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Page 2—THE ODEM-EDROY TIMES— Odem, Tex., Wed., June 8, 55
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EDITORIALS
Know Your Schools!
By MRS. H. F. GODEKE
STATE CHAIRMAN, EDUCATIONAL RELATIONS
This committee’s work covers two areas of cooperation in the field
of education—school education, and cooperation with colleges. Parent-
teachers associations have a privilege and a responsibility to both col-
leges and public schools in helping with the solution of problems. Edu-
cation cannot succeed without parent and public support, and our
schools will be as good as people want them. Some of the misunder-
standing in regard to new trends in education stem from lack of know-
ledge. Surely, we, in our P.-T.A.s, can work more intensely toward
informing ourselves about the new methods in education. Many par-
ents fear any departure from their childhood learning ways, but real
knowledge can dispel that fear.
One of the best ways to learn what the schools are doing is to
organize a program on the general topic, “Know Your School.” Some
P.-T. A.s are basing a whole year’s program on this study. Teachers
work with the parents in organizing such a course. Lectured, panel
discussions and demonstrations with classes of children can be used to
build a very interesting year of study. In other P.-T.A.s, study groups
are organized in conformity with the procedures set up for other
study groups (usually a twelve-hour course). It is hoped that this can
be developed to provide a certificate for those who meet the require-
ments for such a program. A pamphlet published by the National
Congress, entitled “101 Questions About Public Education,” would
make a fine study for a discussion group. It may be ordered from
the national office for $1.00.
American Education Week in November and Public Schools Week
in March offer opportunities for P.-T.A. members and patrons of the
school to visit the schools to meet the teachers and to see demonstra-
tions of school work. A community, which is well informed about the
work of its schools, will be able to support and defend its school sys-
tem, and to help in the solution of the problems facing education.
One great problem now is the critical need to help the schools in
the recruitment of teachers. “Did you know that 40,000 additional
teachers are needed in Texas by 1960 for new positions and to replace
present teachers who retire or leave the profession?” is a statement
recently released by the educational leaders in Texas. “Teaching cer-
tificates must keep pace with birth certificates” and “There will be
300,000 additional children in the schools by 1960,” we are further ad-
vised. The parent-teacher association and citizens can all help in this
big problem. There are some practical suggestions which can be used
by all groups to help in this great problem facing education.
1. Organize a local teacher recruitment committee.
2. Get the interest and assistance of community leaders in present-
ing teaching as a career for capable young people.
3. Start an assistant teacher program for students interested in
teaching.
4. Take interested students to visit a college department of educa-
tion.
5. Get civic clubs and professional groups to establish scholar-
ships for prospective teachers.
6. Organize future teacher clubs and make their activities interest-
ing challenging.
7. Point out to students their particular aptitudes and qualities
which would make them good teachers.
8. Welcome student teachers or practice teachers from the colleges
into your homes, into the P.-T.A., and into other groups, and invite
them to participate in school, community and professional activities.
9. Promote legislation to increase teachers’ salaries and an equit-
able retirement program. Many potential teachers and existing teach-
ers are turning to other professions because the teaching profession is
one of the most poorly paid professional groups in the entire American
economy.
Public Records
American Cotton Congress ComesOut
Against Compulsory Cotton Controls
HARLINGEN, TEXAS, June 3—
Compulsory reduction of cotton
production through acreage cur-
tailment is unsatisfactory to the
American cotton farmers and to
his fellow citizens as well. Not
only does the curtailment force
cotton farms to operate far be-
low an efficient rate of produc-
tion, it also keeps cotton prices
higher for 165 million consumers.
Mill people object because they
find themselves squeezed between
Tiigh cotton prices and consumer
resistance; and ultimately, must
foot the bill for a costly govern-
ment support program for cotton
and other crops.
These statements were presented
to the 16th annual meeting of the
American Cotton Congress in Har-
lingen, Texas last week by Lamar
Fleming, Jr., chairman of the
board of Anderson, Clayton & Co.,
World’s largest cotton merchants.
The Congress, headed by Burris
Jackson of Hillsboro, Texas, held
a three-day meeting to discuss cot-
ton’s problems and to hear the
latest information on cotton re-
search.
“I suggest that we could save
more dollai’S by producing cotton
cheaper than by selling it higher,”
Mr. Fleming said. “Cheaper pro-
v duction means greater income for
the cotton grower and is advant-
ageous for the national consumer
and the taxpayer. Also, it is the
best way to check and, if possible,
reverse the losses of off-take to
rayon, jute, paper, and foreign
grown cotton.”
The allotment scheme, he con-
tinued, was a device to help pi-ices
up by cutting production. “It pre-
vents a man from converting his
productive efforts from a fifth-of-
a-bale to the acre farm to a two-
b^le to the acre farm, thus con-
demning him to high-cost produc-
tion. By putting the emphasis on
price, we have sacrificed the pos-
sibility of higher-yield and lower
cost of production.”
It may not be possible politically
to wipe out the acreage allotment
and marketing quota scheme over-
night, he said. As a practical mat-
ter, removal of restriction may
have to be gradual, synchronized
with a reduction in our present cot-
ton surplus. “But the intelligent
people of the cotton states cannot
aford to see their cotton produc-
tion shackle indefinitely to produc-
tion costs that are higher than
they need be and to inefficient
rates of operation. Nor can they
see business lost to other ma-
terials and to foreign cottons,
when they themselves could be en-
joying the profit.”
Farm Bureau
Sets June Meet
The June meeting of the San
Patricio County Farm Bureau di-
rectors will be held Monday
night, June 13 in the J & A Club
Room.
1 Principal item of business to
come before this meeting will be
the appointment of committee
chairmen for the Agricultural and
Home Makers Show to be held
in November. San Patricio Coun-
ty vocational agricultural teach-
ers, homemaking teachers, the
county agent, home demonstration
agent have been invited to the
meeting to assist in the selec-
tion of these chairmen. George
Love has been appointed as di-
rector of the show and will be
assisted by vice-directors, Mal-
colm Maedgen and Maynard Abra-
hams. Love will be formally in-
stalled as show director at Mon-
day night’s meeting.
Other items of business to come
before. the meeting will include
monthly reports, committee re-
ports, and the amendment of the
Farm Bureau Charter. President
Weber Pool will preside at the
meeting,
District Court
New Filings:
Elsie Tullier vs Lowery Joseph
Tullier. Reciprocal child Enforce-
ment Act.
Juan Amador vs Maria Amador.
Divorce.
Norcel Jones vs Robert Jones.
Suit for divorce.
Maria Valdez De Da Rosa vs
Eulogio Cruz De La Rosa. Suit
for divorce.
Olita Farmer vs Luther Farm-
er. Suit for divorce.
Mildred McCann New vs James
K. New. Suit for divorce.
Mildred Rogers vs Bishop W.
Rogers. Suit for divorce.
Salvador R. Cardenas vs Mar-
garita Z. Ortiz Cardenas. Suit for
divorce........................................
CASES DISPOSED OF
Southwest Workover Co. vs Stan-
ley L. Fry. Damages. Jury de-
manded by defendant.
Leo Barron vs E. M. Windrey
et al. Trespass to try title. Judg-
ment for plaintiff for title and
possession of premises described
in plaintiff’s description.
Filomeno Saldivar vs Adelia
Saldivar. Divorce. Divorce grant-
ed to cross plaintiff and custody
of minor two children awarded
cross plaintiff. Defendant ordered
to pay $10 per week for support
of children with first payment due
June 20.
Refugia Delgado vs Jose Del-'
gado. Suit for divorce. Plaintiff
granted divorce and custody of
minor children awarded defendant.
Gulf Coast Marine Ways vs
James Veazey. Suit or debt. Ju-
ry demanded by defendant.
Tony Kunitz vs R. H. Wester
et al. Trespass to try title. Judge-
ment or possesion of premises
as per decree. Fee of $25 allow-
ed attorney ad litem as part of
costs. Attorney appointed being
John Flinn.
Hartford Shoemaker vs The
Travelers Insurance Co. Suit to
set aside award of Industrial
Board. Transferred to Federal
Court.
Jesus Vela vs Texas Employ-
ers Insurance Association. Suit to
set aside award of the IAB. Judg-
ment entered all per decree.
James Herman Smith vs Betty
Ruth Smith. Suit for divorce. John
Miller appointed to represent de-
fendant cited by publication. Di-
vorce granted plaintiff. Attorney
ad litem allowed fee of $25 as
part of court cost.
Marciano Ruiz vs Texas Em-
ployers Insurance Association. Suit
to set aside award of AIB. Judg-
ment entered as per decree.
In Re: Alberto Ybarra, a mi-
nor. Petition for adoption. Certi-
fied copy mailed to State Depart-
ment of Public Welfare.
Hartford Shoemaker vs The
Travelers Insurance Co. Suit to
set aside the award of IAB. Trans-
ferred to Federal Court.
County Court
New Filings:..............................
State vs Mary Kennison Nettles.
DWI.
CASES DISPOSED OF:..................
State vs Mary Kennison Net-
tles. DWI. On plea of guilty the
defendant was assessed punish-
ment of a fine of $50 plus court
costs and a sentence of three
days in the county jail with cre-
dit for time served.
State vs Francisco Torres. DWI.
On plea of guilty the defendant
was assessed punishment of a
fine of $50 plus court costs and
a sentence of three days in the
county jail with credit for time
served.
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— By PRICE DANIEL —
17. S. Senator
Evils of the narcotic traffic are
being forcefully described in Wash-
ington this the second week of
the Senate hearings.
As chairman of the Senate Ju-
diciary subcommittee to investi-
gate the narcotics problem in the
nation, it falls my lot to conduct
these hearings. This is the first
time that a nationwide investiga-
tion has been made of this vi-
cious traffic which causes so
much misery and death. It is tru-
ly a multimillion-doll ar traffic.
Our first witness, Harry J. Ans-
linger, Commissioner of Narcotics,
estimates an annual expenditure
of some 300 million to 400 million
dollars by the nation’s 60,000 drug
addicts, and he says that much
of this money comes from thefts,
robberies and other crimes com-
mitted by the addicts in order to
buy their dope. Anslinger is the
world’s foremost authority on the
drug problem, having served as
head of the Narcotics Bureau sin-
ce it was organized, and he also
represents our country on the
United Nations Commission on
Narcotics.
Texas Faces Problem
Due to much publicity recently
about narcotics traffic in Texas,
it was heartening to find out
from Mr. Anslinger’s figures that
our State is making progress on
arrests and convictions of these
law violators. The problem is
still bad enough, with our State
ranking 7th highest in the na-
tion in the number of drug ad-
dicts thus far reported and 6th
in the number of narcotic and
marijuana arrests. Encouraging
is the fact that Texas is 4th in
the number of convictions.
Texas officials have reported
,771 drug addicts during the past
two years as compared with
9458 for New York, over 7000 in
Illionois, 2350 in California, 1229
in Michigan, 887 in the District
of Columbia, and 785 in Ohio.
During 1953 and 1954 Texas had
1465 narcotic and marijuana con-
victions as compared with over
6000 each for New York and Cali-
fornia and over 3000 for Illinois.
Four Texas Cities Affected
Bureau of Narcotics reports
show four Texas cities to be
among the top 45 cities in the
nation in narcotic and marijuana
arrests and convictions. Houston
ranked 11th in the nation, with
647 arrests and 179 convictions.
San Antonio was 18th and 292 ar-
rests and 226 convictions. Dallas
was rated 21st with 248 arrests
and 85 convictions. Fort Worth
was 38th with 69 arrests and 51
convictions. As serious as these
figures may be, they are far be-
low such cities as Los Angeles
with over 12,000 arrests and 4,-
000 convictions, New York City
with over 8,000 arrests and 6,000
convictions, Chicago with over 6,-
000 arrests and 3,000 convictions
and Detroit with over 3,000 ar-
NEW KIWANIS CLUB
TO BE CHARTERED
The newly organized Kiwanis
Club at Portland will be present-
ed its charter on the evening of
June 17 at a Ladies Night ban-
quet, according to an announce-
ment by Lt. Gov. Tony Weatherly
of Odem.
Grady Clark of Corpus Christi,
who is a past govemer of the
Texas - Oklahoma District of
Kiwanis International, will present
the charter, with Dale Griffith,
president of the Portland Kiwanis
Club, accepting the charter.
Details for the meeting were
ironed out in a recent meeting of
the three sponsoring clubs, Odem,
Sinton and Taft Kiwanis Clubs,
whose respective presidents are
Bob Stalcup, Judge W. E. Nicholas
and A. S. Neely.
The plans provide for serving
200 guests.
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rests and 430 convictions.
Canadian Senate Committee
Senator Tom Reid of Canada,
chairman of the Canadian Sen-
ate’s Narcotics Committee, con-
sulted with us last week and sat
with our committee at the open-
ing session. It is a coincidence
that the Senates of these two
countries should be investigating
the narcotic traffic at the same
time. On the other hand, it
should not be surprising, because
our countries have the same pro-
blems in combating the illicit
traffic in narcotic drugs. Inter-
national gangsters are supplying
retailers in both countries from
the same sources.
The necessity for correction of
the present situation becomes
more obvious as additional facts
are brought out. This is especially
true in view of the uncontradicted
statements that the main source
of narcotic drugs which appear in
the United States and its neigh-
boring countries is Communist
China. In purchasing drugs the
addict is not only degrading the
moral fiber of our own nation
but at the same time is sending
dollars necessary for the build-
up of our enemies straight to the
Communists.
Release of Communist-held Flyers
It was good news last week
that four of the American ser-
vicemen being held by the Com-
munist Chinese were released.
However, there are others still
being held in Communist prisons.
Every means should be used to
obtain their release. So long as
world tensions make it necessary
for the United States to contin-
ue to draft our sons for service
in the armed forces of our coun-
try, we should afford them every
protection which this government
can extend. We would like to see
stronger measures taken to se-
cure the release of the Ameri-
cans held in prison in Communist
China and have urged this to
State Department.
Soil Conservation
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
L. P. CADDEL. Chairman HARRY MOUNT. SECRETARY
C. F. POWERS, Vice-Chairman DOYLE SMITH. Member
R. S. HODGES, Member
Recently during the heavy rain
near Taft Jack Jones and M. E.
Dechard made a tour of their
farms to observe the effects of
the water on their different fields
and farms. Jones told Soil Con-
servation Service technicians that
over five inches of rain fell in
a short time on one of the Dec-
hard farms. They noticed that
the Hubam clover land was dry
while all of the other land ap-
peared to be extremely wet. The
adjacent road ditch which had a
retaining levy was running full.
Dechard said let’s break the levy
in about twenty-five plaees and
permit the ditch water to get in-
to the clover field. This they did.
Dechard’s soil was cracked pro-
bably as bad as any ever seen. At
the time this levely operation took
place the rain was still falling.
They checked other farms then
came back to the clover ground
approximately an hour later ex-
pecting the water to be pouring
out the rows on the opposite
ends. However it didn’t turn out
that way at all. No water ever
reached the other end. Jones said
that he knows that over 5 inches
of rain fell on this field and was
absorbed. He is wondering how
much water actually went in
When the “ditch water” was turn-
ed in. Dechard and Jones formed
the conclusion from this observa-
tion that this good blackland soil
had had the best subsoiling job
possible to obtain. They think Hu-
bam clover does much more ef-
ficient subsoiling than can be done
with any mechanical subsoiler in
the soils of the San Patricio Soil
Conservation District.
The portion of Aransas County
that is south of Copano Bay has
been annexed to the San Patricio
Soil Conservation District. This
area has 85,494 acres. St. Joseph
and Mud Island are included in
this area and acreage.
Several months ago farmers and
ranchers in this area circulated
a petition asking to be annexed
so that they could “legally” re-
ceive the benefits of being in a
soil conservation district. This pe-
tition required the signatures of
two-thirds of the residing land-
owners. The petition when com-
pleted was presented to the local
Board of Supervisors. They in
turn gave their approval and sub-
mitted the petition to the State
Soil Conservation Board at Tem-
ple. Upon examination the petition
was found to be in order and a
public hearing was set for 8:00
p.m. May 26, 1955 at Rockport.
Carl Spencer, Planning Engineer
for the State Soil Conservation
Board came down for this hear-
ing to verify if the submitted
petition was what the farmers
and ranchers wanted and to hear
any objection that might be rais-
ed.
At the meeting Spencer outlin-
ed the functions of a district,
how supervisors are elected and
what assistance would be expect-
ed. Various phases of conserva-
tion were discussed. Herman
Heep, noted Jersey breeder from
Austin who recently purchased
some ranch land in the area gave
an account of his experience with
Soil Conservation Districts where
he resides. It was unanimously
voted for annexation. Spencer as-
sured the group that the State
Board at their next meeting on
June 30, would make approval.
License Unnecessary
For Lake Fishing
AUSTIN, April — The Assistant
Executive Secretary of the Game
and Fish Csmmission pointed out
in a statement that persons fish-
ing in private lakes or ponds
that are land locked do NOT need
a regular individual fishing li-
cense.
The Assistant Executive Secre-
tary said the state law specifi-
cally exerppts from license re- j
quirements private lakes or ponds 1
which are NOT subject to over-
flow to or from a public stream.
If the lake is subject to over-
flow from any public body of
water, river or stream, state li-
cense requirements apply.
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Mary Cornett Winebrenner --- Editor
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