The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, November 25, 1949 Page: 1 of 8
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Founded 1887*
Oldest Business Firm
In County.
The Panhandle Herald
Let's Build
That World War II
Memorial.
Vol. 63—No. 19
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1949 (20 Pages Today)
Price So
Bucks Win IB Title 14-
REARICK CASE
VS. WILLIAMS
HAS MISTRIAL
Jury Reports It •
Was Unable To -
Reach Verdict
A mistrial resulted in 100th
district court Tuesday in the dam-
age case of Rev. Charles R. Rear-
ick of Clarendon against George
[w. Williams.
The jury, which had the case
from 10:30 a. m. until 3 p. m.
Tuesday, twice reported that it
could not agree and Judge Luther
Gribble dismissed the jurors at
3 p. m.
No date was set for a second
trial in the litigation in which
Rearick asked $20,000 actual and
$5,0 00 exemplary damages,
i J udge Grbble refused to giv(.
; the defendant an instructed ver-
dict. He also refused to submit
any special issues requested by the
defendant’s counsel to the jury.
The case began Monday morn-
ing and the jury was obtained
by noon. All testimony was given
that afternoon and arguments
were made Tuesday morning.
Rearick, Mrs. Kelly Bender,
Mrs. Morrison of Clarendon, Del-
bert Priest, Rev. R. F. Jones and
Miss Helen Rearick, the plain-
tiff’s daughter, testified for Rev.
Rearick. Williams was the only
witness for himself.
Jurors were: Walter Lill, fore-
man, Sam W. Osborne, Sam Ko-
tara, Ray B. Hermesmeyer, J. L.
Naylor, M. A. Milliken, H. Wall,
C. J. Kuehler, F. L. Haiduk, W.
S. Farley, T. G. Fields and Wayne
Jordon.
Rearick formerly was pastor
of the Asembly of God Church in
Panhandle and later moved to
Clarendon.
The small temporary court room
was filled for the testimony.
Mrs. Frank P. Divelbiss Of Borger
i Appointed Carson County Librarian
Surratt To Put
’50 Pontiac On
Display Today
Fred Surratt of the Surratt
Motor Co. is announcing the dis-
play today of the 1950 Pontiac
line with six cylinder 90 h. p. or
eight cylinder 108 h. p. engines
in deluxe and standard models
with hydra-matic transmission as
optional aquipment.
Surratt said the 1950 Pontiacs
offer 28 appearance and mechan-
ical improvements, including a sub
stantial increase in eight cylinder
power.
The local dealer went to Okla-
homa City recently for a special
showing and said that automobile
men were amazed with the 1950
models.
Chieftain and Streamliner lines
are continued with standard and
deluxe styling.
Surratt invites the public to
icome to his motor company today
Ito get a look at the new Pontiac,
Jwhich has a redesigned Indian
1 head hood ornament. Horizontal
grilles are heavier.
“Just come in any time begin-
ning today and see the many im-
provements in the Pontiac.”
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Carroll
Frances Ann, David and Paul,
fj spent the weekend in Norman,
Okla., visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Field and attending the Okla
homa-Santa Clara football game.
Mrs. Field is the former Luella
Carroll.
Appointment of Mrs. Frank P.
Divelbiss as librarian of Carson
County Library effective Decem-
ber 1 was announced this week
by Mrs, R. F. Surratt, chairman
of the library board.
Mrs. Divelbiss has her library
degree from the Texas State Col
lege for Women, Denton, and has
had nine and half years
perience in the field of
ional library service. She has ser-
ved as librarian of Canyon High
School, Kingville public schools,
Austin High School, El Paso, sen-
ior reference assistant of the El
Paso Public Library and for the
past 1% years she has been librar-
ian of Frank Phillips College-
Senior High School, Borger.
> She served as publicity chair-
man for District One of the T
Library Association and she is a
member of the American Library
Association, Texas Library Associ-
ation, Texas State Teachers As-
sociation, and American Associa-
tion of University Women.
Mr. Divelbiss is a graduate of
the University of Missouri School
of Journalism and is working to-
words a library science degree.
He is employed by the Hutchinson
County Library, Borger. He will
continue in that capacity and will
also drive the Carson county book
mobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Divelbiss are mem-
bers of the Methodist Church.
Carson County Library has been
without a regular librarian since
the resignation of Mrs. Janice
Boughton Aug. 15,1948. She came
here about Jan. 1, 1947. Mrs.
Minnie Garner has been in charge
of the library since Mrs. Bough-
ton’s resignation.
PREDICT FAIR
WEATHER FOR
THANKSGIVING
With only .08 of an inch of
moisture this month and predic-
tions of continued clear Thanks-
giving weather, this bids fair to
be one of the driest Novembers
on record, but rainfall for the
year is still about five inches
above normal. Drying winds for
the past two weeks have caused
much of the wheat to be needing
rain.
Temperatures have averaged 2
to 3 degrees above the seasonal
normal with freezing or below
temperatures recorded only twice
in the past week, with a low of
28, Nov. 21. The high for the per-
iod was 79 on Nov. 19. Forecasts
are for continued fair weather
with cooler temperatures making
for an ideal football weekend.
Temperatures for the past week
follow:
High Low
Nov. 17 71 34
Nov. 18 76 34
Nov. 19 79 37
Nov. 20 54 3 6
Nov. 21 55 28
Nov. 22 65 34
Mrs. Brewton
Dies At Home
Mrs. Ellen Brewton, wife of T.
G. (Jack) Brewton, died at 5:40
p. m. Wednesday at her home
seven miles east of Panhandle.
She had been ill about two weeks.
She was about 65 years old and
have lived about 20 years in this
area.
Tentative plans are to hold fun-
eral services Friday afternoon at
the White Deer Baptist Church
with Rev. M. G. Upton, pastor,
in charge.
Poston Funeral Home has
charge of arrangements. Definite
funeral arrangements may be
learned from Poston’s.
Herald Receives
48 Subscriptions
With Seven Gifts
The Herald has received 48 sub-
scriptions lately from Texas, Ore-
gon, California and Hawaii. Seven
were gift subscriptions.
Fifteen communities in Texas
were represented, namely: Fritch,
Panhandle, Lampasas, Odessa,
Amarillo, McKinney, Lark, Corpus
Christi, White Deer, Clarendon,
Wayside, Skellytown, Claude,
Groom and Canyon.
Subscriptions received follow:
W. B. King
Louie F. Cleek
L. A. Whiteside, Fritch
Jerome Byrne, Lampasas
Dr. W. Paul Roberts
A. J. Weiser
Mrs. Ara Ernest, Odessa
Mrs. E. E. Ewing
W. J. Morris
Herman Zoet, Aloha, Ore.
Harrison Caldwell
Charles Russ
Mrs. A. B. Adams
Clement Labus
J. M. Poling, Amarillo
Tom Hailey, McKinney
E. D. Anderson, Amarillo, gift
of father, M. E. Anderson
Joe Rorex
Mrs. I. W. Hanson
Vance Robinson, Lark, gift of
son, Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson
Mrs. C. W. Atkins
A. A. Callaghan
Mrs. Howard Anderson, Corpus
Christi, gift of father, A. A. Cal-
laghan
M. G. Weeth
L. D. Crites
Ray Anderson
Mrs. D'on Hartmann, Chicago,
111., gift of mother, Mrs. C. A.
Caldwell
Mrs. Kate Young, White Deer
II. R. Pugh
L. H. O’Neal
James B. McCray
Mrs. S. G. Bobbitt
Mrs. A. L. Stevens, Wayside,
gift of daughter, Mrs. , Richard
Orr
(continued on page eight)
ELTEN VANCE '
APPOINTED TO
SCHOOL BOARD
Takes Trustee's
Post Succeeding
Ike W. Hanson
Elten Vance recently was ap-
pointed by the school board to
succeed the late Ike W. Hanson.
He is a farmer and has taken an
active part in community affairs
for many years.
The board reelected Joe Rorex
assessor and collector for 1950.
He was given pay of 3% per cent
of all taxes collected on the 1949
roll and for those collected in
1950.
Rorex reported collections of
taxes of $50,693.57 in October,,
i$r46, ^i 3.4s being for r».cal 'main-
tenance and $4,280.08 being for
interest and sinking fund.
Christmas vacation was set
from Thursday night, Dec. 22,
through Monday, Jan. 2. School
will be resumed Jan. 3, 1949.
Federal lunch room aid of
$218.50 was accepted. School bus
drivers were allowed $1.75 for
each extra curricular trip.
Gehn Farlow obtained permis-
sion of the board for use of the
gymnasium for town basketball
games at time when there is no
conflict with school activities.
Some of the accounts allowed
were: Pritchard & Abbott, valua-
tions, $3,651.43; Craddock Co.
band uniforms, $2,778.78; Hert-
ner & Co., camera supplies, $401.-
38; Ralph Metcalf, painting
bleachers, $498.50.
War Memorial
Plans Ordered
Instructions to draw up plans
for the Carson County War Mem-
orial were given by the erection
committee Tuesday afternoon to
J. C. Berry Co. and Kerr & Kerr,
architects.
The committee is composed of
W. L. Boyles, M. G. Weeth and
Elmer Padget. J. C. Berry said
he believed that plans could be
completed late next week.
Cooking School
To Be Saturday
Miss Laura Jean Wood will hold
a Chambers gas range cooking
school at 3:15 p. m. Saturday,
Nov. 2 6 at the Panhandle Theatre.
Her demonstration will be un-
der the auspices of the Pan-
handle Hardware Co. A special
door prize will be given to per-
sons attending the free cooking
school.
Teachers Speak
To Rotary Club
Classification talks by Charles
Bell, band director, and Boyd
Williams, assistant coach of Pan-
handle High School, was the pro-
gram for the Rotary Club, Friday,
Nov. 18.
Visiting Rotarians were Ken-
neth Axelrod, H. S. Benjamin,
Paul J. Castleberry, J. O. Cool-
baugh, D. W. Pace and, John M.
Thurman, Borger; F. A. Paul,
Amarillo, and W. F. Parks, Pampa
L. E. Godwin will present a
Thanksgiving program Friday,
Nov. 25.
‘ Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Grimes,
Vista, Calif., are visiting relatives
in Panhandle and Happy.
SIXTH ANNUAL
WORLDWIDE BIBLE READING
Thanksgiving to Christmas
The sixth annual Wox-ldwide Bible Reading Program, which is
sponsored by the American Bible Society, will start on Thanksgiving,
November 24, and end on Christmas Day. The theme that has been
selected for this year is “The Book to Live By.”
Thanksgiving, Nov. 24
Friday ____________________
Saturday .......................
Sunday, Nov. 27 ..........
Monday .........................
Tuesday .....................
Wedneesday ..................
NOVEMBER
-----------------Psalms
...................Psalms
— .............. Psalms
— _________________Isaiah
....................Romans
....................Isaiah
--------1 Corinthians
DECEMBER
Thursday, Dec. 1 ...............................................................John 14
Friday .................................................................................Psalms 8
Saturday ......................................................................Revelation 21:1-7
Sunday, Dec. 4 ________ II Timothy 2
Monday .................................1..........................................Micah 6:1-8
Tuesday ......... Acts 17:16-34
Wednesday ........... Revelation 22:1-7
Thursday .........................................................................John 3:1-17
Friday ...........................................—........'....I Thessalonians 5:12-28
Saturday ........... .—Mark 4:1-20
Universal Bible Sunday, Dec. 11 ......................II Chronicles 7:11-18
Monday —...................—.............—....................................John 4:1-14
Tuesday ...........................................—...........................Luke 10:25-3 7
Wednesday ............—.............................................Matthew 25:31-46
Thursday .......................................................................Exodus 20:1-17
Friday ...............................................1—.....................—Matthew 6:5-15
Saturday ..................................................—.........Psalms 119:33-40
Sunday, Dec. 18 .............................,....................................Johnl:l-14
Mpnday ........................................................................Matthew 5:1-12
Tuesday .............._...........................................—................Isaiah 9:2-7
Wednesday .................................................................Romans 8:12-39
Thursday ...............................—.......................1 Corinthians 15:35-58
Friday ..........................—..........................—......................Isaiah 40
Saturday ....................—.........................................................Isaiah 5 3
Christmas, Dec. 25 ............................_....................................Luke 2
Complete Laying
Floor In Court
House Basement
Court house work moved along
rapidly this week. Workmen ex-
pected to complete laying the con-
crete floor in the basement Wed-
nesday.
Bricklaying to the top of the
main floor on the west side was
just about completed Wednesday
morning. Several additional brick
layers were obtained this week.
Work will shut down Thanks-
giving day and there will be the
usual Saturday holiday.
A few more days of good weath-
er .and it believed that the build-
ing can be closed in sufficiently
to enable work to continue all
winter.
Terra cotta work around the
entrance on the south side was
being finished Wednesday.
120 Boy Scouts
Plant Trees At
One hundred^andtwenty Pampa
and Panhandlg||>v Scouts planted
more than 2 . at Camp
Ki-O-Wah, ne't || f|Han Satur-
day. W
After raking the trees from
Pampa the Scouts planted and
watered the trees and tagged each
one with a paraffined tag telling
the name of the boy who gave it.
Troops included in the camp job
were: Troop 1, Panhandle; 4, 14,
16, 22, 80, Explorer Post 80 and
Explorer Crew 80, Pampa..
Boys going from Panhandle
were Don Light, Dean Lewellen,
Norman Bonner, Frankie Simms,
Charles Miller, Edwin Hinshaw.
and Andrew Schulze, Jr.
PANTHERS LOSE
GALLANT FIGHT
TO WHITE DEER
R. D. Talley Runs
For 98 Yards
In Last Minute
BY JACK POWELL
The Panhandle Panthers closed
their 1949 football season here
last Friday night against the high-
flying Bucks from White Deer and
lost 14 to 6. The Bucks won the
hardest fought ball game of this
section of the country and won
the IB district title. Those who
had predicted that it would be
a good ball game couldn’t have
been more correct.
There were; many outstanding
plays of the game but none world
outshine the other very far. The
96 yard run by R. D. Talley of
White D’eer on the last play of
the game was the longest and
most dazzling, but Delmar Tug-
gle’s 3 6 yard jaunt through the
middle of the line for the Pan-
thers was also great.
The game started as defensive
and remained that way through
the entire first half. The safety
that was called by the officials
opening the third quarter was
probably the turning point of the
ball game.
Panhandle kicked out to the
48 following the safety and ten
plays later Buchanan scored from
the 25. The play for extra point
was stopped. This let the Bucks
lead 8-0.
Another of those booming punts
by Don Light set up the Panthers
only score. The ball went ont on
the 15 and White Deer was forc-
ed to kick following two line plays
It was a short kick that went
out on the 36. Tuggle went
through the middle of the line
and was nearly in the clear before
anyone knew where the ball was
Bobby Adcock’s try for extra point
was wride.
The Panthers kicked off and the
Bucks were held and again forced
to punt. The ball went out on ,
the 46. Two running plays and
a 20 yard pass from Light to.
Tuggle put the ball on the Bucks'
26. Light tried a field goal. The
kick was short and to the left
and died on the 4 yard line.
This left only 11 seconds to
play and the score 8-6 in favor of
the Bucks. On the first play, R.
D. Talley broke through the mid-
dle and 9 6 yards to the last White
Deer score. The extra point try
was made afteV the final whistle
had sounded ])ut it was stalled
at the line of scrimmage.
Anyone who figures ball games
from the statistics will be sadly
disappointed if they don’t think
they missed a ball game. The
Bucks had a good ground game
and gained 385 yards while hold-
in the Panthers to 79 but the
long range punting of Don Light
set the Bucks back time and time
again.
Panhandle White D’eer
3 First downs 16
79 Yards gained rushing 385
14 Yards lost rushing 12
12 Passes attempted 1
2 for 2 2 Passes completed for 0
0 Passes intercepted by 1
8 for 42 Punts & average 6 for 26
2 Fumbles recovered by 1
3 for 15 Penalties 4 for 40
OFFICIALS: Ray McSpadden,
Charlie Tucker, Joe Forbes, Bob
Dickson.
Carrollyn Williams, a student
at the University of New Mexico
at Albuquerque, spent the week-
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Williams.
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Warren, David M. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, November 25, 1949, newspaper, November 25, 1949; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth874449/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.