The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1955 Page: 7 of 10
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Section Two
• EDITORIALS •KAYCOLYIR
• COMMI T AND FARM NFWA
SEVENTY - NINTH YEAR - NUMBER FORTY-FIVE
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MINEOLA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1955
Section Turn
• EDITORIALS • KAY COLT
• COMMUNITY AND FARM NEWS
FOUR PAGES IN THIS SECTION
County Agent Spacek’s Column
“B" is for bales ... many bales
of hay which Wood County cat •
A few years ago we had several
sweet potato growers use a lit-
tlemen, due to the drouth, were tie borax with their fertilizer,
forced to buy for winter needs Results, we thought, were out-
Already several dairymen are 1 standing. Growers reported bet-
making plans to grow more this ter production, smoother yams
spring and summer. Earl Hurley with better keeping qualities
of Yantis for instance, is high and in most cases nearly a com •
on kobe lespedeza ... pointing, piete absence of jumbos. Z. rn.
out at the dairy meeting the * _ ,, , ,
other night, that his cows liked Bnttmn of GoWcn' who became
'it as well as alfalfa, and that lnterested, told us this week
he could see no difference in *hat his e^rience with bora,
production of milk when he has been awfully favorable ..
switched his cows from one to j J® much so that he wouldn't. nnisnen pvph
the other That’s nrettv strnrvr i thlnk of growing potatoes with ‘ ^ means nni.nea. ev .n
tne.oKner. inats pietty stlon~iout jt The „hf>„n though a lot of good resulted.
testimonial in favor of kobe ___. .. , . , Mr. Estes is brine transferred
of its habit of bloating cattle.
The spotted bur is early, is cold
resistant, and is quite common
in many areas of the county . .
and can be readily recognized
by the purple spot in the middle
of each leaflet.
John C. Estes, likable wolf-
trapper who has been serving
Wood County for the past six
months, will next week “wind
up” his duties here. While he
has caught more than fifty
wolves during his stay, his job
was by no means finished, even
m
hay. Unfortunately stands of
the lespedeza have been hurt
tremendously in 1952 and again
in 1954. Due to the dry weather
the plants were unable to make
seed. Our information is that
seed supplies will be very short
this year ... so if you intend)
to sow some ... it might be
wise to arrange for seed as;
soon as possible as planting j
time is nearly on us.
I1A1NESVILLE BOX SUPPER
There will be a pie and box
supper at the Hainesville Com
and it takes only a small
amount ... which must be
• thoroughly mixed with regular
fertilizer. If you are interested
in particulars, we will furnish
them.
****
We’ve got to contact H. Ft
Clark of Golden and tell him
that the clover he brought to
us for identification ... was
not California bur, as we told
him, but actually was spotted,
or Southern bur clover. This is
one of a large family of bur
clovers ... which are
Mr. Estes is being transferred
to Rains County by the Federal
Wildlife Service, which is being
hard pressed to furnish enough
trappers to counties in this area
needing them.
J
According to Bob Taylor,
Hainesville dairyman, crimson
clover is taking the load among
winter clovers in furnishing
grazing. Taylor pointed out that
it was far ahead of vetch ir,
active growth, and that his „ ,
cows were having wonderful AttcnCl uOVCmor S
best grazing from the crimson. While Inauguration Rites
“UNDER”NOURISHED — Nourished under water, that is.
Pauline Ady and Barry Blair, framed by a port of their diving
lank at an exhibition in London, England, demonstrate that you
can have a snack while enjoy.ng the growing sport of skin-diving.
Bananas arc a made-to-order food for underwater lunch; liquids
may be carried ip plastic, compressible containers and squirted
into the mouth. Spectator is Carol Parr.
New Hope P-TA
To Give Polio
Supper Monday
The New Hope Parent-Teach-
ers Association will sponsor a
Poilo Drive Supper next Mon-
day. January 24.
The supper will be held in
conjunction with the present
county campaign for the March
of .Dimes.
“Everyone is cordially invited
and are urged to bring someone
with them. The supper will be-
gin at 6 p.m.,” the program
chairman said.
"Your donation will help
someone to lead a more normal
life," it was added.
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CARD OF THANKS
YOUR INCOME TAX
Quick Refunds Assured
For Early l ax Filings
Five Mineolans
adapted to the Post Oak regions it’s our own personal view
munity Center Thursday Tan- ; of East Texas and through the we are firm in our belief that Five Mineolans were amor.;
uary 27. Various games will be Central Texas blacklands wnerc one day this popular clover will those attending the Governor ;
played. Everyone welcome. Bene-
fits will go to the March of
Dimes.
at least twenty-five inches or
more rain falls each year. In-
cidentally it’s one of the clo-
vers which gives livestock own-
ers frequent headaches because
SCHOOL MENU
Jan. 24-28
I Texas’ farm population is now
jower than at anytime since the
1870’s. Only 13.7 percent of the j
state's total population now re - \
sides on farms and ranches. The
number of farm has dropped in j Monday — Stew Meat with
the last four year from 332,000 Vegetables, Mixed Greens or
in 1950 to 281,000. These are Trunips, Corn Bread, Butter,
findings of a recent study made I Milk, Stuffed Celery and Coro-
by the USDA and Texas A&M nut Pudding.
replace vetch as a soil builder Inauguration in Austin Tuesday,
in this area. Its ability to grow
early in the winter and its root
system that go down forty-two
inches into the soil to break up
liardpan are the reasons. Vetch,
while an excellent winter leg-
ume has a root system onlv
about ten inches deep ... and in !
forage growth leaves much to
be desired when honest to good-
ness winter weather sets in.
Charles Galouyc. Lee North-
cutt. Sandra McClinton, Jack
Molloy and John Evans, all
members of the Tyler Junior
College Apache Band perform-
ed at the inauguration.
Harness-broken moose arc be-
ing tried as farm animals in
the Siberian Arctic, according
to a United Nations report.
I>obhy Wilbanks
Graduates Jan. 27
Bobby Lee Wilbanks of Min-
cola will be among 90 students
who will graduate at East Texas
•State Tochers College in cere-
monies January 27.
Wilbanks will receive a bache-
lor’s degree in English.
External and internal para-
We wish to express our heart-
felt thanks and appreciation to
everyone who were so kind and
helpful in our sorrow of the
, death of our beloved husband,
j father, and brother. We knov.
Dr. Smith did everything pos-
sible for him. All the nice food
was wonderful, the floral of
ferings were beautiful. We es
pecially thank Bro. Heflin anc'.
Bro. Crocker for the consoling
words, the ones who sang sucli
comforting songs. Cain funeral
directors and the pallbearers.
We thank you from the depth
; of our hearts and may God's
richest blessings be with you
sit' s claim one farm animal outiever our piaypr-
of each 29 and cost livestock
producers about one billion dol-
lars annually. Much of this loss
could l>e .stopped if producers
would follow recommended par-
asite control practices.
Mrs. Mark Hines and family
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Hines
and family
Mr. and Mrs. Ergp.st Car-
roll and family.
(FIRST OF A SERIFS)
Who Must File
Every citizen or resident of
the United States, whether an
adult or minor, who had $600
<$1,200 if 05 years of age or
oven or more of gro.>s incona
in 1954 must til* an income tax
return on Form 1040 or 1040A.
Most of your tax is withheld
from your wages every paydav
or paid on Declaration of Esti
mated tax every quarter. How-
ever, the law requires you to fii
an annual return to determine
whether you owe more or you
should get a refund.
When to File
Your income tax r turn
should be filed between January
1 and April 15. 1955. and no*,
later than April 15. 1955. Try ‘o
avoid the last-minute rush.
Those few individuals who kec
books on a fiscal-year basis,
must file by the fifteenth day
of the fourth month after the
close of their taxable years.
How to I’ay
Any balance oi tax shown <*»
be due in Item 13. Page 1, of
your return on Form 1040 mux:
be paid in lull with your return
You may pay rash or by check
or money order Checks or
money orders should be made
payable to L'i I net Direr to
Internal Revenue Service.”
Ilow to Sit; n
You have not tiled a legal
return unless you sign it. If
you and your wife are filing a
joint return, both of you must
sien the return. You do not
need to have your return nota-
rized since your signature has
the same legal affect as swear-
ing to the truthfulness of your
return.
Where to (let Forms and Help
As far as practical, the Dis-
trict Director mails forms di-
rectly to taxpayers, if you need
additional forms, you can get
thorn from your District Direc-
tors office, and also at most
banks and post offices. Many
employers also keep forms for
the convenience of employees.
The address of your District
Director of Internal Revenue is
2101 Pacific Avenue, Dallas,
Texas. After reading the in-
structions. you should be able
to prepare your own return,
unless you have complicated
problems. If you do need help,
you can get it at your District
Director's office. A more detail-
ed publication entitled, “Your
Federal Income Tax” may be
obtained lor 25 cents from the
Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office,
Washington 25. D.C.
<( ontinued in Tuesday’s
Wood County Record)
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Try a Monitor classified for
best results. Phone 42.
College System personnel.
Research workers at the Pan
Tech Field Laboratory have just
released their latest findings on
wheat pasture poisoning. The
complete report is available
from the Agricultural In forma- I
Tuesday — Meat Loaf, Black-
eyed Peas or Corn, Bread, But
ter, Milk, Carrot and Cabbage
Slaw and Ginger Cookies.
Wednesday — Italian spag-
hetti, Pinto Beans, Bread, But-
ter, Milk, Beets or Celery and
tion Office, College Station,1 DcJ,llsfo°d
Thursday — Hamburgers. Po-
tatoes .Bread, Butter, Milk. Let-
tuce and Onions and Fruit Jello.
Friday — Salmon Loaf with
Catsup or Pimento Cheese
Sandwiches, Green Beans '
Texas. Ask for Progress Report
1739, “Wheat Pasture Poisoning
in Cattle.”
A recent estimate show's that
14 percent of Texas cropland ?s
irrigated and from it come 35 i Spinach, Bread, Butter, Milk,
percent of the state’s income Green Salad and Cookies.
from crops. Some 5,439,603 acres -o--
on 33,937 farms located in 225 PAPER-MATE pens available
Texas counties are now under in colors for S1.69 at the Moni-
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Get them
(chile
then last!
Regularly 2.50,
but for this
once a year
event only ^
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long-wealing, easy-washing codon
regular or low-cut
SEAS
BY HOLLYWOOD.MAXWELL
ft»* one while they last event r Holly wood dwells
way of odwmg mp«e of you to 0* nrw lift, the nr* iwA
fa* pet from Arocnf a s most-asked for bias . I host rhape nkui inj
•htflpoiit t>ras wdh tbc shape keepmg otigmal
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Smart new straws of
the year only
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STYLES OF TOMORROW
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of imported
lirioni straw deli-
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with veil and vel-
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navy, red, white,
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men
ALL
discontinued
styles—
values to *22.95
REDUCED
now
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<•>teieuitm r>f femo’it quality Hortheim
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quick clearance—better come in ri^hi away!
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Honeywell, Jim. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1955, newspaper, January 20, 1955; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1140208/m1/7/?rotate=270: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.