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THE KDNA (TEXAS) HERALD
IIIUMDAY, JUNK I, |M,
COMMENTS FROM Ihmdly Rrvkmnnfi
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With high school conjmencement. exer-
cises all over th£ place comes a statement
by an eastern educator which tops the
list for eggheaded nonsense. He claims
that a high school is “too small’’ if it has
Teas than 100 in the graduating class.
Near aS I can figure, he. bases this blooper
on the notion that the little school can’t
have as many test tubes and colorimetric
spectroscopes as the big school./It would
seem that your education must suffer if
vour teacher knows you by name.
The idea that every high school must
have a 2-mile-long atom smasher and an
internationally-famed "teacher of ballet to
be a good school is pure bunk. If a piece
of equipment is so costly that a high
school of 40 students can’t own it, then
it belongs in a college.
An increasing number of small schools
are sharing specialists that no one of them
can afford alone. A psychologist, for in-
stance, will serve five schools, going to a
different one each day of the week. The
same joint use can be made of music
teachers, physicians, remedical speech
specialists, etc. The personal attention,
comradeship and flexibility of small
schools far outweigh any imagined bene-
fits of unwieldy size.
Let’s cooperate to make our school bet-
ter, not just bigger.
Watersheds
Go out into the lot behind the barn and
you will find a little rill a foot or two
long that drains the runoff from maybe
a square yard. That is a watershed. This
little rill runs into* a slightly bigger rill
that drains maybe a square rod; that one
joins othenHhat empty into the gully that
cuts through the pasture that leads into
the creek that flows into the river that
winds up in the Navidad-Lavaea that
dumps almost a farm a minute into the
Gulf of Mexico at flood times.
Each separate system is a watershed
that is part of a bigger watershed that
drains ail the US between the Alleghenies
and the Boekies.
Soil and water conservation are prob-
lems that can be solved only watershed-
by-watershed. You can’t do it one field at
a time. -Your neighbors have got to help
you and you, then*. The government has
a well-worked-out watershed program
whereby neighbors get together, plan
soil management to save soil and water,
build detention dams that hold back
flood waters and let them leak slowly into
the main streams
This program requires a lot of cooper-
ation. Any cooperation in a worthy cause
is an application of Christian brother-
hood. And certainly preserving the soil
and water. God gave us is a Christian
/ work. Certainly, preventing the runoff
from your own fields from flooding farms
and cities downstream is Christian work.
Certainly, when you join your neighbors
in a watershed project, you are. engaged
in serving God’s will.
N' The more you work together on a
watershed project, the more you will be
inclined to cqoperate in other things.
However, this cooperation won’t succeed
if undertaken only because conservation
farming makes money for you and water-
shed development saves money for the
folks downstream. It’s got to have the
motivation, the leavening, the binding
force of Christian brotherhood. That will
~ m¥ke~If~succeea^ ‘
Real success in life is not measured by
how many individuals you excel, but by
how many people you befriend.
Every community of people, including
Edna, needs unselfish leadership. You can
supply some of it.
The world may be getting better but
few people are making any effort to
avoid the cash that is the root of evil.
She lima Hcralii
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Inc., at »2 North Wells St.. Edna, Texas.
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Editor and Publuher Newt Editor
JAMES HESSONG
Office Manager
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dans mall matter under Acts of Congress March 3. 1»79.
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Member of
NEA Service. Inc. TJtX A S
by
CONGRESSMAN
CLARK W. THOMPSON
* 9th TEXAS DISTRICT
Dear Neighbors:
I have already commented on
the proposed Omnibus Far in
Bill known by various names
and some epithets.- In view of
recent press releases, it seefhs
necessary to restate my views
concerning the pending Bill
The one to which I refer was
introduced by the Chairman of
the Agriculture * Committee
whose name is Harold Cooley.
The number of it, so that we
may all know which one we are
talking about is HR 6400
If you don't like a proposed
Bill and want to kill it, one of
the approved methods of doing
so is to hang some kind of an
epithet or bad name on it In
this case, the political oppon -
ents call it the Cochran Free
man Bill. 1 am not just sure
who this Cochran is I have neV .
er met him. and iLhe ever had .
any influence with our Commit
tee, it was wihout my know
ledge. However, that is neither
here nor there
The facts which I would like
to impress upon your minds are
these. Major legislation is with
out exception, the result of com
promise, deliberations, s t u d y,
blood, sweat, amj tears Event
ually comes the meeting of the
minds; and then if the Commit-
tee can agree on a course of
action and can sell the idea to
a majority of the 437 members
of the House, and then if the
Senate agrees, and the Presi -
dent signs it. the measure be-
comes a law.
There has been much misre-
presentation about the Coo ley
Bill. I don't know what it will
look like when the Committee
gets through with it; but I am
confident that whatever i s -
agreed upon will be reasonably
to your liking.
Congress will not appoint any
dictators nor agree to any regi-
mentation. Nor is any proposed.
No member of our Committee
has suggested that we surrend
er any of our prerogatives.-What
the Secretary of Agriculture
has in mind is to draft legisla-
tion in accordance with t h e
wishes of the grassroots farm-
ers.
To this end. he has proposed
Commodity Committees on the
order of the method claimed hy
one of the farm organizations.
They would draft the plan
which would suit the majority
of them; the Secretary would
get it in shape, and submit'tFTo
the Congress. If the Congress
agreed, it would become law.
I see nothing basically wrong
with this concept provided that
the Congress retained its Con-
stitutional authority over t he
legislative ehd.
To you for whom I work I
give my assurances that I am
not going to vote for anything
which is obnoxious to you as
individual farmers. 1 don't pro-
•tntTr*......to frrtluw - the dictates of
any opposing political organiza-
tions. I work for the grassroots,
and it is to the grassroots that
I come for advice. May I sug-
gest, as I have on some pre-
vious occasions on other im -
portant matters—let's keep our
shirts on; take a look at t h e
results of our present delibera-
tions; not be diverted by politc-
al claims nor by the harangues
of those who are not farmers
and are only incidentally inter-
ested in the welfare of agricul-
ture. Then, when all the facts
are before us, we can make up
our minds together as to the
best course.
Just this one other thought: I
believe that if we don't write
constructive agricultural leg-
islation during the present Con-
gress, we will never again be
able to pass a comprehensive
bill through the Congress until
agriculture is prostrate as i t
was some 20 years ago.
Sincerely yours,
Clark W. Thompson.
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LETTERS T0|fe
THE EDITOR IB
THANK HI. TO WAN>
DEAR EDITOR
Thanks for the interview with
your Mrs Searbratgh on m y
rice fish-maize rotation story
You have my permission to
print the fish story if you add
this statement
"Surely I know that it is an
honor to have this recognition
made of what I plan to do. yet
I have always been skeptical
about .the value of getting my
name in print. I would like to
add this thought:
"Few people if any have as
many faults and make as many
mistakes as I do. If I am at all
successful in this venture, it
will be because God has made
it so through rpy wife and chil-
dren, my brothers, my parents,
my friends, my land owners,
the ASC, our county officials
and Jackson County State Bank
who are all helping me.
"I have Jold so many people
„about my project and now this
linterviewi. I guess I really
ought to stick around and see"
how it will come out.
"Seriously, folks, thank you
all.”
FRANCIS KOOP
med ita
THpWORlD s MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Carelessness and inattention
motor vehicle accidents.
are the chief causes of
IN MRpjWH
Patman
Bills of
By Bill Patman
State Senator
THURSDAY, JUNE 1
Read 11 Corinthians 4:8-18
That which ye have seen and
heard declare we unto you, that
ye also may have fellowship
with us: and truly our fellow-
ship is with the Father, and
with his Son Jesus Christ. <1-
John 1:3.1
Tradition speaks of the mar-
tyrdom of most of the Apostles,
saying Matthew was killed b y
the sword, Thomas shot with
arrows and put to death with a
spear and Peter crucified head
downward. Many early Chris-,
tians suffered martyrdom.
We wonder sometimes why
this should be the lot of many
heroes of faithmen in who m
delt the spirit of Christ. They
could not keep silent, for they
had experienced the love of
God. Torture and persecution
could not stop them from pro-
claiming the good news of the
redemptive power of Christ.
This long line of heroes of
faith along the march of time
stands as a challenge for ail
Christians today. There is a
great need for spreading t h e
gospel of Christ to those in the
N world who still live in darkness
As Christians we can be miss
ionaries in our own spheres of
life.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father,
we beseech Thee to touch our
hearts with the Holy Spirit that
we may become missionary -
minded. Instill in us the urgen
cy of spreading the gospel to
those who are still in darkness
Use us as instruments to p ro-
calim they redemptive power
In Christ’s name. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Everyone can be a mission-
ary in his own sphere of life._
Ibrahim Matar, Publisher (Le-
banon)
Copyright—The Upper Room
Outlines
Interest
Happy r..
Birthday
The Legislature reminds
some -(oiks of a football team.
Defensfe, or defeat of bad legis-
lation, is just as important as
offense, or passing good laws
which .benefit as many people
as possible
: Of course, there are more
"players,” and no bill may be
passed without at least 76 in
the House and 16 in the Senate,
and at least the same number
is required in "defense," pro -
vided all members are in at -
^tendance.
I would like to take this occa-
sion to outline a few bills al-
ready passed which I think are
of- special concern to this dis-
trict.
HEALTHY. MEAT Formerly
Texas had ho means of its own
to keep diseased stocker and
range cattle from being shipped
into the state. The Texas Farm
Bureau for several years had
sought unsuccessfully to assure
importation of only healthy ani-
mals. This time we did it. I
was the Senate sponsor of S. B
276. which authorizes the Ani-
mal Health Commission to bar
importation of diseased stocker
and range cattle. The bill pass-
ed the Legislature and the gov-
ernor signed it.
WATER AND FLOOD CON -
TROL. Past legislation had fail-
ed to give three water districts
in our area sufficient authority
to do their work. In the case
of Ecleto and Hondo Creek Wat-
ershed Improvement Districts
this was to protect land
against flooding and erosion.
For the San Antonii River
Authority, the purpose was t o
provide water for municipal and
industrial use, as well as to en-
■ gage "nr" comprrtit'nsTwr s<5IT“arid
water conservation work. We
gave all three districts author-
ity to do their jobs. So far, the
governor has signed the Ecleto
and Hondo bills. I was a Sen-
ate sponsor for all three bills.
LESS TROUBLE FOR YOU
Formerly farmers claiming
gasoline tax refunds, merchants
and other business people in 42
categories had to hunt up a no-
tary public and make an affi-
davit every time they filed ope
of their numerous reports with
the comptroller. I thought this
was unnecessary trouble, and
was an author of S. B. 39.
which saves time, trouble, and
money, and accomplishes the
same purpose by merely requir-
ing that such reports be filed
under penalty for misstatement
—the same way you file your
income tax.
FARM TRAILERS. The law
formerly imposed an impractic-
ally-low weight limit on farm
trailers, and the farmers in our
district have been very unhappy
about this. I supported H. B
1082, which exempts farm trail-
ers not for hire up to a gross
weight of 10,000 pounds, A $5 00
annual license fee will be re-
quired for trailers over 4,000
and up to 10,000 pounds. (I n
this category, a speed limit of
30 m. p. h. is imposed.)
CRIMINAL LAW. In traveling
about our district and in m y
many contacts with our citi-
zens. each day has increased
my opinion that by far the
great majority are intrinsically
honest. Therefore, I am gener-
ally opposed to legislation
which attempts to fix upon any
citizen a presumption of guilt.
Even the greatest rascal is en-
titled to be considered innocent
until proven guilty. . .how much
more is the average citizen en-.
titled to be thought of as law-
abiding, unless convicted of a
crime. Therefore, I opposed and
helped defeat a recent House
bill which would have made it
the law that people who rent
personal property are consider-
ed guilty of theft if they fail to
return it on time.
It has been a great pleasure
to correspond with those of you
whom I have not seen person-
ally. I have so far answered
4,453 letters from our district,
and am looking forward t o
hearing from others. Please let
me hear from you whenever
there is amatter before the Le-
gislature in which your are par-
ticularly interested.
HOPELESSLY GROUNDED
DEAR EDITOR:
America is being' overthrown
as was Russia. The political in-
sanity and subversive brain-
wash directed by an invisible
world Conspiracy have encom
passed the nation. John F. Ken-
—nedy w-as elected on the- Dermv-
cratic ticket with a popular vote
that demands adherance to our
Constitution. The President who
appointed and the Senate that
confirmed must assume respon-
sibility for the acts of the ap-
pointees to high office. Any
attempt at subordination of our
national sovereignty to a World
Order will constitute treason.
An analysis of the appoint -
ments to the cabinet and high
position in our government has
been published: Jews 63, Har-
vard Graduates or Professors ,
52, Rhodes Scholars and Oxford
Graduates 14, Frankfurter prot-
eges 13, Stevenson law partners
and associates 31, Negroes 13,
and included among these are
44 members of the COUNCIL
ON FOREIGN RELATIONS .
Catholics and Southerners on
the list are as scarce as “hens
teeth".
The Council on Foreign Rela-
tions, the name of which has
been kept in the background ,
has been the major influence in
our government and behind
both parties for many years ,
Innumerable high officials have
undergone its educational faci-
lities and have been its mem-
bers. It enjoyes a sinister mast-
erly control and is "completely
dedicated to World Govern -
ment”.
The fact that Kennedy is a
Prt'sentatives must be made to
mpmhlsSUoC»hi.,!i^r0Vn °i feel our indignation and alarm
members as well as 63 close to and p0wer 0f
JUNE 3: Mrs. Wanda Cook .
Edward McDowell, Mrs. W II
Hamblen, Robert Zajicek.
JUNE 4: Mrs Jessie Mae
Moody, Frank Powers Jr,, C
D. Holmes.
JUNE 5: 'Mrs. Tommy John-
ston, Mrs. Anna Maude Hunt/
JUNE 6: Louis Marcaurele,
Curtis Raymond Fowler.
JUNE 7: Dr. Raymond D
Zipp, Mrs. Louise Kubena
JUNE 8: Callaway S. Vance.
Josephine James.
JUNE 9: H. H. Cherry, Bill
Farquhar, Mrs H. O. Hassler,
Mrs. Jessie B. Hudson.
Edna Subscribers
Welcome
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
R. E. Brumbelow, Edna
Weekly Major Markets, New
York*
J. D. Cunningham, Beaumont
Real Estate
Transactions
A. B. Sherrill et ux to Wells-
Wright, Inc., Lots 16, 17, 18, 19,
20, in Block 10, and Lot 4. Blk
13, North Ganado.
-Lucy M. Rearves Utterfaack io-
Patricia Noble Reaves, Lot 4 ,
Block 63, and Lot 15-B, Block
195, Francitas.
Frank W. Kaspar et ux to
John J. Cieslewicz et ux, Lots
1 and 2, Block 16, Ganado
Mary E. Mitchell et al to In-
dustrial Post 8556 of the Veter-
ans of Foreign . Wards; 2l3’ x
100’ out of Block 1 East, Lolita-
less alj minerals.
Jerry Ivicic et al to Phelom-
ina Gaida, Lots 1 thru 10, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, in Block
14, La Salle.
the Zionist order, we can well
expect, with such a- crew at the
helm of our Ship-Of-State, to be
hopelessly grounded upon t h e
merciless rocks of Zionist- Soc-
ialism. Our Senators and Re -
an informed
people must hold them to their
oath to preserve our Constitu-
tional Republic,
WILLIAM V. HOYT,
Yoakum
5 County Students
Make Fraternity
Five Jackson County students
have been accepted into the Pi
Sigma Chi Fraternity, the old-
est men’s social1 club on the
Southwest Texas State College
at San Marcos.
The five include John Wai -
satli, James Knudsen, Spunky
Gerjes and Bill Hobson of Ed-
na, and Ronny Carnes of Lolita,
--o—;-
J. Wetherell Gets
Degree at A and M
John P. Wetherell of Edna
received his bacciaureate d e -
gree at the A and M College
commencement program o n
May 27.
Wetherell's major was i n
Mathematics.
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Edna Abstract Co.
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INSURANCE
Rose Bldg. Edna, Texas
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E. T. Rose
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Invest incuts
I DR. C. M.
DUGGER
Optometrist
Downstairs in
LaBauve Bldg.
PHONE OL7-4511
Edna, Texas
For ail your insurance needs
(except life) see or call Joe
Cherry at the City Hall where
your business is appreciated.
Office Phone OL7-3302
Residence OL7-4829
Joe Cherry, Agency
Edna Insurance
Agency
Acreage • City Property
Minerals
Edna, Texas
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answers on the classified page.
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24th DISTRICT COURT
Howard P. Green, Judge
Max Hersh vs. Voyles Ford
Sales, Inc.; judgement in favor
0)f plaintiff.
135th DISTRICT COURT
Frank Crain, Judge
Carolyn C. Bishop vs. C 1 ar -
ence J. Bishop, suit for divorce
filed.
COUNTY COURT
Wm, H. Hamben, Judge
StaYe of Texas vs. J. C. Beat-
ty, defrauding with worthless
check.
State of Texas vs. Romaine
Hopes Jr., aggravated assault
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Walter Lee Whitley and Mary
Lou Davis.
Rudolph C. Rajas and Mary
Morales Hernandez.
Joe DeLeon and Anita Pala-
cios.
Leroy Earl and Sandra K ay
Cadwell.
James Homan Bluhm and
Barbara Kay Whitley.
John Clayton Vonderau and
Josephine Marie Novak.
TEXAS RENDERING CO., INC.
We buy green and cured hides.
Now Under New Management.
DIAL HI 3-6389 - VICTORIA
DR. D. C.
TOWERY
CHIROPRACTOR
901 S. Wells • Edna
Phone OL7-3111
Hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 6
Closed all day Thursday
and Saturday afternoon
Night emergency phone OL7-3113
HOUSEFUL OF
FURNITURE
PRICES
START AT $350
Includes Everything
Range & Refrigerator,
TOO!
*1e PER MONTH
•PlD BUYS IT ALL
WIG’S
1006 N. Cameron - Victoria
“Over 25 Years of
Dependable Service’’
Theatre Building
THIS SPACE IS
RESERVED FOR YOU!
Control House
Insect Pests
Can Treat Your House For
All Household , /
INSECT PESTS
Work Guaranteed
Ollie Holloway
Phone OL7-2565 Edna
Hopes
and bi
and battery.
State of Texas vs. Donald D
Dalton, child desertion.
AUTO REGISTRATIONS'
Wm. Sells, Pt. Lavaca, Buick
Johnnie Sappington, Lolita,
Ford St. Wg.
Louis Psencik, Edna, Chevro-
let.
Phil Asbeck Jr., Edna, Chev-
rolet.
David Howell, Edna, Ford .
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Parsons Fence
Company
2101 N. Navarro
Victoria, Texas
Telephone HI3-7477
AH Types of Fences
No Down Payment
36 Months to Pay
For Free Estimates
Call OL7-3244
/
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MERCANTILE
COMPANY
-1889-
SERVICE QUALITY
Phone OL7-2451
72 YEARS OLD
Yellow Pine
LUMBER
LIME, CEMENT
PAINTS and VARNISHES
Complete Line Plumbing
Supplies
HARDWARE
COURTESY APPRECIATION
Residential and Commercial
PHONE OL 7-2047 — EDNA
-SERVICE-
On All Makes
AIR CONDITIONING — HEATING
WIRING
Call Collect
Nights and Sundays
LI 3-3514
John Maltese El
Week Days
LI 3-4278
Campo, Texas
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