The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1942 Page: 4 of 8
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PAGE FOUR
Tha Texas
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Texas Mohair Weekly is au-
thorized to announce the following
candidates for public office, subject to
the Democratic Primaries, July 25th,
1942:
For Congressman, 21st District:
O. C. FISHER,
of Tom Green County.
For County Judge:
J. L. JOHNSON
(Re-election)
For Sheriff, Tax Assessor and Col-
lector:
R. R. CORDER
For District and County Clerk:
E. I. (ED) MILLER.
(Re-election)
For County Treasurer:
ERIE CLOUDT
For Commissioner Precinct No. 1:
F. A. MOODY
(Re-election)
For Commissioner Precinct No. 4:
C. V. WHITWORTH
(Re-election)
For Commissioner Precinct No. 3:
W. A. CHAPMAN
(Relection)
Goat Show and Sale
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cotton for military manufacture, all of
which will strengthen the mohair
situation from every angle, and growers
are urged to do everything in their po-
wer to create the largest number of
pounds in the industry’s history.
As 85 per cent of the nation’s ton-
nage of mohair is raised in Texas, then
naturally any measures that might
strengthen the mohair situation should
come from the very center of the mo-
hair empire—Rocksprings, as Edwards
county is the largest producer of mo-
hair of any county in the state.
The dates were confirmed as Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 6, 7
and 8, with the show and the sale
classification on the first day, and the
sales proper on the second and third
days.
Seaton Prentice of Junction was ap-
pointed a judge to succeed Bob Davis,
Uvalde County judge whose official
duties this year have largely taken him
out of the ranching and goat breeding
business. Armei Earwood of Sonora
had been named previously. His father,
Fred Earwood, Sonora ranchman and
warehouseman, will be in charge of
the classification.
Reversing their stahd taken on a
motion at the winter quarterly meet-
ing, the directors threw the sale “wide
open to the world.” The show already
is open to all.
The previous action was taken after
complaint had been made of private
downtown sale of out-of state goats in
Uvalde last year at the same time that
the official auction was going on.
Quite a number of breeders, or-
iginal proponents of the curb said that
it had been shown subsequently that
an employe, not the breeder himself had
made the conflicting sale.
The ranchmen, all specializing bree-
ders of registered Angoras, also laid
plans for expanding their participation
in the goat shews at Fort Worth and
Dallas, and, on motion of Fred Ear-
FRIDAY MAY EIGHTH. Mtt
wood, expressed regret at cancellation
of the goat show at the San Angelo
Fat Stock Show this year and urged
that a show be initiated at San Angelo
when the show officials there felt one
was wanted.
T. C. Hampton, Rocksprings busi-
ness man and for many years a major
Angora breeder, informed the directors
that Rocksprings, through the Ed-
wards County Chamber of Commerce,
had ruled out either a rodeo or race
meet in connection with the show and
sale this year.
The community’s financial support
of the event will be contributed. The
entertainment features will be “of a
modest sort in view of the war emer-
gency,” it was indicated.
Resolutions approved included one
on the death of a member, John Resley
of Skull Valley, Ariz., and another ex-
pressing appreciation of the hospitality
shown by the Edwards County Cham-
ber of Commerce, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Balentine, and Rocksprings folk.
Financial actions taken included the
appropriation of $100 for potential use
in continuing a series of Tuesday and
Saturday spot announcements over ra-
dio station WOAI in San Antonio,
tried experimentally by Mr. Earwood,
and allocation of a similar amount to
the advertising of the show and sale.
The report of Sam Cooper of Lea-
key, chairman of the sale committee,
on selection of Nelson Johnson of San
Angelo as suctioneer was approved by
the directors.
Attending the meeting were the fol-
fowing directors: Authur Davis of Con
Can, president; Marvin Skaggs, Junc-
tion, first vice-president; Sam F. Coo-
per, Leakey; M. A. Cowsert, Rock-
springs; Fred T. Earwood, Sonora;
J. R. Stewart, San Angelo, secretary-
treasurer; A. E. Mayes, Rocksprings;
G. A. Bonner, Leakey; W. S. Orr,
Rocksprings; P. E. Gulley, Rock-
springs; T. C. Hampton, Rocksprings;
Joe Brown Ross, Sonora; and O. O.
Cowsdrt, Rocksprings; L. A. Clark,
Rocksprings.
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Hal Elms Suffers
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ternoon, and reports from that city
reaching us Tuesday morning was to
the effect that the boy was still hold-
ing his own, and had a fighting chance
for recovery.
A sister, Mrs. Wilson Robinson,
and brother, Estel Elms, accompani-
ed by Mr. Robinson, left Saturday af-
ternoon, and were with the sufferer
until Sunday night, and on their re-
turn, stated that the little fellow was
then resting easy and had a good
chance for full recovery.
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—BAR-B-Q—Special Saturday at Ow-
ens & Whitworth.
Some rain, accompanied by quite an
electrical display, fell over the coun-
ty last Wednesday night. Several sec-
tions reported light hails.
—WANTED-First Cook—Good Sal-
ary. All Correspondence Confidential.
HANGER VII GRILL, Uvalde 2tc.
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Davis, Ed I.
Miller, Fred Jones, J. W. and Dick
Hutt spent the past week-end fishing
near Spofford, being guests at the S.
S. Henry ranching interests.
U. S. 0. Operating
Over Entire World
Austin—President Roosevelt’s revela-
tion that “hundreds of thousands of
American troops are operating in areas
thousands of miles from home” makes
possible the disclosure that the USO
has been establishing a center a day
during recent weeks, Harry C. Wiess,
state USO chairman; said today.
“The USO goes with the army to
its expeditionary bases in every land,”
the chairman explained, “so during the
spring months it has expanded both
ts operations and its planned operations
greatly.”
Mr. Wiess, who heads the Texas war
fund campaign opening May .11, used
this method to demonstrate the need
for every Texas county to exceed its
quota in the compaign.
“As American soldiers expand their
operations to new continents, so must
the USO budget for unforseen expen-
ses of this nature during the coming
year, but expressed the opinion that
this might not cover the gigantic war
operations yet to come.
"Many USO centers are already
operating in Texas, and more are to
be built at the dozens of new training
centers already authorized,” Mr. Wiess
pointed out. “Through USO Texas can
demonstrate its hospitality to the thou-
sands of men from other states coming
here for their training. We must go
well over our $1,110,000 quota.”
Organization work in the 19 USO
regions was virtually complete this
week, ready for the drive which will
be opened May 11 with an address by
President Roosevelt.
—SPRING SHOES for Men, For-
tune, Churchill, Jarman, Roblee, at the
Man’s Shop.
The Dallas State Fair has asked
Aurthur Davis of Con Can, president
of the TAGRA, if an upped prize sche-
dule will help bring in larger entries
of Angoras for the goat department
at the state fair early next October.
Davis is seeking to get the entries lin
ed up. He and other breeders of the
Uvalde area are to charter a box car.
The cost is $50. C. F. Briggs of Del
Rio may join the group.
—JUST RECEIVED—Shipment Seer-
sucker material and blouses.—Owens
& Whitworth.
The annual business meeting of the
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Associa-
tion will be held, at Rocksprings Friday
night, Aug. 7. The annual show will
be held Aug. 6 and the official sale
days are Aug. 7 and 8.
J. A. Miller Asks All
To Watch Stamps
J. A. Miller, Ewards county chair-
man of sugar rationing board, calls
attention to the fact that sugar stamps
will be honored only during periods
designated for each stamp, and persons
holding sugar rationing cards should
watch the expiration dates for each
stamp.
The dates allocated for the first four
stamps in your book are as follows:
Stamp No. 1, expires May 16th; Stamp
No. 2, expires May 30th; Stamp No.
3 expires June 13th; Stamp No. 4 ex-
pires, June 17th.
Each stamp is good for one pound
of sugar.
Therefore, if you have four in your
family, then you will be allowed four
pounds of sugar, if purchased before
the expiration cate of each stamp.
—-o-o---
—COME IN and see our bargains in
men’s work clothes and shoes. Ow-
ens & Whitworth.
Madagascar, lying in the Indian
Ocean opposite Portuguese Mazom-
bique Channel off the Africian east
coast and could serve as the control of
the shipping lanes around the Cape of
Good Hone.
—BRING YOUR CLEANING and
pressing to the Man’s Shop. We clean
every day.
Mrs. Fred Jones and baby of San
Antonio spent the past week visiting
with relatives and friends here, and
Mr. Jones was up Saturday afternoon
and Sunday, returning with Mrs. Jones
Sunday night.
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Our Job Is to Save
Dollars
Buy
War Bonds
Every Pay Day
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For 30 years it has relieved that “Hang-
over” the next morning after the night
before. It quickly relieves sick head-
ache and quiets nerves.
For 30 years it has afforded relief to
women for painful menstruation and
nervousness.
—FRANCIS PHARMACY — Pres-
cription Druggists, Day-Night Service.
Fishermen not having already pur-
chased supplies for the coming season
should “stock up” at once, for no
doubt but that all manner of fishing
tackle will be frozen with present sup-
plies on hand by retailers.
—SPRING HATS—Straws and Felts
at the Man’s Shop.
In the auditing department of the
AAA at College Station, O. C. Cow-
sert was at Roksprings visting rela-
tives last week-end.
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