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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1956
Page
2
A stout man battles to enter a parked car with his belly wedged between two vehicles. His wife witnesses the scene as he curses the street and contemplates defeat while the other car proves the real obstacle. The narrator notes the irony of pride versus circumstance.
The East Central Invitation Tournament faces controversy as only three Class A teams enter for February. Coaches question if Stonewall and Byng should play up, while McBride affirms but others push back citing rules and fairness.
A color spread highlights a vast array of American made and foreign models available in the country. The display celebrates American inventive genius and productive capacity, while noting that many buyers will obtain models that suit diverse desires and budgets.
Lightning Ridge report describes firefighter Jones sustaining burns to his right hand and arm while fighting a fire. He was hospitalized at Valley View, then returned home and was said to be improving Wednesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Strickland of Stratford spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Burch. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Gray of Center visited awhile Monday afternoon with the Burches. Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Pass of Norman and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gray, Kathy and Juanell of Ada visited Mrs. Cressie McKinney and Jerry over the weekend.
Guests included Billie Darnell and Donna Gale of Stratford Lottie Mc Clure and Patsy of Ada Donald Jones of Tulsa Charlotte Joletta and Terry Jones Mrs Ethel Varnadore Ruthie and Joann were also present from nearby communities.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Phillips and son Tommy and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Thompson and son Robert of Oklahoma City visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burch for a Saturday dinner in a cordial social gathering central to community ties.
Mr and Mrs Marvin McCurdy assisted their son Melvin and his wife in Ada on Saturday as they prepared to move to Oklahoma City over the weekend Melvin accepted a new job there and secured housing for his family
Jim McGee of Oil Center spent Monday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Burch, enjoying a social visit and conversation.
Alma Maddox shopped in Ada Monday. Mr and Mrs Neville Pennington and Harrell Gene and Mrs Inez Pennington transacted business in Ada Saturday.
Gene Maddox and Donald Jones of Tulsa spent the weekend in town visiting relatives and catching up with family.
Time Runs SCS outlines structure and land treatment needs with estimated costs and benefits. The plan awaits Congress and landowner approval before work starts, likely where demand is greatest. A. H. Shi Jr and local officials attend as Allen notes watershed repairs and potential $5 million uplift in area income.
A guidance note advises grounding wire fences about every 200 feet to reduce the risk of electric shocks to animals and humans during electrical storms.
Achievement through the years shows club leaders with varying years of service. Names include M. R. Tucker Galey and Harold Moore Roff with 2 years, Virginia Mitchan Roff 3 years, Dollye Price Latta 4 years, Doris Gray Lula James Barnes Vaness Mary Turner Galey 6 years, W. F. Mitchusson Fitzhugh 9 years, A. W. Brown Latta 12 years, J. D. Underhill Summers Chapel 14 years, B. L. Pannell McLish Lottie Bevers Pickett Iola Burrough Vaness 15 years, Dee Burdine Center 16 years, Oma Enloe Union Hill 19 years, Fletcher Watson Fitzhugh 21 years, Bob Austell Center 26 years, J. E. Teague Byng and H. B. Hartgraves Egypt 31 years.
The Midland Bermuda grass is valued for its winter legume support and ease of growth in the region. The Noble Foundation Ardmore bulletin covers nursery establishment, pasture planting, root harvesting, and land prep while noting limited beef gain data yet includes all available area information. Copies are available by mail to Noble Foundation Box 870 Ardmore Oklahoma or via local County Agent.
The land bank system shows 352000 long term mortgage loans outstanding totaling 1.5 billion dollars, up from 326000 loans worth 1.3 billion at year end. The 12 federal land banks and 1100 national farm loan associations form a farmer owned cooperative system. Farmers buy stock equal to 5 percent of the loan, funds flow via associations to land banks, and loans are funded by consolidated farm loan bonds not guaranteed by the U S Government. End of 1955 saw 4 billion bonds outstanding.
Colorado A and M College reports that high daily vitamin D dosing for five to seven days prior to calving prevents ketosis or milk fever. Effective dose described as twenty to thirty million units per day.
New pupils Lenora Dorgan Howard Dorgan and Diane Dorgan join Summers Chapel School after transferring from Vaness. The home demonstration club meets January 27 in the school lunch room with a lawyer addressing legal problems facing housewives.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Qualls announce the birth of their grandson in a Pauls Valley hospital on Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs John Qualls visited the hospital Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Betty Smith of Oklahoma City rode with furniture destined for Antlers when the truck broke down in front of Light's Store. She stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Light until the vehicle was repaired and she could continue on her way to make a new home in Antlers. Also, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Underhill spent the weekend visiting relatives in northeast Oklahoma, including M. K. Underhill of Foraker and Artie Parker of Bartlesville.
Mr and Mrs Tommy Howerton visited her parents Mr and Mrs Wes Farmer this weekend. They have been living at Freder ick but are moving to Gila Bend Ariz this week.
Leon Barefield of Lawton visited Mr and Mrs John Qualls on Monday. He is noted as a nephew of Mrs Qualls.
Mrs. Charlie Hunter of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rance Tucker, and the Tucker girls.
Mr and Mrs Julius Ellis are staying with Mrs Lora Ellis as Mrs Julius Ellis recovers from an asthma attack and current illness.
The 4-H club girls met with Miss Valdene Kozel in the school lunch room on Monday. Miss Kozel assisted the second-year group with cutting out their aprons. Present were Wanda Wilson Patsy Heaps Sally Thomas Judy Megee Marian Farmer Sue Willoughby Lenora Dorgan and Nora Shackelford.
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station report notes fall irrigation raises yield by 10.1 bushels per acre and spring irrigation by 12.9 bushels. Combined fall and spring irrigation yield increases reach 21.3 bushels per acre versus non irrigated crops.
Do not speed or fuel while the engine runs. Avoid pulling up steep banks and hitching equipment improperly. Do not drive at night if lights are inadequate.
A committee from the non profit C E D proposes expanding urban job information and family moving aid, plus training and credit to help farmers obtain larger farms. It backs a non partisan Agricultural Stabilization Board to curb short term politics, rejects high price supports, and warns against a two price export dumping scheme. The report links prosperity to farm income and notes surplus costs and production control failures.
The Agriculture Department announces the first sizable lard purchase by a country under Public Law 480 Title I. It notes the agreement aims to aid hog producers as similar purchases have expanded domestic pork consumption, with financing for Yugoslavia’s wheat and cotton buys to follow.
Selection of beef bulls across the United States may be affected by tests at Oklahoma A&M College to determine how feedlot performance of bull calves relates to gains in their progeny.
Oakman reports students Patricia May Hampton Hershell Hampton Beverley Kay Anson Janell Farmer and Tommy Cochran earned perfect attendance first semester. The county nurse will administer polio vaccine February 1 at 2 p.m. for children 6 months to 14 years. mothers must sign a written request and underage children must be accompanied by a parent.
The annual March of Dimes drive is underway and will close January 30. Residents are urged to contribute before the deadline.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hampton spent Monday with his mother Mrs. Flora Hampton in Ada, reflecting family cordiality and kinship in local society.
The school’s clean plate campaign started in October and ended at the start of the new semester. Winners for the greatest number of clean plates were Beverley Kay Anson Howard Summers Johnny Vogt and Lonnie Dale Current.
Mr and Mrs Barney Boyd and their children from Duncan Oklahoma visited Friday night and Saturday with his sister and family Mr and Mrs J M Nance
Mr and Mrs Jess Berryman took their son Edward of Bebee to Oklahoma City for a Veterans Hospital checkup on Wednesday. They stayed overnight with daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs B J Ainsworth and their children.
Delores Farmer spent Saturday night with Connie Landcaster. Community members went to Francis Friday night to watch three basketball games between Francis and Byng. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Balthrop and son Tracy visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Current, on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Scott Jones spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Leo Nelson and Shirley of Galey. In the afternoon they visited Mr and Mrs Jack Watts who are ill.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Hogue and Cathy spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Chesley Madden of Happy land.
Richard Roundtree of Happyland and Bill Pevehouse visited Sunday afternoon with William Carter.
J L Roper and his son visited Sunday dinner with Mrs Jimmie Caton and her family in Cleburne.
Residents welcome rainfall and snowfall as moisture improves conditions in Pontotoc County. Officials note the weather helps soil and water supplies, with forecasts suggesting continued precipitation would be beneficial.
A series of weekend visits were noted across the area. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pendergrass hosted relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Henry Golden and their Homer and Ada connections. Angie Wright hosted several guests, among them Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Baird and the Duvalls.
Cathy met with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jones Monday night in a family gathering noted in local social columns.
Mechanic Mr and Mrs J W Berryman spent Friday to Sunday in Oklahoma City with daughter and family Mr and Mrs B J Ainsworth and children. B J did some repair work on the Berryman car motor.
Guests included Jewell Nickell of Muleshoe Texas Mrs Viola Kennedy Ada and Mr and Mrs Junior Staggs and children and Mr and Mrs Benny Hampton and baby visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs C H Hampton last weekend.
Eugene Cannon and Ossie Bob of Ada spent Friday night and Saturday with Jerry Davidson and visited Vernon Perehouse Saturday for a rabbit hunt.
Several people are attending the county basketball tournament this week at East Central gymnasium.
Ernest Vaughn of Ada and Cul lin Hampton visited Sunday night at Wetumka with Mr. and Mrs. Cub Owens.
Bad weather and illness kept 29 people at Sunday School with no speaker for the service. A pastors and deacons conference met Monday night at the church. Oakman Lorene Bratcher leads the Free Will Baptist fifth Sunday meeting from Friday to Sunday with all day services on Saturday and a youth fellowship and communion Saturday night. Regular preaching resumes Sunday inviting all to attend.
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station reports spraying 2,4-D achieved 92 to 94 percent crabgrass control in Blakemore strawberries with minimal plant injury. Applications were 142 and 2 pounds per acre acid equivalent. A combination of sawdust mulch and 1 percent 2,4-D gave similar results with mulch aiding growth through summer and fall.
Two Oklahoma A&M experiments test fattening lambs with cotton seed hulls as roughage and show feeding value improved when alfalfa ash is used as a mineral supplement.
Bad weather on Sunday Jan 22 reduced Church of God of Prophecy Sunday School to 16 attendees with only two teachers present. Mr and Mrs Herbert Moore reside in Holdenville. Ira Pinley and family hosted dinner with daughter Patricia and Karen Sue. Roy Briegs visited the Pinleys and their family on Saturday night.
Mrs Marvin Crawley of the Be bee community visited the home of Mr and Mrs E L Crawley Saturday evening.
Mrs. Howard Welch of Vanness visited Sunday evening in the home of her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Jacky Martin and children.
Marshall and Tim Cox and Mrs Demma Henderson visited the homes of Mr and Mrs Herbert Henderson and Mr and Mrs Albert Pinley and family on Wednesday evening continuing social calls in the community.
Mr and Mrs Farrell Jones and Berlene Meek visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones with Mary Lou and Deanna Monday. Ira Pinley visited Mr and Mrs Albert Pinley Wednesday evening. E L Crawley was in Seminole Sunday visiting his daughter and family Mr and Mrs Eddie Palmer and children.
Lavoid Meek and Ruth Phillips of Ada were reported attending church at Wilson on Saturday night.
Residents note cheerful mood despite deteriorating roads as rain and snow persist over the past week. No complaints have emerged while the salty conditions prompt cautious travel and shared concern for safety.
Mr and Mrs Pete Atkeson and their children from the Rebee community visited Saturday night in the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Pinley.
Mrs Virgil Meek and Lavoid and Mrs Herbert Moore visited Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Leo Scott for a social gathering.
Mr and Mrs Harold Corvin of Bebee visited Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Albert Pinley for a family gathering.
Roger and Mack Palmer sons of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Palmer of Seminole are spending this week with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Crawley.
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station reports trials showing honeybees as pollinators increase alfalfa seed yields substantially. The tests highlight the role of managed pollinators in maximizing alfalfa production for farmers.
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