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The Jacksboro Gazette-News
MEMBER TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
VOLUME 67
Going Forward With Jack County
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1947
SERVING JACK COUNTY SINCE 1880
NUMBER 37
Second Contract
Let-Newport Road
Recently the Brazes Valley
Construction Co. of Granibury
was awarded the contract for
the second part of Highway
59, the Newport highway. The
contract calls for 6 Vs nioi 0
miles of roadway. This will
extend the road from its inter
section with Highway 24 east
ofMaryetita to Newport.
Construction on the first sec-
tion of the road began during
the fall. The Dock Lispie Co.
of Dallas is working on the SVg
miles of roadway which make
up the first seetion.
The Brazos Valley Construc-
tion Co. is currently working
on the Jacksboro to Henrietta
highway. When it finishes its
contract on this road it will
move (to the Newport road and
begin construction on the sec-
ond part of that road, when
the work orders are issued.
LIVESTOCK DISEASE
TREATMENT
By Congressman Ed Gosiett
The United States govern-
ment is getting ready to do
something about the foot and
mouth disease which is now
threatening us from below the
Rid Grande. This is the most
dreaded disease known to live-
stock. It is highly infectious,
spreads rapidly, and is ex-
tremely difficult to combat
and eradicate. Today it is prev-
alent only 100 miles front 0111
border in old Mexico. The
threat of its spread into Texas
and other border states is so
serious that the subject was
discussed at. the President’s
Cabinet meeting hist week, and
I understand the pressing need
for cooperation with Mexico in
CANDIDATE FOR
CITY COMMISSIONER
On Tuesday, April 1st, 1947,
the voters of the City of Jacks-
boro1 go to the polls to elect
city officials to manage the af-
fairs of the city for the next
two years. With the endorse-
ment of a number of the voters
R. L. (Leroy) Henderson’s
name has been filed with the
city clerk as a candidate for
city commissioner.
STOP AND CONSIDER!
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT
The Jack County Commis-
sioners’ Court met Monday
and transacted the county’s
business, and were paid a vis-
it from delegations fretm Bry-
son and Antelope.
C of C Banquet Set
for Tuesday, Feb. 25
The annual Chamber of
Commerce banquet and mem-
bership meeting has definitely
been set for February 25th,
Tuesday, 7:30 p. in., High
School Auditorium. It is plan-
ned to have one of the greatest
meetings of its kind ever held
in Jacksboro. Tickets will be
on sale in the near future.
RECREATION NIGHT
IN GYM
If you enjoy playing basket-
ball of volleyball come to the
Coach
Bierman
j & Family
Moving
Here this
Week
Gus Bierman, uew coach for
Jacksboro High School, is mov-
ing in with his family, from
Fort Worth. They will be at
home in the J. J. Myers house
on Thompson Street.
Coach Bierman will take up
his work in the high school
gym on Monday and Thurs- j Monday, and expects to start
day nights 7:00 o’clock. J11- spring training as soon as pos-
terest is increasing but more sible.
interest and enthusiasm
are
needed. Come out and lim-
ber up your muscles.
STUDENT SPONSORS
DIRECTORS MEET
BAPTIST WOMEN, MISSION
STUDY—HOLD LUNCHEON
PEACH LEAF CURL
TREAT NOW
Now is the time to start your
fight against “peach leaf curl.’’
By spaying now, a severe at-
tack may be pevented.
Peach leaf curl is a fungous
disease. It is sometimes called,
curl, curly leaf, or leaf blister.
Leaf curl is worse some years
than others, especially when
cool, rainy springs occur. Seed-
ling peach trees are unusually
more susceptible than improv-
ed varieties, howeverT all kinds
are affected.
Leaf curl attacks the leaves,
growing shoots or twigs and
less frequently, the blossoms
and fruit. Leaves are much
more frequently affected than
any other part and is more no-
ticeable. I11 early spring just
The women of the First Bap-
tist Church are meeting at the
church in a mission book study,
T , „ .. . ,. (“Shining As The Stars,’’ Mon-
Feb. 17, at 11:00 o’clock.
Visiting Speaker at
Methodist Church Sun.
EDITOR AND MRS. HUNTER
AT METHODIST CHURCH
This Sunday, at the eleven
o’clock service, Rev. E. A. Hun-
ter, editor of the Southwest
Advocate (the periodical of
the Methodists of Texas, Okla-
homa and New Mexico) will
speak at the Methodist C huren.
Mrs. Hunter, a soloist of mer-
it, and former director of cho-
ral clubs, will accompany him.
A cordial invitation is extend-
ed that there be a goodly at-
tendance ito hear these talent-
ed people.
The Church Emphasis week",
just closed, was certainly
worth the while in hearing the
inspirational messages of Rev.
Vanderpool. lie was scheduled
for another full week. Friends
here wish him continued suc-
cess in his work.
Jr. Livestock Show
Here, February 22
JWti SWISS'- AOEimmou
FFA and 4-II Club boys, and JOB COMPLICATED
they are going all out for their'
Junior Livestock show.
About 10 head of cattle ami
20 hogs have been entered in
the show. The entry blanks
were completed lasit week and
Robt. M. McKinley, member
of the Texas Unemployment
Compensation Commission, de-
clares the present farm place-
ment service, as now operat-
ed by the U.'S. Department of
tbe boys are doing their best!Agriculture through the extern
to get thoil entries finished, lsio.ii service and county agents
Prizes amC-unting to $94.50 iu Tex«s> is causing considera-
rectors of the Student Spon-
sors held their regular meet-
ing at the Canteen to' discuss !t,ftl ^
(Bring a covered dish.
?- We want this study course
to' be well attended, as our
i teacher is giving her time to
preparing the lessons.
Committee.
methods that would make the!
program reach more high
school students. Since its be-
ginning tbe Canteen lias been
Jacksboro’s chief source of en-
tertainment for the teen-agers. INCOME TAX DEPUTY
HERE FEBRUARY 24
i!
More than $500 and many
hours have been put into the
Canteen to provide recreation.
Invitations are extended to
all parents and others who
have an interest iu young peo- ance m desired. Existing laws
pie to visit the Canteen.' ‘hi1 not impose this duty upon
The directors and sponsors ns, but- we desire to assist wher-
welcome all suggestions that ever possible. The deputy col-
lector’s advice and assistance
Preparation of individual in-
come tax returns usually pre-
'sents some problem and assist-
combatting it is one of the las the leaf buds begin to un-
ccmpelling reasons why Presi- fold, the leaves begin to lwiok
dent Truman is taking a good-
will flight to Mexico City in
"early March.
The disease was positively
diagnosed by our experts or,
Jast Dec. 26. Since then sev-
eral officials from our animal
greatly thickened, curled or
distorted with a yellowish or
reddish tint—instead of the
normal green £olor All or any
portion of a leaf may be involv
cd. As the trouble progresses,
if heavily infected, will likely
Industry Bureau have been in turn brown and drop. All or am
Mexico surveying the situa-
tion in order to help the Mex-
ican Government eradicate or
check the spread of the dsease.
In Washing,ton., Committees
on Agriculture in the House]
and Senate are making studies
and awaiting recommended
portion of a given orchard may
have the malady.
Several spray materials have
been tried, with varying de-
grees of success, to control
leaf curl. One pf the best is
the use of: Two gallons of liq-
uid lime-sulphur to 100 gallons
will'benefit this work.
SOIL CONSERVATION
is extended as a courtesy and
without cost, to you.
Deputy Collector J. Grady
Green, Sr., will be at the First
National Bank, Jacksboro, on’
Feb. 24, 1947, from 8:30 a. m.
to 5:00p. m. to lender assist-
ance with income tax prob-
lem to1: any who desire it.. This
will bo the only visit made here
before March 15.
•JOPLIN CEMETERY
legislation from the Bureau of j 0f water OR 8 pounds of dry
Animal Industry. Last week, | lime-sulphur to 100 gallons of
Congressman Fisher of San j water. This has been found
Angelo introduced a bill to ex- among the most effective and
perlite the construction of a at the same time hold San Jose
drift fence along our side of Scale, Brown Rot and Scab in
the Rio Grande to help block! check.
the trickle of livestock and] Lime-sulphur may he ap-
wild animals from across the plied, for lehf curl, anv time
border.
On eight -occasions since the
turn of this century we have
had mild outbreaks. In tho
1914 outbreak it was necessa-
ry to kill 172,222 head of cat
tie, hogs and sheep in 22 states.
AVe may have to bear a ma-
jor portion of the expense in
the eradication work in Mexi-
co, but an ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure. AVe
must act promptly.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Counts,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Counts of AVichita Falls
visited in the Ed Worthington
home at Longview, recently.
The Jack County AVar Ser-
vice books have come. We
think we have enough to go
around , but first come,- first
served. Bring receipt if you
paid in advance (yours is re
served).
%
Only reliable persons are
asked to call for the returned
pictures as we wish to get
them back safely to the own-
ers. We certainly wish to
thank you fo»*use of them as
the book would not have been
as complete without them.
These books are choice gifts
or as keepsakes. You must not
pass up this opportunity. .$3.50.
(Send 20c for postage and in-
surance for mail orders).
L JACKSBORO GAZETTE
during the dormant season—
but preference is given to
‘ ‘ pre-biul-swell late winter
spraying. Do not spray after
the leaf buds have opened,
even though curl has shown
up as it will not stop the dis-
ease and may do some damage.
One spraying per year if prop-
erly done, should be adequate.
90 to 98% control may be ex-
pected.
Let’s spray to prevent leaf
curl outbreak.
J. W. Hulsey,
Co. Agri. Agent.
Record accomplishment the
past year in putting conserva-
tion work on the farms and
ranches of the Upper AVest
Fork Soil Conservation Dis-
trict is reported by Rollans
Hill, district supervisor.
To date, 679 conservation
plans affecting 215,537 acres,
have been drawn up by the
landowners and technicians as-
sisting the District, according
to the needs and capabilities of
the land. On farms and randi-
es included in these plans, the
extent of land protected by
some of the major practices is
shown in these totals: Cover
crops and soil building crops,
8776 acres; Strip cropping for
wind protection, 1811 acres; ATP
Range land properly stocked,
115320 acres; Seeding of sod- VACANL1 o.
ding pasture land, .1204 acres;
Farms and ranch ponds, 106;
Terracing, 652 miles; Contour
planting, 27041 acres; Diver-
sion terraces, 211,126 feet; In
dividual farm drains protect-
ed, 20; Crop residue properly
managed, 30111 acres.
In addition to these amounts
of practices already applied to
the land, much more of the
same kinds of work has al-
ready been planned and will
be established this year.
At the present time, farmers
BAPTIST WORKERS
AT PERRIN FEBRUARY 24
The Baptist AVorkers’ Con-
ference is to' meet* at Perrin
Feb. 24th, with tho following
program:
Theme: Evangelism.
10:00 a. m.—Song and de-
votional, Clark AY haley.
10:15—Present’ Day Call For
Evangelism, Tommy Allen.
’0:40—Some Hindrances to
Evangelism, Doyle Middle-
brooks.
,1:00—Fruits of Evangelism.
J. A. Barry.
11:20—Sermon, Nelson Em
glebrecht.
12:00—Lunch.
1:30 p. in.—Board and AV.
M. U. meetings.
2:00—Ye Alust Be Born
Again, R. E. Lambert.
Adjourn.
AVill.all churches send dele
gations.’
meeting.
will be given to enitries in the
Beef and Dairy Division.
$12.50 will be given to first
place in the Junior Beef Cham-
pion, and $12.50 to the
Senior Beef Champion.
An extra $15.00 will go
to the Grand Champion of the
two. $113.50 will be given as
prizes to the boys entering
hogs in the show.
The boys are showing these
bio unnecessary hardships to
job-seeking veterans in small
communities.
The present system sets up
absurd barriers between unem-
ployed veterans and agricultu-
ral jobs they would be (nulli-
fied to fill. As a direct result,
veteran unemployment in Tex-
as is now largely the problem
of small agricultural commu-
.nities even though they have
animals as a part of their local employment offices staff-
training as future farmers andjed to serve" workers and em-
liyestoek men of Jack County.
They are members of the 4-11
Clubs in -the county or the Per-
rin or Jacksboro FFA Chap-
ters. In the past year they
have been working for the
first prizes.
Several entries have already
been seen and they look like
plovers, whether agricultural
or non agricultural. The Em-'
ployment Service, although cre-
ated by Texas and federal law
to benefit all unemployed and
all employers seeking workers,
is powerless to aid the agricult-
ural worker because of an ar-
tificial dividing line.
champions in any show
| Texas Commissioner AIcKin-
Ihe sbehv will be held west ]<>y recently returned from a
of Cy Perkins Motors. Plan
to be there and see a fine show.
CONFERENCE GAME
LOST BY TIGERS
MARCH OF DIMES
REACHES $646.82
In the last conference game
for the Tigers, played here
Tuesday night#with the Bowie
Eagles who are undefeated in
Let’s have a good j the district, the Tigers basket-
ball team lost by the big score
of 53 to 17.
The Jacksboro1 girls also iosi
by a close score of 39 to 41.
This was ;m inter; stisg game
all the way through.
Jacksboro—
Lions Club from dona-
Thprsday night (tonight)
the Jacksboro teams will play
On Friday, Feb. 21, there _ .......
will be a general cleaning of Grade school
the Fairview Cemetery at Jop-;F q Richards
lin. The cemetery as a whole iIecca Theatre
needs attention badly, so come Fjrst Baptist Church
and let’s do a good job before1
the spring weeds get started.
Committee.
cions of merchants $ 29.35 j the Graford teams. The junior
Women’s organizations 7.92 boys game starts around 6:30.
Coin Banks over town 48.41
SWEETHEART
series of conferences in Wash-
ington held by the Legislative
Committee of Employment Se-
curity Agencies. At these con-
ferences plans were adopted
by which every state will urge
Congress to return the farm
placement, service to the Em-
ployment Service where the
agencies believe it can be effi-.
(iiently handled.
In most of the smaller com-
munities of Texas veteran un-
employment is still the largest
problem. These veterans for
merly w-i rked on farms. Al-
though lliey may be reporting
to the locyl Employment No-
vice offices seeking work and
although farmers in those areas
may need workers, we can not
get veterans jobs in farms.
1 mler the present system,
the veteran must seek out the
county agent and apply to him
for farm work, return to the
SAFETY ASSOCIATION
SAYS WALK ON LEFT SIDE
and ranchers in various parts
of the District are organizing
into neighborhood conserva-
tion groups tou-receive assist-
ance i'rom the District in mak-
ing a co-ordinated effort to
' protect adequately our only in-
dispensable resource—our pro-
ductive land.
Bryson
Jcrmyn First
Church
Perrin
The Eighth Air Force Head-'^J ()ak
quarters at Fort Worth ^a3 ] Koeehi
announced that vacancies ex- .... , -..r i,
ist within their installations in 1
certain critical military occu-
pational specialties.
A three year enlistment of
former air force personnel who
are qualified in one of 1 he
specialties will entitle the enlis-
tee tot request and be grilled an
initial assignment do one of
the following fields under the
jurisdiction of the Eighth Air
Force which requires Jhe mili-
Baptist
6,71
25.00
1!!a0f BASKETBALL
67.81 j
--Fast Tuesday night during jemplevment office 1; file a
$380.841 the half of the Bowie-Jacksbo- jond applicaion for work mu
$187 94!10 basketba11 «anie> M'ss UeNy then file a claim for readjust
' ' j Geer, high school student, washout allowances. From then
19 00 Presented by the Jacksboro
.’”'s., ]captain, Kay Conner, and
was
_ escorted by the co-captain, .
rt’.' If Lewis Kirk as the Jacksboro
— 1 Tigers basketball team’s sweet-
sweetheart.
Friendship
Antelope
15.50
2.14
1.81
7.81
$265.98
OPEN THAT DOOR, *
RICHARD
on he may draw his $20 a week
payments because the Employ-
ment Service c;*i not refer him
to an agricultural job and
there is no system of control
by which the Unemployment
Compensation Commission may
be advised should the veteran
refuse suitable agricultural
]work.
I The present
Do you know when right is
wrong? It’s when you walk
on the highway, says the Texas
Safety Association. If you
rare doing any hiking, remem-
ber that you should walk on'present increased production
tary occupational specialty
which the enlistee is qualified:
Fort, Worth Army Air Field,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Davis-Monthan Field,
eson, Ariz.
County total
One or two banks out in
>S. (vaninanity yet.
Air Field,
Airs. J. L. Lacewell, Chair.
Airs. E. E. Faires, Chair.
E. I>. Whitaker, Co. Chair.
J. L. Lacewell, Sec.-Treas.
Rc's'well Army
Roswell, N. M.
Deadline on enlistments for
Farmers, ranchers and busi- present fncances is Fob. 22. J
ness men are learning that This is available to young! r
where cohservation is being men between the ages of 171
practiced iu the District, it is and 34 years. See the U. S. Ar- HOSPITAL NOTES—
resulting in not only control)- my recruiting sgts., in ^acks'!pEBRUARY 5 12 1947
mg erosion and saving the soil boro every Tuesday from 10 a.
for future America, but in m. till 1 p. m. at post office.
surd artificial barriers.
In compliance with the Na-jiijst-tmec, the Employment sei-
, , .. , i tional Open the Door, Richard vic.e cau i'0,'°1' an individual to
AYe want to thank all o.t the jdea t]ie Stiulents~nt Jacksboroja Job iu 11 cotton gin, but can
workers ui the county in thejjj. h 8(,hool have deeided tojnot place hint on a job to plfiw
Alarch ol l imes drive. ThiS|4.open the d()01,Th eeal,Jthe field surrounding the gin.
was entirely a volunteer se-- jnff jt • *Gajs pay Week,”lTbie Employment Service can
“Girls Emphasis Week,’’“linna iob t°r a worker at a
Boys Run YVeek,” but it’s just|PackinS sbe.d- b«t at the end
as much fun by any other fo-f the packing season can not
name, it's all the same thing, jretar bbu to a job with a fruit
For one week the girls will 01' vegetable grower just across
ask the boys for the dates, pay the^road.
all expenses, furnish all trails-1 Fcir a smaller community to
portation, and it is illegal for have a balanced economy it is
any boy to ask a girl for a, necessary that there be a nor-
date during that week. Parties I raa*! seasonal flow of workers
vice and you are to he com
mended. It was also ,very
thoughtful of all contributors
Tu- to help in controling this
dreaded disease.
I,
the left-hand side of the road,
so you can watch the approach-
ing cars on your side. In the
catechism of safety, there is
only one answer—walk with
caution, courtesy and common
sense.
WEATHER REPORT—
FEB. 3 THROUGH FEB. 10
Rainfall, none.
Prevailing winds, north and
south. '
Lowest temperature, early
/Sunday morning, 18°.
and dollar and cents gain. Y\r.
0. Predeaux, rancher of the
Markley Conservation Group,
near Archer City, reported a
higher percentage of calf crop
and more pounds of beef per
acre on range properly stock-
ed and managed.
G. F. Wimberly of Perrin
raised twice as much small
Admitted—Mrs. II. B. Street,
Graham; L. Ray Nunley.
ble gains from the use of con Dsmissed—Mrs. C. E. Hus-
servation measures, the super-;key; Airs. Esther Young; Airs.
visors are proud to have a part|H. E. Johnston; Airs. A. W. JlJUUaiUi UiC UIUSl . ............ _
ill directing the program of Gray; Aliss Dorothy Moss^ J- >b()y ot- the and Saturday 'snwince which may affect, local
grain following soil improving
crops. R. E. Petty of Boyd
stated that he grew 30% more
watermelons followng a vetch
crop. f
Since these and many other | forward to an accelerated soil
Average temperature for tbs'farmers and ranchers of the j conservation program for the
past week, 44°. District have reported favors- 1 district in 1947.
the Soil Conservation District.
One of the many accomplish-
ments of the Board in 1946
was t{ie securing and distrib-
uting to cooperators approxi-
mately $12,500 worth of
are being planned for the
week and girls will be invited
to the various socials and the
boys will have to sit around
and hope that they get an in-
vitation. These parties will be
climaxed on Friday night
with the amateur hour featur-
ing Richard, the most dated
between in-town, especially ru-
ral, industries and farms sur-
rounding the town. The arti-
ficial barrier of the ElJCC’s
not being able to handle farm
placements in many instances
often shuts off half the local
market. This causes excessive
payments of unemployment in
spa&e legume seed, such as
vetch, Madrid clover, and hu-
bam clover, rye seed and
grass seed.
The supervisors are looking
E. Scarber;
ter; Mrs. Jas. Ogle; L. T. Greg-
ory, Fort Worth; Mrs. Hubert
Jackson; M. H. Miller.
New Arrivals:
Born to Mr. and Airs.—
Jesse C. Massengale, a son.
James T. Ogle, a son.
Wesley II. Btaker, a son. .
J. L. Anderson and family
have moved rxc . near
Chico, Wise County.
night with a girls’ tag at the
Teen-Canteen, high school rec-
reational center.
TEXAS SHIPMENTS
Greatest increase in ear load-
ings over November was in
loadings of coal, which rose 31 fUncfusands of unnecessary dol
per cent for the month. Grain
and grain products were next
with a 14 per cent increase for
the month and a 7 per cent
employers’ taxes as well as
payments of G. I. readjustment
allowances to individuals from
whom the Employment Serv-
ice division of the TUCC could
find agricultural jobs if allow-
ed to do so.
This artificially divided pro-
gram is costing taxpayers
lars each year.
gain over shipments in Decem-
ber, 1945.
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