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TYrs SHAMROCK
TEXAN
VOLUME 61
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS 79079 THURSDAY, OCTOBER L 1961
NUMBER 26
3 Locations And
4 Completions
Listed In Area
State-line area filings last week
■with the Pampa office of the Tex-
as Railroad Commission included
four locations and three comple-
tions. Three of the locations are in
Wheeler County and the other is
in Collingsworth County. All three
completions are in Wheeler County.
Three salt water disposal wells
were also staked — two in Collings-
worth and one in Wheeler.
Locations Wheeler County
Sand Springs Home Dolomite
Division-No. 2 Benson — 990 feet
from the north line and 330 feet
from the west line of section 47,
block 13 H&GN Survey — 7 miles
east of Shamrock — proposed depth
2,280 feet.
Continental Oil Co.-No. 2 G. W.
Harris — 660 feet from the north
line and 660 feet from the west line
of section 37, block A-5. H&GN
Survey — 1 mile southeast of Mo-
beetie — proposed depth 7.400 feet.
Pan American Petroleum Corp.-
2 Hattie M. Lee — 1.980 feet from
the north line and 660 feet from
the east line of section 54, block
A-5, H&GN Survey — J:\ miles
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Mrs. Don Vearner
On 19th District
P-TA Committee
Mrs. Don Vearner, president of
Shamrock Elementary Parent-
Teacher Association, has been
named to the executive committee
of 19th District, Texas Congress
Parents and Teachers.
Mrs. Vearner will serve as chair-
man of the Fonmb u r»y and En-
downment Fund committee, accord-
ing to R. C. Marshall of Borger,
president.
An area workshop vill be held in
Wheeler on Thursday, October 15,
and tire public is invited to at-
tend. Theme of the session will be
“Special Education in the Schools.”
Approximately 100 delegates from
the 11 counties of the Eastern
Panhandle are expected to attend.
All parents, school people and
P-TA members are Invited to at-
tend, President Marshall said.
New Members
Are Installed
By B&PW Club
Annual Fire Prevention Week To
Be Observed Here October 4-10
In keeping with the annual ob- creased to a new high of $! ,405,558,- men's civic clubs, Boosters, Lions
servance oi Fire Prevention Week, 000," Beaty said. "However, with- and Rotarians.
scheduled Octobei 4-10 tJiis year, out fire prevention efforts, losses Fire prevention material is being
members of Shamrock Volunteer might be three times their current distributed to school children. The
hire Department are making an sizf., he added. leaflets and folders bear such titles
all-out effort to make local resi- Fire Prevention placards haw
dents more conscious of the danger been placed in show windows ol
of fire. local business houses by the local
This Is the 42nd anniversary of firemen. Fire Chief Paul Sublett,
Fire Prevention Week, which each Fire Marshal Beaty and Fireman
year is proclaimed by the President Don Carlton are making fire pre-
of the United States and observed ventlon talks this week at the three
throughout the nation. ---————-
as: "Fire Safety — Home Check
List,” "Fire-Safe Your Home,”
“What Causes FiresV" and “The
Changing of the Guard.”
At 9 o’clock Monday morning, a
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Initiation service was held at
Boy Scout Fund Drive
liil Begin October 13
Fire Prevention Week always
falls in the week which includes
October 9, the anniversary of the
great Chicago Fire in 1871 In which
250 persons lost their lives, 17,430
the meeting of the Shamrock Bus- buildings were destroyed, and losses
ness and Professional Women's totaled $175,000,000.
Club on Tuesday evening of last °nly round-the-calendar care
Week. with fire can hold our fire tell
The group met in Dixie Restau- down- said ^ire Marshal George „ ____
rant for a dinner prior to the tleaty as he announced plans for Drive will kick-off with a break-
meeting. this year’s Fire Prevention Week fast for all workers at 7:00 o’-
Mrs. Hester Dodson presided and ProKram, clock, Tuesday, October 13, at
the session was opened with the “Despite all fire safety efforts, Shamrock High School Cafeteria.
Club Collect repeated in unison. 11.800 persons died In fires last -The organization is virtually
The name of Mrs. John Glass- year, thousands more were Injured, complete and the way it’s shaping
cock wa; presented for director of property dollar losses from fire in- llp now we expoct to finish the
drive by Saturday, October 17,
Shamrock's 1965 Boy Scout Fund
District Nine. Miss Nell Adams
was named as campaign manager.
Mrs. t. A. Nichols. Mrs. Ed
Schaffner and Mrs. Roy Berten
presented the impressive initiation
service for the following members:
Mrs. Clifford White, Mrs. Gerald
Mayfield. Mrs. Bob Messer and
Mrs. Andrew Morgan.
Miss Nell Adams served as nar-
rator and gave values of the
B&PW work as follows
Irish Look Good
In Winning Over
Bronchos, 40-16
Dr.
E. Byron ange, Jr., fund drive
chairman, told The Texan today.
“We are determined to raise our
“Fair Share" of Scouting’s cost in
the area so that every boy who
wants it will have the opportunity
to take advantage of the adven-
DR. E. BVRON RANGE, JR.
TOP-O-THE-TRAIL . . . Explorer Scout
David Yarborough was honored here
Sunday night at 6:00 when a Court of
Honor presented him with the coveted
Eagle Badge. David is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. W. Yarborough. The im-
pressive ceremony was held in St.
Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
of which the Yarboroughs are members.
Eagle Scouts Randall Williams and Mike
Moore escorted the candidate before the
couri. Serving on the court were: Bill
Howe, chairman; Dr. E; Byron Range,
Jr., '<lei;n Richerson, Jim Moore, and
Hat old Holmans, assistant Scoutmaster
of Boy Scout Troop 76, with which or-
- Texan Staff Photo
ganization David did most of the work
leading to Eagle rank. Mr. Yarborough
was Scoutmaster of the troop for a num-
ber of years. John Horan is the present
Scoutmaster of Troop 76. which is spon-
sored by the First Methodist Church.
Virginia Anderson played an organ
number and the Rev. Sidney Pratt, vicar
closed the ceremony with a prayer. In
addition to members of the congrega-
tion, many of David’s fellow Scouts were
present in full uniform. Following the
presentation of the Eagle Badge, to Dav-
id. a reception was held in his honor at
the Parish Hall.
ture and character-building pro-
By ROY SNYDER gram developed by the Boy Scouts
Shamrock's Fighting Irish never of America during the past 50
t0 elf'vate looked better than they did last years," Dr. Range added,
standards tor women in business Friday night in defeating the The goal will approximate $2,500
and various professions, to pro- clarendon Bronchos, 40-16. in a for the Shamrock area campaign.
t 0f business and pro- game piayed in Clarendon. Serving under Dr. Range's
The green and white accom- leadership In the fund drive organ- for funds to carry on the Scouting
plished the feat with a dazzling Nation as Majors are Jim Moore, program, Dr. Range said:
display of offense and a mightj J- C. McClesky, Fred Flowers and "In the 15-county area of the
4 lines of ln“al,J>e™c d(fense that prevented the Bl.*ne' Bill Howe. Adobe Walls Council, which in-
from making yardage on the ground. The complete roster of Captains eludes the Shamrock area, 13,171
The Clarendon crew completed and workers will be named at a
two long passes for touchdowns, later date.
keeping the game from being a A breakfast meeting for the
complete rout for the Irish. Captains is scheduled for 7 a. m.,
The Irishmen took command of Shamrock High School Cafeteria,
tlie battle on the opening kick-off Thursday, October 8.
and kept the situation well in hand In explaining briefly the need
fessional women, to bring about a
spin! of cooperation and extend
Opportunities through education
and vocational activities to women
of the United States,
The president presemed a yellow
rose to each new member and Mrs.
Nichols presented Certificates of
Member hip and B&PW button
pins to the group.
The meeting was dismissed with
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1 ^Thase'who attended1'were": Mmes. l'11' ond of the game, at which
time they were still pushing Bron-
chos all over the field.
Irish Quarterback Dicky Reeves,
using Louis Davis and Rodney
Hester Dodson, Marie Taylor, Ed
Schaffner, Bob Messer, Elsie Maye
Hood, John Glasscock, Gerald
Mayfield, James Brothers, Clifford . , ,,
White. Andrew Morgan. Earl Ham- V:' fh"’ and occasionally rumen.
ill, Gene Byars, Roy Berten, baU ,WmSe *
Chester Payne. M. E. Uwaljep, pt Ilf4d on
: M Misses Nell Adams and Laura ®w,fl'ocks *** “Uuisive display
Ray.
Local Rebekahs
Attend Meeting
In Minneapolis
to score. Reeves went over on a Shamrock Rebekahs were repre-
sweep around the right end after sented at the International As- a*1 8 P-m-
Irish To Oppose
Sanford-Fritch
In District Go
Irish gridmen of Shamroak will
bieak open their conference calen-
dar Friday when they oppose the
undefeated Sfe .forri-Fritch Eagles
..in. v at Truth.
The starting whistle will sound
Civil Defense
Meeting Is Held
Various procedures to be used
In the event an emergency should
occur in this area were discussed
at a meeting of the Shamrock Civil
Deensc held on Tuesday night of
fast week in the justice of the
peace office.
G. P. (Slim) Davis, director of
the local Civil Defense unit, told
those present about a new film
released in July which tells the
story of the one-day shelter stock-
ing efforts of New Orleans and San
Francisco, where large groups of
public spirited citizens volunteered
to stock the fall-out shelters.
The 27-minute color film will be
shown at the next meeting of the
Shamrock Civil Defense on Tues-
day, October 6. Mr. Davis extends
an Invitation to the public to at-
tend the meeting, which will be
held in the justice of the peace
office.
“These meetings are for your
benefit and welfare, so please at-
tend, present your ideas and enter
Into the discussions,” Mr. Davis
urged.
A Red Cross first-aid course will
be offered in Shamrock soon. Per-
sons Interested in taking the
trainlg are asked to contact Mr.
Davis or any member or the Citi-
zens Band Radio Club, Additional
details will be given oVer Radio
Station KBYP and final plans will
be made at the October 6 meeting.
80 SHS Graduates Are Enrolled
In 24 Colleges And Universities
By MRS. GEORGE STANLEY West Texas University in Can- University are: Janet Coffman in
Eighty Shamrock High School yon, and Texas Technological Col- Noel Blake, Karen Castleberry, Joe Mayfield, chairman of
faking to Vaughn. sociation of IOOF and Rebekahs Tlle EaS!es have run up a string
In this way, the Irishmen kept held in Minneapolis, Minn., Sep- nt four victories in as many starts
knocking at the Clarendon goal temtoer 18-25. this season, downing Panhandle,
line all evening. Mixed in with Members of the IOOF and Re- Canadian, White Deer and Mem-
running plays were a great number bekahs from all 50 states and 10 phii
of passes to Billy Don Rives, Clyde foreign countries were in attend- Die Irish coaches do not have
Edivards, Jessie Terry and other ance. a Sanford-Fritch schedule listing
ends and backs. Special prayer service was held the weights of the Eagles, but scouts
During mast of the second half, for lenders of the International compare their size to the Welling-
of the Coach David Kelley used all of the Association who are in prison in ton Skyrockets — but with a great
Salvation Army finance campaign P*aVer* on the bench first ln-
Shararock, according
Salvation Army
Fund Drive To
Beoin Nov. 10
Tuesday. November 10. has been
set as the kick-off date
to Gerald
the local
Matt George, Linda Morgan, Cheryl Salvation Army Service Unit Com-
the Newkirk. Gale Blake. Martha Con- mittee.
noT?f, Rody Lummus. Bobby Chap_Jim Standridge will be the gen-
graduates will represent The Irish lege in Lubbock, each drew
City in 24 colleges and universities students from Shamrock for
this year. current term.
The large majority of students Eighteen students are attending man, Diane Frye, Robert Eugene Ptal campaign chairman. Assisting
selected Texas schools, with only five different church-supported Hawk. Gary Ritter, Donald Aaron him will be nine team captains,
four students enrolled out-of-state schools over the state.
In three different universities. Enrolled at West Texas State
and Carol Harvey Lanham. ami each tram will have five addi-
Students at Texas Tech are: Ann tional workers.
Gillis, Elaine Hardin, Janis Holmes.
Gail
Gray Benson, Jimmy
Tliis year's goal is $2,200 00
prison in ton Skyrockets —
Cuba. deal more speed.
General theme of the I. A. I. R. Halfback David Marcum and
was “Christ, the Light Of the Fullback Danny Stottlemyre ap-
World Through Service." Pear t0 P°se the main offensive
A Texas member, Mrs. Myrtle 1 hreat °f the Eagles. Marcum is a
Russell of Electra, was elected as hlg, fast back who has great moves
treasurer of the International As- for a high school player. Quarter-
soclation. hack Jim Kuykendall likes to throw
The 1965 meeting will be held in the ,one h°mb and does a good job
Special services to be conducted Chicago, Illinois. h- End Jerry Watkins is his
by Mr. and Mrs. John D. GUsan Mrs. O. T. Glasscock and Mrs. favorite target who gathers in tho
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Nazarenes Slate
Special Services
Holmes, Glynda Meadow The Salvation Army Service will be held at the Church of the F D. Moore attended from Sham-
Benson, Jimmy Don Cook, Unit Committee has been helping Nazarene at. 7:30 p in. Sunday, ac- rock.
Student Leaders To Sit In
On City Council Meeting
President and vice president of questions and on occasions, will be
the student council of Shamrock invited to offer opinions and sug- woman’s University in Denton: Bob Douglas, vice chairman; Har- of the work being done in Haiti.
quite well on most at-
James Anderson, Alvie Burdli e needy people in Shamrock for the cording to the Rev. Dan Hoover,
Ronnie Cantrell, George Cook, Jerr past eight years. 594 persons re- Pastor.
Hrnciar, Ronald Lummus, Mai ceived assistance through the or- The Olisans recently returned
Gillis Stanley and Ava Burdine ganization during 1963. from Haiti, where they visited
Berry. . Current members of the com- their son-in-law and daughter,
Juda, Clay and Bctly McClesk miitee are: Gerald Mayfield, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crew. They
will represent Shamrock at Texn oil irman; W. A. Sims, treasurer; will show slide pictures and tell
Approximately 3,000 persons at-
tended the inspirational meeting.
Samnorwood P-TA
Elects President
pigskin
tempts.
The Irishmen will be In fine
physical condition for the en-
counter, and after three victories
and one defeat In non-conference
play, will be trying hard to enter
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High School will sit In on future gestions,
meetings of the city council, Mayor
Seibert Worley announced today. ______ _________ ___ _____
The students — or Junior coun- councilmen will give a report to (Continued on Page 8. Sec. 1)
On the morning following each Mae
council meeting, the two junior
Samnorwood Parent-Teacher As-
cilmen — will have no official au- the high school students and fac-
thority, the mayor said, but will ulty members at a general assemb-
be prlveleged to observe and ask
Churches
Area To
Memorial
In This
Observe
Supper
Samnorwood Young
Farmer* Will Meet
Regular meeting of the Young
Farmers Chapter of Samnorwood
will be held Monday night, October
5, in the vocational agriculture
building. The session will begin at
7:30 p.m.
The program will be presented
bv a representative of the U. 8.
Department of Agriculture Cotton
Classing Office, Altus, Okla. It will
be a highly informative program
on marketing of cotton.
Members of the Young Farmers
Chapter invite all interested per-
sons to attend the meeting.
Many of the churches in
sirea will observe the Memorial
Supper next Sunday, October 4.
TMs observance will be In memory
of the crucified Savior, the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Some congregations will John
with multiudes around the world In
recognizing this Sunday as World
Communion Sunday, while for
others this is just the regular time
for the observance.
At the last meeting of the Sham-
rock Ministers Association, held
Church, the various pastors were
encouraged by I he fine response
already expressed by many clubs,
lodges, schools and other organiza-
tions In trying to omit all night
ly. The mayor and one or two
council members will attend each
school assembly and assist in a
question and answer session.
“Wo believe this will give our Date
young people an opportunity to September
learn more about their city gov-
ernment,” Mayor Worley stated.
Mayor Worley first discussed the
plan with Supt. J. C. McClesky
this and High School Principal Boyd
Donna Beaty, Diane Wells, Cuba ry Clay, welfare secretary; B. F. Mrs. Crow is the former Linda
Harvey and Faythe Ana Risinger, C. V. Wood and John Glisan, and she and her husband sociation met in the foyer of the
“ I upper. are missionaries in Haiti for the school gymnasium Monday even-
This committee has full control Church of the Nazarene. ing.
of the funds of the Salvation The public Is cordially invited
Army In this area. to attend the services.
TEMPERATURE
Mrs. Marvin Knoll, vice presi-
dent, presided at the meeting.
CB Radio Club
To Hold Pie Sale
Shamrock Citizens Band Radio
Club will hold a pie sole at Puck-
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By DICK WEST .
Quality Control Engineer
United Carbon Co.
High
23 81
24 *2
25 80
26 87
(.14-inch moisture
27 61 47
28 75 51
29 86 61
September
September
September
Low
58
61
65
152
September
September
September
202 Local Residents Were Admitted
To Amarillo Hospitals During 1%3
The increasingly serious bed here in Shamrock,
shortage In the Amarillo hospitals, As it Is well known, over 10,000
>nd the resulting possible effect of the 30,000 patients admitted in
on our own residents is becoming 1963 to the Amarillo hospitals came
a matter of acute concern to civic from Oolden Spread communities
leaders, medical mm and patients outside the city. Of these, shamrock
-- contributed 202 cases.
Therefore the drive to add 200
general' medicnl and surgical beds
to the Amarillo facilities by build-
ing the new High Plains Baptist
Hospital becomes as important to
Shamrock people as It is to the
Oklahoma-Texas Singers As- has served the association as fir • are: Merrell Conn. Childress, first citizens of Amarillo. Last year for
sociation which will hold its 34t.h vice president and second vice pie vice president; H. C. Nelson, Ver- instance the 202 patients from here
Annual Convention at the National sident, and is currently a memt "on, second vice president; Mrs. spent an average stay of 8 8 pntleiU
Guard Armory in Shamrock on of the board of directors, said th Merrell Conn, Childress, secretary- days in these Institutions This is
Septemtw*28'"at Trinity*’Lutheran Saturday and Sunday, October 10 week the program would begin :i 'usurer; and Mrs. H. C. Nelson, equivalent to occupying 4 8 bed
and 11, was organized In Hollis, 2 p.m. Saturday, with the second Vernon, assistant secretary. the year round. Since a fully equip-
Okla., In 1928. and the first con- session set for 7 o'clock that eve: Wesley J. Mangum. Okla., was pod hospital costs around $25,000
ventlon was held In Memphis In Ing. elected aa the first president of per bed. our city had the benefit
1®29. A meeting of the board ( the Oklahoma-Texas Singers As- of about $120,000 worth of hospital
This will be the fourth year directors Is scheduled at 9 a.m sedation. He served for two facilities last year,
meetings prasible "during Religious Shamrock has served as host to the Sunday and singing sessions wi terms, four years. The hospital bed shortage at
Activities Week, March 28-April 4, shigers. The h th annual song- start, at 10 s* All of the sessiu Originally, the association was Amarillo and the need for the new
1965, 1fld " *he Irish «ty n ..ts.at Orlla Pd Mtoa am nA 31. 3 compoaed only of those rountlffi Hlgh Plains Institution take on
During this week the Shamrock 1933' and ,he s "8 fme back ln are free and the pubUc s inv|U(1 adjacent to either side of Red added significance, loo when It is
1950 and again in 1956. to attend. River along the Texas-Oklahoma realized what a special pasltlon the
our
Mrs. J. L. Alexander, president, eu's Food Store on Saturday,
offered her resignation, and Mrs. October 3. The pies will be baked
by the wives of the members and
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Oklahoma-Texas Singers Association To Hold Convention
Here For Fourth Time Since Its Organization In 1928
churches are planning spring re-
vivals, prenching missions, Bible
studies, etc., for the blessing of all
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
Ion. E. J. Cooper of this city, who sident since 1954. Other officers (Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1) (Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
HELLO MEMBERS AND
CITIZENS
This is a personal message
from me, Pat Murphy, to each
and every Interested citizen in
and around Shamrock, espe-
cially those of you who are in-
terested in making a better
community and city for your-
self and your children.
Building a good city is like
building a good custom home
for a family. The family works
together planning the house
and (hey turn their ideas over
to an architect and contractor
(re: C of C) for proper de-
sign and c instruction.
The end result should reflect
the personality of the family,
In tliis ease, the citv.
The city of Shamrock in tills
case is Ihe family, r.u h citizen
a member of that family. In
order to get your ideas ex-
pressed more thoroughly, we
Invite your membership and
participation in the Shamrock
Chamber of Commerce.
Sincerely,
C. Pat Murphy,
C - C Manager
everyone is urged to patronize the
sale.
Proceeds will be used to complete
ihe purchase of radio equipment
for the two-way communications
system installed recently at Sham-
rock General Hospital. This equip-
ment is for the benefit of area
residents and each $1.25 pie sold
by the CB Club will aid Hie pro-
ject.
On Friday, September 18. the CB
Club installed a police monitor an-
tenna oil top of the hospital. This
antenna will pick up broadcasts
from the Texas Department of
Public safety vehicles and from
Clay Funeral Home and Richerson
Funeral Home emergency ambu-
lances.
The equipment will make it
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Rainbow Girls To
Install Officers
Miss Mickey Henry, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Henry of Twltty,
will be installed Monday, October
5, as Worthy Advisor of Shamrock
Assembly of Rainbow For Girls.
The installation will be held
5:00 to 7:30 o’clock In the evening
and the public is cordially invited
to attend.
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