The Clarendon Press, January 11, Page 2
Boy Scout banquet
set here Friday
There will be a presenta-
The Annual Banquet of the
Adobe Walls Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America will be held
at 7 p.m. at Clarendon Junior
College on Friday, January 12.
The purpose of this banquet is
to recognize outstanding volun-
teer workers and to recognize
outstanding Jobs in 1972.
The highlight of the meet-
ing will be the presentation of
three Silver Beaver and two
Silver Fawn awards to people
who have been outstanding
Scourers. These awards are the
highest awards that can be given
by a local council.
Also on the program will
be the presentation oftwoSpen-
cer Awards to the Pioneer Dis-
trict (Texas, Cimmaron, and
Beaver counties in Oklahoma
and Hansford county in Texas)
and the Adobe District (Car-
son and ttutchinson counties in
Texas). The Spencer Award is
for districts meeting all of
their membership and program
goal s.
tion of a G0 yearVeteranAward
to Luther Fruit of Borger, Tex-
as. Eagle Scout Charles Hooper
of Troop 165, Borger, Texaswill
receive the first Hornaday
Award ever presented in the
Adobe Walls Area Council. The
Hornaday Award is a Nationally
Presented Award for conserva-
tion work.
Explorer StanleyRoach of Post
43, Guymon, Oklahoma will give
his speech on citizenship that
won him a chance to compete
in the National Speech Contest
sponsored by Readers Digest.
He will compete later this month
with 11 other winners in theNa=
tional Conic st in New York City.
The speaker for the evening
will be John W. Dupree, Re-
gional Director, South Central
Region Boy Scouts of America
from Daltas . Tickets for the
affair are available at $3.50
from the Adobe Walls Area
Council, Box 2479, Pampa, Tex-
as 79065 untiI January 10, 1973.
Sorority has
January meeting
The 3G9th meeting of Mu Gage.
Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi met in regular session in
the home of Norma Selvidge,
with Mary Neal Rlsley as co-
hostess, on Jan. 8, 1973.
Sandra Mooring, president,
called the meeting to order. The
opening ritual was given.
Sandra Mooring called out
the different committees for
the sorority's charity ball to
be held in February, 1973.
Open discussion was held on
plans for the sorority's char-
ity ball.
The chapter received news
from state concerning the state
project.
Motion was made and second-
ed and vote carried that the
chapter send $I0.00 for the state
project.
Motion was made and second-
ed that all outstanding bills be
paid.
Sandra Mooring presented a
program on "How is Your Con-
servation?" A group discussion
was held on the subject of con-
servatlon.
The closing ritual was re-
peated in unison and all joined
hands for the Mispah Benedic-
tion.
Sisters present were: Genella
Eads, Bonnie Ellerbrook, Glo-
ria Gge, Irene Gerner, Frank..
ie Hen.son, Susan Henson, De=
bra Martin, Sandra Mooring t
Debra Patterson, Kathryn Pigg
Mary Neal Risley, Norma Sel-
vidge, Bonnie Spier, Darlene
Spier, Betty Veach, and Beth
Walker.
Increase
Continued from Page l
squeeze" as a result of the
increases in the cost of equip-
ment, services and labor, cost
of new power plants lines, and
environmental controls.
With interest costs more than
doubled, he pointed out that the
cost of borrowing money was
one of the major problems. To
supply future needs, the Com-
pany expects to spend about
77 million dollars for new fact-
E. L. HAVINS, assistant postmaster in Childress, has as-
sumed the position of interim postmaster in Clarendon. He
replaces Joe Bownds, who has served in that capacity in
the absense of Postmaster Mike McCully. McCully has
been on sick leave, pending retirement. Bownds retired
from the service last week. Havins has served 28 years
with the U.S. Post Office, and 4 years in the Army. He
has one son, Danny, who is 21, and a daughter, Carolyn,
who 'is 18. Havins is driving back and forth from Chil-
dress each day. He will serve the Clarendon Post Office
until a new postmaster is named. (Press Staff Photo)
Registration
set at college
The Spring Semester at Clar-
endon College will begin with
registration on January 15 and
16, with classes starting at 8
a.m. on the morning of thel7ttu
Dormitories will be ready for
occupancy at 2 p.m. on Sunday,
January 1% with the first meal
in the Cafeteria to begin on
the morning of the 15th.
Enrollment is expected to
be somewhat lower than the
Fall Se me ster' s enrollment but
more than the Spring semester
of 1972. All entering Freshmen
are requested to contract Leon-
ard Selvidge, Dean of Students
or Floyd Guinn, Counselor, for
pre-enrollment counseling be-
fore the above dates.
Many new courses are in the
offering for Clarendon College
and a schedule and Catalog may
picked up at the main office
or by calling 806 - 874-
3571 Clarendon. This material
will be placed in the mail to
Water, Sewer
meeting held
A meeting to discuss long-
range programs for water and
sewer systems in Donley and
Gray Counties was held Friday
at the Greenbelt Water Filter
Plant.
Sponsored by the Panhandle
Regional Planning Commis=
sion city and county officials
from varigus cities in the two
counties aRended.-,the meeting.
report Was presented by the
PRPC concerning plans for the
next G years. The organizatioz N
along with the Farmers Home
Administration, has hired a
Pampa firm to set up criteria
for preliminary design of water
systems for cities under G,000.
Sewer andwater systems from
area towns were discussed. One
of the main goals of the pro-
gram is to set up a sewer and
water system for Howardwick.
Editor's Quote Book
Whether happiness may
come or not, one should try
and prepare one's sell to do
without it.
--George Eliot
cotton report
Inclement weather delayed har-
vest over the Memphis areathis
past week, according to W. E.
Cain, in charge of the USDA,
AMS, Cotton Classing Office in
Memphis. "This will allow gins
and the classing office to catch
up some," said Cain, as he again
urged farmers to wait for their
cotton to dry out well before re-
suming stripping operations to
avoid "barkies".
The Memphis Cotton Classing
Office graded 28,950 samples
this week to bring the season
total to 114,400. This compares
to 74,000 on the same date a
year ago.
The predominant grade class-
ed this week was Strict Low
Middling Light Spotted (42)with
36 percent followed by Middling
Light Spotted (32) with 26 per-
cent andStrict Low Middling(41)
with 23 percent.
The predominant staple clas-
sed this week was 32 with 72
percent followed by staple 33
,with 19 percent.
bi!o, cals
Snow, snow, snowU! If white isn't among one of yo!
vorite colors, then you're really sunk. But, if brown is I
to your liking, wait until all the white stuff starts
A ski resort type atmosphere has come to
along with all the snow. Saturday night, about 9
police were investigating a fender-bender collision
and 6th streets. Along came a skier swooshing
of all things, ONE SKI!! Somebody must be readying
self for the winter Olympics...
Bright Newhouse
Newhouse
makes speech
Bright Newhouse of Clar-
endon, who serves as president
of the Top O'Texas Life Un-
derwriters Association, was the
speaker at a luncheon meeting
of the Lubbock chapter of Char-
tered Life Underwriters at noon
Friday at the Lubbock Country
Club.
Newhouse, who is a repre-
sentative for American Ami-
cable Life Insurance Co., spoke
to the group on "The Price of
Leadership." He emphasized
that successful men are suc-
cessful because they put out
the effort to be successful.
He pointed out that success
Micronaire, or finessandma- is obtained through hard work
turity, readingsshow66percent and a "second effort," not
talked in the desirable range of through luck.
3.5 to 4.9 and 31 percent miked Newhouse is president of the
3.4 and below. Donley County Hospital Dis=-
Pressley, or strength, read-
ings show 76 percent of the
samples tested 75,000 psi or
higher. The average was 79,000
psi.
Some average prices were:
Strict Low Middling (410, 32
staple, 25.75 to 26.00 cents per
pound) s Strict Low Middling
Light Sportted (42), 32 staple,
24.76 to 25.00 cents, and Mid-
dling Light Spotted (32),
32 staple, 26.50 cents per pound.
This was for cotton talking 3.5
to 4.9. Prices for low mike cot-
ton continued to weaken.
The average price paid farm=
ers for cottonseed at the ginwas
$52.00 per ton.
trict, a regent of the Claren-
don College, and is a past
president of the Clarendon
Chamber of Commerce.
He also is minister of the
Hedley Church of Christ.
The kom llem't I
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Joe Bownds, postmaster at thepost office here, is
In the Country Kitchen last Friday at lunch, Ola
presented Joe with a cake. On it, in frosted
"Good-bye Post Office, Hello Coffee Shop!" Joe is
ing to take it nice 'n easy, while wife Jane does the
ProudGranddaddy H. M. ("Flip") Breedlove has been
ing in all the glory of phone calls along with the T. W.i
Anears, while Grandmother Dorothy is in Denton
their new grandson. Michael Brandon was born Monday, J
uary 8, to parents Mike and Deanna McClesky. The
son weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces.
Ronnie Null, English teacher at Clarendon Colle
ally got his wish. His new son came during the
break. James Wesley was born to Ronnie and
Monday, January 8, at 8:09 a.m. He weighed
and 8 ounces. Along with big brother Ross,
birth are grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Tucumcari, New Mexico, and Mr. and Mrs. John
Jal, New Mexico.
Isn't it a coincidence that the Breedloves live on the
street as the Nulls, and that the babies each weighed
pounds and some odd ounces?
Brothers Jim and John Moore of UT at Austin have
visiting sister and brother-in-law, Ronnie and Melinda
Anear, and niece and nephew, Jennifer and Todd.
Be nice to your fine featheredfriends. Put out some
feed for them. They have to live too, you know.
A friend of mine wants to know how her bathtub can
dusty with snow on the ground for five days and one
other of the four members of her family in it all the
Such cold days.., doesn't soup sound like
SUPPER CORN CHOWDER
5 slices bacon
l medium onion, thinly sliced and separated in rings
2 cups cooked or canned whole kernel corn
l cup diced cooked potatoes
l I0 I/2-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom
2 I/2 cups milk
I teaspoon salt
Cook bacon till crisp in large saucepan. Remove
pour off drippings, returning 3 tablespoons to pan. Add €
and cook till lightly browned. Add remaining
and dash pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat and
minute or two. Top each serving with crumbled
butter. Makes 6 servings.
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