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VOL. 35
SHAMROCK. WHEELER COUNTY. TEXAS, TUESDAY. MARCH 28, 1939
NO. 253
IRISH 60XFRS WIN
CANADIAN TOURNEY;
WILDCATS SECOND
SHAMROCK SCRAPPERS CLAIM
FIVE OF TEN WEIGHT
DIVISION TITLES
Hard-hitting Irish boxers of the
Shamrock high school team swept
the annual tournament at Canadian
last Friday and Saturday night,
winning five first places to emerge
champions of the two-day event.
Canadian’s Wildcats fought the Ir-
tish every step of the way and were
runners-up with four first places.
Trophies were presented to
champs in the various weight classes
as follows:
Callan, 85 pounds, Shamrock;
Worley, 95, Canadian; Bonner, 105,
McLean; Roden, 115, Shamrock;
Bills. 125. Shamrock; Spurlin, 135,
Canadian: Burton, 145, Shamrock;
Butterfield, 155. Shamrock: Russell,
165. Canadian; Calloway, 175. Ca-
nadian
Judges were Charlie Hill. Ivan
Conklin and Y. R Ball, all of Ca-
nadian. Large crowds saw all three
cards of the tournament and the
gym was packed Saturday night.
Knockouts were scored by Callo-
way, Canadian, over Gordon, Mc-
Lean (technical); Bonner over
Staggs. Shamrock, second round.
- In the semi-finals Saturday after-
*®noon, Harold Smith of Pampa gave
Frankie Bills, twice quarter-finalist
in the state Golden Gloves tourna-
ment, Fort Worth, the closest fight
the local knockout specialist has had
in the Panhandle, but the decision
went to Bills.
The tournament was featured by
clever boxing and hard hitting on
the part of game and determined
youngsters from all over the Eastern
-Panhandle. Coach Grady Box's Ir-
• ish proteges went up against some
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BAND WILL ATTEND
SHATTUCK FESTIVAL
TRANSPORTATION IS NEEDED
& BY SCHOOL MUSICIANS
FOR FRIDAY TRIP
WHERE EIGHT MET DEATH IN PLANE CRASH
Above is a close-up view of wreckage of the passenger compartment of the luxurious BranifT airliner, where
eight of twelve persons on board met their death. The plane fell six minutes after taking off from the Okla-
homa City airport for Dallas The pilot. Claude Seaton, who was thrown clear of the wreckage, blamed
failure of one of the big plane’s motors for the tragedy.
Rains Soak This Area;
Hail, Twisters Batter
North Wichita County
The Shamrock Irish band will at-
tend a band festival at Shattuck.
Okia.. Friday, Glenn Truax. director,
announced today, and he asks as
many local people as possible who
have cars to assist in taking the
band members to the festival as he
wishes the entire personnel of the
organization to attend.
The band will leave Shamrock at
8 o’clock Friday morning and will
be back in the city by 6 p. m.
Citizens of Shattuck were most co-
operative in sending their band to
the St. Patrick's celebration this
year and as a matter of civic spirit
and appreciation for their recent
visit i both Truax and Bedford
Harr secretary of the chamber
of c rce. feel that local people
jfshoi their part in transporting
•tht land to the festival.
Til. lo can attend the festival
and ts. their cars are asked to
phone ei “r Harrison or Truax as
soon as pc sible. Band members are
asked) to be in front of the band
house before 8 o'clock Friday morn-
ing.
CLARINETIST
~ IS PRAISED
Critics Say Sonnenburg, Former
Irish Band Member, Has Fine
Command Of Instrument
Eldon Sonnenburg, son of Mr. and
ilrs. T. H. Sonnenburg of this city
nd a student at the University of
* .entucky, Lexington, won praise
musical critics on his clarinet
I at a recent Sunday afternoon
a hslcale of the University of Ken-
b,ky band.
ionnenburg played three move-
nhts of Mozart's Concerto for clari-
n opus 107. A critic's review of
tl program In a Lexington paper
cemented: Sonnenburg played in
exient taste and with fine com-
md of his instrument. He did not
all the instrument to become
ha, while his tone was pleasing,
ling his years in Shamrock
§ Solnburg won recognition at
ma musical events In the Pan-
hat and was selected at a con-
test) Tulsa, Okla., to attend a
natji band clinic in 8t. Louis
lasttr.
BALLOTS PRINTED
FOR 2 ELECTIONS
SCHOOL BALLOTING ON APRIL
1; ALDERMEN WILL BE
CHOSEN APRIL 4
Ballots have been printed for the
school and city elections to be held
Saturday. April 1. and Tuesday.
April 4, at the city hall. Polls will
open at eight o’clock in the morning
and close at six o’clock in the eve-
ning in both elections.
T. E. Burkhalter will be judge at
the school election Saturday. April
1, with Mrs. T. J. Potts, Mrs. A. M.
Hilburn and Mrs. S. Q Scott serving
as clerks. Homer Ewton and Percy
Bones have filed for re-election on
the school board, each to fill the
regular three-year term. Ewton’s
term expired this year and Bones
was elected to the board last spring
to fill the unexpired term of J. B.
Clark who resigned.
Two aldermen will be elected at
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SIX TEAMS ENTERED
BOXINO TOURNAMENT
FIGHT FANS ARE
PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT
IN ANNUAL EVENT
Brightening considerably the
crop outlook for this season, .88 of
an inch moisture has been receiv-
ed in this area since Friday, Bob
Adams, manager of the Traders
Compress, reported today.
A light rain Friday registered .20
of an inch moisture and late Sat-
urday evening a heavy shower
added .32 of an inch to this
amount.
Starting early this morning, a
brisk shower turned into a slow,
drizzling rain which continued
through the day and at noon to-
taled .36 of an inch. Hail fell for a
brief period this morning.
Following a clear day Sunday,
cloudy skies brought the mercury
down several degrees from the
high point, 76 degrees at 3 p. m.
on that day, to 63 degrees at 4
p. m. Monday. This morning tem-
peratures were near freezing, 34
degrees was recorded at 7 a. m., 32
degrees at 10 a. m. and 33 degrees
at 1 p. m.. Lone Star Gas company
employees reported.
THOMPSON URGES
CANCELLATION OF
6-DAY OIL ORDER
UNCERTAINTY IN INDUSTRY
MAKES Act PREMATURE,
COMMISSION TOLD
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The many fight fans of Shamrock
and vicinity are assured plenty of
thrills and excitement in Shamrock’s
Second Annual Invitation Boxing
Tournament to be held Friday and
Saturday at the local gymnasium.
Five boxing teams, besides the lo-
cal club, have accepted invitations
to participate in the annual tourna-
ment. and some of the most skilled
leather-slingers in this section will
be on hand, literally fighting for the
team trophy and individual awards.
A beautiful team trophy will be
awarded the club winning the most
first places, while gold and bronze
miniature boxing gloves will be pre-
sented winners and runners-up in
each weight division.
First round matches will be held
Friday night and finals will be
fought Saturday night, according to
G. B. Rush, athletic director.
The local boxing team, under the
direction of their trainer, Grady
Box, is expected to make a good
showing at the affair. Box’s proteges
won five first places in the Canadian
tournament last week-end, bringing
home the team trophy. Box will en-
ter about 15 lads In the tourney.
Towns entering teams
Lean, Turkey, Canadian.
Pampa and Shamrock.
WICHITA FALLS, March 28. —
Communities and farm homes in
the northern part of Wichita coun-
ty were battered by a terrific hail
storm early Monday night and small
scattered twisters did considerable
damage. Nobody was injured.
Striking Electra late in the after-
j noon, the storm veered to the north
and east, according to information
from various sources. All telephone
°! communications with Burkburnett
and vicinity were disrupted. Window
panes were beaten out and roofs
damaged by the hail in Burkburnett,
where it was said the fall was one
of the heaviest in the city’s history.
A tornado swept through the out-
skirts of Iowa Park, wrecking one
home. Residents had sufficient warn-
ing of the coming storm and were
able to seek shelter in cellars.
Sixty-six athletes in two school
buses returning to Electra from the
county track meet were caught in
the storm and told of seeing two
houses demolished. The buses were
damaged by the hail.
Torrential rainfall accompanied
the storm throughout the area.
AUSTIN. March 28. — Railroad
Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson
proposed Monday that the commis-
sion rescind its order which would
lift Saturday production shutdowns,
effective this week-end.
Thompson said that after full con-
sideration of the question he had
concluded Texas oil fields should re-
main on a five-day-a-week produc-
ing basis through April and May.
The order signed last week would
permit six-dav a week output in
April.
“A survey just made,” Thompson
said, "indicates that pipeline capac-
ity will not move the additional oil
provided by the lifting of even one
day. The oil cannot be sold. Pipe-
line proration and all its evils will
promptly follow unless we rescind
the order and continue our five-day
a week program.
The other commissioners were in
Abilene but Thompson quoted
Chairman Lon A Smith as saying
he would consider the Thompson
proposal here today.
Thompson, who had signed the
order lifting Saturday shutdowns,
said in a press statement:
FRANCE WILL NOT
TALK UNTIE EXACT
CLAIMS ARE GIVEN
SPEECH BY DUCE NO BASIS
FOR NEGOTIATIONS
OFFICIALS SAY
PARIS, March 28—Premier Da-
ladier was reported without of-
ficial confirmation early today to
have obtained support of a major-
ity of his cabinet in refusing to
talk terms with Premier Mussolini
until Italy states her exact rlaims
on France.
Informed circles said the premier
overruled a proposal by Foreign
Minister Bonnet and four other
ministers that France open negotia-
tions with II Duce on the basis of
his speech Sunday.
Every effort was being made to
keep Daladier’s decision on the Ital-
ian question secret until his much-
publicized speech Wednesday.
It was said by informed sources,
however, that he would say France
refuses to negotiate with any nation
under threat and is capable of de-
fending her empire.
In Ills speech Mussolini failed to
define precisely Italy’s claims, merely
referring to French-ruled Tunisia.
Djibouti and the Suez Canal as
“problems."
The French government advanced
a long step nearer full war-time
footing yesterday, apparently
strengthening her position for pos-
sible negotiations with Italy.
Five new decrees were issued in
a cabinet meeting of more than
three hours which considered Italian
Premier Mussolini’s indication yes-
terday that the next move was up
to France.
They were issued under the gov-
ernment's new dictatorial authority
and were concerned primarily with
the navy although one affected fron-
tier defenses and another completed
financial arrangements for indus-
trial mobilization.
Although the strict new military
censorship iaw effectively prevented
seepage of details, it was known that
the three naval decrees increased
the fleet's fighting and technical
manpower, changed the method of
recruiting and revised the reserve
organization from which the navy
draws its wartime strength.
Jailed for Silence I HONORS IN CLASS
T DIVISION WON
BY lltLTDN HIGH
TWITTY SWEEPS' RURAL MEET;
KELLERVILLE LEADS IN
WARD DIVISION
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR FFA BANQUET
ATTENDANCE OVER HUNDRED
EXPECTED AT ‘FATHER
AND SON’ EVENT
Photographer Roberi Brown of
the Chattanooga, Tenn., News
was jailed when he refused to
tell a local judge and grand
jury where be took published
pictures of cock fighting.
Charged with contempt of court.
Brown declared. “I don’t ap-
prove of cock fighting,” but
insisted he could not break his
promise to protect his picture
sources.
WAR TORN MADRID
READY FOR ENTRY
HISTORIC SPANISH CAPITAL
UNDEFENDED AS TROOPS
RAISE WHITE FLAG
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LATIN STUDENTS TO
ATTEND TOURNAMENT
.ANNUAL LANGUAGE EVENT TO
BE HELD THIS YEAR
AT WELLINGTON
KELTON SENIORS TO
GIVE PLAY FRIDAY
"George In A Jam" is the title of
a three-act comedy play to be pre-
sented by members of the senior
class of the Kelton High school
Friday night at 8 o’clock The pub-
lic Is invited to attend the enter-
tainment.
The entire cast has been care-
fully selected and each gives an ex-
cellent performance according to
those who have seen rehearsals.
Admission charges will be ten, flf-
are Me-1 teen and twenty-five cents. The pro-
Stinnett, ceeds will be used by the class for
their annual trip this spring.
Mrs. Raymond Zeigler, Latin in-
structor of Shamrock high school,
will take six of her first and second
year students to Wellington Satur-
day to compete in the annual Latin
Tournament, she said today.
The first year team will be com-
posed of Kathleen Rose and Arthur
Schenk. Virginia Davis will go as
essay writer. The second year team
will be Mayon Goodrich, who was
on the first year team last year, and
Gwendolyn Neal. T. C. Davis will
go as essay writer.
Mrs. Zeigler expects the students
to make an excellent showing as
her groups have won the second
year cup for three consecutive years,
with the exception of last year, when
the Interscholastic League meet
made it impossible to take the
second year group, and have also
won the first year cup for four con-
secutive years. If the first year team
wins tyie cup this year it will remain
in possession of the Shamrock class.
Following a luncheon Saturday
noon at Wellington, the tests will
take place and winners in the events
will be announced at a banquet to
be given Saturday night. A number
of Latin students from here plan to
attend the banquet.
The Shamrock chapter of the Fu-
ture Farmers of America are giving
their second annual Father and Son
banquet at the First Baptist church
tonight starting at 8 o'clock.
The FFA boys are sponsoring the
banquet in honor of their fathers
and many additional guests have
been invited to attend. The program
will be varied, talks by many of the
guests to be included on the eve-
ning’s entertainment.
Around 115 people will be present
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CITY LAW REQUIRES
CHICKENS BE PENNED
Local residents who own chickens
are reminded of the city ordinance
number 71 making it unlawful for
any person or persons to allow their
chickens or stock to run at large
within the corporate limits of the
city. Demps Bulls, deputy marshal,
urges people to observe this ordin-
ance.
Many people are planting gardens
and laying out flower beds and
chickens are a decided menace in
destroying such property. A large
number of complaints have been
made to the city marshal in regard
to this matter and the local police
force intends to make every effort to
see that this ordinance is observed.
HENDAYF., France, March 28—
Madrid, capital of Republican
Spain and besieged for nearly 29
months of the 32-month civil war.
lay undefended early today—ready
for occupation by the armies of
Nationalist Generalissimo Franco.
As General Franco's columns
moved north from Toledo, and pre-
pared to move south from Guadala-
jara towards the capital, thousands
of veterans in the Republican
trenches who had defended the city
in long, wearing months of shot,
shell and air bombings marched out
to the Nationalist lines under white
flags and lay down their arms.
A Fournier news agency report
in Paris, for which there was no de-
pendent confirmation, said a nation-
alist communique from Burgos an-
nounced that nationalists had
entered the suburbs of Madrid.
The offensive went ahead despite
heavy snowfall which blocked roads
in some places. In a broadcast to
Madrid's beleagured civilians Fran-
co said the capital would be cap-
tured quickly.
"Madrilenos. the hour of your
liberation Is near.” his radio mes-
sage said. “Within a few hours our
flag will float from the highest point
of the capital. Our army is conquer-
ing all resistance and will enter
Madrid within a few hours, bringing
peace and justice to all inhabitants."
The broadcast appealed to those
In the Republican one-fourth of
Spain to give up without waiting
for general surrender orders from
the Madrid government.
DAMAGE SLIGHT IN
HUTTON FIRE SUNDAY
A fire of undetermined origin
broke out in the George Hutton
home on east first street Sunday
afternoon In a closet containing a
large amount of bedding and per-
sonal apparel.
Firemen answered the call at
about five o'clock in the afternoon.
The greatest damage was done by
smoke and water.
Tabulation of points won in the
annual Wheeler County Inter-
sehoiastic Meet, held here Friday
and Saturday, showed that Sham-
rock’s literary and athletic con-
testants swept the Class A divis-
ions by a large margin.
Shamrock high school competi-
tors ran up 185 points, junior high
39 and south ward 3, for a total of
229 points. Mobeetie came in sec-
ond with high school 105 (4 points,
junior high 15 and ward 67, a total
of 187!- points. Wheeler was third
with 111 points, high school 78'A
and ward schools 32H,
Kelton high and ward school*
were out in front in Class B with a
total of 111 points while Brisco*
came in second with 83 points.
In rural school division. Twitty
placed first with 94 points Center
second with 67. Bethel third with
47 and Plainview fourth with 45.
Ramsdell fifth with 39 and Davia
sixth with 27.
Kellerville won the class C ward
school competition with 80 points,
Lela was second with 47 and Magic
City third with 221 , points.
Results in the track and field
meet, held Saturday at Denver field,
were as follows:
Class A High Schools
100-yard dash: Paul Johnson, Mo-
beetle. first: A. Southard. Shamrock,
second: Gene Lanford. Shamrock,
third; Ed Johnson, Mobeetie, fourth.
220-yard dash: Gene Lanford,
| Shamrock, first: Paul Johnson. Mo-
beetie, second; A. Southard. Sham-
rock. third; Ed Johnson, Mobeetie,
fourth.
440-yard dash: Green, Wheeler,
first; F. Roden. Shamrock, second;
Red, Mobeetie, third; Robinson, Mo-
beetie, fourth. V
880-yard run: Seitz, Mooeetie.
first; Robinson, Mobeetie. second;
’ Doyl. Reynolds. Shamrock, third;
James Chance, Shamrock, fourth.
1 mile run: F. E. Smith. Sham-
rock. first: Weeks. Wheeler, second;
C. Medkief, Shamrock, third: Sims,
Mobeetie, fourth.
120-yard high hurdles: Wesley
Buice. Shamrock, first; Bennett
Clark. Shamrock, second: Ed John-
son. Mobeetie. third: Seitz. Mobee-
tie, fourth.
220-yard low hurdles: Wesley
Buice. Shamrock, first: Burl Puett,
Shamrock, second: Red. Mobeetie,
third; Bruce. Shamrock, fourth.
1 mile relay: Sims. Lanford. Buice,
Roden. Shamrock, first; Barton,
Seitz. Red, Paul Johnson. Mobeetie,
second.
Broad jump: Burl Puett, Sham-
rock. first: Roy Ho!n,~\ c”'-;rry‘r,
second; Paul Johnson, Mobeetie,
third: Gene Lanford. Shamrock,
fourth.
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MONTGOMERY ATTENDS
LAUNDRY CONVENTION
Claude Montgomery, manager of
the Shamrock Steam Laundry and
Dry Cleaners, attended the conven-
tion of the Texas Laundry Owners
Association at Dallas last week.
A feature of the convention was a
short course in laundry operations
and methods conducted by Walter
A. Reinhard of Joliet, 111., director
of the department of engineering of
the American Institute of Launder-
ing. Montgomery stated many valu-
able ideas were developed during the
course.
CITY BOY INJURED
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Tax Immunity For 3,800,000
Government Workers Ended
«*
By Supreme Court Decision
Merle Clement Ewton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Ewton, was Injured
Sunday afternoon when he fell from
a 40 foot bluff at Red River, Into
a pool of water while on a hike with
several of his friends.
He was brought immediately to
Shamrock for medical aid. He suf-
fered a deep gash over his left eye
and a minor cut below his eye but
ills injuries were not serious it was
reported today.
The accident occured at about 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
WASHINGTON, March 28—In
an historic 6 to 2 decision, the
Supreme Court Monday wiped out
the income tax Immunity of 3,-
800,000 persons employed by fed-
eral, state, municipal, county and
other governments.
Sharply reversing a trend of de-
cisions that extended far back Into
the 19th century, the tribunal de-
clared the federal government and
states would not hamper or burden
each other's activities unconstitu-
tionally if they taxed each other’s
employes.
The decision, in effect, gave ju-
dicial sanction to half of the Roose-
velt program calling for reciprocal
taxation of federal and state sala-
ries and securities. Moreover, the
broad language of the decision
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U-DROP INN UNABLE
TO REOPEN TOMORROW
Because of inclement weather, im-
provements will not be completed in
time for the U-Drop Inn to reopen
for business on Wednesday morn-
ing as previously announced, John
Nunn, proprietor, announced this
afternoon. Interior of the cafe has
been repainted and damp weather
has prevented its drying In time for
the scheduled opening. The cafe will
reopen at 5 a. m., Thursday morn-
ing, Nunn said.
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