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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1973
Page
1
A gardener describes bending and trimming raspberry and Boysenberry canes to grow vertical, tree like shoots. He argues taller, cleaner berries form with fewer canes and easier picking, while birds still share the harvest.
Pontotoc County Conservation District competes for the 27th Goodyear Conservation Awards Program with judges selecting the winners. First place districts earn expense paid vacation study trips for the district’s top cooperators and board members, with 53 districts nationally invited to the awards tour.
Sandra Elaine Ortega, senior at Byng High School and daughter of LaVena Ortega of Ada, is among 18 recipients of summer fellowships at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The $500 award funds a 10 week program from June 4 to August 10, with research on biology physics and biochemistry under university scientists. Ortega was chosen after interviews and review of her academic and scientific record and is a member of East Central’s President's Leadership Class.
Oklahoma officials Billy Ray Gowdy and Charles D Rhoades attend the Mid America Grain Movement Conference in Chicago with a 17 state group. They aim to solve wheat movement bottlenecks and cut costly rail delays impacting farmers before the June harvest.
A Washington based Agriculture Department report warns weather and shortages may delay farming, but corn and soybean plantings look on track for record yields of about 6 billion bushels of corn and 1.5 billion of soybeans. It notes midwest floods, delayed field work, and possible crop shifts to soybeans as cotton acreage drops in the delta.
Exxon USA announces a 400 million expansion at its Baytown Texas refinery to raise capacity from 350 000 to about 630 000 barrels per day making it the world’s largest refinery The plan also adds upgrades at Exxon refineries in Baton Rouge Louisiana and Bayway New Jersey raising Baton Rouge from 420 000 to 450 000 and Bayway from 255 000 to 285 000 barrels per day
The Mississippi River is falling from St Louis to the Gulf while Missouri Illinois Louisiana and Mississippi face severe crop damage. Farmers may lose up to a quarter of Missouri cotton area as floods persist. more than 35 000 people remain homeless and death toll tops at least 27. Mosquitoes and ticks threaten Memphis as damage estimates exceed 420 to 480 million.
Wheat futures look firm as USDA projects 1973 winter wheat at a record 2828 million bushels and total 1973 wheat near 1.736 billion bushels. Spring wheat expected about 454 million. carryover around 441 million by July 1, implying potential price support into mid 1974. Officials warn figures may change with July spring wheat estimates and final crop sizes.
The Ada Charity Arabian Horse Show at the fairgrounds raised 2360.32 dollars for McCall's Chapel building fund. A total of 152 horses were entered, more attendees came, and a new arena and judges stand were built with local help.
Rural Housing Alliance presses for public access to US Department of Agriculture records on Farmers Home Administration discrimination in Florida. District Court orders disclosure of basic investigative report details with identifying information removed. potential appeal noted by USDA inspector general.
Oklahoma County gains over 10 000 business firms added to the tax rolls for the first time in a seven month probe. County Assessor Don Wilson expects increased revenue to offset past losses and boost valuations to about 30 to 35 million dollars. Exact figures to be released in mid June.
About 150 National Farmers Union women from Texas Nebraska New Mexico Colorado Kansas North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin and Pennsylvania plan meetings today and Thursday with lawmakers and Agri culture Department officials to back the Senate farm bill and other measures. The NFU delegation endorses a farm bill approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee which includes target prices to determine government payments for cotton wheat and feed grains.
A 50 state survey finds Legal Services aid to the poor is lower under acting OEO director Howard Phillips. The report says lawyers handle fewer cases, delay major suits, and some quit, as Nixon proposes a national Legal Services corporation independent of politics.
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