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Blessed rains
come again
The Golden Spread was truly
golden last week when tihe rains
came to the parched earth of the
Panhandle.
Starting late Friday afternoon
and continuing on through the
night and, in some places, it fell
until noon Saturday, doing much
good to the dry row crops and
grasslands.
After nosing around the county
we find, east, Cleve Bennett, .50
In; west, Louie Schmidt, 2.00 in.;
north, Phil Campbell, .35; south,
Tom Christian, .35 in the city,
.94. Other reports show, Roy Ran-
som, 1.25; Dyer Bonifield, 2.80;
W. M. Crain, 1.50; Prank Crown-
over, 2.00; Charley Russell, 1.50;
the Hedgecoke Ranch, 1.50 and
Joe Hales, 2.00. All of which fell
slow, causing all of us to be less
edgy and in better humor.
Now, to bring in some more!
More good rain came to the
„ southwest part of the county
Monday night of this week. The
reports show, Phil Campbell, a
trace; south, Tom Christian, .80
in.; east, Cleve Bennett, none;
we^t, Louie Schmidt, .25. Others
reporting, Wilbur Cobb, .90;
Claude Bagwell, 1.00; Russell
. Blanton, .30; Kenneth Mathews,
30. Those receiving rain feel much
• better but are hoping for much
more.
Lions' Carnival
slated Aug. 28-29
The Claude Lions Club has
scheduled their annual carnival
for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28
and 29. Booths will be set up on
the north side of the courthouse
square and fun for everyone will
be the featured attraction.
17 Lions met at the Warner
.. Community Center Thursday of
last week. Lion Rit Morris led
the pledge to the flag and Lion
Garrison gave the invocation.
One of the favorite parts of
the program was a delicious meal
of roast beef and brown gravy,
potatoes, blackeyed peas, vege-
table salad, hot rolls, ice tea,
German chocolate cake. Mrs.
Robison and Mrs. Lambert receiv-
ed the compliments.
Assistant program chairman,
Chas. W. Stewart introduced the
, speaker of the program, B. C.
Wooldridge Sr., who discussed the
many banking problems of today
and government changes that have
been made since 1915. Mr. Woold-
ridge pointed out some of the
things that can happen to banks
and the problems faced by banks
t due to government regulations.
The talk proved quite informa-
• - tive and interesting and the Lions
expressed their appreciation for
the program.
McNapp of Amarillo was the
guest of Lion Chas. Stewart.
J1 Kay Hungate and daughter,
Christi, are spending two weeks
• with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charley Russell, while her hus-
band, Larry, is training with the
Army Reserves at Ft. Hood. The
Russells are trying to spoil Christi
Ike CL
Fairview men
||~ help firemen
U0 Members of the Claude
"Western Living with an Urban Flavor"
VOL. 75. CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS 79019, THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1964. NO. 1.
1965 wheat program
PAT BAGWELL
Buick - Pontiac
The 1965 voluntary wheat pro-
gram, like the 1964 program, in-
cludes diversion payments, price-
support loans, and marketing cer-
tificates. It is again designed to
maintain wheat income, reduce
the surplus and keep program
costs down.
While operation of the program
generally will be about the same
as for 1964, some provisions have
been modified.
School lunchroom
ticket sale slated
Mrs. Grover Forbes manager of
the Claude School Cafeteria, re-
ports she will be on hand at the
lunchroom Friday, Aug. 28, the
day of registration, to sell lunch-
room meal tickets. As in the past,
no one will be allowed to charge
meals in the cafeteria, she said.
To facilitate speed and accuracy
in the purchase of meal tickets
Mrs. Forbes suggests, "Please list
the names of your children, their
grades, sign a check and specify
the length of ticket desired. If
you do this before hand, it will
keep you from standing in line
for any length of time."
1 week ticket, $1.75.
1-2-3 grades, $1.50.
Monthly ticket, $7.70, Aug. 31
to Oct. 1. 22 days at 35c.
1-2-3 grades. $6.60, Aug. 31 to
Oct. 1. 22 days at 30c.
Original phone
charter given
Hist. Society
The Armstrong County Histor-
ical Association held its annual
meeting in the school auditorium
recently. In the absence of Mrs.
Lloyd Nelson Mrs. Forrest Dosh-
ier of Amarillo presided.
The guest speaker for the meet-
ing was Ernest R. Archambeau,
editor-in-chief of the Panhandle-
Plains Historical Review. He em-
phasized the importance of pre-
serving the history of our county
and he greatly encouraged the
publication of a county history.
A map was presented by Mr. Ar-
chambeau to the association.
While he was doing some research
in Washington, D.C., he came
across a map of Kansas, Indian
Territory. Texas and New Mexico.
Sid McCubbins of Oklahoma
City, srpoke to the group. He pre-
sented to the association the ori-
ginal contract made between the
Claude Telephone Co., acting thru
A. P. McCubbins, its manager, and
•the citizens subscribing for the
service. This instrument was dated
April 24, 1907 and there were 30
signatures.
New provisions
New provisions of the 1965
program are:
1. Substitution of wheat, for feed
grains or feed grains for wheat
by growers who take part in both
pograms;
2. Where requested by the grow-
er, the establishment of an oats-
rye base for a farm with produc-
tion history of one or both of
these crops;
3. Storage under bond of wheat
produced in excess of the farm
allotment by growers who at sign-
up time declare their intention to
do this.
Signup
Participation in the 1965 wheat
program will not be automatic.
School trustees
met Tuesday
Trustees of the Claude Inde-
pendent School District met in
regular session Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The usual business of the board
was conducted and $2,814.18 due
bilLs for the month approved.
The board surveyed the work
done on the boy's and girl's dress-
ing rooms and were well satisfied
with it.
Study and tentatively approval
was given the proposed School
Budget for 1964-65. Aug. 25, at
8 p.m., was the date and time
set for public hearing on the
budget.
Smith Harred received the con-
tract for bus service for 1964-65
and Sealtest received a contract
for milk supplies tor the lunch-
room for the same period.
The board accepted a bid of
$168 for the 1956 Ford school bus
offered for sale. Approval was also
given to sell used tires.
Football and student insurance
was awarded Heritage Insurance
Manager of Dallas.
Contracts were signed with Mrs.
Lela Chapa and Mrs. Ruth Han-
cock as teachers.
School tax roll for 1964-65 was
approved.
An ice cream social for the
faculty, given by the Board of
Trustees, will be he)d Aug'. 27, at
7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Disbursements for the month
shows: Local maintenance, 13,-
147.35; state and county, none;
transportation fund, 2,158.87; sink-
ing fund, none; lunchroom fund,
201.70; phsy. ed. fund, 300.00.
Budget report shows: Budget
allowed,228,822.00; budget expend-
ed, 207,249.69; balance in the
budget, 21,572.31.
«J GEM THEATRE: Sat. - Sun.:
Paul Newman and Joanne Wood-
ward in "A New Kind of Love."
Show time, 8 pm.
Producers in winter wheat areas
who wish to qualify for any of
the program's benefits may file
program applications in Agricul-
tural Stabilization and Conserva-
tion (ASC) County Offices from
Aug. 24 through Oct. 2, 1964. In
spring-wheat areas, the wheat
signup will take place early next
see PROGRAM on page 11
Work continues
county history
Work is coming along well on
the writing of the Armstrong Co-
unty History at this time. Many
letters have come in from out-of-
county residents bringing facts
about, pioneer families and their
decendants. These are being pro-
cessed as fast as possible.
A few stories will be sent to
the printer this week for his ap-
proval and suggestions. The com-
mittee expects to do much re-
vision on all material that is pre-
sently being processed. This is
essential in a book of this kind.
The following histories are vir-
tually complete:
Marvin McGehee family, Cap-
tain Carter, Charles and Beulah
Cobb Mikel, Mr. and Mrs. John
Vineyard, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hen-
ry Hickox, M. B. Kights, John
Recks, R. w. Wood family, Uncle
Jim Owens, Heisler family, Ro-
bert H. Carter John Scotts John-
nie P. Miles, G. T. Oliver, Jim
Weaver, C. Wolf, Don-is family,
T. J. Page C. B. Hunters, R. N.
Rutherford, Ed Hundley, J. L.
Pafford, Conrad Wilson Hundley,
Ambrose Massie, Fred E. Smith,
D. B. Hamiltons Oscar Hills, Don-
nie P Wlielchels, Newt Bagwell,
family, John Jaspers, Charles
Dyes, Will Jameses, Claude Bag-
wells, Carl Bagwells, Bascom
see REPORT on last page
Firemen make
run to grass fire
The Fire Department was sum-
moned at 10 a.m. Wednesday of
last week to a grass fire in the
Joe Hood pasture east of town. It
also burned into the John Chau-
veaux pasture before the smoke-
eaters arrived, but it was stop-
ped after it had burned ten acres.
A good crew turned out with all
doing an excellent job, even tho
it was a little warm.
Webbs buy Joe's
Cafe at Conway
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Webb of
Conway recently bought Joe's
Cafe at Conway and changed
the name to Buddy's Cafe. The
Webbs invite their friends to drop
by anytime.
Members of the Claude Volun-
teer Fire Department were hap-
pily surprised Monday morning
when about 15 men from the
Fairview Rural Neighborhood As-
sociation showed up to help them
install their new bell fire alarm
system in Claude.
The men put in around 12 hours
on the system and made quite
a dent in the work to be done.
Firemen feel they will now be
able to complete the system much
earlier than anticipated.
"We certainly appreciate this
spirit of good will and help," Fir*
Chief Chas. W. Stewart stated
this week. "We will be able to
complete the system much quick-
er now as these men did a tre-
mendous job Monday.'
Memorial slated
at Goodnight
The state contract for making
the Confederate Memorial Infor-
mation Markers for Charles
Goodnight in Armstrong County
has been let by the State Build-
ing Commission. This announce-
ment was made by the Texas
State Historical Survey Commit-
tee and the State Building Com-
mission, which are jointly res-
ponsible for their erection.
The markers are made of cast
aluminum with Swedish steel ef-
fect for durability and appearan-
ce. The Official Texas Historical
Medallion appears at the top
with the inscription below. Arm-
strong County will have one of
the four types of markers erected
by the State Building Commission
with research and inscriptions
prepared by the Texas State His-
torical Survey Committee.
Members of the State Building
Commission are Governor John
Conn ally; Attorney-General Wag-
goner Carr; and Charles S. Coates,
Chairman of the State Board of
Control.
The Confederate Memorial In-
formation marker for Charles
Goodnight is 18"x28" in size and
will be erected in Goodnight, Tex-
as by U.S. Highway 287.
Charles Goodnight (1836-1929)
was a Texas Ranger and Indian
fighter. At the age of 19, on his
way to the California gold fields,
he saw ranching possibilities in
Palo Pinto County 230 miles
southeast of Goodnight, Texas.
He settled there and started a
ranch. In the Civil War he was
a scout, guide and hunter for a
frontier regiment of Texas Cal-
valry protecting settlers from
Indian raids and Federal invasion.
With Oliver Loving, he moved
cattle herds across arid West
see MEMORIAL on last page
Local Democratic
Women to meet
The regular meeting of the
Armstrong County League of De-
mocratic Women will be held on
Saturday, Aug. 22, 1964, at 2:30
p.m. at the Armstrong County Ab-
stract Co. in Claude. All interested
Democratic Women are invited to
attend. This is an importnt elec-
tion year and all women are in-
vited to work for their party or-
ganization. The coming District
Art Show will be discussed at
this meeting,
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