The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1969 Page: 4 of 4
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Dinosaur Tracks Park
Texas' Newest Park
by Neal Cook
AUSTIN— One hundred million
years ago huge dinosaurs walked
across the limey mud of a marsh
in what is today Central Texas.
Tracks left by these dinosaurs will
be the feature attraction of Texas’
newest State scenic park.
The land for this park is sche-
duled to be purchased by the
Paries and Wildlife Department
under its 75 million dollar bond
tion caused much concern and
brought about the formation of
the park to protect and preserve
the remaining tracks for "e
generations to see.
Within the new park ire three
types of tracks representing three
types of dinosaurs: the sauropods,
the theropods, and the ornithopods.
The sauropods are the most fam-
ous and were the largest of the
dinosaurs at this time. They were
program of park acquisition and huge, plant-eating reptiles, usually
development. The initial sales represented by the brontosaurus
contract calls for 347 acres bor- (“thunder lizard’ ). _ They ^ left
dering the Paluxy River 55 miles broad, four-toed lenites (fossil
southwest of Fort Worth and four footprints) that look much like an
miles west of Glen Rose. elephant’s footprint except in size
The Department will have as its 38 inches from the tip of the
main obiective the preservation t0es t° the heel,
and display of many dinosaur These sauropod dinosaurs may
tracks along the river. Plans for have exceeded 60 feet in length
the. park are being prepared with an(* 30 tons m weight. Their long
the tracks to be protected from necks would have enabled them
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erosion. The Department will also
construct picnic areas, camp
ground, and nature trails. All of
these improvements will be made
in a manner that will preserve
the natural beauty of the canyon
in which the park is located.
What happened during the mil-
lions of years from the time dino-
saurs walked through the marsh
until their tracks were found by
area pioneer? To begin with
water gently washed deposits of
elay and silt into the muddy
tracks. Then the water rose and
more deposits covered the area.
As these, layers formed, heat, pres-
sure, and chemicals reacted to
turn the soft mud containing the
footprints into hard, stable lime-
stone.
As millions of years passed, ad-
vancing and retreating seas cover-
ed the imprinted layer with more
deposits. After being covered for
millions of years, the land in the
region of the tracks began a gra-
dual uplifting and erosion began
to eat away the layers covering
the tracks. As layer after layer
was worn away, the soft shales
inside of the tracks were removed.
This left the hard, resistant track
layer as it is today.
The tracks found in the new
A & M Research and Extension Center
To Be Established in San Angelo
A Texas A & M University Re- |---
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THE HARPER HERALD -- HARPER, TEXAS
to look in a third story window
in one of today’s buildings. Their
footprints indicate that they cov-
ered about 10 feet with each stride.
The new park area is in the region
where the first tracks of these
sauropods were found in the 1930s.
Theropods were lightly built
meat-eaters that left tracks show-
ing three slender toes and long,
sharp claws. These footprints are
about 25 inches from the heel to
the center toe, and about 17 inches
wide. Theropods were fierce ani-
mals that walked on their hind
legs and were about 12 feet high
and 33 feet long. In one trackway
found along the Paluxy River the
tracks of these followed and even
appeared in the, sauropod’s.
The third and most common type
of track found here is that of the
omithopod dinosaurs — probably
the “duckbilled” dinosaur. The
snout, resembling a duck’s
bill, had approximately 2,000 teeth j
but they were very small since!
the animal was primarily vegetar-1
ian. Leaving three-toed tracks
with blunt toe marks, the species
was believed to be about 30 feet
long & probably stood 16 feet tall, j
When opened to the public, the :
new park will offer the opportunity i
for visitors to take an imaginary
search and Extension Center will
be established at San Angelo, with
construction of facilities expected;
to begin within a year.
The West Texas center, whichl
will be oriented toward sheep andj
goat research, was authorized byj
the Texas A&M University System
Board of Directors.
He said the facilities will cost ap-
proximately $300,000. San An-
gelo’s Board of City Development
has agreed to provide $150,000 for
building costs, with Texas A&M
furnishing remainder of the funds.
The facility, which will be oper-
ated by A&M’s Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station in cooperation
with Angelo State College, will be
located on range land now leased
by ASC on the north side of North
Concho Lake.
While primarily oriented toward
sheep and goat research, the cen-
ter may be used for other research
activities benefiting the Edwards
Plateau region of Texas, noted Dr.
H. O. Kunkel, A&M dean of agri-
culture and acting TAES director.
The San Angelo center will not
take over any of the work current-
ly underway at Sonora.
One of the center’s chief pro-
grams will evolve around genetic
selection studies to improve pro-
duct quality and economy of pro-
duction of sheep and Angora goats.
The Edwards Plateau area ac-
counts for most of the Angora hair
produced in the United States.
In addition to the genetic re-
search, Kunkel said studies will be
conducted in such areas as nutri-
tion, range management, loss from
disease, competitiveness of domes-
tic animals, wildlife and methods
of managing wildlife for the best
economic gain.
SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS
Many disabled people in this ar-
ea, especially young disabled in-
dividuals, may be missing out on
potential disability benefits from
social security, Ed M. Bowers, Dis-
trict Manager said today.
Persons who have been or will
be disabled for 12 months or longer
are now eligible for benefits. The
work requirements for young dis-
abled workers have been reduced
from a minimum of five years to a
year and a half, if the worker be-
came disabled prior to age 24. If
the disability began between the
ages of 24 and 31, the worker must
have worked and paid social se-
curity tax for half the time be-
tween his 21st birthday and the
date he became disabled.
Many young workers who be-
came disabled and were denied
benefits previously because they
had not worked long enough, may
now receive benefits if they are
still disabled.
If you think you should be re-
ceiving social security benefits call
or write the social security office
today. The telephone number is
475-5771. The office is located at
531 Barton
78704.
Springs Road, ZIP
SEE US FOR ALL TYPES
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the State are located in a bed of
limestone known as the. Glen Rose
formation. The dinosaur tracks in
this formation were first recog-
nized in the late 1880’s and during
the 1930’s the American Museum
of Natural History and The Uni-
versity of Texas excavated and re-
moved several of the larger tracks.
These were placed on exhibit at
the American Museum of Natural
History in New York City and the
Texas Memorial Museum in Aus-
tin.
Many other tracks were removed
from the Glen Rose formation by
individuals for commercial pur-
poses and others have disappeared
because of erosion. This destruf-
saur. For generations to come,
the preserved tracks will spark
imaginations to feel the earth
tremble as the “thunder lizard”
passes and to see the sharp-toothed
carnivorous reptile following the
trail along the Paluxy River. (Re-
print from January, 1969 Texas
Parks and Wildlife Magazine).
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»y C O. C FISHER
AS THE NIXON ADMINISTRA-
TION “shake-down cruise” tapers
off, observers are busy searching
for clues that throw light on what I
courses of action may be expected
in the months ahead.
Thus far Mr. Nixon has shown
commendable restraint. He has
not unfolded any vote-baiting cru-
sades. Press reports say he and
his policy makers are busy trying
to untangle, discard or revise some
the more than 400 new social
programs now on the books.
Only recently the President let
it be known that he will soon send
the Congress a special message
calling for long-overdue reforms in
labor legislation, designed to bring
some order out of chaos. Because
of organized labor’s traditional vio-
lent reaction to any controls, most
Presidents have been afraid to pro-
pose remedies and improvements.
But perhaps Nixon’s greatest
single opportunity for real and
meaningful long-range service to
the American people will come
when he fills vacancies on the Su-
preme Court. Chief Justice Warr-
en is due to step aside in July.
Justice Black is 82, Harlan is 69,
Douglas is 70 and ailing.
Observers think Nixon is aware
of the low ebb of that Court’s pub-
lic image, and the damage its de-
cisions have done to our three-
branch check-and -balance form
of government. Nixon as a candi-
date spoke out in criticism of the
Court’s disservice to the cause of
law enforcement and promised im-
provement if elected.
Indeed, not long ago even the
Chief Justices of the 50 States con-
demned the Supreme Court for ar-
rogating to itself powers which
were never intended in the Consti-
tution. “We do not believe,” said
the Chief Justices of the States,
“that... the framers of the origi-
nal Constitution . . . ever contem
plated that the Supreme Court
would or should, have the almost
unlimited policy-making powers
which it now exercises . . .”
It has been pointed out that the
last three appointments to the Su-
preme Court have been Warren-
type liberals.
It follows, therefore, that Presi-;
dent Nixon’s greatest service to the j
Nation can be through the choice I
of qualified and judicially respons-
ible men to fill vacancies when
they occur on the Supreme Court .
The man and his wife were having
a knock-down, drag-out fight over
money.
“You rat!” she screamed, “before
we were married, you told me you
were well off!”
“I was,” he replied, “but I didn’t
realize how well off.”
* * *
patties takg a
uiiifor tlje Qouimei
If ground beefs a good buy at
your meat department, find a new
way to serve it and you’ve got an
economical, new dish.
Beef patties take a turn for the
gourmet when topped with an epi-
curean mixture of mayonnaise, sour
cream and blue cheese. Of course
the patties themselves should be
different, made interesting with un-
usual additions such as Italian dress-
ing and tomato juice.
Betty Brownell, home economist
for the National Association of
Food Chains, suggests the Patties
Gourmet for an any-night supper
served with a green vegetable and
tossed green salad. Hot rolls com-
plete the menu.
PATTIES GOURMET
1 pound ground beef
3/a cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
Va teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
1 egg
Vi cup Italian dressing
Va cup tomato juice
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sour cream
Va cup crumbled blue cheese
Mix first 8 ingredients; shape
loosely into 4 to 6 patties. Pan fry,
grill or broil, as desired. Blend
mayonnaise, sour cream and blue
cheese. Spoon mayonnaise-cheese
mixture onto patties a minute or two
before done and let cheese soften.
Makes 4 to 6 patties. _
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BIGGER FOOD!
VEGETABLES £ FRUITS
TEXAS RUBY RED
54
FRUIT bag
M0GEN DAVID
WINE
Quart
CALIFORNIA SUNKIST
Navel ORANGES...................................R>. 19«
NICE FIRM
CABBAGE.....................................................
CRISP
CARROTS.......................-........... 1-lb. cello 12e
TOKAY
GRAPES......................................................lb. 19e
Prices Effective
Wed. Noon, March 5th
thru
Tuesdoy, March 11th
DELICIOUS MEATS
CHUCK
ROAST
lb.
55
Morton Ass't
CREAM PIES
MEXICAN or BEEF ENCHILADAS
PATIO DINNERS
Each
25'
39-
££££§ BORDEN'S
K?sherbert»“- 5t
12-oz.
Pkg.
KRAFT
COOKING (ML
24-OZ. OOj*
BOTTLE
MAXWELL HOUSE
INSTANT COFFEE
itoz.
JAR
MORTON'S
SALT
% 11*
BETTY CROCKER
ANGEL FOOD MIX
PER
PKG.
QUALITY CHEK
Cottage Cheese
12-OZ. **Qafr
CTN. dkty
HUNT'S
FRUIT COCKTAIL No. 30U cans ~~ ..........4 for$T.OO
HAWAIIAN PUNCH, 46-oz. cans........................ 3 for $1.00
Texsun GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, 46- oz. cans 3 for $1.00
Gebhanlt’s TAMALES, Ho. 2 >/2 can -.....................3 for $1.00
Green Giant ASPARAGUS, Ho. 1 cans •—..................—• 3 for $1.00
Betty Crocker LATER CAKE MIX 3 pkgs. $1.00
Hormel POTTED MEAT, 3-oz. can...........-.....................8 for $1.00
$HOULDER ROUND
ROAST ................................-................. lb. 55R
DECKER'S RANCH STYLE
Thick Sliced BACON 2-lb. pkg. $1.19
CUDAHY
Skillet BACON - -12-oz. pkg. 55*
PURE PORK
SAUSAGE lb. 39*
Folger's - Maryland Club - Maxwell House
COFFEE
14 69* 24ea H37
KRAFT
MARSHMALLOWS, 1-lb. bag .... 25e
KRAFT SOFT CORN OIL
MARGARINE, 1-lb. eta.................39e
SOFTASILK
CAKE FLOUR, 2-Ib. box .............39e
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BROWNIE MIX, 23-oz. box............49e
MRS. TUCKER’S
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STARLITE
SPINACH, No. 300 cans 7 for $1.00 white Cloud
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IVORY, Giant size.....................-.....49e
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FAULTLESS
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CASCADE, Giant size....................69 e
LIMIT ONE, PLEASE,
Thereafter 49f
KELLOGG'S
Sugar Frosted Flakes, 20-oz. box
RIVER BRAND
RICE.................................2-lb. box 29e
COMSTOCK
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CARNATION
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SCHICK STAINLESS STEEL — 10'S
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Dietel, Norman J. The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1969, newspaper, March 7, 1969; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1057830/m1/4/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Gillespie+County%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harper Library.