Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 79, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1960 — Page 6

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Watershed Program Aids Complete Area Involved

Hot »• OH • Prwkrt Parted It** ■ tong way tn>m a patched ( up fully or ■ new road bnd*< tn a mmpk'tr watrrwhrci pmtrrtkm > program We put up with flood damage*! and water shortage* and put air the blame on the weather. We put "rabbit land" into rora. trading' topsoil for production We pa> ! road rommlskmer* tn clean ton* of *op-*oll not of culvert* ditchca We pay taxe* for road and ( bridge repair* made neeeaaary bv. flash floods And we see water ■ rationing In prospect in cities like, Decatur and Berne that will be needing more and more water in the fUutre to take care of new homes and growing industries. All of these things seem unrelated when the effects are viewed at diffrrnt times and In different places In a complete watershed program, causes and effects begin to fit together like the parts of a Jig-saw puzzle Resort to the watershed approach is evidence. that local people are able to sec | and appreciate community respon-1 sibflities. Usually the ’•rumblings" that’ precede a watershed effort come; from a few folks who are being badly hurt from some kind of soil nr water problem. They may be getting crop or building damage from floods; they may be running short of water for an essential industry: or they may have a I severe gully or silting problem. When these rumblings get loud’ enough, thev attract the attention I of community leaders, including the local sold conservation district board which has special resoonsl-; bilities in soil and water problems, i They mav also attract citv offi-| cials and civic leaders who see a, relationshio to city affairs. Real action on a watershed program usuallv begins with an interest meeting called oy the soil conservation district Stmervisors I The interest meeting is important l because it can make or break a watershed program. At the . time it is called, there is usually not enough information to show whether a particular project is feasible. On the other hand it is usuallv clear whether the watershed has. the kind of problems that will Qualify for Federal help. And it, gives a chance to acquaint local people with things thev can get started with while waiting for Federal help. If those in attendance are encouraged by what they hear, they mav accept it as a community challenge. At anv rate, they have a basis for their first decision. If the interest meeting indicates that a watershed project is .needed and practical, the next thing local folks will - be concerned about is making out an official application. There is a special form for this purpose, containing all the questions that people in the watershed must answer. Some can be answered by consulting records at the Soil Conservation Service and elsewhere, but most will require cooperation from farmers and townspeople. Damages, especially, will get a thorough airing on a dollars and cents basis. Help with the application is available from the Soil Conservation District and various agencies. WHY BUY BULK fertilizer? —You Save Money. —You Have NO Heavy bags to carry. —You Have NO storeage problems. —You Have NO empty bags to burn. When YOU Buy BULK Fertilizer from GREEN BELT —You Have a larger Bulk Discount. —You Have a Fast Loading. —You Have the exact weight You order. —You Have freshly milled and lump free fertilizer. —You Have ALL analysis available. —You Have locally manufactured fertilizer. u “ E w Green Belt Gran-U-lets The GREEN BELT Chemical Co. Bryant, Ind.

When an appllcatkin for waterI »hrd »Mi«tan<*e ha* been approved I by the state. thr request becomes ! official "Wheel* then begin to turn" automatically a* more help I become* available Activities follow one another in logical order. In our next article we will outline • the step* that take place from ap- ! proval of the application to comI plrtlon of thr project. Next Week: Step* to Surer** in ' a Watershed. Deadline Near For Rural Tree Orders Indiana farmer* or landowners I planning to plant trees this spring must order them by April 10. reminds E 3. Lott. Purdue Univer- ! sity extension forester. The spring tree planting season . ia underway and the three state . nurseries are already shipping ; tree*. Approximately six million , trees will be available to Indiana | farmers and landowners. .Varieties of trees still available are tulip poplar, black locust and ; the short-leaf, Virginia, Scotch, i jack, red and white pines. Trees obtained from the state nurseries must be planted in rural I areas outside of city or town limits. AU purchases must be in quan- ’ tities of 50 or more fef each variety i ordered and the buyer must pay J transportation costs. Orders will be accepted on regI ular order blank forms until April I 10. After that time remaining trees will be sold only at the nursery ’ and on an “over the counter" basis. Lott explains. Interested farmers may obtain order blank forms from county ' agricultural agents, local foresters. the forestry extension office at Purdue and the Division of Forestry. 311 West Washington St., Indianapolis. Farmers needing help in determining what trees to plant, and | where and how to plant them, ' should consult their county agent ! or nearest extension forester.* Gene Sheldon portrays a kindly circus clown in "Toby Tyler" now playing through Monday at the Adams theater. Walt Disney’s Newest Technicolor production I also includes in the cast Kevin Corcoran, the young star of “Old i Yeller" and "Shaggy Dog" and Henry Calvin. Barbara Beaird and | the chimp, “Mr. Stubbs.” ST 99r S j BETTER FARM CONSTRUCTION AT LESS COST with . READY-MIX CONCRETE from DECATUR Ready-Mix Corp. E. OAK & FORNAX Phone 3-2561

i| Os This And That Da Th De H? h Ute M Fafh. Ham* ItemeaalraUau A*rnl Sun again, rain again, cold ’ > gfain. spring again Ye*, the i weather can best be described as typical Indiana If you don't like I It, wait a minute as then It will I be enjoyable. District Home Demonstrstloo Meeting The moat Important person in home demonstration work is the I club member, how she feels, act*. , i and what she tell* concerning . home demonstration work This . I was the key note of an address I given at the district home demonstration meeting. Thursday in i Warsaw. The add eras "One to ‘j Another." given by Mrs. Kenneth I Scott, state home demonstration » president, explained our need for i better communications in home j demonstration work. s’ Mrs. Dan Striker. Adams county 1 president, gave a short talk on the . I county'* Young Homemakers classes during the morning session. Those attending from Adams coun- ‘ ty were: Mrs. Harold 2>igler. 1 Mrs. Merle Kuhn. Mrs. Noah L. Habegger. Mrs. Theron Fenster- ; I maker. Mrs. Dan Striker, and ~ myself. 4-H Club* Two new 4-H clubs were formed - J in Adams county, both in Decatur. I j The two groups selected the i' names of the Merry 4-H ers and - the St. Joe 4-H club Miss Jane ’ Schultz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Joe Schultz is president of the St. Joe club and adult leaders are: 1 Mrs. Mark Schurger. Mrs. Richard Hess. Mrs. Joe Schultz. Mrs Jay Girard, and Mrs. Cornelius Schirack. Miss Becky Arriago, daughter of Arabclle Arriago was elected president of the Merry 4-H’ers. At present there are no adult leaders for this club. Both of these clubs are an outgrowth of the talk on 4-H given in the schools. Young Homemaker* Classes for Young Homemakers at Berne are complete and the Decatur class is still in progress. Dates for the remainder of Decatur classes are: Tuesday. April 5 “Dough in the Distance:” Monday, April 11, "Get Your Busmess in Order and Count Your Blessings:” and a make-up class will be held on "Make Money Behave the following week. At present Mrs Robert Litwiller and Mrs. Roger Frey have transferred to the Decatur class so that they may complete the series. Tuna Fish White, light, and dark! That’s how you can buy tuna fishtually as far as food value is concerned, the only difference is in the price. But there is a real difference in the variety of tuna. Only the Albacore tuna may be labeled white. A serving of oilpack tuna provides the same value in calories, protein, fat. and calcium as lean ground meat in buying tuna, the grated and chunk pack cost less than the solid pack. White and light tuna cost more than the dark. Lemon Dessert Need a light refrigerator dessert with a lemon flavor? Here is one of Mrs. Nimrod McCullough s specials: , Butter Crust: % cup butter, % cup brown sugar, 1 cup flour, M> cup coconut. Mix the ingredients together with your hands -and spread in a rectangle pan (13’ x 9” i Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes Take the mixture from the oven and stir with a spoon at once while still hot. Set aside a small portion of the mixture to sprinkle on top. While still hot, pat the remainder of the mixture into a baking dish or pie pan. Cool. Lemon Filling: Prepare a package of lemon chiffon pie filling according to the directions on the box except add 1 tablespooon lemon juice. Pour the filling into the cooled crust and sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture on top. Chill the dessert about 2 hours in the refrigerator before serving. Don’t Forget Home Demonstration Council meeting will be next Thursday afternoon. 1:00 p. m. in the Farm Bureau building. Next week watch tor the Easter edition “Os This and That. Deputies Are Named By Attorney General INDIANAPOLIS <UPD - Richard L. Huff and Richard W. George were named Friday as assistants in the office of Indiana Atty. Gen. Edwin K. Steers. The two Indianapolis attorneys will take position*.of deputy attorney general. Both are graduates of Indiana University Law School and George was Marion County deputy prosecutor from 1955 to 1958. '

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County Agent’s Corner

Thr adult tarmer ciaaoM of Adam* CaolraL Berne-French, and Grnrv* crobtoad to haw a meeting on fertiliser* The program «n presented by a representative of Agriro Fertiliser Company. Thi» la a worthwhile type of program *• It give* thee* farmers a chance to hear what this particular company I* working on. Thia stimulate* thinking and rontrilmtoa to a good discussion and teaching tn fertilization practice* Congratulations to the classes and teecher* of these claaees.. Artificial tnaemtaatten Thr Adams County Artificial ! Breeden association had a goad annual meeting and a wonderful , attendance last Tuesday evening. Del Heaton. American Breeder . Service fieidman, used movies to | show the Madison Wisconsin atud farm and bull*. It seems that a trip by the Adams county association member* might by a worthi while project. This would give an ■ excellent chance to see the facilities and bull*. The entertainment I was very good, but I wonder if i Hubert Fuelling’s movie* might i prove to be just a* interesting . How about it Hubert? Feunry Jud* in* , Adams county joined with Allen i and Well* county in 4-H and FFA > poultry and egg judging this year. . The place of the event was the . Springer Hatchery and egg farm near Ossian. Adams Central and Berne-French had the two winI ning teams. Equipment borrowed > from the Decatur hatchery and De- ■ catur Farms was appreciated and used to good advantage. Minimum Tillar* A minimum tillage field day is again being planned in Adams ’ county. Plans will be completed Monday evening at the soil conservation supervisors meeting at the S.C.S. office. Cliff Spies. Extension Agronomist from Purdue, will meet with the local committee to organize the event. Also of interest is a new publication on Minimum Tillage Just released from Purdue. If you are interested to it. let me know or pick up a copy at the County Extension office. Annual Contest At Fair Grounds April 9 Indiana Jersey Cattle club is sponsoring their annual Junior juding contest at the draft horse , barn at Indiana State Fair Grounds in Indianapolis on Saturday April 9th at 10 a m. All active 4-H or F.F.A. judging teams are invited to compete to judging the heifers. Also junior individuals if accompanied by an instructor or parent can participate. Trophies will be awarded to the winners. The 25 heifers will then be sold at public auction in the afternoon. Concentrated Com Is More Efficient CHlCAGO—Efficient corn growing methods that produce high yields per acre can be an important soil conservation measure in many cases, reports Dr. Marvin Beatty, University of Wisconsin extension soils specialist. “If a farmer needs 2,000 bushels of corn to feed his livestock, he will do a better job of soil conservation by growing 20 acres of com yielding 100 bushels per acre, than by growing 40 acres that averages' only 50 bushels per acre," says Beatty in a statement summarized’here by the Midwest division of the National Plant Food Institute. “By concentrating his corn growing on 20 top-producing acres, the farmer can put the remaining 20 acres into erosion resistant crops such as alfalfa-grass, hay or pasture. "4' “In areas with steeply sloping soils, careful attention is needed to other conservation practices such as the use of erosion resistant crops, to order to avoid excessive erosion.” Beatty says that high com yields depend on: I—A sufficiently large plant population: 2—Adequate amounts of plant food to meet the nutrient needs of the com crop: 3—Timely and careful seedbed preparation, weed and - insect control: 4—A good growing season. ~ On deep hilt loam soils, he recommends planting from 16.000 to 18,000 stalks per acre, when moisture reserves are favorable to the spring. He also advises using recommended amounts and grades of fertilizer on the basis of soil tests. Lnfprmation on vieMs can be obtained at the yields canb e obtained at the county agent’s crffice, Beatty says. usii Insurance Agency 224 N. 12th Street ♦ Phone 3-3548

fowaß Oral* Varlailaa when f [Wopctlj managed. arx valuable I lor pasture. hay rilag* or green ■ cheated forage Bratland oats. for I eaampfo. will make up to ID tone > at allege per acre. Harvest at the i early heading stage for dairy cowv I and at the late atage for beef II cattle A allege additive. meh aa • ground ram and rob meals. aoeka ■ up excess Juice and inerraaea feed •i Ing value of the oat adage 1 Read Needing Cuts the seed bill ’ especially with an alfalfa variety 1 ' such aa Vernal. Vernal sella from 10 to II dollars more a bushel than Ranger, but with bandarrdI Ing. a better stand results from I one-third teas seed. Vernal alfalfa I resists heaving of an alfalfa var- , lottos. It also has fewer leaf dis- ’ eases. i Pastore Is the most economical I forage for dairy cows on most i farms A grazing period of IDO • days or more should be the goal ■ I for every Indiana dairy farm. Good 1 fertilization la the key to good ■ pasture <plenty of the right kind). I Excel lent Pastores reduce the F nerd for heavy grain feeding. Costs grazing on well-managed pastures will consume an average of 4 pounds of dry matter per 100 pounds of bodv weight This Is i about double the amount of dry > matter they will consume on hay . or silage Saving more pigs per > litter depends upon care and mani agement. Do not delay cleaning. I bedding, castration, vaccination. • and other management duties ProI tect litters by segregating age ■ groups and by discouraging visiI tors, especially In the farrowing house. Delays and carelessness will result in set-backs and pos- . sible death losses. Calendar Mondav afternoon. April 4. Ex- ; tension Executive Committee ' meeting. Monday evening. April 4, S.C.S. Supervisors meeting. Thursday evening. April 7. 4-H Dairy Banquet. Friday. April 8, 4-H and FFA livestock and Dairy Judging. Monday evening. April 11, 4-H Junior Leader meeting. Academy Awards Race International By VERNON SCOTT UM Hollywood Correspondent HOLLYWOOD (UPl)—Laurence Harvey, the English Oscar candidate who catapulted to fame in “Room at the Top.” said today the Academy Awards race has become a truly international contest of motion pictures. “Not many years ago it would have been almost impossible for a picture made entirely outside the United States, and by people not connected with Hollywood to win so many nominations,” he said. “Our picture won si£ln all, and that is very pleasing to foreign producers and performers.” Harvey is determined nqt to let the success throw him. “Now that the industry has become aware of me I do not want to grab everything in sight out of avarice. I have chosen pictures discreetly and feel I’ve picked some things with excellent potential.” He’s currently co-starring with Elizabeth Taylor in the strikebound “Butterfield 8" and will star this fall with Ingrid Bergman in “Aimez-vous Brahms ” Less than a year ago no producer in his right mind would have cast the little-known Harvey opposite such boxoffice queens. “It's all a part of the new trend toward an international aspect in Hollywood films,’’ he said. “Every year there is an increasing number of performers, directors, and other theafttcpl craftsmen nominated for Oscars. Part of the reason for this is the foreign market which is becoming more important.

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lOur Market System Is Currently On Trial

by PACT. L. PARRM. Agrienltorel Ecwaemlcs Purdne University i Aa soon aa men began specializing in production they naaded to exchange gonrls and services with each other Thus, markets ap- , |reared Selters brought goods to market and btiyers brought money nr other good* and they exchanged with each other With exchange came the problem, sometimes difficult, of determining a aaUafactorry value tor the gooda and services exchanged. The value of an item, said econi omista about the time of the Industrial Revolution in England, i was essentially whdt rt had coat to produce IL Sometime later the idea was advarced that a proi duct's usefulness, not the coat of producing it, determined Its i value. As time passed. mew began to see that both Mesa were partly correct Market price really dei pended upon both supply < influenced by cost) and demand < arising from the usefulness of a good or service). Markets balanced the forces of supply and demand. The value of a product at the point where the forces of supply and demand were in balance in a market was the market price. We have made wide use of markets in the United States. We have traditionally believed in using the market system wherever it was feasible. We recognized early that in most of our economy we had no better way of guiding production and adapting the supplies of goods to consumption needs than through markets. But men have not always been satisfied with market prices. Some have pointed out that the balancing process does not work perfectly. Several reasons have been advanced. First, knowledge is inadequate. Men know only imperfectly where to sell or buy, how to judge the quality of a product or what the future may hold. Second, it takes time for producers to change their activities in response to changing conditions. and it may be costly for them to change, Third, very large sellers or buyers might be in a position, to withhold supplies or somehow manipulate prices to their own advantages. Fourth, ups and downs in general business conditions cause shifts in supply and demand forces and complicate price movements. Finally, men have not always been willing to accept market prices as being equitable or fair. Our current agricultural price support program exists because one or more of the viewpoints above have been held by a substantial number of people. Tradtional System Questioned More and more of our traditional marketing processes are being questioned as methods of exchanging goods. Exchange processes are developing outside traditional markets. Integration, for example, ties businesses together so that products . move through production and distribution channels without going through markets. Government is being asked by many groups, agricultural and non-agricultural alike, to step in and change market environments. As various forms of administrative arrangements for exchanging goods and services succeed, the market system as we have known it will gradually lose ground. This is not to be deplored if our traditional markets are really replaced by something better. It would be unfortunate, though, if they are replaced because they are not doing what they are really capable of doing. We are approaching a critical point in farm policy on this score. Now. and particularly int the near future, farm groups and politicians will take policy positions re- ■ ■ ■ , ■

-M. I garding agriculture They will make legtalaUw derUlona which will trad to give a larger or smaller rote to the market system The issue la thia Can we modify and improve the organize taxi and operation of our markets eu that they can better perform the job of guid|pg producer , satisfying consumer! and rewarding effort* Or IS this too much to ask of our market system? The answer te net clear. It is not clear because we still have some latitude in determining how effective we want our market ays tem to ba. The moat important step, if we want our market system to continue to have a major role in our agricultural economy, is to recognize that it nerds intelligent guidance. It will not improve much automatically lake any man-made social invention, a market system has defects which can cumulatively grow worse unless corrected. That is why we have historically modified in various ways the conditions under which supply and demand meet Our tradition has been to keep the market system as our dominant method of exchanging goods and correct its faults rather than to throw it out because it had faults. Though our market system was imperfect, it was the best we had. and it could be improved It may be too much to expect that our market system will reward farmers fairly and. at the same time, effectively guide production and satisfy consumers Perhaps, then, we can relieve it of certain functions so that it can better do others. Many believe that if farm income could be protected by means other than through prices (for example, through some form of income insurance) the market system could do a much better job of guiding production and channeling goods into consumption. Survival Challenged There are at least two reasons why our market system may not get a fair chance to survive. One is that persons unfriendly to the svstem may be influential enough to overcome the influence of those who like it. The other reason, and the more important is that those who favor the system may not themselves try to make it better The attitude of this group especially will be crucial. The market system can be improved by study, critical analysis and the will to accept and initiate change. Rally Monday Night By Youth Tor Christ A Youth for Christ rally will be held at the First Missionary church in Berne Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. Harold Walker, staff evangelist, will be guest Speaker for this "European crusade” rally. An added feature will be the Bible quiz by the six county quiz teams. The first contest will be among Pleasant Mills. Hartford, and Jefferson, and the second among Geneva, Adams Central and Berne.

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Lawyers Os County To Attend Seminar At least four Adams county attorneys will attend an unprecedented seminar Muy H at Indiana University, sponsored by foe Indiana trial lawyers association D Burdette Cutter. Robert Q. Smith. lewis L Smith and John L IteVoss are already planning to attend, and several others hope to be able to do ao. David L Macklin. president at the Adams county bar association, has been authorized by TTLA to extend to all lawyers of thia community an invitation to enroll for the seminar. Rerun Trial At this seminar, lawyers and judges from aU parts of Indiana can witness a "rerun" of an actual trial—a persona) injury auit recently heard In a New York court. The same panel of leg si aod medical experts that participated in the New York trial will repeat it at the Indiana University seminar and one of the New York supreme court justices who originally took part will be here to preside over the trial. John H. Jennings. Evansville, president of the ITLA. explained that this particular case was selected because it brings out important medical aspects of a personal injury suit and how they can best be handled from the viewpoint of both defendant and plaintiff. Banquet Planned A receptim and banquet the night of May 6 hi the Frangipana room of the new Union Building at I.U. will honor the outstate participants. In the receiving line with Jennings will be H. Harold Soshnick, Shelbyville, vice president, and Chalmer Schlosser Jr., Indianapolis. secretary-treasurer, of the sponsoring group. In addition to the trial, the twoday seminar will feature informative talks by three nationally known lawyers who have taken part in some of the most important trials in the country. Speakers will be Lou Ashe. San Francisco, member of the law firm of Belli, Ashe and Gerry; Thomas. F. Lambert Jr., Boston, legal . editor, and former professor of law at Boston University, and James A. Dooley, Chicago, one of the nation's foremost trial lawyers. Two professors from the school of law at I.U. also will address the seminar: Dean Leon H. Wallace and Ben F. Small. Professor Small is the author of the workmen’s compensation law of Indiana and many other legal works. May 23 Proclaimed As Maritime Day WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Eisenhower Friday proclaimed May 23 National Maritime Day to commemorate the departure in 1819 of the American merchant ship Savannah on the first transoceanic voyage by any steamship.