The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1956 Page: 1 of 10
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mained on the rails.. No passenger .72 favorable votes to 6 against.
Groom Tigers To
Meet Darrouzett
Here Friday Night
R. 1. Train Derails In Crash
With Truck Near Jericho
Marjorie Rural Is Queen
Of Carson County Fair
Ground Observer Post To
Be Organized in Groom
The following program of shows
will be presented at the Groom
Theatre during the coming week.
the
the
of the football field
game Friday night.
teers he will appoint or members
will elect a chief observer and an
assistant observer. Sgt. Swope will
give the initial six hours of train-
ing, broken down into three 2-hour
classes to be arranged later at the
convenience of local members. •
Observer posts are being set up
in all neighboring communities
Major Surgery:
Mrs. H. F. Johnson, Pampa.
Mrs. Erm L. Jones, Clarendon.
Mrs. Delbert Thomas, Groom.
Starting time 7:00 p.m. daily.
Sunday matinee, 2 p.m.
Minor Surgery:
Dr. Joe Suderman, McLean.
Mrs. George Foster, Claude.
Lewis McDonald, McLean.
past week were:
Medical:
W. R. Breeding, Memphis.
C. J. Rogers, Panhandle.
Mrs. L. D. Cotham, Andrews.
Mrs. Wesley Woods, Groom.
H. R. Narramore, Fort Worth.
Bill Bender, Panhandle.
From the pen of Poet Jeff Gray:
It’s sad for a gal to reach the age
When men think she is charmless
But it’s worse when a man attains
the age
That women consider him harm-
less.
AND
OTHERWISE
Stadium.
All ex-students who have played
football for the Groom Scapol are
asked to assemble at the east end
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may be in an elaborate observa-
tion tower; they may be in a store
or filling station; or they may be
in a farm house. The desired or-
ganization of posts is set up for
the requirement of a minimum of
8 posts per thousand square miles,
and up to as many as 16 per thou-
sand square miles.
Everyone interested in becoming
a member of the Ground Observer
Post here is invited to attend the
meeting at the Legion Hall on
Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
Anyone desiring further infor-
mation about GOC is asked to see
Ray Hermesmeyer.
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PROGRAM OF SHOWS
AT GROOM THEATRE
With three wins, one tie, and no
losses the Groom High School
Tiger football squad will meet the
Sgt. Swope discussing the project
with nine local men.
The Ground Observer Corps is
patterned after the Royal Observ-
er Corps of Englind which provid-
ed early warning during the Bat-
tle of Britain which facilitated the
defeat of the German Luftwaffe.
We had an organized aircraft spot-
ting system in this country during
World War II, but fortunately it
was never put to the test. Now
the Ground Observer Corps, or-
ganized in 1951 following the out-
break of the Korean war, has been
expanded to include every state
in the union.
A minimum of 12 members is
required and a goal of 84 members
in every community has been set
Al Homer: “You certainly made
a poor job of painting my house.”
Martin Britten: “Well, Al, you
are too hard to please. You said
you wanted your house painted
bad.”"
Sandra London. The coronation
ceremony will be held at 7:15 p.m.
just before the football game e gets
underway.
Efforts are being made to have
a permanent ex-student associa-
tion and in future years to ar-
range for an all-day affair.
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Voters Approve $30,000
Water Bond Issue 72-6
Members of the GOC supplement
our radar capabilities and in many
cases enable the fighter-intercept-
ors to intercept unidentified air-
craft. Our radar is most effective
only at altitudes above 5,000 feet.
It is this limitation of radar which
makes the GOC necessary as an
augmentation force.
The basic unit of the Ground
Observer Corps is an observation
post consisting of an observer and
a telephone. These two elements
The City Bond Election held
Thursday, Oct. 4, carried by a big
majority. Seventy-eight votes were
cast and the bond issue received
An east bound Rock Island pas-
senger train crashed into a loaded
semi-trailer truck at a crossing
near Jericho east of Groom Tues-
day afternoon at 12:40 o’clock.
The truck was loaded with steel
beams and the crash sent the driv-
er of the truck and a baggageman
to the hospital, but passengers on
the train were not injured.
► After the crash, the engine, four
baggage and mail cars and two
passenger cars went 100 yards and
the engine slid off the track and
down an embankment. Two mail
and baggage cars derailed and
ovegturned. One passenger car and
one other car were off the track
and the other passenger car re-
to attend. Letters of invitation
were mailed where addresses were
available .and all ex-students of
the Groom School are urged to be
present Friday.
Records of students before 1933
were not found but the ex-student
association wants everyone eligible
to know that they are invited.
A business meeting of the ex-
students association will be held
at 5:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria
on Oct. 12, followed by a reception
at 6:00 p.m. at which time every-
one can visit with old friends and
individual classes may plan get-
togethers if they wish.
At 7:30 the Groom High School
football team will play Darrouzett
in a conference game in Tiger
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Don Friemel was becoming too
well acquainted with the superin-
tendent’s office. One day Mr.
Reno showed his annoyance.
“This makes the fifth time I
have punished you this week.
What have you to say for your-
self?”
Don: “I’m glad it’s Friday.”
and Page Blackwell are in charge
of this part of the home-coming
program.
The coronation ceremony for the
football queen and attendants will
be held Friday night at the foot-
ball game between Groom and
Darrouzett. Martha Kirk has been
chosen as queen and attendants
Dortor: “You’ll have to stop
worrying and thinking about your-
self so much. Throw yourself
into your work.”
Grady Pyburn: “But, Doc, I’m
a cement mixer."
The City of Groom had called
the bond election to vote on is-
suing $30,000 in ten-year bonds to
pay for recent improvements to
the waterworks system. The City
had issued warrants to cover the
expense of drilling a new well and
installing equipment and water
mains but it was discovered that
the bonds would draw less interest
than the warrants so it was de-
cided to. leave the issue up to the
voters to decide.
Groom has outstanding bonded
indebtedness of $4,000 in water
bonds which were voted in 1929
to install the present water sys-
tem. On hand in the sinking fund
is the money to pay these bonds
off when they are due. Also out-
standing are the revenue bonds
voted to install the sewer system.
$31,000 remain in this bond issue
to be paid off. The total bonded
indebtedness with the new bond is-
sue is $65,000. «
Real and personal property valu-
ations for tax purposes assessed
by the City of Groom totaled over
eight hundred thousand dollars in
1955 and will be higher for 1956.
The tax rate is $1.25 per hundred
dollar valuation and this gives the
city about $10,000 a year in tax
money. The revenue from the
water and sewer system pays most
of the expenses of operation and
the tax money is used to retire
the bonded indebtedness. The tax
rate for 1956 taxes will remain at
$1.25 the city commission has
stated.
ization. A preliminary meeting1 Darrouzett High School team
was held in Groom on Oct. 3 with the local field Frida v nioht (
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PEEWEES DEFEAT
PANHANDLE 39-14
The Groom grade school peewee
football team deefated the Pan-
handle peewees on the local field ।
Thursday night 39 to 14 to con-
tinue their string of victories.
Thursday night of this week the
Peewees go to White Deer for a
game beginning at 7:30> p.m.
The Peewees have defeated
Claude, Spring Creek and Panhan-
dle and have not been defeated
to date.
Obstetrical:
Mrs. R. F. Joiner, Fritch, a son,
Warren Scott, born at 10:31 a.m.
Oct. 4, 1956. Weight 5 lbs., 8 oz.
Mrs. Leonard Landers, Borger,
a daughter, Rhonda Gale, bom at
11:46 a.m., Oct. 6, 1956. Weight
5 lbs., and 7 oz.
Mrs. Joe Russell, a daughter,
Susan Kay, born at 3:00 p.m., Oct.
9, 1956. Weight 8 lbs., 2 oz.
Mrs. D. K. Witt, Amarillo, a son,
Griffith Keith, born Oct. 9, 1956.
Weight 7 lbs., 2 oz.
Among the patients at
Groom Osteopathic Hospital
Keith Black was explaining to
his younger brother, Kyle, that it
was wrong to work on Sunday.
“But what about policemen,”
said Kyle. “They have to work on
Sunday. Don’t they go to heav-
en?”
“Of course not,” replied Keith.
“They’re riot needed there.”
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Opportunity may knock only
once, but temptation hammers
away all the time says Oran D.
Smith.
will be Evelyn Hermesmeyer, Rose
I Helen Fields, Sandra London and
Janet Holland.
Doc 'Bates and Bill Clifton, foot-
ball coaches for the Tigers, have
a debt of gratitude stored up for
the Amarillo sports scribes. In
each game this season the Groom
squad has been picked to lose by
sportswriters. To date the Tigers
tied White Deer 6-6, defeated the
Sunray team 27-6; downed Gruver
28-25 and beat Claude 26-0. As
long as possible we hope the local
squad will continue to be rated as
underdogs in each game to be
played. Oct. 19 Groom will play
Follett here. Oct. 26 Groom goes
to Spearman. On Nov. 2 Groom
will play at Texline and Nov. 9 at
Vega. The final game scheduled
will be here on Nov. 16 with
Stratford.
The school inspector prepared to
give the children an intelligence
test. "Now, children, close your
eyes.”
The inspector made a noise like
a dog panting. “Now open your
eyes and tell me what I was do-
ing.”
“Kissing teacher,” came the re-
ply from Bobby Goodlett.
crowd which spent its time tak-
ing part in the festivities, observ-
ing the agriculture exhibits and
various displays in the women’s
divisions were treated to an event
unique in the annals of county
fairs at noon Friday. Thirty-four
beautiful girls, representing the
various communities of Carson
County, paraded before the judges
and an enthusiastic audience as
the highlight of the opening day
of the fair.
The task of the trio of out-of-
town judges was not an easy
one. But after due deliberation
they chose Marjorie Bural, 18-
year-old daughter of , Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Bural of Groom, as
the Queen of the Fair.
Runners-up to Miss Bural were
Vaneece Osborne of Panhandle
and Vickie Collins of White Deer.
Marjorie, a junior at Groom
High School, was sponsored in the
contest by Alpha Sigma Chi, a
speech club of which she is a
member.
Another high-light of the fair
was the old settlers get-together
and the barbecue dinner served by
the Panhandle VFW post.
12 in their fifth game of the year
and their second conference start.
The Darrouzett football team is
coached by Paul Richie.
The Tigers handed the Claude
Mustangs a stunning defeat last
Friday night in Tiger Stadium for
their first conference victory, de-
feating Claude 26-0.
After turning back a first pe-
riod threat by the Mustangs who
went to within inches of a score,
the Tigers dominated the game for
the rest of the evening. In the
second quarter Kenneth Friemel
went over the goal line on a one-
yard plunge and Leon Anglin kick-
ed the extra point to give Groom
a 7-0 lead at the half. In the third
period Johnny Eschle scored from
the 1-yard line and Anglin again
place-kicked the point, giving the
Tigers a 14-0 lead. Late in the
third period Gerald Hermesmeyer
carried the ball over from the five-
yard line, but the try for point
was wide and Groom led 20-0.
In the fourth period with most
of the regulars on the bench the
Tigers scored for the fourth time
with Melvin Britten carrying the
ball from the 8-yard line, but a
, bad toss from center prevented a
try for the extra point and the
game ended with the score 26 to 0.
The Claude Mustangs fought all
the way but were no match for
the Tigers, although the local
team went into the game as under-
dogs. The Mustangs were picked
to win by Amarillo News-Globe
sports writers.
Darrouzett is reported to have
a strong team and the Tigers are
expected to have to play their
best Friday night if they keep up
their winning streak. However,
Darrouzett was defeated last week
by Vega by a score of 27 to 13.
Game time is 7:30 o’clock and
admission prices are $1.00 for
adults and 25 cents for students.
Preceding the homecoming foot-
ball game the Tiger football queen
will be crowned. The queen will
be Martha Kirk and attendants
And in the first grade Jimmy
Thornton entered the poster con-
test with the following placard ex-
hibit reading: “Be Careful! Don’t
Run Over Our Children! Wait
for the Teachers.”
coach overturned and none of the
29 pasengers was injured.
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PATIENTS AT GROOM
HOSPITAL, PAST WEEK
An organization meeting for a
local unit of the Ground Observer
Corps will be held.Oct. 16 at 7:30
p.m. at the American Legion Hall
in Groom. T/Sgt. William E.
Swope of Amarillo, Air Force rep-
resentative, will be present to
explain and assist with the organ-
David Patterson, a rookie sol-
dier down at Fort Hood passed the
mess hall one night and asked the
cook: “What’s on the menu to-
night?”
“Oh, we have thousands of
things to eat tonight,” said the
cook.
“What are they?” iasked David.
“Beans!” replied the cook.
Here’s a letter Pop often re-
ceives when he sends his son to
college, handed in by Buck What-
ley from his son Doug:
Dear Pop: Everything is fine at
school. I’m getting plenty of
sleep but working hard. Incident-
ally I’m enclosing my fraternity
bill. Love, Doug.
Buck’s answer: “Dear Doug.
Don’t buy any more fraternities.
Love, Pop.
Ohe Groom Kets
. । and towns large enough to enroll
are Rose Helen Fields, Evelyn the required number of members
Hermesmeyer, Janet Holland and Sot Swooe said
Thursday, Oct. 11
“THE HARDER THEY FALL,”
with Humphrey Bogart, Jan Ster-
ling, Rod Steiger.
Friday-Sat., Oct. 12-13
“THE BIRDS AND THE BEES”
in VistaVision and Technicolor,
starring George Gobel, Mitzi Gay-
nor and David Niven.
Sun.-Mon.-Tues., Oct. 14-15-16
“AN ANNAPOLIS STORY,”
in Technicolor, starring John De-
rek and Diana Lynn.
Wed.-Thurs., Oct. 17-18
“THE MIRACLE IN THE
RAIN,” with Jane Wyman and
Van Johnson.
up. Ray Hermesmeyer will be
before theJ post supervisor and out of volun-
Billy Burgin —1
A baby’s troublesome, that is
true; but remember the hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world,”
said Cornie Wieberg.
Replied Mrs. Wieberg: “Well
then, suppose you assume world-
domination for the evening while
I go to the movies.”
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VOLUME 31. NUMBER 33. "On Highway 66" THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY. OCT. 11. 1956--
Home-Coming For
Groom Exes Friday
The Homecoming planned for
ex-students of the Groom Public
Schools will be held Friday, Oct.
12 and former students from all
parts of the country are expected.
Carson County’s two-day fair
held Friday and Saturday at Pan-
handle drew a large crowd and
was proclaimed a big success by
all attending. .An overflowing
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