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COUNTY AGENT NOTES
James W. Rooney. Holt County Agent
4-11 Clothing Club Leaders Meeting
Ten 4-H Clothing clubs were repre
sented at the leaders training meet
ing held at the court house last Fri
day. Miss Wilkens, State Clothing
Club specialist, had charge of the
meeting. The morning session was
devoted to club records and activities.
In the afternoon the ladies studied ^
the first two problems. Miss Wilkens
had an exhibit of articles made by
club members which she used to dem
onstrate her work.
The following ladies attended the
meeting: Misses Fern Revell and Hel
en Hazen and Mrs. E. J. Revell and
Mrs. Guy Johnson, of Opportunity;
Mrs. Sam McKeown, Mrs. Alton
Braddock, Mrs. Bryan French, Miss
es Viola Haynes, Mary Hervey, Mar
ie Heiss and Zeta Shay, of Page;
Mrs. I.uella Parker, of O’Neill; Mrs.
H. O. Russ, of Amelia; Mrs. S. E.
Dexter, of Ballagh; Mrs. C. L. Kiltz
and Mrs. IT. M. Held, of Chambers;
Mrs. Ralph Fritton and Faye Week
es, of Emmet; Mrs. P. W. Kilmnrry
and Mrs. Maude Menning, of Atkin-1
eon.
Foulbrood Causes Bee Loss
At the two bee meetings held at
Page and Stuart on Thursday of
last week, bee management and dis
eases were discussed. Ten men met
at the H. D. Snyder farm with 0. S.
Bare, Extension Entomologist, on
Thursday morning. Mr. Snyder and
Merwyn French brought stands of
bees which hud been killed by Amer
ican Foulbrood. Mr. Bare demon
strated the symptoms of the disease
and methods of control.
Eight men at Stuart with Mr. Bure
and the County Agent, Mr. D. A.
Criss invited the group to examine
his apiary. The use of sixers, re
queening, swarm control and bee
diseases were discussed. A. Chenow
eth proved to be a bee expert and
handled them bare-handed. Carl
Smith, of Amelia told the group that
he made a practice of requeening his
hives every two years.
Mr. Bare explained the demonstra
tion work which he is conducting in
some counties. He told of the state
bee inspection work and said that
some inspection would be carried on
in Holt county this year.
Wool Growers Turn Out Well
Thirty-five wool men braved the
dust storm Wednesday afternoon and
heard William Kreiger talk on wool
marketing. Mr. Krieger is a repre
sentative of the Midwest Wool Mar
keting Ass'n. Eleven Holt county
members of the association attended
the meeting. Ten men signed mar
keting agreements after the meet
ing. Mr. Krieger informed the group
that the Midwest Association will
loan wool sacks to its members. A
shipment of wool bags and twine will
be here this week and may be secur
ed at this office. The writer will be
glad to explain the marketing plan
to any grower who is interested.
Leaders To Feeders Day at Lincoln
Joe Wadsworth of Page, leader of
the Middle Branch Baby Beef Club,
Roger Bowen, of Page, who leads the
Lambert Pork Producers, and Glen
White of Amelia, leader of the Thrif
ty Baby Beef Club, will accompany
the County Agent to Lincoln for
Feeder’s Day. The agent will not be
in office on Saturday of this week.
Project Club Meetings Announced
The first woman’s project meeting
will be held on April 23rd at Atkin
son. Groups interested are asked to
meet at The Graphic office. The meet- j
ing will begin at 10 o’clock in the
morning.
Miss Davis’ second meeting will be
at the court house on Friday, April
24th. It will begin in the morning
and end about 3:30.
Project leaders may attend either
the Atkinson or O’Neill meeting.
Feed Crops To Be Plentiful
Corn acreage will increase five per
?ent, oats three per cent, barley ten
per cent and potatoes almost nine
per cent this year if the intention of
farmers to plant as reported March
1st are carried out. Spring wheat
acreage will decrease 15 per cent,
making the reduction in total wheat
acreage about three per cent, the
same government report slates.
The increased acreage of corn, if it
yields a normal crop, will produce 41
per cent more corn than the short
chop of 1930 and the largest crop
since 1923. Supplies of corn March
1st were 28 per cent below last year
and 20 per cent below the five year
average. The short supply will be a
strengthening factor in the. corn mar
ket during the next few months.
Stocks of oats and barley are both
above normal and everything points
to ar abundant supply of feed grain
in the fall of 1931. This condition
should be to the advantage of the
live lock producer.
Average growing conditions will
produce another surplus crop of po
tatoes approaching the record pro
duction in 1928 when low prices pre
vailed. A word of caution to Nebras
ka potato growers does not seem out
of place.
The estimate of the three per cent
reduction in the winter wheat acre
age includes the allowance for aband
onment to March 1st.
MRS. GLADYCE SIMMONS
WRITES FROM WASHINGTON
Easter, usually one of the most de
lightful times of the year in Wash
ington, was, this year, a great disap
pointment. The weather was damp
and chilly, the season very late. Ex
perts had predicted that the wonder
ful beautifully Japanese cherry blos
soms would be out, and tourists were
here by the thousands. But, sad for
them even the early yellow forsythia
bushes and pink and white blossomed
magnolias were just peeping
through.
Easter Monday, the children's holi
day, second ony to Christmas, was
worse. Only the bravest of the many
thousand children and mothers stay
ed out in the rain and cold wind to
roll eggs on the White House, Cap
itol, Zoo and Monument grounds. A
week or two before Easter the hearts
of a hundred or more children of
Government officials (and, incidental
ly, of their mothers) were gladdened
by the receipt of an invitation in
scribed on the envelope “The White
House” and addressed to the children
of the household and, last, to the
mother. Within was the President’s
seal in gold, and engraved below,
“Mrs. Hoover, Peggy Ann, Peter and
Joan hope that you can come to the
White House on Easter Monday
morning, April the sixth at ten
o’clock.” Promptly at ten, they were
I at the north entrance—from twelve
| year olds down. We were escorted to
the East room by one of the White
House aides. There we visited with
friends until we were admitted to the
Green room where Mrs. Hoover re
ceived each child and mother and told
them what a very joyous occasion
this was for her. Then she directed
the girls to Peggy Ann and the boys
to Peter (wohse real name is Herb
ert III.) Peggy Ann, who looks much
like her grandfather, seemed shy and
perhaps a little awrnd by such an im
portant occasion. She very gravely
handed a decorated egg to each little
girl. But Peter wa^ excited. He came
running up to the boys with his egg
present even before they got to him.
The baby, Joan, was not to be seen.
Her days for parties have not yet ar
rived.
And then we went out on the South
portico to watch the egg rolling from
a sheltered spot. Mrs. Hoover had
added to the attractions of the day by
asking different groups of girls to
give folk dances throughout the day.
The Marine Band, which heretofore
has given only a concert in the late
afternoon, played intermittently all
day. All that was needed was nice
weather. Even in the light drizzle,
the bright costumes of the dancers
were most attractive. Many children
watched from the portico. Mrs. Hur
ley was there with all four of her
children, although the baby was sent
home early with her nurse. The Hur
ley children are the only young child
ren of Cabinet members. Mrs. James
J. Davis was there with all of her
children. The Cabinet ladies, even
though they had no small children,
assisted by inviting the children into
the dining room where lemonade and
cookies were served from a table dec
orated with the most gorgeous bou
quet of long-stemmed sweet peas I
have ever seen. The mothers were
relieved to note that the dishes were
not from the famous White House
set. As at similar occasions, not in
the White House, the amount of re
freshments consumed by each child
was limited by the supervision of the
mother.
GLADYCE W. SIMMONS
lMTATIONAT, NOTES
The next State Teachers' Examina
tions will be held on Saturday, April
18th, Instead of on April 8th as the
date was printed on the report cards.
There is an error In print on these
cards. These examinations will be
given at Atkinson, Ewing and O’Neill.
District 213, near Stuart, Frances
Siaymaker, teacher, held a box social
in February. They recently sent $7.00
of their proceeds to aid in the drough
relief in Arkansas.
At the local spelling contest held in
Stuart last week, a typewriting con
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It is not the price of seeds which is ex
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test was held as an added attraction.
The winner, a first year student, typed
a perfect copy of 62 words per minute.
Sylvia Jeffries, teacher of District
18>4, Deloit, reports that on St. Pat
rick’s Day, eleven patrons of the
school gave her quite a surprise by
coming to visit the school about 2:30
and bringing with them a fine lunch
which they served at 4:00 o’clock.
In a recent letter from Charles W.
Taylor, State Superintendent to the
county superintendents, he states that
numerous complaints have been re
ceived regarding agents who are an
noying teachers and pupils in rural
schools, claiming to be school inspec
tors representing the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction. Mr. Tay
lor asks that we notify teachers that
only the following are authorized in
spectors of the State Department: —
(’bloc Baldridge, G, W. Rosenlof,
F. E. Bowers, Fuller L. Austin, Her
bert L. Cushing. S. R. Elson and Miss
Daisy Somins. who represents “The
Knighthood of Youth.” (Miss Simon:;
is presenting this work in connection
with the state program of character
education). Representatives of this
office are at all times kindly and sym
pathetic an attitude very much un
like the trouble making, theratening
manner of these reported imposters.
The State Legislature in 192!) passed
a law prohibiting peddlers from so
liciting orders from teachers during
school hours. Please notify this of
fice by phone whenever any of these
agents or imposters annoy you during
school hours. Such offenders should
be apprehended and prosecuted.
If there is no phone in 1he school
house, arrangements may be made to
have one or two of the older pupils
go to the nearest farm home to tele
phone. Mr. Taylor also states, “Tra
gedies of the recent blizzards should
serve to convince school boards as to
the necessity of installing telephones
in the school buildings.”
Following are the reports of the lo
cal Spelling Contests that have been
reported to this office:
Stuart Public School
Division I—'Group I.
Oral, 1st—Jane Lilliam Lockman,
Dist. 58.
Group II.
Oral 1st—Arthur Olberding, Dist. 72
2nd—Alvina Seger, Dist. 172.
Division I, Group III.
Oral, 1st- Rose Seger. Dist. 172.
2nd- Matilda Kaup, Dist. 72.
Written, 1st—Rose Seger, Dist. 172
2nd—Matilda Kaup, Dist 72.
Division I. Group IV'.
Oral, 1st—Robert Flannery, Dist. 72
2nd—Eileen Leisge, Dist. 72.
Written, 1st Robert Falnnery, 72
2nd—Eileen Leisge. Dist. 72.
Pity Schools
Division II Group 1 (Grades 1-2-3-4
held separately)
Oral
Dorothy Perry, grade 1. first
Katherine Kopp, grade 11, first
Mary Ellen Stuart, grade II, first
Katherine Kopp. grade II, first.
Mary Ellen Stuart, grade II, second
Mabel Eaton, grade III, first.
Ruth Patterson, grade III, second
Genevieve Kopp, grade IV', first.
Eileen Frost, grade IV, first
Division IT, Group III
Oral, 1st—Then Perry
2nd -Margaret Stuart
Written, 1st Jean Coker
2nd Nondyce Hunter
Division II, Group IV.
Oral. 1st Doris Spillman
2nd Woodrow Wilson
Written, 1st Woodrow Wilson
2nd Joy Custer
Division III- High School.
Oral. 1st John Jardee
2nd—Madeline Leacn
Written, 1st Mildred Sweet
2nd—Madline Leach
O’Neill Public School
Division II, Group I
Oral. 1st Marian Olson
2nd- Rachel Salmans
Division II—Group II
Oral 1st—Lyda Pinkerman
2nd—Nina Relle Filsinger
Division II—Group 111
Oral, 1st—Delta Gunn
2nd—Ruth Myrl Harris
Written, 1st—Ruth Myrl Harris
2nd- Delta Gunn
Division II Group IV
Oral, 1st—Anna Toy
2nd- Muriel Ilrittell
Written, 1st—Anna Toy
2nd- -Marjorie Hunt
Division III—High School
Oral. 1st Arleen Page
2nd—Mavis Thompson
Written, 1st- Mavis Thompson
2nd—Burdette Miller
Division!—Rural Schools
Group I—1st-Charles Jeffries, oral
and written
Group 11
Oral. 1st—Jane Jeffry, Dist 5.
Written, 1st Jane Jeffry, Dist. 5.
2nd—Howard Jeffry. Dist. 5.
Group III
Oral. 1st Winifred Stanton. Dist. 15
2nd Muriel Graham, Dist. 15.
Written, 1st Muriel Graham, No. 15
2nd—Winifred Stanton, Dist. 15.
Group IV
Oral. 1st Kilmer Stanton. Dist. 15.
2nd Geraldine Dusatko, Dist. 157
Written, 1st Kilmer Stanton, D. 15
2nd—Geraldine Dusatka. Dist. 167
St. Joseph’s llall, Atkinson
Division II. Group III
Oral. 1st—Frances Mullen
2nd—Eileen Traner
Written, 1st—Frances Mullen
Gerald Gonderinger
Eileen Traner
2nd Ventura Callen
l,eona Sehaaf
Division II, Group IV.
Oral, 1st—John Kubitschek
2nd Evelyn Grof
Written, 1st—Regine O'Connor
Blanche Graham .
2nd—Evelyn Grof
St. Mary’s Academy, O’Neill
Division II. Group II
Oral. 1st -Claire Hickey
2nd John Kersenbrock
Division IT. Group III
Oral, 1st -Edward Qnlnn
2nd Mary Janet Kubitsch''r
Written. 1 Bernard McNally
2nd Mary llaity
Division II, Group IV
Oral, 1st Dorothy Morrison
2nd Francis Soukup
Written, 1st—Lucille Hickey
2nd—Arlene Hiatt
Division III, High School
Oral. 1st—Mary Henderson
2nd Helen Reardon
Written. 1st—Ruth Scott
2nd— John Robert Gallagher
SI. Koiitiare School, Stuart
Division II. group III
Oral, 1st. Clara Kaup
2nd. Bernard Kramer
Written, 1st, Clara Kaup
2nd, Otillia Weber
Division II, Group IV
Oral, 1st, Evelyn Ramm
2nd Lawrence Kramer
Written, 1st Evelyn Ramm
2nd, Rita Kaup
KM MIT
Division II, Group I
Oral, 1st Helen O’Donnell
2nd (Tara Lowery
Group II, Oral, 1st Adra Krska
2nd Teddy Moyer
Written, 1st Teddy Moyer
2nd Monica Shortbill
Group III:
Oral, 1st Anna Rose O’Donnell
2nd Eugenia Luben
Written, 1st Anna Rose O'Donnell
2nd. Eugenia Luben
Group IV:
Oral, 1st Velma Krska
2nd Dorothy Sesler
Written, 1st Arthur Dailey
2nd. Velma Krska
Seottville, Hist. No. 38
Division , I, Group I:
Oral, 1st Bobby White, dist. No, 3
2nd, Dorothy Rosencran-, dist. IOC
Group II,
Oral, IstHazel McKim, dist. 48.
2nd, Rose Liska, dist. 4
Group III:
Oral, 1st, Veva Nightengale, dist 4
2nd, Arlene Farran, dist. 38.
Written. 1st Esther Kranlg, dist. 100
2nd, Veva Nightengale, dish 4
Group IV:
Oral, 1st, Theresa Nightengale,dis. 4
2nd, Cecilia Suverkrubbe, dist. 4
Written, 1st Cecilia Suverkrubbe 4
2nd, Thresa Nightengale, dist. 4
Dustin—District No. 38.
Division I, Group I:
Oral, 1st, Margaret Robertson, 22
2nd, Vernon McClurg, dist 86
Group II:
Oral, 1st, Carl Colfack, dist. 218
2nd, Virgil Nelson, dist. 218
Group III
Oral, 1st, Ralph Allyn, dist. 86
2nd, Verda Nelson, dist. 218
Written, 1st, Ralph Allyn, dist. 86
2nd, Ethel Fuelberth, dist 86
Group IV:
Oral. 1st, Frances Olberding, dist 11
2nd, Arthur Colfack, dist. 218
Written. 1st. Frances Olberding, 11
2nd, Margaret Shearer, dist. 11
Gibson School, District 122
Division I, Group I:
Oral, 1st, Esther Taylor, dist. 122
2nd, Betty Aim, dist. 122
Group II
Oral, 1st, Donald Aim, dist. 122
2nd. Veva Aim, dist. 122
Group III:
Oral. 1st, .Mildred Taylor, dist. 122
2nd, Frances Cleveland, dist. 96
Written, 1st, Mildred Taylor, dis 122
2nd, Arlie Powell dist 60
Group IV:
Oral, 1st, Lora Aim, dist. 122
2nd. Marjorie Siders, dist. 122
Written, lst, Wallace Powell, 60
2nd, Doris Powell, dist. 60
Meek, District No. 27
Division I, 'Group I.
Oral, lst, Virginia Schultz, dist 16
2nd, Mary Langan, dist 225
Group II
Oral, 1st, Lois Jean Robertson, 225
2nd, Donald Henefin, dist. 16
Group III:
Oral, 1st, Neva June Schelkopf. 27
2nd, I^ona Spindler. dist. 27
Written, lst, Marjorie IJndberg, 16
2nd, Alice Rieken, dist 16
Group IV
Oral, lst, Mabel Jones, dist. 170
2nd, Doris Reken.
Written, lst Doris Reken, dist. 16
2nd, Leonard Young, dist. 27
PLEASANT VALLEY NEWS
Vincent Streeter has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Sarchet spent
Sunday at the C. A. Grass home.
Marion Prill called at the Frank
Snyder home Wednesday of this
week.
Ralph Prill and Geo. Fink trucked
a load of hogs to Sioux City, Sunday
night.
Mrs. Frank Snyder and Mrs. Geo.
Fink and daughter Lois visited at
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the Hamilton home. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Cook and
daughter, of O’Neill visited at the
Frank Snyder home, Sunday.
Mrs. R. H. Murray, Mrs. Stanley
Soukup and Madge Matthews visit
ed the first of last week at the Clyde
Streeter home.
Mrs. Nora Henderson entertained
the N. O. K. Club on April 2nd; a
good time was enjoyed; a dainty
luneh was served. The afternoon was
*pent quilting on a quilt for Mrs.
Henderson. The guests were Laura
Roche and Bobby Allen.
A hen egg was found on the Claude
Hamilton farm that was rather a
freak of nature as it was a perfectly
formed egg with a shell inside of an
other soft-shelled egg; there was
the right amount of white in the out
side egg, but no yolk.
EMMET ITEMS
Mrs. Joe Winkler and Mary Claus
en were shopping in O’Neill, Satur
day.
Joe Pongratz visited at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Pongratz, Sunday.
A nice rain fell in this vicinity on
Tuesday night. It is very refreshing
after the recent dust storms.
Edward Winkler has been absent
from school this w'eek. He has been
running the tractor for his father.
Mrs. Joe Winkler drove to Emmet
Wednesday and brought Grandma
Winkler out to the farm for a visit.
Miss Minnie Seger’s desk was be
decked wdth bouquets of purple iris,
brought to her b^ her pupils the
past wreek.
Mr. and Mrs. John Noehman and
family. Mi', and Mrs. Klaupenberg
and family, Joe Fernholtz and son
Albert, were visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winkler, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Troshynski are
the parents of a son, born Sunday,
April 12th. Mrs. James Mullen, of
Atkinson, is helping care for the new
boy. Mrs. Troshynski was formerly
Miss Margaret Pongratz, of this vi
cinity.
Miss Merle Ohniart has been re
hired in district 67 where she will
soon complete her second term of
teaching in that district. The school
board showed their appreciation for
her good work by giving her a raise
in wages.
Mi', and Mrs. Ben Prestier and
children, of Lindsey, Nebraska, came
Saturday for a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Ceorge Pongratz and other rela
tives. The first of the week they vis
ited with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Babl, at
Stuart. They plan to return' home
the middle of the week.
WILL START MUSIC CLASSES.
Mrs. C. B. Scott will start her Be
ginners Classes on Wednesday, April
22nd. 3 lessons per week. Children
above 5 years of age will be receiv
ed. Six pupils in each class. Latest
and best methods used. Phone No. 40
for information. 47
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Sunday School 10 a. m., Mr. Rob
ertson, Supt.
Morning Worship 11 a. m.; theme,
“The Mystical in Religion.”
C. E. Prayer Meeting 7 p. m. Miss
Henderson, leader.
Evening service 8 p. m. This ser
vice will be in the Methodist church.
Subject, “Using Our Talents.”
Come and bring your friends.
H. D. Johnson, Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Benj. Kuhler, Pastor
The men of the Methodist church
extend a cordial invitation to the
men of the Presbyterian church to a
fellowship gathering Thursday night,
April 23rd in the basement of the M.
E. church. A successful business man
of Ainsworth is expected tcf be pres
ent as one of the speakers on the pro
gram.
Mr. Leonard Anderson, who lived
in Filniore county a number of years
has moved with his family on a farm
near Opportunity, Nebr. His wife
and sister-in-law and Mr. Walter
Richardson called at the Methodist
parsonage, Tuesday. Rev. Kuhler
was their pastor formerly for three
years.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Rogers, always
most welcome guests, stopped for a
brief visit with their former pastor
and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Benj. Kuhl
er, Thursday morning.
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