The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1966 Page: 1 of 10
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Shamrock Public Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
City To Host Bi-District Grid Game
Chillicothe Eagles-Groom Tigers
Will Tangle At 7*30 P.M. Friday
El PflSn PiolH in Clnimtmnlr drill carifa n e t'ltrinnna » J • * .m ■ ....
I**"1* a gal tut each other m
helr b|d for the bl-dlatrict
Wn *i'd the right to play
Ior the regional title — the pin-
n,5® In Class B football.
El Paso Field In Shamrock
will be the site of a bi-district
championship Class B football
game Friday night. Furnishing
the gridiron action will be the
Chillicothe Eagles and the
Groom Tigers, champions of
District 6-B and District 5-B,
respectively.
Game time Is 7:30 p.m.
The game is being brought to
Shamrock upon the invitation
of the Chamber of Commerce,
which will serve as sponsor and
official host Officials of the
competing schools voted to
play the game In the Irish
City at a meeting held Satur-
day morning In Memphis. Tha
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
also put in a bid for the con-
test.
Representing Shamrock at the
meeting were Chamber of
Commerce President Fred
Flowers, Superintendent of
Schools J C. McClesky, and a
member of the Junior high
school coaching staff, Don
Fritsche.
Reserve seat tickets, priced
at $1.75 each, may be purchased
at the Chamber of Commerce
office and may be obtained at
the gate. Oenernl admission
tickets may be purchased only
at the gate. They are priced at
$1.50 for adults and 50c for
students. The prices were set
by the officials of the compet-
ing schools.
The reserve seat tickets will
be good for the center section lnc n.nr.m .
of the west bleacher, which will 0r of° ^ J f hav* * rec-
be Chllltcothe’s side ot the field. .. of 5i* "Ins, one tie and
ot the neia th - —
The east bleacher Is reserved
for the Oroom fans. J Z L
The general admission seats cr" the D'atrlct 5-B
will be in the north and south A[hl .
sections of the west bleache -. - Athletic Sector head
The Eagles dropped their
opening game to Crowell, 22-3,
and their record has remained
unblemished since then. Their
----------- victories have been over: Pa-
ne Chillicothe Eagles boast ducah, 28-14; Tipton. 22-s;
9-1 record, having lost on’j Rule, 55-0: Turkey, 22-6: Mata-
dor, 22-20; Newcastle, 63-16;
Lockett, 14-0; Valley View, 38-0;
and Rochester 18-12.
Head coach of the Tigers is
Richard Eddleman. Assisting
him with the gridiron duties
are James Lanier, Roger Arnold
and Arnold King.
The Oroom gridmen have re-
corded victories over: Claude,
30-0; Perryton 27-14; Fol-
lett, 40-8; Booker. 30-8; Tulia
"B", 44-0; and Lefors, 38-8.
They tied Vega, 6-6, and lost
to Wheeler, 29-0; Clarendon,
20-0; and McLean, 8-6.
Chillicothe school color, are “‘ *
scarlet ruh white Th» Uam final District 8-B game
“n t-
Woodv day n‘«b‘- °n'y three minutes
Woody Justice.
The school color, of Oroom J* SZJZfEt, 0,thp,“y‘n«
are red and black. Joe Homer ll* T Sf*. i ^ ^
ELS* Brltten are “
•Massavr
TCMDCD A Tl Tnc tirback Sammy Bivins to end
1 LlVlrLKA I UKL Tony Tallant. The serial was
By DICK WEST good for 19 yards and the de-
Quallty Control Engineer elding touchdown.
United Carbon Co. The Tigers of Groom had an
easy time defeating the Lefors
Pirates, 36-8, in their final Dis-
trict 5-B game last Friday night
at Lefors. Jerry Littlefield, a
speedy, 140-pound senior half-
back, scored three touchdowns
to lead the Tigers to victory.
t0 Class aa Crowell. They
'rapped up the District 6-3
itle last Friday night by de-
nting the Rochester Steers,
18-12,
The Oroom Tigers have a rec-
"The"game will pu'the talent ^1‘ coach of the Eagles Is
and skill of two great football Mo^Lp^.l1HU *“Utam 18
Date
High
Low
November 16
87
56
November 17
87
49
November 18
65
46
November 19
67
43
November 20
81
50
November 21
86
58
7WSHAMR0CK
TEXAN
Basketball Tournament
Set Here December 1-3
VOLUME 63 SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, 79079 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1966 NUMBER 34
Three Youths
Are Arrested
For Car Theft
Three Juveniles from Mil-
waukee, Wls., were apprehended
in Shamrock for car theft
shortly before noon Friday oy
Chief of Police BUI Rushing.
Rushing said the youths
stopped at the State-Line Ser-
vice Station 14 miles east of
Shamrock to purchase gasoline
at 1:40 a m.
The station attendant noticed
the youth were driving a 1968
model, black Chevrolet car and
notified the police dispatchers
office in Shamrock that they
seemed young to be out on
their own.
Rushing stopped the youths
and was preparing to take them
to the justice of the peace of-
fice, when one of them broke
and ran. L. C. Adams, Jr., Ken-
Keeler and John Rushing as-
sisted the police chief in "head-
ing the youngster off" in the
northeast part of town, about
one-ha^f mile from the point
where the car had been stop-
ped.
The youngsters told Rushing
they had taken the car from
a parking lot In Milwaukee
about one week ago. The auto-
mobile is owned by the Schlitz
Brewing Company of Milwau-
kee.
The three spent Friday
night in the Wheeler County
jail and were turned over to
Federal Bureau of Investigation
authorities In Amarillo on Sat-
urday.
North Pole
November 23, 1966
Dear Boys and Girls:
It's almost Christmas
Ume again, and I am as
excited as I can be about
it. This Is my favorite sea-
son, of course, because it
gives me the opportunity
to contact my little friends
in the Shamrock area.
Mrs. Claus and I — along
with our cheerful little
helpers — have been oper-
ating our big toy factory
24 hours every day for the
past several weeks. I just
wish ail of you could see
the beautiful gifts that are
in the making. We have
already received several
orders from merchants there
in Shamrock, so I'm sure
you will have an opportun-
ity to see many of our dolls,
trains, cars and other toys
within the next few days.
So that I will know what
you want me to put under
your tree on Christmas Eve,
I would like for you to
write me a letter. The
Shamrock Texan has a-
greed to publish the letters
in is annual Christmas ed-
ition which will come off
the press December 22.
If you need some help
with your letter, ask your
Mother or Dad to assist
you. Be sure to tell me if
you have been good the
past year and what you
want Christmas. Address
your letter to:
Santa Claus
C-O Shamrock Texan
Shamrock, Texas 79079
You should get your
letters in the mall, or take
them by The Texas office
as soon as possible, and by
all means, not later than
December 13.
I plan to be In Shamrock
for a visit soon, and 1 hope
to see you then.
Your friend,
SANTA CLAUS
GOLD STAR AWARD WINNERS,
Judy Finsterwald and Richard Mea-
dows of Briscoe, receive their certifi-
—Tex«n Staff Photo *
cates from Fred Goad, left, at
Wheeler County 4-H Club’s annual
Achievement Banquet.
WHEELER COUNTY 4-H TEXANS
RIDING CLUB AWARD WINNERS,
left to right, back row: M. L. Gier-
hart, Jr., Diane Dodd, and Mrs. Bus
—Texan Staff Photo
Freeman, sponsor. Front: Rickey
Hefley, Jetta George, and Judy
Parker.
Awards Are Presented At
4-H Achievement Banquet
Gifts Asked
For Families
Of Veterans
A box 1ms been placed at the
Bedfoid Harrison Insurance
Agency for persons who would
like to make the families of
hospitalized veterans happy at
Christmas time.
Any noil-breakable gift that
a veteran can give to hts wife,
children, mothei, lather or
some other member of his fam-
ily will be appreciated.
Christmas wrapping paper,
ribbon and Christmas cards are
also needed, said Mrs. Doug
Rives, president of the Ladles
Auxiliary of the DeShazo-
George American Legion Post,
sponsor of the annual program.
The gifts will be taken to the
Veterans Hospital in Amarillo
on December 1, Mrs. Rives
stated.
Burl Huffman
Will Address
Grid Banquet
The annual Shamrock Irish
Football Banquet, sponsored by
the Quarterback Club, will be
held in the high school cafe-
teria Monday, December 5.
starting at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets, priced at $2 50 each,
may be purchased from mem-
bers of the Quarterback Club,
said Wendell Lang, president.
Guest speaker will be Burl
Huffman, member of *he
coaching staff at Texas Teen,
Lubbock.
"We are fortunate to book
Coach Huffman for an appear-
ance here, as he is one of the
most sought-after dinner speak-
ers In the entire area," Lang
said.
He has addressed the Boos-
ters Club Ladies Night Banquet
here twice, the last Ume in
March of this year.
At one time, Coach Huffman
was Director of Research and
Development for the State of
New Mexico. He formerly
coached at the University of
New Mexico, and has been a
member of the coaching staff
at Tech for seven years.
Guests at the banquet will be
members of the Irish football
■quad and their dates and mem-
bers of the coaching staff and
their wives.
■'In my opinion 4-H la the
greatest youth organization In
the world today," B. F. Yeates
of Texas A&M Extension Ser-
vice told a crowd of 125 per-
sons assembled at Wheeler High
School Cafeteria Saturday night
for the organization’s annual
Achievement Banquet.
"One reason for the universal
acceptance of 4-H club work is
Its appeal to teamwork and Its
philosophy of helping people to
help themselves," the animal
Meeting Scheduled
By Norwood P-TA
The regular meeting of the
Samnorwood Parent - Teacher
Association will be held Mon-
day, November 28, at 7:30 p.m.
In the foyer of the school gym-
nasium.
Guest speaker will be Mack
Bush of Memphis, PESO rep-
resentative. The program theme
will be "Who Are the Disad-
vantaged and Why?"
First and second grade stu-
dents will furnish refreshments
and entertainment. The public
la cordially Invited.
husbandry specialist said.
"The 4-H team Is a strong
team and there Is a place on
the team for you and me," he
added.
Developing the idea that 4-H
projects undertaken by Individ-
ual club members are a means
to an end rathei than an end
in themselves, Mr. Yates said:
"Our objective is to develop
new knowledge and new skills
and in the doing to develop
blue ribbon boys and girls,
■If at the same time the
members come up with blue rib-
bon projects, fine I But our
main purpose Is to develop
topnotch boys and girls."
Pointing out that 4-H Club
work teaches the young person
to accept responslbllty, make
decisions, respect his fellow-
man, to appreciate an honest
effort, Mr. Yeates said.
"The 4-H Club member should
be better prepared for life by
having learned the difference
between achievement and fail-
ure."
Speaking to parents, the ex-
tension service specialist said:
“Do not miss this opportun-
ity to be a partner with your
boy or your girl, to share their
anticipation, their Joys, and
their disappointments.
"Don't miss this chance to be
a part of your kids' life, because
they will be grown and gone
before you know it.”
Urging parents and friends of
4-H to put forth the necessary
effort to develop a strong pro-
gram, Mr. Yeates concluded:
“I would rather have a back-
ache today than a heartache
tomorrow! ”
Mike Goad and Helen Pury-
car shared the responsibility
for directing the program as
master and mistress of cere-
monies. Scott Luttrell gave tha
invocation and Brenda McCas-
land welcomed banquet guests.
Diane Dodd Introduced spe-
cial club guests and Tommy
Puryear introduced the speak
er of the evening.
Judy and Jammie Whitener
presented a vocal duet as a
special entertainment feature.
Tribute was paid to parents
(Continued on page 10)
FINAL APPEAL FOR
TOYS IS ISSUED BY
SHAMROCK FIREMEN
Coy Hall, who Is In charge
of Shamrock Volunteer
Fire Department’s toy re-
pair project, said this week
that only about one-half of
the needed toys and dolls
had been donated to date.
Each year firemen spend
many hours repairing toys
which are turned over to
the Goodfeilows for distri-
bution to children of under-
privileged families in this
community. It Is estimated
that toys for 35 to 40 fam-
ilies will be needed this
year.
Thursday, December 1,
hat been act as the dead-
line for turning in toys
which heed repairing, Hall
■Ud. “We will be rlad to
receive toys which do not
heed repairing at any time,’’
he added.
A display of toys and
dolla which have already
been repaired may be seen
bt the window of the old
Berten Drag building on the
**at aide of the 100 block
of North Main Street.
Plans are complete for the
Annual shamrock High School
Invitational Basketball Tourn-
ament scheduled Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, December
1. 2 and 3, at the high school
gymnasium.
Competing In the three-day
tourney, which opens at 9 a m.
Thursday, December 1, are nine
boys teams and eight girls
teams. Repreesntcd by both
boys and girls teams will be.
Spearman, Canadian, Memphis,
Lefors, Briscoe, McLean, Kcl-
ton and Shamrock. Mobectle has
entered only a boys team.
Morning, afternoon and night
sessions are scheduled both
Thursday and Friday. There
will be a morning session Sat-
urday, with the finals set for
Saturday night.
Admission prices for each
session, including the finals,
will be 25c for students and
75c for adults.
Hnndsonie trophies will be
awarded the champion, runner-
up and the winner of consola-
tion honors In both the boys
and girls brackets.
Presentation of the trophies
will be made by the Shamrock
High School Student Council
following the championship
boys game, which will be the
final contest of the tournament
flne.ls Saturday nlgnt.
Tills promises to be a spirited
tournament with most of last
year’s winners being back to
defend their titles
Briscoe boys and Spearman
girls won championship honors
last, year. Runners-up were the
Clarendon boys and the Bris-
coe girls. Winners of consola-
tion honors were the Shamrock
boys and the Clarendon girls.
Meeting In the opening
game at 9 am. Thursday will
be the McLean and Kelton
gtrls. Kelton and Lefors boys
will meet at 10:30 am to com-
plete the Thursday morning
session.
In the Thursday afternoon
session, Memphis and Lefors
girls will play at 12:10 p.m.;
Spearman and Canadian boys
at 1:40 pm ; Spearman and
Canadian girls at 3:20 p.m.; and
McLean and Briscoe boys at
4:50 p.m,
The Thursday night session
will begin at 6:30 o’clock with
the Mobeetle boys meeting th»i
winner of the Kelton-Lefors
game At 8.10 p.m Briscoe and
Shamrock gtrls will play, and
at 9 30 p.m., the Memphis and
Shamrock boys.
Beginning with the Friday
morning session at 9 o'clock,
winners will start meeting win-
ners In the championship
bracket and losers will begin
playing losers in the consola-
tion bracket.
Basketball fans from thorugh-
out the area are Invited to at-
tend the various sessions and
root for their favorite teams.
REV. AARON BAJCKUS
Revival To Open
November 27 At
Baptist Church
The Rev Aaron Backus, pas-
tor of the University Baptist
Church In Arlington, will ar-
rive in Shamrock on Sunday,
November 27, to begin a week-
long series of evangelistic ser-
mons, at the First Baptist
Church.
Morning services are sched-
uled for 9:30 o'clock, Monday
through Friday. Night services
will be at 7:30 o'clock, Monday
through Saturday, and 7:00 o’-
clock Sunday
The nursery will be open for
all messages.
J. B. McPherson, minister of
music of the local church, will
direct the music, with Mrs.
George Howard and Mrs. Lester
Ramsey at organ and piano,
respectively. Special music is
planned for all services.
"Our church is Indeed for-
tunate In securing the services
of the Rev. Backus for the
(Continued on page 10)
Shamrock National Guard Unit
Wins Highest Possible Rating
Shamrock Army National
Guard unit Is one of 14 in
Texas to win highest possible
superior rating on its recent
annual inspection, according to
a release received this week
from the Adjutant General's
Department, Austin.
Attaining he top mark was
Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 131st
Artillery 49th Armored Divi-
sion. Buttery Commander m
Captain Rex R. Peeples of 813
Northeast 3rd Street, Dumas.
First Sergeant E-8 Doug Rives
of Shamrock Is the fulltime ad-
ministrative supply technician.
Announcement of the top
rating was made by Major
General Thomas S. Bishop,
State Adjutant General.
Inspection of the unit was
October 10. by a team from the
Fourth U. 3. Army’s Inspector
general seetton of Fort Sam
Houston.
The results of the Inspection
were made public In Austin this
week.
Guard units must undergo
detailed Inspection each year
to determine the readiness
status.
The local unit Is made up
of approximately 50 guards-
men
Grand Jurors
Are Selected
The names of 20 person se-
lected to serve on the grand
Jury during the November term
of court were released this
week from the office of Rena
Slvage, district clerk.
The new term of court be-
gins Monday, November 28.
Names of the grand Jurors
are:
Shamrock — Lyman Q. Ben-
son, Don Bradley, Chauncle
Clay, John Olasscock, Robert
Laycock and Jack Worley.
Twltty — J. R. Hefley, Jr.
and Oarland Moore.
Wheeler — C. C. Baird, C. W.
Burgess, Alvern Hutchinson, W.
L. Jolly, Virgil Patterson and
Joe Weatherly.
Mobeetle — Charles Walser,
L. T. Underwood, C. J. Van
Zandt, Milton Finsterwald and
Grady Dodd.
Briscoe — K. D. Douthit.
Prayer Of Thanksgiving
0 God, our Heavenly Father, we come to Thee in prayer. It’s Thanks-
giving time, and we pray that deep in our hearts, Thou wilt remind us of
things that we ought never to forget.
Recall to us our blessings that we may be grateful. Our eyes grow too
accustomed to man’s ugliness and sin, to the world’s tumult and disorder.
Today remind us of the goodness that is here and of all those things that
crown our lives with beauty and blessedness. Quicken our memories concern-
ing all those endless benedictions by which our lives have been enriched.
Refresh our recollections of the blessings of our civilizations, the rich her-
itage that we enjoy but which was bought and paid for by other toils and
tears than ours. Lead us supremely to the Christ through whom Thou hast
so radiantly shined upon us, and at the foot of His cross, we will be grateful.
We pray especially for any of us who at this Thanksgiving time find
it difficult to be grateful. Some of us have lately laid our dead away, and
our hearts are heavy and depressed. Some are anixious about tomorrow, not
knowing what lies ahead but who are fearful of difficulty and disappoint-
ment. There are anxieties of mind, body, and estate that need Thy healing
touch. Some are bitterly critical of the church and see no hope in it, and
there are those who condemn the government and are cynical about building
a better community or a better world. Some of us are very difficult to live
with and it seems we grumble about everything and quarrel with every-
body. We are dissatisfied with the present, scornful of the past, and dis-
believing about the future. How can we be thankful?
0 God of mercy as we celebrate our national thanksgiving, let us re-
discover the faith that conquers fear and the courage that surmounts dis-
aster, and let us rest our minds in the certainity that Thou art God, and
we are dear to Thee in spite of all our limitations and failures. Universal
power is in the hands of Eternal Goodness, and nothing can ever defeat Thee
in working out Thine eternal purposes. So, be thou our God according to
our need, and grant us a Thanksgiving Day when we can say with all our
hearts, “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy
name.
We ask it for Christ’s sake, Amen!
Lyman Paul Wood, Pastor
First Methodist Church
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View two places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1966, newspaper, November 24, 1966; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth529519/m1/1/?q=technical+manual: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.