The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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HANKSGIVINC WILL
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JOTBALL GAME ON DENVER
FIELD TO ATTRACT MANY
FROM THIS AREA
toamrock will spend a quiet
Snksgiving tomorrow with her
Itlzens planning to attend the Irish- j
ben-Lone, Wolf football game, take -
a movie, or just stay, at home , VOL, 39
hd enjoy the day with relatives j-
TEXAN
Tarter Is Selected As
£ Of 8 Distinguished
County Agents Of Texas
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942
NO. 29
friends.
war eliminated trips even to
earby points, very few planning
oing on pleasure trips either by
Lain or bus due to prevalent con-
ested traffic.
| ftrocer stores and , markets re-
tried a brisk business Tuesday and
Jednesday as housewives prepared
observe the traditional Turkey
ay with extra table fixings. Even
Thanksgiving dinner, however,
lack its usual finerly in homes,
jewer turkeys will adorn local tables
his year than In a decade, due to
| shortage of the fowls arid higher
GAS RATION BOOKS HERE VOID
Jake Tarter, Wheeler County Agricultural Agent, has
been designated as one of eight distinguished county agents
of Texas for 1942, it was revealed this week by V. E. Hafner
of Childress, Director of the Texas Agricultural County
Agent Association.
This honor, one of the highest to be attained by a
county agent, has just been announced. County agents of
District One selected Tarter as their nominee during the
state conference at College Station in September. Application
was submitted by Hafner and notice of the appointment was
made this week.
FIRST PURCHASE
RATIONED COFFEE
MAY BE MADE MON.
Shamrock-Lone Wolf, Okla.,
liron contest, scheduled to start
2:30, promsises to draw a large
enhance, being the best football
[traction booked In his area. Both
__have impressive records,
jjimrock having won seven out of
be games to place second In Dis-
•ict 3-A, and the scrappy Okla-
oma outfit boasting of not having
en scored on in conference play
the past three years and of hav-
won 27 out of the 30 games
jlayed in the last three seasons,
[practically all business houses in
amrock will be closed the entire,
ay.
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IISHMEN FINISH
3-A COMPETITION
IN SECOND PLACE
SHAMROCK GRIDMEN DEFEAT
McLEAN’S TIGERS 20-8
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
Coach Bob Clark’s Irishmen bat-
tled through to a 20-8 victory over
be tough McLean Tigers here Fri-
ay night to take second place hon-
in the District 3-A conference
jlreutt.
The game was played before some
hundred fans who braved a
howlng north wind to watch the
final conference game of die sea-
So strong was the wind that
INSTITUTIONAL USEJtS MUST
REGISTER ON DATE TO BE
ANNOUNCED SOON
War Hero Back From Australia: LI, Hi.se Back From Solomons:
Lieut, Fields
Due To Arrive
Here This Week
Says Yank
Fliers Are
Superior
1,000 HOLDERS IN
SHAMROCK ADVISED
TO GET SIGNATURES
Institutional users of coffee were
supposed to register for their allot-
ments at local war price and ra-
tioning boards the first three days of
this week, but due to th© fact that
the local board has not received
necessary Information and supplies,
the regsistration has been postponed,
Bob Douglas, board member, de-
clared.
OPA region officials have an-
nounced that consumers who have
registered and secured War Ration
Book No. 1 will not hav© to regis-
ter again to get coffee when ra-
tioning begins on November 29.
Stamps No. 17 through 28, used In
reverse order, will be used to get
coffee.
Because of its position in the
Lieut. John Wallace Fields,
Shamrock’s distinguished native --
son, is in the United States and An article appearing in last Sat-
en route to his home town. urday’s Los Angeles Times quotes
He called his parents, Mr. and Second Lieut. Henry W. (Billy) Hise
and Mrs. Hamm Taylor Fields, and four other Marine flyers re-
Sunday night from San Francisco
just after he had arrived by ciip-
OVERSIGHT IN FILLING OUT
SECOND PAGE COMPELS
RETURNING THEM
per from Australia.
Young Fields was a pilot under
General MacArthur in Australia and
was among 14 American airmen who
recently received the Distinguished
Flying Cross for “daring expeditions” j
in the Southwest Pacific.
The award was made to Lieut, j
Fields for his part In the evacua-
tion movement from the Philippines
of President M. Queson and his
family and a part of his staff and
some of General MacArthur’s per-
book, stamp numbr 27 will be de- sonnel.
tached for the first pound of coffee
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NOTED JEW OPENS
REVIVAL IN CITY
PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND
NIGHTLY SERVICES AT
CHURCH OF GOD
Rev. O. M. Hume, pastor *he.
Shamrock Church of God, cordially"
invites the public to attend an old-
time revival which opened Wednes-
nly three punts were made by both day night and will continue nightly
iams during the game, one by for three weeks. The services start
hamrock and two by McLean. at 8 p. m.
The first Irish counter came near Rev. J. M. Baird, a Jew of Pitts-
he middle of the first quarter when burg. Pa., who is a world traveler BRING
Itt made a 10-yard pass to ——---
Lieut. Fields is a grandson of
Rev. and Mts. Ed R. Wallace. If
unable to secure a plane reserva-
tion he will arrive from the west
coast by plane.
In his conversation with his
mother, he said that Lieut. Mabry
Simons, one among a group of army
officers who was recently awarded
the Sliver Star, is in Hawaii en
rout© to the States and will be com
7 ing home soon.
Lieut. Mabry is a brother of Miss
Catherine Simmons, junior high
school teacher of Pampa.
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garding recent battle experiences in
the Solomnos.
The article, bearing a San Fran-
cisco, Calif., dateline and credited
to the International News Service,
read:
“For every American flier
brought down by the Japs in the
Solomon Islands, the Americans
are bringing down eight Japanese,
was the report of four young Ma-
rine flyers who returned from the
Pacific battle zones.
“The eight-to-one ratio was re-
ported by Cap. Elmer G. Glidden
of West Roxbury, Mass., and Sec-
ond Lieuts. Henry W. Hise, Sham-
rock ; Dale M. Leslie, Madison,
Fla., and Forest L. Martin of
Memphis, Tenn.
“Casually relating their battle
experiences as if they had just
returned from a Cook’s tour of
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- WAAC RECRUITS TO
Because of an oversight in the
filling out of the gasoline ration-
ing books at the Shamrock high
school last week, it will be neces-
sary for the more than 1,000 per-
sons who received books here to
return them to Shamrock for sig-
natures before they are valid.
Failure of board members or
authorized agents to sign the books
issued at Shamrock waS not de-
tected until this week, and it is
possible books Issued at some other
county points Were likewise not
properly signed.
It is absolutely necessary that
the books be signed before they
can be used for the purchase of
gasoline and so all passenger car
owners are asked to check the
inside front coyer of their books
and be certain that they bear the
signature of a member of the Ra-
tioning board or an authorized
agent.
Persons who received unsigned
books at Shamrock last week are re-
quested to bring them to the Super-
intendent's office at the Shamrock
High School or to the Principal’s of-
fice at the North Ward building
JAKE TARTER
THANKSGIVING DAY
GAME MATCHED FOR
IRISH GRIDSTERS ~arassi?2Si.
- Chicago Santa F© trips for 4-H Club
LONE WOLF CREW TO INVADE boys In the 12 years the awards
DENVER FIELD AT 2:30
P. M. THURSDAY
j during , schooil hours next week, No-
j vemiber 30 flirt
through December 4.
Football fans of the Shamrock
area will have an opportunity to
see a game this Thanksgiving. A
game was matched Monday morn-
ing between the Irishmen and the
gridmen of Lone Wolf, Okla.
The tilt, to start at 2:30 o’clock
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BE QEI EfTEB HEBE Or if jt Is more convenient any Thursday afternoon, will be the
UL uLLLUI LlJ liEJiL [member Of the War Price and Ra- j first day game the Irishmen have
NEW INSTRUCTIONS
ON GAS RATIONING
LIEUT. ROSE'/ SMOTHERS
INTERVIEW APPLICANTS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30
, tloning Board in Shamrock or participated In this season.
: Wheeler may sign the books. It will, be two strong teams which
Midnight of next Monday, No- J clash on Denver field for this Tur-
vember 30, will be the last time j key Day game. The visitors boast
motorists' dan buy gas without the : a record of not having been scored
Lieut. Rose Smothers of Lubbock, USe ,<* mt‘onins books’ 50 to avoid ln inference play In the past
“ - if.,?? - three years and of having won 27
FORMS OF
REQUIRED
TRUCKS,
WAR NECESSITY
ON ALL FARM
BUSES, CABS
YOUR
FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FUEL
will be In the chamber of commerce
— office Monday to interview local
APPLICATIONS women who would like to become
members of the Women’s Army Aux-
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Dlynch who took the ball across
khe final stripe. Clynch kicked ex- j
fra point.
Pruitt rang up the second tally
tith a beatulful 18-yard run just be- !
*re the half ended. Clynch again
[ kicked extra point.
McLean scored in the third quar-
| ter with Dyer, fullback, plowing j
TO SHAMROCK
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I Mrs; Jo W. Rogers
Contributes 1,100
Pennies To U. S. 0.
14ie sum of $22,56 has been con-
futed to the Shamrock U. S, O.
I fund since the last report was made,
I Clayton Heare, local chairman, re-
ported this week.
One contribution was In the form
iliary Corps.
According to Lieut. Col. Marvin
SERVICES ARE HELD
FOR BILLIE GRUERS
Car owners of the Shamrock area b. Durrette, Commander of the West
who wish to make out applications Texas Recruiting and Induction
for supplemental gas rations were District, only half as many women
advised by county board members have enrolled in the Women's Army
today to bring their applications to Auxiliary Corps as are needed at
Shamrock instead of mailing them this time. Therefore only half as
to the ceunly seat. This applies many soldiers can be released for
whether you reside in Collingsworth combat duty by December 1, as was
or Wheeler County. originally planned. Not enough worn"
The following men will help you . -
Local fanners still have time to
out of 30 games during that time. cbtaln certificates of War Necessity
I They have won the Wichita Con- pefore deadline date,
ference the past three season,',. Under a recent announcement
The Irishmen, too, have a com- jrom the Office of Defense Trans-
mendable record, having won seven porta,tion, the effective date has
been postponed from November 15
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EN ROUTE FROM OKLAHOMA
CITY TO HEREFORD
DR. J. M. BAIRD
fill out your application in Sham-
rock: Bedford Harrison, J. H. Cap-
erton, Bill Walker, Clayton Heare
and J. B. Clark.
Persons in the Shamrock area
who have already filled out their
application for supplemental gaso-
line but who have not turned them
ln are asked to mall them to E. K.
Caperton or A. C. Hallmark at
Shamrock. ,
The board also called re the at-
tention of local motorists that after
the local board has passed on an ap.
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CONSERVATION PLAN
TO BE PUBLICIZED
Funeral services- for Billie Louise
Grubbs, nlne-month-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wllltam J. Grubbs
of Hereford, were held at the As-
sembly of God Church here last
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The baby passed away-Wednes-
R. L, ZVBACH WINS
SANTA EE AWARD
WHEELER COUNTY YOUTH HAS mers who have applied for but have
OUTSTANDING RECORD ON not received certificates by Decem-
4-H CLUB ACTIVITY ber 1, will receive temporary gaso-
- line rations.
Based on outstanding records ln He explained that after certificates
of 1,100 pennies saved and donated and minister of wide
V Mrs. J. W. Rogers. The other . h nrp„hinl, ,
renown, will
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scrap collected by school children. | Reverend Baird has spent 21
Heare expressed general senti-
ment in his letter to Mrs. Rogers WQrfc
which stated: “Your generosity and
®ur support of the U. S. O. are
I certainly to be commended and as
chairman of the local committee, I
[want to express the gratitude of
I the entire citizenry for your patri-
^'sm.
years in college and missionary
PICTURE LOCAL MAN
APPEARS IN COLLIER’S
and
There will be good music
singing. Pastor Hume said.
The Church of God is located at
the corner of Tenth and Missouri
streets.
day afternoon while en route home j 4_h Club activity in Texas, 19 youths are received that regular coupon
from Oklahoma City with her have been announced as winners of books would be Issued and deduc-
mother. th© Santa Fe Railway educational i tions made for gasoline used under
_ Rev- H.'T. Goodwin, pastor cf the awards by L. L. Johnson, State. Club the temporary rations.
NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS TO Assembly of God Church of Here- leader. Operators subject to the regis-
BE ENLISTED TO SPREAD ford, conducted .the last rites, as- r. l. Zybach of Briscoe was win- tration order will not be able to ob—
MEAT SAVING FACTS -| s*st€d by Rev- d0€‘ Newby, local pas- ner of one of the awards and pre- tain tires, parts or gasoline without
________ tor. Clay Funeral Home made bur- ! sentation was made before his 4-H ! Certificates of War Necessity.
Block Leaders in towns and clt. [ ^ the Shamrock cemetery, I Club on November 18, by H. M. -o
- - ----------------------------- ,les, and Neighborhood Leaders in' Asides the parents, Billie Louise Balner, general agricultu
plfcation the person making the ap- | rural areas, have been designated ! survived by four grandparents, j the system.
plication will receive a notice from to carry essential facts of the Meat , Mrs' Charles Evans of The annual awards, issued through
Conservation Program to all house- Shamroclt' and and Mrs' J' J-
holds Of the Eighth Defense Region
known now all supplemental gas j in a face-to-face “Contact Cam- ,.. . . . . . _ „ .
rationing certifcates will be issued [ paign” during the week of November '<the parent hf,d moved 10 Hereford
by the Wheeler office but the local J 30 to December 5, R. E. Smith, reg- ' re^„tly7j. * their home,
board will accept all applications. | lonal director of the Office of Cl- ~ ’’’
the Wheeler office as to the amount
of gasoline allowed. As far as Is
She was born in Shamrock and
REV. FRANK B. DREW
WILL PASTOR CHURCH
, gP- w- Poole. MM2-C, was pictured
with a group of Seabees in bayonet
practice ln the September 19 issue
of the Collier’s. Outlines under the
I picture, used in connection with an
article about that branch of Uncle
em’s fighting forces read:
^'Regular bayonet practice 1s part
of the training that enables Sea-
bees to move Into the wilderness,
build secret naval bases and, at the
same time, protect themselves
*ainst all enemies, whether canni-
bals or Nazis.”
Pojole, MM 2-C, is in the Navy
Reserve, and sailed on September
19, arriving at his destination over-
seas on November 11. He writes his
©fe that he likes this location fine
—that the climate is fine the year-
round, and that he feels fortunate
ln being stationed there.
Rev. Frank B. Crew of Magic City
has been named supply pastor of
the Plainview-Kelleryille Methodist
charge, according to announcement
this week.
Rev. Drew, who was Just recently
ordanled as a Methodist minister, is
well-known in Shamrock and is a
graduate of the local high school.
He recently filled the pulpit of the
First Methodist Church here.
BOX SUPPER WILL
BE HELD AT CENTER
The attention of farmers Is called : villan Defense,'has announced,
that now is the time to fill out In states served by .the Eighth
forms for non-highway tractors and , Defense Region, Including Texas,
these applications may be received | Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and
The Texan Joins relatives and
friends In their bereavement.
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PUBLIC IS INVITED
TO PIANO RECITAL
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Prayer For Thanksgiving
Miss Leota Garrett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Garrett, and
piano student of Mrs. Cabot Bran-
non, will be presented in a junior
Dunning recital at the First Meth-
odist Church Thursday evening at
6:30 oclock.
Assisting Miss Garrett will be Bill
Joe Montgomery, who will give a
reading, and Miss Lois DuBose, who
E. J. Engel, president of the railway,
are part of the railway’s program
to further educational pursuits of
:ral agent of . t m
u.dii.ro,,,,1 change In Tram
Schedule Listed
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Piano Students
Make Excellent
Dunning Grades
We are thankful, O Lord, for a land of civil and religious liberty
in which Christian civilization has made the greatest advancement the
world has ever known.
We are thankful, O Lord, for the glorious achievements of our will present organ solos.
Revolutionary fathers in throwing off the yoke of arbitrary rule and The public is cordially invited to
bequeathing unto us a government of laws enacted by the people. attend the program.
We are thankful, O Lord, for the men and women whom you have
given us in this fair land of Texas; those of sound minds, great hearts, HUSBAND LOCAL LADY
true faith and ready hands; those whom the lust of office does not kill;
those whom the spoils of office will not buy; those who possess opinions
and a will; those Who have honor, those who will not Be; sun-crowned,
who Uve above tlie fog In public duty and in private thinking.
We are thankful, O Lord, that citizens of such character will re-
member "that the perpetuity and prosperity of a republican form of
government depend upon the virtue and intelligence of the people.”
We are thankful, O Lord, for the opportunities which have been
SUCCUMBS SUDDENLY
A box supper will be held at the
Center school house on Friday
night, December 11, at 8 o’clock, it
was announced this week.
Proceeds will be used to defray afforded us by this government and under Your protecting care; and Reeves of castcf Twlttv*
-------- ---------.... —— —..... -"-.loyihent of individual enterprise i„ collective Buna, was at chandler, Okla.
[ Mrs. Griffin Is here to mahe her j are to commended upon their ax-
—COKE R. STEVENSON home with her parents. • | cellent grades.
Word was received here this week
of the sudden death of C. M. Grif-
fin of Green River, Wyo., on No-
vember 9. Griffin was the husband
of the former Miss Marie Reeves,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. N.
expenses of a community Chirst- especially for the
mas tree, and the public is cordially achievement,
invited to attend.
The Panhandle Dunning Examin-
ing Board was in Shamrock Sunday
to give senior and Junior Dunning
examinations to three piano students
of Mrs. Cabot Brannon.
Miss Dorothy Braxton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Braxton,
took her senior Dunning examina-
tion, making 97 In piano and 98%
in theory. Miss Lois DuBose, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank DuBose,
and Miss Loree; Tindall, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Tindall,
took their junior Dunning examina-
tion. Miss DuBose made 97 in piano
and 97% in theory, while Miss Tin-
dall made 96 ln piano.
Members of the Panhandle Dun-
ning Examining Board who were In
Shamrock were: Idelma Conalley,
Bonnye Beth Baker and MUllcent
Lahm.
The students of Mrs. Brannon
Due to a recent change ln train
(Schedule many local people are fall-
ing to do their mailing on time,
Postmaster Flake George stated to-
day.
Trains now run on the following
schedule:
West bound at 10:40 a. m.
East bound at 11:18 a. m.
West bound at 6:48 p. m.
East bound at 4:40 p. m.
Mail going on these trains must
be deposited In the postoffice at
least 30 minutes before train time.
Postmaster George said.
m
Tarter Is the third county agent
of District One ever to have been
honored by such an appointment,
W. H. Upchurch of Randolph Coun-
ty and V. E. Hafner of Childress
County, having been selected In pre-
vious years.
The following application for Tar-
ter’s appointment was prepared and
submitted by Hafner:
"Tarter began work in Wheeier
County on September 1, 1930, his
first position as county agent. He
has served the county well. Tarter
has many outstanding accompllsh-
picked at random: during the time
that Gold Stars were awarded 4-H
tha Gold Stars were awarded 4-H
Club boys, Wheeler County secured
a total of 26, as many as all the
other counties combined In District
Gne. Two were received in 1931, two
in 1932, three in 1933, five in 1934,
seven in 1935, six in 1937 and one
other since that time.
"In 1935. L. L. Hlltbrunner of
Shamrock, was awarded the Gold
Medal as champion pork producer
of District One.
“In 1936, Wheeler County won the
State Livestock Judging Contest ln
{the 4-H circuit, and reprensented
the state in the International Live-
i'm
have been given.
“This county won the West Texas
Soil and Water Utilization contest
and was paid a premium of $500.00
which was used In the county to
MONDAY LAST DAY
GET CERTIFICATES
to December 1, at which time cer-
tificate's will be required on all farm
trucks, buses, taxicabs and similar
commercial vehicles.
Gasoline rationing also becomes
effective in Texas on December 1.
According to B. F. Vance, chair-
man, Texas USDA War Board, far-
5BBK
Warning!
With the hunting season foe
quail opening December 1, hunt-
ers who seek the birds with dogs
are warned that several hundred
pounds of strychnine sulphate
have been scattered over the rural
areas of Wheeler County to kill
crows and that this poison win
bring sudden death to canines
The 1,670 pounds of strychnine
sulphate have been put out by
farmers whose feed crops
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