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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-10-30
LCHS School board and
Faculty Entertained


The Home &c. Girls prepared and
served their annual school board
faculty dinner. Monday, October 20,
at $50 D. m. at LCHS.
| Present were Mr.. and Mrs Bur
CESS Drake. Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman
| Gwynn, Mr. and Mrs. Frank L.
Slater, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Bos-
laugh, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Barney,
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Buckley, Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Smith and Susan,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shea, Mrs.
Edith Malcolm, Miss Virginia Redd,
Miss Thelma Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Garrison, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Johnson of Eureka; w. J.
Anderson from Libby; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Oak Knapp from Rexford.
Donald Boslaugh was POSTMASTER,
introducing the new teachers. A
short but interesting talk was given
by the County Superintendent, w.
]. Anderson.
The menu consisted of fruit cup,
hot rolls, swiss steak, mashed po-
tatoes, beets, vegetables, salad and
apple pie.
Solos were played by Shirley
Mikalson, saxophone; Hugh Knapp,
baritone; Orville Richards, trum-
pet; and Miss Virginia Reed, violin
Senior Ball
The annual Senior Ball of LCHSI
will be given Friday, November IA.
Invitations will soon be in the mail.
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A large crowd was in attendance
at the Royal N&jghkn Past 0ascl
nig3lt. Mrs Frahcgs Falsreau pre-
siaaSh go TIVE. naeRAjbe ssaE,e siEls'
itin4dds MRS. Wayne RiehKsofza asId
Miss Ruby johnson. The haH ans
dining room were both beautifully
decorated with cut flowers. The
officers were dressed in white for
mails which made the work and
drills very effective.
After the meeting delicious
lunch was served in the dining
room. Mrs. FiliatreRu placed a
novelty crocheted dish cloth at each
place as a favor.
Past Oracle Anna Huffman will
preside at the next Past Oracle
Night.
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Eureka News


The Junior High Class of the
Baptist Church held a meeting Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. The
meeting was held in the Primary
room of the Baptist church and
Clifford Curtis was in charge.
Everett Scott led them in a few
songs with Evelyn Lenard at the
Piano. After singing Clifford led
IN a short Invocation. After the
Invocation they had an election Of
Officers which were President, Tom
my Skel4y, Secretary, Bob Curtis,
and Treasurer Warren HANSON. The
meeting was closed with song
and a fellowship circle.
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Born: to Mr.. and Mrs. Malicoas,
a daughter, Oct 49, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thefan Lockwood. a son, Oct. ~.
n. L. BashaTi1 was admitted Oct.
q for sArgerY, -
rHeleas Z. Lardon and
baby = Clarence Peterson ard
baby; Mrs. Lloyd Ccrbett and baby,
the 18th; Mrs. VIM. Darlington and
baby, the 27th.
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a.On .. -. cholr praetlce

500 D. m. Choir Practice
Friday: j,
Junior w. S. c. S. meets with
Mrs. Ernest Peterson.
TROY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. VIM. C. SteaFns, Ptsstor
Sunday:
900 a. m. Worship and Sermon
1890 a m. Sunday School.
Tuesday:
$50 D. m. Fellowship Supper
and First QuafterIy Conference
at the Libby Church.
Thursday:
2:5U p. m. Wonan's Society Of
Chrisssan Service, Mrs. Colo
gan snd Mrs. Cole, hcstesses.
FHRsT LUTHERAN CmUnCB
The public werahip next Sunaay,
November 2, 22nd Sunday after
Trinity, win begin at 11:O0 a. ~.
Sermon Theme: Our Debt of For
giveness to FeIlOwman. Matt. ID:
2I-35.
TIE apday ssseRaOl VIA spesip
at SIS q. N.
Tlsg rrsfAanasidn class win meet
during TIE Sunday sci1ooI hour.
The wednesday classes win meet
at the church.
The Junior Ladies' sid wiz meet
on Thursday evening o. next week
NOV. 81 at 1850 at the church. Mrs.
Pete Raml0 and Mfs. q. Bauer will
be eo-hostesses.
The church council will meet al
The church on Monday evening Of
next week at 1870.
H, c. Hjortholm, Pastor
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Nurgets

Nuggets
Mrs. CLYDE Paul spent Wednes-
day in Kalispell She was &C
companied by her mother. Mrs
Frances Shenefelt, and Mrs. Tommy
Price Jr
Harold Gildon had the misfortune
to cut his hand and had to 60 to
Whitefish for treatment.
Mrs. Fred Titchbourne was a Eur
eka visitor on Wednesday and at
tended the Royal Neighbor Lodge
meeting while here.
Sheriff and Mrs. Roy Livengood
were in Eureka Wednesday on busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Smith Of Kalis-
pell visited at the home of their
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Aldus Mac
key a few DAYS last week
Mrs. Royal Whit and baby daugh-
ter of Dishman left SUNDAY for her
nome after visiting at the home
Of her mother, Mrs. Marie Bolen.
Mrs. Mike Downs of Seattle spent
several days visiting at the home
of Mrs Sarah Crowley.
Mr.. and Mrs George ALBERT of
Columbia Falls spent the weekend
at the home of Mrs. Aubert's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Costich.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Benson spent
Tuesday afternoon in Kalispell. They
were accompanied by their daugh-
ter Doris, and Phyllis Harris. Mr..
Benson went on from Kalispell to
Fort Harrison.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hansman
we're Kalispell visitors Tuesday.
They took delivery on a new Ford
while there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Schermerhorn
were Whitefish visitors Wednesday. |
The French Grocery and Service
Station has been purchased by Carl
Anderson, grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. |
E. B. French.
Due to teachers Institute at Mis- !
soula there was no school Thursday
and Friday of last week. Many
LCHS boys took advantage of this
time to try to get their bucks"
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Mock have
spent the past few weeks visiting
in Ohio and Oklahoma.
Frank Sabin has been in Rochester
for the past week for medical at
tention. Kenny Gwynn is super
vising the Theatre during his alb
sence.
Mrs. Bob Holgren entertained the
Neighborhood Sewing club Tuesday
Oct. 23rd. The ladies :
a very pleasant afternoon
after the hostess served delicious .
/ 80 luncheon.
Mike Navilio returned from a I
trip to Chicago Sunday, where he t
had been called by the illness of &
MS mother.
The siren called out the firemen \
Sunday to put out fire behind the /
Sibbon Garage. A trash fire spread T
-apidly after catching into some old
Tres endangering the garage. The
ire was put out before any serious v
damage could be done. l
A hard time dance will be given
" the G. A. A. Girls Saturday 1
hight, November LIST, at the Com
nunity hall
Mrs. Weldon Smith and children D
4 Rollins, were visitors in Eureka
Monday of this week. She was ac- [
ompanied BY her father. Fred Rock. i
Mr.. and hLes. Frank Costlch were 8
Iusiness visitors in Whitefish Sat
Iraay. They were accompanied by Il
drs. Costich's mother, Mrs. Sarah Il
,rowley.
Mr.. and MIS-. Dave Crowley have D
ufchased the Clark Hospital and E
'ohrist Court N
Dr. Clark of Bozeman was a bust
es svisitor in Eureka last Saturday. il
lie was accompanied by his son, d
isHus. ri
Charlie Turner died at his broth
rs home in East Eureka Tuesday ii
october D. A military funeral win A
axe place October % and inter
rent will be Ia the Eureka GENE "
Try. te
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Garrison Ia
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ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH

Masses every Sunday, 300 and
900 a. m
Confessions Saturday evenings.
80 to $3.50.
Baptisms by appointment.
Holy Days of Obligation Masses
4 tbs and 800
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Montana State University. Mis-
soula, October 21.-A detailed his
tory of the University, incorpora-
ting old records, letters, photo
graphs and the "reminiscences of
old-time alumni and faculty mem
bers, is being written by Mrs. Mary
Brennan Clapp, widow of former
University President Charles Clapp
and a member of the University
English department staff.
Mrs. Clapp was chosen for the
task this summer by the University
history committee, of which Con-
troller j. B. Speer is chairman aE5
Mss Catherine White, Librarian,
and Forestry Professor T. c. Spauld-
ing are mem bers.
One of the records with which
Mrs. Clapp is working is the old
Matriculation Book, used when the
opened in 1893, instead of
the present student registration
cards. g First name in the book is
that of Helen McCrackin of Hamil-
ton. who three years later was a
member of the first graduating
class. During the first year 1874
students registered. Although use
of the book was discontinued in
April, 1908. it was formally closed
with the signature of Mrs. Oscar J.
Craig, widow of the University's
first president.
Old letters, souvenir programs,
photographs, newspapers and re-
cords have been piling up in the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-10-30
ASSEMBLY OF con Troy

ASSEMBLY OF GOD TROY
(Services in Moose HalD
SUNDAY SERVICES:
Troop School 1000 a. m. Contests
handwork, singing, stories, so
don't miss a single weekD
Services conducted on interde-
nominational basis. A cordial well
come to ala class for every age.
D. c. Ruthford, Pastor
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LIBBY GRADE SCHOOL NOTES

Mrs. Leigh's fifth grade is study
ing our local evergreen trees and
the commercial v9lue Of lumber ID
Our community. Bill Schneider
made d box in which he planted q
variety of ten local seedlings. Char
les Pilney has mounted collection
OF bark from twelve of our local
ev,rgrcens. Roy Orsborn and Dale
Slauson supplemented this collec-
ton with various fungus groWths
The sixth grade has been study
ing the weather and weather fore
casts "A committee was appointed
to interview the editor of the West
ern News and the Supervisor of the
Kootenai Forest. jeanne Downing
offered to get some information
from her uncle who is employed
by the Washington State Radio
News Bureau. Mr.. Downing wrote
a very interesting letter explain
ing how the information is gath
areo and mapped for the weather
forecast.
There are weather spotting sta
lions all up and down the coasts,
ever out to the very tip of the
Aleutian Islands. This station in the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-10-30

spent Monday in Kalispell They
were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Burgess Drake.
Thomas Henderson Price was a
business caller in Kalispell Tues
day of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Paul of
Whitefish were Sunday guests at
the home of their son, Clyde Paul.
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Aleutians is very important be-
cause many storms that hit Mon
tana start there. In fact, most of
the weather starts in the Boring
Straits and then swings along the
coast. Oktabec.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-10-30

The children in the various rooms
IN Central are planning Halloween
parties for their room. These will
be Friday after $50.
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(Church Calendar, Oct. 23-2s)
Friday:
400 p. m. Confirmation Instrllc-
ton.
S:Oo-S:OO & 100000 p. m. An
nouncements for Communion.
1900 p. m. Adult Discussion
Group.
Gnn&Agf
9:l5 a. m. Chldren's Service and
Sunday School
1890 a. m. Adult Bible Glass
Hoo a. m. Divine Service with
Holy Communion.
Monday:
4;OO p. m. Confirmation Instruc-
ton.
Tuesday:
7:36 p. m. Walther League
Wednesday:
8:45-11:45 a. m. Released Time
Glasses.
300 p. m. Choir Rehearsal
Arthur o. Werfelmann. Pastor
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LIBBY METHODIST CHURCH

ibid 4 WI HHVUNDA NNN OItNNN
Rev. VIM. C. Stearns, Pastor
Sunday:
GAS a m. Sunday School
ll:00 a. m. Worship and Sermon
Tuesday:
$50 p. m. Fellowship Supper
7.30 p. m. First Quarterly Con-
ference, Rev. M. f. Van - Mark
presiding.
Wednesday:
8:45-ll:45 a. m. Released Time
Glasses.
7:l5 D. m. Methodist Youth Eel
lowship led by Bob DeRosia.
Thursday:
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THE CHURCHES

CHURCH OF GOD
Sunday:
II a. m. Morning worship.
10 a. m. Sunday school Glasses
for all ages.
z p. m. Young Peoples meeting.
8 p. m. Evening worship.
Wednesday:
8 p. m. Prayer Meeting
Friday.
2 p. m. Ladies' Missionary Ser
vice.
Everyone welcome to our services.
REV. b. IA. APPLICABLE,
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Charch Of EnrelEa
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

The subject for the lesson-sermon
for next Sunday, November 2, 1947
is Everlasting Punishment"
Sunday Service ii a. m.
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ST. LUKES, LIBBY
Episcopal

services.
End & 4th Sunday 7;3O p. m.
Church School:
Every Wednesday.
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ST. MICHAEL'S, EUREKA
EPISCOPAL

OII WIS.
End & 4th Sunday HOO a. m.
Church School:
Every Sunday 1000 a. m.
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TREGO COMMUNITY CHURCH

IhEUU CUNIMU UNITY CHURCH
Sunday School ............ 1890 a. m.
Worship Service .......... 1870 a. m.
HAROLD ERICKSON
Meeting, 8:l5 p. m; Wednesday
Prayer Meeting, 800 D. m.
ARVID ERICKSON. Jr.. Pasto'
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ST. MARY'S CHURCH

FORTINE COMMUNITY CHURCB
Sunday School, 1870 a M; Wor
ship Service, ll:30 a. m; Jr. Young
People, 7:45 o. M. Evangelist,
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Evangelistic 8.0o ~
WEDNESDAY: 80
Ladies Prayer Service 200 D. m.
CHome of Mrs. K Rayson).
Christian Workers Conference
ZOO p. m.
Prayer and Bible Study 800
p. m.
LEON H. AYERS. Pastor
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PRESBYTERTAN CHuRCH

Sunday:
Sunday School Gas a. m.
Westminster Fellowship 500 D. m.
Evening Service 800 D. m.
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Junior w. S. c. S. meets with
Mrs. Ernest Peterson.
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q yUIlE WEIlUIIIC % OUT oCTNILCa
REV. b "A. APPLICABLE,
Evening star., 1947-03-16
THE CHIN-WHISKER TWINS
Continued from page fifteen

senator, and was again beaten.
Finally. he ran for governor, and
received just 854 votes. He never
ran for President.
Trade" ran his rapidly expand
ing business until the day before
his death, at 81, in 1913. Many an
old-timc employee still quakes
at the memory of being called
onto the carpet. The unhappy
minion would enter Trades"
Office to find him pacing the floor
and putting through his whiskers.
He would take five steps forward,
pivot, retrace the five steps, pivot,
and repeat the pattern for several
minutes. Then he would begin:
"A lovely day. Mr.. JonesT
Eyes, Sir"
"I'm sure we should all be very
thankful to be alive, Mr.. Jones!'
Eyes, sir"
With these amenities disposed
of, he would launch into a dressing
down of such vigor as to set the
poor mans teeth rafting.
Nevertheless, Trade" was idol
lied by his employees. In the mat
ter of pay, he was as generous with
them as he was with his charities.
The young ladies at Smith Broth
ers particularly liked Trade" for
in spite of his austerity in other
matters, he liked to pile a bevy of
giggling maidens into his carriage
and take them for drive. Every
afternoon, in good weather, he
kept up the ritual. When automo-
biles came in. he bought a large
touring car and chugged about
the streets of Poughkeepsie with
his fair cargo.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

phenomenon known as Cough
Drop Street"
Every evening, the factory's out
put of drops was poured into five
gallon milk cans and the old horse
and wagon hauled the cans along a
certain street near the factory. A
can was left at each house, along
with a number of empty Smith
Brothers boxes. The families of
Cough Drop Street would sit down
with the milk can on the kitchen
table and dole the loose drops into
the packages. Sixteen to a pack
age, and all hands joined in, from
Daddy to baby sister. In the morn
ing the wagon rolled around, picked
up the full packages and paid the
householders.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

those big whole wheat flakes deliver
plenty of rich nourishment, swell
flavor. You'll 60 for Wheaties, too.
You try 'em! You'll seei
Evening star., 1947-03-16

Jones is we'll posted on the
breakfast situation. He takes to
lots c. milk, fruit, and Wheaties,
Breakfast of Champions And
Evening star., 1947-03-16
No Ledgexs for Him

lRADE" ran the business with
an iron hand. (He always referred
to MARK" as Boss Andrew" but
took pains to see that he never had
anything important to attend to-
Among other peculiarities, Trade"
was great paper saver, which ac-
counts for the fact that the Smith
Brothers Company kept no busi-
ness records for over go years. He
insisted that all bookkeeping and
Undertaking be done on the backs
of old envelopes.
Of all Trade" Smiths enthusi-
asms, the Prohibition Party was
paramount. In the Smith Brothers
restaurant (Which still does busi-
ness in Poughkeepsie today he
would not allow ginger ale to be
served because of the connotation
of the word "ale." He became the
main bulwark of the Prohibi-
tion Party, practically support
ing it with his own and
'sMark's'' contributions. He
went into politics. first running for
mayor of Poughkeepsie on the
Prohibition ticket. He was soundly
beaten, and the defeat was the
harder to bear because his oppo-
nent was a local brewer. Undaunt-
ed, however. he next ran for state
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Many Ixnitato9s

MUCH of Trades" energy was
spent in prosecuting the many
imitators of Smith Brothers cough
drops. There were Schmid Broth
ers, Schmidt Brothers, Schmitt
Brothers, Original Smith Broth
ers and Improved" Smith Broth
ers, several of which cautioned
buyers to beware of limitations,
Most of these firms copied the
real package carefully, using pic
lures of bearded persons such as
Lincoln and Grant, Garfield and
Hayes. One imitator, Smythe
Brothers. had the temerity to
print the pictures of Trade" and
Mark" Smith themselves.
Upon Trades" death - an
event which he no doubt protested
with accustomed vigor - his son,
Arthur G. Smith, took over. After
Arthur G.. died, his two sons took
over, are running the business to-
day. The present Trade" is Will
liam w., named for his grandfather.
The present Mark" is Robert.
Things Have Changed
NEITHER of these gentlemen pre-
tend to be characters in the grand
tradition of old Trade" Though
wealthy, they live in modest
homes in Poughkeepsie and, under
normal conditions. they do not
even wear boards. (Of course,
just now they are growing whisk-
ers for the anniversary
The familiar black cough drops
are exactly the same product as
they were 100 years ago, but they
are no longer cooked on a kitchen
stove. Two modern plants are
geared to daily production of so
tons - 10 million cough drops.
Furthermore, the accounts arc now
kept in neat ledgers.
Old Trade" would probably
puff through his whiskers and call it
"damfool extravagancer The End
Evening star., 1947-03-16
2eal@ingg du||s hair
Hal" 6 sl'rifics it! /
-

Halo contains no soap. Made
with new patented ingredient it
cannot leave dulling soap film!
Halo reveals the true natural
beauty of your hair the very first
time you use it, leaves it shim-
mering with glorious highlights.
Needs no lemon or vinegar
after-rinse. Halo rinses away
AAl0 DcNfcAIc TIE hsnnc
Evening star., 1947-03-16

quickly and completely!
Makes oceans of rich, fragrant
lather, even in hardest water.
Leaves hair sweet, naturally
radiant!
Carries away unsightly loose
dandruff like magic!
Let's hair dry soft and manage
able, easy to curl!
Evening star., 1947-03-16

tues of sanitation, the Smith Broth
ers stopped their milk-can deliver
les. Packaging was done in the
factory itself, and Cough Drop
Street collapsed into slums.
The growth of Smith Broth
ers cough drops was amazing
enough, but the growth of
William W. Smith (''Trade'')
was even more amazing. He be-
came public figure and man of
impressive eccentricities. Though
hard-headed enough in a business
deal, he delighted in giving all his
fortune away to charities. When
ever new cause reared its head,
he would figure out how much he
could afford to contribute, and
then assess Brother MARK" for an
equal amount. Poor MARX" ap-
parently never got any credit for
his bounty, though "Trade
name is chiseled into cornerstones
all around towp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-08
Spokane Lilac
Festival IS Set

National attention is focused on
the Inland Empire III the currenr
issue of Holiday magazine which
lists the 1947 Spokane Lilac Fes-
tival as one of the rs most i'm
portant special events and cele-
brations" being held throughout
the world in May. Countries
represented DIN Holidays list in
clude Great Britain, Argentina,
Brazil, Norway, Hawaii, Cuba,
Mexico, Paraguay, France, Den
mark, Germany and Haiti as well
as the United States.
One other lilac event is listed
in the travel publication, that in
Rochester, New York, May 20-27
Although Spokane is about 1926
miles farther north than Roches-
ter, Spokane's lilac show will be
held a week earlier, May IA ia
81 inclusive, impressive evidence
of the more temperate climate in
the Inland Empire.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-08
National Odd Fellows
Head To Visit State

The more than five hundred
lodges and in excess of fifty thou
sand members of the Odd Eel.
lows and Rebeccas in the State
of Washington through their
various representatives will be
hosts to the Honorable c. A.
Wheeler, Sovereign Grand Master
of the Order on Saturday, May 8,
1947, at Seattle. This is the first
visit of the International Head
of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows to the West Coast.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-08
Large Increase
In Conservation
arming Methods

Conservation farming methods
will be practiced on many farms
in Benton County during l947.
more than 80 per cent of the coun-
ty total.
This organized effort to fight
SOIL erosion and depletion of soil
fertility results from the recent
slgn-up of farm operators to par
ticipate in the Governments agri-
cultural conservation program
which was completed last Thurs
day.
A. j. Thompson, Chairman of
the county AGA committee reports
that farmers generally have
shown considerably more interest
in soil and water conservation
this year than at any time since
the beginning of the war. He at
tributes the increased interest to
a growing desire among farmers
to convert to a more long range
program Of sound land use and
production in line with peacetime
requirements.
eff farmers intentions, as re-
corded on their farm plans, are
any indication, we should have
considerably greater performance
OF approved conservation practices
than even before in our history,
Thompson stated. Farmers who
perform soil building practices In
cluded in the agricultural conser-
walton program (ACP) that have
been approved for their farms by
the county AGA committee re-
ceive Government financial assist
ance amounting to an average OF
SO per cent of the cost.
although the tabulation of the
farm plans has not as yet been
completed, it appears that reor-
ganization of irrigation systems
will lead all other in popularity
in 1947," Thompson predicted.
The chairman said that other i'm
portant practices which would re-
ceive considerable attention were
leveling and trashy summer fall
low and Stubble mulch.
As reported previously, about
%4VOSVVV 40 SApSSSCO W NC .0VoA.
able to pay the public's share of
conserving the soil in Benton
county in 1947. Mr.. Thompson
pointed out however, that this al
location of funds is based on the
$500, 100000 authorized nationally
for planning purported by the last
Congress, and that the actual ap-
preparation must still be made
by the present Congress.
Regardless of the final alloca-
ton, the county committee, with
the help of elected community
committeeman will do their best
to see that the funds are used to
secure a maximum of conserva-
ton in 1947," Mr.. Thompson
promised. Emphasis is naturally
placed on those practices which
need most to be established in the
area, and probably couldn't be es-
tablished without program assist
ance."