The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1, Friday, June 6, 1947 Page: 1
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and will later be used as garages
or outbuildings Many families
ihave painted or papered the in-
terior of the houses assigned
them 31 Higins families requir-
ed only emergency shelter how-
ever 116 families were assisted
through emergency food cloth-
ing and other maintenance Re-
building or repair of homes was
extended to 31 families and G6
families were helped in replacing
household furnishings destroyed
by the storm Assistance in meet-
ing medical hospital and nursing
costs was given 48 fanles A
number of these included aid in
meeting funeral bills Poultry or
other livestock was purchased for
nine families in those instances
where they were needed to pro-
vide maintenance or Income and
six families were aided in secur-
ing equipment or tools needed by
Vho wageearner to resume nU
occupation
Final figures are not available
but committments made by Red
Cross to date in assisting Lips
comb county residents reestab-
lish themselves amounts to
14827824 This is made up of
several general categories of
service Costs of providing mass
shelters and food during the early
pari of the operationamounted to
036088 plus warehouse and
donated supplies This Included
approximately 700000 in trans-
portation costs on the housing
units brought into Iliggins
030560 was spent for food
clothing and other maintenance
on a family casework basis Re-
building and repair of homes
amounted to 8900976 house-
hold furnishings 2002302 med-
ical nursing and hospital costs
1490811 nndlivestock equip-
ment tools etc amounted to
477007
Red Cross personnel have been
highly complimentary of the part
every individual or group has
taken in the work at Iliggins The
spirit of cooperation and the
courage of the community Is out-
standing Not only may the citi-
zens of Hlgglns take pride in
their achievements since the dis-
aster but adjacent communities
may share that satisfaction since
everyone assisted through the
donation of materials supplies
and volunteer hours of labor
Twos newspapers are an asset
to any small town No one man
should have It in his power to
dictate what news an entire
community should read
Canadian Delegation Returns
From Enid Okla Meeting of
Highway 60 Association
Jerry McElrcath Mr and Mrs
Noble Trucblood Malouf Abra-
ham and L A McAdams have
returned to Canadian after
attending the annual meeting of
the Highway 60 association at
Enid Okla Monday and Tues-
day They say that if marked
interest and enthusiasm could
pave the United States national
highway No 60 through Okla-
homa it would be done at
once
Some seventyfive boosters
were present when Harry O
Glasser attorney for the Cham
plalri oil company and president
of the association made the
opening address He said the en
tire route from > California to
Virginia Is completely pavod
marked and In excellent shape
with the single exception of
about thirtyeight miles through
New Mexico and about sixty
three miles through Oklahoma
As far as New Mexico Is con
ccrned their part Is being ad
vcrtised far letting about the
fifteenth of this month This
leaves the Oklahoma section the
Passenger Train
Schedule Changed
The Santa Fe passenger train
schedule has been changed to take
effect this Sunday Canadian
will only have to remember two
train times in the future for the
four trains Nos 2 and 23 being
due here at 735 in the morning
and Nos 1 and 24 being due here
at 855 in the evenings
Tlibj will probably mean that
very little mall will bo put up
after the middlo of the mornings
no trains coming in after the
early morning trains until late In
the evenings
The complete new Santa Fe
passenger schedule will be found
on page five
Mrs Wiley Wright and son
Charles her sister Miss Grace
Haynie her brother Thomas
Haynle and her mother Mrs
C B Haynie returned here
Wednesday from Wichita Tails
where they attended the funeral
services for Miss Margaret Haynie
who died from the effects of a
fall last week Miss Grace Haynie
stayed hero overnight and then
accompanied Thomas Haynie to
Albuquerque N M for a visit
in his home
Mr and Mrs R B Miller of
Holdrege Nebraska both form-
erly of The News office spent
Decoration day here with Mrs
Millers parents Mr and Mrs
Billle Parker and with Mr and
Mrs Othello Miller and children
Mr Miller has been makeup
man on thrH rjIrege Daily Citi-
zen for the past seven months
They reported several inches ol
snow in Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Clint Word spent
the weekend at Friona Tex
where they inspected their wheat
crop Mr Word reports it to be
in fine shape He says he saw
lots of wheat hailed out in the
Pampa and White Deer areas and
that it all seemed to be hailed out
between Canyon and Hereford
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wheeler
watched the two tornadoes near
Mobeetle this week
Fluorescent Lights
Give Good Service
Since several News advertisers
handle fluorescent light fixtures
It might net be amiss to tell
something about The News ex-
perience with this very efficient
method of lighting
Since installing a number of
these fixtures about a year and a
half ago consisting of a total of
thirtyseven daylighttype tubes
the publishers have never had a
tube burn out or found it neces-
sary to replace a starter in aU
that time
Since these lights have been
used far mora than the average
It would seem that fluorescent
lighting is not only far more con-
venient but much more oconom
leal as veil
only eyesore In the entire dis-
tance of more than three
thousand miles This created as
usual much discussion and not
always goodnatured the Texas
delegations threatening to have
the road rerouted through Kan-
sas on No 162 which is all
paved
Robert L Barr chairman of the
Oklahoma highway commission
made a very able address Mon
day night While he didnt make
any promises he was very much
interested and assured the dele
gates that No 60 would get
every cent due it something the
old highway commission had
never promised
Highlights of the convention
were plans to nationally adver
tlse No 60 provide an alternate
route through Kentucky and
the selection of Louisville Ken
tucky as the site of next years
convention to be held May 34
All officers were reelected for
another year Delegates were
present from Arizona New Mex
ico Texas Missouri Illinois
and Kentucky
Latest Reports
On Condition of
Accident Victims
The condition of Lynctte Gar
nas now a patient In the local
hospital is reported to be about
the same She still remains in a
paralyzed state
Maxine Reed was moved re-
cently to the Wesley hospital at
Oklahoma City where her Jaws
have been set Her grandmother
Mrs J W Park Is at her bed-
side She has shown a great
deal of Improvement the past
three days
Both girls were seriously In-
jured In an automobile wreck
between here and Pcrryton the
night of March 1 They were
patients at the Pcrryton hospital
until recently
Local Group Asks
Road Improvements
County Judge H M Wood
County Commissioners R H
Williams Frank Cole Leo Klker
and Ross Adcock Mayor Jess B
Lindley City Commissioner Jim
Reld City Attorney E C Fisher
Harry Rathjen Joe Reld Tom
Hill L P Ward B M Bryant
BUI Flewelltng and Jack Law-
rence appeared before the state
highway commission In Austin
Monday to petition that body fox
an allweather road to Lake
Marvin
The group also asked that
Second street paving be widened
within the city limits and urged
that a new river bridge be plan-
ned for Canadian
Judge and Mrs W R Ewing
of Pampo will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary Sun-
day Mr and Mrs Robert Ewing
of Pampa and Mrs Lucille
Woelfh of New York City will
hold open house for their parents
from 230 until 530 in honor of
the occasion
Miss Cherell Carr 13monthold
greatgranddaughter of Mr and
Mrs H R Miller is visiting
here from Los Angeles
Mrs Sarah Rowley May 30
Mrs Arch Ramsey June 5
Bonnie Whitlock Juno 7
C L Crawford June 7
L S Hardage Juno 9
Mrs Frank Richardson June 9
Wllleno Waters June 9
J B WMerfleld Jr June 9
Mrs Harold Chaffjn June 10
Robert Lee Parrott June 11
Roger Reagan Juno 12
Marvalee Pstree June 12
Eulln Andrews June 12
Shirley Jean Northrup June
14Thomas
Thomas Fletcher June 14
Clara Fletcher June 14
Mike Nolan June 14
Ava Morehead June 14
Aurell Garcia June 14
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Mrs Belle Ramsey
Passes Away Here-
In Elkins Home
Mrs Belle Ramsey of Borger
passed away here May 30 in the
home of her friends Mr and
Mrs W M Elkins after being
ill since last February
Mrs Elkins cared for Mrs
Ramsey at Borger and then
brought her to her home here
May 1
Mrs Ramsey Is survived by
her husband Edward Ramsey
one son 12yearold La Mar and
one daughter Mrs Homer
Thompson of Tampa Fla
The body was shipped to
Brooksvlllc Fla for funeral
services and burial
Star Route Carrier
Changes Announced
Three changes have been
made on star mall routes near
here Postmaster Paul Bryant
announced today
Sanford Cole replaces Rheuban
Stroud on the Durham route
Vernon Rowley replaces Bill
Gray on the GagebyWheeler
route and Grady Lunn replaces
W II Smith on the Glazier Hill
Corner route
The new contracts go Into
effect July 1 but Sanford Cole
and Vernon Rowley are finish
ins the unexpired contracts of
the former carriers
L A McWhorter of Wheeler
lost between twentyfive and
thirty acres of cotton by the
washing of the heavy rain there
Wednesday MrTMcWhorter who
handles the Elcctrolux vacuum
cleaners In this territory and is
well known here see his ad on
page 6 works full time at the
Wheeler light and power plant
in addition to his farm work and
vacuum cleaner selling
Olcs Hogue who operated a
boot shop here several years ago
is reported to have been killed
in an automobile wreck in Okla-
homa recently He and his wife
separated after leaving Cana-
dian and her name is now
Vandergrift They operate the
J E Gilbert farm near Reydon
Okla
Shower Honors
Mrs Elsie Hood
The Rebekahs honored Mrs
Elsio Hood with a handkerchief
shower Thursday evening
Mrs Hood beloved Baker
school teacher for the past sev-
eral years is leaving to make her
homo at Shamrock whore she will
teach next term
Hostesses Mrs F A Blue and
Mrs Belle Carson served de-
licious punch cookies and candy
Those present were Hazel
Newton Bonnie Ereman Louise
Crowell Lois Wood Mrs W A
Dean Mrs Emma Mattlcks
Mamie Jordan Mrs Etta Schoene
Mrs Ethel Poindexter Esther
Bentley Cordie Gill Vcrgla
Bentley Mrs Floyd Pyeatt and
Vivian Alford
The WSCS of the Methodist
church closed a fourweek study
of thb Interracial negro question
Thursday Leader was Mrs Dale
Nix A collection was taken and
sent to the negro training school
at Amarillo They are paying one
negros room and tuition at the
institute
The Baptist revival is now in
progress in the country and the
public Is cordially Invited to at-
tend The Reverend Fillineim is
doing the preaching and his son
Is directing the music
Cecil H Ramsey
Lands Plane Here
Cecil H Ramsey on his way
from San Diego Calif to St
Louis Mo landed his piano here
Wednesday on account of the
wind
Mr Ramsey has a garage In
San Diego and a ranch near
Tuczon Ariz While here he
ordered the paper sent to his
wife at their ranch home and
inquired about the late Albert
Knollenfaerg and the late Dr
W R German
He spent a short time In Cana-
dian severalyears ago
GI Allowances
Not Vacation Pay
G I readjustment allowances
are not intended as summer
vacation pay L P Fort local
manager of the Texas unemploy-
ment compensation commission
advised Hemphill county student
veterans today The TUCC co-
operates with the veterans ad-
ministration in administering
he readjustment allowances
part of the G I Bill of Rights
Even if he is otherwise quali-
fied a veteran Is not eligible for
readjustment allowances for un-
employment if he is receiving
subsistence allowances for ed-
ucation or training under the
G I bill or if he is not available
for suitable work Mr Fort said
This means he explained
that in between school terms
and during vacation periods
veterans should make sure that
their federal government school
subsistence allowance payments
have been discontinued before
claiming readjustment allow-
ances
Further the veteran who Is
planning merely to re and play
between school terms Is not ell
glble for readjustment allow
ances Among other things he
must be available for employ
ment and seeking a suitable job
during each period for which he
claims readjustment allowance
The law provides that further
rights to readjustment allow-
ances shall be forfeited by a vet
eran who knowingly accepts an
allowance to which he is not en-
titled In addition mlsrepre
scntatlon and fraud are punish
able by federal fines and prison
sentences
In Texas many of the Investl
gations have been handled by
the FBI he added
Doyle Lemons In
Upper 10 of Class
Doyle Lemons son of Mr and
Mrs George K Lemons of Cana-
dian along with Pat Sticklcy
Allen Webb and Joyce Bcrnson
made up the upper ten per cent
of the top ranking students In
Canadians high school gradu-
ating class this year
This achievement places them
in the High School Register pub
llshed at Birmingham Ala and
covers ten southern states
Herb Jones went to Oklahomr
City recently to purchase a now
Studebaker cai
Sixteen Brownies
Receive Pins
Members of Brownie Troop No
3 met May 28 in the Methodist
church basement to receive their
Brownie pins
The Brownies skipped into a
fairy circle around their wishing
well and sang the Brownlo Smile
Song Doris Sparks then told the
first half of the Brownie Story
and some of the other Brownies
finished it each telling a small
partThose
Those receiving pins were Ann
Bennett Davene and Davcda
Burnett Joyce Cleveland Nelda
Gibbins Ernalene Hornback
Sharon Johnson Ferrel Johnson
Charlcne Miller Dixie Northrup
Eleanor Owens Nancy Rivers
Barbara Scofield Doris Sparks
Ruth Fay Bentley and Jerry Lee
Hodges
The Brownies sang several nice
little songs while refreshments
were being prepared
Patrol leaders Mrs Lloyd
Scofield and Mrs Morris Ben-
nett and Mrs J T Burnett
member of the troop committee
served refreshments of frosted
takes
Guests were Mrs Dallas
Hodges Mrs Otto Yokley Mrs
Emmit Gibbins Mrs Charles
Miller Mrs E V Johnson Mrs
C L Sparks Mrs W H Rivers
Mrs Ralph Northrup Mrs Arvll
Johnson and Mrs Vergia Bent-
ley
Mrs Bennett took pictures of
the troop after they were dis
missed The troop will not meet
this summer
To Mr and Mrs H O Rlgsby
a daughter born at the hospital
hero May 30
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The Hemphill County News
VOLUME IX
Higgiiis Red Cross
Relief Office
Closed Wednesday
Mr Russell Mlnton chairman
of the Lipscomb county chapter
states that the Red Cross disaster
relief office In Hlgglns Texas
was closed Wednesday Juno 4
with the completion of casework
The Red Cross office was estab-
lished in the Hlgglns school build-
ing April 10 he says Emergency
assistance of food shelter medi-
cal care and clothing was extend-
ed to approximately 650 persons
immediately following the storm
Supplies and equipment were
brought in by airplane and truck
from the Fourth Army at Ft Sdl
and from warehouses in Amarillo
as soon as news of the destruction
was received These supplies in-
cluded tejits tarpaulins cots
blankets medical supplies food
and clothing Raincoats over-
shoes and boots were provided
those persons forced out into the
weather without suitable protec-
tion A staff of eight trained
workers assisted by a staff
doctor md nurse wer assigncl
to Lipscomb county This group
remained through the entire op-
eration working in close co-
operation with city and county
officials and other interested
groups
Leo Durkee Rr CrOM nra
director for tin Lipsiomb cointy
operation stated tii Red Cross
aid hail been extended to 54
families In rebmlh or icpur
ng their homes 50 other build-
ings such as raiagi > 3 barns
chicken houses etc were re-
paired or replaced as part of Red
Cross awards Mr M A L Gard-
ner Red Cross Building Advisor
states that 73 housing uniti re-
leased by the War Assets adminis-
tration from the Cactus Ord-
nance plant were moved to Hlg
glns by Red Cross and placed
with families as temporary shelt-
ers while homes woro being re-
built In most instances these two
room houses have become a part
of the familys rebuilding plan
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CANADIAN TEXAS FRIDAY JUNE C 1947
NUMBER 3
Quarter Horse
Sale To Be Held
Here Thursday
The big quarter horse sale of
Claude Jones featuring good in-
dividuals with famous bloodlines
will bo held hero this coming
Thursday at the old Hoover dairy
three miles southwest of Cana-
dian near the airport starting at
1230
More than fifty head of good
quarter typo and quarter bred
broodmares stallions colts and
mature kind fillies and using
horses will be sold
Ben a stud black 0yearold
sired by Chief by Peter McCue
will be one of tho real calf
roping horses up for sale Chief
an excellent breeding stallion
and a good using horse is the
last living son of Peter McCue
most famous of all quarter horse
foundation sires Peter McCue
is credited with running a quar-
ter mile In 21 flat
Three Feathers a boy stud
colt sired by Butcher Boy grand
champion stallion at the 1947
Top O Texas Quarter Horse show
at Pampa is also for sale This
colt placed seventh in a class of
fortyeight at the Amarillo stock
show this year
One of the marcs to be sold ii
Queen a black 7yearold heavy
in foal to Butcher Boy Her last
three colts brought 150000
Another is Easter a 2yearold
palomino open broken and
subject to register
Besides the stud mares sad-
dle horses and colts several
saddles will be sold Mr Jones
says
Auctioneers will be Verne
Brown Sons of Cordell Okla
Either Clay Allen or Erbin
Crowell will serve as clerk
The Indian arrowhead col-
lection of the late II S Hogue
can be seen at The News office
this Saturday More than a
thousand arrowheads spear
heads and Indian beads are in
the collection Including some
genuine Indian wampum
Christmas Present
Just Received By
Elkins Family
The W M Elkins family re-
ceived a Christmas package this
Friday from their son James
who mailed it early last fall
from Paris France
Among other gifts tho package
contained a beautiful set of
cameos In an inlaid box from
Rome Italy which James pur-
chased there while playing
football Also perfumes several
pairs of French nylons a mani-
cure set and a set of souvenir
dollies from Paris
Lloyd Ray Johnson of Ama-
rillo Is visiting here with his
sister Mrs Payne Rutherford
and family He is the son of Mr
and Mrs Jim Johnson formerly
of Canadian Lloyd has been
working at an Amarillo news
paper plant inserting sections of
the paper
W II Danner of Tcxhonsa
was brought to the Canadian
hospital Thursday afternoon for
medical attention He Is reported
to be doing nicely
Weekly Crop Report
By Walter Grist County Agent
SOIL MOISTURE Surface and
subsoil moisture fair to good
Rainfall for week ending June 4
r9 inches
SMALL GRAINS Winter
wheat in good to excellent con-
dition No damages reported to
dateCORN
CORN GRAIN SORGHUM
HAY FEED CROPS Corn grain
sorghum in good condition Hay
crops being taken at present
COTTON Cotton In good con-
dition
LIVESTOCK Livestock in ex-
cellent condition Most cattlemen
spraying cattle with DDT Horn
flics worst in history Markettne
normal to good
FARM LABOR SITUATIONr
Will need some harvest hands
and combines soon
DONT FAIL TO SEE THE
matched roping contest here thist
Sunday afternoon between Cana-
dian and Miami adv
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1, Friday, June 6, 1947, newspaper, June 6, 1947; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47505/m1/1/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.