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- Australian, would send him a - contained a _in many points in Texas. . vation program. the value of sorghum almum "LL. B. Fessenden in The Chris- Rugged New Grass ing Tested Elmer Sawyer and Jake Kei- mer, farmers, of Medford, Grant County, Olka,, are coping with their harvest of seed from 450 acres of the recently introduced grass, sorghum almum. Since the heads begin ripening in August and will continue to ripen un- til frost, hand harvesting must be used. This has presented quite a problem to the men who have been accustomed to cut- ting all of their grains with self- propelled combines "This is surely different from |, riding a wheat combine," said Mr, Reimer. "Here you have to pull a cotton sack te put the heads in, then you reach up and: pull a stalk down to size and: cut off the ripe heads with your pocket knife." This is the first year of com- mercial production in Oklahoma and the second year it has been grown commercially in the Southwest, In 1951 an Australian sheep rancher was touring the world, representing his government, in search of grasses that could be adapted to his native country. While in the United States he visited John Coleman of the Texas pandhandle, whom he had met when both were prisoners of war in Japan during World War II. Mr. Coleman elicited a... promise that Jim Chisholm, the little of the best grass seed that he found on his tour. Then in 1952 John Coleman picked up an airmail pocket that tablespoonful of sorghum almum seed that Mr. Chisholm had sent in answer to the request. He planted the seed in his garden, and it from this first spoonful that all subsequent harvests and seeds have come. Sorghum almum is growing 14 feet tall under field conditions Tests conducted in the Texas panhandle during the very dry 1956 summer proved that the grain would carry up to three head of livestock per acre for a period of several months, and' would still .leave the initial stand with enough roots and stalk to withstand the drying out caused by the winds and searing heat. Ei On the basis of these exhaus- tive tests the Texas State ASC approved the grain for use in both the soil bank program and the regular -agricultural conser- One of the first to recognize was the Soil Conservation Serv- ice in Wellington, Texas, Fred Squyres, work unit conserva- tionist, worked closely with John Coleman even while it was siill a backyard project, writes tian Science Monitor. Two things besides its value as a feed hold SCS attention. In addition to the crown from which the plant comes back each year there is a massive fib- rqus root system that dies out each winter, decaying into or- ganic matter. . Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Reimer, who had been hit for five years by the persistent drought, se- cured a féw horghum almum plants in 1956 which they set out in a small patch. They book- . ed an order for enough seed to . sow 450 acres, Both Oklahomans agree that the sorghums will be an excel lent silage grass, especially in view of the heavy yields, and their cattle have shown a pref- erence for it over other grasses. Cattle pastured on one patch showed gains of two and two- tenths pounds per day. Mr. Reimer said that the grass appears to be adaptable to all types of soil, but it seemed to start off a little slower on deep, sandy soil and made the most gain on tight land. The Southwest Foundation for sain ian oats TRE Rell, SAREE SUAS SE Avett ule Vid Research and Education is test- ing the sorghum almum in south Texas, and has called it "the most promising of more than 200 different grasses under test." Reports also showed it with- stood dry weather better than tintothy and blue grass. Both men believe that sor- * ghum almum will do a lot to' help stem the tide of the small F~farmers moving off the farms to the cities. For so many years the drought has claimed the. pas- tures, and numerous herds have had to go on the market during the summer months because of an acute shortage of feed. With the loss of his herds and with restricted wheat allotments, the small farmer has been hard pressed and has had to seek work in factories in other parts> of the country. : Except during the month of June, which is normally harvest time for the winter wheat in Oklahoma, there are no migra- tory workers to be hired in northern Oklahoma, and the Medford men have had to call on the state employment serv- "ice to secure hands for the top- ping of the seeds. After the hand harvest is completed - the seed heads will have to be threshed and the men will begin thorough ger- mination tests. But with all of their new problems encountered in the planting and harvesting of sorghum almum, both Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Reimer are well pleased and noticeably ex- cited over the potential of their new crop. . BRIEF OBIT A reporter for the local week= ~ ly paper was instructed to use fewer words in his stories. On his next assignment he wrote, "John Smith truck driver struck match to see if any gas was in tank. There was. Age. 32." FEEDS ON MAIL -- This unique face makes mailing 'a letter an experience in Havana, Cuba. The young lady -- name of "Melody Keys"--drops a letier which the Spaniards used centu into the city's first mailbox, ries ago. Y lan phasized 29. Nolse 10. Reglon " CROSSWORD ii citictmo 3 Most heated 17. Polsonous 35. Places g PUZ tree 37. Reposed 19. Fr. walter 39. Metric 23. Sell in Jaan '0 Measure p "9 © quantities . Festiva ACROSS 3 Nama claimed 24 Mountain 41. Draft animals 1. Light by Naomi pass 43. B. Ind. money 6 Relief 4. Caper 25. Ohlo town 44. 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Believe it or not, ice was regularly shipped from America and Norway to Britain during the last century. In 1860 Britain bought 150,000 tons of ice from America, and many thousands more tons from Norway. From 1830 to 1857 engineers tried to invent ice-making ma- chines, but the first successful one of the modern kind was . patented by a Scottish engineer who had emigrated to Australia, James Harrison. Whether this year is the true centenary of refrigeration is difficult to de- cide, for Harrison took out vari- ous patents during 1856 and 1857. The development of refrigera- tion gradually killed the import trade for -ice, though even as late as 1900 Britain was still buying 14,000 tons ayear from America, Now the world even has float- ing refrigerators. An 8,000-ton cargo ship has recently been converted into a "cold store" for fresh orange juice. As much as 650,000 gallons of fresh juice pressed out in Florida can be shipped in bulk to New York, and soon similar floating juices from Florida to Europe. SHEER MAGIC -- The gossa- mer silk of a spider's web hangs like a painting in a gal- _lery from this fence. The nearly invisible handiwork of its busy maker is outlined by the early morning dew, highlighted by sunlight. Sang For Fun -- Made Money The first girl singer to sell more than a million records since Doris Day had "Que Sera" about a year ago is another movie queen -- youthful Deb- bie Reynolds, whose relationship with the music business has heretofore been confined to her husband, pop singer Eddie Fish- er. Her Coral record of "Tam- my," a sentimental tune about a teen-agér in love, topped all of the disk popularity charts last month as it spun past the magic million-record mark. Pleading stunned amazement, Debbie said: "I'm not only sur- prised it's a hit, I'm surprised it's a record." She had recorded it, she explained, for a scene in her latest picture, "Tammy and the Bachelor." "I didn't even do it with an orchestra. I just sang with a plano, and the back- ground was put in later." Debbie, cabled in England when the record hit 200,000, was flabbergasted enough to phone New York. "I thought there was a mistake and he meant 2,000 or 20,000," she said. "I couldn't imagine the record selling that many." "I'm not even a singer," Deb- bie continued with becoming embarrassment. "I've got no business having a hit record. If I can do it, it shows what a crazy shape the record business is in, I feel like apologizing to gals who are really in the busi- ness -- Patti Page, Jo Stafford, Rosemary Clooney, and the others. But they are happy about it. They figure this might bring back hit records for women." Husband Eddie, a singer by profession, who hasn't had a million-seller since "I Need You Now" in 1954, "thinks it's great." Debbie reported. "He believes it's a good sign when a simple ballad done with a rich orchest« ral background can be a hit Midybe this will" hiirry along the end of rock 'n' roll, which is. al- ready on the decline." are wad TR ES ARE 'red-haired, " Sr TN PE NSS IEA Ue 0 Re TA Be YAR He FURROW QUEEN -- Ann D. Lane, 16, reigned as "Queen of the Furrow" at the 1957 World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing Matches. Interest in International Plow- ing Contests seems to be grow- ing each year and I am passing along to you the following ex- cerpts from an article by Herb Plambeck, who has been. closely associated with these events for many years. 1 * * » Flags from many - nations waved proudly this week over what may be the world's most colorful farm event. A 2,500 acre farming area near Pecbhles became a- massive, sprawling, tented city as 16 farm families served as hosts to the "Olympics of Agriculture." Champion plowmen from as far away as New Zealand as- sembled here to vie for the- world plowing title. Crowds variously estimated up to 20,000 or more came from all parts of the nation, and from Canada and many - other "countries to participate in what was describ- ed as a "World's Fair of Agri- culture," but which could well also have been defined as the "United Nations of Farming," on the basis of the 14 nations participating, Officially recognized as the World's Conservation Exposition, the Ohio event merited top bill- ing as an international farm show. Plowmen and others re- calling the first national contest in Towa in 1939 found it hard to believe. their eyes. Color and drama, along with excitement and activity, were on every hand. -- The central stage, a focal point, was flanked by the flags of the 15 participating nations, draped with hundreds of yards of bunting. Nearby, Sardar Kahn of Pak- istan was was watching a little freckle-faced farm hoy with his big blue balloon, while a guest from Ireland was gesturing with a man from Italy and an Illinois farmer was try- ing to catch the conversation. Old Glory fluttered overhead, above the Cairn of Peace, the monument installed in the heart of the area symbolizing agri- culture's effort to achieving world peace. Decorating the cairn itself is a golden plow glinting in the autumn sun, on a base made up of stones brought by the plowmen from Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Great Brit ain, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Italy, France, New Zealand, and Pakis- tan as well as the United States. * * * In the world matches, held the final two days of the event, in- terest mounted to highest pitch. American farmers, accustomed to moving fast with their modern tractors and covering a lot of ground, shook their heads both in amazement and admiration. The plowmen from the. British Isles, and those form Scandina- vian and other European areas, moved slowly but their work was virtually perfect. Despite ad- verse weather and difficult con- ditions the furrows were straight ag a string and so uniform even the experts could not tell the rounds made by the plow. The slow-moving. Jforeiga 'THE FARM FRONT WR 1, vie. tractors and European . plows created no end of comment from the crowd. Narrow shares, half the width of those used in the United States, and long mold- boards, twice as long as those seen on American plows, were a revelation farmers looking on. A West Unity, Ohio farmer who operates 384 acres, watched the perfection of the Irishman's work and said, "They're born plowmen, educated to do the job perfectly and by better plowing are striving for higher produc- tion in their heavily overpopu- lated. counties." Unusual methods were used to attract attention td various ex- hibits. Four tractor operators put their $3,000 machines through the "dosey do" and other intri- cate square-dance manoeuvers, much tothe crowd's delight. A radio-controlled tractor, on which Australian, Canadian, and American engineers had worked a year, was an eye opener. The world's biggest tractor was on display. 3 Country style hospitality pre- vailed throughout the four-day spectacle. Thousands of visitors found a warm welcome in homes throughout the region. Motels and hotels were overflowing. Wagon trains consisting of tractors pulling hay racks called "tractor trolleys," carried spec- tators over the entire area, 'en- abling visitors to see so6il-canser- vation demonstrations of every type. Nor was the viewing all done from wagon trains. Overhead a huge blimp, pulling long stream- ers stressing soil-conservation projects, together with several helicopters and many planes gave a bird's-eye view of the exposition. Plowmen and others working on the land often look- to the practical Four ed skyward to watch the "whirly-birds." On an adjoining farm, a re- cently built alr strip accommo- dated several hundred flying farmers with their yellow, blue and red planes along with sev= eral DC-3's and other large craft. An event of such magnitude cannot be handled without prob- lems, particularly when rain and mud also enter into the picture. Serving food to so many guests was a major problem. Despite the 12,000 gallons of milk, 34,000 gallons of coffee, a 3%-mile long chain of hot dogs, and all the other food arranged by the committee, many people left the grounds hungry after waiting in long queues. One leathery faced veteran of World War II said: "It's just like the Army." * * . Alfred Hall, executive secre- tary of the World Plowman's Organization, standing beside the Cairn of Peace, said, "This is more than just a contest. It ls the emblem of good fellowship, the symbol of peace." Walter Fraulein of Germany, head of the world plowing group, and Earl Devore, Ohlo farmer in charge of this year's event, stood nearby and nodded as Mr. Hall added, "Better plowmen make for better citizens everywhere in the world." News Hounds On A Killer's Trail A demonstration by Chicago newspapers had in it, perhaps, a bit "of self-interest (good pro- motion), but beyond question it also contained the tart flavor of old-fashioned, outraged journal- ism. After two steel drums popped to the surface of Lake Michigan and were found to con- tain the dismembered body of 15-year-old Judith Mae Anderson (the city's sixth unsolved juven- ile killing in less than two years), the Chicago press set out to do more than just report the news. The big morning Tribune of- fered a $50,000 reward for infor- mation leading to the killer; it also put fifteen experienced crime reporters on the story. The Sun- Times turned loose Ray Brennan, 50, tough, old-school crime re- - porter, and "everybody else we can lay our hands on." The af- ternoon Daily News assigned "halt the staff." The American also sent out a top crew, headed by tenacious Buddy ('The Front Page") McHugh. In the face of such intensive action, Police Commissioner Tim- othy J, O-Connor put 1,400 men on the streets in what he called a "house by house, alley by alley" search for the spot where Judith was killed. And, while 100 vol- unteer skin dlvers combed the lake bottom in search of clues, Chicago radio statlons took to broadcasting the nolse of a steel drum being sealed in the hope that a listener might recognize and remember it. Despite all this activity -- and the receipt of some 700 tips at The Tribune -- only two likely suspects had been found by the end of the second week. And the case against them looked far from strong -- From Newsweek Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking so 'By Rev. R. Barclay Warren | B.A. B.D. i 4) Moral Standards In a O = 1 Corinthians 5: 6-13; 6.18- Memory Selection. Know ya not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is I§° you, which ye have of God, ye are not your own? For ye ard bought with a price; theref: glorify God in your body. Corinthians 6: 19-20, . Corinth, a seaport of Gr was a notoriously wicked el The church, started thro Paul's ministry, had its diffi ties in maintaining a high mo standard in this immoral envis ronment, A man committed foge nication with: his father's and the church did no about it. Paul was distur not only over the sin itself b over the complacent attitude the church over this awful sid on the part of one of its mem=- bers. He instructs them "to de- liver such an one unto Satam for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved ig: the day of Lord Jesus." Th§: church obeyed. In his next lettee. Paul said, "Sufficient to such g' man in this punishinent," an urged them now to forgiye, coms' fort and confirm their lovd.- toward him. A minister res marked, "We have a -lot of members. but we, don't have « high = standard." ; The - churcl should &e clean. It must not be a shield for sin, Paul sy "I have written unto you n to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or am idolater, or a railer, or a drunk- ard, or an extortioner; with such an-one no not to eat." This lt a strong statement and can only be properly understood in thas light of the whole situation. If a professing Christian is living as a sinner the church must show its disapproval. Paul found fault with the church because some - of thé members were going to law against their brethren. He asks, "Why do -ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defraud- ed?" He urges that differences be settled before the saints rather than in the law courts. 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