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f HE PLATTSIYIOUTH, NEBRASKA, CCIYII-WnCKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Monday, July 1, 1963 Be on Dutch The development of an epi demic of Dutch Elm disease in extreme southeastern Nebraska means that homeowners in all parts of the State should be on the lookout for diseased trees. Preparation to fight the de structive fungus disease should begin with removal and burning of all dead elm wood. Healiny trees should be carefully watered and fer'ilizecL Spraying Is not recommended unt.l ihe fungus has been positively Identified in an area. Then spraying should be done in the spring beiore elm leaves ap pear. The spray is applied to control elm bark beetles which transmit the disease, according to University of Nebraska Ex tension specialists. Dutch elm disease is impos sible to identify by sight because it closely resembles ether dis eases. In an effort to help local people detect the disease, the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture held a training session last winter on the detec tion and control of Dutch elm disease. County Extension Agents and other local interested individuals from Falls City, Hastings, Lincoln, Omaha, Ne braska City, Auburn, and Col umbus attended the session. Since then several Diagnostic Cen'ers have been established in Nebraska. Contact your County Exten sion Agent or local Diagnostic Center if a tree shows the follow ing characteristics: Wilting and dying branches which contain a brownish color ing of the outer rings of wood. Leaves turning yellow or brown with a hanging wilted ap pearance. Evidence of beetle infesta tions. In time the disease kills the You can relax when STEVE DAVIS ACENCY 112 No. 5th Portsmouth, Only tax inc. The JOURNAL 410 MAIN Lookout for Elm Disease! tree and once infestatoin occurs it may spread rapidly. Dutch elm disease attacks all kinds oi elms but the American elm Is most susceptible. Siberian, Chi nese, and Busisman elms are resistant but not immune. The fungus which causes Dutch elm disease preven's the flow of water from the roots to the leaves. It results in wilting and dying of trees from the top down. ! The fungus is carried chiefly j by the smaller European elm1 bark beetle. The beetles breed in dead elm wotd and, if the teToread when the beetles feed! on healthy trees. People in Nebraska can begin control measures beiore infesta tion occurs. Dead elm wood should be burned and trees shtuld be pruned to destroy breeding places for the beetle. Once the fungus is present in the area, DDT or methoxychlor should be applied to trees. Soraving should be done with power equipment in the spring j before elm trees leaf out, say3 Robert E. Roselle, University Extension entomologist. While the disease can wipe out a block of trees at a time, Ne braskans should watch for iso lated cases of infection. Dutch elm disease was first discovered in Holland in 1921, the disease marched across Eu rope in ten years. It was intro duced into the United States some thirty years ago and has spread from the east coast to the middle west, Dr. Glenn Peter son, University plant patholo gist, reports. Infestations are prevalent In Kansas, Iowa and thirteen other states. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. you're covered by SAFECO INSURANCE Dial 6111 Nebraska WORLD'S FUST Portable Electric At Such A no more STREET New Girl Scouts Honored at Picnic NEHAWKA (Special i The Nehawka Girl Scouts went for a picnic at Tucker's Park June 28 from 4 to 7:30 p m. It was given for the 14 new Scouts who joined the organization. With the money earned by the girls, they purchased a badmin ton set and net, a volley ball, archer set, girl's Softball and bat. Each had an opportunity to play these games before the pic nic. The tout was planned by the leaders, Mrs. Arthur Johnson and Mrs. Lcimie Wood. They en joyed hot dogs, potato chips, graham cracker sandwiches with toasted marshmallows and Hershey bars. Julie Mitchell said grace. Barbara Mayfield and Cath erine Hansen had charge of songs ann gameS Connie Johnson Mitchell served the meeting is July 8. -Hansen, reporter. and Julie i food. Next - Catherine j PROOF ENOl'Cill Macon, Ga Robert Lee Ter rell, needing proof of his age for social security benefits, brought in a 50-pound tombstone. Not knowing his age. Terrell brought in the tombstoie from his mother's grave showing she died in 1901. He said this would prove he was at least 62, and officials agreed with him. GOOD AND BAD BREAKS Pittsburg, Pa. Robin West. 9, was proud of his good fortune when he peaked at his report card and found that he had passed. So, overjoyed was he that he leaped into the air and yelled: "Yippee. I passed." But bad luck struck when he landed at the bottom of the stairs re ceiving a broken ankle. IN PEACE WE SERVE TO PREVENT WAR I I Q ARMY IP THAT TWS MTKX lyl awn mi raw-" n i Adding Machine Low Price! ::J.:u Proclamation WHEREAS on July 4. 1963. the United States will cele brate its 187th birthday; and WHEREAS the anniversary of the signing of the Declara tion of Independence should be observed as a patriotic festival instead of a summer holiday and should be marked with shows, games, sports, ringing of bells, il luminations and parades; and WHEREAS a national movement known as Make Free dom Really Ring has been instituted to return July 4th to its original significance by ringing every be I across our land at the same appointed hour: NOW,' THEREFORE, I, Frank B. Morrison, Covernor of the State of Nebraska, do proclaim that July 4, 1963 be signally marked by ringing every bell in Nebraska at 12:00 noon. Central Standard Time, to MAKE FREEDOM REALLY RINC and do call upon every Nebraska citixen to participate in ringing the belts to let the world know that patriotism lives within the heart of every citiien of this state. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and ciused the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska to be affixed. Done at the State Capitol. Lincoln, Nebraska this twenty-ninth day of May in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty three. Frank B. Morrison By the Covernor: j Frank Marsh Secretary of State Meat-Type Hogs Can Also Produce Pork Efficiently LINCOLN Contra ry to what believe. some nog proaucers meat-type hogs can be Just as efficient producers oi porn as other types of hogs. Many producers have ex pressed the belief that the lard type hog is more efficient than the meat-type. Research shows: that both types of hogs can be efficient producers of pork, ac cording to Leo Lucas, University of Nebraska Extension animal husbandman. Heritable traits play a key role In determining the productive efficiency of any hog regardless of type. However, lean pork is in de and high percentage of red meat is probably one main reason why pork fails to keep pace with per capita consumption of beef and other meats. If the hog producer wants to nuever. M'i to produce meatier kinds of hogs! mand. The relative scarcity of ' h h cutablljty that are , lean pork with a mir.imum of fat'"' ' ' ,,. j Just tax inc. Phone 2141 raise meat-type hogs, he mustj select meat-type breeding stock j and maintain records of per-, formance. This type of program I can pay off if the hog producer! is willing to spend extra time ! gathering Information to In-1 crease accuracy In Felection j programs, Lucas explains. j The efficient and profitable production of meat-type hogs re-1 quires that they possess inherent' characteristics for satisfactory; litter size, growth rate, and effi ciency of gain as well as carcass leanness and quality. Thus one; way the producer can get higher income irom nis nog uusincss m worth more to the discriminat ing packer-buyer and which pro duce cuts that meet greater con sumer acceptance. Research by the U. 8. Depart ment of Agriculture in cooper ation with state agricultural ex periment stations shows that rapid progress can be made to ward producing a meat-type hog. One such experiment initi ated In the fall of 1955 was de signed with one primary objec-j tlve: to evaluate the effective-! ness of various methods of breeding and selection in the Im provement of the performance of swine in litter size, vlsabillty, growth rate, efficiency of gain and carcass desirability. Results show the effect of selection on meat - type characteristics as measured by backfat thickness and the number of U. S. No. 1 hogs produced In the Hampshire and Duroc herds and In the crosses between these herds. The average backfat thickness adjusted to 200 pounds hi herds of Hampshire and Duroc hogs was reduced 0.3 to 0.4 or about 20 to 26 per cent over a 5-year period. Along with reduction In backfat thickness, the percent age of U. 8. No. 1 hogs Increased from 38 per cent to 90 per cent In the Hampshire hogs, 25 to 85 per cent In the Durocs and 38 to 85 per cent In the crosses be tween these two breeds. Crosses between these breeds were Intermediate or closely i I paralled the performances of I the narerital breeds with respect to backfat thickness. Backfat j was reduced throuch rigorous selection of breeding stock on the basis of Individual and litter performance records. Particu larly Important in selection was the use of live backfat Drove measurements and evaluation of muscling and meat-type confor mation. Results obtained confirm the research at other s'atl.'Tis which Indicates that the buckfat tMcknesti has a relatively high heritabllity and that rapid prog ress can be made In reducing backfat In a herd If breeding stock Is selected on the basis of performance records. Although the relationship between backfat thickness and cutability Is high, low backfat thickness does not always mean that a pig is the real meat-type. Where possible the carcass measurements ob tained on littermates Including loin eye area, length, backfat thickness and percentage of lean cuU should be used to Increase the accuracy of selection. The front passenger seat If still the "death seat" In car according to a British study of crashes. The front seat passen ger suffered 75 per cent of the serious injuries, as compared to 13 per cent for the driver or 8 per cent for the rea-seat Iders Corn Insects Abundant in BY CLARENCE SCIIMADEKE County Extension Agent CORN INSECT ABUNDANT The day of question has ar rived! The question "Will the resistant Western Corn Root vorm be a problem in Cass County this year?" The answer Is a definite YES Reports all week have flowed into the Extension office of heavy Infestation. The type of weather which we have the rest of the growing season, now will be the deriding factor of the ef fects of the damage done by the troublesome Insect pest. Rock Creek Station One of Nebraska's historic features Is Rock Creek Station about seven miles southeast of Fairbury. The stopping point on the Oregon Trail and on the Pony Express route had import- , ance as a station, a ford, and later a bridge on the Oregon Trail. It also gained a great ileal j of notoriety and fame in that It was the scene of the .shooting of David McCanles by "Wild Bill" Hickok. The story of Hickok, printed in Harpers in February 18fi7, is, an Important part of the fame ; of "Wild Bill," and this action ; is Important In It. j ""The Harpers story was repeat- : ed with ramifications in many ! other publications. A few con flicting stories were printed, but It was not until 1927 that a completely different version of I the story was printed In Nebras- I ka History magazine. This ac count rehabilitated the reputa tion of David McCanles and the McCanles family and cast ser ious doubts on the truthfulness or the valor of Hickok. This version of the fight at Rock Creek Station is tellingly portrayed In the Historical So ciety Museum. In this display McCanles, unarmea. Is at the door of the cabin and Hickok,' standing behind a curtain or screen across the room, shoots i him with a rifle. After he shot McCanles Hie- j kok shot two other men who i worked for McCanles who were attracted to the scene by the ) shot. He was tried for murder j and acquitted In Beatrice a few i days later, and the action pass- ed Into the area of historical ; controversy. j The original Hickok story In Harpers had him a Union army scout. He was attacked by a band of ten men led by Mc Canles who were horse thieves and Confederate supporters. Hickok killed all ten In spite of being both shot and stabbed. The story Is obviously false In many of Its details. It Is established that three men were killed. This was all of the McCanles group present ex cept for his twelve-year-old son. Hickok was not serving with the army at the time of the fight, and he did not show evidences of having been either shot or stabbed when he was taken to trial three days later. These, along with a number of other discrepancies, indicate that the story obviously Is, to a large degree, a fabrication. On the other hand, the evid ence used In the account pub lished In 1927 Indicates that McCanles was a very much re spected citizen and a Union sympathizer while Hickok was a questionable character. He murdered McCanles, who was unarmed, in cold blood and without provocation. There is also a strong suggestion that he was In conspiracy with other men to rob McCanles by taking money from the stagecoach company which was to be paid McCanles as rent for the station. The revision Is a more ac curate account of events. People interested In the story of the McCanles fight, however, are still searching for Information before the final authentic ver sion of this famous and In teresting event la told. BILLET IN STOMACH Bessenmer, Ala. Charles Reeves, 38, hitch - hiking from his home decided to stop ii Springfield, Mo., and have a doctor check the pain he was having In his stomach. The doc tor found a bullet lodged in hij abdomen. Reeves told police he had been In a tavern brawl two weeks earlier but thought somebody had punched him in the stom ach.' He was unaware of the gunshot wound. BAD BOY AN HONEST MAN Crossett Ark. As a boy he shot out some street lights. Now as a man, he sent $5 to Mayor Va-skell Carter to pay for them In a letter he said If this was not enough to cover the dam ages he would send more. The Mayor refused to reveal the man's name. 1.' i . fTffrh'.m "' ) Corn can recover from heavy root chewing but good moisture conditions and adequate fertility will be necessary for this recov ery to take place. Corn Is a rugged plant. In one field checked Friday, June 28, four different kinds of insects were working in a field near Weeping Water. Even though one of the recom mended corn rootworm chem icals was applied at recom mended ra'e a heavy corn root worm infestation wns present. In addition to corn rootworms, black cut worms were still ac tive, corn root aphis were abun dant, and signs of European Corn borer activity were pres ent. The coin plants were still alive and trying to recover Needless to say, "This field of corn was t:iking p. beating and I W.l.- I.IR.UI . MV..W.I by now has bctn replanted Vt - soybeans. Many corn producers have their fingers crossed these days. A few davs ;f hot dry winds would be disastrous. Ml'SK THISTLE If. seed of musk thistle (level- ops even though stinveien, aioer on y.ui h""- ....... good percentage of it will be vi-jask for the best roads to your able, reports John Furrer, Uni-1 destination. Zip. A map of tne verslty of Ncbra:ka Extension j way would be printed in agronomist. The seed will be vl-and sent to yM through able whether the plant is killed fitting device on your by spraying or cutting during j visum, with the route already . . the bloom stage. J BLACK ( TTWORMS I Black cutworms often chew! corn .stalks below the soil, ac-j cording to observations by Uni-j versny w m-o.asKa r.xienMo.., respond ,3 smUs ,n specialists. j.. pih, of vour body. If yiu Robert E. Roselle . Extension entomologist, saw one field where black cutworms had re duced the stand and were feed ing Just above the root crown. You And The Law 'One of a series "You and the Law" prepared by the Nebraska State Bar Association). FTKKWOKKS A new law dealing with fire works Is now in effect in Nebras ka. This law requires any per son selling fireworks to have a license. It also tells what fire works can be sold, possessed or discharged. Penalties are pro vided for violation of the law. Permitted fireworks ar des cribed In the act. These include sparklers, Vesuvius fountains, spray fountains, torches, eoler fire cones and color wheels. Al-; so included are star and comet type color aerial shells without an explosivp charge for the pur pose of making a no so. i Noi.emakers include onlv toy' cap pistols and toy caps with i limited explosive charge. T'lU explore rharge Is quits small ; Th's list if not all-inclusive , for other fireworks may be ap prov?d by the S'.i't? Fire Mar-j shal :t after tes'rg the-n he 'Snrls t'.em safe for general use. On v these flreworki may be sold generally to the public. This does not mean that pub lic displays of fireworks are for bidden. Fireworks may be sold and discharged for the purpose . of public exhibitions or displays. This Includes any public exhibi tion or display under the aus-, pices of any governmental sub-1 division of the state, any fair' or any agricultural society. It would appear that any f 1 r e works may be used for these f purposes. Distributors, Jobbers or re tailers must be licensed. A re tailer can only buy fireworks from licensed distributors or Jobbers. All licenses must be obtained from the State Fire Marshal. The price of a retail er's license Is five dollars. The sale at retail must be within the limits of an incorporated city or village and retail sales are limited to the period be tween June 24 and July 5. Punishment for violation of the act varies with the nature of the violation. A licensed per son can be punished by fine, Imprisonment and loss of li cense. A person selling fireworks without a license can be pun ished more severely than a per son who is in possession of illeg al fireworks. The former can be fined ar.d imprisoned and the latter can only be fined. This article Is prepared as a oublic service by the Nebraska State Bar Association, 2413 State House, Lincoln. Nebr. (This column Is written to Inform and not to advise. Facts may change the application of the law In an Individual case.) Journal Want Arls Pay Large Selection of Legal 1st Door West of the Dairy Queen CLUP, HOBSCHEIDT AND FASS Cass County about 2" below the soil surface. They will feed at lower levels if the top soil becomes dry. SAFETY EVERY MEEK National Farm Safety Week, July 21-27, Is a good time for farm families to .stop and think of the fact that safety is a fam ily affair, says Rollin Schneider University of Nebraska Exten sion farm safety specialist. THE DRIVER'S SEAT Stop for a mlnu'.e and do some dreaming Pretend mis . - , ... Yo ..,..,, UMI1 xm law out , 1 , Vi. " rr a iiuiiioiiuii t- a.iu "j -ake o:f for a drive in the coun- try. What would driving be like? Chances are that you could have a d:al-a-map service that would allow you to d:al a nu:n- ........ ..Vii.na-tM.irm ill 111 maiKvu. i uu wuu'u" i ....... - have a key to start your car. Just the sound of yoir voice would do that. There wouldn't be such a Cilng a.s a driving wneei. ine wanU.d t0 tur.i to the right, you would lean that way. To the left, you would lean to port. Near your destination you could throw the car into Its electro-rnesh-hydraullc - aerial control, a s-nall box that re sponds to pre-arranged signals that beep-beep from wires em bedded in the roadway. But the best part of the trip would come when you checked your fuel gauge. If it looked low, all you would have to do is open up a small pill box in the glove compartment and drop a pill in the fuel tank, which would be conveniently burled In the steer ing shaft of your car. Flat tires? Never. Tires then probably will be made of flaked steel welded into a soft, lumpy mass that never wears out. Now all vou have to do to en Joy this millenlum Is survive for the next 25 years on today's highways. by L A. Caldwell 4TH OF JULY Theve diy much of our lives have been taken over by the rewarchcrs . . . and by statis tics. Advertising agencies hire i researchers to tell them i f people want a produc t, before the people Have ever heard of if. Poll sters tell u whom we're go ing to vote for before we vote. Statistics have become to much a part of business that the kind of rugged individual ist who built so many success ful businesses would have hard time getting a job with them today. He wouldn't fit the statistical pattern. Maybe it's a good thing our ancestors didn't pay so much attention to statistics. Historians tell us that no more than a third of the colonists were in favor of the revolution. Just as many were against it, and the rest didn't care one way or the oth er. If they had run a survey, the whole thing would have iiecn called off. The spirit of '76 would be unknown . . . and July 4th would be just another day in the month. CALDWELL FUNERAL HOME " ' vw 702 Ave. B Plattsmourh Ph. 4111 Neit week Mr. Caldwell of he Caldwell Funeral Home will comment on Doing the Impossible. mm- COMMENT ill