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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1955
Page
12
George Hadden of the Minshall Organ Company forecast future farming where a farmer at a keyboard uses ultrasonic waves to pollinate crops. He says varying frequencies could pollinate different plants and even clean clothes without detergents.
The expansion covers 3.6 million farm operators and 2.1 million farm workers effective January 1 1955. Benefits include monthly retirement payments from $30 to $108 with a family maximum of $200, plus survivor and child benefits. Tax rates are 3 percent for operators and 2 percent for workers, with employer tax of 2 percent on wages for those newly covered. Eligible workers earn up to $1,200 yearly. many can receive full insurance while still earning substantial additional income. Farmers 65 or older may boost benefits after retirement by working 18 months or until July 1 1956 while paying taxes.
A farmer built draft free calf pens three feet deep and three feet wide by five feet long with solid sides to minimize drafts during chores. Heat lamps over the pens aid young calves in extreme cold to prevent pneumonia and winter calf killers. The Army runs missions and advisory groups in 28 foreign countries.
A feature on Small Homes Design No 272 praises a joyful brick house with a large living room, fireplace, dining area, and three closets in the master suite. It advertises complete blueprints at 5.00 for the first set with duplicates at 3.50, plus three portfolios at 1.00 each. Orders to Penny's Small Homes, Box 1055, Berkley, Michigan, with postage and delivery timelines noted.
American Builder notes new wall paints for brick concrete blocks and other masonry. Undercoat is crucial to resist lime in surfaces and ensure hiding power. Cement water paint suits open textures while oil paints require timing and primer guidance depending on wall porosity and lime content.
The article notes wood storm sash saves about 12 to 13 cents per dollar spent on heating and doubles insulation with Ponderosa pine. A 2 by 5 foot window saves roughly 100 pounds of coal or 12 therms of gas yearly, and storm sash reduce wall moisture by curbing condensation caused by cold glass.
A farmer digging a new pond uncovered a blue-gray clay vein containing a nearly perfectly preserved tree possibly 200000 years old. Ohio State geologists think ancient glaciers from the north felled it and moved it into the state as they test the fossil for radioactivity to confirm its age.
An amateur gardener can convert a cold frame into an electric hot bed with a few dollars. A thermostat regulates heat from loops of heating cable under the frame, raising early seed starts and extending harvests with lower operating costs than manure heat.
Wichita man Marvin Hefner age 34 required surgery to remove a needle from his abdomen after slipping in a bathtub and grabbing a shelf causing the needle to fall into the tub. New Britain woman granted unemployment compensation after missing a job interview due to lack of bus fare. official notes it would be embarrassing to borrow 11 cents.
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