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MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE 1 ) Beef is Best Bargain, Declares Prof. Gramlich Clioice Grade Animals Are Now Be ing Marketed at a Loss, Mak ing Meat Cheap. "With finished cattle now selling at a terrific loss, the consuming pub lic has failed to realize the reduc tion in prices and the improved amount of choice cornfed beef on the market," says Prof. II. J. Gramlich. "The daily market report for May 2S quotes the bulk of fat steers at $G.75 to $7.75 per hundred. A year ago the same class of cattle were bringing $13 to $16. There is an abundance of this choice beef on the market. Many people who great ly curtailed their beef consumption Inst year do not realize the tremen dous reduction in price, and especial ly the big improvement in quality which has taken place in the 12 months. "A year ago there was an acute shortage of cornfed cattle. The 1934 drouth left the entire middle west with empty corn cribs. What little corn was available in the few sur plus areas sold at a prohibitive price, and consequently cattle fattening op erations were virtually at a stand still. This resulted in the abnor mally high price clof April and May,93.,,.- j-i'.Liatively largo national crop lforn was produced in 1933. A miiderable quantity of this failed to mature, s.nd had its greatest value as livestock feed. Farmers generally had very few hogs to which to feed this corn. Furthermore, it was im possible to purchase hogs In large numbers. "Accordingly they turned to cat tle in the fall of 1935 and procured feeder animals to fatten during the winter. These cattle were well cared for and are now going to market In large numbers. A surprisingly large percentage is producing choice car casses. For the week ending May 16, cf all steers marketed at Chicago, 2Si percent grade 'choice and price.' In contrast only 6.2 percent v.ere good enough to grade in such classifications during the same week in 1935. "Cornfed beef is the favorite meat of the American citizen. The prod uct is tender, juicy, palatable and highly nutritious. Cattle of the United States are of a relatively high quality and when finished upon corn, produce all that can be desired in a high class meat dish. We have built c reputation for our fine steaks and roasts. "Corn belt feeders are now suffer ing large losses on their winter cat tie feeding operations. In many cases steers are selling for less per pound than the original purchase price last fall. It is to be hoped that when the citizens of the nation learn of the splendid quality of beer which is now available, and of the relative ly low price at which it can be pro cured, they will acquire a renewed interest in it, and thus help one of the nation's greatest basic indus tries." Used cars, livestock, household goods all can be sold through inexpensive Journal Want Ads. iependable insurance For All Kinds of Good Insurance in Dependable Stock Companies Vc offer the Best of Service and Protection! PH0NE-I6 Pt-ATTS MOUTH INSURANCE- Ci r m m M Mr HIS SHEET ANCHOR Eph Johnson was up 'fore His Honor For the umptieth time more or less Charged with robbing a neigh bor's henroost. For the which he refused to confess. "You've worn all your alibis threadbare' Your witnesses fail to ap pear The county won't stand the expense of it, Or I'd send you to jail for a year. I'm getting fed up with your nonsense And coming here time and again, To slip through the knotholes of justice When you rightly should be in the pen. "So I'll put your case up to a jury A hardboiled bunch of your peers Who'll rend you right up to the big house In spite of your crocodile tears. "Jedge, I've always abode by your 'cisions, An I feel 'at you done been my frien' You've always before done me justice An' I crave 'at YOU'LL to me again. "K.' Farm Women are Moving Toward a Better Living Modern Equipment, Federal Pro grams and Family Co-operation Are Factors. Washington. American farm women are moving toward the more abundant life with the aid of organ ization and the government's "friend ly help," according to Mrs. J. V. Stevenson, president of the Illinois home bureau federation and an offi cial delegation to the convention of Associated Country Women of the World. Mrs. Stephenson, who lives at Streator, 111., and is one of the mid west farm women on the tour spon sored by a farm paper, praised the administration's efforts to help the farmer as being "on the right track." She said not only was the AAA and soil conservation program help ing with its benefit payments, but the program for rural electrification wa3 approved enthusiastically by farm women. Mrs. R. E. Milligan. Ivesdale, 111., president of the Champaign county home bureau, agreed that electrifica tion was the "biggest labor saver" which the. farm wives had today. Mr3. Stevenson explained that the now defunct AAA had given farm families a new incentive which was much needed. Families Co-operate. She was enthusiastic about the co operative efforts both men and wom en on the farms are making for their own advancement. She pointed out that farm women are closer to their men than is the case with many city folk. To illustrate thi3 point, Mrs. E. W. Busche. Monroe, Ind.. a master farm homemakcr who was another member of the tour, said she had hesitated about coming to the Wash ington convention because of her house cleaning, but her husband and son had insisted. "I believe that it is significant of the change that has come over the farm homo that I was able to get away for a week," Mrs. Busche ex plained. "With our modern improve ments, it is possible to go out for a few days, just the same as the ciy housewite does. This has been one of the great changes for the. better than has taken place on the farms during the past few years." Mrs. Stevenson pointed out that despite these changes farm women often work long hours but added with a smile that they do not object "if we don't have to worry about fi nances." She said that the "drouth insuraiJve" features of the AAA had done a great deal to help solve the financial difficulties which hit the midwest farmers when the 1934 drouth swept over a wide area which had not suffered previously. RAIL LABOR HITS STATE'S EIGHTS CRY Washington, June 12. Labor was warned Friday by six railroad labor unions to beware of the cry of "states' rights." "American workers should not be deceived by this gesture," the six or ganizations said in their weekly "Labor." "It comes from the men who applauded the supreme court when it slaughtered railroad pen sions, farm relief, the National Re covery Act and similar progressive legislation which gave American pro ducers something of a square deal. Plant Trees Around Rural School Houses One of Means to Be Used in WPA Forestry Proj'ects in Ne braska Outlined. A model pian for planting trees around rural school houses to serve the joint purpose of showing trees can be grown and to teach future farmers to plant them was outlined today by M. B. Jenkins, director of a WPA forestry research project. Jenkins' plan calls for the plant ing of approximately 700 trees and shrubs on a three acre plot around each of Nebraska's 6,133 country school houses, 99 per cent of which are unprotected now. Most rural school grounds comprise one acre now and an additional two acres will be required to carry out Jenkins' plan. "I will require an investment of approximately $100,000," Jenkins said, "and the return will be many, many times that amount. "This will be the basis for bring ing up a generation that can fight the perplexing soil erosion and mois ture control problems that are going to face the next generation. At the present time we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars annually trying to teach farmers to plant trees. You can't interest people in something they know nothing about. If our young people the future farmers were taught about trees while they are in school during their formative years, we'd have no trouble getting them to plant trees and help save Ne braska's soil." Jenins said trees give a protec tion zone from 20 to 25 times as long as their height, explaining that a strip of trees 60 feet high protects the soil for SO rods. "At the present time," he said, "Nebraska loses some one-third of its soil moisture because of wind erosion. The planting of trees would halt this and if we could add 1-3 annually to our rainfall we could raise crops any year." Not only would the proposed plant ing halt wind erosion and protect the school children's playgrounds, but it would also attract song and game birds and make the strips a habitat for wild life, Jenkins said. His plans call for planting shrubs that bear fruit that would serve as food for the birds. Because Nebraska has approxi mately 100 different types of soil and its rainfall varies from 10 to 34 inches annually, Jenkins ha3 divided the state into five different zones and drawn a different planting plan for each zone. Trees and shrubs that have been grown in Nebraska are designated for planting under his plan. He will furnish each school district with a list of trees a3 well as the plan for planting. Charles W. Taylor, state superin tendent of public instruction, says Jenkins' plan j3 an excellent one and endorses it heartily. The forester also has drawn up a proposed course of study in connec tion with the tree plantings and says he thinks every Nebraska school child should be taught a few simple facts about trees. This course of study has been submitted to the state super intendent's office for possible inclu sion in the curricula of rural schools. "I would require that each tighth graue graduate be able to identify 15 native trees and 15 native shrubs by their common names," Jenkins said. "I think that's as important as be ing able to conjugate a Latin verb." HERE FR0II WYOMING JI r. and Mrs. Edward McMaken of Sheridan, Woming, are in the city for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McMaken, the former a brother of Mr. McMaken. They have had the pleasure of meeting a great many cf the old time friends in the community. Mr. McMaken has made his home in the west for a great many years and feels that the climate there is just what is needed, but has appreciated the nice cool weather of the past several days here. Farm Leans Prompt Closing Liberal Options see Searl S. Davis flllRDOCK ITEMS G. V. Pickwell is enjoying a visit at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Shackley, of Avoca. Herbert Eornemeier, who suffered a broken arm while playing recently, is getting along very nicely at this time. Dr. L. D. Lee and family and Mr, and Mrs. William Zaebel were in Weeping Water last Wednesday even ing, where they attended a show. Walter Stroy has accepted a posi tion with one of the track crews of the Rock Island working out of Mur dock at the present time. L. Neitzel was at Plattsmoulh yesterday for a visit with his friends at the- Masonic Home, where he con ducted Bible school study. The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stroy, who has been so ser iously ill for some time, is now re ported showing good improvement. Otto Buck and family, who are lo cated at Beatrice, were visiting over the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Buck, of Murdock. Mrs. Nannie Coleman and son Frank, with the latter's two sons, were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Buck last Sunday. Mrs. Henry Schleuter has not been feeling the best during the past week, being confined to her bed for a num ber of days, but is now somewhat im proved. Milton G. Keedy and wife, cf Beatrice, visited over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Ward. Mrs. Keedy and Mr. Ward are bro ther and sister. S. P. Lies and H. II. Lawton were in Omaha last Monday, attending the races in the afternoon and the Ak-Sar-Ben den show in the evening, en joying a most pleasant time. A. P. Hollenbeck and wife, of Lin coln, were in Murdock last Wednes day and were looking after some business matters while here, they representing a monument company of that place. Mr. and Mrs. John Scheel have been having their home redecorated on the inside as well as some work done on the "outside. The work is being done by Homer II. Lawton, the painter and decorator. Mrs. L. D. Lee was in Lincoln one day last week, where she presided at a tea given in honor of a friend who is to te married in the near future. The guest of honor was showered with many useful gifts. Mrs. L. D. Lee was in Omaha last Sunday where she was a guest of two of her fellow teachers. Misses Brack on and Yates, with whom she was associated when she was a teacher in the Omaha schools a number of years ago. Charles Marshall, who has been visiting here for the past week at the home of Henry Oehlerking, has re turned to his home in the west and was accompanied by Miss V. Rose now, who will visit with friends at Grant for a few days The Journal man called on Uncle Fred Stock last Wednesday, and found him considerably improved in health and glad to have his old time friends pay him a visit. He is now so that he can get about some, but not as yet able to do any work. Mrs. Charles Kupke was feeling so poorly the fore part of last week, she and her husband had to post pone a planned trip to Omaha for a visit with their daughter and fam ily. She was considerably better the latter part of the week, however. Douglas Tool departed last week for Lincoln, where he is attending summer school. He has been attend ing school there during the past two years. Douglas is an energetic stu dent, doing thoroughly whatever he attempts and the days he will put in at summer school at the university will be filled with hard work. All evidence of the wreck which occurred on the Rock Island some ten days ago has been cleared up. The goods in the wrecked cars were disposed of, the lumber being hauled to Murdock and reloaded, while the car of eggs and another of oranges were-righted and placed back on the track to continue their journey. Rev. Harvey A. Schwab and Earl Weber were at Milford last Monday, where they attended a meeting of the Youth Council which was con sidering a plan for the placing of a gate at the entranceway to Riverside park, a pleasaure resort and meeting place for the various organizations of the young people of the church. Uncle Fred Deickman was a visi tor in Weeping Water Wednesday of last week, going over to look after some business and also calling on his many friends there. He made the trip in his car. Mr. Deickman has just returned from a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Henry Rueter and family, who make their home at Grand Junction, Iowa. Spent Day in Omaha L. Neitzel and G. Baur visited in Omaha Sunday, June 7, Mr. Bauer teaching a Bible class in the First Evangelical church and Mr. Neitzel worshiping at the Kountze Memor ial Lutheran church at the regular morning services. In the afternoon they visited with their daughters, Mr. Bauer with Mrs. Human and L. Neitzel with Mrs. Meta MacDiarmid. Coming home, they stopped with Dan Tanska, where they enjc:'3d a splendid supper and then stayed for the Children's day program, which was well rendered and a fine offering of $36.00 for general missions was the result. Thus ended a very profit able Sunday. Hold Family Reunion The McCrorey family reunion was held last Sunday, June 7, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buell. Mrs. Buell was formerly Miss Mc Crorey. There were a good number o? the members of the family pres ent and a very fine day was spent by the members with a very pleasing program and a fine dinner which was enjoyed by the many members of the family who were gathered there. The place for the holding of the meeting the coming year was not definitely decided upon. Getting On Fairly Well Uncle George Mills, who with his sister-in-law was injured so severely when a car struck their own and in jured both seriously, are both get ting on fairly well although still suf fering from the effects of the acci dent. Mr. Mills is able to walk about the home but is somewhat nervous and stiff as yet, but is doing nicely considering his age. The sister-in-law, who is still at the home of Ed Jumper, of Ashland, is expecting to return to the Mills home in the near future. Will Attend Stock Meeting The Boys' 4-H calf club of Mur dock and vicinity, which is under the care of Leo Rikli, was in Lincoln for a meeting of 4-H club members, where they received many pointers on the care of their calves. John Schlaphof, who looks after the in terests of a boys' club over near Wa bash, was also attending the meet ing at Lincoln. Have Two Fine Calves James Mills, Jr., son of James Mills, has a very fine white face calf just now coming one year old which he calls "Chub," and his brother, George Stuart Mills has another one that is almost an exact mate of the one his brother owns, which he calls "Curley." The boys are grooming the calves for exhibition at the state fair. They are both as tame as kit tens and with proper care should be in the winning classification at the fair. Hakes Safe Trip Home Mrs. Carrie Gorthey, who has been here for the past year visiting with her son, Roy Gorthey and wife, de parted last week for the east, going to Trenton, N. J., where she will make her home with a daughter. Up on her arrival there, she wrote to the son and family here, telling of a very pleasant trip home and saying she i3 in good health and feeling fine. Many Attend Reunion at Lincoln A number of the members of the Oehlerking, Ruester and Bornemeier families were in attendance at the reunion which was held at Pioneer park Sunday, June 7th, among those from this vicinity being August Oeh lerking and family, Henry Oehler king and family, Floyd Williams and wife, Alvin Oehlerking and family and Herbert Oehlerking and family. At the Murdock Church A fine Children's Day program was rendered at the Murdock Evangelical church last Sunday evening, consist ing of music and readings, together with a playlet entitled "Youth's Con secration," which was under the di rection of Mrs. William Iesle. A generous offering was received for advancing the cause of home mis sions, causing the children of the Bible school to feel they had con tributed to this good cause by put ting on the program, which required a lot of practice and hard work on their part and on the part of the director. Celebrated Children's Day Children's Day was celebrated at the church northeast of Murdock on Sunday, June 7, by a very appro priate and pleasing program, which was in charge of the Ladies Aid and the Bible school. One of the high lights on the program was the play let entitled "Man and His Money." There were also a number of recita tions, musical numbers and readings. The response to the free-will offer- ing to be used for home missions was very pleasing, almost $40 being col lected. Presentation of the program was under the direction of Mrs. Harold Luetchens Flan for 1936 Work The worship committee of the E. L. C. E. of the Murdock Evangelical church was meeting last Monday to arrange a tentative program for the meetings of the society during the coming ;x months of the year and have planned a very pleasing pro gram for the remainder of the year. Taking Annual Vacation Lacey McDonald, the regular car rier of the rural mail route out of Murdock, is now taking his annual vacation and the work is being done by Frank Rosenow, substitute car rier. To start out his vacation in approved manner, Mr. McDonald and A. J. Tool, with some of the young men about town, were investigating the fishing chances at South Bend, Meadow, Louisville and Cedar Creek, to ascertain the best places, as they expect to again visit the fishing grounds. Will Install City Water Henry Amgwert has been getting ready for the completion of the Mur dock waterworks system by having a septic tank installed and a bath room and other plumbing added to his home, which will increase the value of the property. Victor Thim gan is doing the work of installa tion of the new equipment. Kittenball Results Tuesday The result of last Tuesday night's kittenball games was: South Bend, 6, to Callahan, 4; Murdock Tigers, 9, to Bible School, 4. Home from the Navy Turner O. Zink, who has been in the United States navy for the past our years, completing his term of enlistment just recently, arrived at I homo last Tuesday and will spend some lime visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar C. Zink, as well as old friends here and elsewhere. Mr. Zink has been engaged as a dcisel engineer during the latter part of his term of enlistment and i3 an expert at this line of work. He has been asked to re-enlist for another lour year term, continuing the same line of work, but has not as yet made up his mind whether to accept. He has been with the U. S. S. S-ll, one of Uncle Sam's newer submarines, serving in the Panama canal zone, with headquarters at Coca Sola. After a rest and the enjoyment of a home visit, he will decide as to whether or not to re-enlist. He has had a wide and varied ex perience during his four years as a sailor and has greatly improved his knowledge and ability to do things as a result of the trades schooling that is received in this branch of the government service. Callahan Church Notes F. C. Weber, Pastor Our work for the new conference year has ,-otten a fine start. Our people have a mind to work. Many fine things were said about the ser vice Sunday. Every Christian is a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ. There are many folks who are de pending upon you as a witness. Is your testimony a clear-ringing, vic torious work of certainty? Should it be les3 than that? The Clements company of Elm wood presented our church with a beautiful picture of the Lord's Sup per. We are very grateful to them for this fine gift. "Eedroorn Eeauties'' The Girls' Room club of Murdock met at the home of Eunice Kuehn on Thursday, June 11. Nine mem bers were present. The assistant leader took charge since our leader, Marjorie Zink, i3 in the hospital. The members voted to attend club Judging day in Lincoln June 12. They also voted on shows and "Road Gang," the Orpheum was chosen. While in Lincoln for this event, the members presented Marjorie Zink a bouquet of flowers and offered their best wishes for her recovery. Two team demonstrations will be given at the next meeting. Cushion3 will be judged and all members must have their curtain materials. At the close of the meeting, delic ious refreshments were served by Eunice Kuehn. The next meeting will be held at the home of Idella Buell on Thurs day, June 25. Marion Barden, News Reporter. "Happy Eirthday to You" By L. Neitzel It is June 13, 1S5S, when an ex pectant mother awaits the arrival of an heir who shall rerpetuate the name and tradition of the family, 8 210c Tractor Fuel Buy your Tractor Fuel at a BIG Saving by bringing your contain ers to our Elrawood Bulk Plant. Let us fill them through our Electric Meter Pump. . . . We carry only the Special High Grade or HOT TRAC TOR FUEL. No distillate, and the price is only S.2 per gallon, subject to change. This is a Cash price no deliveries. Drive a few miles and SAVE MONEY Trimltenbolz Oil Co. Recent Rainfall Eases Situation in Some Regions But Grasshopper Infestation Is In creasing in Others, Supply of Poison Bran Limited. Thirty Nebraska counties now have reported grasshopper infestations serious enough to require control measures, and several other counties have lighter numbers of the hoppers, O. S. Tare, extension entomologist at the college of agriculture, said in a progress report on the 1930 hopper situation. "Infestations appearing a week or more ago have been increasing," Bare declared. "Recent rains, tho should ease the situation in a few counties, but unless plenty of mois ture is received soon, heavier dam age from hoppers is to be expected." Active control work is now being carried on in Richardson, Johnson, Nemaha, Jefferson, Thayer, Poll;, Stanton, Pierce, and Cedar counties thru the direction of county agricul tural agents. Poisoning is also being done in about six v. c stern counties. Entomologist Bare, before leaving for the western panhandle, was mak ing efforts to secure bait for other counties but federal suplics left over from other years are very limited. The total supply available at the be ginning of 1936 was about COO torn; or considerably less than v. as sent to Knox county alone in 1934. Farmers in several counties where federal bait is not available are mix ing their own hopper poison, rather than taking chances of locating some of the bran. Bare complimented the:;c: farmers and urged other farmers to do likewise. The cost is only about 25 cents per acre for land actually treated. Delay of a few days may result in hoppers destroying crop:; tar more valuable than the me-age:-cost of poison. but when the little stranger arrived it was another "ray of sunshine" from the glory world and was gladly accepted and enrolled on the family register as a gift from God. (Ps. 127: 3; Gen. 33:5; I Sam. 1:27). At the proper time she was named "Lydia" after her great name-sake from Philippi, province of Macedonia, i:i Greece, the first convert of Paul i:i Europe. She grew up in that happy family circle with five other sisters and a brother, which had as its motto over the entrance, and which used to be seen in every Christian home: "God Bless Our Home." She never gave her parents any anxious moments. They always knew where to find her and when the hour for retirement came, she was there to take her place in the family wor ship. So the years went by until she was about 19 years old, when a youth who had come all the way from Germany crossed her path and changed her life. Now her love, loy alty and devotion became divided, but not less ardent. When the great moment in her life came to decide whether to re main with the family or follow her "lover," like Rebckah of old (Gen. 2 1:5S), she was ready with the an swer, "I will go." Nearly 5S years they traveled to gether, enjoying sweet fellowship with Jesus Christ as the third party in a happy union that was termi nated March 29, 193G. Now she is home with God, awaiting the coming of her "lover" whom she often wel comed in the happy days of their courtship. Yesterday afternoon, ho went to Wyuka (Place of Rest) and covered her resting place with flow ers, which she loved, in memory of her birthday and sent the hearty greeting, "Happy birthday to you!" E02I0R CAKCK PETTER Dr. and Mrs. II. G. McClusky enter tained on Friday at their home in. honor of Canon W. J. II. Petter, rec tor of the St. Luke's Episcopal church. Dr. McClusky is the dean cf the ministry of the city and has bee :i very close friends with Canon Fetter who is soon to leave the city. The event was in the nature of a luncheon ai:d at which there wore present Rev. V. C. Wright and Rev. G. A. Pahl, as well as Canon rettcr. n