Second Chance At ACP Offered Scott Countians
A new enrollment period for the Agricultural Conservation Program opens in Scott County and runs through March 30 to meet a 1 100 farmer target. County ASCS official Jennings notes 926 farmers joined the 1962 program and says notices will go to approved applicants next week. Farmers must apply at the county ASCS office and obtain prior approval before starting practices such as soil erosion control, vegetative cover, and water conservation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate City
Van
Seat
Jey Jennings
County Agrivalteral Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Sanday
Jennings
Scott County
Jetsings
ASCS
Echo Satellite to Reappear in Daybreak View This Week
NASA reports the Echo balloon satellite may again appear at daybreak in the Northern Hemisphere this week. The aluminum coated sphere may have shrunk and distorted, potentially lasting another 2.5 to 8 months in orbit while continuing to reflect sunlight from a height of roughly 700 to 1,100 miles.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Echo
Vse
North America
Hemis-Steel
Chattanooga Phere
Tennessee River Held Back By TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority actions prevented the Tennessee River at Chattanooga from rising nine feet above flood stage last week as river conditions were monitored by TVA crews and local authorities.
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TVA
Knoxville
Tennesee Valley Authority
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Hereford Bull Sale Slated For March 28 In Bristol
Bristol hosts the Hereford Bull Sale on March 28 drawing breeders from Virginia Maryland North Carolina and West Virginia. The sale features 55 bulls consigned by commercial producers and purebred breeders with soundness inspections and age checks. A grading committee includes Virginia and Tennessee cattle specialists and local breeders guiding the event led by sale managers Jas I. and the Virginia Hereford Association secretary Owen Thomas.
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Bristol
Virginia
iHerefords Association
Maryland
North Carolina
West Virginia
Alex Stuart Jr
Rosedal
Mereford
Mast
Polytechnic
Willam PL
Tyrrell
University of Tennessee
Saint Buchanan
States College
Arthur Livesay
Pennington Gap
Morris Fanna
Raa Inoke
Hawkins County unit test family to be selected
Hawkins County will honor a Unit Test Family of the Year March 22 at the Termessean Restaurant. The program, run with Estensian Service and Tennessee Valley Authority, rewards families for farm and home projects. Judges from outside the county choose the most accomplished family. three or four openings exist to replace last year’s winners.
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Rogersville
Hawking County
Termessean
Estensian Service
Tennessee Valley Authority
ITVA Properties Bring More Than Expected
The government reports nearly 4 million dollars more than projected from selling assets in Oak Ridge Tennessee and Richland Washington. Housing officials expect most properties to be sold by June 30. Only about 1 percent has been sold so far with priority buyers purchasing a portion at set prices. The AEC developed the communities and the sale aims to realize more than one million dollars in remaining balances.
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Wasiington
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Richland
Wash
Lune 30
Robert C. Weaver
Oak Ridge and
Atomic Energy Commission
Weaver
Housing Administration
AEC
Floodwaters Halt Work On Huge New Power Plant
Western Kentucky faces halted construction at the 180 million TVA plant in Paradise as Green River flooding closes Ky 176 and structures. Frankfort officials monitor river levels with a 31 foot flood stage forecast, delaying workers and impacting more than 2,300 TVA employees as the Kentucky River expected to fall later in the day.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
Louisville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Paradise
Green
Weer Drakeshorn
Jafternoon
Iiner Haugan
Mt Frankfort
New Envoy Arrives to Lead U S Embassy in Dominican Republic
John Bartlow Martin, writer and journalist, arrived Sunday to assume the post of U S ambassador in Santo Domingo, a vacancy since the overthrow of the Trujillo dictatorship. He is to present credentials to President Balaguer. The Indonesian flag flies over about 3,000 islands in the archipelago.
Tennessee Governor Named '62 Winner of National 4-H Award
The Tennessee governor Ellington is honored as the 1962 recipient of the National 4-H Alumni Key, recognizing long service to rural youth and agriculture. He will receive a national honor at a Chicago ceremony, joining three other Tennessee alumni noted for leadership in agriculture and public service.
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Tennessee
Chicago
Holmes County
Ellington
Ford Ellington
Smith
Pingram
Quck
Verona
Mington
Agriculture
Eich
Povernor
Ciov
Frank Clement
Agriculture Department
Souther Commissioners of ‘Agriculture
National Commissioners of Agriculture
Lewisburg
Tennessee Agricultural Jlat
Same
Crop
M. Carter
Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Vanvi
Chile
Cooperative Extension Service
Tennesere
Magzon B Peters
Chattanooga
John Walter Robinson
Clevthand
Scott County Farmers Sign For Grain Program
In Gate City Virginia farmers in Scott County show intention to join the feed grain program. Agricultural committee chair Worley Jennings notes 82 acres total with 559.5 acres diverted from previous uses and $3,497.54 advanced payments offered to participants. Eligibility requires voluntary participation and a 28 percent minimum reduction from the 1939-60 average for corn and grain sorghum, with limits on barley base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunta
Fiar
Mardi Gras crowds fill New Orleans as weather favors big turnout
Thousands of out of town visitors flock to New Orleans for Mardi Gras with forecasts for fair skies and mild temperatures through Tuesday. Police manage traffic as parades roll, while Krewe of Proteus and other pageants cap a sunlit Sunday. Replicas of space capsules to tour the United States in May and June as part of a Savings Bond drive.
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New Orleans
Paris
Mercury
Torehfiphe
Premeasurement Of Scott County Tobacco Acres For 62 Under Way
Scott County ASCS launches premeasurement for 1962 tobacco acres. County Chairman Nan Worley Jennings urges farmers to apply at the ASCS office to align premeasurement with wheat performance, enabling orderly workload planning and avoidance of overplanting. Fees apply per farm and per field. Farmers already applying this year number in the hundreds. timely applications and field marking aid accurate premeasurement.
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Scott County
Gate City
Vae
Scott ‘County
ASC
Nan Worley Jennings
ASCS
Jennings
Jihis
Bulk Handling Risks Rancid Milk Flavor Spread
University of Tennessee dairy researchers warn bulk tank mixing rancid milk with fresh milk creates off flavors and can taint the entire supply. Even small rancid additions, as little as one tenth of a tank, may render an entire truckload rancid.
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Knoxvill.e
W. W. Evercast
J.D. Skean
University of Tennessee Dairy Department
UT Dairy Department
Plant variety publications aid local growers in Hawkins County
Rogersville readers may obtain free county agent publications to guide planting choices. Bulletin No. 336, Isol Performance Trials of Field Crop Varieties, by Charles Graves, surveys corn oats tobacco and other crops. Publication 418, Recommended Vegetable Varieties for Tennessee, 3962, by J.J. Bird, lists across vegetables. A note mentions ancient North Pole proximity to Hawaii.
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Rogersville
Hawkins County
Taent Carney
Charles OR. Graves
University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station
J.J. Bird
UP Agricultural Extension Service
Tennessee
Virginia Leaf Growers Vote For Controls
Virginia growers approve marketing quota controls for the next three crop years by a 99.04 percent margin according to preliminary ASCS results. Scott County leader Worley Jennings cites county trend and notes strong local support from the Great Vote effort and ASC committees. Also, Kenneth Lane of Sunnyside 4H Club receives a high honor medal for entomology studies.
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Gate
City
Virginia
Worley Jennings
Scott County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Virginia Ascs
Richmond
Jennings
Seat
J. Ford Habble
ASC
Kenneth Lane
Sunnyside
Two Auto Accidents Leave Two Injured
Two people were treated at Holston Valley Community Hospital on Sunday for injuries from traffic accidents on Bridwell Road and at 10 West Main Street. Nick Katsman, 74, and Elmer A. Blanket, 27, were released after receiving bruises to the knees and other injuries. Massengill Farms Holstein records note 70 completed production records averaging 11,882 pounds of milk and 430 pounds of butterfat.
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Holston Valley Community Hospital
Nick Katsman
Main St
Bridwell Road
Elmer A. Blanket
Hiltons
Holston
John W. Massengill
Blut City
Chuckey
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Hawkins County Community Club adopts 1962 program
Rogersville Tennessee reports the Hawkins County Community Club Council has adopted a five point program for 1962. The plan focuses on roadside beautification adult recreation civil defense patriotism health and safety on farms and in homes. The five clubs New Life Valley View McPheetars Bend Pleasant Hill and Persia compete for county blue ribbon honors.
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Rogersville
Hawking County
Connell
New Life
Valley View
McPheetars Bend
Pleasant Hill
Persia
Tennessee
Fae
Japan
Mysterious disappearance and home owners policy questions
A reader asks if a wallet dropped in water during fishing is a mysterious disappearance under a homeowners policy. The article explains definitions, clarifies theft coverage versus lost property, and cites a court decision on whether lost items qualify as mysterious disappearances. Moore & Walker of Tuc, 21 Broad Street, offer guidance on property and casualty insurance.
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Patley
Cyust
Iystem
Anjuiter
Jeff
Moore & Walker
Tuc
Broad Street
National Association Insurance
Secues Yau
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