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186 MILES OF LINE
* WHEELER COUNTY
OAN or 8885.0M WILL MAKE
POWER POSSIBLE FOB 36*
RURAL FAMILIES
The Greenbett Electric Coopera-
re of Wellington, hu received ap-
oval of a new loan of *285.000.00
■rathe Rural Electrification Ad-
IrJStratlon to finance construe-
nrauun w —----
m of rural power line* In Wheel-
County. President J. A. Coleman
inounced today.
This loan, plus amount* available
om previous allocations. wlU fl-
nice conjunction of 1M niila* of
ms to provide electrtet service to
3 farms and other rural ormsum-
Constructlon oI the new lines will
«&£> a. rapidly as material,
id labor can be obtained, Ptaal-
tea of the Oroenbett Electrlct Co-
wratlve at the rate of approxl-
itdy 80 a month as a result of
instruction mads possible by pro-
mts RRA loans.
“It Is our purpose to aee that rural
sctrlflcation In our area keeps pace
tts advance In other sections
* (Continued on last page)
5HAMR0CK
TEXAN
VOL. 43_SHAMROCK. WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1946
NO. 18.
37 Gridmen
Report For
Work-Outs
A squad of 37 enthusiastic Irish-
men are reporting for grid prac-
tise each afternoon at 4 o'clock, go-
ing through their paces for Coach
;8cott McCall and hit
Jack Dillon.
ms HELD FOR
MRS. AARE BUNCH
4. .
The husky, young athletes are
working from two to two and one-
half hours dally, and Coach Mc-
Call reported this morning that he
was well pleased with the first
three training
TERMENT 18 IN FLOYDADA
FOLLOWING SERVICES AT
_ texola church
Mineral services were conducted
m the First Baptist Church of
sola. Ok la., at 3 o'clock Satur-
y afternoon for Mrs. A are Tali-
i Thomas Bunch,
ilrs. Bunch. 70 years old, passed
ay at 3 o'clock on Thursday af-
noon. August 29, at the home of
r daughter. Mrs. O. B. Sloss, 10
les east of Shamrock.
Mv. Floyd Pitman was In charge
The last rites, assisted by Rev
e Awful of Erick. Okla. W. H.
ker was song leader and Mis.
anlta Hickey -Was pianist.
Serving as pall bearers were: H.
Parrish. H. V. Vermillion. Wal-
• Potts. Elmer Simms, Joe Brad
- and H. L, Wright. .
following the services at Texola.
f body was taken overlaid to the
knitlve Baptist Church at Ftoy-
H, where a second service wms
Id at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
(Continued on last page)
The 1948 crew of Irishmen will
boast a heavy line and a speedy
backfleld. the mentors declared.
McCall Is working with the back-
field candidates, while Dillon, grad-
uate of Texas Tech, who arrived
in Shamrock last week. Is working i
the hopefuls for Une positions.
In addition to the 37 high school
players. 44 Junior high youngsters '
are reporting for wotk-outs under
the two coaches between 11 and
12 o'clock each day.
The Irish’schedule will please the
(Continued on last page)
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JBLIC INVITED TO
ATTEND HELD DAY
%
WILL LEARN ABOUT
[land CONSERVATION
REYDON. OKLA.
I
Second Annual Reger Mills
nty Range Improvement jPleld
will be held at Reydon, Okla..
Thursday. September 12. and as
ay local persons as possibly can
urged to attend.
Clark, secretary-manager of
' Shamrock Chamber of Com
hopes that several carloads
persons from this area will st-
the meeting and ask* those
plan to do so, to notify hlnf
as possible. .
of the fields visited on tn
tour will shqw re-grassing
. that had been dons on yery
■ land, and will ba simple work
any Wheeler county farmer
I do on his own land.
[tour will be held starting In
■u 9:30 a.m. Pros lunch
be served at the Reydon High
Louis P. Merrill. Reglon-
'onservator, Soil Conservation
Port Worth, has been
as the principal speaker
(Continued on last page)
Season
noon Monday,
nounced.
will go on sale at
Coach MeCatl an-
County Sanitarian
Begins Work Here
W. K. Ritter arrived In Sham-
rock and has aatemed dalles as
sanitarian of Whaaier County.
Ritter. WSI>teg in coopera-
tion with atty and eamty of-
ficial* la to establish and main-
tain a health program In Sham-
rock and throughout Wheeler
The health specialist said that he
would first make e thorough check
of all food establishments, include
lng cafes, grocery stores, bakeries,
dairies, etc., to determine whether
they are complying with city and
state ordinances.
In Shamrock the city ordinance
will be revived requiring all food
handlers to take the Wassermann
test. Ritter said.
All schools in the county will be
checked for sanitary conditions and
later periodic dental Inspections
will be made, the health officer
said.
Ritter stated that he would ap-
■ iv •••• ■ ■
predate the cooperation of city
home owners In cutting weeds an
their own property and nearby va-
cant lots. Home owners and busi-
ness mm are also ssked to help In
cleaning up alleys.
Ritter has bean hired by county
and dty officials to asm as sani-
tarian throughout tne county. The
action was token recently upon
suggestion of reprmvt totives of the
Public Health BdWice and State
Health Department who stated that
conditions here were cot sanitary.
Ritter took his training under the
auspices of the Austin, Travis
County Health Unltt a training
school for sanitarians. He Is a vet-
eran of World War n..ls married
and has an 18-mohth-old son.
At the present ttkie. he will make
his home in Shamrock and will be
Joined later by hts wife and son
who are now with her parents In
COUNTY’S FINEST
DAIRY HERDS WILL
DE EXHIBITED HERE
PLANS ARE TAKING SHAPE
FOR DAIRY DAY 8HOW
ON SEPTEMBER 14
Missouri
SHAMROCK, LUBBOCK
SPLIT HONORS IN
TWO-GAME SERIES
Contrast Is Let For
Grading and Draining
" 1 — «■*« pL, •
Bob Clark, secretory
the Shamrock Chamber
metce, la busy this wee----—,
lng owners of dairy herds through-
out Wheeler County and inviting
them to enter exhibits In the
Shamrock Dairy Day Show to be
held on Saturday. September 14.
On Tuesday.' Clark, accompanied
by County Agent Hubert Martin
and Ray Tatum, general manager
of the show, visited herd owners in
the northern part of the
and on Wednesday he called on
cattlemen In the Shamrock area,
in the company of Howard Wea-
therby, vocational agriculture teach-
er of the Shamrock Schools.
•1 had no Idea there were so
manv herds of fine cattle In Wheel-
er County.” Clark "toted, “and
their owners seem anxious to have
them on exhibit at the Dairy Day
8how"
All cattle entered In the show
must first be tested for Bangs dls
ease, the test having been made
within a period of 30 days prior to
the event. The cattle must be at
the Ttsdal Truck and Implement
(Continued on last page)
with the State Highway Commis-
sion on Wednesday of last week by
Ernest Loyd of Port Worth foe
Reddltt announced that If con-
tract* are awkrded far all Farm-to-
Market projects advertl— d for Aug-
emr CHAMPIONS FAIL
SCORE ON LOCALS IN'
jsrnesi rwmi aw. -j—- —
building 18.* mllea of grading and ust bids, the total ■
- - ------|---j---- j|--“‘“h- under contract «•"**<
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FINAY CONTEST
A team Of Shamrock all-stonr
split honors with the Bluebonnet
Laundry team of Lubbock in a two-
game aeries of softball played on
the local diamond last week-end.
The Bluebonnet club, city cham-
pions of Lubbock, took the first
The Shamrock players will go to
Labbock ea a chartered Cap Bock
bus Saturday afternoon for a re-
turn engagement with the cham-
pion softball club of that city. The
two crews will meet In two games
on Saturday night and the other
Sunday afternoon. The names of
Shamrock business men who con-
tributed to a fund making the trip
possible will he published next
OTHER REGISTERED
!UR8E JOINS STAFF
OF CITY HOSPITAL
i Wanda McCafferty. a former
resident, has Joined the staff
irses at the City Hospital and
serve as night supervisor.
_i McCafferty Is a graduate of
irock High School and Si An-
fr at Amarillo, where *e has
on duty since her graduation,
will supplement Mrs. A. E.
eU and Mrs. Ann Brooks, both
Join have been serving the
Hospital since It was purchas-
Connell to a graduate of
^on Sanitarium, Hamilton,
i, and has served hospitals
ror the past several year* Mrs.
a registered nurse, to a
of St. Anthony's at Ama-
Wlth the class of 1939. and
bad nursing experience that
x the supervision of
e are seven nurse's
will enable the
game Saturday night by a score of
12 to 5. while the Shamrock team,
sponsored by J. C. Bumpoas and
Jack Montgomery, took the Sun-
day afternoon tUl by blanking thl
visitors. 2 to 0.
A large crowd was out to witness
the Saturday evening contest, in
which the local nine seemed tut'
(Continued on last page)
■o
drainage structures on Perm High
way 882 from Twltty through Rat-
ion to connect with State Highway
152,
The project is on an approved
federal aid highway program and
as such la not banked try the re-
cent order Issued by Reconversion
Director Steelman cut tailing fed-
eral construction. A* requested by
the reconversion chief, the Texas
Highway Department has carefully
screened the work to assure Its ne-
cessity for "public health, safety,
and essential services."
Construction to expected to begin
within 30 to 50 days, provided for-
mal contracts are approved by the
State Highway Commission and
concurrence obtained from the
Public Roads Administration. Speci-
fications will require that the pro-
ject be completed wilhln 100 work-
ing days after construction begins.
The Wheeler County project to a
part Of the State's three year pro-
gram designed to Mm 74% of all
rural Tew* dwellings within two
miles of a paved road and 82%
within one mile by the end of 1948.
he total mileage
ract slnfifcJanuary
,81# He re
tch projects caUln
placed
1 will
that 20 such prefect, palling for
151 miles had Iran completed un-
der contracts totalling 11008,011, or
an average of $8,878 per mile.
“Sharp Increases In construction
costs have been encountered since
the roads on our present three year
7.500 mile Farm-to-Market pro-
gram were chosen last year from
recommendations of the various
County Judges and Commissioner*
Courts." Reddltt said.
“Earlier this year It had been
3 Cars Damaged
Highway Crash
Near Wheeler
Itrafhc
REVEALED
CONDITION OF
IMPROVED; BODY
LIES IN STATE
The first two days of registration
in the Shamrock Public Schools
throw enrollment ten per cent
above last year's total, 8upt. Elmer
J. Moore reported Tuesday nigh*.
The enrollment up through Tuos-
day was 818 as compared with 877
for the first two days In 1845.
The largest Increase Is In senior
pnd Junior high schools where
classes are crowded, the school head
declared.
High school enrollment reached
the 340 mark Tuesday sf'ernoon
a total of 186 during the
first two days of registration tost
Enrollment In Junior high
which includes U>e sixth,
seventh and eighth grades, was
215, while 380 pupils had begun
their studies In North Ward dur-
ing the two days.
The above figures ere exclusive
of an enrollment of 15 youngsters
in kindergarten, where four more
pupils would be accepted, Supt.
Moore said. The kindergarten to
being supervised by Mrs. Jo Delta
Johnston, a graduate of Shamrock
High School
Final preparations for the open-
ing of school were made Saturday
when teachers met In general as-
(Contlnued on last page)
DISTRICT ROTARY
GOVERNOR SPEAKS
AT MEETING HERE
AUBREY STEPHENSON £o!NTS
OUT GENERAL OBJECTIVES
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
feared these risln; costs wo-ild re-
duce the mileage that could be
built with available funds.” he add-
ed, "but record gasoline sales of the
past several months lead us to be-
lieve now the Increased gas tax
revenue will offset these rising con-
struction costs. This should per-
mit the completion of all mileage
as originally planned."
A wreck Involving extensive dam-
age to three can occurred on High-
way 83. four miles south of Wheel-
er. about 10:30 o’clock Saturday
night, state highway patrolmen of
Pam pa repotted this week.
Hie crash occurred when a 1840
Chevrolet sedan driven by Troy P.
Welty of Twltty, collided with the
back of a 1981 Chevrolet coupe
driven by Edward Smith of Pauls
Valley, Okla.
The lmpfct of the, crash threw
the "31 coupe forward and sideways,
causing It to alde-swlpe an oncom-
ing 1939 Chevrolet sedan, driven
by Clarence Norman Fulks, 17, of
Magic city, overturning that ve-
hicle. the highway patrolmen stat-
ed /'V jv
Mrs. Edward Smith and son,
Jackie Ray. were taken to the
Wheeler hospital for treatment.
Welty sustained minor fecial
wounds.
W. Aubrey Stephenson of Abi-
spoke to members and guests at a
dinner meeting at the U-Drop Inn.
Following the meeting, which was
held In 'lieu of the regular Friday
luncheon meeting, Stephenson con- ’
(erred with officers and directors
of the club on the various work b*-
^donv/unj. future aim., of the
■trphenson. who to professor of
government and assistant dean at
Hardln-Stmmons University at
Abilene, to a member of the Abilene
Rotary Club. He is one of 157 dis-
trict governors of Rotary Interna-
tional who are supervising acUvt
Use of the 5.800 Rotary clubs In
73 countries and geographical re-
gions throughout the world.
In addressing the local group, the
district official pointed out that the
activities of the-various clubs are
based on the same general objec-
tives—the*promotion of better un
M (Continued on last page)
Mrs. Bert McDonald of Dallas, to
here vsltlng with her mother. Mrs.
Solon Beeves and her stater. Mrs.
M. Reynolds.
FATHER OF SHAMROCK
WOMAN PASSES AWAY
Are You Going To
Somebody’8 Child This Year?
WORK CONTINUES
ON LAKE PROJECT
Nineteen More
Wheeler County
Vets Back Home
The condition of
Altneu, seriously
vorable
cmH
nlag.
Bateman’s body remains at
the Clay Funeral Homo await-
ing Instructions from military
authorities who have revealed
that both Bateman and Altneu
are ansy deeerten.
It has also been learned from the
National Automobile Theft Bureau .
that the 1940 model black Plymouth
coupe driven by the 18-ycar-old
youths was stolen, state highway
patrolmen of Pampa reported.
The report from NATB listed the
coupe as having been stolen from
Thrlatle. Utah, on August 25.
Officers Investigating the wreck
found the car contained a 32 cali-
bre revolver, a 25 caliber automatic
pistol and a 12 gauge shotgun.
Checking further, they reported
finding two extra sets of 1948 li-
cense plates, one set from Missouri
and one from Oklahoma. Califor-
nia plates were on the car when
the accident occurred.
Patrolmen calling Normal. I1L.
home of the two boys, established
the fact that Bateman was want-
ed for forgery and that both men
were wanted for armed rqbbery.
John Edward Holmes of Oneida.
111.,driver of a Studebaker truck
which crashed head-on with the
Plymouth coupe, was charged by
patrolmen for driving on the wrong
side of the highway. Holmes was
ncftulted In Justice of Peace Court
here lata Thursday afternoon for
lick of evidence
Holmes' wife was Injured
collision, but has been
from the City Hospital.
1
-m
Wreck Victims
Improving in
Groom Hospital
■
■fe". *?'»;-
Rev. Antonio
SHAMROCK aKd WELLINGTON
TO SHAKE EXPENSES OF
CHECK STATION _
. __ *<*
Members of the city councils o(
Shamrock and Wellington have
voted to appropriate funds neci
tarj to make a check of Elm Creek
In preparation of forming a lake
In future years.
The Wellington aldermen voted
last week to pay their part of the
expenses and the Shamrock group,
meeting at the Chamber of Com-
merce office Tuesday morning, ex-
pressed their willingness to ap-
propriate * like amount.
The Bureau of Reclamation, will
match doiUr-for-dollar the ap-
by the local
Funeral service* were held at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon In Par-
is. Texas for M. S. Carpenter, fa-
ther of Mrs. Bedford Harrison of
this city.
Death came suddenly to Mr.
Harrison shortly after noon Satur-
day. following 8 heart attack at his
home in Dallas.
He to survived by his widow, two
daughters. Mrs. Harrison of this
city and Mrs. E. W. Moss of Well-
ingtons, and two sons. John Meade
Carpenter of Amarillo, and Mar*
cellus Cafpenter of Houston.
Mr. and\irs. Harrison and son,
Bedford. Jr., attended the funeral,
and Mrs. Han^aon remained with
her mother.
«
"Are you going to help kill A child this ye*r7
That is the blunt question directed to motorists by
school officials, highway patrolmen and Idcfd peace officers
as school doors swing open this week, ffdbdtfi0 Shamrock
streets and highways with count# school children.
Five deaths occurred on Highway 66 near Shamrock
last week. There have been TWICE as many car “acci-
dents” in Texas the past 12 months as there were the year
before. And there are two or three times as many pedestri-
ans and cars on city streets and county highways since
sehools opened -Monday as there have been during summer
months.
The law of
uffSSSS&^SSi»
propriations *Mj|H
tne law oi averages indicates two or three Wheeler governments,
county school children will be killed during the present nice a meeting will be held at the u-
months term, unless something is done. And you will be Drop Inn on Thursday tftemoon
to blame, you who like every other motorist thinks this ed-1of 06x1 we*k at whic'j"
itorial is not meant for you because you never have killed j^^^,1|1h^)en^^ryACt^dihg the
maimed a child before. t*’ ~
To you potential killers, you ‘law-abiding” men and ! £8lri™ chc-mtat of me Deportment
women who would not intentionally harm a hair on a; (Continued on last page)
Miss Ruth Anderson of Welling-
ton. s returned .missionary from
South America. Will be speaker at
the Sunday
yust... ,. I
vtim Anderson, who is a slater of
Mrs. J. R. Benson, was at Porto
Alegre, Rio Orande du Sul, Brazil
women wnu wuuiu not im-eruionany narm. a nttir on a
child’s head, The Shamrock Texan addresses this message:.
DRIVE SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY!' LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Never exceed the 20-miles-an-hour speed limit in town; j RECEIVE RECOGNITION
dien nassinir school buses in motion on high- ——• >.
The names of 19 Wheeler County...
men who have recently beea *?.
Itoved of active miqjgcp duty were
teased this WTek. Of the group.
13 were registrants, two were non-
registrants and five were registr-
ants placed on the reserve U»t.
| The Itat follows.
Wheeler County registrants dis-
charged: <-•
Pic. John L. Holman. Clarendon:
S 2-c William J. Pike. Shamrock;
Sgt. Louie C. Watts, Shamrock; 9
1-c John B. Roach. Shamrock: Fm
1- c Roscoe H. Dyson. Mobeetie; 8
2- c Royal J. Crow, Shamrock.
S 1-c Gilford D. Nolan. Shamrock:
S 1-c OUn W. Pendleton. Jr.,
Wheeler: 8 1-c William G. Throck-
morton. Shamrock; PM 1-c Horace
Morgan. Shamrock; 1st Sgt Reaford
D. Karris. Shamrock; T-4 James L.
Byars. Shamrock.
Wheeler County registrants In
reserve:
Pfc. Clarence J. Pool, Pampa;
Capt. James <X Hamer. Austin: T-
4 Homer L. Vorse, Shamrock; Sgt
Olin V. Bailey. Mobeetie: T-5 Ken-
neth W. Wallis. Mobeetie.
Non-registrants discharged:
Cpl. Billie D. Beasley. Shamrock;
5 1-c Charles F. Hubbard. Wheeler.
i America, will be speaker at wcvur uxceeu tne cu-nttieH-ttn-nour apeea utnti in town;.
Junday evening service at the alow down when passing school buses in motion on high-:
Methodist Church at 8 o’clock, ways; come to a complete atop when a school bus stops j
ia a clutor nt nhatirl nf uaA
Mr. and Mrs, Wade Atkinson,
» aneao oi you. j owners of the Addison Studio, were
■° Watch all intersections, be extremely cautious in driv- honored last week when two of
11 ing through school zones. Keep it on your mind constantly tiielr photograph* were di
HtlHncr Ipknnl fkuf nKiUnan nnn Inrtaa onrl mmr hnK yp N*t!onftl OoBVCntlOO
Alegre, Rio orande du sui. Brazil mg through school zones. Keep it on your mind constat
and was a teacher in Colegio Amer- luting school hour* that children are loose and may bob up
to the ifSd6 oTtoedero °f ^ °f
and will have a real message fiUed L ....
Eight buses will be on
Several ' |ral" * -
*•.......
. photographs were displayed at
the National Convention In Chica-
go. Ill Out of 5.000 photograhps
submitted from throughout Amer-
tea. only 1.400 ,
.— ------- Marlpo, Baptist
minister of Mount Vernon. N. Y.
who Is charged with negligent hom-
icide In connection with a head-on
collision near here tost week In
which four persons were killed, was
removed from the Shamrock Clinic
and Hospital to the Oroom hospi-
tal Sunday.
The preacher's wife and three-
year-old son were taken to the
Groom hospital Immediately follow-
ing the crash early last Tuesday j
night of last week. The condition
of all three victims 1* reported a*
lmprovod. * , |
The bodies of the Very Rev. Peter
Thomas Sioll, superior general In
the Order of Dlaealed Carmelite*,
and Father John Baptist*, W# *4*-
retary, kUtod in the wwlL were In-
terred temporarily In the Oklaho-
City Cemetery.
Oklahoma official* of the Car-
melite brotherhood supervised the
interment under telegraphic orders
from the Vatican. -•
The body of Father Joseph
Cants valla, provincial of the c
for Texas and Oklahoma, war 1
laid to Hit la the Oklahoma
MOTHER OF SHAMROCK
RESIDENT SUCCUMBS
Funeral services were held at Al-
vord. Monday for Mrs. R. G. Scott,
mother of QulUman Scott of this
pity.
Mrs. Scott. 17 years of age. died
at her home to Ramay, Sunday
after a lengthy Hines*.
cemetery I .l(|R
It was pot learned here v
position was made of the
Com Marino. 41. ■■■
brother of Rev. Antonio
Who was also killed to the
MRS. I. C. MtfNDY IS
US. I. v. Illl-ivso
AUXILIARY PRESIDENT
Mrs. L C. Mundy was
president of the Legion
at a business session
Ing a covered-dish dinner
Legion Hut TtattiiJMf
Other officers
Gerald Geyer, first vice
Mrs. E. M. Smith, second
dent; Mrs. George Porch,
as secretary-treasurer; l
Poole, sergeant-at-anas: Mrs
MUam, hstorian. and
George will serve as
Out-gotog officers
Carl McPherson. 1
C. Woolly, vice
Flake George
Mrs.
Mrs,
—«
elected
sergeant-at-arms;
L. T. Davis, chaplain, and
W. H. Walker, historian.
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