The Kiowa Valley Independent (Darrouzett, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1964 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume II
JANUARY WEATHER
FACTS for DARROUZETT
by Mavis Altmiller
1946 - Low temperature was 14
on the 28th. High was 68 on the
25th. Moisture .98 degrees.
1947 - Low temperature was 6 be-
low Zero on 3rd & Rth. January
2 we had 4.00 irjches of Snow.
Moisture .50 hundredths. High
temperature was 66 on the 25th.
1948 - Low temperature was 3 be-
low zero on the 28th. High was
66 on the 7i\h. Snow on the 1st.
1.50 inches, .13 inch moisture.
1949 - 2 below zero on-the 30th
for low. High was 63 on the 8th.
Moisture was 2.48 inches. Snow
on the 10 & 11th. 4 inches on the
24th, 1 inch the 27th, 2.50 on the
28th. Two inches snow drifted
and blocked the Hi-way between
Darrouzett and Booker.
1950 - Low was 4 below zero on
the 4th. High was 78 on the 24th.
.02 inch moisture.
1951 - Low temperature was 3 be-
low on the 29th. High was 72 on
the 26th. .50 inch snow on the 2;
4.00 inches the 13th & 14th. On
the 30 & 31st it was 3.50 inches
dry snow. .74 inch moisture.
1952 - Low was 4 above on the
23rd. High was 78 on the 25th.
3.00 inches snow on the 4th.
.32 inch moisture for the month.
1953 - Low was 8 above on the
16th. High was 70 on the 10th,
13th, 14th, 21st, and 26th. 5.00
inches snow on the 23rd. .69 in.
moisture.
1954 - Low was 1 above on the
22nd. High was 74 on the 25th.
2.00 in. snow on the 10th and 13,
.50 in. on the 21st. .18 inch of
moisture.
1955 - Low temperature was 6 a-
bc on 19th. High was 68 on
the 4th. .50 inch snow on the 18,
.44 inch moisture.
1956 * Low was 0 on the 18th
was 46 degihes on the 19{
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Number 23
GIRL SCOUT WEEK SET
Darrouzett Mayor Roy A. Davis signs a proclamation designating
March 8-14 as Girl Scout Week in Darrouzett in honor of the 52nd.
anniversary of that organization. Joyce Gensman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Gensman; Tanya Travis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Travis; and LoAnn Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Watson,
look on at the Saturday morning ceremonies.
Bills are
By Tew n
Allowed
Council
1957 - Low was 0 on the 25th.
High was 64 on the 21st. & 28th.
3 inches snow on 29th & 30tH.
.25 inch moisture.
1958 - Low was 8 above on the
1st. High was 68 on the 8th. We
had 2.50 inches snow on the 14,
3.00 inches the 20 & 21st, and
3.50 inches snow the 28th. .95
inches moisture.
1959 - Low was 22 degrees below
zero. »■» tbs 4th. High that day
was 12 below zero. On the 5th
it was 6 below zero and high that
day was 29 above. High for the
month was 59 on the 11th. Dry
snow on the 3rd measured 1 inch.
Snow on the 15 &. 21st. 5 inches
snow on 31st, .71 inch moisture.
1960 - Low temperature was 2 be-
iow zero on the 19th. High on
that day was 16 degrees. High
temperature was 63 on the 9th.
7.00 inches snow on the 16 & 17
with .47 inch moisture from this
snow. Moisture for the month .67.
1961 - Low was 29 on the 5th,
high was 64 degrees on the 23rd.
2 inches snow, moisture for the
month was .11 inch.
1962 * Low was .4 below zero on
the 12th, high that day was 19.
High for the month was 68 on the
31st. .50 inch snow on the 5th.
2 inches snow on the 9th & 10th.
moisture for month .56.
1963 - Low was 2 below zero on
27th. High was 68 on the 9th.
2 inches snow on 11th, .50 inch
on the 18th. Moisture for month
was .16 inch.
1964 - Low was 4 below on the
13th, high that day was 33. High
for the month was 70 on the 21st.
.03 inch moisture.
The Town Council of Darrouzett, Texas met in regular
session at the Darrouzett Cooperative Association on March
2, 1964 at 7:30 p.m. with the following present:
Roy Davis, Mayor; Wendell E. Hennigh. Sec’y; M. S. Cross,
E. B. Burton, Geo. C. Miller, Cecil Gooch and A. M. Daily,
aldermen; B. T. Fitzhugh, Attorney, and Mrs.and Mrs. Robert
Miller.
Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and
approved.
On motion by A. M. Daily and second by E. B. Burton the
following bills were a lowed:
C.P.S. Co. - Street lights - $148.30
£o. - Power at Wells -r .j 58.2(3
26.60
6.76
10.01
4.22
300.00
30.00
141:64
100.00
316.00
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS Girl Scouts throughout the United States of
America have rendered continuous service to their country
and communities since the founding of their organization on
March 12, 1912, by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia-
and
WHEREAS we the people of Darrouzett, Texas, are
aware of the important contribution to community welfare
being made by Girl Scout volunteers through their work with
the youth of the nation; and
WHEREAS the Girl Scout organization has grown .to more
than two and three-quarters million girl members and almost
three-quarters of a million adult members, both men and wom-
en, who are each day living up to their promise to DO Their
Duty to God and Country, to Help Other People At All Times,
and To Obey the Girl Scout Laws of loyalty, honesty, cour-
tesy, cheerfulness, usefulness, kindness and thrift; and
WHEREAS Girl Scouts of the United States of America
has set as its theme for its 52nii Birthday Year "Girl Scout-
ing - - A Promise In Action” and is implementing this theme
during Girl Scout Week with special events paying tribute to
parents and depicting to parents highlights of the tota'l Girl
Scout program for girls ages seven through 17.;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, R. A. DAVIS by virtue of the
authority vested in me as Mayor of Darrouzett, Texas, hereby
proclaim March 8 through 14 of this year 1964 as Girl Scout
Week and March 12 as the 52nd Anniversary of the founding
of Girl Scouting in the United States of America. I, therefore,
call upon all citizens to give Girl Scouts now and in the
coming year their continued interest, cooperation and sup-
port so that increasing numbers of girls may benefit from the
splendid program of training in citizenship which the Girl
Scout organization offers.
(signed) R. A.
TOWN OF DARROUZETT, TEXAS
February 29, 1964
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DAVIS, Mayor
atea Utilities" - Fuel at Fire Station -
Tirst National Bank - Warrants -
Coop Service Station - Gas for Fire Truck -
Darrouzett Coop Ass’n - Freight on Supplies -
George Pratt - W&S Mgrs. Salary
Wendell E. Hennigh - Sec’ys & Fire Chiefs Sal.
Eagle Products Co. Inc. - Grease Dissolver -
W&S Rev. Bond Fund - Monthly Transfer -
I. M. Roper - Collecting Taxes -
Cecil Gooch moved to purchase $5,000.00 Certificate of
Deposit at 4% interest out of Street Improvement Bond Fund,
motion was seconded by E. B. Burton and motion carried.
On motion by Cecil Gooch and second by E. B. Burton,
meeting adjourned.
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These are the active Brownie Scouts we can all be so proud
of. Back row: Norma Carroll, Kathy Isham, Marydith Boston, and
Debra Flock. Front row: Becky Hennigh, NMa Catlet, Kim Carroll,
Sally Koch, and Joyce Gensman. Rheva McGee was out of town
when this picture was made.
Local Students to Hear
Fire Prevention Lecture
Students of Lipscomb
County Schools will have an
opportunity to see for them-
selves how fire can be man’s
best friend or his worst
enemy by observing a graph-
ic fire demonstration to be
presented at Follett High
School, at 2:30 p.m. on March
10, Bill Schoenhals, Presi-
dent of Farm Bureau an-
nounced today.
The demonstration, in
seven parts, will be given
under the direction of Joe
Smetana, Safety Director of
the Texas Farm Bureau.
A variety of demonstration
equipment will be placed on
tables 16 feet in length to
illustrate seven basic points:
(1) What fire is; (2) How to
control fires; (3) the fact that
nothing is fire-proof; (4)
kitchen fires and their con-
trol; (5) fuel vapors; (6) the
power of petroleum products;
and (7) household wiring and
overloaded electrical circuits.
Smetana will point out
that fire is like a three-
legged stool - it can’t work
with one of the legs missing.
The “legs” fire depends on
are (1) fuel, (2) heat, and
air. Yet, in American homes
those three things ome to
gether in deadly and des-
tructive combination every
57 seconds - an average of
1,500 home fires every day,
according to Smetana.
“That’s eight times the
number of fires in factories
and stores. Worse yet, four
out of five of all fire deaths
occur in homes, and for
every death there are about
100 serious injuries,” the
TFB Safety Director ex-
plained.
As part of a program for
fixe prevention, the Texas
Farm Bureau Safety Depart-
ment is presenting this
demonstration before the
high schools of the state.
The program is being brought
to Follett,' Texas under the
sponsorship of the Lipscomb
County Farm Bureau.
The public is invited to
attend. .
IMKE ELECTED
SCD DIRECTOR
FOR AREA 1
Joe Imke, Chairman of the
Lipscomb Soil Conservation
District, was elected as a
director of the Association of
Texas Soil Conservation
Districts»for Area I.
Imke, along with Roland
Wheat and Glen Phillips,
recently attended a training
session for soil conservation
district supervisors.
The session was held at
Amarillo in the Holiday Inn.
State figures on the program
included H. N. Smith of the
Soil Conservation Service,
Frank Gray, Aubrey Dalrym-
ple and Harvey Davis of the
state board, and A. L. Bald-
ing of the state association.
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