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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1951
Page
1
The week saw two showers in Whitewright ending an 18 day heat siege with temperatures up to 108 degrees. Rain amounted to 0.68 inch for August to date, with 0.60 Tuesday night and 0.08 Wednesday night. July rainfall reached 2.63 inches, including 2.14 on July 2, and August lags behind last year’s totals.
Final date for signing up for insurance on the 1952 wheat crop is August 31. A J Badgett of the county Production and Marketing Administration office says farmers may sign up by contacting him or Taylor Autrey, saving a trip to the county office.
Funeral services were conducted at the First Methodist Church for Mrs. Joe B. Hamilton, who died Monday night in a Sherman hospital after more than two years of illness. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born at Kentuckytown, lived in Whitewright 43 years, and was active in church and D A R circles. Surviving are her husband, two sisters in Dallas and a brother there.
W. H. Woods 76 of Desert Sun died Saturday at a Sherman hospital after a three month illness. He moved to Desert in 1918 and retired from farming seven years ago. Funeral services were at Cross Roads Church in Desert Sunday with Connie Hollis officiating. Burial at Pilot Grove Cemetery. Survivors include wife Cornelia Tolleson Woods four children nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren plus siblings.
Rep. O K Armstrong of Missouri announces he will attend the San Francisco peace conference as an unofficial heckler of the Russians. He plans seven pointed questions to press Red delegates, starting with Pearl Harbor knowledge and lend lease questions. Armstrong will travel privately, not as a government representative. Four West Virginia counties mined over 11 million tons of coal in 1950. Some sun spots are believed to be 50 000 miles across.
The American Legion plans an eight o clock rodeo at Legion Park with bronc riding calf roping barrel and boot races. Jake Johnson’s Whitesboro stock will perform and Marvin Perkins’ educated horse will appear along with the Sherman Quadrille. Admission is 50 cents. children under ten free. A 6 pm downtown parade features rodeo stock and mounted cowboys and cowgirls with prize awards for best dressed and oldest and youngest in each gender.
Texas Selective Service warns that local boards may prosecute 18 year olds who fail to register. Brig. Gen. Wakefield estimates 2000 to 2500 unregistered, with rising noncompliance since March. If records do not improve in two to three months boards may be stricter, urging fairer sharing of the load.
The Senate sent to the White House three major appropriations bills for the Labor and Federal Security, Agriculture, and Interior departments. Combined cuts total 320 million, with the payroll compromise allowing firing or vacancy freeze. Bills cover the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
11 year old Earl Fready trekked 1500 miles from Harlem Montana to Azusa California hitching rides to see the country before school. He reached a sheriff substation and asked his father to send money and bring him home. He has 84 cents to feed himself and his dog on the road.
Grayson County Commissioners Court will set a 1951 tax rate of 0.90 at the September 10 regular meeting, unchanged for three years. The Tuesday budget approval shows expenditures of 972,569 and total resources of 1,388,805 for 1952. The session will also levy taxes for county common school districts.
A University of Texas assistant professor offers tips for enduring 100 degree heat. Wear loose fibrous clothing and stay in dry moving air. Use a gunny sack or light garments to aid evaporation, keep the neck ventilated, and eat lighter foods with more rest to avoid strain.
A jewelers association spokesman warned that television sets emit direct current magnetism strong enough to make watches keep erratic time. He advised wearers to keep watches away from operating TVs and not to wear a watch while repairing a set. The piece also notes St Martins Summer and a lightning strike time of 1/46,500 of a second.
Washington officials expect retail ceilings on many beef cuts to rise up to 2c a pound while hamburger remains largely unchanged. Some cuts like loins may fall, and by-products such as hides and tallow cut into profits, prompting price boosts to preserve margins under the Defense Production Act. Packers complain margins are being wiped out as prices adjust.
Washington reports the joint congressional committee on the economic report warns the dollar’s purchasing power will fall about 22 percent from 1950 to 1954 due to large defense spending. By 1954 the dollar may be worth 39 cents of 1935–39 value, with some economists predicting as low as 29 cents.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a Texas pecan harvest of about 17.6 million pounds, less than half of last year’s 39 million and far below the 1940s average. Prospects vary by region with dry weather and some insect damage noted. Ice hockey fact appears nonsensical in this context.
The Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church sponsors a revival at Orangeville Baptist Church from Monday August 27 at 7 45 pm through Friday August 31. Ralph Brown leads testimonies Roy Blanton handles music and Rev James Cooper preaches nightly urging attendance by Orangeville and Whitewright communities.
In Tokyo the Communists ended Kaesong truce talks claiming an Allied bombing attack on Kaesong. The UN called the charge a frameup as the Red delegation proclaimed talks off. The breakdown ends 43 days of fruitless negotiations amid ongoing sporadic fighting and a push by Communist convoys.
The Agriculture Department will regulate milk marketing in a North Texas area starting October 1 under a federal order. It will set minimum prices for dairymen supplying Cooke ColIin Dallas Denton Ellis Fannin Glrayson Hopkins Hunt Johnson Kaufman Lamar Parker Rockwall and Tarrant Counties. The order, approved by about 87 percent in a Aug 3 referendum, aims to stabilize prices. retail prices will not be set.
A young hotel guest invites a friend to visit with exciting news while hinting operators listen in. A third voice interrupts, denying interest in others' conversations.
At 9 oclock this morning the two Whitewright gins ginned 14 bales so far this season while buyers pay 34 cents a pound and seed sells for 70 dollars per ton. G W McCasland swept Chamber prizes with 100 50 and 24 50 for bale winnings as showers pause picking in some areas though rain likely won t greatly delay work.
The American Legion, Department of Texas, closed its 1951 convention with Charles C. Gibson of Amarillo elected state commander and Dallas chosen as next year's site. It kept the state headquarters in Austin and approved an $85,000 home there, rejecting a move to San Antonio. The final session urged far reaching U S policy actions including a demand that Dean Acheson be fired.
Tax Assessor Robert Dean explains amendments to the motor vehicle retail sales law set to take effect September 1. The changes include a 1.1 percent sales tax, a 5 dollar tax on even exchanges, and a 10 dollar gift tax, with specifics on residents, affidavits, and recordkeeping. County may keep five percent of the tax for collection.
P. T. Libby puzzled as Persian kitten kept escaping. Each time Libby shut the door the cat climbed the screen, squeezed under the door handle, arched its neck to turn the handle, then opened the door with a paw and returned to Libby's feet.
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