The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1955 Page: 1 of 10
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-Clads Win 6-School Track Meet
Senior Play Set
For Friday Night
"Love Troubles Tommy," a
three-act comedy, will be pre-
sented by the Canadian High
School Senior Class at the high
school auditorium tomorrow
night (Friday) at 8 o'clock.
Reserved seats for the annual
senior play, on sale for the past
ten days, were nearly gone by
mid-week; but general admis-
sion tickets will be on sale at
the door at 50 cents for adults
and high school students and 25
cents for grade school students.
The plot of the comedy con-
cerns Tommy Stevens, an all-
American boy, and the troubles
he encounters with his very typ-
ical family during' the last ten
hectic days of his senior school
year.
Charles Cole has one of the
leading roles as "Tommy." Oth-
ers in the cast are Eleanor For-
gey as Mrs. Stevens, Tommy's
mother; Jimmy Reid as George,
his pal; Aladfelle Williams as
Grandma Stevens; Larry Pinson
as Sam Stevens, Tommy's fath-
(Continued on Page 6)
SQUARING OFF FOR BATTLE in this scene from the ¡Senior Class play are Bill Chumbley and
Charles Cole (center) as Eva Dean Stroud tries to break it up. Others in the cast are (left to
right) Eleanor Forgey, Jimmy Reid, Larry Pinson. Mortis Wilson, Rebecca Rowntree, Aladelle Wil-
liams, Marcia Johnston, Glenn Walser and Carol Kay Richard. —Photo by Jimmy Reid.
The Canadian Record
VOLUME 66 — NUMBER 11
CANADIAN, HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1955
CANADIAN LAD WINS PANHANDLE SPELLING BEE TITLE:
Johnny Glenn Is Panhandle Champ
n-
Expense -Paid Trip to Washington, D. C.,
And TV Set from Aunt Are Prize Gifts
John Glenn jr., 13-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John D- Glenn of
Canadian, is the Panhandle's spelling champion.
The young Baker School spelling champion outspelled 38 other
county champions from four states at the annual Amarillo News-
Globe Spelling Bee Saturday to win a big arm-load of prizes and
a coveted trip to the National Spelling Bee at Washington, D. C.
CHAMPION SPELLER Johnny Glenn exhibits the plaque which
he won at the Panhandle Spelling Bee in Amarillo Saturday.
—Photo by Jimmy Reid.
As a special . . . and unsched-
uled . . . prize for winning the
Regional championship, young
Johnny will receive a new tele-
vision set as a gift from his
great-aunt, Miss Maude Glenn of
Amarillo.
Miss Glenn notified Radio Sta-
tion KGNC-TV that she would
give the TV set to her young
grand-nephew as a special prize
shortly before the televised spell-
ing bee ended Saturday after-
noon.
In addition to an all-expense
paid trip to Washington for the
National Spelling Bee in May,
Johnny also received a com-
plete set of the Encyclopaedia
Brittanica from the Globe-
News, and a new suit of clothes
from Mason King of the news-
paper staff.
And for producing the champ-
ion, Canadian's Baker School will
have free access to the Brittanica
Film Library for one year.
A traveling plaque carrying
the engraved names of all pre-
vious Spelling Bee Champions
will be in the school trophy case
until the 1956 contest.
All county champions received
engraved plaques and gold pins.
Also rewarded at the Spelling
Bee with trophies and silver pins
were the thirty - four Junior
Champions . . . youngsters now
in the sixth grade or under who
may be eligible later to take
part in the National Spelling
Bee contests.
John Rogers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Rogers of Canadian
and a sixth grader this year in
Baker School, represented Ca-
nadian as Junior Champion.
Both finalists in the Globe-
News regional contest Saturday
ran into trouble in the closing
minutes of the Bee. Johnny
Glenn of Canadian and Linda
Skewes of Pampa had spelled-
down all the other 37 contest-
ants in 65 rounds of hard spell-
ing.
Johnny mis-spelled the word
"scrivener," and Dr. A. Kirk
Knott, the West Texas State Col-
lege speech professor who was
calling the words, unintention-
ally corrected the spelling be-
fore giving the Pampa contest-
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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
THURSDAY, March 17—Masonic
Lodge Regular Meeting.
Presbyterian Men's Club, 7 p.
m.
FRIDAY, March 18—Lions Club
Regular Meeting.
Senior Play, High School, 8:00
p. m.
MONDAY," March 21 — Baptist
Workers Conference.
TUESDAY, March 22 — Rotary
Club Regular Meeting.
Baptist Brotherhood Meeting.
Rotary Party at Briscoe, Box
Supper.
WEDNESDAY, March 23—Choir
Practice and Prayer Meeting.
Canadian Fire Dept. Regular
Meetiftg.
THURSDAY, March 24 —Baptist
WMS Royal Service.
Fire Dept. Dance (Monthly).
* • *
Preston Hutton was back on
the job at the Canadian Post
Office this morning (Thurs-
day) and feeling fine after ma-
jor surgery at Northwest Texas
Hospital iñ Amarillo last week.
•
Hemphill County Clerk Hiram
Park is reported 'doing fine" this
morning at Hemphill County
Memorial Hospital after a major
abdominal operation there yes-
terday. The veteran county offi-
cial was admitted to the hospital
in serious condition Tuesday.
•
New Arrival-in-Town: A son.
born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Da-
vis. at Hemphill County Mem-
orial Hospital Sunday, March
13.
j£_ the hospital today: Mrs. W.
arton, Mrs. Bob Tipps, Mrs.
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Parents Will Hear Details
Of Polio Vaccination Plan
Meeting of Parents Is Called for Next
Thursday Night at School Auditorium
Plans for a mass vaccination program using the new Salk Polio
Vaccine will be explained to parents of all Hemphill County first
and second graders at a meeting next Thursday night at the Cana-
dian High School auditorium.
The Parents' meeting will be held at 8 o'clock Thursday night,
March 24, at the auditorium, according to announcements this
week by Dr. Rush Snyder, county health officer, and Supt. A. H.
Breazeale.
Parents of all first and second
graders . . . the group designat-
ed to receive the free immuniza-
tion if the Salk vaccine is ap-
proved by the Federal govern-
ment . . . are urged to attend
the meeting; and all others in-
terested are invited.
Four Alarms Sunday Keep Firemen
Busy... But Property Loss Small
Canadian Volunteer Firemen
had a busy day Sunday, answer,
ing four alarms between 10 a.
m. and 7 p. m.
Firemen were called shortly
before 10 o'clock Sunday morn-
ing to A blaze at the Charlie
Harrold home on east 3rd Street,
where a fire had started in trash
cans near the house and had set
one wall of the house ablaze.
The fire was quickly brought un-
der control, and damage was es-
timated at about $75. The loss
was not insured.
An hour and *a half later, at
11:20 a. m„ an alarm was sound-
ed at the Urschel Ranch, east of
town, where a grass fire was un-
derway.
*At 3:30 o'clock Sunday after-
noon, firemen were summoned
to the W. R Hext home on east
7th where burning trash on a
lot adjoining the Hext's garage
had set the structure on fire.
The loss, covered by insurance,
was estimated at about $50, ac-
cording to Fire Marshal Orrin
Gross.
• Sunday's final alarm, at 6:45
p. m., was a grass fire near the
Sanford Cole home on East 6th.
There was no damage to prop-
erty.
Firemen had been summoned
early Friday morning (at 4:30
a. m.) to a trash fire on South
Main street, where no damage
was reported; and another blaze
Wednesday afternoon, March,9,
caused some damage to an un-
occupied house on 1st Street.
The house was last occupied by
E. N. Gibbons. Present owner of
the property was unknown.
"Familiar now with the gen-
eral plan of the vaccine pro-
gram, parents of children in the
first and second grades of school
naturally are eager for fuller de-
tails about it," Supt. Breazeale
said. "Forms requesting vaccina-
tion for their children have been
distributed to them and may be
signed and turned in at this
meeting."
"Health and school authorities,
working together, have planned
this informal meeting to answer
questions," Dr. Snyder explained.
"Factual information for the gen-
eral public is being disseminated
as well. If the Salk polio vaccine
is licensed, we will then be ready
to begin inoculations immedi-
ately, knowing we have full
community understanding and
support of the program."
If scientific evaluation proves
the vaccine effective and it is
licensed, it will be offered to
children in the first and second
grades of the county's public
schools. Supplies of vaccine for
this purpose will be made avail-
able to the State Health Depart-
ment without charge for the pro-
duct by the National Foundation
(Continued on Page 6)
O. J. Gross Named
Fire Marshal
O. J. Gross has been appointed
as Canadian's Fire Marshal, suc-
ceeding Dean Cook who resigned
the post recently.
Gross was appointed Jast week
by the City Commission. He is a
veteran member of the Canadian
Volunteer Fire Department.
Test at
Nix Is
Begun
Encouraging Show
At 9800-9880
Zone Reported
Testing was underway today
at Sun Oil Company's No. 1
Nix, deep wildcat located three
miles north of Canadian, with
encouraging shows of oil and
gas reported.
Swabbing operations were in-
terrupted late yesterday at the
limit of the 8300 feet of cable at
the location, and new cable
equipment was slated to arrive
today.
Tests are being made in open
hole from 9800 to 9880 feet. Cas-
ing has been set to the 9800-foot
level, and current tests are be-
ing made below the casing. Some
gas and distillate has been re-
covered.
If the well fails to produce in
this zone, operators plan to per-
forate casing and test the zone
between 9770 and 9800 feet where
heavy gas pressure was encoun-
tered during drilling operations
late in December.
E. B. Roberts,
Higgins Pioneer,
Dies Wednesday
Ely Benton Roberts, pioneer
Lipscomb county resident, died
at 8:30 a. m. Wednesday in Hig-
gins. He had been ill for some
time.
Funeral arrangements are
pending final arrangements at
the Mason Funeral Home in
Shattuck.
A native of Texas, Mr. Roberts
was born at Savoy on June 20,
1870, attended Savoy College anil
graduated from the Waco School
of Business. He was married to
the former Miss Stella B. Hood
on May 8, 1894, and engaged in
mercantile business at Big
Spring and Comrrterce before
moving to Higgins in 1902.
A pioneer Lipscomb county
rancher, Mr. Roberts also served
as sheriff of Lipscomb County
for twelve years. He was a mem-
ber of the Masonic Lodge and of
the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Surviving are his widow; three
daughters, Mrs. Charlie Newcom-
er of Higgins. Mrs. Earl Gray of
Ardmore, Oklahoma, and Mrs.
Leon McKinney of Champagne.
Illinois; seven grandchildren and
17 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. John Payne
Dies in Phoenix
Mrs. John Payne, former Cana-
dian resident, died in Phoenix,
Arizona Saturday morning fol-
lowing a long illness.
She is survived by her hus-
band, and two children, John
and Rose Merle, and grandchil-
dren.
Burial was in Cortez, Colorado.
Mrs H. H. Marks and Mrs. G. W.
Ayers, of Canadian, and Mrs.
Ray Hopkins, of Amarillo, at-
tended the services.
Dominate Field
Events at Meet
Canadian thin-clads won their first track meet of the season last
Saturday, taking top honors in a six-school meet at White Deer.
The Wildcat tracksters took six first places in fourteen events,
and placed among the top four in all but one. The mile relay
team ran into hard luck and failed to finish.
Competing in the six-team in-
vitation meet were White Deer,
Claude, Groom, Stinnett, Pan-
handle and Canadian. The Ca-
nadian team was out in front
with 58% points, with Stinnett's
Rattlers finishing second with
441points.
The Canadian athletes domin-
ated the field events, with John
Briggs and Bill Hines placing
first and second in both Shot Put
and Discus throw; and Dennis
Hill and Hoppy Mathis finishing
one-two in the Broad Jump. Bun-
ny Crowell took a second in the
High Jump, one inch off. the
pace, with team-mates Roy Ses-
sions and Denis Hill in a tie for
third; and Mathis and Hill tied
for second in the Pole Vault.
John Briggs racked up two
firsts for the Wildcat team, toss-
ing the shot 42 feet, 7 inches;
and hurling the discus 122 feet.
5 inches. Team-mate Bill Hines
was second in both events with
a 42 foot, 5 inch toss in the shot
put, and 108 feet in the discus.
Body of Stinnett was third in
the shot put at 36 feet, 9 inches,
and Rutherford of Claude was a
poor third in the discus with a
toss of 81 feet.
Dennis Hill won the broad
jump with a leap of 18 feet, 5
inches. Hoppy Mathis of Canadi-
an was a close second at 18 feet,
3 inches; followed by McCabe of
White Deer (17 feet, 5 inches)
and Luther Ballard of Canadian
'16 feet, 7 inches).
Hambrea of Stinnett won the
pole vault at 9 feet, 8 inches;
and Mathis and Hill of Canadian
tied for second at 9 feet, 6 inches.
Smith of Stinnett won the high
jump at 5 feet, 9 inches. Bunny
Crowell of Canadian was second
at 5 feet. S inches; and Roy Ses-
sions and Dennis Hill of Canadi-
an and Reger of Stinnett tied for
third at 5 feet. 6 inches.
In the track events, Canadi-
an's 440-yard relay team turn-
ed in a top performance at
46.6 seconds, with White Dee*
second at 47.8 and Stinnett
(Continued on Paqe 6)
J. C. Bernson
To Receive High
Scouting Awards
Local Scoutmaster
Will Be Honored
At Pampa Meeting
J. C. Bernson, Scoutmaster of
Canadian's Boy Scout Troop 71,
will receive two high Scouting
awards at the first session of
the district Scouter's training
course in Pampa Saturday.
Bernson will receive the Ar-
rowhead award, the first receiv-
ed by a Scouter in the Adobe
Walls Council Area, as well as
the Scoutmaster's Key, the high-
est training award.
The Arrowhead award is given
to a Scoutmaster who performs
certain program and adminis-
trative activities with his troop,
and keeps records of these activ-
ities to indicate that they are
superior to the average in an
area council.
The Scoutmaster's Key indi-
cates that Bernson has demon-
strated outstanding performance
in helping others through train-
ing courses and maintaining a
high degree of proficiency in his
troop for the last three years.
Anti-Rabies Shots
To Be Continued
Here Saturday
Veterinarian Martin Duke of
Perryton will be back in Cana-
dian Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock to give anti-rabies shots
for dogs and cats. Mayor Malouf
Abraham announced today.
Rabies vaccinations were giv-
en last Saturday to 118 cats and
dogs during an all-day clinic at
City Hall. Arrangements have
been made by the City for Dr.
Duke to return to Canadian Sat-
urday afternoon to complete the
immunizations for those pet
owners who may have missed
last Saturday's clinic.
Immunization certificates are
required before new city license
tags can be issued. The license
tags will be due for renewal not
later than April 1, under terms
of City ordinance.
The charge for the vaccina-
tion is SI.50 per animal.
Dr. Duke will be at City Hall
after one o'clock Saturday after-
noon to gi*,e the shots.
Red Cross Fund
Drive Is Near
Goal Wednesday
Contributions to Hemph ill
County's 1955 Red Cross Mem-
bership campaign had passed
the 51,000 mark by midweek,
according to Mrs. Lee George,
campaign chairman.
Contributions received up to
Wednesday afternoon totalled
$1,061.15 . . . only $166.35 short
of the quota for this year, Mrs.
George said.
The drive continues through
March. Contributions may be
mailed to Mrs. George, or turned
in to County Red Cross Chairman
Norman Magill.
Alaska Films to
Be Shown Here
Mrs. Grady Harris of Mobeetie
will present a program Wednes-
day evening at 7:30 at the First
Baptist Church on "Alaska" and
will illustrate her talk with film
and pictures taken while on her
trip to Alaska recently.
This program is in connection
with the home mission program
being studied by the various
WMU circles of the First Baptist
Church, and the public is invited
to be present for this special
program.
Mrs. John Wilkinson was in
Pampa Saturday to attend a
luncheon honoring Miss Faye
Burns, bride-elect of Jim Ter-
rell. and to visit her mother,
Mrs. G. E. Terrell and family.
Highway 60 Boosters to Meet at
Clovis, New Mexico Next Week
A joint meeting of the Texas
and New Mexico associations of
the U. S. Highway 60 Associa-
tion will be held in Clovis, New
Mexico, next week-end.
Warren Harrington of Canadi-
an, president of the Texas Asso-
ciation, announced plans this
week for the three-day program.
Registration for the sessions
will begin at the Hotel Clovis at
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
March 24, and a social hour is
scheduled from 6 p. m. to 7 p. m.
Harrington will preside at the
opening session at 10 o'clock Fri-
day morning, at which Mayor
O. C. Potter of Clovis will give
the welcome address and Lewis
Dodson of the Amarillo Chamber
of Commerce is the principal
speaker.
A luncheon is scheduled at
noon with Harry Harvell, presi-
dent of the National Highway 60
Association, as the guest speak-
er.
Friday afternoon sessions will
feature state caucuses beginning
at 1:30, and a talk by Walter
Scott of Eastern New Mexico
University on "What I Expect as
a Tourist" at 3 o'clock. The Clo-
vis Chamber of Commerce will
recognize "the tourist of the
week" at the afternoon session.
A banquet is scheduled at the
Hotel Clovis Friday night at 7
o'clock, with C. W. Smith of the
Texas Highway Department as
speaker.
Committee reports, election of
state officers and national direc-
tors, and the final business ses-
sions of the convention will feat-
ure the Saturday morning pro-
gram. beginning at 9 a. m.
The session will adjourn at 10
a. m. Saturday.
Directors of the Canadian
Board of Development, in session
Tuesday night, voted to pay ex-
penses of two delegates from
Canadian to the meeting; and
allocated $50 to the Highway 60
fund for advertising and promo-
tion.
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1955, newspaper, March 17, 1955; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183742/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.