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THE MORAVIA UNION Official County, City, School utd Home Paper. VOLUME XXXII Moravia, Iowa, 11,1934 This That Farmers In this vicinity won't believe that they might hare marketed their chickens last August at from 25c to 35c a pound, but nevertheless, they could that is, If they had cared to transport them 1 to Fairbanks, Alaska. Falrbanksf'a town of aboul 2,600 population, has a daily newspaper and it was YC'a privilege to see a copy of an August 6th date recently. Included among the advertisements was one quoting prices on poultry. There were four or five ads for airplane transportation companies in that copy of the Alaska, as you may already know, has little rail way service.

Airplanes, we are told, are used extensively. Alaska is dotted with thousands, of lakes which during the winter (about nine months long)) when they are froten up make excellent landing the planes being equipped with skees. We've also been told that the depression failed to hit at least with any great effect. Gold mining is the chief industry of that region and there continues to be a good market for gold. Living costs are higher in Alaska by far than in the U.

S. but wages and salaries, are higher. During part of the year (winter) the days are very short in Fairbanks with the sun appearing but for a short time during the day. Likewise during summer there are year long Be tween the two loimft days (June 20-2l8t, we suppose) the sun doesn't go down at all. Fairbanks celebrates this occasion with a baseball game at midnight.

As far as Moravia residents are concerned it would seem that the sun has failed to rise at all in 1934 (thru Tuesday, at least) as but one day in the year has been a clear that was last Saturday. On one oth er occasion this year the sun was out for a few only. Nor had the sun been -seen very much during the Utter week of I93S. Califorr.taTnere we come. President Roosevelt plans to borrow more money than there is in the United States.

That may be a preposterous thing for the President to try to do but ft will undoubtedly be If the "end justifies the means" then in America will finally complain hilt until the Boosevelt program is "justified" there will be some squawknig. You may hove'heard this comparison before but here it if yon were to have started spending money at the time of the birth of Christ at the rate of $10 per minute you would still have a tidy sum left out of ten bll, lion dollars. Paul Mallon in his column, "Behind the News," which appears in a number of daily newspapers over the country, writes: "The number of dollars Mr. Boose- velt is going to borrow la tie next six months is 10 times greater than the number of minutes elapsing since the birth of Christ It is nearly twice as much as there is in the United States. Only by such comparisons is it passible to estimate how much 10 billion dollars is.

Since the birth of Christ there have. 1938 yews, 706.545 days, 16,838,080 hours, or counting extra days for leap years.) The amount of money in circulation is $5,700,000,000. (Federal reserve bank.) "The president's task is not impossible, although it certainly is gigantic. He can get wore than two billions in profit for the treasury by cutting the gold reserve behind the dollar SO per cent (Monetary gold stocks amount to around Of the total, four billions are refunding opeatioes on money already borrowed. He will have little trouble renewing that amount, although he will undoubtedly be compelled to offer a higher interest rate.

So if he devalues all be really needs to get four billions fresh new money. He can cut that neecesity by failing to spend all that he now contemplates." By the end of 1936 it is expected that the national debt will be about 36 billion dollars. Perhaps that figure is too high but at least it will startling whatever it mad will this before. has been in debt national debt at its psak, during toe Wilson adwinistra- tion, was t88.594867.OflO. fhj, been MCMued to at the end of the Coolidge uun Md reached the Icw center 81, 1980, APRIL PULLETS Out at the Ralph Davis farm west of Moravia there are a number of April pullets that are said to be particularly ambitious, especially so along the line of rais- little chicks.

Several of them have been wanting to set and one succeeded in hiding out and bringing in a couple of little chicks Wed- neaday of last week. Poultry raisers say it is quite the unusual thing for pullets of that 'age to want to set. M. H. S.

Cagers Take Two Games From Cincinnati Girls Upset Dope to Win; Boys Game Went Overtime Moravia high school boys and girls basketball teams won hard fought games from Cincinnati high last Friday night. The games which were played at Cincinnati were the first Wanbonsie conference games of the season for the local teams. The score of the boys game was 18-14, and of the girls, 12-10. The girls victory was their first over Cincinnati in many years and is hailed with enthusiasm by the home fans, Moravia started strong in the game Friday night and were leading 7 to 2 at the end of the first half and Cincinnati was unable to overcome this lead in the second half. The boys game went Into overtime when the score was tied 13-13 at the end of the regular playing period.

This game, though close and interesting, found both teams off form on baskets and a low score resulted. EIGHT STRAIGHT The victory of the Moravia high school boys basketball team over the Cincinnati five hut night woa.the eighth over from that town in the post three years. AU of these games haw been hard fought, the majority of them' being won by one or two points. Tonight (Wednesday) the boys and teams go to Seymour for Wau- bonsie conference games. Friday night Bucknell comes here with boys first and second teams and next Monday night the boys and girls teams play the Centerville high teams at the county seat Bruce McAlister Died At Blakesburg Bruce McAlister, 69 years old, died at home near Urbaaa Center at 7 a.

m. Sunday after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, a son, Ver- Un McAlister of Blakesburg. and two daughter, Mrs. Inez Faber of Moulton and Mrs.

Gertrude Underwood of Clinton. A brother and sister also survive. They are Frank McAlister and Mrs, C. VonCIeave, both of Blakesburg. Mr.

McAlister hod spent his entire OB the form where he passed Funeral were held Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Mr. Edwards of the Christian church in charge. Burial was made in the McAlister cemetery. Odd Rebefcahs Observe Anniversary The Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges will observe the anniversary of Thomas Wildey at their hall Tuesday evening, Jan.

16th. There will be a pro- tram and refreshments. Each member bring a pie. Birthday Surprise Mrs. Lloyd McCrory and son, Harry planned and carried out surprise dinner on Mrs.

Harry McCrory, Sunday. Those present were Lloyd McCrory, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mc- 2cory and family, Mr. and Mrs.

Willis McCrory and family, Mr. and Paul Cofffc. Card of Thanks We wish to extend to our neighbors and friends for their kind deeds and expressions of symnathv during the and death ofouur mother. Mr. and Mrs.

D. B. Heiiyer and family. Mr, and Mrs. R.

R. Johnson and family. a Number 52 Showing Hila the PRAISE As a rule subscribers to The Union send In their renewals with little or comment, but occasionally a good word is included and here ire a couple of samples received this week: "I see my subscription to the Union has expired with this last paper and as I am anxious to get all the newt from home I am enclosing one dollar for the year- 1934. Wishing you success and happiness in the new year, Mrs. Henry free, 2533 Ave Council Bluffs, Iowa." "Please find 11.00 enclosed for my subscription for the year 1934 for the Moravia Union as we don't want to be without the paper as it gives us all the happenings around the good old town of Moravia where we hope we have many old time friends.

Wishing you a happy and successful new year, J. L. Funkhouser, Glenys, Wyoming." Making Progress On CWAProjects Moravia's largest industry, the CWS, continues to operate full blast; with none of the employees off doty for any cause whatsoever. At the town hall two of the workmen are busy redecorating the Interior of the building. This work has been gohig-on for a week or will perhaps be completed within a few days.

The street and park squad were busy most of last week cutting out trees In the park and reducing them to stove wood size. Some of this wood was stored in the Community Hall basement, and the rest, the Union is informed, found its way into the of several of the widows in Moravia. The work of cutting trees is still in progress. The furnace in the basement of the Community building has been connected up by CWA workers and is now in use while the building is being redecorated. At the school grounds the grading of the play-ground continues and, although it is slow progress with shovels and wheel borrows, much good is being accomplished in the way of putting the field in shape for oil kinds of athletics.

When finished, the field will be large enough for a ball diamond. It will be on ideal place for the kittenboll pastime. Spectators will have a good view as the field is shaped on the order of a bowl. The street shaling force is now at work on Wabash avenue. Much good is being accomplished on this project hut more could be done if there were more trucks available.

The ladies at work in the school building ore doing very effective work there in the way of cleaning the building and assisting the teachers with some of their work. The Community Hall project is also progressing. Besides their duties in taking care of the rest room and the library, the ladies ore doing a considerable amount of sewing. The adult school project is well organized now with about 22 persons enrolled. Adult school conducted in the afternoon and at night Typing, bookkeeping, business english, and expecwa mat scoool other kindred subjects ore taught in will begin with the second semester school.

The pre-school still in the making with Miss Zerbe at Iowa City taking 18 weeks. Hawk Returns From Corn-Hog Conference Monroe county agent, Howard Hamilton, and county corn-hog chairman, E. G. Hawk, have returned from Ames where they were given complete and detailed explanation of the operation of the corn-hog program, and have announced plans for a county-wide conference of Monroe county farmers for a discussion of the plan next week. The conference will last through two days, Monday and Tuesday, Jan.

15th and 16th, and will be attended by a representative from the state corn- hog committee and one from the extension service ot Ames. Three representatives from each township in the county will be asked to attend, these representatives including the township corn-hog committee member and. two others who are to be selected. Signing of contract is expected to start very soon after the meeting of township committees, probably about the middle of next week. a course of special instruction in this work.

It is expected that this school will begin with the of the regular school. The school projects will continue for Mrs. D. F. Hiner Died Tuesday Mrs.

I). F. Hiner, who has been a resident of Appanoose county for a period of almost eighty years, passed away at her home south of Iconlum at about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 9th. She was 85 years of age and had been an invalid for a number of Her last illness covered a period of about three weeks.

Mrs. Hiner was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Main and was born in Indiana. When about six years old she came with her parents to Iowa.

Here she has spent practically all of her lifetime and is well and favorably known. She is survived by her husband, D. F. Hiner; two daughters, Mrs. W.

E. Kelsey of near Iconlum, Mrs. Harve Beaty of Numa; and one son, G. N. Hiner of north of Centerville; four brothers and two sisters, Lyman, L.

M. P. and C. N. Main of Moravia, Mrs.

F. H. Couison of Moravia and Mrs. Fannie Ham of California. Her parents, two brothers and four sisters preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held from the Iconium M. E. Church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, Jan. llth, Eev. W.

T. Boston in charge, Eev. J. W. Zerbe assisting.

Burial will be made in the Salem cemetery. Legion Will Give Benefit Card Party The local Legion Post will give another benefit card party (stag) at the Post Home Monday evening, Jan. 16th. This is your invitation to attend. Crow Gets Large International Truck Doyle Crow has purchased a large International truck and is now equipped for trucking.

It understood he intends working in the vicinity of Union ville. M. E. Friday Dinner Menu Chicken Fricasee Diced Potatoes Turnips Escalloped Corn Hut Biscuits Butter Apple Salad Pie Coffee Bowdish Explains Different Groups Corn-Hog Farms Five General Types; Each Requires Different Handling Appanoose corn-hog farms foil into five general types, each one of which necessitates handling the corn-hog contract in a little different manner says Leo Bowdish, county agriculture! agent. Mr.

Bowdish attended a state training school at Iowa State College Thursday, Fridoy and Saturday where extension workers explained the terms of the reduction contract in the light of administrative rulings recently received from Washington, D. C. Instructions were also given for filling out the contracts for various kinds oi farms. C. A.

Bailey, vice-chairman of the county corn-hog committee and Geo. V. Leffler, local fieldman for the state committee also attended the Ames conference. The largest number of farms, according to Mr. Bowdish, fall under group one or two.

"Group one" Includes those where the producer owns and operates only one farm; where the producer rents for cash and operates only one farm; of where the producer owns or rents for cosh one farm and operates In conjunction with It additional land rented for cash only. On the type of farm classfying in group one, the tenant or owner is the only person who needs to sign the corn-hog adjustment tract 'Group two" includes farms where the producer operates one farm rented by him from the landlord under a crop share lease or agreement. "Group three" Includes farms where the producer will operate in 1934 one farm rented from the landlord under a stock share lease or agreement under which the landlord received a share of the hogs produced on this form or of the proceeds from the nogs. In the case of such farms rented on crop or stock share leases, the andlord must sign the contract along with the tenant It is advisable that Jie landlord be consulted before the fields to be to designated as contracted acres are decided upon and entered in the contract. Division of benefit payments, between landlord and tenant is made the same proportionate basis as the crop, or proceeds of the crop, is divided.

For example, if the landlord receives 50 percent of the com crop, the benefit payment on corn, is divided Cora-Hog Program Contracts Will Call For Mud Detailed Information ae lotg and wmestea( the administration of President Hoover, that low point it has to- "Work sheets" of the corn-hog program will require from producers a great amount of detailed information. The required information will be about as follows: How many acres were in field corn, wheat, oats, rye, aorghun, and other grain crops in 1982 and 1833 on the form you will operate in 1934? How many acres of soybeans, pasture, taine or wild hay did you grow? How many acres were in woodland, waste land, and how many acres occupied by the farm build- Among ether things asked ore the use made of the corn grown on the farm during the 2-year and 1933. Was the corn harvested for grain, hogged off, grown for silage, or fed green? What-crops hove been in corn the lost years on land you will to the government and what yields you have secured. In regard to grown, will be asked to give the work sheet, figures showing the number of litters farrowed in both spring and fall of 1632 and number of hogs raised and marketed or to be marketed from these litters; hogs sold as stackers or feeders or for breeding purposes; hogs slaughtered or to he slaughtered for use on the farm; the number retained for breeding purposes, and the feeder hogs bought and marketed. Information of this type is necessary in order to arrive at a fair basis for production allotments for the individual contract signers for 1934, The same information will be oaked of non- signers to provide basis of judgment for county allotment committees.

equally between the landlord and tenant. In some cases the tenant may pay cash rent for the buildings and farmstead and pasture and give a smaller portion of the crop as rental, such as one-fourth or two-fifths. In such eases the landlord gets one- fourth or two-fifths, as the case may be, of the benefit payment. The same principle of dividing benefit payments applies to the division of the hog payment in the case of a stock share lease. In no cose, Mr.

Bowdish explains, the landlord allowed to receive more than he would receive if the same lease as used in 1933 was in effect in 1934, except in special cases over which the county allotment committee will have jurisdiction. This provision is made to take core of the few coses where the landlord might attempt to force the tenant to take lease for 1934 which would give a larger share of the benefit than he would have received under the 1933 agreement. "Group four" includes farms where the producer rente and operates two or more tracts of land owned by different landlords, one or more of which are rented on shares. In this case, according to the administrative rulings, a separate contract must be made out covering the operations of the tenant and each landlord from whom the tracts are rented under crop share leases. One contract can provide for benefit payments only the tenant and one landlord.

For example, if Jones rents land from both Smith and Brown, two contracts must be made out, one covering the operations of Jones and Smith on the land Smith rents to Jones and another contract covering the operations of Jones and Brown on the land rented from Brown. In all cases the entire farming unit must be covered by some corn-hog reduction contract That is, part of the farm operated by one man cannot be covered by a contract other land operated by him is covered. "Group five" covers farms where the producer signing any contract owns or rents and operates wore than one farming unit. A farm unit defined as all land operated with one set of livestock and equipment. Group five includes insurance companies.

if not Church News Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Dale Schreiner, Superintendent. Morning worship at II o'clock. Sermon by the pastor.

Epworth League at 6:30 p. m. Come study with us, Comparative Religions, It's going to be interesting and instructive. Evening worship at 7:30. Evangelistic sermon by pastor.

Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the parsonage. Come, you are welcome. Wesley Sunday School at 10:80 a. m. Morning worship at 9:30.

J. C. Behrens, pastor. United Brethren Church "Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God In Christ Jesus." Sunday a. M.

H. Johnson, Supt. Morning o'clock. Evening o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at the parsonage.

Thursday, January llth, there will be a meeting of all the U. B. churches of this district at the Albia U. B. church.

Morning session will begin at 10, basket dinner at noon, afternoon session at 1:30 and evening at 7:30. An Inspirational as well as educational program has been planned for the day. Everybody is invited. The W.M.S. will meet at the home of Mrs.

Grace Main on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Margaret Callen is leader. W. T.

Boston, Pastor. Iconium Circuit Iconlum Sunday School at 10 a. m. Yarn Turner, Supt. Young Peoples meeting at 6:46 p.

m. James Calhoun led a fine meeting ast Sunday evening on "The Two Foundations." Services after Young Peoples meeting. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts on Saturday evening. Mid-week services on Thursday evening. The public is invited.

Falrview Sunday School at 9 a. m. Pearl Hiner, Supt. Morning worship at 9:45 a. m.

Young peoples choir. Epworth League Tuesday evening. Ladies Aid all day Thursday. Fifth Annual Father and Son banquet soon. Hilton Sunday School at 10 a.

m. Lewis Rouse, Supt. Morning worship at 11. Young peoples choir, Epworth League at 7:30 p. m.

Junior choir will sing. Services after League. Mid-week services on Friday evening. Public invited. The goal of the year just started should mean even larger growth than the year past.

Every one coming- can make it even better. Begin to attend every Sunday and invite the neighbors. J. W. Zerbe, minister.

bonks and some individuals woo op- irate more than one farming unit baring separate managers, work stock and farm buildings. In the case of an insurance company actually operating several forma run by hired managers, the contract must be mode out for each farm, the insurance company signing as producer. If a man rents a farm from in insurance company, the tenant and insurance company both sign. If a producer owns and operates one farm and operate a separate farming unit as a crop share tenant, he must hove one contract covering the farm he owns and another covering the land on a crop share basis. In addition to covering division of benefit payments and tenant-landlord relationships, Mr.

Bowdish said, the administrative rulings cover many such items os use of rented load, determination of the hog base, determination of the overage production of corn land to be rented, and similar problems not definitely covered in the contract itself. These administrative rulings and terms of the contracts will be explained to members of the township corn-hog committee by Mr Bowdish. Meetings will be held where formers may this information and as township workers are trained the actual work of signing contracts will begin..