The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1936 Page: 1 of 12
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The Hereford Brand
Published Every Thursday
Our Slogan—“More People—More Farms**
TEE HEREFORD BRAND. HK1KF0RD. TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1986.
FIVE CENTS PEE COPY
48 High School Graduates
Get Diplomas Friday Night
COMMENCEMENT BRINGS
CLOSE TO SCHOOL
Hereford High
will step for-
night to moire
merit an <md to
high school careen and
them an to Mghcr imtitn-
or ge Into hual-
new or hem Ufo,
With examinations completed laat
weak end, that was the number ot
graduate* approved, yesterday. How
ever, eereral of them were taking
exaata yoatcnUy la noa-eenlor aub-
Jecta which they had aot com
Dieted and It was poasfelt for
flw number to be reduced by per-
h'^Cmmmant Piugnum
Ike commencement program will
atari at 8:1S o’clock at the high
tochooi auditorium. It wlU carry
oat a Centennial motif, featuring
the them Mlrabeau B, Lamar and
Education. led tided in the pro-
gram will be addraam by the
valedictorian, George Conklin, and
the aalntatoriaa, Mary Virginia
a Aram
ast
itlc aketrh por*
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, *36
PHILENB ARTHUR
BOB BAIRD
RUTH BOWBHER
JAMES BELL
SIBYL CALLAWAY
ROGER BRUMLEY
ALMA OOX
JOB EDGAR BUCKNER
GLADYS OZKRNER
J. D. CLAYTON
JOYCE DAVIS
J. W. COCKRELL
RUTH EASTER
GEORGE CONKLIN
MARY VIRGINIA EBERLE
JACK DEAN
ALTA MAE FORTENBERRY
BYRON, GEORGE
ODESSA LONG
EUGENE HARMAN
JAYNE M’KEB
ROY HASTINGS
JEAN MILLARD
ELMO HICKS
GENEVIEVE ORR
NOEL HIGGINS
ALMA PAETZOLD
TRAVIS MATTHEWS
EVELYN PLUMMER
MKR1DITH MONTGOMERY
MBLVA RAB
PALMER NORTON
JESSIE SCHULZ
BILLIE PATTON
LaNELLE SCIIBIIIAGBN
MARLIN PIERCE
JEAN SNYDER
ALLEN PLUMMER
MILDRED STEWART
LEE RENFRO
LORBNE VALENTINE
GEORGE TIEFEI.-
VIRA WRDERBROOK
HOWARD WILLIAMSON
GAYTHA WILSON
HERBERT BOARDMAN
MARIE MILLER
DONALD HICKS
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■' a 1 ■ —
New Schedules
On Local Mail
CHANGES IN TRAIN AND
ROUTE SCHEDULES
ANNOUNCED
whlcl
putt
A new mall and train arbedule,
hlch waa worked out by the
office department after the
Manta Ik passenger schedule was
‘'changed on llsy 10 baa been an-
nounced for Hereford. It affocta
both railway mail and rural routes
tout of Hereford.
The new schedule Is as follows:
Train No. 1, west bound, arrives
1 :M a. m. Mall for El Paso, Clo-
vis, New Mexico, Ariaona and
California. Mall for thin train
dam at 7:80 p. m.. evening before.
Train No. 2, east bound, arrives
4 :03 a. m. Mall for Amrtlto Ok-
lahoma City, Kansas City, Chicago
and all potato east Matt dosed
7:110 p. a*., evening before.
Train No 0, west booed, arrives
*■4:87 p. m. Mall for C^ria, Carls-
bad, New Mexico, Ariaona and
California. Matt deaad 4:07 p m.
Train No. 10, seat bound, ar-
rives 8:42 p. m. Matt for Can-
ay on, Ateartllo, Lubbock, Port
Worth, Dalles and all down atoto
Texas matt, also Oklahoma City,
Kansas City and all northern and
eastern states. Mall dosed 8.12
p. m.
Dlnunitt-Hpring Lake star routs
loaves Hereford 8*J0 a. ol, return
2:80 » m.
Rural route No. 1, tri-weekly,
Monday, Wednesday, rrlday, leave
0:80 a. m., return 10:80 a. m.
Rural routs No. 2, til-weakly,
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, laava
8 JO a. return 11 JO a. m.
Rural routs No. 8, dally except
Sunday, laava 8 JO a. m., return
11:S0 A n.
. Rural route No. A tri-weekly,
* Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, laava
• JO a. bl, return 11 JO a. m.
New Program
Swings Into
Action Here
NEARLY 600 FARM WORK
SHEETS TURNED IN
EARLY IN WEEK
Urn signing up of work sheets
on the new farm program got
under way Monday In each of
the 10 agricultural communitim
in Deaf Health county. Approxi-
mately 478 work sheets had been
received Tuesday afternoon.
County Agent Alex R. Bateman
stated.
There Is a maximum of about
1,000 Ihut could bo secured In the
county, but the start waa ao ex-
ceedingly alow, Bateman pointed
out, considering the fact that 75
per cent of the farms are owned
by non-realdenta and that a large
number of thdm have been operat-
ed by non-reatdent tenants, who
have not reached a conclusion - as
to operating agreement
Mr. Bateman said there seems
to be some confusion among pro-
ducers as to who is responsible
for making out work sheets. If
Court Ruling May
Affect Local Plan
(Continued on
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page six.)
AROUND
TOWN
Sights end F>cm Sim
All cowboys are not wbat they
seem. It has been revealed since
the parade beta recently. Noah
Kwton rode as though b* had lived
In the saddle, bnt he gave himself
away when a small child ran
across the street In front of hta
mount Forgetful of the type of
transportation ha had at the mom-
ent, he tried desperately 1* “Mow”,
the saddle horn.
Jerry Joweil Isn’t trying to start
a new fad with his sand sad rain
splotched salt H* gat that way
while seeking a rids out of Ama-
rillo during the combination dust
storm sad rate.
Mayor Charles j. Paddock says
that tomltas are thick In Here-
ford sod that aomethtaf baa got to
bo done to prevent them from do-
ing hundreds of dollars worth of
damage to homes and buildings
this summer. They ate extreme-
ly bad la the western section of
town, Paddock says, and he la cer-
tain there are some on the east
side. Home owners should chock
up right away and if evidence of
these little Insects can be found,
spraying should start at once,
spraying should start at once.
Ernest Medklef says we who are
gritlng a little old don’t want It to
rain because we are afraid of
rheumatism.
This la the third straight year
that It has com* a good rain on
Dlorae Pitman’s birthday I Most
WORK CONTINUED, HOW-
EVER, ON RESETTLE-
MENT SURVEY
Hereford’s propaaed resettle-
ment project, which Is now in
the stages of water survey to
the extent of lrri-
poasibUIUes, may ha do-
th* decision of the
of Columbia Court of
y, declaring the
of relief fun* for the Re-
Adndnlstratlen un-
gotten pons!
strayed by
Mtotot of
However, It was generally be-
lieved by those behind the propos-
ed project bore that the decision
would bo carried to tbs Supreme
Court before Instructions would
(Continued on page six.)
(Continued on page six.)
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Black Defeats
Firemen’s Nine
In Wild 9-8 Go
BT HOMER VOX
Oueas those old firemen won’t
be ao cocky after all. Cliff John-
turn brought a hunch np from Black
Monday and apanked the Mercer
Whhrtl* Runners 0 to 8.
The Firemen took the lead in
the Drat frame when they made
two rnna, and then mad* two more
In the fourth. That old yo-yo ball
of Buddy Wither*poon waa going
good (going to Carroll at short
to first.) The Black hoya scored
two In the fifth after a couple of
errors and a two-bagger by Meade.
But the Firemen came back and
made two more after two outs.
Carroll hit a smashing home run
Into left field. A single by Wltfc-
(Continued on page seven.)
City League Is Ready To Go
A*
The Hertford city baseball lea-
gue la ready to go—and the sea-
son's schedule, adopted this weak,
calls for the drat gams Tuesday,
May 18, at B JO o’clock. Few
teams, raprsaaatlag the Lions (Hub,
Odd Fallows, DeMolay aad Fire-
man, era expected to be ready to
start
The league Is to be open to all
players in that ovary person wish-
ing t» taka pari. If not a member
of on* of the above organisations,
may turn In bis name to Adrian
Odom %t the Brand aad ha aaclga*
ad to one of the dub*. *
regulations have b
and presented to the
adoption.
Tbs season will be divided into
two halves, with a play off for the
title provided both halve* are act
wen by the asm* dab. Flay will
fceooa. There wilt he ao
(iecood named team to heme dub)
VM Half.
Mey 28—Lleae va Odd Fellows.
May 28—DeMolay* vs Fireman.
June 3—Lions vs DaMoteya.
Jane *—Flrimaa vs Odd Fallows.
June 8—Odd Fallow* vs DtMolay.
June 11—Firemen va Uooa
June 18—Flrasaan va DeMolay.
June 18-Odd Fallows va Lions.
Jua* 28-Odd Fellows vs Firemen.
June 25—DeMolay va Lions.
June 88—Lions vs Firemen.
July it—DeMolay va Odd Fellow*.
Seesad Half.
July 7- Odd Fallows vs DeMolay.
July 8—Firemen vs Lions.
July 14- Lions vs DtMolay.
July 1C—i*lremen vs Odd Fallows.
July 21—l Joos va Odd Fallows.
July 28—DeMolay va
July tk—Lions va FI
srsrsr
SsSsrSs
Clubs era expected to atari
working out this week end In a
quick drive to get ready to open
In grand style. Each team to go-
ing to have a fairly watt balanced
outfit with the exception of pitch
era. Thera are no burton la
Hartford, ao this la likely to be-
come a hitters' league—if aad
when the players get their batting
•ye.
HEREFORD REPRESENTED
IN TEXAE CATTLE GUIDE
A Texas Hereford Association
guide and road map will ahow
visitors to tho Fort Worth Fron-
tier Centennial bow to reach tbs
ranches of members of the asso-
ciation. The map la expected to
be ready for press In a abort
time, and will tie given to visitors
and mailed to those asking for in-
formation about Texas cattle.
Hereford will ha represented la
tho guide. D. I* McDonald to
can of the director* of the am
Dimmitt School
Senior Drowned
At Gass Outing
HORACE JOHNSON, 19, DIES
AT 0ARL8BAD, NEW
MEXICO
Horace Johnson, 10-year-old
son of Mr. and • Mrs. Spurgeon
Johnxon, of Dlmmltt, waa drowned
In a lake near Carlsbad, New
Mexico, Saturday afternoon.
The Dlmmltt high school aenlor
had accompanied a busload of claas
mates on an outing that waa to
have taken them to Carlabad Cav-
ern, Ruldoso and El Paso. Arriv-
ing at Carlsbad late Saturday af-
ternoon, members of the party de-
cided to take a swim In one of
the nearby lakes.
According to ctaaa mate* of the
drowned youth, savers 1 of them
already bad entered the water when
Johnson plunged in. He came np
ones and called for help. Several
of hto mated rushed to bto aid
Immediately but be waa lifeless
when taken from the water.
The party returned to Dlmmltt
Sunday morning. Funeral services
were conducted at the First Bap-
tist church at Dlmmltt at 9:80
o'clock Monday morning, with In-
terment at Mcls-an. Pallbearers
were Ham Kirkpatrick, Leon Idle,
C. G. Maples, Clifton Sparkman,
Ijeslle Lowder and Pat Ilyatt.
Honorary pallbearers included sev-
eral members of the senior class.
Survivors Include the parents,
and two brothers, Cay and Spur
(ran, Jr. The family moved to
Dimmitt In July, 1085, from Wheel-
er county.
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Ira E. Woolery
Taken by Death
Ira E. Woolery, 50-year-old Deaf
Smith county resident, died at the
family home southeast of Here-
ford early Monday morning follow-
ing a long illneaa.
Funeral services were held at
2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the
First Methodist church, conduct-
ed by Rev. E. C. Armstrong of
Dimmitt, assisted by Rev. T. C.
Willett, pastor of tb* church. In-
terment waa in West Park Ceme-
tery.
Survivors Include hla wife, a
daughter, Grace Catherine Wool-
ary, three sons, Clayton, William
Ira and Milton Woolers, all of
Hereford, and a brother, J. N.
Woolery, of Pleasant Hill, Mo.
Mr. Woolery was born In Coop-
er, Mo., In 1877. At the age of 21
be removed to Sllverton, where he
was married to Miss Mary Ellen
Doak In 1(8*8 and where they
made their home until 1017, when
the family moved to tb* borne
near Hereford. II* baeam* a
member of the Methodist Church
a nuntbr of years ago aad waa
RAINS SOAK ENTIRE REGION
RAIN AND HAH!
TOP HEREFORD GRADUATES
GEORGE CONKLIN MARY VIRGINIA EBERLE
Here are Hereford High School’s leading honor graduates,
George Conklin, chosen as valedictorian, and Mary Virginia
Eherle, nalututorlan. They were selected by the *enlor class
from among the five highest ranking students on credit
points, Including grades, athletic, interscboiastlc, claas, dub
and other school activities.
Farmers Urge Move
To Western Region
Drowned Youth
BILLIE RAY PUTT8, SIX,
VICTIM OP TIERRA
BLANCA CREEK
Rites Held For
PANHANDLE
Deaf Smith county farmers and
the County Agricultural Conserva-
tion AiMoclatlon Saturday urged
by resolutlou that the Panhandle
of Texas be taken from the south-
ern agricultural district and plac-
ed In the western district, whose
Interests are nearer their own.
Judge John P. Slaton Introduc-
ed the resolution before the fom-
ent, who had gathered at the court
house for the final explanation of
the new farm program, and later
to the county a*Moclatlon itself.
Every county In the Panhandle
will be urged to adopt a similar
resolution.
The resolution follows:
“Whereas, the Panhandle of
Texas has 'heretofore been placed
In the Southern Region of formers,
which Southern Region la adapted
to the cultivation and production
of cotton, tobacco and rice; and
PLANTING OF ROW OROPg
TO START: 5 INCHES
PALL AT FRIONA
Rain and hail swept down am
Hereford out of the northwest
yestmtoy afternoon, bringing
an estimated two and one-half
inches of moisture and doing
considerable damage. A veri-
table cloudburst, the storm bait-
ed traffic for a short time aa
automobiles were drowned out
and streets flooded.
The downpour apparently waa
centered around Hereford, although
Black reitorted about an equal
amount of moisture. The rain
gauge at the First National Bank
registered only 1.0 Inches, but it
probably was stopi>ed up by hall-
stones during the heaviest fall.
Gauges on the soil conservation
project west of Hereford varied
from 1.5 to 1.75 inches, with work-
ers estimating tho hailstorm aa
considerably lighter than bora.
Highway 80 through Hoceford
and numerous streets were flood-
ed by a foot or mors of water.
Leaves and limbs were beaten off
trees and small plants were crash-
ed. Although no glass broken
by the hailstones waa reported,
tope were said to have been pound-
ed full of holes on several cars
caught In the storm, and several
electric signs in the business sec-
tion were damaged. Communities
as nenr as Frlona and Vega had
only light showers. The storm ap-
parently extended to the southeast
where no reports were available
this morning.
(Continued
page six)
Eberle To Get
Medical Degree
Howard J. Eberle, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank J. Eberle, will
graduate Saturday. May 80, from j Jtolierson.
tho Texas l'ill versify Medical school'
at Galveston, completing eight
years of college study and receiv-
ing his M. D. degree.
Howard spent four yean at
Texas University In Austin, where
he received hla II. A. degree, and
then four yean at the medical
school. He was an outstanding
student and made an enviable rec-
ord In high school, the university
and medical school. H« Is a mem-
ber of Alpha Kappa Kappa fra-
ternity.
Following hi* graduation, How-
anil will come here for a two weeks
Funeral rites were held Sunday
afternoon for Billie Kay Putts,
slx-.vear-old son of Mr. and Mn.
A. C. Putts, who was drowned
late Friday afternoon In Tlerra
Blanca Creek at the City Park.
Billie Ray succumbed at about
7:30 o'clock. He bad gone to the
park and Joined In play with a
group of youngsters picnicking near
the Main 8treet crossing over the
stream. Shortly after hla absence
wss discovered, his clothing was
found on Phe bank of the stream.
Jas. O. Wilburn, pastor of the
Church of Christ here, discovered
his body, and with the assistance
of Jimmie Garamlll, Central School
principal, removed It from the
stream. The youth was rushed
to the Deaf Smith county hospital
where artificial respiration and
other emergency treatment failed
to revive him.
The services were conducted at
3 o'clock by Kev. Wilburn. Inter-
ment was In West Park Cemetery.
Pallhcurers were 8. B. Walker, II.
K. Ill-eves, T. W. Bobanau, Dick
Walker, Wilson Gyles and Miles
He U survived by bis
parents and two brothers, S. A.
and Howard Putts.
Varying from a steady down-
pour that brought great benefit
to farmers to a cloudburst that
all but flooded the Frlona sec-
tion, tile entire Hereford terri-
tory received life-firing moist-
ure Monday night, tho lint rain
to fall generally over the area
this year in sufficient quantity
to provide good seasoning.
Hie rain came out of the west
lute In the afternoon, flooding tb*
western section of the ares, Snd
then passed over, only to return
Monday night with a steady fall
that lasted several hours.
To Kush Planting.
Since farmers have watted for
Just such seasoning before start-
ing the planting .of row crops, tbs
work was expected to be la full
swing this week end. Row crop
planting Is expected to bo heavy
To Give DeMolay Degrees.
The Initiatory mooting of tho
Hereford DeMolay will be held on
Wednesday night, June 8, with tbo
Clovis Chapter giving both degrees.
'Hie mooting was postponed from
Monday night.
Hombesk to Lecture.
Jtov. J. A. Horubetk will give
a lecture ou The Old South Sun-
day night at 8 o'clock at the First
visit before leaving for Washing- Methodist church. Special muaic
ton, D. C., where he will serve hla | will consist of old songs approp-
In term-* hip. rlate for the occasion.
YOliTH CENTER PROJECT IS
SENT IN FOR NYA APPROVAL
Hereford's new NYA project to
provide employment for 16 girls
whose Central School cafeteria
work ends this week and to pro-
vide a summer educational center
for children lias been prejwred
and aent to state offices at Han
Antonio for approval. The plan
was submitted last Friday, but It
to not known when action will be
taken.
Several applications for the posi-
tion of director have been received
by the library board, which will
bars charge should the project
wt with approval. However, ao
dor the set-up, Miss Lillie Hostet-
ler, librarian, will have charge,
with the supervisor working u tutor
her direction.
Tho plan to to provide children
of lb* community with supervis-
ed play, reading and study In
woodcraft, swimming, sewing and
the like, for about four or five
hours dully throughout the sum-
mer months. The city ball and
dub bouse would be used aa cen-
ters for the activities. Tbs 15
girls would act as squad Isadora.
Several local organisations bar*
offered to gat behind the
by supplying foods for Uto
Va- paid hy NYA
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Father of Local
Woman Dies Here
H. J. Vlrdcn, 77, of Plainvtew,
puNsed away Monday afternoon at
5 :B0 o'clock at the home of bto
daughter, Mr*. Marlin Gilliland,
following an Illness of 10 days. He
wuh brought to bis daughter's horns
early Inst week end.
Funeral services were held Tues-
day afternoon at 8 o’clock at tbe
First Baptist church In Plainvtew,
conducted by Rev. B. N. Shep-
herd, pastor of the Hereford Bap-
tist church. Interment was at
I'laluvlew.
Mr. Vlrdcn was born In Georgia
February 0, 1850. He came to
Texas in 1H04 with his |mi rents
and lived In Floyd and Hale coun-
ties. lie was a memlier of long
standing of the Baptist Church.
Hurvlvora Include two daughters,
Mrs. Gilliland and Mn. Ruby
Moore of Tulta, and five sous,
Willie Vlrdcn of Lockncy, and AtoX,
Holier! Maynard, Bennie and ,
Charles Vlrdcn, all of Plainvtew.
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Townsend Gub
Is Formed Here
A Hereford Townsend Club was
organised here Monday night, with
visiting speakers from Amarillo,
Dalhart and Borger, and tbe first
mealing of tha organisation was
called for Tuesday night st 8
o'clock at the county coart room.
Dr. C. W. Itoynhsm of Amarillo,
J. N. Johnson of Dalhart, assist
ant slat* Townsend Club
and John It. Mlltor, Borg*
wars tb* speakers. Usy
ham was
tonal Hub aad a
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Odom, Adrian. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1936, newspaper, May 21, 1936; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth584103/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.