Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 13

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CALLER Tues Nov 8 1960 13 Storm Named President Of Dairy Association pie At the annual meeting John Murphy Brooks County agricultural agent gave the -sociatlon's financial report and Schroeder gave the supervisor's report Davis dairy specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service woe principal speaker at the meeting He talked on "Putting Dairy Herd Records to Work'1 FARM AND RANCH Starr County To Sponsor Field Day Bob Storm of Premont has been elected president of the South Texas Dairy Herd Improvement Association for the coming year Elected vice president was Olin Mason of Falfurrias Mrs Ninfa Ogdce of Falfurrias was reelected secretary treasurer On the board of directors In addition to the officers are Robert Yeager of HehbronviKe Dr Howe Kingsville and Clyde Rupp Falfurrias Charles Schroeder Is supervisor for the association The election was held at the i annual membership meeting Thursday night In Falfurrias which was attended by 23 peo-j PITTMANS hovo eaunao cMtm Carpuo ChntM tor roan Wa KNOW howl VOGUE CLEANERS rut-wi Pllfmas Jr UM1 4-H LEADERS ARE HONORED Nueces County 4-H members paid tribute to leaders who have rendered outstanding service to the youth program during the countywide 4-H achievement ceremony in Robstown Saturday night Above Eugene Veselka (left) 4-H1 Council vice chairman watches while County Agent Nolan presents the coveted Silver Spur tieclasp award to Beckham of Robstown who has assisted the 4-H program in many ways At the right is Leon Bemsen a winner of the 4-H Alumni Award along with Mrs Frank Hayek Miss Ella Simcik was the other Silver Spur Award winner Winners in Robstown Cutting Horse Contest Are Announced or Johnson of Uvalde the third place winner Fourth place honors went to Peppy's Little Rich ard ridden hy Busier Spinks of Refugio and Royal Jazzy ex hibited by Bubba Casv-o of Houston with a point score of 143 each The novice class for beginning horses and riders that have won no more than $75 In rutting horse contests had the following winners: 1 Royal Dream owned by Paul Jesse of La Pryor and ridden hy Johnnie Jcssee 140 points: 2 Posey's Jane owned and ridden by Chester Brittain of Alice 137 points 3 Mackey's Pride an Appaloosa horse owned ind ridden by Walter Allen of Center third with 135 points Winners for the junior novice class made up of entries that have won not over $150 in com- By MARY MAHONEY faltor-TImps Farm Writer Winner of the South Texas Cutting Horse Association's four-vent contest held recently in Robstown have been announced by Mrs Buddy Wheelis of Victoria secretary-treasurer Sixty-one horses and riders took part in the program sponsored by the San Patricio County Riding and Roping dub Entries in the open cutting horse event competed tor a premium purse of $200 plus entry fees Winners were Poco Pip owned by Primo Stables of Victoria and rklflen by Amye Camhlin first with 146 points: and Alice Star also from Primo Stables and ridden by Ruddy Wheelis second with 145 points Only a point behind was Poco Kitty owned and ridden by Min petition were: 1 Red O'Brien Bubba Casico Houston 144 points 2 and 3 A tie between Itollywood Angel owned and ridden by Gene Branch Alice and Poco Kitty owned by Johnson with 113 points each The senior novice class tor horses that have won no more than $250 was led by: 1 Hollywood Angel Gene Branch 145 points 2 Poco Kitty Johnson 141 points 3 Tio Joe owned by Diaries Hoelseher Alice 140 points At the elose of the contest the last approved by the South Texas Cutting Horse Association tor 1960 points earned by each horse for the season were tabulated and champions were announced Hie grand champion cutting horse of the year in STCHA contests is Hollywood Angel owned hy Gene Branch of Alice Mrs Wheelis announced Mucho Prie-ta owned hy Allen Reilly of Refugio is the reserve rhampion Officers of the STCHA for the current year haw been Houston Munson of Gonzales president Buddy Wheelis Victoria vice president and Mrs Wheelis secretary Wheelis was elevated to the preridrncy for the coming year and Mr Wheelis was reelected to her post Louis Kerbel of San Antonio was named vice president 10 will be made at a meeting of the council's executive committee in Raymondville at 6:30 pm Monday Darrell Whitlock council Information chairman has announced Besides the district council program tlie planning group also will outline activities tor the 1961 summer camp program tor district 4-H members Whitlock said District Agents Joe Rolhe and Miss Beulah Blackwell will attend the planning session Executive committee members are Jessica Smith of Willacy County Gary Cooley of Willacy Cbunty Dorsey Ewing of Nueces County Sandra Graham of Cameron County and Whitlock of Hidalgo County Hough Rice Slocks Rough rice slocks in the United States from tlie 1959 and earlier crops in all petitions on Oct 1 totaled 46 million equivalent 100-pound less than one-tenth of the 1959 production according to the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service These holdings were about half the Aug 1 1960 stocks but slightly larger than the Oct 1 stocks last year Citrus Plantings Licensed citrus nurserymen In the Lower Rio Grande Valley reported 403000 citrus trees moved to groves during the period July 1 1959 through June 30 1960 according to the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service Of this total 52 per cent were grapefruit 47 per cent oranges and 1 per cent other citrus including lemons limes and tangerines A survey of Texas citrus nurserymen has been made annually since 1952 Total plantings during this eight-year period included 3323000 trees Heaviest plantings occurred in 1953 when 609000 trees were moved from nurseries to groves Lightest plantings were in 1958 when only 332000 trees were moved as a result of heavy losses of nursery stock due to a head freeze during December 1958 Of the total plantings during tho right-year period grapefruit accounted fur 61 ier cent oranges 33 per cent and other citrus 3 per cent Gel Award Mrs Minna Perry Panola county home demonstration agent who will assume duties as area home management specialist for Extension Districts 10 and 12 on Dec 1 will receive the Florence Hall Award tor pofessional competence at the National Home Demonstration Agents' Association meeting in Chicago Nov 6-9 The special award of $100 is made annually to one agent of each of the four extension regions who lias made an outstanding conlrilnition in the adult home economics extension program The Texas association submitted Mrs Perry as a candidate on the basis of her special work with a county weight reduction program As a result of the successful pilot program launched by Mrs Perry similar programs haw been Inaugurated in other parts' of Texas She has served as vice director and director for the District 9 section of tlie State Home Demonstration Agents Association and in 1957 received the assnda- lion's Distinguished Service Award Mrs Perry will maintain headquarters at the District 10 extension office in Gonzales Dec 1 and will ooordins'e her work with area (arm management specialists district agents and extension agent of tlie two By GRADY STILES Caller-Times Farm Editor Jack Barton soil and water conservation specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service will be the principal speaker at a field day Wednesday on El Negro Ranch in Starr County The field day will lie sponsored by the Starr County Extension Sendee In cooperation with the Stnrr County Soil Conservation District Eldred A Jordan county agricultural agent is general program chairman He will he assisted by Ellas Guerrero SCS work unit conservationist at Rio Grande City Members of the Rio Grande City Chamber of Commerce will he special guests at the field diy and a barbecue dinner to he served at noon by the Rio Grande Qjty Volunteer Fire Department through the courtesy of Roman Garza The program will start at 9:30 pm at El Negro Ranch headquarters where Guerrero will discuss the ranch's conservation and range Improvement plans On a tour of the ranch six stops have been scheduled so that the group may see the different types of work that has been done and observe the results Rootpinwing and seeding operations will also he seen The four will continue until 12:30 pm when the group will return to headquarters for dinner Following Introduction of guests by Jordan Barton will peak from 1:15 to 1:45 pm The program will end with a brief talk by A Vale president of the Rio Grande City Chamber of Commerce After 32 Years Thirty two years ago Ted Scott placed an advertisement in the American Hereford Journal seeking a job as herdsman He never saw the ad until last week when a friend showed him a copy of the Oct 15 1928 Journal Scott who has been with the Claude Heard Ranch near Beeville for the past 11 years was a young man in Baglcy WIs when he placed the ad The space he recalled cost him $25 However before the ad ever appeared Scott got a job on the A Talley Hereford Ranch at Miami Texas and he has lived In Texn since The old copy of tlie Journal was found by Leonard Smith who showed it to Scott The issue which carried Scott's advertisement also had a full-page ad from the late Pryor Lucas of Berrlair a nationally known Hereford breeder Lucas was offering for sale "20 extra good two year old bulls 23 extra good yearling hulls and a carload of good useful cow's" In addition he was offering for sale a 5300 acre ranch in Bee County Other South Texas Hereford breeder represented in the issue's advertising column Included Vass Irby of Goliad and Johnny Dial Mew Look Good management coupled with ample rainfall has resulted In a new look for pastures on the Gene Traylor Ranch near rort Lavaca On pastures which have been deferred or lightly stocked little hlucstcm and Indiangrass have made excellent recovery according to SCS technicians assigned to the Calhoun Victoria Soil Conservation District Traylor rotocycled one pasture fur huisache control last summer and grasses on this pasture have made a complete recovery On two other pastures total deferment was carried on for three months during late summer and early fall months The rest enabled grasses to produce a seed crop which will improve flie stand The extra forage on these pastures will be used for winter grazing Laredo Meeting rians for the District 13 4-H Council meeting in Laredo Dec! 4-H Gold Star Winners Of 22 Counties Honored Carroll Henry Rabel Bastrop Julia Ann Wallek Bee Phyllis Schulze and Willie Barnes Bexar Ella Carlson and Jimmy Simkins Caldwell: Tine Kimhall and Shannon Miller Calhoun Lois Rompel and Vance Ritti-man Comal Janice Blank and Ronnie Tictz DeWitt Antoinette McCormick and Charles Lehman Fayette Nancy Baecker and Dougins Franke Goliad Sandra Behlen and Lawrence Kuntschik Gonzales Linda Sue Kiwetz and Leroy Boenig Guadalupe Catherine Krause and Daniel Ray Hcide-nian Hays Judy Bnndueh and Fred Yanta Karnes: Kathryn Matus and Patrick llmcir Lavaca Violrtte Fisher and Harley Goerlitz Lee: Turner Pryor Brown Live Oak Bob Wyatt McMullen Lucy Tompkins and John Morrill Refugio Patsy Im-ken and Douglas Spillman Travis Jo Ann Pozzl and John Beck Victoria Willadene Voight and Don Kirrhoff Wilson darling I added to liiy Caller Times News Ron ice VICTORIA Gold Siar winners from 22 South Texas counties along with their adult leaders and county agents were in Victoria Satuiday night tor the annual District 10 Gold Star banquet sponsored by Central Power and Light Cb Dr Bardin Nelson professor of sociology at Texas AIM College was the principal speaker Mickey Sue Brewer of Travis County was master of ceremonies and Douglas Spillman also of Travis County led the opening ceremonies Lois Rompel of Comal Cbunty gave the invocation Presentation of awards was made by Ronnie Tictz of DeWitt County A 4-H trio from Karnes County provided musical entertainment for the meeting Members were Patricia Frances and Bernice Kowalik District 10 Gold Star winners were Carolyn Ruehring and Ar-min 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