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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
5
Kemmerer gears up for the annual 49 Days Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday August 2 and 3 with colorful lights street dances and full entertainment. A wild west show features bucking broncs calves brahma bulls steers and other events likely drawing Big Piney rodeo fans in western regalia and cowboys to compete.
Great Lakes DL reports failure to receive correct information from claimants stalls payment of unused leave as about 1,100 claims lack addresses. Veterans told to send service numbers and update pre March 1 submissions. Also notes on hospital education via ceiling projectors and White House bowing champions. rehabilitation programs involve 30,000 patients weekly.
Mr and Mrs Jeff Norton and his brother Joe Norton of Los Angeles California spent several days here the past week with Mr and Mrs N P Christensen.
Lt. Col. Frank R. Loyd announced from the University of Wyoming ROTC division that veterans of the Ghost XX Corps units are requested to submit their names and addresses. Send communications to Fifth Army Headquarters, 1660 East Hyde Park Boulevard, Chicago, IL, Attention XX Corps.
Senator Robertson urges approval of the Acquired Lands Bill to centralize records in the Bureau of Land Management. The measure, backed by Congressman Barrett, would simplify leasing on about 150 million acres by applying Mineral Leasing Act procedures to these lands.
August 4 marks the tenth anniversary of the first Soil Conservation District in the United States, Brown Creek in Anson County North Carolina. By that date over 1909 districts exist in the U S with more than a million acres within their boundaries. Wyoming hosts 31 districts covering 24 722 079 acres. The Big Piney District in Wyoming dates to December 31 1944 and comprises about 1 066 382 acres. District supervisors serve without pay dedicating many hours to soil and moisture conservation.
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. searches for Charles N. Northrop formerly of Lookout Wyoming to pay a $1,000 policy issued April 10, 1890. All efforts to locate him or his heirs have failed.
Joan Marincic and Betty Olson joined sixty club members from Sublette and Sweetwater counties at the New Fork Lake camp last weekend. Harold Hurick Sublette County Agricultural Agent and Harley Roth Sweetwater County Agricultural Agent led the event in charge with a full program of swimming games hiking and campfires. Members worked on handicrafts making aluminum dishes.
G W Sheffner district fish and warden announced that it is unlawful to possess live bait fish or rough fish while fishing in Wyoming waters. The rule added to the 1947 fishing rules at the commission meeting prohibits use except in December January February in lakes designated for ling fishing.
The Wyoming highway patrol announced processing of 100 Oonth licenses and plans to mail about 125000 three year permits to Wyoming motorists before completion. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Maller of Kemmerer visited friends near Little America. Victor McGinnis arrived from the Tanth on Monday evening.
The article argues most stores skim little profit from sales, with about 60 cents of every dollar covering wholesale cost and only 14 cents left for wages taxes rent and other expenses. It notes volume and services affect margins and warns consumer blame shifts to mass production and distribution.
Washington reports Senator Robertson’s wool price support bill moved near certainty after House passage on the session’s last day. The measure guarantees growers the 1946 price for 1947 and 1948 clips and allows the CCC to move stockpiled wool to keep prices competitive with imports.
County Agent reports 4 H enrollment rising 14 percent to 3 829 members with 4 962 major and 76 minor projects. Activities span agriculture and home economics with 9 437 and 2 461 projects respectively. Goshen leads counties with 420 members, Crook posts 145 percent gain, and Albany Uinta Sheridan Lincoln top rural youth participation.
Mrs Evangeline J Smith of the Wyoming Agricultural Extension service warns homemakers to wash vegetables, keep them cool, and ensure proper freezing by grocers to protect vitamin value. She urges picking garden produce just before cooking and using crushed ice for protection in warm kitchens. World wool output should favor Wyoming producers.
D. J. Day and Russell Johnson of Westminster California were fined 250 dollars each in Pinedale Wyoming for illegal hunting and transporting game during last fall's season. Day paid 150 for using a permit issued to another hunter. Johnson assisted Day but held proper licenses. case followed months of state and federal investigation. Justice Walter Behrens presided.
Twelve candidates for advanced degrees will be conferred during the University of Wyoming summer quarter commencement in Laramie on August 16. One student Raymond Wacher of New York will receive the first PhD from the university. Dr. Adam Bennion of Utah Power and Light will deliver the commencement address.
On July 24 1947 in Laramie officials from the veterans administration met with University of Wyoming President G D Humphrey and campus administrators to forecast a jump in veteran enrollment from 35 to 40 percent. They expect up to 2700 veterans at full quarter registration, up from about 1900 last year, with 120 apartments already rented for veteran students, including all five Butler huts to be finished by September.
A. W. Willis of the Wyoming extension service says Wyoming sheepmen are in a favorable long term position. He cites 1947 world wool production at 3.67 billion pounds, the lowest since 1935, with growing demand for apparel and carpet wools. World stocks remain high but fell about 10 percent last year.
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