2UCNDAY. ITBRUART 14. 1938.
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Farmers Union
Join Support of
'White Spot'
Meetings at Omaha Favor the Move
ment to Advertise Nebraska
Throughout Nation.
OMAHA, Feb. 12 Ten Nebraska
farmers attending the state Farmers
Union convention in Omaha, praised
the Nebraska White Spot advertising
campaign for calling attention to this
state's normally abundant farm crops
and other advantages Nebraska of
fers to food processors.
All of them also stressed Nebras
ka's financial and tax situation as
one of the most important factors in
interesting new industries to locate
here.
"I think it's a very good plan to
advertise Nebraska and increase the
demand for our farm products, rather
than to curtail production," M. B.
Jordan, of Kearney, declared. "Ne
braska is in a sound financial condi
tion with no need to add new forms
of taxes or seek to shift present
taxes by adopting such levies as the
sales tax," he added.
"It's a good plan to tell the world
about Nebraska, for in comparison
with other states we are in mighty
fine condition." Alex Campbell of
Kearney, commented. "There may
be ways of improving our tax pro
gram," he added, "but addition of
new- forms of taxes won't do it. It
would help a great deal if mort
gages were to be taxed and the great
amount of personal property now
escaping taxation were ferreted out
and assessed its share. If this were
done our property taxes could be
; reduced even more than it has been."
"It's just what Nebraska needs,"
Ecn Howell, of Ravenna, said regard
ing the White Spot advertising cam
paign. "We are in good financial
condition and have been atile to get
by without any state indebtedness.
We are over the hump of the de
pression, and if Nebraska gets nor
mal rainfall we will produce an
abundance of raw materials for
manufacturing."
J. D. Goertz, president of the Gage
County Farmers Union, of Beatrice,
expressed the hope that Nebraska
would not be looked upon by job-,
seekers as an "oasis in a desert" and
come flocking here ahead of the in
dustrial development of the state.
"It is, however, a good thing to get
industries to locate here," he said.
"As a whole we do have a right to
brag about Nebraska's resources and
financial condition. The only revision
I could suggest for our tax program
would be to lower the gasoline tax
to make it uniform with that in sur
rounding states."
"We have the resources for indus
try. Our taxation and financial situ
ation is above par as compared with
other states, and with our present
economical state government we can
lock for continued improvement and
further decreases in our tax levies
without resorting to any new forms
of taxes," D. J. Foley, president of
the Farmers Union elevator at Hera
ingford, said.
Otto Bentzen of Naper praised the
White Spot advertising campaign
and added that Nebraska's constitu
tional provision which prevents state
bond issues has been this state's
greatest blessing. "It is that which
has kept Nebraska from going into
debt and from the necessity of pay
ing double through principal and In
terest for public works and govern
ment expenditures," he explained.
"Being debt free Nebraska has had
no need for those many nuisance
taxes other states have been forced
to add to pay their debts."
Ivor Johnson of Stanton said he
favcrs the White Spot campaign so
long as it keeps itself free from
politics, lie, too, believes that Ne
braska has many advantages for in
dustry, among them its freedom from
ruisance taxes. "On a trip into near
by states last summer," he said, "I
got so tired of forever paying sales
fixes that I'm thoroughly against
fruch a tax. In answer to people of
those states who predk-.ed that Ne
traska would soon join other states
in levying sales taxes, I replied again
and again that Nebraska never would
add such taxes, as our state is debt
free and doesn't need any new
taxes."
"Although agriculture. in my
opinion still pays more than its share
of taxes, that situation cannot be
remedied by adding new forms of
taxes," M. Witzenberg, president of
the Farmers Union Cooperative In
surance company, of Grand Island,
declared. "Seeking new industries to
increase our farm markets and oppor
tunities for labor is certainly a move
in the ri?ht direction," he added.
More industries, such as corn
alcohol distilleries, scattered over the
state, would be of great benefit to
Nebraska, Emil Broberg of New
man Grove, said. "The Nebraska
White Spot campaign should be of
great benefit in stimulating our in
dustrial development," he added.
"Boost our home state as much as
possible, for Nebraska, has a great
future, Emil Becker of Clarks, a for
mer director of both the state and
national Farmers Union, prophecied.
"We can lick subnormal crops by
irrigation. We should encourage
home manufacture of Nebraska's raw
materials, and wo should not, of
course, penalize industry by adding
new forms of taxes as has been done
in so many states that are loaded
down with debts."
Housewives will find the Betty
Crocker column most interesting.
It's just another cf the improved
features the Journal is bringing
to its readers.
Want ads sell all kinds of odd
household goods.
TO PH0T "FLASH 18
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tors, gets in shape for his dnve en the American " Mrs-Thawed out , V yj .
League batting championship next season. Right ; .Saw. .r - .S2rr-ix& v-i n hot a'tr bottles -v. '
Jimmy Dykes, manager of the Chicago White Sox. l: : tff,mtifllr- T"' a anj a raii3.or. this cat, "TTg"' J
achieved his life-long desire to be a fireman when i -- cf'.er being rescued from cmuxa tff J&
the Oakmont, Pa. Volunteer Fire Department recently - v'' a sheatn of ice in a Jxl.Hits the Spot 'hj-V- yvTt " i
made him an honorary .member of their company. I 4 sewer, hardly seems the "Jj Ar.n S h e r 1 d a rJt ' ' r ; f.-y. J
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World Vienna, Aus
tria Twenty-three-
year-cld Gisela .Zambo cf Hungary, 6
ft. 9 ins. tall, takes a walk with her
escort.
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Miss Jeai V,-as sun
ring herse:f cn tne
beach here, was
chesen to recresent
this city m aA winter
sports activities to be
held in the moun
tains two and one
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Lance, the one year and nine months
old son cl Countess Haugwitz von Re
ventlow, the former Barbara Hutton,
Woolworth heiress.
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Th.-st's whrrt tnese hundred youngsters taice :.s,'wJ cpi(--ce eocn .t
hours and their activity is being put to good use by a large manu
facturer who employs them to test newly developed sneakers. crcticS:
and other footwear, by actually wearing them before they ere put orJ
the market. Consumers Information cites this as its latest example cf
the methods cf modem American industry, which utilizes innumer
able tests, bcth in the held and in the laboratory, m its efforts to
provide new and better products
Ha. Watch
Walking Five-and-Tea Store
Phila.. Pa. Edward McCor
raick, as he appeared in the
annual Mummers' Parade re
cently, when 13,000 "shooters"
danced five iniies through the
streets
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"World's ft-.- ...-I
Smallest Baby" ' '- . I
Celebrates j&U: y'fj""
Eirthday R?:'S
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Five Champs! vora! Gabies, ria. katch.r.g
a first tee snot ere, lei! to rignt: Kamenne Rawls.
Olympic swimming stur; Eitsy Grant, Jr. N'o. 4
ranking tennis player; Bobby P-igqs, tennis ace
who ranks t.'o. 2; Der.r.y Shute, pro golf cham
pion, and Ralph Guldahl National Open Golf
hampic.n
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Chicago, LI. Jacqueline Jean Benson,
who weighed 12 ounces at birth, pre
sents a picture of health as she points
to her doll, cn the occasion cl her
2nd birthday
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U T0 EST EASOUSE
V 73.7.
Deflation Is Herel Chart shows how lb o cents!
taxes, collected by state and federal governments,
deflate the gasoline dollar by reducing its buying
power to 73.4 cents. These data, revealing a 35
per cent retail sales tax on motor fuel, show the
national average based upon reports from a sur
vey of retail gasoline prices and taxes made by the
American Association cf State Highway 'Officials
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jing The ski ensem
ble at ine left is the
node in Foris. The
sail cloak displayed by Cecilia Collode. chamr-ion
British ice skater, is popular with skater:; Si Morn: !
i Silk Stockinas Lend Allure to these lovely Amer
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the silk boycott. They are among the millions who
refuse to join in the campaign lest America be
harmed far more than Japan. Experts say that the
raw silk from the cocoons (shown here) represents
only about 10 conts of the purchase price of a dol
lar pair of stockings, the other 90 cents going to
American workers and industry. They fear, too,
that a widespread boycott would cost us our third
most important foreign market
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CHINESE CLAM JAPS STOPPED
SHANGHAI, China. Feb. 11 (UP)
Chinese claimed today that the
western advance of Japanese troops
had been checked at Senliioo on the
central front where Chinese forces
repulsed the Japanese vanguard.
It was claimed also that the Chi
nese had made a successful counter
attack against Hwaiyuan from the
west cfter consolidating their posi
tions. Heavy artillery exchanges were
reported continuing across the Kwc
river which the Japanese had not
yet crossed.
Chinese reports said that serious
fighting took place at Liufu when
Japanese attacked. Both sides suf
fered heavy casualties it was said.
It was reported that Chinese troops
were Forced to retreat from "Wuhu
which they reportedly retook after
10,000 JapCsnese were withdrewn and
sent to Nanking to meet an expected
Chinese attack there. Tiie Chinese
said that Japanese reinforcements
sent hack to Wuhu forced their with
drawal after heavy fighting.
BIG FAMILIES ON FARM
NO LONGER THE CUSTOM
BERKELEY, Cal. (UP) The old
time tradition of big families on the
farm has gone out of date just as
much as the custom of having large
families in the city, a survey by Prof.
George M. Peterson of the Univer
sity of California reveals.
Statistics gathered in California
show that the average farm family
consists C'f 3.C5 individuals; as
against 5.3 for Japanese and 4.3S for
the Negroe-s.
Peterson points out the farm birth
rate in California is fast approaching
the French peasant ideal of a one
son family.
GEN.
VON FRITSCH IS
UNDER OBSERVATION
LONDON. Feb. 10 (UP) The
Daily Express reported today that
Col. -Gen. Werner Von Fritsch. who
resigned as commander-in-chief of
the German army as part of the
shakeup of February 4. was under
observation by the secret police along
with 13 other army and air force
generals whose retirement was or
dered. The Daily Express asserted that all
officers under observation were sus
pected cf being members of a mon
archist group and that the obser
vation under which they were kept
approximated a state of confinement
to barracks.
URGE USE OF MORE EGGS
LINCOLN, Feb. 12 (UP) Nebras
ka poultry producers are planning
to participate actively in a national
campaign starting March 14 to stimu
late consumption of eggs during the
spring months, J. R. Reddit, state ex
tension poultryman said today.
Turpose of the campaign is to keep
the supply of cold eggs to a minimum.
There are fewer hens on farms now
but they are laying more eggs.
A similar campaign last year in
which grocers cooperated incrased
consumption 1C per cent.
PRESIDENT HONORS LINCOLN
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (IT)
President Roosevelt today paid
homage to the memory of Abraham
Lincoln at services at the Lincoln
memorial here.
Mr. Roosevelt accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt and his military and naval
aides motored to the memorial and
participated in the services which in
cluded the laying of a wreath at the
base of the Lincoln statute.
Colonel Edwin M. Watson, Sr.,
White House military aide acted for
the president in placing the wreath.
SUSPEND PRICES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UP)
The U. S. circuit-court of appeals to
day signed orders temporarily sus
pending minimum prices established
December 1C by the national bitu
minus coal commission for 209 rail
roads and two mining companies.
Ruling that sufficient showing of
injury had been made to warrant
temporary suspension of the mini
mum prices the court stayed appli
cation of the price schedule pending
final judicial review of the legal
ity of the minima.
The court did not rule on validity
of the coal commission's act but
merely sustained the plaintiffs in
their demand for relief pending final
determination oof legality of the
minima.
Railroads affected in the order are
members of the American Association
of Railroads and the American Short
Line Railroads association. The min
ing companies are the Saxon Coal
ing companies are the Saxon CoSj
Mining company and the Knos Coal
Mining company, both of Indiana.
LUCKEY URGED LOANS TO
THE SMALL BUSINESS MAN
OMAHA, Febr. 11 (UP) The
loans to small business men proposal
recently enunciated by President
Roosevelt originally was the idea of
Congressman Henry B. Lucky of
Lincoln, the first district congress
man's friends here said today.
Two years ago Luc key made the
suggestion to the House Banking
committee. It was well received and
the first district congressman was
asked to draft a tentative bill. The
bill was drawn up by A. Staderman
of Luekey's secretarial staff. Hear
ings were had on the measure, but
nothing was done with it.
Testimony at the hearings pre
dicted many of the things which
have since happened to the little
business man. Luekey's friends who
read the evidence, asserted.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRAINS DEIYFJIS
BERKELEY, Cal. (UP) The high
school here has added an auto driv
ing course to its curriculum for the
purpose of teaching students "intelli
gent and sane driving." A dual con
trol car constitutes the "laboratory"
material.
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