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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1949
Page
1
W. W. Gunn reports that acreage allotments may be set for crops like cotton and wheat to ensure fair shares under planned marketing quotas. Farmers should estimate planted acreage for 1945 through 1948 across basic and food crops, as AAA works to determine prorated allocations. Forms are to be presented at designated meetings rather than mailed back.
Funeral services were held at Enterprise Baptist Church for Mrs. W C Brown Sr who died at the family home northeast of Whitewright at 8 am Tuesday. The service was led by ministers from Denison Bells Savoy and Ector with numerous pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. She was born in Kentucky in 1879 and married W C Brown in 1896. They moved to Enterprise 46 years ago and she left eight surviving children, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Additional siblings noted include Mrs T B Booker Mrs J F Ross Miss Willie Smith G W Smith and J E Smith.
The Agriculture Department said 576 million bushels of wheat were in storage on April 1, higher than most years except 1942 and 1943. Rye stocks reached about 10 million bushels, and wheat disappearance for January-March was roughly 283 million bushels, well below 1946 1947 and 1948 levels.
Community program produced by Home Demonstration Club and VFW Auxiliary runs May 5 and 6 at the Grammar School auditorium. Children ages 2 to 6 vote 1 cent per vote to crown a King and Queen of Towland with a silver prize. Entrants contact Mrs. Lee Norris. Cast includes Jack Meador as Gene Autry and Judy Canova impersonator Mrs. Maxine Greer. Sam Montgomery as Pappy Chissellfinger. Tickets 35 and 25 cents at Childress Pharmacy.
Oakland educators discuss a Mills College talk by Vassar College President Sarah Gibson Blanding who claims much money spent on high school is wasted and students immediately read comic books instead of pursuing higher literature.
In Memphis Tennessee the Beltwide Cotton Conference met to draft a unified program on acreage controls price supports minimum acreage and extra staple allowances. The two day session closes a week of Southern meetings with delegates from all cotton producing states to prepare a plan for Congress for possible future farm legislation.
The Whitewright PT Association staged a womanless wedding at the Grammar School auditorium drawing the largest crowd in years. Net receipts around 150 will fund Whitewright public schools. Actor roles praised though one groom nearly received broken ribs from an overenthusiastic hug by the bride Floyd Jug Badgett.
Whitewright Rotary Club was honored at the Rotary International Annual Conference at Sherman. It was selected to provide a luncheon program at Grayson hotel for about 160 attendees. District Governor Leland Long and Rotary International Treasurer Richard E. Vernor greeted the group as Tom Sears presided.
In Austin on Wednesday about 35 African American activists pressed their demand for University of Texas enrollment. They met with Gov Beauford H Jester who promised to review their petition as they staged orderly protests in the Capitol corridors and on campus.
The term idiosyncrasy is described as a distinctive physical or mental peculiarity. It highlights unusual traits in individuals, either in behavior or bodily features, setting them apart from typical patterns. The concept appears in discussions of personality and clinical observations.
The Red River Valley Livestock Exposition in Sherman sold 76 beef calves Friday at 32 cents per pound, totaling $19,152. Calves fed by Gene Stubblefield, the Whitewright FFA, and Conway Craig were bought by Jack Nossaman, Whitewright Food Market, and Hi-Way Grocery respectively, with weights around 847 pounds. The grand champion owned by Melvin Garner of Denison weighed 907 pounds and sold for $453.50 to Kenneth Mills.
The Texas House approved a constitutional amendment abolishing the poll tax as a voting requirement by a 100 to 31 vote. It has Senate approval and goes back for another vote on a minor House amendment. The measure would need voter registration system setup and is to be submitted to a September 24, 1949 election.
Last Friday The Sun updated its honor roll with new names including Mrs. H. A. James and J. P. Williams. Readers are asked to verify subscription credits by checking the front page figures and report any discrepancies to receive proper credit.
Washington reports that Democratic leaders in a White House meeting with President Truman agreed that no one who opposed the President in the recent election will receive a federal patronage job. J Howard McGrath said Thur mond Wright supporters won’t be cleared for appointments, while Dixie Congress members will not be punished.
Miss Viva Phillips of the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club was named the county’s most outstanding club woman by the Grayson County Home Demonstration Council for about 27 years of active service. She serves as secretary treasurer, chairs the education committee, and has held multiple leadership roles in the county and state associations.
Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan resigned in protest against Defense Secretary Louis A. Johnson's order halting construction of a 65 000 ton carrier. President Truman accepted the resignation as Congress weighed defense power shifts amid mixed Republican calls for a full inquiry. Sullivan criticized Johnson’s decision in a final broadside.
A Texas A and M Extension summary promotes freezing chickens for year round supply. The U S Department of Agriculture leaflet AIS-74 details freezing broilers bakers and stewers in home units and commercial lockers.
A terse aphorism notes that casual experimentation rarely results in leadership. It suggests focus and discipline are needed to guide a group. The saying implies expertise matters more than improvisation in commanding an ensemble.
Mrs. Homer Sears of the Grayson County Tuberculosis Association urges all people over 13 in the Whitewright area to use a free portable chest X-ray unit in Sherman May 4 through May 13 at the Tom Roach Motor Co display room. Transportation is available. The program aims to detect TB early and reduce public health risk.
Texas voters will decide next Sept 24 whether to set annual legislative pay at 3600 dollars and require the Legislature to meet each January. The House concurred in the Senate version of a proposed constitutional amendment authored by Representatives McDaniel and Crosthwait.
Bill Barris and Dick Riedel ended six weeks of continuous flight at 1008 hours in their Aeronca monoplane The Sunkist Lady landing to an 8000 strong crowd in Fullerton California The pair become the first to exceed a thousand hours in a single endurance flight Their return follows a March 15 departure and surpasses the 726 hour mark set earlier by Wes Carroll and Clyde Schlieper The pilots request a shower haircut and dinner after their record flight while their families greet them
Moulting imposes severe strain on birds as skin requires large blood volumes to develop new feathers. The process can stress a bird’s physiology and metabolism during feather replacement.
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