PUSH BUTTON ACiUICUF/fUKE in thn Thnn ;..

parently outraged, the is a member of Tape • Respon-

(Frustrated Thief
Year Just Ended year 2,000 A. D. This Is how the Kan-
sas Slate College Ag Student, magazine
for K-State studcnta In agriculture. Il-
Displays His Anger
thief poured a pot of glue over dents, International.
a typewriter and left emptyhand- "When I ask anyone if t he y The Hatchinson News
ed- know what a tape club Is, they Wednesday, .Tannary 1, 1958
OKLAHOMA CITY W - It inevitably answer negatively," he

Saw Dust Turned

lustrated an article on the. subject In the
December Issue. Gary Ycahley, writing didn't take Detective Ed White said. "A tape club is one in Engine Has Purr
half In fun nnd half nerlously, foresees long to figure that the burglar Add Tape Trading which members who own tape re- HELENA, Mon.. (to — At first
who broke into an office, was 1 corders exchange tapes with oneiMrs. Fred DeWolf thought the pe-
underground feed lots. cnpto-sprnyhiK,
To List of Hobbies another." jcuiiar noise was her car acting
To Mud in Area use of selective, hormones, and remote angry.
controlled Jet and atomic-powered trac- The would - be robber had cut SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. "At present," said Rafferty, "Ijup. On closer inspection she found
tors. the hinges off the companys Rg . . a m exchanging tapes with club;a cat entangled in her fan belt,
safe, knocked off the knob, boat-i •l7'ycar'°l" members in the United States.lmeowing mightily. Police extract.
Tha big story nf Kansas farm- County received 13.52 inches; Bar-
the handle am! pounded away typist clerk of San Bcrnar- British Columbia, England and ed it, harmlessly for all con-
ing the pnst, year is from the Ion, 14.97: Ness, 9.12. ! in general without getting it open, dino, has an unusual hobby. He Australia." cerned.
Weather Bureau. The drought. Only 5.76 inches fell in 1956 in
was snapped, crumpled a n d ; U l y s s e s . Sonic sections of Grant
ground into nothingness. county received less than four
Most persons think that the big inches. Number 1 in a
snow of March was the turning After the good rains of 1957, Scries for January
point. After this big wet blanket farmers ignored the Soil B a n k
ramo spring rains — showers, nnrl seeded wheat.
deluges and local flooding. Ceiling On Bank
Besides improved crop condi-
Farmers who had nothing but
dust tho year before now had the '.,/ ,._ ,,._ ,_ .
sponsiblo for the farmer ignor
biggest muriball in history. ing it. In an attempt to plug loop-
Spring rain did little to put. moiv holes, tho program put a $3,00X1
cy in the farmer's pocket right ' m cpi ,. m enls
SPECIAL.
away. In fact it drained him|> ^ ]ush w h c a t ma
somo more Most, of "honl jf , . , bu ,. M
land west, of highway US2R1 was. ( ] o Once again it's time for Wiley's January Stop Light Specials , . . when we bring you
in the Soil Bank. our best buys at bigger savings. It's an opportunity to enjoy real dollar value, so
Rank agreements in force until
Tho Most Milo •Ian. 1, WiR. they couldn't do this come and shop; watch for the flashing red Stop Light that's your signal for better
The rain resulted in farmers u n t i l a f t e r that date.
planning what turned out. to be But man;, c a t t l e were brought values each day, all month long.
tho biggest milo crop in history. in to milo .stubble. Hundreds of
This took money for seed and thousands were shipped to Gar-
fuel den City, Dodge City. Ulysses,
For weeks in May and .Tune ill Johnson and other Western cities. SAVE 50%! 8 Precious Ounces
appeared the rain might turn into The beef picture had drastical-
a curso for the milo fanner. ly changed from the year before
Milo had been planted as many ^.hcn mns t ^oc\. was s<t\^ i,c
as five times by farmers and seed| cm)sc of ( i r o u ght and feed short-
LUCIEN LELONG
costing up to 20 cents a pound 1 .
was washed away by continuing 1!>.V7 will go down in Southwest
rains. ^» Kansas history as the year of the
This resulted in a hodge-podge green thumb.
of growth — some maize heading Fields, barren for several pre-
out while other fields were still vious years, bloomed. Weeds weie
four or five inches tall foremost in pastures but grasf
Forecasters predicted 110 mil-stretched for tho sun.
Famous French
lion bushels of milo. This was Outlook for 1958 includes vastly
Push Button Operation
later revamped to 117 million and improved pastures and a when!
still later to near the 130 million- crop estimated at nearly 200 mil-
bushel mark.
Acreage Is Lost
Some areas lost considerable
lion bushels.

Police Impartial in
For Future Farms Seen nes
acreage to a dry August. There MANHATTAN — The day ofjhormones would he applied byjthat is) Yeakley thinks the earth
were moments of gloom. The
crop was fading rapidly. Then Litterbug Crackdown push button agriculture will havejhelicopter spray units, may be used principally as a
everyone became panicky whcn it CHARLESTON, W. Va. arrived by the year 2,000, sug-j Remote controlled turbo - jet dwelling place, with agricultural Regular
Greenleaf gests an article appearing in _the tractors could be operated from products coming from nearby
appeared the maize wasn't Patrolman Ernest Dccembcr J957> issll o£ tllc Kan
t -, fcp <= ti,P rhnripsfnn dnt 1 ,tp! - ° 1the farmhouse, but these are soon planets. This could well open up
doomed.
against litterbugs literally ''"
He
isas Slatc CollcgR Af
' SUldcnt '> be out-dated by atomic-powered a whole new batch of agricultural sze
Where are we going to put it? published for!tractors. problems, including new insects plus tax
There isn't enough storage in the chased one all the way to the students in the School of Agricul- For the future 'after 2,000 A.D., new diseases, and new weeds.
state to take care of it, city incinerator.
A meeting of elevatormen, a The litterbug turned oul to bc| lurc - Buy several bottles of these fabulous French colognes
city employe. G r c e n l c a f l Gary Yeakiey, Iloisinglon ecli- Here's wishing you a bell- Three fabulous
farmers and government officials booke'd him on charges of oper- tor of the magazine and author by Lucien Lelong . . . you're getting twice as much for
was held in Garden City at the ating a trash truck without a cov- of the article foresees undcr- ringer of a New Year . . . fragrances:
instigation of Clifford Hope, for- er and told the court: one that's as cheery and your money. You can feel excitingly extravagant without
\Stound fccd lo's- PFlcato.r 'rn-
mer 5th District Congressman. "It makes no difference to mention, copto - spraying, selective
bright as the gala celebra-
tion that sets tho stage for
being extravagant. Includes three of the most favore'd Balalaika
The storage situation is serious, who he' workg for _ r |o[d Mm |hormones, and remote controlled fragrances. You'll want all three for yourself. And you'll
its grand entrance.
the officials said, but " not" hope-
"" he can't, let trash blow off his!t»fbo - jet tractors, among other
be smart to tuck away a few extra bottles for future
Indiscret
less. The farmer was told he truck onto city streets." things. Tho ricnnrr \ V l l h
would have to do most of it him- The judge placed the case on Advantage of the underground "The Dri-p ( li'nn Mclliod" gifts . . . gifts that will belie the hiodest cost. Tailspin
self.
As L- it turned, out, the storage
ihe "open docket" after warning fcedlots is that feed and water
arrest would mean 1L a n D0
•eter Pan
situation wasn't hopeless. Nature! that,.af f second
•i t , i »r i I
fj
ciprilired dim
hf> steriiizta, and uuair filtered
V!leaners
was the main solution. Wet weath-j " and purified to eliminate diseases. TOILETRIES — MAIN FLOOR
, Thn C'lfttntni; Ontrr
er hampered the harvest and gavc : perforniaiiCR Kepealed Deep wells to an apparently in-
farmers more gray hair. J^K CITY, Okla. (<D — J o e exhaustible supply ot' salt water 4TH AM) POPLAR D I A I , 2-1171

But elevators were able to take ivioyer n jt a big hole in the pave- lwol 'M provide irrigation water
advantage of this lag and movedIment and his hub cap flew off Utter it had1 been, run through a Number 2 in a
stocks well even though dryingl l h i s car and into the bushes. Puricalor'
"P'"-ipnlnr".
processes were slow and tedious. He searched for the cap and Selective use of plant hormones i Series for January
Milo Is First couldn't find it. But, he found
For the first time in history, two others which apparently were growth, as desired, and also con-
wheat was displaced as Kansas''jarred loose by the same hole.
number one crop.
For the. first time in several WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT
years, farmers in the Southwest SPECIAL.
had something to show for their
work besides debt. AFTER^CHRISTMAS
Wheat was a disappointment in
1S57. Central Kansas had a good
crop but nothing like the bumper-
prospects in the spring.
Special savings on long-wearing, reversible
Rain damaged grain and lodged
straw. Combines wallowed in
mud. The harvest turned into a PUNCH

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grain was generally the poores!
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Cutting started in Sunnier and
other southern counties in mid- Pkg. .
June. Some farmers were still do-
ing it in mid-July and later.
It was a back and heart-break- Fresh Ground—Ground
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Though criticized, the Soil Bank
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Red
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