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Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
A ROCK EXPERT — Tony Wilburn is shown with one of the many pieces of equipment he
uses in making raw rocks into colorful, highly-polished items. This is an 18-inch, diamond-
edged saw which is used to slab rock. (Staff Photo)
Wilburns9 Rock Shop Is Very
Interesting Place to Visit
This was planned as a story
about Tony and Grace Wilburn
and their Rock Shop.
R*s turning out to be a lot
more than that. Tony and Grace
work and play with a lot of
things other than rocks.
Their interest in rocks began
about six years ago and they’ve
accumulated tons and tons of
^ rocks of all sizes and shapes
and a variety of colors. Their
( favorite hunting grounds are in
the Davis Mountains and the two
love to be out of doors, explor-
ing and enjoying the scenery.
When an interesting rock turns
up, one bit is!broken off to see
if this is another “keeper.”
“Rock hounds,” Tony says,
don’t go around smashing rocks
just for the fun of it.”
The Rock Shop, on West High-
way 302, is the result of their
rock collecting hobby. Wilburn
now has the equipment to take
rocks “all the way through,”
. . . from rocks in the rough to
polished, gleaming stones.
The big, 18-inch diamond saw
is probably the most expensive
piece of equipment. This machine
slices rocks almost like a butch-
er’s saw sliced steaks. There is
the tumbling machine which takes
several weeks .of constant agita-
tion to bring out the true beauty
of the stones. ;
Wilburn does a considerable
amount of slabbing for other
lapidarists who have no saw.
Their favorite collections in-
elude mosses, plumes, banded
rock and many; different kind of
agatized woods, a product of
higher quality than petrified
BY MAUD GREEN
wood. They’re always pleased to
find the rather rare palm rocks
... a type of tree which hasn’t
grown in the Davis Mountains in
centuries.
One of Grace’s prized posses-
sions is a necklace, made of
marbelized wood which is in a
perfect cross design.
The Wilburns* Rock Shop is
more than for rocks. It is a sort
of museum for some of their
friends who have antiques and
want a place for safe keeping.
There are guns, of assorted sizes
and ages, and, over there is a
display for Mrs. Wilburn’s choice
goodies, such as artichoke
pickles, prickly pear tuna jelly,
mesquite bean jelly and other
unusual tidbits which are very
tasty.
Grace’s hands are always busy
making something. She has a nice
collection of unusual bottles
which she has decorated; she
smocks pillows, and has on dis-
play many interesting items for
home decorations or for gifting.
The Wilburns both are ardent
gardeners ... but that story is
another one within itself . . . for
later in the season.
Sufficient now is to comment
on two of their crops . . . arti- •<
chokes and devil’s-claws.
Their artichokes, the Jerusa-
lem variety, are not too well
known in these parts. These are
tubers, somewhat like a bumpy
potato. Tony harvested more than
500 pounds of the vegetable from
a 90-foot row. He is offering a
pound of seedlings to anyone
visiting the shop and wanting to
grow them. These are what Grace
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Sunday, April 24,1966
Something New
Added To KGC
Flower Show
Something new is being added
this year to the annual Standard
Flower Show which Kermit Gar-
den Club is holding Wednesday
in Community Center. Fruits,
vegetables and herbs are includ-
ed in horticultural division. Title
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used in making her artichoke
pickles, an unusual and tangy
dish similar to chow chow. She
might even share her recipe.
These two are the only people
in West Texas who raise devil’s-
claws. Any native West Texan
is familiar with this plant, usual-
ly considered a weed. With long,
slender, tough bodies, four ex-
tended legs, pointed nose and
what looks like batches of hair,
these things can be dressed up
to make some of the most fan-
tastic critters one has ever seen.
The Wilburns’ devil’s-claws
are a special variety. They bring
seed from their property in
Jones County and plant their own.
They cultivated two rows and
harvested at least seven bushels
of the curious looking things.
Grace dresses them up in fancy
finery, satin, beads and doodads
for trimming. One couple, a man
and woman, wears bright red
satin. Another devil’s-claw has
been made into an elegant butter-
fly.
The Wilburns have already sent
their devil’s-claw creatures to
four foreign lands and believe this
is only the beginning. Artichokes
have been sent to Alaska . . . as
well as other places.
Life is busy for Tony and
Grace Wilburn . . .in fact,
the days aren’t long enough to
do all they plan. He has been a
barber by trade and continues to
work at this on Fridays and Sat-
urdays.
Then maybe they’ll take off to
the foothills of Davis Mountains,
have as much fun as a couple
of youngsters. They’ll hunt rocks,
go sight-seeing and return home
with still more rocks and still
more plans.
There are big plans for gar-
dening. He’s figuring on going
in for okra . . . there’s always
a market for good, fresh okra.
Whether they call their place
Tony’s Rock Shop, or Trading
Post . . .it’s an interesting place
to visit and the Wilburns are
nice folks to know.
MAKES MANY PRETTIES — Grace (Mrs. Tony) Wilburn shows only a few of the items for
sale in their Rock Shop. Note the devil’s-claw butterfly in front of a smocked pillow. Another stands
between him and the fancy-dressed couple at left. Devil’s-claw critters have been sent to four
foreign countries. (Staff Photo)
P ick a P ack of P arallel P uckers
ATLANTA (AP) —They pucker of Textile Engineering, Associate have come some unique elec-
up, and some men at Georgia director of the project, said tronic testing devices for thread.
Tech are interested in them. puckering is especially in evi- Chin Kwon, a Korean student*
It’s not lip pucker; it’s seam dence when synthetic thread is developed a “sonic fatiguer’’
pucker. used with untreated cotton thread. . which vibrates threads until they
_ , , He said resin-treated cotton fall apart to df»tprmino
ceSed X to ^ “
seams in wash and wear fabrics fiCai/^nt^2t3hrefd He ^ C°nrad Meadows of the
to wrinkle unattractively treated cotton sewing thread. engineering experiment station
X prejeTSS blen dubbed \seltlng devTPed ‘Photometric measur-.
“ohvsics of seam pucker ” champion, said that if more mg device that scans a seam to
p y ■ * stitches are sewn than there are measure pilbups and pucker.
The study involving use of threads in the cloth, the seam The experimenters also have
different threads, sewing tech- will pucker. She said puckering used high-speed cameras for ob-
niques and close-up photo ob- also results from too many verti- serving the action of sewing ma-
servances has the support of cal seams, parallel stitches less chines to determine if waves and
the U.S. Department of Agn- than an inch apart and too much billows in the material cause
culture. thread tension on the machine, machines to sew puckers into
Frank Clarke of Tech’s school From the Tech experiments place.
CRUISE CONFECTION, a
delectable, lightly shaped shift
from the Majestic Cruise col-
lection. Its gentle, easy lines
are broken only by the frog-
buttoned half-belt. Circle neck
is perfect for scarves, jewelry*
NEW PRINT SHOWN
A pretty kettle of fish is the
latest news in lingerie, girdles
and bras. It’s a mermaid print
in a sunshiny mingle of golden
colors, and a cool pooling of
blues, both on white back-
grounds.
of this group is Down by the Old
Mill Stream.
Theme of the show is Sing
Along With Flowers and narpe of
the Artistic Division is Memor-
ies Are Made of This.
The public is invited to attend
the show after judging is com-
pleted. Open house hours will
be from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
Members of the Junior Garden
Club, with Mrs. Marvin Owen
of the senior club as sponsor,
will have their own horticulture
showing, Don’t Fence Me In.
Conservation theme, under di-
rection of Mrs. D. O. Gray, is
From Sea to Shining Sea. Mrs.
Clinton Ferrell is in charge of
the Educational Exhibit which M
will feature Beautiful, Beautiful*
Texas.
A special invitation, a club
spokesman said, is extended to
newcomers to Kermit to see the
displays.
Mrs. G. T. Gilligan is flower
show chairman. Mrs. J. L.
Slaughter is president of the
club. Other committee members
and their duties include: Mrs.
Richard Horner, publicity; Mrs.
Harry Reid, Mrs. T. H. Stroud
and Mrs. Schuyler Wight, sched- ^
ule; Mrs. Jack Gullett and Mrs.
Verne Jackson, staging; Mrs.
Gray, Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Ray
Kayser, classification; Mrs.
Slaughter, judges and hospitality;
Mrs. H. C. Murrie, awards and
clerks; and Mrs. John P. Gam-
mill, entries.
The entire club membership
will handle dismantling.
The Winkler County News
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PREPARING BARGAINS — There will be bargains galore when members of Pink Ladies Aux-
iliary to Winkler County Memorial Hospital stage a garage sale, April 27 through April 30.
Proceeds from the sale go into the Auxiliary’s nursing scholarship fund. Persons wishing to
donate items may contact either Mrs. S. C. Callaway, 301 West Campbell, or Mrs. Frank Horn,
812 Jeffee Drive. Pricing articles are Mrs. Glen Bentley (left) and Mrs. A. R Mason Jr. (Staff
Photo)
Will you trust your health-or illness-
to an unqualified doop—to—door sales-
man, a mail order solicitation, or to
unregulated stores? Vour neighbor-
hood druggist is a trained and licensed
pharmacist. Deal with the man you
can trust.
EMERGENCY PHONES
JU 6-3339 —— JU 6-4378
Regis te r edPha r m a cists
KERMIT PHARMACY
JOE ARLEDGE
and BOB GREEN
Ragittarad Pharmacists
PHONE JU 6-2556
810 Myer L_ane .
Monday thru Saturday
8:30 a.m. 'til 8 p.m.
MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED — Volunteer typists can
heip complete a big typing job now under way at Grace Temple
Baptist Church. A city-wide religious survey was completed
recently under sponsorship of Winkler County Ministerial Al-
liance. The job now is cutting stencils to compile the list of
more than 9,500 names. Elite type typewriters are being used
and volunteers, who can spare an hour or more, are welcome,
and also invited to bring their typewriters if they are this type.
Educational building of the church will be opened at 9:30 each
morning. Shown working last week (left to right) are Mrs.
B. N. Westmoreland, Mrs. Deane Simpson, Mrs. Charles
Swan and Mrs. W. G. House. (Staff Photo)
#2879
2 piece gingham check overblouse,
solid Boy Leg, lace and ribbqn trim,
Cranberry/White or Navy/White
Sizes 5-15
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$16.00
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Parsons, J. Arthur. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 49, Ed. 2 Sunday, April 24, 1966, newspaper, April 24, 1966; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth910370/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.