The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 8, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, March 15, 1946 Page: 1
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VOLUME VIII
BOYS 4H CLUB
CALVES BRING
GOOD PRICES
Walter Grist Hemphill county
agent reports good prices paid
local boys for their calves at
Amarlllo last Thursday
Average price per pound for
the 126 calves sold was 32 cents
Estimating the weight of the
calves at 825 pounds each boy
received approximately 265 per
calf as a mean average
Gilbert Forrest Gageby Route
Canadian sold to the Amarlllo
hotel for 29 cents
WlUle Earl Morgan Star Rt
Gageby sold to John Maynard
Lumber company for 30 cents
Truman Wlllmoth Durham Rt
Gem sold to Mrs R T Alexand-
er for 29 cents
Herman Northrup Canadian
sold to Old Tack for 33 cents
Johnnie Monls Gem sold to
the McCarts Super Market for 30
cents
The following boys sold their
calves for 2110 per hundred
that did not place In the show
In Amarlllo
Stanley Jones Eugene Thomp-
son Roy Northrup Sid Morgan
Raymond Rutherford Robert
Rutherford Gilbert Forrest Tru-
man Wlllmoth and Charles Reld
Big Brothers to View
Showing of 1945
Cotton Bowl Game
The Big Brothers crub mem-
bers and their families and In
vited guests which Include the
C club and Coach Foster Wat-
kins will meet In the high school
auditorium Monday night for the
showing of the 1945 Cotton Bowl
game which Supt D D Fletcher
was Instrumental in bringing to
Canadian
The members of the Eastern
Star held their regular meeting
Monday night with a special
program in honor of Mrs H II
Marks and Mrs Katherine Bry
ant Both ladles were presented
with lovely bouquets of blue
violets
FIRE MONDAY
AT CLARK HOME
Only the promptness of the
fire department in answering a
call at 2 oclock in the morning
saved the Blue Clark home from
total destruction Monday
The fire started in the bath-
room from a faulty gas connect-
ion The family was awakened
by the smoke which was to
dense It was thought the whole
house was on fire
The damage was confined to
the bathroom with a loss of
about 50000 As a hole was
burned through the floor and
the roof it would have been only
a matter of minutes before the
rest of the building was beyond
control
C A STUDER REELECTED
RODEO ASSN SECTREAS
C A Studer was reelected as
secretarytreasurer of the Nation-
al Rodeo association at its 8th
annual session In Fort Worth
Monday
Besides electing officers for
the coming year the association
abolished its pointaward system
for rodeo championships
Box
Suppe
lyMan
r and
Contest
there will be an old time box
supper and an ugly man contest
at the Washita school house
next Friday night March 22
starting at 730
A talk will be made by an REA
man and one from the farm
bureau
Everyone Is invited to come
and bring a box A very enjoy-
able evening Is promised
The proceeds will go to the
Moderners club
To Mr and Mrs Carl Oldham
a daughter Conna Anne born
last Friday
To Mr and Mis Edward Tepe
ot Wichita Kans a son Spen-
cer Kenneth born yesterday
morning
ttiphill County News
Purpose of Bond
Issue for Park
Full details of the election be-
ing called here on the 26th of
the month will be found on page
six
Contractors estimate on the
fair park and recreation grounds
was given to The News as fol-
lows
Concrete Swimming Fool 50x
100 feet with bath house facil-
ities 525000
Rodeo Grand Stand to seat
2500 persons stock pens and
Judges stand grand stand to be
concrete and wood construction
with concrete footings so it can
be converted into concrete later
If the occaslan ever becomes nec-
essary 900000
Stock Judging Pavilion and
Fair Barn to be of concrete brick
construction with circle top of
steel construction size 50x100
feet perhaps all steel of neces
sary 450000
Total Estimated Cost of Con
struction 1875000
The remaining 125000 will
be used in leveling grading and
preparing grounds for the con-
struction of this project
The location to be used is on
what is now known as the old
golf course south of the high-
way out towards the bridge
The swimming pool Is to be
kept up properly with a life-
guard on duty at all times and
will feature a special wading
pcol for children
Depth of the pool will range
from two feet at one end to ten
feet at the other
If everything goes through as
planned Canadian will enjoy a
drawing card for outoftown
people second to none in this
territory
SENIOR CLASS
TO PRESENT
3ACT COMEDY
The senior class of Canadian
high school will present a 3act
comedy A Case of Springtime
here March 25 in the high school
auditorium
Rehearsals have all ready
started according to Paul C
Hcrndon who Is directing the
playMembers
Members of the cast include
Jimmy Hodges Glcnna Hutton
Martha Lou Johnson Dickie Bar
ton Junior Morris Earlene
Pundt Claribel Sipes Billy
James Polndexter Corlnne Cans
lcr J C Bernson Norma Wat-
son Bonnie Whltlock Joyce
Hill Billy Mathews and Suz
annc Harbough
The production department
consists of Norma Watson gen-
eral manager Emma Peterson
business manager Boyd Bettis
stage manager Freida Zybach
property manager Jo Durham
makeup director Carol Spraguo
assistant makeup director and
Barbara Steel prompter
The curtain will go up at 8
oclock sharp
Mrs Sallie Horton received
word Thursday that her mother
Mrs Belle Carson had arrived
safely In Downey Calif She Is
visiting her brother and sister
there
LOCAL ROTARY
CLUB NEWS
The Rotary club had only a
7561 per cent attendance at the
last meeting Erbln Crowell pro-
posed a Buddy System whereby
each member would have a bud-
dy and both responsible for the
other In case one of the two was
absent the other would pay a
dollar to tho club unless the ot
her made up This plan has help-
ed clubs raise their attendance
and it is hoped the same will be
done here
The club had two guests Jun
ior Rotarlan Dickie Barton and
the Rev Joe E Boyd
The program of which Harry
Rathjen had control failed to
materialize due to Harrys ab-
sence The program next week
will be in charge of Vincent
Lockhart who will discuss You
and the Veteran
Tom Abraham was appointed
to prepare a years report on the
clubs accomplishments for the
district governor
The first election of next years
officers was held It will take two
more meetings t ° complete this
election i
CANADIAN TEXAS FRIDAY MARCH 15 1946
By Frank J Shaller
I have been asked to write an
article for this paper so I
thought this was a wonderful
time for mo to stick my neck out
and attempt to expose my feel-
ings about the Independent
School taxes I will give this
article a heading Why I Do
Not Want My Taxes Raised
Do you know that fifteen land-
Owners In this independent
school district pay from one
fourth to onethird of the total
taxes of the district These llf
tecn ranchers pay more than
1100000 of the 3800000 asses-
sed Not only this but the child-
ren that live In the country in
this district are not furnished
transportation The district al-
lows 400 per child per month
for transportation but who can
make two trips to and from
school each day for four dollars
per month
The railroad and other public
utilities pay 550000 In taxes
which leaves 2150000 for the
rest of the people In other words
fifteen ranchers and the public
utilities pay 1650000 per year
or over FORTY PER CENT while
the REST of the people pay less
than sixty per cent
You might be interested to
know that is costs the district
close to 13000 for each child
that goes to school here The
State Is paying nearly 3000 of
this but anyone that pays less
than 10000 per year school tax
Is not paying the cost of educat
ing one child I ask Is It fair
to ask fifteen men to pay for the
education of more than 25 per
cent of the children And in
addition furnish virtually all
their transportation
This district Is approximately
15 miles square extending from
the Lipscomb county line south
15 miles and 15 miles east from
the Roberts county line This
district was organized back in
the horse and buggy days for
the purpose of educating the
children in the district Many
people moved to town to enjoy u
larger school Other school dis-
tricts found is more profitable to
send their children to Canadian
rather than build and malnUln
high schools In their own dis-
tricts For many years these dis-
tricts were allowed to send their
children hexe for a little above
their state apportionment What
happened Well it was not long
until we did not have enough
room for the children So the
City which pays less than 60
per cent of the taxes by the
way many that are assessed do
not pay as there is an interest-
ing delinquent list decides we
need bigger schools So they
vote more bonds Few of these
Bill Park Injured
When Car Overturns
The Harry Rathjen car In
which David Rathjen Loren
Blackmore Bill Nix Allen Webb
and Bill Park were riding Sat-
urday night turned over about
1030 near the Frank Chambers
ranch house
Bill Park received a badly
sprained shoulder but it was not
broken He was the only boy in
jured
The boys were going downhill
when they hit a sand pocket
overturning the car Damage was
estimated at about 20000
The Rev G E Couch pastor of
tho Nazarene church has been
111 with the flu this week
Mrs John Caylor purchased
the old Dr German building on
Main street this week from Mr
and Mrs Francis Keahey
P TA NOTES
Rev Joe E Boyd of the First
Methodist church was the prin-
cipal speaker at the regular
meeting of the ParentTeachers
association Monday lie talked
on Getting Rid of our Preju
dices He said that In order to
get rid of our prejudices we must
begin In the home
Mrs Harry Wllbanks gave the
devotional on Caring for our
Children
The Senior National Honor SO
clety lnltated the new members
of the Junior High School Socle
ty During the business meeting
Mcsdames George nlll Bill Flew
elllng and Floy Williams tfera
elected the nomlnitlnB commit-
tee Officers for 194617 ytll be
elected at the April meeting1
people that voted these bonds
pay enough school taxes to ed-
ucate ONE child even though
at the time they were more able
to pay than any of the fifteen
people that were forced to pay
over 25 per cent of the taxes
Our town has grown some but
I doubt if it is any larger than
it was during the other war when
the roundhouse was here But
more county schools were closed
and again the town decides we
need bigger and better schools
Now please do not get me wrong
I am for good schools and think
teachers are under paid But
what I am against Is the unjust
method of getting the money
We wanted the citizens and the
school board to approach the
outlying districts and get them
to assist us before building our
new high school But no attempt
was made so we tried to stop
the voting of bonds For this we
were severely criticized
All this time mind you the
children that were causing the
crowded conditions were allowed
the privileges of this school for
about half the price that it cost
the district to educate them In
other words the city forced us
to pay more taxes In order to
allow the other districts In
cheaper and In so doing help
the town
Last year these fifteen ranch
ers organized and met with the
school board and induced them
to raise the rate on the children
that come here from other dis-
tricts So now we only lose about
3000 for each child that comes
In from other districts And of
course they have a bus to bring
them While I help pay this
3000 loss tho lady at the
ranch and a neighbor Joining
make a trip to town each school
day for which they receive 400
per child per month
Now in order to get the other
districts to come Into this dis-
trict each district must call an
election and vote themselves to
come In and we must call an
election and accept them But
not many are willing to do this
as long as they cgn enjoy the
privilege without the cost be-
cause it will about double their
taxes until we can adjust our
valuations downward since most
districts have about the same
rate but about onehalf our
value assessed
I suggest and I am really go-
ing to stick my neck out that
we cut our school down to the
size to accomodate the district
and quit taking children from
cutlying districts They may vote
themselves in this district
build and maintain their own
high schools
George Farm Sale
To Be Thursday
Mrs W E George is selling
horses cows farm machinery
and household goods at public
auction at her place 15 miles
south and 10 miles east of
Canadian this coming Thursday
March 21
Shelby Pettit of Wheeler will
be auctioneer and II S Wilbur
will act as clerk
The sale will start at 1 oclock
Mrs W A Kcssle spent several
days In Amarlllo and Claude this
week visiting her sister and Mr
Kcsslcs brother
Mrs Noble Trueblood and Mrs
Cordle Gill visited i Briscoe
Sunday with Mr and Mrs J E
Steen
CHRISTIAN CHURCH CLASS
ENJOYS WEINER ROAST
Mrs Floyd Pyeatt took a group
of her Christian church Sunday
school pupils to the Tubb ranch
for a weiner roast Monday eve-
ning The youngsters all report
a swell time
Mrs Pyeatt Is one of the third
grade teachers at the Baker
school I
VICI COUPLE
MARRIED HERE
Paul B Hlxon and Betty Lee
Burns both of VIcl Okla were
united In marriage here at two
oclock Monday afternoon In the
First Christian Church parson
age by Troy Plunk the marrln1
parson
The boys parents accompan
ied the young couple
Pair of Drunks
Run Wild In
Wheeler Tuesday
The typical Saturday night
movie thriller depicting the
wild and woolly days of the
old West was reenacted In real
life In Wheeler Tuesday after-
noon March 5 when two mem-
bers of a line construction crew
employed by a local power com-
pany held 16 guests of the Wat-
son hotel prisoners at gun point
in the lobby for more than an
hour
Overloaded with booze Eug-
ene Young and John Sloss of
Borger who had laid off work
that day greeted fellow mem-
bers of their crew with pointed
rilles as they entered the hotel
lobby about 5 p m and at the
threat of their lives compelled
them to line the walls or sit on
the floor and do their bidding
The pair had created a disturb-
ance at the Holt drug store earl-
ier in the afternoon and were
asked to leave
Ed Watson hotel manager
was among those held captive
H S Goodner 65yearold Pam
pa piano tuner and hotel guest
was another Mr Goodner said
he thought a Joke was being
pulled when a rifle was Jammed
to his stomach and he was com
manded to sit down and remain
quiet Taking his time he tried
to find a seat when one of the
men slapped him and pushed
him on an already overcrowded
divan with threatening curses
that he would be killed If he
opened his mouth
It was after the 16 people had
been arranged In the small lob
by to suit the pleasure of the
gunmen that the fireworks open
ed Some of the linemen were
asked to tell what you know
about working arrangements
and wage differentials In which
the gun wielders charged they
had been discriminated against
The workers were told they
would be shot unless they told
It straight The victims seemed
at a loss to understand what the
discussion was about
Suddenly one of the armed
men Sloss told one of his pris-
oners and member of the crew
that he was going to shoot the
top out of his cap He turned the
rifle on him and pulled the trig-
ger the bullet tearing through
tho cap lining less than an Inch
above the victims scalp All was
tense in the room each of the
prlsoneis thinking his time
might be next
The armed men continued to
remind their prisoners they
would shoot the first man at-
tempting to leave the room
The next exhibition of gun-
play was when Sloss who did
most of the talking and had com-
mand of the situation directed
another member of the line crew
to hold a twentyfive cent piece
out between his fingers for him
to shoot at The man obeyed and
Sloss sent a bullet straight to
the coin the bullet breaking a
mirror on the hotel wall
Later the men borrowed a
car from one of the crew and
started for Borger
Their car was wrecked a short
distance from Wheeler and
passing motorist brought them
to the Wheeler hospital where
superficial Injuries were treated
The men created another scene
at the hospital cursing and
frightening the nurses on duty
hospital attendants said
They later returned to town
and spent the night at the hotel
where they had created the dis
turbance Some of the hotel
guests said they were unable to
sleep after the excitement
Sheriff Jess Swlnk said Wed-
nesday he did not place the men
In Jail Tuesday night for fear
their Injuries might be more ser
ious than the men realized and
prove fatal during the night In
the absence of medical attention
He said he turned the pair over
to the custody of friends who
promised to deliver them to him
Wednesday morning and did
The Wheeler Times
1200 Collected on
Red Cross Drive
Hemphill county was only
short 710 on Its current Red
Cross quota Tuesday A total of
1200 had been collected Tues-
day on the county quota of
1910
C R Higgtns urges that all
country people get their dona-
tions In
NUMBER 2T
BAKER SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
The following pupils of the
Baker school made the honor
roll for the past six weeks by
earning an average of 90 or
above according to Principal
J W Sutton
THIRD GRADE
Mrs Carrs Room
Joy Rowley
Donna Abraham
Barbara Norvlll
Pat Tlpps
Charles Vinson
Martha Jean Brown
Evalyn Ann Edwards
THIRD GRADE
Mrs Pyeatts Room
Jennie Beth Allen
Izetta Bycrs
Doris Neighbors
Frank Estrada
Larry Plnson
Eugene Schoenhals
Margaret Wit
Betty Rodriquez
Jimmy Hendershot
FOURTH GRADE
Mrs Williams Room
Clata Bettis
Joe Parra
Sandra Wilkcrson
Wayne Rowley
Shirley Terrel
Anne Rathjen
Martha Lou King
Mary Scott
Ermal Payne
Melba Willson
FOURTH GRADE
Mrs Hoods Room
Nancy Williams
Joyce Wootton
Dean Hoover
Harmon White
Jan Waters
Clyde Ray Cain
John Chambers
J Frank Newton
FIFTH GRADE
Elleene Price
Stanley Hodges
Johnny Rackley
Christine Schacf
Dorothy Young
Stan Douglass
Betty Jean Pigg
Grace Reid
La Juana Ballard
Roberta Schoenhals
SIXTH GRADE
Shirley Jones
Tonja Ingwersen
Norma Bernson
Dorothy Bernson
Louise Zybach
Jojce Curnutt
Bob Norvlll
Betty Hoover
L II Webb
Marline Podgett
Barbara Job
Eugene Hill
Byron Nixon
Troy Newton
Jlmmle Waterfleld
Ima Jean Wootton
June Fort
Doris Davenport
Sammy Krehbiel
Jean Lanvun
Mr and Mrs George Smith of
Panhandle Mr and Mrs Arthur
McBride of Amarlllo Mr and
Mrs W B Phillips and Mr and
Mrs W B Phillips Jr of Way
noka and Mr and Mrs T W
McCraw and M N Maddox of
Miami were among the people
who attended the regular Santa
Fe district meeting here March
3rd
Aaron Trueblood returned
Wednesday evening from New
Orleans where he has been at-
tending the Mardl Gras celebra-
tion
Webster Lee Suffers
Heart Attack Sat
Mrs C R Tlpps was called to
Amarlllo Saturday by the crit-
ical illness of her brotherinlaw
Webster Lee
Mr Lee suffered a heart attack
during the day and remains In
a grave condition at the St An-
thony hospital there
Mr and Mrs Carl Studer re-
turned Wednesday from Fort
Wortli where they attended the
stockjshow
Pauline Wright March 11
Clarence Crandall March 13
Bobby Norvlll March 17
Mary Llndley March 19
Mrs John McClure March 20
Mrs Annie Riley March 21
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 8, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, March 15, 1946, newspaper, March 15, 1946; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47441/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.