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jltnneapolis imnisap tribune Weather Page 14B MINNEAPOLIS, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1963 IB Plowing Contest Is Straight and Narrow REPORTING AT LARGE 4'i, r- jf. 1 S-Si. .5 X- Minneapolis Tribune Phoio by Donald BUrk Twelve strips of black earth show on the Harry Timm farm near Mankato after start of plowing matches TlllS SHOULD EXPLAIN in part, at least, one of life's little mysteries. Karl Goth of the Twin Cities was up in Duluth the other day and was browsing in a gift shop and he overheard a couple of women engaged in the same pastime. They were exclaiming over the attractiveness of one item.

"It's beautiful," one breathed, "but what is it?" "I don't know," said the other, "but wouldn't it make a wonderful wedding present?" Remember that the next time you survey the tables of loot at a marriage celebration The Automobile Manufacturers' Association has just put out the first edition of a new sheet called "Automotive Information." In it you'll learn that the first successful gasoline-powered motor vehicle went into operation on Sept. 21 just 70 years ago, designed and built by J. Frank and Charles Duryea. And now look: there were 92 million licensed drivers at the end of last year. And a mouth opening statistic: The average six-room house has 20 to 25 light sockets but a modern car has about 40 light bulbs with candlepower reaching 100.000.

In 1925 the ordinary car averaged 5.5 lamps. AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE In Minneapolis at .1:30 p.m. today ill honor three Swedish Immigrants who founded highway bus transportation right here In Minnesota. They're the late Carl Wickman; Andrew G. (Bus Andy) Anderson of llibhing, and Carl A.

A. Heed of Duluth. The institute will sponsor three Sunday bus tours for looks at autumn foliage Sept. 22 in the Mississippi Valley; Sept. 29 in the St.

Croix Valley and Oct. 20 in the Minnesota River Valley. They'll Include places of interest on the route of Scandinavian pioneers more than a century ago. More details from the Institute at 2601 Oakland Av. A little filler from the Minnesota Conservation Department newt bulletin: "The mocking bird can Imitate at least 32 songs of other types of birds." But who mocks the mocking bird? OTHER ORGANIZATIONS might lift an idea of The Minnesota Rural Letter Carriers' association and its auxiliary.

It had already landed the 1964 convention of the National Association, to be held Aug. 11-14 in the Leamington Hotel. There was no selling to be done at this year's convention in Pittsburgh, Pa. Yet the Minnesota delegation wont to Pittsburgh with a raft of Minnesota promotional material, intent on convincing the visitors there to include a Minnesota vacation in their 1964 plans. Harley Y.

Karvonen of New York Mills, the 1964 general convention chairman, beseeched organizations here for material, and at the Minnesota booth in Pittsburgh plenty of it went to those who asked for it. A thousand copies of the 1963 vacation issue of Minnesota Motorist, the AAA publication here, were left on delegates' chairs at the final session. More than 90 per cent of them went into pockets for later perusal. Keep in mind that the Minnesotans didn't have to make a pitch for the next convention. Their efforts were just to sell their state and they deserve a hand for it.

DEPT. Of AMPLIFICATION: Mrs. B. G. Llngk, a reference librarian at Hill Reference Library in St.

Paul she handles six languages says that "G'suffa," the motto of the annual Albany, celebration, is Bavarian all right, but it's not a contraction of "gesund-hclt." Rather, she says, it's derived from "saufen," to drink, used in the case of animals or as slang for humans. The past participle of "saufen" is "gesoffen," hence "g'suffa." And a drinking song in Germany goes "Eins, zwel, g'suffa!" You guess the meaning. She should know. She grew up in Germany, and enjoys problems like this The St. Wenceslaus church festival at New Prague, should prove an attraction today.

A chicken and ham dinner starts at 11 and a buffet supper at 5, with plenty of games and other attractions. OSCAR BAKKE. UP NEAR Isle, has been raising buffalo and offers buffalo milk on a you-milk-'em-yourself basis. Any takers? And Gene Freer, living nearby, is raising Angus cattle. He's thinking about crossing his Angus with Bakke's buffalo to start a new strain that he'll call "Bangus!" according to Fred De Coursey in the Mille Lacs Messenger W.

E. Murphy of Vesta, asked for the lyrics of a tune called "Strawberry Roan," which he used to sing to his sweetie and would like now to sing to his grandchildren. He got his first answer from Mrs. Herbert Schulz of Hutchinson, and he'll be caroling a while. She sent along 16 verses.

Meanwhile Dr. John W. Anderson of Blue Earth, has a record of the tune and tried to call Murphy to play it over the telephone. He wasn't able to establish a connection, but the record is by the Saddle Serenaders, produced by Echo Reef Studios. More info from the vocalist from whom Dr.

Anderson got the record Blais Wight, Lake MacDonald Hotel, Glacier Park, Mont. Now I'm curious too Mrs. C. B. Byron of Brooklyn Center asked her 4-year-old son what the Minnesota Twins do.

"Play baseball." said he. Then she asked what the GLEAMING STEEL In into the rich earth of the Harry Timm farm north of Mankato Saturday as th; Minnesota State Plowing Matches got under way in nearly perfect plowing weather. Among the 22 talented tractor pilots from the area who participated the contest was Diane McShane of rural Waseca, the first woman ever to enter the annual competition. Jim Grennough. Lake Crystal, the 1062 level land champion, topped the field of 16 who survived the preliminaries and wil' plow again today.

He scored 83.88 out of a possible 100 points in the opening round, which attracted about 1.000 spectators. Miss McShane, with 60.38 points, ended up in 19th place. Runnerup yesterday was Richard Dern-er, St. Peter, with 82.51. Others in the top five were Don Hoeg, Winnebago, 79.6.1; Duane Tolzman, Minnesota Lake, 75.75, and Harold Searls, Bryon.

74.50. Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman will speak at the contest today. ,1 -A'-y--! I I fl iv 1 I iV Mr it 111 liiitliiiifciHiiii'rw DIANE McSHANE, 16, WASECA, WAS FIRST GIRL EVER TO ENTER MATCHES She UHid a two-bottom plow in a field of alfalfa RONDA BURNETT SAW HER IMAGE CM GLEAMING PLOW BLADE She'a 8 years old and in from Mankato Minnesota Gophers do. His reply: "Dig holes!" Murphy's column appears daily in the Minneapolis Star.

wmmmmmmmmmmmmmsummMmmmMmnmiiviwn iiwyww'www 4 -j i Urtum. II Don Chergosky, a Prospect navmg a Dan Park groceri had a ball Satur. day night, a symphony ball. His friends, neighbors, and customers at his store at 130 Warwick St. won an evening's use of 25 members of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in a contest, and held a street dance in Chergo-sky's honor.

Chergosky and his wife (below) shared a waltz by themselves. Orchestra conductor Frederick Fen-nell can be seen at the left of the picture at right. (STORY Page 8B.) Minneapolis Tribune Photos by Pete Hohn lillE i Iff Bf 1 pfpMt "I COMING NEXT SUNDAY: Sir Tyrone Guthrie Looks Back at First Season in Minneapolis The Tyrone Guthrie theatre is nearing the end of its first season in Minneapolis. What has this first season meant to Sir Tyrone Guthrie? Re sure to read his own observations next Sunday in the Feature Section. 1 llkll ln( NEW COLUMN You'll enjoy unique advice about table decorating and indoor gardening in a new weekly feature entitled "Knickknack Gardening." Look for this new column by William Rieck in the Home and Hobby Section.

MINNESOTA POLL Are you better off financially than you were a year ago? Are business conditions in Minnesota better or worse than thev were a vear L4 YLaSn 1 Si' a ago? Learn how Minnesotans answered Guthrie these questions asked in a public opinion survey conducted by the Minneapolis Tribune's Minnesota Poll. FUTURE A multi-billion-dollar river control project, the Missouri Basin Development Program, has changed the face of North and South Dakota. Be sure to see Picture Sunday Magazine's report about the future of this gigantic project with text by Leonard Inskip and pictures by Gerald Brimacombe. ALL COMING NEXT SUNDAY IN YOUR iflimteapolte tribune 1 4.