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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
3
Company 780 reports a surge with 21 new enrollees, lifting total roster near 200. Recruits hail from Pettawattamie county and nearby areas. Several names appear in the intake list though some applicants were rejected for physical unfitness while one veteran on relief was enrolled and sent to Fort Des Moines headquarters.
A Fifth Recian Soil Conservation summary reports 33 628 man days spent in December across 17 SCS camps in the state. Shenandoah Project Area camps show Bedford at 99 percent, Denison 96 percent, Shenandoah and Moorhead 93 percent, and Clarinda Red Oak and Malvern 83 percent of available days worked. In total 175 346 man days were used across the 16 camps in the Fifth Region, equaling 91.2 percent of allocated working days.
The Iowa District Civilian Conservation Corps adds camps in Minnesota and Missouri effective February 1. Headquarters at Fort Des Moines, the district will now include camps in Wabasha Olmsted Winona Filmore and Houston counties Minnesota and Atchison DeKalb Nodaway Worth Gentry Andrew and Holt counties Missouri. The expansion brings total camps to 39 with about 7800 youths enrolled.
A fragmentary poem-like note laments soil care and land preservation. The unsourced lines hint at farming, sunlit land, and a spirit tied to fields, ending with an oblique question about a hidden farm bud and the phrase here is the farm bud where y the spirt.
In 1938 Iowa watershed demonstrations at Shenandoah McGregor Marion Knoxville and Greenfield plus 17 Soil Conservation camps engaged 147 farmers covering about 448000 acres becoming cooperators in erosion control. County agents aided many more in adopting conservation practices across 41 states Terracing projects totaled over 15000 miles with a future goal of 36000 more miles to be built, showing soil retention benefits on slopes up to 12 percent.
R B H Lyford Camp Agronomist notes lime improves legume efficiency including alfalfa and clover. Lime supplies calcium, unlocks nutrients, neutralizes toxins, aids soil bacteria, enhances humus formation, and improves soil structure. The Mille County cooperative distributes lime to assist Soil Conservation Service cooperators for new seedings and sustained crop production.
The Camp Cagers led by M. Isaac Staver post a strong .500+ pace in Glenwood League play, topping Coryells 32 20 and Malvern Indies 38 26 while losing to strong foes like Tudor College boosters and Council Bluffs Service Co. The report also notes wildlife management efforts by Iowa agencies partnering with Malvern area farms to establish cooperative wildlife areas and promote non hunting protection until surplus arises.
A long dyspeptic obituary and spoof memorial for Herr DeVoid postmaster of Twerpville, noting his research on Baldpate, the fictitious six keys to baldness, and his self destruction on the eve of presumed success. Includes satirical critique of social baldness and a fake Hall of Tousorial Fame plaque.
Work during the month included fence building and waterway leveling on D. M. Kline’s farm supervised by Poreman Dusky. H. L. Saffel led crews removing old fences and hedge rows for contour farming on Ben Jackson and L. F. Jens farms, plus similar efforts on Henry Buch’s farm under M. I. Staver. A drop-inlet erosion control structure progresses on Floyd Parker’s farm with local camp crews under Foreman 8. Perrin, while survey teams map bases and contours across Leo Hopp, L. F. Jona, Chvis Wreidt, A. B. Judson, Oscar Mindtle, and M. Blautter farms. Favorable weather has boosted soil conservation work unusually for the season, allowing high non-Geya expenditures.
The diary style notes describe camp life and local humor. It mentions Shorty Williams digging up Stanley, the Spirit of Bacchua, and characters Uncle Pete and Pappy. A camp agronomist saves soil samples in jars, plans to return them to the coop farm, and recalls smiling at fellow campers and veterans.
The article claims the most poisonous substance is a neurotoxin from the South African cobra venom. It states that this toxin is so lethal that two grams could kill a million mice.
A discussion of soil erosion and organic matter in farming practices. Cooperators build permanent structures to divert soil, while non-cooperators risk soil loss. Data from New Jersey and Missouri stations show effects of green manure, grain sod, and rain on soil retention and humus content, highlighting long-term erosion differences between torn land and permanent sod.
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