The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1973 Page: 1 of 8
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Boll Weevil Count
Highest Recorded
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Boll weevil catches on the trap
line which border the Caprock
are the highest they have been
for this time of the year since
the trap line was set in 1970.
The boll weevil trap line is
a series of weevil traps at one
mile intervals along 300 miles
of the Caprock from Briscoe
County to Borden County.
Traps are baited with a syn-
thetic hormone called
phermone" which attracts boll
weevils onto the Caprock.
The trap line has been in
service since the beginning of
‘S-h-h-h-h-h, don’t wake up pop, ” says Marty Griffin. The son's firecracker will bring Art Griffin up horn Ms nap. May and 90 Weevils had been
captured through June 23. This
may not sound like many weevils
for 300 traps over a two month
period, but over the same
periods last year the traps had
captured only one weevil. In
19/0. the trap line had cap-
tured no weevils during this
period.
EAST PLAINS CATCH
Besides the increase in
number of weevils captured
being of concern to program
officials of the High Plains
Boll Weevil Suppression Pro-
gram, the distribution of the
weevil catch has been cause for
concern. The majority (better
t4«e Jram
Caprock Rim
WHO’S THEIR GARDENER?
If we had the choice of
selecting the neatest lawn in
Crosbyton, it sure would be
hard to overlook the Sam
Covingtons’ at 617 W. Birch.
It appears that every blade of
grass in the Covington's yard
is freshly manicured each day.
Another picturebook yard
belongs to the Ross Cashes.
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These are by no means the
only attractive yards in Cros-
byton, but they are a pair which
certainly reflect attention.
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YOUTHFUL BUSINESS
COMMUNITY
Our contention that Crosbyton
has one of the youngest business
communities in West Texas
gained momentum when Allan
Adams and his wife, Gail, be-
came managers July 1 of King
’ ;. This energetic
'One Of Best la Stato/ Says Hayden Fry
Howard New Coach
Bob Howard--regarded by
Haydon Fry as "one of the
best high school coaches in
Texas”--will guide the Chief-
tain grid fortunes this Fall.
The 45-year-old Howard was
me 45-year-old He
I May
I Drye
hired to a one-year contract
Saturday night by the Crosbyton
Independent School District
board of education as head foot-
ball coach. He will "be in
Crosbyton next week" to start
his program.
'73 Starts Wet
May-June Second 1
DryesHn History I
Funeral Home. I His energet
young couple will be definite
assets to Crosbyton.
Incidentally, Adams is serving
as president of the Ralls Cham-
ber of Commerce.
At the same time* we hate
to see the Kings leaving. A.
R. and Jerry will be here much
of the time until they occupy
their new residence in Horizon
City, 17 miles from El Paso,
probably in September. They
will find plenty of time for
golf and travel, but don’t
"intend to sit down in a rock-
ing chair and retire." We
admire that attitude.
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MUSEUM ATTRACTIONS
Pioneer Memorial Museum
has two feature exhibitions
scheduled which directo r Verna
Anne Wheeler belie'eu many
persons will want to view.
In August, a Texas Negro ex-
hibit will be presented at the
museum throughout the month.
A Texas Rangers feature is
on tap for next January.
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OUT OF HIDING U
Jimmy Karr and Joe Wise will
be in their respective offices
much more after July 4.
It seems that the pair of
smooth-faces have been out "on
business" quite often since the
whiskered vigilantes installed
their horse tank a couple of
See CAPROCK P««»
Who thought in January that
1973 woulcT produce the second
dryest May-June combination
since records started here in
1886?
The .44 of an inch moisture
in May, couple .17 in June,
produced .61 for the two-month
span. Only in 1916 when .17
fell has less moisture fallen in
the two months.
Bernard Parker, weather
observer for Crosbyton, says
.15 of the meager .17 fall for
June came on the first day of
the month. Another .12 was
recorded on the 13th.
DRY JUNE ’74?
Besides 1916, the only years
which rival '73 for arria con-
ditions in May-June were 1931
(.70), ’45 and ’53 (.84 both
years). Ironically, dry Junes
normally come in pairs, ac-
cording to the records, which
rqeans that June '74 could also
be well below normal rainfall.
A total of 2.23 inches of rain
was recorded last June. Par-
ker says average moisture for
June "has been two to three
inches since ’54."
Only four times since Mrs.
Hank Smith starting logging
weather in 1886 has less than
.17 been gauged during June.
The last time was in 1924 . .14
inches,. No rainfall was repor-
ted in June 1901 -
While the drougth continues,
temperatures are reaching into
the mid to high 90s daily, and
night lows are climbing. Mer-
cury reached 101 Friday,
second hottest day of the year.
Temperature hit 102 on June
18.
Weather
24-HOUR
COACH 24 YEARS
A veteran of 24 years coaching,
Howard has amassed a 153-
71-5 record and owns seven
district championships. His
teams also have captured six
Championships in track. The
past two years he has served
as athletic director and head
football coach at Lake Worth
High School, a AA school near
Fort Worth.
He succeeds Otis Summers,
who will work toward a Masters
^Degree at Texas Tech.
>Fry, athletic director and
football coach at North Texas
State University and formerly
of Southern Methodist Univer-
sity told Supt. S. T. Hawkes:
"I have watched Bob Howard’s
coaching career for 18 years.
I have watched reel after reel
of film on his players, and I
believe he is one of the best
coaches in the state."
Among Howard's lengthy list
of references also were the
names of Durrell Royal and
Emory Bellard, athletic
directors and football coaches
at University of Texas and
Texas A&M, respectively.
40 APPLICANTS
"About 40 applicants" were
interviewed for the CHS head
See HOWARD Page Six
Blood Neodod
Donors are needed to replenish
BOB HOWARD
. Chief Football Coach
24-HOUR
PERIOD
ENDING 7 A..M.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
TEMP
I LOW
MOISTURE
Tr.
Tr.
Mrs. L. D. Mason, says that
friends wishing to contribute
blood may be so in Larry's
name at the Methodist Hospital
Blood Bank in Lubbock.
The 17-year-old Mason was
"holding his own" Monday after
"improving a bit" the previous
day.
He remains confined to the
intensive care unit at Metho-
dist Hospital, where he still
is unconscious.
Tharsday ladles Might At Sttimmiag Pool
Kings Sell Funeral Home,
In an advertisement appearing
in this issue of The Review,
A. R. and Jerry King have
sold, King Funeral Home in
Crosbyton. Allan Adams and
his wife, Gail, will be the new
managers. The transaction be-
came effective July 1.
The mortuary will continue to
operate as King Funeral Home.
Kings are having a new resi-
dence built at Horizon City,
a development 17 miles east
of El Paso. When the house
is completed "in approx-
imately three months*" the
Kings will be movingto Horizon
City.
At that time, the Adams will
take possession of the residence
next door to King Funeral Home.
. A. R. and Jerry King express
‘ "our sincere appreciation for
the courtesies we have received
and the friendships we have
made in 28 1/2 years in Cros-
byton.’’
Mrs. King states "we're not
going to sit down in rocking
chairs. In fact, we're not
retiring we're just changing
occupations." The couple plans
to play golf--their favorite
hobby^-gossibly^ work on a
The former owners express
"complete confidence"
Adams. "We believe they will
give the same courtesies and
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Hey Mom, want to get away
from the old man, the kids
and the dogs?
Why not reserve a couple
of hours for yourself tonight
or any Thursday night to go
am s Manager
considerations we have strived
to offer the past 28 1/2 years,"
the Kings say.
Adams, 28, who officially t
became manager of King
Funeral Home on Sunday
morning, is "recovering well"
from injuries suffered in a
serious auto accident in May.
He and his wife, Gail, have
one daughter, Kandace. They
are members of the Baptist
Church.
They will be moving here from
Ralls in the immediate future.
swimming.
Crosbyton Swimming Pool is
n#»n to women only from, 7
9 p.m. each Thursday.
open to
until
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Reared near Floydada, Adams
is active in civic affairs in
1 See ADAMS Pag* Six
n combat a rango fire near Kalgary which burned
of C. C. Sanders’ rangeland Saturday afternoon.
BEHIND the ameke, firemen c
off several hundred acrea of
The bloae reportedly atorted aa Sandora and a co-worker were burning a bull
carcaas, and winds whipped fire out of control. Crosbyton and Spur fire
departments battled fire several hours.
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LL All-Stars
Are Selected
Managers chose the Crosbyton
All-Stars squad during a Thurs-
day night meeting, ana the honor
team was announced during the
season finale Friday night.
Kenneth Stegall is business
manager for the squad. His
assistant is Don Ferree, who
served this vear as league pres-
ident.
Alan Neff, who coachea the
McAdoo Indians this year, was
selected to manage the local
all-stars. Neff is a former
Little League all-star pitcher.
He was also a basketball star
before graduating from McAdoo
High School in May.
Serving as all-star coach will
be Felix Reyna, who coached
for the Braves.
Members of the honor squad
include: Ralph Moore, Indians;
Mike Chatham, Conda Maze,
than 50%) of the weevils have
been captured in the East Plains
area on top of the Caprock
around the McAdoo-Dougherty
area.
In the past if weevils were
detected early in the season,
it was usually in this area.
However, this year's weevils
have been detectedon the north-
ern portion of the trap line
in Silverton-Cedar Hill area and
also on the southern portion
around Post, Grassland, and
pensinula in Borden County.
’REAL BOLL WEEVIL YEAR’
Initially, program officials felt
that the increased weevil catch
was due to the new formulation
of the phermone and the new
container which controls its
evaporation. However, with last
week’s weevil catch bringing
our total weevil catch to more
than 90-fold over last year and
the distribution of catch
extending the length of the trap
line, program officials now feel
that we could be facing a real
boll weevil year.
Last year with excellent
weather conditions for weevil
development and the Boil
Weevil Suppression Program
hampered by application
problems, more potential over-
wintering weevils were ob-
served to enter overwinter-
ing habitat (shinnery trash, etc.)
than In the past couple of years.
The winter was cold but with
more snow than usual; thus,
the insulating effect of snow
cover may have contributed to
the successful hibernation of
weevil.
Officials of the High Plains
Boll Weevil Suppression Pro-
gram feel that we may be fac-
ing a real boll weevil year--and
with the diapause weevil control
slated to begin around Septem-
ber 1, it might not be suffi-
cient to keep weevils from caus-
ing economic losses to some
producers below the Caprock
and to keep the weevils from
moving to fields on top.
PROGRAM OFFICIALS
ENCOURAGE SPOT TREAT
At a meeting of program of-
ficials on Monday, they discus-
sed the situation and suggested
that producers in the control
zone below the Caprock and
above, adjacent to the Caprock,
be encouraged to spot treat
cotton fields bordered by over-
winterin;
nery an
MflrK Hamersiev# K-ODOic
Hogan, Dale Stegall and Lavance
Coppege, Yankees: Daniel Al-
marez, Paschal Farries and
Noe Reyna, Braves.
Alternates are Ronald John-
son, Cardinals; Domingo Gran-
ado, Mets; and Kirk Harris,
Indians.
ng habitat, such as shin-
amosquite.
Bv spot treat, they mean to
fly a couple of plane swaths
which would be 60" to 100 feet
into the cotton field. If the
spot treatments were carried
out by the majority of pro-
ducers, they could effectively
lower the overall population
level of overwintering weevils
entering the fields, to the point
where economic losses mij‘
not be encountered below
Caprock and the weevils move-
ment onto the Cap might be
reduced.
The advantage to treating now
is to lower the overall over-
wintering population before 1/3
grown squares are available
tot oviposition and first gen-
eration is initiated by the over-
wintering weevils now enter-
ing cotton fields.
Man- producers may wonder
why the Boll Weevil Suppres-
sion Program can not handle
this aha the answer is they
are j5rohibited by USDA policy
from making in-season boil we-
evil control applications. An-
other concern of producers
might be the effect of these
applications, as far as caus-
ing bollworm problems.
Officials reemphasize that
producers spot treat, so bene-
Itcials will have the opportun-
ity to reinfest treated areas
from untreated areas.
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They would encourage pro-
ducers to take this action
it will aid them in hati
their own in-season weevil p
blem and in making the
diapause program more e
fective. Producers should t
suit their county B
agents for materials s ^
for boll weevil control.
ail
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