Leader-Telegram from Eau Claire, Wisconsin • 3

EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 1943- EAU CLAIRE LEADER. 3 New Disease Sweeping Nation's Beef Herds Chippeva Falls Grandmother Thinks "Politics Are Fun" Bird Hunting Extended in North Knapp F.F. A. Member to Get Highest Degree Fatalities Hit 40 Per Cent Mrs.

Raihle Lone Woman in 100-Member Assembly CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wij. (Special) "Politics are fun" said Mrs. Sylvia H. Raihle. only woman elected Tur-sday to Wisconsin's 100-rep-rcsentative assembly.

Mrs. Raihle, 58-year-old grand mother, was elected on the Republican ticket, winning with 8,108 votes to represent Chippewa county Her nearest, opponent, Au-g'usct M. HCgeson, Democratic candidate, received 5.015 votrt. Mother of Five The mother of five children, Mrs. Raihle says she feels free to enr gage iti politics since 'one "of her daughters' is married, another Is attending a Minneapolis art school, and a third Is la high here.

One of her two sons is a Navy officer and the other a high school student here. Politics isn't now to her. either, she says. Her husband. Paul H.

Raihle, a local attorney, served a term as assemblyman in 1925. Commenting on her new venture, Mrs. Raihle remarked "1 believe a woman eau do as well as men have done. There ar many things pfftaining to state institutions, public welfare work and veterans' affair that need a woman's judgment and experience." "Women should show a. greater Interest In government," she said, and should be candidates for public office when they're qualified.

Anyway, politic la a lot of fun you can keep your sense of humor." Mrs. Raihle Arthur L. Padrutt of this city -who has been Chippewa county assemblyman the past six years. Padrutt was elected state senator Tuesday from the 28th. district.

He la also a Republican. Mrs. Raihle won her place on the Republican ballot be defeating two men In the primary Sept. 21. Experienced Worker Although she Is a housewife, Mrs.

Raihle has the training for the Job she'll take In the aisembly, Sh was a contact worker for tie veterans administration during World War I at Fort Snelling, Minn. She taught school five years. She graduated from law school after a four-year course, but never practiced as she was married 10 days after her graduation. She Is a past president of the State Federation of Wor men's clubs and a past president of the American Legion auxiliary. DONALD HAILE Wpodmohr Former Dies in Car Crash MADISON, Wis.

UP) The state conservation commission 1 day gave ruffed grouse huntefa In north and north central Wisconsin an extra week of hunting to make up for the time lost a he the arj-a was closed because of fire danger. The commission also extended the trapping season on" muskrat, mink and otter for five days for the same reason. The duck Bcasun, which Is scheduled to end 13, will be extended live days If the federal fish and wild life service approves. The ser. vice Informed the conservation department today that if it grants the approval the season will be extended only In the areas which were closed because of.

the forest lire hazard. The commission ordered an emergency ban on hunting and trapping all forest protection dis-, trim and Lincoln and Marathon counties last Saturday. The ban was lifted at noon yesterday because rains eased the danger of fire. Originally the grouse season was scheduled to end at 4 p.m. today.

Hunters in the 42 counties open lor grouse shooting now will be able until 4 p.m. 13. The trapping season, oricir sched uled to end Nov. 10, nov. will last" through Nov.

15. Country Club Closes Season at Neillsville NEILLSTILLE, Wis. (Special) The Neillsville Country club, which operates the Neillsville; golf course and club house, has decided that the year program has been a successful one and Is closing the course for the winter. Weather permitting, there may be occasional goiters playing on the course, but the golf course la officially closed for 1948. Plans are.

already underway to make the 1949 program bigger and better than ever. A campaign will be launched early In 1919 for new memberships and new enthusiasts. Located on U.S. Highway 10, it Is one of the attractive courses of central Wisconsin, Even professionals find it a tricky course and one that makes the golf-j cr exhibit his best form in order to play the course at any point near par. The club house is equip- i ped for serving meals and every week during the season golfers join in an evening dinner each week.

Rice Lake Sailor Reburied Oct. 30 at Eau Galle BARRON. Wis. (Special The body of Robert C. Hassemer, naval air "radioman at the lime of his death Jan.

16. 1945. at Llngayen, Luzon was brought from Rice Lake Saturday to Eau Galle where re-burial services took place in St. Henry's Catholic cemetery. Durand servicemen participated in the mili tary ntes, at the grave.

Robert, only" child of Mr. and Mrs. Caaper' Hassemer attended Stout Institute at Menomonie and worked in Milwaukee when he entered the service in November 1942. His mother is formerly from here. i 4 MRS.

SYLVIA H. RAlHI.l: V.F.W. Buys New Building at Neillsville NEILLSVILLE, Wis. iSpeciati Thf 73. Veterans of Foreign Wars, has purchased the Womans- Relief corps hall on South Court street and will use it for all meeting's the organisation.

In purchasing the building which has a modern kitchen and dining hall, the veterans have agreed to allow the W. R. C. to use the hall for all meetings of the organization -for a period of 25 years. The Veterans of Foreign Wars had spent several months lookuig for a meeting place and had purchased a building lot Just west of the Masonic temple.

With the purchase of the W. R. hall, both veterans' oeganizations at Neillsville have a place for holding meet tags. The Otto A. Haugen.

post of the American Legion, is Just completing a new Legion hall on Hewett si. pet across from the American Stores condensery. Downing Soldier to Be Reburied This Afternoon DOWNING. Wis. (Special) Re-burial services forPJt, Laurence E.

Jensen, son of Harry of Hammond, will be -conducted by Rev. Obed Asp and members of the Downing-Cormorsvilie American Legion at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Mound cemetery here. Pic, Jensen was killed In action In the Europe-an theatre. His remains amveJ here Friday morning.

GLENWOOD CITY, Wis. Don-Id Halle. 20, son of Mr, and Mrs, S. R. Halle, one of the 10 Wisconsin farm youtbs who will receive the American Farmer degree at this 20th anniversary celebration and national convention of the Future Farmers of America at Kansas City, November 14-18.

The Future Farmers of America is a national organization of farm boys studying vocational agricul- in about 3,000 high schools and vocational schools throughout the country. There are about 265,000 members, with nf these in Wisconsin. r-. 1 1 i i The American Farmer -degree, the highest offered ia the program, awarded by the national organi sation to a select few young men Who have especially" outstanding farming programs and who have demonstrated "Unusual leadership abilities In school and community affairs and In F.F.A. affairs.

Donald lives with his parents on a farm north of Knapp. At present, he operates the 440 acre farm and manages the milking herd of 30 Guernseys in partnership with his father. He began high school in Downing and received his first F. F. A.

degrees there before transferring to the Glen wood City high school in 1944 when the Downing school closed. He received the Wisconsin Farmer degree, second highest award, at the stale F. A. con- vention In Wausau in 1946. Began in 312 Donald's farming program, which he started in Downing in 1942, consisted of productive enterprise in corn, oats and wheat, in dairy, sheep and swine, and, during the past two years, a 25 per cent partnership with his father in the dairy herd.

These activities, in six years, netted him an Income of $3,777.21. At the beginning of this year his investments in livestock, equipment and other assets gave him a net worth of $2,795.05. Among his improvement enterprises were soil conservation and tree planting, keeping farm accounts, orchard and home ground Improvement, building and repairing farm machinery and equipment, dairy herd testing, remodeling the barn and building a Grade A milk house. Recently he has installed a bathroom in the farm home and has remodeled the kitchen. Supplementary activities In his activities in his culling poultry, treating seed grain, innoeulatmg legume seed and shearing sheep.

Ft' A Officer In Future Farmer activities Donald was vice president and president of the Glenwood City F.F.A. chapter and state vice president of Section of the Wisconsin association. He showed winning sheep at, the Northwest Livestock show and at the Minnesota State Fair. He took part in the F.F.A public speaking program for. four years, and, while a state vice president, he made numerous' appearances at banquets and other meeting.

Other leadership and cooperative activities carried out by Donald have Included marketing wool through the Wisconsin Cooperative Wool pool, president of his Farmers Union local, president of his church fellowship group, a teacher in the Glenwood City tractor repair school, and-leader of his local 4-H club. Donald is the' second member of the Haile family to receive the American Farmer award, his brother Robert having received the degree 111 1942. He will accompanied to Kansas City by R. C. Wall.

Glenwood City F. F. A. adviser and instructor in agriculture in the Glenwood City high school. Six-man football now played by approximately 1,700 small high schools in the nation, was originated by Stephen Epler in Chester, Neb.

The fust game was played Sept. 2S, 1934, Cutting the Gordiaa knot means to solve a problem in a bold decisive manner. State Holstein Sire CHICAGO. AP) A puzzling disease is sweeping into the young, er beef cattle population of the country, and so far has been recognized in 26 statei. The stuff was so puzzling at first, it wa3 designated only as cattle disease.

Since there are other diseases in other kinds of live, stock, this one finally was named Hyperkeratosis. R. C. Klussendorf, of the American Veterinary Medical association, says this means "thickening of the skin." Forty per cent of the infected cattle particularly calves and yearlings die. Half "the remainder are In such bad shape they can be sent to a rendering plant, Klussendorf added.

He said the disease first was reported two years ago in New York ujotd New England. Usually whole liMis are not affected, but some beef herds reportedly bave been so severely hit that owners were forced out of business. Illinois Is one ol the most recent states to have the disease crop up, with five infected hrds reported by C. C. Morrill of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

Neither the cause nor cure has been found, Morrill said. It affects beef cattle nine times more fre quently than dairy types. Usually the malady starts with a watery discharge from the eyes and nose. Then come, lOvSS of cundition, loss of hair, thickening of the skin, sores around the mouth and esophagus, and general weakness, perhaps death. St.

Croix Fair May -Soon Be In the Black GLENWOOD CITY, Wis. (Special) Strong possibilities that the St. Croix County Fair assdclation may soon be able to operate in the black were expressed by officers of the association at the annual meeting held here Monday evening. At the present'tlme the association, which raised through sales of advertising, commissions on stands and carnival concessions, donations and other means this year, owes about $fl50 on running expenses of the 1948 fair, but antici pated revenues. Including a $500 contribution by the city of Glenwood, are expected to meet all outstanding obligations by Jan Treasurer Maurice ChrisUnson re ported.

The association apent approximately $3,000 more this year In Improving the grounds and bulUimgs, including the construction of a new 60 by 60 ft, steel wing for the dairy section. The. association owes on buildings erected in the past three years but expects that future Income will provide enough for paying off the debt over a period of 10 years, Members of the association elected Robert Draxler. Olenwood City, to a three year term as a director, to succeed Frank Glllis who has been a director lor over 25 years. R.C Wall, secretary of the asso ciation, was reelected to a three year term on the board.

The members also voted to nW another free fair In 1949 and not to make any charges for parking. Hie 1948 fair was a free fair and attracted crowds estimated at over 12,000 people during the three dys, Boy Scout Meeting at Neillsville Set for Monday Night NEILLSVILLE. Wis. (Special) Looking forward to souting in Neillsville in 1949. a call has been Issued to all scouts, former scouts and would-be scouta to meet In the Riwan Is rooms Monday organize for next year's program.

Parents bave been urged to send their bovs to this The Neillsville Boy Scout unit Is attached to -the Eau Claire-Chippewa- Va'tlcy council. Plans are underway to expand and develop the Scout camp located on Lake Arbutus, ten miles south of Neillsville. At present there are two cabins and several acres of land along the lake front are available to the lViy Scout and Girl Sco-it programs. In the long-rangej)Iannlng program, is the development of the camp for aU-year-around use'. Last summer a new brthlhg beach was considerable land was cleared, and the buildings painted and roofs water-proofed.

All Clark county scouts, may join in making this camp a home for Clark county. Scouting, Earl Writtht, Clark county agent, and Rny Ptjlztnr assistant-Clark county agent, are also hoping to make use of this camp for 4-H and Future Farmer camps. Church Still Without Pastor at NeillsviHe GLENWOOD CITY, Wis. (Special H. Clifford Northcott, Bishop of the west Wisconsin conference of the Methodist church, will be the guest speaker at, an organ dedication ifrvlce be held at the Methodist church here Sunday tvenin-f.

Nov: 7. A new electric organ, recently Installed la the church, will be dedicated at that time. Chester L- DeCamp will present the organ. Dr. Fred J.

Jordan, district will read-thw dedicatory prayer. Rev. Obed Asp, nf Ute churchy will the invoi ution. Tins will be Bishop Norihcott's-filil. visit, to Glenwood City Since his uksiallatioQ as bishop, Mink-Fox Fur Show at Antigo Opens Monday ANTIGO, Wis.

(Special) Jamea R. Durfee, Antigo attorney and past state commander of the American Legion, will be the master-of-cere-menies during the first Lakeland Fox, and Mink show banquet, which will be held here next Monday night at Young's night club on Highway 45. The fox mink show will be held Monday and Tuesday In the Exposition building at the Langlade county fairgrounds. It Is being sport sored by the Langlade County Fur Growers association. More than 400 mink and silver foxes In their various color phases will be exhibited, including the platinums, pastels, breaih-oi-spring and dark minks and platinum, white-face and standard silver foxes.

A group of attractive young women will model fur garments in the fashion revue staged by Earl Tibbetus, local -furrier. Blast Furnace Installed in Shop at Neillsville Wis. (Special) The Bruhn and Felrsteln Machine Shop has made another Improvement in this form of new blast furnace anU foundry. These two yomsg men purchased a site and building a few years ago and are now employing a large nuniaer of men in reKuUr work. Duruig the' war they had several contracts with the government and won for themselves an Impressive record, in the entire contract with the government did not have one item returned because of flaw or poor workmanship.

This was one of the reasons wny the WeidcrJioff, incorporated, of Chit-ago, decided to locate their industry In Neillsville five years ago. The Nelson Muffler company of Stoughiori, selected Neillsville for a factory as did William Yenni for his Auto Test plant largely because of the Machine shop. by many ol the community's residents. A man and some women dressed up in pre-lMO Clothing for the event, Ihe man's outfit wasn't complete, Miss Kent said, but the costume still looked somewhat out-of-date. Former teachers in the Ru.sk school, built as a church In 1KB, were invited to attend the celebration.

Miss Kwit said she 26 invitations. The two who taught here longest ago are Mis." Heme Nail, the lormer Hcttie Roach, who taught here in 1S92, and Mrs. Sarah Mcrritt. the former Sarah Nichols, who taught between 4.835 and 1898. Mrs.

Mcrritt. now lives in AftdLUt, mi, JtWt liJ Tieetimsch, Neb. Student', from the school gave a pioneer play at one point In the program. Before Colfax railrmtd line. Husk waj.

one of this area's largest trading crnU-rs. Rusk has Ihree "century famU lies." -members of who have lived in Wisconsin for -100 years or more. They are the Sher-burnes. the Rents, Mrs. Edith Tille-son and Ethel Oweu.

bull. Clove Vallrv Hiinrem Satis- Ranks Fifth in The Wisconsin Scientific, Breed- In Institute has atinoum eft Dint Clove Vallev HiiDreme Satisfaction. a Holstein sire with many daugh ters in ihe" dairy herds of this area, has qualified as the 85th Gold Medal Sire of the breed. In doing -no--the bull qualified for silver medals In reproduction, of both type and production. According to Mrs.

J. M. Hull and Sons. Honeoye N. from whom he was acquired, and the association.

Clove Valley Supreme satisfaction is on.y the fifth of the breed to have 100 per cent of his daughters meet silver medal production requirements and Village Rusk Celebrates Its Ninety I hird Anniversary Rusk Sales Ban Opens RUSE, Wis. (Special) A sale of purebred dairy. pen the new Dunn County Sales barn, a cooperative er this afternoon. (Seventeen purebred Guernsey and Holstein heifers and 31 purebred bulls'of the same breed will be put up for sale by 4-H club and Future Farmers of America members. The new $20,000 barn, the only cooperative salt barn In the area outside of Barron, witt-be dedicated by Glen Vergorsnt of the University of Wisconsin's dairy department.

The program starts at 1:15 p.m. Ruebcti ShelUiouse. president of sales barn corporation, forecast a large crowd. The new barn, a Quonset-type structure, has a sales arena which will seat approximately 300 persons. The barn has 40 stalls and eight Rey.

Schedler Is New Pastor for Augusta AUGUSTA, Wis! (Special Rev. Edmund G. Schedler romorrow will be installed as pastor of Grace Lutheran church of Augusta and St. Peter's Lutheran church of the town of Lincoln. He will succeed Rev.

Henry Mueller, who has mov ed to Milwaukee. Rev. Schetilcr has been pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church at Berlin. Wis.

Rev. C. Thalacker of Eau Claire has served St. Peter's during the vacancy and the Grace church has been served by Rev. R.

Ooetsch ol the town of Clear Creek. Rev. Goetseh. assisted by neighboring pastors, will officiate at the installation services at Grace church at 3 p.m. and at Hi.

Peter's at 8 p.ni.i Sunday. Rev. Schedler was bom in Crook- ston, Minn, in 1906. He moved, with his parents, to Mondovi shortly alterwards. He was graduated from Concordia college in Milwaukee and from Concordia seminary, St.

Louis Mo. During his student years he taught summer Bible school in the Getslcr school near Fall Creek, at Corners near Cumberland and in the Clear Creek Lutheran parish. After graduation, he went to Humphrey and Looking Glass, Neb. where he was ordained Sept. 6, 1931.

Since 1943 he has been pastor at St. Paul's church near Hamburg, Wis. Rev. Schedler has six brothers in the ministry. He Is the son of Rev.

Paul Schedler. pasior of St, John's church near Fall Creek for many years. full amount of-tbc and bave tiie security features of a government bond. Scheffcl' states that these farm mortgage loans are particularly attractive to private parties who have money to invest, without risk or worry of any kind, and who may need some annual Income frorrt the loaii, because the government pays the annual payment of interest and principal-to the lender even though the borrower. Is unafile to pay.

Lenders also have the privi- lege of turning thrir loans over 1 the government at any time a borrower becomes delinquent for more than months. Mr. Scheifel also pours out that in addition to all the security and annual income features of such an investment, insured 100 per cent by the government, the lender has trie satisfaction of seeing his money invested in a 'good, farm where it will help some worthy farm, lamily to buy a suitable, farm i.nd become a preater asset to the com-, munity. Trie Insured rote? and the real estate rrmrtgsjea are held by the lendvr during the period of the loan. Mr.

Scheffel says he knows of no better investment than an Insured mortgage where absolute safety Is desired along with a reasonable rate 'of interest and an -assured antjifat lnc-'ima of both principal. People, or Institutions with funds to invest may get fu'r-ther lhtorinaticni Jfotn the? farmers home administration office, located at the court house annex. 746 Second avenue, Eau Ciiuri, he say. BLOOMER, Wis. (Special) Fred Stelnmetz, 73, was fatally injured when his car left the road and turned over In a creek- near here Thursday evening.

He was a farmer from the town of Wood-ini'hr. It was reported that his car left the road, missing a bridge on highway 40 about two miles west of here, and turned over on Its top a creek. He was alone, Mr. ISteinmeU slid hi wife Rites Thursday for Blair Man BLAIR, Wis. (Special) Oscar Flageu, 50, of Fly Creek died of a heart attack Saturday evening.

He was stricken at the Rygh Service Station in Taylor and died almost instantly. Mr. Flagen was unmarried, and had marie his home with his' ntece, Mrs. Clarence Rlsberg for many years. Funeral services were held at the First Lutheran church in IV.avr Thursday afternoon at 2 with Rev.

K. M. ottlciatlng. Burial was in the old Whitehall cemetery. Breed only" tiie- ad Mid or the 'five to also qualijy for Gold Medal Sire.

Based on proois of 10.919 Hobtcln sires by the V. S. A. for 1935 to 1947, his records and 685 pounds of buHerfat Index give him fifth place in the breed. Harlan Koch, Held representative for ihe Institute, say that wmen from tlila sire Ls shipix-d to artificial breeding associations In Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, slid Iowa.

It Is through this service that many of the top cows of tills area have been produced. The service fee to dairymen outs.lde the areas named will now be $100 per calf. Directors, nominated by their townships and approved by the county, were Robert Guthrie, Union; L.M Anderson. Clear Creek; Watford Keqin. pleasant Valley; Vern Bullls, Washington; Marlow Bresewitas Lincoln: Loren Park-hurst, Diftmmen; Clarence Drae-Br, Wilson; Gus Bet, Brunswick; and Adrian Amclse, Luding-ton.

Delegated to the state annual meeting were Robert Guthrie, Eau Claire; Joe "Leonard. Fail Creek; Watford Sequin, Eleva; Joseph fipahlfV. Ftiu Claire; Richard Fall Creek; Lloyd M. And-ertsMijatrurii: and Val Mayer," Al-toona. elected were Art Koetzer, Eau Claire; Herbert Sell, Fall.

Creek; Charles Schmiiliii, Eleva Fills Huntsiruer, Eau Claire; William, Fall Creek: Walter Struni; and George Wetss, Fall Creek. 4 ttoleat elm-ted tj- the -Farm Supply Cooperative and Plant Food annual meeting was Frank E. Smith. Eau Ciaire. His alternate Is C.

Lee, Eau Clair The Lau Claire, county Aasocia-ted Women of the Farm Bureau will Mrs, M.ii-sriall Puree, Fall Creek. Her alternate is Mrs. Allan Parkaurst. Eleva. A dnee followed mttuig.

The 400 members and wives attended the "meeting, Trtere arnow about 670 members. The quota is 081. Phone 77U were to have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary next Tuesday. Th -( Wwtt happened about p. m.

He was taki-n to St. Joseph's hospital in Chippewa Falls where he died about 10 p.m. Funeral arrangements bad not been made Friday rhornlng. He is su vlved by his wife, six daughters and three sous. There are also 25 grandchildren and threa great grandchildren surviving.

Durand Partners Start New Shop DURAND, Wi. (Special) Giles LieffrUijf, who has beon to business for th past several Jtsws In Du rand Jiaa formed a partnership business with Edward Schlurapf, an other busincas man. to be known the Llelfrlug and Schlumpt Appli ance Company. The atoko of electrical tixurw ar being movtd from, the Jtrnver Seni)il hinue Into ti Bank ot DuiamV building ownisd by Bchlivmpf. Llctfrlng is an MectrlclaA as well as an appliance man.

Barron Woman Dies Thursday BARRON, Wis. (Special) Mrs. Pauline C. Haase, 75. died at her home here, Thursday morning after a short Illness.

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Swanson. executive secretary of the WisMisin Council of Agriculture, as the guest speaker st the fourth annual nicdlng of the Farm" Bureau of Eau Claire coun ty Monday night. The meeting was held in the Mouse hall here. fSwanton titled his speech Chal-enges to Our Farmer Cooperative Today," He su eased the importance of getting a liiir profit ior all producer. Swanton pointed out that because the percentage of rural population 1 decreasing to la all -the more important that farmers unite to maintain a high standard of living, He warned, farmers to watch costs in anticipation of deflation which would felt first by farmers.

He also pointed' wl -b prttle to the Farm Bureau's industry and its healih insurance programs. He repeatedly warned) of the of, 'strong "ciopra'ilve organization to Increasing pressure against Swanton also called for a better educational setup in the state, siU lug Uie comparison of the pro-giessive Virginaldlands and stagnant Puerto Rico as an example of what education can do and lack of education cannot do. Nine resolutions, read by John Prltohard, assemblyman were approved by the bureau. They will be aent to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau 'TederaUon at Madison for at their annual Don Haile to Be American Farmer RUSK. Wis.

(Special) Tills vil lage celebrated the state's 100th birthday Friday evening and at the same time celebrated its own 93rd birthday. Andrew Sherburne came the "Husk rrairie" in 1855. He is reported to be the first man to settle on this wide plain be-t Menomonie and LIk MoundL- Last night's celebration, sponsor ed by the Rusk school, was held in ihe town hail. The lcature of the evening is a partial reading ot a history written by Rusk school chil dren and their teacher Margaret Kent. Miss Kent said the children have been digging up Information lor the chronicle since early this fall and that she haa been working ojjlt since last spring.

Old Exhibits Spinning wheels. oxen yokes, "furnace" flatlrons and other vd-time relics of Rusk's early days were on display in the town hall. These were brought to the exhibit HIGH -RANK l.VG S.IRK This The farmers' home 'aqmimfctr Hon, has been actively engaged in the making and insuring, of farm mortgage loans sin: July. 1317 according" to Kurl Scbcffel, county FHA supervisor for Eau Claire and Chippewa-counties. The money Is furnished by banks or other credit agencies or private individuals.

The loans, are Insured 100 per cent by the ftovernmwit, ,1. Vvf loss to the investor. The rate, of interest to the borrower ori such" loans Is 4 per cent, whi-h gives a net return to the lender of 3 per cent, and 1 per cert', is retained by the government for the insured mortgage fund and other TheP government Insured loans mature in 1 years, at which time the lender ran turn them, over to the. government for rash, or renew Um loan If so desired. Lenders also have the privilege of aelling or assigning these insured loans to oi.Vr investors at any time.

Annual pajRicnts of interest and principal by the borrower are collected by the farmers heme fid-ministralion and transmitted to ihe lender by governnitnit check. -The farmers home administration renders farm and home management assistance where needed by borrowers' according: to Schrlfel. A considerable amber of Wisconsin bunks and some private lenders have already inverted funds In the'sse' Insured farm loans which also qualify (or "th(T investment of trust funds', as. they invited by- the government ior the QRHAAS fartldn, ranks as number five of hi brertl, accord ini. to l'flj-n rM ord of the Hiutt tn-f rie-sian Association Ami-tic.

He ig one of five ia rrcclve the Association's sUvrr mrdalt for type and production and tinly the second 'of these five to rate (lold MVdal frovrn Sirr. He has many daughters (ri live artlnVial low-ruination rints in JJie Fu Claire urs. 1 16'v Gron'rJ Avenue East Over E. C. Citizens Loan Co..