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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TTTL ft Nickel 'Strip' Lies in Lonely Arizona Area Cost of Development Set at 100 Mil lion for Deposit Find Made by Five Prospectors. PHOENIX, Ariz. (UP) Discovery of a nickel deposit in the Arizona "strip" so valuable engineers esti mate it will require about $100, 000.000 to develop has been an nounced by W. J. Graham, member of the Arizona Mineral Resources board. Engineers of the Columbia Steel Corporation, who are examining the project, described the deposit as the "largest nickel concentration in the United States and one of the largest in North America." The find was made by five pros- pectors in the barren Virgin Moun tains about two miles south of the small town of Llttlefield the oldest Anglo-Saxon settlement in Arizona. The deposit lies in a vast, almost un populated stretch of land between the Grand Canyon and Utah's south ern "border once regarded as being virtually valueless. In No-Man's Land For years this "strip" territory lias been considered a veritable No Man's Land into which neither poli tician nor business man has cared to venture. It consists of straggling mountains, occasional buttes and plateaus. Its few inhabitants are, for the most part, a few hundred adherents of the Mormon faith who themselves have lived in obscurity since the famous Price Johnson poly gamy trial of 19?". Discovery of the huge nickel de posit, however, has suddenly caused , Arizona mining interests to awake with a start to the realization that this last frontier may turn out to be the richest single section of the state. Graham said the deposit was about 12 miles long, COO feet wide at its southern limit and about 1.400 feet wide at its northern limit. Because the United States must import most of its nickel, the deposit is even more important in view of the national defense emergency. Gov ernment engineers have placed nickel on the list of vital minerals neces sary in war time. Depth Not Known "This deposit is so uuge I couldu'. even start to estimate how much it's worth," Graham 6aid. "The engi neers haven't learned yet just how deep it runs, but even if it were only very shallow, it covers so much sur face that its value still will be tre mendous." Graham said a government engi neer reportedly had estimated that an outlay of about $100,000,000 would be necessary for proper de velopment of the deposit. "That'll give you an idea of how much it's worth," he said. Another deposit, not quite so ex tensive as the Littlefield formation, has been located near Bunkerville, New, about 10 miles from Littlefield, Graham said, and there is some rea son to believe that the Nevada and Arizona deposits are part of the same formation. The last time the desolate "strip'.' area came into prominence was in l'35 when two adherents of the Mor mon faith, Price W. Johnson and I. C. Spenser of the "strip" town of Short Creek, Ariz., were arrested and later convicted on polygamy charges. SHOOTS IROTHER. SISTER-IN- LAW ; THROWS BODIES IN WELL KNOXVILLE, la., July 31 (UP) Matt Melia . 44. a farmer, was charged with first-degree murder to day after confessing that he had shot his brother and sister-in-law and thrown their bodies into a 60-foot well on their farm three miles south east of Attica. The bodies of the victims, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Melia, 51 and 31, respec tively, were recovered by authorities after Matt Melia walked into the of fice of Police Chief Ira Ward, sat down and calmly told his story. "Yesterday Joe and I had an argu ment about feeding the hogs and he Etarted at me," he related. "I had a .12 guage double-barrel shotgun in my band and I said 'Joe, If you come any nearer. I'll kill you.' Mrs. Melia was standing by the clothes line. She jumped toward ine and I pulled the trigger accider tally. Then 1 shot Joe twice. My f.rst thought v as to destroy all the evidence so I threw the bodies into a dry well. I decided 1 never could continue living there, so I came into town and gave tr.rself up." Subscribe for the Journal. UNION ITEMS. Lowell McQuinn was a visitor in Murray last Monday, having business to transact there. Sterling Harris, A. E. Frand. Er nest Rathe and George Yonkers were visitors in Johnson the fore part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Pecker and their little daughter. Miss Mary Anne were guests Sunday at the home of A. L. Becker. W. H. Mark was looking after some business matters in Plattsmouth last Monday, driving over in his auto and meeting a number of friends there. C. E. Morris was called to John son the first of the week, where he transacted business. He made the trip in his car. Miss Yelnia Thornton of Nebraska City, a friend of Miss Opal Yonker, spent last week here with the latter, returning to her home last Sunday. Donald Morris, of Ashland, a nephew of C. E. Morris, of Union, is spending the week with the family of his uncle and assisting his cousin, P.ernard Morris, in the store. Mary Pecker, who is in charge of affairs at the Union Credit associa tion, transacted business in Omaha last Monday, and. during her absence George Stites looked after business at the banking house. Miss Bettie Austin who has been visiting here for the past three weeks with her father. Jay Austin, and other relatives and friends, departed last Sunday for her home at Falls City, where she resides with herj aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bollman. During the past month. Jack Francis, who has been in the employ of A. L. Becker as a woodsman, has been working for Roy F. Becker, south of Union, and with the con clusion of the harvest and threshing, Mr. Francis has returned to Union, and is employed with A. L. Becker, they working again in the timber. Prompt Adjustment of Hail Loss An insurance company representa tive was here Monday to make ad justments of losses suffered from the hail storm of Friday night. Sterling Harris, son of C. F. Harris, local rep resentative of the company, assisted! the adjuster and together they work-j ed out very satisfactory adjustments. Many windows were broken by the hail and other damage done. Mrs. Isaac Dye Poorly Isaac Dye and son Roy had ar ranged to depart for the western part of the state, where they havej land interests, but the sudden illness of Mrs. Dye prevented their going . Tt is hmierl thnt Mrs Pve will soon bt restored to her accustomed good j health. Working in the West Yictor Clarence writes rrom the western part of the state where he has been operating his disc sharpen ing outfit and finding plenty of work. that the season for this work is pretty well advanced and he has just about covered the field so will return home, in all probability by the end of the present week. Many People Attend Meeting A large crowd was on hand last Sunday evening for the open air union meeting, one of the series that have been held for several weeks. Rev. Randall, a former Methodist minister here some twenty-five years ago. delivered a very fine sermon and together with his wife enjoyed greet ing the many old friends. These meetings are proving very popular and will be continued through the hot weather season. Visited with Parents Here Mr. and Mrs. Burr Stanley and their twelve-year-old daughter were here Ust Sunday for a visit at the home of Mrs. Stanley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dysart. The daughter contributed to the program at the open air union ser vices with some special numbers on the violin. Another fine number on this program was the duet rendered by Misses Wilma Rathe and Ramona McQu:!nn. Much Damage Done "by Storm Accompanying the high winds and rain of last Friday, there was con siderable hail, causing damage. A total of fourteen windows were brok en out of the Union school building and many more over the city general ly. Rain totaling as much as five inches in places accompanied the hail end crops were pounded into the ground or washed out. At the farm of D. Ray Frans, which is occupied by II. W. Griffin and family, the corn crop was literally anihilated the entire work of the summer. gone for naught. Besides this, the house and outbuildings were wrecked, the blinds and screens being blown off and some of the farm buildings moved from their foundations. Lewiston Social Circle Meets . The Lewiston Social Circle club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. George Comer. Mrs. A. O. Fearsley was assistant hostess. Fifteen members were present. Visitors for the afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Jess Pell. Omaha, and Mrs. Ed Midkiff. Delicious refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Louis Burbee with Mrs. Lloyd Scott assisting her. Club Reporter. .'..I '.. T..T. I-I-I-I- Cass County Farm 7 f Bureau Notes t J Copy furnished from Office J. of County Agent Waldo. MotherV Vacation Camp Enrollment blanks for Mothers' Vacation Camp, Seward Park, August 16-17-18. are available at the Farm Bureau office. Applications are due, in this office. August 9th. Anyone interested in a few days vacation from home responsibilities should make application as soon as possible. Sheep Blocking Iemonstration 4-H sheep club members and oth- jers interested will get first hand in- formation on preparing sheep for 'show. A blocking demonstration will be given by Walter Tolman, live stock specialist from the College of) Agriculture. The date will be Fri day, August 9th. Merritt Pollard Jr., leader of the Blue Ribbon Sheep club south of Nehawka is arranging for the place for the demonstration. Summer Vegetables Vegetables twice a day is the rule for summer and winter, spring and fall. But Miss Mabel Doremus, ex tension food specialist at the Nebras ka College of Agriculture, points out that summer vegetables are the most tempting of all. This is the season when you can get them fresh from (your garden or the nearby neighbors at low cost. With so many vegetables to choose ifrom. it's easy to plan an entire meal around them. For a vegetable plate, you might choose fresh peas for their bright green color, roasting ears of white or yellow corn, or plump red tomatoes to broil or bake. !Snap beans and lima beans are also 'at their peak in most localities, and i itht poason for -vtllow squash s begin- j mug. .New lieetS ana cairois oieii. 1,6 nlil 111 Whichever vegetables you choose, cook them quickly in as little water as possible. Serve them simply with butter or some well-flavored fat and light seasoniugs. For salads, there are crisp green cucumbers, bright red radishes, slen der green onions and a variety of greens. Selecting a Ram The old adage that the sire is half the cattle herd applies to the farm flock of sheep just as well in the opinion of Ross II. Miller of the University College of Agriculture. He says the ram affords the chief op portunity for improvement in the Pock and therefore selection of a breeding ram should be most care fully made. Throughout Nebraska, Miller says, the mutton type rams are in the greatest demand. A good, mutton type animal should be low clown. wide, deep of body, thick fleshed over the back, loin and leg. He should have plenty of strength and constitu tion. Another important point is the ini for getting a ram that is a t.ood feeder. Demonstration of the proper selec tion of such a ram will be shown at the State Sheep Show to be held in Lincoln on Friday of this week August 2. The event affords an op portunity for farmers to make a study of sheep type and also to select a suitable ram for their flocks. WINTERSTEEN HILL WINS FROM SOUTH PAKE TEAM The Wintersteen Hill baseball team defeated the South Park team Tuesday morning by a score of 16 to 13. Edward Lushinsky led the Win tersteen atta'k with two homers. Lushinsky commenced the pitching, while Robert Cook climaxed it. The catcher for the Wintersteen Hill was Rice. Terrance Tnnett began the pitch ing for the South Park team; he was followed by S. Dashner, who was fol lowed by K. Dashner. The catching was done by Jackson. Nehawka Miss Lanna McReynolds returned home last Sunday night from a week's visit elsewhere. Fred L. Hild of Murray was a business visitor in Nehawka last Monday, having work done on his automobile. Mrs. Tommy Mason, who has been visiting in Kansas City with her folks for some time, in company with the young son born while there and an older daughter, arrived home last Sunday Tommy Mason, who is not afraid of work, during the afternoons after he gets in from his work as rural mail carrier, has been plastering some rooms at their home in order to have greater convenience. Grandmother Stimhert, mother of Superintendent C. E. Stimbert, has been a guest at the home of her son during the past two weeks and will remain for some time yet before re turning to her home at Inland. Lyle Kruger, who departed for Lexington some ten days ago, found on arrival there the work had been postponed. A clerk had been directed to notify him, but failed to do so, and the trip was all for naugh. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Giles of Platts mouth. were guests in Nehawka last Sunday, coming to visit Mrs. Shel don mother of Mrs. Giles, who was very ill and who passed away Tues day. The remains were accompanied to the old home in New York by Mrs. George E. Sheldon, a son and Mrs. E. C. Giles, a daughter, where burial is being had. John H. Steffens, wife and family, drove to Lorton to visit at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. Steffens last Sunday. Not finding anyone at home, they returned by way of the wrecked 'home of John Suit zen near Nebraska City, which was destroyed by the young twister that struck in that neighborhood Friday evening. An Omaha representative of a school bus company was in Nehawka a number of times during the past two weeks endeavoring to sell the board of education a new bus body. Should they decide to purchase, Yer ner Lundberg, who has the hauling contract, will buy a new chassis for rame, giving a fine set of equipment for handling the pupils. However, so far. neither of the two pieces of equipment have been purchased. Making Good Progress Now Some time ago Miss Nannie War den sustained a fractured hip bone which required that she be taken to a hospital until tne injury snouiu heaJ Later sfc? WM relea;ed lrom ,he hospital and is at lne home 0f i - . brother Tt.-frh Wanipn in thf. country, where she is still confined to her bed while the broken bones con tinue to knit. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson were out to visit with Miss Warden last Sunday and found the patient cheerful and doing fairly well. Played a Little Golf A number of Nehawka golf fans drove to the course at Nebraska City last Sunday morning, where they enjoyed playing a few rounds be fore the sun got too high in the sky. Those who went were Alfred Anderson. Charles D. Adams and son Bernell Adams, and Superinten dent C. E. Stimbert of the Nehawka schools. Spent a Short Time Here Rev. Otto Engelbritzen and wife, who have been on a vacation trip to Wisconsin, came this wey while en route home, and have been guests at the home of the parents of Mrs. En j pebritzcn lKI-ore continuing on to! their home at Laurel. They report having had a most de lightful time while in the north and now return to their work with great ly renewed vigor. Home from the North Frank Cox, who some time since went north to seek employment in the harvest fields of the Dakotas and Minnesota, with the conclusion of the rush of work there returned and says there has been a great wheat crop in the north, and that it is now about all harvested and safely stored. Married Thirty-Six Years This coming Saturday, August 3, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Kruger will cele brate their thirty-sixth wedding an niversary, as they were married at the office of the county judge in Plattsmouth. The bride and groom came' to Plattsmouth from Green wood, where the bride lived with her parents, she being then Miss Sarah Anna Hoham. There were no cars to drive back and forth in and no paved reads to drive them over at that time. Fcur children have been born to them, one son, Lawrence, who re sides at Nebraska City, and the three daughters, Mrs. Fred Guede, residing at Unadilla, Mrs. Fred Bucholtz, of Avoca, and Mrs. John Chriswhvser of Nehawka. They say the thirty-six years have come and gone very rapidly, bring ing with them many changes, and they look forward to the coming 36 years, wondering what they will bring to the world. Married at Eockport, K. On Wednesday, July 24, Everett Hicks and Miss Lulu Redden slipped away to Rockport, Mo., where they were united in marriage and return ed to make their home in Nehawka. Both the bride and groom are well and favorably known to a large circle of friends. They are making their home in a trailer camp, south of the Sheldon Manufacturing company's plant, where they are very comfort ably located. Congratulations and best wishes. Creek Full of Water The writer met Jacob Wessell, who resides south of Nehawka over the line in Otoe county, last Monday, and in speaking of the storm late last week, he said the creek is full of water from that downpour. It has been many moons since this creek has been filled with water, and with the creek full of water, one can ex pect the cribs to be full of corn. Nehawka Yard Eeautification Club The Yard Beautification club met at the Edwards home July 11. The meeting was called to order by our president, Doris Anderson. The roll call chairman, Donald Cox. had each member answer by telling how they had improved their yards. We are to meet at Janet Nutzman's home July 25. Our leader, Miss Heebner, assigned us different things to make and bring to the next meeting. We read the lesson in club. The meeting was adjourned, but Bible School Sunday, August 4th "The Two Ways" Psalm 1; Matt. 7:14-27. This Psalm is a prelude or intro duction to the whole book of 150 Psalms. The whole Bible recognizes only two classes of people the god ly (or God-like) and the ungodly. So, there are only Jwo ways in which man can go the narrow or straight way or the wide or broad wa. The one goes upward, the other down ward. Man is given the choice, that is, he has a free will to chose owe or the other. As the choice is his. so is the responsibility or the conse- quences. To be sure, a man may be led by others to make the wrong choice; in that case both will share the result. The same is true of the other one who helps one to make the right choice. In our Psalm the writer uses a parable that of a tree; then he uses three stages downward: (1) It is choosing a companion, casually, they walk together, as they go along con versing, when (2) they stop and argue. As they get deeper into their argument, they think it best to (3) sit down and argue the matter at their leisure. That is the common way with men. Should a Christian be found in such company and find a delight in it. Many seem to find it vwr nfM-eeablp to walk with the - c ungodly, standing with sinners and sitting with the scornful thus they snk lower and lower in the scale, until you cannot tell them apart. Finally he can tell just as filthy a story, use the same profane language nd swear like them Notice the difference! Blessed is the man that does the opposite. He finds his greatest pleasure and en joyment to find out the will of God. That takes up all his spare time from his daily work; every moment of his time is devoted to the study of God's law that regulates his con duct day and night no time for card parties, or going to the movies, or joyriding What? No pleasures of any kind? Yes, lots of them. The real Christian finds his greatest de fight in the presence of God; he loves Him with all his heart, soul, mind and all his powers. He is found in the prayer meeting. Sunday school, does not neglect the regular services. he has no taste for the worldly pleas ures he finds absolutely no time to go to them; he buys out the time, makes better use of it, and so he grows in grace and knowledge and in favor with God and man, and is a useful member of society and an honor to the kingdom which is the church of the living God. Then, look at the life and the end j sand, of both one a fruit-bearing tree, the Examine, dear reader, the founda other like chaff useless, good for!tion cf YOUR faith, before it is tod - 'nothing. What a sad ending! most of the members remained to listen to an important meeting of the Cooking club which was also J held there. Mrs. George Tollard was: a visitor at both meetings. Delicious refreshments were served by Mrs.) Edwards and Mrs. Cox. The club is ending a club year of; interesting meetings and tours. On July 25, twenty-one members met at the Nutzman home. There were a number of exhibits and reports given for Mr. Waldo, county agent, and; LONDON, July 31 (UP) British Mr. Stimbert. j authorities are confident that by a Plans were made for an Achieve- r.cw drastic extension of the blockade, meut Day. w hich is to be a picnic on jannouiu ed in the house of commons August 8th. at Arbor Lodge. Each j day. they have taken a long step member is to bring their favorite i" tbeh attempt to strangle Germany kind of sandwiches and a covered and Italy, it was indicated today, dish. ' One immediate effect, it was fore- The meeting was adjourned and ' cast, would be the release of many the hostess served delicious refresh-! British naval units from petty patrol ments. jduty because fewer ships would cross En route home, the members visit-jthe Atlantic and ships which have ed at the Sands home to see the pic-j been running contraband through nic grounds, the spring, the lovely ! neutral countries would be afraid to arrangement of flowers and to gain i take advantage of British tolerance new ideas. Orlah Kuntz, Reporter, Ship Power Loader The Sheldon Manufacturing com- pany have perfected and are engaged! in ine manuiaciure oi a new type oi j ,u "'e wv.o power loader which can be attached i xvho refuse to undertake carrying to a truck or tractor and used tolGtI'inan or Italian cargoes, load dirt, sand-gravel and othe like -British companies for many years substances. It will work on either .have been pioneers in establishing side or at the rear of a tractor and 'oaling rtations not only throughout is said to do a very neat job ofic empire but throughout the rest loading. The company has completed one of the new machines and in a few days will ship it to northern Illi nois, where it has been sold and will be put to work. We can TurrTTsT: ycu vjttTi Rub ber Stamps made to order at a price considerably below that you have been paying. Prompt service If you need stamps. s us. Lesson Study! By L. Neitzel, Murdook, Net. Our Lord used another parable which was veil understood by his hearers. Here, as in Psalm 1, are two men used as an illustration, which also shows the wisdom and foolishness of man. One takes the easy way in building a house char acter, life: the other spends much and labors hard for a good founda tion for his house character. It is a great pity that in our day the church is at fault by not insisting that its converts lay a deep and solid foundation when they become Chris tians. We see no penetential tears, no godly sorrow for sin. hence no joy in Christ for sins forgiven; no passing from death into life: no pass ing of old things bad habit all things becoming new. There is no fruit of the spirit. The least temp tation wrecks the house, for it has NO foundation. Then we call them "backsliders" and that is wrong they could not backslide because they It, A vi i;rnr l,n rocr-iml frnm 4bi miry pit and had their feet placed on the Rock. When they have an other emotional spell, we call them "reclaimed." What a farce! We wonder how the recording) aml a l0rBe or study suggested. His angel enters suc h in his record. The j wakm sses and disabilities are point disillusionment of such souls must be ed out and corrected wherever pos a terrible awakening, when the,Fi',le- judge will say: "Depart from me, I ; never knew you But. think God! There are someiat lloni(1 be verge of true men in the rulpit who are not j divorce, or the inability to dance or out for members, but souls born in-1 fai ry on a conversation, have been to thes kingdom; who have gone nown to cause a student to fail," through the agony of "birth pains;" j Dariey said. "Other common indi w ho have been made conscious of the vidual c onditions are financial weight of their sins, and in their j troubles, poor health, unwise voca iigony criei out: "I will not leave 'tional choice, and educational dis Thee. except Thou bless me." And 'abilities such as poor study habits or the peace of God filled the soul, and the assurance that the record of a misspent life was blotted out. and the sinner was justified before God. and! sealed by the Holy Spirit and adopt ed into the family of God's children. Such an experience will never be forgotten. No. even should one lose out in the service of God and go to hell, that experience will go with him and will make his torment great- er. Having gone to such deep con - i trition, and then found himself in j favor of God. he will cherish the ! great boon conferred upon him. The storms may (and will) come, but he stands planted on the Rock of Ages. ' Temptation may (and will) come, but with Joseph he will say: "How then can I do this great wickedness ad sin against God?" (Gen. 39:9) Such determination brings victory the storms will not wreck the house, for it is built upon Christ, the solid Rock. All other ground is sinking late! British Blockade Seen Effective Against Axis One Great Blow to Shippers Will Denial of Coaling and Oiling Facilities. if they had time. But shipping experts expressed be lief that the really damaging blow would be the denial of bunkering of oil and coal and dockyard facilities of the world until they enjoy over whelming dominance outside Europe, the United States, and Japan. Clinic Weighs Youth's Flair for Education University of Minnescta Bureau Gives 1C0.O0O Tests Yearly Pre scriptions Offered. By CARLETON BRECHER MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (UP) The University of Minnesota testing bu reau is giving 100. 00 written exam inations this year in its light against "educational mortality." "Out of every 100 students who enter high school, only about five graduate from college eight years later," Dr. John G. Darley, youthful director of the bureau, explained. After long study it has been de termined that many students are doomed to discouragement or failure ia certain courses, classes or voca tions because of what Darley terms "conditions within the individual." Prescriptions Are Offered This year 4.OU0 students have come to the testing bureau, as they would to a doctor, but for a diagnosis of their individual conditions and a prescription for prevention of future failures in sc hool or business. The bureau gives each client an average of 10 tests which take from 6 to 12 months to write. Following two or three interviews, Uie bureau compiles a complete record of the student's general ability, occupation al interests, achievements, and family j background The student then is advised as to the broad family of occupations in which lie is most likely to succeed. Small Troubles Important j "Such things as having parents the inability to read rapidly." Darley blames "the rigidity of our school system" as a second cause of the high educational mortality rate. In addition to advising students, the bureau constantly aavises the fac ulty regarding courses and curricula. ' suggesting a relaxing of the present j rigidity wherever it is considered j wise. Besides handling 4.000 students on ! the campus each year, most of whom are high school graduates ready to enter college and college freshmen, the testing bureau gives two written examinations to each of 25.000 high school seniors throughout the ctate each year. PETAIN, HITLER TO MEET GRENOBLE, July 31 (UP) French Vice-Premier Pierre Laval soon will go to Taris to arrange an interview between Premier Petaia and Adolf Hitler, it was reported un officially today. Journal Job Pnnuna Pleases.