The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1970 Page: 4 of 10
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Quail Season Near Complete;
Crow Hunting Is Popular
Quail hunters over much of
West Texas will see their sea-
son end in mid-February and
are now squeezing the last drops
of enjoyment from a season
with a good population of birds.
Many of them are already look-
ing forward to hunting of a
different kind in the months
ahead.
The common crow, number-
ing in the hundreds of thousands
in some counties, is becoming
increasingly popular among the
shotgun fraternity each year,
and provides hundreds of Texas
and out-of-state shooters with
fine off-season sport shooting.
An equally large number of
farmers and ranchers are
pleased about it, too. Birds
migrating from Canada, through
midwest states down to Okla-
homa, flow into Texas each year
like a black river. Hungry,
greedy, and raucous, these
flying targets are smart enough
to make a good living from waste
grains and greenery in the state,
but not yet smart enough to
ignore the crow call, whether
it’s mouth blown or electronic.
The birds arrive in numbers
that stagger the imagination,
especially around roost areas.
One game management officer
of the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department estimates more
than a million crows in his
county, a figure agreed to by
the biologists in the area.
Crows are not all bad, and
no one makes any attempt to
eradicate them. A portion of
their diet is known to be made
up of harmful insects, but thus
far the hunter has made little
inroads on the annual popula-
tion even though a few shot-
gunners lay claim to bagging
hundreds of the black bandits
on a two or three-day hunt.
Evidently the birds are elusive
and productive enough to with-
stand a relatively heavy amount
of hunting pressure without any
noticeable population decline.
Personals
Clarence Hannah of this city
is responding satisfactorily to
treatment according to word
received by his parents, the
Harry Hannahs. Mrs. Hannah
said that if all continues to go
well, the treatments will be
stopped after tomorrow, Feb.
13, and her son will be brought
home for a period of about
a month before he returns to
the VA Hospital for surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oster-
mann accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Wolf, all
of Windthorst, were in Fort
Worth Friday afternoon for the
invitational track meet. Donnie
Qstermann was Baylor Univer-
sity 600-yard runner. Oster-
mann said his son led the first
three-quarters of the way and
came in fifth with a time of
one minute-14 seconds. Anew
indoor tracx record of one min-
ute 10-1/2 seconds was set.
Among their business chores
in the county seat when Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Hoff were over last
Thursday from Windthorst was
that of renewing the News sub-
scription for a daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Pavelka in San Antonio.
Who's To
Blame!
We read in the papers and hear
on the air of killing and
stealing and crime every-
where.
We sign and say, as we notice
the trend, “This young gen
eration, where will it all
end'.'”
But can we be sure that it’s
their fault alone, that maybe
a part of it isn’t our own?
Are we less guilty, who place
in their way too many things
that lead them astray?
Too much money, too much
idle time; too many movies
of passion and crime;
Too many books not fit to read,
too much evil in what they
hear said;
Too many children encouraged
to roam,
Too many parents who won’t
stay home. Kids don’t make
the liquor, they don’t write
the books.
They don’t paint gay pictures
of gangsters and crooks; they
don’t make the liquor, they
don’t run the bars.
They don’t make the laws and
they don’t sell the cars;
They don’t peddle thedrugsthat
addle the brain .. .
That’s all done by older folks,
greddy for gain. Delinquent
teenagers! Oh, how we con-
demn the sins of the nation
and blame it on them:
By the laws of the blameless
the Savior made known
Who is there among us to cast
the first stone ’ For in so many
cases-it’s sad-but it’strue-
The title "Delinquent” fits
older folks, TOO!
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On her very special day, Mom deserves the very special
treat of dining out here, where we are experts in making
Moms feel pampered. She'll appreciate our fast and
courteous service. She'll enjoy the relaxed, attractive
atmosphere. And she II savor our fine food, with partic-
ular pleasure, as only a fine cook like Mom can.
Family Dinners, Children’s Plates
Reasonable Prices
Golden Rooster
Restaurant
Archer City
Miss Phyllis Pennartz
Miss Pennartz
One Of Mu's
Graduates
Miss Phyllis Pennartz,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0.
G. (Guy) Pennartz of W’ind-
thorst, was one of approxi-
mately 40 women who partici-
pated in the first capping cere-
monies of the Midwestern Univ-
ersity School of Sciences and
Mathematics Department.
The capping was held Friday,
Feb. 6, in Hardin Administra-
tion Building with Dr. Travis
White giving the principal add-
ress. Mrs. Alyce Cohen led
the Florence Nightingale Ple-
dge. The pledge was prepared
in 1893 by a committee under
the leadership of Mrs. Lystra
E. Gritter, superintendent of
nurses at Ferrand Training
School for Nurses in Detroit,
Michigan.
Archer County News—Thursday, Feb. 12, 1970
Windthorst's 'Homemaker'
[ligible For Scholarship
Scouts Take Over Archer City
This week, Feb. 9-14, has
been designated as Boy Scout
Week in Archer City as may
be noted in activities of the
local troops.
Scouts are “taking over” the
city government today, Thurs-
day, Feb. 12.
Darrell Willett is serving as
the one-day major; Allen
Hamill is the county judge; Mike
Cameron is replacing the tax
assessor; Larry Joe Culwell
is sheriff; David Turner is
county attorney; Gary Smitson
is city judge; Ronnie Willett
is fire marshal; Kenny Trip-
lett is jailer; and Steve Stults
Windthorst 4-H Club Boy
Slated In Houston Scramble
Teddy Neeb, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Neeb of Wind-
thorst, is scheduled to parti-
cipate March 6 in the calf
scramble at the Houston Live-
stock Show and Rodeo to be
held Feb. 25 through March
8, 1970.
The world’s largest calf
scramble is always a high-
light of the Houston Stock Show.
In 1942, when the first scramble
was held at the show, only 24
calves were awarded. There
was no idea that in 27 years,
the number would increase to
194 calves each year.
The scramble is a rough,
tumble event with plenty of
action between 12 calves and
24 boys at each performance
of the rodeo. A certificate
for the purchase of a calf is
given to each boy who catches
a calf, gets a halter on it and
crosses the finish line.
Winners in this event must
care for the calves and exhibit
them the following year at the
Houston Show. In addition,
they must furnish monthly prog-
ress reports to the show, their
sponsors and supervisors.
House Speaker Gus Mutscher
Appoints Oil Study Committee
Texas House Speaker G. F.
(Gus) Mutscher has appointed
a House interim committee to
study methods of conserving
the state’s oil and gas resour-
ces.
The committee will be headed
by Representative Dick McKis-
sack of Dallas. Other members
are Representative Charles
Finnell of Holliday, Walter
Knapp of Amarillo, Vernon
Stewart of Wichita Falls and
Bill Swanson of Houston.
Mutscher said it is of prime
importance to the future eco-
nomy of Texas “that all reason-
able means should be adopted to
prevent and control waste of
these important resources be-
fore the supply has been ex-
hausted.”
He said the committee will
study the possible need for
legislation to control potential-
is city manager.
Deputy officials who are fin-
ing citizens for jay walking,
loitering, etc., are Danny Hop-
kins, Rodney Williams, Scott
Groves, Pat Martin, Barry Hut-
son and Dick McDaniel.
The above-named are mem-
bers of Troop 101, whose Scout-
master is Paul Hopkins.
Also participating in the
governing of the city for a
day are members of Troop
100, whose Scoutmaster is
Eddie Frodyma. Names of
this troop’s participants had
not been released at press time.
As a result of the calf scram-
ble contests, nearly a million
and a half dollars in livestock,
cash and prizes have been put
into the hands of Texas youth.
Businessmen sponsor the
calves in the contest by con-
tributing $200 each for a dairy
or beef calf. Many sponsors
take a personal interest in
“their” boy by following his
progress and activity through-
out the ensuing year, and many
scramble boys become spon-
sors themselves in later years.
The purpose of the calf
scramble is to encourage
and further the education of
4-H Club boys and FFA boys
in the raising, feeding and
breeding of high quality cattle
in Texas.
Top Rodeo Association pro-
fessional cowboys will compete
for the $1000,000 rodeo purse.
For the first time, the Rodeo
will open on Friday. This year’s
stars will be Elvis Presley,
Feb. 27-28 and March 1; Char-
ley Pride, March 2-4; Bobby
Goldsboro, March 5; and Buck
Owens and Roy Clark, March
6-8. Tickets may be ordered
by writing the Houston Live-
stock Show and Rodeo.
ly wasteful production and hand-
ling of hydrocarbon resources.
House Simple Resolution 502,
which created the committee,
specifically mentioned study of
methods of “well-spacing, pro-
duction and storage of hydro-
carbon resources for the pur-
pose of conserving these re-
sources and assuring their most
economic ultimate recovery.”
The resolution also em-
powered the committee to seek
aid of state agencies and pet-
roleum and geological depart-
ments of colleges and univer-
sities in Texas.
PERSONAL
Willie Thorman of North
Archer County was a News
re-subscriber early Thursday
of last week.
TEDDY NEEB
USE CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS
TO PAY TAXES.....
(Dallas, Texas) -- Use a
check or money order to pay
your 1969 Federal income tax
Ellis Campbell, Jr., District
Director of Internal Revenue
for North Texas, said today.
Unlike a cash payment, a
check or money order gives
you a record or payment in
case of loss or misdelivery.
Mr. Campbell pointed put
that payment can be stopped
on a misplaced check or money
order and a new payment made.
Checks or money orders
should be made payable to the
Internal Revenue Service.
Write your social security num-
ber on the check or money
order and state the exact pur-
pose of the payment to help
assure your payment is peop-
erly credited.
Marian Munchrath, on the
basis of her score in the home-
making knowledge and attitude
test taken by senior girls Dec-
ember 2, 1969, is Windthorst’s
1970 Betty Crocker Homemaker
of Tomorrow, it has been an-
nounced. In addition to re-
ceiving a specially designed
silver charm from General
Mills, sponsor of the annual
homemaking education pro-
gram, Marian is now eligible
for one of 102 scholarships
totaling $110,000.
From school winners in the
state, a state Homemaker of
Tomorrow and runner-up will
be selected within the next few
weeks. The state winner will
be awarded $1,500 in scholar-
ships and the runner-up, a $500
educational grant. In addition,
the school of the state Home-
maker of Tomorrow will re-
ceive a complete set of En-
cyclopedia Britannica from En-
cyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
This spring, the 51 Home-
makers of Tomorrow, repre-
senting every state and the
District of Columbia, each ac-
companied by a school advisor,
will join for an expense-paid
educational tour of Washington
D. C., and colonial Williams-
burg, Virginia. Climax of the
tour will be announcement of
the 1970 Betty Crocker All-
American Homemaker of To-
morrow. Selected from the
51 finalists on the basis of
original test scores and per-
sonal observation and inter-
views during the tour, she will
be awarded an increase in her
scholarship to $5,000. Second,
third and fourth-ranking Home-
makers of Tomorrow in the
nation will also be chosen, and
will receive scholarship in-
creases to $4,000, $3,000 and
$2,000, respectively.
Begun by General Mills in the
1954-55 school year to empha-
size the importance of home-
Information
For Married
Taxpayer
Helpful information for mar-
ried taxpayers affected by
Texas’ community property
laws can be obtained at local
IRS offices, Ellis Campbell, Jr.,
District Director of Internal
Revenue said today.
Campbell pointed out that
Publication 555, “Community
Property and the Federal
Income Tax,” explains the addi-
tional problems married tax-
payers may encounter if they
decide to file separate tax re-
turns in a community property
state such as Texas.
A special feature of the book-
let is an illustrated worksheet
which shows the different treat-
ment of income and deductions
for a husband and wife filing
joint return compared to sepa-
rate returns.
Taxpayers can also obtain
“Community Property and the
Federal Income Tax” by send-
ing a post card to Supply,
Internal Revenue Service, P O
Box 1738, Dallas, Texas 75221.
Miss Marian Munchrath
making as a career, the Betty
Crocker search is the only
national undergraduate scho-
larship program exclusively for
high school girls. During its
16-year history, more than
seven million young women have
participated in the program and
scholarship awards, with this
year’s grants totaling over $1,
700,000.
A record 646,041 senior girls
in 15,040 of the country’s high
schools were enrolled in this
year’s search.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hancock
of this city spent Sunday in
Bowie with family members
celebrating the 89th birthday
of his mother, Mrs. Annie Han-
cock, resident of the nursing
home in Bowie. The surprise
celebration, held at the home
of the celebrant’s son, Joe Han-
cock, in Bowie, was attended
by about 40 relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gaulden
of this city and Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Coleman of the Scotland
area attended the Saturday
afternoon performance of the
Fort Worth Fat Stock Show.
Saturday night, Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Kotulek of Wichita Falls
(Janis Gaulden) met Miss Mavis
Coleman, teacher in the Dallas
area, and Cal Gaulden, student
at Cisco Junior College, for
the evening rodeo. Enroute
home, the locals visited with
friends, the Hampton Cook fam-
ily in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stephenson
of Iowa Park were in Thursday
of last week, enlisting as News
readers in this, their former
place of residence.
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