The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. 70—NO. 1
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LIONS CLUB members were hosts to visit-
ing Boy Scouts last Wednesday night and
Thursday morning as the Scout cyclists
stopped overnight in Panhandle. Here,
Harold Smith, Sr., tour leader, is assisting
Alvin Franklin adjust his bed roll while
Judith Ann Smith watches the procedure.
Judith Ann leaves Saturday for Kerrville
where she will be a guest of the Lions
Club crippled children’s camp.
COMMITTEES WORKING ON
CARSON COUNTY FAIR, OLD
TIMERS REUNION PLANNED
A tentative program for the Car-
son County Fair, Oct. 5-6, was
outlined at the executive board
meeting, July 20.
These included judging of rab-
bits, swine, poultry, sheep, and
cattle; a band concert, crowning
a queen, tractor driving contest,
parade, old timer’s reunion, a
matched doping contest, and rides
for children.
Some of the vice-presidents
announced their committees and
as soon as these committees are
complete they will be published.
J. C. McCollough was elected
vice-president in charge of fin-
ances to replace Elmer Padget,
who resigned.
President Elvis Tabor said the
executive board would meet each
week until all plans were per-
fected.
President Tabor also pointed
out that many committees were
complete and “they are going
ahead with their work, includ-
ing the catalogue and finance
committees.”
Activities will be centered near
the War Memorial building with
tents scheduled for use of live-
stock.
Church of Christ
Minister Resigns
David Arnold, who has been
minister of the Panhandle Church
of Christ since August 1955, has
resigned, and will leave Monday,
July 30, for Stringtown, 20 miles
from Fort Worth, where he will
have a congregation more than
twice the size of the local one.
A farewell party for the minis-
ter, his wife, and small son, Paul
Wesley, will be held tonight in the
Dee Cumming’s home, west of
Panhandle.
Arnold asked The Herald to
express his appreciation to the
people of Panhandle for making
his stay lfy Panhandle an enjoy-
able one.
No plans had been made for
securing another minister, accor-
ding to information Thurday.
Precinct Conventions
Scheduled Saturday
No Republican Meet
Resort Weather
Continues, Rain
Boosts Crops
The weather for the past week
has followed much the same pat-
tern as that of the same period
of 1955, with some rain, tem-
peratures moderate, and little
wind.
High for 1955 was 90; the low,
65, and rain .54 inch. For this
year, the high was 97, July 22;
the low, 60 on the 21st, and rain
was .77 inch. The low July 26
was 65.
Rain fell slowly most of the
day, Friday, July 20. This was
accompanied by a severe electri-
cal storm, which knocked out
telephones and damaged electri-
cal appliances in some sections
of the city. No injuries were
reported in Carson county.
With intermittent showers and
moderate temperatures, grain
sorghums have grown fast and
with fair moisture from now on,
dry-land crops should give their
owners a fair return.
The forecast for the weekend
is for partially cloudy skies, little
moisture and temperatures in the
low nineties.
Temperatures and moisture for
the week follow:
Date
July 19 ___
July 20 _____
July 21 _____
July 22_____
July 23 _____
July 24 _____
July 25 _____
July 26 _____
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Low
Rain
84
64
Tr.
80
62
Tr.
91
60
.77
97
65 ’
Tr.
83
61
Tr.
90
62
.04
40
68
Tr.
00
65
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Lightning Jolts
Johnson Home
C. L. Johnson had a narrow
escape from death, shortly after
1 p.m. July 20, when lightning
struck the house on the Jim Mecas-
key farm, 3 miles west of Pan-
handle, where the Johnson’s live.
Johnson had just opened the
refrigerator door when the bolt
^ ,. . , hit, knocking the light out of the
Democratic precinct conven- refrigerator, the motor out of the
tions will be held at 2.30. p. m. J home freezer and automatic wash-
Saturday, July 28 at all polling er> and burned out aU th
places in the county, according to
A. J. Weiser, county Democratic
chairman.
The following Saturday, Aug.
4, the county convention will be
held at 2:30 p. m. in the district
courtroom at Panhandle.
The Republican party, having
no candidates in the primary, will
not hold precinct conventions.
wiring in the . house.
•Full extent of the damage was
not learned until Sunday, when
Mrs. Johnson was home to look
over the articles.
Two light poles between the
Johnson home and the home of
C. C. Geuther were destroyed by
the same bolt that damaged the
Johnson home.
Judith Smith Set
For Fun at Camp
Judith Ann Smith, 9, who lives
at 1508 Franklin in Panhandle
will leave Saturday for two weeks
of fun at the Texas Lions Camp
for crippled children near Kerr-
ville.
She attended
last year.
the same camp
Judith Ann will be sponsored at
the camp by the Panhandle Lions
club and will be one Of 120 handi-
capped children enjoying . the
facilities of the unique camp.
The camp is free to any handi-
capped child in Texas from 7
through 16. Applications are
handled only through local Lions
clubs.
With 13 permanent buildings
and a staff of 97, the qamp will
provide recreation for 720 young-
sters during its six two-week
sessions this summer. The camp
is located three miles south of
Kerrville on 504 acres of rolling
Hill county land.
Three Airmen Jailed
On Weapons Charge
Three Amarillo Air Force Air-
men were arrested Sunday morn-
ing near Panhandle and charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
Highway patrolmen said that the
three youths had an array of
brass knucks, a whipping chain,
and a length of pipe.
The “whipping - chain” was
made from a length of heavy log
chain with a handle fashioned
on one end.
Chlorine Content Is
Low In City Water
One complaint has been receiv-
ed ’at City Hall from a housewife
about the chlorine content of the
water. Frank Vise, city manager,
reports that since the new well
was put in operation on June 4,
“chlorine content in the water
has been reduced.”
Vise explained that about one-
half the chlorine is now used as
compared to two years ago.
One Applicant for
City Police Job
Only one man has applied for
the position of city policeman,
Frank Vise, city manager reported.
Vise said that the job would
pay $2,100 per year.
Council To Open
Curb-Gutter Bids
City councilmen will open bids
next Thursday, Aug. 2 on curb
and gutter construction. Many
property owners already indicated
they were willing to make the
improvement, if reasonable bids
could be obtained, Frank Vise,
city manager announced.
AN EDITORIAL
The first state Democratic primary will be held
Saturday. The Herald urges all qualified voters
to participate in the election, which will be held
from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Below The Herald will give its final article on
competitive races and issues:
STATE RACES
Governor—Candidates are U. S. Senator Price
Daniel, J. Everetts Haley,, J. J. Holmes, W. Lee
O’Daniel, Reuben Senterfitt and Ralph Yarborough.
The qualifications of Price Daniel are so outstand-
ing that he deserves the nomination for governor.
Lieutenant Governor—Candidates are State Sena-
tor A. M. Aikin, Jr., C. T. Johnson, Lt. Gov. Ben
Ramsey and former Lt. Gov. John Lee Smith.
Ramsey, Aikin and Smith are fully qualified to
serve. As Aikin is doing a good job in his present
office, The Herald recommends Ramsey for
another term.
Attoroney General—Will Wilson of Dallas, for-
mer associate justice of the supreme court, will
make a runaway race for attorney general over
two Dallas opponents, Curtis E. Hill and Ross
Carlton, and Tom Moore of Waco. The latter took
advantage of publicity of a suit against the Texas
Press Association filed by C. T. Johnson, candi-
date for lieutenant governor, but it seems that it
has backfired and Wilson will be an easy winner.
Associate Justice of Supreme Court, Place 3—
This is a wide open race with James R. Norvell
of San Antonio and Robert G. Hughes of San An-
gelo as candidates. Norvell- is on the court of civil
appeals of his home city and Hughes on the Aus-
tin court. Both men are qualified; reports indicate
that Norvell will be the nominee.
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals.—Jesse Owens,
district judge at Vernon, has made several races
for this office. His opponent is W. A. Morrison of
Milam county. There has been some opposition
to opinions of Morrison, but Owens will have a
vigorous battle. If you vote on a regional basis
you will favor Owens.
State Treasurer—Jesse James has been state
treasurer many years and he hasn’t run away with
thq state funds despite his name. James deserves
another term. His opponent is Warren G. Harding
of Dallas.
Commissioner of General Land Office—Earl
Rudder of Brady, incumbent, has done a good job
in the office to which he was appointed to succeed
Bascom Giles. Rudder deserves an elective term;
his opponent is Ned Price of Smith county.
Commissioner of Agriculture—John C. White,
incumbent, is opposed by Jim Barber of Collin
county and Bill Jones of Winkler county. White
talked for months about running for governor,
but decided the field was too tough and announc-
ed for reelection. He probably will defeat both
opponents in the first primary.
Coongressmanat-large—Martin Dies of Lufkin,
holder of this office since it was established,
should defeat his opponent, Bill Elkins of Dallas,
who boasts he has campaigned in all 254 counties.
DISTRICT RACES
Assoociate Justice , Court of Appeals, 7th Dis-
trict.—Alton B. Chapman, district judge, Floydada
for many years, is a candidate against H. C. Martin
of Littlefield, incumbent. Chapman would make a
a good justice and we’d to see him nominated.
State Senator, 31st District—Incumbent Grady
Hazlewood of Amarillo is opposed by James D.
Crow of Canadian, William J. Craig of Pampa and
Lonnie Smith of Amarillo. Crow was defeated by
Hazelwood four years ago. Craig is a former state
representative from Borger district when he lived
at Miami. Smith is not so well known in this area,
but he formerly was a state representative from
Fort Worth. Hazelwood has made a good state sen-
ator and it would be wise to reelect him.
State representative, 94th Flotorial District—
This district includes: Potter, Carson, Armstrong
and Randall counties. As Bill Andis, former re-
presentative, moved to Colorado Springs, the
office is wide open. All four candidates are from
Amarillo. They are S. M. Castleberry, Glenn C.
Hatfield, Jr., Porter L. Oakes and Ted B. Springer.
Porter Oakes’ training in public affairs and his
knowledge of the workings of the state legislature
make him the ideal candidate. The district would
be ably represented by Oakes and he should be
nominated.
District Attorney, 100th Judicial'^Oistrict.—As
jthis is a local office with continued contacts with
the citizens, The Herald believes it should not make
any endorsement. Candidates are Allen Harp of
Childress, incumbent, and Paul Spillman of Well-
ington and John T. Forbis of Childress. All candi-
dates are qualified from reports The Herald has rec-
eived from their friends.
Don Riggs Takes
Stanolind Oil Job
Donald R. Riggs, a Texas Tech
graduate in the field of business
administration, has been employed
by the Stanolind Oil and Ghs
Corp.
Riggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. D.
Riggs, Paiitex manager, is a cleri-
cal trainee in the Pampa produc-
ing department. While at Tech
he was secretary of Delta Sigma
Pi, professional commerce and
business administration fraternity.
DEMOCRATS CAST BALLOTS
SATURDAY. VOTE OF OVER
1500 TO 6E TALLIED BY 7 P.M.
Frank Simms
Awarded Lone
Star Degree
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Car-Truck Safety
Stickers Checked
Sheriff John H. Nunn warns
Carson county motorists that
highway patrolmen are checking
all cars and trucks for Texas
safety stickers.
He advises that the safety in-
spection fee is “a lot easier to pay
than the fine and court costs.”
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Frank Simms
Frank Simms, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Minor Simms received the
Lone Star Farmer Degree in
Dallas Thursday, July 26. The
Lone Star award, which is given
by the state association of Future
Farmers of America, was confer-
red on the top 800 boys at a ban-
quet given in their honor.
Only the top 2 percent of the
40,000 future farmers may receive
this honor.
During his high school training,
Frank represented Panhandle
high school on 10 judging teams
and numerous contests. He was
chosen outstanding agriculture
student as a junior and received
a special award, locally and at
Pampa as part of Rural Achieve-
ment Award day.
This spring, Frank was select-
ed from all high school students
to receive a special award for
outstanding leadership. Another
achievement was becoming plow-
man at the Southwest Farm and
Home show in - 1954.
Frank has plans to be a stu-
dent at Texas Tech this fall in
the school of agriculture.
He has a small herd of regis-
tered Hereford cattle and has had
experience in commercial feed-
ing of both cattle and swine.
Other boys making the trip
to the FFA meting are: Richard
Orr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Orr and Charles Miller, sort of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and
Clodus R. Smith, FFA advisor.
Only One Major
County Race; Polls
Open In 9 Boxes
The first Democratic primary
will get underway at 8 a. nj,
Saturday, July 28 when polls
open in nine voting boxes of Car-
son county. Polls close at 7 p. m,
Absentee ballots cast by voting
boxes were: Prect. 1, 40; Prect. 2,
6; Prect. 3, 6; Prect. 4, 12; Prect,
5, 1; Prect. 6, 5; Prect. 7, 0;
Prect. 8, 6 and Prect. 9, 2, for
a total of 78 ballots asked for.
Seventy three of these ballots
nave been returned to the county
clerk.
Democrats will nominate state,
district, county and precinct can-
didates. Carson county has only
one major contest, that of county
attorney and a minor race for
chairman of precinct No. 8.
Political observers estimate a
vote of 1,500 to 1,800 compared to
I, 747 votes cast in 1954.
Polling places are: Prect. 1,
court house, Panhandle; Prect. 2,
Liberty club house; Prect. 3,
Abell elevator; Prect. 4, White
Deer school; Prect. 5, Conway
school; Prect. 6, Groom school;
Prect. 7, home of Mrs. W. D,
Ferrell, Gulf Camp; Prect. 8,
Skellytown school and Prect. 9,
Lark school.
Judges are: No. 1, Mrs. Elma
Lee Dills; No. 2, George Curyea;
No. 3, Harold Welsh; No. 4, W,
J. Stubblefield; No. 5, F. W. Haga-
man; No. 6, E. J. Britten; No. 7,
Mrs. W. D. Ferrell; No. 8, W. H,
Price and No. 9, Lee Kirk.
WHEAT VOTE
PASSES BY
403 TO 18
Wheat marketing quotas carried
in Carson county 403 to 18 over
the nation farmers approved the
referendum by more than 80 per
cent.
The vote by boxes was:
For Against
Panhandle __________220 9
White Deer_________95 5
Groom _____________71 4
An increase in interest was
noted this year, according to Lloyd
Grayson, Carson county ASC sec-
retary.
Read Paul's Panhandle
Pickin's— Page 8
Tax Collections
Exceed 99 Percent
C. L. Sterling, deputy tax col-
lector-assessor, and candidate for
the office of Carson county tax
accessor-collector, said Thursday
that collections for 1955 exceeded
99.2 per cent.
, County assessment totals $218,-
839.50 and all of this amount ex-
cept about $2,000 was collected.
ILLINOIS PAIR
NABBED FOR
COUNTY THEFT
Two Illinios jail-breakers are
in Carson county’s cross-bar
hotel, after failing to post $2,000
bonds, on charges of burglariz-
ing the White Deer Supply Co,
last Wednesday night.
They are: Paul Leonard Belch-
er, 23, and William Dell McClure,
18.
Both waived preliminary trial
in Justice Sam Lanning’s court
and are awaiting action of the
grand jury.
Sheriff John H. Nunn said that
the men “kicked their way out of
the Pekin, Illinois jail and came
to Texas where they stole an
automobile and entered the
White Deer Supply Co.
In Pekin, the men were being
held in connection with car and
theft charges.
The men were picked up in
Amarillo by city policemen after
a routine investigation of a sus-
picious looking car.
The “suspicious” car was one
stolen and painted red on the
bottom by the jail-breakers.
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Peacock Estate .
Well Flowing
Smith and Collins Oil Co., got
first production in their block of
leases 11 miles southeast of Pan-
handle this week when their
Peacock Estate No. 1 flowed
250,000 feet of gas and load oil in
a test.
Officials say that testing is
continuing after acidizing and
perforation at 2921-68.
The S&C wildcat could start
a wave of drilling activity in.
southeastern Carson county.
Several months ago, oil pro-
duction was found four miles
northeast of Panhandle on the
C. E: McCray land.
Boy Sentenced For
Stealing Groom Car
A 15-year-old Fort Worth boy
was sentenced to the Gatesville
Training School for Boys after
pleading guilty to a car theft
charge in county criminal court
this week.
The boy, and another juvenile
boy, stole the car at Groom. The.
other boy has not been ap-
prehended
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Loftin, Paul A. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1956, newspaper, July 27, 1956; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881498/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.