El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 79, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 25, 1982 Page: 12 of 29
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Promise,Practice,
Payoff Theme Of
TAES Meeting
Kl Campo lreader-News, El (’ampo, TX, Sat , Dec. 25.1982
Page 13 A
Top Fireman
Members of the El Campo Volunteer Fire
Department recognized Johnnie Staff as
“fireman of the year” Monday at the depart-
ment’s annual Christmas party. He is the sixth
such recipient. Staff, a member of the ECVFD
the past 4*4 years, is captain of Company 4 and is
the department’s training officer. He takes part
of his vacation each year by attending a training
school for firemen at Texas A&M each July.
L-N Photo by Chris Barbee
Three Recognized
For Ag Support
Three Texans — who
have provided strong
support to agriculture,
youth education and
improving the quality of
life for farm and ranch
families — were honored
here Dec. 17 by the Texas
Agricultural Extension
Service, a part of the
Texas A&M University
System
Receiving prestigious
Knapp-Porter Awards —
highest honor given to
Texas citizens by the
Extension Service —
were E. C “Dick”
Weekley of Houston,
executive vice president
and general manager of
the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo and
under whose leadership
100 four-year $6,000
college scholarships were
added; Mrs. Billie H.
Me Craw of Raymond
ville, president of the
23,000-member Texas
Extension Homemakers
Association for 1981-82;
and State Rep Leroy J.
Wieting of Portland, a
member of the Texas
House since 1962 and a
strong advocate of
agriculture.
Dr. Zerle Carpenter,
director of the Extension
Service, presented the
awards. He called at-
tention to the work of the
late Dr. Seaman A
Knapp, known as founder
of the Extension method
of teaching back in 1903.
and the initial farm result
demonstrator, the late
Walter Porter, who
farmed in the Poetry
Community near Terrell,
in Kaufman County.
Each plaque was in-
scribed with this
message: “For
distinguished service to
Texas agriculture in
projecting the visionary
aims of Dr. Seaman A.
Knapp. Extension
founder, and Walter C.
Porter, pioneer farm
demonstrator.”
The plaques, cast in
bronze and mounted on
walnut panels, contained
profile views of the two
early educators.
Representing the
Knapp family at the
unveiling of the plaques,
and assisting Director
Carpenter in making the
presentations, was
Virginia Knapp of
Henderson, grand-
daughter of Seaman
Knapp and a longtime
educator in Texas’ public
schools.
Each recipient.
Director Carpenter
announced, has made
many distinguished
contributions to Texas
agriculture.
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“Research: Promise,
Practice and Payoff” is
the theme of the Texas
Agricultural Experiment
Station’s 1983 conference
at Texas A&M Univer-
sity. Jan. 10-13.
Some 500 scientists of
the Experiment Station,
the state’s agricultural
research agency, are
expected to take part in
the conference.
Keyed to the critical
issues of the 1980s, the
conference will consider
such issues as computer
technology in
agricultural research
and production, im-
plications for research
based on the Target 2000
Task Force report,
research planning and
management, research
payoff in the classroom,
research from an in-
dustry view, a scientist’s
view and an ad-
ministrative viewpoint
and other issues.
During the four-day
period, outstanding in-
vited speakers will
examine the conference
theme from a number of
viewpoints, based on the
expertise of the in-
dividuals.
Conference sessions
will be in the J. Earl
Rudder Center.
Welcoming scientists
during the opening
general session Jan. 11
will be Dr. Arthur
Hansen, chancellor of the
Texas A&M University
System Dr. Neville P.
Clarke, Experiment
Station director, will
discuss the Target 2000
report, and new staff
members will be in-
troduced with Dr. Dudley
Smith, associate
director, in charge.
Dr. Perry L. Adkisson,
deputy chancellor for
agriculture for the Texas
A&M University System,
will present distinguished
performance awards to
outstanding scientists.
The theme session Jan.
12 will feature
discussions on research
by a number of invited
speakers. Dr. Wendell L.
Roelofs, professor of
insect biochemistry with
the New York
Agricultural Experiment
Station, will present a
scientist’s view of
research. He is located at
Cornell University.
Presenting an industry
view will be Ralph
Hardy, director-life
sciences, E.I. Dupont De
Nemours & Co.
An administrative
viewpoint will be
presented by Dr Lowell
Lewis, director,
California Agricultural
Experiment Station
Research payoffs to the
public will be discussed
by Charles G. Scruggs,
vice president and editor,
Progressive Farmer
Magazine, and a
distinguished alumnus of
Texas A&M University.
Highlighting the
Director’s Session Jan. 13
on “Agricultural
Research — Payoffs
Promised to Texans” will
be comments by direc-
tors of other agricultural
agencies of the state, and
research perspectives as
viewed by a department
head at Texas A&M
University, a resident
director of research, and
the Station director.
A preview of the
legislative budget
request and outlook will
be another feature of the
program.
Preconference short
courses and several
special usage sessions in
the personal and
professional develop-
ment sessions are
planned to address
specific computer needs
of Station scientists.
Research work group
sessions are planned in
all disciplines, along with
personal and professional
development sessions.
Conference chairman
is Dr. Robert Blake of the
Animal Science
Department, and the
program chairman is Dr.
Joe McFarland of the
Agricultural Engineering
Department.
Yean Of Service
L-\ Photo by Chris Barbee
Honored for their 25 years or more of service to the El Campo fire depart-
ment at Monday’s Christmas party were: (seated, from left) Monsignor
Petru, Lewis Entricht, II.H. Hicks and Les Collins: (standing, from left)
Cecil Kinard, Tony Faas, Charlie Orsak, E.C. ’’Mick" Hopper and Leroy
Hunter.
EC Firemen Hold Christmas Party
The El Campo
Volunteer fire Depar-
tment held its annual
Christmas wrty dinner
honoring fi’emen, their
wives anj children
Thursday erening at the
CommunityCenter.
Johnnie Staff received
the “Firemtn of the Year
Award.” According to
Garland Wyers, fire
marshal, Staff won the
award because of his
“outstanding per-
formance” during the
year. He Ibs worked on
extra projects and at-
tended Tetas A&M fire
school program on his
own vacation time.
Firemet who have
served tlB department
for more than 25 years
were recognized and
awarded plaques.
Recipient included:
Cecil Khard, Leslie
Collins, Charles Orsak,
Dan Pustejovsky, Tony
Faas, Monsignor J.A.
Petru, fire department
chaplain, David Hunter,
Leroy Hunter, Lewis
Entricht, Mick Hopper,
Herschel Hicks, Alfred
Brandt, and Warren
“Pete” Martin
Service pins were also
awarded to firemen.
Awarded pins were:
Herschel Hicks, Charles
Orsak and Cecil Kinard,
35 years; J.P.
Pustejovsky and Herman
Novak Sr., 20 years;
Steve Appling, Frank
Koenig and Alan Beery,
10 years; and Darrell
Smith, five years.
Fire prevention poster
contestants also received
trophies. Winners in-
cluded: John Macha,
second grade, primary
division; Leah Nilson,
fourth grade, in-
termediate division; and
Scott Friggle, sixth
grade, jr. high division.
Sweetheart Kristi
Charbula and mascot
Keith Klatt were also
awarded trophies.
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By ED CURRAN
U.S.D.A.
It appears that direct
government payments to
farmers will total bet-
ween $4 billion and $4.5
billion this year. That’s a
bundle.
It’s not only more than
double the $1 93 billion
paid out to farmers last
year, but record high —
topping the previous high
of $3 96 billion paid out in
1972
But, what’ll that work
out per farm0 Not as
much as you'd think Last
year, for example,
payments ranged from
$67 to $11,736 per farm
and averaged $793 per
farm nationally.
That total, while above
the $530 average of I960,
is well below the record
$1.385 average of 1972
In 1981, Ui< M
payment average went to
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the nation’s smallest
farms — those with sales
of farm products of under
$2,500 Those with sales
from $2,500 to $4,999
received an average of
$101 per farm
Farms with sales of
from $5,000 to $9,999
received average
payments of $365 per
farm.
Farms in the $10,000 to
$19,999 sales category
received an average of
$578 last year. Those with
sales of from $20,000 to
$39,999 received an
average of $859. those in
the $40,000 to $99,999
category received an
average of $1,168 farm
Farms with sales of
from $100,000 to $199,999
received average direct
payments of $1,786 per
farm. Those in the
$209,000 to $499,999
category received an
average of $2,864
And the nation's
largest farms those
with sales above $500,000
in farm products --
received an average of
$11,736
While there were
payments lo farmers in
all 50 stales those m six
states received nearly 53
percent of the total Iasi
year These slates
Texas ($321 4 million),
Kansas I2.U 8 million 1,
North Dakota <1130 7
million), Oklahoma
($124 5 million), Montana
($105 6 million) and
Nebraska • I«»I 0
million'
the cost
of knowing
is nothing
compared to
Yd «tlf no n f sc tar /mnle
the cost
of not
knowing
T EL CAMPO IVT
Leader- JM e ws
It takes just a few cents
to buy a newspaper The cost is
practically nothing Yet the
information received is of
immense value. It can make
the difference between intelligent
freedom or mindless oppression.
Newspapers. They don't cost
much . . . but they're priceless.
svobodaiaas
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 79, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 25, 1982, newspaper, December 25, 1982; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1006622/m1/12/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.