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The Big Lake(Texaa) Wildcat, Thursday. April 10, 1975, Page 3
RCHS PIPfUNI Strvkas Hdd For Budget Pot Roast In Rich Gravy Crops
By Jeue Poynor
Thli week the RCHS
bend goei to Galveston.
The hand will leave Thun*
day and will return to Big
Lake Sunday. The Band
appreciates the help the
people of Big Lake have
given them to be able to
make this trip.
Friday the district one-
act plays were held here.
Regional qualifiers were
Ozona and Sonora. Janet
McReavy was picked for
the all-star cast. The pipe-
line tuff would like to
congratulate Janet. Ky
Emert was awarded an hon-
orable mention.
The girls track team goes
to district track meet in
Crane on Thurtday. The
boys track team goes to
Ballinger for a meet. Good
luck in both these meets!
RCHS students all enjoyed
Easter vacation. Only 29
school days left in the '74-
‘75 school term I
Michael Murphy Set
For Six Flags Show
Arlington, Texas--One
of the top surs of the "pro-
gressive county” movement,
Michael Murphey, is sche-
duled for two concert per-
formances at Six Flags Over
Texas on Friday, April 11.
Murphey it a songwriter,
guiurist and vocalist who
makes hit beliefs known in
his tongs An adopted mem-
ber of the Sioux Tribe, he
lives part of the year in the
Dakou Hills with the Indi-
ins. and much of his music
deals with the problems they
face
Murphey believes that
music is not created from
the emotions of an artist
but from a disciplined mind
He says that he does not es-
pecially want hit records,
but wants rather to sing a
natural feeling of the crea-
tion into people
Some of his best-known
"message" songs include
"Geronimo's Cadillac, "
"You Can Only Say So Much,
and "Medicine Man."
Michael Murphey "s per-
formances at Six Flags will
be at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00
p.m. in the park's Music
Mill Theater.
Six Flags will be open on
Friday from 6:00 p.m. until
midnight. Tickets will be
$4.00. adult or child, when
purchased at the front gate.
Sunw people recommend put-
tins! a letter from your love in
a can and throwing it into
running water to make sure
she loves you.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Jessie Bell Clemmer, 86,
of Abilene, were held Prl-
day, April 4. in Abilene.
The Rev. James Merrill, .
pastor of Hamby Methodist
Church, officiated. Burial
was In the Hamby Ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Clemmer died at
10:15 a.m. Wednesday.
April 2, at Hendricks
Memorial Hospital in Abi-
lene after a lengthy illness.
Born Oct. 11, 1888, in
Mills County, she was
reared in San Saba. She
was married to Robert E.
Clemmer Oct. 6, 1906
in Putnam. They moved
to Hamby in 1910 where
Mr. Clemmer farmed. He
died in 1937.
She was a charter mem-
ber of the Hamby Metho-
dist Church. She moved
to Abilene in 1961.
Survivors Include eight
sons, Everett(W.E.)
Clemmer of Big Lake,
Elvle of Monahans, Ernest,
Floyd, and Cloice all of
Abilene. R. E. Jr. of Mer-
kel, Don Gene of Andrews
and Billy Ray of Odessa;
three daughters, Mrs.
Douglas (Nita) Boyd and
Mrs. Chess Lee (Oleta)
Gooch, both of Big Spring,
and Mrs. Keith (Jo) Gab-
bard of Abilene; three
brothers. Arthur W. Wind-
land of Alamorgordo, N.
M., Marlon W. Wind land
of Midland, and John
Windland of Eastland; a
sister, Mrs. Oma Green of
Temple; 28 grandchildren
and 27 great grandchildren.
Grandsons served as pall-
bearers.
Her husband, a daughter,
two grandsons and one
great grandson preceded
her in death
Owl Track Team
In Ballinger Relays
Reagan County Owls track
team is entered in the Bal-
linger Relays Saturday in
the final meet before the
District 7AA meet In Crane
Friday. April 18.
Last week end the Owls
entered the San Angelo
Relays and found stiff com-
petition all the way.
Jennings Teel placed
second in the high jump
and Mark McDonald placed
fourth. Arthur Lane of
Crane won the event with
a 6-4, new record for Di-
vision III.
Tommy Joe Phillips was
second in the mile run
with a time of 4 45.7.
The Owls' 440 yard relay
team placed sixth in 45.2
seconds.
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With a larger portion of the country's increased beef
supply coming from grass-fed cattle, more economy-minded
cooks can take advantage of this leaner and less expensive
meat. Simmered slowly in a broth enriched with aromatic
Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, onion and brown augar,
it can be prepared to please the moat demanding palate.
SWEET AND SOUR POT ROAST
4 to 5 pound boneless beef shoulder or
chuck pot roast
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup chopped oniona
1 can (i 5 ox.) tomato sauce
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup original Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
12 small new potatoes
6 carrots, quartered
Trim excess fat from meat. In a large heavy aaucepot
heat oil. Add beef; brown on all aides, about 10 minutes;
remove beef and pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat.
To saucepot add oniona; saute for 1 minute. Add tomato
sauce, sugar, water, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and
salt. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Add
browned beef. Simmer, covered, turning meat occasionally
until meat is almost tender, sbout 2 hours. Add potatoes
and carrots. Simmer, covered, until meat and vegetables are
tender, about 40 minutes. Remove meat and vegetables
to a heated platter. Serve gravy "as is" or thicken by
stirring 1 tablespoon flour blended with 1/4 cup water
into each cup of gravy. Cook and stir until thickened
YIELD: 10 to 12 portions.
Today s Health
News
Puti>th0d by
lh§ Am0ttc§n khdtcai
When IS-yesr-old Jim Collins
didn't receive as much ice cream
as his sister, he threw his dish
at her. Storming up the stairs
to his mother's room, he shoved
her new air conditioner out
the window, almost crushing a
neighbor’s child who was stand
ing below.
What causes such violent be
havior in youngsters’ "Society,"
says one noted psychologist
According to Gerald Patterson.
PhD., who heads the Social
Learning Project at the Oregon
Research Institute, in Eugene
these supersggresstve
often come from families who.
for various reasons, do not give
the children sufficient attention
To gain notice, the youngsters
scream, hit. or act out in any dis
ruptive fashion This behavior is
further reinforced by the parents'
failure to provide immediate al
tentative consequences Their re-
sponse Is only to scold, shout, or
threaten some vague and distant
punishment Eventually. Dr Pat
terson ays. the child takes the
pattern outside the home
For the past eight years, he
has been working to teach these
children nonviolent alternatives
through behavior modification,
whereby desirable behavior is re-
inforced and unwanted behavior
is eliminated
The treatment, in Jim's cue,
worked as follows: Each time he
did not comply with his mother's
requests, he was sent immediately
to “Time Out"—two minutes of
confinement in a neutral place,
such as the bathroom or stairway.
If he refused to go or continued
to misbehave, he waa ordered to
two more minutes in Time Out.
Positive reinforcement for a com-
pliance was an earned point to-
ward a future prise, which—for
Jim—was the privilege to stay
up a minute longer that night
As expected, when Jim learned
of this program, he ranted and
shouted, and his first Time Out
lasted 73 minutes But in about
three weeks. Jim's noncompll-
ances were tracked at fewer than
one an hour, quite a contrast to
Big Lake Lodge No. 1203
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!of each month
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Mike B. ElkinJ. W. M.
the yells and threats every two
and a half minutes before the
therapy began In a year, the So-
cial Learning Project SUff was
ready to terminate the program
—Jim was on his own.
Today, he works at a construc-
tion job. dabbles in handicrafts,
and has a circle of friends for
the first time.
However, he still has setbacks,
bouts of anger where he yells and
throws things "No one expects
Jim to be perfect," ays Dr Pat-
terson. "but he hasn't been insti-
tutionalized or killed anyone He
knows how to relate to people
now without hitting them.”
Writing in the New England
Journal of Medicine, the scien-
tists report that with colds caus-
ed by a particular virus — the
rhinovirus — only 2 of 23 people
—•—, released the germ In a sneeze or
children-' cough But 4 out of 10 subjects
carried traces of it on their
hands The virus is transferred
from the hands to other surfaces
—nylon. Dacron. Formica, plastic,
stainleu steel, or someone rise's
skin—where It can survive for as
long as three hours
To prevent colds. J Owen Hend
ley. M D, leader of the Unlver
sity of Virginia study, ays: Wash
your hands frequently, don't rub
your eyes, and don't pick your
nose.
Smoking and heart attacks...
Smoking has a direct link to
conditions that lead to heart at-
tacks, ays a New England physi-
cian.
The results of studies conduct-
ed by Peter H. Levine. H D, of
the Tufts-New England Medical
Crater indicate that smoking only
one standard, filter-tipped clgar-
COLLEGE STATION---
With the present world food
crisis and fertilizer rftort-
ages, should fertilizer use
be restricted only to crop
production?
"Absolutely not," argues
Dr. Richard Duble, turf
specialist for the Texas Ag-
ricultural Extension Service.
"Fertilizer plays an impor-
tant role in maintaining
grasses in lawns, parks and
golf courses, and these areas
make significant contribu-
tions to the environment as
well as having aesthetic and
recreational values.
"For instance, " says Duble,
"grasses release oxygen to
the environment while fil-
tering many harmful pollu-
tants. Sulfur, a major air
pollutant in industrialized
areas, is readily absorbed
and utilized by grasses.
Plants also thrive on carbon
dioxide exhaled by humans
Furthermore, turfgrasses
significantly reduce temper-
atures. glare, dust and noise
in urban environments."
Another major function of
grasses, according to the
Texas AAM University Sys-
tem specialist, is that they
reduce soil erosion and water
runoff, two major problems
in many areas.
What about the aesthetic
and recreational aspects of
grasses?
"Turfgrasses are essential
for the health and happiness
of people in urban surround-
ings. " contends Duble "In
a recent national survey city
dwellers ranked 'green grass
and trees' as essential for
their well-being "
Green beta and open area
developments, such as parks
and golf courses, are be-
coming increasingly popular,
according to the turf spec-
ialist. "Golf courses have
replaced lakes as the major
attraction for land develop-
ers for the sale of home sites
apartments and condomini-
ums ."
Rather than restrict the
use of fertilizer for turfgras-
ses. Duble urges efficient
use of plant food materials.
He also suggests the use of
slow-release fertilizers that
are especially formulated
for use on turf. Organic
materials such as sewage
sludge are also well suited
for use on non-crop land to
promote grass growth
ettr has ■ marked effect on tbs
blood clottinf mechanism
What the clcarette actually
does, the doctor says, is reduce
the reactivity of the blood platel-
ets. one of the cellular compo-
nents of the blood needed to in-
itiate the clotting process
In other words, within live
minutes after smoking a single
standard cigarette, there it a
marked increase in the platelet's
ability to aggregate or to form
plugs This increase can event-
ually lead to blood clotting in
the arteries, a condition called
arterial thrombosis, which ha
long been recognized a a pre-
cursor of heart attacks, strokes,
and blood vessel diseases.
School Menu
MONDAY. April 14
Bar-B-Que on Buns
Pinro Beam
Spinach
Vegetable Salad
Peaches
Milk
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TUESDAY. April 15
Ham Salad
Macaroni and Cheese
Green Beans
Apple Cobbler
Hot Rolls
Milk
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WEDNESDAY. April 16
Turkey and Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Peas and Carrots
Vegetable Salad
Orange Jello
Hot Rolls
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Hospital News. . .
Medical patients admit-
ted to the Reagan Memor-
ial Fbspltal at of Tuesday
morning are: Gaylon Cost-
low, Vera Crouch, Emma
T Ford. Kitty Ulrich.
Charles E Chick, Sophia
Gilmore. SonJa Stone,
and Cindy Emert, all of
Big Lake-, Joe Bevert of
Dallas; Marcella L. Holt
and Robert E. Holt, both
of Mldkiff; Audrie Lee
Miller of Rankin, and
Bertha Delz of Texon.
Surgical patients admit-
ted to the hospital are:
William H. Wallace of
Mg Lake, and Sara Ann
Layman of Ozona.
Accident patients admit-
ted to the hospital are
Thomas Erickson, Joe Rey-
nolds. and Carl Settle,
all of Big Lake.
Medical patients dismis-
sed from the hospital were;
Annabel Castillo, Julian
DeLa Cruz, Nina L Frank-
lin, Francis E Doran, El-
mer T. Miller, Bonnie
Burnett, Sonja J. Stone,
Connie Bax, WiUiam Hen-
ry Martin, and Amber L.
Dittman, all of Big Lake;
Bartalo Esparza of Rankin.
Surgical patients dismis-
sed from the hospital were:
Mrs. Eunice M. Carney,
and William S. Riley, both
of Big Lake; and Toby
Jack Engle of Midland.
Accident patients dismis-
sed from the hospital were:
Chonita Sanchez of Ozona;
Leslie Eades. Joe Reynolds,
and Carl Settle, all of Big
Lake.___
County Savings
Bond Salas Up
In releasing Treasury
figures. County Savings
Bonds Chairman J. L.
Werst. Jr., announced to-
day that sales of Series E
and H United States Savings
Bonds in Reagan County
during February touted
$5. 094. Seles for the first
two months of 1975 were
$6. 205 for 31ft of the 1975
ules goal of $20. 000
Texans purchased
$20.183.108 in Savings
Bonds during the month.
Year-to-date ules touted
$43,473,714 for 18.5ftof
the yearly ules goal of
$234.3 million.
Icianified Ada Get Resnlta!
AUSTIN—"If he can make
a million dollars with a voice
like that, I know I could too'"
How many limes have you
heard, or thought, something
like that'’
Some companies specialize
in providing services to per-
sons who feel ihey have sing-
ing. acimg. modeling, dancing,
or other ulents but think they
need assistance in marketing
those talents
The Attorney General's
Consumer Protection Division
lawyers say some "talent
scout" companies provide
utisfactory services for their
clients A few. however, have
been found by courts to engage
in deceptive or misleading ac-
tions.
Our office filed sun against
one company which adver-
tised and conducted a "singing
talent search." and we ob-
tained a permanent court in-
junction and $10,000 in
restitution for defrauded con-
sumers The firm invited
amateur singers of country,
pop, rock, folk, gospel, and
rhythm and blues io appear for
“free, recorded auditions" in
order to be considered by a
major recording company
After the audition, singers
were urged to sign a $1,000
contract which would pay for
auditions, the recording of
master tapes, and presentation
of the tapes to various record-
ing companies Agency offi-
cials represented that they
knew persons in Ihc recording
business and would select
songs especially suited io the
client's voice However, our
lawyers found that the_ firm
misrepresenied its abilities
and the efforts ii would make
on behalf of its clients
Reports from other stales
have indicated lhai "talent
scouts" claiming io represent a
television talk show host have
been promoting a training pro-
gram that would "guarantee" a
person an appearance on na-
tional television shows
Authorities discovered the
"talent scout" was in no way
associated with (he television
star.
Our Consumer Protection
lawyers say that some "child
talent development" firms
operate in similar ways, but
direct their sales pitches to the
parents of children These
firms claim to be able io gel
children contracts with adver-
tising firms or in the entertain-
ment field
Some unscrupulous child
talent firms have been known
to employ intense high-pres-
sure sales tactics, then refuse
to allow a parent to cancel a
contract or gel a refund after
he or she has had lime to think
n over
Most of the profit such
firms make comes from photo
fees and other charges the
parents are required to pay.
and seldom are they able to get
a child a contract in advertis-
ing or entertainment indus-
tries
Our Consumer Protection
attorneys advise any person
interested in a talent scout s
offer to check into the firm's
background Ask for names of
persons who have been helped
by the firm If names are sup-
plied. check them oul If no
names are provided, it's a good
due that the firms services
haven't been very useful
Always gel any promises
made by a talent scout in writ-
ing If you can't, they arc
worthless And never sign a
contract without thinking
about it for a day or two
If you have a consumer
complaint, get m touch with
the Attorney General's Con-
sumer Protection Division,
your county or district at-
torney. or your local Belter
Business Bureau
Fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles are usually cheaper
and higher quality in sea-
son. Choose those that are
free from large bruises,
cuts or spots of decay, Mrs.
Mary Sweeten, foods and
nutrition specialist with
the Texas Agricultural Ex-
tension Service. The Tex-
as A&M University System,
advised.
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