The Erath Observer (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1975 Page: 3 of 20
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ing the cow is not
an indictment of
to the editor,
and it was written
by Betty Heath,
My wife, Barbara
McCoy, did not
write this arti-
cle and the piece
that appeared has
caused me much
anguish due to
the fact that I
have received
many disturbing
phone calls and
remarks concern-
In regard to The
cow:
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anyone connected
with either the
peanut industry
or the university
feeling honored by
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I am writing
this letter in
regard to the
LETTER FROM THE
Editor
I am certainly
sorry and I t’ake
full responsible
lity for the
mistake on the
byline on the
article about
Moo-La.
It should have
gone as a letter
neither of them
wrote about the
Cow.
However, one
good thing did
come of it:Joyce
Whitis,who was
partly (or mostly)
responsible for
Moo-La started
working for the
Erath Observer.
Barbara Lancaster
or a personal
attack on dairy
them.) I certainly
terest in the dairy do not expect every*
industry because one else to agree
we dring large with my opinions
quantities of milk,- about the cow;
eat large quanti
whether or not I am
" ary reasons.
' Secondly, I want
the dairymen of
Erath County to
prosper because I
realize that pros
ested in seeing
the local peanut
industry prosper.
Because Tarleton
adds to the econ-
omy of the county
(and because my
husband teaches
there), I am also
interested in
seeing the univer-
sity prosper.
However, again,
none of these
Sincerely,
Terry McCoy
875 Mockingbird
Stephenville, Texa:
to do with whether
or not I would be
pleased to have a
giant fiberglass
peanut or a life-
size fiberglass
sutdent also decor-
. ating the square.
I would find giant
peanut-university
sutdent decorations
just as aesthetical
ly displeasing, out
of place, and tacky
as I find the
Fiberglass Cow (and
PUBLISHER..........DARREL ALLISON J
EDITOR........BARBARA LANCASTER #
ASSOC. EDITOR........ LANCE KNIGHT - #
CONTRIBUTING ED . . FRANCES TURNEY #
ADVERTISING DIR......BETTY GRANT ♦
PROMOTION DIRECTOR .. JACKIE HAGAN #
SPECIAL REPORTER... .VICKI OCHOJSKI #
especially since
real support can
be shown in many
more significant
ways. It has, only
to do with the
appearnace of the
cow itself, and
there are those of
us who simply do
not like the way
the cow looks.
henville, honored
Paul Hickie, re-
tiring chairman of
• a
on the county as
a whole.
However, none of
these things has
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Page 3 Erath Observer, January 30
vidual did not
sign his name,
and so we could
not use it. Names
will be withheld
if requested,but
must accompany
letter.
’obviously, every-
; does not, or the
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‘ perity for any one
segment of local the dairy industry
population is
likely to have
beneficial effects
We had another
letter about the
cow, but the indi-
Those who like the
cow expressed their
opinion when they
managed to have it
perched up on its
post in the first
place. Those who.
dislike it hsould
at least be able to
say so in print
. pleased with hav-
article by Barbara ing a Fiberglass
McCoy appearing Cow adorning the
in The .Erath Ob- courthouse square,
server an January Because peanut farm
16, 1975, concern- ers add to the ■
ing the fiberglass economy of the
cow, Moo-la, which county (and because
is constructed on I work for an are-
the Erath County n,,
Court House square Peanut.company) '
“ i am also inter-
ties of cheese,
and use real but-
and not by Barbara1 ter rather than
McCoy. margarine. . I want on the square in
There are two dairymen to prosper the -first place.
Barbara McCoys and frstsofemsh, al-j However, I do not
- expect those who
feel affection for
the cow to realize
that a feeling of
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taken up residence ;
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dislike of the cow
has nothing at all
to do with support
(or lack of it)
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farmers. Like or
Employees of the the board, recently
Farmers First with a party and pr
National Bank, Step,presented him with
ing this. I would
most certainly
never write any-
thing that would
be detrimental to
this county’s
largest and prob-
ably oldest in-
dustry.
I would appre-
ciate any phone
calls concerning
this matter to be
directed to The
Erath Observer.
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Lancaster, Barbara. The Erath Observer (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1975, newspaper, January 30, 1975; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1528060/m1/3/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Erath County Genealogical Society.