The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1940 Page: 1 of 16
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Volume No. XXXIII
Seminole,Goines Co., Texos, Thursday, April 25, 1940
This Issue No 1 1
C OF C MEETING CALLED FOR FRIDAY
BALL-SEASON
HERE FRIDAY
TO
FIRST GAME ON TAP
FOR FRIDAY EVE
AT LOCAL PARK
The soft ball season for Seminole
will be officially opened Friday
night, with two games to be played
on the Seminole Recreation Field,
near !he airport in South Seminole.
The first game between the City
Cafe team and the Humble Oilers
from Humble Camp, Means pool,
will be called at 8 o'clock. The sec-
ond game will be between the Gulf
Oilers of Goldsmith and the Semi-
nole High School. An admission of
10c and 15c will be charged.
On next Monday night, beginning
at 8 o'clock, Humble employees
will fight it out among themselves
in a game between the Humble
team in the Means and Denver City
camps.
The Seminole Recreation field has
recently been constructed by G. W.
Dabney and W. M. Pond, of the
Means Humble Camp. Six large
floodlights have been erected to
furnish light for night games.
Several business institutions have
teams in the process of making and
a city league will soon be a reality.
An effort is also being made to
organize a league, to be composed
of teams in this area of the Per-
main Basin.
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JURY LIST MADE
FOR SPRING TERM
DISTRICT COURT
Election Of Officers
Directors Scheduled
And
The following is a list of Petit
Jurors for the first week of the
May Term, May 13, 1940, of the
District Court of Gaines County,
Texas:
W. D. Hart, J. M. Quillan, W. C.
Sanders, Floyd Lee, G. R. Wright,
J. W. Dunson, S. W. Bryan, Charlie
McConal, Nig Moore, Milam Parker,
Cecil Mullin, Joe H. Webb, C. T.
Wescott, I. B. Coe, O. F. Haywood,
Boyd Melton, Sam Dickerson, Fin-
ley Moore, R. C. Pattie, J. E. Liles,
Ben P. White, R. T. Mills, Edd
Berry, Lon Dolloph, W. I. Brooks,
E. L. Moates, Foster Brock, J. I.
Jordon, Jim McCleskey, Z. L. Elder, j
U. D. Webb, Roy Patton, Jack Creel, i
David Ridens, F. W. Howard, and ^n„c,c
Bob M alone.
Following is the second week
Jury List:
Joe Simmons, Con Hood, J. A.
Gazaway, H. O. Williams, M. E.
Patterson, T. F. Lindley, Doak
Hearne, B. O. Nash, B. B. McGuire,
Elmer Thornton, E. S. Caudle, John
Dumas.
J. C. Williamson, Bud Hudson,
Auther Young, E. C. Roberts, R. L.
Jones, John Black, Thad Patterson,
Ravmon Golden, Roy McGill, Fred
Young, A. M. Droigk, Clyde Raynes.
Mac Curry, E. D. Anthony, Lewis
Folk, Omer Herring, Clyde Ellison,
Dean Click, D. I. Owens, Hubert
Pruitt, J. C. Freeman, Geo. W.
Smith, J. W. Grimes and Don Elder.
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METHODIST WMS MET
MONDAY AT CHURCH
The WMS of the Methodist
church met Monday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the Methodist church.
The Bible lesson, "Parables of
Tesujt" was very successfully
taught by Bro. Ashley. A hearty
welcome is extended to the ladies
of the church to attend these meet-
ings, and a special invitation is
extended to all the ladies who are
newcomers in the community.
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BAPTIST W. M. U. LEADER
TO DRAMATIZE BOOK
Rev. Florence In
Tahoka Revival
The Lynn County News, Tahoka,
last week published the following
account of the revival meeting at
Tahok* being held by Rev. Pres-
ton Florence, of Seminole.
"Rev. Preston Florence, of Semi-
nole, is preaching in the revival in-
stead of Rev. J. O. Quatt'ebaum,
who is ill.
"Brother Florence has been serv-
ing the Seagraves-Seminole charge
until last year when he became
Lubbock District Evangelist. He
has been serving charges in Gaines
Countytf the past ten years and
is kno, '°to many here and is re-
lated | f Jome of our local people.
The sai.. is true of Bro. Culwell.
Despite the wind and clouds, the
revival is growing in interest. We
are getting the revival spirit. If
you are missing the services you
are losing an opportunity to hear
straight from the shoulder preach-
ing as well as heart-warming and
moving messages.
Brother Will Culwell has power
like Caruso and tender strains of
appeal in his Gospel songs.
If you are looking for the evan-
gelists, just pick out two of the
largest men in town and it will be
{hem, all 465 pounds of them, to-
gether."
Ex'Students of H-SU
To Honor "Prexy"
Lubbock, April 24—A reception-
roundup will be held by the South
Plains Hardin-Simmons Ex-Stu-
dents and Alumni Association, at
the First Baptist Church here, on
Monday night, May 6. The group
will pay respects to the late Dr.
J. D. Sandefer, for over thirty years
president of Hardin-Simmons.
"The Ideals and Life of Prexy"
will be discussed by Sam Malone,
of Seminole. The subject, "How
Prexy's Ideals Are Being Carried
Out," will be discussed by Miss
Ruby Atwood.
Dr. W. B. Irvin, superintendent
of the Lubbock schools, will speak
on "Hardin-Simmons Future and
Our Relations To It."
All graduates and ex-students of requests the following announce-
Haidin-Simmons living in the South j ment in regard to their Revival
Plains area are invited to attend the ( Meeting:
meeting.
A meet.pg of tremendous impor-
tance to the growth and develop-
ment of Seminole is cheduled to be
held at Hackberry Grove, Friday
evening, beginning at 6 o'clock. The
meeting has been called by the
Board of Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce for the purpose of
discussing matters of vital concern
to the city.
The Chamber of Commerce was
organized about a year ago at a
called ii ceting ol the business men
of the city. The meeting was held
nt the Huikberry Grove. A presi-
dent and secretary was selected at
the meeting, and at another meeting
held late.- a board of directors was
selected. About three months ago
at a meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors, at which meeting the mem-
Ibers of he Chamber of Commerce
| were invited, a paid secretary-
manager was selected to direct the
affairs of the organization. A fin-
committee was selected to
make a drive for a budget for the
ensuing year. Due to the general
rush of the past few weeks, the
drive for membership and finances
was never completed. In the mean-
time, a Retail Merchant's Credit
Association was organized in con-
nection .vith the Chamber of Com-
merce Aork. Due to the same rush
ol business, this organization has
not been fully organized.
A: dozens of new business or-
ganizations have come to the city
in the past few weeks, and as there
PROGRESS MADE ON
SPECIAL EDITION
NEW CITY OFFICERS
TAKE CHARGE OF
CITY AFFAIRS
The newly elected city commis-
sion was sworn in Monday and the
Mayor and two Commissioners set
out in earnest on the task of help-
ing build a greater Seminole.
Under the new set-up, each mem-
ber of tiie commission will have
specific duties. W. E. Cox, Jr., re-
elected as city commissioner, will
also be water commissioner and
mayor pro tem. A. C. Giddings,
newly elected commissioner, will be
street commissioner.
In view of the rapid growth of
Seminole, Mayor Finley Moore and j
the city commission will have many j
problems to solve — prolems that
will require the cooperation of the i
entire citizenship of the community.
These men expect to give freely
of their time and talents to the
solving of these problems. They are
asking for the cooperation of the
citizens of Seminole to the end that
the city's growth and development j
may keep apace with the oppor-
tunities presented.
Mahon Advocates
Reduction In
Interest Rates
Washington — Early enactment of
The Third of a Century Edition
of the Seminole Sentinel, which will
30 publ .shed at an early date, com-
memorating thirty-three years of
progress for the city of Seminole
and of the Sentinel, is well under
ivav. Many pictures of local and
„ . . ... county interest have been submit-
Company is busy this week laying ted lo the Sentinel by citizens tor
use in the edition, as well as stories
oncerning the early and present
Water Mains Being
Laid In New
Additions
The Shook-Owens Const) uction
been some criticism over the ; a bill continuing for a five year per-
mnnner in which the Chamber of
Commerce was originally brought
into being, the preesnt Board of
Directors decided at the regular
weeklv meeting Tuesday evening
that the entire board of directors
and the secretary would tender
their resignation at the meeting
Friday evening, and ask for the or-
ganization of the Chamber of Com-
merce and the election of a new
board of directors.
Let it be understood that there
is not the least bit of friction in the
present board of directors. These
men have spent much of their time
trying to solve the problems com-
ing before the city at this time.
These men feel that perhaps a bet-
ter interest can be created by tak-
ing the steps they have decided
upon.
iod the reduction in interest rates
on Federal Land Bank and Land
Bank Commissioner loans to farm-
ers was predicted this week by
Congressman George Mahon in
Washington. Legislation providing
for a reduction of interest rates on
such loans for one-vear periods
was passed each, year from 1935 to
1938. The 1931* Act provided a legal
interest rate of 3JA per cent for a
| period of 2 years on Land Bank
Loans and 4 per cent on Commis-
sioner loans, instead of the contract
rate of 4 per cent or more on Land
Bank loans and 5 per cent on Com-
missioner loans. The reduction pro-
vided for in the 1938 Act expires
July 1, 1940.
The present bill would set the in-
terest rate at 3Vi per cent for both
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank
Commissioner loans until June 30.
the water mains in the Riloy and
Matthews Additions to the city The
construction work at this time in-
iudes the laying of six-inch mains
from the new city well, recently
completed in the addition, to con-
nect with the water tank and main
system, located south of the square.
A pumping system will be nistalled
right away and the new well will
be used as an auxiliary system.
The rapid growth of Seminole
has made the new pumping system
necessary as the present pumping
unit was insufficient to supply the
demands.
Contractors istate that the water
will be ready to be turned on in
the Riley and Matthews additions
by May 1. The entire east side of
these additions will be thoroughly
watered.
NEW COMPLETIONS
IN LOCAL POOL
Production on the east side of
the Seminole pool has been pushed
another location to the south at
the Magnolia Petroleum Company
and Atlantic Refining Company No.
3-195 Ii. & J., section 195, block
G, WT survey. The well flowed
702.40 barrels of oil daily on the
Railroad Commission test, natural,
at total depth of 5,211 feet, in lime.
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
No. 2 Sawyer, section 248. block G,
WT survey, east edge test on the
north end of production, tested 132
day life, happenings, and events of
importance.
The primary purpose of this edi-
tion is to assemble an accurate
record of the social, civic, religious,
and business of this entire area.
The staff of the Sentinel wishes to
make this edition the most elaborate
as well as the most interest ng sin-
■le of anv newspaper ever
published in Gaines County.
In order to compile this edition
and record accurately the histories,
many >tories are being written by
ind \ iduals who live in Senrnole
and tins area. Each will be given
a by-Ime credit for his story. The
Sentinel feels that by publishing
stories written by various citizens,
the edition will be of vast impor-
tance to all who read it.
Any one who has in his posses-
sion a picture or bit of information
wnich lie believes would be worthy
c;f lecognition in the Third of A
Century Edition, will be cheerfully
interviewed if he will stop by the
Sentinel office or call the editor.
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4-H CLUB BOYS
BACK FROM TRIP
Nine of Gaines County Club boys
have returned from Fort Worth
where they reported a pleasant and
profitable trip. The boys were ae-
, . ii- companied on the trip by Cline E.
b"™.ls °,_°'Lth^.Uih ,°.nC;S 22' Mom.,, county agent, and Con
choke in nine hours at 5,335 feet
Hood. Fourteen club calves were
Mrs White, of Midland, presi-! Friday afternoon. A wemer roast
dent of the Baptist W. M. U„ of j w th the usualtr.mmmgswillbe
Districti E,ght, will dramatize the' served under the old Hac^o y
Book of Jobe at the City Federa- trees. A soft ball game wil be
tion which meets Tuesday at the | played. J musical program rendered
Bapiist Church, beginning at 2:30 and thjfmatters of> so much concern
, ^^to S^inole will be discussed.
" q ' fine is urged to come to the
CAUD OF THANKS 'K and feel free to offer any
this ^fetion lor the good of
ninity.
member the meeting will
promptly at 6 o'clock.
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We desire to take
of expressing our thanks
people of Seminole for 4
words of sympathy and
kindness shown us in ^
ind death of our love
Mrs. George L.
Mrs. Allie Arme
Mrs. J. E. Cox,
Mrs. Perry S. J
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Everv citizen of the community . , ,, TT
is urgently requested to be present 1 1945. This measure passed the House
;J„r. A woinpr roast on March 18th and is now pending
before the Senate. Congressman
Mahon, who was instrumental in
the passage of this measure and the
previous measures reducing interest
rates to farmers, said that he felt
confident the Senate would act
favorably on the present bill within
the next few weeks.
The 3'i per cent rate would mean
a substantial saving in interest pay-
ments to approximately 12,000
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank
Commissioner borrowers in the 25
counties of the 19th Congressional
District.
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Pay had been topped at 5,244, feet. —• -—— n^ which brought
Amefada No. 2 Mann, section 220, |
block G. W'T survey, in the south-
eastern part of the pool, was drill-
ing ahead below 3,196 feet. t
Burton G. Hackney
Outlines Platform
To the Voters of the 106th Judlcl.il
District of Texas
"In making a formal announce- | stant Hood, Bill Webb, Max Flor-
ment for the office of District At- (nee, Jack Doloff and L. H. Sirnms
The boys were guests at a lunch-
em seised by Swift & Company,
purchasers of the calves, and alter
the feed, they were carried over an
inspection trip of the large Swift
plant.
The boys making the trip were,
Buster Stephens, Quenton Brooks
Iloyt Turner, Floyd Mock, Con-
the
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for the beautiful fl
and the kindness sho
the illness and death
brother and nephew.
Wayne Cassell
Mr. and Mrs. J. £ ""assell
Mr. and Mrs. John"" Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. J. O.'' Cassell
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CHURCH OF CHRIST TO HAVE
TWO WEEKS MEETING
The Church of Christ in Seminole
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MRS. SLATON REPORTED
Mrs. W. R. Slaton, who has been
The Brown House Appliance Co.,
has arranged for temporary head-
quarters in the Red & White Food
Store and a line of merchandise
to be handled is now on display
in that store.
The new business, which has a
large store at Lamesa, will be in
charge of W. L. Moody. The store
will carry a line of Norge refrig-
erators and washers, Superfex re-
frigerators, G-E Radios, electric ap-
pliances, butane gas systems and
air conditioning units.
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MASTER PLUMBERS TO
LOCATE HERE
The Master Plumbers is the name
of a new business concern coming
The Church of Christ is happy to Seminole. C. A. Gray, the man-
to announce that beginning May agert ;s having constructed a five-
7, Seminole is to have a two-weeks room residence with a supply house
meeting. Mr. C. B. M'.ddleton, of
seriously ill for several days, is Hobbs. N. M., is to do the preach-
reported slowly improving. Her j ing. The church at Hobbs also
children, who have been here visit-j plans to send a new tent, which
ing her during the week were: Mr. i thev hav2 purchased for the>r
and Mrs. W. B. Slaton, Tahoka; j spring and summer meetings. It
C E Slaton and daughter, Miss j will be used in preference to the
Bessie, of Lubbock; and Mr. and new Church building because
Mrs. T. H. Payne, Jr., of Albuquer- the larger seating capacity.
Everyone is invited to
in connection. The construction
work is being done by R. L. Der-
rick.
MOTHER OF MRS. W. A. COX
DIES IN DALLAS
of
que, N. M.
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Word has just been received that
attend Mrs. J. R Alford, mother of Mrs.
,, . '"vru i'/ , w A Cox, died at 6:30 o'clock this
these services and hear the sospel L . Dallas
S * C. TRUCK LINE oreached ,n ,ts .Implicit, and "t ,he „ico CPTOlery
LOCATED WEST OF TOWN truth. . 4 Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
the new business establishments for j We take this opportunity to *«ciay anern
Semnole The location of the of- thank the peonle of the Presbyter-
fiee and' camp is just west of the I inn Church for their kindness to-
citv proper on the eld Hobbs High- ward us in letting us use their
way. Sam Montgomery is manager building while we had none of our
of the company. He started in the own.
trucking business nine years ago ] We welcome
at A^rtesia N. M. and has been in services in our
this area since that time. He came rated one block North of the Gulf
here fmm Kermit. with his wife Service Station, which is in the
and eight vear old son. West part of town, on Highway 15.
everyone to the
new buildin?, lo-
in response to a message that
Mrs. Alford was dangerously ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox went to Dallas
wly in the week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Gordan
LARGE MODERN DAIRY
LOCATES HERE
The Hurst & Herdnett Dairy is
constructing a large dairy on land
recently purchased from R. L.
Ridens, south of town, on Highway
15. The dairy, according to R. L.
Derrick, contractor, will son be fin-
ished and will be one of the largest
and most modern dairies in this
area. The proprietors are coming
here from Monahans.
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VOLUNTEER BAND FROM
WAYLAND COMING SUNDAY
The Wf.yland College Volunteer
Pand, from Plainview, will be here
Sunday for a program at the First
Baptist Church. The young people
will nave charge of the morning
service. Following the services din-
ner will be served at the church.
It is probable that an afternooon
service will be held at the church
following the noon meal. An invi-
tation is extended the public to
attend the day's program.
PRESBYTERIAN LADIES
MET MONDAY
The Presbyterian ladies met Mon-
day afternoon in the home of Mrs.
L. D. Richards, for a study on
Religious Education. The devotional
was conducted by Mrs. .Scott Doss.
Mrs. Webb is president of the so-
ciety.
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BAPTIST WOMEN MEET
FOR BIBLE STUDY
The W. M. U. of the Baptist
| Church met at the church Tuesday
afternoon, for Bible *tudy, condue-
McAlpin ted by Mrs. P. W Dalmont Mrs.
left Saturday for a visit with his Freeman Curtis brought the de-
oarents in South Texas. Mrs. Amos votional. reading from the 19th
Turnbow accompanied them as far Psalm Th* nrayer was offered by
as Sweetwater for a short visit. Mrs. Dan Grimes.
torney, I believe the voters -ire e^
personal history of one seeking this
important office.
"I was reared on a farm in Hop-
kins County, Texas, and will be
33 years of age August 3rd. Thus
far I have fought my own battles
having worked my way through
high school and three years of
college training at Texas Techno-
logical College. I have lived in the
106 Judicial District for more than
14 years, coming to Tahoka in 1925
when I finished High School. In
1934 the Supreme Court granted me
a license to practice law. In 1936
ttie citizenshio of Terry County
elected me County Attorney, over
two worthy opponents, without the
necessity of a run-ofr. in which
place I am now serving. I have
taken advantage of the opportuni-
ties offered me in the office of
Ceuntv Attornev to prendre mvself
for the duties of the office 1 now
seek.
The Duties nr Your District
Attorney
The trip was made possible thru
the cooperation of the Texas A. &
M. Extension Department, and the
Fort Worth Stockyard Company.
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JEWER BOND DEAL
NOW PENDING
It is expected that definite an-
nouncements will be made next
week that the actual construction
if the city's sewer system will be-
gin right away. The city commis-
ion this week made a contract
for the sale of $48,000 of the re-
cently voted bonds and it is ex-
pected that the legal phase of the
transaction will be finished this
week.
It is planned to begin actual
construction of the system just as
quickly as possible and the con-
tract will be rushed to completion
as rapidly as possible.
Foster Lindlev
He is to investigate and prose- Honored by Group
cute without fear or favor those | Foster Lindley, of Texas Tteh,
who trample under their feet your | son of Mr and Mrs. T F. Lindley
personal and property rights in : of Seminole, was elected chairman
violation of the criminal laws of1 <>f the YMCA-YWCA regional eon-
this state. i ference held at Canyon, on April
Qualifications of A District 15.
Attorney ! Miss Mary Bverly, of West Texas
"Honesty, ability, training, a real State, war. the choice for vice
do'-'ire to enforce the law. < outage chairman and Francis Petty, of
to fight the criminal and his gang, Amarillo College, for secretary,
end a sense of fairness that he may Studies of student leadership in
deal justly. relation to both campus and wor'd
I "I invite you to make a thorough affairs were made during the two
| investigation of my character and days. Experiences in the Far East
lability. were related by Luther Tucker.
"I am not asking that you give Games, movies, and devotional per-
me anything other than an oppor- iods made un the program not
tunity to work and reive to the given to speeches.
best of my ability, thereby earning The retiring president of the
advancement for myself and an group is Miss Gaynelle Doug'as, of
honest living. If you believe that W<st Texas .State
ambition and service should he re- 0
warded bv promotion when one has ATTEND PRESBYTERY
qualified himself for the job, then MEET AT EL PASO
I believe you will vote for me on |
election day. j Rev. R. P. Kelly, pastor of the
"My only promise is to prosecute local Presbyterian church. and
vigorously, be fair and juEt in a'l j Tommie Thompson, went to El Paso
my dealings and to conduct the of- Monday to attend the Annual Pres-
fice in an economical rrann"*-." • bytery, which met in that city.
BURTON G. HACKNEY They are expected to return home
0 today.
L. F Craft, who recently pur- i 0
chased the Klassy Kleaners, mad< Mrs I, H. Fluvellen of Raneer.
a business trip to Tahoka, his for- , is visiting her «ister, Mrs. George
mer home, Wednesday. lArmer this week.
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