25 Sep 1947
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1947
Page
1
Work began this week on a 50 by 120 foot workshop north of the high school. The facility will serve as a shop and for the vocational class, equipped with machinery worth several thousand dollars. Materials from army camp purchases were used in construction, with a concrete floor. GI carpentry class with about twenty members will contribute labor.
Austin article reports J Frank Dobie, noted Southwest folklorist, removed from University of Texas faculty after 33 years. President T S Painter says his connection terminated as of Sept 15 following prolonged absence and public criticism of university governance. Dobie had requested an extension beyond a four year leave.
Dallas report on the 100th anniversary of Mexico City’s fall cites Tom Mahoney’s piece in Southwest Review. It recounts Americans who deserted Mexican service, formed an artillery unit, fought at Buena Vista and Churubusco, then faced court martial with 50 hanged and 11 branded. A lone cross in a Mexican churchyard marks their fate.
In Jersey City New Jersey on Wednesday a 27 year old cockatoo named Dolly nearly killed her mistress 66 year old Mrs Fannie Stewart. The bird triggered a gas jet causing fumes that left Stewart unconscious on her kitchen floor. Neighbors alerted police who forced entry and revived her.
Washington bars face long standing sanitary rules banning hair, neck and shaving brushes in local shops. Violators risk license suspensions. Some customers now bring brushes with their names and leave them at the shop to comply.
Claud Birdwell on route two marketed 30 acres of yellow hybrid corn on heavy bottom land west of Tom Bean owned by Mrs. A. M. Bryant. The crop averaged 65 bushels per acre, netting about $125 per acre at current prices. Lester Haile paid $917.01 for three bob truck loads. The Whitewright area reports corn as a profitable money maker this year, outperforming cotton.
The Commerce Department reports total U S debt at the start of 1947 averaged 2 050 per person, totaling 393 4 billion dollars, down 15 billion from 1946. Federal government owed 229 7 billion, state and local 13 6, and corporations and individuals 150 billion. Private debt rose 8 billion in 1946, but a 23 billion fall in federal debt offset the gain, making the combined debt lower.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved express charge increases ranging from 0.52 to 53.51 percent for the Railway Express Agency. Effective in ten days, the raises are set for one year or until further notice and are expected to add about 61.254 million dollars in annual express revenues. Short haul traffic will bear the heaviest burden.
Russia faced a weak minority position as the United States secured approval on key United Nations agenda items. Assembly test votes pushed Greece Korea and a veto-free security agency onto the agenda, while the Argentine peace treaty revision also moved forward despite Russian objections. Diplomats see the split as likely to endure, with the US poised to push its program despite Russia’s protests.
University of Texas enrollment stood at 17,285 as of Tuesday night, a new all time high but short of the 18,000 expected for the fall term. The article notes a chip on the shoulder suggesting higher goals ahead.
White Wright gins reported 748 bales ginned by Thursday morning, down from 805 a year earlier. Rain delayed harvest crowds until Monday. fields are largely white with cotton and more pickers are needed. Prices weakened from 33 to 30.5 cents. seed rose to 95 dollars per ton.
Troop 1 of Boy Scouts of America will meet Monday evening at the scout hut. Scouts should bring rakes and hoes for a clean up and arrive early. The session starts at 7 30 pm and features a treasure hunt guiding those who know tracking symbols and procedures. Scouts with compasses are asked to bring them.
Georgia's Democratic primary is set for July 1 under Governor Thompson's forces with complete segregation of white and Negro voters at the polls. The rules committee of the Thompson party executive group ignored a court challenge from the Herman Talmadge faction and offered no new literacy test for voters.
The veterans of Foreign Wars Post held its regular meeting in the hall above Tanner Furniture. A membership drive to start October 1 was discussed. A committee of Edwin Badgett and Jimmie Anderson was formed to secure restroom and heating equipment. The post will honor the will of Harvey Lee Smith, a comrade lost on a Pacific POW ship. A joint Auxiliary and VFW meeting is planned for Monday September 29 at 8 pm to organize the Halloween Carnival.
Washington reports the Mexican government will not allow 10,000 additional Mexican workers to be recruited privately for Texas cotton picking. Connally was told that a formal-government contract could still supply labor under U S arrangements before December 31. The La Mesa Chamber of Commerce warned Dawson County farmers could lose three to fifteen million dollars if labor remains scarce.
President Truman claims a historic spike in firings saying he discharged more than 1 680 000 government workers in two years. He notes payroll dropped from 3 770 000 to 2 088 000, claiming record reductions to date.
A Friday correction list updates subscriptions with credits and figures beside names show paid through dates. New honorees include E. M. Badgett O. V. Wilder Mrs. Gilbert Keck Clifford Taylor Mrs. E. P. Wallace Lynn Ward. A note on using a hammer to improve leverage for screwdriver tips.
Delmos Nutt and Elbert Burchfield on route three report their cotton crops were dusted with defoliant this week using an airplane. The fields are heavy with leaves and large green bolls, making opening difficult without defoliation for quicker maturation.
The Nation's WWII dead start coming home next month. About 328000 Americans killed overseas were located, with 254000 recovered and identified. Some 27000 sailors and airmen will not be recovered. Remains lie in distant graves near battlefields, while others rest unidentified on foreign soil. The dead include generals, privates, and war correspondents.
Col Homer Garrison announces the Department of Public Safety traffic changes effective Sept 5 requiring two headlamps and a burning tail light. By Jan 1 1948 a white light over rear license plate becomes mandatory, with specific lighting for large trucks and trailers and mandatory brakes and warning devices for disabled vehicles.
Aziz Florence reports that 82-year-old Navajo medicine man Little Fat, jailed for killing another's steer, has his sentence commuted by the Senate board of pardons and paroles. He promised to return to the reservation and make rain medicine, with breath conditions deemed irrelevant to the decision.
At a Whitewright businessmen meeting last Thursday night the plan for free cash gifts distribution was adopted. The program mirrors past trade stimulation plans and will run Saturdays from the start through Christmas Eve. F G Hoover presided and named Roy Blanton W E LaRoe J H Waggoner Earl Blanton and M B Hasty to run the details.
Washington The Agriculture Department reports a record 24.506 billion dollars in 1946 cash receipts for crops and assets worth 111.209 billion at year start 1947. Despite record incomes the debt rose with crop loans up to 3.524 billion and farm mortgages totaling 4.89 billion.
The federal government continues to buy potatoes to support farm prices, with taxpayers contributing 88 million dollars last year. The Agriculture Department notes price support is a minor factor in current food costs, while government buying for export and poor crops drive prices higher into 1949.
New York publisher Eugene Pulliam forecast an internal crisis in Russia within five to ten years. He said Russia lacks production and food, keeps a large army to control internal dissent, and must be contained behind the Iron Curtain. He urged Marshall Plan support as the cheaper option to avoid chaos.
A simple method notes butterly coating cheese before refrigeration preserves moisture. When cheese hardens and cannot be sliced, grinding it for grated use is advised to extend usability.
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