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Skellytown Youth
Killed When Hand
Slips on .22 Rifle
Senierfitt May Be
In Governor’s Race
James Leslie Weaver, 14, son,
•of Mr. and Mrs. Vergil Weaver
of Skellytown, died of injuries
Le received while playing with
a .22 rifle Sunday morning in the
yard of his home four miles north-
east of Skellytown on a Texas Co.
lease.
Weaver was playing with the
gun with Ronald Harris, a neigh-
bor boy, and his brother, Bill.
After the gun was discharged,
Weaver was rushed to Highland
General Hospital, Pampa, but was
dead upon arrival.
The accident was between 9 and
10 o’cloek Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held in
a Pampa funeral chapel Tuesday
afternoon by Rev. L. A. Harper,
pastor of the White Deer Assem-
bly of God Church. Burial was in
White Deer Cemetery.
According to , Carson county
deputy sheriff W. H. Price, who
Investigated the shooting, the
Harris boy went to the Weaver
home to get help with his school
lessons from James Weaver. The
boys became interested in a .22
calibre rifle. Accompanied by-
Weaver’s brother, Bill, they took
the gun into the front yard. Harris
loaded it. His finger slipped on
the trigger. The bullet entered
Weaver’s body under the right
arm, tore a path through his chest
and came out on the left side.
His parents put him in the
family car and started for Pampa,
but-the lad didn’t survive the trip.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival by a physician. K. K. Mel-
ton, justice of the peace at Skelly-
town, investigated the fatality and
ruled death was caused by an
accidental gun shot wound.
Both Weaver and Harris were
freshmen in White Deer High
School.
The boy is survived by his par-
ents, two brothers, Bill and Ben
nie Weaver; two sisters, Carolyn
and Sandra Weaver, his grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gould,
all of . Skellytown,; Mrs. Lena
Weaver, Amarillo; W. P. Weaver,
Pulaski, Tenn.; his great grand-
father, C. M. Snyder, Sapulpa
Okla.
$1.25 School Tax
Rate Is Approved
Panhandle To Play
At Canyon Tonight
REUBEN SENTERFITT
Reuben Senterfitt, San Saba
attorney who. served 14 years in
the Texlas legislature and was
speaker of the house for four
years from 1951 to 1955, is being
mentioned as a candidate for gov-
erned. He is one of two men to
serve two" terms as speaker and
is the only person to receive his
second term without opposition.
The chool board approved a
budget of $320,045, valuations of
$18,049,384 for the district and
set a tax value of $1.25 at its
regular meeting Tuesday night.
No visitors attended the budget
bearing. The $1.25 rate will be
•applied $1 to maintenance and
2 5 cents for bonds.
The board approved the list of
bus drivers and the annual bank
depository report.
Resignation of Mrs. Edith Seay,
who resigned the Friday before
school smarted, was accepted. Mrs.
Carrie Patton, wife of Don Pat-
ton, who holds a master’s degree
from West Texas State College,
was appointed her successor at
a salary of $3,500 a year.
A. L. Stovall, trustee, gave a
watermelon party for the board,
superintendent and principals.
The melons were raised by Stovall.
ISSUE ORDER
FOR HEARING
HERE OCT. 5 ,,
Official order has been issued
for the hearing of the State Board
of Water Engineers at 9 o’clock
Wednesday morning, Oct. 5, in
the court house at Panhandle.
The hearing will concern the
organization and establishment of
the proposed ground water con-
servation district No. 3 south of
the Canadian River.
Parts of Carson, Potter, Grq'y,
Roberts and Armstrong., counties
would be included.
R. M. Dixon, chairman, H. A.
Beckworth and O. F. Dent, mem-
bers, have called the hearing.
Panthers
Lose To
Perryton
After losing a thrilling non-
conference game last Friday night
to the Rangers at Perryton 38 to
13, Coach Bill Davis’ Panhandle
Panthers will tackle the Canyon
Eagles at 8 o’clock tonight at
Canyon in their second non-con-
ference game.
The Panthers will play their
first game in the new stadium
here at 8 o’clock Friday night,
Sept. 23, against the McLean
Tigers. This game will open the
conference season and is expected
to attract a tremendous crowd
for the dedication of the new
stadium.
Coach Davis said the scout re-
port indicated the Eagles would
not be as fast as the Perryton
team. The Eagles lost 7 to 2 to
Floydada last week in a bruising
battle. The Eagles are heavier
than Perryton and cannot be push-
ed around, Davis’ scout report
shows.
Players Improve
The line-up will be about the
same as- last week. Ted Adding-
ton may play more at right end.
Roger Williams continues to show
up well at right half on offense.
Larry Hirons has shown power
as defensive right half.
Jeri Mohon will play more at
tackle on defense. Charley Miller
is being shifted from guard to
line backer. Wayne Mohon will
take Miller’s place as defensive
right guard.
Quarterback Monte Bell did
good job for his first time. Jones
Hedrick and Ted Jaihes showed
up well in the game.
The blocking was bad at times
City Council Approves
Tax Roll and Sets Rate
The city council approved the
1955 tax rolls of $1,526,005 at
a special meeting Thursday after-
noon’ of last week at which mem-
bers of the council also sat as
a board of equalization.
Frank Vise, city manager, pre-
sented his rolls as- follows:
Rendered taxes, real estate,
$987,145; personal, $265,995;
total, $1,253,140.
Reserved Seats Available
For Panhandle Home Games
T.B. X-Ray Survey
Set In November
At a meeting of the T. B. As-
sociation Thursday afternoon at
the court house, dates were set
for the x-ray survey of the county.
Judge Clarence Williams will
head this survey, which will be
made in much less time than
formerly used, being only 5 hours
in each community. These will be
from 1 to 6 p. m. Nov. 3 in Skelly-
town; Nov. 4 in Groom, and Nov.
>7 in Panhandle.
Mrs. J. O. Murray is head of
the T. B. Association in Carson
county.
Red Cross Will
Elect Officers
Next Thursday
The annual election of officers
of the Carson County Red Cross
Chapter wil be held at 10 a. m.
Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Red
Cross room at the court house.
Chairman Asbery. A. Callaghan
invited all members to attend.
In addition to the election of
officers, a campaign chairman for
the 1956 Red Cross roll call will
be selected, according to Callag-
han.
HIGGINS MAN DIES
IN GROOM HOSPITAL
DWI CHARGE BRINGS
$150 FINE AND COSTS
Howard Isaac Harmon paid a
fine of $150, costs of $27.35 and
i mileage of 90 cents for a total
John Calvin Cook, 80, Higgins,
died Sept. 14 in a Groom Hospital.
He had been ill for nearly two' of $178.25 in county court of
years. Funeral services and burial Judge Clarence C. Williams last
are scheduled today in Higgins. | Friday. He was docketed for DWI
Survivors are a daughter,
sister and brother.
son,' Aug. 29. His fine also included
three days in jail.
Inspection Dates
Set For Vehicles
will be much better this week.
If the starting line up i3 the
same as announced last week, it
will be: Bell, qb; James, lhb
Jones Hedrick, fby; Hirons, rhb
Coy Mitchell, c; Miller, rg; W
Mohon, rt; Pat Hamilton, re;
Kent Eagle, lg; Jeri Mohon, It
Church Starr, le.
Kickoff Returned
In the Perryton game Pan-
handle handled well three of the
Col. Homer Garrison, Jr., direc-
tor of the Texas Department of
Public Safety, has announced that! perryton punts and almost scored
the public safety commission has j Gn one. Ted James returned
set Sept. 15, 1955, through April | kickoff inside the 20 yard line
15, 1956, as the new motor vehicle : and witli a little more speed could
inspection period for state motor- J ^ave made a touchdown,
ists. Estimates are that Perryton
Garrison pointed out that this tnade 240 yards rushing and Pan-
will give Texas car owners a full handle 50 by toting the ball. Pan-
seven months to report to one of handle completed 12 passes for
the more than 4,0-00 licensed, in-jgo to 85 yards. Bell threw most
spection stations in the state for j 0f the passes. James’ pass was
a safety check of their vehicles.
C. M. LANE’S FATHER
DIES IN AMARILLO
C. M. Lane, 88, resident of
Clarendon since 1909 and in more
recent years of Amarillo, died
this week. His son, McHenry Lane,
formerly taught at White Deer
and is now principal of Pampa
Junior High School. C. M. Lane
was buried at Clarendon Tuesday
following services-in Amarillo.
Supplemental rendered, real es-
tate, $139,005; personal, $82,810,;
total, $221,815.
Auto roll, personal, $28,600.
Unrendered, real estate, $113,
500; personal, none; total, $113,-
500.
Taxes rendered after original
roll / was complete, $11,100.
The city tax rate will be $1.50
the amount which has been levied
for many years.
This rate is expected to bring
in revenue as follows: Rendered
roll, $18,796.12; supplemental
roll, $3,327.23; auto roll, $429;
unrendered, $170.25; renditions
after completion of roll, $166.50.
Total taxes to be collected from
the roll are $22,889.10, according
to the report Vise made to the
council.
For the first time in several
years reserved seat tickets are
available for Panhandle’s home
football games. Six hundred seats
in the center sections of the new
west stadium have been marked
as reserved seats. The large west
stadium has been divided into
four secions designated A, B, C,
and D. Sections B and C, contain-
ing 300 seats each have been
marked as reserved seats.
The two reserved sections are
divided by a black line painted
between them. This line is even
with the 50-yard line on the foot-
ball field. The sections, rows, and
seats are well marked, so that any
reserved seat ticket holder should
be able to find his seat easily.
Reserved seat tickets may be
purchased at the Southwestern
Public Service Co. office on Thurs-
day and Friday before the home
games on Friday night. The price
Penyton. but Davis febls it ot ™**ved seaXs ia the^an
available at the ticket office near
the west gate game nights.
The west gate near the large
bleachers and the south gate near
the Girl Scout House will be open
for patrons for football games.
Reserved seat tickets will be sold
only at the west gate; general
admission tickets may be obtained
at either gate.
Since there is room for only
about 20 cars inside the fence
near the west stands, -cars will be
admitted on a first come first
served basis at the west gate.
The west gate will be open for
cars from 7 to 7:15 p. m. for
the two home games in September.
After September when game time
will be 7:30 p. m. instead of 8,
the west gate will be open for
cars between 6:30 and 6:45 p. m.
After these deadlines the west
gate will he used only as a walk-in
gate. v / f
Patrons who itake their cars in
at. the west gate/ will have to wait
general admission tickets, adults
being $1 and students 50 cents., .
Reserved seat tickets will also be ed away before they can get their j ton.
cars out after a game. The south
gate will be open for cars at any
time before and during the game.
A large number of cars can be
taken into the enclosed area and
parked on the west side of the
field.
However, anyone who wants a
reserved seat in the east stands
and wants to take his car in at
the south gate must first get his
reserved seat ticket at the east
gate and present it for admittance
at the south gate. Only general
admission tickets will be sold at
the south gate.
Anyone who would like t» have
the same reserved seat for all
of the four home games may
purchase the tickets at the office
of the high school principal at
any time before Thursday, Sept.
22.
The schedule of the home games
this season is: Sept. 23, McLean;
Sept. 30, White Deer,; Oct. 15,
(Homecoming) Stinnett — game
until pedestrians have been clear-j time 2:30 p. m.; Nov. 4, Welling-
COX WILL HEAD
SPRING EVENTS
Coaches, superintendents and
principals of District 1-A met at
Lefors at the guest of Archie
Roberts, athletic director, Wednes-
day night and made plans for
1955-5 actvities.
18 STUDENTS
WILL ATTEND
WTS COLLEGE
Leaving this week for the Uni-
versity of Texas, Austin, were
Marshall Sherwood, who will be
Surratt, who
« S=Pt. Ja_raes R. cos ^foZnoreXTirTu.
good for about 40 yards land
Hirons threw one to James for
14 yards and a touchdown.
Perryton scored on the second
play of the game after Panhandle
fumbled the kickoff. The Panthers
fumbled the first scrimmage play
and Bob Williams recovered in
the Panther, end zone. The point
was missed.
Todd Skirts End
Jimmy Todd of Perryton made
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Charlotte Tompkins Will Get Distinguished
Service Award at Seattle H. D. Convention
director general of spring athletic
and academic meets for the In-
terscholastic League. Lester Mc-
Coy, high school principal, was
named secretary-treasurer. Other
officers will be elected later as
well as the site for the spring
meets.
For the first time all nine teams
in the district will be the same
for basketball and track as they
have been for football.
Childress and Shamrock hereto-
fore have been in the spring- track
meets. . ,
Representatives of the Borger-
Pampa, Childress and Amarillo
officials associations met and dis-
cussed plans for 1955-56.
COLLEGE STATION. — Miss
Charlotte Tompkins, Carson
county home demonstration agent
since 1946, is one of four Texans
selected to receive the 1955 Dis-
tinguished Service Award of the
National Home Demonstration
Agent’s Assqciation.
Presentation of the awards will
climax activities of the Associa-
tion’s national meeting in Seattle,
Wash., October 9-12. A special
recognition luncheon is planned
£or Oct. 12 at the Olympic Hotel
in Seattle.
The honorary awards are made
•each year to home demonstration
agents from the various states,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico, who have
rendered outstanding service to
the people with whom they work
for a period of 10 years or more
Miss Tompkins began her ex-
tension service career as home
demonstration agent in Hansford
county in T943. She has had fine
experience in related fields.
Before coming to Carson county
in T946, she taught home econ-
• lomios at Wrangell, Alaska. This
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CHARLOTTE TOMPKINS
climaxed a teaching career which
began in 1925 in the Rio Grande
Valley. There she served as prin-
cipal at Donna, then taught home
economics at Edinburg until 1940.
She was then employed as home
management supervisor in Sinton,
Texas, and later as home manage-
ment specialist at Rio Farms.
Miss Tompkins has been es-
pecially recognized for outstand-
ing work in the field of housing
and homestead improvement. In
1948 she took a special summer
course in housing at Colorado
A&M College. Working closely
with families in improving their
homes, Miss Tompkins has been
able at the same time to give much
help in other areas of family liv-
ing, home management, in foods
and nutrition, clothing and rec-
reation.
In 4-H Club work, Miss Tomp-
kins has worked closely with adult
leaders, parents, and club mem-
bers to develop a sound program
based on needs and* interests.
Stressing leadership development,
she has encouraged both adults
and young people to develop their
potentialities. Foods and nutrition,
and clothing programs in the
county have been outstanding.
Active in civic and community
affairs, Miss Tompkins has assist-
ed with community improvement
programs, school, church, and
other activities. She is secretary
of the four-county agricultural
council, composed of men and
women interested in agriculture,
a member of the Business and
Professional Women’s Club, the
Order of Eastern Star, and other
civic organizations.
Miss Tompkins has combined
travel with study in professional
improvement. In 1948, she receiv-
ed her M. A. degree in home
economics education at Colorado
A&M College. In the summer of
1954 she attended Cornell Uni-
versity for special study. She has
served as district director, and
state president of Texas Home
Demonstration Agents’ Associa-
tion and is a member of the State
and National Home Economics
Associations.
People and travel are listed as
Miss Tompkins chief hobbies. In-
cluded also are reading, sewing
and canasta, which she manages
to crowd into the busy schedule
of meetings, conferences, home
visits and other duties.
EX-LIONS GOVERNOR
JOINS LUBBOCK BANK
Jim E. Waller, immediate past
governor of Lions District 2T-1,
has resigned his position as vice-
president and coshier with the
Hale County State Bank, Plain-
view, to become vice-president of
the newly chartered Plains Na-
tional Bank of Lubbock. He will
begin his new duties Sept. T9.
men, John Cotter, John Trent,
Paul Osborne and Max Calliham.
Returning to Texas Tech, Lub-
bock, were Dean Lewellen, Bruce
Johnson, Gene Bentley and Dale
Roselius, with Leon Simpson, a
freshman.
To Texas A. & M. went Joe
Herndon, Robert Hollcroft and
Everett Howard.
Among the 18 going to West
Texas State College, Canyon, were
Leroy Beiderwell, Delmer Tuggle,
Delores and Georgette Rohan,
Bill Chitwood, Martha Gripp,
Judy Price, Jackie Smith, Shirley
Weatherly, Robin Williams, Paul
Calliham, Irene Detten, Jacque-
lynn Hartsell, Mary McLeod, Der-
roll Held, Carol Roselius, Gregory
Sherwood and Zelda Weatherly.
Kay Williams is attending Way-
land at Plinview.
Dstrict court suit Southwestern
Appliance Co. vs. Nathan Edwards,
application for oral interro-
gation—debt, was filed here Sept.
10.
Richard and Raymond Detten,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Det-
ten, have enrolled in Texas Tech,
Lubbock, where Richard is a
senior majoring >in animal hus-
bandry, and Raymond is a fresh-
man in architectural engineering.
The boys live in Bledsoe Dorm.
Speeders
Receive
Big Fines
Two speeders received stiff
fines recently in the Justice of
Peace Sam Lanning’s court re-
cently.
Gene Gordon of Lubbock was
fined $100 and costs o.f $19.50
and Theodore Joseph Tacke, Jr.,
of Amarillo received a $50 fine
and costs.
Pampa officers radioed Carson
county that a speeder was on his
way toward Panhandle. Sheriff
John H. Nunn received the call
and set a road block up just east
of the''city.
Ed S. Johnson and Dan W.
Lewis, Pampa city policemen, re-
ported they clocked Gordon tavel-
ing up to 100 miles an hour. They
said they thought they could catch.
Gordon at White Deer, but he kept
ahead of them. The fine was
levied Wednesday by Lanning.
Tacke was picked up 9 miles
west of Panhandle on Higkway
60 Sept. 6. Patrolmen reported
Tacke was driving up to 80 miles
an hour.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hammers
returned Wednesday from a
month’s visit with relatives in
Wichita Falls and Dallas.
Stricter Law Is Effective on Selling
Alcoholic Beverages to Texas Minors
House Bill No. 602, which be- liable for a fine of $1,000 and a
came effective Sept. 6, has been j year in jail.
enlarged to include possession or
consumption of any alcoholic bev-
erage by any minor in any public
place, which practically means any
place except in a private residence,
according to Sheriff John H.
Nunn.
Previously it has been an
offense subject to up to a $100
fine for a minor to purchase any
alcoholic beverage. This provision
is retained.
Also any person who sells an
alcoholic beverage to a minor is
Sheriff Nunn said he would
appreciate complete cooperation
with the new law to make it cer-
tain that no juveniles purchase
alcoholic beverages in Carson
county.
The Legislature also made it
unlawful to bring intoxicating
beverages into any stadium or
field where such events are being
held by public schools. This legis-
lation was passed to cut down on
disturbances at school athletic
contests. * , ^ j,
Mrs. Carpenter,
Former Resident
Of Panhandle, Dies
Mrs. Bertha S. Carpenter, 67,
widow of W. L. Carpenter, who-
was a partner with Ira Carpenter
in the grocery business in Pan-
handle 35 years ago, died Sept.
13 in Pampa, where she had
lived since 1931. Funeral arrange-
ments are pending.
Survivors are 3 sons, a daugh-
ter, 5 sisters, and 8 grandchildren.
H. A. Harbison is receiving
treatment in Northwest Texas
Hospital, Amarillo, for a kidney
ailment.
Kenny Meaker, small son of
Mr. and Mrs. LeeRoy Meaker, lost
the end of hi^ right thumb while
playing with his bicycle Tuesday
evening. After receiving emer-
gency treatment, he was takea
to St. Anthony’s Hospital, Ama-
rillo, for surgery. ,
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