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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1977
Page
10
New Hope farmers are actively sowing cotton and tending fields in a bustling period of planting and harvest. Mrs. Cecil Bean notes a strong work pace as locals pursue yields in the season.
James C. Wiley distribution assistant in the Stamford District Distribution Depart ment completed 25 years with West Texas Utilities Company on April 28 Joining the Stamford firm in 1952 Wiley was born in Stamford in 1927 He finished elementary school in Stamford and graduated from Stamford High School in 1945 After Texas A M University he joined the U S Army serving mainly in Japan Wiley married Helen Hancock in 1949 They are members of First Baptist Church Wiley also serves on the Stamford Auxiliary Police and farms wheat and row crops.
Angela and Teresa will visit paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ivy while their parents Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mayfield are away. The Mayfields spent the weekend in McGregor with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Mayfield.
The Busy Bees 4-H Club met in April with Jerry Terrell of Stamford presenting Pulse of Life on safety and artificial respiration practice. May demonstrations included pecan grafting by Letitia Wills and Jeff Agee, cotton in the home by Myra Olson, tomato growing by Emily Olson, and Mindy Watts planned to show peanuts in the food division.
Twelve Jones County 4 H Club members competed at the Extension District 1 4 H elimination contest at Midwestern University Wichita Falls on May 7. Myra Olson won first in home environment. Letitia Wills, Jeff Agee second in horticulture and Emelie Olson second in foods and nutrition. Third places earned by Tracy Breeding hand skills Royce Clark Shawn Owen in safety demonstration and Patrice Propst Clay Death erage Simeon Camacho Ted Ford in dairy cattle judging. County leaders accompany winners. Hawley 4 H Club member Jan Bush earned second in housing environment senior and advances to State 4 H Round Up June 6 8 at Texas A M University.
Marine Corporal Andrew Bagley of Rule participated in NATO exercise Dawn Patrol 77 in the Mediterranean Sea. He serves with Logistics Support Unit 32 based at Camp Lejeune as part of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit, a Sixth Fleet readiness force aiding rapid reinforcement of southern Europe.
Water’s unusual property of being lighter as a solid means lakes freeze from the top. If ice were denser, bottom freezing would threaten aquatic life and alter lake ecosystems.
Kirby Clayton, a county Extension agent, finished special soil testing training at Rolling Plains Soil Test Laboratory housed in the Baylor County Extension Building. Ed Garnett notes the lab serves Rolling Plains with fertility guidance, while Lowell Cure runs the program and Joyce Green assists. Soil tests cost $2 with results in under two weeks and cover nitrogen phosphorus potassium calcium sodium and pH.
In Jones County eligible cattle producers must register June 6 to 17 to vote in a July 5 to 15 referendum on a beef research and information program. Registration requires ownership in the past 12 months with 4-H and FFA members eligible. If approved, a beef board of up to 68 members will be formed and monitoring by USDA AMS may occur.
A new Petroleum Accountants' Society of West Central Texas gathers members in petroleum and allied accounting and public accounting. Glenn S. Barnes Jr. serves as president with Robert Hailey as vice president, Marjorie Carwile as secretary, and John Jones as treasurer. The group aims to study industry accounting issues, host regulatory talks, and seek COPAS inclusion. Next COPAS meeting is in New Orleans in May. Barnes and Norman will attend. Meetings occur the third Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Motor Inn. all oil and gas accountants are invited.
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