The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1947 Page: 1 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 21 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
VOLUME XXVIII ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY JANUARY 31ST, 1947 - NUMBER FIFTY-TWO
U. of T. Students
Explore Cavern
Five students from the University
of Texas came to Rocksprings Sat-
urday evening, with ^guipment neces-
sary to go into the Devil’s Sink Hole.
The men spent the night at the Bal-
entine Hotel and went out to the cave
Sunday morning, spending the day
down in the cavern.
These men work on surveys of this
kind for the University, and have ex-
plored a great many caverns in Tex-
as. They reported to Mr. Balentine,
Sunday night that the Devil’s Sink
Hole is the most outstanding cave of
its kind in Texas. One of the men
had been throuj^h^ie caverns in Ken-
tucky, and he stated that the Devil’s
Sink Hole was superior to anything
in that state.
The men spent the entire day in the
one large room. They found openings
to other rooms, where a person might
crawl through, but they said there
were so many interesting things to
look at in the large room, they didn’t
have time to venture further into the
cave.
The Edwards County Chamber of
Commerce has extended an invitation
to these .men to be present February
3rd and 4th, when the representa-
tives from the National Park Service
will make their investigation of the
Devil’s Sink Hole.
We understand the University men
will give the Sink Hole some publi-
city, furnishing articles and pictures
for magazines.
---o-o--
LEGION AUXILIARY HOLDS
MEETING
The American Legion Auxiliary,
Rocksprings Unit No. 215 met at
the home of Mrs. Little Epperson on
Tuesday, January 28th at 3 o’clock
p. m. In the absence of the Unit Pre-
sident, the meeting was called to order
by Mrs. Gus Storey and business was
conducted in the usual manner.
After the business session the fol-
lowing program was enjoyed:
Discussion on Rehabilitation, Mrs.
Gus Storey.
Discussions on Child Welfare, Mrs.
Bryan Babb, Mrs. Charles Ross and
Mrs. Loui Strackbein.
Medley of Old Fashioned Music,
Mrs. Hattie Goodwin.
Members present were: Mesdames
Little Epperson, J. D. Varga, Hattie
Goodwin, Charles Ross, Guss Ross,
Loui Strackbein, Alonzo Cowsert,
Bryan* Babb, Gus Storey, Frank Otis
Cloudt.
-o-o--
EDWARDS COUNTY DEEDS
Mrst Lulu Wilson, warranty deed
to Johnnie Blackburn, 181 feet by 74
feet, site for gas storage tank. Fil-
ed January 25, 1947.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Epperson
spent' Monday in San Antonio.
Petition Asking for
Hospital Bonds
A petition is now being circulated
by the .Edwards County Chamber of
Commerce to be presented before the
Commissioners Court calling for a bond
election, not to exceed $100,000, for
the purpose of building a hospital.
Also a petition has been drawn up by
the Chamber of Commerce asking that
the Court employ an architect for the
proposed hospital. Both these peti-
tions will be presented to the Court
at the February session, which is on
the 10th of the month.
A committee of the Chamber of
Commerce will visit the outlying sec-
tions of the county before the elec-
tion is held for said bonds, and will
explain thoroughly to the voters the
proposed hospital proposition! These
meetings will be held at the various
schools in the county, and the people
of each community will be notified in
advance, so they may be in attendance.
After discussion of the hospital at
a recent meeting of the directors of
the Chamber of Commerce it was de-
cided to go ahead and call for this bond
election at this time, so that Edwards
county will have available funds for
construction purposes at any future
date. The Federal government has
funds set aside to participate in hos-
pitals for the smaller communities of
the nation, and it was thought' advis-
able to vote these bonds and get ap-
plication for Federal funds filed, so we
will be near the head of the list. A bill
will be presented before the present
session of the State legislature for
the State to participate in hospital
construction also.
Under the present set up the Fed-
ral government will donate one-third
of the cost to communities for hos-
pital construction, and if the State par-
ticipates in the project the smaller
communities can have .adequate hospi-
tal facilities without the expenditure
of any appreciable sum.
It is estimated that a 10 cent tax
on the $100 valuation will be ample
to repay this bond issue, if the full
amount is used, which in all probab-
ility will not be needed.
---*»>-o—---------
TODAY, FRIDAY, LAST DAY
FOR POLL TAX PAYMENTS
Today, Friday, January 31st, is the
last day of this year for Poll Tax
payments. If you care to voice your
opinion in several important elections,
that will be held during 1947, be sure
to secure your poll tax before it is too
late. City election, school election and
a bond election are three elections
known to be on docket .for the year,
1947, and it is to your benefit to be in
a position to exercise your voting right.
--o-o---
GUILD MEETING NOTICE
The Wesleyan Guild will hold its
first meeing of the year Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 6th, at 7:30 at the home .of
Mrs. Alton Owens.
Park Service Men
to Visit Sink Hole
Officials of the National Park Ser-
vice will visit this section on Monday
and Tuesday, February 3rd and 4th,
and will spend two days here exploring
the Devil’s Sink Hole.
The Chamber of Commerce has
made arrangements with Dudley Ed-
wards to have his truck with winch
on the scene Monday morning to let
the exploration party into the cavern.
It is planned on this trip to thor-
oughly explore the cavern and to as-
certain just what' the future possibili-
ties the cave might have as a com-
mercial venture.
This is the first time that the citi-
zens of this section have been able to
interest the federal park service in this
project, and if after thorough explora-
tion by the gentlemen on the 3rd and
4th of February, it is thought this to
be a worthy project, steps will im-
mediaely be taken to have this cave
established as a National Park.
Interested parties from other sec-
tions surrounding Edwards county arc
extended an invitation to be in Kock-
springs, and meet with these park ser-
vice representatives and join the party
going into the cave. The development
of the Dvil’s Sink Hole will mean
much to this entire section of the
Southwest, if development of same is
made.
No doubt this cave will draw a tre-
mendous amount of tourist' travel to
Southwest Texas, thereby benefitting
surrounding towns, as well as Rock-
springs.
Last Saturday five students of
the University of Texas made a trip
into the cavern, gathering data for
publication in the University paper.
Upon the return of this party to Rock-
springs, one of the party stated that
he had been in every cave of note in
Texas, and that' the Devil’s Sink Hole
was by far the largest cavern he had
visited in the state.
MARCH OF DIMES DANCE
The March of Dimes dance last
Friday night, sponsored ’by the Am-
erican Legion was a nice success with
everyone having a good time, and the
proceeds being appreciable large.
\round sixty dollars were cleared above
the expense of the dance, and the
money, donated to the March of Dimes
for Infantile Paralysis fund.
-o-o.......
MARCH OF DIMES
BALL GAMES
Mrs. J. D. Varga, County Chairman
of the March of Dimes campaign,
reports a net of $57.10 realized from
the ball games Tuesday night between
the Rocksprings High School basket-
ball and volleyball teams and the
teams from London. The boys and
girls of the high school were more
than glad to donate all the proceeds
to this worthy cause and are proud of
the fact that they could do this much.
Drive Carefully
Near the School
At a meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees of Rocksprings Independent
School District on Monday night,
the hazard of fast driving was brought
before the board. The board voted to
present letters to the City and Coun-
ty authorities, asking that they co-
operate with the school in stopping
this menace to school children.
So far, there have been no ser-
ious accidents at the school, but the
way that some of qur citizens drive
near the school, someone is goingitorun
over and kill a child, then it will be
too late to remedy the situation. It
was pointed out by the school board
that on several occasions children on
bicycles and on foot had been bumped
by cars, but no injuries have been sus-
tained.
Just sit down and think the above
matter out. Do you want to be the one
that will run over and kill some child?
If not, please use caution in driving
by the school. You can replace property
damage done by an automobile, but
you cannot replace the life of a little
child.
Parents are urged to caution child-
ren that drive cars to school, to please
instill into their children to drive care-
fully, as much of this reckless driving
is done by younger persons, students,
as well as those not attending school.
On several occasions we have seen
children driving cars around the city
that barely can see over the steering
wheel. We believe this is a bit too
young for a driver.
..................- ■ - 'O-O— -
VOICE AND PIANO RECITAL
Mrs. J. A. Laning will present her
piano and voice pupils in recital Thurs-
day evening, February 6th, at seven
fifteen o'clock at the High School
Auditoriu m.
The following pupils will appear
on this program: Neville Gordon
Smart, Edwina Anne Smart, Rodney
Balentine, Lilly Tomlinson, Otis Earl
Cox, Stella Hubble, Cappy Brown,
Mildred Fleischer. Joyce Thurman,
Connie Merritt, Jo Ann Craig, Evelyn
and Dudley Edwards, Shirley Ann
Barrows, Louise and Lorelie Hankins,
Susanne Storey, Martha Irou Winans,
Ema Lou Linn, Alta Mae and Mary
Elizabeth Miller. Elizabeth Ann
Hough, Shiela and Kay Hankins,
Ema Jean Barnes, Ginger Whitworth,
Lavonne Shepperd, Virginia Ann Grif-
fith, Gale Laning, and Anna Louise
Brown.
The public is most cordially invited
to be present.
------ e----
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Alton
Miller and Mrs. Lizzie Hodges Sun-
day, were Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sights
and Preston of Uvalde, and on Mon-
day their visitors were Mrs. May
Sandherr and Mrs. Kid Roc of Junc-
tion and Mrs. T. C. Johnson of Kerr-
ville.
*
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Hutt, J. W. The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1947, newspaper, January 31, 1947; Rocksprings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129882/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .