The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1948 Page: 1 of 20
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SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1918
Pioneer Citizen IsSEMIN0LE business front is remodeled
Claimed By Death
NUMBER 44
Turham Bey is Die mysterious
mystic who selfishly misguides
the destinies of four persons In,
"THE SPIRITUALIST"— which
plays at the Tower Theatre for
the New Year’s Eve Midnight
Show Frdiay, December 31st.
What Do Vo!i
Know About Your
Tares!
(First in a Series)
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 23. _
Everybody talks about taxes,
but a lot of people don’t know as
much about them as they
should.
That's the belief of the Univer-
sity of Texas Bureau of Munici-
pal Research which has complet-
ed the first in a series of studies
In the fiel dof state finance—a
publication on "The State Prop-
erty Tax in Texas.”
The pronertv tax is the first
phase considered, "because it con-
tinues to be a vital source of
state revenue despite a decline in
its relative revenue importance
during the past two decades,"
It reaches out to almost every
taxpaying cttfzen. IV monev
collected is used to nav confed-
erate pensions, to supply a large
part of public school income and
to boost the state's general rev-
enue fund.
Research Associate Lynn F.
Anderson, who has compiled the
information, brings together in-
numerable facts and tables ex-
plaining assessment, collection
and utilization practices in Tex-
as and drawing comparisons with
similar operations in other
states.
Some states. Anderson ex-
plains, have abandoned the gen-
eral property tax as a source of
revenue, but he does not believe
such action is likely in Texas.
*The present high and ever-ln-
elmsing level of state expendi-
tures for education virtually pre-
cludes the thought of reducing or
rutting out one of its main sourc-
es of income," he states.
The author recognizes and dis-
cusses common criticisms of the
pronertv tax including: the com-
plaint that real property bears
the brunt of the tax burden, with
personal property escaping taxa-
tion in a majority of cases; that
assessment and collection pro-
cesses are filled with many ills,
and that the Texas statutes gov-
erning property taxation are ov-
erly complicated and duplicative.
In an introduction to the pub-
lication, Unlversitv Economics
professor E. T. Miller who assist-
ed in its compilation explains
some of the background of the
pronertv tax. relating that it
joins the poll tax in being the
oldest In the Texas Tax system.
He reviews its history as the
main support of the state govern-
ment throughout the 19th cen-
tury and well Into the 20th, and
points out that it accounted for
12 per cent or $24.8 million of all
state tax revenues in 1946.
Anderson explains the decline
of the property tax’s importance
as a result of the development
and growth of other taxes in the
period after 1929. Currently the
tax has the fourth largest yield
among all of the state’s tax rev-
enues.
Copies of the publication may
be obtained from the Bureau of
Municipal Research at $1 each.
(Next: Exemptions and Assess-
ments).
William John Davis, pioneer
Seminole citizen, passed on at
the Andrew S. Tomb hospital in
this city Wednesday morning.
Mr. Davis had been engaged in
the restaurant business in Semin-
ole for many years preceding his
retirement three years ago. He
had been in failing health for
some time.
| Mr. Davis was born at Paint
1 Rock, Alabama. May 21. 1876, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis. He
| is survived by the widow and
eight children, six girls and two
I boys, and several grandchildren.
The children are Mrs. Charles
Smith, Lubbock: Mrs. Annie Guy
Watkins. Lamosa; Mrs. F. A.
I Marcus, and Mrs. Elton F.
j Parker, Seminole; Mrs. Harold
Placker, North Baltimore, Ohio;
Mrs. Deck Bingaman, Monument,
i N. M.; Earl S. Davis, Fresno.
Calif., and Carl P Davis. Semin
ole.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted at the Methodist church
in this city this afternoon at 3
p. m. Active pallbearers wifi be
i Reeves Cothes, C. B. Estep, Rob-
ert Pittman, Joe Martin and
Thomas Burrows.
Honarary pallbearers are Scott
Doss, A. C. Giddlngs, A. C. Key,
i Raymond Parker, R. W. Pittman,
Con Hood, Emmet Foster, Char-
l"e Bennett, Rufus Mitchell, E. C.
Estep, V. M. Briggs, A. L. Duff,
T. F. Lindley, D. Coker, Foster
Brock, San Nolley, Milam Park-
er <?. E. Rollins,
i Services at the church will be
conducted by the Rev. C. S. Mc-
Kinney. assisted by Rev. Preston
Florence and Rev. If. D. Seago
Seminole Gets Ready
For Joyful Christmas
♦ Seminole and Gaines county is
all set for a big Christmas.
School is out and the teachers
have scattered to the four com-
its of Texas and adjoining states.
Midnight Blaze
Damages Building
"? «he ri,r ' Many
of the 1. F. Lindley building oc-
cupied by the Texas Company
geophysical offices here Tues-
| day midnight.
The fire department quickly
(loused the blaze which had
started around an air condition-
i:>r *n a window at the rear of
! the building.
No official estimate of the
with their parents to visit “the
folks” back in East Texas, Ar
kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and
other states.
Oil company employees who
could by any chance wangle a
few days leave are already on
their way back to Grandma's and
to Aunt Marthy’s and Uncle Bill.
Business people will make their
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^ ( LEANKRS PLANT—Above is i>*et-nvtl ( V n nf nf e r'u . g'i
remodeled some weeks ago. Mr. Uiclmrdson h d ,hc picture made noiiTh ! wh,rh was
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Local Sport! Fly MERRY CHRISTMAS
Lions Club Hears
Christmas Carols
Collum's Drive In
Will Be Remodeled
Collum’s Drive In Cafe closed
i Wednesday and will remain
closed until Jan. 6 for the pur-
pose of remodeling and renovat-
ing.
Mr. Coilum recently moved his
family here from Big Spring
and during the holidays will also
try to find time to get his fam-
ily set In their new homi» h<w*»
Since Mr. Coilum opened the
drive In it has been one of tne
most popular eating places in
Seminole, serving many ban-
quets and dinners to private par-
ties and to clubs and other or-
ganizations.
During the two weeks closing
Mr. Coilum expects to add to the
modem equipment and to re-
! arrange things for more effic-
ient handling of the business.
To Brownwood
G. L. Stanfield piloted Bud
Hall. Dr. Oliveira and Sheriff-
elect Bob McReynolds to the
Monahans-New Braunfels game
at Brownwood Friday.
The trip was made in the new
four-n’a^ Bellanca which Mr.
Stanfield recently purchased for
use in his Seminole Firing Ser-
vice at the local air port.
The ship is powered with a
ISO h. p. motor and will cruise
when fully loaded with four peo-
ple at 140 miles per hour.
Mr. Stanfield stated the ship
was available for charter ser-
vice at anytime and anywhere.
The rate will run around 15
cents per mile, or about five
cents per passenger when fully
loaded with three passengers.
S anfield calls attention to the
fact that at 15 cents per mile for
three passengers the rate Is a
little more than bus fare. In ad
dition to three passengers, the
plane will carry 50 pounds of
luggage.
“Caannihals will not eat a man
who smokes.”—Newspaper filler.
That’s strange. We had always
understood that s m o k e-cured
meat had a better flavor.
The publlshe- ard all of the staff of The Sentinel wish at
this time to express sincere gratitude to all of the people of
Seminole and West Texas w ho have made the succ“ -rfm pub
licaUon of this newspaper possible during the pcC, ye r.
We also want to wish you a very Mer y Christmas and aU
of the Success and Happiness in the New Year that you deserve.
Maybe we should make It a lot more than you deserve. Any.
how, you all have our sWrmt best wishes at all times.
This issue of The Satinet carries more Christmas good-
will advertising than any Issue printed in Seminole. It not
only creates good will and haplness among our readers here
In the county, but It Is a fine piece of advertising to the rest
of the world and will compare favorably with newspapers
printed in much large r towns of the area.
One thing marred the occasion for the force. The poems,
stories and other Christmas feotures with which we Intended
to intersperse the advertising In this issue was furnished ns In
the wrong column width and we could not use them. Thero
was no time left to correct the error after we opened up the
plates and discovered the error.
But, we did our darndest, and we we~e slrrt of help to
boot. We know there will be errors and names v‘!l be mis-
spelled. There will be mistakes wherein one firm’s num<* will ap-
pear on some other fellow's ad, etc., etc. But pleas- fjrglve us
and we will ever continue to try to do better.
Again, let us wish you much happiness In the Yuletlde, and
may you ever become more conscious of God’s love for you.
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stated it was slight
All week the stores have been
crowded in what is no doubt the
biggest buying sprees ever wit-
nessed at Christmas time in
Seminole. There maj have been
imi*s in the past when some
of the stores did more business.
~. j but now that there ar emore and
, Wn<K pr?1('ent of the larger stores than ever before in
. < minole Lions club, presided Seminole history, the volume of
over the meeting Tuesday noon, L ‘ * 1Ume of
following an illness which kept
him home last week.
Miss Hollingsworth, director
of music in the schools, present-
ed the choral club of some 30
voices in several Christmas
carols. The club also presented
a program In the gymnasium
Wednesday morning.
Earl Brasfield read a letter
Monahans And New Braunfels Turn
All Eyes To Odessa Christinas Day
NEW RRAtTMim.C TW _____ ...
Gaines County Oil
Plant Worker Killed
BROWNFIELD An employe
of the Stanolind Oil & Gas Com-
pany, Archie B. Karr, 27, of
Brownfield, was killed Thursday
26 miles south of Brownfield in
Gaines County.
Karr was working alone in
the power plant to the company's
Cedar Lake station and appar-
ently came in contact with high
NEW BRAUNFELS. Dec. 23-
Holiday dates have been chaang-
ed by proclamation, but never
before in the history of this
102-year-old community has a
high school football team had
anything to do with such a shift
This year, however, with the
New Braunfels Unicorns poten-
tial state class A champions, old
Santa had better get around a
little ahead of schedule if he
I doesn’t want to find some chilly
houses and cold chimneys. New
Braunfels is going to Odessa to
meet the powerful Monahans Lo-
bos December 25 at 2 p. m.
By the flip of a coin, it was
decided to play this first Class A
championship battle in Odessa.
No doubt the Monahans follow-
ers. thrity-five miles west of
Odessa, will like this but it sure
was a tough break for Unicom
rooters. Three hundred and fifty-
nine miles is a long way to go for
a high school, college, or even
pro football game, but New
Braunfels is and has been ‘foot-
ball buggy’ for the past three
months.
Wersterfer Confident
Big Red Wersterfer, recently
selected as the most valuable
i Player in central Texas, and
honored by practically every All-
Star team in this section of the
. state as the outstanding lineman
| and the center, saw the Lobos
play at Brownwood Saturday and
is of the opinion that he and his
teammates can bottle up Waldo
Young, the pride of Monahans.
Young, played a spectacular
game against New London.
Ail of Coach Weldon Bynum's
boys came through their skim-
ish with the Falfurrias Jerseys
in excellent shape. Rock Panter-
mnehl. stellar Unicom guard,
pulled a leg muscle but should
suffer no effects by next Satur-
day. Herome Bindsell, star Uni-
corn back, added three more
touchdowns to his season’s total,
bringing his total scoring up to
139, and all of this after having
missed five games with a broken
ankle. Bindseil was sensational
on the turf at Alamo stadium
against the Jerseys.
Bynum and the tea mwlll leave
here Thursday morning, stop-
ping in San Angelo en route for
workout and a night’s rest.
They will arrive In Odessa short-
ly after noon on Friday.
MRS. I.EE JOHNSON ATTENDS
WEDDING OF HER SON
Mrs. Lee Johnson and Marilyn
will leave December 22 for Buf-
falo, Wyoming where they will
attend the wedding of their son I
and brother, Burley Johnson '
and Miss Rita Sarantha. The
wedding and high mass will be '
In St. John the Baptist Catholic |
church December 29 at 8:00 a. m
110 guests will attend the re |
eeption and breakfast immediate ,
ly following the ceremony. Mrs
Johnson and Marilyn will be '
guests of Mr and Mrs. Joe Sar- j
antha while in Buffalo.
Love might be blind, but mar
riage usually an eye opener
Chief Gives Warning
Of Yule Tree Dancers
With the warning that "few
people realize that the ordinary
Christmas tree is one of the
most flammable objects known,”
Fire Chief Rex I-ong Saturday
| told of a number of cautions that
may be taken to prevent fires in
homes at the Christmas season.
The usual Christmas tree, he
explained is filled with pitch and
resin, and once ignited, Under-
writers Laboratories tests show,
takes less than two minutes to
bum completely. Such a tree
Conners warned, can easily start
a roaring blaze In a home before
the arrival of the fire depart
ment.
Nine rules, devised by the Na
tional Board of Fire Underwrit
ers, he related, if followed, will
do most to making a Christmas
I tree safe.
I 1. Choose a small tree, instead
j °f a big one. Remember a small
(tree can be as beautiful as a
large one, as well as being much
j less hazardous.
j 2. Do not set tree until a few
days before Christmas. Keep the
i tree outdoors until ready to in-
I stall it.
3. Place the tree in the coolest
! Part of the house. If necessary
I shut off the stove closest to the
‘ tree.
4. Do not, under any circum-
J stances, use cotton or paper for
: decoration on the tree or around
! the tree.
5. Do not place electric trains
j around the tree.
i 6. Use only electric lights tnev-
Ipr candles) and see that all of
j the wires are in good condition
land not fraved. Those which
i (Continued on Page Five)
urging the necessity of an ffll
om drive in the March of Dimes
’’rtigram in January, setting
#orth the need for more funds in
the drive against polio.
Mr. Edwards told the mem-
bers of the commendable pro-
gress made in the musical work
of Miss Hollingsworth classes
during thp time she has been in
the schools.
There will be no meeting of
the club next Tuesday since
uianv members signified their
intentions of being away on that
date.
To determine the approximate
l”* of a Person, ask him what
he thinks of the younger genera-
tion, and to a base of 20 years
•>dd 5 years for each cuss word
he uses in his reply.
Clothes don’t make the man,
but a new outfit can make a
matron feel like a new woman.
business far excelled that of any
previous year.
The streets are all lighted up
and the business places are
proudly displaying beautifully
decorated and lighted show win-
dows. Each evening singers have
assembled on the courthouse
steps and presented programs of
Christmas carols.
Although the churches haven’t
afforded us the opportunity of
acquainting the public with the
program* over the Christmas
week end. we are sure that spec-
ial services have been arranged.
W- E, Cox’s Tower theatre
showed to a howling mob of
gleeful kiddies yesterday after-
noon which filled every seat in
the place. Those who could af-
ford it brought something for
the less fortunate youngsters
and none were turned away.
Santa Clause arrived Saturday
afternoon much to the delight
of hundreds of kids ami older
folks who filled the courthouse
square. His visit was a brief
and Joyful occasion for the kids.
It wasn’t too cool, though, and
Santa must have suffered from
being slightly suffocated by his
profusion of whiskers.
All in all it has been and will
continue to be a joyful occasion
this Christmas in Seminole in
1948.
(I. X. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service, Assisting
Gaines County Soil Conservation Dist.
The Supervisors of the Gaines trict practice what they preach
Soil Conservation District held They realize that every farmer
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CHICAGO—Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwrlght, national commander
of the Diaabled American Veteran*, center, hand* check* to Jame* E.
Nickeraon, a former Army captain from Port Washington, N. Y.,
right, winner of $33,000 first prite in $30,000 DAV Service Foun-
dation puttie contest, and Mrs. Madge Howard of Indianapjlit, Ind.
left, winner of $6,000 and a nev automobile, ar weend place winner.
their regular monthly meeting
last Wednesday, Dec. 15. Pro-
gress made by this District dur-
ing the last half of 1948 was re-
viewed by the Board. Thirty-
three applications covering 70.-
604 acres of farm and ranch
lands were received by the
Board during this period. Four-
teen Soil and Moisture Conserva
tion Plans covering £2.596 acres
were approved by the Board dur
•ng this 6 month period. Four
hundred ninety eight acres of
cover cron for erosion control
were planted by cooperating
farmers during this period; 1161
acres of sorghum stubble were
left for erosion control; 12,556
acres of range land were proper-
ly stocked and 25 acres of range
was replanted during the last
half of 19-18. Applications for
assistance in installing Conserva-
tion measures on their farms
•••ere annrnved by the Bord for
the following farmers: James
Garland 1062 acres, Ben Miller
180 acres, D. A. Scott 320 acres.
E. L. Driver 320 acres, J. T. Tate
320 acres. Sam Stevens 640 acres,1
('. C. Rvcrs 320 acres, D L. Ad-
cock 3220 acres
During the meeting the Super-
• 1 or approved C o n s e rvatlon
Flans between the District and
'he following cooperator*; Floyd
Reasoner 640 acres, J. c. Aims
worth 2560 acres Roy Medlin
6400 acre*
Th» Supervisors of this I»ia-
or rancher should write out a
plan to be followed in his opera
tion.s. In keeping with this idea,
the Supervisors plan to spend
two (Lays next month working
out their Annual Plan of opera-
tions for this District for the
1949 year.
A topographic survey has been
made on the farms of Hershel
Hill near Sawyer F7at by Soil
Conservation Service technicians.
This survey will be used in lay-
ing out an irrigation system on
Hills farm
Recently Conservation Surveys
«ere made on the farms of R. J.
Boardman, J. W. Driver, H H
Capps, F°y King and Hmhej
f, , ,Thes‘‘ surveys show the
kind of soil, slope and amount of
and are used to determ-
ine what Conservation Practices
are necessary to control erosion
and maintain soil fertility.
Capt. Harry A. Stone, who is
Field"! 31 ,‘he ShePP"rt Air
Field Base in Wichita Fal’s
wlfh' K!hP W(H‘k cnd Seminole
. fj118 “ncle' »arry N. Stone
and Mrs. Stone. Capt. Stone is
a debtor an<j j8 a member of the
station hospital staff
Mr*. Bart Gray ami <jaughrer
atay of Pratt, Kansas, will be
guects during Christmas hols
flay*, of Mr and Mr* Theo Me
('rnriy and ton Roger
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