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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01

This is the first of a series of
articles telling the story of Mon
tana's premium quality wheat.
It is written by a man who has
spent a lifetime in the western
wheat country. Twice each
year for nearly 20 years he has
visited Montana's wheat areas
and. in his work as crop re-
porter. has probed almost every
foot of our fertile soil. In this
first article he tells how Lewis
and Clark. first crop reporters
in Montana. found the state a
land of plenty.
FROM THE DAWN of history to
the present day the conquerors have
come from the young soils of the
hills and subdued the jewellers of
the lowlands. The smaller num-
bers of the hill people were COM
pensated by their greater vigor,
strength and mentality.
Unless the United States of Amer
lea makes use of this knowledge in
directing the food habits of its
people, the lack of basic soil ele-
ments needed by the human body
will gradually undermine their
strength and with it, its present
high state of mental achievement.
Ever since white men began to
record their impressions of Mon
tana and the area close to it in east
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the first of June 1916. A coincid-
ence: This is the date the us. De-
partment of Agriculture's uniform
grain grading standards went into
effect. Two weeks later he was
sent to Oklahoma to check the
winter wheat conditions there. The
crop was being damaged by green
bugs.
So Wheat
A year later, again checking the
winter wheat crop, at Grandfield,
Okla, he saw the first carload of
wheat threshed in the United States
that year. This was the End day
of June 1917. The crop was severely
forced by drouth, made to 5 bu-
shells per acre and that first load
sold at So per bushel. He has been
connected with the grain trades ever
since but has never seen Except
durums in 1859 wheat sell at this
price, at country stations since that
date.
Worked for private grain firms
checking crops in the summer time
and selling wheat to eastern flour
mills during the winter months.
Began publishing his own crop
reporting service in the fall of 1888.
Beginning in 1886 has covered
Montana's wheat growing areas two
times each year in early May and
late July.
Since 1886 has covered the wheat
plains from San Antonio, Tex, to
Prince Albert and Edmonton, Can
ada; from Kalispell, Mont, Denver,
Colo, and Portalies, New Mexico,
to Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo.
Ohio. The crops observed and re-
ported on are wheat, corn, oats,
soybeans, flax and barley. The
major part of the time is spent
checking wheat, corn and soybeans
but by far the longest mileage is
driving in the wheat belt.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01

wrote Eat IL o'clock accompanied
by four men, when we had pro-
ceeded about miles I assembled
the hills from whence I had a most
pleasing view of the country, parti-
cularly of the wide and fertile val
leys formed by the Missouri and
Yellowstone rivers. I determined
to camp on the bank of the Yellow
stone river which made its appear
ance about two miles south of me.
The whole face of the country was
covered with herds of buffalo, elk,
and antelope. Deer are also abund-
ant, but keep themselves more con-
cealed in the woodland. The buff
falo, elk, and antelope are so gentle
that we pass near them while feed
ing, without appearing to excite any
alarm among them. We en-
camped on the bank of the Yellow
stone about two miles from its con-
fluence with the Missouri"
Regarding beaver pelts they
wrote, 'They are by far the best I
have seen" and again "the beaver
is much larger than usual"
At the mouth of the Milk river
April 10Th, after describing the
ferocity of the Large" grizzly bear
Capt. Lewis continues, game is
still very abundant, we can scarcely
cast our eyes in any direction with
out perceiving deer, elk, buffalo or
antelope"
Wheat Country
AS we read these journals and
travel over Montana today we find
that this great animal population
in 1866 was the densest where the
richest wheat acreages are found
$50 years later. From the mouth
of the Yellowstone to the Three
Forks where the Gallatin, Madison
and Jefferson rivers form the Mis-
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01

A. w. Erickson
He usually travels so to 10000
miles per year with a car. 1900
miles in 1859. He has flown some
years as much as 10000 miles. 1858
was not good year to observe
crops from a plane and only $500
miles were flown.
Regular terrain covered includes
the IL grain growing states in the
Great Basin, mississippi water
sheds and the three Prairie Pro-
vinces in Canada. Some years the
three northern states in Mexico are
covered briefly and last year short
trip over the Pacific Northwest was
made.
He usually checks about $4,000
fields of wheat, corn and soybeans
and drills 1000 to 1900 holes in
the ground. These range from 6
to go inches deep. He mails about
1000 daily reports and files over
500 kilograms directly from the
field during the year.
souri, their journals are literally
bullying with their observations of
commence" Gmmense) herds of
these wild animals.
This continued almost to the con-
tinental divide on the east side of
the Mountains, where food for this
expedition became scarce because
there was not enough grass to feed
the animals. Through the noun
tains they ate horse and dog meat,
few beaver and mountain goats.
Even the beaver and goats became
scarce and they subsisted on horse
and dog meat until they reached the
headwaters of the Snake and CO.
lumbia rivers. On the west side of
the mountains there were elk and
deer in fair numbers but the native
economy and food consisted largely
of the great schools of salmon which
swarmed up the rivers from the
Pacific Ocean.
On their return trip as they strug-
gled over the Continental Divide
their sustaining hope was to reach
the Missouri watersheds above and
below Trident, because this was
buffalo country.
Buffalo Country
On July 18th, 1906 Capt Lewis
recorded the following observations
at the confluence of the Missouri
and Medicine (Sun rivers, now the
city of Great Falls.
Il sent hunters down Medicine
River to hunt elk and proceed with
the party across the plain to the
white bears islands. 1t is now the
season at which the buffalo begin
to copulate and the bulls keep a
tremendous roaring, we could hear
them for many miles and there are
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February l. l954-ll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
NCHA Acts 10 Take
Langston Dwellings
Ownership From PHA

The National Capital Housing
Authority yesterday approved an
agreement under which it would
take over ownership of the
Langston Dwellings from the
Public Housing Administration.
The transaction is actually q
paper one. NCHA has been man
aging the low-rent public hous-
ing unit for PHA since 1888.
The agreement will go into
effect on June 80. It calls for
NCHA to give any residual re-
ceipts to PHA. but not much is
expected to pass hands. Within
20 years, NCHA will have COM
plete ownership. This Is part Of
an administration policy for PHA
to divest itself Of ownership Of
public housing projects where
there Is q local agency to take
over.
Langston Dwellings, in the
2100 block Of q street NE, con-
tain 274 units. The project was
built by the old Public Works
Administration and was one of
the first low-rent projects in
this part Of the country.
James Ring. executive direc-
tor Of NCHA, reported the an
nual payments made by the
agency to the District, Montgom-
cry County and Prince Georges
County in lieu Of taxes for pub
lie services to 26 housing prop
critics were as follows:
To the District Government,
$3.50, 785; to Montgomery County
$29. 439; to Prince Georges, $780,
OIL, and to Maryland, $1.538.
The NCHA postponed. until its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

next meeting. the question Of
when it should open four projects
to occupancy by all races. The
agency, some time ago. adopted
q policy eliminating segregation
In It's projects.
These four projects are the
last on which studies are being
made Of community facilities be-
fore changing them to open oc-
cupancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Engineers Dinner
To Mark Founding

Engineer officers at Fort Bel
voir, Va. will hold a dinner at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at the
Speaker Field House on the base
to celebrate the 18th anniver-
sary of the Army Corps of En-
gineerS.
Mai. Gen. Arthur w. Pence,
commanding general Of Fort
Belvoir, will speak. Maj. Gen.
s. D. Sturgis, jr., chief Of en-
gineers, will be represented by
Brig. Gen. David H. Tulley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

tomorrow at Rock Greek Park
site No. {. near Pierce Mil. The
Rev. James q. Dixon, councillor
Of the group. win conduct vesper
services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Youths Plan Picnic

The District High School
Christian Endeavor Union viii
hold . picnic from 5 to Q pm.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01
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U Director
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Basic Recipe: Occdent miracle METHOD tss s ...s s'

Dissolve. 2 pkgs. active dry yeast in
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with
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Add. ......2 tablespoons sugar
l teaspoon salt
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Mix with rotary beater until smooth.
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on Miracle Method breads las well as rolls and
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Evening star., 1954-01-03
Iri-f0lor accent sheath
Q.95

It's becoming! It's slimming! It's timeIess!
The sheoth-slm deliciously curved button
front coot dress every woman is instinctively
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No hospo ship Repo.e World

an entirely different place
from that in which 1t was
supposed to have lodged.
Within two years of Roent-
gems discovery, X-ray ma
chimes could be purchased for
500. Patients began to flock
to the of1iceS of the men who
made X-ray pictures.
But 1t wasn't long before
they began to stay home and
rely once more on their stere-
optican slides for entertain
ment. Fires frequently started
from the celluloid plates used
In the early machines. This
celluloid was imported from
France. where 1t was known
as American linen" because
1t was in vogue among deter
mined American bachelors for
use as collars and cuffs.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22
Harry Huicheson Barn
Struck BY lightning

The Harry Hutcheson barn on
State Route 339 was struck by
lightning at 430 o'clock, Tuesday
afternoon and it was completely
consumed by fire, including the
contents.
The old barn was struck dur
ing the severe electrical storm
which hit this county and at the
same time that lightning struck
and killed Mrs. Howard Wilson
of Crooked Tree and Millard
Mincks of Macksburg route 1.
= The Hutcheson farm is located
just south of Maple Shade Inn
A corn crib near the barn caught
on fire but the blaze was extin-
guished before it did any dam
age.
The large, modern barn, also
on this farm, which is used in
the production of Grade A milk,
was not damaged.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22
Mildred Law Heads
Demonstration Group
Succeeds Mrs. A. @.
VanFIeet, OF Olive

Mrs. Mildred Law of Mt.
Ephraim, prominent homemaker
in Noble county for several
years, is the new president of
the Home Demonstration council
for this county. She will succeed
Mrs. A. G. VanFleet, east Of
Caldwell, who has capably serv-
ed in that capacity for the past
year.
Miss Mabel Sarbaugh, home
demonstration agent for the
county, said the following Of
ficers were elected and installed;
Vice president, Mrs. Irene De-
Volld, Belle Valley, secretary,
Lucille Johnson of Brookfield
township; treasurer, Lillian Still,
Olive club; publicity, Mrs. Floy
Parrish of Rich Valley and
health chairman, Edna Bond of
Sarahsville.
Mrs. VanFleet is serving this
year as the vice president for
the district Home Demonstration
council.
The group recently enjoyed
their annual picnic and annual
meeting at Seneca Lake with 26
members present. A basket lunch
was enjoyed at noon with vari-
Gus games and forms of recrea-
ton occupying the afternoon
hours.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22

of the hospital and its services
would be available to all resi-
dents of the county. This
would include all the activi-
ties of the county health de-
partment, in addition to many
ether services which would be
available to the rural people and
their families.
The board received the certi-
ficate of County Auditor Gilbert
B. Long that l.60 mills or l6
cents on each 500 would be the
average rate to retire the bonds
and pay the interest. The bonds
will mature semi-annually over
a 20-year period.
A resolution for necessity of
the bonds was made by Com
missioner H. G. Williams and
seconded by Ernest Secrest.
Previously Commissioner w,
c. Toad Davis made the motion
that the life of the bond issue
would be for 20 years.
The bond issue will be referred
to the State Taxation Depart
ment for approval and the four
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22

According to the preliminary
survey submitted to members of
council for consideration and
study, the estimated cost of the
entire project totaled $546,000.
A breakdown of the estimate
cost follows: preliminary ex-
pense, $500; lands, rights-of
way and easements, $500; con-
struction cost including lateral
sewers and house connections,
$4,000, intercepting sewers and
lift station, $4,000, sewage
treatment plant $4,000, contin-
gencies $4,000, totalling $476,-
600; engineering and inspecting,
$45,000; legal and administration,
$4,000; interest during construc-
ton IN. r. bonds), $1,000; mis-
cellaneous cost, $1,000.
Means of financing the pro-
ject, the survey implied that the
sum of $175,000 be issued in the
form of mortgage revenue bonds.
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22

The second group are in the
IL to Is age bracket.
Teachers this week for the
Baptist camp are Rev. Her
schel Colley of Kings Mills,
Rev. Max Ware of Canton, Rev.
Eugene Abbott of Huntington,
Rev. J. A. Graydan of New Lyme
Station, Rev Martin Eadelman,
missionary from French West
Africa, Rev. Roy Wikander of
Caldwell, Rev j. E. Finnigan of
Dayton, who is serving as dean
of the camp and Bob Weaver Of
Dayton, recreational director
Rev. Walter Fricke, regional
representative of the Conserva-
tive Baptist Foreign Mission
society, showed an interesting
film Monday evening during the
chapel hour entitled What
Makes A Missionary"
Mrs. Eugene Abbott, r. NJ, is
the camp nurse for this week
ano Mrs. David Doan of Amelia,
is in charge Of the kitchen. She
is being assisted by Mrs. Grayce
Honawer of Forrestville, Mrs
Emma Wibbelsman of WeStwooo
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22
Mrs. Howard Wilson
And MiIIard Mincks
Lose Life In Storm
Both Are Killed In
Similar Accidents
When Lightning Hits

Two Noble Countians lost
their life and large barn
was destroyed by lightning
Tuesday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock when severe elcc-
trio storm struck this section.
Dead are Mrs. Howard Will
SON, 81, the former Daisy
Webber, prominent resident
of the Crooked Tree COM
munity and Miliard Mincks,
36, veteran of World War III,
and a well known resident of
Macksburg route /.
Mrs. Wilson was standing near
the kitchen stove in her home
when lightning struck the chim-
ney and metal pipe which con-
nected with the stove. 1t is be-
lieved that Mrs. Wilson was
touching the stove with her
hands and died almost instantly
from the shock.
Her husband was sitting in the
kitchen and suffered from the
shock but was able to extinguish
a fire which started when the
lightning struck. He summoned
aid from the neighbors.
Millard Mincks was struck and
killed at about 4:30 Tuesday
afternoon, during the same cleo
trical storm. 1t is reported that
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22
Local Residents In
Hottest U.S.A. Spoil

When Mr.. and Mrs. SyIvest-
er Jackson and sons, Marvin
and Kenneth, left last week
for visit in Pittsburgh, Kan
sas, they hadn't planned on
being there when temperature
records were shattered.
Last Wednesday, new re-
cord of 124 degrees was re-
corded in that city in fact
it was the hottest spot in the
United States.
Mrs. Jackson said that even
an electric fan didn't do any
good and everyone just Suf-
fered it out.
The mercury dropped to 100
degrees that same day at 10
o'clock during the evening.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22

high damage to crops.
Damages, amounting to
thousands of dollars, are still
being computed by local in
surance agents, who are paying
off on a second storm of tornado
proportions in less than three
weeks.
Summerfield, Hiramsburg and
Coal Ridge were the hardest hit
in Noble county with LewiSville
in Monroe county suffering per-
haps the heaviest damages to
property,
Pictures and a story on Lewis
vile and Hiramsburg are found
elsewhere in this publication.
w. Clyde Stephens and his
oldest daughter were in his place
of business, the Fair Deal Ser
vice at the edge of Summerfield
when the storm struck.
The roof of the 35 X so feet
restaurant garage was taken al
most Immediately following the
first blasts of wind.
Stephens rushed to the family
residence with his daughter. He
hurried his wife and other
daughter to the basement of the
building for protection from the
falling debris.
The entire front of the busi-
ness place was blown to the
ground. It was of cement-block
construction, with large, wooden
CONTINUED on Page TWo)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22
Nadine's Hal Salon
VIII Open Saturday
Nadine Remington
Announces OPENING

Caldwell's newest business,
the Nadine Hat Shop, will open
to the public Saturday morning
at its new location on 2O4 North
street. This announcement was
made today by Mrs. Nadine
Remington, owner.
The new hat shop is located in
the Ehlermann building on
North street, formerly occupied
by the Sinclair dealer, M. A.
Brienza and Immediately adjac-
ent to NJ. A. Brienza Tire Shop.
During the day chances will
be given for the door prize,
which will be given away that
evening. Chances will also be
given for new hat, which will
be given away at a later date.
Mrs. Remington recently pur-
chased the Beatrice Smith hat
shop which has been located for
years in the Lena Alter store on
Main street.
During the past two weeks,
the new hat shop location has
been completely redecorated and
it will rank tops as a hat salon
for a community the size of
Caldwell.
In addition to her regular line
of hats, Mrs. Remington will also
feature some originals by Joseph.
She will feature mainly the Gage
line of hats.
The women of this community
and county are invited to attend
the grand opening and receive
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22
Talent Winners Named
In County Four-H Show

The annual 1854 talent show
for All club members in Noble
county was held Friday even
ing at the grade school cafeteria
under the supervision of Home
Demonstration Agent Miss Mabel
Sarbaugh and members of the
council.
James Carter of Dexter City,
Miss Inez Clark of Caldwell and
Mrs. Ruth Day of Summerfield,
were the judges.
The 1854 talent winners were
as follows: music, Mt. Ephraim
club; dramatics, Hoskinsville
club; dancing, Caldwell, Jr. S.
o. S. and safety, Brookfield
Buckeye Lassies, Mary Jane
Thomas.
Others who took part were
club members from Dudley,
Three Forks, Caldwell, Sr.
S. o. S. and Dexter City.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22

Gary Dale Milligan, two years
and 10 months old, was dead on
arrival at Guernsey Memorial
hospital, Cambridge. Thursday
evening at approximately $50
o'clock.
The child suffered fatal in
juries when he fell from the
front seat of an automobile after
he opened the door. His aunt,
Mrs. Dean Milligan of near Belle
Valley was driving the car and
her son, Terry Dean Milligan,
was also in the front car seat
at the time. She was returning
the boy to his home In Belle
Valley after the two boys, of
almost the same age, had spent
the day together.
The automobile did not pass
over the child, according to wit
nesses to the fatal accident. The
child fell on his head and exam
ination at the Cambridge hospi-
tai revealed that he had suffer-
ed a fractured neck.
The body was removed to the
McVay funeral home, where fu-
neral services were arranged.
Rev. William Foster officiated at
the funeral services at Belle Val
ley Methodist church, Saturday
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Burial
was in Halley's Ridge cemetery.
The deceased was the only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Milligan
of Belle Valley. He was born on
Sept %, 1851. Other survivors
are a 15-months-old sister; the
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Bates of Caldwell route 6,
and Mrs. Olive Milligan of near
Caldwell,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-07-22
County To Send Four
As Junior DELEGATES
To Girl Scout Camp
At fitting Acres

The Noble County Junior Red
Cross chapter hopes to send at
least four delegates to the Junior
Red Cross Training Center,
which will be held at Camp
Tilting Acres, located near Dres-
den, Aug. IA. Mrs. Walter Quick
is chairman of the Junior Red
Cross.
Carolyn Moore, junior in the
Dexter City schools and Ellen
Mallett of Caldwell route /,
senior of the Summerfield
schools, have already been
selected to represent this county.
It is expected that Belle Valley
and Caldwell schools will also
make a selection. They must be
in by Saturday, July "a.
The training center program is
designed to produce a high type
of member leadership in Junior
Red Cross in the secondary
schools and to provide a we'll
rounded picture of the nature,
philosophy and scope of the
Red Cross movement.
The curriculum will include
the following subjects: develop
ment of the Red Cross move
ment, history and philosophy of
JRC organization and program
planning, international activities,
community service projects,
safety services, nursing services,
voluntary sports and recreation.
The center will be stated by
area PRO staff, area field staff,
JRC committee teacher sponsors
and chapter volunteers.