De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1985 Page: 1 of 12
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VOLUME 09, NUMBER 41
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TOWN TALK
National Agriculture Week is
March 15-21.
Naturally, with agriculture having
played such an important role in our
area, it might be good to consider
what the future will be in this
profession.
We are all dependent upon
agriculture in this area, either
directly or indirectly, and we are all
experiencing some of the trauma in
regard to the crops that we’ve had
the last two to three years.
It is often said that the goods,
crops, and livestock, etc., sold by
farmers and ranchers are too cheap
and what they have to buy is too
high, which is probably true.
But for most business places
handling items that are needed to
supply rural areas, probably their
markup is not nearly so great as the
customer might think.
Basically, we are all in this thing
together - merchant, farmer,
rancher, etc., alike - and could all
enjoy some type of surge in the
economy.
For those who have been so
instrumental in agriculture in years
past, you’re to be commended for a
job well done, and certainly for those
involved in agriculture now, we look
forward to the many achievements
to be made by you in the future.
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Once again, De Leon people are
ready to help. There has been a fund
sot up at the bank for a friend and
neighbor in need of financial
assistance
Janie Garcia has recently been the
recipient of a new kidney, and from
all reports is recovering nicely.
Baldemar, better known as
Hogan, is Janie’s husband, and
they reside at 707 West Lowe with
their son, George, who is in the sixth
grade.
For those who know this very
delightful couple and their son, you
will surely want to donate to this
fund as soon as possible
This is just another way of saying
we do care for our fellow man and
would like to help in some way.
Two De Leon businesses have new
owners. LaJoyce Johnson is the
new owner of the variety store, to be
called De Leon Variety, and Helen
Grimshaw has purchased Price’s
Flowers from Shirley Sides.
COUNTY'S THIRD QUARTER
GROSS SALES SURPASS 1983
The State Comptroller’s office
reports gross sties for the third
quarter of 1984 in Comanche County
as $34,200,488 for the 324 reporting
outlets. This figure represents a 20.5
percent increase over the same
period of 1983 when sales were
928,303,344:
THURSDAY, MARCH 14,1985
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NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK,
MARCH 15-22
THE LOCAL CATHOLIC PARISH COUNCIL..........participated in the
groundbreaking ceremonies Sunday for the new 5200 sq. ft. Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church and Catholic Community Center Construction is to
begin immediately and is to be completed in 0 to 8 months This is the first
permanent facility for the 18-year-old local parish and grants from the
diocese plus additional funds provide $110,000 for the construction. Left to
right are: Vince Daddio - constructor, Father McNamara, Bishop Joseph P.
Delaney of Fort Worth, and members of the parish council: Mr Hoff, Joe
Garda, Johnny Reyna, Manuel Reyna, and Betty Escamilla
To commemorate National
Agriculture Week, March 15-22, the
Texas Department of Agriculture
will host a variety of events in
Austin, Dallas, Uvalde, and the 12
district offices.
To begin the celebration, TDA will
sponsor a two-day Southwest Texas
Area Farmer and Rancher
Conference in Uvalde March 15 and
16 at Southwest Texas Junior
College.
The conference will explore the
unique problems and issues facing
farmers and ranchers in the 15
counties that comprise the
southwestern region of the state.
A reception hosted by the Texas
Farmers Union will begin the
proceedings Friday evening, the
15th. The full conference begins
Saturday morning with discussions
of new credit programs, the role of
farm cooperatives and TDA
programs aimed at improving the
profitability of agriculture.
Other workshop topics include
water policy; fresh produce and
livestock marketing; the 1985 Farm
Bill; farm chemicals; and business
opportunities in agriculture.
TDA Direct Marketing
Coordinator John Vlcek will lead a
workshop on farmers markets and
Extension Vegetable Specialist Dr.
Jerry Parsons will speak on direct
marketing. Because Uvalde plans to
open a farmers market in 1985, this
will also serve as an organizational
meeting for the Uvalde Farmers
Market.
Other conference participants
include representatives of the
Mohair Council of America, the
Texas Wool and Mohair Warehouse
Association and the Extension Office
specialist for sheep and goats.
To celebrate National Agriculture
Day on March 20, state legislators
will be treated to a Taste of Texas
(TOT) in the Senate Great Room
beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Now in its second year, TOT
continues to add new names to its
roster of state-grown and processed
products that it actively promotes in
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FUND ESTABLISHED FOR
JANIE GARCIA
A fund has been established at the
Farmers and Merchants Bank for
Janie Garcia, who recently
underwent a kidney transplant at
Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Mrs. Garcia, whose husband
Hogan wprks at D & S Farm Center
PEANUT AND ALTERNATE CROP PRODUCTION COURSE
TO BE HELD IN DE LEON ON MARCH 21
Cucumbers, squash, potatoes,
peppers, grapes, peaches, hay, and
alfalfa - they all grow in our home
gardens and small fruit orchards -
why not grow them on a commercial
basis? These questions will be
answered at the “Peanut and-
Alternate Crop Production’’
Shortcourse to be held at the De
Leon City Hall on Thursday, March
21, from 8:30 a.m. to3:00p.m.
The Comanche, Brown, and
Eastland County Field Crops
Committees have planned this
educational effort to promote some
new ideas for crops that may have a
potential in this area of Texas,
according to County Agent Galen D.
Chandler. The Comanche County
committee is composed of Mike
Huddleston, chairman, Terry Scott,
Rodney Schoen, James Mercer,
Ronnie Stephens, and Jim Farley.
This committee is a sub-committee
of the overall Program Building
Committee which plans, conducts,
and evaluates Extension Service
educational programs in Comanche
County.
Producers are encouraged to
bring their spouses to the program.
The four home economists who
serve Comanche, Brown, and
Eastland counties will have a
WESLEYAN SINGERS IN CONCERT
HERE MONDAY
The Wesleyan Singers from Texas
Wesleyan College will be in concert
at the First United Methodist
Church on Monday, March 18, at
7:30 in the evening.
The Wesleyan Singers is a select
42 voice choir chosen by audition
from the entire sti dent body at
Texas Wesleyan College. This
organization appears frequently
before civic groups, public schools,
and io Methodist churches
throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth
metroplex. In the fall of 1982 the
Singers were featured for six weeks
on the Protestant Hour, a nationally
broadcast radio program. Each
year the Wesleyan Singers make an
extensive tour, last year singing
throughout West Texas and Eastern
New Mexico. This year’s tour
includes De Leon, Houston, Corpus
Christi, McAllen, and San Antonio.
The department of music at
Wesleyan places heavy emphasis on
choral music of both the past and the
present. Besides the Wesleyan
Singers the other choral groups
include the Oratorio Chorus, the
Wesleyan Jazz Singers, and the
Men’s Chorus. Excellent music
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FARM PROGRAM DEADLINE
EXTENDED
The 1985 Price Support Program
for wheat, feed grains, and cotton
signup period has been extended
through April 1, 1985. This date also
applies to changing or withdrawing
contracts from the program to avoid
liquidated damages.
Advance deficiency payments are
available for wheat, barley, grain
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Conservarion Banquet To Be Held
The Upper Leon Soil and Water
Conservation District will holds its
annual Awards Banquet on Monday
night, March 18, at PAR Country
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Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m.,
after which a slide presentation will
be given, showing accomplishments
of each conservation winner.
The annual banquet is sponsored
by the Upper Leon Soil and Water
Conservation District and the ton
banks located within the District.
Tickets are available to the public.
For information, contact the local
Soil Conservation Service office in
Comanche at 9154884188.
February Fire Report
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By Deral Brown
The De Leon Volunteer Fhre
Department responded to' an
number of home
onth of February.-.
Oat of a total of eight
alarms during the month, sis of
those were house fires, two of which
were out of the city. Generally, too
pretty luck, in that in all but one
incident, the damage would be
i month were both smoke
one of which was at the 1>
a motor in an
air conditioner/heater unit short-
circuited and caused enough smoke
to activate the smoke detectors.
The De Leon Volunteer Fire
Department would like to urge
everyone to invest in one or mare
tor your home,
provide e very
are proven life i
De Leon.
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pent a total
the eight
and for (’hupp Tire Store, mt
make trips to Dallas and Abilene
regularly
Persons wishing to make a
donation to this fund may do so at
the bank.
Spring ffing Is March 30
The article submitted for last
week’s edition contained the wrong
date for the annual Spring Fling
salad luncheon and style show This
year’s event will be on Saturday.
March 30, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
at the City Hall. The women’s clubs
of De Leon are sponsoring the Spring
Fling.
The show will spotlight today’s
fashion trends, plus include a
delicious salad luncheon. Proceeds
will go to the De Leon Fire
Department building fund
Come to the City Hall for good
food, spring fashion, door prizes,
and a Many Splendored Spring
Fling on Saturday. March 30
promotional booth at the
shortcourse. They will have a
display and samples of fruit and
vegetable pieces in a low-cal dip and
chocolate fondue. Also, view and
sample homemade peanut butter.
Recipes and nutritional information
booklets will be available.
The topics to be discussed are as
follows: Hay & Alfalfa; Diseases of
Vegetables and Peanuts; Insects on
Vegetables; Vegetable Production
Guidelines; Vegetable Marketing;
Current Peanut Situation from Ross
Wilson; and fruit production
guidelines.
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Ballots Complete For
April 6th Elections
4arcn 8. was the last Robinett Tnhv Mah
Wednesday, March 8, was the last
day to file tor a place on the ballot
tortile uprtlfflng elections set for
April8.
For the school board, the terms of
Phil Barnes and Polly Caraway are
expiring. Filing for the three-year
terms were Polly Caraway, Phil
Barnes, and I-a fry Simpson.
Three hospital board members
are to be named to fill the expiring
terms of Roger Pounds, Larry
Womack, and Sam Robinett Filings
for the board were as follows: Sam
Larry
Robinett, Toby Mahan,
Womack, and Deryl Johnson.
The election in April will fill three
vacancies on the city council. Those
filing were as follows: Place 3:
Glenn Bruton for re-election, I/>well
Pittman, and Doyle Smith: Place 4:
Tom Clayton for re-election, Dewey
Fields, and Kenneth Russell: and
Place 5: Ray Eaton for re-election,
Levy Wayne Alexander, and C. L.
Mohon David Lindsey had
previously filed for Place 5 but
withdrew his name.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION UPHOLDS
"NO PASS, NO PUT" RULING
sorghum, com, and cotton. Advance
diversion payments are available
for wheat and cotton. Wheat and
cotton diversion payments can be
paid even if no wheat or cotton is
planted for harvest.
For additional information
contact the Comanche County ASCS
office by April 1.
Saturday the Texas State Board of
Education adopted the “no pass, no
play’’ rule which excludes students
from extracurricular activities for
six weeks after receiving a failing
grade on a report card. This rule has
preoccupied the board since it was
appointed last October. Despite
pressure from angry parents and
others, the board approved the
measure 1D4.
Other action included limiting the
number of practice hours students
devote to extracurricular activities
to eight per week per activity
beginning Sept. 1. Also, a student
may participirte in only one school
night game or performance per
week. The previous ruling allowed
for students to have 20 hours per
week for all activities.
The board told the legislature
that if it eliminates state funding for
all-day kindergarten that it should
use most of the $125 million saved to
further narrow the gap between rich
and poor school districts.
Legislators hoped to use the money
to help balance the state budget
without new taxes. The Board of
Education, however, said that the
money should be put back into
education.
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Wilkerson, Gayle E. De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1985, newspaper, March 14, 1985; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1148716/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.