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OOLDEN ANNIVERSARY EDITION. 1938.
AMARILLO SUNDAY news and globe. amaktllo texa8
section b—page twenty-SEVEN
Stiff Collar!
Almost hidden in the va.st.ness of
the floor spare In the building
which houses the Panhandle laun-
dry. Is a strange looking machin*.
It has a forlorn appearance and
1b kept heated.
Other days, it was the kingpin
In the laundry room when stiff col-
lars and stiff-bosomed shirts were
predominant.
Back in 1907 this mite of a ma-
chine was the heart and soul of
the commercial laundry. It is the
machine which launders stiff col-
lars.
In 1907 when the Panhandle
Laundry was Incorporated under
the laws of Texas, the laundering
pf stiff colars and shirts was the
major part of the business. Todav,
the little machine which stands
apart from other huge contraptions
Is fortunate if It gets to strut Its
stuff 30 minutes a day.
Although George Lindsay, the
man who wove his personality into
the Panhandle Laundry from th"
very beginning, died In November, |
1034, the influence of his ambitions .
■still predominates In the back-
stage atmosphere of this 31-year-
old Amarillo firm.
Lindsay, who took an active part '
in civic affairs and nurtured sev-
prnl pre-notions among amateur ath-
letic.' started In the business as
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FILLMORE STREET, Amarillo, looking south from the Forth Worth & Denver
tracks, about 1910. The lohg warehouse structure was the J. A. Kemp Whole-
sale Grocery, later occupied by Blair & Hughes. The water tower was at Second
and Fillmore Streets.
missior (Lee Bivlns, mayor; J. H.
Harris and Wade Brymer, commis-
sioners) appointed a city planning
commission.
On this first planning commis-
sion were Guy Carlander, Marvin
c. Nichols, John G. McKenzie, c.
S. Makeig, M. C. Blanchard, J. O
Guleke, Fred Bone, E. S. Blasdel
and John S. McKnight.
The next month Arthur Sonne-
born presented a plat of Castle
Cliff. Inc., for the planning com-
mission's consideration. It was one
of those developments that never
developed.
Early In March of 1928 a commit-
tee submitted a report on renaming
and numbering the street. On the
committee were H. M. Borwn, L. L.
Perree. W. W. McDonald, Ernest R.
Archambeau. P L. Reppert. Ben
Short, A. W. Smalley, G E Mc-
David. J. W. Clifton, J W. Gilliam,
John G. McKenzie. R. B. Edinburg,
■J. B. Patterson and H. B Jones.
Range Girl
By J. M. WINCHESTER
Jim Dobbs drove a covered wagon
to the rsnch he had purchased near
Old Tasci -.a In 18fl3 He announced
to his family as he unhitched his
horses ind loked at his herd of
cattle around the wagon, "Here's
your home."
They lived there 10 or 12 years,
until the little daughter who was
born to them in the little rock house
was old enough to attend school.
Then they moved to Amarillo.
Claudia "obbs used to sit before
the crackling fire and listen to the
stories of the battle that centered
in Tascosa, between the little and
the big cowman. This had occurred
soon after the Dobbs nad moved to
Rubber Stamps
one of the big cattle syndicates. He
was very fastidious about his person
and belongings. When the Dobbs
stopped on business one day, the n,hh r v*«mn
lift I. rri r I flaiirlin Innlf nrl 11, . Willi 3 171-1/113'.« lUDD^T ftlYip
romn in ^n«H iookcd thc manufacturing machine-about the
lh:.:!n°r «< - ordinary lunch box and
of his tent, where he was working
Come in little girl," he said "You
casting $40—comprising his entire
equipment, and with his private pa-
can sit on my bed and watch me la(,p back of his home as his work-
work ihop, H. C Anderson in 1923
"No," she answered, "I wont sit j launched a business that was de-
on your bed. Mamma savs id get stined for a long and fruitful ca-
bugs on me if I sit on the boy's reer.
beds." The Whitney Company, formerly
This wa.1 almost too much for the the Amarillo Rubber Stamp Corn-
bookkeeper, pany. which grew from Anderson's
M0 start, now is engaged In the
n hh L ^ , , 'ommerclal printing business; han-
Dobbs acted a, first jailer a' the ri,(. ;,r;. anrt manufac.
courthouse In old town I.a-.rr when |)jrrf r,lbbpr Vtamp« of ali sizes
the present towns He was established. ,nfl ,or aU purpo,r as -veil as sten-
he became a partner with Tuck rli_ and cSrpoM.lon and notary
Cornelias in a meat market. Jim
Dobbs
.hi. ,rnm th.lr Old home In I . ounge; brother went to New xhe buslness that Anderson start-
this country Jrom tnelr^Qla I Mexico nb.iut this time and while tn J923 WH.s incorporated tor
there, was a member of Pat Gar- $]o.ooo three years later, and In the.
Williamson County. After that one
tv,.!,. omnno Mh"' fracM a" ""f outwardly peaceful In ret, se whrn lh captured Billy following vear, 1927, was bought out
Their recommendation, among oth- Ta.scosa. and, as a little girl, she ,
City Zoning and Planning Reviewed
By FRED POST
Probably the mast outstanding
legislation enacted by Amarillo's
government is the city zoning and
planning ordinance.
Many years before its enactment
bookkeeper for the Sherman Steam j there was evidence of its need.
Laundry at Sherman. That fitm
received so much business from
Amarillo and other Panhandle
towns, that Lindsay believed there
was an opportunity to establish a
laundry here.
In those days, steam laundries
were located in central territorial
towns and the bulk of their trade
came from the outlying precincts.
Lindsay made one trip to Ama-
rillo and' was so enthusiastic about
thr possibilities that he had no
difficulty convincing associates In
Sherman of the opportunities to be
found in Amarillo.
In May, 1907, Lindsay and some
of his fellow workers organized the
Panha-dle laundry and Dry Clean-
lns Company in Amarillo. Among
his early-day associates was O. H.
Hargett, today active in the firm
as vice president.
Lindsay wa.s bookkeeper, office
boy, manager and filled any other
task necessary. Hargett was In
charge of production when the
business was launched.
A horse and wagon was the sole
delivery equipment. Today the
business Is housed In two modern,
brick buildings which cover three
City lots, and the delivery equip-
ment is an up-to-date fleet of auto-
mobiles which cover all sections
of Amarillo each hour of the day.
Even as late as April 18, 1921, the
then city manager, J, G. Colby, in
his annual report to the commis-
sion, said:
"A system of zoning, designating
Industrial districts and defining the
business district should receive
careful consideration. Amarillo is
growing to such a size that the
sooner such matters receive atten-
tion the better off we will be. Let
us profit by the experience of Dallas
and San Antonio, who are now
as possible and all north and south
streets have names—all diagonal
street to have names with "boule-
vard" attached and all curved streets
to have names with "terrace" at-
permits, condemnations and so-1 Company given the contract to1 "'^hpdM , -
called "zoning." number the streets. mission acknowledged the report of
One of these permits in the early! December 19, 1911: J. W. Puck-> the city plan commission.
days—May 29, 1903—was to Joe j e granted a permit for opening "The city manager read to the
Murphy, who wa.s given permission i to a basement to be used as a commission tho report of the city
to erect 4 by 4 telephone poles 24 natatorium and a permit granted plan commission. The eommission
feet long placer! in the ground not I te Z. Z. Savage for an elevated by unanimous vote approved the re-
1 s than 30 inches for the purpose ; sidewalk around his warehouse at port, expressed their appreciation
c. connecting Nobles Brothers Gro- j the corner of First Avenue and and satisfaction for the good work
Lincoln Streets. done by the membership, ordered a
ers, was that all east and west j remembers the old town as beintr
streets should be numerals as far qillpt „nd law-abiding.
eery Company, Smith Walker
Co pany, Amarillo Lumber Com-
pany. Stringfellow fz Hume, Mad-
drey A: Kenvon, The First National
Bank and Tt Amarillo National
In the summer—as she said—
they packed a tent in the wagon
and followed the He 1 of cattle,
cam lng In a different location
nparly every night. One day when
they pitched the tent in a little
holiow, it rained so hard that the
drops came right through the top
and soaked everything. The baby
brother was only three weeks old,
but the pioneer mother was equal
to the occasion. She carried with
her a tiny trunk for his clothes,
and when the rain came she put the
baby in the trunk, placing a prop
tinder the lid The little boy slept
I The Kid. by j. C Whitney, the. present owner
Claudia attended school In the and manager.
little building in old town, and la- A ingle hand-fed press was boast
ter in the one at the edge of thf> by the original business
lake at 7th and Jackson. Among n0'' employ:- the
her classmates were the Havden
Cornelius's. Snid'r. Han- Britt.
Ray Wheatlev, Tura Britton and
the Kirkman's.
After finishing school sh" married
H L. Galther. who served for a
number of years as chief of ponce
until his retirement Their two
children Paul and Marjorie live in
Amarillo.
which
mast modern in
printing machinery. The growth of
the concern has been steady over
the last 15 years until it now em-
ploys five people.
Mr Whitney is proud that he fre-
quently fills orders to all neighbor-
ing states. He says the greatest dis-
tance he has shipped an order Is to
Minnesota.
The Whitney Company Is located
at 121-B East Fourth Avenue.
March 7. 1913: An ordinance full report spread on the minutes
prohibits trees growing lower than and directed the city manager to I peacefully through the storm.
seven feet above the sidewalks. advise Chairman McKnight of this j When on the range they cooked
January 19, 1915 (as recorded action by letter and further to state ! over an open fire, using a couple of
Bank with their connections at elsewhere in this edition): D M. ,hat t,1P ''it.y commission would rec- j Dutch ovens and a coffee boiler.
Canyr City, according to contract Young as proprietor of the F.lm- omniend to the new administration Tiere was always beef and an oven
the city to take that they take prompt and favorable ; fUu of sour dough biscuits to be
entered into between the firms and hirst Hotel asked
R. W. Willette. some action toward removing
At the same time Dr. C. E. Sloan : hitching posts on Fifth Avenue,
wa.s granted a permit "for two ran- north of the court house, between
spending millions of dollars for 1 vas walls and lumber for seats for Taylor and Fillmore Streets.
street widening, Industrial zoning six days on a lot between Wolflin April 27, 1915: Five signers pro-
and the like." j & Company and Williamson & | test the un.sightliness of a black-
But most cities, like Topsy, "Just Feierabend Saddlery Company.
growed." The city council on May 1.
action on the recommendation of wa,shed down with good strong
this report and to continue the ; coffPe.
present, city plan commission The 0ne time a bookkeeper wa.s sent
expenditure of city funds necessary fr0m the East to audit the books of
to put this report in action wa.s not i j
provided for the fiscal year 1928-29
so that this matter will be carried retail from Polk Street, to Wash-
smith shop at 301 Taylor Street nver in'o the fiscal year 1929-30 " : incton. More changes were made in
*- *—" _ ] the map and the ordinance was
1907 and H. P. Canode asked to install
The city plan commission chair
Amarillo, despite deed restrictions, notified Joe Isaacs to get a permit ornamental lamp pasts at the Ama- man and other members made trips adopted. June 17. 1931. and finally
for many years was in the Topsy efore proceeding with the con- j rnio Hotel, of which he was pro- , ,0 Dallas and Fort Worth, attended it was submitted to a vote at a spe-
a national convention of city plan-i
_ cial election, July 21, 1931. Zoning
class. It "Just growed." s uctlon of the proposed opera rietor. r
But in the beginning— house. January 11, 1916: Judge F. P. ners and devoted much time to the , became effective by a vote of 316 to
There was building regulation And on June 27, 1907 the council Works in a letter to the city man- study of city plan and zoninc ordi-; 287.
after a fashion for at the second voted to permit The First National ager stated he would have lots at ; nances in other cities. They recom-
meeting of the mayor and alder- j Lank to put marble columns in front the corner of Tenth and Grant, mended the employing of an expert
man, April 19. 1892, the fire limit.s of its building provided they did where a recent fire had destroyed city planner.
v re extended fron- the railroad | not extend more than three inches the old Santa Fe Hotel, cleaned up
As a result of the hub-bub over
the hearings and changes in the
master map the entire zoning com-
mission resigned and Major Wood,
One of the earliest building pe-
titions on record is that of A. M.
•Until the early 1920s when high-
lines began to feed their power-
Blvine electricity into towns and
communities in the Panhandle and ley and catried.
West Texas, the bulk of the Pan-
handle Laundry's business came
from out-of-town. The firms pres-
ent manager. Clay Thornton re-
members when "we used to get big
wtth'lrf'aSradius of '200 'miles from the council of that date.
within a radius 01 cuu _ ^ petition of A. M. Jackson
Pim-Pl«>2fi most, of the out-of-town asking permission to erect a build-
business had been transferred to lng was read and laid aside until the
their local laundries, but Amarillo next meeting," read the minutes
was growing and business within Where Mr. Jackson proposed to
the citv nicked up bevond the fond- erect the building, or for what it.
e-t dreams of thPe founders. wa.s intended, never was recorded
A national campaign by laundries Nor is there anything in the record
convinced the housewife that the to show the permit was either
Mondav washday was a thing of ! granted or denied.
the past and the progressive Pan- All through the minutes of the
handle Laundry went forward with j city council are scattered building
George Lindsay's once familiar slog- j -
o> Tvler Polk and Taylor Streets j on the sidewalk. immediately. A. J. Smith ot Ros- The citv appointed a zoning com- in h's foal report, submitted Nov.
to Seventh Avenue south albeit i * * * well, owner of the lots, requested the mission, Feb. 25. 1930 On the com- 17. 1931, recommended appointments
Alderman W H Sawvel voted Among the first condemnations city to take no further steps or in- mission were Fred Bone, L. L. Fer- of new zoning and planning boards,
against it. w s on,< recorded on June 14, 1910: cur any expense in cleaning up the ,-ee. W. W. Kelly, D P Seav. Guy, Major Wood made several major
Alderman T W Adams at a "Moved and seconded that the debris. Carlander. John S. McKnight and recommendations, among them a
n 'h"„ on Aoril 23 1892 presented airdome, Alamo, and old telephone March 14. 1916: Carl Sullivan of j. o. Guleke. A board of adjust- "vie center between the courthouse
building on lot 10 block 61 G. & ,hF Deandi Theater and a Mr. i ment, C M. Humphries. Chester anf) auditorium,
S. Addition 1 Sixth and Taylor) be Coon of the Mission Theater asked Adams, R. C. Ware, W. S. Rule and; The zoning ordinance Is elastic
declared nuisances and ordered re-
moved at once."
a motion "that there shall not be
any building or hous« erected or
built within the fire limits of any
material except, stone, brick, adobe
or concrete." The motion was sec-
onded by Alderman J. R. Wheat-
All poles *vere ordered removed
from sidewalks at once. July 13,
1910, -nd "all poles in the future
are to be set in concrete just in-
side the curb line."
The W. W. Babcock building on
Jackson, presented to the council Polk Street was condemned, Aug-
on July' 23, 1892. Only mention of
this petition is in the minutes of
for an ordinance prohibiting tent w. O'Brien .also was appointed. and changes may be made by the
shows in a territory bounded by Services of Maj. E. A. Wood as rltV commission after public hear-
Tenth on the south, the west side 1 city planning engiileer for Amarillo ms? on petitions.
of Pierce Street on the east, the were obtained, April 29, 1930 at not Mast active group connected with
south side of the Denver tracks on to exceed $65 a day. zoning and planning now is the ap-
the'north and the east side of Har- Major Wood, now an adviser of P**1 board. F. F Rlttenberrv w. N.
rison Street on the west. the state planning board, went to Durham. C W. East. John Fain and
May 16, 1916: The city manager work and prepared a master map, Robert Ricks, to whom cases are
suggested those building small on which public hearings were held presented after refusals for permits
groceries and meat markets in the by the planning commission, April have bePn made by the city building
ust 8. 13 residential sections should get the ; 6-7-8, 1931. inspector.
Ordinance No. 214. passed Sep- consent of the surrounding prop- There were protests and even one Only one change has been made
tember 22. '910, "prohibited any erty owners. member of the planning commis-!in the z°nine ordinance since its
person, firm or corporation from ^nf) j.0 it. wrnt on down through sion, W. W. Kelly, took exception to Passage and adoption Not long ago
selling fruits, ice cream or ice ypars f0r nearly a decade after the large amount of territory desig- ; t'le commission amended the ordi-
cream rones or other confections city" Manacer Colby had recom- nat.ed as retail and commercial. The nan(e to allow the construction of
within 800 feet of any school build- mended zoning and planning. business area on the temporary map parages nearer side property lines
ing within the corporate limits." j ... j was for a city of 250,000, ar|d on alley lines provided the
Incidentally, the council at the Amarillo was growing by the pro- At hearings held by the city com-; nl|pys are of certain width.
same time tabled a petition request- j verbial leaps and bounds. Paving, mission there were more protests,
ing that Fourth Avenue be changed building and all other improvements especially from property owners on
to Main Street. j were wearing seven-league boots. Sixteenth Avenue, who thought that,
April 5, 1911: Williams Ad fc Sign Finally, on Sept. 27. 1927, the com- thoroughfare should be designated
The Fisk Safti-Flight has amaz-
ingly greater road-gripping quali-
ties and braking power than any
other tire. This is because its flexi
ble stream-lined tread is made up
of hundreds of independent rubber
cleats insulated by ribbons of white
rubber. Examine this new type of
tire today and you will understand
why it is safer.
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SIMPSON TIRE CO.
1508 Madison St.
"Authorized
Hawlcinson Tread
Phone 7592
Service"
an, 'Don't kill your wife, let George
do the dirty work."
Today the family wasn consti-
tutes the bulk of the laundry busl-
ess. Commercial work and drv
cleaning and pressing making up
the rest of the production. The
Panhandle Laundry is equipped to
launder anything from the sheerest
materials, to rugs, blankets and
qui Its. Delicately-woven lace cur-
tains and soft, expensive furs are
niarhine-cleaned without injury.
general superintendent, who start- j
ed to work when he was so young ;
he had to stand on a box "to get
into a tub." has 26 years of ser-
vice behind him; Douglas Jones.
M'perintendent of the dry cleaning
department, has been with the firm
12 years; Harley Armstrong, chief j
engineer, has been on the Job for
20 years.
Other routemen besides Jones and j
O'Gradv and the number of years j
of service are F.. t>. Patton. 22 years;
There's traditional "family feel- par] saddoris. 13 years; Charles L.
lng" among the personnel which ; stone. 13 years; Elbert Roffev. nine
numbers some 100-odd employees years and Harrison Ellis, nine years
The average length of service O'Grady. youngest in service, is
among the employees is eight years todav driving a route which his
Rr .temen Pat O Grady's three years 1 father, R. L. O'Grady, covered for
r" service makes him the youngest
member of the "family." Run 1 |
Jones the oldest, has been solicit-
ing and delivering laundry for 28
years.
Thornton went to work for the
Panhandle Laundry in August, 1921.
A former school teacher and gradu-
ate of West Texas State College,
he had picked out Amarillo for his
hometown and got a job as billing
clerk for a wholesale grocery con-
cern. When the grocery firm
changed hands, young Thornton
found himself out of work. An
avid reader of the Amarillo Daily
News, he put a "work wanted" ad
In the paper. Bv a strange coin-
cidence, the day Thornton's ad ap-
peared in the paper, a "help wanted"
nd run by the Panhandle Laundry
also was printed.
Lindsay rend Thornton's ad nnd
TVornton read his. They each
answered the other's, and young
Clay went to work In the office
of the Panhandle Laundry.
Among the other employees of
long service are O. I,. Campbell.
20 years.
In '.is story behind the scenes
i the Panhandle Laundry, the splr-
it of "Uncle George" lives on, II-
1 strative of this is the story of
Rual Jones' start with the firm
Jones, an orphan, was befriended
bv "Unc' George" 22 vears ago
when he w- taken off the streets
p„t to work "shaking shirts
' a basket."
and
happy anniversary
to
potter county
BENHAM
ADJUSTMENT CQ.
BUELL BENHAM
908-A Kentucky Ph. 9185
Keep Klean Service
C. A. (Si) CLEMMONS, Mgr.
For 14 Years
We h^vc supplier) the Business and Professional men of
Amarillo with the following services . . .
CABINET SERVICE, COMPLETE with TOWEL and SOAT
BARBER and BEAUTY SHOPS DOCTORS
GROCERY STORES OFFICES
RESTAURANTS FOUNTAINS
EVERYTHING FURNISHED THAT GOES WITH MODERN
LINEN SUPPLY
Amarillo Towel Service
905 Taylor St.
Amarillo
Phone 6710
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We are proud of our citiienship and are
glad to be a part of the business life of
Amarillo and the High Plains region. It
is our undying effort to work for the
progress and uplift of that community
from which we draw our livelihood.
During each of the 45 years we have been
in the printing business, we have put forth
every effort to constantly improve our
service . . . keeping abreast of the time-,
giving a MODERN service as well as a
service that is entirely SATISFACTORY.
m
/oujhJLs
PRINTING CO.
TELEPHONE
7 4 5 1
518 TAYLOR ST.
AMARILLO, TEXAS
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Progressing With Amariilo
SIN<
ar
INCE Barton's &i
y, 1924,
grocery first started business in Febru-
small woeiien store at 413 West
Fourteenth Street, catering to a small neighborhood
business, it has grown to be one of Amar llo's most per-
fectly appointed and largest independent food stores,
serving hundreds of customers
every part of the <;ity.
Barton's ascribes its steady *nd consistent growth
to its early established policy of handling complete and
adequate stocks of quality products and selling them at
a fair profit . . . to studying the likes and dislikes of
each particular customer and striving to serve them as
satisfactorily as is humanly possible.
Barton's is proud of its hundreds of loyal friends, many
whom have been steady customers during the 14 years
of its business life. .It is proud of the fine city in which
it is established . . . Proud of that city s fifty years unusual
record of aggressiveness and progressiveness.
Barton's Grocery & Market
JNO. P. BARTON, Proprietor
31 Years in Amarillo
522 west 16th Street
Phone 7205
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