Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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CLAUDE, ASM STRONG COUNT! TEXAS, FRIDAY MARCH 8, 1931
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What About That
Beautiful Snow
Here Sunday
The above heading has been placed
above various articles we have writ-
ten about "Beautiful Snow" (or the
paat twenty years, but last Monday
morning when we backed our car
out of the garage to start to town
and It stuck In the snow right In
the yard, and we had to phone to
town for a wrecker to pull the car
out, that snow, did not look so
beautiful, brother.
Rain began falling here Saturday
and continued pretty much all night
Sunday moring we found the ground
covered with snow from six to twelve
inches. Some places the snow drift-
ed from three to six feet deep. The
West bound Passenger train ran into
a dlrft of snow between Claude and
Goodlnght about 7 A. M. Sunday
and after the snow plow releaved
them the train landed in Claude
about 1 P. M. Two Mo-
tor Busses, were stuck in the snow
between Claude and Maulden and
had to stay there all night. In using
the gas to keep the engines going to
keep the passengers warm, thy ran
out of gas and had to abandon their
busses. Two wreckers went out to
pull these busses out, but we are told
that they could not budge them.
Two tractors, with long spike
wheels were sent out to get these
and relief parties both busses
were brought into Claude, one of
them with a broken axel and the
other for repairs.
This snow seems to have more
water in it than any snow we every
examined, therefore Monday and
Tuesday of this week we had mud-
dy, sloppy roads along the C. G.
Route. Another argument for Pav-
ed Highways through Armstrong
county. With .the two inches of rain
we had before the snow and the
snow that followed, some are guss-
ing that we had about four or six
inches of water on the ground. Any
way old mother earth was soaked,
and the wheat crop is ruined (?>,
that is if we can get a dollar a bu-
shel for it this year. Feilds that
needed rain for row crops' have been
thoroqr' f soaked and now is the
time to prepare for that ROW CROP
planting plenty of feed of all kinds
in order that the COW. the SOW
and the HEN may be properly car-
ed for without paying out cash for
feed for them. We understand that
meat, eggs, butter, poultry, cream,
etc., is VERY LOW in price, but
Scarcety of money is the cause of
that. Besides they are not going to
stay this low Unless the price of
what farmers buy goes down in
price too.
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It's a little early to tell how Mr.
Sterling and his legislators will
come out, but we should give them
a chance. We are going to give them
•10 a day and guarantee them 130
days steady work, so a chance is
about all that's left for us to give
them.
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Meeting Is Held
By Claude Home
Demonstration
The Claude Home Demonstration
Club met with Mrs. Qail McMurry
last Thursday for their regular
monthly all day -meeting, each lady
brought their own work along, and
need we say in this Quilt piecing fad
that has taken the country by storm
that the only worl: brought, was
quilt pieces. There were several love-
ly quilts under construction.
The business session was made in-
teresting by talks on flower and gar-
dens, by Mrs. Jack Hudson. Mrs.
J. H. Hollingshead and Mrs. W. W.
Hood, the games which followed
were highly enjoyed by everyone,
unless It was some of the actresses
In Our little one act play. It was fine
but rather trying on them perhaps.
So sorry that our president, Mrs.
J. P. Bentley was unable to be pres-
ent also several members hope they
can be present next time when we
meet with Mrs. W. W. Hood. Mem-
bers enJoyLig this occasion were as
follows: Mrs. Ida Thomas. Mrs. W.
A. McMurry, Mrs. W. W. Hood. Mrs.
Dona Webster. Mrs. Ella Hynds. Mrs.
P. A. Hood. Mrs. 8. P. Mathews. Mrs.
Prank Hill, Mrs. Jack Hudson, Mrs.
J. H. Hollingshead. Mrs. H. L. Mob-
ley and'the hostess. Vistors were
Mrs. Fred Chilrch. Mrs. Estelle Tur-
ner. Mrs. Jess Rutherford and Mrs.
Marcellus Bates. We extend them a
cordial Invitation to Join us again.
REPORTER
Friends of Mi and Mrs. J. W. Stri-
dor received a letter from her last
week stating they had the misfor-
tune of getting Into a bad hall
i In New Mexico which broke a
i out of their car, otherwise they
i the trip fine Into San Bema-
, California, and Robert was
to enter aebool the next
Prospects For
Cheaper Gas
Very Good
With estimates of the cost of in-
stallation of a gas distribution plant
placed at less than 138,000 and a
contract for gas offered by one of
the big standard companies at a
figure that will enable the city to de-
liver It to the consumer for 40c per
thousand cubic feet, prospects last
night seemed bright for cheaper
gas in Panhandle.
After nearly a week of intense ac-
tivity on the part of Mayor D. C.
Stone, City Manager J. O. Wads-
worth and City Council Members.
R. L. Grimes, W. B. Reynolds. Cleff
Deet, C. B. Downs and W. L. Boy-
les, assisted by committees from the
chamber of commerce, the Rotary
club and the Lions club, it was an-
nounced to a special called session of
the chamber of commerce Thursday
afternoon that plans had been work-
ed out to solve the gas situation in
the town. Unqualified endorsement
of any action taken by the council
was given by this body.
In the meantime a petition was
circulated by which each signer
agreed to purchase all gas used dur-
ing the next five years from the city
at a rate not to exceed 40c per
thousand cubic feet. At a late hour
last night near a hundred signatures
of leading citizens and business
houses had been secured and not a
single refusal encountered. Work of
signing up at least 90 per cent of
the remaining prospective consumers
is expected to be completed today.
Showing a spirit of cooperation
unequalled in the history of the town |
citizens of high and low rank have {
lined themselves solidly behind the
proposal. Bankers have satisfied
themselves of the feasibility of the
plan from a financial standpoint.
Procedure necessary to actual put-
ting in operation of the proposed
plan is expected to be taken by the
city council as soon as the petition
is signed by the requisite number of
citizens.—Panhandle Herald.
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The Claude
Curb Market
Under Way
County Council Sponsors Curb
Market Entire County
llrpd to Join
ON THE MAP
By Albert T Reid
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Inefficiency In
Government Buy-
ing, Found Out
James E. Boyle, of Cornell Uni-
versity, writing in Commerce and
Finance says:
"In these days when all sections
of the country are turning to the I making big preparations for the'ep-
federal treasury for 'relief farm tertainment of the hundreds of Le-
lelief, drouth relief, unemployment gionnaires and Auxiliary members
relief, depression relief, and soon, who will be in Perryton on Saturday
it may be well to remember that and Sunday. March 21-22, for the
when the federal government be- annual sprlng convention of the IS
gins to spend money it spends it District. Fifty-three Panhandle
both lavishly and wastefully. counties comprise the district, it
For one simple illustration of being the largest in the state in
Call of Van W.
Stewart, Post
Commander
Perryton Legion.
Perryton. Texas, March 2. 1931 —
Pierce Johnson American Legion
Post and the Auxiliary Unit are
Rain, Snow And
Mud, And No Old
Fiddling Music
With six reserved seat tickets in
our pocket and five friends with a
good New Model A Ford car raring
to go. this editor expected to attend
the Old Fiddler's Contest at Amar-
lllo Saturday night of last week,
along with these invited five to share
our tickets. Rain begun falling in the
morning and continued all day,
growing Just a little harder and
harder as the hour came for our
departure, so we were deproved of
this pleasure.
When we found out that we could
not go, we decided to "Tune In" the
radio and get old time fiddling via
The Curb Market organized by the ra("°. but nothing doing The Old
County Council opened to the pub- plctd'er s Contest was not Bioad-
lic Saturday, February 28th. This casted over the Microphone, and
market Is organized for the benefit wc could not blame them for il peo-
of every home is Armstrong county. Ple found out that Goocl p'°S' ms.
You may become a regular mem- j "lte that could ^ had over the radio
bers either as a producer or as a three fourt^ of those wishing to at-
buyer tend would save the price of their
All rural and town womans who!'tlckets: sta>" at home and listen in
have food articles to sell; Jellies, pre
lover their radios or over the radio
serves, poultry (dressed), pastries thplr friend.
Another good argument for paving
the Highway through Armstrong
county along the Colorado-Gull line.
cakes, vegetables—canned or fresh,
cookies, butter, canned fruit, home-
made candles, etc.. bring them in on ,
Saturday morning to the market Had lhis highway been paved, we
building located next door to John- would have sat back "\that Mode!
son Tailoring Shop. The ladies in A FOrd and went through rain, wind
charge of selling will take your mer- a"d rabblt, tracks untl1 we reached
chandise, arrange It for public dls-I he municipal auditorium, and en-
Joyed the old Fiddler s contest to
play and later give you the proceeds.
Every cent taken in for any
merchandise sold goes to the woman
who brings In the merchandise. All
left over merchandise Is returned to
the owner.
Prepare your merchandise In as
attractive form as you can. Bring
it In on a paper or paper plate or
In containers that go with the sale
the tune
Selah.
of Arkansaw Traveler,
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NOTICE!
On account of the numerous bank
robberies which have taken place
Label every article, print your name I during the noon hour within recent
plainly, and attach It. The Price
Committee will attach a price. These
months the Claude Banks will be
closed from twelve until one o'clock
prices will be in keeping with local i beginning. Monday. March 9th. 1931
markets and very reasonable allow
ing the producer only a narrow mar
gin of profit.
To the town women and other
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
FIRST STATE BANK
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Mai Kight and others shipped a
buyers we wish to urge your co-op- jcar bulls to Amarillo Monday for
eration. The market is organized. the Fat Stock Show
Geo. M. Hathorn
And Miss Pearl
Diew Marry
A weddng of considerable inter-
est took place at Clovis, New Mex-
ico. February 23rd, when Miss Pearl
Louise Diew becaifit- the bride of
George M. Hathorn of Claude.
The bride is the beautiful and
charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
I Diew of Panhandle. Texas.
I The groom grew to manhood in
I Claude. Texas, being the son of Mrs.
| R. M. Hathorn who is one of the
ileal pioneers of the Panhandle, hav-
|ing lived here forty-five years. Mr.
! Hathorn is employed at The First
; National Bank of Claude.
The couple were accompanied to
Clovis by Mr. Joe Iiailey close friend
of the groom.
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VERY! VERY LOW RAILROAD
FAKES
Beginning March the first 1931 and
cantlnuing until May the 31st. 1931.
practically all Railroads in Texas,
including the Fort Worth & Denver
will sell daily, round-trip tickets to
practically all points in Texas and
Louisiana, and some points In Miss.,
at Fair of One and one-third for
round trip, good for thirty days
stop-over going and coming.
If this sale proves a success, it is
likely this rate will become a per-
manent fixture. They also sell week
end tickets. Fridays. Saturday and
Sunday, limited to leave destination
prior to midnight of the following
Monday, at rate of one fair plus 25
cents for round trip.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sowder. Mrs. Berry.
Mrs. Strickland. Miss Jasper, and a
number of other ladles from the
country came into town through the
rain last Saturday to trade and to
attend the ladies sale and the plant
Exchange.
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The rainy weather made the food
sale at the Woman's Market. "AH
Wet." last Saturday but it will be
continued on indefinitly. with better
conditions prevailing next time, it
is hoped.
No Church And
Sunday School
Last Sunday
Started to Sunday school and
church last Sunday morning. When
hau block away from home, we ran
into a snow drift where n car had
stuck and backed out. Returning
home we found that there was no
j Sunday school ai|f| church at any
place in town, so we "tuned in" the
j Radio to attend church services at
j the First Baptist church at Ama-
rillo. The pastor read tne entire third
epsitle of John. His subject was
"When Good Times Return Again".
Text: "I would above all things that
thou mighest Prosper, and Have
Good Health". A good sermon by an
able preacher, but when he said:
"Mind is not the measure of man.
but soul is the measure", we differed
from him light there. How far would
a man or woman's soul go without
any mind. Could any man commit
a sin without a mind; could he do
or say anything that would be con-
sidered a righteous act or a sinful
act. without a mind? All of which
reminds us of one Philosopher who
said: "The Mind Makes the Man".
Still another Philosopher said: "The
Mind is I he Man". The Soul or spirit
of man is that eternal part, or life
that may live on and on forever,
'but it seems to us that it is insepar-
able with the mind. The Bible says:
I"The Soul that sinneth shall die". A
I soul cannot commit a sin without
la mind to direct it. therefore we be-
jlteve the soul and mind are insepar-
ably connected. Don't you?
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A beef canning was staged in the
W. H. Strickland home South of
Claude Monday and Tuesday. Mrs.
Jim Weaver and Mr. and Mrs Cleo
Hubard of Goodnight assisted Mr
and Mrs. Strickland in this work.
Thirty-two cans of steak, fourteen
cans of chilli, and three gallons of
tallow were canned.
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Cliff Walker. Cashier of the First
National Bank, spent Monday in
Amarillo attending the Fat Stock
Show.
this very serious fact, go back to
some of the expenditures made for
the equine branches of the army
during the World War.
"The war department never had
at any one time over 300.000 horses
and mules.
"The government bought 2,850.-
953 halters."
"The government bought 1,637,-
199 horse bl ushes "
"The government bought 2,033.-
304 nose bags."
"The government bought
364 horse covers.
"The government bought 8.781,-
516 horseshoes."
"The government had. in all. only
86,148 cavalry horses. For these:
"The government bought 945,000
saddles."
point of membership.
Among the notables in Legion
work who will be present are State
Commander Hal Brennan. Laredo,
Texas; State Auxiliary President,
Mrs. F. H. Carpenter, Sour Lake,
Texas; State Adjutant Robert O.
Whiteaker. Austin, Texas; V. Earl
Earp, Sweetwater, State Member-
ship Chairman; Mrs. Tillman Jones,
Host. Texas, Fifth Division Auxiliary
President; and Major H. B. Gilstrap,
regional manager of the Veterans
1,148.- Bureau at Oklahoma City.
1 Josh Lee. nationally known speak-
er and head of the Public Speak-
ing department at the University of
Oklahoma will address the conven-
tion on "Taking the Profits Out of
War." Many other prominent Ok-
. . lahoma Leginaires will be present.
J™e.g°V6rnment b0Ught 585 615 Perryton being the fartherest north
I Post in Texas, will have many Okla-
jhoma and Kansas Legionaires and
government bought 712.510 com- :Auxili members present.
plete sets of spur straps, or about, Qm, Qf the M h ts o{ the con_
36 sets for each officer.
saddle bags
"For the ordinance
offices the :
vention will be the Forty et Eight
wreck on Saturday afternoon and
evening The Pampa and Perryton
. . ^ . , , Voitures are uniting to make this
837 men. or about ten pans for each .. .. , , ..
the biggest wreck of the year in
man. '
"The money spent by the federal
"The government ordered 41,100.-
152 pairs of shoes and received de-
liveries of 32.227,450 pairs for 3.513.-
Texas. t'pen house for all visitors
.. ,, will be held on Saturday afternoon
government comes directly out of . ... . . ,
, . , and evening with plenty of enter-
the taxpayer s pocket. It is not . . . , «
^ ' * • tainment. dancing, etc.
The business sessions of the con-
I vention of the Legion will be under
; the direction of Dr. R. A. Webb,
i Pampa. 18th District Legion com-
jinander Mrs. Van W. Stewart. Per-
ryton, 18th District Auxiliary Presi-
dent, will preside, at the Auxiliary
business meeting. Vlajo?' E. A. Simp-
son. prominent attorney of Amarillo,
will respond to the address of wel-
come which will be delivered by W.
B. Irvin. superintendent of the Per-
ryton school system and a Legion-
aire.
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taxpayer's pocket
a free gift from heaven as some;
seekers for relief seem to think. |
The next 'relief we need is relief
from our tax burdens."
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for your convenience and benefit
as much as for the producer. You I
may purchase a goodly part of your!
Sunday dinner at this market thus
eliminating work for yourself, pro-
curing for your family more diversi-
fied as well as many delectable
foods and at the same time aiding
your neighbor to market some of
her surplus produce.
Come in Saturday see what we
have and buy!
MRS. JACK D. HUDSON
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J. D. WOODBUKN AT IT
J. D. Woodbum who is as well
known as most any old time settler
in Armstrong county now has charge
of the Salnclalr Filling Station just
across the street from the Jail
house. Mr. Woodbum says when you
need oil, gas, grease, or tires call on
him. He promises prompt and cour-
teous service at all times and he
wants you to try some of the Good
gasoline he la dishing out to the
public. A trial will convlnoa you of
He I s Ambitious
Reported Dying
Canada's
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set fcoM£.£rw&
■timsn from Minnesota,, pointed Governor-General of Can-
'■tUch*?. * J* F™<ty ada. He is a World War veteran
£ • ^ aad his wife it of French birth.
W. R. Crissey of Philadelphia ha;
wagered that in one year he wil
dine with the President, play golf
with Bobby Jones and John D
Rockefeller and either motor Ol
golf with the Prince of Wales.
State Legislation
And The Farmer
Budget Needed
There is a department of the gov-
ernment at Austin which was es-
tablished for the purpose of pro-
tecting the farmers of Texas^ The, Thp c plam Exchange dis_
farms of Texas last year produced (ributed gr cuUings ,ast
one third of the new wealth created
COUNTY PLANT EXCHANGE
in the state of Texas. In the face
of thai the appropriations for the
department of agriculture have been
reduced since 1918 by nine percent,
while in the same period the ap-
propriations for judiciary purposes
have increased one and sixty three
per cent, the appropriations for de-
partmental purposes have increased
two hundred and thirty-two per
cent and the appropriations for
elemosynary institutions has in-
creased one hundred and seventy-
two per cent.
The Texas Department of Agri-
culture appropriations amount to
ibout $160.0001)0 a year. It is con-
siderable money. But that isn't the
point. The appropriation must be
sufficient to allow the department
to assist Texas agriculture as it
should be assisted. Otherwise, the
department ct.nnot possibly perform
its full duty. As large as it is the
ippropriation is not large enough.
The state of Illinois, with one fifth
the area and farm r opulation of
Texas; New York, with less than
one fifth the area: Pennsylvania,
with one sixth the area: each spend
two and one halt million dollars or
more annually on agriculture. If
Texas farmers are to get the same
sort of service as farmers in other
states get from their departments
if agriculture, they must demand
it of their representatives.
At present our department of agri-
:ulture has expended approximate-
ly two thirds of its budget with but
one third remaining to be spent:
Saturday, but the disagreeable
weather prevented many people
from coming. The Exchange will
continue to be open each Saturday,
and will, we feel sure have a rushing
day, the first fair Saturday that
comes along. Don't forget to bring
something and get something this
Saturday if the weather permits.
J. R. H.
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Important Meas-
ures Before Tex-
as Legislature
By CLYDE WARWICK
Representative 123rd District.
The legislature has had before
its committees this session many
important measures. Public hear-
ings on these measures have
brought thousands of Texas citi-
zens to the state capitol for the
purpose either of advocating the
passage of these bills or of protest-
ing their passage The reader will
readily see that Austin certainly
profits very highly from a session
of the legislature when measures
of such controversal nature have
been introduced. This session of
the legisture has seen many such
bills introduced which have brought
much larger crowds to Austin than
usual.
The race horse bill was killed last
whereas forty-five per c>nt. or less w(l(>k by thf h0UK It was lntr0.
duced as a stock raising measure.
Many West Texans approved the
measure from this standpoint, which
is a little far fetched when it is un-
derstood that horse racing is allow-
ed under the pi-esent law. but gambl-
ing on horse races is prohibited.
than half of the period covered by
the budget has passed. In other
words, there remains but one third
if the money to be spread over more
'.han half of the time.
The clash on appropriations in th(
department of agriculture is over
'.he point of whether the depart-
ment will be able to enforce the
necessary regulatory laws protect-
ing Texas farmers -T C. C. A. Oo-
servation Post.
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GIBSON SERVICE STATION
The Gibson Service Station, with
R. L. Davis as manager has done
quite a bit of improving about his
filling station by the way of leveling
up the place, and Is arranging to
plant flowers and shrubery on three
sides of the place. Davis has an eye
to beautify the Olbson Service Sta-
tion aad make it attractive to his
many patrons who driva |Ms way
[fram Una to Uas.
Changing the medical pratice act
to license chiropractors brings to
Austin the largest lobby of any bill
before the legislature The bill is al-
ways hotly contested and has alw ays
resulted in defeat of any change
in the present law
Kidnaping is now a capital of-
fense in Texas. The House passed
a bill making kidnaping a capital
offense as one of its first measures
this session. The 8enate concurred
In the measure last week. It is a
Mil kmc sought by the parents of
Texas who have suffered as a re-
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