The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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FACTS
ENGAGED
Two Times In November
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States today?
One-third of all old-
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support of all persons interested in
sentimental,
of
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cording to W. G. Reno, .superin-
tendent of schools. First year stu-
exotic, dramatic, triumphant, in-
tense, exciting, sinful.”
Home for Senior Citizens
To Be Built in Panhandle
verti siing
haunting,
Sixty-four children answered the
roll call at the third story hour
“Heady,
delicate,
enduring,
enchanting,
mystical,
home with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Collins of White Deer.
Survivors include two daughters,
Sherry and Trecia, and a son, Ed-
dy, all of White Deer; her parents;
three brothers, W. C. Collins of
Port Credit, Ontario, Canada, R.
B. Collins of Cactus and G. D. Col-
lins of Dumas; and her grand-
Members of St. Mary’s Parish
have a drive underway for cloth-
ing, bedding, non-perishable food.
The way most fishermen catch
fish is by the tale says Doc Sadler.
Gene Carter, local pharmacist,
has a new perfume that he is ad-
Thursday, July 14 at the Commun-
ity Club House under sponsorship
of the Groom Branch Library. Six
adults acompanied the children.
Did you ever consider how im-
portant newspapers are on a fish-
ing trip? You sit on them to keep
from getting the seat of your pants
dirty; fan with them to keep cool;
put one over the minnows to keep
them from dying in the hot sun;
wrap the fish for giving a friend;
swat mosquitoes and flies, and last
but not least take a stroll down
through the woods with them when
the boat ride gets too monotonous.
Yes sir, the home town paper is
absolutely indispensable on a fish-
ing trip reports Bill the Barber.
forcement at Fort Sill, a post of
approximately 25,000.
The appointment of Lt. Craig as
commanding officer was done by
Alas, alack.
The mosquitoes are back!
Randel, Judge Clarence Williams,
all of Panhandle, board members.
Other interested persons attend-
ing were Mrs. Williams of White
Deer, Mrs. Alice Ware and Mrs.
Willie O’Neal of Panhandle.
C. L. Culver of Groom and W. J.
Stubblefield of White Deer, board
members, were unable to attend
the meeting.
Robert S. Craig, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Craig of Lark, was pro-
moted to the rank of first lieuten-
ant at Fort Sill, Okla., July 3. And
on July 14 he was appointed com-
manding officer of the 546 Military
AND
Otherwise
er people are now living in the ]
homes of their children or 48
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St. Mary's Parish Sponsors
Drive for Flood Victims
Funeral services for Mrs. Patri-
cia Jo Lowe, 26, of White Deer
were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
in the Duenkel-Carmichael Funer-
al Chapel at Pampa.
Mrs. Lowe was killed in an au-
tomobile accident three miles west
of White Deer Sunday.
Women bear pain much more
heroically than men do—especially
Be friendly with the folks you
know says Ruby Swank, if it
weren’t for them you’d be a total
stranger.
when it comes to wearing
shoes reports Frank Koetting.
The Carson County Chapter of
the National Foundation for Infan-
tile Paralysis will hold its annual
meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July
26 in the Memorial Building at
Panhandle. The purpose of the
meeting is to'elect officers for the
coming year and any other busi-
ness that may come before the
meeting.
The Republicans will have a big
advantage over the Democrats by
holding their convention last. While
the Democrats, in its civil rights
plank, guaranteed the Negro a
vote, the Republicans can now
come forward and guarantee the
Negro two votes.
There are questions that no man
can answer. And most of them
are known to six and eight-year-
olds.
then? Have you made plans for re-
tirement?
Do you know there are more
than 15 million men and women
over 65 years of age in the United
Among the patients at the
Groom Osteopathic Hospital the
past week were:
Medical:
Bob Beaty, Groom.
Alma Weir, Memphis.
T. H. Williams, Stinnett.
Henry Bedenbender, Pampa.
Mrs. Henry Bedenbender, Pampa
Mrs. Frank Bueno, Claude.
Mrs. Jeff Railsback, McLean.
Mrs. Robert Smith, Amarillo.
Minor Surgery:
W. P. Gilbreth, Panhandle.
Leo Cotham, Andrews.
Mrs. B. H. Cooper, Groom.
Timmy Barker, Amarillo.
Ralph Hill, Clarendon.
Mrs. Martha Cooper, Hedley.
Betty Williams, Shamrock.
Major Surgery:
Mrs. T. B. Morgan, Clarendon.
Obstetrical:
Mrs. Loyd Hahn, Clarendon, a
daughter, Marcia Lynn, born at
4:35 a.m., Saturday, July 16, 1960.
Weight 5 lbs.
1 Texans May Vote For LBJ Services Held Monday for
Two Times In November Dr. O. York of Panhandle
The Groom Junior League base-
ball team won 8 to 4 in a game
played at Panhandle Saturday eve-
ning. In a double-header played
with White Deer here Tuesday aft-
ernoon Groom dropped the first
game 13 to 6 but came back to
take the second game 3 to 1. A
game is scheduled at Claude Wed-
nesday night and Saturday a home
game will be played with Claude
here beginning at 5:30 p.m.
row.
In a recent survey we were
alarmed to learn of the lack of
such provisions in our own county.
Therefore, a Senior Citizen’s Com-
mittee was established and plans
were outlined to meet this chal-
lenge.
as follows:
Col. Robert L. Staver, provost
marshal at Fort Sill. Lt. Craig was
recommended for the position by
two majors and the captain who
preceded him as commanding of-
ficer.
Lt. Craig recently received a let-
ter of appreciation from Colonel
Staver commending him on win-
ning a 4th Army contest.
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64 Children Attend Third
Library Story Hour Session
charge. We need
available.
The Committee on Aging
Whatley, chairman of the drive to
raise $500.00 to buy drapes for the
new Groom Memorial Hospital.
“Up to noon Tuesday we have re-
ceived $212.50 in donations,” Sue
reported. “Material is being pur-
chased at half price subject to pay-
ment Aug. 1. Drapes will be made
by Miss Adeline Weller, free of
Shorty Ham: “Is my face dirty
or is it my imagination?”
Joe Blakeney: “Your face is ।
clean but I don’t know about your
imagination.”
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clark of
Groom are announcing the
engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter,
Nadine, to Jerry Thornton, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Thorn-
ton of Lark. Wedding vows
will be exchanged September
24 in the Church of Christ in
Groom.
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Funeral Services for Mrs.
Lowe Are Held in Pampa
served by “The Friends of the
Library” organization.
The next and final story hour of
the series will be held Thursday of
next week, July 28, and Elizabeth
Fields will be the story teller for
the session.
The annual picnic held at closing
of the Summer reading program
is planned for 5:30 p.m., Friday,
August 5, in the park at the Com-
munity Club House.
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CARSON COUNTY POLIO
CHAPTER TO MEET
Anyone wishing to contribute to
this worthy cause is asked to leave
the clothing and bedding at St.
Mary’s School Hall or contact a
member of St. Mary’s Church if
Groom Public Schools will open
Monday morning, August 29 ac-
Carson County? If you are a citi-j
zen, you will be a “Senior” citizen;
turns in this poem' much sooner than you think. What
about the Good Old Summertime:
Magillicutti,"’ and four comic films ,a cash donation is to be made.
Wednesday of next week, July 27,
Gifts may be left at the local
banks in Groom, White Deer and
Panhandle, payable to “Senior
Citizens Center.” Don’t wait to be
contacted personally. Perhaps you
know of some one of the many
“one-time” citizens of our county
who are now elsewhere, whose
parents and grandparents were
pioneers who settled here to make
this county and the panhandle a
better place for us today. Those
who are now living away should
know of what our plans are for our
aging citizens and have a part in
the building of this beautiful cen-
ter, in memory of our own pioneer
loved ones.
The Senior Citizens board of
trustees of Carson county met at
Panhandle Tuesday, July 12, to
make more detailed plans for the
Seniors Citizens Center. Mr. Ralph
Randel, president of the board was
tight* in the chair to conduct the busi-
zens are our relatives, friends, and
dents should visit the doctor’s of- neighbors, and how well we meet
fice and get the necessary shots their needs today is the mirror
Nadine Clark entertained the
children with the story of “Dr.
students are also required to have
copies of birth certificates as
proof of age.
session of the summer speries held" and cash donations to help victims
of the recent flood at Plainview.
were shown. Refreshments were
“Help! Help! Help!” says Sue
ness, which time was taken in dis-
cussing size of the building, self-
supporting programs and etc.
The board asked Mr. Randel to
appoint the finance committee and
there will be an advisory board
selected soon. You may be called
on soon to serve in come capacity.
If so, please don’t say “No.” You
will be one of our aging citizens
some day. ’
Present at the meeting were
W. H. Price, Skellytown; J. C.
Jackson, White Deer; T. G. Fields,
Groom; Mrs. R. W. Calliham, Con-
way; and H. H. Smith, Mrs. J. N.
1 Garetson, Mrs. J. B. Howe, Ralph
the hospital project to put this
drive over,” said Sue;
now Mr. Reno said. First year which reflects our future tomor-
-- Washington, D.C., says: "‘Our
the generous I greatest need is for small homes
inte *ed in and apartments, and for group ar-
is the deadline for contributions.
For more information you may
call Mrs. Eugene Weinheimer at
phone number 2372.
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METHODIST CHURCH TO HAVE
GUEST SPEAKER SUNDAY
The Rev. C. R. Copeland is con-
ducting oa revival meeting at Hed-
ley this week and will be absent
from the pulpit at the First Meth-
odist Church in Groom next Sun-
day. Guest speaker for the Sunday
services will be Mr. Hoyt Crain, a
layman in the King Memorial
Methodist Church at Childress.
Mr. Crain is the son of a Meth-
odist preacher who is serving in
churches in Arkansas. He is an
outstanding speaker and the pub-
lic is cordially invited to hear him
at both morning and evening serv-
ices next Sunday at the Methodist
Church in Groom.
Worship hours are 11:00 a.m.,
[and 8:00 p.m.
By Mrs. R. W. Calliham
Are you a “Senior” citizen of
Police Company at Fort Sill. This
Mrs. Lowe was born Jan. 4, 1934, position is normally held by an of-
in Pampa and was a member of i ficer with the rank of captain. The
Highland General Baptist Church., men under his command are re-
She attended schools at Pampa! sponsible for all law and order en-
and at Groom. She . made her
THURSDAY, JULY 21, I960 (5c a copy)
Funeral services for Dr. Orphus
York, pioneer Panhandle physician,
were held Monday afternoon in the
First Methodist Church at Pan-
handle.
The Rev. James Carter, pastor,
the Rev. James Todd, pastor of the
First Christian Church of Claude,
and the Rev. J. E. Harrell of San
Jacinto Methodist Church in Ama-
rillo, former Panhandle pastor,
officiated.
Dr. York .died Saturday after-
noon in an Amarillo hospital of
leukemia after an illness of 12
weeks. He was 85 years of age.
He began his practice in the
Panhandle in 1908. Born March
15, 1875 at Harrison, Ark., he grad-
uated from Harrison High School.
He was graduated from the St.
Louis College of Physicians and
Surgeons in 1904 and practiced in
Arkansas four years before coming
to the Panhandle.
For many years he was the only
physician in Panhandle, and dur-
ing the early days he drove a horse
and buggy many miles over all
kinds of roads—and no roads—
during all kinds of weather to
serve his patients.
He was a former member of the
Panhandle Rotary Club, the Odd
Fellows Lodge, Woodmen of the
World, and the Modem Woodmen.
He was an examiner of the ’Car-
son County Draft Board during
both World Wars I and II.
Survivors are his wife, Bertha,
of Panhandle; five sons, Dr. Far-
rell York of Madill, Okla., Gerald
O. York of Borger, Winfred M.
York oi Houston, Silby R. York of
Amarillo, and Weldon York of
Austin; three daughters, Mrs. R.
F. Chisolm of Norman, Okla., Mrs.
Glynn D Harrell of Groom and
Mrs. C. F. Hood of Panhandle; one
sister, Mrs. G. C. Garvin Jr. of
Harrison, Ark.; 13 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by two in-
fant sons, and 11 years ago anoth-
er son, Lt. Cmdr. Justin O. York,
U. S. Navy doctor, was killed in
an automobile accident.
Burial was in Panhandle Ceme-
tery with services under direction
of Poston Funeral Home of Pan-
handle. •
Texans will have a chance to
vote for Lyndon B. Johnson twice
this November in the General
Election—once for vice president
and also for re-election to the U.S.
Senate. The Texas Legislature
passed a special law last year that
allows a person to be a candidate
for state office, such as the U.S.
Senate, and also for president or
vice president of the United States.
If the national Democratic slate
of Kennedy and Johnson is elected
in the November 8 general elec-
tion, and if Johnson is re-elected
to the Senate as expected, a spe-
cial election would be called to
name his successor in the Senate.
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Brother To Mrs. H. C.
Swank Passes Away
the d
with
other relatives. Some do this by"
choice, but more because no other
adequate living arrangements are
e
. em •
s
Every citizen of this county
should feel he, or she, has a vi-
tal part in helping this program,
that our county may have a
place of “comfort,” “content-
ment,” and “companionship,”
for our aging citizens.
A 10-acre plot of land adjoin-
ing the city limits of Panhandle,
the county seat of Carson County,
has been given for the location
of a “Senior Citizen’s Center.”
Plans for a building have been
discussed and some sizeable do-
nations have been received by
T. G. Fields of Groom who is
serving as treasurer of the board
of trustees.
Mrs. H. C. Swank received the
sad news Tuesday of the death of
her brother, Cecil T. Dowds, 62
years old, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted for Mr. Dowds at 10:00 a.m.
Friday at Mt. Vernon. Survivors
include the wife, one daughter and
two grandchildren.
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Robert S. Craig Promoted
To First Lieutenant in Army
mother, Mrs. E. C. Harris
White Deer.
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HOSPITAL PATIENTS
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rangements geared to the require-
ments and pocketbooks of our
aging citizens.” . . . “Is your coun-
ty ready to meet this pressing
problem? If not, YOU can do
something about it!”
The primary responsibility for
action in this field rests on the lo-
cal citizens. For these older citi-
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