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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1964
Page
8
A compact farming feature highlights practical steps for improved farm living. It emphasizes efficient crop practices, livestock management, and small-scale innovations aimed at raising productivity and quality of rural life.
The Southern Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors led by J. R. Keatley earned the Good year Tire & Rubber Company Annual Soil Conservation Award for 1963 after a committee review of West Virginia districts. W. E. Halstead and Keatley will join 102 others for a four day Goodyear Farms tour near Phoenix Arizona in December to study conservation practices on a 14 000 acre farm.
The Grassland Field Day at Estel Farrow's Brooklynwood Dairy Farm near Shady Spring was the main topic at the Raleigh County Agricultural Workers Council meeting. Dr. Ferrel Olsen and Dr. G. C. Anderson of West Virginia University will speak at 1:30 p.m. on June 19. A Twilight Dairy Meeting follows at Lundale Farm in Fayetteville at 6:30 p.m. Members will mail program details to county agents across Mercer, Fayette, Wyoming, Boone, McDowell and Summers counties.
The National Wildlife Federation highlights H R 3846 to fund local state and federal outdoor recreation and land acquisition programs. The measure has House Interior and Insular Affairs support but awaits Senate action after House rules review. Delays affect related natural resource bills including Ozark Rivers and water pollution controls.
The Battle of Agincourt performance of Henry VI at Regent's Park was canceled due to rain. Open air theatergoers were sent home after the rain halted the Monday night show, warding off attendance.
United Press International reports that The Rotary Club took its name from charter members who held meetings in rotation at their offices or places of business, a fact cited by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Present-For You and Yours notes relief from midweek tension early day but late hours bring aggravation and disappointment. Adverse aspects favor romance challenges and caution against overindulgence and careless manners. A bright spot appears in an excellent money outlook.
The 1964 forecast by Publishers Newspaper Syndicate offers sun sign advice across Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio and Pisces. It warns against making permanent decisions now advises prioritizing family support and careful action while noting personal optimism and social needs.
On a visit to the Andersons near Grandview Janet Anderson cared for six of the flock kept since 1960 when illness forced selling. A Montadale buck from Ghent joined in 1962 producing 25 ewes yielding 40 lambs this year including three triplets and nine twins. The herd stays gentle and productive.
The text describes a buck and a flock visible for a closeup photo, noting the buck standing in clear view and the lambs’ heavy hind quarters. The Andersons own 60 acres split across hay, pasture, and buildings with some extra pasture across the road. They maintain soil health with lime and fertilizer and sustain 6 to 8 cattle alongside their well-kept sheep paddocks.
John Phillips notes wet weather and a bustling Beckley Farmers Market strawberry season with six trucks delivering fruit. The Azalea Garden Club wins the Chamber of Commerce Beautification plaque for Valley Drive Oakwood planting. Bravo to Gene Sweeney and Buster Thompson for reclamation project on the bypass lot now Plantation Motors. Also, Grassland Field Day June 19 at Estes Furrow Farm and the Dairy Twilight Meeting at Landale Farm Fayetteville. Strawberries remain ripe at Beckley Market, perfect with cream, sugar, and shortcake.
A retrospective of the Cooperative Extension movement tracing origins from 1785 societies to the 50 year modern program. It covers Morrill Acts, Hatch Act, Smith Lever Act, and Seaman Knapp’s early demonstrations, 4-H clubs, wartime shifts, postwar expansion, and the global reach of extension today.
Major farm groups divide over a base-excess dairy program designed to curb surplus milk. The plan sets separate bottling and surplus prices within milksheds, with quotas for each farmer and higher prices for in quota milk. Backers say it curbs expansion. Farm Bureau opposes. Farmers Union seeks companion payments.
Garden apartments near neighbors benefit from a screened entrance. A tall solid board fence crafted from western red cedar provides an effective privacy screen enhancing seclusion and curb appeal.
A reflective reminiscence on colonial speech and Southern talk with Yankee inflections. The author recalls hymn traditions linked to Homer Rodeheaver and Billy Sunday, then mentions listening to Billy Graham, noting the challenge of stopping once begun and balancing tasks during the listening.
A speaker recalls Huntington growth from childhood times to a now sprawling urban region. He notes population shifts, road developments, and forested hills replaced by trees and grassy areas. The Teays Valley area boomed into a large community, merging towns from Marmet to Charleston and St Albans into a single metro with corporate boundaries.
A speaker recalls a brother Dave singing a fragment of a song that grew into a shorthand expression of frustration for both of them. The exact tune remains unidentified, but the phrase functioned as a personal vent between siblings.
The report shows employment rising while unemployment stays the same, a confusing contrast that puzzles readers. Analysts view it as a precise shift in labor market dynamics, though the language leaves general readers unsure.
All members of the Southern Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors are to be congratulated for winning Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's Annual Soil Conservation Awards for the state, adjudged the outstanding district. Congratulations to J. R. Keatley as chairman, and to W. E. Halstead, Lowell, as the outstanding farmer-cooperator in the district.
Lora Walker visited her father’s home near Peace Springs and found a curious wild plant described as joint grass in a small local cemetery. It’s considered a nuisance to farmers, though Franklin Lilly noted cattle may eat it if made into hay, yet its nutritional value remains unclear. The plant is noted for many joints along its thick tapering stem.
A friend and I discuss why strawberry shortcake is named so. Flo recalls ordering it in a restaurant, expecting berries over shortbread but receiving strawberries over yellow cake or spongecake. She believes true shortcake must use shortbread and dislikes the other formats.
The writer recalls moving to the southern state region near the Virginia line and the discovery of light bread after staying at a boarding house. They contrast their early understanding of bread with the moment they finally learned what light bread meant through biscuits.
A brief note states a decision to stop gossiping and focus on work, signaling a shift toward productivity and responsibility. The speaker commits to leaving idle chatter behind and dedicating effort to duties ahead.
A moisture shortage and hot spell hurt Kansas wheat at the head stage while Central regions report progress in soft wheat ahead of harvest. Farmers seek more rain as futures slip on weak participation in the wheat acreage program and USDA export forecasts, with prices down about 2 cents.
Barrows and gilts rose then fell .25 to .75 under bearish receipts and weak pork demand. Sows off .30 to .75. Slaughter steers mixed with some steady to 50 cents lower, others steady to up to 1.25 higher in Omaha. Spring lambs and feeders steady to 50 lower. Chicago steers up 25. Heifers cows bulls vealers varied. feeder cattle weak. Poultry butter cheese eggs mixed. Potatoes onions show mixed moves.
Advice emphasizes inspecting basement floor joists to assess durability. If joists are Douglas fir, firmly set and properly spaced, the home is suggested to last well. The tip frames structural quality as a key factor in evaluating house longevity.
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