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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1968
Page
4
A Letter to the Editor questions youths and parental driving behavior in Milledgeville and Chadwick. The writer rebukes reckless road pranks and urges parents to inspect their children's tires and driving, warning of risks to children and potential town criticism.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Larem were Saturday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs Don Taylor, sharing an informal social call at the Taylor residence.
Farmers under the 1968 feed grain diversion program must observe a no grazing period from April 14 to September 15, prohibiting grazing and any harvest from diverted acres. Conservation reserve and crop land adjustments also ban grazing and harvesting during their life of the agreements. In Carroll County, 534 farms signed up for the program.
Harold Brinkmeier, Carroll County Extension Adviser, outlines seeding mixes for diverted acres. Options include 6 lb sweet clover and 1 lb red clover per acre for plow down with nitrogen values, and alternatives with bromegrass, ladine clover, timothy, alfalfa, and orchard grass. Seed costs range about $3.15 to $5.30 per acre. herbicide residues may delay planting until fall. use oats as cover this spring.
The 4s will tour Freeport Community College Friday night April 5 at 8 00 p m. The visit starts in the old Rosenstiel building on Route 26 on the south side of Freeport. Carroll County couples are invited to join the group.
The Alton Memorial hospital school of nursing expands enrollment for its 27 month professional nursing program. Classes begin in September under director William Hendricks. Contact Memorial Drive Alton Illinois 62002 for information.
The 1967 market year wool payments will be set at the national average wool price of 39.8 cents per pound up to 66 cents, based on the national wool program. Shorn lambs receive 1.05 per hundredweight, vs 1966's 0.21. Live unsheated lambs payments depend on wool values and aim to deter premarket shearing. ASCS offices will begin payments after April 1 as growers file applications. Deductions for wool promotion activities will be 1.5 cents per pound.
In a February 28 hearing Judge James E. Bales presided over Rolland Mitchell’s plea of guilty to illegal possession of marijuana and his petition for probation. Mitchell received four three year probation terms in a separate March 20 hearing. Criminal charges of reckless driving and fleeing a police officer in Magistrate Court were dismissed. In Dele County Circuit Court Ronald Sievert of Mount Carroll was sentenced March 26 to five months at Vandalia prison farm and two years probation for unlawful use of marijuana, with an unlawful possession charge dismissed. The Ogle County cases stemmed from a Mount Morris to Oregon police chase ending at a roadblock.
The notice sets shorn wool payments and a rate of 7.5 cents per hundred pounds for lamb live weight. Payments on wool are authorized by the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965, which provides price support through December 1969.
Carroll County Sheriff Marty H. Miller investigated two local crashes this week. A Sunday 2:20 am collision on Clay Street Mount Carroll damaged a Ford Station Wagon and a parked car after the driver appeared drowsy. A separate Route 8 Chadwick incident killed a large Angus steer when a westbound tank truck struck it, causing grill and radiator damage to the truck.
Sunday afternoon gathering at Mrs Mary Lego’s home included Richard Lego and Mrs Steve Stefanich of Sterling, Mr and Mrs Glen Lego of Mt Carroll, and Mrs Mary Dunn of Lanark.
Mr and Mrs Merlyn Schreiner entertained Miss Angela Schreiner and Morris Harrs from Northwestern College Orange City Iowa Mr John Harris of Tuton and Mr and Mrs Arnold Grim with Donnie of Clinton Iowa Mr and Mrs Emmett Zumbahtl and Mark Also Mr and Mrs Clayton Kaul hosted Sunday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Leand Haring Onstow Iowa Rosa Queckboerner visited with Mrs Arthur Lott Monday afternoon Mr and Mrs Harold Andersen and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Bellmeyer Platteville Wisconsin Mr and Mrs Neal Doden and oe of Villa Park Wr and Mrs Ed Schreiner Mr Adoloh Doden and Margrete and John Noden Chadwick were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs George Dede
Northern Nines University students vote to end all female curfew hours for a seven week trial starting April 16. A campus survey among over five thousand women yielded more than three thousand votes for the no hours system. Security remains: dorms still lock during late evenings.
Mr and Mrs. Neal Doden and family of Villa Park were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Doden.
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