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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1952
Page
4
A reflective piece acknowledges the vast unseen labor behind homes and meals. It lists drillers, manufacturers, transporters, and utility workers who make gas, electricity, engines, and food possible, noting the extensive effort from mining to market that sustains everyday life.
Oklahoma corn profits grow as hybrid varieties boost yields. Early maturing types average 60 bushels per acre in multi year tests at A and M college, late varieties add about a bushel. With stable rainfall and soil protection, farming corn could raise feeding quality for hogs and cattle statewide.
In a congress address President Truman presents no new policy and stresses defense against a rising Russian threat. The piece argues for a bipartisan approach, notes Republican participation, and comments on public unity while joking about an older friend fearing mistakes.
The piece analyzes how Eisenhower backing may struggle to win Republican convention delegates amid Taft and other leaders seeking posts. It weighs Truman’s stance, potential European exposure, and the possibility of Eisenhower becoming a martyr or aligning with peacetime aims, noting further unseen complications.
The editorial commends Governor Murray for pushing traffic safety, notes legislators’ concern over rising deaths and property loss, and urges stronger enforcement and public awareness. It compares presidential transparency, warning secrecy breeds suspicion and cites Hoover and Roosevelt as examples.
The Associated Press reports eight people died on Oklahoma roads over the weekend, part of a year marked by record fatalities. Victims include Coffee Horje of Konawa and Iva Ballard of Oklahoma City, with others from Dallas, Stilwell, Seminole, and Pauls Valley. A pedestrian fatality near Seminole occurred after dusk on Highway 270.
London reports Sir Robert Watson-Watt, the British radar pioneer, was presented with 50000 pounds tax free by the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors. He developed radar after being asked to create a death ray for the Air Ministry in 1934, and his invention aided the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain.
A resident commends Ada’s fire team for rapid dispatch and control after a Saturday night fire. The writer notes smoke from an open bathroom door, estimates a ten block distance to the station, and praises the two minute arrival and three minute containment, expressing gratitude for the department’s efficiency.
Charges against Jim Turner were cut from grand larceny to petty larceny in district court. Turner pled guilty to the lesser charge, fined $15 and costs after waiving a preliminary hearing. The case stemmed from a purse theft from Clara Mae Myers, with contents later re-evaluated.
A Federal State Crop Reporting Service check on January 1 shows Oklahoma farm grain stocks lower than a year earlier. Corn leads with 10,170,000 bushels, below 11,404,000 last year and the 10 year average. Wheat, oats, rye and barley also fall. Soybeans total 322,000, up from 78,000. Egg production rises by three million eggs in December from December 1950, while Descinters 1951 milk output totals 136 million pounds, down from 142 million the prior year.
In Lansing, the record library of WILL radio station collapsed, sending more than 7,000 records off shelves into a heap. Only one record broke, titled How About That Mess. Ada News Want Ads reports greater returns for invested amounts.
The bodies of 12 Oklahomans who died in Korea will arrive in San Francisco for burial on home soil. They are among 860 service members aboard the Marquette Victory to be sent to next of kin with an escort. Names and origins of the fallen are listed, including heirs from Stilwell Duncan Tahlequah Claremore Miami Edmond Vinita Stratford Chelsea and Stratford.
A U S Navy patrol bomber with 12 crew members crashed and burned near Yokohama Japan. At least three bodies were recovered from the wreckage and nine crewmen were missing. The plane, an i An engined privateer, was limping toward Atsugi Airbase after engine trouble during an 11 hour reconnaissance flight. Witness Junichiro Miyazaki, a Japanese farmer, said none escaped as the aircraft plunged in rain and squalls near factories.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced three polio causing viruses after a three year worldwide study funded by March of Dimes. The finding ends uncertainty about vaccine testing as the vaccines have existed for years but could not be properly evaluated until this discovery.
In Zahle Lebanon a Zahle American center run with Lebanese staff and USIS support offers a library reading room and films to counter Communist influence. Despite Communist leaflets the center draws about 400 visitors daily and may expand to Tripoli and Sidon if funds allow.
Vice Admiral John H. Cassady warned that U S Navy aircraft could launch atomic strikes from carriers anywhere, deliver 10 000 pound loads to 770 miles, and return. He said 12 carriers exist with four jets in production outrunning MiG-15s, but air power lags in overall superiority due to numbers.
New York William Stassen president of the University of Pennsylvania said on CBS that Taft is clearly out in front in the Republican presidential nomination race. He called Taft his chief opponent and noted Taft has acquired commitments while not predicting Eisenhower’s chances. He backed Ike on rearming Western Europe but urged restraint on foreign aid and urged turning other nations toward economic freedom.
Seoul report says South Korea and China clashed along the western front with the First Division fighting four hours to retake hill positions west of Korang po lost on Dec 28. Northeast of Panmunjom, South Korean forces recaptured one of two hills. Fifth Air Force raids were hindered by snow fog and haze.
Washington January 12 Congress weighs updates to the GI Bill of Rights to extend benefits to Korean War veterans. Hearings start February 6 with multiple bills under consideration. Legislation favored by the American Legion would cap training time to service duration and impose strict start and completion deadlines, banning recreational courses.
In Brooklyn a portion of an American Legion clubhouse now houses a Chinese laundry. Ing Sinn, 56, the laundry proprietor and a post member, greets customers in the reception room while his equipment sits in the basement. He moved in yesterday at the urging of fellow Legionnaires after eviction from his 12 year home.
Charges of driving on the left side of the road on a hill were lodged against Norman Ransom Gilley of Ads Route 3 in the justice of peace court of Percy Armstrong Monday. Gilley was apprehended about 7:35 p.m. Sunday three miles north of Ads on SH by highway patrolman H. D. Van Arsdell. He was driving a 1946 Ford at the time of his arrest.
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