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TH E CROSS SECTION
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE HIGH
PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER CON-
SERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1
Published monthly by the High Plains Under-
ground Water Conservation District No. 1
1628-B 15th Street, Lubbock, Texas
Telephone P02-8088
Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1954,
at the Post Office at Lubbock, Texas, under Act
of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of
August 4, 1947.
ALLAN WHITE
Editor
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Precinct 1
W. 0. Fortenberry, Secretary - 1123 Lubbock
National Bank Building, Lubbock, Texas
Precinct 2
Gus Parish -------- Box 67, Springlake, Texas
Precinct 3
W. M. Sherley, Vice Pres. Lazbuddy, Texas
Precinct 4Hereford, Texas
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Z. O. Lincoln, 913 Houston, Levelland, Texas
Henry Schmidley ___ Route 3, Levelland, Texas
Cecil Pace ___Levelland, Texas
J. J. Hobgood Route 2, Anton, Texas
H. C. Janes __-_ - . Route 4, Levelland, Texas
Joe W. Cook, Jr. --- Route 1, Ropesville, Texas
Committeemen meet first and third Fridays of
each month at 1:30 p. m., 913 Houston, Levelland,
Texas.
Lamb County
Jess Everett, Chamber of, Commerce
Office, Littlefield, Texas
J. B. Davis - Route 1, Amherst, Texas
Elmer McGill ---------------__Olton, Texas
Roy McQuatters Route 1, Anton, Texas
Price Hamilton Earth, Texas
Bill Nix ----- __------------ -Sudan, Texas
Lubbock County
Mrs. Jean Lancaster, 1628-B 15th Street,
Lubbock
Earl Weaver Idalou, Texas
Earl Reasoner Box 335, Slaton, Texas
Leroy Johnson _----- - Shallowater, Texas
Howard Alford Route 4, Lubbock, Texas
Vernice Ford -- 3013 20th St., Lubbock, Texas
Committeemen meet on the first and third Mon-
days of each month at 2:00 p. m. in the District
Office, 1628-B 15th Street, Lubbock, Texas.
Lynn County
Mrs. Jean Lancaster, 1628-B 15th Street,
Lubbock
Roger Blakney Route 1, Wilson, Texas
E. L. Blankenship ___ Route 2, Wilson, Texas
H. D. Dean -___-. Route 6, Lubbock, Texas
Lit H. Moore, Jr. _____ Route 1, Wilson, Texas
Aubrey Smithe i----Route 1, Wilson, Texas
Committeemen meet the first and third Tues-
days of each month at 10:00 a. m. in the Dis-
trict Office, 1628-B 15th Street, Lubbock.
Parmer County
Aubrey Brock, Bovina, Texas
John Gammon ----- _-- Friona, Texas
Walter Kaltwasser Rt. 1, Farweil, Texas
Carl Schlenker ---- -____Route 2, Friona, Texas
Dick Rockey _ ______ Friona, Texas
Matt Jesko --------------- Rt. 1, Muleshoe, Texas
Committeeman meet first and third Thursday
ni-'hf- at 8-00 p. .,-. t 3,w
Potter County
Jim Line, Box 87, Bushland, TexasMEET ROY B. McQUATTERS of
Littlefield, who is Chairman of the
Lamb County Committee. His present
tenure on the Committee will be term-
imated in January,
1957.
Mr. McQuatters
a tt e nd ed high
school in Hillsboro,
Texas.
He and his wife,
Mary, have twin
daughters, V e t a
k and Vera, and one
son, Roy B. Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
` ~~Quatters at t en d
church at the Meth-
odist Church in
Spade. He also belongs to the Mas-
onic Lodge and the Lamb County
Farm Bureau.
Mr. McQuatters had his first irriga-
tion well drilled in 1945. He no longer
works his land but has it all rented.
He is another one of those guys
who does not have any actual hobbies
-just enjoys life.
Mr. McQuatters is a long-time ad-
vocate of private ownership of un-
derground water and local control of
the resource.
* * * * *
MEET GUY AUSTIN of Route 1,
Farwell, who is a County Committee-
man in Bailey County. His present
term of office will expire in January,
1958.
Mr. Austin at-
tended school in
Lubbock.
He and his wife,
Naomi, have one
daughter Mikala,
and one son, Stan-
ley. They attend
church at the West
Camp Ba p tis t
. Church.
Mr. Austin is a
member of the
Bailey County
Farm Bureau.The family attends church at the
Methodist Church in Levelland. Mr.
Lincoln, also belongs to the Masonic
Lodge, Lions Club, American Legion
and has served as a director of the
CommUnity Chest.
Mr. Lincoln has devoted all of his
time to his Public Accounting work
and dealings in rental properties since
1948, when he sold his farm.
As for hobbies, he enjoys fishing,
watching football games, keeping in
touch with current events and side-
line politics.
If you Hockley County folks do not
know Mr. Lincoln now, the next time
you drill a well on your place you will
meet him, because he is the person
you will contact to fill out a well drill-
ing permit application.
MEEAT HERBERT "HUB" CADEN-
HEAD of Route 2, Morton, who is a
member of the Cochran County Com-
mittee. His present term of office ex-
pires in January
1958.
Mr. Cadenhead
attended Tarleton
State College in
Stephenville, and
Texas Tech in Lub-
bock.
He and his wife,
Maxyne, have two
daughters, Sherri
Jan, 2, and Mary
Carol, 1. The fami-
ly attends church
` A at the Church of
Christ in Morton. Mr. Cadenhead also
belongs to the Jaycees and the Coch-
ran County Farm Bureau.
As most people know, a big part
of Cochran County was late to develop
irrigation water, compared to other
areas in the Southern High Plains.
Mr. Cadenhead drilled his first well
in February 1953-since then he has
drilled another well and with both he
can irrigate about 340 acres of land.
He also operates 300 acres of dry
farm land.Page 2
May 1956
V. E. Dodson __ _.- _.
Precinct 5
Marvin Shurbet, President --------____ Route 1,
Petersburg, Texas
District Office
Tom McFarland General Manager
W. L. Broadhurst Chief Hydrologist
Allan White Office Manager
Y. F. Snodgrass Field Representative
Mrs. M. McVay Secretary-Bookkeeper
Mrs. Jean Lancaster General Office
COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN
Armstrong County
Clifford Stevens _-----------Happy, Texas
James Bible ___.-- _____-_ Wayside, Texas
Floyd B. Adams Wayside, Texas
Guy Watson ____.___ Wadside, Texas
H. C. Newsome Wayside, Texas
Bailey County
Mrs. Doris Traweek, Bailey County Farm
Bureau Office, Muleshoe
Guy Austin Route 1, Farwell, Texas
Bill Garrett -_-_ Route 2. Muleshoe, Texas
W. R. Carter Muleshoe, Texas
Robert Blackwood __ Route 1, Muleshoe, Texas
A. H. Daricek ___-._____ Maple, Texas
Castro County
Eugene Ivey, Dimmitt
Ivor Baggwell Route 4, Dimmitt, Texas
Sid Sheffy Dimmitt, Texas
. R. Davis ------------ - DmHart, Texas
L. H. Gladden -__ Star Route 1, Hereford, Texas
Frank Annen Route 2, Dinmitt, Texas
Cochran County
J. B. Knox, Western Abstract Co., Morton, Texas
Max Bowers _________- __ Morton, Texas
Hume Russell ---- _--------------- Morton, Texas
Herbert Cadenhead __ Route 1, Morton, Texas
W. R. Key --__-____--_--_ Morton, Texas
Haskell Milligan Morton, Texas
Deaf Smith County
Mrs. Pauline Lovan, Deaf Smith County
Farm Bureau Office, Hereford
George K. Muse --__ Box 574, Hereford, Texas
Ed Dziuk, Sr. Route 2, Hereford, Texas
Ralph Hastings Route 4, Hereford, Texas
Floyd Walton ----.. Route 5, Hereford, Texas
George T. Turrentine - Route 5, Hereford, Texas
Committeemen meet the first Monday of each
month in the Farm Bureau Office, Hereford,
7:30 p. m.
Floyd County
Mrs. Ida Puckett, 319 South Main Street,
Floydada
Tate Jones Floydada, TexasJ. B. Belt - .- . . Lockney, Texas
R. 0. Mitchell -- _______ Lockney, Texas
Robert L. Smith ___.... Lockney, Texas
Ernest Lee Thomas Route 1, Floydada, TexasJames W. Walton
Earl Barclay --
Jim Line ._-------
E. L. Milhoan
W. J. Hill, Sr.Bushland, Texas
_ ---_ _-_ Bushland, Texaf
_xBox 87, Bushland, Texas
Box 45, Bushland, Texas
.__________ Bushland, TexasRandall County
Mrs. Eutha Hamblen, 1710 5th Avenue,
Canyon, Texas
J. L. Weick Rt. 1, Canyon, Texas
Frank Begert _--------- Rt. 1, Canyon, Texas
L. E. Mason - - -___________ Wildorado, Texas
W. C. Angel Route 2, Canyon, Texas
John Butler Route 2, Happy, Texas
Committeemen meet first Monday night each
month at 8:00 p. m., County Agent's Office,
Canyon, Texas.In 1947, Mr. Austin drilled his first
irrigation well. At the present time he
operates 8 wells and waters 640 acres
of land.
When it comes to hobbies, Mr. Aus-
tin tells us that he enjoys most of all
doing a little fishing with his friends
and family.
MEET ZACK 0. LINCOLN, 913
Houston Street, Levelland, Texas, who
is the Hockley County Committee sec-
rW-r . Mr. Lincoln is known by most
of his neighbors
and friends a!
"Judge", since he
served as Hockley
County Judge
y sometime back.
Mr. Lincoln was
educated in Okla-
.. homa at the Cen-
o r-1 State Teachers
College. located in
Edmond, where he
received a B.A. De-
gree.
He and his wife,
Retha, have five daughters, Leona,
Eleanor, Anne, Patsy Ruth, Martha
Lynn and Linda Kay. They also have
four grandchildren of which they are
very proud.Mr. Cadenhead has no particular
hobbies. He enjoys mostly just relax-
ing with his family.
* * * *
MEET SID SHEFFY of Dimmitt,
who is a member of the Castro Coun-
ty Committee. His present term of of-
fice will expire in January 1958.
Mr. Sheffy at-
tended public
school in Plain-
view and West Tex-
as State College in
Canyon.
He and his wife
Myrtle, have two
daughters, Dorothy
and Ruth, and five
sons, Ted, Bob, Rex
Don and Tommye.
The Sheffys at-
tend church at the
Methodist Church.
Mr. Sheffy also belongs to the Masonic
Lodge and the Castro County Farm
Bureau.
In 1943, Mr. Sheffy drilled the first
of his two irrigation wells. He waters
360 aciies of farmland with these two
wells. Besides farming, Mr. Sheffy is
active in the stock raising business.
For relaxation, he enjoys activities
of the Riders Club, football and TV.'" h: _ IiLP'.sP E .s"":t 74^.;. _ t _ - , - - - ' +.;,s... s ..,,w4,,.r "` ' q
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High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.). The Cross Section, Volume 2, Number 11, May 1956, periodical, May 1956; Lubbock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1532774/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.