The Montague County Times (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1952 Page: 4 of 12
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Mr*. Tbco Prtcbe and daugh-i of last i
tar, Sue, visited the first pert] Richard
erttfa Mr. and Mr*.
In Auetln.
BURGESS
FIRER1L HOME
AMBULANCE SERINE
Prompt—Efficient—Dignified
Established 1895
AIR CONDITIONED CHAPEL
Telephone 86
Residence 37
TO FLOOD WATS
Sell cot trace is an essential
cor era* e
measure in flood water control
but providing and holding a
coverage on the soil in all sea-
sons of the year is more diffi-
cult than merely talking about
| It. We are all well aware of the
necessity of devotion of some
acreage to the production of
food and feed every year and
covered with
cultiva-
Make Student “Slow’
Poor eyesight can make a
child “slow" In school. Uncor-
rected visual defects can cause
a normally bright youngster to
dislike school, fall behind In his
class and become self conclous
about playing sports and games,
says Dr. Geo. W. Cox, state
CLEHN SLOTHES
FRESH FOR FALL AND WINTER
Greet Fall with a sparkling dean wardrobe . . . send us
your clothes now ! They’ll get expert cleaning in our
modern plant plus the careful attention to details that
makes our service the finest! Call us today.
1LLI3MS CLEANERS
Phone 105 Bowie, Texas
health officer.
keeping the soil covered with' ^ child will rarely complain
vegetation while crop culUva-, about ^ vision. It may &
tlon is In progress is hardly j blurred, he may see double, yet
P08®1^16 I in three *cases out of four, he
Proper cultivation of tillable not tejj anyone because he
land necessarily leaves most of
It bare during crop time but
terrace and spillway systems
rightly done prevents a large
percent of washing from up-
does not know how well he
should see. That is why it is so
Important for parents and tea-
chers to know the symptons of
eye trouble. An Intelligent child
land fields. Winter legume cov-; may ^ victimized by poor vision
erage is another erosion mea-, 50^ af school and with his
sure now in use by quite a num-, playmatcs.
_ 0 i» 1 ... — 4 _ LUi. annilnn !
Too often a youngsters’ eyes
ber of farmers in this section.
Anything that will prevent
washing of tillable land during
any season of the year is an ef-
fective measure in soil conser-
vation and water control.
W. E. Farrell, conservation
work unit leader, stationed at
Bowie, and other conservation
leaders tell us that a coverage
of native grass is about the best
measure in soil erosion and wa-
ter control. They tell us that a
coverage of native grass on the
rolling land along the creek val-
leys would set the stage for con-
struction of dams In the valleys
sufficient to control the over-
flows In time of heavy rains.
And they Inform us that the
better co-operation they have by
landowners in providing this
grass coverage the sooner the
are neglected because no one
knows that they will need care,
Dr. Cox points out. For this
reason, visual tests should be
continued throughout the child’s
school career.
Some of the symptoms which
may mean that a youngster has
eye trouble are: (1) Rubs eye
ofteh, attempts to brush away
blur; (2) Becomes irritable
when doing close work; (3)
Blinks more than usual, stum-
bles or trips over small objects;
(4) Is over-sentitlve to light;
can’t play games requiring dis-
tance vision. (5) Red-rimmed,
encrusted or swollen eye lids.
When any of these symptoms
are present, those responsible
for the child’s condition should
have his eyes examined at once.
overflowing of bottom land will Eariy correction will save many
be brought to an end. j days of unpleasantness and
Again we refer to the neces- | possibly blindness.
CARD Or THANKS
May we take this opportunity
to express our heartfelt thanks
and appreciation to all who ad-
ministered to us in any way
during the Illness and death of
our beloved sister, and daughter,
Mary Davis Ditch. For all the
beautiful flowers, which were
brought each day during her
illness, the beautiful cards and
all the sincere prayers were ap-
preciated very much.
We especially wish to thank
the doctors and nurses who gave
her loving carq while she was
In the hospitals at Bowie and
Fort Worth. The wonderful
food brought in, and for the!
beautiful floral offerings, we
shall always be grateful.
May God Bless each and every
one who in any way adminis-
tered unto us In any way during
our sorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis
and family,
Mr. and Mrs. George Davis
and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis
and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis
and family,
Roy Davis
Mrs. Bonnie Olsen
and family,
Mrs. Mildred Jones
and family,
Lois Grissom
and family,
ATTEND CHURCH SOMEWHERE* THIS SUNDAY.
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HARPER FURMTUIE
• Whirlpool Washer*
• Beauty Range*
208 Smythe
Bowie, Texas
Mrs.
FOR
Fall Needs
slty of working some of the land
in the production of food and
feed but observation reveals the
fact that quite a percent of the
rolling.land along the creek val-
leys are producing neither field
crops or grass. Some of It is al-
most bare year after year and is
| gradually washing away Into the
cre“k valleys. Creek .channels,
j especially on the south side of
1 this county, are already filled
with sandy soil washed In from
hillsides. As long as this gradual
| washing prevails water control
lake construction must be post-,
poned, conservation leaders in-
form us.
The control lake system is al-
ready planned and soon as land-
owners unite in efforts and stop
the soli erosion the lake con-
struction will get under way in
full. Building dams to be filled
in behind by washing dirt would
be a useless expense but on re-
moval of the filling danger con-
servation leaders w’ill get busy
with construction activities.
SPENDS WEEKEND
VISITING RELATIVES
AND FRIENDS
Warren Thompson of Victo-
rious, Texas spent the weekend
with his grandfather, R. C.
Thompson, his aunts, Mrs. Roy
Williams and Mrs. E. E. Shelton
and with a service buddy, Salty
Brite. Mr. Thompson has just
recently returned from Japan.
RUMMAGE SALE WILL BE
HELD SECOND MONDAY
The band parents association
will hold a rummage sale on
second Monday, October 13. If
you have? any rummage please
brln^ it to the band hall or con- ‘
tact the band parents to pick
it up. Or better still bring it to
Brashears Cattle Barn office on
the jockey yard, by 8:30 the
morning of the sale. The associ-
j ation has customers for all ex-
tra coat hangers and clean rags
you may have.
acres of ground when full. It has
a flood gate through which the
water can be gradually let out
down to the coverage of only
40 acres of ground. The water
can be let out quickly enough
after each filling to prevent its
killing grass on the 60 acres
from which it can be drained.
I* T. Hunter of Bowie, who
helped supervise the construc-
tion, says that a ten mile
stretch from the lake to the
head of the creek Is covered
Mrs. Veta Dunlap and Mrs.;
Elie Mellen of Bowie and Nora!
Carroll of Quanah attended the
funeral of a cousin, Jim Morton, j
in Texarkana, during the weekj
end.
Vetch, Australian Peas, Rye, Oats, Bar-
ley, Wheat, 20% and 47% Phosphate
and other fertilizer.
To supplement those dry pastures use
creep checkers, cattle checkers, dairy
ration, cottonseed, pellets and meal,
whole and ground grain, salt, mineral"
and many other timely items.
Highest prices paid for poultry and eggs.
MONTAGUE FARMERS CO-OP
FARM SUPPLIES
110 West Tarrant
FARM PRODUCE
Phone 329 Bowie, Texas
j with grass which supplies pas-
A control lake on a tributary turage for many llvestQck while
of West Fork, between Newport j preventing soil erosion from
and Jacksboro, Is an example of, ruining the lake. Below the lake
! the lakes planned for the other are 3()00 acres of bottom land
! creeks of this section. It was ; whieh have never been molested
completed about four years ago j by an overfiow of water since
by the soil conservation service the dam- was finished,
under .- istant supervision of . The conditioning
the board of supervisors of the : make ready for such lakes
Upper West Fork Conservation „ the creeks in this sec-
■ rlictrint Tt uras rlnrit* fit n Cfl«st. nf &
district. It was done at a cost of. -. — such lakes would hoid
3?" DO H ho'ds water to a depth for vaiuable crop
I of 47 feet and covcrs a hundred irrigation activities.
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Remember, too, for every dollar
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Lead Lined Muffler _ $8.10
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Machine Shop Service
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ON
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FOR FORD V-8
1932 to 1950 -
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i Ring Pistons __ $9.63
Lead Lined Muffler _ $5.65
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The Montague County Times (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1952, newspaper, October 10, 1952; Bowie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth642084/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bowie Public Library.