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MAGUIRE IS NEW
EXEC.-SECRETARY OF
TEXAS EX-STUDENTS
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. — Jack
R. Maguire, 35-year-old Austin
public relations counsel, has been
named executive secretary of the
University of Texas Ex-Students
Association.
Maguire will take over his new
duties January 15, succeeding
John A. McCurdy, who is retir-
ing.
He is a 1944 University of Tex-
as journalism graduate and form-
er editor-in-chief of the Daily Tex-
an, student newspaper, and has
served as public relations direc-
tor of the Texas Insurance Ad-
visory Association in Austin since
1950.
Cost - Price Squeeze
To Become Tighter
The cost-price squeeze on agricul-
tural producers is expected to be
even tighter in 1956, says John
G.. McHaney, agricultural econo-
mist for the Texas Extension Ser-
vice.
Farm income for 1955 is now
10 percent under that for the year
before and the trend downward
is expected to continued into 1956.
On the other hand, points out
McHaney, production costs for
the farmer will remain high and
some may increase.
Too, income from crops will be
smaller because of reductions
brought on by controls lower pric-
es. Livestock receipts for 1956
could possiblyy equal those for
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1955.
McHaney gives three main fac-
tors for the ever-widening gap
between the national and farm in-
come. They are the very high
rate of agricultural production and
the large carryovers of farm pro-
ducts ; a considerable drop in
farm exports and the inflexibility
of costs of production and mar-
keting winch have failed to de-
crease with the falling farm pri-
ces.
The economist expects farm
mortgage debts to rise again in
1956. Continued high volume of
real estate loans to refinance ex-
isting debts is expected and non-
real estate debts too are expected
to increase. It could all add up
to a decline in the liquid finan-
cial reserves of agriculturists.
The international situation is
classed as an unknown factor in
the overall picture but one that
could have remendous influence.
Watch it' closely, advises Mc-
Haney.
Agricultural producers are ad-
vised to give more thought to the
economic side of their operations.
McHaney says falling farm pric-
es have broke more producers
than drouths or too much rain
ever did. Net income to farmers
and ranchmen fluctuates consid-
erably over a long period and
these changes must be condisered
in planning both short and long
time operattions.
McHaney is sure that farm fam-
ilies should give more considera-
tion to economic conditions. For
MORE MORE MORE MORE
as he put it, national and world
economic forces are today shap-
ing the prices which will prevail
tomorrow, next year and in the
next decade.
Agriculture, he concludes, has
had its ups and downs and will
continue to do so. Plans should
be made which allow for these
changes.
Gossett Trial
Postponed Until
February Term
The 80-man special venire or-
dered for the murder trail of W.
H. Gossett has been excused, and
the new venire may be drawn
from a jury wheel, said Judge
W. G. Gayle on Saturday.
The first venire was dismissed
last week when Judge W. G. Gay-
le of the 36th District Court found
that cases set on the January
docket for McMullen Co. would
conflict with the Jan. 9 hearing
set for the Gossett case in Sinton.
The case against Gossett has been
postponed until the regular Feb-
ruary term of court in Sinton.
Therefore, if the jury wheel sys-
tem of selecting jury panels is
put into operation before the set-
ting of the February term docket
the names for special venire will
come from the jury wheel.
Gossett is charged with mur-
der with malice in the death of
his wife, Mrs. Ethel Gossett, who
was found bludgeoned to death in
their home in Sinton on July 28.
The Gossett case was set for
the November term of court, but
was postponed until January 9 be-
cause of the absence of a ma-
terial witness. The 80-man venire
ordered for the case was selected
before the Court of Criminal Ap-
peals handed down a decision
which made the selection of jury
panels by a jury commission il-
legal in counties served by two
district courts. Since San Patricio
Co. is served by the 36th and
135th District Courts the county
is affected by the ruling handed
down by the higher court.
Judge Gayle is of the opinion
that the jury wheel system will
be in operation in San Patricio
Co. at an early date instead of
going into effect at the regular
August 1-15 datt set for the
the Aug. 1-15 date set for the
Friday, Jan. 6, 1956, Mathis, Tex. — THE MATHIS NEWS — Page 7
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jury wheel. If this should be the
case there is every reason to be-
lieve that the Gossett case will
be heard by a petit jury panel
selected by the wheel system.
Cotton Men Plan
To Attend Council
Meet In January
Bryan, Texas — Delegates to
represent the Texas state unit of
the National Cotton Council at the
Council’s 18th annual meeting in
Biloxi, Miss., January 30-31, have
been announced by George G.
Chance, chairman
Together with representatives of
other state units they will review
1955 activities and approve a pro-
gram of research and promotion
aimed at increasing comsumption
of cotton and its products. Each
of the six segments of the raw
cotton industry—producers, gin-
ners, merchants, warehousemen,
cottonseed crushers, and spinners
—and the 18 cotton-producing sta-
tes are represented in the Coun-
cil.
“The competitive challenge to
cotton on three fronts—price,
quality, and promotion—will be
anlayzed, and opportunities
through utilization research, pro-
duction and marketing, sales pro-
motion, and foreign trade will be
studied at Biloxi in formulating
a program for the future,” Mr.
Chance said.
The following cotton industry
leaders make up the Texas unit
of the Council:
Producers—Geo. G Chance, Br-
yan, Texas; Geo. Q. Payne, El
Paso, Texas; Oscar Bippert, San
Antonio, Texas; C. H. DeVaney,
Coahoma, Texas; J. S. Shart, Rt.
6, Paris, Texas; J. Walter Ham-
mond, Tye, Texas; J. H. West,
Bishop, Texas; and Roy B. Mc-
Quatters, Littlefield, Texas.
Ginners — Aubrey L. Lockett,
It takes nine for a baseball team and that’s the
number of passengers who can be accommodated
in two new Chevrolet station wagons for 1956.
Just to illustrate the point, the Queens, a girls’
baseball team from Flint, Mich., climbed into the
new car and found plenty of room left behind the
third seat for equipment. This is one of six
Chevrolet station wagons.
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New Parasite May End Threat Of The
Pink Bollworm; Research Being Done
Vernon, Texas; Max C. Smith,
San Marcos, Texas; and Jack
Funk, Lyford Texas.
Warehousemen — Stanton Brown
Waco, Texas; Wm. H. Smith, Gal-
veston, Texas; and Harris F. Un-
derwood, Lubbock, Texas.
Merchants — Burris C. Jack-
son, Hillsboro, Texas; R. O. Beach
Sr., Houston, Texas; and J. B.
Hubbard, Dallas, Texas.
Crushers — Jas. R. Gill, Paris,
Texas; R. F. Holubec, Granger,
Texas; and Roy B. Davis, Lub-
bock, Texas.
Farm Income Tax
To Be In Feb. 15
COLLEGE STATION, DEC. —
Farm and ranch operators should
be happy to know that their in-
come tax reports are not due un-
til February 15, 1956. The pre-
vious deadline for filing the rt-
ports was January 31. The ruling
was made in 1955 but was not
announced in time to afffect ma-
ny taxpayers, says C. H. ates,
extension farm management spe-
cialist.
There is an exception, points
out Bates. Every farm employer
who owes the two percent em-
ployer tax and the two percent
employee tax must file a return
on Form 943, and pay the taxes, gQ_yO per Cent Control Possible
on or before January 31, 1956.
Farm employers should file their
returns on time in order to avoid
the penalty which may be charg-
ed for late filing.
For the first time this year self
employed farmers who net $400
or gross S800 or more annually
are subject to reporting for social
security benefits. The Act was
amended by Congress in 1954 and
applies to farm and ranch in-
come for 1955.
Because of the possibility of re-
tirement benefits and insurance
features of the plan, farm and
The dread pink bollworm, Tex-
as’ most destructive cotton pest,
may fall prey to a kindly new-
found “bug” that thrives on in-
sects—especially serious ones.
A bacteria-carrying type nem-
atode, discovered about a year
ago, has so far proved deadly to
some of our worst crop pests,
including the codling moth, the
corn earworm, and the two scour-
ges of Texas cotton—the boll wee-
vil and pink bollworm. The nem-
atode is harmful neither to man,
plants, nor animals.
If prelimary findings are up-
held in research projects now un-
derway, the disease-carrying bug
may have broad-scale application
and value to American agriculture
in controlling insect pests.
The bacteria-carrying nematode
release its disease by piercing the
intestine of the insect larvae or
adult. The bacteria multiply ra-
pidly and quickly kill the insect—
usually in less than 24 hours.
They also serve as a source of
food for the nematodes, permit-
ting them also to multiply rapid-
ly.
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In place of costly iron and steel, the weight of the
implement and the soil against it provide the drive
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The parasitic nematodes have
been produced in early tests by
using larvae of other insects as
hosts. Each larvae can produce
about 150,000 nematodes, which
can be maintained in the body of
the host or in jars of pure water
that are refrigerated or aerated.
Limited field tests indicate that
60 to 70 per cent control of some
insects may be possible with the
nematode-born disease. The di-
sease-carriers have proved hardy
to unseasonably hot and cold tem-
peratures, but are most active
when temperatures are moderate.
Moist conditions are also im-
portant because the nematodes
move about in a film of water
and cannot survive drying. How-
ever, they can live through long
periods without rain by remaining
in the host insect, in the soil, un-
der the bark of trees, or in the
stems of plants where moisture is
available.
The nematode in its infective
stage can survive long periods
without food. This permits survi-
val when hosts are not available.
They are resistant to most in-
secticides in common use and can
be applied through high-pressure
spray nozzles without too great a
degree of mortality. This makes
it likely that both the nematodes
ranch operators should study the
procedure for reporting. Each per-
son will need a social security
number before making repport for
benefits and paying the tax.
Information on various phases
of tax reporting says Bates, may
obtained either from county
extension agents or the Social Se-
curity and Internal Revenue of-
fices. Even if copies are avail-
able only for study, persons in-
terested will find the reference
covers the self-employment phas-
es in some detail. A helpful book-
lets, “Farmers’ Tax Guide for
1955”, is available in limited
quantity from county extension
service offices. __
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Despite the promise of a suc-
cessful “bacteria war” on serious
insect pests, a lot more research
must be done before it can be-
come of real value to farmers.
Much remains to be learned about
the best time, mode of treat-
ment and eventual effectiveness
of the parasitic nematode in pro-
tecting our crops.
Quail Numbers
Showing Increase
AUSTIN, Dec. —■' Substantial
quail population gains have been
reported from some Texas areas,
although bobwhite numbers still
are below normal for the state
as a whole, said the Assistant
Director of Wildlife Restoration
for the Game and Fish Commis-
sion.
“We are a long way from re-
storing quail to a satisfactory
status,” he observed, “but there
is definite evidence that some pro-
gress has been made.”
He attributed tlie rally, as ob-
served duriqg the current^ general
hunting season that opehed De-
cember 1, to a combination of
improved weather with' its conse-
quent effect on food and cover,
and to the increased interest of
hunters and landowners in im-
proving quail habitat.
The Assistant Director said one
sign that ' conditions, concerning
both game and hunters are im-
proving, is the cooperative atti-
tude of the nimrods in forward-
ing quail wings to Commission
headquarters in Austin.
The Commission supplies post-
age-paid envelopes for distribu-
tion to sportsmen either direct-
ly or through local game war-
dens or wildlife biologists. Tech-
nicians depend on the. wings for
vital information about the an-
nual rate of quail population turn-
over or what the life span is for
a given generation of quail, and
they need this data through o
a series of both good and b
years such as have prevaled sih
1950. J
The Assistant Director cited one
letter as typical of the,^ coopera-
tive attitude of quail hunters and
also reflecting what has been hap-
pening to quail in many locali-
ties. It was written by Principal
C. J Jackson of the Borger Pub-
lic Schools, and follows:
“In attached box, you will find
wings from eight quail, which I
killed last weekend. They were
found east of Wellington, along
the breaks of the Canadian river,
adjoining the Oklahoma line.
“Only last year I hunted on the
same land, and found only five
birds, none of which I killed.
Well, last week we found about
seventy-five birds over, the same
range, and killed twelve of them.
“I’m sure all of them are this
year’s hatch. Judging from th
wildness and the speed of the
covies, I think there will be plenty
of hardy birds to survive the
winter, and will produce a good
crop next year.
“Another fellow and I have hunt-
ed this same place for the last
eleven years and have found the
largest crop of birds this year
that has been on' tjie place for
the last eight years.”
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