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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1962
Page
10
John S. Phillips argues that local food production near consumption improves health, strengthens the economy, and elevates culture, urging readers to pursue practical farming for community advancement.
ASC committees invite pilot recreation proposals from farmers. Projects may include single or multiple farms and focus on income producing activities by converting land from crops. Cost sharing through ASCS available. details include location, acres, farming groups, and planned recreational uses. Proposals due by Dec 10.
The Rural Development Council Poultry Commission schedules a Dec 4 meeting at 2 p.m. in Raleigh County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building to discuss possible regulation of West Virginia egg laws. Nine attended the RDC session as other notes highlighted feeder pig and cattle sales at New River Market and acknowledgments from the Big 8 Development Association.
Total sales at the Third Semi annual Feeder Pig Sale reached 3003.37 dollars with 239 pigs sold. Average price was 26.04 dollars per cwt and 12.56 dollars per head. Grade I averaged 13.97 per head and 29 per cwt, Grade II 10.97 per head and 21.06 per cwt, Grade III 12.06 per head and 25.33 per pound.
Ground broken in Arlington Glen Falls to launch the first Water Association Loan in West Virginia under expanded Farmers Home Administration authority. The Arlington Glen Falls project links 5 miles of pipeline to Clarksburg’s system with a 30,000 gallon tank and serves communities of 2,500 or less, with loans up to 40 years at 1 2 percent or 5 percent insured loans.
Dr Ernest J Nesius dean of the College of Forestry Agriculture and Home Economics has been named to the USDA Economics Research Advisory Committee by Secretary Orville L Freeman The two year member will review current research and marketing programs and recommend new work and adjustments to fit available funds.
The Busy Beavers 4-H Club of East Park School organized Monday night electing officers. Officers include Sandra Nichols president Edgar Canada vice president Delores Short secretary James Toney treasurer Mary Stillman song leader Johnnie Lee reporter Jackie Sorrell game leader Priscilla McCain Rogenia Motley assistant Shirley Watson health chair Charlene Lee Anita Pittman recreation chairs Doris Brown assistant Gary Carson safety chair Thomas Robinson John Hall assistants Annabelle Flynn conservation chair Kay Anderson assistant. Leaders are Miss Mae E Reid and Miss Margaret Sorrell. The club meets the first Monday each month.
Over 95 percent of Webster County’s land area is forested, indicating extensive woodland coverage and limited nonforest development. The statistic highlights the county’s natural resources and potential for timber, recreation, and conservation planning.
A Farm City Week feature extols the profit motive in American farming and industry. It cites 3.7 million farmers, 16 million associated jobs, and 10 million in processing and distribution, highlighting exports near 5 billion dollars and the Food-for-Peace program as ways to feed a hungry world. The piece argues profits fund capital, tools, and employment, and notes Farm City Week runs Nov 16-22.
During Farm City Week Beckley district manager Dwight Billings notes equal Social Security protections for farm and city workers. Changes allow reduced retirement benefits from 62 to 65 and permit earning more while receiving benefits. Beckley office offers free literature and representatives visit Hinton Fayetteville Ansted Whitesville or home visits by arrangement.
District IV will receive planting stock Monday November 26 for fall planting, said District Forester Carl Lucas. Orders are closed for fall trees but spring planting orders are being taken. A total of 270000 trees will be planted in District IV this fall with 230000 ordered by the Southern Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors for use in strip mine spoil areas in Mercer McDowell Fayette and Raleigh counties.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports that widespread use of processed sweet potato products such as new sweet potato flakes could bolster a stable or slowly expanding market for sweet potatoes during the 1960s.
Waldo Bell WVU Agricultural Engineering Specialist argues crankcase oil must be drained to remove contamination. He notes dirt, water, carbon, acids hasten wear and oil should be changed per manufacturer guidance, with winter changes every 30 days and summer every 60 days, never exceeding 2000 miles.
State extension expert Carl Hardin says dwarf apple trees on Melling IX rootstock reduce pruning and speed fruiting. Trees mature at 6 to 8 feet with yields of one to three bushels typical, and need staking for support for several years. Plant now or next spring with staked trunks about 2 inches above ground.
John S Phillips writes about a slow Sunday, memories of Clarksburg area, and a Thanksgiving blessing. He recalls a village rite, rain on the way, and a trip down memory lane with family, old shops, a mill, and a hillside graveyard. He notes sunshine amid winter rain and wishes readers a good Thanksgiving.
A. J. Manchin, State FHA administrator, praised the new water system funded by the Farmers Home loan. He noted the advantages for the community, including homes, fire protection, and schools. He described two development paths: buying water from an existing provider or building a system from scratch.
Local officials express optimism about advancing the Sullivan Roadway project with planned milestones and potential funding steps. Community groups await clearer timelines as engineers prepare feasibility and design updates for the corridor.
The narrator recalls driving from Clarksburg to a childhood village in rain and darkness. Seeking a landmark to anchor memories, he finds only vague familiarity. On returning from the hill, an aged decrepit building greets him, seemingly unused and blackened by age.
West Virginia University official Dr. E J Nesius outlines College of Agriculture policies to adapt to agricultural shifts. He stresses keeping rural education high, expanding income producing ventures, and building attractive communities. RAD projects and county programs aim to chart state needs and guide future development.
The West Virginia Crop Reporting Service says West Virginia commercial apple harvest reached 5,000,000 bushels by November, about 500,000 bushels below 1961 but above the 10 year average of 4,773,000. Most growers finished by November 10, earlier than last year, while corn grain output was 3,848,900 bushels, down 2 percent from October forecast and 9 percent below 1961.
A historical note states that 95 percent of food and fiber produced on American farms comes from 55 percent of the nation’s farms, highlighting farm concentration in agricultural output.
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