The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1956 Page: 6 of 10
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Washita
Award Medal from State Fair
Funeral services for Law-
rence A. Prater, 46, a resident
of the Washita Community,
were conducted Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Washita church, with Dr. C. C.
Merritt, Church of Christ min-
ister, conductiijg the rites.
Burial was in the Miami
cemeterey, and members of
the American Legion conduct-
ed military rites at the grave-
side. Kirk Funeral Home of
Wheeler was in charge of the
funeral arrangements.
Mr. Prater died at 4 o'clock
Monday morning at the
Wheeler hospital after a heart
attack.
A native of Wheeler county,
he was born on May 26, 1910.
He was married at Wheeler in
1938 to Ethel Hunnicutt, who
survives him.
Also surviving are two chil-
dren, a daughter, Darla, and a
son, Wyman, both at home;
his mother, Mrs. Rhoda Prater
of Pampa; four brothers, Ray
Prater of Briscoe, Charles Pra-
ter of Pampa, Horton Prater
of Perryton, and W. D. Prater
of Abilene; and three sisters,
Mrs. Margaret McClure of Am-
arillo, Mrs. Lillie McGarraugh
of Perryton, and Mrs. Noia
Scott of Perryton.
His father and one brother
preceded him in death.
Mr. Prater was a veteran of.
World War II, having served
with the United States- Navy
during the war as a Petty Of-
ficer First Class.
Pallbearers at the funeral
rites were Glenn Markham,
Bob Markham, Clay Adcock
jr., Clarence Walser, Jay Bal-
lard, and Curtis Damron.
Carolann Pinson, Canadian
high school senior, was one of
44 Texas youths receiving the
coveted Honor Award Medal
from the State Fair of Texas
in Dallas last Friday evening.
The honorees, four of them
from the Panhandle area, were
given a formal dinner-dance
in the Crystal B?.llroom of
the Baker Hotel in Dallas.
Mayor R. L. Thornton of
of Pampa, and Ellen Marie
Latta of Groom.
A dance followed the pres-
entation of awards, with mu-
sic by the Lynn Barton or-
chestra,
Carolann helped with the
FHA booth at the Fair Satur-
day morning. More than 250
FHA chapters were represent-
ed.
The Fair presented $100
awards for attendance to FFA
Dallas, who is also State Fair , and raA ch a draw.
President, gave the principal
address at the banquet. Ap-
Thomas Tones-
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and Mrs. W. L. Campbell of
Pampa.
Pallbearers at the funeral
services were Bill O'Laughlin,
Johnny Isaacs. Frank Shaller,
Bill McConnell, John Jupeand
Fay Savage.
Your FRIENDLY Canadian
Merchant Wants to Serve You.
Too Late to Classify
• Special Services
Will care for children in their
home evenings after 6 p. m.
Call 527. 41-4p
• For Sale
For Sale; 4-piece bedroom
suite, solid maple, box
springs and innerspring mat-
tress. See Warren Harrington.
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proximately 350 Fair officials,
Chamber of Commerce mem-
bers and Dallas businessmen
were present for the dinner,
which marked the kick-off for
the 1956 State Fair.
Top-ranking 4-H Club, FFA
and FHA boys and girls were
selected for the Honor Award
Medals. In addition to Carol-
ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
O. C. Pinson of Canadian, the
honorees from the Panhandle
area included Jack Campbell
of Amarillo, David Lee Miller
Eagle Scouts-
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coveted Eagle rank, Warren
Rivers, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Rivers.
Presentation of the Eagle
awards highlighted the Court
of Honor at which other Scouts
of Troop 71 received awards
and advancement in rank.
Santa Fe District Executive
Dale Stone of Pampa made
the Eagle presentations in a
formal ceremony in which the
boys and their parents took
part.
Warren Harrington, mem-
ber of the Troop Committee,
presided at the Court of Hon-
er. Ushers were Explorer
Scouts of Post 71, and all
members of the Troop, Post,
and Cub Scout Pack attended
in uniform.
The program opened with a
formal Flag ceremony con-
ducted by a color guard com-
posed of Gordon Rivers, Rush
Snyder, Tommy Waters and
Albert Thome. Harrington in-
troduced guests and members
of the Troop Committee.
Tenderfoot recognition and
attendance awards were made
by J. C. Bernson, with attend-
ance awards going to Gordon
Rivers, Rusty Wilson, Rush
Snyder and Lynn McLain.
Bill Bartlett presented a
Second Class badge to Robert
Lewis; and Billy Harris pre-
sented First Class badges to
Marvin Ray Longhofer and
Lynn McLain.
Russell Carver, Troop Com-
mittee chairman, presented
Star Scout rank to Rusty Wil-
son, and Life Scout rank to
Bill Ed Abraham, Bobby Go-
ber, Tommy Bartlett, and Jim-
my Hoobler.
DANCE
TO THE MUSIC OF
Hurshel
Clothier
AND HIS
Oklahoma Travelers
SATURDAY NITE
At the City Auditorium
9 P. M.
SPONSORED BY
CANADIAN VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ing Saturday afternoon. Carol
ann drew for the FFA whose
lucky chapter was from Mat-
ador.
Mr. and Mrs. Pinson accom-
panied their daughter to Dal-
las Friday and returned home
Sunday evening.
Explorer Scouts
Pick Committees
And Officers
Lloyd Gober was elected
president of the Explorer
Scouts, Post 71, at a meeting
last week at the Gober home.
Warren Rivers was elected
vice-president, and Charles
Morehead secretary-treasurer.
At a meeting Tuesday night
at the Scout Hut in Legion
Hall, the following adult lead-
ers and Scouts were named to
head committees:
Outdoor committee: BillZe-
nor, adult leader, and Lloyd
Gober.
Vocational Committee: Tom
Abraham, adult leader, and
Charles Morehead.
Finance Committee: Rhea
Wilson, adult leader.
Social Committee: Bill King.
Service Committee: John
Rogers.
Shamrock-
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far without much success.
The Canadian high school
band and pep squad will fol-
low the team to Shamrock,
and a large number of local
fans are expected to make the
road trip with the team.
The Wildcats will be back
in their home stadium next
week-end for the first confer-
ence game of the season
against Lefors, and will make
a road trip to Panhandle on
October 26 for another non-
conference game before run-
ning out the conference string.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Wedoff
of Grand Canyon, Arizona vis-
ited Mrs. Wedoff's uncle, Carl
Zybach and Mrs. Zybach Tues-
day and Wednesday. Mrs.
Wedoff is the former Joseph-
ine Zybach and lived in Ca-
nadian at one time.
Mrs. Elva Dewey of Amaril-
lo visited friends here Thurs-
day and was a guest at the
JUG club meeting Thursday
night.
Mrs. Jim Hutcheson of Am-
arillo visited in Canadian
Thursday.
Your FRIENDLY Canadian
Merchant Wants to Serve You.
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TREE-LINED DRIVE —Here's a section of the
newly-paved Lake Marvin Road, curving be-
neath towering cottonwoods along the riverside
drive. The road was opened to the public last
Friday. —Record staff photo.
Spanish-American War Veteran
W. H. Thomas Dies at Lipscomb
AWAY ALL ROCKETS-The
"Terrapin," newest missile to
probe outer space, blasts oil
during a test run. Developed by
the University of Maryland and
Republic Aviation Corporation,
the "Terp" is less than IS feet
tall, can be handled by three
men, and is very economical—
aa rockets go. The new missile
has already reached heights of
SO miles, speeds of 3^00 milts
per hour. - * .
Funeral services for William
H. Thomas, 86-year old Span-
ish-American War veteran,
were conducted at 2:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the Lips-
comb Union Church, with Rev.
Forrest Woodman, pastor, of-
ficiating.
Burial was in the Higgins
cemetery.
Mr. Thomas died at Lips-
comb Friday, October 5.
A native of Williamsburg,
Iowa, Mr. Thomas had made
his home with his son, Charles
Thomas, at Lipscomb for the
past four years.
Born at Williamsburg on
April 14, 1870, he enlisted in
the United States Army on
April 27, 1896, and served
throughout the war in Cuba
as a sergeant in the First
Cavalry Regiment, taking part
in the battle of Santiago.
He was discharged from the
Army at Fort Meade, South
Dakota, on April 27, 1899. He
was a member of the Spanish-
American War Veterans or-
ganization, belonging to the
Neil T. Sommer Camp No. 32
at St. Joseph, Missouri.
He was married in Septem-
ber 1898 to Jennie E. Jones,
who died on June 26, 1954.
Surviving are three chil-
dren, Mrs. Pearl Conley and
Morgan Thomas, both of St.
Joseph; and Charles Thomas
of Lipscomb; five grandchil-
dren and five great-grand-
children.
Two brothers and a sister,
Frede, Charles and Delia Tho-
mas, all residents of Lips-
comb, preceded him in death,
Mrs. Tim Puckett
Is Buried Here
On Monday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Jim Puckett, 92, of Amarillo,
a former resident of Canadi-
an, were conducted Monday
afternoon at the First Baptist
Church in Pampa, and inter-
ment was in the Canadian
cemetery.
Mrs. Puckett died last Thurs-
day night at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. Burrell Hill, in
Amarillo, where she had made
her holne for the past two
years.
She had been a resident of
Pampa for eighteen years be-
fore moving to Amarillo, and
had lived in Hemphill.County
for many years prior to that
near the old Hart school.
A native of Arkansas, Mrs.
Puckett was born March 22,
1864, in Izard County, Arkan-
sas. She came to Texas as a
child, and had lived in the
Texas Panhandle for 43 years.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Puckett is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Hill of
Amarillo, Mrs. Lewis Shelt9n
of Pampa, and Mrs. Lola
Griggs of Amarillo; and one
son, Raymond Puckett of Cun-
ningham, Washington. Other
survivors include three nieces,
Mrs. J. C. Lee, Mrs. H. B.
Steele, and Mrs. Ben
all of Canadian.
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as did another brother and
two other sisters.
Pallbearers at the funeral
services were Raymond Weis,
Clarence Case, Ross' Gale Ze-
nor, Walter Mooney, Knox
Johnson and Dave Appel.
Father of Mrs.
Lester Levitt
Dies October 3
Charles Edward Gibson, 86,
father of Mrs. Lester Levitt of
Allison, died at his home in
Childress Wednesday, October
3, at 4:30 p. m. after a long
illness with cancer.
Funeral services were con-
ducted from the First Baptist
Church at Childress Thursday,
with Rev. Clifton Tennison,
pastor, and a grandson, Bill
Huff of Dallas, in charge of
the rites.
Interment was in Dream-
land Cemetery at Childress.
Mr. Gibson is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Nova Gibson of
Childress, six daughters, Mrs.
Dewey Smith of Stinnett, Mrs.
Rowena Wall of Hart, Mrs.
Edith Levitt of Allison, Mrs.
Anna Bertha Waters of Hap-
py, Mrs. Goldie Reed of Ama-
rillo, and Mrs. Nellie Dawson
of Borger; and three sons,
Wesley T. Gibson of San Di-
ego, California; Roy Gibson
of El Paso, and Charles E.
Gibson jr. of Lockney.
Pallbearers at the funeral
services were his grandsons,
Lyn Levitt and Roy Langford
of Borger, Keith, Donald and
Charles Waters of Happy,
Ronald Nance Reed of Ama-
rillo and Easton Wall of Hart.
Rural-Urban-
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and experimentation work at
PanTex Experiment Station
near Amarillo where he did
extensive work on the prob-
lem of wheat noisoning.
Dr. Calliham has been ac-
tively working with the "Per-
formance Testing" experi-
ments which are being car-
ried out by a number of
ranchers in this area, and his
talk Tuesday night will be on
this work.
Rotarians on the Rural-
Urban planning committee
are Darrell Wiggins, chair-
man; Tom Abraham and W.
A. Kessie sr.
The Thursday night dinner
will take the place of the
regular noon luncheon next
week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Parrack
celebrated their 60th wedding
aniversary last Thursday, Oc-
tober 4, with twenty-eight-
members of the family who
came for the family reunion
in honor of the occasion.
Bill Cronister, a grandson,
sent a beautiful anniversary
card from Germany where he
is stationed, and Walter Rog-
ers, congressman, sent a per-
sonal letter of congratulations
to Mr. and Mrs. Parrack.
The children of the couple
who were here for the reunion
were Joe W. Parrack of Los
Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bai-
ley of Kansas City, Missouri;
Mi's. Effa Cronister of Hotch-
kiss, Colorado; and Mrs. Iva
Rule of Chanute, Kansas.
Four of Mrs. Parrack's sis-
ters attended. They were Mrs.
Maggie Parrack of Pawnee
Rock, Kansas; Mrs. G. H. Ker-
sen of Wiggins, Colorado; Mrs.
R. M. Cronister of Amarillo;
and Mrs. Julia Steele of Bris-
tow, Oklahoma. Other rela-
tives who were present were
H. H. Kersen of Wiggins,
Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Shawver of Covington, Okla-
homa ; Mrs. Clyde Lee of Shid-
ler, Oklahoma; Mrs. I. J. Bra-
shears of Sapulpa, Okla.; Mr.
Vance Stickleys
Hosts to 40-50
Club Tuesday
The 40-50 Club met Tuesday
evening, October 9, in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Vance
Stickley.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Orla Curnutt, and members
present were Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Harrington, Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Wilmot, and Mrs. Harry Rath-
jen.
The hosts served strawber-
ry-custard ice box dessert,
hors d' oeuvres and tea or
coffee.
High score was held by Mrs.
Tom Hill for the women, and
by Pat Murphy for the men.
Dr. Richard Madsen
-Optometrist-
Has opened his
professional offices
at
126 East Seventh
Amarillo. Texas
and Mrs. Leslie Trusler of
Kansas City, Missouri; Joe F.
Rule of Chanute, Kansas, and
Evelyn Lois Rule of Chanute;
Mr. and Mrs. George Cronister
of Canadian. -
Guests who called during
the afternoon were Mrs. Laura
Freudiger of Amarillo, and
Mrs. Ben Hill, Mrs. S. A. Bent-
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Tipps,
Mrs. Mabel Teas, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Smith and JoAnn,
and Mr. and Mrs. Erbin Crow-
ell.
Percy Hills Are
Hosts to Club
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Hill were
hosts to members and guests
of the H. C. Canasta club in
their home Monday evening,
October 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin and
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Webb at-
tended as guests. Members
present were Mr. and Mrs. L.
S. Hardage, Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Cansler, and the host's, Mr.
and Mrs. Hill.
Refreshments of party can-
dies and cold drinks were
served during the evening.
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and we can let you take your pick of 2 nica two bedroom
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only $3,150 and it won't take you long to own your home
and you'll be buying it way under its real value. Have
had both of these homes redone recently and you can
move right in. Better see about this right away as they
ought to sell fast
Something for Practically Nothing
Mr. Wamble has agred to dispose of the old filling station
across from Hobdy Motor. If you could use some good
material see John Wilkinson or myself before noon Satur-
day and tell us what your proposition is. We don't expect
much in the way of money out of it — the most important
thing will be how quick you can tear it down.
If It Would Only Rain
we'd sure ba eating high off the hog. Looks like the oil
play is creeping our way, have been doing lots of leasing
which has brought a lot of money in our area. The beau-
tiful drive to Lake Marvin is completed — by the way,
better drive pretty slow for a while out that way, we've
already bought 2 or 3 windshields. Sure want to compli-
ment Bob Tipps on the modern new front he is installing,
sure will help the looks of Main Street and is certainly
money well spent. In co-operation with several progressive
citizens, the City is getting some much needed streets
paved. Looks like the TV Cable Service is just about ready
to go in operation. Have had a net gain of about 8 fami-
lies so far this month. If, you just look for it, you can find
a lot of things happening that's good for Canadian.
Now . . . what about the rain? Anyone that would even
talk about it raining must be an idiot, so here goes — It
will rain October 26th. That is, within 3 days of that date
either way. You know a funny thing about this weather
predicting, you never hear nothing when you hit it. But.
just miss once and it seems like everyone has something
to say sorta snotty like. One nice thing about it, this will
be my final rain prediction for the year. I don't mean that
it won't rain no more but 1 just ain't going to stick my
neck out any more. No, that's not exactly right either. 1
mean I'm not going to stick my neck out on rain. If you
don't stick your neck out once In a while on something
you aren't going to get very far. If you don't believe me.
just ask the first turtle you see.
yf/aAn/
ABRAHAM CO.
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1956, newspaper, October 11, 1956; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183820/m1/6/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.