Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1964 — Page 8

PAGE EIGHT

Adams County Farmers’ Corner

A S C S Farm Notes

By: Mary J. Howard. Office Manager ASC COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS: Township election meetings will be held next wee k. JThe _di‘ctions are very important to all farmers. we urge each and every eligible firmer to vote m the election in their respective townships. Each eligible fanner is entitled to only one vote, even though he has farms in more than one township. If he does have farms in more than one township he should vote in the township in which he lives. ASC - farmer - committeemen are the backbone of all farm programs. Support them by attending your election meeting. Vote for the persons of your choice to be members of your township committees. Such elections are examples of the democratic process in action. The community elections are in no way connected with the fall political elections. Three members and two alternates will be elected in each township. , The elected chairman of the community committee becomes the delegate to the ASC county convention at which the county committee is elected. The vice chairman of the community committee becomes the alternative delegate to the county convention. The regular member of the community becomes the second alternate to the county convention. First and second alternates to the community committee will be elected but will only serve ns such time the three members become ineligible to serve. The delegates, one from each township, will convene September 24, 1964, to elect a county committee. County and community committees will take office October 1, 1964, and will serve for one year, or until another election is held. The present community committeemen will be in charge of the election meetings, in their respective townships. Present committeemen by township are, in the order given, chairman, vice chairman and regular member: Blue Creek: Herbert Myers, JUnior Huser and Milo Fuch; French: Elmer Iscli

FOR USERS 0F... CAS or OIL | WEATHER BULLETIN! ] ■; xk-, r ■ 1 I i A IL the exc/t/ng new AUTOMATIC ESIESFITST E? El CONTROLS! S 3 I Ere Itaß laareESre IHI Just DIAL your comfort! All UAME* LIE AT CD Push a button to start or UIL tIUIvIE HtAltK stop th. FLOORSWEEP I now gives you amazing SWEEPING 'LOO? HEAT The golden louvers in the floor heat outlet are motor driven to rotate back and forth— iiwping the heat over the floor. All new in performance, styling and exciting colors, thia new SIEGLER gives you a new dimension in heating comfort See it soon! STUCKY & CO. MONROE, IND. OPEN MON., TUES., THURS., FRI. EVENINGS

Chester Isch and Jackie Meyer; Hartford: Richard Leroy Fields, Harry Moser and Joseph Glendening; Jefferson: William H. Rumple, Floyd Baker and Darrel Kuhn; Kirkland: Paul Arnold, Dwight Troxel and Floyd Barger; Monroe: Eli M. Schwartz, Edward Von Gunten and Harold V. Schwartz; Preble: Vernon Macke, Walter Hildebrand, and John Gresley; Root: Herman Franz, Jr., Richard Schieferstein and Lawrence Beckmeyer; St. Mary's; Lyle Bailey. John W. Johnson and Vernon W. Riley: Union: Ivan V. Barkley, Richard Geimer and Donald ■ Grote; Wabash: Ray Affolder, I/oren Affolder and Jerome Habegger. We again remind you that meetings have been scheduled as follows: September 8: Blue Creek at Carver’s garage in Salem; Hartford at the Geneva town hall; Root at the Monmouth school; Union at the Emanuel Lutheran school. September 9: Preble at the Maglcy school; St. Mary's at the Pleasant Mills school; Wabash at the Geneva townhal! and Washington at the ASCS county office. September 10: French at the Election school; Jefferson at the Geneva town hall, Monroe at the Adams Central school and Kirkland at the ASCS county office. All meetings will begin at 8 p m. and will begin promptly. MR. POUND. STATE ARC CHAIRMAN, TO BE IN COUNTY SEPTEMBER IS: Again, we remind our renders that Lenard C. Pound, chairman of the Indiana ASC state committee, will be the speaker at a county wide meeting to be held nt the Decatur Community Center Tuesday evening, September 15 at 8 o'clock. Be sure this date is marked on your calendar. 1964 FEED GRAIN PAYMENTS: Feed grain producers who participated in thv 1964 feed grain program are asked to watch their mail for a card advising them that their application for their final payment is ready for their signature The sooner the applications are signed — the sooner the payments will be made. Anyone who believes he should have received a card and doesn't

receive it within a two week period, should call the office for an explanation. We do urge you to keep in mind that all notices may not be mailed at the same time. TIME 18 RUNNING OUT — TO SIGN UP FOR THE 1995 WHEAT PROGRAM: You are reminded that there are only about 20 days remaining to sign up to participate in the 1965 voluntary wheat program. Since this program is not automatic . . . you will not be eligible for price support loans or certificate payments unlewi an application to participate is signed on or before October 2, 1964. There will be no spring signup, such as was held in the spring of 1964. Now is the only opportunity you will have to sign and if you are still in doubt, we urge you to come in and sign . . . there will be no penalties for not carrying out your intentions. Neither will there be any marketing quotas or penalties if the wheat allotments" are exceeded . . Certificate payments received under the 1964 wheat program greatly increased the income of the wheat farmer, in addition to his becoming eligible for a price support loan of $1.31. In 1965, the loan rate will be approximately $1.26 tier bushel in Adams county. Participation in the 1965 program again giveis an opportunity of increased Income at wheat harvest time. WEEKEND SALES MAKE CENTS: Though a week's food supply for a family of four costs an average of $32.11 over a three-month period, it varied somewhat from month to month. For example In September. 1962, the market basket averaged $33.04 a week. One month later the identical market basket was $1.13 less. By November it had dropped another 51 cents. Prices do change, and not always by rising. Lower prices for meat and some vegetables were responsible for most of these differences. If the housewife has her eye on prices and wants to cut the £®st further, she can do it by shopping around. By looking for the lowest priced brands, the housewife could have bought the same foods, in the same store, on one Friday during the study for $2.10 less. And, if she had concentrated on the lowest priced items in all stores in the negihborhood. this would have lowered the cost around 10 per cent over the three months, bringing it down to a weekly average of S2B 84 instead of $32.11. With the difference, by the end of the year, the housewife could have been well on her way to purchase a new! washing machine or dishwasher. She would have had her savings and still have the same types of foods, though brands and quality may have differed. The housewife could have ended her bargain hunt right in her own neighborhood. Stores in other partis of the city might offer lower prices on some items but these differences in costs were slight. WHAT DOES FOOD COST?? There are many ways to measure how much of our income goes for food. So many, infact, they sometimes seem to contradict each other. Basically they all say the same thing. The main diference is their starting point. The following are the three most used . . . and misused . . . measures of our food costs. 1. 16.3 per cent of the total income per person was spent for food in 1963. Total income, in this case, is based upon income before taxes. By comparison, we spent 19.6 per cent on food in 1953. 2. 18 8 per cent of disposable income per person spent for food in 1963 is based upon take-home pay, after taxes. By comparison, we spent 22.4 per cent on food in 1953. 3. Based on our day to day living costs, the share of consumer expenditures spent for food per person in 1963 was 20.2 per cent. By comparison, in 1953, we spent 24 2 per cent on food. Perhaps this will explain the different arguments pro and con relative to the cost of food on the percentage basis. Consumers in the United States spend a smaller share of their incomes on food than the citizens of any other country. THE SAFETY CORNER: NIGHT DRIVING — EYE FATIGUE Vacation time . . brings more night driving. Dimming dash lights, while night driving, fatigues rather than rests the eyes. Eye doctors state the iris of the eye is open wide in the dark, as when your headlights are the only light. Then the oncoming car's bright lights cause the iris to contract only to have it open wide as soon as the car is passed. This physical exertion to the eye muscles is very tiring and contributes greatly to eye fatigue. Leave the dash lights at maximum brilliance when driving at night to reduce eye fatigue. DO YOU SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES???? Professional drivers will tell

THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR. INDIANA

County Agent’s Corner

No single wheat variety has all the good features but there is a variety best suited to each particular farm. Weighing factors such as resistance, straw strength and yield to select this variety can have an important effect on production. Five soft red winter wheat varieties now being recommended for Indiprrr V > < ' / Hl Neighbors I Wildlife Biologist Jerry Setser, work unit conservationist for the soil conservation service, has been advised the state of Indiana department of conservation that William Allen has assumed his duties as wildlife biologist for the fram game program, division of fish and game. Allen is replaced former district biologist, Eugene Ludlow. Allen resides at 538 S. Main, Churubusco. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a master’s degree in wildlife management. Through a simple agreement, the division of fish and game will furnish free seed, seedlings, and grain to any landowner with five acres of more located outside of Purple Pennings The 4-H members who have exhibits at the Indiana state fair may claim them in the county extension office anytime after September 11. LESSON LEADERS Remember, Friday is the leader training meeting in the 4-H dining hall in Monroe on “Is It A Bargain," This is a date different from the listed in the yearbook. The time is 10-12 a.m. noon and 1 to 3 p.m. You may bring your own sack lunch or plan to eat out. SALT RESTRICTED DIETS Anyone in the county who is interested inlearning about salt restricted diets is invited to a special interest lesson September 15. "Miss Miriam Eads, Purdue University nutrition specialist, will present the material. This meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the I & M auditorium. WISE — DAY All Adams county home .demonstration members have been invited to W I S E day in Wells county September 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the 4-H building at the 4-H fni’’grounds a* Bluffton. The WISE means women’s International speakers from embassies. The Wells county home demonstration club members have invited the wives of embassy connected personnel from six nations who are at the present living in Washington D. C. The countries represented are: Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Philippines and South Africa. This project is intended to promote international goodwill and is closely connected with the Adams county leader lesson on international unstanding. ONE DAY TRIP All club presidents should remember to mail to the county extension office before Septmeber 16, the total votes for the one day trip. The cities which may be visited are Detroit. Indianapolis and Chicago. you that it is rarely necessary to “slam on the brakes.” By anticipating the unexpected and thinking about evasive action which could be taken as a defensive driver, no desperate measures are necessary. THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU ... IF YOU DON’T FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS When the glass starts to fly. and you sail thru the sky. And your head has a very big welt, Buth you remember too late as you pass through the gate., . You forgot to fasten your seat belt’.

LANDRACE HOG SALE SEPTEMBER 12. 1964—7:00 (E.S.T.) 30 Bred Gilts, 30 Open Gilts. IS Boars At farm 2H miles East, IV. mile North of Woodbum or Hi miles south of U t 8. 24 on State Line Road. Blood Tested. Healthy, Fed Right and Guaranteed Breeders. Robert Boesch A Son, Wodbum, Ind.

ana are Monon, Reed, Redcoat, Knox 62 and LaPorte. La Porte is recommended for the northern half of Indiana. For late seeding, three weeks or more after fly-free date. Vermillien is recommended because it is winter hardy. Monon is the next best variety for late seeding. Monon variety, occupied about two-thirds of Indiana’s wheat acreage this year. This variety and powdery mildew which appeared in Indiana in 1964 caused moderate yield .losses in some areas. Reed, a new midseason variety, offers top yield, outstanding city limits. This agreement covers a period of five years and is made between the landowner and the Indiana department of conservation. The materials furnished through this program are to be used to benefit wildlife and carry out good land management practices. All materials furnished will be delivered to the farm by the wildlife biologist. The acreage will be developed on a general pattern for the benefit of wildlife and may be any size and shape. No payment for fenc- > ing will be made. The developed area will not be posted as a refuge. but may be hunted with the owner’s permission. All materials prescribed will be to provide food and cover where needed for wildlife. 1. Furnish at no cost to the landowner, seedlings, seed and grain for the purpose of restoring this farm to wildlife productivity. The following materials are , available: Sericea Lespedeza, Kor--1 ean Lespedeza, Reed Canary Grass, Fescue, Alsike and Timothy mixture, Sorghum, Pine Seedlings, Black Locust seedlings, and Miltiflora Rose seedlings. Anyone interested in obtaining seedlings and/or seed through this program should write to the following address giving name and full address, along with directions to reach the farm, or contact the soil conservation,, service office at 205 South, Ist street, Decatur, for agreements and information: Indiana Department of Conservation, Farm Game Program. 605 State Office Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. 535 Killed On fl U. S. Highways Over Holiday By United Press International Traffic accidents killed 535 persons over the long Labor Day weekend. It was the second worst Labor Day holiday toll on record. The final Uni'ed Press International tabulation showed this breakdown of holiday deaths between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Monday: . Traffic 535 Drownings 75 i Planes .. 16 i— Miscellaneous .— 56 Total ..... — 682 The National Safety Council had feared the death count ■ would spurt past the record of 561 set over Labor Day last summer. But the death pace • fell off in the holiday’s waning hours. Still, the council said, more • traffic deaths were recorded over this weekend than during any Labor Day holiday except 1963. California headed the death count with 45 traffic fatalities. There were 35 in Texas, 33 in Illinois, 28 in New York State, and 23 in both Michigan and Ohio. Only three states — Delaware, Montana and Hawaii—had no holiday traffic deaths. Theft Os Bicycle Is Reported To Police Greg Bixler, of 609 N. Fifth St., filed a stolen bicycle report with the city police .Monday eve—'ning. Bixler reported that his bicycle had been stolen around 6:30 p.m Monday from behind the Reinking Oarage on 13th street. The bicycle, a boy’s Red Schwinn model, was valued at S3O.

strength and is moderate resistant to leaf rust and powderly mildew. It matures about nine days later than Monon. Regardless of variety, farmers in Adams County should use cleaned, tested and treated seed. Farmers should sow seed which has been tested for germination and purity, is free from weed seed and other crop seeds. Seed wheat should be treated to control seed borne diseases. New Soybean Variety A new soybean variety has, in Indiana trials, outyielded Shelby soybeans by an average of 12 per cent and Clark 63 soybeans by an average of 10 per cent. Wayne, the new variety, has been developed by the departmeht of agriculture and six midwestern agricultural experiment station, including

©SEPTEMBER VALUES AT MURPHY’S STARTING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 10th OUR STORE WILL BE OPEN EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MILK MENS TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CHECK PEANUT SHIRTS PERMANENT BUTTER ANTI ■ FREEZE CHIPS T l f or M ooe *l-57 47c »• * 99c GAitON REGULAR 69c BURGESS —.. FLASHLIGHT .or. '"ST BATTERIES 24” X 72” SEALED IN STEEL. ICHHIO DUQ CHROME PROTECTED SHOES i or 11C sizes 8 • ,o '/2 RUNNER ”,: * £ ‘ ASSORTED STRIPES OPEN • * ’ AND TWEEDS. VTfcR REGULAR $1.99 SERGED AU- AROUND. TU 11116*1* MV ' ' ■ ' $ fl .98 THURSDAY save 33c AFTERNOON jumbo size STARTING vIXV PACKAGE OI HUI ■ IHU KOTE embossed CFPTFMRFD I liNAIIEAN OCI I CIVIDCII Get Full 33c LUNCHEON TIIC lA . L Refund From THE Win Eedulre Co. NAPKINS See Our Dieplay BOY’S For Detail*. 500 NAPKINS BLACK ' size 13V 2 x 13 LFATHFR clearance VIRGINIA OXFORDS ROSE DINNERWARE HOLIDAY >l.oo CAR WASH — GIRL’S ' THE CAR WASHING BLACK TIDEY - CREAM WITH THE D ATI? AIT SWEEP / waMbTXns PfI TENT HOUSE .AS.TROUSHES SANDALS _ RDfMIIIC ONLY 13 PAIRI DHUVItIO ORANGE COLOR HANDLE REGULAR $1.19 $ J .00 ' REGULAR $3.00 \ 1 SIMONI7 ——— CHILDREN’S INFANTS VISTA BLAC k^ HITE BROWN WASH and WAX SADDLE SHOES CLEANS AND WAXES OXFORDS CAR IN ONE EASY ’ UArUllllw E iiM°£F.fuSL VAMP OPERATION. ONLY 17 RAHtI ’cSmtoS 25c ?1.00 REGULAR $1.27 REGULAR $3.00 * ' —. i —— 151 - 165 North Second Street Decatur, Indiana

Purdue University. In Indiana this variety can be grown anywhere south of U. S- 24, cuts diagonally from Kentland through Fort Wayne. The new variety is resistant to bacterial pustule and appears to show field tolerance to Phytephthora root rot. Foundation seed of Wayne is being produced this year and will be released to certified soybean seed growers for 1965 production. Silage Value Limestone — treated corn silage and regular corn silage have a simjlar feeding value, although the cattle on limestone silage gained slightly faster. The limestone com retained a much greener color than the regular corn silage, and contains 3.5 times more caretene than regular

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER >, 1964

silage. The beef cattle consume more limestone corn silage than regular corn silage. The amount of feed-grade limestone to use is 10 to 20 pounds per ton of corn silage when filling the sile. The addition of limestone to com silage has a tendency to speed up the fermentation process that usually takes place in the silo, it also will breakdown nitrate content in corn stalks. Swine Day Sept. 11 The swine day at Purdue University will be held Friday, September 11 at the swine farm, 1 mile off of U. 5.~52 by-pass, Lafayette. The forenoon program will consist of tours of the farm, starting at 8-10 a.m. Hie afternoon program will be held from 1-3 p.m. at the Purdue hall of music.