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THE CLAtJDtt NEWS
CLAUDE, ARiiSTRONO, COUNTY, TEXAS, TTIJRS, JUNE 5, Kh8.
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Referendum on
Wheat Slated
for June 20th
ery, with patches of red clay
showing through the green.
Nearing Canadian, we saw na-
tive trees living in the tributaries
of the Canadian river. To view
the river, spanned by a compara-
tively new concrete bridge, was
a treat to Panhandle folks not ac-
Quotas for the 1959 wheat crop customed to seeing broad, treacli-
were proclaimed by the Secretary erous streams and long bridges
of Agriculture on March 21, as re- We were reminded of stories we
(luired by law whenever the avail- had heard of the dangers en-
able supply of wheat is more than countered in former days by the
20% above normal. The supply cattle drives, fording these swollen
this year, estimated at more than streams. Cowboys of the past, we
2 billion bushels, is actually 57% salute you for turning the treck
above normal. in a masteriul, tho hazardous
Farmers witH more than 15 a- way!
cres of wheat for harvest in 1959 Like meeting up unexpectedly
will be eligible to vote in the with some old friend, we came
marketing quota referendum June suddenly upon Miami, nestled in
20. If quotas are approved by two- those stately trees and protected
thirds majority, farmers who com- Irom the north winds by the mas-
ply with their acreage allotments sive. surrounding hills.
will be eligible for government At a filling station in Canadian
loan at the full rate. Non-conipJy- we enjoyed cold drinks and sign-
ing farms will not be eligible for ed the wild flower prize contest,
price support, and in addition, From Canadian we drove to
will be subject to penalties on Lake Marvin where we found
their excess wheat, as has been mere vaiied colored wild flowers,
the case for the past six years. also shade trees., cottonwood,
If quotas are not approved, al- wi|'ow> etc- along the lakeshore.
lotments will still be in effect but Wl'c' Plums, grape vines and su-
there will be no restrictions on
mac enhanced the lovliness along
selling the wheat. Farmers who tlle vvay- After circling the lake
plant within their allotment will wc ^eaded homeward, finding new
be eligible for government loan at kcaut,y in scenic hills capped
50% of parity. Farmers who over- with nalive rock-
plant their allotments mutt sell T*le we" kept, highways and a
on the open market but no pen- P°mf°i table car made the out-
alties will be applied against ing a delightful one.
excess.
Soil Bark Programs - Fs i*l fVi«« RfK
Compliance with Allotments p i
The producer who entered into Grade Graduate
a soil bank agreement of any Earl Criss, son of Mr. and Mrs.
kind, must be in compliance with Everett R. Criss, of Claude, is
all allotments established on all among the 32 eighth grade grad-
his farms in order to avoid a vio- uates at Boys Ranch Independent
lation of the soil bank agreement. School at Cal Farley's famous
1958 Wheat I'enaity Boys Ranch.
The 1958 excess wheat penalty Besides maintaining a high
rate is $1.03 per bushel. This rate scholastic average, Earl is top
is 45 per cent of parity as of May hand of the barn crcw at the
1, 1958. The ASC office will be Ranch.
glad to discuss with farmers any
problem that may arise on excess
whpafc Claude . . .
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1959 Wheat Allotments
1959 wheat allotments are being
figured in the county ASC office, landing
It is very important that they ' Maybe' we are destined to re-
know of any changes in faim majn jn the menthi world of six
ownership, cropland, tenants, ad- vpar olds
dresses, etc. If you have reason to , * *
believe the ASC records for your
farm are not up to date, let the
office know now. Allotment not-
ices will be mailed as soon as
possible, probably around the first
of June.
FARMER MINORITY
The republicans have attempted
to make us believe that the far-
mer has joined the minority in
our national economy and there-
by. a farm depression will not af-
Farm Reconst.tut.ons of Changes fpct thp heftlth Qf bugU
In Operators or Owners
ness. Now they are preplexed at
Any changes in owners, opera- what cau.sed the reces.sicn.
tors or tenants for 1953 or 1959
Slogans like "Good Times are
Just Around the Corner," and pots,
order for current work sheets to chickens and double car garages
should notify the ASC office in
be corrected accordingly Applica
tion for combination or subdivi-
sions of farms must be made in
are being dug up to placide the
unemployed. Like the young boy,
. they are whisteling as they walk
July or August so that proper f fhp rd rccesslon.
farm allotments mav be set. be- .. ....
This they should know:
Fanners use more than 10 per
cent of all petroleum products
produced for farm purposes alone.
Farm machines and other items
used on the farm took about 3%
per cent of our nation's steel
output .'n 1954
Twenty-nine per cent of all
farm allotments may be set be
fore the 1959 wheat crop is seeded.
A Sunday
Afternoon Outing
The H. B. McGowans, accom-
panied by the C. B. Hunters, made, trucks and about nine per cent
the Wild Flower drive Sunday af- of the passenger cars produced in
ternoon. Nothing was more beau- this country are sold to farmers
tiful and pleasing to them than Farm people used 22 billion kil-
the waving wheat fields from owatt hours of electricity—about
Claude to Pampa. Sweetclover a- five per cent of the total—in 1954,
long the roadside wafted pleasing and about eight per cent of the
breezes as we viewed the hill- country's rubber output.
sides and the pasturelands, first Along with the 21 million peo-
with white, red and yellow wild pie on farms, there are 42 million
flowers. The scenery was made others who make their living pro-
more novel by the broken and cessing, transporting, and retail-
rugged hills covered with green- ing farm products, or in manu-
facturing supplies for the farmer.
Three out of every eight Am-
ericans are engaged in various
phases of agriculture.
* * *
THE NEGRO VOTE
It is interesting to note that in
spite of the republican's use of
the army, e.t.a.l., the American
Negro still favors the Democrats
by more than tv/o to one. A re-
cent Gallup Poll among Negroes
shows republicans picked up only
4 per cent among Northern Ne-
groes and 9 per cent among the
Southern Negro.
Another interesting fact about
the American Negro is commun-
ists inability to draw much of a
following among them. Full effort
has been made by the communists
to draw them into their ranks
but their resistant has been even
greater.
This to me points out the trag-
edy of forced integration, in
which white and black are pitted
against each otner. Communists
love nothing better than racial
rancor and unrest. They will do
all in their power, by agtitating
for both sides, to bring on a
conflict.
When I see a "sob-sister" for
either side, I wonder? Are they
interested in the rights of either
side or arc they interested in
politics or communism
It i3 refreshing to see that the
Negro has exercised intelligence
in the face of this type demagog-
uery but the real test, for black
and white, is yet to come.
* * *
THOMAS JEFFERSON
I have no fear, but that the re-
sult of our experiment will be.
that men may be trusted to gov-
ern themselves without a master.
Could the contrary of this be
proved, I should conclude, either
that there is no God, or that he
is a malevolent being.
* * *
NO ... NEVER
The woman lecturer was going
strong. "Yes." she cried, "women
have suffered in a thousand
ways." She paused for effect.
"I can think of one way in
which they have not suffered and
never will," murmured a meek
little man in the front row.
The lecturer fixed an unbeliev-
ing eye on him. "What way is
that?-' she demanded.
"They have never suffered in
silence."
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RECESSION CAUSES
There are those who would have
us believe that farm income today
has nothing whatever to do with
the recession. The Farmer's Ex-
change tells a different story.
They report:
Farmers are steadily decreasing
in numbers, but their importance
to business has not diminished.
They are still the biggest custo-
mers business has. They buy 0,-
600.000 tons of steel annually.
This is more than the entire auto
industry .uses in a year. In addi-
tion they spend $3 billion for the
maintenance and operation of
farm machinery and other vehi-
cles which use 17.5 billion gallons
of gasoline and oil.
The combined spending of the
4,700,000 farmers of the nation ,
in 1956 was greater than the re-
tail sales of Philadelphia, Chica-
go, Detroit and Los Angeles com-
bined.
The amount of capital the far-
mer has to invest per man is
greater than that which industry
must invest per worker. Livestock
farmers have an average invest-
ment of $37,862 i>er man. This is
almost three times as much as
industry's $14;000 per worker.
FASTEST MILER . . . Austra-
lia's Herb Elliott. 20, ran mile
race in Los Angeles in 3:57 8,
bettering John Landy's recog-
nized world record of 3:58.
This An' That „
Sonny Lis ton, who recently
scored a third-round T.K.O. over
Julio Mcderos, is one of the host
looking heavyweight prospects to
come along for quite a spell. He
has a left jab seldom seen in the
heavy ranks and a left hook that
carries real knockout power. The
win was his twelfth straight . . .
The Montreal Alouettes have signed
Wally Ferguson, 21-ycar-o!d fail-
hack from New Mexico A & M . . .
Bud Blemker set a record for
Georgia Tech's basketball team
last season by making 182 iield
goals . . . The International Olym-
pic Committee set back the date
for the I960 Olympics at Squaw
Valley by six days. Originally set
for February 12-22, the carnival
will be held instead February 18-28
. . . Quarterback Andy Okulnvich
will skip his final season of eligi-
bility at Ohio State to try out with
the Cleveland Browns . . . Culver-
Stockton College played three base-
ball games in one day at Canton,
Mo., and won all three.
Rbe's Cafe
NOTICE to Bidders
The Mid-Plains Telephone
Cooperative Inc., Tulia, Texas
is offering for sale by sealed bids
all of the outside plant, poles, lines
and fixtures except telephone sets
and switchboard of the Goodnight
magneto telephone exchange. Bids
may be submitted in letter form
and not later than June 16, 1958.
All lines and poles must be moved
within 60 days after acceptance
of the bid
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