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THE PANHANDLE HERALD, PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1940
The Panhandle Herald
Established July 22, 1887
By H. H. Brookes
Pnbliebed every Friday at Panhandle,
hy Panhandle Publishing Co., Inc
Carson County, Texas
MEMBER
Texas Press Association
Panhandle Press Association
National Editorial Association
DAVID M. WARREN
Editor and Publisher
Entered as second class matter, July 22, 1887, at the post
flttiee at Panhandle Texas, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Subscription Rates Carson County
Ofi* year $2.00
Six Months — 51-25
Titrte Months - 7&c
Subscription Rates Outside Carson Ceunty
On* Year $2.50
Six Months i.— - $1.51
SbrM Months X —r ^ 9®c
Advertising Rates *
Obituaries, resolutions of respect, cards of thanks, etc. 2
Mints per word.
BEWARE OF MACHINE
The American's Creed
I believe in the United States of America, as
a government of the people, by the people, and
for the people; whose just powers are derived
from the consent of the governed; a democracy
in a republic; a sovereign nation of many
verneign states, a perfect union, one and
inseparable; established upon those principles
of freedom, equality, justice and humanity
for which American patriots sacrificed their
lives and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my country
to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey
its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it
against all enemies.— (The American's Creed,
by William Tyler Page, was adopted by an
Act of Congress, April 6, 1918.)
Boyer Denies He
Is Affiliated With
Political Machine
Do Yon Know
Texas?
Beware of the Amiarillo -political
machine. It has cost the Pfenhandle country
tens of thousands of dollars the past 12
years.
During the past decade there has been
much effort to get 7.000 pound truck load
limit raised. The center of this opposition
was in the political machine in Amarillo;
Now that the people have become riled,
the machine has changed tactics and is [try-
ing to ride in on the coat tails by being
for higher load limits. 4
It is going to be necessary to keep qne's
eyes open in the run-off election August 24.
A man may be good, but he is known by
the company he keeps.
Thus, candidates sponsored by the Alma-
rillo political madhine go to Austin or
Washington with their hands tiled. They
just can't represent the common people
honestly.
Weigh the qualifications of the can-
didates in the run-off. Go to the polls and
vote honestly and intelligently.
A SIGNIFICANT ANNIVERSARY
During the year 1940 is being celebrated
internationally the 500th anniversary of
the invention of printing by Johann Guten-
berg.
"Why," no doubt mfany of us are dis-
posed to ask, "should we Concern ourselves
about the origin of anything so common-
place as printing?"
It is indeed a fact that printing has be-
come so familiar a factor in our everyday
lives that we take it almost for granted as
the air we breathe. We see printed matter
[everywhere every day.
'It ttakes only an instant's thought to re-
veal how indispensable printing is to all
of us, in every aspect of our lives. We have
learned almost everything we know from
printed books. The printed word is a source
of inspiration and sustenance for our
spiritual life, and also provides amusement
and recreation for our leisure hours.
Printed newspapers—such as this one—
bring us e^ch day doml prehensive reports
of happenings local, national, and inter-
national. Commerce and industry constantly
tell us in words and pictures, and in an
infinite variety of printed forms, of products
and service which contribute to the
efficiency, comfort, and pleasure of living.
The story of how printing has influenced
every form of human enterprise, and of
how it has liberated rr] an kind from the
fetters of ignorance and superstition is an
amazing saga of human history.
The power of printed word to influence
human thought and action, acc'ording to
Douglas C. McMurtrie, chairman of the
Invention of Printing Anniversary Com-
mittee of the International Association of
Printing House Craftsmen, has seldom
been more impressively demonstrated thian
at just the present time, when we see
governments in Europe enforcing rigorous
control of the press in order to control the
thinking as well as the conduct of their
peoples.
To retain our own representative govern-
ment we must maintain inviolate the free-
dom of our press-the heritage passed on
to us 500 ydars ago as a fruit of the inven-
tive genius of Johann Gutenberg. Here in
America, more than in any other country
on earth, we have reason to celebrate the
500th anniversary of the invention of print-
ing.
Max Boyer, the leading candi-
date for State Senator, who polled
42% of the vote in the first pri-
mary. and approxmately 64% of
the vote outside the biggest city
in the Panhandle, enters the final
week of the run-off campaign with
the active support of the rural
area of the Senatorial Distirct.
Boyer stated Monday of this
week that his hundreds of friends
who helped him to pile up a lead
of nearly 2500 votes against his
Amarillo opponent rwee encourag-
ing him to believe that he could
increase the percentage of votes
in the election Saturday August
24. / i
Boyer stated Monday "I am
amazed that anyone would try to
couple my candidacy with the
political machine that has domin-
ated the Panhandle for the past 15
years. Most everyone knows that
the strongest opposition I have
had during the present race came
from the 8th floor of an Amarillo
Office Building. I feel sure the
good people who have supported
me so loyally will not be de-
ceived by the strategy of the
smart politicians who cook up
these schemes in air conditioned
suites of the big city in the Pan-
handle.
"It is really a reflection on
the intelligence of the average
citizen to try to saddle the poli-
tical machine and the big copora-
tions on the back of a candidate
whose record shows he has voted
regularly for taxes on Gasoline,
natural gas and sulphur. This can-
didate has been before the people
for the past four years and every-
one is familiar with the fact that
A reader of this newspaper can
get the answer to any question
of fact about Texas by writing to
A. Garland Adair, Curator of
Patriotic Exhibits, Texas Memorial
Museum, Austin Texas.
tion President Mirabeau B. Lamar,
He sold Republic of Texas bonds
in France, Belgium, and the
Netherlands. He was also in-
strumental in forming treaties
with the British Empire. Hamilton
drowned at sea when a ship in
which he was returning to Texas
collided with .another on .the
foggy midnight of November 15,
1857, off the coast of Galveston.
It is said that he gave his life
preserver to a woman for her
child, clung to the wreckage until
exhausted, and then sank into the
water. Immediately after the
county was organized in 1885, the
eighty or eighty-five voters in the
county elected officers as follows:
Jim Rice, county Judge; Zeke
Manning, Sheriff; I. S- Standeferm, ^ eag^-_ They visited in New
county clerk; and John A. Baugh, York, Washington, D. C. and many
county surveyor." 1 other places of interest.
ODDITY: Baiscom Giles, Com-
missioner of the General Land
MEMORABLE PASSAGE: —
"The Supreme Court named is a
sanctuary of the rights and
liberties of the people."—Justice
John H. Sharp.
Q. For whom and when was
Hudspeth County named and or-
ganized?
A. J. C. Warren, editor of the
Hudspeth County News, answers
this question as follows: Hudspeth
County was cut from El Paso
County in 1917 and named for office, reports that there are two
Claude Hudspeth, then congress- sales 'of School Lands on record
from this district. Sierra Blanca, ^o persons whose names are spell-
the county seat, was named for, e(j -with one letter of the alphabet.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Atkins left
last Friday for a ten day trip to
Lake City, C lo.
M \ nd Mrs. Tom Henry and
daughter, Tomasne, of Wichita,.
Kars., returned to their home
Wednesday after visiting for a
week with Mrs. Henry's mother,
Mrs. J. M. Cox, and other relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Essie Stepken and son?
Bobby, left this week for a vaca-
tion in California.
Miss Evaleen Henson of Guy-
mon, Okla., visited her aunt, Mrs.
A. A. Callaghan this week. She
was enroute to Oklahoma City.
Mr. and Mjrs. W. L. McConnell
returned Wednesday from a trip
the Sierra Blanca mountians near-
by and means "white mountains."
The town is more than fifty years
old."
Q. Was O' Henry discharged
from his job in the General Land
Office by Governor James S.
Hogg?
Both of them are "Mr. O." Sales
were made in Brewster County of
681 acres to Miguel de la O, and
63 6 acres in the same county to
Ramon de la O. 1
Q. What is the largest fish on
exhibit in Texas? j
A. A fossil fish, approximately
A. No. O'Henry's service in the1 thirteen feet long, on exhibit in
the Geology Division of the Texas
Our classy new
GAS Range has
practically paid
for v
Land Office ended with a change
of administrations of Land Com-
missioners of which the Governor
had no part nor authority. Gover-
nor Hogg, by coincidence, was
inducted into office the same day
that, O'Henry went out.
HISTORICAL:—Bob Miller of
Hamilton County News contributes
the following: "Hamilton County
was organized in 18 85. The name
was restowed upon the new county
by the legislature for a man who
had recently died after rendering
patriotic services to the Republic
of Texas without receiving
political reward. During his life-
time of seventyone years, James
I have never courted the support Hamilton, for that was his name,
Panhandle Press
Floyd County Hesperian: Live
Stock have tided Texans through
many a serious economic spell
and perhaps the industry is
destined to do the job again. The
Oil business, taking it on the chin
now with prorations shut downs,
may not be the big pay off for
awhile. Used to fighting hardships
with the industry and interference
from without, including all kinds
of regulation and heavy digs for
taxes, the oil business may not
fare so well when markets begin
to go glimmering. People have to
eat and they may pay more readily
for cow and hog flesh, milk and
butter, than for some of the other
things they can more readily do
without.
* * *
W ellington Leader: For nearly
70 years American political
cartoons have been adorned with
pictures of elephants and donkeys,
as symbols of the two major
political parties, and have amused
millions who never heard of their
originator.
The Republican elephant and
the Democratic donkey were the
creation of Thomas Nast, the most
famous cartoonist of his day, and
first appeared in Harper's Weekly
—the donkey in 18 70 and the
elephant in 18 74, according to
researchers. He also first used
the tiger to represent Tammany,
and his cartoons exerted a great
influence on public opinion for
many years.
Canyon News: Attorney General
Gerald Mann is making a large
number of speeches over the
State this month giving an account,
to the voters of his tenure of
office. Mr. Mann had no opponent
during the first primary. He is out
to thank the people for their co-
operation. You konw that Senator
Morris Sheppard is up for re-
election in 1942, and the Gover-
norship of Texas will be a political
prize worthy of consideration in
194 2. Tt is suspected that the
aggressive Attorney General has
his eyes on one or the other of
these jobs.
Canadian Record: Two hundred
thousand or more British mothers
have asked the women of the
United States and Canada to take
acre of their children for them
while their homes in Britian are
endangered by the air raids.
Several million American families
have offered to take care of the
little ones from across the seas,
if ways can be found to bring
them over. What mother can resist
such an appeal on behalf of the
children?
Several hundred children from
Britian, France and other war-
torn nations of Europe have al-
ready arrived to safety in Amer-
ica. Our Government has let
down the immigration restric-
tions, requiring only that those
who agree to take care of the
children from abroad must show
that they are able to provide for
them. It is not a matter of adopt-
ing foreign children, but merely
danger is over and their fami-
lies can either follow them here
or take them back home.
* * *
McLean News: Turning in the
middle of the street, driving Avith
out lights, and like traffic viola-
tions are unlawful in all states
yet we see motorists do these
things every day. A lot of people
seem to think that all laws were
made for the other fellow, and do
not stop long enough to think of
the danger to themselves in such
violations even if they are not
willing to think of others' rights.
:Jc * :jc
Memphis Democrat: Every few
days, we hear about or read
about some German product which
is being sold in the United States
at a lower price than the same
type of product made here, even
though the Nazi-made product
has to be shipped a long way over
the seas.
When we hear about these
things, we get to wondering, and
some people get scared—afraid
that the influx of these German
products will cause American
manufacturers to cut wages to
meet the Nazi prices.
These Amercians, who believe
that Germany, with, her virtual
slave miarket throughout the
nation, can produce goods more
cheaply than the United States,
seem to forget the gigantic and
numerous facilities we have in
America that Hitler does not have.
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Curry County Times: A Colo-
rado Congressman reports that the
little summer post office of Eldora
in that State with a normal
population of 3 5, sent 40 tele-
grams to a Colorado delegate to
the Republican national conven-
tion in 'Philadelphia urging the
nomination of Wendell Willkie.
The delegate's name was miss-
spelled in every telegram than
regular residents of the place
indicates that the source of the
telegrams was affluent summer
visitors who happened to be there
and very likely were not even
residents of the State.
Twenty Years Ago
Taken from the Panhandle
Herald, August 20, 1920.
Up to August 1st this year, 5 61
cars have been registered Avith the
State from Carson County. This
is an increase of 93 over the total
number registered from this
county last year.
The Herald was in error last
week in stating that Mrs. Willie
O'Neal was elected vice-president
of the State Abstractors Associa-
tion, but should have stated that
she was elected a member of the
Executive Committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sparks
cameup from their home near
Hereford last Saturday to visit
relatives in Panhandle. I
Mrs. D. C. Stone and daughter, j
Murrie, visited MJrs. J. S. Harrison
and family on the Harrison ranch
near White Deer last Friday.
Mrs. T. M. Cleek and daughter,
Nadine, returned last Friday from
Arizona where they visited Mrs.
Cleek's sister, Mrs. L. N. George.
G. W. Deahl of Dodsonville is
here looking after business in-
terests and visiting his sons and
daughter.
The Panhandle ball team and a
bunch of fans went to Canadian
Sunday and defeated the team of
that city in a score of 9 to 7.
Mr. and Mrs. John T- Reimann
■and children of near Gladstone
N. M. were here a few days this
week visiting Mrs. Reimann s
father, Maj. N. A. Franklin and
brother, Charles Franklin, and
sister, Mrs. Albert Wood.
TEN YEARS AS MANAGER
R. M. Chastain this week
finished ten years as manager of
the Central State Powe'r and
Light Co. in Panhandle. He moved
to Panhandle August 12, 19 30
as manager, coming from Pampa.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Byrd are
visiting in Poi'tales, N. M., wit i
their son, Hampton Byrd.
of any political machine of any
large corporation in the state of
Texas. Voters of the Panhandle
should analize the votes cast in
the first primary election.
"You can readilly see that the
Amarillo opponent received some-
thing like 80% of his vote from
that group of citizens that have
been favored by the actives of the
Panhandle Political machine.
"I urge the voters of the district
to follow the advice of our
Governor, who asks that you read
the record and decide for your-
self who would serve best as
your state Senator. In this state-
ment made by Governor O'Daniel
he called the attention of the
people of the fact that many
members of the House of Re-
presentatives had attempted to
carry out-and solve the all-impor-
tant social security problem of
this state.
"Among those members who
have supported the governor
and wh0 have done all humanely
possible to solve the social security
program, you will find the name
of your own candidate for
State Senator, Max Boyer, of
Ochiltree county. If you will
study the record carefully, you
wil find that this legislation and
many other important legislative
problems have been killed in the
State Senate. You voters face the
possibility of selecting an exper-
ienced and tried state official who
has asked for promotion or choos-
ing the Amarillo opponent-
"As a. part of my record, I take
was a soldier, financier, states-
man, and patriot, having served
three terms Governor of South
Carolina. During the administra-
pleasure in calling to the atten-
tion of the voters of this district
the fact that I was among many
State representatives who voted
for early adjournment of the
much discussed and so-called "Do
nothing legislature.'' I would call
your attention to the fact that
this vote for adjournment came
after the legislature had been in
session long past the regular ses-
sion limit. My first vote was cast
on May 10. After the compromise
measure, SJR 12 had been killed
by the minority group in the
Hoiisp. In connection with this re-
cord I would call your attention
to the fact that the legislature
stayed in session 41 days after my
first vote for adjournment, cost-
nig more than $5,000.00 per day
to the taxpayers of the state of
Texas, without gaining tangible
>-<-suits in the matter of solving
the social security problem.
"I would call your attention to
the fact that our governor refused
to call a sepecial session of the
state legislature to take up the
social security problem, because he
knew the problem was in a dead
lock and that it would cost the
taxpayers thousands of dollars
when no results were possible. I
urge the voters of this district
to be on the alert for last minute
proponganda that can not be sub-
stantiated."
Memorial Museum at Austin.
Curator Carl Chelf states that
this fossil fish is of the cretaceous
period and was excavated near
Celina in Collins County, Texas. j
Q. Are there any fish hatcheries
on the Colorado River? |
A. Fish hatcheries have been
constructed at Inks Dam in Co-!
operation with the National Youth
Administration. Fish found in the
lakes formed by four dams above
Austin on the Colorado built by
the Lower Colorado River Author- !
ity consist on perch, trout, bass, t
scaspergou, crapple, Rio Grand
Beauty, and others. The State
Game Fish and Oyster Commission
and the United states Bureau of
Fisheries are aiding in stocking
these lakes plentifully.
INSCRIPTION:-—The following
is the inscription on Austin's
monument in the state cemetery at
Austin:: "Stephen Fuller Austin,
the Father of Texas, was born in
Wythe County, Virginia, Novem-
ber 3. 1793. Died in Brazoria
County, Texas, December 27,
183 6. Wise, gentle, courageous
and patient, he was the founder
of a mighty commonwealth." A
copy of the funeral notice issued
upon his death is on permanent
exhibit in the Texas Memorial
Museum, a gift of Mrs. Hally
Bryan Perry of Huston. It bears
the heading "The Patriarch Has
Left Us."
(Note to editors: If you have
not already done so, I will appre-
ciate answers to the question,
"When was your county organized
and for whom was it named?" |
Add any features you think will:
stimulate interest in your section j
and the finest spirit of public.
service.-—Thank you most coridal-;
ly. A. Garland Adair, Austin, Tex-
as.)
SEE HOW MODERN GAS
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Central States
Power & Light Corp
Go To The Polls Saturday Aug. 24th
and Vote For
T. B. HARRIS
for SHERIFF, TAX
ASSESSOR and TAX
COLLECTOR
NOTICE
The adoption of a budget for the school year of ^
1940-41 by the Panhandle Independent School Dis- =
trict will be held at a public hearing on Monday E
August, 26, A. D. 1940. 8 o'clock. Everyone interest- |
ed in the welfare of the school is invited to attend. E
(Signed) R. A. GILKERSON, |
President, Board of Trustees. E
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Harris is Seeking RE-ELECTION on Record made
in Office.
(Political Advertisement)
Let s Elect
Congress
DESKINS
Ability Ik Leader®
A'Kv [Kiin
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Is This The Kind
of Co-operation
Gov. O'Daniel Wanted
The last session of the legislature ADJOURNED June 21,
1939.
While the legislature was working on revenue bills to pay
OLD AGE PENSIONS, TEACHERS' RETIREMENT, AID TO
THE BLIND, and other social security obligations, MAX
BOYER'S record is as shown below:
(1) MAX BOYER voted on May 10, 1939, (immediately
following his vote for S. J. R. 12) to ADJOURN the legislature
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE OF THE ENTIRE DELEGATION
OF FIVE PANHANDLE REPRESENTATIVES VOTING FOR
ADJOURNMENT. See *P'ages 3203-4, House Journal.
(2) MAX BOYER, on May 19, 1939, WROTE AND INTRO-
DUCED a resolution himself, being House Concurrent Resolu-
tion No. 15 6, to ADJOURN the legislature without providing
for the funds which Governor O'Daniel had requested. Again,
MAX BOYER was the ONLY ONE of the entire delekation of
five Panhandle representatives voting for ADJOURNMENT.
See House Journal, Pages 3458-9.
(3) On June 1, 1939, another motion to ADJOURN the
legislature was made, and those who wanted to work out the
Social Security and Old Age Pension Problem voted to table
the motion to ADJOURN. But MAX BOYER voted against
tabling the motion, and by his vote again tried to ADJOURN
the legislature at that time. See House Journal, Pages 3802-3.
(4) On June 5, 1939, MAX BOYER WROTE and INTRO-
DUCED a resolution to ADJOURN the legislature. His Motion
failed, but he voted in favor of ADJOURNMENT. See pages
3 8 61-2, House Journal.
Governor O'Daniel wrote everyone of the 94 represen-
tatives who at ANY TIME voted for S. J. R. 12, including MAX
BOYER, a letter of thanks for their vote on ONE DAY (May 10)
and stated: "If we CONTINUE to do all we can, etc." But,
disregarding the governor's plea for continued work, MAX
BOYER followed his vote in favor of S. J. R. 12 on May 10
with a vote to ADJOURN (H.J.3203) the lei?2gislature, al-
though the reminder of the five Panhandle repres entatives
voted against him. The legislature did not adjourn until 42
days after Mr. Boyer's FIRST VOTE TO ADJOURN. During
those 4 2 days, the remaining Panhandle delegation CONTIN-
UED their Avork to pay social security obligations.
Could the legislature CONTINUE its efforts if adjourned?
Could the legislature pay pensions after adjourning?
Could you plow your crop after you quit?
WAS THIS THE KIND OF CO-OPERATION GOVERNOR
O'DANIEL ASKED?
Was Mr. Boyer working in HARMONY with our other Pan-
handle representees who voted against him?
WHAT IS THE TROUBLE
The contributors of this advertisement cordially invite
you to inspect the above record by the Official House Journal.
(Paid for by Wheeler and Gray County supporters of Governor
O'Daniel.)
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