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KOSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933. PXATTSKOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOITRHAI Ako News Sandy Andrews of Shenandoah has accepted a position picking corn for James II. Foreman. Ray Clarke and family are now occupying the property of B. Golding end Mr. Clarke is picking corn for Elmer Eennett. Sissy cf the farmers in this vicin ity are getting along nicely with the job of corn shucking and a few have finished up the work. John Banning and wife were guests rf friends in Union last Sunday, driv ing over in their car to visit at the tome of Joseph Banning and wife. . Simon Rehmeier and family were in Lincoln last Thursday, where Mr. Rehmeier was locking after seme business and the ethers were visiting with friends. Earuch Golding, .cf Plattsmouth, who is the owner cf property in Alvo, was a visiter here last Thursday and v; as locking after his interests as well as calling on his friends. Misc Evelyn Heston, of Lincoln, a schoolmate of the Misses Barkhurst, was a visitor in Alvo over the week end and was a guest of Misses Velma and Evelyn Barkhurst and the girls enjoyed their visit together a great deal. James E. Gruber, of Murray, who Jia3 the job of delivering the Sunday "World-Herald over the county, was a visitor in Alvo last Thursday, No vember 2nd, and was making collec tions for the paper it being the first cf the month. Messrs. and Mesdames Arthur Din ges and A. B. Stromer drove over to Clarlnda, Iowa, where they visited for a day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Farris. Mesdames Dinges and Farris are sisters. They net only en joyed their visit at the Farris home, but a fine trip as well. Celebrated Hallowe'en The fun loving element of Alvo nnd vicinity sure had a time on last Monday evening, when they celebrat ed the passing of Halowe'en, an occa sion when, in the minds of some, you are allowed to do almost anything. They had the main street arranged something like the farm sale, so that every bit of paraphernalia was in view. They used soap cn the windows as well, causing the merchants to have to wash their windows whether they wanted to or not. Buildings Eeing Painted The buildings at the home of Earl Eennett, whirh is owned by Joseph Fcrcir.an, have just been given a thorough painting, with the single ex ception of the tail of the windmill. However, it is in excellent condition and wss found not to fceed painting at this time. Henry Rasmussen did the work and it is an excellent job. Elsie L. Witrtr's Funeral Mrs. Elsie L. "Wiggs, who ha3 lived the greater part of her life in and about Alvo, being born here, but re siding for a short time in Lincoln. was taken suddenly ill while visiting with friends in Omaha last Tuesday, and passed away shortly after mid night "Wednesday morning. She had made her heme here with her par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stout. -irs. u iggs had been in poor health for some time and suffered an attack of cerebral hemmorhage which was the cause of her death. The funeral was held here, from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mr.s. Stout and was conducted by the Rev. R. J. McKenzie. Interment was in the Alvo cemetery. She leavei to mourn her parsing tr.e pr.rcr.ts. Mr. and Mrs. Stout, and three sisters. Mesdames Arthur Kly- ver, Elmer Kiyver and Mabel Wynn residing in this vicinity, as well as a brother. Charles Stout, who is a resident of Canada and was unable to come for the funeral. BEEE TAX SAID TOO HIGH Hct Springs. Va. The National Investment Bankers association con vention v.a3 informed that too high bocr taxes already are causing loss rf revenue to the nation and that potential taxc? on other liquor may be so high as to strengthen the boot legging Industry. The convention approved the report of Charles B. Engle of the tax committee, saying, "There i3 very real danger that state r.nd local Imposts may negative the results sought by making bootleg ging still profitable." Engle, in a press conference, said r. 5 cent glass of beer would produce mere revenue than was now bsing ob tained. The present higher tax, he rcid, is voiding two objectives of the bcrr laws to end bootlegging and to add to government revenues. Fountain Pens and Pencils of every r'esrripticn for school at the Bates Bock Store. The store thnt tries to have just what you want. T Cass County Farm J Bureau Notes T 4 Copy furnished from Office of County Agent Wainscott 4-H Finish Up. Ninety per cent of the seventy 4-H club carrying cummer projects have completed their work and filed thlT final reports. Making out and nnng of final reports help to clinch the les sons learned in 4-II work. Cass Coun ty 4-H'ers went over the top in en- rollnient? and from all indications, will have a high per cent of com pletions. Homemakers' Radio Fro- Many interesting subjects are list ed for discussion during tie Home makers' broadcast period for Novem ber. These programs are heard over KFAB at 9:30 on Monday, Wednes day and Friday of each week. Follow ing is the program for the month o" November: Nov. 1, Mary-Ellen Brown, The Radio Program for the Month; Nov 3, N. W. Gaines, This is Thanksgiv ing Month: Nov. 6. Leona Davis, The Family in the Present Situation; Nov. 8, Dorothy Dorman, Unadilla, Nebr., Nebraska's New 4-H Club Song; Nov. 10, Don "Whelan, Honey in the Holi day Cocking; Nov. 13, Florence At wood, The Fall Recipes; Nov. 15, Wm. Loeffel, Fresh Pork and Sau sage; Nov. 17, Genevieve Woodman, What if They had Quit?; Nov. 20, Lsona Davis, Thanksgiving is Com ing; Nov. 22, Mary-Ellen Brown, From the Current Publications; Nov. 24, Mrs. N. W. Gaines. The Nebraska Song-a-Month; Nov. 27, Florence At wood, Christmas Fruit Cakes; Nov. 29. Mary-Ellen Brown, Let Us Be Thankful. Advance Corn-Hcg Program. Educational programs on the Corn Hog plan will be under way within a few weeks. Statistics show the av erage acreage for the years 1930, 1931, 1932 for Cass county to be ap proximately 163,235 acres. A 20 per cent reduction for the county v.ill mean a reduction of 32,000 acres for 1934. Farmers who sign contracts to re duce corn acreage next year will have some leeway in adjusting their con-1 tracted acres to the Eize of fields they have on their farms. W. II. Brokaw, director of the Nebraska agricultural extension service learned. The mini mum reduction requested under the corn-hog plan will be 20 per cent or the average acreage on the farm dur ing the three years ending in 1932. The maximum reduction allowed will be 30 per cent. By making arrangements with the county corn allotment committee, a farmer can take a field out of produc tion if the acres range between the 20 and 20 per cent of his base acre age, rather than have a small piece of ground to handle in some incon venient manner. Benefit payments under this agreement would be paid on the number of acres in the field, not upon the 20 per cent only. Definite statements have been made that the benefit payments on corn will be 30 cents per bushel on the aver age production during the base per iod of the land taken out of corn. This CO cents is to be divided into two installments, 20 cents paid upon signing th contract and the other ten cents, less cost of administration of the corn plan, about August 1, 1934. Benefit payments on hogs will be ?5.00 per head for 75 per cent of the average production of a farm during the two years, 1931 and 1932. This payment v.ill be divided into three installments, S2 upon signing the contract, $1 about September 1, 1934 and the other $2 February 1, 1935. It is assumed that the cost of ad ministering the hog part of the pro gram wiil come out of the last $2 in stallment, altho no definite word has come from Washington on that point. IITVESTIGATE NAZI'S WORK New York. A fderal grand jury opened its inquiry into the status and activities of Heinz Spanknoebel, re puted r.azi propagandist chief who disappeared last week, with informa tion that he was Etill in the United States but preparing to flee to Ger many. Dr. Ignatz T. Griebl, presi dent of the League of Friends of New Germany, brought to U. S. Attorney Medalie a letter from Spanknoebel dated Sunday, in which Spanknoebel said, "I am going to leave the United States somewhere." An order for the arrest of the missing nazi on a charge of acting as an official representative cf the German government without diplomatic rcccgnition thru the state department, was issued Friday by Medalie. Griebl, surgeon in tha U. S. army reserve corps, was one of sev eral prominent German Amsricans to go before the federal grand jury. Cash to be Paid in Work Relief, Board Decides Douglas County Gets $47,003 of $130,890 Allotments for 61 Counties of State. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 1. Nebraska's state relief committee today approved the policy of paying some cash on work relief projects instead of orders for fuel, food or clothing and allotted $130, 990 of federal funds to 61 coun ties for November needs. Previously the state committee had refused to authorize any cash relief. Today's action approved the money payments only on work relief projects to be individually authorized in the future by the state committee. Hay Eeplpxe Food Orders. Omaha, which had asked the cash work relief for part of the Dodge street improvement wcrk, did not ob tain sanction for its plans today. W. II. Smith, chairman of the state committee, explained, however, that Omaha leaders interested in the work relief plan can submit a specific plan and on approval cZ the Douglas coun ty committee, it may be submitted to the state committee. The state com mittee's next meeting was fixed for November 16 at 1 p. m. Smith said the cash for work re lief v.ill be a replacement of orders on the usual relief program. "If a man was getting a $5 gro cery order, he could do 55 of work and get the money in cash and buy his own groceries." Whether payment for work done on relief projects will be entirely in cash cr part carh and part orders v.ill be determined in each individual pro ject. Smith said. Payment Delay Seen. The chairman forecast some dif ficulties with the plan because men cannot be paid immediately upon do ing work. He estimated a week's time would be the quickest cash could be returned to men employed on work relief jobs, as their claims must move through the county relief committee, state relief offices and then checks go out. He said such payments, how ever, would be expedited. World Herald. yan Scores Law Makers Some Morel Lark Eobfcery rt Humboldt Brings! Out Governor in Defense of Sheriff Endrss. Governor Bryan regrets another bank robbery in Nebraska, this time at Humboldt, as lie considers it "an other evidence of the lack of wisdom on the part of the legislature and a lobby to prevent having thirty or more men, without additional cost to the state, to arrerrt highwaymen." On a previous occasion he-had said he might have to call a special session cf the legislature to remedy the leg islature's oversight in not passing his bill consolidating state department deputies who are now armed and clothed with partial police power, and in cutting the appropriation for .'the state sheriff from 575,000 to $50,000 for a two year period. Now the governor says he is no nearer a decision on the special session than he was before, and cites the fact that it is the same legislature which turn ed down his consolidated police force. Governor Bryan defended State Sheriff Endres from attacks alleg ing inefficiency. "That is purely political," said Bryan, "and an insult. The principal thing in selecting a ponce force is their integrity and uprightness, and also experience in law enforcement. Endres possesses all these Qualities. A lobby was here all last winter to mislead the legislature, the same forces that tried to get possession of the state sheriff's office. I had to dismiss some state officers for the good of the service." Complaints about Omaha being "wide open" the governor said had not come to him. "So far as know they are not true," he F.aid. "I be lieve the selection cf new officers lo cally has been entirely successful in taking care of police affairs there." "About fifteen deputy game war dens who are armed and hava police power," eaid Bryan, "may have to hide behind a pheasant or gopher to nrevent fleeing highwaymen from taking them for full powered police men." This was his parting comment on the recent robbery and failure of the legislature to consolidate game war dens with the state sheriff force. No better town In which to re- J side than Plattsmouth. MBS. WILSON SELLING OUT Washington. Gait & Bros., 131 year old jewelry firm of which Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is sole owner, will start a "going out of business" sale, a depression liquidation. Gone are the days when Gaits frequently hand led as high as 5200,000 worth of jewelry across the counter to regular customers who weren't required to sign receipts. No longer do Washing ton hosts give parties to fifty or seventy-five guests with a 520 Gait gift as souvenir for each. Incomes from great estates aren't going into glit tering diamonds to be worn at the next ball or reception. So complete has been the stoppage of thisform of trade, on which Gait's has flourished since before the war of 1812, that Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the World war president, "wants to liquidate her investment," William II. Wright, her store man ager, says. No compromise will she make with latter day "commercialism." If some buyer would agree to operate the store as ethically as it always has bren operated, and according to the seme policies that made it famous, Wright said, "a very advantageous "buy" might be made, but under no conditions would it be sold to any one who might market low grade merchandise under the Gait name. Hememfcer the Bates Eook Store have their usual high grade line of schocl supplies, at no advance in prices at this tine. Buy where Qual ity counts. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State House at Lin coln, Nebraska, on November 10. 19C3, until 9:00 o'clock a. m., and at that time publicly opened and read, for Paving. One Viaduct, Three Bridges and incidental work on the Plattsmouth-Omaha National Recov ery Highway Project No. NRH-13S-D Federal Aid Road. The approximate quantities are: 32.150 Cu. Yds. Excavation 1S.600 Cu. Yds. Top Soil or Sand Clay Blanket 275 Cu. Yds. Miles Hauling Top Scil or Sand Clay Blanket Course JIaterial 124, ISO Cu. Yds. Fills, measured in embankment 1G.01S Sq. Ydsl Concrete Pave ment ' ' " ' 240 Cu.-YcT'.'C6ncrete for Paving (Approaches 16.300 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel for Paving Approaches 30 Cu. Yds. Class "A" Con crete for Bex Culverts and Headwalls 3.CG0 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel fcr Box Culverts and Headwalls CS Lin. Ft. 24" Culvert Pipe 52 Lin. Ft. 30" Culvert Pipe 152 Lin. Ft. 3G" Culvert Pipe , Bridge at Sta. 121 1 16' Span. Concrete Slab Bridge Bridge at Sta. 122 1 12' Span. Concrete Slab Bridge Viaduct at Sta. 131 1 Multiple Span Deck Steel Girder Viaduct, 2 SO feet long Bridge at Sta. 133 5 16' Spans. Concrete Slab Bridge The attention of bidders is directed to the special provisions covering sub letting or assigning the contract and to the use of domestic materials. The minimum wages paid to all skilled labor employed on this con tract shall be sixty (60) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all un skilled labor employed on this con tract shall be forty (40) cents per hour. The attention of bidders is also di rected to the fact that George Hodge, State Director of Reemployment, Lin coln, Nebraska, will exercise general supervision over the preparation of employment lists for this work. Plans and specifications for the wrrk may be seen and information secured at the ofTicc of the County Clerk at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, cr at the office cf the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Ne braska. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100 of his contract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work cr for any portion thereof as provided in the bidding blank, the bidder shall file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Depart ment of Reads and Irrigation and in an amount net less than the total amount, determined from the follow ing list, for any group of items or collection 'of groups of items for which the bid is submitted. Pavement items. Three Thous and Five Hundred (3,500) Dol lars: ' Bridge Items, Three Hundred Fifty (350) Dollars; Viaduct. One ...Thousand (1, 000) Dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION R. L. COCHRAN, State Engineer. GEO. R. SAYLES, County Clerk, Cass County. 352 Miles of Gravel Spread, 86 of Paving $4,250,200 of Federal Funds and $590,217 of State Obligated Since August. Lincoln, Nov. 1. State and federal funds obligated in Nebraska for high way work rolled toward the $5,0C0,- 000 mark Wednesday as engineers re viewed a month which saw the obli gating of $1. 845,780. The state entered the road game during October on nearly a $1,000, 000 scale, doing part of it3 own work and part of the emergency federal program. With the work thus in itiated and contracts awarded or to be signed by the end of this week, an Associated Press survey showed $362,679 of state and fl, 483, 101 of federal funds were obligated in Octo ber. This brought the total federal funds obligated under the emergency program since Aug. 1 to $4, 250, 200 o ftne ?7,sou,ouu auotiea to rsv braska. The state also obligated it self for $590,217 of work. 10 Miles of Paving. The October program included let ting of contracts for 48.2 miles of gravel, $20,798 of bridges and $36, 7SS of maintenance gravel by the state. Contracts were let for 23.8 miels of grading, 15.2 miles of gravel, 10.7 miles of paving and $97,859 of bridges on the federal program and arrangements for the state to do 197 miles cf grading and 16 miles of gravel on the federal program. The state also is doing for itself 'z.o nines oi gravei, ouuuing euuui $8,000 of bridges and doing nearly $40,000 of maintenance work. Con tracts have been awarded or will be signed by the end of this week for $210,722 of gravel work on the state's program on revised bids obtained by Governor Bryan from contractors on which he claimed a saving of more than $40,000. 352 Miles of Gravel. The road program thus actually as sured since Aug. 1 in Nebraska in cludes 2S3.6 miles of grading and small structures, 352.9 mile3 of gravel, 86 miles of paving, 23.1 miles of bituminous mat or oiled sand sur facing and numerous bridge and maintenance gravel projects. Work on which contracts were awarded and not previously announc ed follows: Lodgepole-Eig Springs Deuel coun ty, bridges. Midstate Construction Co.. Hastings, $20,798. Beatrice-Crete, Saline county, maintenance gravel, Yant Construc tion Co., Omaha, $2,688. Grand-Island Aurora, Hamilton county, maintenance gravel, Home Hav.ke, Gibbon, $1,185. Venango-Elsie, Perkins county, maintenance gravel. Knecht Con struction Co., Omaha, $11,083. Minden-Red Cloud. Franklin coun ty, maintenance gravel. Arthur Ein ung, Nebraska City, $5,779. Arapahoe-Stamford, Furnas coun ty, maintenance gravel. V. M. Had don Dredging Co., Vallej-, $6,591. Syracuse-Cook, Otoe and Johnson counties, maintenance gravel, Knecht Construction Co., Omaha, $9,460. STJBPLUS OF DOCTORS SEEN Rochester, Minn. A continued surplus in the ratio of physicians to 'the general public thru 1950 was pre dicted in a symposium report by the commission of medical education of the Association of American Medical Colleges which opened its annual con vention. Methods of curtailing the increase were discussed and the conclusion pointed toward raising the standards of medical education and diverting graduates toward other fields, such at public health, where a medical education would be of value. WILL GIVE COFFEE A circle of the Q. Z. society will give a coffee at the Fellowship room in the church on Thursday, Novem ber 9th. Mr. Philip Hirz. n6-lsw. Id WOULD you be able to replace your home i( fire ruined it? Have you really enough fire insurance to cover its value as well as all the contents? Searl S. Davis New Location 2nd Floor Plaits. State Bank Eldg. PLATTSH0UTH W u uu SUFFERING FROM PNEUMONIA Mrs. Dangar Reichstadt of this city has been suffering for the past few days from an attack of pneu monia and has been under medical care, but is now showing improve ment. The condition of the patient is as well as could be expected under the circumstances and it i3 hoped that in a few days he may be able to show definite improvement and be on the highway to recovery. Ford Gives His Answer to 1,500 Strikers Eecognzies Collective Bargaining NBA Compliance Indicated ; Ee pcrts Required by Nov. 7. Edgewatcr, N. J. Recognizing their right to bargain collectively thru representatives of their own choosing, but declining to commit it self definitely to establishment of minimum wage scales, the Ford Mo tor company replied to the demands of 1,500 strikers at the Edgewater assembly plant. The reply was re ceived by N. S. Brown, plant super intendent, who had forwarded the' demands to the company's headquar ters at Detroit after a conference with strikers and NRA officials last week. The company rtates that it hopes it will be able not only to meet the demand for a $5 minimum daily wage "it conditions permit" but to restore the minimum of $7 which prevailed before 1932. The strikers' demand for a 35-hour week is implicitly de nied with the company's statement that "if the law prohibits men from working more than 35 hours a v.cek. wages for 35 hours will be paid When the law permits men to workilf ftlt now. it trust Justify it-elf 40 hours a week, wages for 40 hours ! in these tinus if it is going to Fur will be naid and the comnanv will vive." Forrert Spaulding. librarian of maintain as far as business conditions permit its five-day week of eight hours a day." NBA Compliance Seen. Detroit. Tacit compliance by the Tord Motor company with the provi sions of the NRA automcTLile code was understood in well informed cir cles to be an established fact. Re peated assertions by the Ford com pany that it was complying with all phases of the code save the actual signing of the trade agreement were backed up again by information that the reports on wages and hours at the Ford factories, required by thei'" being forced to seek support by national automobile chamber of com- j donations and other sources. "I say merce under the code, wouW be placed j tht tPe or library or organ- in the mails this week. The reports ji" it as a part of a county system cr are required to be in Washington not! later than Nov. 7. "See It before you Buy it Sill; Frocks Styles We're ready with a dramatic cfTer of Fall's most authentic nc7 styles . . and we are new featuring a thrilling collection cf the lovely new Silk Liessos. Included are Satins and Crepes, faille and tergaline, with the new channense and meteor silk creations. Never were the styles mere individual cr ; becrming to your figure. Yen must see them to really appreciate them. $13 Ruby Red Bittersweet Grape Color Havana Brown Seaglade Green 75 y, x:mm LADIES TOSGEDY THE SHOP OF PERSONAL SERVICE Plattsmouth, Nebraska F IF your boy needs an Overcoat IF he is not younger than 5 IF he is not over 1 6 and IF you have $4.95 to $7.50 You'll Miss It If-- You don't trot in here and trot out of here with One of these Rare Bargains Smile wath the Hooey Bird ELECT KISS LE0NABD The Nebraska Library a.-t;ociatio;i which ha3 been holding its meetings at Lincoln, closed Thursday afur r.ocn with the election of officers. ML-p Vera Leonard and Mis Gladys Pirie of Wymore v. ere cK-cttd as t he vice presidents of the a.wniation for the ensuing year. Miss Marguriete NeiLit of Hastings was named as the president of the association. Miss Leonard ha.s been active in the work of the local library ovr a lor.g period cf yeans and ha been assistant to Miss Olive Jones, th largest serving lib.vrian in the stale. "The public library mu.-t make it- De:- Moines, told the convention at a dinner at the University club Thursday evening. Libraries are Just entering tho af ter depression period when the tre mendous circulation of d predion timts is beginning to wane, he i;aid. "Wc must carry on ar.d give the b'.-st service that has ever been givtn ltli the temporary readjustments that are necessary. We mu.-t economize to the best of our ability to continue services with reduced fund.-:." he fbI.- He expressed a frar for the email public library in the small town that branch of a library." he advised. For lumber rawing see L. D. Iliatt. "Easket Factory." tf-sw in o the Restful Fall