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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1967
Page
16
A homemaker's conference will be held at Purdue University on June 6 7 and 8. The note covers grapefruit use in meals and health tips plus cooking ideas and styling advice for clothing and room color.
Celebrations of Mother's Day filled the community with acts of affection from long distance calls to dinners and gifts. The piece notes a Pennys fashion show in Louisville, hospitality at dinners, and a visit by the Home Economics class from South Central High School studying homes and home buying.
A state statistical listing shows Harrison County leading with 1422 farmers enrolled in the 1967 Feed Grain Program. Farmers divert 22 321 acres of corn land to conservation for one year. Also 27 wheat growers enroll in the wheat diversion program under the Agricultural Act of 1965. Government grain bin sales are scheduled at North Vernon May 17, Worthington May 18, and Patoka May 19. Inspect bins via ASCS offices.
The National Grange urged the U S Tariff Commission to halt rapid dairy import growth and return to historically lower import levels. Harry L Graham the Grange legislative representative testified that imports should be limited by total fats and solids rather than by ambiguous item definitions.
Heidelberg MRS HOBART SHIREMAN Correspondent reports the funeral of Roy Fulkerson at Rehoboth Presbyterian Church last Thursday afternoon attended by families including Mr and Mrs Joe Windell and Mr and Mrs Hobart Shireman. Also, a trip to Brandenburg Kentucky to view Harney L Hottel killed in a car wreck, and social visits with Fravel and Amburgrey families plus local Sunday gatherings with Bomar Jones Mauck and Thomas in Louisville and New Albany.
Harrison Grange met Thursday night May 11 at the Grange Hall with a program on the Ritual. Mrs Beatrice Housel sang an original song about Mother. Mrs Geneva Sams announced Mrs Ruth Brengman as dress contest winner and outlined other contests for the year. Refreshments were served. Next meeting is Thursday night May 25 with a Memorial Program led by Mrs Etta Kiger.
Jr Leaders and committees meet to plan the Jr Leaders Food Booth for five Old Capital Horse shows on May 20 to Sept 16 serving sandwiches fries sodas and coffee. Horse Pony Club meets May 21 for drill practice and show classes with weed and pumpkin exhibition details and growing tips from Indiana State 4 H Clubs.
Wayne Sanders of Harrison township near Corydon builds about 1 800 feet of water flow diversions on his 514 acre farm. The plan aims to control erosion and establish pasture for beef cattle with help from the Soil Conservation Service and Harrison County Soil and Water Conservation District. Sanders intends additional diversions totaling more than 214 miles and will add grassed waterways drop spillways contouring pasture establishment and woods improvement.
Indiana farm prices and farmer purchasing power fell three percent from mid-March to mid-April, with Hog-Corn ratio at 13.1 down seven percent from a month earlier and 32 percent below last year. National prices also declined across hogs, eggs, milk, and grains.
The Harrison County Extension Advisory Board will hold its regular meeting Thursday May 18 at 8 00 p m in the New Salisbury Branch Bank meeting room. The Harrison County Extension Staff includes John Damon Wayne Mathes Savilla Bliss Leora Haub Irma Love Joe Harmon Ruel Bliss Dora Faith Floyd Sonner Fern Beckert Delores Leffler Allen Parker Niles Redden Jo Ann Smith and Edmund Green. Old and new farm notes cover grain drying methods soybean planting density hog shade needs dairy cattle nutrition and brucellosis vaccination practices.
A two day conference on farm electricity is set for May 23 24 at Purdue University with rural service representatives and power use advisors attending. Sessions feature motors with W M Seneff Century Electric Co and Max Powers Marathon Electric. Gene Shove Purdue on refrigerated corn storage and John Barrett Purdue on turf heating. A panel on new electrical equipment and product roundups closes the day followed by an evening banduet session at Morris Bryant Motor Inn.
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