The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1940 Page: 1 of 10
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Sunshine, Soil
and Water
The Hereford Brand
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Electrified
Farm Home*
Published Every Thursday
but Otl€ ISM America and thats AMERICANISM* ()ur Slogan—"More People—More Farms"
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40th Year—Number 37
AROUND
TOWN
Siohts and Face^ Seen
The Hereford Brand, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, September 12, 1940
Price Per Copy 5o
Little Clara Wedel was host-
| ess Friday at a birthday party
honoring little Charlie Cogdell
and a group of his playmates'
Whiieiace Footballers Open
Season Here Friday Night In
Game With Squad From Friona
County Schools
noring utwe tnarue v/ununi
With the first football game
on his slx(tle)th birthday. Thejof the season for the Hereford
tots gathered at the court house Whitefaces set for tomorrow
where they played games before i right here with Friona the 1940 -
the hostess served watermelon, squad will get its initial tes Umlimu KlIflfTni
Several of Charlie’s little friends The game starts at 8 o clock on JLlCliUUw UUUlJwl
attended including B o b by I Whiteface Field ^ ^
Thompson, Ruth Sachs, Mary: Coach Mac Best and n^sist-1■■■ Id AO A1
Tlefel, Jeanle Morgan, Virginia ant H. V Stanton sent their f Ql* InttM-AI
Earle Reed Elizabeth Womble, charges through a workout under • **
little Alex Schroeter and the lights Wednesday night follow-!
hostess. A (slap) happy time was
ing a week and a half of daylight
had by all. practice and training.
_ The Friona team, coached by
Bud Hopson, a brother of Lee i Eddie WUllams, expected to be ^on 0f $14 477 77 over the 1939-
~ *' 40 expenses. A. J. Schroeter, coun-
Budget for Deaf Smith coun-
ty rural schools has been set
at $44,556 for 1940-41, a reduc-
Hopson, has moved here from a strong one. Five lettermen,
Littlefield and is working in the j several squad men and recruits
meat market of Weir’s and Felts constitute the Friona eleven. Two
grocery. He begn Monday. Mr. formidable tackles, W. Mander-
Hopson formerly worked for the
old Plggly Wiggly. Mrs Hopson
and their son have moved here.
RESERVED CAR SPACE
Reserved car spaces at White-
face Field are available now, O.
Clarence Schofield is working:M Hudson has announced,
the Corner Drug. He , Spaces sell for 75c for the sea-
ty Judge and school superintend-
ent has announced.
Expenses for last year lnclud
Better Be Caretul
Tomorrow! It Is
Friday The 13th
Watch your step. Don't
start anything new, go on a
trip or move tomorrow be-
cause it’s Friday the Thir-
teenth. Probably the safest
thing to do is to stay home
in bed.
At least that is the ad-
vice of many superstitious
persons. Others say that is
all the bosh. What do you
think?
Hereford NFLA
To Hold Meeting
September 21
It's Fair Weather - At Amarillo Next Week
And At Dallas Oct. 5-20; Exhibitors Are
Preparing Products For Annual Fall Events
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Register At Amarillo
lOn Hereford Day
Tuesday, September 17 will be
lereford Day at the Tri-State
[Fair, Amarillo.
.The announcement was made ; county’s
“ a letter from Fair officials
E. B. Posey, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The same day has been desig-
nated Wlllkie Day by the City of
Amarillo, as the Republican nom-
inee for the presidency will ar-
County Exhibit
Almost Beady For
Tri-Siale Fair
Slate Fair Exhibit
Promises To Be
Highlight Of Show
Preparations for
exhibit at
rive In that city aboard a special
Members of the Hereford Nat.'1™11' ®* ’«:3» »• m He will ride
i in a 35-block parade from the
—------- ----------- ional Farm Loan Association will, . . .. . ____. _ .
ed $177 64 for business adminis- hold their annual meeting Sep.; railroad station to Ellwood Park
tration. $23.260 47 for salaries tember 21 at the Court House! he w‘“ ™k? anlfaddrfeM
and tuition, $1,039.39 for opera- m Hereford. It Is announced by!*1 J,s Possible that quite a few
tlon of school plants, $920.68 for George L Muse, secretary-trea- j Hereford people will take this
maintenance of school plants,! surer opportunity to hear Wlllkie and
sorr^and^enable persons having j *18.139 13 for transportation and The meeting will provide the “ Day “ the
1* to attend Hardln-Stm-lone to drive their cars Into the bus upkeep, *1.598 10 for Insur- 410 members with an opportunl- 0,1 Here,ora Day
U Clarence b^gan work grounds where they may watch:™”, eta $11.330 40 for new ty to elect directors for the co-
u. Clarence Degan worn Kameg without iPaving their; equipment, and $4,567.96 paid on|0peratlve organization through
cars. Phone 379 or see Mr. Hudson dobts „ , , j which farmers obtain long-term
The 1940-41 fiscal year began iand mortgage loans from the
now at
takes the place of Laverne Frost
who Is to attend Hardln-Slm-1 or*e
mons
i^unday.
Cattlemen’s Headquarters has reserved car space_
been moved back of the First
State Bank. The wash house and schled and Beene, weighing 200
grease rack being constructed at pounds each are fortresses in
Us former location by Oscar the line.
Easley at the Medkief Station, Hereford has six returning
will be finished today or tomor-1 lettermen who will doubtless see
row. | service tomorrow night. Joe
- ! Brock and Ewel Fox at ends and
Elaine Willoughby is now a Henry Ford at guard will be ex-
rashler at Halle Drugs. She was pertenced players In the line,
formerly employed at Fraser Oil (Continued on Page 10*
and Grain company W A Sav- ----- <*
age of Amarillo is also working
at Halle’s while Mr. Haile is on
vacation. b
Marcus Houser says that the’RIcII! U16S All
whole Haile force is taking a a p . «
vacation during Mr. Haile’s ab |J||J)||||j[| J f
September 1
Castro County
Federal Land Bank of Houston, j
; An interesting program is be-*)
ing arranged for the meeting,,
which opens at 2 p. m , Mr. Muse
reports.
G A. Woodward, assistant gen-
eral counsel and Judge S. A.
Lindsey, members of the Farm
I Credit Board of Houston witt j
| attend and take part in the
program.
Motion pictures showing vari-
W:th some 1941 mode! cars oUg pbases 0f Home Demonstrate
already in Hereford and others tlon and 4-H club work will be
expected soon, the new year is shown. The movies were made
starting several weeks earlier by A. C. Williams, president of
than last in most instances
Some 1941 Cars
Here; Others
Expected Soon
some 1941 model
All persons in this area
who attend the Tri-State
Fair on Tuesday, Hereford
Day, are urged to register
from Hereford. A eash prize
awaits the high school band
here if Hereford registers
more persons on its day than
other towns register on their
days. The high school band
has an invitation to march
in the Willkie parade and
also to broadcast over Sta-
tion KGNC, Ralph Smith, di-
rector. has announced. Furr
Food Store of Hereford will
sponsor the broadcast.
Deaf Smith' Events moved forward this
week with the assurance that
. . . . ... _ ,__. 1 territory’s regional exhibit at the
State fair, Amarillo, September state Falr of TexaS( Dalls> Qct-
16-21, were Intensified this week ober 5.2o, will be one of the
as plans were made to take the highlights of the exposition.
exhibit there Sunday. 1 Hereford, leading Irish Potato
A. R. Bateman. Hugh Clear- P^^ng area of North and
_ . a „ „ West Texas, will have an exhibit
®yr e EWston, E. B. Posey, representing all the potato pro-
Sank Ramey and many others ducinK sections of this part of
have been working persistently the state
to build up a worthwhile exhibit „„ , ‘ . ..
for this county. , ^hol'-hearted cooperation by
Results of their work are tak- •a,r -hc "a*1®* '^*®“1'
Ing concrete form In bundles of ^‘‘r °[ Commerce, and the Dallas
wheat, oats. rye. barley, cane. I M“rnln8 News Is being afford-
hegarl, and heads of mllo. hegarl,! fd Per5?®» who are work-
and ears of corn Bales of alfalfa, \ n{* ut> exhibit,
native grass and soy beans are The special events department
will give Hereford any day of
the fair for Hereford Day at
being gathered.
Indications are that livestock _ . _ , _ ^
exhibits will be few by 4-H club,?allas; except October 14 which
boys and girls, but Individuals bas alieady been set aside as
will probably take many animals Ntlgro Day. Walter Burton of
to the fair. Jack Wright plans to1 agriculture department an-
take 60 head of poultry and Chas. nounced this week in a letter to
Newell will have an entry In this I ^ R°sey’ secretary of the
division. O. G. Hill and O. G. Hill, j Chamber of Commerce.
Jr., E. B Mills, Mrs. Floyd Roger, Efforts are being made now
and Gilbert Hooper took prizes arrange for a special train oil
on poultry last year and will day set aside as Hereford
probably have entries next week [Day.
Anyone with good-looking to-! The letter, which has been re-
in a toes, pepper, okra, beans, peas leased by Mr. Posey, follows:
(dry or green), pumpkin, can- Dear Mr Posey:
teloupe, watermelons, parsnip. "That ls a dandy letter you
carrots, cabbage, squash, ca- wroto September 2nd. It is very
. .... shaw, pie pumpkin, cucumbers, i Phasing to all of us here at
As in the past school childreni ar beets onion or sweet po. (Continued on Page 10)
Hereford who desire to at- j ^atoes are urKecj to notify Byrle' 0
sence.
New Bulck models are nowimade^m turn>mten.P*whl?j|I^‘‘stun' E'T,5;"Post'y f" R;i
anddponuLaoHerlngT.^xpe”- Extonsfon Ser^sundm'ds.'oth- {Jn,0*nn^“r^ J»”<ied to complete the coun- j
i ^ exnjbu^artBo.
ed within the next week or two ers
Plymouths are already on dis- forms
Bill Hacker is now working at: Funeral services were held Plymouths are already on dis- minis oi ivnn , J ill dent* not attending the fair will
the A. O. Thompson Service 8ta- .Saturday afternoon at Dlmmltt p|ay at Ireland Motor Co. while work, and pictures of tne 4-H bp expected t0 attend school as
tlon, W O. Watkins, a former for A. Hardin who died suddenly the Dodge is expected most any club boys and girls who nave;usua.
employee, plans to start work in Dlmmitt, Friday. Services were time now won awards in Statewide compe-
in Amarillo soon. held at the Church of Christ Chevrolet is due September 21, j tition. Derwood Varner, cadet
- i and Interment was in Dimmitt j Bruniley-Woodford Motor Co. colonel and valedictorian of the
Joyc Ann Cress is working this! cemetery. | announces and Louis Woodford class of 1940, Texas A & M, will
x week for Horace L. Schloss, court Mr. Hardin, who resided 12 pians to have a new Oldsmo- klve explanations of the films-
'reporter of this district. miles south of Hereford, was bue on display by September 18.; Presiding at the meeting will
........ - 'born October 30, 1885, In Col- j hc is making a trip to Oklahoma be E. S. Ireland, president of
Hereford Schools
Enroll 960
Legion To Meet
At Miami Post
Last Warning
Given On Fast
Driving In City
Not to be sneezed at by any lin County. In April, 1918, he!city after one.
means ls the six pound bass married Lula Mae Wllkerson at Hereford Motor Co., Ford and
which J. L. Davis caught last Quanah. In 1938 he moved to jyiercury dealers, said that an-
J week. ,Castro county from Childress, i nouncements of the 41 models Troy Womble.
He is survived by his wife, two' 0f those cars will be made as
the association. Other members
of the board areH. G. Conkwright,
j ard announced
The Hereford National Farm Central school
oi me Doaraaren.*j.^un*wiiKi»H High school enrollment thus, d Auxillarv monthlv meetine ' thev would be arrested
w,rt Ph„„p, O. W B,um,ey and (far ^
Palaski Post No.
jwill be hosts to the
I trict of the American
Warning again that the open-
ing of school made It necessary
to enforce Hereford’s 20 miles
per hour speed limit, Mayor C.
106. Miami, | J. Paddock and City Marshall
18th Dis- Ed Curtsinger said today that
Legion : fast drivers must slow down or
as an-
Work on the Ben Wohlgemuth daughters, Mrs. W P. Stone and j auon as definite word is received. Loan Association was established nounced by Glenn Allison, prln-
house on East Third street ls Miss Marie Hardin of Hereford, The 1941 Chrysler ls due by In 1918 and numbers among its cipal, are 613. .......„
progressing this week Founda- and one son, W A. Hardin of '.September 28. Eubanks and Sears membership farmers in Deaf Total for the system is 960. jj|Kbway qq
(Continued on Page 10) iHereford. i announce They also plan to have Sniitn, Castro, Parmer, Oldhanr More are expected as the term Guests an
son, commander. The meeting the school children makes this
| will be held in the
miles
northeast of
park, two action necessary.”
Miami on Expressing appreciation to the
Castro County Fair To Be Held
At Dimmitt Saturday Sept. 14
a Plymouth on display next week, and Randall counties.
* gets underway.
It's College Time Again
College Students Begin Annual Exodus
: many persons who are already
are urged to bring cups. | cooperating with the city in ob-
ipiates and silverware. The Mia-j serving the speed limit. Mr. Curt-
j mi post will furnish barbecue, singer was hopeful that others
bread, pickles and coffee. ; would fall in line, but added that
Several Legionaires from Here-: the city was determined to en-
ford are expected to attend. | force the law. if necessary.
Mrs. Hinds Is
Buried Monday
At Friona
Funeral services for Mrs. O.
B Hinds, 69 year old pioneer of
Friona, were held Monday at the
Church of Christ in Friona with
Rev, L. D. Cummings of Pan-
handle, assisted by Rev. Frank
McCown of Friona, in charge of
services. Mrs. Hinds died, Sept-
ember 7. Interment was In Fri-
ona Cemetery.
Mary Lula Mouck was born In
Cedar county. Mo., July 1$, 1871.
She was united in marriage to
O. B. Hinds Noverrfber 23, 1890.
Seven children, six boys and one
girl, were bom to them.
Surviving are her husband,
.nix boys, Oeorge A. Hinds of
Baton, If. M„ Jesse H. Hinds of
prtona, Arr B. Hinds of Can-
yon, Lee Roy Hinds of Daven-
Meb., Vernon F. Hinds of
H. M., and Otey B.
Hinds of Friona; one daughter,
Mrs. L. C. Chapin of Hereford;
19 grandchildren, two great-
grandchildren, one brother,
three half-sisters and other re-
latives.
Mrs. Hinds was a member of
the Church of Christ, having
obeyed the gospel in 1994. She
then humbly and persistently
walked the way ot Righteousness
her Bav-
Trunks are being packed. Study] lust week for Chicago, Illinois [of Mr. and Mrs. W. R-^Schei- IfarAfltril £#*11 f*llllt Tn IVrilil Annual
nurses ire being discussed and v/nere ne na.s enrolled ui me. nugeu. miss oeinaume runups, nvivivih uvu vinn m v mviu ««III1MU«
ms for rush week are being Presbyterian Theological School,1 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
J ‘ ’ ' J “* Phillips and Miss Helen Frances
Streu, daughter of Mrs. A. H.
Streii where they will both be
Castro county fair will be held .............— — - - .
Saturday, September 14, at Dim-’made. For its college time again, He received his A. B. degree at
mitt and will be one of the best, and by the end of the week atu-jTrhiity University last June.
Invitation Tournament Here Sunday
Demonstration and 4-H club, Versities.
products, FHT division, Art cb-j
Jects. Curios. Antiques and in-
dividual entries In many di-
visions will be open,
A program of free entertain-
ment starting at 10 a. m. has
been planned. First event ls a
horned toad race, followed dur-
For some its the first away-
from-home experience but it is
the big adventure for both fresh
Hereford Golf Club will hold
its third Annual Invitation Golf
Tournament, Sunday, Septem-
George H. Wilson Of
- Sherman Is Named
University with a music major.; Hussey, Troy Womble, son of
He is the son of Mrs. Jeff Gil- Mr. and Mrs. Troy Womble, My- ; ber 15, Clyde Posey has announc-
breath. ' Iron Morgan Jr., Loy Cook, son ed. «T w.ii w
Miss Martha Neile Ewton»jof Mr .and Mrs. Tom Cook, and The tournament will be decided N8W mill iVl3QaCf6r
------- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah'Donald Brotherton, son of Mrs.'over 36 holes of medal play, be- _ 3
men and seniors, even though Ewton left last week for Okla-; Henry Alexander of Spur. Merlin j ginning at 8:30 Sunday morning, Announcement that Oeorge H
their pleasure may be mingiea homa Cjty to attend a business Conklin hasn’t made definite - with qualifying scores over the Wilson formorlv with F-int Mil-
with a little hint of sadnex. at co|lege all<J Mrs Homer Hen«-| plana yet but will likely go to first nine holea. I ling Co Stom,n h,, “™
s5Sn5s?55
gone Ernest Schumacher, son ] Bill McLean, who has been will be used to buy prizes. Players prior to working for Fant Mll-
of Mr. and Mrs, Clem 8chumach- j employed at Houston this sum-(are urged to enter, because they ]jnf? Co Mr Wilson spent 97
port,
Toad
ing .washer pitching, pie eat
ing contest, and boxing contests
at 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Out of town
contestants in boxing should
contact Joe Butler.
Those in charge of exhibits are
J. L. South, agriculture; Mrs.
Ray Cowsart and Mrs. E. B.
Wright, flowers; MrsJEdgar Ram-
ey, textile and fine arts; Mrs.
Barber Eubanks, foods; Mrs.
William Hochsteln, 4-H Club
girls; Mrs. Ray 8heffey and Mrs.
Farwell, girl scouts; Mrs. Lester
Oladden, Home Demonstration
Clubs; Miss Oeraldlne Lansford,
Homemaking girls exhibit; Miss
Hazel Merritt, art dlvUlon; Cot-
ton William*, relics, antiques,
curios and hobbles; William
Hochsteln, Livestock Division;
Carlos Reynolds, commercial ex-
hibits; Willis Branseum, recrea-
tion.
Home Demonstration clube of
Castro county will sponsor a
food and drink stand under di-
rection of Mrs. Baaoior Oeorge
and
in August for Hardln-Slmmons
University, Abilene to get tn
some football practice with the
University team. E. B.. Posey,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Posey
and Virginia East, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed East, are both
planning to attend Hardln-81m-
mons and will both be sopho-
mores. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Posey
who have moved to Abilene where
he ls study In for the ministry,
plan to leave this week after
visiting here.
Mias Hertha Baer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Oaston Baer left
er, where he ls attending a busl- mer will return to Galveston for ] will be flighted with others of years with the Frank Kell in-
ness school and Lois 8tandifer his second year's study of medi- their same caliber. i terests in Wichita Falls and Ver-
and Catherine Fullwood are at-raCine at the University of Texas There will be four flights with non
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School In Amarillo will be
Sunday for Los Angeles ; Vern White, daughter of Mr. an
she will be a Junior at the Uni- Mrg H A M white,
versity of Southern California.
Mary Virginia and Genevieve
Eberle left Saturday to enroll
for their senior year at the
University of California at Los
Angeles. They are daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. W. i. Wk*rle
Herbert Beardmsn, eon of Mr.
and Mrs B. H. Boardman. left
tending a beauty school in
Amarillo. They are daughters of
Mrs. E. E. Standlfer and Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Fullwood. Miss
Elsye Wilkins has resumed her
studies In an Amarillo business,
school after a short vacation this]and Trinity University. It will be
summer. She is the daughter of Mary Ann’s last year and Vlv-
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Wilkins. At- Ian’s first. Bob Baird, brother of
tending Flemming Business]Mary Ann, will accompany them.
Three girls to return to Texas
State College For Women at Den-
ton are Viola Phillips, daugh-
To W. T. 8. C. at Canyon thlfjter of Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Phll-
season will go Imogene Robert lips, Helen Ann 8nyder, daugh-
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.]ter of Mr. and Mrs. Olenn 8ny-
Jack Roberson. Nola Margaret j der and Mary Louise Dean,
Blue, daughter of Mr and Mrs. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie
R. O. Blue, who will be * JunJjDean With them will go Ann
lor; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bchel- Cockrell, daughter of Mr. and
hagen who will finish his music j Mrs. Carl Cockrell, for her first
major this year Me Is the son] <Continued on Fags l*>
Medical School.
Miss Mary Ann Baird, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Baird,
and Vivian Olson, daughter of {prize, one dozen Top-Fllte golf
Mr. and Mrs. John Olson, plan | balls; 3rd prize, a nice sweater;
i to leave Sunday for Waxahachie fourth prize; 3 top-FUte golf
land Trlnltv University. It will be balls; and to the highest scorer
in each flight—one Top-Fllte golf
ball.
Orover Austin of Pampa is de-
fending Champion and ls expect-
ed to defend his title, Mr. Posey
said.
Players from Clovis, Canyon,
Dalhart, Tucumcarl, Tulia, Ama-
rillo, Pampa, Dimmitt, Friona.
and Hereford are expected to
participate.
Entrancees are urged to be
turned in as soon as possible to
Clyde Posey, to avoid a rush Bun-
day morning.
five prizes in each. These prizes! Hls family will Join him hart
are. First prize, $12.50 engraved ag a house can ^ foand
Parker pen and pencil set; 2nd{Mr Wilson said
Riles Held Per
Harris Baby
Funeral rites for Miss Frances
Marie Harris, six day old
ter of Mr. and Mrs.
wert held Thursday
September ft, at the Black
ral Hama. lev. W. E.
pastor of the First
Church, was In
ment was In Weal Fart
The child was
and was ill until her
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