The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1972 Page: 4 of 4
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«—THE WORTHAM JOURNAL. THURSDAY. AUGUST 17. 1972
CENTRAL TEXAS HISTORY
By J. W. BAKER
Questions and Answers
Q. Can you give a simple de-
scription ot what the land of
Texas was like millions of
years before it was settled by
Americans'.’
A. Many millions of years ago
the land that is today known
as Texas was divided by a
mountain range that ran from
•west of San Antonio by Waco
and Dallas, to the northeast.
The area to the northwest of
the mountains was a shallow
sea and to the southeast the
mountains and land sloped to
the Gulf of Mexico.
In time, the mountain eroded
filling the shallow seas, cover-
ing plant and animal life, and
producing the great western I
plains. Then, the land to the
southeast of the mountains
lowered and the waters of the
ocean reached upward to a
lino running from northeast-
ward across Texas and the
southeastern half of the region
was the bottom of the sea.
toward the Mexicans was
“Come to the Bower," it starts
with the words: “Will you come
to the bower I have- shaded
for you?” The tune is an Irish
ballad.
Q What was the Texas govern-
ment during 1836, when the
Revolution was fought? Where
can I get a copy of the laws
they passed?
A. In November, 1835, the Con-
sultation established a provin-
cial government for Texas and
its delegates approved a basic
law called the Organic Law
lor Texas. The delegates from
municipalities elected a Gov-
ernor and appointed a perma-
nent council. The council bor-
rowed money and served until
the Republic was formed. A
copy of the Organic Law is in
the State archives in Austin
and copies are in many his-
tory books in libraries through-
out the State.
In another million years the Gulf
receded and the eroding moun-
tains lowered. Then rivers
•weie formed and waters wash-
ed over the ancient lands
bringing the ingredients of fer-
til soil. Thus, the great coastal
plains and prairies of Texas
came alive with plant and ani-
mal life.
After 250,000,000 years Indians
came to the land and claimed
its rivers and valleys. For
twenty thousand years they
possessed it and neglected it.
The Spanish and French ex-
plorer’s of the 15th and 16th
centuries, too, ignored the
great land of promise. The
great wilderness seems to have
awaited Americans who come
in the 19th century to claim it
and to hold it as if they were
desined to do so.
Q. What was the title of the
musical number played by the
Texas band at the Battle of
San Jacinto? Can you describe
the band?
A. I cannot describe the band
and it may well have been the
drum and bugle corps that was
with the Texans at San Ja-
cinto. The song they played
on the hot afternoon of April
11, 1836, when Texans marched
Thornton Observing
Homecoming And
Centennial Weekend
Large crowds are expected to
be in Thornton this week end
when that community observes
its 100th birthday in conjunction
with its annual homecoming
celebration.
Events include two dances, two
rodeo performances, a street par-
ade, a concert by the Sunshine
Singers of Mexia State School, a
barbecue, and various other
events.
SINGING AT SHILOH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
A singing will be held Sunday
afternoon beginning at 2 p.m. at
Shiloh. Everyone is invited to at-
tend.
MENTAL HEALTH AID
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Texas Re-
habilitation Commission reported
2,998 Texans with mental health
problems and 2,668 who are men-
tally retarded received rehabilita-
tion services during the last year.
There are eight railways in
India.
Journal Want-Ads Got Rsaultm.
FOOD BARGAINS ~
AT
KEELINGS
We Deliver
— 765-3931
No Deliveries After 4:30 P. M.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AUG. 18-19 j
SUGAR .........
5 Lbs. 69c
GIANT SURF
MACKEREL
Hot or Cold Water
IS Oz. Can
69c
28c
LIPTON TEA
CAMPBELL'S
8 Ox.
PORK & BEANS
85c
28 Oz. - 35c
MELLORINE
Vi Gal. 39c
DEL MONTE
LARGE
SWEET PEAS
SHELL-RONI
17 Oz. - 30c
21c
BUSH'S
CHEERIOS
WHITE HOMINY
10 Oz. Pkg.
29 Oz. - 21c
50c
RO-TEL
INSTANT QUAKER
TOMATOES
OATMEAL
16 Oz. - 24c
10 Oz. - 48c
• MEATS •
Thick Sliced
Tall Kom Bacon
2 Lbs. $1.39
Homo Milk - 1 Gal.
...............93c
Vi Gal
..............53c
1 Gal.-
-2% 89c
Biscuits..........
........5 Cam 49c
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1. Hiving
wings
5. “City of d
Light" .^j
10.-
suzette
11. Mountain ,
ridge m
12 Cancel, as
a space .
mission
13. Kind of v
closet
14. Negative
prefix
15. Fish eggs
17. Macaw
18. Sculpture
and such
19. Head »
appendage
20. Make lace
21. Lunar or
solar /
23. Roman
statesman
24. Musical
group of
nine
26. Provide food
27. Asseverate
28. Gist
29. Fiber knot
30. Face
(slang)
31. Slugger’s
wood
34. Make
mistakes
35. Hostelry
36. Cakes and
37. Hackneyed
39. Sociologist,
Havelock
41. Expressed 8. Repeat
Today’s Answer
without
words j
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42. Plebe
43 Foe
44. Fsau to
Jacob
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8. Muskie,
A for
one
10. Miracle
site
' 16. Lifeboat
Item
DOWN V 22. Poetical
1. Bower » adverb
* 2. American 23. Jalopy
I soprano 24. Miss
(2 wds.)
3. After Mar.
4. Fall back
5. More pallid
6. Mr. Onassis
7. Italian
' soprano
(2 wds.) '
Fabray
25. Spread
like
wild-
fire
26. Join
28. Prison
(slang)
30.Devout-
i ' ness
32. Prospective
: citizen
33. Trial run
38. Miss Vicki’s
spouse
40. Statute
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ACROSS
1 - Rouan uqpbi*
theazer
9 - Swiral
10 - Declan
13 - Fury
16 - Move*
rhythmically
19 - Game of
dramatics
21 - Compaea
direction
22 - Close by (abb J
23 - Catcher ot
lampreys
26 - Latin and'*
27 - Ucanomic Com-
mission (abb.)
29 - First two-fifths
at Spain
31 - Binding
33 - Hurried
35 - United Indust-
rialists (abb.)
37 - Baronet (abb.)
38 - Valuable stone
40 - Adroit
43 - Science, la short
45 - Legal official
(abb.)
46 - Parent
47 - Narrow peaaage
49 - Military officer
(abb.)
51-Dolt
S3 - Innate
55 - Poeture
SB - Popular vehicle
• (coUoq.)
59 - Dined
60 - College cheers
63 - Grapplers
DOWN
2 - Musical Instru-
ment
3 - Bone
4 - Always call
"this ' a "this ”
5 - Yea, In Spain
6 - Finis
7 • To fortify
I - Bowman
11-Freeze
12 - Renounced
14 - Exclamation
15 - Goes astray
17 - Skilled persons
II - To position
20 - Poetical
"always"'
24-Toss
25 • Smallest U- S.
state (abb.)
21 - Card game
30 - Of the people
32 - No goad (abb.)
34 - Nickel (abb.)
36 - Ailing
39 - Small maul
41 • Parent
42 - Poetical
"even big"
44 - Organization
46 .- Dance step
48 - Aquatic craft
50 - Kssayer
52 - Perched
54 - Artistic Know-
ledge (ate.)
56 - Recent
57 - Before
61 - Like
62 - Scientific Lit-
eratim (abb.)
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HAPPIER HOMEMAKING by Sandra T. Shaw
WANT-ADS
LOT FOR SALE. Larry Dunn.
765-3573. 18-2tc
FOR SALE: Registered, redish
blond male Pekingese dog. 416
years old. $25.00. I. K. Mur-
phy, Currie. 18-2tc
BIDS
Bids for fire and extended
coverage insurance will be
opened by the Board of Com-
missioners of the Housing Au-
thority, City of Wortham on
Tuesday, August 29th at 5 p.m.
Anyone wishing to submit bids
should contact Christine Le
Fevre, Box 265, Wortham, for
bid instructions. 18-2tc
Special Legislative
Session Idea Cools
i AUSTIN. (TPA)—Gov. Preston
J Smith may be cooling a little on
I the idea of a September special
session on insurance reform, but
he insists the idea is still alive.
“I’m pretty flexible,” said
Smith. “If somebody can bring
me in some facts that would
show me there would be no pur-
pose served in calling a session,
I would not even pretend to be
in a mood to waste $33,000 a day
(estimated session cost) of the
taxpayers’ money.”
On the other hand, Smith said,
if he could be shown that legis-
lation to reduce insurance rates
could be passed, he would not
hesitate to summon lawmakers
back to work.
Main business of the session,
he indicated, would be a propos-
al for competitive insurance
rates, which he said are in effect
in 49 states. He seemed to be
backing off his proposal to abol-
ish the present insurance regula-
tory board.
“I don’t know that we will at-
tempt to abolsh the board,” he
said. “If we come to the con-
clusion it would be helpful, we
will. If we don’t, we won’t.
We’ll know something (about
whether to call a special session)
in a couple of weeks.”
PAY RAISE REQUESTED
FOR STATE EMPLOYEES
Feeding The Preschooler
Don’t smack a taboo on snacks
[ for preschoolers. Snacks help
the youngster last from meal to
meal. Most children eat more
than three meals a day. Be-
cause their stomachs are small.
So they can’t hold as much food
as an adult.
Children should eat snacks
packed with nutrition. Serve
them milk, carrot stripj, fruit
juice, fruit, crackers or toast.
Meal plans can also yield
snacks, such as small sandwiches,
peanut butter or oatmeal cook-
ies, cheese cubes, dry cereal or
ice cream. Children learn good
eating habits from parents, bro-
thers and sisters. Eat with your
pre-schoolers and help make
mealtime a pleasant, sociable oc-
casion. Remember, foodi, rest,
sleep, exercise and' play all work
together to promote the healthy
physical growth of your child.
There are still some peaches
left and here’s a good recipe uti-
lizing ripe peaches.
Peach Butter
2 quarts peach pulp (about 1*6
dozen medium size)
4 cups sugar
To prepare pulp: wash, scald,
pit, peel and chop peaches; cook
until soft, adding only enough
water to prevent sticking. Press
through a sieve. Measure pulp.
Add sugar; cook until thick,
about thirty minutes. As mix-
ture thickens, stir frequently to
prevent sticking. Pour hot, into
jars, leaving one-fourth inch head
space. Adjust caps. Process
pints and quarts ten minutes in
boiling water bath. Yield 4
pints Note; for spiced peach
butter, add one teaspoon ground
ginger and ground nutmeg with
sugar to peach pulp
Recent Appointments
Are Announced
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Aubrey Ed-
wards of Big Lake was named
district attorney of the 83rd ju-
dicial district, to replace Wil-
liam H. Earney of Marfa who re-
signed.
H. E. Knox of New Braunfels
was named by Smith to the
board of directors of the Guada-
lupe-Bianco River Authority.
BIG THICKET NEWS
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Texas Con-
servation Foundation voted to
buy three acres of the Big Thick-
et (a portion of the Marysee Prai-
rie in Liberty County).
SECURITIES APPLICATIONS
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Twenty-nine
applications to sell more than.
$8.6 million in securities were
filed during the last week.
SHORTER CATFISH
AUSTIN. (TPA)—A state reg-
ulation requiring catfish to be at
least 11 inches long has been
scrapped except in the northeast
regulatory district.
In 1971, Sipain exported $76
million worth of books.
About 25,000 Americans com-
mit suicide yearly.
St. David’s Cathedral in Wales
dates from the 12th century.
GENERAL OPTOMETRY
MEXIA, TEXAS
CONTACT LENSES
WALKER FUNERAL HOME
Cash Burial — Hospitalization
Polio — Cancer — Life Insurance
AUSTIN. (TPA)—The Govern-
or has requested the federal pay
board to approve a pay raise for
state employees September 1.
Journal Want-Ads Gat Rasul*
FREESTONE COUNTY FAIR &
RODEO
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Aug. 17-18-19 - 8 p.m. - Fairfield, Texas
WE ACCEPT ANY BURIAL POLICY AT FACE VALUE
Wortham, Texas Phone 765-3941
★ CARNIVAL OPENS TUESDAY NIGHT ★
PARADE 5 P.M. AUGUST 17
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1. Waldorf
or Caesar
6. Prevent
31. Mia treat
32. Racing
horse
33. Male
idealisa-
tion
(2 wda.)
15. French
season
36. Excava-
tiofl
IT. Pick up
the-
38. Matter
(law)
II. Oriental
sauce
20. Badly
21. Caress
22. Puncture
23. The
O’Hara
plantation
28.-
express
28. Withered
27. Manhandle
28. "Bali-”
29. Misdeed
30. Spelling
match
33. Verb form
34. Vietnam eae
holiday
38. Crash
against
34. Type of
convent
30. Bar by
legal
means
40. Step la
41. College
offlciiils
42. Frail;
slender
DOWN
3. Less
hazardous
2. Subalde
3. Stringed
instruments
4. Olive
family tree
5. Type of
fishing
(hyph. wd.)
6. Friendship
7. Vitality
8. Joyous
feeling
S. With
aplendpr
10. High-1
pitched
34.Public Today’s Answer
disorder
21. Ahead
(prefix)
22. Indian
greet-
ing,
Holly-
wood
style
23. Fra-
grant
flower
(2 wds.)
24. Short
aria
28. Lsopard
24. Embar-
rassed
27. Break-
water
29. root-
prints ’
30. Beast '
31. Slackened
32. Corundum
37. Term of .
affection,
for short '
34. United
CARNIVAL ALL THREE NIGHTS - PET SHOW - LIVE-
STOCK SHOW - ENTERTAINMENT UNDER THE
PAVILION EACH NIGHT - KID RODEO SAT., 1 P.M.
Rodeo Events & Entry Fees
Bareback Riding $20.00
Tiedown Calf Roping 20.00
Steer Wrestling ........ 20.00
Ladies' Barrel Race . 15.00
Junior Barrel Race $ 5.00
Bull Riding ............ 20.00
* Ribbon Roping 15.00
("Freestone County Residents Only
Slock Producer: J. Bradford Ivy
Books Will Be Open at Fairfield, Texas, Thursday,
August 17 from 8 A.M. Until 12 Noon
Call (214) 389-2128 or 389-3596
CLOWN - DR. RALPH JORDAN
ANNOUNCER - CHARLES DICKERSON
of Jacksonville, Texas
One Go-Round in Each Event Except Junior Barrel Racing
EVENTS ARE LIMITED
Admission: Adults $1.50- Children Under 12 Yrs. 75c
JUNIOR RODEO - THURSDAY, AUG. 17 - 8 P.M.
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Hawkins, Jack R. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1972, newspaper, August 17, 1972; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106852/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.