The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1942 Page: 4 of 10
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
Dehydrated Yams
Furnished Army
Ry Texas Concern
DBNTON, May • - The Ollbert
O. WUaon Laboratories, step-child
at ehamurgtc research done at
Marth TOxas State Teachers' Col-
>•■0, to to furnish the United
Matas army with 200.000 pounds
at dehydrated sliced yams by
Jons IS
The announcement that the
Wttoon laboratories are to furnish
the first dehydrati-d sweet pota-
toes aver purchased by the army
followed an announcement that
the Dallas office of the recon-
struction finance corporation has
authorized a loan of $71 ooo to
WUaon. who is associate prole .-or
of chemistry and (arm and intlu*
trial chemist at NT8TC
The loan will make possible the
naccaaary plant enlargement at
the Wilson dehydration plant near
Denton. Including the purchase >1
a larger grinder and the con-
struction of a second drum drier
Arrangement were made recently
for the purchase of 20.00U busln-,
of >ania from the !•;; -_.bu.
adjacent area, center ol Texas
yam production Wi!« n will puv
the current price for United States
Mo 1 potatoes rangmi from 74
cents to $1 25 a bushel
TTre RFC loan to WUson fol-
lowed several months of tnvestigu
Uon of his product bv 'Ificers of
the food division of the army
Lieut. Col. Paul P Logan of the
quartermaster general's office in
Washington negotiated the pur
chase of the dehydrated sweet
potatoes through the Chicago
office of the quartermaster corps
Which is now authorized to com-
plete transactions fur the army
Without consulting Washington
When the plant get* into capa
city production it will employ
about 100 workers in plant and
field. WUson s dehydration pro-
cess attracted the attention of
the army's food division because
It does not destroy the carotene
content of the sweet potatoes
when they are dehydrated t'.i >
tene Is the source of vitamin A
a
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are In McAllen tin., * • *
ing the annual meeting i distru’
2-A Lions Clubs T"s !,• ■
Sunday for the three du . HVr.
Uon. and will return home m.
time tonight
♦
A farmer visiting *m son ut th<
university took the bov downtown
to have his photograph taken
The photographer uggested that
the sun stand with his hand >n
his father s shoulder
“It would be more appropriate
remarked the father :f hr stood
with his hand in mv pis set
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Bonds or bondage Buy U S
savings bonds
Official U. S. Treasury War Bond Quotas For May
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TEXAS
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Ft^VICTORY
I hr ibmr nn|i »f trui .how * the liar Bond force* Iskr the offensive again*! the Avis power*. The
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tm omr earner u thr stair 1* rtpr tnl to *lrp up War Treasury Department for every rounty In the nation,
tond pun base* on > ba*i* of ten per rent or morr of The fob of etery American now Is to slop spending and
Income This 1* nr. r**ar* to hrlp America * armed save dollars to help wki the War.
Methodist Bible
School Scheduled
Mav 25 to June 5
NHKrHFKD * rimsov
C. I* Shepherd
Than. I, ratteson
Attaarness at law
Will hraa-tier in All thr Courts.
Office Over F A M stair Bonk
Telephones
ire HI Office 1M
Hie Eirs! Mrifvsl-*' Church > f
Ha.linger (i*. wnnounced a vara
'.liar. Hibae sahasii which will begin
\t n .1 a v Via. 3V am! rontUtue
through E*alav June $ The First
Kre.spvteriati Church • h e Eighth
Street PrribvIfflSfl Church E.rst
Christian Church and Church of
the N,/u'’*!sc tisve tars-n .r.ritist
!aa h i.aera'.e in the ,■ i;.»g Rev
lOtner C t arter >r staled It
was for a.i children >f the town
wiua . a r e .1 U> a”rnd wnd that
Ihiey a. would be w* ,me
Mrs En.rr C Carter will br- the
ga-i.erwl -ujwrvLsor and a fine staff
of worka-rs has been secured for
each department of the school
Test basik-s have been ordered and
anil be here fa>r distribution on
the first day of enrollment
The .xuirsea will have a Bible
bat. ag: und and all gntups will.
■.%kr ; art recreational periods
a: < a '. :v. rnlng session Hefresh-
■:.ei ' a . be served at these
;ar:, d the children will
engage l: supervised play Tile
w tart each morning al
v ■ k and wtll clatse pnmiplly
at 11
One pen. »1 will be da-volrd to,
man ial training courses and good
'rucDrs will br on duty to
a ’.he tudents with their
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CADET ESMOND HALFWAY
THROUGH AIR COURSE
PERRIN FIELD, Tex . May 4 -
Halfway through hto aviation
cadet training U one Ballinger
youth He to Thomas M Esmond,
son of Mr and Mrs. T. H. Bunond.
of route I. Ballinger, and to
stationed here at Perrin Field, the
army air corps' first flying school
to be activated following the
declaration of war. for the
important basic phase of thr
three-part night training program
The bask* phase carries with It
Important points In determining
the ability of the student rtyers
and their Introduction to more
advanced and technical points In
aircraft operation At Perrin Field
the cadets are dying Vulter H T
ISA's with 450-horsepower engines
I in comparison to the 175-horse-
power Fairchilds they flew In
primary training
in actual flying, t h e fledglings
i pilot faster planes and receive
Instrument, beam, and formation
flying, both day and night In
addition to these, they are sent j
on cross-country flights to sur-;
rounding auxiliary Helds When
not In the air. time Is spent in
ground school learning radio’
code, navigation, and meteorology |
In keeping pact with the Rigan- |
tic pilot-training program of the
army air corps. Perrin Field has
upon being graduated, they will
receive their wings and commis-
sions in the air corps reserve.
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CADETS WILL CONDUCT
MOTHER’S DAY SERVICE
The Mother's Day service at the
First Presbyterian Church will be
conducted by some of the cadets
at the Harman Training Center
Aviation Cadet Wents J. Miller, of
Danville, Virginia, will have charge
of thr program. All radets and
the public are cordially Invited to
worship In this service.
Rev J C. Johnson, pastor of
the church, will be In Paint Rock
Sunday morning to preach thr
baccalaureate sermon for thr
senior class of the Paint Rock
high school He will return In
time to preach here at the eve-
ning hour.
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Office Boy: “I think I know
what'a wrong with this country."
Bank Executive: “What's that.
son?"
Office Boy: “We are trying to
run this country with only one
vice-president."
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Typewriter ribbons at Ledger
office.
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just released to advance schools
its third class since the ttrst group
of aviation cadets arrived on
December 16. 1941
From Perrin Field, the cadets
will go either to single- or twin-
engine advanced schools where.
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WEEKS DRUG STORE
projects Material are being
secured for making many articles,
but any who desire* may provide
his own materials At the close
of the school a display will be
shown and the public Invited to
attend The regular church school
and the missionary society are
sponsoring the classes and will
assist in every way possible
M:s Carter will name assistants
within a few days and hold meet-
ings with them to have the class
work well planned before the
beginning of the school There
will be divisions lor beginners,
primaries junior* and inter-
mediates
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El IVT SOKGHI H* TO REPLACE
mist O\Ts ok BARLEY CHOPS,
skis k a M D.kIKY FXEIKT
col I.EOF. STATION May «
Us getting late u> plant corn but
there s plenty of lime to seed
; rnllo. hegart kafir at d oilier grain
, sorghums to replace much of the
«ta and barley crofts lost to thr
green bugs say E K Eudaly.
extension service dairyman
A now giving an uverage of two
gallons of milk dally for ten
month* Kudaly explains will need
1 700 pounds of grain sorghum
heads yearly when no oats or
barley is used In the ration
Every farmer who milks rows
sliouid plant enough grain sor-
ghum* to supply raid, animal with
that amount of h'-ad* In miwt
cases It will require an acre of
any of the grain sorghums to
make I 200 pound.* f heads The
j stalks can be cut and placed In a
trench Mlo for use tn place of
pasture ”
Whenever moisture conditions
permit farmer* producing milk
should plant one acre of Sudan
grass for rarh cow in order to
insure pasture if at all possible
(hs*d green pasture |s the best
and cheapest feed possible for
dairy cows Eudaly ays
Plant sudan in r> w * This method
require* levs seed and will furnish
more grazing than If broadcast
Farmers having a surplus of sudan
pasture should rut the grass for
hay or If preferred for silage
I Fir hay. the sudan *hould be rut
[ Just before it heads In order to
: obtain thr best quality For allage.
! it should be allowed to head and
form seed It this is done no
molasses will be needed In making
silage In any event, molasses
might be difficult to get
♦
Old Lady Here * a penny my
poor man Tell me how did you
become so destitute'’”
Panhandler "I was like you.
ms am always giving away vast
sums to the poor and needy *
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Harry’s Food Store
fine food;
loir Puces
lie I Munir \**l
Preserves T 10c
Pineapple 't' 10c
Louisiana Cane Syrup
Milford All Green
Asparagus " 19c
Com e'e"0"'' l .N.°n.2 25c
10 pound tin
8 pound tin
•9c
29e
Kuner’a
16-os tin
Catsup
M’mallows
10c
u~«. IOC
Fruit Cocktail
Pimentos «? 10c
Potted Meat 3««10c
Post Toasties
Hominy 2 Notm2* 25c
10C
2 r 25c
Bleach &££?£
• e
Royal Purple
Grape Juice t “!c, V»l
Preserves 10c
15c
large
sise
POTATOES Idaho
Onions w^CrT*uib. 5c
Cabbagec^a. lie
NEW POTATOES
Celery F*"CT F1.ua
10 lbs. 35c
10c
Squash y.fwor a 5c
Texas Reds 3 lbs. 10c
Oranges 35c
Bananas ir.',':;/1"; 5c
Beets I'T 2 5c
Carrots 2 5c
GREEN BEANS Crisp Stringless lb. 9c
Armour’s Cloverbloom
CHEESE
S*lba bOX a a $$€
American Slice ))c
_ No. 1 Longhorn 27c
HaumS^TVSTL 55c I Roast 25c
Sandwich Meats ESrSTaT’’ ». 29c
SicN lacN ££&!:
vu. m* I VmI Loaf Meat £?££? I7lc
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1942, newspaper, May 7, 1942; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162954/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.