The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1951 Page: 3 of 4
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THE BOGATA NEWS, BOGATA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, INI
Alcorn: Amazed to Learn Farmer
Produces Enough lor 19 Town People
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^ifctor’s note: Achln Al-
corn, philosopher on his
J&hnson grass farm on Sul-
phur, once more is no doubt
misinterpreting statistics, his
letter this week reveals.
itar: With occasional
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Dear
fall weather already bein enjoy-
ed out here, I’ve been wanderin
around more than usual lately, I
don’t mind wanderin around any
season of the year, through spring
plantin or-any other time, a man
^■dio wanders around only when
^^Lre ain’t nothin else to do is
IpEely to find very little time to
, do it in, but fall is one of my
favorites, next to winter, spring
and summer, and my readin ma-
terial has been pickin up notice-
ably, this morning I picked up
four newspapers, three magazines
and a copy of the Congressional
Record, and when I got home I
ran across an item which has me
disturbed.
Accordin to the latest statistics,
one American in twenty is now
workin for the Federal govern-
ment, supported, as the writer
pointed out, “by the other nine-
teen of us.”
This fact had the editorial writ-
er disturbed and you got the im-
fession it was too big a load for
and 18 others to support
Heir Federal worker.
Well, I don’t know what pro-
portion of the population ought
to be workin for the Federal gov-
ernment, but so far it ain’t the
number that bothers me so much
as what they do or try to make
me do, but what I started out to
say is that this editorial writer
complainin about supportin one-
- nineteenth of a Federal worker
ought to consider the plight of the
farmer. . The farmer has to sup-
port not just one-nineteenth of a
man but nineteen complete men.
That is, I guess he does. I read
the other day where in 1850 it
took one man in the country to
grow enough food for himself and
one extra man in town, and that
the ratio has been increasin so
that now one farmer raises en-
ough food for 19 men in town.
No wonder I’m tired.
However personally I don’t put
too much stock by these figures,
may be some farmers do raise
enough to support nineteen city
people, but I don’t believe I make
the grade myself. In fact, if nine-
teen people in town can live off
of what I make out here, this
country is on shorter rations than
I ever dreamed of. If I lived in
town and that’s all I had'to eat,
believe I’d hunt me up a Federal
job, too. Yours faithfully, A. A.
AMATEUR GARDENER
New Suburban Gardener: “I
don’t seem able to tell my garden
plants from weeds. How do you
distinguish between them?”
Old Suburban Gardener: “The
only sure way is pull ’eh out. If
they come up again, they’re
weeds.” — Toastmaster’s Hand-
book.
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By MRS. G. A. VAUGHAN
Mrs. Luther Randolph and
daughter, Mrs. Ray Collins and
son, Aubrey of Ada, Okla., visited
their parents and grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kinsey, Sat-
urday and Sunday. Mrs. Kinsey
accompanied them home for a
visit.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray
Puckett at Grant Hospital in De-
port Sept. 28 a son weighing 7
lbs. 11 ozs. He was named Ken-
neth Ray. Mother and son were
brought to the home of her mo-
ther, Mrs. T. A. York, Saturday.
Out of town visitors to get ac-
quainted with the newcomer in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Eli-
liott and baby of Houston, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Puckett and Mrs.
Willie Wilson of Bogata and Mrs.
Amos Wright of Corpus Christi. ^
Visitors of Mrs. A. M. Coats
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Mer-
vin Coats of Boxelder, Mrs. John-
ny Wright and children of Bogata,1
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cooper and
children of Talco, Mrs. Amos
Wright and children of Corpus
Christi, Murrell Sport of Dallas,
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Hervey and
daughter, Mrs. Jerry Dodd and
children and Mrs. E. B. Miller
and children of Johntown.
Mrs. Burl Duffee and Mrs. Bill
Bain were Clarksville business
visitors Monday.
Mrs. W. B. Kisner and daugh- I
ter, Mrs. Wallace Banks and son, 1
Roy Lee Kisner, were business
visitors in Mt. Pleasant Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny White
and children of Henderson, vis-!
ited R. L. Smith Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Gibbs and
Miss Jimmy Kirby of Sulphur
Springs, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
Roach Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clau.d Kennedy
anl sons, Lonnie and Benny of,
Cunningham, visited Sunday Mr. 1
and Mrs. Jim Pirtle.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Cecil of
Greenville, visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pirtle, Sun-,
day.
Morris Lewis and two sisters, j
Mrs. E. R. Bledsoe of Dallas and 1
Mrs. Robert Sims of Tucumcari,
N. M., visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Pirtle and Mr. and Mrs. Murl j
Sims, Sunday.
Mrs. Amos Wright and children, I
who have been visiting her par- I
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cooper,
left Tuesday for their home in
Corpus Christi.
Mr. and Mrs. Jule Forsythe and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Odean
Smith and baby of Odessa, visit-
ed relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Morris Parker accompani-
ed Mrs. Billy Pirtle and baby to
Talco Monday for medical atten-
tion for baby, Michael, who is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sims
shopped in Mt.
Fair Weather in
This Section
Indian summer weather has
prevailed in this area the past
few days. The fair warm days
followed a 1.25 inch rain which
fell on Wednesday night of last
week. This brought the precipi-
tation to 7:75 inches during the
month of September.
There is enough moisture for
fall plowing and to bring up seed
that have been planted in cover
crops.
The cotton harvest is still in
full swing. Lack of pickers has
hindered the gathering of crops,
and rains delayed pickers a few
days.
Fall gardens are up and grow-
ing nicely. Few have reported
having fresh greens from fall
turnip and green patches.
BIRTHDAY CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. CHILDERS
The Birthday Club met with
Mrs. John Childers Friday with
these members present: Mrs. F.
E. Moore, Mrs. Rufus Storey and
Mrs. W. H. Nance of Paris; Mrs.
Dixie Lawler, Mrs. Paul Wood,
Mrs. Hugh Griffin and Mrs. Jim
Griffin of Deport.
Mrs. Jim Fortner of Bogata,
Mrs. Hugh Evans of Deport and
Miss Ida Franklin of Bogata, were
invited guests.
Will Stop Use of
Electricity to
Catch Catfish
Oklahoma Game Fish and Fish
Commission has been told by the
governor to take whatever emer-
gency measures as necessary to
halt use of electricity to catch
fish.
Probable result will be a new
law to make “telephoning” ille-
gal in Oklahoma. At any rate,
game officials hope to rule the
new catfish catching system out
day, purchasing a new automo-
bile.
Mr. and Mrs. George Green and
daughter, Delores and Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Thomas and baby were
supper guests Saturday of their
daughter and sister, Mrs. W.
Pirtle and Mr. Pirtle.
Jim Pirtle.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Dodd and
son, Johnny of Hooks, visited his
uncle, W. N. Dodd and family,
Sunday.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vaughan of
| Tyler, are the proud parents of a
son, born Oct. 1 at St. Maria hos-
pital in Tyler. He weighs 6 lbs.
I 7 ozs. Grand parents are Mr. and
i Mrs. G. A. Vaughan, Johntown,
I and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Alsobrook,
j Rugby.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Alsobrook
j of Bogata, visited Sunday after-
noon in the home of-Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Vaughan.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A«$axter and
Mrs. Katie Pirtle pbopmpanied
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Vaughan of
Pleasant Satur- Bogata to Paris Monday to at-
tend funeral services of J. B. Teel,
who passed away at a hospital
there Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Prator and
children of Rugby, visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Ches-
S. i shir, Friday.
. | Fifth Sunday services at the
Mr. and Mrs. James Watts | Baptist Church Sunday night
spent the week end in Big Sandy j were conducted by the pastor,
visiting Mr. and Mr*. W. L. Gaw j Alvin Blalock. Bro. A. I. Bond
and family, | of Bogata, brought the message.
Bro. SwOfford of friHs, filled His subject, “God’s Call to Man-
his regular appointment at the I kind.” A number of visitors from
Church of Christ Sunday and was Maple Springs and Harris Chap-
a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs.' el were in the congregation.
the
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calfskin lends a bright note to the fall
scene. And there’s a trim extension
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Bogata Activities
10 Years Ago
Week of October 3, 1941
Mrs. O. J. Cooper had been
elected president and Mrs. Mel
Dozier, secretary-treasurer of the
Bogata Cemetery Association.
A daughter had been born in
Paris to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wil-
son.
Bogata Bulldogs were to play
their first home game with Mt.
Vernon.
Mrs. Willie Henderson, 47, of
Bogata Rt. 1, had died.
John Harold Childers had been
elected vice-president of the so-
phomore class of Paris Jr. College.
Miss Kathryn Fuller had been
elected vice-president of the
freshman class of PJC.
The J. N. Henry oil test was
down to 2950 feet in shale rock.
A peach tree at the Fred Swint
home was in full bloom.
Mrs. Willie Henderson, 47, had
died and was buried at Cuthand.
Mrs. E. S. Wyatt was named a
teacher in the Fulbright school,
Mr. Prewitt of Clarksvifle and
Miss Vivian Smith of Johntown,
were teachers of the Halesboro
school.
WMU MET MONDAY
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
WMU met Monday at the Bap-
tist church for Bible study with
Mrs. O. J. Cooper in charge. The
lesson was the Commission in the
Old Testament.
There were 17 present: Mmes.
A. M. Blake, H. E. Troutt, J. L.
Troutt, Ernest King, A. H. Denny,
O. J. Cooper, W. S. Cody, L. S.
Peaden, Jess Cothern, C. P. Pear-
son, S. T. Smith, Jaurez Jordan,
Cale McCrury and Rev. L. L.
Hanson; children were Jeanette
Cody, Randy Jordan, Stevie
Smith. Closing prayer by Mrs.
Ernest King.
A son was born Sept. 28 in
Grant hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Ray Puckett. He has been
named Kenneth Ray, weighed 6
lbs. 12 ozs. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Puckett of Bogata
and Mrs. T. A. York of Johntown.
The father is ill in a McKinney
hospital. Mrs. Puckett makes her
home with her mother at John-
town.
as soon as possible.
Texas already has laws against
the “telephoning” or shocking of
fish.
Parcel Post Rates
Up 25 Per Cent
New Hunting: Law
For Texans, 1951
Under the new state combined
hunting license law, Texans must
have the $2.15 license to hunt
small game beyond their home ( branch of the postal service ou a
Most parcel post rates went Up
an average 25 per cent Montj
in a move designed to put
county. All those hunting deer
or turkey must have the state li-
cense, excepting those who hunt
on the property of their residence
and those who are under 17 years
of age.
Those hunting deer or turkey
on their home property or excus-
ed by youth, must obtain an “Ex-
empt” license which is similar to
the regular licenses. They are
issued without cost, bear the reg-
ular two deer tags but have the
word “Exempt” lettered in red
across their face.
Jefferson Downs
Mt. Pleasant, 19-13
—
Clyde Wilson, powerful right
halfback, led Jefferson High
School to a 19-to-13 victory over
Mount Pleasant at Jefferson Fri-
day night.
Wilson made all of Jefferson’s
touchdowns—in the first, third
and fourth quarters. Kenneth
Bratnlett, fullback, kicked for
Jefferson’s extra point.
Mount Pleasant scored late in
the second quarter. Tommy Glass,
fullback, hit the center of the
line and did the same thing short-
pay-as-you go basis.
The increases boosted the coat
of mailing packages by about
$100,000,000 a year, to cover a de-
ficit which has annually ranged
around that figure the last sev-
eral years. /
The upward revisions were au-
thorized by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission last May after
Congress had rejected Postmas-
ter Jesse Donaldson’s request fbr
higher rates.
ly afterwards for his team’s sec-
ond touchdown. Edwin Moore,
right halfback, kicked for the
extra point.
NOTHING UNUSUAL
New Papa: “I’m a father!”
Boss: “So’s your old man.
Let’s get back to work.”—Wheel-
ing.
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The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1951, newspaper, October 5, 1951; Bogata, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth912482/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.