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The Winners
Thd SHAMROCK
PUBLISHED
MONDAY &
THURSDAY
TEXAN
A BOOSTER
OF SHAMROCK
37 YEARS
VOL. 37
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1940
NO. 51
IRISH COME FROM
BEHIND TO WIN BY
ONE-POINT MARGIN
They Plan To Hear Returns
JOHN RONALD TROUT
LEFORS PIRATES PLAY HARD
IN ATTEMPT TO KNOCK
SHAMROCK OFF TOP
CHERRILL CHANCE
By J. C. HOWELL
The Shamrock Irishmen remained
in the race for district 3-A cham-
pionship honors by eking out a
hard-earned 7 to 6 victory over the
rough and ready Lefors Pirates in
a stiff contest on the Lefors grid-
iron Friday night.
The first half of the battle was
slow and marred with fumbles with
neither team being able to get any
great offensive under way with the
exception of the lone Pirate scoring
thrust which was a pass play that
accounted for a total gain of 74
yards.
The contest was almost as even
as the score indicates with Lefors
having a slight edge in the passing
department, gaining 87 yards via
that route, while the Irish were a
shade better on the ground, rolling
up 158 yards against 104 yards for
their opponents and losing only 24
as compared to 28 for the losers.
The Irish made two penetrations
against none for the Pirates. First
downs were even with each club ac-
counting for nine.
Prince Plays Good Game
Co-captain Hiram Prince played
an alert heads-up ball game from
his guard position, snagging two en-
emy passes and knocking down a
third. There were no particular
standouts in the Irish line that
played intact throughout the con-
test and held the fast, tricky Pirate
backs to mostly short gains on the
ground while Shamrock backs, all
six of them, played good ball
ihrougiiout the contest, permitting
the Lefors crew to complete only
two passes.
About midway the first period,
Galbreath kicked out on the Lefors
30, Twigg, Pirate captain and quar-
The 1940 presidential campaign reached a breathless pre-election pause
today with an armistice in speech-making and both candidates prepar-
ing last-minute appeals to the electorate. Wendell L. Willkie (left), the
republican nominee, rested in New York City, after addressing a huge
rally in Madison Square garden Sunday night. He planned to remain in
the city, cast his vote and receive the election returns there. President
Roosevelt who spoke in Cleveland last night, journeyed to Washington
for an interval at his desk before proceeding to his home at Hyde Park,
N. Y„ where he will vote and await returns.
(r EDDIE WALKER
The youngsters pictured above are
first winners in a baby contest con-
ducted last month by the Addison
Studio of Shamrock. Of more than
iTO entries, these children were win-
g ners in the three divisioso. Top is
John Ronald Trout, 3-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Trout of
Wheeler, who won first in the in-
fant class, up to one year. Center,
^Sherrill Chance, age two, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Chance,
first winner in the second division
of children from one to three years
old. Lower, Eddie Walker, four-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Walk-
ed' of Mobeetie, first in the third di-
vision including children aged three
to six years.
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countyTchools
TO BE INSPECTED
W. T. LOFLAND WILL BE HERE
MOST OF THIS WEEK TO
VISIT AID SCHOOLS
BAPTISTS TO HOLD
ALL-DAY SESSION
NORTH FORK .ASSOCIATION TO
• CONVENE AT DENWORTH
CHURCH THURSDAY
Because of the annual Baptist
General Convention of Texas, which
'will be held in Houtson from No-
vember 11-15, the regular monthly
Workers Conference of the North
Fork Association will be held at the
Denworth Baptist church Thursday.
The all-day program will open at
^10 o’clock in the morning with a
—song service led by Mitt Bullard of
Lela. Herman Petty of McLean will
lead the devotional. ,'
Rev. V. M. Lollar of Kelton will
speak on “The Value of the Baptist
^Standard to Our People.” Rev. Troy
Sumrall of McLean will speak on
“The Holy Spirit,” and Rev. Robert
Lawrence of Lefors will give a talk
on “Why I’m Going' to the State
Convention.” The Wayland College
Quartet of Plalnview will entertain
with special music and Rev. Herman
Coe of White Deer will deliver the
morning sermon. .
Luncheon will be served at the
noon hour to all visitors. Immediate-
ly following the luncheon period the
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You can borrow money from us
tp buy your new’ car and not have
to worry about your payments in
case of injury or sickness. Bill
Walker Insurance Agency. 51-2tc.
W. T. Lofland, deputy state school
superintendent of Canyon will be in
Wheeler county this week to make
an inspection of local aid schools.
His check will determine whether
the schools will receive state aid this
term.
The deputy superintendent will
inspect the teachers’ daily registers,
and a daily program of the school
work should be in each teacher's
records, Allen Kavanaugh, county
superintendent of public instruction,
stated. All transportation vehicles
will also be inspected by Lofland.
Items which the deputy superin-
tendent must check and approve be-
fore approving state aid and grant-
ing standardization are:
1. Toilets, drinking facilities, heat-
ing, lighting, ventilation, and safety.
2. Number of teachers actually on
duty at time of visit.
3. Actual amount of salary being
paid each teacher and janitor.
4. Invoices or materials on hand
of all current purchases.
5. Daily registers for average daily
attendance and transportation. Ex-
act number in each grade living
more than 2W miles from school and
being transported regularly in ap-
proved busses.
Shelterbelt Plantings
In This Section Have
71 Per Cent Survivals
METHODISTS WILL
MEET WEDNESDAY
LOCAL CONFERENCE WILL BE
HELD 7:30 O’CLOCK IN
CHURCH BASEMENT
The annual local conference of the
First Methodist Church will be held
Wednesday night starting at 7:30
o’clock in the basement of the
church. All members are urged to
attend and bring a covered dish for
the Fellowship supper.
Col. E. D. Crites will be in charge
of the musical numbers and Mrs.
Edwin Griffin will be in charge of
the program.
During the business meeting a re-
view of the past year’s work will be
given with reports of all church or-
ganizations read. The committee in
charge of church policies will lead
an open discussion on plans for next
year’s work.
It is important that all members
of the church be present and take
part in the plans for next year’s
program.
The King’s Daughters class will
be in charge of the covered dish
supper.
flake“oe6rqeTs
. 40 AND 8 LEADER
LOCAL LEGIONNAIRES ATTEND
DISTRICT CONVENTION AT
BORGER LAST WEEK
Shelterbelt plantings in this area
for 1940 have 71 per cent survivals,
a higher average than in pervious
years, Roy Morgan, senior shelter-
belt assistant of the U. S. Forest
Service, said today.
Of the sii countial in tills district,
Gray county had xne highest per
cent of survivals, Donley county sec-
ond, Wheeler county third, Hemp-
hill county fourth, Collingsworth
county fifth and Hall county sixth,
Wheeler county has 75 per cent sur-
vivals.
Trees having the highest per cent
survivals are the Russian Olive, 97
per cent: Honey Locust, 95 per cent;
Western Walnut, 86 per cent.
Morgan stated the primary rea-
son for many shelterbelt losses was
careless cultivation and no cultiva-
tion. A small per cent of losses came
from late freezes and rodents de-
stroying the young trees.
“If farmers having shelterbelts
planted on their land‘would be un-
usually careful in cultivating the
trees,” Morgan safd, “losses would
be small, but a great, many do not
take an interest in caring for the
plantings and consequently the trees
do not survive.”
Shelterbelt plantings this year
were less than in four previous years
and the average survivals have been
61 per cent in the six counties.
I Morgan is leaving Wednesday for
Bienville, La., where he has been
transferred.
CHEESE PLANT IS
AIM OF SHAMROCK
CHAMBER COMMERCE
KRAFT PEOPLE INTERESTED
BUT NO COMMITMENT IS
FORTHCOMING
Gerald Mayfield, president of the
Shamrock chamber of commerce,
said today efforts to secure a Kraft
cheese plant in Shamrock are pro-
gressing satisfactorily although no
commitment has been made by offi-
cials of the Kraft company. May-
field in company with County Agent
Jake Tarter and R. F. Fry recent-
ly made a trip to Hollis, Okla., to
discuss the proposed Shamrock
plant with the management of the
Kraft plant in Hollis.
“The thing we must do now is fol-
low through with correspondence
and personal interviews with the
Kraft officials,” said Mayfield, “as
County Agent Tarter and Bedford
Harrison have already submitted a
detailed prospectus and received
considerable encouragement.”
A recent survey conducted by Tar-
ter and Harrison showed that the
Shamrock area has 50 per cent more
milk than the 20,000 pounds daily
required by the Kraft vompany,
Mayfield said. Cheese company offi-
cials told Tarter and Harrison they
believed Shamrock an ideal site for
a plant if and when the company
enters an expansion program.
I Under the plan which a cheese
plant operates, whole milk is collect-
ed each morning along routes ex-
tending over a score or more miles
in each direction, where the demand
justifies. On the following morning
the whey from the milk collected is
returned to the farmer. The whey, it
was explained, is of almost equal
value to skim milk when fed to hogs,
although the feed value is lower for
feeding calves.
Only green cheese is made at a
factory such as the one sought for
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WORKERSNEEBED
REO CROSS DRIVE
MRS. FRANK MITCHAM ASKS
FOR WOMEN TO HELP IN
ANNUAL CANVASS
Next week the annual member-
ship drive for the American Red
Cross will open and people in Sham-
rock and vicinity are reminded of
the event which is most important
this year. Mrs. Frank Mitcham is
chairman of the roll call and asks
for women volunteers to canvass the
business and residential districts.
Minimum membership fee is one
dollar and each person in the city
who is able to do so is asked to give
No County Men Expected
To Be Called In First
Draft On November 18
Based on estimates of state and national selective draft
officials it is considered unlikely that a single one of the
1,542 Wheeler county registrants will be called for military
training in the first national call on November 18.
About 95 per cent of the local registrants can quit
worrying about being called in the second call in December,
too, if these estimates are to be believed.
In fact, national draft headquarters stated last week
that only five per cent of the 17,000,000 men who registered
on October 16 would be called for military service during
the next eight months, or by June, 1941. And Texas’ quota
is much below the average because of heavy volunteer en-
listment.
—--The classification machinery was
nnTinv rnnrnunn Started when selective service head-
HO IARY GOVERNOR
POINTS CHALLENGE
TO FREE PEOPLES
REASON AND KINDNESS SAID
NEEDED BUT PREPAREDNESS
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Frank S. Roberts of Breckenridge,
district Governor of Rotary Inter-
national, told members of the Sham-
rock club at their weekly luncheon
Friday the destiny of democracy
and individual liberty rests
such groups as theirs.
quarters airmailed to local draft
boards 60,000 copies of official mas-
ter lists of numbers drawn in the
national draft lottery in Washington
Tuesday and Wednesday. ‘
First of the official master lists
reached many of the local draft
boards today. The boards were in-
structed to send out questionnaires
immediately to classify conscription
registrantions so the first 30,000 men
can be sent to camp for a year’s mil-
itary training Just 18 days hence.
First 25 Sufficient
It was believed that every local
board would send out about 50 ques-
tionnaires to the 50 men whose
with i numbers were the first 50 on the
! lottery list. However, it was believed
“Tlie world is at the crossroads j that the initial contingent of 30,000
and it is the challenge of free peo- ! could be filled from among those
pies to combat the murderous de- I -
signs of totalitarian governments ! (Continued on Last Page)
with all the force at our command,” |
he said. “We must keep alive our I
cherished ideals that all men are !
bom free and equal with the right j
to pursue their own happiness.
“Nowhere in the world could you j
find a happier, more tolerant and j
peace-loving group of citizens than i
in a Rotary club or similar organi-!
zation where men of all occupations, 1 BRONCS gw AMP EAGLES TO
religious creeds and nationalities , SHOW they STILL HAVE
gather to exchange ideas and work j DANGEROUS CLUB
together for mutual uplift. We must j __
not pass such freedom lightly; too j ^ 3.A,S lfl40 grid race was
much has happened in the world in | not marked wlth this t
recent months for us to take such week_endi as is usuall the case thia
personal liberty for granted. g as the uwlc Irlgh iads came
IRISH AND TIGERS
STILL ON TOP OF
3-A GRID LADDER
“We must rededicate ourselves to
our Rotary ideals, 'He profits most
who serves the best' and ‘Service
above self.’ We ’ must spread the
gospel of the Golden Rule. As frev.
people we must strive to win the
peoples of other nations over by
reason and love but we must be
prepared to protect ourselves against
force with force. I am proud of the
heroic response of our American
young people to our peacetime con-
scription. That is the way of Democ-
racy, the way of American life—to
plead and pray for peace but to be
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PRODUCERS SHOULD
STUDY LOAN RULES
PROVISIONS NOT OFFERED
BUT FARMERS SHOULD
OBSERVE POINTS
Flake George, commander of the
Charles De Shazo Post, was elected
district Chef de Gare of the 40 and
8 at the annual Fall convention of
the 18th district Legion organization
In Borger this week-end.
Representatives from Shamrock
attending the convention were Bill
Walker, W. Y. Burden, Mr. and Mrs.
M. S. Kavanaugh, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Goodrich, Mr. and Mrs. S. L.
6. If school is accredited, deter- ^ Draperj jess Swink and Flake
mine the amount of tuition on “in-
eligibles” to be charged as receipts
in budget.
Check at school or In County su-
perintendent’s office:
7. Treasurer’s annual report to de-
termine how funds were used last
year.
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FLAGS SHOULD BE
DISPLAYED TUESDAY
Tuesday is election day and all
merchants and business firms are
asked to display the flag. Those who
do not have flags may put patriotic
placards In their store windows.
Bob Roach, adjutant, stated that
the Legion is still taking orders for
American flags, complete with stan-
dard, and any merchant or city resi-
dent may buy one at a nominal cost.
George.
The Legion went on record as fa-
voring a new amendment to the na-
tional alien laws in a resolution ap-
proved in the general business ses-
sion at the close of the two-day
meet Sunday afternoon.
Allen registration will be conclud-
ed next month and the amendment
would have vital bearing on the out-
come. The bill states if an alien has
lived in the United States for five
years or more and has shown no ef-
forts or inclinations to become a
citizen, he should be deported Im-
mediately.
The legion also approved a resi-
lution asking the state legislature
to appropriate funds for assisting in
the present disabled veterans’ serv-
ice work. Another important resolu-
tion favored by the group called for
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Polls Will Open
At 8 O’clock For
National Election
Polls will open at 8 o'clock Tues-
day morning for the national elec-
tion and H. P. Mundy and Henry
Holmes, presiding judges for the
north and south boxes, urge every
citizen to vote.
The north box will be located In
the city hail and the south box at
the South Ward school building. All
people living south of first street will
vote in the south box and all other
at the north box.
The polls will close at 7 p. in. and
results will be announced as soon
as possible after that hour.
Although many localities expect
a lighter vote than usual in the
presidential election, a fairly heavy
vote is expected in Shamrock.
Election judges urge voters to de-
cide how they are going to vote on
the four amendments before going
to the polls. Either know how to
vote for them or do not vote upon
them at all for It delays the judges
when they have to stop their work
and explain the amendments to
each person who has not Informed
himself upon the measures.
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Mrs. M. M. Baxter, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Henderson and daughter, Jill,
and Harry Hurt spent the week-end
at Guy, N. M., visiting Mrs. Bax-
ter’s brother, Bill Caperton and fam-
ily.
RELFCHDSS
his dues when the Red Cross
workers call, The Red Cross main-
tains a separate fund for war work
in England and the money that Is
paid for regular memberships is kept
In this county for relief work in dis-
asters. Mrs. Mitcham points out that
the membership dues will not be
used for British relief work.
Membership in the American Red
Cross includes participation In the
humanitarian service of the Red
Cross In all parts of the world. For
more than 20 years the major sup-
port of the Red Cross, both the na-
tional organization and chapters,
has come through the enrollment of
members in the annual roll call. A
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CARDWELL ADDRESSES
VOCATIONS STUDENTS
Cecil Cardwell, superintendent of
the Lone Star Compressor Station
north of town, talked on the “Gas
Industry” before members of the
vocations class of the high school
this morning.
Cardwell outlined the production
end of the Industry and after his
talk the Cap Rock Bus line provid-
ed a bus to take the entire class out
to the Compressor station and they
went through the plant.
A loan has not been offered on the
1941 wheat crop, but Wheeler Coun-
ty wheat farmers who are deciding
how much acreage to plant this Fall
should study the eligibility rules for
obtaining a loan In 1941 In the event
one is offered,
A producer's share of the wheat
produced on a farm will be eligible
for the loan only If a 1941 parity
payment can be made with respect
to that share of the wheat in ac-
cordance with the eligibility provi-
sions of the 1941 parity payment
regulations, E. N. Holmgreen, state
AAA administrator, said in a state-
ment Issued from AAA headquarters.
This all means that wheat pro-
duced will be eligible for a loan If
none of the following provisions are
violated:
(1) The acreage planted to wheat
on the farm Is not In excess of the
wheat acreage allotment for the
farm.
(2) The sum of the acreages of
wheat and cotton on the farm does
not exceed the sum of the allotments
or permitted acreages for such crops
under the 1941 program.
(3) The producer’s aggregate share
of the 1941 acreage of wheat and
cotton op all farms In the county
does not exceed the aggregate sl^are
of the allotments or permitted acre-
ages for such crops under the 1941
program on such farms.
(4) The producer’s aggregate share
of the 1941 acreage of wheat, cotton,
corn, rice and tobacco on all farms
in which he has an interest, wher-
ever situated, does not exceed his
aggregate share of the allotment or
permitted acreage for such commod-
ity under the 1941 program for such
farms to such an extent as to offset
substantially the performance on the
through on a last period drive to
win over the Lefors Pirates and the
Clarendon Bronchos trounced the
hapless U kevlew Eagles and Well-
ington and Memphis fought to a 0-0
deadlock.
The Irishmen remained tied with
the powerful McLean Tigers, who
were Idle Friday night, following the
cancellation of their non-conference
contest with the White Deer Bucks,
by virtue of their 7 to 6 conquest of
the Lefors Pirates. The contest be-
tween the Irish and the Pirates was
equally as close a ball game as the
score Indicates.
The Wellington Skyrockets rose up
after two consecutive defeats at the
hands of McLean and Clarendon to
tie the bulky Memphis Cyclone in
a defensive contest played on the
Wellington gridiron. Both clubs
missed scoring chances during the
course of the ball game. The Sky-
rockets piled up a total of 9 first
downs to 7 for the Cyclone crew.
The Clarendon Bronchos rolled to
another conference victory Friday as
they swamped the oft-beaten Lake-
view Eagles by a 30 to 0 count in a
fast contest played in Lakevtew. The
Eagles held the heavier Bronchos
throughout the initial period but
were unable to stop the Clarendon
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SHAMROCK WOMAN
IS 0. E. S. OFFICIAL
MRS. CLAUDE MONTGOMERY TO
SERVE AS DEPUTY GRAND
MATRON OF DISTRICT
Mrs. Claude Montgomery, past
matron of the Shamrock chapter of
Eastern Star, was appointed as Dep-
uty Grand Matron, section one of
district two, at the annual Grand
Chapter held in Mineral Wells last
week. Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. C.
L. Reavis, worthy matron, were del-
egates from the local chapter.
Mrs. Robbie Dyer of Amarillo, re-
cently elected Worthy Grand Ma-
tron, appointed Mrs. Montgomery to
the office. This Is the third Grand
office Shamrock Eastern Star mem-
bers have held, Mrs. E. F. Kersli
serving as deputy Grand Matron
four years ago and Mrs. O. T, Nich-
olson serving as Grand Representa-
tive of Kansas several years ago.
There were 2,000 voting delegates
attending the Grand Chapter and it
was unanimously decided to have
the 1941 convention in Amarillo.
Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Reav-
is returned Friday from Mineral
Wells.
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Bring your insurance problems to
us. We have a policy to fit every
need. Bill Walker In
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