Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1947 Page: 4 of 10
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ZAVALA COUNTY KNTINKL,
TEXAS MARCH 1, Mil
ZAVALA CODHTY SENTINEL
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Crystal City, Texas, March 7, 1947
Around The Capitol
By: MRS. JOHNNIE B. MAYER
(Mrs. Johnnie B. Mayer, formerly
of Uvalde, is the secretary of Repre-
sentaive Britton T. Edwards, Jr. of
La Pryor during this session of the
Legislature. Her view and opinions
do not necessarily reflect those of
Representative Edwards or the Edi-
tor.)
For some reason I can’t seem to
see any humor in anything today, so
let’s wade into the actual events.
Last week was definitely a step in
the right direction toward taking
care of the teachers. House Bill No.
300 and House Bill No. 301 passed the
House in a landslide with which
very few bills are favored. Quite a
few amendments were offered and
rejected. It sounded for awhile as if
they were just playing games to see
who could get in the last word . . .
Purely an observation from a lay-
man. One amendment by Represen-
tative Gilmer of Rocksprings, seemed
logical to me, but that’s beside the
point as it was rejected by a majori-
ty of the voting members.
These two bills raised the salary
minimum to $2,000 per year and a
$5 per capita. Perhaps our teachers
won’t have quite so many healthy
doubts about their investment in de-
grees when and if these bills or sim-
ilar ones are really laws.
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The public committee hearing on
the Water Conservation Bill proved
to be fairly quiet considering the
fact that there were so many people
up here to get into the discussion on
it. The bill was referred to a sub-
committee for further consideration
after only a short discussion by the
committee.
La Pryor was represented by R. K.
Miller, Ralph Walker, R. K. Parr, W.
F. Koehler, H. R. Hibdon, Kirby At-
wood, Bill Smith. R. E. Spencer,
Frank Wampler, W. B. House and S.
L. Kone.
The Batesville men were C. A.
Brown, John Maddux, Fred Boswell,
Bernard Brown and W. G. Baxter.
Grady Lester, N. R. Huggins, W. B.
Coke, J. T. Stinnett, and C. A. Wil-
liams made up the crowd from Car-
rizo Springs.
From Crystal City, we had as vis-
itors E. Mortensen, R. W. Keller, F.
W. Pulliam and L. L. Williams.
To me, it was nice seeing so many
people from my part of the country
even though nothing satisfactory was
worked out on the Water Bill.
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V. D. Parrott, president of the
Southwest Texas Junior College at
Uvalde, was up last week listening
in on the committee hearing on
House Bill No. 321 by Representative
Spencer of Athens. It deals with aid
for Junior Colleges and was referred
to a sub-committee. Looks fairly fa-
vorable though.
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All in all, it was a tiring but pleas-
ant week. Since I’m a country girl,
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting, see-
ing and handshaking with all of the
visitors from our district. Come
again.
hwroeene, gasoline and inflammable
cleaning material*? They give 12
percent of all fires their start in life.
Fouth, is there anything wrong
with your electrical wiring and ap-
pliances? Failure to make repairs in
time of this equipment causes 10 per-
cent of all fires.
If you can answer no to all of the
questions asked above, your home is
relatively safe from fire. But think,
look and inspect before you make
Hospital News
Attend* Medical Course
Dorothy Mainland, M. D., a staff
member of the Crystal Clinic, at-
tended the University Post Graduate
Medical Course at Galveston from
Feb. 24th to March 1st.
The most recent advances in the
field of vitamins was discussed. A
new method for treating diarrhea' that answer. In the case of heatings
was described. The highlight of thejand lighting equipment, have an ex-
course was the investigation and pert make a periodic check. Don’t
guess—remember that the owner of
EL X LANCASTER RETURNS
FROM HOSPITAL
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Lancaster re
turned first of the week from San
Antonio where Mr. Lancaster was
confined to the hospital for several
/ • •
days’ treatment. He i* much im-
proved and friends rejoice with the
family and hope he continues to im-
prove.
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discussion of tumors.
The last day was used to outline the
mode of action and uses for penecil-
lin, streptomycien, sulfa, autima-
larial and other new drugs.
that home which is burning to the
ground this minute probably thought
it was safe too—-and he was horribly
wrong.—Industrial News Review.
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“IF I PASS—”
Irma Dovey
“My dad’s going to give me ten
The local Fire Department, for its
regular drill last Monday night,
made an inspection of the Crystal
Clinic and Hospital. The members of
the fire department and the staff of j dollars if I pass.'
the Clinic and Hospital met together j »j>m going to have a bicycle if T
for a discussion which was led by1 pass *>
the Fire Chief (Bill Casey) to alert third grade abounded in sto-
the two groups in case of a fire. An ; rjeg Qf rewards 0ffered for promotion
inspection was made by the Fire De-1 and punnishmcnts threatened for
partment, of the building, and a vet y fajjure As she listened to some of
favorable report was made. The ( th(.m Miss Ellingsoni thc teacher,
building is as fire-proof as can be,fejt like a judge about to sentence
made. Six two-inch fire hose, four prisoners Why did parents insist on
offering rewards? Often they were
beyond the reach of their children—
P. S. The bill legalizing liquor by
the drink and betting on horse rac-
ing has started .... from here it
sounds as if it might lead to blood-
shed before it is over.
-WGD-
BOY SCOUT LEADERS
MET IN CARRIZO SPRINGS
The Commissioners Staff of the
Winter Garden District met Thurs-
day night, February 27, in Carrizo
Springs with C. J. Garland, Eagle
Pass, presiding.
Attending this dinner meeting
wore: Sterling H. Fly, Crystal City;
Perry Bowles, Big Wells; Jack F.
Hill, Carrizo Springs;; C. J. Garland,
Eagle Pass; Joe O. Golbraith, Concho
Valley Boy Scout Staff, and with
guests, Steve T. Byrd, Winter Haven,
and Rev. A. N. Koler, Asherton.
Plans were made for the First Aid
Contest on Monday, March 31, and
the Camp-O-Ree on April 2 and
26.
The Commissioners are making
plans to have a trip to the Indian
village in Mexico, for Scouts who
have met requirements of advance
ment, camping, uniforms and attend-
in the building and two outside,
have been installed. Twelve exits
were installed for quick passage and
for proper ventilation. Fourteen fire
extinguishers have been ordered and
will be placed in the most advanta-
geous places.
Another drill will be held this
year.
-WGD-
HENRY MERCER STILL
ACTIVE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS
and almost as bad, psychologicallly,
were those offered for perfectly nat-
ural progress. The latter was like
promising a boy five dollars for
every inch he grew.
Most children want to go forward
with their classes. But the whole
school program is built—as it should
be — with emphasis upon daily
achievements. It is easier to work to-
ward the satisfactory completion of
a specific task than toward anything
so vague and distant as the end-of-
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The following item from the South
Texan, official publication for the
inch catos Henry* Mercer^fs"still*active th^
in civic affairs, to-wit:
“The Willacy County Chamber
elected Henry Mercer, insurance
man, as its new president and listed
H. W. Stanley, of the San Antonio
Chamber’s trade extension depart-
ment, as its Feb. 5 annual dinner
guest speaker, according to Dewey
Granberry, manager.”
-WGD-
THANKS TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE VETERANS’ CLUB
In a letter received from Charles
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don’t know,” wailed one child, bewil-
dered by much pushing and prod- i
ding..
Many a parent, although he avoids;
late entertainments for his child to J
protect his health and denies him j
rich foods and dangerous playthings, j
feels that the family is disgraced ifj
the school makes restrictions regard-]
ing promotion. Yet in some cases j
promotion is not advisable. When the |
school prescribes the repeating of a
grade, it does so only after careful!
De La Rosa, president of the Club, | consideration. Its only aim is to as
he says that he is very glad that; sisl child to make maximum pro-,
members are paying their dues in gress.
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1 Cattle Auction Sale (
| AT CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS |
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advance. He urges all members to
ance. The tentative date for this trip Pay before March 31st.
is May 30 and 31. | AnV member who wants to write
......... , "■TTB | him, his address is
Mr. Charles De La Rosa
Ward 30, Annex IV
Brooke General Hospital
Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
H. DE LA ROSA, Reporter.
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GAME MANAGEMENT A GOOD
BUSINESS IN EDWARDS COUNTY
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SALE STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
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BRING YOUR CATTLE, ANY CLASS:
| FAT CATTLE, STOCKER CATTLE, or CANNER COWS
s I am expecting buyers from Louisiana, Houston, Corpus =
1 Christi, San Antonio and surrounding territory.
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BE SURE AND BE WITH US FOR THIS SALE
AND
| WILL HAVE A SALE EVERY SATURDAY HEREAFTER
1 Winter Garden Livestock Com. Co.
CARL HOUCK, Owner and Manager
CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS
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CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS
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Phone 76
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If it be large or small
BODY AND FENDER WORK — PAINTING
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BY MEN OF EXPERIENCE
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
M. L. GREGORY, Owner
Wildlife conservation and game
management is beginning to pay off
for Edwards County ranchmen.
Several years ago, 50 stockmen in
the county began a planned effort
to protect the game on their ranches,
reports Edwards County Agricultur-
al Agent A. A. Storey, Jr. Now most
of the places are leased by the season
to the same group of hunters for five
to ten year periods at prices ranging
from $50 to $100 per gun.
Rankin Linn, one of the ranchmen
who is making game management a
paying proposition, leases 1900 acres
to a group of six hunters each year.
The hunters have never failed to bag
their limit of deer, and Rankin
claims the abundance of deer, is a
result of proper stocking rates of
cattle, year around protection of
game, and feeding the deer some
grain during drouth periods.
Annual report figures from the
Texas A. and M. College Extension
Service show that Texas farmers and
stockmen during 1946 received $1,-
334,250 from hunting and fishing
game management demonstrations
leases. Acreage in Texas involved in
amounts to more than 12,000,000
acres.
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A HOME IS BURNING NOW
Somewhere, as you read this, a
home is burning. Irreplacable pos-
sessions are being swiftly turned to
ash. There is a strong likelihood that
someone is dying the most horrible
of death—cremation alive.
It may be trite to say that your
home can be next on the grim list of
these disasters. But that is true. And
if that happens, the chances are the
fire will begin from one of four
causes. Check your own habits and
premises and answer these ques-
tions:
First, are you careless with matches
and smoking materials? This ac-
counts for 30 percent of all fires.
Second, is your heating equipment
—stoves, furnaces, chimneys, etc.—
Faulty? Twenty-four percent of all
fires begin here.
Third, are you careless in using
Parents should realize, too, that
their children’s failure is “their”
failure. This is especially true when
the child is in the first grade. If he
does not learn to read readily, it is
generally for the reason that his
backgruond of experiences is inade-
quate, or because he has not been
encouraged to speak well, or because
he has not learned the value of
books. It is these deficiences, not to
mention inadequate mental equip-
ment or physical stamina, that hold
a child back.
No child should be promoted to
grade two until he has mastered the
work in grade one; nor should he|
be expected to do the work of grade ]
one in a single year if he was un-1
prepared at the time he entered. The
preparatory class for grade one is thc
kindergarten, and every grade school
should include this class. Where it
is not provided, parents should con-
tact a kindergarten teacher and learn
how to do their utmost to supply
some of the experiences of which
their child is being deprived.
It is unfortunate that most of our
schools are built upon a system of
grades and “passing.” Many systems
have tried to eliminate “failures” by
promoting on the basis of age, or by
merely transferring from group to
group without regard to accomplish-
ment. This requires individual tq-
toring and can seldom be done suc-
cessfully in a one-teacher classroom.
The term “failure” is in itself un-
fortunate. “Retention” softens the
sound a little but makes no change
in the time spent at a given grade
level. Perhaps the day will come
when changes can be made in the
graded system. When all school sys-
tems include a kindegarten founda-
tion there will be much less retarda-
tion. Until that day, in the great ma-
jority of schools promotion remains
a problem.
Parents can help to eliminate
much unhappiness occasioned by
these annual or semi-annual hurdles
if they accept the progress made
from one grade to another in a co-
operative spirit—if, instead of offer-
ing rewards, they say, “No matter
which grade you are in, just do your
beat work. That is what really
counts.”—National Kindergarten As-
sociation.
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daughter, Barbara Lyons of Waco,
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Hardy, J. H. Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1947, newspaper, March 7, 1947; Crystal City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1096449/m1/4/?q=music: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .