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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 2C.
1959
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THE ALTO HERALD
A Leader in South Cherokee County Since 1896.
P R c S S? ASS0C!AT)0M
TEXAS
Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son, Editors and Owners.
Entered as second class matter in 1896 at the Post Office in Alto,
Cherokee County, Texas, under the act of Congress of March 3, 18M7.
Published every Thursday at Alto, Texas.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputa-
tion of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the
columns of the Herald will be gladly corrected upon its being
brought to the attention of the Publishers.
ALTO HERALD
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ONE YEAR. IN COUNTY - $2 5(;
SIX MONTHS. IN COUNTY - $125
ONE YEAH. OUTSIDE COUNTY $3 00
SIX MONTHS. OUTSIDE COUNTY - $L5t)
This is a great quail year. I It's a great year a), the birds'
Never in the memory of living^ The man witli a d'>g will have his
man has there lieen one qu!te so ; "cup running over." Tile man who
good, livery seclion ot the stall j kicks out his bints and takes them
re[<orts quail in great numbers. j as he finds them shot Id do well,
Highways are lined with coveys ' t<m.
of the birds. It is hard t« dn.e jg pause for this tre-
a few mi.es in rural areas "'i'!i",mendous increase in the quail
out hilling a bird witii tile rat' or [„ipu!alion'.'
having to slow down for a (
to crots the ro d.
Grain fietds and brush piles
'seem to explode when a covey
takes to flight.
Ho'.whites ; ad hlues are mixing
groups in many s[<ots in West ant)
Southwest Texas. There are blues
in areas which have Ix'en mostly
bob habitat for years. And there
are holts flying arotuid in some
of the territory where on e only
blues were plentiful.
A number of good reasons can
be advanced, but it is not likely
that any one reason is the com-
plete answer.
Perhaps 'is important as any-
thing else is the fact that there
haw been at least two years when
weather cotnl ti< im were < \or-
ab'e at nesting time. This always
means a great dotd to feathered
wildlife, especially ground nesters.
Perhaps the next most ini]<or-
tant tactor is landownerlassistanee.
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
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Complete Stock Of
LtGHT FtXTURES. ELECTRtC MOTORS. WtRING DEVtCES
"t Don't Do All Of The Electrical Work
) Do Only The Best"
PHONE 184 ALTO. TEXAS
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One of the heaviest blows to the
quail population in the past has
been the complete removal of
cover and feed crops for the htrds.
Landowners olealned out their
fence rows They chained down
mosquito thickets. They s^t lire
to brush patches. They p'owed
under good range. As t result,
there were comparatively few
places remaining for the tx<a and
the blues.
H wtis a)*mt that time that the
(i.imc and t-'sh Commission start-
ed its quail restocking prolan)
with birds raised by the sf'te.
Th" e t'ir is were produced by the
tit ttsan.ls at the Slate Game I-'arm j
nevr Tyler. They were sold to)
landowners at altout halt the price;
of production.
This alone, however, wasn't the '
success of the qn dl comeback.
Hel'ore a landowner cott'd buy
these birds from the state he hat!
to show that he had sufficient food
and cover for them. Many ranch-
ers. whose places had almost been
denuded of worthwhile cover, were
induced to plant multiflora roses
along fence lines, in corners and
it: other places.
They were encouraged to leave
brush at places within their fence
tries aid to plant feed which would
Ix- conducive to good quail nourish-
ment.
Sportsmen clubs throughout thei
state joined in this movement.
Some conscientious shooters also
helped.
There are a number of quail
hunters in Tcxta.s who. each year,
re-stock a range with as ma'ny
pen-raised birds as they tnkc off
by gun each fall.
According to Howard Dodgen,
executive secretary of the G)tme
and Fish Commission, it requires
in excess of H.tMM.OOd quail each I
year for the hunters. The qt] i)
reason, which basically is Decem-
ber I to January 16, is hunted
h rd in some areas.
There was a time when shooters
would take every bird in a covey.
Now they are leaving ia few for
seed.
There is a factor, however,
which works strongly against this
wonderful little bird. It is lit ird
hit in tile winter by bad weather
and predators.
Biologists who have spent years
studying the wtiys and means
quail will tell you that the spring
season is entered with only 20 pet*
cent of the quail avaitabic at tile
beginning of the harvest.
In other words. 80 per cent of
every year's average quail crop
is gone by the beginning of a new
breeding season. Only a smal
portion of them are taken by gun-
ners.
Some just plain starve. This w:ts
the qtse in some of the areas'
south of Wichita Falls last year.
FALLANOWINTER
CHEVROLET GUARDIAN MAINTENANCE
SPECIAL'
ENGINE TUNE-UP- SPECIAL PRICE
SIX CYLINDER $6.45
EIGHT CYLINDER $6.80
INCLUDES
# Check Engine Compression
V Clean and Adjust Spark Plugs
# I est Battery
9 Clean or Rep!ace and Adjust Distributor Points
€) Check Distributor Rotor and Cap
d Check Mechanical and Vacuum Ignition Advance
O Set Timing
C I est Coii and Condenser
i# Clean Air Cleaner
O Check and Free-up Manifold Heat Control
(6 1 i^hten Cylinder Head and Manifold Bolts
Adjust Carburetor Idle
Adjust Solid Valve Tappets on Models So Equipped
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PEARMAN CHEVROLET COMPANY
ALTCL TEXAS
That is ideal quail country.
There is a great deal of feed, in-
cluding much small rain. Natural-
ly, this also is an inducement to
!ats. l.f'sl year the rat population
vitally affected the quail popuia-
tion. Hy mid-Decemiter the quail
hat) become so poor t tat hurttoi--
quit ti king them and thousands of
birds died of starvation.
There was a stt\ii.; rat in-
festation in other parts of the
state, too. This yea" the rat crop
hasn't been quite so had. Hut
there stilt are many predators.
One of the worst is the com-
mon house c,'it. It kills off thou-1
sands of quail each year. Some '
hunters shout every house cat I
they sec afield, for this reason.
Shooting resorts also have had
something to do with the increase
in quail-shooting interest.
At first the shooting resorts had
tiittle acceptance among oldtinn*
shooters. However, niiiny follow**
found they could go to shooting
resorts and find advantageous
hunting at a cost that would not
exceed the tot',) 1 cost of quail
hunting elsewhere. This would in-
clude the price of the lease, the
dog and the uncertainty
Resort owners '4 <vc
tre not ki led
many birds. Some
I by the hunters. They find their I So, there
re lea-, ci 1 way into other areas . . . and the this is the
Sotiai [<opulation of birds goes up. ] you. Get out
ire tn;,!iy
)U.til hui,
and
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
This is to advise the public that I have taken over the Ford
Agency in Alto. The name will remain Copeland Motor
Company but 1 will have full charge of Sales and Services.
We invite you to take advantage of our excellent Service
department where you are assured of Carefree Motoring.
Lxpcit mechanics to handle any job- and parts to meet
your demands.
If you plan to buy a new or used car or truck, come in to
see us bet ore you trade.
HtlSm WOMACK
COPLAND MOTOR COMPANY
PHONE 87 ALTO, TEXAS
WMMams
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tirst
GROCERY and
TEXACO SERVICE STATEON
One Ant) A Half Miles South Alto On Highway 69
These Specials Good For Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
BECKER PtCMC HAMS
Swift's Honey Cup
MELL0R1NE
Blanket Lined
JUMPERS
No. 1 Red
POTATOES
HOOPCHEESE
Gal.
39c
$4.00
Each
10 Lb:. 45c
Lb. 55c
FLOUR
FLOUR
White Swan
25 Lb. Sack
Gladiola
10 Lbs.
GLAOiOLA MEAL
5 Us.
10 Lbs.
55t
CORM MST BACOM
No Limit
Fore Quarter
STEAK
STEW MEAT
FORE QUARTER ROAST ^
BLOCK CHILI
Lb.
Lb.
59c
39c
49c
3 Lbs $1.00
ORANGES
TOMATOES
CABBAGE
RUTABAGA TURNIPS
5 Lb. Bag
Carton
Lb.
Lb.
SUM VALLEY OLEi
PURE LARD
PURELARD
PORK SAUSAGE
3 Lb. Carton 495
8 Lb. Bucket SI
3Lbs SI-CO }
SYRUP
98c
Blackburn Gal.
Half Gal. 49c
BACON ENDS
5 Lbs.
79c
OLD PLANTATION
Canned
2 cans 15c
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES
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Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1959, newspaper, November 26, 1959; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215600/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.