The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 10
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THREE JUVENILES
ADMIT SERIES OF
» AUTO ROBBERIES
YOUTHS ARE BEING HELD IN
COUNTY JAIL; CASE TO
BE IIEARI) FRIDAY
Three ’teen-agers, apprehen-
ded by Shamrock officers Sun-
day morning, have signed con-
fessions to a series of car
thefts that have kept local law
f ^nforcers puzzled the past three
weeks.
The youths, who give their
ages as 14, 15 and 16 years, are
being held in the county jail
at Wheeler, charged with “the
theft of automobiles by juve-
niles. Their case will be heard
in county court Friday and
since they have signed confes-
sions to the crimes, it is be-
I they will enter a plea of
j ™gullty, County Attorney Homer
1 L, Moss stated this morning.
The youngsters are: Roy Lee
Dees, who lives southeast of
Shamrock on Elm Creek, Wil-
lie Stowe of Shamrock, and
Sorrell HUI of Twitty.
The case was broken Sunday
morning when local officers ap-
prehended Stowe driving a 1939
model Dodge sedan that had been
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VOL. 42
Programs Scheduled In
SHAMROCK. WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1946.
THREE-YEAR PLAN
IS LAUNCHED BY ...... . _ n
city’s schools Neighboring I owns By
Chamber Of Commerce
No.
PROGRAM ADOPTED BY BOARD
OF TRUSTEES AT MEETING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The Shamrock Public School
System has begun work on a
three-year program, Sol Blon-
stein, president of the school
board, announced this week.
The out-line of the program
was submitted by Supt. Elmer
J, Moore at the regular meet-
ing of the board of trustees
held on Wednesday night of
last week, and the plan was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
“The main objective of education
is a continuous development of the
child physically, mentally, emotion
ally and spiritually so that he will
be a happy and useful citizen of
a cooperative democratic society,”
Supt. Moore stated. This objective
may be accomplished by a school
continuing to Improve in its many
phases.
"We must continually evaluate
our school and improve it as rap-
| idly as possible," he concluded.
A summary of the three-year
I program as approved by the school
| board follows:
General Improvements
1, Improving plant and grounds:
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Boxing Sessions
Open Today With
Intramural Bouts
i '’clock the f|'imh:uldl“ at 7:45
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MISS LILLIE M. M CLAIN
LILLIE M. M’CLAIN
J. Atkinson
Reminiscent On
A series of amateur programs, sponsored by the Sham-
rock Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of creating
entertainment for young and old and stimulating goodwill
between Shamrock and her neighboring towns and com-
munities, was announced this week by Bob Clark.
The programs will be held in points throughout the
county and Shamrock people will be presented as well as
talented residents of each of the towns and communities in
which the entertainments are to be staged.
First and second place winners will be selected by pop-
ular choice at each of the points where the programs are
held and on Friday night, April 26, the most talented en-
tertainers will appear in a grand finale at Clark Auditorium,
with $30.00 in prizes to be presented the three winning con-
testants. The winning contestants will then be sent to
Amarillo, their expenses paid by the Shamrock Chamber
of Commerce, where they will appear over Radio Station
KGNC.^
First of the Mries of amateur
programs will be presented at Lela
on Thursday night, March 7. The
remainder of the schedule includes:
Samnorwood — Thursday, March
14.
Wheeler — Tuesday, March 19.
Bethel — Thursday, March 28,
Kelton — Friday, March 22.
Magic City — Tuesday, April 2.
Pakan — Tuesday, April 9.
KellerviUe — Thursday, April 18.
Shamrock — Grand finale, Fri-
day night, April 26.
All the programs will be present-
ed at night and there will be no
admission charge, Clark, newly se-
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ASKS SECOND TERM ^ BirthdaV
WHEELER COUNTY TREASURER
SOLICITS INSPECTION OF
HER PAST RECORD
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Miss Lillie M. McClain, who is
serving her first term as Wheeler
County Treasurer, has authorized
The Texan to announce her can-
didacy for a second term.
Miss McClain says that she has
enjoyed the work very much and
I appreciates the splendid coopera-
I **ion given her by the citizens of
f 'this county and every person who
came to her office on official busi-
ness or contacted her in any man-
ner during this term.
"I feel that the people know the
way I have handled the affairs of
this office, and hope to thank aU
the voters personally before elec-
tion time,” says Miss McClain, who
is running on her record and sol-
icits inquiry in that regard.
• Elected to a public office for the
first time in 1944, Miss McClain,
long time resident of Wheeler
County, has served well in the ca-
pacity of County Treasurer.
“I have handled the job to the
best of my ability and if the peo-
ple of Wheeler County see fit to j
return me to office, I promise to ;
continue to serve them in every j
way possible,” Miss McClain stated. |
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"1 never saw a woman with a
hat on, until I was a grown man,”
declared J. Atkinson, one of Sham-
rock’s oldest citizens who celebrat-
ed his 90th birthday, February 13.
“They wore home-made slat bon-
nets, when I was a boy.”
He recalls that he wore hand-
made buckskin breeches and plow-
ed with a mole board plow that
his father made.
In thinking of the vast change
that has come about in inventions
and improvements, he compared
the ox wagon with the automobile,
the scythes and cradles which were
used to cut wheat and mow hay
Instead of the modem combine, and
wooden pitchforks that have been
replaced with metal, and cow
trails to our network of highways.
“The first threshing machine I
ever say was a wooden concern
with tread wheels, which had to
be run by oxen,” Mr. Atkinson
stated.
Mr. Atkinson says he has never
had a headache in his life. He has
most of his natural teeth, can eat
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J 7 SHAMROCK MEN
, ENLIST IN ARMY
HOMER1. MOSS IS
COUNTY CANDIDATE
RECRUITING SERGEANT HAS
OFFICE IN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE OFFICE
POPULAR ATTORNEY SAYS IT
IS HONOR TO SERVE THIS
HISTORIC AREA
_ Six County Men
FORMER SHAMROCK Pass Physicals;
MAN PASSES AWAY Three Inducted
I
In announcing for re-election to
the office of Wheeler County At-
torney, Homer L. Moss makes the
following statement:
“During the time served in this
office, my humble efforts have
beer) directed toward honest, cheer-
ful and efficient service, and all
through the same period of time, j
you have been helpful, reasonable
and generous far above anything •
that I have, or may ever, deserve.
“The attorneyship of this historic
county has been, indeed, an honor
and a genuinely appreciated one.
The county attorneyship going
more hand-in-hand with private
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LAST RITES CONDUCTED IN
WELLINGTON WEDNESDAY
FOR J. N. GLASGOW
*. J. N. Glasgow, former resident
**fif shamrock and father of Elbert
, Qlasgow of this city, passed away
j in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Well-
! ington Monday afternoon.
Mr. Glasgow, 64 years old, was
stricken with a cerebral hemor-
rhage Monday morning and death
followed a few hours later.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Penecostal Church in
Wellington Wednesday afternoon
£;ith the Kelso Funeral Home of
I that city in charge of arrange-
ments.
Among the survivors are the
widow of Wellington, five sons and j
one daughter: L. C. and Homer
Glasgow, both of Amarillo; Hardy
Glasgow, Hobart, Okla.; Elbert
Glasgow, Shamrock; J. N. Glas-
gow, Jr., Tokyo, Japan; Mrs. Vir-
gie Medkeif, Wellington; and two
The names of six Wheeler Coun- I
ty men who passed their pre-in- |
duction physical examinations at
the Oklahoma City reception center
on Monday, February 4, were re-
leased last week by Mrs. Cleo Meek,
clerk of the Selective Service Board.
The names of three other men
who began their military training
were listed by Mrs. Meek.
ART GOWIN ASKS
CONSTABLE POST
VETERAN OF WORLD WAR
SEEKS PUBLIC OFFICE
FOR FIRST TIME
Those who met Uncle Sam’s
physical requirements were:
Neal S. Herd, Ray A. McClana-
han, James D. McLaughlin, Willard
M. Allen, James D. Gale and Ken-
neth D. Crowder.
The men who were Inducted
were:
Jason L. Haddox, Travis W. Un-
derwood and Patrick H. Johnson.
T®e
nnis Glasgow.
Mr, and Mrs. Bill Staggs are
f here from New Mexico visiting in
the home of his brother, Joe Staggs
j and family.
J
FLYING INSTRUCTOR
TO BE HERE FRIDAY
M. A. Wood of Wellington will be
at the Twitty landing field on Fri-
day of this week to give flying in-
structions in his Piper Cub Super
Cruiser, Wood was here on Tues-
day and gave instructions to sev-
eral local air-minded residents.
The above schedule is dependent
upon weather conditions.
A. G. (Art) Gowln. resident of
Shamrock and vicinity for the past
27 years, this week announoed his
candidacy for Constable of Prec-
incts 3 and 4, Wheeler County.
Mr. Gowln came to Whpeler
! County soon after he was discharg-
ed from service in World War I.
He has worked for the West Texas
Utilities, the City and was employ-
ed as an engineer at the J. M. Tin-
dall and Son Cotton Oil Mill at
Twitty. until he was Injured last
August. Recovering from 'his in-
juries, Mr. Gowin has been work-
ing as a carpenter the past few
weeks.
He makes this statement to the
voters of P/ecincts 3 and 4:
“I urn 51 years old and have
lived in and around Shamrock
since 1919. This is the first time
that X have ever asked for a pub-
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Mrs. Susie Melton and Mrs. G.
W. Rabo. have had as their guest,
their nephew, Pfc. Jim Bledsoe, of
Panama Canal, who is en route to
Fort Sam Houston to re-enlist In
the Medical Corps.
Indicating the accelerated drive
for enlistments for the regular
army underway by local recruiters,
17 men of West Texas were sworn
Into the service by Captain Eugene
Saffold, commanding officer of the
Amarillo Army recruiting station in
the Post Office building, Amarillo
yesterday.
Three of the men enlisting yes-
terday are from Shamrock and vi-
cinity and the remaining men
from Lubbock and vicinity, Capt.
Saffold stated. This number broke
I a two-day high of 15 men enllst-
! ed on Friday and the same num-
ber on Saturday of last week.
The total number of men enlist-
ed this year at the Amarillo Army
enlisting station Is 327, according
to Capt. Saffold. Of this number j
190 are from Amarillo and vicinl- I
ty. During the first five days of
February, 63 men have been en- |
listed in the regular army at;
Amarillo and vicinity, 7 from,
Shamrock.
The drive for enlistments in the ;
j regular army has a two-fold pur-,
1 pose for the national welfare, Lt.!
I Antony Dabov, newly-appointed j
! public relations officer for the i
; Aiuarlllo-Lubbock recruiting area
, explained.
First, the U. S. Army recruiting
service seeks to secure volunteers
to release men who have long and
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The Shamrock School's annual
intramural boxing matches begin
this afternoon. The preliminaries
are to be held in the gymnasium
this afternoon at 4:16 o’clock;
semi-finals will be Tuesday night,
February 19, and the finals are
set for Thursday night, February
21.
The preliminaries this afternoon
will include about 15 fights and
there will be no admission charge.
The semi-finals and finals to be
held on Tuesday night and Thurs-
day night, respectively, will begin
at 7:30 o’clock. There will be
about 30 fights on each card and
admission charges will be 25c for
students and 50c for adults.
Pairings for this afternoon:
76-pound class—Jones vs. J. Pen-
nington; F. Boyce vs. Hurt; Boyce
vs. K. Brothers; Johnson vs. R.
Brothers; Moss vs. Barkley; Hen-
derson vs. Wood.
85-pound class—B. Johnson vs.
Jimmy Pennington; Adkins vs.
Jerry Pennington.
118-pound class—Douglas Fry vs.
Bond.
Refereeing the bouts will be J.
Roy Henry. Judges will be Roy
Don Brower, Bob Lisle and Eural
Ramsey.
Here are some of the better
matches that will be on the card
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MARINE RECRUITS
ARE SOUGHT HERE
SERGEANTS WOULD LIKE TO
CONTACT MEN INTERESTED
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Marine Sergeants Thornton W.
Myert and James L. Bair are In
Shamrock for the purpose of in-
terviewing young men interested in
enlisting in the U. 8. Marine Corps.
Both men are veterans of the
much famed First Marine Division
and participated in action against _____ ___
the enemy in the Pacific Theater Of District of Texas.
pany, »id. of
night, Smith ln operation at 7 o'clock WednSav
Ted William!: . 8aay
Telephone Compaf?cal. lineman for the Southwestern Bell
the west were outYai<1 that all lines out of Shamrock- fo
dred breaks were because of the ice. Two hun-«
between McLean anJod in a 16-mile stretch of the lino
would be back in opeipreed. Williams said the line*
Wheeler was withoIP tonight,
was hampered to an ewwer for 24 hours and McLean
both power and means of^reater extent being without
nication.
?he storm made its debut in the
~ ,of rain which turned to sleet
hen to snow. Burl Golson of
e Star Gas Company re-
■*, that the mercury dropped
inT, degrees to 22 degrees with-
son dour period. Roe David-
that th Traders Compress said
inch. sture gauged .55 of an
WheeleV
a 24-hour .without power for
Public 8ervK the Southwestern
down at 11 :J(Vjpany lines going
throwing the ©j Tuesday night,
mplete dark-
In the past i
to Burl Goisori
Lone Star Gas
therman. In thk
WALTER E. ROGERS
WALTER E. ROGERS
IN DISTRICT RACE
PROMOTION TO JUDGESHIP IS
ASKED BY 31ST JUDICIAL
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
,-
Waiter Rogers, *ho has served
for the past taro terms as District
Attorney of the Thirty-First Ju-
dicial District of Texas, composed
of Wheeler, Gray, Roberts and
Lipscomb Counties, has authorized
The Texan to announce his can-
didacy for the office of District
Judge of the Thirty-First Judicial
War. Sgt. Barr was wounded at
Pelelieu during the fierce fighting
which took pisice there.
Captain Aubrey K. Edmonds,
commandant of the Santa Fe Re-
cruiting District, with ^headquarters
in Santa Fe, N. Mex., stated that
the U. 8. Marine Corps Is now en-
listing men for a period of two
years as well as a period of three
and four years. The choice is up
to the applicant
Mr. Rogers came to this district
to engage in the practive of law
immediately after completing law
courses at the University of Texas.
He was elected
of this District in a “Write In”
campaign in 1942; took office in
January, 1943, and has served ably
and well In that office for the past
two terms.
He is 38 years old and married.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have four
referred
ling the
,'» wea-
Texan will claim V
very own.
In the January
The Texan, Golson
rain or snow
on February
received both,
on the night of tAe 12th ai
snow blowing In on the it
ing of the 13th. That’s w
we call “hitting the nail on k
head.”
Golson, who modestly admits
that he is the BEST WEATH-
ER PROGNOSTIC) ATOR In
Shamrock, says th.-. I1"’ we will
have a very pleasant week end.
.. wmwnsiss I n .........II )| ■m'siisihlrfi II sill I
Pampa 1.3 inches.
Skies began to1
clear at noon
Wednesday, but ice still clung to
trees and shrubbery at noon Thurs-
day.
ness and stopping all electrically
operated machines.
A 5-inch snow fell in Canadian.
Dalhart and Dumas reported' a 1-
inch fall. Plainview received be-
tween 2 and 3 Inches, while Lub-
bock reported 3 inches. Amarillo's
District Attorney | snowfall measured .80 of an1 inch,
o-
Men enlisting now, said Captain children antj reside on North Rus-
Edmonds, can also come under the
0.1. Bill of Rights, as well as those
who were in during the war. This
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28 FIGHTING MEN
BECOME CIVILIANS
NAMES OF BlfittHARGEES FOR
PAST FEW DAYS fllVfcfr BY
DRAFT BOARD CLERK
DANCE BE HELD AT
GYM FRIDAY NIGHT
A dance sponsored by the Amer-
ican Legion is being staged at the
Shamrock High School gymnasium,
Friday night, February 15.
Glenn Truax’s Buffalo Swing
Band, of West Texas State Col-
lege, will provide the music for the
occasion, and net proceeds will go
to the High School Athletic As-
sociation, and the American Le-
gion.
The Legion is sponsoring . the
dance by request of service men
and others in this area, who feel
the need for this type of recrea-
tion. Because there is no other
adequate building available, the
gymnasium is being used.
The dance will begin at 9 p.m.
and close at 12 p. m.
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Mr. and Mrs, Charles Allen of
Boulder, Colo., are here this week
visiting with her mother. Mrs. Paul
Starr of Wellington, and with their
many friends in Shamrock.
Twenty-eight more Wheeler Coun-
ty men have traded service uni-
forms for civilian clothing and dis-
charge buttons, according to rec-
ords at the Selective Service Board.
The list of discharges during the
past few days follows:
Cpl. Herman C. Garbriel, Mobee-
tie; S-lc Andrew Thomas Sartor,
Jr„ Wheeler; Sgt. (Wac) Velma R.
Pike, Shamrock; 1st Lt. Walter F.
Shelton, Jr., KellerviUe; Capt. Rob-
ert B. Caperton, Shamrock; T-4
Robert E. Messer, Shamrock; Av,
Mch. M 2-c Roger R. Roach, Mc-
Lean; Cmm. George H. Porch,
Shamrock; Lt. Col. James O. Gooch,
Shamrock.
Pfc. James L. McCutchan, Sham-
rock; Cpl. Coy W. Isaacs, Sham-
rock; Av, Om 2-c J. L. Phillips,
Shamrock; T-4 Ward King, Magic
City; T-3 Adrain R. Rlsner, Wheel-
er; E. M. 3-c Mancil Lee Smith,
Shamrock; Cpl. John C. Roth,
McLean; Cpl. Rufus Rryant Stone,
Jr., Blngcr, Okla.; Fireman 1-c
Deton O. Chandler, Magic City;
Pfc. Stephen R. Griffin, Shamrock.
Capt. Charles V. Griffin, Jr.,
Shamrock; Av. Mch. 3-c Carl T.
Cantrell, Shamrock; T-4 Medford
A. Griffin, Wheeler; Pfc. George
A. Wright, Mobeetie; Mailman 2-c
Robert H. Dennis, Shamrock; Col.
Mervell T. Staggs, Shamrock; Pfc.
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sell Street ln Pampa, Texas, where
they have maintained their home
for the past nine years.
He has made the following state-
ment relative to his candidacy:
“In submitting my candidacy for
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Large Crowd
Present For
C. C. Banquet
DEPUTY COLLECTORS
TO AID TAXPAYERS
ALL PERSONS WITH INCOME
OF $500 OR MORE MUST
FILE RETURNS
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“Building a town Is a long and
hard Job, and there is no substi-
tute for hard work,” declared Rex
Baxter, manager of the Amarillo
Chumbcr of Commerce, who was
guest speaker at the Shamrock
Chamber of Commerce banquet,
Thursday evening
The affair was held in the base-
ment of , the First Methodist
Church, and Elmer J. Moore, Su-
perintendent of Schools, gave the
invocation.
Thurman Adkins was master of
ceremonies and Introduced visitors.
Service men were recognized.
Bob Clark, Secretary-Manager,
entertained with tricks of magic
and introduced the board of direc-
tors. In a short talk, Clark pledg-
ed himself to give hts best to the
Chamber of Commerce; to work
and co-operate with the directors.
Marshall Adams, president, made
a few remarks on re-organization of
the group,
Entertainment was provided by
the Sorensen twins, who sang three
vocal selections, accompanied by
Miss Mary Elizabeth Pendleton.
The speaker used as his subject,
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yhe Collector of Internal Reve-
nue at Dallas is sending Deputy
Collectors Harry T. Warner and J.
j A. Desmond to the postoffice at
| Pajnpa Feb. 11, 12 and 13, and
| the First JWiqnal Bank at Cant)-
idlan oil Feb. 14 to assist all tax-
payers with their particular tax
problems, before March 15, the
deadline for tax returns.
Everyone who had a gross
com? of $500 or more in 1946
file a return. This even
minor children with $500 or
gross income. In addition, many
wage earners whose salaries were
subject to withholding will not owe
a tax for the year, but must, nev-
ertheless, file a return in order to
obtain a refund of amounts with-
held by their employers from their
salaries or wages.
All taxpayers who need
or information ln filing their
come tax returns for the year,
1945, are urged to go to the Deputy
Collector nearest them on the date
of the deputy collector’s visit. Be-
tween March 1 and March 15 most
of the deputies will be stationed at
their various zone offices. If you
miss seeing them there, you should
go to the nearest zone office for
assistance.
It is imperative that you bring
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S.O.S., TEACHERS
Supt. Elmer J. Moore is Is-
suing an 8.0.8. for substitute
teachers. Two teachers are ab-
sent for an indefinite time be-
cause of Illness and others are
out temporarily. Any person
who can enroll as a substitute is
asked to contact Supt.
once.
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