The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1953 Page: 4 of 4
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By OLQV E. TEAGUE
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WASHINGTON, D. C. —My
mail this week has been largely
from stockmen and small cattle
raisers regarding the present de-
plorable situation of the cattle
market and the future our stock-
men face with the continued
drought. In fact, just this morn-
ing, I have .a letter from one
man in which he enclosed a copy
of the bill of sale on a good
grade white face cow which
brought just about one-half the
price it would have brought six
months ago.
There has for some time been
a feeling among the stockmen
that cattle prices be supported
along wi^h.other commodities, as
it is generally agreed that the
cattle industry is as vital to the
American economy as other com-
modities. This situation has not
been overlooked by the many in-
terested persons here in Washing-
ton, and some of the suggestions
I have received have already been
ghreor consideration by the live-
stock branch of the Production
and Marketing Administration of
the Department of Agriculture. I
would like to list those sugges-
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tions and then state what I have
been able to learn about them.
FIRST it has been suggested
that the entire area where the
most prolonged suffering has been
experienced, be declared a drouth
disaster area and that they be-
come eligible to purchase surplus
cottonseed meal presently held in
storage by the Agriculture De-
partment. The department has
this under consideration—and
while this would provide a tem-
porary relief for those situated
only in the drouth area, there
was some feeling that such a
move might be pointed to as a
discriminatory one by those
stockmen and cattle raisers not
suffering from a drouth. Per-
sonally, I feel as though some-
thing should bo done for our
area, as I know of many who
have been forced to feed their
stock for a long period of time,
and the cost of this operation ir\
ratio to the price tlxfir stock is
bringing on the market means a
great loss'to them.
The SECOND suggestion ad-
vanced has been that the govern-
ment take the necessary steps to
provide a system of credit for
those engaged in agriculture in
the drouth disaster area to en-
able them to stay in the business.
To this suggestion, the depart-
ment has replied that the many
Production Credit Associations
throughout the country who more
or less operated under the guid-
ance of the Farm Credit Adminis-
tration have not as yet asked for
additional capital in order to
provide the necessary credit to
the farmers and stockmen. The
some 46 Production Credit As-
sociations in Texas, the majority
of which are governed by the
Production Credit Association of
Houston are, I have been told, in
fair financial condition and stand
ready to assist our many farmers
and stockmen.
THIRD, it is suggested that the
Department of Agriculture ini-
tiate a program to purchase at
least two million head of cows
and process the meat for future
use in the school lunch program.
The department states that they
have already taken action in this
respect as well as the purchase
and process of a number of cows
for food for the Greek army. This
latter program was initiated at
the request of the Mutual Secur-
ity Agency who provided the
necessary funds to carry it out.
At the present time they state
there is a negligible amount of
money at their disposal for any
surplus removal program and that
unless agencies similar to the
Mutual Security or other foreign
aid programs provide the needed
Some administration leader*
have stated that while there may
be discrepencies in many areas of
our economy at this time, this
has been brought about by the
removal of price controls and that
the law of supply and demand
will take over and these discrep-
ancies will stabilize in a short
period of time. I hope they are
right. But, the ability of the
processors to store huge quan-
tities of meat has resulted in the
consumer still paying a premium
price for his beef. Such a situa-
tion does not of course help the
raiser and results in a difficult
situation. I have letters from
stockmen stating that they do not
want the government to get into
the cattle business and that they
would prefer thefn adopting a
“hands off’ attitude and that it
would work out by itself. Never-
theless, it a problem facing the
Southwest, and I would appre-
ciate hearing from interested per-
sons as to possible solutions.
Mrs. Katie Payne Is
Garden Club Hostess
Mrs. Katie B. Payne was the
hostess to the Friendly Garden
Club Wednesday night, June 17,
in her home. The devotion was
led by Mrs. A. D. Brooks after
which Bible verses were quoted
by all.
The vice president had charge
of a short business session.
Each one was asked to please
continue on their projects from
time to time.
Some made their report from
the picnic stand. $4.75 was turn-
ed over to the treasurer.
Attention was called to the
need of each one to continue
work on the quiz gifts.
The president is asking that
each member please be present
at the first meeting in July. Af-
ter the meeting closed delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
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Questions & Anvers
From (h« V. A
Q.—May I take institutional on-
farm training under the Korean
GI Bill on a part-time basis? I
want to get a job in a factory in
a nearby town the rest of the
time.
A.—Under the law, institutional
on-farm training must occupy j
your full time.
Q.—I was totally disabled in
an automobile accident over six
months ago, and my National.
Service Life Insurance premiums!
are under waiver. I have a per-
manent plan policy. Will my
policy continue to build up guar-
anteed values, like it did while I
was paying my own premiums?
A.—Yes. A permanent plan
policy under waiver of premiums
provides increasing guaranteed:
values—including the loan privi-
lege and the right to dividends—
just as though you were paying
premiums.
Q.—I’m getting a VA pension
for a total and permanent dis-
ability, and I live in a house that
I received through an inheritance.
If I sell the house, how much of
the proceeds must be considered
as income, in figuring whether I
come under the income limita-
tions for a pension?
A.—In the case of a house that
came into your possession through
inheritance, all the proceeds will
be considered as income, for pen-
sion purposes.
Q.—I was released from service
in July, 1952. By what date must
I start training under the Korean
GI Bill?
A.—Veterans such as yourself,
released from service before Aug-
ust 20, 1952, must begin their
training under the Korean GI Bill
by August 20, 1954. Those re-
leased after August 20, 1952, have
two years from date of separation
in which to begin.
ITS THE LAW
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Rena Murphy is visiting her
brother, Dwight Murphy and
Mrs Murphy, in Daisetta this
week. She plans to visit in
Beaufrnont, Houston, Corpus
Christi and San Antonio before
returning home.
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SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS
SAFEGUARD PATENT RIGHTS
Got a good idea for a new in-
vention floating around in the
back of your mind? Better take
care, or someone else may beat
you to the patent office.
Many people have good ideas
about new or improved machines
or gadgets, but never do anything
about them because they don’t
know how to protect their rights
while perfecting such items and
going through the necessary pat-
enting procedure. Here’s what
you can do to protect your in-
vention before you have it pat-
ented.
Under the patent laws of the
United States the person who
first conceives of a new and nov-
el patentable idea is entitled to
it. Therefore, if conflicting claims
arrive as to who is entitled to a
patent, it is necessary to estab-
lish who first had the idea, not
who filed the first application for
patent.
Of course, it is always advis-
able to make application for pat-
ent as soon aa possible in such
cases. But don’t forget to protect
yourself while you are complet-
ing your finVl drawings and ul-
timate plans and making such
tests as may be needed to per-
fect your patent.
To do this, you should, as soon
as you conceive the idea, make a
written record of the facts, dat-
ing the same, including a general
statement of the nature of your
invention, and a rough drawing
if possible. This should be wit-
nessed by two persons who could
be called on later on to certify
that they witnessed the same on
the dates set out in the instru-
ment you have drawn.
Some inventors place such wit-
nessed statements in an envel-
ope. They seal it and mail it to
themselves by Registered Mail.
Their post office stamps each
seam of the envelope in such a
way that any opening of same
can be detected. Upon receiving
the registered envelope and its
contents, the inventor merely
files it away in a safe place un-
opened. Then, if a contest should
later develop, postal records will
lend additional support to the
testimony of the witnesses.
By taking the above precau-
tions, you will establish a pre-
liminary date showing the time
when your original idea was con-
ceived. After that you continue
with your work, perfect your
idea, and after ’the same is per-
tected, make application for a
patent, if you feel that you have
a patentable idea.
One should not just make a
MMaiaary put it
SSffiiBSwlitolr that Is sufficient
to protect Us rights. Hist is just
one additional bit of evidence to
help him establish his right to
the patent. The patent should be
sought as soon as one possibly
can after conceiving his patent-
able idea and working out de-
tails of the same.
Three Types of Tests
Help Dairymen
Detect Mastitie
AUSTIN.—Three types of tests
will help dairymen guard against
mastitis in their herds, William
J. Sheffield, University of Texas
veterinary-pharmacy expert, says.
The disease is economically the
most destructive in the North
American dairy industry, costing
producers as much as $100,000,000
a year.
A simple test, which dairymen
would do well to adopt as a daily
practice, is to milk several
streams from each of a cow’s ud-
der quarters into a cup with a
fine-screen top, Sheffield said.
Any quarter in which abnormal
milk or clots are found usually
signifies mastitis.
Other checks include a blotter
test in which a drop of mastitis-
infected milk will discolor the
blotter, and a chlorine test which
can be run by a careful dairyman,
with veterinary advice. (Mastitis
raises the chlorine content of
milk.) The chlorine test should
be run simultaneously with one
of the other tests for confirma-
tion. Milk from cows in early
freshening or late lactation per-
iods likely will give a false re-
action in the blotter test.
Sheffield reports the mastitis
tests in the current issue of The
Texas Druggist, published by the
Texas Pharmaceutical Asso’n.
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Hawkins, Jack R. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1953, newspaper, June 25, 1953; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1111323/m1/4/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.