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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
6
Scott County farmers are advised to remove crops past eating stage to conserve moisture and soil nutrients, freeing space for later plantings and allowing weeds to be controlled until green manures can be added. The county reports profits from catalpa tree posts, restocking areas, and plans for streamlined poultry culling to boost wartime efficiency and reduce feed costs.
Scott county farmers are realizing the benefits of limestone as orders received by the Farm Bureau and AAA offices in Benton indicate. With transport limits, lime should be dumped in farm piles for later spreading to keep tracks busy. Summer spreading on lespedeza, grass meadows, and pastures is advised. Poultry raisers should maintain 50 percent egg production by implementing a streamlined culling program as some hens rest all summer.
Plant to Prosper program announcements show New Madrid county first with 1243 enrollees, Dunklin 1004, St Francois 319, Scott 131. Walter Durham notes nearly 100000 farm families across four states have enrolled in the 1942 competition focusing on living at home, soil conservation, diversification and home improvement. County judging in New Madrid will occur in October with emphasis on Living at home 40 percent Soil Conservation 20 percent Diversification 20 percent Home Improvement 20 percent. books available at the Extension office in New Madrid.
Sycamore trees rotting along Ozarks river banks found new value as farmers haul thousands of feet of logs to Aurora Missouri where a box factory converts them into round cheese boxes. Most boxes go to Springfield for packing cheese bound for allied markets.
Memphis Press-Scimitar urges an end to scorched earth practices in the Mid-South. It warns that burning fields and woods harms soil, fertility, and wildlife and calls on agriculture, schools, churches, civic groups, and governments to prevent field fires and cigarette-caused blazes.
Oscar Johnston of the National Cotton Council told the War Labor Board that CIO wage demands for textile workers would drain farmer pockets. He argued inflation controls target consumers and threaten farm incomes, urging ceilings not to raise mill wages at farmers’ expense.
Scott county farmers are urged to protect automobiles and harvest trucks as wartime production relies on fuel and transport. War Board chairman Evin Burke warns parts and tires will grow scarce. calls for shared travel, neighbor pooling, and reduced trips to conserve resources for the war effort. He stresses no new civilian tires will be produced and urges immediate action.
Walton & Williams Motor Company of Sikeston promotes a Ford Premty Service plan. Car owners register with their dealer and gain a priority rating for new parts, ensuring quicker access. Thousands have joined, enabling dealers to stock a full parts supply and assure customers access to needed parts.
The highway patrol advises drivers to release the clutch slowly to prevent wheel spin and a jerky start. When stopping, brake gradually to avoid skidding. Remember those tires for safe driving.
Local residents consigning livestock to the Producers Live Stock Commission Association at National Stock Yards Illinois included T J Uthoff Sikeston with 208 lb hogs selling at 14.15 per cwt Otto Schlitt Oran hogs 215 lb at 14.15 per cwt Roy Philips Morley 193 lb porkers at 14.00 per cwt and R M Williams Sikeston with a 234 lb consignment at 14.10 per cwt.
England with North Ireland Scotland and Wales face a long coastal frontier exceeding 3000 miles requiring vigilant guarding and defense measures across ports harbors and beaches amid evolving security needs and maritime challenges.
Raymond G. Barnett of Kansas City named chief counsel of the Missouri State Highway Commission announced by chairman George H. Davis. Louis V. Stigall of St. Joseph resigns effective June 30 after serving as chief counsel since 1933. Barnett, 60, has practiced law in Missouri since 1980.
The Federal Office of Price Administration will relocate from Jefferson City to St Louis, with Russell E. Garner Jr. as State Administrator supervising. A regional division office is likely to serve counties in central Missouri. The article notes extensive telephone wiring in New York City reaching the moon 35 times.
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