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J 0 3 I 9Dinner theaterFelines and Canines from T.S. and James” set to music by Mimi Mitchell of the Westmar music faculty will be one of the highlights of Westmar’s homecoming at 6:30p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Westmar commons.With excerpts from T. S. Eliot’s “Old Possums Book of Practical Cats” and James Thurber’s “Further Fables of Our Times,” the dinner theater production is under the direction of Ruth Monroe, speech and drama department.Behind these canine masks are Neil Rasmussen, Ida Grove (top), and Bill Wedeking, Lakefield, Minn. The musical variety show with songs arid stories is interpretive theater.Call the Westmar alumni office, 546-7081, extension 356 for dinner theater reservations. (Photo bu Dick Koerselman)Iowa’s only completely localdaily newspaperVol. 104, No. 194Le Mars, Iowa 51031, Tuesday, September 28, 197615 Cents Per Copy)Plymouth county's farms 'gross/$156 million last growing seasonHow did Plymouth county farmers make out last year? Relatively well, the figures show.According to a national report on farm incomes, recently released, they ended the year in better financial shape than farmers and ranchers in many parts of the country.With the heightened demand for food, both at home and abroad, the farm community as a whole has been able to weather the recent recession more successfully than some other segments of the economy.To meet the added demand, farmers went all out to increase their produc-. ii. *tion. putting most of their availableacreage to use.The record output they achieved during the past year was made possible by generally good weather conditions, by more intensive use of fertilizers and herbicides and by improved operating efficiency.The figures on the year’s operations, for the local area and for other sections of the country, are contained in survey, findings released by the standard rate and data service.Gross farm receipts in Plymouth county, it reports, amounted to $156,395,000.Groin outlook meetingOct. 4 on store or sellAs com and soybean harvest gets underway, P ly mouth county farmers are faced with the decision of .selling grain this fall or storing for later sale.Bob Wisner, Iowa State university grain outlook and marketing specialist, will discuss this question at this year's Plymouth county outlook meeting.The meeting will be held at the extension meeting room in the basement of the First National bank in Le Mars, Monday, Oct. 4, beginning at 8 p.m. reports Susan -Merkley, Plymouth county extension home economist.In addition to discussing grain outlook and marketing. Wisner will discuss the outlook for buying grain for livestock programs.Alan Charlson, Sioux City area farm management specialist, will review the livestock outlook and discuss management guidelines based on the outlook.Plymouth county farmers will be facing some tough decisions this year due to low crop yields. Also livestock feeding returns from both hogs and cattle are likely to narrow:The Oct. 4 outlook meeting will be a good opportunity to obtain some market information as a basis for decision-making, says Miss Merkley.How it wuzJob Service of IowaClouds helped, to host Chamber coffeeIt seemed as though the predicted frost was in making Tuesday morning,: Regular weekly Chamber, of Commerce coffee will be held Wednesday morning at the Club cafe in downtown Le Mars.By way of comparison, two years before, when a similar survey was made, the total was $130,120,000.That was the gross, before deduct ions for taxes, labor, fuel, supplies and other operating costs, ail of which rose considerably in the period.The major part of the income represented cash receipts from the sale of crops, livestock and other farm goods.The rest consisted of government payments, which were much smaller than in former years, and “income in kind,” which is the value of home-Of the amount received by Plymouth county growers from the sale of commodities, the latest department of agriculture breakdown shows that approximately 15 percent of it came from crops and 85 percent from the marketing of livestock, poultry and dairy products.The current year is shaping up fairly well for farmers in general.grown products consumed on the farm.Although some have been hurt by poor weather conditions and others by low prices, the present indications are that it may still be a better year than most.School board approvesCB radios on trial useEight Le Mars Community school buses will soon be installed with citizenband (CB) radios as part of an experimental program approved by the school board at Monday night’s meeting.The installation of just eight CB radios will allow the board to see how well that type of communication system works for the district before installing radios in all the buses.The board said they felt some type of system was needed in times of emergencies, especially in kindergarten and activity buses where radios will first be installed.During the meeting, a report prepared by Dr. Richard Petersen and Earl Van Omum detailing the advantages and disadvantages of both a CB and FM radio system was given to theboard. ___The report estimated the cost of installing CB radios in 28 buses with a base was $4,050 and the cost for the same number of FM radios was $17,500.The approximate cost for eight CB radios and a base was $1,350 as compared to $6,050 for FM According to the study, an FM system would require someone monitoring the radio from the basediscuss an alternative.Mr. Van Omum and Dr. Petersen said several schools comparable in size to Le Mars were, purchasing FM radios and a school in the area was switching from a CB system to FM. Theft was one of the reasons given for the change in systems.Several board members questioned if in an emergency during bad weather a bus would be able to reach someone forhelp.Earl Albert suggested the board appoint a committee to study the two systems more closely and report back the results.The board voted 5 to 2 for the purchase of the eight CB radios and install them right away. Mr. Albert and Calvin Kooiker voted against the motion.OODuring the meeting, the board received notice that the public employment relations board in Des Moines received the agreement between the school board and the Le Mars Community Education Assn. regarding the makeup of the bargaining unit.The PER board is now asking persons having objections to the proposed decision to file in writing with the board not later than Oct. 7. If no objectionsrr t _ a . nnn l______i ___: 11 i _
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Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Le Mars, Iowa, US
Tue, Sep 28, 1976
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James P.
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