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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1947
Page
4
The Ada editorial argues fear over the saucer sighting stems from ignorance and that science will explain light phenomena. It cites eclipses and airplane beacons as examples and asserts U S military and scientific capability dismiss any foreign threat.
President Truman is expected to veto the new tax bill and return it to Congress this week. He argues for keeping government revenues high during booming times while private employment remains strong and wages high. If enacted, the tax changes would take effect at the start of the next calendar year.
Farmers report a big wheat harvest and good prices yet lack sufficient rail or truck cars to move the grain, forcing piles on the ground. The piece ends with a folk saying about not getting all the possums up the same tree.
The piece argues inflation can be curbed as postwar industries run and farms yield, noting upward price pressure from organized groups and costly production. It asserts widespread public power to regulate the economy, optimism from the American public, and that inflation may be avoided despite organized pressure.
The Chamber of Commerce states only property owners can approve pavement on unpaved streets. A majority vote by owners is needed to start any project, and the directors will not push paving against owners’ wishes. Some streets already paved, others to follow as owners consent.
An Ada resident complains that high income tax brackets bite after dividends from two or three outside corporations reduce his take home pay. He argues profits are diverted to government or shareholders, leaving little for him and peers. The passage contrasts rural life scenes and notes scientists seek to understand how bacteria die to improve health.
Bob Dean Jr of Byars is national .22 small bore rifle champion for 1946 47 with the highest junior shooting average in the National Rifle Association. He holds a fifth place 1946 national medal and a regional second, and attends East Central Oklahoma as a freshman. Dean credits OMA instructor S Sgt Stanley Tyrone and a unique Peterson built rifle for his success.
A columnist argues imperial powers decline as Indonesia seeks full independence, joining a global wave with Britain relinquishing Burma and France and Italy facing colonial pressures. Empires are outmoded, and sovereign commonwealths may shape a future world order.
Governor Roy J. Turner to lead opening parade of Southern Oklahoma Round-up clubs at the Hereford Heaven rodeo in Sulphur August 8. Arena director Fred Hunt says this is the first annual event with plans for future national prominence. Platt National Park Superintendent Cal Miller cites camping facilities to draw visitors from across Oklahoma.
San Francisco report says Steinhart aquarium ordered humuhumu nuknukuapuaa but received humumuhiukole. Dr. Robert C. Miller, the aquarium director, examined the shipment and noted the mismatch. He displayed the new trigger fish from Hawaii and ordered the correct 21 letter species again.
In Salt Lake City at the Governors Conference, an Oklahoma governor urges that agriculture gain security through measured supports while prioritizing freedom of enterprise. He argues that farmers create more new wealth, must avoid jeopardizing the food supply, and that national strength rests on agricultural productivity.
Mancel Brooks president of Ada Roundup Club lauds months of parades roping and polo in the barn area and thanks secretary Ernie Kniffin vice president George Parrish barn overseer George Scott and caretaker Dan. He cites cooperation as key and notes upcoming rodeo parades and mid August barbecue for visiting riders at the Ada Rodeo Parade and round-up event.
Arthur H. Newton of Dallas has accepted the Scout executive post for the Arbuckle Area Council Boy Scouts of America succeeding Glenn Singleton. Newton will report August 1 and will move his family to Ardmore. He has 31 years of active service with Boy Scouts in St. Louis South Bend and Dallas.
Soerkarno urged U N Security Council after Dutch warplanes hit republican airfields in Java and Sumatra. Dutch forces bombard Gunung Pati near Semarang and threaten rail lines, while Indonesian broadcasts claim heavy fighting and a popular uprising in Semarang amid the so called police action.
Exams started Tuesday at East Central College and run through Wednesday in the summer session. Graduation exercises Thursday at 10 in the college auditorium feature Gen. Ira Eaker as speaker, a former student of Dr. Linscheid, college president. Enrollment for the August short session begins Thursday at 2 p.m. with classes resuming Friday for six days a week through August 14. maximum short term load is five hours.
John A. Davis age 87 died at his home in Allen on Saturday. Funeral services were held Sunday at Allen Methodist Church with burial in Allen Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Salley Ivey of Holdenville, nine of 11 children including Mrs. Percilla Miller and Mrs. Ira Yoakum of Allen, Mrs. Martha Allen of Atoka, and R M Bud W W Davis of Allen. 69 grandchildren, 87 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Lee Brown Oscar Burns Frank Casper Claude Russell Lee Forehand and George Rails.
In Greenock Scotland on July 21 Lieut Philip Mountbatten and his fiancée Princess Elizabeth toured Britain's home fleet. They walked with King George Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Attlee aboard the battleship Duke of York where Mountbatten explained ship equipment to the princess.
Excavation for the steel hangar at the city airport is nearly finished with fine grading and taxiway work remaining. Eight thousand yards of dirt were moved, terraces repaired, and grading completed. Excavation will begin for concrete footings this week, with reinforcing steel on site for foundation piers and hangar door tracks. Hunter Contracting Co has used large dirt machines to move material from the sloping area.
Cuba urged that Hungary be treated like Franco Spain and barred from all U N affiliated bodies. The move drew Russia’s protest as Hungary seeks membership in UNESCO. the ECOSOC approved 10 to 1 with seven abstentions. Thorp abstained. Britain supported admission.
In Philadelphia on July 21 a woman driver swerved to avoid a busy street and struck a pole with a fire alarm box, disabling 27 boxes in Manayunk. Beatrice Griffim, 42, could not stop at the hill foot and crashed into the pole. it took 30 minutes to restore alarms.
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