The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1950 Page: 3 of 8
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Robert S. Calvert, present state
comptroller of public accounts, an-
nounced this week his candidacy for
the position subject to action of
the democratic primaries this sum-
mer.
Appointed by Governor Beauford
H. Jester to the position follow-
Sod. ARM Mm Soys
Plenty of food for the fish in
the farm pond will mean more
and larger fish, for a scant supply
of food, often means a poor and
stunted fish, ft was reported this
week by R. E. Callender of A&M
College.
The cheapest and most practical
source of food for the fish is that
food which can be. produced in
the pond where the fish live and
consists of both plant and animal
life, he said.
“The production of 'microscopic
plant and animal life known us
plankton or-“bloom” is the first
and most important step in the
food chain. Ponds containing water
that is high in plant food usually
ing the death of Geo. H. Sheppard,
Calvert has been state comptroller
since January1, 1949.
He is seeking his first elective
term for the office and is a native
of McLennan County. He served
19 pears as financial statistician
and chief clerk in the comptroll-
er’s office prior to his appointment
as head of the office.
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plant food gets Into the pond by
being dissolved from the soil as
the water flows over the water-
shed. Water flowing over poor
soil doesn’t pick up any fertility
and it must be eupplied,” he de-
clared.
Farm ponds can be fertilised
just as crops are fertilised, and
the same fertilisers can be used,
Callender continued. He says 400
pounds of cottonseed meat and
200 pounds of 20 per cent super-
phosphate make a very good mix-
ture. He recommends the applica-
tion of 300 pounds of the mixture
about this time of the year; broad-
cast it on the surface of the pond
and follow with a second, third
and fourth application of 100 lbs.
each at three to four-week inter-
vals.
Barnyard manure may also be
used he said, recommending four
applications of 500 pounds each
per acre for a season.
Properly fertilized ponds, he
points out, will have a greenish-
brown color. When this color be-
gins to disappear after the first
application and objects can be
seen 12 to 18 inches below the
surface, it is time to make another
application of fertilizer. Hfe says
plunge your arm into the water
up to your elbow, and If fingers
and nails are visible, fertilise.
The fertilizer program should be
started early in tjie year and com-
pleted before hot summer weather.
“Avoid heavy applications during
July and August, especially in
ponds containing lots of submerged
mosses,” he said, explaining that
the rapid growth of the “bloom”
will murk up the water, shut off
the sunlight from the submerged
mosses, often killing them. “The
decaying vegetation then uses up
the free oxygen in the water to
such an extent that the fish may
be killed,” he said. Then gradually
taper off as the warm season
approaches.
Callender concludes that it is
just as practical to grow fish
by the acre as it is to produce
pounds of beef, mutton or milk
from an acre. “Just another way,”
he adds, “of making every acre on
the farm productive, and you still
have the fun of catching the fish.”
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Burgess of
Canton, Mrs. J. L. Lowe and baby,
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burgess
and children of Mineola visited
Mr. and Mrs.. Manuel Burgess
Sunday.
TWO DAY STUDY, DEMONSTRATE
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Through arrangements made byj
the Veterans Vocational School
and the teachers of Vocational
Agriculture in the several high
schools of the county, a two-day
atudy and demonstration in’ the
handling and treatment of live-
stock will be held in Canton, Edge-
wood and Wills Point Monday and
Tuesday of next week, it has been
announced by A. O. Loughmiller.
Proper methods of dehorning,
castrating, giving of serums, vac-
cinations, and disease controls will
be emphasised, Loughmiller said.
John Morris, representative of the
Franklin Laboratories, will be pres-
ent to lead in the discussions.
School Groups to Attend
Monday evening, March 27 at
7:30 p. m., a meeting will be held
in the high school gymnasium at
Edgewood. Leroy Joyner, Haskell
Miracle, J. Cecil Chaney and L.
W. Reeves, instructor in the vet-
erans school, with J. T. Wiggs of
the Wills Point High School and
Devon Davis of the Edgewood
High School will attend with their
trainees and FFA boys. They have
invited farmers and stockmen gen-
erally to attend.
At 1:00 p. m. March 28, at the
livestock arer.a of the rodeo grounds
at the junction of Highway 80 and
64 in East Wills Point, a livestock
demonstration will be given in de-
horning, castration, and treatment.
Interested farmers and stockmen
are urged by Loughmiller to attend.
Canton Meeting
On Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.
m., March 28, another meeting will
be held in the assembly room of
the Courthouse at Canton. This
meeting will fellow much the same
pattern and procedure as the Edge-
wood meeting of the evening be-
fore. O B. King, of the Canton
High School, and instructors in the
Veterans School, H. G. Murray,
Charles McMillan, Chester Bur-
nett and Raymond Bounds have
invited community farmers to at-
tend this discussion meeting and
to bring their problems pertaining
to livestock growing.
John Morris of the Franklin
Laboratories will be glad to give
any possible advise or help upon
the problems relating to livestock
growing in this vicinity, Lough-
' miller concluded.
SAND FLAT
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
wrote “There was a little girl and
she had a little curl right in the
middle of her forehead.”
Elder Lanham filled his appoint-
ment at the Baptist Church. He
was accompanied by his wife and
baby.
Elder and Mrs. Harpie Fowler
and son of Dallas spent Friday
night with the Joe Boxes.
Bill Stewart and wife of Fort
Worth spent the week end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Stewart.
Mrs. E. L. Pugh has been in bed
several days with the flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Brapnan
of Fort Worth visited with the
Wayne Blakeleys and attended
church here last Sunday.
A lot of people are planting
sweet corn in this community for
the market.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Stone are
the proud parents of a daughter,
born March 13. She weighed five
and one half pounds.
Rube Hollowell has returned
from a two week’s visit with hi
daughter and family in Morgan
City, La., the Houston Thompsons.
Those visiting the Rube Hollo-
well family and Henry Burgess
during the week end were Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Gardner, Mr.
and Mrs. Lemis Gardener and their
aunt of Wolf City, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Burgess and children of
Mineola.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Phillips and
children of Alba visited the form-
er’s brother and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Phillips and baby last
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Red Null and Joy
spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Reiman Nations of Grand Sa-
line.
Glynda Burgess has been out of
school two weeks due to illness.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cade spent
Friday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Mayne and family of East
Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rucker
and his sister, Effie, spent Sunday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Rucker and attended church, here.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Godwin had
their children heme from Dallas
for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McKibben,
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Dockery, and
Mr. and Mrs. Cort Nations visited
Mr. and Mrs. John Skinner and
family one night last week.
Mr. and Mrh. Bob Martin of
Jamestown were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Alford Gandy Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold McMakiu
and children visited his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip McMakin Sat-
urday evening.
Kirby Shirley of New York
visited his sister, Mrs*. Lora Payne
last week.
Mrs. W. C. Fowler, Don and
Clyde were visitors at the Baptist
Church and also took lunch with
Mrs. W. R. Cade last Sunday.
Best Way to Rid Area
Of Harmful Insects
Is to Clean-Up, Dr. Says
AiUSTIN, March 28—“There ia
no easy road to the abatement of
insects and rodents,” says Dr. Geo.
W. Cox, State Health Officer.
Frequently people get enthus-
iastic about the destruction of the
insects and believe that, if an air-
plane flies over the town, or if a
huge fogging machine rolls through
town spreading an insecticide, the
insects will be killed instantly and
peace from the insect nuisance
will remain forever. “This is an
erroneous and, unfortunately, bad
practice, because it creates an un-
warranted sense of security,” he
explained.
“Before any killing is anticipat-
ed, a thorough clean-up of the com-
munity should be carried on. This
means cleaning up the rubbish and
garbage and eliminating all insect
feeding and breeding places. It
might mean the draining or fill-
ing in of wet areas for destruction
of the mosquito larvae. When this
is done, one will be surprised how
few insects are left to become
a nuisance and, perhaps, a public
health problem,” he stated.
Following this, Dr. Cox sug-
gested that insecticides be sprayed
manually to those places inhabit-
ed by the insects. Experience has
shown that a 2 per cent to 5 per
cent solution of DDT is still the
most effective insecticide to use
spread to form a thin coat on the
surface, where it can remain for
future destruction. A spray that
will just moisten the surface is
sufficient to be effective. "Spray
only those areas where you know
the insects gather,” hei concluded.
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Harle, Neil. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1950, newspaper, March 23, 1950; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1002660/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.