The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY—PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, Friday, March 8, 1957
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A home has been defined
f as a place where half of the
family wait until the other
half get back with the car.
The Panhandle Herald
Our 70th Year
Of Service To
Carson County
VOLUME 70 — NUMBER 33
—8 Pages Today
PRICE 5c
Fair B
Meets
The Carson County Free Fair
Board will meet Thursday, March
14, in the Red Cross Room of
the courthouse at Panhandle at
8:00 p. m.
“The purpose of this meeting
is to review and revamp so that
the 1957 Fair will be bigger and
better. Plans are to add new div
isions as needed and to change
some of the existing divisions,”
Alvis Tabor, president, said.
Everyone interested in any of
the departments, is welcome to
attend.
This meeting is to get the cata-
logue ready to go to the printers
and changes must be made at
this meeting.
Members of the official board
FAMED SPEAKER
WILL APPEAR
HERE MONDAY
Happiness has been chosen by
Dr. Cleo Dawson as the title for
her entertaining talk here at 8
p. m. next Monday, March 11 in
the high school auditorium. Ap-
pearance of the famous woman
lecturer is being sponsored by
the Erudite Club.
Admission is only $1 and “we
guarantee you will enjoy the
evening listening to Dr. Dawson,”
Mrs. J. P. Smith, publicity chair-
man for the event, remarked.
A nursery will be provided in
the Homemaking room of the
high school, Mrs. Smith said.
Tickets are on sale by all mem-
bers of the Erudite club, at the
School Tax Office and The Her-
ald.
Delegations are expected from
clubs of neighboring cities, since
most of these women expressed
a desire to hear Dr. Dawson for
the second time. Dr. Dawson was
the principal speaker last fall for
the 7th District Federated Wo-
men’s Clubs that met at Plain- ’
view.
“To hear Dr. Dawson’s speech
on Happiness will be one of the
highlights of your life and you
will thrill at her ability to lit-
erally transmit power to her au-
dience,” Mrs. Smith exclaimed.
Dr. Dawson is a native of
Texas and has been acclaimed as
“the finest woman speaker in
America.”
ai'e: Alvis Tabor, Chairman; J. C.
McCollough, Treasurer; B. E.
Omart, Facilities and Ground’
Chairman Mrs. Glynn Har-
rell, Exhibit Chairman; Russ
Howard, Catalogue Chairman;
and J. P. Smith, Entertainment
Chairman.
Exofficio members are: George
L. Roberts, H. M. Nichols, Janie
F. Fletcher, Clodus Smith, Gene
Gaston,- John Dwyer, Mrs. Bill
Immel, Miss Geraldine Rampey,
and Mrs. E. S. Craig.
TEST FOB
POOR ¥9S10H
Vision examinations are being
given to all students from the first
through the eighth grades by vol-
unteer workers of the Health and
Welfare committee of Parent
Teacher Association, Mrs. John L.
Prendergast, committee chairman,
reported.
Equipment for the exams
adult training was furnished by
members of the Panhandle Op-
tometric Association as their con-
tribution to Save Your Vision
Week.
Women assisting in the pro-
gram are: Mrs. John Adams, Mrs.
J. B. McCray, Mrs. Stewart Pur-
vines, Mrs. Ted Gray, Mrs. Al-
ton Moore, Mrs. Harold Biggs,
Mrs. Don Eklund, Mrs. Stephen
Boyce, Mrs. John Nunn, Mrs.
Audrey Crawford and Mrs. Pren-
dergast.
Parents will receive 'a report
of the exams.
RED CROSS MAY
COMPLETE DRIVE
BY 5 MONDAY
First reports indicate there’s a
chance for the Red Cross fund-
drive to be completed by next
Monday afternoon, if various vol-
unteer workers make their con-
tacts-and turn in their report, B.
E. Ohmart, county fund chairman,
aid today.
Already encouraging calls have
been received from most areas
of the county, Ohmart pointed
out. Although we hope to finish
See Red Cross Page 8
BROWNIE TROOP 8 formed an almost perfect dance number at the annual Par-
Feb. 28. Miss Thelma Holman is troop leaded.
File For
City Council
Seven citizens have filed for
three places open on the city
council, Frank Vise, city mana-
ger, announced.
Filing this week for the April 2
election are: W. L. Cunningham,
C. H. Bell, Noble F. Yates, Bob
Roberts and Harold P. Smith.
Richard Orr and Roy W. Davis
had filed their names last week.
Orr is the only member of the
council seeking re-election. Le-
Veme Edwards resigned to ac-
cept a place on the school board
and C. F. Smith, would not ask
for re-election “because I feel
that I need the extra time for
my business.”
C. H. Bell
C. H. Bell, owner of Universal
Motor and Equipment Company,
issued this statement: “Saturday
FIFTH GRADE BOYS won the PTA Amateur audience Thursday night with their
songs of the sea. They are from the rooms of Mrs. Chester Wetsel and Mrs. Bernice
Lorenz, directed by Miss Mary Ewing who furnished most of the music for the event.
More Rain!
Federated Clubs Will Meet In Amarillo
Next Week For 7th District Convention
More than 500 women includ-
ing delegates from Panhandle’s
Alturian, Dianthus, Erudite, Fine
Arts and Mothers Self Culture
Club and Carson County Fed-
eration are expected to attend
the 36th annual convention of
the Seventh District of Texas
Federation of Women’s Clubs to
convene in Amarillo March 14
-15, according to Mrs. Robert R.
Lindsey, district president.
The Seventh District covers
an area of forty-nine counties in-
cluding all of the Panhandle of
Texas extending as far south as
Seminole and' Snyder and as far
east as Crowell and Quanah.
Mrs. Ralph Randel, Panhandle,
and Mrs. Sam L. Seay of Ama-
rilo are serving as program chair-
men.
“Not only will the convention
be a time for annual reports, and
business, but the two days will
be packed with information, en-
tertainment a n d inspiration,”
Mrs. Lindsey said.
One of the highlights of the
first day of the convention • will
be the dinner meeting at 6 P. M.
featuring H. Roe Bartle, Mayor
of Kansas City, Missouri. Bartle
is known as one of the top speak-
ers of the nation and his work
in Kansas City has become a
standard for successful cities to
study.
To climax the evening of March
Fine Arts Department of
Texas State College, Can-
yon, Texas will present a pro-
gram entitled “Religions of the
World. .’
Judge Philip B. Gilliam of
Denver, Colorado, Judge of Den-
ver’s Juvenile Court, will add-
ress the convention at 3:15 P. M.
on Friday, March 15.
He is considered as /the nations
outstanding authority on the
prevention of juvenile delinquen-
cy. During 1955-56 he visited
fifteen countries during a three
month period at the request of
the U. S. Dept, of State as a
specialist on juvenile and family
problems.
Seventh District Board Mem-
bers, who will be attending the
Convention from Panhandle are:
Mrs. Ralph Randel, Convention
Program Chairman; Mrs. J. B.
Howe, Near East-Africa Division
Chairman; and Miss Jo Battle,
Libraries Division Chairman.
The month of March came in.
like Spring, no winds and par-
tially cloudy skies, which pro-
duced a shower that afternoon
at about 2 o’clock. The rain
continued intermittently until
Saturday morning for a reading
of .54 inch.
Scattered sprinkles all through
Saturday added .07 inch to the
total.
Moisture for the month has
been .78 inch in Panhandle.
Other areas in the county re-
ported more than 1 inch from
rain, sleet and snow.
Sunday the weather cleared
briefly with fog and mist com-
ing into the area about 7 p. m.,
followed by brief showers.
Drizzle, and light rain ‘charac-
terized the weather until Thurs-
day morning when a bright sun
dried the roads.
Moisture for the year has meas-
ured 2.51 inches, with traces re-
ported on more than 15 other
days. Moisture for the same per- |
iod last year was only 1.62, with
none in March and only .16 in
January. Some farmers in the
northwest section of the county
have reported more than 4 inches
this year.
Farmlands are in better condi- weather suitable for outdoor ac-
tion, for this time of year, than
they have been for several years,
according to A. J. Weiser, local
weather observer. Ranges "are
turning green all over the coun-
ty.
Temperatures for the week
have ranged from 61 on the third
to 22, the low yesterday morn-
ing. The readings for the same
period last year were 79 and 22.
The weekend forecast is for
tivities, with little chance for
more moisture, and moderate
temperatures.
Readings for the week are:
Feb. 28 ____
. _ 56
34
.01
March 1
54
36
March 2
___43
40
.57
Farch 3
61
37
.07
March 4
47
32
Tr
March 5
_ _ 46
32
.09
March 6 —
____35
26
Tr
March 7 .
22
.05
AMATEUR NIGHT WINNERS NAMED;
PTA EARNS MORE THAN $371
All-Out Safety
Program Outlined
An extensive safety program
will be put into operation soon
in an all-out effort to curtail
deaths and injuries caused by
accidents, H. M. Nichols, regional
safety director for the Texas Saf-
ety Association, reported today.
Tuesday night, more than 25
persons met in Rice’s dining salon
for the regional meeting. Repres-
entatives from farms, ranches,
county, city and state law enfor-
cement agencies, county judges,
utility officials and federal em-
ployees attended the planning
session.
“Continued increases in off-the-
job injuries and the alarming in-
crease of fatal accidents in homes,
besides the staggering highway
death-toll is responsible for the
added safety emphasis,” Nichols
told the group.
“We must talk, act and vir-
tually eat safety in a united cam-
paign if we are to whip a plague
that took more than 6,300 lives
in homes alone last year,” the saf-
ety director exclaimed.
Parent Teacher Association
earned more than $371 and over
300 pupils participated at the
annual Amateur nights last
Thursday and Friday in the high
school auditorium, Mrs. Alton
Moore, president, announced.
Winners Thursday night in-
cluded: Pre-school through 5 th
grade
1st, 4th grade, Mrs. Mary Os-
borne; 2nd, 3rd grade, Mrs. Claud
Zevely; 3rd, 2nd grade, Mrs.
Ann Gaines.
Individual-lst, Ann Olson, 2nd
Sandra Reading; 3rd, Mary Ann
Rodgers.
Individual, 6th grade through
adult:-lst, Martha Morgan and
Tommy Dickson; 2nd, Billye
Reading and Donna Newton; 3rd,
Donna Newton.
Friday Night Winners
Group :-4th grade, Mrs. Clinton
Williams; 2nd, 3rd gi’ade, Mrs.
Opal Lewellen; 3rd, 2nd grade,
Miss Thelma Holman and Mrs.
Paul Loftin.
Individual, pre-school through
5th grade:-lst, Donna Cleek and
Sheryl Keahey; 2nd, Janie Bed-
dingfielcl and Gary Beddingfield;
3rd, Mike J. Held.
Group, 6th through adult:-lst,
6th grade, Mrs. Margaret Feas-
ter; 2nd, Combo Dance Band;
3rd, Saxaphone quartet.
Individual 6th grade through
adult:-lst, Peggy and Billye
Reading; 2nd, Ronald Osborne
and 3rd, Billy Hayton and Larry
Pingelton.
Prizes amounted to $70 and
were awarded $5 for first, $,3 for
second and $2 for third. Priz,
money was furnished by entrants.
20 SCHOOLS
ENTER BELAYS
At least 20 schools beside Pan-
! handle will be entered in the 5th
annual Panhandle Relays Friday’
and Saturday, March 22-23, Ches-
ter Wetsel, relays director, an-
nounced.
Entries have been received from
Dumas, Childress, and squads,
from Amarillo, Phillips, White
Deer, Groom and Sitnnett to
name a few, Wetsel said.
No admission wil be charged,
“we’re just asking that specta-
tors feel free to watch both days
of the track and field meet and
buy a soda pop once in a while
since Juniors will operate the
concession stands,” James R. Cox,
superintendent, reported.
Workmen are waiting for bet-
ter weather to finish improve-
ments on the track, already con-
sidered to be one of the finest
in the Panhandle.
Announce Milo
Contest for Area
Plans are being prepared for
a county contest sponsored by the
Grain Dealers and Fertilizer Dea-
lers of Panhandle, Groom, and
White Deer in conjunction with
the Texas Hybrid Grain Sorghum
contest for this area.
The state contest is sponsored
by the Texas Certified Seed Pro-
ducers, Inc., with cash prizes.
“Due to the large acreage of
milo in the county, we feel that
this can be made an interesting
and informative contest,” George
Roberts, county agent reported.
“We hope that many farmers
in both adult and junior divisions
will take part in the contest. Con-
test rules and entry blanks are
available in my office,” Roberts
explained.
ROPING CLUB WILL
MEET MARCH 13
The Panhandle Roping
Club will meet Wednesday,
March 13 at 8:30 p. m. ir.
Herb Sullilvan’s Service
Station. Plans are to increase
the membership this year and
all interested persons are in-
vited to attend.
I placed my name in the race
for one of the three positions
vacant on the city council.
“I feel that I am qualified to
be of real service to you. Several
years back I served as member
of the board of trustees for our
school and I know some of the
problems that we will face,’ ’he
concluded.
W. L. Cunningham
W. L. Cunningham, owner of
Panhandle Ice and Grocery Com-
pany, offered this statement:
“My friends came to me and ask-
ed that I offer myself as a candi-
date for city alderman. I an-
swered their request by filling
my name for a place on the bal-
lot and now it‘s up to my friends.
“If they want me ,fine, if they
would rather have one of the
other candidates, fine. I have
lived in Panhandle about 20
years and if I can serve my city
by being on the council then,
that is my wish,” Cunningham
said.
Harold P. Smith
Harold P. Smith, owner of the
Plains Alumium Industries, said:
“This is my first time to try for
any public office and I am con-
vinced that Panhandle will grow
if more housing can be found.
“We have tried to be good citi-
zens of Panhandle and feel that
our sincere appreciation of the
city will best serve as a council
member.
“Panhandle has unlimited pos-
sibilities as a ’ home for new in-
dustries, such as the one we oper-
ate, and it is our pledge to work
toward such a goal of increased
small industries.” he concluded.
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts, assistant cashier
of the First National Bank, made
the following statement: “Seve-
ral local business men came to
me and asked to file for one of
the places on the city council
ballot and I told them men that
if they thought I could be of
service to Panhandle, I would be
happy to offer myself, subject to
the approval of the voters.
“I realize that I have not had
the years of experience in bus-
iness and civic affairs as some
of the other candidates, however,
I feel that my enthusiasm and
genuine interest in the job will
more than offset this particular
fault.
“I think that young men have
a very definite role in Pan-
handle’s future and I am will-
ing to give of my time and ener-
gy to see that we grow as a city
and that the best thinking of
citizens be called on for deci-
sions.”
Noble F. Yaies
Noble F. Yates, employee of
the Texas highway department,
issued the following statement:
“I am especially desirious of a
olace on the city council because
we have not a representative
from our section of the city.
“I am not saying members
have been prejudiced, but I do
feel that I can better serve resi-
dents of our area than a candi-
date who lived in another sec-
tion.
“I have lived here since 1939
and have been on my present
job 18 years. I will, if elected,
do the best of my ability to see
that peace and harmonv prevails
in city business,” he said.
County School
Census Shows
1,714 Counted
Carson county had 1,714 schol-
astics in 1957, compared with
1,616 in 1956, and 1,569 in 1955,
according to the report of Judge
Clarence C. Williams, ex-officio
county superintendent.
Enumeration by school districts
follow :
1957
1956
Panhandle
751
687
Groom
222
271
White Deer-Skelly-
741
658
town
Total
1714
1616
AN INVITATION to everyone is being
issued by Girl Scouts and Brownies to
help them observe the 45th Girl Scout
Anniversary with teas and programs in
the Maggie Weatherly Girl Scout House
next week. March 11 at 4 p. m. the
Brownies will have a tea and program
for guests and on March 12 at 4 p. m.
Girl Scouts will have a tea and program
for guests. Everyone interested in Brow-
nies and Girl Scout activities is invited.
Patrons of the organizations made the
Scout House a reality.
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Loftin, Paul A. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1957, newspaper, March 8, 1957; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth882143/m1/1/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.