The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1949 Page: 2 of 8
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Pa*e 2 THE KEMINOIJC SKNTINKI. Thursday, Feb. 17. 11*49
Big Gu?ssf!3pjse!' Crop For Texas
On Way, txpesl Warns Farmers
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An expert warned Texas farm-
ers last week that a heavy in-
festation of grasshoppers may
mow down Texas crops this
year.
Dr. H. G Johnson, head of thr
Texas A&M College department
of entomology. told 150 cotton
farmers and sinners that the
hopper thront is as great as it
has been since 1940.
"A lot depends on the weather
during April and May," he said
at an insect-control meeting call
ed by County Agent A. B. Jolley.
"If it is warm and dry, a lot of
damage will be done."
The United State Department
of Agriculture reported recently
that grasshoppers by the billions
are expected in many localities
in the area from Michigan west
ward to California and from
Texas northward to Canada. At
present, said USDA. everything
points to the worst. The report
added that parasites, disease and
predators may come to the res-
cue of farmers.)
Dr. Johnson said that hoppers
like other field insects, are easily
controlled if the farmer will ap-
ply poison while they are hatch-
ing. Millions in a small area
spread to forty acres in two
weeks if the farmer is content
with the hope that they will go to
a neighbor's field when they
grow up.
"It takes twice as much poison
and effort to get them after they
have sprouted wings as it does
when they are babies," he said.
The A&M department head
said that all grasshoppers can
killed in five or six hours by us-
ing a solution of 10 per cent
chlorinated camphene (toxo
phene) and 40 per cent sulphur
while they are in their breeding
beds.
"A sound cotton program leads
to balanced production, lower
cost, better cotton and higher
profits," Dr. Johnson said. "In-
sect control is one of the im
Miss Vivian Vance
New County Agent
Appointment of Miss Vivian
Vance as Gaines county home
demonstration agent was an
jjounced Monday by Miss Kate
Adele Hill, district agent, exten
sion service of A. «- M. College. ,
The appointment was annouc- i
ed following a meeting Monday .
of Miss Hill with the Gaines I
county commissioners" court who
confirmed it.
Miss Vance has been home
demonstration agent of Hans-
ford county for about four years.
She holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in home economics from
Mary Hardin-Baylor College. Bel-1
ton. and comes well-qualified for
her position. She will report for
duty about March 15 and will
carry out the current program of j
work as planned by the homo
demonstration headquarters and 1
4-H clubs. '
One Tax Windfall
Delayed 6 Years
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif- In
1943 Mr. and M s. Fred Stanton
of Spokane had an argument
with the United States Collector
of Internal Revenue over their
income taxes.
Over their protest, each paid
an additional $3,999 and $116 in
terest. after the government
filed deficiency claims against
them.
Then they went to court. Tues-
day the United States Circuit
Cowrt of Appeals told the gov
"rnment to return the money to
the Stantons, and to pay them
tvr cent interest from 19-13 to
date.
The court held that the gov
crnment hadn't appealed an earl
ier adverse ruling within the re-
quired period of time
Horses are responsible foi
more accidents of a serious na-
ture on the farm than any othei
animal.
Farmers were the onlj major
group in the United States to
close out 1918 at a lower price
level.
CCC Sels Deadline
For Grain Buying
Purchase agreements for Gram
Sorthum will be available for
Gaines county farmers, through
i February 2S, it was announced
today.
A pu-chase agreement is an
agreement between the producer
>! the grain and the Commodity
Credit Corporation in which the
CCC agrees to purchase from
the producer not more than a
specified number of bushels of
| the particular grain. If the
grain i-- delivered to CCC settle-
ment will be based on the apllc-
able loan ra'e for the grade of
grain delivered.
Undei the agreement the pro-
ducer can deliver to CC fewer
j bushels of grain than specified in
the contract hut he cannot do-
j liver more.
The producer takes the entire
responsibilty for storage of the
j grain.
Signing the agreement does
j not prohibit the producer from
I selling the grain on the market
| at any time during the life of the
agreement
The producer can request do-
i livery instructions from the
I Oiunty Agricultural Conserva-
tion Committee or surrender his
receipt f o . warehouse-stored
; grain within a 30 day period after
i the maturity date on loans for
! the kind of train to be deliv-
I ered. The maturity date is April
| 30. 19-19.
A small service fee of 1 cent
lev.: is charged for executing a
j purchase agreement with a min
| iinum of SI.50 for each agree-
1 ment.
These fi es must he paid at the
j time the agreement is executed
Steps Taken To Keep
Army At Top Strength
i The Army has recently an
nounced two additional steps de-
signed to keep the enlisted
strength o lthe service within
the limits anticipated for the
Fiscal Year beginning July 1,
1949 The overall army strength
of f,77,000 contemplated for that
-late includes approximately tiO.V
<X) Oenlisted men, according to in-
iormation reaching T Sgi. Linio
iv White, Commanding Officer of
the U. S. Army and I'. S. Ait
Force Recruiting Station at Post
Office Bldg., La mesa, Texas.
Effective February 1st. the fol
lowing restrictions will be placed
on the enlistment of men with
out prior service:
Priorities for acceptance will
be established: based on combin
ed intelligence ratings and phy
sical standards
The number of recruits need-
ed to maintain the Army at its
authorized strength will be de-
termined periodically: and re-
cruit vacancies will l>e allotted to
each of the six continental arm
ies.
"The Army has already an-
nounced cessation of enlistments
to- two year periods," said Sgt.
White. "Men eseking enlistments
are being taken for three.four,
five, or six year terms "
The new rulinss do not affect
men with prior military service.
The Army considers a man with
less than IK) days time in civil
life since his last enlistment, to
be a re-enlistee, while those with
more than 90 days out of uniform
a-e considered to be prior ser-
vice enlistees from civil life
Army personnel officials be
hove that limitation of enlist
ments on the basis of mental and
physical qualifications will re-
sult in eventual economies.
The Jersey Wakefield, Copen-
hagen Market or Glory of En-
kenhuisen are good varieties of
cabbages to plant Cabbages
should be set a foot apart in the
row
Hummingbirds, known to feed
on flower nector, also have a
diet consisting of tiny flies, bees,
beetles and other insects.
The swift is the closest relative
to the tiny hummingbird.
'v. iliiam Bendix as he portray-
I 'tie life of America's greatest
baseball idol, Babe Ruth in the
; story of his life. "The Babe Ruth
Story" playing at the Tower
T'mntre Thursday and Friday,
February 17 and 18.
Advance
Plans Next Week
A movement toward construc-
tion of a 75-unit housing develop-
ment to relieve the local housing
hortage 's expected to take
tangible form next week when
local businessmen will be asked
to meet with the Chamber of
Commerce to perfect plans. H. C.
Kyle, C. of C. manager, said
today.
The plan is still in nucleus
form but already the majority of
local civic leaders and business-
men contacted have voiced ap-
proval and promised support.
Kyle added.
Tentative plans call for units
of three or four rooms each in
'duplexes. Stock involved was es-
timated at approximately $173,-
000. I • *
Rent for the dwellings is
scheduled to be as low as pos-
sible in proportion with con-
struction costs.
The Chamber of Commerce is
initiating organization of the
group hut when construction gets
underway it will be a non-profit
| corporation comprising solely
Seminole businessmen and civic
leaders.
The Wright Brothers' airplane
was named fo rthe village near
which it first flow: Kitty Hawk,
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Irrigation-Cotton
Parley Scheduled
-or Two Counties
Top timely note on the agenda
for local agricultural circles is
the two-county irrigation and
cotton conference scheduled to
be hold Monday. March 7, in the
old frame grade school building
oast of the new building at Den-
ver City.
Growers from Gaines and Yoa-
kum counties are expected to
a:tend the sessions conducted by
state experts, said L. II McElroy.
Gaines county farm agent-
R V. Thurmond, irrigation en
"inoer with A. & M. College ex
tension. Lubbock, will address
'he p inciples of successful irri-
gation, including such subjects
■s the ins allation of wells and
the efficiency of pumping units-
H. D Lynn of the Lubbock
experiment station will address
the meeting on the varieties of
cotton according to the yield un-
der irrigation as practiced at
the station.
Ernest Thaxton, also from the
experiment will discuss the de-
foliation of cotton by the latest
chemicals and the expedited me-
chanical method of harvesting
The program, which is to in-
clude movies and luncheon, will
continue ail day.
High School Band To
Give Concert Soon
The Seminole High School
band under direction of George
Walker will make its first public
1 ippearance of this school year
he end of this month, it was an-
nounced today-
The band, including some 60
pieces, already has started prac-
tice for a public concert, date for
which is to be fixed soon.
Proceeds will go toward pur-
chase of music and other items
for the school music department.
Adamson Father Dies
J. N. "Red" Adamson, owner of
the Chevron service station here,
returned to Seminole Tuesday
from Lufkin, Txas. where he at-
tended funeral services Monday
for his father. J. N. Adamson.
The local man was called to
Lufkin last Friday.
Six to eight weeks before the
last killing frost is the time to
build a tomato plant box The
seeds have to sprout and live in
the box that long before they'rf
ready to transplant in the
garden.
The flicker's diet is almost 50
percent ants.
Collum Is Seriously
III At Hospital
Dewey Collum, proprietor of
Collum's Drive-in on the out-
skirts of Seminole, Monday re-
mained seriously ill at Gaines
General Hospital where he was
'aken after he suffered a heart
attack.
The local man was stricken
Thursday afternoon while he was
en route to his home from his
place of business. Physicians
early this week could not state
when he would be discharged
from the hospital.
luniors To Present
Class Play March 2
March 4 is the date tentatively
set for the presentation of the
annual Seminole high school
iunior class play, a three-act
comdey titled "Amazing Grade",
It was announced today.
Rehearsals were started last
Monday an dthe cast is making
rapid progress, said J. W. Tid-
well, class sponsor and director.
Varlv lndciations are that the
play will score a hit with all
ages as a hilarious comedy, the
...ector added.
The word "impressionism"
"••"'t in connection with art was
coined by a journalist writing in
derision of Claude Monet's "im-
pressions".
District Court
Jurors Dismissed
Petit Jurors summoned to
serve in the current civil term of
the district court were qualified
and dismissed Monday by Judge
Louis B Reed when a jury was
waived i nail cases docketed for
immediate trial.
The majority of cases were
either continued or parties in-
volved completed settlements.
Jurors reporting for duty were
the following:
From Seminole: Sam Clark.
Marvin E. Banks, Harold R
Jones, Chester L. Roberson. II. C
Kyle, Edgar Kuykendall, E. G
Briggs, A- H. Vanlandlngham. J
0. Sheppard, M. Scott Doss, Tom
Long, William E. Bowen, Elton
B. Parker, O B. Raynes, David
Mills, Leo Ogg. Jonathan Lin-
caster, Ellis Sweatt and V". L.
Wilson, Ira Elkins (excused).
From Soagraves: M. W. Brash-
er, Morris Sanderson. A R.
Faulkenherry, Neil Vanzant i ex-
cused). Gentry Hobbs, Clyde
Sartin. Doak Hearno, (excused).
From Loop: Lc.oy Tyson lex
cused i: O. M. Sanson, Bill Oates,
1. H Jones and Calvin Young.
Also reporting were O C.
Chapman, Denver City; W. C
Young. Ashmoro; Owen Smith.
White City.
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I The nighthawk is not a mem-
l ber of the hawk family, but a
."pec!^3
of goatsucker.
I In April, 19-17, two-thirds of
U. S. farm houses still had no
! running water.
A chock on a field of clover re-
cently showed that more than
four-fifths of the pollinating in-
sects were honey bees.
Drug is discovered
for treating blood
pressure.
Throe tablet* dally; no re-
strictions in diet.
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The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1949, newspaper, February 17, 1949; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth412364/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.