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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
3
Ada area launches U S O fund drive to support service huts near army camps nationwide. Pontotoc county aims 2750 with kickoff June 16 at Aldridge hotel led by T G Kelly and a dedicated local committee.
From "Current Farm Economics" a look at how cattle numbers on farms in the United States rise and fall in cycles. The cycle averages about fifteen years with roughly seven years of decline and eight years of growth, but actual durations vary widely across regions including Oklahoma. Prices react inversely to supply, with demand and byproduct values also shaping farm cattle value.
A Pontotoc County illiteracy drive organized by the WPA adult education department and led by County Superintendent Ray Stegall distributes textbooks to teachers and students. Classes vary from in a classroom to a farmer teaching a neighbor, and lessons progress from alphabet letters to writing names and simple sentences. Charles Maddux, an Ada Evening News carrier in Antlers and Eagle Scout, is transitioning to a full time position as Freddy Zimmerman takes over his route.
Burley Walker of the county health department urges Ada residents to chop weed growth and drain standing water to attack mosquitoes. He notes the presence of anopheles mosquitoes linked to malaria and stresses that eliminating breeding sites can reduce danger. He calls for community cooperation at intersections and other hotspots.
The report argues joint inter American actions to solve malnutrition and surplus food problems. It cites direct food purchases school lunch and food stamp programs as models and notes South and Central American nations face similar shortages. It proposes exchanging prunes raisins with cocoa from Brazil to feed underprivileged children.
At a Friday board meeting the District 19 education panel elected teachers for the next school year. Six teachers are deferred pending enrollment needs. Principals were re-elected for the high and junior high schools and multiple grade schools. Several resignations were accepted and a long roster of new teachers was named.
The article describes adult education efforts in Pontotoc County teaching reading and writing through lesson sequences. It includes sample paragraphs on civic responsibility and writing letters to headquarters signaling course completion, plus a speaker warning about mosquitoes and malaria urging habitat cleanup.
Wickham Packing company plans to move into its remodeled quarters by July first. The plant, formerly the Smith Packing company, will be more than twice the original size with over 20000 dollars spent on renovations. The building sits a block east of Broadway just north of the city.
Stillwater hosted the state 4-H roundup with Pontotoc county girls winning blue and white ribbons in health, home improvement demonstrations, and food preparation. County boys earned red ribbons for team demonstrations and red for several topics.
The article advises ongoing terrace upkeep to ensure effectiveness. Seed the first year, inspect after heavy rain, and repair breaks with a spade or a fresno if needed. If terraces are large, move them uphill gradually to prevent benching and always open the outlet to the full channel width to avoid breaks.
Weather observer W E Pitt reports 3.17 inches of rain in Ada during the past week in three main bursts on Monday Friday and Saturday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 88 to a low of 60 with cooler days midweek and several rain totals listed for each day.
In a quiet courtroom Moore heard sentence of death by electric chair at McAlester State Penitentiary for the murder of Alf Hardage. Judge Tal Crawford overruled defense motion for a new trial and Moore appealed. Other sentences included Henry Gibbs for manslaughter and various youths and burglars, with several June deadlines and appeals noted.
Construction starts on the Ada county fairgrounds administration building to house city and county agencies. The 189 by 53 foot structure costs 39,288 with 26,576 WPA funds and 12,712 county money, and will employ about 100 men for five months.
Robert I. Pollock and Rolf Stockman were named to succeed R. H. Bullock on the county excise board. Bullock resigned June 4 and Don Evans, chairman, also quit that day, leaving a vacancy to be filled by the state tax commission. The brain fact and dream-memory note follow.
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