The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-04
Thresherman's Meeting

Seventy five thrcshermen and farm
ers met at the court house in Red
Cloud, Saturday night, June Goth per-
suant TO call by f. S. Fitz, Master
Thresheman, II. F.. Mcbride, Food
Administrator, and Henry Fausch,
County Agent.
At the request of this committee
Rev. j. J.. Deebe gave a very able
address ON the question of Thrcsher-
mems organization, explained the
methods Of organization, conditions
of membership, duties and powers of
Imembers difficulties to be met by said
organization, and necessity of every
threshoman becoming a member of
this Department of the food admin
istratiou
Bemud McNcuy, County Fuel Adj
ministIa'o. talked to the throshemen
on Fuc N.ionty. Thirty-fve farmers
signed The following pledge:
/ hereby accept membership in
the Webster County Grain Threshing
Division Food Administration Grain
Corporation Of the United States of
America, and hereby pledge myself to
conform TO all rules and regulations
promulgated by the United States
Food Administration, for the Conser-
vation Of all grain and the reduction
of all forms of waste in threshing
practice, and further agree to abide
by the prices established by the or
ganizat.on for threshing grain for the
season 1918, and will gladly cooper
ate witt the County Food Administra-
tor as may be required by said Food
Administrator, and give such pat
riotic service as may best aid Our
country in time of war
f. s. F.tz, Red Cloud
Cha lmhof, Red Cloud
J. a. Norris, Guide Rock
Chas. Guthrie, Guide Rock
Chas. Dickcrson, lnavale
Earl Crawford, lnavale
Frank Stanley, Guide Rock
John Soucek, Bladen
Oscar Tyler, Guide Rock
Edd. kudrna, Bladen
Frank kudrna, Bladen
/. ID. Walburn, Bladen
G. +. Anderson, Bladcn
+. c. Johnson, Bladen
jane Mcintosh, Red Cloud
w. II. Dcrr, Cowlcs,
Anton kudlna, Red Cloud
John Eudna, Red Cloud
Paul Wibben, Blue Hill
{ William Coll, Blue Hill
II. i, EaItcls, Campbell
II. Sp..tcr, Cowles
al. Duffy, Guide Rock
2 Roy D.ghl, Guide Rock
r n. i. Wagner & Sons, Red Cloud
, Herman Gcrlach, Cowlcs
I Jane Eon2ack, Guide Rock
Frank Soucek, Bladcn
VIM. Crozer, Guide Rock
c. c. Wallace, Baden
c. s. Norris, Red Cloud
w. II. Cloud, Inavale
Edgar Mcintosh, Red Cloud
c ii. f. Gadc, Blue Hill
s Il. j. Peterson, lnavale
The following committees were ap
pointed: Committee on Prices, Com
Y mittec on Weights, and Committee o
Resolutions. They gave the follow
-, ing reports: Resolution Committee
=. Whereas our armies must have brea
- and millions Of bushels of wheat hav
a been wasted annually in the past, W
ii threshermen, in keeping with tn
:. spirit of the food administratio
=, adopt the following resolutions:
=. To thsesh well the grain must be
:. good condition. 2. Racks must hav
n. a tight bottom. 8. Loose bundle
q. should be cleaned up in the field. .
All grain wagons should be grain tigh
5. Machines should be fed even by TIL
e pitchers and bundles should be put
head first. 6. Grain must be we
DC cleaned up in fields. z. Machir
ct should be in good condition. 8. Ever
OF precaution should be taken to COZ
" serve grain around machine. SIGNEI
10 II. +. Gade, l.. A. Wagner, f.
III johnson, Fl. Spilker, L. j. Peterson.
id On motion these resolutions wei
T. adopted.
w Question was raised as to VIII;
=, should be done if farmers refused
y comply with the above resolution
~ This matter was rcfeTed to Faith,
Fitzgerald, Chairman Of Committee
Defense, and he explained the Seditic
Laws and the working of the CounC
a. of Defense and said that these person
io would be taken care of.
:. Report Of Committee on Measures
-, 60 lbs of wheat to the bushel. A
=, - other grains by measure. SIGNEI
- c. j. Platt, James Kanzack, w.
:. Cloud, Frank Kudrna, VIM. Coll. Q
a. motion same was adopted.
= Report of Committee on Prices
:, Five members in favor Of DC for oat
- &c for barley, &c for wheat. One men
a, ber reported in favor of 6, 7, 8, OF