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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
1
A wholesale revamping of the state highway network in Pontotoc County is underway. SH 61 and SH 31 are affected and will be removed from the state highway list when projects complete, reverting to county upkeep and maintenance.
Enrollment at Pickett Center is set for Aug. 26 with all-day signups. Buses run that day, classes resume Aug. 27, and the hot lunch program starts then. Road work details note 62.3 miles of gravel and several SH routes upgraded to be transferred to local control after paving.
Latta School releases enrollment periods with seniors on Aug. 13 from 9 to 12 juniors Aug. 14 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 sophomores Aug. 14. Grades 1 through 8 enroll Aug. 21 9 to 11 bus service offered lunch unavailable first full day Aug. 26 teachers begin Aug. 19.
The net valuation of pon totoc County taxable property rises by 847 862 over 1967 figures per county assessor Frank Jared. Real estate totals reach 36 307 481 with Ada city personal property up to 5 910 101 while homestead exemptions increase to 5 657 990.
Plans for the Pontotoc County Free Fair call for a three day event September 5 to 7 with a redesigned schedule. Exhibits including live stock must be in by noon September 5 and judging begins at 1 p.m. in 4H and women’s divisions. Calves weigh in at 6 p.m. and beef cattle judging starts at 7 p.m. in the livestock pavilion. On September 6 crops poultry dairy swine and other divisions are judged with livestock releases at 7 p.m. except horses. The Fair Queen contest crowns junior and senior queens at 8 p.m. Voting ends at 5 p.m. Horses are highlighted September 7. Four H exhibits will be by department and three special educational booths will be installed by Latta Ada Junior High and McLish. Poultry shown in trios and all entries must be hatched after Jan 1. The 2,306 exhibits from last year should be surpassed as the fair expands with a carnival and Country Kitchen staffed by homemaker clubs. Catalogs will be available at the Extension Division with top placings earning premiums.
Washington AP report finds large corporate farms remain under 1 percent of commercial farms in 22 states. About 6,700 corporate units farm 40 million acres, with gross sales under 1 billion. Most corporations are family owned. survey covers crops livestock and related operations.
Research soil scientist Dr. James P. Law and R. E. Dick Thomas lead an experimental hydroponics study using Ada sewage plant effluent. Six tanks, 18 inches deep and 20 by 3 feet, test ryegrass and Kentucky fescue with sand gravel substrate and two detention rates.
Washington AP reports the Future Farmers of America Star Farmer of America contest features four regional finalists: De Lane Ruess of Owosso Michigan Jack W Gibbons of Clymer New York Boyd Joe Spencer Jr of Albert Oklahoma and Michael L Oakley of Scio Oregon. Ruess runs a 360 acre family dairy with 66 Holstein cows and 2210 hens while Gibbons manages a 214 acre farm with a 54 cow herd and 13243 pounds per cow annual production.
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