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MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1935. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL m Graphic Pictures of Tornado Which Swept 1IEERASKANS ASSURED HELP Washington. A Nebraska delega tion which sought relief from fed eral crop contracts for farmers in dust ravaged districts announced they had been assured "every pos sible assistance" by farm administra tion officials. Speaker O'Gara cf tne Nebraska house, tSate Senator Green and II. J. Graxnlich, University of Nebraska animal husbandry chief who is here aiding the administration in the feed problem, conferred with George Farrell, chief of the wheat section and Philip G. Murphy, who directed the drouth cattle pFograni. O'Gara said Farrell will go to Sid ney, Neb., March 11 for a personal study of the situation. The Nebras kans reported the winter crop in the western section of the state had been destroyed by drouth and wind and asked that farmers be permitted to plant corn despite contract agree ments. "We were assured," O'Gara said, "that the administration would be as generous as it can be in help ing meet our problem." O'Gara was made chairman of the American Leg islators association assembly to for mulate plans for the next annual meeting. PINS SLIP FIGHT GAINS Washington, March 1. Full force of the ways and means committee Friday night was swung behind a drive to repeal the pink slip clause of the 1935 revenue act permitting publicity on income tax returns. On demand of Representative Cul len (D.) of New York, Chairman iVyughton agreed to draft a resolu tion abolishing the publicity meas ure declared to chiefly benefit kid napers, extortionists and chiseling business concerns. With a private poll showing the house standing 30 to 1 for repeal, leaders resolved to force a vote on the clause in face of senate threats to impose even more drastic publicity if a repeal measure is sent to the up per house. While uninformed of the admin istration's attitude, Doughton prom ised to report his repeal resolution to the floor next Thursday. Full committee backing was assured. Youth Kills Father Jack Campbell ,"It was easier to kill father thr.n to face him," Jack Campbell, 14-year-old Sayre, Okla.. schoolboy, said after he had shot and killed his father, Kev. Eail Campbell, according to police. Th3 father had been questioning the boy con cerning po2osien cf obscene ?ic-lure. ii t -if i & , " ' nil v Ltii V ... ' Gardens Under Snow are Well Protected Beneath White Elanket of Beaut; Nature in Silence Prrpiires for Pageant of Spring. The garden, when snow comes, is transformed into a strange and dazzling place. The gracefully arch ing branches of the Van Houtte spirea, laden with white as they are in May, bend to the ground. The stiffer weigelias blossom in white, too, rather than in their accustomed pink. The stones in the rock gar den become delicately molded white mounds; even the long-legged crane in the pool sprouts downy white feathers. And gradually the familiar paths, with their adjoining flower borders, become trackless wastes. But beneath the blanket of snow, nature, quietly and out of sight, con tinues her good work. Her secret pro cesses go no. She knows from how many millions cf seasons? that Spring cannot be far behind. The bulbous plants that daffodils, tulips, hyacinths and crocuses, the hardy lwies, and many others sleep snugly protected from the cold above. For snow is a good reflector and radiator, and a poor absorber, of heat. It thus helps the dormant roots and bulbs to retain their stored heat and energy. All herbaceous plants, whether Cowers or vegetables, are thrifty, housewifely plants which store away in their underground portions sup plies of food for the Winter season.; After the flower bulbs are planted in late Autumn it is this food supply, which sustains them during the cold months and enables them to burst into bloom early in the Spring when other flowers, sown from seed, have to gather their energy as they grow, and so develop much later. Many beginners think of the bulbs of tulips or hyacinths as the "roots" of the plant, just because they grow underground, and it is sometimes a puzzle to the amateur gardener to know which end of the bulb should be- planted downward but the re mains of the tiny roots growing out from the bulb are finally recognized as a guide. These are the real roots through which the plant obtains food and water when it begins to grow. By the time these roots have de veloped, the bulb may have shiveled and shrunk, its food supply having been consumed during the Winter. I'lants which develop from bulbs, tubers or heavy rootstocks do not grow stems outside the earth, but save time putting forth the leaves and flowers directly from the under ground stem, as do the iris, the violet and dandelion, the tulip and hya cinth. This accounts for the speed with which their Spring flowers burst into bloom as soon as the snow de parts. The Protecting Snow Elanket. When the garden is covered with snov. even though mild airs prevail above, the protecting blanket re strains misguided bulb3 from think ing it i3 Spring and rushing into premature budding. If such misfor tune has already occurred, then a timely downfall of snow often pre vents the rackless young thing3 from being nipped in the inevitable freez ing that follows, and so their loveli ness is saved from a stunted bloom ing or ignominious failure. In nature's system of economy beauty alone is not sufficient excuse for being, so the beautiful snow that transforms the garden Into a fairy like world of scintillating splendor, serves a very useful purpose in the preparation for next year's blossom fiP .mjii.P 'iMili - " V . v , .The funnel-shaped dark cloud, left, is for 1 1 - - s P t v 3 i -in ?i tv, fta j which struck with greatest force near "Wichita, Kas.'At the vortex of the twister the terrific pressure destroyed buildings and injured scores of persons.Two families of nine people living in the wrecked ! home, atthe .right escaped seriouslinjurywhen the.tornadostruck.j clever slop rsoffe waitc A py Oku - Roy H. Faulkner, president of the Automobile Company, says: "I wonder how often any of us ever 'Stop to Think' how important to the scheme of things in this great country cf ours is the Salesman? Ev ery business in the country, large or small, rests upon the shoulders of the Salesmanship supporting it. This statement is not meant in any way to deprecate the importance of the qual ity of the product, as, of course, that is essential. But regardless of the value of the product, its acceptance by the public is definitely dependent upon the manner in which it is pre sented to them, either through print ed Salesmanship, called Advertising, or ty direct contact of some Salesman with the actual purchaser. "The gigantic automobile industry cf today is a definite tribute to Mas ter Salesmanship. While the desire to ride is instinctive in every person, the automobile business would not be what it is today had it hot been for the tremendous glamor which has been built up around the pleasures of ownership of a motor car through automobile shows, millions of dollars worth of advertising, and automobiles enthusiastically presented directly to the prospect by the retail Salesman. "This quality of Salesmanship is going to be one of the greatest factors in bringing back the prosperity to America which it its rightful heri tage. In several months of investiga tion and thousands of miles of travel ing, I have found that Salesmen are again beginning to lift up their heads and talk the quality of their product, instead of fearfully trying to sell every customer the cheapest merchan dise they have in the store. During the past few years a great many sales men have been beaten down by the 'price' arguments of their customers until real Salesmanship was fast De cerning a lost art. But some of the more courageous Salesmen during the past year have again stressed 'Qual ity' with their customers and the re ception they have received has truly been amazing. They found that peo ple really were interected in the qual ity cf the merchandise they purchas ed as well as in the price. And today, the demand for better things is being shown in every industry. Proof of this is visible in the sales records of practically every variety of business. With the salesmen once more play ing the part of real merchandisers in stead of 'order-takers,' the business cf the country will again move for ward as it has in years past, and the American public will enter upon a period of mere gracious living." time; and as long as the garden lies snugly hidden below the blanket of white, gardeners feci assured that all is well underneath. By Lorine Let cher Butler in the New York Times. LAMS MARKETING STUDIED Chicago, Febr. 27. A conference arranged by feeders and packing firm.3 to study methods of assuring a uniform spring movement of lambs to the central markets will be con tinued into Thursday, S. K. Warrick, of Scottsbluff, Neb., said. Warrick and four other members cf the Colorado-Nebraska Lamb Feed ers association stopped off in Chicago en route home from a similar con ference with the AAA In Washington Warrick said discussion of mutual problems prolonged the session here Kansas 4 ,41 7 .V, ' i. . X; X 3 I w V , ; a striking photo of a tornado Urge 5-State Pact for War on Criminals New Jersey Governor Outlines Pro gram; Hearst Papers' Cam paign Gets Praise. Trenton, N. J., March 1. A five state pact allying New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware in a war on organized crime was proposed Friday by Gov ernor Harold Hoffman of New Jer sey. The dynamic governor took per sonal command as all law enforce ment agencies of the state were mo bilized here Friday morning for his two -day crime conference. His rallying cry for "nothing less than a rout of the professional crim inal" moved the 2,000 delegates to rapid action. Outline Program. B Friday night the conference al ready had outlined an intensive anti- crima drive to be based on these lines: i Conviction by a jury vote of 10 to 2 in all except murder cases. Universal finger printing. Creation of a central registration bureau for transients. Creation of a college of experts as a chanch of the state police. Immediate arraignment of all per sons accused of serious crimes. Creation of a state probation board with bureaus in all counties. These resolutions and others to be devised will be presented to the final session of the conference Saturday. It is expected that after that Gover nor Hoffman will send his invitations to the governors of the four states to join in the anti-crime alliance. The governor gave unstinted praise Friday to the newspapers of the coun try lor the part they are playing in the war against crime. Cites Hearst Papers. He cited the anti-crime drive of Hearst newspapers as a striking ex example of constructive newspaper work. The governor said: "The newspapers are perform ing r. great public service by turning the searchlight of piti less publicity on the crime sources of the country. "The anti-crime campaign be ing waged by William Randolph Hearst's newspapers throughout the country, unquestionably has done much to arouse an apath etic public. Once awakened, as Mr. Hearst is determined they shall be, the law-abiding people of this nation, I am confident, will make short shrift of the gangster and his gangland pals." KIN0E GOLD EUSH STAGED Council Bluffs, Febr. 27. A Coun cil Bluffs building contractor and two employes who turned "gold miners" when they found a $20 gold coin under a house they had wrecked, are between $500 and $1,000 richer. II. W. Kirchoff, the contractor, de clined to reveal the exact amount or the location of the Council Bluffs site, but said that he and John and Fred Earber. brothers, had made a three-way split. He and hi3 employes completed razing an old residence in the west end last Thursday and had started excavating a basement for a new dwelling on the same 6ite when John Barber spied a $20 gold piece in the dirt. An equal division was agreed to by the three and the gold rush was on. Coin after coin of $10 and $20 denomination were picked up. The coins bore dates between 1854 and 1895. Phone the news to no C MANLEY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Mike Honer and daughter spent Saturday visiting in Omaha. Miss Anne Erhart spent Sunday with her mother, returning to Omaha by way of Union. The ladie3 of St. Patrick's church held a very successful pinochle party Wednesday, February 27th. Missc3 Katie and Maggie Wcliert were guests at the home cf Mrs. J. C. Rauth last Friday afternoon at a tea party. Mi33 Rosemary Erhart returned to her school in Nebraska City 2fterj pending Sunday with her father, Frank Erhart. Mfss Beverly Brekenfeld, of South Omaha, was a visitor over the week end at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rau. Fred Fleisehman and wife were in Plattsmcuth one day last week, going over to look after some matters of business. They made the trip in their car. George Rau is home Egain and Is making his home here, he having been located at Utica for a number of months, where he was assisting in a drug store. William Casey, who had his sale last Saturday, departed immediately j for McCook, where they are to have employment as caretakers of a large Catholic school and church. The Young Ladies Sodality of Man- ley entertained guests from Platts- Uiouth and Elmwood at a very suc cessful dancing party. The Eagle orchestra furnished the music. Verdus Haws drove to Omaha Sun day forenoon to bring Mr. and Mrs. Salsberg down to spend the day. Due to the storm they had to spend the night at a farmhouse, arriving In Manley Monday afternoon. W. J. Rau attempted to go to the county reat Monday to look after some business matters, but did not get further than three miles from Murray and had to return home, but on Wednesday another attempt was made and he was able to get thru. Miss Anne Murphy spent the week end with her family. Her brother, Joseph, drove to Omaha Sunday with her and Miss. Helen Murphy, who was returning to school. Due to the storm, he remained over until Monday af ternoon before attempting the return trip. Arthur Reibe and son Floj'd, who have been making their home in Wyoming for the past eighteen years, accompanied by their son-in-law, Charles Campbell, were visiting in Manley with their son. Mr. Reibe and family expect to make their home here again. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rau were at tending a celebration in honor of the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John Group, at Louisville last Sunday. De spite the bad weather, nearly a hun .Drawings For Toornaineot The drawings were made Friday evening for the play in the regional basketball tour nament to be opened on Wednesday night, March 6, at the Creighton Prep pym at Omaha. In the opening round Plattsmouth drew a bye and will face either Tech or Tekamah in the second round to be played Thursday evening at 7:15. The pairings are as follows: Wednesday Benson 7:00 p. m. Valley Thursday C:15 p. m. Louisville Bye Lcnisville Tech 8:00 p. m. I Tekamah J 7:15 p. m. Plattsmouth Plattsmouth . Bye J North " 9:00 p. m. L Hooper J 8:15 p. m. Blair "1 Y Blair Bye J South Bye J S2th 9:15 p. ni. Central Central Bye J dred persons called during the after noon to pay their respects to this venerable couple. Misses Margaret Bergman, Lorene Dall and Edith Norton, students at Peru Normal school, were home over the week end and deferred going tack when the storm came up Sunday af ternoon. They finally made the trip on Tuesday, but it required the great er part of the day even then. On last Monday the town of Man Icy wa3 without mail the first time in many yeara. The failure of the mail to arrive was due to the heavy snow that prevented the bus making its regular round trip that day. The highway was cleared by Tuesday, however, and service resumed again. August Krecklow and son Harold were attending the sale which was held at the home of G. V. Pickwell last Wednesday. The cale was very successful and most of the goods of fered brought very fair pricc3. David Brann was looking after business at the garage during the aLsence cf Messrs. Krecklow. Fred Flaischman says the storm covered his entire chicken j'ard and covered the entire chicken jard and house with snow, and it was net un til two days afterward that an en trance could be made. The chickens were found to be all right but suffer ing greatly for lack of food and water during their 60 hour imprisonment. Attended Funeral cf Geo. Cnryea George W. Curyea wa3 born in Illi nois on January 12, 1854, and with hi3 parents came to Nebraska when a small bey and made his home in near Alvo until some years ago when he and his wife moved to Lincoln to make their home. He died at his home in Lincoln last Friday and was buried there Monday. He leaves his wife and one son, Clarence Curyea, both of Lincoln. John Crane, who is a member of the firm of Crane, Curyea & Murtey, together with Harold Krecklow were in Alvo last Monday to attend the funeral. Plattsmouth sic res oTer shop ping advantages the equal of any to bs found. Why not givo your home town merchant first oppor tunity of serving you? DaUy Report of the J Board o Health f nr..-;,,,-;;.. e ; ju Number in Hospital 2 Donald Gorder. William Pfitzmeyer. Eetarned From Hospital 4 Baby Mae Edminson. Phyllis Burke. Charles Painter. Earl Pittman Total Cases to Date 10 Friday 8:00 S:00 p. m. 9:00 9:00 p. m. J- Enzo's Ex and Son , . -v- 7 Mrs. Madeline Force Astor Dick Fiermonte, who married Enzo Fiermonte, Italian prize fighter, after both secured Reno divorces, is said to have settled $17,000 on Mrs. Tosca Fiermonte, Enzo's first wife, and her son, above, to avert legal action in Italy. 00,000 C0EN-H0G SIGNERS Nearly CO, 000 Nebraska farmers now have signed applications for 1935 corn-hog contracts, it Was an nounced in the weekly report from state AAA headquarters at Lincoln Friday. Two counties, Adams and Dundy, reported having more appli cations than contracts during 1934. Progress in the federal program i3 running along smoothly, W. H. Bro kav. state administrator, said. Dis trict supervisors and farm fieldmen conferred Saturday on future plans of appraisal work and contract sign ing. Gage county Friday continued to lead the state in numbers of appli cations signed with 1,570 filed at Beatrice. Richardson with 1.742 is in second place and Saunders with 1, 422 ranks third. Organization of two more county corn-hog control associations were also announced Friday. Farmers in Sheridan county have elected Otto W. Taylor of Rushville a3 president cf thsir association while L. D. Hun ter, Hartington, heads the Cedar county organization. Se the goods you ruy. Catalog descriptions are flowery enough, eel how about the goods when yo. at them? Saturday REGIONAL FINALS, CLASS B Featuring Two District Winners p. m. p. m.