The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1953 Page: 16 of 16
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The Rusk Cherokeean, Rusk, Texas
FEBRUARY 19, 1953
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN
ESTABLISHED JULY 5. 1848 AS THE PIONEER
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Entered as second class mutter at the postoffice at Rusk, Texas
under Act of March 3, 187Í).
E. H. WHITEHEAD
Mrs. E. H. WHITEHEAD .....
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East Texas
Vegetable Report
J. F. ROSBOR0ÜGH,
Horticultural Marketing Specialist
Planting Tomato hotbeds:
Hundreds of East Texas farmers
arc engaged in planting tomato
seed in hotbeds. The last week in
January and the first week in
February is the planting period.
With favorable weather the hotbed
plants should be ready for trans-
planting into the cold frame the
«N&rí <t week in March. Dr. P. A.
Young of the Tomato Experiment
Station states that all tomato seed
should be treated with Semesan
or Spergon before planting. Seed
treatment tends to reduce poor
stands of plants and also helps
prevent damping off. For a few
cents and a little time, seed may
be protected. Seed treating ma-
terials are available at most seed
stores. Directions for using them
are on each package. Don't forget
that although we are having warm
weather now, it is still early Febru-
ary and we are apt to have some
hard freezes before your tomato
plants are set in the field. An
extra cover sheet and plenty of
hay or pine straw should be on
hand to protect the plants when
needed. Once the plants in the
hotbed are up, take advantage of
sunny days to pull back the cover
sheet during the middle of the day
and let the plants get direct sun-
shine.
East Texas Peach and Plum
Growers Are Worried:
Peach and plum trees have al-
ready received over 800 hours of
cold bülow 45 degrees F. which is
the necessary rest period for most
varieties. The warm days are
causing some activity in the buds.
Yesterday, I examined some El-
bert a trees and a few buds were
puffed. When the buds were cut
open there was considerable
dampness and life in the flower
parts. This does not present a
promising outlook for a fruit crop.
Another week of warm weather
and buds may be advanced to the
p int that freezing weather could
c;,use much damage. Under the
t listing situation it would not be
advisable to fertilize the trees at
; h3 customary time in February. If
the crop is wiped out the trees
«ill not need a full application.
Wait until you can be sure of a
crop before spending your money
bumper yield of Irish potatoes in
Alabama or the Carolinas can
certainly cause price declines
here. Let's not run up our truck
;rop acreage too high.
Mother Of Mrs.
Todd Buried In
Jacksonville
Mrs. Mary E. Kerr, mother of
Mrs. E. b. Todd of Rusk, was
buried Tuesday, February 10, in
Jacksonville with the Gragard-
Spraggins-Swofford Funeral home
in charge.
Mrs. Kerr, 82, died Monday in
her home in Henderson following
an extended illness. •
Survivors besides Mrs. Todd,
are two sons, O. B. Kerr of Kilgore
and W. H. Kerr of Velasco; five
other daughters, Mrs. Oscar King
of Groesbeck, Mrs. J. F. Frampton
of Tyler, Mrs. Charlie Hall of
Arlington, and Mrs. L. H. Colter
and Miss Myrtle Kerr of Hender-
son; two brothers, Ollie Kilgore
and Ward Kilgore of Waco; one
sister, Mrs. Arthur Nichols of
Groesbeck; 20 grandchildren and
24 great-grandchildren.
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Many May Now
Be Eligible For
Insurance Payments
There are many self-employed
persons between the ages of 65
and 75 whose low net earnings may
make them eligible for monthly
insurance payments, even though
they are still working, according
to Glenn T. Dunn, manager of the
Tyler social security office.
Dunn said that the recent chang-
es in the law make it possible
for a self-employed person be-
tween these ages to net $900 an-
nually witjiout giving up any of
his monthly social security checks.
These people should file their
claims immediately in order to
prevent loss of benefits, the mana-
ger stated. Persons age 75 and old-
er can draw their monthly bene-
fits regardless of the amount of
their business profit.
Dunn pointed out that in the
cases of those clearnig over $900,
but jnot more than $1725 annually,
there is still a possibility of one
or more monthly payments for
the year. He urged that persons
in this group contact the social
security office to discuss their in-
dividual cases.
Trichinosis Is
Caught By Eating
Uncooked Pork
"Trichinosis is a disease caused
by eating raw or partly cooked
pork which .contains the trichina
worm. This disease as a rule
causes several deaths and an un-
determined amount of illness in
Texas each year," states Dr. Geo.
W. Cox, State Health Officer.
Definite symptoms and signs of
illness are associated with trich-
inosis. In the beginning there are
abdominal pains, nausea, vomiting
and diarrhea, lasting about a week.
Migration of the embryos in the
blood stream causes fever and
severe muscle soreness, especially
in the diaphram and the muscles
of the arms and legs. The third
stage, during which cysts surround
the larvae in the muscles, is the
critical one. If infection is severe,
tbere may be edema, or swelling
of ttíe eyelids and elsewhere, mark-
ed loss of weight, weakness and
delirium.
The prevention
depends primarily
ough cooking of
cases follow the
wieners, sausage
products, eaten in
cooked form. The
disease is greater
of trichinosis
upon the thor-
all pork. Most
indigestion o'f
or other pork
raw or partly
hazard of this
in connection
with home butchering, unless
safeguards are exercised. Rats
should be exterminated because
they play an important part in the
spread of infection among swine.
Prolonged refrigeration, as carried
out under federal supervision,
destroys trinchina larvae. Thorough
| cooking and the use of meat
! which bears the stamp of federal
inspection are safeguards against
trichinosis.
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Looking Ahead — What Shall I
Plant?
This may be a poor year in
which to expand your farming
operation— some may increase
profits by reducing the size of their
óperations. Cattle prices have fail-
ed to go up in January and those
closest to this business do not an-
ticipate sizeable increases. An
official in one of the large cattle
commission companies which ope-
ates in Kansas City, Ft. Worth and
San Antonio stated to a group of
East Texas farmers that tfie trade
expects to see good 400 lb. calves
move next Fall at 14-17 cents per
pound. Cotton exports are off a
half. Prices have remained at
31.5 to 32.5 cents per pound in
spite of the fact that buyers paid
36 to 38 cents per pound for a
good part of the 1952 crop. Unless
supported by Government pur-
chases, those who engage in the
selling and buying of cotton be-
lieve that with the usual "ifs",
cotton will sell for less money next
Fall. Truck crops are receiving
considerable attention at this time.
A few weeks ago I stated that
Irish potatoes appeared as a
promising crop that could be
planted on a limited basis and
make some money. One of my
friends who is familiar with the
Irish potato situation throughout'
the nation points out that 113.4
million bushels of late crop stocks,
is enough larger than last year's
holdings to make up most if not all
of last year's shortage. He points
out further that figures indicate
greatly increased plantings in the.
majority of early states. I based
my opinion on the fact that in |
our own state plantings in the |
Rio Grande Valley have been hit |
by a water shortage and that new
potatoes might bring a fair price
as long as they are sold within this
area. On the other hand, we must
bear in mind that even we Texan's
can't set the price on anything. A
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1953, newspaper, February 19, 1953; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149959/m1/16/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.