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Vol. 63—No. 45
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1950
(8 Pages Today)
Price 5c
Memorial Day Rites Set
25 GRADUATES
GET DIPLOMAS
AT EXERCISES
Scholarships
To Many Texas
Colleges Given
With seniors and 25 graduates
in the Pageant March, written
and presented first by Mrs. Coe
Cleek for the class of 1937, the
37th annual doxnmencement of
Panhandle High School ended
Tuesday evening at the high
school auditorium.
Preceding the presentation of
diplomas by Supt. R. E. Byrom,
Howard Amick, high school prin-
cipal, presented the following
awards: English award, given by
the Fine Arts Club tp Peggy Tate,
in grade school and Marilyn For-
syth in high school; leadership,
S a m m i e Bagwell; citizenship,
John Gripp; certificates of pro-
ficiency in bookkeeping, Camma
Lou Tackitt, Gloria Young and
Barbara Godwin; certificates of
proficiency in typing, Marilyn For-
syth, Sammie Bagwell, Camma
Lou Tackitt and Betty Jo Tackitt.
Honor graduates of the school
were presented the following
scholarships: State schools church
schools and Mary Hardin-Baylor
to Marilyn Forsyth, valedictorian,
church schools and Mary Hardin-
Baylor, Camma Lou Tackitt, salut-
atorian, and church schools and
Schreiner Institute, Kerrville, to
Bobby Adcock, high ranking boy.
Diplomas were presented by
Supt. Byrom assisted by Lynn
Lemmons, class president, to Bob-
by Adcock, Sammie Bagwell, Amy
Bickerstaff, James Cummings,
Joyce Dittberner, Clifton Dowlen,
Frankie Edwards, Marilyn Forsyth
Joyce Goodman, John Gripp, Betty
Sue Johnson, Donald Hubbard,
Imogene Keith, Lynn Lemmons,
Don Light, Roberta Longanacre,
Roy Mitchell, Duane Pickitt, Mab
Pingleton, Wanda Sullivan, Betty
Tackitt, Camma Lou Tackitt, Felix
Tuggle, Mary Alice Yaught, and
Donna Walker.
Principal Amick said there was
less than one-fourth of a point
difference of the three high stu-
dents in the senior class. He gave
a special introduction to Sammie
Bagwell, third ranking student.
WEAR A
BUDDY
POPPY
IP,
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS of ■« U.S.
Panhandle Beats
McLean 20 to 4
Guy Wester pitched 5-hit ball
Sunday as Panhandle downed Mc-
Lean in the Caprock League 20
to 4. Wester struck out 15 men
while allowing only one base on
balls. He also collected the only
home run of the game in the 5th
with one man ahead.
Ronald Beasore was the leading
hitter of the day with 3 hits for
4 official times at hat. He drew
two walks Trorn the McLean
pitcher.
Panhandle committed 10 errors
which accounted for 3 of the 4
McLean runs.
R H E
Panhandle 070 620 230 20 14 10
McLean 000 00'1 210 4^5 4
47 COMPLETE
GRADE SCHOOL
WORK IN 1950
At the eighth grade graduation
for 47 students Friday evening,
May 19, citizenship awards given
by the American Legion were pre-
sented to Joyce Thorp and Don
Vance. Perfect attendance awards
were received by the following:
Martha Morgan, Lloyd Beason,
Nannette Walker, Millie Milton,
Derrill McKnight, Charlene Thom-
as. Richard Hopper, Donald Lor-
enz, J. T. Milton, Tracy Tate,
Joyce Tate, Anita Clawson, Rich-
ard Lorenz, Alice Wagner, Bobbie
Joyce Lyles and Allen Lorenz.
Honor students were Mary Kate
Surratt, Robin Williams, Alexia
F-ern Hall, Barbara Ellyson Judith
Price, Peggy Tate. \
Archie Roberts, grade school
principal, presented certificates to
the following: Kenneth Allen, J.
D. Arnett, Pauline Anderson, Bev-
erly Beason, Gene Bentley, Bobby
Blackwell, Kenneth Bumpas, Wil-
bert Clawson, Bill Tom Chitwood,
Gary Cummings, Rosemary Detten
Jackie De Spain, Donald Durham,
Barbara Ellyson, Josephine Garcia
Martha. Gripp, Martin Green, Phil-
lip Godwin, Alexia Fern Hall,
Martha Harbison, Marlene Little,
Lorraine Mangum, Billy Mangum,
Clyde Mitchell, Jimmy Mitchell,
Lloyd McKnight, Virginia Pfeiffer
Gertrude Posey, James Potts, Dean
Phillips, John Powers, Arty Pratt,
Judith Price, Dale Joe Roselius,
Aubrey Lee Russell, Leroy San-
dage, Andrew Schulze, Jr., Jackie
Smith, Mary Kate Surratt, Peggy
Tate, Glenna Taylor, Joyce Thorp,
Don Vance, Shirley Weatherly,
Joan West, Billie Ruth Wiginton
and Robin Williams.
Legion Presents
Student Awards
KilJ Carson Post, American
Legion, of Panhandle presented
citizenship awards to Skellytown
and White Deer schools last week.
Jack Griffith presented the awards
at Skellytown grade school Thurs-
day night of last week to James
Huffins and Donna Eubanks.' Mrs.
Griffith accompanied him to Skel-
lytown.
L. F. Cleek presented the
awards to White Deer Grade
School to Shirley Smith, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith, and
Clint Freeman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clint Freeman, Sr.
R. E, Byrom was program
chairman for the Lions Club at
their weekly meeting Tuesday and
presented Dean Davis of Amarillo
Junior College, speaking on “Pres-
ent Day Trends in Education.
Mrs. J. S. Harrison, Morton, for-
mer pianist of the club, was a
guest.
$28,500 Warrants
Ordered Paid On
Court House Work
The Carson county commission-
ers court recently ordered the
issuance of $28,500 of warrants
voted recently for completion of
the court house.
Statement presented the court
house by Neill Singleton, con-
tractor, showed that jail equip-
ment of $20,700 and jail elevator
of $11,400 or a total of $32,100
had been ordered and had been
almosa completely installed.
The court held back 10 per
cent of the statement, leaving a
net amount of $28,890 to he paid.
Then, the court ordered the is-
suance of $28,500 of warrants
with $390 to be paid with the
issuance of additional warrants
later.
The commissioners court auth-
orized the sale of $65,000 of
warrants April 10, for completion
of the court house.
The 28,500 of warrants falls
due as follows: $500, April 15,
195V $1,000 each from 1952 to
1958Vcelusive; $2,000 in 1959
and in 1960.
RICH OLD YALE
UNIVERSITY IN
OIL BUSINESS
Leases In Four
Plains Counties
Involved In Deal
Rich and venerable Yale Uni-
versity of New Haven, Conn., be-
came the owner of oil property
in Carson, Gray, Hutchinson and
Wheeler counties, according to
deeds filed May 11 in Carson
county, covering 19 tracts or
leases.
The aged Eastern university
became the owner of oil properties,
deeded by the Buffalo Oil Co. of
Maryland.
Carson county property convey-
ed included 7-16 of the Byrum A
lease on the north one-half of the
northwest one-fourth of I&GN Ry.
Co. Survey 188, blpck 3.
Included also were two tracts
in both Carson and Gray counties.
These were described as an undi-
vided one-half interest in the Gor-
enflo lease on the east one-half
of the northeast one-fourth of
I&GN Ry. Co. survey 186, block
3 and an undivided one-half in-
terest. in Byrum B lease of the
part involved in the west one-half
of the northeast one-fourth of
& G N Ry. Co. survey 188,
block 3.
Eight tracts were in Gray coun-
ty and were listed as the J. C.
McConnell, Jackson, Frashier,
Davidson, Vaniman, Sullivan, L.
C. McConnell and Lovett leases.
Hutchinson tracts named were
the Kay, Lugibyhl, Moore ABC
aind D, J. A. Whittenburg and
George Whittenburg leases.
In Wheeler county the Hawk,
Morgan and Schwarting leases
were recorded.
Three Ex-Students
Graduate At WTSC
A record breaking class of grad-
uates received sheepskins at West
Texas State College, Canyon, Wed-
nesday, May 24. A total of 245
students became exes of WT; in-
cluded were 228 senior and 17
graduate students.
Receiving bachelor of science
degrees were Mrs. Jane Donaldson
Helm, Groom; Wilbur Cretsinger,
Amarillo; Joe Bill Little, Canyon,
and Sylvia Morgan, Tucumcari.
The last three mentioned at one
time attended Panhandle schools.
Several of Major
Construction Jobs
Almost Completed
Contractor R. E. Bonner expects
to have two of his jobs completed
within another week. Only a small
amount of earpenter work was to
be done on the Methodist. Church
annex together with some paint-
ing and sanding of floors.
Most of the work will he done
by the end of the week, particular-
ly on the second floor.
Bonner also expects to have the
Jim Mecaskey house finished in
about a week. A crew was sched-
uled to start finishing the Carson
County Living War Memorial
building Wednesday. Bonner esti-
mated that the work would be
completed in three or four weeks.
John D. Cotter is also just about
through with the M. S. McGregor
home. Painters have been on the
job for some time.
Supt. Sterling Coffey took
Judge O. R. Beddingfield and The
Herald Editor through the court
house Tuesday afternoon. Rapid
progress has been made in recent
weeks.
All the jail equipment has been
installed. The elevator also has
been installed. Scaffolding jhas
been takein out in the district
court room and the beauty of the
room may be appreciated now.
There still is considerable work
to be done.
Workmen were busy Tuesday
finishing the mosiac tile in the.
rest rooms and jury room facilities
Also, terrazo was being put on the
steps. Doors have been hung to
most rooms. In a few rooms all
the painting has been done and
only the asphalt tile must be laid
and locks must he. put on doors.
Between 20 and 25 prisoners
may be kept in the large jail on
top of the court house. There are
two individual cells. Also, there
are two blocks of cells for six
prisoners each and one block for
eight prisoners.
WEAR. A
'“Buddy"
Poppy
.MEMORIAL DAY
LIBERTY BELL
REPLICA TO BE
HERE JUNE 5TH
Replica of the Liberty Bell will
be'in Panhandle from 9 to 10:30
a. m. Monday, June 5, and it will
be in White Deer from 11 to 12
noon that day.
Change in time was made to
give White Deer area people the
opportunity to see the bell replica,
according to Judge O. R. Bedding-
field and J. C. McCollough, Carson
county co-chairmen.
Mr. and Mrs. Asbery A. Calla-
ghan returned from a two week’s
visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Howard Anderson, and Mr. An-
derson at Corpus Christi.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Alexander on Sunday
were their daughter, Mrs. \Robert
Sirtger, alid chiltimi, DimmAtt, and
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Overstreet,
P reford.
County Agent H. M. Nichols,
writing from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
where he has been on a vacation
trip, wrote The Herald there is
plenty of rain and that crops are
behind normal schedule.
Mrs. W. L. Alexander was a
guest at a Sunday School Lunch-
eon given at the Baptist Church
in White Deer May 18.
Guests in the home of Mr. and.
Mrs. Davis King have been their
son, Jerry and family, Canyon,
and their daughter, Mrs. Roy
Heuer, Mr. Heuer aind children,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. and Mrs. W. Paul Roberts
attended a child health clinic in
Amarillo Saturday and Sunday,
May 21 and 21. They also attended
the Panhandle district meeting of
osteopathic physicians and sur-
geons of which Dr. Roberts is
president.
Compensation suit wjas filed^
May 16, by M. O. Porter vs. Texas
Employes Insurance Association.
A woman was recently fined
.$50 and costs of $22.35 on a
charge of driving while under the
influence of intoxicating liquors.
A man also received a similar
fine a couple of days later.
Ida Beth Broadaway, who has
been employed in the agricultural
administration offices, recently
began work as a deputy collector
in the office of Sheriff Clarence
C. Williams.
BIRTHS
After a brief tribute by J. Sid
O’Keefe the Rotary Club last Fri-
day noon adjourned in respect to
the memory of Mrs. Myrta Cleek,
wife of Coe Cleek, member of the
club. She was praised for assis-
tance with many Rotary programs
during the years. Committee to
draw up resolutions in her mem-
ory was appointed by President
Truett Stovall.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Hansen are
the parents of a son, Philip Mark,
weighing 7 lbs 1 1-2 oz., horn at
Sisters Hospital, Santa Cruz, Calif.
May 2. Mrs. Hansen is the former
Opal Williams, daughter of Mrs.
Mark Williams of Keene, Tex.,
formerly of Panhandle. Mrs. Kath-
ryn Parker, Salinas, Calif., is an-
other grandmother. Mrs. Williams
is now visiting Mr. and Mrs. Han-
sen whose home is in Big Basin
Park, Big Basin, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Olson are
the parents of a s6n, Carl Leslie,
weighing '8 lbs., 7 oz., born May
19, at Highland General Hospital,
Pampa. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Lawson, Panhandle,,
and Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Olson,
Chanute, Kan.
MYRTA CLEEK
SUCCUMBS TO
HEART ATTACK
Devoted Time
To Musical And
Literary Life
As she would have wished, Mrs.
Myrta Mae Cleek, wife of Coe
Cleek, died Friday Morning, May
19, at 10 o’clock after a walk
around her yard and garden. Fol-
lowing an illness of more than a
year, she had felt unsually well
for about two weeks and had
been able to do many things for
which she had planned. On that
beautiful May morning she talked
with friends about her flowers
and as she entered a rear door
at her home death came following
a heart attack.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon,
May 21, at the First Methodist
Church of Panhandle with Rev.
George York, minister, officiating,
assisted by Rev. Truett Stovall,
minister of the First Baptist
Church, Rev. Preston A. Taylor,
minister of the First Christian
Church, and Rev. R. F. Jones,
minister of the Assembly of God
Church. Burial was in Panhandle
Cemetery under the direction of
Poston Funeral Home.
Mothers Sing
Music was by the Mother Sing-
ers which Mrs. Cleek directed for
several years. Accompanists were
Mrs. Vern Wisdom at the organ,
and Mrs. Leta Hai’tsell at the
piano. Both instrumental and
vocal musi? were favorite selec-
tions of Mrs. Cleek..
Pallbearers were *. C. McCol-
lough, Earl Burum, Frank Paul,
Jr., Edward Little, Dawson Little
and Joe Bill Little.
Flower gflrls were 'Mesdames
H. J. Hughes, Groves Burum,
Nolan Sparks, E. A. Wheeler,
Clyde W. Herndon, Helen Whit-
ney and Lewis Caudili.
Mi’s. Cleek was born in Spring
Valley, Va., the daughter of a
Methodist minister. She was a
graduate of Sullies College in
Bristol, Va., and attended Martha
Washington College and the Chi-
cago Musical Conservatory.
Moved to Plainview
Because of the health of a sister,
her parents moved with the family
to Plainview, where her father,
Rev. S. E. Houk was pastor of
the Southern Methodist Church.
Fallowing several years of
teaching voice, piano, violin and
dramatic arts at Clarendon College
she came to Panhandle in 1921
where she taught the same sub-
jects in Panhandle schools for
more than 20 years.
During her years in Panhandle
she was a leader in civic and cul-
tural activities, directing short’y
before her death an Easter pag-
eant which was presented on the
lawn north of the First Christian
Church. Although reared a Meth-
odist she was non-denominational
in her thinking and substituted
many times for pianist and organ-
ist in other churches of the city.
She was a charter member of the
Panhandle Chapter of the Order
of the Eastern Star and a past
president of the Fine Arts Club.
Flowers Were Hobby
Flowers were her great love
and many homes in Panhandle,
both inside and out, have been
beautified by her flower gifts. As
long as she was able, at all special
occasions in town, she was called
upon to plan and supervise the
decorations.
She was a great lover of child-
ren and young people and having
none of her own she mothered the
town and was known to many as
“Aunt Myrtie.”
She is survived by her husband,
Coe Cleek, to whom she was mar-
ried June 24, 1924^ four sisters,
Mrs. William Clower, Lubbock;
Mrs. C. C. Parsons, Oklahoma
City,; Mrs. Blanche Davis and Mrs.
Sam Dyer, Clarendon; three neph-
ews, John Clower, Bloomington,
111., Raymond Davis, Oklahoma
City, and Sam Davis, Denver, and
two nieces, Mrs, J. B. Mitchell,
Dallas, and Mrs. John Alden,
Anaheim, Calif.
Legion, V. F. W. Will
Observe Day Sunday
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Kit Carson Post No. 441 of the
American Legion and James Me-
caskey Post No. 6972 of the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars will spon-
sor a joint Memorial Day observ-
ance Sunday, May 28.
Services will begin at the First
Baptist Church at 10:50 a. m.
with the Legion in charge under
the direction of Louie F. Cleek,
commander. Rev. Truett Stovall,
minister of the church, will deliver
the message and there will be
special music.
Following the church service the
V. F. W. will have a short service
at the cemetery with Loyd Miller*
commander, in charge. Graves of
all ex-service men will be decorat-
ed preceding this service.
All ex-service men are asked
to meet at the Legion hall at
10:30 a. m. ajjd go in a body to
the church. If not affiliated with,
either the Legion or V. F. W.
they are requested to wear their
overseas caps.
Saturday will be V. F. W. Poppy
Day in Panhandle. Poppies wi:l
be sold by the Girl Scouts in.
honor of Poppy Day.
R. L. GRIMES
SON-IN-LAW
WRECK VICTIM
Bernard Wood Gollman, 33,
Lubbock, son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Grimes of Borger, was
killed in a car and pick-up col-
lision five miles north of Post,
Texas, at 2:15 p. m. Friday, Ma3T'
19.
Two other persons, Mrs. W.
C. Hamrick, 31, Lubbock, and R.
C. Willingham, 36, Post,1 were
also killed.
The pick-up truck was driven
by Willingham and was owned by
the Halliburton Oil Well Cem-
enting Co. Collman was in a 1950
Oldsmobile, ownned by an auto-
mobile firm from which1 he was a
salesman. Mrs. Hamrick was in
the car with Collman.
Survivors include the widow,
the former Lorene Grimes, and
son, Robert, 10, and daughter,,
Marilyn, Q; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Collman, brother,
Bruce Collman, and sister, Mrs.
;L. Adkinson, all of Seattle, Wash.
Funeral services were held at
4 o’clock Monday at Minton Fun-
eral Home by Rev. James G. Glenn
Presbyterian minister, followed by
burial in Highland Park Cemetery
Borger.
Pallbearers were Karl Klien,
Charles Boyd, Charlie Bailey, J. C.
Knowles, Ralph E. Bayles, Sr., of
Borger and John Oakes of Ama-
rillo.
Mrs. Collman and children plan
to move to Border to make their
home with the former’s parents.
All of the deceased relatives
'from Seattle wjfre present [for
funeral services; also Mrs. Goll-
nian’s sister, Dorthy, Denver, and
brother, Elvin, St. Louis.
Carson Students
Graduate At Tech
Two Carson, county students re-
ceived degrees at the 24th annual
commencement at Texas Tech
Monday. ^
Dickie Stepkin received a bach-
elor of science degree with a
major in animal husbandry-
Leon Clayton Griffith of Skelly-
town was awarded a B. S. degree
ill petroleum geology.
Earl Jay O’Keefe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl O’Keefe, of Ama-
rillo was granted a bachelor of
science degree in mathematics. He
is the grandson of George Simms
of Panhandle and Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus C. O’Keefe of Pampa.
Tech had 1,011 candidates for
degrees, including those complet-
ing work in January.
V.F.W. Will Have
Barbecue; Also
To Open Hall
Saturday, June 3, will be a da?
filled with entertainment for
young and old. As in years past
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
wall have a barbecue, but this
year the observance will have
more meaning, as on that day will
be the formal opening of the
V. F. W. Hall, which has been ia.
the process of erection for two
years.
The first event of the day wflt.
he the opening of the swimming
pool with Boyd Williams, assist-
ant coach of Panhandle High
School, in charge. This will he
followed by a barbecue at noon,
with Walter Rogers of Pampa,
candidate for congress, speaking..
A baseball game will be played
in the afternoon and at 9 o’clock
in the evening a dance at the hall
with Bernie Howell and his or-
chestra playing. Tickets for both
the barbecue and dance will be
$1 per person.
Claud R. Zevely and Inell
Brotherton obtained a marriage
license Tuesday.
Attending the annual meeting
of the Northwest Texas Confer-
ence of the Methodist Church at
Big Spring are Rev. and Mrs.
George D. York and Gail, and J.
C. McCollough. At this time min-
■ isters will receive their appoint-
ments for another year. McCol-
lough also attended commence-
ment exercises at McMurry Col-
lege, Abilene, where his brother-
in-law, Wesley Daniel, received
his degree.
vf-i
Showers Continue
During Week
With 1.01 inches of rain this-
past week added to the 1.18 in-
ches received the previous week,
farmers are beginning to think of
planting row crop and many am
plowing day and night. Weeds,
are beginning to grow very fast
aided by the moisture and warm,
nights, but as yet no concern is-
felt for the few fields of wheat
still standing. Some farmers who
did not plow up their wheat ex-
cept to get their seed back.
Three showers fell during the
week with a trace recorded an-
other time. This brought the total
for the month of May to nearly
normal with the total for the year
much below normal.
Temperatures have been mod-
erately high for this time of the.
year with 93 recorded May 23 and.
the low of 50 recorded on both.
May 19 and May 21.
Temperatures and rainfall for
the past week follow:
High Low Rain
May IS 87 60 _
May 19 79 50 __
May 20 75 53 .46
May 21 82 50 tr.
May 22 86 53 .54
May 23 93 "60 .01-
May 24 90 66 __
Many Stores And
Offices To Close
Memorial Day
In observance of Memorial Day,
May 30, most of the business es-
tablishments of Panhandle will,
be closed for at least part of the
day. Included in those closing all
day will be all county offices, city,
hall, postoffice, bank and lumber,
yard.
Mrs. R. C. Durrett has returned
from Robert Lee, Texas, where
she visited her mother, Mrs. J. C*
Newton.
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