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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1941
Page
5
Alabama farmers expect nearly 20 million dollars this year from meat animals as prices rise sharply. In 1940 Alabama received about 6.5 million from cattle and calves and 7.1 million from cattle and calves. sheep and lambs added 57 thousand. Hog prices have doubled, boosting 1941 projections.
At Camp Blanding Florida on July 23 private Al Steinitz worked all night in the 124th guard house handling clerical chores. A sentry repeatedly called in asking how tricks were, then a voice outside asked how things were going soldier. Steinitz replied not looking up to tell him to return to his post, provoking an officer of the day who demanded explanations.
County Agent B G Hall notes a monthly payroll of 15059.18 from the Decatur Cheese Plant benefiting Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Madison farmers. He cites Harl H Evans of Falkville and R L Johnson of Somerville Route 1 as examples. Evans operates 109 acres with 6 grade Jersey cows producing enough income to cover all farm expenses in 1941. Johnson funds Kathleen’s attendance at Athens College from income.
Mrs. Neal Doss hosted the Matsey Home Demonstration Club with 13 members and two visitors. Members voted to donate one can of fruit to the Benevolent Society Hospital in Decatur and Miss Rowe led a session on canning and drying fruits, vitamins, and food production. Two Hopewell club meetings featured lessons on personality development in chickens and canning displays, with Ruth Garner elected Nutrition Chairman and visitors Aunt Tabitha Williams and Reba Stephenson attending. Evelyn Robinson will enter the State 4-H Dress Revue in Birmingham July 30 after winning prior contests.
County agent B. G. Hall notes farmers aim for full AAA Class I cotton payments under the 141 AAA Program. Crimson clover offers soil-building credits and a $1.50 per acre payment when 15 pounds seed or 60 pounds chaffy seed are sown per acre. Following grains or fallowed land after harvest improves success. recommended steps include heavy phosphate or slag, post July 15 planting, and harvesting seed next June. Yield potential around 400 pounds per acre observed in 1941.
Four H clubs in the county with 639 members crown blue ribbon winners at the women’s rally. Miss Robinson’s dress wins praise and a state contest bid could earn a free trip to the 20th National 4 H Club Congress and the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago from November 28 to December 6, 1941. Two hundred dollar scholarships await six national winners, usable within a year unless non collegiate work is unfinished.
Lt. Clifford Morrison ordered private Cecil Parker to extinguish all lights at night. Parker ignored the instruction and instead strung wires with lights outside every tent, leaving them burning brightly despite the lights out signal.
In Chicago during a heat wave, Ben Fishbain's laundry workers were seen sitting outside the plant. The boss clarified it was a voluntary cooling period of one hour and fifteen minutes, not a strike, as temperatures soared into the high 90s.
The Morgan County Sali vation Association places ten ewes and one buck with Claude McBride of Trinity and Jin Ward of Gum Springs for field tests. Demonstrators provide two acres of pasture per five sheep and grain in winter plus a temporary grazing crop for seasons. Hazards include dogs and stomach worms, controlled by fencing and copper sulphate, with sheep kept in a barn at night.
County agent B G Hall says Morgan county crops look good despite early weather delays. He notes rain boosted growth, with corn improving markedly and cotton showing some boll injury but prospects for a bumper crop if conditions stay favorable.
Atlanta attorney A Steve Clay, president of the pipeline company, says a new federal bill could finish a gas pipeline across the southeast from Port St Joe Florida to near Chattanooga. He cannot confirm specifics until the Washington measure becomes law. The plan would allow public or private firms to condemn rights of way.
Drying corn involves boiling ears 5 to 8 minutes in salted water, then drying, cutting from the cob, scraping if desired, and sun drying on oiled paper until clear and rattling. Store in clean paper sacks in lard cans or buckets. Dried corn can be rehydrated by soaking several hours for frying or puddings.
Census Bureau data covering 1935 to 1930 shows 501458 deaths from injuries due to accidents, a figure surpassing the totals in major cities such as New Minneapolis or Cincinnati.
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