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TWSHAMROCK
TEXAN
VOLUME 61
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS 79079 THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 196-1
NUMBER 19
Norwood School
Opening Slated
Monday, Aug, 17
Opening of the Samnorwood
Schools is scheduled Monday, Au-
gust 17, the new superintendent,
Robert E. Dwight, announced this
week.
Students will begin enrolling at
8:30 a.m. and classes will be held
I hat day. The school cafeteria will
be open and the buses will run on
their regular schedule.
A brief program will be held,
launching the new term.
The Samnorwood School build-
ings have been repainted through-
out during the summer, Supt.
Dwight said.
A pre-planning session is sche-
duled at the high school building
at 9 a.m. Friday with all faculty
members and other school person-
nel attending.
The Samnorwood School has 14
faculty members, six bus drivers,
three cafeteria employees, one
janitor and one maintenance man.
Lloyd Stephens is the high school
principal and coach, and Mrs.
Selba Rainey is the new elemen-
tary school principal.
Classes Begin Wednesday, August 26:
Shamrock Students Will Register
August 24-25 For 1964-65 Term
Schedule of registration for stu- North Ward School fifth graders of the South Ward
dents of Shamrock Public Schools All North Ward students, which School of which John A. Neece is
was announced this week by Supt. include those in grades one, two principal.
J. C. McClesky and his four prin- and three, are asked to report at Following last year's schedule,
' cipals 9 a m Tuesday, August 25, Prin- a shuttle bus will run between the
High school students will register cipal Trice Epps stated, two elementary buildings each
Monday and Tuesday, August 24 South Ward School morning and afternoon. This makes
and 25. Junior high school students Also enrolling at 9 a.m. Tuesday,______
and pupils at the two elementary August 25, will be the fourth and (Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
schools will enroll on Tuesday, -------- ■
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«3Rl»C**M*»0BUe«- Notions.
*i
Mrs. Selba Rainey Named Elementary Principal:
Robeit E. Dwight Is New
Norwood Superintendent
QUICKIE FOODS, North Madden and
East Highway 66, officially joins the
Shamrock business community with a
Grand Opening, Saturday, August 15.
— Texan Staff Photo
The business is owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Rlake and Mr. and Mrs. Jim
St and ridge.
Winners Listed
In Saturday's
Roping Events
Grand Opening Scheduled
Saturday By Quickie Foods
Sydney R. Pratt
Is New Vicar At
Episcopal Church
The Rev. Sydney R. Pratt of
Clinton, Okla., is now serving as
vicar of St. Michael and All Angels
Episcopal Church.
The position was formerly held
by the Rev. Charles Carman, who
lunch will be served in the school
cafeteria beginning on that day.
Supt. Whisler announced his
faculty members for the 1964-65
term as follows:
Lucille Walser, first and second
grades; Mrs. Cora Williams, third
and fourth grades; Leldon Harri-
son, social studies and high school
coach; w. W. Wheeler, science and
grade school coach; Mrs. W. W.
Wheeler, commercial; Mrs. Robert
Quickie Foods, which began op- “It is brand new. . . designed for Laycock, English: Mrs, Jewel Reed,
Shamrock Roping Club defeated crating at North Madden and East quick, courteous service. You’ll find mathematics; and Mrs.
Pampa Roping Club in a calf rop- Highway 66 several weeks ago, has a full line of grocery staples, frozen Lummus, home economics,
ing contest held Saturday at Sham- scheduled a Grand Opening, Sat- foods, and many specialty lines."
rock Sheriff's Posse arena. urday, August 15 Owners of the business are Mr.
Each of the teams was composed Mrs. Ernest Blake, manager, and an(j Mrs. Ernest Blake and Mr.
of 10 ropers and each contestant her staff, Joy Conner and Gale ancj Mrs. Jim Standridge.
roped and tied 10 calves. Total Blake, have planned the opening Serving free ice cream to store
time for the Shamrock team was festivities down to the last detail gUests Saturday will be Sealtest
I, 077.4 seconds. anci extend the following invitation Milk, with Freshe Bread Company
Members of the Shamrock team to the people of Shamrock and sur- providing balloon souvenirs for
are: Tommy Scrivner, Bobby Buck- rounding area: the children,
ingham, Bill Beck, Bond Ward, J. “We invite you to come share Morton's Foods will participate in
H. Oldham, Jarrell Russell, Jack Grand Opening festivities with Us the event by offering a 29c package
Lisle, Eddie Smith, Bill Lowe, and Saturday at Quickie Foods. We're chip-Os free with the purchase
J. T. Johnson. proud of our new store. . . and we of each 39c package of
( lasses Renin Aug. 31:
Kelton School
Will Register
Seniors Aug. 28
Kelton independent Schools will
register high school students Fri-
day, August 28, from 9:30 to 11:00 4 pm _ juniors
aK’" “d other students will be Tuesday, August 25, 9 a.m. until vatpd, fro,» elementary principal 4°
able to secure lists of supplies on 12 o'clock noon _ sophomores. superintendent of the Samnorwood
that date, Supt. Roy C. Whisler Tuesday, August 25, 1 pin. until Schools> succeeding Orivillo (-Un-
announced this week. 4 p.m. — freshmen.
The afternoon of August 28, will Junior High School
>e oevoted to a general faculty junior high school principal, „
meeting, the Kelton superin- Arthur Wells, slated registration and hlgh schoo‘ Prlncipal at 8a““
tendent said. ^ follows. norwood five years, then went to
First day of classes at Kelton Tuesday,'August 25. 9 a.m. until Port' °kla' as wpertotendent hat
will be Monday, August 31, begin- 12 o'clock noon - sixth and eighth year' He re,urned to Samnorwood
rung at 8:30 a.m. Buses will run and graders.
August 25.
Classes Ih all local schools will
begin Wednesday, August 26.
High School
Principal Boyd Williams an-
nounced the high school registra-
tion schedule as follows:
Monday, August 24, 9 a.m. until
12 o'clock noon — seniors.
Monday, August 24, 1 p.m. until
Robert E. Dwight has been ele-
ningham, who resigned recently
and moved to Abilene.
Dwight was elementary principal
for the current term as elementary
Tuesday, August 25, 1 p.m. until prlnc,pal-
Mrs. Dwight taught high school
science and is returning to that
position.
In a meeting Tuesday night of
last ‘week, trustees namod Mrs.
Selba Rainey elementary school
principal. Earlier in the year Loyd
Stephens was moved from the ele-
mentary to the high school prin-
cipal’s place.
A West Virginian who has been
Students of the Lela School will a newspaper reporter and farmer
Nathan enroll and attend their first classes as well as teacher and school ad-
011 Wednesday. August 26. Wendell ministrator, Dwight Is already
3 pm. — seventh graders.
Lela Students To
Enroll And Begin
Classes Aug. 26
Damage Store Safe:
Burglars Make
Small Haul At
Tindall Drug
Morgan, principal, announced to-
day.
All pupils are to report at 8:15
a.m. They will be registered during
the first period and will begin
classes immediately. Buses will run
on regular schedule and the cafe-
teria will be open.
School will be dismissed at 3:50
p.m.
Principal Morgan reminded par-
known well in the Samnorwood
community and the school system.
ROBERT E. DWIGHT
Dwight received the Bachelor’s
Degree from Concord College,
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
Fiie Destroys 1,000 Acres
Of Grass On Mills Ranch
Ropers from four towns — Mo- tfant you to see it.
Mortons North Main Street, Was burglarized
Potato Chips. sometime during the week-end.
To climax the Grand Opening, The breuk-tn was discovered
Quickie Foods will give away three Monday morning. The store had
baskets of groceries to lucky store been closed since Saturday night
guesgs Saturday evening. There is ... _ ... ■ ,
nothing to buy to be eligible and The tdpf or ****
you do not have to be present to °ck°n ** du°f b"“-
win. All that is required is registra- JP tmak.e, ^ f Jf*' Thay took
ti $10.00 to $12.00 in change from a
The attractive, stucco construe- register in the front part of
certifl- tion store bunding was built by tbe store and earned several dollars
and is auxiliary chaplain at Johnson, member of the Shamrock cate a)ld diversion paVment in the Blake and Blake; the painting was ," ar"app ^1, UnfP<X‘”S;U at"
Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base. Roping Club, won the runner-up voiuntary 1964 wheat program was done by O. T. Tonguet, featuring 1 11 1 to break into the sale.
The Rev. Pratt is married and buckle with a time of 71.1 seconds. made recently to Don Powell, one spray texture with glitter on the
Fire which burned for almost buildings were damaged but cattle,
Tindall Rexall Drug Store, 208 1 _ fl|St gradc pupils must eight hours Tuesday destroyed ap- quail and other wild life sought
is now serving as chaplain of Epis- beetle, Pampa, McLean and Sham-
copal students at Tucson, Ariz. rock — competed in the team
The Rev. Pratt will be in Sham- heading and heeling contest. Sham-
rock on the second and fourth rocks team was the winner with
Sundays of each month. * Pampa the runner-up.
A native of Canada, he was grad- Dwayne Orr of Pampa took top
uated from the University of honors and was awarded the buckle
Western Ontario. He has served as in the open calf roping contest,
head of St Paul’s Episcopal Church The Pampa cowboy roped and tied
In Clinton for the past 11 years four calves in 69.2 seconds. J. T.
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
County Farmers
Receive Wheat
Program Money
Wheeler County’s first
TEMPER ATUUE
Hr DICK rvf.fi
(Quality Centre' R xinnr
United Carbon Co.
has three grown children.
Rip Barrett and Dwayne Orr, of thousands of wheat producers interior; Robertson
<5f services:
First and third Sundays, 5 p m. —
evening prayer and sermon.
Second and fourth Sundays, 5
p.m. — Holy Communion and ser-
mon.
Second and fourth Mondays,
10:30 a. m. — Holy Communion.
No merchandise was missing from
Refrigeration *-he store,
con-
Dale
High
August 5
109
August 6
111
August 7
100
August 8
98
August 9
102
August 10
110
(.44 Inch
moisture)
August 11
» 93
He listed the foirowing schedule both of Pampa, won the buckles in cooperating in the Agricultural furnished and Installed air con- Marvin Tindall, owner and op- August 11 « 93 66
steer tying Jarrell Russell and stabilization and Conservation ditioning; Redi-Mix Concrete Plant erator of the store, believes the burg- (Editor’s Note — No moisture
Eddie Smith of Shamrock won the gervice pr0gram. provided concrete; and Shamrock iars may have been scared away fell in Shamrock on Monday after- Tcerirdin"
second place buckles, Barrett and John o'Gorman, county ASC Lumber Company furnished ma- from the scene as they left their noon when .44 of an inch fell at the r
Orr roped and tied four steers In ehaJrmani revealed that Powell re- terials used in the construction. tools near the safe. United Carbon Company plant.
ceived a check for $277.41 under....................——
proximately 1,000 acres of grass on new homes.
the Mills Ranch northeast ot The firemen were handicapped
Shamrock. in their efforts by high winds.
The blaze, about * mile wide, Shamrock Firemen fought two
arned he, m# Are brrdg* on *rass tires .he pas
fork -V* iveri River to the ^rek One was on Thursday of last
Roc k Island railroad which Is nine 'veelc ln a st,elterbPlt near the iarm
miles east of Shamrock. *omp °r MT5ses Lllilan and Lucllie
Pavlovsky of southwest of town.
Shamrock Volunteer Firemen The firemen answered the call at
were called to the scene at 9:30 3.45 pm and rep0rted back at
73 u rn. and battled the blaze until 6:00 4:20 pm. The damage was slight.
72 p.m Much of the time they were An early marnlllg gra£S flre Mon.
■ a assisted by fire departments from day betwpen United Cr.rbon Com„
76 Wheeler, Sayre, Elk City, Erick and pany plant and the Rock Island
the Altus Air Force. Railroad did little damage. The
In addition to the grass, two to firemen were (idled out at 1:20
three miles of fencing was lost, a.m. and checked back In at 2:15
to Mrs. Tye Mills. No e. m.
Low
77
80
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
Student Insurance
Will Be Explained
At Meeting Friday
Parents of all football players —
both high school and junior high
— are urged to attend a meeting
to be conducted for their benefit
at 8 p.m. Friday, August 14, in the
high school auditorium.
Purpose of the meeting will be to
explain the student insurance pro-
gram which is required of all stu-
dents who participate in football
and all other athletics ln Junior
high and high school. Student in-
surance is a requirement of the
University Interscholastic League.
Jack Walders of Amarillo, repre-
sentative of Southern General In-
surance Company, will address the
parents and explain the insurance
coverage. He will invite questions
from the audience following his
talk.
Non-participants in athletics may
the 1964 legislation designed to
help maintain wheat grower in-
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
Cattle Field
Day Scheduled
#1 „ An. n 1 ■ t . m . Rotary Club Will Host Group Of 15
Cancellation Of Two Rock Island Trains Citizens Of Five Foreign Countries
To Have Little Effect On Mail Service
Shamrock Rotary Club will host in Texas. For several members of
a group of 15 young citizens of the tour, this is a first-time ex-
five foreign countries from early perlence in the United States, and
Cancellation of two Rock Island which passed through at 4:31 a.m. same service as train No, 23, and ^undfy evening until Tuesday the opportunity of visiting and
trains through Shamrock will have which passed through Shamrock 3 hours sooner.
A big time is in store for all who little effect on ma’il distribution at 1:11 each morning, and the In addltion to Star Route No
attend the Panhandle Area Junior and delivery for the patrons of the west bound No 23 which passed 099i, another new Star Route No.
Hereford Field Day on Saturday, Shamrock Post Office, according to through at 4:31 a.m. daily. 48814 — Amarillo to Shamrock —
August 15, according to Charles D. Postmaster John Cullers. The local Rock Island depot will leave Amarillo at 4:00 a.m.
morning.
The enthusiastic young people —
eight girls and seven boys — are
touring the United States through
arrangements by the Association
staying in the homes of American
families is particularly enjoyable.
The visitors will arrive here be-
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
Jackson, Wheeler County Agri- The two trains which made their agent, W. Y. Cusick, was notified and arrive here at 6:50 a.m., bring- World iiavel Exchange of New
EUGENE B. HENDERSON
Gospel Meeting
Is Scheduled At
Church Of Christ
cultural Agent.
The program, sponsored by the end were the east bound No.
Texas Junior Hereford Association,
will be held at the Doctor Hereford
Ranch near McLean, beginning at
8:30 a.m.
On the program for the day are
activities of such varied perform-
ances and exhibits as a calf tying
contest, cattle judging contest and
eight practiced “cow
last runs through here last week- 0f the cancellation of the two ing mail from the Amarillo Sec
York, n. Y. They represent Oer- Former Major Leaguer:
trains early last week.
L. H. Tucker, Sr.
Claimed By Death
tional Center. This route will leave ™nny’ Khodesla, Japan' Israp* ajld
Postmaster Cullers said star shamrock at 5:45 p.m, and arrive 'an< e'
E. J. Brookshire, Rotary Club
Bob Seeds Dons
Uniform Again
Bob Seeds of Shamrock, former
major league baseball star, was ln-
County Agricultural Agent, will er County for almost 40 years, had
stand by and watch to be sure all not 4e*4 wcl1 during the day and
The Chhrrh of Christ, Wall and 0{ hls famous barbecue (which he rPmained home from his place of
enroll in the insurance program, Lavllle Streets in Shamrock, will spends many hours to prepare) is business, the L. H. Tucker & Son
if they desire, said Boyd Wiliams, begin a series of Gospel Meetings consumed At 3 30 p.m., Paul Swaf- Motor Company, 1210 East High-
high school principal. The plan is 0,1 Sunday’ August 16. fer of the American Hereford As- way 66 Shortly after 6 p.tn, he
available to all students but it re- Eugene B. Henderson, local min- sociation, will present awards to a~ed llis w'fe to B° t0 the firms
quired only of those participating Ister, will be the speaker for each contest winners and introduce the of“ce and check the day's receipts,
in sports. service, Services are scheduled each contest winners and the Queen of When she returned home, she
routes are replacing the two night in Amarillo at 8:25 p.m.
trains between Oklahoma City and Elzie Turnbow has been award- president, and Harold H. Williams,
Amarillo. Star Route No, 0991 will ed the contract for Star Route chairman of student projects, said
leave Oklahoma City for Amarillo No. 48814. today that a number of tours and
at 7:45 p.m. and arrive in Sham- The advantages of this change entertainment features are being
rock at 12:55 a.m. On the return to the people of the Shamrock Planned for the visitors.
________ L' f*' Tucten Sr., 54, owner an< from Amarillo, It will arrive here area, said Postmaster Cullers, will One event will be a covered dish vlted to Amarillo last Saturday
country" operator of a used car business m at 10:45 p,m. be more dependable service and dinner Monday evening at the night to manage one of the teams
demonstrations. Among the demon- ® iamrc^k 4or t,lp past 15 'ears‘ Star Route No. 0991 — Okla- extra service from Amarillo. The Shamrock Country Club. participating in an ‘Oldtimers’
strations are hoof trimming, brand- dlPd suddenly of a heart attack at boma cRy to ghamrock — will sup- disadvantage will be to those few The group left New York on July game at Potter County Stadium,
ing and tattooing, and quarter hls horae' 210 ®°u“* Madden Street, piy Shamrock with the same serv- late mailers, who must now have 18, traveled to California via Chi- The game was called because of
horse selection. at*a,t Z Pi,m Monday' Ice as train No. 24, except 2 hours their mail In the office by 5:0C cago and Yellowstone and are to rain after the second Inning.
At noon. Flip Breedlove, Donley ^*ckfrj ares|dent of j sooner. On Its return trip, the p m. stop In New Mexico before arriving Seeds, who now operates a hog
-----ranch south of Shamrock, set sev-
eral records and made many head-
lines during the years he played in
the majors. Following his retire-
Council Moves To Re-Open Airport As Soon As Possible;
Annexation Plans Discussed At Monday Night Meeting
All interested persons are invited evening at 7:30 o'clock.
the Field Day.
ment, he organized the Amarillo
Gold Sox which participated In the
old West Texas-New Mexico
By BILL HOWE “We’re always waiting for ln- dation, as has been suggested, let's League.^ Not only did ^ Seeds own
There was never a dull moment dustry to come ln. Why not start form a corporation to promote a
to attend the meeting.
In addition to the regular even- Everyone interested in good eat-
ing services, a special broadcast tie is cordially invited to attend,
will be made each morning at 10:00
o'clock on Radio Station KBYP.
Most of the sermon lessons will
be presented with the use of flan-
nel-graph visual aids.
Minister Henderson will speak on
was announced this week at Lew- such subjects as: “Attitudes Toward
alien Quality Grocery & Market, the Bible," “The Right to the Tree Baptist Church will hold Sunday
505 North Wall Street, of Life,” “Baptism — Its Relation services in the American Legion
held at al Clty Kali here Monday night, as something ourselves that would housing development at the pres- S°I^Ptl,n,*s ,pa'l’5_ipat'Pd_,as..a PIayer-
New Gift Book Plan
Is Inaugurated At
Lewallen Grocery
Inauguration of a Gift Book Plan
Mission Church To
Hold Services At
Legion Building
found her husband dead.
Funeral services were _____
4 p m Wednesday in the Ph®1 mayor and councllmen convened help solve the crying need for hous- ent airport location by getting our
Baptist Church ' Officiatim: was fnr thelr regular monthly session, ing that has been with us the past businessmen to invest $500 to $1,000
the Rev. Meredith E. Wyatt, pastor, ^uncUman
and manage the Gold Sox, he
The genial Seeds took the brunt
Joel Parrish
assisted by the Rev. A. G. Roberts. Meeting with prayer,
pastor of the First Baptist Church n midst of a discussion about
at Lefors Llty Airport maintenance, Mayor
‘ Serving' as pallbearers were: J ®P'dert>,Worley startIed h* counc11
D Clav Bert Woollard C T. with the suggestion that a new
Masterson, Forbus Blakemore. Lon- *‘^be chosen fora ^modern ^al_r-
nie Burks and Gerald Mayfield
Rlcherson Funeral Home was *”
opened several years? each to accumulate a $50,000 work-
"Instead of an Industrial foun- ing capital.”
Harry Frye, a member of the
strip to be built with Federal Avia-
tion Authority participation and
Under the new plan, which is to Salvation,” “How May I Know Building, 124 South Iowa Street, charge of uitennent ln Shamrock ,hat the present airport acreage
described as new, different and That I Am a Christian?" and many starting August 16.
better, each customer is issued a others. Sunday School will begin
Gift Book, which is credited every The closing service of the meet- 9:45 a.m. with church
time a purchase is made by the ing will feature a special lesson stalling at 11 a.m.
holder. When the book is complet- entitled “The Day Christ Came.” Serving as itinerant pastor of
ed, it is redeemable in cash or Hester Dodson of Twitty will be the Mission Church will be the ^ >uui
groceries at the Lewallen Grocery, in charge of the song services. Rev. Dorian Blasingame, former ‘.,d hZ arZiZed ' schoZls^at Lowis- ing 40 negative attitudes about the
All persons who buy groceries are A cordial Invitation is extended pastor of the Twitty Baptist ville ,ind Rt Ke|ton ‘ future of our town, and I am sug-
lnvited to inquire about the new to all friends to come and visit Church. Qn October 16 1931 at welling- thi<* as a positive start to-
Gift Book Plan at Lewallen Quality with the Church of Christ during The public Is invited to attend ___________* _____________ ward getting Shamrock on the
Grocery & Market. tills meeting. the services. (Continued on Page 8, Sec 11 move again.
Cemetery.
Leslie Horace Tucker, Sr was
services December 14, 1909, as Hills-
boro. He moved to the KcKo11
Community in Wheeler County with
his parents when he was 15 ';rirs
be developed for a modem housing
Project.
In a burst of enthusiasm about
the future of Shamrock, Worley
said:
"I am sick and tired of llsten-
LOCAL MAN HAS PLAYED
GOLF IN ALL 50 STATES
A. O. (Fred) Nicholson, pres-
ident of the Farmers & Mer-
chants State Bank of Sham-
rock, has now played golf In
all 50 of the United States.
He completed the round Wed-
nesday, August 5, when he
played a course in Anchorage,
Alaska.
ln addition to the 50 states,
Nicholson has played golf hi
12 foreign countries. The course
In Anchorage was the 1.350th
on which he has played.
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1)
Baptist Church At
Bethel To Observe
50th Anniversary
Bethal Baptist Church of Route
1, Shamrock, will observe their
50th anniversary Sunday, August
sloner James Colvin brought up the w*441 °P®n house from 6 p.m. to
recent closing of the airport by 9 pm-
Airport Manager Art Price. Letters of invitation have been
“Mr. Price acted outside Iris au- maHed to former pastors, former
thority," Colvin said, "because he members and friends of the church
was plainly instructed that any wll° llve oul; of town. All former
arrangement dealing with the air- menJbers and friends who live In
port must come from this council t4le Shamrock area are cordially
table invited to attend.
_ 1_ ___ One charter member, Mrs. H. F.
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. 1) Johnson, lives ln Shamrock.
newly-formed Airport Board, point-
ed out that a modern airstrip ap-
prrximately 403 feet wide by 4,000
feet long with an apron on one end
for hangars and parking space
would be adequate for our needs.
At this point Airport Commis-
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