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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
BIC c. Of c. MEETING
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
Business Men Urged to Attend in In
forest Of Service Fund" Which
Will be Raised for Clovis.

The most important meeting of the
Chamber Of Commerce reorganization
campaign, as far as the business men
and property owners of the city are
concerned, will be held next Monday
evening at the Elks Hall. At this
meeting, to which representatives of
all the larger interests of the city will
be urgently requested to come, rails
ing a sufficient "sevice fund" to in
clude in one budget all Of the COM
munity activities for one year which
will be handled through the Chamber
of Commerce, will be discussed and
the amount finally set.
The business men are being re-
quested to attend this meeting as a
duty to the city in order that an eff
ficient and satisfactory system for
handling the community's business
may be evolved.
Messrs. A. Mandell, G. P: Kuyken-
dali and j. E. Lindley are preparing
tentative budgets to present at the
meeting for discussion. Figures on
how other communities are handling
this important adjunct to city prog
ress will be presented and a plan for
Clovis decided upon.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
WILL ERECT LARGE COLD
STORAGE PLANT HERE

The New Mexico Creamery, Pro-
duce and Poultry Company is the
name of a new firm that has recently
been Incorporated to do business in
Clovis. The business will be under
the management Of G. A. Freiden-
bloom, formerly of Roswell, and he
will have associated with him j. H.
and J. H. Smell of FL Paso,
Texas. The company has recently
purchased the property just east of
the Leach-Coalter Grocery Co. which
consists Of a lot 50x125 which faces
on the track. There the company,
according to Mr.. Friedenbloom will
erect cold storage and creamery
plant. The cold storage will have a
capacity of seven car loads and. it
will be the company's aim to deal in
poultry, eggs and other produce in
wholesale quantities. The plan will
be to buy in neighboring localities
and to ship here from the valley and
make up car lot shipments from this
point. Poultry will be dressed here
preparatory to shipping in cold stor-
age to other markets. The new firm
is incorporated for $4,000.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
CLUB LEADERS TO HOLD
CONFERENCE SATURDAY
All Community Leaders In County
Will Meet to Confer With State
Leader. 40 to be Present

Local club leaders from every COM
munity in the county now engaged in
boys and girls club work, will attend
the club leader conference which will
be held in the High School auditorium
next Saturday, May 7th, according to
Mrs. Edna Hume Durand, county club
leader.
W. H. Trentman, assistant state
leader in charge, will preside over the
meeting, and about forty are expected
to attend.
Miss Richardson, state home dem
onstration leader, will be one of the
speakers of the day. Others on the
program will be Prof ]. NJ. Buckley,
W. H. Trentman, County Agent E. C.
Hollinger, Mrs. r. A. Crawford of
Grady, Miss Minna Wingo of Bellview,
Mrs j. D. Hopper of Moye, and Mrs.
Edna Hume Durand, county club
leader.
Among the visitors will be Mr.. c. C..
Head, Quay County club leader, and
Mr.. Raymond Curry, Torrance Coun-
ty club leader.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
DRASTIC ORDINANCE ON
CARNIVAL SHOWS PASSED
Occupation License Tax Of SIS Per
Day, and $500 per Day for
"Camss of Sklllp Passed.

The City Council went on record
with a soar plsxus jab at carnival
shows, wild west and minstrel shows
Monday night when City Ordinance
No. 144 was passed.
The most striking clause in the or
dinance places the occupation tax on
"games of skill" at 5000 per day. The
general fee for carnivals and other
travelling shows is $75 per day, with
$5 per day for merry-go-rounds and
other riding devices.
II costs, too, to put on a parade or
bally-ho, for the new ordinance places
the cost Of this privilege at 81.
Section two of the ordinance places
the occupation tax on stock COM
panies, travelling companies, musical
comedy companies and others at $50
per day.
In providing a penalty for violation
of this ordinance, the council DEGREES
that any person upon conviction
therefor shall be fined any sum not
less than S100, and that each day
shall constitute separate offense.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
Z HELD IN CONNECTION
WITH DEATH OF DUNCAN
A. G. Sharp and Roy Hooper, Both Of
Amarillo, Under Arrest. Big
Booze Cache Located.

A. G. Sharp of Amarillo is held at
Portales, and Roy Hooper, also Of
Amarillo, Is held in Clovis, in con-
nection with the death Of John w.
Duncan Of Wichita, Kansas, whose
body was found in a car on the Clovis
Portales Highway, April 9th. Sharp
was arrested In Texico Saturday af-
ternoon and Amarillo authorities ar
rested Hooper there the same day.
According to statements Of Hooper,
the two came out of FL Paso recently
in a car which carried "three sacks
of "whiskey bottles" What is thought
to be a part Of the contents Of the
"three sacks" was located Friday
when prohibition officers found about
go quarts of whiskey and fifteen gal
Ions of alcohol cached near the Texico
road. Following the finding of the
liquor, the Dodge car which they were
driving was confiscated.
The arrest Of Sharp and Hooper
came about as the result Of a bit of
detective work on the part Of Clovis
officers. Investigation proved that
they were near the scene Of the mur-
der between three and four o'clock
on the morning that the dead man
was found, where they are reported
to have stopped to fix tire. They
drove into Texico, it is said, and stop.
ped at hotel Wednesday morning,
Sharp stayed there but Hooper disap-
peared the next day and was later
arrested in Amarillo.
Photographs Of Hooper have been
sent to ElPaso in an effort to estab-
lish the identity Of the man who is
reported to have left there with the
dead man two days before the shoot
mig occurred.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
CURRY COUNTY SOLDIERS
SURVEYED FOR TRAINING
Eight Ex-Ssrviee Men, Disabled as Re-
sult Of War, Preparing for
Vocational Training.

Seven more men from Curry Coun-
ty and one from DeBaca County,
veterans Of the world war who are
suffering from disabilities incurred in
line Of duty, were surveyed for train
ing under government supervision by
Fred c. Wardwell, field representa-
tive Of the Federal Board Of Voca-
tional Training, Monday.
These men were, Terrell B. Rose Of
Grady, Tandy E. Bush of Yeso, Henry
F. Gentsch Of Melrose, Forrest John
son of Claud, John Tieberghein, W. c..
Tate, Henry S. Mitchell and Jimmie
Lee Burns Of Clovis.
An former service men who were
disabled in line Of duty to such an
extent that their injuries constitute a
vocational handicap, are entitled to
vocational training, according to Mr..
Wardwell. Men eligible to section
two training are allowed s100 per
month with additional allowance for
dependents, during the period Of
training.
The Federal Board is especially
anxious to get in touch with all dis
abled soldiers in order that their
cases may be reviewed Immediately.
Men now eligible for training should
communicate Immediately with the
Curry County Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, for such cases viii
not be considered If not filed within
one year from this date.
Mr.. Wardwell will be in Clovis May
23rd and at that time will explain
the work and aims Of the Federal
Board to the local chapter Of the
American Legion.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TO
START NEXT WEDNESDAY
One Hundred Busiest" Men and Wo.
men Work for Goal Of 500 Mem
bers Of Chamber Of Commerce

One hundred of the busiest men
and women of Clovis will start out
next Wednesday morning to secure
at least 800 members for the reorga-
nized Chamber of Commerce. Last
night the twenty-four captains who
have been pledged, met and chose the
lieutenants whom they will ask to
assist them in the membership can
vass. The entire team organization
-four divisions of six teams each
with a captain and three lieutenants
on each team will meet at the Elks
Hall Friday evening of this week to
receive final instructions and be fur
nished with Ammunition" The
teams will choose the prospects, upon
whom they will call, at this meeting.
Then on Wednesday morning, May
llth, the entire organization will
meet, have their pictures taken, and
start out on the canvass. They will
work till noon and meet at luncheon
for reports where the standing Of the
teams and divisions will be figured on
a large bulletin board. Much rivalry
Of a good natured variety is already
developing,
Each division will be represented
by color and flags will be hoisted
from a prominent flagpole with the
winning color at the top each day and
the others in order,
The teams will work from nine to
twelve on Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday, skipping Friday on account
Of the trade excursion.
A fine response has been made for
the call for service and a spirit Of
team work is developing which will
form the nucleus for team work on
the part Of the whole community in
the reorganized Chamber Of Com
merce.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
WANT MORE SIDEWALKS
AND FEDERAL BUILDING

Lieutenant Governor Duckworth
made q talk at the Kiwanis Club
Wednesday on the prospect of Sc
curing a Federal Building for Clovis.
Mr.. Duckworth says Congressman
Montoya and Senator Bursum have
both pledged themselves to work for
the appropriation for 100000 for
the building.
Joe Smith Of Pleasant Hill, who
was guest at the club luncheon, read
an interesting paper on cooperation
between the farmer and the business
men of Clovis.
C. W. Harrison, in a short talk,
advocated a sidewalk building cam
paign which he maintained should be
put over this summer.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
CUPID KEEPS COUNTY
CLERK BUSY THIS WEEK

Requests for marriage licenses
came thick and fast last weekend
and made a record for the County
Clerks office.
On Friday, Chrysentha Martinez
and Magro Martinez, both of Cameo,
N. NJ, were married by Rev. Fabian
Hoerner; Miss Ruby Temple Of Far
well and Grover c, Dixon, Of st.
Vrain were married by Rev. C.. W.
Stumph; and marriage license was
issued to Miss Myrtle Owen of Clovis
and Clarence D. Luper of Muskogee,
Oklahoma.
On Saturday, Sebera Rogelia and
Francis Filorio, both Of Clovis, were
married by Judge ]. P. Noble, and
licenses were issued to Ralph Read
and Ella Cox of Clovis, and Mrs. c.
L. Conn and Albert H. Yoder, also of
Clovis.
Aurela Garcia and Guillermo
Ochoa, both of Clovis, were married
Saturday by Judge j. P. Noble.
Marriage license was granted Satur-
day to Lena Edna Chapman and Har-
ry R. Lowell, both of Clovis.
Marriage license was issued We'd
uesday to Miss Maude Vance and
Raymond Jackson, both Of Melrose.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
FIRST BASEBALL GAME
To Be PLAYED SUNDAY
Pitcher and Catcher on the Job Ready
to Make Short Work Of Tncum-
carl. New Suits Arrive.

Everything is ready for the first
baseball game of the season. Tucum-
carl will be the first victim, and the
game will be staged at the diamond
just off North Main Street, next Sun
day afternoon at $3.50 sharp. Par
ticular stress is to be laid on the word
sharp, for Manager W. B. Mack
says that every game this season will
begin on time.
Dutch Murphy, of Fort Worth, for
merly with the Henrietta Club, ar
rived Thursday and is warming up
to do the mound work of the club this
season, and Porter Cave, catcher, has
been working with the club all week.
At the first workout Monday af-
ternoon, more than thirty ambitious
diamond artists were on the job, and
rivalry for berths on the regulars has
been keen.
No lineup for Sundays game has
been announced, but the locals are
confident that they'll start the sea-
sonin great style.
A schedule with neighboring towns
will be worked out shortly. The club
will journey to Tucumcari on May Is
for the second battle.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
OVER 1000 VISITORS
SEE SCHOOL EXHIBITS
Work Of Splendid School System
Shows Progress Made During
Past Year. Prizes Awarded.

'The best ever" was the verdict of
approximately 1000 Clovis people
who visited the school exhibits last
Friday. The LaCasita school on the
west side, and the south ward school
were open during the afternoon and
the High School building and the new
Eugene Field school were open after
noon and evening.
All the schools were crowded with
enthusiastic parents and visitors in
the afternoon, and the crowds practi-
cally doubled in the evening.
The work from the primary grades
to the High School formed a splen-
did exhibit and many were amazed at
the progress that had been made by
the students.
The manual training and domestic
science exhibits at the High School
drew much favorable comment, and
would have compared favorably with
similar college exhibits.
Prizes were given for the best
work in manual training. R. l.. Pryor
acted as judge and placed particular
stress on the quality Of workmanship,
joining, etc. Gene Walton was award
ed first prize on a dressing table, and
received $10.5C brace and bit set.
William Lewis received second prize
on a rocking chair and was given a
Disston saw. Robert Taylor received
third prize on a dressing table and
was given steel square. The money
for prizes was donated by Clovis
merchants.
All three of these boys are Sopho-
mores.
A dressing table made by Georgia
)avis, the only girl in the manual
=, alning class, drew special comment
ltom many visitors The work in the
mechanical drawing, was also very
good
The domestic science and domestic
art exhibits also drew much comment
from the visitors. The domestic
science girls served punch throughout
the afternoon and evening.
Clovis has boasted for some time
of having the best school system in
the state, and Fridays exhibit went
farther than anything else to show
that Clovis has a right to boast.
The exhibit is said to be the best
by far that has ever been shown in
Clovis, and the school authorities arc
to be congratulated on the work that
has beeh accomplished during the
year.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS
CO ON SALE MONDAY
Sunday Schools and Boy Scouts viii
Sell Season Tickets. Reservations
Can Be Made Thursday.

Eight hundred adult season tickets
and 100 children tickets for the Chau-
tauqua will go on sale Monday morn
ing under the direction of the Clovis
Sunday schools and the Boy Scouts,
according to W. W. Mayes, chairman
of the Chautauqua committee.
Reservations of season tickets can
be made at the Southwestern Drug
store, beginning Thursday, May 18th,
at $3.50 a. m. Positively no advance
. .Seies Of reserve seats will be made
according to the local committee, and
everyone will be given an opportunity
to have reservations made at that
time.
The opening date for the Chautau-
qua will be May 10th, and perform
ances will be held in the Elks audi
torium on East Munroe Avenue.
Ministers Approve II.
In letter to Rev. r. B. Freeman,
president of the Clovis Ministerial
Association, Charles F. Honer ex-
planned that an appropriate Sunday
program would be given; and the min
listers Of Clovis have given their en-
dorsement to the Chautauqua move
ment.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
CIVIC DINNER To Be
HELD NEXT TUESDAY
"Get-Togsther" is Object of Dinner.
Carl c. Magee, of Albuquerque,
to be the Principal Speaker.

Everybody in Clovis and vicinity,
men and women, is invited to attend
what will be known as the "Greater
Clovis" civic dinner at the High
School gymnasium next Tuesday
evening, May 10th, at 600 o'clock.
The affair is to be the elimination Of
the arousal of civic spirit preceding
the Chamber of Commerce campaign
for membership and income and the
reorganization along modern, stand
ard lines. There will be no solicita-
ton of any kind, the affair being
staged in order to give everyone an
opportunity to learn about the plans
for Clovis future and to enjoy the
"get-together" spirit which is being
engendered in the city, The dinner
is to be informal. 1t will be served
by the ladies of the Baptist church.
Reservations
In order that the ladies may know
how many to prepare for, reservations
should be telephoned or mailed i'm
mediately to the Chamber Of Com.
merce. Naturally the number who
can be served is limited and late COM
ers will be "out of luck"
During the serving of the dinner
orchestral selections, community sing
ing led by Jno. F. Taylor and a duet
by Miss Rogers and Mr.. Kennedy will
be enjoyed. W. B. Cramer, chair
man of the campaign executive COM
mittee will preside and at the close Of
the dinner will introduce c. W. Har-
rison who will act as toastmaster.
Speakers.
c. C. Magee, editor of the Albu-
querque Journal, will give the prin-
cipal address, his subject being "Com-
munity Development" Short talks
will be given by Alex Shipley, G. P.
Kuykendall, Mrs. Brown, and s. A,
Jones.
Much interest is being evidenced in
the affair which promises to be the
greatest civic rally Clovis has ever
known.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
BAPTISTS RAISE $4,000
FOR LOCAL HOSPITAL

More than $4,000 was raised for
the Baptist Hospital in the drive for
funds which closed this week, it was
announced Thursday. For the past
few weeks the campaign has been
conducted within the congregation
Of the Baptist church, and this week
Clovis business men subscribed ap-
proximately $1,000 to the fund.
The hospital has made splendid
record during the six months it has
been operating. During that time
more than 200 patients have been
cared for, and only five deaths have
been recorded.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
BIC TRADE TRIP To
Be HELD ON MAY 18TH
Date Changed From May 10th for
Convenience of People Along
Route. Many Will Make Trip.

Clovis merchants will make their
trade trip on Friday, May 18th, the
date being changed from the 10th to
meet the convenience of people along
the route. On the 18th the schools
will close in some of the communities
and therefore the merchants will be
able to meet a greater number Of
people as many will be gathered at
the school buildings for the closing
exercises Of school.
The business men have responded
almost unanimously to take cars on
the trip and the committee wishes to
invite everyone who will to join in on
the trip.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
DEPARTMENT BUSY

The fire department has had a
busy week of it-three calls being
reported so far. Tuesday afternoon
the alarm was turned in from the
Antlers Hotel when one of the rooms
was thought to be on fire. Wednes-
day a slight blaze in a barn adjoining
the lone Star Lumber Co., was ex-
tinguished in short order, and Thurs
day morning the alarm was sounded
when some one got hold Of the whistle
cord at the plant and forgot to turn
loose.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
PAVING PROGRESSING

Work is progressing rapidly on the
paving this week. Thursday morning,
according to Superintendent Rand,
l,01O yards of concrete were laid on
Main Street in Az hours which he
says is the record in New Mexico.
The foundation for the paving has
now been completed on four blocks.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
FOR TRACK MEET WINNERS

Medals for winners in the County
track mvei held recently are ready
for distribution now, according to
Prof. c. A. Freeman, superintendent
of schools at Ranchvale.
Winners in the meet should call at
the county superintendent office
and receive their medals.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
SERVICE OFF

= City officials announce that =
= the water and light service will =
= be off from midnight Saturday =
= to 500 a. m, Sunday, and from =
= 500 a. m. Sunday throughout =
= most Of the day. The new boil =
= ers and the new water well will =
= be connected up at that time. =
= During a part of the day 1t will =
= be possible to get water, but GUS =
+ toners are urged not to use =
: water for irrigating or watering =
= lawns, so that the reserve can be =
= used in case of fire. =
= : :*** + = 80 : ***** = =
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
RETURNS TO CLOVIS.

f. C. Eastin has returned to Clo-
Wis after several months stay in
Jacksonville, Florida. Mr.. Eastin's
family will join him in Clovis in
few weeks, and they will again make
this place their home.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
PLANS FOR CLEANUP
WEEK ARE COMPLETED

Plans for the "Clean-Up" week,
beginning next Thursday, are COM
pleted according to Mrs E. R. Cassel,
president Of the Clovis Civic Club.
Everyone should clean up their back
yards, and pile tin cans and trash in
the alleys, and the Boy Scouts will
assist the city in hauling the rubbish
away.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
WALL PAPER AND
PAINT STORE ESTABLISHED

7. G. Won Wolff Of Las Vegas has
recently moved to Clovis and has es-
tablished paint and wall paper
BUSINESS at the rear of the Farmers
State Bank. Mr.. Won Wolff will also
do a contracting business.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
SMITH & HYATT BUY
INTEREST IN FIRM

In deal which was closed late last
week, Roy Smith and John Hyatt
purchased the entire interest in the
Smith & Hyatt Company.
An interest in the firm was former
ly owned by Dave Rubin and Benja-
min Glasser, of Amarillo, but the en-
tire stock is now owned by Smith &
Hyatt.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-05-05
DOUG HAMMOND APPOINTED
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF

At the meeting of the city council
Monday evening, Doug Hammond was
etpeinted assistant fire chief, and
aE6med his new duties Tuesday.
Mr. Hammond is an old timer here.
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