Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1958 Page: 9 of 14
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STAMFORD AMERICAN
Jj Why Spend Mete? Penney**
hu% the n.w*,t trend tatting
i fabric m(action* (avaryfhing
I from glittering gold* to fra*b,
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STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY* TEXAS, FEBRUARY 20. 1068
Haskell Senior Receives First Place
In Soil Conservation Essay Contest
f*nhb|r Lbd Roberson. Han
kfcll High Srtuol venlbr. wg|"
selected a* the first place win-
ner- -<4 -the California -C-eek
Soil CotiscnAktlon District^'
l‘*5S »‘s*ny contest TtJC slim*
)«•<•» whs "W* itrr S’eward** of
the tatndi*
The next three winner*
■•ame from the IvO»»der* High
Sfhiml They Were Aria O,
Wa|U, 2ml; Ifenrv Vinson
“Td; and Darrell Plchatd*.
ffli JJtv conical WM. sprn to
nrtyjjoy and girl whOft lends
‘tilth srhejot tn the California
Creek S'*IV his savs were re
ceivpd from Haskell, Luerieis
and Hamlin, High Schools.
The winners of tbefocal (JU
Penney s ne
in fabrics for ’58!
'> Win« Ksway Contest— —r——-
Robbie Lou Roberson, a Haskell senior, was winner
of the essay ohntest oondiirtwf by GAHTorma Creek
Sptl—-Conservation: District. Subject of the e*$ay *
’ 'Vas “We Are Stewards of the’Land." Lumlwn Men-.
-■ holm, chairman of the^siarti of 'SuppHiauEs of the
. district, w shown making the.award] See story oh
•4 Fauc3. . . ,
-........- ' •’ ,
We Are Stewards of the Ismd
- _■
B> ItOBBIK UH' t loner 1 by factor* of •lope.
KOBKKSON soil type, and amount of rain
’!>• nioaffpiecwusMcsouri'i. fall. The piurhce.iif rerra.-inf
of munkin^-4s our life* I vine, ano con taurine field* heljm to
soil. The Bible lell* us that prevett|#. tog aoU from m>>
"the earl hi* the Land's ,in<i washed away Traps also serve
With Magic Radiant Heat Core
S^BVtV-
w i W V \V
?*tv^AVx
fers, He- exptmbe money Will
tx- placed in it fund to await
high tfchisil diflduutroTv Seve
ral other awards will he jjlv.
* COOKWARE
ttwieei Hw («,|
* BAKEWARE
* UTIUtY
BOWLS
en t<: winner* in different re-
gions of the state.
The bfcjrd of su|s*r\ isors' of
the- California Creek SCD he
lieve that inierert in soil and
water conservation* by
OVKR !Kt NKW
H T
RONB6 PRINTS
the fullnes^thereof.” The siifi
llkt* mr and water)* essentia)
to our very! .existence It -i«‘
ecmmltbst by God to -the
care of maty. Soil (liftyr* from
air and water,-however. in one
recast. The earth has plenty
of air and water, -fan the ,*ug.
* SERVING
p«cis
voulh will help solve mmiv j*f
j^._40*we»tt and. future pro
blems dealing with this snh
Jrt’l They also feel that ermry
one who entered the contest
was a winner because, they- nh.
tafned more' knowledge about
soil conservation, the Inswr
«nee policy of our future.
"Wy of usable soil ts limited
I’sable soil is the layer often
referred to as top soil. Which
contains plant food*
trl* the conservation of the
top. soil that we, a* keepers
of the land, are concerned.
Soil, erosion is as old as agri-
culture. It started when pre
hlsidrie man plowed In* first
Penney,** “RfKulatVd* Cotton*
Fashion, prints gently stroked
with golden Mylar ipetallic -j
< Trane - resist*!*, Sanforized, * M ^0
ntacljTne wttakable cottdii* Also ^ard
nratching nolids Iff with gold. >; |fi<*tte« W
Why spefwt more for
High ■ coiiiyt Akti - sijttare
percalesT Penury's has
'em . by the dozen*, all
imaginatively n^yieirf,
all.machine washable! .
The action of wind aS well
as water u|*m fhe‘s«»tl 1*
*ome*hit>« like a sl<-\e A com
parluon Lot soil materials
blown away by dust storm*
with flint left behlnil reveals
the silting nature of the’ wind
erosion pr<sx»rs. The lighter
more .fertile soil particles are
picket! up ami car rust nwav.
If we are to '*» proper -sir
wards of (led* bootkful earth
we must p nut he crop plan-
ning. soil management, and
uses of fertilizers.
nmssnra-e amm otM*g zs%
OH on Flini-Wan‘% Co •
ONLY FLINT*WARE OFFERS you so many exclusive
features. The Radiant Heat Core that makes cooking
faster, stainless steel that makes cleaning so much
easier and self-nesting covers far easy storage. Take
advantage of this wonderful offer — buy several
pieces at these special low prices.
J. M. Alexander, Stamford
glnner. entered the Stamford
Sanitarium Thursday, Febru
ary 13 fof'a period of examin-
ation and treatment. He will
t* _ In the hospital through
this Week Mil .nother In law,
Mrs._G: W. Anglin, luut also
been in the hospital for seve-
ral days. • •' •,,
t’OMK IN AND SKK ST A M KOKI >'S I, A K(; RftT
DISPLAY OF ALL NKW SPKINti KABRIfS!
ilo the ab)'asi\'e>action of rains
and winds.
Water erosion Is the trans
portation of soil hjTrain water
funning rapidly over cxpoiT
ed lartd surfac-es. It Is (-ondl
Huston Hardware
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1958, newspaper, February 20, 1958; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth973182/m1/9/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.