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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
6
A list of scheduled visitations by Mae Mickelson, Worthy Grand Matron, detailing chapters across Wyoming towns with dates from February through May. Entries include Lincoln to Pine Bluffs, Riverton to Thermopolis, Shoshoni to Sheridan, and many others, ending with Big Piney and a note that some locations will be announced later.
Harold Hurich reports A. E. Bowman of the Wyoming Extension Service advises saving with E Bonds to cover emergencies and debt. Even with mortgage payoff progress, maintain a cash reserve rather than exhaust funds. He notes the government and ads do not fund promotion, while experts advocate Savings Bonds. Walter Balls return to Canton after time at Halfway Ranch. winter plans unchanged.
Donald Meike a University of Wyoming senior and 4-H figure returns after six months abroad on the International Farm Youth Exchange. He toured Denmark Germany Holland Belgium and France as a grass roots ambassador and plans to visit Wyoming towns on weekends before graduating in June. Sponsored by Johnson County 4-H clubs and the extension service he will be featured at educational meetings after a Western Stock Show banquet in Denver.
Big Omaha market Monday crowd pushed total through the 45 000 mark with 16 000 sheep, tops in the nation since October 1948. Feeder lambs rose 50c to 1.00, fat lambs near record highs, wooled at 35 35 25, slaughter ewes scarce. Hog supply lighter, hogs 50- 15c higher, fat cattle uneven but mostly steady. Top steers near 39.40, heifers to 34, cows 21-26, stockers firm to higher, yearling stock to 31, stock calves 33-39.
The University of Wyoming military department announces freshman ROTC students may now be listed for draft deferments. Authority from the Army in Washington, D.C. allows deferment for freshmen with intent to pursue advanced training and a 3.00 or higher overall average through to college completion. Also notes Mr and Mrs Joe Ollivier leaving Monday for California en route to Arizona for winter plans.
Congress extends Vocational Rehabilitation Act to disabled Korea veterans with service connected disability. Retroactive to June 27 1950, eligibility requires discharge under honorable conditions, entitlement to compensation, and need for education or training. World War II veterans retain benefits with no new deadline. Korean veterans face no defined end date for program. VA offers updated fact sheets at all offices detailing benefits for various veteran groups.
The University of Wyoming Natural Resources Research Institute announced a method to convert paper mill byproducts into a commercially viable binder for coal briquets. Sulphite liquor, once a disposal issue, can be combined with Wyoming asphalt to create a superior binding agent, according to Dr. H. G. Fisk, director of the institute.
The Hoberg Paper Mills of Green Bay Wisconsin via the Sulphite Paper Manufacturers League brings waste sulphite lquers to NRRI. Promising results prompted potential patent filing. Fullscale plant tests to assess commercial feasibility will run at a Green Bay briquetting plant. Celia Boulich and Weal Rice have collaborated on the project since March.
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