The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1964 Page: 15 of 28
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FRIPAY, DECEMBER 18, 1964
THE WEST NEWS — WEST, TEXAS
A Killer
Predator
Waco — Morris Stallcup. dis-
trict chief in Wichita Falls, re-
ported one or more wild animals
which killed more than it could
eat.
Fifteen dead pheasants were
found in a large pen on a game
farm near Wichita Falls. Some
additianal birds apparently
were taken away.
The next night 27 pheasants
were killed, and again it ap-
peared additional birds had
been taken.
About a week later the invad-
ers avoided the traps and de-
stroyed 40 more birds.
Two days later a compara-
tively small bobcat was caught
in a trap when it landed on the
inside of the pheasant pen.
There were no dead birds.
The trapping committee’s
vigil continues on the theory
that there could be some hun-
gry young cats and a parent
that knows where to get an
easy meal.
Nothing goes farther toward
making a good wife, than a good
husband — or vice-versa.
The U. S. is rapidly becoming
a Robinson Crusoe Land — all
the work is done by Friday.
\/y c’rc thankful
for our many friends
and wish them happiness at this ,-j
very special time. Merry Christmas! '* ^
R & A Cafe
MR. anil MRS. RAYMOND CF.RIK
AM) CHILDREN
At Christmastime
... we welcome the opportunity
N to wish you, our good friends, the
happiest of holiday seasons and to extend our
heartfelt thank* for your valued patronage.
C. F. Binner & Son
MR. and MRS. CARL BINNER
ALBIN PAVLAS, WEST MANAGER
Guidelines For | Ducks Increase
Gift Selections With More
Fall Hunt
Expands
Selecting Christmas gifts for
the man on your list may prove
exasperating unless one has in
mind the type of gift each in-
dividual prefers.
Establish a guideline for the
gilt selection by dividing the
men Into types, such as busi-
nessman, sportsman or the
homebody, says Lynn Parks, Ex-
tension Service consumer edu-
cation specialist in textiles and
clothing.
The businessman type —
whether he’s the chairman of
the board or a junior executive
— is piobably loaded with white
shirts and a gift of the new
smart striped and colored
shirts that are correct
for daytime wear probably
would be a better choice.
This season’s cuff links, tie
bars and tie tacks are reduced
in size and are in many ins-
tances reproductions of the
classic heirloom stylings that
rely on elegance of design and
fine workmanship rather than
bulk. They’d make good gift
choiices for the businessman.
Warm rich colors so popular
this season can add spark with-
out being loud •— and ties and
socks can be selected in colors
to compliment his wardrobe.
Sweaters are always welcomed
by the sportsman or outdoors-
man. Even if he has one of each
type, he can always use one in
another color or pattern. Select
from big bulky ski-types and
fisherman-types, featherweight
mohairs and alpacas, muted
mixtures and shetlands, or soft-
ly shaded wools and cashmeres.
Choose from all the new pat-
terns, and remember the look of
leather in outer wear, particu-
larly the new easy-care simu-
lated leather of cotton treated
with silicone finish.
For the homebody, new fab-
rics and textures have made
gift-giving easy. Host coats in
warm, rich colors are good, and
robes can be selected from opu-
lent silks, man-made fibers,
wools, both flannel and chai-
ns, and thick terry cloth.
Winter Garden
Chores Cited
By A. F. DeWerth
Professor of Floriculture
Texas A. and M. University
In legions that experience
only mild winters such as those
along the Gulf Coast, gardeners
are not always as winter con-
scious as they should be, espe-
cially during November.
In these areas, however, oc-
casional hard winters may de-
velop and kill unprotected or
neglected plants. Such winters
have provided a certain amount
of knowledge about the hardi-
ness of semi-hardy or tender
plants that have been intro-
duced into gardens.
When a hard ruinous frost oc-
curs, it does not descend sud-
denly and without warning.
Usually there will be several !
nights of light frost that may j
nip the soft growth on plants '
without killing them before the
real damaging freeze arises.
In addition to providing some
notice of the impending danger,
light frosts also enable the
gardener to locate where more
severe frosts will take their toll.
White patches of light frost
on tlie lawn and the tops of
plants indicate where severe
frost damage and plant loss
may occur.
The tender growth on
plants should be hardened off
as soon as possible and when
necessary, providing protection
they require. This can be done by
reducing watering and feeding
practices, but care must be
taken to see that some of these
precautions are not overdone.
Even in normal years it is
usually a mistake to assume
that winter rains will take care
of all the water requirements
of the garden. While most gar-
den plants will require less wa-
ter in November than in the
summer or early fall, they can
dry out, especially after a dry
summer similar to the one ex-
perienced this year. This situa-
tion most often occurs when
plantings prevail under roof
overhangs or under trees that
cast heavy shade.
Spring flowering bulbs should
be planted as soon as possible,
if not already done. Shrubs and
trees that need moving in the
garden should also be trans-
planted at this time.
Move container plants into
protected areas on the terrace
or patio, or place them behind
windbreaks or close to build-
ings if they are exposed to the
sweep of prevailing winds.
On The Way
The waterfowl population
along the Gulf Coast has made
a substantial gain over last year
but the last aerial survey pre-
ceded the recent record norther
cold spell which is expected to
ultimately reflect an even
greater Texas increase, accord-
ing to reports to the Parks and
Wildlife Department.
E. A. Walker, assistant di-
rector for wildlife, said the
count was finished on Nov. 21,
several days before the north-
ern flyways waters were frozen
by temperatures as low as 31
degrees below zero. News reports
previously had noted that many
ducks still lingered in the upper
areas.
Walker said the survey show
ed slightly more than one mil-
lion ducks and geese scattered
along the coastal wintering
grounds. This was almost two
hundred thousand birds more
than those recorded in the iden-
tical count made last year.
It showed mallards had not
yet arrived, presumably since
these popular game birds char-
acteristically remain farther
north as long as weather will
maintain open water near favor-
ite grain field feeding areas.
The report, said Walker, also
indicated redheads, legal game
this year for the first time in
several seasons, had not yet
built up to the expected 500,000
plus population level.
Canvassbacks, a swift flier
which had shared the redheads’
bad years lately, were making
a good comeback on the basis
of the early check.
Pintails, a popular target,
were up more than twenty per
cent over last year. Wild geese
numbers were down slightly
primarily due to a decrease in
the snow and blue geese counts.
Texas State Treasurer reports
the general revenue fund bal-
ancers up $25,100,000 from Oc-
tober.
Austin — Tire Thanksgiving
period marks the second phase
of the major wildlife harvest in
Texas, with the duck, quail and
deer seasons being opened or
expanded, reports the Parks and
Wildlife Department.
E. A. Walker, assistant direc-
tor for wildlife, noted that the
duck season opened on Novem-
ber 25 and the opening of quail
season in a number of counties
was Dec. 1. Regulatory counties
except the Possum Kingdom
District as regulated directly by
the Department, opened the
quail shoot simultaneously with
the deer season Nov. 14.
Tire main calendar affect on
the big game season is the
opening of the mule deer hunt
in the nine county Trans-Pecos
Nov. 28. Walker observed that
this is one of the high points of
the large mule deer, The season
runs through Dec. 12.
Meanwhile, the duck season,
anticipated with considerable
enthusiasm by scatter gunners,
had a Nov. 25 opening, with
prospects of one of the better
harvests in recent vears.
As the harvest area is ex-
panded, one major season
closed over all the State when
the mourning dove shoot ended
Nov. 24 in the South Zone. The
North Zone dove hunt ended
Oct. 30.
The duck season continuing
through Jan. 3, finds a daily
possession limit of four and a
possession limit, after the first
day of eight. Shooting hours
are from sunup to sunset. The
daily possession limit may not
include more of the following
species than: two (2) wood
ducks, two (2) mallards, two (2)
canvasbacks or redheads (or
one of each i. The possession
limit — not to include more
of the following species than:
two (2i wood ducks, four (4)
mallards, two (2> canvasbacks
or redheads (or one of each).
The goose season, which
opened Oct. 31, continues
through January 13.
South Texas
Hatcheries
End Delivery
Rockport — Parks and Wild-
life Department fish hatcheries
in South Texas are delivering
the last of the 1964 fish produc-
tion reports K. C. Jurgens, reg-
ional inland fisheries super-
visor.
Any additional requests for
fish will have to be held over
for next season.
“Final tabulation of the
numbers of channel catfish,
largemouth bass, lesser sun fish
and crappie stocked will be
made after the last deliveries
are made,” Jurgens said. “In
spite of the fact that the
Medina Hatchery suffered a wa-
ter shortage during most of the
production year, the hatcheries
have done a fine job and many
fish were stocked in both pub-
lic and private waters." The
other hatchery is in Cameron
County.
City of Paris application to
appropriate 61,610-acre feet of
water annually from proposed
Pay Mayse Reservoir on Sanders
Creek in Lamar County has
been set by Texas Water Com-
mission for December 17.
Most women could add years
to their life by telling the truth
iJJaif Itic spiritual blessings nf
tlje Christmas srasott br mitlt putt anb ymirs.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Sulak
AND CHILDREN
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May the true spiritual meaning of Christmas
gladden your holiday and enrich
your festivities with deep contentment
and warm associations.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Gidney
WEST, TEXAS
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It's our sincere hope that this holiday
season will be an especially happy and memorable
time for you, your family and friends.
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our friends and neighbors ,.. as a measure of our
„ , gratitude, may tec extend cur very best wishes to you
for a hippy, healthy and festive season.
WHALEN CLEANERS
MR. and MRS. WELDON WHALEN
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Henderson, Doris. The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1964, newspaper, December 18, 1964; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth590631/m1/15/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting West Public Library.