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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
6
A December issue ad from Fairchild Publications highlights leadership as derived from restless curiosity that transcends a specialist field. It lauds astronauts as modern leaders who generalize their specific skills, dramatize technology, and advance human courage and intelligence in space exploration.
A note discusses an on order poet offering personalized verse for three dollars. The piece recalls medieval rewards for poets and notes revival of balladeering and a poised modern option to obtain a portrait in verse built from provided facts.
Austin awaits the 6ist biennial legislative session with expected clashes over tax policy education and spending with Gov elect Preston Smith aiming to avoid major tax programs. Budget boards propose general revenue spending of 1.1 billion for 1970-71 and education measures demand 30 million for vocational training. Inauguration festivities for Smith begin January 21 with multiple events including free balls and a televised appearance by Jimmy Dean.
Texas A&M Extension agronomist Ben Spears notes weather in a crop year can alter herbicide value for weed control in grain sorghum. A 1963 Central Texas year showed favorable cultivation conditions reducing herbicide returns, while certain pre-emergence applications yielded benefits on test plots, depending on soil texture and expected yields. Spears cites four factors for farmers deciding on herbicides: cropping plan, soil texture, weed occurrence, and projected crop yield. He cautions that herbicides are not the sole solution and urges following label directions and consulting extension guidance.
The reader cites a newspaper piece comparing cost inflation in Australia and the United States. It notes jet fighters rising from 4 to 16 million dollars and a 2.5x price increase, plus higher farm and medical costs over five to ten years. The tone emphasizes the shared difficulty of adjusting to a modern price era.
No clowns or hoopla as Chevrolet promotes its Value Showdown in a showroom. Prospective buyers are urged to compare papers and ask questions, with emphasis on 1959 Chevrolets with big V8 engines and automatic transmission for lower prices than last year.
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