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MONDAY, JULY 24, 1933. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOTJEJTAX PAGE THREE t CRPPisiwnnn k m -m w w "W Mr. and Mrs. H. E. "Warren and sons were Lincoln visitors last Sat urday. . The Misses Marjorie and Virginia Newkirk were Lincoln visitors last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fisher went to Wahoo Tuesday, where they will visit liis brother and family. Mrs. Warren Boucher, Mrs. Chas. Martin and daughter, Elizabeth, were Lincoln visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pollard, of Ashland, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Walradt. Mrs. V. X. Hand went to Lincoln last Tuesday to visit her son, "Warren and family for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Holt and son. Junior of Aurora, visited over the week end with Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Holt. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Grady brought their baby home from the hospital one day last week. It was much im proved. Mrs. James and son returned to their home at Omaha Saturday morn ing, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Peters. L. C. Marvin and Vern Shepler at tended a district meeting of rural car riers held at Palmyra on Tuesday afternoon of last week. ' Lucille Leesley went to Lincoln on Thursday evening, where she attend ed summed school sessions that day and on Friday with Miss Thelma. Leo Hillis returned to Omaha Sun day evening with Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Buras, where he visited until Mon day evening, when he came home. Mrs. Fred Xewham, who has been so poorly for the past few weeks is now reported as showing slight im provement and it is hoped she will soon be about again. Frank Welton has been painting the interior of the store of E. L. Mc Donald, thus adding much to the tasty interior and the room is al ready looking much improved. Mrs. Dora Leesley drove to Omaha Wednesday, where she visited with relatives until Thursday evening. Mrs. John Leesley, of Omaha, accom panied her home for a visit here, c Rey Fredrichs, of the Fredrichs Seed company, was called to Murray on last Tuesday on account of the xtra heavy run.-, of -corn--which is coming in to the elevator at this time. i Mrs. Rosetta Axmaker returned home "Wednesday evening from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. John Kyles and family and also while there she helped care for her great-granddaughter. Mrs. O. F. Peters, Xorma. and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Peters and family visit ed Mr. O. F. Peters at the Bryan Me morial hospital on last Sunday. They were reported getting along very well at this time. William Kelley and John C. Lo meyer were threshing the wheat of one of the pieces, being 40 acres, and which produced 1685 bushels, which makes the average per acre run about 42 bushels. Marion and Leonard Wallace, of Lincoln came down Saturday to spend a few days visiting their grandpar ents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles. Mrs. Wallace came down Tuesday after them, spending the day here. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Leesley and family attended the 57th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stout of Alvo on last Sunday. A basket dinner was enjoyed at noon. There were about sixty pdesent. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner and children of Russellville, Mo., who have been here visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mathews, left Sunday morning for Chicago, where they will visit the World's Fair on their way home. Mrs. Effie J. Earr entertained Miss Margaret Greer and Mr. James Greer at dinner Sunday at Shorty's Lunch. They were joined by Otto Renwanz. They were served with a chicken din ner, green apple pie and ice cream. Robert E. Mathews was a visitor in Lincoln on last Wednesday, going to look after some business matters and to secure some supplies and parts for use in the workshop of the garage here, as the business has been pick ing up during the past few weeks. Miss Mercedes Reinschine, a niece of E. L. McDonald, who is visiting at the McDonald home from her home in Kearney, while but 13 years old, has been assisting with the conduct of the store and caring for the trade which comes to this place of business. Earl and Ed Stradley returned on Monday from Hemingford, where they have been putting their threshing equipment in shape for the harvest. They report the wheat some better as to yield than last year. Last year was practically a failure in that sec tion. Mrs. Lynn Fisher has been very poorly of late and has been kept to her bed and under the care of the family physician. She has been cared for by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Carrie Fisher, of Weeping Water, who is here during the ill ness. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moore, Miss Vivian Hamilton, Bob and Claude Moore, of Joliet, Wyo., stopped for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hillis Sunday afternoon. They were on their way home from the World's Fair. Mrs. Carl Moore is a niece of Mrs. Hillis. Mrs. Carl Weideman and daughter. Phyllis returned home on Saturday evening from a week's visit at Om aha, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Ersy McNurlin and daughters, Del- phia and Patsy. They returned to their home Sunday evening, while Patsy remained here for a visit. J. C. Sturm, the shoemaker and cobbler, along with the other things which he does so well, is the manu facturer of name plates and has just completed a door plate for a party in Omaha, which he has mounted on a leather back for attaching to the door of the owner in the big city. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parsell and daughters, of Elmwood, visited her sister, Mrs. Minnie Mason and family Sunday. Robert Mason returned home with them for a shodt visit there. son, both of Omaha, and Floyd Erick son and Paul Elgin, both of Louis ville, were Sunday evening guests at the Lee Walradt home. On last Sunday the Renwanz fam ily enjoyed a picnic at Antelope park in Lincoln. Those present were Mr. and Mrs! Chris Kupke and son, of near Murdock; Mr. and Mrs. William Renwanz, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. William Renwanz, Jr., and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Landon and son, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jardine of Lincoln and a few other relatives. The O. E. S. kensington held their annual picnic on last Wednesday. Owing to the recent rain which made it impossible to go to the Leg ion cabin, it was held in the base ment of the Masonic hall. There was a large crowd present and all enjoy ed the bountiful picnic dinner which was spread at one long table. The afternoon was spent in visiting and with games. All departed late in the afternoon, after a most enjoyable time. Sheriff Homer Sylvester and his friend, Clayton A. Rosencrans, were in Greenwood for a short time Tues day, Sheriff Sylvester coming over to( look after some legal matters, and I being accompanied by -Mr. Rosen crans. who came along to see the country and enjoy the great outdoors. By the way, they were able to see some excellent country and one of the very best corn crops which has been grown in Nebraska for many years. Epworth Assembly in Session The annual Epworth Assembly opened at Epworth Lake park in Lin coin Saturday and will continue to and including Sunday. July 30th. No charge is made for autos this year, and as usual no admission is charged on Sundays. Some splendid programs are in store all this week. Hurry, Hurry, Hurry$ The time of the special $1.50 per year subscription offer to the Semi "Weekly Journal expires next Monday night, July 31st. If you have been putting off paying your subscription, better do so at once and reap ''the advantage of this special offer. Will Hold Farm Sale There is to be held a sale of the farm of the late "William D. Coleman, located north of Greenwood, which has been ordered sold by the court for the liquidation of the debts and disposition of the residue among the heirs. The sale is to take place on September 9th, an ad for the sale ap pearing in the Journal. The farm comprises 201 acres, with good im provements, making it a very valu able piece of farm property. Mrs. Myra Howard Poorly Several weeks ago, Mrs. Myra How ard went to visit with relatives near Emerald, where she was later taken suddenly and severely ill and was un able to return home, so remained there. For the past two weeks, she has been in a critical condition, but every care is being provided that the aged patient may be as comfortable as possible. It is the hope of all the friends here that she may recover her health and be able to return to the old home here soon. Will Undergo Operation Otto F. Peters, who has been at the hospital in Lincoln for several weeks, where he has been receiving treatment and as well has been un der observance of several specialists, still remains there and has the coe terie of physicians puzzled as to the exact nature of the trouble which has kept this excellent citizen in such poor health. The folks were Stock Company Insurance sold through Dependable loca agencies . . . protects most o America's property from loss Through the Years Through every Fire, Tornado, Flood or Earthquake these Sound Old Companies have served America Our Agency We are proud of the companies we represent. We believe that a little good insurance gives more protec tion than a lot of poor insurance. We Sell Good Insurance Duxbury & Davis REPRESENTING The Largest and Oldest Insurance Companies in America down to see Uncle Otto on last Tues day and found him in excellent spirits, although he was compelled to remain in the hospital for an in definite term. Renewed Old Acquaintances Messrs Frank Farnham and Phil lip Sauter, of the Nebraska Masonic Home at Plattsmouth were visiting with friends in Greenwood on Wed nesday of last week. Mr. Farnham was located in Lyons, Nebraska about a quarter of a century ago, being en gaged in the grain business there at the time "Walter G. Holt was agent for the Burlington in that territory. These two gentlemen became fast friends, their friendship lasting thru the years, and they surely did enjoy meeting and visiting together for a portion of the day. They expect to see more of each other in the future VISITOES FROM LOUISVILLE From Friday's Dai:y Rev. It. D. Murphree, wife and two sons, "Bill" and "BoD," drove over from Louisville last evening for a brief visit with friends here. They were accompanied by "Bob" Twiss, a Louisville boy who had been on . the recent Scouttour. The two Murphree children have been victims of chiek- enpox, the youngest now being in the midst of this childhood malady. Rev. Murphree described this year's Scout trip as the best of the four taken to date, despite the fact they had been called home by the death of the mother of one of the boys sev eral days before their scheduled time to start back. The distance covered was slightly les3 than 4,000 miles. Sunday night at Rev. Murphree's church in Louisville, the entire group of boys who made the trip will be assembled on the rostrum, each say ing a few words about what impress ed them most on the trip, while some will be called upon for more leng thy reports. Among this latter num ber will be Frederick Fricke, of the Plattsmouth group, who will give an account of their pleasant visit at the Scout recreational camp at Atlanta, Georgia, where every convenience was provided for their comfort. Rev. Murphree will also render a condensed report on the entire trip, and Editor L. J. Mayfield of the Cour ier has been asked to speak. ORDINANCE NO. 56 Be it Ordained by the Chairman and the Board of Trustees of the Vil lage of Greenwood. Nebraska: Section 1 The following rates are hereby fixed for the use of the elec tric power, said rates shall be charg ed based upon monthly consumption of each customer as follows: 1st K. V. H 85c Next 24 K. W. H.10c per K. "W. H. Next 25 K. "W. H. 6c per K. W. H. All Excess 4c per K. W. II. Minimum monthly bill, 85c. COMMERCIAL RATE 1st K. "W. H 85c Next 74 K. "W. H 10c per K. W. H. Next 125 K. W. H. 6c per K. W. H. All Excess 4c per K. W. H. Minimum monthly bill. 85c. POWER RATE Service Charge 50c per II. P. First 400 K. W. H. 5c per K. "W. H. All Excess 3 Jc per K. W. H. Section 2 All bills due and pay able on or before the 10 th day of the following month, and if not paid within the prescribed time are subject to disconnection. Section 3 All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances passed and ap proved prior to the passage and ap proval of this Ordinance and in con flict therewith are hereby repealed. Section 4 This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on and after the first (1st) day of August, 1933. Passed and approved this 11th day of July, 1933. E. A. LANDON, Chairman Board of Trustees. Attest : C. E. WEIDEMAN. Village Clerk. i Counties Given First Part of Federal Relief State Committee Allots $38,222 to Thirty-three Counties in Orders Cass Gets $800. Governor Bryan's state committee Friday afternoon made a preliminary allotment of $38,222.50 to thirty three counties whose total requests for federal relief funds for the needy had totaled 181,493. This initial allotment will be available to coun ties, not for cash, but to pay orders for the purchase of groceries, fuel and necessary clothing, just as soon as county relief committees, approved by county boards, are announced by the state committee, which is expect ed early Saturday. There was no serious disagree ment in the state committee over al lotments to counties. Tax Commis sioner Smith, chairman of the state committee, said at the close of the afternoon meeting, that the allot ments were preliminary to others to be made later, that they were made for the purpose of getting relief start ed. Randall Biart, director and field worker for the state committee will make further investigation of the needs of counties and when he re ports additional amounts will be given. Those made were based on requests. Some requests were grant ed in full. Amounts to Counties. The apportionment of federal funds to counties agreed upon follows: Adams (in full) S 550.00 Antelope 350.00 Blaine 60.00 Box Butte 200.00 Boyd 200.00 Cass 800.00 Dakota (paid) 2,000.00 Dodge 1,000.00 Douglas (in full) 12,828.50 Dundy 350.00 230.00 Furnas (in full) Gage 1,000.00 Greeley (in full) 310.00 Hall 1,800.00 Hayes (in full) ' 220.00 Hitchcock 375.00 Holt (in full) 720.00 Howard (in full) 129.00 Jefferson 800.00 Knox 500.00 Lancaster 6,400.00 Lincoln : 1,000.00 Nance 500.00 atoe 1: liooo.oo Platte . 1,000.00 Saline ' Saunders. ... 200.00 300.00 Sheridan (in full). 300.00 Scottsbluff 1,000.00 Valley 500.00 Washington 750.00 300.00 Wayne York 500.00 Total $38,222.60 RESUMPTION" OF RECRUITING' Information has just been received from the Navy Department, Wash ington, D. C, to the effect that thir ty-seven men will be enlisted in the navy by the Council Bluffs navy re cruiting station during August, 1933, and a similar number during the months of September and October The standard quota of forty-four men or possibly more will be enlist ed. it is anticipated, during the month of November. This means that thirty-seven young men from Nebraska, South DaKota and the four western counties ol Iowa will be given a job next month and at least that number of jobs will be open during each of the re maining months in 1933. This is a big thing at the present time when jobs are at a premium and it has the advantage of being steady em ployment for a period of years and not merely a short time job. Applications are being received at the main station in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and at each of the sub-stations namely: Hastings, Lincoln, and North Platte, Nebraska; Aberdeen, Huron, Watertown and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The men selected to go will be tnose on the eiigiDiiity lists who are, in the opinion of the officer in charge, Lieutenant Com mander A. T. Emerson, U. S. Navy, best fitted in all respects for naval service. The thirty-seven young men to be J enlisted in August will be the first group of men enlisted by the local. station since the month of April, 1933. Information can be obtained con cerning enlistment in the U. S. Navy at the post office building where the recruiting station is located in Coun cil Bluffs, or at the navy recruiting sub-stations listed above. GOES TO CHICAGO Mrs. W. E. Rosencrans departed Friday evening for , Chicago where she will enjoy a visit of some dur ation with her son, Blythe U. Rosen crants, as well as taking in the points of interest of the Century of Pro gress exposition that is being held in that city. SEES FIFTEEN FOOT SNAKE Holdrege, Neb. If it had not been for the barking of his dog, Charles Borklund would have been convinced that the heat was affecting him. While working in his cornfield here, Borklund was startled to see a huge snake, fully fifteen feet long. Bork lund rubbed his eyes but when his dog began to worry the reptile, was convinced that he was not seeing things. The snake was about six inches thru the thick part of its body, he said. Borklund went to get a club and when he returned the snake was gone. He said it was easy to track the reptile across the freshly culti vated field, and it left a trail fully four inches wide. Many Towns Asking Money for Projects Power Plants, Auditoriums, Pools, Sewers, Buildings and Street Improvements Planned. Omaha, July 21. Since its meet ing in Lincoln June 27 the newly formed Associated Industries of Ne braska, organized to aid in recon struction work, has received scores of applications, it was disclosed at a meeting of the executive committee here. The proposed projects ask money for construction of water mains, of sewers, school houses, municipal swimming pools, auditoriums, ceme tery mausoleums, light plants, ice plants and street improvements. Alma, Chadron, Holdrege, Norfolk, Pawnee City, Stella, Kearney, Sew ard, David City and Schuyler want help in extending their water sys tems. Beatrice, Blue Hill, Columbus, York, Sutton and Fairmont want sew ers, or aid in extending their present sewage systems. Kearney asks $100,000 for public schools. Fairmont and Schuyler each would spend $15,000 for swimming pools. Wyuka cemetery, Lincoln, asks for $200,000 for a mausoleum. Lincoln also would spend $250,000 for sani tary sewer systems. Wayne wants $30,000 for an audi torium. Utica wants 530,000 for a light plant. Beaver City wants $13, 000 for "an "ice plant and "Nebraska City, David City, Harrison, May wood. Wilber and St. Edward ask for sums ranging from $10,000 to $72,000 for recreational purposes. WILSON STAYS IN OFFICE Omaha. Both Dr. Charles F. Crowley, newly appointed deputy pro hibition administrator for Nebraska, and Harold D. Wilson, his predeces sor, were occupying the dry office in the federal building here Thursday. Wilson, whoso "indefinite fur lough" was to start July 10, has viired Washington for instructions as he has received no personal no tice of Dr. Crowley's appointment. He is awaiting a reply before offi cially transferring the office prop erty and records to Dr. Crowley. Also, he is asking pay up to Thurs day for performing the duties of the office until Dr. Crowley takes them over. There was no occasion Thursday for either Dr. Crowley or Wilson to assert their authority, as the agents were working on investigations orig inating before Dr. Crowley was sworn in as deputy Wednesday. FREIGHT RATES UPHELD Washington. The interstate com merce commission has reported that rates on stocker hogs and catties in carload lots from points in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri to points in Springfield, and Powell, Neb., and from points in South Dakota and Wyoming to Springfield are not un duly prejudiced. It held they were unrasonable in some instances and reasonable in others. In making the decision, the com mission differed from its examiner's reports. Complaintants were award ed reparations amounting to the dif ference between the rate paid and the rate found reasonable by the commission, plus interest. TOLLED IN GRAIN ELEVATOR Council Bluffs, July 20. Thomas O. Ault was killed in a grain elevator here when he was hurled by a con veyor belt underneith a metal grain spout and wedged there. He died in stantly. . Ault was working alone, sweeping grain. County Coroner Bel ford said the man may have been overcome by heat and fallen on the conveyor. An automatic overload con trol immediately stopped the belt. The widow and nine children survive. Chinch Bugs Playing Havoc on Iowa Farms Oil Barriers Fail to Keep Hungry Pests from Grain Fields Big Cut in Crop Predicted. Bloomfield, Iowa, July 20. Nature functioning through some of her smallest agents, small black chinch bugs with insatiable appetites, is ef fectively controlling crop production in southern Iowa. Dr. Carl J. Drake, state entomolo gist, today estimated farmers in the two southern tiers of counties would not harvest more than 50 to 75 per cent of a small grain crop and not more than 80 per cent of their corn. The small grain crop most of which has been cut, is proving very deceiv ing in the matter of yield and some of the grain is not worth threshing, so light are the returns. "If warm, dry weather, such as we been experiencing in towa continues, the infestation cf chinch bugs, al ready severe, will increase a thousand fold," he declared. "The bugs are causing the worst crop damage in Iowa in 25 years." Wide spreading of the insects to field3 yet unaffected was predicted by Dr. Drake and Dr. A. D. Worthington, extension entomologist of Iowa State college. Many cf the bugs are passing into the adult stage and rendering futile the efforts of farmers to control them with oil barriers thrown around un infested fields. Small grain, hay and corn on the farms near Pulaski provide an ex ample of the damage being done. On one farm of 54 5 acres, corn, oats and timothy have been obliterated by the bugs and the surface soil i3 teeming with the insects. James Green, Davis county agent, and Holbert M. Harris, entomologist, declared that every farm in Davis county was infested with the bugs, despite the use of about 10 thousand gallons of oil in barriers in an effort to control them. They predicted total destruction of crops in many areas when the bugs begin to fly. UNION MEN BUSY AT OMAHA Qmaha, Union labor ' leaders here Friday continued their, drive to or ganize Omaha workers to take ad vantage of the national industrial re covery act by calling another mass meeting for Saturday night at the labor temple. Drivers of trucks, delivery wagons all forms of commercial vehicles including taxis and horsedrawn wag ons were invited. Another meeting for building trades, factory, mill and office workers will be called next week. WILL ADJUST BUSINESS Beatrice, Neb. H. L. Dempster, president of the Dempster Mill Manu facturing company, with headquar ters and factory, here and branches at Amarillo, Tex.; Kansas City, Den ver, Omaha and other cities, said. "We will give the president's sum mons to industry and business thoro study and then prepare to adjust ourselves to such phases of the new program as may affect our industry." Speaker Rainey as Farmer ' 0 r - w Speaker, Henry T. Eainey of the House of Representatives re turned to his home and farm at Carrolton, 111., after an arduous session at Washington, to take up the task of farming:. He is shown here on a horse-drawn cultivator in the cornfields of his farm. The Expected Has Happened Men's pure all wool wor sted suits custom tailor ed advanced to $18.50. This price will not hold long with wool 100 higher. So we say to you: BETTER TAKE A LOOK IVESCOTT'S Dry Law Flouted by Sellers of 3.2 Beer in Kansas Juries Refuse Convictions Injunc tion Looked Upon, as Most Effective Weapon. Topeka, July 20. A wet rebellion has flared in Kansas one of few states in the union whose legislatures have refrained irom doing anything about calling an election to vote on repeal of the 18th amendment. The law against sale of beer has been openly flouted by scores of res taurants, drugstores and hotels. Oth ers have been following the lead of the more bold until now hundreds of places are offering the new beverage for sale in nearly every city and town in the state. Juries so far have refused to con vict the offenders and state authori ties have resorted to injunction pro ceedings to stamp out the revolt. A threat cf wholesale arrests was met in Kansas City, Kansas, by the formation of an association of pros pective beer sellers and the subscrip tion of $10 by each member to a common defense fund. In Wichita, from 75 to 100 places openly adver tised and sold beer. The city vice 4fiQJU34, continued raids which have resulted in the arrest of two or three beer dealers daily. The dealers have been let off with minimum fines and costs of J2G.50. Perry Laundry and Fred Owston were committed to Jail for six months each on contempt charges at Hut chinson after selling beer at their lunch stands in defiance of an in junction. Denied bail, the men ap pealed to the state supreme court. Defenders of the men hope for a ruling that 3.2 beer must be proved intoxicating before a conviction ran be obtained under the Kansas law prohibiting the sale of malt liquor. The effect of such a ruling would be to put each case before a jury. Attorney General Boynton, how ever, will seek to uphold the Jail sentences by confining the hearing to the contempt issue. Such a decision would give him a powerful weapon with which to fight the rebellion by empowering him to imprison dealers for contempt in spite of the attitude of juries. '. V