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I THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1935. PAGE SIX PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL Vi .-t Elmwood News Attorney Guy Clement? was called to Lincoln last Tuesday to look after some business matters. Karry Linder who is with the hardware store, was called to Omaha Tuesday of this week where he had some business matters to look after. Ray M. MIsner, manager of the Plattsmouth telephone exchange was looking after some business matters for the company in Elmwood Tues day. John E. Wood was called to Lin coln last Tuesday where he had some business matters to look after and was making purchases for the store here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Wood were pleased last Sunday when their son, Walter Wood and family of near Cedar Creek came over to spend Sun day with them. P. D. Peterson of Lincoln, who is associated with the Farmers Union of Nebraska was a visitor in Elm wood last1 Tuesday, visiting while here with Louis Bornemeier, man ager of the store here. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stanron were over to nattsmoum last sunuaj evening where they went to see the high waters of the Platte river and found the roadway filled with people looking at the high water. Louis Bornemeier with a large number of other people were in at tendance at the meeting of the Farm ers Union which was held at Fair bury. George W. Blessing also went along to make the official report of the meeting. Mrs. Frances Rudolph and Fae Ellen of Eagle and Mrs. Edith Wal ker, Kenneth and Marjorle of Seward were guests at the homes of their sisters, Mrs. Henry Manning and Emily Gonzales from Decoration day until Sunday. Mrs. George W. Kuntz and daugh ters, Misses Golda and Erman, ac companied by Mrs. E. H. Penterman of Spencer, Iwoa, who has been visit ing at Elmwood with relatives and friends departed last Monday for Leigh where they are visiting for a few days. Entertained for Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Casmark enter tained at their home last Sunday Oscar C. Turner and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Orest Cook of near Alvo, Cloyd Turner and wife and daugh ters from Marquette, X. D. Bothwell and wife of Elmwood, John E. Turner and family of Plattsmouth; All en joyed the day and dinner very pleas antly. Home From Hospital. B. M. Hickman who has been at the Bryan Memorial hospital at Lin coln for some time past, where he underwent an operation for the am putation of one of his legs, was able to return home Tuesday of this week. The many friends are pleased that he has been getting along better. Visiting in the West. Mrs. Herman Penterman went to Yuma, Colorado last week where she was to meet other of the sisters and brothers, as that was the place where they formerly made their home and where she attended Memorial ser vices and visited with a sister. Mrs. Penterman was also to visit with a sister at Albia, Colorado which she did. With the coming of the floods Powerful new-type Bote burner !ves you any cookinj temperature you want almoet imtantly. Cuts cooking time almost ia half; saves fuel. Ntvr enclosed construction; easy to keep clean. New beauty, new colors, new features. A size lor every family. Come in let us show you. . More than 3 million Boss ranees and ovena in use guar antee the quality. Farley Furniture there she was prevented from return ing home or of visiting with the other brothers and sister. Mr. Penterman received a wire from the wife last Tuesday morning telling that she would start home when the conges tion cleared up which was caused by the heavy rains and the floods. Visited Flooded District Sunday Messrs. and Mesdames Leonard Klemme and Milo Frisbie with their auto departed for Red Cloud and Guide Rock Sunday, going to see the devastation made by the flood. The rain there was not so severe but the volume of water which came from the upper reaches of the river did much damage. They report of seeing a house which had washed away from the town of Guide Rock and later lodged against some trees about half a mile away and following this were some logs which were forced by the current through the house, taking out both ends of the building. They tell of houses and stock drifting down the stream. They also told of all the buildings of the CCC camp being washed away and taken down the stream about two miles before they lodged against trees. Thirty Year Old Club Meets. At the home of F. J. Fitch of Elm wood was gathered last Friday a club which was organized some thirty years ago in Elmwood and which at tained much prominence, the mem bers many living here and many leav ing Elmwood and going elsewhere. They meet every year on May 31st. Some twenty members were gathered from many points in the state. The club will meet the coming year with Mrs. Clia Rau of Manley, who has been a member since its organization. Mesdames W. J. Rau of Manley and Rlaph Keckler were honored guests. Blessed by Triplets. Floyd Richardson of Lincoln and wife were last week blessed by the arrival of three babies.two daugh ters and one son. One of the girls being rather weak died the same day and was brought to Elmwood and buried. The other girl is not overly strong and great care is being taken that it may survive. The boy, how ever, is very rugged and is doing nicely. Mr. Richardson is nephew of Mrs. G. G. Douglas of Elmwood. Visited with Uncle Here. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nelson ot River ton while on their way to the east where they are to attend a function given by the graduates of Columbia university stopped for a short visit at the home of her uncle, Dr. G. G. Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson re port a grave condition of affairs at Riverton following the flood which passed there. They report some 40 houses with water In them from two to eight feet in depth. 4-H CLUB REPORT On June 4, we started the meeting by choosing a name for the club. Some suggestions were Modern Brid' gets, Kitchen Clatters, and Jolly Cooks. Kitchen Clatters was chosen. The meetings will start at 2 o'clock. The hostess next time will be Ruth Bailey. We had four new members. They were Elaint Handley, Evelyn Gooding, Betty Ann Farris and Kath ryn Shellenbarger. We have twelve girls in our club. We have decided to have no more members, as we have a very nice group. We had a demonstration on lemonade. It was given by Ruth Ann Hatt. At the close we sang songs, gave yells and played games. Mary Alice gave a story, and a poem. At the close of the meeting dainty refreshments were served. CLUB REPORTER. EIGHT MILE GROVE LUTHERAN CHCRCH Sunday, June 9th 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. English services (Pen tecost). 7:30 p. m. Luther League. Sunday, June 16th 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. There will be no morning services, the pastor attending synod at Long han, Nebraska. Thursday, June 20th Class instruction. Sunday, June 23rd. 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. Children's program in connection with services. COMPLETES ASSESSING WORK William Bourke, the efficient as sessor of Elmwood precinct, Satur day made his return to County As sessor W. H. Pul3 of his work cover ing the assessment of the property of his precinct. Mr. Burke is one of the veteran assessors ot the county and has been repeatedly returned to this office by the people of his pre cinct. Telephone Company Makes Change of Rate Manager Misner of Local District Makes Announcement of Charge Present New Kates. Beginning Saturday, June 1, even ing rates on station-to-station long distance telephone calls were discon tinued and night rates will be ef fective at 7 p. m. instead of 8:30 p. m. and will continue until 4:30 a. m., according to an announcement made today by R. M. MIsner, manager of the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company here. The reduced night rate on station-to-station calls will apply on calls for which the day rate is 40 cents or more. "This change will result in giving our customers the advantage of the same low rate on station-to-station calls between 7 p. m. and 4:30 a. m. that tLey have previously enjoyed only after S:30 p. m.," declared Mr. Misner. At present, person-to-person rates will continue to be the same at all hours. Following are a few examples of station-to-station day and night rates: DAY NIGHT 4:30 a. m. 7 p. m. to to 7 p. m. 4:30 a. m. $ .25 $ .25 .45 .35 .50 .35 .60 .35 1.05 .60 2.05 1.15 3.75 2.00 This change enables users of long distance service to place many of their calls at a more convenient hour and still permits them to receive the benefit of the lowest long distance rate. Also, many long distance calls can be handled more promptly be cause the change will reduce the number that have been placed im mediately after 8:30 p. m. and dis tribuate them more evenly through out the lo wnight-rate period. DEATH OF U. S. MACKLHT The funeral service occurred on Monday at Tobias, Nebraska, of Ulysses. S. Macklln, 69, who passed away in this city at the Nebraska Masonic Home and was taken to his long time, home for the last rest be side those of his family who have preceded him in death. The deceased was born October 23, 1866, in Whiteside county, Illinois, where he spent his youth and later came west to Nebraska where he made his home for a great many years at Tobias, Nebraska. He was a member of Jewel lodge No. 149, A. F. & A. M. of Tobias, where he was a highly esteemed citizen for the many years of his residence there. He came to the Nebraska Masonic Home here on April 16, 1935 with his health in very serious condition. Mr. Macklin is survived by the widow, living at Tobias, three sons and two daughters, E. K., of Chey enne, Wyoming; E. C, of Avoca, Iowa; V. S., of Fort Warren, Wyo ming; Miss Greta of Council Bluffs and Miss Lelia of Jansen, Nebraska, The funeral at Tobias was conduct ed by the Masonic lodge of which he had so long been a member. BIBLE SCHOOL OPENS From Monday's Dally The vacation Bible school opened this morning at the First Presby terian church with a pleasing num ber of the children of the community enrolled in this school that will serve in the training of the young people. Mrs. Louis Lohnes is the superin tendent of the school with Miss Louise Rummel, and Miss Ruth Tld ball as assistants. Others assisting in the care and training of the chil dren are Mildred Cacy, Eleanor Minor, Jean Knorr, Frances Cloidt, Marjorie Ann Tidball, Harriett Goos and Misses Estelle Baird and Pearl Staats. Miss Martha Gorder will have charge of the physical education fea tures of the vacation school. HOME DAIRY WINNERS B'rom Wednesday's Dally The Home Dairy team of the local kittenball league last evening took their battle with the South Park Rowdies by the score of 18 to 12. One of the cnlef sufferers of the game was Charles Fulton, catcher and skipper of the Home Dairy, who was struck in the right eye by a foul ball and which put him out of com mission for some time. The Rowdies following the injury of Fulton, were able to score several runs. Mr. and Mrs. George Brinklow re turned today from Kansas City where Mr. Brinklow has been employed the last five months. 0 o Our Last Hatch IS NOW OFF & WE have Baby Chicks ones that are started, we are anxious to finish cur season and have reduced our prices! WE have all the regular breeds and also a number of White Jersey Giants at lowest prices! ANYONE wanting a few to fill out their flocks, can find just what they're looking for here! Phone 107 Brink's Hatchery Plattsmouth, Nebr. 8 JOCCO5OCOCO50C00COt0O5O: THE ONLY SOLUTION During 1934, the automobile caus ed the deaths cf 24.7 persons out of each 100,000 of our population. Each 100,000 cars in use killed 130.4 people. Every time 10,000,000 gallons of gasoline were consumed, 20.1 persons died. There are three dicerent ways of looking at the automobile accident problem and any one of them should be sufficiently impressive to make the public think, and think seriously. The problem would be bad enough if it were no greater than in previous years, but statistics show that it is steadily becoming more acute. In 1931, for example, automobile regis trations were 3 per cent greater than in 1934, and gasoline consumption about one per cent greater but 1931 automobile deaths were 8 per cent under 1934. This year, with automo bile registrations and gas consump tion again on the up-grade, it isn't pleasant to speculate on what the death toll will be unless that propor tion of the motoring public which is reckless, incompetent and plain dis courteous is forced to change its ways. A glance at the records shows that the so-called "unavoidable" accident is so rare as to 'be practically non existent. All but,, a handful of acci dents are caused by one of two things mechanically defective cars, or i delect in the person behind the wheel Any of those two," the last is infinitely more important 93.9 per cent -of the cars involved in accidents last year were in apparently good condition. The time has passed when appeals to the reckless driver to Improve his ways are sufficient. He has refused and the force of public opinion, back ed by modern, aggressively enforced laws, presents the only solution to the problem. VISITS IN THE CITY Sunday Frank Jackson, of Chi cago, a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wise, old time residents of the community, was a guest :n the city and a soloist at the morning service at the First Presbyterian church. Mr Jackson is one of the best known vocalists in Chicago, where he is a member of one of the prominent church choirs and on the visit here gave the very beautiful number at the church where his grandparents were worshipers for so many years. Following the services Mr. Jack son, with Judge Jesse L. Root and daughter, Miss Alice, of Omaha and Miss Olive Gass, an old friend, were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson. HEBE FB0M FLOOD REGION From Wednesday's vaiiv This morning Mrs. Edna Dalton, of McCook, arrived in the city to visit with her mother, Mrs. Bertha Shopp and family. Mrs. Dalton has been through one of the most trying experiences in the state in the great .Republican river flood and which has stricken all that section of the state While not exposed to the dangers of the actual flood she has been greatly shocked by the loss of life and prop erty damage in' the valley. It was with the greatest difficulty that a bus was finally pressed into service to give McCook an outlet to the world- and it was by bus that Mrs. Dalton was taken to Oxford to catch the train. VISITING IN MINNESOTA Harry Stodola, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stodola of this city, is spend ing his summer vacation in the lake country of Minnesota, where he is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stefan, old friends. Harry is expecting to remain in Minnesota probably until time to return home to resume his school work. on hand a nice lot of X and some older J) New Tax Law Allows Paying of Tenth Each Year Applicable to Prescribed Real Estate and Personal Tax Delinquencies Only Must Pay One Year Under a new law introduced by Trenmore Cone, deceased member of the legislature, passed and signed last week by Governor Cochran, defaulted real estate taxes on which tax sale certificates are not in force and de faulted personal taxes can be paid in ten equal installments without in terest or penalty, if the taxpayer elects to accept the provisions of the Act, which briefly, are as follows: 1 The current year (1934) tax must be paid in full; 2 The total back tax (computed without interest or penalty) to be divided into ten equal payments, one due and payable each year. 3 Payment of current year's tax and one-tenth part of back tax must be tendered to County Treasurer on or befcre September 1, 1935. 4 Thereafter, each current year's tax and installment payment of back tax must be made by September 1, or whole sum of back payments becomes due and must be met within 90 days. If this provision is not met, interest and penalty attaches and property be comes subject to foreclosure or issu ance of distress warrants. 5 Certificated properties and tax levied for special improvements, such as paving, etc., are not included in the terms of the law. Besides setting up an effective man ner for collection of back taxes with out imposing undue burden on those how in default, the new law also pro vides a simplified method of foreclos ing on real estate tax delinquencies in the future, or properties of those who elect to take the installment plan of payment and then fail to meet their payments promptly, by service by publication instead of having to secure personal service of summons by the sheriff as under the present law This will reduce the expense of fore closing on persistent tax delinquents The method prescribed is as follows County Treasurer to certify names of current two year real estate tax de Ilnquents to County Attorney, Sept 15, each yea!r, beginning in 1937, as well as defaulters under-the payment plan provided, whereupon County At torney shall within 30 days there after commence foreclosure in a sin gle action with service by publica tion, for full amount of taxes, interest and penalty. From that point on, the foreclosure shall proceed in the same manner as real estate mortgages are foreclosed under the code of civil pro cedure in this state, which includes a sheriff's sale of the property and the issuance of deed and possession there of to the purchasers. City officials who have checked the law, consider it a good one, inasmuch as it provides a means of collecting in much back tax through installment makes payment of current years' taxes an absolute duty in order to retain the provisions of the payment plan, and greatly simplifies the foreclosure process against those from whom It becomes necessary to take this legal action. Under this new law, it will be lm possible to pile up real estate taxes for a period of more than two years, foreclosure being made mandatory on the County Attorney at that time, as well as against partial payment plan defaulters, at no compensation other than his salary. Chairman Puis of the Judiciary committee of the City Council secured a copy of the new law while in Lin coln yesterday, which the Jounrnal Is pleased to publish in full below: HOUSE ROLL NO. 78 Payment without Interest Not Applicable on Tax Certificates Section 1 Notwithstanding any mere general or special law respect ing revenue, any taxpayer against whose property real property taxes or personal property taxes shall have been levied by the State of Nebraska or by any of its governmental sub divisions, and which become delin quent on or before September 1, 1935, and who shall have failed or neglect ed to pay the same for more than one year subsequent to the date or tneir delinquency, may, on or before Sep tember 1, 1944, and as provided fur ther in this act, tender to the County Treasurer and the County Treasurer shall receive and accept in full pay ment the amount of real property taxes or personal property taxes, as the case may be, without interest, penalties or other charges added thereto: Provided, that the provisions cf thi3 section SHALL NOT APPLY to real property taxes for which tax sale certificates shall heretofore have been issued. Must Pay Current Year and One Tenth of Back Each Year Section 2 Notwithstanding any more general or special law respecting revenue, any taxpayer against wnose property real property taxes or per sonal property taxes shall have been levied by the State of Nebraska or by any cf its governmental subdivisions and who shall have failed or neglect ed to pay the same for more than one year subsequent to the date of their delinquency, may, on or before Sep tember 1, 1935, tender to the County Treasurer and the County Treasurer shall receive and accept the real prop erty taxes or the personal property taxes due and payable during the year 1935 and ONE-TENTH of the total real property taxes or personal prop erty taxes, as the case may be, delin quent for the year or years prior to 1935 without any interest, penalties or other charges added thereto; and if such taxpayer on or before Septem ber 1, 1936, and on or before Sep tember 1, in each and every year thereafter, up to and including Sep tember 1, 1944, shall continue to pay ALL real property taxes or personal property taxes, if any, due and pay able by him for the current year and one-tenth of the total of real prop erty or personal property taxes, as the case may be, delinquent and com puted as of September 1, 1935, as aforesaid, the property of said tax payer shall net be subject to the pro visions of the relevant sections of Ar ticles 19, 20 and 21, Chapter 77, Com piled Statutes of Nebraska, 1929, as amended: Provided, if such taxpayer AFTER having made one or more payments of said taxes for the current year and one or more payments of one-tenth cf the total of real prop erty taxes or personal property taxes, as the case may be, delinquent and computed as cf September 1, 1935, as aforesaid, shall on ANY September 1, up to and including September 1, 1944, DEFAULT in the payment of taxes due and payable during any current year or in the payment of any one of the one-tenth installments of delinquent taxes, computed as aforesaid, the property of said tax payer shall be subject to the provis ions of all the relevant sections of Articles 19, 20 and 21, Chapter 77, Compiled Statutes of Nebraska, 1929, as amended, UNLESS within ninety days after such default such tax payer under the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall PAY ALL taxes due and payable for the current year, together with ALL the remaining in stallments of delinquent taxes due and owing by him: Provided, that the provisions of this section SHALL NOT APPLY to real property taxes for which tax sale certificates shall here tofore have been issued. New Duties to Co. Treasurer Section 3 The County Treasurer of the several counties shall for the years 1935 to 1944, inclusive, for the purpose of this Act, compile a separ ate tax record for both real propert taxes and personal property taxes, in which shall be set out by years th amount of such taxes due from each taxpayer WHO ACCEPTS and agrees to the provisions of this Act, EXCLU SIVE OF INTEREST, PENALTIES AND OTHER CHARGES added there to. Not Applicable to Assessments for Special Improvements Section 4 The cancellation of in terest and penalties on delinquent taxe3 provided for by this Act SHALL NOT APPLY to Interest and penaltie on delinquent taxes where assessment was for special purpose or levied as a SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. Simplified Method of Foreclosure with Service by Publication Section 5 The County Treasurers shall on the 15th day of September 1937, certify to the County Attorney a list of the names of taxpayers whose real property taxes are delinquent for more than one year prior thereto and a like list on the 15th day of Septem ber in each year thereafter up to and including September 15, 1943, whose real property taxes are likewise de linquent or who shall have defaulted in the payment of real property taxes under the provisions of Section 2 of this Act, together with a legal de scription of the several parcels of real estate affected in his county as shown by the records of his office; and the County Attorney SHALL within thir ty days thereafter commence FORE CLOSURE in a single action with service by publication, notice to be published in a legal newspaper pub lished in or of general circulation in said county upon all defaulting tax payers, designated as defendants, to satisfy said delinquent real property taxes, together with ALL interest, penalties and other charges against each parcel of real estate affected, in the same manner as real estate mort gages are foreclosed under the code ot civil procedure, save and except that no public officer for any service ren dered or act performed in connection with said action shall receive any compensation other than his salary. Section 6 By its own specific limi tations in this section contained, this Act shall expire and be of no force and effect after twelve o'clock mid night, September 1, 1944. Section 7 All acts and parts of act3 in conflict with this Act aie hereby repealed. Law Now in Force Section 8 Whereas, an emergency - 11 11 ' i,1 " K UVTb AK-5AR-BEN V Tax l.tc !udtf j DR. JOHNSTON'S FIE 8 at our OMAHA OFFICE June 10 -11 -12 Monday Tuesday Vednesday A FREE HEALTH 1 EXAMINATION I V irr-tl V Q exists, this Act shall be in full force and take effect, from and after its passage and approval, according to law. 4-H CLUB MEETS The Sunnyside Sewing club met at the home of Marjorie Wohlfarth and Pat Cloidt on Tuesday after noon. Two of our members, Lois Giles and Grace Wiles, were not present because they were attending Club Week at Lincoln. These two girls were among the six out of the sev eral hundred club members in Cas3 county who were given a trip to Club Week with all expenses paid. They were given these trips for the dili gent work they have done in 4-11 club work. A very interesting afternoon was spent discussing our project, "Winter Clothes." The talented Mildred Knoflicek entertained us with some much en Joyed violin solos. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, June 11 at the home ot Anna Marie Ilea. At the close of the meeting de licious refreshments were served by the hostess. ' EDNA MAE PETERSEN, Club Reporter. FAVORITES AEE BACK Stoopnagle and Budd, together with their hilarious mythical ac quaintances, insane Inventions and preposterous comedy situations, will associate themselves with Fred War ing and his Pennsylvanians on the Ford Dealers' broadcasts beginning the first week in July. The comedy team's followers, stoopnocrats and non-stoopnocrats alike, are promised some startling developments concern- ng "phoithboinders" and stuff on the new series. DEATH OF BABE Sunday the three weeks old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Van landingham, Joan Lucille, died at the family home in this city. The death f the little one who has for so brief time made their home happy, has come as a severe blow to the family. The funeral was held this after noon ot the Horton funeral home. Rev. G. A. Pahl nf fho Rt Tai.ra hurch officiating. FIELD OMAHA Cl ' , i 'i W m m - - - V Will DC JJ1VCU OlIC iilwUlUCl Ui o S your family without charge. X S Without asking ycu any ques- $ ft tions regarding your condition. 0 we will tell you the real cause S S cf your trouble and you will K 8 inot be obligated in any way. ft jj CLINIC HOURS : 9 TO 5 Evenings by Appointment jjj 3202 Poppleton Ave. Omaha, flebr. & Q 8 r 1 8