The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
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Broadaway, Bill 1
Morgan, Mrs. Don
Immel, Mrs. Audie
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ASSOCIATION
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Cyril Pingslton, 1400 Park
Mrs. Pauline O’Keefe, 5C1
Park, basement
R. L. Curtis, 401 Oak, basement
J. H. Byrd, 506 East 4th.
them into that “realm
aigh education in high
Wednesday perfect atten-
dance awards and’ Sunday
school attendance awards
were presented.
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Our 70th Year
Of Service To
Carson County
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VOLUME 70 — NUMBER 45
_PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, Friday, May 31, 1957
8 PAGES TODAY—
PRICE 5c
Mosquito
Fight Urged
workers during tne past iwu ycmo
honored by the School Administration «--« - ----- ---------> ----- - r
as part of the awards banquet held Ewing, Mrs. Curtis Downs, Mrs. O. I.
recently. A. L. Stovall, president of the Vinson, Miss Marjorie fcwmg, Miss
Panhandle Independent School District Thelma Holman, Mrs. M. D. Eagle and
presented awards to Mrs. Alton Moore, Mrs. Lloyd Miller.
Mrs. J. L. Prendergast, Mrs. J. T. __
Wheat Vote Is
CalledJune20
Carson farmers will vote in
the national wheat referendum
Thursday, June 20. At this time
qualified wheat growers will vote
on 1958-crop wheat marketing
quotas recently proclaimed.
Louis Grayson, manager of the
local ASC office said, “We have
had inquiries in the Carson
county ASC office as to the dif-
ference between acreage allot-
ment and marketing quotas,
therefore the following facts are
for your information:
“Acreage alloments, are de-
clared by the Secretary of Agri-
culture when the surplus of
wheat reaches a quantity exceed-
ing the normal supply as set by
law.
“Wheat farmers do not vote
for or against acreage alloments.
“Wheat alloments are divided
among farms according to past
wheat production history, and
by no other method.
“Marketing quota referendum,
to be voted on Thursday, June
20 will decide whether farmers
receive the full level of price
MORE RAM
CLOSES MONTH
The person, who told the first
story, didn’t have a chance, for
rainfall amounts have varied so
much, even in sections of Pan-
handle, the stories have seemed
incredible.
Monday afternoon, while the
south part of town was receiving
.18 inch of rain, downtown, the
north, and east parts received
from .67 inch to .75, with the
same stories repeated all over
the area. The same stories with i
not as much difference, were
repeated from a gully-washer,
Wednesday evening, with .58 inch
in south Panhandle, and .72 inch
in the north.
Dust devils northeast of Pan-
handle, Monday, caused some
concern, and a short in the fire
siren, Wednesday evening, caused
residents to fear a tornado. None
were reported at either time.
Friday, May 24, the area was on
alert for funnels northwest of
Panhandle, with no damage re-
See More Rain Pg. 8
support or 50 percent of parity.
“If quotas are approved, (two-
thirds of the vote must favor)
producers who stay within the
acreage allotted for their farms
will be eligible fof the full level
of price support. Producers who
do not comply with their allot-
ments will not be eligible for
price support and will be subject
to marketing penalties on their
excess wheat, if they have more
than 15 acres for harvest.
“If quotas are not approved
Bakery Moving
Across Street
Schulze Bakery was scheduled
to move yesterday to the location
•across the street- next door to
the new grocery and market
location at 105 Main, Andrew
Schulze, owner, announced.
The new bakery location is
the same place that Schulze open-
ed his first bakery in this city
some 22 years ago.
Soil Stewardship
Week Is Observed
Ten churches in Carson county,
within the boundary of the Stak-
ed Pains Soil Conservation Dis-
trict, are observing Soil Steward-
ship week until June 2, J. E.
White, of the SCS office, said
today.
Churches participating are:
Baptist churches of Panhandle,
White Deer, and Groom; the
Conway church; Methodist
churches of Panhandle, Groom
and White Deer; Presbyterian
church of White Deer; the Chris-
tian church of Panhandle and
the Church of Christ of Groom.
“Protection and improvement
of the soil is k moral obligation
today the some as in the early
days and pointed out in various
Bible verses,” White explained.
White has assisted ministers of
the churches named in present-
ing soil stewardship messages.
City Dads May
Buy Siren; Keep
Sprayers Busy
, City councilmen will consider
buying a new fire siren at their
regular monthly meeting Thurs-
day, June 6, Mayor Howard
Lane reported today.
The city spray truck is work-
ing every hour possible in an
effort to control mosquitoes and
flies, and the mowing machine
has been busy trying to keep
ahead of the weeds, Frank Vise,
city manager, said.
by wheat growers, the law pro-
vides for a wheat price support
level at 50 percent of parity for
producers who stay within their
acreage allotments. If quotas are
voted out, the farmers can exceed
allotments without being subject
to quota penalties.
“However, even when quota?
are voted out, compliance with
the established allotments is still
a requirement for eligibility to
receive any price support.
“If marketing quotas are voted
out, acreage allotments will still
be in effect.” Grayson concluded.
Grayson complimented county
wheat growers for their interest
in voting. Last year they led the
entire state in the 1957 referen-
dum by casting 421 ballots. The
second county in the state, Ran-
dall, cast 385 ballots.
Last year the vote was;
It’s Official-
School Is Out
School closed Wednesday
morning for the 733 elemen-
tary and senior high stu-
dents. Award programs in
the school cafetorium and
auditorium were th'e final
events of the year.
Supt. James R. Cox thank-
ed students and instructors
“for one of the outstanding
years of my career.”
Tuesday night 47 members
of the 8th grade class de-
ceived certificates at the
school' auditorium that ad-
mits
of h
school.
Herald Honored
By Area FFA
The Herald was presented a
“Certificate o f Appreciation,”
from the Panhandle chapters of
Future Farmers of America and
the Amarillo District of the Tex-
as association of FFA.
The citation read: “For whole-
hearted cooperation and support
xxx For these reasons, the
Amarillo District of the FFA
wishes to present ihe Pan-
handle Herald as the paper con-
tributing the most to the res-
pective chapter and district for
Vocational Agriculture and FFA
in Area 1.”
R. H. Davis, Amarillo district
advisor, and Clodus Smith, local
instructor, signed
Place
For Against Total
Panhandle
237
9 246
White Deer
95
5 100
Groom
71
4 75
TOTAL
403
18 421
Cool
For Court House
County commissioners will con-
sider bids for air conditioning
the court house at their meeting
Monday, June 17.
One observer pointed out that
the courthouse would look bet-
ter with central-type air condi-
tioning, thereby getting rid of
the many and varied size win-
dow coolers. The observer also
explained that building mainten-
ance would be cut considerably
since dust would not be a pro-
blem.
17 Will Share
Tornado Shelter
The following storm cellars
and basements will be shared
in the event of a tornado.
Persons who wish to list their
storm shelters may call 4401.
Mrs. Agnes Howe, 500 Pecan
Mrs. Faye Herndon, 501 Maple
George Roberts; 1305 Euclid
Mrs. A. F. Stephenson, 1105
Euclid
Mrs. Roy Bouquet, 608Vi> East
Third
Miss Mary Ewing, 200 W. 11th
M. L. Bender, 410 Ritchie
A. E. Olson, 610 Ritchie
Jack Powell, 300 Cora
W. T. Gray, Third and Charles
W. H. Lusk, 3Vz miles west
of Panhandle, basement.
" 501 Franklin
1403 Park
1400 Park
O’Keefe, 5 Cl
School Tax Rate Steady
In Spite Of Salary Hike
Tentative tax rate for the Pan-
handle Independent School Dis-
trict was set at $1.25 by the
schoql board Tuesday night,
James R. Oox, superintendent,
announced.
Of the levy, 20 cents will be for
the interest and sinking fund and
$1.05 for maintenance.
The rate is the same as for
last year, but the division was
changed to add 5 cents to the
interest and sinking fund.
Estimated budget for 1957-58
was set at $376,381.50 compared
with $342,802.00 last year.- The
increase of about $35,000 will be
used for increased school ser-
vices, plant operation and salary
increases.
Of the $35,000 increase, about
$23,000 will be provided by in-
creased state funds, Cox, report-
ed.
Salaries of all personnel was
increased, but not the full allow-
ances as recently approved by
the legislature. A maximum class
room teachers salary was set at
$5,000. Salary increases amount
to about $300 except in cases
were the increase would exceed
the $5,000 limit.
Special teachers, such as band,
coaches, principals may exceed
the $5,000 limit.
Salaries for 1957-58
Mrs. J. T. Broadaway, $4186-
Mrs. Laura Brown, $4031; Doyle
Carver, $4458; Mrs. Louie F.
Cleek, $4031; James R. Cox,
superintendent, $7800; Mary
Crabtree, $4256; Mrs. Estelle
Davis, $4796; Coach Clinton Wil-
liams, $5000. «
Mrs. Minnie J. Dunham, $4472;
Mrs. Margaret Feaster, $4634;
Mrs. James R. Cox, $5000; Miss
Marjorie Ewing, $4139; Miss Mary
Ewing, $5000; Mrs. Ann Gaines,
$4526; Mrs. Bill Immel, $4544;
Jerrel Julian, $5800.
Bill Immel, $4256; Miss Thel-
ma Holman, $5000; Pat Lewis,
$4247; Mrs. Doris Lassiter, $4200;
Mrs. Merle Lewellen, $5000; Mrs.
Paul Loftin, $4247; Lewis Martin,
$5000.
Mrs. Audie Morgan, $4850; Mrs.
Mary Osborne, $4247; Mrs. El-
mer Padget, $4688; Mrs. Nell C.
Parks, $4247; Mrs. Susie J. Rich-
ards, $5000; Thurman Richard-
son, $4310; Mrs. Gary Simms,
$4247.
Gerald Smith, $5200; L. A.
Sparks, $3986; Mrs. Frances Wes-
ter, $4193; Chester Wetsel, $4418;
Trap Shoot Will
Benefit Scout Fund
Lions Club is announcing a
trap shoot at the Panhandle Gun
Club Grounds, at 1 p. m., Sun-
day, June 23 for the benefit of
local Boy Scouts, Jack Ramey,
president, announced.
Money from the shoot will go
toward paying expenses of send-
ing a Scout to National Jam-
boree at Valley Forge, Pa.
fied that they were awarded scholarships to Loretto
Heights Colley, near Denver, where they will complete
their college work. Their accompanist and tireless com-
panion is Mrs. Vern Wisdom of Panhandle. The girls, left
to right, Norma, Ruth and Doris, talented daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Berg, who live west of Panhandle,
are known over a wide area for their entertainment
ability.
Panhandle and Carson county
have always claimed the Berg
Sunshine Ranch and its famous
“Sunshiners” as their very own
and share with the Berg family
the good fortune recently re-
ceived.
The Sunshiners, or The Berg
Sisters’ Trio, have been awarded
scholarships to complete their
college training at Loretto
Heights College, Denver.
Talented Berg Sisters are, Nor-
ma, 21; Ruth, 19; and Doris 17,
are the famous daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Berg, of the St.
Francis community, neighbors to
the west.
. An important member of the
musical and dancing team is
Panhandle’s own Mrs. Vern Wis-
dom, “who is really responsible
for any success we might have
achieved,” the famed sisters are
quick to explain.
The Berg Sisters’ Trio has ap-
peared before the national con-
vention of Farmer’s Union, Den-
ver, the Union at Oklahoma City,
Amarillo Air Force Base, the
USO, . area radio and television
stations, Panhandle civic clubs,
Wichita Falls’ Texas-Oklahoma
Fair, Tri-State Fair’s party for
4-H and FFA members, and in
Amarillo they have appeared be-
fore a host of International and
National conventions, civic clubs
and district meetings.
The threesome are daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Berg, who
are nationally known for their
work in the Farmer’s Union.
Other members of the talented
Berg family are: an older sister,
Mrs. (Mary Jo) Richard Torc-
zon, now of Omaha; two young-
er sisters, Patty Sue and Sherl-
yn, students at St. Mary’s Aca-
See Berg Sisters Pg. 8
Mrs. Clinton Williams, $3761;
Claud Zevely, $5700; Mrs. Ches-
ter Wetsel, $4688; Mrs. Claud
Zevely, $4202.
M. C. Davis, $1800 as assistant
secretary to the Panhandle In-
dependent School District, salary
as tax collector and assessor is.
based on collections; Joan Reed,
$3300; A. W. Dills, $3600; C. O.
Hinshaw, $3720; C. H. Mitchell,
$3220; Mrs. Iva Pullen, $1800:
Russell Wasson, $3220; Jack Wil-
son, $3220 and Mrs. G. A.
Mahler, Jr., $3707.
Cancer Crusade
T otal Boosted
Panhandle Boy Scouts under
the direction of Harold P. Smith,
scoutmaster, assisted Saturday,
May 25, in collecting funds for
the cancer drive. This brought
the amount raised in Carson
County to $753, according to
Howard Lane, county chairman.
No reports have been received
from White Deer, and their re-
port is expected to add a sub-
stantial amount to the total.
Church of Christ
Calls Minister
Bro. Gerald Beasley of Mc-
Pherson, Kans., will come to the
Panhandle Church of Christ as
its new minister about June 12.
Both rural and urban residents
of Carson county are being urg-
ed to start mosquito control
measures early this year, Dr,
J. L. Prendergast, county health,
officer, announced today.
“Carson county does not want
to go through an epidemic of
encephalitis, a mosquito-borne
malady, like cities of the South
Plains, “it could happen here,”
without rigid mosquito control,’*
Dr. Prendergast pointed out.
Officials are trying to impress
upon the people that mosquito
control is the problem and re-
sponsibility of each individual.
The cities of Carson county and!
the county have already started)
an all-out control operation, but
they must have the help of every
citizen “if we have hopes of do-
ing a thorough job of killing
enough mosquitos to prevent an
outbreak of dread encephalitis,”
the health officer explained.
Dr. Prendergast listed a num-
ber of measures that can be
taken by both farm and town,
dwellers to help keep down the
mosquito population:
Proper Preparation—
of fields and/? pastures so water
is not impounded or pooled.
Proper Constructing
and maintaining ditches so that
do not become overgrown-
vegetation or hold water for
days.
Reduce Waste
irrigation waters to the lowest
practicable amount.
Elimination
of standing water in well pumps,
Keeping House
screens in good repair.
Destroying
all mosquitoes that enter the
home. Any commercial household'
spray is satisfactory.
water containers o^
tubs, barrels,
etc.
g
any opening to septic tanks or
cesspools by which mosquitoes
might enter or leave.
Connecting
all sink drains, etc., to home sew-
age disposal systems so no water
is discharged above ground.
Stocking
large watering troughs with fish
and preventing overflow and
pooling of water.
Consideration
of some form of modification of
any ‘play’ lakes or ponds that
exist upon the premises.
Larviciding
of mosquito sources until they
can be eliminated or modified.
Equipment and chemicals already
present on the farm may be sat-
isfactory.
Residual Spraying
of sheds, garages, storm cellars,
shrubbery and other daytime
lasting places of adult mosquitoes.
Particular attention should be
given to livestock sheds and'
chicken houses.
Prevention
of pooling of water from eva-
porative type air conditioners.
Where recirculating pumps are *
used a teaspoon full of house-
hold spray placed in the water
pan weekly will control this pos-
sible source.
See Prevent Disease Pg. 4
Light and Tabor
May Attend Lions
California Meet
Delegates to the Lions Inter-
national convention at San Fran-
cisco in June were chosen Tues-
day noon at the regular meeting
of Lions Club.
O. Z. Light won the right to
attend if president-elect Jerrei
Julian does not make the trip.
Alvis Tabor drew the number
one position in the “pot draw-
ing.” Jack Griffith drew num-
ber two and J. C. McCollough
will be the third alternate if
Tabor and Griffith decide to re-
main in the city. •
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Loftin, Paul A. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1957, newspaper, May 31, 1957; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881618/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.