THE WHEELER TIMES (USPS 681-960) VOLUME 50, NUMBER 31 THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1984 SINGLE COPY 20T
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Fc-- rman Company . News File Deportment Ncnmriuth, i I I . 61462 • • THE WHEELER TIMES (USPS 681-960) VOLUME 50, NUMBER 31 THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1984 SINGLE COPY 20t SWEETWATER CREEK PROJECT A outline of plans to make the Groundwater production for both Wheeler County Water Supply District construction of Sweetwater Creek Wheeler and Shamrock is becoming office. Dam and Reservoir a reality was more difficult to abtain as well fields The Wheeler County Water District presented to board members of Sham- continue to dwindle. New wells can be Board of Directors is expected to call rock and Wheeler Chambers of Com- drilled, of course, but engineering an election on Saturday, August 11, merce last Thursday night at the reports indicate depleting and lower- 1984, which will allow county resi- Shamrock Chamber office. inf water tables. dents to make the decision to build A complete timetable of the effort A complete report of the water Sweetwater Creek Darn and Reservoir. leading up to the August 11, 1984. situaton is on file and available at bond election was presented to the BLUEGRASS • group by Don Rives and Greg Smith. "Following through with this plan will enable us to make good on our Fifth-Annual Festival Sat • pledge to support the project enthusi- The Panhandle Bluegrass and Old RV hookups available on a first come astically and actively work for its Tyme Music Association is proud to first serve basis, and plenty of success from now through completion announce the Sth annual old Mobeetie camping in the rough. Concessions RANDY MARTIN and to final operation," Rives said. Bluegrass Festival will be happening will be furnished by the Mobeetie Fire A key part of the plan is teh Avowed July 27. 28 and 29 at the Old Mobeetie Department. Dogs must be on a leash In National Finals Mobeetie Post Office — 1878 support of a large group of community Jail House Museum 30 miles East of and no drugs or alcohol will be Pampa on Highway 152. permitted. Kano), Martin, a soph. from leaders from Shamrock and Wheeler Wheeler High School, will represent set up as a steering committee. There will be shows daily, Friday The Association invites you to come • Post Office Open House Texas at the National High School "While this list will be added to 8:00 p.m. to midnight; Saturday noon on out and enjoy a weekend of shade The U.S. Postal Service desigi- miles a day delivering the mail. Rodeo Assoc. Finals in Rapid City, from time to time as the effort to midnight; and a free show on tree pickin' and fun for the whole nated the month of June as Quality Maggie Myers and Ad Turnbow South Dakota, July 2.3-29. The Texas develops, the following-named sup- Sunday. family. Service Month. Mobeetie held their Shamrock resident set up the histori- Team will be the top four contestants porters have already pledged them- Tickets are : $5.00 for Friday, $7.00 For further information call Open House inviting customers to cal display bringing part of the Old in each rodeo event, and it will try for selves to an active role in seeking a for all day Saturday, $5.00 for Satur- 806/383-4143 or 806/353-6515. come and see the historial displays the Mobeetie Post Office Boxes from the its third straight national title. positive vote in the August election," day night only, $12.00 for a two day The Panhandle Bluegrass and Old quality of service and friendlyness of museum in Shamrock. ticket, children 12 and under free. Tyme Music Association is a non-- The Texas Finals were held at the Rives said. Guadalupe Co. Fair Grounds in the employees on June 27th. 9:00 a.m. The first Mobeetie Post Office was Members of the steering committee Tickets may be purchased from any profit organization whose sole purpose until 2:00 p.m. is for the promotion and preservation Seguin, June 17-23. Randy and his also a General Store. When the town are:Boyd Austin, Lonnie Kenney, Bob Panhandle Bluegrass Association Refreshments were served in the moved in 1920 the Post Office moved of Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music. team-roping partner, Travis Patterson Frankenbery, Bob Hink, Chuck member or at the gate. There will be lobby to the 130 who came from also, this time back of a Drug Store, from Spearman High School, chal- Hogan, David Cross, Jim Wright, Mobeetie and surrounding towns to When depression shut the Drug Store lenged 68 other teams to qualify for N.D. Ware, Bobby Ware, Thurman help with the open house. Ada Lou down the Post Office remained. their trip to Nationals. They placed Rives, Richard Wallace, Charles Lester, Postmaster and Maggie Myers third in a three go round average. Wood, James Verden, Joe Weatherly, who works in the Post Office make it a Lighting Express Other members from Region I qualify- Greg and Ruth Smith, Bobbye Hill. delight every time anyone goes in. The beginning of the Mobeetie Post ing for the Texas Team were Adam Danny Kenney, Donald Rives, Siebert There have been 15 postmaters with Office can be traced to a small buffalo Brewster in bull riding from Snyder, Worley, Clell Gearheart, J.G. Bach- Ada Lou being the 15th and 3rd women hunter's camp near Sweetwater Mark Pearson in barebacks from Creek. This camp was called Hidetown man, Becky Brown, Sonny Hillburn, Spearman, Karen Corcoran in goat to serve as Postmaster. Boyd Williams, Ray Morgan, Robert The Mobeetie Post Office is 105 because the crude buildings were tieing from Aspermont, and Hadley Laycock, Bob Markham, Ron Gowdy, years old this year. It was granted a made of poles driven into the ground Reed in barebacks from Spearman. Noel Walton, Ken Wischkaemper, • Post Office in 1879 and the first in the and covered with buffalo hides. This Wallace Fields, John Rushing, Edna Texas Panhandle with George A. was the first Anglo-American settle- Lester Webb Services Sanders, Mildred Giehart, James Montgomery the first Post Master. He ment in the Texas Panhandle. It was a Lester Webb 70, of N. E. Amarillo Lunsford, Audra Morgan, Charles worked alone, sorting mail and then very good location near good pure died on June 26. He was the father of a Rushing, Jim Wakefield, Howard delivering it. water. long time resident of Mobeetie Don Weatherby, Nan Reeves Andy Se- The Mobeetie Post Office isn't slot May 18, 1875, Ft. Elliott was Webb. ward, Neoami Cook, Ron Rives, Ralph different today with Ada Lou Lester erected only two rnilesfrom Hidetown, Pasley, Jointly Vilascuez, Dickie Du.- Services were held at 11:00 a.m. responsible for it and Maggie Myer's one half mile south of Sweetwater Monday, June 28, in the West ton, Gail Ledbetter, Doug Cooper, working 2 hours a week. When Ada Creek. The soldiers were sent here to Jane Thomas. Amarillo church of Christ with Lyndon Lou is absent a relief carrier drives 85 protect the people in the settlement Lantham minister, offiated. He was A brief history of the proposed from hostile Indians. ‘LECTRIC LEARNERS teacher for groups from 18 Texas project follows: buried in Llano Cemetery by Schooler- After the Fort came, Hidetown grew Two Wheeler County 4-H'ers spent Panhandle counties. This was the 26th Gordon Funeral Home. On January 7, 1963, The Texas in poplulation and abandoned its five days recently (June 25-29) in the year SPS sponsored the 4-H Electric Mr. Webb was born in Hamilton. CHAT Water Commision filed Presentation original name for Sweetwater. Sacramento Mountains south of Camp. SPS energy adviser Dan Redd, He retired from Potter County as a WITH Number 1437 of Red River Authority Wheeler County was organized on Cloudcroft, New Mexico, learning left, helped instruct Pamela Fancher, road and bridge supertindent after 20 EDITOR of Texas covering a certain area of CWE April 12, 1879, with Sweetwater as its about electricity. Southwestern Public center, and Anita Robinson. years. He was a member of West Sweetwater Creek in northeastern By Louis C. Sias county seat. The towns citizens filed Service Company (SPS) was host and Amarillo church of Christ. Wheeler County for investigation of an application for a post office and Survivors include his wife. Velma, the feasibility of constructing a dam I am sorry to say, I have no moisture were refused by the government Fowler Family Reunion four sons Jerry and Gayle both of to report this week. We did see a few and water reservoir. Avila/ 7/aE e 6 because there was another Sweet- By Blanche Barrymore Amarillo, Don of Mobeetie and Bill of sprinkles as we returned home Sunday An engineering report covering this water, Texas. The name for Sweet- Austin; two sisters Nola Trimble of study has been submitted to Wheeler The children of the late Levi Fowler, Old Admission afternoon. water, Texas. The name was again Amarillo and Neva Anderson of Rand- County Municipal Water District by Sweetwater, including his grandchild- 6-9 Ira Morgan -cwe- changed, this time to Mobeetie, which lett, Oklahoma, seven grandchildren Freese and Nichols, Consulting ren and great grandchildren, hosted a 6-20 Willie May Once again we had the full cooper- is the Indian name for Sweetwater. and seven great grandchildren. Engineers. family reunion June 23rd and 24th at 6-23 Geneva Harris ation of our advertisers and cor- Mobeetie received the grant for the A suitable dam site has been located the Holiday Inn Holidome in Elk City. 6-25 Jennie Slaten respondents in getting the paper post office and George Montgomery Their mother, Mae Fowler, was Karen Killingsworth together early this week.