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MONDAY JANUARY 18, 1937.
PAGE SIX
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
Women'sFallShoes
We have added more shoes from our stock of
quaMly shecs to this group at $1.49. Your
cpfcitnnity to purchase smr.rt new Fall Shoes at
CNE-HALF Ihcir regular price. Come early for
the best selection of styles and sizes. Price is cash.
Fetzer Shoe Co.
Hcrrn of Qiality Footwear
Surveys Field
of Highway
Accident Check
Erdical Revision of Methods of Pre
vention Needed to Check High
way Accidents.
.Confesses Slaying ,
ardson and eastern Pawnee counties
Chinch Bugs a
Growing Menace
hrer Southeast ".T
0-
showed quite high degrees of infest-
' at ion that may cause trouble under
'the right weather conditions. Mod-
le-ate infestations in the vicinity of
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Beatrice in Oage
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y; a similar conaiiion near u-
er'.v and Eennet in Lancaster, a single
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County. Heaviiy Infested,
Survey Shows.
Chinch bugs may be expected to
cause some crop damage next spring,
rarticularly in Cass. Otoe. Nemaha
ai:d Richardson counties, if the
weather is dry and mild. Such is the
report of a recent survey made by the
c( Hegc of agriculture.
O. S. Bare, extension entomologist,
conducted the survey in co-operation
with county agricultural agents. It
tovend all of Sarpy, Cass. Otoe. Rich-p.rdso-i.
Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee
and Gag? counties; the eastern part
of Dodge, Saunders and Lancaster
counties; and the western half of
Douglas.
The survey showed the four coun
ties to be the only ones seriously in
fected Results gathered showed that
the number of bugs decreased steadily
t tha north and western parts of
tbe area. This bore out the belief
that the extreme heat and drouth
i:i 19.''.G reduced the numbers of bugs
in adjoining counties to such an ex
tent that there is little danger of
trouble in these counties in 1937.
Desidos the three counties with
county; and tei'y few bugs in Saun
ders and Dodge counties were discov
ered as a result of the survey.
Farmers even in the areas showing
r-eaviest infestation need not worry
if moisture is plentiful this spring,
entomologists said. The bugs which
survive the winter spread to small
grain fields and lay enormous num
bers of eggs there. Cold, wet weather
from mid-April until June 1 is un
favorable to egg laying and develop
rr.ent of the young. A mild, dry
spring would te almost certain to be
followed by more or less crop damage
by these small black crop pests.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep ap
preciation for the kind services, flow
ers, and comfort glvr:i to us in the
l'ss of our husband and father, Tell
Billon. We should like especially to
thank those who took part in the
funeral services. Mrs. Tell Billon
and children.
Improving our farm-to-market
roads will be or direct benefit to
heaviest infestation, western Rich
.i everyone in Cass county.
Blue Tag Fancy
(Packed in Syrup)
PRUNES
No. 2 V2. 2 for
25c
Wai -J..r
Plattsnacuth, Tues., Wed., Jan. 19-20
Choice Slack or White
FIGS 6-oz.
a- - - "b -
Choice Olack or White
FIGS (Bulk), 2 lbs.. .
25c
Lake o' Isles Brand
PUMPKIN
No. 2 Can, Sp
No. 2V2 Cans, 3 for
25'
Hallowee
Bulk .
Dates
2 lbs.
19
Tick-Tock Sliced
Peaches
No. 2V2
Cans, 2 for. I
Campbell's
Tomato
4 Cans 29
NECK BONES, lean, meaty, lb St
BEF.F E RAINS, selected, set .60
BEEF HEARTS, young, tender, lb 9
PCRK HOCKS (Fresh), PIG TAILS,
tMUKED PCRK HOCKS, MINCED
HAM, HAMBURGER, SALMON,
5AFLE or FILLETS OF FI5H Choice
Pioneer Garden
PEAS
No. 2 Cans
2 for
2ic
Sunlight
Margarine
Cartons.
BUTTER
Dinky, lb.
CASCO ft?!
Solids, lb. 3 "
ORANGES, 216 size, doz., 35c ; 176 size, doz.. . . .450
4 itliOriiifi i:nklt IN e Iv Swrrt, Juicy, .KeeitlrNN.
GRAFEFRUIT, large size, 35c doz. Each 30
ivfl, Juicy Tt'ini .Mrh Senile.
APPLES, Idaho Winesaps, bushel, $1.85; lb 50
H I tt te . In kvtl l ull IliiMhel ItiiKkrta.
Idiho Rome Eeauty Apples, 4 lbs 250
POTATOES, 100-Ib. bag, $2.49; 15-lb. peck 430
l'nli llnkero. IIbt wrlht -t lieu lMckrl.'
CAULIFLOWER, California White Snowball, lb.. . . 100
I'Im'I Unlit.
RADISHES or GREEN ONIONS, 2 large bunches. . .50
TOMATOES, fancy fresh ripe Cuban, lb 100
P & G, Crystal White
SOAP C
10 Giant Bars
Liohthouse Cleanser 4Ct
3 Reg. Cans JLJ,
QUAKER OATS
Quick or Regular
20 oz. f$n 48-oz.
Pkj
Pkg.
Only radical revision of highway
accident prevention methods will ef
fect any substantial reduction in the
37. 000 annual motor car killings in
the United States, Label t St. Clair,
director of the Accident Trevention
Conference, declared today. He based
his assertion on information gath
ered by him in interviews on an S.000
jr.iile transcontinental trip, just com
i jpleted, on which he discussed the
' accident situation with state and city
joflicials, safety workers, transport
I at ion men. drivers and pedestrians,
J and also on w ritten reports from all
states which he did not visit.
"The chief difficulty with most
present national accident prevention
campaigns is that they ignore many
n'ajor causes of the ghastly situ
ai'on." he said. "They cast chief
blame for killings on the driver and
criticize him largely to the exclusion
of other causes. Whether the situ
ation justifies this method or not, it
is not decreasing total deaths. Dur
ing .1936 the driver has been the
chief objective of a drive supported
by the automotive industry, and
highway deaths have been more
numerous than during any other
year in history.
"The argument advanced that
while deaths have increased during
1U36, they are fewer in proportion
to the miles driven does not impress
the general public. It is demanding
fewer total deaths, regordles of miles
driven.
"Deaths can be decreased if the
nation will face the facts about all
major accident causes and adopt and
enfoive remedial measures regardless
of selfish protests.
"One of the most important death
causes generally ignored publicly,
but recognized by all informed per
sons, is the temptation of speed, un
der dangerous conditions, held out to
drivers. They are supplied with cars
capable of making 100 miles an hour,
given lights unsafe at more than 40
miles, permitted in many states to
run vehicles that have not been in
spected, and then urged to drive
safely. Of course smash-ups and
deaths follow. They will continue to
increase until more protection i3
given the careless driver against
himself. The temptation to press the
accelerator down to the floor regard
less of inadequate lights, bad roads,
and strong laws, or anything else is
too great for most drivers to resist,
especially in rural sections after
dark. And it is there and then that
the most horrible accidents are oc
curring." Th- conference, formed by Secre
tary Roper at the request of Presi
dent Roosevelt, now has set up con
tacts in all states, and will work for
improved legislation with safety
groups in all legislatures which will
meet during 1937. Based on sugges
tions received, St. Clair has made the
following recommendations to the
conference:
1. That maximum speeds be defin
itely reduced to 50 miles an hour,
by governors or other mechanical de
vices, if necessary.
2. That safe headlights be made
cimpulsory on all cars regardless of
cost.
3. That existing hard-surface roads
be divided, wherever they are wide
eoough, by installation of ridges of
concrete, metal or other material so
as to prevent head-on collisions.
4. That jay-walking (probably the
?reatst single cause of city acci
dents) be classified as a punishable
offense and the law rigidly enforced.
5. That compulsory regular in
spection of cars of all ages and junk
ing or dangerously old cars be pro
vided by law. (250,000 of the first
700,000 cars recently inspected in
Oregon, the rejected ratio was 2,408
out of the first 4,360 inspected).
6. That uniform drivers' license
and traffic laws, with a strict exam
ination, and suspension provisions
(particularly for drunken driving)
be passed throughout the nation.
7. That federal and state bureaus
of education promote accident pre
vention education in schools and re
ject safety material carrying adver
tising. 8. That accurate accident statis
tics including information on causes
be provided by a joint state and fed
eral government effort.
"The success or failure of the con
ference's legislative campaign will
depend largely on the cooperation ex
tended by the motor industry.". St.
Clair continued. "Representatives of
it have promised support of the
drivers' license law, but other fea
tures have not been discussed with
I them. Arrangements now are being
n.ade to meet with representatives of
f the Industry within the next two
weeks to ascertain specifically what
safety legislation it will support
throughout the country."
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Major Green
This striking closeup of Major
Green. 33-year-old New York Ne
gro, was taken shortly after he
had allegedly confessed to the
murder of pretty Mary Robinson
Case ,who was found strangled to
death in her Long Island apartment
Final Census
for 'Service'
Establishments
Business Census Conducted by the
Government Reveals Amounts
Received Over Nation.
Service establishments receipts
reached $2,029,302,000 during 1935,
D'rector William L. Austin. Bureau
of the Census, announced today in a
final report on such businesses for
the United States, by areas.
This figure is $81,784,000 over the
preliminary tabulation of $1,947,
51 S. 000 which was made public last
October.
The report covers 574,703 estab
lishments, engaged in selling "ser
vices" rather than goods, which dis
tinguishes them from retail stores.
These establishments required 5S0,
S40 active proprietors and firm mem
bers and 634,232 full-time and part
time employees to "serve" their customers.
Tho 634,232 employees were paid
$567,."17,000, of which $497,118,000
was paid to full-time employees and
$70,399,000 to part-timers. Compen
sation to proprietors and firm mem
bers is not included in the pay roll
tabulations.
Funeral directors, embalmers and
crematories, included in the"per
sonal services" group, had the largest
receipts of all kinds of service estab
lishments, $230,014,000. Other classi
fications in the personal service group
with large receipts are barber shops
with annual receipts of $209,337,000,
and beauty parlors, with $171,943,
000. In the "business service group,"
adjustment and credit bureaus and
collection agencies had the largest
receipts, $43,663,000.
Included in the "repair services
and custom industries" group are fig
ures for specialized automobile ser
vices. Storage garage receipts reach
ed $68,040,000, while parking lots
r"ccived $ 1 S,75 1 ,000. Top and body-
repair shops did a $32,611,000 busi
ness. Establishments shown are au
tomobile laundries, paint shops, ra
diator shops, rental services, battery
and ignition repair shops, tire repair
shops and other automotive repair
and service establishments, except
repair garages, which are included in
the retail census.
The new report is one of a series
on service establishments issued from
the current Census of Business. The
statiscics are based on information
gathered by a field canvass conduct
ed during the early part of 1936.
They are compiled, analyzed and pub
lished at the bureau's Philadelphia
branch under direction of Fred A.
Gosnell, chief statistician, census of
business.
In this report, identified as Volume
II, number of establishments, total
receipts, number of active proprietors,
average number of employees, and
annual pay roll are shown. Table 1
presents data by states for detailed
kind-of-business classifications. Table
2 is shown by states and presents to
tals of all kinds o business combined
for counties and cities down to 2,500
population. Table 3 presents infor
mation for each city of 25,000 popu
lation and over for as many kinds
of business as can be shown without
disclosing the operations of individual
establishments.
Urges Farmers
to Keep a Set
of Farm Books
E:g Business Without the Proper
Records, Says Professor
Geo. Darlington.
"Nro business man would think of
attempting to operate a plant with
an investment of $20,000 or nioif
v. ithout complete financial records'
v rites Prof. George Darlington of
the college of business administra
tion at the University of Nebraska,
in the Nebraska Educational Jour
nal. "In most cases the law would
not permit him to do so. Yet few
indeed are the farmers who k-ej
adequate financial records, to say
ncthi-ig of cost records."
Prof. Darlington points out that
agriculture is really the chief indus
try of the state, two-fifths of the
gainfully employed population being
agriculturists. The last census also
shows that the average plant oper
ated by the farm manager has a value
of slightly more than $20,000, not in
cluding livestock, grain and other in
ventories. This proves that farming
is a big business, he says.
In spite of the fact that the ex
tension service or the rural economics
department of the university has
tried to persuade farmers to keep fi
nancial records, and has assisted them
in filling out their reports, in 193C
only about 2 percent of the farm
operators took advantage of this ser
vice. "One reason for this," Prof. Dar
lington believes, "is because the in
come tax law does not require the
farmer to keep books as it does prac
tically every other business man as a
basis for the income tax return.
Probably the chief reason he does not
use this aid to management is be
cause he has had no training along
this line.
"Our high school bookkeeping or
business training courses, particular
ly in the rural districts, should be
revamped to include treatment of
farm accounting as it relates to the
farmer's managerial problems. A
separate course might be given in
farm bookkeeping either as a part of
the agricultural work offered or by
the commercial department. An al
ternative would be to enlarge the reg
ular bookkeeping course to include
special attention to farm accounting
problems. This second method seems
I preferable, eince it involves no new-
courses, but only a reshaping of an
established one."
"NEERASKA HIGH
WAY DEATH T0LL';
Our st 00 It of legal blanks Is
most complete.
By A. L. STUAUT, Executive
Secretary Nebraska State
Safety Council
The record of motor vehicle fatal
ities in Nebraska is some better than
that for the year 1935, but it is still
far from being what it should be.
Up to November 15th, v.e find that
259 people met death on the high
ways in Nebraska as compared to 2S0
deaths on a like date last year.
Consideration of the injuries that
thousands have sustained in motor
vehicle accidents in our state gives
full warrant for thankfulness on the
part of the many who have been more
fortunate. A recognition of this fact
should, and I am sure will, impel
more extended efforts toward freeing
the streets and highways of prevent
able accidents.
The majority of motorists are to
di'.y driving more carefully. Safety
educational work has made progress
with ihese drivers, but their lives and
the lives of the passengers in their
care are still at the mercy of care
less, reckless drivers.
The Nebraska State Safety Coun
cil plans to present to the coming
session of the legislature definite pro
posals for legislative enactment.'
These have the united backing of
many interested organizations.
The drivers' license law, most sure
ly need3 revision.
Uniform traffic code laws need
adopting.
Inspection of motor vehicle laws
need revision.
A law to create zoning of high
ways, in reference to speed, might
be established.
A law creating highway patrol or
a police force should have consid
eration. A law, changing the present regis
tration certificate that you carry on
the steering post of your car, needs
attention.
There could be more strict regula
tion In reference to registering cars,
etc' that are placed in storage in
public garages.
Uniform ordinances can and should
be adopted by all incorporated vil
lages, towns and cities in the state.
tils
WE DELIVER PHONE 42
Chili Sauce, 12-oz. bottle W
Catsup, 14-oz. bottle
Marshmallows, 1-lb. cellophane pkg. . . .150
SwanKclown Cake Flour, pkg 25
JcII-O, all flavors, 4 pkgs. for 130
S weel Corn, No. 2 can, 3 for 33
Tomatoes, No. 2 can, 3 for 250
rIiller's Corn Flakes, large size, 2 for. . 196
Olives, large size, quart 390
Tomato Juice, No. 10 tin 430
Campbell's Tomato Juice, No. 5 tin. . . .230
Crisco, 3-lb. tin 596
Apple Sauce, per can 100
Peaches, Sliced or Halves, No. 10 can. .456
Salad Dressing, Tastewell, quart jar. . .250
Sandwich Spread, Tastewell, quart jar. 250
K. C. Baking Powder, 16-oz. tin 100
Dill Pickles, full quart 150
Peaches, Hunt's Supreme, Sliced or
Halves, in extra heavy syrup, f (Th
No. 2J2 can, 17C; 3 cans for. ..
The Finest Peaches Packed in a Tin
Spinach, No. 2 tin 100
Sweet Potatoes, Shurfine, No. 3
squat cans, each 116
Oranges, California Navels, doz 290
MEAT BEPAETMEKT
FRESH
Pig Feet . . ,
Neck Bones .
Pig Ears . . .
Pork Snouts
Pork Tails . .
Pork Hearts
Pes lb.
BULK KRAUT, 2 lbs. for 156
POISON LIQUOR KILLS 11
Devils Lake, X. D. Duly one of
12 Indians who drank a mixture
offi:ers said contained denatured
alcohol during a gay, three clay
"mocassin" party in a Fort Tc ten )
EEPORT OF SHOES ISSUED
Week Ending January 13
Outgrown and Repaired ?hoes 2
Outgrown Overshoes, Rubbers 3
New Shoes 10
New Overshoes S
DEPART FOR ILLINOIS
From Saturday's Daily
George and Henry Volk received
the message Friday of the death of
their brother, Harry, 40, which had
occurred at Peoria, Illinois, the old
heme of the Volk family. They left
last evening to attend the funeral
s rvlces.
TOTAL TO DATE GO
54 students have been served, six be
ing issued both shoes and overshoes.
j Shoes Repaired for Owner 1
reservation shack remained alive., Xotai rairs issiled Last Week 36
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The other 11 died during the last 2i
hours. Dr. li. Sedlactk, agency phy
sician who found two of them dead
when he went to attend a child ill
v ith pneumonia, worked in vain to
save them.
Phil Feather, the only survivor,
still was critically ill in the agency
hospital. Dr. Sedlacek said the In
diana spiced their party with a drink
made by mixing alcohol and de
natured alcohol or ether radiator
antifreeze. Agency officials began
an investigation to learn how the li
quor was obtained. An inquest, orig
inally planned for Tuesday morning,
was delayed by absence of some officials.
Cost of repalrin,-? outgrown slioes
and purchase price of iihv shoes smd
overshoes is paid out of Community
Building club funds. Yovr continued
membership in the club makes this pos
sible. There is still much demand for out
grown and serviceable used shoes that
can be repaired without loo much ex
pense. I;epaits limited to si.los and
heels. Shots with badly worn uppers
not wanted.
Just now, with heavy snow, there Is
sreat demand for outgrown overshoes,
and every pair contributed saves buy
ing new ones and helps conserve avail
able funds so just that many more wor
thy school children can be given foot
wear. If you have shoes or overshoes that
are no longer needed, send them to
school with the child who has outgrown
same, or leave at Wescott s Store or
Con is shining parlor.
Kequests for shoes and overshoes are
Investigated and acted upon promptly.
Shoes will not te issued to other than
school children, but adult sizes that are
sent in will be turned over to local
relief agencies for distribution.
A report like the above showing num
ber issued next week will he published
in next Saturday's Journal.
All kinds of ccmmerclal print
ina done promptly at the Journal
office.
When White Line Wiggles Danger!
Dally Journal, 15c per week.
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This Nash Ambassador Is shown beside a new highway safety device
that is appearing in various parts of the country. The white line
marking traffic lanes begins to wiggle as a dangerous intersection or
bad curve is approached, giving the driver ample time to reduce hit
speed If be has been going too fast to negotiate such hazards safely.
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