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Kansas News McPherson Men Boost Each Other In Campaign For Club Office McPherson One of the wildest and screwiest election campaigns ever staged in Kansas has, been in progress here. It. has' some angles the Brinkley campaign didn't use that hot election 20 years. The candidates are Tom Harden and Jerry Jackson of the tional Cooperative Refinery organ-: ization here. At.

stake is the sition of chairman of NCRA'8 50- cial club. Candidates are barring no Newspaper advertisements, post- New Sheriff Thorough St. John Sheriff Vernon Buell of Stafford county, who took at noon Monday, believes he got a first class invitation: in his first day in office. Burglars hit four places in St. John Monday night and early Tuesday.

Cash and merchandise several hundred dollars were taken from Young's cafe and from the Walt Shapley drug store. At the C. O. Mammel Co. store and at the VFW hall the burglars entered but apparently got nothing, Buell said.

At Young's care burglars broke 3. rear window. Art Young said they took $29.60 in change from the Milo To Cattle Feeders Elkhart--Milo growers of Southwest Kansas are winning over cat-! itle feeders of the middle west to the idea of substituting maize for corn as a profitable feedlot grain. Walter Cooke, one of Elkhart's big milo holders, has been doing some major selling of the idea with exellent results. Cooke brought back orders fori 50.000 bushels of milo from feeders in the eastern part of the state.

Biggest orders were from E. T. Anderson and Bob Burke, Emporia feeders who took 20.000 bushes leach. Anderson has 5,000 head on full feed in lots at Emporia. Lincoln Packing Co.

at has given Cooke some big orders. The Colorado firm is using to suppleemnt sugar pulp and alfalla rations in its finishing pens lat Pueblo. Even feeders in Iowa and Illinois are said to be turning to maize in sonie cases, despite (bumper corn crops in their back yards. Western Kansas Youths Prefer Navy Duty Dodge City -'Western' Kansans live A long way from the ocean! but apparently they are old salts! at heart or don't crave infantry duty. A.t any rate, the local naval re-! cruiter in Dodge City sent 228 men from 28 counties to boot camp during 1950.

Chief Floyd Taylor said 63 men enlisted for navy duty through his office in December, This was 3151 percent of the station's quota for the month. During the same period the; army and air force recruited men from the territory, accord-! ing to Jess Gibbs, local! recruiter. Kansas Soldier Killed In Blast Of Rocket Fort Riley (AP) A faulty zooka rocket exploded during range practice Tuesday, killing recruit William Paul Buck, 25, of McDonald, and injuring eight other soldiers, none seriously. The public information officer! said a member of the firing party had loaded a live round in the! bazooka (officially called 2.36! rocket launcher), The launcher burst and the rocket exploded 15 feet in front of the firing line. It; The sprayed men shrapnel were from feet.

companies and of the 85th Infantry regiment of the 10th Infantry division. Buck's wife was visiting in Manhattan Tuesday. Sanitary Sewer Contracts Are Let Medicine Lodge A contract for" construction of sanitary sewer extensions to the new residential areas being opened in the north! awarded to Griffin Construction: Co. of Merriam by the city council. Work on the project is to get for extension of water under way by Feb.

15. Material the Deal development sector has been ordered and is elated for delivery by Mar. 1. Both jobs are being rushed along with the housing developments which have been started in connection with the multimillion dollar plant expansion project undertaken here by National Gypsum Co. 8 I 00P 0 833 CAPTURED This picture from the China Photo service in Communist-controlled Pelping, received in New York by the foto agency, carries a caption describing the scene as "fleeing American soldiers are Intercepted by the Chinese People's teers" during fighting In North Korea.

(AP Wirephoto) Gov. Arn In First Message Topeka (AP)-The 1951 Kansas legislature quickly completed opening day formalities Tuesday and adjourned to await Gov, Edward F. Arn's message outlining the administration's program. The house and senate will vene at 11 8.111. Wednesday for a joint session which the nor will address in person.

Arn, who campaigned on a plank calling for no new or additional taxes, indicated in his inaugural address he will ask the ture to "hold the gains we have made in Kansas progress." In opening sessions the and the senate went to work under a prevailing atmosphere of complete harmony. The house, speeding through re-: quired organization procedure, tormally ejected the slate ot offivers which had been selected at a caucas of the top-neavy Republican majority. The lower branch gave emergency treatment to the first billiof of the session, an appropriations; measure providing $220,998 for legislative salaries and expenses. 'I'ne bill, passed without a dissenting vote, would reappropriate $20,908 left over from the 1949 session and add an additional $200,000. Rep.

Clyde A. Marrs, Meade, was appointed chairman of the house employes committee, first to be named by speaker Lawrence Gibson. Others assigned to the committee were Reps. William Wengand, LaCrosse, vice-chairman: E. J.

Foote, Ottawa; J. L. Lattimore, Topeka: Myles C. Stevens, Kansas City; Orville Walker, Sharon Springs; Floyd E. Byers, Donald C.

Lunt, luka, and Johu L. McNair, Jctmore, all cans; John D. Beasley, Kansas City, and John 0. Adams, Os-: borne, Democrats. After the senate completed for-! mal organization, Lt.

Gov. Fred Hall asked Sen. Paul R. Wunsch, president pro-tem, to assure at least temporarily the duties of re-! ferring legislation to committees. The senate presiding officer's request came after administration leaders thwarted a move by; a group of veteran senators tor limit the lieutenant governor's! powers.

on the grounds he lacked previous legislative experience. Sons. Richard I Becker, Coffeyville, and Guy M. Lamer, Iola, were sworn in as the only new members of the holdover senate. They replaced Clarence P.

Oakes, Independence, and Spencer A. Gard, Iola, resigned. The two changes resulted in minor, shake-up in the structure of the upper branch. Becker was named vice-chairman of the education committee and placed on the corporations, elections, fedcral and staie affairs, judiciary, printing and public utilities committees, Lamar was appointed vice-chair- man of the public health and welfare committees and the banks and banking; fees, salaries and mileage; insurance; judiciary and public utilities Sen. Ralph Perkins, Howard, was named chairman of the military affairs committee and relieved of his assignment on the fees, salaries and mileage committee.

Sen. Irwin E. Nickell, Smith Center, was elevated from vice: chairman of the public welfare committee. Dies On Birthday Riverton (AP) Paul Hashbarg. er observed his 11th birthday anniversary Monday.

Early Monday night he was struck and fatally injured by an: automobile at an intersection here. He was the son: of 'Ms. and Mrs. L. T.

Hashbarger. Page 8 The Hutchinson News-Herald Wednesday, January 10, 1951 West Kansans Into Service Larned Eight Pawnee county men got under the wire as enlistees in the navy before the luge hit navy and airforce induction centers, bringing a temporary halt. In the group were Marvin Melvin Hohl, Norman Penka, Bill! Davis, Wilbur Fulton, Wilbur Dean Penka, Le Verne Weaver, and Bernard Debes. The Hohis are twins. Another.

set of twin: brothers. Darrell and Duane Atteberry, went to the navy from this county last week. Russell A record number ot 19 men from Russell county enlisted in the navy and. air force; on a single day last week. Nine went to the navy and 10 to the air force.

The navy enlistees were Loren! Dale Strecker, Jacob Junior Voos, Marvin Galyardt, Bill Hutchins, Vennon Bauer, all of Russell; Ar. vin Gene Mettlen, Wilbur Dean Bates and Jack D. Libal, all Lucas and Richard Lee Siemens, Luray. The air force contingent: Don Kaps, Terry Anschutz, Walter Regley, Richard Kilian, Richard Berryhill, Jerry Mills, Harlan Karst, Don Becker, Smith and Don Staley. Kansas Oil Jobbers Pledge Cooperation Wichita (AP) Kansas oil jobhers and dealers pledged "com-! plete with the federal government request for a freeze of refined oil prices wholesale And retail levels, effective last "Dec.

18. That pledge was among resoluDons approved in closing sessions of the 36th annual convention of the Kansas Oil Men's associalion. Other resolutions opposed any extension of the added one-cent Kansas gasoline tax due to expire July urged that "the counties i cities be provided revenue out of the license fees for cars and and opposed any increase in federal taxes on gasoline or motor oils. Bob Kent, Salina, was installed as president to succeed B. E.

"George, Lyons. New directors chosen included William B. Dalton, Topeka; Ed Funk Concordia: A. F. Goyer, Waterville; M.

K. Griggs, Scott City; William R. Kistler, Coffeyville; J. T. Klepper, Wichita; Keith Kocher, Clay Center; and Willam L.

Oswald, Hutchinson. Scott City Voters Must Be Registered Scott City The first registra-1 tion of voters in the history of Scott will be undertaken 85 soon as City Clerk Virgil Chapman gets new poll books. That's the initial effect of Scott City's new rating as a city of the second class. The reclassification was approved last week by the governor. Since voters have never been re-! quired to register here the poll books are being provided immediately giving everyone about months to get the job done before the April city election.

Four wards will be established for voting purposes. Two councilmen will named from each ward. The mayor will be elected from the city at large and onehalf the councilmen will be up for; reelection eaci year. Scott City qualified several years ago for the boost from third class to second class after pass-! ing the 2,000 mark in population. Elkhart Trucker To Curtail Operations Elkhart W.

C. Smith, who has operated. one of the largest livestock and grain trucking organizations in the Tri-State for a number of years, is dispos-1 ing of part of his equipment and will curtail his operations. Smith will sell a number of his! big. tractors and trailers at public auction Saturday.

He said he has been having dif. ficulty keeping competent drivers and is reducing operations to straight contract hauling. The Turner brothers have been affiliated with Smith here, operat-1 ing under the same permit. During peak of his operations Smith has had fleets of dozen 'or more of the huge units running throughout the southwest moving grain and livestock. Hill City Country Teacher Is Killed Hill City, Kas.

(AP) Bert Gustafson, 23, teacher in a country school south of here was killed instantly when the car he WAS driving hit parked truck southcast of here. Gustafson was unable to stop his car, a late model convertible, in time to keep it from running under the truck. The bighway patrol said the truck was unattended and unlighted. Gustafson was 8 gradlate of Hays State college and the Mr. and Mrs.

John Gustafec the community Six County Herds High crs, radio time, slurs, criticism and flowery praises all figure in the campaign. What makes the affair one of the zaniest 011 record, however, is the attitude of the candidates. They are spending money praisling the other fellow and aiming the slurs, insults, and vituperNa-lations at themselves. Harden and Jackson both say they do not want the job. Each is pouring out praise of his opponent by the The election is slated for this Gets Workout restaurant till and about $50 in coins from the music machine.

At Shapley drug biggest was represented by about 'a dozen cig. aret lighters ranging in price from $3 to $10 each consisting of Ronson. Zippo and Evans models. Also taken were four rings, A. wrist watach, $6.95 in cash from the register arid an undetermined a amount of coins from music and! marble machines.

Back door of the drugstore was forced. Entrance was gained only to the second story of the Mammel store, Buell, who served as undersheriff! until he became sheriff Monday, said it was the biggest outbreak of burglaries here in months. Phone Firms Are Merged Haven Consolidated Telephone System which operates the Buhler has been incorporated der the name of Consolidated Telephone Co. Inc. The corporation is capitalized $100,000 with members of the Heidebrecht family owning the common stock.

Consolidated will name permanent officers at a meeting of the stockholders on F'ch. 15. Tem. porary officers are A. Q.

Heidebrecht, president: C. E. Heide. brecht, vice and er: Mrs. Mildred Heidebrecht, secretary; C.

L. Heidebrecht and Mrs. Lenore Heidebrecht, tors. The company has 1,525 in the three towns and in the surrounding rural areas. It (had its beginning 1013 when A.

Q. Heidebrecht bought the Burrton exchange. In 1922 he added the Burrton exchange and later pur-! chased the Haven system in 1937. Installation of new cables is to be completed by early spring in fall three towns as a means of! eliminating interference and giving more efficient service. Ends 27 Years In Office Dodge City A 27-year career; in public office was ended here: Monday when Judge Richard w.l Evans of the Ford county probate court stepped aside and Turner took the oath of office.

Judge Evans had 22 years and 10 months of continuous service! in probate court at the time of retirement. He was appointed to fill a vacancy in March of 1928. Gov. Ben S. Paulen made the ap: pointment.

Evans then was reelected 11 consecutive times being defeated by Turner last November. Prior to becoming probate judge he served two terms as Ford county attorney. He was elected to that office the first time in 1908. The veleran attorney is not retiring from law practice. Instead he opened his private office the Masonic temple, will special-! ize in handling estates, wills and other probate matters.

Garden City Legion Wins Membership Race Garden City The Garden City American Legion post won the 3- city membership campaign with posts at Liberal and Dodge The local Legionnaires checked in with 511 members for the new year when the contest closed. Liberal enrolled 328, Dodge 244. It will be Dodge City's responsibility to treat members from the other two posts at a dinner. Lib-! feral was the loser last year, then the Legion post there lost its clubhouse in' a big fire just before treating the winners. Hutchinson Realtors To Install Officers Hutchinson realtors association hold its annual installation if at a dinner meeting Wednesday night in the Wiley tearoom.

Phil Sames of Woleslagel agency will be installed as president. Earl Farney of the Farny Sanders agency is the new vice-president, Six Reno county herds averaged more than 40 pounds of butterfat per cow in December as against four herds a year ago. Topping the list this time were two graded Holstein herds, Ancil Thode of RFD Sterling with 48.8 pounds average, and Lorin Bradshaw, RFD Penalosa, with 43.6 pounds. Other top herds and their averages are C. C.

Kagarice, Hutchinson, 13.3: Clyde Ewing. Arlington, 41.0; R. L. Evana Son, Hutchinson, 41.5; and Ralph Warner, Arlington, 40.7. In December, 1949, the Evans herd was tops with a 50.2 average.

These figures were released by the Reno county cow testing association, which had 1,073 animals on test last month as against 1,007 a year ago. Comparison figures are as with the 1949 figures in theses: Number of cows producing more than 50 pounds of butterfat, 135 (128); number producing more than 40 pounds of butterfat, ,07 (245); average pounds of butterfat per cow, 29.3 (27.4): average pounds of milk per cow 645 (617); average feed cost per hundredweight of milk, $2.22 average cost of roughage per cow. $6.38 (5.14); and average cost of per cow, $7.98 grain, month high cows in various age groups were as follows: Mature Ancil Thode's Alice, Holstein. 111 pounds of butterfat. Four-year-old-T.

H. McVay's delia, Holstein. 92 pounds. Threeyear-old--G. Fred 96 Williams' Princess Het, Ayrshire, pounds.Two-year-old-Clydo Ewing'a Polly Jersey, 68.8 pounds.

Deaths Mrs. Albert Thomson Mrs. Lula Thomson, 70, 4.10 East 13th, died at 10:55 p.m. Monday a.t Grace hospital after an ill. ness of several months.

Her husband is president of the Grace hospital board of trustees and of the Coe-Thomson Improvement Co. Mrs. Thomson seas born Feb. 12, 1881, at Baldwin, and came to Hutchinson In 1889 with her parents. Survivors.

beside the widower, Mrs. Thomson are two Rev. Leon Thomson, and Harold A. Thomson, Boulder, land four sisters, Mrs. H.

P. Crego, Chicago: Mrs. F. H. Crane, Elgin, Mrs.

W. W. Slotts, Indepen-! dence, and Mrs. Guy C. Teterick, McAleter.

Okla. Mrs. Thomson was active in church and community affairs. wAs a charter member of the Trinity Methodist church, a former Sunday school teacher and had been president of the Women's Society of Christain Service and the Domestic Science club. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.

Friday at the Trinity church with Dr. Harold Soulen officiating. Burial will be in Eastside ceme- tery. Harold Chase Harold Chase, 49, former HutchVinson resident, died at his home in LeRoy, Tuesday. He was born Apr.

25, 1001 in Manchester, and lived in Hutchinson most of his life. He was employed by the Barton Salt the Railway Express Co. and! the Hutchinson Bus and Cab al various times while he lived. here. He moved to LeRoy last May and had been operating a fillting station there.

Survivors are the widow, Viola, of the home; four brothers, Elmer, 1231 West Fifth; Norman, Kansas, City, Nelson, San Diego, and Sgt. Kenneth Chase, Ft. MacArthur, and three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Barnes, 307 West Mrs. Dorothy Ellis, 801 West Fifth, and Mrs.

Faith Addison, San Diego, Calif. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Elliott and Gard chapel with burial in Eastside cemetery. Rev. C.

F. will officiate. Jess Douthart Pratt Jess Douthart, 65, cardied in his Pratt home at penter, Tuesday, after an illness of noon four months. Funeral will be at 2:30 p. m.

at the Ayres-Calbeck chapel here, Rev. G. R. Vaughan (Burial will be at Greenlawn cemetery. Mr.

Douthart was born near Cullison on July 5, 1885. He had lived in Pratt county all his life. Survivors. include his widow Ruth of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Frances Donovan, Pratt, and Virginia of the home; a sister, Mrs.

Laura Perkins, Woodward, a brother, Al-. vah, Cullison; and one grandson Mrs. Ida L. Tuxhorn Inman--Mrs. Ida L.

Tuxhorn, 84, widow of Leo Tuxhorn, died in! McPherson hospital at 3 a.m. Tuesday one day after her 61st wedding anniversary. She was born in Lee county, Aug. 29, 1886, came to the Inman community with her parents when she was nine years old. She was married Jan.

8, 1890 and her husband died Jan. 21, 1931. Survivors are a son, Henry, Thayer, five Cimarron, daughters, Mrs. Mrs. Carolyn Williams, Florence Graves, Inman, Mrs.

Martha Gatz, Bellflower, Ruth Straka, McPherson and Mrs. Mrs. William Prather, St. Louis. The funeral.

will be at :2:30 p.m. Friday in the Evangelical and Reformed church of which she was member. Burial will North Inman cemetery. Rev. William Jassman will officiate.

William W. Hofen W. Hoten, 67, retired farmer, died in Grace hospital at 13:50 p. m. Tuesday after be had suffered a heart attack early in the day.

Mr. Hofen was born in Huntsville. Nov: 5, 1883, and lived in Hutchinson two years. He had been employed as A handyman New around the hospital. He spent all his life in Renoling that county, formerly lived in Sylvia perfect en Pretty Prairie.

survived by his a Mr. Hofen is Lillian Bell, of the home, Police widow, East two sons, Laurel and 38, 601 LaVerne, both Newton; woling up daughters, Mrs. Homer Victory, thy Plevna, and Mrs. Lawrence valley Schwiethale, Hutchinson; seven: sisters, Mrs. Charles Myers, Colorado Springs, Mrs.

John Lang, Dacoma, Mrs. Harley Pennington, Kansas City, Mrs. Armelia Ipson, Alva, Mrs. Chester Day, Pretty Prairie. Mrs.

Dave Showalter, Garfield, and Mrs. John Milsap, Eads. a brother, Ed, Dacoma; and 10 grandchild-; ren. Mrs. Isaac Ens Pawnee Rock--Mrs.

Clara Ens, 49, died at a Larned hospital Monday. She was a native of Pretty Prairie. Mrs. Ens was the wife of Isaac G. Ens, pastor of the Church of New Jerusalem here.

Shel moved to Pawnee Rock recently; from Wilmington. Del. Survivors besides her widower are two daughters, Donna and Verda, of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Kraus. Pretty Prairie, and Mrs.

Lillie Kelly who lives in California; and one brother, John Human, Nekoma. Funeral service will be in the! Church of New Jerusalem at 2 p. m. Wednesday. George Batt Russell George Batt, 72, for 50 years a.

farmer on the RussellBarton county line 15 miles south of here, died in St. Rose hospital, Great Bend. A native of Russia Mr. Batt: came to this country in 1899. His! farm is located in the heart of the Trapp oil field.

He had been ill more than a Survivors include the Sophia; five sons, Herman; Robert, Rudolph, Arthur and Walter; one daughter, Mrs. Frieda Dietz; five grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Deines chapel' here and at 2 p.m. in Bender Hill church.

Burial will be Russell cemetery. 1E. C. Hughes Pratt Ernest Clair Hughes, 84, retired city employe, died at his home in Pratt late Sunday night. Mr.

Hughes was native of Cedar county, Iowa and had lived in Pratt since 1926. Survivors include the widow, Mary; a daugh. Mrs. Clement Wilcox, Pratt; a son, George, Pratt; 14 grandchidren, 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday in the Assembly of God Church here, Rev. Oria Bray, Hutchinson, officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery. Funerals Aaron Coleman Funeral for Aaron Coleman will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Presbyterian church with burial in Memorial Park cemetery.

Revs. Ralph Evans and Howard Myers will officiate. Pretty Prairie Man Suffers Crushed Hand Don Lancaster, 27, Pretty Prairie, suffered crushed fingers in an accident Tuesday afternoon at the lumberyard where he works. He was hrought to Grace hospital where it was necessary to amputate the first two fingers of his right hand. Connie Sue Lackey, daughinter of Mr.

and Mra. Milton Inman, suffered a deep cut tween her eyes in a fall at her home Tuesday. She was carry ling a glass and tripped on the linoleum. She was treated at Elizabeth's hospital. Man Held In Perfect Crime York (AP) A torso slaylooked for a time like "the crime" was reported brokTuesday by the confession of stony-raced house painter.

sato Pasquale Donofrio, admitted strangling and carvhis comm wife, DoroMartin, 37, one-time Hudson apple blossom queen. Pasquale Dono- dismembered body of the girl who met misfortune city was found Dec. 4 in lockers in a Brooklyn, station. The body -with and teeth missing reunidentified more than: weeks. quoted Donofrio A.3 saywrapped his arms following an argument boisterous drinking bout Brooklyn flat they shared.

was booked on a homicide and held without bail for: Friday. my arms around her police quoted him AS fainted. I put a cold around her neck. Then to sleep." told police, they said, that panic-stricken when he her next day. moved in on the house early Tuesday after getunsigned postcard saying: want to get Donofrio go Dean nabbed street, front Donofrio parlor." payanias across the Brooklyn rooming house, near scene.

a railroad employe found Dec. 4, police did not who she was, much less who her. absence of the hands and blocked identification fingerprints or dental weeks later, Mrs. John wife of the Saugerties, N. postmaster, failed to receive annual Christmas card from step-daughter, Dorothy.

She fears to police that her the daughter might widely-publicized be the vicmys- police went to the stepBrooklyn address and freshly painted walls -poscovering blood stains. touched off an intensive for Donofrio, here and in haunts around Albany, in his rooftop arrest. Stafford Firm Sold The 'country jin the two dime railroad hands mained three Police ing he her neck in the He charge hearing "I put ing. (compress went He inhe was found Police painter ting. an "If you to 409 Officers fled in of a the crime When her body know killed The teeth through work.

Then, Martin, her voiced step Lim in Itery. The daughter's found sibly That search his former culminating Stafford R. J. Williams and James Williams Have purchased the Baxter Plumbing Co. in Stafford from Jerry Baxter.

R. J. Williams, senior member 6t the father-son team, has been with the firm under Baxter's ownership. James Williams has for the past three years managed the T. M.

Deal lumber yard at Mullinville. The firm name has been changed to Williams Plumbing Co. $150,000 Fire In McCracken McCracken An early morning fire destroyed the Lubrijel Products Co. plant here, causing loss estimated as high as $150.000. The plant, operated by Tom Holden, produced drilling mud for rotary rigs in the Kansas oil fields and was housed in a structure which once served as an elevator.

A huge amount of clay and other material was stored in the structure. Milling equipment and grinders used in preparation of the drilling mud also were deI stroyed. Cause of the fire has not been determined. The owner couldn't explain it since the clay products used as base for the mud is noninflammable, even having a tendency to smother fires. As a result the firm did not carry full fire insurance protection.

The blaze was discovered about 1:30 a. m. Lubrijel has produced the drilling mud product here for a number of years locating here because there is a plentiful supply of raw clay west of McCracken in Ness county. SLAYER Milking Shorthorn Group To Meet The South Central Kansas Milking Shorthorn association will hold its annual meeting in the community room of the Reno county courthouse here Thursday. Milking Shorthorn breeders from 13 counties are expected for the session which will begin at 11 a.m.

The association, one of the largest in Kansas, has about 140 members. New officers for 1951 will be elected and the year's program will be outlined. Raymond holm of Windom is president and Dale Leichliter, Nickerson, is secretery. Proffitt Could Have Made Good Profit Alden James Proffitt made a profit when he bought a week's supply of groceries. But the profit was only temporary since, Proffitt is an honest man.

Proffitt bought his groceries at a local store and gave the clerk his salary check in payment. The clerk gave him his change and put the groceries in a large sack. Later, while Proffitt was helping his wife put away the groceries, he found his check in the sack. The Alden man took the check back to the store. Two Quarter Sections In West Bring $19,500 Johnson Two quarter sections of Stanton county farm land comprising a part of the Dixon estate brought a total of $19,500 when the land was sold at auction here.

The land located 11 miles south of Johnson was purchased by Jesse Johns, who paid $10,500 for one quarter, and Fred Kilgore, who got the other for $9,000. A number of outside bidders from surrounding counties and from outside the state made bids but the property went to local men. New Undersheriff Dighton J. A. Holmes is the Lane county undersheriff serving under Glen Hobbs, new sheriff.

Both took the oath of office Monday. Hobbs succeeds Van Pelt a sheriff..