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Carson Co. Free LfbrAiy
The Panhandle Herald
Vo.1. 52—No. 49
PANHANDLE" CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939
4 Pages
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
County Wheat Harvest May Begin About June 15
CARSON HAS
BALANCE OF
S89.307.96
Expenses F or May
Slightly Over
$10,000
Honored at Kemper
The May report of Mrs. Willie
O’Neal, county auditor, to District
Judge Jack Allen and the com-
missioners court shows that Car-
son county had a balance of $89,-
307.96 on May 31.
Receipts for the month were
§4.718.65 and , disbursements
were S10.782.36.
Expenses by departments were:
General, S4.13S.91; road and
bridge. $6,065.37; library, S390.-
57J: permanent. $139.51; jury,
•■$48.
Road and bridge fund expenses
by commissioners precincts were:
No. 1, $2,131.03; No. 2, $1115.26;
No. 3, $975.71; No. 4. SI,843.37.
Balances in the road and bridge
fund by precincts were: No. 1,
$8,126.44; No. 2, $5,763.80; No.
3. $2,729.02; No. 4, S12.377.49;
total. $28,996.75.
Included in the balance of
$89.3()7.96 are the balance in
the road and bridge fund just
mentioned. $18,273.76 in the
general. S9.2S3.72 in the road
bond sinking and $18,007.01 in
the road and bridge refund sink-
ing funds. *
BONNIE DUKE *
TO HOLD TWO
DAY SCHOOL
Modern Electric Kit-
chen to he Dem-
onstrated
Homemakers attend the Mo-
dern Electric Kitchen School
June 3 0 and July 1 at the Pan-
handle Inn banquet room under
the auspices of The Southwestern
Public Service Company will re-
ceive expert instruction in wodern
cooking methods from one thor-
oughly skilled in the teaching of
this fascinating subject. By
arrangement with The Southwest-
ern Public Service Company
headquarters for hotpoint rang-
es. the sponsors have secured
Miss Bonnie Duke nationaly prom
inate home economist to conduct
the two day meeting.
Miss Duke knows her subject.
Years of institutional training,,
research work in the experimen-
tal kitchen of the Edison General
Electric Appliance Company,
makers of the Hotpoint range,
with which company she is now
associated, and experience in
conducting schools throughout
the nation, have qualified her in
an authority in producing cooking
miracles with electricity. A grad-
uate in home economics of Sim-
ons University, she has directed
electric cookery classes in many
leading universities and colleges.
“Women since the immortal.”
Miss Duke says, have accepted'
cooking as their lot in life-peek-
ing into kettles and ovens, tend-
ing, stirring, watching—spending
hours each day in their kitchens
mothering the food in preperation
of their ranges.
Electricity has removed the
cloak of drudgery and the veil of
uncertainty from the cooking.
I will show that home economists
through research have pointed
the way to the elimination of all
such annoyances.
Electricity can he measured
so accurately that it has replaced
tools in industrial laboratories
for measuring machinery to
i'nfinttesinal degrees. Since elec-
tric cookery involves the use of
electricity for heat, homemakers
are now able to regulate cooking-
heat on their ranges to a degree
of accuracy never known before.
Accurately controlled, measured
heat means attention-free cook-
ing on surface units and one-step
baking-it means carefree assu-
rance for the housewife.
The modern electric range is
vopvided with a ‘chef’s brain.
This watches over the oven, turn-
ing it on and off without atten
tion from the homemaker. It
keeps temperature accurate and
enables even inexperienced cooks
to get good results.
“Electric coo*kery is compara-
tively new yet it is already re-
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FRANK PAUL. JR.
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Frank Paul, Jr.
Distinguished
KempeJr Cadet
“Most Distinguished Cadet,
19 39” was the inscription on a
large, silver loving cup handed to
Frank Paul Jr., when he was
graduated from Kemper Military
Academy recently. This is one of
the highest, honors awarded by
the Boonville, Mo., school and
was given to Paul for his out-
standing work in the class of
two-year students.
Frank, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank A. Paul, of Panhandle,
was gradua-ted from Panhandle
high school in the class of 1937
and entered Kemper that fall.
As a freshman in the academy
he won military and athletic hon-
ors. Last fall Paul was elected
treasurer of the senior class, co-
captain of the football team and
captain of the wrestling squad.
He was chosen as vice-president
of the “K” club, largest athletic
organization in the school, and
was one of five boys permitted to
wear the white “K” sweater, an
award granted only to outstand-
ing athletes. With the loving cup.
Frank, Jr., will be given a dis-
tinguished cadet medalion to wear
on the sleeve of bis uniform.
The Kemper football team lost
only one game last season. In
wrestling, Paul just lost one con-
test and that to a lad he had pre-
viously defeated in Kansas City.
Eight certificates of award
were given to Frank, Jr., for var-
ious activities this past year, and
five demerits. The demerits were
given for missing an appointment
to get his hair cut. He received
two his first year for forgetting
to shave, but they were all eras-
able and did not reflect on his
eligibility for honors. One other,
boy. was given a cup in the two-
year class. Mr. Loving, from Cor-
pus Christi. p
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Brown Is Improving
Joe W. Brown, circulation man-
ager of the Borger Daily Herald,
who was injured in an automo-
bile wreck two miles north of
Panhandle two weeks ago Sun-
day, has been moved from the
North Plains Hospital to his home.
He has been in a daze, caused by
an intra-cranial hemorrage, but
is rapidly coming out of it.
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Former Resident Improves
Dr. J. H. Walker of Borger,
former resident of Panhandle,
who has been in the veterans
hospital at Fort Bayard, N. M..
is slowly improving in health.
FORMER PANHANDI/E
RESIDENTS ON VISIT
Mrs. Harold Waite and daugh-
ter, Betty June, of Lubbock,
formerly of Panhandle, are visit-
ing Judge and Mrs. J. C. Jack-
son. They came to Panhandle
Monday with Miss Bertha Rog-
ers, who had been to Lubbock
several days with her mother.
Mrs. W. H. Rogers, who under-
went an operation in a Lubbock
sanitarium Wednesday of last
week.
The Rogers family, formerly of
Panhandle, now lives at Idalou.
Miss Rogers was accompanied to
Panhandle by her sister, Imogene,
for a visit.
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Joe Mitchell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Mitchell, was reported
It FARMERS
COLLECT ON
CROP LOSSES
Payments Worth $7,-
272 Received In
County
Total payments for crop losses
so far received by farmers of
Carson county from the Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation have
been worth $7,272.4 9. according
to a report by Charley Lemons,
chairman of the county agricul-
tural conservation committee.
Of the 154 farmers in the coun-
tv whose 19 39 crops were cover-
ed by federal crop insurance poli-
cies, 40 have reported unavoid-
able damage on a total of 4,449
acres.
The state crop insurance office
at Amarillo has approved IS
statements in proof of loss calling
for 14,831 bushels to be paid in
indemnities, and eleven farmers
in the county already have col-
lected indemnities amounting to
13.339 bushels.
While losses are figured in
terms of bushels of wheat, most of
the farmers have preferred to be
paid the cash equivalent of the
wheat that was due them. Le-
mons explained.
Indemnities are paid only where
losses occur through unavoidable
circumstances. Policies cover all
kinds of risks, from drouth to
’hoppers. So long as the farmer
takes customary steps to forestall
damage and a loss occurs in spite
of everything, he is entitled to a
reimbursement. Losses here have
resulted mostly from drouth and
wind erosion.
To demonstrate the value, of
crop insurance, Lemons cited the
case of Aubrey Cousins of Pan-
handle, who insured 536 acres at
a premium cost of 1.09S bushels.
The indemnity amounted to 4,-
8 24 bushels. worth 82,60.4.96
when turned into cash.
Officers Plan to
Stop Speeding on
Skellytown Road
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Oficers of Carson, Hutchinson
and Cray counties, and the state
highway department patrol and
Constable L. D., Wall of Skelly-
town have joined in a crusade
to stop speeding on the new
stretch of Highway 15 2, which
runs from_JBorger to Skellytown
and Pampa.
Several arrests have been made,
and it is believed that in a short
time that the people will be
taught that reckless driving will
not he tolerated on this fine
stretch of paving.
Farmers Warned
About Combines
On State Roads
State highway patrolmen this
week left warnings at the office
of Sheriff Tom B. Harris that,
arrests would be made of farm-
ers having combines taking un
more than one-half the road on
state highways.
Sheriff Harris said that the
highway patrolmen reported they
had received a special bulletin
from headquarters to watch out.
for any violations. Also, combines
must have proper lights if they
are on the highway during the
night, the sheriff was told.
Petty Selected
Health Officer
Red Cross
Chapter to
Meet June 10
Carson County Chapter,
American Red Cross, will meet
at 4: 30 o’clock Saturday after-
noon, June 1 O', at the court
house.
The county chairman, Mrs.
T. H. McKenzie, has called the
meeting, and every person in-
terested in seeing that the
Red Cross of Carson county is
a success is invited to attend.
Dr. L. E. Petty, who was a re-
sident. in Panhandle for many
years, was recently elected citv
health officer at Borger. He suc-
ceeded Dr. I. C. Morris, who re-
signed because the large amount
of charity work prevented him
from keeping up his private prac-
tice.
Tn Borger no city medical
work is done without an applica-
tion first at. the office of Steve
Mathews, city manager.
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Ed Lewis, who attended St.
Mary’s College in Winona, Minn.,
returned Sunday to visit his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lewis,
and is working in the hardware
store
Mrs. IT. R. Courage has been
visiting in Bellville, Kans., with
Grandmother of
Three Panhandle
Boys Succumbs
Another former pioneer of
Carson county, Mrs. Myra L.
Dees, 87 years old, died Sunday
noon at the home of a grand son,
John Dees. Jr., 3301 Van Buren
street, Amarillo.
Her husband, the late J. F.
Dees, died m 19 2S. The Dees
family came to Carson county and
settled eight miles west of Pan-
handle later they bought a farm
across the road from P. K.
Bur uni.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon
at an Amarillo funeral home and
burial was beside her husband in
Llano cemetery. The services were
conducted by Dr. R. C. Snodgrass,
pastor of the First Christian
Church, Amarillo. Mrs. Dees was
a member of the Baptist church.
Pallbearers were Howard Paul
and Milton Poling of Amarillo,
and Frank Paul, C. E. D'eahl. D.
C. Stone and Frank Ware of Pan-
handle. Honorary pallbearers
were old time residents of Car-
son and Potter counties.
E. E. Carhart had been asked
to serve as active pallbearer, but
because of his age, he was ex-
cused and was in the honorary
list along with P. I. Crum, who
also attended the services.
Survivors are one son, John
Dees of Amarillo and the follow-
ing grand children: Mrs. C. C.
Atwood, Claude; A. Dees. John
Dee§, Jr., and Howard W. Dees,
all of Amarillo; Mrs. Hiser and
Mrs. James Burton of Concord,
Calif.; Herman J. Dees. Pampa;
Byron B. Dees. Sunday, and Jar-
vis Dees. Lewis Dees and Savoy
Dees, Panhandle.
Annual Vacation
Bible School Has
Good Attendance
Fifty-six children enrolled the
first day of the annual vacation
Bible school, being held daily at
the Methodist church. And by the
third day the membership was
nearly doubled. Every child, re-
gardless of church affiliation, is
urged to be present. The school
begins at 9:30 a. m. and is usually
dismissed by 11:30 a. m.
Miss Louise Orr is in charge
of the beginners class of 2 2 and
is assisted by Miss Ida Lee Cope
and Mrs. Clias. Franklin. The pri-
mary department of 3 2. has Mrs,
Geo. P. Grout in charge, assisted
by Mrs. C. F. Hood and Miss
Jamie Lee Watkins. Juniors com-
posed of 28 members with Mrs.
Fred Surratt, Mrs. J. S. Harrison,
and Miss Jeanette Watkins; inter-
mediates. 25 members, with Mrs.
Curtis Douglass, Mrs. Maud
Owens and Mrs. A. V. Lowrie.
Mrs. Fred Surratt, assisted by
Mrs. Frank Ford, has charge of
the handwork department and
Rev. R. S. Watkins, assisted by
J. P. Smith, are instructing the
boys in woodwork and other ac-
tivities. Frank Murray, Jr., is
general secretary of the school.
Refreshments are to he served
during he first week by the wo-
men of the Christian Circle with
Mrs. J. B. Howe as chairman, and
the second week by the Methodist
women with Mrs. C. F. Hood,
chairman.
Enrollment. Wednesday noon
was 107.
Resigns Memphis Work
quite ill Tuesday in a Pampa j her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
hospital. Friut.
Rev. Orion W. Carter, who
established the first church at
Borger during the boom, has re-
signed as pastor of the Memphis
Methodist Church, to accept the
work at Childress. Many persons
in Panhandle were acquainted
with him during his work in
Borger.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. H. O’Neal and
son. Harold, visited Sunday at
their ranch near Canadian.
65 GRANTED
$1,125 FOR
OLD AGE AID
Average Carson Check
Was Exactly
$17.00
Sixty-five persons received old
age assistance from the state of
Texas and the Federal govern-
ment in May totalling $1125.00.
according to a recent report filed
with County Clerk Parker Mc-
Collough. The average check was
exactly $17.00.
One pensionnaire, John W.
(Jack) Appleby of Panhandle,
who received $21.00 a month,
passed away in May.
The lowest pension was $10.00
and the highest $26.00. Eight or
nine couples are on the rolls,
the lowest receiving $30.00 and
the highest $48.00
Because of the liberalization of
pensions by the legislature, there
has been a great rush of persons
over 65 years of age to register.
The investigator was here Mon-
day and said persons now regis-
tered would not have to do so
again-.
In cities the rush has been so
great that workers have been un-
able to take care of the crowds.
Many old persons are attempting
to register a second time, believ-
ing that this is necessary.
In the liberalization of pen-
sions. it is understood that no in-
vestigation 'will be made of the
income of sons and daughters In-
vestigators say that this phase in
the past has been most disagree-
able.
Renamed Postmaster
Funeral Services
Held for Father
of W. J. Miller
Spearman Reporter: Funeral
services for Noah J. Miller, 89,
Collinsville merchant for more
than'50 years and the only re-
maining charter member of the
Collinsville Baptist church which
he joined in 18 68, were held at
the church Monday afternoon.
May 29.
Surviving- relatives include
three sons, Will J. Miller. of
Spearman: Joe T. Miller, of Aus-
tin, and C. C. Miller of Collins-
worth; one daughter. Mrs. C.
Ross Payne of Crosbvton,: a bro-
ther, W. E. Miller of Goldwaite;
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Jane
Reed of Dallas. Mrs. Elizabeth
Pyle of Ladonia and Mrs. Anna
Vaughan of Corsicana.
Establishing the first hardware
and furniture store in Collinsville
in 187 6, before the town was
moved to its -present site and be-
fore the railroad was built, Mr.
Miller remained in business more
than 50 years in Collinsville, re-
tiring after he" was 75. He was
also an inventor, patenting among
other appliances a washing mach-
ine in 1SS0. He spent about 10
years traveling over Northern
States marketing the machine. He
once sold a churn patent for
§5,000.
Mr. Miller was Collinsville’s
first city marshal.
LACK OF RAIN
WILL REDUCE
YEAjTSCROP
Higher Price Hope
As Cutting Time
Draws Near
LLOYD WALDRON
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Waldron’s Name
Sent to Senate
For Confirmation
President Roosevelt sent to the j
senate Monday for confirmation ;
the name of Lloyd Waldron for
postmaster at Panhandle. His j
name was included in a large list
from Texas.
Waldron was appointed acting
postmaster Oct. 1, 1934. and be-
came permanent postmaster Jan.
25, 1935.
In March Waldron took a non-
competitive examination for post-
master. He is not sure about the
status of a postmaster’s office in
a city the size of Panhandle. Ef-
forts have been made to get of-
fices' of this class strictly under
civil service .thereby giving peiv
manent tenure to those qualified.
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Pampa Woman Dies
In Groom Hospital
Funeral services were held at.
the First Christian Church of
Clarendon Wednesday afternoon
■for Mrs. C. G. Spencer. 4S-vear-
old, of Pampa who died in a
Groom hospital Tuesday. Rev.
Roy Snodgrass of Amarillo con-
ducted the services. Mrs. Spencer
had resided in the Panhandle for
3 0 years having moved to this
sectior from Archer county. She
is survived by her husband. Dr.
C. C. Spencer of Pampa, and her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Lo"T"
of Clarendon and a son, Marston.
of Pampa.
Five surviving brothers include.
W. L.. Lubbock; R. D„ Fort
Worth; L. L., Houston: E. R.,
Liberty City and T. R. Logan,
San Angelo. Mrs. W. T. Havter of
this city is a sister.
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Inventorying Textbooks
The annual inventory of text-
books in the office' of .ludge J.
C. Jackson, ex-officio county
superintendent of schools. is
underway. This inventory will be
of value in making the requisi-
tions for textbooks for rural
schools this fall.
Wheat prospects for Carson
county have dwindled somewhat
in recent weeks due to the lack,
of moisture, according to reports
gathered this week by The
Herald from elevator men, farm-
ers and others.
Belief has been expressed that
the first wheat will be cut some-
time between June 15 and June
19, and it will be later before the
harvest gets in full swing.
Some of the most pessimistic
estimate that the yield will not
be over 3 to 5 bushels an acre.
Yield in Carson county will be
most spotted, it is believed.
It is understood that a few
farmers like Howard Broadaway,
J. B. Howe, A. D. Bender, Ben
McGregor, Frank Rorex and
others have some good fields of
wheat. Others who have been
among the fortunate in former
years are not doing so well with
the 1939 crop.
Additional rain the past few
weeks would have done much to
fill out the wheat. Some say that
rain now would help the oats,
barley and row crops, but would
not help wheat, especially late
wheat ,as the weeds would get
too good a start.
Wheat was 62 cents a bushel in
Panhandle Tuesday, and with the
crop becoming shorter, hope was
expressed that the price would
strengthen by the time harvest
gets under way. It was said wheat
should be at least 65c to 70c a
bushel.
Harvest is in full blast in Okla-
homa and in places farther south
in Texas.
Some here expressed the belief
that the first wheat to be cut
near Panhandle would be by Ray
Metcalf on the highway toward
Amarillo or by Bert Bural north
of Cuyler.
It. was pointed out by some that
people generally are more passi-
mistic than is necessary about
estilmates of wheat yields.
Baptist Minister
Resigns Pastorate
A. E. White Will Rest
For Time Due
to Illness
Rev. A. E. White, pastor of the
Panhandle Baptist. Church since
Nov. 17. 193 6, resigned as minis-
ter Sunday morning on account
of illness.
The pastor has not been able
to fill the pulpit regularly lately
because of illness. He was injured
in an automobile accident about
a year and a half ago and he has
been having much trouble with
his teeth.
Rev. White has been in the hos-
pital two times lately. Despite
his illness, he has worked dili-
gently at his work, and just a
few# weeks ago he had charge
a revival held at the church with
the assistance of Rev. C. Gordon
Bavless of Pampa.
Although plans have not been
worked out definitely, it is pro-
bable the Whites will move to
Lubbock. where they have a
son. There are two sons , and a
daughter at home.
Rev. White is at home and he
is able to receive company. Mrs.
White said Tuesday.
The Whites came to Panhan-
dle from Shamrock, where they
were temporarily after haying
lived in the Rio Grande valley
several years.
Due to his illness. Rev. White
resigned as a member of the
Rotary Club May 1. He had been
most faithful in attendance as a
Rotarian during the years he be-
longed to tjhe club.
Physicians believe that Rev.
White will be able to return to
the ministry after a rest of four
or five months.
White Deer Man,
Pioneer Resident,
Succumbs at 71
Jerome Rapstine. 71. a resident
of the White Deer community for
the past 2 6 years, died late Sun-
day night, in a Pampa hospital.
He had been in ill health for three
years.
Mr. Rapstine was a native
Texan. He moved to a farm four
miles south of White Deer in
1913 and it had been his home
ever since.
Survivors are five daughters-.
Mrs. Arvin Click, Mrs. H. S. Saun-
ders. Mrs Jewell Rouse. Mrs.
Mark Anderwakl and Mrs. C. R.
Hughes, all of White Deer, five
sons, Henry. Emil. Eddie. John
and Ben. all of White Deer.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at 9 o’clock Wednesday morn-
ing- in the Sacred Heart church at
White Deer with the Rev. Zient.a
in charge. Burial was in the White
Deer cemetery under direction of
the O’Neal Funeral Home of Pan-
handle.
Appreciative And
Useful Lives Are
Favored By Todd
Be useful and be appreciative
and you will get.more enjoyment
out of life. Rev. James Todd,
nastor of the First Christian
Church, told the Rotary Club
last Friday noon. He said he had
found that many people muset
do good at once, for the farther
away they get from opportun-
ity the more apt they are put it
off.
The program was in charge of
Mike Purvines. Although Mem-
orial day had been observed ear-
lier iu the week, the speaker
made some appropriate state-
ments a long the line. .
Visiting Rotarians were E.
Kancher and M. C. Burton,
Amarillo, and Ray Barnes and
C. A. Huff, Pampa.
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Mrs. Horace Booher of Euliss
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Efford Weatherly, and Jim.
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