The Brady Standard and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1962 Page: 1 of 8
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Drills, re»ns
THE BRAD? STANDARD
BRADY, TEXAS
and HEART O’ TEXAS NEWS
TODAY 8 PAGES
January 10, 1962
Whole Number 7777
Vol. LIU, No. 14
10 CENTS PER COPY
New 'Factory' Will Grow Vegetables
Throughout the Year, VYithout Soil
. e l / _ *L . i rnt *1 H nil . .. 1.1
A new “factory” is being built
on the old Gulf Creek roud to
grow vegetables in huge quanti-
ties—24 hours per day—the yeur
around—and without soil.
“We hope to have our first crop
during the last of May or tho
first of .’unc," says Charlie Dodds
of Brady, general manager of the
newly organized firm, Scientific
Farms, Inc.
The “hydroponic” plant is lo-
cated on one acre of Dodda’ place
purchased recently from Richard
Davis, "and hy next winter wu’ll
have five acres."
The vegetables, rooted In
gravel, wi'l be grown in long
troughs then will be flooded
with the essential chemicals,
minerals, and nutrients for
| perfect growth. The gravel,
providing no food for the
plants, is used only for sup-
port.
“The fruit will he as perfect
Florida," Dodds said. There also
is one plant in San Antonio and
several in the Rio Grande Valley.
“The tomato plants will he 8
Mothers' March
Will Kick Off
Dimes Campaign
100 Entries
In Saturday's
as the genes ami cells will let it feet tall, and you have to trim
he,” Dodds explained. “It’s the them hack to keep them from
same as the difference between growing taller
a longhorn steer out on the range
and a polled shorthorn in a pen
on a balanced diet.”
The building Itself will be
much like a hot house, with a
Ordinarily tomatoes produce !i
to 10 tons per acre, hut when they
are grown hydroponicnlly they
will produce 200 tons per acre.
With ideal conditions provided
The new March of Dimes will
open its 1002 campaign here with
the Mothers’ Mnrch at 0 p. m.
Saturday, .Ian, 27, to raise funds
for a stepped-up battle ngninst
diseases that disable millions of
Americans.
Normnn Archer. McCullo-h
Countv campnign director, said - . - », r..ti ,„h 1 ri„)w
the drive will continue through received for the McCulloch Hubs.
Stock Show
More than 100 entries have members of the FFA and 4-il
p''
framework supporting a polyethy- artifically, the vegetables will
. . I Ml I I___ ___ Oon,>e..lta M
lent* cover. Automatic controls will
regulate the temperature, humid-
ity, and the flow of nutrients to
the plants.
Coolers will turn over the air
every hour, and lamps will extend
the growing period around the
clock: “Those vegetable plants
know no growing “seasons.
“We plan to have our m ixl-
mum volume during Christ-
mas—when nobody else has.
any vegetables.”
* * *
The produce will he sold
through chain stores and brokers
don’t know the difference between in Chicago, St. Ixtuis, ami Mew
night and day.”
* * *
Dodds plans to grow toma-
toes, cucumbers, w|uiish, bell
pepper, rhubarb, strawberries,
watermelons, and cantaloupes,
and each will require a dif-
ferent formula or “recipe,"
being changed during the
various stages of growth.
York. They want a constant sup-
ply, in large quantities, at a uni-
form high quality—and that’s
what Dodds plans to give them
| with his new factory. Once in pro-
duction, the vegetables will be har-
vested almost continuously like
on an assemhly line.
The operation will require two
chemists, a mechanical engineer,
t 'f'-"
iPpSSS' •-*«
y . .. •; ■■ • ■ •' " _______________-
I'MlKK CONHTHCCTION— Charles Dodds (left), gen-
eral manager of Scientific Farms, Inc., tulkH with Turn Cruse
(right) of San Angelo, construction superintendent on the new
“hydroponic" farm being built on tho old Calf Creek road.
They are standing on one of the concrete troughs which will
bo used in growing quality vegetable* in lar»v quantities.
'This is a big thing down in (Turn to Page 8, Col. 5, Please)
Brody Cogers
Home Stand Tuesday
Jan. 31.
A coffee was given at the Fla-
mingo Inn this week to make
plans for the Mothers’ March. At-
tending were: Mmcs. B. A. Hal-
lum. Jr., Raymond Pence. Sam
McCollum, ID, Frank ('order, Boh
Carmichael, Edmond Kllison and
Boh >rt Hays; Bert Harrison and
Archer. Mrs. Ellison will he South
Zone Chairman and Mrs. Joe
McDonough, North Zone Chair-
man.
* * *
“Outside the Mothers'
March, no other drive is an-
ticipated," slid Archer. “We
should contribute generously
because we have got $2 bene-
fit for every $1 contributed
since March of Dimes begun."
In an appeal to county resi-
dents, Archer said that contribu-
tions to the drive are needed by
The National Foundation to fi-
County Junior Livestock Show to j Sam McAnally is assistant
he held in the Richards Park superintendent; E. L. Boss, secrc-
show barns Saturday. 'tnry; and Mill Coleman, chairman
Edwin DuRose, from the agri- of facilities,
culture department at San Angelo The division superintendents are
College, will judge all classes, be- T. Wood and O. D. Striegler,
ginning at 9 a. m. sheep; David Bratton and Dayton
County Agent Norman Drake, Boren, beef cattle; M. F. Deans,
general superintendent of the'swine; and Miers Johnson and
show, is asking, however, that the Hubert Moseley, goats,
exhibitors arrive with their live- Many of the animals to he ex-
stock at 8 a. m.
* * *
"We want to invite spec-
tatnrs to come out and look
over the stock," Drake said.
“It makes the youngsters feel
good to have adults take an
interest in what they are
doing.”
* * *
The show is sponsored by the
McCulloch County Livestock As-
sociation, and more than $2(0 in |
prize money will be given along
hibited Friday in the Melvin FKA
Fat Stock Show will be in the
county show in Brady Saturday.
Melvin’s show begins at 2:15 p.
m. Friday.
2 Years Given
In Cattle Theft
me ixaiionai ..........- ............... George T. Plummer, 3,1.
nance widening attacks on crip- with ribbons. The Brady Rotary sentenced Wednesday to
pling birth defects, arthritis, and
polio.
» . ,
•
- *
Brady High's Bulldog engers,
with two District 18-AA victor-
ies already in the hook, play their
first home game next Tuesday
night as host to the Fredericks-
burg Hillbillies.
The district schedule has the
Bulldogs playing all four home
games in a row: Fredericksburg
Tuesday, Lampasas on Friday,
Jan. 2(5, San Saha on Tuesday,
Jan. 30 and I.lnno on Friday, Feb.
o
The boys B game starts at 5:30
p. m.. the hoys A game at 7 p. m.,
and the girls game at 8:15 p. m.
City Requests: Install
Own Water Cutoff
Sorry, hut the City ran't keep
running out to your house to cut
the water off and on every time
there Is n freeze.
"We Just cant keep UP." ex-
plained t’lty Snpt James Fen-
xelle “Last week we had two
trucks working and at one time
we were 7•) calls b< hind ll took
one person alone Just to answer
the tele hone Wo had more calls
than we could possibly take care
of."
What to do? Call a
plitmb-r—«tr Install a '‘slop-
and waste" cutoff ton
nin nil off the a ,t, r vsir-
M'tf when son think totir
pip. - might freeae.
The easiest solution, he said.
Is to install on* of those stop-
atvd-wastc cutoffs and
cheaper than calling a plumber
everythin1 or paying* for broken
pipes.
The City's biggest '’ay came
last Friday when frosen pipes
began to thaw and hurst.
"Wo had water un !er houses
all oxer town, and at 3 p. m we
wire 70 calls behind Otlr two
trucks worked until • o'clock
that night "
With one win over San
Saha, the Bulldogs made it two
in a row Tuesday night in
Llano, defeating the Yellow-
Jackets, 59-41. George Kidd
led the Dogs with 21 points.
Brady's Pupettes, who also de-
feated San Saba in their first dis
trict game, won their game Tues-
day at Llano. It was the night's
top thriller, the I’upettes taking
a 38-35 decision in overtime after
the game had been tied at 3 1 51
Josephine Hernandez put in 17
points for the Brady girls, and
Coach Laurie* Hunter bad glow-
ir g oom| lirner.ta for the “good
job done hy our guards. ’ I.yn-
fred Joe Otto, Nancy Templeton,
Tro-ha Appleton, and Jeannette
Sorwll.
Llano took the boys B game,
27-20.
Interrupting their di-trict
schedule, the Bulldogs this
weekend will be playing in the
Ozona tournament Thuraday,
Friday, and Saturday.
The hoys A game:
BRADY—Darrell Roper 4-0-8;
Charles Reynolds 7-2-18; George
Kidd 9-3-21; Harold Anderson 3-
0- 8; Ijirry Ixtw 2-4-8. Totals: 25-
9-59.
LLANO—Mike Rogers 1-0-2;
Bandy Lcifostc 5-4-14; Pete Fow-
ler 2-0-4; Derral Russell 1-0-2;
Frosty Miller 2-0 4; Billy Ratliff
1- 4-0; Jimmy Simpson 3-3-9;
Jackie Justis 0-2-?-. Totals: 15-
1 13-43.
I Brady 14 12 15 18—59
Llano 8 8 6 21—43
• * *
The hoys B game:
BRADY Greg Chase 3-1-7;
Gilbert Lafuente 2-1-5; Robert
Floyd 2-2-0; Marion Lewis 1-0-2.
Totals' 8-4-20.
LLANO London Bauer 1-3-5;
Frosty Miller 1-0-2; Pete Fowler
3 0-0; Kirk Hodges 9-1-5; D-rml
Russell 3-3-9. Totals: 10-7-27.
Brady-B 2 5 8 5—20
Llano-B 4 13 10 0—27
• • •
The girls gnme:
BRADY Judy l>ave;nmrt 1
I; Jo H ' Marj
Jo Trammell 4-0-8; l.indn Taylor
4 1 9 Totals: 11-18-38.
LLANO Gail Hopson 7 8 22;
K i* da i i •. Virkl Virdall 1
1 :; Nancy llofmann 2-0 I. Totals
11-13-35.
Brady 7 9 10 12- 18
Llano 1 0 IS 13 35
Club also will present a rotating years in the state penitenitary af-
trophy; radio station KNEL will ^(,r he pleaded guilty in 35th Dis-
..I, ultimate R0II1. I*
vent thes. cripp ng ' Association will donate three sil- Ex-foreman on the John Yantia
the acre era p _ P ^ ^ ver medallions for (1) the rham- ranch near Lohn. Plummer was
financed > , .. , pion fine wool lamb, (2) the cham- charged with taking four calves
our hi,,ip' <"> ,hc from" the ranch last*June 30 and
nn,< ' . .. . jj _» the c^amPi°n ^n*ora nannu\ selling them in San Angelo. Yan-
of patient ni The Bj,ow j„ 0j)en to all county ^
program of patient aid
same time. Pain cannot wait. Mc-
Culloch County should contribute
generously, since we have received
$2 benefit for every $1 donated
since the March of Dimes program
began.”
* * *
The director explained that
establishment of chapter-
sponsored special treatment
centers nnd evaluation clinics
had been speeded up during
the past year. These centers
provide improved medical ser-
vices in treating patients not
receiving adequate attention
from other sources. In addi-
tion. National Foundation
chapters with sufficient funds
hate been authorised to aid
victims of all types of birth
defects where such help is
needed.
Bulldogs’ A-Squad
Feted By Methodists
a Brownwood banker, read
about the sale in the San An-
gelo Standard-Times.
Plummer appeared in court
here Wednesday without legal
council, and District Judge Joe
The Brady High School Bull- Dibrell appointed Brady attorney
dogs' A squad, semi-finalists in n,,n Davis Geeslin to represent
the 19(50 schoolboy football race, him.
I Class A A, was honored Wednes*---—
i day night in the Fellowship Hall
of the First Methodist Church
I when the Men’s Fellowship of the
1 church entertained with a bnrbe-
! cued chicken supper.
Watkins Brother
(ices to Mozelle
Ilarroll Watkins, formerly of
Lohn, has been named school
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• • •
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The program included an ex- ---------
pression of thanks from the Fel- superintendent at Mozelle in Colc-
lowship and the citizens of Brady man County.
hy L. B. Smith, and a showing Heed of the Reagan County
of the football movie, "High- High St hool science department at
lights of Southwest Conference Big Lake for the last three ami
Football in I960,” produced hy a half years, he resigned Dec. 31
“The need for these programs, the Humble Oil & Refining Co. to take the Mozelle position Jan.
HI.. ™n hr tern from thr hoc- Itrv. llnrry totater. i»t«r <f ''..rroll Vtotkin., now .uponnton-
numbers of people with disahili- the church, gave the invocation, dent at I»hn.___
ties caused hy birth defects nnd ~
arthritis.” Archer continued.'
• More than 11 million Americans
suffer from arthritis or rheumatic
diseases. As our medical advisors
tell us, in the vast majority of
arthritic patients, disability can
be prevented or reduced through
early diagnosis and early total
treatment.
“More than 250,900 American
children arc bom each year with
a significant birth defect that may
cause lifelong disability. Many
congenital def*s-ls go unrecogm/*
ed in children but cause problems
in later lifts.
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