The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1953 Page: 1 of 14
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FIVE KILLED IN TWO-CAR COLLISION WEST OF SEMINOLE
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NEK STORY, COLUMN EIGHT
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Odessa Truck Driver
Injured Wednesday
Joe Weaver, truck driver for
She Hearne Motor Freight Lines
was hospitalized at 11:30 p. m.
last night following a foot injury
[(J, received while unloading 12-inch
pipe at the Phillips Camp north-
west of Seminole. He was being
assisted by Seminole Agent Dan
M. Florence.
Florence drove the truck back
to Odessa following the accident.
VOLUME 46
FOURTEEN PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1983
NUMBER 86
SHERIFF McREYNOLDS IS ACCIDENT VICTIM
Hundreds Pay Last Respects To Veteran
Peace Officer Wednesday Afternoon
Seminole citizens paid their last respects to Sheriff R. L. (Bob)^
McReynolds Wednesday afternoon with the largest turnout in the
history of the county. But even as the last available standing room
was filled in the new First Baptist Church here, tragedy struck again
as two New Mexico state police members and three other persons
were killed 14 miles west of Seminole in a two-car collision. The
ithree occupants of the police car were en route to the services here.
Peace officers poured Into the city from throughout the West<f ★ ★ ★
Texas area and Eastern New Mexico as did ranchers and cowboys
to make a final gesture of appreciation to a respected officer and
ranch owner. Every available seat In the church was taken au
hour before services were scheduled to begin. Floral offerings
covered the church rostrum completely and were lined along the
aisles the length of the. church as the final music was played for
the 40-year-old sheriff who was killed In an automobile accident
near Baird Monday morning at 10 a. m. ,
-<> Sheriff McReynolds, accom
★ ★ ★
Widow 01 Sheriff
Named To Fill
County Post
Jimmy Ivy Reported
To Be Recovering
From Uvalde Crash
Friends and relatives hero had
received word late Wednesday
that the condition of Jimmy Ivy,
20, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S.
Tvy was much improved in a
Uvalde hospital, tvy and Charley
McReynolds, son of the late
Sheriff R. L. McReynolds were
In nn automobile accident Mon-
day about noon near there.
Ivy's parents were notified of
the accident and gave the doc-
tors there permission to perform
an emergency operation by tele-
phone Monday afternoon. They
left immediately for the hospital
at Uvalde, The Ivy son was
placed on the critical list after
|[, removal of an artery and spleen.
His condition has Improved
steadily since then,
Charley McReynolds learned
of his father's death while call-
ing here and was routed, to Abi-
lene following the accident. He
joined the family there at 5 a. m,
' Tuesday.
The Seminole men were be-
lieved to have been on the way
to the Gulf Coast on a fishing
, trip when the accident occurred.
IIIIIIMIHHIIMMUIIMIIHHIM
Ramblin'
Round
Town
With The
Editor
(Editor's Note — Publisher
L. A. Reddell, and family alias
Rattlesnake Riley, has taken
a long-belated vacation and Is
currently somewhere In Iiouls-
lans, Texas, Arkansas or parts
southwest. This epistle Is writ'
ten In lieu of tlmo to report
what has been happening In
• (he four days ho has been
gone).
♦ ♦ ♦
Dear Rattlesnake:
Just as you were leaving the
Lone Star State — the biggest
news story, and one of the most
tragic dropped on Seminole
, like a bombshell. By this time
you have undoubtedly read of
the death of Sheriff R. L, (Bob)
McReynolds, We in Seminole
were shocked to hear the news
of our sheriff's passing in an
automobile acMdent.
You would have lieen pleased,
however, to see how the folks
here rallied around the county
official's survivors. When the
word reached here just after
noon, Monday, the friends got
busy and in a matter of minutes
Deputies Hardy Dalmont and
(Km* RAMBLIN' on Back Pa*«)
panied by his wife and a daugh-
ter, Juanda, 1C, had been to
Gatesville to pick up two quarter
horses and was returning home
when the accident occured. In-
vestigating officers said the ac-
cident was caused by the tandum
trailer whipping and pulling
loose from the late model car
driven by Sheriff McReynolds.
The Gaines County official was
killed Instantly.
Mrs. McReynolds sustained a
compound fracture of her loft
leg, crushed right ankle, two
bones broken on her left hand
and two fractured ribs. A daugh-
ter, Juanda, 16, received three
fractured ribs but was fible to
attend the services yesterday.
Mrs. McReynolds was reported
"Improved condition" late Wed
resday at Hendricks Memorial
Hospital in Abilene where she
was taken with her' daughter
following the accident,
An ironic coincidence to thj
death of Sheriff McReyr jjf
which occured about noon Mon-
day was that a son, Charley Mc-
Reynolds, 19, was Involved In a
car wreck near Uvalde which
left a companion, Jimmy Ivy, son
ol Mr. and Mrs, L. S, Ivy in
serious condition. The son had
called here to notify his mother
only to receive the news that
hl'i father had been killed. He
traveled by bus to Abilene where
lie joined the family.
Following the death of ths
Gaines County officer Deputy
Hardy Dalmont and V. A. Har-
ris left Seminole Immediately
for <he crash area to assist with
arrangements there. Deputy
Sheriff Tony Simmons attending
a Sheriff's Convention In Fort
Worth re'turned to assist the
pair.
The body was taken to Lamesa
by the Higginbotham Funeral
Home where It remained until
9 a. m. Wednesday. During the
day here scores of friends Visited
the church to pay their last re-
spects before the services be-
gan. As early as 1:30 p. m
Wednesday the church began to
fill and w"s overflowing an
hour before the scheduled start-
ing time, Sheriff McReyno'ds
was a longtime member of the
First Baptist Church here. The
Rev. Holland Smith was in
charge of services.
Sheriff McReynolds served
seven months and three days on
his third term of office as Sheriff
and Tax-Collector of Gaines
County. Burial was In Lamesa
Cemetery under the direction
of Higginbotham Funeral Home.
McReynolds was active in the
Gaines County Sheriff's Posse,
of which he was parade marshal
and was a well-known figure In
bolh law enforcement and ranch-
ing circles. The news of his
tragic death was widely used by
the press throughout the South
wen*, Calls were steady from
trlends as fpr away as Colorado
In an effort to learn of the de-
tails if his passing.
WcSneirtay the Gaines County
few SHERIFF on Bx>k Page
R. L. (Bob) McREYNOLDS
Kermii Man To
Open Laundry In
Seminole Soon
Scott A. Miller, owner and
operator of the Monarch Steam
Laundry of Kermlt announces
! v formal opening of Seminole's
'newest business firm, the New
Snow White Laundry at 311 NW
3rd Street Monday, Aug. 17. The
announcement comes as the final
shipment of now equipment,
expected to arrive here today
or tomorrow, which will make
the Steam Laundry and wash-
iterla one of the most modern In
West Texas.
Miller will have 20 years ex-
perience behind the installation
of the new equipment here and
expresses complete confidence in
the city and area location to
make the business successful
from the start. He recently pur-
chased the site of the old Snow
White Laundry and replaced all
ol the equipment,
"We want a few days to be
come familiar with the modem
equipment," Miller said. The
businessman expects to have an
open house within the next few
weeks as soon as the build1 ig
can he remodeled, Miller also
purchased the washltcrla w'ulch
lias been operated by Mrs. Etta
Norfleet for the past several
months, The washiteria equip-
ment is being replaced with 10
new Maytag machines.
Some of the services which
will be included In the opera-
tion of the new business are:
straight finish. family finish,
rough dry, thrifty and wet waph;
complete linen supply of all-new
linens, to service hotels, cafes,
grocery stores, drug firms, mo-
tels, markets and any other bus-
iness firms which require linen.
Miller has moved to Seminole
from Kermit and will operate
the business from an office In
the new establishment. He start-
ed In the laundry business at
Brownwood in 1029 and later
owned his own businesses in
Cisco and Kermlt, During World
War II he served as post laun-
dry superintendent at Camp
Bowie (2 years) and later at
Camp Fannin (3 years). He has
served as plant superintendent
of the Sunshine Laundries in
San Antonio and the Sun-
shine Laundry at Houston.
Following a called emergency
session last night in the court-
house members of the Com-
missioners Court released the
information that Airs. Mantle
McReynolds, widow of the late
It. L. (Bob) McReynolds, had
been named to fill the unex-
pired term of the county of-
ficial. With the announcement
came the statement from
County Judge Arzle I,. Kirk:
"The apiK)intment of Airs, Mc-
Reynolds is contingent upon
her meeting the legal qualifica-
tions of the office."
Tuesday members of the court
had met with Mrs. McReynolds
in (lie hospital at Abilene and
discussed the possibility of her
assuming the duties of her
late huslmiul.
During the meeting here
Wednesday night the deputies
In both of the departments
met with the commissioners
and the ap|M>lntmcnt met with
unanimous approval. Members
of the Assesor-Collectors of-
fice include Miss Mary Bald'
win, Miss June Armstrong and
Miss Eilltli Petree in Seminole
aiul Mrs. I.ura Cayn, Sea-
graves, Deputy Sheriffs for
the county are Hardy Dalmont,
and Tony Simmons, Seminole
and V. A. Harris, Seagraves.
It Is expected that It. will
be several weeks befdre the
new sheriff will be relased
from the hospital, attendants
in Abilene stated.
This marks the first time
Gaines County has had a
woman sheriff although other
counties in the state have ap-
pointed several.
First Baptist Now
In Revival Meeting
Through Sunday
The First Baptist Church of
Seminole engaged In a concen-
trated summer revival last night.
The meeting will continue
through Sunday, August ninth,
Preacher for these days will bo
Dr. Harry A. Marko, Jewish
Evangelist, Dr, Marko's degree
is not a theological one but a
medical degree.
He was born and educated in
Roumanla, and came to America
at the age of twenty. Until he
was forty-five years of age he
practiced medicine, settling final-
ly at Austin, Texas, In 1935 he
was led to experience Christian
faith by a hitch-hiker he had
picked up while returning from
a consulatlon case. It Is very rare
for one born and raised in an
orthdox type jewlsh home ever
to become a Christian.
Dr. Marko gave up his out-
standing medical practice to at-
tend Southwestern Seminary In
Ft. Worth a few years later
when' he felt that God wus defi-
nitely calling him Into the mini-
stry. Dr. Marko now serves as
itinerant missionary for Texas
for the American Board of Mis-
sions to the Jews, which has
headquarters in New York.
In the revival at First Bap-
tist there will be two services
each day, beginning Wednesday
night. The morning service will
be at 10:00 a. m. and the even-
ing service will be ar 8:y0 p. m.
The subject for the morning
message will be "Signs of the
Times." Dr. Marko will conclude
Kw F1RKT BAPTIST, Bark Page
County Receives
25 Carfoads Of
Drouth-Aid Cake
With the arrival of one,car
of cottonseed cake received in
Seagraves last week the total
on the feedstuff under' the emer-
gency drouth measure passed by
the Department of Agriculture
reached 25 cars, Max Green,
PMA office manager said Wed-
nesday morning Shipping orders
for an additional nine cars of
cake, two cars of oats anil one
car of meal have also been re-
ceived here and will start arriv-
ing in the county next week.
"Our first 30-day supply of
emergency feed has been received
and collected," Green said. "In
order for the applicants to re-
ceive any further feedstuffs they
must re-order through the PMA
office with the County Com
mittee," he added,
One carload of corn is now in
the railway yards at Seagraves
and is being picked up by nppli
cants today.
★ ★ ★ ★★★ '★★★★★★
* * *
TWO NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE,
TRIO FROM CHICAGO UP FATALITIES
FIRE DEPARTMENT
USES DONATED
WATER TUESDAY
Water times are hard, these
days, with the Seminole Fire
Department practice sessions.
Tuesday night, during regular
fire practice, the VFT) mem-
bers made a trial run to check
out equipment — using bor-
rowed water!
L. G. Miller, irrigation farmer
donated a 1,000-gallon tank of
water to the department to use
in practice which was the only
solution for the members since
there is not sufficient water
in the city storage tanks to
warrant any waste.
After checking out the pump-
ing equipment and 'flushlm;
the booster tank the firemen
used the remainder of the load
in a water fight.
Ward Cattle Co.-Alexander Food To
Play Tonight In Invitational Meet
The two remaining undefeated
tournament nines will clash to-
night In the second game of the
Thursday schedule as final play
nears in the Seminole Lions Club
Invitational Tournament which
started last Thursday. Alexan-
der Food of Eunice, ,N. M. with
wins over Phillips of Goldsmith
and the Seminole All-Stars will
meet the A. C. Ward Cattle Co.
of Seminole in the nightcap. The
A. C. Ward nine has wins over
the Andrews All-Stars and Den-
ver City Jaycees.
In the opening game tonight
Andrews All-Stars meet the
Denver City Jaycees starting at
8 p. m. Both" teams have dropped
single games to opponents in
the double-eliminating tourney.
Four teams have been elimi-
nated by virtue of double losses
and will not see further action
in tournament play. They are:
Phillips (Ilobbs), Phillips (Gold-
smith), Seminole Ail-Stars and
Brownfield National Guard.
Play will continue through
Saturday night when the top
two teams will be presented
trophies, Poynor said.
Five persons were dead and three injured critically as the
result of a two-car collision 14.-1 miles west of Seminole on
U. S. Highway 180 Wednesday afternoon shortly after 4 p. m.
The three injured were hospitalized in the Leo General Hospital,
Hobbs, N. M. following the crash.
The dead were: Sgt. John C. (Jake) Ramsey, 39, of Hobbs,
N. M. who was a member of the New Mexico State Police;
Antoinette Marovitch, about 28, Mrs. Ursula Elizabeth Maro-
vitch, about 50 and Joe Kalee, Jr., all of Chicago, III. Joe
Avin, 38, New Mexico State Police patrolman died in the
Lea General Hospital at 1:55 (CST) this morning. Avin's condi-
tion had been listed as critical by attendants earlier and he
had received two blood transfusions in an effort to save his
life. He suffered a fractured skull and infernal injuries.
Receiving treatment in tile Hobbs hospital were: Bill Long,
acting chief of police of Hobbs whose condition was reported as
good last night : Mrs. Ann M. Kalee, 28 and Mrs, Mary Maro-
vitch, both of Chicago. Mrs. Kalec's condition was reported as
^good but that of her
OIL WORKER IS
FOUND DEAD IN
TRAILER HOME
Frank Leslie Waters, 53 an
oil worker, was found dead about
3 P. M. Tuesday at art oil rig 11
miles west and three miles south
of here.
The body was discovered in a
trailer by E. J Smith, a drilling
Superintendent for M. J. Delaney.
Waters had been employed by the
Delaney contractors for some
time. Earlier in the year, due to
an ankle injury, Waters was
transferal to night-watching rig.
No inquest or autopsy was held
and Justice of the Peace, R. P.
Kelly, rendered tr verdict that
death was due to natural causes.
He was born July U, 1904. It is
believed that Waters has no fam-
ily and funeral arrangements are
pending In the Odessa Funeral
Home. The body was carried
overland by Alpha's Funeral
Home Wednesday.
Bond Election Is Called
SHOWER OF SAVINGS FAIL
ON SFNTINF, AD RFADFRS
Showers were light from the
skies the past week but there Is a
cloudburst of bargains In today's
Sentinel, Food prices take some
sharp cuts on numerous items
as well as clothing, supplies and
services.
"You can save up to 50 per
cent on Helena Rubinstein's fam-
ous line cosmetics when you buy
any of the 10 beauty pairs,,, says
Myles Clark at Irby Drug this
week. The plan Is simple , . , buy
one .. . get two!
Baskets full of Bargains equals
sacks full of savings at the big
Piggly Wlggly Super Market Fri-
day, Saturday and Monday.
Kleenlx, 300 count, 17c; Bama
Apple Butter, 2-lb. Jar, 25c; East
Texas Elberta Peaches, 10c; Yel-
Wheat Growers To
Have Ballot- On
Marketing Quotas
Gaines County wheat growers
who have an allotment of more
than 15 acres will have a chance
to determine whether or not
there will be a wheat allotment
and marketing quota in a refren-
dum to be held Friday, Aug. 14
according to Max Green, PMA
office manager for Gaines Coun-
ty-
In order to have the quotas
the nation's wheat growers .must
pass the question by a two-third
vote, Green said.
Polling places in Gaines Coun-
ty will be announced next week.
low Squash, 5c a pound; Californ-
ia Potatoes, Long Whites, 5c;
Picnics, 39c a pound; Welners,
33c a pound and boneless Perch,
40c, These are just a few of the
very special prices.
"Wow, whoever heard of a
Grand Opening at closeout
prices?" say the folks at Vee's
Bargain Center. White Blossom,
first quality sheets are advertis-
ed at $1.59 or 2 for $3.00; West-
ern Jeans, men's 11-ounee, $2,98;
wash cloths, 1.2 for $1.00; special
group of ladies dresses only $3.98;
and white bath towels, 3 for $1.00.
Come to the produce fair, Ed-
die Jameson says today . . . and
illustrates with many real buys in
food Items. Special Woodbury's
Shampoo, $1.00 size Is only 50c;
fresh corn, each 5c; seedless
grapes, 19c a pound; Star Klst
Tuna, 29c; Soflln Tissue, 4 roll
pack, 29c; choice chuck roast, 39c;
Shurfine Oleo, 23c a pound;
Shurflne Flour, 5 lbs, 39c and
Folger's Coffee, 85c a pound.
It Is clearance time at the
Seminole Fence & Awning Co.
I his week. To make room for new
winter items they are offering
all steel car ports, $195.00;
hose, water sprinklers and yard
supplies, one-third off; ail play-
ground equipment, 20 per cent
off; and disappearing attic stair-
ways, one-third off.
If you are looking for a place
to save real money on groceries
come to Alexander's Food Mark;
et, Walker Dearing said Wed-
nesday afternoon. In the page ad
(few ADVERTISER* Back Fare)
' More Schoolrooms,
Band Hall Come
Under Present Plan
A petition calling for a $475,-
000 school bond issue question
Was presented to the County
Clerk, Chester D. Browne Mon-
day with an election to decide
the Issue set for Saturday, Aug.
15 by the court, The petition was
signed by 29 qualified voters In
the school district.
The bonds earmarked for the
construction of additional class-
rooms and a band building which
have been called "urgently need-
ed" by members of the school
board. The board decided upon
the action in a regular session
Tuesday, July 28.
Although the city and school
board have been working for
the past two weeks on a pro-
posal to solve the water short-
age on a long-range program
the city council agreed that the
school additions would need to
be called first since the water-
field survey would delay the
building program several months.
At best, some observers believed
the buildings could not lie ready
for occupancy before January
of 1955 and will be needed
months before that date.
The school board has agreed
to work with the city on the
proposal to assist with the fi-
nancing through a bond vote
If the recommended estimates is
in excess of the city tax evalua-
tion.
For the current election the
polling place will be located in
the county courthouse with W
R. Mitchell as presiding officer.
mother
listed as critical by attendants.
The four persons fatally in-
jured were killed instantly as the
two late model cars met almost
head-on. Witnesses to the acci-
dent stated that the Illinois car
believed to have been driven by
Mrs. Kalee, pulled out in an
attempt to pass another vehicle
and met the New Mexico State
Police car almost head-on. Sgt.
Ramsey, driver of the police
car, had attempted to leave the
highway but failed to clear any
more than the front wheels from
the pavement before the crash.
Sgt. Ramsey had taken a
mechanical driver's test Tues-
day in Hobbs and made a virtual
perfect score and was rated one
of the best drivers in the state.
The three dead from Illinois
were returned to Seminole
through which they had just
passed, heading. west, by a
Singleton Home ambulance.' The
two surviving women and police
were taken to Hobbs In a Griffin
ambulance.
Highway patrolmen Gene Pate
and John Illrlch, scheduled to
head the McReynolds funeral
procession to Lamesa rushed to
the scene from the church while
last rites were being conducted
here lor the late Gaines County
Sheriff. The New Mexico Police
were en route to Seminole to
attend the services when the
accident occured.
Efforts to identify the women
involved In the crash were not"
successful until the husband of
Mrs. Kalee and father of the
child had been located in Chi-
eago and informed of the trage-
dy, The two women taken to
Hobbs were In a state of shock
and hysteria. Mrs. Kalee repeat-
ed, the expression "Where's mv
baby? Dear God let him be safe."
Tentative identification has been
made through papers found in
the Illinois car. The women were
riding in a 1953 Chevrolet which
was totally destroyed in the
crash.
Investigating the crash were
highway patrolmen Pate and IJI-
rich and Sgt. E. L. Stroud of
the Lubbock office of the Texas
State Highway Patrol. Assisting
was Otis Haley of the New Mexi-
co-State Police from Lovlngton.
Haley would have hebn a pas-
senger in the New Mexico car
except for a license check under-
way In Lea County, he said.
Wednesday's crash raised the
total area highway fatalities to
12.
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