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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942 PLATTS1I0UTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE City Council Hears Discussion Dairy Checkups Federal Health Unit Tells of Need for Local Supervision Many Routine Matters Heard. The city council last evening her.rd a very interesting . is Hussion of the need of dairy inspection and the local governments setting up ordinances to cover the maintenance of the highest standards of purity and cleanliness in the places where milk is prepared for consumption by the public. A representative of the federal health unit at Bellevue was present and talked for so'ne time on the matter of this important phase of health work. The speaker told of the easy way in which many dis ease germs are transmitted through milk, and especially of the danger where a transient element brines in greater danger of new disease prob lems. As a part of the defense area, it was urged that this city should have legislation that would permit strb t enforcement of the rules and regulations as provided by the fed eral authorities. Several of the most vital needs was to see that the cows were kt-pt clean, that waste was removed and barns kept clean and sanitary, that all vessels or appliances used in pre paring the milk for market be kept in the be-t of sanitary condition, bottles well washed and sanitary and that rooms where the milk is pre pared be clean and free from pos sible germ tarrying conditions. The federal unit had no enforc ing pov.tr only that of inspection and recommendation, for this reason advising a city ordinance. The rep resentative stated he had received a fine reception and spirit of co operation from local dairies large and small. The members of the council were given a model ordinance that will be studied with a view of perhaps enacting a similar one for the in spection of milk from dealers. The meeting- being the first of the month, tat:': :e the usual re port- of the various city officials for the month of Dectinber. City Treas urer M. D. Brown reported that $21,661.44 represented the city bal ance on Dec-ember 21st. City Clerk Albert Olson reported that for the month cf December he had collected the sum of $162.50 that had been turned over to the city treasurer. Police Chief Guy Long reported that for the month of December there had been six arrests and fines and costs of fP.2.00 collected. Police Judge C. L. Graves, for the week of December 2S, reported three arrtsts and fines and costs of $11.25. The League cf Nebraska Munici palities reported that their meeting was to be held on January 23rd at Linco!::. also that the annual dues of the municipalities was due. On mo tion the sum of ?2u for member ship was ordered sent to the secre tary at Lincoln. The city received notice of the vacation of an old road just south cf the Oak Hill cemetery, not used for a "reat many years and which is sought to be formally closed by law. It Cost More Now to Re pair Damage Caused by Fire, Wind, or Automo bile Accidents. Insure for safety A few dollars spent for Insurance may save you a heavy loss. CALL 0E SEE INSURANCE- "T-BONDS-rp5 XJjZ- Pl-ATTS MOUTH Councilman John E. Schutz of the lighting committee, presented the rerort of the committee recommend- j iiig- a street light at Fifteenth and j Pearl streets. This was ordered in ; stalled by the council. On the mat ter of a stop and go sign at Sixth Sand Main Streets, Mr. Schutz re ported that estimates of the cost was in the neighborhood of $400. Chairman Noble of the streets, alleys and bridges committee recom- mended that the wart in the center , of the 6th and Main street inter section be removed, j Chairman Seiver of the police eom ! mittee reported that the city had practically a new police force. Fredicured from Farm Bureau board mem - Drucker as chief and Ira Parker I assistant chief. The other position i had been vacated by the resignation of Clifford Stoehr to take up other j w ork. Councilman Schutz pointed i 'out that in the past the members of the police were confirmed by the j city council after the reeonimenda- 1 ition of the mavor. This was carried I ' out and Messers Drucker and Parker t ! confirmed. J ! Councilman Schutz complimented j ; Chief Drucker on his policy of being j at Sixth and Main when the city j schools closed at noon and in the ; 'afternoon, protecting the children in! ! crossing the busy highway traffic, j ' Dr. O. Sandin. fire chief, was ; j present and urged that the city have j ' new locks placed on the fire house j 'on the first floor of the city hall to j prevent anyone getting in and dam-. ; aging the hose in the drying room, j ; It was decided that a lock be placed j on the door of the building where the ; firemen have a club room and then ! the north door be fastened from the ; inside as well as the sliding doors the truck room that could be open ed from the inside. A cover was j needed for the fire truck and the; chief recommended the use of a sal- j vage cloth rather than a tarpaulin, j these could also be used to advan- j tasre at fires. Fire Chief Sandin also' stated that the department v. as or-! dered to keep at its full strength and j ito form a force of twenty-five aux- j ' iiiary members for use in emergen- : cies. j ; City Clerk Olson reported that the j ! board of county commissioners had j I cleared up the matter of taxes on : city owned property that had been j ' assessed after the purchase of the i i tax title by the city. The property has been sold to private parties and 'this will clear the record in the mat ! ter. j The finance committee was au- i thorized to secure the extension of ' the compensation insurance that will i expire before the next meeting of j the council. j I The council allowed the follow- j j ing claims before the adjournment ; that came a few moments after 9 f : o'clock: General Fund A. J. Trilety. pole $ : Lester Taylor, labor ; John Kubicka, same Chester Taylor, same I Fred Rice, plastering ; Iowa-Nebr., Light & Power. i Co . gas I Shea's Cafe, meals W. A. Swatek. mdse. I Douglas McKnight. Eng. Warga Huw.. mdse. Bates Book Store, mdse. Lefabure Co.. mdse. j Plans. Journal, printing I Lincoln T. & T. Co., phone 9.00 9.45 15.00 .C5 2.t5 75.00 1;,;' fi.SO 60.01 is. oo S.65 Business Tax Ftmd j Lester Taylor. lalor $ 14.40 . j Noah Parker, same j John Kubicka. same i Chester Taylor, same Street Lighting Fund Weyiich & Hadraba. sup plies $ t-,.ii: tt-. T"-- 13 tr let t li-btin- 7S .73 II1CI, fcl. lll.llllr- Fire Hydrant Rental Piatts. Water Corp., hydrant rental , $45 Eoad Fund Lester Taylor, labor $ Noah Parker, same Walter Olson, same Eritz Kaffenbergr Al Kearns, s?me John Kubicka. same ; Chester Taylor, same Marion Taylor, same Lewis Meisinger. same Joe Richards, same W. A. Swatek. mdse. F. R. Gcbelman. mdse. Cass County Motor, mdse. Cecil R. Lar--, heater Tidball Lumber Co., asphalt , Chas. Vallery. gas Cloidt Service, gas i Gamble Store, mdse. i Ofe Oil Co.. gi-s Dog Tax Fund .; O. F. Sma-lcy. burying 3 j dogs Fire Department Fund Ofe Oil Co.. mdse. , $ : H. M. Soennichsen. mdse Duxbury &. Davis, insurance 22.7" ! 23.62 i 12 20 12.20 4.80 29.20 46.95 12.20 11.00 1.40 A -. 'nc 1.60 4.00 i l.-. ol'o 1 .3 3 46.74 LONATES EEADEES DIGEST Our high school library received ; some very late issues of magazines and Readers Digests from Mrs. E. i A. Wurl and we w ish to express our 1 thanks and appreciation for the donation as we were greatly in need of the Readers Digests Thanking ; you again. Mis. Stones, librarian; i L. S. Devoe, Supt. 4 F Cass County Farm f Bureau Notes f Copy furnished from Office J of County Agent Waldo. Annual Farm Bureau Meeting Plans are under way for the an nual Farm Bureau meeting, Thurs day evening, January 29th. The meeting will start with a dinner, fol- lowed by business meeting, election of new board members and program. Tickets for the dinner may be se- ' j ; Most Nebraska Citizens Were Prosperous in 1941 BUSINESS IN 1941 BUILDING PEEMITS NEW PASSENGER CAB REGISTRATIONS BANK DEBITS PAY ROLLS DEPARTMENT STORE SALES EMPLOYMENT POSTAL RECEIPTS LIFE INSURANCE SALES ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION i i Chart t 1941 FARM INCOME COMPfiHED .T?H 194J fYPE OF INCOME PER FARM MARKETINGS Pl.Uf GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS reaps LIVESTOCK AND LIVI r" GCVEaNMENT PAYMENTS The year 1941 was a prosperous one for most Nebraska citizens, ac- cording to a year-end review of een- , . . . . , eral business activity prepared by the University of Nebraska Co1 - ee cf Business Business Administration. a the state increased sig- nificantly over the previous year and is now vithin five points of the peak year of 192&. j Chart 1 summarizes 1941 as com-; pared with 1940. Eight of the indi-; cators show an increase in business while only one shows a decrease. The dollar value of building permits is- ;sued represents the largest gain. On; tne otner nanu ine cuuuiuy nuu ui electric power, primarily a measure of lliaus-inai uuiiKii, a -.-- crease. The explanction may lie partly in the small amount of de- i fense production in the state and in the decreased supply of consumer ftnrnhle jmnds due to n'.atrrial short- ; ages and limitations placed on out- ; rut- I Bank debits, best single indicator of general business activity, were' larger by" one-fifth over 1940. Only; ,5(S m.,nM rpnvcsfiits nil 15'.60 ! expansion of the physical volume of o' 19-f despite the enormous de-5-15i trade since the rise in retail prices 'i-e;'se in government payments. This ia nt r, r-n riv 15 nor rent. ; is shown in Chart 2 with a break- i Increase in retail sales is largely e5ithe result of brick buying in late . summer. Department store sales were; I . . . 1 (, ner cer.t nwor in iecemoer man tin November, allowing lor seasonal 96 variation. The physical volume of holiday retail prices was probably les? than a year a so. Stores in Nebraska towns of less 'than 2500 population had the largest i increase in retril sales (14 per cent t for the first eleven months of 1941 (the only exceptions. Acreages of v.'in feS compared r,-ith 1940. Lincoln j ter and spring wheat harvested were stores rc-ported the smallest increase, ; smaller, but the total yield is sig- 6 per cent, while Omaha and Grand .j Island stores reported 9 and 11 per icent increases respectively Increase in new passenger car sales came from the large velum' , brsiness during the first half o i 1941. The per cent of inc rease de - i clmea in November and Decenioer. Life insurance sales were slightly higher during 1941. indicating some increase in business confidence) be- 1S,fore war v.-as declared. j (,ogj Even though Nebraska industry - 07 may not have secured its share of de-j 5.00 j fense orders,, business in the state, i has expanded. The number of work- jers employed increased during 1940, by 6 per cent over January of the farmers alo have risen, but less same year. For the first nine months rapidly the rise during 1940 being of 1941 the increase was doubled negligible and during 1941 only 5.4 to 12.1 per cent. Payrolls increased per cent above January 1940 prices, even faster than employment during A moderate rise in the price of farm this period indicating wage increases, j produ:ts is forecast for 1942, but a The relative size of Nebraska in-1 more rarid rise in prices paid by dustries in 1940 and during the first j farmers will decrease some of the re nine months of 19 41 is shown by the ! rently acquired term purchasing following tibie. power. bers including: Parr Young, Xe- hawka; Harry Bricker, Greenwood; A. J. Roelofsz, Alvo; Miss Evelyn Wolph, Xehawka; Mrs. R. A. Kuehn, Murdok; Mrs. Everett Spanglar, Murray; Wni. Ost. Nehav.ka; Henry Hild, Plattsmoath: Lester Wagoner, Louisville; Mrs. Nelson Berger, Ne hawka. Watch for further details next week. ; Cotton Mattress Program Completed January 17th will terminate the Cotton Mattress Program for Cass county. Some 260 mattresses with j the same number of cotton comfort- ! ers have been made bv Cass ennntv . COMPARED WITH - 15 O 15 30 CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE - 25 0 2 50 Industries i ! ,' " I ; r.d Ee- ta j lr.,(i !ji:?. Employm't of Total 26.2 27.4 2S.4 29.0 Tan-porfn. Ccimtr uni-.-'n - Utilities 12.4 Servh- :-s 9.3 Finance. In surnn e & Real Estate G.l Construction 5.6 Mining .5 Aerrieu'ture .2 All Indus- 11.1 12.4 9.5 S.C C.T 5.5 .4 .1 fi.6 6.6 .5 .1 .r, tries 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 The trend in Nebraska business m-t ui.nr i.nciiu w .w-n ' ' on. pared with 1940 is shown in the , K(J U:;lries Emplov't Pay Rolls rr Increase or Decrease 65.7 i cr increase or Decrease Mining 4-4S.0 Finance. Insur ance, end Real Estate. 21.2 Construction 1 7 .9 Manuf.ic'ing -1-10.3 -22.1 55.0 9.9 Manufi-.c'ing -J-10.3 i -etuiisa.a n-.i in ia uuic iuvieaeu 10 per cent during the nine months Nebraska farm - . , "l l-.'-il over coi I esrjouuniK UIOBIIIS ; down into crops, livestock and live- ' stock products, and government pay- r..cnt . r,nn nrA,ln.ll.r for the last year ; i" ku iw- '- r""" v nr ucimi tuem m : "sricinture as ere 01 tne largest in ; msiory, ana production in Zebras- j ka is no exception. Acreages and j yields of most principal crops were eoniat-rajie larger man m tne pre- ! edins year, potatoes and sugar beets ' ninr&ntiy larger. Production of meats also is esti mated to set a new high record and ; production cf eggs was greatly above of; tie normal seasonal average toward f . t h c in' nt the venr Nebraska farm- jers benefited by some of this greater iprouuction as evidenced iy ine ln- i crease in the cash return from live- j stock and livestock products, i Prices of farm products rose rap- idly during the last year. During 1 S 40 farm prices averaged 2.3 per cent above the January prices of the same year, while during 1941 they averaged 31.2 per cent above the former base. Prices paid by 1i ' (f20l a j jTFj 6.7 p 1.2 i 1 I I LZ EIio PRODUCTS i9.Qg i . families. 19,601 pounds of rnttrm, .---....-,,,.,.,....,,. j 3600 yards of ticking and 352sjJ : yards of percale, all surplus com-1 PIR IP I IRRIRY NflTF j modities made available through the j AAA, have been utilized. j Five Point Victory Program A five point educational program to help local farmers and home makers to meet the impact of war was adopted the past week by the Nebraska Agricultural Extension Ser- , Tice- The five points: : Aa all-out "Nebraska Victory j j llome ana araen i rogram. Revision of the pasture-forage- i livestock program to fit present 'needs. , j Better nutrition on the farm for the family, i An eneigctie 4-H program, with greater enrollment and emphasis up jon production rnd citizenship. Keeping up morale of farm peo-! pie. Several public meetings will be I held in Cass county during the next I j three months dealing with all of the j j various phases of the "Victory Pro- i gra: Clarke-McNary Tree Orders Orders for trees to be furnished frT 1 fl 4 nllnt:Tc nnHor nvn?-ic!nrc of the Clarke-MeNcry Act are be ! ine placed by scores of farmers in i all parts of Nebraska, according to jEarl Maxwell, extension forester at jthe Nebraska College of Agriculture. ! Maxwell says that anyone interested lin obtaining excellent trees for! i w .ndbreak plantmnrs at a cost as low !as one cent each should see their I . . I county agricultural extension czent. It-, r, r, . The Cass County Extension Office I has application blanks which ntrae iand describe the twenty species that are available. I Heine Accounts Home Accounts are a useful tool lr helping uz. get our money's worth which is more important than ever these days, says Jessie H. Erldwin, I home demonstrrtion agont in Cass j county. j Women h: ve kept accounts, some i times with one object in view, some j times with another for ninny years, j Even thofe who were not (enscious j of an object may have found benefit Pav Rolls i in k'pin? records. Just the enter ', of Total : in" c,f everythin- they bought and j 5-ein3 it in blr.ck and w hite can be ; a check on extravagant and useless buying. Accounts need not be elaborate or technical. The simple system offer ed in the home account book of the Nebraska Agricultural Extension Service serves hundreds of Nebraska families well. Let a family record help you: Run your farm and home on a business basis; Reduce the high cost of living: Guide you in distinguishing between needs and de sires: Plan and spend more wisely; insure a well b?. kneed living. Heme account books can be tained at the county extension fice. ob-of- Nebraska Seed Law The Nebraska see-d law requires that all seed sold or offered within the state must be tested and tagged vith the analysis, according to Ray mond Kinch. state seed analyst with ' t , . V I , .7-. . T 1 . . C ; 1.1 mxi uurui ut j Agriculture and Inspection. There is ' 1'""' wru ujnru 101 mic every year and with higher prices Cass county farmers should study labels on all lots of seed carefully. The seed tag attached to each seed container must show the percentage of pure seed, inert matter, crop seeds, weed seeds, and the germin ation. Besides the percentages of ger- j mmation ana purity otner inioi ma j tion about the seed must be shown. j such as kind and variety, origin, uaie tae Kemunauoii iei was n.aue. .and the number of secondary noxious weed seeds present, if any. Analysis of seed samples up to five per month are made by the seed laboratory at the state capitol. free of charge, for each person. When ! s'niples of seed are to be analyzed. j is very essential that the sample be representative of the entire lot else the test will not reflect the true quality of the seed. Farmers who have seed to sell may obtain approved labels from the department at one cent per label. SATURDAY WEDDINGS On Saturday evening at the home of Judge A. H. Duxbury was cele brated the wedding of Ralph Lewis Reed, of Falls City, and Miss Louisa Pauline Gress, of Nebraska City. Mrs. Duxbury and Dorothea Mae Duxbury served as the witnesses. Judge Duxbury also performed the marriage for Michael M. Negomis and Fdanch S. Laitner, both cf Omaha, with Louis and Paul Negomis of Omaha serving as the witnesses. Phone printing orders to No. 6. The Plattsmouth public library cir culated 3029 books in the month of December; 199 of these went to the iMasonic Home; 26 new borrowers were added to the list of patrons. Several generous gifts are grate fully acknowledged. A year's sub- jscription to Fortune magazine has i again been received from R. A. Bookmeyer of New York City. A small library like ours would not be i justified in spending $10 for one! ; magazine subscription, even so beau-j ttiful and fine a magazine as For-! tune. Mr. Bookmeyer's gift brings i interest and pleasure, particularly to j many of the men of our community for Fortune articles are in the realm 1 of immediate masculine interests trade and commerce science, poli- i tics, war strategy. - $25 was received from Chapter F, P.E.O. This gift has come annually for many years from Chapter F. whose members have always had the welfare of the library at heart. Miss Jones, our former librarian, has been a member of Chapter F for over 50 years. Subscriptions to Wee Wisdom and to Progress were received from Mrs. I. Orlando Smith of Garden City. Calif. Seventy-five books have been sent to the Fort Crook army library this month, while books are being col- L . . . . ,. hope those of you with private h- . . .,, . . I braries. will be generous and give I , ... .lt. ! as many books as possible. At the . , , . . , . same time piease Keep in mina uiai boys like books of current and mod ern interest. Don't unload on them your old. musty volumes from the early 1900s. because they won't read them you wouldn't either. Send uew books on science, business, agri culture, and biographies and snappy stories. Send books you'd like to read yourselves. 1 1 U 1 V' V O "A U - U 4. 1 11 - A W 1 wunuua -i. the City of Eenares which was tak- j ing English children and their es-j corts to the safety of Canada. Mary j Cornish, one of the escorts, was the j woman, and her courageous and ' faithful care of the six boys iD the life with her and 39 men, is a mov ing story. The first article in Atlantic for January is "Flight to Arras" by An toine de Saint-Exupery. The author is an experienced fiier over the air ways of Africa, South America. Eu rope and Asia. If you enjoyed his book, "Wind. Sand and Stars." you will not want to miss this latest work of his. THE CHILD AROUND THE CORNER Remember Pearl Harbor But don't forget the youngster around the corner. Anti-aircraft guns, bombers, tor pedoes and battleships may defend boundaries, but they are useless in the war which Nebraska and every state in the union is prepared to carry on against a common foe in fantile paralysis. There is no air warden, no siren to announce the approach of infan tile paralysis. It strikes without warning, has its own peculiar black out, and leaves its deadly cargo of crippled bodies. As in all major battles the amount of damage done depends upon how quickly help is received. The proper and necessary equipment at the right time may save your child and your neighbor's child from a life of invalidism. That protection against braces, crutches and wheel chairs is in the hands of every man. woman and child in every commun ity. This month of January, in which the president of the United States. Franklin D. Roosevelt celebrates his sixtieth birthday anniversary, is dedicated to all of the twenty-six thousand children in America who are suffering from the effects of the dread disease, and to the thou sands of other boys .cd girls who may feel tne clutching Land that twists and cripples bu Relcom kills, STOCK I RUBBER STAMPS Remember Pearl Harbor Bay Defense Stamps H g iz a 1 75c ea. i i Plattsmoath Journal a 1942. has a splendid article "Thel61" cut 10 a trickle and two-thirds Or.lv Woman in the Lifeboat." This j of the small imports now beiua re tells of eight days in an open boat j (tivt'd taken b-v tb government on the ocean, after the sinking of j for military purposes." m 1 QJJ J MjOTPQ l to Aid in hearch for Scrap Metals Need for Scrap Iron and Steel May Be Aided by the Scrap from the Farm of America. LINCOLN, Jan. 14 ( I P i Ne braska farmers must not become so engrossed in food production that they forget other vital shortages, the Nebraska USDA war board declared - "The nation is counting on farm ers to provide a large share of the scrap iron and steel vital to the war production effort, and to prac tice conservation of rubber, baling Aire and burlap in audition to con servation of their soil." the state ment said. The board estimated that when the recent campaign to salvage scrap was launched more than 1.000. (Km) j tons of scrap lay useless on the na ! tion's farms. J The junk metal would be sufficient j to build 139 modern 35.0('0-tou j battleships, the board quoted the ' OPM as estimating, j "And the farmer who has only 125 pounds of rusty scrap on his dump pile has enough to make a 500-pound aerial bomb; and if he piles it up with that of all farmers in his county. 3C.00O pounds of it. when mixed with other materials, will make one 27-ton medium tank." Since the opening of the salvage drive, a "considerable dent-' has been made in the farm s:-rap heap, but "much" remains to be moved, the Nebraska board said. The farmers also were urged to "go easy" on their baling wire, as enough iron for three modern battle ships, or 3.000 medium tanks, will be diverted to that agricultural use in 1942. Burlap bags are to be saved, the board pointed out. as imports of Burlap from India "have m the yea ahead. We who can walk, who can set our strong, straight hands to the tasks before us can help by seeing that the "mile o' dimes" grows into "miles o' dimes." We. whose backs are strong, should be willing to share the load of relief and com fort for those who are less for tunate. Somewhere in your vicinity will be a President's Birthday Ball, or other activity, where you may make yojr financial contribution by pur chasing tickets. The proceeds do not go to the president of the United States, or to the government. They go to the Infantile Paralysis Foun dation, which in turn reapportions the money for use in vicinities in all of the states, as well as to the sci entific research laboratories. We must not forget that young ster around the corner lest the sight of a crippled child bring re morse to our hearts and shame to our souls. GIRL SCOUT NEWS The first meeting of the reorgan ized Girl Scout troop was held Mon day evening at the library. Four pa trol leaders were elected. They are: Claudeen Keller. Beaver Patrol; Norma Siemers, Star Patrol; Hermina Rtichstadt. Busy Bee Patrol; Mary Irene Libershal, Lark Patrol. Nev. members are as follows: Honey Lou Lalloda, Mary Lou Wall ing, Beverly Djurcen. Betty Lou Knox. Joan Gradoville. Clara Belle Rhoden. Darlene Hackenberg, Dar lene Blunt, Betty Gochenour. Alice Shipley, Louise Shetrd, Wilda Han ika. The meeting was closed with the singing of "Taps." PHYLLIS EOURCK. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Royal of Lin coln, were here Sunday to spend the day with Judge C. L. Graves, father of Mrs. Royal. USE your phone for safe ty as well as for business or pleasure. Phone me to day for dependable insur ance the kind that fits the particular needs of ycur property. Searl 5. Davis OFFICES: 2ND FlAOR tU. State Cank Eldfl. y j