The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED JULY 22, 1887 - VOLUME 72—NUMBER 37 PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS, Friday, April 3, 1959 ft' 8 Pages Today ft
PRICE 10c
Two elections are
slated
City votes April
7 on councilmen
and 4 proposals
;
Citizens of Panhandle will vote
on four proposals to close cer-
tain alleys, a portion of a park-
way or tree-row and name three
members of the City Council at
the polls Tuesday, April 7.
Councilmen Harold P. Smith,
C. H. Bell and Richard Orr are
asking re-election and they do
not have opposition.
Alleys that appear on the bal-
lot to be closed, subject to the
vote of the citizenry, are: near
the swimming pool and War
Memorial Building; near the new
Randel Motor Co; (already ser-
ved by a full length alley); near
the M. M. Weatherly home; (al-
ready served by a full length
alley) and 15 feet of a 19-ft.
parkway or tree-row near the H.
J. Hughes Elevator.
A sample of the ballot can be
found on page 2.
BEN JOHNSON
IS IMPROVING
Uncle Ben Johnson, about 78,
had a serious set-back Saturday,
but is reported to be improving
as of Tuesday. His daughter, Tee
Johnson, is nursing him.
Uncle Ben suffered a partial
stroke last fall and has not made
a complete recovery.
He is almost blind, according
to friends.
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Mayor and 3
aldermen seek
White Deer posts
L .D. McCauley is a candidate
for the unexpired portion of the
term of E. E. Foose, as. mayor
of White Deer. Three aldermen
are also asking for election at the
White Deer City election, Tues-
day, April 7.
Aldermen candidates are: W.
R. Howard, Harry I. Hughes and
Wayne Jordon. They do not have
opponents and are all seeking re-
election.
Holdover aldermen are R. M.
Hubbard and Alvin Williams.
McCauley has been acting as
mayor since the resignation of
Foose.
Safflower meet
here Monday
The public is invited to hear
safflower discussed at the War
Memorial Building at 2:30 p. m.
Tuesday, April 7.
The meeting is sponsored by
the Texas Farmers Union and the
International Safflower Corpora-
tion. A goal of 20,000 acres is
being sought by the corporation.
Billy Mitchell better
Bill Mithcell, who is celebrat-
ing his 33rd anniversary in Pan-
handle, is reported to be recover-
ing satisfactorily from injuries
sustained in an automobile ac-
cident recently. He is owner of
Panhandle Liquor Store.
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White Deer to
name trustees
Four White Deer citizens have
offered their candidacy for three
positions on the White Deer In-
dependent School board.
Voters will make their selec-
tion Saturday, April 4.
Candidates are Ray Lowe, M.
A. Gann, Bobbie McBrayer and
Maurice Hardy.
Lowe is seeking re-election.
Present board members are:
John Kotara, Jr., W. V. Moore,
Ed Harmon, L. C. O’Neal, C.
Russell McConnell, Ray Lowe and
Harold Sharp. Sharp and O’Neal
are not seeking re-election.
Gold Sox tickets
on sale at McNulty
Amarillo Gold Sox will begin
their first season as a member
of the Texas League April 12,
when they meet the Tulsa Oil-
ers in Amarillo.
General admission tickets at
pre-season prices are available in
Panhandle at McNulty’s Sham-
See GOLD SOX Page 4
DWI FINED, JAILED
Ira Vernon Dye was fined
$150 and paid court costs of
$32.35 following a DWI charge
heard March 27 in Carson county
court of law. Dye. .was also sen-
tenced to three days in jail and
will have his drivers license
suspended for six months. He is
a resident of Armstrong county.
37 Teams
enter relays
That old saying about March
roaring out like a lion might be
the good luck charm necessary
for the 11th running of the Pan-
handle Relays scheduled here to-
day (Friday) and Saturday. En-
tries have been received from 37
teams and it is believed that
more than 500 athletes will par-
ticipate in the events.
Trophies will be given to the
first place team and to the win-
ners of the mile and quarter
mile relays. Individual miniature
gold and silver shoes will be,
given the high point boys of the
meet. Ribbons go to the first 4
place winners in each event.
All events, Friday and Satur-
day, are free to the public, ac-
cording to James R. Cox, super-
intendent.
Glynn Carver, Relays direc-
tor, announced the following en-
tries:
Briscoe
Canadian
Canyon
Clarendon
Claude
Dalhart
Darrouzeli
Dumas
Eslelline
Farwell
Gruver
Happy
Hart
• * * * • *
PANHANDLE THEATRE
CALENDAR FOR WEEKEND
Thurs.-FrL-Sat.
ONION HEAD
with Andy Griffith
*
Sun.-Mon.-Tues.
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
Cinemascope and color
with William Holden
(rated as the best in ‘58)
*
Coming next Friday-
The Ten Commandments
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
1:90 p. m.—120-yd. High ^Hurdles, qualify 10
1:25 p. m.—100-yd. Dash, qualify 16
1:50 p. m.—440-yd. Dash, qualify 8
2:15 p. m.—180-yd. Low Hurdles, qualify 10
2:40 p. m.—440-yd. Relay, qualify 8
3:05 p. m-—880-yd. Run, qualify 8
3:30 p. m.—220-yd. Dash, qualify 8
3:55 p. m.—Mile Run, qualify 8
4:20 p. m.—Mile Relay, qualify 8
SATURDAY MORNING
9:00 a. m.—Pole Vault, finals.
9:00 a. m.—Broad Jump, Finals.
9:30 a. m.—120-yd. High Hurdles semifinals.
10:00 a. m.—High Jump, Finals
10:00 a. m.—12-pound Shot Finals
10:30 a. m.—100-yd. Dash, Semifinals.
11:00 a. m.—180-yd. Low Hurdles, Semifinals.
11:00 a. m.—Discus, Finals.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
2:00 p. m.—120-yd. High Hurdles
2:15 p. m.—100-yd. Dash
2:30 p. m.—440-yd. Dash
2:45 p. m.—180-yd. Low Hurdles
3:00 p. m.—440-yd. Relay
3:15 p. m.—880-yd. Run
3:30 p. m.—220-yd. Dash
3:45 p. m.—Mile Run
4:00 p. m.—Mile Relay
_2_,_______ ________ ______
and B teams from Palo Duro,
Tascosa, and Amarillo high and
Borger and Pampa.
Events of ‘57 and ‘58 were
flooded out.
RELAY RECORDS
Pole Vault—Salor, Dumas 11-6
120-yd. High Hurdles, Neblett,
Canyon, 15:1.
High Jump—McDonald, Phil-
. lips, 6-1.
100-yd. Dash— Smith, Here>-
ford, 9:8.5.
180-yd. Low Hurdles—Shubert,
Ralls, 20:1.
Discus—Burrus, Canyon, 151-10
Shot Put—Lundergreen, Can-
yon, 52 7 1-2.
See RELAYS Page 4
Hereford
Kelton
Lefors
Littlefield
McLean
Memphis
Perrylon
Phillips
Panhandle
Quilaque
Shamrock
Spearman
Stinnett
Strafford
Sunray
Vega
Wellington
Wheeler
White Deer
• «
WAYNE COX
COX HADED
SCOUTMASTER
Boy Scout Troop 1 has been
rechartered by the sponsoring
Lions Club and Wayne Cox has
accepted the position as Scout
Master, according to Cyril Pin-
gelton, Lions Club president.
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Parents, Boy Scouts and the
Troop Committee and other
interested persons are asked
to meet at the Boy Scout
House ai 7 p. m. Monday.
April 6 to discuss and plan
the year's activities for
Scouts and leaders.
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Volunteer assistant Scout Mas-
ters are Gene Smith, Sgt. James
Profitt, Pat Lewis, and Jimmy
Smith.
Members of the Troop Com-
mittee are: Sam Lanning, chair-
man; Paul Dauer, Alfred Bell,
Richard Orr, Harrison Caldwell,
Gene Smith, Howard Lane, John
Nunn, George Roberts, Harold
Smith and Don Cowan.
G. G. Welsh dies;
service here
Monday morning
Memorial services, for Gaines
Green Welsh, 93, were conducted
from the First Christian church
Monday morning at 10 o‘clock by
Rev. Joe R. Kennedy, Jr., minis-
ter of the church. .
Welsh died' in Amarillo, Friday,
March 27, following an illness of
less than one week.
Interment was in Panhandle
Cemetery under the direction of
Poston’s, Panhandle.
Welsh was a retired farmer-
stockman.
He' was born Sept. 18, 1865 in
Petersburg, 111., and he and Mrs.
Welsh moved ‘to Panhandle in
1924. He was a member of the
Petersburg First Christian church
and the IOOF Lodge.
Welsh is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth, of the home, 724 N.
Main, two sons, Harold L. Welsh,
northwest of Panhandle and,
Frank Welsh of Coffeyville, Kan.;
a daughter, Mrs. Faye Granstaff,
Panhandle and a sister, Christene
Shaffer, Petersburg, 111.
He is also survived by five
grandchildren.
GIRL HJUREB
WHEN STRUCK
BY AUTO
Roseaim Urbapczyk, 7, who
was struck by an automobile
Monday afternoon, is reported to
be “slightly improved” according
to authorities at Amarillo St.
Anthony hospital.
The young girl was struck by
a car driven by Fred Powell of
Skellytown, when she stepped
in front of the automobile. The
accident occurred near the south-
east corner of the intersection
of U. S. Highway 60 and Elsie
Street (Borger Highway 15)' near
the State Highway Department
warehouse.
Roseann, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Urbanczyk, prominent
Carson farmers who reside just
north of Panhandle, and her
sister, Marsha, 9, were on their
way to an Easter party at the
Bernard Gordon Memorial Home,
located in the southeast section
of Panhandle across U. S. High-
way 60. Both children had per-
mission of their parents to at-
tend the social event
She was taken to the Amarillo
hospital by Poston ambulance.
Roseann’s head crashed info
the hood of the 1955 model 4-
See GIRL INJURED Page 4
Mrs, Mary Held
dies; services
here Saturday
Memorial services for Mrs.
Mary Melinda Held, 86, were
conducted from the First Baptist
church, Saturday afternoon with
Rev. James Carter, minister of the
First Methodist church, officiat-
ing.
Mrs. Held died at about 1 a. m.
Friday, March 27 in a Pampa hos-
pital where - she had been taken
Tuesday afternoon, March 24.
She had been ill about one week
before being moved to the hos-
pital.
Mrs. Held was a member of the
Cumberland (Illinois) Presby-
terian church and the Order of
thp Eastern Star.
Interment was in Panhandle
Cemetery, under direction of
Poston’s, Panhandle.
The well liked pioneer woman
had suffered a broken hip on Oct.
6, 1958, and apparently had re-
covered from the injury suffici-
ently to get about with the aid
of crutches, however, it is believ-
ed that she never did regain, her
See MRS.' HELD Page 4
Pan. Cleaners
get new front
Panhandle Cleaners have a new
front on their Main street busi-
ness firm. The structure is com-
posed of brick and glass and is
very attractive.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sherwood,
owners of Panhandle Cleaners,
said “we plan other remodeling
inside as soon as we can get
more time.”
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HERALD TO
CLOSE FOR
PRESS MEET
In order to attend the 50 th
Anniversary of the Panhan-
dle Press Association, The
Herald office will be closed
at 1 p. m. Thursday, April 9
through Saturday, April 11.
Bill McClure, Herald shop
foreman, may be reached at
Phone 2291 in case of emerg-
ency.
Randel Motor
in new building
Randel Motor Company is mov-
ing into their new building at
the comer of 3rd and Elsie
Street (Borger highway) this
week and will open Saturday
morning.
Two years ago the firm’s old.
building was destroyed by fire—
they reopened in the Surratt
Building and have now complet-
ed one of the outstanding auto-
motive plants in the southwest.
Randel said “Our friends are
responsible for this new building;
it was through their friendship
and patronage that we were able
to partially recover from the
disastrous fire. The entire staff
joins me in thanking our friends
and neighbors. Our new home
will be something we think you
will appreciate and enjoy with
us.”
A • formal opening for the
Chevrolet-Oldsmobile agency will
be announced at a later date..
Second new
mechanic is added
George B. Hause, formerly of
a Pampa Ford agency, is a new
member of the mechanical staff
at Metcalf Motor Co., Ralph
Metcalf, owner, announced, this
week.
Hause has had more than 16
years experience working on
Ford cars and trucks.
“I am very pleased to advise
our friends and customers that
we now have two top mechanics.
Dean Hatfield joined our staff
some two weeks ago, and we are
now in a position to offer com-
plete service,” Metcalf said.
Hause said his wife, Louise,
and sons, Don, 15 and George
Jr., 12, would move to Pan-
handle after school was out.
Panhandle Services
announces new
Master plumber
Roy W. Davis, owner-manager
of Panhandle Services, announc-
ed this week that A. H. Holloway,
Amarillo is now associated, with
the firm.
“We have been searching for
just the right man and. now we
are pleased' to tell our customers
that we have found him,” Davis
remarked.
Holloway is a Master plumber,
licensed by the State of Texas.
Expect big turnout
in school bond
election April 4
More than 450 property own-
ers of the Panhandle Indepen-
dent School District are expect-
ed to express their sentiment on
a method of financing and two
'proposed construction programs
totaling $805,000 at the polls in
the Panhandle school administra-
tion office Saturday, April 4.
Voters are asked to make
known their desires on three
proposals on one ballot and to
select two candidates for the
board, of trustees from a list of
three candidates.
Candidates are: C. L. Edwards,
Jack R. Martin and B. K. Bent-
ley. Edwards and Bentley are
seeking re-election. Martin polled
a large number of votes last year
but was defeated by 16 votes.
Non-taxpaying qualified voters
may vote in the trustee election—«
however, only qualified taxpay-
ers may vote on the three pro-
posals.
Considerable interest has been,
shown concerning the proposals:
1. Concerns financing, known as
Senate Bill 116; 2. Concerns re-
modeling of most buildings and
construction of a new high school
plant; 3. Concerns the construc-
tion of a physical education plant
and auditorium.
Some favor all proposals, point-
ing out the city’s growth; some
favor the financing method and
the remodeling and high school,
saying that an auditorium and
physical education plant is not
necessary.
Some persons favor a more
modest construction plan, saying
that Pantex work could be cur-
tailed, thus the loss of more than
160 students.
As it appears as of Wednes-
day, six members of the school
board appear to favor all pro-
posals and one member favors
number one and two and has
spoken publicly against number
three.
Some say that it is wrong to
admit that major oil, gas, rail
and utility firms pay 8l percent
of the school tax bill. Others are
happy that the big companies
are located in this district and
own enough property to make
the companies eligible to pay 81
percent of the tax bill.
One group says that they want
the teachers to have at least 80
students in every room before
any additions are asked for.
Others say that the citizens are
willing to pay for more teachers
in order that their children re-
ceive the very finest instruction
and personal attention.
One argument points out that
more than $500 is spent per
child for the entire operation of
the public school system and that
Pantex children do not pay as
much as children of other citi-
zens. The other side answers that
ail children are worth (in state
and county aid) approximately
$137.20 regardless of federal em-
ployment by parents arid those
who are employed by the armed
forces, air base or Pantex are
worth approximately $78 more
per child.
One school board member has
publicly stated that he had work-
ed long hours studying the needs
and that at first he was opposed
See SCHOOL BOND Page 4
Deposits climb
Bank deposits -of Carson coun- 1958.
ty’s three banks showed an in- White Deer Farmer’s National
crease of a million and a half Bank showed an increase of
dollars over a year ago, accord- $407,000 and the Groom State
ing to statements furnished by National had an increase of
the recent call of the Comptrol- $494,000.
ler of the Currency. Deposits were up $2,611,000
Panhandle’s First National over 1957 and $1,516,000 over
Bank had a whopping $615,000 1958.
increase in deposits over March, Deposits total (in round num-
bers) $8,176,000 as of March 12,
compared to $6,660,000 in 1958
and $6,565,000 in 1957.
Other Comparisons
First National Bank:
1958 1959
Deoosits $3,800,000—$4,415,000
Loans $2,000,000—$1,985,000
Capital $ 299,000—$ 311,000
Groom State National
Deposits $1,460,000—$1,954,000
Loans $ 920,000—$ 911,000
Capital $ 191,000—$ 205,000
*
White Deer Farmers National
Deposits $1,400,000—$1,807,000
Loans $ 714,000—$ 929,000
Capital $ 186,000—$ 183,000
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Loftin, Paul A. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1959, newspaper, April 3, 1959; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885832/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.