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SIOITDAY, TU1TE 3, 1935. PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOTJBNAL PAGE THT.EE r L Wabash News Attorney T. S. Allen and wife, cf Lincoln, were celebrating Memorial day at the cemetery on last Sunday, May 26th. Sheriff Homer Sylvester was out .from Plattsmouth on Sunday, May 26, attending the gathering at the Wabash cemetery, held in celebration of Memorial day. E. O. Umland and wife, of Eagle, and Mr. and Mrs. Diller Utt and their son of Havelock, were in attendance at the Memorial service held at Wa bash last Sunday. L. R. Stanley was looking after some business matters in Lincoln, where he was securing goods for the store here. Business has been so good that it is now necessary to make two trips to Lincoln each week for goods. Clarence Ohms and wife, of South Bend were attending the celebration at the Wabash cemetery on Memorial Sunday, and were also visiting with Mrs. Ohms mother, Mrs. Ira Bost wcrth, for the day. Sherman Hardaway and family jwere visiting with friends in and about Xehawka, where they enjoyed a visit for the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. McDonald of that place, the two families being friends for many years. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bauers, of near Waverly, has been having a siege of mumps, but is now over the malady. Mrs. Bauer will be remembered as Miss J. D. Gerbeling, of Wabash, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gerbeling. The three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gerbeling, who make their homes at Lincoln, were in Wabash celebrating Memorial day, and with their mother, Mrs. Gerbeling, went to the Louisville cemetery, which is lo cated at the church northeast of Wa bash, where they visited and decorat ed the graves of the relatives and friends resting there. Guy Hinds, who is a close observer of weather conditions, has made a gauge which he has exposed in the garden where it will not be affected by buildings and trees, and found that the rain which came so gently last Monday night, measured 1.08 of an inch. The steady rains of the last few weeks have soEked the soil and well that have beei. dry or nearly dry are now yielding an abundance of water once more. Guy also reports 7.ZI inches for May. ' ' ' Rains Delay Trains and Mail On last Wednesday, the trains con veying the mails were late, and as the number of letters on hand to be taken on the rural route that morn ing was very light, the carrier. Miss Myrtle Woods, did not leave until after the belated arrival of the trains, which brought sufficient mail to make' the daily trip worth while. About noon, the train which is due here at six in the morning, arrived, and Miss Woods and her assistant, Guy Hinds, served the people on her route in the afternoon. Thus, while they had to wait until afternoon for the morning mail, they received it some IS hours before they would have had the car rier gone out at the usual time in the forenoon, without waiting for the incoming train. Memorial Services at Cemetery Memorial Sunday, which fell on May 26th this year, was celebrated with a very fine program at the ceme tery west of Wabash. Rev. W. A. Tay lor, of Union, was the speaker on this occasion. There were numerous' en joyable musical selections, decorating of all the graves and pleasant meet ing of old time friends. A goodly number of former citizens of this com jnunity in the years gone by came to attend the services, which were much more largely attended than in recent years. Among the crowd were many from Weeping Water, Elmwood, Wa bash and Murdoch as well at other parts of the county and even from more distant points. DIED AT MASONIC HOME Early Sunday morning at the Nebraska Masonic Home occurred the death of Charles W. Clark, 78, who has been a resident of the Home since July ll, 1933. Mr. Clark was born at LaPorte, Indiana, September 18, 1857, and when a young man came to Nebraska where he spent the larger part of his lifetime on a farm at Fort Calhoun. He was a member of Solomon lodge No. 10, A. F. & A. M. of Fort Calhoun for a great many years and was admitted from that lodge to the Home here. He is survived by one brother, E. H. Clark and one Bister, Mrs. B. G. Stenner, both of Houston, Texas. The body was taken to Fort Cal houn Sunday where the funeral ser vices will be held and the inter ment in the cemetery there. Phone the news to No. 8. "I-I""3"X-2"X,,35"XI-"I',,I"W-'W' 5" Bureau Notes f Copy furnished from Office of County Agent Wainscott 4. Ear Tag Baby Beeves. Fifty-three baby beeves being fed and cared for by 33 4-H boys and girls will be taged by the agent this week for identification purposes. Each calf is "given an ear tag with a num ber on it. When state and county fair time comes around the calves will be entered by ear tag number. Other registration data is checked at this time, such as birth date, weight, etc., which is necessary to Qualify for exhibition. Farm and Home Record Books Are Summarized. Seventy-nine farm record books kept by Cass county farmers in 1934 have been summarized and the agent, with the' assistance of two represen tatives from the rural economics de partment of the College of Agricul ture, has spent several days this week returning the individual summaries to these co-operators. At the same time the Home Agent with the assist ance of Miss Muriel Smith, home management specialist from the col lege, has been busy returning sum maries to the twenty homemakers in Cass county who completed 1934 home account books. Of the 260 home account keepers throughout the state, who completed books in 1934, 189 or 72 had sent the corresponding farm account book to the Farm Management department for summarization. This mean3 that when the personal summaries go back with these 189 books, a farm and home statement page can be prepared for the family to use as they analyze the home spending in relation to the farm net and cash income. Another interesting fact brought to light is that of these 2 CO farm home books summarised, 9G or 37 showed their homes were owned and 164, or 63 were renters. This is the first year that a separate summary sheet for the county has been prepared which gives the average for the various classes of expenditures such as food, clothing, operating, development, shelter, etc., which enables the home maker to find whether she is above or below the average for the county.' The following figures show a com parison of the-averages taken from the summary of farm record books for 1933 and 1934: Rate earned on investment: 5.34 in 1933; 2.25 in 1934. Bushel3 per acre: Wheat, 20 In 1933, 14.2 in 1934; Corn, 39 in 1933, none in 1834; Ots, 11 in 1933, none in 1934. Returns per $100 invested: Cattle n A 1 ft O O 1 4 O 1 fl O i t Uawc 5205 in 1933 and 22D in 1934; Poultry, $188 in 1S33 and $216 in 1934. f Returns per $100 worth of feed fed: S149 in 1933 and $112 in 1934. Power and machinery cost per acre in crops: $2.55 in 1933; $2.77 in 1934. Man labor cost per acre: $2.83 In 1933; $2.53 In 1934. Expense per $100 gross income: $50 in 1933 and $62 in 1934. Gross Receipts: Per acre, $13.37 in 1933 and $9.70 in 1934; Per farm, 53.229 in 1933 and $2,280 in 1934 Size of farm, acres, 242 in 1933 and 235 in 1934. P.ains Helped Eradicate the Chinch Bugs. O. S. Bare, extension entomologist from the College of Agriculture, was in the county last week looking over the chinch bug situation. The last week's rainy weather has been hard on the bugs. Many dead ones were found but the bunch grass that was heavily infested last fall did not seem to be harboring many live bug3 at this time. Reports have come into the county office that old sweet clover field3 that have considerable dried plant material in the ground have lots of live bugs in them. Cool continued damp weather will be very unfavorable to thi3 insect and also in favor of the growth of grass and spring grains so that no serious dam age is expected from chinch bug3 this year. 4-H Club. Week June 3 to 8. Six.Cass county 4-II members who will attend annual 4-H Club Week next week with all expenses paid re ceived quite a thrill when they re ceived their identification badges this week. They, as well as the other three or four hundred 4-H members In attendance, will wear these badges throughout the week everywhere they go. Special conducted tours, ex cursions, picnics and banquets are planned for the entire delegation aside from the educational and re creational program at the College Campus where they will make their headquarters. Cass county's repre sentatives at Club Week are Frances Rehmeier, Lois Giles, Donna Jean Mickle, Grace Wiles, Ruth Ann Shel don and Harold Domingo. The 1935 J. Howard Davis Attorney at Law Plattsmouth week starts off Monday with a pro gram especially for 4-H club leaders, from 10 a. m. in the morning until 9 p. m. In the evening. The annual University of Nebraska 4-H club en tertainment comes Monday evening so that the leaders . may attend. All 4-H club leaders are urged to attend the Monday program if possible. Treat Sorghum Seed Before Planting. With much sorghum seed produced last year low in germination, Cass county farmers who are planting sorghums this year are being advised to treat the seed carefully. Either copper carbonate or new improved ceresan can be used successfully. Copper carbonate applied to the seed as recommended for seed wheat is suggested as a good treatment by the department of agronomy at the Nebraska College of Agriculture. Two or three ounces of copper car bonate dust applied so as to thor oughly coat the sorghum kernels will prevent smut, tend to prevent mold and may possibly improve the stand somewhat. This may be applied in a barrel treater or cement mixer. Where a relatively small amount of seed is to be treated, the seed may be placed in small quantities in a milk can and the proper amount of copper car bonate dust applied and coated over the kernels by thoroughly rolling and shaking the can. The new im proved ceresan, which is also a dust product, may be applied in a similar way. For the Picnic Lunch. Here is a suggestion to 4-H clubs who are carrying on conservation and restoration of wild life activ ities Why not have a picnic along with some of your field trips. Food tastes so much better in the open and a campfire makes things more com fortable on cocl days or evenings. Following are some suggestions for "something to take": Hamburger to broil over the picnic fire and make into huge roll sand wiches. "Xabobs" Alternate mor sels of meat and onions slipped on a skewer and broiled over the fire. You can use any kind of meat, beef, pork, cr lamb, one or all. Then for the green things, garden lettuce, radishes and young onions are in season. Or perhaps a few to matoes and a cucumber or a green pepper to cut up together for a salad. For a cheese spread, the green tops of young onions chopped fine and mixed with cottage cheese is one of the best chopped pickled onions, if you have them. LAW NOT CUSTOM GOYEItNS The state supreme court Friday, in affirming the award of $1,000 damages to Allie R. Mann, who sued the Standard Oil company in Madison county for damages when a truck of the defendant clashed on the high way with Mann's car, holds that the practice of automobile drivers of sig naling an intention to turn to the left by holding the lift front door open does not relieve them from lia bility for accident. It says such cus tom i3 not binding on an injured per son so as to excuse the defendant be cause of his violation of the statute, which directs when turning to the left the arm must be horizontally extended to the left and beyond the side of the vehicle, with the index finger pointing. The court says the violation of the statute regulating the use of ve hicles on the highways is evidence of negligence. The fact that opening the front door is a recognized signal of an intention to turn in that di rection is held not to relieve the truck driver who did this, since the rule Is that where custom and the law clash, the law governs. MARRIED AT M. E. PARSONAGE Friday evening at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. C. O. Troy occurred the marriage of Mis3 Elouise Glandt and Mr. Richard E. Crandall, both of Omaha. The ceremony was wit nessed by Miss Lois Johnson and Mr. George A. Crandall, the latter a brother of the groom. The impressive ring service was used by Rev. Troy In the Joining of the lives and hearts of the young people. Following the wedding the bridal party returned to their home at Omaha to receive the well wishes of their many friends. The groom is engaged In the Omar baking company In Omaha. Phone your order for Job Print ing work of all kinds. University Honors Number H. S. Students Miss Lois Giles of This City Is One of the Group of 250 Over the State to Be Honored. Lois Giles of Plattsmouth has been awarded one of the 250 regents' scholarships for next year at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, according to word recenly received here. These scholarships, with an estimated value of $70 each, were awarded to high school seniors who took part in an academic contest held last April. A total of 1,229 students, repre senting 380 Nebraska high schools, took part in the fourth annual com petition for the 250 scholarships. This was the largest number of stu dents and schools that have ever taken part in this contest. Philip Southwick, Friend, made the highest score of all those tak ing the examinations. Ke has defin itely decided to enter the University of Nebraska next fall and will take chemical engineering work. Helen Larson of Mead and Althadene Chris tenson of Harvard were tied for sec ond place. Miss Larson plan3 to en ter the Teachers College of the Uni versity and Miss Christenson is plan ning to enter the College of Arts and Sciences. Hallard Moyer of Chadron won third place. Mr. Mayor plans to enter the oCllege of Engineering. Examinations were held in the local high schools in April in at least five subjects. There were English and algebra classification tests for all contestants and at least three oth er academic examinations based upon the student's high Bchool work and the field he intends to follow at the University of Nebraska. In addition to the winners, a num ber of alternates were named who may be granted scholarships if the winners do not claim all the 250 awards. These scholarships are made for the first semester of the school year, and renewed if the student's work Justifies it. Winners of regents' scholarships rank well above the average in school work at the University, a survey shows. Among the upperclassmen now enrolled who won such awards for the freshman year, more than 60 per cent rank over" SO in grades, .luout half the former scholarship holders have average grades over 85; and only one is below 75 per cent. PERU COLLEGE NOTES Martha Gorder, Plattsmouth, will! return for the third year to Canon Lodge in Yellowstone Park about June 15th, as a member of the group of entertainers and employees there. Other Peru students who will be at the same place are Anna Williams, Weeping Water and Merle Peek, Te cumseh, and Eddie Garner of Rock ville. At Old Faithrul Lodge will be Lowell Cross of Sidney, la. Teaching positions reported as ac cepted during the past few days are Marvin Schacht, Cook, Dist. No. 24 Johnson county; Orland Gililand, manual training at Plattsburg, Mo.; Robert Carmichael, manual arts and assistant coach at Aurora. Principal L. B. Mathews announced the honor graduates at the Training high school graduation exercises Tuesday evening and the Teachers College scholarship was awarded to Mildred Williams and the Citizen ship medal to Helen Larson. Principal Harold Marren, Keystone and Coach Frank Kerner of Edgar were among the alumni campus visi tors during the fore part of the week. The new music and recreation hall was used for the first time Saturday night when the faculty held the an nual reception for the members of the graduating classes. The building will be equipped and furnished for use during tho summer session. A. L. HILL. VISIT IN THE CITY Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wells and daughter Wilma, and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Breesc, of Red Oak, Iowa, were in the city Thursday to attend the Memorial day exercises at the local cemetery. While here they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Kerr, the latter a sister of Mr. Wells and Mrs. Breese. Myron and Bert Wheeler of Lin coln, old time residents here, were in the city Thursday to look after the decorating of their family lot In Oak Hill cemetery and meeting a few of the old friends. Mrs. Nellie Agnew and daughter, Mrs. R. H. Hastain, of Omaha, were in the city Thursday to spend a short time and attending the decoration day exercises. Alvo News Mrs. Walter Bradley, wife of the Rock Island operator, who makes her home in Kansas, was here for a week's visit with the husband. Elmer Rosenow was looking after some business matters in Lincoln on last Wednesday, where he was getting some good3 for the store here. Reports were received ot the very serious illness of Mrs. Floyd Dicker Eon, of University Place. Mrs. Dlcker ecn is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Godbey. At a game of baseball which was played in Alvo between the teams of Alvo and Greenwood last Sunday, the heme team was able to win over the visitors by a score of 14 to 7. On last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart entertained at their home, having as guests for the occasion Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stuart of south of Alvo, Clara Maxon and Jame3 and Everett Wessell, of Palmyra. Arthur Dinges, the gar3ge man, was called to Lincoln on last Tues day, where he had some business mat ters to look after and as well was securing supplies and parts for a car cn which he was working. Will S. Wetenkamp and son, of near Mynard, were visiting and look ing after some business matters in Lincoln last Wednesday, and as they were passing through Alvo, they stop ped for a visit at the home of W. H. Warner, their uncle. A granddaughter of Mrs. Helen Davis, who has been at the hospital receiving treatment, wa3 so far recov ered that she was able to leave the institution last week and is now stay ing at the home of her grandmother, where she Is recuperating rapidly. Mrs. J. M. Armstrong, continues in very poor health, although she Is some better than she was and is now able to be about the house part of the time, instead of being confined to her bed all of the time. Her many friends will be pleased to know of this slight improvement. Miss Florence Roelofsz, who recent ly underwent an operation at the hos pital for relief from appendicitis, was so far recovered that she could bo brought home last Wednesday. How ever, it was feared that she might be coming down with smallpox, of which there is quite a bit in the neighbor hood Just now. M. R. Frollch, of Los Angeles, a relative of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Saflin, has been visiting here for a week or so with Mr. and Mrs. Saflin. They had been on a visit to the east, and staying for a while in New York City, and on their way home stopped for a visit. They are driving and see ing the country as they go. Superintendent L. M. Hauptman and wife who have been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lash and family at Auburn since the close of the school year here, re turned home last Tuesday. Superin tendent Hauptman expects to attend summer school at the University of Nebraska during the vacation period from his school duties here. Will Make Home in Omaha John Coleman had a load of his goods taken to Waverly, where they were offered for sale last Wednesday. Mr. Coleman and family are expect ing to make their home in Omaha in the future, where he is hoping that work may be more plentiful. Closes Successful School Miss Muriel McGlnnis, who has been teaching at Bartlett, Iowa, closed a very successful year last week and returned to her home here. Her sister, Miss Mabel McCinnls, who taught here during the past year, will teach in the Union schools during the com ing year. Celebrated Memorial Day All the members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Armstrong were at home on Mothers day and made a toerry time for the parents and es pecially for the mother, who has been in delicate health. It sure is nice when the children and families who are away from home come and bring cheer to the parents whenever they can and especially on Mothers day. All enjoyed the visit greatly. Secure Another Combine John B. Skinner and Don Shelton were out to Stratton one day last week, where they went to bring home a combine for John B. Elliott, who has another one for sale or will har vest wheat when the time comes for whoever may desire the services of this machine. The boys left one even ing and did not get back with the combine until the second day there after. Getting Oats at Council Bluffs In order that the farming commun ity surrounding Alvo may be supplied with oats, Simon Rehmeier, the ele vator man, had' R. M. Coatman go to Council Bluffs with his big truck for oats for the trade. They were over on last Wednesday and Mr. Coatman was accompanied by his friend, Lafe D. Mullen. Visiting in Alvo Wednesday On Wednesday of last week, Robert Johnson, formerly a resident of this place, accompanied by the wife, were visiting at the home of Carl Johnson and wife, remaining over Memorial day, when they went to the cemetery north cf town, where the parents of the two brothers are buried as well as a sen of Robert Johnson, who was killed a short time since when a train struck the truck in which he was riding. The Johnsons reside a Clar inda. Give Shower at Church The friends of Don Shelton and his new wife tendered them a very de lightful miscellaneous shower in the basement room of the Methodist church last Tuesday evening. Many substantial gifts were received by the young people in token of the high esteem in which they are held in the community. i Result Somewhat in Doubt An affair occurred on the streets of Alvo last Wednesday at about 11 o'clock, when in some way one party was given a bath and thinking it had been dene by a certain party, swatted him with a club and then ran, get ting across the street, whereupon a verbal controversy was engaged in with the dare to come over, which was accepted. In the altercation fol lowing the club was broken and the second party grabbed the piece broken off. Then a foot race began that ex tended across a nearby potato patch, the fleeing runner being knocked down, when he called for help and was permitted to get away. However, we are hoping that all are friends by this time. Rueter Reunion in Antelope Park The Rueter families of Cass county, composed of Dan Rueter and family and Fred Rueter and family cf Alvo, William Rueter and family of Wabash and the Bornemeier and Kuntz fam ilies of Elmwood and Murdock neigh borhoods, with a large number of their respective offspring, held a re union at Antelope park In Lincoln, where they enjoyed a splendid time and took steps to perfect a permanent organization with a view to holding such a reunion annually hereafter. Attend Masonic Conclave Simon Rehmeier and C. D. Ganz were in Omaha on Wednesday of last week, where they attended a meeting of the Shriners of that district, In cluding a banquet in the evening which was greatly enjoyed by all. Alvo School Notes The Alvo school closed on Friday, May 24, with an all-community pic nlc held in the park. The picnic fol lowed' the presentation of the May Harlow-Powell Jean Harlow, platinum " blonde screen star, is to marry William Powell, suave Hollywood sophisti cate if current rumors in the movie colony are true. Despite Miss Harlow's previous assertion that she never would re-marry, her friends predict a fourth trip to the altar., i"wupii'in jn-i-ijw1 . m i i .... I ' "s- " i x : , 1 ' , v . . 1 , I ' " x V - - - I s i. srt . I - ;5 t a - ? i ' - p " s V , - u . ' i 'A, f ' - t . ' k - " . V v : . J I i : X , Fete in the gymnasium. Ruth Ann Ganz was queen and Wayne McGlnnis was king of the May Fete. Pupils from all grades In the school participated under the direc tion cf the faculty. Commencement was held on Wed nesday evening of the last week with Dr. A. V. Hunter of Wetleyan Uni versity as the speaker. The Seniovs were in cap and gown for this and the Baccalaureate held on May 19. James West was named valedictor ian and received a scholarship to any of the Normal schools and Josephine Ayres was salutatorian with a scholar chip to the Grand Island Business col lege. The following people were honored because of perfect attendance with out tardiness throughout the year: Kendall Dimmitt, Boyd Elliott, Donna Vitkers, Wendell Cook, Maxine Ayres and Verna Vickers. The faculty for the Alvo school is complete for the coming year. Three new teachers Lave been elected. They are, Walter Speece, of York, to teach Mathematics, Science and Manuel Training and to coach; Ray Meyers, of Greenwood to teach English and Latin and to direct the band, and Ethel Shoemaker, of Odell to have charge of girls' Physical Education and Dramatics and to teach Home Economics and Science. The Senior class took their sneak day as a trip to Omaha, where they saw many interesting sights. The girt of the class or 1935 was several pieces of stage furniture. The gift was presented on commencement by the cLisj president, Yvonne Ben nett. Wesley Cook and Josephine Ayres were the two Senior.3 to be honored this year by receiving tho Parent Teacher association awards for char acter, citizenship, leadership and ser vice. The band directed by Miss Marjorie Arn presented a short concert and members of the Public Speaking class directed by Josephine Ayres and Yvcnne Bennett presented two one act plays on an evening near the clese of the school. A preliminary registration was held on Wednesday of the last week for the newly organized six-year high school next year. rupil3 indicated their choices cf electives and extra curricular activities which will help materially in building the schedule for the coming year. Alvo has graduated 151 high Hchool people in the last eighteen years. This year was the eighteenth annual commencement. Two members of the faculty will enjoy trips during the summer. MIs.i Marjorie Arn will spend a month in Pennsylvania and Miss Green will enjoy Colorado for awhile. Superintendent L. M. Hauptman will spend the summer at the Uni versity of Nebraska working on his Master's degree in School Adrninid tration. The Job of controlling old man river Is no small undertaking, but continued appropriations of 21 million dollars will go a long way tpward doing it. Merger Expected 'I ) i William Powe it 'i 11 1 ;