PLATTSTJOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
XONDAY, JANUARY 3. 1Z24
PAGE SIX
Fred Rea Named
New President of
Plaits. C. of C.
Long Time Treasurer of Organization
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Group at Meeting.
From Friday's Daily
The Chamber of Commerce at their
annual meeting last evening at the
inb'Ic library hold their election of
officers for the ensuing year and pre
IMiod for the opening of the program
for the ensuing year that promises
to be one of the best in recent years.
The officers named by the club
were as fellows:
President Fred I. Rea.
Vice-President Carl J. Schneider.
Treasurer Carl H. Jensen.
The executive committee will be
announced later as well as the nam
ing of the secretary of the Chamber
cf Commerce by the president.
The good roads committee of which
II. A. Schneider was chairman, re
ported that the committee had not
secured any new projects, but that in
the paved road program for the coun
ty that the "O" street road had re
ceived additional paving on both the
cast and west portions, leaving a gap
from Elmwood to Xehawka yet to
complete. That the straightening and
paving of highway No. 75, north of
this city was now getting underway.
The committee had kept in touch
with the conditions at Lincoln and
had kept on the job to see that the
projects gained were retained.
Frank M. Bestor, a member of the
Industries committee reported that
reveral project3 had been investigated
but that none had been developed.
Chairman Knorr of the Retail sec
tion, gave a resume of the activities
of that branch of the Chamber or
Commerce devoted exclusively to the
retail merchants. The organization
had formed rule3 to bar advertising
line3 not approved by the group. He
also reported that merchant's gift
night had been one of the largest
successes of the year and that a fine
spirit of co-operation was shown by
other organizations. The essay and
poster contest in the public schools
had proven very successful and at
small cost to the retail section. The
retailers had purchased some 7,378
pounds of roosters on "roster bodstfer
day," also promoting Turkey day in
November. The participation in the
Mynard picnic as well as Plattsmouth
day at the county fair had been pro
moted by the group. The corn show
had been a great Gucces3 and in this
feature a fine co-operation was shown
by every resident of the ctiy, all or
ganizations, the schools of the county
and the residents of the surrounding
territory in making it a real com
munity enterprise. Mr. Knorr also
thanked the members of the various
committees that had served during
the year for their fine work. He also
paid special honor to Superintendent
L. S. Devoe for his excellent work.
E. J. Richey, chairman of the
harbor and docks committee, report
ed that the work on the river was
temporarily checked but that it would
be pushed as the weather conditions
permitted. He thought that the new
committee on this subject should go
into detail and investigation of dock
ing and landing facilities at this
point as river navigation now seem
ed to be a real possibility in a few
years.
R. F. Patterson of the publicity;
After California's Disastrous
Th?!5e pictures attest to the severity of the rainstorm
that deluged Southern California, taking: a terrific
toll in lives and property. Top, a street scene in Los
Angeles, where canoes turned out to be the most
committee, only member of the com
mittee present, reported that , the
committee had gained 'publicity for
the corn show in the local paper and
also the Omaha papers. '
Li. O. Minor, chairman of the civics
improvement committee, etated no
concerted program had been conduct-
ed duris the ye" but that ,several
(smaller matters had been taken up
and carried out for the improvement
of the city.
T. II. Pollock, chairman of the
agricultural committee, reported that
the committee had arranged two
meetings here, one being the ban
quet at which the farm residents had
supplied the speakers for the occasion
and which was attended1 by come 250
cf the residents. The Xorfclk Pack
ing Co., meeting had also been large
ly attended and was given over to
the demonstration of the products
of the local factory. Mr. Pollock paid
high tribute to G. K. Hetrick. of the
Plattsmouth Produce and the man
ager of the plant of the co-operative
creamery, the business having grown
and the careful handling had brought
large outputs of butter and increase
in the support of the stockholders in
dealing with the creamery, also that
the fine work of Mr. Hetrick would in
a short time procure for the stock
holders dividends on their investment.
Mr. Pollock gave an optimistic ncte
for the farmers of the west when he
stated that a year ago corn was 15c a
bushel, that today it could be sold
for 36c and corn loans made at 45c.
The government program was mak
ing it much better for the farmers
and those who had been glad to sell
their farms a year ago were now by
reason of the government aid able to
re-finance themselves and eventually
to secura a way out of the years of
low farm prices and poor conditions.
George J. Jeager, chairman of the
railroads committee, gave a report
that was heard with pleasure, that
the BREX shops Jof which he is
superintendent, had been able to
carry on through the year at normal
activity and aside from one week
had been kept at top speed. With
tl:e opening of the year there had
been 140 men employed and now
there were 17S engaged in the shops
at a forty hour week. The payroll of
the company here averaged from $12,-
to v15,000 a month and was a real
community asset.
L. . S. Devoe, chairman of the en
tertainment committee, reported that
the depression had produced the ef
fect that people sought to make their
own entertainment, that several fine
ho:ne staged events had been held in
the past year, chief of which had
teen the " corn show and also the
kittenball leagues which had filled
the summer with fine sport and en
joyment to thousands during the sum
mer months. For the future Mr. De
voe urged that the Athletic park be
made an all season source of enter
tainment, track in the spring, base
ball and kittenball in the summer,
football in the fall and skating in the
winter months. He also urged that
the Happy Hundred suppers be re
vived for the winter and that one de
voted to the river project be held and
for which former governor Atrhur J.
Weaver, or other noted speaker be
secured.
The committee of the American Le
gion Scout troop through E. A. Webb,
chairman, presented a communica
tion in which was outlined the ad
vance of the work on the Scout cabin
at Camp Wheeler, the CWA funds and
the donations cf material by the city,
a icof by the Rotary club and other
material had advanced to a state
suitable means of transportation. Left, a section
of highway demolished by the downpour, and, right,
an automobile which was one of the many washed
away and almost completely buried, being dug out.
WE HOPE EVERYBODY
CAN
WorkBOore
Earn fee
Spend More
in 1934
We know you
will pay more
for Overcoats
like these later.
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8 Now $15 $17 $19
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Wescott's
ince 1879
where but a small additional amount
might be necessary, it being esti
mated thr.t $125 would probably
cover the cost. The American Legion
had donated the material in the in
door golf course and which had pro
vided for the partial walling of the
interior of the caoin. at least the
lower portion of the wall, but that
there wa3 still some work that would
require material cost, Avith plenty of
labor hours available under the CWA.
President William Baird announced
that the time had arrived for the
election of new officers and that he
wished to thank the directors for
their fine support and attendance at
the weekly meetings where the aver
age had teen from 25 to 30 at each
meeting. Mr. Baird stated that the
Chamber of Commerce had not de
veloped any enterprises for the year
as he had not favored the expendi
ture of money to subsidize institu
tions that could not prove self sus
taining. H. A. Schneider complimented Mr.
Baird on his work in the past year
in the fact that the Chamber of Com
merce had been always ready to
function when the necessity arose and
that such an organization was in
constant need in the community.
In the nominations for president,
the name of Carl J. Schneider was
presented, but Mr. Schneider, vice
president of the Chamber of Com
merce for the past year," declined to
allow hi3 name to be used for the
office.
The name of Fred I. Rea, manager
of the local department of the Iowa
Nebraska Light & Power Co., was
then placed before the meeting by
R. W. Knorr and the election made
unanimous, altho Mr. Rea made ef
forts to decline that were drowned
in the general demand for his taking
the chair.
The nomination and election of
Carl J. Schneider as vice-president
was made unanimous as was that of
Carl H. Jensen for the office of treas
urer. President Rea in taking the chair
a.iked for the same hearty co-operation
that had been given the pre
ceding presidents and promised all
efforts to see that the Chamber of
Commerce functioned well for the
ccmlng year with everyone in the
lineup for success.
A few suggestions were given for
projects for the ensuing year and
which will be assigned to the various
committees for action as soon as the
committees are announced by the new
president.
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NOTICE TO
RSAL ESTATE OWNERS
The 1933 real estate tax due Jan
uary 1, 1934. .
If the first half of your tax is paid
Lcfore the first of March, 1934, the
second half does not become delin
quent until August first, 1934. How
ever, if the first half is not paid on
or before March 1. 1934, the total
tax becomes delinquent and draws
7 interest from that date.
JOHN E. TURNER,
jS-d&w-tf Cass County Treasurer.
Omaha Officers
See Large Scope
for River Work
District Engineer at Omaha Sees 4,500
Ken to Be Employed on Missouri
When Work Keopens.
The newly opened district office
fcr the Missouri river improvement
program, at Omaha, is getting pre
pared to take over the supervising of
all river work from the mouth of the
Ncdaway river at St. Joseph, Mis
scuri, to the mouth of the Yellow
stone in Montana. The office force
at Omaha has a pay roll of thirty-five
persons at this time.
The work at the Plattsmouth pro
jects are now a part to bo supervised
from the Omaha office.
All these employes, District Engi
neer Young said, have come from the
termer Kansas City office. About
forty additional civil service employes
will be hired later. Officials estimtae
that, when the peak of river work is
reached in the spring, approximately
4,500 men will be employed on var
ious contracts in the Omaha district.
Contracts totaling 510,500,000 are
being carried out in the district.
TAX BILLS. OF COUNTIES
Nebraska's counties with a million
dollar tax bill have dwindled to three
Douglas and Lancaster, containing
the' two largest cities, and Scottsbluff,
center of the irrigation belt of the
western part of the state.
Tax reports show an even ten coun
ties submitted total tax bills over
the $1,000,000 mark in the peak tax
years of 1929 and 1930. The last
of the seven to be eliminated by
lower valuations and levy reductions
was Gage which vent out with the
1933 reports. ..'
Dougla3 county had not yet report
ed its complete figures but they prob
ably will be around $10,000,000
again for 1933. Lancaster reported
a total of $3,069,527 whila Scotts
bluff county with about a $200,000
reduction from 1932 stayed in the
million dollar class with a total of
$1,126,992.
Gage county was the only other
one in the million dollar group in
1932 but its tax bill dropped from
$1,016,763 to $SS3,811 last year.
The ten counties whose tax figures
were above $1,000,000 in 1929 and
1930 were Buffalo, Custer, Dodge,
Douglas, Gage, Hall, Lancaster, Lin
coln, Madison and Scottsbluff.
Madison, whose total was only $595
above the million figure in 1929 and
$10,483 above in 1930, was the first
to be eliminated as the tax reduction
move began in Nebraska.
The other nine counties stiil foot
ed million dollar totals in 1931 but
in 1932 Buffalo, Custer, Dodge, Hall
and Lincoln all went below that fig
ure, and last year Gage also dropped
out.
THE STARS
The gems of night are
bold
and gay,
Their radiant beauty seems to
stay,
To encourage the traveler and
dispel his fear.
As ho peers through the dark
ness, they seem very near.
He reaches out hi3 hand to grasp
a beam, .
Fluttering through the darknes
like an interrupted dream,
A quaint little caper saves him
a fall,
O'er the rock steeps and crumb
ling wall. " ,
Polaris is a guide for the ma
riners tossed.
On the ocean waves, he fears
to be lost,
But when that gem appears In
the sky.
He can steer rightly instead of
awry.
As the gems of the night light
up the heavens,
The traveler is impressed by the
sixes and sevens,
And returns thanks for what
the Creator has made.
To inspire humanity In life's
terrestrial parade.
J. R. T.
John L. Hild, one of the well known
young farmers of west of Mynard,
was in the city Friday for a short
time looking after some business mat
ters and reported the roads to be
very hard to tarvel in a great many
places.
Passing of
a Pioneer of
Cass County
Sketch of the Life of Kr3. Mary Mc
Connaha Who Came Here in 1860
to Settle at Rock Bluffs.
Another of Nebraska's early pio
neers passed away when Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth McConnaha died at the
home of her son, Robert, near Her
man, Nebr., on December 28, 1933.
Mrs. McConnaha was the daughter
of John Latta, who operated a saw
mill on the Iowa side of the Missouri
river opposite Rock Bluffs about
1860. Ho furnished lumber which
went into the building of the earliest
houses in Plattsmouth, Nebraska
City, Glenwood, Iowa, and other
points.
Mrs. McConnaha was born in
Shenango county, Pennsylvania, on
March 2. 1845. The family came
west in the summer of 1847, and
after a journey of three weeks by
river steam boats, arrived at Port
Huron, Iowa, on the Mississippi
river. The family then started west
ward over land, journeying by ox
teams. The next ten years were spent
in Iowa, for the most part at Wash
ington and in Page county. As they
journeyed they found no bridges; all
streams were forded except the Des
Moines and Skunk rivers, which were
crossed on rope ferries.
About 18 60 the family moved to
Rock Bluffs, Nebraska. There on
Sept. 25, 1862, Mary E. Latta was
married to John McConnaha. The
couple immediately returned to Penn
sylvania where they spent two years
and then came back to Nebraska and
settled in Cass county west of the
present town of Murray. They were
then on the extreme frontier as there
was no other settler between them
and the Rocky mountains, five hun
dred miles away. Residence was
maintained in Cass county until 1892.
During this period Mr. McConnaha
obtained a license to practice medi
cine and built up an extensive prac
tice, although he continued to oper
ate his farm and reside on it.
The farm was sold in 1892 to the
late Meek Davis and is still owned
by his son, Troy Davis. The family
then moved ' to Washington county
whero a farm was purchased and
Dr. McConnaha continued his prac
tice. This farm was sold in 1904 and
the family moved to New Bloomficld,
Missouri. There Dr. McConnaha died
in 1920. The home being broken up
Mrs. McConnaha spent the remain
ing years of her life in various places
with her children, except two years
which she spent in Murray with her
cousin, Mrs. Sadie Oldham.
Mr3. McConnaha was the mother
of ten children: J. Elmer McCon
naha, Denver, Colo.; Jennie and Jes
sie, twins, who died in 1867; Ernest
C. (McCorinaha, Hartington, Nebr.;
Mrs. Allen Barker, Gordon, Nebr.;
Robert E. McConnaha, Herman,
Nebr.; Everett James, who died in
1884 at the age of ten years; Mrs.
Wenzel Whitman,' Gordon, Nebr.;
Mrs. E. C. Van Valin, College Springs,
Iowa and Earle F. McConnaha, St.
Louis, Missouri.
In addition to the seven living
children Mrs. McConnaha leaves as
immediate relatives, one sister, Mrs.
Margaret Cain, Oakland, Oregon;
twenty grandchildren and twenty
one great-grandchildren.
Mrs. McConnaha in early life unit
ed with the Presbyterian church but
in later life was affiliated with the
Methodist Episcopal church. She was
a devoted mother, a kind neighbor
and a sincere friend. Those who
have known her can only Epeak of
her with praise for her good deeds
and gentle disposition.
Funeral services were conducted at
the farm home Saturday and inter
ment was made in the Mt. Pleasant
cemetery Sunday afternoon.
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
From Thursday's Darfy
Last evening Edgar Wescott was
host to two of his former classmates
of the Plattsmouth high school as
well as their fathers in a most pleas
ant dinner party. The Jolly group en
joyed a fine dinner that had been
preparsd by Mrs. Wsecott and the
remainder of the evening was spent
by the fathers and sons in visiting
and renewing acquaintances. Those
who enjoyed the occasion were E. A.
Wurl and son, Robert, Rea F. Patter
son and son, Edward and E. II. Wes
cott and eon, Edgar.
Phone news Items to no. 6.
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The lower food cost
figure, ,ay "YES IT WAS
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a good idea changing
Dromedary
Whcle Segment
GHAPE FRUIT
cr Koyal Bed Pitted
CHERRIES
2 for 23
No. 2
Cans
Campbell's -fl V
SOUPS 2 cans ILeP
Choice cf Vegetable, Vegetable
Eeef, Tcreato. Tomato Okra oi
Tomato Vermicelli.
BOILING BEEF (RIB), choice lean duality, lb 4Y2c
PORK SAUSAGE, Bulk, Old Plantation seasoned, lb.. 6c
BEEF STEAK (Shoulder Cut), finest quality, lb 10c
PORK STEAK, from young pork shoulders, 2 lbs 17c
FRANKFURTS, Armour's large size, lb 7l2z
BACON SQUARES, Armour's choice quality, lb 9c
LETTUCE, fresh, crisp California Iceberg, head 5c
CELERY, California, fancy, fresh, large stalk 10c
CARROTS, fancy green tops, Calif. Bunch 5c
YAMS, fancy Louisiana, U. S. No. 1 grade, 5 lbs 25c
II)HO HOMF. IIKAI TV, JOSATHAX or STAVM tKHP
APPLES, fey. eating and cooking. . .$1.89 bu., 4 lbs., 25c
KXTRA FAXCY WASHINGTON ,. . .
EATING APPLES, extra lge. size Delicious, doz 39c
Winesaps, large size, per dozen, 29c
Frv rl.IKORMA SWKKT. Jl'ITV N'AVKI.
ORANGES, small size for juice, doz. 17'ic
Medinm Large, dozen, 25 C Extra Large, dozes, 39 C
Maxwell Honse
COFFEE
3-lb. can, 77 Og -Mb.
can UL
Hinky -
COFFEE
3 lbs., 55
1 lb. 1
So-Tastee Soda or Oyster.
CRACKERS
or Certified
2-lb.
21c
Grahams Caddy
First Prize Narrow Grain Corn, Ho. 2 can, 3 fcr 23 C
County Fair Tomatoes, No. 2 can, 3 for 25 C
Santa Clara Prunes, medium. size, lb., 10 ; 3 lbs. for 29
Fancy Blue Rose Rice, 3-lb. cellophane bag 19 1
Mixed Nuts, lb., 13$ ; 2 lbs r - 25 C
Peerless Almonds, lb., 136; 2 lbs 25 C
FLOUR
HINKV-IJINKV
(il'AUAMKKI)
5 lbs., 25; 10, 49 51.69
24 lbs., 93 ; 48 lbs
CROWN JEWELL S 1 -49
48-lb. Eaff - 1
Colored Man
Arrested at Union
Stealing Coal
Gives Name of E. Mackey of South
Omaha Apprehended by the
Railroad Officers.
From Saturday's Dally
Early this mornics a force of Mis
souri Pacific special agents, headed
by Agent Kirk of Falls City, discov
ered that a box car loaded with coal
was being: looted in the yards at'
Union, a colored man having his
truck loaded with some 1,500 pound3
of semi-hard coal that had been re
moved from the car.
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was noti
fied of the apprehension of the man
and he was placed under arrest and
brought on to this city. He gave the
name of E. Mackey and his residence
a3 South Omaha.
Mackey stated to the officers that
two other men had been with him
but they were evidently able to make
their escape as no trace of any other
men wa3 discovsred by the officers.
This morning complaint was filed
against Mackey in the county court
before. Judge A. II. Duxbury.
HERE FOR FUNERAL SERVICE
Jame3 Kinkcad, a former Platts
mouth resident, was hero Wednesday
to attend the funeral of A. W. Cri
man, who had died in Omaha on
Monday. Mr. Kinkead is a brother
of Mrs. J. R. Crisman, daughter-in-law
of the deceased. Mr. Kinkead is
a member of the printing fraternity,
starting in this trade many years ago
at the office of the Journal and News
in this city, but eince 1902 he has
been engaged in work at Omaha and
Council Bluffs. "Jimmy" is one of
the veteran printers at Omaha
through long years of service and is
now with the Journal-Stockman at
South Side, taking up work with them
a number of year3 ago.
to Hinky-Dinky!"
Ad fcr Plattsmouth, Tues., 77ed., D-10
Fancy Pink
SALMON
2 for 23c
Mb. Tall
Can
Dinky
Silver Leaf
Soap
Chips hq
5-lb. Pkg. "C
19c
PALMOUVE,
CAMAY or
BLUE BARREL -fl Qi
SOAP 4barsiLy
Pal Brand
Peanut Butter
Mb.
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RETURNS TO HOXE
Friday afternoon Mr. C. B. Wintor-ctec-n,
who ha3 been visitlr. h3 cou
sin. Miss Olive Ca?s. left for his
home in Minneapolis. Minn. Mr. Win
tersteen believes that he and MLss
Gass are the only ones left of their
generation.
Mr. Wintersteen also recntly visit
ed his "buddy," Mr. Will Ely of Ik
Moines, la. These two gDtUiaen are
veterans of the Civil war, ami are
cf the same age, 91 years old. There
are probably very few FoMicrs of tte
Ci7il war who have a "buddy" liv
ing. Mr. Winttrstren 13 making the t:ip
from Minneapolis and Lack alon. al
though so advanced In ajre.
WOUKING ON VIADUCT
The work on the viaduct north of
thi3 city on Xo. 75 has been carrying
on with a small force of r..cn engaged,
the work being chiefly tLc driflr.s
of pile, three of whih have been
placed. It was eipccted to year son
concrete today but which was delay
ed by the storm.
The brUgt workmen engd In
tha construction of ;veral tr.-.all
bridges north of the viaduct has Kn
going on aLso for some time. Tcee
bridges are built so sj to permit th-
construction of a sufficiently hign
grade for the road and tlv to permit
the parsing of flood water in czs cf
the overflow cf tha Tlattc river la
the rprir.g season.
PRCTTEST TREE DESTRUCTION
From Friday's raily
The riattsmouth Woman club at
their meeting last evening adopted a
resoiutioa in which they took a de
finite stand against the destruction of
trees over the city.
"The Plattsmouth Woman's club
deplores the destruction of tree over
the city, known over the state and
nearby territory for beautiful tree.
"We join the civics committee of
the Chamber of Commerce in pro
test of the promiscuous slaughter of
one of our greatest natural beauties.'