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South urdin

On sunday aIJernOOn and
evening, Dec. % the Walter Tor
Ske home was the scene Of two
Christmas parties. At the adult
party gifts We're exchanged and
cards were played. Prize winners
were Mrs. Ronald Koebbe, first;
Irma TorSke second; Tom Par
ker, third. Dinner was served in
the evening. Attending were;
Mrs. Lucy VIM, Ed Torske, MIR.
and Mrs. James Torske, MI,
and Mrs. Cleo Torske, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert TorSke and son,
Gerry, MIR and Mrs. Ronald
Koebbe and MI. and Mrs. Tom
Parker.
The childrens' party was un-
der the supervision of Miss
Katherine Paulson and Miss
Edith GuStafson. Those present
were Bert TorSke, Jimmy Tor
ske, Karen Torske, Joy TorSke
Fern Torske, Kenneth Torske
Walter Torske, Jr., Kaye Ann
Torske and Darrell Torshe.
R. B. Macleod was a Billings
business caller Monday.
Charles Sweeney transacted
business in Hardin Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Milan and
two children and Mrs. J. A
Jones were guests at the Glen
Gustafson home New Years day
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clark
were hosts at a New Years eve
party at their home here hon
oring the B. Y. F. Wednesday
evening. A pot luck dinner was
served followed by games and
group singing with a committee
in charge. Devotions were lee
by Eugene BoggeSS. About sc
were in attendance.
Earl Gray and daughters
joyce and Marian, made a tris
to Billings Monday.
Orville and Jimmy Svarer
have been spending their Chris
tmas vacation helping their ia
tther, John Svaren, at the Wal
ter Torske farm nemodeling q
bunk house.
Erwin Schelske was a Hardin
shopper Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Dewald arrived
nome recently after spending
the past two weeks with rela-
tlves in Toppenisn, Wash.
MIR. and Mrs. Charlie Ferger-
son and boys were Billings cal
lerS Saturday. While in Billings
MIR. and Mrs. Fergerson called
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on Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Davis
who are confined to the st.
Vincent hospital as a result of
an automobile accident in Nov
ember. f>
! Conrad Seader transacted
business in Hardin Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fer
gerson, David and Gerald spent
unday afternoon at the Earl
Gray home. =
The meeting of the Pride Of
the Big Horn All club, sche-
duled for Friday, Jan. 9, will
be held on Friday Jan. 16 at
the home of Edith Gustafson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Colstad and
Son spent Friday evening at the
James Sullivan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kern Wis
tied at the G. E. AStrope home
Sunday evening.
Miss Edith Gustafson spent
WEDNESDAY night as a guest of
Katherine Paulson.
Leo Colstad made a business
trip to Billings Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Randall
and daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chef Raup and Barbara, were
quests at the Arthur Randall
home Christmas dav.
Sammy, Miriam, Judy, and
Johnny Kern scent Sunday eve
ming visiting the j. R. Paulson
family.
Mrs. Arthur Randall returned
home recently after spending
the past several days in Butte,
where she visit ed her sister and
nieces, Mrs. Frank Curtis, Oar
lene and Pauline. Two other
sisters, Mrs. Edna Milligan of
Belfry and Mrs. Robert Bliler of
Clyde Park were also present
for the reunion. On her way
home, Mrs. Randall stopped in
Billings and visited Dr.. and Mrs
| Grant Rate. Mrs. Rate is a
niece of Mrs. Randall.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Verle Prime and
children spent New Years day
at the James Sullivan home.
Mrs. Alice Greenwald and
Mrs. Robert Clark were hos
tesses to members of the Two
Leggin Home Demonstration
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A. G. WeStwood, Jr., Mrs. Frank
Mason, Mrs. George Cooley
Mrs. Dude Sorger, Mrs. Emmett
Curry and Mrs. E. ]. Albrecht.
DINNER GUESTS !
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Miller
were dinner guests Saturday
noon of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Goe in Hardin.
Christmas dinner guests OF
MI. and Mrs. T. E. Turner were
the Rev. and Mrs. Howard Par
ny, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Their
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Keller
and Dick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carr
were dinner guests on Christ
mas and New Years of Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Clanin and daugh-
tiers.
Dinner guests Christmas day
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fay T. Abe
were MIR. and Mrs. Claude Abe
and son Jimmy, Mrs. Blanche
Michael, Mrs. Alice Abel and
Miss Edith Abel Of Sheridan.
Dinner guests New Years day
at the John Stevens ranch in
Guided Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ma
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ma
son and sons, Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Downey and Mr.. and Mrs
Bob Shirley.
MI and Mrs. Cliff Clanin en-
bsrtained at dinner Saturday
evening, Dec. q MI. and Mrs
Charles Hopper and son Dale
of Wyola, Boyd Hopper and
Miss Evelyn Hopper of Billings
Dinner guests New Years day
OF MIR. and Mrs. Francis Eggart
were Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Brown
and daughter Eileen of Billinqs
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stevenson
Mrs. Marjorie Clanin and sor
Douglas, Mrs. Margaret Eggart
and Miss Eileen Eggart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson
and children and MIR. and Mrs
Fay T. Abel were dinner guests
last Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
Claude Abel at the Yellowtai,
dam.
Supper guests of Mrs. Mar
jorie Clanin on Jan. 6 were Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Stevenson, MIR
and MRS. Francis Eggart, Miss
Eileen Eggart and Mrs. Ear.
Mann.
NEW YEARS EVE PARTY
Supt. and Mrs. E. J. Albrecht
entertained at a party New
Years eve. The evening was
spent in playing cards. Refresh
ments were served by the host
ess. Present were Mr. and Mrs
Sam Thomson of Miles City
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stevenson
Mrs. Marjorie Clanin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mason.
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and. children made trip to
Billings last Tuesday.
Doc Young left last week for
Chicago, where he will take a
three-months training course
in shoe repairing, prior to
opening a shoe repair shop in
Lodge Grass.
Nh. and Mrs. Jack MattoX
and daughter JacqueIine have
recently moved to their new
home near Sheridan. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Curry
left last week to attend the
Denver livestock show.
Mrs. L. G. Mcintosh Of Sheri-
dan visited several days last
week at the Howard Mason
home in Lodge Grass.
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club at the Greenwald home
Tuesday afternoon. Miss E.
Fisher, home management spe-
cialiSt, gave an interesting and
educational talk on wills and
inheritance Laws" Mrs. Lois
Brusven was also present. Mrs.
Frank Van Duyn joined the
club. Twelve members were
present. Mrs. John Kukes will
be hostess at the February 18th
meeting. The auction sale will
be held at that time as a means
of raising club finance. !
evening. ;.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chef Butler and
Janis spent Sunday evening as
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Leo Col
stad.
Fred DeWald and children
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
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SCHOOL NOTES

The students in the Lodge
Grass high school and grade
school have been taking their
mid-year exams this past week.
Lodge Grass high school baS-
ketball team played two games
last weekend. On Friday eve
ming, Jan. 9, Lodge Grass lost
to Forsyth by a score of 10 to
Is. Lodge Grass lost by a free
throw when a five-minute over
time period was being played.
Saturday evening, Jan 10, the
basketball team PLAYED CoIstrip
winning over Colstrip by a
score of 36 to IS.
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john Mehling on New Years
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lachen-
meier and children called at the
James Sullivan home Monday
Nancy Sweeney, infant daugh-
ter of MI. and Mrs. Charles
sweeney, has been i'll the past
few days.
Mrs. william Smith and Mrs.
Leo Colstad were Hardin callers
Monday.
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Lodge Gross Locus

Elmer Knight left Sunday for
Fort Mackenzie where he un-
derwent a major operation
Frank Mason viii take care OF
the mail route and Glen Over
turf will act as custodian at the
G.. B. & @. depot during MIR
knights absence.
A. M. Stevenson was a bust
ness caller in Hardin one day
last week.
Frank Ball made a business
trip to Billing Thursday of last
week.
The Rev. Howard Parry left
Sunday evening for Missoula,
where he attended a Baptist
pastors conference this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Buck
ingham and J. C. Buckingham
were Sheridan visitors Thurs
day.
Cliff Clanin attended an all
day meeting Thursday at the
Northern hotel in Billings of
Gamble dealers and store per-
sonnet. There were abou 200 in
attendance and about 80 manu-
facturers. A merchandise show
was held and a banquet was
given in the Northern hotel
ball room.
MIR. and Mrs. Logan GrubbS
and son, Jimmy. of Hardin
spent Sunday at the Nick Mix
Iovich home lin Lodpe Grass.
Mrs. Layman Waddle was a
Hardin visitor last Wednesday
evening.
Raymond Slyter is employed
with the Campbell Farming
corporation in Hardin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Miller
we're Hardin callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas McVay
and small son of Everett, Wash.
visited friends here after the
holidays. They also visited Mrs.
McVay's parents in Big Timber
before returning to Washington.
Mrs. Charles Pattyn Of Har-
din visited friends here last Fri
day. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Mayo and
SON Billie were In town Satw-
day from their ranch on Good
Luck creek.
Mrs. Fay Abel assisted Mrs.
Ole Nelson last week in the
Srhool lunch room during the
absence of Mrs. Niccum.
Mrs. Bob Barnett of Billings
spent last week end at the E.
r. Fenton home.
Chuck Hamilton of Billings
Visitd Sunday at the Charley
Moore home in Lodge Grass.
Earl Matthews, who has been
working as second trick operat-
or at the C. 3. 81 @. depot rin
Wyola is now agent at Clear
mont, Wyo.
Fay T. Abel was a Hardin
business caller Saturday.
Mrs. n. e. Niccum and Mrs.
Edgar Sutton attended funeral
services in Ekalaka, Mont, last
Thursday, Jan. 9, for their
brother, F. W. Spicer, who pas
sed away in Ekalaka on Jan. 5
at the age of 10. MI. Spicer,
who had lived in or near Eka-
Iaka for As years had been Ill
for several months. Surviving,
In addition to the two sisters
are the widow. two daughters,
MRS. LaVerne Peabody and Mrs.
Joy Lambert, a brother in Flor
ida, a brother in Minnesota and
four sisters living In California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Slyter
of Hardin visited last weekend
with their parents in Lodge
Grass.
A. G. WestWood, Jr., was a
Hardin business caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Letta Sharp was a Har-
din caller Thursday Of last
week.
J. o. Graham received medi-
cal attention in a Billings hos
pital Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Blank
meyer and sons Of Butte spent
part of the holidays with Mrs.
Blankmeyer's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. T e. Turner.
A. L. SturdeVant made a trip
to Hardin last Thursday.
Mrs. Bernard Taught and
children Ronnie and RoXanne Of
Laurel are spending two weeks
at the Elmer Knight home.
MIR. and Mrs. John Stevens
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Lodge Grass Society
PINK AND BLUE SHOWER

PINK AND BLUE SHOWER
Mrs. Lee Keller and Mrs. Ell
mer Knight entertained at a
pink and blue shower the eve
ming of Jan. 9 at the Little
Brown church in Lodge Grass,
in honor of Mrs. Ralph Met
calfe. Refreshments were Serv-
ed at the close of the evening.
Guests included Mrs. o. J.
Landon, Mrs. Charles Carr, Mrs.
Simon Therney, Mrs. Lille
Green, Mrs. Verle Prime, Miss
Ruth Nelson, Mrs. A. G. West
wood, Jr., Mrs. Howard Parry,
Mrs. Sam Stevenson, Mrs. T. E.
Turner, Mrs. Cliff Clanin, Mrs.
Earl Mann, Mrs. Fay T. Abel,
Mrs. Marjorie Clanin, Mrs. Jess
Taught, Mrs. Bernard Taught,
Mrs. P. R. Forman, Mrs. Win
field LETTERS, Mrs. Uhl Bond,
Mrs. OFT Hamilton, Mrs. Roy
Mason, Mrs. Frank Mason, Mrs.
B. R. SHIRLEY and Mrs. Joe
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LADIES AID
Mrs. Jess Taught was hostess
to the Ladies Aid in the social
rooms of the Little Brown
church last Thursday after
noon. Ladies present included
Mrs. o. L. Matthews, Mrs. Min
ME McPeak, Mrs. Francis Curry,
Mrs. T. E. Turner, Mrs. Charles
Carr, Mrs. Cliff Clanin, Mrs.
James Taught, Mrs. o. J. Lam
don. Refreshments were served
following the business meeting.
GRANDMOTHER'S CLUB
Mrs. J. E. Eggart, Mrs. Lille
Green and Mrs. H. E. Niccum
entertained the Lodge Grass
Grandmother's club at the
Community hall Friday, Jan. 2.
Following the dinner at noon,
the business meeting was held.
During the business session Of
ficers for the coming year were
elected as follows: president,
Mrs. Claude Glow; secretary,
Mrs. o. L. Matthews; treasurer,
Mrs. C.. A. Lining. In addition
to the aforementioned, ladies
present were Mrs. Roy Mason,
Mrs. Fay T. Abel, Mrs. Mike
Carney, Mrs. Francis Owen,
Mrs. Minnie McPeak, Mrs. F.
w. Loomfs, Mrs. Simon Their
ney, Mrs. Lee Keller, Mrs. FL
mer KNIGHT. Mrs. Sam Steven
son, Mfs. George Gibson and
Mrs. Edgar Sutton.
EASTERN STARS
Mrs. Erwin Hults entertained
the Lodge Grass Eastern Stars
at her ranch home last Mon
day evening. Present were Mrs.
Emmett Curry, Mrs. Francis
Curry, Mrs. Frank Mason, Mrs.
Marjorie Clanin, MIR. and Mrs.
Fay T. Abel.
Lodge Grass Eastern Stars
serving on the refreshment
committee for installation of
officers of Jasmine Chapter in
Hardin Dec. 27 were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fay T. Abel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Mattox, Mrs. r. J. Miller,
Mrs. Curly Wells. Mrs. Earl
Mann, Mrs. e. J. A1brecht, Mrs.
o. L. Matthews and Mrs. Erwin
Hults.
HEART SISTERS
Mrs. Charles Schooner enter
tanned the Heart Sisters Bridge
club at her home last Thurs
day evening. Mrs. Cliff Clanin
was winner of high score and
Mrs. Pete Miklovich, travel
prize. Others present were Mrs.
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Church Notes
LITTLE BROWN CHURCH
WYOLA
BAPTIST CHURCH

BAPTIST CHURCH
Howard Parry, Minister
Lodge Grass:
Sunday school, 1000 am.
Morning worship, HOO am.
BYE for Young People, Tues.
100000 pm.
Crusaders for children (7-12
yrs.) Wednesday, 400 pm.
Bible Fellowship Prayer
Meeting, Wednesday, 7:3O pm.
Wyola:
Sunday school, 200 pm.
Worship service, 800 pm.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass is conducted at 1890 a
m. the first three Sundays of
each month and at $3.50 am
on the fourth Sunday.
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FIRST CROW INDIAN
BAPTIST CHURCH
Clara e. Olds

Missionary in Charge
Morning Worship, 1880 a.m:2
Wyola Indian Mission, 2:3D
pm.
Evening Service, 7:3O pm.
Crusaders, Monday, 400 pm
Baptist Youth Fellowship.
Wednesday, 400 pm.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday,
1880 pm.
Women's Meeting, Friday, 1880
pm.
The Sunday school attendance
was SO Sunday at the Little
Brown church. The collection
amounted to $8.46. This is the
largest attendance and offering
with the exception of the Sun
day before Christmas.
|--$$
Despite their proverbial nine
lives, more cats are killed on
American highways than any
other domestic animal.
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HEART SISTERS

HEART SISTERS
Mrs. Charles Schooner enter
tanned the Heart Sisters Bridge
club at her home last Thurs
day evening. Mrs. Cliff C1anin
was winner of high score and
Mrs. Pete Miklovich, travel
prize. Others present were Mrs.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
Soft.Hearted Bartender
Sponsors children's Hour

HOBOKEN, N. J.-Now it's a sa-
loon with children's hour.
The place is run by one Parky
Radigan, who has soft spot in his
heart for the neighboring kids.
He hates to see those children's
television programs going to waste
In his place.
These kids" he says, don't get
to see television. They're too young
to drink
The idea occurred to him when he
turned the lights up one day after
baseball television broadcast. The
dark corners were filed with young
sters. who had sneaked in to watch.
So Parky perused the television
schedules and picked out some chill
dren's shows.
The customers may have been
startled at first but they made no
protest when-as the children's pro-
gram started-Pa Parky closed the bar
and called in the kids playing in the
street out front.
The kids loved it.
For the older boys, Parky plans
an afternoon week of baseball.
Dry. of course.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
!? Current Events ?

Here are fVe questions, based
on recent babbenirgs in the
netVs, Vbicb are guaranteed not
to keep you asUake nights. Unless,
that is, you stay nb late to read THE
PAPER apyaOay.
1. Several witnesses before the
house un-American activities
committee, refusing to answer
questions about Communist ac-
tivities, invoked the fifth amend
ment to the Constitution. What
does that amendment say?
2. President Truman said re-
Gently that a woman president
of the u. S. twas not only
possibility, but a probability"
some day. AT present the Con-
stitution prohibits woman
from becoming president. True
or false? -.
3. Population of the U. s. is
Ia, ala, 900. Name the nations
that have larger populations In
order of their size.
4. What outstanding war events
took place three years ago on
these dates: August 8, August 9,
August IA?
S. Born in 1865, he was gov
ern0r of Kansas from 1915 to
1919 and became a senator in
1919. Recently he retired from
the senate as its senior member
i'm point of service. Who is he?
ANSWERS
/. mo person shall be com.
PEELED in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself -
2. False. Only presidential quail.
fications required are that he be
born in the U. S.. be resident of
the country for IA years and at least
8. China (47O million). Union of
India 1889 million), U. S. S. r.
(193 million).
4. August 8 Nagasaki was atom
bombed; August 9 Russia declared
war on Japan: August IA Japan
surrendered.
S. Sen. Arthur Capper (Rep.. Kas.)
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
PSYCHIATRY:
Var Cure

How can the world prevent wars?
Use of psychiatry would be big
help, according to DR.. John Milne
Murray, professor of clinical psy-
chiatry at Boston university.
A psychiatrist, he said, is one
who seeks the reason for the fail
ure of human relations in the indi-
vidual rather than in the mass.
But" he asked, what is war
except a mass breakdown of made
quate relations ending up in a tre-
mendous burst of self-destruction?"
Take, for instance, the reactions
of a child trying to adjust itself to
a harsh environment. Under stress
the child may revert to archaic
forms of behavior, and that is very
similar to the impulse of destruc-
tion which, on a worldwide scale,
becomes war.
Therefore, knowledge of mass hu-
man reactions should be employed
to abolish war. DR.. Murray con-
cluded.
Actually, it's all very simple. If
people didn't act the way they do
they wouldn't have to fight each
other. The trick is to make them
understand that.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
MASARYK:
Murdered?

Last March 10 Jan Masaryk, for
eign minister of Czechoslovakia
under the Communist regime, fell
to his death from a third-story win
dow in the foreign office in Prague.
Since then Masaryk's friends, as
well as many who never knew him
but admired him because of his
hopeless fight in behalf of Czecho-
slovakia's national liberty, have
speculated long as to whether he
committed suicide or was killed by
the Communists who wanted him
out of the way.
The official Communist version OF
the incident was suicide. but toe
many persons had too many doubts
to let it rest at that.
Then, suddenly, last month the
doubts were crystallized. DR.. Oskar
Klinger, Masaryk's personal physi.
clan, asserted that the Czech states
man did not commit suicide.
He was sure Of that, he said, be-
cause he and Masaryk had planned
to escape by plane to Great Britain
on the very day that Masaryk died.
Klinger said that the security po-
lice discovered Masaryk's plan to
flee and came to his rooms that
night to arrest or kill him. Defend
ing himself. Masaryk shot and
killed possibly four men.
With the remaining men closing
it, Ringers version went, Masaryk
was forced closer and closer to the
window. Then, the men either threw
him out the window or, over
whelmed by fear, Masaryk flung
himself out.
In proof of his conviction, Klinger
offered this evidence:
Masaryk would never have COM
mitted suicide because he was
afraid of physical pain. Also, he
left no note or letter-a usual prac-
tice in suicides.
Shots were heard in the building
the night he died, and four coffins
were carried from the place that
morning before the Czech commits
sion arrived to inspect Masaryk' s
body, indicating that four persons
might have been killed during the
night.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
FARLEY:
Failure

From Moscow came crushing
news for ali those hoping for peace:
The talks between the western de-
mocrac cies and Russia were report
ed to be on the brink of failure.
Barring last-minute miracle in
the conferences between the u. S.,
England, France and Russia, the
East-West stalemate would continue.
along with the Soviet blockade of
Berlin.
1t was reported that the western
powers were getting ready to stay
In Berlin under conditions of eco-
nomic SIEGE. planning to maintain
and enlarge the air lift to supply
the 2.5 million persons in their
sectors.
There was, however, one slim
chance that utter failure could be
avoided. The three western ambas-
sadors were scheduled for a final
talk with Premier Stain, and it
was possibility that the negotia-
e4OAAO AA16It VIC ICSSuCo. DuL LklC
odds against agreement stood at
about five to one, officials said.
If the conference ended in the
anticipated failure, it was thought
that the Big Four governments
would try to conceal the extent of
the fiasco from the public in order
to avoid the even greater degenera-
tion of East-West relationships that
undoubtedly would result if every
one knew just how hopeless the case
was.
However, if the Moscow talks did
break up in futility it would not
mean necessarily that all similar
negotiations would be abandoned.
It would mean that any further eff
fort to reopen them would be de-
layed until at least next spring
possibly March-after the election
and inauguration.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03

the living standards we set. Every
body has a stake in a permanent
agriculture.
Grassland Is. according to the
many experts who have contribut-
ed to this volume, the foundation
of security in agriculture.
Grasslands, by the sheer force of
their need, have increased from an
original 700 million acres to the
present billion. Believers in grass
expect that acreage to be in
creased, and l have no doubt that
this book will help.
Grass means to these stu
dents of the Gramineae fam
lily, wheat, corn, rice, sugar
cane, sorghum, millet, barley,
oats, many of the sod crops
which provide forage or pas
turage and the associated leg
umes, clover, lespedezas, al
falfa and others.
The trend toward grassland ag-
riculture in America existed for
some 10 years but was interrupted
for intensive cultivation during the
war. Now it is increasing again,
according to Carbon who has been
engaged in agricultural research
since 1910. But he points out that
gras ssland d. S agriculture supple
ments rather than replaces other
farm production - for example,
livestock production, with which it
is inseparably linked.
"Gras ISLAND agriculture, he
says, under good management
may equal or increase the produc-
ton of digestible nutrients, reduce
materially the labor needed to
grow them and lower the cost of
supplying protein necessary to
nourish animals"
There are many interesting and
widely varying chapters, progress
ing from the general to the more
specific. The editor. Alfred Steff-
erud, has summarized the book as
separated into four parts. The first
is an examination of grass as it
applies to people anywhere with the
emphasis on livestock and soils
and conservation Forage for live
stock, the use and value of pas
lures, grass and rotations, the
range. as a major resource and
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03

food which formerly was import
ed.
The general trends in America
have been less obstructed by exter.
nal influences.
"Grass" is a book for city
man as well as farmer, and
among the vast compilation of
data resulting from experiment,
record and research, there are
e. even few pages given to a
panegyric whose poetic fervOr
makes up for what may be a
lack of purely scientific back
ground.
E / can't help quoting from the ar
ticle, I'm Praise of Blue Grass"
by John James ingalls, who was
senator from Kansas from 1873 to
1891 1t is reprinted from the Kan
sas magazine in which it appeared
in 1872, and has been widely quoted
ever since.
After describing the beauties of
a ride through his 'primeval win
ter in Kansas" ingalls, describes