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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1967
Page
2
The October 19 1922 issue notes seventh grade honor students Ollie McMillin Bettie Lou McLean Gwendolyn Carter and Marjorie Holland. It also lists cotton prices 23 cents per pound beauty parlor opening obituaries and several marriages and births.
The Whitewright Sun notes T. Glenn Doss as publisher and indicates publication every Thursday. It mentions second class mailing at Whitewright Texas and affiliation with the Texas Press Association.
Grayson and Fannin counties set at 2.50 for subscriptions. Outside these counties 3.00. Foreign subscriptions priced at 5.00.
Dr Max Kaplan of the University of Southern Florida foresees the average worker spending about 20 hours weekly on the job by 2000. He noted the work week has fallen about four hours per decade and automation will push younger workers toward half days, with recreation and culture shaping future lives.
Agricultural officials outline the 1968 upland cotton program with key changes from 1967. Cooperators may divert 5 percent of allotment, receive 10.76 cents per pound on projected yield, voluntary diversion at 6 cents, and price-support at 12.24 cents. Loans remain at 20.25 cents for Middling 1inch. Small farm provisions persist for farms with 10 acres or 3600 pounds projected, with eligibility rules noted.
Fannin County will host a five day deer season with a one buck bag limit after a two year gap. Texas Parks and Wildlife official Charles Burnette notes a local law defines a buck as a deer with a three point or more antler on a single horn. The season runs November 16 to 20 with shooting hours from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.
Washington reports the United States is testing the sea bottom to see if it can support human dwellings. The Environmental Sciences Services Administration says the tests are a step in a long range plan for ocean floor habitation and engineering. Meanwhile humans explore and exploit the ocean floor's resources, with dwelling beneath the sea seen as a distant prospect.
The American Dental Association notes adults keep teeth longer now. In 1965 dentists extracted one tooth per male and 0.8 per female, while in 1952 they extracted two teeth per male and 1.6 per female.
Texans should observe Cleaner Air Week as the State Health Department promotes understanding of community and regional air pollution problems, encouraging cooperative effort and community level actions to protect the nation's fresh air supply. Cleaner Air Week has been observed nationwide since 1949.
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