The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1949 Page: 1 of 16
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Monday Is
DOLLAR DAY
In Hereford |
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49th YeGr—Number 30
Veterans Land Purchase Loan Plan
Clarified By County Service Officer
Ralph Smi'.n.
Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Te>
Thursday, July 28,
Price 5c Per Copry
County Veter- , he will sell the land for a stipu-
ns Service C Nicer, explained baled amount, allowing me vet-
ran a 90-day option on the land.
this wets Uie veterans land
purchase loan plan passed by
the 51st legislature, which en
ables veterans to receive up tu
$7,125 loan on land they wish
to purchase.
Maximum contract of pur-
chase, said Smith, is $10,000. The
veteran finds the land he wants
and obtains from the present
owner a simple statement that
Several Hereford merchants
attended the f’all fashion mar-
ket in Amarillo Sunday. Among
those registering were Dub
: he V.-U runs' Land Board uses
.his option lime to investigate
he ...upbeat.on and to approve
,n lean. 'Ihe statement .should
give a tax description of the
land, and the amount c; mineral
rights joined there m. The land
must contain a minimum of
twenty acre, must bear 50 per
sent of tlie mineral rights, and
must have- a clear title.
Tne veteran must be able to
pay 5 per cent down on the land.
Then he has up to lorty years
to pay it out. at 3 per cent inter-
est. Tne title is deeded over to
the Veterans Land Board, and
'.he veteran receives a warranty
deed upon approval of the loan
■and receipt of the down pay-
ment. When the land is paid
out, the Land Board grants a
release to the veteran.
$7,500 Loan
Maximum amount of the loan
is $7,500 to any one veteran, and
.his amount includes the 5 per
cent down payment. A tract of
land costing in excess of $10,000
will not be granted a loan.
Payments to the Land Board
Heeves and Pat Corbett of Fox I are £)ue semi-annually .The Land
Men's Shop, Monk Johnson of
Rutherfords, Gaston Baer of the
Popular Store and Mrs. Bess
Moore, Mrs. Leona Blood and
Mrs. Eddie Mathis of the Vogue.
The Market had 153 manu-
facturing firms represented
showing everything from novel-
ties and notions to fur coats. The
purchased need not be improved,
and the veteran does not need
to live on it, as is compulsory In
most farm loan programs. A
disadvantage for this area of
Texas, Smith announced, is that
small tracts of land which could
be operated profitably are dif-
ficult to obtain for the amount
very latest in fashions were j G-ie joan offers. However, if a
shown and the Hereford group j veteran wishes to invest in a
rt ports a very interesting and , qUarter section, for instance, he
profitable trip.
Overheard in the Post Office
“She's the most disconcerted
woman I know, she's married to
a man who won’t argue, and who
adds to her confusion by making
frequent and profuse apologies,
most of which she says are ab-
solutely unwarranted."
? i
Richard Jowell had the right
Idea, or at least half of it, at
the fire Monday night. The
whistle pulled him out of bed as
it did almost all of the depart-
ment, he laced up one work boot
and then happened to think of
his rubber boots all of the fire-
men got a few weeks ago, so he
^uut a rubber boot on the other
foot and took off.
l Signs of the good-old-days:
ice cream boys with their wagons
around town.
In connection with his Cub
Scouting work, Sheriff J. C
Reese has announced this week
that a swimming class opened to
all Cub Scouts will be started
Monday morning, August 1 at
10 o'clock at the Municipal Swim-
ming Pool. Bud Bradley will
teach the series of 12 or 15 les-
sons. and it will be free of charge.
Details of the regular meeting
time will be worked out at the
first meeting
can divide the land into two
tracts, get his loan from the state
on one tract, and pay cash or use
his credit on the other. Smith
explained.
Disabled veterans have a 90-
day priority on land purchase
loans, which went into effect on
June 6 All veterans may make
application for a loan now, but
none will be granted, except to
disabled veterans, until Septem-
ber 6.
Veterans interested in making
application, Smith emphasized,
should write to the Veterans
Land Board. General Land Of-
fice, Austin, Texas, requesting
ccntract-of-sale form and ap-
plication for veteran-to-pur-
chase.
i
They folded up their tents and
silently crept away—well equip-
ped for any emergency with sev-
eral pairs of onion shears. That’s
what happened last Sunday
when the Indians employed by
J K. Baker decided to leave
town—all of a sudden. Mr. Baker |
^didn't mind their leaving, but
he did miss his shears, so sher-
iff J. C. Reese contacted the
sheriff at Portales, New Mexico,
who let the Indians go—without
t l»e shears. The shears are back
in Hereford where they belong,
and Die Indians? Nobody knows.
How crop farmers were sport-
ing satisfied smiles around town
Wednesday following the near
inch of rain many of them got
around the county. It was really
money in the bank to most of
them. But potato and onion
growers didn't like it.
^ -X1
PoSato Harvest Rush Past Peak
More Than Half 01 Crop Is In
i dow n
in
lls way
[its. and wil
u.si n lU’hiiu*
he harvest .se
Potatoes hi
ag plants in Her. lord
1 operation this week,
potato rush slowing
e as the bulk ot tne
ed. waxed and graded
) various mar-
in* union crop
■ full swing oi
11i i into Ai
Shipped 7
( .irle.uls
FOLLOW THE LEADER FLEET—The aircraft carrier H.M3. Th( .
gume of "follow the leader,” with the French carrier Arromanches se, .( and the hutch -mini i-
nne tender Maidstone third. Ships from the British, Dutch, Belgian and French navies are taki ■
part in the "Exercise Verity” in the Bay of Biscay under the command of Britain's Admiral AT -’
Grigor. Convoy defense keynotes the combined tied operations.
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Jow
port
Family Reunion
Interrupted By
Tragic Accident
Committee Meets With FW&D
Friday To Consider Railroad
R. Wright Armstrong, pres- from the Farm-to-Market road
ident of the Fort Worth and'committee, commenting on a
Denver railway will meet with proposal by the State Highway
a Hereford committee Friday commission concerning county
morning, according to a letter i farm-to-market roads. The
received from Prelsdent Arm- committee met with the coin-
strong and read at the Chamber mission a week ago Saturday and
'tutors lilt an open market
las; of the week, and the
ket price hovered around the
j and S3.00 mark. Lack of
arul during the early part
;n. week broug.it the price
:t. and Wednesday it was re-
ed at between $2.50 and $2 65.
"Unsiabiiity of prices described
h e potato market." the brokers
-aai "during tins mid-point of
file harvest season."
Out ot the total acreage of
2.049 in potatoes this year, an
estimated 1.000 acres of Reds
have yet to be harvested, it was
reported, and about 200 acres of
wiiiies The general rain which
h l! Tuesday night hampered dig-
ging in most areas, which bids
■ air to extend tne harvest sea-
irl
■nipped out by ,i
oi Lee, and t his inci
; anil armies
I'MA head reporti
Si uughtcr ul Liu
Freight office ha
shipment ot 250 c;
ment by truck has
a large percental'
a toes, but no exact *
could be ascertained
Onion harvest hi! full
hie first o! t.lis week, bu
accounted for time
•n
an
Santa
reportec
lads Si
counted
of the
r
Fi-
tr i it
ru.
durin
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vin
latter part
ate rt. pur,eu mgn aver-
. mure Mian 400 sacks per
liii in s' yield reported wjs
0 and Leon Cof-
• d over 75u sacks
1 onions off one
500 acres were
.it Smith County
md rain account-
ie,i\y losses, and
for the tact that
quite so high this
as last A Wednesday af-
.m report stated that the
yellows were selling for
and No. 1 whites were re-
g $! 75. Harvest is expect-
ntiruie throughout next
.ed in D
,'ear Hail
jT some
recouiltei
:> w as m
the
Legirn Jrs.Tie
Olion 6-6; Play
Plainview Tsday
Family reunion plans were
tragically interrupted Friday
tight when Mrs. J. W. Coulson of
31k City, Okla. died as a result
jf a two-car automobile collis-
.on about 10 miles west of Groom.
Dr. and Mrs. Coulson, was was j meeting Tuesday night
57, were on their way to Ani-
aerst wher Mr. and Mrs. C. E
Williams of Hereford and other \ niversary of the Burlington cele- ployment commission on the
nembers of the family were to brat ion there. The group will work accomplished daring har-
med for the first reunion in
of Commerce Board of Directors will meet with them again in 1
Massey Funeral
He'd In Clayton
the near future to make final j I'uaei'll‘
Massey. 64.
many years.
Two sisters to Mrs. Coulson,
Mrs Pearl Abbott, her son Earl
and Mrs, Emma Coulson. and
relatives Mr. and Mrs. Orville
VVagener, Mrs. Delvin Batson,
Mrs. Bob Wagoner and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Marvin Wagener all
of Amherst met in Hereford at
the Williams home Sunday and
proceeded to Elk City for the
funeral services at the Methodist
Church that afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherril Williams
of Yucaita, Calif., also met here
before going to Elk City. C. E
and Sherril were brothers to Mrs.
Coulson.
Another sister Is Mrs. Gertie
Kelley of Dallas.
Dr. Coulson is reported in a
critical condition In an Okla-
homa City hospital. The driver
if tile other car also died.
Mwices for Howard
Armstrong will be at Childress | recommendations Massi v 64 were held Tuesday
Friday to attend the 100th an- A report from the State Em- Hternoon it C yton, N. M Mi
Massey was buried In the ceme-
tery plot beside his father and a
son.
He died as a result of a spinal
cord Injury received in a fall
! from a wagon Saturday after-
noon at the intersection of Park
[Avenue and Third Street. Mr.
i Massey and hi? on Dennis were
i hr g nay ’ «„• ,nk Gilliland
| Apparently i , »f his balance
j and fell to the pavement. The
mule team surged against the
discuss the proposed extension ' vest by that office was also read
of the FW&D railroad from Dim- j Other letters and business of
mitt to Hereford with him ! minor detail were considered by
Directors also heard a report i the board
County C:mmis«<?tiers Put 0 K.
On,5.9 Miles Oi Read In County
County Commissioners approv- right-of-ways are obtained and ; upsetting'The "wagon" load
ed the Farm-to-Market road w hen funds are available. | and Dennis who was not injured,
from Highway 60 in Hereford, The commissioners also ap- However, it was believed that, the
south and fien east to road I Proved the opening of a public wagon did not run over his body
intersection in a Monday meet- r,)ad beginning in the Counts He died as first reported. He died
mg.
The 5.9 miles of road this in-
cludes runs from the Highway
Intersection at Main Street,
south and then east. Funds for
the road are provided through
Senate Bill No. 287. The esti-
mated cost of construction is
$51,600. Work will proceed when
Lions Club To Sponsor Wrestling
Details Will Be Released Later
P ‘ the Southeast corner oi Sunday evening in Deaf Smith
Section 12, Block B. running hospital about 7 o'clock
north to the Northeast corner of j Mr. Massey was born In Green-
Section 6. Block B, and east along j ville, Texas and is survived by
Section line between Section 6, j his wife, Dennis, three step-
Block B, and Section 15, Town- children, his mother, Mrs. Gyle
ship 2 North. Range 5 East, to ; Massey, 92, of Denton, and four
the County Road. A petition for sisters.
the opening of this road was pre- The step-children are Jimmy
sented to the Commissioners ; neberne of Dallas, Charles He-
Cot it on July 11 b> Bill Clutter, j berne of Falfurrias and Frances
Signers were Bill Clutter, B. M. , Heberne of Denton. The sisters
;>rc Mrs. Clara Baer of Dumas.
Dan Flnlan Is announcing the
White House Market will con-
tinue operation under new man-
agement in tlie Brand this week.
Marlin Gilliland wants people
to give the right address when
they call for an ambulance. He
answered two calls Saturday that
gave wrong addresses. He said
he got In plenty of riding.
t
Ed Skypala and Bruce Wood-
dell earned those sore muscles
the hard way Tuesday evening
down at Jaycee Park. They rode
Bill Waldrep's automatic hole
digger down a couple of hun-
dred times. And Bruce didn’t
really Intend to work, he just
thought he would help once with
a little extra weight
LET IT RAIN—Tins girl laughs
at a shower. She’s wearing a
new water-repellent scarf, fash-
ioned of soft, pure silk. It’s a
decorative accessory that offers
real protection in a sudden rain-
storm.
Jaycees Work To
Get Park Ready
Hereford Jaycees put In close
to 100 man hours of work on
their park project Tuesday eve-
ning In an effort to complete
the work before the August 9th
Dedication by National Presi-
dent Cliff Cooper.
Between 35 and 40 Jaycees
worked until dark, cutting rail-
road ties, digging holes and put-
ting the ties In to keep cars
within the drive and out of the
park grounds.
After dark the Jaycees and
their wives ate picnic style in
‘he park from food they had
brought themselves. The money
which would have gone to the
regular dinner meeting Tuesday
night will be spent on the dedi-
cation.
Erecting the entrance sign,
digging a few more holes, put-
ting In the railroad ties and put-
ting out trash barriers will com-
plete preparations.
Lyle Blanton and Harry Cay-
lor gave a detailed account of
their recent trip to New York
City at the Wednesday meeting
of the Lions Club held at the
Lions-Rotary Hall.
The men returned last week
Army Reserve Units
Study Court Martial
Hereford's two Army Reserve
units, both of which are author-
ized 24 pay periods per year, will
be complemented by a third
when the necessity arises ac-
cording to Col. V Z. Gomez.
Organized Reserve Corps In-
structor lor the Hereford-Ama-
rillo area Monday night.
Headquarters company of the
4234th Armored Ordinance Main-
tenance Battalion (Trng.l of
which Major Don Zimmerman is
commanding officer has its full
quota of 15 officers, lacking four
warrant officers to be complete.
However, additional members
can be attached to the unit and
attend meetings for points with-
out pay.
The 4868th Judge Advocate
General unit (trng.l with Capt.
O. P. Cowart as commanding of
end from tlie Lions International
Convention in New York where
they represented the Hereford
Club. Features of the convention
which were particularly interest-
ing, they reported, were the
flag presentation, at which 26
Wiltshire, C. R. Walser. Charles
Noland, L. H. Lookir.gblil. J. K.
Baker, M. S. Benefield, S. L. Wal-
sir, F. J. Knabe, J. E. Stengel
and B. T. Atchley. The petition
asked for a first class road, 60
feet wide. It will be located
southwest of Hereford, near
Summerfield.
A measure was passed limit-
ing loads crossing all bridges on
Tierra Blanca Creek to 15,000
countries were represented, and j pounds gross, and the motion
the various speeches, including was approved for collecting rents
those of Governor Thomas E.j those occupying offices in
, .. ,r , „ the County Court House.
Dewey ol New York, the Honor- ; ... ,
, , | All lour commissioners pres-
able Robert Kerr oi Oklahoma, j enti Xroy Moore G T Higgins.
and Eugene S.
president of Lions International.
During the business session,
the Lions decided to undertake
sponsorship of a series of wrestl-
ing matches here, starting this
fall. Tire matches will be held in
the Bull Barn, but details of the
time will be decided at a later
date. Purpose of the matches
will be two-fold: to raise money
for the club and to bring good
entertainment to Hereford's
sports-loving fans.
Most of the details of the Lions
Carnival, to be held August 1
through 6, have been worked out,
it was reported. Bill Warren is
serving as general chairman,
and John Pool and Sam Nun-
Briggs, retiring | j. T. Guinn and John I. Morris,
j signed the Oath cf the Board of
j Equalization declaring they
| would faithfully endeavor to
have the assessed valuation of all
property subject to taxation
within this County stand upon
the tax rolls of the County for
taid year at its true casli market
value.
Mrs. Bertha Yates of Denton,
Mrs. Maggie Cook and Mrs.
Myrtle Teague of Clayton.
Mr. Massey came to Hereford
in March from his home in Den-
ton and has been working for
Mr. Gilliland since then.
Gilliland Funeral Home am-
bulance carried him to the emer-
gency ward for treatment Sat-
urday afternoon.
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ONE DWI CHARGE
One DWI charge was filed this
week with County Judge L. H.
Foster. Joe Stone Samora, picked
up Monday by S. B. Berry, plead-
ed not guilty to the charge. Bond
wes set at $560.
Darkness caught up with the
ball game in tne eighth Tues-
day evening at Olton and left
Hereford Junior American Le-
gion with a 6-6 tie.
Scheduled as a seven inning
'tame, the game went one extra
inning before it was too dark
ho pirn Kenneth Brock pitched
through the first five innings
md Bill lineman finished up as
Brock was tiling. Both pitchers
ooked good. Brock giving up 4
hits and Engman 2.
The game was played before a
highly partisan home crowd and
on a rough diamond which ac-
counted for more errors than
usual on the part of both teams.
Bob Patterson led Hereford
hitters with three singles. Both
Tommy Culpepper and Jack
Stanton banged out triples, Cul-
pepper driving in two runs in
the first Inning with his.
Oltnn comes here for a return
game Tuesday night and Plain- j
view plays here tonight Game
time is 8:30 o’clock at Veteran's '
Park.
(See Box Score Page 21
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Motor Burns in Fire
At City Food Monday
Hereford Volunteer firemen
averted what could have been a
serious fire Monday night when
(hey answered a midnight call
at City Food Store Number One
at 120 N Main. A motor on a
refrigeration unit had caught on
fire. Only the motor burned' be-
cause of the prompt action.
Hi Nickerson of the Nickerson
Hotel, part gf which is above
the grocery store, smelled the
motor burning and reported the
lire.
THE WEATHER
Temperature readings, Sunday
through Wednesday, readings
taken at 8 o'clock each morning.
Sunday—High 91; low 83.
Monday—High 88: low 88
Tuesday—High 91: low 84. .93
rain.
Wednesday—High 85; low 60.
Total July moisture: 8 85
Total 1949 moisture: 20.79
ON TRIAL—Otto Abet/, Nazi ambas-
sador to France during the German
occupation, stoutly maintains his in-
noeert ;e during in* war crimes trial
in Paris. His is the last war crimes,
trial scheduled in France.
I
QUESTION
of the
WEEK
?
ficer is in tlie process of forma- | nally are in charge of publicity,
tion now, and as the Colonel | ^ jiiitio1" size replica of the Santa
stated If tlie need arises more l ^e Super Chief will be a major
units will be assigned here. As a feature for tlie children at the
matter of fact he Intimated
papers have already been drawn
for another unit.
About 20 members were pres-
ent Monday night. The period
was devoted to a lecture on new
court martial procedure which
has undergone several changes
since the war ended. Col. Gomez
said this is a “pet Dept, of the
Army subject today" with re-
servists being required to take
10 hours of lecture In the course.
Both units will meet Monday
night at 8 o’clock In the Cham-
ber of Commerce offices,
carnival grounds on East First
The train, built by L. L. Morgan
if Amarillo, has 380 feet of
portable track, and is complete
with Diesel ‘horn and bells. This
is its first trip out of Amarillo,
although it has been In operation
tor three years.
In concluding the business
session. Blanton announced that
Sleel Work Delays
Hofei Bricklayers
Brick layers have caught up
with steel work or at, least have
gone as far as is safe and prac-
tical until steel work on Hotel
Jim Hill has been completed ac-
cording to A. R Ratliff. BMFP
superintendent.
Vibration from riveting and
other steel won makes it im-
practical to continue higher
with brickwork and the safety
factor means danger of some-
thing falling on men working
relow with workers higher in
Lie construction.
•Steel work should be finished
in about ten days, says Ratliff.
all chairman of standing com- v,ho added “things are going
mittees will meet with the Board pretty good."
of Directors at their regular Rain also caused a one day
meeting Tuesday morning at 7 j shut down on running founda-
a. m at Engman’s Cafe, to map Itions for the dining room Tues-
out plans for the year day
THREE OF A KIND—Gipsy Lad's Missy, a registered jersey
row, displays niotheily concern as Jack Shepherd looks over her
•'i-,lay-old triplets at Glen Ellen, Calif. The birth of triplets is
a rarity in bovine curies, and Missy's feeling justifiably proud
!>« you ever have insomnia,
and if so, what do you do about
it?
Homer Fox Have what? Have
Insomnia? Ch goodness yes, I
nave it all the time. I had it last
night I just lie there and grit
my teeth and wish I could go to
sleep. Then I go fishing or play
bell or do something else I like
to do—mentally, of course, until
I go to sleep—but It doesn't al-
ways work Tt didn’t work last
night, because last night I
ought bag-worms all night long
so I never did get around to go-
ng fishing and this morning
"in so tired I don’t know what
to do.
Adeline Koelzer: The way I
nave to work down at that REA
office I'm always so tired at
night that I can just go to sleep
my time I lay down.
Dick Lucas; No. I don’t have
insomnia, either. I don't go to
bed till twelve o'clock and I
lon’t have time to have insom-
nia.
Judge L. H. Foster: I really
lave it very seldom—once in a
while if I drink a little too much
•offee too late I stay awake. I
just lie there and stay awake—
.vhat else could you do?
Mrs. Buck Owens: Heavens.
io. I don’t have it now and don’t
liink I ever did. And listen,
aoney, when you put in four-
een hours a day at the grocery
tore you can’t afford to have it.
Mrs. Helen Pipkin: If I ever
lad a case of insomnia I can’t
emember it. Just show me a
lillow and I’m ready to go tu
ltd They do say, however, that
f you do have insomnia the
vorst thing for it is to sit in
>ed and read.
Mont Baker: No, I don’t have
nsomnia and I don’t even have
'. good reason for not having it.
Mrs. Clyde Rush: On very
cry rare occasions I've had in-
omnia. Then there is nothing to
o but slick it out until you go
0 sleep Usually however, with
hrse two children I'm so ex-
austec! by the end of the day I
onld sleep through anything.
Wilson Gyles: I’m also one of
hose people who have insomnia
cry. very seldom. I have it so
eldoni that I don’t know quite
vhat I do to get to sleep I cer-
alnly don't count sheep, and
1 don't even remember If I stay
awake and worry about not go-
ing in «l»on
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