The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1954 Page: 1 of 14
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Lttle-Pony Leagues Open Seminole Baseball Season; Games In City Park
See Story Page 1, Section t
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14 Pages In 3 Sections
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY,
THURSDAY MAY 27, 1054
PRICE 10c
Numcs M
Webb Bond To Ploy For Event
emorial Day Program Will Be
bserved In Seminole Saturday
wo-Hour Program
Planned to Honor
Fallen Comrades
| Local observance of Memorial
SDay has been slated for the
■tours of 10 to 12 noon Satur-
fflrlay, Lee Johnson, commander of
|the Tom McLain American Lo-
Igion Post No. 201 said here this
Jmornlng.
Included during the two-hour
1] logram will be a parade around
ltfte court house square at 10
■ o'clock; address by Fred Young.
■ Attorney Chief for the Veteran'?
[Administration of Lubbock;
[sic by the Webb Air Force
lot Big Spring under the
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MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS MAY 30th Is a National Holiday designated as
Memorial Hay; a day set aside to remember and pay tribute to
those who gave their lives in I he service of our country,
AND WHEREAS the Tom Mcl.ain American Legion Post No.
SJ04, will have Memorial Day service on the Court House lawn
between the hours of 10 and 12 a.m., Saturday, .May 29, on that
date I do hereby proclaim a Holiday and ask that businesses
close for the service.
(S) W. E. Denton,
Ulayor of Seminole
will be concluded by Young's ad-
dress, taps, and the benediction
by the chaplain.
Luncheon to follow the form
mu-jal program will be for the visit-
and ing band members, Gold Star
direction Mothers, speakers, Legionnaires
■ of T/Sgt Tngalls; special honor land their wives and members of
■ to Gaines County's Gold Star j the Legion Auxiliary.
■ Mother and a luncheon in the ln a meeting last week the
a American Legion hut foi mom-1 American Legion voted to re-
quest the merchants and busin-
ess houses to close during the
jSbers of the band, guests oI itio
day and members of the Ameri-
m can Legion and their families.
■ There will be a charge of $1 j>cr
I person for the Legion members
■ and family for the dinner, Jotan-
II son said.
Marching in the parade thru
H downtown Seminole will be a
S color guard, in the lead followed
| by tie band, fust squad, Legion
t| memters, Boy Scouts, Sheriff's
I Posse and others who are to
I form h portion of the event. All
I members of Hie American Lo-
fe gion «!<' requested to be in the
fj parade, which starts at the Ben-
|t nett Motor Co.
The formal program to take
i place on the court house square
|t will Include the invocation by
i the Rev. fc,d Mulliner, pastor of
| the Presbyterian church, who
| will serve as chaplain for the
§ special program. Announcement
i next by the Post Commander,
I Lee Johnson and followed by
I .several numbers by the Webb
Air Force band. Followed by rec-
ognition and presentation of the
Gold Star Mothers. The program
2 hour program. The plan adopt
ed was to appoint a committee
to visit each business firm and | apportioned
request that they remain closed
the hours before noon.
Prospects Look
Good For Crops
Gaines country farmer.? can
look forwa/ 1 to harvesting the
best crops in ;..x >ears, accord-
ing to I- il. AlcEIroy, county
agent.
Mr. McElroy based his optim
istic prediction on the fact that
rainfall In the county to date has
m e a s u r e d approximately 13
inches, an ample supply to as-
sure good cotton and feed crops.
Jfe amplified this statement, by
saying that winds and hail could
materially change the picture,
but at. the present time prospects
are excellent.
Warm weather is the thing
most needed by the farmers now,
he said. Cloudy days dunn.'? the
past two weeks has kept temper-
atures below normal and cool
weather is not conducivo to
growth of cotton he said.
See l*KOSPE<TS, Page 4
Calorie Carnival
Scheduled Here
Tuesday, June 8
Something new for the wo-
men — a "Calorie Carnival" —
promises exciting thrills in the
realm of cooking here from 2 to
3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 8.
The electrical appliance deal-
ers of Seminole together with
the Southwestern Public Service
Company, are bringing outstand-
ing home service advisors for an
unusual and profitable new kind
conking school.
Ml htyjschool will be conducted
™ home service advisors Xie
Collins, graduate of the Univci-!t|-j|s would bring the budget
Wind Erosion Aid
Given Green Light
In Washington
The emergency wind ero-
sion control program for Texas
has bec-n given the green light
by the federal government.
Texas, still plagued by the ef-
fects of a record drought, was
an initial $2,322,000
its share of tne total fifteen
million allotted foi five staf?3.
Other states receiving this type
ol relief are Coloiado, Kansas,
New Mexico an'd Oklahoma.
As announced in last week's
Sentinel a total of $46,004 has
been allocated to Gaines county
irom the President's emergency
relief fund to help control wind
erosion 'in the United States.
Gaines county was awarded the
grant after being declare • bj one
of the areas in which wind ero-
f ion had caused considerable
drought.
This first allocation wa'. estab-
lished in order to permit immed-
iate qetion in controlling wind
erosion in 75 counties of the
state. Most of these are in West
Texas and the Panhandle areas.
Further allocations have been
promised as they are needed.
Six practices have been set up
by the agriculture department,
any one of which is practiced by
the farmer, will make him eli-
gible to receive payments.
There are approximately 251 ,-
000 acres in cultivation in Gaines
county, Max Green, county of-
See WIND EROSION, Page I
" .1 Sentenced To 5 Years For
Piggly Wiggly Burglary March 31
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INNOCENT PASSEKBY, FUGITIVE KILLED—Though he was
merely a passerby, Fenwick Eriekson (above) lies just as dead
on a Los Angeles street as the fleeing theft suspect a i>olicemau
was shooting at. Patrolman .lack Sailer said sadly he didn't see
Eriekson. A news photographer records the scene.
Final Clean-Up Reported
Swimming Pool To Open Friday
Director Metz LaFoilette Reports
Webb Air Force
Band To Be In
Legion Parade
The 509th Air Force Band
from Webb Air Force Base,
which will parade in the Memor-
ial Day ceremonies at Seminole
Saturday, is a comparatively
new unit at the West Texas jet
pilot.»training center.
Directed by T/Sgt'Ingalls, the
509th now boasts some 21 mem-
bers.
The band appearing at Semin-
ole Saturday will include saxo-
phones, clarinets, cornets, bass
horns, trombones, French horns,
flutes and drums.
Although one of the newer
units at Webb, the 509th band is
>ne of the most active organiza-
tions on the base.
During Armed Forces week J 204, anounced this week to thi
he Webb musicians made sev- Sentinel that the American Le-
ral appearances throughout the gion Junior Baseball team will
ountry at parades, retreats, con- start active participation in the
New Store Hours
For Local Dry
Goods Merchants
Local dry goods merchants an-
nounced this week that effective
June 1, and until September 1,
their stores would close at 8 p.m.
or. Saturdays.
Merchants agreeing on the
new Saturday hours are Single-
tons, B. Williams and Sons, An-
thony's, Vee's, Moseley's, Ben
Franklin, Wackers and Aryains.
American Legion
Baseball Team
Having Try-Outs
Lee Johnson, commander of
the American Legion Post No
Highway 51 Association Adopts New
Constitution At Odessa Meet May 14
Some 60 members of the Tex-1 of highway 51 in a particular
Health Officer
Gives City Pool
"Clean Bill"
"Seminole has one of the
best equipped and cleanest
swimming |>ools in the coun-
ty," Bill Cox, health officer,
said here this week, after see-
ing the preparations for open-
ing the school-owned pool here
this week.
The water pumps are oper-
ated on a 21-hour schedule
wilh a complete change of wa-
ter assured every V/i hours.
The water, which is tested ev-
ery two hours, passes through
the |mh>I chlorinator In-fore en-
tering the pool thus assuring
that it will be safe to be used
for commercial swimming ac-
tivities. With a new and recon-
ditioned sand filter for this
year's use.
Every morning that the pool
is open to the public the entire
bath and pool facilities are
cleaned and sterilized, the
health officer pointed out.
"Let's go Swimming!"
as Highway 51 Association, re-
presenting 13 towns along the
route, adopted a constitution at
a meeting in Odessa Friday, May
14, at noon, but delayed action
on a budget pending further dis-
cussion and Solicitation of more
members.
The proposed budget for 1954
calls for total revenues of $6,100,
shy of Oklahoma, and Eleanor |
Woodson, graduate of Oregon
Stale College.
Dealers will give away a num-
ber of appliances during the
school.
Among the appliances demon-
strated at the school will be the
electric ranges, freezers, automa-
tic washers and dryers. Spon-
Wee CARNIVAL Page 4
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fund to a total $(>,590 as the As
sociation currently has a balance
of $490. Revenue would be deriv-
ed from membership fees of $10.-
00 per member or a proposed
membership quota of 610 for the
13 counties In the Association.
The number of memberships per
county would be based on popu-
lation and the number of miles
county.
Sheriff E. S. Collins, Jr., of
Chanlng, chairman of a commit-
tee which is making plans for
the dedication of the new bridge
on August 29. Delay of a steel
delivery is curently holding up
constuction on the bridge but
work will be resumed ln June in
time for the project to be com-
pleted by the middle of August,
Collins Indicated. Some 5,000 per-
sons are expected for the dedica-
tion which will be preceded by a
barbeque at Boys Ranch.
At future meetings whenever
a motion is put to a voting test,
each member present will be al-
lowed to cast one vote. This w'as
made official when presiding
president Kin McAbee of Dal-
hart head and explained the As-
sociation's new constitution to
members.
Representatives of each of the
13 counties In the Association
See 'CONSTITUTION, Page 4
ELEANOR WOOIMON
XIE COLLI Nil
Welfare Office
Moves To Seminole
Mrs. Louise Breeding announc-
ed to the Sentinel this week
that the County Welfare Office
hus been moved into the County
jail building next to the Sheriff's
office.
Mrs. Breeding went on to say
that her services would be avail-
able to persons in need of wel
; fare help, to the blind, old age
i pension and dependent chil Iren
Six also stated that she would
| be in the office only on Monday
.and all interested persons should
<ontac» her then.
Old Hospital
Building For
Sale By County
Reports this week from the
County Judges' office indicate
that the old building formerly
used to house the Gaines Coun-
ty Hospital will be put up for
sale by bids.
In a notice of sale of County
buildings in this week's Sentin-
el the bids are to be turned in
at or before 10 o'clock on Mon-
day, June 14. The outbuilding
standing immediately behind the
old County Hospital building
will be sold on separate bids.
The lots upon which the build-
ing stands are not included in
that which is to be sold.
^ Seminole swimmers will have j
their first formal chance to "beat
the heat" Sunday afternoon as
final plans were completed ear-
lier this week for the opening of
the city swimming pool, Metzj
LaFoilette, pool director, said i
here this week. The poo) plant |
and all facilities have been paint-
ed and repaired and are in per-
fect working order as the work
of several days neared an end
this morning. The pool is own-
ed and operated by the Seminole
school.
In addition to the announce-
ment of the opening date, a
schedule of classes which is to
be sponsored this year lias also
been released with the dates for
class members to report, LaFoi-
lette pointed out. The schedule
for registering for the classes
follows:
Sunday, 1:30 to 6 p.m. pool
open to public; Monday, 10 a.m.
to 12 noon boys' swimming clas-
ses (beginners, intermediates,
advanced), 1:30 p.m. pool open
to public; Tuesday, 10 a.m. to
12 noon girls' classes (same as
boys—three groups) 1:30 p.m. to
7 p.m. pool open to public; Wed-
nesday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon boys'
swimming classes, 1:30 p.m. to
5 p.m. pool open to public, 5 p.
m. to 7 p.m. ladles' swimming
class; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 12
noon girls' swimming classes,
1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. pool open to
public; Friday, 10 a.m. to 12
noon diving classes, boys' and
girls' advanced only) 1:30 p.m.
See SWIMMING POOL, Pa«e 4
certs and dance engagements.
In addition to military func-
ion, the Webb band has also
been featured on weekly radio
programs aired by one of the
Big Spring stations on Satur-
day night. This program in-
cludes a complete cross-section
of music ranging from the clas-
sics to jazz and current hit tunes.
Presbyterian Church
Begins Bible School
The Presbyterian Church be
gan Its bible school Wednesday,
May 26, and will end June 4. On
the night of June 4, a closing
program will be given.
There are five departments
that make up the bible school.
Heading the kindergarten is Mr*.
J. F. Svacek, heading the young-
er primary department Is Mrs.
C. B. Wolf, and Mrs. B. W. Cool-
idge is heading the older pri-
mary department is Rev. Mullin-
er.
The secretary for the bible
school is Mrs R. P. Kelley. Chil-
dren from the ages of 4 through
the junior high school age are
provided for. All are invited to
attend the school.
There have been as many as
75 in the past and as many are
attending this year.
Local Merchants
Attend Fashion
Show In Dallas
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Aryaln, Mrs.
A. Vorzimer and Mrs. Ann Kel-
Jey were among the more than
.5,000 buyers who attended the
American Fashion Associations'
.'.ill and Back to-Sciiool Market
in Dallas, May 16 • 21.
The American Fashion Associ-
ation, comprised of 500 sales-
men, displayed more than 1,2'JC
lirfes of women's and children's
apparel at the Adolphus, Baker
and Dallas Hotels.
Headlining the events of Mar-
ket Week was the A.F.A. Break-
fast Clinic Style Show, presented
in the Crystal Ballroom of the
Baker Hotel on Tuesday, May 18
and Wednesday, May 19. The
theme of the shows, "SEVEN
LABELS FOR A FALL FU-
TURE" emphasized fabrics with
brushed on color, new bulk, new
lengths in coats, washable fash-
Ions for school days, fashions in
little accesory accents, and the
wi.isome ways of fashion in its
See MERCHANTS, Page 4
league June 1
The last two weeks approxi-
mately 24 boys have turned out
in hopes of meeting the stand-
ards set by the League and make
the first string.
Boys between the ages of 15
and 17ryears-of-age have been
working out with Johnson and
H. A. Sims. The official team to
represent the Seminole Post will
be determined by June 1.
"Our team will play most ofi'nK
9 Arvell Wesley Hampton enter-
ed a plea of guilty to the charge
of burglary brought against him
in the 1 j. >h District Court be-
fore Judge Louis B. Reed here
Wednesday .nor ning.
Hampton, who with two other
men, Bert Moore of Odessa and
B. L. Brock of Seminole, burglar-
ized the Piggly Wiggly food
store here on March 31.
Allison Gainey, manager of
Piggly Wiggly was the only wit-
ness on the stand for the State.
District attorney Karl Cayton
asked Gainey If proper identifi-
cation of the stolen articles had
been made and the amount of
the stolen goods.
Gainey stated that taken in
tne theft were 400 cartons of cig-
aretes, 10 canned hams, 20 to
30 picnic shoulder.t, 8 boxe* of
pepper and an undetermined
amount of cigars and tazor
blades. The total amount came to
apruximately $1,000. The burg-
lars also knocked oit' the dial of
the safe, but were unsuccessful
In opening it.
Entry to the store was gained
through an opening in the roof
for an air conditioner, Gainey
stated.
With this the State and de-
fense rested and a recommenda-
tion of 5 years in the State Pen-
itentiary for Hampton was sug-
gested by District Attorney Cay-
ton.
Moore and Brock were sen-
tenced early this month on the
same charge to 5 years each by
Judge Louis Reed.
Moore is now in Odessa wait-
trial on a similar charge.
; the surrounding towns whose
; American Legion Post will spon-
| sor a Junior baseball team,"
Johnson added.
After the Piggly Wiggly rob-
bery, the men were picked up
near Midland by a road block
set up by state patrolmen In the
area.
48 Seminole Seniors Graduated
Monday Night, Awards Presented
Forty-eight graduating seniors
received their diplomas Monday
night, May 24, in ihe Duff-Whar-
ton Auditorium. The diplomas
were presented by Supt. F. J.
Young and Virgil N. Keyes, prin-
cipal.
Miss Phyllis Lockhart. was the
valedictorian of the '5-1 senior
class with an average of 94.39
and Luis Aguilar was salutator-
ian with an average of 91.94.
Miss Lockhart received a certif-
icate for a scholarship to any
college and a medal signifying
that she is valedictorian. Aguil-
ar received a certificate for
scholarship and also a medal sig-
nifying that he is salutatorian.
Three Seminole Students On
List Of Graduates From Tech
Vance, holds the doctor of divin-
ity degree from Southwestern,
has served churches in Houston,
Pasadena, Bay City, and Jack-
sonville.
The commencement speaker is
Dr. Ernest C. Colwell, dean of fa-
culties of Emory University, At-
lanta, Ga. Dr. Colwell received
his doctorate from the Univer-
sity of Chicago in 19.30; and, dur-
ing a general administrative re
organization in 1945, he served
as president of the university
An authority on New Testament
manuscripts, he has been at
Emory since 1951. He holds three
honorary degrees, one each from
Emory. Harvard, and Colby.
The commencement exercise
starts at 8 p.m. in Jones Sadium. I
In case of bad weather, services
will be moved to the First Bap-
tist Church.
Reserve commissions ln the
i.
ANNIE PARKER
WESCOTT
EDNA PARKER
structor in geology, is expected
to get his college's first geology
doctorate. His two previous de-
grees were from Tech.
The list contains 126 candi-
dates including 10 graduates ■—
who completed degree require-
ments at the end of the fall term
in January, and the 516 candl-
Commeneement exercises for
642 candidates for degrees at
Texas Tech has been set for
May 30-31. Included on the list
of graduates from Seminole are
J. V. Wescott, Bachelor of Sd-
er . in Agriculture; Annie Ryith
J arker, bachelor of business ad-
ministration. and Edna Fay Par-
ker, bachelor of business admin
Istrstisn. -.
A tentative list of candidal**.
Army, for ROTC graduates, will dat<,K who'expect to complete re-
be given at 10 a.m. May 29. Air !qu|rement* in May.
Force reserve commissions will. iteocJ|jaurea,P „peaker May 30(released by the college
I Is- presented at 10 a.m. May 31. jn Jones Stadium is Dr. Marvin irar, shows Tech will confer
Vance, who ends his fifth year bachelor degrees and 57
as pastor of the First Methodist i ed degree*
Church In Austin June I. Dr ltor of
Both services will be in the Ag-
ruult irc Auditorium.
Francis Karl Green. Slston, In
Honor awards were given to
various students by Principal
Keyes. For the first time ln the
history of Seminole high school,
one of the highest musical
awards was given a senior grad-
uate and went to Carrol Moffatt.
It is the Arion Award, based on
outstanding musical achievement
received during his high school.
The Seminole Booster Club spon-
sored the award. They also were
responsible for choosing the
winner.
Other honor awards given
were for perfect attendance for
the '53 • '54 school year. The
students to receive these award*
were Edwin Young, Martha Pal-
mer, Phyllis Lockhart, Carrol
Moffatt, Mary Neli Coffey, Le >ta
Ball, Juannell Allison, Luis Agui-
lar, Idell Cook, Susan Crlsmon
and Virginia Crlswell.
An award was given to three
students for the highest aver-
age of his cIbbs. Lawrence Kirk
had the highest average of the
freshman class, Berta Glover
See SENIORS, Page 4
MHkSoldliir
Seminole Graded
By Health Officer
In accordance with the grade
specification of the milk Ordin- $
ance and code of the City of
Srtninole, Dr. Frederick J. Ko-
berg, the City Health Officer, In
Cooperation with the local
Health Unit announces the
grades of milk sold in the City
of Seminole. Texas.
All residents of the City are
urged to purchase only milk
ducts that are graded. All gra
of milk appear on the twM.
cap, and are posted in
ants and soda
Only
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