The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1971 Page: 3 of 4
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Rules and Regulations for Immunlzalion
Program in Hands of Stale Health Depl.
Texas school children will soon
be among the best immunized in
the country.
The recent session of the Texas
Legislature amended the Texas
Education Code to require immu-
nizations against certain child-
hood diseases as a condition for
entering school.
‘This new state law will have
great impact on the immuniza-
tion level of the school popula-
tion and, eventually, all the popu-
lation of Texas," says Dr. J. E.
Peavy, State Health Commission-
er. “We are delighted with the
law.”
The Texas State Department
of Health now has authority to
set the rules and regulations for
implementation oi the compul-
sory immunizations. The Board
of Health has set January 1, 1972
as the date by which all chil-
dren’s immunization series must
have begun. School districts that
have required compulsory immu-
nizations in the past will still
maintain their usual September
deadlines for proving immuniza-
tons to enter school.
The immunizations previously
required for all school children
were set only by the individual
school district, but now the state
is requiring immunizations for up
to six childhood diseases in some
cases.
Elementary students will now
be required to be immunized
against only diphtheria, polio,
and smallpox. If there is no
history of measles, that shot will
also be required. All children
under 12 years of age must also
be immunized against rubella.
The number of required immu-
nizations is fewer for junior high,
high school, and college-level
students. Junior high and high
school requires immunizations
aganist only diphtheria, polio,
tetanus, and smallpox. College
requires full immunization
against polio if the student is
under 19 years of age, and im-
munization against diphhteria,
tetanus, and smallpox within the
past ten years.
Nearly every student in the
state will be covered by this
broad new law. Immunizations
will be required of students in
kindergartens that are associated
with elementary schools, all the
elementary or secondary public
schools, private or parochial
schools, academies, colleges, uni-
versities, schools for the blind,
deaf, mentally ill and mentally
retarded. The only children ex-
empted are those with religious
conflicts, or medical problems—
those that a physicial determines
would be injurious to health.
Dr. Peavy said he “urged all
parents to contact their physician
or public health clinic now, and
begin their children’s immuniza-
tion program long before they
enter school.”
HALF-PAST TEEN
Recent Opinions
By AHorney General
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Texas Water
Quality Board may contract with
the federal government for in-
creased percentage limitations on
federal grants for waste treat-
ment facilities with approval of
the governor, Atty. Gen. Craw-
ford C. .Martin has held.
In other recent opinions, Mar-
tin concluded that:
—Regulations adopted by the
Texas Department of Public
Safety Director consistent with
safety standards of UB. Depart-
ment of Transportation for move-
ment of hazardous materials can
be enforced by criminal penalty
provisions. Legislature validly
delegated to DPS authority to
prescribe duties and ascertain
conditions under which law on
hazardous substances may oper-
ate to impose criminal penalty.
—County may deposit all tax
money collected in one general
fund without regard to purpose
or source of each tax, but bonds
may not be deposited in general
fund.
—Sellers of “earmolds” to in-
dividuals for use with hearing
aids are not exempt from the
requirement of being licensed by
Texas State Board of Examiners
in Fitting and Dispensing of
Hearing Aids.
—State Comptroller is not
authorized to issue a duplicate
warrant for payment of unem-
ployment compensation benefits
to initial payee more than year
after the original date of issu-
ance.
STATE'S DEFICIT DROPS
AUSTIN. (TPA> — State gen-
eral revenue deficit dropped from
a peak of $173.5 million April 29
to $11.9 million June 24 and will
go into the black by August 31,
State Treasurer Jesse James re-
ports.
SIR, OUR. SCHOOL IS SPONSORING AN
ANTI-UTTER AND CLEAN-UP CAM-
PAIGN AND WE WONDER /F
YOU M/GHT DONATE
THE SIGNS.
PARKER FAMILY HISTORY WILL BE
REVIEWED AT REUMOH JULY 9,10,11
WALKER FUHERAL HOME
Cash Burial — Hospitalization
Polio — Cancer — Life Insurance
WE ACCEPT AWT BURIAL POLICY AT FACE VALUE
Wortham, Texas Phone RO 5-3941
The Comanche Indian Parkers
and their white Parker cousins
have completed plans for their
annual family reunion to be held
in conjunction with the Centen-
nial Celebration otf Mexia, Texas
at the family’s ancestral home
of Fort Parker near Groesbeck,
July 9, 10, and 11 in the Ft. Park-
er State Park group camp. The
principal program will be Sat-
urday about 1 p. m.
Mucn activity is planned and
the pow-wow will review and
re-live the past at the old Fort,
named for Elder John Parker,
the old patriarch of the Parker
Family who served in the Vir-
ginia militia during the Revolu-
tonary War. The Parkers migrat-
ed from their Virginia homeland
to Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois
and finally settled at Elkhart and
Ft. Parker, Texas in the early
1830’s.
The family boasts many out-
standing citizens. Daniel, son of
Elder John, organized and
brought the first Protestant
church to Texas. The old church
still stands near the present town
of Elkhart in East Texas, care-
fully kept in repair and watch-
ed-over by Joe Bailey Parker, a
local banker and his brother.
Elder John and his other sons
pushed the early Texas frontier
further west by settling on the
old Navasota River near present-
day Groesbeck where their state-
ly Fort was built to protect them
from Indian attacks.
The Fort was attacked by a
band of Comanche and Kiowa
Indians on the morning of May
19, 1836. Nine year old Cynthia
Ann Parker along with others
were captured while five were
killed including Elder John Park-
er. Cynthia Ann lived with the
Indians for a number of years
and married the noted Coman-
che chief, Noconne. Their son,
Quanah, was the last great chief
of the Comanches.
Chief Quanah’s youngest
daughter, Alice Parker Purdy is
expected to attend. At present
the wise old Chief is survived by
one son, Tom Parker of Apache,
Oklahoma and two daughters,
Wanada Parker Page and Mrs.
Purdy, both of Lawton. Mrs.
Page, one of the reunion organ-
izers will be unaible to attend
due to her own critical illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Parker Boone
of Weatherford, grandson of Is-
sac Parker, noted settler and
Texas Senator for whom Park-
er County was named, will also
attend.
GIANT-SIZED .. . It’s a big
cake, but a much bigger man,
as Ed Carmel, 9’1, of New
York, attired in leopard-skin
for the occasion, uses a giant
sword to slice cake at the
150th Anniversary party in
honor of Missouri joining the
Union. Assisting is pretty Judy
Schalk, who’s 5’1, and a guide
at Onondaga Cave, Leasburg,
Mo., where the party was held.
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■ V THE OLD TIMER
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From Mildred M. Smith, Beth
any, Mo.: I wonder if anyone re-
members the leach for making
lye? I well remember Grandma
making lye in a leach. Wood was
the fuel used in stoves for cook-
ing and heating. The ashes were
carried to the leach and dumped
in.
This receptacle was about five
or six feet long and shaped live a
“V” with a trough at the bottom
where the black liquid lye ran
out. Water was poured over the
ashes every few days to produce
the lye, which was mixed with
cracklings from rendering lard.
Some water was poured in, then
boiled until the right consistency.
The result was soft soap, which
was the color and thickness of
honey.
Grandma also made vinegar in
half gallon glass jars. A large
piece of “mother” was put into
each jar, then sufar and water
and after a time was very good
vinegar.
She also made it with "vinegar
bees”—a little round clear, jelly-
like particles which were treated
much the same as “mother vine-
gar.”
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Smile Girls Wanted
For HOT Fair
WIAOO.—The 1971 Heart O’
Turns Fair and Rodeo is less than
three months away.
It opens on Tuesday, October
5th, and closes on Sunday, Octo-
ber 10.
Fair Manager Leon Dollens
continues his search for a TV
personality or entertainer to sign
as star of the fall fair.
“I’m in close touch with two
agencies, and we may have a
star signed by the 15th or 20th
of this month,’’ said Dollens. “I
certainly hope so.”
Preliminary judging in the
Fair Smile Girl Contest has been
scheduled for July 13th at the
TP&L Service Center on Frank-
lin Avenue Smile Girl entry
forms may be obtained by writ-
ing: Smile Girl Contest, Box
7581, Waco, Texas 76710.
There are 1,189,000 motor ve-
hiclea in Norway.
BANANA-STRAWBERRY
SHAKE
2 medium bananas
1 cap slightly sweetened fresh
or froien strawberries,
crushed
1 tablespoon lemon Juice
1 quart milk
1 quart vanilla Ice cream
Mash bananas and combine
with crushed berries. Add re-
maining ingredients and mix
thoroughly. Or, combine all in-
gredients in blender or elec-
tric mixer. Serve in tall glass-
es garnished with fresh straw-
berry. Makes 4 to 5 servings.
MUSTANG ISLAND BIDS
TO BE OPENED
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Bids on t
second phase of construction
Wildlife Department.
Renew subscriptions promptly,
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A savings account
will start Yowr
financial future
tB4 enrich your
whole life-
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THE WORTHAM JOURNAL, THURSDAY. JULY », 1«71 — S
Leon County Artist Ben Phelper
Has Public Unveiling of Oil Portrait
ARTIST BEN PHELPER with portrait of Judge Bennett.
In recent weeks the fame of
Ben Phelper has become widely
acclaimed by persons attending
the public unveiling of oil por-
traits painted by the artist in
his studio located in his lovely
home at Hilltop Lakes, Texas.
The most recent portrait was
presented by the artist’s agent,
Mrs. Gloria Connally of Hilltop
Lakes, on Sunday, May 23, when
over 120 well known professional
and business people from the area
attending the public unveiling of
the portrait of Judge Mac Leon
Bennett at the Bennett home in
Norman gee.
Mr. Phelper is famous for his
works of art and his writings. He
has 10 books to his credit. He
studied at the Art Institute of
Chicago, the Fine Arts School in
Michigan City, Indiana, the Otis
Art School at Los Angeles and
the Art Student League in New
York City.
He worked for Disney Studios
as an animator and special sound
effects man until enlisting in the
Army Air Corps at the outbreak
of World War II. He was shot
down August 17, 1943 on the 17th
mission in a B17 and ended up
in a prison camp called Stalag
XVII B where he began writing
his book “Stalag”. After the war
the Broadway play “Stalag 17”
was made into Paramount’s mov-
ie of the same name.
In March of 1966 Ben discov-
ered Hilltop Lakes Resort City
and determined to live there the
rest of his life. He now paints
and writes in the privacy and
beauty of his home which lie-
calls “Storybook Hacienda.”
Cited among tne many famous
personalities Mr. Phelper has
painted in the past is movie-
actress Elizabeth Taylor.
THE COURTS SPEAK
AUSTIN. (TPA)—First case in*
which the Nixon administration;
sought to force busing in the de-
segregation of public schools, e
federal judge at Austin gave
Austin schools and U.S. Depart-
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare until July 16 to come
up with a compromise plan
“minimizing busing.’ Court found
no official segregation against
Austin Mexican-American pu-
pils.
Third Court of Civil Appeals
here ordered a new trial of the
case involving authority of for-
mer Sharpstown State Bank
president to check out bonds of-
fered as security on a $470,009
loan. Now-defunct bank brought
suit to recover its $470,000.
Both State Supreme Court and
Court of Criminal Appeals did
not meet last Wednesday, but to
State Bar convention in Dallas
PARKS AND WILDLIFE
DEPT. WINS AWARDS
AUSTIN. (TPA) — Parks and
Wildlife Department won three
major awards in international!
competition for best conserva-
tion information programs.
JENKINS
Grocery & Market
Specials for Fri. & Sat., July 9th & 10th
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HOT LINKS
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Beirponch, Dolores. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1971, newspaper, July 8, 1971; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106603/m1/3/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.