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SUPREME circulation advertising reader interest community service Canyon llems FOR 12 YEARS Devoted entirely to the upbuilding of a community which s' tnds for education and citizenship. FORTY-THIRD YEAR Educational Home of Northwest Texas CANYON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1939 Gateway to Palo Duro Canyon State Park NUMBER 43 UpcMi Reviews Crop Conditions During Past Year of Land in Randall County in Agricultural Program for 1938 The year 1938 was another year of below normal rainfall over most of Randall county. It was also a year of uneven moisture distribution. The official U. S.

Weather Bureau rain guage for Randall county is located at Canyon. Another guage exactly similar to the owned by the Weather Bureau is' located on the H. B. Gist farm thirteen miles southeast of The guage located at Canyon a total of 19.83 inches of precipitation for the year, while Mr Gust reports only 14 89 inches recorded by the guage on his farm. No accurate recordings for other parts of.

the county are available, but, it Ls thought that the west part oi the county received slightly more than average rainfall for the year The wheat crop for the year was again much below average with less than one Trillion bushels of wheat prod? teed in the 1938 harvest. The average yields were less than one- half of the normal figure. Randall county has again made a very enviable record in tlie matter of making use of the cuirent Agricultural Adjustment program. About $7 per cent of all the land in the county was included in farms cooperating with the 1938 conservation program Moisture conservation practices are Dehorning more and more popular because of the relative difference in crop yields where crop land is worked on contour or other moisture conservation practices are used It is pretty well agreed that soil conservation in this area, in the main, starts with moisture conservation since soil blowing so closely follows crop failures Most of the No. 2 payments or soil building payments earned are earned by For 1939 EDITORIAL) Every citizen of Randall county should turn to page two and read the message of C.

R. Burrow Mr. Burrow us a pioneer business man of Canyon. He came to Canyon when there was nothing much here but an idea. Throughout these years.

Mr. Burrow and the other far-sighted pioneers have worked, planned and spent their own money in order that Canyon should be what it is today. What would Canyon be today, had not these pioneers invested $100,100 hard earned money to brine the college here? What would Canyon be today, had not these city builders worked for better schools, highways, paved streets, improved homes and business houses? Many of the real pioneers have passed on. but they left a sound foundation upon which later comers may build Or. if we fail to build and improve, the whole foundation will decay and the super-structure will fall.

During 1939 is a splendid time to begin thinking about home interests and of building Canyon. rather than building some other town or community. Now read the message of Mr. Burrow. Last Lobo Wolf Placed in Case in the Museum What probably was the last lobo wolf killed in the Panhandle us on display in one of the most striking natural habitat cases at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society museum here.

This case, just completed, the big animal in a ragged snow- covered setting of startling realism. County Officers Start New Terms Bonds Approved and Salaries Set Monday by the Commissioners A special meeting of the Commissioners Court was held Monday at which time oath of officers were trie work of T. Sundstrom. administered to all who had been preparator a', the museum, elected for the coming two years. The scenlc background blends with i the foreground so cleverlv that no Bonds were approved and salaries set for the term ilme of can be seen 11 The killing of the wolf was widely Those taking the oath of office acclaimed after the beast was shot by Ed Harrell of Canyon.

Jan 8. Burney Slack. County Judge. 1917, while Uncle Dan Wallace of A. B.

Holt, County and District piainview, then 65 years old. held it Hill Plans For New Buildings on Campus History Project Starts Under WPA (irant Is Made For ounties Benefit of Historical Society 'Clerk. Cantrell. Sheriff. Tax As- and Collector, A WPA grant of $26,094 will make possible the first comprehensive historical project in the Panhandle.

The sponsor will be Dr. F. Shefiy. head of the department of District Court Session Opens Jury Started Investigations When Sworn In Yesterday by the hind legs. The two men chased the wolf by automobile until it was tired, then released a Mrs.

Elzie Price, County Treas- couple of dogs. The lobo. more than urcr match for the dogs, seized one by J. D. Hazlewood, County Attorney, head.

It was then that Mr. Carl Liiushery, Commissioner Wallace erabbed its rear less and history at West Texas State College, Precinct No. 1. held on while Harrell fired 22 cal- who wlu have charge of supervision Clarence Beckman. Commissioner jbre bullets into the beast.

for the college and the Presinct No. 2. The wQlf weighed more than 90 plains Historical Society. Twenty- D. S.

Hill, Commissioner Precinct pounds. It had been a menace to six Panhandle counties will be No. 3 stock and there was a large bounty combed for historical materials, in- Bennett. Commussioner Pre- for the killing of the animal. The eluding books, letters, ranch record', cinct No.

4 I skin was sent to Denver for mount- heirlooms, interviews, relics, public Bill Money. Constable Precinct ing. As rapidly as time and funds records, and any other articles ii- No will permit, such animals are being lustrative of early life on the plains. Machen, Justice of the Peace placed in habitat cases by work- The counties listed by the Works 1 men directed by Prof. C.

Stuart Progress Administration are Dal. Trs. W. J. Flesher, Justice of the Johnston, head of the department lam.

Sherman, Hansford. Ochiltree. Peace Precinct No. 4 0f geology and anthropology. Even- Lipscomb.

Hartley, Moore, Hutch- Barker was re-employed as tually these cases will line the walls inson, Roberts. Hemphill. Oldham, Mill Tov A Clubbing Rates Extended Until Tuesdav, Jan. 10 Hare rates on newspapers been extended until dav, Jan. 10th for the benefit of those who were unable to lake advantage of the rates before the first of the year, Vou can extend your subscription to the Canyon News until Jan 10th for only SI.00 per year.

You can secure the Canyon and the Amarillo News for $6.75 per year. The Canyon News and Pathfinder are SI.30 per year. The Canyon News and Dallas Semi-Weekly Farm News and SI.50 per year. The Canyon News and six good magazines are $2.50 per year. Next Tuesday, Jan.

10th will be the last date on these new low rates. Science Building Asked From the State Legislature President Tells the Students of Plans For Future Buildings Judge E. Nelson opened the winter term of district court Mon- Walter Irvin for several years day although the first session of the grand jury was not called until yesterday. Members of the grand jury are: C. Black, foreman, Ball, Anton Beckman, T.

E. Boling, Al- Special Tax Attorney. W. Myers was re-elected janitor of the court house. Blaine C.

Cosgrove was named Deputy Sheriff, Tax Assessor and Collector for the north part of the county yesterday by M. Cantrell. Mr Cosgrove will have his office at 2906 Tyler in South Amarillo. He succeeds W. city.

Mr. Cosgrove has been with of the museum annex J. B. Fox Died at Familv Home Potter. Carson, Gray.

Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth. Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Hall. Briscoe, and Childress. The work will start being set up in a few counties and gradually extended as WPA workers are trained. One non-relief super, J.

Pox died Saturday morning employed to guide L. Lyons in this capa- 30 0.cl0ck at the home the research. Amateur Pictures Will Be Show Here January 18-31 12 miles south of Canyon after an illness of several months. He had been a prominent stock farmer of Randall county for 20 years, and not a writing project. Much der was president of the Canyon Na- The allotment includes funds for preparing the material for display and studv in the museum here.

It carrying out ohm 1 v. Campbell, J. Dowd. Gist, Henry Miller. Amateur pictoriallsts of Clovis.

Elbert C. Robinson. Dan F. San designed co conserve moisture More than 150.000 acres of crop land Randall county was worked on contour in 1938 It has been proven that land worked on the contour in this area will produce a great deal more than land worked straight in the usual way This fact is Mrell illustrated by a tabulation oi wheat yields on 100 farms on which wheat was seeded on contour for 1938 harvest a-s compared with 100 farms on which wheat was seeded straight Tlie average yield in 1938 on the contoured fields was 83 per cent more than the yields on the straight seeded fields. It Is thought that the No.

2 payments will be much more fully utilized in 1939 on account of being better understood It estimated KiU ttppear Munday that less than 30 wheat farms will fail to make compliance for 1939 If the present AAA program is continued long enough it will, in the opinion of mast land owners in Randall county, make for a much better land u.se. The crop acreage for the various crops under the W. T's Madrigal Club will draw 1938-39 program is much better from it.s famed in balanced for right land use than the a broadcast from w-as the case before the adjustment KGNC next Monday evening from programs were started. Likewise, 8 05 to 8 30 the crop production in areas of wide Prof Wallace R. Clark, director, fluctuations in rainfall is stabilized who has developed maunsa! clubs on account of the use of summer jor twenty years, says that fallow acreage.

the present group Is among the The first shipment of applications jias jiad Tor payment under the 1938 conser- Thc program will lnclude sacred ders and D. A Shirley Bailiffs appointed for the term are W. Ciounch. Gidden and Price. District Attorney Robert E.

Underwood started the grand jury in its investigations Several witnesses were called during the day, but no bills had been returned yesterday. Bud McDaniels plead guilty before Judge Nelson yesterday on the charge of theft. He was brought back from the penitentiary where he is serving three other sentences. He has other charges against him in the Panhandle. No petit jury was used this week, but the jury drawn for the second Madrigal Club To Give Radio Program Next Monday Eve ical and other office work must accompany the field activities.

Announcement of the allotment was made to Dr. J. A. Hill, president of the college, by Sen. Tom Connally while Dr, Shefiy was in Thomas, mcctlni oi the American Historical Association.

The allotment comes none too tional Farm Loan As.sOv.ia tion at the time of his death. The funeral was held at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 3:00 conducted by Rev will send many pictures to the Sam A first annual Panhandle-Plains Sa- pastor. Ion of Photography here January Interment followed in Dreamland 18-31, for exhibit in the art room Cemetery under the direction of the makmf possible the coilec of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home. Society museum. Pall bearers were: G.

Foster, D. Pictures for this salon already S. Hill. Slack. A Barnard, are arriving at the office of Olin E.

Roy Byrd, and White Griffitts. Hinkle, salon director. Surviving are the wife and four- First to submit prints was Duffy teen children: nine sons, Ernest Fox Sasser of Clovis, whose subjects are of Buchanan, N. Curtis. a dilapidated old windmill and a Reginald, Elmer.

Milton. Weldon Cowboy smoking a cigaret. These Arthur, and Warren Fox. all of this prints were submitted in standard i county; five daughters, Mrs. Lucille fonn.

mounted on 16-20 cardboard Flippo, Leta. Estelle, Frances and of a light shade The deadline for Ruth Fox, all living in Randall submitting prints Is January 15. county. The salon jury will begin its work Mr Fox was an active member of on that date, picking the prints ad- the Methodist Church and was very tion of materials which are fast disappearing. Hie museum already is being enriched by the finds of WPA archaeological parties directed by Floyd Studer.

Amarillo business man who Is curator of the museum, and paleontological excavations guided by Prof Stuart Johnston Dairymen Elected Officers Tuesday For Coming Year Dr. J. A. Hill shared his Christ- mas thrills with the more than one thousand students of West Texas State College, gathered in assembly this week after returning from holiday trips to their homes, by reading extracts from various books given to him by friends. There were several books of poems, one of them "Mother Goose in the Ozarks," The latter, Dr.

Hill said, he read to a small granddaughter. The coliege joiced in the safe return of his flock and said that he hoped their Christmas was as pleasurable as his. including rest, reading, and family reunions I'm ready, even eager to go to Dr. Hill said, then he went into a discussion of the program for West Texa-s State College in 1939 His first objective will be to obtain. from the Legislature, a much- needed science building.

Science departments of the College have not been physically expanded since the main building was erected more than 20 years although the on earth" broke two records at the student body has grown many times recent Oklahoma City tournament as it was then and mdus- winning three out of five games development in the Panhandle played. Lother Stephenson, huge whetted the demand for science forward, set up a new individual courses. Dr. Hill pointed out that scorincr record in a single game, and Panhandle senators and represen- the Buffs broke the team high point tatives were pledged to work for the record with 59 points in trimming science building, that the board of East Texas State regents were making it No. 1 on But Coach Al Baggett says the thelr list of recommendations, and lads are just now learning where the tliat.

all other Sta'e institutions baskets are located. The big coach have been given one or more major onded the holidays by guiding the buildings in the last decade, team on earth through two as West Texas State has not been brisk practices daily. The locals so favored had had little opportunity for re- science building probably hear sals before going to Oklahoma would be placed on the south side City They defeated Phillips Uni- oi tlle main campus, just west of the versify of Enid and Northwestern home. Oklahoma State after dropping a tile structure to be pair of games to Tulsa University ssked of the Legislature 'ITiere is and Texa.s Wesleyan College however, that the first unit Baggett said the Buffs missed the a library building maj be built baskets "a thousand in their with WPA loan and grant, already Buffs Set Record With Three Wins Will Play Again in Oklahoma City On 11 and 12 WfTexans State's team judged worthy of display. A special active in all political salon seal has been made up.

and problems of the county, each print exhibited will bear this coveted seal The salon Is being sponsored by tlie department of art at West Texas State College All amateur photographers of the plains are being invited to write to the salon director for an entry blank and other information. There is no entry fee. and civic Moisture for 1938 Is Little Better Than During 1937 vation program will leave the county office this week. A few applications are not ready on account of delayed signatures, etc. Checks are expected in February and March on moKt of the Randall county quota.

County Committee Remains Same For Agricultural Work Community officers of the Randall County Agricultural Conservation program met Friday and elected officers for the coming year. Those named were; Gist, Chairman. Hix, Vice Chairman. W. Turpin, Member.

W. Hammond, First Alternate Member, Roy N. Byrd. Second Alternate Member. CEMFTERY ASSOCIATION TO ELECT OFFICERS songs written as far back as the 16th century, as well as more recent Russian chants, English mad! rigals, and one negro spiritual, I Deep River." The coming broadcast will in; elude a short prologue of appreciation for the gift of the big madrigal library by the late A.

Clippinger of Chicago. Mr. Clippinger, a leader in American music and music teaching for many years, taught Prof Clark when the latter was studying at Chicago. He gave the library of the Chicago Madrigal Club, w'hich he directed for 31 years, to the T. music department in recognition of the outstand- ing work in madrigal singing here.

Mr Clippinger came to the campus in 1932 to direct a spring concert He died last year Fire Thursday Nite Damages Three Buildings Fire started in the attic of the laundry building on the south side Thursday evening. The fire was confined to the attic due to the quick action of the fire department, and little damage was done to the buildings, excepting for the smoke. The flames were extinguished largely by the use of chemicals. The buildings are owned by G. G.

Foster and are occupied by the Foster offices, the and by the Parlow Electric. The buildings will be repainted this month and the damage to the attic repaired. Mrs. Haley Buys Co-Ed Fashion Shoppe Here STOCKHOLDERS OF CAN VON CLl'B WILL MEET Stockholders of the Canyon City Club will meet next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock at the court house I the owner, Mrs. J.

Alvin McDonald. Members of the Dreamland Cem-1 f0r the purpose of electing officers The business has grown rapidly etery Association will meet Saturday for the coming year. since its beginning a few years ago Mrs. Jane Haley is the new owner and active manager of the Co-Ed Fashion Shoppe, following completion of sale of the merchandising establishment early last week by afternoon at 3:30 at the 'Thompson Club Room will be elected at this feting for a term of two years. karbara Jo and Jimmie Ream Vit the holidays at the home of grandparents, Mr, and Mrs.

returning home Sat- A report of officers will be made by Mrs. McDonald and her mother, to the stockholders on the progress Mrs. A. May. and just a little of construction on the new club house and prospects for the coming year.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ska ike and family spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fische and family.

more than one year ago the business was moved into the newly remodeled home of its present location Mr, and Mrs. Charles Edward Donnell returned Monday from their honeymoon trip to El Paso and New Orleans. Members of the Randall County Dairymen's Association met at the court house Tuesday night for the annual election of officers. Officers named were: Tom Lair. President Rockwell, Vice President.

Tom Gerald, Secretary. The tliree officers will name six directors, who will be announced at approved but held up for lack of federal funds. Three 40-capacity co-cjurative dormitories, two for urls and one for boys, has the same status with PWA The girls' buiid- For the first time in several years, moisture during 1938 approached the February normal of 21 inches. The total for the year was 19 81 inches, but did not come at the right time of the year to develop crops in Randall county first two games, but improved rapidly thereafter. The poor showing of the Texas entries was, he said, easily Texans had taken time out for the holidays and were badly off form, and they had would be placed north of the been in training only since the foot- Phebe Warner Home Manage- ball season closed Most of the Ok- men: House.

Location of the unit lahoma, Kansas, and Missouri for bcvs has not been determined, squads had been training since Oc-jThe buildings would be of brick tober and had worked hard up to veneer The library unit would cost the night before the tourney opened. The Buffs will go to Oklahoma CCC barracks recently given tion City to battle the Gold bugs the College be removed from Tliis association is the oldest of on January 11 and 12. and will open I the Duro State park and placed this kind on the Plains, and has local season January 16 and at the College farm, to be made into made wonderful progress in im- 17 against St. Rattlers of ia combination nail proving the procress dairy herds of the San Antonio. The following was the moisture by months: January February 2.73 March Ml April 65 May 5.11 June 3 24 July 1 86 August .30 September 91 October November Hunting Season Is About Over Says Game Warden H.

H. Died Tuesday at the Familv Home I OBriant. 64. died Tuesday Game Warden D. Moseley morning at 12:30 o'clock at the states that the hunting season for home south of Canyon Mr.

ducks closed Dec. 29th, and that had been in poor health 3.12 ducks cannot be held in cold stor- for several months and had planned .43 age longer than 4 00 o'clock Sat- to leave this week for Edinburg December .05 Total urday afternoon, Jan. 7. All cold where he was to the winter storage plants in this section will with his daughter. 19 31 be checked Saturday to see that The funeral was held Wednesday none are being held afternoon at 3 30 at the The quail season will close on Baptist Church in Happy, conducted A daughter.

Virginia Almeta, was January 16th After that date by Rev Eil Hawthorn, assisted born to Mrs. Walker in Arna- should oil their guns and Hicks of Canyon rillo, Dec. 20. Mrs Walker was put them away until next fall" ad- interment followed in the Happy formerly Miss Helen Tucker. 'vises the game Warden.

Cemetery, in charge of the Thomp- STORK SPECIAL A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs. Jack Barnard on Dec. 27th. NEW CAR SALES Amarillo Bridge Co, Chevrolet coupe. P.

M. Munson. Ford tudor. Prances Baker. Plymouth sedan.

PortKt 45 Improving very L. S. ItVKEK HAS S. Baker, head of the department of Biology of underwent an operation for appendicitis in the Veterans' Hospital at Albuquerque Friday. Mr.

Baker is re- son-Griggs Funeral Home. Pall bearers were: Floyd Swearingen, George Cope, George Walker, Ed Markham, Homer Kinsey and Ira Prewitt, Surviving are one son. Clark O'Bryant of Happy, and two daughters. Mrs Fred Connally of Happy, Dr, and Mrs Sheffv returned Mis. R.

L. Gn.furd of Judge Burney Slack left Tuesday fro Chicago where they, burg; six brothers, Morris night lor Austin where he at- Bttetlded American Historical tending a meeting of school super- I intendents, meeting. Mr and Mrs, J. W. Kleinschmidt Mr and Mrs Newton Harrell will and daughter returned Sunday from Mrs leave next Tuesday for a trip to the California where they spent Christmas at the home of his parents.

American Historical Stanton, of Quai. Einmitt of Wellington, John. Frank and Lewis O'Briant of Roby; two sisters. Mrs. Dora Lane of Canyon and Cooper of Baileysboro, Hawaiian Islands Mr.

and Mrs. T. A Black returned Thursday from Pauls Valley, Okla where they spent last week Larry Holman went 10 Vernon Tuesday to bring his wife and baby home In observance of New Year's day the First National Bank, the post office, Beauty Shop and the Cinderella Beauty Shop were closed Monday. and quarters for the caretaker. Tliree barracks units at the Hereford park have been given to the National Youth Administration for placing at West Texas State if arrangements for the NYA pre-college project can be completed Eight hundred boys not yet out of high school in scholastic rank are and unable to obtain further training, Dr Hill said.

Under the proposed plan, some of them would be placed in an NYA dormitory at Canyon. They would do part-time work to pay for board and schooling Dr Hill will go to Austin shortly to represent West Texas State College before legislative committees and to assist other educators in guiding the educational program. The prospect of getting the science building for W. was described as good by Dr Hill, who added "Everybody conceded tliat it is our turn to get this much- needed buildmg FORMER CITIZEN HI RT IN ICC John Knight received word Tuesday that his grandson, James Knight Hicks, hail been seriously injured in a car accident near Wichita Falls and wouid be in the hospital there for at least two months with a broken leg. concussion of the brain and bad cuts.

Young Hicks is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Hicks and was born in Canyon. HOSPITAL NOTES Dee. 30, 1938.

Mrs Vera medical; dismissed Jan. 2. 1939.