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ODEM-EDROY TIMES, Thursday, July 3, 1975
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Ray Smith
Is Appointed
Erie Thompson, president of
the Gulf Coast Council, has
announced the appointment of
Ray Smith as Council Scout
Executive, Gulf Coast Council,
Boy Scouts of America, ef-
fective July 1.
Smith and his wife, Elfriede,
have two children; one boy and
one girl, almost 7 and almost 11
respectively.
The new executive follows
Herb McCoggins who has
served in that capacity since
1970.
Smith received his bachelor
of science degree from Stephen
F. Austin State University in
1960 with majors in history and
government. He and his family
belong to the Grace Lutheran
Church in Plano, a suburb of
Dallas. He has served on the
Dallas Circle Ten Council Staff
as Director of Support Services
for the past three years where
he worked with a staff of 45
employees directly responsible
to him. Prior to his Dallas
experiences, Smith has served
as a National Supply Service
Representative, District Scout
Executive, Assistant Scout
Executive and Director of
Finance and Endowment in the
Longhorn Council with
headquarters in Fort Worth.
In this last position Smith
showed outstanding abilities in
the development of trust funds,
sustaining membership
enrollment and other funding
activities.
Mrs. Sammie Teague and
children, Tanya, Nicole, Mark,
David, Erika and Shonda came
in from Seguin Sunday to spend
the day with Mrs. Teagues
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T.
Whitley and her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spradley.
Erika and Shonda remained
for a longer visit with the
relatives in Odem.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Austin
went to Spring Monday and
were overnight guests in the
home of their son, James
Austin and family. They were
accompanied to Spring by their
grandson, Boyd Austin, who
had been visiting relatives in
Odem.
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you should try to avoid this
summer-ticks.
Ticks, chiggers, mosquitoes,
flies, ants, snakes and poison
ivy are among the many
hazards encountered in the
outdoors. One of the pests, or a
combination, can help spoil a
picnic or camping trip, says
the Texas Department of
Health Resources, formerly
known as the Texas State
Department of Health.
But aside from being pests
which attach themselves to the
skin of their victims, often
producing infections, ticks can
be the carriers of Rocky
Mountain spotted fever.
Spotted fever is known by
many names, such as
“mountain fever’’, “bull
fever”, “black fever” or “blue
disease”. /
But however designated, the
only known natural tran-
smission of this endemic,
potentially severe, febrile
disease is through the infective
tick. This may be ac-
complished by contamination
with crushed tissues or feces of
the tick or, perhaps more
commonly, by the actual
biting attachment of this
disease-carrying pest.
At least two deaths in Texas
this year have been credited to
Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
One victim was a 41-year-old
Tyler man, who apparently
picked up ticks in Van Zandt
County while working with
cattle.
A case was clinically
diagnosed in a 17-year-old
woman, who lived in a rural
Cass County setting. Other
suspected cases have been
investigated.
Rocky Mountain spotted
fever got its name because of
early experiments with ticks in
the Rocky Mountain area at the
turn of the century. This has
led to the misconception that it
is found only in this region, but
most cases have been reported
from the eastern United States.
Virginia and North Carolina
had almost one-third of
reported cases in 1974, ac-
cording to the U. S. Public
Health Service.
Most Texas cases reported to
the Bureau of Communicable
Disease Services have been
from the northeastern and
southeastern areas of the state.
A number of different tick
species are found in these
areas, according to Paul V.
Fournier of the Department’s
Medical Entomology Division.-
However, wrote Fournier in a
Texas Health Bulletin article,
only a few are thought to be
involved in the direct tran-
smission of this disease to man.
Investigations have shown
that the three main culprits in
Texas are the American dog
tick (Dermacentor variabilis),
the lone star tick(Amblyomma
americanum) and the brqn dog
tick (Rhipcephalus
sanguineus). Although the
brown dog tick seldom at-
taches to man, it is thought
that this tick may transmit the
disease to canines, and then on
to man by other ticks.
Ticks must pass through
several stages of development.
The basic life cycle includes:
eggs, larvae, nymphs and
adults. They feed only on blood,
and most species must find
new hosts (or reattach to the
same host) several times
during their life cycle. The tick
is well-adapted to survival, and
some species may survive for
more that a' year without
feeding, says Fournier.
It has long been known that
the rickettsial pathogens of
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
may be passed along from one
generation to another through
infected eggs. Therefore, any
stage of an infected tick can
transfer the disease to man.
Completely avoiding ticks
would appear to be the ideal
way to ward off infestation, but
this is too impractical. Far-
mers, renchers, foresters,
nature lovers-virtually anyone
who ventures in the out-of-
doors-can expect to run into
ticks at one time or another.
There are some precautions
which can be taken, says
Fournier. One of the easiest is
to use commercial repellants,
which also are effective
against chiggers and
mosquitoes. Since there is a
connection between the length
of tick attachment and severity
of the disease, it would be will
to remove all ticks just as soon
as possible. A thorough in-
spection of the body should be
made as soon as possible after
returning from the outdoors.
While there is no one recom-
mended manner in removing
ticks, use* of tweezers is
preferred over the fingers. The
reason is that the disease can
be transferred by crushing tne
tick while removing it. This is
especially true when removing
engorged ticks from a pet.
The infectious agent in
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
is the Rickettsia rickettsii-
named after the man who
pioneered some of the research
into the disease.
Because of the use of the
disease in Texas, a tick sur-
veillance program has been
established through the
Department of Health
Resources. The program is in
response to the need for
determination of the species
present in infested areas, and
the testing of tick samples for
rickettsial pathogens.
Locals
Mrs. Robert Barlow, Mrs.
Harry Mohrmann Jr. and Mrs.
C. K. Street attended a
secretarial conference in
Austin Monday through
Wednesday.
Joy Svatopolsky of Corpus
Christi has returned home
after a visit here with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Morris.
Traffic Accidents Claim
More Lives Than Wars
More Americans died in
traffic accidents in the years
1900-1974 than in all the com-
bined wars in which America
participated between 1775 and
the end of 1974.
This pertinent bit of in-
formation was disclosed
through a report sent out from
the Texas Department of
Public Safety Statistical
Services.
In the 74 years between 1900
and 1974 a total of 2,045,040
Americans died in U. S. high-
way accidents, whereas the
total number of service men
and women who died in all the
wars between the American
Revolution through the end of
1974 ran to 1,186,654 or 858,386
less than those who died in the
traffic accidents.
Another interesting feature
of the 1974 report sent out by
the Texas Department of Pub-
lic Safety Statistical Services is
the fact that more soldiers
(North and South) died in the
Civil War than died in World
War I and World War II
combined. The battlefield
carnage took the lives of
529,332. Those who died in
World War I added up to 116,563
and those in World War H to
407,828 to bring the total of
battlefield deaths for America
for the two World Wars to
524,391 or 4,941 less than those
who died in the Civil War. The
Civil War lasted four years
while World Wars I and II
together ran a bit over five
years.
The Revolutionary War
accounted for the death of 4,435
American men; the War of 1812
took 2,260 American lives; the
Spanish American War
claimed another 2,446 lives.
Although the Korean and
Vietnam were known as “cold
wars” 54,246 American lives
were snuffed out on the bat-
tlefields in Korea and 56,261
had died in Vietnam up until
the end of 1974. The wars in
Korea and Vietnam combined
to take the lives of a total of
110,507 of our American men.
As astounding as the number
of battlefield fatalities for the
American nation is, it is even
more astounding to find that
2,045,040 men, women and
children have died in traffic
accidents in 25 years less time
than it took nine wars to snuff
out the lives of 1,186,654 service
men and women.
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A foursome, composed of
Mrs. E. H. Lane, Mrs. E. H.
Green Jr., Miss Linda Lane of
Odem and Miss Gina Lane of
Sinton has returned from an
European tour.
They made the Greenway
Group Travel Holy Year Tour
out of Houston, leaving that
city June 2 on a 747 jet liner for
an overnight flight to London,
England, their first stop. “And
were we Texans surprised to
land in a cold, cold London”,
said Mrs. Green.
The foursome were traveling
with a group of 24 Texans. And
they stayed together
throughout the tour from
Houston back to Houston with
new friendships being formed
and everyone going out of his,
or her, way to be congenial,
said those from Odem and
Sinton.
In London the group met its
permanent guide, a German
woman about 30 years of age.
She spoke several languages
and was really on the alert in
seeing that all received full
benefit of her guided tour.
Included in the points of
interest in London were
Westminister Abbey,
Buckingham Palace, Windsor
Castle and the Trafalgar
Square. They went for a stroll
in Kensington Park, where
Princess Margaret’s home is
located, and they shopped at
Biba’s, where the ultra-
fashionable ladies ready-to-
wear fascinated Linda and
Gina, and others of their age
group.
From London where they
had spent three days, the
Texans made the short flight to
Amsterdam across the North
Sea. There they made a cruise
of the canals by motor launch
under the many bridges. They
visited a cheese factory, tasted
some of the cheese, and liking
what they had tasted they took
some with them. They visited a
wooden shoe factory, and later
visited a little village where the
women and girls were all
dressed in traditional Holland
wooden shoes and long dresses.
They were charmed by the
flower gardens and found that
one can buy two dozen red
roses at a nominal fee!
After an overnight stay, the
group left by motor coach
which took them across the
Dutch landscape into Ger-
many, where they took a cruise
up the Rhine River. Castles
perched high on crags and
cliffs, vineyards and lovely
flower gardens lined each side
of the historic river. The bus
traveled along overland and
met the group at a point on the
river where the cruiser
rounded the famous Lorelei
cliff.
By bus, they then made their
way through Frankfurt,
Munich and south into Bavaria.
They visited the charming
village of Oberammergua.
They saw the beauty of the
Tyrol and the “Golden Roof” of
Innsbruck fade into a backdrop
as they headed south into Italy.
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The drive was beautiful, with
the motor coach wending its
way through valleys over-
shadowed by the Dolomite
peaks.
They reached Venice, where
they visited many points of
interest. In Venice Gina and
Linda, and other young ladies
in the group at once decided to
ride a gondola would be the
supreme experience. The ride
was a delightful experience,
said Mrs. Green. The Bridge of
Sighs came in for a full share of
admiration.
In Florence, Italy, was seen
such historic scenes as the
great Cathedral with its bronze
doors, the Square of the
Signoria and the Medici
Chapel’s marble and sculpture.
Rome was their next
destination. They visited St.
Peter’s Basilica in Vatican
City, The Pantheon,
Colosseum, many churches
and other interesting buildings
are also pleasant memories of
Rome.
From Rome they went
through the valleys and river
basins of the Umbria Region to
Assisi, a peaceful little town
where rose-colored stone
dwellings were seen and where
they visited St. Francis
Bascilia. They saw the flower-
decked balconies that line the
narrow streets.
They next visited Milan,
Italy’s center of fashion and
finance.
They were awed by
DaVinci’s “Last Supper” and
other great pieces of art.
They left Milan, travelled
north through the Alps passed
through the Simplon Pass to
the Swiss city of Lausane, the
capital of western Switzerland.
Leaving Lausanne, they
travelled through the rich
region of Burgundy. And then
to Paris, the “City of Light”.
On the itinerary of the tour of
Paris were Notre Dame, Place
de la Concorde, the Champs-
Elysees, the Tour Eiffel and
Montmartre.
In Paris they ate at a
sidewalk cafe and watched
“the ever-so-interesting
people-- mingling. From Paris
they took a flight back to
Houston, stopping only in
Maine. They arrived in Odem a
very tired, but very happy
group of tourists. “I still have
to pinch myself to realize it is
not just a wonderful dream,”
said Mrs. Green in discussing
“the most fantastic tour any
one could ever take.”
Ted Tower
Hospitalized
Ted Tower is hospitalized
from apparently the same
miral infection that sent his
wife to the hospital for a week.
Mrs. Tower was released
from Ewing Hospital Friday
and resumed her secretarial
work Monday of this week. Her
husband went to the hospital
that afternoon.
Tower’s condition was
reported to be improved
Wednesday, and barring any
complications, he will be
released from the hospital
later this week, said a member
of his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Tower had
been on vacation and the time
element would indicate they
picked up the virus while on
vacation.
Harry Mohrmanns
MeetGranddaughter
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mohr-
mann Jr. have returned from
Magnolia where they went to
make the acquaintance of their
new granddaughter, Dixie
Deann DuBose, who made her
arrival June 18.
The child weighed eight
pounds and three ounces at
birth. She has an older sister
who has accepted her as a
“living doll”. The little girls’
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
DuBose, better known here as
Casey and Rae Jean DuBose.
The children’s grandparents
are Anthony DuBose of
Waelder and the late Mrs.
DuBose, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Mohrmann Jr. of
Odem.
Their maternal uncle,
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of Odem and Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll Carter of Taft hosted a
fish fry Saturday on the lawn of
their lodges on Lake Mathis.
The hosts had gone to the
lodges Friday and Curtiss and *
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catfish were caught from the
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bass, for which the anglers
were trying, just were not
biting during the weekend.
Those who attended the fish
fry were Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
White, Miss Karen White, Mr.
and Mrs. Gary Alexander and
children of Alice, Miss Sandra „
Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
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The guests came and went
with few of them present for
the entire weekend.
Jimmy Mohrmann, went to
Magnolia during the past
weekend to make the
acquaintance of the newest
member of the Mohrmann
family and to visit with other
members of the DuBose
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