The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 2, 1935, Page 3

GRAIN CROPS MAKE _ RAPID HEADWAY IN ALL PARTS OF N. D, Coming Along Well in Burleigh County, County Agent H. O. Putnam Says’ (By the Associated Press) Grain crops are advancing rapidly in North Dakota and present condi- tions point to an excellent yield with only corn and hay below normal, ac- cording to word Monday from the first of the counties reporting on the second state-wide crop survey conducted by the Associated Press this season. The first of the July 1 optimistic reports came from Dickey, Eddy, Ransom, Sheridan, Dunn and Bur- leigh counties. Grains are coming along well in Burleigh county, H. ©. Putnam, county agent, reports, Flax is good in general, and Ceres and Marquis wheat is good except for some wind and insect damage. Barley and oats are good. Corn is slow, while hay is short with little or no wild hay this year. Only one of the counties, Dickey, reported any signs of rust, and Coun- ty Agent W. H. Gray of Dickey stated the rust discovered was not import- ant. Cutworms and wind damaged @ few of the fields, he said. According to preliminary estimates of possible yield, Gray said wheat in Dickey county may run 15 to 25 bush- els, barley, 30 to 40 bushels, Oats, 40 to 60, and flax, 10 to 12. Corn yield is questionable at this time, he stated. Fi generally is good in Dickey county, while wheat is heavy and stands 10 to 14 inches. Barley is good and stands very heavy, 12 to 16 inches high. Oats run from 10 to 12 inches with heavy stands. Corn is backward because of a poor growing season for this crop, standing 4 to 6 inches. Haying operations have begun with conditions much improved in this county. Above Normal in Eddy Fred H. Bruns, Eddy county agent, reported that all small grains are above normal although corn is below normal. Flax ranges from 2 to 4 inches with condition good, and wheat from 10 to 14 inches high with con- dition very good. Barley is fair, and oats and hay good. Moisture has been sufficient in Eddy county, with no signs of rust as yet, Bruns stated. Crops in Ransom county are 20 per cent above normal, J. Earl Cook, ag- ricultural adjustment agent, reported. Moisture condition is excellent and rain came just when needed, he said. A possible estimated yield, he said, may be 25 per cent above normal for small grain, 50 per cent above normal for rye, normal for flax, and 25 per cent below normal for corn. Flax in Ransom county is normal and ranges from seedlings to 18 inches; wheat 25 per cent above nor- Heed Net Safer monthly pain and delay duete Guvcherters ine trmDurmna Brant Pilneroedecva lldngseuaforovertoyeas Aster of CHICHESTERS PILLS “THE DIAMOND VY SRAND* The Fist of Folly tempts you to race with a speeding train. Such folly encourages accidents and swells the fast growing daily total of needless dis- asters. : Always watch the fist of folly or you too will suffer. Even though you do drive carefully you should have complete automobile insurance. MURPHY “The Man Who Knows Insurance” Heads N. P. Group ¢ bs GILBERT F. MITCHELL Elected president of the Veterans’ Association of the Northern Pa- cific railway at the recent annual convention held at Missoula, Mont., was Gilbert F. Mitchell of Brainerd, Minn., who succeeds William T. Nickels, Dickinson. The 1936 convention’ will be held at Seattle, Wash. Mitchell is a retired tin shop foreman of the Brainerd shops. mal, with 24 inches average height and some fields 40 inches. Barley, 25 per cent above normal at this time, averages 18 to 24 inches. Oats are excellent, running from 18 to 24 Inches, or 25 per cent above normal. Corn has been retarded by cool weather. Ransom county farm- ers also will have an abundant hay crop, Cook stated. Sheridan Crops Late Sheridan county reports indicate the crop approximately three weeks late, about 10 per cent below normal with a possible grain yield of from 9 to 25 bushels, depending on con- ditions up to harvest. No signs of rust have been discovered, Ralph B. Dutte, Sheridan county agent, said. Crops are late but in very good con- dition, he pointed out, with flax run- ning 2 to 3 inches, early wheat 18 to 20 inches, late wheat 8 to 10 inches and oats, 8 to 10 inches. Early bar- ley is heading out. Cutworms and gophers have bothered the corn to some extent, and corn also is 3 to 4 weeks behind. Hay may be about 40 per cent of normal. Crops, with exception of corn, are above average in Dunn county, ac- cording to W. L. Sales, agricultural adjustment agent. Moisture has been above average, and a normal yield is possible, he said. Wheat averages four inches in height, and barley and oats are good. Hay prospects are good with corn fair, damaged somewhat by wind and worms. BETTER FISHING IS PLANNED BY BUREAU Biological Survey Would Elim- inate Carp From Waters in 14 States. Washington, July 2. — () — The United States biological survey wants to go. on a fishing expedition to make so-called “sick lakes” in 14 states safe for game fish. More than $5,000,000 could be prof- itably spent, J. N. Darling, chief of the bureau estimates, in netting carp from the lakes and saving the bass, trout and other game fish for sports- men. He plans to ask the works ad- ministration for the funds and says several thousand men could be put to work, The bureau would net carp from the lakes, plant new vegetation to re- place that eaten by the vegetarian carp and then restock the lakes. The results, according to Darling, would be better fishing and better duck hunting. The carp eat the principal food of wild ducks—wild rice. The bureau has no intention of in- terfering with commercial carp fish- ing and would do the netting only in lakes where it is not being done for Profit. The states covered in the plan include Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wis- consin, North and South Dakota. The carp caught in the nets would be ground up and used either as food for fish in hatcheries or as fertilizer, Auto Sales This Year Show Large Increase An increase of 3,201 in automobiles sold in North Dakota this year com- pared with the first six months of 1934 was reported here Tuesday. Figures compiled by Commercial Service, Inc. Bismarck, show 8,260 new car sales in the last six months against 5,059 during the same period & year ago. Maintaining approximately the same ratio as in previous months, Passenger car sales in June continued almost double the figure of last year, 1,404 being sold last June and 788 in that month a year ago. June's sales boosted passenger totals for the six months to 6,792 com- pared with 2,980 for the first half of 1934. ° In the commercial vehicle division, June sales were 270 last month and 148 in June a year ago, making the six-month totals 1,468 this year and 1,079 in 1934, Cass county retained its sales lead with 169 passenger and 35 commercial. Grand Forks had 107 passenger sales for second. Stutsman and Ward counties each had 325 commercial sales and Grand Forks 24. THREE LOST IN OCEAN Sydney, N. 8., July 2.—(?)—Robert Ames, 55, Boston broker and yachts- man, was swept overboard in a storm. His two sons, Richard, 23, and Harry, 20, gave their lives in a vain attempt to rescue their father. VALLEY CITY WINS Valley City, N. D, July 2—(P)— Valley City made it three out of five for the season by shutting out James- town 2 to 0 here Monday night. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1935 | SURVEY BODY MIGHT NOT TAKE STAND ON SALES TAX BATTLE Commission, However, Is ‘Keen- ly Interested’ and ‘Check- ing’ Carefully The North Dakota state tax sur- vey commission may not take a defi- nite stand on the two per cent retail sales tax, Dr. Spencer A. Larsen, con- sultant of the commission, said Tues- Gay, Although he held it “improbable the commission would take a definite stand, Larsen said the commission is “keenly interested” and’ is “checking carefully” reactions to the sales tax as well as its administration. Larsen said the commission realiz- ed that a tax to be successful “must receive popular support.” “A progressive attitude toward the tax problem in North Dakota would seem to demand, wherever possible, a lightening of the tax burden on gen-! eral property,” he said. “Ownership of homes and farms in North Dakota should be encouraged and nothing can do more to discourage home and farm ownership than over-burden- some taxes, “It is perhaps too much to expect that personal rights shall be exalted above property rights unless the basis of government support is modified to emphasize persons and their income instead of property and its income. “The tax survey commission is mindful of changing conditions and| it is their desire to formulate a tax Program that will be better adapted to the needs of state and local gov- ernments. In working toward this gca! commission meetings will con- tinue to be open to the public as its investigation progresses.” Bismarck Woman’s Mother Dies at 89 Mrs. Barbara Koch, mother of Mrs. Christ Delzer, 512 Rosser Ave., died at 11 a. m., Monday at a local hos- pital from complications of old age after a three weeks illness, She was 89. The body was taken to the old farm home in Oliver county. Burial ‘will be made in the Center cemetery Wednesday following funeral services in the Catholic church. Mrs. Koch was born July 18, 1845 United States with her husband in 1901. The couple homesteaded on @ farm about nine miles southwest of Center, where they lived until Mr. Koch died in October, 1905. For the last five years Mrs. Koch has made her home with her eldest son, Michael at Center. Besides her son at Center and daughter here, Mrs. Koch leaves four sons, Christ on the old farm, Frank and George in Washington state and Jack at Menoken, and two daughters, Mrs. George Wetch in Montana and another daughter in Mandan. JUNE SETS RECORD AS WEDDING MONTH 38 Marriage Licenses Issued in 30 Days at Office of County Judge Thirty-eight wedding licenses is- sued during June at the office of County Judge I. C. Davies not only upheld June's tradition of being the popular month for weddings but set a record which possibly never was equalled before in the Capital City. Miss Jessie M. Ramp, clerk in Judge Davies’ office, states that the number of licenses issued last month exceeds any heretofore recorded dur- ing her 15 years of service in the of- fice. One hundred two marriage licenses have been issued since January 1, the distribution by months being as fol- lows: January, 10; February, 12; March, 11; April, 12; May, 19, and June, 38. Also a testimonial of the increased number of marriages in Bismarck, Mandan and their vicinities is the fact that the Bismarck Tribune re- Ported 66 nuptial events in its society column during the month of June. Already many couples have set wed- ding dates in July. In Morton county, June this year failed to live up to its reputation as @ month of brides. County Judge W. B. Shaw issued only 19 marriage licenses this June compared to 22 for the same month in 1934. NELSON TO VOTE ON BONDS McVille, N. D., July 2—(#)—A pro- posed $66,000 bond issue for construc- tion of a Nelson county courthouse will be submitted to the voters of this county at the special election July 15. Under the resolution submitting the proposal, the courthouse and jail would cost $120,000 with a 45 per cent grant under the PWA. A two-thirds in Russia. She emigrated to the favorable vote is needed for approval. NEW MORATORIUM 10 HALT FORECLOSURES ON WAY 10 SENATE Three-Year Respite for Debtor Is Contained in Measure Passed by House Washington, July 2—(#)—Farm moratorium legislation—recreating the dead Frazier-Lemke act—was on its way to the senate Tuesday as a means to stave off “an avalanche of fore- closures.” The senate judiciary committee, fa- vorably reporting on the new three- year moratorium law proposed by Representative William Lemke (Rep. N. D.), said the fresh bills, including @ measure for the home and small business owner, are constitutional. To avoid conflict with the supreme court interpretation which outlawed the Frazier-Lemke act, the new bill Places moratorium transactions under federal court jurisdiction. It holds to the original plan to allow a reduc- tion of indebtedness according to property value. “The property,” the committee re- | Port said, “is virtually in the com- plete custody and control of the court (under the bill), for all purposes of liquidation. We feel confident that this meets all the requirements of the supreme court’s decision.” If the bill is passed, the commit- tee averred, an “avalanche” of fore- closures will be held in abeyance. Many state moratoriums about to ex- Pire would produce the avalanche, the report said, commenting that “public conscience as well as public interest” demands passage. “Nine out of ten of the distressed farmers will be able to get adjust- ments outside of the court because of the moral effect of the act,” the re- Port said, “and in the rest of the cases there will be orderly liquidation with @ view to rehabilitation of the farm debtor as well as full protection to the !Nordtvedt Promoted By Montgomery Ward Arne Nordtvedt, manager of Montgomery Ward and company’s Bismarck store since last November 15, has been ordered to take charge of the company’s big store at Sioux City, Ia., and left Tuesday by airplane to assume his new duties. Nordtvedt, who was in charge of the local store while it was remodel- ed and greatly increased in size, wilt | by the schools as “a be succeeded by D. D. Prust, who/of training.” has been manager of the companys store at Escanaba, Mich. Prust is due to arrive here late this week. Mean- while the store will be in charge of L, V. Hanson, assistant manager. Nordtvedt said his assignment to Sioux City was in the nature of a home coming, since he was in charge of the store there when it was open- ed in 1929 and spent a year there at that time. It is one of the com- pany’s larger stores in the middle west. Mrs. Nordtvedt and their daughter, accompanied by Mrs. L. B. Anderson of Hollywood, Calif., Mrs. Nordtvedt’s mother, will leave this week-end for Minneapolis. From there Mrs. Nordt- vedt will go to Sioux City to join her husband, EDUCATIONAL QUIZ SENT OUT BY BOARD State Tax Body Asks Institu- tional Heads for Data on Their Work A comprehensive survey of all state institutions of higher learning was being made Tuesday by the state in- terim tax survey commission. To each of the school heads has been sent a questionnaire seeking information on the aims and purposes of the institutions, whether present facilities, including faculty and build- ings, are sufficient and whether the institution is best located to serve its purpose. The questionnaire also asks school heads to explain any departure from constitutional aims of the institutions and to list its convenience to stu- dents, economy to students by virture of the school’s location, the size and character of the community, and the cultural or specific advantage offered Eyes Examined Glasses Prescribed The eye is an organ you can't afford to neglect. Dr. H. J. 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