The Brady Standard and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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THE BRADY STANDARD
BRADY. TEXAS (76825)
and HEART O' TEXAS NEWS
8 PACKS TODAY
March 20, 1964
V«l. I V. No 23
Whole Number 789k
10 CENTS PEE COPT
Candidate
For Senate
Visits Brady
4S
CAN UK VOTE? Senate Candi late
Gordon Mi Id>ndon took tiniv out to greet
some youiti! admirers who met him at Cur-
tin Field Tuesday afternoon. Here he shakes
hand* with Terry Lynn Steward, non of
Mr. and Mm. H. It Steward. Othera in
the background are Mayor John Rudder.
Ranker Hardin Jonen, Electro Co-op Mana-
gn B C. Rroad and son Jeff; Chamber
of Commerce President Johnny Rudder, and
City Councilman Roger George. < Standard
Photo)
Texas Teachers
But Underpaid,
Good as Any
Speaker Says
Gordon MeTondon, candidate:
for the I’. S. Senate opposing
Ralph Yarborough, made a fly- !
ing visit to Rrudy Tuesday af- !
ternoon.
A group of 20 to .‘50 Rrudy
officials and businessmen met
him at Curtis Field and come
downtown for a cup of col tec.
McLendon, on a campaign
tour came here from Rrown-
wi ml and went on to Kerrville
Tuesday night.
Smiling and shaking
hand*., he introduced him-
self to every member of
the welcoming delegation
at Curtis Field, making
sure he understood each
name.
• ft ft
From Dallas, Mda»ndon is
known mostly for hi work in
radio broadcasting. Forty two.
years old, he was horn at Paris.!
Tex., and was graduated from |
high school at Atlanta Tex. I
He received an A. P. degree:
from Yale I’niverxity.
During World War II he was
a Naval Intelligence Officer In
the South Pacific In Idol he
was selected as one of Ameri
ra’s “10 Out stand log Young
Men" by the l’ S. Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
He ha* served as a mem-
ber of Gov. Price Daniel's
Water Development ( om-
mitler. and a- a hoard
member of the Texas l aw
Enforcement Foundation
He is active in civic and
charity work in Dallas.
Wow! That
Was a Good
Rain, Huh?
FRFD Wl'LFF, JIL
Cattlemen Elect
Wulff President
“I'll put Texas school tearh-
rra up ugainat any tcai hers in
the nation, as far a* training
la concerned They an- dedi-
cated to the U’ys arid girt* and
dedicated to their profession
They ceitalnly are doing an ov
er-atl excellent job.**
Those are the words of Jen-
nings H. Fla then, field re.prt
aentative of the National Edu-
cation Association of W’ashirr
ton, D. a* he sp<-ke to the
Mrt'ulloeh County Teachers A
aociation in the Brady High
School iafetena Tueaday night.
Elathrra had Iota of good
words and praise for Tesaa
teachers, though he said
that the stair ranks far
down the tine in eduratlnn
—.nth.
ho in 1923. The average class-
room teacher salary in Texas is
96,390, as compared to ff>,96?
ovtr atl the United State*.
TTic speaker hit at the AFL- JictteTd!
and real estate.
Mclendon is the only Demo-
, _ , cratic opponents of llWtimbnl
‘ Teachers are still underpaid,; ttonal Education Association is Senator Ralph Yarborough in
hut we have gained a lot of an orgnniution th.it . an flftfct the Democrat!? primary May 2
CIO, too.
“They are trying to make in-
road* in education, hut the Na-
dent.
The association voted to hold
its minting next year in El
Paso.
g! ood; we have made lots of them off The NEA need* help,
progress during the !a*t two whi,-h is another good reason
sere years" all teachers should belong to
He emphasised this by read- their local, state and national
ing a teacher's contract in Ida
First Screwworm
Case Found Here
organirations The labor union*
are not going to take over the
teachers We’ll fight them to the
last ditch!”
Also speaking a good
word for the teacher* and
the NF V wa« Mr* Patricia
Robertson of Fan tngcln,
District II N E \ chairman.
Appearing briefly on the
A case of screwworm* in Me ■ J srrewworms found in the whole prmgram were Tom Henry of
Cutloch County was confirmed state since last fWember i Burnet, candidate for the Legir- ;
Wednesday morning hy the The acrewworm was found on j latnre and the incumbent Hep
F'rvd Wulff, Jr., of Brady top job.
was elevated Wednesday to the As president he succeeds Leo
presidency of the Texas & J. Welder of Victoria.
Southwestern Cattle Ruisers Other new officers elected
In partnership with his fath Association. Wednesday in Dalla are Hen
er. he owns and operates a radio 1 The action came during the H. Carpenter of Dallas, first
stations in Dal Antonio. aaaociatlon’s H"th annual meet * vice presided, and T L Roach
Houston, Buffalo, Chicago, and ing completed Wednesday in i of Amarillo, second vice presi
San Francisco. In addition, they Dallas.
The rattle raiser* associa-
tlfttt la one of the largest
and oldest organirations in
the Western I’nited States.
It was founded in 1H77 as VYulffs uneles G. R White,
a move against cattle rust- w N WhJtp ailfI iho jatp r T
let* and that is one of its whjte johnny Whit-
rhii f purponfR r\i*n today. , have lonjr hwn members
The association has more and actjv,, jn ,hp
than lO.fKhl memhers spread ,ajsrr, association. <1. R. White
throughout the cattle producing an honorary vice president
states. of the association, and Wulff is
Wulff, s Brady rancher who ,ijj,tant|v related (hy marriage)
also holds a law degree, served, te a former president of the as-
tw<> years as second vice presi- j aociation. Rav Willoughby of
Sales of auto license plates dent and two more a* first vice San Angelo. Willoughby is a
president before taking on the; brother of Mrs. W. N. White.
Auto License
Sales Lagging
laboratory st Mi**i >n In • tele, the C. T White Brady Creek Terry Townsend of Brady, each
phone call to County Agent Ranch after foreman George 1 of whom spoke m behalf of
Lovell Kuykendall Kdd brought in a hull to Dr. | hl" candidacy Henry said
It is only the second case of Richard Winter* The hull had what he would do, and Towtt-
...... ........ knocked off a horn, and the send told w-hut he had .lone
Janice* Secretary
screwworm suspect was found
jin the wound The sample was
, , ,, sent immediately to the Mission
Of Student ( oumil i„h..r,»«ry
Janice Mreekenielg# wa* Kuykendall said sterile flies
elected secretary of the Student to romtmt any po**'ble new
Council in a runoff election outbreak of screwworm* here
Toe*, lav at Brady ILgh He head would be flown here Wednesday
Janie Crew wa* named trea* night nr Thursday.
Urer j “I want to urge livestock j
Four cheer leader* for the prorlureri to remain alert for j
l'*U i;r> *• hiail year aim* were wiewworms. to watch any
elected Jane Spiller. head auspr’et*. and to send in sampleal
cheer lea-W-c Nancy O|b*on although I know they will j
Judy lloffpaoit. »od Gail Mr anyway.** said Kuykendall.
Broom The two alternate- are "The only way thi* program
Kay Lankford and Kettn Mr ran work i* through the <•<*•
Broom. operation of every hotly. **
Soldiers Waterhole
Monument Erected
iTurn to Pago H, Col. 3)
are moving very slowly in Mo*
Culloch County
Tax Collector John fluke
had Issued only 1.1 lit passen-
ger ear tag* a* of Thursday j
Last year a total of .1.019 were
issued
‘ Whh h mean* we have a
j long way to go plus about
I ,*t»n tugs for trucks, pickups,
and trailers ” Gulee pointed out !
The deadline I* March 91
Drivers should bring their
tt'le and last year's receipt j
when registering their car*
Wonderful spring ruins, com-
ing two days before the begin-
ning of spring officially, blan-
keted McCulloch County and the
Heart of Texas country Wed-
nesday, climaxed with a down-
pour about 8 p. m. that sent
water gushing down the street.,
curb deep in many place*.
The official rainfall in
Brady was measured at 1.17
inch, and was general over this
area. Heaviest precipitation
was reported on the Bell Ranch
northeast of Brady; 2 inches.
Voca gauged 1.75, and West
Sweden 1.70. Rochelle whs next
with 1.00. and reporting 1.&0
inch were Fredonia, which was
almost missed last time. Calf
• nek, Mercury, and the W. N.
White Ranch near Mercury.
Waldrip, Melvin, Salt Gap
and Poole reported less than an
inch Wednesday.
I'd rnar\ and March hate
been unusually wet for this
section, and as a result,
grain fields are making
rapid growth. Some spring
planting ha* been done, and
farmers are jubilant over
prospects for a good grain
crop in McCulloch County.
Ranchers, likewise, are hap-
Where It Rained
Brady 1.17
Fairview 1.20
Lohn 1.00
Voca 1.75
Melvin .90
Mercury 1.50
Rochelle 1.00
Waldrip 85
Hell Ranch 2.00
Fife 1.10
Calf Creek 1.60
West Sweden 1.70
Nine 1.20
Fredonia 1.50
Pear Valley 1.00
Camp San Saha 1..10
Placid 1.40
Carroll Colony 1.10
Salt Gap ... .95
White Ranch 1.50
Doole ...... .95
Whitcland 1.20
py, since the terrific chore and
expense of feeding livestock ia
about a thing of the paat.
Brady Lake was reportedly
catching a small amount ot
water from Bear Creek and
Brady Creek proper.
San Antonio
Selected tor
4-H-FFA Trip
San Antonio has been chosen
for an educational trip to he
made by McCulloch County 4 - IT
and FFA boys and girls enter-
ed in the eommercial feeding
program.
All who showed animals at
the commercial stock show in
February are eligible for the
trip, a project sponsored hy the
! Chamber of Commerce.
• * *
County Agent l^tvell
Kuykendall and Brady High
ag teacher E. L. Ross mere
in San Antonio last Thurs-
day to organize the schedule
for the trip. It will he made
on Monday and Tuesday.
April 19-14.
They are expecting about 75
boys and girl*, and their adult
leaders and advisor* to make
the tour in private cara.
On the achedule are xdsit* to
the Union Stockyards; Swift ft
Company parking plant; tb»
Buckhom Hall of Horns; the
Texa* Livestock Marketing As-
sociation's sorting, shaping, and
resting facilities; the Broken G
Ranch (Santa Gertrudia); the
Lucky Feedlots; Brarkenridge
Park: and the Fair Oaks Ranch
(registered Herefords) near
Roerne.
The youngsters will spend
the night at Fort Sam Hous-
ton. and for entertainment Mon.
day night they will have a Mex-
ican dinner, take a boat ride
down the San Antonio River,
and go to a movie.
Treasure at the Waterhole?
Indian Marked Spot With X
I soinuts
thniHoi,
The Met 'uiharh • «*u»ty Hm
tor H al .Survey CmamHtee ba»
erected a monument at Ik* *M
Soldier* Waierhal* «m On ton
Creak to perpetuate the am* »
hretorn** inter***.
The taMK Mpttaa eatlinaa the
waterhole - •iffiifW'*!**
"V, N. —Idler* under
command ml Wuhrrt K Lae
• aaad lh#« *rle while travel-
ing the naarhv mrlttar*
—nd and paired rag thta
area fae ladtaai . . .
*« i ullmaad immigraal*
•I— ramped here gnat ta
ihe Ihd Mar.
"dare IT Indiana anr-
art—d aad aka—-red l»
•lair I heir harae* . . I8MK
UNO"
TV Soldier* Water bore »* in
the fcaat ftnedef . .muauiuty at
1 the «dd iron bridge •niaatng
i union Creek.
i George Kngdahl. a member of
the historical > ommittaa, built
the he»p of Dae Mamploa. Bar)
Finlay ot Brady Monument
W.irh* engraved the lettering
«ad donate*', moat of hm work.
The commrttaa. no never, nan
! • oiler ring 9ldM u> help pay
■ a part of ih* rant of the «Uma
The monument ia worth aheot
9616
"We wtah In take thta mnti
la thank the Mtady Monument
Wnrka for donating the magwr
part of the kittarml market at
dobfler* WataHlah and thaw
Editor’.* Note: The Stund-
urrl today winds up the
series of tales about the
old Soldiers Waterhole in
the East Sweden community
on Onion Creek.
By GEORGE KNGDAHI.
I In 1914 an old Indian, driv-
ing two ponies to a spring ■
wagon, came through McCulloch
County on his way to Mason I
County. Hr spent a year camp- ■
cd on the Frank Simons ranch
south of Mason where he wa* time at Soldiers Waterhole and
given part-time work. He spent Jppw „ oP ,kHrh „f a
roont of hm time nrvwlinir th«» , . « .
country l-tween Mason and the ",il- "r-a' w,,h S,,Mh,r*
Llano River. Waterhole in the middle. He
Returning to hi* home in drew the obi road running east
Oklahoma ha camped for some from the waterhole for about a
mile. This road, now a lane, is
at the -nme location it was
100 years ago.
On the Mouth side of the
road about 100 yards away
were three livrnak tree*
growing close together. He
had marked thi* spot with
an X because he had found
some material there that
looked like melted alumi-
num or silver stuck to womr
piece* of limestone rock.
He sent three of these piece*
iTum to Pare 8, Col. 3)
Cattle Inspector
To Karnes City
Herman Porter, field In-
spector here for the Texas ft
Southwestern Cattle Raiaers
Association for many years,
has been transferred to Karnes
: City.
H. M Moore. Jr., has moved
to Hrad.v from Brazoria to suc-
ceed Porter for thr association.
AftM Mother* To Meet
Mason and McCulloch County
AftM University Mothers Club
will meet Wednesday. March 26,
at 2:30 In the home of Mm.
Frantz Reardon at 318 Lem-
berg. in Mason.
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