Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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CONSTRUCTION moves along at the new high school building. Here is a picture of
work being done before the rain hit. Welty Studio Photo.
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Panhandle, Carson County, Tex., Thursday, Dec. 17, 1959
Volume 73, Numebr 22
Panthers Hosts To
Tourney 17,18,19
BCD NAMES
COMMITTEES
Ralph Randel, president of the
Board of City Development,
named Committees Thursday
night at the City Hall. The groups
also discussed plans for next
year.
Appointments were as follows:
Welty Studio Photo.
Rain-4.05 In.
Rain, sweet, gentle and oh so welcome, hit the Panhandle area this week and
was still coming down Thursday as this issue went to press. A total of 4.05 inches
was measured in the three-day downpour, according to A. J. Weiser’s report. The
welcome moisture insured the winter wheat until early spring.
Mike Stone And Janek, Wilbanks Are
Mr. And Miss Of Panhandle High School
by Paula McKenzie
Mike Stone and Janeice' Wil-
banks began their reign as Mr.
and. Miss P.H.S. after a meeting
of the classes, Wednesday, Dec. 9.
In these class meetings the class-
es also voted for the five LAIR
Personalities. Those girls were
Paula Jo McKenzie, Carole Hood,
Lynn Mixson, Jolene DeSpain
and Janeice Wilbanks.
The class favorites for the
freshman class are Johnny Bon-
ner and Linda Urbanczyk. Glen-
da Smith and Kenneth Ware
were elected as sophomore fav-
orites; Andy Cortez, and Kay
James are the favorite juniors,
and A. G. Sullivan and Janeice
Wilbanks are the senior favor-
ites.
The members of the senior
Who’s Who are as follows:
Most Courteous — Karen Har-
bin and Larry McCormick, Most
Friendly — Marvon McGregor
and Jay Ray Howe, Most Talent-
ed — Marie Apel and Lealon Ad-
cock, Best Appearance — Peggy
Coffee and Gene Goss; Most Like-
ly to Succeed — Rosemary Os-
borne and David Roh, Best All-
Around — Carole Hood and Bill
Crawford, Most Athletic — Jan-
eice Wilbanks and Mike Stone,
Wittiest — Jolene DeSpain and
J. R. Doughten.
Price College Wins
Over Panthers
Price College’s Cardinals were
stingy on defense Tuesday night
as they held the Panhandle Pan-
thers to 26 points while racking
up 53 for the victory.
Leading 12-8 at the end of the
first quarter, the Cardinals own-
ed a 30-16 halftime lead. They
led 42-19 at the end of the third
quarter after holding the Pan-
thers to three points.
The Panhandle box score fol-
• lows:
Panhandle (26) Price College (53)
F.G. F.T. T.P.
Stone
1
2
Bednorz
3
1
Medina
0
0
Addington
0
2
Carhart
1
4
Jay
0
4
Smith
1
1
Chado
0
0
Kelley
0
0
Senior Scouts Hold
Carol Partv
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The Senior Girl Scouts of
Troops 3, 4 and 7 held their an-
nual Christmas Carol party Mon-
day evening, Dec. 14, from 6:30
to 9 p.m. In spite of the damp,
cold weather, the Carolers, warm-
ly clad and happy with a Christ-
masy feeling, sang in the homes
of ten friends.
Following the carol singing,
the group returned to the Scout
House where games were played
and refreshments were served.
Present were the following
guests: Gene Goss, Larry Corn-
best, Jay Ray Howe, Jim Elder,
Mike Smith, Lealon Adcock, Lar-
ry McCormick, Charles Kelly,
Larry Moore, Mike James, Rudy
Robinson, Douglas Bednorz, and
Mary Ann Robinson; and Girl
Scouts, Sherry Hearron, Marvon
McGregor, Brenda Williams, Car-
olyn Vinson, Sharon Vance, Paula
Kay Eagle, Mary Ruth Metcalf,
Gail McCollough, Etta Ray Bla-
lock, Sondra Price, Judy Orr,
Linda Urbanczyk, Judy-Jay, Lin-
da Martin, Betty Sue Davis and
Jean Riggs. Leaders of the troops
present were Misses Mary and
Marjorie Ewing.
The rain, coming slow ’n
easy, to soak wheat fields
and range pastures, -meas-
ured ,1.24 inches Tuesday
morning; 1.10 inches Wed-
nesday morning, , and 1.71
inches this morning.
Mr. Weiser pointed out
that the December average
for precipitation was one
inch. He also remarked that
he had seen enough rain for
the present and would just
as soon save some for the
spring.
The first rainfall brought
icy conditions and damaged
trees and powerlines. As
the downpour, continued, a
large quantity formed lakes
in low areas.
Observers, however, were
rejoicing that the moisture
came in the form of rain,
rather than snow.
HIGHWAY—Howard Lane, chair-
man
Carl Johnson
Cyril Pingelton
MEMBERSHIP—
Alvis Tabor, chairman
Sam R. Lanning
Don Patton
BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL—
J. C. McCollough, chairman
R. E. Bonner
Harold Smith
PUBLICITY—
Dick Collins, chairmah
CIVIC BETTERMENT—
Jack Ramey, chairman
Frank Grisham
Alfred Bell
Mrs. Jack Prendergast
Mrs. Ralph E. Randel
Totals _________ 6 14 26
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stephen-
son of Amarillo and former resi-
dents of Pgnhandle, announce the
birth of a son, Randy Kyle, Dec.
8. He has a brother, Dennis, and
a sister, Vicki. Grandparents are
his grandmother, Mrs. Susie
Stephenson, Panhandle; and Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Godwin of Ama-
rillo.
Of local interest will be the
news that Jim and Muriel Bold-
ing. children of Mr. and Mrs. Mil-
ton Bolding of Dallas, have been
sera.5-finalists .in national merit
scholarship competition. Last year
Jim won the honor and is now
attending Rice at Houston. Mur-
iel has won the honor this year.
Mrs. Bolding is the former Erie
Nell Harrison of Panhandle. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harri-
son now living in Byran, were one
of the pioneer families of this"
area.
Rotarians Issue
Challenge To
Lions Club
WE, THE MEMBERS OF PAN-
HANDLE ROTARY CLUB, being
of sound mind and excellent phy-
sical condition, do hereby chal-
lenge the Lions Club of Panhan-
dle to a physical contest at the
high school gym. Knowing that
the Lion’s Club is basically an
old man’s club, we further pro-
vide the following:
The game to be played will
be basketball. Teams will be
divided as follows: first quar-
ter, men under 40; second
quarter, men 40 and up and
so forth.
We further stipulate that tl^e
-proceeds of the game be divided
equally between the two clubs
for use as they see fit. It is our
desire that a committee from the
two clubs be formed to set a time
for the game and arrange suit-
able publicity.
Further, let it be known forth-
with that the loser of the game
shall be deemed the “Ol Man’s
Club” of Panhandle.
If there be a red-blooded man
among your club, you will forth-
with accept this challenge and be
ready to meet your defeat.
Signed
Panhandle -Rotary Club
Phillips Choir1 To
Present Christmas
Program Thurs.
The Frank Phillips College
Choir from Borger, directed by
Mrs. Loma Harrison, will preseiit
a Christmas program for the Pan-
handle Fine Arts Club Thursday
at 2^:30 p.m. in the First Metho-
dist Church.
Accompanists for the choir are
Jeanie Harrison, Borger, and Mrs.
Helen Adams, Lefors. Narrators
are Dean Robertson, Amarillo,
and Dick Guthrie, Pampa. The
theme of the program, “What
Christmas Means,” will be carried
out by the choir, quartets, duets
solos and the reading of the
Christmas Story.
Members of the quartets are:
The Collegians — Jeanie Harri-
son, soprano; Kathleen Henley,
alto; Dean Robertson, tenor, and
Dick Guthrie, bass. The Elegants
— Sydney Frakes, soprano; Ros-
etta Baker, alto; Corky Thomp-
son, tenor, and Dennis Belleu,
guitar.
The program follows:
Christmas Means — Greeting
Cards, the friendly heralds of the
holiday season. Choir: “We Wish
You A Merry Christmas”—Eng-
lish Folk Song.
Christmas Means — the friend-
ly exchange of gifts. Choir, Col-
legians, Elegants and Plainsmen:
“Twelve Days Of Christmas” —
English, arr. Robert Shaw.
Christmas Means — the joyous
sound of bells — city bells, sleigh
bells. The Elegants: “Silver Bells”
—Livingston, Naylor; Dennis Be-
lieu, guitar.
Christmas Means — the crisp
sparkle of the season’s first snow.
The Elegants: “Winter Wonder-
land” — Bernard, Naylor.
Christmas Means — Good fel-
lowship and the s,inging of carols.
Collegians: “God Rest You Merry
Gentlemen” English Carol.
• Christmas Means — Toys, pres-
ents, Santa Claus, and the ex-
citement of children on Christ-
mas Eve. Choir: “’Twas the Night
Before Christmas” — Darby, Si-
meone. Rosetta Baker, contralto
soloist; Dean Robertson, tenor so-
loist.
Though Christmas means
greeting cards, presents, toys
bells, carols, and many more
Continued on Page 8
Church Groups To
Present Christmas
Programs Sunday
“The Music of Bethlehem”, a
Christmas Cantata by Mattie B.
Shannon and Fred B. Holton, will
be presented Sunday evening at
the Methodist Church, by the
-senior choir under the direction
of Louie Cleek. Mrs. J. P. Calli-
ham is soloist.
The junior choir will also sing
three carols, “The First Noel”,
“It Same Upon a Midnight Clear”
and “Angels We Have Heard”.
They are directed by Mrs. Rich-
ard W. Collins. Mrs. Merle Lewel-
len will be at the organ. The pro-
gram will start at 7:00 p.m.
The Junior Class and the Pri-
mary III class of the First Chris-
tian Church will present a page-
ant of the play, “The Other Wise
Men” by Henry Van Dyke. The
program is to begin at 7 p.m. Sun-
day.
A Cantata will be presented by
the First Baptist Church choir
Sunday night at 7:30 entitled “A
Star In The Sky” by Bruce Carle-
ton. Soloists will be Mrs. Lloyd
Wilkins, Miss Martha Morgan,
Bobby Skidmore and David Rofe.
The choir will be under the direc-
tion of Miss Mary Ewing with
Mrs. Douglas Smith at the organ
and Mrs. Jack Martin at the pi-
ano.
Good Drivers To
Benefit From New
Insurance Plan
Fort Worth, (Special to Herald)
— Texas motorists who have op-
erated their automobiles in an
accident free and lawful manner
during the past three years will
be rewarded to the xtent of $20
million, Dr. Robert W. Strain,
member of the State Board of In-
surance, told a meeting of the
Independent Insurance Agents
Association in Fort Worth Mon-
day.
Actually, the plan will be a
shifting of financial burden from
the careful driver to the shoulders
of those who have been involved
in accidents or who have com-
piled a record of /noving traffic
violations. “This is not an in-
crease in automobile rates—it is
a shifting of costs,” Dr. Strain
emphasized.
Breaking down an intensive
survey of driving records of 40,-
365 Texas motorists, into more
understandable statistics, Dr.
Strain revealed that out of 23 in-
sured family automobiles, 13 will
receive a discount of 20 per cent
on their premium rates and 4 will
receive -the same rate they have
been paying before. Thus, 17 of
23 will either receive' a reduction
or no change in the rate they
now pay. The remaining 6 will
pay higher rates. Of these, 3 will
pay only 20 per cent increase, one
will pay a 40 per cent increase,
the remaining 2 will pay from 60
to 100 per cent increase in rate.
The Safe Driving Insurance
Plan is a result of the public de-
mand to reward safe drivers and
force those who have had acci-
dents or records of moving traf-
fic violations to share a more
proportionate cost.
“In addition, we very definitely
feel that this plan will provide
an incentive to reduce the tragic
toll on our highways that may
not have been present hereto-
fore,” he said.
Continued on Page 8
Farmers Favor
Cotton Quotas
Cotton growers of Carson
County voted in favor of the
cotton quotas at the referen-
dum held Tuesday.
The vote for Panhandle
was 19 “for”, 0 “against”.
In White Deer there was
a lone vote against the quo-
ta and 16 “for”.
Carson County ACP
Program Shares
With Farmers
by Louis Grayson
The 1959 Carson County Agri-
cultural Conservation Program
(ACP) shared with farmers in the
county the cost of establishing
selected Conservation practices
needed to improve and protect
the soil and water. The ACP is
administered by the locally elec-
ted Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation (ASC) County Com-
mittee.
In addition to sharing the cost
of conservation practices, the
county ACP also helped provide
services by transferring $1531.00
to the Soil Conservation Service
(SCS).
During the 1959 program year
about $83,088.32 of ACP cost-
sharing was used on 250 farms in
Carson County to help solve par-
ticular problems by establishing
needed conservation practices.
This represnts about 40 per cent
of the farms in Carson County.
Since the ACP is on the cost-
sharing basis, this means that our
farmers spent several dollars of
their own money to preserve their
land in order that our next gen-
eration will have ample food.
These practices included the
following by practice, number of
farms, and extent:
Permanent cover for soil pro-
tection or land use adjustment, 1,
51 acres;
Control of competitive shrubs,
I, 21,666 acres;
Chiseling non - crop grazing
land, 2, 120 acres;
Water wells for better distri-
bution of grazing, 1, 1 well;
Livestock water reservoirs to
improve grassland management,
II, 11 dams;
Establishing permanent sod
waterways, 4, 18 acres; Standard
terraces, 2, 7,700 lin. ft.; Diver-
sion terraces, 3, 11,195 lin. ft.;
Protective cover, winter le-
gumes, 2, 35 acres; stubble mulch-
ing, 20, 3,526 acres; chiseling for
prevention of wind erosion, 165,
24,356 acres; rotary subsoiling, 13,
1,941 acres; bindweed control, 43,
120 acres;
Underground irrigation pipe,
37, 82,794 ft.
Panhandle area sports fans arot
in for a weekend of thrills as the
Panhandle Invitational Tourna-»
ment gets underway Thursday-
with brackets for both boys and.
girls.
Coach Nolan Poteet’s Panthers
will be pitted against White Deer,
Lefors, Spearman, Groom, Price
College, Clarendon and Stinnett
in what promises to give fans &
good look at at top basketball
squads of the area.
Panhandle will face Stinnett at
9:30 p.m. Thursday. Other games
that evening will be played by
the girls and White Deer vs.
Lefors at 7 p.m. Other boys games
will be Spearman vs. Groom at
1:15 p.m. Thursday and Price Col-
lege vs. Clarendon at 3:45 p.m.
Winners will advance to 7 and
9:30 p.m. play Friday and finals:
will be played at 9:30 p.m. Satur-
day.
The losers will play at 1:15 and
3:45 p.m. Friday in the consola-
tion bracket and play for third
at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Coach Clint Williams girls bas*
ketball team will open play otfe
Thursday at 8:15 against Lefors*
Other action Thursday will be
Stinnett vs. White Deer at 5:45;
Spearman vs. Groom at 12;0fl)
noon; St. Mary’s vs. Clarendon at
2:30. Winners will play at 5:45
and 8:15 p.m. Friday with finals
at 8:15 Saturday.
Losers will play at 12 and 2:30
Friday with consolation finals at
5:45 Saturday, j
Panhandle merchants and in-
terested individuals have spon-*-
sored a page advertisement else-
where in the paper showing the
complete brackets. Tear the page
out of the paper and use it as a
handy reference for the tourney*
Cyril Pingelton To
Head Red Cross
Fund Drive
Cyril Pingelton was named to
head the Red Crossmembership
and fund drive in March , at the
quarterly meeting of the County
Red Cross Dec. 10. Mr. Pingelton
was appointed to head up the
drive following the resignation of
Mrs. Ralph Randel who! had to
resign following advice ' of her
doctor.
The meeting, held at the Red
Cross Room was attended by the
directors and Mrs. Cecil Walker,
Conway; Mrs. Marion Cox, and
Mrs. E. C. Schulman, White Deer
chairman. Directors are Asbery
Callaghan, county chairman; Mrs.
Earl Williams, secretary; Mrs.
Oneta Hanson, treasurer and Mrs.
Faye Herndon, vice chairman.
Martha Class Fixes
For Golden Age
The Martha Class of the First
Baptist Church packed home-
made cookies and candy for the
Golden Age people in Panhandle
Monday evening, Dec. 14, at the
home of Mrs. E. E. Ewing. Mrs.
Ewing said that the packages
weren’t .big but that they were
also filled with much love and
joy and will be delivered per-
sonally. Mrs. Albert Moore is
president of the class, Mrs. Fred
Crist, secretary, and Mrs, Ewing,
teacher.
Panhandle Gagers
Find Going Rough
At White Deer Tny.
Panhandle high cagers found the
competition rough at the White
Deer tournament last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. They were
both sidelined after the first two
games.
Panhandle girls lost the first
game to Mobeetie 35-49 and then
were eliminated in their second
game by Briscoe, 41-46.
The boys lost their first, con-
test to Friona 33-69 and the sec-
ond to Brisco, 50-56.
In the championship finals the
Friona girls defeated White Deer
and Clarendon girls won third in
the consolation finals by defeat-
ing Briscoe. *
Champions in the boys bracket
were the White Deer boys who
beat Clarendon. Briscoe defeated
Groom in the consolations for
third place.
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