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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
FARMERS RENT
MORE FREEZER

Ohio farmers now are storing
food in rs per cent of the occu-
pied freezer locker space in Ohio's
800 plants, and only 25 per cent
of the space is rented by city
residents. l. P. Bluser, specialist
in agricultural engineering, Ohio
State University, says the first
freezer locker plant in Ohio was
opened in 1887.
Mr.. BlauSer finds that many
farmers now would like to buy
home freezer andunit to avoid
making trips to town to place
food in storage or remove it for
home use. Increasing number of
the hone unit are becoming avail
able, and Mr. .Blauser believes
they will save money for farm
families which need less than 25
cubic feet of storage space for
family food.
He estimates home freezers
should provide six cubic feet of
space for each person in the fam
lily if the equipment is to provide
maximum facilies forpresering- all
TYPES of freezing. Cost of units
now available will average S130
for a 3.2-foot box to $3.50 for one
having 25 cubic feet of storage
Mr.. BlauSer explains that refri-
gerators now are being built with
small freezer compartments, and
boxes also are sold which pro-
vide safe holding temperatures
forfood which have been frozen
elsewhere. The frozen foods
should beheld at zero or lower
and should not bestored too long
at that tempture.
this University specialist points
out that food place in freezer
units is not improved by storage.
High quality food products
properly prepared for storage
should be used and the food
should be wrapped in moieture
proof paper or placed in paper
containers which prevent loss of
moisture from the foods.
Foods which have been frozen
will not be damaged in the service
Interruptions unless the power is
off for a period of from one to
five days, depending on the typ of
food.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24

new troops as the Japanese beet
lie, European corn borer, and the
Mexican bean beetle but old en-
emies still cause the most trouble.
Mr.. King has not reported ang
new diseases of vegetables but
he arrived in the state just in
time to work on Victoria blight,
a new disease of oats.
Ohio commercial gardeners
made quite extensive use of air
planes last year in applying dusts
to protect vegetables crops. When
bulletin No. 76 was first pub
lished, many gardeners used a
bucket and shaking the wet
broom over the plants.
Gardening has not become any
easier in the past 81 years. Pract-
ically all the diseases of veg
etables plants have become more
destructive. The list of insecticid-
es and fo fungicides has lengthen-
ed; and chemist already are
hunting for more effective weap-
ons than DDT, which got more
public attention than any other
insecticide ever developed.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
MANY FARM
BUILDINGS OLD

City dWellerS who are appalled,
by the lag in the urban building
program are asked by J. D. Blick-
lie, specialist in agricultural en-
gineering, Ohio State university,
to consider the plight of Ohio far
mers who are concerned not only
with homes and garages but with
barns and out-buildings which are
a part of the farm production line.
Mr.. Blickle says more than half
of Ohio's farm buildings, includ-
ing houses, are over so years old
and that they include all the
faults of old-time contraction and
lack most modern conVenienceS.
Farmers sometimes can obtain
building material from timber on
the farm or they can salvage lum-
Der from old buildings; but, to
get other construction materials,
they must compete with all other
people to win the market for such
goods.
The university agricultural en-
gineer declares that a wagon shed
took care of most of the machin-
cry housing problems when ma
jority of Ohio's farm buildings
were erected The recent rapid
development of power farming
has caused a big investment in
machinery which depreciates
much more rapidly when exposed
to weather than when properly
sheltered.
The farm building program lag
ged for many years because farm
income did not allow replacement
or major repairs. Mr. Blickle de-
clareS that only in the periods
1920-29 and 1894 has the rate
on construction or repair been
greater than the rate of deprecia-
ton of farm houses, barns, and
out-buildings.
Ohio farmers travel hundreds of
thousands of extra miles a year
doing chores because their farm
buildings were constructed when
fire insurance was not as easily
obtainable as now so the buildings
were placed far apart to decrease
the fire hazard. Mr.. Blickle be-
lieves farmers should plan ways
to reduce this extra work when it
becomes possible to build or re-
model farm structures.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
BUYING FREEZER
GIVES TIPSON

Home freezer units now are be-
ing manufactured by about l60
companies in the United States,
and l. P. Blauser, specialist in
agricultural engineering, Ohio
State university, says Ohio people
should remember three points in
purchasing such units. They
should avoid units that are likely
to become orphans quickly, the
unit should have proper insulat-
ion, and the size should meet fa-
mily needs.
Mr.. Blauser explains that no
one can tell now which manufact-
urers of freezing units will con-
tinue in that business. Buyers
sooner or later will need repairs
or service on the unit, SO the best
protection for the buyer is to
make the purchase through re-
putable local agency which will
guarantee future service for the
equipment.
Tests made at the university in
dicateS that freezer units with less
than six inches of insulation are
likely to be expensive to operate
Low temperatures can be main
tanned in poorly insulated units
only by an unduly high consump-
ton of electrical current.
The university agricultural en-
gineer estimates unit with 5 GU
bic feet freezing capacity is the
smallest size practical for any ia
mily. Three types of units now
are being offered, the first is an
enlargement of the freezing COM
partment in the refrigerator al
ready owned, the second is free
ger unit only, and the third is a
combination freezer and storage
unit.
Mr.. Blauser expects owners of
home freezer units still will pat
ronize commercial locker plants
because it is difficult for most
home owners to process, wrap,
and freeze large cuts of meat. He
thinks the home units will be
most useful for freezing fruits and
vegetables, which can be process
ed and frozen quite easily.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
GARDEN INSECT CONTROL TIPS
REQUIRE TWICE AS MUCHPAPER

Suggestions about controlling
Ohio garden insects and diseases
take twice as much paper in
l947 as they did in 1918 when
the first 32-page edition of ex-
tension bulletin No. rs was pub
lished at Ohio State University
Judging from the distribution of
23l, 900 copies of that bulletin
in 27 years, there have been a
lot of bugs in Ohio.
The latest 64-page revision of
the bulletin was sent recently
to Ohio county agricultural agents
who will give free copies to
gardeners in their counties. The
authors of the bulletin now are
T. H. Parks, entomolgist, and
T. H. King, plant pathologist Mr.
Parks is a veteran in Ohio's war
upon insects but Mr.. King took
up the fight against Buckeye
plant diseases in 1916.
During MR.. Parks campaigns,
the insects have brought in such
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24

as its coasts are we'll supplied
with excellent beaches.
On Jan. IL, had the privilege
of accompanying Rev. and Mrs.
Stotes on a tour to Carromotha.
Once at Carromotha we stopped
in to visit some "unbelievers,"
The stories and problems they
had were heart-sickening. At one
home we found a young lad
(elevem that had been locked
out of the house with out a
place to sleep and nothing to
eat all day. He told Rev. Stolts
of how his mother had tied his
hands and feet, then putting soap
into his mouth and thrashed him
with a leather strap. On our
arrival the boy ran to Rev. Stolts
and cried out God must have
sent YOU" This young lad has
a strong Christian faith and hopes
to later become a minister.
Jan. Is the group went to
Taronga Park. This Park is sit
uated on the harbor, approx
mately Is minutes by ferry from
the wharf near the hotel where
| stayed. 1t is situated in pic
turesque setting of native bush,
flowers and lawns. The large col
lection of animals and buds is
housed in conformity with ma
ural environment.
On Jan. 26, Mr.. and Mrs. Koon,
members of the Australian Luth-
eran church took our group to
the Botanical Gardens. 1t is at
tractively laid out, with extensive
lawns and flower beds, contain
ing a large and varied collection
of trees, shrubs and plants, both
of Australian and overseas origin.
These Gardens are also known
as The Safety-Democracy and thus
| they do not have freedom of
speech. Each Sunday any groups
or person can & 70 the Gardens
and give their fre~ opinions. The
day we were there we could see
groups of people here and there
shouting at the tops of their
voices questions to be answered
by the men of women conduct
ing the informal programs.
Jan. 29,our groups took an
electric train to the blue noun
tains. The Blue Mountain are
two hours from Sydney. They
range from 5000 to 1000 feet
above sea level.
l think l have hit all the main
points of my trip so far; thus |
will close. I'll write more as
l go on and should you have
time, please drop me line or so.
Sincerely Yours,
Charles Pfarr
P. S. l suppose you have been
wondering where l got the "U'
in harbour. This is the way the
Australians spell it.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
LETTER FROM CHARLES PFARR TELLS
OF OCEAN TRIP, LIFE in AUSTRALIA

Dear Friends,
Our sailing date finally came,
Friday, the 18th of December.
We met on the pier and then
went on board the ship. Soon
the sailing hour came and we
could feel the ship sliding in to
the briny sea, Our ship the
Marine Phoenix" then slowly
pulled out of the harbor as those
on the dock were singing Until
We Meet Again. 1t was getting
dark and the lights of San Fran
cisco gave us a CHEEKY sendoff.
The Oakland bridge was glow
ing mass of lights and could be
seen for quite some time.
After a few days of travel, the
sea gulls disappeared from the
sky. l then relied that we were
some distance from land. The
fourth day at sea was filled
with excitement.
On the starboard side of our
ship we noticed a school of por-
poises. The following day my
travelling companion, Mr.. Koontz,
called my attention to a sword
fish as the waves of the Ocean
devoured it. The same day we
saw a school of flying fish. They
were gliding here and there
through the air
Dec. %, several Sea Gulls were
sighted and then we realized
that we were nearing land On
Dec. "a we dropped auchor in
the harbor of Pago Pago. We
were given a beauty welcome.
The native band was out to
meet us and played popular
American pieces. Pago Pago is
a small island inhabited by dark
skinned people. The natives lined
the dirt roads selling trinkets
they had made.
AS the sailing hour drew near
Santa Claus came riding in on
the front of jeep. He then threw
gifts to the children following
him. The ship left this sight,
making us realize Christmas was
just around the corner
Next stop was at Suva. We
landed in Suva on Dec. %. The
Island was nots as primitive as
Pago Pago. The natives were
darker then those of the former
island. Their dress was not as
obsolete and the building were
quite modern.
New Zealand was our next
stop. We landed in Auckland on
Dec. 80. l took Tram from the
wharf to the other side of the
city. l enjoyed my ride on the
tram. AS the scenery was diff
ferent.
The first shark was seen on
Jan. l. The dining room
was filled with commotion that
noon, but not because of the
shark. A love sea gull had been
seen just before dinner and that
reminded the passengers that
Sydney, Australia, was not far
away.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
MARCH "a. ls47

Editors Note; Charles Pfarr,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Pfarr,
E. Seventh ST., has gone to Lac,
New Guinea, as lay missionary
through the Trinity Lutheran
church. Sailing from San Fran
cisco shortly before Christmas, he
made brief stops at the Pacific
islands, and at New Zealand, and
was in in Australia for a longer
period. His experiences on the
voyage and in Australia are re-
lated in the following letter, the
second he has written since leav-
ing home)
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
PAGE FIVE
ARE MORE WOMEN
BECOMING ALCOHOLICS

See Consulting Psychologist
Lawrence Gould's answer to this
dynamite-loaded question in Mir
ror Of Your Mind, in Pictorial
Review with this Sundays MAR.
30) issue of The Detroit Sunday
Times, only Michigan paper with
The Big Three-The American
Weekly, Pictorial Review and
Puck, The Comic Weekly. Get
Sundays Detroit Times. 1t
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
Not All Harmful

OF the 100000 known species OF
insects, only about 5000, or per
cent, are considered dangerous and
of these only about 70 kinds are re-
sponsible for most of the agricul-
tural losses in this country. Insects
are agents of polAnation of many
flowers and hence are responsible
for the growth of many fruits and
vegetables. Some insects kill 9TH
ers which are harmful, and some
form an important source of chem
icals' such as beeswax, cochineal,
silk and shellac.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24

Every one was up early Jan.
3. The ship was now entering
the Sydney harbor. Every one
seemed to be in the best of spirits
this morning. The trip was over
for most of the folks and they
were glad to be home. We then
passed under the Sydney Har-
Dor bridge which connects the
City with the northern suburbs.
This bridge, when completed in
1882, had the distinction of being
the largest single arch bridge in
the world. The distance from
pylon to pylon is 1850 feet, the
high water clearance for ships
being ITO feet. The highest point
of the Arch is 445 feet above
water level. The total length of
the bridge, with its approaches,
is ga miles. The structure car
rieS four lines of rail tracks as
well as a road way for six lines
of vehicles and a foot bridge
10 feet wide on either side. This
bridge took six years to COM
plete at an approximate cost of
S325, 100000.
The first day in Sydeny l
became acquainted with their
game crickets. l found it much
harder to plav than if looks to
the bystander.
At this time l will give you
description of the Australians and
their dress, customs, etc.
The Australian accent is quite
different from the American way
of speaking, this making. it hard
for an alien to understand. Their
dress is very conservative and one
might even call it obsolete.
The average Australian does
not have the luxuries which are
found in the common American
homes. They are very few wash
ing machines in Australia. In the
place of washing machines they
use huge copper boils.
The automobiles here are very
expensive, making it hard for
the common man to own one.
1t is unheard of here for a high
school boy to have a car to scout
around in.
The wages are very poor.
Many of the folks receive no
more than 5 pounds or approx
mately SIS in America money.
Most of the girls and boys go
no further than the eighth grade.
One must have more financial aid
than an average parent can give
his child.
On Jan. Rev. and Mrs. Stolts
and family, accompanied by nine
other missionaries including Mrs.
Schroes and her two baby boys,
"of Marysville," took a bus ride
to Palm Beach.
On Jan. 8 Rev. and Mrs. Mas,
accompanied by Mr.. Koontz, of
Columbus and myself took a train
to Parramatta. Once at PARA
malta we visited a New Guinea
native missionary. This mission
ary is controlled by natives of
New Guinea. A young native
that had the privilege of inter-
viewing spoke excellent English
with an Oxford accent. He had
been educated at Oxford and
hopes to return soon to his home
in New Guinea as an ordained
missionary. Strange as it may
seem this boys father was a
famed cannibal of New Guinea
at one time. Now this lad will
return to New Guinea as a Mis-
Sionary.
l have spent several of my
afternoons in Manly visiting Rev.
and Mrs. Mas. Manly is seven
miles north of Sydney and can
be reached in As minutes by har-
Dor ferry. It is a popular resort
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
FEWER DAIRY COWS

The US. herd of dairy cows
on January /, l947, totaled 26,
100000 head, which was a re-
duction of 100000 from the total
number on January l, 1916.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-03-24
Silent Letters

II all the silent letters in Eng
lish were left out, one out of every
six employees in the book publish
ing industry in America would be
out of work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-15
Palestine
Continued From First Page.)

and children from an estimated
1000 families in Jerusalem had been
evacuated to the Christian villages
Of Bethlehem and Belt Jala, noun
tain-top towns regarded by the
Arabs as safe" because inhabitants
are 100 per cent gentle. Men of
the families remained in Jerusalem.
The new names for the Jewish
state which is to be established
after the British leave May IS were
suggested today in letters to the
Palestine post. These were Israelia
and Ivria. Previously suggested
names were Eretz Israel Qand of
Israeli, Zion and Judea.
Hagana, Jewish defense force,
termed the Machine cunning an
"unprovoked attack" A Palestine
government spokesman, however,
said that jittery Jewish settlement
police guarding the convoy ZAP
parently lost their heads when they
saw the Arab troops and opened
fire, causing the Arabs to return the
fire under the impression they were
being attacked.
The incident was the worst blow
thus far suffered by highway con-
voys, which have been subject to
repeated attacks by rowing Arab
bands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-15
Russia Calls Rights Court
Violation Of Sovereignty
By the Associated Press

GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 15.-
Russia objected today to a proposal
for establishing an international
court of human rights as a viola
ton of national sovereignty
The United Nations Human Rights
Commission, under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, had
before it a proposal to establish a
five-member U. N. commission to
receive complaints and an inter-
national court for arbitration.
A. E. Bogomolov, the Russian del
egate, commended the commission
would be microscopic body,
swamped by an avalanche of petit
tons" He attacked also the pro-
posed court. The Ukranian delegate
previously had walked out, asserting
the discussion was premature"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-15

Gladly 10 support an adequate eQu-
cational program for their youth
are the very ones that are trying
to carry double load"
Economic barriers also are en-
phasized. The report, which shows
the Southern States at the bottom
of the income scale and at the top
in youth population, says on this
point:
ut is all too clear that whether
one considers regional variations or
urban-rural differentials, the fact
is that the future citizens of the
Nation are being born in dispro-
portionately large numbers in COM
munities in which economic re-
sources are the weakest, the plane
of living the lowest, cultural condi-
tions the poorest and the home of
the least we'll equipped to contribute
either to the physical well-being of
youth or to their intellectual de-
velopment."
Collegiate educational reforms,
the report says, must make pro-
vision for development of other
abilities than of those involved in
academic aptitude" Asserting that
the unity of liberal education has
been splintered by over-specializa-
tion,' the report says:
THE crucial task of higher educa
ton today, therefore, is to provide
a unified general education for
American youth. Colleges must find
the right relationship between
specialized training on the one
hand, aiming at thousand different
careers. and the transmission of q
common cultural heritage toward a
common citizenship on the other"
Members of the commission, In
addition to DR.. Zook and the four
who dissented on the segregation
question are:
Earl McGrath, dean of the liberal
arts college, University Of Iowa: A.
D. Henderson, president of Antioch
College; Fred D. Patterson, pres
ident, Tuskegee Institute; Sarah
Banding, president, Vassar College;
Milton Eisenhower, president, KAN
sas State College: the Very Rev.
Frederick G.. Hochwald, director OF
the higher education division, Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference;
Horace M. Kallen, New School of
Social Research, New York City;
Alvin Zurich, vice president, Stan
ford University; John Emens, pres
ident, Ball State Teachers College,
Muncie, Ind.
Also, Henry A. Dixson. president,
Webster Junior College, Odgen,
Utah; Ordway Tead, president,
Board of Higher Education, New
York City; T: r. Mcconnell, dean
Of Libral Arts College. University of
Minnesota; Harry Newburn, presi-
dent, oregon University System;
George Stoddard, president, Uni
versity Of Illinois; DR.. Martin R. P.
Mcguire. acting dean, graduate
school, Catholic University; Fred j.
Kelley, formerly director of the divi-
sion of higher education, Office of
education; Bishop G. Bromley
Oman Of the Methodist Church;
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, president,
American Jewish Congress; Harold
Swift, chairman, Board of Trustees,
University Of Chicago; o. C. Car
michael, president, Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching; Mark Starr, educational
director, International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union; Murray D.
Lincoln, president, Ohio Farm Blu
reau Federation; Mrs. Eugene Meyer
of the Washington Post and DR..
Francis ]. Brown, who served as ex-
ecutive secretary of the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-15
United Jewish Appeal
Sets S250,OO0,o00
'48 Goal, Largest Ever
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. Is.
The Jews Of the United States
yesterday were asked to dig deeper
than ever into their pockets and
produce an unprecedented sum of
$250,000 900 in 1913 to help establish
Jewish state in Palestine, care for
displaced and needy brethren in
Europe and provide necessities for
Jewish immigrants to this country.
About 1900 delegates to the
United Jewish Appeals national
conference voted unanimously for
the 1913 quota-the greatest fund
Embarrassing effort ever attempted
by any organization in the country
IN spite Of an accumulated debt of
SOS, 100000 resulting from campaigns
over the last five years.
American Jews will have provided
$4,000, 900 by December 81 for SIM
liar purposes in 1947, a cash-and-
pledge contribution that will be $780,
100000 short Of the $170, 200, 900 goal
set last year by the United Jewish
Appeal.
Two OF the appeals, three major
spending agencies-United Palestine
Appeal and the Joint Distribution
Committee-were faced with the
prospect of seeking loans from banks
to make up the difference between
their requests and their allotments
in the new buget. With the United
Service for New Americans, the
third agency, the UPA and JDC re-
quested 1896, 1857 900 to meet next
years world Jewry requirements.
Only the USNA received the full
sum for which it pleaded.
The agencies, their duties. and
the sums which they asked and re-
ceived:
UPA, to help establish the Jewish
state and provide for $4,000 imm1-
grants to Palestine, asked $3.50, 1885,
900, received s146,250,000.
JDC. to provide for displaced
Jews in Western Europe and needy
Jews in Eastern Europe, asked $685.
$4,000. received $88, 100000.
USNA, to care for Jewish immi-
grants to the United States and
make them Insufficient, asked
$13,664, 900, received full amount.
The budget set aside 1886, 900 for
administration expenses in the cam
paign.