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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1952
Page
1
Pan American Production Co. No. 1 Umphress in Grayson County was plugged at 8 896 feet seven miles southwest of Whitewright. News of oil shows earlier raised lease prices, then the well was abandoned and plugged ending any near term production hopes.
Washington reports Rep. J Frank Wilson of Dallas proposed a path for Gov Adlai Stevenson to appease Texas over tidelands without backing state ownership. Wilson suggested Stevenson declare he will not veto a States rights bill, a stance he believed would satisfy Texas. He also predicted Congress will restore submerged coastal areas to the states, as done by the Eighty second Congress.
Washington officials expect car output to be back to normal in about a month but predict shortages of popular models for the rest of the year. The Government sees 5,000,000 new cars in 1953, below 1950’s 6,600,000 peak, with slight boosts possible for GM Chrysler and Ford to adjust competition, while smaller independents may lose share.
In Manitou Springs Colorado a long dispute over inadequate post office lighting ends after Senator Johnson intervenes. Postmaster Gus Flake cites postal rules opposing extra lighting while the town raises a street lamp outside the building. Crosby had pressed for illumination after falling on the steps and paying a monthly electric bill under five dollars.
Texas farmers facing drought will receive low interest disaster loans from the Farmers Home Administration. State director L. J. Cappleman announced loans at 3 percent to cover feed seed fertilizer groceries fuels and minor equipment repairs as FHA area administrators met in Dallas. Supplemental cattle feeding rises while ranchers ship herds from dry regions.
Soaking rains are needed over most of Texas, the USDA said Wednesday, signaling fading prospects for feed crops, pastures and cotton. Cotton harvest moves north as hot, dry weather hastens opening. irrigated cotton advances in the high plains while dry land crops wilt, with southern low rolling plains prospects dropping. Movement of cattle, calves and sheep out of dry areas remains heavy.
In Oklahoma City a female patient was examined at University Hospital where a nurse invited a male observer. The man watched the examination and later received a prescription saying to fill it for his wife, though he stated she was not his wife. The woman struggled to cover up and claimed she believed the observer was a medical student.
Denton county officials risk prosecution for planned public drawings to give away two cars at next month’s fair. County Attorney Darwin L. Wilder states his office will enforce Texas lottery laws and prosecute officials who proceed despite the warning.
Lone Star Gas says a steel strike delays the construction of over 130 miles of major transmission and gathering lines planned to meet winter demand. Construction was to begin in June and finish in October but is now uncertain due to the two month strike. The company cites the impact on gas pressure this winter.
Community notice invites readers to phone or send in news items and emphasizes the wide readership of Want Ads as a channel for tips and notices.
The Agriculture Department forecast the 1952 crop year will yield the third largest total production in U. S. history despite July drought losses. Corn and other feed crops fell while wheat and barley rose, leaving livestock feed near average and meat output unlikely to drop, with summer vegetables and major truck crops near or above average.
The Agriculture Department pegs Texas 1952 cotton at 4.2 million bales, just below 1951’s 4.261 million. U.S. crop expected at 14.735 million bales, under 1951 but above the 1941–50 average, with weather and pests dampening yields. The Texas yield is projected at 184 pounds per acre, and crop condition at 72 percent of normal, based on Aug 1 surveys.
The Agriculture Department announced revisions to official cotton standards for Upland cotton will take effect in August 1953. The changes abolish middling fair and strict good middling for white cotton and all extra white standards, replacing numerical designations with descriptive terms across white, spotted, tinged, yellow stained, and gray cotton grades.
The Grayson County Livestock Improvement Association will buy two replacement heifers for youths in the rural youth dairy training program. One heifer was killed and the other died of diphtheria, as noted by the association board of directors.
Washington Selective Service may soon call 19 year olds for induction as manpower needs rise. Current practice uses men twenty and older. no local boards are yet calling 19 year olds. A spokesman noted October draft calls could rise to 47 000, up from 30 000 in September, to replace older inductees as tours end.
Austin Dr George W Cox State Health Officer urges parents of children starting school in September to ensure readiness. Vaccination against smallpox should occur before age one if possible. if not, at school age is essential. Diphtheria immunization with toxoid is also highly important to prevent serious illness and death in young children.
A sparsely settled area in Southern Ohio about twenty miles north of Portsmouth was chosen Tuesday as the site for a new 1.2 billion dollar plant to speed output of atomic bomb fuel. The Atomic Energy Commission announced the decision, part of a broader three billion dollar expansion program to increase U S atomic facilities and plant investment beyond six billion dollars for construction. The plant will produce U 235 by gaseous diffusion, extending facilities already built and planned in the Ohio River Valley.
The Grayson County sheriff reports 73 arrests and 108 civil process services in July led by H C McElroy. Property stolen valued at 1153 dollars and recovered at 1685 dollars. Arrests included liquor violations 13 and drunkenness nine among others. Robert Morris and Haym Salomon noted for financing the American Revolution.
President Truman and Governor Adlai Stevenson will open the Democratic national campaign with Labor Day speeches in Milwaukee and Detroit. Stevenson will address a Detroit rally sponsored by the joint labor committee and Truman will speak in Milwaukee at an AFL CIO event. Both are expected to discuss labor policy and the Taft Hartley act.
Funeral services for Johnnie Lynn Robinson 18 were held at 2 30 p m Sunday at First Baptist Church Whitewright burial in Oak Hill Cemetery directed by Earnheart Ministers Rev R L Cates Collinsville Rev Fred Thomas Trenton and Rev Harold Taylor and Rev James Cooper Whitewright. He died Friday in Sherman hospital from injuries suffered when the car he rode in overturned on Farm Highway 697 four miles southeast of Sherman He was born March 17 1934 at Randolph attended Trenton schools and was a Baptist Church member Surviving are his mother Hazel Kaiser Sherman father Felix Robinson Dallas two brothers Jimmy and Jackie and grandparents Mr and Mrs J T Robinson Whitewright.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church for Daniel Andrew Griffith 31 a truck driver for Eastern Iron and Metal Sherman fatally injured in a Friday traffic accident near Richardson He was born January 8 1921 in Vandervoort Arkansas and married Arlene Duncan March 16 1946 in Sherman He is survived by his wife a son Billy Joe his parents two brothers four sisters and several relatives Burial was in West Hill Cemetery Sherman He served in World War II with the Fifth Cavalry and won the Oak Leaf Cluster Griffith was a former Whitewright resident and at the time of the accident carried a load of oxygen tanks to Dallas.
Fuqua Lovell died at age 80 on August 8 at his home 1411 St. Louis Street in Fort Worth. Funeral services were held at Robertson Mueller Harper Chapel in Fort Worth conducted by his son Rev J A Lovell. Born in Darden Tennessee he moved to Texas in 1888 living in Kentuckytown Pilot Grove and Tom Bean for 16 years. Nine of his 13 children survive.
A humorous exchange shows an eye doctor instructing an secretary to use an escalator approach on a patient. He suggests charging $20 and adding per eye framing fees if the patient does not yell loudly. The dialogue ends with the secretary asked to claim the frames are extra if the patient remains calm.
The Whitewright area endures its eleventh week of drought the longest for this season, with last substantial rain in late May. Through June to mid August only light showers occurred while temperatures exceed 100 degrees for thirteenth straight day and 100 plus for 24th day this summer. Only cotton shows any green, and even it suffers under extreme heat and lack of rain.
The U S Department of Agriculture lowered Texas 1952 corn crop to 36 816 000 bushels on Aug 1 conditions, down from 39 117 000 last month. Yield drops to 16 bushels per acre from 17. 1951 output was 42 143 000 bushels.
New York report says 1,277 executives across manufacturers wholesalers retailers bankers and officials show optimism for rest of year with plans for higher sales and stable prices. Most expect to keep current employment levels with some hiring. Sixty five percent expect price stability while sixteen percent forecast higher prices. Sawyer counters inflation forecasts, saying data do not support them.
The Bloomington Pantagraph, partly owned by Governor Adlai Stevenson, says it cannot fully support Stevenson for president. It criticizes the Democratic Party as a handicap to Stevenson while praising both candidates and noting Stevenson no longer controls the editorial page.
Classified column urges readers to call in news items for publication. It emphasizes quick results and local engagement, noting phone numbers and deadlines may apply. The terse notice reads like a community bulletin inviting timely submissions.
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