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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
11
Food specialists urge victory gardeners to store at least three quarts of greens per family member. Spinach is favored, though mustard chard turnip and beet tops and poke are also popular. Greens are canned or frozen using tender greens, rinsed thoroughly, wilted, then packed hot with salt and processed or blanched and frozen in moisture proof containers.
Oklahoma A and M extension notes proper potato digging and handling to extend storage life. Dig when soil heats to about 90 degrees and shade promptly after harvest. Keep potatoes out of sun and in dense shade with minimal handling. Immature potatoes perish quickly. seek county agent leaflets for details. Mole control via traps is discussed in the same piece.
Mrs. Jessie Morgan Ada Pontotoc county home demonstration agent schedules June canning schools and a June 15 East Central College conference. She will speak at 11 o'clock and oversee pressure cooker adjustments while distributing bulletins on preservation. The county program has trained 20 sessions, engaging over 600 women with 30 volunteers assisting.
Stillwater report states moles, often blamed for lawn damage, are beneficial to gardens. G A Bieberdorf of Oklahoma A and M says stomach contents show their diet is mainly animal matter like worms grubs and insects.
Secretary Morgenthau said the Sept. 9 campaign will seek the largest individual contribution in history to surpass seven billion dollars in bonds. He urged continued voluntary financing and noted future drives would rely on payroll savings and ongoing sales. The remarks followed a ceremony in Kingston where the treasury flag was presented.
A Pontotoc County report shows widespread home canning with farm families, 38 homes checked for pressure gauge accuracy, and 200 gauges tested. 4-H and club members bought war bonds. 20 canning schools since April 1 train volunteers for best methods.
The Pontotoc county Oddfellows and Rebekahs with Boy Scouts and Cubs sponsor a June war bond and stamp drive. A patriotic program featuring music readings dance pantomimes and a playette will tour Allen Francis McLish and Ada with shows at 8 30 p m on listed evenings and will wrap up with an auction sale June 29 in Ada to complete the county quota.
The article notes a $5 federal car tax due by automobile owners at post offices before July 1. A windshield sticker is issued for the fiscal year starting July 1, with instructions to moisten the windshield before applying the sticker. Yellow stickers are on sale at local and other post offices nationwide.
County Agent Curtis Floyd notes eased farm supply rules allowing purchases up to 25 dollars per item without county rationing approval. Bruno Mayer builds ponds with AAA aid on multiple farms, contacting W T McEntire or AAA office for large pond projects. C F Stiles reports boll weevil checks during the week.
Field of extra early cotton shows eight weevils per 500 stalks with a high live weevil percentage. Mr Stiles notes the crop acts as a trap and plans by ten 4 H club boys to conduct weekly insect checks to gauge pests troubling cotton.
Extension foods specialist Martha McPheters notes freezing preserves vegetables well, with asparagus English peas string beans spinach and sweet corn freezing best. Key steps include harvesting at quality, rapid freezing after blanching, cooling in ice water, moisture vapor proof packing and sealing, and choosing dry or brine packs depending on storage length.
East Central State College hosted an Army Air Crew style unit as the Students' Army Training Corps began October 1 1918. The program ran until early January 1919 with daily schedules of physical exercise academics drills and meals. A list names cadets and home towns across Ada and nearby districts.
The navy disclosed a new propulsion system that lets U S warships travel farther and strike harder with up to 35 percent less fuel than rival navies. High pressure high temperature steam has been used on destroyers since 1934 and on battleships like North Carolina and Washington, marking a revolution in naval engineering driven by American industry.
Pontotoc county will raise more than asked for the Democratic victory fund. County chair Jack Conn says contributions total about $1,000 and tickets to the victory dinner are ready at the Skirvin hotel in Oklahoma City Monday afternoon. He praises citizens and Governor Kerr as party leaders.
Harry A. Trower of Bartlesville Oklahoma, VP of Phillips Petroleum, won 65 000 dollars in a 100 000 dollar damage suit against the M K T railroad in Jackson county circuit court. Jury deliberated two hours. Case stemmed from a October 28 1934 collision two miles north of Riverton Kansas. Trower suffered brain injury a fractured hip and knee and other lacerations and was unconscious two months.
Tulsa report shows District Judge Leslie Webb criticizing Oklahoma parole supervision after sentencing Henry Deck, 23, to five years for burglary. Deck, paroled last December after five years of a 12 year term, was urged to report to a parole officer more often to avoid future trouble.
Fort Sill will award the Silver Star posthumously to Pvt. Ruben W. Dunlap of Pocasset for gallantry in Tunisia. His widow Mrs Lawell Dunlap will receive the medal from Col. Kenneth S. Perkins at a 4 p m Station Complement review. Dunlap piloted a machine gun under direct enemy bombing until killed by bomb fragments.
Two Pontotoc county citizens had driving licenses revoked for one year after convictions in Ada county court on drunken driving charges. Emory Manuel, 35, Ada, and William Clair Dickey, 39, Ada, were cited by OHP Troopers Killian and Watson.
Pontotoc county received a voucher for 1972.82 as payment for the last semester of Indian tuition. Ray Stegall, county superintendent, announced Tuesday. The sum covers 17 200 school days attended by 122 Indians in the county public schools, at 274 cents per day.
Fort Sill, June 15. Second Lt. Dominick J. Germano of New York City died in the station hospital after a training flight crash. First Lt. James W. Hoffman of Fort Thomas Kentucky was seriously injured. Their light field artillery liaison plane plunged into the Wichita mountains wildlife refuge after takeoff. Germano belonged to the pilot class at the Air Training Field Artillery School. Hoffman is an air instructor.
Ed C. Northrup of Coalgate faced reckless driving charges after a coal truck collided with a stalled car driven by Mrs. Bob McInnis on State Highway No. 3, one and a half miles south of Stonewall. The car overturned after being pushed 165 feet. seven occupants, including several McInnis family members, were treated at a local hospital, none seriously hurt.
Congressional tax leaders after a conference with Secretary Morgenthau said they will pursue a new tax bill this year to meet President Roosevelt’s request for 16 billion dollars in added revenues. Doughton announced early hearings before Congress reconvenes, with main provisions not effective before January 1, 1944.
A Daily Sketch column says Germany will halt raw material priority to submarine yards unless U boats show higher effectiveness. Grand Admiral Doenitz has three months to deliver, with Rear Admiral Doenitz pursuing new tactics and decoy and attack methods in operation amid rising losses.
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