The Ada Weekly News from Ada, Oklahoma • Page 1

A WEEKLY TRULY DESIGNED FOR THE RURAL READER NEWEST-- YET THE OLDEST- WEEKLY IN COUNTY Combined with TM ADA TIMES-DEMOCRAT 55TH YEAR ADA, JUNE 3 1955 10 PAGES NO. 19 Blairs Rise With New Cattle Polled Hereford Breeders at Center Gain Wide Reputation Lester and Wesley Blair Started with Hornless Breed in 1939, Now Have Over 200 Head of Registered Animals By W. L. KNICKMEYER i There are two ways to make a success in a farmirig or ranching program. One is to follow the lead of the maj Ixrity of your neighbors and do what they're doing.

If.youflive in a dairying region, for example, and ail your are raising Holsteins like mad, your best bet is probably to pick up a few Holsteins yourself and go along with the criwd. There are definite advantages in this approach. You're spared the risks of experimentation, for 'one thing. Your neighbors have already proved that the thing will work in your community. If they can make money at it, chances are you can, too.

You won't have any trouble finding a market for your product, because the market is already established. And when you want to dispose of some surplus stock, you find takers all around you. So even though you're partial to Jerseys, you'll probably do better to change your tastes and start 'getting partial to Holsteins fast. But there's another way to be successful. It takes a good deal more thought and planning and foresight, but sometimes it pays off even better.

And it's the exact opposite of the plan sketched above. Something: Different You take a look at your neighbors, see what they're doing and then do something different. Of course, you have to check the angles first. But if you study all the factors involved and then pick out the right sort of a something different, you may find that you've got hold of a big thing. of Lester Blair.

About 15 years ago, Blair decided to go into the cattle business. He and his family were living in town along with the neighbors," It figured. After all, this tattle country. The. conditions i are right for it.

All the raising like mad, and j'while cattlemen have troubles) now and then, they're still all right right for themselves in! eral. And the cattle they raise predominantly Herefords. Thatf, was fine with too. He'd always liked the Whitefaces. But at this point he struck eft on a different line.

The cattle he decided on for himself were j'pf a relatively new, and at that: time little known, breed. Polled Herefords. How did he happen to piclk those? "I always liked he says. Then he grins and adds, "--And like, 'em best without horns." His son, Wesley, who's associated with him now in the Blair Polled puts And, it a jlittle probably, in Hereford Ranch, more seriously, more accurately. Future "There was more future: teem," Wesley says Certainly it turned out that jpay, Starting.in and a bull, Blairs have run their stake upjuntil they now own just short of acres with over 200 head of purebred Polled Herefords.

Lester Blah-, right, and his son, Wesley, talk over problems in connection with the management of their ranch on Highway 19 near Center. The Blairs are becoming more and more widely known as Polled Hereford breeders. Their sale last ond. in Oklahoma, topped only by the Turner Ranch. (News Staff year was sec- The 17 fine Polled Hereford heifers shown here are being readied by the Blairs for their sale, scheduled for November 17.

The Blairs raise their stock for sale rather than for show, are constantly improving the blood lines in their herd. Starting in lfl.19, they've built their herd up to 200 animals. (News Staff Photo) Hold Him Johnnie Bray here "wrassles" with a fish during the Pontoloc County Sportsmen's Club Junior Fishing Derby, held last Saturday 'at the City Lake in Wintersmith Park. Johnnie lost, the fish he was playing; when this picture was made arid it good-one. But, he managed to' beach a one pound, seven ounce catfish and was good enough to briar him a -rod and reel for catching the biggest fish of the (News Staff Photo) th-ii, but he'd been raised on the Tney ve got themselves a reputa- farm and he found himself with a iioa too IVs got so that when yen to get back out into the anybo( jy around here says country.

thing about Polled Herefords, the He knew from the start that he flrst name ai crops up is Blair. wanted to raise beef cattle. To The reputa tion isn't just local, that extent he was ready to "go The Blairs are mem bers of the Oklahoma and Texas state breeders associations and the Magic Empire association at Tulsa. Lester was twice president oif the Oklahoma association and is now serving as a director. They've been selling surplus stock at various consignment sales, and the Blair cattle consistently sold at or near thej; top.

Last year they had a sale with another breeder, and the Blair part of it ranked secojid in the state of Oklahoma, being; topped only by the Turner Ranch. The Blair animals brought an average of $614 at that sale, and their top price was $3,600. They've had a couple of reserve champions at the state showr and sale. And as far back as 194jf, one Judging of Wildlife Tracts Is Set for Thursday, June 9 FFA Project, Begun Last January, Will Reach Climax at A Experts Select Winners from Ten Tracts A few months ago, back in January and February, the FFA chapters at Vanoss and Roff started the job of making some ten tracts of acres each fit for the local wildlife-to live in. Now it's getting close to time for the payoff.

Next Thursday, June 9, the tracts will be'judged and, prizes awarded'for the best ones. (Continued on T'age 2. Column 1) It's all part of the contest' sponsored -by the Pontotbc County Sportsmen's Club, in connection with the fe'deraL government's habitat improvement program. C. Bond, who works under Gaine and Fish department, is the project leader in charge of the thing.

The Sportsmen's Club cooperated by offering four cash prizes, of $60, $40, $30 and $20, for the four best tracts. The sportsmen also went out into the field and worked with toe boys on their projects. Seeds, seedlings and plants required to turn these tracts in suitable housing for wildlife were furnished free under the federal-program. The boys were required to prepare the ground for' planting, to fence each tract then to do the actual planting, under supervision their Vo Ag instructors and the Pontotoc County Sportsmen. Plantings included chittumwopd, osage orange, redi cedar, and alsio such as sericea, lespedeza and weeping lovegrass, for wildlii 1 (Continued on.

Page 2, Column. I) Fittstown Boy Is Injured by Exploding Cap Roy Dee Sliger Hurt in Attempt to Make Fish Stringer of Dynamite Cap FITTSTOWN Roy Dee Sliger, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sliger, north of Fittstown, was injured Saturday morning by the explosion of a dynamite cap. The explosion tore the flesh in the palm of his left hand and embedded small fragments of metal in his chest, right upper arm, and face.

Roy De was preparing for a fishing expedition when the accident occurred. He attempted to make a fish stringer from the cap, which he found in the workshop on the Sliger place. He had fastened the cap in a vise and was trying to drive out the detonate? with hammer and punch when it exploded. The boy's father said the dynamite caps had been stored in the shop before the Sligers moved onto the place. No one else in the family had known they were there.

X-rays of Roy Dee's hand and chest showed no bones were broken. The doctor (fid not attempt removal of the metal fragments, but left them to work out naturally. Cows And Milk Take Spotlight In June As Dairy Month Is Set Governor's Proclamation Honors Dairy Industry; State Dairy Princess Will Compete for National Title June, traditionally the month of brides, vacationers and fishermen, is also the month of the dairy cow. And not the cow alone, but also the people who urge her on to greater efforts, the product she gives, and the distributors of that product. For June has been proclaimed "June Dairy Month" by Governor Gary, and for this month the cow and her train of attendants receive official recognitions and honors.

There will even be an Oklahoma Dairy Princess selected to represent the state in an American Dairy Princess contest to be held later in the year. governor's proclamation called attention to the nutritional virtues of milk and milk products, its economic value to the state and the contribution of the dairy industry to the welfare of mankind. The American Dairy Association of Oklahoma, as a part of its observance of the month, is sponsoring the election of the Dairy Princess June 10 at the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce. The national contest, in which candidates from each state will compete, will be held as part of the International Dairy Show at Chicago, October 815. The state association, in a recent release, emphasized the value of milk in adult nutrition.

Parents, according to the association, usually make sure that Junior drinks his recommended quart a day, but they fail to realize their own need for the white stuff. Surveys made by the association reveal that milk consumption declines as people grow older. the older folk need milk, just as much as children do. It contains vitamins and essential to health and vigor throughout life. Calcium is the mineral most commonly lacking in the American diet.

It is impossible to eat enough 'food to provide the body with the minimum daily requirement for calcium unless milk is included in the diet. We all know that babies need calcium for the bones and teeth. The trouble is, adults need it, too. And if the calcium intake isn't sufficient to meet the demand, body takes the calcium it needs from the bones and teeth. Thus there may be a progressive deterioration in the whole bodily (Continued on Page 2 Coimun 5) I AM Will Accept Pre-Enrollmenl Thruou! Summer High School Grods Can Avoid Rush, Pre-Enroll at Their Own Convenience STILLWATER High school graduates can pre-enroll at any time from now on for the a semester at Oklahoma AM College, the registrar's office announced recently, There will be no standing in line, no special days- to enroll 'or arrangements by alphabetical listings.

And the entire process will take only about an hour. The registrar's office will welcome new students five days a week; Monday through Friday, and Saturday mornings throughout the summer, except on holidays. This will make it possible for those who work during the summer to pre-enroll at i convenience without interfering with their schedules. UPHOI.STKRY WORKSHOP The Union ValleyJ Club will have a special all-day meeting Wednesday, June 8, for a holstery workshop demonstration. All homeitiakers, whether 'Club members or not, are invited to attend.

A covered dish lunch will be served at noon. The meeting begins at 9 a. m. Mrs. Beulah Elmore will be hostess.

Birthday Present The twin calves shown here, betonginr to B. I. ScoKffln of Chapel, were bnrn on their owner's 74th birthday, MaSr-6. and "Bawl" weighed 73 and 75, pounds when bora. Soogcin sayii he's Ihiok" been in twins, the cattle business for 69 years and this Mi first (Newi Staff.