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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1952
Page
2
The Patoka Register edited by H. K. Pike publishes every Friday in Patoka Illinois. Subscription is 1.50 per year in advance within Marion County and 2.00 per year in advance outside the county.
Edwin Arnolds and Roy Thompsons travel across the West visiting friends and relatives from Deception Pass to Whidby Island. They share meals in a park stove setting and recount family ties with the McNicol and Clark families in Buckley and Tacoma while joining missionary activities.
The travelers reported heavy snow at Mt Rainier National Park and Medicine Bow State Park, endured extreme heat at 110 degrees in Kansas, and attended July 27 services at a Christian Church in Atwood Kansas. They failed to locate Anna Dygert in Hardin Montana and Claud Armstrong in Broadview, spoke with Mrs Armstrong, learned Carl Patton was away on vacation, and found friends to share a pleasant, enjoyable trip.
Rex Rhea notes farmers largely worry about moisture this season. He cites Marion County average rainfall of 35 to 40 inches per year and urges preserving soil moisture by maintaining a high original moisture content to ensure annual cash crops.
The article argues that limestone and minerals are not enough to lift yields. It promotes four key steps, with the fourth being regular legume and grass plowing in rotation. Contour planting reduces runoff by 40 percent, enabling soils to store more moisture for crops. Pasture renovation is urged with proper seed bed prep and timely cultivation.
A proper seed bed on well treated soil is as important as a good legume grass mixture. The statement stresses soil preparation and the role of legumes in farmland.
A Social Security Administration field officer from Mt. Vernon Illinois will be available at the Illinois State Employment Office in Centralia every Wednesday in August from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. He offers personal consultation on social security matters to locals seeking assistance.
A one week driver training course for teachers opens at Southern Illinois University on August 4.8 according to health education instructor Frank Bridges.
Forty hours of instruction qualify teachers as driver training instructors in area schools offering or planning programs. Enrollees may receive two hours of college credit or a non credit certificate.
Illinois reports 125 of 157,603 motor vehicle accidents involved school buses last year with no fatalities. Frank N. Barker, chief engineer, cites ongoing safety needs for pupil transport and notes motorists must stop for school buses when the semaphore board is horizontal, 26 drivers ignored the signal.
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