The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1952 Page: 1 of 16
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-Graduation Exercises Are Planned CitV FiCCS Need for SCWGT, Water
Jor Sunday and Monday Nights '
Baccalaureate services for the
1952 graduating class of Sem-
inole High school, the smallest
in recent years, are set for 8
p. m. Sunday in the Duff-Whar-
ton auditorium with Rev. E. E.
Mulliner, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, as principal
speaker.
Commencement exercises for
the class of about 25 will follow
at 8 p. m. Monday in the same
auditorium, when the graduating
seniors will have charge of the
program.
Smallness of the graduation
class is attributed to the change-
over to the 12-grade system,
which was made in most schools
of the state the year after these
students entered school.
Others who will assist in the
baccalaureate services are Mrs.
Mary McAdoo, who will play the
processional; and Herman Neil,
minister of the Church of Christ.
Mary Frances Wauson and
Walker Porter, valedictorian and
salutatorian, will give addresses
as a part of the commencement
exercises Monday night. Miss
Wauson's topic will be "Artistic
Living,' while Porter will speak
on "Creative Living.'
Honor awards will be present-
ed by Principal V. N. Keyes, and
Superintendent F. J. Young will
present the diplomas.
J. F. Paschal will be at the
piano for the processional and
recessional. Miss Wauson will
pronounce the benediction.
Names of those who will grad-
uate will not be definitely known
until after the senior examina-
tions are concluded today and
Friday. A list of the graduates
will be published in next week's
issue of the Sentinel.
BEV. E. E. MULLINER
Baccalaureate Speaker
Salutatorian Walker Porter and Valedictorian Mary Frances Wauson
Mary Wauson Is Valedictorian;
Walker Porter Is Honors Runner Up
Mary Frances Wauson. with
an average of 89.375, is the vale-
dictorian of the 1952 graduation
class of Seminole High school.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Wauson, and has been
active in extra-curricular activi-
ties.
The salutatorian is Walker
Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Commissioners' Court
Meets Here Monday
The Commissioners' Court had
its shortest sessions in recent
months here Monday, adjourn-
ing before the middle of the aft-
ernoon and finishing most of
their business during the morn-
ing.
Matters coming before the
court included approval of the
minutes and accounts, organiza-
tion of the tax equalization board
(no dates set for hearings) a tax
refund where taxes were paid
twice and approval of expendi-
tures not tc exceed $300 for
bulus, paint, etc. for the Sea-
graves baseball park.
Brownfield Rodeo
Begins Wednesday
The fifth annual Brownfield
rodeo will begin May 21, when
the Circle and Square Dance club
of Brownfield is throwing an old-
time rodeo square dance in the
American Legion Hall. The pub-
lic is invited.
Blacks Score in Last Minute to Beat
Whites 26-20 in Spring Grid Finale
r
An aggressive, hustling Black
team capitalizezd on a roughing-
t he-kicker penalty in the last
minute of play in the intrasquad
game ending spring grid train-
ing here Tuesday night to come
off with a well-earned 26-20 vic-
tory.
Jon Wilson, last year's starting
quarterback, and leader of the
black team, stepped 54 yards
around right end on a keeper
play for the final tally.
Throughout the, game the
Blacks had carried the fight to
the whites, edging them in first
downs 14 to 13, gaining 291 yards
to 182 on the ground and out-
fighting them in line play.
For the most part the younger
players took the show away from
the older hands. Brightest star
as Charlie Hargrove, halfback
who will be a Junior next fall.
Hargrove scored three touch-
downs, played well on defense
and turned in some good blocks.
He took a terrific beating from
hard, but clean tackling by the
opposition; but stayed on his
feet throughout the game.
Wilson gained increased sta-
ture as an all-around player,
showing his heels to the Whites
on several occasions. A good
passer and field general last year,
Wilson was very little of a run-
ning threat. He also played on
defense and was in en lots of
.tackles.
Tommy Travis and Carol Cox
were other members of the win-
ning backfield combination. Cox,
who will be a senior next year,
was used but little on offense
as a ball carrier, but Travis, Up
from the B team, was used on
heavy work up the middle al-
though he is not too heavy him-
self. He will be a sophomore next
year,
A large amount of the credit
for the victory must go to the
Black line, with ends Jackie Car-
gill an dJackie Gothard, tacles
Jimmy Brooks and Don Hassell,
guards Ronnie Phillips and Joe
Aguilar and center Crandall
Young stacking up White plays
all night.
Hassell probably was the stand-
out defensive lineman. The big
(199) freshman who played full-
back on the B team last year was
a tower of strength at his tackle
slot.
On the other side of the ledger,
Paul Sublett and Brad Crawford
showed to best advantage in the
backfield. Sublett, bigger than
last fall but not quite as fast,
gained nearly half of his team's
ground yardage; while Crawford
made several nice gains of nearly
10 yards.
Quarterback Harold Karr un-
fortunately had tn make moat nt
his passing efforts against the
wind, and in face of heavy rush-
ing. He didn't fare too well on
his keeper plays, although he got
away tor about 15 yards on one
try.
8m FOOTBALL, Page S
C. Porter of Sand. He had a four-
year average of 89.257.
Earl Pharis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Pharis, was third with
an average of 87.06. Mary Agui-
lar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Aguilar, was fourth with an
average of 85.98. Joyce Jones,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Jones, was fifth with 83.08.
Miss Wauson, who attended
Lamesa High school during her
freshman year, played volley-
ball all four years, has been a
member of the National* Honor
Society, Allied Youth, Future
Homemakers, in the junior and
senior plays given by her class,
was voted "most dependable" in
the 1952 issue of the Tepee, and
is a nominee for the Babe Ruth
Sportsmanship Award.
Porter is a member of the Na-
tional Honor Society, Allied
Youth, Future Farmers, and has
served as treasurer of the honor
society, and vice-president, re-
porter and parliamentarian of
the FFA. He also has been nom-
inated for the sportsmanship
award, and was named junior
favorite and "most likely to suc-
ceed" in the 1952 Tepee.
Mercury Soars
To 102 Wednesday
The mercury topped the cen-
tury mark for the first time in
1952 here Wednesday, cresting at:
102 on the impetus of a hot sun
and downslope, pressure-heating
southwest, west and northwest
winds.
Gusty winds from several dry
thundershowers kicked up dust
in the later afternoon, and a few
sprinkles of rain fell—but not
enough for a trace. The same
thing, only more so, happened
Tuesday afternoon.
The minimum this morning
was 64, the highest since Octo-
ber, and northwest winds com-
ing down slope presaged anoth-
er day of temperatures above the
100-mark.
The high reading Sunday was
only 78, thanks to the influence
of a cool front which rolled in
Friday night after the area re-
ceived a thorough dusting.
Strong north winds sprang up
about 9 p. m., reducing visibility
to its lowest of the year. The
air still was filled with dust Sat-
urday mornrlng, although most
of the dust had settled out by
noon and the wind had stilled
somewhat.
It was estimated that about
half of the freshly-planted cot-
ton In the county was blown out
by the winds, and tended young
vegetation took a beating from
the wind and sand, many plants
looking as if they had been frost
bitten, when the damage was due
to sandburn. The minimum Sun-
day was a chilly 38—the lowest
since ADril 10.
High
82 Saturday
79 Sunday
90 Monday
96 Tuesday
102 Wednesday
~ Today
Seagraves Couple
Gel $6,750 in
Suit (or Damages
Damages of $6,150 were
awarded to Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Murphy of Seaggraves by a jury
in 106th District Court here Fri-
day night in a damage suit
against the Western Co.
The suit grew out of an acci-
dent in Seagraves last November
in which Mrs. Murphy was in-
jured and the couple's young son
was fatally injured.
The award includes $1,000 lor
Mrs. Murphy's injuries, $750 for
hospital, medical and burial ex-
penses connected with the son's
injury and death, and $5,000 to
the parents for loss of the son.
The jury found that the driver
of the Western Co. vehicle, Beryl
Gaines, failed to keep a proper
look-out at the intersection, was
driving at an excessive rate of
speed, ran the red light and was
negligent. Conversely the jury
found that Mrs. Murphy was not
guilty of any of these acts.
Trial of the case began Thurs-
day morning. The case went to
the jury late Friday afternoon.
In other actions, two fore-
closure suits brought by Cecil
M. Higginbotham against Y. L.
Echols were dismissed, a fore-
cloe suit by the First National
Bank of Seagraves against E & E
Contracting Co. dismissed, and a
divorce granted to Wilda Jean
Houston from i
Judgment has riofTBeSi oHic!
filed in the case, but the plaintiff
received custody of the couple's
young daughter, Donna Sue, and
the father was ordered to pay
$25 per month as support.
Highway Widening Project
Is Accepted at Eleventh Hour
Martin Rites
Held in Lamesa
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at 3 p. m. Wednesday in the
First Methodist church in La-
mesa for Mrs. Millie Louisa Mar-
tin, 76, who died at Lamesa Gen-
eral hospital after a five-month
illness.
Rev. Jordan Grooms, pastor of
the church, officiated. Interment
was in the Lamesa cemetery.
Survivors include the husband,
W. A. Martin, 90; daughters Mrs.
Mark FaFIls, Paris; and Mrs.
Wendell Gibson, Lamesa; sons
R. D., Anarene, W. A., Jr., Lub-
bock; Morris, Sherman; Joe,
Seminole; Russell, Lamesa; Neal.
Farmington; sisters Mrs. J. W.
Haynes, Oklahoma City and
Mrs. D. E. Ferguson, Tulsa;
brother M. E. Caviness, Tulsa;
and 14 grandchildren.
The $4,500 to $6,000 needed to
pay the city's share of the costs
of widening highway 180 through
the city has been underwritten
by the Chamber of Commerce
and a group of local business
men in order that the project
can go through this year.
The deadline for acceptance of
the projejct by the city was the
end of this week.
An extension from the prev-
ious deadline had been grantei
bv the state highway department
when city officials could not <'»
cirle whether they would have
funds for the job.
The state has earmarked $25,-
000 for the projejct, but if It
hadn't been accepted by the dead-
line the money would have gone
back to the general department
fund to be used in another city.
L. G. Daugherty of the First
State Bank has placed the
amount in escrow for the proj-
ect, with the city to repay the
sum if a bond issue to be sub-
mitted soon is approved.
It is thought that the widen-
ing project would Insure that
Highway 180 be left at its pres-
ent location instead of being
moved to by-pass the business
district. According to some re-
ports, the department probably
would move the highway within
a few years if the widening proj-
ect fell through. The department
The state will pay for all pav-
ing, with the property owners to
pay for curb and gutter abutting
their property. The city will pay
for curb and gutter at intersec-
, tion radii, and other small \york.
| Grade on the highway, particu-
j larly in the west part of town,
will be changed.
The underwriting was approv-
ed at a special meeting of the
C of C board of directors Wed-
nesday afternoon, and the proj-
ect wa saccepted at. a special
ect was accepted at a special
men this morning.
Doggone - It's
Second Time, Too
Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Olmstead
are on the second round of
looking for their pet dog, Peeky,
who has been missing from the
airport since Monday. Several
years ago he was lost for two
days in the mountains of Colo-
rado. He is part Pekingese, part
Toy Shepherd, weighs about 20
pounds and black with brown
spots over eyes and white feet. A
liberal reward is offered.
JEWISH NATION PARADES ARMED MIGHT—Marking the
fourth anniversary of Israel Independence, Tel-Aviv residents
pack streets for parade of armed forces. Many of the tanks
are American nude.
Warning Given to Fire Truck Chasers
Damage Estimated at $2,500 as
Locke Home Is Gutted Tuesday
Swimming Pool to Open
Summer Recreation Program
To Gel Under Way Here June I
Damage was estimated in ex-
cess of $2,500 in a fire which gut-
ted three rooms of the Willie F.
I Locke home at NE Ave. B and
NE fifth shortly? before 8 p. m.
Tuesday.
All furnishings, clothes, etc. in
the four-room stucco house were
destroyed except a stove, refrirg-
erator and new dinette suite,
which received some smoke and
other damage. None of the -fur-
nishings, nor the house, were
covered by insurance.
No one was Injured. The blaze
was not discovered until the two
east rooms were afire. Mrs.
Locke was asleep on a divan in
the northwest room, and was
awakened by the smoke. About
the same time a passerby noticed
th eflames, but by that time the
fire wa slicking out from the
edges of the roof.
The fire is thought to have
started in a small room at the
rear, and then possibly was
spread by an explosion of clean-
ing fluid.
Mrs. Locke's eight - year - old
daughter and two other girls ear-
lier had been playing in the
room, and had had a fire in a
coffee can. When the girls left
the room they poured water on
the flames, but perhaps did not
get all the fire put out.
Gusts of air coming in from
a broken window on the south
apparently spread the flames into
the southeast bedroom, where
the cleaning fluid was stored.
Mrs. Locke recently had pur-
The summer recreation pro-
gram sponsored by the Seminole
schools will get under way June
1 with the opening of the swim-
ming pool.
The pool will be open to the
public frtm 1:30 to 7 p. m. seven
days a week, with the exception
of Wednesday afternoons, when
the pool will be closed to the pub-
lic at 5 p. m. for a women's
swimming class.
Remainder of the program will
begin June 2, and will include
Softball, tennis, basketball, vol-
leyball, pass ball, dodge ball;
tether ball, swimming classes,
craft work, etc. Tentative plans
have been made for one over-
night camping trip for the bovs.
Metr LaFolJette, Jake Barrell,
Howard Hassell and Marguerite
Turmes will direct activities in
the program.
LaFollette and Harrell will be
in charge of the swimming pool
and the high school softball team
which is entered in the local soft-
ball league.
Hassell will be in charge of
the gym and playground activi-
ties, and is the manager of an-
other team on which a number
of high school boys are playing.
As the program is now outlin-
ed, boys' recreation activities at
the gym will begin at 8 a. m.
daily and last until 11:45 a. m.
as will the girls' activities.
Swimming classes begin at
10:30 and last until 11:45 a. m.
Beginners' classes for boys are
scheduled for Mondays, girls' be-
ginner classes on Tuesdays, ad-
vanced swimming for boys on
Wednesdays, advanced swim-
ming for girls on Thursdays and
life saving for both boys and
girls on Friday.
A softball tournament may be
set up for the boys under 12.
Girls' activities wil llnclude
tennis, softball, basketball, vol-
leyball, badminton, woodwork,
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VY VMS »ui§f Wtap-
ping with cord and ruffla, tin
work, advanced and beginner
swimming, life saving and water-
safety, outdoor cooking, sunrise
breakfast, picnic, roller skating,
hiking, bicycle hiking, treasure
hunt and hobby ami pet show.
Irby Drug, Anthony's
Hold Anniversary
Sales Events
Birthday celebrations are the
order of the day at two local
business firms.
Jrby Drug Co. is celebrating
its first anniversary in Seminole.
In an advertisement in this is-
s40 of the Sentinel they are
thanking local people for the pa-
tronage extended the store, and
inviting them to take advantage
of reduced prices on hundreds
of items.
The local C. R< Anthony store
is jjoinlng In the chain-wide cele-
bration of the firm's 30th anni-
versary. Prices have been reduc-
ed on a largeg number of Items,
many of which are listed in the
firm's advertisement in this is-
sue of the Sentinel.
„ Both firms .Invite, local resi-
dent to Visit their Stores- daring
the observances. They call atten-
tion to their advertisements in
this issue of the Sentinel.
MARRIAGE
chased a new vocuum cleaner,
and had been using the cleaning
fluid.
Four of% Mr*. Locke's seven
children are at home, Including
the eight-year-old girl, a teen-age
girl and two boys in their young-
er teens. Another son is in the
Air Force in Illinois and two of
the daughters are married and
living elsewhere. Locke was kill-
ed in an accident in 1942.
Part of the family spent Tues-
day night at a nearby house own-
ed by Mrs. Locke and occupied
by renters, while the others spent
the night with neighbors, Mrs.
Locke had planned to start work
in a local cafe later this week,
but said she might go to Brown-
field now to live with one of her
daughters.
Presence of spectators at the
fire severely hampered flremer.
in their work, while the short-
staffed department lacked the
manpower necessary to deal
with such a major fire.
Two cars had to be moved
from a fire hydrant before the
pumper could hook up, and sev-
eral other cars nearly collided
with the truck while it was get-
ting into position.
Several spectators at the scene
grabbed the fire hose in an ill-
advised effort to help firemen,
but through lack of knowledge
they actually hampered the fire-
men rather than helped them.
A state law requires that no
motorists park nearer than one
block to a scene of the fire, and
those parking nearer, or in any
other way interfering with fire-
men will be given tickets and
fined.
The loss is the third greatest
in the last two years. The Ket-
ner Furniture Co. fire about a
year ago, and the American Le-
gion hall fire in January, 1951,
caused greater losses. >
Paving Funds
Nearly Gone,
Aldermen Find
Need for additional water and
sewage facilities to keep pace
with the city's growth, and more
paving bond money were outlin-
ed at Tuesday night's meeting of
the Board of Aldermen at the
city hall.
Since the last bond issues were
voted in 1949 the water depart-
ment has added 232 customer*, or
about 28 per cent of the 830
served three years ago. During
that period the number of cus-
tomers served by the sewer de-
partment has increased by about
40 per cent.
Exhaustion of paving bonds
voted last year already is in
sight, and the contractor has es-
timated that enough property
owners to expend an additional
$75,000 in bonds would like to
sign up for paying now.
The aldermen plan a confer-
ence with bond representatives
soon to determine what size bond
issue the city could carry, and
what tax or valuation increase
if any, would be necessary to re-
tire the additional indebtedness.
Preliminary discussion, how-
ever, indicated that $100,000 more
paving bonds might be settled
upon, wit han additional $50,000
to be asked for water and sewer
improvements and extension*.
At the present time residents
in several areas within the city
limits are unable to secure sew-
age service because the city can-
not extend the lines. Also, devel-
opment is proceeding in additions
which cannot be served until and
unless a new disposal plant or a
lift is installed. '
The city may possibly run into
serious water trouble before the
summer is over, as consumption
is showing an increase over the
same time last year. The alder-
men approved plans for the im-
mediate drilling of a test well on
the airport property east of the
city. A small well hooked to a
pressure tank already is there.
As many as three, and perhaps
more, wells could be drilled on
the 150-acre airport if the test
shows that water is there In ade-
quate amounts. A large irriga-
tion well has been completed just
north of the airport.
The wells in use now are locat-
ed in a 50-acre tract west of the
city, but no more wells can be
drilled there. Another well was
drilled inside the city in the
southwest part of town several
years ago, but it did not make
enough water to be developed.
If adequate water is not found
on the airport property the city
will have to turn elsewhere In
search of water.
The aldermen learned that gas
seepage which rould threaten
city water wells nas been coun-
tered by the concreting of the
Magnolia well which was found
to be the source of the gas. Gas
already had showed up in oil
company water wells between the
the leaking well and the city
water wells. None ever
tected in the city wells,
Paving contractor J. R.
ning estimated that the hij
3e ALDERMEN, ~
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Donald Ross McQuienn and
June Ballew, who gave a Hobbs
address, were issued a marrirage
license In the office of County
Clerk Chester Browne her* this
Lois Brock, Carolyn Johnson
Elementary School Honor
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Lois Brock, with an average of
96.1, Is valedictorian of the 1952
eighth grade graduating class in
the Seminole schooj, according to
Principal L. L. Moore. Miss Brock
t)» the daughter of .Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Brock.
Salutatorian is Carolyn John-
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. R. Johnson. She has a 94 av-
erage.. 1
Commencement exercises
the group are
p. se. . "*;
audldtorium. The exact
of graduates will not be
until examinations
ed Tuesday, but
expected tojpsis
of til
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