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STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, 76401 FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1964
14 PAGES
I’LL TELL THE ...
WORLD
Bjr RUFUS F. HIGGS
A YOUNG womsa walked in-
to n railroad ticket office in
Chieaco and naked for n ticket
to Now York City. -Do you
wiah to go by Buffalo?” naked
tko ticket agent. -Certainly
not!" ake replied. “I want to
go by train.”—Grit
Economic Effect
One reaaon the governmental
report on amoking waa released
at {he odd Saturday noon hour
waa the effect the report might
have on the stock market To-
bacco atoeka are widely held, by
both individual and institutional
holders. Anything jeopardising
the earnings of these companies
could start a wave of panio sell.
ing. This, of course, could not
happen an the-weekend with the
market cloned.
Now the report, with its seri-
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effect will It have on tbe.mil-
Mona of dollara invested in the
4 tobacco industry? Tobacco, in
Romany forma, prod urea eight
MWoa dollars anaaally for the
* farmer and ^e procemmrs.
Many thonsanda of people de-
rive their income, directly or
indirectly, from this source.
What of them, should people
discard the dgsret habit?
At least a partial answer can
be found in the steadiness of
tobacco stocks. It has been known
for months that in the govern-
ment’s weighing of research on
tobacco and health the balance
would be against cigarets. Yet
the industry^ in the minds of
w>me expert observers, continues
to qualify as a growth situation.
However, it would ho foolish to
repect a continuation of such
feelings in view of the recent
Indictment. Assuming the worst,
tfifttmlgbt the economy do were
an eight-billion-dollar industry to
disappear? The statistician for a
Rfe insurance company has s
.reassuring answer—we would be
two billion dollars ahead. This is
based on his view that cigaret
Smoking cost# the American peo-
ple, in lost income and medical
expenses, ten billion dollars a
However, our guess is that
rigarstte smokers are not going
id atop the habit many of them
formed long years ago regardless
ef what the report says.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS — Members of the
Ersth County Poultry Judging Team which won
the National 4-H title in 1963 were awarded
scholarships to Tarlatan State College by the
Stephenville Savings and Loan Association. Pres-
ident Thurston Latham of the Savings Associa-
tion made the awards. Team members are Lyndon
Hydr of Bluff Dale; Dwight Pittman of Stephen-
Mr. Latham, Jack Martin. Stephenville,
coach, Bill Parham of Chalk Mountain,
Ronnie Woolley.of Stephenville. The team
three of four trophies and nine individual
villa,
team
and
won
medals at the national meet in Chicago. They
were sponsored by the Texas Poultry Improve-
ment Association.
Burleson
Will Seek
Reelection
Focus On The Young
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The one thing greatly to be
hoped for, as a result of the fed-
eral committee report on smok-
ing and health, is that fewer
young people will henceforth be
indueed to begin cigaret smoking.
There ie a chance of this happy
outcome, though little encourage-
ment can be found In the British
experience or In our own experi-
ence since unofficial reports sug-
gesting a cigaret-lung cancer link
began appearing long years ago.
That chance won Id be con-
siderably Heightened if the pub-
lic schools ware to make good
educational use of the report
by the surgeon general’s com-
mittee. Young people of this
age are trained to set s high
value on scientific judgment.
Here we have a report in which
a bine ribbon committee of
scientist* snmmarisea the re-
search and eoneladea that dg-
sret smoking ht enough of a
health hasard to justify “reme-
dial action." Fairly presented,
that should carry a lot of
weight.
Let us hope that this will be
the case. There is relatively little
chance that any substantial pro-
portion of adults who have been
smoking for years will quit now,
or even significantly reduce their
dgsret consumption. Quitting is
difficult. Also, many may con-
done and that they might as well
continue to enjoy the pleasure of
smoking. But young people might
be persuaded that, in the light of
what la now known and surmis-
ed, starting the habit would be
unwise. It is worth a vigorous
try.
Controlling the personal habits
of either old or young is tedious
and frequently brings open re-
sentment from (hoee Involved.
However, it. does sum wise for
one and all to consider the gov-
ernment report an He merits.
Anything that will bring about
serious results u far as our
bealth is ooneemsd should bt
viswsd with strong conviction.
secretary in the office of Con-
gressman Sam Russell. He was
elected to fill the office in 1946
when Mr. Russell retired. He has
many close personal friends in
Stephenville and all sections of
Erath County.
Erath Again In
National Survey
Congressman Omar Burleson has
filed for reelection with the Chair-
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Erath County for the
Democratic Primary Election on
May 2, 1964. Burleson was elected
to the 80th and succeeding Con-
gresses from the 17th District. He
is Chairman of the Committee on
House Administration of the House
of Representatives, and a ranking
member of the Committee on For-
eign Affairs.
Congressman Burleson first en-
tered government service in Wash- _
ington in 1941 when he bccamtf far beyond what is necessary for
ANN ARBOR—The American
consumer, recognised today as a
powerful force in the shaping
of business and economic trends,
is being evaluated again in The
University of Michigan's annual
Survey of Consumer Finances.
For 18 years Erath has been in-
cluded as one of the 70 counties
in tiie U.S. for the important sur-
vey.
As U-M economist Dr. George
Katona has pointed out, "Today,
eaWtHTs lor tb* ffrpt t Utingjfrawn of.the.ILB.
time in history, the majority tit] Th<
families own, wear, drive, Hv» in,
eat, drink and otherwise use a
vast variety of consumer goods
help shape the business trends to
come, are being sampled by Uni-
versity of Michigan interviewers.
Mere Than 1500 Interview’s
Field representatives, of the
University’s Survey Research
Center through Feb. 8 will be con-
ducting more than 1500 interviews
in some 350 U.S. communities in
the 19th annual Survey of Con-
sumer Finances. Heads of each
household contacted will be ask-
ed to contribute to the
COUNCIL APPROVES PACT
WITH WATER ENGINEERS
New Well Sites
Are Considered
At a called session of the city council Tuesday afternoon
plans for developing a new source of water supply for the city
were virtually agreed on. As things look now, a field three
miles southwest of the city limits "frill be the location of-at'
‘ least one new deep well. Water engineers have said, in sub-
stance, that the underground water supply in the Stephenville
region is ample for several years in the future. The decision
of the council apparently makes it certain that no plans for
bringing outside water supplies aye to be cowslderad at any
ktime in the foreseeable future.
The City Council approved a
proposal Tuesday afternoon to sup-
ply adequate city w.terror a per- f JUrvmjUll*, reprWM!nti„g W
fed of M to 46 rmtrfc* called rianTF. Guylon and Associates
session, the members of the coun- - • —
subsistence
"For the first time a nation’s
economy is largely controlled by
plain, ordinary people—consum-
ers.”
Consumer attitudes, motivations
and plans to purchase, which will
Shady Oak Farms
Grass Plan Told
The Stephenville Young Fanner i agrass and detailed discussion of
Chapter is very pleased with the
program presented by Millard
Rirhmon of the Shady Oaks Farm.
Mr. Richmons' program consisted
of a fHm of his Coastal Bermnd-
Warrants
Issued ~
On Jail
The Erath County Commission-
ers Court met Monday, January
13, in its regular monthly session.
The morning session was chiefly
taken up with the routine paying
of county bills.
During the afternoon session
the court approved an estimate of
$16,200 from Vernon Gunn Con-
tractor, and an estimate of $21,-
000 from Southern Steel Com-
pany. The fifth block of warrants
will be issued in payment of the
estimates later this week when
the court meets with C. N. Burt,
possibly Thursday or Friday.
The court voted to increase its
proportionate share of the salary
paid to Mel Colay, District Court!
This increase is directed .
by statute and is sat according to
county population. The whole of
is psid by tbs three
counties in tha 29th Judicial Dis-
trict
Judge Lanelle Harbin reported
to the court that contractor Ver-
non’ Gunn would be finished with
construction and completely away
from the new Erath County jail
by the first day of Fshruary. A
data for an open house to be bald
at the aaw building was discussed
but not detnitaly set
Tbs court voted to have the
mattresses now being nsed In the
county jail renovated and naw
covers bought before Installing
them in the ijew jail building.
vA bead was signed designating
A- F. Anderson, Jr, aa Public
weigher. ,
the possibilities of Coastal Ber-
mudagrass. He not only showed
the chapter the general program
hut the more detailed points of
growing grass which many times
mean the difference between pro-
fit and loss.
Mr. Richmon said, “I can’t con-
trol the weather. I have seen
sprig improperly taken ears of
and still com* on and make good
showing, mostly because every-
thing else was in their favor, and
I have seen them handled right
and due to tilings beyond human
control be a disappointment.
Sometimes nobody can tell why
they did not come up as expected.
Many good stands fail to show up
first year because of them being
choked by competitive plants. An
effort should be made to keep
these down till the Coastal can
get started and then nothing will
bother it. There will be no care-
less weeds, cockleburm, sunflow-
(Continued on rage Five)
Tha families represent a
fully chosen sample of
adults. Each of them is contacted
in advance ef the interviewer's
viaH. . ■ '. - ■ -
Begun originally in coopera-
tion with the Federal Reserve
Board, the annual Survey of Con-
sumer Finances seeks answers to
questions about family income,
financial position, major pur-
chases and prospects.
All interviews are held in
strictest confidence, and no in-
formation concerning individual
familiee ie ever disclosed. Analy-
sis of the data, however, has
proven helpful in appraising the
influence of the American con-
sumer' on the general business
outlook. Interviews are conducted
Us metropolitan, suburban and
rural areas.
Poll Tax
Station
Openod
James Walsworth, Deputy Tax
Assessor-Collector, revealed that
the total of poll tax receipts Is-
sued stands at 1276 as of Satur-
day, January 1L
In order to facilitate issuance of
tha receipts and make it more
convenient for taxpayers, a poll
tax substation was opened in
Dublin oi. v\ *x»ios<1ay, January
16. .
The substation will be located
In the former office of the lata
Dr. T. F. Bryan on East Black-
jack 8treat. Hours will be 9 to 6
and the office will oontinue open
through tbs month of January.
The Dublin substation will be
under the management of Mr*. Id
a Sneed, US W. Mesquite. _
Martin Home
Damaged by
Blaze
The City Fire Department an-
swered a general alarm Sunday,
January 12, at 10:20 p.m., at the
residence of R. E. Martin, Jr.,
2160 Woodland. -
Firemen report that the ifre,
which started in the fireplace,
was actually under control in a
very short time. It was necessary
for the firemen to tear out a sec-
tion of the wall adjacent to the
fireplace before they could get to
the origin of the blase.
Very little property damage oc-
curred due to the speed in which
the alarm was turned in and the
blase extinguished.
cil accepted a proposal by William
F. Guyton and Associates of Aus-
tin for the exploration and develop-
ment of a new well field approxi-
mately three miles south of the
city.
Ia August of 1963, the
council employed the Austin
hydrologist to conduct an ex-
tensive study ef the ground-
water potential in the Ste-
phenville area. On December
6 Guyton and one of his as-
sociate*. Marvin Klug, pre-
sented their findings to the
council. Guyton stated- that
their study indicated aew well
fields could be developed ta
the southeast, south, or south-
west that should provide
ground-water conditions simi-
lar to those which existed in
the city prior to pom
He said that available
cated a well field about
three miles from the city would
develop an essentially new supply
of water, and would not overlap
the cone of depression, around the
present field. The hydrologist not-
ed that the present well field will
be capable of supplying a signifi-
cant quantity of wster for many'
years, and that a new well
u
the Tuesday meeting of the city
council, told the councilmen that
his organisation could start on the
project immediately and that the
first new well should be tied into
the eity water system by May of
this year.
R. Y. Gann, City Director, of
Public Works, said in his opinion
one new well would provide the
additional water supply needed by
the city during the coming months.
Additional wells in the new well
field will be added to the wa£er
system as they are needed.
6 Inducted
From Erath
O/cfrirf
data in*, L/ISl lILL ----
Inee Wyatt, Clerk of the local
Induction Board No. 41, reported
that six men from the district
were inducted into the service as
of January 8, and 11 were sent for
physical examination.
Those being inducted were
Gerald Dwain Nelson, Rt. 3, Dub-
, iin; Harold Dean Keith, Rt. 8,
would double the water resources j Dublin; David Lynn Kinsey, Rt. 1,
of the- city. Guyton said that other | Bluff Dale; Robert Lavelle Sauc-
well fields, 4f needed, could be de- Clifton; and Eddy Woodrow
veloped by moving away from ! Richardson, Rt. 6. Dublin.
PER COPY 104
DR. KENNETH MeFARLAND
Annual Banquet
Ticket Sale Brisk
field
Dimes
still
e
“If ye have faith as a grain
of mustard see, re shall say unto
this mountain. Remove hence to
yonder place; and it shall re-
move; and nothing shall be im-
possible unto you.” Matthew
17:20
For more of faith some of us
cry —
On asking ourselves the where or
why:
If this be fmiee or that be true,
Can a miscroecope misconstrue?
Yat still we know Thy truths
are sound i
Though faith is not
pound by pound 1
measured
WILL CURTIS
existing well, fields from three
five miles.
Cost Analysis Completed
The report submitted to the city
council by the Guyton firm was
referred to the local Water Re-
sources Committee for their study
and recommendations to the coun-
cil. The Water Resources Commit-
tee made a detailed cost analysis
of ground water and surface water
and last week recommended to the
council that the city develop an ad-
ditional ground-water supply.
The committee comprised of
Hugh Wolfe, chairman, Jack D.
McCullough, Dr. Vance Terrell,
Claude Bryant, and Grady Perry
stated that in their opinion it
would be more economical for the
city to develop a new well field
than to seek a surface supply of
water.
The estimated cost for drill-
ing test holes, one new well,
and laying a transmission line
from the city to the field large
enough to eventually carry
water from eight new wells is
$140,064. City Director of Fi-
nance Rex Cates told the coun-
cil that the city would have
approximately $40,900 In cash
to apply on the project.
Taylor Almon, financial advisor
for the city, said that revenue
warrants could be Issued by the
city to cover the additional cost
of developing the new well field.
Those being sent for physical
examination were Max G. Lund,
Bobby J. Veteto, Charles G. Rob-
erts, Jerry C. Vanderver, W. C.
Shelton, Glenn C. Kleine, Juan
Garcia, Donnie R. Abies, Joe D.
Wooley, Jimmie R.- Schumacher,
and Marvin A. Wilson.
There will be two calls for in-
duction on February 5 and ten
physical examination calls. >
The Board met today, Tuesday,
in regular session and again re-
t
The annual banquet of the
Chamber of Commerce to be held
on the night of February 3rd has
all (he earmarks of being one of
the most successful held here in
years. Monday morning when a
group of committeemen worked
for a few hours they reported sales
totaling 206 tickets. Brad Thomp-
son is chairman of the committee.
In other years the annual affair
has been highly successful when
such notables as Gov. Price Daniel,
Gov, Allan Shivers and other not-
ables have appeared here. The
speaker this year will be Kenneth
McFarland, noted public speaker.
Retiring president Mack Bran-
Moving
(Hurt
In Crash
Glenn Maring, manager of the
Goodyear Store waa injured Tues-
day morning. January 14, as the
result of an automobile accident
which occurred at the overpass on
Loop 196. ' ‘ '
The company pickup which he
was driving ran off the roadway,
down the embankment and over-
turned. Moring waa taken to Ste-
phenvllle Hospital suffering from
a possible beak injury and alight
concussion. A full report of the
accjdnt hat net yet bean filed.
- 1
minded that all males are requlr- t don will open the meeting but for
ed to register under the draft aw all practical purposes the Incom-
on their 18th birthday or within! president, Mickey Maguire, will be
five days thereafter. Maximum : in charge. Assisting Brandon will
penalties that can be applied for! be a group of others who are offi-
failure to register are $10,000 cfally identified with the C-C. The
fine, or five year* in prison, or | ticket sale committee headed by
both. Thompson is made up of Dr. Vance
9-lnches of Snow
Recorded in City
Nine inches of snow and still snowing >s the report for Ste-
phenville and surrounding area as of 11 a.m. today. Joe McLeod
of the Farmers-First National Bank reported an approximate .96
inches of moisture as a result of the precipitation which began
early Wednesday.
A temporary slowing down of
retail sales in Stephenville will
soon reap the harvest of this boon
to tbe thirsty grass lands and
small gram crops. Although this
type of moisture will probably not
result .Jn runoff water to stock
tanks which are dingerouslyTow, Tt
will mean much to the farriers
and ranchers who arc having to
do heavy feeding during this par-
chment-dry season.
A check with the State Highway
Department revealed Wat no
Erath County roads are closed as
a mult of the weather condition*.
Early this morning the Highway
Patrol Office said that U. S. 377
to Fort Worth would be closed.
However, traffic is going through
and extreme caution is urged by
both the Highway Patrol and the
State Highway Department.
Stephenville, Dublin, Huckabay,'
Lingleville, Muff Dale, Morgan
MUi, and Three Way schools were
dosed Thursday because at tit*
weather. However. Tarlatan State
College remained *p*n-
Maintenance foreman Joe Der-
rick got his crews out Wedneseday
afternoon and began the long job
of sanding down bridges and hills
on the major highways in Erath
County. Derrick and his crew main-'
tain 340 miles of roads in the*'
county..
Wednesday night and Thursday
morning State Highway crews
helped several car* out of ditches,
also several large trucks and
transports were stuck for short
periods, but crews using sand and
chatrhoon sent them on their way.
The 23-man crew now has 6
motor graders clearing the high-
ways and US 281-67 and 377 are
open to traffic. However, persons
using Farm to Market Roads are
urged to drive with caution.
At Wie intersection of State
Highway 6 and US 281 just north
of Hko a maintenance crew stood
by over five hours Wednesday
night to assist traffic over the
roads.
Derrick said the Highway crews
would remain on tha job until the
now subsides.
Terrell, Bill Riddick, Byron Sin-
gleton, Rufus F. Higgs, Rex Mor-
gan, Thomas Lumsden, Dan Cour-
sey and Joseph Chandler.
At College Dining Hall
In recent years the attendance
at the annual banquet has been In
excess of 600. However, those in
charge of ticket sales this year
firmly believe the attendance win
act » new record, and it would net
be at all surprising to aee at least
650 in the dining room when the
program begins.
The banquet will be held at the
Tarleton College Dining Hall. Mrs.
Roxle Cress, in charge of the dic-
ing hall facilities, already has
started plans- for organising -n
Staff to pan the banquet. She will
use men1 and young lady students
as assistants. Tha regular staff
of technicians will prepare the
food. ~ TT • FT T*
Those who desire tickets can get
them by calling at the office ef
the Chamber of Commerce or con-
tacting one of the above commit-
teemen. Tickets are $3.00 each.
There seems to be little doubt
that all availapie seats will be
occupied when the banquet starts.
Besides tbe speaker there will
be special music and other notable
features.
TIDWELL
TO LEAD
KIWANIS
Bill Hilliard, Lt Governor Dirt-
Division, installed officers of the
Stephenville club Tuesday night.
Included In the installation cere-
mony were President Fred Tidwell;
Mom* Gifford, yr<S6 president,
r]-nn WMiit---
urenn ttti iiriiib,
Dwain Atkina, treasurer.
Also installed Tuesday night
were the following directors, Tottp
Stone, R. F. Higgs Jr, Chari**
Herring and Joe Harrison.
Tidwell succeeds Frank Havlak
as head of the local Kiwanis
which was organised Dec. 7, 1951.
Also present last night went
three members of Kirkland’S home
club, East Side ef Fort Worth.
Other guests wars Charles Cae-
Lon'Burton and Jssa Elliott.
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