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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, JANUARY 24, 1963
YOUR HEALTH
One of the chief contributors to
modern American society is the
institution known as baby sitting.
One noted authority estimated 35
percent of the buying power at-
tributed to teenagers probably
comes from baby sitting salaries.
It wasn't too long ago, that un-
less mother and father had a
handy grandma' around, they
stayed home or took the children
with them. Just as freedom has
come to other oppressed groups-
grandparents no longer get stuck
endlessly, because more often than
not, they are aiso out enjoying
themselves.
As a result baby sitting has
grown into what amounts to a
major industry—practiced, all too
often, by inexperienced and some-
times unqualified young people.
Whether the youngsters are six
months old or 10 years old, parents
leaving them want to know the
sitter is someone they can trust.
It must be someone the parents
know is responsible and sufficient-
ly mature, one who will like the
child and get along with him. This
calls for a study of the sitter's
TAX
ALTO INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TAXES FOR 1962
BECOME DELINQUENT FEB.
1, 1963. TO AVOID
PENALTY AND INTEREST
PAY BEFORE THIS DATE.
James Dover, Tax Collector
Alto Independent School District
1—1960 Dodge Dart 4 Dr., 6 Cyl. Radio,
Heater, Std. Trans,
t—1959 Plymouth Belvedere, 4 Dr., V-8,
Automatic Trans.
1 — 1957 Plymouth, 4 Dr., Hardtop,
Heater, Automatic Trans.
1—1960 Pontiac, 4 Dr., Air Cond., Radio,
HeatOr, Automatic Trans.
1—1956 Olds 88,4 Dr.. Radio, Heater,
Automatic Trans.
1—1.952 Ford 2 Dr., Std. Trans.
PICK UPS
1—1959 Dodge ^ Ton, 6 Cyl.
1—1956 Dodge * Ton, 8 Cyl.
1—1956 Ford ^ Ton, 6 Cyl.
1—1955 Chevrolet ^ Ton, 6 Cyl.
1—1952 Chevrolet ^ Ton, 6 Cyl.
1-1952 Dodge ^ Ton, 6 Cyl.
We have the above Used Cars in stock and
Can give you a good trade on your present
car for one of these fine clean used cars.
COME IN TO SEE US TODAY
PEARMAN MOTOR CO
Alto, Texas
references if he or she is not al-
ready well known to the family.
To be in charge of one or more
children and the home they live
in is a serious business. Careful
arrangements need to be made
between the parents and the baby
sitter.
Both the parents and baby sitter
have obligations in preparing and
carrying out the agreement.
Parents shouid make the request
well in advance. A thorough
briefing should be made to the
sitter -- preferably written — ex-
piaining where the parents will be
including phone numbers, and the
expected time of return.
The sitter shouid meet the
child while he is awake, especially
on the first visit. The layout of
the home should be explained
and emergency numbers listed.
The sitter should be alerted for
expected visitors or deliveries
otherwise the doors and windows
should remain locked. Finally the
parents should have the correct
change available to avoid con-
fusion and provide safe transpor-
tation home.
The sitter's responsibilities are
similar. She should keep awake-
even if parents allow napping,
follow parent's views on TV,
phone, snacks and visitors, and
make periodic checks quietly on
sleeping children.
Full information on food, habits,
rituals and nicknames should be
obtained. Sitters should under
stand basic first aid and learn to
suspect illness in a child. Safety
should be a sitter's first considera-
tion. (A weekly feature from
Public Health Education, Texas
State Department of Health.)
Legislative Letter
By Rayford Price
It is significant to our District
that Governor John Connally has
placed the needs of higher educa
tion in Texas as one of his fore
most objects.
It is gratifying to me because I
have always considered higher
education of paramount impor
tance to the continued progress of
Texas. It hag loner been one of my
goals as a legislator to act on
measures to improve the whole
picture for higher education in
Texas. I want every citizen to have
the advantages of the best educa
tion in his home State.
I heartily support the governor
in many of his recommendations
to meet the urgent fact that today,
brainpower is the answer to our
Nation's greatest needs.
Our Texas institutions of higher
learning arc sorely lacking in pro-
ducing brainpower to meet nation-
al competition in the space age
and to meet international competi-
tion in the world struggle for
space achievement.
Devastating statistics show Tex-
as' doubtful status in the compet
itive race in space age research
Texas produced only 297 Ph.D.
degrees in the 1!)59-1960, com-
pared to 949 for California. Texas
received only 1.05% of Defense
Department research work com-
pared to 41.34% received by Cali-
fornia, and Texas was given only
5.1% of the prime d^ense con-
tract awards compared to 23.9%
received by California.
Texas' most brilliant students
chose to go out of the State for
graduate work. In 1962, out of 49
Texas high school National Merit
Scholarship winners, 21 chose a
college or university in another
state. In one study of a two year
period, 86% of the honor grad-
uates of The University of Texas
transferred out otf state for grad-
uate work.
Faculty salaries in Texas do
not match those of other states.
Out of 124 institutions of higher
learning in the Nation, The Uni-
versity of Texas ranked 46th.
To meet this challenge, the
governor has recommended as an
emergency matter the establish-
ment of a governor's committee
on education beyond the high
school.
The 25 member committee
would learn the needs in Texas;
would determine the present re-
sources in existing institutions;
and would propose a comprehen-
sive development of programs and
facilities to meet the needs.
I am anxious to support meas-
ures introduced in the House that
will give Texans opportunity to
furnish the brainpower necessary
fto keep lout Nation great.
TOMATO AND PEPPER SEED
See us for all varieties of
Tomato and Pepper Seed includ-
ing Dr. Young's Pink Deal To-
mato.
Star Grocery & Seed Store
Jacksonville, Texas. 36c.
News From Your
County Agent
Johnnie A. McKay
The freeze damage to crops in
Cherokee County during the re-
cent low temperatures was rela-
tively light. Most crimson clover
went undamaged although some
was singed on top, and a few
cases of serious damage have
been reported. I have noticed a
few fields of oats that seemed to
be completely killed. Most of the
more winter hardy varieties sur-
vived with little damage. It pays
to know what kind of seed you
are planting and to do a good job
of planting.
I have also noticed a few tur-
nip green patches that didn't pull
through.
Additional information was re-
ceived in the office this past
week from Ray Cure, District
Supervisor for the Texas Depart-
ment of Agriculture relative to
the bedding and planting of
sweet potatoes in Cherokee
County this year. As many of you
know, Cherokee County was in-
cluded in the sweet potato
weevil quarantine area recently
after State Department of Agri-
culture Officials found 26 weevil
infestations in various parts of
the County.
Mr. Cure has passed on some
regulations that sweet potato
growers will be interested in.
Growers will not be permitted to
bed sweet potatoes within a one
miie radius of an infestion. Sweet
potatoes cannot be taken outside
of the one mile radius to be
bedded. Sweet potatoes may be
planted inside the one mile radius,
but only certified plants may be
planted. In addition, the grower
will have to sign an agreement
for the State Department of Ag-
riculture to dust these plantings.
Plantings will have to be at
least 300 yards from old plantings
and the grower must agree to
keep volunteer plant out of the
old planting area.
I have a map in my office
showing the location of the in-
festations.
Growers outside the one mile
radius from the infestation may
bed potatoes and plant as usual,
except no plants or potatoes will
be certified this year. Potatoes
will have to be sold within
quarantined areas until we era-
dicate the sweet potato wee\t
and arc removed from the quar-
antine area. Further information
will be released on this matter as
it is received.
**********
Officials of the Southwest Ani-
mal Health Research Foundation
have announced that the fu'if
drive for eradication of the screw-
worm in Texas has bogged down.
Livestockmen and sportsmen lia\
raised only two million dollars of
the three million needed from
them. Officials of SWARF say
that unless more money is raised
operations may be in danger of
shutting down sometime in late
March.
The Texas Livestock Auction
Association has agreed to try to
help raise additional funds and
will be carrying out some organiz-
ed money raising activities during
the week of January 21-26.
Dr. J. C. Hill. Chairman of the
Cheroket County Animal Health
Committee and others will attend
a meeting with other county rep-
resentatives and the Southwestern
Animal Health Research Founda-
tion in Austin Monday, January
28. Activities to try and get the
program off the ground again
will be discussed at this meeting.
FOREST
Vemell Eltod
My apology to my readers of
the Herald for not writing much
this week. In spite of the snow,
sleet and ice, many folks had
company over the week-end, es-
pecially the Byers' amd Arnold!
families, due to the deatih of Uncle)
[Andrew J. Byers.
Funeral services were held at
Forest Baptist Church on Sunday.
On behalf of the family of Uncle
Andrew and the Arnold family,
I would like to t'mnk every onot
who brought food to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Arnold; those
who called and came by. It would
be impossible for me to list the
many relatives, friends and neigh-
bors that came and we are so
grateful for you all. iMay the Lord
bless each one.
Your Forest Reporter.
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Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 24, 1963, newspaper, January 24, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215760/m1/4/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.