MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1933
PAGE FOUR
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
Bird Life of
Nebraska Told
Most Graphically
Mn. P. T. Heineman Tells of the
Bird Life and Habits of the
Feathered Nebraskans.
The P. T. licineman was featured
at the Woman's club meeting the past
week in a fine talk on the bird life
of Nebraska,- which we are pleased
to print. The address in full was as
follows:
Well worth our acquaintance. Des
troyers of weed seeds; scavengers;
natural enemies of harmful insects
and rodents. A farmer's bulletin
tells us, in Nebraska, allow 25 in
sects per day for each individual, 1
birds to acre or 75,000 birds, would
require 1,875,000 insects a day, about
15,625 bushels of insects for each
day. This estimate i3 low. Stomachs
of four chickadees contained 1,028
eggs of cankerworm. Four others
contained 600 eggs and 105 mature
females. A yellow-billed cuckoo shot
at 6 in the morning had 43 tent cat
erpillars in stomach. A single quail
had 500 chinch-bugs. Without thei
birds the ravages of the animals they
prey upon would make the earth un
inhabitable. The good they do, far
outweighs the harm. Be useful in
propagating plants and planting
seeds. They carry the spawn of fishes
upon their feet Into new waters.
Beauty of form and color. Sensi
tive organized creatures which re
spond readily to influences of sur
roundings. Great powers of flight and
endurance. The most eloquent of na
ture's voice. Human-like traits. Dis
putes of male and female over nest
ing site; 2 cock-robins in same do
main; solicitude for young.
II
Nebraska a good section for bird
lovers. Ranks third as a bird state.
As many as 430 different varieties.
220 definitely nest in the state. More
thaD 100 have been recorded in win
ter. We are on a direct migration
route. Most charts show the Missouri
and Mississippi valleys as important
highways of migration.
Ill
Migration No discussion of birds
can be complete without mention of
this. It is the most distinctive phase
of bird life. Certain mammals, fishes,
and insects migrate but none ap
proach birds in its extent. Aside
from the study of origin, extent, etc.,
of bird migrations, there is a fascin
ation and excitement in watching
yearly passage and change, and in
looking for well loved arrivals.
"Spring comes with the bluebird." To
the nature lover birds are a living
calendar.
"Clearing the cloud3 with their
moon-edged pinions,
High over city and vineyard and
mart; -
April to pilot them; May speed
ing after;
And each bird's compass hi3
small red heart."
Edwin Arnold.
It is hard to say exactly why birds
migrate. Some migrations are influ
enced by food supply and temper
ature, but others liave no relation to
these. Bird3 have been migrating for
incalculable period. The reasons may
well originate in influences which
have ceased to be potent. Chapmar.
says: "The immediate cause of the
journey is doubtless physiological
and the prompting comes from with
in. With birds, the season of repro
duction is periodic, and with inigra
tory species, whether the journey be
to a nearby islet or to another zone.
the return to the breeding ground is
only one phenomenon in a cycle of
events which includes, in regular or
der, migration, courtship, nest-build
ing, egg-laying, inculation, the care
of young, the molt, and retreat to
winter quarters."
Migration, then i3 merely a jour
ney to the nesting-ground, made
without apparent relation ot either
food or temperature.
But what miles some bird3 travel!
The golden plover breeds in June on
the shores cf the arctic; in August
emigrates to southeast Brazil and
returns again In the spring over the
Mississippi river highway. Migration
routes follow coastlines, mountain
chains and larger river valleys. The
Arctic Tern Is a champion tourist. It
summers as far north as it can find
land to nest and winters as far south
as it can find fl3h to eat. 11,000 miles
separate the two homes. Our common
robin breeds from the tree limit in
Alaska to central Kansas and win
ters from central Kansas to Florida
and Mexico.
The rate of travel is from 20 to
40 miles an hour during migrations,
The distances traveled vary greatly
and some birds, cardinal, titmouse,
chickadees, some woodpeckers, never
travel at all. It is Interesting to note
that some birds return to the same
nesting place on the same day of the
same month each spring. Bird band
ing has made it possible to be cer
tain that the same individuals often
return to the self same spot year af
ter year.
Although we have many travellers
through this region spring and fall
we seldom see them In great flocks.
They travel either at night or so high
as to be invisible. They feed by day.
We do see and hear the gee3e, though.
Also blackbird's and robins. I have
seen flocks cf blackbirds almost from
horizon to horizon it seemed.
There is a spot called The Ramble
in Central Park, N. Y. Cty, the very
heart of New York. It is a perfect
oasis for migratory birds after miles
and miles of uninviting roofs and
traffic. 186 species of birds have been
identified as users of this bird air
port. On a single day there were
counted 6C species, of which all but
six were transients.
Birds have need of such places, for
the migrating season is one of great
danger. Heavy winds often blow
weary birds out to sea to drown. Land
birds, such r.s wrens, catbirds and
warblers have been discovered on
ships at sea and have "stowed away"
for several days on their journey
north and south.
Lighthouses and high bridge spans
are dangerous; hundreds of birds are
dashed to death. Unexpected storms
are a danger. Drouth, lack of food,
sudden cold, are all hazards.
IV
Watching the Birds Probably the
time we have the greatest number
of birds here is in May when the
transients are going through and the
summer residents have arrived. April
ar.d May are fine months for obser
vation because of this, and also be
cause the trees are still bare. Thick
shrubbery and foliage makes birding
difficult. Birds are grouped season
ally as follows: Permanent residents,
i. e., cardinal, titmouse; summer
resident, robin, oriole, grosbeak, etc.;
winter residents such as nuthatch,
brown creeper; transients, ducks and
geese.
Because in winter there are fewer
birds and the yare easy to see in the
absence of shrubbery and leaves, it
is the best time to start bird study.
Most winter birds may be attracted
into your own yard with proper food
and surroundings.
If you are interested in learning
the birds, even if only those in your
ownjyard. it is.b,est to use some kind
of field or magnifying glasses. Have
a bird guide handy for Identifications.
Make notations. It -3 so easy to for
get when the bird is out of sight.
The following are easy to use and
good: Land birds east of the Rockies;
western bird guide (for western Ne
braska; water birds, east. These are
published in convenient pocket size.
The National Geographical maga
zine has run some splendid bird num
bers: Warblers of tlie North Amer
ica, April 1917; 50 Common Birds,
June, 1913; Hummingbirds, Swifts
and Gostsuckers, June, July. 1932;
The Large Wading Birds, October,
1922; Crows, Magpies and Jays, Jan
uary, 1933; Woodpeckers, Friends of
Our Forests, April, 1933. Birds or
Eastern North America by Frank M.
Chapman i3 a splendid handbook.
There are many other helps.
Birds are most active in early
morning and late afternoon. The
best time of all is to get up with the
sun. Even though you never go afield
to find the birds, if you keep watch
in your own yard you'll be surprised
at the different varieties you'll see.
Identify by size, coloring, form, beak.
tail, manner of flight and by call
note or Hong Especially by flight
birds have as much distinction in
flight as people in wlaking. After' a
little experience it is surprising how
many birds can be recognized along
the roadside from a moving car.
The following birds I listed as seen
May 14, 1933, in one hour, in our
back yard. I sat in a lawn chair in
one spot. It was a warm, sunny
morning: Robin, Bluejay, Martin.
Baltimore oriole, tufted titmouse,
wren, catbird, grosbeak, flicker, red
head, downy, hairy, chickadee, card
inal, blackbird; yellow warbler, black
and white warbler, Wilson warbler,
least flycatcher, these kept to the
top of the trees.
The catbird took the strings I had
put out for the oriole, who tried to
pull the cords off the delphinium
rocks the day before. On May 16, a
Harris sparrow, a migrant, was in
the back yard eating dandelion seeds.
On May IS the Hairy woodpecker
brought his young to the suet tree.
On May 28 the rulz throated hum
ming bird appeared in the weigela
shrub. On May 21 I saw the rert
bellied woodpecker carrying suet
away surely . to feed his you ag.
Later, on July 5, I saw him bring bis
youngster to the suet. The Dt rny
woodpecker brought (heir young In
June a chickadee pair brought I heir
young to the windows, deeding jay.
Young robins were also brought
Continued on Page 5.
Cass County Farm
Bureau Notes
Copy furnished from Office
of County Agent Walnscott
I I 'I I 'I"H"I 'I11!1 1 !!
Hallowe'en Suggestions.
If you are planning a Hallowe'en
party or entertainment you may be
able to use some of tne suggestions
included in Extension Circular 543
Hallowe'en Suggestions. You can cd
tain copies of this circular at the
Farm Bureau office.
Presidents and Social Leaders Meet
For club members to memorize the
words of the seven songs for the year
was the goal set by the social lead
ers and club presidents at the train
ing meeting held October 11th.
53 women representing 24 pro
ject clubs received special help, at
this meeting, on leading community
singing and conducting business
meetings according to parliamentary
rules. Miss Mary-Ellen Brown, state
extension agent, and Mrs. N. W.
Gaines of Lincoln, supervised the
work.
New Project Club Organized.
Mrs. Edgar Meisinger, Mrs. Max
Vallery and Mrs. George Kaffenber
ger of Plattsmouth, were elected to
the offices of president and project
leaders for a new club which organ
ized to carry the project work for
the year. A group of twelve women
were enrolled and were given the
first lesson on "Tailored Finishes."
Hooter's Day October 20th.
Stressing the economic side of pork
production, the seventh annual Root
er's Day to be held at the Nebraska
Agricultural College on Friday, Oct
ober 20, is expected to attract a num
ber of Cass county livestock produc
ers. Talks on stabilization of pork pro
duction by representatives of the
corn and hog section of the Agricul
tural Adjustment Administration are
expected to draw the most interest.
Dr. A. G. Black, head of that divi
sion, may be in Lincoln to discuss the
future corn-hog program which is
expected to be made public soon.
The morning program opens with
talks by M. A. Alexander, Dr. S. W.
Alford and R. R. Thalman, all of the
Agricultural College. Alexander will
discuss recent sheep' experiments
while Dr. Alford will tell about hog
mange and its control. D. M. Hilde
brand of Seward, president of the
Nebraska Livestock Breeders and
Feeders Association who served a3 a
member of the committee of 25 which
drafted the emergency corn-hog plan,
is scheduled to report on it3 progress.
Cass county women who attend the
Rooter's Day session this year are not
forgotten for Miss Jessie Alice Cline
of the University of Missouri will dis
cuss "new ideas in meat cookery"
when they have the special program
late in the morning. A trip to the
feedlots at the college where experi
mental livestock will be exhibited
winds up the morning program.
Dean W. W. Burr of the agricul
tural college will welcome the visi
tors in the afternoon. Miss Jessie
Alice Cline will again appear on the
program and Prof. Wm. J. Loeffel
will discuss thi3 year's swine expert
ments. The stabilization of pork pro
duction will be discussed late in the
afternoon. Prof. H. J. Gramlich, head
of the animal husbandry department
will close the program with a talk
on "Tomorrow."
Seedling Trees to Be Available Again
Governmental seedling and trans
plant trees for windbreak, woodlot
and shelterbelt plantings will again
be available to Cass county farmers
next spring.
County Agent Wainscott was in
formed this week by Clayton W. Wat
kins, extension forester at the Ne
braska Agricultural College, that
plans for the 1934 forestry program
are being completed now. Each year
it is carried on by County Farm Bu
reaus throughout the state, the col
lege of agriculture and the Nebraska
Nurserymen's Association.
Both broadleaf and evergreen stock
will probably be available to the
farmers for improving their farm
steads, according to word from Wat-
kins. The evergreens are grown at
the Nebaska national forest located
at Halsey.
Cass county farmers have taken an
active interest in the forestry pro
ject in past years. Records show they
have planted 25,500 trees in the six
years the enterprise has been oper
ating in this county. Survival this
year was cut down considerably,' by
unfavorable weather conditions dur
ing the summer months.
EOBGHUM FOB SALE
Home made steam cooked sorg
hum. Cole Brothers, Mynard. Phone
4003. - ol9-2tw
Railroads to
Make Door to
Door Delivery
Burlington and Mo. Pacific Will De
liver Freight Direct to Receiver
Without Extra Charge.
A conference was held here Tues
day with representatives of the
freight departments of the Burling
ton and the Missouri Pacific railroads,
the object being the placing in serv
ice of a door to door delivery system
for freight shipped over either road.
The direct deliveries will be placed
in operation on November 1st and
will cover all local business that has
been eo largely grabbed by the truck
ing companies in recent years.
Locally the delivery will be hand
led by the McMaken Transfer Co.,
which has in recent years been en
gaged largely in handling the local
freight shipments for the merchants
and who now will look after the de
livery of the goods for the railroad
company
This will cover intrastate business
within a radius of 300 miles and will
include both inbound and outbound
business, R. W. Clement, local agent
of the Burlington states
The railroads have in recent years
felt the competition of the trucking
business on their local business, the
trucker, by his delivery right to the
door of the purchaser, making it
much more convenient and eliminat
ing the extra charge for drayage
The move to establish the delivery
system for the benefit and conven
ience of the patrons should give the
road a great deal of their local busi
ness back that had been lost to other
sources.
Small Towns
Hail Proposed
NR A Exemption
Metcalfe Declares Order Would Make
Successful Code Operat
ing Program.
Announcement in Washington that
an early revision; of NRA regulations
will exempt small town employers of
les3 than 10 persons was applauded
Monday by Richard L. Metcalfe, who
served as state chairman of the NRA
organization campaign in Nebraska.
The program, as outlined in Wash
ineton news dispatches, will effect
"an important readjustment for har
monious NRA administration," the
former chairman said.
"The only important Nebraska
criticism of NRA has been that
the regulations imposed unfair
hardships on. merchants and op
erators of small facories in the
smaller towns," he commented.
"Conditions in these commu
nities dicer greatly from those
in large cities. The small town
business men showed a thorough
ly patriotic spirit in making sac
rifices to comply with regula
tions, but they are unquestion
ably placed at a disadvantage."
Difficulties Cited.
One of the chief sources of dis
putes, he said, has been the action
of small town merchants in shorten
ing hour of business to comply with
the 40-hour week for employes.
"Trade associations were
formed to enforce new closing
hours and there were numerous
complaints that these closing
hour agreements were being vio
lated," Metcalfe said. "The NRA
regulations provide no means for
enforcing such agreements and
there are often good business
reasons for disregarding them.
If the business of the smaller
towns are exempt, all of this
bickering will be eliminated. I
feel confident that they will con
tinue to comply with the gen
eral spirit of NRA in carrying
on their pay rolls the largest
possible number of employes."
Washington dispatches said it has
not been decided whether to make
the exemption cover all towns of less
than 5,000 population, or to limit it
to towns of lsse than 2,500. Met
calfe said he believed exemption on
the basis of 2,500 population would
be sufficeint.
LEAVE FOB HOME
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown who
have been in Plattsmouth the past
week to attend the golden wedding
anniversary of Mrs. Brown's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Dovey, left
Wednesday morning for their home
in Cleveland, Ohio, stopping en route
to visit the Century of .Progress ex
position. In) Chicago, they) will be
Joined by their two1 daughters, 'Mary
Eleanor and Carolyn who are coming
to meet them with a party of Cleve
land friends.
The trouble with wishes being
horses, we wouldn't know when to
say "whoa." "-tt..
Alw News
Marion Garcia was a visitor in
Lincoln last Wednesday, where he
went to deliver a load of poultry to
the poultry house of that place.
The Royal Neighbors of America
were meeting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Taylor last Wednesday
afternoon, where Mrs. Taylor en
tertained the ladies most pleasant
ly. Robert Custer and Rasmus Han
sen were over to Plattsmouth on last
Monday, where they were looking af
ter some business and where Han
sen filed for work at the county
seat.
Mrs. Frank Plymale, who has been
eniDloved in Lincoln in the state
house by reason of the discontinu
ance of the work and with no other
work in sight, returned to her home
in Alvo last week.
Mrs. Joseph Armstrong was a vis
itor at the home of her friend, Mrs.
F. M. Prouty, where she was caring
for her during a trip to Lincoln by
Mr. Prouty, who was called' there to
look after business matters.
Frank Taylor began the picking
of his corn Thursday of last week
and as the weather is nice will hus
tle into the work and will do all pos
sible to get the corn in the crib
while the good weather lasts.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Edwards and
Edgar Edwards and family were vis
iting last Sunday with relatives at
Peru, where they enjoyed an excel
lent time and also viewed the work
that is being done on the Missouri
river there.
A. B. Stromer and Art Dinges de
parted last Saturday evening for the
west, where they expect to spend
some three days hunting the festive
pheasant and we are sure they will
get a lot, for A. B. was out practic
ing with blue rocks and broke thir
teen out of fifteen thrown.
Mrs. Eva Rouse, of Nelson, a sis
ter of Mrs. Stella Weichel and Mrs.
Jennie Rouse were assisting at the
home of Mr. J. H. Weichel during
his last illness. When Mrs. Eva Rouse
returns home this week, she will be
accompanied by Mrs. Stella Weichel,
who will visit there for some time.
Mrs. Jennie Rouse is remaining at
the home of Martin Nickel and wife.
Eeturn from Big Show
Misses Velma and Evelyn Bark
hurst, who were spending a week at
the Century of Progress exposition in
Chicago, returned home last Wednes
day, arriving in Ashland and being
met there by their father, Eugene
Barkhurst. The girls report an ex
cellent time while they were away.
Mother and Babe Do Fine
Word from the bedside of Mrs. John
B. Skinner and their babe, Buster
Brown, is to the effect that they are
getting along nicely at this time and
that they are expected to be able to
return home some time this week.
Mr. Skinner makes frequent visits to
their bedside at the hospital in Lin
coln and is pleased with the progress
which the wife and son are making.
X-L Club Notes
Sixteen members and four visitors
enjoyed the first meeting of the X-L
club on Friday afternoon, October 6,
at Mrs. Ivan Althouse's home. The
X-L club has twenty-three members
enrolled, all farm women, with ad
dresses as follows: Eagle, Alvo,
Greenwood, Waverly and Lincoln, R.
F. D. 10.
During the business session in
charge of Vice President Mrs. Fred
Creamer, it was decided to meet in
the future in alphabetical order with
two members as hostesses each
time.
Mr3. Harry Drake was appointed
assistant social leader in place of
Thelma Trunkenbolz. Mrs. Carl
Swanson acted vas secretary in the
absence of Miss Margaret Kelly.
Project leaders were Mrs. Glen
Lewis and Mrs. A. . Ross gave an in
teresting demonstration on. "Tailored
Finishes Made Easy." Everyone took
part in cutting apron and collar pat
terns. New members joining at this time
are Mrs. A. J. Friend, Mrs. George
Miller and Mrs. Fred Menchau. Mrs.
II. Drake, Mrs. Theo. Carnes and
Marilyn Jean were visitors from
Weeping Water.
, Refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting.
The next meeting will be held on
November 2nd at the home of Mrs.
Clarence Althouse, with Mrs. Fred
Creamer as assisting hostess. Zola
Hoffman, Club Reporter, Waverly.
John H. Weichel Buried
JobnH. Weichel was born April
2nd, 1864, at 'Atlanta, Illinois, and
came to Nebraska with his parents
at the age of nine years in 1873 and
has resided on the farm where he
pa&sed away last FfiJay. Qctober IZ,
tor the past sixty years.5 Here he
Mobson Funeral Home
"The Home of Thoughtful Service
PHONE 1 052 rings Since
Mr. Hobson, of Weeping Water,
needs no introduction to the greater
part of the county, as he has been a
prominent business man for many
years and started in the Funeral di
recting at an early age and attained
a high degree of perfection in his
work.
Mr. Hobson conducts a first class
service and will answer your call at
any time of the day or night, with a
congenial, consoling word. Call him
for quick, satisfactory service.
He can relievo his customers of all
trying details and spares no pains to
execute every detail in just the man
ner desired, with no annoyance or
grew to manhood and here he mar
ried and has been one of the staid
and -honorable citizens of Cass county
throughout most of the years of its
development.
Mr. Weichel was united in mar
riage with Miss Stella Linch March
1, IS 88. Two children were born to
this union, both sons, and one died
in infancy. The other, Harry Weich
el, lives near the old home of the par
ents.
Mr. Weichel had been in poor
health for the past four years and
was kept to his bed for the past two
weeks, during which time the wife
and son kept constant vigil at his
bedside ready to minister to his ev
ery desire. For nearly a week before
Mr. Weichel took his journey to the
other world he was in a semi-conscious
or unconscious condition and
this mitigated the suffering.
Death came on Friday, October 13,
the funeral being held at the church
in Alvo on Sunday, October 15, the
services being conducted by the Rev.
Hugo A. Norenberg, pastor of the
church at Callahan, where the deceas
ed frequently attended services.
The male quartet of that church
rendered sweet music during the ser
vice. The quartet is composed of
Henry Schleuter, Gust Stock, Dan
Schlaphoff and Martin Bornemeier.
The Hobson Funeral Home of
Weeping Water had charge of the
funeral while the pall bearers were
selected from among his near friends
and were Messrs. S. C. Boyles, Wm.
Bornemeier, J. C. Dreamer, Frank
Zoz, George Frisbee and E. M. Stone.
The interment was made at the Elm
wood cemetery.
OMAHA PEOPLE WEDDED
From Friday's Daily
Last evening at the parsonage of
the St. Paul's Evangelical church
occurred the marriage of Miss Rose
Cross and Mr. Clifford White, both
of Omaha. The marriage lines were
read by the Rev. G. A. Pahl, pastor of
the church.
ONIONS
Onions at 75c a bushel, at my
home or Plattsmouth. J. II. Fulton
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Society Models
Society women act as models to display the season's newest creations in
a New York fashion ihow. At right, Mrs. Nicholas Holmsen wear, a
brown metallic ewaraf gown, featuring a number of bow loops at the
shoulders. At left. Miss Betty Crosthwaite, a leader of the younger set,
v displays &. evening ensemjble in gold metal cloth with a sable bow.
1915 WEEPING WATER
inconvenience to relatives or friends.
He is outstanding as an undertaker
and funeral director and has, through
his policy of fair dealing and honesty,
built up an enviable reputation and
business second to none in this sec
tion of the country.
Mr. Hobson was with the M. P.
Swanson establishment of Omaha for
five years and has been in Weeping
Water for the past eighteen years.
His experience in this line enables
him to render a dignified service in a
most respectable manner, as he givea
this line his exclusive and undivided
attention and has gained many
friends and customers.
MBS. KELLY WIELDS NEEDLE
Cincinnati. Red haired Kathryn
Kelly plied a needle at the unfamil
iar task of sewing shirts and darn
ing socks in the Cincinnati city work
house, while a city councilman pro
tested against her being accepted as a
federal prisoner there. The wife of
George "Machine Gun" Kelly, who,
like him, was given life imprison
ment for the Charles F. Urschel kid
naping, was sent here by the federal
government to serve her term under a
contract, it has with the city. For
each federal prisoner it keeps in the
workhouse, the city receives ninety
cents a day.
Councilman Woeste protested to
City Manager Dykstra that he was
unaware any such contract existed,
tho there are eight women federal
prisoners already in the workhouse.
He contended that the workhouse is
no place to keep a major criminal.
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