MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1938.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE FIVE
MURDOCK ITEMS
Frank W. Lorenz, Elmwood real
tor, was a business visitor In Mur
dock and a guest of a number of
lsi3 friends while here.
A. H. Wrd was called to Eagle
en business matters Monday of last
week. While there, he enjoyed meet
ing a good many old friends.
Albert Bauer was in Plattsmouth
last week, accompanying County
Commissioner Backemeyer when he
drove over to look after county busi
ness. Henry Brockmueller of Waverly
was a visitor last Monday at the
home of his daughter, BIrs. John II.
Buck and was' also visiting with
friends in Murdock.
John Gakemeier, who has been
Luying clover and alfalfa seed for a
Lincoln firm, advises us he has ship
red a cat load of seed from this
vicinity to the capital city.
Wm. Winget of South Bend was
in Murdock last Wednesday and was
getting a wagon wheel fellocd, which
lit- ha'd broken, as well as having
some plow work done by John II.
Puck.
Wednesday being Columbus day
r.nd a legal holiday with most of the
banks over the country closed, Hen
ry A. Tool took advantage of the
holiday and made a business trip to
Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Rikll were call
cd to Omaha on Wednesday of last
week, where they had some business
matters to look after and while there
they were also guests of a number
cf friends.
Among the musical numbers at
the county convention of Federated
Women's clubs at Alvo last week,
was a song by a trio from Murdock
composed of Mesdames A. II. Ward,
W. II. Zabel and Leo-Rikli.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Kuehn of Mil
ford were visiting for the day at the
heme of the parents of Mrs. Kuehn,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rikll last Wed
nesday and while here they were
visiting with a number of their
friends.
A number of the ladies of the
Royal Neighbors of America were in"
Manley last Wednesday afternoon,
where they attended a card party
given by the committee of the Altar
Society of St. Patrick's Catholic
church.
Herman Zeriott has had Frank
Mclvin place a roof on a portion of
of his house and this time it is not
a shingle roof but a .metallic one,
which he hopes will prove better
than a shingle roof :s the roof is
very flat and requires the very best
kind of a roof.
L. Neitzel visited in Plattsmouth
Sunday, where he attended Bible
sihool and the regular morning ser
vice at the Christian church. At
noon he was a dinner guest at the
Nebraska Masonic Home, remaininr
lcr the concert which was rendered
during the afternoon by the Union
orchestra.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gustin. ol
Wyoming were visiting friends in
Murdock for a number of days dur
ing the past week. They were in
business in the west for some time,
but have disposed of the store they
had there and found it a good time
to come back and visit with their
f 1 iend3 here.
Miss Opal Kanupc, who has been
taking a course of beauty culture,
has completed her studies and re
ceived her diploma and now awaitc
for the state examination, which iz
to be given in a few weeks. The re
ports from the school, where she has
been studying state that she is very
capable and should pass an excel
lent examination.
Entertained the Stir Kensington
Mrs. R. Kuehn, who is a member
cf the Order of Eastern Star, was
hostess to the members of the order"
at her country home- on Wednesday
o last week. Following the usual
ln?3tne-3 session, a very pleasant
social hour was enjoyed.
Attended Meeting at Louisville
A number of the Iadie3 of the
Royal Neighbors of America were
ever to Louisville on last .Tuesday,
where they were in attendance at
the district meeting of the order and
existed in the conduct of the meet
ins, which was composed of a num
ber of lodges in the county. - Among
these attending were Mrs. Roy Goer
thy. Mrs. J. J. Gustin, Mrs. Hannah
McDonald. Mrs. Henry A. Tool and
John II. Butk.
. Looks Much Nearer Now
With the passing of another week
in which those interested have put
in some good work on behalf of get
ting a community building for Mar
Cock, prospects look very bright. It
is seldom that any proposition has
u:et with the general approval this
one seemingly does and we feql con
fident it will become a reality due to
the united efforts being put forth to
secure it.
Extend Welcome to Teachers
A large number of Murdock peo
ple sponsored a get-together meeting
one night last week for the purpose
of getting better acquainted with
and extending welcome to the teach
ers of the Murdock schools. Those
attending brought with them an
abundance of good things to eat and
the evening proved a most enjoyable
one, with an appropriate program
and a general informal get-together
of the teachers and school patrons.
New Building on Gamble Farm
The farm owned by John W. Gam
ble, which was formerly the Mc
Crorey estate, is to have a new build
ing a hog house, 20xS0 feet in
size. Henry Heineman has the con
tract for the construction' of the new
building.
Box Social
A Hallowe'en program will be given
at the Maple Grove school, Dist. 19,
Thursday evening, Oct. 20 at 8
o'clock. The program will be follow
ed by contests, box social and pie
supper. A good time is In store for
everyone. Remember! ' Maple Grove,
32 miles southwest of Nchawka on
Thursday, Oct. 20. Norma Borne
meier, teacher.
Visiting: in East
Rev. and Mrs. C. Jannen are vis
iting with relatives in New York,
after representing the Nebraska
Evangelical Conference at the Board
of Missions meeting in LeMoyne, Pa.
They spent several days last week at
the General Conference of the de
nomination in Johnstown, Pa., where
400 delegates are gathered in an in
ternational conference throughout
these days.
Death of Mrs. Eisele
Mrs. Sarah Eisele, mother of Wil
liam Eisele, died in . Lincoln, Ne
braska, where she was buried on
Saturday, October S. She had been
in poor health for the past several
years, yet reached the age of S6
years. She reared seven children,
several of whom survive her. There
are nineteen grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren. Several from
Murdock attended the funeral.
Ladies Aid Meets
The Ladies Aid met last Thursday
at the home of Mrs. Ferdinand
Rjeickman in their regular meeting.
Delicious refreshments were served
to the large group after a profitable
fellowship.
Four-Square Club
Dismantle your living room and
let your friends arrange the furni
ture; new ideas, new surprises, all
without buying new furniture. This
iS the lesson we found practical and
helpful at the home of Mrs. II. A.
Schwab Monday, October 10.
Circumstances caused our lesson
with reading and social leaders to
be advanced to October 24, at the
home of Mrs. A. J. Tool.
Most of the old members have
joined this year and we miss the
ones not joining us. Some new mem
bers are among our number and al
ways add much to the pleasures of
our meetings. There is room for one
or two or three more members.
News Reporter.
Jolly Neighbors
The Jolly Neighbors club met on
September 20 at the home of Mrs.
Tred Wcndt. with Mrs. Herman
Wendt assisting. The lesson was in
the hands of the music leader, Mrs
Aug Wendt and the president, Mrs.
Fred Wendt.
Mrs. Henry Knaup wa3 taken ir
as a new member.
The October meeting on the 12th
v as held at the home of Mrs. August
Wendt, with Mrs. Harold Schliefert
resisting.
Nine members and one visitor at
tended the meeting. The program
vas in the hands of the vice presi-rtenti-Mrs.
McBride.
dent, Mrs. McBride. A very delic
ious lunch was served.
The next meeting will be held on
November 0 at the home of Mrs.
Carl Schlaphof, with Mrs. Fred
Brunkow as assistant hostess.
Sorn North of Murdock
Robert Crawford,- now 72 years of
ago, was born October 12, 18G6, a
few miles north of the present town
site cf Murdock and has made hie
home here all his life. He was pass
ing his 72nd anniversary last Wed
nesday, the same day that . marks
the anniversary of the founding or
America. The parents of Mr. Craw
ford had just arrived In Nebraska
at the time of his birth, and had yet
acquired no house in which to live.
residing in the covered wagon or
prairie schoner which had brought
them westward from their home in
Indiana, and it was in this impro
vised home that Robert was born,
growing up to share the privations
and responsibilities faced by those
early day settlers. Born with no pro
verbial silver spoon in his mouth,
Mr. Crawford has been able to make
his way through life and lay by a
competency for old age without the
aid of his state or government, to
which so many are now being taught
to look for sustenance in old age.
He is a tpyical representative of that
rugged individualism which charac
terizes so many of our early day set
tlers of our commonwealth.
Noted Speaker at Callahan
An outstanding Jewish scholar
will speak at the Callahan church
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
October IS and 19, He is Dr. Abra
ham Michelson, former judge and
attorney of Berlin, Germany, a well
known converted Jewish rabbi, radio
minister, writer and lawyer now re
siding in Lcs Angeles, Calif.
DR. ABRAHAM MICHELSON
Tuesday evening at 7:30 he will
speak on "Judiasm and Christianity"
and Wednesday evening he will re
late his life story, "A Jewish Judge
and Politician's Conversion to Jesus
Christ," touching on Jewish tradi
tions, rituals, ceremonies and cus
toms, as well as a full account of his
conversion to the Christian faith in
recent years. y
The Evangelical churches of this
community are sponsoring his ap
pearances and no person in driving
distance of the Callahan church
should miss the opportunity of list
ening to this man. the power of
whose radio messages has been felt
throughout the nation. All arc wel
come to attend. A free will offering
will be taken.
PRESIDENT TO CONFER
ON NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, 0;t. 15 (UP)
President Roosevelt today cleared hli
desk in preparation for his departure
tomorrow noon for a week at Hyde
Park, N. Y., where he will confer
Tuesday on the New York state po
litical situation. '
On that dny Mr. Roosevelt will
discuss campaign strategy with Gov
ernor Herbert II. Lehman, nominee
for fe-elcction.
The president will deliver a na
tionwide radio address from Hyde
Park on the night of November 4.
Although ostensibly a speech for his
party slate in his home state his ad
dress was expected to have national
implications.
Meanwhile conforming to his usual
Saturday schedule the president stay
ad away from the executive offices
and worked in his study en the sec
ond floor of the White House. To
night Mr. Roosevelt will pay one of
his rare visits to the theater. He hau
made arrangements to see "Knicker
bocker Holiday" at the National the
ater. ATTACKS CNE-MAN GOVERNM'T
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct. 15 (UP)
Asserting the United States is
threatened with one-man govern
ment, Jame3 I. Dolliver, of Fort
Dcdsc former state commander cf
the American Legion today urged
election of republican candidates to
curb this tendency.
"America must choose whether
ihc will abandon her principles of
representative self-government for
r,omc scheme based upon so-called
security or more abundant life," he
naid, addressing a GOP rally here.
SAYS JESSE JAMES WAS
"COLORFUL CHARACTER"
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Oct. 15 (UP)
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, here to
speak tonight on "Peace" conceded
today that Jesse James, the outlaw,
was a "colorful character" but de
clined to -.ommit herself on the his
torical value if any of the old frame
house here in which he was killed by
Bob Ford.
Reridents here recently became In
terested in the house when the owner
considered Belling it to a museum.
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AVOCA NEWS
Rev. J. M. Kokjer and wife were
up Htate for .a few days' visit ex
tending over the week end.
Robert Greenwald and family, of
rear Union were visiting friends in
and near Avoca last Sunday.
Sterling Baier departed early last
week for Murray, where he is to
pick corn on the Schlichtemeier es
tate farm.
County Commissioner Elmer Hall
etrom was in Plattsmouth Tuesday
to attend a meeting of the board of
county' commissioners.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt McCann, of
Dunbar, were visiting in Avoca as
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McCann, parents of Matt.
Edward Shackley and daughter,
Miss Mueller, were spending a few
days at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Parmenter at Uorthboro, la.,
Mrs. Parmenetr being a daughter of
Mr. Shackley.
John Marquardt - celebrated the
passing of his birthday last Sunday,
pnd was visited by his brother, Fran
cis and wife of Lincoln. The mother,
Mrs. Harry Marquardt, served an
excellent dinner for all.
Mrs. Voyles prepared a fine birth
day dinner for her husband, Jesse
Voyles. who was passing his 65th
birthday anniversary last Sunday,
which was also shared by two grand
daughters whose birthdays fell on
the following Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Meyers entertained at
diner last Sunday, having as guests
her daughter. Mrs. Ella Baker, who
is manager of the telephone exchange
at Milford and the latter's two
elaughters, together with another
daughter, Clara Meyers, of Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Freeman en
tertained at their home last Sunday
end had as their special guests Mr.
ami. Mrs. Ed Midkiff. Earl Freeman
and Matt Midkiff went to Union and
took care, of the service station while
Mr. and Mrs. Midkiff were over to
enjoy the dinner.
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was in
Avoca last Tuesday investigating
the burglary of the Harry Herman
beer parlor, where money and mer
chandise were taken. He was able
to secure finger prints that will be
valuable in establishing identity of
the suspects.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bogaard, of
Sutherland, arrived in Avoca last
week and spent some time visiting
here with his brothers, W. II. Bo
gaard and also with A. Z. Thomas
and family of Shenandoah, who came
over to visit with the uncle and
aunt. John also went to Otoe to
visit with his nephew, Clyde Bo
gaard, who operates a barber shop in
our neighboring town.
Painting the Elevators
The two elevators owned by the
Marquardt Grain company, are be
ir g painted. Due to their height, an
intensive system ofi scaffolding is re
quired to reach the upper portions
of the buildings. This work is in the
hands of two painters from Otoe,
Messrs. Guilford and Reucholfs, but
the lower portions of the buildings
will be painted by Claude Hollen
berger when the rush of work is
over at the elevator.
Farmers Selling Corn
Well there was loaded recently
nine cars of old corn from last
year's crcp disposed of by farmers
in this vicinity to the Marquardt
elevators. Many of the farmers are
clearing out their cribs for the re
ception of this- year's crop, which,
although not as plentiful as in the
E.ood years before drouth overtook
us, will yield many bushels of ex
cellent grain.
Wheat and corn have both been
very spotted over the country this
year, but plenty has been grown for
feeding purposes and with some left
t.r spare. Corn, however, is now at
the low price of around 35 cents a
bi!3hel, which is not enough to pro
vide a profit from the hazardous op
eration of growing it.
Hand is Badly Manacred
Edward F. Denny, the miller, had
the misfortune to get his hand in
;;ome of the machinery had three
fingers so badly cut and lacerated
that it was at first feared amputa
tion would be required. However,
the hand was dressed and an en
deavor is being made to save as
much of the hand as possible.
Brief Ripple in Gas Prices
A slight disagreement in the
price cf gasoline was evident in
Avoca last week when the bulk
price went down to 14.3 cents while
up town the price was 15.3 cents.
The sagging of prices was only tem
porary, however, as it was evident
that the price was lower than the
"cost of production," as the fanners
say, and could not stay there.
Discuss Many
Subjects of Inter
est at Kearney
Far Greatest Number of Towns Rep
resented at Any Time Since
Group First Organized
From Saturday's Daily
Mayor George Lushinsky, Treas
urer Maldon Brown and Council:nen
Fred Vincent, Wm. H. Pul3 and
Elmer Webb returned home last
evening from Kearney, where they
attended the annual meeting of the
League of Nebraska Municipalities.
City Attorney Howard Davis, who
with Attorney A. L. Tidd attended
the Wednesday and Thursday ses
sions left Kearney early Friday
morning for Colorado, where they
have business to transact and will
not be back for a few days.
This year's League meeting was
attended by the largest group of
city and town representatives of any
held in the 28 years since the League
was first organized in 1910.
Many subjects of importance were
discussed by the different groups
during the two and a half days of
business sessions.
At Wdnesday afternoon's general
meeting some of the important sub
jects discussed were the - Right to
Levy a Tax for a Sinking Fund to
Construct Public Buildings and Im
provements (at present levy for any
purpose beyond the current year's ex
penditures is unlawful, thus requir
ing bond issues for any building or
improvement costing more than a
few hundred dollars); Why the One
Mill Levy for Relief should be Con
tinued for another Two Years (this
past year only Plattsmouth and Om
aha made the levy the money goes
to sponsor WPA projects); Changes
that Should be Made in the Auto
mobile Testing Law; A Fair Distri
bution of Auto License Tax to Mu
nicipalities; Why Cities Should be
Relieved from Payment of the One
Cent State Gas Tax the Same as
They are Now Exempt from the
One Cent Federal Tax; Proper Re
vision of the Gasoline Tax Law to
Give Cities Greater Percentage of
the Tax (It was due to a fight led
by Mayor Sattler of Plattsmouth that
any of the tax was secured for the
towns and villages, the amount now
being 10 per cent of that prorated
to the counties by the state. This 10
per cent, in turn, is prorated to the
cities on a population basis).
At the Legal Section meeting
Thursday forenoon such important
subjects were discussed as the Mc
Cook vs. Johnson ' delinquent tax
ease, Tax Levies and Appropriat ions,
Legal Procedures of Municipal Bond
Issues, Arrests and Imprisonment and
City Zoning and Need for Zoning
Ordinances.
City Clerks and Treasurers dis
cussed their duties and problems at
another meeting as did cities of the
frst class, cities of the second class
and villages.
At the second class cities meeting,
automobile testing stations were dis
cussed together with Water Pollu
tion and Sjwer Disposal.
In the afternoon all groups met
at the district court room to hear an
address by Governor Cochran and a
frank discussion of the Hydro Elec
tric District problems and how they
may affect municipalities. Following
this came an address on "Airport
Planning and Development Under
the Nebraska Aeronautic Act."
The annual banquet in the even
ing was attended by nearly 500. It
was announced that 4C more member
towns were represented than at any
prior meeting
Officers are Named
Friday morning's session was de
voted to reports and recommenda
tions coming from the different
group deliberations, selection of Fre
mont as the 1939 convention city,
and election of officers. Mayor Geo.
S. Lycn, cf Falls City, was named as
president, and Mayor J. Roy Carter,
of Norfolk, moved up from a position
on the executive committee to vice
president. Executive Secretary C. E.
Beals, who ha3 cld that office since
1930, will continue to serve the
League in that capacity. Mr. Boils
has just recently been elected to a
position cn the executive board of
the American Municipal Association.
Ho has also served the Nebraska
League as president two years, 1929
and 1930.
Resolutions Adopted
At the closing session the resolu
tions adopted included:
Gasoline tax resolution asking for
amendment to the existing law "so
as to provide for a larger share to
municipalities of that part of the
gasoline tax now remitted to coun
ty treasurers;"
Resolution relating to auto testing
which urged that "counties or states
build and operate testing stations;
that rules and regulations be set up
In the law itself, and not promulgat
ed by any person; that test of lights,
brakes and steering equipment suffi
cient for safety on our streets and
highways be sufficient." (The test
ing situation as it now exists was
one of the hot subjects of the con
vention, as it was discussed in the
different group meetings);
Resolution asking legislative au
thority for cities to set up building
sinking funds, with proper safe
guards against diversion to other
than intended uses.
With seven from here present
Plattsmouth's delegation rated third
iu man miles traveled to the con
vention city within a very few
miles of Scottsbluff, the second prize
winner. Columbus, with 16 dele
gates traveling 105 miles to Kearney,
or 16S0 man-miles, was awarded the
first prize of $25 in cash. Scotts
bluff, with five traveling 278 miles,
had 1390 man-miles and received the
$15 prize. Plattsmouth's seven dele
gates traveled 194 miles to reach
the convention city, or a total of
1,358 man-miles. Falls City, with
five traveling 227 miles was fourth.
with 1,135 man-miles.
Members of the riattsmouth dele
gation enjoyed brief visits while in
Kearney, with Dr. and Mrs. G. L
Tavlor. former Plattsmouth resi
dents, and with Mrs. T. J. Todd
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mauzy, who is hostess at the Midway
Hotel Coffee Shop.
En route home they also stopped
at Shelton for a brief visit with Lud-
v.ig Hallas, former Plattsmouth man,
v ho is engaged in the banking busi
ness there, and at Lincoln for the
transaction of some business at the
capitol building.
Information as to exact proposals
to Nebraska municipalities by the
Public Power districts was some
what vague, with no promises given
as to rates.
The meeting passed a resolution
directed to President Roosevelt ask
ing that PWA funds continue to be
alloted to Nebraska municipal pro
jects, despite the statement of Secre
tary Ickes (based on money provided
for irrigation and power . projects)
that this state's quota has all been
used.
Many interesting exhibits tf mu
nicipal equipment were shown in the
nrranrv huildins:. construction of
which is just now being completed
by WPA.
The Plattsmouth delegation felt It
had learned much of interest con
cerning the duties and responsibili
ties of city administration and had
been given the advantages of capa
ble layman and legal advice on var
ious problems of particular interest
here.
THE STORY OF A CALF
Much sport has been made of a
long legal battle years ago covering
the ownership of a calf, taking the
disputants clear through to the last
court of appeals the United States
SuDreme Court at a cost many
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times the value of the animal.
This case has a counterpart in a
pending battle out in Buffalo eoun
ty, near Shelton, where Ludwig Hal
las, former Plattsmouth young man.
is engaged in the banking business.
In fact it has one peculiarity that
early day case didn't possess. Mr.
Hallas holds mortgages on the calf
granted by both of the claimants.
It seems that the man originally
having ownership of the calf, had it
replevined from him by the second
claimant, who posted bond to ba?k
up his replevin case.
Now, with the case definitely on
its way into court. Dr. G. L. Taylor
was called from Kearney Thursday
to take blood tests, for submission to
a labaratory specializing in establish
ing parentage in this manner, for a
check-up that may have an import
ant bearing cn the case.
Mr. Hallas dvised the Platts
mouth group that visited hiai yester
day he is considering taking the calf
in fulfillment of one or the other of
his mortgages, raising it to butcher
ing stage and then realizing a sup
ply of choice baby beef for his win
ter's meat supply.
Whether the case ever goes as far
ia the courts as its illustrious preda
ccssor, it is certainly a most inter
esting and bitterly contested claim
ol ownership of property the value
of which at present, as Mr. Hallas
put it, will not exceed $7 or $8.
REAL "BLUE CHIPS" OF IVORY
SAN FRANCISCO (UP)
The
California Historical Society has
placed on exhibition solid ivory poker j October 31. Three contests will bo
chips that represented $1,000 each, j held Friday, October 21. in Polk,
used at the time when bonanza kings j Custer and Seward counties. Aa
of California played for such, ether is billed for Cedar coiint'y on
amounts.
Pettengill
Sees End of the
Middle Class
Indiana Congressman Who Retires
from Public Life Says New
Deal Kills Democracy.
BY JOHN R. REAL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UP)
Rep. Pettengill, democrat, Indiana,
said today that another four years ef
the Roosevelt administration would
"wipe out" the middle class and de
stroy democracy.
Pettengill's statement was a polit
ical valedictory, ending eight years
i'i congress. He voluntarily relin
quished his house seat this year to
return to law practice. An early
supporter of the new deal, he broke
with it over the supreme court and
government reorganization issues,
Lecoming one of the administration's
foremost opponents.
"If President Roosevelt seeks and
wins another term." he said, 'the
financial situation will become so bad
that the middle class will be wiped
out and when that happens, de
mocracy goes.
"I was strong for the new deal in
1932 strong as horseradish. I re
gret to say it, but the only weapon
President Roosevelt has is to spend
the money he hasn't got. He hasn't
the political courage to do cither of
the two things that have to be done
reduce expenditures or raise taxes.
Someone has got to pay this debt
that is being created, and it will
be the middle class, the people who
want to look after themselves. They
are the only people who care a
damn about democracy."
Pettengill estimated that the class
of which he spoke numbers about
12,000,000 persons the type who
save money or buy insurance to take
rare of their own old age, he said.
"That protection against old age
i? gradually being squeezed out un
der this administration," he said?
"Where it cost a man of 30 about
$10,000 to buy insurance protec
tion for age 65 a few years ago, it
now costs a man of 30 more than
$13,000. The school marra who saved
$1,000 and used to get $40 a year
interest now gets $15 in South Rend.
Ind. In other words, her protection
has been cut by more than half."
He described the intramural fight
of the democratic party as a strug
gle for a label the right to carry
the name democrat into the next
prcpidential election. If the conser
vative wing of the party wins, be
said, there i3 likely to be a split
which will cause the imw dealers to
go into a third party and possibly
permit the election of a republican
president. .
CHARTER NEW UNION
HOUSTON, Tex.. Oct. 15 (UP)
The American Federation of Labor
today opened a new campaign to en
list Marine workers by i bartering
the Seafarers International Union of
North America.
President William Green, after
the Federation convention ended yes
terday, named- Harry Ludenberg to
direct the revised fight against the
committee for industrial organiza
tion's national Maritime union.
Green said It was the first inter
national move to orcanizc 125.000
marine firemen, enginemen, stew
ards, fishermen and unlicensed
ship personnel.
The A. F. O. L. sought to regain
il3 following after the old Inter
national Seamen's union began to
crumple under ths N. M. U. assault.
"There arc thousands who are un
organized because they were dis
gusted with the old union under the
Federation," Lundeberg said.
RESEARCH WORK OH
AMES, la., Oct. 15 (UP) Cooper
ative crop, weather and statistical re
noarch projects underway i:i several
mid-western states will be one of the
major topics diseursed when agri-
ultural scientists from five statea
and the District of Columbia meet
at Iowa State college Monday for a
two-day conference.
Nebraska will be represented by
Karl S. Quisenbcrry, research agron
omist.
CORN HUSKING CONTESTS
LINCOLN. Oct. 15 (UP) Corn
husking aces will eon- pete next week
for county championships which will
qualify the winners for the ttate
contest to be held near Madison on
j October 25.
