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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1950
Page
6
County agent Clair R Acord outlines two alfalfa weevil controls. The first uses calcium arsenate dust or spray, warning it is poisonous and requiring respirators and skin protection. The second method suggests 1 1 2 pounds of chlordane mixed in 15 to 20 gallons per acre sprayed when alfalfa is about one inch high, with minimum 50 degree temperatures for effectiveness.
Unemployment claims fell in March according to Utah Department of Employment Security official S C Heiner in Vernal. February’s 450 job seekers showed 40 percent oil field workers, 20 percent agricultural, 20 percent construction, and 20 percent other jobs, with oil field workers most affected.
The notice promotes Soil Sulphaid for northwest Idaho Utah areas with sulfur content over 25 percent. It cites agronomic benefits including improved soil structure, moisture retention, alkali correction, nutrient liberation, microbiological activity, chlorophyll and protein rises, and better legume hay yields. Typical application is three to five bags per acre.
Utah must boost United States Savings Bond purchases to stay at the forefront of national thrift. Charles L. Smith, state chairman of Treasury bond sales, said January 1950 outsold 1949 but February sales fell to 803,530 in Series E bonds, down from 1,161,173. Uintah County sales for January and February 1950 totaled 4,425 versus 15,244 in 1948, as counties overall show losses.
Mr Heiner announced a local vacancy giving preference to unemployed residents. Wanda A Calder is named as the office clerk in the local division. the notice outlines recruitment within municipal offices and who may apply.
Lt Charles Lewis, instructor at the United States Air Force Institute for Technology in Dayton, is profiled after leading a reading improvement course at Wright Patterson. The Dayton Daily News notes 100 students started the program ten weeks ago, boosting reading speed from 300 to 400 wpm and comprehension from 86 to 94 percent.
A state Tax Commission report shows February and early March 1950 driver license activity at the State Capitol more than doubles 1949 levels. Judge Arthur J. Mays safety campaign and spring rush boosted original and renewal licenses, with Saturday traffic and counter demand rising sharply. Branch offices in Ogden, Logan, Provo, Price, Cedar City and Vernal also report large increases.
The first all plastic tubing intended for petroleum use was placed into a salt water disposal well on a Kansas oil lease. Non corrosive and lighter than steel, the pipe is designed for gravity and low pressure pipelines carrying corrosive crude, natural gas, and water. It weighs about one twelfth as much as steel and can flex with earth contours.
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