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ing many acres of marginal and un
used land into timber land through re
forestation. The governor estimated
that through putting this plan into
effect employment would be given to
1.000. 000 men, and that the project
would be self-sustaining “by the fact
that the growth of tremendous crops
(of trees) will provide adequate se
curity for the investment.” The
governor referred to this plan as “a
very definite program for providing
employment. I am doing it today in
the State of New York and I know
that the democratic party can do it
successfully in the Nation.”
The proposal of Governor Roose
velt attracted the attention of Secre
tary of Agriculture Hyde because he
has been in the business somewhat
of reforestation, so he took out his
pencil and began to figure. He had
learned from experience that one man
can plant about one acre, or some
thing near a thousand trees a day.
A million men, therefore, could plant
about 1,000,000,000 trees in a day.
But all the nursuries in America, he
discovered, whether publicly or priv
ately owned, do not possess pne billion
seedling forest trees. They probably
do not possess 200,000,000. But sup
pose there were 300,000,000 seedling
trees available, the secretary figured
1.000. 000.000 men could plant them in
about three hours. And so when cold
figures are applied to the democratic
nominee’s hot plan it isn’t so hot after
all.
Foreseeing that Governor Roosevelt
might complain of this criticism as
unfair on the score that forestry
means more than mere tree planting,
Secretary Hyde proceeded to do some
more figuring. He found that the
number of men permanently employed
by the U. S. Forest Service is 2,800.
There are 3,400 others who are em
ployed on a six months basis. These
6,200 men care for 160,000 acres—or
about one man to 25,000 acres. On
that basis 1,000,000 men could care
for 25,000,000,000 acres—or twelve
times the entire land area of the
United States. And that doesn’t
sound so hot either.
But the Secretary went on further
with his figuring. He discovei’ed
that the forestry program of New
York, which Governor Roosevelt so
enthusiastically boasts about, calls
for reforestation of 1,000,000 acres
over a period of fifteen years at a
men on a permanent basis and
enough occasional employees to equal
the hours of 207 more permanent
employees. Thus the Governor’s
“Eureka” reduces itself as a matter
of permanent employment to 279 men.
But the Secretary goes on with his
figuring. From the best datta avail
able, he finds that there may be
100,000,000 acres of good marginal
and abandoned lands east of the Mis
sissippi River. They would have to
be purchased, titles cleared and in
cumbrances paid before a tree could
be planted. From one to three years
would have to elapse before seedling
trees would be available. In acquir
ing titles to so vast an area, counties
and large areas would be disorganized,
taxation units destroyed, schools and
roads closed. To do it on an emer
gency basis would throw more people
out of their homes than the New York
Governor could employ. The cost on
the basis of New York’s program
would be around $2,000,000,000 and the
men employed on the basis of New
York’s experience would be 27,900.
The “tremedous crop” which the Gov
ernor anticipates would be from 25 to
GO years in maturing. In the mean
time the debt would have doubled or
tripled. The added supply of forest
prdduce would have depressed the
market to “nothing flat.”
So the democratic nominee’s first
and, up to this, his only project for
both unemployment and agriculture
relief lasted less than a week, and
lies now as thoroughly deflated as a
toy balloon would be which had re
ceived both barrels from a number
ten shot gun.
Over the County
EASTERN HOLT
We are having plenty of rain these
days and the corn is immense. Small
grain is all in the shock and what has
been threshed for feed is turning out
good. We still need more rain.
We heard over the phone, Mr. Rad
away died very suddenly in a Sioux
City hospital. He was taken to the
hospital for an operation and never
rallied therafter.
A curiosity at the Summers farm is
two chickens hatched without feath
No one has yet succeded in hav
ing both the penny and the loaf—
and a lot of bright people have
gone broke in the attempt.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00.
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
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chicken and pheasant.
The word goes on, “eat potatoes"
plenty and to spare this year. That
sounds like old times.
Several O’Neill parties were on the
Middle Branch picking berries. The
owners would rather they would pick
shares. That’s the way we do when
we go to the store, but mostly hard
cash or go without. It is a poor rule
that won’t work both ways.
The neighbors very kindly helped
Mrs. Radaway shock the grain on ac
count of Mr. Radaway’s sickness.
Mr. Claey has been breaking up
more land out on the slough for Mr.
Dood of Iowa.
PLEASANT DALE
Rex Beckwith spent Sunday visit
ing in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hindman called
at the Henry Kloppenborg home Fri
day afternoon.
Wayne Hindman is helping his uncle
at Johnstown with his farm work.
A half inch of rain fell Saturday
night, which was badly needed.
William Grothe, Sr., thrashed foi
Jim Ryan Tuesday. Mr. Ryan hired
all of his help so most of the men in
this part of the county helped.
Miss Aladene Kee spent Sunday
visiting Alberta Hindman.
Mr. and Mrs. Chance Coxhill, of At
kinson, spent Sunday at the home of
Carl Lorenz.
Walter and Gladys Schmohr have
caught over one hundred ground
squirrels in traps this summer. Their
father started them out big by giving
them a nickel for each one they caught
but for fear that Old Man Depression
was still in the lurk he decided to give
up his plan lest his children would
become wealthier than he.
The Guy Beckwith family spent
Sunday evening at William Schomhr’s.
Olive Beckwith accompanied the
Kee family to church Sunday morning.
Carl Lorenz, Chance Coxhill and
Miss Wilma Stahley went to William
Coleman’s near Phoenix Sunday where
Miss Stahley secured her car which
had been stored there while she was
attending the state teachers college
at Wayne, Nebraska.
Miss Merl Omart went to Wayne
Saturday morning where she will at
tend the state teachers college for
a six weeks term.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Linville spent
Wednesday evening at Fred Becwith’s.
The Guyana Leon Beckwith families
were dinner guo.i-, at. Ralph Beck
with’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred ’
Beckwith arrived in time for ice cream
in the afternoon.
Mrs. Ada Stahley is spending the
week visiting at the Coxhill home in
Atkinson. Mrs. Coxhill is a niece of
Mrs. Stahley.
Miss Alda Pongratz spent Monday
and Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. Dan
Troshynski.
Mrs. Carl Hoppe visited Miss Helen
Hoehne Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pongratz and
family were dinner guests at the Joe
Fernholtz home Sunday.
Paul, Otto and Helen Hoehne were
among a group of young people that
spent Sunday at the park in Long
Pine, Nebraska.
Mrs. Ralph Beckwith and daughter
visited at the Jde Pongratz home
Tuesday afternoon.
INMAN NEWS
The non-quilters of the M. E. Ladies
Aid held an ice cream social on the
church lawn Saturday evening. A
nice sum was realized.
Joe Bloom, of Creighton, was in
Inman Monday transacting business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Carpenter went
to Venus to visit their daughter, Mrs.
Henry Wellman and family, the latter
part of the week.
Miss Mildred Keyes and Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Rouse, who have been on
a trip through Wyoming and the
Black Hills, returned Sunday. They
reported a splendid trip.
Word has been, received here of the
birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs.
John Conard, of Emmet, Nebraska,
last Friday evening. Th littl one how
ever only lived a few minutes. The
mother is getting along fairly well.
She was formerly Miss Emma An
spach of Inman.
Mrs. Anna B. Pierson, of Lincoln, is
here visiting her daughter, Mrs. I. L.
Watson and family.
Mrs. Alice Coltfelter and Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph La Hood, of Omaha, are
here visiting at the John Anspach
home. Mrs. Clotfelter is a sister of
Mr. Anspach.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Clark and family at
tended the Masonic picnic at the Spen
cer dam Sunday evening.
The birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Jennie W'ilcox was celebrated at her
home Sunday. Those present for the (
occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Geo Wil-j
cox and children, Junior and Ardith,.
of Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilc<
and daughter, Emma Jane, and son
Billie, of Oraibi, Arizona, Mr. and Mrs.
E. R. Rogers and daughters, Maxine,
Jeannette and Shirley, and son Ken
neth, of Bridgeport, Nebraska, and
Miss Dorothy Wilcox of Lincoln. The
'jay wa pleasantly spent in visiting.’
In the afternoon they listened to a
program present on the radio by
Courtney E. Wilcox, over WJAG,
Mr. and Mrs, Ed Loucks drove up
fiom Norfolk Saturday for a visit at
the home of her brother, L. R. Tomp
kins and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilcox and two
children, of Oraibi, Arizona, arrived
here Saturday for a visit with his
mother, Mrs. Jennie Wilcox and other
relatives.
Thomas Colman, who has been man
ager of the Finkbine hardware and
lumber company here, has been trans
ferred to Bancroft, Nebraska. Monty
Fleming, of Storm Lake Iowa, is the j
new man here. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming
are moving here this week.
Miss Mary Jane Walesby, of In
dependance, Missouri, is here visiting,
a' the A. N. Butler home.
Mrs. Minnie Crosser went to Basset,!
Nebraska the latter part of the week
for a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Erwin Vargisun and family.
EMMET ITEMS
The South Side Improvement Club
met at the home of Mrs. W. F. Moyer
Thursday, July 14. All members were
present except seven. There was no
lesson given out. Leaders were chosen
to get the lesson at O’Neill for the
coming year. Mrs. Alice Fritton and
Mrs. Anna Horn served lunch. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Alex McConnell in August.
Billy Farr spent a few days last
week with his cousins, the Sesler
children.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Moyer and
sons, and Mrs. Gene Luben were Sat
urday shoppers in O’Neill.
Little Bobby and Lois Cole spent
a few days last week with Mrs. Walter
Puckett while their mother was in the
hospital.
Miss Dorothy Luben went to O’Neill
Saturday to spend a few days with her
cousin, Maxine Marnes.
The Darling Darners 4-H Club met
at the home of the Luben girls July
13, with only one member, Genevie
Evans, absent. Bonnie Welsh took a
picture of the group. Ice cream and
cookies were served by Luree Abart
and Mrs. Walter Puckett. The next
meting will be held at the home of
Kathleen Shorthill, July 27.
Mrs. Guy Cole returned to her home
Friday afternoon from the Stuart
hospital.
Cut ■ or 01 . arid George Bowel.!
were Sunday visitors at the William
Luben, Jr., home.
Mr. and Mrs, John McKee from At
kinson moved Monday on the William
Luben, Sr., farm, three miles south
of Emmet.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppenborg
drove to Spencer early Sunday morn
ing and visited Mrs. Kloppenborg’s
uncle and also Miss Anna Nelson,
former pastor of the M, E. church
in Emmet. They returned home that
evening.
Quite a crowd nttended the free
moving picture given by the Emmet
business men Monday evening.
Mrs. James McCaffrey, of Amelia,
was taken to the Stuart hospital last
week.
Mrs. Claude Bates and daughter,
Shirley, were shoppers in O’Neill last
Saturday.
The Snappy Cooking Club met at
Ihe home of Rita Coday, July 8, and
will meet at the home of Luree Abart
July 22.
Mrs. Janies O’Connor went to Oma
ha one day last week.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Conard last Friday, July 16. It
lived only a few minutes and was
taken Saturday morning to O’Neill
for burial.
Miss Helen Anspach is visiting her
• or, Mi . John Canard.
Miss Helen McCaffrey was a Sat
in day shopper in O'Neill.
Leon Hickerson and John McKee
were business callers on Gene Luben
Monday morning.
A birthday party was held at the
Vogel home Thursday in honor of
Treslyn Vogel and Shirley Marie Dill’s
birthdays.
A two inch rnin fell in the Emmet,
vicinity Saturday night.
MEEK AND VICINITY
Mrs. E. H. Rouse spent Sunday at
the Will Langan home.
Miss Mildred Thomson and brothers.
Clyde, Walter and Lester, of Lynch,
and Arthur Rouse visited at the Frank
Griffith home Sunday. Mrs. Gus John
son, Raymond and Hazel, also called
there.
Cleta and Vivian Wyant, who have
been visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
E. H. Rouse returned to their home in
O’Neill Sunday.
Threshing began in this locality
Monday. Charlie Linn was the first
to thresh.
Harlan McCain and Elmer Devalf
drove to Crofton Sunday.
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