The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1948 Page: 2 of 14
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THE MEXIA (TEXAS) WEEKLY HEHALD
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1948
Is He Pessimistic—Or Just Ahead of His Time?
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Winners of Teague
F.F.A. Hog, Calf
Show Announced
The judging of the F.F.A. show-
ing of calves and hogs was held
Friday March 19th at 2 o'clock at
the City Park, Teague.
Tho winners were as follows:
CALVES
1st place — Bob Riley Ham —
$32.00, also $10.00 from Purina,
j 2nd place — Mack Hedrick —
$22.00.
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3rd place — Billy Mac Beene
— $18.00.
4th piace — Herman Yielding
— $12.00.
5th place — Bobby West —
$8 00.
0th place — Sonny Beene —
S7.50.
1st place showmanship in
calves went to Hugh Fairly —
S10.00.
2nd place showmanship in
calves went to Mack Hedrick —
$5.00
liOGS
1st place — Billy Mac Beene —
$20.00.
2nd place — William Day —
$15.00.
3rd place — Billy Wayne
George — $10.00.
4th place — Billy Mac Beene
— $7.50.
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Returns after
Attending Rural
Church Conference
Rev. Otis G. Carnes director
of rural church work at West-
minster College, left Friday.
March 19. for Chicago and Evans-
ton, Illinois, where he attended
a conference of administrators of
rural church work Saturday and
Sunday.
The conference was held at
Evanston, and had as its purpose
tne furthering of rural church
Work in this country. The Gar-
rett Theological Seminary of
Cnicago and Northwestern Uni-
versity were sponsors of the
conference.
Rev. Carnes returned to Dallas
Monday by air.
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SOIL CONSERVATION
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C. G. Barnett, Cooperator with
the Limestone-Falls Soil Con-
servation District, whose farm is
in the Oletna Conservation Group,
over seeded part of his pasture
j with 50 pounds of California Bur
Clover last fall. The Clover was
planted in the draws and low
places near the creek. There is a
great deal of Clover already up in
these areas, which will improve
the soil for pasture grasses and
also afford some early spring
grazing for livestock.
Earl Thomr.son, District Co-
operator m the Oletha Conserva-
tion Group received assistance
from Personnel of the Soil Con-
servation Service, in laying out
terrace lines for construction on
15 acres of cultivated land. Mr.
Thompson planted 10 acres of
Vet h last fall for winter cover
and soil budding crops. The
Vetch withstood the cold and has
begun to grew since the freeze.
Rev. Olen E. Waldrip. District
Cooperator in the Christmas
Creek Conservation Group, seed-
ed and sodded Dallis Grass last
week.
O. W. Sadler, District Cooper-
ator in the Center Conservation
Group. 6 miles east from Groes-
beck is fertilizing and seeding
Dallis grass and Kobe Lespedeza
in his pasture.
R. G. Nance, District Cooperator
in the Steeles Creek Conserva-
tion Group near Thornton, is con-
structing terraces on 200 acres of
cultivated land.
Graduates in April
From Jewelry School
According to a letter received
in Mexia early Saturday.
John B. Barker of Mexia will
graduate as jeweler from the
New Castle Jeweler's Training
School in New Castle, Pennsly-
vania on April 1, 1948.
The secretary who wrote the
letter pointed out that the school
authorities are proud to announce
Barker's graduation date because
of his aptitudes in the jewelry
trade and his outstanding work
i in the classroom.
gives
10-Month Egg
Laying Contest
Opens Oct. 1st
COLLEGE STATION, March
25 (Spl) — If you are a poultry-
man who has been wondering
just what kind of an egg produc-
tion your flock has, here is your
chance to find out. Ted Martin j
and W. J. Moore, extension poul-
try specialists of Texas A. & M. ;
College, announce a ten month
egg laying ocntest beginning Oc-
tober 1 this year and running
until July 31, 1949.
This state wide Farm and Home
Egg Laying Contest is being an-
nounced at this time so Texas
poultrymen will have a chance
to purchase their baby chicks
now, and have them in produc-
tion when the contest gets under
way next October.
The rules and regulations of
the contest as well as application
blanks for entering and month-
ly report blanks may be secured
at the office of the county agent
or home demonstration agent.
These monthly report cards are
filled out at the end of each
month and sent to the county
agent's office. Since the contest
is based on a record of the num- j
ber of eggs per hen. and not on 1
the number of eggs per flock,
any hens that die or are culled
from the flock during any one
month will not interfere with the
progress of the contest.
The five big objectives of the
:ontest arc to get higher egg
oroduction in Texas poultry
flocks, to demonstrate the value
of record keeping in the poultry
business, to put poultry produc-
tion on a sound basis, to demon-
strate the advantages Of good
feeding, breeding, and manage-
ment and to market eggs on a
quality basis when it is possible
to do so. If these objectives are
reached, then the contest will
have been a complete success.
The contest is open to all poul-
try producers in Texas who own
and manage 100 or more hens o£
not more than two breeds or
varieties. However, to keep the
contest on a fair basis, the R. O.
P. breeders will not be allowed
to enter the contest, since they
are on a professional standard.
Each contestant must toll how
many chickens he expects to en-
ter at the beginning of the cov
test, and all pullets over lour
months old and all hens on the
farm must be entered.
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lhas A.tM. College
Extension Service
protection
Esso Motor Oil flows instantly in cold
weather, stays tough and full-bodied
when summer does its worst. It cleans. I
cools, seals and lubricates the engine
of your car — gives extra protection
whether you drive in the stops and
starts of traffic, or at high speeds on the
road. Drain and refill every 1,000 miles.
All poultrymen who expect to
enter the contest must have their
entry blanks turned in by Sep-
tember 15; each contestant will
be visited by either the county
agent or the county home demon-
stration agent between Septem-
ber 15 and October 15 in order to
get everyone off to a good start.
When the contest ends July 31
of next year, all the records will
be counted to find out who the
state wide winner of poultry egg
production is. The first prize is
$100. The second prize is $75.
and the third prize is $50. Fourth,
fifth, sixth and seventh place
winners will receive cash awards
ranging from $35 down to $15,
and the next eight high place
winners get $10 each.
"You can feel sure that tho ex-
tension poultrymen and the coun-
tv agents will assist you any way
possible with this program in your
county, and if you have any fur-
ther questions please write us
for more information," say tho
extension poultry specialists.
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Apply dormant sprays to con-
trol European red mite, San Jose
scale, apple red bug, peach leaf
curl and rosy aphis when buds are
green tipped and the temperature
is above 40 degrees.
Three-fourths of the land under
cultivation in the United States
is sloping enough to suffer serious
erosion.
During the past week, this
business of farming has picked up
and with it the County Agent has
been stepping, too.
The boys who have the pigs
in the Sear's Program are happy
youngsters now. The record for
Limestone County is very good.
7 of these gilts have farrowed
and are raising an average of 8
pigs per litter. Individual records
are: E. H. Williams, Jr., Fairoaks,
farrowed 8 saved 8, Bobby Mad-
ciox. Forest Glade, farrowed 9
and saved 9, Johnny Vickcrs,
Watt, farrowed 9, saved 7, Ed-
mund Schuster, Pt. Enterprise,
farrowed 9 and saved 9, Billy
Vinson, Coolidge. farrowed 11,
saved 9. Dan Bennett, Tehuacana,
farrowad (!, saved 6, Neal Bond,
Shiloh. farrowed 9, saved 7. The
8th pig, belonging to Jerry Jen-
son at Colidge failed to breed.
These boys are justly proud of
their high-bred Duroc pigs. They
;.re starting now to feed out
three pigs from each litter to
compete in the Market Show
which will be held next fall. By
starting pigs properly and not
stunting them, less feed is re-1
quired to feed them out. The rea-
son that so many pigs were saved
in each litter is that Guard Rails
were used in the farrowing houses
to prevent the sows from lying
down and crushing the tiny pigs
during the first week.
Tuesday. I went by Haskell and
James Fife's farm at Ben Hur and
caught them fencing on their
dad's place. Fencing means profit
in fanning. Without enough fenc-
ing, much, grazing is wasted each
year. 2 acres of small grain will
provide most of the fall and win-
• r<r feed needed for one cow. Soil
improving crops can be made pay
their own way if they can be used
for grazing to produce beef, milk,
or pork. These men are in the
farming business for the money
that can be made now and at the
s: me time improve this soil for
their children.
Friday night I attended the
Parents and Son Banquet of the
Mexia Future Farmer Chapter.
Sam Sowers is 1o be commended
for the fine work he is doing
with the boys studying agricul- j
turc there. While the boys are to ;
1 e praised highly for their ac-
■ I'lplishments, the parents of |
these hoys should receive much !
credit for their son's successes. '
Few outstanding boys are pro-
duced without having outstand-
ing pi-rents ut home encouraging
them, and these boys are out-
standing.
A movement is now underway
to organize a Dairy Herd Im-
provement association between
Limestone and Navarro Counties.
The purpose of such an organiza-
tion is for owners of Dairy Herds
In band together and collectively
hire a qualified man who wilj
periodically weigh the milk of
and test the Butterfat production
of each cow in the herd. The test-
er also makes recommendations
on feeding to the production of
individual cows and thus save
some <>f this expensive feed. The
value of calves goes up immedi-
ate ly when the production record
of the Dam is known. A Jersey
calf from a tested cow is worth
mm h more than a calf from a
good cow . Anyone who is inter-
ested in learning more about this
program should contact me im-
mediately.
Cotton planting time is now
right around the corner. Cotton
in this, area is subject to several
seeding diseases including angular
leaf spot, boll rot. and sore shin.
These diseases can be prevented
by treating the seed with 2%
Cvresan, 5% New Improved
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Mexia Music Study
Club Gives Program
- At Lions Luncheon
■ Lions
weekly
enter-
mem-
Study
Clarence Booth, businessman of Lakewood, N. J., is building an atom-bomb-proof home. The house
has one floor above ground and one floor below. Il will be reinforced with tons of steel and concrete.
It 'will be protected against atomic radiation by glass-like tile, and against poisonous gases by an air-
Droof locking door system.
Ceresan, Spergon, Dow-9, or
Chloricene. A little time to treat
cotton seed may mean the dif-
ference between a stand of cotton
and re-planting. At the present
price 6f cottonseed re-planting is
expensive.
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Cold and Covered
Way to Keep Eggs
COLLEGE STATION, Mar
—Cold and covered is the best
way to keep eggs fresh and in
prime condition for eating, was
the information Miss Louise
Maron, extension food preparu-
tin food preparation specialist of
Texas A. & M. College, received
from USDA home economists.
The quicker eggs are 'placed in
the refrigerator, the better they
will be when used. Experiments
have hsown that eggs at room
temperature have lost as much
freshness in three days as they
would have in two weeks if put in
the refrigerator.
Attend Meeting
Of Texas Junior
College Association
Dean W. D. Blunk and Rev.
Otis G. Carnes of Westminster
College attended the meeting of
the Texas Junior College Associa-
25 ! tion and the Association of Texas
Colleges Monday, March 22, at the
Baker Hotel in Dallas. ^
Dean H. V. Robinson of Lon
Morris College, Jacksonville, pre-
sided over the meeting. The gen-
eral topic of the Junior College
Association meeting was the im-
provement of instruction in Jun-
ior Colleges.
Duiing the afternoon session,
Dr. C. C. Colvcrt Professor and
Consultant in Junior College
Education, at the University of
Texas, odressed the junior col-
lege administrators concerning a
program of pro-service training
There are two good reasons for ! for junior College teachers. ,
keeping them covered in the re- | Dean Blunk and Rev. Carnes
frigerator, says Miss Mason. On. I werc. lm;l m Dallas by Dl. w c
is to keep them from losing mob- Finch, Administrative Assistant
ture through their porous shell j,0 lhe president of Southwestern
in the dry atmosphere of the re- : University, Georgetown.
frigerator, and the other is to pro- j 0
tect them so they will not absorb
odors ot "off flavors." A covered
dish or one of the closed contain-
ers for vegetables works much
better than a cardboard carton
or an open bowl.
Eggs should be kept far
enough away from the ice con-
tainer or the freezing unit so that
there is no danger of their free;'.
ing. There is-another thing the
food specialists want to remind
you of, and that is don't wash
the eggs until just before they
are to be used. The dull "bloom"
on the eggshell is a protective
film which helps prevent bacteria
and odors from entering the
pores of the shell.
Rotarians See
film on Tobacco
Industry Thursday'
The Rotary Club was entertain-
ed by a movie on the tobacco in-
dustry at their regular weekly
meeting Thursday at noon.
The film was shown the Rota-
rians by A. L. Jackson of Waco, a
tobacco company representative.
Jackson was introduced to the
group by the program chairman,
Rotarian Hugh Pendleton.
During the showing of the
technicolor film the tobacco was
shown from its growth in the
fields through the process of the
manufacturing of cigarettes.
Guests at the meeting >n-
cludcd Bill Climer, Mrs. Val
Horn, Mrs. Louis Simpson, Mrs.
Tom Anderson and Mrs. Jimmie
Blair. •
The members of the
Club at their , regular \
luncheon Tuesday were
tained by three talented
bers of the Mexia Music
Club, Miss Juanitn Armstrong,
Miss Margaret Barnett and Neal
Davis.
They were presented to the
Lions by the Music Study Club
President, Mrs. W. S. Underwood.
Hubert Maynard was program
chairman for this week's meeting.
The program consisted of two
duets sung by Miss Armstrong
and Davis. They were accompa-
nied at the piano by Miss Mar-
garet Barnett, who gave a piano
solo. ,
Mrs. Sam Cox gave a short talk
on the possibilities and advan-
tages of Mexia citizens joining
the Town Ilall Association. She
pointed out that several towns
around Mexia are already en-
joying the outstanding concerts
and lectures that are brought by
the Town Hall Association. Mrs.
Cox told the Lions that the Town
Hall Association is not a profit-
making proposition, but that it
gives the members a chance to
hear nationally known lecturers
and artists here in Mexia.
Guests of the club Tuesday
were Mrs. Cox and Hazel Thomas,
Lions Club Sweetheart for the
month.
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A little effort to get rid of rats
will pay big dividends by pro-
venting damage to stored food,
grain, baby chicks arid other
property. Keeping .feed in rat- ;
proof containers and using poison
are two thing, that will aid in the
war against rats.
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If tho brooder house is given
I a' heavy spraying with creosote
r a coal tar disinfectant, the
•■hicks should not be placed ii>
j th< house for several days. The
j -trang fumes are injurious to
! 'Sicks.
Five Die in Fire
OMAHA,: Neb., Mar. 23 (UP)—
Fire swept througli a private
home for aged persons today and
killed five men.
Seven other inmates of the
home were hospitalized.
Reject Trusteeship
TEL AVIV, March 23—(UP) —
Leaders of the provisional Jew-
ish government decided today ?n |
an all-day meeting here to ,-e- |
ject the United States proposal j
for a Palestine trusteeship.
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IN MEMORY OF
Mrs. Mable Ward who died Jan.
20, 1948 in Providence Hospital
in Waco.
Dear Mable from us, you have
gone.
To a better world you have
flown.
God heeded another bright star |
so he called you home.
Frgm us you have gone, but
your memory lives on.
Much joy you've planted in
hearts both young and old. With
your bright smile and kind words
as you were busy teaching Sun-
day School, music, missionary j
work, and comunity nurse. Many
other good deeds you have given |
Christ. You gate your life to j
Christ at an early age and work-
ed for him ever after.
Weep not you loved ones. She |
isn't dead, she's only asleep with
Jesus.
A loving friend,
Mrs. Charlie Jackson
Easter is a Big Event for Ladies' Suits and Coats.
Special purchases are arriving late. The weather has
been against us. The newest late Spring Fashions are
still coming in.
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Three Bodies Being
Returned to U. S.
From This Area
More than 3,000 bodies of
Americans who died in the bitter
fighting for Pacific Islands were |
announced as being aboard
the United States Army Trans-
port Walter W. Schwenk, was due |
at San Francisco about March 21.
Of the 3,257 bodies which are be-
ing returned from Saipan and
Honolulu, 203 were returned at
instructions of next-of-kin resid-
ing in Texas.
Bodies of servicemen from
this area being returned are
EMlc J. D. Demoney of Coolidge, I
PFC Adren F. Morgan of Frank- ]
lin and Cpl. Ray D. Moon of Mart.
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Sewell, W. L. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1948, newspaper, March 25, 1948; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299893/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.