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The Shamrock Texan
Section
One
*A PIONin IN THK PANHANDLE"
VOL XXV
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928
NO. II
WELLS AT SPRINGS
SEEN AS SOLUTION
EXPERT COMING TO
GO OVER PROSPECTS
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Citkens Asked To Conserve
Water Pending Steps To
Increase the Supply
A permanent solution of the
water shortage problem is ex-
pected to result from a deal pend-
ing between the Kelly Well Com-
pany of Grand Island, Neb., and
the Shamrock City Council.
Wm. Kelly, president and man-
ager of the well company, was
here Monday at the request of the
council and inspected the source
of supply at the Burcham Springs.
He was very optimistic as to the
prospects for developing a supply
that would easily care' for the
'future needs of the city at a
normal rate of growth.
A geologist connected with the
'.elly Well Company is on his
way here to inspect the springs
and drill several test holes. Upon
his report depends the outcome
Af the negotiations.
Should the geologist report
favorably on the chances for an
adequate water supply contract is
to be let by the council for five
' Kelly wells, ranging in depth from
21^ to 30 feet.
The Kelly well is a patented
process for developing water
sources and has proved the salva-
tion of many small cities and
towns in the vital matter of a
water supply. Towns near Sham-
rock which have had this type of
well installed are Clarendon and
Wellington, where the system has
proven entirely satifactory.
Shamrock's source of supply,
Broncho and Burcham Springs,
are producing around 175,000 gal-
lons of water daily. Due to the
, growth of the town, both in popu-
lation and industries, the demand
is about 200,000 gallons daily
during the summer months. A
■ reserve was built up in the two
\ 1,000,000-pallon reservoirs during
the winter, but at the rate water
is now being used this reserve
will not last long.
Members of the city council and
V>sej in touch with the situation
the Kelly wells will solve
?lem for several years to
■ the outcome of the
the Kelly Well people,
citizens are asked to
Jn every possible way
ity council in conserving
supply. It is especially
that the ordinance pass-
eek regarding irrigation
observed. This measure
jat those east of Main
use water for irriga-
tes only on Monday,
and Friday between the
and 9 p. m. and those
ain Street during the
on Tuesday, Thursday
ior. '
Shamrock
e Wed Sunday
inces Blackburn and
jrley, both of this city,
arried Sunday morning
o’clock in the First Bap-
tist church by Rev. C. A. Baxter,
pastor. The ceremony was wit-
nessed by only a few friends and
relatives. • ,
The bride, daughter of W. E.
Blackburn, was reared in this
city and was a member of last
New Orleans Expresses Gratitude
GIRL’S ABDUCTION
RESULTS IN THREE
MEN BEING JAILED
TWO ARRESTED AFTER
FLIGHT TO ARKANSAS
Pennies saved by 46,680 grateful New Orleans school children
went into the making of this silver placque presented to President
Coolidge recently to. express the gratitude of New Orleans for flood
control. Oswald Ecuyer, honor student of the Peters High School of
Commerce of New Orleans, is shown presenting the plaque to the
president.
3 REGISTRARS OF
STATISTICS NAMED
PUBLIC ASKED TO ASSIST
BY REPORTING BIRTHS,
DEATHS PROMPTLY
Wheeler county has been organ-
ized in accordance with the new
Vital Statistics Law by the. ap-
pointment of three registrars, A.
J. Austin of Shamrock in precincts
two, three and four, Mrs. Alice
Griffin of Wheeler in precinct one,
and G. W. Orr of Mobeetie in
precinct 5.
Every birth is required by law
to be reported to the local regis-
trar of the district in which it
occurs, by the attending physician
or midwife, or if there was neither,
then by the father or mother,
within five days "after the birth.
The law prohibits the burial or
death certificate properly and
r4moval of a dead body before a
completely filled out, has been filed
with the local registrar, and a
burial or removal permit has been
secured.
The immense legal value of these
records makes it important that
the citizens of Texas be given this
protection by having a complete,
legal record properly filed in ac-
cordance with this law.
In the first three months of
1928, there were reported from
Wheeler County, 50 births and
19 deaths. This indicates only
about 69 per cent of the birth and
50 per cent of the deaths.
The public is urged to make
every effort to comply with the
law and to aid in securing com-
plete registration in your county.
SCHOOL IS GIVEN
HIGHER STANDING
ADDITION ok three units
GIVES SHAMROCK HIGH
AFFILIATION IN 26
Mrs. Brandon Is
Buried At Sunset
yefcr graduating class of Sham-
ir. -■ "*"'<*■.« _ j|er ptormiqg
refinement * have
friends and
is prominent in younger social
ysir graduating clasi
mk high school. H
personality and refm
made her a host of
Worley is the eldest son
Fred Oliver. He is a
of Shamrock high school
I was a student last term in
A. * M. College. At prec-
is associated in tile man
will
in this city.
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Mrs. Rebecca Anne Brandon, 70
years of age, died suddenly Fri-
day night at 8:30 o’clock at the
home of her son, J. W. Durham, ii
this city. The body was sent
Sunset, Montague County, when
funeral services were held Sunda;
Mrs. Brandon had resided wi
her son here for several years and
had many friends in this city w]
join the bereaved relatives ,in
mourning her loss.
DODGEN COMPANY STARTS f
CLEARANCE SALE FRIDAY
Dodgen Dry Goods Company ihi
elqsed Thursday to make pre]
With the recent addition of
three credits, Shamrock High
School now has affiliation with
the State Department of Educa-
tion in 26 units, according to C.
L. Nickell, city superintendent of
schools. The latest subjects to
be given recognition at Austin
are: Fourth year English, one
credit; typewriting, one-half cred-
it; physical geography, one-half,
and domestic economy, one credit.
Shamrock High School enjoys a
rating at the State Department
of Education that is . shared by
very few cities of the Panhandle
and not very many eitifes this
size in the entire state. Fourth
year English, one of the recent
affiliations, is considered an honor
credit, there being few high schools
in the state which have it.
The local school has affiliation
in all subjects in its curriculum
except biology at the present
time and City Superintendent
Nickell says he will ask for it
next year.
In order to obtain state recog-
nition a High School must meet
certain rigid requirements in
teaching methods, scholastic equip-
ment, students’ attitude, school ex.
hibits and so forth. Credits from
■a school that is affiliated with
the State Department are accepted
by any accredited institution of
higher learning.
Shamrock High School is now
accredited in the following sub-
jects: English, 4 credits; history,
4 1-2; Math, 4 1*2; Physics, 1;
Chemistry, 1; Physiology, 1-2;
Physical Geography, 1-2; Home
Economics, 8; Typewriting ’and
Shorthand, 2; Spanish, 2; Latin,
v
J K class in book-keeping will be
added to the Commercial course
this fall, the superintendent an
nouneed. Tyewriting and short-
hand have proven popular and
there has been a demand for in-
struction ill book' work. This will
give Shamrock High a well round-
ed business course.
Texan Will Hold
Election Party
Statutory Rape Charge Filed
Against Third After Girl
Is Returned To City
Ben Warren, .35 years old, and
Gene Vinson, 30, day laborers, are
in the county jail at Wheeler
awaiting action of the grand jury
on charges of statutory rape in
connection with an alleged assault
on a 15-year-old girl who resides
near this city,
Warren and Curtis Bearden, 25
years old, are alleged to have
transported the girl to Ozark,
Ark., for immoral purposes.
Bearden is also in jail at Wheeler
in connection with the alleged
abduction.
Warren faces a charge of hav-
ing removed mortgaged property,
automobile, from the state
also and his bond has been set
at $1,750. Bearden’s bond is
$1,000, while Vinson’s is $1,500.
All are In jail on default of bond.
The girl was inveigled to leave
her home a week ago last Sunday
by Warren, Bearden and a mar-
ried woman, who formerly resided
at Twitty. They departed without
the knowledge of her parents.
The married woman left them at
Tulsa. Furnished a lend they had
gone to Ozark, Ark., Wheeler
County officers notified Arkansas
authorities to be on the lookout,
and the two men were arrested
Tuesday of last week. Deputy
Sheriff J. W. Agan went there
and took the men in custody, re-
turning Sunday,
Vinson wa$ arrpsted on tesi-
mony furnished by the girl after
her return • to this city,
Warren, who is married and
the father of three children, prom-
ised to marry the girl when they
left here, she told officers.
Arrangements were made
this week with the Texts
Election Bureau whereby the
Shamrock Texan will be en-
abled to give the people of
this city the earliest state re-
turns from the Democratic
Primary, July 28.
Election returns will be
given at the Pendleton Drug
Company, with the co-opera-
tion of that firm, on election
night.
Arrangements are also be-
ing made to secure the most
complete possible returns from
the election in the county.
Election Is Called to
Vote on Band Proposa
TO SEND CLUB
BOY TO SCHOOL
Shamrock Chamber of Commerce
Will Pay Expenses of 4-H
Leader to A. and M.
M. E. Pastor Back
From Vacation Trip
Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Foote and
family returned home today from
a vacation of three weeks spent
in visiting points of interest in
Colorado, New Mexico and other
western states. Rev. Foote an-
nounces tKat he will resume charge
of the services at the Methodist
church next Sunday.
During the absence of the pastor
services were conducted by Rev.
John Crow, circuit pastor. Last
Sunday morning the Methodist
pulpit was filled by Rev. W. M.
Murrell, presiding elder of the
Clarendon District.
ANNOUNCE OPENING
OF KRAFT’S MINT
500 FEET COUNTER SPACE
OCCUPIED BY UP-TO-DATE
VARIETY STORE
Kraft’s Mint, Shamrock’s new
and up-to-date 5c to $1.00 store,
will hold formal opening between
7 and 9 p. m.t Friday, I. Soodhal-
ter and S. A. Fenberg, proprietors,
announced.
No goods will be sold. There
will be music by the Blue Har-
mony Aces, and souvenirs will be
given every one. The idea of the
formal opening is to acquaint the
public with the elaborateness of
the store and to demonstrate how
a modern business establishment
prepares itself to effectively and
with dispatch attend to trade.
Kraft’s Mint occupies more, than
500 feet of counter space and
there are 4,OOQ items of mer-
chandise displayed, this merchan-
dise representing 230 varieties of
goods in 19 different departments.
No stock of goods has ever been
in Shamrock, the proprietor an-
nounces, which has drawn upon
the markets of the world so gener-
ally to satisfy the needs of local
patrons.
“In opening this store we have
been satisfied to accept only the
most modern standard fixtures and
accessories,” said the management.
“This not only plays a part in
making the establishment up-to-
date but also contributes toward
making possible the handling of
trade with a facility that is a
great convenience to purchasers.”
Theodore McCutchen, president
of the 4-H club in the Plymouth
community, will be given a free
trip to the annual Short Course
to be conducted at'Texas A. and
M. College, July 30 to August 4,
by the Shamrock chamber of com-
merce. This is the second year
the civic body has sent a farm
boy to the agricultural college
as a means of encouraging interest
in club work.
Last year Buster -Worley of
Collingsworth County was sent
and he made a splendid showing
in agricultural work.
There will be a number from
Wheeler County attend the Short
Course this year.
CAIN’S READY-TO-WEAR
WILL MOVE AUGUST 1ST
Work of remodeling the Wheel-
er building, occupied by the post
office until the past week, has
been started and Cain’s Ready-
to-Wear, Inc., expects to occupy
the building by August 1st. New
floors are being put in, front dis-
play cages erected and the interior
generally improved.
J. R. Brown, manager of the
Texas Theatre, has a lease on the
building that is now occupied by
Cain’s Ready-to-Wear and he has
announced he intends to put in a
theatre there.
Local Golfers Lose
To Clarendon Sunday
tk>ns for the annual mid-sun
Clearance Sale which starts
Friday. Every department
big store is effected, prices
slashed on every item in
' A large quantity
circulars were
ed by The Shamrock Te:
the event and
Cole Creek Country Club golfers
were no match for the Clarendon
exponents of the game last Sun-
day in a competition staged at
Clarendon. Out of sixteen matches
played, the local bunch won only
four,
Shamrock players who beat their
the opponents were John Sherwood,
Fred and Ohas. Staggs and Bill
Gray. Those
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HEARE ATTENDS
LIONS’ SESSION
Shamrock Attorney First Delegate
To International Convention Of
Service Clubs, at Des Moines
Clayton Heare returned Satur-
day from the Ifiternational Con-
vention of Lions clubs held at Des
Moines, Iowa, where he went as
the delegate of the Shamrock club.
This was the first time this city
had sent a delegate to the inter-
national convention.
A special train from Texas car-
ried more than one hundred dele-
gates. Judge Julian C. Hyer of
Fort Worth was elected Third
Vice President of Lions Interna-
tional which means that he will be
president of Lions International
three years hence.
Louisville, Kentucky, was select-
ed as the convention city for next
year, over a strong bid from
Toledo, Ont., Canada.
Could Qualify A Rainmakers
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Way to End Drought Is Call Club Encampment
The next time there is a drought
farm club women of Wheeler and
Collingsworth counties are going
to call an Encampment post haste,
they declared last week when for
the second time in succession they
had to adjourn their annual out-
ing early on account of rain.
Last year the Encampment was
held in Collingsworth County. It
was rained out but Wheeler Coun-
GOLFERS TO PLAY
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
COUNTRY CLUB OFFICIALS
ANNOUNCE TOURNEY TO
BEGIN JULY 18
A championship touranment for
members of the Cole Creek Cpun-
try Club, providing trophies in
three flights and a qualifying
round, is announced this week by
officials of the club.
The qualifying round of 18 holes
may be played any time from
July 18 to 28. Cards turned in
for this round will determine the
players’ places in the three flights.
For the low score in the qualify-
ing round, one dozen golf balls
is offered and for runner-up, one-
half dozen balls.
In the first and seepnd flights
trophy cup will go to the winners
and one-half dozen golf balls to
the runners-up. - The winner of
the third flight will also receive a
trophy cup and the runner-up
three golf balls.
Match play will begin July 29
and continue qntil August 7. About
30 club members have already
registered for the event, which
is expected to create unusual in-
terest. Registration is being con-
ducted at the Pendleton Drug Com-
pany,
ROAD BONDS TO
BE SOLD MONDAY
LATERAL WORK IS ALREADY
STARTED AND MACHINERY
HAS BEEN ORDERED
The sale of $300,000 worth of
Wheeler County road bonds, a part
of the $1,000,000 recently voted
to pave county highways, will come
before the County Commissioners
'Court Monday. The bond issue
was recently approved by the at-
torney general’s office.
This sale of bonds will include
the $120,000 of funding bonds
which will be used to retire the
present outstanding special road
district bonds and $180,000 will be
TAXATION BEST METRO!
INVESTIGATION SHOW’.
Failure of Present System a»
Success of Tax Plan In
Other Cities Revealed
A special election has been cal
ed for August 18 when voter
will decide whether the CMy sha
establish and maintain a Municipi
band by taxation. Notice of.th
election was drawn up by May*
Frank Exum Wednesday, th
Council having ordered it at it
session a few dayB before.
Another matter to be voted 0
at the same time is the queptio
of vacating a part of Commerdl
Street abutting on the Rock Ii
land property in order that th
railroad may lay additions
switches.
Both measures are expected t
pass with little, if any, oppoal
tion. Sentiment has been crystal
izing in favor of a Municipal, tea
supported band for some tins,
owing to the obvious failure 0
the present system of flnancin
by public subscription, and th
unanimous success of other citie
which have tried out the tax-rap
ported system. The chamber 0
commerce at a recent memberehi
meeting approved the plan wttiwv
a dissenting vote, and since
petition was circulated calling upo
the- city council to call for a
election on the proposition, public
spirited citizens everywhere hav
expressed warm approval.
The Texas Band Law whic
gives cities and towns the righ
to establish and maintain Muniei
pal Bands and to appropriate fund
of the municipality for that pur
pose, places three mills as th
maximum that may be used fo
band purposes. It is considere
likely the tax would be one an.
one-half mills here as that woul.
provide sufficient funds to main
tain a first-class musical organ
ization.
The state law invests the citj
council with full authority 0
controlling and maintaining th
band, such as employment of ^
band instructor and entering int
all contracts. This is a principa
reason why tax-supported band
have proven more successful tha:
privately-supported ones in smal
cities, because competent leader
and instructors are available o>
long-time contracts and operatioi
costs as a whole are lower. I
naturally follows more musician:
would enlist in such a band aw
also that more children wouli
become interested in music, mak
ing more talent available for th(,
organization later. i
Advocates of the band tax poini
to the success of cities and townt
that have tried the plan. The)
declare a really first-class bind
is one of the needs of this city
It will bring much favorable ad-
vertising to Shamrock, they say.
while the present lack of a proper-
ly conducted band hurts the city.
BENSONIS
CUP WINNER
women arrived home to find every-
thing dry as a powder house.
But the rain did not come until
the program was almost concluded.
One hundred and two women at-
tended. They gathered at 5 p. m.
and played games until the sup-
per hour was announced when a
delightful repast waa enjoyed.
The next hour was spent in sing-
ing, volunteer reading and music,
and then came the club stunts
work on the highways and for the
lateral road work on which a total
of $200,000 will be spent.
Some of the lateral road work
is already being done, new ma-
chinery having been purchased for
that purpose. This work will be
carried on under the supervision
of the commissioners in each pre-
McLean Golfer Turns In
Card In Cote Creek Tourney
For President’s Trophy
A check-up of the scores of tha
entrants in the president’s cup
tournament of the Cole
Country Club, which was concluc
for the surveying and engineering last week, revealed that* Henry
elnct. The court has - already net /More for the
Benson, southpaw golfer of Mc-
Lean, was entitled to the privi-
ledge of having his name engraved
on the handsome trophy.
Benson turned in a score of 90
for the 18 holes required in tii^
tournament. His handicap havi:
been plated by the comn
jointed for the purpose at 4
ty wqmen went home to learn it which were greatly enjoyed. Each
agreed upon the division of the
lateral road bonds. Etch com-
missioner will supervise the ex-
penditure of the money in his
precinct under the supervision of
the entire court.
not rained, a drop
| club had a gi
It will
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84. CKne Caperton was
up with a net score of 66, his 1
Aowing 96, with a
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Cooper, Albert. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1928, newspaper, July 19, 1928; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth528333/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.