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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
8
Notice states Keenum offers all kinds of welding services on Moulton and Decatur highway with guaranteed work. Also sells new and used automobile parts.
Post war guidance states D D T can be used on home garden flowers and vegetables with precautions. Do not apply near harvest. wash edible parts. Root crops are safe to spray. avoid leafy greens and cucumbers, melons, squash may be harmed. rotenone controls specific pests. no special precautions for ornamental use.
One Copeland compressor for refrigerator and a second unit from trailer on rubber, both in excellent condition. White porcelain interior and white enamel exterior. Price $15. Contact L. C. Echols, Route 3, Hartselie near Natural Bridge. J-8
A jumble of classified style notices listing farm items for sale including bulbs, riding horse, dogs, collie, rat terriers, cabbages and beets, plus references to a farm belt rack. Sellers include Floyd Willis Russellville Annie Sue Manning Rew Market Gilbert D Edwards Lizzie M Moulton Glenn Hester Mrs W C Tastor Franklin Tyson and others with phone or route designations. Also a note about species of solitary wasps.
The Director of State Markets, Auburn Extension Service members, and county agents met at the Chamber of Commerce led by E. G. Hamilton. Action was postponed until a morning session with county sellers and the county agent in Hartselle.
New officers were elected for the Morgan County Artificial Breeders Association in a Monday night meeting.
In this issue of Sales Management a feature on the Farm Products Division of TCI stresses ongoing support for the regional agricultural program. Promised photographs from the story will grace the Farm Page next week, aiding visibility of local farming efforts.
Ongoing rains delay planting of bottom land corn in the region. Farmers report frequent conversations about the slow progress and warn that continued wet weather could leave some fields unplanted.
Rains across parts of the Valley lowered crimson clover yields and disrupted harvesting. Officials note not all areas reported, but several sections showed worsened combining conditions and reduced production.
Clay Kimbrell brought the Bell Weevils into Decatur yesterday morning. The weevils were large and well developed, prompting early concern about winter survival and potential damage. Recent rains aided the early crop, and locals expect higher damage than in August, with Kimbrell stirring talk among cotton growers.
Decatur will welcome a new Dixie Freeze locker plant announced by James H. Lee of Nashville and Don Lewis of Decatur. Work starts Monday, with opening planned for early July. Initially 500 lockers, expanding as needed, plus modern facilities for processing meat vegetables fruits and game. The plant will include slaughter car preparing apartments for smoking lard rendering and other departments to meet local demand.
Lewis Key of Decatur Route 3 attends Boys State in Montgomery. A student at Austinville High School he is a letterman in basketball active in 4 H Club work and maintains a B average. He has won ribbons with his Guernsey cow at the Dairy Show and fed out a beef calf brought into the Valley by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
Water wisely to save trouble during dry spells. Gardens need at least one inch of water weekly, soak six inches deep per application, and water in the early morning or during sunny days. Avoid evening watering on leaves to prevent mold. Use sprinklers or hoses that cover soil deeply and avoid wetting leaves of lettuce and other greens. New plants require regular first year watering. insufficient watering causes failure.
English cottage charm inspires American dooryard gardens in new one story homes. A short driveway walk scene frames a ground hugging house with petunias under the window and a blue forget me not border. Pacific coast merumbergia, verbenas and phlox offer blue hues for this planting.
Four years of planting crimson clover seeds from 150 pounds to about 40 090 pounds in Morgan County shows strong yields. Seed came from the Soil Conservation Service in 1945. trial plantings were conducted by Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District with farmers including E C Smith and A Sample among others. Farmers report reseeding crimson clover pairs well with sericea or Bermuda grass for grazing or with grain sorghum rotation. Community events include Oak Ridge singing and Father’s Day program planning at the church.
Miss Louise Bailey and Miss Ruby West spent the weekend with their parents. Miss Lucia Faye Cooper attended the Future Homemakers state convention at Montevallo College and earned a Hoopemaker degree as the sole recipient from Morgan county. Family gatherings included Mrs. Lula Wiggins and Jimmie Wiggins with Birmingham relatives and a birthday dinner for A. W. Bishop in Moulton. Adults’ Sunday school class was hosted by the men after a Thursday event.
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