THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1938.
PAGE TWO
The PBattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-class mail matter
MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher
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New Pure Food
and Drug Act
Protects Buyers
requirements of Federal Law as
Labeling- Goods Will Work
for Protection.
to
"Head the label" has been a good
rule for consumers for a generation
now ever since there has been a
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label ' will become an even better
rule as the new food, drug and cos
metic act of 193S goes into effect.
Under the old law label reading
v. as primarily protective. The old
law forbade false statements on
labels, but contained few positive re
quirements for labeling although
the statement of weight or measure
v.as helpful. The new act requires
much more positive information of
value to ionsuniers.
Department of agriculture work
ers, who for years, have been ad
vising buyers to read the labels, pre
dict that intelligent buyers who have
already adopted the label reading
habit will find a good deal of interest
i:i the new labels.
As an example, special dietary
foods will have to be labeled to in
form buyers fully on the vitamin,
mineral and other dietary properties.
Another provision requires that drugs 'prove the statute and its accompany
r.nd devices must be labeled to warn'; ing legislation was postponed for the
buyers against probable misuses that
may be dangerous to health. Still
another requires label warnings of
the presence of habit-forming drugs.
There are other similar provisions ! mans.
along similar lines. j The decision was taken at a joint
Most provisions of the law do not; session of the administrative s offices
go into effect until a year after thejof both upper and lower houses who
president signed the act on June 25, j agreed it would not be possible to
11)38. This will allow dealers to!present to parliament the three min
movc current stocks under present ,ority reform bills on July 21 as prom-
lalels. But most food and drug
manufacturers will undoubtedly move
promptly to get their labels into line
with the new requirements. The new
labels will tell intelligent readers a
good deal more about what they are
getting when they buy.
OPPOSE "ONE ARM BANDITS"
HASTINGS, July 13 (UP) An
active campaign against the proposed
constitutional amendemnt to legalize
and license slot machines was under
consideration today by the Hastings
Chamber of Commerce. The board
of directors has authorized a refer
endum vote of members to the plan.
A resclution adepted by the directors
said in part:
The amendment is to be so stated
as to cancel the detrimental e
,)
and misrepresent it as a wan to suo
plerr.cnt old age pensions. A large?
portion of the intake of these ma
chines will j,-o to a syndicate of own
ers and operators outsids the state.
The legalisation cf the plan would
school o'ir children and youth in j
gambling ;ind t:ke the earnings of'
those less able to pay."
IN EUEOPE LONG TIME
PARI?., July 13 ( UP) It may be
a long time before Colonel Charles
A. Lindbergh returns to the United
States. Dr. Alexis Carrell said in an
interview with the Paris Soir today.
The interview was from St. Gildas
Island off Brittany where Carrell and
Lindbergh are collaborating in bio
logical and mechanical research.
Carrell. urging that Lindberg's re
treat be respected said "he has been
hyper-sensative and wants only calm
and forgetfulness." Carrell said that
if Lindbergh was disturbed he would
leave France.
DOUGLAS COLLECTION BETTER
OMAHA, July 13 (UP) Collec
tion of delinquent and current real
estate and personal taxes in Douglas
county for the first half of 1938
shows an increase of $337,379 over
the same period of 1937, according
to Wilbur Jones, chairman of the
civic delinquent tax collection cam
paign. Collection of current taxes
totaled $3,731,614 for the six months
period ending July 1, a jump of $291,
S22 over the same period last year.
Collection c!" back taxes showed a
gain of $43,557 over the first half of
DISMISS BANKRUPTCY ACTION
OMAHA, July 13 (UP) Federal
Judge T. C. Munger of Lincoln to
day ordered dismissed a bankruptcy
action against the Western News
paper Union on jurisdictional
grounds.
The suit had been brought by two
Omaha and two Chicago bond holders
of the company which recently was
purchased in New York by John 11.
Berry, president of the American
Press Association. Judge Munger held
that the company was incorporated
in Delaware and that it's principal
place of business for the past several
I
years has been New York.
Czech Germans
Again Show
Annoyance
Delay in Formulating the Minority
Statutes and Anti-German
Activities Cited.
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, July 13
(UP) Headquarters of the Sudeten
;German party expressed increased an-
I noyance today at the government s
j delay in formulating the minority
statutes and cited further instances
: of "anti-German" activities.
! Convocation of parliament to ap-
; third time until the end of the month,
j The political committee of the cab
jinet decided to resume negotiations
jwith spokesmen for the Sudeten Ger-
used last week.
STABS TWO MEN
CHICAGO. July 12 (UP) A pan
handler "who became enraged when
"kidded" by the two men he had ac-
jcosted today stabbed to death Stanley
jLisen, 27, and Michael Pykor, 24,
jVPA workers.
Both died in county hospital after
j describing their assailant to police,
j They said he had asked them for a
'dime and became angered when they
Joked with him about looking like a
foreigner." Lisen was stabbed when
he attempted to aid Pykor.
RADIO ANNOUNCER KILLED
NORTH PLATTE. Neb., July 12
in i itaipn jones, bi, iortn
Platte racno announced was instantly
killed late last night when his car
overturned on the highway five miles
northwest of here. A companion said
by officers to have been in the car
with Jones, disappeared, although
believed to have been injured. The
car, said to have been traveling at a
high rata of speed, skidded on a turn
in the road. Jones is survived by his
widow and two sons.
FARMER FATALLY INJURED
FALLS CITY, Neb., July 12 (UP)
Injuries sustained when he was
struck by an automobile last Thurs
day while walking along the high
way near Shubert proved fatal last
night to O. Earl Gilbert. 53. Stella
farmer. Gilbert, who died in Falls
City hospital, v.as hit by a car driven
by I.owen Boatman. 17, of Shubert.
His injuries at first were net be
lieved serious and he did not enter
the hospital until Saturday.
REAL SPENDING
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UP)
Revised budget estimates showed to
day that the federal government will
spend an average of $7,582 more than
it received during every minute of
the present fiscal year.
Spending will average $17,095 per
minute while income will average
S;,513 a minute.
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UNION ITEMS.
Miss Gwen Stites who is employed
in Omaha was a visitor over Sunday
at the home of her parents and
friends in Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hammerstrum
and son Bob of Omaha spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. Elta Bryan
and Mrs. V. M. Barritt.
Mrs. Ollie Attebcrry who has been
ill for some time is reported as being
enmwhat innrnvwl whlc'.i is eood
news to her many friends.
At 11. ailU m k 3. X 111141' 111111 ....iv-
guests for the day last Sunday at
Fremont where they spent the day
with friends, returning heme in the
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Everett who
have been making their home here
for a long time have moved to Platts
mouth where they will make their
home for the present.
Miss Marjory Hoback. saleslady at
the H. H. Becker store has been
rather ill and had to remain home
Monday and Mrs. H. H. Becker was
looking after the store.
Mrs. A. L. Becker has been ill
at her home for the past few daysIal
iand while somewhat improved she isjMr.
compelled to desist from
working
by orders of the family physician.
Henry Becker and. wife and their
son, Donald, were over to Mauley
last Sunday visiting at the
home
of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hoback where
Mr. Hoback is agent for the Missouri
Pacific.
Mesdames J. R. Pierson and moth
er, Mrs. Mary B. Allison of Auburn
wre visiting friends and shopping
in Lincoln last Friday, and on their
return stopped in Union for a visit
with friends and relatives.
In company with her father, Mrs.
Pinion Gruber departed for Los An
geles where they will spend some
time visiting relatives and seeing the
country. They expect to be away
about a month or six weeks.
Miss Opal Yonker. who has been
employed in Nebraska City for some
time, is spending this week at thej
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ;
Rov Yonker and is also accompanied j
by her girl friend, Miss Minnie Show j
of Nebraska City.
Ralph Pcarsley completed the
terior decoration of the Methodist
church the first of the week which
adds greatly to its appearance. The
pastor and attendants will find re-
i
newed inspiration by this improve-j
ment. i
Miss Isabelle Osborn who is visit-'
i
ing at the Clara James home, with j
her cousin Lenna Barber, spent Mon-
day with Mrs. Mable Reynolds and j
mother. Mrs. Davis. Paul Davis and
Mrs. Rose Swan also called in the;
evening, taking the ladies home. !
Frank Bauer and sister, Anna,
companied by three visiting
ladies. Ruth, Dorothy and
Anna of Oklahoma who are
young j
Bessie
spend-!
ing the summer here were out
day to the Fred Bcil home view-j
ing thefl ood condition of the M is-
souri river.
Visited with Son Here,
While Dorothy Pell with
three
of her young lady friends were spend
ing some two weeks in the cool cli
mate of upper Wisconsin camping
and having a wonderful time, her
parents and other members of the
family were also enjoying a visit J
with their son. Loy Pell on the farm! Enjoy Heasant Outing',
here. They all returned home last 'i Thursday afternoon of
Saturday after having enjoyed their hvcek Mrs. Eikenbary and sister,
outing to the utmost.
I
Many Want to Swam.
Under the sponsorship of the Am
erican Red Cross and of Miss Augusta
Robb as chairman of Cass count v
chapter, some 60 applications have!
been received here for a course of j
swimming lessons, and a number;
hardly countable were down to Gra-
ham Mill near Nebraska City forj
their first lesson. Every care is being
taken of the kiddies and they allowed
to learn. to swim at the same time.
Eaon Family Visits Minersvillc.
David E. Eaton and family were
down to Minersville last Monday aft
ernoon where they- went to visit at
the home of Frank Eaton and family
and to see the high water of the Mis
souri river, for Frank lives near the
river. David Eaton said that just
on the edge of his farm he could
take a skiff and row over to Bart
lett which was then nearly sur
rounded by water and which later
was entirely surrounded and the
streets filled with water.
Expected Home This Week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pe:ers who have
been touring the west on their
honeymoon, seeing much interesting
country between here and the coast,
have turned the prow of their car
in the direction of Union and home
again and are expected to arrive here
some time in the near future..
Bible Schools Meet Together.
On account of the work on the
interior of ; the Methodist -church
building not yet having been com
pleted, upon invitation of the Baptist
Bible school the Bible school of the
Methodist church met with them at
the Baptist church and as well the
Methodist church was able to con
duct services at the Baptist church.
This co-operation stems very fine to
us.
Union Wins Ball Game.
The Union baseball team was able
jto wi ovor t"ir Suests fl 0nl he ccc
I ( arno at Weeping Water in the game
j played last Sunday,
bv the score of
Undergoes Operation.
llnss Schater who has been in ill
health for
some
the
time, was
hospital
compelled
where he
to
to
underwent an operation, and since jsented today the treasury w ill be go
has been showing good improvement jug into the red at the rate of about
and it is hoped that in a few days
he will be able to return home. Lowell
McQuiun has been assisting in the
cafe during his absence.
Birth of Daughter.
A daughter was born Monday
morning ahoui six o c ock at tne i
six
y's hospital
and Mrs.
in Nebraska City, to
Otto Khlers. with
nicely. The little
1 everyone
d oint:
lady weighed seven pounds, eight
and three-quarter ounces. The event
has also brought much happiness to
the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L
j Be
:ktr.
Moved to Union to Live.
Riley Eaton, who has farmed
of Union, near the Missouri river,
has had the misfortune to be driven
from his home as well as having his
crops destroyed by the high waters
of the Missouri river. Riley was
born in that neighborhood much over
a half century ago and has lived
there ail the intervening years, but is
just now forced to leave the farm
and move to town.
Visit in Union.
Mrs. Nell Chalfant Johnston of
Spearflsh. South Dakota, with her j ury's working balance the govern
daughter. Miss Louise, an efi'icient ment's available cash supply ; through
teacher in the Spearlish srhols. are!
spending the summer vacation
visit-
ing briefly with old friends
ind rel -
in-'atives and places of interest in
var-
ious parts of the country: their
itinerary ineludinic visits in Wyo
ming, (V'eiv.do, Dakota and Nebrar.-
V ! TMloT cnc.nf Ciimn I inn in Otti-iI'M
where Miss Louise attendee! lectures
at the University of Omaha and bad
the pleasure of meeting Mrs. R. L.
Coc hran, a cousin of Mrs. Johnston .;
who invited the.m
executive mansion.
to dinner at the
where with nm-
tnal friends from North Platte they
had an enjoyable day.
For the past week they were visit-
ac-;ing friends in and near Union with
headquarters at the home of an old
friend. Miss
they enjoyed
Aiu
the
;usta Robb. where
liberty and corn-
Sun-'forts of her pleasant home, she liiiicss man in me last . .Miscellaneous
turn ac vompauying them on many j internal revenue w ill show a drop
i pleasant auto trips during their stay. ' of S370.S00.000 to $1, 90S. 690. 000.
iThey returned to Omaha last Sunday j Social security taxes, a barometer of
j afternoon r
Bu rlington.
nd will later
Colo., to visit
motor to
the Jack!
'Chalfant family, and will visit North
Platte before r turning home by way
of Lusk, Wyoming, where they will
visit Dan Chu.fant and Mrs. Alice
Wolfe, a brother and sister of Mrs.
Johnston.
last
Mrs.
Carper
Luinr,,,! n n i ,1 1 fittino-
IJVT. I 111 H.1UIM. WCI HH,T
when
Mis Louise Johnston and
mother
invited them for an auto trip
to Nebraska City. On the way they
stopped for a call on Mrs. Clara
James, a cousin of Mrs. Johnston,
and then went by the river routo to
Nebraska City to note the devas
tation of crops by the rise of the
"Old Muddy" and drove through Mor
ton's Park to enjoy its greenery and
pleasant shade.
PLACE NAMES ON BALLOT
LINCOLN. July 12 (UP) Counfy
Attorney Max Towle today advised
County Clerk J. B. Morgan to place
names of candidates for directorship
of the Eastern Nebraska Public Pow
er district en ballots only in .Mill and
Stevens precincts of Lancaster coun
ty. The opinion was asked by Morgan
following State Engineer A. C. Til
Ioy's ruling eliminating Lancaster
county with the exception of two pre
cincts from tho district's territory.
Farmers Mention
WE PAY CASH FOR
Dead Horses
asicS Cows
For Prompt Service Call
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Market 3541 Omaha
WE PAY ALL PHONE CALLS
National Bud
get Shows Huge
Mounting Debt
Forecast of Record Spending in
Eattie With Depression and
Large Deficit.
By SANDOR S. KLEIN
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UP)
President Roosevelt spread before
the nation today the darkest budget
estimates since 1936 with a forecast
of record-breaking new deal spend
ing and a treasury deficit of approxi
mately $4,000,000,000.
The report dealt with the fiscal year
1039. On the basis of figures pre-
$7,500 a minute during the entire
j twelve months.
j Jdi;. Roosevelt's out-of-season fiscal
summation turned a corner in new-
deal budget trends. It ended the
period of increasing revenue, de
creasing expenditures and diminish
ing deficits, but continued the na
tional debt toward new high ground.
He estimated that the national
debt would be $40,050,000,000 when
the 1939 fiscal year ends in approxi
mately 11 1" months. In that period
the new deal plans to spend almost
$9,000,000,000.
Charging responsibility for de
creasing revenue and necessity of ad
ditional spending to 'business reces-
eastlsion." Mr. Roosevelt today revised
the 1939 fiscal year budget estimates
which originally were presented to
congress when it convened last Jan
uary. The national debt the end of the
fiscal year 1936, when the new deal
encountered its greatest deficit to
date, reached a figure of ?33,73S,
500.000. The president explained that the
projected net deficit of $3.984,SS7,-
COO will be financed through a reduc-
Hon of S.,00.000,000 in the treas-
use ot $6S0.000.oo0 which will be
invested
in special government obn-
; gations. and through the sale cf $2,-
SO.". 000. 000 in new securities to the
public.
This explanation was accepted in
pome financial quarters as a strong
indication that the administration
does not contemplate further dollar
devaluation or other extraordinary
! monetary
measures to deal with
defic it problems.
The depression, Mr. Roosevelt em
phasized, dealt a crushing blow to
all sources of government income.
His new income estimate of $5,000,
270.000 was approximately $1,241,
000.000 below receipts in the last
fiscal year. Income taxes, he said,
are expected to provide $2,012,7 60,
000 this fis;al year. $621,900,000
j
employes, he estimated, will approxi-
ma ft $506,200,000, a decline of $96,-
200.0H.
Railroad pension taxes, he fore
cast, will total $S5.50O.00O may
duction of $64,600,000 which may
be attributed to the fact that 193S
collections included accrual of funds
held up during 1937 by litigation.
Customs revenues were expected to
show a decrease of $81,000,000 to
$27S, 120.000 and
miscellaneous re-
cein s a decline ot f h.juu.uuu 10
I$199,000.000. Only the tax on unjust
j enrichment was expected to show an
increase, the forecast being for $10.
j 000.000, bettering the previous year
by $4,300,000.
I Of the estimated $S.9S5.1 57,600
Spending total. $6,335,807,000 will
be for regular governmental pur
poses. The remainder $2,649,350,000
will be for recovery and relief.
NON-FICTION REMAINS POPULAR
TOLEDO (UP) Ohio's oldest free
public library, Toledo's 100 years old
this year, has noted a growing in
terest in serious reading. Last year,
42.2 per cent of withdrawals were of
ncn-fietion works.
RECXLESS drivers are
always with us. As a car
owner, your only protec
tion against another's
carelessness is in com
plete automobile insur
ance. I'll be glad to help
you or advise you any
time. Searl S. Davis
Platts. State Bank Bldg-
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B0LAN SEEKS COURT
LINCOLN, July 13 (UP) J. B.
Bolan, Lincoln mechanic went to
ccurt today in an effort to compel the
secretary of state to give him a
place on the primary election ballot
as a candidate for state railway com
missioner on the democratic ticket.
Secretary of State Harry R. Swan
son rejected Bolan's filing on the
ground he was affiliated with the re
publican party and ineligible to file
as a democrat. Chairman Floyd Bol
len of the rail commission had ob
jected to the filing. A hearing will
be held before District Judges J. H.
Inoady and John L. Polk.
PWA Engineer
Welcomes Inquiry
on Power Policy
K. Sewell Wingfield Welcomes Re
quests From Cities for Infor
mation on Power Grants.
KEARNEY, July 13 (UP) K.
Sewell Wing-field, chief PWA project
engineer for Nebraska's power and ir
rigation districts said today his office
welcomes requests by cities for infor
mation on the PWA power policy and
on procedure by which cities may ob
tain PWA loans or grants to erect
municipal electrical distribution sys
tems. "We have received a number of
requests for information relative to
possible PWA assistance in cities
seeking- to build their own distribu
tion systems. OfTicials of many cities
are puzzled about procedure to bo
followed and about the government's
'no competition' policy" he said.
"The PWA does not make loans and
grants unless the city has first found
it impossible to obtain the existing
private system at a reasonable rate.
Our oiTice will be glad to confer with
any city officials who are seeking- in
formation on procedure to te followed
in asking for loans and grants for
this purpose. While the PWA has
never solicited in applications it is
always ready and anxious to assist
any communities which desire PWA
assistance.'
JOE MAY HAVE FIGHT .
NEW YORK, July 13 (UP)
Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis
conferred with Promoter Mike Jacobs
today about a September title fight.
He arrived by plane from Chicago
and immediately went into session
with Jacobs, who explained that the
titleholder was taking more personal
interest in his business affairs than
heretofore. Louis used to leave all
details concerning his bouts to his co
managers, John Roxboroug'i of De
troit and Julian Black of C hicago.
Louis planned to return to Chicago
late today.
TRIED TO KILL FRIEND
WARSAW, Poland. July 13 (UP)
Two men who said the-r tried tc
kill their friend "out of pitty' were
held today at the central police sta
tion. They entered the Jewish hospital
in Lowow and fired revolvers at David
Dikhoff, a patient suffering from
spinal consumption. The shots missed.
Later Ilirsch Pe rim utter and Jacob)
Donner went to police and reported
that they were the assailants and had
sought to kill DikolT because he could
not be cured.
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Seek Export
Markets for
Wheat Crop
Department of Agriculture Seeking
Outlets for the Wheat, Corn
and Other Crops.
WASHINGTON, July 12 (UP)
The department of agriculture placed
new emphasis today on broadened ex
port markets as an outlet for farm
surpluses being piled higher by an
other year of bumper crops.
"We have got to find export mar
kets for wheat," Agricultural Adjust
ment Administrator Howard R. Tol
Iey said, adding that "every possi
bility" of increasing exports was
studied. Markets also are being
sought for cotton, corn and other
crops.
Tolley said that a suggestion by
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace of
possible government subsidies on
wheat exports was included in the
study but that no definite program
had been decided upon.
The crop board estimated the lZZf
wheat crop yesterday as 907,41 2. 0"0
bushels, the second largest in Amer
ican history. Added to a carryover
of 200,000,0000 bushels from last
year it would give the United States
a record supply of 1,167,412,000
bushels. ThL oifkials estimated,
would be about 500.000.000 in excess
of normal domestic drmands for the
next 12 months, creating a need of
increased vrheat exports. The fore
cast made wheat loans mandatory in
the new farm program. Tolley said
that loan rates would be announced
within the next two or three days
and indicated that they would be at
or near the minimum of 59. ."c a
bushel established by congress.
KENTUCKY GIRL RELEASED
LOUISVILLE. Ky., July 13 (UP)
Major James Stewart, chief of de
tectives of the iouisvillc poiiee de
partment announced today the Nettie
CoEtir, 21, member of a prominent
Louisville family who was abducted
early this morning- had been released
at French Lick, Indiana.
Miss Ccstin was abducted while
sitting in a parked automc bi'.o with
John Schactcl, 2 year eld Louisville
attorney. Schactel who recently came
here from BufHYalo. New York was
bound to a tree by a neatly dressed
man -with a foreign acsent who drove
Miss Costin away polirc were told.
Stewart said he had received a
telephone call advising- him of the re
lease of Miss Costin. He said the
girl was to be returned to Louisville
immediately.
NEW "DORM" AT PERU
LINCOLN, July 13 (UP) Con
gressman Henry C. Luc-key today an
nounced he had been informed from
Washington that PWA approval of a
$S5,050 grant for construction of a
boys' dormitory for Peru State Teach
ers college had been given.
Fred W. Anderson, comptroller of
the state board of normal schools
said constitution would be started
as soon as the money was actually
available, in about five weeks."
The grant was matched with a
$1 04,000, 3 per cent bond issue which
totaled 55 per cent of the estimated
construction cost.
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