The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1958 Page: 2 of 4
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ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
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Texas Sets New
Record For Bonded
Livestock Yards
Well over half of Texas’ para-
lytic polio victim* last year were
lea* than five yean of age, a fin-
al tabulation of the 1957 polio inci-
dence show*.
The record di*clo*e* that of the
365 paralytic case* reported last
year, 218 were preschooler* under
five. That figures out to 59.7 per-
cent for Texas, compared to 45
percent for the nation as a whole.
Of the remaining Texas cases,
44 were between the ages of five
and nine; 23 were in the 10-14
age group; 19 were between 15 and
19; and 61 were over 20.
Clearly revealed in these "age
group distribution" figures is the
necessity of placing special em-
phasis on the immunization of pre-
school children, while at the same
time keeping in mind that everyone
up to 40 years of age should take
the series of three shots in proper
sequence.
It still takes almost eight months
to take the entire series. The second i
shot is given two weeks after the
first, and the third seven months i
after the second.
OCIAL OECUR1TY
Parents must take the initiative
in seeing that their younger child-
ren are properly immunized and in
getting immunized themselves.
In the four years since the ad-
vent of the Salk vaccine, its effi-
ciency in conferring immunity
against the crippling effects of
polio has exceeded all expectations, j
This is its record of performance
for the past five years.
In 1952, Texas suffered 3.984!
cases of both paralytic and non-!
paralytic polio. That was the worst j
year in state history. In 1953. re-1
ported cases totalled 1,751. There!
were 3,037 cases in 1954; 1,931 in
1955; and 1.359 in 1956.
Now compare those yearly totals!
with the 729 cases last year — ~li-!
ghtly over half the number exper-
ienced in the lightest year of the
previous four.
The time for parents to take ac-
tion toward having their young-
sters — especially those of pre-
school age — vaccinated is right
now, before the polio season be-
gins. And parents will lie making a
mistake if they neglect to get them-
selves immunized at the same
time.
The tendency of many people is
to take one or two doses of vaccine,
and forget about the third. True,
one shot does give some protection,
and two give even more. Hut only
by taking that third shot can maxi-
mum protection he assured.
Getting vaccine is no problem
nowadays as it was in the begin-
ning. Latest estimates put the na-
tion's vaccine suply at 30 million
doses.
Farmers who reach 65 before
April 1, 1958, are insured if they
have as much as two years of so-
cial security credit during 1955,
1956, and 1957. Younger farmers
and those who will not have two
years of covered earnings in 1955,
1956, and 1957 will need credit
for additional periods. Failure to
file social security tax returns may
mean that the farmer's eventual
old-age and survivors insurance
benefits will be much lower than
they should be, or that he may
not he entitled to any benefits.
For further information see your
social security representative, Luke
Wade who will he in Leakey,
Thursday, March 13 at 11 a. m. at
the Community Hall in Camp
Wood on Thursday, March 13, at
3:(X) p. m. and in Rocksprings at
the court house, F.riday, March
14 at 9:00 a. m.
No matter where you live in
Texas, you're only a short drive to
a livestock market or auction barn
offering the selling services and
bonded protection required by the
Packers and Stockyards Act.
Scattered throughout the state,
110 yards are now operating under
this law, the largest number on
record, reports W. C. Ball, who
handles the Packers and Stockyards
work for the Agricultural Mar-
keting Service from Fort Worth
"This is a new development in
livestock marketing,” Ball points
out, “with more than half of these
yards complying with the require-
ments of the law in the past year.”
“All of these 110 yards are now
bonded," Ball reports. Bond cov-
erage totals about 3 1-2 million
dollars.
Also, 160 dealers and 204 packer
buyers trading at these yards are
registered under the Act.
Any livestock yard with 20,000
square feet of space or more, sell-
ing to buyers who ship out of
state, is subject to the Packers
and Stockyards Act.
Congress designed this law to
protect farmers and ranchers sell-
ing livestock at markets operating
on a commission basis.
How Can We Get
FLOWER SHOW TO
FEATURE "TEXAS
UNDER SIX FLAGS”
Good Teachers
And Keep Them?
"Texas Under Six Flags” will be
theme of the 1958 Dallas Garden
Center Flower Show March 15-23 j
in the General Exhibits Building at
State Fair Park in Dallas.
Two jeweled pieces will be fea-
tures of the show. On display will
be the 54 1-2 million Crown of
the Andes.. Arrangements have
been made by Linz of Dallas to
show the ecclesiastical crown, term-
ed one of tile most beautiful pieces ]
of jewelry ever created. Focal j
point in one of the elaborate mode! j
gardens will be "The Living Flow-
er." Designed by Salvador Dali,
it opens and closes like a morning j
flower to reveal 1.381 diamonds set
in gold.
For the first time except dur-
ing the State Fair in October, the
Esplanade of Light will be in full
operation. The colored lights on
ever changing water patterns in the
720-foot reflecting pool will run
throughout the Flower Show.
"Secrets of Holiday Isle" will ho
the title of the enchanted trail,
with each room in the winding path
depicting a whimsical holiday
1.2 Miles County
Road Topped
In Precinct 4
Cities Service needed a better
road to the location of their wild-
cat on the. Triple H Ranch in
Precinct 4 to care for the heavy
traffic to the well site, so the com-
pany has relocated and topped 1.2
miles of county road at a cost of
$2,300 to the company.
This road leaves Highway 41
about 16 miles east of Rocksprings
and ends at the J. A. Clark ranch.
Heretofore it went through a
group of stock pens on the G. A.
Morriss’ Diamond Ranch, but the
new location took the road from
this hindrance, placing it in a
more desirable location.
CARD OF THANKS
I would like to express my ap-
preciation to everyone, who were so
nice to me while I was in the hos-
pital. I especially wish to thank
Mrs. Good and Or. Pratt for their
kbidness.
Mrs. Mark Humble.
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A nipe letter from the B. M. Hix-
soas this week says they arc ready
lor some warm, spring days. They
hope to visit their friends in Rock-
springs when the weather turns
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Orr are build-
ing a new residence on their ranch
about 30 miles east of Rocksprings.
K S will be located slightly
Of their present resi-
st Alice
A top attraction of the show will
he a Camellia Well, designed by
Yiggo Larsen to give the viewer an
illusion of looking into a bottom-
less well filled with the rose-shap-
ed flowers.
Other features will include a
series of model rooms by interior
decorators and antique dealers,
hanging gardens, table settings,
flower arrangements, garden nooks,
wall plaques, hanging baskets,
strawberry jars and dish gardens.
The 1958 Flower Show will he
open from 7 to 10 p. m. Saturday,
March 15, and from 11 a. ni. to
10 p. ill. through Sunday, March
23. Tickets will lie $1 for adults
and 25 cents for children. The
seventh annual show is being stag-
ed by Dallas women in cooperation
with the State Fair of Texas.
Enhancing the prestige of tea-
chers and improving their status in
the community.
Lessening the classroom teaching
and extra-curricular load and using
teacher aids for routine clerical
duties.
Scholarships for prospective tea-
chers and for teachers in the pro-
fession who want to do further
graduate study.
Building a better attitude toward
the profession by persons employ-
ed in education.
Reorganizing college and univer-
I sity teacher education programs as
needed in order to produce well-
qualified teachers.
Improving public relations and
securing more cooperation between
school and lay citizens.
Improving professional standards.
Encouraging former teachers to
re-enter the profession.
Studying the possibilities of pay-
ing teachers on the basis of merit
and achievements rather than oil a
single salary basis.
Giving more recognition to teach-
ers now on the job.
Demanding that teachers be of
sound moral character, who can
command respect of the students
and the community.
Not only to get enough good
teachers but to get teachers that
are good enough to instruct the
youth of America.
For many years a rancher em-
ployed a Chinese cook. After an
unusually good dinner the rancher
decided to raise his wages. The
next day the cook noticed the ex-
tra money in his envelope. "Why
you pay me more ” he asked.
The boss replied: "Because, Ming,
you've been such a good cook all
these years.”
The Oriental thought deeply
for a moment, then rejoined. "You
been cheating me long time, eh?”
"Hangover—something to occupy
a head that wasn't used the night
before.”
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
Dawson regret to hear that Mr.
Dawson had to undergo surgery
Friday, September 21 for the am-
putation of his other leg. Mr. and
Mrs. Dawson live at 613 7th St.,
Coleman, Texsa.
Hospital News
Admissions:
Feb. 27, Mrs. C. Gardner Franks.
Feb. 27, Mrs. Quirino Nombrano.
Feb. 28, Raymond Van Pelt.
Feb. 28. Mrs. Nora Bollen.
March 2, Miguel Garcia.
March 4, Mrs. Francisco Ramirez.
March 4, Mrs. Robert E. Erck-
son, Jr.
Marcli 4, Baby hoy born to Mrs.
Robert Erekson.
March 4, Hipolito Cavazos.
March 6, Mrs. Minnie France.
Dismissals:
Fel). 27. Mrs. Manuel Sanchez.
Feb. 27, Mrs. Lucy A. Smith.
Feb. 28, Mrs. Mark Humble.
March 1, Raymond Van Pelt.
March 1, Mrs. Fcdrico Ramirez.
March 3, Mrs. C. G. Franks.
March 3, Mrs. Nora Bollen.
March 4, Mrs. Quirino Nombrano.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Curtis and
baby daughter, Cynthia Ann, are
going to college. The couple are
freshmen at Sut Ross College in
Alpine. They have their school
hours arranged so that one or the
Other is at home to look after Miss
Cynthia. Mrs. Curtis is the former
Joan Bierschwale, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bierschwale.
Mrs. W. P. Hendrix of Junction
visited here this week with her
mother, Mrs. T. Brown, who has
not been feeling well the past few
days.
ROCKSPRINGS ABSTRACT CO.
A8T&ACTS OF TITLE TO ALL LANDS AND
TOWN LOTS IN EDWARDS COUNTY
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The Texas Mohair Weekly and The Rocksprings Record
Mid-Rio Group
Urge Building
Of Diablb-CMrri
Quarterly Meeting
TSGRA To Be
Held March 10-11
EL PASO. — Delegations from
towns along a 250-mile stretch of
the Rio Grande today urged early
construction of the next U.S. Mexi-
co international dam at the El
Diablo site above Del Rio.
The representatives, including
those from Laredo, Eagle Pass, and
Del Rio, met with Col. L. E. Hew-
itt, commissioner of the U. S. Sec-
tion of the International Boundary
and Water Commission.
Hewitt now is working on a
feasibility report on the proposed
dam for submission to Congress.
This report will include engineer-
ing, planning with Mexico and
financing problems.
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That Refund Check
“Just because your neighbor and
you filled your federal income tax
returns on the same day dosen't
mean that you’ll both get refund
checks at the same time.”
Samuel Haslam, Administrative
Officer of Internal Revenue Ser-
vice, in Del Rio, Texas, revealed
that “the average taxpayer’s re-
turn goes through many human
hands and a number of machines
before the coveted refund check can
he sent the taxpayer."
He explained that some returns
arc more complicated than others.
"Your taxpaying neighbor may have
claimed different deductions than
you did; his handwriting may
have been easier to read, or one
of you may have neglected to sign
a return, or attach necessary W-2
forms.
“Already 55,000 refund checks
have been mailed district taxpayers
and we're right on schedule. In
fact, if you are eligible to receive
a refund on that 1957 tax return
you should have it in time to cel-
ebrate July 4th.”
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SAN ANGELO.—The second
quarterly meeting of the Texas
Sheep & Goat Raisers Association
will be held in College Station.
Monday and Tuesday, March 10
and 11, T. A. Kincaid, Ozona,
TS&GRA president announced.
"This is a two day meeting,"
Kincaid said. "With Texas A&M
College officials using all of Mon-
day to show the visitors the type
of work being carried on that is
of interest to them."
Headquarters will be in the Mem-
orial Student Center on the college
campus and all meetings will be
held there on Tuesday, he added.
Association officers will report
on activities in Washington where
all out efforts are being made
by the National Wool Growers
Association for extension of the
Wool Act of 1954. President Kin-
caid and Secretary Williams re-
cently spent ten days there on this
business.
“Of particular interest to the wo-
men will be a style show at 3:00
p. m., Sunday, March 9. Both Miss
Wool and Miss Mohair as well as
several young ladies from Texas
Womens University will model wool
and mohair garments," Kincaid said.
"I want to urge all sheep and
goat raisers in that section to at-
tend the meeting. They will hear
discussion of great interest to
them,” he said.
Requests for rooms should be ad-
dressed to Dr. Tom Watkins, Ani-
mal Husbandry Department, A&M
College, College Station.
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IS 1958 EDWARDS
Persons who persist In hunting
on pffvste {property without per-
mission of the owners caused most
of the work of game wardens last
month, according to a report of the
Director of Law Enforcement It
showed 119 arrests for trespassing
violations.
Night hunting occupied second
place with 65 arrests, indicating that
night hunting and tresspassing
may go together.
Hunting from automobiles was
also another heavy offense for the
month, with 27 arrests. There were
also 27 arrests from hunting with-
out licenses.
Fishing violations for the month
were low.
For the month, however, there
were 471 violations that brought in
fines and court costs of $15,299.59.
The Director also warned that
with warmer weather and lakes full
of fish there will be many trying
their skill at catching them. A lic-
ense is required for all persons us-
ing a rod and reel, and for all per-
sons between 17 and 65 who fish
in public waters outside their home
counties.
This license also is required for
coastal fishing this year. This law,
which went into effect last Septem-
ber 1, sets up a $2.15 universal
fishing license good for both salt
and fresh water fishing. It applies
to residents and non-residents.
Texas is one of the few states
which charges non-residents no
more for a fishing license than lo-
cal residents.
doner |
“Me?" answered the startled ap-
plicant. "About what?”
Teacher: "Now, children, every
morning you ought to take a cold
bath; and that will make you feel
roay all over. Are there any ques-
tion* “
Boy in back of room: “Yeah,
teacher, tell us some more about
Rosie."
A kangaroo dropped in to see
a psychiatrist.
"What’s the trouble?” he asked.
"I don’t know, doctor,” replied
the distraught kangaroo, “but I just
don’t feel jumpy any more."
Static
re-mc
siding
Reports from Washington indi-
cate that if business dosen’t show
an upturn by mid-year there ia a
distinct possibility of the Admin-
istration and Congress approving a
reduction in the individual income
tax. Opinions differ as to how this
should be done. Some want a
straight percentage cut; others fa-
vor increasing exemptions.
applic
bicycl
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good
son,
Sporting Goods, Hotel Ser. Sta.
Town Property
Ranch Lands
Edwards County Real
Estate Company
Authority without wisdom is
like a heavy ax without an edge,
fitter to bruise than to polish.—An-
ne Bradstreet.
E. I. Miller, Prop.
PHONE 10 or 213
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RANCH LOANS
COUNTY’S CENTENNIAL?
There is always room for a good
argument if you have the Texas
Almanac’s statistical report on your
side, and the Almanac states that
Edwards County was created in
1858.
This was brought to the Cham-
of Commerce's attention last
The axis of the earth sticks out
visibly through the center of each
and every town or city.—Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
If you keep your mind suf-
ficiently pone, people will throw a
lot of rubbish into it.—William A.
Orton.
DR. C. L. BASKETT
Optometrist
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Sgt. and Mrs. Mark Humble and
baby daughter, Jerri Jaye, return-|her
ed to their home at Ft. Bragg, week by a Dallas firm, who is put- Church-going Families Are Happy
North Carolina. They had visited I ting on Centennial programs or
here several weeks with Mrs. Hum- pageants for several counties cele-
hle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yirgii ! brating their 100th birthday.
Foster Bldg.
Del Rto, Texas
M iears.
Mrs. loe Sid Peterson of _____
villi- v. as visiting around the square I ,C?U,’!y:
with friends in Rocksprings, Tues-
day.
This firm contends that several
of the counties that were created
Kerr- from Bexar County in 1858 such as
celebrating
their lOOih birthday. Some of these
counties were organized in 1858
and others were organized later.
Mason is having a centennial cele-
, . Miration June 20-24, hut that county
oc | was created and organized in 1858.
j Edwards County was created from
| Bexar County in 1838, but not or-
| ganized until 1883.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fly went We couid legally celebrate our
to Hondo. Monday after their son, 73th and 10oth anniversaries this
Richard, who had been visiting with year — it’s all in how you look
hU grandparents. at it or how you want to argue.
We contend that 1983 is our 100th
Mrs. C. C. Ledbetter of Brady
visited last week in
with her brother, Moody
ami family.
A baby hoy was born to Mr. and
M rs. Bob Erekson, Tuesday at the
Edwards County Memorial Hospi-
tal. The baby weighed 7 pounds
and 12 ounces and has been named
Ronny Kdwin. Grandparents arc
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Dunbar and
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Erekson, Sr.
Fritz Beck of Barksdale was a
business visitor in Rocksprings,
Monday making arrangements to
open a fix-it shop.
birthday. What do you think?
Mrs. lid Young and Mrs. Hay-
den Haby spent Thursday and Fri-
day with relatives in San Angelo.
Friends were congratulating Mrs.
Bodlyton on her silver wedding an-
niversary for having lived with the
same man for twenty-five years.
“Oh,” commented the lady, “but
you see, he isn’t the same man he
| was when I first got hold of him.”
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