The Gordon Journal from Gordon, Nebraska • 5

Thursday April 11 1940 THE GORDON JOURNAL GORDON NEBRASKA GORDC i WINS OVER RUSHVILLE IN TRACK INVENTORY SHOWS THAT MUCH IS ACCOMPLISHED "If any malt -I love God and hateth his brother he is a liar" Not a prevaricator but just a down-right liar It does not mince words and we know what it means God life home faith hope love death most of the words that stir our hearts and light our path are simple words fires remember are not conflagrations All testimony is not evidence Akd if any reporter Writes of a body landing with dull sickening he will land on the sidewalk with a jolt his hat in one hand and his pay envelope in the other" Glory be! Every writer every speaker ought to get such a talking to plain and flat In the old days no one used a little word if he could think of a big one but that day is gone Too many of us use words to hide thought or the lack of it To be able to put big ideas into little words is the finest art The wise old Bible knows how to tell the plain truth Election Day Passes Off In A Quiet Manner The primary election Tuesday passed off quietly in Gordon with I little to indicate that the people of a free country were selected officials for another period of years Beer and liquor parlors were closed on account of the day Weathfer was cool ami cloudy but many farmers evidently pVe- ferred to remain In the fields at work rather than come In and vote However a heavier vote was polled as the day wore on In the evening a few drove to Rushville where election returns came in from outlying precincts the chief benefits received by the county A total of 26875 garments have been completed on this project for distribution by the county to the needy These consisted of 3101 for men 5814 for women 4263 for boys 5819 for girls and 8375 for infants In addition to these 319 articles other than garments that were needed by the county for distribution have been made "It has been our Mrs Stohl said manufacture these garments so that the recipient can not be pointed out on the streets as wearing relief clothing We are particularly concerned with the children to keep them from having a recollection of abject poverty in the years that should be the pleasantest in their She said that she never fails to get a thrill when visiting the sewing project as she views the happy smiles on the faces of the many mothers employed as their fingers rapidly fashion these garments with the same loving care that should nad would be expended if they were making garments for their own children Get More Sofety and Tire Miles with Safe-Flex Tires! Coast-to-Coast Store SAFE -FLEX tiros are harked by the most Ilberati tire guarantee ever A written NOTE THESE LOW PRICES 450-21 $529 475-19 $589 525-17 $589 550-17 $689 550-16 $719 600-16 $789 COAST-TO-COAST STORES KORYTA and OLSSON iiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiuua At a track meet held in Gordon last Friday Gordon won 81 points to Rushvllle's 66 1st and 2nd places for the various events were as follows: Javelin 1st Winters Gordon 2nd Gaspers Rushville Shot Put 1st Shaffer Rushville 2nd Fry Gordon Discus 1st Fry Gordon 2nd Gaspers Rushville 100 Yd dash 1st Fitch Gordon 2nd Shaffer Rushville 220 Yard Dash 1st Salisbury Rushville 2nd Winters Gordon 440 Yard Dash 1st Salisbury Rushville 2nd Reed Gordon 880 Yard Dash 1st Brown Gordon 2nd Peters Rushville Mile 1st Green Gordon 2nd Rushville Relay 1st Rushville 2nd Gor-dbn High Jbmp 1st Coon Gordon 2nd Fry Gordon Broad Jump 1st Winters Gordon 2nd Reed Gordon High Hurdles 1st Shafer Rush-vtlle 2nd Winters Gordon Low Hurdles 1st Shafer Rushville 2nd Myers Gordon Pole Vault 1st Coon Gordon 2nd Ivarson Gordon LOCAL NEWS Mr and Mrs Lynn Elwood and daughter drove to Creighton Friday Mrs Douglas Borman antN Mrs Leo Morris went to the Black Hills on Saturday Mr and Mrs Hans Peterson spent Friday at their ranch south of Merrtman Bob Townsend of Newton Iowa is a now employee of the Weston Oil Co in Gordon Plain Speech A wise old editor of a smalltown paper used to tell his reporters to write the news in plain simple words without putting or airs Here is how he put the case himself: this office we do not commence we begin We do not peruse a book we read it We do no purchase we buy We have no souvenirs we have keepsakes A spade is called a spade "In this town we do not reside in residences we live in homes We do not retire we go to bed We do not pass away we die We are buried in coffins not caskets We have no morticians We are not all gentlemen but we are all men All women are not ladies but all women are women All women are females it is true but dogs horses and pigs can also be females Hence in deference to our women we do not class them as mere females "Our priests ministers and rabbis are not divines Our lawyers are not barristers Our real estate dealers are not realtors Our plumbers are not sanitary engineers No beauticians live here of the many difficulties facing us due to drought and weather "I believe the projects completed in Sheridan County in themselves are answers to the critics who charge that WPA workers are unwilling to Mr Buchanan WPA District Manager said feel thgt this inventory definitely shows that Sheridan County now has greatly increased assets to show for the money expended In this program and In addition they have taken care of the needy unemployed of the Among the benefits revealed by this inventory of accomplishments by WPA workers is the improvement of 198 miles of highways and streets In- Clinton Hay Springs Gordon Rushville and Lakeside 577 miles of streets were improved This included construction of 171 miles of paving and most of the other streets were surfaced with gravel In making this improvement 2700 feet of new curb and glitter was installed and 796 feet of sidewalk constructed Mr Buchanan pointed out that at the beginning of the program the county commissioners agreed with tire WPA officials that in road building permanent benefits rather than merely temporary accomplishments should be the policy He said the aim to construct roads that would permit farmers who in the past had often been isolated due to impassable roads to get to market to church and to school In substantiation he pointed out that the inventory shows 19293 miles of farm-to-market road improved Much of this road was gravel surfaced In building it it was necessary to construct 110 new bridges one of which was a 20 foot steel span There was reconstructed oi improved 61 bridges To provide the proper drainage so that these roads would not wash in time of heavy rains 349 new culverts were installed Included in this construction by WPA workers was a section of highway No 27 which was built to a standard to provide all weather use Five new buildings were constructed in the county including the Smith-Hughes Building at Rushville new' school in District 90 and the library at Rushville Improvements were made to eight buildings including schools at Gordon Lakeside and District No 26 and the Gordon City Hall Two new grand stands were constructed seating 1700 Parks at Bingham and Gordon were improved as was the fairgrounds at Gordon New sewerage treatment plant was constructed at Hay Springs and in Gordon Rushville and Hay Springs 29785 feet of new sewer was constructed Service connections were made immediately by 40 families Water improvements in the county consisted in the consruc-tion of 2809 feet of new water main As a flood control measure 833 feet of retaining walls were constructed and 1161 square yards of rip-rap Workers also installed 1600 feet of drainage pipes In the libraries of the county 533 volumes were repaired or renovated WPA cooperated with the recreation at Gordon and Rushville by providing supervisor of leisure time activities Mrs Saddle Stohl District Director at Alliance said that in her opinion the inventory showed the accomplishments on the sewing projects at Rushville Gordon and Hay Springs to be one of Report Covering Sheridan County Is Released By Stale Administrator What has WPA meant to Sheridan County? This question was put to Ftelton State Administrator who made public an inventory of physical accomplishments after four and one-half years of the WPA "Primary concern of the Work Projects Administration in Nebraska from its inception to the present time has been the workers Mr Felton said "Yet While maintaining their morale and improving their skills we have tried to make this labor as useful as possible to the State as a The of WPA has accounted for a gigantic "face operation on classis features a -review of accomplishments reveals The survey of activity from the beginning of the program through December 31 1939 with co-operation of project sponsors shows what this endeavor has meant to tax payers Mr Felton pointed out that 87 of the money expended in the work program was wages to workers These wages in turn were spent rapidly with local businessmen for food clothing shelter and other necessities "Sheridan County has furnished an example of what can be done with a well planned work program in creating tangible wealth for this and future Mr Felton said He pointed out that this inventory definitely shows that the work program has been creating wealth for the communit-ties while they were at the same time meeting their obligations for relief needs Through the co-operation of sponsors representing the county cities and school districts with District Manager Buchanan of Alliance for WPA Mr Felton said that he felt Sheridan County could look with pride on the physical benefits the county has gained in the past four years that will be serving the public for many years to come He pointed out that Sheridan County has cooperated to get the greatest benefit form work projects by arranging suitable work for winter employment county cities and school boards have all worked together in arranging this Mr Buchanan said "This diversified program has given us opportunity to obtain maximum benefits in spite MR FARMER WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR TRACTOR FROM STEEL TO RUBBjER TIRES See Our New FIRESTONE WHEEL TIG FOR PROPERLY DOING THE JOB WE DO ALL KINDS OF WELDING Gordon Paint and Body Shop PHONE 188 Winter has hardly left us but we are clearing our stock to get ready for summer merchandise ou can wear spring styles at greatly reduced prices BLOUSES! BLOUSES! BLOUSES! SHEERS TAILORED DRESSY Reduced to 98c to $195 Were $150 to $275 DRESSES! DRESSES! DRESSES! Large variety of styles and sizes at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Kind Lady: are you crying for little man? your name? Where do you live? Small Boy: the matter I my name or where I live We moved yesterday and mother was married again VASELINE Hair Tonic Giant Size CASHMERE Bouquet Talc Giant Size COLGATE Dental Powder Giant Size CASHMERE Bouquet Lotion Giant 11 Size Lb Jar Palmolive Brushless CREAM 49c YOU SAVE 26c I Shop and Save at 1 LaFAVORITE BEAUTY SHOP I FRANCES HALL Prop iTiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim Clinton Youth To Attend Yale Joy Richardson of Clinton senior in mechanical engineering at the University of Nebraska who will graduate this June has been i notified of appointment to a graduate assistantship in the de- partment of mechanical engineer- ing at Yale Dean Ferguson of the college of Engineering was notified I of the appointment by Dr Walter Wohlenberg Sterling professor of engineering at Yale who recelv- I ed the bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from I Nebraska in 1910 and was award- ed the doctor of engineering de- gree in 1937 Richardson was recently elected I to Sigma Xi and will receive the degree of bachelor of science in mechanical engineering this year His is the first direct appointment of a Nebraska graduate to the staff of Yale University while Wohlenberg was the first engineer to receive a Sterling professorship at Yale Richardson is married and a member of Sigma Tau the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Pi Tau Sigma Late Brides Asked I To File New Names Recent brides who obtained social security account cards before they were married1 were requested today by Charles Fitzpatrick manager of the Alliance field office of the social security board to send in their new names to prevent conclusion tn the keeping of their wage accounts for federal old age insurance A card for this purpose designated as "Employe's Request for Change in is now available at the Alliance office located in the post office building This card provides space both for the newly acquired name and that used in applying for an account number Corrected account number cards will be sent to those who report their change of name State Seed Regulation Is Changed A change in the state regulations governing the sale of agricultural seeds was announced today from the Department of Agriculture and Inspection by Kinch State Seed Analyst All farmers seed dealers and prospective seed buyers will be affected by the change which is in accord with the Federal seed laws that went into effect recently Previously the percentage of sprouts and percentage of hard seeds were added together and shown as germination but Mr Kinch pointed out that the hard seeds of alfalfa sweet clover and other legumes must now be kept separate from the germination when reported on the seed label The seed label must now show (1) the percentage of germination (2) the percentage of hard seeds and (3 the total of the percentages of germination and hard seeds SUNSHINE DALE Cliff Cady was a visitor at the Swanson home on Thursday Mr and Mrs A1 Petzold and sons were in Gordon Saturday Mr and Mrs Buckminister and daughters were Sunday guests at the Wm Avis home east of Gordon Abe Swanson is visiting at the home of his brother Joe Swanson Art Russell and Everett Muck attended the stock sale in Gordon on Thursday Mrs Paul Beutler was a caller at the Buckminister home on Tuesday evening Raymond Holbert was in Gordon on Sunday Mrs Avis and her sister-in-law Mrs' A Simpson of Council Bluffs spent Thursday with Mrs Willard Buckminister Mr and Mrs Glenn Jackson were shopping in Gordon on Saturday Mr and Mrs MerLe Spindler have moved into the Harley Hard-inhome Mrs Thos Fennell and infant son Pat returned to Gordon Monday from the hospital in Alliance POOL TO BE BUILT Since the City Council has started preparations toward the end of building a new swimming pool The Gordon Journal will turn over the list of subscriptions and the people will be called upon for their donation of cement prior to the starting of the work In the meantime the Albany Club has sub-j scribed one sack scribed one sack and Mary Catherine Morns and Mrs Morris each 1 sack -It will be necessary to increase the amount subscribed and it is likely that a concerted effort will be made when the "work is ready i to start The donation of all the cement is to be desired as in that way the City will not be required to make any tax levy for the purpose Harold Trout and family moved to Casper Wyoming where he has accepted a position LIVE STOCK PRICES AT SOOTH OMAHA Cattle Open the Week 10-15c Higher Top $1025 HOGS ACTIVE Fat Lambs Slow to a Shade Lower at '8950 fp 1000 Shearing Lambs 59259 50 Aged Sheep Fully Steady Union Stock Yards Omaha April 9 Receipts of cattle at Omaha Monday were 4200 head Demand was fairly broad fa- the limited offerings of beef cattle and bids and sales were largely higher than the close of last week Best steers made 81025 and choice heifers 50 Cow stuff of all kinds ruled stronger and there was a firmer tone to the trade in stock cattle and feeding steers CORNFED STEERS Good to choice $9501150 rVir to good 950 Common to fair $650 775 CORNFED YEARLINGS Good to choice S950ll50 Fair to good S750 950 Common to fair $675 775 Trashy warmed-ups S550 675 FED HEIFERS Good to choice $850975 Fair to good $725850 Common to fair $550725 COWS Good to choice fed $625725 Fair to good $525625 Cutters S425525 Canners S325425 FEEDER STEERS Good to choice feeders $825 5)9 50 Fair to good $725825 Common to fair $6 00 "0)725 STOCK CATTLE Good to choice ylgs $850 1025 Fair to good ylgs 850 Common to fair ylgs $550 750 Wet cows $475 G00 Fleshy heifers $700 850 Heifer calves $700 975 MODERATE RUN OF HOGS Receipts of hogs at Omaha Monday were 5200 head All classes of buyers were in the market for supplies and cleaned up the limited offeirngs at prices strong to 10 15c higher than Friday Desirable light and butcher weights sold at $470 495 with heavy and medium weights at $425465 Bulk of the sows sold at a spread of $400 425 FAT LAMBS RULE WEAKER Receipts of sheep and lambs at Omaha Monday were 7300 head Undertone to the market was weak and prices a shade lower on fat lambs with sales at $950 1000 Shearing lambs held steady at $92505O' Aged sheep sold at no particular change FAT LAMBS Medium to choice 59751000 Fair to medium $935 975 Culls $750- 800 Spring lambs $900401050 FEEDER LAMBS Good to choice $385925 Fair to good $835885 Shearing lambs $8754 950 giiiiiiiiiiii limn in CUT RATE DRUG Why Pay More? 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