Hebr. Sfa's TTistnrical Society
VOL. NO. LTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1938.
NO. 38
Children's Day
Observance at
M. E, Church
Extensive Program Given: Church
Attractively Arranged for An
nual Sunday School Event.
Children's day at the First Meth
odist Sunday school was very ex
tensively observed by the Sunday
school, they taking over the morning
worship hour with the interesting
program.
The congregatonal singing opened
the program and was followed by
the prayer by J. A. Capwell. superin
tendent of the Sunday school.
The church was very attractively
decorated for the service, the decor
ative features being arranged by Joe
York, Warren and Marvin Lillie,
Allan White and Stephen Devoe,
members of Mr. Sundstrom's class.
The program was presented by the
various departments was as follows:
Eeginr.ers Department
Mrs. Eora Kieck. teacher
This Is God's House Group Singing
Morning Hymn Group Singing
Welcome to Church Today
Tatty Sylvester
Jesus a Friend Babsie Bourck
I'll He a Sunbeam Group Singing
Jesus Loves Me Edgar
Thank You God Illene Lowson
Primary Department
Song "God Made Them All"
Entire Group'
Recitation, "Prayer"-Wynne Babbitt
Song"The Lord of Little Children
Entire Group
Recitation. "God's Plan"
Larry Thimgan
Solo, "Just a Little Flower"
Dorothy Dashner
Recitation "If" Deloris Dooley
Recitation. "Children's Day"
Billy Rowland
Songs. "Helping One Another," "Je
sus Friend of Little Children," En
tire Group
Junior Department
Song. "Children's Day"
Third Year Girls
Song "Summer Messengers"
Entire Department
Recitations
"Jimmie's Garden"Hubert Babbitt
"Going to the Dogs"
Stephen Dashner
"The Jewel Like Me" Patricia
Wood. Dorothy Bayley, Norman
Perry.
Song. "Spring Messenger"
Marjorie Devoe
Recitations
"Shine Just Where You Are"
Kathryn Kophiska
"The Jewel" Bobby Kali
"Our Influence"P.etty Barkus,
Normal Spidell
"The Little While Lie"
Kenneth Henry
"The Sot of the Soul"
Mary Evers
Pong. "I Think When I Read That
Sweet Story of Old"
Phyllis Bourck
Intermediate Department
Helen Heinrich. Supt.
Piano Solo Dorothy Duxbury
Song Group of Junior High Girls
Cornet Solo Raymond Evers
Sermonette Rev. J. C. Lowson
Collection Student Loan Fund
Piano Solo Peggy Wiles
Solo Stephen Devoe
Duet Allan White, Burton Rishel
Song Congregation
Benediction
CASE ATTRACTS MANY
Saturday afternoon the county
court room was filled to its capacity
and the hall and adjoining stairways
crowded to hear the trial of the case
of the State of Nebraska vs. Ray
Adkins, charging the defendant with
assault on Leo Boynton.
The trouble had occurred Friday
afternoon on Lincoln avenue where
the road is being prepared for rock
surfacing.
As the result of the battle Boynton
suffered a very badly injured right
ear ami also head injuries, while
Adkins escaped without injury.
There were quite a number of wit
nesses for the state who had been at
the scene of the trouble and several
called by the defense were not at the
court.
After hearing the evidence as of
fered Judge A. H. Duxbury assessed
a fine of $D0 and costs on the de
fendant. The defense counsel an
nounced that an appeal woulcl be
taken to the district court and bond
was set a $200 for the appeal.
MOVES LOCATION
The L. W. Egenberger agency is
moving its offices across the hall In
the Bekins building and making
quarters for Dr. W. S. Eaton who is
to locate here on July 1.
REPORT FINE MEETING
Mrs. Jennie Klimm of south of
this city and Mrs. Evertt Spangler
of Murray were among the Cass
county ladies to attend the Woman's
meeting the past week at Grand Is
land. The ladies are very active in
club work and it was an occasion
that they enoyed to the utmost and
returned with many fine ideas for
the advancement of this very im
portant part of the modern home-
! maker.
Death of Old
Time Resident
of Community
Mrs. Walter Gouchenour Dies at
Omaha Hospital Tuesday Night
Following Operation.
Mrs. Walter Gouchenour, G2, died
shortly after 11 o'clock Tuesday
night at the Kani hospital at Omaha
where she had been taken Monday
with a severe case of appendicitis.
When taken to the hospital her con
dition was found to be critical and
she continued to grow worse until
last night when she collapsed and
died in a very short time.
Mr. Gouchenour. who had return
ed home to look after his farm, was
called but owing to the fact that
the storm had burned out his tele-
1 phone it was some time before he
i could be reached by messenger from
a neighboring farm.
Rebecca Baldwin was born in Mis
souri some fifty-three years ago but
has made her home in this section of
Nebraska for a great many years,
living on the farm and in this city.
She had a very large circle of friends
who will learn with regret of her
passing.
She is survived by the husband,
Walter Gouchenour and one son,
George E. Moreland. of Omaha.
There are also surviving three
brothers and one sister. Edgar, Clar
ence and William Baldwin of Omaha
and Mrs. June Byers of this city.
The body was brought to this city
to the Sattler funeral home to await
the arrangements for the funeral.
PRESENT A FINE PROGRAM
From Monday's Daily
A very instructive Children's day
program was presented yesterday by
the St. Paul's church school under
the direction of Mrs. Freda Stibal,
whose able leadership trained the
children in something worthwhile.
The program consisted of a play,
"There Go the Ships" which demon
strated project work of the Sunday
school. Their prjoect has been find
ing references to ships in the Bible
and enlarging the idea with other
"ships" surh as friendship and fel
lowship. Each pupil brought a model
ship which he had made.
A large congregation wac present
to witness the work of the children.
HERE FROM TEXAS
Mr. and Mrs. Don Freese York,
of Cushing, Oklahoma, are here to
enjoy a visit at the home of Mr.
York's parents, Don C. York and
with the old friends.
Mr. York is the manager of the
McClelland Stores Co.. a large chain
store company that has a great many
stores in the southwest, and he has
been very successful in handling the
large volume of business. He re
ports that conditions in that section
of Oklahoma are showing improve
ment and thep rospects are for one of
the best crops in recent years.
MORE POISON BRAN
Additional supplies of poison bran
for use against the grasshopper in
festation will be available for the use
of the farmers of this section. This
will be available at the Plattsmouth
Creamery plant at the price of 40c
a bag, the government being able to
reduce this from the cost of $1.10
last year. A new supply will be
available Tuesday and if necessary
other supplies will be sent in.
VISIT AT WAHOO
Mrs. Edward Donat, Sr. and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Donat motored to
Wahoo today where they visited for
a few hours. They were called there
by the illness of Anton Koci, a
brother of Mrs. Edward Donat.
A Record of
Which Officials
May be Proud
State Auditor Commends Treasurer
and County Clerk After Com-
pleting Audit Here.
Two and three-quarters millions
dollars! A lot of money, we'd say j
and you'll surely agree! Could you
count it and when you did, how
long would it take, and would you
be absolutely sure you were right, J
or might a little error creep in. re- j
quiring you to count it all over,
again? j
But, before you get the impression
we are referring to the national debt
or just plain colossal figures, we will
tell you that represents the amount
of money handled in the office of
County Treasurer John E. Turner
between July 1, 1936 and March 1.
193S, the period between audits by
accouuutants working out of the
State Auditor's office, who have just
recently completed the check and,
believe it cr not, found the entire
accounts in Mr. Turner's office in
absolute balance with not even a tiny . ,y matched baH clul)S ,,aUle tleter. ,
error creeping in anywhere, either mine(Ily as they hit hard and fielded
on the income or outgo side of the brilliantly, and it was not until the
ledger. iast half of the 12th that the tie-
The $2, 752, 932. S2 handled by Mr. ; breaking 'run crossed the plate and
Turner in that length of time rep-'Spelled victory number four for the
resents collections of $1. 313, 2S5. 12 locals. By virtue of yesterday's tri
and disbursements of $1,439,647.70 umph the Platters are still tied with
with a drop of approximately Greenwood for first in the Tri-Valley
$120,000.00 in net balances because league.
the spending agencies of government 1 For the visitors Skinner pitched
ordered more paid out than was well, allowing but 10 scattered hits,
taken in. That condition is not just and was given spectacular support
a local problem, however, but exists from the third baseman. Dreamer,
all over the state, and is no reflee-jand the shortstop. Coatman. The
tion on any official or group of offi- Alvo team collected its two runs in
cials who are striving earnestly to : the eighth as C. Wengt-t was safe
meet the increasing costs of relief,;011 an error and was followed with
etc.. out of decreased taji revenue.
County Clerk's Accounts
Besides the Countv Treasurer's of-
fice the law requires auditing of the
County Clerk and County Commis
sioner accounts by the State Audi
tor's office and this was also done,
with like reports of general effici
ency. In fact, in concluding the offi
cial report cf the check. State Audi
tor Price says:
Records are complete and well ar
ranged, fully identified and readily
available, forms ana system approv-
ed by the State Auditor of Public an error, stole second and scored on
Accounts have been installed and the ; "Dusty" Rhosdes' double. In the
county officials are co-operating in:,.ixth "Bob naves led off with a three
complying with the law. ' , , ,, ..
i-. v i j 'bagger and Stub Sedlak drove him
The County has no bonds or cou- l,tl&feri "wu
pons in default and no unpaid claims across with a single to center. That
or registered warrants. 'ended the local scoring until the
This is to certify that an audit ! twelfth. Don Wall, first man up,
and examination of the books and (loubled t0 dee p ri,ht field and cross
records of the county officers listed . , , ... .
above has been made by my direction 'ed the Plate wltn lhe w"nS run as
as provided by law (quoting Ch. 26,!Rob Hayes crashed another double
Sec. 1309, of 1929 Comp. St. and ; to right field.
its legislative amendments) and that j Tne arprst crowd of the season
the above statement is a true and: , T - ,Mie TiHor
correct summary of the report now
on file in this office.
Transcript of the official audit of
these three departments of countv
government by the state is given be
low:
COUNTY TREASURER
Receipts and Disbursements from
July 1, 1936 to March 31, 193S
Balance, last audit $ 277, 234. 9S
Collections 1.313.2S5.12
Total Accountable $1,590,520.10
Disbursements 1.439,647.70
Bal. Mar. 31. 193S $ 150.S72.40
All Receipts and Disbursements
were checked. Cash on hand April
12, 19 3S was reconciled by a count
of the cash in the office and verifi
cation of bank balances, with a sign
ed certificate from each bank.
COUNTY CLERK
Fees Earned and Fees Remitted from
Jan. 1. 1937 to Mar. 31, 1938
Fees earned $1,358.20
Fees Reported
and Paid $1,111.33
To be Reported 246. S5
$1,358.20
All fees earned by this office were
checked by item from January 1,
1937 to March 31. 1938 and cash
balance verified. See Exhibit E of
report.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Claims were checked against the
proceedings of the Commissioners
and warrants issued verified. All
were found to be correct except
claim of Immanuel Hospital of Om
aha, Claim No. 478 for $113.45.
Proceedings, $113.75, Warrant is
sued for $113.75'.
In addition to the state audit, the
county has recently had an Omaha
firm audit the books of all county
officials, with almost identical re
sults, speaking well for the manner
in which all county affairs are be
ing conducted.
RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON
From Tuesday's Daily
j Van Allen, who has been spending
jlne past two weeks visiting with
(relatives and friends in Washington,
jjs expected to return home today.
iHe has had a very delightful visit in
: the west.
Merchans Pile
Up Fourth Win
of the Season
local Club of the Twin Valley League
Maintains Fine Record in 12
Inning Game Sunday.
The many loyal and enthusiastic
lovers of the great American game
who gathered at Athletic park Sun
day were given more than their
money's worth as the local Merchants
triumphed over the Alvo represen-:
tation in 12 innings by the close
score of 3-2. Those who were gath
ered at the park witnessed two even-
singles dv fatraoen ann ,vi. famitn.
1 For the ,ocals' Hayes had ,the
busiest da- He collected & triPle
pr.d a double, scored one run and
drove in the winning run. He also
sparkled on the defense, and for his
efforts he had 13 putouts and 4 as
sists. "Gabby" Street again turned
in a fine performance as he turned
back the invaders with but a scant
7 hits, walked one man and whiffed
16.
The locals scored first in the third
inning. Spangler was safe at first on
. was on iiauu, unu
the mangement of Ray Shaffer, show-
jed themselves to be a hustling and
j determined ball club that outplayed
Alvo in every department of the
game, and aeservea to in
Box score:
I Alvo
Ar. t: ii po A r.
4 0 0 14 1 1
.501100
2 0 0 2 0 0
.5 0 0 2 3 0
.5 0 2 2 3 2
5 0 0 3 0 0
5 10 111
, 5 1 2 3 1
.501121
.3 0 1 2 0 0
44 2 7 34 13 6
P. Smith. lb-c
M. Smith. rf-lb
R. Wenget, c
Coatman, ss
Dreamer. 3b
K. Wenget, cf
C. Wenget. If
Strabell. 2b 4
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Rhoades, ss
Hayes, c
Street, p 5
Sedlak, 2b 5
Wiles, cf 5
Ault. lb 4
Spangler, 3b 5
Mays, rf 5
47 3 10 3C
Two-base hits. Dreamer, B
17 2
Wen-
get. Rhoades, Wall,
hits. Hayes. Stolen
Kayes; 3-base
bases, C. Wen-
trpt. Snaneler. Runs batted in
M.
Smith. 2; Rhoades, Sedlak, Hayes.
Double plays. Skinner to Strabell to
P. Smith; Rhoades to Ault to Spang
ler. Left on bases. Alvo 7. Platts
mouth. 9. Hits off Skinner. 10 in
11 1-3 Innings; off Street. 7 in 12
innings. Walked by Skinner, 1;
by Street, 1. Struck out by Skinner
8; by Street. 16. Umpire, Fulton.
Scorer, Farmer.
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Church Wedding
Joins Lives of j
Young People,
Miss Evelyn Mead and Jlr. Olin Mor
ris of Union Married in Very
Pretty Ceremony.
On Sunday. June 12th, at S o'clock J
in the evening at the United Presby- j
terian church in Murray, Miss Evelyn j
Mead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.!
Charles Mead of Murray, was united j
in marriage to Mr. Olin Morris, son ,
of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morris of i
Union. Rev. Neil Stewart, pastor of j
the Murray United Presbyterian,
! church, officiated.
1 Mrs. G. H. Gilmore at Uie piano
: played the Venetian Love Song as a
j prelude to the ceremony. Miss Flora
; Belle Mead, sister of the bride, sang
' "I Love You Truly." The bridal
processional then began to the ac
companiment of Lohengrin's wed
ding march. The groom, accompanied
' by his attendant and brother, Mr.
; Bernard Morris, led, followed by the
maid of honor. Miss Lois Mead, sister
of the bride. Two little girls, Mary
Lou and Lois Gude, cousins of the
groom, scattered rose petals pre
ceding the bride who followed on
the arm of her father, followed by
the ling-bearer, Anna Marilyn Ty
. son who carried the ring fastened
in a rose in a small basket lined
and covered with pink satin. After
the bridal party were assembled. Rev.
Neil Stewart came forward and read
the lines which united the happy
couple, using the beautiful ring cere
mony. The bride was given away
by her father.
At the conclusion or tne ceremony,
' the bridal party repaired to the
church parlors to the accompaniment
of Mendelssohn's wedding march,
i where they received the congratula
tions and good wishes of their
i friends. Light refreshments were
served. Mrs. E. Spangler, Mrs. W. S.
Smith and Mrs. Ivan Deles Dernier
!had charge of the punch bowl.
I The church setting was arranged by
Mrs. R. E. Foster, Mrs. G. H. Gilmore
;and Mrs. Neil Stewart. The imme
diate background was a trellis inter
woven with greenery, delphiniums
and pink rambler roses. The remain
ing portions of the rostrum were
decorated with baskets of pink, blue
and white flowers, in front of which
were white tapers which furnished
ithe light for the ceremony. The
; window sills were decorated with
'catalpa blossoms, and sprays of flow
ers. Flowers were also placed in dif
ferent places in the front of the
i church.
j Mrs. G. E. Brubacher lighted the
; tapers just before the ceremony be
Igan. The ushers were James Com
! stock and Edward Wehrbein.
! The centerpiece of the serving
i table was a gift to the bride, filled
with small red roses, with white
tapers at the ends.
! The bride's gown was of white
'silk lace over white taffeta. She
i carried a bouquet of pink roses and
sweet peas. She wore a white veil
I of lace and net. Her traveling suit
was a white and blue ensemble with
i white and blue accessories. The maid
iof honor was dressed in a gown of
Ipink silk lace over pink taffeta and
carried a bouquet of roses and blue
delphiniums. The flower girls wore
dresses of white, and the ring bear
jer wore pink.
! The groom wore a dark blue coat
jwith white flannel trousers. The best
man wore a navy blue suit.
Mrs. Margaret Todd had charge of
'the guest book. About 120 guests
jwere present.
' After a short wedding trip the
j bride and groom will be at home in
' Murray.
The bride attended Tarkio col
lege two years, and has been teach
ing for the past three years. The
past year she has been teaching in
the Plattsmouth public schools. The
groom is a civil service employee cf
the finance department in the Fed
eral building at Omaha.
The out-of-town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Lowell S. Devoe, James
Comstock, Edward Wehrbein, Wll
belmina Henrichsen. Mr. and Mrs.
jJ. E. Knoflicek of Plattsmouth; Mr.
and Mrs. V. . H. Harris, Marcella
O'Connor, Margaret C. Hammer. Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Victorine. Bess Heaton,
Anna B. Hcuton, Alice Taylor, of
Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morris
and Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. Frank An-
Augusta
Pearsley
and Warren, Miss Rachel Kendall
of Union; Mr. and Mrs. Ople Mor
ris, Dorothy Morris of Ashland; Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Bobbins of Louisville;
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Curl and Joe of
Omaha; Paul B. Godfrey of Aurora,
Illinois; Mrs. L. A. Lust and Dorothy
Lust of Lenox, Iowa; Mrs. Laura
Sand and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Finkle and family, Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Morris. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gude
and family, Mrs. A. A. Gude and
family of Xebraska City
Sketch of the
Life of Former
Resident Here
Charles H. Shopp Who Made Home
Here for 45 Years, Dies at Home
of Daughter in Missouri.
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Charles Hershey Shopp, son of
Hershey and Susan Shopp was born
December 4, 1S71 at Plattsmouth,
Nebraska, and passed from this life
just beore dawn of a new day. May
4, 1938 at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Bertha Mae Russ in Clinton.
Missouri, at the age of C6 years. 5
months.
He was a son of sturdy Methodist
farming families and as a boy began
in learn the art of tilling the soil in
i productive progressive way. When
j years old his father passed away
and at the tender age of 11 years
the responsibility of running the
farm for his mother was left to him.
On September 6, 1899 he was mar
ried to Miss Ella Roxey Chaffin at
Plattsmouth, Nebraska and five chil
dren were given them, all being born
in the home where first their father
had seen the light. The loving par
ental ties of this home were first
broken on November 4, 1921 when
his wife died.
Mr. Shopp lived at his home where
he was born and reared at Platts
mouth, until 1917 when he bought a
farm at the outskirts of Imperial,
Nebr., where he and his family
moved.
In 1926 he moved to Clinton, Mo..
(where he has since resided with the
! exception of about two years when
;he lived in Alliance, Ohio.
! He was always fond of music. At
the age of sixteen he began playing
for the Sunday school where he at
f tended and continued as the organist
jat various times through his active
ilife. In early childhood he was con
verted in the Methodist church, later
joining the' United Brethren church
where he was very active in his re
ligious faith, and for a great num
ber of years served on the official
board. Being a man of deep convic
tion and of broad moral sympathies,
he lived a life of greatest usefulness
to his fellowmen.
He knew the joys of success of this
life, and the bittnerness of sorrow
and losses. Being a profound Bible
student, he kept a firm faith through
all his trials, and laid up a fortune
where moth and rust could not cor
rupt. A devoted husband and fath
er, a kind neighbor and was always
interested and willing to help in the
betterment of his community..
Surviving is one son. Charles R
Shopp, of Imperial, Nebr.; two
daughters. Mrs. Olive Steward of
Clinton, Mo.. Mrs. Bertha Mae Russ
of Clinton.. Mo., and six grandchil
dren. One son, Albert Earl and one
daughter, Emma Fern died in inH
fancy.
Funeral services were conducted
bv the Consalus-Peck service at the
funeral home Friday afternoon. May
6th, Rev. A. S. Olsen of the First
Methodist church officiating. Ken
neth Anderson sang three songs ac-
comnanied bv Mrs. A. S. Olson. The
floral offerings were very beautiful
Interment was made in the Engle
wood cemeterv in Clinton. Missouri.
WILL RESUME , WORK
From "Wednesday's Dairy
Everett Gooding, veteran Burling
ton switchman, was released today
from the care of his physician and
expects to again be able to resume his
work in the Burlington yards at
Omaha Thursday or Friday night.
This is the first time that Mr. Good
ing has been off duty for the past
thirty years and his illness has cov
ered some five and a half months, a
very trying ordeal for a man like
"Beck" who has been so faithful on
the job.
jderson, Mis. R. E. Foster
Robb, Mr. and Mrs. A. O
Pea Packing
Now On at the
Norfolk Plant
Expected to Have 50.000 Cases Pack
ed; Running Between 4.500 and
5.000 Cases Each Day.
The Norfolk Packing company, or.e
of the main industries cf Plattsmouth,
is in the midst of one of its bjiiest
packing periods, the pea pack. Today
and tomorrow were expected to be
the peak of the canning of the early
June or Alaska peas. After these
early peas, the factory will can Sweet
or Perfection peas. The peas this
year are verv nice, much better than
they were the last two years, it was
reported.
The vines are cut with a mower by
the farmers and brought to the vin
ers, which are stationed at Fort Crook.
Pacific Junction, Iowa and Uartlett,
Iowa and two here at Plattsmouth.
Thej;e viners separate the pods from
the vines and the peas from the pods.
Every farmer's crop and every load
he brings is kept separate ar.J ten
pounds of each load are run through
the sample grader, which separates
the peas into five different sizes, and
gives the percentage of each size in
the load. The fanners are paid ac
cording to the size of the peas, re
ceiving more for the small, number
one, peas.
There is no waste to the peas, as
the vines and the pods after they
have aged are very sweet and make
excellent feed for cattle.
The peas first go through what
is known as the cleaner, which breaks
any hulls left in them and blows out
all the dirt. The cleaner, also gives
them the first wash. From the cleaner
they are elevated bv the conveyor to
:he second floor where they go through
the large grader. This grader is a
large cylinder full of holes smaller
at one end and gradually growing
larger, separating the peas into bins
numbered 1. 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, and 5. Each
Trade of peas is canned separately,
that is the peas of bin number one
are all canned before the peas of an
other bin is started.
They come through pipes from these
bins into the blancher where they are
par boiled for three minutes in water
of a temperature of 200 degrees
centigrade. From the blancher they
-ro through the washer and over the
picking table or inspection belt, where
ladies stationed on each side pick out
ill bad peas and sticks left in. As
they come onto this belt a beli rings
signifying the grade of peas to be can
ned. Then they are carried by a conveyor
into the automatic filler and then into
the automatic closing machines. Lids
are put on in this machine at the
rate of 120 per minute. After they
are closed they go into the cook room
and are put into deep pressure cook
ers where they are cooked for 3." min
utes at 240 degrees and at 12 pounds
pressure.
The peas are then ready to le cased
if kept here or labled if they are to
be sent away immediately. These
?ases are then stacked in the ware
house ready to be labled and shipped
out on order.
There are 120 employees working
on the canning of the peas this year.
r."0 acres of peas have been planted
and the officials expect about 50,000
cases to be canned. It is possible to
can between 4,500, and o.OOO cases a
day.
A field man tolls the farmers when
to plant and makes sure the soil is
suitable for raising peas. He then
inspects the peas from time to time
and tells the famers when they are
ready to be brought in. Charts are
kept of the dates on which each
farmer planted and these dates are
set a few days apart so that all the
peas will not be brought in at the
same lime, and can be more easily
handled. Mr. Broman is the factory
superintendent and has charge of the
peas from the time they are in the
ground until they are put in the cans.
The canning is a very interesting
and extensive process and after seeing
all the machinery which the peas
must go through it is almost impos
sible to believe that from the time
the peas come to the factory on the
vines they are hulled 'cleaned, canned,
cooked and labled. within two hours.
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