The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, January 3, 1947 Page: 1 of 8
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Carson Co. Library 3-1 Sr
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Founded 1887.
Oldest Business Firm
In County.
The Panhandle Herald
Let’s Build
That World War II
Memorial.
Vol. 60—No. 24 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1947.
Price 5c
84 th District Court Opens on Monday
OFFICIAL TARE
OATHS ON NEW
YEAR’S MORNING
Carson County To
Have Three New
Commissioners
Carson county officials, includ-
ing three new commissioners,
were sworn in about 10 a. m.
Wednesday, New Year’s Day, at
the court house.
H. H. Smith, county attorney,
administered the oath of office
to Mrs. Fannie Williams, county
rand district clerk, and Sam R.
Lanning, justice of the peace of
Precinct No. 1, separately.
Mrs. Williams in turn adminis-
tered the oath of office to the
following: County Judge O. R.
Beddingfield; Clarence C*. Wil-
liams, sheriff, tax assessor and
collector; H. H. Smith, county at-
torney; Mrs. Eva E. Craig, county
treasurer,; George Crossman, com-
missioner, Pet. 1; J. O. Murray,
commissioner Pet. 2; D. L. Slagle,
commissioner, Pet. 3; J. C. Jack-
son, commissioner Pet. 4; Mrs.
Willie O’Neal, county auditor,
and O. R. Meaker, constable
Pet. 1.
C. H. Hall, who was elected
constable of the Groom precinct,
was not present to take the oath.
All bonds were approved on the
motion of Crossman, seconded by
Jackson.
Murray succeeds Arthur Gripp;
Slagle succeeded Leo Detten and
Jackson, H. T. Dickens. Jackson
served as county judge for six
years from 1935 to 1941.
Judge Beddingfield led off the
informal ta?|ks about county af-
fairs in which all officials pledged
to do the best work that they
could tor Carson county.
The new commissioners court
will hold the regular meeting
Monday, Jan. 13, at which time
salaries for the year will be dis-
cussed along with other routine
and new business.
Sheriff Williams said that tax
receipts were about 90 per cent
on 194 6 collections and he esti-
mated that motor vehicle collec-
tions would be more than 50,000.
Only other persons present for
the ceremonies were Deputy Sher-
iffs Belmcnt Slagle and Louis.
Lemons and the representative of
the press.
Shriners5 Crippled
Childrens Fund Is
Aided With $1,400
Donation of $500 Monday by
Mrs. J. F. Weatherly paced a
group of donors to the crippled
children’s work of Khiva Shrine
Temple of Amarillo.
Reports Wednesday indicated
that others purchased 16 volun-
tary contributing memberships
costing $61.50 with a total of
more than $1,400 raised for the
Shriner’s crippled children’s work.
Others purchasing the member-
ships included Floyd T. Hubbard,
A. R. S'chulze, Bill Mitchell, W. A.
Miller, F. F. Ferrell, Jess Hall,
Jim Hunter, Tom Castlebury, Dr.
W. P. Roberts, A. D. Bender and
David M. Warren, two.
White Deer Helps
In addition, W. J. Stubblefield
of White Deer sent a membership
to Khiva Temple, and L. M. Shield-
knight of White Deer reported
that three more memberships had
been obtained in that area, mak-
ing 24 in all.
Mrs. Weatherly’s generous do-
nation will enable the purchase of
eight voluntary contributing mem-
berships with a small additional
sum to go into Khiva Kendrick
Fund, which is used for crippled
children’s activities.
When informed of Mrs. Wea-
therly’s gift, Khiva Temple offi-
cials expressed great pleasure over
this large donation from Panhan-
dle. Her husband, the late J. F.
Weatherly, was a long time mem-
ber of Khiva Temple and bought
the second life membership in the
crippled children’s fund.
Lead In Work
Jess Hall and Warren had
charge of the local campaigih,
which was the most effective ever
waged in behalf of the crippled
children’s work. Several other per-
sons plan to buy a rung on the
Ladder of Smiles for Crippled
Children,,’as this campaign is call-
ed.
Khiva Temple endeavored to
sell 489 voluntary or permanent
life memberships by the close of
the year. Plan was to sell enough
to members or to voluntary donors
to bring the total up to the mem-
bership of Khiva Temple as of Jan.
1, 194 6. Final report on the cam-
paign was not available Wednes-
day.
Donations for these member-
ships go into the permanent en-
dowment fund of the Shriner’s
Crippled Children’s hospitals.
With Khiva Temple maintaining
voluntary gifts close to the reg-
ular memberships, it is believed
that this jurisdiction eventually
will get a Crippled Children’s hos-
pital, which will be supported
from the revenues on the general
endowment.
Hospital Is Goal
Work along this line has been
done for several years. Plans for
a hospital in Khiva’s jurisdiction
Avill be presented at the meeting
of the Shriners’ hospital board in
Washington about mid-January.
Ladder of Smiles rungs cost
$61.50. These rungs may be pur-
chased by anyone interested in
work for crippled children. Local
persons interested in buying a
rung or several rungs may see
Hall or Warren, who will be glad
to send in memberships to Khiva
Temple.
Through Khiva Temple, around
$125,000 has been put in the
Shrihcji’s’ Crippled Children’s hos-
pital endowment fund.
Howard Andersdn -of Corpus
Christi, a visitor recently in Pan-
handle and Khiva member, bought
a membership while he was in
Amarillo one day.
BLIZZARD HITS
PANHANDLE AS
1947 ARRIVES
School Opening Is
Postponed to Jan.
Due to Weather
6
After one or tne most enjoyable
falls in the history of the Pan-
handle, winter, which officially
began Dec. 22, chine with all of
its power during the week-end
and was becoming worse at noon
Thursday.
The Christmas holiday season
was warm, but about noon Sat-
urday the weather turned colder
and a light snow fell early that
night. By Sunday morning tem-
perature was down to 7 degrees.
It was 16 Monday and 10 Tues-
day. Minimum Wednesday was
18 and it was reported as 15
Thursday morning.
Temperature did not go above
freezing from Sunday to Tuesday
inclusive and it was only 3 3 Wed-
nesday.
Snow began falling late Wed-
nesday afternoon and it was de-
cided not to reopen schools Thurs-
day morning, as scheduled, fol-
lowing the Christmas vacation,
which began Dec. 20.
Difficulty of bus travel to the
rural communities was assigned
as the reason for not reopening
school, Supt. Kellus Turner said.
The Panthers were scheduled
to go to Spearman for a basket-
ball tournament this week-end,
but it was postponed due to
weather.
The roads have ice and snow
on them. A heavy wind ivas blow-
ing in from the north Thursday,
making it most disagreeable out-
side.
Several automobile accidents
had been reported and motorists
were advised to stay off the high-
ways, if it is possible.
Snow was possibly four or five
inches, but the strong wind has
caused it to drift considerably.
Bank Deposits Gain
$160,143 Past Year,
Growth Rate Falls
Deposits in the First National
B’ank of Panhandle during 1946
increased only $160,143.89 to $4,-
763,354.74, according to Vern
Wisdom, vice-president and cash-
ier, indicating that the time of
rapid growth has passed as war
financing drops off.
The increase is small iii com-
parison with ^L9 45 when the gain
was $874,367 and in 1944 about
$975,000.
GROWTH OF
Dec. 31, 1939 —
Dec. 31, 1940
Dec. 31, 1941 ...
Dec. 31, 1942 ...
Dec. 31, 1943 ...
Dec. 31, 1944
Dec. 31, 1945 ...
Dec. 31, 1946 _
DEPOSITS
$ 628,801.55
. 733,570.70
957,194.30
. 1,765,771.47
2,754,540.81
. 3,728,842.92
. 4,603,210.85
. 4,763,354.74
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The bank’s deposits Dec. 31,
1939, were $628,801.55 and now
are more than seven times what
they were seven years ago.
The old Panhandle Bank closed
in December, 1942, enabling the
deposits almost to double that
year, along with increased war
activities in this area.
Bank deposits in the United
States have been steadily on the
decline since the close of the war,
and it is regarded an unusual
in the community for growth to
be shown, even as small as that in
Panhandle.
Panhandle is known nationally
as having among the largest bank
deposits for the population of any
city, in the United States. De-
posits based on the 1940 census
of 978 averaged $4,870 per per-
son, an increase of aljout $164
per person over 1945.
The bank will hold its annual
meeting of stockholders Monday,
Jan. 13, for the selection of di-
rectors.
Officers are: Frank A. Paul,
chairman of board; David M.
Warren, president, Vern Wisdom,
vice-president and cashier; H. N.
Munro, assistant cashier.
Directors are F. A. and J. H.
Paul, Warren, Wisdom, Asbery A.
Callaghan and Walter Lill.
Banking in Panhandle is in its
59 th year, the old Panhandle
Bank having been established
May 6, 1888, by the late J. C.
Paul. Paul, his two sons and
others established the First Na-
tional Bank, May 6, 1927.
F. A. Paul was president of the
First National Bank from its es-
tablishment until Wafren bought
most of the stock of the Paul
brothers June 5, 1944.
Happy Birthday
Cold Weather Is
No Surpise To
New Librarian
Mrs. Janice Boughton of O’Fal-
lon, Mo., arived in Panhandle New
Year’s Day to become librarian
of the Carson County Free Libra-
ry. Her arrival in the midst of
a blizzard did not surprise her, as
she had lived at Pampa for some-
time about five years ago.
Coupled with the task of be-
coming familiar with the Carson
County library, she is in need of
housing accommodations for her-
self and 13-year-old son, Michael.
They are living temporarily at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. O. York.
A graduate of library science
at the University of Oklahoma,
she also is a former student of
Central College, Fayette, Mo.;
University of Missouri and Tulsa
University.
Before coming to Panhandle,
she was librarian of the St.
Charles, Mo., high school library.
10.
10.
F. C Purdys Open
Evie’s Cafe Here
In Held Building
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Purdy have
opened a new cafe in Panhandle.
It is located in the Held Build-
ing next to the Rufe Hardware
Company. Years ago the City
Cafe occupied the same space.
The Purdys are thoroughly fa-
miliar with the restaurant busi-
ness. They have lived in Panhan-
dle for the past six years and
Mrs. Purdy has cooked in the vari-
ous cafes of the city during that
time. She has made herself fam-
ous by the delicious pies she
bakes.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Smith will
assist in the operation of the new
restaurant, and it will be known
as Evie’s Cafe.
Mrs. O. York, Jan. 1.
G. C. King, Jr., Jan. 1.
Doris Ann Lanning, Jan. 1.
George Crossman, Jan. 3.
Gabe Crossman, Jan. 3 .
Mrs. J. C. McCullough, Jan. 4.
Mrs. H. W. McFarling, Jan. 4.
K. H. Claycomb, Jan. 6.
F. M. Heaston, Jan. 6.
Mrs. L. F. Cleek, Jan. 8.
Mrs. John Slater, Jan. 9.
George A. Knittel, Jan. 9.
Roy L. Engle, Jan. 9.
Jack Ramey, Jan. 10.
Mrs. Mabel O’Keefe, Jan.
Avalaine Singleton, Jan.
O. L. Thorp, Jan. 12.
Joe Rorex, Jan. 13.
Helen Nickell, Jan. 13.
John White, Jan. 14.
Bobby Neil Craig, Jr., Jan. 14.
Mrs. G. O. Pruitt, Jan. 14.
Fred Reiner, Jan. 15.
Billy Van Crawford, Jan. 15.
Curtis Douglas, Jan. 16.
Sam Graham, Jan. 16.
C. O. Hinshaw, Jan. 16.
Vern Wisdom, Jan. 17.
Mrs. V. D. Biggs, Jan. 17.
Jack Wigham, Jan. 18.
Helen Crawford, Jan. 18.
Mrs. L. L. Graham, Jan. 18.
W. W. Evans, Jan. 19.
Mrs. H. H. Smith, Jan. 19.
Allen Ray Kirk, Jan. 19.
Miss Billy Grace Burum
21.
Mrs. Letha Gramer, Jan. 21.
John Broadaway, Jan. 22.
Jimmy Knittel, Jan. 22.
Mrs. W. H. Lane, Jan. 24.
Mrs. Myrtella Deahl, J'an. 25.
Clarence C. Williams, Jan. 26.
Rev. James Todd, Jan. 26.
C. J. Kuehler, Jan. 26.
Mrs. K. H. Claycomb, Jan. 27.
Mrs. Ava Earnest, Jan. 27.
Caron Lodus Pickett, Jan. 27.
George Singleton, J’an. 27.
Mavis Campbell, Jan. 28.
Piggy Pemberton, Jan. 28.
Mrs. Maria J. ‘Metcalf, Jan. 29.
Mrs. O. L. Thorp, Jan. 29.
Mrs. H.C . Dittberner, Jan. 30.
Billy Cunningham, Jan. 30.
E. J. Lewis, Jan. 31.
Gladys Detten, Jan. 31.
Jan.
A. & E. Service
Station Purchsed
By Wilkins Bros.
Preston and Ervin Wilkins have
purchased the Phillips “66” Serv-
ice Station located at the intersec-
tion of Highways 117 and 60 from
Harold Eakes and Robert Ander-
sen. The deal was closed Mon-
day, December 23, and the new
owners have been in charge of
the station since that date.
The brothers had made Panhan-
dle their home for the past 23
years. Ervin received his dis-
charge from the Navy in January,
19 46, after 42 months’ service,
'and had until recently been em-
ployed at the Bull Tire Company
in Amarillo. Preston was discharg-
ed from the Army in November,
1945, and was employed at Gripp
Bros. Service Station until he and
his brother formed their partner-
ship.
“It is a pleasure to announce
our purchase of the A. and E. Serv-
ice Station and the change of name
to Wilkins Bros. Service Station,
said Preston Wilkins. Ervin add-
ed: “We will continue to feature
Phillips products, Lee tires and
tubes, special attention to batter-
ies, washing, greasing and tire re-
capping and repairing. Also a
good line of automobile accessor-
ies will be carried.’*
Preston and Ervin invite their
friends to drive over and give them
a try.
Jim Henry To Be
New Noble Grand
Of Odd Fellows
Tentative plans are being made
to install officers of Carson
Lodge No. 686, Odd Fellows,
Thursday night, Jan. 9. W. W.
Jim Henry will succeed C. C.
Geuther as noble grand.
Other elective officers to be in-
stalled are: John D. Cotter, vice-
grand; L. C. Curtis, recording
secretary, succeeding Harry G.
Vance,; Belmont Slagle, treasurer,
succeeding J. C. McCollough; V.
E. Downing, financial secretary,
succeeding Cyril P i n g e 11 o n;
George W. Curyea,, trustee, 3-year
term.
Effort will be made to have
Jess Clay of Pampa, district dep-
uty grand master, here for instal-
lation of officers.
Noble Grand-elect Henry has
not announced the appoitive of-
ficers.
U. S. Government
Is Compared With
Other Countries
The Lions Club heard an ad-
dress on the American form of
government compared with that
of other nations by Ralph Randel
Tuesday noon.
Randel strongly endorsed the
American form with its capitalis-
tic features in his interesting talk
to the Lions.
Court Reporter’s
Salary Ordered
Judge Jack Allen has put an
order on 84th District Court min-
utes showing that Brents Norman
of Borger, court reporter, is en-
titled to ’a salary of $3,750 per
year.
Division of salaries by counties
follows: Carson, $56.16; Hutch-
inson, $161.66; Hansford, $23.60;
Ochiltree, $35.72; Hemphill,
$35.36.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Whiteside
are the parents of a daughter,
weight 6 pounds and 4 ounces,
born at Northwest Texas Hospital
in Amarillo, January 1, at 9:40
A. M. A name for the new ar
rival has not been announced at
this early date. Mr. Whiteside is
employed by the Howe Implement
Co.
Frank Welsh of Coffeyville,
Kan., spent the holidays in Pan-
handle. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. G. Welsh.
The New Year
And You
What does the New Year have
in store for Panhandle and YOU?
As the year moves along, week
by week, will you be able to de-
tect a definite betterment of your
condition? Will you note a sound,
steady growth of your town, and
a healthy condition in general?
Or will it be a year in which you
remain tied to the sacrificial altar
and give your all to an unde-
serving conqueror? If so, the
price will be, and must be paid
in cash or collateral of equal or
higher value: Your town, your
own well-being and your own fu-
ture security. Quite a price!
Wheher Panhandle will have a
gradual growth during the com-
ing year depends directly upon
you and your neighbors. If the
money you earn here is saved and
spent here, you are the direct
beneficiary of Panhandle and will
receive your just share of all the
good things that a wide-awake,
growing town can give you . . .
better business establishments, a
larger variety of commodities and
services, lower prices, better
schools and churches, better
homes, more amusements and rec-
reations . . . and while you are
enjoying all of these things you
will be paid better wages and will
have less taxes to pay.
Back up your town and its
business and professional people
who are trying to promote Pan-
handle . . . trying to protect their
investments and your investments,
their future security and your fu-
ture security.
In this issue of The Herald Pan-
handle’s most progressive busi-
ness people are asking for your
support. Their ads are their spe-
cial invitations to you to shop
with them. They are offering
the best possible prices . . . prices
that in most instances are below
outside competition. Shop with
them and see for yourself. The
drinks are on The Herald if we
are wrong.
ABSTRACTORS—
Carson County Abstract Co.
O’Neal Abstract Co.
ATTORNEYS—
H. H. Smith.
AUCTIONEERS—
H. L. Bock.
I. S. Jamison.
BANK—
First National Bank.
BUTANE SERVICE—
Lee and Smith.
CAFES—
Panhandle Inn Coffee Shop.
Evie’s Cafe.
CLEANERS—
Panhandle Cleaners.
Service Cleaners.
drugs—
Hendrix Drug.
DOCTORS—
Dr. W. Paul Roberts.
ELECTRIC SHOPS— 4
Hendrix Electric Service.
Radcliff Bros’.
ELEVATORS--
Kimbell Elevators Co.
FARM IMPLEMENTS—
Midwest Implement Co.
O. D. Smith.
GROCERS—
Panhandle Ice and Grocery Co.
Plains Grocery and Market
HOTELS—
Panhandle Inn.
Texan Hotel.
INSURANCE—
Carson County Abstract Co.
LAUNDRIES—
City Laundry.
LIQUOR STORES—
Gulf Liquor Store.
Star Liquor Store.
LODGES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Carson Lodge No. 1167,
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
LUMBER—
Panhandle Lumber Co., Inc.
OPTOMETRIST—
P. I. Crum.
J. M. Hyden.
PAINT AND BODY SHOP—
Airport Paint and Body Shop.
PLUMBERS—
Wade Johnson
RADIO SERVICE
Martin’s Radio Service.
SERVICE STATIONS—
Gulf Service Station.
Gripp Bros. Service Station.
Oliver & Herb Service Station
Vance Service Station.
Wilkins Bros. Service Station.
THEATRE—
Panhandle Theatre.
UTILITIES—
Southwestern Public Service vio.
WELDERS AND BODY WORKS—
Panhandle Welding Service
and Body Works.
GRAND JURORS
TO BEGIN WORK
ON FIRST DAY
Docket fs Heavy
Including Several
Continued Cases
Eighty-fourth District Court
will begin Monday,, Jan. 6, at 10
a. m. with 22 general, 30 divorce
and 24 criminal cases on the
docket.
The grand jury will be em-
paneled Monday morning by
Judge Jack Allen with District
Attorney W. L. McConnell work-
ing with that body.
List of 16 men from which the
grand jury of 12 members will
be selected follows:
M. F. Fields and Rudolph Tuck-
er, Groom; A. W. Keller, 9|kelly-
town; C. A. Edmonds, Gulf Camp;
Ray Sterling, Conway; J. C. Free-
man and W. J. Stubblefield, White
Deer; R. L. Curtis, Lee Kirk, D.
M. Smith, Walter Lill, H. R. Pugh,
Ruel Robinson, Jim Mecaskey,
Edward Preusser and J. B. Howe,
Panhandle.
Judge Allen has asked Mrs.
Fannie Williams, county and dis-
trict clerk, to have 40 petit jurors
report for duty at 10 a. m. Tues*
day, Jan. 7. Another petit jury
will be called for Jan. 13.
Although the docket seems
long, only 10 of the 22 general
district court cases have been
filed since the August term of
court. Of these ten cases, four
are for delinquent taxes, three for
compensation, one damage, one
custody of child and one adoption
proceedings.
Only 11 of the 30 divorce suits
have been filed since the close of
the last district court. Oldest di-
vorce suit cn the docket was filed
June' 16, 1944.
Four of the 24 indictments were
made last August and the others
xun back as far as August, 1941.
Three cattle theft indictments
since August, 1943, are still on
the docket.
Petit jury for Jan. 7 follows;
Vance Robinson, M. L. Vance,
C. E. Cleek, C. H. Sullivan, W.
Homer Harper, J. S. Stroope,
Lloyd Miller, Dewey Marr, Lynn
Armstrong, Mitchell Powers, Har-
ry Vance, Carl McAdams, Jess
Woodward, L. L. Vaughan, D. J.
Weems, B. K. Bentley, T. C. Ov-
erstreet, M. L. Dowd, Ray Price,
G. W. Williams.
Ed Harmon, O. R. M'ajor, M,
T. Allman, L. H. O’Neal. J, W.
McBrayer, Dal Harrell, Clint Free-
man, Ben Haiduk, Leo S'tuder, M.
S. McGregor, Fred Hood, Stanley
Latta, W. R. Howard, Porter
Brown, Wallace Young, J. L.
Underwood, Joe Adcock, Earl
Williams, Otis Weatherly, I. E,
Padget.
The term is scheduled to run
four weeks, although district court
now operates under a continuous
term plan.
Elsie Cunningham
Visits in Panhandle
Miss Elsie Cunningham, form-
er home demonstration agent of
Carson County, was in Panhandle
Monday visiting with friends. She
was accompanied by Miss Clara
Lee Shewmaker of Pampa.
The visitors had lunch with Mrs.
Opal Purvines, after which they
visited in the,home of Mrs. J. F.
Weatherly, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
O’Neal and L. H. O’Neal. Most
of the afternoon was spent in vis-
iting old friends in the court
house.
Miss Cunningham now holds a
very responsible position as state
home demonstration agent of New
Mexico, with headquarters at New
Mexico State College in Las Cru-
ces.
John T. Garrett,
Kin of John Howe,
Killed in Wreck
John Thomas Garrett, 44, who
married Helen Graham, second
cousin of J. B. Howe, died of
injuries received in an automobile
wreck near Tucumcari, N. M.,
Sunday morning, Dec. 22. Death
was in a Tucumcari hospital.
Mrs. Garrett lived at' the home
of Mr. ’and Mrs. Howe for four
years and attended Panhandle
High School, graduating in 19 32.
Garrett was struck unavoidably
by a car driven by Elvin Sparks,
friend, on the Ragland highway
near the Ima community in which
the Garretts lived. Garrett had
parked his car and was making
repairs.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Dec. 24, at Tucumcari
with burial in the Ima cemetery.
Survivors include the wife, two
sons, James Walter and Johnnie
Marvin, one daughter, Patricia
Evelyn; mother, Mrs. Verna Gar-
rett, Las Vegas, N. M.
Garrett was born June 18,
1902, at Manzanola, Colo., and
was a member of the Baptist
church.
W. J. Miller, publisher of the
Spearman Reporter, was among
the 17 candidates initiated into
Khiva Temple, Amarillo, New
Year’s Eve.
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