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Most residents of Carson coun-
ty will get a copy of this issue
of The Herald. Merchants of Pan-
handle and the Fair Association
have combined forces to publicize
the fair and The Herald is being
sent free to every boxholder in
the county.
The Panhandle Hedalc
Our 70th Year
Of Service To
Carson County
VOL. 70—NO. 11
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY—PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY,TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1956
—8 Pages Today
PRICE Sc
Five Fords On
Display At
Moore Motor
For the first time in its 53-year
history, Ford Motor Company will
produce two sizes of Ford cars,
the company announced today.
Five new models are on display
today at Moore Motor Co., Alton
Moore, owner announcd.
Moore said the 1957 Fords “re-
present the biggest change in the
modern history of the Ford car.”
The new Ford line divides into
two basic sizes, Fairlane and
Custom, plus the station wagon
series, each with its own body and
chassis. In addition, the Fairlane
series has been expanded to offer
“Fairlane 500” models, which
have extra luxury features.
The 1957 Fairlane and Fairlane
500 sedans are nine inches longer
and four inches lower than last
year’s comparable models. Custom
and Custom 300 sedans are more
than three inches longe~ and near-
ly three and cne-half inches low-
er than the 1956 models.
“There-has been no sacrifice of
headroom inside the car, in spite
of their reduced height,” Moore
said.
For the first time, a high per-
formance V-3 engine is available
as an optional power plant on all
Ford cars. The engine, called the
Thundrebird Special, develops 245
horsepower, and is equipped with
a four-barrel low silhouette car-
buretor.
Standard engine for the Fair-
lane and station wagon series is
the 212 h.p. Thunderbird V-8. A
190 h.p. V-8 s standard for the
Custom and Custom 300 series.
Both have two-barrel carburetors.
In addition, the 144 h.p. Mileage
Maker six is available on all mod-
els. All engines can be ordered
with standard, over-drive or Ford-
omatic transmissions.
Mrs. Lanning’s
Mother Dies;
Funeral Wed’day
Mrs. Surrilda Brite Mullins, 75,
a resident of Borger for 21 years,
and mother of Mrs. S. R. Lanning,
died early Monday morning at her
home 1309 Boyd St., Borger. She
had been in ill health for several
years.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the First
Baptist Church, Borger, of which
she was a member, with Dr. Win-
fred W. Moore, officiating. Burial
was in Panandle cemetery.
Casket bearers were Jerrie Keith
Raymond Keith, G. L. McGuigan,
Chester Garst, F. P. Smthey and
Ora Harrelson.
Mrs. Mullins and her husband,
I. S. Mullins, who died Feb. 12,
1945, came to Panhandle in 1925
and operated the M & M Grocery
for 10 years. They built the build-,
ing, now owned by the Carson
County Abstract Co. They moved
to Borger in 1935, where he was
associated with E. L. Keith, until
shortly before his death.
Survivors are the three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Loyce Box, Borger;.
Mrs Lanning, Panhandle; Mrs. O’-
Dell Coffee, Bishop, Calif.; a bro-
ther, Marvin Brite, Vernon; two
sisters, Mrs. Mattie Brown, Al-
vord, and Mrs. Mollie Galloway,
Rocky, Okla.;, five grandchildren,
and a great-grandchild.
Panhandle Theatre
Books At Gunpoint
For Fair Dates
Frank Dove, owner of the Pan-
handle Theathre, announces that
he has obtained At Gunpoint, an
unusual western film that uses
Plainview, Texas as a historical
setting, for the fair weekend here
Oct. 5-6.
Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Ma-
lone and Walter Brennan star in
the action drama filmed in color.
MacMurray is cast as Jack
Wright, a storekeeper in the small
town of Plainview, during the
1870s.
Stampede, a color story of a big
rodeo, a cartoon, and Our Gang
Comedy are also on the same pro-
gram.
Charles Smith
. . . in butane fire
Charles Smith, co-owner of
Panhandle Butane and Oil Co.,
was seriously burned Monday
afternoon from a flash fire while
he fras filling a butane storage
tank northwest of Borger.
Smith received burns of the
face and hands and body.
Hospital authorities said Wed-
nesday that they could not de-
termine extent of injuries at this
time.
Second Home Game
Tonight Against
Dangerous Lefors
Always tough Lefors comes to
Panther stadium tonight (Friday)
to contest the Panthers before an
expected record crowd and as a
feautre of the First Annual Car-
son County Fair.
Panhandle will be after victory
number three and Lefors will be
out to avenge last year’s 13-6 loss
and victory number two this year.
Lefors opened the season a-
gainst double A Shamrock, losing
12-6, the next week they tied
double A Dalhart 13-13, beat
White Deer 21-0 and last Friday
night lost to double A Welling-
ton 33-0.
, Panhandle trimmed highly re-
garded Memphis* 34-6 last Friday
nght, stopped McLean 20-0 and
lost to double A Wellington 25-7.
Lefors worked this week on a
pass defense since Wellington
comoleted four touchdown oasses
in the game last Friday night.
Coach Bill Davis is especially
pleased v/ith the showing turned
in by Jim Wright, Glen Axe,
Cloyd Bender, Lealon Adcock,
Tommy Dickson,. Bob Skidmore,
Oscor Thorp and Jerry Murray.
Lefors as been an in and out
team since the season started,
playing a good game one week
and dropping below their ability
the next week, and this is the
week we expect them to be in top
condition and play their best,
Coach Davis reported.
White Deer
Pioneer Dead,
Service Sunday
Mrs. Lula Jessie Lawver, 73,
Borger, a resident of White Deer
for more than 30 years, died at
North Plains hospital, Saturday
morning, Sept. 29.
Funeral services were 4:30 Sun-
day in the First Presbyterian
Church, White Deer, with Rev.
James G. Glenn, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Borger
officiating, assisted by Rev. Jo-
seph Murphy of the White' Deer
Church. Interment was in White
Deer Cemetery.
Mrs. Lawver was a member of
the First Presbyterian Church,
White Deer, and was a past ma-
tron of White Deer Chapter, Or-
der of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are a son, Jack Paw-
ver, Bartlesville, Okla.; three
daughters, Miss Ada Lawver, Bor-
ger; Mrs. Mildred Jackson, Ok-
lahoma City, and Mrs. J. R. Jack-
son, Abilene; 8 grandchildren; a
brother, J. . C. Jackson, White
Deer, and a sister, Mrs. R. L. Wil-
liams, Moline, Kans.
Help!
Ewing Ohmart, director of Fair
facilities, has issued a call for
help anytime before noon Fri-
day, Oct. 5. He says that volun-
teers should report to his office
at Panhandle Lumber Co.
WELCOME FAIR VISITORS
As president of the Carson County Fair, it is
ray pleasure to extend to each of you a hearty
welcome to the first annual Carson County fair.
Whether you are an exhibitor or visitor, we
hope you have an enjoyable time.
We have a fine entertainment program for
your pleasure and have tried to have something
of interest for every member of the family.
We are glad to have you with us, come and
join the fun!
ALVIS TABOR, President
Carson County Fair Association
Soil Bank Pay
For ’56 Crop
Being Mailed
Farmers participating in the
1956 acreage reserve program of
the Soil Bank were urged to
“open all mail for the next few
weeks because checks are being
mailed in plain white envelopes,”
Louis Grayson, Agricultural Sta-
bilization and Conservation man-
ager here, announced.
“Envelopes will be stamped
Important or Check Enclosed,”
Grayson explained.
In many cases, Grayson said,
farmers will receive only part of
the moniey coming to them in the
first checks, and will receive the
balance in a few days.
Grayson reported originally
there were 446 farmers particip-
ating in the 1956 acreage reserve
program, but some had dropped
out; he estimated that 400 will re-
ceive checks soon.
By the time all farmers are
paid,- their full amount due, the
office will have mailed out $375,-
000.
Meantime, sign-ups for particip-
ating in the 1957 acreage reserve
have increased and by Wednes-
day more than 300 had signed and
more were expected before the
deadline tonight (Oct. 5.).
Another Drouth
Record Added As
September Fails
One of the driest Septembers
on record has just passed into
history with only .37 inch of rain
in Panhandle, although some sec-
tions of the county reported more.
Rain for the ‘year is several in-
ches below normal, making for
one of the driest years in the his-
tory of the Amarillo Weather Bu-
reau. For the same period last
year, there was no rain.
The high temperature for the
week was 91 on the 28th and 29th
of September, and low, 45 on
Oct. 2. Temperature extremes for
the same period last year were 50
and 83. Winds have been moder-
ately high, ripening grain and
hastening harvest operations.
The five day forecast is for
temperatures averaging about 6
degrees above the seasonal nor- I
mal, with little chance for mois-
ture.
Temperatures for the week fol-
low:
Date
High
Low
Sept.
27 _
86
59
Sept.
28
91
61
Sept.
29 ^
91
61
Sept.
39 _
__ 80
55
Oct.
1 _
84
45
Oct.
2
83
60
Homecoming
Reservation
Cards Mailed
Plans have ben completed for
Homecoming for alumni of Pan-
handle High School, Nov. 10, when
Panhandle Panthers play Sunray.
Beginning with registration at
10 a.m. and through the dances
and class reunions late that night,
the day is expected °to be one, of
enjoyment for all.
Reservations must be made for
the buffet dinner, and if you do
not receive a card, or know of
someone needing one, please write
or call Mrs. C. F. Hood or Jack
Ramey, Panhandle.
Cards will be mailed next week
to everyone whose addresses are
available.
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School Dismissed
For Fair Friday
Panhandle -schools were given
a holiday Friday, Oct. 5, by the
Dstrict school board, James R.
Cox, superintendent, announced
today.
The holiday will permit every-
one to attend the First Annual
Carson County Fair, Cox reported.
Old Settlers
Reunion Plans
Are Completed
Congressman Walter Rogers
will be the principal speaker as
Long-time Residents of Carson
County get together at the First
Carson County Fair October 5 and
6. Special recognition will be giv-
en all the long-time residents of
Carson County at 11:30 a.m., Oct.
C,- in front of the Carson County
Courthouse in Panhandle.
Registration for special prizes
will begin at 10:00 a.m., October
6, on the Court House lawn. The
Long-time Residents Welcoming
Committee, composed of George
Coffee, White Deer, Gary Simms,
Panhandle, and Frank Burgin,
Groom, will be on hand to see
that those attending from the
county and distant points have
an enjoyable day.
During the recognition ceremon"
ies, the person registering who has
the largest family in attendance
will be awarded a two-gallon ice
cream freezer by the Panhandle
Lumber Co.
The person attending who has
been a resident of Carson Coun-
ty the longest will be presented
a ten-dollar gift certificate by
Carson County Sheriff, John
Nunn?
The person who travels the
farthest from his home to attend
the Reunion will be given a ten-
dollar gift certificate by the Car-
son County Abstract Company.
A large crowd is expected in
Panhandle both Friday and Satur-
day, October 5 and 6, for the First
Carson County Fair and many
old time settlers are expected to
attend from out of county for the
Recognition Service October 6.
Lark Resident
Dies at Groom
Harry A. McGinnis, 68, Lark,
died Sept. 27 in Groom hospital.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p.m; Saturday, Sept. 29 in
the Groom Church of Christ, by
David Harkridbr, minister, assist-
ed by Darrell Shaw, minister of
the Bunavista Church of Christ,
and Rev. Whiter Davis, pastor of
the Groom First Baptist Church.
Burial was in Claude cemetery.
McGinnis was born Feb. 28,
1888, in Kentucky.
Survivors are the wife, Eva; a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Lee Kirk,
Lark; 5 grandchildren; 5 sisters,
and 3 brothers.
Konecny Gets
Gold Plated Hammer
R. C. Konecny, owner of Rufe’s
Hardware, has been presented tb
Estwing Gold Hammer award for
his 50 years’ service to the hard-
ware industry. Thh gold-plated
hammer is on display in the store.
Konecny started in the hard-
ware business at Conway Springs,
Kans., he later moved to Viola,
Kansas, and the Konecnys moved
to Panhandle in 1920.
The local man is one of the few
qualifying to be so honored by
Estwing, manufacturers of one-
piece steel and leather handled
hammer.
★ • \ ;■>'
7,700 Pounds Per
Acre Maize Cut
By Kelly & Son r
J. D. Kelly and Son harvested
Texas hybrid maize this week
that produced 7,700 pounds per
acre. The Kelly farm is three
miles north of Panhandle.
John Dale, Jr., said that the
seed was obtained from an inde-
pendent grower at Plainview,
Texas and that this was the first
year the seed was available.
The 137.50 bushels per acre hy-
brid was produced on irrigated
land.
Callaghan’s Long
Official and Civic
Careers Reviewed
A. A. CALLAGHAN
The official and civic life of
Asbery A. Callaghan was review-
ed by Davis King at- the Rotary
Club luncheon last Friday noon.
Callaghan is a charter mem-
ber of the Rotary Club and serv-
ed at its third president in 1927-
28. He also served 21 months in
1952-54. He has headed the club
longer than any other Rotarian
in its 3114 year history. He was
program chairman for 14 years.
Davis said that Callaghan was
born in West Virginia and came
from Kiowa, Kans., to Panhandle
in 1890. He was married in Pan-
handl in 1903 to Louie Henson.
Mrs.. Callaghan and their
daughter, Mrs. H. J. Hughes, were
special guests for the luncheon.
Among the honors held by Cal-
laghan are: County treasurer,
county judge, mayor, Red Cross
and USO chairman, school board
president, finance chairman for
the Methodist Church and pres-
ident of the chamber of Com-
merce.
Visiting Rotarians were: Cleo
Wilson, L. D. Patton, Jack Allen,
Norman Motley, Frank Davis,
Homer Gibson, Dr. Boyd Steph-
ens' and Joe Reed of Borger, and
Frank Dial of Pampa. S. J. Hues-
tis of Larson, Texas, was a guest
of Cleo Wilson.
The club will not meet today
as the War Memorial Building is
being used for the Carson County
Fair. The Rotarians held a joint
meeting with the Lions Club
Tuesday noon.
Lions-Rotarians
Hear Fair Report
Tuesday Noon
Lions and Rotarians had a joint
meeting Tuesday noon in War Me-
morial building and heard a re-
port on the Carson County Fair
scheduled for the week end Oct.
5-6.
George Roberts, county agent
introduced various fair vice pres-
idents who explained their de-
partment activity for the fair.
Jack Ramey, Lions president
and H. L. Powell, Rotary presi-
dent announcd regular meetings
of the organizations next week.
B&PW Will Attend
District Meeting
Business and Professional Wo-
mn’s local organization will at-
tend the district convention this
weekend at Perryton, Mrs. A. W.
Dills, president reported.
Saturday, Panhandle B&PW
will presnt a skit for the district
meeting.
Full Two-Day Program Includes Queen
Contest, Matched Roping, and Exhibits
Carson county has rolled out the welcome carpet and
its citizens have joined together in presenting the First
Annual Carson County Fair which will open in Panhandle
at 8 a.m. Friday and close Saturday, Oct. 6, Alvis Tabor,
fair president announced.
A full two-days entertainment,
complete with educational, com-
mercial, community and individ-
ual exhibits, rides for the children
and a queen contest are ready for
visitors.
Events for Friday:
8 a.m.—Rabbit judging
8 a.m.—Poultry judging
9 a.m.—Swine judging
9 a.m.—Canned Foods judging
9 a.m.—Flower judging
10 a.m.—Band Concert
12 a.m.—Queen Contest
1 p.m.—Clothing, Textiles &
Baked Goods judging
1 p.m.—Miscellaneous judging
New Rule Aids
Wheat Farmers
The Carson ASC office was no-
tified today that farmers may
sign a form “authorizing full cred-
it” for seeding base wheat acre-
age for this year, instead of hav-
ing to sow 75% of the land under
the old rule, Louis Grayson, ASC
manager, reported today.
Farmers have until May 1 to
sign and state and county ASC
officials urge all producers to taka
advantage of the new plan.
Grayson expects to have the
forms in his office soon.
34 Queens
Will Compete
For Fair Title
Thirty four queens have been
entered in the first annual Carson
County Fair Queen Contest, Mrs.
Oneta Hanson, queen hostess an-
nounced.
Carson’s fair queen will be
chosen at noon Friday, Oct. 5 in
a special ceremony in front of
the court house. -
Entries this week are:
Elaine Ledrick, Groom, Groom
Future Homemakers Association.
Kay Lawson, Panhandle, Girls
4-H club of Panhandle.
Carolyn Holman, Pantex Good
Neighbors Home Demonstration
Club.
Patsy Perry, Panhandle High
School Student Council.
Sondra Wasson, Panhandle Fu-
ture Teacher’s Association.
Patsy Elder, National Honor So-
ciety of Panhandle High School.
Charlotte Welborn, Skellytown
Home Demonstration Club.
Dona Grisham, Panhandle Ro-
tary Club. i
Ruby Denton, Junior Class of
Groom High School.
Candidate not named, White
Deer Future Farmer’s Association.
Poll Tax Time
Here, 29 Pay
Twenty-nine poll taxes had
been paid Wednesday morning,
according'to Lloyd Sterling, dep-
uty tax assessor-collector. The of-
fice had received about $2,500 in
taxes.
Panhandle Teacher’s
Father-in-law Dead
Mrs. Guy Wester, business
teacher of Panhandle high, left
Wednesday morning for Celina,
Texas where she will attend the
funeral of her father-in-law, V.
E. Wester. No details were learned
of the death or funeral arrange-
ments.
Burford Leases
Craig Blacksmith
Robert Burford has leased the
T. T. Craig blacksmith shop at
the comer of Franklin and High-
way 15, and changed the name to
Arrow Welding Shop.
Burford is also agent for South-
west Plastic Pipe.
Craig will remain in charge of
tbe blacksmith department.
2 p.m.—Sheep judging .
2:30 p.m. — Tractor Driving
Roadeo
3:30 p.m.—Auto Driving Contest
Events for Saturday:
9 a.m.—Club calves judging
11 a.m.—Parade
11 a.m. Old Settlers Reunion
12 noon—V.F.W. Barbecue
2 'p.m,—Roping contest
Supervised Day Nursery com-
pliments of the. Panhandle Girl
Scouts will be held in the War
Memorial Building both days of
the Fair, ages 4 and under.
Queen Contest
Thirty-four entries have been
received by H. M. Nichols and
Mrs. Oneta Hanson for the First
Annual Carson County Fair Queen
Contest scheduled at 12 noon on.
the court house steps. Prizes will
be awarded winners.
Band Concert
The Pride of Panhandle will
present a band concert at the
count house preceding the Queen
contest, Gerald Smith, director
announced.
Tractor Roadeo
Howard Lane is in charge of
the tractor drivng roadeo and
present plans call for the event
to be presented on Main street
at 2:30 Friday.
Auto Driving Contest
Immedately following the road-
eo, Wallace Martin, president of
the Panhandle Safety Club, has
announced an automobile driving
contest, also'scheduled for Main
street.
Parade
Jack Ramey and Sheriff John,
Nunn have gathered an outstand-
ing entry list for the parade at
11 a.m. Saturday. Prizes will be
awarded winning floats and win-
ners of the children’s division,
Bands from Groom, White Deer
and Panhandle will be in the pa-
rade.
Old Settlers Reuruon
Congressman Walter Rogers
will be the' principal speaker at
the Old Settlers Reunion on the
court house lawn at 11 a.m. Sat-
urday, Many prizes will be award-
ed, according to J. P. Smith, en-
tertainment chairman.
VFW Barbecue
At noon Saturday, members of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars will
serve a barbecue. Tickets may be
purchased at the barbecue or in ad
vance.
Roping Contest
Buddy Davis has secured Spi-
cer Gripp and Derrill Renfro for
a matched roping. Davis says he is
proud to have Carson county’s
own Spicer Gripp and Renfroe for
this event. A jackpot roping will
follow the contest and a Kid’s
Barrel Race will be staged if
enough interest is shown. The
event will be staged at the Pan-
handle Roping Club grounds.
Capell Shows
The Capell Brothers Shows of
Arkansas will bring some very
good rides and animal acts. The
rides will be set up on the lot be-
tween Panhandle Lumber Co., and
State Highway 15.
Football Game
Panhandle Panthers will play
Lefors at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5.
Commercial Exhibits
Merchants of the county have
set up one of the most outstand-
ing exhibitions ever seen in this
county. Commercial exhibits will
be in both American Legion and
Odd Fellows Halls.
Livestock Exhibits
J. P. Calliham states that much
has been done to make the live-
stock event an important part of
the fair. Livestock will be housed
in the big tent near the War
Memorial Building.
Rabbit Show
Harold P. Smith, in charge of
the rabbit show reports that many
entries have been received.' This
part of the Fair will be in the big
tent.
Judges
Knox Parr, district agent for the
Extension Service will judge,
grain and horticulture, directed
by Lloyd Collis of White Deer.
Doug Whyte, animal husbandry
division, Extension Service, will
judge cattle. John Gilham, Clar-
endon vocational agriculture in-
structor will judge swine and
sheep. _.l
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