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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY EDITION, 1938.
AMARILLO SUNDAY NBWS AN!) GLOBE. AMARJLLO. TEXAS.
r*r,B TWENTY-?
PETROLEUM NEWS OF INTEREST TO PANHANDLE DISTRICT
N D. KARTIJCTT. Oil, KDIIOK
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Bv N. D. BARTLETT
The Globe-News has hern called
coilntless limes with inquiries as
to how to got to the Sinclair-
rrairie-rarcomis deep test drill-
ing northwest of Amarillo; here
Is how you pot there: Drive west
on Sixth to Western Avenue, turn
north and go five miles which is
one mile beyond where the pave-
ment turns; turn west and this
main traveled road angling north-
west will take you there. You pass
through two cattle guards; at
flip second one take the road
iiharp to the right up over the
Hill and the derrick will soon be
lu sight. The distance is about
15 miles.
11 Completions
Panhandle Area
New Locations
Continue Gain
The Pure Oil Company has called
!n the Geotechnical Survey Corpor-
ation crew that was working: with
ft seismograph west of Amarillo.
The completion record for the
week past kept pace with the week
previous in number; eleven each
week. Last week there were seven
for oil production, three for gas
and one dry hole. The week be-
fore there were 10 for oil. one for
gas and no dry holes. The new
o>l potential totaled 3,221 barrels
last week and the new gas flow
tested 85,168,000 rubie feet. Sham-
rock OAG Co. brought in an-
other gasser in the Moore County
area in the 40 million foot class.
It tested 4.1,430,000 cubic feet.
Completion In Carson
Texoma Natural Gas Co. No. 2-T
Jordan in section 95, block 4. I&GN
survey, was bottomed at 2535; gas
I pay 2310 to 2510; tested 34.521.000
■ cubic feet natural on railroad com-
: mission test. R. P. 248.
J Completion In Gray
Gulf OH Corp. No. 7 Catlin "B"
in section 57, block 3, I&GN survey,
was bottomed at, 3.130; oil pay 3,080
i to 3,152; shot with 480 quarts from
13,075 to bottom and completed on
| railroad commission test for 215
j barrels.
Completions In Hutchinson
Drilling <fc Exploration Co. No. 7
Pond in section 2, block M-21 TCRR
j survey, was bottomed at 3,083; oil
pay 3.005 to 3083; shot with 310
quarts from 3005 to 3,075 and com-
pleted on railroad commission test
| for 422 barrels.
Hobbs Oil Corp. No. 3 Hodges in
section 14. block X02. H&OB survey.
Report, is that Ben Piicher, dis-
trict geologist for the Texas Com-
pany, will be moved to Port Worth
office of the company soon to take
the position as assistant division ge-
ologist. He will be succeeded here
by H. G. Walter of the Hobbs dis-
trict.
I am neither nil man nor poli-
tician. sn T went to hear Jerry
Sadler, candidate for railroad
commissioner against Judge Ter-
rell, with an open mind. I really
wanted to hear his views on the
problems of the oil Industry and
how he would improve present
conditions if elected to the com-
mission. I was rather disappointed.
Mr. Sadler made very few ref-
erence* to these things. In fact,
he made none. The only direct
reference to the present commis-
sion was this, "I charge no inef-
ficiency io the present commis-
sion. but I do think they need a
young man in there to kick them
nround." Aside from paying many
compliments to his cousin. Harlcy
Sadler, which were unnecessary to
n West Texas audience which has
known and admired Harlcy for
years, most of his remarks were
confined to calling Judge Terrell
names such as "the old he-cat of
all politicians." and people who
honestly think the judge would
make the best man. "damn liars."
Jerry Sadler may have plenty of
ability. I don't know, hut I do
know he used the wrong kind of
argument to get my vote.
Til is page will be very abbrevi-
n'^ri today on account of need for
the space to get out the big An-
niversary Edition. More next Sun-
day.
SE New Mexico
Has 11 Finals
ARTESIA, N. M„ Aug. 13. -Con-
siderable activity was shown in the
Southeastern New Mexico oil fields
the last week, with twelve wells
completed, eleven of which are pro-
ducers, and sixteen new locations
made, two of which are In Eddy
County.
The only non-producing well was
Texas, I,ea 3, SW sec. 14-20-34, a
wildcat in Lea County, which struck
salt water at a total depth of 3,708
feet. Tiie wrll i.s being f plugged
bark to abandon.
The only completed well in Eddy
County was Nash, Winclfohr
Brown, Stevens 5-A, SW sec. 13-
17-30. At the total depth of 3,450
feet, the well flowed 300 barrels of
oil a day before treating with acid.
After treatment with 2,000 gallons
of acid, the well flowed 750 barrels
a day.
1.ea County Completions
The remainder of the producing
wells were in Lea County, as fol-
lows ;
Amerada, State 3, SW see. 23-
17-34, Vacuum area: total depth
4 fifi2 feet; flowed 140 barrels of
oil a day through choke on tubing.
Anderson fic Pritchard, Harrison
2. SE sec. 22-25-37, Jal area: total
depth 3.366 feet; flowed 28 barrels
oil an hour through choke on tubing.
Anderson <fc Pritchard, Stuart 1.
NW sec. 10-25-37; total depth 3,437
feet; flowed 14 barrels an hour
after shot. ''
Gulf. Matlern 1-E. SW rec 1-22-
36, Eunice area; total depth 3,700
feet; flowed 185 barrels oil in 3'i
hours, natural.
Magnolia. Bridges 12, SF see. 26-
17-34, Vacuum area; total depth
4.725 feet: flowed 460 barrels oil
a day. natural.
Parker, Erwln 2. SW sec. 35-24-37,
Sand area of lea County; total
depth 3,481 feet; flowed 500 barrels
a day,
Repollo, Whitten 5-R, NE sec. 4-
24-36, Cooper area; total depth 3,725
fret; plugged bark to 3.639 feet;
flowed 13 barrels in four hours
through choke on tubing.
Texas, Slate 4-0. SK sec. 3(1-17-
34. Vacuum area; total depth 4,710
feet; flowed 179 barrels oil in three
hours, natural.
Texas, Slate 5-0, NW sec. 36-17-
34. Vacuum area; total depth 4.725
feet; flowed 206 barrels oil in four
hours through choke on tubing,
natural.
Texas, State I O, SE sec. 36-17-
34. Vacuum area; total depth 4,725
feel; flowed 263 barrels oil in five
hours, natural.
[ Locations lu Lddy
New locations In Eddy County:
[Martin Yates, Jr., Baucis 1, SE tec.
i was bottomed at 3.029; oil pay 2.960
! to 3.029; shot in the pay with 380
quarts and completed on railroad
' commission test for 581 barrels.
Drilling At Exploration Co. No. 22
Watkins in section 13. block M-21,
TCRR survey, was bottomed at
3.012; oil pav 2.970 to 3.012; shot
with 210 quarts from 2.960 to bot-
tom and completed on railroad com-
mission test for 425 barrels.
Huber Petroleum Co. No. 6 Her-
ring in the e. McDaniel survey, was
bottomed at 2.950; gas pay 2,847 to
2.945; treated with 4.100 gallons of
1 acid and completed on railroad com-
! mission test for 7,215,000 cubic feet
I Of gas. R. P. 263.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 6
Southwest OA'D in section 24 of the
Day Land fiz Cattle Co. survey, was
| bottomed at 3.155; plugged back to
3.145 on account of water showing;
shot with 300 quarts from 3.100 to
3.145, and made 295 barrels of
oil and some water on railroad
commission test.
Bob Murphy No. 3 Whittenburg in
section 59, block 46. H&TC survey,
was bottomed at 2.740; shot in the
pay with 520 quarts from 2.675 to
2.740 and completed on railroad com-
mission test for 739 barrels.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 7
Thompson in section 27, block M-23,
TCRR survey, was bottomed at
3.205; oil pay 3.177 to 3,205: shot
with 60 quarts from 3181 to 3203 and
j with 420 quarts in the same forma-
tion; completed on railroad commis-
sion test flowing 580 barrels in 24
; hours and pumping 556 barrels in
; the same length of time,
j Completion In Childress
McMillan and Humble No. 1 Furr
In section 418 block H, W.C-NW sur-
vey, v:as abandoned as dry at a
j total depth of 5.762 feet. * Cored
I from 5,446 to 5.457; 5.517 to 5.533;
5,533 to 5,544; 5.548 to 5.564: 5,584
to 5,594; 5.691 to 5.707; 5,707 to
| 5.712 and 5,738 to 5,762; no oil shows.
Completion lu Moore
Shamrock O&G Co, No. 1-H Cof-
fee In section 237 block 3-T T&NO
survey was bottomed at. 3175; gas
I pay 2840 to 3119; treated with 3,500
! gallons of acid and completed on
railroad commission test for 43.430,-
; 000 cubic feet of gas. R. p. 383.
Daily Production
Off 1,547 Barrels
Daily average production for the
Panhandle dropped 1,547 barrels
last week to a total of 71,830 bar-
; relfl. For the six day period the
runs for the field totaled 430,980
| barrels. This production came from
3907 producing wells with a per well
daily average output of 18 4 barrels.
Gray County with 1837 wells had
an average of 31,353 barrels; Hutch-
inson County with 1260 wells aver-
aged 26,264 barrels; Wheeler County
with 345 wells averaged C.745 bar-
rel. ; Carson County with 442 wells
averaged 6,137 barrels and Moore
County with 23 wells averaged 1,331
j barrels.
Saturated Sand In
Arkansas Wildcat
TEXARKANA. Aug. 13. (/Pi—A. J.
j Vestal, Arkadelphia, Ark., banker,
said today he would drill plug early
! next week on the Carrie Moseley
j No. 1, David Terry survey, oil test
eight miles east of Jefferson, Tex.
Oil men were interested in the
I test. If it shows as a producer a
■ new field would be opened between
j the deep area at Jefferson and
j shallow producing area at Trees
, City, La.
The well had a bottom hole depth
of 2572 feet. Operators reported
! Saturation in sand topped at 2485,
31-19-27; Dominion Oil Co., Johnson
3, SW sec. 35-16-31.
Locations In I.ea
lea County locations: Peters. May
2. NE sec. 34-22-37; Continental,
State 1, HE sec. 36-20-37; Conti-
nental, Meyer 1-B. .SW sec. 31-20-
38; M, J. Delaney, State 1, NW sec,
30-17-34; Twin Oil Co.. Hare 1, SW
sec. 33-21-37; Shell, State 4-H, SE
sec. 13-21-35; Shell, State 1-B, SE
sec. 30-17-35; Texas, State 1-8, SW
sec. 35-17-34; Ohio, Bridges 1, NE
sec. 20-17-34: Ohio, Warn 1. NW
sec. 6-18-35; Weiner, Smith 2, NE
sec. 4-25-37; Anderson A Pritchard,
Stuart 2. NW sec. 11-25-37: Ander-
son & Pritchard, Carlson-Harrison
3, SE sec. 22-25-37: Gulf, Matlern
2-E, SW sec. 1-22-38.
With twelve first announce-
ments week before last and sixteen
lasl week the Panhandle shows
big promise of snapping out of
the lethargy it developed about
three months ago. For the past
three months the average num-
ber of new operations was ahout
six. Hutchinson County is going
on a drilling spree with 14 of the
16 new locations. Gray County
received one and Carson County
one. All hut one of the new starts
in Hutchinson are in the dolomite
area of the eastern part of the
county both north and south of
the river.
Location In Carson
Hagy Harrington & Marsh No. 1
Mcllroy, 990 feet from the north
line and 1980 feet from the east
line of section 18 block 7, I&GN
survey.
Location In Gray
Texas Co. No, 20 Williams, 1100
feet from the north line and 1320
feet from the east line of the
north half of section 6 block 1 ACH
&B survey.
Sinclair-Prairie is deepening 11.=;
No. 1 Reynolds in section 61. block
3, I&GN survey. It had dropped to
10 barrels per day.
Locations In Hutchinson
Continental Oil Co. No, 2-A San-
ford "C," 890 feet, from the north
line and 354 l'eel from the east line
of the north half of section 79 block
46, H&TC survey. Skidded after
losing the No. J location. Drilling
below 1100 feet.
Drilling <fc Exploration Co. No. 26
Watkins, 330 feet from the north
line and 1650 feet from the east
line of the north half of section 13
block M-21 TCRR survey.
Drilling & Exploration Co. No. 25
Watkins, 330 feet, from the east and
south' lines of the north half of
section 13 block M-21 TCRR survey.
Bob Murphy No. 4 Whittenburg,
335 feet from the west line and 970
feet from the south line of section
58 block 46 H&TC survey.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 18
Perkins, 493.8 feet from the east
line and 1245 feet from the south
line of the east 369 acres of the
north 449 acres of section 16 block
X02, H&OB survey.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 19
Perkins, 440 feet from the north
and east lines of section 2 block 1
H&GN survey.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 8
Thompson, 2564 fret from the south
line and 330 feet from Lhe west
line of the north half of section 27
block M-23. TCRR survey.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 59
Whittenburg, 1096 9 feet from the
east line and 2640 feet from the
south line of section 58 block 46,
H&TC survey.
Seaboard Oil Co. No. 8 Whitten-
burg, 1132 feet from the north line
and 1850 feet from the west line
of section 16 block 47, H&TC survey.
Stanollnd OSG Co. No. 8-B Wat-
kins, 1018 feet from the north line
and 990 feet from the east line of
section 10 block M-21 TCRR survey.
Stanolind O&G Co. No. 9-B Wat-
| kins, 1018 feet from the north line
: and 949 feet from the west line, in
| the northwest corner of section 10
; block M-21 TCRR survey
Stanolind O&G Co. No. 11-B
Haile, 990 feet from the south line
| and 1650 feet from the west line in
the southwest corner of section 5
' block M-21 TCRR survey.
Stanolind O.SG Co. No. 12-B
Haile, 1050 feet from the east line
and 990 feet from the south line of
the most westerly northwest corner
; of the Halle lease in section 5 block
! M-21 TCRR survey.
L. L. Wiles No. 2 Perkins, 330 feet
' from the east and south lines of
| the northeast 80 acres of the J.
j McDaniel survey.
The Luthc rans
lhe Lutheran Church in America
Is observing a centennial celebration
this year. In 1838 the Saxon fath-
ers came to this country. The
Evangelical Lutheran Church was
prganized in 1847.
The Trinity Evangelical Church
of Amarillo is joining in the anni-
versary. Early the church was
served by missionaries. Services
were held in homes of members.
Missionaries who laid ground
work in the Panhandle was Rev.
D. J, Werner who served 17 places
at one time.
The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church wits organized in Amarillo
on Oct. 2, 1921, by Rev. Otto H.
Hinge, of Canyon.
Charter members signing the
constitution were John H. Hess,
William Niemann, John L^ndna,
Charles Hess, William Contctzky,
Ernest Conrad, A. W. Ditteberner,
W. M. Ditteberner, and George Fess-
er. Mr. Fesser of St. Francis, is
only remaining member.
Charles Hess was elected president
George Fesser was made secretary,
The board of deacons was com-
posed of George Fesser, Charles
Hess, and Ernest Conrad,
During the first years of their or-
ganization, the congregation wor-
shipped in the Episcopal Church
building. The stucco building was
dedicated on July 23. 1923, at Fourth
Avenue and Alabama Street.
Ministers who have served: Rev.
Otto H. Hinge, 1921-1922; Rev.
Theodore Evers, 1922-1923; Rev.
John Sieck. 1923-1924; Rev. Rudolph
Jeschke, 1924-1925; Rev. Victor Koll-
man, 1925-1928; and Rev. H. R.
Frerking.
Rev. Frerking began his pasto-
rate in 1928, coming from nine
years preparation in the Concordia
Theological Seminary at St. Louis.
It i.s the custom of the Lutheran
Church to ordain their ministers in
the church that is to be their first
charge.
Rev. Frerking was ordained Au-
gust 26. 1928 with Rev. J. H. C.
Seick, pastor at Canyon, preforming
rites.
The Sunday school established in
the early days of the church is still
active. Paid F. Bonlke was su-
perintendent for a number of years.
When be was transfered from
Amarillo in 1937, Rev. Frerking took
over his duties and is now the su-
He Opened Gates
More than a quarter of a century — —- —
ago. a young salesman for a Fort m
Worth wholesale grocery house 1/ o ■ I / I \ I II II
helped blaze the commercial trails Jt-ClA"
in the Panhandle.
In a Model T Ford, lie worked out By GEORGE D. HARPEB
of Amarillo, cutting aero, the rang- Half the history of frontier Amer-
lands, stopping en route to open and lea is the saga of western railroad*,
close dozens of gate, to Floydada, The other half was either conceived,
Plainview, Lubbock. Clovis and other connived or executed in the bar-
embryonic plains cities rooms and saloons. Stephen Bover
Today Jim Florey is still in the was a railroad man and bartender,
grocery business but this time in The Panhandle pioneer was born
active charge of one of Amarillo's in Freemont. Pa in 1868. Maliv of
leading wholesale grocery firms, the his closest friends began the trek
Carhon-Florey Company. to the west—to pay homage to the
After many years on the road, Mr. new god—Railroad. When he was
Florev entered the retail grocery 17. Steve Boyer left his home state
trade here and operated the Pigglv- and drifted into Newton, Kan., a
Wigglv stores. For a short while he railroad town.
was associated with C. W Furr in He went to work the day after hi*
TORSION BALLANCE MAP of the block l>einj? drilled by Thompson & Jones, two
miles southwest of Hedley in Donley County. The survey and map .vas made by R.
H. Andrews, an independent geophysicist of Dallas. It shows a distinct high and ac-
according to reports from the well is proving out.
The 8-inch pipe was set at 2,840 in lime which is reported to have been lopped
about "00 feet higher than in any other test drilled in that area. Many of the oil
companies are becoming intensely interested in the wildcat. The well is spotted in the
west half of section 88.
the operation of a group of stores in
Amarillo.
Under the name of the West Texas
Wholesale Grocery, Mr, Florey in
arrival. He served as a messenger
boy. worked in the roundhouse and
finally became an engineer.
Mr. Boyer, an energetic man, telil
1929 formed his own company and his own story:
began operation at 507 Grant Street. : "j was on a work train In the fall
The firm now has 36.TOO feet of of 1885 when we were sent to Dodge
floor spare and maintains three un- City for several days. Dodge was
loading docks and a packing room, still the big cattle shipping point,
It serves not only Amarillo but the "J " « «-
NM Indians May
Get Oil Riches
Ford Man Since 1919
WASHINGTON, Aug, 13 (U.P)—A
small band of New Mexico Indians
! appeared today to be in line for an
oil fortune which may rival that
! of Oklahoma Indians, the office of
| Indian affairs revealed today.
Officials said there was "every
reason to believe" that a rich strike
i is imminent on the 750,000 acres
belonging to the Jicarilla Apaches,
i It i.s understood that several large
! oil companies have taken up leases
on the northern New Mexico land.
Because of the likelihood of the
discovery, Jicarillo chieftains have
| oolled their 750 members to de-
termine whether the. minerals found
: shall revert to the tribe or to in-
dividuals. They oted overwhelm-
ingly to assign all rights to the
tribe.
Officials explained that despite
federal law. the Jicarillas previous-
ly had refused to recognize the ap-
| portionment of about 350,000 acres
of the tract to individuals.
As a result cf apportionment of
s lands among Oklahoma Indians,
: many became fabulously wealthy
| through the discovery of oil. When
that allotment began in the early
part of this century many refused
to accept individual tracts. Among
the dissenters was the late Jack-
son Barnett, a Creek
i As punishment for his failure to
j "cooperate." he was assigned to a
barren, isolated tract which apepar-
' ed to be worthless.
Shortly, oil was discovered and
( he became rich overnight, moved
I to Los Angeles and amused himself
by directing traffic.
Because of their resistance to
white interference years ago. the
Jicarillas were characterized as
among the worst Indians in the
! country. Since they have been
permitted to follow their own ways,
officials said that they are one of
; the most advanced tribes in the
United States.
Panhandle Wildcats
Are Drilling Ahead
The Sinclair-Prairie-Parcomis No.
1 Bush deep wildcat northwest of
Amarillo is drilling ahead below
2981. It is located in section 23,
: block 6, BS&F survey, Potter
; County.
Bond Jones et al No, 1 Foard Es-
tate, Dickens County wildcat, is
drilling ahead below 1.800 feet.
Aggers et al No. 1 Loter-Schluter
in section 422, block H„ W&NW
survey, Childress Count*-, topped the
big lime at 4,792 and is drilling be-
low 5.200 feet. No shows.
Ranch Service
The XIT, the LS and the 1 IT
I have gone, but there are still big
! rattle ranches in the Southwest. It
lis to these remaining big outfits
Coon & Culbertson. Dalhart, have
been catering for a quarter of a
century.
For several years the ranch has
averaged shipping a carload of bulls
| a week for service on the vast beef
herds of the Southwest,. Thev sell
i only in carload lots, and thousands
| of heifers have gone out for founda-
tion stock of commercial Hereford
herds.
W. H. Coon, manager of the Dal-
! hart office, said heifer sales alone
aggregated $300,000 in 1937.
Coon & Culbertson operate 180,000
acres in Dallam, Oldham and Moore
counties of Texas and Harding
County, N. M. They normally run
around 7.000 Hereford*
An interesting sideline, which is
! growing into a big business on its
own. is the breeding of Bra ford cat-
jtle. half Hereford and half Brahma.
For a number of years pure bred
Brahma bulls have been imported
for breeding to pure bred Hereford
females—the object being a quality
| beef animal that would thrive in low
j coastal regions where Herefords have
, not been practical.
The ranch has found a big market
j for the Brafords in South Texas,
Florida and in Cuba.
"Uncle Dick" Coon of Dalhart. and
Houston and W. O. Culbertson of
Dalhart. are the owners of the huge
enterprise.
j pcrlnt/'..dent. Among teachers who
have done outstanding work Is Miss
! Agnel Henscl. who is in charge of
the primary division.
The Ladies' Aid Society was or-
ganized at art early date, among
workers have been Mrs. Mary I,eo-
pold and Mrs, A E. Beyers Mrs
Gilbert Purcell is president of
the congregation, and Fred Dor-
brit?! is secretary.
The Board of Demons consists
of Martin Hensel, A. F Beyers and
Charles Pingel.
Inspirational
Business is the big field that
beckons to the young men and wom-
en of today. It gives opportunity for
worthwhile service, for self-expres-
sion, for growth, for widening vi-
sions, for culture, for realizing am-
bitions, and for the happiness that
comes from creative industry. Edu-
cation is not a commodity; it should
be considered in terms of its value
in influencing one's intellectual and
social growth as an individual, and
of enabling one to reach the ob-
jective he or she has in view. Am-
bitious young people want oppor-
tunities to grow.
Recognizing a need in Amarillo
for superior business training for
the young men and women of Ama-
rillo and the Texas Panhandle. Wil-
liam W. Holmes founded his school
of shorthand in February, 1935.
It. has been a constant, source of
inspiration and pride to students to
know that their teacher is an ex-
pert writer and knows how speed
should be acquired and that he is
the only Texan listed in the "Teach-
er's Permanent Roll of Honor" by
the Gregg Publishing Company. Mr.
Holmes served for years as private
secretary and court reporter.
"Shorthand," says Mr. Holmes, "is
a short cut to success. Young men
and women who are trained in short
hand are (apable of holding posi-
tions that not only pay good sala-
ries. but also offer opportunities for
rapid advancement. We endeavor
to train our .student.? so they will
know the practical demands of their
position and make it easier for them
to 'go up the ladder.' "
The Holmes' school offers courses
in stenography, bookkeeping, and
dictaphone, al! providing direct
openings into business.
* • *
The secretary comes in direct
contact with the executive and man-
j agerial activities of a business; he
| deals with principles; he has an op-
j portunity to study business methods
j and policies at first hand, to check
I up the judgments of executives in
j the final success or lack of success
] of a decision. He will study the
avenues of approach to positions of
greater responsibility and will make
himself worthy of these responsl-
! bilities.
The Holmes' school keeps in close
j touch with the needs of business of-
| fices. The training is closely at-
tuned to the changing needs of the
| business world. Many leading firms
call for recommendations when va-
I cancies occur in their offices.
The facilities and equipment of
the Holmes' school are up-to-date,
modern, and comfortable: Indirect
lighting protects the eyes of the
students; properly adjusted tables,
! seats, and electric fans provide com-
i fort; all the latest models of type-
writers are provided: electric clocks
add an atmosphere of business; sev-
eral filing cabinets are kept sup-
plied with a large number of ditto
copies of the actual notes of Mr.
Holmes. An up-to-date business li-
brary of all late publications per-
taining to work of stenographers
and secretaries i.s maintained. Be-
ginning with the fall term, a dicta-
phone will be installed to qualify
students as dictaphone secretaries.
Miss Elsie McMillen Wheeler is in
charge of the typing room. Her
knowledge, ga'ned from actual ex-
perience as a public stenographer,
enables her to give the students
many pointers, which otherwise they
would not acquire.
The Holmes School of Shorthand
its located on the ground floor of
the Amarillo Building and accom-
| modates 80 or more students regu-
! larl.v. The location is ideal from
the standpoint of being in the cen-
! ter of the business life of the city
; and is readily accessible to all stu-
dents, whether attending day or
! night sessions.
Walter Irvin, owner and operator
of the Walter Irvin Ford Company, j
has been the Ford agent in Ama-
rillo and the Panhandle since 1919.
In addition to the large agency
in Amarillo. the Walter Irvin Com-
pany operates a sub-agency In Can-
yon.
The Irvin Company has been at
its present location, 205 Taylor
SSreeft, since 1931. Previous to
that the firm occupied two loca-
tions on Polk Street. A complete
repair and parts department is
handled by the companv, in addi-
tion to a full line of Ford and
Lincoln Zephyr automobiles. The
company also operates a large used
car department.
What brought Mr. Irvin to Ama-
rillo? Well, he says he had traveled
this territory for the Ford Motor
Company. He liked the town, and
after the World War he asked for
the agency here and got. it. Since
that time he has expanded his
business enormously.
For W omen
A knowledge of women s needs,
confidence in the Panhandle and
its people and a benef in advertis-
ing are the three factors to which
one Amarillo business weman at-
tributes her success.
It was in 1931. the beginning of
the depression, that Mrs. Faye S.
Gordon, who had had at that time
I more than 13 years' experience in
women's-ready-to-wear departments
of Amarillo stores, opened her own
| shop. Immediately prior to that she
had been manager of La Mode.
During the intervening years she
I has enjoyed a steady growth of
business and today the stoie. located
at it« original location, 723 Polk,
employs 10 persons,
"We have tried to make Gordon's
Style Shop a store large fncugh to
serve all needs but still not so large
but what we can give personalized
service," Mrs. Gordon, sole owner
and manager, declared.
James L. Gordon, a son, assists
his mother in managing the store
Salesladies are Mrs. Alpha Akard,
Mrs. B. F. Moore, Mrs. Ou.da Buck-
ner, Mrs. Noble Fowlks, Mrs. James
L. Gordon, Miss Maun:® Brown,
and Mrs. L. E. Griffin. Mrs L. B.
Callahan is in charge of the altera-
tions department assisted bv Mrs
Belva Leslie, and Miss Sue Grass is
cashier and bookkeeper.
Miss Kitty Kerrigan is owner and
manager of the Gordon Hat Shop,
operating in the same location. She
i.s assisted by Mrs. Una Hutcheon
and Mrs. R. B, Nutt.
entire Tri-State area,
Mr. Carlton is president J, M. !
Dwigh; is vice-president and buyer,
Mr. Florey is secretary and treas-
urer and as general manager is di-
rectly in charge of the company's
operations. Three of the companies
28 employees, Miss Mae Grisham, A
R. Young and Pinkv McCollum, have
oeen with the firm since it. was
founded. Others with long service
records are R. C. Neely, pioneer gro-
cery salesman of this area, Lee But-
i ler, Sr., and Lee Butler, Jr.
Great Growth
From a small tire store to the
largest filling station and tire shop
in the Panhandle with an immeas-
urable increase in business and ex-
pansion is the history of L,ouis H.
Smith's 11 years in Amarillo,
For a number of years the dis-
11rict manager for Firestone tires in
Oklahoma City. Mr. Smith moved to
Amarillo in 192", purchasing the
local Firestone store, located at 212 gines of those days.
West Sixth Avenue Only tires. "Before the Santa Fe built into
tubes and tire service were offered Amarillo, a barber at Panhandle bet,
and a mighty tough town. Nearly
every place of business was a com-
bination of a gambling hall and
something el.se. But I found there
were good men there, too.
"I ran train, into Amarillo out of
Wellington. Kan., when the divisions
were Wellington to Woodward to
Panhandle. From there we went, to
Washburn and came in over the
Fort Worth and Denver tracks. The
Santa Fe was completed into Cana-
dian in 1887.
"In the early days when I pulled
trains to Wvanoka, Oklahoma, and
on the Englewood branch of the
Sante Fe. out of Wichita, the coun-
try surrounding both Englewood and
Wvanoka abounded in quail, anta-
lope. deer and other small game.
Just out of Be. edere. Kansas, the
Rockefeller s had a large ranch, and
on it a herd of buffalo purchased
from Colonel Goodnight. Once in a
while the buffa;0 would break out
of the pasture and get on the tracks
in a cut, and we d lose time getting
through them You didn't dare try
driving them afoot, and it was dang-
erous to hit them with the light en-
Line Avenue Cleaners Grow
When W. G Ivey founded the
Line Avenue Cleaners on April 6.
1937. he had two main objectives
j in mind; (1) To offer San Jacinto
! and especialy the Country Club ad-
dition a cleaning and pressing serv-
ice that would compare favorably
with any In Amarillo: (2) To install
in the shop the mast modem equip-
ment of any small establishment in
the city.
How well he has suceeded in these
; aims i.s shown by the fact that the
Line Avenue Cleaners has shown a
100 per cent Increase In business
within lfi months after it was open-
ed. and also by the fact that he has
many customers in all sections of
i Amarillo and many from out of
| town.
Mr. Ivey has lived in Amarillo
I since 1932. He has spent more than
15 years in the cleaning business His
shop is located at 3814 Line Ave-
I nur.
First I HA Loan
The first FHA loan for construc-
tion of a new home in Amarillo was
marie in November. 1935. by the
Potter County Abstract and Tiile,
Company of which J. S. Fischer is
manager.
Mr. Fischer started the abstract
and loan business back in 1927 at
which time he came to Amarillo
from Boise, Idaho, where he had
been making loans for the Union
Central Life Insurance Company s
loan department.
Born in southeastern Ohio, Mr
Fischer has taught school in Mis-
] souri and done newspaper work in
j Oklahoma. This was prior to the
loan connection in Boise a.-.d organ-
izing the present business here
Beginning with only two employes
the company has grown to where
six employes are needed to handle
\ the increased volume of business
Since the inception of Federal Hous-
| ing Administration loans Mr, Fisch-
er has made a specialty of that par-
! ticular type of loan, both for new
construction and modernization He
is also a director and vice president
of the Panhandle Building and Loan
Association of Amarillo.
He has two sons, Jack and Leigh
Jack is now director of information
i for the Resettlement Administration
! in Washington, while Leigh has just
j completed and successfully passed
j the bar examinations for the state
' of Texas at the age of 22.
Business Display Service
Born in Crosbvton, worked in
Dumas and Fort Worth, and now
head of the Botts Dtsplav Service
with offices in the Blackburn
Building is the thumbnail sketch
of C. A. Bott.s.
In 1933, Bott.s went into the *d-
I vertising business here. When he
started he alone was the whole
staff. Today the firm employs six
persons.
The firm does display advertis-
ing service in West Texas and New
Mexico Business is 8 to 10 times
as much as when young Bolts start-
ed out.
"I saw an opportunity in Amarillo,"
says BottV and I moved here."
by this store.
The store became Louis H. Smith,
Inc.. occupying the largest service J
sta'ion in the Panhandle, a 90 by 10
foot driveway in a 120 by 140-foot
structure constructed in 1930 at
Tenth and Tyler. The organization
wholesales and retails more than 2,-
000 auto supply items in addition to
tires and tubes and maintains a
complete automotive service—brake,
battery, and electrical departments
and gas and oil.
There are. 17 employees in the sta-
tion. Roy MeGee. who has been
associated with the firm for 11 vears
is now service manager. Paul Work-
man, territorial salesman, is, another
long-time employee, having started
eight years ago as a station atten-
dent.
Louis H. Smith. Inc.. is now Fire-
stone Service Store and is Firestone
distributor for the Panhandle dis-
trict composed of 26 counties Among
the former employees of Mr. Smith
who are now with the Firestone or-
ganization are Harvev Workman,
district truck and bus tire represen-
tative at Oklahoma City: Louis H
Bussey, special representative on ;
district: Cecil Hills, store manager at ,
dealer business for Oklahoma City
Ada. Oklahoma: Fayette Davidson,
store manager at Hobbs, N. M.;
George McFall, credit manager at
Plainview. and Claude Ha.e, credit
manager a; Lubbock.
The \ ojjue
Among the popular shopping
places in downtown Amarillo is The
Vogue, 721 Polk Street, a women's
ready-to-wear store featuring a host
of brands by famous-name manu-
facturers.
George Rudelson, owner and
manager of The Vogue, came here
in 1930 from Las Angeles, h fter hav-
ing spent some 20 years in the
women's readv-to-wear business
there and in other major cities.
The Vogue, at first a small shop,
was opened originally at 703 Polk
Street, and its growth during the
first, five years was such that Mr
Rudelson felt the need of moving
to larger and more convenient quar-
ters.
Three years ago it was moved to
its present location, after the build-
ing had been remodeled and re-
designed to accomodate the
of such a business.
"I have been in Amarillo eight
vears now," said Mr. Rudelson, "and
it is needless to say that 1 am mak-
ing this my permanent home.
"My business has prospered and
1 wish to express my thanks for the
fine patronage I have enjoyed.
"Every dollar my store makes in
Amarillo is spent, here, as it is to
my interest, to contribute In every
way possible to the development of
our city.
"I have tmplicit faith in the
future of Amarillo and the South-
rae $17. both of us putting up checks,
that the road would go from Pan-
handle to Canyon, instead of to Am-
arillo. But when he saw he was go-
ing to lose he drew all of his money
from the bank.
"I moved to Amarillo when the
Pecos Valley road was built from
here to Roswell. I later quit rail-
roading and tended bar for Z. Z.
Savage about 10 years. The section
of Amarillo known as the "Bowery"
was never as tough as sometimes
painted."
"I owned a grocery stor* here in
1910-11.
"When Amarillo was voted dry I
went to Roswell, N. M., where I ten-
ded bar for five years.
' One of the oldest conductor.1: on
! the Santa Fe. Frank Curtis, was
killed just out of Roswell while I
was there, by a news-butch on his
train. The argument was over some
trivial matter, and the butch was
given life. One day, while he was
working on a road gang, a big car
picked him up. and the State of New
Mexico last a star boarder.
"Though I had been away from
Amarillo, I never moved my family
from here, and I returned in 1918
For the past few years I have been
so afflicted with rheumatism that I
have been unable to do anything ex-
cept sit at home and wa'ch time
march on."
So Steve Boyer sit": at his home,
1000 Lincoln, and watcnes time
march on. The selfsame time which
once rushed by, for Steve Bover.
Has Record
With a score of former pupils
who have won both regional and
national recognition, the Dana
Thomas Harmon Studio of Dar.ce
Arts points with justified pride, to
its reputation in the fine arts field.
Established in 1925, the school,
which offers all types of dance in-
struction, has had a total enroll-
ment, of more than 3,000 pupils.
Many of them are now appearing
on the screen, or engaged in radio,
on the stage, as dancers with or-
chestras and as teachers.
Included in the list of former
pupils ate Madge Bellamy, star of
silent , ii tures Gladys Cooper NBC
dramatic player; Mable Long.
Greenwich Village actress Smiling
Pnil Phillips, orchestra leader; Ma-
rion McClure, leader of the Famous
„ rfs Cowboy Band; Glen Turnbul,
neeas dancer with West Coast orchestras;
Gene Galie. ■ rmber of the team of
Coiiette and Galle: Virginia Irwin,
screen and stage; Joy Williams, ju-
venile screen parts; Maty Louise
Breedlove, acrobat; Doris I.icke,
actre.v The Travis Sisters, sing-
ers; Jean Tomberiin, teacher and
orchestra singer; Ruth Coan and
Christine G i s h teachers; Joy
Smith m rccn. Margaret William".,
Baby Margaret of vaudeville
fame; Juanita Henderson Marga-
rite Harris, and Hall and Robert
Axtell.
Before opening the studio. Mrs.
Harmon was supervisor of music In
west, and I look forward to the time 'be Amarillo public schools and wa-
when we will have a metropolis of active in the work of th
100 000 or more servine a territory band and orchestra.
extending 200 miles in evry direc- The studio is located J02
tion." Wpst Tenth Avenuf.
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After Aug. 20th
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