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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
1
Gravity Iowa column reports a mild thaw and ground moisture improving. Jim Salyarde and others planted early vegetables while fruit trees received dormant spray. Peach blossoms show promise for a crop. strawberries, grapes, apricots, cherries, plums and pears look hopeful despite rabbits and late freezes threatening some varieties.
The Treasury Department advertises the Payroll Savings Plan for Savings Bonds. It explains that employees authorize a fixed weekly amount to be withheld and invested, producing extra pay in the form of Savings Bonds that mature at a rate of four dollars for every three invested over ten years.
The head of a major retailer argues that profits align with national welfare, stating after forty years in the business that what benefits retailers also benefits the country. He cites price moderation during margins reduction and emphasizes that a balanced economy requires protecting consumer purchasing power and safeguarding overall welfare for producers, workers, and sellers.
The Cudahy plant at Bedford dismissed most workers and closed the plant for the time being citing high raw material costs and price controls on finished products. It is believed the move is temporary.
A Middle West Soil Improvement Committee statement argues that weather volatility can hurt soil but adding organic matter ensures tilth. It cites 1948 strong corn and wheat, notes droughts and freezes shaped soil, and promotes grasses and deep rooted legumes in rotation as the best organic matter sources for year round soil health.
Dr. A F Schalk of Ohio State University receives the 1948 Borden award for outstanding dairy cattle disease research. His window technique in the bovine paunch allows watching digestion and feed handling. The work led to safer transfusion methods and the discovery of dicoumarin in damaged sweet clover hay, now used to prevent clots in humans and animals.
A New York mothers-to-be club survey of 1000 women shows good health as the top priority for their children's happiness 83 percent selecting it. Social adjustment ranks second at 50 percent, college education third at 25 percent, with good marriage and starting a business also noted. Religious faith surpasses wealth in importance, politics attracting only 3 percent and 1 percent placing it sixth.
British scientists perfect electronic accountant that can wipe out long clerical hours by instantly compiling balance sheets and tickets. In a London lab, technicians demonstrated a system that processes thousands of accounts, totals debits and credits, and delivers a flawless balance sheet with a push of a button.
University of California Davis researchers announce a new linseed oil feed method for poultry that allows up to 30 percent inclusion. By adding synthetic vitamins the oil becomes non toxic and chicks grow normally, a contrast to older mixes that caused stunted growth or death unless heavily diluted with water and dried.
A poultry disease with a unique virus may cause arthritis in chicken embryos and affects turkeys as well. Initially troublesome in eastern states, it could be more widespread than realized. The American Veterinary Medical Association committee notes respiratory and nervous disorders, with turkey nervous symptoms resembling Newcastle disease.
A brief honor roll lists subscribers paying their Independent subscriptions since the last report. Names include Leland Morgan Mere Richardson Livingston Rome Heninger Birch Fulton Wagoner Mothershead Wilson and others.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee argues that farmers can sustain 11949 net income despite softening prices by cutting per unit production costs through soil management. It urges deep rooted legume rotations, fertilizer use, and improved soil tilth to boost yields and overall fertility for a profitable year.
San Juan Island and adjacent is lands form one of Washington state’s thriving counties. This water bound county lies between Washington and Vancouver Island in the Northwest. San Juan Island is the second largest in the group and Friday Harbor is the county seat. The area is noted for energy and vacation sports, salmon fisheries, dairies and sheep herds, making it populous and a hub of trade and industry. Frequent ferries serve the islands using craft that plied the San Francisco waters before bridges were built.
The United States Bureau of Mines estimates 1948 gasoline demand at 913 million barrels, about 2,494,000 barrels per day, up 31.4 percent from 1941 and 8.4 percent from 1947. Kerosene demand is estimated at 123 million barrels, about 336,066 daily, up 12.1 percent from 194? and 49.2 percent from 1940.
Mra Cole pronounced words in the County Spelling Contest in Bedford Saturday. Pink eye sweeps the room with victims Gaylen Gold and Hallie Ray Guess. Katherine Reeves attended her aunt Mra Terry’s funeral Friday afternoon. Gravity faculty attended the County School Masters club gathering last Wednesday night with forty present, wives of masters as guests. Legion Auxiliary served a fine meal. The program featured the local sextet, declamations, and a short movie. Men discussed teacher insurance, county music, declamatory contest prospects, and upcoming schedules.
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