The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979 Page: 8 of 12
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Sheep & Goat Industry News
Fr«n the Texas Sheep sad Goat Raisers Association
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Participation la govern-
ment la a constitutionally
guaranteed right la this
country, but that right
carries certain responsibili
ties. One of the primary
responsibilities is to know
what you're talking about
before you go demanding
that things be done your
way,
Judging from the public
reaction to the federal
predator control program, a
whale of a lot of our citizen-
ry devotes much more at-
tention to its rights than to
its responsibilities. Simply
stated, those who do the
most yelling also do the
least thinking
A recently released en-
vironmental impact state
meat on predator control
contained roughly 300 let-
ters, about half from indi-
viduals sad the balance
from government agencies,
organisations and institu-
tions. No pun intended, but
a goodly sampling at those
from individuals read like
they originated inside the
walls at certain institutions,
too.
Actually, the Fish and
Wildlife Service, which col-
lected the letters and
published the impact slate
ment. notes that there were
s total of 1418 letters from
’‘individuals”. They declin-
ed to print 1288 of them in
the statement, however,
because they were "almost
identical” duplicates of two
other letters. The letter
"writers" who engaged in
this little exercise in duplici-
ty were all opponents of
predator control.
Many of the other respon-
dents condemning predator
control had obviously also
let others do much of their'
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thinking for tVm. judging
from the fact that so many
of them kept bringing up
the same obscure points of
complaint. Not that It would
have been totally Impossible
for so many of them to have
hit upon the same minor
deuils - improbable, yea.
' but still possible. What
gives them away is that
they kept parroting each
other, right down to the
same sentences and evea
entire paragraphs.
Still, the apparent necis-
sity these poeple felt to play
copycat is not the most dis-
turbing aspect of the letters.
That distinction must be re-
served for the high degree
of ignorance so many of
them displayed - especially
when1 it’s realized that
Washington politicians and
bureaucrats, in their own
remarkable ignorance, will
undoubtedly allow the poor
thinking of such people to
influence the future of
predator control efforts.
Take for instance, the
writer who demanded an
end to predator control
entirely, insisting that stock-
men instead "train dogs
and geese to guard duty".
Nor was that by any
means an unusual letter;
most of the respondents
insisted that livestock and
livestock producers be con-
trolled. rather than preda-
tors. A popular theme was
that stockmen should be
forced by law to manage
their stock the way the
urban letter writers think
they ought to be managed-
after all, who should be
better qualified to dictate
ranching procedures than a
New Yorker who knows for
a fact that meat comes from
Safeway and livestock are
just an excuse for crazy
ranchers to murder helpless
little coyotes?
Don’t snicker The letters
make it apparent many
people actually believe that
sort of thing. They also
apparently believe that
sheep destroy every inch of
rangeland they trod: ranch-
ers force their stock to go
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John Clifton
and . —
Carl Ray Hohertz
announce the purchase of
Mills County
Commission Company
The Sale will .
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continue to be each Friday,
beginning at 11 A. M.
You have our assurance that we shall
make every effort to maintain the friendly
type of relationship and we will be eager
to satisfy both seller and buyer.
All consignments
will bo Appreciated
weeks without a drink of
water and months without
grasing or feed; and. in-
credibly. that coy OSes are a
threatened or endangered
species
One family wrote that
they sleep outdoors roughly
SO nights a year (that
averages once a week with 2
weeks off for Christmas)
and are thus able to state
with certainty that coyotes
are nowhere near as preva-
lent as the experts have
determined. The family ap-
parently judges coyote den-
sity on the basis of a yelp
count. They also apparently
take the experts' averages
literally - when it is
reported that density is
equivalent to one coyote per
2.3 square miles, they
expect to find exactly one
coyote on every 2.3 square
miles.
Such foolishness pours
from scores of other letters,
including those from people
who should know better, in
fact from some who are
PAID to know better. Take
the letter from a state
wildlife official in Wyoming
of all places!- who demands
to know why ranchers still
want to control predators
when they should instead be
breeding a type of sheep
IMMUNE TO PREDATION
The letters as a whole are
hilarious, or they would be
except that they will proba
bly be the basis for
decisions about the future of
predator control, indeed the
future of livestock produc
tion in most at this country
On second thought maybe
there's nothing hilarious
about them •• maybe they
are instead a warning of
just how far our citizenry
has wandered from the
basic virtues of common
sense, parcticality and belief
in productivity that once
made this nation great.
Mallin 4-H
Moots To
Eloet Off icon
The Mullin 4-H Club met
Wednesday. September 12.
at the Mullin High School.
During the business
meeting, a new rule was
made and voted on. This
rule is that if a person is
elected to an office and
is absent from two consecu-
tive meetings the club will
elect a new officer to fill
that office
Officers elected at the
meeting were: Margaret
Roberts-President; Becky
Roberts • Vice president;
Beverly Roberts - Secretary;
Charlie Leverett-Treasurer;
Cynthia Haaley - Reporter;
and Council Delegates are
Curtis Smith and Sharron
Roberts.
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These seven pretty young
ladies are leading the
cheers at the Goldthwaite
Junior High football games
this year. The girls posed
for the photographer just be
for the photographer just
before the game last week
on Thursday night with
Hamilton. Pictured are in
front, mascot Tanji Cagle;
and around the pyramid,
left to right, Jill Ward,
Karla Allen. Sandi Smith,
on the shoulders of Shelley
Miles; Michelle Cagle and
Jo Childress. Tanji and
Michelle are ij^^aughters
of Mr. and hTrs. Ronald
Cagle; Jill is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. N. S.
Ward; Karla is the daugtet
of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Allen;
Sandi is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Smith: Shel-
ley is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Elam Miles, and
Jo is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Childress.
— FaglePhoto
1979 Goldthwaite Junior High Cheerleaders
June Clifton
Announces The Sale Of
Mills County
Commission Company
Goldthwaite, Texas
To
John Clifton and
Can you compete with a
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graduate?
Then be one!
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CALL COLLECT!
(915) 646-0521
Building Business
Careers for 14 Years
City Iron
A Metal
Paying highest prices
for scrap steel, iron. tin.
clean cast, dirty cast,
motor blocks, scrap
brass, copper, radia-
tors. aluminum and junk
batteries
We also have new and
used steel for building
purposes
5th & Brady Hwy.
Phone: 915/646-9391
BROWNWOOD
New
Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. Tim
McElrea of Ft. Worth art
the proud parents of a baby
daughter, Cayla Renea.
bom July 22. She weighed
8 Iba f'A ozs
Grandparents are Mr and
Mrs McElrea and Mr and
Mrs. James Price of Ft.
Worth
Great grandparents are
Mrs Juanita Knight of Ft.
Worth and Mr. and Mrs.
Lcn Price of Goldthwaite.
Great Great grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs V T
Stevens also of Goldthwaite.
Carl Ray Hohertz
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Helen and I want to take this means
express our sincere thanks and appreci
tion to our friends and customers wl
have favored us with their patronagJ
during the past 7Vi years that i
operated the Mills County Commissi
Company in Goldthwaite.
We have sold the business to our soi
John Clifton and Carl Ray Hohertz, wl
took ownership September 13, 1979. Wj
feel that they will serve you well and
earnestly solicit your continued patrons
in their behalf.
It has been a real pleasure to serve yc
and we want each of you to know that
appreciate your loyalty and friendship.
Once again, our sincere thanks.
June and Helen Clifton
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Bridges, G. Frank. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979, newspaper, September 20, 1979; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1056242/m1/8/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.