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MONDAY, MAY 4, 1936.
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COY WINS BEAUTY TEST
...
Sabetua, - Kas. A "dark horse"
with a long name won the beautiful
cow contest here. Given the title
"Miss Bovine America," the winner
is Princess Beryl Wood Pearl Triune,
a buxom, blue-blooded Holstein dairy
cow whose pulchritude caught the
fancy of the judges.
Is Unemployed Here To Stay?
Relief Problem Overshadows All Other National Issues;
Demand Grows For More Constructive Program
Instead of Further Emergency Measures
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By CHARLES CREXHAM
International Illustrated News
Feature Writer
WAS1HXGTOX. D. C. All the
furore aroused in congress over the
request of $1,500,000,000 as the 1937
belief appropriation has served to
focus national attention on the prob
lem of when and how the current re
lict drain oa the public treasury will
end.
Some conception of the terrific
financial burden entailed is suggested
by the fact that more than $2,000,
000,000 is being spent annually to
meet the needs resulting from de
pression and unemployment.
Translated into other terms, fed
eral and state relief rolls show that
approximately 25,000,000 persons, or
about one-fifth of the population of
United States, are dependent upon
state or national government for
support.
Huge sums have been poured out
by the government to meet the crisis.
Most measures carried out as relief
projects under the New Deal have
been in the nature of temporary pro
visions. The seriousness of the crisis
ha3 precluded working out any per
manent program of constructive na
ture. Here Constructive Plan Sought
But there is a growing public sen
FARM FAMILIES TO GET AID
"Washington. The resettlement
administration became a seed lend
ing agency for between 50,000 and
60,000 farm families on relief in
eight northwest spring wheat states.
Officials said an initial fund of 2
million dollars has been allocated
for the socalled grant cases farm
ers who have not been eligible for
seed loans from the farm credit ad
ministration. They said not more
than $75 would be lent to any one
family. The loans will be limited, of
ficials said, to farm families in North
and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wis
consin, Montana, Wyoming and
Colorado. They added that disburse
ment of funds would start Monday.
Farmers may apply to regional
offices of the resettlement adminis
tration or to county rehabilitation
supervisors. Officials said farm credit
lending regulations would be follow
ed as closely as possible. They em
phasized that the FCA would make
all loans except those to the grant
cases.
POLITICS IN CHURCH FOUGHT
Columbus, O. Delegates heard on
the eve of the quadrennial confer
enca of the Methodist Episcopal
church a demand from a Southern
California lawmen's committee that
preachers concern themselves more
with the personal and spiritual as-
! pects of the gospel, and less with so
cial aspects. Headed by C. I. D. Moore
of Los Angeles, the committee assert
ed in a memorial to the conference
that "many preachers have gone to
the extent of advocating in their ser
mons the abolition of the present
free economic system and have de
clared themselves in favor of certain
economic plans. In not a few in
stances they have gone as far as to
throw their churches open for meet
ings to further such measures and the
interests of candidates for political
office, thus, in our opinion, violating
th sanctity of the house of God."
Icke
rreiiaent nooteveii:
timent demancing that a program of,
more systematic, permanent and
beneficial type be devised. Were the
matter so simple, however, it is like
ly that decisive steps would be taken
in that direction without delay.
Analysis of the current economic
conditions lead almost inevitably to
the conclusion that unemployment,
which is the main contributing cause
to the relief problem, is no temporary
phenomenon but a condition which
will remain with us. Technological
unemployment, displacement of men
by machines and the imperfect meth
ods of marketing and distribution
are factors supporting the belief of
many that the problem of unemploy
ment is here to stay.
President Roosevelt's increasing
conviction in this direction has been
suggested by numerous remarks. His
recent address at Baltimore virtually
admitted his belief that the return
of "prosperity" would not solve the
problem of unemployment. His sug
gestion that something might well
be done in the way of shortening
hours and placing age limits on per
sons eligible for employment reflect
ed a conviction that the present re
lief program was not striking at
fundamental causes of the crisis.
Industry Must Solve Froblem
Althcugh Xew Dealers have at
ATTACKS CHILD LABOR BILL
West Point, Neb. Rev. If. J. Ost
diek of Omaha told the fifteenth an
nual convention of the Omaha dio
cesan council of Catholic women
Wednesday he believes the child la
bor amendment "was conceived in
original sin and born into iniquity."
Mr. Ostdiek spoke at a luncheon
meeting and said the authors of the I
soviet. He said he believes the au
thorship gave the document a com
munistic tinge and "as it now reads
t might develop into a scheme to
take charge of children away from
parental authority."
"Catholic action is concerned in
the protection of the children of
America," he said, "but we need to
understand thoroly this amendment
and its distinct wording before giv
ing our support."
Mrs. J. C .Abbott of West Toint,
deanery chairman, presided at the
luncheon and introduced Mrs. W. J.
Hotz, director of the Parent-Teachers
association of Omaha, who spoke on
Catholic standards and urged the
league of decency "to be ever vigilant
in its work."
AEMITS KIDNAPING HOAX
Washington. An assertion that
Hilda Utterback, IS year old Vir
ginia farm girl, had confessed she
"kidnaped" herself last Saturday
night was made by Charles Harrison,
commonwealth attorney of Loudoun
county, Va.
Previously authorities had been
told by the girl that she was kid
naped and left bound in a vacant
house on her father's farm until a
Washington reporter found her early
Sunday. Harrison said his office had
dropped the case and expressed hope
that no further effort to inquire into
the reasons for the girl's alleged ac
tion would be made.
Persistency ) wriat counts most
in advertising i
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tempted to meet the situation by
evolving a work relief program rath
er than an outright dole, this has
not bean entirely successful. With
out question much good has been ac
complishe dand numerous worth
while projects realized, but costs of
this type of relief are much higher
than the direct dole.
Many of those who are of the con
viction that the unemployment situa
tion is permanent, and that the ter
rific drain of $2,000,000,000 a year
on the treasury is more than the gov
ernment can stand, favor a limited
direct relief program.
In the final analysis, solution of the
problem is in the hands of industry
itself which must absorb most of
those now supported by government
subsidy. At the same time, a pessi
mistic angle to such a conclusion is
provided by current statistics which
show that production and trade ha3
been increasing rapidly and steadily
during recent months but employ
ment nas oeen lagging uemnd.
Some effort has been made by New
Dealers, notably when the PWA was
in operation under guidance of Ecc
reary of Interior Ickes, to make work
relief a constructive program, but
this policy was later superceded by
the emergency relief plan of the
WPA directed by Harry Hopkins.
OCK ilEI
Henry Schleuter, Sr., has been very
poorly the last two weeks, being con
fined to his home continuously with
asthma and the flu.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Stroy wa3 taken to the
hospital for an operation. She is in j
a very critical condition at this writ
ing. Charles Ilelmers, of Omaha, was a
business visitor in Murdock Wednes
day of last week and enjoyed a chat
with his old friend, Henry A. Tool,
while here.
Miss Martha Oehlerking returned
to Omaha Friday noon to resume her
nursing work and attend the banquet
and baccalaureate exercises of her
class, which graduates May 7th.
Ncrnmn Schewe, son of Mr. and
Mra. William Schewe, had his tonsils
removed on Friday and was back in
school on Monday, feeling fine. His
operation was performed in Mur
dock. The Murdock baseball team were
victors over the Louisville team when
they played at Murdock Friday of
last week, the result being nine for
Murdock to seven for the visiting
team from Louisville.
Since first arranging a schedule
for kittenball games which are to be
started on May 19th, another team
ha3 been added, from South Bend,
which will lend further zest and
spirit to the games.
Frank Dean of Murdock and H.
P. Delinning of Elmwood were con
sidering a trip to Lincoln last Tues
day afternoon, but the storm upset
their plans and they had to wait un
til the following day.
The windows of the blacksmith
shop of John II. Buck were quite bad
ly damaged from the storm of last
Tuesday. He has had them repaired,
however, and they are again in prop
er shape to keep out the rain.
Fred Fleischman, the Manley bar
ber, was a visitor in Murdock for a
short time Friday of last week, com
ing to look after some business mat
ters and to visit with his friend,
Eddie Craig, the barber here.
Carl Leland Bornemeier, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bornemeier, had
an .operation for the removal of his
tonsils and adencids Thursday. He
made a very rapid and satisfactory
recovery. Dr. Lee performed the
operation. .....
During the rain and hail stcrm of
last Tuesday, the home of Mrs. A. A.
Itikii was struck by lightning, caus
ing a blaze which was prompetly ex
tinguished by the Murdock fire de
partment before any considerable
damage was done.
Mrs. Fay Kelson, who has conduct
ed a cream station in the McDonald
building during the past year, has
ilcsed the place, the children going
to the home of the mother at South
Lend and Mrs. Kel.?on accepting a
position as housekeeper in the coun
try. Airs. Media Allen, of Sand Point,
Idaho, was a visitor at the home of
her niece, Mrs. Frank Dean and fam
ily for a few days during the past
week and on Thursday morning Mr.
Dean drove her over to Lincoln, at
which place she took the train for
her home in the west, after having
enjoyed a very pleasant visit while
here.
Consternation reigned at the Mur
dock school building Tuesday when
the hail driven by a hard wind broke
many of the windows in the school
building and flooded the rooms with
the subsequent rain storm. Students
gave up. their studies and became
alarmed, but were soon quieted when
assured that no great harm could
come to them.
Mr. and Mrs. Kddie Craig were at
Alvo last Sunday, where they were
guests at the home ot Mrs. Craig's
parents. Her mother, Mrs. E. D.
Friend, continues very poorly, fol
lowing ret return from the hospital
In Lincoln some time ago. Although
everything possible is being done to
aid in bringing about her recovery,
her progress has been very slow.
7. T. Yeddell Home
W. T. Weddell, who was at the
hospital in Lincoln, where he was
undergoing treatment, was brought
home a week ago Sunday evening.
Tie is confined to his home, where he
i3 recuperating rather slowly. Aliss
lone is looking after the business at
the lumber yard and is working with
F. A. Alelvin in caring for the busi
ness. The Storra at Hurdock
The storm at Alurdock was one of
great severity, the flood of hail and
rain filling the main street in the
business section until it came to the
top of the curbs. The hail closed
the gutters and kept the street filled
with water until it finally seeped
away. Fifteen window lights were
broken -at the home of Air. and Airs.
IB
IS
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Louis Wendt, some twenty at the
Alurdock school building and many
others over town, but all are pretty
well satisfied that the damage was . My Goods," gave this pleasing Eas
no worse. Iter drama at the evening fellowship
Callahan Church Notes
F. C. Weber, Pastor
It is our "earnest prayer that all
who can will participate in all the
activities and services of the church.
Let us carry en with increacr l de
votion and greater faith, for the
church and the people it serves. A
musician is not recommended for
playing long; but for playing well.
It is obeying God willingly that is
accepted; the Lord hates that which
is forced; it i3 rather a tax than an
offering.
Cain served God grudgingly; he
brought his sacrifice, not his heart.
Jesus attended church. "As his cus
tom wts, He went into the synagogue
on the Sabbath Day."
Fred Stock Still Poorly
Fred Stock, Sr., who has been so
seriously ill since the beginning of
the year, still is kept to his home
and bed and while everything pos-
sible is being done for the patient, he
does not seem to rally as desired.
His friends are all hoping for his
speedy recovery.
Held Very Pleasant lleeting
The E. L. C. E. business and so
cial meeting held Friday evening,
April 2 4, at the home of Aliss Ber
nice Oehlerking, was quite largely
attended. Three new members, Hen
ry Klemme, Alinnie and Amanda
Klemme, were cordially received in
to the membership of the society.
The recreation committee had ar
ranged a well planed social hour,
after which the hostess served a
delicious luncheon.
Advised of Brother's Death
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very pad news of the passing of her
brother, Chester Kr.ehn, aged twen
ty-or.e, who died Friday of last
week. Air. and Mrs. Gillespie de
parted for the home, which was at
Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The fun
eral was held on Thursday of the
past week, Mr. and Airs. Gillespie re
maining for the burial and also to
opend some time with the folks af
ter the last rites.
25th Wedding Anniversary
Air. and Airs. Charles Grahaushaus
of Columbus were enjoying the cele
bratcn of the passing cf their 25th
wedding anniversary 0:1 Wednesday
of last week. Her sister, Airs. F. C.
Weber, wife of the pastor of the Cal
lahan church went over to visit for
a week nr. el to be present at the
celebration of the pleasing event.
Hail Ereaks Costly Window
The large leaded glass v-ivdow in
the Evangelical church of Alurdock
was badly dan-aged by the hail storm
of last Tuesday. The vindov, which
is a large r.ne, is cf a leaded design,
showing the Alaster as the good shep
herd with the shepherd's crook and
the lamb which he is caring for, cost
about -!0 at the time it was in
stalled and its lous will prove a
heavy burden on the church to re
place. Talking New Company
Coincident with the move of the
telephone company for a change in
its system here and a corresponding
increase in rates to patrons, a meet
ing was held to discuss the matter
of organizing a mutual company and
installing their own system rather
than accept the proposed changes in
the present system and the increase
in rates. Xothing definite has been
done: as yet, but the matter is being
quite generally discussed.
Attended Youth Eally
Forty Alurdock young people, mem
bers of the E. L. C. E., journeyed to
Ithica, Kebraska, Sunday, April 26,
to participate in the great Youth
Spring Rally which was held there
that day, with ten eastern Kebraska
Mother's lay
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Express your love and respect to
your Mother this day with a fcox of
Woodward's or Johnson's
Candy -
She will appreciate end cherish your
remembrance cf her on Hcther's Day.
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Bates Book Store
Corner 5th and IIain
fields represented with a total of 350
young people.
The Murdock cast of "The Half of
hour, while young' people from other
fields likewise shared in the x day's
prc.gram.
The Rev. Harvey A. Schwab spoke
briefly at the afternoon session to
boost the annual Kebraska assembly
at Milford, August 13 to 23, and the
General Christian Education assem
bly to be held August 5th to 9th at
Syracuse, Indiana.
Wedded Saturday Night
Last Saturday night at 7:30 there
was celebrated the marriage of Mis3
Bernice McCrorey, daughter of Mr.
'and Mrs. I. C
IcCrorey at their home
in Murdock. and Clifton Jones, of
Rnuth TVml Thp hrulp is ih ae-
compllshed daughter of Air. and Airs
AlcCrorey and a graduate from the
Murdock high school, having a host
of friends here as well as elsewhere.
The groom is a son of Air. and Airs.
W. A. Jones, who reside west of
j South Bend.
FoHowing the beautiful wedding
I service and a delicious wedding sup-
per, the young couple departed for
their new home on. a farm near
South Bend. The Journal joins in
extending congratulations and best
wishes to the ne.vlyweds.
TTn,- fmr-- ihc fvnitli
I. G. Hornbeck, better known by i received,
his friends as "Id," arrived home J Wilma Gerhard joined as a mem
from Hot Springs, Arkansas, Sun- "or. Emily Klemme, Barbara Alohler
day night, April 2C, and was pleased
to be back again, feeling fit as a fid
dle and greatly enthused over the
curative value of the baths and treat
ments. Air. Hornbeck was greatly
enthused with the extent and elabor
atness of the baths there and related
to the writer considerable of the
nature of the town, the hotels that
i have been erected to take care of the
I many people who come there to re-
J . .
! cc-ive treatment, lie also spoKe 01
the advanced state of the season,
with cherries ripening, roses in
bloom, the magnolias gorgeous, the
wheat heading out and corn all in
the ground and starting to sprout.
But just wait a few weeks and Ke
braska will also be right up in the
running, and when fall rolls around
will have done as much or more to
provide food for the world as any
like sized area in the country.
recovering from Severe Eurns
Carl Schlaphoff, who was so se
verely burned when a gasoline tank
he was repairing exploded, is get
ting along very nicely, despite the
I severity of the burns which he re
'ceived. He h?s been suffering much
ipain, however, and it will be some
time before he is entirely recover
ed. He considers himself fortunate,
however, in that his condition is
no v.orie-, as his clothing was all
afire from the explosion and he was
or.'y able to put the flames out by
jumping inlo a horse tank filled with
water. Had the tank not been there,
the result might have been far more
ccricus.
Crashing Society
The Senior class of the Alurdock
high school gave their play 011 last
Thursday and Friday, April 30 and
I Alay 1 at the high school auditorium
to a large and well pleased crowd of
patrons and friends of the school.
The play, which had been ably re
ihtarsed, wa3 filled with wit, humor
land pathos as it recounted the ex-
I
Ipc-ricnces of a family that left the
j country community it had always
'known and tried to break into New
(York society. The play was under
Lhe direction of Superintendent P. T.
Johnson. The following comprised
the cast: Jean Tool as Adam Dunni
gan, the husband; Voline Brunkow
as Elsie Dunnigan, his wife and
ruler; Irene Panska, as Alarguerite,
their oldest daughter; Henry Klemme
All the
Loves
May 10 is Mother's Day
Make this Mother's Day a truly happy one for
your Mother. She will enjoy nothing more than a
beautiful Mother's Day Card from you. For, after
all, it is your love and thoughtfulness that make
her happy. . . . Select your card3 for Mother's Day
here. We have a beautiful showing to choose from.
Priced from S$ to 5Q
Bates Book Store
arfed Uliioks
Several thousand Started Chicks or.c
week old, $10.50; two weeks old, $12
per hundred. Chicks half grown ver?
cheap. Have to sell to make room foi
Leghorns. I am also offering my
Ford Ton Truck for only $50.00. Li
extra good shape.
LEESLEY HATCHERY
Greenwood, Nebr.
as George, their son; Louise Borne
meier as Christabel, their youngest
daughter; Orris Richert as Scruples
Scruples, their butler; Frances Law
ton as Miss Gadgett, tutor; James
Gustin as Air. Van Witherspoon of
New York society; Dorothy Gorthey
as Mrs. Van Witherspoon, his wife;
Alorris Richert as Cyril Van Wither
spoon, their son; Elsie Knaup as
Agatha Alulrooney, virtuoso, and
Richard Epping as Louis Aliller, re
porter. "Ecdrocin Beauties'
The girls' room club of Murdock
met at the home of Alary and Alar
gartt Pool on Alay 2. Alargaret Pool
is the assistant leader.
In the business meeting the girls
j judged different types of dress and
curtain materials. The girls weio
given the 4-H pins by the leader,
-Varjorie xinK. i ne pennant nas utcn
ana Lucuie :accoy ere visitor.
t the close of the meeting refresh
ments were served by Alary and Alar
garet pool. After the refreshments
the girls sang songs.
The next meeting will be at tha
home of Elsie Knaup on Alay 2S.
A1ARIOX BARDEX,
Xews Reporter.
Village Board Meeting.
The village board met in dtgular
session with 0113 member absent. Thy
meeting was called to order by tlio
chairman and the following businc:;$
was transacted.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read for reference. The fol
lowing bills were presented and al
lowed: IF. A. Alelvin, posting placard-?
1.00
AIcDonald Store, supplies
W. H. Zabel, meals to tran
sients L. W. Rase, storage
Election expense
Chas. I. Long, recording deed
and postage
COO
18.00
l.no
A motion was made by Elscmau
and seconded by Echafer that in re
gard to the proposed water system
the system be equipped with meters
in place of a flat rate. Alotion wu3
adopted.
The minutes were read and adopt
ed and a motion prevailed to adjourn.
CHAS. I. LONG,
Village Clerk.
Village Financial Statement.
On hand, Alay 1, 1925 $ 30.17
Received of Co.
Treas.
c:
.J0
Received Bank of Alurdock
Total $CG7.4fj
DI.SBURSEAIEXTS
General Fund $120. 2D
Street Fund 71.1G
Street Lighting Fund 375.00
Fire Dept. Fund D2.:;0
On hand Alay 1, 1'J'iQ S.'4
Total
5667. A'J
CHAS. I. LONG,
Village Clerk.
CIIAS. .CHAFER.
Village Treas.
GOOD WILL CLUB
The Good Will club met at the
home of Airs. Hurley Alorton Wednes
day, April 23. There weio fiitccn
members present. The members ex
changed Alay baskets and brought the
hostess some beautiful gifts. At the
proper time. refreshments were
served. All enjoyed the afternoon
very much.
World
Mother
