The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 23, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 14, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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Twenty-sixth year nea a united press " shamrock, wheeler county, texas. Sunday, july m, 1929
SEMI-WEEKLY
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RAILROAD HEARING TO BE HELD JULY 29
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BAR ASSOCIATION
01 COUNTY FAVORS
COURT AMENDMENT
SUPREME COURT COMPRISING
nisi: members WOlLli BI.hT
SERVE PlBl.lt IS CLAIM
The Wheeler County Bar A*v>cia •
Uon has none on record favoring
paoMurr ot the Coturtltutionai
Amendin' nt to be rated on July
16th which would create a Supreme
Court of nine member*
Eight member* o( the county bar
Mortal loti have endoned resolu-
tion* asking the ettbenahtp to vote
(or adoption of the amendment «rt-
tlni out that "the expense o( the
date will not be materially increas-
ed. because six judge* that are now
on the payroll of the Mate will bo
out of office, and *lx more will take
then >ce* who will be clothed with
1ty of membership In ihe
Court and furthermore
wtll be In aeulon at all
jdead ol nine month* in
tor"
resolution waa aifited by C
Q Rngledow. H B HlU J B Clark
Markm Reynold*. Clayton Ilea re
Lewis Goodrich. Raymond Allred
and D O Beene
Here l» a statement ol the county
bar association, setting out IU vie*
of the amendment
'We the undersigned member* ol
the Wheeler County Bar Aasorb’ion
do moat earnestly urge the rltben-
of Wheeler county U> go to the poll*
on next Tueeday July l<th. and
asst your vole for the Constitution-
al Amendment creating a Supreme
Court of nine members
ThU Ls not a special legislation
to aaalst lawyer*, but I* for the
best interest of any cttlarn who U
so unlortunale aa to have to engage
in litigation In the Texas court*
and with the Increase ot business
in Wheeler county. It Indirectly af-
fects the busnrsa welfare ol all our
dlUriix
-The expense of the stale win not
be materially Increased because sis
judge* that are now on the pay-
roll ot the slate will go out ol of-
fice and six more wtll lake their
places, who wtU be clothed wtlh Ihe
authority ol membership In Ihe Su-
preme Court, and furthemore. the
Court will be tn session at all limes
Instead of nine months of each
yer"
One member of the County Bar
Association pointed out that If the
amendment to be veked on were
already t law and there were nine
Supreme Court Justice* Instead ol
three that the Land Hill* affecting
We*t Texas now pending and which
will not be decided until fall, would
already have been settled He
gtreaocd the fact that the amend-
ment is not a piece ol legislation
that is intended to aid lawyers but
U lor the best Interests ot the tax-
payers
The Texas Prca* Association re-
cenMy went on record favoring a-
doptkm of the amendment
EX-SERVICE HEN
AND WIVES Will
CONVENE MONDAY
ORG ANIZATION Ol’ AN ACTIVE
LEGION POUT IS OBJECT
OF CALLED MEETING
All ex-service men and their
>ves are invited to attend a meet- i
Ing which will be held at I 30
oclock Monday night In Lions club j
Hall for the purpose of rc-organii- j
ing an American Legion Post and ‘
forming a ladles Auxiliary to the j
Post
It will be In the form of a social I
meeting, strictly Informal and for the '
ole purpoae of providing an oppor- I
(unity lot the World War veteran- 1
to get together and discuss re-or-
aruration plans The women will
(y given a chance to orgamxr In
iran' and cake wtU be served
Paid Jett Brubaker and J H Bal- ;
thrope who hate called the meet In;- j
urge every ex-service man to attend
.md If married, to bring his wife j
The need for an active post has !
been fell lor a long time Then-
are at present about 16 or 20 men
who hate paid due* and maintain
the charter lor Charles DeHhaxo
Post but unless a larger member-
ship Is secured and an active or
ganlxaUon perfected the post wtll
lane its charter. It was said
Tliere are at least 40 and possibly
i Day is in Jail
With Sinclair|
Federal Commission To
Convene at Fort Worth
A nd Consider Proposals
Shamrock Chamber of Commerce Is Expected
To Hold Call Meeting this Week To Make
Plans for Presentation of Testimony
The Interstate Commerce Commission has set July 29th
«•< the ilate for the bejfinninjr of the hearing* on the applica-
tion of the Rock Island and the Fort Worth and Denver rail-
roads to build in the Eastern Panhandle of Texas, it was
learned authoritatively Saturday.
The hearings will lie held at the Texas Hotel at Fort
Worth.
The date for the hearings is much earlier than was ex-
pected and an emergency is created for those gathering data
and preparing petitions. The Shamrock Chamber of Com-
merce is expected to call a meeting early this week for the
purpose of completing plans for the presentation of testi-
mony at the hearing,
111 1 ♦ Only On* Road Probable
BOUNDARY DISPUTE
TO OE CONSIDERED
A lew more *lcp» after thl* pic-
ture mu taken and—Henry Mown
Day. above, aide to Harry F. Kin-
II . an old. old dory, thl* xrene pictured here Robb* tone* ha*
another golf rhamptondilp and he b being congratulated by Al
above right, an hi* victory. Jooe* and Kaplnoaa tied at the
end of It bote* for Ihr national apen rhampionthlp and a play oil ihe
next day mulled In a vrntallonal victory for Jonem. Brio* I* pictured
a trene during Ihr concluding round Faplnou b *hown putting u
Jane* oalrhew.
M men redding In and near Sham- r|,(r jtl n,r famouv Jary-tampering
rock who are eligible for member- rur j#r wnich both were glren Jail
*hl|» In the Poet. Brubaker amt fW r on tempt of court.
Batthrope *ald. and an Auxiliary w„hlngloi> flay
for the women could have ax larg- h , toar- month wntenre
a membership ||r and Sinclair will be rrtraard In
Aa roan at organisation lias been; Nnrmbrr
perfected the ex-«uf*lce men plan-----------------...... its plan for nettling the Panhandle
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FUNERAL HELD
FOR J. CLARK
Father of Mr*, low Mrfadaml I*
Burled Wednesday: He Had Bern
Braldenl of Stole M Year*
Jame* Clark. SI year* old. died
al the home ol hb daughter. Mr*
Lee McC Jutland at Wheeler Wed net-
day
He had been a resident of Texa*
Since 1811 when he nettled In Dal-
las county For the part few year*
he had made hb home with hb
daughter He wax born In Padurah
Ky Starch M. ISIS atvl moved to
finals with hb family In 1660 He
walded there until 1810 when he
u married, moving to Texas the
text year.
Puneral service* were conducted
Wheeler Wednesday Burial was
*• under the direction of Smith-
In Puneral Home of Sham-
BOV SCOUT CAMP
IS IN RFADINESS
DAM IS COMPLETED AND ALL
tltll \M.I MINI * Mtm FOR
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
Camp Warner. Uv beautiful 800-
acre tract of land a here Boy Scout*
ol the Southeast Panhandle Area
will spend their summer encamp-
ment. b In readme**, .aid I. E Jolly
scout executive, who was In Sham-
rock last week He and a group of
Scouts spent several day* al Camp
Warner, near Claude, building a
dam and putting the ground* tn
shape for the opening of the sum-
mer encampment on August 11th
Twenty-three Scout* assisted In
pulling the ramp in readiness for
the encampment The *lle was do-
nated to the Hoy Seoul* of America
by Doctor and Mr* Warner and b
an Ideal site,
A Court of Honor will be held be-
fore the August camp the exact
dale to be announced noon, said
Mr Jolly The tentative dale b
Thursday. July 2Mh All boys
ready for advancement and merit
badges are asked to attend so they
will be able to complete another test
(luring the encampment
YARD CONTEST IN
CITY PROGRESSES
A Claronca Volvln and
Troy Wrfty leave to-
uip to Gtmmaron. New
md Creed, Oolo.
id Mr*. J. A, Winchester
leave today few a vblt with
■cheater’* parent* In Lo*
They plan to be away a
100 PEIIKONH ARE ENTERED
AND MI'ITI INTEREST IM
SHOWN ItV ( 1 i l /1 n
With one hundred iiersons enter-
ed III the city Yard Improvement
contest, members of the Junior
Thursday dub In charge announced
Saturday they were well pleased
with the progree* of the movement
aimed lo beautify Die city
Yards will be scored on Septem-
ber I and prises will be awarded the
winners In each group, depending
on the type ol yard and the amount
of money that lias been expended
for Improvements First prlxe In
each group b 110, there are three
other prlxea which are being offer-
ed by business firms of Hhamrork,
Tills b the second year Improve-
ment contest to be held In Sham-
rock. Much Interest waa evidenced
last year and the present one bids
fair to surpass that one. those tn
charge said.
The yards will be scored by out-
of-town Judge*
PERRY BROTHERS
BUY CALLAWAY’S
LARGE CHAIN WILL OPERATE
VARIETY STORE AS SOON
A* IMPROVEMENTS MADE
Announcement ha* been made of
the «ale of Celiaway * Variety Store
to Perry Brothers. Inc. which op-
erate* a chain ot 60 stores The
new owner* will hold their open-
ing within two week* a* soon as
they have completed Invoicing and
remodeling
New fixtures will be Installed
throughout ahd interior Improve-
ment* wtll be made to make the
store conform with the general
plan of Perry Brother* Inc. said
J J Himmons who come* to Sham-
rock a* manager from Tyler The
*tore will be completely storked with
new merchandise R L. Perry was
In the city the past week making
plans tor the store's oiiening and
will return for the opening sale
Perry Brother*. Inc. b one of the
largest and strongest Ac and 10c
chain stores doing business in Tex-
as. having eximnded rapidly within
ihe |iast few years It b the policy
of the company to enter growing
towns and elite* which have prom-
ise for development and Die high
type Store* they put In evidence*
their faith in the field
W E Callaway who retires from
(lie store, b undecided on hb future
plana, lie and hb family will leave
within a few days for a month's
vacation In New Mexico and Colo-
rado It b passible he may enter
another line of buslnea* In Sham-
rock U|x>n hb return.
MAN, 72, ANI) WOMAN,
fill. TO UK MARRIED
OLEIIURNK <UPl.—J W Neson
of Cleburne, 73 years old, and Mrs
Ella Stokes, DO. of t<A Crosse. Win.
have filed their intention lo marry
at the county clerk'* office here
They are believed to be the oldest
applicants ever to apply for a mar-
riage license In thb county.
to start plans for building a Leg tor
IIU They already hare a site
under consideration and believe
they anU experience no difficulty in
erecting nice club quarter*
none will be a group ol men and
women from Pampa Legion and
Auxiliary uniU present al the rarer-
Ing here Monday night and they
will assist ihe local people in get-
ting organised
Mrs 0. L. Clement left this week
for a stay In the Methodist camp In
Ceta Canyon near Happy.
Mrs J. A Hall and children left
for Colorado Springs Thursday, tor
a stay of several weak*.
Mbs Mary Elbabeth Pendleton
b visiting friends and relatives In
Port Worth thb week,
PLANE STAYS IN
AIR 246 HOURS
WORLD ENDURANCE RECORD
OF lit IIOI RN HELD BY
TEXANS. SHATTERED
CULVER CITY, Cal --The biplane
Angeleno, piloted by L. W Mendrll
and R B Reinhart, landed here
At 2 13 p m Friday after having
been In the sir 246 hours and 44
minute*, setting s new world's re-
fueling flight endurance record
The Buhl biplane powered by a
Wright whirlwind 220 horsepower
motor, took off at 1:J* a m , July 3
The former record stood al 114
hours. 20 minutes
The official landing lime was
2:13 02 p m
The filers made a perfect landing
on lire field after failure to eatab
llah contact al the thirty-eighth
refueling
Tlie ship had been In Ihe air for
146 hour*. 43 minute*. 33 second*
We came down because the tall
group started fluttering," said Loren
Mendrll. chief pilot, as he clamber-
ed out ol Ihe Buhl alrsedan after
246 hours. 43 minute*. 33 seconds
onds in the air.
"We have lo give the engine credit
for everything." he said smiling to-
ward* the Wright whirlwind motor,
the second-hand power plant which
Ilka kept humans In the air beyond
all previous records
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II. I*. W. c. WILL HOLD
PICNIC ON JULY 2.1
The picnic which was to have
been held Tuesday by Business and
Professional Women's club will be
held Tuesday. July 23. Threatening
weather prevented members of the
rlnb from going on the plrnlc Tuee-
day, They had already made plans
for the event and so the picnic
lunch was enjoyed on the lawn of
Mb* Nell Adams
SIX FIRMS ENTER
TENNIS TOURNEY
OTHER III MNES IIOt'SES ARE
INVITED TO GET IN AS
PLAY TO STAPT SOON
Six business firms have entered
Irani* Ui the men a city tennis tour-
nament which b bring sponsored
by West Texas Utilities Company
and those In charge are hopeful
twice that many wiU have been en-
tered by the lime the preliminaries
are held the first of thb week
Awards will be made lo Ihe win-
ners ol both the singles and doub-
le*. a small entrance lee bring
chanted all entrants (or the pur-
pote ol rablng funds with wluch lo
buy the prlxea
Persons wanting to enter are ask-
ed to get In lourh with A C. Hall-
mark. Pete White of Gerald Geyer
who arc In rliarge Arrangements
may be made whereby entrants can
practice by calling one of these men
Two courts are avalbbie. one near
the pbnt of West Texa* Utilities
company and the other at the Lone
War Gas camp north of the city
The West Texas court b well light-
ed. affording entrants a chance to
practice at night*
Those In charge ho|ie to have all
rntranb In by the middle of the
week as they hope to start the pre-
liminaries the first of next week
OKLAHOMA COMMITTEE TO GO
TO CAPITOL AND HEAR OF
LEGISLATl'RE'H PLAN
AU8TIN, — Announcement was
made by Senator Waller C. Wood-
ward qI Coleman Friday that the
Oklahoma Strip committee wtll go
to Oklahoma City July 20 to receive
from the Legislature of that Stale
Rev and Mr*. S. A. nibble re
turned Saturday from a two weeka
trip to Big Spring. Galveston
Houston. San Antonio and other
points In south and central Texas
SHORT COURSE
TO COST $20.00
large Number of Wheeler County
Folk* Are Expected lo Enroll
Areovnl of Special Rales
Actual coat of attending the
Farmers Short Course to be held at
College Station July 29 to August 2,
b less than 630 At least 30 persons
have already Indicated their Inten-
tions of going and those In charge
believe a larger number will go
when they learn that expense* are
going to be so low.
Railroad fare for the roundtrlp
b approximately 610. meab for the
week will bo 68 and a charge of
only II 50 for the week will be made
for sleeping rooms
All persons who plan to attend
may get further detalb from Mbs
Viola Jonea, counlv home demon-
stration agent, who maintains an
office In the court house at
Wheeler.
boundary dispute By a recent fed
eral survey the hundredth meridian
boundary between Texas and Ok-
lahoma was relocated, putting about
40.000 acre* back In Texas OkU
horn* wants to retain the strip and
b expecting to proffer tome plan
for purchasing the order to protect
the citterns of the atrip
The Texas committee visited Ok-
lahoma City bat April and a dab-
gallon from that State twice has
come to Austin In an effort to
reach an adjustment Member* of
the Legislature who will go on the
trip Include Woodward., who b
chairman: Sena tors Walter Woodul
Houston: C Small Wellington. Tom
Pollard. Tyler; W A Williamson.
San Antonio. Representative* Cecil
Story. Vernon: C Land. Memphis.
John White. Bnrgrr. Dewey Young
Wellington: Clyde Warwick. Can-
yon: Luke Mankln. Georgetown; N
Strong. Slocum: W 8 Barrow
Bryan.
Claude Polbtd. Attorney General
also will make the trip. Pollard re-
cently gave out an opinion to the
effect that the question b still open
that the federal survey and reloca-
tion do not close and attempt* to
adjust.
About 400 families live In the strip,
much of which b valuable farm
land In order to effect and adjust-
ment of which Oklahona may re-
tain the area. It will be necessary
to get congressional approval
(iOOD ATTENDANCE
AT CITY REYIVAL
Mr and Mrs. O 0. Williams leave
today for a vblt with Mr* William*’
sister In Alva. Ok la
(TIUU'H OF NAZARKNE Wll.l.
III OltCi ANI/t I) III 111 VI
CLONE OF MEETING
Good attendance has marked the
dally revival services at the Church
of the Naxarene which b now In Its
second week, and which will con-
tinue until Sunday. July 21 Ser-
vices are being held at the Inter-
section of Sixth and Choctaw
Streets.
Rev W H. Burton, pastor of the
church at Sayre, b In char.e of the
meeting, being assisted by Rev K
V. Carter of Dodsonvllla. and Jack
and Ruby Carter of Penlel, Tex.
Ihe latter two being In charge of the
singing.
There ha* been good attendance
all through the meeting and keen
Interest has been shown Those In
charge hope to organlae a local
Church of the Naxarene at the con-
clusion of the revival. There are
enough members here to warrant
forming a church although It b not
believed advioabie to build a church
house at thb time. It was said.
tin- Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion. the Rock Island which wants
to build from Shamrock lo Quanah
and the Fort Worth and Denver
whicn want* to build from Chlldreaa
to Pampa With the probability
that only one road will receive the
sanction of the federal rommbalon
one of the bitterest fight* In the
history ol Texaa railroading looms.
Hhamrork. Wellington Quanah
Seymour and Amarillo and nearby
communities are fighting for the
Rock Island while ChUdrees and
Pampa are leading the fight for
the Fort Worth and Denver At
least a score of town* tod cubs
are expected to appear before the
Commission In behalf of one of the
two roads
Three Projects Considered
The three projects considered for
the Panhandle are proposed by the
Frisco, the Rock Island and the
Fori Worth and Denver. The pro
pawl ol the Frbco and Rock Island
Lute* was filed as a Joint *pn*lea-
lion before the I C. C and InHudaa
In addition to newly constructed
lines, a joint trackage agreement
between these lines. The Port
Worth and Denver * proposal la lo
build 110 miles of new roed from
Chlldreae through Wellington and
Hhamrork to Pampa
The propoaal of the Frbco-B -ck
Island application b to pU'< *v>a*
property ol the Gulf. Texa* and
Western Railway now operating be-
tween Heymour and Jacksbom a 4
between Jacksboro and Salevllie.
while the Frbco b lo build about
44 mile* ol new road from Seymair
to Vernon, connecting with the
present Vernon-Enid Une The
Hock lsbnd propoee* to construct
36 mile* of new road between
Quanah and Beaver Creek and a-
bout 16 miles of new road between
Quanah and Shamrock
Under the Joint trackage agree-
ment of the Frbco and Rock lsbnd
the Frbco will acquire right* over
the Rock lsbnd from Fort Worth
lo Jacksboro. aa well t* over the
proposed new tine from Beaver
Creek to Quanah The Rock Is-
land. in similar manner, will acquire
rights over the present Oulf. Texaa
and Western Itnes and over the new
construction from Heymour to
| Reaver Creek.
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DALLAS JUDGE SAYS
JURY SYSTEM COSTLY
DALLAS. <UP>.—"If a jury would
understand that It coab about 66000
a week to hold court during a Jury
trial, which sum b added on to
their taxes, they would quit their
foolishness," declare* Judge T. A.
Work of the Sixty-Eighth Dbtrlct
court. The Judge In saying thb waa
rofcrlng to hb opinion that Juries
should bo permitted to return ver-
dicts on 0 to 3 votes, especially In
civil cases In criminal case*, how-
ever. when a person's Ilf* or liberty
b at stake he bellevee the verdict
should be unanimous,
The opinion of Judge Work has
taken on new Ilf* within the last
few weeks, too. because of the large
number of "hung Juries" which
have been reported.
Mr and Mrs 0 O. West and
children left Wednesday for their
new home In Benjamin. Tn., whose
Mr. Went wtll be superintendent of
ihoob next school tarn.
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Cooper, Albert. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 23, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 14, 1929, newspaper, July 14, 1929; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth529230/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shamrock Public Library.