The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, September 5, 1958 Page: 1 of 8
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PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS, Friday, September 5, 1958
^ 8 PAGES TODAY PRICE 10c
Local firm will give $1000 during
Mh anniversary birthday sale
LANE AND GO. is celebrating its
15th business aniversary and
has announced an outstanding ar-
ray of special prices and more
than $1,000.00 in gift certificates
and' prizes.
The firm, that handles such na-
tionally known lines as J ohn
Deere,. Goodyear, GE, RCA Whirl-
pool, GMC trucks and Pittsburgh
paints, will observe its anniver-
sary from this morning through
Sept. 13.
Howard Lane and Glenn Bob-
bitt purchased the Wigham Im-
plement Co., Sept. 3, 1943, chang-
ing the firm name to Midwest
Implement Co., featuring John
Deere farm equipment.
Lane was manager of the Pan-
handle Lumber Co. and resigned
that position to form the new
partnership. Bobbitt farmed1 north
of the city and continued his
farming operation.
Early Records
In reviewing the record it was
interesting to find that the first
33 sales tickets, covering a period
of 8 days, were all cash sales.
Some of the first customers in-
cluded: D. E. Longanacre, Mrs.
Glenn Young, the late D. S.
Trayler and F. E. Evans.
“Many of our present custom-
er’s names appear on these first
sales tickets, reminding us that we
rented windmill servicing equip-
ment and sold parts and labor
only. This was during WW II and
the first tractor received was a
momentous occassion,” Lane re-
called. »
“We don’t know how we got
through the tire rationing days
and shortages that caused farm-
ing to be a trying experience,”
he remarked.
Lane purchased the interest of
Bobbitt, who had moved to Carls-
bad, N. M., on Jan. 1, 1947 and
Three greased
pigs ready to
test catchers
Boys of Carson county will try
to catch three greased pigs be-
tween halves at the Panhandle-
Childress football game Friday
night, Sept. 12, and also , the first
night of the Carson County Free
Fair.
The hilarious attraction is spon-
sored by the Carson County Fair.
All boys of the county are eligible
to enter the event, no advanced
entry is required. Officials said,
“just show up at the south end
of the football field between
halves and wear old clothes.”
More information may be ob-
tained from J. G. Watson, voca-
tional agriculture instructor at
Panhandle, or vocational ag in-
structors of White Deer arid
Groom.
changed the name to Lane and Co.
Julius Bednorz was the first
shop employee and is the father
of the present service man, John
Bednorz, who wil soon complete
five years with the firm.
Belmont Slagle has been with
the company 9 years, having been
employed on July 15, 1949.
Curtis Metcalf, who has just
returned from the service; Leon
Martin and James Ackley, com-
plete the personnel of the firm.
“We are very proud of our
, loyal customers,” Lane said, “our
growth has been because of
friends and their support. We be-
lieve in the people of this com-
munity and hope our contribu-
tion in whatever way it may be
to our customer or community
will be worthy of everyone’s
continued trust.
“Passing an anniversary in -life
or in business causes one to pause
and take inventory of the bless-
ings of friends and the opportun-
ity to serve,” Lane concluded.
$31.62 forged
check brings
two year price
A Pampa woman was sentenced
to 2 years in the state penitentiary
Friday in 100th district court after
pleading guilty to passing a forged
instrument in Panhandle.
The woman, Mrs. June Dren-
nen Legg, about 44, passed the
forged check for $31.62 during
the summer of 1955 to the Pan-
handle Dry Goods Co. '
A Carson county grand jury
indicted the woman in 1955, how-
ever, she was riot apprehended
until last week.
When the forged check was
passed Mrs. Drennen told the
clerk she was Mrs. Jack Spears
and that she and her husband had
been harvesting wheat or L. D.
Moore, Rt. 3, Conway. All of
which was fictitious.
She will be transported to
Huntsville and transferred to the
State Prison for Women at Goree,
Texas.
Commercial
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exhibit space
still available
Firms interested in displaying
equipment or merchandise during
the Carson County Free Fair Sept.
12-13 are reminded to contact
Gene Skaggs.
Skaggs has a space plan of the
American Legion and IOOF build-
ings and also outside space ad-
jacent' to the courthouse.
FIRST FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT
(FRIDAY) AT Gruver—Panhandle Pan-
thers open the 1958 football season
against the improved Graver Greyhounds
Friday evening at 8 o’clock in the Gruver
stadium. Coach Clinton Williams and as-
sistants Lewis Martin and Joe Spann have
been tutoring 25 Panther candidates since
Aug. 25 in preparation for the opener.
One boy, Tom Dickson, a senior guard let-
terman, was injured during practice and is
being treated in an Amarillo hospital for
a slight, but painful, neck injury. His con-
dition is not serious and he should be ready
for action within two weeks. Mike Stone,
junior starting guard and letterman, will
not go to Gruver because of the death of
his grandfather, A. J. Berry, who died
Thursday morning in Fort Worth. Gruver
lost only 3 starters from a growing team
and has been picked to win Dist. 1-A. The
game is a non-conference affair since Gru-
ver, Stinnett and Sunray were moved to
the 1-A bracket. Coach Williams said the
tentative starting lineup would be: Buster
Simpon and J. R. Doughten at ends; A. G.
Sullivan and Larry Moore at tackles; Gene
Gaylor and Jim Wright at guards; Jerry
Murray at center; J. Ray Howe and Lea-
Ion Adcock at half back posts; Roy Bon-
ner at full and Jim Richards in the signal
slot. Last minute changes could see Bob
Medlin and Kenneth Ware added to the
fcackfield. Panthers in the above picture
are: Top row, left to right, Gene Goss, Roy
Bonner, Granville Allen, Buster Simpson,
Jerry Murray, Jim Richards, J. R. Dough-
ten and A. G. Sullivan. Middle row, Joe
Fulton, Paul Morrison, Butch Haskins,
Kenneth Ware, Larry Moore, Jim Wright,
Ronald Jay and Billy Van Crawford.
Front row, Lealon Adcock, Gene Gaylor,
Richard Smith, Rudy Robinson, Jim Elder,
Delbert Mitchell, James Jay, J. Ray Howe
and Robert Medlin.
School enrollment
reaches new record
Fair Board
meets Monday
Final plans for . the. gigan-
tic “Countriest Fair Any-
where” will be made Monday
evening when board members
meet in the Red Cross room
of the courthouse Jack Ram-
ey, president, announced to-
day.
“As of today everything is
under control, and we sin-
cerely believe we will have
one of the finest small fairs
in Texas.
“All interested persons are
invited,” Ramey remarked1.
Annual Boy
Scout drive
dates set
The annual financial campaign
to support the local Boy Scout
and Cub Scout work will get un-
derway here Tuesday, Oct, 7,
Wayne Cox, Panhandle fund
chairman, said.
Fund committees will be an-
nounced following an area meet-
ing in Pampa Sept. 4.
Boy Scout Troop 1 and Cub
Shouts have a combined mem-
bership of about 125.
PANHANDLE schools reached a
record enrollment Wednesday
when the total reached 763 pupils.
Last year’s opening week enroll-
ment was only 718 for a gain of
45 pupils this year.
The tremendous enrollment was
expected since officials thought
at least 750 would be in classes,
however, they did1 not .expect the
increased high school enrollment
that now totals 189. Elementary
grades, including junior high,
have counted 574, only one short
of the -predictd 575.
Enrollment for other years has
been:
White Deer librarian completes
ninth year of community service
Groom hospital
goal in sight
GROOM CITIZENS are urging
everyone to assist them in rais-
ing another $15,000 in cash in
order that the necessary cash be
raised for the proposed Groom
Memorial hospital.
C. L. Culver, president of the
Groom State National Bank, and
co-chairman of the drive, along
with Mrs. T. H. McKenzie, local
chairman, stressed the fact that
only $33,333.33 cash was needed
and the remainder of the $100,000
could be in pledges with up to
three years to pay.
Urgency of the request to com-
plete the cash pledge donations is
in order to meet a Sept. 8 dead-
line of the state hospital board.
This agency has already gone on
record as approving the Groom
Memorial hospital plan, and will
contribute another $100,000 to-
ward its construction from federal
Hill-Burton funds. The recent suc-
cessful St. Anthony’s hospital fund
campaign in Amarillo was granted
Hill-Burton funds of about one
million dollars.
Pledges totaling $9,625 were
counted as of nobn Tuesday,
'workers reported.
A widely circulated unsigned
letter would tend to prove that
the hospital was not needed. The
fact is that the present Groom
Osteopathic Hospital, in service
about 12 years, has served1 ‘more
than 15,000 patients of this area.
“It is a known fact that the
present hospital will not continue
to meet state hospital require-
ments, and we are making this
all-out effort to insure a hospital
for Carson county,” Culver point-
ed out.
The proposed 16-bed Groom
Memorial hospital would be op-
erated by the Groom City Council
and a board' of laymen and doc-
tors. The hospital “will positively
be open to all doctors and patients
who seek admittance,” workers
explained.
Persons wishing to contribute
may send their check to: Mrs. Mc-
Kenzie, Judge Clarence C. Wil-
Coy Don Mitchell, a sophomore
at West Texas State,. Canyon, is
one of two trainers this year for
all sports. Coy Don was injured
last spring and doctors said that
he could not participate in sports.
West Texas officials allowed
Coy Don to retain his full schol-
arship.
liams, Dr. J. L. Prendergast, W.
Homer Harper, Ferd Carter, Sew-
ell Kammerer, or The Herald.
100 percent of all funds will be
returned if the venture fails, Cul-
ver concluded.
FIRST MILO
IS RECEIVED
1
Henry Leven, who farms 12
miles northwest of the city, har-
vested the first load of 1958 milo
for this area Saturday morning.
He brought the load to the H. J.
Hughes Grain Elevators, Inc.
Gene Skaggs, Hughes Elevators
manager, said the dryland milo
tested1 about 48 and had a 10 per-
cent moisture content.
1957
718
1956
667
1955
610
1954
584
1953
614
1952
595
Enrollment by grade
High School
Senior
32
Junior
- 45
Sophomore
* 40
Freshman
72
TOTAL
189
Junior High
7th grade
60
8th grade
46
TOTAL
106
Elementary
1st grade
81
2nd grade
80
3rd grade
90
4th grade
76
5th grade
66
6th grade
75
TOTAL
468
Total Elementary
574
Total High School
189
GRAND TOTAL
763
Supt. Cox was informed Wed-
nesday afternoon of another three
or four families who were ex-
pected to enroll by Monday noon.
Lonnie Wayne Lewis paid a
$150, court costs of $32.35, had. his
drivers license suspended and was
sentenced to three days in jail
following a guilty plea to charges
of driving while intoxicated.
Judge Clarence C. Williams
heard the case Monday, Aug. 25.
Mrs. W. L. Potter, librarian of
the White Deer Public Library,
has recently completed her ninth
year of service to the library and
community.
The popular White Deer woman
was named librarian in Septem-
ber, 1949, succeeding Mrs. H. W.
Buchanan.
White Deer Library, one of the
Lrgest in the county, was estab-
lished April 21, 1938.
“It is interesting to note that
the White Deer Library has a few
more than 3,500 books, yet Mrs.
Potter handled 7,572 books dur-
ing July,” Miss Madge Hall, Car-
son county librarian, pointed out.
“Actually the White Deer Li-
brary, for the month of July ranks'
cn a volume basis with such
large libraries as Pampa and Bor-
ger,” Miss Hall noted.
The Wlpte Deer library is lo-
cated in part of the City Hall
building on Main street. During
1953 the Busy Bee Home Demon-
stration Club completely redecor-
ated the library.
Mr. and Mrs. Potter are parents
of two children, Lowell, who is
principal of the Tucumcari, N.
M. junior high, and Mrs. Harold
McDonald, wife of a Clovis, N. M.
eye doctor. The Potters also have
eight grandchildren; each of their
children have four children.
The Potters are members of the
White Deer Methodist church,
where she is a member of the
church board of stewards. W. L.
is a retired rural mail carrier
and currently transports the mail
to and from the post office to the
trains.
“Carson county is fortunate to
have such a devoted person1 as
Mrs. Potter as a librarian,” Miss
Hall remarked.
JACK LA
Pioneer day
speaker chosen
Jack Lacey, executive sec-
retary and manager of the
Amarillo Chamber of Com-
merce has* accepted the in-
vitation to speak at the 3rd
Annual Carson County Fair
Pioneer’s Day Reunion, Sat-
urday, Sept. 13, J. P. Smith,
chairman of the committee,
announced.
Lacey is one of the most
popular speakers in the area,
having appeared before more
than 100 civic, church, state
i and national organizations
since moving to Amarillo two
years ago.
Divorce cases filed in 100th dis-
trict court since Aug. 27 are:
Arlene' Ballard, vs. Gene D. Bal-
lard, filed Aug. .28.
Robert Henry Smoot, vs. Frieda
Smoot, filed Aug. 29.
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Loftin, Paul A. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, September 5, 1958, newspaper, September 5, 1958; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885141/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.