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IMRQCK MEN TO
ATTEND MEET OF
WATER AUTHORITY
SitGEK WILL BE SCENE OF
WATER CONSERVATION
; MEETING TUESDAY
A group of local men plan to at-
I ten! the business session and barbe-
[cub it Borger Tuesday In celebration
I<K?«the fourth anniversary of the
andle Water Conservation Au-
y-
> O. Puett, vice president of the
er Conservation Authority, will
the party and others planning
attend are Bedford Harrison, B.
Eersh. J. H. Caperton and W. H.
ker. Several from the north side
he Bounty, including Judge D. A.
ht, A. B. Crump, Commissioners
ston and Walser, plan to at-
[*Bid also.
1 ^Officials and other representatives
of 32 counties, including three coun-
“”J in eastern New Mexico and a big
ation from western Oklahoma
| attend the all-day meeting,
for the 1940 program of
recurrent drouth will be
officers will be elected and
^third of the directorate will be
Directors are elected to
one. two or three years.
Ve anticipate one of the big-
j meetings since the first prelim-
session called at Canyon for
ation »of the old Panhandle
er Conservation Association,”
Carl Hinton, secretary of the
Ity.
Meet In Church
st session of the day will be
in the Baptist church audi-
im, beginning at 10:30 o'clock,
noon officers and directors of
| authority will be luncheon guests
i Borger chamber of commerce.
! luncheon will be In Legion Hall.
Canadian River Flood Control
ation, of which Fritz Thomp-
, is president: H. N. Pruitt, sec-
iWtsry, will be co-host at the lunch-
' Not only the directors, but also
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Over 7,000 Miles Horseback:
MMM
Pony Express
(leading Back
o California
Pony Express” made a few
lutes stop in Shamrock Satur-
. "The Pony Express” is compos-
Mr. and Mrs. Jack King and
Hackett and King's dog. Kazan,
his horse. Black Cloud,
lis trio, with their dog and
horse, left San Francisco Interna-
tional Exposition on May 6, and ar-
at the New York World’s Fair
September 20, after a 3,500 mile
across the United States on
back. After a few week's stay
New York City, they started their
eward trek on September 6, and
ved in this Irish City, the two-
marker, Saturday,
e group stopped In Shamrock In
e on their way to New York, and
.1 officials made King a member
the Donegal Club, a group which
ivertises Shamrock’s Annual Saint
trick's Day celebration. King
that he had shown his cer-
ficate of membership all the way
here to New York City and
it it had created a lot of cont-
ent.
King, who is chief scout of the
e;#edltion, brought along Kazan,
star of the movies, as mascot
stops are made along the route
to give performances, with Kazan
ih the leading role. Black Cloud, the
horse oi movie fame, also attracts
crowds when the party stops.
*“ Members of the Pony express de-
ft letter to New York City’s
Fiorello LaGuardia. The let-
came via Clipper Air Mall to
Francisco from Malacanan,
;e, Manila, and then was car-
across the United States by the
A letter in answer is being
Kried back to San Francisco from
here it will be forwarded by air.
The riders traveled Route 40 from
York City to St. Louis, and
there followed Highway 66 in-
Shamrock. They will continue on
ay 66 to Albuquerque, where
iy will turn south, passing through
and ]Yuma, Arizona, thence
h Los Angeles and up the
to San Francisco. They expect
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Irish Lose Thrilling
Regional Championsmp
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VOL. 36
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1939
NO. 64
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SH HAS~AGENCY
HYDRO-GAS SYSTEMS
Nash Appliance and Supply
pany announces this week that
are now equipped to install
systems In farm homes.
-Oas Is a liquified gas made
of butane, lsobutane and propane
is for use In the home in gas
ices.
gas has all the favorable
terlstics of natural gas and
be liquified by moderate pres-
and concentrated so that it
be handled and stored just as
is handled and stored. Ma-
:em appliances for the home
used with this up-to-date
system.
ADOPT FAMILY FOR
CHRISTMAS, PLEADS
CITY GOODFELLOWS
MANY FAMILIES WILL HAVE
NO CHRISTMAS UNLESS
YOU HELP THEM
"Adopt a family for Christmas” Is
the plea of the Goodfellows’ organi-
zation for their annual Christmas
project for underprivileged families
of the city. Between 60 and 75 fam-
ilies will have no Christmas dinner
and the children will have empty
stockings on Santa Claus Day if lo-
cal people do not respond to the
Goodfellows' plea for assistance.
Response for toys to put in the
boxes has been good, Bedford Har-
rison. secretary-manager of the
chamber of commerce,'said and the
women of the WPA sewing room and
Ira Wall of the Fire Department,
have agreed to mend and recondi-
tion the toys for the children to use.
People who are able to do so are
urged to adopt a family and pro-
vide groceries for a Christmas din-
ner. Those people who do not feel
able to purchase the food necessary
for an entire family, may give as
much money as they care to toward
the general fund and the Goodfellow
committee Will arrange the boxes.
Money can be given to Jimmy
Smith at the First National Bank,
Jack Shull at the Farmers and Mer-
chants State Bank, A. C. Halbnark
at the West Texas Utilities Compa-
ny or to Miss Nell Adams at the
Shamrock Gas Company.
Every donation, however small,
will do much toward filling the box-
es and everyone who can possibly
do so Is urged to contribute a small
sum toward the project.
Make a fatnily less fortunate than
you, have something to brighten
their Christmas Day, the cost will
be small according to the joy you
will find in making others happy.
People who wish to adopt a fam-
ily may call Bedford Harrison at
the chamber of commerce office.
The Goodfellow committee wishes
to have the donations and adoptions
complete by Tuesday In order that
they may make their arrangements
lor filling the boxes.
The Boy Scouts and the American
Legion organizations will distribute
the boxes on Saturday.
TRIBUTE PAIDTO
IRISH GRIDSTERS
APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE
ATTEND ANNUAL FOOTBALL
BANQUET SAT. NIGHT
Mary Glad Doug Went Out a Hero
PAMPA MAN NAMED
HEAD OF SCOUTERS
OF THIS SECTION
OFFICERS OF ADOBE WALLS
COUNCIL ARE ELECTED AT
MEET HERE THURSDAY
Mary Pickford, wife of Douglas Fairbanks from 1920 to 1935. says
she will not attend the actor’s Hollywood funeral because of em-
barrassment it might cause the present Mrs. Fairbanks. Miss Pick-
ford, consoled by the knowledge that Doug took his last fadeout
while still a movie hero, is continuing on tour in the east with her
band-leading husband. Buddy Rogers, above.
IAFTISTS TO HAVE | CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
CHRISTMAS PARTY! IS WELL ATTENDED
One of the most enthusiastic
crowds ever to gather at a banquet
in Shamrock honored the Irish
football squad, bi-dlstrict champ-
ions, at the annual affair held at
the high school dining room Satur-
day night. Drug store quarterbacks,
townspeople, students and teachers
made up the crowd which did honor
to the football team and its coaches
which have brought greater gridiron
glory to Shamrock than has any
Irish club In the past five seasons.
With approximately 150 people In
attendance, the program was cli-
maxed with the presentation of
Coach Leo R. "Dutch" Meyer of
Texas Christian University, Fort
Worth, who was the principal speak-
er of the Interesting and entertain-
ing program which was anti-climax-
ed by the presentation of the dis-
trict 3-A championship trophy by
Supt. W. O'. Davis of Memphis, dis-
trict executive chairman and by the
election of Hiram Prince, fiery little
guard, and Vaughn Lister, letterman
tackle, as co-captains of the 1940
Irish eleven.
Band Director Glenn A. Truax
acted as toastmaster, the Invocation
was given by Assistant Supt. W. O.
Morrow which was followed by the
entire group singing an Irish song.
Mrs. Lyle Holmes entertained during
the meal with selections on the pi-
ano. Immediately following the meal
Tire Hungry Five played a group of
special selections.
Preceding the program, A. M. Hil-
burn, speech arts Instructor, appear-
ed on the scene dressed In a player’s
uniform with the pads on over the
suit, appearing as an Ignorant coun-
try boy who had Just been a substi-
tute on the team the past season, Hil-
burn got off many good cracks at
different people In attendance and
wound up by reading a poem which
he said was written by M- Glenn
A. Truax.
M. S. Kavanaugh, principal of
high school, gave a short talk ex-
OLD-FA8HIONEI) TREE WILL
BE ENJOYED AT CHURCH
FRIDAY EVENING
An old-faeKloned Christmas tree
party will be jaeld at the First Bap- i
tlst church Friday night, beginning
at 7:30 o'clock, according to Rev.
Vemie Pipes, pastor.
The Sunday School department of
the church is in charge of the pro
gram and readings, a play and songs
will be presented during the gather-
ing. Santa Claus will be present to
take the gifts from the tree and dis
tribute them.
Someone will stay at the church
lrom Friday noon until time for the
program so that anyone who wishes
to place gifts on the tree may do
so.
The party is not limited to mem-
bers of the church, Rev. Pipes point-
ed out, but anyone who would like
to attend is welcome.
WARD. JUNIOR HIGH PUPILS
PRESENT "MAGI’S GIFT"
CLARK AUDITORIUM
Raymond Harrah of Pampa was
elected as the new president of the
Adobe Walls council of the Boy
Scouts of America at the council’s
annual business meeting and ban-
quet here Thursday afternoon and
night. He succeeds M. A. Graham.
Pampa, who was elected national
council representative:
Other 1940 officers are ft. G.
Hughes, Pampa, vice-president; W.
W. Brooks, Phillips, vice-president;
E, K. Caperton, Shamrock, vice-
president and C. R. Berrien, Groom,
vice-president.
Roy McMlllen of Pampa was
elected treasurer and Zane Smith
of Panhandle was elected commis-
sioner. Earl M. McClure of Dallas,
deputy regional scout executive, for-
merly executive of the South Plains
council, Lubbock, was the installing
officer at the ceremony which took
place at the banquet.
Rev. Robert Boshen, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Pampa, was
the principal speaker at the ban-
quet which was given In the recrea-
tional room of the Methodist church.
The theme of his address was how
the scout movement aids boys in the
art of growth of body and personal-
ity and Imposes discipline that
brings peace, comfort and love.
R. G. Hughes presided as toast-
master at the banquet and Troy
Israel of Pampa, field executive, led
REV, VERNIE PIPES
ATTENDS MEETING
PASTORS DELIVER SERMONS
ON “FELLOWSHIP WITH
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS"
Rev. Vemie Pipes, pastor of the
First Baptist church, was the only
local Baptist attending the workers
conference of the North Fork Bap-
tist Association at Fresno last
Thursday.
Rev. Tom Bums of Childress, pas-
tor of the Baptist church at Loco,
was welcomed into the association.
Rev. J. p. Neal, Wellington, mod-
erator of the association, presided at
the conference which was held from
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Theeo was standliif, room only
Clark Auditorium Sunday night
when one of the largest crowds ever
to assemble in that building saw 165
ward and junior high school stu-
dents present a Christmas pageant
"The Magi’s Gift.”
The two-act musical drama was
a colorful event, with the children
in costumes of Medieval times. Prin-
cipal characters were taken by Sher-
rod Reavis, Frances Looney, Charles
Boston, Ariine Truax, Betty Payne,
Joellen Risley, Mary Lois Bledsoe,
Jimmy Walker, Jimmy McPherson
and BUI Joe Montgomery.
Characters in the Nativity play
were taken by Jeff Green, Joe Reed
Snell, George Rouse. James Fergu-
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OVER 300 ATTEND
HOMECOMING PARTY
EUGENE WORLEY PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER AT ODD FELLOW
AND REBEKAH MEET
More than 300 were present at the
annual Odd Fellow and Rebekah
homecoming celebration Thursday
night at the I. O. O. P. Hall, and a
fine program and supper was en-
joyed by the crowd.
Lewis Goodrich gave the welcome
address and Homer Moss of Wheel-
er responded. A program of music,
accordion numbers, quartets, solos,
duets and numbers by the Hungry
Five orchestra and the String Band
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DISMEMBERS BODY
Inoculation Program Is
Inaugurated This Week By
Local 40 & 8 Organization
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The Inoculation program of the
40 & 8 organization of the Chas.
DeShazo American Legion Post is
now starting, according to M. S,
Kavanaugh, commander of the local
post.
Children of low wage earners In
Wheeler county, who could not oth-
erwise afford the protection, will be
inoculated for typhoid, diptheria
and smallpox free of charge. F. B.
(Dick) Craig of Wheeler, chef de
gare of the 40 & 8 organization. Is
In charge of the program and points
out that It Is not a relief situation
but is for children whose parents
are not in the best of circumstances.
The program will be carried out
through the schools of the county,
although a child does not have to be
In school in order to receive the
Inoculation, Craig said. Blanks are
V,
being sent to all schools in the coun-
ty this week, the forms will be hand-
ed out to students and they will take
them home. Parents who consent to
having their children receive the
protective treatments will sign the
blanks. Indicating which inocula-
tion they wish their children to have,
and the children will, in turn, give
them back to the superintendent or
principal.
Doctors and nurses will call at va-
rious schools over the county soon
after the first of the year and ad-
minister the Inoculations.
The 40 & 8 organizations through-
out the country have taken over the
inoculation program and parents
should take advantage of giving
their children the protection the In-
oculations afford.
SAYS SHE SLEW HER INFANT
BECAUSE IT INTERFERED
WITH WORK PARTIES
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18 — A 35-
year-old children’s governess con-
fessed 8unday, Detective Captain
James Ryan said, that she killed her
20-month-old son, dismembered the
body with a saw and dumped the
torso along a shadowy street where
it was found Saturday night.
The child's head, anns and legs
were found tn the woman’s room at
a boarding house, packed neatly in
a small traveling bag, the detective
said. He quoted her as saying she
planned to dispose of the limbs piece
by piece.
Ryan said the woman, whom he
identified as Tilly Irelan, told him
she killed her son because he inter-
fered with her work and kept her
from attending parties.
“I could not afford to keep it,”
•she was quoted. J'lf my landlady
knew It was my child she would
have charged me more rent than I
could have paid. I couldn’t lock it
up and go out to work or parties. I
was sick and tired of the whole
thing."
Ryan said detectives were led to
the woman’s room by writing on
newspapers which partly covered the
torso when It was discovered by a
motorist outside a cemetery In
North Philadelphia.
The head had been severed at the
base of the neck and the legs cut off
at the hips. Dr. Anthony Donato of
Women’s Homoeopathic Hospital
said it appeared “the cuts were made
With a dull Instrument, then the
limbs broken off before being com- j
pletely severed.”
The woman told police, Ryan said,
that a family had been keeping her
child while she Worked as a maid
and governess, fihe Was quoted as
saying she brought the boy to her
room Wednesday night and smoth-
ered him with a pillow.
Before she was taken into custody
parents of missing children had pa-
raded through a morgue In an at-
tempt to identify the torso.
Police Sergeant Bernard O’Don-
nell said the only ohild unaccounted
for in Philadelphia recently who
might fit the description was six-
year-old Gerald Brusco. who wan-
dered away from his home last April.
But Gerald’s parents also visited the
morgue and said that the slain boy
was not their son.
Two newspapers which partly cov-
ered the body bore the dates Dec.
12 and Dec. 13. In one was a puzzle
bearing a woman’s handwriting. In
the other was found what appeared
to be a penciled street address. Both
were turned over to the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation.
First Co-Ed Solos
Under Uncle Sam
Martha Nordling, Stanford Uni-
versity student, wins her right to
wear wings as she becomes first
co-ed in the country to solo un-
der CAA training.
BAND TO PRESENT
ANNUAL CONCERT
"HOMECOMING" AFFAIR TO BE
GIVEN FRIDAY NIGHT AT
CLARK AUDITORIUM
The annuar’Homecoming" Christ-
mas concert by the Shamrock band
will be given Friday night at Clark
Auditorium starting at 7:30 o’clock,
Glenn Truax, director, said today.
The concert Is called a "Home-
coming" ns many of the ex-band
students from college will be home
to take part tn the program. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
A chorus oowoosed of Junior H'gh
and ttorth Wild students vfiA -.tug
a group of Christmas songs.
Thursday morning at II* o'clock
the band will give a concert lor
Junior High and High school stu-
dents at Clark Auditorium and W.
C. Perkins, superintendent, stated
parents and school patrons were cor-
dially invited to attend.
School will dismiss at 3:40 p. m.
Thursday for the Christmas holi-
days and convene on January 2 at
the regular morning hour,
BOYS, GIRLSCAGE
TEAMS START WORK
TEAMS SCHEDULED TO MEET
FIRST OPPONENTS IN
GAMES THIS WEEK
The "fightingest” little baud of
Irishmen that ever graced the
green and white of Shamrock high
school all but turned back the
much heavier and more experienc-
ed Perryton Rangers In a hard
fought battle for the champion-
ship of Region 1-A played In Per-
ryton Friday afternoon. The final
count, In the contest which saw
the gallant Irish lads all but come
from behind to win, was 12 to 7.
So viciously did the Irish protege*
of Coaches Forrest Kline «nd Scott
McCali block and tackle Friday af-
ternoon, that twice McWilliams, the
star Perryton ball toter, was knock-
ed out and one of the Hanger line-
men was carried from the field with
a leg injury which was later report-
i to have been a broken leg.
The mighty Rangers outplayed the
little Irishmen for three periods
with a running attack that was so
powerful it Is doubtful that even
many Class AA lines would have
been able to stop It, but the little
Irish lads came back In the final
period to fill the air with enough
passes to score one touchdown and
kick an extra point and get back to
the Rangers 15-yard marker on an-
other occasion before being halted.
The Irish line, set up to stop the
powerful strong side running attack,
which had been sparked all season
by the fancy stepping of McWilliams
and hard driving of the 200-pound
Flowers found the shifty McWil-
liams shifted to the right halfback
position and running to the weak
side of the line through which he
made the greater part of the total
yardage gained by the Perryton
club
The twelve Irish lads who saw
action in the final contest of the
season fought with every ounce of
their strength every minute they
were on the field of battle, and the
line, which was outweighed at least
20 pounds to the man traded lick
for lick with the Rangers and took
terriffic punishment all the way.
Max Galbreath. the quiet but
sturdy little Irish fullback, playing
his eleventh 80-minute ball game of
the season, turned in a sterling per-
formance. doing some of the best
offensive blocking for pass protec-
tion ever seen in the Panhandle and
taking two of the Irish passes for
, prooabb the longest gain* A the
j day. Captain Charlie Allen, Bur! Pu-
j ett and Finis Roden all ended their
high school football careers In a
blaze of glory, with Puett and Roden
doing some beautiful pass snagging
while Capt. Allen did the greater
part of the heaving.
Little Hiram Prince, a fiery, slash-
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ART EXHIBIT WILL
BE DISPLAYED HERE
/
REPRODUCTIONS OF WOlfjlS OF
GREAT ARTISTS TO BE
EXHIBITED SOON *
The Irish boys basketball team,
which will be coached by Forrest
Kline and captained by Johnnie
Howell, began practioe Monday, af-
ternoon In preparation lor/ their
games Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. Tuesday night the Irish lads
meet the Memphis quintet on the
Memphis court and return home to
meet the powerful Samnorwood five
on the local hardwood Wednesday
night at 7 o’clock,
The Irish lassies who have been
working out for the past two weeks
and are to be coached by Scott Mc-
Call will also be seen In action Wed-
nesday night against the Samnor-
wood sextet. Janoma Pennington,
who captained last season’s Irish
team was re-elected to act as cap-
tain this season. Four of last sea-
son’s girls’ basketball team, includ-
ing Imogene Purcell, Wanda Penn-
ington, Zenobla Ratchford and Ja-
noma Pennington are back for the
team this season along with ap-
proximately twenty other hopeful
lassies
The boys went through their first
and only workout Monday after-
noon and It has not yet been learned
how many reported but it 1b certain
that lettermen Johnnie Howell, Burl
Puett and D. H. Wilson will report
for duty, giving the coach at least
three first stringers to start off
With.
PAMPA MAN INJURED
WHEN CAR 0VERTIJRN8
O. H. Booth, Pampa, was seriously
Injured Friday noon on the river
hill north of town when a tire on
his car blew out causing his ma-
chine to overturn.
Booth, an employee of the Reed
Roller Bed Company, was coming
Into Shamrock when the accident
occurred. He suffered a serious head
wound and was badly shaken and
bruised but his attending physician
said he was much improved tills
morning.
Mrs. John Walker, president of
the Fine Arts club, has announced
that an art exhibit of 150 of the
finest reproductions of recognized
masterpieces of art lias been en-
gaged to be placed on display to lo-
cal students and the general public
within the near future. The exact
date and place of exhibition will be
announced in the next few days.
A small admission charge WiU be
made, and tho fund thus raised will
W used to purchase pictures for
Clark Auditorium. (
Mrs. Ernest Hood, exhibit chair-
man. said, “It has been the privilege
of students and the general public
to enjoy the masterpieces of music
and literature for generations; but
an enjoyment of the masterpieces
of art has, until very recently, been
restricted to those who were wealthy
enough to travel throughout the
World, visiting the museums In
which the original paintings hang.
"Recent improvements in color
photography and printing now make
it possible to bring the art of the
world to even our smaller towns and
villages through the medium of
faithful reproductions. These repro-
ductions are true to the originals In
all respects, with the possible ex-
ception of size. Even the most deli-
cate variations In color are main-
tained. In most instances the brush
strokes in the original picture are
clearly discernible.
“I feel that we are fortunate in-
deed to be able to bring to Sham-
rock a collection of these splendid
pictures." Mrs. Walker stated.
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ROTARY CLUB MEETS
THURSDAY AT NOON
Rotartans had their weekly lunch-
eon Thursday at the U-Drop Inn in
order that members could attend the
regional football game at Perryton
Friday afternoon.
Committees ’
and discussion on ------ —
jujld and Bedford Harrison gave a
talk on supporting the band. Only
four members were absent.
Same hi tresry wm
s grouped at tables
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