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BEAUTY AT THE DALLAS MUSICALS
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Representative of feminine licauty to be seen during the 19(>0
summer season of Stnte Fair Munculs in Dallas are (top) Carol
Taylor in "West Side Story," June 13-26, and Carol Channing in
"Show ilusinesH," June 27-July 10, and (below) Taina Klir, star
of "Urdheud," July 11 - 24, and one of the oriental lovelies who wi
npp. ;ir in "Holiday In Japan," July 2.r> - Aug. 7. The Musicals will
also present "Kiorellol," Aug. 8-21, and "An Evening With
Marlene Dietrich," Aug. 22 - Seut. i.
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By Veni Sanford
Many Texuns head for Mexico
for a hunting: or fishing trip. Hut
not many go in for mantn ray
harpooning.
An Oklahoma friend of mine,
Range Clyd Jr., now a Mexico
City businessman, recently told
me of his adventures in this ex-
citing sport.
Although you may never par-
ticipate in mania ray harpooning,
as an outdoorswan, you may, nev-
ertheless, he interested in what
Range had to say about his expe-
rience.
Anyway, here is an interesting,
true story to add to your collec-
tion.
Strangely enough, Range hap-
pened to be 4>n his honeymoon
when his opportunity for mania
ray harpooning appeared. So he
and his wife both participated in
the mania ray hunt. She is a for-
mer Olympic swimming champion
from Mexico City.
On arriving at l'apanca, Mex-
ico, located on the Pacific coast
between Acapuleo and Zihuatene-
jo, they found the fishermen en-
raged over the arrival in their
waters of hundreds of giant mantn
rays. The huge mnntas were
scaring away all the fish which
provide their livelihood.
When the Cloyds heard the de-
tails of the natives' plans for driv-
ing off the mnntas, they couldn't
resist joining in the hunt.
Here's how the fishermen went
about it.
First they made harpoons, using
a broomstick handle for the shaft.
To this shaft, they attached their
harpoon point by binding it taut-
ly with wire. The harpoon point
was made from steel rods, such as
those used in reinforcing concrete,
and were about us big around as
your little fineer. These rods
were bent double, to the shape of
n hook, and filed down at the end
to an effective sharp-barbed point.
Second, they attached a light
line to the handle end of the har-
poon. The boats these fishermen
used were old, primitive dugout
canoe-type craft, made by the na-
tives from trunks of trees.
At first Range was wary about
going out in this small, crude
< raft, especially after hearing the
tales of how the huge mantn rays,
weighing several tons, were known
to jump as high as lf> feet out of
the water during the mating sea-
son.
Nevertheless, the Cloyds pro-
ceeded to join the group and here
is how the sport was enacted.
As the ninnta rays were close
in, the natives did not have far
to go from shore before encoun-
tering them. They paddled their
way out until they could see a
dark cast or shaded area in the
water, indicating a sleeping manta.
As the manta takes his rest by
floating just a few inches below
the surfacc of the water, the
hunters would move along quietly
until their boat was right on top
of a big ray. Standing in the
boat, the harpoonist would hurl
his harpoon into the back of the
mantn and then hold on to the line
and hope, or pray.
The manta, quite rudely awak-
ened, peels off like an airplane
going into a dive, One of bis
huge wings lifts mightily out of
the water, beside the boat, as if
ominously threatening to smash it
and the occupants, as the big ray
tilts his body and takes off in a
dash for the deep water.
You can imagine what an im-
pressive s ight this is from a small
boat, when you realize that the
smallest manta they saw that day
had a wingspread of nine feet.
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Denison Manor has
open house Sunday
(By the Editor)
With reference to a wish for n
happy home for others as that
wish is registered in the words of
Odyssius to Nausicu, the good
wishei Odyssius finds its counter-
part in all altruistic and Christian
souls motivated by a desire to
match the hour today when lone-
liness sits on the doorsteps of so
many of our aged mothers and
fathers.
Whether these older ones in
need of such ministry by bad man-
agement of their own affairs, or
by other cause, no good Samaritan
will argue. They ure parents of
some son or some daughter. They
need what a home can offer. As
fur back in the days when the
story of "Homer's Odyssey" was
written the ties of home were
spoken of in such terms as fol-
lows. It is his wish for Nausicaa:
Quote: "And may the gods
grant thee all thy heart's de-
sire: A husband and a home,
and a mind at one with his may
they give—a good gift, for
there is nothing mightier and
nobler than when man and wife
are of one heart nnd mind in
a house—a grief to their foes,
and to their friends great joy,
but their own hearts know it
best."
Th. new Manor
The new Manor home of Mr.
Black and associates in Southeast
Denison, thrown open for its first
occupants May ,10, offers such a
home as wished for by all of the
old age levels. It is a place where
the breach between the broken
home with its loneliness in some
isolated spot has given way to
where such persons find a home
that fits their life. It is the near-
est possible answer to a broken
home where their needs of a more
or less helpless one may be met.
The fee charged is about on the
same dollar level with the aver-
age householder today.
The culinary department is
equipped to meet all demands as
to special diet by patients as diets
are prescribed.
Many room*
The home is a one-story, twen-
ty-five room creation, with each
room equipped for full living.
Some of the more expensive quar
ters offer more additional fix-
tures, but none lack in all that is
necessary to make for comfort,
service, and quietude. Every
room is connected with a call bell
and is hooked up with the master
board that registers every call
from the roomers.
A full staff of trained help is
ready all hours, day or night.
Regular rules to best serve the
patients are provided and friction
is reduced to the minimum. As
Mr. Black put it "we are just one
big family.''
Half not told
The more than 750 persons who
called at the open house were loud
They grow much bigger, too.
As the manta dives, he takes
the horpoon in his back with him.
The line which had been attach-
ed to the harpoon was put there
for two purposes. One—to retrieve
the harpoon if and when it comes
out of the manta's back before
he gets away. And two—to al-
low for a little joy ride under
"manta power" as long as the
harpoon or light line will take
the strain.
There is no attempt to kill the
manta. Sole purpose, besides pos-
sibly the sport or adventure of
the experience, is to drive away
the manta rays so that ordinary
fishing operations may continue.
Once speared, as described
above, the manta will head for
the open water and seek more
friendly companions. Usually,
some of his friends and relatives
follow his wise move, and accom-
pany him.
The manta ray, sometimes call-
ed "the fish from hell,'* is per-
haps one of the most terrifying
and ferocious-looking denizens of
the deep that you ever will en-
counter.
But my friend from Mexico
says you don't have much to fear.
They are not man-eaters, although
their mouths often are large
enough to enclose a man's head
nnd shoulders.
Main danger in this harpooning
sport., says Range, is in the pos-
sibility of the ray overturning or
demolishing your boat with his
wings. This he could easily do.
If you are interested in trying
the sport of harpooning these
giant rays, you will find one of
their favorite playgrounds right
out of Port Isabel, where the Rio
Grande river flows into the Gulf
of Mexico. Many huge mantas
have been caught there. Some as
large as 16 feet in length nnd
weighing as much as 2,985
pounds.
As Range puts it, you can have
mountains of fun with a manta.
Just be careful while you're do-
in* it- t
la their prtlrt, which wag only
met by the pleasant surprise, and
distinct pride manifested by the
numerous guests.
All the quarters will soon be
occupied, Mr. Black sWtes, and
the venture, something new in its
line, is certain to measure up to
all anticipations, was the expres-
sion heard from visitors.
"Hepatitis" new
disease taking
big virus toll
According to an interesting
and scientific article by John
Troan, one of the writers for the
Fort Worth Press, there is a new
yellow peril sweeping the country.
Troan .says:
A yellow peril is sweeping
across the country. Its name is
hepatitis, alias "yellow jaundice."
So far this year 14,843 rases
of hepatitis have been reported in
the U. S. Best guess is the year's
toll will come to about 116,000
second highest on record.
Fortunately, the liver-loving vi-
ruses which cause hepatitis aren't
great killers. According to the
U. S. Communicable Disease Cen-
ter here, fewer than 1,000 Amer-
icans succumb to this disease each
year.
However, hepatitis can do per-
manent damage to the liver. And
often its victims are laid up for
months.
Though hepatitis i.s an ancient
disfease—there were epidemics of
it in early Greece—science hasn't
made much progress against it.
But lately optimism has begun to
bloom in research circles.
"We are probably pretty close
to isolating one of the viruses
which cause hepatitis,'' says .Dr. E.
Russell Alexnder, chief of the
disease surveillance section at the
Atlanta, Ga., center.
"Four or five rsearch teams
ore on the edge of this. And
once the virus is isolated, we can
go on to make a vaccine to pre-
vent hepatitis."
There are at least two distinct
breeds of virus Whili cause hepa-
titis. Each-attacks the liver, pro-
ducing similar symptoms.
The nickname—"yellow jaun-
dice"—conies form the fact some
victims are jaundiced. That is,
their eyeballs and their skin turn
yellow during the course of the
illness.
Many hepatitis patients how-
ever, don't develop jaundice. So
chances are thousands of cases go
undiagnosed.
What researchers are chiefly in-
terested in is the virus which
causes "infectious hepatitis." This
is, by far, the more common type.
Infectious hepatitis is spread
mainly from person to person.
Sometimes it may lie transmitted
by contaminated water or food.
According ot Uncle Sam's "dis-
ease detectives" here, a person
bitten by the infectious hepatitis
bug gets sick about a month later.
A week or so afterward, the pa-
tient may start turning yellow.
Local Union 33S
to honor members
Jehovah ^ itness
group to move on
Ft. Worth 4-davs
A. J. McConnell, presiding min-
ister of the Denison congregation,
announced that Watchtower of-
ficials have set up convention
headquarter in Fort Worth in ar-
ranging for a 4-day "peace pur-
suing district assembly" of Jehov-
ah's "Witnesses to be held June 23-
26 at the Will Rogers Memorial
Coliseum in that city.
Those appointed to oversee the
more than 20 departments include
H. A. McElvy of Houston, conven-
tion manager, R. I- Anderson
from the Watchtower world head-
quarters in New York, assistant
convention manager, and George
Norris of Waco, rooming director.
Over 1,000 volunteers, from twen-
ty-four congregations, including
craftsmen and businessmen, from
the Dallas-Fort Worth area, are
freely giving their time and talents
to the special pre-convention
work.
To accommodate upwards of
12,000 delegates expected from
more than eight states, an exten-
sive house-to-house campaign was
launched to secure rooms in pri-
vate homes to care for those that
the hotels and motels are unable
to accommodate.
"For thousands of persons to
come with entire families at per-
sonal expense and oftentimes at
self-sacrifice to attend a conven-
tion where Bible education- is fea-
tured is not commonplace in this
money-mad world," said Mr. Mc-
Connell, "but Jehovah's Wit-
nesses believe in living their re-
ligion." Delegates from the Den-
ison congregation have been in-
vited to attend.
M. B. Young, 51-year member
of Denison's IBEWU Local 338,
will b« presented his 50-year mem-
bership pin by local and interna-
tional brotherhood officers ih spec-
ial ceremonies at a regular union
meeting later this month.
President of Local 333 for 21
years, Young is a retired MKT.
electrician with a 47-year record
with the Katy, 43 years of which
he was an electrician. Young re-
tired from railroad service Dec.
31, 1968, and is the oldest living
member of the Denison lu^al un-
ion. He still retains his member-
ship and is active in LU 338 work.
Also to be honored with a 40-
year membership pin by IBEWU
Local 338 at the June meeting is
Rare G. Davis. A 42-year veter-
an, Davis retired Dec. 31, 1958, as
a Texas Power and Light Company
employee, lie had been employed
by the utility company as lineman
and crew foreman for the past
24 years prior to his retirement in
1958.
Business agent John Cantrell,
a 19-vear veteran of IBEWU him-
self, will be in charge of presenta-
tions and act as reception commit-
tee chairman for international
/ brotherhood representatives and
guests who will be present for the
ceremonies. Cantrell has been fi-
nancial secretary and business
agent of Denison Local 338 since
1955.
Local union members to also
be recognized will include Carl
Weaver, 25 years, Tom Hairsine,
24-year member, and others.
Third oldest union in Texas and
the oldest union in Denison, Inter-
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Union Local No. 338 was
chartered here December 8, 1902.
Only two other unions in Texas,
i.U 66 at Houston and LU 60, San
Antonio, are older that Denison
Local 338.
Organized with thirty charter
members, Denison union 338 has
grown to include a combined
membership of 255 craftsmen. 98
active "A" members belong to the
Denison unit, and 157 active "B
A" members belong to the Bon-
ham unit, each with its own set of
officers and executive committee.
An original charter member
who signed the charter when LU
338 was founded in 1902 was the
late Hob Ellis, former well-known
city of Denison official. Other
charter signers include: J. R.
Pratt, C. F. Frost, C. D. Sloan, T.
T. Wilson, Z. B. McCarver, J. A.
Walker, J. L. Collier, C. O.
Knowles, and 1'. L. Brown.
Denison IBEWU Local 338 with
offices at the Labor Temple, 511
West Main, has jurisdiction over
Denison, Grayson, Fannin, Cooke,
Lamar, and Delta counties in Tex-
as, and Love, Marshall, Bryan and
Choctaw counties in Oklahoma.
Maximum membership ever at-
tained by the union was when it
exceeded the 200-plus mark dur-
ing World War II years, during
military construction in this area.
LU 338 officers are Bobby J.
Sexton, president; Charles Odle,
vice-president, Don Nesbitt, treas-
urer; and John Cantrell, business
agent and financial secretary. Ex-
ecutive board committee members
include Luke Hern, chairman; M.
F. Gregory, D. B. Burgess, Edgar
Sledge, and Nesbitt,
Use ol fertilizer
proves valuable
on county farms
Small minds discuss persons.
Average minds discuss events.
Great minds discuss ideas,
A massive 1,500 pound, 12-foot
pendulum, with an almost friction-
less pivot system, is used at the
Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Sil-
ver Spring, Md., to measure the
amount of force an explosively
driven device can produce.
It was back in 1947 when the
late John Perry, a banker in
Grayson county, confronted farm-
ers with this question, "Why are
we constantly producing less and
less?" Thoughtful farmers knew
it was true. Some said, "The
land's wore out." Others said,
"It don't rain like it used to."
Still others faced the facts and
said. "We don't know—let's find
out." It was at this point that
"on-the-farm" research was start
ed in the area.
As this work continues, the
month of May saw fourteen fertil-
izer tests put down under the hy-
brid grain sorghums. The answers
must be found to the question,
"Why are yields going down?"
These studies determine whether
crops need more nitrogen, phos-
phorous, or potash. Farmers are
wondering, "Is it because we
haven't got enough of these nu-
trients, that our crops are pro-
ducing less and less?" Previous
work indicated plant food may be
lesponsible. "But what rate and
ratio?" That's the question that
must be answered.
In tests at Thomas Stroud's
farm near ■ Honey Grove in '58
and '59, lack of nitrogen caused
a considerable drop in yield. Ni-
trogen turns plants green. Stroud
said, "where we didn't put nitro-
gen, the crop sure was yellow."
He came to these conclusions, "If
the maize isn't green when it's
knee high, it won't have much
grain when it's waist high." Ni-
trogen may be the key to higher
yields in this area. Tests this
year will help find the answers.
Clarence Crawford, Trenton
and Carl McBee, Dorchester, don't
believe nitrogen is the missing
link for higher crop yields for
them. McBee said, "Phosphorous
was the only thing that helped my
maize." Crawford was of the
same opinion. While about half
way between these two farms
near Whitewright, Charles Skaggs
said, "My best grain sorghum was
where we had both nitrogen and
phosphorous." What makes the
difference. No one knows. These
are all blackland soils, yet the
limiting factor is different. More
tests are needed before we can
know what's best for each com-
munity.
Because of the variable results,
farmers in Collin, Cooke, Gray-
son and Fannin counties are giv-
ing of their land and experience
to help research find the answers.
Tests this year in Collin county
are on the J. C. Dillard farm, Jo-
sephine; J. Garner farm, Melis-
sa; Killis Melton farm, Frisco. In
Cooke county: J. A. Blount farm,
Hood; Frank New farm, Valley
View; and the John W. Sherril!
farm, Era. In Fannin county
both Crawford and Stroud have
tests as well as J. D. Withrow,
Savoy. Grayson county's tests
are on the farms of: W. S. Chis-
um, Whitesboro; John Hynds, Van
Alstyne; Carl McBee, Dorchester;
C. M. Miller, Gunter; and Charles
Skaggs, Whitewright.
Why were crop yields going
down? There may be more than
one reason, but these tests show
that nitrogen and phosphorous
are a couple of the missing links
in the chain of production. Foy
Wallace, Gunter, recently stated,
"When we find the most profit-
able rate and ratio of nitrogen
to phosphorous for each commu-
nity, farmers will double their
profits." John Perry would have
loved to of heard that statement.
About Your
HEALTH
A mklr KW* IMIWI
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Summer and "sleeping
ness" go hand in hand.
Sleeping sickness is actually u
type of encephalitis transmitted
by infective mosquitoes. The pop-
ular name is derived from the
stupor it sometimes causes among
its victims.
Since mosquitoes abound in
warm weather, summer is the dan-
ger season for mosquito-borne en-
cephalitis. The state department
of health last year received re-
ports of 57 cases, all of which oc-
For he realized that a strong ag-
ricultural economy was the back-
bone of any country.
Ralph Geisenhonr,
former local banker,
now in S. E. Texas
Ralph Geisenhoner, for years
connected with the Citizens Na-
tional bank as one of its officers,
is now connected with the First
State Bank of Groves, near Port
Arthur.
Ralph is one of the popular
bankers of the state and is a tal-
ented performer on the stage, hav-
ing appeared with the Denison
Little Theatre for several years
while with the bank here.
He hails from Greenville, where
he was from a family of three
brothers and two sisters. His bro-
thers all took to the railroad busi-
ness. They have all passed away
several years ago.
While a resident of Denison he
served the Rotary club as its sec-
retary for years, being active also
in many civic affairs. He was mar-
ried here in Denison. They have
no children.
A tack-berry buckle is a cinch
buckle carrying two wraps of the
latigo and hooking into the cinch
ring.
sick- curred during the months of sum-
mer and early fall.
Altogether there are- some 75
species of mosquitoes which have
been identified in Texas, but en-
cehalitis is spread principally by
just two. The experts call them
"culex tarsalis" and "culex quin-
quefaciatus." The latter is some-
times called the household mos-
quito because it has adapted itself
to backyard environments.
The time it takes a mosquito to
develop from egg to the blood-
hungry adult that plagues you on
a summer night depends on the
species, the temperature and the
food supply, say state health de-
partment entomologists. In Texas
it can vary from four days to two
weeks.
Here are some suggestions on
ways to minimize mosquito popu-
lations in and around your home
this summer.
Eliminate all possibilities of
water standing and stagnating.
Clean gutters, pick up old buck-
ets, can, automobile tires and oth-
er objects likely to catch and hold
rain water. Make sure septic
tanks or cesspools are covered
with earth.
Evaporative coolers and water
containers for pets and livestock
should be drained and refilled
weekly. Tree holes should be fill-
ed with cement or mortar.
Empty and replace the water in
flower vases regularly. Make sure
window and door screens are do-
ing the job. If you have a back-
yard goldfish pond, put a few
easily-found top-water minnows
in it to control mosquito larva.
Proper spraying with a good
residual spray should be used on
out buildings and other likely
points of mosquito landings.
(A weekly feature of the pub-
lic health education division, Tex-
i as state department of health.)
GEORGE SCHUMACHER
For Grayson County
TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
I will appreciate your
vote and influence for Tax
Assessor-Collector on June
4th. I want to thank you
for giving me more votes
than either of my oppon-
ents in the Primary.
I again pledge that if I am elected I will give you the
kind of service you are entitled to expect from your Tax
Assessor-Collector.
VOTE FOR
GEORGE SCHUMACHER
ON JUNE 4th
(Paid Pol. Adv.)
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Have YOU ever had to regretfully let go a sound invest-
ment opportunity . . . simply because you had no ready
cash reserve? It happens lo lots of people.
But it doesn't happen lo the man who has money
in the bank.
Why not budget yourself NOW to save a REGULAR
amount of money here EVERY week ... in a savings
when
they knock
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