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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
6
While fishing in Fish creek last Sunday Mrs Nelse P Christensen slipped on slick rocks and struck her head, scalp torn open. Husband reached her as she passed out and she was taken to Jackson hospital where Dr MacLeod closed the wound with thirty eight stitches. She remains in the hospital and is reported to be getting along nicely.
The Omaha stockyards opened the season with 3,000 replacement cattle and calves from the West. Western feeder steers and stock cattle led gains with Wyoming stock steers at a record 92.75, Heifer calves sold to 81.00, fat cattle traded slowly with steers around 31.00, cows and canners mixed, bulls and vealers higher, and feeder lambs outpacing slaughter lambs. Separately, Rock Springs officials seek approval to move two suspected grave markers near the Rig Sandy Dam area, with the Wyoming Historical Advisory Board locating potential relatives before relocation.
Game Warden Jack Barton announces that antelope permits will be available at his home here at noon on Saturday August 19. All who want permits should be present at the stated hour.
International Farm Youth Exchange delegate Hortense Burton describes a Finnish county fair like the United States event. She notes quiet, family style crowds, traditional costumes, food booths, and agricultural and craft exhibits including flax weaving and 4 H wood carving.
The Kemmerer Wyoming Navy Recruiting Station outlines Selective Service Act provisions for inductees enlistees retired officers and reservists reentering active duty. Eligibility requires leaving a permanent job to join the armed forces completing active duty receiving a certificate enlisting once since 24 June 1948 and returning to employment within 90 days after discharge or hospital stay. Restoration rights apply to private sector positions and to U.S. Government roles with appropriate seniority status and pay.
The Sublette County Roping Club sponsors the Sunday event at Pinedale rodeo grounds with a $1,000 entry and $10,000 to $12,000 in prizes. Notable past winners Everett Shaw Cheat Webster and Cotton Lee are to attend along with King Merritt providing stock. Roping show starts at 1 30 p m with ropers supplying horses.
Research veterinarians report that drugs successful in humans do not effectively treat brucellosis in cattle swine and goats. Experiments with sulfamides, streptomycin, and doxycycline show limited improvement with no full elimination. Experts call for continued herd sanitation, testing, removal of infected animals, and cattle vaccination while seeking a reliable animal treatment.
Mrs Hanna Enos former resident of Daniel Wye was here Monday visiting old friends. She now resides in Nebraska.
Sublette county reports 102 4-H members in 1950 with projects in Hereford cattle dairy heifers poultry clothing foods and garden. The Boulder fair on August 19 runs 10 am to 4 pm with judging at 11 am for home economics and 1 pm for livestock Blue Blue ribbon entries may advance to the State Fair in Douglas August 30 to September 2. Public invited to view.
Sublette county selects a team or individual to represent at the State Fair at Pinedale Community Hall on August 21 with demonstrations starting at 1 00 pm Public invited A county wide judging contest will select five girls for the 4 H Home Economic Judging team at Pinedale Community Hall on August 23 beginning at 10 00 am Miss Gladys Oller and Miss Ruth Harris will conduct the contest to support the 4 H program in the county.
Wyoming forests east of the Continental Divide yielded 37 860 000 board feet valued at 112 745 for fiscal year 1950 ending June 30. W. O. Edmondson encourages farmers to start forest improvement by fencing, thinning diseased trees, and protecting from fires. A 10 acre trial shows results in a few years. Farmers with small sawmills could cut their own lumber from their trees. contact county agent or W Q Edmondson at University of Wyoming for details.
William McFinnis Sr of Lal Baree and his daughter Mrs J B Snobble of Aspen Cole visiting parents were in Big Piney Wednesday evening. Voters are urged to go to the polls next Tuesday August 22.
Work on the new Green River bridge on the Oregon Trail road north and east of town about three miles is progressing very nicely by the Smith Construction Co of Thermopolis. If luck holds, completion is expected in the early fall. Bridges on this road over the New York river were completed last year and the road will meet Highway 187 a few miles south of Boulder Wyoming.
W Tanner held the lucky raffle number for a beautiful Afghan at a Saturday evening drawing by the Past Matrons Club for the Eastern Star. Part proceeds funded Shriners Hospital in Salt Lake City. last year the Big Piney Chapter ranked second in donations.
Kemmerer will see the Burlington Trailways bus service resume this week after a year and a half. Perry Buckle, special representative of Burlington lines, has advised Kemmerer residents that the interstate commerce commission has authorized the service establishment.
A caravan of about 60 geologists traveling in 60 cars passed through Big Piney on Friday en route to study formations and oil and phosphate deposits in Snider Basin and La Barge regions. They toured the Budd estate gas well on the Corder ranch and other sites from Quiper to Kemmerer ending their fifth annual field conference in Kemmerer.
Notices indicate one of three transcontinental buses will detour via U.S. 30 N at Granger to Kemmerer. Open sage grouse season in the area runs August 27 and 28. residents are advised to prepare.
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