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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
1
Byron Norrell reports a field trip with County Agent Hill to Lightning Ridge Dolberg and Ada areas. farmers discuss terracing to prevent soil wash and simple home-built surveying tools for leveling. Also covered are tomato cultivation, barley dairy feed, onions planting tips, and home orchards plus stallion licenses and state agriculture bulletin notes.
O N Walker of the Ada Chamber of Commerce says a pickle plant will be established in Ada within months. J H Atkinson of Brighton Iowa plans a factory here, with site and acreage arranged, after favorable tests of local cucumbers and brine. Atkinson, a former chemistry professor, expects to be in Ada soon to finalize building plans.
District Judge J W Bolen holds a court of inquiry into county and city contracts from the last two years with emphasis on sewer work to determine if funds were handled properly. Mayor Gary Kitchens calls for a grand jury and potential public funding to cover costs. Horace Northcutt improves after pneumonia at Coalgate while attending college.
The text notes terraced fields between Roff and Dolberg with the Tyree farm terraced three years ago. Mr Tyree maintains the terraces yearly and his land is well protected. The Williams farm is recently terraced and among the county's best farms near Roff and Fitzhugh, with owners planning soil conservation.
The board noted a column about a recent hike and, aiming to encourage enterprising farmers, requested the addresses of those men to add to its files.
A Grady passage envisions a future where Southern farmers till their own land enjoy cash wages, free from debt, with crops grown in independence. He imagines bread, meat, gardens, and a cotton surplus sold on their own terms, signaling a turning point in freedom and prosperity.
Agent Hill and I visited O A Holloway near Fitzhugh to inspect a herd of Polangy China hogs he plans to sell soon. He urges farmers to prune and spray trees. Ada area San Jose scale is spreading and must be killed to protect shade and fruit trees. Burns of prunings are advised to prevent scale reinfection on limbs.
Mr. Hill describes wide terraces and graded roads to prevent soil loss and washout, detailing construction with fur rows and a crowder. The piece also discusses weevil pests in cotton, stressing early planting and field cleanliness, with examples of yields from Oklahoma growers.
Residents anticipate a creamery in Ada once local support proves viable. Roy Givens, manager of the area ice and ice cream plant, says the company will study conditions and invest if a successful outcome seems likely.
The piece discusses ongoing debate over cotton planting levels for the coming season in the South. It notes that smaller crops can yield more per acre and allow ground to be used for other crops, despite expectations of continued cotton due to pest pressures. It recalls the boll weevil damage from about a decade ago and the uncertainty of future outbreaks.
A Pontotoc county row grows as accusations claim someone is homelier or uglier than notable locals Paul Jones Luther Harrison and Fordy. The speaker warns of pursuing action if the taunting continues, remarking on a long held reputation.
An Ardmorg man notes last year he found many live boll weevils but now a thorough search finds none. He asks readers familiar with the pest to inspect fields and report findings, wondering if numbers have dropped since last year.
The stockholders met at Ada on Saturday and endorsed the directors work, making the temporary organization permanent.
In Dublin on January 14 the South Ireland parliament unanimously ratified the Anglo Irish treaty, forming a provisional government. Eamonn de Valera and allies opposed to the treaty were absent. The Oak Room at Mansion House hosted the session with 128 members, including four Trinity College unionists. The meeting appointed eight ministers and adopted a ministerial roster identical to the Dail Eireann list.
At the Home Building and Loan Association stockholders meeting on Monday the following directors were elected R W Simpson P A Norris C H Rives W C Duncan M R Chilofit M C Wilson W M Pegg W H Ebey F J McFarland Wm L Whitaker and W J Coffman The old officers remain R W Simpson president M C Wilson vice president John P McKinley secretary and William L Whitaker treasurer. The books show a 12 percent dividend earned to July 1 with earnings since then at 10 percent compounded. Simpson hailed the company as larger at two and a half years old than any similar firm in the southwest.
Eight men in robe masks arrived in a car outside the First Christian church in Ada as Mrs. Cora David spoke. They offered five dollars for the WCTU to use and departed, prompting renewed local interest as the WCTU reorganized with new officers and members.
Jimmie Blumenthal, traveling photographer, pled guilty before County Judge Tal Crawford to developing pictures of indecent exposure in a lodging house. He received three months in the county jail and a $250 fine plus costs, to start immediately. George Voulks and Penette Voulks faced pending charges. habeas corpus released George Voulks, while the woman's case was adjourned awaiting decision.
The News received a lengthy communication from a Farmers Union committee on Wednesday night. Press deadlines require next week for publication, as the paper goes to press Thursday morning.
Scientists note phosphorescent deep sea species emit glow from fins to attract prey. The glow aids visibility in dark ocean depths and helps predators track potential meals.
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