The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1944 Page: 2 of 8
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THE CALDWELL NEW
Friday, April 14,1944
®fje CalbtoeU Hetosi
And The Burleson County Ledger
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Ba tared u Second Clui Man Matter si the Poet Office at
Caldwell. Texas
iption Price—$1.50 per year in county: 12.00 outaide county
George C. Fall and A. C. Pape
Publishers
MEMBER:
Texas Press Association—South Texas Press Association—
National Editorial Association
TEXAS
Texas farmers intend to plant virtually the same acre-
age in 1944 as they planted last year, the annual March sur-
vey of the Crop Reporting b-.ir.rd of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture reveals. Planted acreage of all spring sown crops
excluding cotton for which no figures are available, and in-
cluding the acreage of tail sown grains and tame hay, will
show a net increase of less than 1 per cent.
While subject to change, acreage reductions are indicated
for corn, barley, flax, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, soybeans,
cowpeas, peanuts and all tame hay. Crops which will be in-
creased are oats, rice, sorghums and broomcorn. Outstanding
increase will be in all sorghums—717,000 acres over 1943—
and principal decreases will be in corn and peanuts, with the
latter affecting the acreage of the tame hay crop.
.Precipitation so far this year over the state as a whole
ranges from adequate to excessive, with the result that plant-
ing in general has been delayed. Considerable corn has al-
ready been planted, especially in the southern part of the
state, but dry weather is needed to complete the operation.
Preparation of land for cotton and rice is also behind schedule.
Small grain continues to make good progress, although
in some areas wet weather interfered with the seeding of
oats. Extensive rainfall and lack of sunshine threaten to ma-
terially reduce the onion acreage in north Texas, and some
plants have been damaged. The tomato crop in east Texas
should be as large, if not larger, than that of last season.
While the winter wheat outlook in northwest Texas has
improved greatly during March, there is still considerable
doubt as to the outcome of the extremely late wheat, such as
failed to germinate until the first of the year. In the South
Plains fully half of the acreage is late, and since subsoil
moisture is limited, extra heavy spring rains will be deeded to
insure a crop.
General condition of wheat in the North Plains is much
better than it is farther to the south. Here the supply
of subsoil moisture is excellent, very little damage from either
wind or insects has taken place, and prospects are quite good.
Spring oats and barley are making a satisfactory showing but
will require additional moisture later on.
On account of the shortage of labor it is feared that the
cotton acreage in this part of the state will be sharply re-
duced. On the other hand, there will be more grain sorghum,
chiefly of the dwarf varieties, also a gain in alfalfa. Irish
potatoes, mostly planted, show a slight reduction in acreage
compared with last year.
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PACING A SERIOUS SITUATION
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There is no use blinking it. Let us face the facts frankly
and try to do something about it.
,T Edgar Hoover, who is in a position to know, recently
said: 'This country is in deadly peril. We can win this war
and still lose freedom for all in America. For a creeping rot
of moral disintegration is eating into our nation. I am not
easily shocked or alarmed. But today, like thousands of oth
ers, I am both shocked and alarmed. The arrests of teen-age
bovs and girls all over the country are staggering. Some of
the crimes youngsters are committing are almost unspeak-
able . . . prostitution, murder, rape. These are ugly words.
But this is an ugly situation. If we are to correct it, we must
face it."
Don't you think it is about time we were getting our
eyes open— What shall we do about it? President Grant of
Ouachita College, Arkansas, said a wise thing recently that
will help. He said: "Our homes, schools, and churches must
unite in a vigorous effort to grow boys or else our Govern-
ment will have to go on doing its best to mend men." The
parental responsibility is great. It is inescapable. If we would
avoid the tragic end then we must begin to evaluate the in-
fluence of attendance upon church and Sunday school.
Note what Prof. Henry Link, of New York University,
•says:
A Psychologist Speaks
"For three years, I have been experimenting with a test
for children. The results show that among the most important
habits contributing to an effective personally are the follow-
ing: Going to Sunday school, and having parents that attend
church. The very fact of parents attending Church was a fac-
tor in the development of desirable personality traits on the
part of the children, and the attendance at Sunday school by
the children was an even more important factor."—Bulletin
Service.
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COTTON GROWERS
When the boll weevil or the cotton leaf worm moves in
on the cotton field, will you have the calcium arsenate to
kill off the pest? Or will you have to stand by and watch
your crop destroyed ? ,
There's plenty of calcium arsenate this year, but it will
not help the farmers so long as it is in a warehouse hundreds
of miles away. With transportation tight and labor short, the
cotton crop may be gone before a supply of dust can be moved
into an infested area from a distance.
All over the cotton country, distributors and dealers are
filling up their warehouses with calcium arsenate. But those
warehouses cannot begin to hold enough to quell a serious in-
festation in any given area. In peacetime, the supplies held
by dealers and distributors will usually hold the line against
weevil or worm attack until more ammunition can be moved
in, but wartime is different.
No cotton grower can be certain of getting the calcium
arsenate he needs, when he needs it, unless he lays in a sup-
ply on his own place now.
Many of the big cotont growers have already bought
their supplies. The small growers cannot afford to take
chances any more than the big growers can. War Food Ad-
ministration officials point out that those who do take the
chance on calcium arsenate are "flirting with lightning."
They may lose a crop, and the nation may lose important war
materials—lint and seed. Cotton growers can buy enough
calcium arsenate for the first three applications without fear
of depriving their neighbors. In fact, they will help their
neighbors by preventing a last minute rush. In this respect,
they are more fortunate than most other farmers who use
insecticides. The supplies of most other insecticides will be
adequate but not large enough to permit growers to stock
up in advance to meet their requirements.
According to the census, there
are 100 women to every 97 men
in the United States. It is some-
thing to have this feeling of being
outnumbered explained.
There are four cups of sifted
\*hite flour in a pound.
Use Classified Ads
audck action
Wash kale thoroughly and dis-
card the mid-rib and stringy sec-
tions. Chop the leaves and cook in
a skillet with a little hot fat and
no water.
Styrt the day right with a good
nutritional breakfast. Include fruit,
cereal, a beverage, and a typical
breakfast dish. While eggs are
plentiful, serve French 'oast.
For Sunday supper serve a rich,
hot, navy bean soup, topped with
sliced frankfurters for added rich-
ness and flavor. Serve with a
tossed green salad and hot muffin! .
Try baked eggs for a main dish.
Put a layer of hot, cooked rice in
a buttem' bakinjr dish. Form nests
in the layer. Drop raw eg^s care-
fully in the hollows and pour a
medium thick sauce over them.
Sprinkle the top with grated cheese
and bread crumbs. Bake until the
eggs set.
Mix a pound of cooked pork sau-
sage with three cups of cooked
squash. Add bread crumbs, season-
ing. and a beaten egg. Pack in a
loaf pan, sprinkle sausage meat
over the top and bake in a hot oven
until brown.
Store ham properly wrapped in
a dark, cold, well-ventilated place.
Wrap the ham first in strong, ab-
>orbent, grease-proof paper, then
enclose in a muslin bag. Keep this
way until you are ready to cook it.
If the ham has been cut, grease it
well, including the cut surface, with
salad oil and store in refrigerator.
This helps prevent mold.
Some fellows never know what
they don't want until they ir t it.
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