The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1977 Page: 15 of 32

                                
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CANADIAN. HEMPHILL CO.. TEXAS
THURSDAY 21 APRIL 1977
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ie In later years wiea|
California.
;ry of Ode—a. and the
s Fern Sawyer of
s. New Mexico.
Jna V ok ley, the tiny
nds) attractive and
youngster from Cana-
could ride cowponies
the skill "f veteran
ers and with more
i most of them, was
famous of them all.
raduating trom hifh
it Canadian, she
Texas Christian
r in Fort Worth and
he city "where the
gan" her favorite
imed roping horse
and her trick horse
; popular during the
i roping exhibitionist
also called on f°r
ppearances by clubs
ities.
married in 1941 and.
rid War II ended.
California where she
lusband, Jim
naged real estate
■nts. She became the
a son and daughter.
Lied to keep active in
world bv showing
>rses on 'he ^est
h a great deal °
Jing a stallion named
H.
Sydna Yokley on "flnnrnnnn** at the btyinniJij oi hot curMf—lfl a photo taado in
the 1930s when the Canadian high tchool gtudent was becoming the Queen of many
rodeos. With her are her parents, Jess and Mae Yokley of the Laxy L Ranch.
Her career, and her life,
ended tragically in 1959 at
low. Arizona, when she
*as trampled by her own horse
inside the horse trailer in which
was transporting him for
°ne more appearance in the
ndtng arena.
Her parents, Jess and Mae
]r0Mf continued to live in
7dlafn U"W their deaths
n0 a few years ago.
A*, of . Sydna Yokley
rWaiJHarf 'lfe stor.v were
husbanH °T Record by her
t "• w°<x*"<'
z 'LNo;*
NaUon.1 cow;"
Her.Uge in u '"d wMlern
recently Heref°rd* Texas'
SUms il UP;
yana YoMey Woodyard was
probably the most publicized
cowgirl of all time," he writes.
"She was a rancher's daughter
college student, rodeo per-
former and general good will
ambassador for Texas and,
without actually knowing it, the
forerunner of all Cowgirls to
follow everywhere."
Mrs. Myrtle Porter, recently
of Kerrville, is visiting here in
the home of her daughter and
family, the Marvin Muhls.
Keep on reading. Kirk!
Use the classified ads in The
Record to buy, sell or trade. It's
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The Record... just telephone
323-6461 or 323-5321.
Children's Theater to
stage final show here
The final presentation of the
season by the National
Children's Theatre Association
under the sponsorship of Xi
Rho Eta Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi will be given next
Wednesday, April 27, in the
middle school auditorium.
The presentation will be the
famous fairy tale "Aladdin," a
colorful and charming story
dramatized by Marian DePew
Ostrander. The staging will
depict the Oriental charm and
color of long ago China.
Audiences will delight in the
beautiful dances, colorful au-
thentic Chinese costumes and
scenery and the Geni popping
up amid clouds of smoke.
Performances in Canadian
will be at 9 o'clock in the
morning and 1 o'clock in the
afternoon. Season ticket hold-
ers in Canadian and neighbor-
ing communities will comprise
the audience.
Energy price threat
to plains irrigation
Eight 4-Hers
in judging
contests
Eight Hemphill County
4 Hers participated in District
Judging Contests at West
Texas State University in
Canyon on Saturday, April 16.
Livestock judging team
members were Dennis Godden,
Randy Nix, Dean Thompson
and David Massey.
Horse Judging participants
were Justin Swires, Bronc Otis.
Danny Johnson and Steven
Byard.
After the contest, the
youngsters visited the museum
on campus and some traveled to
Palo Duro Canyon with the
County Agents.
Approximately six million
acres of irrigated crop land in
the Texas High Plains could be
left high and dry because of
ri^in[trices of energy used in
powering irrigation pumps.
I )r. Kenneth P. Young, of the
Agricultural Economics faculty
at Texas Tech University, said
he conducted research to
determine impact of rising
energy prices on agricultural
production in the High Plains.
The study included effect of
higher energy prices on
competition with other agncul
tura! areas for production of
major crops, cropping patterns,
decline in irrigated acreage,
farm income and land values.
Higher energy prices couid
ha', e national impact, creating a
new ;ocus "n the High Plains'
importance .t- an area o]
production but. at the same
time, eventuaiiy result in a
possible decline in the numbers
of people engaged in farming in
thi- area._
The research strongly indi-
cate- that higher energy prices
are causing a shift to smaller
irrigation applications per acre
of crop iand and some
movement from irrigated crops
to dryland.
Smaller irrigation applica-
tions and dryland farming
reduce crop yield per acre. This
could have a two-fold effect: a
reduction in supply of certain
commodities, especially crops
requiring intensive irrigation,
and a lessening of farm income.
'*The High Plains will be at
sonte economic disadvantage
with other production areas
which require less irrigation.
Farmers on the High Plains will
be producing less at higher
production costs due to
increased costs of irrigation,"
Young..said.
"There may even be a shift in
cotton production. The High
Plains has had a production cost
advantage over southeastern
areas because of lack of insect
problems. However, rising
natural gas prices may change
this."
Lower farm income implies
lower land values. Higher
natural gas prices may
discourage farmers from pay-
ing higher prices demanded for
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irrigated land, again decreasing
land value.
"An additional problem,"
Young said, "is that some
utility firms apparently are not
accepting new customers. (Jne
report attributes this to the
fact that pipelines are already-
operating at capacity, and the
utility firms may lack incentive
to invest in more pipelines
because of the uncertainty of
continued High Plains irriga
lion."
As a result, some farmers
have to turn ro electricity or
(iiesei fuel, hut on the High
Plain- e^-ctricity il derived
:rom generation Dowerwi by
natural ga-. H:gh -r natural gat
price- 'hu- atiect -he  ..!>r>.v of
electricity. -.-.Ti.e die-ej prices
are ai-o rising. he -.-.m.
CAN ADIAN SC HOOL
LI NTH ROOM MEN I S
Week of April 25-29
Monday. Lettuce and tomato
salad, beef tacos and cheese,
corn. milk, and pudding.
Tuesday. Sliced cheese, fish
and tartar sauce, macaroni and
tomatoes, cornbread with
butter, milk, and cobbler.
Wednesday. Fruit salad, turkey
and dressing with giblet gravy,
candied sweet potatoes. Eng-
lish peas, hot rolls with butter,
milk, and chilled cranberries.
Thursday. Carrot sticks, gou-
lash, mixed vegetables, corn-
bread with butter, milk, and
oatmeal cookies.
Friday. Pickles and cheese,
sloppy Joes on bun. French
fries, baked beans, milk, and
peanut butter brownies.
SNACK BAR MENU
Pickles. Onions, Cheese
Hamburger on bun
French fries
Spinach
Milk
Chilled fruit