The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1954 Page: 2 of 10
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THE ARCHER COUNTY NEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1954
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Mrs. Bert Hasson, some five
miles out on the Mankins High-
way .continues to be busily en-
gaged with gobs of gobblers as is
indicated in the above picture.
Though her 750 birds are shy in
number of the usual 1000, Mrs.
Hasson states that "they are the
prettiest I have ever raised.” And
that is the voice of 30 years’ ex-
! perience.
i Mrs. Hasson, widowed in 1950
when her husband was killed in
an oil field explosion July 4. also
took over the management of her
stock farm besides continuing w'ith
her turkeys. She gets day-old
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means of
offering our sincerest thanks to
the wonderful people who have
shown th^ir kindness in so many
ways during Elvin's illness. The
cards, flowers, gifts and good
wishes have speeded recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Haigood
Lola also visited in Megargel
with her father, Enoch Colgan.
who had just returned home from
hospitalization in Olney.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon of
Wichita, Kans., spent last week
with the lady’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Boss Berryman. Mrs. Bacon
is the former Miss Myrtle Berry-]
ISSUES WARNING AGAINST |
MONOXIDE POISON HAZARD 1
Austin—The cold winds of win-
ter will whip up a new threat to
Texans’ safety.
The threat comes from carbon
monoxide, which, Dr. Henry A.
Holle, State Health Officer, char-
acterizes as being invisible, oder-
less, and tasteless—but deadly.
As cold weather draws near, the
danger of carbon monoxide in the
home or garage increases. Many
people throughout the state are
lighting poorly or faulty venti-
lated heaters and furnaces in their
homes or running their cars in
closed garages. Closed houses
keep the cold out and the deadly
fumes in. A few people live to
tell about it because someone
found them before it was too late.
The burning of any fuel that
contains carbon may produce car-
bon monoxide. This is true of
coal, coke, wood,, oil, kerosene,
gasoline and such gaseous fuels as
natural or manufacaured gas. Last
year 7 Texans died of carbon
monoxide poisoning, two of them
in automobiles.
All heating equipment should
be vented to a flue. Keep all
rooms ventilated. Do not turn the
j heater higher than it was intended
poults in May and usually all of j to run. Never leave gas heating
her well fed turkeys are spoken appliances burning while'you and _lljnc AcVi iim
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the Thanksgiving holidays. i that enough air is supplied to in-
We have bought turkeys from sure complete combustion of the
Hasson and it is our conviction gas
that they are even prettier on the ( jf a pers0n is overcome by car-
Thanksgiving table than on foot. j[j0n monoxide they should first be
________ removed to fresh air. In addition
| open windows and turn off the gas
HOME
stration was directed by Mrs. Pear- jn the room jf the victim has stop-
la Coffman. ped breathing, administer artificial
Refreshments of tea and cook.es ( respiration and if possible an in-
were served by the hostess to )jajator should be used to admin-
Mmes. Arthur tarter, Norman Ne- ister oxygen. Keep the patient
ville, J. R. franklin, Claude Mor-1 Warm and lying down until a doc-
row, Harvey Green, Amel Frey, tor comes
Robert Chesher, E. D. Smyers, J. -L__— -—--—
County Treasurer Lola Beaty re-
turned to her office 'Wednesday a.
m. after a week’s vacation during
which time she visited a daughter.
Mrs. Calvin Williams, and family-
in Irving, Texas. Mrs. Williams and
young son came home with Mrs.
Beaty for a few days.
HOLLIDAY HOMEMAKERS
The Holliday Homemakers met
with Mrs. Lesiie B. Finnell Tues-
! day, Nov. 2. Members came with
materials to make wood fibre cor-
! sages and pointettias. The demon-
G. Etheridge. S. W. Lawson, Char- j jjsles. The mother is the former
lie Wilson and Leslie B. Finnell. j jy[jss Hazel Roberson, daughter of
-o- Mrs. Llewellyn Roberson and her
Attorney and Mrs. Carl Coff- j late husband, “Coot.”
man visited the past week-end with -o-
a daughter. Mrs. T. W. Fuller, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Landry, Jr.,
family in their new home in Irv- drove up Tuesday night for sup-
ing. Texas. per with the lady’s folk ,the Lee
-o- • Cliftons. In celebration of her own
A baby girl was born Monday birthday, Mrs. Landry prepared
in Olney to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Car- and brought the supper.
By GLENN SHELTON
In Wichita Daily Times
“Foxey” is a smart fox who de-
cided to abandon the wild life for
the comforts of domesticity.
He can now claim to be the
only fox ever caught and tamed
by a Wildcat.
Turning up recently on the foot-
ball field here, Foxey managed to
get himself “captured by the Wild-
cat football team. It was the smart-
est act of his brilliant career for
he now cavorts around the Joe
Slack home, eating three squares
a day, driving dogs nuts and act-
ing for all the world as if he be-
longed there.
Jimmy Slack, the Wildcat who
finally managed to bottle up the
agile beast, says he is now the
neighborhood pet. as tame as a
husband at a hen party.
He wasn’t always tame. When
he was first captured, Jimmy says,
he acted as if someone had trump-
ed his ace. He clawed, kicked and
glared balefully out of his sly eyes.
It might have been an act for the
benefit of other foxes, but he ap-
peared to be completely wild, Jim-
my added.
It was quite a chore getting
Foxey home and chained. Feeding
him was another problem. But
Foxey played his hand well, sulk-
ed for a week or so and then al-
lowed himself to be persuaded to
take food.
Curls Up On Sofa
Now he gobbles everything in
sight and acts as if he owns the
joint. When Jimmy takes an af-
ternoon nap on the living room
sofa, Foxey curls up with him
and dreams of poultry houses.
He is personally obnoxious to
Lucky, the Slacks’ unlucky Cocker.
One of Foxey’s pet tricks is to
nip Lucky on the shin and then
take off like a scared quarterback.
He always looks back to see if the
clumsy Spaniel is in pursuit, and
if not, he repeats the process, only
this time he clamps a little harder
on Lucky’s leg.
He gives all dogs a hard time,
knowing that what he lacks in
brawn he makes up in speed. When
a partieulary ambitious hound gets
too close for comfort, he darts
unceremoniusly through a small
hole in the foundation of the
house, a hole too small for most
dogs, though any canine with his
brains would know he mostly de-
lights in making fools of them.
One of Gang
When Foxey first came to live
with them, Mrs. Slack failed to
embrace the idea with great joy.
“I was afraid of the little beast,”
she confessed. “I was afraid of
those needle-sharp teeth of his.”
Now, however, Mrs. Slack, as
does Jimmy with other neighbors,
looks upon Foxey as just one of
the gang. He has even managed to
worm his way into her affections,
she admits reluctantly.
Meanwhile, Foxey is slowing
down. He is growing fat on expen-
sive dog food and is beginning to
bore when playing with Lucky.
Sometimes he just frisks around
with the dog and then lies down
at Lucky’s side and pants with
him.
He is just a crazy, mixed-up fox
—crazy like a fox.
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Mrs. Frank Loftin has been re-
moved home from the Olney Hos-
pital and is reported doing fairly j
well after treatment and diagnosis!
of a leg and back ailment.
Mmes. D. M. Cobb and Elmer
Carter and the latter’s daughter,
Debbie, were up from the Ante-
lope sector Monday, grocery shop-
ping, et cetera.
| KEN FORDS
on display
Nov. 12 and 13
25.00 CASH TO BE GIVEN
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White OeM Case
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CONVENIENT PAYMENTS
Holder’s Jewelry
American Legion Post 198
MEETS 7:30 P. M. AT LEGION HALL
1st and 3rd THURSDAYS
LOVING CARE IS NEEDED
WHEN YOU’RE DRIVING, TOO
There are so many ways to express your love for
a child—amuse him, caress him, understand him,
protect him ... and drive well, w-ith care.
Why?
Because more children 1 to 14 years old are killed
as a result of motor vehicle accidents than by polio,
heart disease, cancer, tuberculosis, or any of the
most dreaded childhood diseases!
Driving well isn’t easy. But it is so terribly im-
portant.
So, if only for this reason, take a fresh look at
yourself behind the wheel. It’s so important to be—
not just a good driver—but an expert.
A GOOD PARENT
IS A GOOD DRIVER
An official public farvice metroge prepared by Tb# Advertising Council
in cooperation with the National Safety Council
Contributed as a public service by
The Archer County News
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The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1954, newspaper, November 4, 1954; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth708370/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.