The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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FACTS
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J. Stubblefield of White Deer, J. A.
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Douglas, Ariz., are the proud par-
THE YOUNG AND INNOCENT
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Building Committee For
Hospital Makes Report
Gene Carter, local pharmacist,
tells of a young father who came
to the store to purchase a box of
disposable diapers. “How much?”
At the annual stockholders meet-
ing and banquet held by Groom
Wheat Growers Saturday evening
When a man becomes a success
his wife takes most of the credit,
and the government takes most of
the cash reports Bill the Barber.
ing election of two new directors
took place. Billy Burgin and Billy
asked the customer.
“1.50 for the diapers,”
and 25 cents for tax.”
“I’ll take the diapers,
Funeral Rites Held Monday
For Mrs. J. M. Stubblefield
Groom Receives Total of
4.40 During Week of Rain
Difference between a poor man
and a rich man is that one worries
about his next meal while the other
worries about his last one reports
Doc Sadler.
proud young father, “but I’ll have
you know we plan to use safety
pins.”
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FARMERS NOTIFIED OF
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Mrs. C. M. Corcoran, McLean.
Major Surgery:
Mrs. J. V. Hudson, Pecos.
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— New Arrivals —
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Whatley •
AND
Otherwise
regarding polling places and open-
ing and closing times for the bal-
loting. Local ASC offices can sup-
ply additional information on the
referendum or it may also be ob-
at the Groom Public School Build-i He is making rapid recovery and
should be able to leave the hos- ’61 WHEAT ALLOTMENT
The third story hour in the sum-
mer series sponsored by the Groom
Branch Library will be held at the
Community Club House beginning
at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 14.
Nadine Clark will be the story
teller for the session and films will
be shown.
pital at an early date.
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GROOM OSTEOPATHIC
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
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their treasury and thank the peo-
ple for their attendance. I ents of a son, Philip Zane, born
The Groom Wheat Growers, Inc.,! Sunday, July 3, 1960. Grandparents
expressed their thanks to the pub- are Mr. and Mrs. Pete Whatley of
lie for its splendid coperation and; Douglas. The newcomer weighed
to all who helped make the affair Jin at 8 lbs., 13 ounces. Address of
a success. I parents is Box 985, Douglas, Ariz.
the
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be secured.
The committee thanks the peo-
Mrs. J. M. Stubblefield, 87 years
old, a resident of the Panhandle
since 1905, passed away in Ama-
rillo at 6:30 a.m. Friday. She had
been in failing health for several
months.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2:30 p.m., Monday in the First
Methodist Church in Groom with
the Rev. T. Marvin McBrayer of
Amarillo " officiating. Bro. Mc-
From the bride’s book comes this
one: On the first day after the
honeymoon was over, the bride-
groom came home from work and
queried his young bride, “What
did you do today, dearest?”
The above photos were taken in February by Woltz Studios of Des
Moines, Iowa, and ages given are at time pictures were made.
First photo shows Angela, 4 years old, Bernadene, 6, and Mary Nell,
7, children of Mr.‘and Mrs. R. J. Britten. Second picture, Dennis,
8, Mark 6, Matt 5, Nila 3%, Clifton 2, and Victoria 1, children of
Mr. and Mrs. Art Britten.
ICLCICIIUUAIL •L IL -V T 5 — —
tained from community and county Mrs. Rudolph Tucker
Davenport, Jimmy MeCasiand,
‘invited to attend.
• and Mrs.
Everyone is
“I filled the salt shaker,
ling.”
“Did that take all day?”
Quite a few local citizens who
are attending the Democratic Con-
vention in Los Angeles via TV are
not too happy with what they see.
The civil rights plank approved by
the convention will be a hard mor-
sel to swallow for most of the
Southern states, including Texas.
We heard recently that the
NAACP has registered a protest
with the U.S. Weather Bureau be-
cause at least half of the snow
which fell last winter over all over
the country, was not black.
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Brayer, former pastor
Groom church and now
was .assisted by the Rev.
Copeland, pastor.
A native of McKinney,
Alan Babcock, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Babcock was injured
Monday afternoon at the Babcock
Garage when a car he was working
on slipped off the jack and pinned
him beneath the beneath the car.
He was taken to the Groom Hos-
pital for treatment and it is re-
ported that no bones were broken
but painful injuries were suffered.
Mr, and Mrs. A. D. Neal an-
nounce the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of their
daughter, Bonnie, to the Rev.
Tommy Gleaton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan Gleaton of
Lubbock. The wedding will
take place at 4:00 p.m., Aug. 21
at the First Methodist Church
in Groom. The public is cor-
dially invited to attend.
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ALAN BABCOCK INJURED
MONDAY AFTERNOON
of the
retired,
C. R.
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Among the patients at 1
Groom Osteopathic Hospital 1
past week were:
Medical:
Frank Bishop, Claude.
Alan Babcock, Groom.
Mrs. H. E. Elliott, Clarendon.
Minor Surgery:
Leia Cope, Claude.
T. E. Bland, Amarillo.
When clouds rolled back Friday
when the sun peeped through, the
editor’s rain gauge had registered
4.40 inches for the five-day period
beginning late Sunday night and
lasting through Friday. Most of
the rain came in the form of gen-
tle showers from dripping skies
and little flood damage was report-1
ed. With few exceptions most of
the farmers had completed har-
vesting wheat and other grain and
the moisture was welcomed on
row crop land. Two light showers
this week added about one-tenth of
an inch to the July rain totals.
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CONTRIBUTIONS ASKED
FOR CEMETERY CARE
The following statement was is-
sued this week by the Groom
Memorial Hospital Building Com-
mittee :
“We take this opportunity to let
the people of Groom and surround-
ing communities know the progress
being made on the new hospital.
Our funds at the bank are depleted
and we ask the people who have
made pledges to come in, if pos-
sible, and take care of them so
that we may carry on the comple-
tion of the building.
“The money that has been rais-
ed, together with the pledges when
all are paid, will be sufficient to
complete the building.
“Now, the big problem facing us
is equipping and furnishing the
hospital building. As you know,
since this project was started in
1958, cost of materials has risen
from 10 to 15 per cent. So plain
arithmetic on a $250,000 project
will show you that an additional
$25,000 will be needed and must
Ronnie Calkins: “Funny, isn’t it,
Dad, how everyone is some kind
of animal?”
George: “What do you mean?”
Ronnie: “Well, Mom’s a deer,
the baby’s a little lamb, and I’m a
kid. But I can’t think—what are
you?”
George: “Well, son, I reckon I
must be the goat.”
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HOUSE WARMING PLANNED
FOR MR. AND MRS HARDEN
A house-warming for Mr. and
Mrs. Preston Harden will be held
from 7:30 to 10 p.m., Saturday.
July 23, at their new home. Host-
esses will be Mrs. Bob Britten,
County, Mrs. Dora Stubblefield
was married to the late Mr. Stub-
blefield at Thalia in Foard County
on July 18, 1892. She and her hus-
band moved to Shamrock in 1905
and in 1914 the family moved to
Groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubblefield oper-
ated a mercantile store in Groom
for 21 years, moving to Wellington
from Groom in 1935. For the past
several years she has made her
Fields were named to the two
places on the five-man board for-
merly held by Mike Britten, Jr.,
and John C. Farley. Other mem-
bers of the board are Art Conrad,
Bud Brown and Manuel Ruthardt.
Between three and four hundred
people attended the free barbecue
dinner following the program and |
business meeting of the stockhold-1
ers. The meeting and dinner was
open to the public and everyone in
the area was invited to attend.
The meal was served by the
Senior Class of Groom High School
and the class was paid on a per
plate basis which allowed them a
profit for their class treasury. The
Seniors appreciate the courtesy of
the Wheat Growers in allowing
them the opportunity to enrich
complete this wonderful project for
this area. We urge all you good
people to come to our aid.
“We would like to take this op-
portunity to express our apprecia-
tion to Mr. and Mrs. John Bagger-
man who have made a second do-
nation of $2500.00 in payment for
a memorial room in the name of
their 11 children.”
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$500 GOAL OF DRIVE TO
BUY HOSPITAL DRAPES
Jeff Gray reports that funds for
the Cemetery Association are about
exhausted. Maintenance work is a
continuing expense and care for
the grass and shrubbery is most
necessary during the summer pe-
riod. Each family in the commun-
ity is asked to donate $12 a year for
cemetery upkeep. This necessary
work cannot be done without the
cooperation of local citizens. Any,
and all donations will be appreciat-
ed Mr. Gray said. •
Donations may be mailed or left
to the credit of the Cemetery As-
sociation at the State National
Bank. Or, they may be turned in
to Jeff Gray, Melvin Asberry, O.
P. Blackwell or T. G. Fields.
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WHEAT GROWERS MEET
HAS LARGE ATTENDANCE
“It’s not easy,” she protested,
“to pour salt through those little
holes.”
N_q“lb
Mrs. Sue Whatley who is head-
ing the drive to raise funds to pay
for window drapes for the new
Groom Memorial Hospital urges
local clubs and individuals to get
their contributions in as soon as
possible. Material for the drapes
is being supplied by Stubblefield’s
of Amarillo at half price subject to
payment being made by August 1,
Mrs. Whatley said.
Miss Adeline Weller is making
the drapes free of charge as a do-
nation to the hospital project.
A total of $78.00 had been re-
ceived by Mrs. Whatley for the
drapery fund up to Tuesday.
In contracting for the erection of
the new hospital no funds were set
aside for the drapery and it must
be financed as a public project. It
will take about $500 to cover the
actual cost of the materials Mrs.
Whatley stated.
All local ladies clubs and civic
organizations have been asked to
make donations and interested loc-
al citizens are invited to help put
the project over. Donations may
be handed to Mrs. Whatley or left
or sent to the State National Bank
where a drapery fund has been set
up. An early response to the plea
for donations will be appreciated
Mrs. Whatley said.
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LIBRARY STORY HOUR TO BE
HELD THUSDAY MORNING
Reliability is your greatest abil-
ity says C. L. Culver. *
home in Amarillo with her son
James. , pie for all they have donated in
Surviving her are five sons, W.; time and money, but we all
J. Stubblefield of White Deer, J. A. will have to dig a little deeper to
ASC committeemen,
said.
According to a news report in
the Wednesday edition of The
Pampa Daily News, White Deer re-
ceived an 8-inch flash flood Tues-
day night. If this report is true
Groom may lose "ts reputation as
being the most-flooded city in Car-
son County. An eight inch rain in
Groom at this time would put the
lake north of town in our laps and
would have most citizens singing,
“Lord Lift Me Up On Higher
Ground.”
Ohe Groom News
Official notices of farm allot-
ments for the 1961 wheat crop
have been mailed to farmers ac-
cording to Baldwin P. Davenport,
chairman of the Texas Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Committee. Most of the allotments
differ only slightly from those for
1960, since the national acreage al-
lotment remains at the minimum
of 55 million acres, Davenport said.
He pointed out that all growers
who will produce more than 15
acres of wheat as grain in 1961 will
be eligible to cast ballots in the
July 21 referendum on marketing
quotas for the 1961 wheat crop.
Growers with smaller acreages and
those in the feed wheat program
are not eligible to vote since their
wheat would not be subject to mar-
keting quota penalties.
Davenport said the referendum
would decide important questions
for wheat producers and he urged
all eligible growers to cast a bal-
lot. Marketing quotas will be in
effect for the 1961 wheat crop if
two-thirds of the growers casting
ballots favor their continuance.
Too, marketing penalties will apply
to the excess wheat of growers not
complying with their farm allot-
ments, and price support at not
less than 75 per cent of parity will
be available.
If more than one-third of the
voters oppose therquotas, no quotas
or penalties will be in effect on the
1961 wheat crop and price support
at 50 per cent of parity will be
available to producers who plant
within their farm allotments.
Growers who like to make their
own decisions should cast a ballot
on July 21, Davenport said. Local
announcements will soon be made
and Dwight L. Stubblefield of Am-
arillo, Earl Stubblefield of Mc-
Lean and Joe M. Stubblefield of
Hale Center; three daughters,
Mrs. Dona Lemley and Mrs. Art
Knorpp Sr., both of Amarillo, and
Mrs. C. A. Morrow of Groom; and
15 grandchildren and nine great-
grandchildren.
Interment was in the Groom
Cemetery under direction of N.S.
Griggs & ’Sons Funeral Chapel of
Amarillo.
Doug Wood tells of his henpeck-
ed friend who eventually tired of
his lot and went to the doctor for
advice. The doc'told him, “Don’t!
let your wife continue to bully you.
Go home now and show her who’s
the boss. Encouraged the timid
farmer dished home, slammed the
door and seized his wife. He
snarled, “From now on, you’re
taking order from me. You’ll make
my supper this minute and then
you’ll lay out my dress-up suit.
I’m going to town and have some
fun tonight, alone, and do you
know who will dress me in my best
clothes?”
“You bet I do,” snapped the
wife, “—the undertaker!”
VOLUME 35. NUMBER 20. “On Highway 66” THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM. CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1960 (5c a copy)
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1960, newspaper, July 14, 1960; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511476/m1/1/?q=%22Texas+Press+Association%22: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.