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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1940. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUENAL PAGE FIVE Cass County Farm J Bureau Notes 1 opy furnished from Office of County Agent Waldo. V Sheep Dipping Demonstrations Convenient aud economical dip ping of sheep in a portable vat will bo demonstrated Monday, May 6, on the W. L. Eisele farm south of Mur dock aud the Phillip Schafer farm north of Nehawka. Mr. Walter Tol rnau from the agricultural extension service will be there to answer any general sheep questions that those attending may have. Drenching to control stomach worms will also be demonstrated. Average los3 estimates of the U.S. D.A. indicated that 25c per lamb and 20c ner ewe can be saved by re-! moving ticks. For the most profitable hour and a half this month local sheep men are invited to attend one of the two demonstrations. The morning meeting starts at 10:00 and closes at 11:30 on the Eisele farm mile east and 1 south of Murdock. From 3:0') until 4:30 is the time set for the after noon session on the Schafer farm 7 i miles north and 2 miles west of Nehawka or 6 miles west and 1 mife north of Murray. Sheep men from adjoining counties have been invited to join Cass county farmers at the demonstrations. Seed Testing important Sorghum seed to be planted this spring should be tested for germin ation. It is always a good plan to have seed of all kinds tested but it is particularly important this spring to test sorghums since several samples have been found to germin ate below 50 per cent and some as low as 10 per cent. Farmers desiring to have seed sent in through this office should submit seed at least two weeks be fore the results are desired. Samples should be representative of the en tire lot of seed. About a pint of seed is necessary for a complete test. Testing can be done at home. Soak a large piece of blotting paper, cot ton flannel or wool cloth in water, fold, and place 100 seeds well sepa rated between the folds. Lay the folded blotter or cloth with the seed in a plate or pie tin and cover with another plate or tin to reduce evap oration. The blotter or paper should be kept moist but the seeds should no rest in water. Room temperatures of around 75 degrees are satisfactory. From five to ten days are required for the test. Circular C. C. 25 gives more detailed information on home germination tests of farm seeds. Bindweed Farmers from all parts of the coun ty have inquired at the office for in formation on the control of bind weed. This is the most serious weed in the state and eradication meas ures should be set up on each in fested area before a much greater acreage becomes involved. Small areas can best be treated with an application of sodium chlor ate in the fall. The ground should be free from excessive trash and suf ficient moisture present to permit the chemical to work around the roots. The cost of treatment is about 50 dol lars per acre. Where the infestation covers a large area cultivation with a duckfoot is much more e-conomieal Lightning F ire When the storm clouds roll this way, you will feel much more secure if you have good insurance WITH Windstorm Hail .. .m INSURANCE" Z, Ljj Plattsmouth and just as effective. Cultivation should start about May 1 and re peated at intervals of about two weeks until1 growth stops. Circulars giving more detailed in- formation on bindweed are numbers Suggestions for Summer Study After project club work ends, then what? This is a question often ask ed. Due to the many tasks which re quire the rural homemaker's time during the summer months, project club activities are discontinued. Fre quently, however, many clubs meet for a social afternoon, and have re quested suggestions for study, so the time can be profitably spent. Suggestions for Summer Study may be found in a list of circulars especially prepared .for this purpose. Any one of these circulars affords ample material for an afternoon's discussion and still leave some time for sociability. If interested in these suggestions for club use write or ask for Form 560 which lists some sixteen or twen ty interesting topics. 4-H Club Enrollment Climbs Twenty-nine 4-H clubs with an 'enrollment of 263 members have al ready been organised in Cass county for 1940. Many home economics clubs will be perfecting their organ izations within the next two weeks preparatory to leader training meet ings. Clubs organizing recently include: Tip-A-Half-Ton Baby Beef club, Faul Eveland as leader; Nehawka Cooking club, Evelyn Wolph as leader; Ne hawka Yard Beautification club, Imojof a quart of milk per child, helps Heebner as leader; Comfy Cooks, .to insure good health. This includes Mrs. L. Schneider as leader; Clyde Althouse as the leader of the Chicka dee Poultry club; Silver Thimble Sewing club, Inez Althouse as leader; Lloyd Schneider as leader of the Platte Valley Dairy club; James J Schafer as leader of the Cass County Bible School Sunday, May 5th "Isaiah Gives God's Invitation'' Isa. 55:1-11. This chapter has the real New Testament ring to it. The things mentioned are the things men talk about that men deeply long for and j strive for and labor for and God wants men to have and enjoy; but they can only obtain and enjoy them as they comply with God's will. This chapter is a prophetic call and appeal. To understand this chapter, we have to consider the preceding conditions. Chapter 35 confronts the i desert, and foretold the garden. Chap ter 40 announced a gospel consequent tc the activity of Jehovah. Chapter 53 unveiled the servant of Jehovah passing through the wilderness of travail, and so preparing for the song for the garden. Chapter 55 is, then, the prophetic call, consequent upon that which has gone before. This chapter opens in the wilderness in which there are thirsty, hungry and restless people. It closes in the gar den where the hills are singing and the trees of the field are clapping their hands. G. Campbell Morgan. (Verses 1 and 2). Three inescapable realties existing in the soul of every man without God are here set forth in strikingly picturesque and symbolic language. Man is described as thirsting, as hungry, and as having exhausted his resources upon those things which failed to bring the satisfaction he expected from them. Here stands God and calls: "Ho" to stop man,!De denied; it may be repudiated; it and draws his attention. Stop! Lis-'mqv he lauched at: but still it has ten! God has created the heart of man with a hunger and thirst for God. Man needs God. Nothing else. Nothing less. My soul thirsted after God, for the living God. And God has provided for this hunger and thirst a rich feast. "All things are now ready." (Matt. 22:4). And Jesus says: "Blessed (happy) are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness (after right relations between God and men) for they shall be filled." In the father's house is bread enough and to spare. (Luke 15:17). It is the business of the church to arouse in men the longing for God, in making man conscious of.his need cf God, and showing him the better way of life the fuller (abundant) life, that he can only have and live in harmony with the Will of God. The church can assure man of per fect satisfaction, if he accepts the invitation. But man may say, "That is too cheap, without money and without price; but it has cost God a great deal to prepare this feast, it is beyond price no man can reim burse God. so God decided to give it to man as a free gift. All that God Fancy Feeders; Mrs. John Rieke as leader of the Growing Pig club; Jerry Smith as leader of the Blue Ribbon Swine club; and Jerry Smith as the leader of the Happy Hustlers. Mote Milk Better Health Child Health Week seems a good time to talk about milk. Children certainly need plenty of milk during their growing years. In fact, milk is generally considered the indispen sable food for children, although of course they also need a variety of other foods. Where there isn't money enough for all the foods the family needs, sometimes the children get little or no milk. The food money often goes first for "filleruppers" like bread and cereals. Bread and cereals are good foods, but you need to add to them protective foods like milk, eggs, fruits and vegetables. Especially milk. Children are getting more milk than they used to through their 'school lunches. You see the same thing with edulis in public eating places. The half pint bottle of milk adorns many a cafeteria tray because of its convenient size. In town schools there may be a lunch counter where the children buy their luncheon milk, or the parents may make some arrangement with the teacher for the children to get milk in the middle of the morning or the afternoon. In country schools parents may also arrange for the milk, or have their children bring it from home in vacuum bottles. All efforts to provide school chil dren with more and better milk, so that each day they get their quota milk used in cooking as well as milk used as a beverage. Put in another way, it is wise to spend at least as much for milk, in- eluding cream and cheese if they are used, as for meats, poultry, and fish. Lesson Study! By I. Neitzel, Murdock, Neb. requires cf man is that he has a wed ding garment on. And this God pro vides also. It is called "garment of salvation . . . the Fobe of righteous ness." (Isa. 61:10). God himself wonders why men are so foolish, spending money, time, energy, health and risking often their lives for pleasures that bring only momentary satisfaction leav ing the soul empty and oft with a terrible disillusionment. While this invitation was extend ed in the first place to the Jews, it goes lurther and includes all na tions. Then there is a time when) God comes very near to man that is the time to seek him. All ,God re quires of man is recorded in verse 7; and that is really a man's job, but look on the great promise of Je hovah; he will have mercy on him and will abundantly pardon. What more could man ask! And his prom isee are sure. How is all this possible, we can not understand it listen to God: "My thoughts are not your thoughts, etc." (verses S and 9). Here follows an illustration (verses 10 and 11). The irresistable power of the Gospel. Rain makes the earth fruitful without it, it is barren, a desert. The Gospel, when preached in the power of the Holy Spirit, and so taught, will act upon the heart of man like rain upon the earth. Where the word of God goes, it goes with pow er. It may be resisted; it may be rejected; it may be spurned; it may power! If it does not save, it will condemn. If it does not turn man to God, it will harden a man's heart against God. If it does not get a man to love God, it will turn him to blaspheme God. The power of the Gospel was mani fested through men like John Knox, White-field, the Wesleys, D. L. Moody, Billy Sunday and others. Nothing else in the world has such drawing power. Other themes soon get old. when repeated several times, but the Gospel, having been preached nearly 2,000 years, is just as fresh and powerful as on the day of the first Pentecost because God is in it. Heaven and earth will pass away, but the word of -God will abide for ever. Nations come and go the Gos pel abides. It is the same in its po tentialities yesterday today a n d forever! "Tell me the same old story When you have cause to fear That this world's empty glory Is costing me too dear; Yes, and when that world's glory Is dawning on my soul, Tell me the old, old story Christ, Jesus, makes me whole." ! Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rutledge were visitors in Union Monday. Mrs. Floyd August of Atchison, Kansas, was a guest of Mrs. Carl Stone over the week end. George Thompson and wife visit ed friends and transacted business in Plattsmouth last Saturday. The .stork paid a vi6it to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Edwards last Sunday, leaving them a fine 7-pound son. Mrs. Albert Anderson was assist ing at the store while Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Steffans were in Omaha on business. Robert II. Bestor, wife and little son were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop last Saturday and Sunday. George Troop and wife of Platts mouth were visiting and looking af ter business matters north of Ne hawka last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Steffans and Mrs. Mollie Magney transacted busi ness and visited in Plattsmouth and Omaha one day last week. C. Steffans, who has been at St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska City, is reported as progressing nicely after "eturning to his home at Lorton last Sunday. Glen Taylor and family, who have been living here, while Glen was employed on WPA work at Weeping Water, moved to that town last week to make their home. R. B. Stone was taken suddenly and seriously ill a few days ago and was rushed to a Lincoln hospital. So far, the nature of his illness has proven baffling to the physicians. Sterling Ingwerson, who lives west of Plattsmouth, was looking after Nehaw business matters in Nehawka Mon-;,ir. day and while here purchased a quantity of stock feed from Herbie Kuntz. Stuart Rough, who has been mak ing his home in the country with his daughter, Mrs. Martin Ross, is re covering very satisfactorily, which will be pleasing news to his many friends. Anions the new purchasers of Plymouth cars are Marion N. Tuck er, of Nehawka and Dr. P. T. Heine man, riattsmouth. They were pur chased through Clarence Hansen, the local dealer. John W. Murdock, Sr., who was seriously ill for several weeks, is still confined to his home and quite poorly, notwithstanding the fact he has received the best of medical at tention and nursing. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Watson and little son of Grand Island visited over the week end at the home of the j parents of Mrs. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cisney. The Watsons are connected with the broadcasting sta-j tion at Grand Island. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Kratz and their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts of Lincoln were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Pal mer. Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Palmer, also of Lincoln, were also guests at the home of the parents for the day. Jacob Wessell, who lives south of tewn, was' in Nehawka Monday and enjoyed meeting his many friends. Mr. Wessell recently underwent a major operation and has just recent ly returned home from the hospital. All were glad to see him looking so well. Expect to Locate in West A number of families living in and near Nehawka have been shap ing up their affairs to depart soon for Twin Falls, Idaho, where they expect to make their future home. Attended Feeders' Day Program temperature last Minaay was jj ue Among those from Nehawka andFrees and everything growing nice- vicinity who went to Lincoln last week to attend the Feeders' Day pro gram at the Ag college, were Nels Thoren, Marion N. Tucker, Albert Johnson, Henneing Johnson and Arden Ruhman. In Business Twenty-five Years Last Saturday marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the opening cf the J. H. Steffens store here and the Nehawka Chamber of Commerce presented the proprietor with a fire bouquet, as a token of good will from the other business men of the com munity. Busy Workers Meet The Busy Workers, a ladies orga nization affiliated with the Nehawka Methodist church, met Wednesday at the home of one of their members, Mrs. Olaf Lundberg, who was assist ed by Mrs. Verner Lundberg and Mrs. Harold Dobson. A pleasant af ternoon was spent climaxed with a most delicious luncheon. Settled Fire loss Damage An insurance company adjuster was here to settle the loss to the V. P. Sheldon house, which is occupied by C. W. Burton as a re sult of the recent fire there. He was of the opinion that the fire did not originate inside the house, but rather between the walls or from the out side. It was first reported it had originated from a curtain blown into a lighted lamp, but this was not the case, as the curtains in the room were not even blackened. Nehawka Woman's Club The Nehawka Woman's club met last Friday with Mrs. W. A. Ost, who was assisted by Mrs. George Kime, as co-hostess. An interesting pro gram was enjoyed, followed by a delicious luncheon. To Attend District Meeting The district convention of the Christian Endeavor society of the United Brethren church is to be held at Fremont on May 10. Those from here who plan to attend are Rev. Snail and wife, Miss Bessie Mur doch, Barton Sutphin, John Murdoch, Jr., Eugene Fitch and Eraun. Improving Steadily Raymond C. Pollard, who has been at home several weeks since leaving the hospital in Omaha, is gaining In strength with each passing day, but iu still unable to keep up his work continuously, so J. M. Palmer has teen staying at the office afternoons, while Mr. Pollard goes home to rest, thus hoping to speed his recovery. Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. John Bolz were Kuests last Sunday at the home of Ralph Binger of Lincoln where they spent the day visiting. Report of two young men. 6ons of anz Mrs. Lloyd Colbert who ar- rived last Sunday at the country home of the Colberts. The two sons are reported as doing fine with the mother only fair. Congratulations all, and here is hopes for the best of all concerned. Mrs. Swind Nelson,, who has been at the hospital for some two weeks, where recently was born to her and husband, a very fine baby girl, re turned to their home last Friday, bringing joy to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nelson. Both the mother and litle lady are getting along nicely. Walter Little had the misfortune to lose one of his cows, which it was thought was poisoned by some volun teer oats, which had come up in a wheat field, and when the cold weather came froze the oats, causing t. poison to germinate. One of tne cows died, but with prompt treat ment the other was saved. Miss Doris Johnson was spending last week-end at the home of her brother, C. Wally Johnson at Friend and visiting her sister, Miss Esther Johnson, who is operator at the tele phone exchange there. While there Ehe attended a party given by the young women of the Friend schools and also enjoyed the senior class play. Beconditioning Furniture. Herbert Ratnour, who is employed at the C. J. Elgaard store, when busi ness is not pressing has been putting in his spare time paining and taste fully decorating the furture of the homes of himself and that of Mr. Elgaard. Writes From the South. Mrs. Harry Chrysler, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Neilson who with the husband make their home in the southern part of Arkansas, writes that they have bc;en having much rain down that way and the iy. Will Sing at Union. The members of the Cass county chorus were rehearsing at the Meth odist church of Weeping Water last Monday, when there was a goodly representation from all parts of the county. Murray had four members, they being Medames Margaret Ercn del, Bessie Seybolt. Evelyn Morris and Helen Scott. The members en joyed a very pleasant time and ar ranged to appear at the Union Bap tist church Friday of this week where they will be featured on a pro gram given by the Union Woman's club, who are to hold a gathering on Friday afternoon. Honor Supervisors of Work. With this or the early part of the coming week the Community build ing which becomes an integral part of the Cass County Agricultural as sociation, will be completed, and those who have worked on the build ing will be distributed elsewhere. Chris Lein, who has been supervisor of the work, is reported to depart for other work of a like nature, his jwork veil done and everybody inter- ested being well pleased with the work. As an appreciation of the ex cellent services and for the work of Glen Hoover, who has had charge of the work of installing the sewer, which is being continued for some time, but which is going along nice ly, these two gentlemen were honor ed last Monday evening by the busi ness men of Weeping Water, by a sup per at the Rest Haven hotel attended by some forty or fifty of the business men. Joe Bender and Frank wood were the prime movers in arranging the banquet. Glen Hoover will re main here for the present to look after completion of the sewer, while it is reported that Mr. Lein will go to Auburn to supervise a building and later will accept one of a num ber of offers for the same kind of work. To Replace Big Scales. The scales which have been the property of the Binger Lumber com pany, which were broken by an exces- Raymondisive load of baled hay, are being re placed. First the old ones were re moved and the pit cleaned out, Mr. Binger with his help doing that, while Jack Bo'z and the truck hauled the dirt away in order that another stone and concrete wall mighj be constructed that the new scales might be absolutely unbreakable. To' Give Interesting; lecture Through the good offices of Post master Sterling Amick, it has been arranged that C. W. Stine, agent in charge of the federal bureau of in vestigation will make an address at the auditorium of the new high school building in Weeping Water, Tuesday, May 14th. In addition to the school children the public is in vited to attend. The matter of curb ing crime has been of much interest to all law-abiding citizens and es pecially the younger generation. Keep this lecture in mind and plan to attend. Another notice will appear the coming week. Getting Along Pair. Miss Fern Hibard, who was the ore most seriously injured last week when four Weeping Water citizens were injured in a collision and over turning of their cars, is getting along fairly well. She was placed in a cast on account of her very bad injuries. The other members of the party are all doing fair. The injured were all at home In Weeping Water last Tues day. Entertained in Honor cf Mother. Mrs. Joe Bender last Sunday at their home in Weeping Water was hostess to a party, which included her mother, Mrs. J. Leslie Wiles, as the guest of honor, who was passing her birthday anniversary last Sun day. Those present to enjoy the dinner were J. L. Wiles and family. parents of Mrs. Bender, Mrs. John Domingo, grandmother of Mrs. Ben der, Mr. and Mrs. George Domingo. Has Beautiful Home. Richard Keckler, who has an eye for beauty in nature, has a home in Weeping Water where he spends a good portion of his spare time adding to the natural beauty of the sur roundings. The natural beauty- of the lawn and grounds has been en hanced by the planting of shrubs and flowers of all kinds, with a pool con taining fish, and water grasses, mak ing the place one of beauty. To Credit of Young Folks. The young people of Weeping Wa tcr and especially those interested in softball and other out-door sports, have been very active preparing the grounds in the Woolcott pasture for out-door activities and have a tennis court, a place for track activities, baseball and softball. They secured an old building which they tore iown and used the material for a grandstand and other needed build ings. Congratulations, young folks, may you have abundant success with your sports. Seeking More Beauty for City. Weeping Water, a natural beauty spot, is to be made more beautiful when the program of the city and members of the Garden club and civic minded citizens get their program go ing. Percentages are to be given on the grading of the various citizens for beautification of their homes and surroundings and prizes for the best kept lawns and streets and alleys surrounding them. With percentages for lawns, for attractiveness, neat ness and cleanliness of premises and general attractiveness of the entire town should result in a better ap pearing town, and advertise to the world through the medium of all who visit Weeping Water and place In the minds of strangers where it should be a city of great beauty. Those desiring to enter the con test should Eee Mrs. Clint Wilkin son or Mrs. Lloyd Wolcott. EAGLE B ITEMS Mrs. Ella Fisher spent Monday of this week at Crete. Henry Mollen made a business trip to Lincoln on Tuesday of this week. The Eagle Seniors enjoyed their sneak day in Omaha on Wednesday cf this week. Harvey Wall of West Foint visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wall last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Allen and R. B. Morgan of Lincoln visited at the home of Mrs. S. E. Allen last Sun day. Mrs. Emma Hcnriksen and Mrs. Verna Habel and daughter Maryln spent Monday of this week in Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gollner and son, Donald, of Venango, are visiting Mrs. Gollner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harte. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Piersol and Kenneth of Lincoln spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Piersol and other relatives. Mrs. Lydia Muenchau and Lillie of Elmwood spent Tuesday evening cf this week with Mr. and Mrs. William Muenchau and sons. Mrs. Susan Peterson and daughter, Violet, of Nebraska City, spent the week end with MrB. Fhoebe Burdick and Mrs. Fred Smith. Mrs. A. L. Kohtz was hostess to the ladies of the Dorcas Society at the Emmanuel Lutheran church on Wednesday afternoon of this week. A fine baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Houston Welton of Rockport, Missouri, on April 2Sth. Mrs. Welton is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Price, who are very happy over the arrival. Dinner guests cf Mrs. Emma Jud- kins last Sunday were Mrs. Mila Anderson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ralph Judkins of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Judkins and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Judkins and daughters. Mrs. Mila Anderson came the lat ter part of last week from Minneap olis and visited until Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Emma Judkins and other relatives. She will be trans ferred soon to Bridgeport, Conn. Warren Ruliffson was taken to the Lincoln General hospital on Tues day morning of this week. His ap pendix had burst and treatment was necessary preceding the operation. Since the operation, his condition is reported fair. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. were Mr. and Mrs. George Winkler and son, Raymond, of Eagle; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Krecklow and son of Manley and Mr. and Mrs. El don Winkler of Lincoln. W. C. T. U. Institute A number of members from the local union enjoyed attending the County Institute of W. C. T. U. at Alvo on Wednesday of last week. The unions in the county that were represented contributed to the pro gram, thus making it very Interest ing. The ladies of the Alvo group were very gracious hostesses. The Eagle ladies who attended were Mrs. Isabel Jack, Mrs. G. II. Palmer, Mrs. Sarah Keil, Mrs. J. L. Wall. Mrs. H. L. Scattergood and Mrs. Clyde West Boys Attend Judging Contest Sixteen boys represented Eagle High school at the annual judging contests held at the College of Agri culture at Lincoln April 25 and 2G. Sixty-one school were represented by something over seven hundred boys. There were about one hundred and fifty boys in each of the larger con tests. The following ribbons were wen by the Eagle boys: Team Classification: Second place on Judging hogs, Ernest Jack, Har old Porter, Michael Malone; Fourth place on judging Holsteins, Clen Fentiman, Jack Jones, Jimmie Ben der; Ninth on Dairy Management, William Wheatley, Kenneth Bishop; Ninth on all classes of Livestock, Ernest Jack, Harold Porter, Michael Malone. Individuals: Second on Judging Holsteins, Second on judging Guern seys and Sixth on judging all classes of Dairy Cows. Glen Fentiman; Sixth on Judging hogs, Ernest Jack; Ninth on judging hogs. Harold Porter. William Wheatley scored eighth cn Dairy Management. The contests closed with a ban quet Friday evening at which time the ribbons and trophies were awarded. KOlMtEADEB 01 LIBRAEY JOB PITTSBURGH (UP) In all the 40 years Richard Webb, 72. has been working at Carnegie Library he has never taken out or read a library took. Webb, who works in the base ment tending to generators and other machinery, explained, "I get lost up there."