Camp Completes Spring Terracing Operations
Camp technicians report the completion of spring terracing under Foreman E. Perrin with two field crews. Terracing aids erosion control in Mills County and across the corn belt, despite costs and maintenance needs. Readouts show nearly 42 000 feet completed since June last year and about 20 miles of broad base drainage terraces planned for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. #. Perrin
Mills County
Soft Conservation Service
J. Breele
L. Seeger
M. Jones
F. Buffington
C. Navies
D. Buffington
E. Peterson
M. Fender
H. Clark
SCS
Personal notices from Malvern and vicinity recount officer duties
Lt A W Byrnes medic assumes medical officer duties at Ca 700 Mal vern and Ca 2723 Red Oak in Lt M S Niewezas absence. Lt Niewezas camp surgeon and Mrs Niewezas vacationed two weeks in Milwaukee former home. Lt Jack Morgan of the Town COC dental staff leaves for Steourney to continue duties at camp there. Lt PD E Dennes attended a three day reserve officer training ramp at Fort Crook. Camp Assistant A G Williams curently vacationing at Hastings. Supt and Mrs F l Brina of Malvern camp guests of Mr and Mrs W J Boatman Shenandoah Friday eve ning. project manager and Mrs Boatman entertained Southwestern Iowa camp superintendents at Doyle apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Byrnes
Trarr
Ban
Malvern
Red Oak
M. S. Niewezas
Eurceon
Steourney
PD. E. Dennes
Fort Crook
A. G. Williams
Hastings
F. l. Brinaequibe
W. J. Boatman
Shenandoah
Elmer Masters Dies in Centerville Hospital
Elmer Masters longtime Malvern mechanic with HCS-Town-6 died May 7 at St. Joseph's hospital in Centerville after a lingering illness. He had worked as a Centerville mechanic after leaving Malvern and was employed by Centerville Motors at the time of his death. Known for his quiet unassuming manner, his death came as a shock to friends and neighbors in Malvern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Masters
Malvern
Hcs-Town-6
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Centerville
Masters
Lfe
SCS
Centerville Motors
Elmer
Conservationist Ralph Benton Assigned to Camp Project
W. J. B. Boatman of the Shenandoah Project office announced the appointment of Ralph Benton as technician at 8CS-Ta.6. Benton, a University of Nebraska agriculture graduate and seven year vocational agriculture instructor in Geatrice, Nebraska, will assume duties as conservationist at SCS-Ia.6 on June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. B. Boatman
Shenandoah
Ralph Benton
Benton
Agricultural Department
University of Nebraska
Geatrice
Nebr
Scs-Ia
Soil Conservation and Crop Rotation Benefit Fertility
The article argues that soil conservation and crop rotation are essential for long term soil fertility. It notes erosion risks on steep slopes, compares rotation efficacy to barnyard manure and chemical fertilizers, and cites USDA figures on nutrient removal by corn and other crops. It praises the Civilian Conservation Corps and Soil Conservation Service for four years of progress and urges continued effort to protect natural resources for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlewest
United States Department of Agriculture
Stover
Civilian Conservation Corps
Soil Conservation Service
Sol Conservation Service
Conservation News Editors Named in Brief Note
Gene Steffen serves as editor and Arlos Wright is named associate editor with Albert Rafdal in the staff byline for the conservation news section. The brief notice credits Steffen as editor and Wright as associate editor alongside Rafdal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Steffen
Arlos Wright
Albert Rafdal
Soil Conservation Service and CCC Work Continues
By Robert Peehner Director CCC, the SCS and CCC programs have given new hope to farmers nationwide and built youth confidence. Hundreds of thousands of unemployed boys joined CCC camps, gaining guidance, food, labor, and opportunity. The speaker urges continuing the work, saying halting it would strike at the nation’s economic heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peehner
CCC
Soil Conservation Service
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ccamps
War Dept Sees Civilian Conservation Corps Aiding Enrollees
Brigadier General George P. T. Tyner explains the CCC aims to reduce unemployment, perform public works, and most importantly better enrollees physically mentally and morally. The program offers education, religious services, discipline, nutrition, and outdoor labor with strong erosion control work in Soil Conservation camps. Enrollees gain training and are viewed as future citizens and conservationists for the nation’s farms and soil programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Dept
George PT. Tyner
Civilian Conservation Corpa
War Department
CCC
SCS
Transfer 26 Enrollees to Southwestern Iowa Camps
Twenty six new members of Company 780 were transferred to four southwest Iowa camps under a district order to balance company strength. Five moved to Company 778 Missouri Valley and Company 2721 Clarinda. Six and ten were sent to Company 775 Shenandoah and Company 2723 Red Oak respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Missouri Valley
Clarinda
Shenandoah
Red Oak
Bits of Dirt In Narrows Some Onions And Brass Tales
In a lively column, bits praise Kim McMahon for culinary artistry and recount quirky local happenings. The writer notes E T returning from a long exam with a back twist, drafting woes, flying car pet plans, and a village brass band in rehearsal for Elms Lind, with humorous digs at a famed Karloff and a surveyor named Adolf Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paganini
Kim McMahon
Mither
E. T
Tech
Sayin
Ultra Aeronautical
Brass Blues
Chillicothe
Elms Lind
Tiger
Grasshopper Bait Mixing Station Opens at GCCamp Malvern
Grasshopper control efforts in Mills County ramp up with a Malvern CC Camp mixing station open daily 8 am to 5 pm. County Agent John Longstreet notes eggs already hatch and forecasts heavy infestations unless farmers cooperate. A central committee and township coordinators guide bait mixing, with demonstrations planned. Bait mix recipe uses one part feed to three parts sawdust, sodium arsenate solution, and water per 100 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Longstreet
Mills County
Ra L. Turner
J. M. Steele
F. L. Brinacombe
Robert Boehner
Warren Honeyman
Rudolph Miller
Harold McCain
Malvern
Ta Ag
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