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JL jl f vsXmm\i!mM- .JWisvaledictorian of his class. Later he went to Iowa State college, graduating with a degree in Agricultural Journalism as an honor student. Eunice attended Iowa State college for a year.Showed ChampsJn his 4-H days, Richard showed baby beeves, and had four grand champions and a reserve champion, showed pigs, winning honors for the champion market litter! three years in a row and winning a box of blue ribbons. He also won one first in Chicago.Eunice also showed Herefords and colts and had a couple of grand champions at the Storycounty 4-H fair and winning asecond place in Chicago.In addition to their Herefords,haveImportant Team*%* ' : •*?aIRay and Mrs. Fincham nave a 300-bird laying flock which provides eggs for the Ames In-Cross hatchery at Roland, have an orchard. a garden and a deep freeze in which they keep pork and beef and other home raised foods.Dr, Fincham, who sounds like Irv Lackore, manager of the Ames Chamber of Commerce, when he starts talking about the advantages to be found in Ames and Story county, attended Gilbert school until he was through the eighth grade, then came to Ames for high school, riding a horse and a bicycle, though not at the same time, to and from school and the home place.Dr. Fincham graduated with his veterinary medicine degree in 1918, practiced on his own for sev eral years, then was a veterinarian for the state.Two Sons Dr. and Mrs. Fincham have two sons, Dick, who has finished his pre-med work at Iowa State college. and Jack, who has his degree in liberal arts from Iow’a univer-sity and who now is studying this | business of farming under thetutelage of his father and ErnieWilliams.That brings us to Ernie Williams and to Rex. one of the most important members of the wholeshow.Tribune PhotoErnie Williams anti Rex are a couple of mighty Important members in the llereford-producing operations at the farms of theHneham brothers, Ray anti Dr. Guy. Ernie, who lias worked inthis locality for many years, is mighty proud of the horse, Rex,who is rated a mighty good hand with the Herefords..1How About c 1 iitle Ham?Ernie WilliamsErnie came out to Story county from Indiana back in 1913. He’s worked right around here since. He worked for H. p. Hansen, the first place south of the Fincham farm, for 13 vears. served■res ofeans.Zenor-» Fin-lghtcr ite a srs inice.3rn-herive-reeandyears, served a couple of years in the army in Hawaii and has been with the Fin-chams most of the time since.Ernie's best helper on the farm is Rex. an S-year-old half-Arab, |one-fourth Thoroughbred and one-fourth Standard-bred horse, who anticipates Ernie’s every thought when rounding up the cattle.Speed Not NeededActually, though Rex has blood which carries plenty of speed. hej needs very little of it. These Herefords, meat - producing ma-stween chines, don't go on the rampage year, and they don’t like to move out of a few a walk—and Ernie and Rex don’t Equally jlike to move them out of a walk, iwn in either—those pounds of beef steak raise melt off too fast at a gallop. jI Barn on Dr. Guy’s side of the ie for- road was built back in 1912—-and if Mr. like other barns built in that Iperiod, it was built to stand.The lumber for the barn, much of it of hard-as-iron oak, came from an old mill.The barn was built by U. Griffith and his sons. Turk and Mike. Others who worked on the barn were Stuffy Erickson, E. P. Gilbert and Mar ion Noble, all names highly respected by those who wanted fine workmanship in building.Let’s see. now. There something else that was supposedto be mentioned in connectionwith this storv.Oh, yes. When I dropped in on Ray last week, he mentioned that when 1 talked to his brother, Dr. G-uy, I should ask the latter if was intending to enter any bage tournaments.So f did.j “Never play the game.Guy said, a bit gruffly, I thoughtBattle of PegsSeems that the two brothers conduct a running battle on the cribbage boards and the night be fore I talked to them, Ray had ad ministered a rather severe trimS.ITribune PhotoI'ite Tribune photographer had ijuitc a time arranging for the Hereford heifer calf on tin* left to pose and hadn’t even discusFin-illeryKilwassed it with the youngster on flu* right, who, just a second or so before the shutter was clicked, came barging into the picture from the rear of the stall. The youngster on the right is on themove as can In* seen from the way his tail is swinging. Picture wits taken in the barn at tin* farm of Dr. Guy Mitcham and theut!two Hereford youngsters art farm.typical of those produced at tlie*Ptidotend-wastnehecrib-overcooking. A talk on “MilkwasoDr Watch for an announcement ofgiven by Patricia Deaton, and a talk on “Let’s Think About Din ner by Marilyn Kyle.A special meeting was held Sat-| urday afternoon at North Grantj school for leaders’ demonstration on meats and desserts. We also de-Pa county-w ide 4-H party In this|elded what each girl was taking tc column next week. Tentative plans the achievement show. We have a1are being made now early in April,to hold one new member, Mary Pannkuk.Roll call was answered by sevensThe Franklin Happy Go-Luekies met Monday evening, March IT, at ithe home of David Hanson. Twentyroll call onmembers on “How I Like MyEggs. ' They were many and variedralng to his city brother.Ray, in an expansive mood and members answeredwilling to give forth at length on “How to Save Wild Life.” Garyhis theories and strategies in crib-t Partiow gave a talk on “How toAnna Ball, Reporterbage, said he was consideringwriting a book on the game and that he would give the first copyto brother Guy,“Huh,** said Dr. Guy,Then Dr. Guy told one aboutRay. Ray is one of the most ardent sports fans in this part ofthe country. He seldom misses a basketball game and always buys season tickets tor the Iowa State college athletic schedule. t This year, Ray had the ticketsI out looking at them. put themlt;iown for a minute and then threw some waste paper into the stoveThe tickets were accidental!) thrown in—and Ray, according to ail reports, was a mightly glum Hereford cattle feeder for a few days.Prevent Baby Pig Losses**Two leaders and several parentswere present. Lunch was servedby Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Points.The Nevada Neighbors 4-H club held their regular meeting at the Robert Dueland home on Tuesday jevening, March 11.Reporter, Davd JacobsonPresident Joel Hertz called the j meeting to order by saying the “Pledge of Allegiance. There were 115 members, five guests and twoleaders nresent. Mina Hertz was“L'i1’, *-j ‘‘,H P11*4* ^ 11 Kiven permission to Ret a new hls-*“ hellt;l SatunUy. March 1Hria„ Th„ mwtl.... ......US DA, Land Grant colleges andothers appraising the productive capacity of American agriculture in mobilization period, estimate13, at Eloise and Jane Wickham’s (home. The meeting was called to!j order by president, Dixie Phillips Roll call was answered by 19 girls1 and two leaders, lr was decidedthat we would hold an all dayw: meeting Saturday, March 12. Ademonstration was given by Kloise and Jane Wickham, “A One-Bowl* j Cake.” A talk w as given by JoanFerry on “Egg Preparation, I'are,[Storing and Buying. After that weI listened to the 4-H listening rec-ords. Lunch was served by thehostesses,was then adjourned with 4-Hpledge,A talk on “Preventing Baby Pig Losses was given by Tommy Golden, and a discussion was led by leader Harlan Stratton on “Brucellosis in livestock. The girls’ 4 H club invited the boys 4-H club to a St. Patrick's dance at the school house, A motion was made and seconded to give $10,09 for the new scales at the 4-H grounds.Reporter, Evelyn Cookj thethat 70 per cent more fertilizer* AWtM Workers girls' 4-H club 1 than was used in 1950 would beheld their regular meeting on , needed to achieve the level and March 13, at the home of Margaretpattern of production attainable by 1 Sail.Luncn was served by Mrs. Due-and and assisted by Mrs. Leonardueland.Reporter, Bob Dueland1955.Consumption of fertilizer in thew-esi north central states of Minnesota. low a. North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas has inMaterials wne passed out on!creased 9t5 per cent since 1939,
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