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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1935. PLATTSMOUTH SESH . WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE THEEE LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS TOR SALE Togenbrock goat for sale with three young ones. Call Manley ele vator. Joe Hochel. ltw FARM LOANS Ten year loans, five per cent. No cemmissions. First Trust Co., Ne braska City, Nebr. m2S-4w sw SEED CORN FOR SALE Hand picked Yellow Dent seed corn, J1.40 per bushel. FRANK IIOGUE, a22-2sw Murray, Nebr. DEAD ANIMALS Dead animals removed free of charge, Telephone South Omaha Ren dering Yorks, Market 4 626. Reverse charges. nS-tfw Solon Urges the Grouping of State Boards Elind Woman Lawmaker Asks Con solidation of Groups Over Places of Learning. Lincoln Consolidation of the gov erning boards of all Nebraska state educational institutes was urged by Rep. Claire E. Owens (D.), Exeter, blind woman legislators, before the Nebraska house Thursday. No opposition was expressed to her plan for submitting a constitutional amendment to a vote in 1936, but action was deferred for a corrective change in her bill. The amendment would create a Etate board of education to manage the University of Nebraska, the four state teachers colleges, the blind school at Nebraska City and the deaf school at Omaha. From Court Districts. One member would be elected from each of six supreme court districts and the state superintendent of pub lic instruction would be an ex-officio member. At present, an elective board of regents controls the university, while a beard appointed by the governor manages the teachers colleges. The blind and deaf schools are under supervision of the board of control. The house advanced to third read ing Governor Cochran's bill to abol ish the Milford Old Soldiers home and consolidate its duties with the Grand Island home. Advance 3 Bills. The house also advanced three sen ate bills to increase fees of the in surance department, to set up a reg istration system for securities sales men, and to lower from $250,000 to 5100,000 the minimum capital for domestic surety companies. NOTICE Mynard Community Athletic club meeting Tuesday evening, April 23 at 8 o'clock at Mynard Community building. To all interested, please be present. ART WETENKAMP. ltd-ltd President. WHEN Hinds and (Dlouds lioll You will feel more secure if you have good insurance Fire and Lightning Wind and Hail The cost is small Be safe Insure with INSURANCE AND BONDS Phone- 16 PLATTSMOUTH Blow r - i - him i, - r wmw - . i Junior Class is Preparing for Annual Banquet Committees Busy on Arranging for Annual Farewell to Members of Senior Class. One of the long remembered com mencement activities is the annual Junior-Senior banquet which is al ways a colorful affair. The guest group has been growing larger every year until this year the total num ber will be 165. Committees of the class, under the direction of their co sponsor, Mr. J. R. Reeder, have com pleted the plans for the banquet and are now engaged in creating the color scheme and properties for the ban quet hall. The ladies of the Federation cf the Presbyterian church will serve the banquet in the hall of the church on the evening of May 4th at 6:30 o'clock. The following are the committees of the class having this task in charge: Hall - Decoration Joe Hendrix, chairman; Marijane Long, Rosemary Cloidt, Marjorie Fitch, Betty Bulin, Floyd McCarty, Mary Margaret Kline, Glen Kohrell, Stephen Davis. Table Decorations Amber Bomer, chairman; Thelma Kohrell, Leona Price, Rosemarie Burcham, Sheila Todd. Menu Aimee Jane Thomas, chair man; Mildred Dvoracek, Kathryn Armstrong, Stephen Davis, Cleda Koukal. Orchestra Ed Hadraba, chairman; Wilda Johnson, Donald "Warga. Invitation Anna Marie Rea, chairman; LaRue Bomer. Marjorie "Wohlfarth, Grant Howard, Louise Fitzmeyer, Imogene Worthan. Program Grace Wiles, chairman; Frances Lillie, Louise Rishel, Alberta Timmas, Mary Ann Gradoville. Acreage In crease Interests the Farmers AAA Contract Modification Will Be of Great Benefit to Southeast ern Nebraska Farmers, Nebraska AAA wheat contract signers who have extra acreage of winter wheat or who are in areas where moisture will permit seeding of spring wheat, may increase their acreage in 1935 up to 165 percent of their base, providing they sign a supplementary contract agreeing to continue the wheat adjustment pro gram in 193 C and to show compliance in two years as a total. Modification of the compliance pro gram for this year, state administra tors say, will be of greatest benefit in southeastern Nebraska, where quite a large percentage of farmers have extra wheat In the ground which they have been using for pas ture and to hold the soil. A few con tract signers in northwestern Ne braska may be able to seed a little spring wheat if the moisture condi tions are favorable. In other areas of the state, con tract signers and committeemen ar already asking if the modifications can be worked backwards. They want to make their crop reduction in 1935 and seed the extra wheat acreage in 1936. This proposal is being sub mitted to Washington for the con sideration of the wheat section which will look at the matter from a na tional standpoint. Borrowing wheat acreage from next year may not be attractive to many general farmers of southeast ern Nebraska, since they have a fair ly definite crop rotation system and like to have some wheat each year. It may, however, permit them to harvest a little extra acreage this year at the expense of the 1936 crop. Under provisions of the supple mentary contract the man who signs it. can use his wheat contracted acres in 1935 for wheat or any grain crop, provided he lays out an equal number of acres in 1936 in addition to what ever acreage may be required under the 1936 contract. Farmers in the drouth area interested in working the modification backwards, are also asking that they be permitted to lay out enough contracted acres for two years in 1935 and then use all of their land in 1936. CALLED TO KANSAS Roy Young, of this city, was call ed to Beardless, Kansas, Friday where he will remain for the next ten or two weeks. He was called there by the serious operation per formed on his brother-in-law, Walter Royer, who has been in poor health for some time. He will remain in Kansas until there is some change in the condition of the relative. journal ads fcrtng you new of timely bargains. Read them I ATTENDED BUSINESS MEETING Scoutmaster Raymond Larson and Elmer Webb of the Legion troop com mittee attended the bi-monthly busi ness meeting of the Arbor Lodge dis trict at the Grand hotel in Nebraska City Tuesday evening. Among the business was a final re port on the Scout circus held April 5, the proceeds of which totaled $152.10. After deducting expenses, approxi mately $35 remains, which will be prorated among the ten troops that participated, or $3.50 to each. Most important of the business was a discussion of ways of improving the district courts of honor, the next of which is to be held in Plattsmouth on May 2 1st. Closer contact with the ad vancement directors of the different troop committees will be sought and assignment of specific duties on the district examining board provided. If weather permits, it is planned to hold the Plattsmouth court at Camp Wheeler, six miles south of town. A council fire and other outdoor Scout ing activities will thus be permitted that cannot be included on an indoor program. Other matters discussed include the holding of a camporee some time dur ing the summer, another Scout circus next spring and a merit badge exposi tion the following year; also a dinner or picnic for Scouters, Scoutmasters and their wives or families during the present summer. The grand jambouree in Washing ton in August, to which the Cornhus ker and Covered Wagon councils will unite in sending a special trainload of Boy Scouts and adult Scouters was also discussed at some length by Lee Harbottle, assistant executive of the Cornhusker council. The annual Scouters' conference of the Cornhusker council will be held on June 1st and 2nd, probably at Crete. County Judge A. H. Duxbury is ac cepting the advancement director place on the local troop committee, formerly held by Alex M. Geist prior to his removal from the city. Geist had been appointed to succeed Dr. G. L. Taylor, when the latter removed to Colorado last fall. The local committee is also begin ning the annual canvass among "150 Club" members for their 1335 dues of $1. It will be recalled that the "150 Club" came into existance last spring as the most effective means of spread ing the cost of maintaining Scouting in Plattsmouth among the greatest number of adult friends of the Scout ing movement instead of placing the burden on a limited few. t Plattsinouth's annual dues to the Cornhusker council amounts to $90, and the balance of the money is used to pay insurance, telephone and simi lar overhead expense of maintaining the Scout cabin at Camp Wheeler, six miles south of town. Higher rank medal awards are also purchased out of the fund as finances permit. HOOVES SILENT ON POLITICS Palo Alto, Calif. Former Presi dent Hoover returned to his home on the Stanford campus here after a two week "business trip" to New York, as uncommunicative &3 usual about politics or public affairs. Thru his secretary, Paul Sexson, he denied there was any political significance to his trip, made in order to attend the New York Life Insurance com- pnay board of directors monthly meeting. Connecting the Hoover trip with regional political conferences of republicans in the near future, Sex son said quickly: "There will be no comment on that." Sexson said the former chief execu tive was "not writing any books, not making any statements, not enter taining any guests, political or other wise, not planning any trips." ATTACKS FEARS OF PRESS Washington. Grove Patterson, president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, advised its mem bers to "have the courage to quit worrying about this bogey" of danger to the freedom of the press. More than 100 representatives of the nation's leading newspapers here for the opening of their annual con vention also heard Patterson urge them to "counsel steadiness, economy and common sense" in government. Members of the society later con ferred at length with President Roosevelt at the white house in an informal, off-the-record interview. Following talks by their officers, the editors spent the afternoon in a discussion of how to make important news interesting, led by William Al len White of Emporia, Kas., Wallace Odell of Westchester NewsDaDers. Cass conty farmers produce a full share of trre foodsturf of the nation. It is to your Interest and mine that their business of pro ducing be placed on a profitable basis, for then we w!!l all share in that prosperity. Lewis E. Smith Grand Commander Knights Templar Grand Ccmmandery Fays Honor to Grand Eecorder of Past Ten Years Others Re-elected Lewis E. Smith of Omaha, for the past ten years grand recorder of the Knights Templar of Nebraska, was elevated to the office of grand com mander at the close of the sixty-third annual conclave at the Masonic tem ple at Omaha. Mr. Smith was first Mected as grand recorder at the grand commandery conclave held at Plattsmouth in 1926. John T. Dysart, the retiring grand commander, was named as grand re corder for the ensuing year. Other officers were re-elected as follows: Edward E. Carr, North Platte, de puty grand commander; Clarence O. Dawson, Blair, grand generalissimo; Andrew Ccsh, Grand Island, grand captain general; William T. Al- brecht, Lincoln, grand senior war den; Arthur J. Denny, Fairbury, grand junior warden; Dr. Frank G. Smith, Omaha, grand prelate; Jesse D. Whitmore, Valley, grand treas urer. Dysart Gets Jewel. The following officers were re-appointed: William A. Robertson, Platts mouth, grand sta'ndard bearer; Clen densen W. Mitchell, Chadron, grand sword bearer; Fred B. Dale, Omaha, grand warder; Clarence O. Wilson, Hastings, grand captain of the guard; Theodore J. Kerr, North Platte, instructor-inspector general. Dr. Herbert A. Senter of Omaha presented the past grand command er's jewel to Mr. Dysart, the retiring grand commander. Installed by Iowan. The new grand officers were in stalled by Charles C. Clark of Bur lington, la., past grand commander of Iowa and personal representative at the conclave of the most eminent grand master of the grand encamp ment. Knights Templar cf the U. S. A William B. Wanner of Falls City served as marshal. Reports were read as follows: Francis A. Mitchell of Hastings, com mittee on the Nebraska Masonic home; John J. Wilson, Lincoln, com mittee on Knight Templar education al foundation; Dr. Carroll D. Evans, jr., Columbus, committee on jurispru dene; David J. Frederick, North Platte, committee on payroll; Rev Luther M. Kuhns, Omaha, committee on deceased Templars; Charles W Steinbaugb, Omaha, committee on credentials; Charles II. Marley, Om aha, committee on review of Templar proceedings; Oliver A. Fick, Omaha, committee on finance. Theodore J. Kerr of North Platte, as instructor- Inspector general, also made his re port. CORN LOAN REFUNDS IL R. 131 of the 1935 legislature provides that persons who have paid or may pay farm storage fees under the Farm Warehouse Act In any sum in exces of $3.80 for any application and farm storage certificate issued thereon, shall be entitled to be paid and shall receive the excess over the $3.80 except the sum necessarily ex pended or which may be expended at the request of owners of said certi ficate, or at the request of any holder to determine the condition and safety of grain pledged therein. The commission is now busily en gaged in preparing a list of the names of such persons, and upon com pletion will certify the same to the state auditor. There are several thousand persons who have not re turned their original certificate for cancellation. The commission urgent ly requests that all these persons re turn their certificates to the commis sion at once for cancellation, so that we may complete and close our files. Unless these certificates are returned and canceled by the commission, they cannot be released by the county clerks of the several counties. The commission anticipates that it is quite possible that a certificate may have become lost. In these cases, the producers should immediately notify the commission. FALL FROM PLANE IS FATAL Taylor, Tex. Lieut. Paul Boyer Wilson, 26, of March Field, Calif was thrown from hia plane and kill ed here as he sought to bring it down in a plowed field. Lieut. Wil son, who was on a cross-country flight from March field to Barksdale field. La., flew over Taylor and then turned back. Taylor resident who saw the crash aid the ship "spun like a top" as the pilot tried to bring it down. When the plane was about fifty feet from the ground, the pilot's straps broke and the lieutenant was hurled from his seat. DOCK ITEMS Douglass Tool, who is attending j school in Lincoln, was a visitor at! home for the Easter vacation and over the week end. A. H. Ward was called to Ashland late last week to deliver a truck load of gasoline and a quantity of oil to his customers there. E. D. Friend and wife, of near Alvo, were visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Eddie Craig and husband, last Tuesday. ! Albert Bowers and wife returned j nome iasi ween, aner naving visueu nearly three weeks in Louisville. Weeping Water and Lincoln. Henry Amgwert was looking after seme business matters in Lincoln on Thursday cf last week, driving over in his car to purchase some goods for the store. Jcy Miller and family, residing south of Elmwocd, near the county line, were visiting at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Straich on Wednes day of last week. Lenten services were held at the Callahan church during the past week, conducted by the Rev. C. F. Weber. Large crowds cf interested people have been attending. Charles E. Cook, of Plattsmouth, was visiting with his friend, A. J. Tool, for a short time last Wednes day and was also calling on a num ber of ether friends while here. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hendricks are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine eight pound baby which came to their home on last Tuesday. All con cerned are getting along nicely. Velma Smaha of Lincoln was visit ing in Murdock a few days last week, being a guest at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. Lennie Lau, and meeting a number of her friends while here. Mr. and Mrs. William Meyers and their little one were visiting at the home of Grandmother Mrs. Oscar McDonald, and all went over to Man- ley, where they visited with Oscar and son, Robert. Henry Gakemeier, who ha3 kept his wheat stored until now, sold and delivered it last week, receiving 95 cents per bushel for the grain. Gust was assisting in the-delivering of the grain to the elevator. Nel3 Petersen was quite ill last week with an attack of flu. A. H. Ward had been having a siege with the malady and as he was getting over the illness, Nels came in and took a time at it, but -now he is get ting along all right. Mrs. Arthur Ostbloom, of Ottumwa, Iowa, who has been visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Lennie Lau, will make an extended visit in this community, as she has a number of very close friends residing here and also wishes to pay them a visit while here. Charles I. Long, who was among the twenty-four men over the county drawn for jury service, has been driv ing to Plattsmouth and back each day, except when he gets on a long, drawn out case, when he has to remain in the county seat over night. L. Neitzel and wife spent yester day (Easter Sunday) at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Meta MacDiar imid, in Omaha. They drove to the metropolis, leaving just after the close of the Bible school, of which Mr. Neitzel is one of the teachers. The catechism class of the Murdock church, which is composed of a num ber of very lively boys, was over to Lincoln last Saturday, where they saw the city, or as much a3 possible in the time they were there. They were accompanied by Rev. Knospe. Louis Schmidt sure did a good piece of work when he leveled the streets of Murdock as nicely as a ten nis court and the town is looking much better as a result of the half day's work which he put in. He had Edwin McHugh driving the caterpil ler, as he was wanting to get used to the machine. Had a Splendid Exhibit The ladies of the Royal Neighbors of America, who held a quilt and rug show last week, were well pleased with the fine attendance and the large number of exhibits they were able to display. They wish to thank all who assisted in making the show such a success. B. I. Clements Funeral Parlors Elmwood, Nebraska Expert service. Your patronage solic ited. Phones: Office, 91; Home, 65. Visited the ShowKe State Henry Carson, manager of the Mur dock elevator, securing Otto Miller to look after the business, jumped Into his car and in company with Paul Gilker started south and when the state of Kansas did not seem so hot to them, they crossed the Mis souri river at Kansas City and then again east of there, continuing their way south to Springfield, then east to Cabool and from there north to We have a line of Dempster and John Deere farming machinery and are goSng to clean house, offering the en tire stock at greatly reduced prices. Remember, this is all high grade new machinery offered at prices that will save you plenty of money. Before buying, come, see us ! Special Price on Stock Salt While the supply in our warehouse lasts, 4"hc you can buy it at, per 1 00 lbs vr B2&3'qIl Farmers Elevator Henry Carsten Manager Jefferson City, thence west again, touching at Warrensberg and on to St. Joseph, not missing the town of Lebanon, but leaving out one spot of interest, the Ozark dam. After some three days cf hopping al.out over the state of Missouri, they arrived home safe and sound, but a bit tired from their strenuous trip. Spending Week in West Frank Dean, the merchant, who has been looking after the store and the heme as well while Mrs. Dean has been at Big Springs, where she visit ed at the heme of William Dehnning and wife, assisting in welcoming the young son that came to this home on April 9, as well as assisting with the care of the young man and his moth er, desired to go out and see the new nephew himself, and so when Grand father II. P. Dehnning, of Elmwood, came along Sunday morning, bound for Dig Springs, he joined him on the trip. They will remain during the week, and on their deturn Mrs. Dean will come with them. During the time Mr. Dean is away, Mrs. Dean's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Corbin, will look after business at the store. PJVERVIEW CLUB NOTES The Riverview club spent a very busy, but pleasant afternoon at the home of our vice president, Mrs. Har old Hull. The leaders delivered the last les son of the year which was quite in teresting. The club having quite a bit of business to transact the afternoon flew by on wings. Officers were elect ed for the coming year as follows: President Mrs. F. Slagle. Vice President Mrs. Joe Campbell Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. Greeley Cell. Project Leaders Mrs. Georgia Creamer, Mrs. Wm. Hike. Social Leader Miss Josephine Campbell. Reporter Mrs. Henry Kuhns. P3an3 were made to assist with the achievement day program which was held at Murray the ICth. After lessons and business were over, meeting was closed to meet with Mrs. Kuhns and Mrs. Slagle iu May. REPORTER. TEI0 MUST DIE APRIL 28 Boston. All remaining appeals to save Murton and Irving Mlllen and Abraham Faber, convicted machine gun killers, from the electric chair were swept off court records when the Massachusetts supreme court de creed the trio must die the week of April 28. The supreme court Upheld the su perior court in every Instance and ruled adversely on all exceptions taken by counsel for the trio. The ruling left one loophole thru which! they might escape death ten days hence. There was still an opportun-i ity for another appeal to the United States supreme court. That court' has already denied all appeals made to it. Mrs. Harley Cecil and children, Billy and Joanna Louise, of Denver, are here for a visit over Easter at the home cf Mrs. Cecil's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Baird and with the many old friends here. COOCCOSCOGCCOOSCCOGCCCOOCCCCCCCCOSCCCOO TRACTOR FUEL We are Soliciting a Share of Your Tractor Fuel Business with a Fuel that will Please You! It is WATER WHITE, has no disagreeable odcr, will deliver maximum h power and will start your motor even cn a cold morning-. Our track q drivers are all good Cass connty citizens and will appreciate any ft business you can give them. They always carry a full line of high Q grade Gasoline, Kerosene, Tractor Fuel, Oils and Grease3 and are h located at Eagle, Elmwood, Murdoch, Nehawka and Avoca, Nebraska. For Quick Service, Give Them a Ring Thank You Trunkenholz Oil Co. 009COSOCCOCCOOCCOSOCCC09CCCOCOCOSCOSOCOS03C03CCOCOC02 Cass County CCC Members 1 to California Expectation That local Group Will Be Used in Contingent Headed for the West Coast. The Cass county young men who reported for examination at Fort Crook on Tuesday for admission to the Civilian Conservation Corps, may have the opportunity of seeing a great deal of the country, as it is the present expectation that these boy3 will be used as a part of the replace ment to be sent to California. There i3 a draft of mid-western boys being sent to the coast and the locals have the opportunity of being taken to help fill out this group. When the group arrived at tins army pest it was found that several that had been re-enlisted had failed by a few weeks or even u few day: of completing a five months service In their previous enlistment and ac cordingly they were rejected for ths present camp. From this city Bernard Knoflfcek, Edwin Kalina and Verdon Kell were named as members of the new draft and are now at the fort awaiting fur ther orders. It is expected that another call will be made in May for enlistments in the CCC and it is hoped thot Caf;s county may have a much larger num ber to be placed in service than in the last group. Mrs. C. A. Rosen crans, in whose office the registra tions are made, is anxious that par ties desiring to register for the next camp call on Fridays and Saturdays to have their names enrolled as she will be at her office on these dates. GAVE FINE ENTERTAUPjIENT The members of the Parent-Teachers association of LaPlatte arransr?d a very fine program at the commun ity hall in that place, which was held Tuesday night, and was attend ed by Eome 200 of the residents and patrons of the school of that fine com munity. Superintendent L. S. Devoe of the Plattsmouth schools, had been Invited to be present and for over an hour the superintendent performed his baffling feat3 cf magic that held the closest attention of the large audience from the start until the conclusion of the act. Mr. Devoe 13 exceptionally clever in his act and it was one that thoroughly delighted the group that was fortunate enough to be present. In addition to the magic act, the pupils of the school presented a clev erly arranged play and several mu sical numbers that proved among the pleasing features of the evening. Mis3 Mary Swatek and Miss Loulfo Runnel of this city are the teachers of the LaPlatte school and were de lighted with the line offering of their pupils in that portion of the pro gram. WILL MAKE SEASON at Nchawka, Nebr. Teddy "R" pure bred Percheon Stallon. Also 5-year-old mammouth Jack. Both foal getters. al8-4tw JOHN BUSHMAN. in coupon ated I