The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1946 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXVIII ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1946 NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR
Devils Sink Hole
A Worthy Project
Mr. Merchant, Mr. Property Owner,
Mr. Politician.—
You, individually and collectively,
we are asking: Are you blind to the
possibilities that are at your very door?
Are you afraid to tackle a job of great
magnitude—one that will bring us un-
told renumeration, day after day, un-
til the end of time? Or yould you pre-
fer to drive your wagon in the same
old rut, when there is a possibility of
a much easier to travel road within
you grasp? . *
Certainly the development of the
wonder cavern, Devil’s Sink Hole,
with its natural diarms should not be
overlooked by any of us and certainly
no better time could 'be found to pro-
mote the Cavern than the present.
True, this wonder cavern is now a
mere “hole in the ground,” and so
was Carlsbad, until its possibilities
were visioned by citizens wishing to
go forward and do something that
would be an everlasting source of
much revenue to be enjoyed by the
people of this state, and provide much
that folks from all over the world get
out of, in viewing the handiwork
of God in the formation of such a
cavern.
The cavern near here has not been
explored to any extent; in fact the ex-
ploration has 'been hardly “scratched.”
But many pictures have been taken
at a number of points in the cavern,
copies of wrhich are in possession of
E. N. Lovelady here, which would
go a long way toward interesting capi-
tal or the legislature in further advanc-
ing the cause of this mammoth cave.
One thing to the advantage of this
cavern is the large underground
stream of clear as crystal, cold water,
traversing it on one side, and the
large rooms that are found in close
proximity to this stream of water.
These rooms are not damp, but are
air-conditioned by nature and the at-
mosphere there is cool and pleasant,
devoid of dampness.
The expense necessary to explora-
tion might be covered in a great
measure by the 'bat guano that could
be taken from a section where no
doubt millions of tons have accumu-
lated these many years from droppings
of the millions of bats that inhabit a
portion of the cave, as yet undiscov-
ered.
If you are interested in something
worth while to the endless future
prosperity of this city and sections
surrounding, then step out and do
what was done at Carlsbad—It’s here
for us to promote for the good of all,
if we can see the “vision” as was
seen at Carlsbad, when it too, was a
mere “hole in the ground.”
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Hunting leases have been coming in
very slowly to the Edwards County
Chamber of Commerce secretary. The
officials have been able to place several
of these leases with contracting parties.
Angoras to Play
Menard Today
The Rocksprings High School An-
goras won their first game of the sea-
son last Saturday in downing the
Cougars of Christoval ,High School
20 to 0. It was evident from the very
beginning that the local boys were the
strongest, but it took some time to
get the first score over. Fumbles, over
eagerness, and inexperience costing
us a couple of touchdowns. Olando
Sipipson made two of the touchdowns
and passes for two points, Allan Dun-
bar making the other touchdown. We
had two touchdowns called back be-
cause of some infraction of the rules.
The Angoras played a fair game after
the first few minutes, but it is plain
to see that they will have to do much
better than that against the other
teams on our schedule.
Menard plays in Rocksprings to-
day and the local boys are going to
have their hands full. The Yellow
Jackets outweigh the Angoras by a
pretty good margin and probably have
the edge in experience. All this will
have to be overcome by good old
fighting spirit, and this, we believe,
is what the Angoras have. Game time
is 2:30 this afternoon. Be out. The San
Angelo Kittens have been added to
the Angora schedule, playing here on
the afternoon of October 11th.
A.A.G.B.A. Gives
Prizes to Breeders
The American Angora Goat Breed-
ers Association have been offering
special premiums at the goat shows
and sales, being held in the United
States this year. The association re-
cently received a letter from the mana-
ger of the Oregon State Fair, thank-
ing them for the special premium, and
giving the division of the $50.00 of-
fered by them to breeders of regis-
tered Angora goats. The division is
as follows:
J. H. Brown, Sublimity, Oregon,
$15.00.
Wm. Riddell & Sons, Monmouth,
Oregon, $15.00.
James Riddell, Monmouth, Oregon,
$13.69.
Kenneth JJcRae, Monmouth, Ore-
gon, $1.26.
Carl E. Linegar, Rt. 3, Corvallis.
Oregon, $5.05.
The association has also sent the
New Mexico State Fair, fifty dollars
for premiums. As was their annual
custom, they gave the Texas Angora
Goat Raisers’ Association, which held
their show' and sale this year at Fred-
ericksburg, $100.00. As a booster to
the registered Angora goat breeders,
they have sent $100.00 to be used as
special premiums to the State Fair at
Dallas, which will take place in Oct-
ober.
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He may be a dude before He is
married, but afterwards he’s subdued.
City Improving
Its Water Plant
Improvement was begun this week
on several city projects. Among them
is the cleaning, scaling and painting,
inside and out, of the high water tank.
The Dixie Tank and Bridge Company
of Nashville, Tennessee, is doing the
work. This company will mend or weld
any place on the tank which needs it
after the rust has been scaled off. The
outside of the tank will be painted
aluminum, and the inside will be
painted with a paint that will stop all
riust. It will be noted that the contract
was signed with this company last
Thursday and they were in Rocksprings
Monday, preparing to do this wmrk.
This work has ben needed for some
time, but •much was hinging on the
weather, in order to empty the tank
of w’ater.
A new water well is being drilled
on city property, north of the city’s
residence. The well is being drilled to
a depth of 500 feet by Thompson &
Carr, who spudded in the Shell Oil
Company well on the John Brown
ranch.
The well will be drilled past the
caves, found at shallow depth, where
12 inch casing will be set and cemented
in. Drilling will then be continued to
the 500 foot level with a 10-inch hole.
Good Rains Fall
Over Entire County
Excellent rains have “blanketed” the
county this week, and ranchmen from
everj' section report sufficient mois-
ture to assure much needed grass and
weeds provided frost does not come
early this winter.
Some ranchmen have small acreages
planted to feedstiuffs which might as-
sist materially in taking care of flocks,
now that these fields are looking
green and in a way to produce, on ac-
count of the excellent condition of the
soil. Fall gardens will now come “a-
poppin,” and tables will again be fill-
ed with home-grown vegetables.
Heavy rains were reported in a
number of sections Wednesday and
again Thursday the county was bless-
ed with heavy, slow-falling precipi-
tation.
The range is practically soaked in
every area of Edwards county.
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NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS
Before taking hunters for pay, you
must secure a Shooting Preserve
License, which you can get from the
County Clerk. Also a record book to
register all hunters, giving their
names and addresses, also license num-
ber and number and kind of game
killed. The lowest fine for failure to
comply with this law is $100.00, plus
court costs.
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’Tis better to emulate than to envy!
Commissioners Seek
Braekettville Road
The citizenship of Edwards County,
Texas, having overwhelmingly voted a
recent bond issue for the improvement
and betterment of the lateral road
system of hid wards County and to sup-
plement the farm to market road build-
ing program of the Texas State High-
way Department, and the Rocksprings-
Brackettville Road being the principal
road problem of Edwards County, and
the intervening area, and the impro-
vement and construction of such road
having already begun on the Kinney
County end of the road and, believ-
ing that the entire problem can best
be dealt with after a survey of the
present road and consideration of the
best location for a permanent road
looking to the construction of a road
clear through to connect with the pre-
sent construction in Kinney Coun-
ty and to adequately serve the rural
area along the present road, the Court
by unanimous vote herewith directs
the Honorable J. L. Johnson, County
Judge of Edwards County to request
J. A. Waller, District Engineer of this
District and the Highway Department
to immediately arrange for a full sur-
vey of the present location and of
the necessary improvements and
changes thereof with a view to deter-
mining :
1st. A suitable location for the State
Highway from Rocksprings to Brack-
ettville, if and when designated.
2nd. Whether or not the same can be
built on the present or substantially
the present location and so far to ans-
wer the purpose of a farm to market
road in Edwards County.
The Court further authorizes and
directs the said J. L. Johnson to pro-
mise the State Highway Department
full cooperation and ^assistance in the
matter of a survey and location of said
road and early plans for the construc-
tion and maintenance thereof a State
Highway, or as a farm to market road,
as the circumstances and conditions
warrant.
Notes On Oil
Wells Being Drilled
Reports from oil wells being drilled
in Edwards County as of Wednesday
morning, September 25th:
Joe Sid Peterson well No. I, on
the Taylor place, and known" as the
Car] Pool well, is estimated at 3300
feet.
Shell Oil Company well on the John
Brown ranch, northeast of town, has
been spudded and is now drilling.
This is the second well drilled by the
Shell Oil Co. in this section.
Dan Aiuld, Peterson No. 1, six miles
on the Kcrrvillc highway is pulling
pipe at this time.
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Mrs. D. Shipman recently under-
went a major operation in the Kerr-
ville General Hospital at Kerrville.
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