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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
5
Plans for Chuck Wagon Days on July 3 4 1949 at the new rodeo grounds south of town are shaping up. The event opens July 3 under flood lights and continues July 4 with daytime events including barbacue and rodeo thrills such as barrel racing calf riding roping and horse races. Big Piney invites all to enjoy old west excitement and hospitality.
Fat cattle traded higher on a shortened Monday run in Omaha led by gains in top weights and Nebraska lots. Prices showed broad strength with steers to 28.25 and 1282 pound Nebraska cattle at 28.00, while cows remained steady. Hogs were mostly steady with light weight gains, and fat lambs faced sharp declines amid mixed demand. Slaughter cows and bulls saw modest movement, with spring lambs down and feed lot dynamics mixed.
Public service style notes urge not to have multiple Social Security numbers and to keep your card secure. It advises obtaining a duplicate if lost, and to show the card to employers when applying for work to avoid jeopardizing benefits and rights.
The Gazette society editor Clara Spinner and Jack Pedlesnik will marry after a testimonial dinner in the Rose Room of the New Kemmerer Hotel Cafe. Guests included Mrs. Spinner and Otto Angelo, Walter Brandon, and many Gazette staff. The couple were married June 11 1949 in a Catholic church.
Wyoming Congressman Frank Barrett told the Senate Interior Appropriations Committee that highway construction and maintenance in National Parks need more funds. He urged raising the current authorization from 7 to 10 million dollars to complete the Moran South Gate road into Yellowstone, calling the park highway system an orphan and noting high visitor counts and limited postwar construction funds.
Health rule urged for parents to teach children during infantile paralysis outbreaks. Avoid crowds and places with close contact to others to prevent spread in epidemic areas.
Wyoming 4-H girls participate in the 1949 National 4-H Canning Achievement program. They estimate family food needs, preserve meat and produce, and keep records for Kerr Glass awards. Frances Mehnke of Recline is the 1948 state champion and earned a trip to Chicago, with several county champions listed and six $200 scholarships available.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission sent 1949 questionnaires to sportsmen clubs to gauge recommendations for migratory waterfowl seasons. Results show 64.71 percent favor a split season, 72.73 percent want a season like last year, 35.29 percent prefer four straight seasons, and 82.35 percent approve last year’s long limits. Regional elevation and river drainage differences make a single short season impractical.
A check artist operated in the area this week, writing checks on a local rancher. The car of Richard Griggs was stolen and found near the O S L depot in Kemmérer after being driven there by the suspect, who remains at large.
The University of Wyoming hosts the fifth Naval Institute of International Affairs from July 18 to August 19 with experts including American diplomats and former Time editorials. Lectures cover current international problems and a weekly public forum features visiting professors and international representatives offering courses toward AB and MLA degrees in international affairs.
Patrick J. Schafer of the Rock Springs Social Security office says benefits are not automatic at age 65 or on death. Benefits go to insured workers and surviving families only if claimed, with common failures noted. Schafer will visit the Fremont County welfare office in Falloutdale on June 25, 1949 at 10:00 AM to assist eligible residents.
Masters Robert and Russell Daniels of Denver, Galo, arrived last Saturday and will spend the summer with her father, Clifford Daniels and wife, and smith their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Finnegan, Mrs. Arthur Weber and two children returned from Seattle, Washington, Tuesday, after spending several weeks there with Mrs. Weber's parents, Bir. and Mrs. Herbert Warren.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will present recommendations to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in July. The proposals derive from a survey collecting information on preferences for an open season split into early and late periods, a system noted as the most successful in recent years.
Wyoming will sell 1500 non resident $100 big game and fishing licenses only from the Capitol Building office of the game and fish commission in Cheyenne. Applications must be received in order of complete affidavits and mailed with $100 to Box 335 Cheyenne. Licenses will be mailed. no refunds or transfers after issue.
A county report shows 80 percent of the 1 900 000 state Objective achieved in U S Savings Bonds sales since the Opportunity Drive began. Sublette County sales reached 1 116 797 42 in Series E and total F and G bonds at 302 598 00. County chair George D Rowland notes 45 percent of the county quota for Series E. The drive continues through June 30 to promote individual security via regular U S Savings Bonds investments.
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