Franklin County Tribune (Union, MO), 1951-01-05

              Franklin County tr BUNE THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY. MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1951 Established In the Year 1865 VOLUME 85 No. 44 Hews of the County Court Tin- County Court met Tuesday rmn mug with the two new judges. Presiding Judge Otto Buchhol and Judge of the First District, Arthur Pehle. and Wm. Cowan, Judge of the Second District, in attendance. In bcgimiin; the new year's business, several re-appointments were made: Waldo H. Owens, as superintendent of the county infirmary at a salary of $200 per month: Klmer O. Kruel, to haul ashes and cinders from the court house at $!() for the year 1951, and C. I.. Cunio and Edgar Owens as janitors at salaries of $105 and J 130 respectively. Salaries and wages for the county highway department were paid as follows: Robert Bruegge-niann and Harold Mathias. each S I fin : Alvin Fisher. Howard Ka-jewicz, Elmer Greisheimer, Chas Mothershcad, Wm. Shafferkoetter, Letcher Xunn, John Pohlman, Floy I Koiityohann, Chris HuP. Michael F. Casey, Jr., Floy Jones. Robert Sibole. Louis Pan-liorst. Oliver II. Rohlfing and Os- , t ar Krueger. each $150; Dan Shephard. $180. and Howard j 1 lodge. Sl.'ifi. for labor. I H lymond Wilson. highway superintendent. Herbert W. Vanleer, mechanic's helper, Louis A. Hoel-S'jier, county mechanic and Fred Kyippelmawi, foreman, were each allowed $200. and F. L. Lefler, Chas. Susek, Geo. Huff and Edwin Fleer, foremen, and E. M. Wieda, bridge superintendent, each $185, ns salaries. For expenses Raymond Wilson was allowed $17.84: Louis Hnel-scher. $1.47; E. M Wieda, $1.50 and Oscar Krueger, $1. For operating equipment Martin Fisher, Leonard Crews, Edw. Srhebaum, Gary Zumwalt, G. M. Zumwalt, Donald Ingram, Raymond Vanleer, Virgil Jennings and Ruben Koelkebeck were each Allowed $185; Earl Randolph, $207.50; Ott ) Schafer, $200, and Hernial) Bcrner, $30. Allowances for the county highway department were made as follows: Home Oil Co.. $151.08, lor gasoline, oil and. fuel; Allied Const. Equip. Co., $152.15. parts and materials; Union Sand and Gravel Co., $258.45, ready-inix concrete, and Zumwalt Service Station, $8 70, for oil. Dm F. Hyland. Inc., $11.37; W. II. Powell Lumber Co., $2.40; O. II. Avery Co., $17: Yoest Equipts.. $i:t8.2.r), and Washington Oil Co, service station, $23.40, for supplies. Owens Oil Co., $118 14. and Jones Hausmann Oil Co., $88.50 for gasoline; Acetylene Gas Co., SHC. 54, acetylene gas; Fisher Transfer Co.. Inc.. $1.03, freight, and Community Tire Co., Inc., $!IP.L, for tires. For repairs Medart Auto Electric Co. was allowed $11; Lonedell Garage, $4 75: Ricsmeyer Motor Co.. $42.19: John Fabick Tractor Co. $10 12.00: Massek-Murray Motor Co., S0.92; Modern Engineering Co., $7.90; Sligo, Inc., $412 (15; H. C. Osiek & Co., $118.-,r)!l; Locust Auto Glass Co., Inc., $20.81. and Harthauer Auto Parts Co., S!tfi.!l7. Meramcr Sand and Gravel Works was allowed $24.15 and DeSoto Mining Co., $22.50, for fi ravel. Miscellaneous accounts were paid as follows: C. J. Arand, $25.-8ti, and I'nion Furniture Co., $06, for supplies, and Barlage Maytag Co., $174.95, Maytag washer for the county infirmary; Alfred L. Schulte, $29,G(1, repairing typewriter for R. H. Schapcr; Elmer Kruel. 00, hauling ashes and cinders from the court house in 1950; E. F. Kappelmann, $18, staking out road and making plat for the highway department; Geo. H. Vossbrink, county surveyor, $96. purveying and making plat of Gucnzler Creek right of way and other road surveys in 1950; Rose Marie Engcmann, secretary-clerk for the Division of Health District No. 4, $4(1, salary for December; Thos. P. Shaffer, coroner, $74.71, nalary nnd mileage for December, and Jos. H. Jasper, $396.02, appropriation for December. For stationery supplies Geo. D. Jlatnard Co., was allowed $9.15 nnd Skinner and Kennedy Stationery Co., $74.26. For holding court 16 days in December F. W. Kamper, presiding judge, was allowed $145; W. O. Horn, judge of the first district, $129. salary and mileage, ind Wm. Cowan, judge of the second district, $105, salary. Other allowances made were: State Hospital No. 1, $36, support of Jeff Murphy for six months, nnd St. Louis Training School, $32.52. support of indigent pa tients for the period from Janu pry 1 through June 30, 1951. The court approved the ab' Jl (Continued on page eight) Civil Defense Meeting Called for January 15 Civic Orgor'zations Asked To 1 rm Defense Boaid Every civic organization in I'nion has been asked to send a representative to a Civil Defense meeting at tiie Union Fire House Monday night, January 15th. According to James A. Cole, chairman, a defense board will be selected from the various civic organization representatives. Improvements to the present fire siren or possible installation of new equipment will be necessary if warning signals are to be effective.Infirmary Folks f -c od v nas .ucnts at the county infirm-received many contributions . food and Christmas g:fts from various persons and organizations throughout the county. Waldo H. Owens, superintendent of the infirmary expressed the gratitude of the recipients to all those whose donations made it possible for them to have a good Christmas. Late Seal Returns Needed To Meet Quota The Franklin County Tuberculosis Association reports total 1950 Christmas Seal sales of $1500.00 as of December 29. 1150. This is a fraction over R.V'J of Franklin County's quota which is set ut $1750.00. According to the rules of the State Association, on or before January 15. 1951, 311J of total receipts must be sent to the State Association and fill"; will be retained for use by the local association if its quota is not reached. However, if the quota is reached by January 15, 1951, only 31 of the receipts need Ik, se:it to the State Association and 79r! will be retained by the local chapter.Since only 55 of those who received Christmas Seals have responded thus far, the Franklin County Tuberculosis Association has high hopes that the remaining 157; of its quota will be received by January 15th from the people who have not yet responded. Two Former Union Boys Registered At Washington U. Theodore Fitzwator and Charles Jannings, both formerly of Union, are registered in the day division of Washington University in St. Louis for the current semester. Approximately 12,000 students are enrolled in the day and evening divisions of the university. Fitzwater, son of Mrs. Edith I!. Green of Union, is enrolled in the graduate school of Arts anil Sciences. He is a member of Acacia and attended Union High School and the University of Missouri.Jannings, who also at!ende:l Union High School, is registered in the School of Medicine. He is the son of Mr. an.l Mrs. C. J. Jannings, Jr., of Union, Route 1. Rollal.l7n Killed In Accident Jake West of Rolla, owner of a produce business, was killed instantly when struck by an auto at the weight station near Gray Summit on Highway fill last Thursday. Driver of the car which struck West was Grover C. Aton of Union. Witnesses confirmed the statement by Aton that West ran out in front of his car as he was traveling on the highway in heavy traffic. A coroner's verdict termed death an unavoidable accident. Marriage Announced Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Eva M. Yoest and Ted Davidson at Fort Richardson, Alaska on December 24th. Mrs. Davidson is a sister of Oscar, Carl and Arthur Yoest of Union. Deaufort P.T.A. To Meet Tuesday The meeting of the Beaufort Parent-Teachers will be held on Tuesday evening, Janucry 9, be ginning at 8:00. Entertainment for M. D.'s, Dentists & Veterinarians Register Jan. 15 All Under 50 Years of Age Come Under Draft Laws All medical roctors. dentists an.l veterinaries. under the age of 50 years, must register for the draft on Monday, January 15, between the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. The new draft ruling includes all with a bachelor of medicine degree, medical doctors, dental surgeons and dentists, veterinary surgeons and veterinaries. There are about nine medical doctors in Franklin County who will be required to register under tins new ruling. Plant a Windbreak Next Spring A recent study shows that it takes more fuel to heat a house at freezing temperatures with the wind blowing 12 miles an hour, than at zero on a still day. The answer plant a windbreak! In addition to helping keep down fuel bills, farm windbreaks, (it has been proven) cut livestock fee l costs and increase milk and meat production. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't take long to grow a windbreak. In a recent report to the Conservation Commission, the Forestry Department of the University of Missouri offers these observations: Walter Snodgrass, farmer of near Fairview in Newton county, planted 200 red cedars in the spring of 1947 for a small windbreak. After three years growth, the trees average five feet in height. Farmer C. E. Erickson, of near Vernon in Lawrence county, planted a shortleaf pine windbreak in 1941 on land too poor for crops. The trees now average over ten feet in height and 93 per cent have survived. The St. Benedictine brothers and students at Conception Junction in Nodaway county planted a windbreak of Austrian pine in 1938. The plantation now averages 21 feet in height and the trees average six inches in diameter. According to the University, species of trees which have proven most successful for windbreaks in Missouri arc: Scotch pine, Jack pine, shortleaf pine, Austrian pine and Virginia pine. Of these, the Comiervation Commission has available shortleaf, Virginia and jack pine for spring 1951 distribution. Application must be made prior to Feb. 15 through local County Agricultural Extension Agents. Kramme-Koechlg Miss Delia Koechig, Franklin County home agent, was married to Vernon Kramme of Oermann in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, December 27, 1950. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koechig of Cape Girardeau. The bride is a graduate of S. E. Missouri College at Cape Girardeau and Mr. Kramme is a graduate of Washington University and teaches in the Beaufort School. After a short wedding trip to Memphis, Tenn., they returned to Union, where they arc residing. Loice Pehle Writes From Ft. Dliss A letter received from Rcct. Loice Pehle, now stationed in Ft. Bliss, Texas, states that lie ex pected to complete his recruit training on December 27 and receive the rating of Private. His letter reads in part: "Well, here it is Christmas Eve and 1200 miles from home. But I guess that isn't as bad as being in Korea. "Yesterday we got our first Juarez pass and boy, is there some pretty scenery over there. The Rio Grande River is about as wide us Flat Creek and just about as much water in it. Prices over there arc cheap, but you can talk them down to practically nothing . , . . We entered one market at 3 p. m. and left at 9 p. m. and then we didn't see everything. You could have put the Ford Garage in one corner and it would have looked like a toy. "We received a check-up Satur day morning and I have lost a few ounces. I weigh 196 pounds, "By the way, I need tome help. We have discussions on states. Send me some information or a hook on Missouri, for I need some proof that it is the best." SCHOOL NOTES Miss Sweeney was absent on Tuesday because of illnes. Miss Betty Stanek, a senior who has been out of school because of her mother's illness, is back and hopes to complete her courses in time to graduate w i;h her class in May. The Lions Club is in charge of the program for P. T. A. next Monday night. Attendance prizes will be awarded on the basis of number of fathers present. Mr. Russell's basketball team will play their next two games on the home court, meeting Sul livan on Friday, January 5 and New Haven on Tuesday, January 9. Mrs. Welch's volleyball teams will meet teams fi )in the same schools on the same evenings. The cheering squad is practicing diligently in order to add to the enthusiasm of the events. R-9 Bond Issue Passes-R 7 Fails A bond issue of approximately $85,000 for the construction of a new school building in Reorganized School District R-9 was voted last Thursday at Gerald. The architect's plans are complete for the new eight class room build ing, which w ill include a kitchen, store room, lunch room and of fices. The district includes the Gerald, Evergreen, Walbert, Oak Grove and Good Hope schools, which have a total of about 190 pupils. It is planned to add an auditorium to the building later. The $92,500 bond issue for a new eight rnun building in Dis trict R-7 at Gray Summit failed Tuesday. The vote in Villa Ridge was 113 for and 8 against the issue and at Gray Summit, 64 for and 178 against. It is thought that a difference of opinion on the site for the new building caused the issue's failure. District R-5 at Labadie will vote Saturday on an issue of $11,000 for the addition of a room, office and basement to their present building. Interest In Farm Loans Increasing The local office of the Farmers Home Administration repot ts that Interest in real estate loans has-been on the increase for the past few months This has been true for loans to develop already owned farms, as well as for loans to purchase farms. Apparently, the favorable outlooks for prices of farm products and the unlikely decline in the price of farm land Ip the near future is influencing this trend. Marginal farm operators fluctuate back and forth between industrial employment and farming. Substantial farmers, however, are anchoring themselves more securely by the purchase of forms, if non-owners, or improving and developing their farms, if owners. To provide an adequate standard of farm living, economical production must be secured by efficient operation. On many farms this requires improvement of the soil through the use of lime, fertilizer and legume crops. Pastures need to be renewed and developed. Water management practices such as terracing, contouring, etc., may be needed. New buildings may be needed and old ones repaired. The Farmers Home Administration makes loans for the purchase of farms, or for the adequate development of farms already owned to eligible applicants. Such loans are made only to families who agree to carry out good farm and home management practices that will enable them to obtain economical production and provide an adequate standard of living. The local office of the Farmers Home Administration which serves Franklin County, is located on the first floor of the Memorial Auditorium in Union. GOP Women's Club To Meet The Republican Women's Club of Union will meet in the County Court room in the court house on Monday night, January 8th, at eight o'clock. This is a regular monthly business meeting. New Type Hunting Sign With "No Hunting" signs now so common. Conservation Agent Denver Dodd, of Polk and Dallas counties, considered it a welcome break in the monotony when he recently came across this sign in large red 'letters posted on the George Garrett farm: "KEEP OUT GOD SEES- YOU GARRETT MIGHT!" This Week At the Williams Showing at the Williams tonight (Friday) is the last of a threv-n.ght run of the picture, "Mrs. C) MaKey and Mr. Malone," featuring Marjorie Main. James Whit more and Ann Dvorak. Saturday's double feature includes "North of the Great Divide." in odor, starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, and "Dial 1119". with Marshall Thompson. Andrea King, Virgin, a Field, and Sam Lcvene. "Summer Slock", in technicolor, starring Judy Garland ant Gene Kelly with Eddie Bracken and Gloria DcHaven. is scheduled for Sunday and Monday. David Brian .iiul Marjorie Reynolds are stalled in Tuesday's picture, "The Great .lewd Robber." IS.ilel tor Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. Mickey Rooney with Pat O'Brien in "The Fireball", an I "H ly Year of l'J.ai". a an added attraction. Kate White Circle Meets A meeting of the Kate White Circle of the First Baptist Church, held at the home of Mrs. George Green on December 28, was attended by fourteen members and nine visitors. Mrs. Mable Han-chey served as chairman leader while Mrs. Leslie Mechem was leader of the program which followed tin business meeting. The devotion, il was given by Mrs. Wanda Flicks. Misses Mayetta Mechem and Peggy Walker entertained on the program with a song, "Whisper A Prayer," accompanied at the piano by Miss Mary Ann Farwig. Abo on the progiam were Mrs. Ralph Skaggs, Mrs. Roy Shaffer-kocttcr and Mrs. Clyde Copeland. Mrs. Green served coffee and pumpkin pie to the group. Members present were Mes- dames Wm. Dittman, Byron Small, Cleveland Skaggs, Muriel Dulan- cy. this Parte!, Thos. Coium, Win Williams, Olen Watts, Leonard Crews, besides the women who took part on the program. Visitors were Mrs. Geo. Hetty, president of the W. M. U., Mrs. Eugene Downs, Mrs. Bailey, Sally and Mike Dulancy, Shirley Barrett and the girls who entertained. Town Cagers In First Nome Game Sunday, Jan. 7 Studcboker Champs Ploy McDonnell Aircraft Five at Memorial Auditorium Unions town basketball team, the Studebaker Champions, sponsored by the M & M Motor Company of Washington, will have Their first home game at the Memorial Auditorium Sunday afternoon, starting at 2:30 with the McDonnell Aircraft squad of St. Louis. Bill Jacobsmeyer, Fldo Fruch. Oley Burnett, Gary Parker and Kenneth Stuckenschneidt r will be in the starting lineup for Union. Grant Shrum, Clifton Schuene-meyer, Ted West.Eldo Strubberg. Ralph Smith, Dick Baucom and Norman Schhuenemeyer complete the squad. Florence Jones Circle Meets The Florence Jones Circle of the First Baptist Church of Union met with Mrs. Layman Breed-en on December 28. The topic was "Suppose Christ Had Not Been Born." Mrs. Arthur Camp-hell led devotional services. Those present were Mrs. Roy Beasley, Mrs. Jaines Russell, Mrs. Lyman Larkin, Mrs. Joe Dunn, Mrs. Arthur Campbell, Mrs. R. N. Caldwell, Mrs. Carl Sewald, Mrs. Mollie Triplett and Mrs Ray Runge. The next meeting will he held January 25 with Mrs. Mollie Triplett. Cannon Hits Deficit Policy The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Cannon of Missouri, emphasized recently that deficit spending appears to be the accepted policy In Washington. "There was a time when we drafted appropriations on the bas is of the amount we had to spend," Mr. Cannon said. "We shaped the coat to the material available. We now shape the coat according to the latest fashion or caprice, and when the cloth is insufficient, we simply borrow more material." Six Leave for induction on January 16 Twenty Scheduled To Leave This Month for Physicals Six Franklin County boys will lejve January 16th for induction into the Armed Forces. The quota for January was originally set at three but was doubled two weeks igo. Twenty youngsters wi.l leave for their physical examin ations in St. I.ouis. ten on Janu ary 10 and ten on January 16. No quotas so far have been le-ceived for February. Mae West To Be Seen As "Diamond LH", In Louis Mae West, the toast of two continents, will escort "Diamond l.il" to the American Theatre, St Louis, on Sunday night, January 7. for one week's engagement. The famous and fabulous star playe.i "Diamond Lil" for ten months to record breaking crowds in London and then triumphed in New York, where she played the same role which she onginated on Broadway in 11128 to standing room audiences. Likewise, Miss West's "Diamond Lil" enchanted capacity audiences in Chicago. The show concerns the life af a Bowery Cjueen, played by Miss West, who makes her headquart ers in one of the most notorious saloons in history. Among hoi complications are numbered dope- penciling, white - slavery, manslaughter, double-crossing, and political chicanery, all of which, upon being exposed to the influence of the West voice, shoulders and hips, are quickly dissolved. Mac Kaplus and Jack Small spent thirty-five thousand dollar on the new sets for this ageless comcdy-with-nuisic. Ths lavish gay nineties bedroun set and the saloon scene which includes a bal cony, winding stairway, and bar, serving real beer, are the work of designer William de Forest. Directorial credit goes to Charles K Freeman, a Rockerfeller Award winner for his work on the hit, "Merry Go Round" and last rep resented here with "Song of Noi way." Miss West's four leading men are Dan Matthews, Charles G Martin who is making his third appearance with Miss West, the other two being "Catherine Was Great" and "Come On Up," Wal ter Petiie and James Courtney of the screen. Talent scouts have been making notes on these leading men supporting the famous star who introduced such names as Jack LaRue, Cary Grant, Steve Cochran and George Haft to the public. The glamorous actress has surrounded herself with many well known names, both in the musical ccanedy field and the theatre with a cast numbering fifty. Union Electric Adds To Bagnell Dam Plant Union Electric Company announces that it has ordered two additional water wdieels and generators for its hydroelectric plant at Bagnell Dam. These generators will provide an additional f)3,000 kilowatts of capacity to the power plant, and with auxiliaries, will cost about $4,000,000. The new machines will be a part of the 15-year, $400,000,000 expansion program of Union Electric. When the power house at the dam began operating in 1931 it contained six water wheels ani generators with a capacity of 165,-000 kilowatts, and provision was made for the addition of the two extra water wheels and generators which are now to be installed. The new machinery will increase the capacity to about 220,000 kilowatts.The Osage Dam ami waterpowcr plant serves Union Electric as a means of supplying peak hour generation and as a floating reserve of capacity on the system, ready for instant use. This new capacity will keep the system more closely in balance and will supplement the 200,000 kilowatts of steam generation which has been added this year at the Venice No. 2 plant and the 125,000 kilowatts more of steam capacity which will be ready at the new Meramcc plant in 1952. It is expected that the new equipment will be ready for service in the summer of 1953, The U. S. still produces more than '4 of the world's total crude oil supply. Short Circuit In Fire Siren Tuesday Evening Shortly after five o'clock on Tuesday evening, a short circuit developed in Union's fire siren m I the business district was soon jammed with cars and with peo ple wanting to know just what was hapentng or about to happen. Of course, with the recent ti's; for air raid protection, many believed that this was the real thing an t that Union was soon to be b mbed selected by the potent. al enemy as one of the first cities in the United States to be wiped off the face of the earth. If anything could demonstrate the need for civilian defense measures, the short-circuited fire siren di t just that Tuesday eve-mug With cars racing about the streets and M-ople jamming the streets and sidewalks, in the event of an air raid, casualties would have been heavy indeed. When the fire siren was altered for the air raid "alert" test December 27, the wiring aliout the siren was reported to be in a deplorable condition. Members of the lire department succeeded in shutting off the siren in about 15 minutes and soon replaced the defective wiring. Senator Kem Says We Face Bad Choice 'The new Congress and be American people face a bad choice," Senator James P. Ken .said "It is a choice between higher taxes an I less non-defense spending, or tiie other course: further inflation and serious disturbances in our economy. There is no other way out. It doesn't help now to remind ourselves that we wouldn't he in our present difficulty if our government had been more prudent and thrifty in the recent past." Senator Kem warned: "The government will spent twenty-five billion dollars more in the next fiscal year than it will take in. The President and Congress must work together and grapple with this grave problem. Non-defense spending should be cut to the bone. Wc cannot contit.'ie Indefinitely to print bonds and force them into our banks. The Communists mean to ruin us. We must be careful that we do not take the road that will lead to that very end Let us never forget the Russian slogan: 'We will cause the Americans to spend themselves to their destruction.' "I hope Congress will not be asked by the President to make further gifts for building up the countries of Western Euroe. The connection between such development and the defense of Ameri?a should he shown more clearly than it has yet been before sucn items are entitled to any consideration at all," Senator Kem added.Dorris Matthews Engagement Announced Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Matthews of Beaufort announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorris, to Dr. J E. Jijhnsori of Fayettevillc, Arkansas. Dorris attended Stephens College, Columbia, and is a graduate of S. E. Mo. State College, Cape Girardeau, and Pea-body College, Nashville, Tennessee. Siic is an instructor in the College of Education at the University of Arkansas, Fayettevillc. Dr. Johnson attended Missouri University and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Medical School. After serving internship at the Lutheran Hospital in St. Lpiiis. he entered the Armed Forces, seeing service in the European Theatre. He is affiliated with the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fayettevillc. Wedding plans are being made for February 24. PTA Meeting Monday Night The Union P. T. A. wil meet at the grade school at 7:45 Monday evening, January 8. The Lions Club will provide the program and refreshments. An attendance prize wlil be given to the rocm which will be represented by the largest number of fathers. The executive committee of the P. T. A. will meet at 7:00. The P. T. A. Study group will meet Friday. January 12, at 1:30 p, m at the home of Mrs. John Hall. Mrs. E. A. Sticrbergcr and Mrs. Mitchell Copeland will lead the discussion. Hears from Son With Marines In Korea Former Union Boy Survives Forty-six Mile Retreot Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gorg, formerly of this city, have just recently received news that their son, Karl E. Gorg, Sgt. in the First Marine Division Band, had survived the 46-mile retreat from Chosan Reservoir in Korea to Hungnam, and was being evacuated by sea to eoints unknown. Sgt. Gorg was a member of Unhand called "the fightingest name band in the world" by Lieut. Charles H. Sullivan, in an article by War Correspondent Richard K. Tucker, printed in the Post Dispatch December tVth. Sgt. and Mrs. Karl E. Gorg announce the birth of a son, Karl Raymond Gorg, in Tongue Point, Oregon, Naval Hospital, December 22, 1950. The many Union friends of Karl and his parents rejoice in his escape and extend congratulations I to the parents and grandparents on the arrival of Karl Raymond. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gorg hope to visit Missouri friends in March. To Learn More About Livestock Pasture Livestock pasture farming will be emphasized in a series of 10 meetings for Franklin County farmers beginning January R. In getting the 1951 pasture improvement program under way the County Agricultural Extension Service and the County PMA are cooperating on this series of meetings. County Agent Shrum and PMA chairman Henry Blesi announced the meetings this week and are inviting every farmer in Franklin County to attend one of the meetings. With the afternoon meetings set for one o'clock and evening meetings at 8 o'clock, the following schedule has been set up: Monday, January 8 Geo. Knelling Store, Japan, afternoon; agricultural building, Sullivan High School, evening. Tuesday, January 9 New Haven MFA Hall, afternoon; Washington High School, evening. Wednesday, January 10 Court House, Union, afternoon; Cata-wissa MFA Hall, evening. Thursday, January U Labadie Hall, afternoon; Odd Fellows Hall. St. Clair, evening. Friday, January 12 Port Hudson Catholic School, Highway C. afternoon; Rockford School on Highway 47, mile south of Highway 30, evening. Agent Shrum and Chairman Blesi point out that farmers are faced with four major problems in obtaining more income from their farms. (1) Lower Prices, (2) The Need for Meat, Milk and Eggs, (3) Constant Loss of Top Soil, and (4) Farm Production Surpluses. They pointed out that after analyzing, a livestock pasture farming system seems to fit better in Franklin County than any other type of program. They suggest that livestock pasture farming will give maximum soil conservation, better food for families, efficient production, balanced production and demand, and a larger farm inccme. Segelhorst-Deter Misr Marie Deter of Gerald became the bride of James Segel-horst of Leslie in an informal ceremony which took place at the Presbyterian Church in Gerald at two-thirty Saturday afternoon, December 30. Rev. E. G. Crawford performed the double-ring service. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, James Deter, wore a beige gabardine suit with matching hat. She carried a white Testament with two brown orchids and streamers of narrow ribbon. Miss Betty Brown of Union, a schoolmate, served as bridesmaid. She wore a brown gabardine suit with hat and accessories to match and carried white and maroon flowers. The groom's brother, Herbert Scgclhorst. was best man. Ushers were Burl GrllCn and Harold Meyer. Mrs. Opal Schulte was organist and accompanied Miss Barbara Weber, who sang "All My Love" and "The Lord's Prayer", After the ceremony a reception was held in the church dining hall. To make a pound of TNT, two pounds of coal are used. the evening will be card games.