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THE WEST NEWS — WEST, TEXAS
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1961
VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Scott and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Klaus have
returned home from a vacation
trip to Monterrey. Mexico.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maddox
Jr., left Friday for a two-week
vacation in California.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. F Holasek and
their gran|d children, Barbara
nnd Joe Henderson, left Sunday
morning for Casper, Wyoming
where they will visit Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Holasek and son.
♦ •
Di and Mrs. G. W. Henderson
attended the musical comedy,
“Destry Rides Again" in Dallas
Sunday.
♦ •
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hornak
and son Johnny Ray, and Judy
Hinson spent Sunday in San
Atonio visiting their son Allan
Gene who is in training there.
♦ ♦
Allan Gene Hornak, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hornak, is
being transferred from Lack-
land Air Force Base in San An-
tonio to finish training at Am-
arilo Air Force Base.
♦ ♦
Mr.and Mrs. Leo Whitman and
family visited over the weekend
witfhi her parents Mr. and Mrs.
John Dvoracek.
♦ *
Mr. an;d Mrs. Wesley Pope
spent the weekend in Galveston
celebrated their first wedding
anniversary recently.
♦ ♦
Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Smajstrla
and Dr Chas. Smith of Houston
spent the weekend in West and
then left on a vacation to Colo-
rado.
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Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kacir visited
dn Yoakum last Sunday with
his mother and brother.
♦ ♦
Mrs. Chas. Forsgard of LaJolla,
Calif., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Annie Zahirniak in Waco.
•> •
Visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Cepak and fam-
ily last Sunday in Ennis were
Mr. and Mrs. Albin Petter, Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Petter and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. L. Svacina, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Neckar and
(family, grandmother Marie Ce-
pak, Mr. and Mrs John P. Sulak
and family and Mrs. Willie Za-
hirniak all of West; Mr. and
Mrs. John Divin and childrn of
Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Rcenovsky of Ennis.
♦ ♦
Mrs. Herman Uptmore is visit-
ing with her daughter and fam-
ily Lt. and Mrs. Charles Tom
Beard and new granddaughter
iof Lawton, Okla.
♦ *
Little Misses Nellie'and Debbie
returned home to their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Uptmore,
of San Antonio, after visiting a
‘week's vacation with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Her-
man Uptmore.
• •
Patrick Barton of Abilene is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Karlik while his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bar-
ton of Abilene are attending the
Cafeteria Managers Convention;
on their way home they will stop
to pick up Patrick.
♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Louts Macicek
and Miss Jeanette Kesel of Gal-
veston and Miss Terry Duncan
bf Houston have been visiting
with the Gerik and Macicek
families.
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Mrs. Mary Marek of Corpus
Christi spent over a week in the
home of Mr. and Mrs, Ladin Svr-
cek where she was visiting her
brother John Majerek who re-
turned home with her.
Visiting in the Ladin Svrcek
home last Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Bill E. Herren and daugh-
ters cf Euless, and Mr. and Mrs.
C. Walton, Mrs. Leon Urbanec of
Corpus Christi and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Prasilfka and family of
West.
• •
Mr and Mrs. Fred Billert of
Waco visited her aunt Mrs. J. W.
Gidney on Wednesday.
Mrs. Margie Clark of Waco
visited her aunt Mrs. Hessie Tay-
lor on Sunday.
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Dr and Mrs. Walter Mellgren
and children spent the 4th with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. O.
Halbert at their ranch at Val-
ley Mills.
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Miss Lou Caroline Johnson of
Crockett spejnt the weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cosby
and daughter of Lubbock spent
the holidays with her parents
Mi. and Mrs. Ernest Heitmiller
and other relatives.
♦ •
Mr and Mrs. R. S. Ray of
Gatesville visited in West last
week with his mother, Mrs. W. B.
Ray, and with Mrs. Kittie San-
ders and Mr. and Mrs. Clovis
Russell.
♦ •
Mrs. Eva Pullin has returned
to her home in Waco after a
visit with her son and daughter
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Pul-
lin and family
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Lt. and Mrs. John Abe Webb
and Julie of Lake Charles, La.,
are spending their vacation here
with their parents,Mr. and Mrs.
Butch Webb and Mr. and Mrs.
D T. Adams.
*« •
Mr. and Mrs. J. C Rafferty of
/Hillsboro are visiting liere today
in the home of Mr and Mrs.
Mansell Conner.
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Nick Carter of San Antonio,
is visiting here with his grand-
parents.
• •
Mrs. Shirley Martin and chil-
dren of Kermit are visiting here
for a few days with' Mr. and Mrs.
W. M Barefield. Mrs. Hazel Sny-
der and children af Austin also
visited with them over the week-
end.
♦ •
John Barefield will leave to-
day for Greensboro, S. C, after
(Spending two weeksleave here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Barefield.
♦ ♦
Mr and Mrs. Deb Frazier and
son Billy of Waco visited Sun-
day with his grandmother, Mrs.
W. J. Westmoreland.
•
ptli'S. Catherine Penrod and
Sandy of Houston and Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Bailey and daugh-
ters of Waco visited Thursday
night with Mr and Mrs. D. G.
Bailey.
♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Littleton
have returned home from a two
weeks vacation trip to Houston,
Wesson, Miss,, Walnut Ridge,
Ark., and Jacksonville, Texas.
♦ ♦
Weekend visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Littleton were
Mr. and Mrs. Murle McMahan
and children of Dallas, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Moore and Mr. and
Mrs. Butch Littleton all of Waco.
♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. John Mosely af
Longview are visiting here with
her mother, Mrs. Leona Ader-
hold.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lott and
children of Park Forrest, 111.,
arrived Sunday for a visit with
his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Lott and other relatives.
•
Miss Ollie Hall spent the week-
end in Fort Worth with Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Crow.
♦ •
Weekend visitors in the home
of Mr and Mrs. C. W. Russell
were Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Lueg
anfd daughters, Eileen and
Melora of Hot Springs, Ark., Mr.
and Mrs. Eldon Russell of Hous-
ton, and Mr and Mrs. Marvin
Goldsmith of Cranfills Gap.
* •
Gayle Clements of Waco and
Diane Ryno of Aquilla are
spending a few days with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Clements.
• •
Mr. and Mrs Jack Pullin and
isons of Dallas visited here over
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
T. W. Pullin and children
♦ ♦
Mrs. Lizzie Allen is visiting in
Dill City, Oklahoma, this week
with Mr and Mrs. Otis Allen and
children.
♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Travis McMor-
rough and children are spending
a 'few days at Franklin with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Everette
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell McCoy
and Miss Bonnie Jean McCoy of
Pasadena and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McCoy of El Paso have
been visiting here with Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd McCoy. They are all
spending the 4th of July holi-
days in Temple with Mr. and
Mrs. Bill McCoy. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McCoy have also been
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ru-
dolph Rydel and sons.
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Mr and Mrs. Gene Nelson and
Jane of Fort Worth visited Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Lott. Mike Nelson returned
home with them after spending
How Did You Spend The Fourth?
20 YEARS AGO
Near two and one-half inches
of rain fell here this week, ac-
companied by high winds that
First, lie built a portable desk. Friends helped him move it into
a rented room at Market and 7t'h Streets, Philadelphia. Then
Virginia lawyer Thomas Jefferson, quill in hand, wrote a 1,817-
word manuscript. .
("When in the course of human events” —)
On June 28, 1776 the committee appointed to put together a
declaration of independence reported Jefferson’s result to the
Continental Congress . , , .
Verbal fireworks went off. Congress - which included an iron- Imaged crops in most sections,
monger, soldiers, merchants, a minister, and printer Ben Franklin and wlnd came
— didn’t “buy” word for word what Jefferson’s quill pen had
written.
(“We hold these truths to be self-evident,”)
Members of Congress said the suggestions were "deplorable.”
But Congress didn’t okay Jefferson’s arraignment of the British
people and King George III lor encouraging slave trade, which
Jefferson called “an execrable commerce.” Some 86 changes were
made, eliminating 480 words and leaving 1,337.
(“that all men are created equal,” — )
In the final form, of the Declaration, capitalization was erratic.
Also Jefferson had written that men were endowed with ‘inalien-
able” rights; in the final copy it came out as "unalienable” and
has been thus ever since.
The Declaration was adopted on July 4th, — but only two men
singed on that date. The President of Congress stepped up and
signed his John Hancock to the document, and, as witness, secre-
tary Charles Thomson affixed his name.
(“thal they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights,” — )
At day’s end, the Declaration v/as turned over to printer John
Dunlap to be printed on broadsides. But the original copy was lost
and one of his broadsides was attached to a page in the journal
of the Congress It was read aloud four days later in Philadelphia;
in Easton, Pa„ and in Trenton, N.J. Then, on the night of July 9,
it was read by order of General George Washington to his troops
in New York City's City Hall Park.
(“that among these are Life, l iberty, and the pursuit of
Happiness”)
The Declaration — engrossed on pardltment — was signed by
members of Congress on and after August 2, 1776. In fact, Thomas
McKean of Delaware rejoined Washington’s army before signing
and said later he signed in 1781.
True, there were changes from the original document. But not
one word, not one letter, was altered in this part of the Declaia-
tion:
"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among
Mrs. George Wilson is spend-
ing the week in Itasca with Mrs.
Bill Burnett.
20 YEARS AGO...
It Happened in West
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Tucker and
ifamily visited Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Horn in Dallas on Sun-
day. Mr. Horn, who underwent
eye surgery hopes to be able to
return home this weekend.
•
Miss Sharon Keeble of Dallas
and a friend, Miss Nancy Wil-
liams, are spending hire week
with her grandmother, Mrs. E.
Bresler.
♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vanzura left
Satm day for Corpus CWristi to
spend the holidays with their
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Vrba and children.
• •
Mr. and Mrs, Jimmy Curtis of
McKinney visited her father Mr.
Reece Jo/hnsoin and his sister
Mrs. Hessie Taylor this week.
Mrs. Taylor accompanied them
home and will spend thesum-
mer visiting her daughter and
(family, the Valones in Wichita
Falls.
♦ ♦
Mr. anjd Mrs. Wade Webb and
daughters of McKinney arrived
Saturday to spend the holidays
with her mother Mrs. J. W.
Boggess in West and with her
sister and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Cathey and children in Wa-
co. Caroline Webb stayed in
Waco to visit with the Catheys
while her parents are spending
their vacation in Mexico.
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Mrs. Freddy Gerik and chil-
dren returned home this week
after two weeks in Memphis and
Henderson, Tenn.
•
Mr. and Mrs. George Smajstrla
and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Pavlas, Mr. and Mrs. Albin
Karlik and children an,d Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Mynarcik and Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Popp of Waco
spent the 4th of July in Biromis
near Lake Whitney.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mosly spent
the weekend in Austin visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde New-
man and daughters and Mrl
and Mrs. Johnny Slay and son.
♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Russell, Mrs.
Jim Lemon from Oklahoma City,
the Edwin Krai family from Ar-
lington and Mrs. Hattie Fuller
from Waco visited Miss Albina
Cervenka during the holidays.
Mrs. M. L. Jones, Judy and
Johnny have been visiting her
mother Mrs. J. D. Williams. Mr.
Jones joined them over the
weekend.
1htOLd1torwb
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with her perents, Mr. and Mrs. (five weeks (here with his grand
C C. Joihnson.
• •
Mr and Mrs. Shirley Christian
visited their daughter and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Padgett
and daughter, and with their
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Eobby Christian, in Dallas on
Sunday.
• •
Mr. Bennie Padgett of Waco
visited his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs J. C. Bennett over the
weekend. Their daughter Mrs.
Mereditihi Hutto of Aquilla also
visited with them.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Price and
children of Tyler spent the week
end in West with her mother,
Mrs. August Morris.
perents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dona-
hue.
• ♦
Leslie Thrower, wife and baby
who have been in Venezula with
the Phillips Oil Co. for the past
two years are visiting her mother
Mrs Bessie Velek and other rela-
tives in Waco.
• •
Mr. and Mrs Ray Krizan and
family of Dallas spent the week-
end with Me. and Mrs. John
Krizan and family and other
relatives and friends around
West.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. George Miller,
Mike, Davis and Pam visited in
Alvarado on the the fourth of
July with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller.
Cov. Designates
Farm Safety Week
From July 23-29
College Station — The period
from July 23 to 29, already pro-
claimed by President Kennedy
as National Farm Safety Week,
has been designated as Farm
Safety Week in Texas by Gover-
nor Price Daniel.
In his official memorandum,
the Governor said, “The nation’s
economy is dependent upon the
continued well-being and prog-
ress of our State's agricultural
population. Accidents from farm
work cause needless suffering,
distress and loss of life each year
among oiur rural families.
'“A vigorous farm accident-
prevention education program
will be conducted during this
week by the Texas Farm Bureau,
the Texas Farm and Ranch
'Safety Council, the Texas Agri-
cultural Extension Service and
the Texas Safety Association.
"I urge all Texas farm fami-
lies to increase their vigilance
against needless accidents and
(further encourage interested or-
ganizations and individuals to
participate in tlris program.”
President Calvin Pigg of the
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety
Council said the Council was
cooperating with all interested
organizations, agencies, groups
and individuals to make the
week’s program as effective as
possible. He added that plans
in most counties for the observ-
ance of Farm Safety Week have
Ibeen made and noted an increase
in youth participation This, he
said, is especially gratifying
since youth are often the vic-
tims of farm accidents. County
extension agents and local 4-H
adult leaders are given much of
the credit for this improvement.
The Council is hopeful, Pigg
paid, that all citizens will coop-
erate and participate in the local
observances, for each is depen-
dent upon agriculture for many
of the necessities of life.
Many a man preaches economy
— but leaves it up to his wife
to practice it.
♦ t
Take a look into your wife’s
purse if you want proof that
money isn’t everything.
“Some people have read so
much about the effects of
smoking that they have given
up reading.”
1m ail thy wey» acknowl-
edge Him, and He will direct
Monday night. The rain was
general over most of central
Texas, forcing farmers to aban-
don their fields while weeds
flourished.
♦ ♦
Taking all comers, the West
Black Cats, colored baseball
team, retained their perfect rec-
ord last Sunday with a 7-5 vic-
tory over Alvarado. The team
has attracted large crowds each
week and baseball fans of this
section praise the Negro club
/highly.
t «
The Seventh and Eighth
grades of the Tokio School, ac-
companied by supt. Earl D. Hunt
and Barney Kyle, made a pleas-
ure trip to Dallas last Friday.
Highlights of the trip included a
visit to Love Field, the zoo, a
tour of downtown Dallas, a pic-
nic lunch in the park and a
swim at one of the city resort
centers.
t •
J. A. (Blacky) Snelson, local
manager for Texas Power and
Light Company, received a dia-
triond studded pin this week in
recognition of 15 years of service
with the company. It Is the poli-
cy of the company to award their
employees with service pins at
five year intervals.
Joe Svacek Jr., will leave Sun-
day for Baltimore, Md„ where
he has accepted a position as
Junior Inspector at Glenn Mar-
tin and Co., manufacturers of
U'.S. bombing planekt Joe re-
cently completed three years of
study in the engineering class
at the University of Texas, thus
qualifying for the position he is
to hold.
♦ *
Fortunate in escaping storms
that have covered much of Tex-
as and accounted for 26 fatali-
ties, this community has, never-
theless, been the scene of exces-
sive rainfall According to re-
ports of Lanford Deveny, local
weather observer, 1.40 inches of
rain fell here Tuesday morning,
well over an inch being account-
ed for within fourty minutes.
Farmers have been unable to
work their crops and report the
situation is nothing short of
serious. It is probably the most
serious insect-threat that Cen-
tral Texas has faced.
♦ ♦
Miss Dorothy Bennett, bride-
elect of Meredith Hutto, was
named honoree for a miscellan-
eous shower when Mesdames
Kittie Sanders, W, T. Crozier, J.
E. Bridges, J. W. Westmore-
land, J. W. Harrison, E. w. Bres-
ler and Miss Minnie Ellis enter-
tained in the parlor of the First
Baptist Church of West, Wed-
nesday. Miss Bennett’s wedding
will be an event of May 16. She
has chosen Miss Evelyn Adams
of West her maid of honor; Miss
Patsy Russell of Fort Worth, her
bridesmaid; Miss Joyce Sord of
West as soloist and Mrs. M. U.
Tinsley of Greenville as pianist.
• •
Miss Willie M a e Bezdek,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
J. Bezdek, attended the Future
Homemakers of Texas annual
rally at San Antonio, April 30 to
May 3. and won first place in the
state for having made the best
tailored dress. Others from West
who accompanied Miss Bezdek
were Miss Kolaya, the sponsor of
the West chapter of Future
40 YEARS AGO
C. S. Wyatt, formerly in busi-
ness in this city, but has for
several years made his home in
Dallas, has been appointed dis-
trict manager of the Piggly-
Wiggly Company, in the Dallas
district.
« •
Frank Matus, while riding on
a cultivator in his field last
Saturday afternoon was struck
by lightning, and rendered un-
conscious, in which condition he
remained for almost an hour,
but has now almost fully re-
covered. When the lightning
struck him, Mr Matus fell from
his seat on the cultivator, but
one foot was caught in the ma-
chine, and the team which was
unharmed went to the house,
dragging the man behind the
cultivator. Fortunately it was a
gentle team and did not at-
tempt to run, and Mr. Matus
escaped with only’ a few minor
bruises about the head, on ac-
count of the dragging over the
plowed ground.
A large hole was burned in
his hat, his hair was slightly
singed and a small hole burned
in his shirt. The light rain fall-
ing at the time, probably extin-
guished the fire, and saved the
man from burning to death, in
the opinion of Dr. Thomas, who
attended him.
46 YEARS AGO
W. R. Denton was in town
Monday and stated that he ex-
pects to make about 4,000 bush-
els of oats. He also has 20 acres
of cane that will make about 4
tons to the acre.
• «
The many friends of Mrs. Wm.
Baldridge, who was bitten by a
mad dog last week, and who is
now receiving treatment at the
Pasteur Institute at Austin, will
be glad to head she is getting
along nicely.
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The following composed a
fishing party that left Tuesday
for One coast: Dr. Thomas and
family, Dr. Wylie and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Baker and J. E.
Bridges and family. They expect
to spend about ten days. The
trip was made by auto.
♦ ♦
Having already established
himself as one of the successful
(grocers in this portion of the
state, J. E McGihee af West has
purchased the Keough & Shiv-
ers grocery store, 621 Austin Ave.
and added it to his chain, which
now consists of six stores, locat-
ed at Waco, West, Hillsboro, Rie-
sel, Penelope and Hammers
Branch. Mr. Keough remains
with Mr. McGhee as head sales-
man.
♦ ♦
When the editor approaches
the average citizen in his quest
for news 'he is invariably told
that the citizen “doesn’t know
a thing,” and that answer is
about as near the truth as the
nations of Europe are to effect-
ing a prompt settlement of their
differences. Everybody knows
sometning, aifd most people
know a lot of somethings that
are worth telling and would
make breezy and newsy stories,
but they just bottle it up in the
walls of their dome and forget
that it is there. Sometimes the
editor is able to pry it loose word
by word until Ire gets the story,
w/nen it would be the easiest and
simplest thing in the world to
let it all out in a rush. Pull the
cork, brother, and let out the
contents of your intellectual
bottle and we will pass it on to
others who are thirsty for news.
Homemakers, Miss Jimmie Mae 'You know a-plenty, if you only
Cook and Miss Zora Pauk. know that you know it.
PLAYMATES—Ticking strips
star in this button-down skirt
designed to be worn over a
one-piece bathing suit These
versatile separates are styled
by Jantsen in pastel stripes
and embroidered /lowers.
Cotton Root Rot
Damage Predicted
College Station — Rains that
occurred recently will bring on a
considerable amount of cotton
root rot. If more rains occur dur-
ing July and August, the amount
cf root rot will be greatly in-
created, This prediction comes
/from Harlan Smith, extension
plant pathologist He bases it on
/the amount of disease cauy-over
in the soil frem last year. The
disease occurs in all areas of the
state except the Panhandle,
High Plains and sandy soils of
East Texas.
It is known that the disease
fungus lives in the soil for many
years in the form of seed bodies
or sclerotia. A minimum of 25
tto 30 of these sclerotia per cubic
(foot of soil is necessary to cause
disease. Due to the large amount
of root rot the past four vears, a
high count of sclerotia Is ^res-
ent in aii infected soils, contin-
ues Smith.
When cotton roots grow close
ito the sclerotia in moi3t soil, the
seed bodies of the fungus germ-
inate and attack the cotton root.
Within a few days large patches
of dead cotton appear. The dis-
ease is nearly always more dam-
aging on late than on early cot-
ton.
Smith advises growers to start
planning preventive measures
immediately for the 1962 cotton
crop. Deep plowing, 6 to 18 in-
ches, with a mold board or disc
type plow is recommended. In a
few areas, because olf tihe type of
sub-soil, this will not be possible.
However, deep plowing to as
fereat a /depth' as possible will be
helpful in reducing root rot the
following year, he says, In order
to effectively reduce root rot,
it is necessary to have 10 to 14
days of hot, dry weather follow-
ing deep plowing-
Local county agents can sup-
ply copies of the publication MP
361 “Root Rot Losses of Cotton
Can Be Reduced.”
Shorts
For centuries, Indians held
canoe races on the placid waters
of Puget Sound
• *
Insects destroy some $160 to
170 million worth of wood and
timber in the U. S. each year.
• •
In our modern civilization, it
seems that the polish has been
transferred from humans to au-
tomobiles.
• •
Once, Sunday was the day of
rest — now, it seems to be Mon-
day.
Local Items
Mrs. Jimmy Powell is under-
going medical observation in the
Hillcrest hospital.
♦ ♦
Mr. Emil Matus is undergoing
rpedical treatment in the V. A.
Hospital in Marlin.
♦ ♦
Mrs. Ernest Kutcherousky un-
derwent major surgery Saturday
in Providence Hospital. She is
recovering nicely.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Tucker hon-
ored her mother, Mrs. D. Shockly
of Mart with a birthday dinner
on the 4th of July Present were
Mr. and Mrs. D. Shockly and Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Tucker, who all
enjoyed a barbecue dinner.
♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Ott COok are ill
with the croup.
•
Mrs R. J. Cepak returned from
a Corsicana hospital last Tues-
day where she underwent four
major surgeries.
»
Sunday morning Patrick Bar-
ton of Abilene was bitten by a
dog on his hand while palying
on the steps of his grandparents
iback porch. Tire dog belongs to
Mr Jerome Lednicky. Patrick’s
hand is doing fine after medical
treatment.
♦ •
Mr. Ben Sealey returned home
ifrom the hospital Sunday where
he had been undergoing medical
treatment for several weeks.
♦ ♦
Mike Coffer underwent a ton-
silectomy Monday in a Waco hos-
pital, he is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Coffer.
Earnings And
Buying Power
Rise In May
Washington, D.S. — Factory
workers’ spendable earnings and
buying power continued to rise
in May, the U.S. Labor Depart-
ment’s Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics announced. A steady length-
ening workweek and higher av-
erage hourly earnings boosted
spendable earnings for the third
successive month, while the buy-
ing power of the gains was pre-
served through stability in con-
sumer prices.
Spendable earnings (earnings
after deduction of Federal in-
come an|d social security taxes)
rose by about 85 cents over tne
month to $82.44 per week for a
production worker with three
dependents and to $74.85 for a
Worker without dependents. All
(of the increase in earnings rep-
resented increased buying pow-
er, which rose by more than 1
tier cent, as the Consumer Price
unchanged Index remained1
substantially unchanged over
the month.
Compared with May 1960,
spendable earnings were up by
about $1 (almost iy2 per cent)
and at a record high for May.
Buying power was up by one
half of 1 per cent over the year
but was still below May 1959.
Fisherman Lie?
Not To Pattern
Biologists Find
Austin — Are fishermen pre-
dictable? Do they lie in a par-
ticular pattern? These are two
big questions confronting biolo-
gists on the Texas coast.
In the constant effort to
check fishing potentials against
actual harvest, Game and Fish
Commission biologists conduct
creel censuses throughout the
year.
They’ll check a fisherman at
his boat and ask him how many
fish he caught. Then perhaps
a few hours later they will run
into the same -fisherman again,
perhaps this time on the docks
or in some other location.
Again, they'll ask him how
many fish he caught and their
size. Invariably they get a dif-
ferent answer.
“We can pretty well predict
the fish, after taking net sam-
ples and applying ordinary
math,” says Howard Lee, di-
rector of the Rockport Marine
Laboratory. “Now our big prob-
lem is to learn the pattern of
fish stories. If we can ever figure
that out, then we can correlate
rather accurate information con-
cerning supply and harvest ”
Lee doesn’t exactly doubt the
fishermen, yet ever since Jonaji
there have been many almost
unbelievable stories. But since
the biggest fish always gets
away, there’s really not any way
of knowing the whole story.
Anyway, that’s the way the bio-
logists look at it.
Most fur coats seem to come
from themai e animal.
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The United, States has some
two trillion board feet of stand-
ing timber, 85 per cent of which
is. softwood.
Rural Traffic
Summary For
May Released
Waco — Sgt. Howard Smith,
Texas Highway Patrol Super-
visor for McLennan County, re-
leased this county’s Rural Traf-
fic Accident Summary for May,
1961.
The Highway Patrol in this
county investigated 14 rural
traffic crashes in May. There
were no Fatal accidents and
only 6 injury accidents, injuring
7 people. The other 8 rural
crashes caused property damage
only The total property damage
from all 14 crashes amounted to
$21,960.00.
For the first 5 months of 1961
McLennah County reported 111
rural traffic crashes resulting
in 2 persons being killed, 85 in-
jured, and a combined property
damage amounting to $76,886.00.
“Our State wide rural accident
picture shows an increase in ac-
cidents and fatalities for the
/first 5 months of this year,” Sgt.
Smith said. “And this trend of
more accidents killing more peo,- .
pie, can very easily become a
reality in this immediate are'
unless people become more ct
iscious of the ever increaf
traffic problem of our strt
and highways,” he said.
As Texans start preparing
celebrate July 4th and the ye
ly summer vacations, each p
son should take upon himsel.
solemn obligation to do all
his or her power to see that i.
person is killed or injured as a
result of the way his vehicle is
operated. And the best way to
do this is to “Drive unto others
as you would have them drive
unto you,” or, in very plain lan-
guage, obey the traffic law. It
doesn’t cost you a cent and takes
very little time to drive within
the traffic law,
PERFECT TRIBUTE
TO A MEMORY
DEARLY CHERISHED
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deeply felt reverence is
the purpose to which
we are dedicated.
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West, Texas
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FILTER TIPS:
Now is the time to
check the filter on your
air conditioners.
^ If your filters are dirty,
replace with new ones
or, if you have a clean-
able type, clean thor-
oughly.
^ A clean filter improves
the movement of the
air... gives more cool
air . . . cuts dust and
pollen to virtually zero.
^ For information or
assistance, call your
dealer, oir condition-
ing Serviceman or
TP&L.
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