The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1961 Page: 6 of 8
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THE WEST NEWS — WEST, TEXAS
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1961
= OUR SOIL * OUR STRENGTH =
Three hundred an,d seventy stock water have been built.
Tarmers, cooperating with the Farmers have tried to improve
The D. P. S. Story — 25 Years
Of Service and Protection
Editor’s Note: Following is the worked and to assist in the de-
Nolan-Aquilla and Navarro-Hill
Soil Conservation Districts, have
applied one or more conserva-
tion practices on their farms
since June, 1960,
District cooperators built 60
miles of terraces, In order to
further protect their cropland,
farmers did 2,216 acres of con-
tour farming. These terraces
break long slopes on cropland,
which cause water to leave a
field on a 0.1 to 0,3 foot grade
per 100 feet, instead of gushing
down the slope of the hill on a
1.0 to 5.0 foot grade per 100 feet.
Rows contoured or plowed
parallel with terraces break the
slope between terraces. The rows
further slow rain-water, giving
a greater opportunity for “in-
soak” of water on our cropland.
Contour farming also reduces
the silt load on terrace channels
and waterways: thus reducing
cost of maintaining terraces and
waterways.
Farmers applied 2.996 acres in
recreation as well as supply the
table with food by stocking 19
ponds with such fish *s bass,
bream and channel catfish.
Many fertilized their ponds to
increase fish production.
Other vegetative practices that
were applied are: 1,614 acres of
rotation hay and pasture, 1,331
acres of deferred grazing, 788
acres of pasture planting, 4,495
acres of rotation grazing and
2,494 acres of brush control.
Farmers renovated their pas-
tures by overseeding 1,378 acres
to grasses and legumes. Prac-
ticed proper range use on 4.325
acres of rangeland and proper
pasture use on 3,208 acres of
pastureland
Farmers who applied many of
these practices were assisted by
the Hill County Agriculture
Stabilization Conservation Com-
mittee in a financial way througv
.its Agriculture Conservation
Program. Assistance was render-
ed by the Navarro-Hill and No-
mers appneu z.yyu m . .........- ..........
cover crops and 6.856 acres were jian-Aquilla SCD Supervisors who
further protected by practicing | furnished equipment like com-
. , ___________ minin r-lvillc fTVQCC oppfl-
proper crop residue manage
ment. Thus, more protection
against terrace channels and wa-
terways catching heavy loads of
silt from cropland.
Farmers in this area built 64
waterways that cover 92 acres
of land in order to build more
terraces in 1961 and 1962.
In addition to building ter-
races, establishing waterways
and carrying out auxiliary prac-
tices such as crop residue use,
cover crops and contour farm-
ing, SCD Cooperators have done
other mechanical practices.
One erosion control structure
was built to stabilize a gully.
Two and three tenths miles of
diversion terraces have
built and 17 fanr< ponds for live-
FILTER TIPS:
^ Now is the time to
check the filter on your
air conditioners.
^ If your filters are dirty,
replace with new ones
or, if you have a clean-
able type, clean thor-
oughly.
^ A clean filter improves
the movement of the
air ... gives more cool
air . . . cuts dust and
pollen to virtually zero.
^ For information or
assistance, call your
dealer, air condition-
ing serviceman or
TP&l.
TEXAS POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY
bination grain drills, grass seed
ers, terracing machines, sedding
equipment and technical help
from the Soil Conservation Serv-
ice, Exetension Service, Farmers
Home Administration, Vocation-
al Agriculture Instructor and
i ;,any others.
V. A. Pensions For
Vets Incompetent
Grown “Children”
Veterans Administration clf-
been U*cers explained this week that
grown men and warden may re-
ceive pension payments as “cnil-
dren” of deceased war veterans.
Ordinarily, pension pay -.rents
to children cf deceased veterans
cease when the children reach
age 18, or earlier if they marry.
When, however, such a child be-
comes mentally or physically in-
capable of self-support before
relieving age 18, the pension
payments continue until that
child marries or improves phy-
sically or mentally to the point
.of being self supporting.
Many of these “children,” vic-
tims of incurable illness, live on
to old age, the VA officials said,
and still continue to draw pen-
sion. payments
The VA explanation was is-
sued to answer inquiries from
persons puzzled over recent
printed reference to Civil War
“children."
third of a series of articles ap-
pearing in Tlie West News de-
tailing the evolution and organ-
ization of the Texas Department
cf Public Safety and the numer-
ous vital services this agency
provides.)
T.-.e personnel, training and
staff services responsibilities of
this Division are carried out
through the coordinated efforts
of five bureaus — Personnel and
Training. Statistical Services,
General Office Services, Fleet
Operations and Physical Plant.
Personnel and Training
The staffing responsibility of
the Personnel and Training
Bureau was discharged during
the past two year period by re-
cruiting and testing 4,353 ap-
plicants, 966 of whom were em-
ployed.
During the biennium ending
August 31, 1960, five recruit
schools were conducted at the
Law Enforcement Academy, re-
sulting in the commissioning of
258 patrolmen. The bureau con-
ducted 27 other schools involv-
ing 1,151 department personnel
Who received training designed
to enable the department to bet-
ter accomplish its objectives.
These included 15 in-service
schools for patrolmen, 8 one-
Week supervisor workshops, 2
judo advancement tournaments,
and a one-week accident investi-
gation seminar.
velopment of personnel assign-
ments and work schedules.
Over 500,000 records of persons
arrested by department person-
nel were processed and data
compiled for use by the, depart-
ment in planning its enforce-
ment program, to evaluate the
effectiveness of enforcement
policies and to correlate the en-
forcement effort with the prob-
lems it is directed to correct.
Statistical Services also com-
piles data on the suspension of
persons’ driving privilege under
the driver license and safety re-
sponsibility statutes, furnishes
data to agencies in other states
on their drivers arrested or in-
volved in accidents in Texas,
and prepares countless special
studies of accident experience
and enforcement effort.
General Office Services
The purchase and distribution
of most non-inventory supplies
is carried cut by General Office
Services. These include station-
ery, office supplies and related
items as well as uniforms, guns,
ammunition and other supply
items which are needed by the
uniformed and other law en
Education places trump cards
in the hands of a man when he
plays the game of life.
« v
There are substitutes in some
lines, but none for practice.
The department also is charg-
ed with the responsibility of pro -
viding training for municipal
and county officers. The Law
Enforcement Academy conduct-
ed 26 schools for 499 local en-
forcement officers in the Austin
training facility. Additionally, 46
schools for county and municip-
al officers were conducted at
their headquarters throughout
the state.
The bureau also carried out
the normal activities in connec-
tion with the appointment,
transfer, promotion and salary
changes which are related to the
personnel function.
Statistical Services
Statistical Services serves the
department, the State of Texas
and national organizations by
compiling data on traffic acci-
dents, crime and the activities of
departmental services and per-
sonnel.
During the biennium, 430,006
jmotor vehicle traffic accidents
occurring in Texas were reported
to the department. These were
analyzed for causative factors,
both engineering and enforce-
ment, and data concerning their
circumstances were compiled.
Appropriate information was
furnished to local, state and na-
tional groups concerned with
various phases of accident pre-
vention.
In the past two years. 700,000
daily reports from patrolmen in
the field services were tabulated
for data to be used for evaluat-
ing their respective perform-
mances, to record volumes of
duties performed and hours
Summer Ranch
Management Can
Determine Profit
College Station — Summer
management practices used on
a ranch tend to carry over into
fall and winter, and eventually
determine whether or not a year
was as profitable as is could
have been. G. O. Hoffman, ex-
tension range specialist, says
there are several practices that
Should be carried out this sum-
mer but which will provide ben-
efitis for the rest of the year.
One of tlie recommended prac-
tices is deferred grazing. On a
pasture that has just received
a rain, deferring allows native
grasses to make rapid growth.
Grasses can make seed in 4 to 6
weeks, but best results are ob-
tained when the pasture is de-
ferred all summer. It is also
profitable to defer a pasture that
(has not had any rain. Native
grasses need a rest once every 4
years in order to increase their
vigor and re-establish their root
system.
Another excellent way to re-
lieve grazing pressure on per-
manent pastures is to use tem-
porary pastures. Ranchers in
drier areas of the state should
also* plan to reduce the stocking
Philosopher Throws Cold Water On
Attempt to Conquer Earth via Moon
Editor’s note: The Philosopher |after that, and so on and on
ion >his Johnson grass farm on I out into, the limitless areas of
Aquilla Creek explores space
this week, strictly from his
forcement units throughout the rate by culling unproductive an-
nimals, Hoffman continues.
state.
The duplicating service, which
is essential in the rapid circula-
tion of information on wanted
persons as well as other data, is
provided by this bureau.
During the past two year per-
iod, General Office Services pro-
vided for the purchase or prep-
aration and distribution of one
million driving handbooks, 520,-
000 arrest ticket books, 5,000 Di-
gest of Texas Motor Vehicle Laws
and 5,000 Texas Motor Vehicle
Law Books. Nearly 200,000 in-
dividual mailings were made of
weekly Law Enforcement Bul-
letin on wanted persons, and in-
formation on driver license and
safety responsibility suspensions.
Nearly 11,000 uniform items
were purchased and distributed
lo law enforcement personnel.
Approximately 1,000 pieces ol
internal communication were
handled each day through the
department's centralized mail
room. Over 40.000 pieces of first
class mail were received and
handled each day during the
biennium.
Fleet Operations
The Fleet Operations Bureau
maintains the motor vehicle
fleet and the communications
equipment which is essential for
effective police operation.
The day by day demands in-
clude repairs and preventive
maintenance for over 1,200 mo-
tor vehicles and their mobile ra-
dio equipment as well as the
maintenance of 22 fixed radio
stations and 12 relays and re-
peaters.
During the biennium 752 new
new automobiles were purchased
and equipped for Department
use. Cars no longer of value to
'the department were removed
from service and sold through
established procedures. The au-
—j’tomebile Shop made 870 major
' automobile repairs and more
than 5.000 minor repairs in or-
der to keep the
(balanced with the amount of
(grass on the pasture.
Water is necessary for good
grass production, but in some
areas of the state moisture
not too plentiful. It is therefore
wise to make profitable use of
every bit of moisture available.
One way to do this is to con-
struct diversion terraces, known
as “throw outs,” to divert the
run-off water from roadside
ditches onto the pasture. The
additional water will grow lots of
grass, says the specialist. An-
otherway is to control brush
growing in tine draws, creek
bottoms and overflow areas.
These productive range sites
will produce good grass when
the bruch is taken off.
Something else to watch for
this summer is poisonous plants.
These pests should be controlled
rocking chair.
Dear editar:
In this day and age, nobody
wants to be called scientifically
backwards, although I’ve been
called backwords in a lot of oth-
erfields and it hasn’t bothered
me, at least not to the extent of
doing anything about it, but a
neighbor of mine said he read
a letter of mine in The West
News a while back and got the
idea I was opposed to exploring
space, like sending a man to the
moon.
He got it wrong. I’m not op-
posed to exploring space, so long
as somebody else besides me is
in the rocket, but I would like
to point out that my guess that
man may not find as much out
in space as he thinks has now
been agreed to by at least some
scientists.
In a poll of space scientists
the other day, it was found some
scientists say it is essential that
we get a man on the moon, and
some say they doubt it would be
worth the cost.
Here’s the thing. The scientists
for putting a man on the moon
say it’s necessary, because if
Russia gets complete control of
the moon, she can, have a better
Chance at controlling the earth.
I got to thinking about this,
•" | and it suddenly dawned on me
ls j that if you can control the earth
from the moon, why can’t you
control the moon from Mars or
Venus or some other planet?
You mean to say that in or-
der to control the earth, we’ve
.got to control the moon, and in
order to control the moon, we’ve
got to control the next planet
beyond that, and then the next
unexplored space?
This not only stretches the
imagination, but it stretched
and broke the national budget
several planets back. This sure
is going along ways out in space
to get peace on earth. It’s like
me saying I’ll have to conquer
all the land in North America
before I can control this farm of
mine, whereas you and I both
know what’s standing in the
way of improving this farm ain’t
the rest of North America, it’s
mostly me.
Conquering the moon and all
the other planets in the universe
in order to conquer the earth
reminds me of a quotation: “The
faults, dear Brutus, lies not in
is from Shakespeare, which I
our stars but in ourselves.” This
read on the back of a calendar
in 1931.
Yours
J. A.
faithfully,
WOIiK OR FLAY—These trim
slacks and perky overblouse
typify the smart new styling
found in cotton denim work
and play clothes for milady.
Hickory-colored stripes are
combined with blue denim in
this outfit designed by Samuel
Hubert for the Denim Council.
motor fleet in good operating
condition.
Radar repairs and the repair
and installation of mobile ra-
dio equipment required that at-
tention be given to nearly 900
individual pieces of equipment.
Repairs and improvements
amounting to over $28,000 were
made to fixed radio stations and
relays.
Physical Plant
The primary responsibility for
the Physical Plant operation is
to provide the services of light,
Iheat, air conditioning, cleaning
and maintenance of the build-
ings as well as landscaping and
maintenance of the grounds of
the (department’s headquarters.
The care of the equipment and
transmission lines (gas, electri-
city, and water i necessary for
the generation and distribution
of heat, water, light and air con-
ditioning is also the responsibi-
lity of this unit. The scope of the
activity perhaps can best be de-
scribed by noting that more
than 180,000 square feet of floor
department’s spac e is involved.
Before you buy
any
vitamin product...
■
so as to keep livestock losses to
a minimum.
Hoffman says that under pres-
ent conditions, ranchmen should
carry out only those range prac-
tices which require verly little
cash outlay1. He also recom-
mends using the cost sharing
programs to help carry out the
ranch improvement program.
Give yourself plenty of living
space on the highway — tail-
gating is a dangerous practice.
• ♦
Folks who try to maintain a
budget today have living proof
that both ends won’t meet.
♦ ♦
Many a youngster gets be-
hind the eight-ball by taking the
wrong cue from his elders.
HIGH COST OF FUN
4 out of 4
record of this family
This family has a perfect “batling average” when it comes lo
saving money! Each has a savings account here and adds to it
regularly. Yes, even the younger members are learning early the
valuable lesson of systematic thrift. All like the way their money
earns more, grows faster here with insured safety. Your family
will like this too! Let us help you plan your savings programs.
The State National Bank
Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
WEST, TEXAS
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WEST, LOUIS WERNET. Prop. TEXAS ,
Vacationland, U.S.A.
Summer, 1961
Dear Boss:
Having a miserable time,. Wish you were here — to help. They
are taxing me crazy. Can you suggest a hobby that is free?
Every time 1 move, Uncle Sam steps in and slugs me.
My Hobbies Excise Tax on
Fishing Reels — 10 %
Golf Clubs — 10%
Tennis Racket — 10%
Yachting Binoculars — 10%
Photography Film ~" 5 %
One more item. They are even taxing me because 1m a Blonde.
Like I pay 10% tax on my hair dye. Sure sorry I ever heard that
gentlemen prefer blondes.
Yours.
Blondie
Don’t permit erosion to rob your land of its productivity. Follow
the proven methods of conservation to check runoff, stop the
depletion of soil nutrients and safeguard the future of your farm.
The time to start your conservation program is now!
To finance the improve-
ment or expansion of yout
farming operation at low
cost and on the most con-
venient basis, see us.
Loan sfor Buildings
Loans for Equipment
Loans for Farm Land
Our long experience in handling all phases of farm
financing assures you of helpful, cooperative service.
The West National Bank
Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
WEST, TEXAS
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