing session, beginning at9 o'clock:
Opening exercises: community
singing, invocatiin by the ReV. E.
D. Morgan, roll call.
Solo: Mrs. Sanders.
Address: Miss Annie Webb
Blanton. state superintendent of
Mihb'c instruction.
Afternoon session, beginning at
the sole
ition
Fuel
secretary of the fuel admimstra- J secretaries and they .nave
t inn, and dealers will rot deliver a! charge of issuing the rc<
load of five hundred pounds of. blanks. Apply to them,
oal without the requisition. The The requisition reads:
Requisition for Coal
To J. L. .Jennings and J. W. Sanders. Secretaries Canadian
Administration, Canadian, Texas:
Canadian, Texas, —— _ 19
For the purpose of obtaining coal, I hereby make the following
affidavit:
ST A TP] OF TEXAS,
COUNTY OF HEMPIUL'L
Before me, the undersigned authority, this day personally appeared
being duly sworn, did depose and state:
1 am the occupant of a house of
I burn coal in stove.s.
I burn coal in a furnace.
I have on hand on this day.
more than that amount.
Signed .
Subscribed and sworn to bafo
_ rooms.
.-pounds of coal, and no
dav of
.19.
YO ANY COAL DEALER IN CAN A!
You will sell the bearer -..
■ u'rrender of this affidavit?.
Secretary, C;
I o'clock:
Opening cxereiscs: special run-
ic by Mrs. W. E. Murrell, roll call
•ad!ng by Miss Frensley.
Utilizing State and National
Helps to Teachers: Miss Amy
Moore.
Address Government represent-
ative. Thrift Department.
Friday, December 19th. Morn-
ing session, beginning at 9 o'clock :
Opening exercises: community
singing, invocation by the Rev. M.
pounds of coal on
rid inn Fuel Administration.
Lost Car of Oil Well
Machinery Reported
Now in Amarillo
The long lost car of material
for the Fort Worth-Canadian
Oil Company has by very slow
progress been returned from
Shreveport, La., where it was mis-
sent, and Mr. R. L. Allen has been
getting bulletins on its homeward
journey. The last bulletin was re-
ported from Siaton and the car is
in Amarillo today. It will be here
this week, and then the well will
soon be ready to spud in.
The progress on the Hopkins
well is coming right along and
the owners expect soon to be able
to announce the date of spudding
in.
nounce the date of spudding in.
Buckner Sells Interest in
B. M. B. Store to S. M. Ear-hart
The announcement was made
the first of the week that A, O.
Ruckner was retiring from the B
M. B. Mercantile Company, having
sold his interests in toe store tc
S M. Ear hart.
The re-organization of the offic-
ers c.f tty* firm with She
Mr. Lee" -,t has been announced,
with L. A. McAdams, president and
manager; S. A. McAdams, secre-
tary treasurer; and S. M. Earhart,
vice president and office man. The
business will continue uninter-
rupted in any way the same as be-
fore Mr. Buckner retired.
Thirteen years ago Mr. Buckner
and L. A. McAdams organized the
B. M. B. Mercantile Company and
Mr. Buckner has since served as
president and manager. Both
The officials of the Panhandle-
Plains Chamber of Commerce, in
presenting the proposition before
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion for a rehearing of the stand-
ard time zone investigation to
place the Panhandle back in Cen-
tral time, petitioned the Commis-
sion as follows:
The act of Congress approved
March 19, 1918, entitled "An Act
to save daylight and to provide
standard time for the United
States,"privides that the orders of
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion in this regard may be modi-
fied from time to time. Accord-
ingly now comes the Panhandle-
Plains Chamber of Cimmerce, ai}d
in behalf of a certain district in
Northwest Texas, known as the
Panhandle and Plains region, re-
spectfully petitions that the above
entitled cause may be reopened
and a hearing granted, with a view
to modification of the order of
October 24, 1918, effective January
1, 1919, and for this purpose we
present the following:
The Panhandle-Plains Chamber
of Commerce is an organization
representing the interests of thir-
ty-eight counties in the Panhandle
and Plains region of Texas in mat-
ters of commerce, general devel-
opment of the different localities,
and welfare of the bodies politic.
The official headquarters if this
organization are located in the city
of Amarillo, Texas.
Prior to the order of October
24, 1918, all of this region had been
located for many years in the
second or "Central Time" zone and
from long use had become accus-
tomed and habituated to this stand-
ard of time.
Under the daylight saving provi-
evair n; YMr; 0ne hour
in March this region was again
restored to its accustomed time
standard, but since the setting-
back of the time in October much
inconvenience and dissatisfaction
has been developed resulting in
an almost universal demand for a
restoration of the conditions ex-
isting prior to January 1, 1919.
While this is felt in all condi-
tions of public and private life, the*
principal objection comes from
those engaged in commercial pur-
(;i ntlemoii take a just ptitle in the suits on account of the'great han-
i. !a avers, roll call.
Some Characteristics of a Modi ,, .... ,,
e'-e. School: Superintendent of one ot the populai stores of the
Wheeler Schools and Mrs. Weches-
splendid success the B. M. B. h
enjoyed during the thirteen years.
Mr. Bifckner has not announced
his plans for future business con-
nections, out he will be with the
store for several days yet while
Mr. Earhart is getting acquainted I
with the details of office work. I
dicap in actual business operation
The working hour comes about
one hour after sunrise, while the
closing hour comes about an hour
| after dark, giving rise to many in-
conveniences and much confusion
in the handling of traffic.
Moreover, on account of the
Inspiration: W. A. Stigler.
Business session, report of com-
mittees, etc.
Sectional Meetings
High School section, room 7.
Canadian High School. Monday
L. A. McAdams, who succeeds | close connection o' this portion of
his old partner as president and i the state with other portions of
manager, is of course well able to the. state still within the Central
carry the business on to even j Tinie zone, business and cor.emcr-
groater success. I he B. M. B. isjeial conditions demand that the
old situation be restored.
(CONTINUED ON LAST PAGE)
Exit Vision of Oracle With Halo of Altruism;
Enter Efficiency Accountant With Cash Register
I am accustomed to getting little in occult meditation and uncon-
proddings from merchants, doc- j cerned about sordid problems of
tors, tax collectors, et al, and ac-1 profit and loss. But now a rude
cept them as matters of course.1 awakening, a jolt to my altruistic
But for twenty years I have been'conceptions of this guide and men-
receiving the Record, paying when tor. From the Record office comes
conscience prompted, and never a a "statement of account." Yes
jog from the counting room. Ap- sir! "Due $2.00 for subscrip-
parently here was an institution tion," and incidental mention of
anchored to long prevailing usage, the high cost of material, the de-
immune to freakish fads of effi- sire to get on a cash basis, and, by
ciency and reminiscent of the implication, a threat to cut off my
times when the farmer and the supply of mental nutriment. Alas!
ranchman paid their bills when Alas! Exit the vision of the ora-
they marketed their hogs or cattle cle with the halo of altruism! En-
or grain or cotton, and the editor ter the accountant with the cash
paid for his news print when he register. Enclosed find check.—
published the delinquent tax list. W. H. Cunningham of Sulphur
During these years I have accepted Oklahoma, in response to a sub-
the dictums of the Record as the scription statement mailed from
utterances of an oracle absorbed the Record office.
Panhandle. It has been owned and
operated by men who have taken
a lead in the business interests of
the city, and the many friends of
Mr. Earhart are glad to see him be-
come identified with the store, al-
tho they regret to learn of the re-
tirement of Mr. Buckner.
Council Agrees on Par-
tition of German Ships
Paris, Nov. 28.— The supreme
council today adopted the British
suggestion for partition of the Ger-
man war fleet. Under the ar-
rangement Great Britain will re-
ceive 70 per cent of the total ton-
age, France 10 per cent, Italy 10
per cent, Japan eight per cent, and
the United States two per cent.
Jennings-Glasgow Wedding
Miss Fern Jennings of Alliance
Nebraska, and Mr. Charles Glas-
gow of Canadian were married
Tuesday, November 26th, by the
Rev. B. G. Taylor, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, the cere-
mony being solemnized at the
Manse.
Mr. Glasgow is a brakeman in
the employ of the Santa Fe rail-
way. They will make their home
in this city. AH their friends wish
them the tost of luck and happi-
ness.
We therefore respectfully peti-
tion that this matter be reopened
and that this section of the state,
or so much of it as may be shown
necessary, may be restored to the
Central Time zone, and that,, a time
and place may be design^ i.for a
hearing of the matters ht;p -re-
sented. ,
J. G. Brown of the firm of J. G.
Brown & Company, reports the sale
of two hundred forty acres of Ter-
ry White's land in the M-K pasture
twelve miles south of Canadian tc
Mrs. Lola Griggs of the Hext
Ranch. Mrs. Griggs' father, Mr.
Puckett, will occupy the farm.
The winter storm last week
drove the thermometer down to
9Vs degrees above zero. The total
I moisture precipitation was not
very great but it left a white
Thanksgiving* for Hemphill Coun-
ty.
Chas. Tipps reports the sale of
a half-section of the Santa Fe
land in Hutchinson County last
week to a Mr. Butler of Bowie
County.
Supt. W. A. Stigler of the Cana-
dian schools attended the state
teachers institute at Houston last
week, arriving home Tuesday.
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