Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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1 VOLUME 43
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNT* TEXAS, FRIDAY DEC. 4, 1931.
NUMBER IS
Mustangs Fought a Good Battle For The Closing Year
Claude Prospects
of Next Year
Football Team
As this year's football's season
has come to a close, we l'cel that
something should be said regarding
next year's prospects.
We know that the following boys
will be lost by graduation: Howell
Dye, Merle Cayton, Nat Hynds,
Cleon Byrd, Ferrill Early and Jim
Dodge. They have all played a
good season this past fall.
Now as to the prospect of next
year, we have first, C. L. Shirey, a
new boy from Sam Houston Junior
High, who has lettered there one
year and seems to know something
about the game. Due to lack of
means of conveyance he was un-
able to play with us this year.
Tunney Brannon of Hillsboro,
was able to play a small part of
the season with us. but next year
will prove to be a star at the cen-
ter position. J. O. Vineyard would
have been a letter man this year,
had not an operation kept him
from being with us. He will be
plenty able next year though.
Gene Burton, Owen Hood, P"tc
Bagwell and Kenneth Cayton can
tell all the dissapointment that
comes from lack of study. Care-
lessness kept them from starring
this year, but the road is open so
fur for next.
The two big Dunn boys. Reuben
and Xenophon will maybe show
up for practice next fall. With
these two big huskies, Claude will
feel sure of winning a few games.
Time regular backfield men of
this year will also be back next
year. Roy Lewter. quarter-back,
J. O. Goodger and Wayne Bagwell,
half-backs need no introduction to
Claude fans.
There arr several freshmen and
sophomores, vV.c also receive,-',
good trainin.. this -"il and we
hope for them to show up good
next year. They are Joe Watson,
full-back, Bill Lewtor. Lee Blaine,
Wilburn Byrd, Weeks Hughs. Loyd
Turner and Dcvore Walker.
With the above prospects and if
L. D. Wicgman will consent to
play anot'ner year, Claude feels
certain of producing a champion-
ship team.—REPORTER
Universal Bible
Sunday to be
Observed Dec. 6
Austin. December 4: Governor R.
S. Sterling urges the observance of
Universal Bible Sunday on next
Sunday. December 6th, by the
churches of Texas.
The American Bible Society, an
Interdenominational agency engag-
ed in the circulating of the Scrip-
tures, and which last year put in-
to distribution over twelve million
volumes of Scriptures in two hun-
dred and eighty-five languages, has
prompted Universal Bible Sunday
for over a decade. Each year an
Increasing number of churches in
America and in foreign lands unite
In the observance of Universal
Bible Sunday in order to remind
church-goers of the important
place the Bible holds in the de-
velopment of Christian life and
character.
In commending Universal Bible
Sunday, Governor Sterling says:
"I heartily endorse Universal Bible
Sunday, feeling that every Sunday
should be a Bible Sunday. I feel
If our people would think about
and read more of the Bible and
less about depression and money
that our nation would be better
off."
IF I DON'T PAY MY
SCHOOL TAXES—
The schools may shut down.
The State cannot pay the full
per capita distribution because,
the local school tax, it depends
on my payment.
Banks cannot advance further
money to schools against unpaid
taxes.
It is my personal duty to pay
up—even though It hurts.
Thoughtful citizens in some
localities have organized "Pay
Your Taxes" clubs. Occasionally
larger tax payers are advancing
half or all they owe. long before
due date.
Alter all of us have paid who
can, there yet will be left
enough unpaid taxes that
schools will have to struggle.
I will start now to plan how I
can do "my bit."
Mrs. W. F. Mclver
Funeral Held
at M. E, Church
Funeral services for Mrs. W. F.
Mclver were held at the First
Methodist church at Claude Sun-
day afternoon at 2 p. m. Rev
B. W. Wilkins, the pastor was in
charge of the service and was as-
sisted by Rev. Russel, pastor of the
Baptist church and Rev. L. M.
Lipscomb, presiding elder of the
Amarillo District.
Mrs. Mclver is survived by her
husband, W. F. Mclver anil daugh-
ter, Mrs. P. L. Adams, both of
Claude community, and daughter,
Mrs. C. E. Hayes of Sentinel. Okla..
one sister living in Beaver county,
Okla., and eight grandchildren
She was born in Carroll county.
Arkansas, May 11, 185:?. was con-
verted early in life, and at that
'.iine united with the church. Mrs.
Mclver remained loyal to the
'•hureh, and retained her faith un-
to the end. A great many flowers
and a host of friends expressed
the deep appreciation, The people
of this community had for this
good woman. The kindest and best
of things were said and are being
said of her. Cheerful and without
oomplaint, she suffered unto the
end. The memory of this good
woman will not only be cherished
by the immediate relatives but by
all the friends, who knew her. She
lived victoriously, she died trium-
phantly. Interment in Claude cem-
etery.
Thanksgiving
Now, and Then
Cirristmas
"Today I walk and sing and talk
as happy as a cricket; the world to
me is a cherry tree and I'm the
guy to pick it. I have no ills, I
take no pills and eat three hots
per diem; green cheese I eat or
any sweet as long as I can buy
'em. But yet I'm sure I can't en-
dure always at my prime; I may
grow old or catch a cold and kick
off any lime. I'll grow infirm or
catch a germ and double up with
pain; I'll groan and sneeze and
call M. D.'s and vile dope bottles
drain. So while I've health and
some small wealth and do not
know disaster; I'll learn to pray
while yet I may and thank and
praise the Master."—Taken from
Nixon News.
Thanksgiving Day has passed—
our friends dropped in to see us—
our thoughts were to get a full
stomach, see or hear a football
game and very few of us even
stopped to think what the day
was set aside for. That is the
way that most Thanksgiving days
pass for most Americans. We rush
on in our hurry to make a living,
get by. and keep the "wolf away
from our door."
Why shouldn't we stop, use the
day as it was set aside for us to
use. Give thanks for all the good
things we have; health, happiness
and some worldly possessions. Be
thankful that we live in America
and help make up the great host
of American people, who are the
greatest blessed people In the
world.
Unless we become more thankful
the time may come when we have
very little to be thankful for; and
then we will become aware of our
short commings and lack of thanks.
Here I sat out here on Thanks-
giving Day in m£ comfortable
farm home with my friends eating
with me, of a bounteous dinner of
wild duck, canned fruits, pumpkin
pie, coffee. sweet milk and cream
and all the other things to make
a Thanksgiving Dinner. Were we
thankful? Yes, in a way; but not
the way our fore-fathers were.
Sometimes I think possibly a
people have to go through exces-
sive hardships before they really
get to thinking and humble them-
selves In thanks for what they
have.
Christmas is just around the
corner. Will we celebrate Christ-
mas as it should be observed or in
riotous, self satisfaction? Why not
begin today to give thought to
making some one in need happy
and givr of whet we have to those
who are in need.
—FARMER BROWN
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Miss Roberta Hunt was operated
on Friday for appendicitis. She is
at an Amarillo hospital, and is re-
ported doing nicely. Mrs. Hunt re-
mains in Amarillo in attendance of
her daughter.
When a Dollar Goes Fartheit
By Albert 77 Rod
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Health Exams
of the Claude
Schools
The Home Eoonomics III Class
sponsored the physical examination
>f school children in the Claude
school, November 23 and 24. They
■secured the services of Miss Buresh.
nurse from the State Health De-
partment at Austin and Dr. Caroll.
City health officer assisted
them in the testing of eyes, weigh-
ing, measuring and filling out re-
cords. In addition to this, the
mouth, throat and feet were ex-
amined by Miss Buresh.
Three hundred and sixty-four
students were inspected. Two nun-
dred and seven were found defec-
tive and there were two hundred
and seventy-two defects. Ov<>r
and eighty-four have been vacci-
nated for small-pox.
Miss Buresh found that a num-
ber of children, if immunized for
diphtheria, may secure health cer-
tificates from the state department.
These health certificates are given
if defects are corrected, if the
child has been immunized for
small-pox and diphtheria, if his
grades are satisfactory attitudes
and if he practices healthy hab-
ist.
Parents may secure a report of
the examination of their children
if they desire them, by merely ask-
ing that they be given to them.
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News Items From
Claude News
10 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Mathews were Am-
arillo shoppers Tuesday.
New Spring Tissue Ginghams
just received at Joe J. Mickle &
Son.
C. E. Renfroe, representative of
the R. V. George Machinery Co.. of
Amarillo. was in Claude Friday of
last week looking after collections.
Dr. E. L. Maxwell will be in Dr.
Carroll's office Friday and Satur-
day April 1 and 2 to do eye. ear,
nose and throat work.
T. J. Page, cashier of the First
State Bank returned last week
from a week's visit with his wife
and daughters at Baylor university
at Waco, Texas. Mrs. Page has
been down there several months
with the girls while they are in
school.
Rev", and Mrs. Everyt came home
Tuesday from Fort Worth where
they went to visit their daughter,
who was in a sanitarium, follow-
ing an operation They brought
their daughter to Clarendon where
she lives, returning to Claude
Tuesday of this week themselves.
Stubbs Bros., of Clarendon spent
Friday and Saturday in Claude
delivering shade trees, to those,
who have made recent purchases.
If you want shade trees, better get
in your want now for the spring
setting for they can deliver for a
Lions Clubs Sisrn
More Employ-
ment Pledge
Washington, D. C., Nov. 4—Lions ;
Clubs throughout he country are
pledging their members to give em-
ployment and to resume normal
buying within their means, accord-
ing to a statement received by
Eliot Wadsworth, chairman of the
Committee on Cooperation with
National Organizations, from Ar-
thur B. Heaton, a member of the
Lions Club of Washington, D. C.,
who initiated the movement.
'On the principle that public
buying is one of the most power-
ful forces to help end the depres-
sion." said Mr. Heaton, "a group of
local service clubs in Washington,
D. C.. has- been pledging members
to give employment and make
purchases within the limit of their
means. This movement has been
so successful locally that the Lions ]
International has sent similar
pledges to all its 2,600 local clubs
in the United States.
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Public Warned
Regarding All
Solicitations
It has recently come to the at-
tention of Department Headquar-
ters of the American Legion that
in various sections of the State
solicitations for funds from the
general public and veterans are be-
ing made and the public is hereby
warned that such solicitations are
without the sanction or endorse-
ment of the American Legion.
The American Legion solicits no
funds to carry on its legislative
program, this expense being taken
care of out of the general revenues
I of the organization when such Is
necessary. The poppy sale conduct-
ed by tile American l egion posts is
the only public solicitation that is
endorsed by the State organization,
and the proceeds of this sale goes
only into rehabilitation work.
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MAKE A DOI.LOR
You can make an extra dollar by-
having The Claude News, order
your Star Telegram or Amarillo
News-Globe in connection with
your home-town paper. The Claude
News, one year. This means that
you also take advantage of the
regular Bargain L)ay rates, lor the
year, on either paper. Call at once
and save the doiiar. as your time
may be out. or nearly out. and the
bargain day rates will soon be a
tilling of the past.
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Mr. and Mrs. Claude Renfro were
I Amarillo visitors Friday of last
A m e r i c a n Le-
gion District Con
vention Program
at Burner, Texas
December 5th and 6th, 19.11
Hutchinson County Post No. 412
and Auxiliary
9:00 A. M.—Registration begins at
Legion Hall and Black Hotel.
3:00 P.M.—The Big Parade.
4:00 P.M.—Parade of the Poor
Goofs.
6:00 P.M. — Slum Line for Poor
Goofs.
7:00 to 9:00 P.M.—40 and 8 Wreck
at Legion Hall.
9:30 P.M.—Convention Ball at Le-
gion I-Iall from 9:30 till when!
Sund.lv, December 6th
7:30 A. M— Reveille.
9:00 to 11:00 A.M.—Band Parade
and Concerts.
10:00 to 11:00 A.M.—-Service Offi-
cers' School at Rig Theatre.
Oklahoma and Texas Service
Officers in Charge.
11:00 to 11:45 A.M.—Joint Devo-
tional Services at Rig Thea-
tre.
12:00 Noon—Deer Dinner at Legion
Hall.
1:00 P.M.—Business Session of
18th Dist. at High School.
1:45 P. M.—Joint Public Meeting
at High School Auditorium.
Songs by Truax Bros.. Perryton.
Address of Welcome, Dr. Harvey
H. Crosby.
Response to Welcome, Van Stew-
art, Pern-ton.
Introduction of Distinguished
Guests, by Phil Trock. Commander
Hutchinson County Post, No. 412.
Address by Josh Lee, nationally
known orator and Legionaire,
Address by Earl Earp, depan-
ment commander.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Saturday
9:00 A.M.—Registration at Legion
Hall and Black Hotel
3:00 to 5:00 P. M.—Formal Tea at
C. R. Stahl residence in S\V
Borger.
9:30 P M.—Convention Ball at Le-
gion Hall.
Sunday
9:30 to 11:00 A. M—Business Meet-
ing at High School Audito-
rium.
Song. "America."
Invocation. Mrs Tillman Jones.'
Post. Texas.
Address of Welcome, Mrs. Gor-
don Burch.
Response. Mrs. Monty R. Garri-
son. Childress, Texas.
Minutes of the Last Meeting.
Announcements.
Unit Report
Vocal Number. Mrs. L. M Draper
Address. Mr1 Van W. Stewart,
j State President. Perryton. Texas.
Plans for the Coming Year. Mrs.
Will Benton, Amarillo. Texas.
I Introduction of Distinguished
. Guests.
Report of Resolutions Commlt-
Itee.
All Roads
Leading to
Washington
In ancient times all roads led to
Rome. Now they sesem to be lead- |
ing to Washington. j
Which means that our Isolation
of the past is also a thing of the j
past.
The League of Nations wants to
fettle the war between the Chinese
and the Japanese. But it depends
on Washington.
The governments of the old
world talk loudly about universal
disarmament. But they can't get
beyond the talking stage without
hearing from Washington.
Another group advocates only re-
duction in armament, But it all
seems to hinge upon Washington.
Prime Minister McDonald of
England wanted to cement friendly
relations with us. and a few other
things. He headed the procession
to Washington.
Premier Laval of France yearned
to stabilize world economic condi-
tions. and he rushed right over to
Washington.
Foreign Minister Grandi of Italy-
entertained similar ideas, and It
was Washington for him.
The Germans want their burdens
lightened, and their eyes are glued
longingly upon Washington.
Even Mahatma Gandi has the
habit and wants to exploit his loin
cloth in Washington.
Before the world war there was
very little about Washington. Now
everything is Washington. No mat-
tei what the proposal may be, if
Washington appoves, it is a go.
If Washington disapproves, it is j
junked.
It is enough to give the average
person the swelled head. But
Americans are hard headed and
not very susceptible to that disease.
There is in it. however, a certain
element of danger, at least a cause
for uneasiness. We have grave
problems of our own to be solved
and our public officials can not af-
ford to spend all of their time lis-
tening to the pleas of foreign gov-
ernments.
Again, if the minds of our Wash-
ington officials are daily engrossed
with the affairs of the rest of the
world their intellects can hardly be
properly attuned to the needs and
requirements of our own country.
Of course we can not °scape the
obligations we owe to civilization
:>i;d world economics. They must be
performed in a just and honorable
manner, and they will be so per-
formed.
But let us not forget that our
first duty is to our own homes and
to our own people.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Stephwwon
and family of Clarendon. Texas
have been visiting In the home of
Mr. and Mis. W. H.
since Thursday.
Miss Lucille Hunt visited in Am-
arillo last Monday.
Hog Killing
Time Is Now
at Hand
Over two hundred families are | short time only and trees shold be
canning a beef each in Dickens j set r it now.
County. ! Pas.or Burt of the Church of
:0: j Christ at Claude left Friday for
Scurry county where he will
preach. Pastor Burt will lead the
singing for Evangelist Tom Milho-
land in a protracted meeting at
Clarendon this week and next.
Bro. Burt is a splendid singer as
well as preacher and likes to sing.
After figuring it up one side and
down the other for the past year,
and getting it wrong as many
times as we did right, we have de-
cided that the Miama Chief is
right about setting our watch up
one hour instead of setting it back
one hour, to get back to standard
time again. Many Plains papers
have advised us to set our watch
back one hour to get standard
time when they should have advis-
ed us to set our watch up one
hour. We hope congress will never
take a fool notion of monkeying
with our time on the Plains again,
after we once get back to standard
time.
Mr. J A Best, old time grocery-
man. has leased the brick building
just north of the News office and
put in a new and complete stock of
staple and fancy groceries. This
gives us five grocery stores and we
should not go hungry for groceries
after this.
Remember we will have our reg-
ular show Friday night and Tues-
day night. "William Duncan in the
Silent Avenger." or regular serial
for tonight, with a five-reel drama
also. Don't miss this serial.
Saturday night, March 26, we
will have a 5-reel drama.
Betty, four years old, lives in a
modern apartment in Brooklyn,
facing Prospect park She knows
all the squirrels in the park and
the birds that stay there in the
summer.
For several weeks Betty has been
lonesome because all her feathered
friends went in search of warmer
climate.
Roscoe Logue left Saturday night
for Denison. Texas, where he ship-
ped a car load of horses. Roscoe
says he is going to sell them if he
has to take paper and carry the
paper himself He will be gone as
long as the horses-last.
J W. Weeks and family left
Wednesday night for Alabama
wher" they will visit for some time
Hogs are selling at 4 cents per
pound—that is too cheap. Of
course we can't put all of them up
into lard, sausage, hams and ba-
con; but we can at least suppley
our needs for 12 months before
selling the rest. We can keep back
from 2 to 6 top brood sows and
gilts. Prices will change, they al-
ways have.
We know that we have to eat
ham, bacon, sausage and fry in
lard so why not take the advan-
tage of low priced hogs on foot
and store away our year's supply.
You say you can't prepare it to
where it will taste like bought ba-
oon, hams. etc. But you can. Just
try a little different method of
curing.
First use a few precautions in
handling your hogs and meat:
kill and dress carefully. Cool
thoroughly before curing. Do not
use frozen or tainted meat for
curing. Have vessels tight and
clean for curing.
SUGAR CURE (Dry Method)
For Hams and Shoulders
Ingredients for 100 lbs. of trim
med meat.
Salt . 8 pounds
Sugar 2 pounds
Saltpeter 2 ounces
Time necessary for each pound
of meat. 2 days (Ex. 12 lbs. ham.
24 days to curei.
Ingredients for 100 lbs of bacon.
Salt 4 pounds
Sugar m pounds
Saltpeter 2 ounces
Time necessary for each pound
of bacon. IS days (Ex. 12 lbs.
slab of bacon 18 days to cure.
Application:—Mix the ingredients
salt, sugar and saltpeter thorough-
ly. Use one-half of the mixture
when tli" meat is first packed
down. One quarter the 3rd day-
later and the balance on the 15th
day. Rub it on and into the meat ' at their old home place,
thoroughly. Pack the cure into ; S. E. Smith shipped a car of fat
the crevices, especially shanks and cattle to FYtrt Worth Wednesday of
butts and pat or pack it on the' this week.
faces of the maat.
Jack D. Hudson
County Agent
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Mr M W Stanton made a busi-
ness trip to Amarillo past week In
conncction with the Hupp-Agency.
Mrs J F SeweU spent a couple
i of davs in Amarillo the past week.
SEND rs YOUR LETTER j j R „pnson
presiding elder of
TO SANTA CLAl'S 1 (his district delivered an "xcellent
i sermon Sunday, his subject being
Children, you should rush your! Let thy light shine.' and In his
letters to Santa Claus in this week 1 usual way won his audience from
and have them published in The! the very start
Claude News in time The News r«.v. Pride filled the pulpit at
editor will see that Old Santa; the Baptist church Sunday, making
Clause get* your message in The | ftn earnest plea for every one to do
Claude Paper Get mother or sis-1 their duty people and Christiana,
ter or brother to help you write j r Herndon and family of
what you want, if you cannot write Wellington also Miss Payne, sister
It yourself.. If you have been a of Mrs J A. Kirby visited the
good boy or girl we feel sure 8anta ' Kirby family over Saturday and
Clause will brine you the things j Sunday at Goodnight.
you need and want. Write him j. a. lCirby and family ate
now, before you folfll K. Batter j .
do tt to day. «
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