Ruth and Paul Henning at a ceremony in Branson, Missouri in 1982 were they announced their donation of 1,534 aces for the Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area.
Paul Henning is best known as the creator of several of America's most popular television series, including the Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. He also wrote episodes of the Andy Griffith Show, the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and the 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.