Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1947 Page: 1 of 14
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In the Interest of the
Farming & Ranching
Growth of this Section
1 A Community Service
for Armstrong county
& Its Trade Territory
VOLUME 5G.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY. TEXAS, FRIDAY, APR. 4, 1947.
Mitchell Goodwin
To Construct
New Building
The Mitchell-Goodwin Lumber
Company began construction work
this week on their new building.
The construction work is being
done by local men under the sup-
ervision of Miles Oliver. The fou-
ndation has been dug and Tuesday
of this week they started pouring
the concrete.
The building is to be 25 by 90
feet to be constructed of brick
and concrete, with a concrete
floor, plate glass front and at
this time the roof construction
has not been decided upon.
This building will house John
Deer equipment and parts
Mr. H. I. Goodwin out of the
Fort Worth oilicc is here helping
get started and rounding up sup-
plies while they get off to a good
start.
Wc are proud to see any new
building or business firm that will
mean faster service and supplies
right here at home [or the con-
venience of the cattle and wheat
producers of (his community and
we wish them much success and
lots of business for we know if
they get it they will be giving us
the best they can secure for us.
This is one firm tl^5t has serv-
ed this community well and for
a good many years since buying
out the old Quarles Lumber Com-
pany years ago.
Rites For Mrs
Nellie Hudson
At Goodnight
Funeral Services for Mrs. Nellie
Hudson of Goodnight were con-
ducted Wednesday, April 2, at 2
p. m. at the Goodnight Baptist
Church. Rev. A. B. Moseley, pastor,
officiated.
Mrs. Hudson died in a Lubbock
hospital Monday night. She was
75 years old. The widow of H. S.
Hudson, who passed away four
years ago. Burial was in the Good-
night Cemetery.
She is the mother of Mrs. R. O.
Mays, of Lubbock, Mrs. H. W.
Haislip, St Louis, C. M. and V. M.
Hudson Goodnight, sister of H. n.
Strickland, Mrs. W. F. Page, Mrs.
K. R. Doshier. i
Her many friends and neighbors
as well as the family morn her
going and will miss her.
Propagander from
Gander, 'Nufland'
(Continued from last week)
By the time I left here to catch
the bus the wind was strong and
,vic snow was thick, and when we
finished dinner and started out of
the building we realized that a
blizzard was kicking up! I left the
office at 10, and the wind was
howling and the snow swirling, and
it was as bad as any storm I've
seen but I don't believe it was
wilder than a blizzard when wc
were in Pampa, Texas. Tempera-
ture got down to 12, which is cold
enough for me, and the bus
driver had to stop more than a
dozen times and wait until a
break in the blowing snow so he
could see where to drive. I was
very grateful to get home to a
warm room. Today has been -9
until late this evening, and it is
now -5.
I am cooking the first chicken
I've gotten since we've been here.
They are shipped frozen with all
accessories from Canada, but I got
chicken-hungry enough to get one.
Had quite a time thawing, drawing,
and preparing it with no running
water in the kitchen! It smells
very good. Mama Lena and Sarah
wrote what they had for Christ-
mas dinner and I was hungry!
January 24
Dearest Mama, Lena and Uncle,
Frank, and please also share with
the Dunns.
I was amused at your telling me
what to wear to keep warm. They
have been keeping warm up here
for years, and wc wear Northern
Parkas over our sweaters. Mania
Lena, and they arc wind proof. It
still gets chilly with the tem|>cra-
turo -15, tho', no matter how many
windbreakers you have on. And as
for gettng sunshine, what I could
get in the small portion of my
face that isn't in my parka would-
n't do me too much good, I'm
afraid. You see, it is hardly pos-
sible to get sunshine in the winter
here, seeing as how we have so
many clothes on. I also have a
very light pair of sheepskin ar-
tics. They have no heavy soles
and are just like my regular shoes
Mack Extends
Services To Groom
Mack's Propane and Butane
Services of Claude have been ex-
tended to Groom, Texas where Mr.
McMullen will handle these ser-
vices through the Farmer's Supply
Ass'n. Wednesday of each week
his trucks will make the run to
Groom to fill orders at that point.
Mr. McMullen, since opening his
Butane and Propane Services here
is slowly expanding so that his
many customers will be able to
receive quick and efficient service
Howard is still operating the Mag-
nolia Wholesale gas and oil at
Claude.
MANY STILL SAY GRACE
Saying grace before meals is
practiced by 43 per cent of the
families in the United States. This
has been learned by questioning
among families living in large
cities, in small towns, and on the
farms across the nation. Thirty-six
per cent, or about 12 million, say
grace regularly, and seven per cent
occasionally.
These figures will probably be
encouraging to those who have
felt that the old family customs
had largely been abandoned. There
has been a decrease, however, in
the number of families saying
grace or prayer at the table.
Names LCI Boat After Wife
Mrs. Lorene Turner, who has Manicani Beach where he is a
been making her home in Claude' foreman of the pipe fitters. The
the last six months, was suprised j U. S. Government contracted Con-
and honored this week when she \ solidated Steel to repair and pre-
learned that a ship had been erve 4,500 vessels for the Govern-
named after her. Mrs. Turner is ment
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess i In the picture above you see Mr.
Rutherford of Claude. She moved Turner standing on the Lorene V.
back to Claude alter her husband, J Due to the lack of Champaign
Larry Turner was transfered to \ to christen these ships, it is re-
the island of Manicani in the ported that bottled beer was used
South Pacific by the Consolidat- instead.
ed Steel Corporation of which he Mrs. Turner and daughter, Jess-
is an employee. ! ulyn, hope to join Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner, among other con- should he be transfered to Ma-
struction workers, participated in nalia after work on Manicani is
a drawing in which he won the tompleted. At this time she is em-
honor of naming one of the LCI ployed by the City Drug Co. in
boats. The ship was christened Claude.
Lions Dist. Gov.
Local Visitor
SAME IN TECHNICOLOR
Chattin; with an elderly colored
woman who is one of the best-liked
persons in her community, I asked:
"What's your formula for making
and keeping so many friends?"
"We-el, honey, day's jes' one
daily rule I follows," she replied.
"I'se alius mighty careful to stop
and taste mah words 'fore I lets
'em pass mah teeth!"
Some men fly freely to Europe
and South America while others
have a hard time getting away
from home to go down to the
cigar store.
Lorene V on March 7, 1947 at
Scout Jamboree to
be Held April 26th
The Lone Star Pioneer Troop of j The Governor of District 2-T
Boy Scouts of Claude will stage a : of the Lions Club was the speaker
Jamboree Saturday morning at 8:30 Thursday, March 27. at the reg-
on April 26th. Each Patrol will be ! ular Lions dinner which was held
in Contests on Field Day events in the Community Home. Governor
and the show will prove to be Frank Jordan of Brownfield, Texas
interesting and entertaining. made a splendid talk on the divis-
Funds derived from the Jam- : on of the district making this the
boree will be used to send the: north district from and including
Troop to Field Day May 9 and 10. Yokum, Terry, Lynn and Graza
25c donation tickets will be sold I counties on north which will be
by the Troop beginning Tuesday,known as District 2-T1
April Rth. He gave information and invited
The Scout Troop will set up all j this Club to the last big District
of it's Field Equipment for inspec- | convention at El Paso May 4-5-6
tion by the citizens of this com- j and told something about the Lions
munity and the contests will be1 Internatinonal to be held in Calif,
held beginning at 9:30 Saturday j about the last of July.
morning. 1 Lion Gordan is a tall pleasant
Everyone is invited to inquire | and distinguihed speaker and was
into this big event and make plans I well received in the club. We are
James E. Bell
Visits Claude
James E. Bell, remembered here
as "Dutchy" Bell, stopped in Claude
Friday for a few minutes visit
with old friends. James was en-
route home in Ashland, Oregon
where his wife and boy are stay-
ing at this time. He has one boy,
three, named Jimmy Dale.
James parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Eell formerly lived in Claude
where he worked as a mechanic
with Roy Whelchel. Mr. Bell is
now Mechanical Engineer with the
Halloburton Oil Co. in Venezuela,
South America. Mrs. Bell, with her
other two Loys, Lawrence Wayne
and Douglas, are making their
home in ' Ardmore, Okla.
"Dutchy" was a member of the
local Scout troop when his parents
lived here and called on his old
Scoutmasters, Bert C. Wooldridge,
Jr., Bill Brady and Cecil Waggoner,
among other friends.
He spent some five and a half
years in the army after moving
from Claude. Sixteen months of
that time wa5 spent in North
Africa and Italy, where he par-
ticipated in the Romc-Arno, North-
ern Alpinnes, and the Poe Valley
campaigns in Italy. He led a pla-
toon through these campaigns with
the rank* of Staff Sergeant. He
was later discharged as Supply
Sergeant on the 19th of July, 1945.
"Dutchy" was awarded the Bronz
Star and recommended for the
Silver Star, among other awards.
"Dutchy" related that nothing
outstanding was experienced
Vaster L. Smith
Purchases Local
Phillips Wholesale
Vester L. Smith, of McLean,
Texas, recently purchased the Phil-
lips Wholesale Company in Claude
and will take charge today upon
completion of inventory. Mr Smith,
wife, and two year old boy, Willis
Vester, moved to Claude this week
from McLean and will make their
home in the Week's house in
southwest Claude.
Prior to purchasing the Whole-
sale, Mr. Smith ranched north of
Pampa after being discharged from
the army. He spent some two years
in the Army Air Corps before be-
ing discharged.
Ralph Brady, former manager,
plans to stay a few weeks with
the wholesale to help Mr. Smith
acquaint himself with the business
Mr. Smith was born and reared
in McLean and was a student of
Texas Tech. in Lubbock before
entering military service. He is
well known in this section, having
lived in Clarendon, Pampa, and
McLean, and he invites the citizens
of this community to call on him
any time and get acquainted.
NUMBER 30.
Panhandle Wide
Bindweed War
To Begin
At a meeting held in Amarillo
on March 27th to discuss a bind-
weed control program, it was de-
cided to create a Panhandle wide
organization to help launch and
direct a campaign.
The group suggested that one
man be appointed from each of
the wheat producing counties t >
serve as a member of the Board
of Directors of the Panhandle
organization.
The following individuals from
this county have been asked to
meet upon call from the County
Judge for the purpose of selecting
a representative from Armstrong
County: Chester Cair; Charles
Reed; Mark L. Crownover; and
Herbert Hunt.
The individual that is selected
will be expected to attend a meet-
ing in Amarillo on Tuesday mo-
rning, April 15th, at 10:30 a.m.
in the Amarillo Hotel.
MAJOR CRIME INCREASE
In tbe face of education that
crime doesn't pay, criminals in 1946
committed an average of 36 mur-
ders a day. This is a peak in ma-
by | jor crime in our country. Figuring
w*t .
VEW GOVERNOR . . . Oscar
Kcnnebolim as lie was sworn in
as governor of Wisconsin. The new
. executive, former lieutenant gov-
ernor, replaces Walter Goodland.
who died at (he age of 85. Kcnnc-
bohm says he will follow the poli-
cies of Goodland.
in wieght, and my feet don't get
a bit cold. When I said I'd worn
Dee's heavy Arties, I meant these,
as he has had them since I've
known him, and because they are
wooly I've thought of them as
heavy, meaning warm, but as Jo
j weight they are very light. Now I
hope you'll feel better about me. I
also have a raincoat, but it is not
| recommended for this season up
here. Thanks anyway, for being
willing to try to shop for a coat
' for me.
| You ask about books. Recently
several of the crew members go-
ing thru have left books for me,
I and I haven't been able to get to.
I So I'll let you know later about
I sending me some. We have no
I liberary, but so far I haven't been
] loo hard up for reading material
with our magazines and some books
I brought, and others I borrowed.
Mail takes such a long time, a
package or regular mail, that is,
that I might be gone before it
reached me if you did send a
package of books. Thanks so much.
Jay will enjoy the story you men-
tioned, but will probably be by
your house to pick it up by the
time he has time to read It. He
is pretty busy these days with
skis, the dog and sled and his
homework.
Dee knew the couple who were
overcome with gas at Panhandle,
but I didn't. It seems so strange
that this sort of thing goes on and
on, every cold spell back there.
Jay said, 'It ought to be against
the law to have stoves like that',
and I'm inclined to think it might
be a good idea. People there have
the most fantastic ideas about
heating sytems. I'm glad you have
a iloor heater, as they are safe.
Must stop and get other letters
written and In the mail. Love to
all. — Zolena
to attend.
Fish
Tale
We hear the tale of fishermen
of verious hues and colors. There
seems to be one going around
Claude this week that goes like
this; Did anybody get wet? Who
had fisherman's luck? Would any-
body like to buy a good boat
cheap? Buffalo Lake "shore" is
cold and deep.—By Fisherman
Anonymous.
: indeed fortunate in being able to
have him speak at our club and
j hope to have him again some time.
him aside from the mud, blood and j it out on a time basis, it means
bullets that they were continually j that major crime was taking place
confronted with. He states that every 81.7 seconds. Rape increased
his roughest campaign was the j 5 per cent over 1945. unpremedi-
Northern Alpinnes, where the 91st j tated murder increaed 23.3 per
Division, of which he was a mem- j cent over the same year. With
ber, broke the Gothic Line and j law enforcement agencies trying
captured Futa Pass, the gatewayj to reduce the horrible record, the
to the Poe Valley. He was awarded average man reads of the rate
the Bronz Star in this campaign, j complacently and reflects that
for leading his platoon up through none of this has affected his fam-
the town of Scarperia, located at | ily, friends or himself. It all seems
the base of a mountian which was j to hapj>en to people he had never
their objective. He reported that; known. He may even nonchantly
his platoon suffered large casul- j .^hrug his shoulders with the com-
rhree Minute Sermon
Rev. Philip R. Newell, Sales
Manager, Moody Press
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago
ties in this particular battle.
ment that "this is the way of
Reap What
James cane through these cam- I life", and off to bed! Who says it
paigns without a scratch, however, j can't happen here?
he reports that so many were j
"close ones" that they weren't in- j Mr, and Mrs. Hiram Vaughter
teresting to relate. He credits this j and Mrs. Charity Smalley left Fri-
with the fact that he had had so j day for Byers, Texas for a visit
much training for combat, at which ; with friends and relatives.
he spent some three years, he
having entered the army in 1940
with the First Calvery Division and .
later was cadre to the 91st In- You Sow
fantry Division. j while single sa,les are always
James gave his local Scout train- j weicome jt takes repeat business
ing with Troop 17 a lot of credit j t0 rojj Up reaj vo]ume and profit,
for helping him along the road ' iTie customer who comes back a-
army life. He credits one thing he gajn an(j agajn is the real foun-
learned in the Scouts for saving j Nation of most businesses.
his life as well as two of his bud- , If yQU dolVt tmU ,hem rjght
dies. During the^ Northern Alpin- j llley vvon't come back, and if they
don't come back, your business is
men
own
Tailor Shop
Installs Extractor
nies campaign he and two
were separated from their
troops and the Germans were j
between them and their front lines
They had run out of food and j
ran across a recently killed steer.
They cut off parts of the hind
quarters and discovered that they
i had no matches. "Dutchy" then
The Johnson Tailor Shop install- fen back on his old scout training
ed a new extractor Tuesday of; 0f building a fire by friction, using
this week. This will help them to his shoe string as a throng and
give you better and quicker service. J some 0f the wood near by. They
J lived on cooked beef for over three
INSPIRATIONAL: days, until the front lines moved
"Silence, or neglect,
many friendships."
dissolves ■ past their cave.
James has enlisted in the Army
These Are The Guys What Done It..
B. Waggoner
With the upmost modesty the
above guys shoved their pictures
Into the Claude News this week
Just for the heck of it and so that
the many subscribers can get hn
inside view of what the so-called
editors look like. The former ed-
itor, after twisting his arm, con-
sented to allow his picture to be
placed between two thieves, er ah.
Editors and thus we confront you
with the shocking results.
Waggoner
Due to iwsslble reprecussion the
three bards of type and ink, pic-
tured above, their wives and pos-
sibly a friend or two, taken along
for protection, will be out of town
Friday and Saturday of next week.
April 11 and 12, to attend the
Press Convention to be held in
Amarillo. The News office will be
closed those two days.
March marked a year for the
two new editors, In which they
Cecil O. Waggoner
built on sand.
You reap what you sow—in busi-
ness the same as elsewhere.
By "treating people right" we
don't merely mean satisfactory
quality at fair prices. Hundreds of
stores provide that and never get
any place.
It is the extras that count: extra
quality, extra promptness, extra
courtesy, extra service all along
the line.
Show the advantages or benefits
in your merchandise or service;
make them factual but also make
them interesting and striking.
Appeals to the emotions and in-
stincts are the primary motivating
forces. Many sales talks filled with
facts fail because their emotioinal
appeals are not strong enough
to motivate the prospect to buy.
Make friends, so that people
will like you as well as the fjoodi
you are selling. Then they'll buy
from you even when they might
| prefer some other line Friends
can help increase your earnings;
enemies; can only hurt and harm
Actually, the simple rules of rela-
tionship with other people lorm
the essence of selling
One of the "Three Golden Rule.-
of selling" given by Arthur C Ful-
ler, of Fuller Brush fame, was this:
"You must have a pleasant man-
ner and be able to make a favor-
able impression in thirty seconds
Observe and study your own sel-
ling methods carefully; see what i
good and what is bad; and then
eliminate the things that don't
work right
Above all, remember that tb<
best idea in the world isn't worth
"It is pood for a man that he
bear the yoke in his youth." Thus
did the Spirit of God move Jere-
miah to write in hi;; almost for-
gotten lament over the fall and
captivity of Jerusalem. In similar
vein, some 400 years before, the
wisest of men (I Kings, 3:12)
summed up the scope of human
expe ience with words which grate
harshly on the suave twentieth
century ear: "Sorrow is better than
laughter: for by the sadness of
the countenance the heart is made
better. The heart of the wise is in
the house of morning; but the
heart of fools is in the house of
merth" (Eccles 7:3.4).
In the midst of a flippant and
prepetually wise-cracking genera-
ton, the true child of God does
well to recall that the servant is
indeed not above his master, par-
ticularly when his Master in the
days of His flesh was "a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief."
and whose prediction to His dis-
ciples stipulated that "in the world
ye shall have tribulation."
The disciples of our Lord were
not at first interested in the suf-
ferings and rejection which He
kept insisting was the price of
following Him. Their minds in-
stead were largely occupied with
the splendor of the expected king-
dom, and their individual oppor-
tunities for profitable places in it.
Thus today, also, many are enthus-
iastic over the prospect of partici-
pation in the benefits of life ctern-
al, but are either ignorant of or
unwilling to accept the fact that
true discipleship demands rejoic-
.ng as a result of participation in
Christ's suffering ... this, indeed
being the portion in this lile to
which those truly in Christ are
"called" tl Pet 2:21), and "ap-
pointed" (I Thess. 3:3.4>.
a dime unless it is put to work It's
the same with you . . if you want
to achieve success you'll have to
pay the price and work.
Every one can take a lesson
from the more progressive retail
stores in being alert and interest-
ed in what their customers think
of them. Those establishing leader-
ship are modernizing their fronts,
improving their display windows
and developing a courteous tele-
phone service.
These are the pathways (hat lead
to permanently satisfactory results
in your business and in your per-
sonal life—Sales Talk
weilded a mighty pen and mould-
ed public opinion with The Claude
News, all of which the former edi-
tor assums absolutely no respon-
sibility. The new editors express
their appreciation to the citlzenary
of this county for their kindness
and consideration during this year
of publication.
Any similarity between the group
pictured above and actual people
is purely coincedental.
Air Corps with the rank of Staft
Sergeant and will soon be station-
ed at Alberquerque, New Mexici
where he and Mrs. Bell and son
Jimmy plan to move on his re-
turn to Oregon.
Janies enjoyed his visit with oli
Claude friends and regreted thai
he didn't have more time to lool
all of them up. He ask that if un
one should stop by Alberquerque
to look him up.
*
COURT NAMES HIM , . . M. E.
I Thompson, Georgia's former lieu-
tenant governor, as he received
the telephoned news that the Su-
preme court of Georgia had ruled
'a his favor In the governorship
tearing. He will be governor un-
til uxl election.
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