The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1947 Page: 1 of 16
sixteen pages : ill. ; page 20 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
'•Mi
;•>
■
isi
j ;#£
■
LOCAL ASSEMBLY '
OF RAINBOW GIRLS
* ORGANIZED FRIDAY
MI88 CHARLOTTE STEPHENS
IS WORTHY ADVISOR; M
CHARTER MEMBERS
itr*. Edyth England of Amarillo,
assist ed by Misses Nancy Fields.
* chaplain; Jeanette Robbs, recorder;
Betty Ann Wodes, drill leader; and
'^ta Mae Hughes, musician; Insti-
tuted ohamrock Assembly of the
Rainbow Otrls Friday night. There
were 34 charter members.
The advisory board from the Or-
der of the Eastern Star and Masonic
Lodge, composed of Mmes. Jack
Montgomery. C. T. Palmer, Wade
Atkinson, C. L. Reavls, J. R. Benson,
L. 8. Orlffln. Bedford Harrison. M.
M. Nix, Claude Montgomery, Jack
gfrsh. R. E. Henderson and Messrs.
Jmal Wilson. Jack Kersh and Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. RePew, were present.
After the assembly was Instituted,
a public Installation was held.
Miss Nancy Field* of Amarillo.
} Grand Treasurer of Order of the
Ralnbotv Girls of Texas, was instal-
(Continued on last /.age)
: 1
7WSHAMR0CK
Citvs
EXAN
I
Sty’s Ful
VOL. 43
SHAMROCK. WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1947,
No. 40.
COUNTY POULTRYMEN
ELIGIBLE TO ENTER
NATIONAL CONTEST
MORE THAN M PER CENT OP
LOCAL FARMERS RECEIVE
INCOME FROM FLOCKS
t
Sounty Gins
6,974 Bales
1946 Cotton
With only a few scattered patches
M yet not gathered, Wheeler Coun-
W ginnlngs are running slightly
above those of this time last year,
according to a report from the Bu-
reau of the Census. Washington,
D. C.
According to the report released
this week, there were 5,974 balm of
cotton gtnned In this county prior
to January 18, as compared with
5.908 bales ginned to January
1948.
fcjohn Woolly, manager of the
Traders Compress, stated that
has handled approximately 8.000
bales of cotton this season, between
1,500 and 2,000 balm of that amount
coming from Collingsworth and
Gray counties.
, Wheeler Is the only county in this
area that shows an increase In gin-
ning* as compared with 1948. Chil-
dress County has ginned 8,741 bales,
compared with 9,994 frt»m the 1945
Pop Collingsworth County has had
15.826, against 17553 from last i
son.
Other ginnlngs in this vicinity:
Donley 6.851 In 1948, 9544
1945; Gray 959 In 1948. 1580
1945: Hall 21.397 in 1940. 24.080 In
1946. v
Over the entire state. 1,501.588
bales had been ginned prior to Jan
uary 1947, as compared with 1,725,
ft'bales up to that date In 1946.
The Information was furnished
through Oscar J. Walker, local rep-
resentative of the Bureau of the
Census.
Wheeler County poultryment will
compete with poultry breeders In
eight southwestern states In the
1947 phase of the nationwide Chlc-
l-.en-of-Tomorrow program with
more than 850 poultry raisers from
this county eligible to enter the
competition, according to D. D.
Slade, chairman of the national
Chicfcen-of-Tomorrow contest com-
mittee.
-All-that is required for Wheeler
County poultrymen to become a
port of this important breeding pro-
gram is a flock of 50 baby chicks
hatched between March 2 and
Slade said. "Poultrymen entering
the contest are urged -to contact
Prof. T. Z. Bmnblossom. Texas A
8t M. College, College Station,
chairman of the contest committee
in this state.-
Almed at developing chickens
<Continued on last page)
INDEPENDENT CAGE
TOURNEY MOVES
INTO SEMI-FINALS
PAIRINGS MONDAY NIGHT TO
BE : CHILD RES 8-CAN AD IAN;
SHAMROCX-McLEAN
TV
Vr,
AUGUST 31 FINAL
DAY TO APPLY FOR
“LEAVE” PAYMENTS
HARRIS B. ZEIGLER WILL BE
GLAD TO ASSIST VETS IN
FILING APPLICATIONS
Wheeler County's veterans' serv-
ice officer. Harris B. Zelgler, re-
minded ex-service men this week
that ttye deadline for filing for ter-
minal leave pay Is August 31.
The Navy. Marine Corps and
Coast Guard are almost current on
terminal leave payment* and may
have to reduce their personnel soon
if veterans do not rile their appli-
cations Immediately, Zelgler said.
Zelgler will be happy to assist
veterans In filling out their appli-
cation forms. He may be contact-
NAMES OF HONOR
STUDENTS RELEASED
AH’ -
MANY SHAMROCK PUPILS TO
BB COMMENDED ON HIGH
SCHOLASTIC RECORDS
The flrat annual Jaycee Inde-
pendent Basketball Tournament will
go Into the semi-finals Monday night
with the Montgomery Chevrolet
team at Shamrock tangling with the
Lean Independents and the
Childress five going against the
Canadian crew.
At 10 o'clock, a girls ali-star team
of this olty will meat a similar team
from Mobeetle to determine which
will meet a Briscoe six the following
Monday night for the girls inde-
pendent championship of Wheeler
County.
The//; first; same will start at. 8
o'clock when Montgomery Chevrolet
and ' McLean Independents meet.
Both of these clubs are well bal-
anced and ean give the crowd
show. Most of the Montgomery
team played against the nationally
famous Red Heads a few weeks
ago. loam* by a margin of only six
points. Leading scorers tor Sham
rock thus far in the tourney are
Dillon and Laycock. Leading scorer
for McLean Is Cook, ex-grid and ex-
(Continued on last page)
SHAMROCK MERCHANTS are again offering the buying
public extraordinary bargains 'a observance of DOLLAR DAY.
Friday. February 7. Throughout this 16-page Issue are adrer.
tisementa listing merchandise for every member of the family at
psiesa much below the every-dav flguiwa. These merchants In-
vite yon to shop their stores for these and many other buys
which will result la money saved.
Polio Contributions Fall
Fai Short 011946 Figure
Although a final tabulation has
not bean ipade. It la "aoea That
Wheelor County fell fur shot of
last year's figures In the March of
Dimes fund-raising drive which
ended last Friday.
Flake George, treasurer of the
Wheeler County Unit of the Na-
ttooal Foundation for Infantile
composed of O. L, Harrison and
Prank Oping, la to solid! funds
along Highway 68; the other, K. M.
Smith and Norman Patrick, will
contact merchant* and employees
on the block between Second and
Third Streets on North Mam.
Patrick commended the Sham-
rock Schools on the amount of
money turned In by teachers and
been I students. Throughsthe use of coin
, pity business men are finally going to break the
and try to do something about making Shamrock
rrctiRural and livestock center for the large 4-cou
surrounding this city.
j A committee headed by Hubert Tindall, E. K.
ton and Bill VI alker, will undertake to raise $5,000 b
scriptton this week to finance purchase of the large,
ling wooden structure west of the Noel Hotel on S
Street and convert it into a farm exhibit-livestock
bulling and rural market center.
V A. J. Laycock, owner, has agreed to sell the large
house to this non-profit group for $2,750, and co
and building material dealers estimate the
work absolutely necessary to start with can be done
another $2,500.
- 'I he Shamrock Chamber of Commerce secured the
price from Mr. Laycock by- persuading him of the vale
service the proposed community agricultural build
reiider farmers and livestock men of this area.
Civic leaders have been in frequent huddles the
month examining the building and viewing its poss
f6* such purposes as a community fair, dairy show,
show, junior livestock show, Hereford show and sa
show and farm implement exhibit. 7
Use of the building as a community market place where
farmers can bring surplus farm products such as poult
vegetables, fruit, livestock and items like furniture and i
plements they wish ito trade or sell, is envisaged by (
ed at his office, loo west second sponsm-s. Many communities maintain such a mart
street. Shamrock, every week day desirable seasons, having the market place open
Saturdays 0£ eac)j week.
The Proposed project would take the place
court hous. In wwi«- on fh# §ft>pose<1 m°nths ago whereby Shamrock
Shefe"0?1* acquire a site on the outskirts of the' city
Mobeetle. d«os and*the fike* *°F *^e ho,dinir °* livestock shows,
An added use to which the Laycock building could be
put because of its close proximity to the shopping center
of town would be a rest station where men’s and women's
rooms wouldr.be made available to the public. It could
serve as a headquarters and meeting place for out-of-town
shoppers, with safe checking- space available for leaving
purchases until a family is ready to return home. Free
Mirking space would be accessible. ' ;
it Moving of the chamber of commerce office to the build-
ing would also be considered as in that way there would
jilways be some one on hand to look after the details per-
taining to the various projects.
'1 Twenty Shamrock business and farm leaders
i omprise the solicitation committee, have
yestigated the project ■ They say $5,200 is the
mum to purchase and remodel the building and
east $2,000 more is needed to equip it.
. J”?1 ahould not be hard to raise; Surely there are 25
to 50flrm« and individuals who would contribute $100, at
least 50 or more who would give $500 and twice as many
who would donate $25. Farmers and cattle men!
fit as much or more than Shamrock merchants,
also be generous.
«,Hle,Shaffirock Texan would ,ilte to start toe fund with
a $100 donation. .
except Monday* and Fridays. On
Mondays he will be at the office
of Judge George W. Hefley in the
court house In Wheeler, and on Frt I
The service officer pointed i
(Continued on last page)
IRISH BOpRSWIN
OVER WELLINGTON;
LOSE TO AMARILLO
SHAMROCK LADS HAVE EASY
TIME WITH SKYROCKETS;
MAVERICKS SUPERIOR
After winning nine out of 12
bouts with the Wellington Sky.
rockets boxing team In a card here
Friday night. Coach Jack Dillon's
team at rlngmen went down in de-
feat, equally as decisive, before the
Amarillo Maverick Club Tuesday
evening.
Just as John Lee's inexperienced
Skyrockets found themselves lack-
ing in ability compared with the
Irishmen, the weans* of the green
were similarly outclassed by /the
team of Amarillo lads. The Irish
won only two of 10 bouts against
the lads who won the Amarillo
Paralysis, reported Tuesday aftcr-
noon that only *61205 hkd
turned into his office. Of that cards, the schools tinned in *84.42 0oldeni Oloves team championship 1’
arpnint, *437.73 was contributed In ] Patrick said. Money dropped in two, weeks ago. ,
the Shamrock area; *174.92 came coin containers located In several Lester BmBMJV classy little 100-
from the north side of the county. , business houses, totaled *83 00 the <x>unt)er’ wa* 018 sUr the Irish
Last year more than *1.300.00 was : campaign director said ’ i <*•"» in the bouts with the Maver^
raised In the drive, with Shamrock Late contributions here and at ’lck CIUb' For three rounda he out-
contributing more than *700.00. Wheeler should hike the total for P°lnted a 8«une lad from Amarillo
the county to approximately *800.- w,n an easy decision. Ray York,
00, officials believe. One-half of the other Iri8h winner, had a more
that amount win stay In a local dlfflcult time with AmartUo's Tay:
fund. ; tor. In the 128-pound division.
' - (Continued on last page)
'I -o-
Norman Patrick, campaign direo
tor, stated Tuesday night that two
of hi* committees have not yet re-
ported. One of those committees,
Sanitation
t •
School 2s
Underway
RITES HELD FOR
| MRS. UYOYLES
< resident of THIS AREA
I 24 YEARS PASSES
NEAR MAGIC
EASTERN STAR BOX i u I nnnr ft
supper February i4 McLean rUW lamp
The names of honor student* of
Shamrock Schools were announced
thts.. week by Principals Edward
Burkhalterof the senior and junior
high schools and Mrs. Lucille Zelg
ler of North Ward.
City Invited To
Enter Red River
Baseball League
^The high school and Junior high
ABiool students listed are those who
rated the top brackets for the en-
tire first semester. The North
Ward jwplls whose names were re-
■ leased made all uA’a" during the
I. third six weeks of the current wkfci.
I u>NM°e* lh* honor rtudenU ,o1'
Points
Ackley. Catherine Al-
BeU. Margaret Breland.
(Continued on last page)
10 INVITED TO
SEE AVIATION FILMS
"
Chamber of Commerce com-
i on aviation plans to sponsor
of moving pictures pn fly-
persons Interested In organixlng
baseball team to represent Sham
rook in the Red River Valley Lea
gue are Invited to attend a mettag
at the Chamber of Commerce of-
fice at 7 o'clock Friday night.
Shamrock was Invited to enter
the league at a meeting held in
hes* last Sunday afternoon.
Attending the meeting were base-
ball enthusiasts from Quanah, Chil-
dress. Vernon. Shamrock and Hol-
lis. Okla.
Paul Ord of Childress was elected
president of the Red River Valley
League during the meeting, and
Bob Clark was «.*- -ien as vice presi-
dent.
If Shamrock Wish** jo enter the
league, plans must be made now.
! pictures on fly- There will be eight teams in the
will be shown in organlxatlon. with each playing on
and Implement a home and home basis. Play will I
begin on April 20.
The Order of the Eastern Star I
will hold a box supper In the Ma- i
sonic Ilall on Friday night. Feb-1
ruary 14. Each lady will bring a
box and money" raised In the auc- 1
tlon sale will benefit the Eastern
Star. J
All Masons and their ladles.!
members of the Eaitern star and
their guests are invited.
Utilities To Be
Placed On Sale
SENIOR CLASS OF
STRONG CITY, OKLA.
VISITS IN SHAMROCK
INTRAMURAL BOXING
TOURNEY POSTPONED
Electrical, water, gas and sewer
utilities at the McLean Prisoner of
War Camp will, under present plans,
be advertised for sale beginning
February 18, declared Gordon D,
Jackson, acting chief, non-indus-
trial division of the office of real
The annual intramural boxing
tournament of the Shamrock
Schools, originally scheduled to be
held Friday and Saturday night* of be held open to the acceptance of I
this west has been postponed In- the priority group. The second 10
definitely** CoactF Jack Dillon an- J days, If not previously purchased,
nounced Tuesday morning. (they may be purchased by certifl-
Other school activities made the prs and the general public, Jackson
; Accompanied by their superin-
: tendent, class parents and a guest,
' members of the senior class of
Strong City, Okla., were in Sham-
i rock on Thursday night, January
22, and attended the basketball game
between the All American Red
Heads and Montgomery Chevrolet
team
Following the game, the group at-
tended a local theatre.
"We enjoyed our visit very much
One hundred and eight persons
, attended the first two sessions of
a Food .Handlers School which
MSI at Clark Auditorium Monday
morning, W. R. Ritter. Wheeler
County Sanitarian, reported today.
■The classes are being taught by
P. A. Arnold of the Texas State
Department of Health, assisted by
Rltte% - The school Will continue
through Friday of this week with
lasses being held twice dally, fVom
l am to 10 a.m. and from 3:30
p.m. to 5 pm. The two dally class-
Sfs are identical and persons may
attend whichever is more conven-
ient.
The five-day school is being «Pon-
property of the Dallas regional of- j and hope to visit in your city again’!!!?**? *? ^.T***8,®1*1*
■sr arssas* isssrEs^ - vr:
postponement necessary, Coach
Dillon said. Dates of the tourney,
which wtu include bouts from the
65-pounders up through the heavy-
weights, .will be announced later.
said. ■—•'«• a T r»»?s' ”
Similar action Is being taken at
the same time on the utilities at
Hereford Prisoner of War Camp
(Continued on last page)
Those In the perty were:
Mr. and Mrs Claude Scott, senior
clast parents: Paul Black, guest of
the seniors: Ml*s Marine Champlin.
superintendent of Stong city School,
and memhlrs of the class: billy
Ajpies Scott, Vera Belle Wing, Elsie j
Vandine. Harold Baggett, Leo King,
Adeen Emil. Bobby Conner and
Steele Kimzey.
h Wednesday night from
l through April 9, and
tree to the public.
■?riT
flight
Girl Scout Leaders Organize Area Council
AUCTION SALE NETS
FARMERS UNION $60
An auction sale, held In conjunc-
tion with a "42" party at the Lela
Girl Scout leader* from a 13- VV. O Jones, Jr., of Paducah was
county area met In Childress on j elected president.
Monday night of last week to com-, other officers ate:
T rr»,o„«zlx
ell and to apply for a charter. . second vice president; Sibyl Alex-
Representihg Shamrock at the ftndcr. Childress, secretary; Ray
meeting were Ben Parka, president Green, Childress, treasurer; Mrs.
of the local Girl Scouts organlsa- A. J. Brown. Childress, registrar;
tlon. Mrs. Winfred Lewi*
R. A Dodgen Mrs. Do
which handle foods of any kind.
Lessens being taught Include;
bacteriology, and the food establish-
ment; food contamination and
preservation: sanitation of dishes
and utensils; three enemies of the
food establishment and personal
hygiene and sanitation. Films and
slides will be shown with each les-
son. *•
, Each foodAandler who completes
The course <$fll receive a
(Continued on last page)
and Mrs.
Ren will
head the training committee and
members will be named as
.
A. J.
and the staff and office committee
will be composed of Mrs. W. O.
Jones. Jr..
to be nam-
1 '
R, Saye, Memphis; and Sylvan
Golding, Spur.
Miss Ida Mae McClure to execu-
tive director for the new area and
ha* been organising and directing
Girl Scouting to this section since
1948.
Counties to the area are Wheeler,
Childress,
worth, Foard.
Baylor Motley, King,
Funeral services were
from the Dozier Methodist
at 3 o'clock Tuesday aftem
Mrs. Mattie Voyles. resident of this
area for the past 24 years.
Mrs. Voyles. 65 years old,
away at her home near
at 3:30 o'clock Sunday
Rev. Virgil LoUar of
former pastor of sere
Churches in Wheeler
In charge of the last
bearers were: Coy and
Preston. D. C.. R. H., D. P. i
E. Lacy.
Interment was In
Cemetery with Worn
Home to charge of
Mrs. Voyles was bom I
mi December 15. u
ber 18, 1906. she
J. W. Voyles of Ve;
to Collingsworth <
family from Ve
the Dozier
•V
ANNUAL.BANQUET TO
BE HELD FEBRUARY 21
®ob Clark stated
Ss"S S
snir"^ t “-*» -
sr«isas.'ugpj?,
Cities to
i with Girl
m______
Director Et!
members of the Irish
Green, bass, Don
and Major Chenette,
left Wednesday to
Music Festival in
Thursday. Friday aj
tbto week.
Chenette will be one of I
conductors, the «
band director to
Other conductors w
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1947, newspaper, February 6, 1947; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth529360/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.