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Local Career Education
Last week’s speaker at the dedication program for the new Wylie Senior
High School struck a responsive chord, as far as we’re concerned, when he
talked about the need for more vocational training and career education in
Texas schools.
Alton 0. Bowen, Deputy Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency,
predicted that by 1980, 90 percent of the school districts in the state will offer
career education programs, pointing out that vocational training is a vital
part of the career education program.
Career education aids students in developing skills and occupations needed
to earn a living. Bowen reported that only 20 percent of those who go to
college ever graduate, and that 60 percent whc graduate from high school
can’t earn a living. He went on to say that “We want to take the stigma off a
person earning a living with his hands; therefore we need more students
who will leave high school with a salable skill so they can start earning a
living.”
Well said! And long overdue! And The News is pleased that much emphasis
has been placed on this concept by local officials in planning our new school
facility. Adequate space, equipment and machinery have been provided to
give our students ample opportunity in the field of career development. It’s a
step in the right direction!
Voter Registration
If you are not currently registered to vote in the upcoming Presidential
election on November 2. then we commend to you the voter registration
drive underway.
The people we elect to represent us in November will do so for the next four
years. Wouldn’t }ou !:ke to be one who does the selecting? The only way you
will be able to express your preferences is by being properly registered.
Deadline for registering to vote in November is October 1.
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Is Swine Flu For You?
We urge you to do so today!
by mckinney colun
COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
In February 1976 a new strain
of human influenza was found
in an outbreak of flu among
army recruits at Fort Dix, New
Jersey. This strain was labelled
A/New Jersey or swine flu.
Though there was one death
and several hundred cases of
this flu at Fort Dix, cases
apparently did not spread
beyond Fort Dix. But, it was
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found that this new virus was
related closely to the virus that
is believed to have caused the
severe influenza pandemic of
1918-1919 in which 500.000
deaths occurred in the United
States. Also, the virus was
related closely to the virus that
has been circulating in swine
since 1918-1919. As far as
swine, themselves, there is no
evidence that the swine
influenza virus has regularly
infected human beings since
1930, except in rare instances
where it was acquired by very
close contact with sick animals.
The outbreak at Fort Dix
represents the first documented
human-to human transmission
of swine influenza or A/New
Jersey since before 1930.
Experience indicates that when
a major change occurs in
prevalent influenza A viruses,
the new virus will rapidly
spread world-wide. This se-
quence of events was clearly
indicated in 1957 with the Asian
flu and in 1968 with the Hong
Kong flu when strains of these
two first appeared. It has been
noted that new strains have
appeared at close to ten year
intervals, hence another reason
for the concern about the
appearance of the A/New
Jersey or Swine flu in 1976.
Based on the prospect that the
new swine influenza virus will
persist and cause extensive
disease, health officials in the
Federal Government, after
consulting with specialists in
public health, preventive med-
icine, influenza researchers and
with vaccine manufacturers
began planning a nation-wide
vaccination conipaign to protect
against this possibility Mass
immunization is feasible this
year because the swine
influenza virus appeared in
time for the United States drug
manufacturers to prepare
enough vaccine to meet the
need. Congress has made funds
available for all those in the
population who are recom-
mended for vaccination. This
massive public health effort,
unique in our history, is already
underway.
PERSONAL
Merle Lacy Lord of Colton,
California is visiting her sisters
Tommie Malone and Oneita
Garrett of Garland and her aunt
Nina Mae Green of Wylie.
I Out of Orbit
$2.00 Steak
Not All Profit
The rancher or farmer who pays
$2 a pound for a T-bone steak in
the supermarket probably can’t
understand why he only got
about 30 cents a pound for his
calf, says James R. Risinger,
county agent for the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service.
“First, the animal had to go to a
feedlot where he was fed to
obtain the grade and weight
desired by most retailers. As a
1,000-pound steer, he was
probably sold for about $400. A
packer purchased him and
found he yielded only a
620-pound carcass. The price
for the carcass then was at least
64.5 cents a pound,” says the
county agent.
"The retailer buying the
carcass must then cut and
package it for the consumer.
Cutting loss along with bone,
fat and some moisture are lost
during this process so that only
about 440 pounds of meat are
left for retailing. The cost goes
up rapidly to about 91 cents a
pound."
When the other costs of
slaughtering, transportation,
labor, advertising and packag-
ing costs are added, the price
goes up to about $1.40 per
pound.
Of course, the $1.40 retail price
is an average for all cuts of
meat of a steer. Since the 440
pounds of meat included only
about 16 pounds of T-bone
steak, it must naturally bring a
higher price than the cheaper
and more abundant cuts.
“So, the next time you look in
shock at the price of a T-bone
steak, think of all the steps and
people involved in transforming
that 1,000-pound live steer into
a neatly packaged piece of meat
available at the grocery store,”
notes Risinger.
Poet’s Comer
God's Little Boy
A Baby Boy is an ugly brat
Whose Beauty Only A Mother Can See.
He Is Hairless And Toothless And This And That
And He Looks Plumb Goofy To Me.
He Squalls And Howls And Bawls And Burps
And Nothing Can Soothe This Little Gink
And He Gets The Colic And Urps And Urps
And He Is Mostly Composed Of Water I Think.
He Learns To Crawl And Toddle And Walk
And Thinks Everything Is Made To Eat
Learns Horrible Words When Learns To Talk
Otherwise, His Knowledge Would Be Incomplete.
He Is More Inquisitive Than A Pet Coon
And Meddles With Everything Not Nailed Down
He Runs Into Big Trouble Ever So Soon
Finding Out Why The Hands Go Round.
He Ties Tin Cans To The Old Dog’s Tail
And Turpentines The Family Cat
He Pinches The Baby To Hear It Wail
Just To Prove That He’s Still A Sneaky Brat.
He Makes Flippers And Blow-Guns And Pistols That Shoot
And Keeps The Chickens In Constant Uproar
And He Makes Sling-Shots And Deadfalls, To Boot,
And Dreams Up Murderous Weapons Galore.
He Spurns Sound Judgement And Common Sense:
No Tree Worth Climbing Is Ever Too Tall,
And A Broken Bone Is Of Small Consequence
Because It Heals Up In No Time At All.
He Learns To Swim In A Filthy Lagoon
And There Is No Such Things As Germs
And We All Know That He Is Immune
To Lizards And Frogs And Woolv Worms.
How He Survives Is A Mystery
This Little Bundle Of Trouble And Joy
You’ll Not Find The Answer In History
It’s Because He Is, God’s Little Boy.
He Becomes Civilized Almost Over Night-
He Has Found Himself Another World
What He Once Despised Now Seems Alright
Now God’s Little Boy Loves God’s Little Girl.
Frank W. Hooper
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have adequate insurance protection for
them? If you should die, will they be pro-
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