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Netr. State Historical Society mm VOL. NO. li PLATTS3I0UTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1935. NO. 59 Committees for the King Korn Karnival Named Various Activities of the Post-Season Work Assigned to Fine Group of Committees. Henry G. Soennichsen, general chairman of the King Korn Karnival, has announced the committees that will function from now until the completion of the big fall festival, September 18th to 21st. The committees composed Mr. Soen nichsen, R. W. Knorr, co-ordinator; Leslie W. Kiel, secretary and E. A. Wurl, treasurer. Agricultural Committee Harrison L. Gayer, chairman; James Hall, superintendent; Hon. Ceorge E. Nickles, Murray; Hon. Fred Carsten, Avoca; Julius A. Pitz, Hon. W. B. Banning. Union; Henry F. Nolting, J. H. McMaken, Theodore Svoboda, John Hobscheidt, Richard Fpangler; Fred H. Gorder, Troy L. Davis, Weeping Water; H. H. Ra- goss. Cedar Creek; O. A. Davis, Mur ray; M. J. Stava, Floyd Becker; E. B. Chapman, Union; Dr. O. Sandin, Frederick Wehrbein, John Kaffenber ger, Leonard Born, Elmer Tritsch, Arthur Hanson, Roy O. Cole, Elbert Wiles, Ruel Sack. Parades Committee E. L. McKlssick, chairman; Paul Vaudervoort, Mrs. James G. Mauzy, Hilt Martin. L. O. Minor, Fred H. Sharpnack, John Sattler, Jr., L. S. Devoe. Harry White, E. O. Vronian, Mrs. H. L. Thomas. Farmers Day Charles Barnard, chairman; Ar thur Wetenkamp, John Hobscheidt, John Wehrbein, Karl Grosshans, Wil liam Kelly, Donald Born, William Wetenkamp, Earl Becker. Program and Entertainment C. C. Wescott, chairman; E. H. Schulhof. E. A. Webb. R. W. Knorr, Paul Vandervoort, W. R. Holly. George Jaeger. ' Old Settlers Day "- j Judge C. L. Graves, chairman; George B. Mann, W. H. Puis. Finance Committee Frank M. Bestor, L. O. Minor, Judge A H. Duxbury, Carl J. Schnei der. Concessions Leslie W. Niel, Phillip Hoffman. Street Decorations, Lighting: Frank Mullen, John L. Tidball, Carl Ofe. Clement Woster, E. J. Richey, Fred I. Rea, James Farnham. Sports Committee Carl Schneider, Clement Woster, Henry J. Donat. Soap Box Derhy Fred Sharpnack, Fred Herbster, John E. Turner, Ray Bryant. Publicity E. A. Webb, C. C. Wescott, Paul Vandervoort. MARRIED AT LA PLATTE On Wednesday afternoon at Papil lion occurred the marriage of Miss Eleanor Lauderback, IS, of Omaha j and Mr. Jesse L. Taylor, Jr., 20, of j La Platte. The weddin c-uiet and the marriage read by County Judge Sarpy countq. Tom Grosshans, a j classmate of the groom was with the: bridal party and witnessed the cere mony. The groom is well known in this city and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor, well known residents of La Platte. He was a graduate of the : Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1934 and in school was very ac tive in his athletic work. The bride is a well known young lady who was born and reared in Omaha and who has been attending the South high. The young people will make their future home In Omaha where Mr. Taylor Is engaged as a painter at the Hotel Paxton. The many friends here will join in their well wishes to the young people for their future happiness and suc cess. S. S. GOODING POORLY From Thursdays Dally The reports today from the Meth odist hospital at Omaha are to the effect that S. S. Gooding of this city, undergoing treatment there as the result of injuries suffered in an auto accident, is very poorly. The last few days have shown an apparent loss of strength and a general condition that has caused a great deal of apprehen sion to the family. The many friends will regret to learn of his condition that is retarding his progress toward recovery from the Injuries sustained in the accident. ENTERTAIN AT DINNER Wednesday evening the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott was the scene cf a very delightful informal I o u tiuuh. uiuuer given iu iiuuor oi t - i - i ; j . . i i . Mrs. Frances Starkey of Des Moines, Iowa, who is visiting the old friends here. Mrs. Starkey was formerly a member of the Queen Estther society of which Mrs. Wescott was sponsor. The members of the party after the pleasures of the dinner enjoyed a most pleasant time in visiting and renewing the associations of the past year. . Those who enjoyed the occasion were Miss Fern Jahrig, Miss Ruth Patton, Mrs. Starkey and Mr. and Mrs. Wescott. Plattsmouth Pastor Wedded at Centralia, III. Miss Jleta Marie Kaiser and Rev. G. A. Pahl Wedded Tuesday at Eome of Bride in Dlinois. From Thursday's Daily The announcements were received here today of the marriage on Tues day at Centralia, Illinois, of Mi3S Meta Marie Kaiser of that city to the Rev. G. A. Pahl, pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical church of this city. Following the wedding ceremony the bridal party departed for Chicago where Rev. and Mrs. Pahl will visit with relatives in that city and take a short honeymoon before coming to this city where they will be at home to their friends after September 1st. Rev. Pahl has been one of the popular residents of the community in his residence here and has a large circle of friends who will learn of his new happiness 'with "pleasure and ex-1 tend to him and his bride their best wishes for many years of happiness and success. On their homecoming Rev. and Mrs. Pahl will receive the heartiest well wishes and the friends extend to the bride welcome to the community where she is to join her husband in his work in the St. Paul's charge. HAVE STORE REMODELED The interior of the building occu pied by the Mauzy Drug Co., is now nearing the completion of a thorough program of redecorating and remodel ing that will make it a most attrac tive as well as convenient business house. One of the chief changes that has been made is that of the pre scription rooms and supply depart ment. This has been changed from one small compartment in the cor ner of the store room to one large and well arranged that extends from the present room clear to the rear was very of the building, the laboratory be lines were j ing all finished in spotless white. Collins of i The main sales room has bee,n re- painted and decorated in tones of tan with the darker woodwork that makes a very attractive setting and whose charm is heightened by the green seats and benches used in the soft drink department of the store. Not the least of the Improvements i3 the fact that the front of the store has also felt the touch of the paint er's brush and makes a very fine ad dition to the business section. VISIT IN THE OLD HOME William N. Baird, of Salida, Colo rado, was in the city Wednesday and Thursday to visit here with his sis ters, returning today to the west. Mr. Baird, who is a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Baird, was born and reared in this city and has a great many friends here who were delighted to have the opportunity of visiting with him. While here he visited with his sisters, M;rs. George L. Farley and Misses Caroline and Estelle Baird. RETURNING FROM WEST From Thursday's Dally This evening Mr. and Mrs. Val Burkle, Mrs. Henry Ofe and Mrs. Fred Haffke, daughter of Mrs. Ofe, are to arrive home from their thirty day outing in the Pacific northwest where they have been guests of rela tives and old time friends. They have had a most delightful time in the west and enjoyed the cool and pleas ant weather there. Scout Writes of Recent Trip to Colorado Members of Nehawka Party Have One of the Experiences of Their Life in Outing. (By Billy Rosencrans) We leit Keiiaw':a Aug. C at about 11:30. We ate dinner in Lincoln and then a photographer from the Lin coln Journal took our pictures. We camped at Inland, Nebr. (9 miles east of Hastings). We ate our breakfast and then we started for North Platte. About 24 miles we had car trouble but we fixed it and went on. We ate our dinner in a city park at North Platte. We crossed the state line about 6:00 and camped in Sterling, Colo., at 9:30. We packed our bus and left for j Estees Park. The troop stopped iu (Loveland, Colo, and ate dinner. We i entered Big Thompson canyon and on all sides were the sheer sides of the mountains. Mr. Stimbert (Scoutmaster) got the mail in Estes Park. We pitched a permanent camp in Glacier basin. The next day we climbed 2 miles trk T nrl' Vnl Wo cnont tia tiPTt ..... . three days in climbing up different mountains and going up trail ridge' road to the Continental Divide. We left Estes and camped in Boul der, Colo. The next day we went to Denver. In the morning a guide took us to the airport, thru a museum and to the zoo. At night e went to a show. We were camped in a Denver Boy Scout cabin. This cabin had a piano, deer horns, guns, a huge fire place and a balcony. We slept on the bal cony. . We broke camp at noon and reach ed Colorado Springs. Everything was high priced so we didn't spend much We did see the Garden of Gods. At Canon City we went to the Royal Gorge. At the Royal Gorge is the world's highest bridge and steepest railway. We walked across the bridge and then went down the railroad. It goes down 1500 feet. The Arkansas river runs thru the gorge, and we picked up many different kinds of rocks. We went thru Pueblo the next day and camped at La Juanta. The troop went to a kittenball game that night and then "turned in." The next morning we started home. We ate dinner at Dodge City, Kan sas and supper in Marion. We went thru Topeka, Kans., asout 2:00 in the morning. We got gas in Auburn at 4. We reached Nehawk August 18 at 6:30 and the town wa ill asleep. We Scouts unpacked the bUb and then we left for our homes. The Scouts who made this trip were Lester Shrader, Ivan Hansen, Jack Wunderlich, Dean Nutzman, Marion Hoback, George Poulos, Clark Bates, Wesley Stone, and Bill Rosencrans. Mr. Stimbert is the Scoutmaster, Bur- nell Adams assistant Scoutmaster, Glen Rutledge, publicity agent and Mr. Stimbert'is father, chietf cook. The boys worked in shifts at the meals. We were stocked up with provi sions of all kinds before we left. Looked like a grocery store on wheels. We enjoyed the food thoroughly and are most gratful to all of those that contributed and helped to give us such a wonderful trip. NAVAL ENLISTMENTS During the fiscal year ended July 1, 1935, the Omaha Recruiting sta tion made 385 first enlistsraents in the navy, and 51 re-enlistments. Ne braska, except the eight western counties, South Dakota, and the Iowa counties of Fremont, Mills, Pottawat tamie and Harrison, comprise the Omaha recruiting district. Thirty six first enlistments will be made during the month of September. VISITS IN CITY From Thursday's Dally . Ernest Ahrens, one of the leading and highly esteemed residents of the Nehawka community, was in the city today for a few hours to look after some business at the court house and visiting with the old time friends here. Mr. Ahrens accompanied Dan Andersom of Nehawka this far, Mr. Anderson continuing on to Omaha. ENJOY PICNIC PARTY From Thursday's Daily Last evening a group of some forty five to fifty of the residents of the territory west and north of this city gathered at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bierl for the cele bration of the close of the threshing season. The men of the community who have been busy during the harvest took time off to enjoy the occasion and the ladies had surely carried ;out their part of the program in the large baskets and dishes of sand wiches, fried chicken and all the trimmings to make it a real treat. Dr. Cummins is Confirmed as Postmaster Ions Time Resident Eere Will Take Over Plattsmonth Office as Soon as Possible, The confirmation of Dr. Frank L. Cummins as postmaster at Platts- mouth was made by the senate Thurs day afternoon and the new post master formally notified of the ac- I tion on his appointment. , . Several weess ago the announc ment was received here that Dr, ; Cummins had been recommended for the post, being one of the three high est in the examinations for the posi tion. The appointment will be made ef fective as soon as possible and the of fice placed in the hands of the new postmaster to carry on the work. This is the first change in the post office since in 1922 when J. W. Holmes, present postmaster was ap pointed by President Harding and he' has served since Quit Xime under the Coolidge and Hoover administra tions. The many friends of Dr. Cummins will be very much pleased to learn that he has been officially confirmed in his position and will be ready to enter on the duties of the office and there is no doubt that he will give the patrons a fine administration of the office. Dr. Cummins is a member of one of the pioneer families of Cass coun ty and one that has long been iden tified in democratic circles, his fath er in early days being one of the democratic leaders and Dr. Cummins with his brothers were all strong ad herents of the democratic party. FAIR BOOSTERS HERE From Friday's Dally This morning the auto caravan of county fair boosters arrived in this! city for a short stay and meeting the residents here in the interest of the great county industrial exposition. The party was accompanied by the Weeping Water band which enliven ed the trip with concerts at the var ious towns through which they pass ed. With the boosters was Troy L. Davis, mayor of Weeping Water, who in his usual genial manner invited all of the residents here to be pres ent at the fair and see the wonder ful showing of the farms and schools of the county. Others in the party included H. H. Ragoss, of Cedar Creek, president of the fair association, Frank E. Woods, secretary and Carl Tefft, head of the agricultural section. SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Mrs. Grace Milz of Fort Crook, who was so severely injured two weeks ago in an auto accident north of this city, is reported as showing some improvement at the Omaha hos pital where she is being cared for. Mrs. Milz' injuries were very severe and to add to these the shock of the death of the husband in the wreck hed served to make her case doubt ful. She was operated on recently and has since been making as good progress as the nature of her case would permit. GOING TO COLORADO Elizabeth Worl was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schomaker on Sunday. It was certainly a sur prise to them, for they had not seen her for eight years. She was on her way home to H ax ton, Colo. Plan Public Wedding at the Korn Karnival Serious Minded Ceremony to he Com plete with Gifts and Overnight Trip for Newlyweds. The end of courtship and the be ginning cf a happy wedded life is in store for some young couple of this community during the coming King Korn Karnival. Sept. IS to 21, inclu sive. Not only will the couple be given a free wedding, including the license, services of a minister, flowers and accessories, but will receive in p.ddition numerous gifts from local business firms and an overnight wed ding trip to Omaha, with dinner at some popular Omaha night spot, the bridal suite in one of the large Om aha hotels and various other enter tainment the following day, includ ing shows, etc. At its planning meeting held last night, the Program committee decided to include a public wedding among the features of the carnival not a frivolous or burlesque performance in any sense of the word, but a serious mindcrl, honest-to-goodness wedding of some serious-intentioned couple to lie selected from among the applicants by the committee, and whose identity D kept secret until the hour set lor holding the same. The only difference between this and an ordinary wedding attended by frier.d3 and relatives, will be the in creased size of the audience. The con tracting parties will plight their troth on a stage bedecked with flowers as the audience wishes them a long and successful wedded life. The regular routine would be followed, issuance of the license and then performance of .the ceremony. The ceremony can be made more elaborate by inclusion of attendants, flowers girls, etc., or Bet along more simple lines, but in the event the plan is gone through with, the committee will lend every assist ance in making it a serious ceremony becoming the occasion. Applications will be received by the Program committee, of which C. C. Wescott is chairman, the commit tee reserving the right to determine which of the applicants be accepted, and the identity of the contracting parties will be kept an absolute secret up to the hour set for the ceremony, when they will be taxied to the plat form. It is even possible a double wedding may be held, hut nothing definite about that. On the other hand,- if there are no applicants, the committee will drop the plan. Any couple desiring to be thus publicly married should apply to the committee chairman at once. Applicants may apply in person or by mail and at least one of the con tracting parties must be a resident of Cass county. A canvass made this forenoon indicates the total value of merchants' gifts to the bridal couple will run well over $50 to say nothing of the other features to be provided. Other Entertainment Planned In addition to the wedding, there were planned at last night's meeting a number of more comical stunts to be held on the platform at Fifth and Main, such as diaper changing con tests for both men and women, a whisker shaving contest, and several others. The diaper changing contest has proven popular at state fairs through out the east and some record time has been recorded, with a man now holding the world's record to date. In the whisker shaving contest, certain members of the Korn Karni val Whisker club would be given a shaving mug and the razor of their choice, starting at the sound of the gong, the winner being he who first completes the Job without drawing blood and with an absolute clean shaven face. Of course, mirrors will be provided before each contestant, together with water, towel and pow der. The program committee has some other new ideas under consideration, which will be released from time to time, and the best of the lot, includ ing the wedding, incorporated in the official program to be issued around the first of September. Anyone hav ing suggestions to offer, communicate them to the chairman of the commit tee, C. C. Wescott, or one of the mem bers, Ed Schulhof, George Jager, R. W. Knorr, Paul Vandervort, Elmer Webb or W. R. Holly. This committee is planning the en tertainment for Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday is to be Farmers' day from early morning to late at night, with the program for that day entirely of their making and now being arranged by the Farmers' day committee headed by Charles Barnard, the other members being Arthur Wetenkamp, John Hobscheidt, John Wehrbein, Karl Grosshans, Wil liam Kelly, Donald Born, William Wetenkamp and Earl Becker. Patterson as Announcer R. Foster Patterson, who was pro gram director last year, has consented to come here each afternoon and even- ing from his home at Tarkio, Mo., to (officiate before the microphone. His announcing last year was one of the high lights of the show, and he will even handle the Thursday Farmers' day program, garbed in the attire of an agriculturist, rather than that of a soft handed schoolman. There will be a band every and much other entertainment. day Masons and Star Stage Picnic at Plamore Park Over 400 Gather to Enjoy Afternoon and Evening Honoring; R. Fos ter Patterson and Wife. Thursday afternoon the members of Plattsmouth lodge No. 6, A. F. & A Af nnri Ilnm o rlinntor Vfi ICQ rf the Eastern Star, with their families, gathered at the attractive Plamore park near La Platte. There were some 400 of the party gathered . at the park as the after soon drew to a close to join in a farwell to THr. and "Mrs. Robert Fos ter Patterson, who are leaving the city for their new home at Tarkio, Missouri. Mr. Patterson has been one of the officers of the Masonic lodge and one of the active figures in Ma sonry over the state. To add to the pleasures of the oc casion the Shine band of Omaha was on hand and served to add a great deal to the entertainment features of the picnic party, their program be ing one that embraced many of the standard and popular musical selec tions of the day. There was present two of the grand lodge and grand chapter offi cers, W. A. Robertson, grand senior warden and Mrs. Golda Wiles, grand Adah of the Star to join in the pleas ant event. The members of the party had come with well laden baskets that provided a feast of all of the dain ties that could be desired to com plete this pleasant part of the picnic. There were a large number of the residents of the Nebraska Masonic Home to join in the party and which included Albert E. Baker, who has been a member of the Masonic order for the past seventy years and is now entitled to the Jordan medal for the oldest living Mason in the state. Mr. Baker is a member of Oliver lodge No. 3 8 of Seward. IN SERIOUS CONDITION Reports from the Methodist hos pital at Omaha are to the effect that S. S. Gooding of this city, who is there undergoing treatment, is In very serious condition. Friday an operation was performed in the hope of giving him relief, a blood clot formed in the side being removed and it was disclosed that the bladder had been displaced in the accident which occurred here two weeks ago. Mr. Gooding also is suffering from the effects of an injury to his neck that has made it necessary to keep this in a cast and all of these with his advanced age makes his condi tion very grave. VISITS IN OLD HOME From Friday's Daily Mrs. John Sneed, of Sioux City, Iowa, departed this morning for her home after a very pleasant visit here with her aunt, Mrs. J. II. Adams and a number of the old time friend3 In this city and vicinity. Mr. Sneed, one of the well known engineers cn the Burlington has been feeling poor ly of late and which has kept him from his run on the O'Neill line for some two weeks. j Lowest Tax Levy Here in Recent Years Sizeable Redaction in School and School Bond Levies Accounts for Most of the Cut. Plattsmoutu taxpayers will pay the lowest tax levy of recent years based on assessed valuation, for the year 1935 taxes, now being figured in the office of County Clerk George R. Sayles. The total tax per $1,000 valuation this year will be $46.10, or $1.50 under last year's $47. CO. The 1933 tax levy, highest since 1929, was $51. SO on the $1,000. while in 1932 the amount was $49.50. Prior to that, real estate was assetred ap proximately 15 per cent higher, th mill levy being correspondingly lower, but the net results about the same in dollars and cents. Careful c necking of the figures reveals a steady decline in tax levy every year except 1933, beginning back in the year 192D, when the depression started, and al though the cuts have not been large, except last year, when $4.20 on the $1,000 avus lopped off the high levy of 1933, the sum total of these re ductions has brought about a consid erable saving to the taxpayers. Comparison of this year's levies with those of the past three years, reveals the following: 1935 1934 1933 1932 State $2.15 $2.10 $2.39 $2.37 County 3.05 2.90 2. SI 2.23 Road .90 1.00 1.00 .90 City 23.60 23.80 24.40 25.00 School 14.C0 15.80 19.00 17.00 Sc. Bond 1.80 2.20 2.20 2.00 Totals -4C.10 47. CO 51. SO 49.50 Comparison of this year'a levy with that of last year shows an increase of 5 cents cn the $1,000 valuation to the state fund, an increase of 15 cents for county use and a decrease of 10 cents in county road fund, the collections from which in this city re vert back to the city for UBe on the streets. The city levy is cut 20 cents on the $1,000 valuation, from $23.80 to $23. CO. In 1932, the city levy was $25.00 and 1933, $24.40. The larger part of the reduction has been in the school and school bond funds. As noted from the table above, the school reduction is $1.20 on the $1,000 valuation and the bond reduction 20 cents, or a total of $1.40 of the $1.50 cut, accounted for thru these two items alone, while the city cut of 20 cents is offset by an increase in the combined state, county and county road of 10 cents, to make the net reduction of the first four funds only 10 cenfs. One of the pleasing facts connected with the school bond fund is that in 1937 it will run out and the entire cost of the high school building will have been raised through this twen ty year levy that has varied around $2.00 on the $1,000 valuation each year. When this runs out that much more can be lopped off the tax bur den. Also, after next year, there is a cieTecse in principal payment on outstanding bonds of tlie city amount ing to several thousand dollars, that will permit reduction in the city levy required to meet present payments of principal in the sum of $12,000 to .$14,000 and interest of about $10. 000 each year, or a total of half of the present city budget required to make payments of interest and prin cipal on outstanding indebtedness, much of it of many years' standing. Were the city as free of bond obliga tion as is the school district, the city levy could be cut almost in two. Besides the $23,000 bond und in terest requirements, other large items in the city budget include lire hy drant rental of $5,750 a year, Btreet lighting. $2,900 a year; police de partment, $3,300 a year, to say noth ing of library, general fund, ceme tery, parks and various other funds from which some expenditure is re quired even in these times of curtail ed expenditure. From Friday's Daily Miss Betty Louise Marshall who has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Justus Lillie for the past few weekf left for her home in Council Bluff! today.