The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1959 Page: 1 of 16
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This Week's Weather
Date Preelp. Hi Lo
Feb. 5 45 28
6 47 17
7 64 32
8 71 37
9 69 38
10 . 63 32
11 61 21
12 . 33
Precip. to-date—.25 In.
Volume 52
Sixteen Pages
Seminole, Gaines County, Texas, Thursday, February 12, 1959
Price 10c
No. 12
Seminole State Bank Controlling Interest Sold
Loop Meet Called To Tackle
Community Health Menace
Citizens of Loop in northeast
Gaines County are expected to
meet at 8 p.m. Friday with state,
county and federal officials to con-
sider community action to whip
a public health menace. _________
Eighty per cent of the water
tested in the Loop community has
shown coliform bacteria, State
Sanitarian Bill Cox said, and two
cases of typhoid fever in 12
months have been reported in the
Loop vicinity.
Main topic of discussion at the
Friday night meeting at the Loop
Community Building will be how
;he community can obtain a safe
ivater supply.
The federal government already
rias offered' to aid the area with
emergency loan for the con-
struction of a pure-water com-
munity water system.
Cost Estimates
Scheduled to meet with Loop
itizens Friday night are State
Sanitarian Cox, County Judge
Iharles Lawrence, County Health
Ifficer Dr. Ace Powers, Farm-
;rs Home Administration Repre-
;entative Charles Reed and Small
usiness Administration Represen-
ative Carl Gallagher of Lubbock.
•Tentative figures show a cost of
bout $30,000 to $40,000 for a
Complete safe water system. Loop
ommunity would need 20 per
•ent of the cost in cash, or around
7,000 to $8,000, in order to obtain
e federal assistance, officials
aid. Federal aid may be forth*
|oming through the FHA and the
BA. ‘
A new water system, replacing
11s which have become eontam-
ated, would include a new well
ource of water and distribution
nes and purification facilities.
While planning for a new sys-
m, some officials are expected
urge that it be large enough
Iso for fire-fighting. The town of
eagraves has presented Loop
ommunity with a "fire truck for
refighting.
Problem Worsens
There are an estimated 41 resi-
ences and 125 persons in Loop
[roper, Mr. Cox said.
Last week, he said, 15 water
mples of 18 sent to the state
lameson Grocery
lie Announced
health department’s laboratories In
Brownfield showed positive coli-
fbrm bacteria.
Contamination of water wells
has been traced to cesspools in
the community. The bad water
problem has been developing gra-
dually since the spring of 1957
and has grown much worse ir? the
past five months, reaching emer-
gency proportions in January, Mr.
Cox said.
The Loop school installed chlor-
inators to purify the school water
supply, and most Loop residents
now are drinking bottled water.’
Indians Near Line
In AA Cage War
The Seminole Indians are get-
ting down to the line in District
4-AA cage play.
Dropping the last two opponents
(Fort Stockton 83-43 and Crane
86-33) Seminole has only one more
foe to beat to ciijch at least’ a tie
for the district championship.
The next game will be at Mc-
Camey Friday night. Battle with
JND
as
Combustion Set
As Blaze Cause
Spontaneous combustion in a
closet was blamed Thursday for a
fire which caused damage esti-
mated at about $2,500 to an unoc-
cupied residence at 512 SW 10th
St.
The blaze occurred at about
12:30 a.m.. Tuesday.
Owner Thomas Worthington was
redecorating the interior of the
dwelling and paint, turpentine,
kerosene and rags had b/en placed
in the closet. * /
The house is that wnich former-
ly was occupied by Deputy Sheriff
F16yd Taylor who moved about a
week before the fire.
Seminole Volunteer Firemen
confined the blaze to the closet
and bedroom in which the closet
was located.
Owner Worthington, a Seminole
insurance man, said that the house
was insured.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
Secretary Jameil Aryain of the
Seminole School Board of Trus-
tees returned Wednesday from a
Tuesday meeting in Austin of the
Texas Association of School
Board’s executive committee. Mr.
Aryain is a member of the exec-
utive board.
Jameson’s Grocery, owned and
berated by Grocer Eddie Jame-
2( pn for the past 17V& years7 has
^ een sold to Mr. and Mrs. S. L.
hymes of Seagraves.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhymes, veteran
« rocery operators, took over oper-
tion of the store Tuesday. The
kle was consummated Moijday at
4" b undisclosed figure. The sale
^*%id purchase were announced
aintly by Mr. Jameson and Mr.
hymes.
The store will be known
hymes’ Grocery.—
The new owners are moving
21 om Seagraves to Seminole.
At Seagraves, they owned and
NDfcerated the West Side Food Mar-
let for 14 years, prior to which
ley were in the grocery business
Stephenville, Erath County.
p|hey sold the Seagraves store a-
sut a year ago.
During the past 17Vi years, Mr.
imeson has operated the grocery
the same location, S. Main St.
: Ave. B. Mr. Jameson said that
alth reasons and plans for re-
ment promptedjhe store sale.
oung Enroute To
ational Meeting
Seminole School Superintendent
Young i Thursday was enroute
Atlantic City, N. J., to attend
Feb. 14-18 meeting of the
erican Association of School
dministrators.
Mr. Young left Fort Worth Wed-
3sday on a special train with
her Texas school administrators,
-minar sessions of the Atlantic
ity meeting will be devoted to
creative arts” of public schools.
Iso, during the session, the
:hoolmen will inspect latest
:hool equipment and materials.
The Seminole official will re-
in Feb. 21.
REV. WAYNE RANDOLPH
Heads Alliance
Randolph Heads
Church Alliance
Rev. Wayne Randolph, pastor of
the South Seminole Baptist
Church, has been elected president
of the Seminole Ministerial Allian-
ce. <0*
He succeeds Rev. Lester Hill,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church, who was named secretary-
treasurer.
Election of Alliance officers
came at a meeting at Jo’s Resta-
urant Monday.
During the meeting, Alliance
members formulated tentative
plans for the March 29 Easter
Sunrise Service. The service will
be at the Gaines County Park
and thei Fellowship Class of the
See RANDOLPH, Pave 8
Postal Receipts
Increase Shown
Seminole postal receipts for the
period from Jan. 10 to Feb. 6
showed an increase of 30 per cent
over Jhe receipts for the same
period last year, Postmaster Mrs.
Jewell Cobb reported Thursday.
For the period in 1958, the post-,
tal receipts totaled $3,084. For
this year, the receipts were $3,936.
“Even allowing for the 'increase
in postal rates, we still showed
an increase in volume this year
over the same period last year,”
Mrs. Cobb said.
Denver City at Denver City will
follow on Tuesday night. t.
Should Seminole beat McCamey,
then fall to a souped-up-for-a-
home-game Denver City crowd,
the Indians and Denver City would
be in for a play-off.
As things stand, Denver City
looms as the greatest threat to a
clear-cut district championship for
the tribe. In previous season play
with Denver City, “however, the
Indians won 72-50 in a home-court
game.
Bi-District Due
Seminole fans appear certain
that their team will ring up ano-
ther district championship.
With such a title under their
belts, the Indians will play in a
bi-district tilt Feb. 23 or 24. The
exact day and place would be de-
termined by representatives of
Seminole High School and of the
District 3-AA champion.
Bi-diStrict play would be with
Floydada or Post. Currently,
Floydada is leading Post in the
title race in District 3-AA, but
they have another game together
before the season ends. If Post
wins over Floydada in that tilt,
there’ll be a play-off called with
Floydada.
Regional basketball play is sch-
eduled at Lubbock Feb. 28, a Sat-
urday.
Last Friday night, Seminole
raced to an easy- win over Fort
Stockton, 83-43, and on Tuesday
night squeezed past Crane 86-33.
Greatest Lead
Against Crane, the Indians piled
up their greatest lead for any
game this season—53 points.
Commenting on the score, Coach
Metz LaFollette became a candi-
date for originator of the quotrf of
the week. Said he: ‘‘We didn’t
want to run up such a score, But
we had to play the A-string pa
of the time.”
Indians shot 43 per cent from
the floor and 58 per cent of the
free throws against Crane. Dan
Cobb and Ronnie Norton led the
coring with 16 points each. Wig
avis garnered 15, Chig Wilson
lSl^and Milton Jones 11. Crane’s
high man, Jimmy Leo, took eight.
Seminole’s B’s topped Crane
57-36 with Noel Carter hitting 24
points.
In the Fort Stockton game, Dan
Cobb rang up 26 points, Norton 14
See INDIANS, Page 8
Pancake Banquet
Slated March 16
By ESA Sorority
The annual Epsilon Sigma Al-
pha pancake supper—which last
year attracted some 500 persons
—has been scheduled for March
16, it was announced Thursday.
The pancake supper, between
5130 ahd“7:30p.m., will 'be at
the Seminole school cafeteria
and will precede the Lions Club
Negro minstrel show in the
school auditorium.
Supper tickets will be $1 for
adults, 50 cents for children, and
diners inay refill tty-ir plates as
they please.
Proceeds from the supper will
be used by the ESA to aid the
retarded children’s center in
Lubbock. Tickets will be avail-
able from Girl Scouts or from
sorority members.
During the supper, the Lions
Negro Minstrel Quartet will en-
tertain.
NEW SCOUTMASTER—Rev. Jim Anthony Flynn, 29, a fighting
Irishman who renounced the wrestling arena for the pulpit, has
been named Scoutmaster for Seminole’s Boy Scouts. Rev. Flynn,
a World War II paratrooper, is pastor of the Mexican Baptist
Mission.—Sentinel Photo. *
★ ★ ★ * ★ ★
From Wrestling To Boys1 Work
Irish Minister Assumes Duty
As Chief Of Seminole Scouts
An as-Irish-as-they-come Bap-
tist minister Thursday was tak-
ing over duties as scoutmaster
for Seminole’s Boy Scouts.
He is Rev. Jim Anthony Flynn,
Jr., pastor of the Mision Bauti-
sta, a World War II paratrooper
and professional wrestler who re-
nounced the wrestling ring for
the pulpit.
jcv^ Flynn, at 29, has packed
into iNb years a career of war,
travel Aid fighting that can’t be
matched by many an older man.
And het still fighting, this time
on the 'side of the Gospel and
for the betterment of youth in
his community.
The Baptist minister just miss-
ed being born in Ireland. His
father and mother migrated
from Ireland to Munday, Tex.,
where Flynn was born.
Prisoner Of War
Jim Flynn, Sr., was a profes-
sional rodeo performer who was
killed in a rodeo accident short-
ly after Jim, Jr., was born.
Jim’s mother died when the
youngster was born. He was
reared in Wichita Falls by a
grandmother.
—"While the Irish are typically
Catholic, young Jim’s grand-
mother attended the Baptist
Church and it was in that church
at the age of 14 that the young
Irishman accepted that doctrine
and determined someday to
preach.
Meanwhile, World War II
came on. Nearly as large at age
14 as he is now, young Flynn
put one over on recruiting of-
ficers and joined America’s
paratroopers. He ‘Served with the
501st division of the 82nd Air-
borne battalion.
Paratrooper Flynn jumped at
Anzio during the Italian invas-
ion. Captured by the Germans,
he Served 18 months in a prison
camp before he was liberated by
troops of Gen. Blood and Guts
Patton,
Career In Wrestling
The s*o 1 d i e r weighed 200
pounds when he entered the
prison camp. When freed, he
weighed 98 pounds. It wasn’t
war atrocities, he recalled, just
See MINISTER, Page 8
No Candidates
File In City's
Alderman Race
Mayor Delbert Richardson to-
day officially ordered a municipal
aldermanic election for April 7,
but, so far, there are no candidat-
es for the three posts upon wliieh
there, will be balloting.
Prospective candidates, how-
ever, have three more weeks in
which to file for places on the bal-
lot with City Secretary Mrs. Ruby
Frost.
The deadline for filing Is March
7.
Posts on the city’s board of al-
dermen now held by Aldermen
Jess Strickland, John Curry and
H. B. Patterson, Jr., are those on
which there will be voting.
Meanwhile, the Seminole Com-
mon Consolidated School Board
of Trustees election is pending,
and there are no announced candi-
dates.
The school election will be April
4, on the Saturday preceding the
Tuesday municipal election.
School board places now held
by Trustees Bob Whippo and
Jameil Aryain are those up for
voting April 4.
Deal Completed
Today By Buyers
Controlling intcres^ in Seminole State Bank was sold today by
President L. G. Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty announced the sale this
morning. The exchange of 1,015 shares of the bank’s- 1,500 shares of
stock occurred today.
Acquiring the bank are Claud Holley, 55, of O’Donnell, veteran
busincssman-aml bankerr Roy-Rtddlcr president of-the Birst National
Bank of Lubbock; C. E. Fulghum, executive vice president of the Lub-
bock bank; W. B. Price, Lubbock rancher and businessman and direc-
tor in the Lubbock First National; and Cliff Dean, Lubbock invest-
ments executive, also a director of
the Lubbock banking institution.
The sale price of the controll-
ing stock was undisclosed, al-
though it was around $200,000,
Independent Bank
The sale of the bank stock was
agreed upon Monday and Mr.
Holley and associates each put up
checks, cashable immediately. The
new owners were in town Thurs-
day to assume tit ownership.
Mr. Holley, formerly in the
banking busies at Graham and
Lockney, hajajfcigned as president
of the FJfFstmtional Bank of
O’Donnell to move to Seminole
and assume presidency of the
Seminole State Bank.
While purchasers of the Semi-
nole bank’s controlling interest are
connected with the First National
Bank in Lubbock, it was emphasiz-
ed that the purchase was by the
five individuals and that the Lub-
bock institution is in no way con-
nected with the Seminole bank.
Announcement of the side-^bf
stock was made by Mr. Daugher-
ty who reported that hq aid his
family haye ^fjold tlwir interest to
Mr. H<*ley aiM his awiocUtes.
Fire Unit Launches
Membership Effort
In And Out Is No
Game With Police
When Mrs. Billy Burkett of An-
drews came to Seminole Wednes-
day to see about getting Noel
Phillips out of jail, she got in.
Phillips, also of Andrews, was
jailed in Seminole Tuesday night
in connection with a worthless
check charge. An illness confining
him to bed previously had pre-
vented his incarceration.
When Mrs. Burkett arrived in
Seminole, she was picked up also
in connection with worthless check
passing.
The man and woman pleaded not
guilty to the charges before Judge
Charles Lawrence and Thursday
were free under a $1,000 bond
each. Officials said that restitu-
tion had been made in the worth-
less check cases.
L. G. DAUGHERTY
Sells Interest
Gaines County's
"Strictly tegal"
Bill Introduced
So Gaines County can be “strict-
ly legal,” a special bill has been
Introduced in the Texas Legisla-
ture by Sen. Preston Smith.
The bill would permit the coun-
ty government to spend a- portion
of county bond funds within the
city limits of Seminole and Sea-
graves for the widening’ and ulfi-
mate four-laning of State High-
way 51 (now U. S. 385).
Last year, voters approved a
$350,000 county bond issue for
purchasing rights - of - way for
widening the highway through the
county. At the time, H was anti-
cipated that some of the funds
would be used in Seminole and
Seagraves.
An estimated $100,000 would be
needed to handle the road work
within the two towns.
“Some counties go ahead and
use county funds within city
limits," explained County Judge
Charles Lawrence. “But we want
to be strictly legal, and Sen.
Smith’s local option bill would
make us so.”
It’s just a matter of keeping the
record straight, he explained.
No Pu.aonnel Change
Mr. Daugherty is retiring from
the banking business. He will re-
main in Seminole. He gave health
reasons as the reason for his re-
tirement.
Both Mr. Daugherty and Mr.
Holley emphasized that there will
be no other personnel changes in
the bank. John D. Mitchell will re-
main as vice president. Anna L.
Davis will remain as cashier, and
other officers will retain their
present posts.
At a meeting at the bank to-
day, it was expected that deci-
sions would be made pertaining
to board of directors positions the
new owners might assume.
The Seminole State Bank has
been an institution of steady
growth since Mr. Daugherty as-
sumed charge Dec. 1, 1940. The
bank was opened Nov. 1, 1940,
the first banking facility for Sem-
inole in 10 years.
The .retiring president assumed
controlling interest of the bank in
1950.
“Good Community”
As of Dec. 31, 1958, Seminole
State Bank showed deposits of
$5,012,879 with a total capital
structure of $301,650.
In assuming control of the bank
Thursday, Mr. Holley, the new
See BANK, Page 8
S.H.S. Pupils Rank
Among U. S. Best
Safety Isle Work
Nears Completion
Construction was near comple-
tion Thursday on a 20-foot by 20-
foot pedestrian safety and traffic
channel island at the intersection
of U. S. Highways 180 and 385 in
downtown Seminole.
State Highway Department
workmen started construction on
the island Monday but were call-
ed off the job as the season’s first
real sandstorm struck the city.
Work resumed Wednesday.
The Seminole Volunteer Fire
Department Thursday was con-
ducting its annual associate mem-
ber drive with membership dues
earmarked for emergency equip-
ment for the department.
Seminole’s fire department an-
nually is aided by dues from busi-
ness-minded associate members
devoted to minimizing the city’s
fire insurance key rates through
increased efficiency, training and
equipment within the fire unit.
A portion of the associate mem-
ber support will be allocated for
special training of firemen at the
annual A&M College firemen’s
school, said Fire Chief Charles
Benson.
at the school gives the city extra
insurance credits and tends’ to-
ward reduction of insurance rates.
Safety equipment also is desir-;
ed by the fire department. >.
Investigation revealed that at
the recent Brownfield explosion
and disaster, in which three fire-
men were killed, the casualty list
could have been minimized by
coats for firemen.
When the butane blast sent a
sheet of flame against firemen,
those equipped with fire coats es-
caped serious burns while unpro-
tected firemen were seared badly.
The Seminole department 'has
inadequate numbers of the pro-
tective coats and those on hand
have deteriorafcd with use.
Associate membership la the
„ See FIRE UNIT. Page 8
Under-Sized Mail
To Get Heave-Ho
Under New Ruling
Small odd-sized envelopes will
be banned from the post office
after July 1.
Postmaster Mrs. Jewell Cobb
said Thursday that new postal re-
gulations, effective July 1, will
not permit the mailing of envelop-
es smaller than 2% by 4 inches.
While they will be handled by
the Post Office Department, en-
velopes larger than 9 inches by
12 inches are not recommended
for mailing under the new regu-
lations.
The size rulings on envelopes
will not affect most persons, ex-
plained Mrs. Cobb. Standard busi-
ness and social size envelopes are
within the prescribed sizes. The
ruling does eliminate the use of
the very small, odd-sized envelop-
es such as sometimes used for
baby announcements or invita-
tions.
Seminole High School students library,
rank among the nation’s best, ac-
cording to the results of the Iowa
Test of Educational Development
received by Principal V. N. Key-
es, he announced today.
The Iowa Tests are used widely
and are nationally known as a
device to measure the achieve-
ment of high school pupils.
Highest rank in total score
went to the ninth graders with a
percentile mark of 91. This means
that the average for 91 ninth-grade
classes out of each 100 was below
the mark made by Seminole ninth
graders, Keyes explained. The
percentile is a comparative rating
and does not represent the actual
score made by the student.
Percentile marks for other class-
es were 90 for the juniors, 89 for
the sophomores and 85 for the
seniors. Since the average for the
test is the 50th percentile, all of
the local classes rated well above
the national norm.
Ninth High Again
The highest mark on any single
test was also accomplished by the
ninth graders as they scored the
how to locate and use
sources of information, and study
habits.
"Much of a student’s success in
school is based upon his ability
and training in this area, and his
skill here will help the student in
all subject matter fields,” he ex-
plained.
Scores of the other three class-
es were also high on this test,
ranging from ther85th to the 95th
percentile. Increased library space
and facilities within the past few
years, the work done by the librar-
ians and teachers in assisting pup-
ils to learn the Use of the library
properly, and the inclusion of units
on “How to Study,” and “Use of
the Library” in ninth grade social
studies have contributed to the
high grades on "Use of Sources
of Information,” school officials
believe.
Achievement Tests
The Iowa Tests are tests ol
pupil achievement: Social Studies
Background, Natural Science
Background, Written Expreaalon,
Quantitative Thinking, Interpreta-
tion of Social Studies, Interpreta-
98th percentile on the test “How tlon of Natural Science,
to Study.” "This was especially Utlon of Literature, General Vac-
gratifying,” Keyes said, "since abulary, and Uae of Sources of
this test covers the use of the See PUPILS. Page 8
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