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Ill TiESE MITEB STATES Badger Is Known as the 'Co-Op' Town of Iowa By E. L. KIRKPATRICK WNU Faaturaa. It's as easy to say as "Buster has the mumps." In fact "Co operative" should be either the first or last name of the little town ot Badger, Iowa, (population of less than 400 in 1940). The first co-operative program in this center of Lutheran background was the stock and grain association, started almost 40 years ago. ruuwicB una ui K?uuauuu inci with difficulties and opposition dur ing the first few years, it survived by realising Us advantages of co operation as a community builder. By 1114, the association had been reorganized as a Farmers Grain Elevator company which has oper ated efficiently and successfully ever since. Another venture of long standing is the Cooperative Telephone com pany which has been going for more than a quarter century, and then a petroleum co-operative organization in lfiSO with a capital of $6,000. The latter firm does hundreds of thou sands of dollars worth of business annually, since it deals in farm ma chinery aa well as petroleum prod ucts. A Co-Operative Bank. Another similar development is the co-op credit union started in 1339 "out of necessity, to provide the Badger community with needed banking services." Although op posed by the banking interests of Iowa at the outset, this group per sisted wisely, although slowly, until the bank which it operates is one of the safest and most stable in Iowa, according to the state bank exam iner. Finally, there is the co-operative food store handling meats, groceries and electrical appliances. Its car rying ABC co-op labeled goods as sures patrons of quality and safety according to government grading standards. Folks know they aren't likely to get gypped in this or other co-op trade and relations that char acterize Badger. Other es-operative possibilities are being considered by Badger ites. Entertainment for the teen agers and a playhouse for young people are being talked about. That's the way it seems to be done. A few people get the idea, throw It out to others, and all get to gether and diaruss it as a possible development at, by and for the com munity. In this way, the people meet their major needs to the ex tent that problems and difficulties that spotlight most rural communi ties are seldom heard of in Badger. Whan waafilag a hunch on how a predacer ar consumer co-op ?aa ba made to work In a rural esatsr, write or go to Badger. : I EVMT WOMAN . . . Likes to paint f ? ntt? i ? jut like Esther Willises, screen star, shown ?ken at her Santa Monica, CaML. bsae. Esther also enjoys War tsai at interior decorating Cop Is Shocked Bp Moist Who Asked for Fine GKEELKT. COLO?The tele yhnc on the police desk ran*. It was a Greeley woman who wasted to teU the police that she had jwst ran through a red light at a doantunu intersection. She explained that the had driven Me the Maraeetloo before she ?aHeed the llcht had changed aad "had to go on through" area in violation of the Uw. "Ta nasij." she explained. *TM cease right down and pay my ha." I>aat Sergeant Irl Tim ken get the shark of his life by inch a call. He excused her from the tee and commented that "if aU drlraia were that conscientious wo weotda't have a traffic proh lem " Man Remembers Dentist After Decade Passes SUMNER, WASH. ? Molt toothaches are forgotten in 10 years, but Dr. C. L. Tolefson, a local dentist, recently received a check from a man he had treated a decade ago. The dentist had forgotten all about it, when a letter with a money order came. A search into the office records disclosed the name of the patient and the forgotten date. The letter explained that the ma^ had bought a money order several years ago and was going to send it to the den tist. At that time the packing plant where he worked closed and he lost his job. He cashed the money order in order to live. But after several years, and attendant prosperity, he had the money to spare, and "hoped the doctor would for give him for the delay." Boy, 15, Operates A Farm and Dairy AUBURN, WASH ?Jimmy Mar shall, age IS, operates a 60-acre farm here without help and in tends to build up a good herd of purebred Jerseys. In addition, he's a good athlete and a good scholar in school. Last January an accident brought death to B. L. Marshall, Jimmy's father. There were 12 cows to be milked night and morning and spring work had to be started. Jim my, though just a curly-haired youngster with an engaging grin, took over the farming, the dairying and raising hogs. Yes, he Intends to keep right on farming. He likes it. And he is well on his way to success. Climbs 273 Stops Each Day?to Knit ERRATA, MISS. ? Mr*. Merle Lucille McDaniel ha* to climb 273 steps to get up on top of the world, but the quiet she gets for her knit, ting makes it worth the long pull. Mrs. McDaniel Is a fire watcher for the forestry department. Her of fice is a cabin perched atop a 120 foot tower. The tower originally was built at the start of the war as a lookout post, a lookout for enemy planes. Her husband got the job of spotter. However, it wasn't long before the war department deemed a Japanese invasion of southern Mississippi as unlikely. So Mr. McDaniel went back to railroading and Mrs. Mc Daniel took over the post for the forestry department. She keeps regular office hours atop the tower, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily. Most of the time she just knits and reads. But a few minutes every hour she scans her 20 mile territory with binoculars. Bicycling Cat Returns with Four Kittens ROYALTON, VT.-Abble, Royal ton's bicycling cat, is back home again after a year's absence?and she brought with her four beautiful kittens. Nearly a year ago Abbie, who was accompanying Mrs. Homer Russell and children on a bicycling tour, disappeared near the Rus sell's summer home in Maine. Through a newspaper story Abbie was located about two miles from where she disappeared. No Wedding Honking MONESSEN, PA. - No more "wedding honkings" or other exces sive tooting of automobile horns will be allowed In Monessen. It's against the law, a new ordinance pro vides. Excessive tooting of automo bile horns henceforth will draw po lice punishment under the new law, which also requests that newlyweds "And a quieter way to display their Joy." ATONIC SOI.ONS . . . W. Stnart Symlnrton. assist- m ut ml it a 17 ot war; Senator Millard E. Tydlngs, Maryland; Peetmaster-General Robert E. Hannefan, aad Owl E. Sullivan, assistant postmaster-feneral, M ?w Araa 00 rootr to Bikini. [ MEAT BEGINS TO FLOOD MARKETS . . . Interior view of meat packing plant in New York City a scant few days following expiration of the office of price administration ? showing meat on the hook and plentiful. In meat centers such as Chicago, Kansas City and Los Angeles the supply was even more plentiful. Whether it was a rush by farmers to get cattle to market before enactment of new OPA or be cause of, at least, temporary end of black market, the reason is not entirely clear. Higher prices was a factor U.S. CAVALRY PARADES IN TOKYO . . . The U.S. 1st cavalry division is shown parading down one o( the main streets of Tokyo during celebration held in the Japanese capital. Lt. Gen. Robert Eicheiberger, commanding officer of the 8th army and Maj. Gen. William Chase, commanding officer of the crack cav alry unit, reviewed the display of U.S. might from a stand in front of the Imperial hotel in Tokyo. Many GI's watched from the sidewalks. ? ? I THE WINNER AND HIS CANDIDATE . . . Former governor of Min nesota, Harold Stassen, and Mrs. Stassen are shown as they voted at St. Panl in Minnesota Republican primary election. Insert shows Edward J. Thye, Republican governor of Minnesota and political protege of Stassen, who defeated Senator Henrik Shipstead. Stassen fought Shipstead on his record of having voted against the (1. N. TOKYO GANGSTER LAID TO BEST . . . Tokyo hod Its first (upttr funeral sine* the oeeapaUoa, when Matsoda, the "Bees et Shimbashi" district, was seat off te his ancestors la the trae ftiffttr fashioa, "a-ta-CMeaye." The streets were beaked with towers as the two hen memorial serriee began srtth the chanting at the priests aad the >ialh| et tssa tsass by Ma "hays." Photo shows Matsada's ashes bete* serried M tha fllimlis through streets at Shtwbashi. CLOUD OVER BIKINI . . . Hie atom bomb as it exploded over the "guinea pig" fleet moored in the lagoon at Bikini. The photog rapher was in a B-29 flying at a safe distance and altitude from the atom bomb explosion on the atolls. VET DANCES WITH PLASTIC LEGS . . . Jerry Sister, Holly wood film dancer, who lost a let at Okinawa, is daoetnf stain these days, despite artificial leg. He la shown roiof t*r t daaee (or list. "If I'm Lneky." NO JOKE, SON . . . It's really Kenny Delmar, the "Senator Clathorn" of radio, wjio is wavint JIM in Confederate money to fet mere Smoky Mountain mnsic out of Sen. Clande Pepper, Florida, with a harmonica; Rep. J. Percy Priest, Tennessee, with a ukulele, and Sen. Glen Taylor, Idaho, with a guitar. THE TOY BULLDOG Mickey Walker, 45, Sure He'll Paint 'Real Stuff' WNU Features. NEW YORK CITY.?Although he is 45 years old, he thinks that in about four years he'll be "doing the kind of painting called the real stuff." That's the way Mickey Walker, former welterweight and middleweight boxing champion of the world, looks at his art career. ta is iL.i A was live years ago uiai mioney N decided to take up the easel and start mixing the paints. He saw a movie based on the life of Gauguin in which a man in middle age left fame and fortune to become a painter in the south seas. Mickey decided to become a painter in the United States where he is known as "a tough little guy." And what about his 45 years? Well, in Mickey's opinion age is the best thing that can happen to a man. It gives him some sense. He no longer wants to sit around in a night club, or think only of blondes and champagne. Age helps a man know what he can do ? and ought to do. Painting Not Like Writing. Mickey spends a lot of time now in the quiet atmosphere of his ram BOXER? . . . Well, he used to be. Mickey Walker, former wel terweight champion of the world, is shown here working on a can vas, "Off to School," in New York. The large painting In the background is "Main Street." bling Elizabeth, N. J., home, sur rounded by canvases and shelves stocked with books. He paints and occasionally writes. But then he worries about his grammar?and remembers that he wa? kicked out of school tor fighting when he was in the eighth grade. Painting is different from writing, and Mickey is considered by critics as one of the outstanding contrib utors of primitives at the American contemporary artists' gallery, where he has had two exhibitions. One of his best collections were painted on his 50,000 mile USO tour through South America, Africa and India where he served as a master of ceremonies for a sports show. Got a Scare Once. One day he was painting on Vic toria beach in Central Africa dur ing that tour. He had set up his easel on the sand and started paint ing when all was quiet. He painted for a while when he sensed some thing and heard a twig snap. When he turned around there were about 2,000 natives standing there watch ing him; not saying a word. They turned out to be friendly, but curious. Still taking it a little easy be cause of a touch of malaria he con tracted while on the USO tour, Mickey is glued to his studio. He's serious about his painting. Some of these days it will make him some money, he feels. But he's glad that he was a box er and managed to save some money, he admits. Kills S20 tats in 24 Hours SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - Aided by a dog, two cats, a can of poison and a club, Adolph Bufe counted 820 dead rats after a hectic day and night battle. Bufe claimed the rats invaded his ranch in hordes, gray droves of them. All day and all night he fought, aided by the cats and dog, meeting wave after wave of rats. He believes the rats were attracted to his ranch by the amount of feed he had, since the current teed shortage has been acuta in this area. mm AVIATION NOTES AIRPORT CHATTER Miss Mayme Smith of Monroe, age 77, was the first passenger to alight from a plane at the new Lan caster, Wis., airport which has been opened by William Brewer, a pilot. . . . Eight Omaha men, Lyle De Moss, Leonard J. Bussey, Don Mus grove, Henry E. and Walter W. Wendt, Bennett Davis, Leonard Fletcher and Bert Robinson, have organized a hunting lodge some 400 miles from home, on Lake McCon aughy, near Ogallala, Neb. . . . The Denver Chamber of Commerce, with an eye on the younger genera tion, plans to construct a 40-acre airfield for model planes only, with hard-surfaced runways and a con trol tower. . . . Republic Aviation has leased for Ave years, with op tion to buy, the government-owned plant facilities and airport at Fram ingdale, L. I. . . . Robert and Mil dred Entriken, husband and wife, are students of George Smith and Paul Shirmer at the Mount Holly, N. J., airfield and will soon be li censed pilots. . . . Harris field, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has been leased by the city and operated by an air port board. . . . Wynne, Ark., with a class two airport, expects to add further improvements costing $770, 561 under the federal aid airport act. ? ? ? AIR EXPOSITION AT DENVER The first Denver International air show will be held at Stapleton air port August 24 and 25. Homer F. Torrey is board chairman for the show. Directors are Donald B. Robertson, Thomas P. Campbell, Robert S. Mcllvane, John R. Mc Phee and Harry Anholt. The air show is advertised as being under the direction of Steadham Acker, who is director of annual air car nivals at Birmingham, Ala., and Omaha, Neb., and who directed air shows at Denver before the war. All late planes and helicopters will be on display and the show will fea ture the usual air thrills. ? ? ? Noted Kansas Airport In a western Kansas town of only 523 residents can be found one of the best-known privately operated ports in^the country. The town is Johnson, Kans., and the airport op erator is Forest Walker. The John son flying club has 10 members, most of them farmers, who have over $30,000 invested in parts, han gar, etc. WINGED BOXCAR . . . Fair chili packet car(o plane, which carries nine tons of payload at 2M miles an hour. The fuselage is 3* feet long and big enoagh that antos and tracks can be driven Inside. ? ? ? PARALYZED VET FLIES At Brigham, Utah, Dean Larsen, a 25-year-old war vet of Wales, Utah, has successfully soloed an air plane after 5tt hours of instruction, even though he is paralyzed from his hips down. The Bushnell gen eral hospital patient made a 10-min ute flight in a hand-operated two passenger plane, John C. Weir and Bill Rowe, his instructors, said. Lar sen was wounded in Germany in IMS when a 45-caliber bullet lodged in his spine.
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