Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1948 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME 57.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1948.
NUMBER 37
X-Ray Survey to
Be Made Of
Local Citizens
A county-wide search for un-
known cases of tuberculosis will be
inaugurated in Armstrong County
August 27th and 28th under a mass
X-Ray program being sponsored by
local citizens and the State Depart-
ment, with the cooperation of the
local civic and ladies clubs.
"This is one of the most import-
ant steps ever taken for the con-
trol of tuberculosis in Armstrong
County," said Dr. W. A. Carroll,
County Health Officer. "It is esti-
mated that approximately thirty-
five persons in the county' have
tuberculosis, a communicable dis-
ease which is spread from person
to person.
"Of this number, only five are
known to the health authorities.
Thus, there arc something like
thirty people who probably do not
even know ■ they are ill, since tu-
berculosis often has no outward
symptome in its early stage, yet who
are losing their health and may bo
giving the disease to others. The
only way to find these unknown
cases is to X-Ray apparently heal-
thy people."
The X-Ray program is financed
by the state of Texas and will be
free to all who wish to have an
X-Ray made. It only takes two
minutes to make an X-Ray pic-
ture and no one is required to un-
dress. It is estimated that over
1,000 pictures a clay can be made
so it is hoped that every citizen
of the county will participate in
the program.
Each patient will receive a report
if there is no indication of a dis-
ease, however, medical authorities
will be notified should a disease
be found.
The program is for every mnn
and woman in the county over
fifteen years of age, and, of course,
is free to everyone, inasmuch as
it is supported by the state. A
modern mobile X-Ray unit, purch-
ased by the state, will be used, and
will be oprated by health depart-
ment technicians.
"We hope that every adult in
the community will want to partic-
ipate in this program to control
tuberculosis," said Dr. Carroll. "It
cannot be over-emphasized that
tuberculosis kno\v;.s no foundry
line. Anyone may g?t the disease
and any case of tuberculosis in
the community is a threat to the
rest of the community."
FAMILY MAN...Prino Camera,
satchel - footed former heavy*
weight boxing citation, is en-
gulfed by hia happy family with
whom he was reunited for the
firat time in two years when he
flew to the U.S. from Italy.
l<a Preem ia now a big-time
wrestler-
Chicken Shoot
Saturday Afternoon
The Claude Sportsman Club will
hold a Chicken Shoot in north
Claude Saturday afternoon, begin-
ning at 2:00 P.M. Everyone is"in-
vited to attend this shoot. Bring
your gun and shells.
Magnolia Auditor
Visits Claude
L. S. Brown, Magnolia Field
auditor, who lives in Amarillo. was
a business visitor in Claude with
the local wholesale dealer, Howard
McMullen, Tuesday of this week.
Mr. Brown says the gasoline
shortage does not look so good at
the present time, but they hope
for relief during the summer
months, based on good authority.
Moore's Cafe is
Closed Temporarily
Hermon Moore is one of the
new truck drivers for R. C. Bal-
lard of the Texas Company in
Claude.
Mr. and Mrs. 1 Moore have closed
their cafe for a while Mrs. Ola
Moore is employed at the Caprock
Cafe working for Mrs. Zola Mor
rison.
Local Red Cross
Organized For
Coming Year
Saturday, May 15, a luncheon
was held at the Caprock Cafe for
the Armstrong County Red Cross
officers and representatives.
Mrs. Rodgers and Mrs. Bell re-
ceived the guests at the door. The
lovely table was laid with an
ivory linen cloth and centered
with an attractive arrangement
of red roses.
The place cards were quite clever
having the Red Cross on them and
bearing the aim of the organization,
"We Together Will Serve."
Mrs. Rodgers Red Cross County
chairman, introduced B. Waggoner
who gave the invocation, she then
introduced Mrs. Juanita Hutchin-
son, the district Red Cross Field
Representative from St. Louis.
Those attending were; Stell
Rutherford, Assoiate RC Rep. of
Worthy; WM. J. B. Waggoner,
Public Information chairman,
Mrs. Fred Church, Maiden, Rep.;
Mrs. LaNell Gunter, North Arm-
strong Rep.; Mrs. G. N. Miller,
a visitor of Plainview; Mrs. Waun-
ita M. Hutcheson, General Field
Representative, St. Louis, Mo. (F.1
Hdqs - 1501 W. 5th, Plainview.;
Texas); Mrs. Edd Rodgers, Red
Cross County chairman; Mrs. C.
B. Hunter, Nominating com; Mrs.
W. M. Crain, Goodnight, Rep; Mrs.
L .S. Newberry, Goodnight, Rep;
Mrs. C. N. Bell, Co. Sec. - Tres.
Immediately after the luncheon
those attending adjorned to the
County Court room for the purpose
of electing officers for the coming
year.
Mrs. Rodgers, chairman, first
gave a report of some of the
things which we the Armstrong
Co. Red Cross chapter had done
the past year. This included the
aid given to the Higgins disaster,
she stated we sent some 500 pieces
of clothing to Higgins, also a vast
amount of food.
Mrs. Rodgers named numerous
things which this chapter had i
done....far.. . the Veteran^ Hospital'
WEDDED BLISS. . . Bernarr lie-
F&ddcn, healtb faUdist who It
spry as a two-year-old at E0.
drinks a rousing toast in carrot
Juice to Ills new bride, tht
former Mra. Jonnle Lee, 42-ycar-
old grandmother. McFatiden files
his om plane, runs for gover-
of riorifia.
Memorial Day
Program Is Being
Planned Here
A Memorial Day program is be-
ing planned to be presented May
30th, at the Claude Cemetery at
4:00 PM. in honor of the war
dead.
The different churches and or-
ganizations will each present a
number on the program and ,:ing-
ing by those in attendance. The
program will be short so as not to
make those attending uncomfortable
standing in the sun too long.
Tell your neighbors and friends
of this program being planned
with J. E. Johnson and Avis Nelson
as program chairmen. Look in
your paper next week for the
scheduled program.
J. R. Skaggs
Service Agent
Your Farm Bureau has accepted
the appointment of J. R. Skaggs
of Panhandle as your Service
Agent for Armstrong and Carson
Counties.
Farm Bureau has its own life
and casulty insurance companies,
farmer owned and controlled, thro-
ugh which life and casulty insur-
ance may be secured at cost. This
is possible because the companies
are non-profit — earnings above
operating costs arc returned to the
policy holders. Hospital insurance,
the cheapest and best available,
is also available to Farm Bureau
members.
MATERNITY WARD CHUMS
Mrs. John Banyasz and Mrs.
Swen Swenson became friends on
Christmas Day, 1946. when they
occupied adjoining beds in the ma-
ternity section of the Elizabeth
(N.J.) General Hospital.
On March 14, their friendship
blossomed anew. Both were back
in the same beds—and for the
same reason.
FEATHERS HELP SOIL
Fred C. Osgood of Cumberland
Center, Me., Is "feathering" his
farm to enrich the soil. The 29-
year-old farmer says that thru
this technique the earth holds
moisture, adds humus, improves
aeration and increases vegetable
yield. A neighboring poultryman
furnishes Osgood with an ample
supply of feathers which he plows
under while they are damp.
Mention The Claude News when
you buy.
and much home service had been
extended.
She then very graciously pre-
sented to Mrs. Bell an award
j from Basil O'Connor, the National
I Red Cross chairman, for the work
I in the Red Crass that she had re-
I cently achieved.
Mrs. Waunita Hutcheson, Field
Rep., then explained the new:
set-up of officers in the Red Cross;
and their duties
The house was then opened for
nomination and election of officers.
The follinwg officers were elect-
ed: Mrs. Edd Rodgers, County
Chairman; Mrs. C. N. Bell, Sec. -
Treas.; and Appointive offices; B.
Waggoner, Public Information!
chairman;. Other chairman Willi
be announced as they are appoint-
ed.
Mrs. Rodgers announced she had
received the cards from the NW |
Hospital Labratories bearing the:
type of each individuals blood;
which was typed recently in the,
Red Cross 'Walking Blood' pro- j
gram. She also stated if any one
of this county might need a trans- I
fusion their type could quickly be
matched by getting in touch with
your Armstrong Co. Red Cross.« j
Mrs. Bell then thanked each j
Representative for the cooperation
they gave in raising the total of
$898.85 In the 1948 Fund Drive.
Meeting adjorned, each resolving
"We Together, Will Serve" our
fellowman
RAT COUNTING FORMULA
Extension specialists oL Michi-
gan'State1"Collegfc" 'at "iSs^rfeansta*
give this formula by which farm-
ers can estimate how many rats
live on their farms:
If you never see rats, but see
signs of rats and damage, there
are 1 to 1000 rats on the farm.
If you sec rats now and then at
night, there are 10 to S00.
If you see rats every night and
occasionally in daytime, there are
from 500 to 1,000.
If you see lots of rats at night
and several every day, you are
probably host to 1.000 to 5,000.
Three Minute Sermon
By Charles Trimmier,
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago
COLUMBIA BASIN SIPHON... Near Adrian, t
nave *eb or heavy reinforcing bara around eblxh •'•[ •j* poured
concrete tot Crab creek Inverted siphons which "M*
ColoHM* bUln Irrigation eater across Dry CbuIm to reclala
thahlnaton aacebneh land. Twenty* five feet In dlaaeter
ba •°rid' •uw8t •°nomhic
Western Cafe
Redecorated
A. L. Shores and G. J. Cagle sold
the resident building next to their
Western Cafe, to Marvin Cagle
G. J.'s. brother, who plans to move
it to Clarendon soon
This will make the Western Cafe,
operated for them by Mrs. Wheeler,
show up better from.the highway.
Hie cafe has been refinished out-
side in a white stucco which is
very attractive.
The counter, inside, has been
made in to an L counter, running
along the back wall and the west
wall, leaving room for three cables
The walls have been papered in
an attractive Western pattern, all
of which carries out the idea of
Western Cafe.
"I'll teach you to make love to
my daughter."
"I wish you would, sir. I'm not
doing so well by myself."
Automobiles may have added to
he death rate, juvenile delin-
luency and income headache, but
.tave reduced the number of horse
lies.
LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF
DAVID—AS SHEPHERD
Of all the great men described
in the Bible none had a more
humble beginning than the son
whom Jesse called "beloved." The
stripling David first appears as a
shepherd boy before the aging
Samuel, who had already seen seven
stalwarts of Jesse's house present
themselves as candidates for the
crown gf Israel.
They had all been rejected, but
now the heavenly command of cor-
onation was, "Arise, anoint him: for
this is he." The faithful priest-
judge, Samuel, performs this last
official act of his long career and
the* shepherd's auburn locks shone
with the oil of a king's anointing.
More important than the kingly
oil, however, was "the fact that
'the Spirit of the Lord came upon
David from that day forward'
(See SERMON on Last Page)
Scouts of Troop
17 Have Full
Week End Here
The Scouts of our local Lone
Star Pioneer Troop 17 enjoyed a
full week-end last Friday and
Saturday, May 14-15, 1948, when
they opened their Fifth Annual
Jamboree with a Father and Son
Cook-Out Friday evening. The
guests enjoyed a short program and
Court of Honor while the Coffee Can
Casseroles were cooking and then
the eats. Many compliments were
heard on the brown beans and
apricots that complimented the
Casserole dish, and Mrs. Cecil
Waggoner was praised for being
an excellent cook.
At the opening of the court of
honor several Scouts were honored
for outstanding work in the troop.
They were Leadership — Johnny
McCarty; Achievement — Joe Cald-
well; Advancement — Dick Doyle;
Troop Loyalty — Joe Blakeney.
Four awards were made by the
troop to Outstanding Fathers, men
who had helped the troop in many
ways. They were Chester Carr,
Clarence Blakeney, Charles Stewart
and Charles Reed.
During the Court of Honor the
tollowing Scouts were awarded
badges for their advancement in
the troop:
Second Class, Sam Stewart
First Class, Johnny McCarty
Merit Badges
Dick Doyle, Small Grains &
Cereal Foods, Wood Carving, Beef
Production, Hog & Poultry Pro-
duction, Leathercraft, Soil Manage-
ment.
Johnnie McCarty; Swimming.
Hog & Pork Production, Sheep
Farming.
Virl Hundley, Jr.; Bookbinding.
Fingerprinting, Marksmanship.
Wallace Stewart; Fingerprinting,
Civics, Firemanship, Bookbinding,
Marksmanship.
Joe Merl Nelson; Personal Health,
First Aid.
Raby Smalley; Hog & Pork Pro-
duction.
. Jimmie McFarland; Aeronautics.
Barker Brummett, A.S.M; Public
Health.
STAR
Dick Doyle, Raby Smalley, Wal-
lace Stewart, Johnnie Moore.
LIFE
Barker Brummett
Saturday morning, bright and
early, the Scouts were on hand
for the Jamboree, in which they
sold tickets the past three weeks.
The Scouts appreciate the many
purchases made and wished that
more could have attended the an-
nual event, however, winds pre-
vented many from attending.
The Trail Blaizer Patrol, with a
small margine of 699 2/3 pts. won
the meet with the Plainsmen
second, 647 Ms pts; Comanchies,
632 1/3 pts., third and the Front-
iersmen, 632 pts., a close fourth.
The contest^ were extremely close
with the Comanchie Patrol ahead
all morning. However, the Trail
Blazers pulled ahead in the after-
noon and came out winners.
Judges were; Chief Judge, G. D.
Caldwell, and Judges Barker Brum-
mett, Clarence Blakeney, Chester
Carr, Gus Tyler and B. Waggoner.
FAVORITE SON.. .California't
Gov. Earl Warren called for a
rock-bound domestic policy to
save the nation from moral and
economic bankruptcy In his first
aatlonelde radio address as a
favorite eon candidate for
iepubllcan presidential nomina-
tion.
Roping Calves
Purchased
A group of Claude citizens who
are interested in seeing the Claude
Legionaires put on a good Rodeo
July 30-31 have purchased roping
calves for practice roping. These
calves are being left at the Legion
Park for practice roping until the
Rodeo in July.
Individuals who have purchased
roping calves are:
Russell Blanton, Nelson Grain,
C. A. Dawkins. Howell Averyt, Lynn
Sewell, Wade Watson, Leland Wood,
Tom Cobb, Terrill Christian, H. B.
Watson, Fred Patching, Ray Daw-
kins, Le Roy Campbell, Red &
White Groc., R. C. Ballard, Porter
Groc., Hugh Doak, Tom Collins,
Hack January, Delton Dye, Vester
Smith Harman Harred.
Radio Newscaster
Changes Jobs
After three years on the air
from KGNC, newscaster George
Young has resigned his position
with that station and is now heard
on KAMQ, I0T0' TtflUCJ cleS'.
Newscasts on which he'll be
heard arc at 7:45 and 9:00 o'clock
each morning:, 12:15 each after-
noon and 6:00 each evening.
A program featuring interviews
with home town newspaper editors
which has been a feature of
George Young's Sunday morning
programming, will be continued
soon on KAMQ, station officials
announced.
OLD TIMER'S TALL TALE
Everyone in the Red Desert
| country near Cheyenne, Wyo., was
excited as could be over the dis-
covery there of a uranium tire de-
I posit. Tliat is, everyone but one
| old timer. According to a story
i told by a reliable source, the old
I timer has been using a poultice of
j water and the yellowish pellets of
I "ore" to take the "misery" out of
| his arm and shoulder for years.
The fellow who used to walk a
barbed wire fence barefoot, with a
wildcat under each arm, is now
! married to a little red-headed wo-
man who makes him do the dishes
three times a day.
Students of prophecy are run-
ning themselves ragged, trying io
keep up with the Palestine situa-
tion. There are many prophecies
covering the Hold Land, and now
the ancient hamlets, towns and
cities have become head-line ma-
terial for the reading public.
Through the ti avail of Israel, we
see the birth of a nation. But
many things are yet to come be-
fore tne Holy Lands become the
center of world union.
The rise of the anti-Christ, the
transition, the battle of Armaged-
don around the Holy Lands and
quite a few others. The cycles get
smaller and smaller, and events
happen in days, whereas, in olden
days they took years. At least we
are witnessing great things on the
face of the earth and perhaps the
next century will find us in that
thousand years of peace and pros-
perity, where every individual will
have direct access to truth that
is not befuddled by prejudices,
creeds and doctrines foreign to
truthful thinking.
Virtually the whole of mankind
will be shifted to a new height of
intelligence as he evolves from the
darkness of material things. Thru
the travail of these years, the cast-
ing off the old to partake of ihe
new, many will suffer, but it >vill
bring man closer to the divine.
As we look back over the past
we note the progression. First, the
twilight period, in which knowledge
and truth met only a few, and
each thousand years from that
period and into the age of grace
brought man closer and closer to
the realization of who he is and
the great heritage that is his..
Israel holds the key and on her
j awakening, she will bring to the
world, as true priests, the know-
| ledge and truth the world has so
long waited for.
| As that time approaches, Jiie
world will go down into the valley
| of the shadow of death, to be re-
surected as a new heaven and earth.
♦ *
j Worry, worry, worry!! It's only
1 due to lack of faith. We're afraid
of many things and we lose faith
in ourselves and our ability to
carry on with the knowledge that
all things work together for good.
We may concentrate on the errors
too long to see the beautiful rose
rising above it. How many wheat
failures ago did we think all was
lost, only to reap a bountiful har-
vest a year ago? Perhaps the land
is tired of growing wheat and
needs a rest in row crop or some
other seed. Nature has a way of
maintaining a balance it man will
but abide by her laws.
It's hard to be a looser, but it's
much harder to be a winner.
* * *
Did you attend the Father and
Son Cook-Out of our local Boy
Scout Troop last Friday evening?
Those Coffee Can Casseroles were
quite tastey and some of the Dads
were surprised that a Scout could
(See STUFF on Page 2)
No. 1—Trail Blaizers; No. 2—
Plainsmen; No. 3—Comanchies; No. | j.
4—Frontiersman:
Events 12 3 4
Attendance
66-i
62's
83'a
25
Tent Inspection
24
27
15
26
Knot Tying
75
35
40
85
Fire by Friction
30
30
95
30
Fire Flint-Steel
20
20
20
20
Peg Making
70
60
55
65
Team Cooking
96
102
98
95
First Aid
88
88
79
81
Signaling
99
109
53
69
Inspection-Drill
90
39
49
63
Blanket Rolling
41
75
45
73
Grand Total
699*.i
6474
632 'S
632
BAMBINO.. .Oatfitt^djWitb a
See BUI Brady |
raabliag aoss s li
td a New York Vak
««d a New Terk Yaakeea ulfan,
Members of the Patrols are:
Trail Blaizers — Joe Merl Nel-
so% Johnnie Moore. Raby Smalley,
Alvin Carr, Joe Blakeney, Wallace
Stewart, Johnnie McCarty, Junior
Hundley, Bill Forbes.
Plainsmen — Buddy Campbell,
Tommy Blakeney. Syltan Osteen,
Joe Caldwell. Jimmy Finley, Zack.
Pannell, Gene and genny Holllngs-
worth.
Comanchies — Charles Hollings-
worth, Mickey Smothermon. Bobby
Mclntlre, Sam Stewart, Luther
Brown, Frank Berry. Ralph O'-
Daniel.
Frontiersmen — Dick Doyle, Bob
Posey, Bill Dye, Rex Bagwell.
When daughter completes her
courses at the finishing school, it
may be the daughter who gets the
diploma, but It is dad who gets
the finishing.
Far
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BOMB TO END ALL BOMBS...Secretary of the Any Kenneth Roysll
(left) cranes his neck to look up in the direction of the tall
fins of a giant 43,000-pound boab ehlch attracted his attention
during a visit to Aberdeen, Md., proving grounds. The big boab
recently was given a drop teat (unaraed) at Naroc dry lake,
Calif., frosi a converted B-2B. tlth Royal 1 are BaJ> Gen. Everett
a Hughes, chief ot ordnance, sad Mai. Sea. A. B. tola ton, Jr..
(right) co—ending the provlag groan*.
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