Donley County....
Land of Progress
Clarendon, Donlet County, Texa__
e Ward
00contlnues
little more than two months
Ronnie Ward was working
field and had a freak
A truck ran over him,
hing several bones and
him in terrible pain. He
placed in St. Anthony's
in Amarillo, where he
today.
has been
10ng one. Several attempts
been made to save
leg, which was
crushed. The first
.edures didn't fully
and additional surgery
)erformed yesterday
Doctors are
that this round of
will put Ronnie on
road to full recovery.
the financial burden has
a big one. Already, over
in medical bills have
with the worst yet to
And Ronnie didn't have
and he faces the
alone.
of Ronnie's friends are •
and have started a
to help pay the medical
for Ronnie. The fund
has about $400, but
still a long way to go.
wanting to contribute
fund may deposit money
Farmers State Bank &
Company. The fund is set
as the "Ronnie Ward
at the bank. Friends
to donate money can
directly to the bank,
e it to Alderson Chevrolet or
it to the office of the First
Church. Mrs. Gene
is in charge of the
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THE CLARENDON COIJ.EGE Drama Department will pmmmt "Lelt Hm4zmt" next
Tumulay hi.at the Hmmed Slstert Fine Arts Center. The cast lael.des, trent row, "Frtek
Griffin, Corky Joburt, Charles CUnten and Richard Allen; back row, Katrina Messer, Jon
Cartwright , Cherrl Bates, Amy Lemley, Robert Bell, LaVeroe Fetche, Pant Gattls, Joburta
Helms and Pant Sanders. [Press Photo]
'Lost Horizons' set next week
One of man's most cherished dreams is the dream of a perfect
or a perfect world. "Lost Horizon" is that dream as
by James Hilton in one of the most widely read utopian
of the twentieth century.
]'he drama department of Clarendon College, under the
of Norma Selvidge, will present the production of "Lost
on November 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Harned Sisters
Art Center of Clarendon College.
The production will feature the talents of several Donley
society
to be formed here
he Donley County chapter of the American Cancer Society is
its organizational meeting Monday, November 5, at 7:30
in the Community Room of the Farmers State Bank. John
Executive Director of the Amarillo District, has been in
stirring up interest in the organization, trying to
a chapter in Donley County.
organization is made up of volunteers who help in the
of research, education, public information and generally
keep the public informed of the dangers and warning
of cancer. This is done through the use of films, talks,
and posters shown or given to various clubs or civic
)S.
desiring to attend this meeting and interested in the
problem should attend the meeting if at all possible.
ACS performs many services, including reaching the
money raising activities and public information. The
also assists in any way possible those afflicted with
by furnishing transportation, offering counseling
helping provide necessary sickroom furnishings, or
surgical dressings.
seven warning signals of cancer are unusual bleeding or
a lump or thickening in the breast or elsewhere, a
that does not heal, change in bladder or bowel movements,
or cough, indigestion or difficulty in swallowing,and
a wart or mole. However, there is only one sure way
g cancer - get a check-up, i
Wreck kills woman
County students and offers an outstanding evening of
entertainment for all. High Lama, a character portrayed by
Robert Bell, is a person of high wisdom that the citizens of
Shangri-La look toward for direction and advice. Joburta Helms
plays the part of Sally, a girl from the western world! that has a
drug habit who overcomes her problem while visiting
Shangri-La, falls in love with a visitor from the western world
and leaves Shangri-La only to find disappointment. Katrina
Messer plays the role of Lo-Tsen and will be featured in dance as
well as her role. Charles Clinton is the comedian of "Lost
Horizon" in his role as Harry, a visitor from the western world.
The part of Wea Gnu, a Tibetan servant and resident of
Shangri-La is played by Jack Bell. Amy Lemley of Hedley will
portray Tashi, a young Tibetan girl from Shangri-La.
Other characters of the cast are Madame Chang played by
Laverne Fetsch from Munday, Conway played by Richard Allen
of Perryton, Mailinson played by Frank Griffin of Gruver, Miss
Brinklow portrayed by Pam Gattis of Irving, Mr. Barnard played
by Corky Joburt of Boys Ranch, Helen played by Pare Sanders of
Tucumcari, Ai Ling played by Cherri Botts from Adrian, Qua
Ling portrayed by Jon Cartwrigh[ of Amarillo.
"Lost Horizon" will also feature several youngsters .from
Clarendon in the roles of Village Children. Playing the parts will
be Rune and Whitney Cosper, children of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
Cosper; Gina and Brigett Spier, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Spier; Tracy and Deanya Waters, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Loyd Waters; Mary Kathryn Hayes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Hayes; Kristen Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff
Walker; and Shay Seividge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tex
Selvidge.
THIS IS THE death vehicle that an AmarMo weuum
Sunday afternoon when her car
and overturned in a ditch eight miles west
here on U.S. 287. Mrs. Lucille Watkins, 73, of Amarillo went
a sudden skid and slid into a bar ditch beside the road before
and landed on its top. The accident occured
kllpproximately 4:00 p.m.
rs. Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene by Donley
Justice of the Peace Carroll Lewis.
Watkins was born at St. Louis, Ms. She was a member of
First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo. She was past
of the Panhandle Kennel Club.
Iersl Nrvlees were at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday in the First
Church of Amarillo, with the pastor, Dr. J. R.
officiating. Interment was in Llano Cemetery under the
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. Local arrangements
by Murphy Funeral Home.
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Thursday, November 1, 1973 Volume II, No. 35
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Bronchos to meet McLean;
It's do or die from now on
It's do or die from now on for the Clarendon Bronchos, and
they'll have the chance to do one of the two Friday night at 7:30
when they meet the McLean Tigers at McLean.
Ordinarily, there wouldn't be much worry about the
upcoming game, but after the Broncs got clobbered
by the Claude Mustangs last Friday night, the Broncs have to
worry about every game until the end of the season, and they
have that thing over their head that any team could slip up and
win.
The Bronchos defeated Memphis 13-12 week before last for
what was considered a clear march to the district championship,
but the Claude Mustangs came into town and upset the
Bronchos' apple cart with a stunning 29-19 win. The win for
Claude put the district in a 3-way tie for first place, with Claude,
Clarendon and Memphis each sharing in the lead.
if, when the season ends, all have won the rest of their games,
a flip of the coin would decide' the district winner. If Claude
should lose a game, which is highly possible, then Clarendon
would automatically win district and go to the p|ayoffs.
However, if Clarendon should lose one of the three remaining
games, the Broncs would be out of the running for the crown.
That's why it's do or die for the next three Friday nights.
And any one of the three remaining opponents could pull the
upset if conditions are exactly right.
McLean is the biggest team the Bronchos have faced,
physically. They boast several boys over the 200-pound mark,
and a running game that isn't that easy to shut down. The Tigers
lost a squeaker to Claude, 7-6, while leading the Mustangs in
rushing. They haven't been successful thus far because of
mistakes, but a team can erase those mistakes and challenge a
game favorite any night, as witnessed in the game with Claude.
The Tigers will catch the Bronchos at a poor time, too, since
Clarendon's star Kenneth Reese and Gary Shields are both out
with injuries. Reese was missed against Claude. He plays a
major role in both the offensive and defensive units. Shields will
be missed on both units, also.
The Bronches will be trying to overcome the fumble-itis which
Hedden impressed
with his Bulldogs
Saturday, October 27, a much-improved Bulldog basketball
team travelled to Liberal, Kansas, to take on Seward County
Junior College in a controlled scrimmage. Coach Jack Hedden
was impressed by the performance of his team, and said "I felt
like we outplayed them, although we didn't keep a score or run
the clock."
"We hadequite a bit of improvement over last week," Hedden
said, referring to the Bulldog's first scrimmage against Cameron
State of Lawton, Oklahoma. "Our execution improved, our
offense and timing improved and our shooting is good. It was
just an overall improvement on offense.'
Hedden was not so enthused over his defense. "We need to
work on the defense some," he said. "We're not putting enough
pressure on the ball. That is the main thing we will be
concentrating on this week in practice."
Only ten players made the trip to Liberal for the scrimmage
Saturday. Steve Amerin and Joe Evans, both freshmen, stayed
in Clarendon due to recurrences of high school knee injuries.
Both players are expected to be all right soon, and neither is
expected to miss any of the regular season.
The Bulldogs scrimmaged Seward County again yesterday at
three o'clock when Seward returned the scrimmage. Clarendon
has two more scrimmages before the season starts, at Cameron
State this Saturday and at Southwestern State in Weatherford,
Oklahoma the following week. The regular season starts
November 12 with the Panhandle Junior Varsity, but conference
play does not begin until November 29 with Western Texas
Junior College, the seventh rated team*. The Bulldogs do not take
on conference favorite Howard County Junior College until
December 10, in what will probably be the first showdown over
the conference lead.
Hedden said, "This year's team will be exciting to watch and
we will score well." He is hoping for support from the
townspeople for the Bulldog's race for the top of the conference.
has plagued them all year, especially against Claude and
Memphis.
At any rate, the Bronchos will still be heavy favorites to defeat
the Tigers, and they'll be favored to win the rest of the scheduled
games.
And it's likely that they'll be back with their winning ways
Friday night.
THE
By DEAN SINGLETON
AS EVERYONE knows, the Mideast controversy between
Israel and Egypt has flared again. And immediately when I
heard the first news report of the fighting a few days ago, I
started worrying about the United States getting involved in the
mess.
If there's anything the United States doesn't need, it's another
war on its hands. And I'm scared to death that we're going to
end up in it.
1 remember a little country, South Vietnam, that got into a
little war with a little country called North Vietnam. The U.S.
stayed out of the war, but sent equipment to aid South Vietnam.
Then, the U. S. sent some "advisers" to aid in the situation
while they tried to talk peace. Then, it seems, the U. S. sent a
few troops to help out. And, before too long, the U. S. had
500,000 troops in Vietnam getting their tails whipped all to hock
while South Vietnam enjoyed the economic benefits of it all and
kept on fighting to keep these benefits flowing.
After 100,000 American men got killed, the U. S. started
trying to get what Nixon called "A just and lasting peace,"
turned around and ran like scared ducks, and called it a victory.
And all that resulted out of the war was a lot of dead
Americans and a country half-way split with discord.
The Israelis and Egyptians have been fighting for centuries.
They're born with the instinct to fight, they're taught all their
lives to fight, nd they'll always fight, If we leave thvm alone,
they'll fight for centuries more, but if we stick our big nose into
the mess, we'll end their fighting by ending the world with a
nuclear war.
There's no way, just no way, that we can help matters by
getting involved in the Mideast War. That bunch wouldn't be
happy if they weren't fighting. And the United States wouldn't
accomplish anything if it got into the fuss.
Now says you, what if the Russians send troops to Egypt?
Well, let'em. Just because Russia wants to fight a war doesn't
mean that we do. It seems to me that the Israelites played the
role of the bully in this skirmish anyhow. If they don't want to
fight, maybe they'd better stay on their side of "the river.
At any rate, the United states better stay out of the whole mess
over there and worry about the mess over here.
"This is a grave error," commented the corpse as it was being
lowered into the wrong hole.
Local merchants
announce sales
It always pays to shop at home in Clarendon. but this weekend
will be better than ever for hometown shoppers, as local
merchants are running unusually good specials.
Tunnell Pharmacy is staging its November Saie, with a store
full of low-price bargains to choose from. Scores of items have
been reduced to allow customers to stock up on personal items
used most through the month. Some prices are lower than
half-price during this outstanding sale. Complete details can be
found on Tunnell's 2-page advertisement on Pages 6 and 7 of
today's Clarendon Press.
Clifford Grocery has an extra big assortment of grocery
specials this weekend, with a special emphasis on meat.
Clifford's page advertisement is on page 3 of today's Press.
Chamberlain Motor Company has received 20 "brass hats" or
better known as "factory executive cars." These are nearly new
1973 automobiles with very few miles and a,big factory
guarantee. These cars. just like new, can be purchased for up
to $2,000 off. Chamberlain's advertisement is on Page 12 of
today's Press.
Clarendon Wholesale Supply, located across the highway from
Chamberlain Motor Company, is offering a giant November
Clearance Sale beginning today. Tires, auto supplies, stereo
equipment, and plumbing and electrical equipment are being
offered this week at unbelievably low prices. Check their
advertisement on Page 5 of this week's Clarendon Press.
Osburn Furniture is offering special prices on carpet this
week. Check Osburn's advertisement inside today's Press.
Sumiay west of Clarendon oa Highway 287. [Press Photo by
Richard Allen]
John's features Johnny Carson suits this week. Check his
advertisement and go by his store for a store full of clothing
values.
It's certainly a good week to shop in Clarendon.
Dehyle inducted into society
Chadle Deyhle, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Deyhle, has recently
been inducted into the National Agriculture Society of Alpha
Zeta, on the campus of Texas Tech at Lubbock.
To meet the specifications of this organization, one must have
at least 45 hours in the School of Agriculture, and in the top
two-fifths of the School of Agriculture.
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