THE LADY'S COWBOY BOOTS COME FROM P The flat landi of north Texas produced many a tumbleweed in the early 1000’a. And they alio pro duced a determined young woman with a little money, a big dream, and some hand made cowboy boots. Today, almost half a cen tury later, vivacious Miss Enid Justin is 80-years young and the only lady cowboy bootmaker in the world. A $5,000 loan and a dream became a reality The Nocona Boot Company. The handmade cowboy boots, although now in large part made by skilled crafts men using special machines, have helped shape the his tory of western footwear. Nocona is known nation wide as a pacesetter in both quality and style. Western style boots trace their history back to similar boots worn by the Mongo lian hordes of Genghis Khan as well as back to heroes of the Old West, says Miss Enid, as she is affectionately called. “Although the western style boot is part of Amer ica’s heritage, its predeces sors go back over 4,000 years,” she explains. “The cowboy boot of the mid 19th century, which was directly influenced by the Spanish, was much like that worn by the Asiatic plains- men.” The silver-haired Texan and student of boot history, relates that the high-heel type boot has historically undergone style changes in every culture. The Amer ican cowboy boot is no exception. “The men who rode the range in the 1800’s weren’t concerned with how their boots looked but with how they lasted. Boots were de signed in solid colors and for durability only. “Things are different nowadays,” she admits. tS Trail Type Lely Fertilizer Spreaders In Stock! USED EQUIPMENT 180 Bushel Starlme Tank Spreader (Good Cond.) 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Lawn and Garden Equipment r WE ARE A FULL SERVICE DEALER ON STARLINE PARTS 350 Strasburg Pike \ IS V 0 Miss Enid Justin, Founder and President of The Nocona Boot Company, compares one of her Company’s 1975 styles, left, with a Nocona Boot made over 30 years ago. “People still want boots that will last a long time, but they are also interested in style," she says explain ing that western boots are now worn by men and wom en from all segments of society, not just by ranchers and cowboys “Our customers also in clude distinguished national leaders, famous entertainers, movie stars, businessmen, lawyers, doctors, truckers, housewives and college stu dents,” she said. Reflecting on the early days at Nocona, Miss Enid recalls that every employee used to make an entire boot and the plant turned out 60 pairs a day. Now, each employee has a specialized job and Nocona manufac tures 1,200 pairs daily “Of course, much of the work is still done by hand or it wouldn’t be a Nocona Boot, but at the same time there have been innovations ” She is quick to point out that the increasing demands for a larger variety of styles are easier to meet because of those innovations u* tS BRUBAKER, L H. H. Brubaker, Inc. L. i/ 0 iS u 0 iS u* “Thanks to modern means of transportation we are able to provide more exotic boots such as those made of lizard, anteater and anaconda snake hides." Preferences in colors, de signs, and sizes are different now too, she relates. “We used to make boots in brown, black and tan with a few blues and reds. Al though we now have blues, greens, yellows, and others, the more popular colors are birch, whiskey and choco late brown. The rounded toes are now ahead of the" traditional pointed toe in sales and a greater variety of stitch patterns are in demand. “And feet seem to be getting bigger,” she smiles. In various early civiliza tions, Miss Enid notes, boots were often considered a sta tus symbol and were worn by kings, their special of ficers, and others born of nobility “At Nocona, we still make our boots ‘fit for a king,’ but now western boots are enjoyed by people in all walks of life.” i/ 0 iS IS CHALMERS lUIPMENT We Have the Type & Size Spreaders to Fit Your Needs for the Fall & Winter Season. Ph. 397-5179 Johnny Appleseed Celebrates 200th Once again it is apple time in Pennsylvania, where apples have been grown commercially since before 1800. Red Delicious, the most popular eating apple, will be in adequate supply as the result of a 15 percent greater production than last year, Secretary of Agriculture James A. 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