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VOLUME 49
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SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS
Thursday, August 16, 1956
PRICE 10c
Number 38
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H (By Alfred P. Haake)
(Editor's1 Note: Alfred P. Haake,
Ph. p., 4s a noted economist, pub-
lic relations consultant, author
and Jecturer).
A PROBLEM FOB ALL
i AMERICA
' The 1955 Supreme Court de-
cision ordering integration in
public schools, has raised one of
the most vital issues in the his-
tory of our nation. Those for
or against the decision have, for
the most part, not contributed
to clarification of the issue. The
federal government, conscious
of an election in November, has
tried to steer a
I middle c o u r se.
And no one has
| really done any-
thing to correct
the rapacity o f
I the Supreme
Court in reach-
' ing for power
Alfred P. Haake taken from the
States and assumed by the fed-
eral government.
Segregation is not the real is-
sue. However desirable -it may
seem to some people,, this writer
believes that integration should
and can come only as rapidly as
all parties concerned become
ready and qualified for integra-
tion. That is a matter of devel-
opment and evolution, not of
legal or physical force. A gov-
ernment might force me to live
in close proximity to someone
I'with whom I preferred not to
live in close proximity, but it
could not make me like it, or do
my utmost to change the situa-
tion and spare myself the indig-
nity, whether I be white, black
^or any other color.
Men Differ
Let us not deceive ourselves.
There never will be real integ-
ration, in any part of this coun-
try, so long as men differ signi-
ficantly in capacity, character or
level of development. We may
drink water from the same
mains, go to the same churches
and schools, buy our goods in
the same shops, and vote in the
same polling booths, but there
will always be preferences for
the company we keep. No law
or government can change that.
There are biological taboos as
|to the crossing of blood lines,
lost of the world is colored and
lere is virtue and justice in
struggling against the further di-
lution and possible disappear-
ance of the Caucasion race. Sen-
fimeotalism is a poor answer to
hat possibility.
As human beings and as chil-
en of a common God, we must
Recognize the laws He laid down
tor us, rules by which man
should live together in mutual
fespect and peace.
Not Government Business
But the determinatiort of so-
bial relations is not the business
W government. In any case,
lie recognitions and considera-
ions we owe each other should
le voluntary and not induced by
governmental force. That is
me of the important reasons we
lave schools and churches.
But, the real issue involves the
^ery foundations of our country,
le basic freedoms on which we
tuilt. It involves especially the
recious document through which
lose freedoms are guarded
rom the rapacities of power-
lungry officials. Even the Neg-
perhaps especially the Neg-
should be more concerned
AMERICAN WAY, Pg. 8)
[uykendall Home
lamaged by Fire
[Fire, resulting when gasoline
times ignited, Thursday had
kused damage estimated at
B,500 at the W. G. Kuykendall
bme, 310 SW 12th St.
[The fire occurred Monday af-
noon as Mr. Kuykendall was
Drklng In the garage at the
ar of his home. Fumes from
tilled gasoline apparently were
suited by the hot water heater
Sot dame.
|Fire engulfed the garage and
lickcd t!»c rcir of ths
ence. The Seminole Vol-
|iteer Fire Department pre-
ited major damage to the res-
itself. *
estimated damage, in-
I a virtual total loss at the
auto-
the
FARM BUREAU BEAUTIES — Billye King, 18,
of Loop, Is crowned Farm Bureau Queen of
Gaines County by H. E. Mather, president of
the Gaines County Farmers' and Stockmen's
Association, sponsor of the farm bureau queen
contest In the county. Alternate Queen is 18-
year-old Vickl Thompson, left. Miss Thomp-
son is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Thompson , of Seminole. Miss King is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Willie King, Loop.
—Photo by Wilbourn Studio
City of Seminole Audit Shows
All Books, Accounts in Order
An independent audit of the
City of Seminole, called for as
routine administration, Thurs-
day gave the city a clean bill of
health in the fiscal department.
The audit was conducted by
Certified Public Accountant R.
S. Wilton of Lamesa.
"Records were found to be ac-
curately and neatly maintained,^
reported the accountant. "No
evidence of any irregularities
was found in the audit."
The audit covered all phases
of fiscal operation of the munici-
pal government, including in-
ventories of accounts receivable
and payable, supplies, plant,
Drouth May Help .. .
Gaines Countians May Be Lucky
If Subject to Hay Fever Ills
Maybe Gaines Countians can
consider themselves a little luck-
ier than residents in some sec-
tors of the state, particularly if
they are hay fever sufferers.
That was the philosophical ob-
servation of Gaines County Soil
Conservationist Len Dugan
Thursday — even as some of the
Sheriff Praises
Summer Baseball
Program For Boys
Gaines County Sheriff V. A.
Harris Thursday praised the
sponsors of Seminole's Little
League and Pony League base-
ball teams and lauded the spir-
it of parents and backers of the
young players.
"Little League and Pony Leag-
us baseball in Seminole is one
of the finest programs for
youngsters that I have ever
seen," said the sheriff. "The
businessmen who sponsored
teams, the parents of the young-
sters and the followers of the
games should be commended for
their contributions toward the
welfare of the children," he said.
Two-Thirds Decline
"Not only do the youngsters
learn sportsmanship, acquire a
wholesome competitive spirit,
and learn to live and play bet-
ter together, but they have in
their leagues an outlet for ener-
gy which in boys comes to the
front when school is out."
Sheriff Harris said that Juve-
nile trouble in Seminole has been
reduced by two-thirds since the
Little League and Pony League
series began.
"We are fortunate in Seminole
in that parents here seem to
rSw!izc responsibilities of
parenthood and take an interest
in their youngsters," he said.
"As a result of parental inter-
est and the interest of the busi-
nessman in sponsoring the sum-
mertime baseball our juvenile
offenders are very scarce. And
parents and ball game sponsors
should be commended."
sneeze - producing weeds and
grasses threatened allergic per-
sons.
The plants under suspicion in
Gaines County are the Tumble
Weed, Russian Thistle, Sand
Sagebrush, Ragweed and Ber-
muda Grass.
Mr. Dugan pointed out that
because of the dryness this year,
local residents might not be be-
set with sneezes and red eyes
from hay fever as they might be
had the county received much
more rain.
Lack Some Offenders
"And," he added, "we do not
have all the pollen-producing
varieties of plants to which many
persons may be allergic."
The State Department o f
Health describes the hay fever
season in Texas as a year-round
one. That's because of the
state's wide range of climatic
(See HAY FEVER, Page 8)
Officials Slate
Library Budget
Appropriations
County officials T h ursday
were moving toward establish-
ment of a public library for
Gaines County.
Purchases of shelving were
under way and an appropriation
of $10,000 for the library was
listed in the tentative county
budget for 1957.
The proposed library will be a
part of the new courthouse.
County Judge Charles Law-
rence said that the county offi-
cers hope the library may be
opened at about the same time
as the new courthouse is dedicat-
ed In Fsbtusiry cr Msrch.
Books for the library, how-
ever, have not yet been ordered.
The library will be quartered in
a 960 square-loot space in the
lower floor of the new court:
house and will have an addition-
al 400 square feet of reserve area
for future expansion, Judge
Lawrence said.
-
properties and equipment, liab-
ilities and assets, and extended
into each department of city
government.
$1,301,856 Assets
A balance sheet compiled by
Accountant Wilton and applic-
able to June 30 showed that the
city had $118,348 cash in the
bank and total assets of $1,301,-
856.
The major liability was the
city's bonded i n d e b t e dness,
$880,440, a long term liability.
Plant, property and equipment
of the city was listed at a value
of $i,147,417.
The auditor's report listed real
estate owned by the City of Sem-
inole. The property included
five city lots, a total of 700 acres
of land, an airport, the city hall,
and a warehouse and fencing.
Value of these properties was
listed at $75,580.
That figure did not include the
city's water and sewer system
which was listed separately at
a value of $922,999.
Proposed 1957 County Budget
At $1,168,550 Shows Decline
Seminole Farmer Snags
1956 First Bale Honors
B. E. Agnew, farmer who lives
about four miles southwest of
Seminole, Thursday was the
producer of the county's first
bale of cotton for 1956.
Mr. Agnew won the first bale
honor by only one hour and 45
minutes.
He delivered his cotton to Mas-
sey Gin in Seminole at 1:45 p.m.
Monday.
At 3:30 p.m. Monday, Neal
Trophies Awarded
Dearing-Alexander Team Takes
Little League's Title, Trophy
Little Leaguers of the Dear-
ing - Alexander baseball t eam
Thursday coveted the league
trophy for 1956.
The final play-off game of the
Little League series came last
Thursday night. *
The Pony League champions,
Oswalt's Pharmacy team, al-
ready had batted it's way into
trophy receivership.
As the little League teams
battled Thursday night for the
title, the runner-up team, Semi-
Sheriff's Actions
Gain Praise From
Officer's Magazine
Gaines County Sheriff V. A.
Harris Thursday had received
a note of praise in an article
published in the July Sheriff's
Association of Texas maga-
zine.
In an article referring to
the capture recently of two Ec-
tor County jail breakers by
Deputy Sheriffs Tony Sim-
mons and . Floyd Taylor, the
magazine said of Sheriff Har-
ris:
"Sheriff Harris, whose effic-
ient operation and moderniza-
tion of his department has
gained wide notice, is fast gain-
ing a reputation as one of the
state's most competent law-
men."
Boyd, whose farm is about 12
miles southwest of Seminole, ar-
rived at the gin with a load of
cotton for ginning.
Two hours later, Dean Smith
of Higginbotham appeared at
the gin there with his cotton to
come in third in the first-bale
race.
The Agnew bale of cotton
weighed 615 pounds. The cotton
was gathered off of nine acres,
a portion of which was irrigated
land, a portion of which was dry-
land acres.
Third Win For Agnews
The winning bale of cotton will
be auctioned for sale Saturday,
Aug. 25, election day, at the
Seminole Chamber of Commerce
building on North Main St.,
Chamber Manager H. C. Kyle
nole Auto Supply, had the D & A
team lagging at the end of the
third inning. The score was Sem-
inole Auto 11, D & A 7.
In the fifth inning, however,
D & A players snagged nine
runs, Seminole Auto's biggest in-
ning was the first one when its j announced.
pl®yers score<^ ,six t]mes. Mr. Kyle said that thus far,
The heavy hitter for the win- (there had been no set premium
ning nine was Ricky Koberg who for the first bal<1) but that the
slammed out a home run, two|premium will lbe made up by lo.
triples and two singles in six cal merchants.
times at the plate. | ,,
The winning pitcher was! ***. normally is
George Dozier I around S500- Mr- Kyle sald-
Topping the Seminole Auto Bringing in the first bale of
list of hitters were Mike Barber I J^os »ge .,
and Mike Benham who each got , * Athe Agne^ *1""%-
four hits in five times at bat ! ElthTer B" E; A2"ew orflh's+ brothh
Losing pitcher was Mike Pat- «r. Leroy has been first each
terson. Itime r three years-
Following the game, the Lion's, ' ~
Olub trophies were presented to JayCee Tournament
pXirgi,rte»m'ieL'"le""" Final Ploy
Lion President Roger Smith
presented the Little League
trophy to Team Captain Ricky
Kobeng. He handed the Pony
League trophy to Team Mana-
ger Jimmie Pierson.
The win gave Oswalt's a third
one in the Pony League, and D
& A has won two years out of
three.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bell of
Seminole, Okla., visited their
neice, Mrs. Alpha Simmons, last
week.
The annual Junior Chamber
of Commerce tennis tournament
entered into its final rounds
Thursday.
Twelve men were entered in
the contests. Winners are ex-
pected to be determined Friday.
Medals for their net skills will
be awarded the winners.
Entered in the tennis tourney
are Tommy Roberts, Metz La
Follette, Johnny Underwood,
Gail Barnett, Jim Boothe, Tom-
my Gilmer, Jones Daugherty and
Ron Stanley.
JWfa l ■ II ■ ■■
Line Against Cost
A tentative $1,168,550 Gaines
County budget for 1957 — re-
flecting a $200,897 decrease un-
der the 1956 budget — was on
file Thursday with County Clerk
Chester Browne.
County officials were "holding
the line" against rising costs of
construction and maintenance
and living.
The proposed budget was filed
by County Commissioners Court
with the clerk for calling of a
public hearing on the anticipated
expenditures. The hearing will
be held by the commissioners on
September 4.
County officials based the new
budget on taxable valuations of
$59,816,595 and a tax rate of 95-
cents per $100 valuation on
homestead properties and $1.25
on other properties.
The budget anticipates no tax
increase. It does contemplate tax
revenues totalling $677,459.
Road Building Slated
Proposed in the new budget
is an expenditure of $273,404 for
new farm to market road con-
struction within the county. Of-
ficials Thursday, however, had
not drafted the full road pro-
gram.
A comparison of the proposed
budget with the current one
shows that the 1957 jury fund
will total $6,163 as compared
with $5,745 in 1956.
The road and bridge fund will
be $1,639 as compared with $5,-
300.
Commissioner Precinct One's
outlay is tabbed at $8,262 as
against $9,412 in 1956. In Pre-
cinct Two, the expected outlay
is $75,871 as compared to $80,
008 in the current budget. Pre-
cinct Three is slated for expend-
itures of $54,476 while the 1956
expenditure is listed at $56,887.
And in Precinct Four, the 1957
budget calls for a $57,341 expend-
iture as compared with $55,342.
This is the only precinct in which
an increase was shown.
General Fund Down
Road and Bridge Fund No. 5
anticipates spending $9,060 as
against $8,260 in 1956. The ex-
penditure for lateral roads is
set at $10,009 in the current bud-
get and at $10,414 in the propos-
ed one.
A cut in the general fund for
(See BUDGET, Page 8)
COURTHOUSE FACING GOES INTO PLACE — Above is a
view of the back, or east end, of the new east wing of the
Gabies County Courthouse. Lenders, Tex., Limestone has been
placed Into position, marking another step toward completion
of the $700,000 courthouse expansion and remodeling project
The project, which will double present courthouse sixe, Is ache-
to be
Among innovations ror the county's building will be a self- serv-
ice elevator, women jurors' dormitory, a county library. The
wall shown above Is the only "blank" one In the new construc-
tion. Others will have windows. In addition to the limestone
facing, the building will sport a green marble wainscoattng on
the north, west and south aides.
—Photo hy Roberts
Seminole Soldier
Killed in German
Automobile Crash
A Seminole soldier, Lonnie
Walton Mgntgomery, 27, was
killed Aug. 11 in an automobile
accident near Hanau, Germany,
relatives had been notified
Thursday.
His death occurred on the first
anniversary of his enlistment in
the United States Army.
Details of the accident were
lacking Thursday.
Private Montgomery, son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Montgomery
of Seminole, was a 1947 graduate
of Seminole High School. Prior
to entering the service a year
ago, he was in the water well
drilling business in Seminole,
owning his own business.
Following basic training, he
was transferred to Germany
with an infantry division. He
had been stationed in Germany
nearly eight months. The sol-
dier was home "on furlough only
last June. He was a native of
Martin County.
Private Montgomery, in addi-
tlon to *;!? psrsr.ts, is survived
by his wife, and a one-month-old
daughter, Deborah Kay of Semi
nole; a son, Ronnie Lynn, 6, oi
Gainesville, and two 1
Jeriy of Seminole and
Odessa.
Funeral
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