Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1963 Page: 9 of 16
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Barney Latham of Tulla. >
Feature talk of the program
was delivered by Coy McDougald,
REA Operations and Loans Field
Representative of Lubbock. Mr.,
A McDougald told the members that
serious opposition threatens the
cooperative movement and the
REA telephone from many sour-
ces, some of which have remote
interests or none at all with com-
munications.
Service awards for loyal and
faithful service were presented to
directors and employees who had
been with the cooperative for five
and ten years. Those receiving
five year awards were Directors
Leonard Boehning of Canyon,
Denis Brandt of Umbarger, Mel-
ton McGehee of Wayside, and
Earl Cantwell of Silverton. Em-
— « ployees with five years or longer
service are James E. Norrls, Jua-
niN Whigham and Leon Barham.
Those receiving 10 year awards
were Directors Victor L. Harman,
Roy Stockett. Bayard Sadler,
Bruce Fields and Newt Redmon,
and employee, R. W. Shackelford.
Also presented at the meeting
was a Certificate of Completion
of the National Telephone Co-
operative Association's Basic Ma-
nagement Institutes, to Manager
R. W. Shackelford. The Manage-
ment Institutes consist of seven
three day courses covering the
principles of management as ap-
plying to telephone and electric
cooperatives.
Presentation of awards was
made by Burell B. Evans, Attor-
ney for the cooperative.
Several door prizes were given
to members registering, consisting
of free extension telephones for
six months, one months free ser-
vice and a gift certificate donat-
ed by Graybar Electric Co. of
Amarillo. The grand prize of 100
tax free silver dollars was drawn
by Mrs. Letha Elms of Silverton.
Other directors of the coopera-
tive than those elected at this
meeting are Victor L. Harman,
president; Roy Stockett, secretary-
treasurer; Leonard Boehning.
Canyon; Denis Brandt, Umbarger:
BruCe Fields, Arney; H. M. Kin-
sey, Happy; Clint Robinson, Kress
and Wilbur Cobb, Claude.
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The epidemic begins to exhaust
itself. The city has suffered 19,-
000 casualties among its young
people alone. There are not en-
ough treatment facilities. Famil-
ies and finances have been dealt
such a severe blow that normalcy
will be' years in returning—if it
ever returns at all.
It's a frightening story. The
number of casualties sounds ex-
aggerated and farfetched. In all
probability, it is too high—but
Wayside news
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wetzel, Dav-
id and Marilyn, of Plainview, were
visitors of the Stanley Bernards
Sunday, March 31.
Mr. an^Mrs. J. R. Boatman of
Turkey, visited Darrel Musick and
family last week.
Mrs. Stanley Bernard is ill with
the flu but is feeling much better
now.
Everyone from the Wayside 4-H
Club will get to go to district
in Canyon April 27.
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the fact remains that it could
have happened.
This is the way it would have
evolved:
Pre-school and school-age peo-
ple comprise the group which
would have been hardest hit by
the disease. Of the cases reported
during 1962 , 48.6 per cent of the
victims were under the age of 5.
In the 5-to 19-age group, 35.4
per cent of the cases occurred.
The January, 1962, pre-school
census estimate places the num-
ber of children under 5 years of
age in Amarillo at 16,236. A 49
per cent infection of this group
would mean alomst, 8,000 casual-
ties.
Census and school enrollment
figures show that in the 5-to 19-
age group there are 33.278 indivi-
duals in the city. A 35 per cent
infection in this group means
more than 11,000 would have been
infected by paralytic or non-para-
lytic polio.
But we now have vaccines to
protect Amarillo citizens against
polio. So the story couldn't hap-
pen.
Or could it?
Not in such terrible proportions,
perhaps. But—on a much lesser
scale—an epidemic could still
THE CLAUDE NEWS 9
Claude, Texas APRIL 11, 1963.
break out here.
It would have to be an epidem-
ic of the type III virus. Health
authorities point out that the city
has had more than 70 per cent
participation among youngsters In
the Type I and Type 11 Sabin
oral vaccine programs.
A 70 per cent innoculation level
among the most susceptible groups
is considered enough to prevent
an epidemic.
But the Type III immunization
level falls far below 70 per cent.
It is, in fact, below 50 per cent
in the pre-school and school-age
group.
This cuts the potential number
of cases considerably—but not
far enough. Until some 20,000
more school children are immun-
ized against Type III poliomye-
litis, the city still could suffer an
outbreak of the disease.
"There is only one way to elim-
inate polio," one health worker
says. "You must immunize the
younger generation — the kids.
These are the natural victims of
the disease and the source of in-
fection for naturaly occurring
poliomyelitis."
«[ Mrs. Scott Pepper and daugh- >
ter are spending a few days in |
Lubbock with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Denmon Morgan.
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CONTRACTORS NOTICE
OF TEXAS HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION
Sealed proposals of constructing
137.180 miles of District 4 Seal
Coat (East Portion)
From Roberts Co. Line to US
83. From Canadian. South and
East, From St. 213. 7 miles North-
east of Higgins to Wolf Creek,
From 14.5 miles South of Becker
to US 83. From Giloloe Creek
Bridge, South, From' Spearman
to Ochiltree Co. line, From St.
152 to FM 1598 Traffic Circle in
Borger. From St. 15 in Borger to
Spur 119, From Borger to Phillips,
From St. 152 to Spur 119 in Bor-
ger. From St. 152 to FM 280. From
4.5 miles North of St. 152, North,
3 miles, From 9.5 Miles West of
Miami to SH 70, From St. 273,
West to US 60, From 4 miles
South of Pampa through Bowers
City to St. 70, From Donley Co.
line to SH 70. From Gray Co.
line to 2.2 miles West to Gray
Co. line, From Donley Co. line to
0.6 mile West to Donley Co. line,
From Gray Co. line to 2.3 miles
West to Gray Co. line, From 4
miles East of Panhandle to Jet.
FM 294, From Potter co. line to
Jet. FM 1342, From SH 136 to
Carson Co. line, From FM 2250,
East 4 miles, From Claude to Jet.
FM 2272 and JYom Briscoe Co.
line to FM- 2277 on Highways US
60. FM 2385, FM 1454, FM 1265,
SH 15, FM 1923. Spur 245, Spur
119 Spur 246. FM 3171, FM 280.
FM 282, FM 750, FM 749, IH 40,
FM 1151 and FM 284, covered by
C 169-9-7. C. 2330-1-2, C 1339-2-7.
C 1337-2-2, C 1137-1-6. C 355-5-20,
C 1820-2-4, C 356-1-56, C 356-8-3,
C 356-5-10. C 356-9-5. C 557-7-7,
C 557-6-7, C 798-1-10. C 169-10-7.
C 310-4-11, C 275-7-12, C 275-8-12.
C 275-9-12, C 275-10-13, C 753-10-
13, C 753-3-40. C 753-2-8, V 753-
1-2, C 1298-2-7. C 357-3-7 and C
357-5-6 in Hemphill, Lipscomb,
Hansford. Hutchinson, Roberts,
Gray, Donley. Carson. Potter and
Armstrong Counties, will be rece-
ived at the Highway Department,
Austn, until 900 A M., April 26,
1963. and then publicly opened
and read.
Plans and specifications includ-
ing"' minimum wage rates as pro-
vided by Law are available at the
office of Jay L. Hawiey Jr., Resi-
dent Engineer. Borger. Texas and
Texas Highway Department, Ausr
tin. Usual rights reserved.
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