HERALD (Uncial Organ Of The Slav&tie BenevOlent Order Of The State Of Texas. Founded 1897. nENEVOLENCE
BROTHERHOOD
HUMANITY
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable COpieS VOLUME
.55 -
NO. 31
to:
surtrzEmE
AUGUST 2, 1967
LODGE, SPJST, FOB 100, TEMPLE, TEX. 76501
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER
THINK IT OVER . . .
We attended the annual meeting of District IV in Seymour on July 23rd. the hall hall was filled and the audience was very attentive. One cannot help but admire the enthusiasm that prevails among the members of District IV, even though they are separated by such great distances. The number of youth participating was not what it could have been, however,
Rapid changes in our way of life that places that were once thought of as "hick" towns now have major league athletic teams and bigtime air pollution. • • As airliners increase their speed it will soon be possible to catch a cold in New York and give it to a friend in Calcutta a few hours later.
The members of District IV do not enjoy the intense social life that abounds in our other districts. These annual meetings serve as a good opportunity to get - together and chat with faces you haven't seen for perhaps a year or so. There was some unofficial discussion of expanding these annual meetings to include a social hour after the business session, in order to attract more members and open their interests in the SPJST. As it is, they come great distances only to shake hands, listen to a few reports, and then it's homeward bound again. The idea of an expanded social hour was received with interest and plans are being made to that end. And who knows, District IV may need to have two meetings a year, instead of one, in the near future. There are things to be clone in District IV. We need only to arouse the enthusiasm that has so far lay dormant.
Happiness is like perfume. Spray it on others and you're bound to get some of it on yourself. • • Oar doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. —Wm. Shakespeare
mean
Areas of West Texas, including the Seymour area, received good rains recently. The cotton looks beautiful, but there is one serious drawback — heavy boll weevil infestation. Some farmers report as high as 75 per cent boll weevil infestation. To make matters worse, this is about the third year in a row that this pesky and small creature has played havoc on the cotton
(On• 7014 !tear
farmers of West Texas. We couldn't help but reflect on the fact that we plan to land on the moon soon and build stations en route, all costing into the billions and billions of dollar's, but we have not been able to subdue a small pest about one-eighth of an inch long. It wouldn't take anything but money. • • Pleasing Everybody . .
Wm. Feather told of an Indian who was converting a log into a canoe. A man came along and said, "Chief, I think she's too wide for her length." So the Indian narrowed her down. Another said, "Chief, the stern's too full." So he cut down the stern. A third said, "The bow's too sheer, Chief." So he fixed up, the bow . . . When he launched the canoe it capsized. He hauled it back on the beach, found another log and began again. Once more a stranger offered advice, ,but this time he answered: "That's everyman's boat over there," pointing to the monstrosity that wouldn't float. Resuming his work, he mumbled, "This will be Indian's boat." •
•
Paying Annually Saves $$$
Sometimes people end up paying more than other people for the same commodity. Life insurance is no exception. Much of the cost of collecting monthly and quarterly premiums goes