The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1949 Page: 1 of 12
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DISTRICT BOXING
TOURNEY TO OPEN
8 O'CLOCK TONITE
Scores of young athletes, repre-
senting six schools, began arriving
in Shamrock this afternoon to par-
ticipate in the annual District 2-A
Boxing Tournament.
The tourney opens tonight
(Thursday) with between 20 and
25 preliminary bouts. The semi-
final matches are scheduled for
Friday night, at which time finals
ir some weight divisions will be
jijkght. The finals will take place
Saturday evening to be followed
by the awarding of awards.
At least 20 bouts will make up
each evening’s card, Coach Clarence
Morris of the Irish team, said.
Taking part in the three-day meet
will ibe team£ from: McLean, Clar-
endon, Lefors, Quail, Wellington and
Shamrock.
A[ Duncan, athletic director of
MWean Schools and chairman of
the District 2-A Boxing League, will
serve as tournament director.
Three Amarillo men will serve as
judges, alternating as the third man
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AUXILIARY BUSY
pTH PLANS FOR
BIG CONVENTION
LET'S CLEAN UP SHAMROCK AND KEEP IT CLEAN
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TEXAN
VOL. 45
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1949
No. 48.
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G. WARD MOODY
Department Adjutant
American I.egion, State of Texas
REMY J. ANCEI.IN
Grand Chef de Gare
Grand Voiture of Texas
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Scores of Auxiliary members are
preparing to entertain visiting de-
legates at the 18th District Legion
Convention to be held in Shamrock
Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10. j
Some 20 members will help register j
delegates at the Reynolds Hotel and ]
the*rew Legion Home starting atj
10 o'clock Saturday morning. They|
will hold a tea at the new building}
at 5 o’clock that afternoon. The
Auxiliary business meeting will toe
held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Bob Purcell, president of the
local unit, this week announced the
names of workers on the various
committees:
General committee—Mrs. Gerald
Gc^fcr, chairman; Mrs. Jack Stroup,
Mrs. Earl Gobble, Mrs. Bedford Har-
rison, Mrs. Johnnie Mundy, Mrs. W.
Z. Baker, Jr., Mrs. Harry Clay and
Mrs. Jack Montgomery.
Luncheon committee — Mrs. Earl
Gobble, chairman; Mrs. W. Z. Baker,
Jr., Mrs. Baxter Purcell, Mrs. W. H.
Dial and Mrs. Gerald Geyer.
Tea committee — Mrs.
Harrison, chairman; Mrs.
Muj
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Many Dignitaries
Be In Shamrock For
District Convention
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MRS. J. M. WILLSON
5th Division President
American Legion Auxiliary
Plans for Shamrock’s Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Cam-
paign, scheduled April 3-5, are complete except for last
minute details to be worked out by the steering committee
at a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Office/Friday at
4 p. m.
The clean-up program officially starts Sunday, April 3,
when local ministers tell their congregations about the drive
and, where possible, give sermons based on cleanliness. Actual
clean-up operations begin Monday. Rubbish, rags, old news-
papers and other combustible materials should be removed
from attics, cellars, closets, and corners and burned as a fire
prevention and cleanliness measure.
Alleys,
SECOND MEMBER
OF FAMILY DIES
FOLLOWING WRECK
vacant lots and streets
should be cleaned thoroughly. Tin
cans and rubbish that cannot be
burned should be piled next to the
curb ready for quick loading and
hauling away when the truck comes
by.
Cleaning of city streets begins
Monday night at 6:30. Approximate-
D „ j ly 40 volunteers are needed to assist
W. R. Bumpers, brother-in-law | Fire Department personnel In car-
of Mrs. A. P. Bumpers and a cousin; rying out this phase of the program,
of Mr. Bumpers of Shamrock, died; volunteers are asked to report at
early Sunday morning in a Port! the Fire Station at 6:00 p.m.
Smith, Ark., hospital of injuries
received in a head-on car collision
near SalUsaw, Okla., the previous
Sunday night.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
will direct the vacant lot clean-up
phase uf the prog. .fssl- us;i b*
MRS. HENRY CUSICK
Past President 18th District
American Legion Auxiliary
pa“eng?,Ta™on%anatr0werei ™
! killed instantly In the traffic crash.
The later’s wife was seriously in-
1jured.
Scores of dignitaries representing
the Legion, Auxiliary and 40 and 8,
will be in Shamrock Saturday and
Sunday, April 9 and 10, to attend
the 18th District, Convention and
help dedicate the $65,000.00 Home of
DeShazo-George Post No. 68.
Heading the list of distinguished
visitors will be top state leaders in
each department: William C. (Bill)
McCraw, Department Commander
American Legion; Mrs. O. E. Duey,,
H. E. Campfield, President, 18th Dis-
trict, American Legion Auxiliary;
and Mrs. Henry Cusick, Past Presi-
dent, 18th District, American Legion
Auxiliary.
All will have parts in the business
meetings and hold places of honor
at the dedication ceremony of the
new Home Sunday morning. The
latter session will be open to the
public.
Final details of the convention
operate in the clean-up project.
Dr. Joel Gooch, president of the
JayCecs, has made an appeal for
, Tlie local Mr. and Mrs. Bumpers several volunteers to help the Jay-
' had arrived home only a few hours ^ees direct vacant lot clean-up.
earlier from Charleston, Ark., where The groups of school children do-
they had attended the funeral ser- ing the best job of alley clean-up
vices for Mrs. W. R. Bumpers. ! will receive cash prizes. Prize money
Mr. Bumpers had observed his 61st now totals $20. It is expected that
birthday a week before the fatal! more will become available later,
wreck. The Shamrock Chamber of Com-
He is survived by two sons and merce donated $10 and the JayCees
one daughter: Carrol Bumpers, stu-! contributed $10 to this fund,
dent at Harvard University, Cam- Tuesday, April 5, has been desig-
bridge, Mass.; Dale Bumpers, stu- ] uated Sanitation and Hauling Day.
dent at Northwestern University, i Suggestions have been made by the
Chicago, 111.; and Mrs. Earl Ware, j ciean-Up Committee in connection
Elria, Ohio. j with this part of the campaign as
Also surviving are two sisters and j follows:
VERN BLODGETT
5th Division Commander
ROY R. BEARD
Chef de Gare, 18th District
mdy, Mrs. Jack Montgomery, Mrs. Those three state officials, along :,
m\ Fry, Mrs. Baxter Purcell, Mrs.; with other division and district of-1 as far as the Public
ducted by Judge Lewis M. Goodrich,
is due to attract the attention of
the hundreds of Shamrock visitors
Saturday afternoon.
Dick Holiday and his orchestra. btok
will furnish music for the dance at: •.
Department President, American Le-i _____ . . . . „ ,
gion Auxiliary; and Remy J. Ancelin,, nfe\h n il & “ ' p "*
Bedford; Grand Chef de Gare, Grand Voiture °f th® ^Shazo-George Post Tues-
Johnnie of Texas, 40 and 8. day night’
Highlights of the two-day event,
is concerned,
J. H. Caperton and Mrs. Guy Me- j ficials will have major roles on the w111 l>e tbe Parade of Colors sched-
Burnett. \ ! two-day program. 1111611 for Saturday afternoon, the 40
Registration committee—Mrs. W. Among the other top officials will ancl 1 Wrec'c and Roy Bean’s Court
Z. Baker, Jr., chairman, with 20,p’e: . ; the same afternoon, the daqce Sat-1 the new Legion Home, starting
helpers. 1 g. Ward Moody, Department Ad- urdt>y ni8ht> and the building dedi- 9:00 o'clock Saturday night.
Entertainment committee — Mrs. j jUtant, American Legion; Roy R.! cation Sunday morning. j The dedication ceremony has been
; Beard, Chef de Gare, 18th District, Headed by the 97th Army Baud of j set for 11:10 a.m. until 11:30 p.m.
1 40 and 8; James E. Faulkner, Cor- Fort Sill, Okla., the Parade of Col-j Sunday. At this service a mass Ini-
J respondant, 18th District 40 and 8; ors at 3:30 p.m. Saturday will toe j nation of all candidates from posts
| Verne Blodgett, Commander, 5th: composed of post colors and 40 and j throughout the 18th District will be
| Division, American Legion; Mrs. J.1 8 voitures of the district and several j held. The public is invited to at-
M. Willson, President, 5th Division, high school bands. The 40 and 8 j tend this elaborate and impressive
I American Legion Auxiliary; Mrs.; Wreck and Roy Bean's Court, con- ceremony.
Four Members Commended
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Negro Minstrel
To Be Presented
By Rotary Club
A Negro Minstrel, “Darktowni
Jubilee,” will be presented toy the
Shamrock Rotarians at Clark Audi- j
torium on Friday night, April 15, j
under the direction of Edward M.!
Bu({5halter.
Norman Patrick, president of the I
Rotary Club, is business manager1
of the minstrel. S. L. Stine is di-
recting the chorus and Miss Doris j for the 18th District Legion Con-; . The DeShazo-George Post No. 68
Hedges is in charge of specialties, j vention to be given toy the host, has been awarded an “Honor Rib-
The “advance man” says: ! Post*No. 68 on Saturday night, April bon ’49” by the National Headquar-
“It will be worth anyone’s time 9- j ters of the American Legion for
and money. The chorus will include j The dance, open to the public, will having met its 1949 membership
some outstanding singers of Sham-; be held following the 40 and 8 cele-: quota by December 31, 1948.
rock and the specialists are what! bratlon, Wreck and Auxiliary tea; Notice of the national award was
scheduled for earlier in the day. j received this week by W. A, Sims,
Holiday is one of the rising young! adjutauf of the local post, from G.
band leaders of the day, having j Ward Moody, State Adjutant,
formed his first group of musicians
DICK HOLIDAY TO
PLAY FOR LEGION
MEETING DANCE
Dick Holiday’s popular orchestra;
has been booked to furnish music
DeShazo-George Post
Awarded Honor Ribbon
four brothers.
FARMERS ASKED
TO MAKE REPORTS
ON USE OF LAND
“Clean all possible breeding place*
of flies. See that garbage container*
have tight fitting lids. Install trap*
for rats and mice. Finish all small
repair and paint jobs. Sweep streets
and clean-up and paint-up the col-
ored section. Clean-up and paint-
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First Of Series
Of Golf Tourneys
Slated For Sunday
we classify as professionals. The
1‘nd’men are ‘red hot’.”
Additional information about this
Iprogram of fun will be published
[next week.
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ILLATIVE LOCAL
RESIDENT DIES
(fllarley Levy Proctor* a brother-
in-law of Mrs. Florence Poole of
Shamrock, died suddenly of a heart
attack on Monday of last week at j
his home in Hastings, Okla.
Mrs. Poole and daughter, Eileen, _________________
attended the funeral services which j j^HES OF MOISTURE
were held at 2:30 o clock Wednes-
in 1940, while he was attending the
University of Oklahoma, Norman,
Okla. Shortly afterward, he entered
the U. S. Navy where he organized
one of the most successful and pop-
ular service bands.
After his discharge, he re-organ-
ized his band, using many of the
members from the Navy units, con-
fining his playing to leading hotels
and more popular night clubs over
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AREA RECEIVES 1.11
campaign are: W. R. Ritter, Flake
George, Bob Roach and W. H. (Ped-
ro) Dial.
Notice of the individual honors,
along with membership cards in the
exclusive member-getter club, were
sent to Adjutant Sims for presenta-
tion ^to the Shamrock legionnaires
by C. M. Wilson, Supervisor, Mem-
bership and Post Activities Section,
American Legion National Head-
quarters, Indianapolis, Ind.
The “Honor Ribbon 49" is a two
Arriving almost simultaneously [ foot ribbon banner and will be flown
with the “Honor Ribbon ’49” was I from the top of the legion banner
acknowledgement from National j for the first time in the Parade of
Only 93 posts in Texas, out of 791,
are recipients of the honor, Mr.
Moody said.
Headquarters, American Legion, that
four members of the DeShazo-j
George Post had qualified for mem- j
bershlp in the ’49-er Club.
The local legionnaires who quali-
fied for this honor by securing 30’
Colors to be held here Saturday
afternoon, April 9. at the 18th Dis-
trict Convention.
Membership quota for the De-
Shazo-George Post for 1949 was 247.
The post now has 338 members to
or more members each for 1949 dur- j rate as third largest post in the 18th
ing the “Membership Rush of ’49” I District.
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AllTY
COST
day afternoon, March 23, at the
First Baptist Church of Hastings.
Mi'. Proctor, 69-year-old, was a
pr^fcinent retired farmer who had
lived in the Hastings area for 43
years.
Surviving are the widow of Has-
tings, four daughters and three sons,
all of whom attended the last rites:
Mrs. Arthur Beves, Terral, Okla.;
Mrs, Fern Barber, Duncan, Okla—
Mrs. Bill Griffin, Waurika, Okla.;
Mrs. Louis McClarty, HaBtingsp Ar-
nold, Eldon and Joe Proctor, all of
Waurika'.
'v»o surviving are eight grand-
children, a brother, George Proctor,
Colorado Springs, Colo.; and a sister,
Mrs. George Cantrell, Hereford.
j NEGRO MINSTREL IS
! SCHEDULED AT LELA
A Negro Minstrel, “Whar’s Dar;
Groom,” will be presented at the,
More than one inch of rain has
been received in the Shamrock .area
the(past week, sending the total pre-
cipitation for the year above the,
figure for the corresponding date; Lela school building at 8 o'clock
,n J948. Tuesday evening, April 5.
Rains Friday gauged 1.03 of an i The play, filled with humor from
inch, that amount being boosted: start to finish, is being sponsored |
another .08 of an inch Wednesday by the Lela Parent-Teachers Asso-
morning, Roe Davidson reported, j elation and members of that.organl-
This, added to the .43 of an inch j nation are taking the character roles.;
moisture received last week, brought j The 35-minute minstrel will be!
RITES ARE CONDUCTED
FOR FURGESON INFANT
Graveside services were conducted
at the Shamrock Cemetery at 2:00
o’clock Sunday afternoon for Robert
Paul Ferguson, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester L. Furgeson,
Robert Paul was born at 3 o’clock
Saturday afternoon, passing away at
6:30 o’clock that evenyig.
Rev. L. J. Crawford, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist Church, was In
the total for the two weeks to 1.54 1 followed by a 20-minute Negro skit, j charge of the last rites, and Inter-
inches. j Between-act music will be furnished | rnent was under the direction of
Shamrock has received 6.10 inches j bV the Thompson Brothers String
of moisture to date this year as com- j Band.
j day Funeral Home,
Surviving, in addition to the par-
pared with 5.55
March last year.
inches through j, The public is cordially invited to
j attend the evening of fun.
ents, are Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Free,
maternal grandparents.
JAMES E. FAULKNER
Correspondant, 18th District
SERVICES HELD
THIS AFTERNOON
FOR 'POP’ PRICE
Funeral services are scheduled for
3 o’clock this afternoon for W. R.
(Pop) Price, popular 68-year-old
retired cafe operator who passed
away at 2 o’clock Wednesday morn-
ing.
The rites will .be held at the First
Methodist Church. Rev. S. M. Dun-
nam. Methodist pastor, will be as-
sisted by Rev. Edw. C. Derr, pastor
of the First Baptist church. Burial
will be in Shamrock cemetery with
Clay Funeral Home in charge.
The end came for ‘‘Pop’’ shortly
after 2 a.th. in the Shamrock Gen-
eral Hospital where he had been
taken the day before. He died in his
sleep. “Pop” had been suffering
from an incurable disease for two
years and although his condition
had steadily grown worse, he main-
tained his good cheer, insisting to
the end that he “felt just fine.”
“Pop” had a world of friends in
Shamrock and vicinity. He and Mrs.
Price operated a small cafe in Sham-
rock most of the time since 1833
and were called “Pop” and "Mom”
by hundreds. “Pop” lost his eyesight
about six years ago but his cheerful
outlook on life never wavered, He
was a great conversationalist and
would chat with friends by the hour
but he kept his personal problems
to himseif, and many of his closest
friends did not know he was in a
critical condition until a day or so
before he died.
Mr. Price was born January 30,
1881, at Marquey, Texas, and was
married to Annie Sue Sinclair at
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During the next-two mqriths every I
farmer in Wheeler County, including J
owner-operator, tennant or share-!
cropper, will be asked by form letter [
to come to the County ACA office!
on one of several assigned days and j
report his land use during the years:
1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 and in- !
tended use for 1949, A Bliricl Score Tournament will
If any producer tails to get a form be held Sunday, April 2, at the City
letter tellinf him what days his com- Golf Club, members of the tourna-
munlty committee will be in the ment committee announced this
county office to help him, he should; v,ee]{
contact the ACA for information. The tournament, open to the pub-
Having this land use information j lie, is designed to give everyone an
on file in the County ACA office is ; equal chance at winning the prize,
essential in setting up marketing Ail money paid for entry fees will
quotas for wheat, cotton, and other j be used for prizes,
crops that will come under the quota Rules of the tourney are explained
program, Those who plan to continue | like this:
planting cotton or wheat or both, A 25c fee will be paid by partici-
during quota years should be very; pants in addition to their regular
green fees or dues. All proceeds will
be used for prizes for the winners.
Numbered slips of paper from 70
to 140 will be placed in a container
and before the members start, one
numbered slip will be drawn and
kept sealed land unknown) until all
players have turned in their score.
Tiie number will then be deter-
mined and posted, and the player
shooting such score will be awarded
the prize. In case of ties, the con-
testants will stage a play-off the
following unday unless some other
time or method is mutually agreed
upon by the contestants.
In case the score posted is not
shot by any participant, the prize
will be carried over to the following
tournament and the winner of that
meet will receive a prize in addition
to other awards.
Each player will shoot 18 holes and
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Sister Of Local
Woman Succumbs
Mrs. H. P. Mundy returned last
week-end from Denver, Colo., where
she attended the funeral services
held for her sister, Mrs. Lutje Crump
Payton.
Mrs. Payton, 68 years old, died
early Tuesday morning, March 15,
at St. Luke Hospital in Denver,
where she had been a week prior
to her death. She had been In 111
health for several months.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Hofmann Chapel with Rev.
George E. Berry, pastor of the Grand
Avenue Methodist Church of Den-
ver, in charge.
Interment was in the Fairmont
Cemetery.
Mr .and Mrs. Payton had resided
in Denver the past 22 years, mov-
ing there from Smith Center, Kans.
Surviving are the widower, C. R.
Payton, Denver; two brothers, J. C.
Crump, Bremerton, Wash.; A. B.
Crump, Wheeler; and one sister.
Mrs. H. P. Mundy, Shamrock.
AGRICULTURE LEADERS
TO CONVENE SATURDAY
We’ll Wager
Two Bits On
The Donkeys
A meeting of all agriculture lead-
ers of Wheeler and Collingsworth
Counties will be held Saturday after-
noon, April 2, at the Community
Building in Shamrock.
Purpose of the meeting, which
will begin at 2:30 p.m., is to discuss
the Jersey Calf Circle and arrange
early exhibits fob the State-Line
Free Fair.
Attending the meeting will be Ag-
ricultural agents, Vocational Agri-
culture teachers and Veterans Ag-
riculture teachers of the two coun-
ties.
The general puY.io is invited to at-
tend.
“Who’s making what out of
whom?,” you might say, when local
JayCees and men of the Sham-
rock High School faculty mount
their trusty steeds and battle it
out In a donkey basketball game
Tuesday night at Shamrock gym-
nasium. Game time is 8 o’clock.
There’ll be thrills, spills and
laughs aplenty when the highly
vaunted local jockles mix riding
with basket shooting.
Both teams have prepared sur-
prise strategy for their opponents
which could mean “anybody’s hall
game.
Admission for adults is 75c.
High school students will be ad-
mitted fo. 50c and grammar school
pupils for 25c.
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