The Kiowa Valley Independent (Darrouzett, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1964 Page: 2 of 4
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The Kiowa Valley Independent
Thursdayi March 19, 1964
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MEMBER OF THE PANHANDLE PRESS ASSOCIATION
The Kiowa Valley Independent is published every Thursday by the
Circle Register Publishing Company. Second-class postage paid at
Darrouzett, Texas.*
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Subscription Rates: Lipscomb County $2.56 - - Elsewhere $3.06.
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Notice of change in Address: Copies that are undeliverable and
orders for subscriptions are to be mailed to the Circle Register
Publishing Company, Follett, Texas.
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Editor and Publisher.....................James M. Price
Production Manager.....t................Richard Troyer
Composition Editor........................Coeta Sperry
Circulation Manager . . . ...................Mareta Jenkins
EDITOR’S
CORNER
In this issue of the Kiowa Valley Independent we have
printed a copy of a letter sent us by Walter Rogers, a member
of the national House of Representatives from the 18th District
of Texas. Although he is a member of the Texas’ delegation
and is primarily interested in the views of the voters in his
own district we feel that the questions he asks are as per-
tinent to our Oklahoma readers as they are to those in Texas.
In fact we would urge our Oklahoma readers to clip the
article and send their opinions to their own re pres entatives.
Mr. Rogers gives us a chance to favor, oppose or “have
no opinion about” a number of timely topics. We are of the
opinion that “having no opinion” is frankly an admission
of disinterest in our government and nation and that the
“no opinion” holder deserves any “mess of porridge”
Washington may chose to allot him. If you don’t have an
opinion, based on ignorance of the issue or some other cause,
find out what is involved and form an opinion and make it
known - - or else forfeit your right to a voice in our govern-
ment “of the people” as guaranteed by the Constitution.
Although many of the questions Mr. Rogers asks are self-
explanatory we do feel that in some areas a flat "favor” or
“oppose” is an inadequate answer. In fact we feel that some
of the questions are inadequately phrased or explained.
“I (favor) (oppose) (have no opinion about) Federal aid
to education.” Does favoring federal aid mean a “blanket”
coverage and does opposing it mean opposition to all types
of federal aid? What about federal aid based on “impacted”
y locai schools? Since the children of mili-
ary~personnel have an equal right to a formal education in
our local schools and since those same military personnel
are, normally, exempt from local school tax levies shouldn’t
that particular district get some sort of “appropriate relief?”
Foreign aid is another thorny question. Can we honestly
give it a blanket “yes” or “no” or are there some areas in
which aid is good and necessary and some in which it is
not only unnecessary but wasteful?
Can we favor the sale of wheat to Russia and cutting off
aid to nations trading with Cuba? Favoring both would be
hypocrisy of the highest order and opposing both serves
little useful purpose.
Read the questions carefully. Do not hastily “favor” or
“oppose” the course of our nation in foreign and domestic
affairs.
We urge you to answer the questions and forward those
answers to your representative. But we would further urge
you to exercise caution in a flat yes or no and temper your
opinions with a personal letter explaining your stand on
certain issues.
And we would add- - refusal to do anything carries with
it forfeiture of the principle of “we the people” on which
this nation’s greatness is (or at least was) based.
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FOLLETT, TEXAS
J. M. Price, Editor,
We want to /‘Thank You”
for sending our paper even tho
we hadn’t sent you your money.
Maybe you would have gotten
it sooner if you had stopped
our subscription, because I
don’t think we would have gone
without it too long.
My parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. . Schoenha Is, and brothers,
Harry ,and Vernon can tell you
that I'm just as bad about
writing letters as paying bills!!
So getting your paper keeps me
informed about whats going on
down there, while they wonder
what we are doing. You might
let them know that the grand-
sons,Clayton and Kendall are
just fine. That is really what
they want to hear most of the
time, anyway. You know how
grandparents are!
Well, I'll close, but before I
do I would like you to know
that we think you’re doing a
wonderful job. Keep up the,
good work. I’m sure we speak
for all of us who were raised
around Darrouzett and are
living elsewhere now.
Thanks again,
Kenzy and Jean Turner
2521 Rosenthal
Wichita, Kansas
midland college tour
TO APPEAR IN DHS AUDIT.
The Midland College
Players, Fremont, Nebraska,
will make nine stops in five
states on their annual spring
tour set from March 13 through
March 21.
Presenting the religious
drama “Christ in the Con-
crete City,” the Players
will appear in churches in
Bertrand and North Platte in
Nebraska; in Wheatridge,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo and
Trinidad in Colorado; in
Albuquerque, New Mexico;
Darrouzett, Texas; and EiliSr—
Kansas.
The college’s speech
oboir Wiii also perform during
gjicey heinv spon-
sored by Lutheran churches
in these communities.
Friday, March 20 at 7:3^,
p.m. this group will be spon-
sored by 'St. Paul Lutheran
Church at Darrouzett High
School Auditorium. There
will be a free will offering
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U. 5. Congressman
"Wants to ”
Rep. Walter Rogers of the
18th Congressional District
wants to know how his con-
stituents feel on some
matters which will be before
the Congress during the rest
of the session - - and on
some which have already
had lengthy debate.
His questionaire:
I’d like very much to have
your views on twenty of the
major issues still facing the
country and the Congress.
To enable you to “get on
the record” with little diffi-
culty, I’ve listed the twenty
issues below - - ten foreign,
ten domestic. You need only
to scratch through the words
in two of the three brackets
in each sentence to make
your feelings clear in each
matter. I’d appreciate your
mailing the questionaire to
me at 1330 New House Office
Building, Washington, D.C,
or to me at my office m
Pampa - - P. O. Box 1699,
Pampa, Texas. I would ap-
preciate your sending along
any additional comments
you’d care to make on these
important matters.
Foreign Affairs
1. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) the sale of
United States wheat to Russia.
2. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) continuing
our foreign aid program.
3. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) cutting off
aid to nations trading with Cuba.
4. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) military
action to bring freedom to Cuba.
5. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
^No Opinion About) our con-
tin u-ed,membership in the United
NatioAs.
6. I\ (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) withdrawing
U.S. troops from Europe.
7. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) a higher
level of U.S. defense spending.
8* I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) direct in-
tervention in the Viet Nam war.
9. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) admission
of Red China to the United
Nations.
10. I (Favor) (.Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) building a
canal to replace the Panama
Canal.
Domestic Affairs
1. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) repealing
Federal excise taxes.
2. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
Np Opinion About) so-called
•'medicare” proposals.
3. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) the U. S.
man-to-the-moon program.
4. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) an acceler-
ated public works program.
5. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) Federal par-
ticipation in urban renewal.
6. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) changing the
Presidential succession act.
7. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) Federal
development of new recreation
facilities.
8. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) Federal aid
to education.
9. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) speeding the
program to build interstate
highways.
10. I (Favor) (Oppose) (Have
No Opinion About) Federal
help to cities in mass transit
development.
May I have your name and
address?
Name
Address
WeJ want to express our
deepest and sincere thanks to
all ojtr neighbors and friends
their sympathy, for the
beautiful flowers and the
cards and the many acts of
kindness shown to us in our
recent bereavement.
Brothers & Sisters of
Mr. George Meier, Jr.
Lynn Roper, Roy Howard and Wendell Hennigh “volunteered" to as-
sist in the program given during the Girl Scout "pot-luck" dinner
and became, according to the skit, Candy Store suckers for the en-
tertainment of thr audience.
Tne
to announ
following Candidat
fice subject to the will of the
Voters ki the Democratic Pri-
mary Election, Saturday,
May 2, 1964.
For County and District Clerk:
MRS. LENA GLASGOW
DON WYNN
WENDELL E. HENNIGH
For Sheriff, Tax Assessor and
Collector:
BASIL DUKE, JR.
GEORGE H. PRATT
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News Notes
Mrs, Tom McLaughlin of
Canadian, former resident of
Darrouzett, entered the St.
Anthony Hospital in Ama-
rillo on Monday, March 9,
and had lung surgery on
Tuesday, March 10.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R.
Nabours and family moved to
Plainview, Texas, Friday,
March 13, where Mr. Nabours
has employment as a con-
tract pumper.
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Sunday afternoon guests
in the H. A. Kolander home
were Mr. Jake Kelln of
Shattuck and Mr. and Mrs.
Vlelvin Miller of Darrouzett,
Texas.
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Price, James M. The Kiowa Valley Independent (Darrouzett, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1964, newspaper, March 19, 1964; Darrouzett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth647994/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Higgins Public Library.