Refugio County Record (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, August 29, 1966 Page: 3 of 8
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Refugio County Record, Mon., Aug. 29, 1966—Page 3
By Vem Sanford
Little gems they are! And
to the fisherman they’re like
beautiful strings of pearls.
They’re little and often prac-
tically unnoticed. But they pro-
duce some of the state’s finest
... yet unheralded . . . fish-
irig.
These little gems are the
countless hundreds of stock
ponds and potholes over Texas
. . . ranging from an acre to
10 acres in size. These strings
of pearls are the winding rice
canals that supply water for
rice field irrigation.
Many of the larger ponds,
those 10 acres or so in size,
are fished regularly either on a
per day basis or by members
of private fishing clubs.
Most of the smaller ponds
. . . and the rice canals . . .
can be fished simply by get-
ting permission of the land-
owners.
What do these ponds and
canals yield? Fine bluegill,
bream and perch action plus
some astonishingly large black
bass, blackies running as large
as six pounds.
This is one kind of fishing
that requires no special equip-,
me'nt. Standard baitcasting, j
spincasting or spinning gear j
will do the trick. It’s also the;
kind of water that can be work-
ed with fly tackle.
Except in the case of the
larger ponds, all the fishing
can be done from the bank.
On the larger ponds, a
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small johriboat or canoe will
put the angler within reach of
every foot of water.
Unless the water area is
quite small and badly over-
fished, the little gems will pro-
duce more fish in a given
amount of fishing time than
the large lakes that cover many
square miles. This is simply
because on the small ponds Ian
angler can cover all the water
and all likely spots.
Consequently these little gems
are ideal areas where you can
give youngsters their first taste
of angling.
Fishing, as delightful as it
is, becomes a bore to la young-
ster if fish are slow to bite or
are lacking. But in the little
ponds the bream and perch
seem to have unending appe-
tites and offer youngsters a
lot of exciting action.
Baits that produce results on
the big lakes are also fishget-
ters in the ponds and canals.
And the method of fishing also
is the same.
Ponds have flats, shallows
and deep holes just like the big
lakes.
Most of the man-made stock
ponds are dug in such a man-
ner that the deep troughs are
close to and parallel to the
bank. These troughs may run
six to 10 feet deep with the
shallows out in the middle just
a couple of feet in depth. And
most of these ponds have small
foot bridges or shallow bars on
which the angler can cross to
reach the areas that can he
waded.
Rice canals are six to eight
feet deep and 0 to 30 feet wide.
Their length depends on how
large a rice area is serviced.
Every year more and more
landowners are opening their
ponds to fishing. Usually fish-
and folks who ask permission,
ing rights are given to friends
Owners have found that with-
out a reasonable amount of
fishing pressure on the ponds,
the waters quickly become ov-
er-stocked. Such ponds produce
a lot of fish, but on over-stock-
ed ponds fish are stunted and
small.
Unless an owner wants to go
to the trouble and expense of
cleaning a pond every few
years with nets or chemicals,
the sensible way of pond man-
agement is to permit a reason-
able amount of fishing.
Anglers will find fishing per-
mission rarely denied if they
show the courtesy to ask per-
mission to fish and promise not
to deface or damage property.
At Texas A&M University’s
Livestock and Forage Research
Center, McGregor, cotton that
was not cultivated yielded as
high and higher than cotton
cultivated twice. The A&M re-
searchers are experimenting to
see if cotton or other row crops
will produce high yields—using
herbicides instead of cultiva-
tion.
ml
“My job’s good
for another 20 years! ”
You could be right. But maybe not. These days, some
jobs are disappearing for good because machines do them
better than men. That’s progress. It creates problems.
But it also creates opportunities for new and better jobs.
Will you be qualified to get them?
You won't get tomorrow's jobs
with yesterday's skills
To get tomorrow’s jobs, you’ll need new skills, new
abilities. And you can get them only by re-training. For
information, visit the local office of your State Employ-
ment Service now.
Train now for tomorrow's jobs
Published ■■ a public ssrrtsp
in cooperation with
Tha Advertising Council
AMERICA'S EDUCATORS
.. by Thompson
ARTHUR WAYNE BROWN was
inaugurated as the fifth president of
Adelphi University October 12, 1965.
Under his leadership, the University
now encompasses seven colleges, six
of them on the Garden City, New York,
campus and a four-year undergradu-
ate college at Oakdale, N. Y.
ACCEPTING A CHAIN
AND SEAL as his symbol of office
at the inauguration, Dr. Brown stated:
“the students come first. In my hierarchy of
values they will always come first." He is probably the only
University president in the country who teaches an 8 o'clock
class three days a week and lunches with the students several times
a month.
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YOUR
SAVINGS
BOND
QUIZ
A MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADU-
ATE of the University of Scranton, Dr.
Brown received his M.A. at Cornell and
his Ph.D. in American literature and
culture at Syracuse University. His long
and distinguished academic career be-
gan in 1936.
ADELPHI EXPANSION
PLANS, recently drawn up under Dr.
Brown's direction, include a million dollar building for the
School of Butiftess; a now Science Building; University Center ond Alumni
House. A third dormitory for men was opened last fall. ______B
Question: How can I determ-
ine the value of my Savings
Bonds, many of which were
purchased at least 20 years
ago?
Answer: Bond tellers at banks
and many savings and loan or-
ganizations will be glad to as-
sist you. However, by sending
15 cents (in cash) to the Super-
intendent of Documents, Gov-
ernment Printing Office, Wash-
ington, D.C. 20402, you can ob-
tain a Table of Redemption
Values, which will give the
current value of any Series E
Bond you own. These tables are
issued every six months, and
the current edition covers the
period from July through De-
cember, 1966.
Question: HoW many Savings
Bonds are sold each year and
what are the most popular
denominations?
Answer: In the calendar year
1965, 100,657,000 individual
Bonds were sold. Recent fig-
ures show that almost 70 per
cent of all Savings Bonds sold
iare in the $25-$200 range, those
most commonly bought by Pay-
roll Savers.
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SiuntoaS
EMERGENCY EAR PLUGS—If you’re going to do
a lot of shooting on the target range, consider using
filter tips off filter cigarettes as ear plug silencers.
* * *
RUBBER BANDS HOLD BOOTS—-Cut two thick
rubber bands out of an innertube.
Then slip the bands over your socks in a figure eight
around your instep and ankle. You’ll find this will pre-
vent boots and waders from slipping off which fishing
in mud or when duck hunting.
* * #
BORE CLEANER—A handy bore cleaner to carry
with you can be toted in any small pocket. Take a 4 or
5 foot length of heavy monofilament fishing line, make
a knotted loop at one end, insert a rag in the loop and
draw tight. A smaller, similar loop at the other end
makes a good finger grip.
* * *
CAMPING BOOTS — Don’t try to walk mountain
trails in the same sort of boots you use when rabbit
hunting. Best authorities recommend rugged footwear
equipped with vibram lug soles. Ordinary boots are
much too soft for such hard ware.
* * *
UNDERHAND CASTING—Underhand casting is of
little use to the average angler. It is more of an exhibi-
tion stunt. Better concentrate on the usual styles.
* * *
EMERGENCY GUNSIGHT—Now and then even the
best of the hunters will accidentally knock off a rear
gunsight. This needn’t be a catastrophy if you have an
old fishing rod handy. Just take off the guide and tape
it in position on your gun.
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Fill in the dotted areas
—to see how much “college money”
*750 will buy if you start
soon enough
in 17 years, the money you invest in
United States Savings Bonds more than
doubles.
This means that if you could invest
$750 in Series E Bonds between the day
your child is bom and his first birthday—
less than $15 a week—you’d have $1,508
toward his first year of college when he’s
18. Do it for four years, and you’d have
a substantial start on financing his whole
college career.
With the new 4.15% interest rate,
E Bonds mature in only 7 years, paying
back $4 for every $3 you’ve invested.
Then they go on growing for another 10
years under the automatic extension
privilege.
So if you start early—and save regu-
larly—Bonds can be the answer to the
high cost of college. And while your
Bond dollars are working for your child‘s
future, they’re helping Uncle Sam, too.
Right now, for instance, they’ll be back-
ing our men in Vietnam.
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* Security *
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25 YEARS OF
Look how your Bond dollars grow
at the new higher 4.15% rate
Buy a bond
each month for;
$18.75
37.50
75.00
In 3 years
you’ll hove:
$ 706
1,413
2,825
In
7 years:
$1,797
3,595
7,189
In
17 years:
$ 5,482
10,964
21,928
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds
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Refugio County Record (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, August 29, 1966, newspaper, August 29, 1966; Refugio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth635365/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library.