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Founded 1887. *
Oldest Business Firm
In County.
The Panhandle Uedald
Our 64th Year
Of Service To
Carson County
Vol. 64—No. 42
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1951
(20 Pages Today)
Price 5e
Charities Get $125,000
From
Minimum Teacher
Salaries Raised
To $2,700 Year
Minimum pay for beginning
teachers in Panhandle schools was
raised from the state schedule of
$2,403 yearly to $2,700 by the
school board Tuesday night.
The board has had under con-
sideration a higher schedule for
some time. The evaluation com-
mittee report asked for higher
pay for teachers.
Teachers bachelor degree will
be paid as follows: No experience,
$2,700; 1 year, $2,754,; 2 years,
$2,808; 3 years, $2,862; 4 years,
$2,916; 5 years, $2,970; 6 years,
$3,024;; 7 years, $3,078; 8 years,
$3,132; 9 years, $3,186; 10 to
26 years, $3,200.
Salaries for teachers with mas-
ters’ degrees will be paid $2,900
to $4,032.
Schedule in part follows: No
experience, $2,900; 1 year,
$2,954; 2 years, 3,008; 3 years,
$3,062; 4 years, $3,116; 5 years
$3,170; 6 years, $3,224; 7 years,
$3,278; 9 years, $3,386; 10 years,
$3,440.
J Remainder of the schedule up
to 26 years of service to $4,032
had not been filed when the fore-
going information was obtained.
I. E. Padget was reelected as-
sistant secretary 'for year year
Sept, il, 1951 to Aug. 31, 1952, at
a salary of $1,380.
Cafeteria employes will receive
$90 per month for nine months
during the next year. Mrs. Anna
Lea Russ was appointed cafeteria
clerical supervisor for next year
at a salary of $150 month..
Salaries for the following to
work ten months, but to be paid
in 12 equal installments for next
school year, were set as follows:
H. W. Amick, high school prin-
cipal, $4,300; L. C. Greenlee,
grade school principal, $4,300;
Charles C. Bell, band, $3,500;
Boyd Williams, assistant coach,
$3,500; Thurman J. Richardson,
grade school coach, $3,000.
Among bills allowed were:
Texas Coach Sales Co., 54 pas-
senger bus, $3,898.80; City of
Panhandle, water, $9 6.10; South-
western Public Service Co., $130-
.52; Texas Gas & Power Corp.,
$210.15,; telephone, $59.02.
Committees Named to Work Out Plans
For War Memorial Building and Pool
Proposals for operation of the
Carson County War Memorial
building and swimming pool were
discussed at a meeting of more
than 50 persons last Friday night
at' the memorial building.
Committee of M. G. Weeth, A.
J. Weiser and Mrs. J. B. Howe
was appointed to meet with the
commissioners court Monday, May
14, to request the commissioners
to be the sponsoring organization
for the War Memorial building.
Some place is needed to sched-
ule events in the building, it was
pointed out. Also, there is need
to equip the kitchen and to get
chairs for the auditorium.
It is believed there can be no
difficulty in equipping the war
memorial room and also prepar-
ing a' list of persons who served
in World War II.
Suggestion was made that the
swimming pool be operated under
the auspices of the Groom, White
Deer and PanhandDe. schools.
Committee of Weeth, M. C. Davis
and James R. Cox will take up
this proposal with other school
districts.
The group held a wholesome
discussion of the War Memorial
situation with I. E. Padget act-
ing as chairman and Mrs. George
Crossman as secretary.
• Resignation of the former gen-
eral chairman, Rev. James Todd,
now of Stinnett, was formaly
accepted.
Cancer Campaign
Gifts Reach $622
Rev. John W. Price reported
that the Carson county cancer
campaign resulted in contribu-
tions of $622. The county goal
was $540. He believes this will
be the final report.
Workers responsible for the
conduct of the campaign and com-
munity contributions follow:
Conway, Mrs. Marvin Calliham,
$5.37; White Deer, Mrs. W. L.
Potter, $95.55; Groom, Mrs. C. D.
Kunkel, $62.39; Skellytown, Mrs.
J. B. Gallaher, $23.05; Gulf comp
Pyle and Whitlow, $49.56; King,
Mrs. Elten Vance, $15,; Panhan-
dle, Bussiness & Professional
Women's Club, Mrs. A. W. Dills,
$371.08.
“Thanks very much for the
splendid publicity given the can-
cer drive,” wrote Rev. Price to
The Herald. “We apppreciate
everything you have done and
know this was in a large way re-
sponsible for the good results.”
Evaluation Needed,
Rotary Club Told
Thurman Richardson called at-
tention to the need of Rotarians
to evaluate themselves as had
been done in the Panhandle public
schools at the luncheon last Fri-
day noon when he made the prin-
cipal speech.
Past President Asbery A. Cal-
laghan . presided. Visiting Rotar-
ians, all from Borger, were Jeff
Wilson, Ed Lee, Jake Phillips
.and Lester Wiles, Jr.
Texas Deposits
Increase 320.4
Pet. In Decade
Texas banks in the 10-year de-
cade from Dec. 31, 1940,' to Dec.
31, 1950, had an increase in de-
posits of 320.4 per cent, fifth in
the nation, according to a com-
pilation made by the Bank News
of Kansas City.
Other states with larger in-
creases were much smaller in de-
posits and were: North Dakota,
555.9 pet; South Dakota, 370.9
pet; New Mexico, 418.5 pet. and
Arizona, 375.8 pet.
1 Increase for the nation was
! 131.9 per cent, showing how
jmuch Texas ranked ahead of the
•average. National deposits jumped
from 76,55(1 billions to 177,492
billions. Texas increased from
1.770, 327 millions to 7,443,571
millions.
Ranking states in deposits are:
N'ew York, California, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachu-
setts, Texas, Michigan, New Jer-
sey and Missouri.
Among increases in other states
were: Oklahoma, 270.2 pet; Kan-
sas, 287.7 pet; Colorado, 226.3
pet; Missouri, 167.3 pet*; Florida,
307.7 pet; Oregon 301.7 pet;
Idaho, 287.2; Arkansas, 281.4
pet.
. Russ Estate
Salvation Army Receives One-Half, Scottish
Rite Hospital, Presbyterian Home 1-4 Each
URGE TESTING
OF MILK COWS
FOR DISEASES
Carson county farmers have sho
wn considerable interest in testing
milk cows for Bangs disease and
for tuberculosis in and around
Panhandle. Bangs disease or bru-
cellosis and commonly known as
undulant or Malta fever may be
acquired by man from animals.
The bovine (cattle) type of the
tubercle bacillus is the one usually
encountered in human tuberculo-
sis arising from animal sources.
Simple and dependable tests
have been developed to pick out
these diseases in cattle. Only grad- |
uate and registered veterinarians
are allowed to give these tests.
Some iCorson county residents!
have taken their cows to veterinar-
ians in locations outside the coun-
ty. Others wou|d like to have a
veterinarian come here and test
the cattle. This would be the better
way if several owners of cows
would have the work done at the
same time. The mileage bill would,
be divided up between those hav-
ing the work done and no one
would have much to pay.
Cows furnishing milk to child-
ren should be tested each year,
if possible. Until Carson county
has a practicing veterinarian of
its own, special arrangements will
have to be made to have these
•tests run. All persons wishing to
have cows tested for either bru-
cellosis (Bangs) or tuberculosis
or both are asked to notify H. M.
Nichols, county agent, at the court
house. Those writing in should
give their name, address, number
of cows and directions. When a
day’s work is lined, a veterinarian
will be called in to give the tests.
Three charities, the Salvation
Army, Texas Scottish Rite Hos-
pital for Crippled Chuldren. at
Dallas and the Presbyterian Home
of Amarillo, have received ap-
proximately $125,000 from the
wills of O. P. Russ and his wife,
Laura Irvin Russ.
This is the greatest distribution
of money to charitable institu-
tions in the history of Carson
county.
Residuary estate of $125,000
was left one-half to the Salvation
Army, a favorite charity of Mr.
and Mrs. Russ; and one-fourth
each to Texas Scottish Rite Chal-
dren’s Hospital and Presbyterian
Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Russ had no chil-
dren, but reared many in their
home. However, the children were
not formally adopted and it cost
the estate more than $2,500 addi-
tional expense to transfer gifts
made in their joint will in the
1920’s.
Will Held Contract
Cohrts held the will was a con-
tract that became effective at the
death of the first party, Mrs.
Russ, who died about 20 years
ago. He died about five years ago.
Increased value of farm land
helped to raise the liquidating
value of the estate to $1811,212.60.
Already funds totaling $126,051-
.50 had been paid out, and Judge
Luther Gribble in 100th district
court Saturday gave approval to
final distribution of $55,161.10
on hand.
Report approved Saturday show
ed the following income for the
Russ estate: Executors had on
deposit at beginning of trustee-
ship, $18,657.54, and $10,,,000
with National Surety Corporation,
for total of $28,657.54.
Receipts Listed
Receipts totalling $152,555.06
were as follows: Crop rent, Bill
Russ, $590.06; crop rent, Mrs.
Iva Pullen, $1160; proceeds of
government bonds, $4,125, inter-
est on same, $980*; government
bonds, $375, interest, $45.
Sale of lands: To John Irvin,
$20,000; to Iva R. Pullen, $28-
,000; to Paul Russ, $54,400 less
$5,000 credit on settlement, $49-
,400; Mrs. Alma R. Russell, $12-
800 less $5,000 credit on settle-
ment, $7,800; Ellis W. Russ,
$46,080, less $5,000 credit on
settlement, $41,080; total, $151-
,555.06.
The following distribution and
expenses totaling $126,051.50 had
been made before proceedings last
week:
Ordway-Saunders Co., premium
on bond, $260; revenue stamps,
$22, $14.30, $59.95, $30.80,
$51.15; C. C. Williams, George
Rohan and J. C. Freeman, $tt50
each for appraisers; transcript
for inheritance tax, $10.
Given §5,000 Each
John Irvin, $5,000; Charles
Russ, $5,000; Mabel Russ, $5,000;
Minnue R. Howard, $5,000,; Wil-
lie Russ, $5,000; Arthur Russ,
$5,000; Florence F. Wasson,
$5,000; Laura I. Boyd, $1,000.
Iva R. Pullen, $4,775; state
comptroller for same, $225; Gal-
die R. Duby, $975,; state comp-
troller for same, $25; Edna Russ,
$975; state comptroller for same,
$25; attorney, $1,416.66.
Salvation Army, $40,000; state
comptroller for same, $511.65;
Scottish Rite, $20,000,; Presby-
terian Home, $20,000; state
comptroller for following: Robert
M. Cordell, $25; Earl O. Fletcher,
$58.33; Robert E. Fletcher, $58tv,
.3 3; Marty Tightlinger, $58.33.
Division of Balance
Balance of $55,161.10 is to be
paid out as follows: Robert M.
Cordell, $1,000 less one-third to
lawyer and $25 inheritance tax,
$641.67; same to Oliver P. Car-
dell, $641.67,; Earl O. Fletcher,
Robert E. Fletcher, Robert E.
Fletcher, Jr., Mary Tightlinger,
$5,000 less $416.66 and $174.99
or net of $4,408.35; Dick and
Sonny Ferrell, less one-third,
$666.66; total $6,358.35.
Final court order set aside
$22.10 to file closing court req-
ords; $1,000 to attorneys; $2,000
to the trustees, Mrs. Iva R. Pul-
len and Paul Russ; $255.82 to
Scottish Rite and $255.83 to
Presbyterian Home to offset $511,-
.65 paid to state comptroller for
the Salvation Army, plus $6,385-
.35.
The report was approved and
the bondsmen were discharged,
Total of the payments appar-
ently were $9,892.11, leaving a
net of $45,268.09 extra to be dis-
tributed to the Salvation Army,
Scottish Rite Hospital and Presby-
terian Home.
The federal government has
given the Carroll Purvines estate
a credit of $1025.11, according
to a report filed in probate court.
Tax finally determined was $28,-
’>395.79. Purvines died Sept. 28,
1948.
Dale Imel Sets
New Mile Time
In State Meet
Dale Imel, White Deer high
school star, won his second
straight class B mile run in the
state interscholastic league meet
at Austin 'Saturday. His time
of 4:30.5 led the field by 75
yards and was a new record.
Former mile run record was
4:34.2 set by James Baine, Buena
Vista, in 1948.
White Deer finished in a four
way tie for fifth place in the meet
with Troup, Katy and Bartlett
with 18 points. Clyde won the
title with 33 points and Dimmitt
was runner up with 28. Liberty
was third with 22 and Iraan, the
favorite, took 20 points.
Gene Easley won 16 points for
Dimmitt. The team set a new mile
relay record in class B with 3:31.1
Billy Coffer of White Deer took
second place in the '880 race,
being barely nosed out by Robert
Collins of Clyde.
Winners in AA were: Odessa
64, Austin 34, John Reagan of
Houston 3 3 (1-4, McAlleen 29 1-4,
Arlington Heights 28, Amarillo
21 3-4.
Class A wirlners were: Brady
74 2-5, Brenham 52, Jackson-
ville 27, Lamarque 26, Pharr-San
Juan 26, Stamford, 26.
Cooler Weather
Came In Sunday
After three days of calm and
high temperatures last weekend,
cooler weather moved in again
shortly after 5 o’clock Sunday
morning.
High winds and blowing dust
with moderately cool tempera-
tures have prevailed since then.
The high temperature was 89,
May 5 and the low 40, May 3.
On several occasions clouds
have held promise of rain but
a sprinkle shortly before mid-
night Tuesday has been the only
moisture received. The forecast
for the weekend is probable show-
ers.
Many fields, which had been
plowed in preparation for seeding
to row crop, have had to be plow-
ed again because the high winds
had caused them to blow. Some
blowing land west of Panhandle
has ruined wheat left standing
in other fields.
Temperatures
follow:
May 3
May 4
May 5
May 6
May 7
May 8
May 9
for the
week
High
Low
76
40
80
45
89
48
49
45
62"
44
82
50
76
54
Mrs. J. F>. Weatherly left Thurs
day morning for a few days visit
in Phoenix, Ariz.
School Employs
Ft Worth Firm
As Architects
Wilson & Patterson of Fort
Worth were employed as archi-
tects for any rehabilitation and
expansion of Panhandle schools
by the board of trustees Tuesday
night.
W. A. Dakan represented the
Fort Worth architectural firm.
It is understood that the firm will
outline a master plan _ of im-
provements.
No contract was signed, but it
is expected that one will be signed
later. The firm would get 6 per
cent on work done under planning
by the architectural firms.
Hughes-Pitts Pays Crossman and Paul
For 92 Residencial Lots In Panhandle
Hughes-Pitts, Inc., of Pampa
bought' and paid for 92 lots in
Panhandle Tuesday In connection
with a proposed housing project.
Papers filed showed that 21
lots were bought from F. A. and
J. H. Paul and six blocks and 11
lots from George Crossman.
The Pauls sold 21 lots for a
consideration of $1,365, all in
Ware’s addition to Panhandle.
They were: lots 11 and 12, block
99; lots 1 nd 6, block 101; lots
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
block 102; lots 3, 4, 5, 6, block
103; lots 7, 8, 12, block 104.
Consideration for the 6 blocks
and 'll lots, 71 in all, bought
from Crossman was $1,444. Prop-
erty sold was all of blocks 4 to
9 inclusive and lots 2,-3, 4, 5, and
lots 7 to 13 inclusive in block
3, Good’s subdivision of block 9,
Ware’s addition.
Purchase of the land is enough
to encourage Panhandle people
that R. G. (Dick) Hughes and
his interests feel assured that a
suitable housing project can be
worked out.
Pampa reports stated that
Hughes was in the east again in
connection with housing. He was
reported as being much interest-
ed in whether private financing
can do some of his projected
housing.
Report of special commission-
ers A. A. Armstrong, Hubert
Lemons and Carl E. Metcalf, in
a condemnation suit of South-
western Public Service Co. vs.
Jim and Audra Mecaskey concern-
ing right of way through their
ranch was rejected by the power
firm and was appealed from coun-
ty court recently.
EIGHTH GRADE
VISITS MUSEUM
AND AMARILLO
The eighth grade of Panhandle
schools consisting of 66 boys and
girls, under the sponsorship of
Mrs. Audie Morgan and Fred
Smith, enjoyed an all day field
trip Tuesday, May 8. They left
Panhandle at 9 o’clock in two
school busses driven by Jim Bain
and T. S. Skidmore.
While one bus load visited the
Globe-News plant the other visit-
ed the Coca-Cola plant. After both
groups had visited both plants
and enjoyed free cokes* they went
to Elwood Park for lunch. Lunch-
es and the playground equipment
were enjoyed by all—even the
sponsors.
Following lunch the group went
to the Panhandle-Plains Histori-
cal museum at Canyon. Boone
McClure acted as guide through
the museum and the class came
away with a vivid history of the
Panhandle. Trail driving, brand-
ing time, real cowboy life, and
Fred Scott are now a part of their
everyday conversation.
“Give us more days like this
and we’ll stay in grade school
always,” chanted a tired and
happy group Tuesday night.
Betty Naylor, daughter of J. L.
Naylor, was presented as a pledge
to Pi Omega, social sorority at
West Texas State College, Satur-
day evening, May 4. Pledges to
all sororities and fraternities were
presented at the annual presenta-
tion dance in the college cafeteria.
Arrangements were made by the
Inter-Club Council.
Panthers Win
District Half
Panhandle High School base-
ball team won the south half of
the district in Interscholastic
league play Monday afternoon by
defeating Mobeetie here by a
score of 6-5. The Panthers had
previously defeated Mobeetie by
a score of 5-4. The winner of the
north half of the district will be
decided this afternoon when Fal-
lett and Higgins meet. The win-
ner of this game will meet Pan-
handle sometime next week for
the district title.
Beasore was the winning pitch-
er,, allowing 10 hits. Three errors
were chalked up against the Pan-
thers. Mobeetie also had three er-
rors and allowed Panhandle 15
hits.
Making the runs for Panhandle
were Beasore, 2;; Kirk, 1; Neely,
2, and Riggs, 1. Scoring for Mo-
beetie were Brown, Newman, Wil-
lard, Simms and Seitz.
Women Sought
For U. S. Navy
The Amarillo Navy Recruiting
Station will be visited by Miss
Mary E. Vaughn, USN, May 17
and 18. She is a Wave recruiter
whose headquarters is in Albu-
querque, N. M.
Miss Vaughn will be at the
Navy recruiting station in the
Amarillo post office building to
interview young ladies interested
in the Navy as a career.
There are many opportunities
offered in the modern US Navy
to women from 20 to 26. They
must be high school graduates
Around 90 Pet.
Of Wheat Land
Now Abandoned
Barely 10 per cent of the seed-
ed acres to wheat in Carson and
nine other counties will be har-
vested this year, according to re-
ports issued in connection with
farm labor needs by the Texas
Employment Commission.
Carson, Armstrong, Dallam,
Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Old-
ham, Potter, Randall and Sher-
man counties will harvest 185,000
out of 1,721,981 seeded acres.
Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler and
Roberts counties has abandoned
about 90 per cent of acreage. It
is worse in Hutchinson, Hansford,
Ochiltree and Lipscomb counties
55,000 out of 800,000 seeded to
be harvested.
It is a little better farther south
with Swisher, Briscoe, Haley and
Floyd counties to harvest 205,-
000 acres out of 6 63,000 seeded.
Around 50 to 85 per cent of wheat
to be harvested is irrigated with
yield of 10 to 12 bushels expected.
Dry land wheat will average not
more than 4 to 6 bushels.
No movement of machinery or
migration of workers is held
necessary for the harvest
where in Texas.
any
Amarillo Beats
Panhandle 5 to 4
The Amarillo Sports took ad-
vantage of eight Panhandle errors
here Sunday to beat the local
club 5 to 4. It was really too cold
to be playing baseball but it was
just as fair for one team as it
was for the other. Each team col-
lected only four* hits but Ama-
rillo made only two errors.
Carl Buchanan was the winning
hurler while the loss was charged
to Lee Head. Both pitchers did
extra well considering the foot-
ball weather but the fielding was
the difference in the ball game.
The local club goes to Groom
Sunday to play the powerful
Groom team. Gaihe time 3 p. m.
—Jack Powell.
<>0 PANTEX HOUSING
UNITS TO BE FIXED
Repair of 90 housing units at
Pantex Village near Amarillo air-
port to cost $24,000 has been
authorized by the public housing
administration. Del Webb Co. is
expected to build 102 more bar-
racks at Amarillo air base at a
and meet other requirements for\ low bid of about $6,400,000, it.
enlistment. | was announced this week.
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