5177. Adulteration of cream.    U. S. v. 5 10-Gallon Cans of Cream (and 10 addi¬
tional seizure actions against cream). Consent decrees of condemna- 
tion.    Product ordered churned and the fat -salvaged for war purposes.
(F. D. C. Nos. 9969 to 9979, incl. Sample Nos, 15269-F, 15272-F, 15274-F, 
15276-F, 15280-F, 15974-F to 15977-F, incl., 15981-F. 15987-F, 15988-F, 
36028-F, 36032-F, 36035-F, 36039-F, 36040-F, 36042-i-F, 36102-F, 36103-F, 
36107-F, 36109-F, 36116-F, 36118-F tb 36320-F, incl.)
On April 5 and 8,. 1943, the United States attorney for the District of Colorado 
filed 11 libels against a total of 52 10-gallon cans of cream at Denver, Colo,, 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce within the 
period from on or about March 26 to April 1, 1943, in various quantities by the 
St. Francis Equity Creamery Co., from St. Francis, Kans,; Kittle Bros,, from 
Maxwell, Nebr,; L. M. Strickland from Wheatland, Wyo.; the Bird City Produce 
Co., from Bird City, Kans.; A, L. Bangert, from Big Springs, Nebr.; E. Cords, 
from Potter, Nebr.; Martin Nielsen, from Grant, Nebr.; C. W. Altig, from Im- 
perial, Nebr.; Hansie Johnson^ from Champion, Nebr.; Wendell Hobson, from 
Wheatland, Wyo.; Bessie Knight, from Benkelman, Nebr,; E. J. Meehan, from 
Sidney, Nebr,; Mattie Rose, from Madrid, Nebr.; Esther Ungles, from Trenton, 
Nebr.; the Cooperative Union Mercantile Co., from Blackwolf, Kans.; Fred J. 
Toll, from Sharon Springs, Kans.; Bert Smith, from York, Nebr.; Ed Lothrop, 
from Goodland,.Kans.; Frank Kalous, from Sumner, Nebr.; the Klein Produce 
Co., from Goodland, Kans.; Ray E. Stires, from Atwood, Kans.; and John Merrill, 
from Ogallala, Nebr. The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it con- 
sisted in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal substance.
On April 5.and 8,1943, the consignees having consented to the entry of decrees, 
judgments of condemnation were entered and it was ordered that the United 
States marshal have the cream churned and sold for its fat content and disposed 
of for war purposes.;