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Clerk U-l-20
County
Oldest Established Paner in Curry County
Official PaDer of U. S. Land Office
VOL. IS, NUMBER 1.
THE CLOVIS NEWS, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1921.
$2.00 PER YEAR
Business Men Of Clovis Will Serve Barbecue Next Monday
MANY TO ENTER
RODEO STUNTS
Legion Men Completing, Grand Stand
and Bleachers. Track Will Be in
Good Shape (or Big Races.
Red Cross Will
Have Rest Room
"Every detail of the big rodeo for
July 4 til and 5th has been completed,
and it will be u success from start to
finish." Thin is the report coining'
from American Legion headquarters.
J. T. McDonald, who will huve
charge of tlu rodeo, bus imported
enough wild stock to keep more than
100 "punchers" busy during the
events, and states that cow men will
be here from nil over the plains.
A number of Legion men have been
busy on the rodeo grounds and track
for two weeks, and have things in
fine shape. The arena has been
fenced, corral!) prepared, and a
grand stand and bleachers are now
being constructed.
From all reports comiiiK in there
will he at least a hn'f dozen ears enter
tin' bit' races. Contestants arc com-
he' f rum Gallup, Amarillo and Por
t:iles, in addition to three or four
cars that will be entered by Clovis
di i ers.
The ten mile "Kurd Scamper," too,
promises to brinit u number of cn-tru-U.
Only stock cars will be enter
al in this race, and many Clovis
y.jnirstera are tuning up their pet
"1 wies" for the occasion.
ttf airplane stunts, too. promise to
I) nig feature of each d.-y'
til niHlit.
BurreU of ice water will be fur-.
niahed to the thirsty crowds on the)
down town treets by the Curry Coun
ty Chapter of the American lied Cross
during the celebration Monday and
Tuesday', and n rest room for women
will be maintained in the Klks Audi
torium during both days, according
to announcements made this morning.
Arrangements have been made for
drinking water, towels, and other con
veniences to be placed in the Audi
torium for the use of the visitors.
FOUR WEEK'S REVIVAL
CLOSED SUNDAY NIGHT
One hundred and twenty-five con
versions were recorded during the re
vival services conducted by Rev. 1. E.
Honeywell and party under the aus
pices of the Clovis Ministerial Asso
ciation, and which closed Sunday
evening.
The features of the campaign were
the meetings for men held by Rev.
Honeywell and the meetings conduct
ed for women by Mrs. Swartzbaugh,
eaen nunuay uucrnoon.
"We are well pleased with the re
suits of the meeting," said Rev. R. B
Freeman, secretary of the Ministerial
Association. "Rev. Honeywell's ser.
nions filled a long felt want in Clo
vis."
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Parade Will Be
Big Feature of 4th
FIGHT DRAWS SPECTATORS
FROM ALL OVER WORLD
New York, June 21. Probably
inure newspaper correspondents than
were employed on the battlefields
F ranee during the World war will be
present to report Saturday's chain
l-ioiiship match.
l-.e Morgan, head of the press ar
rangements, said there would be 700
new sp.-ipernu n at the ringside, the
greatest array of fight chroniclers or
chroniclers of any kind ever nssem
FOR A BETTER CLOVIS
The act.on of tho business men of Clovis in rolling up
their sleeves and doing their part toward making the -llli
of July celebration a successful one, is commendable.
When judges, bankers, menchants, lawyers and lead
ing men from every walk of life undertake a job like serv
ing a barbecue to hundreds of people it means one thing
their motives are absolutely unselfish and they are doing it
for a better Clovis.
And when the Chamber of Commerce works tirelessly
it menus that they, too, are working for a better Clovis.
And the American Legion. Their motives are above
question. They have worked unceasingly on every de
tail that has fallen to their lot. They want to help stage
an unsurpassed celebration for the good of Clovis.
Some have worked much harder than others, and they
nrc still willing to do more without complaint.
All those who have worked on this or any previous
public enterprise, have found thut it takes the tooperaiioii
of all to make for success.
And the results are inevitable. If a successful cele
bration is staged in Clovis Clovis will benefit by it. That
which benefits Clovis ;s sure to benefit the American Legion,
the Chamber of Commerce and each citizen of Clovis. We
are all working for a bigger and better Clovis.
Clovis Gun Club
To Hold Big Shoot
The biggest shoot of the year will
be staged about the middle of July,
according to arrangements that are
now being made by officials of the
club.
More than $100.00 worth of mer
chandise has been pledged by Clovis
merchants, as prizes for the winners,
and it is probable that the list will
be added to before the event is staged
The shoot is open only to members
of the Clovis (Jim Club, and those
wishing to participate should join im
mediately, officials announce.
Members of the club will be classi
fied accoiding to their ability nnd an
effort will be made to see that, all
contestants are evenly ina'ched.
TO REORGANIZE
BASEBALL CLUB
Faithful Fans are Still Backing Club
and Promise to Give Clovii a
Team Worthy of Support.
PLANS ARE MADE
FOR SIDEWALKS
Kiwanians and City Council Working
on- Plan Similar to That Used
tor Conitructing Paving,
FINAL PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Members of Chamber of Commerce)
Will Roll Up Their Sleeves and
See That People are Well Fed.
At a meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce Friday morning,
the contract for the big barbe
cue July 4th was cancelled, and
members of the Chamber decided
to personally oversee the affair.
Alex Shipley was appointed I
with C. W. Harrison and J. E.
Lindley to secure the beeves and
see that they were barbecued
to a turn, and a committee on
arrangements and serving was
appointed. This committee con
sists of Don Weatherford, chair
man, Ray Harrison, D. W. Jones,
Miss Lelia Kendall and Mrs. E. R.
Cassel.
Plans were completed Wednesday
for the big free barbecue that will
be served next Monday by the busi
ness men of Clovis in connection with,
the 4th of July celebration.
The order of procedure has been
announced by Don Weatherford,
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Farm Bureau Raps
Blue Sky Salesmen
Salsemen of fake stock selling pro
positions hereafter will not find the
farmers of Curry County an easy
prey for their schemes, according to
action taken by the new Executive
Committee of the Curry County Farm
"Don't try to look pretty the fun
nier vol are the better it will !"-"
That's the final instruction given to ,,., to cover a single event,
those entering the big tallithumpiini Two hundred correspondents will
parade, .uly '1th, by W. H. Uoughtoii, dictate to telegraph operators while
chairman of the callithumpuin com-, the ,ol,t progresses. The remaindc
mitt v, I w II sit in all encircling arena directly
Tills committee of the Chamber of; ;n f t ont of the holders of the $.r0
Commerce is trying its "dead level tickets.
best" to make the parade the largest ;,.pi tcrs of many nations will
feature of th--' eelebration, and t'H'jwatcli Deinpscy, the champion, and
inert hat ts and business men of Cl.ivis' ( arpentier, the debonair challenger,
are cooperating with enthusiasm. I battle for the honors nnd through
Tlr- parade will form at the corner1 newspapers they wdl tell the
of Hagerman and Mitchell Streets, world tlu story of the encounter,
just north of the Harvey House, not. Seven French writers will be pres-
later than !):0tl ocIock, .vionday niorn-'ent waiting and hoping they will be
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The parade starts promptly at
AMARILLO NEWS BOOSTS
CLOVIS CELEBRATION
abb' to flush a message of victory to
their countrymen. England will be
represented by IS correspondents and
Canada by eight. Kvc:i Tokio, on the
other side of the world, will have
special writers there, as well as Cop-
Frank ObeiTin, "old man of the
valley," has been secured as manager
of the Clovis baseball club, and will
rVport July 6th, according to an
nouneoMcnts made this afternoon by
W. II. Duckworth.
Oherlin, for a long time, has been
the guiding genius of the Roswell
club and Clovis funs feel very for
tunate in securing his services. Until
he reports, the team will be under
the management of Captain Cave,
catcher.
Clovis baseball enthusiasts have
complained that while the local club
has some mighty good material, the
hoys have not displayed the team
work that is so essential for success
ful baseball.
Oherlin, who has had years of base
ball experience, will be counted on to
bring out the best the boys have
in them and Clovis is expe-' ni; a win
ning team for the remainder of the
season.
Diamond, fielder, nnd Cribble, first
base, were released this week, and
other changes in the line-up will be
made if necessary, Mr. Duckworth
said.
Tin, Aniei-ir-nn Lee-ion I'ost of Clo
vis is ntittlnir on a great 1Mi and r.th c-nlii.jron. Havana, Buenos Aires and
of July entertainment. They are go- "(h''''
ing after the business incident to the
attraction in the same manner that
they went after the Huns. They are
winners, for the American Legion is!
an organisation of men and not of
localities. The Clovis boys are Ameri
can boys, they belong to the great
American family, nnd when they want
anything they shall have it. It is to
be hoped if the people of Amarillo
pet an idea that distance lends en
chantment, if they want to change
from this city for the glorious Fourth,
they ill not overlook Clovis. And,
if as a matter of fact they remain in
Amarillo 4iid n'o not sufficiently "fed
up" on the one-day program here,
WHEAT READY
FORHARVEST
Many Combine Harvester-Threshers
Will be Used in Curry County.
Farm Lnborens Needed.
theyvlll board the early morning
train and breakfast in Clovis, the
boosting, thriving, interesting Curry
County cnpital city that never does
things by hnlvcs.
Clovis Legionnaires, we are with
vou and wo are wishing for your full
est appreciation and recognition by
the citizens of your beautiful city, by
the people of Curry County, by the
nonulation of Eastern New Mexico,
You are worth it and these friends of
American liberty feel related to you
in a most intimate way nnd join your
local community in every act of sup
port, in every sentiment of love. We
glory In your past achievements and
know that ynu are destined to sustain
your reputution for loyalty, for pat
riotism, for bravery, Americanism.
Mav success crown your every worthy
effort. Amarillo Daily News.
Wheat harvesting is commencing in
many parts of the county now. For
the most part the early harvesting is
being done with headers. As the grain
gi'ts riper the combine harvester
threshers will be used. Next week will
see harvesting at its height in this
section and with pretty weather the
train will bo harvested ftfster than
for the past two years on account of
there being more labor and luore la
bor-saving machinery.
After Harvest Hands.
Through tho County Agent's office
advertisements have been sent to all
tho newspapers in the valley as well
as for two hundred miles west, asking
for harvest hands to come here nnd
it is believed that the matter of secur
ing help will not be as serious as it
has been in times gone by.
The Kiwaniaiis are behind an ex
tensive sidewalk program. The plan
is to organize sidewalk districts along
i t' r plan to that which has made
paving possible. This would make the
building of sidewalks compulsory on
the streets designated but property
owners could pay for the improve
ment over a period of time and the
expenditure would not be burden
some. I.ouis P. J. Unsterson is chairman
of a committee from the Kiwnnis
Club that will work with the City
Council on the matter and something
definite will be announced possibly
after the next meeting of the council.
If the present sidewalk plan is car-
ied through Clovis will have no
trouble in getting free mail delivery.
tee of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Carpenter's I'nion appear in
'the first act at 8:00 o'clock in the
I morning. They will meet at the har
i becue grounds under the direction of
Secretary I.. I.. Kyle, nnd will erect
After a lively discussion, a motion J
was carried authorizing a committee
to be appointed to iin esrigiiU' every
stock selling proposition ottered in
the rural districts. A committee mem-
1 . -U ,nu anlei-1.
OOr IlOm elicit cunmuoiii ,y "mo ov.-v .
, ... , 1, 1 , ii, ! the necessary tables and stands he
ed and his duties Will be to look out ' ,
DRAWS KIWANIS PRIZE AND
GIVES IT TO BALL TEAM
A. W. Johnson is the most lucky
man in the Kiwnnis Club. This week
he drew the $5.00 attendance prize
for the third time since the club was
organized a few months ago. The
baseball club hopes he draws it every
week, for Mr. Johnson donated the
$5.00 to the team.
MISS MARY G. ASHLEY
DIED LAST WEDNESDAY
Miss Mary 0. Ashley, daughter of
Mrs. M. E, Ashley, died last week
after a lingering illness. The fun
ernl service was conducted Thursday
afternoon by Rev. A. Strublc.
The deceased is survived by her
mother and three brothers.
TO PLAY OFF TIE
Joe Hewett's Home
Damaged by Fire
The home of Joe Hewett, at the
corner of Vigil and Connelly was bad
ly damaged by fire Monday after
noon, the alarm being turned in about
six o'clock. Mrs. Hewett has been
away from home and Mr. Hewett had
not been at the house since noon and
the origin of the fire is unknown
Timely assistance from the fre de
pnrtment saved the building but only
after it had been very badly damaged
on the inside. The furnishings of the
home arc practically a total loss.
Since the Kiwanis Club defeated
Johnson's Bnnd at the game played
last week, it has been decided to play
a deciding game which will be stnged
soon.
Two Hollene Boys
Drowned Sunday
Homer Stilh nnd Guy Dunnigan, of
Hollene, were drowned Sunday morn
ing while swimming in s tank on the
Kscabnda ranch. They had been
swimming for some time, and were
swinging on a wire that was stretched
across the lank.
When the wire broke they were
thrown into deep water and strangled
before they could be rescued. Two
other boys attempted to save them
but nearly lost their own lives in the
attempt. Help arrived too late.
Both boys were past sixteen years
of age and their families have lived in
the Hollene neighborhood for a num
her of years. They attended the Hol
lene school during the past term, and
had many friends who mourn their
untimely death.
Funeral services were held Monday
at Hollene by Rev. Cameron and Rev.
Wagoner.
for stock solicitors and salesmen, and I
report to the F.xecutive CommittK
of the Bureau.
The executive committee will then
investigate the merits of the com
pany, and report to those interested.
Members on the investigating com-
midcc are us follows: A. J. Conley,
Melrose; J. A. I.nRue, Prairie Valley;
Joseph Smilh. Pleasant Hill; S. b-
Allcorn. West Chapel ; W.J. .Matthews,
Texico; George H. Palmateer, Claud;
F.mmett Davis, Ranchvale; George
Brownell, St. Vrain; C. C. McGec,
Havener. Members of the executive
board will act as committeemen in
their districts.
CLOVIS BREAKS EVEN
IN ROSWELL SERIES
After losing the first of the series,
12 to 5, nt Roswell last Wednesday
Clovis broke even by taking the sec
ond game by a score of t to 11,
Clark, the lanky pitcher from Flny
dada, recently added to the Clovis
club, held the valley team to iwo hits.
LEFT FOR CALIFORNIA
Dr. Howard Dennis left Tuesday of
this week for Los Angeles, Calif.,
where he has accepted an important
position with tho Los Angeles County
Hospital.
MORE STREETS
MAY BE PAVED
Property Owners Asking for Addi
tional Paving When Present Con
tract Has Been Finished.
ON VACATION TRIP
J. R. Denhof left Sunday for a
three weeks' vacation in points in
Missouri. He was joined by Mrs.
Denhof and children in St. Louis, and
from there they will go to their old
home at Lebanon, for the remainder
of their vacation.
STORE CLOSING NOTICE
Clovis stores will be open on the
morning of July 4th and the morning
of July 5th to accommodate shoppers
who arc in town during the big two
dav celebration.
Clovis has a big paving program on
now. but if plans materialize, many
more blocks will be added to what has
already been contracted for. Property
owners on several residence streets
have announced their intention of
Mintim? navimr and the industries
along Hagerman Avenue are particu
larlv anxious for better streets as at
present they are nlmost Impassable
when there are excessive rains, ine
next paving will likely be done with
the blaclt base instead of concrete as
it is cheaper and ninny think better,
I'avinu- in front of a lot in the resi
dence district will likely cost in the
neighborhood of $350 by using the
black base.
fore !(:() o'clock.
Alex Shipley, president of the Clo
vis National Bank, with a force of ex
perts, will barbi cue the beef and de
liver it to the siieers nt !:0 o'clock.
Then come the champion meat cut
ters. D. II. Carson, Thus. Fulton,
Ned Honk, J. T. Hatlcy, J. H. Monroe,
D. F. Berry, Robt. Ross, I!. W. Hatley,
W. M. Williams, Jack Ross, Theo
Paul, Kid Ross and A. J. Bell have vol
unteered for this job, and will finish
by 1 1 :00 o'clock.
An imposing array of "chanipecn"
waiters under the direction of Jno.
O. I'ritchard, will t.ikc charge and
prepare for serving the banquet with
all the "fixins." The feed will con
sist of barbecued beef, bread, pickles,
and coffee the latter donated and
prepared by A. B. Austin.
Hon. Sam G. Bratton, judge of tho
District Court, will head the list of thn
waiters in white. Others who will
serve are J. K. I.indley, proprietor of
the Highway Garage; S, A. Jones,
Cashier of the Citizens Bank; A. Man-
lell, of the Mundcll Clothing and Dry
Goods Co.; W. I. Luikiirt, of W. I.
I.uikart & Co.; A. W. Sknrdu, cashier
of the Farmers State Bank; W. H.
Houghton, of the Houghton Land Co.;
(ins M. Bryan, of the Union Mortgage
Co.; W. C. Stallings, of Stallings
Grocery Co.; W. B. Cramer, of Long-
Bell Lumber Co.; Miss Lelia Kendall,
of Kendall Dry Goods Co.; C. W.
Harrison, president of the First Na
tional Bank; Alex Shipley, president
of the Clovis National Bank; A. J.
Rodes, of Rodes-Bradb"' Dry Goods
Co.; Joe Wilkinson, of Ramey and
Wilkinson; W. H. Duckworth, of the
Southwestern Drug Co.; R. M. Bishop,
of the Clovis Furniture nnd Under
taking Co.; C. A. Hatch of Patton &
Hatch; John Barry, of Barry Hard
ware Co.; George O. Koberts, of Rob-erts-Dearborne
Hardware Co.; K. C.
(hilders, of Lone Star Lumber Co.;
Milton Brown, of Kemp Lumber Co.;
J. D. Fleming, County Commissioner;
and Dr. C. L. McClellan, Dr. J. B.
Westerficld, nnd Dr A. L. Dillon.
These men will report at the barbe
cue grounds at 11:00 o'clock each
equipped with suitable apron, cap and
bread knife. Those who are forced
to be absent, are requested to furnish
a substitute.
CIVIC CLUB
There will be no meeting of the
Civic Club Monday on account of
thut dny beinj a holiday.
BAPTIST CHURCH
All regular services will be held at
the Baptist church next Sunday. The
'lord's Supper will be observed at the
morning hour, A special invitation
1 extended to any who might desire
to unite with the church.
C. W. Stumph, Pastor.
LUMBER OFFICIAL HERE
TO PUT NEW PEP
IN KIWANI'i PROGRAMS
L. L. Austin, vice president and
general manager of the Kemp Lum
ber Company, was In Clovis for two
or three days this week a business
visitor and guest of Milton Brown,
locnl manager of the Kemp Lumber
VUi i - "
Dr. A. L. Dillon, president of the
Kiwanis Club, announced Wednesday
that variety will be put into the Ki
wnnis Club programs in the future by
having a new member in charge of
the program each day. Next Wed
nesday the program will be entirely
in charge of Judge Sam Bratton and
the following Wednesday A. B. Austin
will be in charge.