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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1938
Page
2
Kimble County history shows soil and water conservation efforts expanding under the 1930s Extension Service program. Cedar eradication, terracing, seedings, and water retention projects reduce erosion and ranch costs while increasing forage and wildlife potential across the Hill Country.
The plan cuts 10 to 12 foot cedar stands without harming grazing. First year stock numbers stay steady, second year up 19 percent, third year up 15 percent. Contour stacking is planned but labor costs and uncertain effects delay. Cedar removal yields 2,000,000 cedar posts and 1,500 jobs yearly.
London School notes report a large attendance at the formal opening on Monday September 5. Albert Smitherman drives the new International school bus serving Ivy and Saline areas. Speeches by local clergy and teachers praised student effort with 112 pupils enrolled on opening day and more expected.
A proverb list portrays Success as a family led by Ambition and Work, with Common Sense as the eldest son and Character as the eldest daughter. Other siblings include Perseverance, Honesty, Thoroughness, Foresight, Enthusiasm, Cooperation, Cheerfulness, Loyalty, Courtesy, Care, Economy, Sincerity, Harmony, and Opportunity as the baby, suggesting moral virtues as guiding forces.
J W Ted Reid, Dumas public schools superintendent, is a flying schoolmaster as president of the Dumas Aero Club the region's first pilot group. He flies during spare hours while directing the schools and notes aviation may develop on the plains with versatile landings. Also referenced is a Texas A M steer fattening study on sudan grass grazing with cottonseed cake boosting daily gain.
A roundup notes penny slot machines earning 3.5 billion pennies in a year with 35 million dollars profit. It mentions English prisons for sale, wartime crime effects, the Los Angeles aqueduct as the world’s longest, a 1812 schooner seizure with 115 years of interest totaling 23600, a USDA watermelon project, and Babe Ruth's 714 career home runs.
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