The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1968 Page: 1 of 8
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The Groom. News, Groom, Carson County, Texas 79039
FACTS
The Groom News has been auth-
A
Title, 1967 License Receipt,
days, as examples, museum work-
phone number, 248-5481, and they
when courts are faced with con- ficials agree that the Carson Coun-
be ty Museum has set a remarkable
the
landed on the dice table.
but I plan to contact as many Vo-
“I will appreciate the considera-
office of;
4
that was going down!”
Vene-
and that 1,900,000 will be com-
cars
hope to continue to offer my
teepee.
Fort Worth, fieldman for the na-
Cake Supper will be held Friday,
• $
%
Carson County Museum
Has Over 3500 Visitors
Cur-
Zip
| museum visitors '
England, EEthiopia,
A judge is a man who considers
a law just as good as new no mat-
ter how often it has been broken.
Max Wade visited G. E. Lingo in
the Palo Duro Convalescent Home
The candidate is a member of
the Lions Club, Methodist Church,
livered in Groom Thursday after-
noon or Friday.
Owners should bring four items
to the Tax Collector’s office when
registering vehicles: Certificate of
the way some people come back to
life at quitting time.
spent 45 years there.
Mr. and (Mrs. Brown have a new
Sterling stated.
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Sterling Seeks Re-election 1968 License Plates To Be District Judge Reynolds Is
1 As Tax Assessor-Collector On Sale After February 1 Candidate for Re-election
for wiping the contented look off are ,
a husband’s face. more convenient for county resi-past, fees for vehicle registration!
----- 'dents to obtain their Voter Regis- were reduced monthly after the
that 3,342 of those registered were
from 85 towns and cities of Texas,
202 visitors were from 87 cities of
33 states other than Texas in the
United States and 10 persons were
from seven foreign countries.
It is impossible to state the ex-
act number of visitors for on spe-
cial occasions, the ribbon cutting,
the dedication, the Chisholm Trail
excited and finally blew so hard’I will ibe devoting a large portion
he blew out his upper plate and it of my time to the tax office work
shooter’s plate and said quietly,! wil ______ __________
“Shoot, you’re faded.” tion of all voters in my campaign
about over-doing the tea drinking, and efficient service.” i— —57-----e-
telling the story of an Indian who "I appreciate the fine business I that 4%. million Wiln.be, Passenger
drank so much tea that one mom-{have had while in Groom and ij
ing they found him dead in his own11----+- —-+i-IA +A ~ffew mV <
I GROOM PHARMACY TO GO ON
ICASH BASIS AFTER MARCH 1
Married men who are
In the know
Never plant more than
Their wife can hoe.
— John Hickox
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HIGH PLAINS YOUNGSTERS
FORM ANGUS ASSOCIATION
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G. E. LINGO TO BE 100
YEARS OLD IN APRIL
AND
Otherwise
make you feel better. Look at my
report card.”
Youngsters in Texas’ High The Carson County Historical
Plains area met in Amarillo re-’survey Committee is indebted to
cently to organize the Texas High many volunteers from all areas of
Plains Junior Angus Association.1 the county who served as hostesses
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SCHOOL NOTES FROM THE
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL
Las Vegas tells of seeing an elder-1 vehicle license plates,
ly man at a dice table. Before 1 "A- +kie +im. ~f -te-
Maybe there is something to the. Carson i
reincarnation theory, judging by Collector,
Dad: “Everything is going up. j
The price of fbo is up, the price- u.I —..I,-------------------(
of clothing is up, taxes are going of the Groom Pharmacy announc-,Wil be considered _ -- -illlol lacupllol -liulula ulll -llllulcoo Hamoshire
up. If there were only one thing ed this week that his place of busi- weight. I where he serves as a deacon and Me" 21 p ’
iness will go on a cash basis effect-! Motorcycle registration fees will Sunday school teacher. imew-ork, onio,
be $5.30, Thi---ini----fee le
for re-electilon to the
cases to
Hands, Italy, Sweden and
1 zuela.
dice. He become more and more unusually heavy,
tea.; over to this method in order to j Of the estimated seven million
him continue giving competitive prices yshiclgstoybepggastmnent
This has enabled us to main- once and registered each time,
tain a current docket at a time1N ational and State historical of-
tried.” {record for the short time it has
Having served two terms as been opened to the public.
county attorney of Childress coun-1 Of bid 3,342 persons visiting the
ty, Judge Reynolds is a graduate museum, 1,378 or close to one-
, third of the total number are resi-
The pit boss removed his own ters as possible prior to the Pri-
upper plate, laid it down beside the mary Election in May,” he added.
Collector’s Association of Texas.
His family consists of his wife,
They are Mr. and [Mrs. Joe Hales,
Claude; Mr. and Mrs. Richmond
Hales, Canyon; Clyde Bradford,
Happy; Clint Williams, Panhan-
dle; Bill Bradley, Memphis; and
Fred Brown, Groom.
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J. M. Britten was released from
Groom Memorial Hospital Satur-
Legislature.
The new rates for
a modern pharmacy. By elimin-
Kenneth Clayton: “What else is
wet and wild besides Seven-Up?”
Jay Witt: “I’ll give up, what?”
Kenneth: “A soggy gorilla.”
rent Resident Address, and
Code.
count for the balance.
ating the time-consuming demands HOG WPER TO BE
of operating credit accounts I be- GEOUNHOGyS ARv‛
lieve I win be able to give cus- HELD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
were: Canada,
, Philippine Is-
Sterling said.
Bud Brown moved to Groom
this week from his farm home in
Armstrong county. Bud says Arm-
cus_|mercial trucks and truck-tractors.
tomers the convenience of having Trailers and motorcycles will ac-
A vacation is a succession of 2’s.
It consists of 2 weeks which are
2 short. Afterwards, you are 2
tired 2 return 2 work and 2 broke
not 2.
County. He was graduated from for sale in Groom at The News of- 1 posed of Carson, Childress, Col-
Panhandle High School and at- fice after February 1 and will re- lingsworth, Donley and Hall Coun-
THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 1968 (10c a copy)
Thurs., Feb. 1: Clarendon B-
team boys and girls basketball at
4:30 there.
Fri., Feb. 2: Quail boys and girls
A basketball here, 7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 5: Jr.-Hi boys and
girls basketball at Skellytown at
5:30 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 6: Dodson boys and
girls A basketball here, 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 67: Senior play skit,
11 a.m. in auditorium. Public in-
vited.
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GRADY STAPP UNDERGOES
MAJOR SURGERY MONDAY
Grady Stapp underwent major
surgery at Northwest Texas Hospi-
tal in Amarillo Monday and is re-
ported making satisfactory recov-
ery. He is in Room No. 258.
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W. A. (Dick) Dickerson, 85-year-
old retired cafe operator, was
placed in Groom Memorial Hos-
pital Thursday of last week for
medical treatment following an at-
। tack of pneumonia. Wednesday he
was reported showing a little im-
1 provement.
_ _ j as a member of the Executive in Oklahoma registered, as did 28
office of Passenger car registration fees! Committee of the Judicial Section visitors from 16 cities in Calor
County Tax Aessessor- ' previously were on a graduated j of the state Bar of Texas. He is nia and 18 from nine cities in Kan
scale for every 100 pounds of a member and past president of sas. The other states represented
i weight. That system remains in the Childress Rotary Club, and a by visitors were Alabama, Alaska,
• effect for trucks. ! member of the Childress Ameri- Arkansas, Colorado, District of
j The fees will be reduced each! can Lemon and Veterans of For- Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Ha-
_____ quarter during the year. eign -wars organizations. He and waii, Ilinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan-
Gene Carter, owner and operator! The weight of any passenger car his family are members of the sas, Kentuck, —ouSanaeassd
--1 he considered its shipping : First Baptist Church in Childress chusetts, Minnesota Mississippi,
i where he serves as a deacon and New Hampshire, New exico,
..... •” New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
This minimum fee also!. . South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah,
m ■ Consideration of my candidacy, virginia, Washington, West Vir-
for re-election will be sincerely ap- ginia, and Wyoming.
Foreign countries represented by
Josephine, born Friday, Jan. 26,
1968, in St. Anthony’s Hospital in
Amarillo, weight 8 lbs., 1 oz. She
has eight sisters, Mary, Martha,
Rose Ann, Ruth, Margaret, Karen,
Beth and Dorothy. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Leo Detten of
Panhandle and Mrs. Mary Kuehler
of Groom.
Jim 'Littlefield: “Look at your
horse, there, standing on three
legs, scratching his stomach with
his hind hoof. I wonder what’s
wrong with him?”
Don Bartoo: “Why nothing is
wrong with him. He’s just feeling
his oats.”
sponsored by the Methodist Youth
Fellowship and everyone in the
area is cordially invited to attend.
Serving time will be from 5:30
to 8:00 p.m. and prices will be 75
cents for children, $1.25 for adults.
Children under 6 years of age will
be served free.
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— New Arrivals —
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kuehler
have a new daughter, Roberta
the Texas Angus Association.
Elected 1st vice president was
Nancy Paris, Miami, and Monte
{Bradley, Memphis, is second vice
president. Patricia Preslar, Bor-
ger, is secretary-treasurer and
tended Texas A&M College prior main on sale in Groom all year,
to entering the U.S. Army in The 1968 license plates will be de-
World War H.
In a recent check up it was
found that 3554 persons registered
at the Carson County Square House
Museum between July 2, 1967 and
Dec. 31, 1967. It was discovered
attorneys and officials, and the days, as examples, museum work-
splendid response of the citizens inlers know all in attendance do not
exercising their privilege of jury j stop to register. Those who do not
Several changes have been an-! service when called upon to assist register far out-number those who
— — lviciten the museum more than
Larry Clark: “This ought to ive March 1, 1968. j be $5.30. This minimum tee also
The Pharmacy will also discon-! will be applied to 'boat trailers and j
tinue giving trade stamps with other lightweight vehicles. i predated,” Judge Reynolds said.
----- purchases Mr. Carter stated. i State law requires each owner - i
Charley the Barber was warned, “I trust that going on a cash to register his vehicle in the county
to give up drinking coffee after i basis will not inconvenience my ■ in which he resides and to present
his doctor found he had an ulcer j customers,” Carter said. “How- his Certificate of Title as evidence
in his stomach so Charley has tak-ever i find it necessary to change, of ownership.
en up the habit of drinking tea. over to this method in order to' Of the estimated seven million
His buddy Dolan /warned him continue giving competitive prices i vehicles to be registered, the ex-
&
s
Bill McKee who recently visited tration Certificates and their motor deadline in April.
Fees for passenger cars will be
, “At this time of year, the duties {different this year because of a of Southern Methodist University
each throw he would blow on the of the (County Tax Collector are Haw passed last year by the State School of Law and the National dents of Carson County. It was
College of State Trial Judges, a noted that 196 visitors were from
passenger member of the Texas, Childress Amarillo, 179 from Borger, 90 from
cars are as follows: {County, and 100th Judicial District Pampa, 110 from Spearman, 26
Up to 3,500 pounds ...... $12.30 Bar Associations having served as from Dallas, 19 from Canyon, 15
3,501-4,500 pounds ........ $22.30to, a mem- from Austin, 12 from Lubbock, 10
4,501-6,000 pounds ........ $30.30 ber of the American Judicature from Claude, and 10 from Stinnett.
And more than 6,000 pounds the, Society, and presently is serving Forty-two visitors from 15 cities,
rate will be .55c per 100 pounds. 1
Elected president of the new and assistants at the Museum and
group was Chester Hales of who aided greatly in making the
Claude. The High Plains associa-' visitors welcome. Many stated
tion is one of a group of regional their pleasure for the friendly
Junior Angus Associations being i manner in which they were receiv-
February’9, at the First Methodist tional organization, and Harold
Church in Groom. The supper is Cheatham, secretary-fieldman for
The lecturer was addressing a
group of clubwomen and his sub-
ject was “What’s Wrong with To-
day’s Motion Pictures.”
“Look at the stuff they’re giv-
ing us,” he complained, “A mis-
tress who kills her lover because
he wants to return to his wife; a
Park Avenue debutante who goes
to Greenwich Village to lose her-
self; a teen-age girl running off
with a friend of her father’s!” He
stopped, out of breath. “Now,
then,” he said. “Any questions?”
“Yes,” came a voice from the
audience. “Where’s it playing?”
ties, subject to the Democratic
Primary on May 4, 1968.
Judge Reynolds stated, “It has
been both an honor and privilege
to have served as district judge
this past term, especially in view
of the complete cooperation of the
Lonny Brown, Groom, was elected
reporter.
Elected to the board of directors
were Carol Lynn Williams, Pan-
handle; Becky Caplin, Floydada;
Charles Atchley, Summerfield; and
James Martin, Panhandle.
In other business the boys and
girls planned to sponsor a judging
contest in conjunction with the
High Plains Angus sale in the
spring and a field day in June.
Dates will be announced later.
Several 'area Angus breeders
were chosen as adult advisors.
C. L. (Lloyd) Sterling announced Automobile license plates for'
at Claude Friday afternoon. Mr.
Lingo will be 100 years old April
sndswores dayafterative-day stay tollowing
friends to come see him. a relapse of the fiu.
VOLUME 42. NUMBER 49.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ameri-
strong county is the best county he can Legion, 'and the Tax Assessor-
has ever lived in. In fact he has
organized under the supervision of ed at the Museum and indicated
i Dean R. Hurlbut, director of jun-; they were anxious for their friends
! ior activities for the American An- to pay a similar visit to Carson
The annual Ground Hog and Pan gUs Association, Waymon Ashley, County, Texas.
this week he is a candidate for re- 1968 will go on sale Feb. 1 and the orized to announce the candidacy
election as Carson County Tax deadline for having a new license of District Judge Charles L.
j Assessor-Collector, subject to the on all vehicles will be April 1. Reynolds for re-election to a sec-
Democratic Party Primary May 4. ‘ License plates for cars, pickups, j ond term as Judge of the 100th
Sterling is a native of Carson motorcycles and trailers will be j Judicial District, which is com-
tomers more efficient services at
lower prices," 'Mr. Carter stated.
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GROOM MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL REPORT
Among the patients at Groom
Memorial Hospital the past week
were—
Medical:
Eva M. Tankersley, Amarillo
Ernest C. Lewis, Groom
Cora V. Atchley, McLean
Audrey Cummings, Groom
Bobby Pool, Groom
W. A. Dickerson, Groom
Mary Ellen Curtis, Claude
Jennie A. Stone, Clarendon
B. H. Grumbles, Jr., Panhandle
Mary E. Clayton, Amarillo
Chester G. Butler, Claude
Oscar L. Tibbets, McLean
Lillie M. Trayler, Panhandle
Ralph D. Broadbent, Pampa
A. J. Hanna, Turkey
Jimmie D. Davis, Pampa
Betty Ann Brooks, Amarillo
Jack P. Hatcher, Lefors
Larry C. Horn, Lefors
Billie J. James, Lefors
Virgil Skinner, Quitaque
Christine V. Adamson, Phillips
Betty L. Wells, Lefors
Surgery:
Harlon A. Rowton, Soper, Okla.
Nita Pauline Marcum, Borger
William F. Slover, 'Matador
4 A
Lillian, and son, Steve.
- I Soon after entering the tax office
ask that you please write it in following his first election, Ster-nounced by the Motor Vehicle Di- in the public administration of jus-' visited
your telephone directory. Hing established sub-stations in'vision of the Texas Highway De- tice. mi- ’ - ’’ ’ ' ’ onee •
'Groom, White Deer, Skellytown'partment. For the first time, the
There’s nothing like a dish towel' and Pantex. These sub-stations fee schedule for registration will J
still maintained to make it'be on a quarterly system. In thegested dockets of
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1968, newspaper, February 1, 1968; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511978/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.