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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
1
The two Whitewright gins had processed 97 bales of cotton by 8 30 this morning, 111 bales less than the first Thursday in September last year. Prices stood at 39 cents for cotton and 75 dollars per ton for cottonseed, compared with 34 cents and 65 dollars last year. Hundreds of loads of corn have been marketed locally, with white corn at 2 20 and yellow corn at 1 70 this week.
Upper Elm- Red Soil Conservation District sets 92 000 acres as a vetch planting goal for this fall and partners with the Grayson-Cooke County vetch growers association. The effort crowds in Extension Service and local agencies to promote vetch benefits including erosion control soil enrichment grazing protein and potential seed revenue. Meetings are scheduled in Southmayd Collinsville Dixie Gordonville Pottsboro Denison and Bells Ambrose in September.
In Austin a faction of Texas Democrats considers placing Dwight D. Eisenhower on the November ballot alongside Adlai Stevenson. Gov. Allan Shivers supporters meet Sept 9 in Amarillo to decide the party line. Creekmore Fath warns a split ticket could trigger a federal contest and ignite a national party backlash.
New Kensington Pennsylvania police found 24 traffic tickets included in a postage due letter they collected from the post office. The tickets requested payment and fixes, but none were addressed. Police chief Daniel J. Zebyle called the incident unmitigated gall.
Savoy voters approved a 43 to 13 school bond election funding restrooms sewerage first time, plus general repairs. The money will modernize the lunchroom and overhaul the gymnasium as part of district improvements.
The three month rainfall totals 1.15 inches, compared with 10.29 inches last year. June delivered 0.50 inches, July 0.65, and August was under a measurable amount. Despite drought, cotton and corn yields show some improvement over last year. A cold front Monday night brought a low sixties and 0.18 inch of rain, but Dallas forecast rain did not materialize.
Readers announce renewals for The Sun with Mr. Jim Jones signs and a Sept 1 rate change. Names listed include Mrs. Bowden Mrs. Morgan Miss German and many subscribers across Grayson and Fannin Counties with new outside rates noted.
Secretary of State Jack Ross certified Stuart Hamblen of Arcadia California for President and Dr. Enoch Arden Holtwich of Greenville Illinois for Vice President along with twenty four electors securing a place on the Texas general election ballot Tuesday for the Prohibition party.
An Oxford medical student found a university regulation granting a pint of beer during exams. Officials granted the pint after his persistence. A later search revealed a prior rule and imposed a five pound fine for not wearing a chord.
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson and his staff plan to ignore Eisenhower attacks as they prepare a September policy drive. Stevenson, on speeches for a western trip, will focus on foreign and domestic issues while Truman’s role in the campaign remains a point of debate among Democrats. Aides foresee October 1 as a potential tactical reassessment to sharpen the education phase and intensify the campaign.
Maurice L Taylor died Wednesday at his Slaton home. Funeral services are set for 4 p m Friday in Slaton. He was the son of the late J L and Mrs Taylor of Pilot Grove and brother of Mrs Earl Benson of Whitewright and Mrs J D Lane and D M Taylor of Pilot Grove.
Funeral services for Mrs. C. I. Keener 70 are set for 2 p m Friday at the Tom Bean Baptist Church with Rev. Terrell Gordon and Rev. Jimmie Burton officiating. Burial will be at Wittitoe Cemetery under Earnheart Funeral Home. Survivors include four daughters a sister seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Texas Agriculture Station associate veterinarian Dr. F C Jackson announces a five year effort yielding a pinkeye vaccine. The shot aims at 85 percent effectiveness with six months immunity and costs near 10 cents per dose. He cites fly transmission and pasture grazing as factors in spread.
A final Labor Day weekend toll shows at least 558 people died in the United States, with 432 from traffic mishaps, 55 drownings, and 71 from other accidents. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council notes the toll is lower than last year and credits cautious driving and intensified police enforcement.
Earnheart Funeral Home in Whitewright holds open house on September six and seven from two to six p m each day. The new facility covers over 9 000 square feet on the old grade school site with a six room upstairs residence, a large chapel and reception areas.
General Eisenhower prepares coast to coast NBC radio and television address on Thursday night. The half hour talk at 7 30 CST is to support the Republican campaign at a Philadelphia Young Republicans meeting. Sam Rayburn will speak at 8 45 tonight over the Texas State Network for the Democratic ticket.
The United Mine Workers paper accuses the Truman administration of promoting inflation under the banner of prosperity. It cites high taxes, wasteful spending, rearmament costs, and wartime profiteering, arguing price controls raise prices, distort economics, and push the price index higher.
The Army said about 46 000 American front-line troops received their first combat pay Sunday under the Combat Duty Pay act. Services paid a $45 monthly raise for at least six days in combat or under fire for July. About $2 000 000 was paid in the July allotment as Maj. Thaddeus E. Klemens oversaw the distribution in Korea.
The First Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Hebron on Sunday afternoon starting at 2 o clock. A large group of singers is expected to attend, inviting the public to join in the event.
The Agriculture Department reports U S beef production up from last year with more prime and choice cuts expected. A six year Mexican cattle embargo is lifted after foot and mouth disease is eliminated, allowing about 500000 head to be imported next year amid rising U S beef supplies.
Mrs. Clara Pussell a Dayton Ohio housewife rushed past policemen and photographers in the Startler Hotel lobby to kiss Gov Adlai Stevenson after grabbing him around the neck Stevenson blushed and moved on Mrs Pussell declared I am the best damn Democrat in Ohio.
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