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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1957
Page
1
A Jesse building is demolished in a controlled “floating” collapse by contractor R A Jennings and crew. The 16 or 17 year old Jesse gym was stripped of siding, roof left to act as parachute, then fell in a planned sequence. No one was inside. workers ensured safety as lumber is hauled away by truck.
Supt D D Duke announces a public auction on Friday July 26 at 5 p m for the teacherage on the Jesse school grounds. The Jesse district has been consolidated with the east part joining Stonewall and the west with McLish.
Oklahoma's first production testing school at Fort Reno plans July 29 30 enrollment of about 200 stock men county agents Vo-Ag instructors and others in the beet cattle industry. Speakers include Clyde Reed OSU animal scientists Prof Glen Bratcher and Dr Doyle Chambers with topics on performance testing genetics feeding and consumer preferences. Clay Potts steaks will be served.
Stonewall schools set enrollment for Friday Aug 30 and start classes on Tuesday Sept 3 with no school on Labor Day. Kenneth Murphy named coach and Lillian Nelms returns as commercial teacher after two years of sick leave.
Everett Shaw, noted Stonewall rodeo performer, finished third in steer roping at the 61st Cheyenne Frontier Days opening performance in Cheyenne Wyoming. His time was 20 seconds flat.
County superintendent Norman C. Mitchell announced that textbooks allocated to county schools have arrived. They will be shelved and distributed in the next few days, and county teachers are invited to visit the superintendent's office to review the new reading program.
A ten acre stand of button clover on Shelby Stanfield’s Hart county farm near Vaness survived a flood last spring and promises 75 dollars per acre seed value. County agent Cy Hailey and Noble Foundation expert Dr Roy Chessmore spoke at a field day about the legume’s high yield, reseeding, soil nitrogen benefits, and best planting methods with bermuda or KR bluegrass.
A real air mail special delivered a note to Mrs. Byrd at Coy Byrd place Sunday. The low flying plane circled the yard, dropped a note into the corner, and waved away toward Ada. The message asked Bob Byrd to come to Ada and set shoes on his saddle horse signed L. M. W. Buy only gas appliances approved by the American Gas Association.
County Attorney Barney Ward warns area elderly and welfare recipients to beware fraudulent insurance salesmen who pressure pensioners with threats or false claims. Ward cites 15 counties with such cases and urges reporting to the county attorney or welfare department before spending money. Floyd Hardin of Pontotos County Welfare Department confirms pensioners and the totally blind or disabled cannot be forced to buy insurance and will not lose benefits for not purchasing. The scheme often requests a registration fee and first month’s premium with promises the state will cover what follows. Notably, no local agents are implicated. the fraud appears to be from an out of town outfit canvassing pensioners, sometimes using disowned salesmen.
Residents urged to help countywide effort against Mies and mosquitoes led by Civil Defense official John Gilmore. With funds from Civil Defense, the plan uses space spray trucks and hand sprayers to apply DDT, BHC, and malathion across three rounds, plus sanitation drives to curb breeding sites. The total 3,627.50 dollar budget covers 3,000 pounds of dust and several thousand gallons of chemicals, aiming for a steady reduction in pests this year.
Oklahoma agronomists report unplanned fertilizer programs paying off for introduced grasses in high rainfall areas. Oklahoma A&M research notes land and soil conditions affect native grass fertilization, while introduced grasses respond to additional nutrients.
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