The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1964 Page: 5 of 8
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^TOaY, JANUARY 3T, HM
THE WEST NEWS — WEST, TEXAS
“Kit” Sanderson
Attends Annual
Convention
J W. “Kit" Sanderson at-
tended the 1964 annual Pearl
Beer distributors convention
held January 22-23 in San An-
tonio.
A thousand distributors
brewery officials and sales rep-
resentatives from throughout
Pearl Beer's six-state area heard
the company’s vice president
and general manager, A. J.
Range, announce that 1963
sales set a record: 1,117,498 bar-
rels, an increase of 5.43 per
cent.
Range said that earnings of
the corporation were up about
30 per cent over the previous
year. Range said that 1963
marked the tenth straight year
Fearl Beer has captured the
largest share of the Texas mar-
ket. The brand sold 1,117,498
barrels last year, greatest sales
in the company’s 78-year his-
tory.
Announcement was also made
that Pearl Brewing Company
has been presented "Brewing
World" magazine’s Shining Star
Award. This marks the fifth
year Pearl has been so honored.
The company now ranks 17th
among American breweries and
maintains modern plants in San
Antonio, Texas and St. Joseph,
Missouri.
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FAMOUS
West, Texas
Diptheria
Immunization
Is Urged
Health and Safety Tips
From
The American Medical Assn.
Diphtheria, once one of the
great killers of children, is no
longer a major threat in the
United States. Widespread, rou-
tine immunization has greatly
reduced a highly contagious
2,703 Persons
Killed In Texas
Auto Accidents
Austin — The Texas Depart-
ment of Public Safety reported
this week that a preliminary
count of traffic deaths in the
state for 1963 shows that 2,-
703 persons were killed — by
far the greatest toll in history.
Col. Homer Garrison Jr„ DPS
director, noted that this means
epidemic disease that once . 282 more persons died in traffic
killed thousands
each winter.
of children
last year than in 1982, or an in-
crease of approximately 12 per
cent. He also pointed out that
the 1963 toll of lives was 92
But diphtheria isnt entirely
gone. There still are a few hun-, , ,, . ,,
greater than the previous all-
dred cases and some deaths f. ,. ,
, „ . , , time high of 2,611 in 1956.
each year, largely in the winter.
These cases almost invariably I DPS Statistical Services said
occur among those who aren’t
properly immunized.
The first sign of diphtheria
usually is a sore throat, with
patches of grayish membrane
formed in the throat. There
usually is a slight fever. The
it is estimated that when all re-
ports are received for the year
1963, the death figure from traf-
fic accidents in Texas will be
2.725.
“To attempt to place the
blame for this great tragedy on
throat swells and swallowing j one single factor would be pure
| may be difficult. The swelling
sometimes blocks air passages
and causes suffocation.
The very fact that there are
relatively few diphtheria cases
today makes the disease even
more insidious. There are few-
er “carriers” spreading the
germs, and thus children have
less opportunty to build immu-
nity through repeated small
closes of natural exposure.
Immunization against diph-
theria should start at a very
early age, possibly two to three
I months. Physicians today rou-
tinely give the ■ DPT" shots to
babies, immunizing against
diphtheria, pertussis (whooping
cough), and tetanus (lockjaw)
at the same time. Another in-
jection several months later is
recommended for full protec-
tion, plus boosters every few
years as the child grows.
Your doctor will be aware of
the schedule of shots, and what
shots are needed in your family.
If your children haven’t had a
booster diphtheria shot in the
last three years, ask your doctor
to bring your family’s protection
up to par.
If someone in your family is
exposed to diphtheria, check
with your doctor immediately as
to "whether a shot of diphtheria
antitoxin is needed. This is a
short-term protection, lasting
only a few weeks, that may help
prevent the disease after ex-
posure.
Immunization can prevent
diphtheria. Even though the
disease is almost gone, enough
cases still occur to make diph-
theria a threat to the unim-
munized. or to those whose
shots are too far in the past to
be effective.
Lklp WANTED — This familiar phrase is an indi-
cator of a healthy economy . . . where jobs are
available! These welcome words become especially
noticeable when a new industry comes to town pro-
viding new payrolls, additional business for local
merchants, more tax dollars to help support schools
and government services.
Texas Power & Light Company provides for
industrial growth by supplying the electric power
needs of today, while planning for the needs of to-
morrow. This Company also carries on an intensive
and continuous program of industrial development
of the area it serves ... working with local civic
leaders, Chambers of Commerce and other groups
toward developing a balanced economy.
During 19G3, forty-five new industries located
within this area, providing employment to thou-
sands of additional workers and creating additional
payrolls totaling more than $17 million.
Texas Power & Light Company pledges its con-
tinued efforts to stimulate this growth, in the inter-
est of continued progress and prosperity of the
area it serves.
TEXAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
a lax paying, investor-owned e/ecfric Utility
speculation,” Garrison said.
“The records indicate consis-
tently that speed too fast for
conditions is the most prevalent
law violation involved in fatal
accidents. The second most fre-
quent factor involved in fatal
accidents is driving while drink-
ing, and the third is driving on
the "wrong side of the road. A
combination of these things
often is involved. And we do
know that in almost every fa-
tal accident there is at least
one violation of some traffic
law involved.
“Therefore, it would seem that
the best explanation for the up-
ward spiral in traffic fatalities,
both in Texas and in the nation,
would be a combination of gen-
eral carelessness and disregard
lor the law,
"As for the matter of speed,
we cannot over-empliasize that
the Texas law clearly states
that no vehicle shall be driven
at a speed greater than that
which is reasonable and prudent
lor the existing conditions. This
holds true regardless of what
t-he posted limits may be.
“In other words, the law
clearly places the responsibility
for not exceeding" safe driving
speeds upon the driver himself.
“With these things in mind,
we wish to appeal to all Texans
to recognize the seriousness of
the traffic situation with which
we are faced, examine the facts,
and determine to resolve the
matter in the true tradition of
responsible Texas citizens.
Sheep: A
Texas Paradox
College Station Texas, the
nation's leading sheep producing
state, is one of the lowest con-
sumers of lamb, says Frank
Orts, meats specialist with the
Texas Agricultural Extension
Service,
the national average per
capita consumption of lamb Is
about five pounds per year
while Texans eat only 2.5
pounds per capita, according to
the specialist. Some states,
such as California, consume as
much as 13 to 15 pounds per
person yearly.
The specialist says that the
main reason for this paradox
is that Texans have come to
think that all lamb is strong
smelling when cooking and
greasy when eaten. He points
out that this is due mainly to
improper cooking and prepara-
tion of lamb.
In the cooking of lamb Orts
advises that low heat be used,
not over 300 degrees F„ and he
warns the house-,vives not to
overcook lamb. The meat should
be medium to well done. If a
thermometer is us'd the inter-
nal temperature of the meat
should be about 165 to 170 de-
grees, he says. The cooking tem-
perature is the most important
part of the preparation.
Orts says that Texans are now
changing their idea of lamb as
a nutritious and flavorful meat
due largely to the “Lambo-
ramas" being conducted over
the state. He says that most
people who eat lamb during
these programs find it very ac-
ceptable.
Lamb lends itself well to
marination in wine and there-
fore can be prepared in many
exciting ways, Orts points out.
Lamb is also one of the most
easily digested meats, he says,
These qualities make lamb a
good meat to serve more often
to the entire family, says Orts.
September 15 is Independence
Day for Guatemala, Honduras,
El Salvador, Nicaragua, and
Costa Rica. These states formed
a union in 1821, quite similar to
ours, but fell apart, and now Are
five separate nations.
Small Cities
Make Good
Growth Rates
Colleg Station — Metropolitan
centers in Texas are not the
only cities posting phenomenal
growth rates. Gerald F. Vaughn,
specialist in rural-urban affairs
for the Texas Agricultural Ex-
tension Service, reports that 82
per cent of the 269 Texas cities I
with populations between 2,500 j
and 49,999 in 1960 showed gains j
during the past decade.
Twenty-six per cent posted
gains in population of more
than 50 per cent; 39 per cent
showed gains of 11 to 50 per
cent; 17 per cent had gains of
0 to 10 per cent while the re-
maining 18 per cent had declin-
ing populations, Vaughan said.
Generally, he added, cities in
the 25-49,999 population bracket
are showing the greatest growth
among the small and medium
sized municipalities. Increases
of more than 50 per cent were
posted by 63 per cent of these
cities while gains ranging from
11 to 50 per cent were made by
the other 37 per cent in this
classification during the 1950-60
period, Vaughn said.
In the 10 to 24,999 population
bracket, 28 per cent of the cities
made gains ol more than 50 per
cent; half of the group (50'))
showed gains ranging from 11 to
50 per cent; 0-10 per cent in-
creases were made by 12 per
cent of cities in the group while
10 per cent showed population
drops from 1950-60.
Twenty-three per cent of the
cities in the 2,500 to 9,999 range
in population posted gains of
more than 50 per cent; 36 per
cent showed gams from 11 to 50
per cent; 19 per cent had in-
creases of 0-10 pel" cent while
22 per cent suffered population
losses, Vaughn said.
These widespread population
increases are having an influ-
ence on surrounding rural areas.
New local markets for agricul-
tural products are opening; op-
portunities for off-farm em-
ployment, part-time farming
and operation of rural recrea-
tion enterprises are being creat-
ed, he said.
On the other hand, problems
are arising. They include higher
farm real estate taxes, trespass
problems, water pollution, inter-
ference with normal farm or
ranch operation and unsightly
development of the countryside.
As a result, many rural and
urban groups are now working
together to guide future growth,
Vaughn said.
Cotton Exports
Increase In
First Quarter
College Station — United
States cotton exports are up.
J. E. Kirby, economist-market-
ing and policy for the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service,
says exports of the fleecy staple
for the first quarter of the cur-
rent cotton year more than
doubled those of a year ago.
Exports of all types of cot-
ton amounted to 1,019,000 run-
ning bales for the August - Oc-
tober period. The volume was 34
per cent greater than the av-
erage for the same period in
the preceding five years. This,
points out Kirby, is good news
for Texas producers since a good
per cent of their crop is export-
ed.
The specialist says that Japan
was the top buyer during the
first quarter. It took 22 per cent
of the total or 221,000 bales. (
Total shipments to Europe
amounted to 481,000 bales, an j
increase of 290,000 over the same j
period a year ago.
U. S. exports of cotton linters, j
mostly chemical qualities, total-
ed 81,000 bales for the three- |
month period. West Germany j
imported about 65 per cent of J
this total — an increase of 45
per cent over a year aS°-
The U. S,, during the three- j
month period, Imported 46,000 j
! bales of linters, mostly felting I
quality, for an increase of 77 j
per cent over year earlier fig- i
ires. Mexico supplied just un-
der 50 per cent of these linters j
while smaller amounts were 1m- j
ported from Brazil, El Salvador
and USSR.
My Seighlsars
X?’
Wanted: A
Texas Hero
A - I
College Station — Somewhere
in rural Texas lives a person
who is due a hero’s award. He or
she, adult or youth, may be your
neighbor.
The Texas Farm and Ranch
Safety Council is now seeking
that individual and you can
toll them where he or she lives
and about tile deed performed.
The individual being sought
by the Council may have rescu-
ed another person from a burn-
ing building, saved a child from
drowning, rendered services be-
yond the call of duty during a
neighborhood or countywide
emergency or risked his life to
Sava another from electrical
shock or a highway or farm ac-
cident.
There are many rural heroes
in Texas, the Council believes,
and they want to recognize and
show their appreciation to the
one considered by a selection
committee as most typical of
the nominees.
The Council will present to
the person selected their Rural
Heroism Plaque, Nominees must
come from a rural area or from
a town of less than 2,500 popu-
lation.
It is easy to make the nomi-
nation. Just submit a narrative
covering the heroic deed but in-
clude the details, such as the
full names of all persons in-
volved and include news clip-
pings and pictures if available.
Then mail the entry before
March 1, 1964 to Rural Heroism
Award, 3900 Barnett Street, Ft.
Worth 3, Texas.
By recognizing heroic rural
service in this manner, the
Councllmen believe attention
will be focused on the continu-
ing need for improved safety
conditions In our rural areas —
at work, at home and at play.
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Some 6 billion tons of car-
bon dioxide is given off each
year by the coal and oil burned.
This makes a blanket about the
earth, which in time may help
to raise the average tempera-
ture of the earth’s surface.
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