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Cold Wave Sends Temperature to 2 Below
The Paducah Post
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 42
THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH, TEXAS THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1962 EIGHT PAGES PRICE TEN CENTS PER COPY
EN’S
ORNER
By KENNETH TOOLEY
The nominating committee
for the Chamber of Commerce
has been busy the past week in
selecting candidates for 10 di-
rectors of the proposed com-
munity organization.
. Not wanting to nominate a
^ candidate who would not serve
as director, the committee wrote
letters to 40 businessmen and
farmers who would make good
directors and, continue work to-
ward organizing a good cham-
ber.
Of the 40, over 20 have in-
dicated they would serve if
elected, only three have said
they would not serve, and about
10 have not returned their de-
cision.
Indications from this poll
show interest in chamber or-
ganization has mounted and
has proved that it can be done.
It can also be recognized that it
can operate effectively when
organization is completed.
—o—
Election of the directors will
be done in the near future. Cur-
rent plans call for election of
directors by a prospective mem-
bership, through a mail ballot
system.
Since the chamber has no
membership at the present time
to elect directors, this seems
about the wisest solution.
Ballots are expected to be
made up by the nominating
committee within the next few
«) days and most everyone will
receive them.
It will be up to the people
to decide on directors and the
return will be a big indication
^ of what can truly be expected
when directors go into the final
planning stages.
We hope you will be looking
forward to receiving a ballot.
When you do, go over the can-
didates careful and make your
selections to place on the board
a good cross-section of directors,
representative of both farm, in-
dustry and business, interests,
and personality.
It will not be a popularity
poll, but an election that should
be given serious consideration
with only one thought in mind
—improving Cottle County econ-
omy.
BARTON GIVEN
2-YEAR PACT
WITH SCHOOL
Jerry T. Barton, superinten-
dent of Paducah Independent
School District, received a two-
year contract from the Paducah
school board.
Barton, who came to Paducah
last July from Moran schools,
was given a one-year contract
which expires in July 1962. The
new two-year contract expires in
July 1964.
The superintendent succeeded
H. C. Reynolds who resigned
last June to accept the super-
intendent’s post in Vernon pub-
lic schools.
Race Develops Early In
Cottle County Politics
Interest mounted among Cot-
tle County politicians this week
as two candidates announced
for the office of district and
county clerk.
Mrs. Leila Rayburn, resident
of Cottle County 20 years, and
incumbent Noble O. Ingram
made their announcements pub-
lic with today’s issue of the Pa-
ducah Post. Statements to vot-
ers from both candidates appear
on another page in today’s edi-
tion.
At the same time, candidates
Outstanding Young Men To
Be Honored Jaycee Week
FILM TO BE
SHOWN AT
P-TA HIES.
A film, “Families First,” has
been scheduled for the January
meeting of the Paducah Parent-
Teacher Association.
The. meeting will be held
♦ Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
in the high school auditorium.
Theme for the meeting is “Ef-
fective Learning for the Home”
with J. L. Hindman as speaker
for the evening. Mrs. Ernest
Grisham is program leader.
A nursery will be provided
for children and refreshments
will be served.
The public is invited to at-
tend.
Latin-American
Baby Girl is First
1962 New Arrival
A Latin-American baby girl
was the first new arrival in Cot-
tle County for this new year.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Soliz of Pa-
ducah. Soliz is employed as
custodian of the Goodwin School
here.
The baby girl was born at
Richards Memorial Hospital here
Monday night, Jan. 8.
AT AUSTIN MEETING
Officers of the Southwest
Animal Health Research Foun-
dation were elected recently at
a meeting in Austin. Charles
Scruggs of Dallas was named
president. T. J. Richards, trustee
from Paducah, attended the
meeting. Matters pertaining to
the screwworm eradication pro-
gram were discussed.
In observance of Jaycee Week,
Jan. 21 through Jan. 27, the Pa-
ducah Junior Chamber of Com-
merce will single out two Pa-
ducah young men for honors in
two separate fields, along with
recognizing their bosses.
Jaycees will award the Dis-
tinguished Service Award for
outstanding community service
during 1961 and the Outstand-
ing Young Farmer award. The
two presentations will be made
at a banquet on Jan. 26 when
Jaycees will also honor their
bosses with the annual Bosses
Night Banquet.
Nominations for the ewo a-
wards are now being sought by
Paducah Jaycees. Nomination
blanks can be found on another
page in this edition of the Post,
along with rules for each con-
cesi.
Nominations for the two a-
members of the Jaycees, but
must be between the ages of
21 and 35, inclusive. Anyone
may make nominations for ei-
ther award.
The Distinguished Service
Final Rites Held
Here Saturday For
Mrs. Lee Clary, 86
Mrs. Lee Clary, Cottle Coun-
ty pioneer, died at Richards
Memorial Hospital here about
1 a.m. Friday.
Funeral services were con-
ducted at 2 p.m. Saturday from
the First Methodist Church with
the Rev. Grady Adcock, pastor,
officiating. He was assisted by
the Rev. Ivan Adams, pastor of
the First Christian Church, and
the Rev. Richard Bolt, pastor of
the Missionary Baptist Church.
Burial was in Garden ot
Memories with arrangements
under the direction of Norris
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Clary, 86, had been in
failing health the past two
years and was a patient at the
hospital here for the last six
weeks.
She was born at Round Rock,
Texas, Nov. 20, 1875. On Feb.
18, 1893, she was married to the
late Lee Clary at Anson.
She had been a resident of
Cottle County 64 years, coming
here on Dec. 24, 1897. She and
Mr. Clary lived on the Swenson
Ranch in the western section
of the county until 1905 when
they moved into Paducah.
She was a member of the
Methodist Church.
Mr. Clary passed away on
April 22, 1936. She is also pre-
ceded in death by two daugh-
ters.
Survivors are one son, J. C.
Clary, Paducah; one daughter,
Miss Gladys Clary, Paducah;
and three grandchildren, John
Lee Clary and Mrs. J. T. West-
brook, both of Paducah, and
Mrs. Mary Glen Maxwell of
Abilene.
Pallbearers were W. O. Jones
Jr., Burnett Richards, Q. Mc-
Gowan, Buster Tippen, J. J.
Gibson Jr., and Fred Albright.
Honorary pallbearers were
Elmer Petty, Ray Loftis, Dan
Richards, M. A. Richards, Jamie
Cate, Pete Godfrey, Jack Tippen,
George Humphreys, Joe Belote,
Carl Darr, Charlie Hart, Luther
Felts, Kid Bacot, Jim Jeffers,
Joe Meador, arid G. E. Coleman.
Award, the highest honor given
by the local organization, is
awarded to the young man who
has contributed most to com-
munity welfare and betterment
during 1961, along with leader-
ship ability, and personal and
business progress.
The Outstanding Young
Farmer Award will be made to
the farmer in Cottle or King
Counties, between ages 21 and
35, who is judged tops in the
agricultural field.
The OYF entries will be
judged on degree of progress in
his career, extent of good soil
and natural resource conserva-
tion practices, and significance
of contributions made to the
welLbeing of the community.
Judges for the two contests
are men over 35 years of age.
and who are not connected with
Jaycees in any manner.
Bosses Night, the annual ban-
quet-meeting of the members of
the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce and their employers will
be held at the Goodwin Cafe-
teria on Friday, Jan. 26. The
banquet is dedicated to the
bosses who support the Jaycees
and recognize the value of the
organization.
Jim Bob Bigham, Bosses Night
chairman, said the speaker
would be Jack Miller, past pres-
ident of the Texas Jaycees.
It will be the highlight of
Jaycee Week, the annual anni-
versary observance of the found-
ing of Junior Chamber in 1915.
Bank Officers And
Directors Renamed
All officers and directors of
the First National Bank of Pa-
ducah were re-elected by stock-
holders at the annual meeting
here Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Officers re-elected are E. E.
Smith, chairman of the board;
P. E. Godfrey, president; M. A.
Richards, inactive vice president;
George V. Deaton, cashier; Mrs.
Vesta West and R. T. (Tim)
Tyler, assistant cashiers.
Re-elected directors are W.
V. Bigham, George V. Deaton,
P. E. Godfrey, R. I. Loftis, M. A.
Richards, E. E. Smith, and Jack
Tippen.
'or state district offices also
nade known their intentions.
They are W. S. (Bill) Heatly of
Paducah who will seek re-elec-
:ion as 82nd District state repre-
sentative, and George Corse Jr.
of Graham, who plans to oppose
George Moffett in the state sen-
ator’s race of the 23rd District.
Moffett, who has held the of-
fice for a number of years, has
indicated that he would seek
re-election.
With the development of a
race for a Cottle County office
voters are expected to take a
more active part in the 1961
campaign than in the election
here two years ago.
This is the first race for an
office to come about in four
years. Two years ago, all can-
didates were re-elected without
opposition.
Mrs. Rayburn is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Cross of
Paducah, and is currently em-
ployed as city tax assessor-col-
lector clerk and bookkeeper of
the Housing Authority here.
The incumbent, Ingram, has
held the office of county and
district clerk since 1949.
In making their intentions
known this week, both Heatly
and Corse withheld official
statements until a later date.
In the May primary, Heatly
will seek re-election as state
representative from the 82nd
District which is now composed
DOLLAR DAY
DAIS SET-
Money-saving Dollar Days
are coming up next week.
Three big days of bargains
are scheduled for Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday, Jan. 18,
19, 20.
Since Dollar Days begin
Thursday, next week’s edition
of the Paducah Post will be
published on Wednesday, Jan.
17.
Advertising copy for the !
Dollar Day circular should be
in this office no later than 5
p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, while
copy for next week’s news-
paper should bo in by 5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 15.
Correspondents and other;!
news copy should also be;!
turned in by 5 p.m. Monday,;!
Jan. 16. Your cooperation;!
will be greatly appreciated.
1961 Fire Losses
Total $2,656 In
City of Paducah
Fire losses in Paducah during
the 1961 year took a distinct
drop,. according to records of
Fire Chief Price Sandlin.
Losses due to fire in 1961
amounted to $2:656, the lowest
for this city in four years.
The Paducah Volunteer Fire
Department made a total of 64
calls during 1961. The total in-
cludes 11 calls to rural areas
outside the city limits.
Of the 64 fire calls, 44 were
silent calls and 20 were alarm
fires.
Sandlin pointed out that the
reduction was another step to-
ward reducing the city’s fire
insurance rates which have
been at the maximum in the
past.
In 1955 fire losses reached a
peak of $75,735.68. During the
last seven years, the lowest fig-
ure was recorded in 1957 when
losses amounted to only $584.45.
After the big loss in 1955,
losses dropped slightly in 1956
to $71,595.51. Following the low
of 1957, losses rose extremely
in 1958 to $50,676.23. They have
been decreasing steadily the
past three years. In 1959 fires
took $15,428.71, fell to $6,119.92
in 1960, then dropped to last
year’s figure of $2,656.00.
of eight counties instead of four
as in the election two years ago.
The new redistricting bill for
the House of Representatives,
passed in the last session, add-
ed Motley, Hall, Childress, and
Donley counties to the 82nd Dis-
trict. It formerly consisted of
only Cottle, Foard, Hardeman,
and Wilbarger counties. It will
be necessary for Heatly to cam-
paign in the eight counties dur-
ing the coming political season.
Heatly said, “In view of the
special session, I will be unable
to prepare my formal announce-
ment.” He stated he would
make the formal announcement
soon after the special session is
completed.
The Paducah representative
has served four two-year terms
in the House, elected for the
first time in 1954 and beginning
the term in 1955. The House
currently has only 19 members
in the Legislature that have
more seniority than Heatly.
Corse, a 49-year-old Graham
resident, announced he would
seek the state senator’s post in
the 23rd District, currently held
by Senator Moffett of Chilli-
cothe.
He is the former county
school superintendent of Young
County who obtained passage of
a law permitting the people of
any county to abolish the coun-
ty school superintendent’s of-
fice by popular vote. His Young
County office was abolished un-
der the new law, along with
several such offices in other
counties throughout the state.
Candidates have announced
for three other offices in Cottle
County and so far noiip, are op-
posed. Earlier, Mrs. E. E. Asher
announced she would seek re-
election as county treasurer;
Mrs. Jessie Thomas announced
for re-election to the county
school superintendent’s office;
and Roy Neal Parks, who was
appointed to fill out a term as
county judge, made an an-
nouncement that he would ask
for that office in the May 5
primary.
• Some of the coldest tempera-
tures in many years were put
on record at the weather station
here during the past week with
the mercury dropping to 2 below
zero Wednesday night.
Two separate cold spells
brought below freezing tempera-
tures, and a splattering of snow
to this area.
Although the snow was light,
measuring about 1 inch, it did
not create any hazardous road
conditions and no accidents
have been reported as a result
of the weather.
However, ice and snow Thurs-
day night, Jan. 4, knocked out
utility service here for several
hours and isolated all line com-
munications in and out of Pa-
ducah.
A total of 76 telephone poles
were down between Paducah
and Childress and circuits in all
directions were cut off with
lines being down. Local tele-
phone service was not hamper-
ed.
Line Superintendent for Gen-
SCHOOLS CLOSE
DUE TO LOW
GAS PRESSURE
Paducah schools will be clos-
ed Friday, it was announced to-
day.
Due to severe weather con-
ditions this week and a lack of
natural gas supply, Paducah
schools were closed Thursday by
the school board and will re-
main closed through Friday.
Classes will be resumed at
the regular time Monday, Jan
15.
Gn Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week, classes were dis-
missed early because of the ex-
treme weather conditions.
The Brazos River Gas Com-
pany here asked school officials
to dismiss classes early in order
to increase the gas supply for
homes and businesses.
School board officials Wed-
nesday decided to close Thurs-
day and Friday in order to al-
low more gas pressure for
homes. The big supply needed
for the school heating systems
took a considerable load off the
line and has been reduced to a
low fire, insufficient to heat
classrooms.
The wide area covered by
the cold wave has placed a
burden on natural gas suppliers
throughout northern Texas and
has been termed “rationed”,
more or less, to cities that are
serviced.
It has caused only a lower
pressure than usual.
eral Telephone Co. here, Marvin
Dane, said a connection between.
Paducah and Matador was put
back in service early Friday
morning, but Matador was in
the same situation and could
reach only Paducah.
Lightning between Matador
and Dickens damaged one pole
and caused light damage to the
Dickens telephone office.
Late Friday afternoon, the
Paducah office was able to ob-
tain long distance service
through one circuit to Lubbock.
It was not until Sunday that
service was restored through
Childress, Dane said.
West Texas Utilities electrical
installations were cut off due
to ice early Friday morning.
Authorities cf the company re-
ported three lines down for a-
bout three hours.
Electrical service was restored
here about 8 a.m. Friday.
Second Storm
The second cold wave hit
here Monday night dropped,
only a small amount of snow*
but sending temperatures in a
dive that stopped at 2 below
zero.
The 2 below reading was
made early Thursday morning,
Jan. 11, by Price Sandlin at the
weather station here.
Skies have been clear the
last two days, but freezing tem-
peratures remain. Tuesday
night’s high was only 14 de-
drees.
Wednesday’s high got up to
16 degrees, but as night fell so
did the mercury and it stopped
at the 2 below mark, the cold-
est reading here is several years.
Because of the low tempera-
ture and lack of natural gas
supply, Paducah schools were
closed Thursday and will re-
main closed through Friday.
Barring any further drop in tem-
perature, schools will reopen
Monday.
Moisture
A rather dry cold wave, snow
that moved in front of the storm
was light. During the first
storm over the week-end, sleet
and snow brought moisture that
measured .49 of an inch. On
two nights this week, snow aid-
ed another .05 of an inch of
moisture.
This is the first moisture of
the new year and totals .54 for
the month of January.
King Voters Begin Absentee Balloting
In 13th District Runoff Election
Absentee balloting in King
County got underway Monday
in the runoff election which will
name a successor to former
Congressman Frank Ikard in the
13th Congressional District.
The runoff will pit District
Judge Graham B. Purcell of the
89th District Court, Wichita
Falls, against Joe B.Meissner Jr.,
Wichita Falls businessman.
The runoff election to de-
termine Ikard’s successor has
been set for Saturday, Jan. 27.
Absentee balloting began Mon-
day and will continue through
Tan. 24. Absentee ballots may
be obtained at the county
clerk’s office in the King County
courthouse.
In the first special election
Dec. 16 Purcell led a field of
five with a total of 8,960 votes.
Meissner was runner-up with
6,740. '
Ikard, the district represen-
tative in Congress for 10 years
resigned to become executive
vice president of the American
Petroleum Institute and will re-
side in Washington, D. C.
RAINFALL DROPS BELOW AVERAGE
Moisture in 1961 fell far be-
low the amount received the
previous year and was slightly
under the average annual rain-
fall for this county.
During the past year 21.57
inches of moisture was recorded
by Price Sandlin at the weather
station here. The amount is
almost 2.5 inches less than the
average rainfall of 24.00 inches.
The amount is almost 9 inch-
es less than total moisture re-
ceived in Paducah during 1960,
lacking only .01 of an inch. In
1960, total rainfall for the year
amounted to 30.56.
1961 was a relatively cool
year with temperatures of over
100 degrees recorded on only
three days. The hotest day was
mercury rose to a high of 103
marked on Sept. 2 when the
degrees. Temperatures reached
100 degrees on Aug. 5, and re-
corded 101 degrees on Aug. 3.
The year’s lowest tempera-
ture was recorded on the night
of Dec. 11, one month ago, with
a reading of 7 degrees. Early
in 1961, on Jan. 24, a low of 9
degrees was put in the record
book.
Last year snow fell on 13
different days in January, Feb-
ruary, March, and December.
The latter part of January and
early February, total snow fall-
ing was 10 inches, but at in-
tervals. Other snowfalls were
marked as only a trace or melt-
ed too fast to be recorded.
April, supposedly the month
for showers, was a month al-
most without moisture in 1961.
Only .04 of an inch was mea-
sured for April.
Moisture for 1961 as com-
pared to the same months o£
1960 are shown as follows:
1961
1960
January ...........
............44
1.26
February ...........
........... 2.17
1.41
March ...............
........... 1.48
1.27
April .................
............04
.16
Mav ...................
........... 1.15
3.60
June .................
........... 3.83
7.63
July ...................
........... 4.04
3.79
August .............
........... 2.28
.71
September .......
........... 2.00
1.25
October .............
............89
7.12
November .........
........... 2.54
.00
December .........
............71
2.36
TOTAL ........
...........21.57
30.56
NorCenTex Council
Charter Banquet
|To Be Held Thurs.
Chartering banquet of the
NorCenTex Girl Scout Council
has been scheduled for Thurs-
day, Jan. 11, according to an
announcement released this
week.
The affair will be held be-
ginning at 7 p.m. at Midwestern
University Student Center.
New officers will be install-
ed and a review of the activi-
ties of the development com-
mittee will be part of the pro-
gram. Dick Rancier of Wichita
Falls will be master of cere-
monies and Dr. Howard H.
Hollowell, pastor of the First
Methodist Church of Wichita
Falls will be speaker.
Reservations are available at
$1.75 per person for the ban-
quet and may be made by call-
ing 692-1750 or 322-9822, Wichita
Falls. The banquet is open to
all registered adults in the Nor-
CenTex district which includes
leaders, assistant leaders, com-
mittee mothers and adult work-
ers in the Girl Scout organiza-
tion.
A group of workers from
Paducah plan to attend the ban-
quet and others desiring to at-
tend can obtain details from
Mrs. James Lee.
1961 DEPOSITS
UP AT FIRST
NATIONAL BANK
Deposits at the First National
Bank here at the close of busi-
ness on Dec. 30, 1961, show an
increase over deposits at the
end of the final quarter a year
ago.
At the close of business in
1961, deposits totaled $5,110,210.-
91, according to the condensed
statement released today by
George V. Deaton, cashier.
This is an increase of $268,-
533.14 over the previous year
when deposits totaled $4,841,-
677.77.
The condensed statement re-
leased today for the final quart-
er of 1961 revealed:
RESOURCES: Loans and Dis-
counts, $1,029,924.18; Govern-
ment Notes (guaranteed), $636,-
495.05; U. S. Government Bonds,
$1,123,513.67; Other Stocks and
Bonds, $1,097,673.97; Federal De-
posit Insurance Corp., $1.00;
Banking House Furniture and
Fixtures, $1.00; Cash in Vault
and with Other Banks, $1,818,-
025.32. These figures total $5,-
705,633.S9.
LIABILITIES: Capital Stock,,
$150,000.00; Surplus, $150,000.00;
Undivided Profits, $223,995.21;
Reserve for Contingencies, $71,->
427.77; and Deposits, $5,110,210.-
91; for a total of $5,705,633.89.
Alton Jones Takes
Top Post in Local
Fire Department
Alton Jones topped the slate
of new officers installed Thurs-
day night by the Paducah Vol-
unteer Fire Department.
Jones took the office of pres-
ident in the organization suc-
ceeding Walter Liedtke.
Five of the seven officers are
newcomers to posts, while the
other two were re-elected for a
second term. They were Clin-
:on Matney, who was re-elected
•ecretary, and William T. Sand-
in who was re-named treasurer
of the sick fund.
Other new officers installed
Thursday with the incoming
President Jones were Maurice
)iddy, vice president; Bob Pow-
11, secretary; and Rev. Ivan
Adams, chaplain.
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