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INDIANS
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VOLUME 46
SIXTEEN l'AGl'ft IN TWO SECTIONS
SEMINOLE. GAINES COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 19B3
NUMBER 14
Indians
Lamesa
By FRANK TSO
Sentinel Sports Editor
Lamesa after burying El Paso
in the last encounter may find
the Seminole Indians a little
more rugged than they thought
next Friday night—Eventually.
A team boasting of fine pass-
ing and superb running plays,
Lamesa map force the Indians
into defensive battles — but the
Indians, fresh from a victorious
experience, is an arriving team,
possessing plenty of pep and
team spirit as anyone could have
seen in the Fort Stockton game
■here,
For the first time the Indians'
pass defense went to work. Coach
George Zoller said, "The pass
defense looks a lot better, still it
could be better."
Lamesa has two remarkable
passers: .Tones, No. 94 and Dun-
bar who threw a pass in the
Midland game to set up the lone
touchdown for the Tors. Watch
them closely for the touchdown
passes—one of those passes may
wind up in the Indians' hands
for a change, as Seminole did it
to the Panthers, and on top of
that the Indians capitalized the
intercepted pass for further gain.
The Tors' fullback Alexander,
No. 90 has been known as an
outstanding runner. He Is a jun-
ior and a returning letterman
and a little heavier than Jerry
Montgomery as a fullback. Spark-
ling on the Tors' team as one of
the ace receivers is Dunn, No. 74
who is going to play starting left
end.
Facing such a fine team will
be the Seminole Indians who
were fortunate not to have suf-
fered a single casualty in the
Fort Stockton game and are sup.
posed to be in tiptop shape when
they meet the Tors at Lamesa,
Last Friday the Indians dis-
played their season's best down
-field blocking and a true coup
d'espirit so far. "They should
have learned last week what it
takes to win," Coach Zoller said.
As far as the score is concerned,
"it was a team victory," he add-
ed.
Charley Benson, star back,
may recover from ankle injuries
and surprise the Tors. Big Chief
Charley "Hargrove who had been
mostly sidelined since Denver
City may 'take up safety duties
against the Tors.
Said Coach Zoller: "Lamesa
will be the finest team we'll play
in the year."
Let's take a loeik at the In-
dian starting lineup. The Indians
have the same line as they had
against the Panthers. The man-
under will be Robert Chancellor.
Jerry Montgomery, one of the
contenders in the ground-gaining
department and player of the
week will fill the fullback slot;
Karl Don Hughes who scored the
first touchdown in the Fort
(Continued on Buck Page)
Seminole Woman,
Hobbs Child Are
New Polio Victims
Mrs. J. R. Pierce, 27, who re-
sides with her husband and sev-
en year old daughter in the Aus-
tin Acres addition, was admit-
ted to Hendricks Memorial Hos-
pital polio center in Abilene Sat-
urday. She is Gaines County's
fourth polio victim this year.
Mrs. Pierce's condition is re-
ported as satisfactory by attend-
ing doctors, who believe hers to
be a mild ease. She was under
observation here for several days
for a definite diagnosis before
being removed to the Abilene
center. The Pierces moved to
Semhiole from Andrews last
March, and are employed by
Hughes Tool Co,
Since removal to the Abilene
hospital, Mrs. Pierce has suffor-
ced light paralysis of the kidneys,
left leg and right hand; however
a report Wednesday stated that
doctors there are hopeful of a
complete recovery with no last-
ing effects.
Boblm Child Is Victim
Little Georgia Adams 5%,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Adams of Hobbs, N. M., has been
tentatively diagnosed as an en-
cephalitlc type polio case. Her
condition was described as mild
by attending physicians here, but
she was taken Wednesday morn-
ing to Abilene for admittance to
Hendricks Memorial H o spltal
polio center.
Seminole Girl, 7
Receives Minor
Cuts Wednesday
A Seminole girl, Eurlene Bing-
ham, 7, who was riding with her
mother, Mrst Ruby Bingham, re-
ceived lacerations on the scalp
In an auto accident at 3:20 p.m.
Wednesday at the Intersection of
Ave. C and Main Street here.
The girl was ruslied to the
Gaines Clinic-Hospital for emer-
gency treatment. Attending phy-
sician said the wound only re-
quired one stitch and she was
sent home shortly after the ac-
cident.
Heading east on Avenue C
Leonard Heald, 34 of Caprock,
N. M, pulled in front of the car
driven by Mrs. Bingham. During
the accident Eurlene, her daugh-
ter, was sitting with her in the
front seat and received the mln
or injuries from the impact of
the collision.
Highway Patrolman Jean Pate
Investigating the accident at the
time, filed a charge against Heald
for failure to grant right of way.
The rest of the occupants were
safe, although several children
were riding with Heald. Dam-
ages were estimated at $200 to
each car.
AMONG COLORFUL EVENTS
Fair Offers Variety of Exhibits
RED PILOT GIVES U.S. MIG FOR $100,000 REWARD—A Russian-built MIG fighter, flown to
UN base in Seoul, Korea, by deserting North Korean lieutenant, awaits inspection ill hanger.
Flier turned it over following offer by Gen. Mark Clark, Far East Commander, to pay $100,000
for latest model MIG. «•
On Merit of Founding "Little Juvenile Court" here ....
Judge Kirk Included In Who's Who
JUDGl
ARKIE KIRK
NEITHKR TOO YOUNG
Judy and Skipper Are
Matched Pair for the
Junior Barrell Race
Up to now, and possibly when
final entries are made, the An-
cell girls will be the youngest
contestants in the all-junior ro-
deo to take place here Oct. 9,
10, and 11.
Little Miss Judy Ancell, four
year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bcrl Ancell, who ranch west
of Seminole, has been entered by
her granddaughter, T. B. Fulker-
son, In the junior barrell race for
youngsters ten years of age and
under. Her twin sisters, Lynn
and Gynn. six. are also contest-
ants!, Judy will ride her faith
ful steed, Skipper, that under-
stands only too well the proced
ure for barrell racing. Although
his back Is broad and strong,
his patience limitless and his
age a secret, Skipper will carry
Jils tiny rider through the pat
torn In record time. They are
practicing every day at the ranch
15 miles west and will ride In
the parade on opening Fair day.
for Firemen Here
The Seminole volunteer fire
men received 24 new white over-
alls and caps that recently ar-
rived from Abilene, ordered
about two weeks ago.
During the football traffic,
parades, and on drills the volun-
teer firemen will wear them. In
case city folks don't know who
the white capped men are when
they come to direct the traffic
during the home games here Is
the information. The firemen
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at
the city hall.
Former Residents Here Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gregory
of Ft. Stockton wore in Semi-
nole Friday to see the Sominolc-
Fort Stockton football game and
to visit old friends. The Gre-
gorys are former publishers of
the Sentinel and have recently
moved to Ft, Stockton from
Carlsbad, N. M.
One of the Southwest's high
honors goes to Seminole's Judge
Arzie L. Kirk this week indeed.
Judge Kirk is being Included in
the "Who's Who in the South
and Southwest" being published
by Marquis Company of Chi-
cago which also publishes
"Who's Who in America."
Judge Kirk is known for his
Initiation of the "Little Juvenile
Court" in Gaines County. Since
that court has been in operation
for the 15-year-olds or under the
regular juvenile court under
him has gone out of business, "I
hope we never have any juvenile
court any more, If the boys o£
that age can handle their own
problems and use their own
judgement," Judge Kirk said
Little Juvenile Court
. He is selected by the Chicago
publisher mostly on that ground
that Judge Kirk has originated
the "Uttle Juvenile Court" being
demonstrated to the public to satr-
tle the juvenile delinquency.
Last year the judge took the
group of officials in the "Little
Court" to San Angolo and held
a mock court before the Opti
mist Club there, demonstrating
to youngsters how the "Little
Court" worked. In the little
court the juveniles elect their
Bank Deposits
Up 4% Over Same
Period Last Year
Deposits at Seminole State
Bank show an Increase of $118,-
000 over those at the same per-
iod a year ago, according to
President L. G. Daughorty.
The September deposit shows
a total of $2,790,169 compared
to a total of $2,678,529 the same
period last year. The increase Is
credited to the growing oilfield
payroll, Mr. Daiigherty said.
INVALID PARENTS SEEK FOR SON
Fori Stockton Film Shown Boosters
The Boosters' Club entertained
their members and their wives
with the films of Fort Stockton
and Humble films of Southwest-
ern Conference highlights Tues-
day night at the high school aud-
itorium. The club planned to
stage another ladles' night Dec.
11 at th<» »ii<Htr>rliim
After both assistant coaches
Howard Hasaell and Metz LaFol-
lette each made a report on their
respective teams. Coach Zoller
gave a chalk talk on football tac-
tic*. Zoller's Interesting chat
with the audience threw much
light on watching the home team.
Referring to the Fort Stock-
ton film In" which the Indians
were steered to a 24-7 victory
before the much surprised fans
here last Friday night, he said,
"Our boys played good ball
a an jfiAt pVirf StOCktOH hijt th?y
made some mistakes. It takes
time for them to improve."
Two other coaches werp pres-
ent, they were assistant Coach
Jake Harrell and Seventh grade
Coach Jimmy Evans.
The Invalid parents of a young
son who has boon missing three
months is badly needed by the
sick folks now living at Baird.
The young man Is James Schaf
frlna, not quite 21 years of age,
5 feot 9 Inches tall with really
black hair and hazel eyes. He
had worked as a roughneck for
some oil firm In Seminole. He
Is of German descent.
Young Schaffrlna owns a 1948
blue club coupe Ford with Texas
License No. BF 947. He Is a 1951
graduate of Balrd High School.
He lived in Seminole about three
years.
The invalid parents had been
worrying about his whereabouts
since the last time they hoard
from him. "I am working for a
very good company now," he
said in his last letter, stamped
Jur# 4, Seminole.
R. F. Willmon (Aft.on, Texas,
Box 93) uncle of the missing, told
the press that Schraffrlna has
hggw n l/M o M/4 ol'l'n.1 '*•
Ing after his business. He had
been sending money home to his
parents, up to the date of his
last letter.
Wiilmon overheard that the
young man was here patronizing
★ ★ ★
JAMES SCHAFFRINA
* ★ ★ •
a local cafe about 10 days ago,
but he wasn't sure that it was
true.
The folks of young Schaffrlna
would appreciate it very much
if anyone knows of his where-
abouts to get In touch with his
uncle Willmon at .Afton.
own judge, attorneys, chief of
policy and jurors.
"In one case last year the boys
acted accordingly. They even
rendered the judgement to the
little detail grownup men sel-
dom thought of," said Judge
the | Kirk.
"At times the Juvenile crimes
were quickly discovered by the
boys of their age. A break-in
that took place a while back here
was first proved by local kids.
They usually have a pretty good
idea who commits these crimes,"
he added.
Sotting Record
The little court officials that
were chaperoned to Big Spring
last year won a prize and it was
most-talked about in this part of
the Country. Its outstanding
characteristics are second to
none, and the only one of its kind
that has been worked out. suc-
cessfully.
Judge Kirk said if the youngs-
ters failed to abide with the
judgement by the court they
have to be brought to him, but
they usually satisfy with the
verdict of their own court before
it's brought to him.
The civic-minded leader also
gave credit to Ex-Chief of Police
Tom LeBleu who helped in set-
ting up the "Little Court". He
had been in close cooperation
with the youngsters to solve the
juvenile problems.
Judge Kirk remarked: "Coop-
operation with and understand-
ing of the youngsters are the
only ways to solve the juvenile
problem."
Included in the "Who's Who
in the South and Southwest" are
Alabama, Arkansas, District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, N.
Carolina, Mississippi, Oklahoma,
Kentucky, Louisiana, South Car-
olina, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia. It is the fifty-sixth year
of publication. The first volume
was published in 1897.
Kirk has been invited to give
a talk at the First Christian
Church hero at 7:30 p.m. Wed-
nesday,
Rock Processing
Company Located
In Higginbotham
With the establishment of a
quarry and plant field office of
the Hobbs Rock Products Com
pany, Gaines County hiy< added
a new business concern In the
Higginbotham community.
L. E. Hubbard, manager, stated
that his firm Is equipped to han-
dle any kind of concrpte work,
rock processing and paving. Two
rock crushers and trucks for
hauling are available and deliv-
eries are made to any nearby
area.
Drills are busy this week cor-
ing along the edge of the draw
northwest of Seminole for a
sand suitable for building, pav-
ing and highway construction.
Heretofore, Gaines county has
not had a concern of mis kind
near enough for local use.
Iiig Oct. 11
The First Christian Church of
Seminole will dedicate its new
educational annex at a special
ceremony at 3 p.m. October 11.
The principal speaker for the oc-
casion will be Chester Crow, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Texas
Christian Missionary Society.
Mr, Crow was appointed to
succeed Patrick Henry, Sr., now
of Arlington, who held the office
for the last thirty-two years. Mr.
Crow is universally known
among the Christian Churches of
Texas as well as in many other
states. He has been for the past
several years the director of the
Texas Christian Church Board
of Religious Education, with of-
fices in Fort Worth. He has
done outstanding work as a min-
ister in Austin and other cities of
this state.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this dedication service.
200 Additional Boxes
To Be Available Soon
Construction work for the ex-
tension of the Post: Office, 30
feet more to the rear of the ori-
ginal building, will add substan-
tial facilities to Seminole citi-
zens when the extension work
Is complete in about two weeks
from now.
There will bo an additional 280
boxes added to the present num-
ber of 750 available for the local
citizen, Mrs. Jewel Cobb, post-
master, said.
The construction work started
last week aflfer the steel mater-
ial arrived here for the beam',
and supports.
SHS Homecoming
Set For Oct, 16
Seminole High School Annual
homecoming has been set for
Friday, Oct. 16, according to the
Student Council and Mrs. Alfa
Simmons, student council spon-
sor.
Highlighting the celebration
will be a reception for ex-stu-
dents at 9:30 a.m. in the high
school homemaklng lab and the
coronation of a homecoming
queen In the gymnasium at 10:30
a.m.
Climaxing the days' activities
will be the football game with
Littlefleld in Wigwam Stadium
at 8 p.m.
Invitations to exes are being
mailed by the student council
and arrangements for a home-
coming program are under way.
"We are expecting a record num-
ber of exes this year" Mrs, Sim-
mons slated, "and email endeav-
or to give them a homecoming
long to bo remembered."
? Preparations for the Gaines
'county Annual Fair, slated Oct.
9-10, moves into high gear this
week as numerous catalogues
were sent out to prospective par-
ticippants in the county, and en-
tries to the Junior Rodeo riders
mount to hundreds from all over
the state and New Mexico.
Colorful Events
The colorful events will include
riders from Kermit, Lamesa.
Seminole, Denver City, Andrews,
Pecos, Monahans, Midland, Mor-
ton, Plains, Brownfield, Loving-
ton and Tatum, N. M. and others.
There will be a few from A & M
College and Texas Tech, too.
Leading off the parade will be
the sheriff's posses which in-
clude the Seminole Sheriff's
Posse and visitors from Albu-
querque, N. M„ Mortort and Roby,
Texas.
Basket Supper
The Old Settlers' Reunion will
feature a talk by State Repre-
sentiitive Carroll Cobb and a
basket supper, expecting some
500 attendants, said Ed Rollins,
president of the Old Settlers'
Association.
Commercial booths in the fair
are under preparation. Modern
home appliances will bo among
the exhibits inside the Clommun-
ity Building. Women's Depart-
ment sponsors' a variety of ex-
hibits to give recognition to
home-makers as well as hobbists.
Among the commercial exhibits
will be two of the pronounced
demonstrations by local merch-
ants.
Conimcrciul Exhibits
Be sure and visit with the
Tower Appliance booth and regis-
ter there. The Tower Appliance
which comprises one of the larg-
est booths in the Fair will give
away a Rheem water softener
•.'.it"1' a-*TV set. It Is one of the
l&n-vAil Commercial displays on
hon.e appliances. In addition to
those there will be on on display
a modern kitchen with Frigidairo
and allied appliances. In the past
the Tower Appliance had offer-
ed one of the attractive exhibits
in the commercial field. Owner
of Tower Appliances, Leon De-
Wald, will be on hand to help ex-
plaining the applications on the
various lines on display. Also on
hand will be representatives from
factories of Zenith and Phllco
TV.
Free demonstrations will be
given by A. T. Rowland, owner
of Seminole Furniture Exchange
on NecchI sewing machines,
"Secret of. its amazing per-
formance Is a new adapter with
Scrub your dairy calf with
soap, water and a stiff brush
to start
show.
Church Speaker is
To Conduct Revival
Here in November
Wilbur J. Mlndol, minister of
the First Christian Church of
Odessa, was the guest speaker
at a fellowship supper at the
First Christian Church of Sem-
inole Wednesday evening.
The supper was the first held
In the new Fellowship Hall of
the educational annex of the
Church. The meal was prepar-
ed under the direction of the
Membership Development Com-
mittee chairman, Mrs. Warren
Liner. Special music was brought
by Shirley Grayson, the church's
pianist, and Mrs. W. L. Ward,
choir director.
A number of visitors were in
attendance, and the evening was
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The speaker of the evening hss
been engaged to conduct an evan-
gelistic mcpting In the Seminole
Christian Church from Nov. 1 to
8.
Promenaders Will
Meet At Community
Building Tonight
The Promenaders' Club will
hold a recoganizatlonal meeting
In the Community Building at
7:30 p. m, Thursday.
Present officers for the club
are Paul McElroy, president, of
Seminole; Harold White, vice-
president, of Tatum, N. M. and
Miss Louise Cole, secretary-
treasurer, of Seminole,
Tonight's mooting is the first
a wonder wheel which automati-
cally guides the needle from side
to side to create the stitch you
want," Mr. Rowland said. "Each
adapter comes complete with n
set of 2 wonder wheels capable
of producing 28 different stitches.
Additional wheels with other de-
signs can be purchased separate-
ly."
His booth is one of the most
interesting displays in the Fair,
especially to housewives that
have interest in sowing.
There will he other exhibits to
be presented in the Fair, as they
are now under plan.
Graves Named
Head Tri-County
Scottish Rite
The Trl-County Scottish Rita
Club of Andrews, Gaines and
Yoakum counties held its annual
observance of the Feast of Tab-
ernacles on Thursday, Septem-
ber 24, in Plains, at the Ameri-
can Legion Hall at 8 p.m.
Cecil BIckley of Denver City,
president of the club, presided
at the mooting which was held,
after the dinner. A program in
keeping with the traditional ob-
servance of the Feast of Taber-
nacles by Scottish Rite Masons
was presented by members of.
the club.
After the program, the follow-
ing officers wore elected to serve
for the next year; Jim Graves,
Seminole, president; (i. W. Clove-
land, Plains, secretary; Victor,
Farrar, Seminole, treasurer; R.
W. Chambliss, Plains, vice-pros-
ident; D. P. Morohead. Denver
City, vice liresidetit.; K. W. Wilis-
enant, Andrews, vice president.
It H Tnmjwrfarj* that each town
in the Twfcounfj Pcottisli Rita
Club be represented on the list
of officers by the president or a
vice president.
Community Chest
Board to Approve
Budget Oct. 12 *
The executive committee of the
Community Chest met last
Thursday with President V. N.
Keyes presiding, to specify 8 p.
m. October 12, as a date for a
general meeting of the board oC
directors. It was announced
that the Oct. 12 meeting will take
place In the homemaklng depart"
ment of the high school building.
At that meeting the budget fori
the chest campaign will be ap-
proved and now members will
be selected to replace those whoi
have moved away from the com.
munity. The executive commit-
tee sot October 26 an the date for
beginning the Cor-' mnlty Chest
fund raising camp-'ign. L. II.
McElroy is chairman of the fund
raising committee.
Others on the o-ocutivc com.
mittoe besides Keyes and McEl-
roy are Joss Carrol, first vice-
president, who Is r.lgo head of
session in the season. Anyone in-1 the budgeting committee; Mrs.
(crested may join the club, Miss IW. J. Smith, secretary and Bob
Cole said. I Whippo, treasurer.
Fourteen Irrigation Wells Go Through Farm
Loan; Ten More in Process, Says Allday
Irrigation wells are becoming stallation costs somewhere near
About 29 per cent of all deaths
getting her ready for j from fires in the U. S. occur in
1 rural areas.
popular these days In Gaines
County. The Farmers Home
Administration office has been
financing 14 wells to date and
are processing 10 more at the
present time.
All the Irrigation wells are
scattered over the county. Most
of them were drilled in Higgin-
botham community, northwest
of Seminole, for use In Irri-
gating cotton and sorghum land.
However, Tom Allday, county
supervisor for Farm Home Ad-
ministration of Gaines County,
said "We need about 500 to 1.000
wells to really do some good in
this county."
The Farmers Home Adminls-
istration functions In helping
finance irrigation wells for the
farmers. An average well In-
$6,000 and another $6,000 for the
installation of a sprinkling sys-
tem. In other words a total of
$12,000 will handle the whole Job.
Each well Irrigates from 100
and 160 acres of land, depending
on types of soli. If the land la
sandy, loss acreage can be Irri-
gated. If the sprinkling system
is used, more acres can easily be
irrigated. The average weil la
producing 800 to 1.000 gallons of
water per minute.
TWO UIBBU/IKI np/v\njj-~
Marriages registered with the
Gaines County Clerk's office
were Melvln Caffey to Gayle
Ketehersld and William Calloway
Lotham to Connie Evelyn Runn
both dated Sept X .
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