The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR NEA & UNITED PRESS SHAMROCK. WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1931
SEMI-WEEKLY
NUMBER 95
LOCAL GAS 000Y
VOICES PROTEST
[* TO PROPOSED TAX
SPOKESMAN LEAVES SATURDAY
FOR AUSTIN TO INTERCEDE
FOR LOCAL INTERESTS
Directors of Shamrock Natural
Gas Association in a called meeting
Saturday morning registered vigor-
ous protest to the pending gas tax
bill and voted to send Guy Hill, sec-
o, retary, to Austin over the week end
4o work with delegates of other cit-
es against passage of the bill when
rui comes to a vote Tuesday,
he Hill left Saturday afternoon with
wri istructions to work with approxl-
th lately 30 other spokesmen of land-
stc wners and gas producers In support
thi r a rider to the pending gas tax bill
W'Rppiised by Representative Dewey
ung providing a two per cent tax
gross Income from gas Instead of
three-eighths of one cent per
housand cubic feet. Young’s pro-
would tax gas in the same
leaner as the present gross produc-
1 tax on oil.
it is charged by directors of the
gga^ association that proposed legls-
atlon assessing three-eighths of one
ent per thousand cubic feet is equl
Ivalent in many instances to half the
■price received for the gas and that
■ such a tax would force the closing
[of hundreds of wells. They pointed
[ out three-eighths of one cent a-
| mounts to 18 3-4 per oent of the
price now being paid for natural gas
1 'n the Wheeler county field.
I At a mass meeting in Amarillo
riday landowners and producers
to send a large delegation to
ustin in protest of the measure.
were selected from Pam
, Barger and Bhamrock as well as
ylllo, Guy Hill being suggested
Shamrock spokesman. These
were to have left Saturday
CLARK, SANDUSKY
KEEP LIONS AND
GUESTS ROARING
RADIO PROGRAM, EMERGENCY
•SURGICAL OPERATION ARE
FEATURES OF BANQUET
‘Crosses' World,
Says It’s Flat
The fun firm of Clark & Sandusky
transacted a deal Involving approx-
imately one million laughs at the
Ladies' Night banquet of Shamrock
Lions club Thursday night. Sixty
persons laughed themselves hoarse
and went home to start waiting for
the next banquet which they hope
will be hurried up.
If there was a member of the club
who did not come In for a generous
piece of razzing in the radio broad-
cast of Robt. O. Sandusky, it ob-
viously was oversight on the part of
the man at the doughnut micro-
phone. Two Yiddish readings. Lit-
tle Cinderella and a bedtime story,
preceded the news broadcast turn-
Hulen Indicates Work
May Be Started Soon
On Ft. Worth & Denver
Taking a round the world trip has its worries, too, as you can Judge
from the occupied expressions on the faces of these tourists. Here you
see Janet and Jean Adams trying to make something out of a travel guide
on the liner Shinyo Maru on which they are bound for Shanghai on the
last lap of their globe circling trip. They are 13 months old.
1060 NOW LISTED
IN SCHOOL CENSUS
SLIGHT DECREASE OVER LAST
YEAR’S TOTAL PREDICTED
BY CITY ENUMERATOR
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fISITING PASTORS
TO HOLD MEETING
' MINISTERS OF 8EVEN TOWNS
AT CHURCH OF CHRIST
HERE NEXT WEEK
Seven towns will be represented
. when ministers of the Church of
' Ciriat of nearby towns meet with
the local members here March 22 to
H a different pastor will speak
night, and special emphasis
will be placed on the song service
which will be under the direction of
local and visiting leaders.
The program will Include the fol-
' lowing talks by the visitors: Sun-
sy. Rev Ollle Dial ot Wboeler will
: on 'TVtiding the Flock" In the
rnlng and that night will dis-
•Why Doesn't the Church
rOrow?" Monday. Rev Alfred F.
.Waller of Erick. Okla . will speak on
Grandeur of the Church" at
Around 1200 children will be listed
in the Shamrock Independent School
District this year, officials believe, as
the total check made by Jno. H.
Crowley had reached 1060 Saturday.
Last year, at the completion of the
school census, 1418 names had been
reported within t(>e stretch reaching
seven miles east and west and eight
miles north and south, which com-
prises this district. Crowley, who is
taking the census with the help of
rural teachers, hap estimated that 30
children have not been listed In
town and at least 76 have been
missed In the country districts.
These will be picked up next week,
or may be reported by parents or
teachers. The census of the city
schools was completed last week, but
the northeast corner of the district
Is yet to be checked.
An unusual feature of the census
SEVEN PUPILS WIN
IN MUSIC EVENTS
FOUR YOUNG MUSICIANS GET
‘A’ GRADES IN CONTESTS
AT AMARILLO
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SET PLACE FOR
BAND CONCERT
Attractive Program To Be Given At
Liberty Theater Next
Sunday at 3 P. M-
(OmUnoed on laM paf<)
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JAPTIST MEET
WILL CONTINUE
J. L. King of Alanrrrd To Be
TMMai Pastor at ftanday
Revival Services ,
, The Baptist revival meeting will
tie through Sunday and Sun-
night according to an mi-
ni ade Saturday by Rev
Mutt or Sunday morn -
'nvttauon Is being to-
members to attend
her the services will
tout next week, as
uneemet
A. Baxt
a spec
to c)
and decidt
tie held t
[ well
Great UW Is being manifested
Sin the revlvi meeting Two con-
I version# tern been made and bap-
[tlsm will be held Sunday night.
Rev J L King of Alanrrrd u to
'conduct the servtceg for Sunday
K. jiurmg the past week, a visiting paa-
|trUK from nearby pulpit* baa occupied
title pulpit each night
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By MAX SMITH
The second annual conoert of the
Shamrock Municipal Band will be
held at the Liberty Theater Sunday.
March 29. at 3 o’clock. It was deckled
Friday night at a meeting of the
band directors and members.
The band officials have arranged
an sirs dive program which in-
cludes marches. novelty numbers, an
overture, “Western World,” two so-
los, and a medley of old southern
songs arranged by Director R. O.
Sandusky ft will consist of about
14 or It number* in all. No admis-
sion charge will be made.
About thirty-five band members.
Including ten newcomers, dressed In
the regular green and white uni-
forms. will be presented at the con-
cert. and it promises to be one of
the outstanding i
Seven of the nine pupils entered
in the piano contests at the Amarillo
Music Festival by Miss Ethel Mc-
Curdy, had placed during the events
Thursday and Friday. Four of the
young musicians were given a grade
of A In the playing of their selec
tlons.
The four who made an A rating,
which includes a grade of from 90
to 100, were: Patricia Rawlings, who
played “A Dialogue.” In the 6-year-
old group; Royce Lewis. Jr., who
played "Ghost Story," In the 6-year-
old group; Bernice Stevens, who
played "March of the Wee Folk,” In
the 7-yuar-old group, and Glen Dav-
is. who played "Pixies Gavottes," In
the 10-year-old group.
Three pupils made a rating of C,
a grade of from 80 to 85. They In-
cluded; Barbara Kuhlman. who
played "A Dialogue," In the 6-year-
old group; Ruth Tilley, who played
"March of the Wee Folk" In the 7-
year-old group, and Dessle Kather-
ine Lewis, who played “White Moth
In the 10-year-old class.
Shamrock was represented at the
meet only by the music students of
Miss McCurdy, as there Is no class
In public school music work given In
the school here. The Clovis. N. M
band won first plaoe In the contests.
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W. O. MORROW TO
ATTEND SCHOOL
High School Instructor Advises The
Trustees He Will Not Apply
For Position Next Year
In e letter to the boerd of trustees
made public Saturday, W. O. Mor-
row, high school Instructor and for-
mer principal, said he would not be
an applicant for re-election. He
plans to attend school, he said.
Morrow gave notice to the board
early In order that there might be
plenty of time for consideration of I
his successor.
The board recently announced the
ished by courtesy, It was said, of
The Shamrock Texan.
P. T. Boston, owner of Piggly Wig-
gly, was the only Lion about whom
the announcer said Be was telling
the tTUth and In order to bring Bos
ton’s name into prominence, San-
dusky briefly related a business trip
the merchant had made to Borger.
Boston said later there was no point
to the story and he wished Sandusky
had Just left his name out.
Learning that A. C. Hallmark,
president of the club, had fainted in
the kitchen where he had gone for
second helpings, J. B. Clark consent
ed to administer medical aid.
hurried diagnosis Indicated appen-
dicitis, Doctor Clark announced, and
anesthetic and examination of the
patient's pocket book in the order
named, left no doubt of the urgency
of the case. He pointed out this is
the usual procedure. Falling to find
an appendix. Clark consulted his
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SCHOOL WILL BE
HELD AT LIBERTY
CULINARY EXPERT WHO WILL
LECTURE HERE TO WORK
IN MODEL KITCHEN
people are expected to attend from
nearby towns.
The complete program, which will
stress the old-time favorite songs,
will be announced in Wedneeday’s
Texan
ng event* Many .election of W. C Perkins, high school
BELLFLOWER HEARING
AT PA MPA POSTPONED
PALM SERVICES TO
BE HELD MARCH
prindpal, as superintendent to suc-
ceed O. L. Davis who has aocepted
the position of superintendent at
Sudan.
The election of a sucoeaaor to
Morrow or of teachers for any other
places In the city system will not be
held until after the election of trus-
tee* in April.
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Sessions of The Shamrock Texan's
first Cooking School which will be
conducted April 21 to 24, will be
held in the Liberty Theatre. The
Liberty was decided on because of
Its large stage accomodations and
Its convenient seating arrangement
It Is necessary to provide a model
kitchen on the stage from which
Mrs. Doris Darnell, nationally known
culinary expert, can make her dem-
onstrations. Sessions will last for
about two hours.
Seibert Worley, manager of the
Liberty, said he was glad to offer
use of his theatre as he believed the
Texan Cooking School was a deckl-
ed community asset.
Not only has local Interest been
keen regarding the school but man
ufacturers of nationally known foods
products have requested a chance to
cooperate by advertising their pro-
ducts In the dally paper to be pub-
lished In Shamrock for six days.
Morton's salt. K. C. baking pow-
der, Snowdrift and Weason oil are
among these products which have
already contracted space and which
will be used in the demonstrations
of Mrs. Darnell. She selected these
product* as essential to the success
of her school.
Local grocer* and merchants will
also participate Many free attend
a nee prtxe* will be given.
The world's as flat as a pancake
and you can’t make Wilbur Glenn
Voliva, above, of Zion City, III., be-
lieve differently. Shown here in
New York after a trip "across” the
world, Voliva still insists that if the
world were spherical people on the
under side would drop off into
space.
CLUB WOMEN PLAN
PARK IMPROVEMENT
General John A. Hulen, vice-president of the Fort Worth
and Denver Railroad, was in Shamrock Thursday and indi-
cated that construction of the Childress-to-Pampa line by
way of Shamrock, would possibly be started within the next
few weeks.
He called on Mayor G. C. Berkley and Guy Hill, 'secre-
tary of the chamber of commerce, stopping here only a
few hours.
Surveying of the proposed route from Childress to
Pampa and inspection of right-of-way was started at Pampa
Thursday, according to The Pampa Daily News.
SHAMROCK SCHOOLS
TO ENTER COUNTY
LEAGUE CONTESTS
ALL CLASSES ANNUAL LEAGUE
EVENTS AT WHEELER
MARCH 26, 27
PUBLIC ASKED TO AID WORK
BY GIVING TREES FOR
BEAUTIFICATION
Decisions to limit the work of the
club women to trees and grass for
this spring, were made Thursday at
a meeting of the committee from the
Federation of Women's Clubs, ap-
pointed to take over the work on the
beautification of Elmore Park.
Chinese elms will be the only trees
planted In the park this year, ac-
cording to Mrs. C. F. Baker, chair-
man of the park committee, and the
work will be carried on through con-
tributions either from club women
or other Interested people of the
town. Everyone who will Is asked to
buy one of the one dollar trees and
donate to the beautification project
through the park committee. The
tree will then be planted In the
park and dedicated to the person
who gave it.
No effort will be made to complete
the placing of walks on the park
grounds this spring, the committee
reported, as work will be concentrat-
ed on setUng the trees and the
grass. During the last week, work-
men have been busy leveling the
ground by taking plowed dirt from
the north slope into the lower places.
Bermuda grass will be set out ss
soon as the grading is finished, end
few flower beds may be planted
later In the spring.
The park committee of the Fed
eratton Is composed of Mrs. C. F.
Baker, Mrs. H. P. Mundy. Mrs. X. K
Caperton and Mrs. R. N. Hucksbee
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The Shamrock schools will be rep-
resented In practically every event,
both literary and athletic, at the
County Interscholastic Meet to be
held at Wheeler, March 27, 28, school
officials stale. Indications are that
the 1631 meet wUl be one of the best
ever held, according to C. B. Witt
director-general.
Practically all the schools of the
county have paid their entrance fees
and are preparing contestants in'
both events. Directors of each de-
partment are co-operating In an ef-
fort to make the meet an outstand-
ing event In county school annals.
The schedule of events follows:
Literary Prelimlnartre
Declamation: Class A and B—sen-
ior girls and senior boys; Junior girls
and Junior boys. Thursday evening,
7:30 o'clock, March 28. district court
room.
Rural schools — senior girls and
senior boys; Junior girls and Junior
boys, Thursday evening. 7:30. March
26. Methodist church.
Tiny-tots story telling: All schools
—Thursday evening, 7:30, March 28.
Baptist church.
One-act play: All schools—Thurs-
day evening, 7:30, March 26. high
school auditorium.
Debate: All schools — boys, first
round, room 2, Junior high school,
p A. P. Briggs, chief engineer, and
seven engineers were In Pampa on
Wednesday, leaving Thursday morn-
ing with surveying equipment. They
were working on the originally pro-
posed route, the newspaper said.
Engineers in the party Included:
Lee Robinson, William Partin, L. L.
Van Noy, H. C. Van Noy, O. K. Mc-
Caskill, R. E. Moore and J. F. Mc-
Dowell, foreman.
Actual construction of the road la
in progress near Childress, it Is un-
derstood. The chief engineer did
not say whether work would be
started on the Pampa end of the
line but stated that some announce-
ment would be made In the near
future.
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40 ATTENDING M. E.
LEAGUE INSTITUTE
CERTIFICATES TO BE GIVEN
BY DEAN AT LAST CLASS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
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LEVINE’S WILL
HAVE BIRTHDAY
Third Anniversary In Hhamrork To
Be Celebrated With Sale
Opening Thursday
EVANGELIST TO
CLOSE MEETING
Reverend A O. Torn bow Conclude*
Series of Prephctle Bible
Interpretation*
COUNTY EPWORTH TO
CONVENE AT McLEAN
Rev Newton SmMi ot Pampa will
iday service* at the
ptscopal Church here
19
will be at 10 15
[ and church service*
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and daughter*
of Vega vtatti
Hearing on an application for a
writ of habeas corpus necking the
release on ball of John Bellflower j
which wa* scheduled to be heard by
Judge W. R Ewing of Thirty-first
district court at Pampa Friday, was
postponed until next week on ac-
count of bad road*
Bellflower I* being held In the
Wheeler county Jail without bail,
charged with the murder of B E
Walker on Main street of Shamrock
on the afternoon of March 4. Bell-
flower and Walker were both farm-
are of Locum Orore community
LOCAL MEN ATTEND
LEGIONNAIRE MEET
Andrew Neal, commander, and
Earl Kromer left Saturday for Per-
ry ton where they srttl represent the
Charles DeShaao Poet of the Amer-
ican Legion at the 18th District
Convention there Saturday and
Sunday
Several other Legionnaire* plan-
ned to make the trip late Sati
afternoon Legion bend* and
gat km* are
in this
"Ooodwtll and Unity" la the sub-
ject of the Wheeler county Eperorth
League Union program to be
at the McLean Methodist church be-
ginning at 2 o'clock Sunday after-
noon. March 29 There will be a
meeting of the Council at 2 p. m.
Devotional win be given by MU*
Rdlth Retteau of He*Id after which
there will be a buxine** meeting, the
feature of which wtl! be the election
of all officer* for the coming year.
The next number on the program
will be “A Goodwill Story." by Mis*
Beverly Harvey of Shamrock, then
special music by the McLean group
“Ha* the Fire Orown Cotd?" to the
subject of a talk by
Idson of Heald. TTm
Much Interest to being shown in
the revival meeting conducted the
paxl week in the Hall building by
Rev. A O. Turn bow. local evangel-
The meeting dote* Sunday, hav-
ing attracted large crowd* during
the week.
Rev. Turn bow hat conducted hto
service* with subjects of a prophetic
trend, and the public ha* been in-
vited to hear hi* interpretation of
various prophecies of the Bible
The meeting will close Sunday
with the theme. "The Tinkling of
the Oolden Bella." Iftdudlng Inter-
pretation* from two Important chap-
tare of the Btble
Rev, TUrnbow to the eon of Mr.
and Mr* John Turnbow of Let*
Levine’s dry good* store to three
years old in 8hamrock this month
snd in celebration of the birthday
announces a store-wide sale in this
issue of The Texan Pete Harris,
manager of the store since its es-
tablishment on March 28. 1928. aaya
he to going to show hto appreciation
for the nice business he has enjoyed
by offering unusual bargains In the
present sale.
it has been the policy of Levine's
tq advertise honestly and persistent-
ly. being one of the biggest user* of
printer's Ink in Shamrock Harris
to Joined by employe* in thanking
the public for paC business
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ASKS CITIZENS TO
PLANT TOW N FLOWER
By MAX SMITH
Around forty young people from
Shamrock and nearby towns are at-
tending the Epworth League Train-
ing Institute, the last session of
which will be held at the First
Methodist church Sunday afternoon.
League groups from McLean. Wheel-
er and Heald are represented at the
classes
Four different classes In League
training work have been given, one
In charge of a visiting pastor or
church worker each night, with a
fifth class for everyone after the
regular evening session. V. M. Gore,
field secretary of the Northwest
Methodist Conference to dean In
charge of the Institute, while Rev.
J. H. Crow of McLean, E. iD. Lan-
dreth of Wheeler. Oore of Canyon,
Rev B H Williams oT the Doxier-
Heald circuit and Rev. R. N. Huck-
sbee. local pastor, have been teach-
ing the classes.
Sunday afternoon, the last session
with the theme of Evangelism In
Youth" will be conducted by Mrs.
Ntda Green of Heald at 2:30 o'clock.
Certificates In the work also will be
awarded Sunday afternoon by Oore.
Sure Enough!
This to the truth and nett
else but the truth to help i
TO Pt.AINVIKW
Ml** Nell Adam*. Mr* J W
Gooch. Mrs Idea Oarrtoon and Mr*.
Oeraki Mayfield left Saturday for
Plain view where they will reprerent
the local club at a meeting of Buat-
waa a Me-
BBS
■are*
Shamrock people are being asked
id plant zinnias aa a part of the
beautification program for the city,
under the icadeeuhlp of Mrs. E. K.
Caperton. who to In charge of this
territory undrf * statewide move-
ment. Zinnia* were selected aa
Shamrock’s official flower last year,
and are eaay to grow and Inexpen-
sive. says Mrs. Caperton
Mias Viola Jon#*, county home
demonstration agent, to In charge of
the campaign for Wheeler county.
LIBERTY THEATRE
HAH NEW TALKIEH
Seibert Worley
Liberty theatre, |
stall allon of new a
talking equipment.
manager
of The
the in-
-on-the-fUtn
of the new-
set and l
Zinnia* are Shamrock's of-
ficial city flower — Jno. H.
Crowley, taker of the school
census, says homes arc In bet-
ter condition and seem ■
furnished than last
Mrs J J Baird, t
teacher. I* going to
well as teaching In 8.
She to taking the buHncaa
course In typing—Bhamrock
people once drank their own
home - Invented and
owned soft drink. El
E. L Woodley, find mayor,
brought the Idee beck from
South America, and began
production with shamrock aa
the distributing point - Re
hummus, poM office employee,
does all her eoetal correspond-
ence by wrtUd* HI. Re" on
the back of
letter* to I
Clyde Bearrow to the
of her
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