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Third In Family
To Finish Same
Nursing School
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Caroon-C*o Library
City
Looking on some current
community doings shows
that “Krazy Killowatt” is
not the only one engaged
in shocking affairs.
The Panhandle Hedald
Our 70th Year
Of Service To
Carson County
VOL. 70—NO. 2
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY—PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1956—8 Pages Today
Price 5c
H. H. Smith Beats Dove
Plans Shape
Up For Fair
Men and women representing
all parts of Carson county met
for three hours in the court house
Friday, July 27, working out
plans for a Carson county fair.
Chairman Alvis Tabor called
for reports from all committees.
One could tell from the con-
tents of the reports that much
work had been done and that
there is much yet to be done, a
spokesman said.
Chairman J. P. Calliham of the
committe on livestock and Chair-
man J. P. Smith of the program
and entertainment committee re-
ported on a joint meeting of the
two committees held in the Ex-
tension office.
Mrs. Glynn D. Harrell of Groom
heads educational exhibits. Much
has been done to make this most
interesting to the visitors. Loyd
Collis and his committee on
grains, vegetables and fruits is
shaping up an important part of
the fair. In spite of the drouth
there is ample evidence of a good
show in both the junior and adult
divisions.
Ewing Omhart, in charge of
facilities, reported on contacts
with both county and city offi-
cials and has seen managers of
several buildings and received
permission to use the buildings
for exhibits. He also has secured
empty lots for rides and other
activities.
Russ Howard of White Deer
warned committe chairmen that
if they wanted the kind of fair
catalog that gave the information
needed a special effort must be
made to have all informati'^' to
him by Aug. 10.
Livestock committee members
have decided that the swine and
sheep show will be Friday, Oct.
5, and the cattle show on Satur-
day, Oct. 6.
J. P. Smith and his committee
held one meeting in White Deer
in addition to the session with
the livestock committee. This
committee now reports that plans
are being made for the most
elaborate parade ever held in the
county, a Fair Queen contest of
real importance, an Old Settlers
Reunion which all felt would be
appreciated, rides for the child-
ren, a matched roping contest
which is always well received
and other features expected at a
top county fair.
A special foods committee of
the fair will work with the VFW
members in arriving at what can
be done to furnish ample bar-
becue and other food service the
two days of the fair. A definite
report from this committee will
be given soon.
Howard Lane and several
asscoiates are working on a com-
mercial exhibit that will be most
attractive. With irrigation becom-
ing a more or less county-wide
practice, part of the exhibit space
will be reserved for those inter-
ested in showing equipment in-
tended for such use.
It was voted to hold the next
meeting of the board and others
in the Home Economics room of
the Groom high school at 8 p. m.
Friday, Aug. 3. All persons in-
terested in having a real county
fair in Carson county for 1956
are invited to attend.
Carson Oilfield
Worker Files Suit
J. L. Smith, Carson county oil-
field worker, has entered suit
against the Texas Employers In-
surance Association for certain
monies and injury claims filed
July 30.
Smith says in his petition that
on Feb. 8 and again on Feb. 15,
1956, that he was injured while
working on an oilfield rig in Car-
son county.
The injured man said that the
injury was sustained when “a co-
employee accidentally hit him
(Smith) on the head with a sledge
hammer.”
Pampa Show
Opens Monday
Pampa is dressing up this week
in readiness for the ' Annual Top
O’ Texas Rodeo scheduled for
Aug. 6-11. The first and second
days will be devoted to the Kid
Pony Show with the rodeo pro-
per getting underway Wednesday
night, Aug. 8.
General admission, reserved
seat, and box seat tickets are on
sale at the rodeo office in Pampa.
Smiley Burnette, America’s No.
1 cowboy comic, will be the fea-
tured attraction along with Sally
Skelton, rodeo trick rider, Tab
Evans and his “Pork Chop” act,
plus all the regular rodeo events.
The big Top O’ Texas rodeo
parade will move promptly at 4
p. m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, led by
the Amarillo Air Force Band. The
band, directed by Lt. Milton
Stern, will furnish music for all
rodeo performances.
The rodeo grounds are being
put into shape this week follow-
ing the completion of all new con-
cession stands, which will be
handled by the Boy Scout troops
of Pampa.
6,000 good seats are available
each night and ample free park-
ing space.
PAYMENTS TO
STANTON SOIL
BANK ACREAGE
Money for first Soil Bank pay-
ments wil be available about Aug.
8 for Carson county participants
in the acreage reserve program,
according to Louis Grayson, coun-
ty ASC secretary.
Grayson explained that farmers
must assist men from the ASC
office when they “come to mea-
sure your farm.”
Payments will begin as quickly
after land has been measured as
possible, Grayson pointed out.
Four men from the ASC office
will begin measuring this week
in each section of the county.
“It is necessary for the farmer
to assist since we do not have
available funds to hire more
help,” Grayson said.
Here’s How Carson County Voted!
Jess Stevens
Dies Monday
Jesse Howard Stevens, 57, born
in Oak Grove, died at 9:30 p.m.
Monday, July 30, in the Highland
General hospital in Pampa from
a heart attack suffered a few
hours earlier.
He had lived four miles north
of Skellytown.
Stevens was an employee of
the W. W. Holmes Oil Co., and
was a member of the Calvary
Baptist church in Burkburnett.
He is survived by his wife,
Jessie of Skellytown; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Wilma Brooks of Ama-
rillo, Mrs. D. R. Cunningham of
Fritch; seven sons, Jimmie, Ran-
dall, and Billy of Los Angeles,
and Bobby of San Diego, Charlie
stationed in Germany, Buddy and
Jerry, both of Skellytown; and
22 grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are pend-
ing.
White Deer Man’s
Brother In Dumas
McKee Explosion
Lewis Broxson, 38, Sunray,
brother of T. J. Broxson, White
Deer, was killed early Sunday
morning in an explosion at the
McKee Shamrock Plant, near Du-
mas.
Funeral services and burial were
Tuesday in Sunray.
Broxson was a member of the
Baptist Church and owner of the
Broxson Furniture Co. He was a
member of the Sunray Volunteer
Fire Department and was killed
while fighting a fire at the Mc-
Kee Plant.
Survivors are the wife, Ruby;
a son, Bobby, and three brothers,
W. T. and Jack, Pampa, and T. J.,
White Deer.
Randel Motor Co.
Buys Olds Agency
From 0. D. Smith
Randel Motor Co. is announc-
ing this week that they are the
new factory franchised dealers
for Oldsmobile automobiles, ac-
cording to Ralph Randel, owner.
“We have purchased all parts,
special tools and accessories from
O. D. Smith, and can offer
complete factory service on Olds-
mobile cars,” Randel said.
Ray Price has recently return-
ed from a factory Oldsmobile
mechanical school and is spec-
ializing in the new service.
Smith did not reveal his fu-
ture plans.
Randel has been Chevrolet
dealer for this area since 1928.
“It is certainly a pleasure to
offer our friends and customers
the two finest cars on the mar-
ket,” the popular agency owner
told friends.
Father Carlson’s
Mother Dies July 26
Mrs. Agnes Carlson, mother of
Rev. Arnold J. Carlson, pastor
of St. Theresa’s church, Panhandle,
a resident of North Hollywood,
Calif., died July 26.
When Father Carlson became
pastor here, he had hopes that
his mother might be able to live
with him and keep house for
him here at Pahnandle, a friend
reported.
Mrs. Carlson visited her priest-
son several times and was es-
pecially interested in the Bernard
Gordon Memorial Home, of which
her son is director.
Rev. Carlson left July 26 for
his home to conduct the funeral
which was held in his home par-
ish, July 28.
Voting Box
1
2
3
4
5
6
For Governor;
Yarborough____
182
29
19
61
10
45
O’Daniel
114
15
14
56
14
42
Senterfitt
3
0
0
18
0
0
Holmes
0
0
0
2
0
0
Daniel
158
21
30
96
16
85
Haley
67
5
5
22
6
20
Lt. Governor
J ohnson
. 39
5
7
16
6
14
Smith
152
27
18
90
17
38
Aikin _ ___
74
7
5
40
2
31
Ramsey ______
206
29
33
86
15
87
Atty. General
Moore ____■____
163
27
16
80
11
56
Wilson ________
239
31
38
116
25
73
Hill ____________
25
4
3
17
1
10
Carlton
20
1
2
6
2
10
Supreme Court, PL 1
Griffin ________
403
51
39
254
40
192
Supreme Court, place
2
Calvert ________
394
53
39
254
41
190
Supreme Court, place
3
*
Norvell
226
35
34
121
27
68
Hughes
153
23
24
78
4
58
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Morrison_______
120
23
14
65
10
42
Owens
288
35
43
132
24
91
55 38 252 39 192
55 38 252 39 192
16 7 63 11 44
51 55 165 28 117
Railroad Commissioner
Murray ________ 383
Comptroller
Calvert_________375
State Treasurer
Harding-------- 128 16
James _________ 320 51
Commissioner of Lands
Rudder ________ 202 22
Price __________ 209 36
Commissioner of Agriculture
Barber ________ 73 13
Jones ___________ 33 7
White 315 43
Conor essman-at-Large
Dies ----------- 342 50 46 165 33
Elkins _________ 113 15 13 56 5
Associate Justice, Court of Civil Appeals
Chapman ------ 142 34 28 103 25
Martin ________• 80 23 14 44 12
Representative 18th Congressional District
1 70
3 93
0 57
4 121
4 220
3 220
3 69
1 129
0 66
4 112
0 25
0 20
4 134
3 113
1 79
1 79
2 75
100 MILES PER HOUR
AND STILL GOING
A warrant for the arrest of a
man who was clocked at more
than 100 miles per hour was is-
sued in Justice Sam Lanning’s
court this week.
The man was not only speeding
at the dangerous rate but the law-
violation occurred at night, accord-
ing to the complaining highway
patrolman.
Absentee Balloting
Will Begin Monday
Absentee voting is scheduled
to begin Monday, Aug. 6, in the
Democratic runoff. Whether offi-
cial names will be received here
in time to have the ballots print-
ed by then was not known early
this week.
The ballot apparently will have
five races, three state and two dis-
trict.
Names will be: Price Daniel
and Ralph Yarborough, governor;
Ben Ramsey, incumbent, and A.
M. Aikin, lieutenant governor;
Will Wilson and Tom Moore, at-
torney general; Porter Oakes and
Ted Springer, 94 Flotorial district,
state representative, and Allen
Harp, incumbent, and John T.
Forbis, 100th district attorney.
Absentee voting will close Tues-
day night, Aug. 21, as the elec-
tion will be Saturday, Aug. 25.
Court Approves
Deahl Estate Value
County probate court granted
final inventory and appraisement
papers to Mrs. Edythe Charless,
executrix for the estate of the late
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Deahl. The
court approved the findings of
$147,818.67 on July 18.
Rogers _ _ _
415
57
43 255 44 194
3 218
27
72
1328
State Senator
Crow _ _
_ 13
1 2
C
) 6 1
2
(
) 11
<
C
5 38
Craig__
90
9
12
73 8
21
1
76
3
9
302
Smith
. 104
20
7
36 3
39
1
29
3
14
256
Hazlewood
271
36
42
109 29
109
1
84
16
39
736
Member Stale Board
of Education
Bivins
400
49
30
255 40
192
3
220
27
69
1285
State Representative,
94-Flotorial
Springer
. 132
26
11
57 12
70
0
70
9
17
404
Castleberry ____
105
12
8
22 3
17
0
42
4
9
222
Oakes .
146
17
26
57 16
42
0
25
2
19
350
Hatfield __
. 58
9
8
60 5
16
2
37
3
13
211
District Judge
Gribble
429
54
41
253 36
185
4
219
26
72
1319
District Attorney
Harp
244
43
41
137 24
96
2
153
18
39
797
Spillman
112
14
11
46 6
47
1
49
5
14
305
Forbis ___
139
1 10
c
1 60 14
t 41
0
7
1
11
292
Sheriff
Nunn 4
141
60
45
253 41
193
3
211
27
72
1346
Tax Assessor - Collector
Sterling
451
58
41
255 40
195
4
220
27
73
1364
County Attorney
Dove
. 134
24
26
114 13
128
2
132
17
33
623
Smith
373
44
40
136 33
60
1
71
8
36
802
County Chairman
Weiser -----
442
52
32
254 40
193
4
220
27
73
1337
Commissioner Pet. No. 1
Sparks
452
3
26
40
521
Commissioner PcL No. 3
Vance ----
49
6
55
Constable Pet. No. 1
Meaker
416
3
26
40
485
Constable Pet. No. 6
Worley _ —
213
6
219
Precincl Chairman
O’Keefe—1____432
Curyea—2 ------
Welsh—3 ________
Stubblefield—4----
Hagaman—5------
Britten—6------
254
Precinct No. 8
Price
Chaney
Lark —9-------
154
53
5
3
3
157
56
5
Amendments
Desegration
For _ ____
. 255
26
29
186
25
82
4
137
11
38
793
Against
_ 112
23
11
40
5
49
0
4Q
5
12
303
Inter-Marriage
For -
287
35
28
204
28
100
4
159
13
45
903
Against
.. 81
15
13
27
4
38
0
29
4
5
216
Interposition
For
_ 252
31
26
190
21
86
4
142
13
36
801
Against ------
68
13
9
24
6
32
0
33
2
6
193
White*Dee^S, Conway; 6. Groom; 7, Gulf Camp; 8. Skelly-
town; 9, Lark; 10 Absentee, ______
Porter Oakes and Ted Springer Will Be
In Run-Off for State Representative
The 94 flotorial district will
have a run-off for state repres-
entative between Porter Oakes
and Ted Springer, both of Ama-
rillo.
Oakes received 5,254 votes and
Springer, 5,495 in the four coun-
ties making up the district. S.
M. Castleberry received 3,837
votes and Glenn Hatfield 2,594
votes.
These candidates also were
from Amarillo.
Oakes carried Potter county
over Springer by 25 votes and
RandaH county by 29 votes. Sprin-
ger led in Armstrong county by
231 votes and in Carson by 54
votes. The heavy Springer vote
in Armstrong gave him a lead in
the tabulation.
The run-off wiU be Aug. 25 be-
tween Oakes, veteran of World
War 2 and the Korean War. Many
knew him when he was stationed
at the Amarillo Air Force Base.
He is a former newspaper man
See Oakes — Page 5
LEADS 802 to 623
IN ATTORNEY’S RACE
Charlotte Hinshaw, salutatorian
of the 1953 class of Panhandle
high school, will receive her de-
gree Friday evening, Aug. 10.
from Northwest Texas Hospital
School of Nursing.
The commencement exercises
will be at 8 p. m. in the First
Presbyterian church, 1100 Harri-
son, Amarillo.
The Panhandle nurse is the
third member of her family to
finish this nursing school. Her
twin sisters, Joan, now Mrs. Ross
Kaufhold, ■ and Joan, Mrs. Harold
Pitts, valedictorian and salutator-
ian of the 1947 class of Pan-
handle, finished in 1950.
She plans to continue musing
in the hospital following • her
graduation.
Former county attorney H. H.
Smith of Panhandle, defeated
Frank P. Dove of Groom, incum-
bent, 802 to 623, in the Carson,
county Democratic primary Sat-
urday. Smith led by 179 votes.
The county cast only 1,503 votes
considered a light ballot, for a,
presidential election year.
County and precinct officers
nominated without opposition
John H. Nunn, sheriff, 1,-
votes; C. L. Sterling, tax as-
sessor and collector, 1,364; Frank
Sparks, Pet. 1 commissioner,
521; Elten Vance, Pet. 3, com-
missioner, 55; O. £. Meaker, Pet.
1 constable, 485; H. A. Werley,
Pet. 6 constable, 218 votes.
Special issues all carried, school
desegration vote being 793 to 303;
intermarriage 903 to 216 and inter-
position 801 to 193.
Luther Gribble, 100th district
unopposed, reiceived 1,-
319 votes.
A. J. Weiser, county Democratic
chairman, was unopposed and re-
ceived 1,337 votes.
Precinct committeemen votes
were: No. 1, John O’Keefe, 472;
2, George Curyea, 52; 3, Harold
Welsh, 46; 4, W. J. Stubblefield,
265; 5, Fred Hagaman, 41; 6, E.
J. Britten, 197; 8, W. H. Price, 157,
and John F. Chaney, Jr., 56; 9,
Lee Kirk, write-in, 5.
John O’Keefe received two
write-in votes for committeeman
from Pet. 7, Gulf Camp.
Dove is serving his second two-
year term. Beginning January
1, 1957, will be for a four-year
term. Smith is a former county
attorney, being appointed to suc-
ceed Frank R. Murray, resigned,
during World War 2. He was de-
feated by Dove 938 to 786, a lead
of 152 votes.
In the Smith-Dove election four
*» See Smith — Page 8
County Officials Grab Six Out of 12
Delegates to County Demo Convention
Eighteen attended the Precinct
No. 1 Democratic Convention Sat-
urday afternoon at the court house.
Seven were county public offi-
cials and two were former coun-
ty officials.
The precinct was allowed 12
delegates and 12 alternates to the
county convention to be held at
2:30 tomorrow afternoon. Of these
12 delegates 6 are office holders
and one is an ex-office holder.
Two of the 12 alternates are
former office holders and 1 is
an office holder.
Delegates nominated by a com-
mi.tte composed of John O’Keefe,
chairman, Deputy Sheriff E. G.
Stapp and W. F. Simms, were
O’Keefe, a former county com-
missioner; Stapp, Jim Mecaskey,
Judge Clarence C. Williams, Mrs.
Willie O’Neal, county auditor;
Mrs. Fannie Williams, county and
district clerk; Mrs. Oneta Hanson,
County treasurer; F. E. Sparks,
commissioner No. 1; Mrs. Mar-
garet Suratt, O. D. Smith, Floyd
Hubbard and A. J. Weiser, county
Democratic chairman.
Alternates elected were: Simms,
Mrs. Elma Dills, George Graves,
Jack Griffith; C. L. Sterling,
deputy sheriff, tax assessor and
collector; Van Carter, T. B. Har-
ris, former sheriff, tax assessor
'and' collector; Mrs. Eva Craig,
former county treasurer; C. L.
Edwards, Mrs. Edwards, A. L.
Stovall and Loyd Thorp.
Weiser was elected precinct
chairman and he appointed Judge
Williams as secretary.
The delegates were put under
the unit rule.
Attending the convention were:
Weiser, C. C. Williams, O’Neal,
Sparks, Stapp, Hanson, Mrs. Fan-
nie Williams, Nunn, O’Keefe,
Mecaskey, Simms, Harris, Surratt,
Smith, Mrs. Nova L, Dowlen,
David M. Warren, Hubbard and
Edwards.
Read Paul's Panhandle
Pickin's — Page 8
Weiser Gives Annual
Lions Club Report
A. J. Weiser presented the Lions
club program Tuesday noon in the
War Memorial Building by giv-
ing the annual financial report.
Weiser, club secretary and
treasurer revealed that the local
organization had spent more than.
$3,540 for various civic functions.
The club secretary also point-
ed out that attendance the past
year was 96.31.
“Earnings go back to this
community and county,” Weiser
said, “Lions clubs are noted for
organized service and service tq
their communities.”
Marvin Sparks and Alvis Ta-
bor closed the program with a
motion picture made during their
recent trip to Lions International
convention at Miami, Florida.
Scout Paper Drive
Begins Saturday
Scouts of Panhandle will start
a waste paper drive at 8:30 a. m,
Saturday and persons with waste
paper who wish to donate it to
the Scouts are asked to place
the paper on the front porch.
If more convenient those who
wish to donate paper may call
Harold Smith at Plains Aluminum
Co.
Money will be used to send
three Scouts to the National
Jamboree next year at Valley
Forge, Pa.
Firemen Donate $100,
To Sunray - Dumas
C. E. Lyles, Panhandle fire
marshal, reported today that the
local fire department had donat-
ed $100 of its funds to the Sun-
ray and Dumas fire departments.
Lyles said that the money was
a “small token of our sympathy
for our brother volunteer fire-
men who gave their lives in the
McKee Shamrock tragedy.” ^ _v
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