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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
2
New Madrid County Extension notes on two zucchini varieties Black and Gray-green with growth details. Guidance on homemade dusters and sprays for pest control. Cabbage worms control using arsenates cryolite and Derris rotenone. Home Economics and 4-H club activities plus Sudan grass for Missouri pastures and weed management notes.
The late season cuts reduce oats acreage on lespedeza sod leading to more acres needing clipping. Despite time and labor rush, mowing weeds on lespedeza could yield as much live stock feed as planting another crop and may rate AA 5 priority for time and equipment. The task can be done when fields are too wet to work.
Farmers of New Madrid County are urged to attend a field tour three miles north of Sikeston on Tuesday June 6 starting at 1 30 p m. The event highlights wheat barley and rye experiments along with new crops such as brome grass. Missouri University specialists J R Dixie Paulling and Arnold W Klemme will attend. All are urged to come.
Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information asked advertisers cooperating with government salvage and conservation campaigns to stop using the D Day invasion to promote civilian programs. He stressed the invasion was a grave military operation with wide emotional impact and should not be exploited for propaganda.
The War Production Board approves production of 800000 modern civilian telephone sets for 12 months starting after June 1. First deliveries are planned for the fall with Edward Falck noting demand remains high and many orders await instruments or switchboard capacity, especially on the Pacific coast.
A nation wide estimate indicates that for every 51 spent on plant food in the United States about 3.60 is returned as increased plant growth on average. The finding highlights the typical efficiency of fertilizer use across common agricultural settings.
Albert R. Hagan from the University of Missouri stresses starting with a complete water management plan before terracing. The article highlights locating grass outlets along field boundaries away from the farmstead, avoiding livestock damage and ease of access, and warns against using gullies as natural waterways due to high maintenance costs. County extension agents offer detailed guidance on planning and building outlets and terraces.
Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, urges industry not to deny vacations for extra pay. He warns such a practice undermines rest, energy, and zeal as Americans endure four years of intensified war production. He cites risks of chronic fatigue, illness, and lower output. Scientists have replaced cotton in gun cotton with plastics for smokeless powder.
The cost of living increased six tenths of a percent from March to April, with part of the rise due to new excise taxes effective April 1. Higher food and furniture prices were cited as other main factors, though retail food prices show a 4.3 percent year‑over‑year decline and remain 5.9 percent below last May's peak.
The Coast Guard sustained a higher proportion of fatalities relative to its size during World War I, surpassing losses experienced by all other U S armed services in the conflict.
Missouri hatched chicks in April totaled 21.7 million, down 5 percent from April 1943’s 22.7 million. Eggs set fell to 24.5 million from 31.1 million, a 21 percent drop. May and June production likely remain below last year as many hatcheries close. Nationwide April chick output dropped 9 percent from April 1943.
A public hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on June 1 in room 516 U.S. Courthouse St Louis to consider a 12 foot navigation channel on the Mississippi River from Cairo Illinois to Minneapolis Minnesota. The inquiry will assess effects on flood control hydro power water supply drainage pollution control and recreation and wildlife resources. Those interested may attend.
Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs told the Wellesley College graduating class that since 1942 the Waves have released 63 000 men for sea duty. The announcement highlighted the Navy’s personnel efforts during wartime.
Admiral Jacobs lauded the nation building a navy second to none. The Navy personnel chief highlighted Waves as a vital manpower source amid expansion and renewed recruiting efforts.
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