Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1951 Page: 1 of 6
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In the Interest of the
Farming & Ranching
Growth of this Section
A Community Service
for Armstrong county
& Its Trade Territory
VOLUME 69.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY. TEX., THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1051.
NUMBER 37.
7.69 Inch Rain
Fell Here in Less
Than 24 hours
"Yes, son, I'm glad it fell within
your Ufa-time, so that you can tell
your grand-kids about It," was the
general explanation of the phe-
nomenon that hit the community
Tuesday^ afternoon. Rain!! 7.09
whole inches of it.
For the first time in several years
water crowded the center of the
road for places to run. It abandon-
ed the bar ditches early in the
afternoon, due to over-crowded
conditions.
According to Earl Morris, FW <fc
DC RY Agent, and local weather re-
corder. 6.42 Inches had fallen by
7:10 o'clock Wednesday morning
and for this story he measured it
again at 10 00 und another 1.27
inches had fallen making a total
of 7.G9 at that time and it was
still pepperint; down when the pa-
per went to press.
Even though the Water fell fast
It Is generally believed that it was
a type rain that will soak in and
relieve the drought conditions that
prevailed.
Lakes around Claude were full
and the water was se.-king new
basins In which to locate. No
damage has been reported, just
rain! Highways were impassable
out of Claude, due to high water.
But that objection was expected
to .soon run oil.
Some thought the rain might
be the result of seeding clouds up
near Spearman. Experiments were
being performed tly?re Monday
night. If true, they are privilege
to come over and tet their seed
back, as we have an abundance
here now.
Observance of
National H.D. Week
Armstrong County Home Demon-
stration women observed National
Home Demonstration Week by at-
tending the County Defence meet-
ing at the Claude Community
Home Monday afternoon. Fatrvtew,
Claude Modern Maids and Matrons,
Wayside and Claude B's clubs
were ready for first aid classes
Wayside members had visited 21
homes in interest of lirst aid
training.
A covered dish luncheon was
served at noon. Out of town guests
were Mrs. Rhea Smith. Amarillo;
Sgt. A. L. Chilcote, Amarillo and
Patrolmen S. R. Bain and Kenneth
E. Dale, Clarendon, Department of
Public Safety; Messers. E. R. Brad-
thaw. Special Agent and J D.
Montgomery. Train Master, tort
Worth and Denver City Railway,
Amarillo. Local guests were the
Commissioner's Court, Sheriff John
W. Moore, County Defence Coordi-
nator, Earl F. Morris. F.W. &
D. C. R. R. agent, S. C Smith and
Herbert Hunt.
After the defence program
twenty-five council and club mem-
bers attended the regular meeting
of the County Home Demonstration
Council.
High School
Commencement
Friday, May 25th
The forthy-Third Annual High
School Commencement will te held
in the School Gymnasium Friday
evening, May 25, 1951. 16 Seniors
will receive diplomas at this ser-
vice. B. B. Cobb, past secretary of
Texas State Teachers Association,
will give the address of the even-
ing. The program is as follows:
Presentation of Flag - Junior
Boys
Processional - Mines Fae Carr
and Alta Moore
Special Music - Mixed Group
from High School
Invocation - Bio. Ford A. Ellis
Address - B. B. Cobb
Presentation of Class - Principal
W. E. Beene
Presentation of Diplomas - Mr.
Terrlll Christian
Presentation ol Scholarships and
Awards - Supt. J. T. Morris
Benediction - Bro. Ernest Grlz-
zard
Recessional
To receive diplomas are the fol-
lowing students: I). X. Roblson.
President of class: Juanita Smotli-
ermon, Vice-President; Barbara
Corbjn, Eec'y-Tres.; Yvonne Av-
eryc Corresponding Secretary; Bob
Posey, Chairman of Social Com-
mittee; Joe Ray Goodln, report-
er; and Buddy Campbell, Venita
Cook, Warren Hood, Clinton Lam-
bert, Norma Russell, Vera Mae
Schmidt, Mary Jo Thompson, Fred
Waggoner, Robert Whelchel, Rob-
ert F. Ray.
Clas- llowei white gardenia;
class colors, white ar.d maroon
'class motto, "Conduct and courage
lead to honor."
Vera Schmidt, Valedictorian, is
the 5th consecutive valedictorian
j from the family of Louie Schmidt.
Mr. and Mrs. Schmdt have 5 chll-
i clren in the family, all have grad-
i uated from Claude and all have
| been Valedictorians. One is a grad-
uate of Texas University, two tire
j attending Texas University and
Vera expects to go there. One
daughter Is married and formerly
I worked at First Natonal Bank in
i Claude. Of the five, two were boys,
I and 3 were girls.
I Joe Ray Goodin, Salutatorlan,
I has been outstanding in FFA work
I and expects to receive a Sears
Scholarship from Texas Tech on
^asis of his work. He has a brother,
Emery, now in Tech attending on
1 a Sears Scholarship. 60'i of the
i graduates "expect to attend Col-
lege 41 'ft are interested in some
form of agriculture.
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Lions Club Elect
New Officers for
Coming Year
31 members of the Lions Club
met in regular session in Friend-
ship Hall of the Methodist Church
at noon Thursday.
The good cooks of the Methodist
Church served a fine dinner and
Lions showed their appreciation
by eating as heartily as If they
were all hard working gentlemen.
Lion Stewart introduced his guest
Mr. Richards of Amarillo. an in-
surance .nan. Earl Morris introduc-
ed his guest Charles Evans, new
manager of the Mitchell-Goodwin
Company in Claude and Charles
introduced as his guest Bill Smith
John Deere representative. Mr.
Evans, in making a few remarks,
stated that one Lions Club he nad
belonged to had plans for pro-
grams which assigned one ir.emLei
to be responsible for a program at
the next meeting. The plan so im-
pressed the Buss Lion that he im-
mediately assigned Ellis Earle the
task of having a program ready for
the next meeting.
After quite a discussion and some
confusion on the part of the nom-
inating committee the following of-
ficers were elected, for the com-
i.iing year:
Boss Li an Bill Brady; Immediate
Past 3os.s Lion John W. Morris;
vice-pres. J. R. Porter; second vp.,
Merl Nelson; third vice-pres.,
Robert Hood; secy., Ganes Muness;
tail twister. Roy Woods; Lion
1 aimer, Jack Pool; program chair-
man, Lloyd Nelson; finance Gene
Wood; by-laws and constitu on
M!!???::;;!!!' 'i'!!!, and director
Collier Corbin.
Glen Burrow
Enjoys Plane Trip
Glen Burrow, Ed lleed. Chas.
Stewart and Norman Stewart flew
down to Sulphur Springs, Texas
Wednesday of last week in Ed's
four passenger air plane. Ea drove
back a new Oldsomobile automo-
bile after visiting a lew days. Nor-
man, Glen and Charles flew bad:
to Amarillo. They lelt at 12:00
noon and were back in Amarillo
at 7:00 P. M.
Wes Izzard will
Speak at Meeting
This Evening
Wes Iz/.ard, editor of the Ama-
rillo Globe-News will speak at the
Llano Farm Bureau meeting being
held here this evening at the
Claude Christian Church. The pro-
gram will start at 8:00 P. M.
The Llano Membeis are inviting
everyone in the community to hear
Mr. Izzard and feel the informa-
tion he will bring to the communi-
ty will be of interest to everyone.
This meeting is being held in con-
junction with various community
Farm Bureau meetings being held
over the county. Horace Boker is
Chairman of the Llano Community
group.
Refreshments are being planned
for the occasion and an invitation
to everyone Interested is being ex-
tended.
43rd Annual
Baccalaureate
Sunday Evening
The Forty-Third Annual Bac-
calaureate of the Claude High
School will be held Sunday even-
ing, May 20th. 1951, in Claude
Baptist Church at 8:00 o'clock.
Bro. W. G. Barr, pastor of the
Claude Methodist Church, will de-
livei the Baccalaureate address.
The program has beyi arrang-
ed as follows:
Processional - Mrs. Fae Carr and
Mrs. Altu Moore.
Invocation - Bro. J. J. Allison.
Special -Music - Choral Mixed
Sermon - Bro. W. G. Barr.
Group from High School.
Announcements - Supt. J. T.
Morris.
Benediction - Bro. Ford A. Lllis.
Recessional.
H
R. C. Ballard gives
Tarpaulin to Troop
R. C. Ballard donated a new
25x50 ft. tarpaulin to the scout
troop this week. The tarpaulin will
be used to place the camp kitchen
and mess hall under canvas. The
scouts and leaders express appre-
ciation for this excellent contri-
bution to the camping equipment
and are looking forward to using
it on their camping trips. When
completed by the Amarillo Tent &
Awning Co., the tarpaulin will form
a 14x17 foot canvass room on each
side of the trailer, and will come
in handy on wet camps of which
Troop 17 are well experienced.
Sorghum Acres
For Grain Needed
On War Effort
The Secretary of Agriculture has
increased support pricc $.29 per
cwt. above 1950 support price, as
an incentive for increased Grain
Sorghum acreage in 1951.
Current estimates of require-
ments for grains indicates that at
least 10 million acres should be
planted for harvest in 1951. The
target of only 7,150 thousand acres
takes into account the urgent need
for cotton and the direct competi-
tion between ,hese crops in part
of grain sorghum producing area
in the Southwest. It is agreed that
cotton should have higher priority.
A harvest of 10 million acres of
grain sorghums could be achieved
only if there should be extensive
winter killing of wheat and ample
spring rains to permit heavy plant-
ing of sorghums in a portion of
the winter wheat area.
G. I. Educational
Benefits Running
Out Soon
July 2.5, 1951 is the termination
date of the GI Bill of Rights, and
after this date a veteran will not
be able to enroll in any type of
training under this bill unless he
has made application for and has
been accepted by the VA prior to
the July 25 deadline. It usually
takes a veteran's application about
four weeks to clear Che VA, so it
is necessary for interested veterans
to complete their enrollment pa-
pers in tne very near future.
At the present time there are
openings in both the Agricultural
and the Cabinet-Making classes,
and the next enrolling date is June
2, and the final enrolling date will
oe July !, 1951 —F.Uis W Earle
Howard McClure
Receives Degree
Mrs. John McClure returned
home Sunday from a visit in New
Orleans, La., where she visited her
son and familyt Rev. and Mrs.
Howard McClure, Carolett and
Carol and attended Howards gradu-
ation from the Baptist Seminary in
New Orleans with a Bachelor of
Divinity degree. He received his
Bachelor of Arts at Brownwood.
105 students finished their degree
there this spring.
RE AGAIN—Happy to be home in his native land again
ng 17.months in a Communist prison in Hungary,
__er gathers his family around him 'n New York's Hotel
'Through special diplomatic negotiations, U S officials
to hav* his 15-year espionage sentence commuted Sharing
ttw tear «t their mother, Mr*. Lucille Vogolet, are nine-year-old
— .. BUly (Ml), and Bobby, age 11.
Stork Special . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Chauveaux
are the proud parents of a new
son born May 10, 1951, weighing
7 lbs 15 oz., named Michael Wayne.
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Mr. and Mrs. Phil Campbell are
the proud parents of a new daught-
er born Muy 2, 1951, 8 lbs. 10 oz.,
named Catherine Potter Campbell.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Maddox
are the proud parents of a baby
daughter born May 4. 1951, weight
C lbs. 4 oz., named Sharon Lyn.
• « •
. Mr. and Mrs Pat Whelchel an-
nounce the arrival of a new baby
boy, named James Roy, who was
born at 12:45 A. M. Thursday. May
10th. 1951, weighing 8 lbs. James
Roy is 22 in. tall and Pat thinks
his hair is red and eyes dark.
Mother and son are doing tine.
The father is still a foot Uuter
than he was.
Mrs. Carl Appling
Suffers Broken Arm
Mrs. Carl Appling had the mis-
fortune tc brake one bone near the
wrist of her left arm Saturday
afternoon at an Amarillo skating
rink where she and others had
taken the 5th and 6th grades on
a skating party.
She is getting along fine and
helped at the local P. O. for a
while several days this week.
Amarillo to Play
Ball Here Sunday
Claude entertains the Amarillo
Sports at the home lot next Sun-
dav, May '-'0th. Game time 3:00p.m.
The Sports are as good a team
as any in the League and Claude
is a hard hitting team this year,
so it should be some game. Lets
fill the park and give the home
team some deserved support.
Maynard Bischel, Clifford Deford
and Floyd McMinn have recently
joined the team and will be eligi-
ble to play.
Last Sunday we went to Canyon
but Canyon was unable to field a
team.
A four inning practice game was
played with Claude winning 6 to 1.
Degrees for Three
Claude Students
Canyon, May 10 (WTNSi—Three
Claude students are candidates for
degrees at West Texas State Col-
lege this spring. Degrees are to be
awarded at the college commence-
ment exercises Monday morning,
May 21. at 10 o'clock.
Condidates from this area and
degrees are as follows:
Bachelor of Arts - Betty Jane
Caldwell.
Bachelor of Science - Jim Pat
Wislon. 1
Bachelor of Business Adminis-
tration - Charles L. Longbine.
R. Williams
Passed Away at
Dallas, May 4th
Richmond Williams. 51-years old,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wil-
liams of Claude, passed away Fri-
day, May 4th. 1951. in the Veterans
Hospital in Dallas, Texas He had
been in ill health for several
months before entering the hospital
Funeral services were conducted
at the Methodist Church in Min-
eral Wells. Tevas Sunday. May 6,
and enterment was made in the
Mineral Wells cemetery.
Richmond formerly lived in
Claude, moving here with his fam-
ily when he was six years old. He
was wounded four times in World
War I, while serving with the 8th
Machine-gun battallion. He was a
charter member of the Veteran's of
Foreign Wars organization in Min-
eral Wells.
He is survived by his wife and
son Charles of New York, his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E Williasm
of Claude, ono brother, Baylis of
Compton, Calif., one sister, Mrs.
Edna B Martin of Los Animos,
Colo., and other relatives and
friends.
Goodnight School
Services on
May 13th and 18th
Baccalaureate Services for the
graduating class of the Goodnight
High School were held Sunday
evening, May 13, 1951 at the Good-
night Baptist Church. Graduating
Seniors are Elena Ann Donald.
Andrew Wayne Dunn, Ivan Lynn
Miller, Vivian Mae Newberry,
! Laura Lou Smith and Floy Sue
; Smith. Program for the Bacca-
laureate was as iollow..:
Processional - Mrs. J P. Mathe-
son.
Doxology - Choir
Invocation - Mrs Martha Carter
Songs: "Holy, Holy. Holy". On-
ward Christian Soldiers' - Choir
Announcements - Supt. John O.
Thompson.
Vocal Solo: "The Lord's Prayer"
- Mr. Clyde Hudson
Sermon • Rev, A. B Moseley, Pas-
tor River Road Baptist Church,
Amarillo
Benediction - Rev. P. A. Powell
Recessional - Mrs. J. P. Matheson
COMMENCEMENT
Commencement Exercises for the
Goodnight school will be held Fri-
day evening, May 18, at 8.00 o'-
clock. The program will be:
Processional - Miss Inez Blank-
enship
Invocation - Rev. P. A. Powell
Salutaory - Elena Ann Donald
Song "Memories" - Seniors
Valedictory - Vivian Newberry
"End of A Perfect Day" - Mr.
Clyde Hudson
Address - Mr. H L Gipson Pas-
tor of W. Amarillo Church of
Christ.
Presentation of Awards - John
O. Thompson, Supt. of Schools.
Presentation of Diplomas - Lloyd
Reid, President ol School Board
Benediction - Rev P. A Powell
Recessional - Miss Inez Blanx-
enship
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INTRODUCING THE
GOODNIGHT SENIORS
Andrew Wayne (Pop) Dunn was
born August 20, 1934, at Goodnight,
Texas. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Dunn. Wayne has at-
tended the Goodnight school all of
his school life. Wayne's chief hob-
by is making money, then spending
it on girls. Wayne's favorite sports
are basketball and swimming. He
has played volleyball, and basket-
ball. He was co-captain of this
year's basketball team. Wayne was
on the Annual Staff of '51, and is
the Senior Class President. Wayne
earned the honor in the school
year of 1949-'50 of being the best
citizen in the Goodnight High
School. He is well liked by all who
know hm, and really has a pleas-
ing personality. Wayne is now
planning to attend Clarendon Jun-
ior College next year. He plans to
major in Business Administration,
but he may end up as a pilot, for
he is "flying low' now on a one-
cylinder motor-scooter.
Ivan (Oscar) Lynn Miller ,was
born April ,25. 1934, at Goodnight,
Texas. He is the son of Mrs. Julia
Miller. Ivan has gone to the Good-
night schools all his school life.
His chief hobby is girls, also lis-
tening to Western Music. His fav-
orite sport is basketball. He has
played volleyball and basketball in
high school. "Oscar" was Editor-in-
Chief of the Annual Staff of '51,
and is Vice-President of the Senior
Class. "Oscar" has a pleasing per-
sonality and a good sense of humor.
He has not made up his miod a-
bout college but he thinks He will
go into either the lield of agricul-
ture or Petroleum Engineerir^i.
(See SENIORS on Last Page)
Pic. Jimmy McFarland of Fort
Sill. Okl.i., spent the Mother's Day-
week-end holiday in Claude with
his famil>. Mr and Mrs. J L. Mc-
Farland and Don. and attended
sen Ices at the First Chriatian
Church. He sang "Ava Maria" as
a morning special at the church.
Hears From Son
In the Army
Mr .and Mrs. Vir! Hundley re-
ceived a telephone call from their
son Junior, who has just finished
his ba;ic training at Ft. Monmouth.
N. J. and he was being transferred
to Ft. Wood, only a short distance
from where he was. He thinks he
will be in a motor pool outfit.
Virl was very happy and full of
praise for the local telephone op-
erators in the help and way they
handled the call so that both the
father and mother could talk to
their son
Alba Shores Kills
3-foot Rattler
Alba Shores killed a three foot
rattle snake with 11 rattles and a
button out on the Elmer Bagwell
place Saturday morning. He said
it seems to him a little early for
snakes to be out now.
We all appreciate your new*.
DAM OLD—Member? of the American Society for the Study rf
Man view a section or what might be the oldest dam in the world
Located only two miles from the ancient ":ity of Mnrib, rap.tal
the biblical country of Sheba, the Egyptian ruins are covered with
Himyarite inscriptions which ir--y p-ompt the expedition to ex-
cavate the area in a search for relics of a once glorious civilization.
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