Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1962 Page: 1 of 8
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Panhandle. Carson County, Texas,' Thurs., March 1, 1962
VOLUME 75
NUMBER 33
Second Career Day Is
Scheduled For Tuesday
Tom James, state representa-
tive of Dallas, will be the key-
note speaker for the second an-
nual Career Day which will be
held Tusday in the Panhandle
High School.
The assembly program which
begins at 9:05 will include the
pledge to the flag led by Stan-
ley Hearron, the invocation by
Janice Skaggs, a welcome by
mayor Howard Lane. Carlos
Carter, principal of the high
school, will introduce the 28
consultants here for the event.
The student council president,
Bill Smith, will be on the pro-
gram preceeding Freeman Mel-
t o n, Jr., superintendent of
schools, who will introduce the
speaker, Tom James.
The Career Day activities
are a school .function and not
open to the public.
Subjects, the consultants and
nursing, Mrs. Naomia Brack,
Northwest Texas Hospital; of-
fice work, Charles Mercer, Pio-
neer Natural Gas; petroleum
engineering, Noel Rietman,
Shamrock Ail, Amarillo; phar-
macy, E. L. Stone, B. and B.
Pharmacy, Pampa;
Physical education-boys, Brat-
cher Brown, WTSC;. radio-TV
technician, KFDA-EV; religious
and social work, the Rev. Char-
les Hastings, Director Methodist
•Student Center, WTSC; teach-
ing-elementary, Miss Sybil Tur-
ner, Pampa; teaching-second-
ary, James Trusty, Pampa High
School.
The consultants will be guests
of the Lions Club at noon Tues-
day in the War Memorial Build-
ing.
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Three File For
School Board Posts
WEATHER
their business or professional
affiliation are agriculture, Dr.
Wednesday
Max. Min. Prec.
63 36 00
Gerald W. Thomas, School of
Thurrsrday
61
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Agriculture, Texas Tech; aero-
Frirdrary
59
27
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nautical engineering, Maj. Har-
Saturday
48
14
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ry T. Cliffe, Amarillo Air Force
Sunday
55
20
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Base; architecture ' and draft-
Monday
48
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ing, William J. Shell, Allen and
Tuesday
29
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Shell Architects; art, Larry Hil-
burn; business, Robert Hill,
Southwestern Investment, Ama^
rillo; biological, Dr. W. A. Coo-
per, West Texas State College,
Canyon; broadcastng, Ralph
Wayne, KFDA-EV, Amarillo;
civil engineering, D. A. Arter-
burn, Department of the Inter-
ior ;
Electrical engineering, Char-
les C. Fowlkes, Southwestern
Public Service Company; home
economics, Miss Muriel Bridge;
journalism, Don Boyette, Ama-
rillo News-Globe; law enforce-
ment, Capt. J. W. Blackwell,
Texas Department of Public
Safetly;
Law practice, Tom James;
mechanics, Wiley Reynolds,
Palo Duro High School, Ama-
rillo; medicine, Dr. J. Foster
Elder, Pampa; meterology, Dan
True, KFDA-TV, ' Amarillo;
modeling, Mrs. Mickey McDon-
ald, American Beauty Charm
School, Amarillo;
Music, A. Clyde Roller, di-
rector, Amarillo Symphony;
BOX SUPPER, CANDIDATE
RALLY SET FOR CONWAY
A box supper and candidate
rally for persons who have
filed for election to county of-
fices will be held March 9 in
the Conway Community Cen-
at .7 p.m.
The event is. under the spon-
sorship of the Conway Commun-
ity Club.
Congo Report On
KFDA-TP Tonight
A special documentary film
on the Congo by Ralph Wayne
and Joe Gaston of the KFDA-
TV (Channel 10) news depart-
ment in Amarillo will be aired
tonight from 9 to 10 p.m.
The two Amarillo television
newsmen spent the past two
weeks in the Congo filming the
report and gathering material
for the program. Several broad-
casts by shortwave radio were
aired by the station while the
men were in the Congo.
JACK SEALE SPEAKS HERE—Amarillo Mayor Jack Seale, left, a
candidate for the United States House of Representatives, spoke at a
consrvative political rally here Friday night in the War Memorial
Building. Shown here after the rally, he is speaking with Mrs. J. T.
Broadaway, county vice chairman of the Republican Party executive
committee ; H. J. (Frday) Hughes, chairman of the county Republi-
can Party executive committee; and Mrs. Kathyrn McDaniel of Borger
state vice chairman of the Republican Party. More than 150 persons
attended the event. (Herald Photo)
Jack Beale Speaks If ere At
Conservative Political Rally
“The trend away from consti-
tutional government must be
reversed not by politicians, but
by good people getting together
and working,” Jack Seale of
Amarillo, Republican candidate
for the United States House of
Representatives said at a con-
servative political rally in the
War Memorial Building Friday
night.
More than 150 persons attend-
ed the event sponsored by the
Carson County Republican Cen-
tral Committee and the newly
organized Carson County Young
Republican Club.
In his talk, Seales, presently
mayor of Amarillo, discussed
the early history of this country
and the things which led Up to
the writing of the constitution.
Current difficulties facing
this country, national debt, for-
eign policy and national sol-
vency, were touched upon by
Seale in his talk.
Things we can do are to in-
crease our knowledge of what
is going on, we must be some-
thing and we must take action,
Seale told the group.
‘‘After studying the voting
record of members of the na-
tional senate and house as re-
ported by the Americans for
Constitutional Action, and learn-
ing the Republicans were those
who supported the constitution
in their voting, I chose to be-
Hii
Second Practical
Politics Course
Is Being Planned
A second eight-week series of
discussion meetings on Practi-
cal Politics will be set Up Fri-
day night for persons interested
in learning more about the poli-
tical structure of the two major
political parties in this country.
The course, prepared by the
United States Chamber of
Commerce, is a non-partisan
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come a Republican,” the speak-
er said.
Government should be separ-
ate from the church, but we
must have Christian people in
government, Seale said.
‘‘We are at the crossroads
and we must decide to take the
road to socialism or constitu-
tionalism,” Seale said in con-
clusion.
Seale was introduced by Mrs.
Katherine McDaniel, state vice
chairman of the Republican
party. Others on the program
were Richard Nunn, chairman
of the YRC; Mrs. J. T. Broad-
away, vice chairman of the Re-
publican County Central com-
mittee; and H. J. (Friday)
Hughes, chairman of the Repub-
lican County Central committee.
The invocation was given by
the Rev. Keith McCormick of
the First Baptist Church.
Following the speech by
Seale, refreshments of coffee
and punch and cookies were
served.
Three residents of the Pan-
handle Independent School Dis-
trict have filed for election to
two posts on the. school board
as of Wednesday evening.
Filing were R. J. Murray of
Pantex, and the incumbent
members, C. L. Edwards avid
Jack R. Martin of Conway.
‘‘With 158 pupils attending
the Panhandle public school:
from. Pantex, I feel thatthere
shouldb be a representative
from Pantex . on the school
board,” he said in announcing
his intention to seek the post.
Murray is farm foreman at
the Texas Tech Research
Farms. He is married and has
three children attending school
in Panhandle.
Edwards is completing his
first full term os a board mem-
ber, having first become a me-
mber of the board in February
1957 when he was appointed to
fill the unexpired term of G.
A. Mahler. He was elected as
a board member for a full term
in 1959.
Martin is seeking reelection
as a board member after com-
pletion of his first term as a
board member. He was elected
in 1959.
Filing date for the school
board is March 7 at 5 p.m. Can-
didates must file with the school
tax assessor-collectdr, M. C.
Davis, in the school adminis-
tration office.
CL H. Bell Files For Mayor,
File For Council Positions
Gene Skaggs, Richard Nunn
Variety Show
To Be Tonight
The Bell Choir from Amarillo
has been scheduled to appear on
the program of the first Annual
Rotary Club Variety Show which
will be held tonight at 7 o’clock
in the junior high auditorium.
Musicans from the PHS Band,
the PHS Thespian Club, the Un-
holy Six, the Sixth Grade Choir,
Lions minstrel group, Claude
Zevely, Janice Skaggs, the
Whirlwinds and the Butler
Twins are the other numbers
on the Rotary Club’s program.
The Phil Originals will not ap-
pear.
Allen Greer of KBBB will ser-
C. H. Bell, local businessman
and former city councilman,
filed for the position of mayor
yesterday afternoon.
Bell is seeking the post bein
vacated by Howard Lane who
announced last week he does
not intend to seek reelection as
mayor.
Two incumbants to the city
council who are up for reelec-
tion, Gene (Corky) Skaggs and
Richard Nunn, have filed for
reelection as city councilmen.
The city election will be
held in the City Hall April 3.
Building Permits
For January,
February $58,650
Building permits issued in
ve as master of ceremonies. , ,, ...
, , the first two months this year
Tickets may be purchased , , . „0
from
door.
may
any Rotarian or at the
Light Bulb
Sale Is Set
For Saturday
Members of the Pride of Pan-
handle Band will be selling
lightbulbs door to door Saturdav
morning in the annual Band
Boosters light bulb sale.
Proceeds from the sale of the
bulbs will go to the Band Boos-
ter scholarship fund to aid in
sending musicians to music
camp at Canyon in the summer.
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World Day Of
Prayer Is Set
For March 9
World Day of Prayer spon-
sored by the Council of Church
Women will be held March 9 in
the Methodist Church. The pro-
gram will begin at 10 a.m. ac-
cording to Mrs. 'Earl Williams,
president of the organization.
Luncheon will be served at
noon.
CORRECTION
Contracts with the
school administrators
which were renewed at
a recent meeting of the
school board were for
one year, not two as
reported in a story in
last week’s Herald. The
renewed contracts will
expire in mid 1963.
Drive Is Set
Red Cross Fund
Plans for the Red Cross Drive
March 1-10 are being completed
this week, according to Mrs.1 for a garage
total $58,650.
In January permits issued in-
cluded two. permits each for
$500 for addition to buildings
to John Cotter; Don Rogers,
$11,500 for a house; T. M. Ro-
gers, $200 for a garage; John W.
Apel Jr., $9,000 for a house; A.
H. Hinds, $12,500 for a house;
Rite-Way Builder?, $11,000 for
a house and Lester Lusk $350,
Cecil Walker, drive chairman.
The quotas assigned are Pan-
handle $1020, White Deer $500,
Groom $400, Skelytown $300.
Mrs. Earl Williams was
named chairman of the post
office booths.
‘‘Every homemaker will be
given an opportunity to become
a member of the American Red
Cross March 8 and 9 when
booths will be set up in the
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February was one of the
lightest months in sometime
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VFW DANCE IS SET
A public dance is being spon-
sored by the Veterans of For-
eign Wars at the VFW Hall
Saturday night from 8:30 to 12:
30.
Live music will be provided
for the dance.
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PLAQUE AWARDED VFW POST—A plaque in honor of the work
done by the local Veterans of Foreign Wairs post at the Veterans Ad-
ministration Hospital in Amarillo was presented at the group’s meet-
ing Thursday night. Presenting the plaque is; left, Walter Brown of
Amarillo, district hospital chairman. Others are, from the left, John
McBroom of Canyon, junior vice commander for this district; Louis
Grayson, local post commander; and Smokey Dills, hospital commit-
tee chairman of the local VFW, who accepted the plaque for the post.
The Republican Party
of Carson County is mak-
ing a political survey by
telephone. Each caller
will identify himself and
the Republican Party and
task if you would mind
answering some ques-
tions.
If any other proceedure
is followed you can feel
sure that the Republican
Party is not calling.
(Paid Policiical Announcement
paid by the Young Republican
Club.)
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“If some folks who think
they’re going to heaven do—
there ought to be a warning
sent on ahead.”
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TYPICAL of the classroom activities which one might find when vis-
iting Panhandle Elementary Scrool next week, Texas Educational
Week, would be a reading circrle. The group shown are second grade
pupils in Mrs. Calvin Murray’s room. Parents and interested persons
are invited to visit the Panhandle Public schools as part of the educa-
tion week ovservance (Herald Photo)
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Peoples, Don. Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1962, newspaper, March 1, 1962; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885492/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.