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(Elf? Albany Nruis
Published Every Friday Morning
CHAR. A. FRYAR
Publisher
IB Poet OfftM t Albany, T««*s, w Second CUm Mail
« Months II OO-On. Y«ar $2 00
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THE LATEST CURE-ALL
Bird Slaughter Ended
And by th* way, at all of them tJ*y pull down U ir prorata of tb - Extension Work—
biu** ribbon*. U«t y ar. th*y Had their herd on •skibitian at th* Royal
al Kansas City. The Royal is one among th* claasimi dork shows in (Continued from page 1)
the world, and tfwtre Klliott and on r t their *harr of prises. Hurrah
for R A. Klliott and son, they believe in Shackelford County Here- quirrm*nts for food rontervation.
ford cattle, and they back their Judgement and stand their how stock Many of the club member* an
up against the fin*st herds in the United Stat*s. Here1, our hand, tenant farmer, and labored under
Shake! Congratulation* for your publicity stunt in favor of grand old handicap* in filling their pantries,
Shackelford County. Yt , you are putting us on the map—Albany, hut as a result of their extreme ef-
The Home Of The Hereford. 'oris during the summer, they are
„ living comfortably during the win-
ter month*.
Too much praiae cannot be giv-
- — en the work of the courtly demon-
We suppose it i* entirely natural, when thing* are going hadly, for Ktrgttjon H(r,.ntK and those counties
people to want to change everything. Whenever we have any *eriou* >rY> retaining their agents
economic troubles there *#!««> a crop of new schem** to *et every- fna( j( j« the greatest in-
thinir right again. Th< .«e v, hemes usually involve a complete cha-ge in vt>itmPnt the county can make,
the form of our government and our system of banking, credit* and t^e ai(j 0f the federal and the
money.
Just now the new scheme t'nat is getting a lot of attention is one
! called "technocracy." The idea seems to be that there is so much
| .echnical energy available and the technical people know so much
nbout how to use it, that we ought to turn the government over to
engineers and let them run the country. We understand that everybody
would nave to do a little work under technocracy, a matter of perhapi-
while. Rut everybody would have
_____ three or four hours a day once in a
Monday. January 16th, the bird-slaughter in Shackelford County plenty of time to go fishing, or attend the movies, and plenty of money
••ded. Rut my, they slaycd the tjuails by the thousands in Shackelford with which to enjoy his leisure, if what the technocrats say turned out
County. Now the federal government and the state government will to be true.
have to come in and make amends for this vast slaughter of birds. One pari of the scheme is to use kilowatt hours instead of cold for
Yea, the quail i* a great destroyer of crop pest*. Rut notwithstanding money. Money is to be based on units of energy produced or ennsum-
that fact, the American people have almost destroyed bird life. If 1 ed. This strikes us as n pretty good idea in some respects, hut we know
werv going to the legislature, 1 would have this in my platform: No ,-omt men who would starve to d< at'n if they were only paid in propor-
birds, especially game birds, should be killed for at least ten years. Saw tion to the energy they spend on their jobs.
■ feller plowing along in the field the other day breaking up land, and Seriously, we haven't thi slightest idea that the people "f thi- I nited
States, or any important part of them, are ready to scrap the system
of government and the economic-industrial system under which we
have got along pretty well. We all know the present social structure
has its faults and t'nat our governmental machine creaks at times, hut
state government the expense to
the county is nothing compared
with the advantage gained under
supervision of the agents. Shackel-
ford county appreciates the ser-
vices of its county agents and is
hacking them in their efforts to
better the conditions in the coun-
try homes.
a large delegation of crows following along in the furrow picking up
the worms ind hugs -all ?rop pests. And there that fellow *at on th<
culky plow with a double-barreled shot gun across his lap and every
chance he got he would kill a crow. A wise guy, he was. Those crows
came in great droves. You know the hugs and birds and all beasts have
• way of radio -and so that field was alive with black crows Kor cen-
turies man has been the enemy of the crow, hut here of late it has
P. T. A. Executive
Board Meeting
The Kxecutive Hoard of the
I'arent-Teacher Association met in
we ar. always pretty earnest and usually pretty prompt about (witching th{, home 0f the president, Mrs.
the leaks and mending the cracks as fast as we discover them. And Wednesday, January
we have a notion the old machine will run along pretty well for a few Ht 3 p m
been discovered that the crow is the greatest destroyer of crop pests hundred years yet. The meeting was opened witn
9t anything that wears feathers. And it can be said that trie quail is a It doesn't do any harm, however, as we see it, lor people to talk prayer led by Mrs. Grover King.
great destroyer of crop pests. Not long since a test was made of a
quail's craw. It was chuck full of boll weavels. And yet with all of it's
••efullness, man goes out with his scatter gun and kills them by the
wholesale. Individually, 1 haven't killed a bird in twenty-five or thirty
years Not long since a friend of ours sent the family some quail. They
were nicely cooked by Mother, and 1 sat down and ate part of the
wnallcst bird of the four. And you.know, my conscience has been
bothering me about it ever since. Seems like it kinda nung in my
throat. In our library, our typewriter stands by the window and ju-t
outside the window is a peach tree and it'- a great tiv« It is very u-
ter< sting to us to watch the birds play in that peach tivi They look
like they're playing, but they're not. That's th< ir dail\ job looking for
crop pests. Kspecially were we watching one little sparrow, he hop
ped from twig to twig. \nd down undert ••■•ith tile leavi of t! 1 pe n
about better system* and why
we know anything about have
never reach it.
we ought to have them. The best ones
perfection as t'neir aim, even if they
CONFUSION AT WASHINGTON
sible
con-
sident
\-Ming, and it wa
tree is where the pests deposit eggs and hatch their
very interesting to watch that little !> rd g' down it.!.
that tree and peck and p. 1 k and p> • k. \thi • revei
ery vestige of the mites were off that ' it". \i d t'inr
that bird, a shot from a nigger-killer by a lioj out on :
thi' tree zip, zip. /iii! \nil down 1 .in- • bird ,1 d
qui. k and picked up the little sparrow It' 1 wa
wa gasping for breath and the poor little b rd died.
boy, for the killing of that li:tlc 11110 • • h ■' I-'-
aiiimal man is a vandal with cluli and e 10; 1
nea 1} all tin wild life iii America. Kvery public school
its curriculum the cons. r\a'ion if h rd lit'. ^ u ak<
who have all their life bei 11 in the habit of 1 ■ np out ar
essav • and lectures w ill do him
our public sc'iools, ind plant il
for a generation, and again tl
with the feathered song tors.
thing to save the birds in America.
THI TOWN WHIR! I LlVK iT • >>v TOWS
SHACKELFORD COUNTY HEREFORDS
IN BIG SHOWS
We hope this is going to h. the last time that it will ever be po>
for a hold-over Congress of "lame duck- to make trouble and
fusion in the national government.
The people voted la~t November to change a Republican Pre
for a Democratic President, and to put a large Democratic majority
• to each Hon-, of Conprt - Hut under th. Constitution Mr. Hoover
I'll dent until March Ith, and tlie Congressmen elected in
iffic, also until that date. As a result we have t'ne
of om party in Congress consulting with and
llousi fur iruidanci . and the members of the oth-
remnn
IPSO
specta
look in
■■r par
nam 11
of memhe
\Vh •
turning to
esident aft
The president led a most inter-
esting business meeting.
Several chairmen presented new
plans which were sanctioned by the
hoard; Mrs. Brack Lipscotr^b,
Home Service chairman, is arrang-
ing a magazine exchange which is
to be located in some convenient
place in town. (Location will be
announced later). Please do not
destroy any good clean magazines,
hut place them in our exchange.
Some one who perhaps cannot buy
reading material will enjoy them.
NOTICS ro* HEAR INC ON
APPLICATION TO EXECUTE
OIL, CAS AND MINERAL
LEASE
Guardianship of JOHN FRAN-
CIS McKlJIURRAY, a minor.
IN THK COUNTY COURT OF j
SHACKKLFORD COUNTY,
TEXAS, |
NO. 364. TRORATE DOCKET.
To all person* interested in the
above minor or hi* Estate:
You are notified that 1 have on
thi* the 16th day of January, 1983
filed with the Judge of the County
Court of Shackelford County, Tex-
as, an application for authority to
make to W. O. Paxton of Ru*k
County, Texas, J. N. Paxton, W.
G. Paxton and R. R. Paxton of
Harri* County. Texas, as Le* ee,
an Oil, Ga* and Mineral Leaae on
that certain land belonging to said
minor and others, xituated in Har-
ris County, Texas, described as
follows, to wit:
All of Lots Nos. One (11, Two
<2L Three (3), Four (4), Five
(5), Six (fi). Seven (7) and Eight
(8), out of the Gillette-Adoy Sub-
division in William Scott League
No. 1, on West side of Goose
Creek, in Harris County, Texas,
according to map or plat thereof
recorded in the Minutes of the
Uth Judicial District Court of
Harris County, Texas, in Cause
No. 43X28, styled Grace Adey vs
J. A. Gillette, in Volume 17, Pages
615-620; of which said minor owns
an undivided One-half interest in
said Lot No. Three (3), and such
application will be heard in the
County Court Room at the County
Court House of such County on
the 30th day of January, A. D.
1P33.
G. L. McELMt'RRAY
Guardian of the Kstate of John
Francis McElmurray, a minor.
NEW TYP*
In "19,—
to the Altoc
Saturday,
Phillip* Holiaaa,
Charlie Ruflrto u4
Brown la
mount bolicvM that R!
unusual football _
ed. A murder that
plain baffles
a* well as polio*. It
football field 1
back, about ta
is mysteriously
chalkline while
the atands look oa.
basis—and the
mystery's soluttm,
football sequel
usual film fara.
The best job'
—Phone 67.
SUBSCRIBE rv
MANY NKW
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Dont Naf U«t I
bladderltn
If bothered with
rcrularittea, (ettlr
and nafflnc bw
promptly than
They may warn
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user* have relied upOB
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New York
•r March i
to consult with Ilie man who is going
th.
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put it in ■
mind of
in the pla
■ woods and the for
Rv all 111. alls, fo!k-
1v. A. Klliott and son of Shackelford County, showed t'neii white-fai
ed cattle at Ogdeti. I'tah. last week. From thi : they go to the We-ti rn
Livestock Show at Denver. Thirteen years ago, this coming March,
the Shackelford County Hereford Breed, r- Association put on their
first show and sale. They staged it in th. old Jo'nnson gr:i.-- wagon
yard in Albany. It was a -mall beginning, but my, how • ha grown.
Yes, they have planted the white-faced catth 1 every mfk ind cran-
ny in Shackelford County. The lamented M i
On Texas Farms
Bv W. H Harrow,
Extension Service Editor
A total of 107,125 quarts of
food wa.s put up in Jack county in
1932 h> ,;t' women and t V girls
who are menibt is of home demon-
stration clubs, and by 3"> other
famili's h< Iped by th'm.
\ 1m we. kl\ farm ma
ket and
shall
county, was the auctionei
Judg. .
The> I
Som. :
-and- i
th«' wli
fl'l^dc'r
and
ad thi
ling w
f do!!:
ite-fat
from
George De I
rty odd 011 .s
as started tli
irs to Shacki
i'tj cattle' on
Nebraska, I
r. Col. Vick (
afossr was r
tie and the .
•n, tl at ha>
ford ('"Uni \ i
now on ovory
IV 1. I Hint
Nov..
ib ..ft
1ITL'
St J
riff of th«'
} was th«
\cnanjr«
.nlflt, K\*
bf n
hom«
count
o]x n< ii in Bon-
monstration
0 T. Batikrtball
Game
Watch For Date
Same night nc xt week a basket
hall game will he played under the
nusnice- of the I'.T.A. It will be a
girl's game. Moran v.s Albany, and
the admission will be ten and fif-
teen cents. Splendid home talent
will be staged between quarters of
the game.
Don't miss the pep squad com-
pos, | of member- of the I'.T.A.
Mi Marry TIu-s won ■ \ eilasting
fame as pep -quad h ader at last
year's game and i.- honored with
r election. AH members of tile
I , r. ai e • legihh 101 pep -quad.
ii(
<
the
gvill
Monday
d
km
nit t!
necial
ir hig
hor
high grade stei rs for fei e
Hob. we all call him. w a \ ir
native son of Shackelford County
-triped and spotted native cattle, I
first vision «if hereford cattle. 1 ookinc it the
big gobs of fat, he discerned their value abo\i
a ni w vision of the cattli busine--, and to ha
and check book, and looked like he wa- going '
shooting match. Now , that wa.- the beginipnt of
H ereford herd, and today. 12 A. Klliott and on, <>t S ack. to
ty have one of the outstanding herd- of the whole count rv.
I!. V !■
Yi
' :t!fl for pi
ture
pnp
Many
' 1 I OOl'f
ot
) buy
the bui
it ms pen
whole dun
g of a grea
I Coun
famou
throughout the Hereford world. They exhibit tin • herd- 11 ail
i-hows of the countn. - Denver. Kansas < •>, Chicago and St.
le big
Ouis.
Urn
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t?
Vve wil begin
iangary 23, aad
f «•: jj: • o. / haf.ch;
idvance, we u I!
sT 3 tiirine th ,s t
setting
he
for
ir
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d pa
is* r r
■".son
"When Chri-'.anity and agricul-
;i;r 1 an balanced :n i man - think-
ing and practice, and in a nation's
economic -y-tein, there can he 110
d> pr --ion that shatter human pro-
ire.s,." declared R-\. R, R. Mor-
gan it a ru al pa-tor'- agricultur-
al si ort coui -e held by county ex-
•■n in agiit- n Tarrant county
ently. He called for an
cultural :■ \ i\-jiI" w i 1 he said was
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Tyler Commercial
11
Lc lege
an army of fifty
thousand
Many young people, when they
i nish high school, have nothing
11101. definite in mind than merely
getting a job of some kind. But it
is not so easy for the untrained
man or voung woman to securf a
position with a future. Tin good
1 .-itions at. going to the men and
ni« 1 in sin HI"
. D. T. Smith, finance rhair-
••re-'iv d several splendid
for raising funds. Fir-t o^
. will he a girl's basket bal.
to hi played n> xt week
11 V- Mbany. (Watch for
1 in iH'rction wi!.h tho jrBir.6
<!id home talent et.iertain-
w i : In given.
bo ,d voted to oh.
d< r' Day at our next va
meeting which will be February 1.
'J:'.11 p. Mr- Ray Wylie. so-
cial cl'.airman, will arrange a s"-
cial hour 10 follow the meeting.
Mr- Ki'--, health chairman, ac-
companied several school children
to Brecki nridge last week for
examination of their eyes.
Some valuable thoughts and sug-
gestions were offered by our 1st
vice-president, Miss Gertie Crow.
After t'ne business the hostess
served a delicious refreshment
plate to the following members:
Mmes. Joe Overton, Ray Wylie,
Murry Russ, D. T. Smith, Rrnck
Lipscomb, Howard Rogers, J. O.
Hyde, Grover King. M. L. Hays,
Miss Crow and hostess.
department of commerce
Washington
"SMAU.-TOWN CHAMBER.1-' OF
COMMERCE"
"Small-Town Chamh r of Com-
liVrc " i- the subject of a adio
talk to be given Sunday, January
22, from 7 :0fl to 7:15 p.m. V.as -
era Standard Tinn . by Dr. .In
Klein. Assistant Secretary of Con'
merce of the Uuited States. H.
will sp.-ak from Washington over
the coast to coast network of the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Dr. Klein will uphold tin v e«
that students of business matter-
should not concentrate unduly up-
on the big industrial cent r- anil
money-marts of the country, hut
should aNo scrutinize with utmost
rare the conditions, -i-ntiment-.
and efforts in the -mallei con
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PINTO BEANS, choice Recleaned
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VAN CAMP'S PUMPKIN, 2 large
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