The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 96, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1964 Page: 3 of 8
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MAUD GREEN
The handsome fellow in the green sprouts, but it was still
picture, B. M. McGill of 907 green. Summer is well under
East Winkler, is showing a good way and still no sign of growth,
example of a Quay cucumber. It was cut back to the bare es-
In case there are experts in sentials. Here it is . . . August
the crowd, let* s get this straight, is beginning. That tree hasn’t
way the name of this cu- put out leaf one . . . but it’s
<?Wber is pronounced is “Quay.” still green.
How it’s spelled may be a dif. A nurseryman was talking the
ferent matter. other day about the amount of
So, even if Webster says water trees pull up and put into
“quay” is an embankment most- evaporation each day . . . mois-
ly along shipping and waterfronts, ture which goes into the plant
far as this story is concerned system and is drawn into the
that’s the cucumber’s name. air. He said a 4-inch Maple (guess
Back to the cukes. Those are 4 inches is the trunk measure-
the beatingest things you ever ment) will evaporate ... he said
saw. They are delicious, too. this ... 50 gallons of water a
Vines don’t take up any more day.
garden space than ordinary vines. Hard as it has been in Winkler
But, when one gets a cucumber County, Fort Worth and Dallas
to set, he’s got something. have had more trouble than we.
By the time the bloom is shed, That black soil is rich but it
the cucumber is at least a foot takes more water than does this
long and not much bigger around sandy soil of ours.
than a pencil. They are a soft —--
cream color and when about the Speaking of watering,
right pickling size, one will make There are ways to water and
a gallon of pickles. ways not to water.
There’s a bit of mystery in Silliest way is to stand and
McGill’s cucumber growing. 'One hold the hose in your hand and
vine is producing nice cucumbers spout water on what you're aim-
and, right there on the same vine ing at. There’s not a county agri-
a happy cantaloupe is also grow-
ing. What has caused the canta-
loupe on the cuke vine?
The answer isn’t known as yet
but McGill knows he’s not going
to save seed from that vine.
This gardener is growing
cultural agent or nurseryman in
this country who will advise
watering by hand.
When you see someone stand-
ing and squirting water, you can
bet he’s entertaining himself
more than he’s helping things
mething else many of you might grow, especially first-year trees,
like. It’s a vine okra . . . fastens shrubs and flowers which need
itself along the concrete block slow soaking down lower in the
fence, like ivy, and grows up a root system,
ijgprm. We are fortunate that most of
*^The okra is deeper ridged than our places do not require deep
most okra, is a darker green, watering very often. You can dig
isn’t nearly as slick and is mighty
good to eat. . . especially fried.
McGill is one who knows his
gardening. Little cucumbers are
setting thick as hops on the vines.
He says sulphur soil can’t be
beat to make vegetable blooms
like squash and tomatoes (those
which often bloom a lot more than
they produce) set and bear much-
more heavily. He also pollinates
his blooms . . . taking a male
bloom from one vine to pollinate
another vine.
I already have dubs on some
of the Quay cucumber seeds. A
down a bit and there’s moist
soil. That’s why you are wasting
water if you keep the sprinklers
going for hours.
The young plantings need more
water . . . that’s easy to under-
stand, but once their roots have
gone deeper, they don’t require
as much water.
Taylor Undergoes
Surgery in Houston
R. W. (Harvey) Taylor under-
quart of dill pickles the McGills went chest surgery Friday in
had made is now almost a pleas- St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital,
ant memory in my refrigerator. Houston. Reports were Saturday
They DO make good pickles, that his condition was satis-
- factory.
The season of dehydration . . . Mrs. Taylor is in Houston
Earl Cochrans
Spend Vacation
On Gulf Coast
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cochran,
220 South Avenue H, have re-
turned home from a vacation
trip to Falcon Lake and Corpus
Christi.
They were accompaniedby four
grandchildren, Betty Sue Cla-
born, Bobby Don Claborn, Ken-
neth Claborn and Beverly Aim
Claborn and a friend of the Cla-
born girls, Hilda Juarez.
They found Falcon hot weather-
wise but not much otherwise.
There are no tourist accommo-
dations at the lake and the Ker-
mit group wasn’t interested in
camping. Besides, the fish
weren’t biting.
They went from there to Corpus
Christi and “ had a ball”. They
enjoyed swimming, went deep
sea fishing and the girls man-
aged to secure free passage on
boat tours of the Gulf area.
Fishing was only fair but they
did catch all they could eat.
They were told that fishing at
Corpus has been poorer this
year than ever was known. The
waters were rough most of the
time and the Cochrans are hoping
they can go back to the coast
along in October or November.
Wades’ Vacatioa
Was * ’;
Good to be Home
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wade
and sons, Wayne, Stevie, Jamie
and Davie, have returned from
a “wonderful” vacation and
everybody is glad to get back
home.
They spent seven nights at
Granite Shoals Lake, where the
boys caught perch to their great
delight, furnishing trotline bait
for their Dad as he landed a
3V2 pound black bass, several
cat and other fish of assorted
kinds and sizes.
They left the lake and went
to San Antonio where they spent
a day sight seeing, visiting the
Alamo, the Spanish Governor’s
Palace and touring the zoo at
Brackenridge Park. In San An-
tonio they enjoyed attending ser-
vices at Kingsland Baptist
Church.
The Wades went to visit Six
Flags Over Texas . . but their
trip there was quite different
from other Kermit residents who
have enjoyed the attraction. This
was the right a six-inch rain fell
in Fort Worth, including Six
Flags. For more than a hour
they waited in a shelter for
the rains to stop. They finally
waded water and still more rain
Dave Jackson, manager of Ben to reach their car.
of San Marcos have announced Franklin Store, Mrs. Jackson They stopped in Seminole to
the birth of a baby daughter, and their children, Janet and see a new baby nephew, Charles
born July 24. She has been named Virginia, had a vacation trip Vance Wade, the 10-day old baby
Ellen Ann. The baby weighed 9 which took them to the north of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wade.
Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Friday, Aug. 7,1964
Page Three
SHOWS BIG CUCUMBER — B. M. (Bill) McGill, 907
East Winkler, holds a big Quay cucumber he is growing for
seed. The cucumber measures 35V2 inches long and weighs
more than 20 pounds. (Staff Photo) ______
Comptons Parents
Of Baby Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Colnpton
Jacksons Home
From Vacation
that’s what local nurserymen and as are his parents, Mr. and
others in many areas are saying Mrs. C. D. Taylor of Loraine.
about the growing season of 1964. The Taylor daughters, Eleanor _______ _____
It’s made it difficult to get and Vanda, are staying here with pounds and 8V2 ounces and was and back to east Texas. They This was their first viewing of
young trees started . . . there their maternal grandparents, Mr. 2D/2 inches long. stopped overnight in Springfield, the new arrival,
simply is not enough moisture and and Mrs. Van Lease. The mother is the former Carol 111., with friends and went from Final lap of the journey could
this, plus the extreme heat and The Taylor sisters returned to Probst and maternal grand- there to the Chicago area, their well have been accompanied by
drying winds . . . has caused Kermit recently after spending a parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack former home. They visited with the refrain “Be it ever so hum-
many newly planted trees to fail week with Mrs. J. D. McCreeles Probst, former Kermit residents Jackson’s sister, brother and ble, there’s no place like home.”
make it. in Station. now living in Lovington, N.M. many friends. Mrs. Wade vows that if they had
J.D. Gough Earus Service Award
Like an apricot tree in my Their father is in Room 522
Jjjack yard. That was a beautiful at the hospital.
Pbee, fresh from the nursery . .. , 1
a big one, about 10 feet tall. It
was planted lovingly and watered
well. There were big hopes of
harvesting a crop next summer. J. D. Gough, lease pumper for
Weeks went by. Maybe the Gulf Oil Corporation in the Ker-
weather wasn’t warm enough yet. mit area, received a 20-year
At least it was still green. service award Aug. 1.
More weeks went by ... no He started his career with Gulf
living in Lovington, N.M.
Paternal grandfather is L. W.
Compton of Big Spring.
Mrs. Wade vows that if they had
After a week they drove to had any more ‘resting and re-
Davenport, Iowa, to spend some laxing,* they would all have been
time with Mrs. Jackson’s father too tired to ever get rested . .
and aunt. but they’re planning vacation for
Before returning to Kermit, next year.
the Jackson’s took the girls to -
at Wickett, Aug. 1, 1944. Since visit Mrs. Jackson’s sister and Ever hear of Adirondack pan-
his employment he has served brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- cakes9 They’re baked as large
liam Kinkaid, at their ranch near as a bi late and sandwiched
as roustabout, connection man, Conroe together vSth butter and maple
relief foreman and lease pumper. The girls are still vacationing * then they’re cit into pie-
Afly h°me before the shaped wedges,
middle of August._ _
PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO ON THE BALLOT
REVIEW CITATIONS — Mrs. Arnold Evans (left) president of the local World War 1 Bar-
racks Auxiliary, and Mrs. Pat Hughes, immediate past president of District 16, review citations
received at the recent Department convention in Houston. Five citations, including one for 100
percent membership were awarded to the local women. (JStaff Photo )
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 3, 1964.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 8 proposing an
amendment to Section 59 of
Article XVI of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas es-
tablishing certain require-
ments relative to the enact-
ment of laws affecting parti-
cular conservation and recla-
mation districts; providing
for an election and the issu-
ance of a proclamation there-
for.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
'Section 1. That Section 59
of Article XVI of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
be amended by adding there-
to a new Subsection which
reads as follows:
“(d) No law creating a con-
servation and reclamation dis-
trict shall be passed unless
notice of the intention to in-
troduce such a bill setting
forth the general substance
of the contemplated law shall
have been published at least
thirty (30) days and not more
than ninety (90) days prior
to the introduction thereof in
a newspaper or newspapers
having general circulation in
the county or counties in
which said district or any part
thereof is or will be located
and by delivering a copy of
such notice and such bill to
the Governor who shall sub-
mit such notice and bill to the
Texas Water Commission, or
its successor, which shall file
its recommendation as to such
bill with the Governor, Lieu-
tenant Governor and Speaker
of the House of Representa-
tives within thirty (30) days
from date notice was received
by the Texas Water Commis-
sion. Such notice and copy of
bill shall also be given of the
introduction of any bill amend-
ing a law creating or govern-
ing a particular conservation
and reclamation district if
such bill (1) adds additional,
land to the district, (2) alters
the taxing authority of the
district, (3) alters the auth-
ority of the district with re-
spect to the issuance of bonds,
or (4) alters the qualifications
or terms of office of the mem-
bers of the governing body
of the district.”
Section 2. The foregoing
Constitutional Amendment
shall be submitted to a vote
of the qualified electors of this
State at an election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November,
1964, at which election all bal-
lots shall have printed thereon
the following:
“FOR the Constitutional
Amendment establishing
certain requirements rela-
tive to the enactment of
laws affecting particular
conservation and reclama-
tion districts.”
“AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendment estab-
lishing certain require-
ments relative to the en-
actment of laws affecting
particular conservation
and reclamation districts.”
Section 3. The Governor of
Texas shall issue the necessary
proclamation for the election
and this Amendment shall be
published in the manner and
for the length of time as re-
quired by the Constitution and
laws of this State.
THE PRESIDENT VISITS — Mrs. Georgia Woods (center) president of Rebekah State As-
sembly, visited briefly in Kermit Thursday while enroute to El Paso. She is to make her of-
ficial appearance at Pecos. Members of Kermit Tumbleweed Theta Rho Club honored the visitor
and Rebekah members with a salad luncheon at IGOF Hall. Shown with the visitor (left) are Sharon
Barrett, deputy of Tumbleweed Club, and Mrs. Kay Walker, deputy of Kermit Rebekah Lodge.
(Staff Photo) __
Mrs. Cox, Sister,
Mother Take
Colorado Vacation
Mrs. W. B. Cox has returned commissary for New Jersey
home from a vacation which took Granite mines, said to be the lar-
her and her mother, Mrs. Nettie gest in the world, and there were
Webb, and her sister, Mrs. Veta no accommodations for tourists.
Kelley, both of Beaumont, on a They drove to see The Holy
trip through many interesting Cross but sunlight was not right
places in Colorado. to do this. Next journey was along
Mrs. Cox joined Mrs. Webb roads which wound through can-
and Mrs. Kelley in Amarillo, yons and by streams filled with
where they visited Mrs. Webb’s fish “just begging to be caught
brother, Walt Monroe, who will and we didn’t have one fishing
soon be 94 years old. They then hook.”
went to Dalhart to visit another From Grand Junction they
brother, Bob Monroe, who is drove to Ouray and spent a night
nearing 100 years of age. there, seeing narrated slides of
After these visits their sight- of the history of Colorado. Of
seeing journey began. They went special interest to the travelers
to Pueblo, Colo., saw the Royal was a marker which has been
Gorge, then to Salina and Col- placed at the spot a pastor and
orado Springs. They visited his two daughters were killed
Seven Falls, Garden of the Gods, in a snowslide. Civic and fra-
Pikes peak, Seven Winds, went ternal organizations are erecting
to museums and to see the dog a large monument at this place,
races. Silverton was truly a ghost
Next stop was in Leadville town and between there and Du-
where they toured the old art rango snow fell so hard the world
museums, opera house, coal looked gray,
mines and ghost buildings. Two nights and one day were
As they traveled on they came spent traveling around Santa Fe,
to an interesting looking place N.M. and the last homeward stop
. . something they did not know was in Carlsbad. The three had
about. Trains were going in and seen the caverns but wanted to
out of the mountains, it was a see the bats leave. They arrived
beautiful place and they decided there too late,
this would be a good place to Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Kelley
spend the night. They didn’t be- brought Mrs. Cox home and con-
cause they couldn’t. tinued their trip back to Beau-
The store turned out to be the mont.
Whorton Receives
Navy Promotion
USS HOWARD W. GILMORE —
Dennis A. Whorton, torpedo-
man’s mate third class, USN, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Whorton
of Star Route, Kermit, Texas,
was recently promoted aboard
the submarine tender USS Howard
W, Gilmore, operating out of
Charleston, S. C.
His promotion was based on
time in service and rate, military
appearance, performance of du-
ties, and a passing mark on the
Navy-wide test for promotion.
McCawleys Visit
In Oklahoma
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. McCawley
and daughters, Ramona and Sue
Ann, are visiting relatives in
Oklahoma and plan to return
home Aug. 14.
Recent visitors in the Mc-
Cawley home were her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. N.
E. Brown of Lindsay, Calif. The
Browns showed films of the
Orange Festival which is held
each year in Lindsay.
Mrs. Gene Smith, a niece of
Mrs. Brown, and her husband and
daughter, Sandra Kay, also
visited with the Browns while they
were here.
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Proposed
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 3, 1964.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 10 proposing an
Amendment to Section 51a of
Article III of the Constitution
of the State of Texas by add-
ing a new Subsection to be
known as 51a-2; giving the
Legislature the power to pro-
vide, under such limitations
and restrictions as may be
deemed by the Legislature ex-
pedient, for direct or vendor
payments for medical care on
behalf of individuals sixty-five
(65) years of age or over who
are not recipients of Old Age
Assistance and who are unable
to pay for needed medical
services; providing for the ac-
ceptance of financial aid from
the Government of the United
States for such medical pay-
ments; providing that the
amounts paid out of state
funds shall never exceed the
amount that is matchable out
of Federal funds for such pur-
poses; providing that certain
means relating to the correc-
tion or remedying of abnor-
malities of vision shall be in-
cluded within such medical
care service or assistance;
providing for the necessary
election, form, of ballot, proc-
lamation, and publication.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 51a
of Article III of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
be amended by adding thereto
a new Subsection to be known
as Subsection 51a-2, which
shall read as follows:
“Subsection 51a-2. The Leg-
islature shall have the power
to provide by General Laws
and to make payment for
same, under such limitations
and restrictions as may be
deemed by the Legislature ex-
pedient, for direct or vendor
payments for medical care on
behalf of needy individuals
sixty-five (65) years of age
or over who are not recipients
of Old Age Assistance, and
who are unable to pay for
needed medical services. The
payments for such medical as-
sistance on behalf of such
needy individuals shall be in
such amounts as provided by
the Legislature; provided, how-
ever, that the amounts paid
out of state funds for such
purposes shall never exceed
the amount that is matchable
out of Federal funds for such
purposes; provided further,
however, that such medical
care, services or assistance
shall also include the employ-
ment of objective or subjec-
tive means, without the use of
drugs, for the purpose of as-
certaining and measuring the
powers of vision of the human
eye, and fitting lenses or
prisms to correct or remedy
any defect or abnormal con-
dition of vision.
“The Legislature shall have
the authority to accept from
the Government of the United
States, such financial aid in
the form of medical assistance
on behalf of the needy indi-
viduals sixty-five (65) years
of age or over who are not re-
cipients of Old Age Assis-
tance, and who are unable to
pay for needed medical serv-
ices, as such Government may
offer not inconsistent with re-
strictions herein set forth.”
Section 2. The foregoing
Constitutional Amen d m e n t
shall be submitted to a vote
of the qualified electors of this
state at the General Election
to be held on the first Tues-
day after the first Monday in
November, 1964, at which elec-
tion all ballots shall have
printed thereon the following:
“FOR the Amendment to
the Constitution giving the
Legislature the power to
authorize vendor pay-
ments for medical care on
behalf of needy individu-
als sixty-five (65) years
of age and over who are
not recipients of Old Age
Assistance, and who are
unable to pay for needed
medical services; provid-
ing for the acceptance of
funds from the Federal
Government for the pur-
pose of paying such medi-
cal assistance; and pro-
viding that the amounts
paid out of state funds for
such purposes shall never
exceed the amount that is
matchable out of Federal
funds; provided further,
however, that such medi-
cal care, services or as-
sistance shall also include
the employment of objec-
tive or subjective means,
without the use of drugs,
for the purpose of ascer-
taining and measuring the
powers of vision of the
human eye, and fitting
lenses or prisms to cor-
rect or remedy any defect
or abnormal condition of
vision.”
“AGAINST the Amend-
ment to the Constitution
giving the Legislature the
power to authorize vendor
payments for medical care
on behalf of needy indivi-
duals sixty-five (65) years
of age and over who are
not recipients of Old Age
Assistance, and who are
unable to pay for needed
medical services; provid-
ing for the acceptance of
funds from the Federal
Government for the pur-
pose of paying such medi-
cal assistance; and provid-
ing that the amounts paid
out of state funds for such
purposes shall never ex-
ceed the amount that is
matchable out of Federal
funds; provided further,
however, that such medi-
cal care, services or as-
sistance shall also include
the employment of objec-
tive or subjective means,
without the use of drugs,
for the purpose of ascer-
taining and measuring the
powers of vision of the
human eye, and fitting
lenses or prisms to cor-
rect or remedy any defect
or abnormal condition of
vision.”
Section 3. The Governor of
the State of Texas is hereby
directed to issue the necessary
proclamation for said election
and have the same published
and held as required by the
Constitution and the laws of
the State of Texas.
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