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Page 2 THE CROSS SECTION November 1955
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A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE HIGH
PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER CON.
SERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1
Published monthly by the High Plains Under-
ground Water Conservation District No. 1
1628-B 15th Street, Lubbock, Texas
Telephone P02-8088
Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1954,
at the Post Office at Lubbock, Texas, under Act
of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of
August 4, 1947.
ALLAN WHITE
Editor
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Precinct 1
W. 0. Fortenberry, President-1123 Lubbock
National Bank Building, Lubbock, Texas
Precinct 2
Gus Parish - -- Box 67, Springlake, Texxas
Precinct 3W. M. Sherley, Vice Pres.
Lazbuddie, Texas
Precinct 4
V. E. Dodson
Hereford, Texas
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Hockley County
Z. O. Lincoln, 913 Houston, Levelland
Henry Schmidley Route 3, Levelland, Texas
Cecil Pace Levelland, Texas
J. J. Hobgood Route 2, Anton, Texas
W. H. Cunningham Star Rt. 4, Levelkand, Texas
Committeemen meet first and third Fridays of
each month at 1:30 p. m. 913 Houston, Levelland.
Lamb County
Jess Everett, Chamber of Commerce
Office, Littlefield
V. M. Peterman, Chmn, Route 1 Amherst, Texas
Elmer McGill ----------- -- -------_ ____Olton, Texas
Roy McQuatters - Route 1, Anton, Texas
L. Z. Anglin ___ Box 86, Earth, Texas
Bill Nix ..--__.-- Sudan, Texas
Lubbock County
Mrs. Jean Lancaster, 1628-B 15th Street,
Lubbock
Earl Weaver -- ---------- Idalou, Texas
Earl Reasoner --------Box 335, Slaton, Texas
Leroy Johnson ---_------ Shallowater, Texas
Howard Alford Route 4, Lubbock, Texas
Vernice Ford ----3013 20th St., Lubbock, Texas
Committeemen meet on the 5th of Dec. at 2:00
P. M. in the District Office, 1628-B 15th Street,
Lubbock, Texas.
Lynn County
Mrs. Jean Lancaster, 1628-B 15th Street,
Lubbock
Roger Blakney _- ..-Route 1, Wilson, Texas
E. L. Blankenship ____ Route 2, Wilson, Texas
Joe D. Unfred --------___ Route 4, Tah- ka, Texas- g Quita, Betty Sue
and Patricia. T he
family attend t h e
- < Quitas BCehtty Sue
and Patricia. Th e
family attend t h e
Baptist Church at
Baptist ChurchatMeet Lsroy Johnson of Shallowater,
in the northwest part of Lubbock
County. He is completing his present
term of office as a member of the
Lubbock County Committee in Jan-
uary, 1956.
Mr. Johnson and his wife, Chris-
tine, have one son,
Phillip, w h o is 7
years old. They at-
tend the First Bap-
tist Church of Shal-
lowater.
Mr. Johnson at-
tended grade
school in Ta h o k a
and g r a d u a t e d
" from the Shallo-
water High School
in 1942. He belongs
to the Masonic
Lodge and the
Shallowater Lions Club.
Mr. Johnson owns and operates the
Johnson Hardware and Supply Com-
pany of Shallowater. He owns 80 acres
of farm land in Lubbock County, on
which he drilled an irrigation well
in 1950.
For relaxation and enjoyment, Mr.
Johnson likes to go up into the moun-
tains where he can fish and hunt.
* * * * *
Meet John Pattsrson, who lives near
Wayside in Armstrong County. Mr.
Patterson is Secretary of the Arm-
strong County Committee a n d will
complete his present term of office
as a member of the
c o m m i t t e e this
coming January.
I Mr. Patterson is
another of our
m a n y committee-
men who has a
house full of wom-
t en b o s s e s - his
h Swife, Letha, and 3
daughters, La-Precinct 5
Marvin Shurbet, Secretary Route One
Petersburg, Texas
District Office
Tom McFarland General Manager
W. L. Broadhurst Chief Hydrologist
G. W. Willis District Geologist
Allan White --- Office Manager
Y. F. Snodgrass Field Representative
Mrs. M. McVay Secretary-Bookkeeper
Mi b. Amh Di ake _____General Ofrice
Mrs. Jean Lancaster General Office
COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN
Armstrong County
John Patterson, Happy
fohn Patterson ._.-------- .- Happy, Texas
Fames Bible, Chairman '__._. Wayside, Texas
Floyd B. Adams Wayside, Texas
Guy Watson Wayside, Texas
Bill Heisler ___.-- __ . .. Wayside, Texas
Bailey County
Mrs. Doris Traweek, Bailey County Farm
Bureau Office, Muleshoe
Buck Gregory Route 2, Muleshoe, Texas
Bill Garrett Route 2, Muleshoe, Texas
W. R. Carter ----------- Muleshoe, Texas
Robert F. Byrd Route 2, Muleshoe, Texas
D. V. Terrell - __ Morton, Texas
Castro County
Eugene Ivey, Dimmitt
Ivor Baggwell Route 4, Dimmitt, Texas
Sid Sheffy Dimmitt, Texas
T. R. Davis --- ---Hart, Texas
H. F. Benson Star Route 1, Hereford, Texas
Steve Brockman ________Nazareth, Texas
Cochran County
J B. Knox, Western Abstract Co., Morton
Max Bowers, Chairman Morton, Texas
Hume Russell --. Morton, Texas
Herbert Cadenhead Route 1, Morton, Texas
W. R. Key ------ -------Morton, Texas
R. B..Stovall ---- tar Route 2, Morton, Texas
Committeemen meet first Tuesday night of each
mon'th; Cochran County Farm Bureau Office,
Btsembnt of Court ,House, Moiton.
Deaf Smith County
ztS Pat Loewald, Deaf Smith County
-.- Fa rm Buteau Office; Hereford -
Frank J. Bezner, ChmR, )ox 14, Hereford, Tex
Ed Dziuk, Sr. _ Route 2, Hereford, Texas
Ralph Hastings ...._ Route 4, Hereford, Texas
Floyd Walton _ Route 5, Hereford, Texas
J. N. Fish --------_-------. Hereford, Texas
Committeemen meet the first Monday of each
month' in the Farm Bureau Office, Hereford,
7:30 p. m.
Floyd County
Mrs. Ida Puckett, 319- South Main Street,
FloyrdadaTate Jones Floydada,,'Texas
J. R. Belt _ _ Lockney-Texas
R. C. Mitchell Lockney, Texas
Robert, L. Smith - Lockney, Texas
Lee Tdice _ -itoute 1. Floydada,-TexasA. E. Hagens ----------- Route 1, Wilson, Texas
H. D. Dean -------- Route 6, Lubbock, Texas
Committeemen meet the first and third Tues-
days of each month at 10:00 a. m. in the Dis-
trict Office, 1628-B 15th Street, Lubbock.
Parmer County
Aubrey Brock, Bovina
John Gammon, Chmn. -_- .- Friona, Texas
Walter Kaltwasser .------ Rt. 1, Farwell, Texas
D. B. Ivy Rt. 1, Friona, Texas
C. V. Potts _ ------- Rt. 2, Friona, Texas
Matt Jesko -_.----- Rt. 1, Muleshoe, Texas
Committeemen meet first and third Thursday
nights at 8:00 p. m. in Bovina.
Potter County
Jim Line, Box 87, Bushlanud
R. C. Sampson, Jr. Box 86, $tzshland, Texas
Earl Barclay ------------Bushland, Texas
Jim Line -------__-__.Box 87, Bushlan:, Texas
E. L. Milhoan __- Box 45, Bushlan-, Texas
T. G. Baldwlh .-.---- ----_._ Bushland, Texas
Randall County
Mrs. Eutha Hamblen, 1710 5th Ave., Canyon
J. L. Weick __.__ . __ Rt. 1, Canyon, Texas
Frank Begert ___- ____ Rt. 1, Canyon, Texas
Donald Olson -. Rt. 4, Amarillo, Texas
D. L. Allison ------------- - Happy, Texas
W. C. Angel _ ---------- Rt. 2, Canyon, Texas
Committeenen meet first Monday night .each
month at -8-00 p. m., County Agent's Offlce,
Canyon, Tenas. - -Wayside.
Mr. Patterson finished high school
in Sentinel, Oklahoma. He is a Mason
and a member of the Farm Bureau.
In 1951, Mr. Patterson drilled the
first of two irrigation wells with which
he now waters 250 acres of land. He
also farms 150 acres of dry land.
* * * * *
Meet V. M. (Pets) Peterman, of
Amherst, w h o is chairman of the
Lamb County Committee. He and his
wife, Emily, live with their son, Joe,
17, on their farm northeast of Am-
herst.
-t Mr. Peterman at-
Stended Meridian
~H i g h School -and
Oklahoma nivers-
ity. He is a men-
ber of the Atherst
Lions Club.
t In 1948, Mr. Pet-
erman drilled h i s
first irrigation well
and now watets.354
acres of land' with
3 wells. H e a 1 s.-o
farms 150 acres of
dry land.
When Mr. Peterman is not driving
a tractor or setting-irrigation tubes heMr. Fish belongs to
t h e Chamber o f
Commerce.
He farms 6 2 8
acres o f irrigated
land and operates
6 wells. Mr. Fish
has been irrigating
since 1950, when
he drilled his first
- t well. Aside from
farming, Mr. Fish is also an irriga-
tion well driller.
Mr. Fish tells us that he does not
have time for any hobbies, and one
can well believe this after learning
of his business and farming activities.
Mr. Fish will complete his present
term of office on the water committee
in January, 1956.Please Close Those
Abandoned Wells!!!is tending to his pure-bred livestock.
He is widely known for his diligent
work in fairs and livestock exhibitions
around the southwest. He has held al-
most every position that there is in
fairs of this area. He has business in-
terests in conjunction with his farm-
ing activities.
Mr. Peterman w i 11 complete h i s
present term of office on the County
Committee in January, 1956.
* * * * *
Meet H. F. Benson, of Star Route,
Herefotd, who is a member of the Cas-
tro Cointy Committee.
Mr. Benson has four girls in his
family-his wife, Verdie, and his three
daughters, Evelyn, Sherry a n d Ge-
nelle.
Mr. Benson a t-
tendedpublic
school in Welling-
ton, Texas. He
works 322 acres of
irrigated farm land
a n d operates t w o
wells. H e drilled
his first well back
during t h e y e a r
1937. I n conjunc-
tion with his farm-
, ing operation, Mr.
Benson, also has an
interested in a vegetable p a c k i n g
house.
The Benson family attends the Naz-
arene Church in Hereford.
Mr. Benson has been a very faith-
ful member of the Castro County Com-
mittee, and is serving ably. His pres-
ent term of office expires in January,
1956.
* * * * *
Meet J. H. Fish, who lives at 200
Lake Street in Hereford, member of
the Deaf Smith County Committee.
Mr. Fish and his wife, Lillie, have
three grown children, Howard V.,
Buryl G. and Mrs. Wanda M. Johnson.
The family attends
church at the First
Christian Church
in Hereford: a 1 s oPage 2
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