1I0NDAY, SEPTEMEEE 2, 1935.
PLATTSJIOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Cass County
CCC Camp Now
in Operation
Camp at Weeping Water Opened with
185 Young Hen Beady for
Conservation Work.
The population of Weeping Water
was increased by 1S5 Monday, Aug
ust 2Cth, with the moving in of the
Civilian Conservation Corps to their
permanent winter encampment.
The company, a Kansas outfit, had
been encamped at Nebraska City
waiting for construction work at the
Weeping Water quarters to progress
to the point where the camp would
bo habitable.
The immediate objective of the
CCC. organized by the administra
tion as a relief measure, is to aid
farmers in the control of soil ero
sion. They will have a working area
of 20 miles from Weeping Water.
This will include parts of Cass and
Otoe counties.
The CCC camps and organizations
are under the joint jurisdiction of
the U. S. Army and the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture. The local
camp will have a directing staff of
one captain, a first and second lieu
tenant, a project superintendent,
junior and senior engineers, an
agronomist, and four non-technical
foremen. The second lieutenant is
company doctor.
Eighteen local men have been em
ployed for the past few days in com
pleting camp construction work. As
soon as the men are permanently lo
cated sixteen locally experienced men
will be regularly employed.
Any farmer wanting aid and ad
vice in controlling soil erosion on his
farm may utilize the services of the
CCC by making a request and appli
cation at the camp headquarters in
Weeping Water. An agronomist will
be sent to the farm. He will inspect
the land and will take the soil boun
daries. Engineers will then make
base maps of the land.
The estimates and recommenda
tions of the technical advisors will
be presented to the farmer. If he
accepts their plans he will be asked
to sign a five year contract during
which time he will offer his support
and co-operation to the men working
on his farm. In return the CCC will
furnish the 'lanor and aifvice resulredl
to check the erosion on his farm.
The estimates, recommendations,
and contracts will be sent to the
regional headquarters for confirma
tion and approval.
The only expense incurred by the
farmers will be for materials used
in conservation work on his farm.
This might include, cement, stone,
fence posts, etc.
A camp official stated that the
permanency of the Weeping Water
camp depended upon the co-operation
of the town citizens and farmers of
the surrounding territory. He added
that the attitude or the Weeping
Water people had been encouraging
and pleasant. He stated that this
atmosphere had not been enjoyed in
all the places that he had been sta
tioned. Weeping Water Republican.
1IADIS0N FAIR, DRAWS 6,000
Madison, Neb. Six thousand visit
ed the Madison county fair on Fri
day. Madison defeated Meadow Grove
In baseball Thursday by a score of
5 to 4. The displays of domestic
articles, farm crops and livestock are
creditable consideriig weather condi
tions, and representative of Madison
county's resources.
A navigable Missouri river by
1937 will Increase trie market cut
let for eastern Nebraska farm pro
ducts and help to raise prices.
Summer Camps
Show a Gain of
18Per Cent
Well-to-Do Families Are Now Spend
ing More Freely, According to
Report Just Issued.
Minneapolis. Many more Ameri
can families were able to send their
children to high grade summer camps
in 1935 than in the previous year,
boys' and girls' attendance at such
institutions showing an average in
crease of 18 over 1934 figures, ac
cording to a report just issued by a
leading life insurance company.
The summary covers 58 summer
camps, 34 for boys and 24 for girls,
wi.feljf distributed geographically,
and charging an average rate of $249.
Of the SS camps, 41 or 70 report
increased attendance; only 7 ejper
ienced smaller attendance, while 8
report their registrations approxi
mately unchanged since 1934.
More aggressive advertising by
camps last spring found a ready re
sponse from wellto-do parents; in
quiries directed to camps and to camp
information departments of news
papers and magazines in which the
advertisements appeared, revealed a
far reater number of families inter
ested in the higher priced camps than
in the past several years.
Eastern camps reported a striking
and consistent improvement in at
tendance, with -36 camps in eleven
eastern and south Atlantic states
showing an average gain of 21 in
registrations over 1934. This com
pares with a 17 gain for 1934 over
1933 shown by a similar group, and
is considered the more remarkable
because a number of the camps suf
fered cancellations this year on ac
count of parents' worry over the in
fantile paralysis outbreak. Twenty
nine of the 36 camps showed sub
stantial gains; only three reported
decreases, and four were unchanged.
Of 22 camps reporting from central,
south central, and western states,
12 showed "improved attendance over
1S34, while only four reported de
creases. Seventeen of the 58 camps report
ed changes in rates from the pre
vious summer, of which 11 were in
creases and six were decreases. Few
requests for rate concessions were
met with in 1935, but higher costs,
particularly of food, tended to offset
greater attendance and better rates,
camp operators complain.
In spite of the large volume of in
quiries early in the season and sharp
ly increased attendance when the
season actually got underway, par
ents are signing registrations for
their children later each year, camp
directors report, reflecting a desire
to see the settlement of personal
business uncertainties before making
commitments. Over 90 of the boys
and girls come from cities and their
suburbs.
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Drouth Said 1
Reason for High
Meat Prices
Gramlich Expains High Levels and
Relation to Dry Season Fu
ture Endangered.
H. J. Gramlich, chairman of the
department of animal husbandly in
the Nebraska agricultural college, has
returned from Washington, where he
spent about eight months as special
adviser on feeds in the office of Chest
er C. Davis, administrator cf the ag
riculture adjustment administration.
Now that most of the 23 states com
prising the 1934 drouth area have
been wet down and are growing crops
again, the necessity of drouth relief,
drouth conditions will become serious
for the moment at least, is over. There
is, however, immediae danger that
again in certain areas, especially the
dust bowl. Prof. Gramlich is back
in Nebraska, at present acting as
dean in the absencs of Dean W. W.
Burr.
In the "dust bowl" (which includes
parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas,
New Merico, and Colorado) the
drouth extended on into the early
summer of the present year, when
rains interrupted a period of several
years, of drouth. Feed, mostly les
pedeza, corn fodder, and mixed feeds
from the east and south, kept the
livestock alive. Prof. Gramlich sup
plied advice on the feeds handled a
load of correspondence, and prepared
some circulars.
Part of the work was the making
of preparations for future emergenc
ies of the same sort. When one recalls
that Nebraska, normally third among
the states in corn production with
225 million bushels, ranked eighteenth
last year with 21 million bushels, and
that nearly all of the southern states
ranged ahead of Nebraska, then one
realizes how severe the drouth really
was. Provision for the future, for
in 1933 would have proved sufficient
to care for he demand and would at
the same time have brought a fair
price to the producer. Possibly the
government reduction program would
have been sufficient. But with one of
the worst drouths recorded in history
on hand, the voluntary reduction can
not realy be seen as a separate and
distinguishable factor.
Psychological Effect
One should not forget to include,
in his his estimate of influences, the
low prices of 1932 and 1033, and the
psychological effect of those prices.
Mr. Gramlich would lay stress on
this point. The highest price paid
for a carload cf corn in February,
1933, on the Omaha market was 19
cents, and the highest Chicago price
during 1932 for a carload was 42
cents. The top load of hogs in Feb
ruary, 1933, on the Omaha market
sold for $3.90 and $5.19 was the high
est price paid during the whole year.
The resultant despair and discourage
ment have been of inestimable in
fluence. The farmer, he feels, will
compare cost of production with
prices in the future nad will insist
on getting cost of production.
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WAS AIDED BY REPUBLICANS
Washington. H. "W. Kendall,
Kearney, Neb., whose seeking of a
home owners loan gained wide pub
licity, disclosed to newspapermen
here his Washington trip was fi
nanced largely by members of the re
publican state and national commit
tees.
'It was nothing official," Ken
dall said of the contributions which
enabled him to come here in an old
rattletrap automobile to press his
loan application. "It was just that
interested members of the state and
national committees furnished $90."
Kendall went back home with his
case still unsettled. He came to
Washington a week ago claiming his
application had been "pending" with
HOLC eighteen months. After con
ferences with several corporation of
ficials during the week, he said he
the carrying over of a reserve, willed accomplished little. "I don't feel
have to be made.
Fail to Understand
The whole effect of the drouth, up
on prices and supplies, has not been
completely understood, according to
Prof. Gramlich. Speaking of the
present high meat prices, he says
that several factors should be con
sidered in any j effort to understand
as if I'd made any headway," he said.
PACKERS' CASE POSTP027ED
Washington. Final hearing of
charges against about a dozen meat
packers, alleged to hae combined to
contsol retail prices, was postponed
from Sept. 3 to Sept. 6.-The hear-
and weigh the causes. Among themiing will be held before Secretary
the drouth is probably the chief one.
The years of extreemely low prices
have also had their influence, and
the AAA has had some bearing on
the situation. The separation of these
factors is of course an almost impos
sible task,but one can, he feels, at
least look at all of them in a general
way.
Nature Boosts Beef
So far as beef prices are concerned,
according to Mr. Gramlich, nature
is largely the cause. The drouth
caused a shortage of roughage and j j
grain and as a result breeding herds j
suffered. Besides ther was msui-
Wallace. Charges were filed against
the companies in February, 1934, and
several hearings have been held. The
companies were charged with viola
tion of the packers and stockyards act
prohibitiong unfair trade practices.
Work-relief money snouTd be
spent only on worth-while pro
jects that will be of benefit to the
greatest number.
DID yOU EVER STOP TO THINK
No one with intelligence can look
around the world today and imagine
for one moment that there will be no
war in the future or imagine that
conditions are. anywhere the better
for the World War having been
fought, won or lost, as the case may
be. It is, however, no fault of the
men who composed the army and
navy. It is no fault of theirs that
the air in Europe is thick with rumors
of war and those nations are convert
ing every means dire economic condi
tions allow to arming themselves in
preparation for what may come.
It seems strange under those con
ditions that some of our politicians
imagine that by setting the rest of
the world an example by reducing
our defensive forces to a mere police
i'orce, other nations will follow in
their footsteps, notwithstanding the
years of experience to the direct con
trary. Their persistence continues
with pious platitudes from those who
never wore a uniform and know not
what war is.
It seems to be beyond their con
ception to realize that having a small
army and navy is a positive tempta
tion to foreign countries. It is equiv
alent to removing a policeman from
his beat .when it is known that rob
bers are merely awaiting his with
drawal before commencing opera
tions. That does not mean that we rank
ourselves among those advocating
war. Quite the contrary. A strong
army and navy are the greatest pro
tection and assurance of peace that
we can have.
Facts are stubborn things and must
not be ignored with impunity by any
particular brand of pacifist politic
ians. They should not be allowed to
rob the nation of its defensive pow
ers nor benefits granted its disabled
war veterans.
BUTLER REFUSES BILL
Omaha. A $27.60 bill from an
Omaha hospital for care of the late
Police Commissioner Frank Myers
following the auto accident that
caused his death, was refused by Fi
nance Commissioner Butler and sent
back to Police Commissioner Knud
sen and Police Chief Samardick, who
had approved it.
Butler said he refused the bill on
the theory that payment by the city
might be an admission of city lia
bility for death of Myers under the
compensation law.
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The built-in shelf which hides the plumbing in hack of the tub' is
an interesting feature in this up-to-date bathroom. A floor cover
ing, which looks like marble, and washable wallpaper form a fitting
background for modern accessories. The central light throws its
rays evenly, thus avoiding shadows in the room. This type of im
provement may be financed through financial institutions under the
Modernization Credit Flan of the Federal Housing Administration.
ficient corn for fattening cattle. The
rancher and the farmers were faced
with these alternatives; They could
let the cattle starve, or they could
sell them to the government to be
preserved for future use. Eight and
a quarter million cattle were pur
chased and r.ow, a year after the
cattle-buying program went into ef
fect, millions of people on relief have
canned beef in their diet. Without j ?
the canning a large part of this beef
would have been wasted.
The case is somewhat different
with hogs. Three factors have had
some influence on the present market
situation. During a long period prior
to the AAA and the drouth, hogs
had been produced at less than cost
of production. Certainly it was an
unusual farmer who cou!d make any
thing cn them. As a result many had
became discouraged and a large
number had decided to quit raising
pigs.
Prices and Drouth
The low prices are one factor in
the reduction in hogs; another is the
drouth. The 1934 drouth cut feed
grain production and hiked the prices
of feed. During the fall cf 1934
large numbers of hogs were killed
on the farms in order to stop the
use of high-priced feed. One of the
first effects of the drouth was the
curtailment of breeding for 1334 fall
litters, and many bred sows marketed
in the summer. This resulted in a
light fall and winter pig crop. The
father result has been the light re
cipts at the markets at the present
time, because this is the season when
many of them would have been mar
keted.
(The third factor is the A A A. It
could not have been responsible for
more than 25 per cent (and probably
was responsible for much Ices) of the
reduction of hegs marketed in 1934
as compared with the previous year.
Had there been no drouth in 1934
it is possible that the recipts of hogs!
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Felts and
Fabrics
CVERY new hatpreference for fall is in
eluded in this, the smartest collection of
hats we've had in years. Smooth felts, youth
ful hats for the matron as well as hats for
the youthful miss. They're in blacks, in
browns and in navy, 2 1 J2 to 23-inch head
sizes. Priced from .
$1 .95 to $2-95
LADiES TOGGERY
The Shop of Personal Service
PIsttsmouth, Nebraska
? ork Shortage
' is Sure Unless
Rush WPA Jobs
Nebraska Needs About $21,000,000;
Only Has $2,500,000 cf Proj
ects Subbitted Now.
Announcement by PWA Engineer
Latenser, Omaha, Tuesday that the
deadline for application of WPA
funds has been moved up to Sept. 3
has the WPA offices worried, accor.l
ing to WPA administrator Smith. At
the present time not quite $2,500,000
worth of projects have been submit
ted to Washington. By general fig
uring, it is believed it will take at
least $21,000,000 worth of projects
approved at Washington to take care
of the Nebraska caseload for a year.
Since the first batch of projects
went in July 24, Nebraska has been
very slow in waking up to the need
for speedy application for funds at
the WPA ofTices, officials there say.
Both FERA Administrator Witte and
Smith urged again Wednesday that
state, county and local officials over
the state rush sufficient projects to
cut the relief rolls. Since FERA di
rect relief will be cut out shortly
unless projects are ready to absorb
the load, a serious state problem will
ensue, they believe.
"Unless small villages and towns
wake up immediately," said Witte,
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MANY a person lias
faced a law suit for
an automobile accident.
Ilany cars have been con
verted into piles of junk
through collision. Auto
mobile Insurance will
make good your losses.
Gcarl S. DavUs
oFFirnst :xn fi.ooii
Platts, tot- nank Dido.
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"they will find themselves by about
Nov. 1 at the lates with a local un
employment problem on their hands.
The works program is built to head
off such a situation and should be
taken advantage of immediately."
BUFFALO COUNTY BOY,
GIRL ABE 'HEALTHIEST'
Kearney, Neb., Aug. 28. Laura
Taubenheim, Amherst, and Bernard
Merryman, Kearney, today were
chosen as the healthiest girl and boy
in Buffalo county. The awards were
made at the county fair which was
held deppite a pelting rain. They
will represent the county at the
state fair.
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DO YOU LIKE the Tunic Frock?
If so then yon should see the smart
Fall models we are showing. . . .
Do you want a daytime frock, a
dinner dress or a smart all-purpose
frock in newest fabric and smartly
designed? We have them, too.
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Silk
Satins
'THERE are cloky crepes, roughcrepe3 and
sleek satins. There are blacks, greens,
browns, peacock and rust. There are wins
shades.reds, blackberry and winter green.
The styles are the forerunners of early Fall
fashions. . . . Also, there are, velvets, metal
shot woolens, rich and luxurious and for all
occasions. Misses sizes, 1 4 to 20. Women's
sizes, 34 to 50.
LADIES TOGGERY
The Shop of Fersonal Service
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
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