The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1958 Page: 1 of 8
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Napoleon, a pet Boys Ranch burro, receives instructions
on his behavior during the forthcoming Boys Ranch Rodeo
from one of the little Ranchers. The famous rodeo will be
. held at Boys Ranch over the Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31
and September 1, and promises to be the best yet. A per-
formance will be held each afternoon at 2:30.
AREA RAINS
SKIP CITY -
TRACE HERE
A trace of rain was the best
the gauge of A. J. Weiser would
record Aug. 19. Many cities of
the area recorded as much as
an inch and several had more
than 3 inches.
The last beneficial moisture to
be received here occurred on Aug.
9, when Weiser’s gauge showed
.39 inch.
Groom has received two show-
ers that did not reach the Pan-
handle city limits.
The north end of Carson county
has also had at least two show-
ers that only tipped their hats as
they glided north.
Dryland crops are desparately
in need of a slow inch rain and
irrigation engines may be heard
running around the clock.
One f?rmer said “compared to
a dry year we’re wet—but com-
pared to what we need—we’re
dry.”
Weathermen guess more scat-
tered showers for the weekend.
Temperatures have been “sum-
merish”, but not blazing. Air-
conditioning has made us heat
conscious, one weather prophet
pointed out.
Readings since Aug. 15:
Another Sign
Of Growth
Frank Grisham, manager of
Pioneer Natural Gas Co.,
said his company has made
more “new connects’” during
the past 10 months than at
any time during the past four
years.
With only one race to be decid-
ed,. Democratic officials are keep-
ing their fingers crossed for a vote
of at least 400 in the Democratic
Primary Run-off Saturday, Aug.
23.
Candidates for the. single race
on the ballot, Robert W. Hamilton
of Midland and J. Edwin Smith of
Houston, are seeking to be named
Justice of the Supreme Court,
Place No. 1.
■ In the Democratic primary,
July 26, Hamilton led Smith by
more than 160,000 votes.
Carson voters approved Hamil-
ton in the first primary by 694 to
200 for Smith.
As of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.
19, not a single absentee ballot
had been requested. Mrs. Fannie
Williams, county and district clerk
said, “since I have been in office,
this is the first election that I
have failed to issue at least 4
absentee, ballots.”
A. J. Weiser, county Democratic
chairman has announced all vot-
ing boxes will be open from 8
am. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Voting boxes are:
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE recent Texas Christian Youth Fellowship convention in Fort
Worth are being discussed by Richard Smith, Mary Metcalf, Barbara White, Kent
Whiteide and Rev. Joe R. Kennedy, Jr., minister of the Panhandle First Christian
Church. The group attended the conference last week. (Engraving courtesy Borger
News-Herald—Photo by King)
Faculty Ready
For New Term
1.
Panhandle
2.
Liberty
3.
Abel
4.
White Deer
5.
Conway
6.
Groom
7.
Petrolia (Gulf)
8.
Skellytown
9.
Lark
Nine new members of Panhan-
dle School District faculty
and personnel wiE begin their du-
ties here Sept. 1. They are : high-
school principal, five elementary
instructors, assistant coach, ele-
mentary secretary and a building
custodian.
Carlos Carter, new high school
principal, has been in the city sev-
Mrs. Christine Wall, 5th grade
teacher, has resigned, Supt. James
R. Cox announced this week.
Judge and Mrs. Asbery A. Cal-
laghan spent the weekend with
Harry Adams and family off Guy-
mon, Oklahoma.
Dean and Gayle Gripp are
guests this week in the home of
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Gripp and great grand-
mother, Mrs. M. G. Walker.
Greased Pig Race
Added To Fair
Aug. 15
98
67
Aug. 16
92
68
Aug. 17
86
68
Aug. 18
88
65
Aug. 19________
88
67 1
Aug. 20 ______
89
67
Aug. 21 ______
68
August rain___
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_____ .44
Rain todate -.
18.32
Cotton Acreage
Increase Is Seen
L. Fulton, owner of Panhandle's
cotton gin, said Tuesday “we have
every reason to believe that Presi-
dent Eisenhower will sign the new
farm, bill and if he does Carson
county should get a cotton acre-
age allotment of about 1,680
acres.”
“I have visited the White Deer
cotton area and find it to be about
like here, most of the cotton has
grown boUs, and although I did
not find any bolls open, it’s
mighty pretty,” he added.
“I still believe that with con-
tinued good weather we’ll gin a
bale of cotton between Sept. 15
and 20,” Fulton pointed out.
A GREASED PIG catching con-
test has been added to the pro-
gram of the 3rd Annual Carson
County Fair here Sept. 12-13, ac-
cording to Jack Ramey presi-
dent.
Directors added the event at
their meeting Monday evening in
the White Deer vocational agricul-
ture building. More than 30 per-
sons attended, including all direc-
tors and superintendents.
The greased pig contest is slated
between halves of the Panhandle-
Childress football game Friday
night.
Fair directors also rented extra
chairs for the Old Timers cele-
bration on the court house lawn
Saturday morning and ordered
special badges for 50-year pio-
neers.
Six Chow Lines
Fair visitors will not wait in
line this year for the free barbe-
cue slated for noon Saturday.
Members of the Veterans of For-
eign Wars and fair officials have
prepared six “chow” lines and
one line especially for Old Timers.
Superintendents report all
judges have been obtained and
“as far as we know, everything
Eight More
Bargain Pays
ONLY EIGHT more days to bi’v
The Herald at the old $3.50
price, after Sept. 1 The Herald
will cost $4.00 per year for all
subscribers who do not reside in
Carson or adjoining counties.
Subscribers wishing to save
$1.00 may renew 'their Herald
for two yeafs.
The $3.00 per year rate applies
to Carson, Potter, Moore, Roberts,
Gray, Hutchinson, Randall, Arm-
strong, and Donley counties.
SCHOOL
DATES
FOOTBALL
PRACTICE
BEGINS MONDAY
5th and 6th grades will regis-
ter between 9 a. m. and 3:30 p. m.
Thursday, Aug. 28.
7th and 8th grades will regis-
ter between 9 a. m. and 3:30 p.
m. Friday, Aug. 29.
Seniors will enroll at 10 a. m.
Thursday, Aug. 28.
Juniors will enroll at 2 p. m.
Thursday, Aug. 28.
Sophomores will enroll at 9 a.
m. Friday, Aug. 29.
Freshmen will enroll pi 2 p. m.
Friday, Aug. 29.
Faculty members will meet at
the school cafetorium at 10 a. m.
Monday, Sept. 1.
Football practice will begin at
8 a. m. Monday, Aug. 25 and a
second session will be announced
following the initial practice,
Coach Clinton Williams reported.
All others students will enroll
and report for a full school day
Tuesday, Sept. 2.
is ready in every department.”
More parade entries and ex-
hibits have been assured.
FINAL MEETING
Directors will meet for the final
time before 'the fair at 8 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 8 in the Commis-
sioners court room of the court
house, Panhandle, Ramey report-
ed.
Hal Mayfield, member of the
KGNC radio and TV staff, attend-
ed the White Deer meeting to
make recordings for use in pub-
licity. H. R. King, a representa-
tive of the Borger Herald, was
also present.
Public Asked
To Attend
Budget Hearings
Almost a million dollars in pub-
lic tax funds will be used during
the next fiscal year to op-
erate departments of the county
and Panhandle Independent
School district. The public is in-
vited to attend budget hearings
next Monday and Tuesday, when
all expense items will be re-
viewed.
The county hearing is slated for
the Commissioners court room at
10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25 and the
school hearing will begin at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 26 in the adminis-
tration office.
The county has set its tentative
budget at $434,547.50 while the
education figure is approximately
$406,864.00.
To Close Pool
September 1st
eral weeks. Joe Spann, new assis-
tant football coach, will report for
duty Monday, Aug. 25.
New Elementary instructors
are: Miss Freddie Jo Carter, who
is a spring graduate of West Texas
State. Miss Carter will teach one
of the 3rd grades.
Mrs. L. R. Copeland, formerly
of Amarillo, who has had 17 years
experience will teach one of the
1st grades.
Mary Lynn Johnston, Sham-
rock, another first-year teacher,
and spring graduate of West
Texas State, will teach one of the
3rd grades.
Mrs. Frances Heare, a former
Panhandle resident, who has been
teaching in Charlotte, N. C., will
teach one of the four first grades.
E. G. Turnbo, Pampa, and farm-
. erly of Lefors will teach a 5th
grade. He is also a recent gradu-
ate of West Texas State.
Mrs. Betty Ellis is the new sec-
retary for the elementary school
system and Dan Jordan will as-
sist with building maintenance
work.
This year the system will em-
ploy 46 instructors, 2 principals,
one superintendent, two secre-
taries, one food supervisor, one
building engineer, 13 bus drivers,
one bus supervisor and one as-
sistant, one accountant, tax col-
lector, assessor and assistant
school board secretary and four
building custodians.
Annual payroll will exceed
$209,000.
Farm Bureau
Queen, Princess
To Be Selected
All Carson County Farm Bu-
reau members and prospective
members are urged to attend a
special meeting tonight (Friday)
in the War Memorial building,
when a Queen and Princess will
be selected.
Mrs. Sewell Kammerer, chair-
man of the event, said several en-
tries have been received and that
all contestants would appear in
the revue at 8 p.m. tonight (Fri-
day), Aug. 22.
This will also be Family Night
for the Farm Bureau and refresh-
ments will be served.
Out of county judges have been
obtained for the contest, Mrs.
Kammerer said. Others aiding
Mrs. Kammerer are: Mmes. J. D.
Kelly, Hugh Pugh, Elten Vance,
Lloyd Miller and George Coffee.
. If weather conditions re-
main hot and summer-like,
the Panhandle Municipal
Swimming Pool will remain
open until 6 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 1, according to Bro. Joe
Snead, pool manager.
Bro. Snead said that the
swimming business had been
excellent this summer.
Russell Tells
Of Rotary Visits
O. B. Russell, member of the
Soil Conservation office, told the
Rotary club last Friday noon
about his visits to several Rotary
clubs.
Olin "Wilson, of Borger and Iraq,
was a guest of the club.
The program today (Friday) will
be presented by O. D. Riggs.
C. L. Sterling, Carson county
tax assessor and collector said
Wednesday that tax statements
would be in the mail Oct. 1.
New regulations on the Con-
servation Reserve Program, more
popularly known as Soil Bank,
were received this week at the
Panhandle ASC office and will,
according to Louis Grayson, man-
ager, result in several changes.
1. Producers who plan to enter
the program will appear before
the county committee and ask for
an established rate on farm. The
new rate will be based on pro-
ductivity of the farm as compared
to the average of the county.
2. Regulatons say that the new
rate shall not take into considera-
tion the location, improvements,
irrigation facilities or similar fac-
tors, Grayson explaned, but that
:the rate be decided solely upon
the total bushels or pounds pro-
duced on the farm.
3. The new individual farm rate
cannot exceed the county rate by
more than 150 percent; nor can it
exceed 20 percent of the actual
value of the land.
4. Producers may earn an extra
10 percent by placing all cropland
in the reserve program. Grayson
pointed out that the old $5,000
per person limitation was still in
effect.
5. Rate of returning land to
grass has been reduced.
Grayson said that the new
county rate had not been re-
ceived, but “we are expecting it
any day now and will publicize it
as soon as we get the figure.”
Deadline for requesting a max-
imum farm rate is, Sept. 25, how-
ever, the producer will have the
option of accepting or rejecting it.
Grayson said: “If you are inter-
ested in a conservation reserve
contract, be sure to come by the
office before Sept. 26.”
Smith Wants
Band Students |
Monday at 1:30
The Pride of Panhandle will
have its first rehearsal at 1:30
p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 at the band
room, according to information
from Gerald Smith, band director.
Smith invited 8th grade band
students and prospective band
members to meet with last year’s
group.
“Since the first football game
is slated the first week of school,
it is very important that we get
in as much practice as possible
so bring your instruments Monday
and be prepared for a real prac-
tice session,” he pointed out.
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Loftin, Paul A. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1958, newspaper, August 22, 1958; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884900/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.