The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1957 Page: 1 of 4
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Are You Violating The Law ...
Attorney General Rules
Vehicles Must Be
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Registered At Home
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* . Information concerning re-rt-gis-
tcriug motor vehicles that were
registered outside the county of
| residence of the owner has been
l| submitted to Clarence Martin,
Tax Assessor-Collector, by D. C.
Greer, State Highway Engineer.
This information states as follows:
“Since the law requires that
•very owner of a vehicle must re-
gister in the county of his resi-
dence, it has been held by our
Courts and by the Attorney Gen-
eral that any registration not in
keeping with this requirement is
not legal; therefore, the vehicle
would have the status of not being
registered at all. Consequently, the
operation of the vehicle upon the
public highways of this State would
be in vioTJtlon of the law and
would subject the operator to pro-
secution and fine for operating an
unregistered vehicle.
“In re-registering the vehicle in
the owner’s home county, it would
be treated as though it was never
registered in the current year;
therefore, would be subject to the
full year’s registration plus twen-
ty per cent penalty as provided
by law for operating an unregis-
tered vehicle.”
Souli J. Shanklin
Receives
USNR Commission
Souli James Shanklin graduated
from Officer Candidate Naval
School at Newport, Rhode Island,
July 2nd and was commissioned as
an Ensign in the U. S. Naval
.Reserve.
He will he stationed at Little
Creek, Norfolk, Virginia for 10
weeks of further instruction and
will attend the Naval Gunfire
Liasin Officers Course in the Na-
val Amphibious Training Unit. Af-
ter completion of this training, he
will he stationed for 18 months at
Camp Pendleton, California, where
he will be attached to the U. S.
Marines.
After receiving his commission
last Tuesday, he flew to Dallas,
where his mother and wife met him.
Ensign and Mrs. Shanklin drove
through to Virginia and his mother
returned home Thursday.
F. M. Rierschwale
and Son To Have
Auction July 19
F. M. Bierschwale and Son have
announced their second annual auc-
tion of ranis and billies on Friday,
July 19th at 1 o’clock at their
ranch 10 miles southeast of Junc-
tion.
Inspection of livestock will be
from 10 o'clock to 12 o'clock that
morning and a free barbecue dinner
served at noon.
Proposal Made
For Damv
On Nueces River
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Legion Extends
Thanks For
Cooperation
In due respect to all persons co-
operating to make the 1957 rodeo
one of the largest in Rocksprings’
history, the American Legion ex-
tends thanks to each one, who do-
nated meat, and money for the
barbecue, and to the county offi-
cials, law enforcing officers, and
all Legion members and non-mem-
bers, who generously contributed
of their time. Thanks are extend-
ed to the rodeo queen and her
duchesses, to Gilmer Morriss for
loaning the Calves for the junior
roping, and to Howard Westfall
and Ned Dunbar for contributing
of their time in judging the rop-
ing events and barrel races,
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R. W. Shepperd visited in Cris-
toval this week with his sister, Mrs.
J. L. Murray.
A recommendation that Uvalde
County investigate the cost and
feasibility of constructing a dam
across the Nueces River at Ar-
nold's .Crossing, near Camp Wood,
was presented to the Commission-
ers Court at their regular July
meeting Monday.
Grady Mehaffey, chairman of the
Uvalde County Flood Control Ad-
visory Committee, presented the
proposition, calling for a dam
about 15 feet high and 400 feet
long designed for flood control and
recharge purposes.
The Court is consulting with
engineers for possible employment
for this and other flood control
projects.
The county-wide election held
June 29 on re-allocation of funds
to allow 30c for flood control
purposes and authorizing $400,000
bonds for that use passed favor-
ably.—Uvalde Leader-News.
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At the present time with the
greatest prosperity our nation has
ever .known nothing i,s being done
to reduce our national debt, but
rather the spending is at an accele-
rated rate. It is said the high rate
of taxation is a curb to inflation.
.Perhaps it it, hut for our money
we would prefer to see some of
that money used to retire the nat-
ional debt rather than spend on
“programs”.
Legion s Eighth Annual
Rodeo Draws Large Crowd
The Legion’s 8th Annual Rodeo set'another atten-
dance record the 3rd and 4th. The grandstand was
filled at both night performances and overflowed at
the 4th matinee show. An estimated 5,(XX) people
saw the three shows.
Texas may boast of her rodeos and barbecues, but
Rocksprings can boast of putting on the top Texas
rodeo and barbecue — giving her visitors the best
show and the best barbecue for the least money.
Old-time
ropers com-
plimented the Legion for
sponsoring the junior ev-
ents. This is one of few
rodoes in the state that
give the youngsters a
chance to participate.
Each year the Legion tries to
improve on previous shows and
Legion Commander Frank Adams
stated that next year 'something
would have to he done about the
housing facilities for visitors. Resi-
dents hesitate to open their homes
to strangers, but if this project was
handled far enough ahead of the
rodeo, many visitors would find
rooms in private homes.
Winning the six trophy saddles
were Kenny Thompson, Mens
Calf Roping; Hal Whitten, Bare-
back Riding; Lee Tugman and
Lee Thompson, Team Tying;
Judy Ford, Junior Calf Roping;
Gene Graham, Bull Riding; Gary
Lynch, Saddle Bronc Riding.
Results of the three performan-
ces were as follows:
Family Of Pioneer
County Judge
Visits Here
Merits Of Culling
Sheep Shown
In Experiment
Cowgirl Shows Cowboys
How Junior Calf
Roping Should Be Done
M ens
Calf
Roping—1st
go-
round:
Kenny
'Thompson,
12.3:
Kenneth
Burkholder, 13.0;
Boh
Johnson,
13.5:
Bud Cox,
14.4.
Mr. and Mrs. Farley Turk and
sons, Lumie liunter and Farley
Boyd of Speaks, Texas spent the
4th in Rocksprings, where the
■young men took part in the roping.
Mrs. Turk was the former Nora
Boyd, daughter of Mrs. Annie
Hunter Boyd, whose father, James
M. Hunter was Edwards County's
fir»t county judge. Judge Hunter
helped survey and organize the
county in 1883. At that time the
portion of land, which is now Real
County, was a part of Edwards
County and the county seat was
Leakey. It was understood by
Rocksprings men that Leakey
would not give up the county re- J
cords and intended to fight it
necessary. Judge Hunter acconi-1
panied by Sam A. Hough, Sr. and
other county officials went to Lea-
key after the records. They were
were prepared for a fight and when
the Leakey men saw that Judge
Hunter and his men were armed,
they relinquished the records with-
out a contest.
It is
James A. Gray, Extension Ser-
vice Sheep Specialist, demonstrat-
ed the method and merits of
culling and slection on a flock of
1,012 Kambouillet ewes recently
on the Walker Epperson Ranch
northeast of Rocksprings. These
ewes were divided into three groups
according to size, body conforma-
tion, staple length, fineness " of
fleece, and overall quality
.three groups of ewes were sheared
separately, and the wool from each
group was weighed separately. This
was done to determine the average
fleece weight of each group. The
following chart gives this informa-
tion.
Group 1, 184 hea l, 1.120 pounds,
6.087 pound average.
Group 2, 315 head, 1,727 pounds,
5.482 pound average.
Group 3, 111 head, 360 pounds,
3.243 pound average.
Mrs. Inez Welch
Elected As
Cafeteria Manager
16-year-old Judy Ford of Tay-
lor, Texas was acclaimed the best
roper in the Junior Calf Roping
event in Rocksprings, July 3rd and
4tli and was awarded a trophy
saddle by the American Legion.
Known as the World's Most
Typical Cowgirl, Judy also threw
her lariat around the hearts of the
.. , ,, , , rodeo fans that crowded the grand-
Mr-. Inez Welch has been elect-Ltaml for cacll performance. Her
ed a- the manager of the school I adeptness at handling her horse,
lunchroom for the 1457-58 school rope, and calf made professional
year. Mrs. Tommy Cowsert and ' n’;K'rs ,it »'!> a,»*1 uke notice. She
Mi-s Hath'alcne Traylor have been ! :,at UM a" t'X1H'rt performanCe a,,J
elected as helpers. Mr-. C. C. Sor-1 ,|„ i,etter.
rolls was selected to be the alter-1
1 liese j nate helper for the above ladies, j
Supt. Barr stated that the li iar 1 !
hopes to have a Junior High or!
Senior High girl help during th
noon hour. There will be no o
outside helpers as ha- been in the:
pa-:.
The candy and stipplie- form -r-
ly sold at the cafeteria will be
suspended. The -ale of ice cream aster
will he continued in the cafeteria. I
Al.-o the soft drink machine-
lie removed from all building-
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ing
, _ , teria is for the convenience of th
Total-610 head, 2,30/ pounds, j ,tU(|l.nt, ;ind school
^.2?7 pound average.
For two years, Judy has received
at Reno, Nevada, the Bob Cros-
by award, an engraved belt buckle
signifying her a- the "World's Most
Typical Cowgirl". If she holds
the award one more year it will
bv'or.g to her permanently. She wilt
n>t have to compete for the award
■h third year in rodeo events,
but it u ill be awarded upon char-
not smoking, not drinking.
Ju ly has been entering rodeo
j event- for three years. She is just
j a- adept at barrel race, team ty-
The [jurpo-e of the school cafe- r;i,|,on
race, wild goat and
2nd go-round; Oliver Walgsanson,
13.0; Bob Johnson, 13.1; Kenny
Thompson, 13.3; Andy Smith, 13.4.
Average: Kenny Thompson, 25.6;
Boh Johnson, 2f<.6; Vernon West,
29.6; Bob Cox, 29.9.
Bareback Riding—1st, Hal Whit-
ten; 2nd and 3rd, tie, Eddie
Boren, J. L. Rice; 4th, R. J. Rebels.
Team Tying—1st go-round: Lee
Tagnian and Lee Thompson 17.<tf I L0UiSe Whittle
Bill Hogan 18./; Jerry \\ . Russel _ ^
and S. G .Russell, 19.7; Howard j 10 Be DllClieSS
Westfall and Jack Turney. 22.3.
2nd go-round: Vernon West and
Olin Altizer, 19.1: Lawrence Wal-
lace and Boh Johnson, 22.2; Seth
Hatley and Jones Hogg, 22.3;
Walker Epperson ,and Buddy
Shanklin, 55.4; Vernon West and
Olin Altizer, 55.5; Seth Hatley
and Hogg Jones, 56.5.
Junior Calf Roping—1st go-
round: Kenneth Burkholder, 15.4;
Bill Stanford, 17.1; Judy Ford,
17.3; David Benner, 17.9. 2nd go-
round: T. C. Foster, 11.2; Judy
Ford, 14.1; Bill Stanford, 17.7;
Kenneth Burkholder, 18.0. Average:
Judy Ford, 31.4; T. C. Foster, 33.1:
Kenneth Burkholder, 33.4; "Bill
Stanford, 34.8
Bull Riding—1st, Gene Graham;
2nd, Dusty Montgomery; 3rd, Dink
Tomlinson; 4th, Denny Allen.
Saddle Bronc Riding — 1st go-
round: 1st, G. Lynch; 2nd, G. Gra-
ham; 3rd, Dink Tomlinson; 4th,
Bud Clark. 2nd go-round: 1st,
Aubrey Chadwick; 2nd, \V. C. Cline.
Average: 1st, Gary Lynch; 2nd,
Gene Graham; 3rd, Aubrey Chad-
wick; 4th, Dink Tomlinson.
Ladies Barrel Race—1st go-
round: Jane Davis and Donna
Berry hill, 19.4; Jayne Kiser, 19.5;
Dorothy Askins and Blondie Walsh,
19.8. 2nd go-round: Donna Berry
Hill, 18.5; Blondie Walsh, 18.7;
-Missy Taylor, 19.0; Jane Davis,
19.3. Average: Donna Berryhill,
37.9; Blondie Walsh, 38.5; Jane
Davis, 38.7.
Junior Girls Barrel Race—1st
go-round: Dione Fisher, 18.9;
Pam Perner, 19.3; Sissy Smith,
20.4; Sherrie Mitchell, 21.0. 2nd
go-round; Pam Perner, 19.1; Sissy
Smith, 19.9; Joan Fisher, 21.9;
Mittie Jane Spilisbury, 22.2. Aver-
age: 1st, Pam Perner; 2nd, Sissy
Smith; 3rd, Lione Fisher.
Group 1. 100 head, 555 pounds,
5.55 pound average.
Group 2, 205 head. 1,010 pounds,
4.927 pound average.
Group 3, 97 head, 42o pound-.
4,762 pound average.
Total—402 head, 1,991 pounds,
5.042 pound average.
These ewes were worked at two
which accounts for
different place
the two charts.
The rams to be used on these
ewes will he sorted in the ?ame
manner and mated with the same
quality ewes. The replacement ewe
pity that the history of | lambs will be taken from the mini-
employee-,
and no adults or outsiders will be
served regularly. However, the
■choo! encourage- and welcome-
anj parent to vi-it tin lunch room,
eat a no V. an I in obser\ • 1" w.
the cafeteria :- operated.
'The -t :lcn:« and employee- o'
the sell,.id will be charged 35
cent' per meal a> li -retofore.
Cold drink-, candy, sandwich..'-.
etc. will
-old
Class during all
by the J:
it!ik*tic uvea
Edwards County has not been pen-jber onc group 0f Mvei all,l ;he
tied as a heritage for younger gen-j numbcr three or cull ewe- will be
erations. Next year, the county will L ,]t|
be 75 years old. If historical events Thi. lm.thotl of .-election and
arc not compiled soon, there will breeding ha- proven successful
he no source of information.
International
Truck Has Double
Steel Cab
in
nu-eliani-m unde
At Miss Mohair
Coronation
Miss Louise Whittle, daughter of
Mr. ami Mrs. Albert Whittle, has
been chosen by the Chamber of
Commerce, to represent Rock-
springs as duchess at the corona-
tion of Miss Laverne Johnson as
mohair queeti in Fredericksburg,
August first.
Fredericksburg will host the
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Asso-
ciation in their annual show and
sale. The Jaycees are sponsoring
the coronation ceremony, which
will he held at the Fair Park Grand-
stand on the night of August first
at 8 o'clock.
double
with
in-ide of the top :-
foam rubber *.> iu-ur
for \ our self w hat li.i
to the new Internatiot
! cab
Scattered Showers
Tuesday Cools Air
About all that can be said about
the scattered showers Tuesday af-
ternoon was that they cooled the
atmosphere slightly. The dust was
settled in Rocksprings by the slight
moisture.
The only rainfall of any signifi-
cance that was reported was 0.40
falling at the Jack Whitworth ranch
and Word Sherrill's ranch.
Rancher- inter;-t. I in.
new truck -inml 1 !, ,'s
improving the quality of the wool I * •*»l«lcn V .i:\et-.itj Tm
and increasing the average fleece ja* ^-ti.e- Ser\ u e St. in.
weight. ,he l'xi,crt
In culling a flock of ewe- face I koo4 ' u‘ p,ck-up
covering and ability to rai-e a lamb
are other factors to be considered.
Extremely wool blind or extremely
open faced sheep tend to be less
productive than those with medium
covering over the face.
This demonstration showed the
variation of production of the three
groups. There is a difference in
average fleece weight of the No.
1 and 3 groups of the first hunch
shown on the chart of 2.844 pounds,
at a price of $.70 per grease pound
the No. 1 ewes would produce
$1.99 more than the No. 3 group.
For the entire flock there is a
difference of 2.13 pounds in the
No. 1 and No. 3 groups. At $.70
cents per pound there is a $1.49
difference in production of the
tops and culls for the eight
months clip. 'This difference would
be even greater if figured for the
full twelve months.
my:
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Singing School
To Start Mondav
wild cow milking. Just before com-
ing to Rocksprings, while loading
her roping horse, Mike, and an-
r horse, which she rides in
the barrel race, the end gate was
left unlatched on the trailer and
’nr barrel race nurse fell out bruis-
it.- him tip. Sbe borrowed a horse
'■or bn barrel races but was ifft-
'le t • make much show with the
unfamiliar hor-e.
Her -i-ter, Jane, who is 13 years
I i. al-o participates in rodeo ev-
en:- .,ii 1 took part in Stamford's
I 4:h of July rodeo. Her grand-
j'.truer. Jack Moore, accompanied
j her to Stamford and Mrs. Moore
j accompanied Judy to Kock-priiygs.
I be girl-' father i- football coacll
T.\Er. As-isting him is Bob
| Sbor*. former coach at Rock-
spr:t. g -.
July ua- -i plea-cd with the
lb ek-pring- rodeo that she is
;,' niuuig t > return next year.
Uvalde Court
Agrees On Hi way
55 Right-of-Way
t
Dink Tomlinson
Wins Bareback
Riding Event
At Kerrville
There’s nothing like a horde’ of
ants to break up a picnic. While
we had a "picnic” debating and
philosophizing about Juan Peron,
deposed Argentine dictator, a less
newsworthy character front that
country was busy infilterating the
United States from Mobile, Ala.,
to Wake County, N. C. The Ar-
gentine fire ant apparently arrived
on a South American ship 24 years
ago, by-passed immigration offi-
cials and went to work. The ants
reportedly have spread over 22
million acres.
Dink Tomlinson won first place
in the bareback riding event at the
Kerrville rodeo last week-end and
was awarded a trophy buckle. He
won second place in the saddle
bronc riding event, and also enter-
ed hull riding.
Gene Graham rode in ithe bare-
back aijd saddle bronc riding and
had his arm broken, when pitch-
ed from his horse in the latter
event.
Divine law does not suggest
that the poor tithe and the wealthy
pay half their substance. Yet in
this nation we are witnevsing an Mr. and Mrs. Marion Roach
accelerating tendency towards tak- spent Monday in San Antonio,
7ng a larger proportion from those where-Mr. Roach had a check-up.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer
Morriss last weejj were Mrs. Mor-
riss' sister, Mrs. Q. W. Abington
and husband and her daughter,
Mrs. Bill Sohl and family of Alpine.
Also visiting with the Gilmer Mor-
riss' and Mrs. A. G. Morriss and
family were Mr. and Mrs. Dillard
Anderson of Midland, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Barrett of San Angelo,
Mr. and Mrs. Kny Reed Bacrett
of Midland. Mr. and Mrs. Murph
Compton and baby of Menard, and
Mbs Janet Overton ttf Pafo*Rn*E
A -ingii'g -chool
of Christ will -tart m-\: NTm 1...
ami continue throughout the u ,-ek
Don Boring will instruct the el ,--
es and all age groups are invite I
to attend. Time for the c!a~-e-
will be announced at service- Sun-
day.
Young people are especially in-
vited to take advantage of tit;.-1 55. starts at the Real County line
instruction and enjoy the asso- and extends south of that point
ciation. | In.8 miles.
I Ui.,1 le County Conimis-
-i- ".er- Court entered into two
e ■ntractura! agreement- with the
Tex.i- Highway Department Mon-
day :'o: right-of-way procurement
coaling approved projects on
State Highway 55.
The first extends from 0.4 miles
northwest of Uvalde to a point
13.3 mile- northwest of Uvalde,
and the second, al-o on Highway
HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED!
Yesterday-
IT TAKES COURAGE
AND AMBITION, SON —
BUT IF YOU WORK HARD
YOU CAN BE A
FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
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