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THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY,, TEXAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1957
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GRAIN COMPANY
WE SOLICIT THE PATRONAGE OF
THE PRODUCERS OF THIS AREA
That's how this Agency
conducts its business.
Elected president of the Texas
Pest Control Association at the
closing session of the 1957 conven-
BUSINESS WOMEN’S CIRCLE
ENJOYS SPECIAL MEETING
The Business Women’s Circle of
the Baptist Church had a special
meeting Monday evening, Nov. 25
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MEMBER PANHANDLE PRESS ASSOCIATION
AND THE TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
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Pest Control Co. of Amarillo
A member of the state organi-
zation for 10 years, McClish has
served on the state board of di-
rectors and the Wood Destroying
Organism committee of the na-
tion association. He succeeds Oliv-
er Goldsmith of Waco as state
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BUY FROM ANAAGENT
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Hindsight . . .
Renewal of
It’s a dear bargain to buy insurance
from a man who isn’t qualified to make
a survey of all your insurance needs and
then provide you with complete cover-
age against the hazards you face.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One year subscription (in Carson and adjoining counties)... .52.00
up by the last Legislature plans
to ask local county committees to
submit ideas. Called the Hale-
Aiken Committee, the 24-member
panel is made up of legislators and
private citizens.
They’ve promised to heed the
wants of interested citizens in the
report they’re to make to the next
session. Already, there’s been a
the contest over
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Oil Leasing Held Up . . .
Excessive importing of foreign
oil was blamed for the Texas
School Land Board’s decision not
to hold an oil and gas lease sale
in February.
Board members said the market
is too depressed to make a sale
worthwhile. "There’s no use put-
ting up our school lands at a
cheap price to let the oil compan-
ies profit still more because of
their excess imports,” said Gov-
ernor Daniel.
At least one large oil company
has informed the state it may pay
rentals on present leases of sub-
merged land under protest pend-
ing outcome of a federal suit con-
testing state ownership of a por-
tion of the tidelands.
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A Chance To Speak . . .
Citizens in every county will be
given a chance to say what kind
of schooling is needed to equip
AUSTIN—Both special sessions
of the Legislature passed all the
bills for which Gov. Price Daniel
called them. Mostly, by wide mar-
gins.
Even so, final days found ev-
eryone at sixes and sevens. House
members and Senators wrangled
among themselves. Each house
sniped at the other. And numer-
ous lawmakers found ways to
show they were put out with the
governor.
Both houses gave lop-sided ap-
proval to the two bills requested
by the governor to bolster local
control of schools. One allows
closing of schools threatened with
the examiner’s finding of irregu-
larities in the company.
Sen. Grady Hazlewood stressed
the committee’s findings in a
speech explaining why the Senate
had turned down the Insurance
Board’s appointment of William
A. Harrison as commissioner. He
said the Senate felt Harrison had
been remiss in not taking imme-
diate action against the company.
Senate finance committee turn-
ed critical questions on the three
board members for having ques-
tioned the Senate’s right to pass
on Harrison’s appointment. Board
appeared to ask a bill authorizing
the department to reduce the
number of examiners and raise
salaries.
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Mother-in-law: Another mouth
Land Buy Okayed . . .
Legislature moved forward an-
other step the plan for a consoli-
dated state government center in
the heart of Austin.
Both houses passed a bill au-
thorizing purchase of two blocks
northeast of the Capitol for a
Texas Employment Commission
Building.
Overall plan is to ring the Capi-
tol on three sides with five new
buildings. Included will be the
State Courts Building, state of-
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tion in Dallas Saturday was Louis and Mrs. Carrie Foster was host-
E. McClish, owner of the State ess to the group. A delicious six
o’clock dinner was served, follow-
large response.
Suggestions range from a
"crash” program in science to ct-
tidelands ownership brought criti-
cism of Governor Daniel’s role in
the federal tidelands law. Texas youngsters to live in
Sen. Dorsey B. Hardeman of(space age.
San Angelo said he felt Daniel! A —1—’ ' -
should have seen to it the 1953
law recognized specifically Texas’
claim to lands 10% miles out.
The December 1, crop report
prepared under direction of R. I.
Cross, agricultural agent, Ama-
rillo, Santa Fe Railroad Co., is as
follows:
Rain, snow, drizzle, fog and high
humidity have delayed the fall
harvest season in all Santa Fe
States from Illinois to Arizona.
Damp weather, flooding, early
freezes, hail and snow snow have
all taken their toll of the 1957
cotton crop. The full extent of the
damage in yield and grade cannot
be fully determined until the crop
has been picked and ginned and
a grade established on each bale.
The record sorghum crop has al-
so suffered some damage, al-
though the main complaint of
farmers is they have been unable
to get into the fields to combine
their crop because of high mois-
ture content and wet soil. Some
damege due to shattering and
lodging has been noted. A few dry
days will see a record volume of
sorghums being harvested.
In the corn and soybean terri-
tory it is also a story of grain with
too much moisture and delayed
harvest.
On the other hand the 1958 win-
ter wheat acreage has started off
under almost ideal moisture con-
ditions with nearly all fields
promising wheat pasture and ex-
cellent soil cover.
Preliminary reports from State
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation committies in the
36 commercial wheat states indi-
cate a total of 3,806,000 acres of
winter wheat "allotment” acreage
were placed in the 1958 acreage
reserve of the Soil Bank. At the
end of the 1957 winter wheat
acreage reserve. In Santa Fe
damage due to shattering and
acreage reserve signup last year,
10,692,000 acres had been placed
in the acreage reserve. In Santa
Fe States the 1958, total is 2,579,-
472 acres as compared with 9,266,-
810 acres for 1957.
Texas . . .
Picking .of cotton, harvest of
sorghums, and digging of peanuts
have all been delayed because of
the damp weather during much of
the last month.
Losses from freezing tempera-
tures early in November may be
heavy in late fields on the High
facilities 12 months a year.
Broad areas being explored in
the study are (1) what to teach
and for how long, (2) how to get
teachers, (3) how to build build-
ings and (4) how to pay for it all.
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Money Ready:
State Liquidator J. D. Wheeler
repeated an earlier statement that
he is ready to start making pay-
ments of about 33 cents on the
dollar to US Trust and Guaranty
Co. creditors.
He’s ben ready since Septem-
ber, said Wheeler, but a court
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who has the knowledge to
give you advice, who keeps
up with every change in the
business, and who makes
the business of insurance
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his constant study—not a
sideline.
Phone 3521 or 3861, Groom, Texas
president.
McClish’s State Pest Control
Co., services a large number of
buildings in this community for
termite control.
TEC Building and library and ar-
chives building. Cost is estimated
at 520,000,000, all to come from
various special funds rather than
general revenue.
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ed action. His statement appar- AMARILLO MAN TO HEAD
ently was prompted by legislative pest CONTROL, ASSOCIATION
criticism of “too slow” liquidation ______
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Daniel, then a U. S. Senator,
sponsored the federal law. At
present a federal suit challenges
Texas’ claim to land beyond three
miles.
Daniel retorted that if Harde-
man would read the bill he would
find it gives each state title to
boundaries “as they existed at the1
time such state entered the un-
ion.” Texas Congress fixed the
coastal boundary at 10% miles
into the Gulf, said the governor.
Hardeman replied Daniel should
have attached a map to the bill.
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Not Happy . . .
Dissatisfaction .of a number of
Senators with the Insurance De-
partment seems unlikely to sim-
mer down.
Senate investigating committee
indicated it is still not through
with its inquiry into the Depart-
ment’s delay in action on an un-
favorable- 'report on Preferred
Life. It recessed after hearing two
assistant state auditors confirm
powers the attorney general to
assist local districts in fighting
anti-segregation suits.
Then another bill was proposed
to allow county judges to require
registration of organizations at-
tempting to interfere with public
school operations. Sponsors said it
was aimed at the NAACP.
Though there seemed to be no
large block of opposition to the
measure itself, haggling technical-
ities streched out the time table.
Some legislators accused others
of deliberately prolonging the ses-
sion to embarrass the governor.
Each day I (including weekends)
made a 511,600 bite into the gov-
ernor’s emergency fund. House
members said Senators were
sticking around to have the last
word in their feud with the In-
surance Department.
Whatever the cause, it seemed
evident that the Texas Legisla-
ture can’t be turned on and off
like a faucet.
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Hiqhls
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ready open is showing up in low-
ered quality. Soft ground and high
moisture content have kept com-
bines idle much of the time since
the grain sorghum crop matured.
A few farmers are reporting dam-
age to peanuts not dug because
of sprouting. Harvesting of lettuce
nears completion, and digging of
carrots continues as weather per-
mits in High Plains communities.
Wheat continues making excellent
progress in all producing terri-
tories.
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ed by a book review given by Miss
Sybil Turner on John Gunther’s
“Inside Africa.”
Guests attending were Misses
Evelyn Milam and Sybil Turner of
Pampa and Mrs. J. W. Slover of
Paradise, Tex.
Members present were Edna
Terbush, Clarice Brown, Bertha
Knight, Willie Ragsdale, Barbara
Dickerson, Bernice Johnson, Zona
Cornett, Viola* Akers and the
' hostess, Mrs. Foster.
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Edited and published by MAX and HELEN WADE
Office Phone No. 3311—Residence Phone No. 3541
Entered as second class mail at the Post Office at Groom, Carson
County, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
proceedings.
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Texas News Briefs . . .
Texas’ January draft quota will
be 493 men, highest call since Au-
gust, according to State Selective
Service headquarters. This com-
pares with a call of 340 for De-
cember. Also in January, local
draft boards are to send some 2,-
000 men for re-induction examina-
tion.
Travis County Judge Tom John-
son is making another try at get-
ting the state to pay cost of re-
turning criminals from other
states. Previous Legislature and
governor cold-shouldered his pleas.
Records show extraditions cost
Travis County 51,117 in 1956.
A 14-member citizens advisory
committee named by Governor
Daniel will assist the Texas Em-
ployment Commission in sorting
out the various jobs of state em-
ployes. Last regular legislative
session authorized formation of
the committee "to develop an or-
derly classification plan based on
actual duties and responsibilities.”
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SANTA FE CROP REPORT
SAYS 58 WHEAT, PROMISING
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1957, newspaper, December 5, 1957; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1487414/m1/2/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.