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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1958
Page
4
Editorial reflects on twenty year planning at Wheat belt Public Power District, praising REA's role in rural electrification. It notes how electrification transformed farm homes and farmyard routines, reducing toil and bringing city comforts, while defending the program against critics seeking to end it after initial gains.
A leading oil industry trade publication criticizes Nebraska and other western producing states for not adopting pro rata controls. The piece argues Nebraska needs conservation laws but rejects a state authority to dictate daily output, urging careful, practical development for future reserves.
The Portland Oregonian warns that rush legislation to halt the recession could federalize unemployment insurance, raising taxes and benefits while ending experience rating. It argues such moves would centralize welfare, remove state discretion, cause inflation, and resemble a British model. The recession tests American character.
The National Guard Armory hosted a two day boat show sponsored by two Sidney firms. Boats and motors valued at over 100000 drew big crowds and some sales. Attendees appeared unfazed by high prices, signaling confidence and suggesting local business optimism despite broader recession chatter.
The Sidney school board has asked the Attorney General for guidance on who must transport students from Trailer City and other points east to Sidney schools. Some families live outside the district due to moving to higher tax areas, raising questions of legal obligations and fair access to education. The board aims to resolve transportation duties while ensuring all children receive equal educational opportunities.
The article reflects farmers’ patience with nature’s moods, noting generous precipitation has soaked fields and lifted spirits. It asserts that weather cycles favor a strong farming year, enough to tempt spending on prospects, while praising Mr. Benson as a patron saint on such days.
The newspaper acknowledges criticism from a reader letter and admits previous enthusiasm for the Memorial Rest Home campaign may have seemed partisan. After reflection, the editors concede the writer is correct and apologize for any offense caused.
In Red Creek New York the Herald argues that nations must pool not only military might but intellectual power. It urges collaboration to advance science and develop peaceful projects to improve life and unlock science’s full potential.
Construction on a massive mountain top solar furnace is set to start in Alamogordo, New Mexico, to test heat effects on materials for space ships. The facility will concentrate sun rays to 8 000 degrees Fahrenheit in a five inch diameter patch, using a 154 by 145 foot heliostat and a parabolic saucer mirror, with a project cost projected over 10 million dollars and a scheduled start in spring 1959.
Warm weather greets farmers as field work may start by weekend and moisture is ideal for planting spring grains. Seed samples have been sent to the State Seed Testing Laboratory. results should arrive soon. Seed sellers are reminded to test purity and germination. Cheyenne County Certified Seed Producers have formed and are active, with a membership drive underway for producers and users of quality seed.
Cheyenne County plans highway signs welcoming visitors and touting its status as the nation's leading certified wheat seed producer. Local growers cultivate spring grain and sorghum, with a warning to check sorghum seed germination carefully this year due to widespread low germination rates in state seed lots and the need for adjusted planting rates and prices.
With warm weather returning stored grain should be checked for insects. In case of corn and sorghums the crop may spoil due to high moisture content unless immediate steps are taken to dry the crop. Wheat should be checked regularly for insects and treated immediately should any appear. There are several good fumigants available and the manufacturers directions on the container should be followed.
Clarke McNary seedling trees are being dug and shipped. Orders may be placed through the extension office and filled within two weeks. With favorable moisture this should be an ideal spring for seedling windbreaks. Species include Ponderosa Pine, Chinese Elm, Hackberry, and Green Ash adapted to the area.
Extension office offers callouts on ordering trees in tens of hundreds, using windbreaks or replacements. Bulb planting time nears with a guide Bulbs and Their Uses detailing planting and storing. Advice covers landscaping shrubs, fruit tree frost risks, cool or north slopes, and dwarf trees for easier harvest.
The county urges homeowners to begin lawn maintenance early with dandelion sprays to kill young plants before seeding. Crabgrass control products should be applied to kill young seedlings. Fertilizer rates range from 5 to 8 pounds per square rod with 4 to 8 percent nitrogen, or 1 pound per square rod for 30 to 40 percent nitrogen.
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A speaker recounts a phone conversation debating whether a president should be a businessman. He argues presidents need broader skills, noting Truman Hoover Harding and others, and resists replacing professional politicians with a purely businessman regime. The piece ends with a wary defense of the existing system and a mock celebration of a watchdog caller.
Editor letters from Sidney Nebraska criticize the local fire station as inadequate for volunteers and question why equipment is stored in cramped spaces hindering operations. The writer urges investigation of housing decisions, noting an airport bond issue and arguing funding better quarters would improve fire department efficiency and insurance ratings.
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