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The Panhandle Medait
Our 70th Year
Of Service To
Carson County
VOLUME 70
NUMBER 33
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY—PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, Friday, April 12, 1957
8 PAGES TODAY-
PRICE 5c
Wet-Dry Election Set May 8
Twenty-Five Pins Awarded At
Special Masonic Lodge Ceremony
Twenty-three Masons were pre-
sented 25-year awards Saturday
evening at a special ceremony
and dinner.
Sewell Kammerer furnished
fish for the dinner that he and
Mrs. Kammerer caught in the
Gulf.
More than 75 Masons from
Panhandle, Groom, White Deer,
Vernon, Lockney and Perryton
attended the event.
Phil Farley, past master of the
Groom lodge spoke a few minutes
on some of the virtues of Ma-
sonary. Other visiting members
were asked to say a few words.
Following the supper, a quart-
et composed of John and Ben
Stone, W. H. McLeod and James
Cannedy, accomplished by Mrs.
J. L. Naylor, sang several old-
favorites. McLeod and John
Stone were featured in solos and
Ben Stone and McLeod sang a
duet.
Masons present -who received
the 25-year pins are :J. D. Ben-
der, Asbery A. Callaghan, Geo.
D. Crossman, W. E. Dart, R. C.
Durrett, J. N. Garretson, F. J.
Griffith, B. C. Heare, also,
C. F. Hood, Sr., H. L. Lemons,
Davis King, C. E. McCray, W. A.
Miller, J. W. Randall, Ralph E.
Ran del, O. D. Riggs, A. P. Smith,
also,
H. H. Smith, John Stone, Loyd
Thorp, David M. Warren, and
H. A. Harbison.
Masons eligible for the awards
whc were not present are: Glenn
S. Robinson, R. J. McCaslin,
Allen T. Johnson, F. F. Ferrell,
J. K. Drinnon, J.~ W. 'Davis, O.
F. Cannedy and H. M. Adkins.
H. L. Lemons, was the oldest
Carson Schools
Win Majority of
Literary Prizes
Carson county students brought
home a majority of the honors
at the annual Interscholastic Lea-
gue Literary contests at Sunray
last weekend.
' Panhandle high school won 7
first places, 3 second places and
one third place.
White, Deer brought home 4
first places; 4 second places and
5 third places.
In the elementary events Pan-
handle earned 2 first places; 1
second and 1 third.
White Deer grade students
had 1 second and 3 third places.
Skellytown students won 2
first places and 1 second place.
Carson county winners:
Ready writing: 2. Regina Baker
and 3. Donna Jean Brand, White
Deer.
Girls Extemporaneous Speak-
ing: I, Ann Tyler, White Deer;
2, Paula Russ, Panhandle.
Boys Extemporaneous Speak-
ing: 1, John Parson, White Deer;
2. Pat Hamilton, Panhandle.
Shorthand: 1, Jerry Lou Wal-
die, Panhandle; 3, Claudine Mc-
Coy, White Deer. '
Number Sense: 1, James Smith,
White Deer, 3, Brantley Laycock,
White Deer.
Debate: 1 and 2, Panhandle.
Senior Girls Declamation: 1,
See CARSON SCHOOLS Pg. 4
Red Cross Still
Short Of Goal
With $620.50 yet to be raised
toward completing the Red Cross
fund campaign, B. E. Ohmart,
fund chairman announced that
he would not give up until every
possible contributor had been
solicited.
“We know that many persons
want to give to the Red' Cross
and we feel that Carson county
will not go on record as having
failed to reach its quota. Please
leave your contribution at one of
the banks or mail to me,” he
exclaimed.
“To everyone who assisted in
the drive in any manner, we are
grateful for your service and ex-
tend the thanks of the chapter
and citizens of the county for
your assistance,” he concluded.
Mason present in years of Lodge
membership, having been mad#
a Mason on June 11, 1908 at
Rocky Point, West Va.
Gene Skaggs, worshipful mas-
ter. was assisted in presenting
the pins by Victor Held, J. L.
Naylor and Elmer Padget. Pad-
get is secretary of the local lodge
and district deputy grand master
of this Masonic district.
McCray, Smith
New School
Board Members
James B. McCray and O. D.
Smith are the new members of
the Panhandle Independent
School Board of trustees accord-
ing to the voting sentiments of
288 persons Saturday.
McCray received 201 votes and
Smith nosed out Marlin Eagle
by five votes, 146 to 141. John-
nie L. Farrell received 88 votes.
Saturday’s vote was 208 more
than the 80 who cast ballots last
year and higher than in any
vote during recent years. -
McCray and Smith were both
elected for three-year terms.
Mother Of Mrs.
Jeffers Dies,
Funeral April 11
Mrs. Alsie Brashear, 83, died
April 9, in a Borger Hospital,
following a long illness.
Funeral services were at 2:30
p. m., April 11, in the Idalou
Baptist Church, v/ith Rev. J. B.
Western of the Normangee Bap-
tist Church, officiating. Burial
was in Idalou Cemetery under
the direction of Minton Funeral
Home, Borger.
Mrs. Brashear was born Sept.
6, 1873, in Hot Springs, Ark., and
came to Easttland county, Texas,
at the age of 16. Twenty years
later, she moved to Lubbock
county, where she lived until
the death of her husband in 1935.
She had since made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. George
Jeffers, who lives on the 6666
Ranch, Panhandle.
Survivors are 2 daughters, Mrs.
COUNCIL OKAYS
CITY OIL LEASE;
LIGHT HONORED
Lease arrangements for the 6.75
acres of land owned by the City
were approved April 4 at the
regular meeting of the City Coun-
cil, Howard Lane, mayor, report-
ed.
J. R. Parker, representing a
Midland oil firm was’ high bidder
for the lease and the city will
receive $1 an acre bonus and $1
an acre yearly rental.
Councilmen also heard the
second reading of a new ordi-
nance to ‘control’ dogs. Services
of a veterinarian are being ob-
tained for May 3.
Citizens in one area will get
210 feet of inch-and-a-quarter
water line to provide adequate
water service,
A bill of about $1,400 was ap-
proved for repairing the Santa
Fe well (now city property). In-
dications are that the well will
provide about 260 gallons of water
per minute.
O. Z. Light was elected mayor-
pro-tem and C. H. Bell will serve
as council secretary. Official
canvass of the election Tuesday,
April 2, was made and Beil,
Harold P. Smith and Richard Orr
were certified as councilmen.
City employees will begin
spraying for mosquito control and
new chemicals were purchased to
aid in the mosquito campaign.
Councilmen heard a discussion
concerning the swimming pool I
and certain suggested improve-
ments, but tabled any action un-
til further study could be com-
pleted.
PTA Officers
To Be Installed
Next Thursday Nile
Final meeting of Parent Tea-
chers Association will begin at
7:30 next Thursday evening in
the high school auditorium. Of-
ficers for the coming year will
be elected and installed.
First grade pupils will pre-
sent a program and the members
of the executive board will act
as hosts for ' the refreshment
hour.
Officers will be installed by
Mrs. Frank Ogle, Borger, dis-
trict 19 president of PTA.
Cub Scout Meeting
Is Postponed
Cub Scouts will not meet Mon-
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Jeffers, Panhandle; Mrs. By- day night as previously announ-
rd, Matador; a son, Clyde, Lub- | ced, Marvin Sparks, Cub Master,
bock; 3 sisters, 2 brothers; 9 I announced. Conflicting dates
grandchildren, and 10 great- I cause postponment of the meet
grandchildren. ing.
Jerrel Juliari
. . . New Boss Lion
Julian Wil! Head
Lions Club; Cyril
Fingelton Is VP
Jerrel Julian, high school prin-
cipal, will head the Panhandle
Lions Club during the next club
year that begins July 1. Cyril
Pingelton wa!s chosen as vice
president.
Other officers to be installed
at the summer meeting are: A.
J. Weiser, re-elected secretary-
treasurer; Sheriff John H. Nunn,
Lion Tamer; County Agent
George Roberts, Tailtwister.
Directors wrill be: Paul Loftih,
elected to a one-year term to re-
place Lester McCoy; Rev. Don
Sooher, Gene Skaggs and Alvis
Tabor, elected for two-y ear
terms. / A
' Outgoing diraOcors are; Alined
Bell, Ralph Rarid&l and Howard
Lane. Jack Ramey, president re-
ported.
The local club has three char-
ter members, all eligible for per-
fect attendance awards, who are
still members of the unit. They
are. Randel, Weiser, and Jack
Griffith. The club was organized
in 1929.
Clinton Williams, new head
football coach, was introduced
as a new member.
Next Tuesday is annual ladies
night at War* Memorial Building.
Easter Holiday
Begins April 19
Local schools will observe
a four-day Easter holiday be-
ginning at 4 p. m. Thursday,
April 18 and containing un-
til school-time T u e s d a, y
morning, April 23, James R.
Cox, superintendent, an-
nouncd today.
No Fire, Wires
Jumped at Shock
The fire alarm Monday
morning was caused when
electrical service was inter-
rupted and when the current
came back on the sudden
surge of “juice” caused the
alarm switch to be turned
on. No fire, just a shocking
“blow.”
RURAL PHONE
PLAN APPROVED
Construction of a rural tele-
phone system that will serve
Armstrong, Randal and Carson
county subscriber is expected to
begin soon since funds for the
project ha’ve been approved by
the federal government.
The new system will be “the
most modern dial installation hi
Texas,” according to Lynn Boo-
mer, Claude, chairman of the
Armstrong county Farm Bureau
Telephone Committee.
Residents of the City of Claude
will be able to dial rural resi-
dents in the three counties with-
out toll fees. Claude’s City
Council approved use of the
Claude exchange and the Coop
exchange without specific toll
fees for each call.
DeSpain Resigns,
Trayler Hired By
School Trustees
School board members can-
vassed the Saturday election and.
declared O. D. Smith ana James
McCray as the new members of
the Panhandle Independent
School District board, at the re-
gular meeting Tuesday night,
James R. Cox, superintendent,
announced .
Resignation of Jackie DeSpain,
assistant serviceman for school
busses, was accepted and Jesse
Traylor was hired as a replace-
ment. DeSpain will work for the
Ramey Oil Co.
Billy West, assistant coach,
will replace Bill Stewart on the
morning bus route to Pantex.
Stewart moved to Decatur.where
he is minister of the Church of
Christ.
Public Service Co,
Joins Atomic Group
Southwestern Public Service
Co., has joined 10 other electric
light and power firms in Texas
in the formation of the Texas
Atomic Energy Research Found-
ation.
678 Qualified Names On Petition;
Vote Last Year Was 971 to 949
The Carson county commissioners court Monday morn-
ing ordered a wet-dry election for Wednesday, May 8.
The issue will be on the proposition of—for the sale or
against the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Earliest date the election could
be held was May 5, about a year
after the 1956 election was held.
The 1956 election was held Sat-
urday, May 6. The county voted
949 for the legal sale and 971
against the legal sale of all al-
coholic beverages.
Mrs. Fannie Williams, County
clerk, reported the application
for the election had 16 signers
and that the petition for the
election contained 709 names.
She reported that 676 were quali-
fied voters.
Mrs. Williams said that in the
election in 1956 that 2013 votes
were cast for governor. She
stated the law required that an
election on alcoholic beverages
required 25 per cent of the votes
cast for governor to be qualified
voters on the petition.
Absentee voting begins Thurs-
day, April 18 and closes Satur-
day, May 4, officials said.
The minimum number required
was 504. The total of 676 quali-
fied is 172 more than the mini-
mum, she stated on her support-
ing papers to the commissioners
court.
The commissioners court said
that the election would result in
these conditions: If the county
votes wet, precincts that were
wet before the election of a year
ago would become wet again.
If the county votes dry, the
present status of an entirely dry
county wiU continue.
Signatures were received from
all parts of the county. The num-
ber from Panhandle and Groom
was particularly heavy, persons
who looked over the lists stated.
Barbecue Supper
Planned By Baptist
Brotherhood Group
Baptist Brotherhood will go
to the Pampa Calvary Baptist
church Monday night, April 15
to hear Dr. J. Woodrow Fuller,
associate executive secretary of
the Baptist General Convention
of Texas.
A barbecue will be served at
6:45 p. m.: in the high school
cafeteria. Barbecue tickets are
$1 each knd may be obtained
from Paul Loftin, Jerrel Julian
or Doug Smith.
$900 Sought For
Cancer Crusade
Carson county will raise $900
for the Cancer Crusade and all
homes in the county will be can-
vassed April 15 for donations,
Howard Lane, county chairman,
announced.
Marvin Sparks is in charge of
advanced gifts, Judge Clarence
C. Williams, and H. H. Smith
will take contributions from
business, industrial and profes-
sional firms and Mrs. Alton
Moore will head the home soli-
citations.
Walls-Mersmo
Case Continued
Continuance of a hearing un-
til Monday, Aug. 5, was ordered
Wednesday by Judge Luther
Gribble is litigation of Mrs.
Lila Walls, joined by her hus-
band, Arthur Wells, . against
Egbert Mersino.
Custody of minor children was
granted to Mrs. Frances Wright
and the personal representative
of the welfare department of
the State of Texas until further
order is made by the court.
Judge Gribble was here Mon-
day and again Wednesday in
connection with the hearing.
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Talk Construction
Of Cotton Gin
Several local men are in-
vestigating the possibilities
of building a cotton gin in
Panhandle, one definite offer
is supposed to
made for land.
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ANOTHER TROPHY was added to those won by debate
teams when the team- shown above, Lynne Weiser and
Margaret Randel, won first in District 14-B tryouts
Saturday at Sunray. Their instructor is Mrs. J. T. Broad-
away, standing. This team will debate Monday night at
the auditorium.
Speech Club of Panhandle high
school is planning a week of
speech activities, April 15 through
18, to be climaxed with the for-
mal installation of Chapter 1698
of the National Thespian Society.
Nine Charter members will be
installed by members of Alp-
ha Psi Omega of West Texas
State College, under the direc-
tion of William A. Moore.
Everyone is invited to all five
programs, with one fifty cent
ticket, admitting a person to all
five pei-formances, which have
been planned by the students and
their sponsor, Mrs. J. T. Broad-
away. ,
The five events are:
April 15, Monday
10:45 a. m., Introduction to
speech activities, Billy Bob
Brown, president of Speech Club
Ladies of the Mop, play, Mar-
garet Randel, student director.
8:00 p. m., Farm forum, George
Roberts, county agent, chairman;
debate, Resolved that the Fed-
eral government should sustain
the prices of major agricultural
products at not less than 90%
of parity—Margaret Randel and
Lynne Weiser vs. Cloyd Ben-
der and Billy Bob Brown.
# Thanks Awfully, play, Jimmy
Wasson, student director.
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PROPS HAVE AN IMPORTANT role in any play and
these speech students are constructing scenery for Trip
To Bountiful, a one-act play to be presented next Tues-
day night. Students are: Larry Hirons, Bill Ingham,
Cloyd Bendelr, Phillip Maxwell, Jimmy Wasson, Billy
Bob Brown and Leon Stephens.
Father Of Mrs.
Prendergast Dies;
Funeral Monday
Clarence Clark. 63, Ontario,
Ore., father of Mrs. J. L. Pren-
dergast, of this city, died April
5, following a heart attack.
Funeral services were Monday
in Ontario at the Presbyterian
church, of which he was a mem-
ber, followed by burial in the
Ontario Cemetery.
Clark had lived in Ontario for
17 years, where he was in the
real estate business.
Survivors are the wife; two
sons, Chester, Ontario; Clair,
Seattle, Wash.; four daughters,
Mrs. Calvin Hughes, Ontario;
Mrs. Kenneth Dilidine, Roswell,
N. M.; Mrs. Prendergast, Pan-
handle; Veda Faye, Ontario; 19
grandchildren, and two sisters.
Mrs. Prendergast and Mrs. Dili-
dine went by plane to Ontario,
following news of ’ their father’s
death.
14 Students Win
Place for Regional
Meet Saturday
Four ten n high school students
will represent Panhandle in the
annual Interscholastic League
literary and track events this
week end at the Lubock regional
meet.
Students include: Jones Hed-
rick, Larry Hirons, Glynn Axe,
Oscar Thorp, Monty Bell and
Roger Williams, track and field
events.
Lynne Weiser and Margaret
Randel, debate.
June James, declamation.
Phillip Maxwell, declamation.
Tommy Dixon, poetry reading.
Mrs. Frances Wester, Mrs. J.
Bsttye Edwards and Patsy Per-
ry, typing.
Jerry Lou Waldie, shorthand.
Mrs. J. T. Broadaway, Mrs. Laura
Brown and coach Lewis Martin
faculty membrs, wall accompany
the group.
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Loftin, Paul A. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1957, newspaper, April 12, 1957; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth882017/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.