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Lei's Build
Thai World War
TwoMemorial
Vol. 59—No. 11
Carson Co. Library o-lS?*4
The Panhandle Hedaud
(Eight Poges Today)
PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1945
Founded, 1887
Oldest Business
Firm In County
— TI uwiudu 3, nrts_PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY price 5t
Workers Begin United War Chest Campaign
$£150 More
For Memorial
To Vets Given
Campaign Wilt Be
Launched After
War Fund Drive
Harold R. Courage
Grocer, Succumbs
After Long Illness
s
H. R. Courage, 59 years old,
owner of Courage’s Star Grocery
Catvtfh'ni** ' n n a i an:d Market for 16 years, died.at
*\Xi£ Car.son Courity 9:05 p. m. Monday, Oct. 1, at foe
Memorial has not Davidson -Hospital' in Panhandle
S/°2ny launched .but $1,- 1 He had been ill for several months
-5U.00 additional, funds have been and had Undergone several oper-
received during the past week, ations.
raising the total to $2,580.00
A week ago contributions had
been giving amounting to $1,430.
Most of those contributions were
pledged at the recent meeting of
the American War Dads Chap-
ter of Carson County.
Sentiment is developing for a
’orthy tribute to the hundreds of
arson county boys who served
•n World War II. Many boys lost
their lives and the county is be-
ginning tq think that something
should be done to memorialize
their valor.
When the United War Chest
campaign is completed, it 4s ex-
pected that a formal memorial
drive will be conducted.
Funeral services are scheduled
for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct
at the Fir# Methodist Church
with Rev, James Todd, pastor of
the First Christian Church, in
charge. Todd will read the obitu-
ary and give the sermon.
Rev. Joe E. Boyd, pastor of the
Methodist church, will offer pray-
er and Rev. Herbert Brown, pas-
tor of the First Baptist Church,
will give the Scripture reading.
Music will be furnished by Box-
well Bros. Funeral Home of Ama-
rillo, which has charge of arrange-
ments.
Burial in Kansas
Immediately following the serv-
ices, the body will be taken over-
Pic. Leon Tale
Helps Prepare
Mercy 'Chutes
Herald have been announced
follows:
'$250.00
R. A. Robinson
$100.00
C. A. Hawkins
Mrs. Faye Herndon
Otis Weatherly
$75.00
M. D. Eagle Jr.
$50.00
Mrs, Willie O’Neal
Dick Weatherly •
O. Z. Light
George Graves
A. J. Weiser
R. E. Bonner
Dr. W; P. Roberts
Jack Griffith
J. A. Broadawav
$25.00
Clarence Q. Williams
M. C. Davis
W. L. Potter, White Deer
MEMORIAL 1% CLUB
$250.00 Each
First Naiional Bank.
Panhandle Dry Goods Co.
R. A. Robinson
an-
Donors totalling $1,430.00
nounced last week were:
$250.00
First National Bank, Panhandle
Panhandle Dry Gobds Co.
$100.00
W. A. Miller
T. O. Dowlen
Milton Weeth
W. L. Cunningham —
C. E. McCray
$50.00
Dr. O. York
Jack Wigham
L. C. Shepherd
Guy Dupy, White Deer
J. L. Armstrong
George Curyea
Edwin B. Carroll
$25.00
O. R. Beddingfield
W. H. Barkley
W. E. Poage
$5.00
M. F. Stone, White Deer
Contributions since last week’s I *an,d tp Belleville;, Kan., his form-
er home, for burial at 3 p. m.
Thursday, Oct. 4. Services will
j be conducted at a funeral home at
j Belleville and burial will be in
Pleasant View Cemetery there.
| Pallbearers will be S. H. Kam-
' merer, G. O. Pruitt, Jack Grif-
fith, Vern Wisdom, Gary Simms
and H. L. Powell.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Paul Tabor, Pampa; J. A. Dollar,
Amarillo; Art Bender, Walter Lill
George L. Simms, T. B. Harris,
David M. Warren, Asbery A. Cal-
laghan, H. N. Munro, J. B. Howe,
H. H. Smith and Marion Cox.
Harold Rolajnd Courage was
born June 27, 1886, in Falmouth,
Cornwall county, England. He
came to the tJnited States and set-
tled in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area
in 1905, living there two years.'
He went to Belleville, Kan., in
1907 and engaged in farming,
i Married at Belleville
Mr. and Mrs. Courage were mar-
ried at Belleville August 8, 1911.
They move to Panhandle in Jan-
j uary; 1918, and lived here until
I the fall of 1919, when .they and
their small daughter went to Eng-
land for several months to visit
his relatives.
The Courages returned to Belle-
ville from England in the spring
of 1920. They, lived until the fall
ot 1929 when they came1 to Pan-
handle to make their home again.
Entering the grocery business,
he established a good patronage
through the years. He also bought
a cafe adjoining his grocery store
and owned it until a few weeks
ago. *
Health Fails
The heavy work required dur-
ing the war years with the short-
age of competent help caused his
health to fail in the spring. He
underwent physical examinations
in May and in June underwent
an operation at Temple. He re-
turned home and later went to
Temple for a second operation
and also stayed sometime in a hos-
pital at Amarillo. During the re-
maining weeks of his life, he was a
patient at Davidson Hospital in
Panhandle.
Mr. Courage is survived by his
wife and one daughter, Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Ashby, Panhandle
high school teacher. Mrs. Ashby
has been in Panhandle while her
husband has been in the Marine
Corps.
Was Music Lover
A devoted lover of music, Mr.
Courage gave his services cheer-
fully for all such activities in
Panhandle. He led the music for
years at the First Christian Church.
A long time member of the Chris-
tian Church; he was affiliated
with the Methodist Church during
his first residence in Panhandle.
When he returned the second time,
the Christian Church had been
organized and be promptly be-
came a faithful member, having
served formerly as Sunday school
| superintendent. He also was an
elder on the official board. As a
youth, he was a member of the
{Church of England and of the
Episcopal Church.
! During his earlier years he had
belonged to the Royal Neighbors
of America. He belonged to the
Plans Heard
For Victory
Bond Drive
Beddingfield And
McCollough Attend
Dallas Meeting
County Judge O. R. Bedding-
ield and J. C. McCollough left
Thursday afternoon, Sept. 27, for
Dallas to attend a meeting of
he State War Finance Committee
o get information on the Victory
"'Ond drive which is to begin Oct.
3 and close Dec. 22.
Beddingfield and McCollough
~>ent all day Friday in the com-
tittee meeting, and report having
sard some good talks and gaine#
ome valuable information cori-
'rning the Victory loan drive. 5,
Ted Gamble, owner of a chain
f moving picture shows in Caj^-
pornia, Oregon and Washington,
id Bob Coyne, newspaper mail
e Chicago, 111., were two of the
rincipal speakers.
McCollough and Beddingfield
mort this Victory Bond drive
ill give the people an opportun-
y to keep income taxes dowri.
Tunds derived from the drive will
be used to pay off discharged vet-
erans and numerous causes.
PFC. LEON TATE
315th BOMB WING, GUAM—
(Delayed)-—Parachutes for drop-
ping food and medical supplies to
American prisoners of war in Jap-
anese camps are given a thor-
ough check by ground crews of
the 315th Wing before they are
loaded into B-29 Superfortresses
for the long flight to the Japanese
Empire and Manchuria.
Assisting in preparing the
’chutes for the mercy missions is
Pfc. Leon Tate, husband of Mrs.
Loraine Tate, and son of Mrs.
Myrtle L. Tate of Panhandle.
Lions Entertain
Football Squad
Panhandle High School football
squad was entertained by the
Lions Club at the luncheon, Sept.
25. O. R. Beddingfield, who was
in charge pf the pi'ogram, present-
ed L. E. Godwin, who rendered a
humorous program.
Coach James McDaniels intro-
duced the boys on the football
squad, about 40 in all.
Don Warmiski
Wins First In
Pig Contest
In the Sears pig show held in
Panhandle Saturday, Sept. 28, the
following boys carried off win-
ning places: Don Warmiski, 1st
place; John Gripp, 2nd place;
Fabian Haiduk, 3rd place; Floyd
Detten, 4th place; Dick Detten-
5th place.
The Amarillo show was held as
scheduled. However, on account
of the muddy roads getting to the
pavement, the Carson county boys
were unable to attend. Don War-
miski, winner of first place, was
entitled to enter, and was awarded
his calf even though he was un-
able to reach foe show.
The other four winners were
awarded baby chickens, 2nd place,
125; 3, 4, 5, 100 each, which will
be delivered in the spring.
* Fred Hale, swine specialist from
the Texas A. & M. extension sta-
tion, was present and judged the
Panhandle show.
Laie Pioneer
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Rationing News
(As of Monday, Oci. 1)
MEATS, FATS, etc.—Book four
red stamps A1 through El good
through Oct. 31; Fl through K1
good through Nov. 30; LI through
Q1 good through Dec. 31; Rl
through VI good through Jan. 31.
SUGAR—Book four stamp 38
good for five pounds through Dec.
SHOES—Book three airplane
stamps 1, 2, 3, and four good in-
definitely. OPA says no plans
to cancel any.
Happy Birlhday
October 8—
Don Ketchum
October 9—
Mrs. Olene Orr
Monty Bell
October 10-—
F. J. Hollcroft
W. C. Metcalf
Mrs. Geo.' Held
Sue Pemberton
October 11—
F. F. Ferrell
J. S. Harrison
Connie Sparks
M. D. Eagle, Jr.
October 12
Betty Ruth Pierce
October 13—
Frank Murray
W. J. Morris
Doris Metcalf
Zady Bell Walker
October 14—
Mrs. Sophronia Denny
Lester Lusk
Murlene Miller
October 15—
Ray Felts
W. R. Farlow
Mrs. T. W. Taylor
October 16—
Mrs. E. J. Lewis
Carol Smih
Leon Holcomb
October 17—
Virginia Lee Treadway
Mrs, Julia Thompson
Mrs. Margaret Durrett
October 18—
Mrs. A. J. Weiser
M. E. Cox
October 19—
Oma Cannedy
Harry Vance *
October 20—
Mrs. Ruth Perry Thomas
Mrs. Opal Cleek
H. C. Dittbemer
October 21—
Edward Dittberner
Robert Nickell
October 23—•
Sammy W. Goodlier
G. F. Hood, Jr.
Mrs. Belmont Slagle
Mrs. F. M. Heaston
Edward Cleek
Mrs. W. R. Farlow
October 25-—
M. L. Bender
Martha Lee Bender
October 26-
Earl Cox
October 27—
Mrs. Tom Epting
October 30— *
Bud Bickle
Mrs. Howard Anderson
October 31-
Jo Ella Hay ton
No. 10 of a Series of Old Time Carson County Stories
Pioneer Families of Panhandle
Frank Owens Was One Of Best Cowhands
In His Prime As t°p Coww
neer cowboy, was an only child. f.......... , _ -; . _______
TJiSt'fodfoeh was Miss Burhartt be-
fore her marriage to Franklir
Givens, better known as “Doc”
Owens. Frank’s father was kill-
ed shortly before Frank was
born and his mother died wher
he was about two years old. He
Wag brought from his home in Mis-
souri to Texas, near where Sher-
man was later located, when he
was about four years old.
“When I was 14 years old I got
my first job as a cowboy. From
then on, I didn’t care how oi
where I was going, just so I was
on the move, that was life for
me,” said Frank Owens.
Killed Buffaloes
Frank's first experiences in this
section of the country were when
the buffaloes roamed at will.
During one winter, he drove a hide
wagon.
“L. B. Anderson killed 100 buf-
faloes in a day; that -was the big-
gest killing that I had any exper-
ience with,” said Frank. “Ander-
son took three skinners with him,
and as he made a kill they follow-
ed up and skinned the buffaloes.
The meat was left to rot on the
plains or feed the wolves and wild
life, except when a portion of the
choice meat was needed at camp.
“I followed the skinners with
a wagon and picked up the hides.
The hides sold for $1.00 apiece
When freighted to Fort Worth.
Friends say of Frank Owens,
that he was the best cowboy in
the Panhandle country. “Frank
Owens could drive a herd straight
to a point better than any cowboy
riding the ranges,” said Charlie
Wright. “I’m not a good cowboy
myself, but I know a good one
When I see him, and Frank Ow-
ens was really a good one.”
Came in 1879 J
Frank came to the Panhandle—
the only way his friends could
| have expected him to come—push-
ing a trail herd along. In 1879.
sthe L. S. Ranch managers bar-
gained to deliver a herd ' of 2,500
cattle to the Long Trail Ranch.
Frank and 10 other, cowboys were
engaged to move' the herd from
Grayson county to 12 miles below
Mobettie. This was Frank’s first
trip to this immediate part of the
country.
He was always on the move.
One of the longest trail trips he
took was from San Antonio to
Montana. In April he and 11 oth-
er cowboys started a herd of 3,-
000 cattle from San Antonio. The
boys had planned to deliver the
cows at Fort Worth as they were , +- ,
sold to be delivered there. When ?U-ck wagon ?ut an^ they got on
they arrived with the herd, they I p and mounded up
wavc* qItaqHv crkl/4 nnrl 4-1^, e CHttiG. At tifilGS of COntilTU.Gd.
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FRANK OWENS
Deer Land and Cattle Company.
Harrison had 164 sections on Dix-
on Creek leased from them. He
kept 3 to 10 cowboys to take care
of the herds.
Drifted With Wind
When storms came in winter,
the cattle would drift with the
strong wind. After the storm was
over, the cowboys started the
Lions Club several
Panhandle
years ago.
Other survivors include three
sisters in England, a sister ifi Brit-
ish Columbia, a sister, Mrs. Jerry
Walters, Tacoma, Wash., and three
brothers in Ontario, Canada. He
also has several cousins in Ne-
braska and it is understood they
will attend the funeral.
Lefors To Meet Panthers
At 7:15 Friday Night
Brown Speaks On
Bible Ai Rotary
Joe Rorex had charge of the
program for the weekly luncheon
of the Rotary Club. Rev. Her-
bert Brown spoke on the Bible.
In addition to all the members
of the club, except 3 who were
unable to attend, there were 5
members from Amarillo, 6 from
Borger and a guest from Pampa
present.
GEORGE H. HELD
George H. Held, 73,died Sept. 20
at an Amarilo hospital following
a period of failing health. Burial
was in Panhandle Cemetery Sept.
22. He was born Oct. 16, 1871, at
Chahdersville, 111. He is survived
by his wife, four children and
many other relatives. He had liv-
ed 40 years in Carson County. |entire”team iiTcondltfon!
Rain and cold weather caused
cancellation of the scheduled Pan-
ther game at Dumas -with the
Demons last Friday night. The
game cannot be played due to
lack of time, according to Coach
James McDaniels.
The Panthers will clash with the
up and coming Lefors Tigers at
7:15 p. m. Friday at Panhandle.
Lefors defeated the White Deer
Bucks 12 to 6 and swamped Sham-
rock 20 to 0 in a conference game.
There is little confidence in Pan-
handle about the prospects with
Lefors. About all that could be
learned was that the Panthers are
going to do their best to stop the
fast Lefors team.
McDaniels said the extra week’s
rest would have practically the
Lefors starting line-up follows-
Turner, re, 195 lbs.; Johnson,
rt, 170; Daniels, rg, 155; Clem-
mons, c, 130; Guthrie, lg, 150-
Vanderlinden, It, 207; Ogden, le’,
150; Hughes, qb, 135; Cooper, hb,
160; Airington, hb, 160'; Strace-
ner, fb, 175. *
Reserves follows:
Backs—Sims, Newsom, Tibbetts
Gatlin. ’
Ends—Jordan, Childress, Thut,
Keeton. 1
Tackles—J. Jinks, Jeffreys, Rath,
Chambless, Fonburg.
Guards — Ferguson, Breining,
Cullison, T. Jinks.
Center—Stewart.
Coach McDaniels said his start-
ing line-up would be practically
what it was in the Hereford game.
Franklin will start probably in-
stead of Taylor.
Amarillo News
Bargain Rale
Is $10 Year
The Panhandle Herald will
take subscriptions again for the
Amarillo Daily News and Sun-
day News-Globe. Rates will be
$10 a year, a saving of $2.00 to
old customers.
New subscriptions cannot be
taken at present on account of
newsprint limitations. The News
has advised The Herald. Re-
newals will be taken from Oct.
1 to Dec. 31 at the bargain rate.
Subscribers may bring their
checks ip the Panhandle Herald
at any time so that they can be
sent in by the time the bargain
rate begins. Renew on time so
that you will not be cut off the
daily newspaper list.
were already sold and thej com
pany insisted that they deliver
them at Dodge City, Kans. The
boys pushed-foe herd on, letting
them graze their way on into
Kansas.
The company bought their re-
turn tickets from Dodge City, but
when they arrived in Dodge City,
the cattle were already sold to an
outfit in Montana and the com-
pany prevailed on the cowboys to
push the herd on to that state.
They delivered the cattle and on
Oct, 15, Frank’s birthday, the
cowboys finished branding and
were ready to call the trip ended.
From April to Oct. 15 they had
followed the same herd and eaten
from the same chuck wagon.
I Lived in Montana
/ Frank spent seven winters in
Montana. The winter after deliv-
ering the herd near Mobeetie, he
pushed a herd into Montana for
the L. S.’s. In 1881 the cattlemen
of Montana lost nearly half of the
herds from severe cold, The tem-
perature often dropped to 40 to
42 below zero.
Frank was well known among
the cattlemen, as he worked for
the L. S., the N-N and the L. X.
ranches. The late J. L. Harrison,
father of Jim Harrison, felt like
he couldn’t run his ranch without
the help of Frank.
“I know Charlie Wright well,”
said Frank. “We both worked for
Jim Harrison. Charlie had charge
of the chuck wagon. He is a
good cook.”
Knew Billy Dixon
“I knew Billy Dixon, He was
a fine fellow. In fact all the peo-
ple in the early day were good
people. The, cowboys were not
rough like some writers have pic-
tured them. Occasionally a cow-
boy drank more than he could car- j
ry; outside of that they were law
abiding, top-rate people. It was I
customary for cowboys to drink.
I had one boss, who said if he had
a cowboy that wouldn’t take a
drink he would fire him.
“One time some other cowboys
'and I had an unfortunate experi-
ence whij^ working on the Dixon
creek ranch. Harrison had hired
a man to put down a well. We
cowboys were all out; only the
cook was left at the house when
the Well crew arrived. The cook
left the house and went with the
men to show them where the boss
wanted the well put down. Later
in the day when we returned to
where the house had been there
was only a charred heap of ruins.
Everything we had was gone up in
smoke.”
The house was a 4 room struc-
ture, which belonged to the White
continue^
storm the cattle often drifted as
far as Clarendon.
Weather Was really cold in * the
pioneer days. There wasn’t Oven
a barbed wire fence to stop the
wind. The thermometer in Wyo-
ming and Montana reports lower
readings than Texas, but the cold
Panhandle northers came nearer
freezing me than any of the
weather in Montana; The driving
wind that accompanies the cold
in the f Panhandle causes the
weather to be rugged.
The scarcity/of fuel in most of
the Panhandle country was a real
problem. Cow chips made a hot
quick fire. The cook saw that he
had plenty stored under the wag-
on during rainy weather.
The scarcity of water was also
a problem for both man and beast.
The ranchers had to depend on
lakes, creeks and water holes un-
til wells were? put down.
Killed Fat Stock
!‘Sour dough biscuits and meat
tasted good to hungry Cowboys.
When we wanted meat for the
cook, we killed a fat cow regard-
less of what brand was on her.
We used off the beef till it spoiled
then we threw the remainder away
and killed another. We didn’t
know what milk was around a
Loves The Range
chuck wagdp.
“I have perhaps ridden farther
in a day, but the longest distance
I recall when 1 checked my mile-
age was from above old Tascosa
to a store called Wright, which
was about 25 miles south of where
Amarillo is now located. As was
the case in most of my travels, I
took this long ride just because I
wanted tq be on the go.”
When asked if there were any
singing cowboys in his day, Frank
laughed heartily. Even the thought
of the modern interpretation of
cowboy foe- amused him.
Life Was Exciting
“The life of a cowboy in my
day was an exciting one. Life on
the range was great; we filled our
lungs tvith Panhandle air ^nd
lived close to nature, We worked
at the job and when night came
we were tired and glad to hit our
bed rolls and awake to another
exciting day in the open.
“The E. Deavers family are my
friends. I lived with them for
about 4 or 5 years and farmed.
I sure was a, fool to ever start
farming. Mrs. Deayers died last
year. Their daughter, Rosa Lee,
is now in California.
“When I stayed with foe Leav-
ers, Mr. and Mrs: Tom McKenzie
were young and lived on a farm
I near by. They brought their
j daughter, Frances, (now Mrs. John
Apez, Jr,,) who was a small, child
over for us to keep when they
wanted to go places at night. The
kid loved meat and her folks
wouldn’t let her eat meat. When
they brought her over I fed her
all the meat she wanted and it
didn’t hurt her either.”
Never Was Married
There have never been any
women in Frank’s life. “I was
too busy to be interested in wom-
en,” said Frank. He never mar-
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Drive Slaris
T© Gel $6,280
From County
Canvassers To Seek
Contributions From
Areas Assigned
The Carson County committee
of the United War Chest Fund
met Monday night, Oct. 1, with
almost 100 per cent attendance
and; great enthusiasm to work out
olans for the campaign to raise
$6,200.00, the county’s quota.
Mrs. Julia Thompson and Mrs.
T. B. Howe were added to the
list of workers in the Panhandle
.area.
The county was assigned to
workers after the divisions , were
made geographically.
"Be Generous"
The workers are asking the peo-
ple to “Be generous in Victory and
remember we can’t let them down
now,” also that $500 for Boy Scout
work and $600 for Girl Scout work
is included in the quota.
The drive will run. from Oct. 1
to 27 inclusive; however, the
workers will be in the field soon.
Asbery A. Callaghan is county
chairman. He has devoted much
ime in recent weeks to organiza-
tion of the various communities
in the county.
$5,100 To War Fund
Of the amount set for the coun-
ty, $5,100.00 will go to the National
War Fund. This money will be
used for the upkeep of the U. S. O.,
as well as relieving suffering peo-
ples in many nations.
Preliminary work a year ago
enabled the county, to raise its
quota before the formal cam-
paign began. Callaghan hopes that
the people will respond liberally
and that the 1945 campaign can
be completed in a short time.
II
Rural School
Tax Payments
Reported High
Carson county has made an ex-
cellent record in payment of rural
school taxes for the 1944 rolls.
Pleasant Plains, District No. 3
and King, No. 11, and No. 5, Ho-
bart have no delinquent school
tax for% 1944.
Other schools in Carson coun-
ty have only small amounts of de-
linquent taxes remaining unpaid
for the year 1944 as follows, No.
2, Liberty, $2.00; No. 4, Deahl,
$11.20; No. 5, Hobart had $35.38
at the time foe records were com-
piled but they have since paid the
full amount; No. 6, Cuyler, $34.14;
No. 8, Conway, $32.80; No. 9, Lark,
$10.71; No. 12, Tony Ridge, $8.66.
Panhandle and Groom and
White Deer have independent
school districts.
An election was recently held
in the Groom Independent School
District to vote bonds for a new
school building. A small number
of votes were cast, 70 for and 3
against.
As soon as the bonds are sold
plans for construction will get
under way.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Walton Allen of
Panhandle are announcing the
birth of a daughter, Linda Carroll
at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.
Mrs. Allen is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. McLaughlin pf Panhan-
dle. The baby was born at the
Davidson hospital and weighed
7 1-4 pounds.
Lt. and Mrs. W. D. Rebman are
announcing the arrival of a son,
Billy Wayne, at 4:30 a.m. Sunday,
at the Davidson hospital. Lt.
Rebman is in Japan. Mrs. Rebman
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. N. Smith. Mr. Smith was con-
nected with the True Trailer firm
for a number of years.
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FRANK OWENS
This picture shows Owens dur-
ing ihe middle years with a
long mustache. He has not
worn a mustache in recent
years. A cowboy from child-
hood, Owens has always loved
the range.
Nearly 3 Inches Of Rain End
Drouth; Help Crop Outlook
Panhandle citizens shivered as
a cold front moved in to replace
the near 100 degree temperature
that had prevailed for much of
September.' The hear freeezing
temperatures were only ' a side
show to the million dollar rain
that came down with the cold
front. Panhandle received 2.92
inches.
Farmers are rejoicing over suf-
ficient moisture to insure the
wheat crop starting, off in ex-
cellent condition.
Panhandle did hot experience
freezing weather, escaping by a
mere one degree, while snow and
freezes and torreritial rains came
in nearby places. When the spell
of weather first hit ..light snow
fell, though it was of short dur-
ation as it turned to rain.
Chains on tires and stalled cars
were prevalent throughout the
territory. A jeep was necessary to
convey Dr. W, P. Roberts to the
Davidson hospital to officiate at
the birth of two babies. For a
time this road was impassable and
some had to leave their cars at
the end of the pavement and walk
in the uncomfortable weather.
The following temperatures pre-
vailed throuh the
Sept. 24 to Oct. 1:
period
from
Sept. 24
High
Low
87
53
Sept. 25
78
50
Sept. 26
90
59
Sept. 27
84
60
Sept. 28
36
33
Sept. 29
39
33
Sept. 30
60
57
Oct. 1-
69
44
On Sept. 24 a trace of rain was
reported in Panhandle. On the
following days taken at 7:30 each
morning the following amounts of
moisture were registered: Sept.
28, 1.73 inches; Sept. 29, .34 inch;
and Sept. 30, .85 inch, making a
total for the week of 2.92 inches.
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