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PIATTSKOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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When Birds
are Driven from
the Country
Feathered Residents Serve to Keep
Down Many Pests That May
Visit the Countryside.
Did you ever stop to think what
might happen if the birds were driv
en away from our localities? It is
true that, in the vicinity of large
towns and cities, there are not as
many birds as there were in former
times and we see little ill effects; but
let that occur in the country, where
the birds are numerous, and the
farmer would have a hard time rais
ing any crops at all. The following
incidents illustrate what happened,
many years ago, before people real
ized the value of birds to mankind.
One of the most noted cases ii that
of Frederick the Great, famous king
of Prussia. History states that he
was particularly fond of cherries and
one season he noted that the sparrow
and other birds were destroying the
fruit. So he gave an order that all
birds must be destroyed. A campaign
against all birds was carried out and
it was apparently successful. Hun
dreds of sparrows, wrens, warblers,
and other birds fell as victims to the
fowlers. The cherries were saved.
Yes, they were saved for that season,
but what next?
Another season came along and it
was noticed that there were a great
horde of caterpillars eating the
leaves of fruit and decorative trees.
In two years there was scarcely a
tree in good health in the royal do
mains. King Frederick the Great had
no cherries at all. King Frederick
the Great, realized his error and im
ported sparrows at great expense to
fight the plague of insects. It took
several years to bring the cherry
trees back to bearing.
Here is another case: In 1S5S,
sparrows and other birds were at
tracted to the public park in Brus
sels, Belgium. People complained
that they were a nuisance. Orders
were given to destroy all birds.
Those orders were carried out and
the following year nearly every tree
in the rark was defoliated by in
sects. An examination of the larva? and
adult insects revealed the fact that
a new insect pest had come to Bel
gium the gypsy moth! The damage
done in the next two or three years
was enormous. It was remembered
that about thirty years previously
this same insect had appeared in
the trees but had been kept down by
the birds. So a law was passed for
bidding people killing any birds in
that or other public parks in the
country.
In 1SG1 the harvests of France
were unusually poor. A commission
was appointed to look into the mat
ter. It was found that fruit-eating
and grain-eating birds had been trap
ped and shot all over the country, in
an effort to save that fruit and grain.
Rewards had been given to children
for destroying nests and eggs. Now
it was realized what a mistake had
been made and people were ordered
to let the birds live. Through schools
and churches the bird was exoner
ated and from that time birds have
been protected.
One of the most notable cases is
found in Nebraska, right here in our
own country. In 1865, the black
birds were so abundant in that state
that people deemed them a decided
nuisance. It was claimed that these
birds were doing great damage to
the crops, especially to the corn.
United efforts were made to drive
away the blackbirds. They were shot,
snared and poisoned with food set in
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the corn fields. In one season more
than thirty thousand birds were de
stroyed in Dakota county alone. Such
was the reduction in the number of
birds that few came there years later.
What was the restt? An almost
state-wide failure of all crops! Then
the people realize that, while some
damage was done by those great
flocis of blackbirds, a thousand times
greater damage was done by insects,
and birds were welcomed back again.
In the eighteenth century it was
the custom for town authorities to
make certain rules relative to the
killing of blackbirds. In many of
them a certain number of birds must
be killed by each and every citizen
and, if a young man wished to get
married, he must first bring to the
town clerk a double number of black
birds that he had destroyed before
he was allowed to take upon himself
a wife. This went on for many years
and birds were driven away. It is a
historical record that, because of a
legal reward of three pence per dozen
birds, in 1749, there was such a com
plete loss of grain and grass that col
onists of New England were obliged
to send to England for hay and grass
for their cattle.
When birds come, in any season,
in greater numbers than usual, you
may be sure that there is food to
attract them and this food is nearly
always insect life that is destructive
to crops, fruits and shade trees. There
are several interesting happenings to
illustrate this and some of them date
back to a time before the settlement
of America, to any great extent.
In 1851 the marshes of Danesey,
England, were infested with mice,
and grass was destroyed as well as
tender plants and shrubs. Suddenly,
great flocks of owls were noted and
in a few weeks there was scarcely
a mouse left.
The records of Ililgay, Norfolk,
England, show that, in 1G4S, a his
torian wrote that about every seven
years an incredible number of field
mice appear to destroy the grain and
grass; but prodigious flights of Nor
way owls always occur and they tarry
until the mice are entirely destroy
ed. Similar references are made in
the years 1745, 17S1, 1S13, 1S75,
and 1S79.
In our own country, laws allowing
bounties on jack-rabbits, gophers,
and prairie dogs have had to be re
pealed because of the fact that in
places where great numbers of these
mammals were killed, field mice be
came so numerous that it was im
possible to raise crops of any kind.
By Walter K. Putney in The
Watchword.
FARMERS REAPING BENEFIT
Chicago. What happens to the
extra pennies rising food prices have
forced housewives to pay for steaks
and chops? Figures compiled by the
Institute of American Meat Packers
indicate that twice as many trickled
back into the pockets of American
farmers from each pound of beef and
pork sold at retail in April as during
the lean months of 1932.
Preliminary estimates by the in
stitute for April showed that witi
pork averaging 23c per pound at the
markets, 12.2c per pound were re
turned to the farmer. In 1932, with
pork selling at 12.4 cents, the pro
ducer got back only 4.2 cents a
pound.
Charts prepared from figures of
the institute, government bureaus
and surveys of retail stores showed
a similar return to the producer for
bee. Each pound retailed at an
average of 25 cents in April return
ed 14.5 cents to the farmer as com
pared to a 7.S cent return in 1932
from an average retail price of IS. 7
cents.
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FATHER'S DAY
Nehawka
"William Obernaulte is building a
wicker screen between the bank of
fice and the office of Dr. "Walters.
Mrs. Will Gcrder, of Plattsmouth,
was a guest at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop, for
the week end.
Mesdames Dollie Wehrbein, Victor
Wehrbein and W. O. Troop were visit
ing and doing some trading in Omaha
last Friday afternoon.
Warren Munu has been shelling a
large crib of corn for James Talmer,
which was part of the 1933 crop and
is now' being marketed.
George Troop was kept at home for
three days with a severe attack of
flu, but is at this time reported as
being quite a bit better.
Little Miss Mary Catherine Gorder,
of Plattsmouth, was visiting at the
home of her grandparents, Mr. a,nd
Mrs. W. O. Troop for a few days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Pollard were in
Pawnee City last Sunday, where they
were visiting for the day at the home
of a sister of Mrs. rollard, Mrs. P.
Johnson.
Mrs. Vilas P. Sheldon, who is a
lover of flowers, was the winner of
three first pries at the flower show
which was held in Plattsmouth June
1st and 2nd.
Clifton Trotter and family were
visiting in Nebraska City last Sunday,
being guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Chappell, the latter a sister
of Mr. Trotter.
Mesdames C. D. Adams, Sadie
Shrader and Fred Engelkemeier visit
ed with friends in Lincoln last Wed
nesday, where they also locked after
seme shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Steffens and the
children, accompanied by Frank
Lemon and wife, were in Nebraska
City last Sunday evening,, where they
were attending a show at the Over
land theatre.
Mrs. Anderson Lloyd was hostess to
the Pleasant Hill club on Wednesday
of this week, a large number of the
members being present and enjoying
the fine program and the excellent
dinner which was served.
A very fine young son came to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Taul Tlunkett
on last Friday, with the son and
mother doing nicely. It is difficult to
say who is the happiest, Grandfather
J. W. Crouch, or Mr. Plunkett, the
father.
Miss Mary Troop, aunt of W. O.
Troop, who is matron of a home at
Fairbury, has been visiting for the
past week with the family of her
nephew here and also with Mrs. Anna
Rhoden at Murray and Mrs. Lou
Troop at Plattsmouth.
Robert McConnaha, who is an in
structor in the Harvard schools and
has been re-elected for the coming
ear, accompanied by his wife and lit
tle son, Bobbie, arrived here during
the past week and will spend the sum
mer here as guests at the home of Mrs.
McConnaha's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
B. Stone.
Robert H. Chapman, the genial and
efficient rural mail carrier is taking
his fifteen day vacation at this time,
before the close of the fiscal year on
June 30th, as postal regulations no
longer permit carrying over vacation
time from one year to another, piling
up a month or so, as was allowed in
years past.
Olaf Lundberg has been having a
concrete pavement laid in front of
his business properties, one of which
is occupied by himself and the other
by the Farmers Oil company and the
J. J. Pollard implement store. The
placing of this concrete pavement has
materially helped the appearance and
the utility of the street in all kinds
cf weather.
Vacation Bible School
The vacation Bible school which
has been conducted by the United
Brethren church in Nehawka closed
last week with a picnic being held cn
Friday, the closing day, at the church.
This was attended by a large number
of the scholars and their parents.
Those in charge of the Bible school
are greatly encouraged over the fine
results attained.
Shelled Corn on lilonday
A. G. Cisney, who some time ago
purchased a crib of corn from Mrs.
Emma Christensen, was having the
same shelled and placed in bins at the
farm for feeding purposes, he believ
ing that there is money in stock at
this time.
Will Visit Here for Summer
Stuart Rough went to Iowa City,
Iowa, last Friday night, and was ac
companied by Glen Rutledge, they re
turning home Sunday evening. They
were greatly surprised at the much
greater advance in the crops in Iowa
than here. Mr. Rutledge says the
ccrn there has mostly all been gone
over the first time and some of it is
now being plowed the second time.
They were accompanied on their re
turn by Mrs. Ben Benson and two
littlo daughters, granddaughters of
Mr. Rough, who with the mother
will make their home here during the
school vacation.
Feeling Some Eetter
Henry Westell, who has been suf
fering for some time with an attack
of lumbajjo, has been unable to look
after the store. J. G. Wunderlich has
been looking after the business dur
ing Mr. Wessell's enforced absence.
However, we are pleased to report that
the ailing man is considerably better
at this time and is now able to be
down town a portion of the time.
Visited in Ycrk Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Herbie Kuntz and
children and a sister of Mrs. Kuntz,
Mrs. Roy Baum, who has been visit
ing here for some time, visited at
York last Sunday. They were accom
panied by Louis Kuntz, who will re
main there until the beginning cf
school this fall.
llrs. John Opn Much Eetter
Mrs. John Opp, who has been at the
Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln,
where she has been receiving treat
ment since she underwent an opera
tion some two weeks ago, is reported
as getting better and has hopes of
being able to return home in the
future entirely well. Mr. Opp and
daughter, Dorothy, were in Lincoln
last Sunday to see the wife and moth
er, and were accompanied by Albert
Ehlers.
Looks the "vTheat Crop Over
On last Sunday, R. C. Pollard and
wife made a tcur of Cass county in
their car, while he inspected the
wheat and other crops. Mr. Pollard is
greatly encouraged over prospects and
especially with the condition of the
wheat, which he says looks very fine
all over the county and which will be
ready for harvest before many more
weeks.
Last Meeting' for Summer
Mrs. W. S. Ncrris entertained the
members cf the Nehawka Woman's
club at a picnic and dinner at her
home last Tuesday. This was to be
the last meeting of the club for the
summer season as the heated season
is now near at hand.
Visiting Friends, in .Nehawka
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McConnaha,
of Herman, who have been visiting
friends at Ava, Mo., as well as other
points in the neighboring state, were
guests in Nehawka this week while
en route home, at the R. B. Stone
home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCon
naha, Jr., of Harvard, son-in-law and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stone, are
also guests at the Stone home for the
summer, having arrived here last
week, so it has been a pleasant family
reunion. They were all over to the
county seat last Monday evening for
a visit with their Tlattsmouth friends
and relatives.
U. B. Chuch Nctes
NEHAWKA CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Evening gospel service at S.
Mid-week prayer and praise ser
vice Wednesday evening at 8.
The Woman's Society will meet
with Mrs. Schwartz on Wednesday.
There will be no children's or
young people's meetings this week.
OTTERBEIN CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Morning worship service at 11.
Prayer and praise service Thurs
day evening.
The choir and orchestra will re
hearse on Thursday evening.
The Woman's Society will be en
tertained by Mrs. Alice Plybon on
Thursday.
Our Summer Bible school closed on
Friday with a program and picnic
which was attended by about one
hundred.
Our Bible school was a decided
success In spite of rainy and muddy
weather. A number of the children
found the Lord Jesus Christ as their
Saviour. Is He your Saviour?
KOME HAS LARGE NUMBER
The Nebraska Masonic Home in
this city has one of the largest popu
lation that it has had and which is
filling the capacity of the Home,
there now being 103 at the Home and
several more expected in a short time.
This great institution which is one
that really deserves the appelation
of a home, has cared for many of the
aged in the years that it has been
established here and under the
thoughtful and efficient conduct of
W. F. Evers as superintendent, it
has truly fulfilled its mission as the
comforting shelter of the aged mem
bers of the order.
Plattsmouth offers a splendid
market for farm produce of a!l
Kinds.
TO PROVE EIS KNOWLEDGE
Washington. In case anyone still
doubts the earth is round, Capt. Al
bert W. Stevens, stratosphere bal
loonist, hopes to show them a pic
ture to prove it very soon. The com
mander of the 1935 stratosphere bal
loon of the National Geographic so
ciety and army air corps' joint ex
pedition, which'is ready to take off
on the first favorable weather day,
will attempt while at a distance of
approximately fourteen miles above
the earth's surface, to obtain a long
range picture of the horizon showing
its curvature. For the purpose he
will use a special camera, a lens set
in the ride of the sealed metal gon
dola, and special plates sensitive to
infra-red rays which penetrate any
haze which would fog the ordinary
negative.
While Stevens is taking the earth's
picture from an angle, another
camera operating automatically will
be taking pictures verically on the
earth's surface as a check on the
balloon's height and rate of drift.
iW wheels, larger tires, and the high
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before. Are you accepting exaggerated and
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or are you accepting the judgment of
men who risk their lives on their tires and
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Thirty-three race drivers and their
mechanics lined up for the dangerous,
prueliing grind of the 500-Mile Race at
the Indianapolis Speedway May 30th.
Firestone Tires were purchased and used
pn every one of the thirty-three cars.
Kelly Petillo won the race at an average
f peed of 106 miles per hour. Wilbur Shaw
was second, flashing across the finish line
just behind the winner. Both drivers broke
the track, record without tire trouble. In
fact, not one of the thirty-three drivers had
tire trouble of any kind.
Gum-Dipping is one of the outstanding
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preventing internal friction and heat, the
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When you consider that there were
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FARMERS FORM NEW GROUP
Washington. Announcement of
the organization of the "Farmers' In
dependence Council of America"
dedicated to freedom of agriculturists
from governmental regulation was
made by Dr. E. V. Wilcox, secretary.
The purpose of the organization as
stated by Wilcox: "To protect the
freedom of every farmer to operate
his own farm according to his own
judgment and to insist that the gov
ernment shall not by law, by regu
lation or by subsidy regiment or at
tempt to control any farmer in the
management of hi3 farm."
The announcement said formation
of the organization was effected at
a recent meeting of farmers from sev
eral states. It listed Dan D. Case
ment of Kansas as president.
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WRECK THE SKY RIDE TOWER
Chicago. The 3,400,000 pound
west tower of a Century of Progress
sky ride crashed to earth with a roar
Saturday morning, Jolted from its
moorings by a blast of 130 pounds of
dynamite. A twin tower was not dis
turbed. A relatively small crowd
saw the enormous pile of steel lean
slowly to the east, then crumple for
ward and stretch its 268 feet length
toward the lagoon. The steel will
be sent to mills for refabrication.
The blast shattered windows In the
nearby Soldier field and a few dents
were made in Its concrete wall. The
towers were 1,850 feet apart, the
cables connecting them forming one
of the longest suspension bridges In
the world. The project cost 11,250,
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