The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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Tlic first meeting of the
board following the recent election for
trustees, was held at the school house
Monday night, and O. B. Epperson
-was elected president of the hoard for
the next school year. John R. Banister
was elected secretary.
Attention was called to the fact that
the Mexican school building was en-
tirely too small, and that an addition
was necessary in order to take care of
the increased 'population of scholastics
in the Mexican portion of town, it
coming to the attenion of the hoard
that over 125 scholastics reside in that
district.
A committee composed of Lon R.
Smart, O. B. Epperson and A. E. Bus-
well, was appointed to look into this
situation, and if possible devise some
means whereby the children in the
At the annual election of officers
of the Edwards County'Fair Associa-
tion held in the court house Satur-
day afternoon, T. C. Hampton was re-
elected president: O. B. Epperson, re-
elected vice-president, and 7. Lee John-
son clcctc I secretary •treasnret.
H. Fleischer lr., who had served the
i t sedation three years as it# secre-
tary-treasurer, asked that he be re-
lieved of these duties, as it interfer-
ed with his business, more especially
during the three days in which the
meetings are held here each year.
Realizing the justness in Mr. Fleisc-
her's plea, the stockholders then elect-
ed Judge Johnson, after which Mr.
Fleischer was given a rising vote of
thanks for his faithful service during
the past three years,
R. H. Earwood stated that his time
Mexican settlement might be proper- was practically all taken up in the ro-
ly cared for. Idea an<l race f‘ntf during the big three-
Jt was urged also that a principal | day events, as well as that of the
-for this school be appointed who can I dancing end of the big show, and ask-
speak Mexican fluently, so that the ed that he he relieved of the duties
necessary in taking care of conces-
sions. After some discussion, Mr.
Fleischer will have charge of all con-
cessions at the fair grounds.
The membership was to a man for
a bigger show this year than on pre-
vious occasions, and it was finally
agreed that the roedo, roping, racing
and other events would he staged on
even a larger scale than heretofore
during the three-day period—July 4th,
5th and 6th.
Additional premiums will he offered
for a hoys' roping content, to be staged
TSS'
by hoys up to and including 15 years
of age.
The old settler's reunion feature is
thought to be a good one, and many
old-timers have already sent word they
would be on hand.
A big free barbecue will he served
twice during each day.
R. H. Earwood, who has charge of
the dancing, has secured an excellent
and every person attending a most en-
joyable time, if an excellent floor and
good music spell anything.
The big Rodeo, roping and racing ev-
ents will he staged in conjunction with
the annual meeting of the Texas An-
gora Goat Raisers’ Association, July
4th, 5th and 6th,
; Large Crowds at
Baptist Meeting
children might receive greater bene-
fits.
The resignation of R. R. Tippit, vo-
cational teacher, was rejected by the
board, and he was re-elected to fill
the post for the scholastic year 1933-34.
The following is a copy of the writ-
ten resignation handed the president
Of the school hoard by Superintend-
ent O. VV. Peters early in the week,
and is self-explanatory:
“School Board of the
“Rocksprings Public School:
“I hereby tender my resignation as
Superintendent of the Rocksprings
school to take effect July 1st, 1933.
I have served as your Superintendent
for the past eight years and wish to
thank you for the co-operation and
help you have given me during this
time. I hope the school will continue
as a successful school in the future.
“Sincerely,
“O. VV. PETERS.”
Mrs. Burk Shanklin tendered her
resignation, effective at the close of
the present term, stating that she will
reside at the ranch, and take up her
duties there. Mrs. Shanklin’s resigna-
tion was accepted.
Miss Lois Bartlett of San Antonio
was elected principal of the Mexican
school, and if necessary to employ
one other teacher in this school, if
funds can bo secured.
The following old teachers failed
to secure re-appointment: Misses Ade-
line Struthers, Alma Strackbein and
Lula Bruce in the Rocksprings school, I
and Mrs. Snider, who was principal of
the Mexican school.
Many reports were in circulation on
the streets of Rocksprings Tuesday The revival services which began at
morning in regards school affairs, yet (the Baptist church Sunday. April 16th,
on running some of these reports down,1 are growing in interest. Large crowds
we find that the majority of them! attended the services Sunday. The
were of a mere rumor nature, and special service Sunday morning was
thoufd not be taken seriously. an encouragement to the pastor as lie
We were told that Jack Whitworth' preached the first sermon. It being
had tendered his resignation Tucs- ( Easier Sunday the message was on the
dav afternoon, giving a? the cause Resurrection of Jesus. After the scr-
tl at his health was bad and he wish-j vice several families united in spread-
ed Jo retire to the ranch, in order that ^ ing their lunch and enjoying a social
1 ■/ physical rendition might be im- hour.
I>rt>vcd. If Mr. Whitworth is still in j Sunday afternoon, April 16th, the
rhe same frame of mind Monday, then j Male Quartette of San Marcos State
bis request may be ac'c'l upon Mon- College, under the direction of Prof.
II. Grady Harlan, head of the Voice
Department of the college, entertain-
ed a large gathering with a Sacred
Concert. This was the first appear-
ance of this famous quartette in this
cily, but it is the wish of those who
attended that it will not be the last.
Mrs. Gus Fleischer was the acconi-
school here two years, being a home1 panist and her talent added much to
girl, and those in position . to know the program.
Monday night, Rev. VV. C. Moffett,
pastor of the Beacon Hill Baptist
church of San Antonio preached his
first sermon. Bro. Moffett is deliver-
ing wonderful messages.
' The choir is under the direction of
Mrs. Gordon Young with Mrs. Gus
Elibcher at the piano, who together
with the members of the choir are
making the music an attractive feature
ot the revival.
The cooperation shown by members
tf other denominations is appreciated.
Everyone is cordially invited to at-
tend these services.
Some rain fell over the southwest
Wednesday night, although light pre-
criterion was recorded • in most every
r Jn that school who could section. Rocksprings received one-
npea&au laguage, as many twentieth of an Inch; some sections
"" " ‘ * — nora report one-
Hcrctofore this paper has been scru-
tinizing, with only one eye, the differ-
ent mohair pile materials offered the
public and branded as mohair, when
they contained very little virgin mo-
hair.
We went at length to gather infor-
mation that would bear us out in our
contentions that through a system of
adulterations the mohair markets were
being badly manhandled and the grow-
ers seriously and permanently affect-
ed by such practices.
Tine, we were only looking at one
side of the picture—that of the grow-
er. While we are ever anxious to give
credit to manufacturers who were us-
ing an appreciable amount of mohair
in the manufacture of flat and pile
weaves, yet in no instance did we ever
go after the growers to improve their
flocks, and raise the best grade of mo-
hair possible, in order that the grades
of finished materials might reflect the
very best to he bought by the user.
In the different samples of mohair
upholstery materials we have exam-
ined, our attention was called to the
fact that numerous upright fibres
did not take the dye, therefore-this in
itself, was proof conclusive that the
samples contained much that should
not he there. In many cases we recit-
ed that Gutamala grass was being used
to cheapen the materials, for it is
conceded that the grass will not take
dye to a degree appreciated by the
manufacturer, not saying anything
about the shoddy materials that are
made a part of such procedure.
In our fight for better grades of
mohair pile fabrics we brought the
hair practically free of kemp, then in
that event, there would lie no question
but that our mohair would bring a fig-
ure appreciated by the careful grow-
er.
If the mill man is obliged to buy
"mohair” that is full of kemp, then
it stands to reason that he is buying
much that is absolutely worthless as
a hv-product, and in the end much of
this hurtful animal fibre finds its way
into an otherwise good cloth, that must
certainly fall under the scrutinizing
eye of the particular consumer, with
the Ultimate result that the material
itself will not give the service it
should.
Naturally mill interests have in-
stalled expensive machinery to take
the kemp from the hair as it passes
through the different stages of manu-
facture, yet with all that the ma-
chines will not in all cases remove an
appreciated per cent of this hurtful
material, and it goes into the finished
cloth, and proves a destructive factor.
Many ranchmen call attention to the
difference between the price of raw
mohair and the finished product, and
a number have stated to us that the
finished product does not justify the
low price paid each succeeding clip
for the raw hair.
Growers might he right in this re-
gard; yet they (at least a majority of
them) do not take into consideration
the enormous amount of money spent
by the mill interests preparatory to
getting the mohair into the finished
cloth. In the first place, mill interests
must have a well-organized selling or-
ganization: fully equipped, and paid
wrath of a number of manufacturers I good salaries to constantly create a (Ic-
on the shoulders of this paper, yet with maud for mohair materials; this nat-
all that, we are certain our position urally causes many miles of travel,
was well taken all along, and that pile not counting the other expenses nec-
fabrics are still being adulterated to at cssary in the sale of the materials,
marked degree, whether this he on ac-j Theii the mills must have the raw
5 count of the low content of virgin mo-j materials go through a hundred dif-
j hair specified by manufacturers of au-jferent processes, which experienced
, , , I tomobiles and furniture, or merely a! workmen supervise, before it reaches
ore lestra, anc ancing \\i >e k ( at.disposition on the part ot mohair pilc'a stage where the dve must he applied,
the -btg open atr platform each even-1----------------- -<lf the dve |(rovM to he a little off col-
, _ , , .manufacturers to keep the grades at
mg and Mr. Earwood promises each ^ # ,ow mixturr that win evt,m,a|.
day night.
Miss Struthers has been with Rock-
springs public schools for six years,
and has made many friends in this sec-
tion, who realize her worth as an in-
structor, who are sorry to know that
idle will not be with us any longer.
Miss Strackbein has been in the
adatt ahe is a most excellent teacher,|
having worked hard and faithfully in
attending the high degree of education
necnotary for the better class of school
-work.
, Miss Bruce has only been with the
school one year, yet during that time
. Ims’endcarcd herself to the patrons of
4hc school, Who are sorry to learn that
she has not been reappointed. She is
taMyv<«qutppcd and has devoted much
Xfant to the higher attainments neces-
sary in successful school work.
. Mrs. Snider, while not being able to
stpctlk Mexican, has had excellent suc-
", in "her work here, and wc are sure
het removal was merely on ac-
of the fact that the Mexican
hfd insisted that a teacher
Betetag**
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ly causa, the admirers of mohair to fall
away from this sort of upholstery, in
order that Angora fibre might not
maintain the high position it should oc-
cupy in upholstery materials.
But this \vr- do know—the growers
of mohair must look closely into their
flocks, and get rid of every hilly or
nanitic that is producing grades of mo-
hair, that contain much kemp. As you
are all well aware, kemp will not take-
dye; neither will kemp stand any hard
usage; it is brittle; it will break un-
der very little wear, and in our opin-
ion steam treatments of mohair ma-
terials will have a destroying effect
on kemp: in fact it appears from close
scrutiny of a very good sample of mo-
hair pile fabric we have on hand, the
material shows that the kemp sub-
stance in the finished product will run
around 20 per cent in possibly a (>5
tier cent mohair piece of upholstery
material.
Naturally, the grower expects the
highest price possible for his hair, yet
on the other hand, is lie looking into
the grade of hair his flocks are produc-
ing? Is he trying in every way to el-
iminate that element in mohair that
materially lower the price of such
hair, when grades are conisdered by
the mill men, or is he satisfied that so
long as clips arc bought as mohair
and kid hair, then all that is necessary
is to raise the poundage per animal,
never once looking into the grade of
hair that is appreciated by not only
the mill men, but by the consumer as
well?
Now-a-days one buys an article on
its merit. If a highly advertised arti-
cle of merchandise has no merit, it
makes no difference how much money
is spent over radio or through the press
to get the same placed on the market,
it will certainly fall flat in the long
tun if it has no merit.
So it is' with mohair—Unless the
hair has merit before it reaches the
mill men, then in the name of com-
mon sense how can you expect the
mills to put merit into a material that
comes to it without that regard (of
MERIT that should be expeced of an
animal fibre that is unexcelled for
both pile and flat weaves, if proper-
ly bred and handled?
True, we realize the miil men have
not given mohair a square deal, and
several mill interests admit this tact,
and have written us that the materials
'ended. Yet they all contend
The Rocksprings Vocational class
again proved their ability as judges of
livestock by winning first in sheep
judging and 4th place in entire live-
stock judging contest at the annua!
contest held at Texas A. & M. college
for Vocational Agricultural students.
Over 2.000 boys from schools sim-
ilar to this one attended the contest
consisting of livestock, shop, dairy,
poultry and entomology contests. The
hoys from this school won first in
sheep by a good margin and fourth in
entire livestock judging contest com-
peting with over three hundred hoys
entered in the livestock judging con-
test. The Rocksprings team made a
total of 3.005 points compared to the
winning team who had 3,085 points,
missing a trip to Kansas City to rep-
resent this state by a margin of 75
points. Last year their record was
third place in entire contest and first
in goats falling short of the winning
team by a margin of 05 points. This
shows a consistent winning which will
place this school at the top within a
short time. Boys from this section
of the state are of the type of hoys that
go after the bacon to get results.
The team consisted of Blister Cloudt,
Hayden Ellis, Otto Cloudt and Law-
rence Bardwell. They received educa-
tional advantages from the trip and did
their best to give the city a good re-
putation in behavior and ability. It is
to he regretted that the entire classes
could not have attended.
Thanks are due the ranchmen in
this locality in cooperating to fur-
nish animals to judge.
2 Demonstrations
Held This Week
or. then an enormous carry over is
experienced: for it must he said that
closer attention is given to the color-
ing of mohair upholstery materials than
any materials jobbed to manufactur-
ing institutions in America.
After the cloth is finished, and it
is discovered that the upright pieces
aic not exactly as specified, then the
mill man has more trouble. For in-
stance, if the pile calls for a certain
color and to contain a given number
of upright fibres, so much kid and so
much mohair, and this cloth fails to
meet the specifications to the letter,
then the mill man is again forced to
market this material t" otlu-r intcr-
cs:s rather / than the firm originally
contracting for the same.
Millions of dollars are tied up in
expensive machinery to manufacture
the upholstery used in automobiles
and furniture today, and scores of men
ami women are employed to make the
materials as near perfect as possible,
aiu! cn top of all this, the mill man
must secure a market for his pro-
duct. through advertising and sales
premotion programs that take much
from the gross profits each year and
in many other ways is he forced to ex-
pend huge sums of money, so that mo-
hair materials might continually he in
demand by a discriminating public.
To illustrate just what we are driv-
ing at in taking the part of the mill
mail, just last week we received a
telegram from the largest mohair mill
organization in the world to ship one
hilly and two kids to Washington, D.
C., there to he put on exhibition in
conjunction with illustrated moving
pictures, in order that furniture and
automobile manufacturers, jobbers
and sales forces might be made ac-
quainted with mohair, and the differ-
ent processes through which it passes
to get into the finished, beautiful and
long-wearing materials that have been
so popular throughout the many hun-
dreds of years.
The Collins & Aikman Corporation
of New York, no doubt, is making an
effort to get the government interested
in mohair materials, and this firm. has
gone to an enormous expense to have
their representatives in Wishington
show, not only the finished cloth, but
will have on exhibition three fine An-
gorm goats of the C (ringlet) type, to
illustrate the excellent animal fibre on
the backs of the animals that bedeck
the hills of this section of the world.
These goats, one bock and two kida,
were shipped from the ranch of Bob
,‘X!
first of
The tanning demonstration at the
ranch home of Mr. ami Mrs. J. X.
Locklcy la~t Monday given by Mrs.
Etta Ringgold, home demonstration
agent of A. & M . was attended by
around 25 interested parties, who not
only enjoyed the short talks on dif-
fircnt angles of this home tanning and
curing process, hut also were the
guests at an elegant barbecue dinner,
served on the grounds.
< )n account of the fact that the two
hides that were to lie used for this
demonstration being in soak, and only
one in condition where proper demon-
stration could he made, Mrs. Ringgold
merely went into the matter of how
it should he done, explaining at length
the different details, and at the end of
her talk. Mis. Ringgold instructed
those present how to make gloves and
other things from the tanned hide-.
She left a number of glove patterns
v.itli those who attended this meeting.
A larger crowd met Mrs Ringgold !
at the ranch home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Clark Tuesday afternoon, around
40 people being present.
The demonstration at the- Clark
ranch was that of wind scouring, and j
around 70 pounds of wool (a greater
portion being tags) were scoured in the i
large shearing pens, which had been |
cleaned and necessary tables and tub
holders prepared by Mr. Clark.
An elegant barbecue dinner was
served the guests at noon, and the af-
ternoon was taken tip in scouring wool,
treaties on carding and spinning, as
well as other interesting features of
this work, highly enjoyed In each
every person present .
Mrs. Ringgold left Wednesday
m irning for Barksdale, where she met
with a number of interested parties
during the day, and Thursday she
was at Carta \ alley.
Today (Friday) she will visit with
a number of ranch ladies close to the
city, and on Saturday Mrs. Ringgold
will be in Sonora.
The sub-irrigating demonstration
will he held at the water, works in
Rocksprings, on Thursday, the 27th of
this month, and it is hoped that a large
gathering will be present.
The schedule mapped out by Mrs.
Ringgold in Edwards county for the
month of May will follow, in next
week's paper.
OFF GOLD STANDARD
WASHINGTON, April 19.—The
United States swung away from the
gold standard today and President
Roosevelt has asked congress for new
powers to effect a controlled inflation.
Withdrawal of gold rapport for the
American dollar is foreign exchanges
by tt(e President was interpreted by
hi* secretary of the treasury, William
''ft*##*.
gold taan*
W. Peters Will
Quit School Work
Elsewhere in the Record will be
found a copy of the resignation of
l’rof. O. W. Peters, as superintendent
of Rocksprings Public Schools.
This letter of resignation was filed
with the school board by Prof. Peters
Wednesday morning, and is to take
effect July 1st, 1933.
Li conversation with Mr. Peters
Wednesday afternoon, the editor of
the Recur,1 was informed that he in-
tends giving up all school work, and
will in the future engage in other
.lusinc-s. possibly merchantilc, in an
attractive location in Texas.
Mr. Peters wishes to thank the
many friends who have endeared
themselves to him during the eight
years lie has served this community
as its school head, and assures us
that this step on his part lias been
contemplated for the past two years
1 or so, and is not prompted by any
malacc or ill feeling that might other-
wise he held as the cause of his leav-
ing.
Mr Peters was very frank to make
the statement that lie had concluded
to give up school work, feeling that
he could engage in a more profitable
vocation, and enjoy a greater privilege
than is the lot of a public school exe-
cutive.
Mr. Peters adding, "This move is
final. I have decided to give up school
work."
The Rocksprings public school, as
we have repeatedly stated in the col-
umns of the Record, is among the best
schools in the state, and this high re-
cord lias been maintained through the
consistent application of the very best
to he given pupils through the higher
accredited work, so much appreciated
by the patrons of schools throughout
the nation.
And in bringing this school to its
present high standing Prof. Peters and
his corps of most excellent teachers are
responsible for the attainments that
arc justly accredited to this unit of
the state’s affiliated schools.
The Record is indeed sorry to learn
that Mr. Peters and his excellent
family have decided to locate in some
other community, yet we unhesitating-
ly commend these good people to the
citizens of the city or community in
which they might chance to cast their
lot in the future.
Mrs. Peters, who at one time was
a newspaper reporter, is like her hus-
band. well versed in many attainments
that will endear her to a well-organiz-
ed community, as has been the case
during her residence among us. She is
a hard worker in the Order of the Eas-
ti rn Star, and takes her place with
th -r -tricing for the uplift of the so-
il..! life of the community in which
•i.i- hi,-.
We can but add that wc arc sorry
to sec them leave, and trust that their
future might he crowned with success
and coniti'.ttcd happiness.
County Officials
After Highway
County Judge J. Lee Johnson and
Commissioner R. H. Earwood were in
Austin the latter part of last week, con-
ferring with officials of the State
Highway Department toward securing
at the earliest possible time a survey
cm the extension of Highway No. 55
from Rocksprings to Sonora, a designa-
tion of which was granted late last
\ ear
While there these gentlemen took
occasion to file with the secretary of
the State Commission a statement,
which shows that the right-of-way on
No. 41 in Real county had been secur-
ed, and that the fence lines have near-
ly all been set hack to the 100-foot
markers.
It is the intention of Judge John-
son and Commissioners to make plead-
ing at the session Monday in Austin
that the appropriation for drainage and
shouldering of Highway No. 41 in
Real County he again restored to this
highway, as all requirements have
now been met.
If the department will restore this
appropriation, then many men will find
work on this improvement program
during the next few months.
If a survey is made for a location
of Highway No. 55 from Ro
to Sonora, then it will be
Edwards county official®^^^^
drive for right-of-way along •
proved location.
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