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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1948
Page
10
The Big Piney Volunteer Fire Department hosts a dance and box supper on April 10 to raise funds for department needs and a new fire truck. Tickets are sold at local businesses, with raffles for box suppers and music by the Big Piney Sentimentalists.
Sublette and Teton counties soil conservation supervisors extend seed pool orders to March 12 with Northrup King Seed Company of Salt Lake City. Prices per hundred pounds listed include Alsike Clover 43.00 and Common Alfalfa 98.00, freight plus 2% handling.
Dr. Paul B Magnuson announces a VA led project using medical records of over 399000 ill and disabled World War II veterans to help researchers uncover causes and cures for rare diseases and injuries. The effort involves the National Research Council and National Academy of Sciences with studies in VA hospitals and medical schools.
The Board of Supervisors will meet this afternoon at the Soil Conservation Service office to elect officers. Ammald Olson, chairman, invites cooperators to attend. Other business includes seed pool material and late orders. F. D. Ball Jr. will present Association matters as secretary treasurer and executive board member.
Wyoming history clue emphasized by Miss Lola Hamsher University archivist. Residents with single copies or bound volumes not today’s edition can help by listing paper name volume date with the university archivist. Donations reveal rare items such as Cody publications Wyoming Stockgrower and Farmer July 14 1904 and Wyoming Dispatch August 1 1902.
The article outlines how the VA will certify socket legs and related medical devices, requiring trials by farms meeting course standards and detailing premium handling. It notes the VA holds 3.5 million in National Service Life Insurance premiums and urges proper identification, address updates, and timely mailing. It also reports one third of VA hospital patients engage in sports, with 32,000 of 106,000 participating in November 1947. A separate item covers a Home Management demonstration by Pauline Bunting and Francis Olson for Sublette County homemakers on baymanship of furniture.
State geologist Dr. H D Thomas told the Casper engineering society that Wyoming has vast unexplored basins likely to yield new oil and gas fields. He cited 1942–47 discoveries, 41 new fields across 15 counties, and the potential of deep wells reaching productive sands despite high costs.
The piece notes a Washington aristocrat reciting the Farewell Address to Congress to honor the tradition. It quotes Washington’s stance against a third term and his view that authority given by others is not personal possession. It also references a historian’s comment on human nature and power. Washington warned that power can corrupt even trusted leaders.
Laramie reports another Miss Wyoming will be selected from University of Wyoming coeds to compete in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City in September. The 1947 finalist Dorothy McKay from Cheyenne earned a $1000 scholarship and studied in Provincetown and New York. This year’s Wyoming winner will vie for prizes up to $5000 with chaperones provided.
The article explains heart disease as the leading U S cause of death with various forms affecting all ages. It emphasizes early warning signals such as chest pain fatigue and breathlessness and urges seeking medical advice at first signs to improve life expectancy and slow disease progression.
A harsh caution against the Soviet led push in Europe. The piece warns that Czechoslovakia is becoming a puppet state and warns Congress to ensure aid to Europe is not used to propagate communism or subdue free thought. It likens aid to a dangerous weapon and recalls 1939 German aggression to illustrate risk.
Four day 4-H Leaders Short course and State 4-H Council meet at the University of Wyoming March 3 to 6 will feature exhibits tours and talks by national and regional leaders. The event, paired with Ranch Farm and Home Week, highlights record contest winners and coordinated 4-H activities with extension staff. Wyomingites urged to join the 1948 Freedom Garden Program aiming for 20 million gardens to bolster production and diet.
Mr and Mrs Robert L Miller and Mr and Mrs James F Mickelson entertained the Big Piney District School Board and faculty on Thursday evening February 26 with a buffet dinner and a cards night. High ladies score Mrs Geo Moffat low Mrs Ferd Boettcher. High men score Mr Lester O Brewer low Mr Floyd Spencer. Attending included Mr and Mrs Lester O Brewer Mr and Mrs Mike Melenuk Mr and Mrs Ferd Boettcher Mr and Mrs Harry McGee Mr and Mrs Geo Moffat Mr and Mrs Floyd Spencer Mrs M Boner Miss Dorothy Gurney Miss Suzanne Cooper Marshall Gurney Norman Tikerson Miss Melody Murry Miss Tharon Mickelson and the hostesses and hosts.
Town council enacts ordinance No 10 licensing dogs effective April 1. License costs set at 2 dollars for male dogs and 5 dollars for female dogs.
A Wyoming extension service note explains garden benefits for families and communities with plans for large plots and soil care. It highlights free publications and regional seed advice, plus an International Rural Women president speaking during Ranch Farm and Home Week, March 4 to 6.
Mrs Evangeline J Smith urges saving grain by eradicating pantry pests to prevent wasting millions. She argues discarding 50 cents of cereal due to insects costs far more than the loss and hampers relief efforts. (Continued on another page)
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