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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1954
Page
4
A 1927 Christmas project by a Boy Scout troop in a southern Iowa city used a wealthy Packard and chauffeur to deliver baskets to the needy. The speaker recalls the prideful display and the hurtful perception of charity, vowing to avoid such arrangements in the future.
The author urges against presenting Christmas baskets in chauffeur driven limousines to those who are struggling, arguing the gesture demeans the recipient and adds to his frustration. It emphasizes maintaining dignity and avoiding ostentatious displays when giving help.
The Iowa State Conservation Commission announced price increases at the State Forest Nursery in Ames for 1955. Rates rise to 20 per 1000 for multiflora rose and evergreens and 12.50 per 1000 for deciduous trees, with a 3.75 package of 175 trees and shrubs. The commission notes the nursery has operated at a loss and is studying halting operations while also authorizing evergreen trees for Christmas sales via bids to wholesalers.
New York reports that chickens of any age can be immunized with a simple dust pump and a dust form of Newcastle vaccine. The farm health innovation aims to make poultry disease prevention easier for farmers and veterinarians.
Lederle Laboratories researchers emphasize the dust vaccine allows rapid immunization of flocks. A single worker can vaccinate about 15 000 birds per hour using a simple dust pump, reducing the need for outside crews and minimizing disease risk.
Washington reports the farm chemicals sector is expanding rapidly with over 300 million dollars of new plants completed in the year ending Oct 31. Another 153 million dollars of construction is under way and 140 million dollars in planning. The facilities mainly boost production of commercial fertilizers to meet rising farm demand.
In Jones county November test 26 herds averaged 692 pounds of milk and 27.8 pounds of fat per cow. Among 566 cows on test, 131 were dry. The Bone herd of Monticello led with 51.5 pounds fat and 1,541 pounds milk for the month.
Dr. Samuel Stevens former Grinnell College president and potential 1956 Democratic Senate candidate told a Des Moines fundraiser that a one world community is inevitable and that coexistence of capitalism and communism is not a solution to the cold war. He urged universal brotherhood and criticized isolationist Republicans.
A report on farm accidents in South Dakota shows farm machinery causing 90 percent of permanent injuries, with 45 percent linked to corn pickers. Tractors tipping over cause most fatalities, while falls from horses account for many broken limbs. Livestock incidents total 16 percent. 55 percent of fires and explosions are fatal.
Fire losses in Cedar Rapids climbed to 7514.18 in October according to Chief Jesse G. Hunter who presented numbers to the city council. The breakdown shows 5342.75 to buildings and 2171.43 to contents with all but 83.75 insured. building value totaled 232050 and contents 73725.
Norway’s Ministry of Agriculture permits dried salted fatbacks from the United States for import with potential U S exports of 400 000 to 600 000 pounds in coming months. Nicholas Louis Robert from France is credited with inventing the first practical machine to produce paper in long sheets.
Government researchers say new fly baits may provide near total control on farms and in cities, with 97 to 99 percent fly kill in tests. Mosquito repellents numbered 20218 show strongest promise, boosting protection against malaria and yellow fever mosquitoes.
Chicago jurists sentenced Wade Johnson and James Turner to 30 days each for drunken driving in the same auto. Johnson, 27, was driving when the crash occurred. Turner later took over and fled the scene. Both pled guilty after a year of intensive testing.
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