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'mMZri V'i"--"9 i ras ssn ,-93 i3f Fiv5 55s r73T HCN THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX . Monday, February 6, 1956 Carolyn Spohn Is Elmwood 'Homemaker of Tomorrow' Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow at Elmwood high school is Carolyn Kay Spohn. She received the highest scoro in a written examination which tested the homemaking knowl edge and attitudes of senior girls in the graduating class. Carolyn will be entered in competition to name Nebraska's candidate for the title of All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow and will also be considered for the runnerup award in the state. She will receive a golden award pin designed by Trifari, and the school will receive a "Betty Crocker Good and Easy Cook Book." The national winner in the rearch conducted among 256,524 young women in 10,222 of the nation's public, private and pa rochial high schools will be nam ed April 12 at the American Table banquet in Philadelphia. 'General Mills is the sponsor of the program designed to as sist schools in building in young women a deeper appreciation and understanding of the Amer ican home and to emphasize through a sound scholarship award program the personal Cherry Pie Bakers Named State Contest LINCOLN Thirty-five Ne braska 4-H'ers will compete -in the state Cherry Pie Baking con test Jan. 25, at the College of Agriculture. ' State winner will be awarded an expense paid trip to Chicago to compete in the National Con test, Feb. 21. The national win ner will be given a trip to Wash ington, D. C. - Contestants and the counties they represent include: Shirley Hates, Adams; Bar bara Killion, Boone; Charlene Sorensen, Buffalo; Kathie Ray, Burt; Floy Stryker, Butler; Jo lene Spohn, Cass; Carol Fitzke, Clay; Mary Willenber, Custer. Beth Scott, Dawes; Betty Kleeman, Dodge, Lois Mae An derson, Fillmore; Sharlene Van ilatre, Furnas; Jane Savener, Gage; Larene Christensen, Har lan; Carolyn Barber, Jefferson, Lola Lentz, Knox; Cynthis Noy- . 1 7 V"" WW- V - ". . :JVJ Low-Cost Amortized Prompt Service Pro-payment OpHons Ask for our free booklet ex plaining the f qvltable Society's modern financing service STEVE DAVIS Phone 6111 Plattsmouth State Bank Building niim n the Market -H. for Your Hogs Nebr. Prpttiont, Livestock .no. m 8:00 a. m -A 4. A their su . thod of me . ready. Micke anesaa,. CaU or - "cl -v a wiU come f f ' IMrxini-iiiTin,, i I iitt -jaw ! '' mjmmm mnMumm iiilM.iTiniiinrri 1M 'hiimiimii HS3S"' a ffl, f H if I - - - - j ounty qualities and sense of values necessary to successful home making. More than $100,000 In scholarships will be awarded. Each state Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow will receive a $1,500 scholarship and an educational trip with her school advisor to Washington, D. C, colonial Williamsburg, Va. and Philadelphia. A $500 scholarship will be awarded the runnerup girl in each state. The school of the state winner will receive a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The scholarship of the young woman named Ail-American Homemaker of Tomorrow will be increased to $5,000.00. The 50 minute written exam ination, designed and judged by Science Research Associates of Chicago, given to all partici pants in this national search, consisted of questions which tested the student's attitude and knowledge in the major areas of homemaking. Each girl who took the test received a homemaking guide that will assist her in pursuing the career of homemaking. es, Lancaster; Peggy Robert son, Madison; Virginia Svitak, Merrick; Martha Miday, Otoe; Arlene Halfhide, Pawnee; Bar bara Colglazier, Perkins; De anna Chase, Phelps; Abis Wal ler, Polk. Marilyn Meyers, Red Willow, Dolores Stender, Sarpy; Mary Jo Codr, Seward; Elizabeth Haywood, Valley; Janice Stork, Washington; Ruth Ann Trout man, Wayne. , Five counties have not yet an nounced theiTcontestants. They are Douglas, Hall, Holt, How ard and Lincoln Judges will be Ethel Diedrich-1 sen, University of Nebraska ex tension mutritionist; Harriet Ad ams, University of Nebraska area home agent at large; Sue Smith, home editor, Nebraska Farmer and Betty Dowe, home economist with the Lincoln Dairy Council. Production Credit Stockholders Meet Scheduled Feb. 16 The annual stockholders meet ing of the South Omaha Prod uction Credit Association will be held on Feb. 16 at the Livestock Exchange Building in Omaha. About 300 stockholders and guests are expected to attend. The meeting will begin with dinner at noon. Featured on the afternoon program will be Gale C. Anderson, executive secre tary of the Nebraska Cooper ative Council The South Omaha Production Credit Association makes oper ating and feeder loans to farm ers in Burt, Washington, Dodge, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy and Cass counties. The farmer mem bers in these counties own all of the capital stock and surplus in the Association. This stock and surplus now totals approxi mately $375,000. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents and Cattle ounn Park V2300 1 iv .,t Broadcast Over v, Markets c fin Yo2S owe n v rtffPred For WS""' " " if lielrt For nisc,fc . L tt vpitt fat if .tvTe nogs w ,croutn buyer, ,m be l tta r . a p1 vou auu is - Lincoln The insatiable grass hopper has eaten his way to un disputed first place on the 1956 list of the "10 worst insects" in Nebraska, a rating based on the economic damage caused last year and the potential damage to this year's crop. Last year, the grasshopper was tied for first place with the corn earworm and the corn rootworm. The grasshopper made his mark with University of Nebras ka entomologists, compilers of the yearly ratings, by doing some $2,420,000 worth of dam age to Nebraska crops last year. However, Nebraskans saved an estimated $5,751,000 in crops by using adequate controls against the insect. Lloyd Andersen, assistant ex tension entomologist at the Col lege of Agriculture, said the grasshopper maintains its "ene my No 1" label through the gen erosity of the farmers. Ho said controls are available, such as two ounces of aldrin or hepta chlor per acre, which are 95 per cent effective if applied in late May or early June. The second-ranking insect, the European corn borer, did more damage, estimated at $3, 551,144, during the year, but is not potentially as dangerous as the grasshopper, Mr. Andersen said, since the borer thrives on corn while the grasshopper damages many crops. Less spec tacular savings were made through controls on the borer, mainly because very few con trols were applied and those ap plied were used at the wrong time, Mr. Andersen said. The controls for the borer consist of V2 pounds of DDT per acre as a spray or 15 to 25 pounds of five per cent DDT per acre as a granular control. The latter control is being recom mended for the first time this coming season. In ranking the next eight insects, the entomologists based their findings cn the insect pop Cornhusker Caravan Features Youth Organization Section ? Z- ve SfKwA ft Providing boys and girls with an opportunity to develop into the best possible individual and citizen that each is capable of becoming that's the theme of the youth organization sec tion of the Cornhusker Caravan. When the Caravan visits Weeping Water on Febr. 25, parents and youth alike will be able to see what the University of Nebraska College of Agri culture is doing to provide a wide range of activities for Ne braska youth. And with each exhibit there will be staff mem bers of the State 4-H office and local 4-H leaders to answer questions visitors may have. One panel in this section stresses that 4-H is a family affair, "Leaders kindle the 4-H (Dial 1340) I .Mam tun I u u " . v,ev are . r,nood area i 1 ' orpa e t ' , eat" nd Jacft at Trem- bM. - o u ulation during the past year and the extent of damage in area to state crops. Third in the "10 worst insect" list is the western army cut worm, which feeds on alfalfa, wheat and oats. Controls for this insect is a half pound of aldrin or dieldrin per acre mixed in large amounts of water. A newcomer to the list is spot ted alfalfa aphid, which entered the state for the first time last August. Mr. Andersen calls this insect, ranked fourth, "one of the most important for the coming year because it is diffi cult to control." The others on the list and their controls: Fifth, corn rootworm; controls are aldrin, hepthachlor and PHC. Sixth, pale western cutworm, which feeds on wheat, mostly in the Panhandle; dieldrin and endrin are used as controls. Seventh, potato leaf hopper, caused serious damage in the Platte Valley;, controls are DDT on potatoes and methoxychlor on alfalfa. Eighth, potato psyllid, caused serious trouble in western and Platte Valley areas. Controls are DDT and sulphur. Ninth, corn earworm, caused 20 per cent damage in 1954 in Platte Valley, - but last year's damage was not as serious. There is no practical field con trol. Tenth, wheat head army worm, which occured last year, for the first time since 1936. Controls are dieldrin or toxaphene. The entomologists aiso com piled a list of the "10 worst pests" to animals, man and households, but were unable to obtain data on the amount of damage. The list, with the pests named in order of ranking are: cattle grubs; cattle lice; ter mites; stable fly; horn fly; mos quitoes; house fly; cockroaches; clover mites; and dermistids. -X V :: flame," the panel says, "boys and girls carry the torch of 4-H Club work, parents keep it burn ing." Another panel in the 4-H ex hibit tells that 4-H is the largest rural boys and girls organiza tion in the world it's stil growing. There are more than 20 thousand 4-H members in Nebraska. Visitors will see an aeria photograph of the College o: Agriculture in the exhibit "Col lege The Door To Greater Opportunities." The exhibit lists the opportunities in research business, farming, and home making. A faculty member o the College will be with the ex hibit to answer any questions about college that visitors may ask. The Caravan opens its doors at 10 a.m. and stays open until 4 p.m. There will be no formal program. Folks are free to come and go as they please. McDonald Funeral At Weeping Water Mrs. Anna Margaret McDon ald, born in 1881 died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Meyers at Eagle Sunday, Feb. 12. She was the former Anna Kelly of Plattsmouth. She is survived by the daugh ter, Mrs. Marguerite Meyers, and and one son, Robert, of Avoca; five -grandchildren; two sisters Mrs. Emil Koukal and Mrs. Charles Ault of Plattsmouth, one brother, Ed Kelly of Lincoln. Her husband, Oscar E. McDon ald, preceded her in death in 1944. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Hcbson Funeral home, Weeping Water, with the Rer. Ashbacher. Avoca offici t VIZ . $ 1 Elmwood Co-op Net Savings $4,932 in 755 The Farmers Union Co-operative Association of Elmwood had $26,394.72 in current assets at the close of business Dec. 31, according to a financial state ment published by Gene Guil ford, manager. The co-operative had total as sets of $58,566.51, equalled by total liabilities. In the current assets cate gory the co-op had $1,407.25 cash on hand; $7,340.34 cash in the bank; $3,553.43 accounts receiv able; $6,600.08 coming from government storage and han dling and an inventory of $7, 493.62. Fixed assets included building and facilities cost of $55,483.76 less $26,331.01 reserved for depreciation for a net of $29,152.75. Liabilities included $14,172.20 for social security tax, withhold ing tax and notes payable; $100. 16 in deferred patrons refunds. Members equity included $15, 980 capital stock; $252.11 re served for bad debts; a surplus of $23,068.18 and a net savings in 1955 of $4,932.46. Gregg: Elected At the regular meeting of the Cass County Extension Board held January 31. Harold Gre?? of Plattsmouth was elected as president of the Cass County Ex tension Service, Peter Stander of Greenwood is the new vice president and Mrs. Arthur John son of Murray was re-elected as secretary-treasurer. Having sold my farm, the farm located 1 Mile iaie Begins IZ:iU P.M. 116 by 1 Guernsey Cow, 5 Yrs. old, giving 3Vi Gal. per day 1 Brindle Cow, Giving 3!2 Gal. per day 1 Guernsey Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, 3 Gal. per day 1 Guernsey Cow, 8 Yrs. Old, Calf in March 3 White Face Heifer Calves, Weight 350 each 1936 JD B Tractor 1952 MH Clipper Combine, 7 ft. With Motor (Good as New) JD 200 Cultivator for A or B JDB Cultivator 10 Ft. I H Tractor Disc 12 Ft. JD Tractor Disc JD Plow JD 3 Section Harrow David Bradley Manure Spreader, Good as New JD Mounted Lister for A or B 3 Double farrowing houses, 3 12-ft. feed bunks, 1 hay 1 Stock loading chute 1 Wood hog feeder 1 Galvanized hog feeder 65 Hedge posts Some used lumber Wire cribbing 2 Cass Countians University Opera Production Parts LINCOLN Two students from the Plattsmouth area will take part in the University of Nebraska School of Fine Arts production of La Boheme." Wendell Friest, a junior, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. I. Friest of Plattsmouth, will be a mem ber of the orchestra. Ronald Irons, a sophomore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Irons of Elm wood, will be a member of . the chorus. - The four-act opera by Puccini will be given at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday (Feb. 14-18) at Howell Memorial Theater. It will be sung in an English trans lation by Howard Dietz. With a Parisian Latin Quarter setting, it is the tragic love story of Rodolfo, a poor poet, and Mimi, an embroiderer. Mi mi's death climaxes their ro mance which was filled with both gaiety and jealousy. The plot also features the romance of the fickle Musetta and Mar cello, the painter. Conservation District Vote Is on Feb. 25 LINCOLN Election of three supervisors for the Cass Soil Conservation District will be held Feb. 25 at Agricultural Hall in Weeping: Water, it has been announced by O. J. McDougal Jr., executive secretary of the State Soil and Water Conserva tion Committee. The polling place will be open o) 0) Ik? I will sell at Public Auction, the following West and 1 Mile South of Eagle, Nebraska., Lunch C3EA0 ALL COWS TB AND -HOGS- 27 Hampshire Shoats, Weight 125 Lbs. each, Vaccinated MISCELLANEOUS 7x14 feeding rack TERMS: Cash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 25. Candidates for the three su pervisor posts for the district, to serve four years, are Wendell Hart, Weeping Water; Cecil J. Klein, Union; John Lefler, Louisville; Herbert Oehlerking, Elmwood; Reuben Stock, Mur dock and Arthur L. Wolph, Ne hawka. Anyone who holds title to any land within the boundaries of the district is eligible to vote. Land owners who find that they may not conveniently vote at the polls on election day may secure a ballot and necessary papers at the Home State bank of Louisville; Murray State Bank, Murray; Corn Gorwers SEVENTH ANNUAL Southeast Nebraska Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association SHOW and SALE IFirndlcQy, IFelbErimcniry E SYEHGUSE, IUEBHISH1 SHOW 9:00 A.M. SALE 1:00 P.M. 19 BULLS Almost all serviceable age. 38 FEMALES Including open heifers, bred heifers, bred cows, cows with calves at side and some rebred. Families represented: Blackcap Empress, Bandy Maid Miss Burgess, Zara, Ballindalloch Jilt, McHenry Barbara and others. CONSIGNORS: Maple DeU Farm, Crab Orchard. Nebr. Forrest Bell. Nebraska City. Nebr. Otto Schafer & Sona. Nehawka. Nebr. Clarence O. Xeyes. Papillion, Nebr. Verril Thomas. Powell. Nebr. Edwin Barr, Liberty, Nebr. Eugene Maloy, Unadilla, Nebr. Mrs. Chestef C. Keyes. Papillion. Nebr. Railsback & Son. Lincoln, Nebr. A. Bruce Simon. MarleU, Nebr. Railsback Bros.. Lincoln. Nebr. For Catalogues wrile WALTER H. NEEMANN, Sale Mgr., Dunbar, Nebr. P. K. Pratt. Judge Ralph Kuhr. Auctioneer r ATTL 1 White Face Cow, Calf in Febr. 1 Guernsey Heifer Calf 4 White Face Steers, Weight 550 each 2 High Grade White Face Bulls, Weight 450, Extra Good each 1 Good WhitcFacc Bull, 18 month's old BANCS TESTED 1 11 Y 14 Hole Van Brucnt Grain Drill with Grass Seeder Blue Fertilizer Attachment for Cultiva tor Case Cultivator for DC or SC Tractor IH Side Delivery Rake, 4 Bar 12 Hole Superior Grain Drill 10 In. JD Hammer Mill 14 In. MW Hammer Mill 1 Kelly Ryan 40 Ft. Elevator and Speed Jack 1 Case One Row Corn Picker 1 JD Hay Buck 2 70-gal. hog waterers 1 Power lawn mower 150 bales alfalfa 100 Bu. Cherokee oats A few bushels alfalfa seed, tested and tagged Oil barrels, cement blocks 70 White Austra pullets Warm Morning stove and some household goods Day of Sale W 4 Li State Bank, Murdock; Platts mouth State Bank, Plattsmouth; American Exchange Bank, Elm wood or Nehawka State Bank, Nehawka. Non-resident land owners or those who wish to vote by mail may apply in person or in writ ing to District Election Officer DeForest Philpot at Weeping Water. RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAY SERVICE Plattsmouth Motors Washington Ave. Ph. 287 OrviUe Moody, Auburn, Nebr. Walter H. Neemann, Dunbar, Nebr. Zd Howe. Humboldt. Nebr. Vern Moody, Auburn. Nebr. Randall Angus Farm. Unadilla, Nebr. Kenneth Bell & Sons, Nebraska City, Nebr. L. B. Todd, Murray, Nebr. Double C Ranch, Pierce, Nebr. Black Twain Angus Farm, Eagle. Nebr. Cold Springs Farm, Shenandoah. Iowa. uZ3 described property at Served On Grounds wner o ating. Burial will be at the Horning Auctioneers: YOUNG and LACY Clerk: Dwight Clements cemetery, Plattsmouth.