RADIO CAT NOT EASILY KILLED Took 4.000 Volts of Elec tricity But Refused to Be Put Under Ground Norfolk, Neb,—(Special)—“Tom,' the big grey cat mascot ot the transmitting station of the WJAG radio plant, was electrocuted: but came back to life to claim the eight remaining lives said to be the period of a cat’s span, George Pogue, chief engineer of the station, was monitoring the plant when suddenly he heard the cat emit a hair-raising noise. Then every fuse in the plant blew out. Pogue found that the cdt had stuck its nose against the brush of a gen erator and "took” about 4,000 volts of electricity into its body. The cat, apparently dead, was lying on Us bark near the generator. The plant force gathered about the animal and Pogue, picking it up, tenderly remarked: “It's dead. Stiff as a board.” Then the employes started to bury the mascot when suddenly the eat came back to life, scratched the chief engineer on the nose and escaped from the station. The cat has not yet returned, wru last seen racing for the wide open spaces very much alive. WINSIDE CONG IM G ATI ON TAKES ON NEW LIFE Winslde, Neb. — (Special) — The Trinity Lutheran congregation has had a very unusual career. It ha changed from a small congregation struggling lor existence into one now prominent in the community within the short period of eight months. The congregation was organized In 1901 and a number of years later became a member of the United Lutheran Church of America. From the very beginning the congregation struggled for existence but still some progress was always made. In the period after the war when the tran sition was made from the German language Into the English language for the medium of worship the congregation continued to lose members. For 30 years Trinity was supplied with pastors from Wayne and Nor folk, until the small group decided to call a pastor who could give his full time to the up-building of this •small struggling •organization. in 1931 the Rev. W. F. Most, agradu ate of Martin Luther Seminary at Lincoln, was glve^i an official call. He became the pastur In the spring of 1931. Decided changes took place In the congregation. The most needed one was the use of the English language for the medium of worship. This was soon effected and the congregation began to grow in membership and activity. During that year 62 children and adults were confirmed and 20 others were received as members by letter or otherwise. The Sunday School in creased from 25 members to 100 and a Luther League was organized with 51 young people joining. A well trained choir Is a part of every Sunday’s service, this choir consists of 13 voices, under the lead ership of Rev. Most, with Mrs. A. T. Chapin as accompanist. -—..a a- - . . TEAR OF BONO BUYING IN KNOX COUNTY Creighton, Neb. — (Special) — Bonds retired by Knox county sub divisions during 1931 totalled $35, 348.41, according to figures pro cured from the office of Chris B. Alexander, county treasurer, at Cen ter. Of that sum, school district bonds totalling $14,800, and city and village bonds amounting to $20,448. 41 were paid off. In addition, $22, 510.71 was paid in interest and premiums on outstanding bonds during 1931. Bloomfield and Verdigre school districts led in paying off bonds during the year, each retiring $4,000 worth. Niobrara, Crofton, Center and a rural schol in the western part of the county accounted for the remainder. Winnetoon village, retiring $6,500 In electric light bonds, and Bloom field paying off $6,000 in light plant bonds from earnings of the plant, led the municipalities of the coun ty during the year. Bloomfield also retired sewer bonds totalling $1, 448 41. Wausa and Crofton paid off smaller amounts. Total bonded Indebtedness of Knox county's sub-divisions, school districts, towns, and a drainage dis trict, is $469,341.28. Of that sum, Bloomfield owes $172,000, Wausa *82,338.38, Crofton $64,000. Verdigre $46,000, Verdel 23,800; Center $23, 000; Niobrara $20,300; Creighton $15,502.95, Winnetoon $6,000. and Frankfort township drainage dis trict, $16,000. Creighton school district Winne toon school district, and Verdigre village are the only sizeable sub divisions in the county without bonded indebtedness of some form. fedora woman has CAT 20 YEARS OLD Fedora, S. D. — (Special) — A tabby cat owned by Mrs. Will Christenson will be 20 years old this spring. This cat seems to be per fectly well except for a few bad teeth. When a kitten, it was given to her by her parents for her son as a pet. Mrs. Christenson also had a pet mourning dove which recently died at the age of five years. STATE COMMISSION BUYS FEED FOR GAME BIRDS Lincoln, Neb. — (Special' — The The state game commission has spent approximately $500 for feed for game birds, and contributions continue to come in to George Car ter, who is receiving the contribu tions. Mr. Carter said that cond; ticfns are very poor in Boyd, Ce dar and Knox counties where crops were poor last year, and that if the birds could dig down through the snow there would be no food on the ground. It is reported that large ! covies of quail in some sections have / died of starvation. I SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO MEET AT FREMONT Fremont, Neb-The program for ! an annual meeting of the \asOcla ! tlon of Nebraska School Boards and Executives to be held in Fremont February 9 and 10 has just been an nounced by E. J. Overing of Red Cloud, secretary and treasurer. T1 c address of welcome to the 'stors will be given by Mayor John F Rohn of Fremont. Dr. F. E Hcnz lick of the University of Nebraska will follow with an address. Choos ing and Using Educational cadcr >hip in Nebraska." G. C. Charider don, of Cambridge will speak on taxes and Superintendent ‘"mill E Seidel of Wahoo will conduct a dis cussion. Other talks Include Eccj of Public School Buildings" by Dr. W. H. Norton of the University of Nebraska and Floyd L. Willis of Lincoln, "Character Edi ion" by Superintendent Charles W. paylor, "Education in Time of Depression ’ by Dr. George W. Frazier of Gree ley, Colo., and "Abraham Lincoln" by T. L Andrews of Fremont. NEW TEACHERS ARE EMPLOYED Rural Schools of Cuming County Pay Wide Range of Wages Wisner, Neb.—‘Special*—County Superintendent Miss Anne Will, ha^ made a survey of rural teachers in Cuming county which shows that of the 09 Leachers. one fourth of the number are new this year, having had no previous experience. It shows further that one fifth have had one year or more of college work, and almost one fifth have had no normal or college training The survey shows a turnover this year of more than half, there being 36 of the 69 teachers who are new to the profession. Three of the 69 receive monthly pay of from $60 to $69; 21 form $70 to $79; 20 from $80 to $89; 18 from $90 to $99, and 7 from $100 to 109 per month. M’NUTT HAS PRAISE FOR GENERAL PERSHING Lincoln, Neb.—Paul V. McNutt, former national commander of the American Legion, addressed a ban quet gathering here and character ized General John J. Pershing as a commander who sent his forces in to battle “steadfast, serene and un conquerable.” The occasion was the opening cf a Pershing hall fund campaign and was attended by nearly 200 per sons. Mark Woods of Lincoln was host. It was announced at the dinner that Nebraska has been invited tc finance the lurnlshing of thr grande salon in the memorial tr the general in Parts. RE-ELECTED HEAD OF SCHOOLS AT COLERIDGE Coleridge, Neb.—(Special)—Elmer Weber, superintendent of schools here, was re-elected for another year at the same salary, at a meet ing of the board. He gets $2,300 a year. He came here in flie fall of 1930 after serving several years as superintendent at Nio ara. IOWA MAN ORDAIN El' PRIEST AT LINCOLN Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—Rev James Garvey of Boone, la., wa3 or dained to the priesthood here Mon day and has been appointed to the charge at Wilber and the Cortland mission. He will celebrate his first mass at Boone Wednesday, and re turn to Nebraska to take up his duties the first of February. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN WINTER WHEAT SHOWN Lincoln, Neb—(UP)—Slight im provement in condition of the Ne braska wheat crop during the past month was shown in the mid month crop report, made public bv the state and federal department ol agricultural statistics. Condition of wheat at mid-Janu ary was reported to be 84 per cent, whereas for mid-December the con dition had been 83 per cent. The report shows the moisture supply in north and west Nebraska is still short, while the southeast ern sections shows generally more than ample moisture supplies. • Soil moisture conditions are ideal in the southeastern quarter of the state," according to A. E. Ander son, statistician. "It has been years -ince the subsoil in this section of the state has been in as good con dition. In addition to heavy rain last fall, several snows have fallen on unfrozen ground and most ol this moisture will be absorbed." There is some apprehension in cast NeorasKa, Anderson said, that the thaws followed by lowered tem peratures, may cause snow to pack and form ice which might exclude the air from the wheat. Snows have been lighter in parts af western and northern Nebraska and moisture has not been received to put the subsoil in good condition As a result the condition of wheat in western and southwestern Ne braska is low, Anderson says. The mid-month crop report shows 14 per cent of the state’s com crop still unhusked and In the field. Loss lias been sustained in shrinkage and deterioration of quality of the corn left in the fields. The percentage of corn unhusked, while varying in some districts, is general in the state. LITTLE THEATER TOURNEY HAS MORE TERRITORY Fremont, Neb.—(Special)—An nouncement that Midland college’s Little Theater tournament this year will be open to outofstate schools was made today by Mrs. Sara Haw kinson, instructor in dramatics. Participation in the past has been limited to the first right Nebraska schools registering. The decision to throw the tourney open to outol state schools has resulted from queries from Iowa and Missouri. The event will be held so: ? r April. I Pajamas f?>r Ever) Occasion Whoever claims that pajamas are becoming passe had better guess again, for down at Palm Beach, Fla., they are the costume of the moment. They are seen everywhere—on the street, in shops and at parties, as well as on the beach. Here is Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas, prominent New York society matron, wearing one of the latest models as a motoring costume in the southern resort. MONTANA MAY GET ORE MILL Billings. Mont.—(UP)—A chrome mill costing $10,000,000 may be built in the Red Lodge region to refine ore from the vast deposits of min eral In the Beartooth mountains. Dr. A. A. Hassen, an engineer representing eastern capitalists, in vestigated the deposits recently and, as a result, they may be developed The deposits of chrome ore were first found by government geolo gists during the World war. but be cause they were so inaccessible at that time the cost of transportation was prohibitive. Since that time, however, several highways have been built. Approximately 96 per cent of the chromite ore used in the United States Is shipped in from South Africa and is refined in this coun try. The freight rates now existant between Montana and the eastern mills are so high, the ore could not be shipped unrefined and still com pete with South African ores. For this reason it was planned to buiid a refining plant near the deposits and the finished product could be shipped cast and sold for less than the imported ore would cost. The mineral is principally used in the steel industry. The normal demand for chrome ore amounts to about 400,000 tons annually and it was believed the supply in the Red Lodge district would fill this demand for a long period of time. THEN AND NOW. 1890. Grandma, feeble, eighty one, Sits and waits—her work is done. Chair in chimney corner warm, Shawl about her shriveled form; Cap a-top her white braids neat, Cushion 'neath her slippered feet; Mutters as she shapes a mit, "I’m so glad I still can knit." 1932. Grandma, peppy, eighty one. Life for her has just begun. Pilot's license out to gain, Soars aloft in aeroplane; Helmet on her bob of gray, Booted in the proper way; Chortles, as her own she rolls, "Now, kid, I'll take these controls." —Sam Page. -♦ ♦ COLLEGE FRESHMAN AT 15 Eugene. Ore. — (UP) — Eleanor Staten. 15, is the youngest fresh man at the University of Oregon. Eleanor went through grade and high schools in only 8' - years and took a six-months post graduate course before enrolling at the uni versity this year. Back to Wife's Folks. From the Bristow. Neb.. Enterprise An auto went through O'Neill on Friday last week that created more than a little curiosity. On the side of the car was a painted banner with the following inscription: "Colorado for irrigation, Nebraska for starvation: Damn the republican administra BI.AST STARTED WATER Broken Bow, Neb. —— Water holes on the farm of Robert Lee, Cherry county rancher, began to run dry. endangering his range cattle. A. J. Van Antwerp, Custer county farmer, planted a stick of dynamite near the springs on Lee's ranch and blew a gigantic hole in the ground. It filled with water for the stock. -• « - -- ■ .... CLEVER SLEUTHING Fort Worth. Tex.—Detectives Ed Weatherford and J. W. Svvinney no ticed Cecil Penny putting a wet tion; We're going back to wife’s re lation.’’ We do not know’ from what part of Nebraska, he had in mind, but wc are sure that he did not mean Holt countv for we have no one starving in good old Holt county. The rest of the banner seems correct. --- One Fresh Thing From Tit-Bits. ‘Didn't you see that sign ‘Fresh Paint’?” asked the grocer. ‘Of course I did.” said the cus tomer, ’but I've seen so manj signs hung up here announcing something fresh that wasn't, that I didn't believe it.” — - -- Accommodating From Passing Show Park Policeman. Can you lend me a pencil? Man, Here you arc. Park Policeman: Now give me your name and address. I saw yov pick a flower. ♦ ♦ Too Late. From Answers. ‘ Darling, will you marry me?” ‘ I'm afraid not, Hector. But I’ll be a sister to you.” "But that's impossible.” ’ Not at all. You see. I became engaged to your brother yesterday.” So Dumb. From Der Lustige Sachse, Leipzig “Newspapers are one-sided.’ ‘‘How is that?” “They always make a fuss when a famous man dies, but never when afamous man Is born.” --— Short and Sweet. From the Pathfinder. Garage Mechanic: What's the trouble. Madam? Sweet Young Tiling: They say I have a short circuit. Can you lengthen it for me, please? • ♦ Display and Dismay From Bart Hem, Stockholm. Wife: Hurry up, can’t you? I, simply must ro out and show off my new fur coat. Hubby: Wait a minute. I sim ply must cut the fringe off my -a* cuff. ♦ ♦ - Sez Hugh: F YOU THINK IT'S HARO TO LIVE WITHIN Am INCCME.TRY LIVING WITHOUT ONE/ garden hose in his car and driving away with it. “Being wet,’’ the de tectives reasoned with one anoth er, "that hose must belong to some one else.’’ They trailed Penny and. on questioning him, found that the hose was stolen and that Penny was an escaped convict. BOSSY PROl’D OF TRIPLETS ! Mangum, Okla, —(UP)— Bossy, four-year-old v.hitefacc cow\ . was one of the proudest mothers in Oklahoma reoently. She is the mo her of triolets and they are all doing nicely SAVINGS OF LIFETIME RESTORED TO HER Gering, Neb.—The $12,000 intend ed by a 66-year-old Colorado moth er for her children is m its owner’s hands. Scottsbluff police having re covered it from one of her six sons a business man here. The money in currency and golc was accumulated after many years by Mrs. Sarah Webber of Platte ville. She had buried it in tomatc cans in the yard, she said, anc found it gone when she prepared to have one son, David of Denver divide it between the six. She and David then asked Scotts bluff police to question another son John Webber, Scottsbluff furniture dealer, who had been in Denver and Platteville recently on business. John showed the officers where the money was hidden in the up holstery of his automobile. His mother's poor memory, he said, had placed the cash in his hands. During his visit in Platteville, he asserted, Mrs. Webber gave him a small cedar chest for his children. On the road back he found the money in the chest and secreted it in his car to avoid possible holdup. John was not arrested. David came here from Denvei and took a draft for $13,000 back tn his mother. He did not say wha» she would do with it. -♦♦ FISH HATCHERY PROBLEM BIG Nebraska Game Board Gives Attention to Grow ing Demand Lincoln, Neb.—(UP>—Creation of fish hatcheries In the south and west portions of the state, to sup ply the fish for stocking streams in those sections, was discussed by the state game commission. With the majority of the supple mental state fish hatcheries located in the north part of t t state, fish stock must be shippe great dis tances by rail to be p‘ nted in the southern and we**' streams. It is the piar. of the commission to urge construction of the hatch eries by private citizens. Last year, the game commission purchased 200.000 fish, mostly bass, from pri vate plants. A reduction in the price paid for fish raised In the private hatcher ies was scheduled to be made by the commission. The price for fln gerllng bass has been from $30 to $50 per thousand and for crappies and sunffsh $10 to $20 per thous and. Secretary Prank O'Connell, of the game commission, said the state hatcheries have been experimenting with nursery hatching and have developed records on cost of rais Ing the fingerllng size fish. -- FORGOTTEN PEOPLE ONCE LIVED IN NEBRASKA AREA Lincoln, Neb.— (UP)—The soil of Nebraska is yielding a story of a great race of forgotten people, ac cording to Earl H. Bell, instructor of anthropology at the University of Nebraska. A study of the state’s archeolog ical material, started by the state university but two years ago, al ready has brought to light many in teresting facts concerning the ear ly history of the area now known as the state of Nebraska, Bell says. “The state has a history of an early race of people—not savages, but a civilized people who contrib uted many cultural traits to our own civilization. "When one looks at our econom ic crops and realizes that corn, pumpkin, squash, beans, tomatoes, tobacco and some of the finest cot ton, potatoes, manico and other crops were domesticated by the American Indian, he realizes the contributions of that great people,” Bell says. Archeological research was first started as a part of the work of the university two years ago by Dr. W. D. Strong. He, with Waldo Wedel. carried on the work for two sea sons. Taking a lead from the work done by A. T. Hill, of Hastings, the archeology of the Paw'nee tribe was worked out. The results of that work and the research by Hill arc incorporated in a paper by Wedel soon to be published by the Amer ican Bureau of Ethnology of the Smithsonian institute. Title of the work is “An Introduction to Paw nee Archeology." Nebraska university is encourag ing the findings of archeological material and is training students in the interpretation and preserva tion of material found. Bell states the belief the Univer sity of Nebraska has stepped ahead of many other universities in de velopment of this science relating to the history of the state. RURAL MAIL CARRIER FEEDING GAME BIRDS Verdigre, Neb.—(Special)—Rural Mail Carrier George Vondracek whose route is west of Verdigre, ha; been carrying grain with him and is feeding the hungry pheasants, quail and prairie chickens. He has been feeding them at different places on his route and the birds are waiting at their feeding place long before the carrier gets there. The birds have nothing to eat since the deep snow and are eager to get fed, and are very tame at feeding time. The carrier on route two is also carrying grain to feed the pheasants and quail along hi; route. Paul T. Holan is carrier on route two. IIE VIOLATES PAROLE. MUST DO TIME NOW Pender, Neb.—(Special)—Walter Leonard. 21, of Pender, recently pa roled to his father on a $500 bond, for stealing cream and chickens, was getting along nice till he ran out of tobacco. He saw more cream on the station truck. He took one five-gal lon can and sold it to the nearest cream station. Now he must do his' full .jail term. Cycling is booming in England one firm turning out 1,000 machines a dav. Las Vegas, Nev. — (UP) — The Rainbow club here is believed to be the only gambling club in the Unit ed States owned by a woman. Clickine roulette wheels, the drone of dealers, the bark of the keno room attendants, and the calling of numbers at the big wheel all are music to Mrs. Tom Rowan the owner. She is said to have paid $30,000 for a partner’s interest. Mrs. Rowan inherited a half in terest in the club when her hus band died, and has been active in the club management since Thousands of dollars change hands nightly and approximately 75 employes operate the many tyres of games under the supervision of S. J. Loomis, formerly cf Detroit, and recently employed as club mana ger. The club has been the play ground of many screen celebrities from Hollywood. Mrs. Rowan is making plans for the improvement of her . club. IT WOULD! In mediaeval ages dark. Each alchemistic mixer Was searching early hours and lat,&, For this—the life elixir. They found it not. But recently. Like gold among the sand. The scientists have found its like Within a ductless gland. A dose will make the old glad come. As strengthener it serves: It makes your mem'ry keen and clear And calms your jangled nerves How fine to have in these drear days This Pollyanna potion! To drink, and then to see each fear Become a silly notion! But wait! Enough for just one year To silence all your moans. And make the old world round again. Would cost twelve thousand bonesi —Sam Page. —-- - — Bring Back the IC-Cent Hog. From the Omaha World-Herald. What Nebraska needs more than 60-cent corn is 10-cent hogs. The latter would add dollars where the former would add dimes to the agri cultural cash income of the state. The fuss which is made over grain prices, compared with the lack of it over live stock prices, considering the relative importance of the two to this state, presents a curious phenomenon. Nebraska is pre-eminently and preponderantly a producer and marketer of live stock and its prod ucts. Less than a third of its com leaves the state as a surplus cash crop. The remainder is manic ted "on the hoof.” The state’s cash in come from all the corn, wheat, oats, rye and barley which it sea» is less than from either its cattle or its hog sales. A E Anderson, federal and state crop statistician, estimates a gross cash income to Nebraska farms for the year ending June 30. 1930, of $464,000,000. Live stock and Jive stock products brought in $330,000, 000 of that, cash crops $134,000,000. The aggregate farm income for the last 10 years has been more than $4 000,000,000, of which 71 per cent was derived from live stock and 28 per cent from cash crops. Hogs have been celebrated in Ne braska husbandry as “mortgage lifters.” But a hog that sells for $4 a hundred can’t lift a mortgage very high and it takes a pretty well fin ished hog to bring as much as $4 a hundred on the Omaha ma;iket these days. Besides which freignt, commission and yardage charges have to be deducted from the pnee before the farmer is paid. Bring back the 10-cent hog and 60-cent corn will take care of it self without any warehouse Jaws or $25,000 special sessions of the leg islature. Apology. Prom Tit-Bits. An insurance company issued a life policy in the name of one Sam uel Johnson. Premiums were paid, promptly for a few years, but sud denly they stopped. After sending a few delinquent notices, the company received this re ulv : ‘■Oear Sirs: Please excuse us as we can’t pay any more premiums on Sam He died last May. Yours truly. Mrs. S. Johnson. ’ And 38-Cent Ashes? Prom the Webster Cltv Freeman Journal. The increase of the pricp of com to 38 cents a bushel at local mar kets has stopped the talk of burn ing corn for fuel. It doesnt pay to burn 38-cent corn, but it does pay to burn it when it is worth only 20 cents, and it ought to be used lor fuel under such circumstances by those who have the corn ar.c. • a not have coal or wood. — --—♦ -- She’s a Big Help. From Hummel, Hamburg. Hubby: I thought we were going to practice economy, dear, and here you've gone and bought a new dress! Wife: Well, darling. I am prac ticing economy. I cancelled your order for a suit and bought the dress for half the money you would have spent on the si*t. -—-• 4 He’s Crazy. From Hummel. Hamburg. Insurance Inspector: Would you mind telling me if there is any in sanity in your family, lady? With