MONDAY. JANUARY 1, 1934.
PIATTSKOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE TERES
John J. Led
with to Head
Nebraska Bar
Defeats Clinton J. Campbell by Vote
of 259 to 214 and. Carries
Slate With Him.
Omaha. John J. Ledwith of Lin
coln, leader of the conservative group
of the Nebraska State Bar associa
tion, was elected president of the or
ganization here late Thursday at the
closing convention session. Ledwith,
who succeeds J. J. Thomas of Seward,
defeated Clinton J. Campbell of Lin
coln. The vote was 259 to 214.
Ledwith carried his entire ticket
Into office with him. Membesr of the
Elate were Harvey Johnsen, Omaha,
re-elected secretary, and V. J. Hag
gart, Omaha, re-elected treasurer, and
the three vice presidents, James Lani
gan of Greeley; Thomas Mororw of
Sccttsbluff, and Herman Schroeder of
Hastings. Charle3 F. McLaughlin of
Omaha, was elected as the new mem
ber of the association's executive
board.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment providing for nomination oi
officers from the floor instead of by
the executive council was submitted
to a committee to be named by the
chair. The committee, which will re
port on the question at next year's
meeting, will be comopsed of two from
each supreme court district and one
member at large.
Wallace Acts
to Punish Hog
Urges Farmers Not to Deal With
Buyers Who Deduct Process-
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Washington, Dec. 28. Secretary
"Wallace Thursday threatened to use
all powers of the farm administration
to prevent evasion of processing
taxes by local hog buyers.
In a statement, the secretary de
clared local hog buyers, small pro
cessors and other purchasers of live
hogs for commercial slaughter have
been reported o be deducting part or
all of the processing tax from the
market prie quoted to farmers sell
ing hogs.
"Country buyers and others,
who.-In settling with the farm
er, make a deduction for the pro
cessing tax on the -bill of sale,
are penalizing the farmer and
are tending to frustrate the de
clared policy of the agricultural
adjustment act." Wallace said.
"There i3 absolutely no ex
cuse for such a practice, and
farmers should refuse to sell to
any buyers who make or proposes
to make any such deductions."
Buyers who deduct the tax from
the price offered farmers and who
then resell the live hogs to another
person or processor take advantage of
the fanner to realize a larger profit
than is represented by the usual dif
ference In price between the local
shipping point and the terminal mar
ket, because country buyers do not
slaughter hogs are not required to
nay the processing tax, he added.
The secretary urged that names of
hog purchasers who deduct the
amount of the tax from the price they
pay to farmers be sent to Dr. A. G
Black, chief cf the corn-hog section
of the farm administration.
NOTICE
From January 1st to April 1st,
1934, we will be open week days, 8
a. m. to 6 p. m.; Saturday to 10 p. m.
NOT open Wednesday night.
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OFFICES i 2.1 KUOn
Piatts, State Bank Bldg.
PLATTSIHOUTH
tiSt
Town and State
Gifts from PWA
Put on One List
Kept Separate from the Other Allot
meats to Support Complaint
of Secretary Ickes.
Washington. The treasury began
listing public works payments to
states and municipalities separately
from other public works expenditures
to support Secretary Ickes vigorous
complaint that by unnecessary delay
the localities were keeping the prp
gram from exerting its full effect up
on unemployment.
The daily treasury statement.,
dated Dec. 26, the day following a
statement on the subject of Ickes,
showed that payments to these poli
tical subdivisions had totaled $46,
174,000, all , made since Dec. 1, as
compared with allotments aggregat
ing more than 600 millions. Of the
546,174,000 it was learned that about
25 millions went to one large city.
However," officials said it was en
couraging that the statement showed
total public works expenditures for
December to that date more than dou
ble that for any full previous month.
The figure was $77,S50,000, not in
cluding 867,642,000 spent thru the
civil works administration, as com
pared with November's outlay of
$37,307,000, the next highest month.
Under the machinery of the pub
lic works administration, a state or
municipality applets for federal help
in financing some particular local pro
ject. If the works administration ap
proves, an allotment of money is
made. After that, the state or muni
cipality must draw up contracts for
carrying out the work before men
can be employeed or reCeral money
paid out. Icks contended that local
governments had been laggard in
carrying out this step. In his state
ment of Monday night he warned
them he would unhesitatingly cancel
allotments for projects in commun
ities that were dilatory in getting
work started.
Projects are grouped in two classes,
those of the federal government itself
and those of the local governments.
The Dec. 26 treasury statement show
ed expenditures of $31,676,000 for
the former for the month to date and
of $163,149,000 for the fiscal year.
The total of non-federal allotments
Thursday was moved to beyond the
700 millions figure by allocations ag
gregating $83,931,892. This reduced
the public works administration's re
sources to $143,966,905, all but that
amount of Its original 3.3 billions
having been allocated. Congress is to
be asked for more money, possibly as
much as $1,875,000,000.
With the end of the month and the
end of the first half of the fiscal year
approaching, the statement showed a
continued upward trend in all emer
gency expenditures. The total for the
fiscal year was $1,094,068,000. The
deficit, which passed the billion dollar
mark just before Christmas, advanced
to $1,098,010,289 on Dec. 26.
GREEK WINE QUOTA BOOSTED
Washington. Greece is to be per
mitted to send 125,000 gallons of
wines and liquors to the United States
in exchange for 3,000 tons of Amer
ican rice. This trade was completed
between the Greek minister, Charl-
ambo3 Simouplos, and members of
the interdepartmental alcohol com
mittee which is handling the admis
sion of liquors.
Greece was granted an initial quota
of 25,000 gallons, but the volume was
increase dto five times that amount
In consideration of the decision of the
Greek government to relieve the Unit
ed States of surplus rice.
VISITS IN THE CITY
Louis C iMeisinger, one of the
leading farmers of west of the city,
was here for a short time on Friday
and while In the city was a caller at
the Journal office to renew his sub
scription to the daily edition of the
paper.
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Lee Knolle spent the Christmas va
cation with his parents at York.
Ira Lamb, of Kennard, visited at
the Watson Howard nome over the
holidays.
Miss Lecna Larsen went to Lin
coln Friday evening to spend her va
cation with her parents.
The J. C. Stern family moved from
the Laughlin property into the Erick
son property a week ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Stine, of Lin
coln, called on the White and Buck
ncll families Saturday evening.
E. A. Landon ha3 been in Lincoln
nuch of the time of late, where he
was serving on the federal jury.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McNurlin went
to Lincoln Christmas day to visit her
sister, Mrs. John Kyles and family.
Donald Sheffer of Omaha spent last
Sunday and Monday (Christmas day)
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
V. Sheffer.
Walter Lovell was over to his home
at Weeping Water on Christmas day
and enjoyed a fine visit with home
folks there.
Frank Coleman came home from
his work at Eeaver Crossing Friday
night to visit over Christmas with
the home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. McMullen, of Univer
sity Place, visited with their old time
friends, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Karnes,
on Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Coleman, Miss
Elva and Lawrence were visitors in
Lincoln on the Saturday afternoon
before Christmas.
Glenn Lapham, of Hyannis, came
in the first of last week to visit his
father, Frank Lapham, and other rel
atives over the holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Peters went
to Omaha, where they spent Christ
mas day visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mr3. W. E. Gumbel.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Willis left on
Saturday for Poplar Bluffs, Mo., at
which place they will spend some
sixty days visiting relatives.
Mrs. Kate Woodruff went to Om
aha Monday morning to spend the
holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
George Schellberg and husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Erickson and
daughters went to Mason City Tues
day, where they spent several days
visiting old friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Shepler enter
tained Mrs. Ruth Dyer, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dyer and Mr. and Mrs. Een
Howard at dinner Christmas day.
Miss Iliff Miller came home Wed
nesday evening from Lincoln to spend
her Christmas vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Clymer were
Lincoln visitors the Saturday before
Christmas. John returned home with
them to spend the holidays at home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dimmitt spent
Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs.
Lafe Mullen and daughter at Alvo,
enjoying a very pleasant visit there.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Carnes and
daughters, Rhoda and Mary, of Lin
coln, spent Christmas day visiting
Mr. and Mrs. X. O. Coleman and fam
ily. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stradley and
family went to Hampton Tuesday,
where they will spend several day3
visiting her mother, Mrs. Rose Cur
tis. Lucille Leesley came home several
days before Christmas from Lincoln,
where she is attending school, to
spend the holiday vacation with home
folks.
Miss Elva Coleman, who 13 teach
ing at Murdock, came home the Fri
day evening before Christmas to
spend her vacation with home folks
here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Cope entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson and
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jardine and
family at Christmas dinner Sunday
evening.
Mrs. O. F. Peters and Norman
went to Lincoln Saturday afternoon
of last week to visit Leo Peters, who
is convalescing at the Bryan Memor
ial hospital.
The Greenwood Woman's club will
meet on Wednesday afternoon, Janu
ard 3rd, at the home of Mrs. William
Armstrong. All members are urged
to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Finlay and
son of near Emerald, visited her
mother, Mrs. Myra Howard and her
brother, Watson Howard and sons on
Christmas day. ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. White and
Mrs. G. E. Bucknell and sons. War
ren and Lorin, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Bucknell of Elm
wood on Sunday.
Robert E. Mathews and family
were visiting on Christmas day at
the home of Mrs. Belle Wilson, of
Powhattan, Kansas, and surely had
a very fine time.
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Sheffer enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. Walter Farmer
and family of Ashland and Mrs. Jen
nie Farmer and son, Harry, at dinner
on Christmas day.
Miss Greta Woitzel, who is attend
ing the state normal school at Peru,
is spending the holidays with home
folks here and enjoying the brief
respite from her studies.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Leesley enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. Eston Cope and
son of Waverly, Mr. and Mrs. Orin
Lanning and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Jacobmeier and family, of Eagle, on
Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Landon, Miss
Cassie Coleman, Mr. and Mr3. Aaron
Wright, went to Ashland, where they
spent Christmas day with Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Bailey and enjoyed a
family reunion.
Ivan Bronkow drqve up from Kan
sas City Friday before Christmas and
returned Saturday, being accompan
ied by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Bronkow, nho went to spend the
holiday season there.
L. C. Marvin, who has been sick
for so many weeks, is reported as be
ing some better and able to sit up a
portion of the time. He was pleased
that he was able to go to the table
for the Christmas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Gribble drove
to Tamora Sunday, where they spent
the day visiting his parents and from
there went to Beatrice to spend the
following day Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Eck. i
Dr. and Mrs. H. W. McFadden and
son arrived on Saturday, December
2 3rd. from Chicago, where Dr. Mc
Fadden is one of the physicians at a
veterans hospital, to visit over the
holidays with relatives and friends
here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gribble and son,
Gayle. drove to Des Moines, Iowa on
the Friday afternoon before Christ
mas, to visit his sister, Mrs. IIul3ch
eir and family, who returned home
with them the following day to spend
Christmas here.
The Dorcas society will be enter
tained Thursday of this week at a
12 o'clock dinner at the home of Mrs.
Joe Kyles, one of the members. The
annual election of officers is to be
held at this time and there is much
other business to transact.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jardine, of Lin
coln, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kupke and
family of near Murdock, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Landon and son and Mr. and
Mrs. William Renwanz, Jr. and their
daughter spent Christmas day at the
William Renwanz. Sr. home.
The Christian Sunday school gave
their Christmas program on Saturday
evening before Christmas at the
church. A fine program wa3 enjoy
ed by all present. Santa Claus made
hi3 appearance at an opportune time
and gave treats to all the children.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gribble and sons
and his sister, Mrs. Heilscheir and
daughters of Des Moines, Iowa, went
to Tamora Monday to spend Christ
mas with their parents. They return
ed the following day after having en
jcyed a very pleasant family reunion
there. -
Mrs. Leo Peters and Grant went to
Lincoln the day before Christmas,
bringing Mr. Peters home with them
from the hospital. Although he Is
showing good improvement, he will
have to remain in bed for some time
yet. He was glad to be able to come
home and spend Christmas with his
family.
Pearl A. Sanborn and wife were
visiting in Council Bluffs, where they
were guests for Christmas day at
the home of their son, Clayton San
born, and on their return were ac
companied by their granddaughter,
Mary Jean Sanborn as far as Omaha,
where she stopped for a visit with
relatives for a few days.
Hope to Furnish Work for Men
The portion of Salt Creek which
has Lad the water diverted west of
the town of Greenwood, with the
making of the new channel, has to
be filled to complete the roadway In
a straight line where the old bridge
crossed on an angle, and the people
here are of the belief that it would
be a better plan to have the unem
ployed men of the community put to
this work with shovels and wheel
barrows instead of using a steam
shovel 'and dump wagons for trans
porting the dirt. A Greenwood dele
gation is expecting to go to Platts
mouth Wednesday to lay the matter
before the board of county commis
sioners in the hope that . they will be
a'ule to get the work done in this
rt.anner by the unemployed men of
the community.
This is right in line with what the
rovernment is striving to accomplish
and looks like a very good proposition
for all concerned.
Are Enjoying the New Year
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Browne a few miles east of Green
wood, members of the family are to
day enjoying a family reunion and
New Year's 'day celebration. They
have been blessed with a visit from
their daughter, Mrs. Carl Troulson,
husband, daughter Miss Fae and son
Horace, who arrived1 last week from
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The swaddling 1934, played by Baby Leroy, infant movie star, takes over the helm from Old Man 1933, as
the zero hour strikes and the curtain rises on a New Year.
their home near Paxton, where they
are engaged in farming. Along with
other relatives, numbering some 20
In all, they are welcoming the ad
vent of the new and promising year
ahead cf us and enjoying a splendid
New Year's dinner.
Dedecorating the School House
For two specific purposes first to
provide employment for the people of
Greenwood and second to realize the
most possible benefit from money be
ing thus expended through the CWA
by the federal government, the school
house in Greenwood is being redec
orated and given a thorough cleaning
up at this time. The doing of this
work comes at the best time of the
winter, for with the Christmas holi
day vacation now on, the workmen
have been able to go right ahead
without loss of time or delay.
As a result, the interior of the
building will be in the best of shape
for the opening of school. The men
who have been engaged in doing this
work are A. F. Weibke, W. S. Karns,
Ed Montgomery and M. G. Palling.
It will be a great improvement and
is secured at a minimum of expense,
limited to the purchase of materials
only.
Not Sparing the Trees
Goodhart Vant and Verne Shepler,
local rural mail carriers, who have a
number of hours on their hands each
day after completing the circuit of
their respective routes, are putting
in their afternoons to good advant
age with the cutting of wood and are
Inaking the chips fly as they chop
down the large trees and later work
them up into firewood.
Entertained for Christmas
Mr. and Mrs. August Klemme, re
siding east of Greenwood, entertain
ed at their country home on Christ
mas day, having a happy crowd of
people as their guests who properly
celebrated the passing of this glad
some season. A fine turkey, which
had been sent to them by a friend in
the western part of the state, was
the main piece de resistance of the
splendid dinner that was served and
which all enjoyed.
Those present to enjoy the happy
occasion were Mr. and Mrs. William
Knaupe and family, of Murdock; Mr.
and Mrs. James Remmely and Robert
Remmely, of Elmwood.
The turkey was sent to Mr. Klemme
and wife by their sons, Walter and
Edgar Klemme, of Big Springs.
Enjoyed Family Beunion
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mick enjoyed
Christmas day at their home in Green
wood by having their entire family
present, some coming from Omaha,
others from Prairie Home and else
where. In all there were about forty
present and a most enjoyable time
was had by everyone.
Injured in Auto Wreck
Mrl and Mrs. George Bucknell and
children visited In Beatrice Christ-
farewell, Old Man!-Hello
mas day, they having formerly re
sided at that place. They enjoyed a
fine dinner there and continued their
stay over night. The following day,
while on their way home, their car
turned over within a short distance
of their home, when the radius rod
came loose and prevented Mr. Buck
nell from controlling the car's course.
The accident occurred just as they
were turning off the paved highway
to procede to their home. The car
swerved to one side ard rolled over
in a ditch. Mrs. Bucknell was quite
badly bruised while the kiddies were
more or less shaken up, but George,
who was at the wheel, escaped with
very minor Injuries. The auto was
quite badly damaged.
Team Euns Away
Sam Swearington, who is with Ole
Olsen. was driving a team to town to
look after some trading and had a
small son with him In the wagon
As the weather was cold, the team
was rather fractuou3 and when he
left them at the curb to look after
some purchases, the team feeling the
lines were slack, started off.
Mr. Swearington made a leap for
the lines, but the team was too swift
and were out of reach. They ran
down the street at a good pace with
the lad still in the wagon and cling
ing on for dear life. As they swerved
to turn a corner, going at a dead run.
the team vaulted over a concrete
wall which was some three feet in
height. A little later they straddled
a tree, which brought the wagon up
with, a severe shock, knocking the
horses down. Before they were able
to get up. someone had gotten hold
of the reins and was able to stop
them.
The boy was bruised considerably,
but not severely injured, and they
consider that the wild ride was ter
minated very fortunately for all.
FAVOR 13-MONTH CALENDAR
Philadelphia. A fixee calendar of
thirteen equal months compiled with
a view to the "vital relation of per
iodic statistical information to the
economic and social welfare" was
endorsed in a report to the American
statistical association. Prepared by
the association's committee on calen
dar reform, the report favored a cal
endar In which each month contains
exactly four weeks, each half year
exactly twenty-six weeks, with a
year day" each year and a "leap
year" in leap years. . The calendar
reform problem of the twentieth cen
tury, however, is to remove two ma
jor defects, the report states. One is
the fractional relations of the week
to the months and the other, the in
cessant cycle of changes from year to
year in the week day name of Jan. 1
and the consequent changes in the
day names of all other dates.
Cass county residents should
buy everything possible In their
home community, and then make
Plattsmouth their "large town"
trading point.
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SEEK ABH0B.Y ALLOTMENT
Washington. R e p r e tentative
Curke of Nebraska and K. A. Mcllae.
representing Senator Thompson ot
Nebraska, urged Colonel Henry M.
Waite. deputy public works adminis
trator, to recommend an allotment
of 1400,000 for the proposed Persu
ing memorial armory on the Univer
sity' of Nebraska csmpus..
They said the TWA questioned the
application's eligibility for approval
as an all federal project, but that It
would be reconsidered by the federal
projects division. Burke raid there
was seme possibility the 550O.O0O
Omaha storm sewer project would be
submitted to the board Thursday, but
that it was doubtful since Omaha's
authority to iue warrants for the
project ha3 been In di.epate.
CAR FOR SALE
1930 Chevrolet special Sedan, wire
wheeb. trunk, heater. Near new rab
tcr. $220.00. Hcllis Akin, Hurray,
Nebr.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The undersigned will offer for ale
at Public Auction at the farm one
mile south of the Murray Garage, be
ginning at 10:00 o'clock a. n., with
lunch served by Ladies of the Chris
tian church of Murray, on
Tuesday, Jan'y 9th
The Following Property:
42-Head Live Stock-42
Holstein Cattle
One 4-year-old cow, to freshen
soon; one 2-year-oM cow. to freshen
by sale date: one 3-year-oU cow, giv
ing ml!k; one 2-year-ld cow, giving
milk; one yearling heifer; one bull,
18 months old: two heifer calves.
Horses
One tam black mares. years old.
wt. 2,750 lbs.: one team black, geld
ing 5 years old. mare 4. wt. 3.000.
Hogs and Chickens
Thirty-one head of Spotted Poland
China hogs, consisting of 23 shoats.
7 fall pigs and one boar.
Sixty Buff Orpington pullets and
six Buff Orpington roosters.
Farm Machinery
One McCormick mower; one P A O
2-row lister (like new); one 1-row
lister: one Farmer Boy cultivator:
or.e Jenny Lind cultivator; one New
Departure cultivator; one Janesvlll
mower; one srrain elevator; one good
wagon; one hay rake; one disc; one
harrow; one John Deere gang plow;
one De Laval separator. No. 12; one
round oak heater; one gas engine;
one corn planter; one A type hog
house and other articles too numer
ous to mention.
Terms of Sale
On sums of $10 and under. cah
In hand. On sums over 110 a credit
of six months time may be arranged
for with the Clerk on bankable note
bearing Interest at the rate of S per
cent per annum from date. No prop
erty to be removed from premises un
til settled for.
Ilaroy Hcell,
Owner.
REX YOUNO. Auctioneer
FRANK DOMINGO, Clerk.