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Thursday, July 8, 1976 VM.ll MUKN i NO ilAK Harlingen Tenas Volley Has Share Of Champion Trees By OLD DIRT DAUBER Garden Editor Probably no similar area in the United States encompasses so many national champion trees as the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge south of Alamo which has five with the possibility that a sixth may be added to the list An ebony at the refuge has had long standing as a national champion but four new national champs were found in the wilds of this refuge They are the Texas porliena. Mexican ash. bluewood condalia or brazil, and mesquite discovered by Refuge Manager Wayne Shifflett and his assistaant at the time, Terry Fears III. and verified by the Texas Forest Association The porliena has a stem circumference of 32 inches, a height of 25 feet and crown spread of 32 feet Porliena is naturally a small tree and is locally called the soap-bush or guayacan Its hard, durable wood is used for fence posts and the bark once sold in Mexico as a soap for washing woolens Mexican or Berlandier ash, is also a small tree that grows in moist canyons and along streambanks in Central and west Texas The Santa Ana Refuge specimen has a circumference of 194 inches, height of 44 feet and crown spread of 40 feet Local lore credits the leaves of this tree as being offensive to rattlesnakes, and hunters sometime stuff their boots with the leaves to ward off snakes The new champion brazil, or bluewood condalia. is a more common species which often grows in vast thickets, especially in the Gulf Coast area.

Its wood is reputedly one of the hardest in the world and pollen from its flowers is used by bees to make some of the best honey available anywhere Another champion discovered at the refuge is of anall-too-com- mon species, the mesquite Truly a monstrous mesquite, it has a circumference of 150 inches, a height of 40 feet and crown spread of 36 feet Mesqutte is a species that spreads rapidly and, to the chagrin of ranchers, has commandeered thousands of acres of Texas grasslands in the past 50 years The Indians made this podlike fruit, which contains about 30 per cent sugar, into a dietary mainstay they called 'pmole Shifflett told us that he believes a tepeguaje on the refuge may also be a national champion but it has not been checked out Three other new national champion trees in Texas are hidden away in the pristine ruggedness of Big Bend National Park, according to the forest association They are Vesey oak. Chisos red oak and Texas pistache All are new species to the state and national tree registeries Unfortunately, you find these patriarches on a pleasant Sunday afternoon's drive as you could those at Santa Ana They are so far off the beaten path that the nominator. Benny Simpson of Abilene, describes their location by longitude and latitude coor dinates Most of Texas Big Trees listed by the Forest association are found closer to civilization Other new national champions include a Lindheimer hackberry, located back of Fischer's General Store in Fischer (Comal County) not toofarfrom the Valley; lime pncklyash found in Bee County near Beeville, also near the Valley, at the site of an abandoned historic underground kiln The list also includes an evergreen sumac in the City of Austin and a prairie flameleaf sumac near Canyon Reservoir in Comal County near New Braunfels Texas, with a total of 56 national champion trees, is top ped only by Hawaii, Flonda and Michigan Who finds big trees' Many people find them along the road or on their property and send an inquiry to the Texas Forest Service. College Station, TX 77843 A few people have made hobbies of finding champion trees State champions automatically become nominees for national championships The National big tree program is conducted by the American Forestry Association Anyone finding what he thinks is a champion tree of any species should notify the Texas Forest Station and one of its represen tatives will follow up and measure the nominated tree for verification The Texas Big Tree registry is updated about every six months and occasionally an existing champion is succeeded by an even larger specimen I NATIONAL CHAMPION This Mexican ash at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge near Alamo is a new national champion. Manager Wayne Shifflett of the refuge is admiring its ruggedness.

(Texas Forest Association Photo). County Sheriff Probes Phone Call From Jail MEDICO RIPTIONS TEXAS TWELVE STORES VALLEY-WIDE SAN BENITO HARLINGEN 909 NORTH 13TH STREET MONDAY SATURDAY 9 A.M. TO 9 P.M. SUNDAY 1 P.M. TO 6 P.M.

208 NORTH SAM HOUSTON MONDAY SUNDAY 9 A.M. TO 6 P.M. CLOSED ON SUNDAY PRICES GOOD: JULY 8TH 14TH PEPS0DENT TOOTHPASTE FAMLLT SIZE TUBE MEDICO CHILDREN MEDICO BROWNSVILLE The Cameron County Sheriff's Department is conducting an investigation into an incident involving a telephone call placed to a suspected narcotics dealer in Kentucky from the county jail According to Sheriff Gus Krausse. the Brownsville Police Department recently received a letter from the Lexington. Metropolitian Police Depart ment asking that a local telephone number be checked That number turned out to be that of the county jail Upon being informed of the letter Krausse immediately contacted Lexington Police Captain Frank Smith and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company officials We want to know who placed that Krausse asserted However, the sheriff says Southwestern Bell has not been able to tell him when the ca 11 was placed just have to wait for our regular bill to come in the main since the billing is computerized Krausse says The billing will indicate the day of the call, time of day and length of the conversation.

Krausse noted, adding that this would help determine who might have placed the call The phone from which the call apparently originated is located in the jail office with one extension from it in a room used for la wyer-inmate conferences Jail prisoners use a pay phone for their calls, Krausse said Only a jail employe or a could have gained easy access to the office phone, he added Even so. he says that the placing of an unauthorized long somewhat difficult phone is in plain sight of everyone in the Krausse noted, stressing that the privacy needed for such a suspicious call would have been hard to gain The sheriff also noted that no unexplained long distance calls had shown up on the jail phone distance call wouJd have been billings in the past Special Laws Apply 16 0Z. BOTTLE ASPIRIN BOTTLE OF 36 fz MEDICAL CENTER a.plr*» MEDICO ANAHEIM. Calif (UPIi Teen-agers are forbidden by law to duel ith water pistols on Sunday in Massachusetts A girl can't take a bite from her date's hamburger in Oklahoma Those are a couple of samples of legislation, still on the books, in the United States pertaining to teenagers, according to Keynoter, a publication of Kiw ams teen branch Key Cubs International which is holding a four-day convention here Many states and communities still have outdated blue on the books, but Key Clubs found a great many that pertain only to teen-agers For instance, teen-agers cannot spin yo-yos Memphis, Tenn on a Sunday In Massachusetts, youngsters can Hospital Records ALLEY BAPTIST MEDIC AL ENTER Maria oel Socorro Marrnolejo. Mission Gabina Garcia Harlingen Deanalie Warnng ton Lyford iJenms Oleson Brownsville Willard Keed Harlingen Curtis A Port Isabel, Rhoda Woods Weslaco Luis De Torre San Benito Pauline Hulsey, Harlingen.

Kendra Harlingen, Viola Moreno, Weslaco Loya Kaymondville Blasa Vega Brownsville Cynthia McClure Harlingen Rosalinda Salazar Harlingen Rosa Gonzalez, Matamoros Tamps Mexico Lonnie Harlingen Geronimo De La Rosa Harlingen Ninfa Sanchez San Benito Bill Nash Edinburg Rusty Gregory Santa Rosa DISMISSED: Rosalinda Salazar Harlingen; Dorrunga Cantu Rayrnondville, Rucio Merla Harlingen, Amelia Aguilar, Harlingen Juan Manuel Cavazos, San Benito Olivarez, Rayrnondville Soila Hernandez, San Benito Rolando Saldana Mer cedes, Jose Perez Weslaco, Veronica Castillo, San Benito BIRTHS: Horn to Mr and Mrs (ieorge Woods Weslaco July 6, a boy Bom to Mr and Mrs Carlos Mendiola, Harlingen July 6, a boy Born to Mr and Mrs Jonathan Meade, Harlingen. July 6 a girl Bom to Mr and Mrs Carlos Perez Harlingen, July 6 a boy DOLLY VLNSANT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ADMITTED: Mrs Eliza Walls Rio Hondo, Mrs Mayyelle Riley, San Benito Mrs Antonia Lopez, Rio Hondo. Robert Dowell. Edinburg; Mrs Krues, San Benito Mrs Joan Wilson, San Benito, Mrs Juanita Cruz San Benito Loyd Parker Harlingen Mrs Josefma Tucker. San Benito; Mrs Rosalinda Villafuerte San Benito Mrs Rachel Grant, Harlingen, Mrs Andrea Oneilli, Brownsville; Mrs Bemta Melendez, San Benito Mrs Herlinda Tristan Harlingen Mrs Mary McLaughlin, San Benito.

Mrs Opal Eichor, Sari Benoito, Rudof Bendixen, San Benito, Mrs Petra Hernandez San Benito, Alfonso Miranda San Benito DISMISSED: Baby Roque Gonzales San Benito; Mrs White, San Benito not eat peanuts in church But in Winchester Mass church is the only place where tightrope walking is permitted One cannot pretend to smoke candy cigarettes in any school within the limits of Miriam, Dak You can even buy them in Asher. Dak In Clinton, Ind it's illegal for any teen ager to take a bath during the winter but in Barre. Vt every teen-ager must bathe every Saturday In Sarinto. Va a doctor written permission is needed for any teen ablution Los Angeles, a model of television law enforcment has a law prohibiting hunting moths under street lights Also, don't tease skunks in Minneapolis, guide a goose down a MacDonald. Ohio, street or make faces in a school room in Atlanta Ga In Lexington.

Ky against the law to an ice cream cone in your pocket You can be fined for slurping your soup in public in New Jersey If you throw a paper napkin on the floor of an Alabama restaurant you can be penalized with a dose of castor oil BRECK SHAMPOO 15 OZ. BOTTLE ANACIN 19 feaSg KIMBIES DISPOSABLE DIAPERS HOUR AFTER HOUR ANTIPERSPIRANT 5 02. CAN B0HLE OF 50 LIMIT 1 Story Error Corrected A story in Wednesday's Valley Morning Star quoU-d Sen John Tower as saying when $1 million is cut from the defense budget, this wipes out 80 000 jobs The correct figure is $1 billion The Star regrets the error MOVING TIMES PHOENIX, Ariz (UPIi Each year for the past 20 one American family in five lias moved This year, about 13 million families are expected to move to new homes new jobs, new opportunities A spokesman for a household moving rental system here says more than half of all movers these days are 19 29 years old. an age group that dominates American society currently He said three fourths of all county-to- eounty and state Upstate moves are job related 8 0Z. BOTTLE LIMIT 1 ADULT HARD OR MEDIUM.