Old Schools Echo Our Countys Earliest Era
County Superintendent Norman Mitchell recalls fifty four to fifty five schools once served Pontotoc County. Now ten rural schools and eight high school districts remain while old buildings like the Sunshine School live on as lunchrooms.
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Bob Heaton
Norman Mitchell
Pontotoc
Sunshine
Fitzhugh School
Stedman
Conway
Jones Chapel
Pontotoc County
Mitchell
Early Settler Follows Both Old and New Farming Routes
Ada resident Davis recalls how he blends horse power with modern methods in truck farming. He plows deep with a one bottom plow, uses fertilizer since the 1920s, and plants beets between corn rows to maximize soil use. Davis moved to Ada in 1911 and maintains soil health with constant work and careful planning.
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Davis
Ada
Pontotoc County
McLish Honors Group In Special Assembly
A March 18 assembly at McLish School recognized students and groups for high achievement beyond sports. In 4-H cattle judging state contest qualifiers were Guy Mitchell Marvin Mitchell and Mike Enis with placements ninth fourth and first respectively.
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McLish School
Guy Mitchell
Marvin Mitchell
Mike Enis
Mike
Marvin
Guy
Margaret Bingham
Sheila Rutherford
Mouseketeers
Karen Enis
Margie Hunter
Loretta Sexton
Janice LaCrone
Bruce Stewart
Jerry Lewis
Rodger Whittington
Conti
Fertility Tour Spotlights Allen Farmers Tuesday
Two Allen farmers, George Bain and George Casper, will host fertility demonstrations on their farms April 9. Bain’s at 1 30 p.m. and Casper’s at 3 p.m. The event showcases Bermuda grass fertility with maximum soil amendments. Both farmers were recently named outstanding area farmers at the Allen Chamber of Commerce banquet.
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Allen
George Bain
George Casper
Bain
Casper
P.m
Allenites
Allen Chamber of Commerce
Local Team Cops Honors in State Land Judging
Pontotoc County 4 H boys earned top honors at the Oklahoma District Land and Range Judging Contest in Guthrie. The range judging team placed second overall with Rick Bailey third, Ronnie Janda fourth, Bill Shope fifth, and Terry Shires eighth. The land judging team finished fifth with Shope Stinson Bailey and Peay on Pontotoc’s squad. All participants are from Allen and were county contest winners in November.
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Pontotoc County
Guthrie
Emerson Black
Rick Bailey
Ronnie Janda
Bill Shope
Terry Shires
Oklahoma City
Doug Stinson
Richard Bailey
Tom Peay
Allen
Silent Spring Stirred Few Reactions in Pontotoc County
In Pontotoc County the Silent Spring controversy drew little local action. Officials offer mixed views with the Wildlife Department undecided, while M P Hatchett, a former East Central State College biologist, praises the book and condemns broad spraying. Hatchett urges natural predators over chemicals and cites his plum tree experiment showing successful pest control without spraying.
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State Wildlife Conservation Department
M. P. Hatchett
East Central State College
Hatchett
Pickett
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McLish
Special Assembly
W. L. Knickmeyer
Rachel Carson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Miss Carson
Wildlife Department
Cloyse Bond
OWCD
Bond
Virgil Williams
Williams
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