Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1961 Page: 6 of 10
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Health And Safety Tips
ERPRISE, LIVINGSTON, TEXAS
Americans are always getting
hurt. The nation^ 189.000,000
people ‘have about 80,000,000 ac-
•ktents every year that are suf-
ficiently severe to require med
ical attention. No one know* how
y«
many Mothers — tens of millions
at least — who suffer minor cuts,
; burns and bruises that require
first aid.-
and probably always will. We
don’t even necessarily learn from
experience. How many times each
) year does the. lady of the house
suffer, a mino bum while work-
in hi the kitchen? And it goes
on year after year. Or how rtiany
tildes' each year4 • or even each
month, does the man of the house
ruck „m cut himself during the
warning shave?
ting shave? He knows how
to shave carefully, but he’s In a
hurry most mornings.
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Mr. and Mrs. Pfcte Johnson,
David, and Neal motored to Con-
roe Sunday afternoon to visit her
jpother, Mrs. Lizzie Carr.
, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Musgrove
and family have moved to their
rti-w home near Nacogdoches.
Mr. Marvin Nowell, son of Mr.
and Mjx. Kit Nowell, recently
discharged from the Navy, has
returned to California where he
is presently employed.
Wr and Mrs, John Slandfield
and Elve'da visited Mr. and Mrs.
Btijd Standfield Sunday in Ro-
mayor.
Mrs. G. R. Munson visited her
mother, Mrs. Maud Walters in
Livingston Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Pearl Wiggins visited her
grandson, Capt. and Mrs. Glen
Duke at Ellington Field last
weak.
Mr. and Mrs. Taft Miller vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Jess Shrader
of Shepherd, Sunday. .
Visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ivy Tullos, Sunday,
were Mr. and Mrs. I>*on Tullos
and Mrs. Jimmy Collins of Hous
ton; Mrs. L. D. Sloane and Davi^
of Cleveland, Mr. and MHr. ban'
Duggan, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Lewis of Romayor,
Mr. Tom Nowell of Tyler vis-
ited his brother, Mr. and Mrs.
Kit' Nowell last Saturday. Mr.
Novell’s mother returned to Ty-
ler with “him after an extended
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Kit No-
well.
With a few exceptions, almost
every one m. those 30,000,000
accidents requiring medical at-
tention could have been avoided,
by a little care and foresight.
This we know and admit, but we
still have accidents.
The American Medical Associa-
tion, in Today’s Health Maga- j
zine, offers ten basic Jwints for
' all those problems which are
really area problems and are not
localized to any particular city;
or, in other words, working to-
gether to create a favorable pol-
itical climate which is, in fact,
ilies. In drilling the youngsters on
safety rules, the parents also re-
mind themselves to be more care-
ful
Know and follow safety prac-
tices yourself.
Equip and maintain you home
and yard safely.
Install and use safety! belts >in
your car, Keep the cart&v safe,
condition at all times.
For your children’s safe! and |
your own, work, play and travel
safely.
* fe, Keep young, children . under
competent, supervision at all
times. ' -V 1 >
Select and instruct baby-sitters
with care. ..
Gradually increase the child's
responsibility for his own safety
and that of others. .
Hold family safety meetings, in-
cluding home fire drills.
Give active support to schools
in their safety programs.*
Remember that boys have
man ymore accidents than girls.
Let your son be a regular, active
TlimOJI, DECEMBER V. 1M1
plant under such conditions. |the area goes, so go the cities,
It Is my belief that industries be the direction that of growth
are quite willing to carry their)or of stagnation. Our destination
fair share of the cost of govern-1 is clearly charted. Our direction
ir.ent, but it.la reasonable that
they feel they should -have an
of movement' and our chances
of arrival are of our making.
the major ingredient of a good! opportunity *to become estab-1 As a youth in Oklahoma, I
business climate. The effective- liahed on a going basis before helped to build and maintain
of our entire economic and [ being subjected to heavy city | fences around our fangs. Cur-
governmental system is based up-' taxes, particularly from cities iously, some farms were separated
• on the harmony and unity of that are not in a position to offer trom others by a double fense
- essential city services I row with a lane in between. A
I also believe that Industry ^Puted
repeatedly.
Until this year, sadly lnade-
boy, but keep him alive.
Army Announces
Polky On
Christmas Leave
The 1961 Christmas New Year
Holiday leave program for the
DEVELOPMENT—
Southwest. If we are smart and
re-
coorHinate our efforts on a
gional basis, we have the
pbrtunity of making Houston one
States and some of these regions County
have as much to offer as does dary of some dty.
ours. Some are showing foresight, From time time
?no aggressiveness in attracting faced roadbJockj t6
industries to their region and
have recognized to a greater ex-
tent than we that today this na-
tion's economy is basically an
Industrial one.
We must also remember that
industries and new enterprises of rier today,
ail types are under no compul-
sion to locate here. Nor are our
* present industries and enterprises
limited to expansion in this area.
They can go elsewhere. Unfor-
tunately some have.
.......My third point is that this area
can never reach its normal poten-
tial for growth and development
if cities in the area figuratively
speaking, “build fences,” which
create blocks to realization of
our destiny.
Consider for a moment the
structure and geography of our
city limits. At present, there are
seventeen cities that have com-
mon boundaries with the City of
Houston. .In Harris County alone,-
thpre are twenty-seven incorpor-
ated cities. In Harris and the
seven adjacent counties, there are
of sixty incorporated
we have
progress —
and constituting a fire hazard to
the wheat erop.
People in Oklahoma called
these, “Devil’* Lanes,” and I re-
V.
some natural and some of our member being told that the dis-
own making. Only two yeartago, t puted. property lines were so-
t% lack of an assured industrial caIted because at night the devil
water supply was ^ serious bat*-1 walked between the fence rows,
rier to our future industrial eco- gleeful that he had caused to be
nomy. We are crossing that bar- built fences that separated neigh-
bors from neighbors.
In this area, we ‘ have built
quate air transportation was re- fences and created "Devil’s Lanes"
legating the Houston area to a of misunderstanding between
secondary position even in Texas.; neighboring cities, cities that
Tpday, we are passing-that -bar- have similar interests and all of
riei, but we are facing an even whom will benefit equally when
more serious barrier — a barrier , the devil no longer walks these
that we stated building years ago lanes. They are- barriers to eco-
and completed last year.
Following a rash of annexa-
tions of undeveloped land, an-
nexation fences have been built
find fence lines have crossed
conditions, would serve as a
foundation for underwriting the
future greatness of all the cities
in Harris County.
Today, we face the most chao-
tic condition ever known to this
ternational centers of commercial
air transportation in the country.
nounced by M/Sgt. George W
Evans, local Army Recruiter-
Counselor for the Livingston
area.
Personnel enlisting In the Reg-
ular Army during the period of
December 11th 1961, through
thousands of acres of raw
land strategically located near
out the very interests that other-
wise would have brought our
opportunities -to fruition. These
barriers to area growth and pros-
perity can be removed -by an
approach of enlightened self in-
terest. Each city must view the
problem as an area problem
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PARAGRAPHS—
Would Ho drive footer than
a safe speed for (he time and
plage ami His ability? No, He
would sot drive dangeroualy
at all Remember that once
when the Devil asked Jesus
to take a chance, He replied
petetively, “H is written
again, Thou shalt not tempt
the Lord thy God” (Matthew
4:7.)
Any traffic accident la an-
f pleasant, earning unhappi-
ness and Buffering. Would
anyone want the lifelong
memory and regret concern-
ing the victim whom he
maimed or killed one day? Is
It not better to be aa careful,
as patient, and as courteous
as possible when you are the
Jlrtwf *- always asking God
for wisdom and help? Jesus
is not here in person to drive
s ear. But we who are Christ-
ians represent Him. Are we a
menace or a blessing on the
highway? - Gospel Herald
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SANTA PAYS VISIT TO LIVINGSTON — Hun itr4<% of Polk County youngsters came to Living-
ston last Friday to see the Jolly gentleman ptr.t ired 'above.- The photograph was taken as Santa
rode down Washington Avenue tossing randy t> his many friends here. Pictured with him are
some local helpers who volunteered to give San‘a a-hand in seeing that all Polk County young-
sters got a piece of his candy. Santa was In Livingston only briefly as he has many other towns
to visit before he makes liis rounds Christmas u’ght. — Pineywoods Photo
merro sought to build interest smaller one. Regardless of
in home rule rights for the coun- charges and countercharges, tens,
tv in order that we might attack of thousands of citizens living in
our governmental problems at .smaller cities feel that they can a total
°*>' I the local level. The fact that better protect their interests and eiCes
of the major domestic and in-i T'd "wafhS forth* "Til 7, "Tl SZ ^ Let us now cons,der Houston
s ood was but further evidence control of the - processes of city I gnd the dties comprising the
:,h“ r? ■n'r*”4™
In education, Rl.c- Univnr.ity _ thu, ,h,:rc fa no „, k„p th„ ZtMM Sm
ranks in quality with the finest mula for meeting the growing close to the people, and this „ ana P°lenual industrial plant
United States Army has been an-I!" thp na,.lon U"ivc.rsity °f nt’e,ls of urban ,a,reas and that philosophy, too, is consistent with,*'™;. ... trM *
| Houston, in a few short years’, changes in the pattern of local our democratic processes. I Wlthln ,hls same area ar* tena
,has gained ranking with the government will be evolutionary j without belaboring the pros °'
I other great universities in the rather than revolutionary. i Bnd _on_ „ —ptronolitan sv- .
Slate qf Texas and its import- Af. mil_t t>1 ', metropolitan sys- deep water and wbibh offer gather than as an individual city
f., f -‘ .It Tiller VerSUS ° mctr,:?.ol,tan area «reat opportunities for industrial problem. The cities should pro-
fact that, under the democratic comprising many cities, suffice D,ant .j,.. This ,and wi]1 b*
processes of our form of govern- to say that, until such time as rnTmore costlTto for
wuh.;;,™ ^ at ss errs: r* ** un,;vorabiy z
.....i- -e c*—..,i...... ,u Ml,l ri1ht to band together into ay to generate a grassroots move- th original industrial develoo-
cornmunities, and the statutes (,f merit for the consolidation of lo- ment^^lyC^on rithw side of the
,, the State of Texas governing in- cal governmental entities we u- v,* . , . ..
ties, ns well as our pub ,c- and corporation spt out fhe groun(l „.pst recbghize that deSme^t ah|P .cha"nal* T? dayelop the raw
private schools are mating the rulpS under whlch communities and economic grewth of t?e™rea ^ W ‘ a J? ** ? S*"7 ‘"i
ity, explained Sgt. Evans, “for; challenge of change and growth be incorporated into villages i will continue under the present T*™ *r***m* ot barge and
. to ... on ,- l»n„ voon■ in,., M SUET?.^
Army* payroll and remain at The latest regional asset that ujj|der the law* of the State, £jties ernment. Our plans and obiec-
home iVto tl ftl l/In« aAAann 74 ! la mamImw aana^lallaa i#. 4 L - f,.M#Mn4 t I, • V «... 1 *
will
remain
during f -r la-jijng i»»:orporated areas. I This is not to indicate or Dre-
this time knowing that Upon the here not just because of Houston, i *,• . 4. .. .. ,;z , J . . , . ,, p , ,
arrival of the New Yaar they will, but because this region success- j CrlUc* char«p that thp sma,,#r djct that sa,isfactorHy sound ''>rpa.s that it will be many years
begin a new and interesting phase | fully met all of the fourteen cities were created to avoid pay- growth will come about automat- before any city services can be
of their lives, that of being a criteria stipulated by NASA as ing taxes Imposed by the adjacent ically. The potential for^ growth, extended. Considering the high
‘ large city. Residents' of the small the opportunity, is certainly here. ^ JndusS* pl^osM.^to-
city feel that, If they were part The extent of favorable develop- diistry is naturally reluctant to
of the big city) they would not rr.ents in the future will be large- immediately assume a full share
get the same consideration for ly dependent on the success that of city taxes without any
nomic growth. They erode the
opportunities for young people
who are growing up and being
educated in (he schools and col-
leges of this area and of the
fence lines, leaving much prime Southwest.
industrial property in dispute, j The fences we build are of oucX
This land, under more favorable making. Their removal is a
| challenge to every citizen and
elected official in this area.
ALERT—
These points will be Highway 59
South near the old drive-in
area. The fences that have been ; theater; Highway 59, North, Lone
built by competing cities, in a pjne Cafe; Highway 190 West
very broad sense, serve to fence East Tempe Road; Highway 190
aneo to the lives of thousands of
young people who seek educa-
tional opportunities there will
continue to
January 1*1, 1962, who specifical- gion, Texas and" the Southwest,
ly request leave, may be granted Our other colleges and universi-
leave not to exceed 15 days.
for the holiday season. It is coming rapidly to the forefront huye quite broad power relating lives then must be based upon "l11 ^
these future plants. Much of thla
land is located so far from city
member of the Regular Army of being essential. Most important,
the United States. The training it ranked better over all than any
they will receive can be the basis other location in the United
of a life-time career.” - | States considered suitable as a
Anyone interested In obtaining si,p- *
serv-
additiogal information on this The impact upon the future of essential services trotrf a large
enlistment opportunity can^con tjii.s region and the State and the
tact Sgt. Evans at Slective Serv- Southwest is beyond our'imagin-
ice Board in Livingston between ation. dertainly, we know it will
the hours of 11 am, and 2 p.m. attract many great scientific
or can reach him by calling NE rnthcls <if the country. It will of-
unit
government
from
the individual governments ices being available. Management
achieve in working together on will be disinclined to locate , a
perly pursue a course of action
as a confederation of cities and
a commonwealth of mutual in-
terests. By confederation, I do
not mean a political consolida-
tion, but rather, a coordination
of efforts and objectives and
planning — of all cities working
cooperatively together to bring
about a reasonable resolution of
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their differences.
In other wards, this crucial sit-
uation calls lor an objective ap-
praisal by each city of its aspir-
ations and objectives and then
full consideration of all the other
cities concerned. Compromises
should be worked out between
cities in the best interests of the
area as a whole. It is not an
oversimplification to say that, as
East, near Ben Oglqtree home,
Highway 146, fairgrounds.
Local la.w enforcement officers
staff members and others will b«
stationed at each of the road
blocks.
County Civil Defense Director
J. N. “Bo” Brown stated thal
the practice alert will give all
civil defense staff members an
opportunity to observe and be-
come familiar with conditions
similar to what they would be il
an emergency should arise.
COLDSUFFERERS
Get fast relief from that ache-all-
over, worn-out feeling due to colda.
STANBACK’S combination of medi-
cally-proven ingredients reduces
fever and brings comforting relief.
Use as a gargle for tore throat due to
colds. Snap back with STANBACK.
MACHINE WORK
AND WELDING
All Kindt
ALSTON MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
4-6114 in Lufkin collect.
RULINGS^—
parts 'for farm machinery and
equipment will be taxed,
It will , require some time for ,
the State -Comptroller to issue
rulings on the multitude of items
that fail into the “gray” areas
of the statute’.^ meaning, Bates
continues. As s<K»n as specific
rulings can be had. the will be
passed op, to tfip public.
The Houston Chronicle
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, kjnij,, of challenge that
will bring the greatest teachers,
thgr flnesf resqprch minds and un-
.trained yoking scholars. Wq> know
th|t advanced types of industries
—■ Vleffrorjjcs; spkee communica-
tipntf, ndclenr energy, space ve-
hicles, Socket missiles gravitate
to the centers of scientific edu-
cation and research. The realiza-
tion of great opportunities spring-
ing from1 this advanced space
research center will not be don-
fined to any one city, but will
have far-reaching effects and be
without limitations as to geo-
,gr£phy. I believe you will agree
with me that it is difficult — if
not impossible — to- single out a
major business of industry whose
-opera.tjpns are limited to one city
within the ei|0t-<;qunt area.
Myeiecond point is that contin-
ued growth and development of
business and- industry,-' expan-
sion of trade and commerce, and
development of essential public
facilities must come under the
present framework of local gov-
ernment.
This docs not mean that we
have an, ideaj^ system of local
government, or that, as; In all ^
other .major influences on our
future, we should not-.work for
-irtprovement. .The urban trend
o't population movement is firmly
establlsht/d, with nothing in
sight to change its.direction. The
traditional pattern of a city as
a sharply defined area of con-
gested development, floating in a‘
rural scene, has disappeared. The
city now merges into the country-
side so much that it is difficult
to determine where city stops
and country begins. We have
been able to meet some of the
problems respiting from this
change on a piecemeal basis; but
We .still have ,a maze of service,
regulatory and taxing agencies
with innumerable examples ef
overlapping and duplication.
Eventually, an answer will be
found to this problem but we
cannot sit idly by' and -let our
development Rians wait .dor this
eventuality. Several years
^ Some nem cars leave you hazy
about which is which?
Too don’t have to look twice to tell; .
a ffide-Track Pontiac!
SEE YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER,
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CALLAHAN PONTIAC CO.
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Dove, Billy C. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1961, newspaper, December 7, 1961; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762918/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.