The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1949 Page: 3 of 6
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Grass Important To
Farm Waterways
One of the big factors in quickly
establishing a vegetative waterway
is the amount of care given the grass
after it comes up and begins to
.spread. In the summer months com-
petition from annual grasses and
wreeds quickly limit the growth or
causes a period of dormacy. Dal-
worth District cooperators take care
of their grass in different ways. Mrs.
M. L. Zachary of the Mesquite con-
servation group has Bermuda grow-
ing in the same row with the cotton
crop. The cultivation and hoeing giv-
en the cotton promotes an effective
spread of grass. Claud Terry of the
Richardson conservation group has
his grass in three foot rows by itself;
mowing and hoeing is causing the
Bermuda grass runners to begin to
interlace. Sam T. Kincaid of the Cot-
tonwood Creek conservation group
south of Grand Prairie has his Ber-
muda grass planted where there was
a partial stand, of Johnson grass. He
mows the grass frequently and also
grazes with livestock. This method
is also followed by V. A. Waddle
West of Cedar Hill.
In every case this year where
technicians of the Soil Conservation
Service assisted cooperators in plant-
ing King Ranch Yellow Bluestem,
good to excellent stands have been
secured. This is due to three things:
the correct planting methods, care
given the seedlings by the farmers,
and to the vigor and hardiness of the
King Ranch plant itself. Excellent
plantings that are now producing
seed can be seen on the L. L. Blair
farm near Centerville, the H. S. Moss
farm North of Vickery, the I. B.
Clark farm south of Cedar Hill, the
Morris Penn farm of Stillhouse
Branch conservation group, and on
the R. B. Hunsaker farm East of
Carrollton. District cooperators are
beginning to purchase this years har-
vesting of K. R. Bluestem seed for
next seasons planting. Early pur-
chase assures a planting stock. Price
quotations are considerably lower
this year than last.
The Sixth annual National Farm
Safety Week has been proclaimed by
the President of the United States,
its observance being set for the week
July 24-30, 1949. The Supervisors
of the Dalworth Soil Conservation
District are particularly anxious that
all cooperators participate in the ob-
servance of this week. Farm acci-
dents cost farm people more than 3 6
million dollars in 1948 for medical
and hospital care alone. Accidents re-
sulted in the loss of more than 17
million man days apart from the
many thousands of fatal accidents
plus the hundreds of thousands of
farm people who were totally dis-
abled or sustained partial disabili-
ties.
It has been pointed out that most
accidents can be prevented. Exami-
nation of the types of accidents shows
that falls were the leading type of
accidents on farms in all regions, ac-
counting for a fourth of all acci-
dents. In the South and West, animal
accidents were more numerous than
machinery accidents. Some thoughts
on accident prevention—•
1. Don’t save time farmer - save
yourself.
2. There is a safe way to do it - do
it that way.
3. The best safety devise is a care-
ful farmer.
Boy Moyer is visiting relatives in
Dallas this week.'
Mrs. Narie James of Plano is visit-
ing her sister, Mrs. B. P. Hailey,
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stack and
Mrs. Lena Anderson of Athens, Ohio
were recent house guests in the home
of Dr .and Mrs. John #Stack and
daughter, Ginny.
T. A. Bel ken Sees
Sights In Navy
Fred Broyles Return
From Vacation
Thomas A. Belken, fireman ap-
prentice, USN, son of Mr .and Mrs.
H. J. Belken of Route 1, Mesquite
was scheduled to arrive at Annapo-
lis, Md., July 25, from Portsmouth,
England, after a 15-day stop at Gu-
antanamo Bay, Cuba, as a crew mem-
ber aboard the battleship USS Mis-
souri.
The Missouri was flagship of the
Midshipmen Practice Cruise Squad-
ron which carried 1,235 Naval Acad-
emy and Naval Reserve Midshipmen.
Before his departure he was host
to a group of opera stars from the
La Scala .Opera House in Milan, Italy,
who are appearing for a season in
London. This was one of the many
forms of entertainment arranged for
the visiting Navy men, which includ-
ed tours, parties, dances and sports
programs.
Mr .and Mrs. Nolan Weeks were
Sunday night supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Weeks.
Mrs. Tim O. Williams spent last
week with her mother, Mrs. J. E.
Bufkin of Kemp, who is seriously
ill.
Fred J. Broyles, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, Mrs. Broyles, and
their daughter, Mrs. J. Leon Thur-
man, and granddaughter, Ann re-
turned last Thursday from a two
week’s automobile trip to Arkansas,
Tennessee and other points. The
Broyles visited relatives and enjoyed
sights in the Smokey Mountains, the
Lookout Mountains and other scenic
spots, including Vicksburg. The Rev.
Broyles said he had hoped to find
some family records in Tennessee,
but the Yankees burned the Court
House during the Civil War. His
great grandfather had been county
clerk there.
THE TEXAS MESQU1TEK
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1949
PAGE
Mrs. L. D. Lawson and daughter,
Vick, of Rose Hill visited Mrs. A.
J. Miller Monday.
READ THE WANT ADS
Mrs. Will Smith and daughter,
Mrs. Maud Skelton, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Munn and family in Ennis
last week end.
Dr. and Mrs. John Stack and
daughter, Ginny, have recently mov-
ed into their new home, corner of
Scyene and Florence Street.
FOR THE BEST
IN CLEANING
and
PRESSING
Bring Your Clothes Here
City Cleaners
Phone 86 Mesquite
Judy Ezell flew to Victoria last
Saturday for an extended visit with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Ezell,Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaye Holloman of
Austin were the week end guests of
Mrs. A. J. Miller. Mrs. Holloman is
the former Hazel Nell Tosch of Mes-
quite.
Patti Anderson of Dallas was the
week end guest of Phyllis Lander
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Norton of Dallas
visited Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Paschall
Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Grisham and daughter,
Irene, were Sunday dinner guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Sanders and family. Sunday after-
noon callers included Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Mathis of Seagoville and Mr.
and Mrs. Lynn Redden and son, Bob,
of Triangle.
The Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Free-
man of Dallas and Mrs. Iva Warren,
Betty and Joyce Holt visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sanders
and family Saturday afternoon.
J. W. Weaver, who has been sta-
tioned in Selma, Alabama, is to be
transferred to Commerce in the near
future. Weaver will teach RGTC in
the college there. His wife, who has
been with him in Alabama, is the
former Permelia Ware of Mesquite.
Announcing____
THE PURCHASE OF
R & R VARIETY
The Store Will Hereafter Be The
SIMMONS VARIETY
. . . but will be operated under similar plans and policies
as followed by Mrs. Ruth Hilliard.' We invite you to visit
our store, and get acquainted with us and our merchan-
dise. We are happy to become a part of the community,
and we look forward to sharing the progressive growth
of the community.
MR. and MRS. L. R. SIMMONS
ALWAYS CO-OPERATING
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WHATEVER YOUR DECORATING OR BUILDING
NEEDS . . . WE HAVE IT.
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WHATEVER YOU RCONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS
... WE CAN HELP
Mitchell - Goodwin Lumber Co.
W. L. WILKINSON, Manager
PHONE 15 MESQUITE
MAYBE ITS JUST BECAUSE
WE TRY SO HARD TO PLEASE THAT THE
PEOPLE RESPOND TO OUR MANY SER-
VICES.
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MANY
CUSTOMERS OF THE . . .
MESQUITE INSURANCE
CALL 15
The Modine Shop
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A Cordial invitation is extended to
all the Ladies and Girls in this area
to come to see us.
LET US take that sewing off your hands. Bring your
bound button holes, bound pockets, plain button holes,
hemstitching and belts to us.
WE SPECIALIZE in skirts, blouses and cotton dresses
for all ages, with special attention'to school girls.
TO GET your sewing when you want it, plan now to
place your order early.
we Are Here To Serve The People
As They Like To Be Served
THE MODINE SHOP
MRS. HOMER E. HARRIS
PHONE 57 MESQUITE
Located in Building at S. W. Corner Square
With Entrance at 803 W. Davis St.
THANK YOU, MESQUITE
FOR YOUR KINDNESS
FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP
FOR YOUR BUSINESS !
Our twelve years with you have been very happy
ones because of your accepting us so hospitably.
It is real pleasure to introduce you to Mr. and Mrs.
L. R. Simmons, who are our successors, we feel sure tEeX
are going to be worthy citizens of this community:
RUTH and ANN HILLIARD
On your vacation trip...
stopfor an afternoon at Baytown
If your vacation leads you down our way,
you’ll find a visit to Humble’s Baytown refinery
a highlight of your trip. It is one of the great oil
refineries in the world, processing about 200,000
barrels of crude oil daily into such diverse products
as gasoline and asphalt, motor oils and insecticides.
Hay Baling
LET US DO IT FOR YOU
We Are
Experienced — Equipped — And Ready
JOSEPH W. PARKER
PHONE 949J2 - Green Springs Farm - RT. 2, Mesquite
If you can’t visit Baytown
S in person, ask for a copy
| of this book; address your
j request to
| Plants Manager,
B Baytown Refinery
J Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Baytown, Texas
Baytown refinery makes-. MOTOR GASOLINE
LUBRICANTS • ASPHALT • KEROSENE
Tours of the refinery start at 2:00 p.m. every
day. First, you find out what you’re going to see;
then you’re taken on a comfortable bus tour of the
plant with a guide to tell you what goes on. The
children are welcome.
A visit to Baytown will give you a glimpse of
the results of scientific research by the oil industry;
for unless you see a modern refinery, you’d
never suspect that it can break up crude oil
molecules and reconstruct them into
other molecules of wider service to you
in your daily life ... A visit to
Baytown will show you how the
petroleum industry supplies
many of the necessities of modem
living, and how energetically
the industry works to supply them.
For throughout the United
States, oil refineries like Baytown
wQrk night and day to supply you
with petroleum products of
continuously improved quality and
continuously increased diversity.
OIL REFINING CO.
^ (humble
More than six thousand men and women
work in shifts 24 hours a day at Baytown to help
supply your needs for petroleum products.
AVIATION GASOLINE
• SOLVENTS •
• MOTOR OIL • HEATING OILS • DIESEL FUELS
RUBBER ® AND 43 OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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Cook, Corinne Neal. The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1949, newspaper, July 29, 1949; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1108776/m1/3/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.