The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1954 Page: 1 of 18
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VOLUME 47
EIGHTEEN PAGES IN TWO SLEtTIONS
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1954
NUMBER IS
Austin Acres Becomes Part of City Tuesday
$220 AND NARCOTICS TAKEN IN BREAK-IN OF LOCAL FIRM
Thieves Loot Irby Drug Friday
MYLES ( LAKH
. . He not robbed
OBSERVATIONS
BY THE PUBLISHER
now-
'inno-
with
Footprints, Clues
Left By Burglars
Thieves broke into the Irby
Drug sometime Friday night
and made off with some §220
which had been left in the cash
registers and an undetermined
amount of narcotics.
The theft was first noticed Sat-
urday morning when Mrs. Ina
Yates, an employee of the store
opened up at 8 a.m. She called
Myles Clark, manager, and the
police.
The then was investigated by
city and county police officers
l and foot prints and other kinds
of identification have been found
though no arrests have been
made as yet. Several suspects
were under observation.
Clark said that some narcotics
had been taken but didn't define
the different kinds or types.
The theives had entered the
building from the rear, evidently
using tin-snips or some similar
instrument to cut through ihe
metal door at. the back, then us-
ing a heavy instrument to pry
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The tracks were found in the
dirt at the back, and since the
alted milks. The last time we ! sand had piled up fresh dirt that
day the tracks were very clear.
Being a comparatively
comer to West Texas, we
cently" wagered a Coke
Bart Walden and W. O. Cox that
it would snow 10 inches this win-
ter. That was last summer. Since open the lnnef woo?5n^oor.
that time that bet increased from
a Coke to a malted milk, two
ma
were reminded about it the bet
had increased to a fifth of Paul
Jones.
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Numerous citizens stopped us
during the "West Texas Rain"
of last week and asked us what
we were going to write about
the rain. All we can say is that
we got off light in comparison
with other towns we could men-
tion. There is one advantage in
living out here, though, as far
as farmers are concerned. Nearly
every farmer here has new land
to cultivate. One year we farm
Dawson county land and the
next year Terry county land. Not
every area can make that state-
ment. It is the most advanced ag-
riculture practice. Same as crop
rotation. All we need out here is
a little more moisture. Speaking
of moisture, we lived in Louisi-
ana for 25 years. They have 57
inches a year over there, the
highest in the nation. You can
get pretty disgusted when it
rains for two weeks constantly.
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Last week the Sentinel an-
nounced that Club Estep was a
candidate for the office of may-
or of Seminole, This was an er-
ror and we apologize. If we told
you how the mixup occurred,
you wouldn't believe it. Anyway
Club never intended to run for
mayor, and the announcement
ild have read "Alderman."
MAY < OUKT-MARTIAL COLONEL FOR "CONFESSION"—.Murine Col. Frank Schwable
(left.) of Arlington, Va., confers at Washington with his counsel, Col. Paul Sherman, as he faces
court of inquiry deciding whether he is to be court-martialed for signing false confession to
Kerm warfare charges while PW in Korea. Witnesses (old how Schwable defied Ited torture, but
finally broke and made the confession which enemy used as propaganda.
TEXAS LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OFFICER HERE
Three charges involving illeg-
al possession and selling of in-
toxicants were filed against Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Wade, Seminole,
on last Friday and Saturday.
Bonds totalling $1300 had been
posted by the pair and a county
court jury trial has been set to
hear the case on March 11.
The arrest was made by dep-
uty Sheriff Hardy Dalmont and
he was accompanied by a repre-
sentative of the Texas Liquor
Control Board and Mrs. Mantie
McReynolds, sheriff of Gaines
county.
County Attorney Bill Curry
said that Mrs. Wade had been
charged with selling whiskey
and possession of whiskey for
sale, and that Wade had been
charged with possession of whis-
Drew Pearson said Tuesday
that he had been informed that
the Russians were making syn-
thetic gold from lead and quick-
silver, with the aid of some sort
of atomic power. Scientists claim
that it is possible. When and if
the Russians do make the gold
our gold hoard at Fort Knox
won't be worth much.
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Getting closer to home, we
See OBSERVATIONS page 8
Pardon! Our Slip's
Showing! Estep Not
Mayor Candidate
Through a misunderstanding
on the part of the Sentinel last
week, we erroneously stated that
Club Estep was to be a candi-
date for the position of mayor.
Estep has filed his name with
the city clerk for the position of
one of the aldermen of the town,
and not mayor.
The Sentinel regrets that the
error was made.
No new names have been
added to the list of city aspirants
this week, Miss Ruby Heath, city
secretary, reported Wednesday.
Only the present mayor, W. E.
Denton, has filed for that office
Filing for aldermen are Estep, C.
O. Wright and A. A. Beavers.
Laverne Thomas Appointed As Loan
Supervisor For Gaines County FHA
Laverne Thomas has been ap-
pointed to a loan supervisor's
position with the Farmers' Home
Administration in Gaines Coun-
ty. The appointment was an-
nounced by L. J. Cappleman.
State Director of the agency in
DeHas. Tom Allday, County Su-
pervisor, whose unit area con-
sist* of Gaines county with head-
quarters in Seminole said that
an unprecedented demand for
loan assistance by farmers and
ranchmen of the area made ne-
cessary additional personnel for
Albert Gazaway
Gaines Pioneer
Buried Sunday
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at the Buzbee Funeral Chapel
in Mineral Wells, Sunday, Feb.
21 for James Albert Gazaway, 80,
Gaines county pioneer. He died
in a Mineral Wells hospital at
11:35 p.m. February 18.
Gazaway was a retired realtor j
and stock farmer, having come
to Gaines county in 1919. He had
been ill for the past two years,
and went to Mineral Wells on
December 5, 1953 to stay with a
the local office, to take care of
their needs at a critical period.
Supervisor Allday said that Mr.
Sec ALBERT GAZAWAY page 8 key for sale. A search was made
' of both their home and cafe, and
whiskey in the amount of 15
pints and 3 half pints.
Bond for Mrs. Wade was $300
on one charge and $500 on the
other, and Wade's bond wafe set
at $500. They immediately made
the bond.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Wade refus-
ed to make a statement.
The case will be heard before
County Judge Arzie Kirk and a
six-man jury.
Neither of the pair had ever
Ijeen arrested before.
Booster Club To
Honor Indians
With Dinner
Members of the basketball
teams of the Seminole Indians,
both A and B squads, will be
honored tonight (Thursday) with
a banquet at the school cafeteria.
The steak dinner will be a stag
affair with Jackie Gothard pre-
senting an award to the most
outstanding and valuable player
on the team this year.
The steak dinner is being giv-
en by the Booster Club as one
of their annual functions, and
the awards are made by that
club. Gothard, who is now enrol-
led in Hardin Simmons univer-
sity, will be on hand to present
the award. He was the winner of
the piaque iast year.
The event is not open to the
public, but all hasketball players,
athletic department officials, all
Booster Club members and oth-
ers Invited for the occasion were
urged to be present.
Bootleg Charge Filed on Pair
Planes Over Seminole In Search
Area Combed For Missing
Air Force Plane Lost In Dust
Seminole was included in the
search area for an air force
training plane which was lost
Monday when it took off during
a heavy dust storm from the Big
Spring Air Force Base. The
planes circled over this area
Monday and Tuesday as dozens
of planes joined in the search for
the missing plane with two lieu-
tenants aboard.
The wreckage was found six
miles north of Big Spring, Maj.
Charles Bruton, adjutant at
Webb Air Force Base of Big
Spring, announced. It was found
late Tuesday night.
The craft fell near some farm
buildings which may have made
it difficult for the wreckage to
be sighted from the air.
The single wing, propeller
driven craft vanished Monday
after taking off from the base.
Six hours later, when the plane's
fuel supply would be exhausted,
search planes took to the air.
Aboard were Lts. Harold Rog-
ers, 30 husband of Mrs. Gay Rog-
ers, Vernon, Tex., and Ray Bad-
ertscher, 28, Sharonville, Ohio.
Dust was so thick that at one
time the hunt for the missing
craft had to be called off. It was
later resumed after it abated.
Jameson's To
Close For 5-Day
Remodeling Job
Eddie Jameson, owner of Jame-
son's Grocery and Market, an-
nounced this week that his store
will be closed from Monday until
Friday for remodeling. The
workmen under the supervision
of Don Carson, will move in ear-
ly Sunday morning to start the
work which will entail putting
See JAMESONS TO page 8
Council Grants
New Taxi Permit
Austin Acres, an area about
one-half mile long and one-half
mile wide, officially became a
part of the City of Seminole
Tuesday night when city alder-
men voted unanimously for the
annexation of the area. The al-
dermen took the action after res-
idents of the area petitioned to
become a part of the city and
presented a plat of the area at
the regular Tuesday night meet-
ing of the City Council.
Present for the meeting were
Mayor W. E. Denton, and four of
the aldermen: Marion Brown, C.
O. Wright, J. A. Strickland and
H. B. Patterson jr.
The new area is on the west
side of Seminole, extending from
the center of Avenue B on the
north to Avenue G, or Fullerton
Road, on the south, and from
Eleventh street west for one-half
mile.
Approximately 70 families will
be affected by the change over.
A few homes have been in the
area for years, but the largest
building boom in the area took
place in 1953 when a local con-
tractor, E. M. Moore, built a
whole section of homes.
Action to have the addition
accepted by the city was started
about a month ago. The area is
without public sewer and in the
expansion program now being
undertaken by the city they will
be included in the project. Fire
plugs will be installed and as
soon as feasible street lights will
be installed. Lights are on the
critical list and have been for
several years.
New Taxi Permit
Calvin Shipley was issued a
new taxi permit by the council
after one held by Dan Wade was
returned for cancellation.
Dog Vaccination
To Be Held March 5
At the Tuesday night meeting
of ihe City Council, members de-
cided to hold the annual vaccin-
ation day for dogs on Friday,
March 5 with a veterinary, Dr.
Bucy, of Lamesa here for the
job. He will be at the fire sta-
tion beginning at 11 a.m. on that
date.
After that date, citizens were
warned that dogs running loose
untagged would be caught and
disposed of.
Mayor Denton issued a plea
for citizens to keep their dogs
either in pens or the house. Dras-
tic action is to be taken by the
city after March 6 in its effort
to reduce the possibility of ra-
bies.
Car Hits Soft Shoulder
Chaffin Dies In Auto
Accident At 7 A.M.
Funeral arrangements were
pending at press t;me today for
Joseph O. Chaffin, 64, a resident
of Seminole for about 15 years,
following his death this morning
in an auto accident. He was kil-
led immediately when he was
thrown from the car he was
driving on U. S. Highway 180,
13% miles west of town.
Chaffin was driving a 1951
Chevrolet and was coming out of
a turn, evidently hit the soft
should and his car turned two
flips, landing on its back, throw-
ing Chaffin out of the car in the
process. Jean Pate State High-
way patrolman and Tim Hudson,
j city patrolman, investigated the
accident.
j The accident occurred at 7:10
a.m. this morning and was with-
in a short distance of the Lloyd
Johnson home. Johnson heard
the crash, and by the time he
arrived on the scene Chaffin was
dead.
Chaffin is the father of J. O.
Chaffin,- jr., a member of the
Seminole city police force. He
had lived in Gaines county for
about 15 years and was employed
up until his recent retirement as
a lease pumper for the Atlantic
Co.
Chaffin had been active in civ-
ic affairs and had at one time
sought public office in the coun-
ty. He was a past master of the
Masonic lodge and was also a 32
degree mason.
Alpha's Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements, but
no time had been set for the
services pending notification oj
relatives in California.
In addition to his son here, ho
is survived by his wife of Sem-
inole; a son in California and
daughter in Odessa, and his
mother and sister in Bangs, Tex,
Judd Kirk Buried
In Oregon Today
Word was received Tuesday
that Judd Kirk, one-time Gaines
county resident and brother of
Arzie and E. L. Kirk, died in
Portland, Ore., and funeral ser-
vices were held today.
Arzie and E. L. Kirk, left by
plane for service in Oregon Tues-
day night and will return some-
time this week.
Services For Infant
Funeral services were held in
Denver City cemetery Wednes-
day for David Lee Taylor, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Tay«
lor. The baby died Wednesday,
morning in the Denver City Hos»
pital with funeral arrangements
under the direction of Alpha's
Funeral home.
No Other Production In Three Miles
Texaco Brings In New Field
Southeast ot Seminole Feb. 23
Thomas began his duties with
FHA on February 15, 1954, and
would assist the farmers and
ranchers of the area In making
their plans for the year. Mr.
Thomas will reside in Seminole
for an indefinite period.
He is from Groesbeck, Texas,
and. was formerly* associated
with the Veteran's Administra-
tion in Limestone County.
Capplemsn also snnounced
See LAVERNE THOMAS page 8
Junior Play
Is Announced
Try outs are to be held during
this week for the Junior play.
The title of the play is "Adam's
Evening" a three-act farce by
Katharine Kavanaugh.
The story of the play tells of
an anxious Adam who is caught
trying to slip into his house un-
noticed at four in the morning.
His quick explanation is that
he's just been in a terrible auto
accident—he should have sym-
pathy—It was so serious that the
other man was killed. Who was
the other man? The name that
occurs to Adam Is William
Cokes. (How oould he know
there was a William Cokes?!
This play Is one of the most in-
genious farces and neatest situ
See JUNIOR PLAY page I
Day of Prayer Proclaimed For
Seminole To Be On March 5th
Mayor W. E. Denton has pro-
claimed that Friday, March 5,
the first Friday of the Lenten
season, will be observed as a
day of prayer in Seminole. This
community is Joining in prayer
for world peace on that date with
Christians in 20,000 other U. S.
communities and in more than a
hundred countries around the
world.
The project is sponsored by
the United Church Women of
the town cooperating with the
National Council of Churches of
Christ in the U. S. A. Mrs. Ted
Vassar, wife of the minister of
the Assembly of God church, will
head the observance which will
be held at the Presbyterian
church from 10 until 11.a.m. on
March 5.
Churches sponsoring the pray-
er movement are the First Bap-
tist church. South Side Baptist
church, Presbyterian, First
Christian, Assembly of God and
the Methodist church. However,
it was pointed out by women
conducting the arrangements tor
the event that women of all
churches and creeds were invit-
ed to participate.
The observance is planned for
a city-wide affair, and Is to be
for all of the citixens of the area.
A spokesman for the group said
that all of the stores of the town
would
one-hour period from 10-11 a.m.
in order that employees might
attend the services and that fur-
ther impetus would be given to
the project by the closing.
On the World Day of Prayer,
March 5, prayers will rise in hun-
dreds of the world's languages
and dialects, asking that the
churches "speak the word of
healing to this troubled world;"
that the United Nations may "be
given the grace to work togeth-
er;" that the "leaders of the na-
tions of the world" may be given
wisdom to work for peace.
The World Day of Prayer, held
on the first Friday in Lent each
year, is an observance that dates
back to 1887, when a Presbyter-
ian woman in Boston called for
a nationwide day of prayer for
home missions.
Today the World Day of Pray-
er is observed by people of al-
most every Christian church
around the globe.
Offerings from World Day of
Prayer services support church
enterprises in many nations. In
th* U. 3., yearly offerings of
more than a quarter of a million
dollars are shared among inter-
denominational mission projects
at home and overseas, as a prac-
tical expression of Christian
A further boost to the oil econ-
omy of Gaines County took
place on Tuesday of this week
when the Texas Co. brought in
a new well four miles east and
five miles south of Seminole.
Tom F. Brawner, spokesman
for the Texas Co., in Houston
said in a telegram to the Sentin-
el that the new well was flowing
241 barrels of oil through a quar-
ter-inch choke in ten hours on a
potential test. The well is tabbed
the Tobe Foster No. 2 and is in
NCT-1, League 305, on Dawson
county school land.
The new well opens a new
field. The closest production is
three miles south in the Botten
Field Pool, consisting of one
well.
Perforations were at 9242 to
9252 feet in the upper Wolfcamp
or lower Wichita Albany forma-
tion. Gravity of the oil was 30.9
and the gas-oil ratio was 45 to
one.
Wildcat Shows Devonian
A drill stem test in the top of
the Devonian found free oil at
the Rowan Drilling Co., No. 1
Stanton-Brunson, 14,000-foot El-
lenburger wildcat in the south-
eastern part of the county.
The test was taken from 12,-
622 to 12,640 feet and was left
open for four ho"urs. Recovery
was the 2,600-foot water blank-
See NEW OIL FIELD page 8
It's A Big Day!
R&P Egg Farm sj
Gets First Egg!
It was a big day in Seminolo
last Friday. The much publiciz-
ed and equally much discusserl
R. & P. "Egg Ranch" came forth
with Its first production.
The "institution" is owned an<|
operated by Tommie Robe ts
and Glenn Poyner, local mer i«
ants, who have been bitten by;
the "Chicken Bug" have gone l«
out for tying their luck at c ;•
ing chickens for laying purpo: «,
Roberts s&ys that the great
event (the first egg) happev><|
but that Poyner was out of town
and didn't get to witness It. /<•>
tually, Roberts v ent on to sa/,
Poyner had bee i so vigilant that
the hens hadn't - ally had an op«
portunity to hi ;ind that in his
absence they r 'e up for lost
time. In fact, < r the weekend^
three of the thin-jhelled nuggets
rolled out of the c ? and downl
into their wire V j.
Roberts said t. y had found *
little difficulty In "training*
their chickens. T e "book" sayfl
that about 14 hours of light li
See ITS A BIG DAY page 8
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brotherhood.
be asked to cloae for a I See DAY OF PRAYKR. page •
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Rogers, Verdon L. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1954, newspaper, February 25, 1954; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411071/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.