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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
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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
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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.
