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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
4
A townwide call urges every family to plan and start a vegetable garden and berry patch this season. It argues garden production reduces need to buy food, enhances home grounds, and improves community appearance while discouraging weed-filled lots.
Modern farming requires two distinct tasks. First, producing profitable crops through scientific methods to fund equipment and sustain a family. Second, marketing the harvest profitably through cooperatives that handle selling while farmers focus on production.
It is argued that railroads are a vital national service and their loss would disrupt freight, tax revenue, and employment across the country. The piece warns that many counties rely on rail taxes and that a shutdown would trigger budget crises, job losses, and economic retrenchment across industries.
Readers determined that every farm should follow one of the farming phases after studying profitable plans. The discussion emphasizes livestock as a key component and outlines guiding principles for consistent profitability across farm operations.
A farm note argues successful farmers earn cash from livestock such as dairy cows sheep and poultry. It links soil conservation to livestock, noting managed rotation and soil improvements raise productivity and fertilizer efficiency for higher per acre yields and net returns. If livestock is absent, add it for greater profits.
The Associated Press notes a new war risk view in the lend lease argument as Senate debate intensifies. Leaders like Barkley Pepper Bailey acknowledge hazards, while the administration argues the policy offers security with the least risk of war. Britain faces strategic pressure from German and Japanese maneuvers, and U S entry remains a looming possibility.
Last Wednesday at 2 pm in the Wantchapel funeral services for Fégar L. Clark were led by speakers Charles Adams Morgan Richards Win u Lyman and L. N. Marsden. The community notes Parowan bond passage and local projects including road work and irrigation ditches. A new baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Thomas H Rowley. Doyle Robinson, on leave for L D S church mission, visited Parowan. A Parowan to Cedars Land highway link is under construction in Ferse hollow.
Gabriel Gallardo, a 23-year-old San Francisco draftee, refused to keep a $35 suit made for him and challenged the bill in small claims court. Municipal Judge Kaufman ordered payment, noting the value of civics on his days off and the likelihood of conscription.
A dated quip notes that women struggle with parking due to tight sleeves hindering steering. The joke attributes poor maneuvering to clothing, suggesting fear of turning the wheel too much would ruin sleeves.
Conflicting views on defense production. optimists expect a flood of materials as goals set, while officials curb peace-time output to focus on war needs. Expect changes before long and possible temporary pause on new car models next year. Also advises fence repairs before spring and notes higher energy value of stored vegetable parts than certain fruits and flowers.
Ultra rich man vacations by the sea. His wife nearly drowns and is saved by bystanders. Doctors warn she is in bad shape and may need artificial respiration. The husband offers to pay for the real thing.
A witty exchange emerges at a social gathering as a man frets over confessing his age to a potential spouse and is teased about being five, while another guest explains a Cubist dinner as a two square meal. The humor hinges on wordplay about ages and artistic terms.
A Mississippi river steamboat was halted at the mouth of a tributary due to dense fog. An inquisitive passenger asked why they delayed, and the captain quipped that they could not see up the river but could see the stars, adding they would not proceed unless the boilers failed.
Modern Girl recalls a boy who challenged danger, boat upset, he swam ashore and notified the coroner. The exchange frames a tense moral about risk and consequence with a dash of noir tone.
In a domestic exchange Foxy and Simms clash over saving money by reviewing household accounts each evening with the wife. Grant argues the method saves dollars, but counters that balancing late leaves little time to go anywhere.
A short nostalgic fragment features a child Dorothy and her father as a strange man visits to see her. The dialogue hints at pills or naps, but the odd insistence remains vague and surreal.
An American offers blunt guidance for after dinner speakers advising to quit if oil is not struck within the first two "robutes" of talk. The quip implies patience fades quickly when a speaker fails to engage.
A courtroom dispute centers on the objection to moving pictures as dusty frames behind the gallery. The brief notes tension over framing, lighting, and preservation of film in a legal setting. More context suggests debate over archival handling and display requirements.
A fragmented audience remark questions democracy and presidential eligibility, with a speaker dismissing the idea of a secure campaign path and noting uncertainty about the political state. The lines reflect a skeptical, conversational tone from a public gathering.
A humorous exchange shows Pometto and Pancake debating which side of a tree to land on. The gag escalates as Parmetto asks what happened and Pat laments a doctor’s diet plan designed to keep him alive longer, sparking indignant retort about starvation.
Dialogue excerpt features Sylvia teasing Clever Girl Getlie about her cleverness. Sylvia notes Getlie sags all clever things about you after you ve gone. The exchange highlights social banter and wit in a light, humorous tone.
Misa Periwinkle will perform a quirky bedtime style number titled Oh That There and Dove I’d Flee at a local concert. The scene mixes playful insect imagery with a dreamlike lyric mood as the crowd reacts with surprised delight.
An agronomist urges farmers to choose certified seed suited to soil moisture climate and market conditions. He warns against seed peddlers selling bad mixed seed and stresses reputable dealers, pure seed, strong germination, and freedom from disease. A well prepared seedbed follows for quick even germination and better yields.
Local ranchers report rapid removal and wasteful cutting of juniper posts in county stands. Several groups note posts cut, some replaced by sugar growth, while others urge stricter supervision and enhanced forester action to protect remaining native posts.
State extension forester J Whitney Floyd urged tighter supervision of post cutting after a trip through southwestern Utah. He warned excessive felling threatens watersheds and could cause a future shortage of fence posts, calling for measures to protect public and private property from trespass.
Poultry experts urge proper brooding fundamentals to boost production and reduce chick mortality. Livestock adviser Mr Backham notes essential elements include a heated, dry house with adequate floor space, sanitation, and strong, well bred chicks, plus balanced feed and vitamins A D G from greens and dairy. Utah's egg production averages 160 eggs per bird annually versus 106 nationally.
D Jager of the Jimh Tatermounten selects D Sharp to manage the fifth junior show at North S Lake, June 3 and 4, for the Fat Stock Show. Liam Peterson of the Utah Jural Extension Service notes Sharp will also run the 4-H division. Nichols, state educator, will head FARA section. In Utah, soil and water gains double the 1939 level per AAA report.
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