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Stefan Tells Wallace Feed
Loan Limits Are Ruinous
Brccntly Congressman Karl Stef
an had a conference with Secretary
of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace
regarding the drouth situation and
the problems of farmers needing
help in the Third Congressional
district.
Mr. Stefans statement to the
Secretary of Agriculture was en
dorsed by the Farm Group and Sen
ator Guy Gillette of Iowa and ac
cepted by them as a correct picture
of condidtions in this area.
The congressman’s statement fol
lows:
“I want to present to you in writ
ing one phase of the emergency
drouth situation which at the mo
ment transcends in importance any
other single phase at least insofar
as my district in northeast Ne
braska is concerned.
“The 1936 drouth and crop failure
in that erea was complete. Accord
ingly. farmers are without feed for
their livestock and they have turned
to the Resettlement Administration
for the help without which they
cannot pull through.
“The immediate crisis has been
produced by reason of the regu
lation promulgated by the Resettle
ment Administration which limits
feed loans to farmers having not
more than twelve units of livestock.
In order that the actual situation
may be adequately met, the author
ised units of livestock should be
, raised to at least twenty. A twelve
emit limitation is entirely too small
for farms consisting of 160 acres
and more. The foregoing figures
indicate the average size of farms
in my district. It is ruinous to
compel farmers to reduce their
herds to such a size as to practically
insure retirement from agricul
tural production next year, or at
least to impair production if the
operation can be continued at all.
These fanners have only the nec
essary number of horses with which
to farm their land. Their cattle
are dairy cattle— not beef cattle.
They must be permitted to keep
enough cows for the family living
this winter and as a base for dairy
production next year. The same is
true of hogs and chickens. The
rule of twelve units seems to be
without respect to the size of farm
ing operations and more suitable
to small fams not exceeding 80
acres. It is, therefore, thought
that the unit limitation should be
raised to at least twenty to pre
vent the reduction from becoming
ruinious to the point of causing
some farmers to abandon their
farms during this winter and of
crippling the production of all
fanners affected, next year.
ul am attaching hereto, for your
further information, copy of a
memorandum entitled “An Emerg
ency,” prepared by Mr. E. W. Ros
siter, of Hartington, Nebraska.
1 ask you to read it carefully.
‘The immediate situation in north
Nebraska is an emergency and the
program of the Resettlement Ad
ministration is not sufficient to meet
the situation, tirst because the pro
gram is not large enough to meet
the obvious need and, second, be
cause the delay in the administer
ing of a program of suitable size
is occurring. Nebraska is now in
the grip of winter. Temperatures
are low and snow covers the ground.
Feed must be immediately rushed
to many places else much stock
will actually perish. Losses have
already occurred.
This suggested increaae to twen
ty units is submitted to you as be
ing not only necessary but sound,
first, because the actually existing
distress of farmers require it and,
second, because under the circum
stances which obtain in the drouth
area, relief to farmers will produce
the best result if the relief is sub
stantial enough to enable farmers
to remain on the farms throughout
the winter and to have the neces
sary livestock on the farms next
year. The tweny unit limitation is
in contemplation of only the neces
sary stock for farms averaging in
si*e as do ours, and not in contem
plation of any surplus or feeder
stock.
I have clearly indicated that the
actually existing emergency is one
in which time is the essence of the
remedy and that action must be
taken at once to face the situation.
Will you please direct immediate
investigation into matters that 1
have undertaken to call to your at
tention and into the facts outlined
by Mr. Rossiter in the attached
fnemornndum, and advise me of the
action that can and will be taken.
Pioneer Brewer Is
85 Years Old Today
Gottlieb Storz, prominent Om
aha brewer is 85 years old today.
In good health, he is the active
head of the brewery he started in
Omaha 61 years ago.
Mr. Storz goes to bis office daily,
taking a keen interest in all phases
of his business. "It is work that
keeps me feeling r-o young," he
says. "Work is fun. It keeps you
going. It doesn’t give you time to
grow old."
Gottlieb Storz received his train
ing as brewmaster in one of the
famous old European breweries at
Wurtemberg, Germany. In those
days many young Germans were
coming to the United States and
Mr. Storz came with them. He de
cided on Omaha as an ideal place to
settle. Omaha was “a place where
he could grow with the country.”
His brewing skill stood him in
good stead in his adopted home.
The growth of the brewery he
started in Omaha in 1876 was rap
id. Today it is one of the largest
and best equipped breweries in the
west. Four times Storz beer won
the world’s championship in inter
national competition.
Not even in prohibition days was
the Storz brewery closed down. Mr.
Storz kept his equipment in order
and his trained employees together
making near beer.
When repeal came he was ready
with his brewey in condition to go
immediately into production with
trained men to run it.
The Storz brewery is one of Ne
braska’s largest taxpayers, a lead
ing employer of labor and a prin
cipal user of mid-west grains, for
which they pay a premium to get
the best. His product is one of the
well known brands of beer in this
part of the west.
Earthquake Possibilities
How are chances for an earth
quake in Holt county? More than
an even break, in fact, shattered.
There was a quake here at 8:30
p. m. Jan. 24, 1935, lasting about 20
seconds and causing a distinct dull
rumble like thunder. There was
very little motion of the earth.
Several here heard the sound and
wondered, and then forgot about it
until the following appeared in the
Springview Herald on Jan. 30:
“Althought we have not seen an
account of it in the daily papers, it
was thought that this part of the
stae received an earthquake tremble
last Friday about 8:30. A rumb
ling sound was heard by many in
habitants of Springview and vicin
ity. One family reported the dishes
shaking in the cupboard; several
of the citizens of Springview listen
ed intentatively immediately after
the rumble, wondering what caused
the noise. Some reported it was
the sound of a furnace that had
blown up; one person said he thot
it was the rumble of a big truck
passing on the highway, while still
another remarked that it sounded
like thunder."
Those talking, with radio on, in
moving automobiles or with other
sound interfering had no chance of
hearing the startling sound. The
rumble here may have lasted half
a minute or more. The rumble
ceased or weakened briefly after 10
seconds or so and then resounded
and faded away. Some believe the
light shock indicates a heavier one
may be experienced.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
A. J. May, Pastor
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at 11 a. m.—
Special music by the choir. Serm
on subject, “The World’s Greatest
Need.”
The candle light service spon
sored by the Epworth League to
be given next Sunday night will be
postponed for one week on account
of the weather.
There will be only the young peo
ple’s meeting in the evening. No
preaching service.
At 1:30 Monday, Dr. Cartwright,
a returned worker in China will be
the principal speaker at an after
noon group meeting of the west
end district. Dr. W. A. Albright
the district superintendent will also
be present with several other pas
tors. The general public is invited
to this afternoon meeting. There
will be no meeting in the evening.
GUARD THE TAX BILL
Rising commodity prices, higher
wages and salaries, continuance of
relief burdens and social security
requirements, all offer excuses to
increase public expenditures with
the resulting demand for higher
taxes. That seems to be an attend
ent evil of returning prosperity;
when income rises the public spend
ers hop in with plans to tap lucrative
tax sources to pay for increased
public expenditures. On the other
hand, when prosperity declines, the
clamor against high taxes eventu
ally retsuits in lowering them to1
the advantage of the taxpayers.
To the credit of state and local
units of government in Nebraska
let it be said that our tax bill has
shown a decided reduction in recent
years which has been the equivalent
of greater income to the taxpayer.
Of importance now is that higher
taxes, like higher commodity prices,
would nullify a large amount of the
increased income of any group. In
I Nebraska, where farmers pay 65
per cent or more of the general
property tax, increasing tax bur
dens will strike heaviest among
rural groups. Following two sev
ere drouths, Nebraska farmers are
in no position now to pay higher
taxes. They should, therefore, join
hands in a vigorous protest against
>any unwarranted attempts to in
crease taxes, either locally or in
the state subdivision of govern
ment.
Farmers and all other taxpayers
should insist that any additional
activities of government should be
justified by increased efficiency and
wiser spending of funds already
granted; to give more value for
the taxpayer’s dollar. That is the
method successful private business
is forced to follow.
The Nebraska Federation of
County Taxpayers’ Leagues is doing
a good job in protecting the inter
ests of Nebraska taxpayers. Also
commendable is the opposition to
new taxes and insistence on strict
economy by Governor Cochran in
his inaugural message to the uni
cameral legislature. — Nebraska
Farmer.
The November birth rate in New
York was the lowest on record.
Tammany made even the storks
lay off and vote the Democratic
ticket.
A big city philosopher says that
the only way to pass the time in a
small town on a rainy day is to sit
around and complain about your
rheumatism. Which convinces us
that that philosopher doesn’t know
much about small towns.
The Treasury of the United States
is preparing to move four billion
dollars worth of gold to Kentucky.
The sum is so large it staggers the
imagination. It would last you for
a couple of weeks at a Broadway
night club.
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You Planning a Farm
Ranch Auction?
1 am now booking dates for the winter and spring season. If ,,
you are planning a farm or ranch sale and would like my services
as auctioneer, please arrange early for a suitable date, as I will
be able to accommodate only a limited number.
Terms:—No higher than anybody else. Phone, Atkinson
89-R2— Day or Night.
ERNIE WELLER, The Auctioneer
ATKINSON, NEBRASKA
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