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A Community Service
for Armstrong County
& Its Trade Territory
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In the Interest of
Farming & Ranchii
Growth of this Sectic
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'The Oldest and Best Read County
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Seat Weekly in the Panhandle"
VOLUME 55
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS. MARCH 1, 1946.
NUMBER 3&
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Unite
UORIN RUTHERFORD WRITES:
(To his grandfather)
Miyazuki, Kyushu, 13 Jan. 1946
Hellu Everyone,
I've been on the move so much
the last few weeks that I haven't
even had a permanent address
My mail—well I Ju:t haven't had
any l;i ages. I moved from trie
north west side to the south east
corner of the island It was some
train ride I had. The Japanese
spent plenty of time building that
road because we went through
many tunnels, both long and short
I was glad that the Japanese
do have a very good railway sys-
tem. I traveled very comfortably in
the military personnel car. I saw
a lot of the island, in fact, too
much. I've seen all of Japan that
I care to see. I'm ready to see a
little of the U. b. A. around Tex-
as.
I was supposed to go to the
2nd Marine Headquarters, but they
seemed to think I had too many
points to be here very long so 1
was sent on out here: Headquar-
ters Co. 1st Battalion 2nd Marines,
2nd Marine Division c/o F. P O.,
San Francisco, Calif.
I hope that I won't stay very
long. From the papers, It seems
the points will drop to 45 which
will miss me one point.
We are located in a low spot
of which Japan seems to have
very few of. We are within walk
ing distance of the ocean.
Not much new that I know to
WTite, but I'm thinking of all of
you and wanting to be home soon,
I hope.
Lots of Love, GORIN
• Bob O'Dnnit'l is getting along
fine now. his mother stated Fri-
day of last week.
Junior Stock
Show Here .
Saturday, Mar. 2
Charles Reed Armstrong Count;
Agent, and Paul Payne, Volition-
al Agricultural 'leather, Claude
High School, states that plans
nave teen completed for the Ann-
strong County Junioi Spring Show
at Claude, Saturday, March 2
John Baumgardner, Texas Te:li.
Lubbock, will judge all classes of
livestock for the show. 'I he follow-
ing classes of livestock have been
entered by the members:
FAT STEERS: Alvin Can -2
head, Fred Brown—1 head. Curtis
Whatley—7 head, Bobby Wood-
1 h>Hd, Dale Hoiling H'orth 2 Ived.
FAT SHEEP: Donnie Lee Whel-
chel—2 head, Robert Paul Whel-
chel—2 head, Jimmie Nickel!—5
head, FAT HOGS: Fred Brown
3 head, Robert Paul Whelciiel—3
head.
The show will bet;in promptly
at 10 00 and immediately following
the show, most of the livestock
will be taken to AmurUlo for the
show next week.
The show will be held at the
regular place in Claude rain or |
shine. | The Department of Agriculture
We want to take this opportunity I states that the actual prices receiv-
ed ay firmers, lor things they sell
are averaging 18 per cent above
parity pi ice levels farm in:oi:.e
runs even higher since total crop
production last year was the third
largest in history.
A comparison of parity and actual
prices received for some major
Commodities, as of December 15,
follows:
Baptist
Revival Meeting
March 10 th to 17th
REV. I, E. GODWIN
GosncI Singer
Production
And Marketing
Farm Information
to thank the merchants and con-
tributors for their financial support
in paying premiums and cost of
the show.
If there is any other boys thai
have fat calves, sheep, or swine
that ere not on the list that they
desire to show, bring them in Sat-
urday morning by 10:00. -County
Agent
• Jimmie Don Goin W.T.I/C left
Monday for Oklahoma City to re-
port for reassignment. He is being
sent to San Diego, Calif., for
further duty, j
TOM O'HANIKL
OPENS ICE HOISE
Tom O'Dnnlel, who was recently
discharged from the army after
three years service, 18 months of
that time being over seas, recently
opened a ice house here and i;
endeavoring to serve the people o.'
Claude
He is located iu the o'd ve house
at (he rear of the Hood Service
Station.
He invites f<nv one in need of
Ice to call him ano he will give
prompt delivery.
Three Minute Sermon
| (1) Parity; <2)
j Received.
Wheat (bu.)
j Corn (bu.i
Cotton (lb.)
Coybeans (bu.)
Potatoes (bu.)
Hogs (cwt.)
Beef Cattle (cwt.)
Sheep (cwt.)
Milk, wholesale (ci
Eggs (doz.)
Average Prices
(1)
(2)
$ 1.56
$ 1.54
1.13.
1.09
.2182
.2284
1.69
2.09
1.28
1.37
12.80
14 20
9.54
11.50
7.97
6.19
) 3.09
3.40
.465
.482
The Claude Baptist Church an-
nounces a revival meeting begin-
ning March 10th-17th. Rev. L. E
Godwin, who plays his consecrated
.axphone only in thi- name of the
Lord, will lead the singing Rev.
Godwin was pastor of the Groom
Baptist church for many years
tut is now head of the South-
western Public Light Co at Pan-
handle, Texas. Come and sing
while Bro. Godwin sing1', p'avs
and leads its In a spiritual gospel
song and hymn service.
Rev. James D. McDaniel, resi-
dent pastor, will do the preach-
ing.
The church invites oil to come
to all services but the following j
night have been designated for spe- i
cial group night Sunday March]
10th Claude Public School Night, j \/(Ul'ipJfc'Jl
Monday night 11th -Basket Ball * "CITI OLIfl
and Pep Squad Night. Tuesday
night 12th—Boy and Gir! Scouts
Night. Wednesday night 13th-
Business Mens Night, Thursday
nignt 14th—Young Peoples Night,
Friday night 15th City Officials
night, Saturday night Kith—Family
Night, Sunday nigh' 17th— Differ-
ent Clubs night.
lur Joke Column
Oleta May Morrison proudly pre-
ented her report card to her
mother and stood waiting her coin-
merit.
"Hmm, reading excellent, aiith-1
■metic good," she read. "Well done, |
Daughter, but I don't see any- j
thing here for deportment."
"Oh, Mother, we didn't have any
of that," was her quick reply.
'Iravis Puckett was proposing to |
his best girl. "And sweetheart,"
he finished, "I'll lay my whole
fortune at your feet."
"It isn't, a very big fortune," she
reminded him.
"I know dear," he replied, "but
it will look awfully big beside
'your iittle feet."
He got the girl
, iwttwn
miiw
L«ws
V KOKO-1
ifvjjlKrr z - k
FillF
REV. J. D. McDANIEL
Biptlst Pastor
COL. GOODNIGHT
Service
Appointed
Ray Smith, Potter Countv Ser-
vice officer of veteran affairs lias
recently been appointed service of-
ficer of Armstrong County. Mr.
Smith will be in Claude every Sat-
A letter, written and signed bv' urday at !0:(i0 0'cicck to handle
Col. Chas. Goodnight at Good
night, Texas, address to I'he
Claude News, a quarter of a cen-
tury ago. is in the Claude News
office. It reads: "I am shippi
all veteran affairs pcrtalninn to in-
surance, leans, claims, benefits, ed-
ucation, etc for any veteran that
wishes to contact him.
.. „ His cffice will be located oil the
you today a big at turkey, as 2nd. iloor of the Courthouse in
a Christmas present Will ship you j Claude.
a big buffalo roast later. Many | Should at ai.y time a vetern wish
thanks for the Claude News r.l-! to contact Mi Smith while in Am-
ways sent to ine without charge jarllln he may do so by calling at
The three-year-old and his fa-
ther were toward the back j>i the
puiekly-filling street car when a
kindly woman turned to the dad
Every town has its share! of re-
markable personalities.
Ragei had a dietei. (Thelre may
not have been such a wold, but
there is new). He was a henmv eater
and, every six months, he 1 would
decide he was overweight 1:<> he
would go two weeks without! any-
thing except orange Juice. Alt the
end of his fast, he hastened tjo fhl"
famlly style hotel (meals 50 dents)
and the landlady groaned as she
sow mm approaching. He would eat
enough for six men at the first
V
littletv' afrald^" was
LI h" U squashed-jback tn h,g or
Not a chance, lady, answereu , u,
I hp fn.hnr -Hp Mtp*" 1 he Tlckvllle Band added to
J ' J Ranger's renown. This aggregation
a „i.-i ,1 . °* music-maulers consisted of some
A girl entered tne ^a^r*s j of thie ieatling cItlzenS-a physidanT
'""the cashier of the bank; the as-
sistant superintendent of a gasoline
plant and a dentist. The doctor was
featured in a ukelele number and
ihe cashier shone in what was an-
nounced as being "The Double
Lagle Ma: eh" and the gasoline
plant official went to tpwn with
thimbles on a vasnbcaicl jput the
when asked if sho had am partic-
ular talents, stated that she had
won severl prizes in crossword puz-
zles and slogan contests
"That sounds good, ' the man-
ager told her, "but we want some-
body who will be smart during
office hours."
"Oh," she explained brigntly,
"this was during office hours."
(Signed)—Charles Goodnight
Want Ads Pay Big
• George Moore received his hon-
orable discharge from the army
at Fort Bliss, Feb. 18 George
spent 18 montlis overspa.s in the
Pacific theatie, having taken part
in the battle on Okinawa. George,
we are glad to have you back.
MEN WHO RE-ENLIST
Regular Army enlisted men.
whose technical knowledge earned
thein temporary commissions dur-
ing the wai, have been given an
opportunity to retail1 their status
us officers in the peace-time Ar-
my, Eighth Service Command
Headquarters, Dallas, announced
today.
This policy is a phase of the
Army's program of offering quali-
fied Reserve and Army of the
United Stales , oficevs an oppor-
tunity to continue their military
careers in the ranks of lieutenants,
captains and majors
LEROY N. BELL
Leroy N. Bell, S/l-c son of Mr
and Mrs. C. N. Bell, oi Claude, Tex
is cne of many veterans returning
(Continued On Page Two)
By Rev. Harold L Lur.dquist, DD,
Member of Faculty
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago
"WATCH YE. THEREFORE"
God has a ;>ian Even n. w when
men seem to have turned all oi-
ler into chaos, we know that God
is working out His purpose. The
important crisis in that plan of
God which we now await is the
return of Christ, His second com-
ing.
Ht will come secretly to call
His own Church, the Bride, to
Himself, (I Then. 4:15-17), and
then He will come openly; in great
glory, when every eye snail uehcK'.
him (Rev. 1:7) His enemies shall
be confounded, and His eternal
kingdom shall be established (Rev.
19:11-16).
While we wait (and it may lint
be long!), we are to occupy for
ilim until He comes.
While waiting for Christ, w arc
to expect the coming of false
teachers and false Chvists (Luke
21:8). There have always been
such leaders, and it, seems that
these men Increase in number
(Continued On Page Three.)
Parity, as defined by Congress in
the Agricultural Abjustment Act of j
1933, seeks tc give agricultural com-
modities a purchasing power with
respect to articles that farmers buy
equivalent to the purchasing power
of agricultural commodities in the
base period (usualy 1110-1914.)
Food Production increase during
Ihe 6 vears 1939 to 1945 was nearly
as lang as that for 30 years from
1909 to 1939, due to intensified ef-
forts of farmers, favorable weathc r
and improved production methods
and facilities. Considering the large
number of acerage seeded and turn-
ed back to grass and the large
number of farms idie during the
War - It Is highly indicative that
Soil aid Moister conserving practices
plus favorable crop years, have been
the major factors in this increased
production.
Wheat Acreage Goals for Texas
1945; 4,600,000—1946; 5,200,000.
WEDS ENGLISH GIRL
.Corporal J. W. Allen and his wife,
tke former Miss Minnie Lilian
alady.s Clark, an English girl,
nom he married in England last
(ill. The above picture was made at
tiSiot time.
The grooms parents live 3'<: miles
eftst of Claude, but formally li"e.1
at Rawles where J. W. was reared
and attended Rawles Grammer and
High School.
f. W. Joined the Service when
he. was 18 yis, old and 1ms served
3 years In the Infantry. He has
stlm service in England, France.
Bdlaium. and Germany and has
betn serving the U. S. occupation
forces in Berlin.
He !s now in the States awaiting
his discharge at Ft. Sam Houston
in San Antonio. His bride Is due
here in late March or early April
Their wedding was held in tile
famous old St,.. Lawrence Church,
some 900 years old in modern.
England. l"he ceremony was record-
ed and sent to his parents and
sister here.
J. W. and wife will make tlietr
home here for a while after his
return. Mrs. Allen is the only Lhlld
of her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Clark: of 28 Beelelgh Rd Modem
Surrey, England.
Every on/2 hero wishes for hir
nnd UUJbride, much hafipjnes-
SUCM'«8 in the life
Meat
Animal
Summary
the Potter County Court Ho.i.f
The office is located on the fifth
flooi in the Red Cross Off'ce.
LEGION MEETING. TONIGHT
Regular meeting of the Harold
Gist Post and Auxllary will be Fri-
day March 1st in the Legion hall
at 8 P. M.
There is much business to be at-
tended to for the Distric Ia-Ter
Post meeting has been invited to
come to Claude for its meeting
some tim° the last of March.
Plans must be made for this
meeting. Delegates for this Post
attended an interpost meeting at
The President has signed an ex-i^if 7**™ Tuesday/1 *eelt
eculive order outlining the M at least
gram to be followed bv the Fed- 2°° Pl"°nS WerP 1,1 al^ancc
WASHINGTON IITTER
MEAT ANIMAL SUMMARY
J. L. Mathews, Assistant In Ag-
ricultural Planning at College Sta-
tion, has furnished this office with
the following tacts or the live-
stock outlooK for 1946:
No. 1 The return from meat ani-
mal sales will probably be a little
less in 194G than 1945.
No 2. The demands In meat re-
quirements for ihe armed fores
will be less, off set by Increased
rivllian requirements.
No 3. Large exports of meat
lo Europe will ire made if Euro-
pean countries can financially pur-
chase it.
No 4 Subsidies are authorized
until June 30, 1946
Slaughter cattlc us'e $1 :!5 to S3 Ofl
pt r CWT. Producer cattle are 50c
per CWT for animals weighing
100 pounds or over. Slaughter hops
are $1.70 per -CWT, Producer p'
and lambs, are $1.00 to $3.15 per
hundred pounds. Some decline in
the price of cattle and hogs may
be expei itneed if the subsidies
are removed. The total per capita
consumption of meat during 1935
to 1139 was 125 pounds. The pel
capita production in 1946 Is ay -
proximately between 160 to 165
pounds. The per capita production
for 1937 to 1941 was 134 pounds
The 1945 meat production was
155 pounds per capita of which
130 pounds was available for civil-,
ian consumntion. The average meat
consumption per capita during 10-
eral Got eminent in shif ting the
Civil Service system from a wai-
time to a peacetime basis.
Following are the principal de-
cisions contained in the order:
(1) The Civil Service Commis-
sion will immediately begin the
use of oil its available resources
for holding examinations leading
to regular Civil Service appoint-
ments. Appointments mode by the
departments and agencies pending
the completion of these examina-
tions will be on a purely temp-
orary basis
When the department make ap-
pointments pending the establish-
ment of regular Civil Service lists,
they will be required to give pre-
ference ftrst to disabled veterans,
second to non-disabled veteran".,
and third to dlsplacnd Federal
workers Such appointments must
conform to the qualifications
standards established bv the Civil
Service Commission.
(2) War Service appointments,
which, generally speaking, have
been the only type of appoint-
ment made in the Federal service
since March 16, 1942, will be dis-
continued ut once.
(3) Persons working for the Fal-
deral Government under war ser-
vice appointments who fai! to pass
the regular Civil examinations will
be replaced promptly by persons
from the top of the regular Civil
Service lists.
War Service appointees who pass
the regular Civil Service examina-
tions will be gi on regular Civil
Service appointments whenever
their names are persons laid off
have been war service appointees,
as reduction in force regulations
call for their dismissal ahead of
persons with regular civil service
status As reductions in force con-
tinue, the proportion of war ser-
vice appointees on the federal
payroll will grow smaller and smal-
ler.
The return lo regular civil sci-
vice procedures for the purpose
of filling vacancies, ond also for
the purpose of replacing war ser-
vice and temporary appointee.-,
who do not become Involved in
reductions iu force ar.d who do not
pass regular civil sei-vice examina-
tions, is the only wav by which
Friday night there will be a part
of the meeting VERY important,
something the post has never had
and possibly will never again hove,
It will be interesting and you sho-
uld not miss this meeting.—J. E.
Jonson Post Adj.
A man in Claude wants to know-
why we should trj to improve
our teeth when we don't have
much to chew on
The Claude News
Changes Hands
on March 1st
Mrs. Scott Layeock, putting en
her shoes one morning, let out a
loud scream The professor still
in bed, calmly asked the reason
i for her unusual oehavior.
| "A small snake just crawled out
of my shoes," she exclaimed.
"Only one?" asked Professor Lay-
cock. "There should have bee:1,
three I put them there last night
to keep them warm."
Olaf and Sven, working together
in the woods, found that log-
cutting was rather dry work; so
Sven suggested that Olaf go to
town to git a gallon of beer
"Vet Ay bring it back in?" in-
quired Olaf, who had but recent-
ly come to America.
Sven whr. nad been here longer,
replied: "Oil, vou yoost take long
a— you get it in a—^one o' dem
t'ings with handlers—vot you call?"
"Ho, ho!" Olaf mocked. "You
bane in dir. country ten vears an
you can't say YUG yat?"
35 to 1939 was beef-55 pounds; , full force and effect can be git an
veal-8 pounds; iambs and mutton.to the provision!, of the Veterans
6 pounds, pork-56 pounds. [Preference Act of 1944
The total tattle slaughtered dur- i
milllou.l£atjle in Jif. iVrn ^
irg 1946, Is approximately o be
78'
Bryan and CecU Waggoner, who
spent about three years each in
the armed forces, part of that)
time over seas, leased the Claude I
News this week from this editor
and will take full charge on
March 1 19-16 All accounts up'
to and including March 1 to the
Claede News will be handled by I
me and all accounts after that^
date will be handled by these\
boys.
Cecil Waggoner spent 10 years
of his time under the direction
of his father, former Editor-Owner
and understands full well wjhat
Armstrong and adjacent county
subscribers and business men want
and need. Bi.vr. Waggoner Is. well
known here and neither need an;
introduction to our former sub-
scribers, and businessmen.
This Editor has spent 30 yeai-s
of sweating blood ond tears, try-
ing to get the paper in the officc
in time for the out-going mail
routes out of Claude every Friday
morning, and missed this only one
time during that 30 years, which
we be'.ieve is an envious record
to make remembering our sub-
scribers first and at ail times, in
trying to get The Claude News
to them on time.
If at any time this editor writes
for The Claude News, same will
be duly signed and the hoys will
in no way be responsible for what
is said.
With kindest of personal re-
gards and best wishes to former
patrons and friends, and hoping
that you will give Bryan and
Cecil a break ior.lsubscribin®30'
tile Clau& are -V '*«•>(•■
Earl Bianton had ecquired a
habit of barking 2ike a dog so his
friends sent him to a doctor The
doctor prescribed a cojrse of treat-
ment. After a week, Earl returned
looking much pleased
"Well," said the doctor, "how
are you now?"
"Fine," replied Earl "Just f-el
how cold m\ nose is.'
JOIIN TARLETON COLLEGE
Stephenville, Texas
Veterns just out of the service
need not wait until the begining of
the summer term to begin their
college education. This announce-
ment was made today by Dean E.
J. Howell of John Tarleton Col-
lege. Stephenville, who stated that
his institution was preparing to
enroll a class oi veterns at md-
semester. March 20.
j MUSTANGS VS BLACK HAWKS
The Claude Mustangs and the
Phillips Rlackhawks played two
games in the Claude Gym Thurs-
day night. The Phillips "B" strln?
beat the Claude "E" string 30-22.
Armstrong was high point man
with 10 points. Wilson followed
with 5 points The Claude "A"
string beat the Phillips "A" string
37-24 Giiiey was high point man
with 12 points, Simpson followed
with 11 points
"Who looks happier," asks Mrs
Terrell Christsin, "than a soldier
with a recent discharge, trying
on a sport Jacket?"
A HOPE FOR MARCH '46
'"%bl_chJla.'W ,n^"t also served to Russian army. ***** THE WANT ADS
4lJp1 .i-dK vets arrived tn W.
Ait™ fed-ral authorities. They say t-
'"•t.-, v.'.irt lo cprrat? taxicabs but due to monopal
iry .-.re barutl.
1 teu
climax a'wavs came wnei^ihc\dtni- _
1st bec?.mc er.tarTleu ni the stVmtjs""
of :he ouli i'd.'le and had to be
ex'r'cated.
The town was the hone; of an
oil well shooter he made tr.e nitro-
glycerin that hp set off in charges
nf 10C or even 500quarts), and of
oii operaton, for the f'eld witnessed
moderate aet'viti.-s for years after
ihe big boom, and of «ic: time
drillers who told tall tales in front
of the Ghol-on Hole), as they
perched or an iron roiling
f'ne pivrriet.i.' of the most pop-
ular confectionary was ar> old-t'me
minstrel man who hid t.urci- rt e
I :,i'.i d 8' ites and the <iri?m 7Me
president of the bank was a busy
man lor t>-e hotel if n-rd
-and .still is. The. picture show pro-
prietor had a cat thr.t ate hot cai-es
and was a c onfirmed picture show
fan—but always walked cut if Micky
Mouse wr.s shown. Ar.d th fire
chief had a pet duck that followed
him when he came up town, the
creature waddling alone; half a doz-
en paces behind and stopirig when
the chief sloped
Yes, Ranger had a lot o' colorful
individuals living tnere.
And now suppose you tell us
about your home town!
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