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In the Interest of the
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"The Oldest and Best Read County
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VOLUME 64
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 8, 1944.
NUMBER 2.
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Armstrong Co.
History Of
Years Ago
The frist Commissoiners of Court
of Armstrong County met hi .the
Claude Hotel on Monday, March
17th, 1890, with the following • oC-
lciers appointed as County offi-
cials for the temporary organiza-
tion of the County, Hon Janus
I.ague County Judge, John Hoffer
County Clerk, Harve Howe, Sheriff
B, C. McCaleb, County Treasurer
C M. Johnson Commissioner Pre-
cinct No. 1, C. Goodnight, Com-
missioner Prect No. 2, W. A. Camp-
bell Commissioner Prccl No. 3 and
J. E. Perrington Commissioner
Prect No, 4.
The temporary County ofliclals
received their first pay as follows:
James Logue, Judge 4 days $):!:
days, S12; J. E. Favrington, Com.
prec't 4, 4 days, $12; Cha-s Good-
night, Prect 2, 2 days $6.00. Mil -
utes reaci and approved 7th «:.iy
of April A. D. 18SJ0. James L03i:e,
Co. Judge. John Hdlfer, County
Clerk.
On November 10th* 1(190. the
Commissioner.; Court mot and can-
vassed the returns of the election
for the first duly elected officers
of the County and declared the
following to have been elected of-
ficers of the County and declared
the following to have been elect -
cd and instructed the Judge to
issue certificates of election to the
following: J V. Meek.", County
Judge, J. E. Pledger, County At-
torney: John Hoffer, County and
District Clerk: Harve Howe,
8heriff and Tax Collector; B. C.
McCaleb, County Treasurer; J F.
Slay ,Tax Asessor; Chas. E. Wheat,
County Surveyor; I-ca Bivitis, Com-
missioner Prect. No. 1, M. A. Mc-
Curdy, Commissioner Prect. No. 2,
W. A. Cmpbell, Commissioner Prect.
No. 3; J. E. Farrin:;ton, Commis-
sioner Prect. No. 4 and B. P.
Hatcher, hide and animal inspe.-
tor.
Armstrong County .vas named
lor one of live noted Mmstrong.-;
of nn early day in Texas It has
not been decided as to v hi h one
oi the early day settler, of the
Armstrong name, the county w.r
named for.
CLAUDE, the County feat, v.is
named for CLAUDE AYERiS. the
engineer who drove the first train
into Claude While the people
were clamoring for a name lie
said: "Name your town ;"I AUDIO
for me," and the people took his
advice since which time the Coun-
ty seat of Armstrong county i.as
been CLAUDE. The first train
moved into Claude the latter oart
of 1887, about !>7 years ago.
CLAUDE, the County eat of
Armstrong County, was named for
CLAUDE AYER.S. who drove the
first tran into this place in 1UC7.
about 57 years ago. While
people were clamoring for a name
ne said: "Name '.he plac • Claude
for me," and that was what the
people did.
Canning Dem-
onstration At
Armstrong Co.
Goodnight vicinity had a dem-
onstration Wednesday, August 30th,
in the home of Mrs. Cleve Ben-
nett on foot! preservation given
by Mrs. V. J. Zeman, emergency
war food assistant. Peaches and
beans were prepared for the freez-
er locker. In addition root vege-
tables were stored in sand. Reci-
pes for using honey and syrup
in preserving were given. The use
of hy-lifc to prevent weevils it:
dried peas and beans was dem-
onstrated. Fifteen women attend-
ed the demonstration.
In the demonsrtation at Way-
side on Friday, September l3t,
Mir.. Zeman demonstrated the
latest methods for killing, prepar-
ing, boning, unci canning chicken,
in addition she prepared green
bean and corn lor the freezer lock-
en. Kraut making was demon-
strated by a loeal woman. Four-
teen women attended this demon-
stration.
Mrs. Zeman's schedule for this
week is:
Sept mber 5th—Demonstration on
Preparation of Vegetables, Fruits,
and Meat for Freezer Locker at
Hedley in Donley County,
i September fith—Demonstration on
Canning Chicken and Storage of
Root Vegetables at Falrview in
Armstrong County.
September 7th—Demonstration on
Freezing at Naylor in Donley Coun-
ty.
September 8th—Canning Chicken
and Storage at Clarendon in Don-
ley County.
The Coltrer Postwar committer of
the House recommended today that
State governments act immediately
to enlarge the scope of their tin-
employment compensation systems
in order to meet the reconversion
"problems that will com-.' with the
collapse of Nazi Germany With-
out mentioning the current Con-
gressional controversy over federal-
ized unemployment competition
veisus maintenance of state con-
trolled systems, the Committee,took
the position that responsibility de-
volves upon the states for in-
creasing both "the duration and
level of benefits."
TUB: JAPANESE were somewhat
(rowded and really needed more
territory for their population. Had
they acted ensible and used diplo-
macy, they would have made pur-
chase:: f.ojn various nations, to
place their overcrowded popula-
tion, and the price they would have
had to pay would bo less than
three-fourths the money they have
been out lighting a war with the
Chinee and the Allies. Thus they
would -have saved in dollars and
cent besides saving millions of their
population murdered on the bat-
tlefield. They did not use good
sense and are now in a predica-
ment that means a great loss to
them in every way besides their loss
in lives.
A Claude man remarks that
Ihere were millions of people
who crossed the English Channel
each year in normal times and
that the same could happen dur-
ing war it appears.
The Balkans, France and Nor-
mandy offer no relief for proof
readers as fur as spelling is con-
I cerned, nor pronunciation for ra-
1 dio commentators.
A Million Bonds A Day
;
Farm News From
Your County
Agent
Cattlcmens' and Farmers' Field
Day, September 16.
Wo want to remind you of the
Cattlemens' and Farmers' field day
to be held September 16 in the
Community Home beginning at. 11
o'clock. We hope that you will
bo present.
Attention Grain Sorghum Pro-
ducers! !!!
Our attention lias been called
to li: distribution of grain sor-
ghums from counties that were
wanting to sell to counties that
were deficient in grain sorghums.
Anyone that will have threshed
grain sorghutr.s for sale, please
come by the office and give us
your names, number ol bushels
ior sole, and approximate date
sale could be made. We are try-
ing to help move grain from our
county through truekrs since the
storage facilities'on the farm and
in our elevators are limited. Af-
ter we get tills information, it
will be sent to a centralized
place, where the news will be
sent .",11 over the state, and it is I
through this means that we will,
be able to contact truckers through |
which you will muke your side I
Bonita the Miracle Sorghum
Bonita, the new combine sorg-
i hum scarcely two years in produc-
tion, is making something of a
record this years as a drought
resistant teed According to Coun-
ty Agent J. A. Barton of Run-
nels County 60 adults and 30
members of 4-H clubs planted
demonstrations of ar> acre or two
up to 15 acres each. Early ic-
ports from scattered demonstra-
tors indicate that the crop is
standing up veil under extreme-
ly dry but it appears, Barton
says that it will make a better j
crop than one for combining.
Cecil Patton, the first to re-
port, obtained a yield of 1.200
pounds per acre combined, co.n-1
i pared with 000 pounds from his j
regelar combine Martin Maize. I
Louis Loika of the Bethel com- j
munity states that his Bonita. j
planted almost simultaneously a-
long side of a field of hegari, will
yield more than double ihe number
of bundles expected lrom the he-
gari and a corresponding excess
in production of grain.
Another example of success with
the new type sorghum is re-
ported by Herbert Wilde, one of
the grain sorghum producers of
Runnels County. He reported to
Mr. Barton that he Is cutting
a considerable portion of his crop
for seed and estimates that it
will thresh 1,800 pounds an acre.
This compared with 1,200 pounds
for other varieties on his place.
Jasper Drake of Winters believes
his Bonita will thresh about 3.-
000 pounds per acre against an
estimated yield of about 1.500 lbs.
for combine maize.
Tom Moreland of Ballinger
plans to bundle his Bonita for
milk cows and J. B. Estes of
the Hatcliel community intends
to use his for feeding out his
sheep this winter. Both farmers
leported that Bonita stood up
much better under the dry wea-
ther than other grain sorghums.
Bonita was developed at the
Chillicothe substation of the Tex-
as Agricultural Experiment Sta-
tion. Superintendent J. Roy Quin-
by of the substation who had a
leading part in its propagation,
.Mines its origin as a selection
from a cross of hegari and cliil-
lex. Chiltex is one-half kafir and
one-half feterita, making Bonita,
according to its parentage^ one-
half hegari. Quinby explains that
the cross was made to see whe-
ther a hegari could not be pro-
duction than the common variety.
* PLANE
I TALK
ill . by
Rowland Bnrnitan
Many of the controls and indi-
cating instruments on an airplane
require some form of electrical
energy in order to do their work.
This electrical power is supplied
from a storage battery or an elec-
tric generator, but the usual prac-
tice is a combination of the two.
In the earlier stages of aircraft,
more reliance was placed on a stor-
age battery because of its simpli-
city of construction and mainten-
ance as compared to the electric
generator. In the advancement of
aviation the generator has taken
over an increasing portion of the
work. Rapid improvement in gen-
erator design and simplicity in re-
pair and maintenance are the pri-
mary reasons.
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This AvinlcctrK plnnt weighing
only 110 lbs. delivers 7 [<> U\v
which U equal to the normal re-
quirements of ten ordinary homes
A second advantage for the use
of more generators and fewer bat-
teries is the saving in weight.
There are two general classifica-
tions into which aircraft electric
generators fall, the engine driven
and wind driven. In most larger
planes electric power is supplied
by an auxiliary. The Avialectric
power plant is in itself a complete
unit composed of a generator and
a lightweight engine of aircraft
design that actuates the venerator.
On the struts or guide wires of
smaller airplanes there i some-
times seen a generator and small
propeller. The purpose of this pro-
peller is just the opposite of the
main propeller or air screw . The
main air screw pulls the plane
through the air whereas the small
propeller is driven by the lip
stream of the airplane. This func-
tions like an old-fashioned wind-
mill, the propeller turning the
generator.
LOOK IN' AT THE BR.VGHT
SIDE- AH NOTICE SINCE
t>E E>WORCE COURTS
HAVE BECOME CROvaDEEiJ
•YOU DON'T SEE
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Dache Easter Model
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V. S. Treasury Department
Thirty-eight million dollars worth ef Wir P.nnds surrcnntl Charles
B. Mann and Fred Gerst, supervisors, as they check serial num-
bers on |M War Bond packages of 250 bonds cach. in the Securi-
H„ section of the Division of Loans end Currency of the Treasury,
WuktaitoB, D. c.
A million bends a day are received from the Bureau of Engrav-
tng, and another million are sealed into 4,Nt packages
Exact accountability tor every bond assembled and
I be bept dally. V,S. TrnnrjPovtmtnt
Impelling motives "tor living in
accordance with the law of God
and the law of man" are seen
as the best deterrents to crime
by John Edgar Hoover, Washing-
ton, D. C„ director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation The de-
claration was made today in a
letter Director Hoover sent to Dr.
Roy O. Ross, general secretary
of the International Council of
Religious Education, endorsing the
nation-wide observance of the
14th annual Religious Education,
endorsing the nation-wide obser-
vance of the 14th annual Reli-
gious Education Weak, Septem-
ber 24 to October 1.
l'AHL O'DANIEL WRITES
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you Will find $250 for
a one yer," subscription to the
| Claude News. My address will be
% the some until I write and have
(you change It.—Paul A. O'Daniel
Lilly Dache models one of her
latest creations, trimmed with
the new Easter Warsage which
she designed. Dache took two
pink felt flowers in a new shade
she calls "War Stamp Pink,"
formed each center with five
dime War Stamps, backed them
up w'th green felt leaves and pro-
duced a smart corsage that puts
last year's Easter suit right in
the front of the 1943 parade.
Price of each Warsage, now on
sale at Department stores all
over the country, is SI .00. Since
90c of that goes right into War
Stamps, everyone can afford
a Dache-trimmed model tnis
Spring. v. S. Tmtury Drtattmrut
How Our War
Veterans May
Be Helped
Education of Veterans of World
War No. 2.
Veterans as u':ed herein shall
mean any person who served
ninety days or more in active
military or Naval service on or
after September 16, 1940 an!1 be-
fore the end of the war and who
was not dishonorable discharged
or released.
Any veteran whose education or
training was Impede:!, delayed, in-
terrupted or interferred with by!
his entrance Into the service, or |
who desires a refresher or a re- •
training course and who serve-i
at least ninety days exclusive o'.
any training period during which
he was assigned under the Army
Specialized Training Program or
the Navy College Training Pro-
i gram, which course was a countin-
up.tion of his civilian course and j
was completed, or who served as |
a cadet or midshipman, or who |
was discharged by leason of ser- ,
I vice incurred injury or disability,
j shall i>e eligible for and entitled
I to receive education or training.
1 The education or training
| shell not begin not later than
I two year.; after his discharge c.r
I ihe end ol the war, which ever
I is the later.
j 2. No training under this pro-
gram shall be carried on beyond
seven years after the >var.
3. Any veteran not over twenty-
live years of age at the time of
entry into the service shall be
considered to have had his edu-
cation or traiing impeded, delayed,
interrupted or iterferred with.
Any perron eligible under the
above conditions shall be entitled
to education or training in an
approved training or educational
institution for. a period cl one
>ear or its equivalent in con-
tinuous part-time study. Upon
satisfactory completion f the
one year course, : e.rh per.,or.s
shall be entitled to an additional
training not to exceed a length
of time equal to the tiine in
active service exclusive of the
time during which the veteran
was assigned to A. S. '1. P.. but
in no case shall the total oeriod
exceed four years. The work must
be satisfactory throughout the
period according to the regular
standards and practices of the
institution.
The veteran may take the edu-
cation or training of his choice
anywhere he chooses to enroll
provded it is an approved in-
stitution and is not restricted to
his home state and provided he
Is acceptable to such institution.
Any course may be discountinu-
ed if it is found that the conduct
or progress of the student is un-
satisfactory. Payment will be made
to the institution for each veteran,
the customary cost of tuition, lab-
oratory, library, health, infirmary
and other similar lees and may
pay for books supplies, equipment
and other expenses except board,
lodging and travel. The total pay-
ment shall not exceed $500.00 per
school year. A veteran enrolled i
in an educational or training
course may upon application to
the Administrator receive a sub-
sistance allowance of $50.00 per
month if wihout dependents, oi
$75.00 per month with dependents.
I Loans for (he puchase or eon-
' trust ion of homes, fat ills and ^
business property
Any veteran may epply within
two years alter discharge to the :
Administrator of Veteran Allaire;
for the guarantee of not to ex-
ceed fifty percent of loan or
loans, providing that the amount
guaranteed shall not exceed $2000
Guaranteed loans shall bear in-
terest at a rate not to exceed
four percent per \ear and the
duration ol the loan shall not
e?-:ceed twenty years. The loans
may be secured from public or
private sources.
Purchase of construction of
homes.
1. Proceeds of loans must be
used for payment for the proper-
ty upon which the loan is made.
2. Terms of payment shall bear
nropei relation to the veterans
present and anticipated income
and expenses and the condition
of the property shal be suitable
,or dwelling purposes.
3 The purchase price shall not
^xceed the reasonable, normal
nine as determined by proper op-
>i aisal.
Guaranty of a loan _ may be
aade for the purpose of making
v;'nlrs, alterations, or improve-
lents in. or paying delinquent
i ndrbtedness, taxes, or special ,us-
e smrnts on residental property
ne.l by the veteran and us-J
y him as his home.
Pat chase ol Farmr and Farm
.quipment
(Continued on Page 3.1
Three Minute Sermon
!$y Georffe S. Schuler, Member of
Faculty Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago
The Indispensable Man
Our two political pal ties seem u-
tiblt to eliminate from their think-
ing the phrase, 'the indispensable
man." To one party he is indis-
pensable; to the other, he is dis-
peiisabks The verdict as to which
of the two is correct seems to be
! ased upon the popular vote of
the people.
The time will come when any
so-cal'.ed indipensable man- -Italy
had such a man—will be a thing
of the past, and his place will be
lilted by another.
Ihere Is, however, an Indispen-
sable M'.n, peaking in the truest
sense of tlie term. Unlike the po-
litical indispensable man, He say ..
"Without mc ye can do nothing."
One ol His spokesmen says, "in Him
we live, and move, and have our
being."
Jesus Christ is God's indispen-
sable it's. n. He doe not depend
upon aimies with which to con-
qtiet; He does not need to resort
to political intrigue to maintain
His position of power. for in His
own right and by the word of His
mouth He uphold; the world. The
souls which He conquer ; love Him,
are glad to serve Him, humbly
worship at His eternal shrine. To
them He is so all-inclttsvie that
nothing extra or additional is de-
sired.
But except we place our whole-
hearted laith and true in Him,
resigning ourselves to His holy
sovereignty, we shall find ourelves
outide the pale ol salvatoin. Ac
cording to the infallible Word,
"Neither is there salvation in any
other; for there is none other name
tnder heaven given among men.
whereby we must be saved" (Act.
4 12). When we speak of salva-
tion, we do not mean savatior
from a national or an economic
condition such as may give rise
to wars; we mean from a spiritual-
ly lost condition to the joy of eter-
nal life.
Are you enjoying .the blessings
of this Incli.spenable Man? Is H •
your pi ciio u Lord and Saviour'.1
Acquaint. yourseP; with Him in the
private of your own soul. He is
ready to hear and reprnds to th^
faintest cry of those who recog-
nize their de.;peiate need of Him.
Claude Eastern
Star Have A
Big Meet
BIRTHDAY PICNIC
Members of Claude Chapter of
the Order of the Eastern Star
met on the lawn of the Roy
Woods home Thursday night Au-
gust 31, to celebrate the birth-
day of Robert Morris, founder of
the O. E. S. with a picnic.
The invocation was given by
Rev. J. P. Michael, pastor of the
Methodist Church. After which
refreshments of fried chicken, sa-
lad pie, cake and lemonade wera
served from tables placed on the
lawn for the occasion.
The lawn was lighted with e-
leetric lights and this made a
perfect, setting for the picnic and
the children enjoyed themselves
playing games before lunch was
served.
Those a'tending 'were: Mr. and
j Mrs. Roscoe Bates of Dallas, Mr.
I and Mrs. J. C. Yeaman, Mr. and
| Mrs. Dee Wilson and daughter
Carol, Mrs. Bert Cavins Wooi-
dridge and Mrs. Fannie Cavins,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ballard,
Ben and John, Mr. and M"s.
John W. Luther and John Jr.,
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Michael and
Charles, Mrs. J. E. Johnson and
Joann, Mrs. J. T. Thomas and
Dorothy Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Che.s.
Eagwell, Mrs. Jones Christian,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson, Mrs.
Leesbtug and Mrs. Dubb of Clar-
endon, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Woods and Joyce.
We wish to express otu .sincere
appreciation to Mr. and Mrs.
Woods for the use of their lawn
which afforded us such a plea-
sant evening.
'r.\KI> OF THANKS
We wish to tender our sincere
thanks to the good people ol
Claude and Amarillo, Texas for
their many kind acts, words of
sympathy and other consideration
rendered us during the illness
and death of our son, husband,
father and brother. Also thaok
those who made the floral offer-
ing so beautiful on this occasion.
—Mrs Ada Smothermon, Mrs. Bob
Smothermon, son, Tommie end
brothers, Grady, Charley, Roy and
Dick Smothermon.
rill) COOPERATIVE PKEACllKIt
Rev. J P. Michael, pastor of
the Methodist Church of Claude,
Texas, has delivered his lecture
on Cooperative Philosophy to the
following Co-ops at their annual'
stockholders meetings, viz Con-
sumers Cooperative Associated, A-
marillo; Plains Cooperative, In-
corporated, Plainview; Plains Co-
operative, Incorporated, Portales
N. M.; Cooperative Society. Brown-
field; Consumers Fuel Association,
Floydada; Pullman Fuel Associa-.
tion, Amarillo; Farmers Coopera- j
tive Society. Perry ton; Producers
Cooperative Gin, Amherst; Well- J
man Cooperative Gin, Wellman:
Meadows Farmers Cooperative Gin,
Meadow; Farmers Supplies & Con- i
sumers Association, Claude. Cooper-1
ative philosophy is being reduced {
to practice by the above named
coops.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Sunday School begins at 10 a.
in., church at 11 a. m. in the
Community Home. Sunday evening
church starts at 8 p. m. Wed-
nesday night prayer meeting at
8 p. m. Everyone is invited to
come to these inspiring services.
PASTORS NOTE:
This grand community has al-
ready been a bless'ng to us and
we under the banner of the
Church of the Nazarene purpos
to make a contribution to it. We
love the Lord and do our best
to please Him in the old-time
way. God bless this community
is our prayer.—Rev. S. David Bee-
inun.
Opportunity doesn't mean that
you don't have to start out in
the minors before vou can cet
into the major leagues.
Veteran Flag of the ^'X"
:
And the rock-et'c red fclaiv, the V>rab* butst-ing in air,
k
Gave proof thrrf the night that our flag wa* (till there.
Back from the Pacific battle of Santa Crui, bearing honorable
scars of battle, the flag of the battleship "X" shows why the Japs
are not dictating peace terms in the White House as planned. Your
War Bonds keep the battle flags flying against waves of enemy
dive bombers. Buy that Fourth of July bond, thankfully.
V. S. rmai^DiHilanl
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