The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1957 Page: 2 of 12
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_PAGE TWO—SECTION ONE
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN. SHAMROCK. TEXAS
Tabie Made By Local Carpenter
Is Truly A Masterpiece Of Art
By MRS. GEORGE L. STANLEY
C N. Dalrymple, local cabinet
maker and carpenter, m truly an
“artist with wood."
examination, was whUked off to
the ctly hospital, where he receiv-
er! medical attention from Dr. J K
L* r and the hospital's very com-
petent nursing staff.
One . of his achievements is a
beautiful table for the living room
of his home at 411 North Iowa
Street, which has 594 pieces of wood
inlaid oh the top and 52 separate
pieces in the legs of the table.
The tabie top is centered with a
five-point star, with two pieces
to each point, of cedar and guin
There are 18 different kinds of
wood used in working out the in-
tricate pat!cm for the beautiful,
highly polished table The outer
edge is of Italian walnut
There Is only one wood in the
table that he is unable to name.
Othei t pes used are redwood, a.s-
pen. cedar, boi.s dan gum. holly,
basswood, birch, ash, American
walnut, Italian walnut, maple, white
pine, rnnhogany, poplar, tea.; and
hack berry
The aspen came From a beaver
dam at nine Lake, Colo, and the
boi.s d’ arc used was cut out of an
old fence post which had been In
the ground about 40 years, Mr. Dal-
rymple says.
He recall:, that he .Spent $4.00 nr
$5 00 for some of the wood and the
rest wa . “Just picked up here and Company, where
there ” He used $3 00 worth of glue pt»iiter shop.
In putting the table together. It was
built In one thickness, glued and
filled, then sanded and
witli two coats of shellac and three ! anybody In town,” he said
coats of varnish The finish of the ] like to build fireplaces ”
table, “slick end shining" looks al
most, “glass-like."
Mr Dalrymple, with a twinkle ii
Scouting With
TROOP 76
lly KOIlltr KOBINSON
Troop Srrlbr
At the regular meeting of Troop
76 last Monday evening, the local
8>'Ht, .-a reroivoH one expected lee-
son. and one totally unexpected.
The expected leason ras on the
care and erecting of a four-man
tent The unexpected wax on the
care of an Injured S out. ijeouter
Tonin.y Shackelford plunged an
arm through a plate glass window,
receiving numerous lacerations,
and after a hurried, hut thorough
Tils accident brought to the at-
tention of every Scout present the
n eesslty of an accelerated pro-
gram of first aid. The month of
I January has been set aside for a
, omplete study of every phase In
this highly important part of
Scout ft oik Our scouts are learning
that something of Importance can
b found In every thing that takes
place planned or not planned.
The Seal Patrol presented a
short drama on early Texas history
that was well received by the entire
troop. Patrol Leader Bobby Chap-
man and his group are to be com-
mended for their splendid work.
The recreation period was filled
with n 'liy and physical fun for all
The Commando Patrol challenged
Until tlie Seal and the Rattlesnake
Final plans were laid for the pa-
in. two patrols made up of the
youn.ter and smaller boys winning
l it. a r handily. This was followed
by the game called 'British Bull-
dog." These two games certainly
brought out the competitive spirit
in all Scouts present.
Final plans were laid for the pa-
trol leaders overnight camp to be
held this Friday night.
Present for the meeting Monday
night were;
Seal Patrol: Patrol Leader Bobby
Chapman, Bobby Robinson, Mon-
roe Shannon, Gary Southard, Joe j
Matt George and Eddie Allsup.
Rattlesnake Patrol: Patrol Lead-
er Kim Wilson, James Strickland,
Pat Howard. Jimmy Gooch, Tom-
my Bush and new acouter Gray
Benson.
Commando Patrol: Patrol Lead-
er Phillip Vineyard, Jerry Jernl-
gan, David Smith and gucM scout-
er Tommy Shackelford.
Adult leaders present were:
Scoutmaster Mac Yarborough,
Assistant Scoutmaster, George Ho-
ward, Assistant Scoutmaster A. D
Southard, Jr. and Troop Committee
Chairman Bill Howe.
We expect a bigger add better
meeting Monday night I
Boyd Williams
Is Club Speaker
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1957
| Singers To Convene
Sunday In Wheeler
Rotarian Boyd Williams, princi-
pal of 8hamrock High School, spoke
to Shamrock Rotan&ns and their
guests at the club’s weekly lunch-
eon meeting Friday at the First
Christian Church. Mr. Williams’
subject was the 37th annual ob-
servance of American Education
Week.
Final plans were made for the
club’s week-end turkey shoot.
Rotarian Willis Caperton report-
ed that light bulb sales were lag-
ging and urged members to In-
crease their efforts to put this pro-
ject over the top.
Tim Tindall, student guest, re-
ported on general school activities
and Tommy Ryan, school guest, re-
ported on sports activities.
Tom Mills was a guest of the club.
GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY
Wheeler County Singing Con-
vention will meet Sunday, Novem-
o.r 24 at 2:00 p.m. in the Nazarene
Church of Wheeler, according to
he president, C. O. Killingsworth.
A good program has been plan-
ned and a number of out-of-county
singers are expected to attend.
The public Is invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shelton are
the parents of a daughter born In
Shamrock General Hospital Friday,
November 15. She was named Becky
Dawn and weighed six pounds and
eight ounces. The new baby Is a
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. L
R. Allen of Shamrock and Mrs.
Rosa Lee Shelton of Mcl,can.
flee our Christmas Card samples
by Burgoyne and Masterpiece
Studios. Order blank or printed
with your name. Only one order
taken for each design. Delivery in
one week. THE SHAMROCK TEX-
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C. N. DALRYMPLE
an artist with wood
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‘I guesr I’ve built more kitchen
i m et i d cabinets sml bookcases than most
and I
he liii.i in, car- City, which ».n> mainly a grist ■
mill at that time, jxjftvred by an ■
Jicllne wheel that vn. kept run- J
bv Meet , and burros, he re- *
niii,'
For the las
Dali ymple he
half-century Mr
een doing cabinet
calls A four by six-foot corner of
the mill served ns a post-office
.ml the mall ft « brought over
twice a week lrom Bonham.
Perl)*p.. .‘one of In: first work
Sunshine
ill - HO
CRACKERS
I-Eb. Box . 88c
\ t! , ,/
FOLGFRS
111.! eyes, sold ‘You couldn't polish
n floor as i lick as that table, (re-
call1 ' you’d have
spurs to Ft and up"
“I spent eight hours h da
pit re of furnit
it and make it
wear yours j beautiful
He hfu* helped
ever since hi*
t.ikc almost any wltl* wood b« ;an as he helped
and "overhaul" i
into something
build mg hous-
. in,' enough to
two
wefks, htiildiug
that table," he
k. bat IJk-., u il
bind work best
Ifi.
"as I Inlaid nr
■irly 6lK) piucp.s
and
.lays, "the nv
me complicated
into
a 20-in h squo
p top."
'il j*
the better I 1
ike It."
Although Mr Dub
•yniplp had tils !
1 A
native of Alai
Minn, where he
fiat it
birt hday In si
.lime, he still .
was
horn m a log
l>.n, Mr. Har-
ftivlk
eight, nnd 01
ir-hn!f blocks,
i yrn
pie cnine to Tex
as with h!$ par*
four
times uac h fin .
h •- he gf»es to '
PIltA
when he was
jut pa t four
und
from the Wh|l(
House Lumber
y( ur
s old They .set
l(!(i near Wolfe
1 ’i r£r?jj
w “ v.
NEW
Melba
L A
the cigar supreme
SELECTOS
MIDGETS
2/15*
5*
build rail fences
‘There wire no wire fences where
we first settled in Texas and long
in - .title and half-civilized hor-
cs pi i? I (he pi aides back in the
?0's There were lobo wolves and
plenty of wild turkey, room* unci
iox, end I’ve killed worlds of
quin ].. when I was u boy, “he re-
Affer hi mother’s death, Mr.
i Kill vnipie lid “Dad sold out, and
1 in. i t;rowed up’ all over Texas
m ved from one farm to an-
other,"
He made his first trip to the Tex-
ts panhandle in i 91. four years
before he and Miss Kate Nowell,
v native Texan, were married.
The couple moved to Wheeler
County In 1912, where he opened a
blHeksmlt.h rhop nt Twitly Aftej
three or lour years they moved to
Kim. Culoi tdo. hut returned to
fill fun ro«1' in j 92 4. where they have
made* their home since that time.
Mr Dalrymple has n keen sense
of humor and pots a great deal out
of life r.c he go >s about his daily
tasks.
He spends every extra minute he
has in leading He enjoys western
stories mid can read a book rapld-
h With his remarkable memory he
COFFEE, Lb. Can .... 89c
EVAPORATED
PET amjz
2 Tall Cans 29c
SHURFINE
25-Pound Bap
FLOUR.....$1.69:
PACKARD’S BEST
FLOUR, 25-Lb.Bag..$1.79
CRISCO, 3-Pound Can.....
SHURFINE a
10-Pound Bag g
FLOUR......79c ■
________ 1
89c *
« • • • ••••• vfV _
SHURFINE
SHORTENING, 3-Lb can 79c
SHURI’ RUSH
OLEO, 5 Pounds.... $1.00
Need Furniture?!
Check Our Money-Saving Prices on aj
kLarge Selection of Bedroom Suites, Living!
'Room Furniture, Mattresses, Springs, Cof-i
(fee Tables, F.nd Tables and Many Other!
able to recall many stories he
I lead years ago.
His favorite newspaper is the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "I
, pucss I’ve taken that paper ‘off and
on’ for the past 50 years." he re-
marked Ilia favorite ma ’ v/ine Is
Nb-tonal Ocogrnphir. but he makes
t clear that he wouldn’t give a cent
for a radio only to turn it on when
,i is time to listen to the news
1 broadcast
Mr and Mis Dalrymple are
happy and contented and while he
rends in the evenings she makes
many beautiful pieces ol crochet
uid quilts.
They have a daughtei Mrs. Al-
ta Mae McDonald of Horsrer, and
! two sons. Oley of California, and
Raym >nd of Amarillo. Tliere are 15
1 grandchildren and 20 great grand-
j children, who add much interest to
ithe lives of this fine old couple who
| >h;;crved their fl2nd wedding unni-
ver-’sry last Sep*ember
SHURFINE
n
FRUIT COCKTAIL, No. IVi Can, 3 For...
. $1.00:
■
SHURFINE
CRANBERRY SAUCE............
. . 20c :
DEL MONTE
CRUSHED PINEAPPLE, No. 2 con . .
1 ■ ■
Vx •
SHURFINE CREAM STYLE
B
B
CORN, No. 303 cans, 6 For’........
: $1.00 ;
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• MEATS 9
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V# fi <ifWif?WH» ■ 5W|
• PRODUCE •
: PORK CHOPS, Pound........53c | CRANBERRIES, 1-Lb. Cello Pkg........23c
BOSS BRAND
: BACON, 2-Lb. Pkg...........98c
CELERY, Green Pascal, 2 Large Stalks____25c
ONIONS, Yellow Sweet, Pound
; ROUND STEAK, Lb..........69c I APPLES, Rome Beauty, Pound........13c
: CHUCK ROAST, Lb;.........39c 1 POTATOES, Reds, 10-Lb. Cello Bag.....49c
: ARM ROAST, Lb............43c
SHURFINE CUT
PI KE CANE
; SUGAR, 10-Pound Bag.......99c
GREEN BEANS
303, 5 For $1
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TREI.1.IS
SYI.YWIA
'Needed Furniture Items.
Shipments arriving almost daily, and,
(we are ready to wheel and deal whether!
fit’s on a trade for your old furniture, or a!
(straight cost sale.
I WE WANT TO BUY USED PLUMBING FIX-
(TIRES, HAND-TOOLS, DOORS. WINDOWS.,
(AIR CONDITIONERS, ETC. < Minors selling must ’
|be accompanied by a parent.)
Robert P. Laycock
Completes Special
Insurance Course
Rnb'rt P Laycock, Shamrock re-'
prespntatlvr of Orrut American •
P \si,rcr Insurance Company,
has received a certificate for
completion of a special course of
Instruction In tnaunnre underwrit-
ing conducted by the Home Office
In Dallas
’Hie announcement was made bv I
Dewward C Wn liter, manager of
the Amarillo branch office, with
which Laycock la affiliated
The .ehool, held November 4-8
at Dallas Melrose Hotel. Is a part
of the company's year round sales
training program. The study course
was undo the direction of William
V Crook. Education nnd Training
Director of Great American of Dal-
las.
Laycock resides al 818 S. Madden
In Shamrock Company branch of-
fices are located In Amarillo at
1306-A \V E'ghth.
SHURFRESH
f
; BISCUITS, 3 Cans.....
PEAS
303,2 For 35c
LIGHT BULBS
ASSORTED AS DESIRED
SHURFINE
PUMPKIN
i SWANSDOWN . |laket.8 Am„ K„kf
. CAKE MIXES : (of0NUT
No. 211 Fan |? (Except Angel Food) f VVWnUI
2 For......35c ♦ 3 For......89c4 y2-Lb. Box....25c
► » ♦ •»-«»- -•»“ -<► <3»- ♦ -r*- JM
LIBBY'S FROZEN CHICKEN POT PIES, Pkg.....25c
SUGAR
FOR ONLY
t:
ONE PENNY!
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TENDER CRUST
BROWN N SERVE
TOWN & COUNTRY FURNITURE
JACK STROt I* & JACK
' 500 NORTH MAIN
MARTIN, owners
PHONE 2.S7J
& MARKET
ROLLS......25c
Phone 791
GUNN BROTHERS THRIFT STAMPS WITH EACH PURCHASE
lbxihle Gnnn Brothers Thrift Stamps Every Wednesday On Purchase of $2.50 Or More.
DELIVERIES — 10 A.M. AND 4 P.M. W EEK DAYS — ALL DAY SATURDAYS
HOME OWNED AND HOME OPERATED
TENDER CRUST
BREAD
Thin Sliced or Regular
Large Loaf.. 23c
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Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1957, newspaper, November 21, 1957; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth529624/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shamrock Public Library.