Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1947 Page: 6 of 14
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TBK CLAUDE NEWS, CLAtJDt, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APR. 4, 1947.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Welcomes You to
EASTER SERVICES 11 AM & 8 PM
CHURCH SCHOOL 9:45 AM, Chester Carr, Supt.
Youth Fellowship—7:00 PM - Children's Meeting—7:00 PM
Our Revival Date is April 11th - 20th
Evangelist-Rollo Davidson, Pastor _
Singer—Roscoe Trostle of Follett
We Extend all a Cordial Invitation
The Claude High School
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Editor-in-Chief Annie Marie Luther
Assistant Editor Leland Holderman
Sports Editors—Verna Faye Dye and Carroll Posey; Gossip Editor-
Jeanne Scoggins; Society Editor—Jean Clark.
Reporters- Ruby Lee Berry, Berneice Eisenhaur, Jo Jean Davis, Joyce
Barber Joyce Woodward, Betty Caldwell, Betty Sue Campbell, John
Robison Maryanne Walker, June Goodin, Oleta Moore, Autice Gray,
Donald Halsted, Mary Sue Harred, Dollene Knight, John McCarty,
Bill Smotherman and Herbie Termain.
Zotos Machineless Permanents..
We now have the ZOTOS Franchise on
machineless permanents. They are guar-
anteed and approved by Goodhouse-
keeping . . . Also have several other
types of permanents if you prefer.
The experts say that lovely hair and
neat, well kept shoes mean more to the
well dressed woman than fine clothes . .
SAMMIE'S BEAUTY SHOP
Operators:
Elaine — Esther
H. I. STEPHENSON CO.
House Moving
Phone 5757 518 Tyler
Amarillo, Texas
For Prompt and Efficient Service, as
Well as Economy and Satisfaction
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DISTRIBUTORS OF NATURAL OAS IN THE CITIES
OF CLAt'DK AND GOODNIGHT, TEXAS
Senior Play
The Seniors are presenting their
three act play very soon called
"The Daffy Dills". More informa-
tion will bo given as to when the
play will be presented.
The characters for this play are
as follows:
Richard Dill, who is a very
handsome business man of thirty,
is played by Carroll Posey.
Carol Dill, a pretty, romantic,
school girl of seventeen, is played
by Bobbie Laycock.
Rodney Dill, a high school lad
of medium height and whose am-
bition is to be a cowboy, is play-
ed by Bill Smothermon.
Doris Dill, a pert-faced, elf-life
girl of thirteen and Is a twin is
played by Frances Ruth Lowry
Dudley Dill, Doris's twin, Is a
sturdy, snub-nosed, all-American
boy. He is played by Emery Goodin.
Grandmother Dill, Richard's neu-
rotic mother, who likes to read,
rock, and eat candy, is played by
! Mildred Doyle.
Pete Norton* a high school athlete
| and Carol's heart-throb, is played
I by Leonard Bagwell. Aimee, a pret-
| ty, baby-faced ash blonde of six-
| ecen, who has a decided lisp, is
I played by Jenn Clark.
j Cousin Maude, is a woman of
thirty-five. She is played by Annie
I Luther.
Elaine, is a pretty-swect-faced
woman of thirty. She is played by
| Ruth Faye Brunson.
I Arnica, a plump, sepia-colored,
1 Negro of forty, is pllayed by Neda
Ruth Blakeney.
The Widow Woggles, a woman
of forty-five, who talks in a shrill,
nasal, twangy voica, is played by
June Goodin.
You must see this amusing, ex-
citing, rip-roaring play when it is
presented. We will be looking for
you.
and would be taken off and they
would put on another skan. This
wheel was used first by Mrs. Anna
Rothgeb who brought It from Vir-
hand or the foot treadle. The i glnia to Illinois In 1836. It now
reel operated in a rotary motion j was a year old for it was made In
called spindle for spinning, cot- 1935. Mrs. Rothgeb was my aunt
the corner. The old fashion churn
and the reel". This wheel is
mounted on a three legged frame.
It was turned either with the left
ton, flax and wool into thread.
These threads were put on the
spool of the wheel and from that
on to the reel into a skain ready
for weaving in a loom. The reel
would click every hundred yards
Anna Laycock's grandmother, Che
was born in 1810 in Switzerland.
was burled In the ocean.
This spinning wheel was taken
to Illinois from Virginia in 1887
when th« family mo.'ed to Illinois,
It was taken in a covered wagon.
This spinning wheel 1. exactly one
hundred and twelve years old now
and has Veen in my aunt's ;ami'y
fjr all there years. I have seen
She came across the ocean when'tome of Ih • cloth that was woven
only ten years old. The trip took j 1 y this spinning wheel. This is ln-
three months; on the way her deed a very interesting antique to
mother took sick and died. She me for it has so much history.
Claude Outsiders
Tennis Tournament
Carroll Tarpley and Paul Payne
will sponser a men's single Ten-
nis Tournament in the Claude
Gym beginning April 14. All per-
sons interested should contact Tar-
pley or Payne by April 10th, A
regular tournament bracket will be
drawn up and games will be play-
ed on school days and Saturday.
An entry fee of 25c will be charg-
ed and all players must furnish
racket and tennis shoes.
Time Out
To ask Neda Ruth the news
around town. To ask Sue if D. M.
tells the truth. To ask Durwood
and Jean how they arc getting
along. To ask Joel why things arc
are true. To ask Seniors how the
play is getting along. To ask Jo
Jean who makes her mad, and
why??? To ask Willie why she
gets mad. To ask Frances how it
would be to sleep. To ask Red
why he didn't go to Amarillo. To
ask the track boys about the
tournament at Groom. To tell
Clark and Scoggins to watch those
wolves at college. Toask Bobby and
Maryanne when the lucky day Is.
To get ready for the picnics April
first. To ask me why I don't close
. . . Okay, I will ... So long.
By Barker.
GUESS WHO??
This week's guess who is a Sen-
ior girl. She is 5' 1" and weighs
96 pounds. She is a blond bomb-
shell, and wears a size 4 shoe. She
likes a certain tan Plymoth pretty
well. Can't you guess who she is??
J. M. YAltBI RRY, Res. Mgr.
Groom, Texas
-TRY IT ONCE & YOl W1LI
LEO P \TTERSON. Cash
Phone 1S.1, C'iaiide
ALYVAVS I SF NATI RAI. GAS-
"Nl'AllIER PLEASE"
For girls who need a date call
for "Number Please"
Good-looking: 12F13. Henpecked:
120W. Wolf: 923F11. Bashful: 900F2.
Cute: 12.
For boys who need a date ring
"Number Please"
Bashful: 124J. Cute: 129W. Fat:
900F2. Undated: 29J. Man chasser:
900F13.
Watch for the Opening Date...
of the new edition to our Cafe
You are always welcome at our
Cafe. We try to serve the kind of
meals you will enjoy. . .
WHITE WAY CAFE
I
A Lovely Easter Gift from -..
Freeman's FLOWERS
J. LOWERY BAGWELL
and
IIARWOOD BEVILLE
announce their partnership for
practice of law under the firm
name of . . .
Beville & Bagwell
.'I2G-7 Blackburn Bldg. Phone 6863
Amarillo, Texas
5 B & T Truck Line
Gossip
By "Stinky" Woodward
Seen: Herby flirting with Dol-
lene Instead of Dollene flirting
with Herby. Heard: McCarty'sgoat
dominoed. Seen: The high school
girls playing baseball. Did you
know: Dollene Bzz with Herby in
the show Sunday?. Not Seen:
All of the basketball girls and
toys in Church Sunday Night.
Having trouble with your dates
girls?? Seen: Some pretty good
ball playing in Amarillo Sat. Seen:
Berniece on the sidewalk, in front
of Kresses Saturday. What did
you say when you fell down, kid??
Did you know that Johnnie
Moore has big ears??. Can you
imagine BE liking CA?? Nominee
for best dressed girl in school:
Jean Scoggins. Seen: Everyone do-
ing his last minute shopping . . .
Easter is Just around the corner
you know. Seen: Dollene hobbling
down the street . . . new shoes
kid?? Heard: McCl;lan Lake was
open, eh Scoggins..?? Wondered:
If anyone had a good time at
Baker's Canyon Sunday. Heard:
Mabel is expecting . . . what ??
Seen: Sharon singing the blues
. . . s'matter kid . . lonesome or
something?? Heard: gals had a
very successful slumber party. . .
not anyone got one wink of
sleep. Seen: Two suspiscious look-
ing figures in the dark , . . Did
they scare you. Miss Rampy?
PERSONAL SERVICE
Phone 2-4352
1810 Washington
Amarillo
Eight Out Of Ten Say
B. & T. Again
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Sorenson's Leghorn Farm
3 miles East of Amarillo in Hiway 287
Big Type, single Comb White Leghorn
Baby Chicks and Starter Chicks,
Straight run Triple A Grade Chicks
$12.00 per Hundred
Sex Pullets $21.00 per Hundred
Cockerels $5.00 per Hundred
Fresh Hatch off each Monday
Book Your Order Early . . . We hatch
only from our flock of high production
Leghorns...
*: Over 20 years with Leghorns
MEN SPENDS
OE best PART of
dere Lives to Ruin
DE LAST PART p
USE SKY CHIEF
or Fire Chief anil the new
and improved llavoline Motor
Oil, the perfect combination
during the Winter Season.
Texaco Service
Station
MARY
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Home Economics
The First year Homemaking
girls concluded their study of
breakfast foods by entertaining
their mothers with a breakfast.
The Homemaking girls served
their breakfast March 26, at 9:30
a.m. in the Homemaking Depart-
ment. For table decorations they
had a bouquet of jonquils. The
menu served was, Orange Juice,
bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits,
butter, strawberry jam, jind coffee.
The guests were: Mrs. Velma
Smothermon, Mrs. J. D. McDaniel,
Mrs. Lloyd Nelson, Mrs. George
Wilmoth, Mr. Bob Moore, Mrs.
Alfred Reck, Mrs. J. Y. McAdams,
Mrs, Ray Thompson, Mrs. B. C,
Wooldridge Jr., Mrs. A. W. Burks,
Mrs. Val Laycock and Mrs. L. H
Schmidt.
Can You Imagine
Mildred not Studying. Someone
in World History Class passing.
Dollene not flirting. Jo Jean wilh-
out Car). Emery tall, fat and ugly.
Bill H. not reading the paper.
Leon using the dictionary. This
being the last 6 weeks of school.
All Claude High at church. Betty
C. not talking. A Study Hall being
quiet. Delbert H. teaching English.
Anyone without his peotry for En-
glish. Oleta reading a joke book
and not studying. Walker sitting
still. Scoggins not being busy. Ike
without some smart talk. Mr. Tar-
pley with a tire on his school bus.
Old Spinning Wheel
Story by Edwina Mae Laycock
of Fourth Grade
This story was told to me by
my aunt who now has the old
spinning wheel. In the days of
the ninteenth century old spinning
wheels were one of the most im-
portant pieces of furniture in the
pioneer home. The reason for this
was that it was the only way they
had of making cloth. This cloth
.was used for clothing, bedding, and
'carpets. In the days of the olden
time "The Spinning Wheel sat In
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Waggoner, William J. B. & Waggoner, Cecil O. Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1947, newspaper, April 4, 1947; Claude, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth354040/m1/6/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Richard S. and Leah Morris Memorial Library.