Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1962 — Page 6

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Urges 35 Million Acres Diverted

By GAYLORD P. GODWIN United Press International WASHINGTON <UPL—An Agriculture Department study group has proposed as a desirable -goal in the effort to reduce farm production the conversion of 68 million acres of cropland to pasture, forest, and recreation and other uses during a 20-year period. The group suggested diversion of 35 million acres during the first 5-year period, a shift of 17 million acres during the second 5year period, while in the third and fourth 5-year periods the goal in each would be 8 million acres. The group said some conversion of pasture and forest land to cropland probably would take place as individuals sought to increase their income. Such conversions should be deferred, the group said, until the latter part of the 20-year period when cropland will be more nearly in balance with requirements. The goal for this conversion back to cropland, the group said, should be 17 million acres. These conversion goals would mean a net reduction of 51 mil-, lion acres of cropland by 1980. They would reduce the 1959 crop acreage of 458 million acres to 407 million by 1980 These goals were contained in a preliminary report on land and water resources policy for the department's guidance through 1980. The land and water committee began a review of the nation’s land and water use situation . last August at the request of Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. It studied trends and problems over the next two decades, together with the analysis of existing programs affecting land and water uses. It came up with 12 specific recommendations that were made available to the land and people conference Monday. The committee in making recommendations for a land and water policy placed major emphasis on the encouragment of fam-ily-type farm, forest, and recreation enterprises. Projections in the report were based on & series of factors pertaining td population growth, exports, crop yields, resource utilization efficiencies, and ,

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| other conditions that affect land I and water requirements and po- . tentials. Will Survey County On Fallout Shelter INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — Five 1 ■ architectural engineering firms t. i were awarded separate contracts • Monday to conduct a federally- ■ sponsored survey to determine I; immediate fallout shelter protecl ‘ tion in 28 counties in Indiana. i The five contracts now brings i the total to 12. of architectural ■ firms that are conducting shelter 1 surveys in Indiana. The firm of Charles W. Cole & ; Sons of South Bend will survey 1 Marshall and St. Joseph counties. Fleck. Quebe & Reid Associates I of Indianapolis will survey Marion county. Miller. Miller & Associates of I Terre Haute will survey Clay. Greene, Owen. Parke, Putnam, Sullivan. Vermillion and Vigo counties. Sieco, Inc. of Columbus will survey Bartholomew. Dearborn, 1 Decatur. Franklin. Jackson. Jen--1 nings. Ohio. Ripley and Switzerland counties. Robert L. Longardner & AssoI ciates. Inc. of Indianapolis will • j survey Adams, Blackford, Dala- | ware. Grant. Huntington, Jay, “ Randolph and Wells counties. > Survey work on the first phase of the three-part program will ’ begin within the next few days, with completion expected in apII proximately nine weeks. Surveyed during the first phase 'j of the program will be public j buildings and private dwellings •i of multiple-family size. The second phase of the program. expected in the spring fallowing computation of data from i the preliminary phase, will entail ' the marking of suitable shelter i space for public use. The state is divided into 16 areas for survey purposes, each area containing approximately 300.000 residents. Contracts for ’ the remaining four areas are ex- ’ pected to be let by the end of i i January.

County Agent’s Cornet

Purdue Farm Science Days: This week is -the annual farm science days at Purdue University. Each day is devoted to a various segment of agriculture. Starting early in the week special interest will be given to the grain show. Some 300 exhibits are expected from me seed and grain exhibitors throughout Indiana. Quite a number of the state breeders organizations will hold their annual meetings during farm science days. Paul Kohne will be attending the Indiana Red Poll breeders association meeting Thursday. Roy Price and Fred Duff will attend the Indiana Jersey breeders association .meeting Friday and Saturday. / Ag. Alumni Science Forecast, Fish Fry, Jan. 19: Four outstanding Hoosiers, one from our area, will be honored at the Purdue Ag. alumni fish fry. Jan. 19, in Purdue University’s armory. Attending from the Adams county chapter will be Donald Norquest, Joe Kohne, Paul Kohne, Roy Price, Milton Spence, David Fuelling. Ward Calland. and myself. Fish fry tickets are available at the county extension office. Billed as “the best fish fry in the past 100 years, ’’ the event will follow the third fish fry science forecast, starting at 10 a. m., in Loeb playhouse of Memorial Center. Purdue scientists will take up subjects ranging from “Algae over the Moon’’ to "Nutrition Abroad’’ in an hour and a half program. 1 Persons attending the science forecast then will go to a reserved section in the armory. Leon Hill, Texas humorist and philosopher, will speak at the fish fry which features also the Purdue band and Al Stewart, Purdue's director of choral music. Certificates of distinction will go to four Hoosiers and four, portraits of Purdue ags will be hung in the agricultural hall of fame. 4-H Building Committee:

The 4-H building committee will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. at the 4-H kitchen on the fairgrounds. Under consideration is a 4-H horse barn for the fairgrounds. The committee will investigate costs of various types of buildings.

County Extension Committee: The annual meeting of the

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county extension committee will be held Tuesday, January 23 from 9:30 to 3 p. m. at the CoOp building basement room, Monroe. Soil and Water Conservation District Annual Meeting, Jan. 25: The annual meeting of the Adams county soil and water conservation district will be held Thursday, Jan. 25, at 6:45 p. tat at the Pleasant Mills gym. William Klein, vice president of Allis Chalmers, will be the featured speaker. Also the 4-H and FFA land judging teams will be recognized and there will be entertainment. Come one, come all. Tickets available from SWCD supervisors, Richard Scheumann, Ben Gerke, Ben Mazelin, Hugo Bulmahn, and H. David Mosser. Tickets are also available at the soil conservation service office and the county extension office. DHIA Herds Bigger, Better: Indiana dairy herds enrolled in the DHIA testing program are increasing and producing more milk and butterfat. S. M. Gregory, Purdue University extension dairyman in charge of DHIA records, reports a study of the 196061 records of 401 herds with 12.083 cows shows: Average production per cow totaled 10.229 pounds of milk and 411 pounds of butterfat. This compared with a 1959-60 record year production of 10.135 pounds of milk and 404 pounds of butterfat. Average size of the , herd in 1960-61 was 30 cows, four 1 more than the herd size in 195960. Eight and one-half per cent ; of the herds were larger than 50 i cows, compared to 6.5 per cent :in 1959-60. Dairymen fed an av--1 erage' of 2.900 pounds of grain j per cow. This supplied 34 per j cent of the cow’s net energy. Some 5.600 pounds of silage fed per cow supplied 21 per cent cf the net energy and 3.700 pounds of hay furnished 29 per cent of the net energy. Dairy herds grazed an average of 169 days a year and this pasture provided 16 per cent of the net energy for the herd. Herds with butterfat averages higher than the average in the study— 411 pounds —were underfed, while herds averaging below this figure were overfed, Gregory observes. Thirty-seven per cent of the herds received grain at the rate of one pound for each 3.24 pounds of, milk or less. Thirtysix per cent were fed one pound of grain in the ratio of 3.25 to 4.24 pounds of milk. Grain feeding on the ratio of one pound cf grain to each 4.25 or more pounds of milk was the rule in 27 per cent of the herds. As the number of cows and the butterfat average per herd increased, the pounds of grain and hay fed ner cow. decreased, while the pounds of succulent feeds increased, Gregory points out. Net energy received by the herds from age crops is low. he adds. This points up the need for improvement in forage management, harvesting and feeding, Gregory observes. As these factors combine, man rather than the genetic makeup of a cow limits her production and creates an economic problem for the dairymen, he says. DHIA or DHIR records provide dairymen with a complete business record of their herd and the individual cow from the test day, month, lactation, year, to the cow. Indiana is the first state to complete the transfer of DHIA records to the electronic process in a year. Shrub Winter Damage:

Winter can cause severe damage to shrubs, so be prepared, for the worst. Ice and snow can break shrubs down; winter wind and sun can dry them out, and cold can freeze and kill them. However, there are some things that can be done to prevent damage. If snow is on the shrubs, brush it off before it starts to melt and freezes’ on. Be careful, however, because shrubs may be brittle, causing limbs to break. Here are important considerations that will prevent trouble: Don't plant tender shrubs in unprotected areas, thus exposing them to strong winter sun. If you are thinking of planting shrubs next spring qjhd in our area, avoid Japanese hplly. leatherleaf viburnun. boxwood and daphne unless you give them winter care and plant them on the north or east side of the house. First State Bank Books Are Checked A group of ten bank examiners examined the books at the First State Bank Monday in an unscheduled but, routine check, it was learned today.

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Os This And That “January brings us coasting, taffy pulls and apple roasting.” I can’t predict the taffy pulls and apple roasting, but the weatherman certainly doesn't want us to forget the woes and beauties of ice and snow. Salads! Salads! Salads! Approximately fifty home demonstration ladies received new ideas on salads and worked for' a degree of MSM (master salad maker) at the Indiana-Michigan building Tuesday. Several salads were prepared and the ladies enjoyed a salad smorgasbord for lunch. These ladies will be presenting this lesson in the home demonstratioin clubs during the next two months. White Sales: January also brings us “white sales.” Choosing linens presented no color problem a few years ago since only white was available. Today we choose from a galazy of hues — primrose, hyacinth, turquoise, fern green, sandalwood—in sheets, towels, blankets, and table coverings. Floral prints and stripes are coordinated with solid colors to form matching bedroom and bath ensembles. Sheets, Pillowcases: Most Americans use cotton sheets instead of the more expensive imported linen sheets. Quality of cotton varies. Muslin is woven of short-staple, carded yarns. Percale is woven of longer, combed yarns which produce a finer, a silkier sheeting. Pima, an extra long staple cotton, is blended with combed yarns for a superior sheeting. Mercerized yarns add strength and lustre. When shopping for sheets and pillowcases consider these features: (a) Thread count, or the number of threads per square inch. Runs from 112 and 140 for muslin; from 180 to over 200 for percale. The higher the count, the better the sheet. <b> Quality. tc) Amount of sizing or starch in the sheet, (d) Hems should be straight and flat, sewed with short, even stitches, te) Corner seams of the fitted sheets should be reinforced to withstand tugging and pulling. One version is equipped at one corner with ties instead of a mitered seam. This makes it easier to slip the final corner over the mattress,. colorfastness. <g) Shrinkage control. Some sheets, especially crib sizes, are sanitized to make them permanently germ-free. There are two types of easy-care finishes which reduce wrinkling during laundering. One type retains chlorine, another does not. so find out if bleach may be used with the one you choose. Sheets and pillowcases sizes are well standardized, including sixes for extra-large mattresses. Correct size simnlifies bedmaking, so measure before you buy. Remember a case that is too small squeezes the pillow, making it hard: cases should be about six inches longer than the pillow to fit prooerlv. Table Coverings: Linen cloths are still in demand. not just as damask but in delightful printed dr solid color, flat or textured weaves. Damask is available, too, in cotton-ravon blends at less cost than linen. Pnlvester fibers are annearin? in table coverings because thev simnlifv ironing and offer some resistance to staihin*. Linen-like ravon is seen in vivid prints and abstracts—or in solid colors. But the busv mother who wants to lighten her laundrv load mav prefer the new laminated cloths of fabric 'usuallv rayon) coated wi<h vinyl. Size of the cloth selected depends on the size of your table or on the number of people to be seated. Sizes are not so standardized as in sheets. Ideallv. the cloth should drop about 10" to 15" from the table top. Measure before you buy. Place mats can be purchased in a variety of materials. Some fabric mats are coated with clear vinyl or polyethylene. Some of terry, vinyl and other materials h’ave an insulated backing of urethane foam: one version has a layer of aluminum foil in its laminated ‘'sandwich" to disperse heat. More on purchasing blankets and towels next week. Mine Worker Killed By Loadina Machine SULLIVAN. Ind. <UPI) — W. Eugene Walters, 51, R. R. 5, Sullivan. was crushed to death Monday afternoon when he stepped into the path of a loading machine he was operating at the Thunderbird mine near Sullivan. Authorities said the loader hit a mine rib and veered off course, pinning Walters against the side of the mine shaft and crushing his chest. Walters was a former foreman in Blackhawk and Princeton area mines.

Aluminum Dim-Out Don't worry if the bottoms of your aluminum ' pans aren't too shiny. A dull surface absorbs more heat than a shiny one, and cuts down fuel bills.

, I. \ "'"’""’I wRHeBB&A) Ik ■ Jl’T & 0 I 111 HUF W , IS - -JT ' -J AFTERSHOCK OF PERU DlSASTEß— Bewilderment and shock are etched on the faces of these two survivors of the avalanche that wiped out whole towns and killed thousands of people in the Huascaran Mountains of Peru

Local Farm Leaders Attend Purdue Policy Conference

How local farmers can help meet the threat of Communism, and local tax problems and possible solutions, were items discussed last Friday at the annual district agricultural conference, attended by a number of local people. Attending from Adams county were Roy Price, August Selking, Burl Johnson, Herman Bleeke. Gerald Vizard, Leo Seltenright, Mrs. Dan Striker, Mrs. Merle Kuhn, and Miss Lois Folk. Raising Tax Money In the morning the problem discussed was, “How ought the money be raised to finance state and local government operations?” Six possibilities were given: 1. Continue the present tax structure. 2. Reduce the proportion raised by taxing property and increase the proportion raised by taxing gross incomes. 3. Reduce the proportion raised by taxing property and gross incomes. and raise more money by sales taxes. 4. Reduce the proportion raised by taxing property and gross incomes, and raise more money by taxing net incomes. 5. Reduce the proportion raised by state and local taxes, and pay more federal taxes and oAin more Federal aid. 6. Any other combination of property, gross incomes, sales, net income, by local, state or federal aid Seven Pages The material used for the discussion was prepared by J. B. Kohlmeyer, C. A. Sargent, J. C. Bottum and J. O. Dunbar. Seven pages of statistical material supported the program. Most of it was arranged in graph or percentage form so that it could be easily followed. The information was first explained in a group meeting, and then the whole group of more than 100 broke up into small table groups, where each participant had his say. The majority opinion in each case was then communicated to the entire group, and the summary placed on a blackboard for all to see. The majority preferred . choice number 4. Communism Discussed During the afternoon the problem of Communism was discussed, and just what specific things could be done to stop it. There are four major proposals to halt the Communist threat. J. Carroll Bottom pointed out. They are: 1. Fight a preventative war now — there is no compromising with the Reds, and time is on their side. 2. We should resolve our conflict by arbitration and negotiation. and take the lead in disarmament, and practice pacifism. 3. The U.S. should withdraw from all foreign entanglements and not involve itself in the power struggles or economic trade with, the rest of the world. 4. Develop a collective security which involves a great enough balance of power to meet the Communist threat. - Collective Security The United States is presently embarked on the course of collective security, choice 4. To,- follow this course successfully, the U.S. itself must be strong, and so must other free countries. In the latter connection, it is as important to develop individual responsibility and build moral and spiritual strength in these countries as it is to develop economic and political strength. The balance of power changed with the end of World War II — when Russia, France, Germany and England were fairly well balanced. Today Russia controls the industrial potential of Eastern Europe. In the far east, Manchuria was handed back over to China.

Now the balance of power consists of Russia, China and Communist countries on one side, and the United States and its allies on the other. In two generations Communism has led revolts in Russia and China, and taken over several other small countries, to control one-third of the people in the world, more than one billion. 40 New Nations A generation ago Asia was called the sleeping giant, and the world would be different, it was predicted, if the giant awoke; it has, and it is! Since World War II 40 new nations have been created, mostly from former colonies. These new countries are going through what is called, "The revolution of rising expectations.” Under self-rule they are trying to organize workable government and overcome poverty, hunger and disease. Modem transportation, meanwhile, has brought the people of the world close together. Only a few hours are needed to reach the most remote areas. Radio communications put . aIL countries of the world in instant contact with each other. Military might has been revolutionized by jets, electronically - controlled, rocketpowered missiles, atomic submarines, rapid - fire guns and atomic weapons. Suggested Wars Several suggestions were given for meeting the Communist threat, including: 1. Build a strong, growing, progressive society which protects the dignity of man. This may be done by: a. Conserving and developing natural resources. b. Reward people according to what they produce, encouraging hard work, development of skills and knowledge, and the taking of risks. c. Increase education, research and investment capital. No country with a high level of output per

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worker has a low level of education. Future productivity lies in unlocking the secrets of nature. New capital puts technological discoveries to work. Breaking Tradition d. People must be willing to break with tradition and develop new technologies, accept adjustments necessary to progress, and take responsibility for modifications necessary to make our system work. 2. The strength of other free nations must be built up. This involves: a. Alliances which warn Russia and China that encroachment means war. b. The sending of American forces to countries threatened by attack from Russia or its satellites. c. Arms aid where such aid will enable countries to resist Red threats without and within. Other Ideas d. Economic aid to relieve suffering from starvation and disease, help develop the economy, and assist in resisting aggression. e. Educational help to countries -developing socially andtechnically. f. International trade policies consistent with international cooperation. i g. Ideological wars against Communism in the free countries of the world and infiltration in Iron Curtain countries." The European Common Market was then discussed, and fully explained. showing how greater cooperation with the common market can help the free world. J. P. Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UPD—A pre-sentence investigation was ordered for Phillip Spencer Darrow, 49, former Centre Twp. justice of the peace, who pleaded guilty Monday in St. Joseph Superior Court to charges of embezzling public funds. Darrow embezzled $15,477 while serving as justice of the peace from 1955 to 1958. The charge carries a 1-5 year sentence. Darrow was indicted in September, 1960. • « . Copper Beautifier Rub copper with salt and lemon juice, or with salt and vinegar, and you’ll have it clean and sparkling richly in a jiffy. For The Men Here’s one little shaving tip for your lather-and-razor men. After you have washed your face with soap and water, try applying some skin bracer of after-shave lotion BEFORE shaving. There are many men who claim this gives a much smoother and easier shave.

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