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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1950
Page
4
President Truman lauds Wyoming 4-H members as symbols of American farm betterment in a National 4-H Club Week message. He praises local leaders and urges continued high aims as Floyd Wassenberg of Callpet visits Big Piney.
The United States Bureau of Land Management Cheyenne Wyoming office announces a public land sale for Serial No. 025742 to be held March 16, 1950 at 10:00 a.m. Bids may be mailed or presented in person with certified funds. The sale covers 658.79 acres in multiple lots across townships 26 and 28 north, ranges 6 and 7 west, with price per acre set at 8 dollars for some pasture, and 3 dollars for grading land.
Public Land Salt announces a March 16 public sale of isolated tracts in T 31N R 112W Wyoming. Bids start at set per acre values with oil and gas reservations to the United States. payments via certified checks or money orders. Perry T. Williams, Big Piney Examiner, Wyoming.
The report notes 93 percent of 447000 GI Bill farm trainees own or operate family type farms while seven percent train on other owned farms. Farms must be productive and large enough for full time work and whole farm management instruction. VA dividends will pay deceased veterans’ NSLI time any record beneficiary automatically, otherwise to the estate or rightful heirs through executor or administrator.
In Sublette County Wyoming third district court the administrator J F Christmas will file a final account and petition for distribution by March 10 1950. Objections must be filed by March 20 1950 and final settlement will be on March 21 1950 or as soon thereafter as heard. Big Piney Wyoming dated February 14 1950.
Letters of administration issued in the estate of John Juusola. Creditors must file claims within six months of February 16, 1950, with vouchers for allowance at the Sublette County District Court Clerk or with A. A. Depauw at the Big Piney Examiner office. Claims barred after deadline. Dated Big Piney February 15, 1950. Pub dates February 16, 23 and March 2, 1950.
A new road surfacing idea mixes natural rubber with asphalt to cut maintenance costs on the nation’s highways. Dutch trials show rubber roads resist winter and heat, with less wear and skid reduction. Four states tested rubber asphalt in 1949, promising a possible road construction era. A booklet from the Natural Rubber Bureau explains the concept and costs.
Veterans Affairs expects dividend payments to surviving relatives of deceased World War II veterans, with claim forms issued to those entitled. Nearly a quarter of NSLI policyholders already converted to permanent plans, many choosing 20 payment life. The University of Wyoming archives note Uint a County Wyoming as the last division in the territory’s history.
Treasury Department urges veterans to use National Service Life Insurance dividends to buy U S Savings Bonds. Save part for essentials, invest rest, then enroll to purchase bonds regularly at work each payday. Start saving in 1950 for 1960.
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