The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1939 Page: 14 of 14
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PAGE SIX—SECOND SECTION
THE OLNEY ENTERPRISE
Friday. December
Wiley Evaluates Cotton
Marketinq Quotas as Poll
Is Scheduled Saturday
Cotton marketing quotas have*
been an important factor in bring-
ing about better farming methods
in Texas, F. G. Wiley, chairman of
the Young County Agricultural
Conservation Association Commit-
tee, believes as Dec. 9 brings an-
other referendum.
With the assurance given by mar-
keting quotas that the price of his
chief cash crop would not be ruin-
ed by excessive planting by other
growers, the individual cotton
farmer adjusted his plantings of
soil-depleting crops in line with
demand and carry-over, Wiley
pointed out, and planted more soil-
building crops, including food and
feed crops for home consumption.
At the time, he continued, farm-
ers improved their soil, thus in-
creasing their yields and lowering returned Sunday from Mason coun-
ty where they had been since Wed-
production costs.
“The average cotton yield in
Texas during the five years from
1928 to 1932 was 135 pounds to
the acre,” the chairman declared,
“while the average yield from 1933
to 1938 was 141 pounds. In 1938
the average yield was 168 pounds.”
Conservation Credited
Wiley credited the increase to
conservation and soil-building prac-
tices, the use of better land for
cotton, better seed and better cul-
tivation.
Also, he declared, the cotton
farmer is released from too much
work trying to grow cotton on land
unfit for the soil-ruining crop and
can thus produce more and better
cotton at still lower production
cost per acre.
He pointed out that since reduc-
tion of cotton acreage has been
accompanied by large increases in
the average of soil-conserving
crops, correspondingly large amounts
of food and feed has been made
available for home use on cotton
farms. In 1938 the acreage of soil-
conserving crops in Texas was
about 8 million acres, he said, and,
in addition, thousands of acres
have been protected by such prac-
tices as terracing, strip-cropping
and contour ridging.
Three-way Program
1 The cotton marketing quota pro-
gram is an important part of a
three-way program to improve the
cotton situation, Wiley held,
“The present cotton situation, in-
iT£)lving large stocks and prices be-
low parity, can be improved in
three ways,” he explained. “We
can find more markets for our cot-
ton abroad: we can increase home
consumption; and we can adjust
production and marketing of Am-
erican cotton so as to bring our
supply more nearly in line with
demand.”
Through the reciprocal trade-
agreement program and an intensive
export program, the government is
attempting to restore foreign trade,
ne said. The export program was in-
augurated July 27 of this year and
by Oct. 19 had resulted in an in-
crease of 41 percent in cotton
Farmers Who Dusted Wheat on Dry Soil
Advised to Leave Land Fallow During AO
Hunters Report
Varied Luck
Farmers who “dusted in” their
winter wheat seed this fall on
bone dry land would do well to let
their fields lie fallow next year,
for they stand less than a long-
shot gambler’s chance of getting a
crop, announces Washington offi-
With groups of hunters planning cials.
trips as "the season swings into the The odds are strongly against
final weeks, other groups are re-1 their even “getting their seed
turning home with none reporting back, department of agriculture
anything like phenomenal luck. experts declare.
R. B. Baker and Paul Faggard x Tf they wil1 ^t their fields lie
fallow next season, the accumu-
lated moisture will result in a crop
nesday on a hunting jaunt. They dle Showing year which will re-
brought back three deer and four ^ them well for the foregoing
turkeys. next season's production, the ex-
Carol Thomas and Joe Rushing ;perts believe,
also returned Sunday but their luck j Long Experiments
was of another kind. They had been j The department of agriculture
hunting near Kerrville since Wed-1 men base their conclusions on long
nesday but did not kill either deer; years' of experiments at stations
or turkey. They camped at the same j in the great plains. At those sta-
site where Dr. D. R. Woods, L. M.! tions, experts measured the mois-
Neff, Paul Atchley, Morriss Han- ture content of the soil and check-
nis and William Thomas had been j ed carefully the grain'yields,
only recently. In this group Mr. j If the soil is dry at seeding time,
Thomas killed two white tail bucks j the chances are 82 out of 100 that
and Dr. Woods and Leol Neff one the yield wil be 10 bushels or less
each. I and 71 out of 100 that the crop will
Still another nimrod who chose i be a failure—four bushels or less.
Kerr county for his outing was J If only the top foot of soil is
O. T. Anderson who brought down , moist at planting time, the chances
a white tail. He was accompanied I for failure are 34 out of 100 and
by DeWitt McClatchy but the lat- ! the probabilities of a yield of 10 to
ter reported no good luck.
Kibbie Gragg and John Rich-
ardson trekked to the Davis Moun-
tains for their hunt and returned
with a black tail each. Dr. J. P.
Lovett’s black tail with six points
was killed on a ranch in Culberson
county.
Arthur Pemberton, who hunted j chances of a bumper crop.
in Mason county, returned with the p. ___. 1ft
largest buck-his deer had nine1 Tho Chfnce ir\ 10 ,
points. C. L. and J. B. Escue, 1 The farmer who seeds when the
20 bushels are only 1 to 4.
Two feet of moisture reduce the
probability of failure to only 15 in
100, but the chances of a yield of
10 bushels or less are 38 in 100. The
farmers has 33 chances out of 100
to reap 10 to 20 bushels, 20 chances
to harvest 20 to 30 bushels and nine
who
also chose Mason county hunting
grounds, shot a buck each.
San Antonio Pledges
Aid to Olney on
Highway Designation
While C. C. Williams was in San
Antonio during the Thanksgiving
holidays, he visited the San Ah*
tonio Chamber of Commerce office
where he received a pledge of co-
operation from that organization
in seeking a federal highway desig-
nation.
Mr. Williams was assured of co-
operation in his endeavor to have
Olney included on the federal high-
way, should the designation be
granted from Waurika, Okla., to
the Texas-Mexico border, , by way
of San Antonio. The highway
would
soil is moist for three feet stands
only one chance in 10 of losing his
crop and 16 chances in 100 of hav-
ing a yield of 10 bushels or less.
There are 14 chances in 100 that
his yield will be 10 to 20 bushels,
47 chances that the harvest will
he 2Q tQ 30 bushels and 23 chances
of a bumper crop.
, ,r , j vY uuiu reach the border at either
porte over the same period last|Roma_ Tex > or Rjo Grande> Tex.
g‘In addition,”
are being made
he said “efforts
to develop new
uses for cotton. Experiments are
being conducted by Federal and
state governments to find new ways
to increase domestic consumption.
An agricultural laboratory is being
established at New Orleans, La., for
the special purpose of seeking
ways of expanding uses of cot-
ton.”
Farmers have adopted marketing
quotas during the last two years
by majorities of more than 84
per cent.
RONHOVDE TO ATTEND
WATER MEETING
I. N. Ronhovde, city engineer, Is
planning to attend the monthly
meeting Dec. 14 in Nocona of the
Northwest Texas Water Works as-
sociation. Mr. Ronhovde is presi-
dent of the organization.
Among the speakers will be May-
I or Bunting of Henrietta and J. C.
Douglas of the Works Progress
Administration office in Fort
Worth.
Three Attend Ford
Parts, Service School
John Parsley, Cecil Lowe and
Paul Bernhardt will return Friday
night from Dallas where they have
been since Wednesday morning at-
tending a Ford school.
Ford parts and service of the
’40 models are being discussed and
demonstrated at the school held at
the home of the Dallas branch. At
this school, which is an annual af-
fair, changes in the models, ways
of service and a general better
knowledge of the new models are
included in the instruction.
Texas Oil Industry
Begins Advertising
Series, Enterprise
With December issues of state
newspapers, the Texas Oil industry
through its service organization,
the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and
Gas Association, will begin a series
of instutional and educational ad-
vertising.
“It is logical that Texas, being
the biggest producer of oil, should
think along lines of institutional
advertising,” George C. Gibbons,
executive vice-president of the oil
and gas group, said. “Twenty-five
per cent of all the oil in the world
and forty per cent of the oil in
America comes from Texas. One
hundred and thirty-four counties
located throughout the state are
now in production with explora-
tion or leasing under headway in
all but fourteen counties of the
254.
“Outside competition has forced
average well production to such a
low figure in Texas today that only
by most careful management can
our industry survive its fixed over-
head costs. If through this insti-
tutional advertising program we can
stimulate the bringing of other in-
dustry into the state, we can help
stimulate added employment and
incidentally our ’own industry
through the use of more of our pro-
ducts at home. »
“Each time we interest other in-
dustry in corriing to Texas to use
our oil products we cut down ex-
portation of our surplus. The new
paper mill at Lufkin as an example
in point. Though this paper is made
of another raw product, timber, it
is made possible through the tre-
mendous supply of cheap fuel.. Much
of our raw product is yet to be
processed within the state. Wool
and cotton are both examples of
such opportunities.
“The oil industry has made tre-
mendous strides in the processing
of its crude oil, now refining more
than eighty percent within the
state’s borders and thereby furnish-
ing employment for many thou-
sands of Texas people.
“The advertising series will en-
deavor to portray to the public
the part the oil industry plays in
the economic life of Texas and its
contribution of employment, tax
revenues, distribution of pew
wealth created through constant
production of oil and the advan-
tage it offers to new industry.”
County Cotton Shows
Still Another Drop
Cotton ginned in Young county
from the 1939 crop prior to Nov.
14 totaled 2,825 bales as compared
with 3,444 bales from the 1938
crop, according to the report releas-
ed by the Department of Commerce,
bureau of the census.
Nearby counties reported the fol-
lowing totals, with 1939 listed first
and the 1938 total given second:
Archer, 451 and 875; Baylor, 4,834
and 5.915: Jack, 689 and 1,030 and
Wichita, 6,566 and 7,021.
Mrs. Bernice Barrett and son re-
turned Sunday from Abilene Where
they had spent the Thanksgiving
holidays. Mrs. Barrett is librarian
at the high school.
L. C. Counts attended district
court in Throckmorton the first of
this week.
Recruiting Onni
Breckenridge
Many Vacancies
A large number ofj
now exist in the Unj
Army and. Air Corps >
Corps for young meri
qualified, according tcCj
Holder, Jr., recruitin']
the Breckenridge office,
Men enlisted in
branches have the opy
learn to be pilots, airrf
anics, meteorlogists, pari
gers, radio and telephonl
welders, «aerial photogra|
al craftsmen and other
numerous to mention.
A single man with a 1.
diploma is eligible for
in these branches. For
apply at the City Hall in
ridge.
Mr. and Mrs, L.. E. Py
Monday in Fo'rt Worth.
Five Hear Gossett
At Throckmorton
Five representatives of the Cham-
ber of Commerce attended the an-
nual banquet Tuesday evening in
Throckmorton sponsored by the
CC of that town.
Ed Gossett, congressman from
Wichita Falls, was the principal
speaker. His subject was “Opti-
mism” and he brought an inspiring
message to the group of approx-
imately 150.
Attending from hei*e WOfe E. W.
Hunt, Sam Bird, W> C. Harrell, E.
C. Hallman and C, C. Williams.
Hack Crain attended the football
game in Quanah Thursday.
Jane Withers Heads
Chicken Wagon Family
Cast at West ex
CHICKEN WAGON FAMILY al
the Weslex Theater Friday and
Saturday. Included in the east are
Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Weaver,
Spring Byington and Kane Rich-
mond. A 20th Century-Fox picture.
Putting aside a purely personal
prejudice against Jane Withers, we
shall forthwith endeavor to present
in an unbiased manner a short
sketch of Chicken Wagon Family,
slated for week-end playing at the
Westex. Keeping that prejudice in
the background very long will be
difficult, we warn you.
Succinctly, the plot concerns a
family on the move the year ’round
in one of those jalopies which lit-
erally swarm the highways come
summertime. Dear little Jane—there
we go—shares with her irrespon-
sible father, Leo Carrillo, an in-
curable wanderlust. In an effort to
satisfy that yearning the family
moves around and about despite ef-
forts of the mother and daughter
who want to move to town.
Should you need an inducement
to see the picture, the company’s
publicity states Jane wears a new
fetching and quite grown-up hair-
do.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Hugh and Carlton McKinney at-
tended homecoming activities for
New Mexico Military Institute at
Roswell from Wednesday until
Friday.
Mrs. Bernice Esuce received med-
ical treatment Wednesday . and
Thursday. She was suffering from
a spider bite.
J. A. Kuykendall of Throckmor-
ton was in Thursday and Friday
for x-rays.
W. R. Porter received medical
attention Thursday ‘ and Friday.
Fay Carroll of Newcastle had an
appendectomy Sunday.
Mrs. Travis Taylor and • baby
daughter of Archer City are doing
nicely. The infant wa's bom Mon-
day.
Cecil Bales of Idalou, who was
admitted Monday morning suffer-
ing from bums received when his
trucks crashed into a telephone pole
and caught fire, is resting nicely.
His father and sister have been
here to visit him.
Levi Talbott of Megargel was
admitted Tuesday suffering from
a blow in the stomach received
while working on a power pump.
His condition Wednesday afternoon
was unsatisfactory.
Baby Lynn Arnold of Megargel
was admitted Tuesday for medical
treatment.
Dismissals:
Grady Simpkins, Sunday.
Mrs. Della Blankenship of New-
castle, Saturday.
Clyde Pool, Thm'sday.
Mrs. Nelson Bj uton of Throck- j
morton, Wednesd: y.
C. S. McKelvey, Wednesday.
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Warren, Len C. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1939, newspaper, December 8, 1939; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1148795/m1/14/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Olney Community Library.