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T
Angora Goat
Capital
Of The World
The Texas Mohair Weekly
Home
Of The
Devil’s Sink Hole
Volume Thirty-Three
Rocksprings, Texas, Friday, December 28, 1951
Number Fifty
An American Creed
I believe in the unlimited Power of God and I believe
that we, as members of the human race, have full access to
that Power.
I believe in the destiny of America as the Hope of Free-
dom for all Mankind.
I believe in the Sanctity of the Individual.
I believe that my own courage is no less than that of
the Founding Fathers of this Republic who, is signing the
Declaration of Independence, pledged their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honor.
I believe that it is my duty, as an American, to work, to
fight and to pray for the preservation of American ideals
of Freedom to the end that those privileges I enjoy because
of the efforts of those who have gone before me, may be
passed on, unblemished, to those who come after me.
I believe that it is my duty, as an American, to see to it
that American Youth be well informed on American His-
tory in all its phases dating back to the settling of America
by the early colonists, and I believe that it is my duty to
see to it that American youth be given—in home and
school—an abiding appreciation of those moral and spiri-
tual values which have made America great.
I believe it to be my duty, as an American, to see to it
that those who are elected or appointed to positions of
public trust and responsibility, conduct themselves in all
their dealings in a moral, spiritual and ethical manner.
Should I be asked to serve in such a capacity, I pledge my-
self in advance to conduct myself likewise.
I pledge myself, as an American, to raise my voice in
support of these beliefs in all my individual and group as-
sociations, and to work with and co-operate with other
Americans of like belief regardless of race, color or relig-
ious affiliation.
$3,285 Collected By
Edwards County
Scales Company
$3285 have been turned into the
treasury of the Edwards County
Scales Company against a total of
$4060 pledges. Stock will be issued
to the subscribers contributing this
money as soon as the charter is re-
ceived. Pledgees who have not sent
in their checks are asked to please
send them to Forrest Weldon, treas-
urer or the checks may be left for Mr.
Weldon at the Weekly Office.
At least $3500 more is needed before
the scales can be installed. A good
deal of excavation and construction
work will be necessary to install the
scales. The directors of the scales
company would like to obtain the rest
of this money as soon as possible to
get started on this phase of the in-
stallation before any more bad weather
sets in.
The members of the scales com-
pany are optimistic about the progress
made thus far, and feel that they will
receive full cooperation from the ran-
chers toward its completion.
Rocksprings School.
To Open Jan. 2
It’s really not fair to school
children to mention such things, but
the Rocksprings School will reopen
after the holidays on Wednesday, Janu-
ary 2nd. The school is being closed for
eleven days for the holidays. So far
pretty weather has prevailed, giving
the boys and girls a chance to enjoy
their Christmas presents and holidays.
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WOMAN’S CLUB HOLDS
DECEMBER MEETING
The Rocksprings Woman's Club
met at the Club House Wednesday
December 19 with Mesdames Dud Ed-
wards. Loyd Whitley and J. D. Varga
as hostesses. •
Humble Company
To Broadcast
Cotton Bowl Game
Humble Oil & Refining Company
will climax its season of football
broadcasts with a play-by-play ac-
count of the New Year's Day Cotton
Bowl game between TCU and Ken-
tucky. TCU, winner of the Southwest
Conference, will be host to Kentucky,
who makes its first appearance in the
Cotton Bowl for a post-season game.
Ace announcer Kern Tips will de-
scribe the action of the game direct
from Dallas, and Alec Chesser will be
on hand to bring to radio listeners
the half-time activities and “color” of
the game. The broadcast will begin
at 12:46 p. m. Tuesday, the following
stations will carry the Humble Com-
pany’s account of the game: WFAA-
WB A P-820, Dallas-Ft Worth: WOAI,
San Antonio: KJRC, Houston; KRIS,
Corpus Christi; KRGV, Weslaco;
KGNC, Amarillo; KCMC, Texarkana;
KTRE, Lufkin; KEJT, Lamesa;
KFDM, Beaumont; KRBC, Abilene;
KGKL, San Angelo; KBWD, Browns-
wood; KBST, Big Spring; KCRS,
Midland; KCBD, Lubbock: KRIG,
Odessa; KALT. Atlanta; KOSF, Na-
cogdoches; KEDT, Center.
The club room was attractively de-
! corated in the Christmas theme cm-
I phasizing religion. After a regular
I business meeting Mrs. Jack Balentine
led the social hour with the follow-
ing program arranged in keeping
of Youth Conservation, which was
prepared by Mrs. Cecil Allen and Mrs.
Jake Obenhaus with Girl Scout Troop
2, Patrol 1: Scripture reading, Luke
2, Less Wardlaw; Chorus, “Silent
Night,'” and “Joy to the World,”
Scouts; Song, “Christmas," Ann Al-
len; Piano number, Jo Nell Hunt;
Song. "White Christmas,” Wilma Ste-
vens accompanied by Benalyn Cloudt;
Playlet, "Helping Santa Claus” with
the following Scouts participating:
Elizabeth Ann Hough, Mary Eliza-
beth Miller, Neddie Clark, Betty
Lois Feynn, Leota Franks, Linda
McCoy, Virginia Miears. Kay Mous-
er and Barbara Stohler. Those pre-
sent thoroughly enjoyed the program.
Club members are grateful for the
new drapes in the club house, which
were a gift from the club mother,
Mrs. H. S. Davis.
The hostesses served refreshments
of open face sandwi'ches, cake, coffee,
mints and nuts. The Christmas theme
was further emphasized by Christmas
napkins. Those enjoying this meeting
were Mesdames A. A. Storey, H. R.
Bean, Gus Young, C. G. Franks. Jack
Balentine, Alton Miller. Cecil Allen,
Jake Obenhaus. Roy Baker, C. C.
Glynn, James Wittenburg, O. L. Mc-
Nealy. Sr., Hobson Cloudt, Hulctte
Franks, Word Sherrill, Mack Sherrill,
the Scouts and hostesses.
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»ERRY SCOGGIN GIVEN
WELCOME PARTY
h\ A
§yO BLC1N again. To start all over with the freshening
spirit of new resolve. This is an urge that rests deep
in us and extends upward and outward to have a
voice even in the destinies of nations . . .
“When in the course of human events, it becomes neces-
sary... The Declaration of Independence was a beginning and
a birth of political liberty.
**We, the people of the United States, in order to form a
more perfect union... i he Constitution was a beginning and
an establishment of orderly democratic government.
“That th- nation, under God, shall have a new birth of
freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for
the people, shall not perish from the earth.,,*' Abraham Lincoln's
simple words at Gettysburg were, above many things, a begin-
ning and a new devotion to the real nobility of man*3 brotherhood.
Let us remember these beginnings of ours. None of them
coincided chronologically with a New Year, but apart from the
date, each was of itself a new year, a new age, a new point in
human progress.
Remembering this, let U3 approach the New Year with humil-
ity and let us seek in it the deep and biding roots of peace, for
ourselves, for our community, and for all people. Forever.
2 Barksdale Men
In Naval Training
Undergoing recruit training at the
U. S. Naval Training Center, San
Diego, California, are two Barksdale,
Texas, seamen recruits, USN, Rex
H. Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Long, and Joe L. Whittley, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Whittley of Box
I.
This initial training includes in-
struction in such fields as seamanship,
fire-fighting, gunnery, signaling, and
other courses designed to make the
recruit well-versed jn every phase of
Nafvy life. 4
Upon completion of their 11-week
training period at the training center,
graduates are assigned to duty stations
with the Fleet or at Navy shore sta-
tions, or are sent to service schools
for advanced technical training.
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Trade at Home—Build Rocksprings
Jerry Scoggin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Scoggin, was given a sur-
prise welcome party Sunday after-
noon at his home when his friends
"athcred to wish him a very Merry
Christmas and welcome him back
home for the holidays.
Jerry’s home was decorated in holi-
day trimmings and each guest brought
him a present to place under his
Christmas tree. Hot chocolate and
cake were served to all by the host-
esses, Mrs. Cecil Allen. Mrs. Albert
Becker and Mrs. John Faulkner.
Those present were Jerrv Scoggin,
Garylee Owens, Arlene Osburn, Sue
Storey, Barbara Becker, Kay Allen,
Roy Jean Pope, John Jerry Hutt,
Gary Lee Osburn, Mike Tatum, Char-
les Henderson. Bruzz Smart, John
Reveley Faulkner, Jimmy Hutt, Nev-
ille Gordon Smart, Charles Albert
Becker and Martin Ross Faulkner.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Cowsert and
children, David, Suzanne and Judith
Wayne, of Bryan spent the holidays in
Rocksprings with Mr. Cowsert’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cowsert,
and Mrs. Cowsert's sister, Mrs. Jack
Harris and family.
Jimmy Nunley Wins
Trip To Mexico
Jimmy Nunley of the Butane Com-
pany was notified by Joe Thiele, Inc.
of San Antonio that he was one of
six winners in the Payne Aircraft con-
test, and that he and his wife would
be guests of the company for a five
day trip to Mexico City. The winners
were determined by a point
system based on the number of in-
stallations made of the Payne heat-
ing systems in proportion to the
district population.
The six Texas couples will meet in
San Antonio oil January 9 and leave
by American Airlines plane for Mexi-
co City for a five day vacation.
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DIVIDE COMMUNITY CLUB
HOLDS BUSINESS MEETING
33-Point Buck
Killed On The
Greenwood Ranch
The Divide Community Club held |
its annual business meeting on Friday]
night, December 14th, at seven o’-
clock at the club bouse. The follow-
ing new officers were electced: Pre-
sident, Felix Klein; Vice president,
Raymond Dietert; Secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Ernest Leinweber; and Direc-
tors Miss Ruth Morriss and Roy
Leinweber. The retiring officers are
Rankin Linn, president; Felix Klein,
vice president; Mrs. Sproul Morriss.
secretary-treasurer; and Directors,
Mrs. Talbot Garven and Ernest
Morriss.
It was voted to enlarge the club
building ten feet, and contributions
to the fund for this project were re-
ceived. Plans have been made to have
the addition completed by December
28th, when the club will hold a Christ-
mas dance.
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BLACKWOOD BRIDGE CLUB
HAS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
Frank O’Toole of Houston killed
a 33-point buck while hunting Mon-
day morning, December 16 at the
Greenwood Valley Ranch, which is
located thirty miles from Rocksprings
on Highway 41 toward Kerrville. This
is the most points counted on a sin-
gle deer 'head in many years, old
timers reported. The deer weighed only
ninety pounds. O’Toole who is sup-
erintendent of the Farusworth-Cham-
| hers Construction Company at Hous-
ton left by plane Tuesday, taking his
| deer with him to have the head
! mounted.
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! SISTER OF MRS WITTENBURG
BURIED WEDNESDAY
Lions Club Delivers
Christmas Toys
The Rocksprings Lions Club distri-
buted toys and bags of candy, fruit
and nuts to thirty children in Rock-
springs on Christmas Day. The food
and toys were donated by local peo-
ple to be given to needy families.
LT. CHARLES WELDON
RECALLED TO ACTIVE
DUTY IN NAVY
Tooter Shanklin
Enters Hereford
Steer In Houston
Fat Stock Show
Tooter Shanklin. member of the
Future Farmers of America of Rock-
springs. ha- entered a Hereford steer
in the hoys’ fat steer division of the
1952 Houston Fat Stock Show.
About 700 fat steers are expected to
compete for $6702 in prize money,
said John Kuykendall, livestock mana-
ger.
Unlike former years, all of the steers
entered in the show will not he sold
at public auction. Only those animals
winning prizes, about four hundred of
them, will parade across the block.
The Houston Fat Stock Show op-
ens January 30 and runs through Feb-
ruary 3. with the breeding cattle
moving in 011 that date, to remain un-
til the end of the exposition. Capa-
city entries are expected in every
division.
After weeks of negotiations. Pre-
sident Ralph A. Johnston signed Roy
Rogers, King of the Cowboys, to
headline the stock show rodeo. With
the popular western cowboy were sign-
ed Dale Evans. Queen of the West;
Comedian Pat Brady; and the Whip-
poorwill-,. an instrumental and vocal
group that accompany Rogers. Trig-
ger, Rogers’ beautiful palomino horse,
will be on hand of course.
The Houston Fat Stock Rodeo is the
only rodeo in which Roy Rogers or
Dale Evans will perform this year.
Everett Colburn of Dublin. Texas,
producer of the Madison Square Gar-
den rodeo, will again produce the
Houston show.
The world’s largest “calf scramble”
will feature each rodeo performance.
Four hundred 4-H and F.F A. hoys
will compete for the two hundred beef
and dairy calves awarded winners of
the contest.
There will he 12 night performan-
ces of the rodeo, four regular mat-
inees on Saturday and Sundays and
two special Saturday morning show-
for children.
The advance ticket sale for the
Houston Eat Stock Show Rodeo ha.-,
proceeded at a record pace this year,
said Herman Engel, show manager.
Tickets for reserved seats are pric-
ed $3.()0. $3.00 and $2.40, and can he
obtained by writing the Houston Fat
Stock Show, Box 2371. Houston, Tex-
Do You Know
What’s Going On
In Edwards County?
RANCH VALUATIONS INCREASE
52% IN FIVE YEARS
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wittenburg and
James Wittenburg attended the fun-
eral services of Mrs. Wittenlnirg's
sister, Mrs. J. F. Nevins, in Abilene
Wednesday.
Lt. (j.g.) Charles S. Weldon, yung-
est son of Forrest Weldon, reported
to the U. S. Navy in Washington. D.
C. for active duty this week. Lt. Wel-
don served a short time in the Navy
during World War 11, and has been
on the reserve list since that time. He
will remain in Washington for thirty
days before being assigned to a ship.
Mrs. Weldon and baby son, Clark,
will make their home in Louisiana,
while her husband is away. The Wel-
dons have been living in Abilene,
where he was a geologist for the
Standard Oil Company.
SOIL CONSERVATION
DISTRICT NEWS ITEMS
CARSON GILMER HOME
FOR HOLIDAYS
The Blackwood Bridge Club held
their Christmas luncheon Thursday,
December 20 at the home of Mrs.
Dan McKnight. The living room was
attractively decorated with Christmas
arrangements. A cluster of large red
bells was on the door. A large de-
corated Christmas tree was in one cor-
ner of the room.
The table was laid with a white
cloth and had a Santa Claus and
sleigh arrangement for a centerpiece.
Red candles in silver candlebra were
on each side of the centerpiece. The
twelve guests were seated at the table,
and the following menu was served:
baked ham. asparagus, French hom-
iny, fruit salad, hot rolls, pickles, oli-
ves. and coffee.
After a series of games of bridge,
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Jack
Whitworth Jr. for high score; Mrs.
J. D. Varga, low; Mrs. Brooks Sweet-
en, cut; and Mrs. Morgan Davis won
the Bingo prize.
Gifts were exchanged after the brid-
ge games. Mrs. Payne Rudasill is the
retiring president of the club. Those
present for this occasion were: Mes-
dames: C. V. Whitworth, Neville
Smart, Watt Turner, Dan McKnight,
J. D. Varga, lack Whitworth, Jr.,
Jess Hankins. Jack Balentine. Hob-
son Cloudt, Brooks Sweeten, Morgan
Davis, and Payne Rudasill.
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D. L. Singleton and daughters,
Miss Winnie Jane, Miss Mary Lou,
and Mrs. Marton Crass and hus-
band of Marble Falls sent Christmas
Day in Rocksprings with their son
and brother, Hugh Singleton and fam-
ily and his sister, Miss Ruby Singleton.
Also visiting with the Singletons
this week is Mrs. Singleton’s mother,
Mrs. C. A. Wilson o7 Kenedy.
The Upper Llanos Soil Conserva-
tion District Board of Supervisors ap-
proved cooperative agreements with
Earl 1). Tracy, Ollie Martin, Murray
Jarvis, Carlos B. Parker, Jess L.
Parker. Ray A. Nelson. J. B. Stew-
art, and Luther Simon at their Dec-
ember meeting.
These new cooperators have plan-
ned a number of different conserva-
tion practices on their ranches such
as deferred grazing, grass seeding,
terraces, diversions, waterways, and
cover crops.
The District Supervisors have plan-
tahlished rental charges on the use
of District equipment as follows:
Combination grass, grain and ferti-
lizer drill 50 cents an acre plus $1.00
per day.
Weed Sprayer, S5.00 per day.
Seed harvester, 5% of seed plus $1.00
per day.
Whirlwind terraces. $5.00 per day.
T. F. Hoffman. Walter W. Park-
er, and Roy Robbins worked out
conservation plans on their ranches
with SCS technicians last week.
ROCKSPRINGS LOCKER PLANT
TO CLOSE MONDAY & TUESDAY
The Rocksprings Locker Plant will
he closed for the holidays. Monday
and Tuesday, December 31st and
January 1st. Customers needing arti-
cles out of their locker boxes are ask-
ed to please come to the locker plant
before closing time Saturday after-
noon.
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DIVIDE SEWING CLUB
HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY
| Carson Gilmer, son of Mr. and
! and Mrs. Claud Gilmer, has received
: a ten-day leave from duty at Camp
! Chaffee. Fort Smith, Ark, where he
has been stationed since September.
He is spending the holidays with his
parents and sister, Mrs. Jackson Babb.
Gilmer has been notified that he
will report for officer candidate
training at Fort Monmouth. N. J. in
January where lie will receive fur-
ther training in the Signal Corps.
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JOLLY WIVES CLUB HAS
CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Divide Sewing Club held its
annual Christmas party at the Com-
munity Club on Saturday night, Dec-
ember 15th, at six thirty.
A delicious supper was served to
the members and their families. 1 he
menu consistsed of chicken and dress-
ing, cranberry sauce, candied potatoes,
green beans, salad, pecan pie, hot rolls
and coffee. ... ,
After the suupper, the identity of
the members’ secret pals was revealed
as presents were distributed from a
large Christmas tree.
The club house was decorated in a
Christmas motif. There were seventy-
five present for this meeting.
The Jolly Wives Bridge Club held
its annual Christmas party Saturday
night. December 22 at the Watt Tur-
ner ranch home. Husbands of the
members were honored guests. The liv-
ing room was decorated with attrac-
tive Christmas arrangements and had
a large Christmas tree.
A turkey supper was served buffet
style in the ranch type dining room.
After a series of bridge games, prizes
were awarded to the following: Mrs.
Neville Smart and Roy Baker, high;
Mrs. Word Sherrill and Watt Turner,
low: and Mrs. Gardner Franks, cut.
Gifts were exchanged by those
present. The following enjoyed this
occasion: Messrs, and Mesdames W.
G. Brown, S. S. Shanklin. Ernest
Snearly. Roy Baker, Neville Smart,
Word Sherrill, Bryan Babb, Reek
Ross, J. D. Varga, and Mrs. Gardner
Franks, and Mr. and Mrs. Turner.
According to the 1950 Census of
Agriculture released this week by the
U. S. Department of Commerce the
following data has been compiled
about the farms, farm characteristic
and farm products in Edwards Coun-
ty. The term farm used on official
forms should he translated to the
term ranches for Edwards Counuty,
for as this report shows very few acre-
in Edwards County are cultivated.
Edwards County has approximately
1.328,000 acres of land area. Of this
amount, 1,080.614 is in ranches; 646,-
808 owned: 339,092 leased; and 98,414
managed by operators. The average
size ranch is 4.271.2 acres: value of
land and buildings per ranch is $104,-
244 in 1950 and in 1945 the value
per ranch was $68,472, an increase of
$35,772 or 52 percent increase. The
valuation oer acre in 1950. was $24.94;
in 1945, $14.50 per acre. Telephone-
reported in 1950. 114: in 1945, 157.
Electricity, 1950, 161; 1945. 35. Motor-
trucks on ranches in 1950. 245; 1945.
193; tractors, 1950, 66; 1945. 52. Forty
ranchers travel hard surface road to
trading center, 17 travel gravel roads,
and 176 travel dirt or unimproved. 622
family andlor hired workers are on the
ranches, $55,691 was spent for machine
labor: S339.253 for hired labor; S24I,-
827 for feed for livestock; $802,684 for
livestock and poultry purchased: $11.-
998 seeds, plants and trees purchased:
$101,896 spent for gasoline and other
petroleum fuel. Farm products sold
in 1944 was $2,523,419; in 1949, $2.-
934,020. Edwards County has 1.633
improved pecan trees of bearing age
and 19.516 pound- were harvested in
1949. In 1949. 55.197 pounds of pe-
cans were harvested from wild or
seedling pecans from 9,350 trees of
hearing age.
The rest of the bulletin deals with
farm crops and livestock, breaking the
percentages down into small numbers.
There was not much difference in the
1945 and 1950 averages in sales of
livestock and moneys derived from this
source except that in 1945 the ranches
were stocked heavier with sheep and
goats to the amount of about a tenth.
The most interesting fact in the bulle-
tin is the increase in the valuation of
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Morriss of
Toyahvale are the proud parents of
a baby girl born Sunday. December
23rd at I’ecos. The baby weighed 6
pounds and 14 ounces and is named
Melinda Ann. Both grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Morriss and Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Brown were at Pecos the
first of the week to visit the new
“grandbaby. The grandtnolhers re-
mained in Pecos for the week. Also
visiting the Tommy Morriss’ and Mel-
inda were Mrs. Morriss' brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Levermann of Uvalde.
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Draper of Pana-
ma City, Florida, spent Christmas in
Rocksprings with Mr. Draper's mo-
ther, Mrs. Sadie Draper, and sisters.
Misses Jene and Georgia.
Ozona Girl Wins
National Wool
Growers Contest
Miss Jeanne Thompson. 15, of
Ozona, Texas, contestant, won the
“Wool Princess” award of the fifth
annual national style show at the
National Wool Growers Convention
in Portland. Oregon, recently.
Runner-up for the award was Mrs.
Joy Short of Bandera. They were
among the 26 young women from 13
western wool growing states who com-
peted in the show and sewing con-
tests.
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Polo Draper visited the first of the
week in San Antonio with his sisters.
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