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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1953
Page
4
Published weekly and mailed from Whitewright Texas, rates apply to events with admission or sales and to cards of thanks poetry and memorials. Outside Grayson and Fannin counties higher suburban rate also noted.
Texas Governor W Lee O Daniel pushed a statute preventing Legislature from spending beyond cash on hand. The piece notes US House committee support for a restraint bill, with party split, and argues the policy would benefit the nation and families. It also mentions Eskimo and Indian children in Aklavik dormitories and defines rayon taffeta from Persian roots.
General MacArthur at a Remington Rand stockholders meeting said it is none of his business how he uses his own money. He noted directors need not own stock and disclosed his investments in government bonds while earning 45000 a year. About 150 stockholders applauded.
The Agriculture Department reports farm income for the first half of the year fell 5 percent from the previous year to 12.6 billion dollars. Despite higher volumes of crops and livestock sales, prices averaged about 10 percent lower, with livestock receipts down 8 percent to 8.2 billion dollars.
Crop receipts for the first half of the year reached 4.4 billion dollars, similar to 1952. The department notes farm income decline grows monthly with June down 13 percent from the previous year. It predicts combined crop and livestock output to match 1952 records, with crops possibly third largest and livestock products likely the largest ever.
London dispatch reports celebratory messages from Soviet leaders to Mao and Zhou praising the Korean armistice as a great victory. North Korea declares a holiday to mark the win while Moscow radio lauds defeating American aggression in Asia.
Dr William K Ergen of Oak Ridge National Laboratory dismissed the idea of atom powered automobiles as nonsense at the American Physical Society meeting in Rochester New York He said reactor costs would be prohibitive and shielding against dangerous radiation is not yet possible.
In Mendham New Jersey a motorist named John A. Steinberg admitted his license was revoked for drunken driving in Plainfield last May. After the officer asked for his license Steinberg grabbed it and began eating it. He was fined $100.
The Senate approved a bill to kill the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and launch an independent small business lending agency, sending the measure to President Eisenhower for signature.
About twenty one million ladybugs prepared by Greenbug Control Company in Oroville California will be airlifted to Texas areas including Lubbock Plainview and El Paso to combat cotton destroying bull weevils. Company official notes ladybugs eat weevil eggs almost as much as weevils eat cotton.
The Army reports 61 pouches of first class mail and 4 513 sacks of parcels for servicemen in Korea were lost when the SS Jacob Luckenbach sank after colliding with the SS Hawaiian Pilot. Mail was posted in the United States from July 3 to 12. The ship went down off San Francisco on July 14 in the Pacific.
Los Angeles councilman Harold Harby pushes for a law to stop house to house peddlers from exploiting gullible shoppers. He says his own home is cluttered with needle kits and gadgets and urges action to protect the public from gimmicks.
The State of Texas issues a citation in Grayson County to all interested in the estate of B. T. Suddath deceased. Executor Robert L. Suddath filed July 28 1953 in County Court Sherman to present the final account and apply for discharge. The hearing is set for the first Monday after ten days from posting the notice, August 10 1953, at the courthouse in Sherman. Interested parties must appear with written answers to contest the account. Clerk J C Buchanan and deputy Marguerite Berry certify the notice.
An insect control expert offers a simple method to reduce pests. After a year of research, the plan targets crawling insects that enter at door and window sills and seek water at sinks. An effective insecticide applied to kitchen and bath sills and sinks aims to free homes from common household pests.
The insecticide will target insects crossing kitchen cabinets and ice box areas and remain effective for months to prevent reinfestations. Homeowners can seal baseboard cracks with plaster to block shelter. Homemakers should sweep floors after meals in summer to reduce ants drawn by food.
London report notes that dogs can smell fear in humans through acid perspiration, even when people hide it with calm expressions. Korean military doctors observe dogs cannot read minds, but react to the scent of anxiety.
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