PLATTSMOUTH firan . WEEKLY JOUBNAL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 193G.
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OBSERVE FOUNDERS DAY
Tuesday evening the Wintersteen
Hill Parent-Teachers association ob
served the passing of Founders day,
a large number being at the school
house lo enjoy the fine program af
forded. Mrs. Lorene Sutherland, one of the
teachers cf the Wintersteen school,
was heard in a very delightful piano
number to open the program.
Dr. P. T. Htineman, president of
the board of education, spoke briefly
and congratulated the members cf
the association on their excellent
work that had been appreciated by
the board of education and teachers
as a fine co-operative movement and
had added to the success of the
school.
Miss Elva Olson added to the pro
gram with several "blues" numbers
given in her usual artistic manner.
Irene Lahoda was presented in a
delightful group of tap dances that
were very skilfully given.
Frank A. Cloidt was also heard in
two vocal selections that were given
in his always delightful manner and
added much to the interest of the
evening.
A trio of members of the "Little
Theatre Group," presented a one act
Bible School
Sunday, February 23rd
"People Before Property" j
Luke S:2S-37.
The whole chapter teaches us the
pre-eminent value Christ places upon
the souls of men as over material
possessions and must be studied as
a whole. It is really too much ma
terial lor one lesson, but the wise
teacher will condense, compress and
bring the essential facts to the at
tention of the class. Let us give a
graphic description how it may be
done. ,
The first three verses give a gen
eral summary of Jesus' Galilean min
istry, who accompanied him and how
his want3 were supplied; as loving
hearts and hands gave their sub
stance in appreciation of blessings
received. This is the way the church
is supported today.
As many people are gathered about
Jesus, he takes the opportunity to
show the people the Importance of
using their ears of hearing. The
four kinds of hearers include all men
of all times and clime3. It is aston
ishing how few people remember even
the text, let alone an outline of a
sermon. And so we see Jesus at dif
ferent times in his discourse, pausing
to arouse his hearers with the decla
ration, "He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear!"
Men will be held responsible how
they have used their cars. The im
portance of right hearing i3 further
emphasized in verses 10 to IS. Those
who have received the "light" must
use it to enlighten others. That is
their business, or else they will lose
it. Versos 10 to 21 show us the new
relationship to Jesus of those who
hear and obey the word of God.
Mary cannot interfere with his
work. "The Lord simply declares
that fleshly relationship, high and
tender and beautiful as it is, is lower
than the kinship of souls devoted to
the will of Cod." (G. Campbell Mor
gan). Jesus' pswer over nature is
wonderfully demonstrated on the
trip across the lake of Galilee. This
body of water, seven by thirteen miles
in size, and G0Q feet lower than the
ocean, is subject to these equals that
are very dangerous. What a wonder
ful lesson for the child of God who
has Jesus as the pilot in the boat
and need not fear.
"Where is your faith?" A deserv
ed rebuke. The kernel of the lesson
i3 the printed portion, verses 2 6 to
37, demonstrating the power of Je3us
over demons. As Jesus landed, after
stilling the storm, he meet3 a man
possessed of many devils. It seems
that in Jesus' time demons were es
pecially active. Look at the man "be
fore" and "after." Vicious, danger
ous, unconquerable; after coming in
contact with Jesus, tractable, in his
right mind, willing to go with Jesus,
but the l ord makes a preacher out
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Neb., as second-class mail matter
acters being well taken by Miss
Berniece Wleland, Wilbur Hall and
Miss Gertrude Vallery.
In honor of the Founders day and
the 12th anniversary of the local
P.-T. A., a large birthday cake, hand
somely decorated,' prepared by the
Omar Baking company, occupied a
prominent place in the evening ex
ercises as a part of the dainty refresh
ments served.
WILL ENJOY FURLOUGH
Oliver Taylor of this city, who is
serving in the navy, is planning to
enjoy a visit back home with the rela
tives and old friends. Oliver has been
promised a thirty day furlough and
expects to leave San Diego, Califor
nia, on Thursday and headed back
to Nebraska. He writes that he is
looking forward to a big time in win
ter sports that he much enjoys and
which this past month ha3 given full
opportunity of anyone participating
in. He is at the present serving on
the U. S. S. California, one of the
large battle ships of the Pacivc fleet
and has had the opportunity of par
ticipating in the maneuvers of the
fleet that took them to the Hawaiian
islands several months ago.
Lesson Study!
By L. NeitzeL Murdock, Neb.
of him. Who has not seen such trans
formations! They are many names
could be given. But the owners of
the swine see only the property side.
The restored man does not count
with them pigs have more value to
them than immortal souls. They en
treat Jesus to depart he is eagerly
awaited on the other side of the
lake.
The liquor traffic finds its counter
part here. The question may be ask
ed: "Was it right for Jesus to de
stroy property?" He did not destroy
property, he only permitted the dev
ils to enter the swine. These Jews
had no right to keep pigs. It is a ter
rible commentary on the utter de
pravity of these people to read that
they actually asked the Lord Jesus
to depart out of their country.
Great throngs await Jesus on his
return trip; the press of the people
is so great that he can hardly move
forward. But a remarkable incident
is recorded by Dr. Luke, who under
stood. A very sick and poor woman
(the Doctors had all her substance
and gave her no help) was in the
crowd; was it superstition that fhe
believed there was healing power in
Jesus' coat? She reasoned that if she
could only touch his coat, she would
be well. She touched him and got
well. Had she believed the power to
heal was in the "touch" and the "gar
ment," she and the multitude were
disabused from this idea, when Jesus
said: "Daughter, he of good comfort;
thy faith hath made thee whole. Go
in peace." Thus Jesus proves his
power over disease.
In the closing verse3 of the chap
ter, the Lord shows his power over
death. The only daughter, 12 years
old, lies at the point of death. The
father, Jarius, goes to get help from
Jesu3 the interruption of the sick
woman must have been quite a test
of patience for this man the throng
moves tco slow for Jarius here ap
proaches a me338nger, sent by the
wile of Janus. "The child is dead-
don't trouble the master." The grief
stricken father receives the cheering
word of Jesus: "Fear not; believe
only, and she shall be made whole."
They enter the home. Death preceded
) Jesus to . the home but Jesu3 had
come to bring "life" and "death"
must give way for the Lord.
"Maid, arise!" O, what a joy did
Jesus bring to that home.
Here ends the chapter. Thirty min
utes are required to recount the in
cidents of the lesson, with all its
applications. It is a real "gold mine"
;cf a mighty panorama of swift move
jments in the life of Christ. This is
our Saviour, the same "yesterday, to
day and forever." Full of sympathy,
compassion and tender love. O, that
men would trust him moro! And
bring their burdens to him. ire can
help! .
Storm and Blocked
Roads Prove Value
of the Telephone
Dependent on This Means of Com
munication in All Sections of
State as Others Fail.
The "Four Horsemen" of the bitter
cold, unceasing enow, sickness and
isolation have ridden hard across Ne
braska during the past weeks. The
abnormal cold and the blocked con
dition of the roads have rendered
practically all forms of personal com
munication useless except the tele
phone. The automobile became com
pletely impotent in the face of this
unprecedented winter. Railroads
ceased to function for days at a
time, and the mail service in rural
communities was broken down for
even longer periods. Only by tele
phone were farmers able to communi
cate with town and with each other.
In all other respects rural life re
verted to an isolation almost as com
plete as that known in pioneer days.
From all over Nebraska come tales
l the utter dependence placed upon
the telephone wires that swung in
the sub-zero winds. Lives were saved
when medicines were brought to iso-j
lated farm homes by hardy messen
gers who traveled on foot and the
medicines were ordered and the mes
sengers secured by telephone. Other
lives were saved when instructions
for the care of injured and frozen
were given over the telephone. Babies
were born while a doctor miles
away gave instructions over the tele
phone. Dazed wanderers in the
storms were saved by rescue parties
formed over the telephone. In one
southeast Nebraska community a
party was formed by telephone to
break a road several miles long to a
farm home in order that a stricken
sufferer might be brought to a hos
pital. Rural schools possessing tele
phones have been able to quiet the
fears of frantic parents during the
blizzards of the past weeks. And
ceaseless "visiting" between homes
ha3 relieved the strain brought on by
complete isolation.
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph
company exchanges in southeastern
Nebraska have handled 0 per cent
more calls during these weeks than
at any time'in their history-r-dnd ser
vice has been unusually prompt and
efficient. Tremendous "peak loads"
have congested the switchboards each
day, and the company asks that pa
trons be tolerant of such slight de
lays as have occurred. Rarely has
the telephone had such an opportun
ity to display its supreme usefulness,
and the Lincoln company is strain
ing every nerve to render service of
such high quality that no home now
possessing a telephone will ever at
tempt to get along without one. Oper
ators and linemen alike have gone
through a period of tremendous ef
fort cheerfully and willingly that a
public, hemmed in by an unprece
dented isolation, might not lack for
the comfort that the telephone alone
could give.
"The Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph company wishes to express its
sincere appreciation to the many
farmers and townspeople who have
labored long hours to break roads
through mountainous drifts of snow
In an effort to assist company line
men to locate and repair line trou-
ible," declared Manager R. M. Misner
of Plattsmouth.
CLOSE SCHOOL
Due to the fact that there is so
much sickness and colds among the
children of the St. John's school,
Father George Agius and the Ursa
line Sisters, have decided to have the
school closed for the rest of the week.
The extreme cold weather has made
it difficult for the younger children
to attend.
The postponed ,farm sale of
Mrs. J. M. Haney will be held
Saturday, Febr. 22
at the farm, located one and a half
miles south of Fort Crook on High
way No. 75, starting; at 10:30 a. m.
Five Head Horses
Eleven Head of Cattle
Duroc Jersey Bull
Parm Machinery of all kinds, also
Household Goods and many other
articles u-ill be offered at this sale!
SMLE
IM I ON ITEMS.
FOR SALE: Yellow seed corn of
high germination. S. W. TRUE,
Union, Nebr. f20-3w
George Stitcs was in Omaha Tues
day, where he had some business
matters to transact.
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was down
from Plattsmouth Monday looking
after some business matters.
Arthur D. Crunk was looking af
ter some business matters in Murray
and also visiting friends there last
Sunday.
Miss Nola Banning, who is teach
ing at Nebraska City, spent the week
end at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mr3. Joseph Banning.
II. W. Griffin and family, accom
panied by Miss Augusta Robb, visit
ed in Nebraska City Sunday even
ing, where they took in a moving
picture show.
Ray Becker of the Becker Oil com
pany, was a visitor in Omaha last
Monday afternoon, where he was
called to look after some matter3 of
business, making the trip in his car.
C. A. Mickey was a visitor with
the folks at McCook over Sunday,
making the trip via rail and says
that while there is much les3 snow
out that way, still the winter is very
severe there also.
Trouble from frozen pipes caused
the canceling of school for a longer
period than Monday, but it was be
lieved repairs could be completed in
time so school may be held the lat
ter part of the week.
Roy Upton and Ralph Pearsley
resurrected a stove last week that
was in such shape it could no longer
be used, and rebuilt it, putting it
to work staving off the cold when
they had completed the task.
Allison Clarke departed for Elk
horn last week, where he expected to
go to work, but was taken with the
grippe on his arrival and has not
been able to work since. He is re
ported as some better at this time.
Miss Gwen Stites was a visitor in
Nebraska City over the week end.
being a guest at the home of her
cousin, Miss Josephine Davis. She re
turned home Monday morning in
time to look after her duties at the
bank.
The Morris Brothers were in Om
aha Tuesday of this week, taking a
truck load of produce with them and
returning with "a load of groceries
for the store. During their absence,
Mrs. C. E. Morris was looking after
business.
County Commissioner E. B. Chap
man was a visitor in Plattsmouth on
Irst Tuesday, where he was meeting
with the board at their regular meet
ing and looking' after various mat
ters of business connected with the
conduct of the county.
The Cass County Motor company,
of P!attsmouth,came down Tuesday
morning with their wrecking truck
and took the wrecked V-S car to
Plattsmouth to rebuild it for the
Omaha man who owned it and was
a party to Monday's collision.
Mrs. Fred Clarke has been feeling
quite poorly during the past couple
of weeks, but has persevered in re
maining up and about the house, al
though she has had to have assistance
with the housework from Mr. Clarke.
Thi3 extreme cold weather has caus
ed much illness over the country.
Hugh Warden has been plenty
busy during the past week in looking
after the care cf a large number of
"ow born Iambs at his place. Each
:;Ight ho sets his alarm clock for ev
ery two hours, and goes to the barn
to see that the lambs as they are
born do not perish from the cold.
On Tuesday night he took eight of
the little lambs into the .house in
order to save them from death, as it
was very cold.
Elmer Withrow, manager of the
Stites elevator, was feeling so poorly
last week that he wot not able to
work, and the elevator had to be
looked after by Mr. Stites, the pro
prietor. However, due to the weather
and impassable condition of the roads,
it was not a difficult task, as business
was very slim indeed. Mr. Withrow
is now feeling much better and was
able to be back on the job Monday
of thi3 week.
Union Fortunate in Fuel
Whila many towns have run out of
fuel -and had to resort to hauling in
coal in small quantities in cars and
trucks, Union people have so far been
able to have their needs supplied
right here at home. The latter part
of last week the situation did look a
bit alarming, with the coal supply
running very low and a blizzard on,
but Monday morning one of the de
layed car3 consigned to the Frans
Lumber company was set on the sid
ing alongside their bins. Farmers
came with wagons and bob sleds for
a supply and others living on passable
roads came with trucks and soon the
car lead wa3 gone, but it proved suf-
flcient to provide temporary relief for
everyone in need and other cars, now
considerably overdue, are expected to
arrive before this paper reaches its
leaders, thus increasing the supply.
Twenty-nine consecutive days of sub
zero weather are enough to wipe out
any ordinary coal supply and many
towns and cities have been faced
with very acute shortages.
Paul Davis Back at Work
Paul Davis, who is employed in a
lumber yard at Nebraska City, was
under the weather during the past
ten days, being confined to his bed
for a week. Before he was able to
resume his work, he visited at the
home of his folks here and was taken
with a setback, having a severe caso
of flu. We are glad to report he i3
now greatly improved and was able
to return to work Monday.
Mrs. Becker Showing Improvement
Mrs. A. L. Becker, who has been
so seriomly ill for the past two weeks
or more, is at this time feeling much
improved and is now able to be up
and sit in a chair a portion of the
time each day. This will be pleasing
news to her many friends. Her daugh
ter, Mary, has proven a splendid
nurse during the illness of the moth
er and contriblted much to her early
recovery.
Has Had a Hard Task
Orville Hathaway, who carries the
rural route out of Union, has had hi3
hands full with the delivery of mail
during the time when the roads have
been so badly blocked. On Monday of
this week, he took a portion of the
delayed mail that ha3 piled up and
heading one way, delivered as much
of it as possible, driving where ho
could and then walking to deliver
the remainder. Coming in frcm hi3
forenoon trip, ho started out on the
other end of the route in the after
noon, thu3 getting a3 much as pos
sible done for one day. However, he
like all other rural carriers over the
middle west, has not been able to get
entirely around the route for some
time.
Visited Over Night Here
Flemming W. Robb, state bank ex
aminer, who resides i:i Lincoln, but
ha3 been working in Omaha for some
time, came to Union last Saturday
::ight and was a guest over Sunday
at the home of his father, Mont Robb,
and sister. Miss Augusta. He return
ed to Omaha to resume hi3 work there
Monday morning.
Left Truck in Snov?
Clyde Porter, driver cf one of the
commercial trucks of W. IT. Porter,
made a trip after some stock six
miles west of Plattsmouth last week,
or rather started for there, and after
proceeding some distance found the
snow so deep and the wind drifting
it badly, that he got stuck in a large
drift and was unable to go forward
or backward, deserting the truck and
seeking shelter. As the snow contin
ued to drift the truck was left there
until the end of the week before it
was finally dug out.
No School Last Monday
On account of frozen water pipes,
which shut off the supply of water
to the Union school, there was no
school held on Monday of this week,
while workmen were busy getting
the water thawed out and things in
shape for holding school the follow
ing day.
A Friend to Man
"Let me live in a house by the
side of the road and be a friend to
man!" That bit of philosophy, ex
pressed by a noted poet, is being car
ried out in the daily lives of many
an unpretentious roadside dweller,
but in all probability no more com-
Capone Henchman Finds Crime
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Seven years, almost to the day, after the bloody St. Valentine's Day massacre of the George ' Bugs Moran
gang on Chicago's North Side, "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, credited with a leading part in the sensationa
crime, lies in his own blood in a Chicago bowling alley shot down by rival gangsters. Three umdentuieu
assailants poured more than a dozen shots into the former Capone henchman.
pletely than by Paul Swan, who lives
just off the main thoroughfare, high
way 75, over which a never-ending
stream of cars pass daily in all but
the stormiest of weather. Last Mon
day, about noon, a couple of cars col
lided near his place and Paul was
promptly on the scene, getting the
men to his home for flr3t aid treat
ment, which was rendered by lira.
Swan, while he hurried back to get
ihe cars off the main roadway before
they might be run into by someone.
The Journal man happened along
about this time and we found him
working away with the cars in biting
cold weather without having taken
the time to bundle up as he should.
After being given first aid treatment
at the Swan home, the injured men
were taken to Omaha and placed in
a hospital. Late3t reports indicate
one of the men may suffer the loss
of one of his eyes.
Truly Paul Swan "lives in a house
by the side of the road and is a friend
of man."
TVA DECISION PLEASES GOOD
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 17. The su
preme court's decision upholding con
stitutionality of TVA today was re
garded by Attorney Paul F. Good as
"very helpful" to the government's
case in defense of Nebraska's "little
TVA."
As attorney for the Central Nebras
ka (Tricounty) Public Power and Ir
rigation district, Good is interested
in the suit brought by five Nebraska
private utilities in District of Colum
bia supreme court attempting to pre
vent the PWA from uniting the
Platte Valley, Tricounty and Loup
river districts.
Good expressed the belief the gov
ernment could make uso of today's
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luecisioii in oeienaing ieuraa:ta s
"little TVA."
SHOWS MODERATION
From Wednesday's Daily
The mercury this morning showed
IS degrees below zero but constantly
grew warmer during the day to ad
vance above the zero mark by noon.
The sunshine melted snow on the
walks on the north side of Main
street for the first time in several
week3 and gave promise of milder
weather.
WILL MANAGE TAVEEN
Mr. and Mrs A. J. Katheiser, of
Geneva, Nebraska, are now locating
in the city, Mr. Katheiser taking the
position of manager of Adolph's Tav
ern, of which Mrs. Lena Geise is the
owner. Mr. Katheiser ha3 had con
siderable experience in this line of
work and will be a valuable addition
to the staff at the tavern.
VISITS IN CITY
Miss Marjorie Arn. who is teach
ing in the Alvo schols, has been home
for the week as the road conditions
caused the closing of schools until
better conditions. She has as her
guest Miss Melda Shoemaker, home
economics teacher in the Alvo school.
SALE FEBRUARY 27
The farm sale of John (Jack) West,
which was to have been held on Feb
ruary 14th will be held at the V. W.
Straub farm located 3 miles east and
2 miles north of Otoe; 3 miles east
and 34 miles south of Avoca; 6 miles
north and 1 miles east of Dunbar
(5 miles south of O street road, will
be held on THURSDAY, FEB. 27th,
at 10:30 a. m.
Owing to the change in date for
the auction Rex Young will be un
able to conduct the sale and Auc
tioneers Frank Greenrod and Frank
Sorrell, will have charge of the auctioneering.
SUMMARY OF
ANNUAL REPORT
made to the Perartnunt of Hn nk in ;r,
Stat of Nebraska, bv th" rin
OPKI1ATIVK UI.niT ASSOC! TI
of Union. Nebraska, ut tl closf f
business Dtcemler r.l. IS.".:,. Arihles
of Association approvi 1 !.y the J.-M.rt-ment
of UankiriK November Id, lf'.'M.
Resources
Loans to Members j 4 .:,)
Cash on Hand and inn- i'ni::i
Ha nkf 1 v:o
I.'eficit in Karnirifcs 4 - j
Other Assets, Kent Due ro.'tel
TOTAL 7:3 J
Liabilities
Share Capital Pakl in by Mem
bers $ r. "1
Deposits of Members j.G -j.M
TOTAL J5,J-7.!:
State of Nebraska 1
V es.
County of Cass J
Yv'e, the 1'resiili-nt. Secretary-Treasurer
nml a majority of the Nuj.erv is.T .
Committee of the I'nion O0-1 ipe r;;t i vc.
Creiiit Association of I'nion. NVLra.kii,
ilo solemnly swear that the :'(- -ii Mis
statement of the condition ef th- i;tiI
association is true nnl correct to the
best of our linowleJsc ant belief
1 I J ill IN. I'resi.ierit.
;ko. a. stitks.
Secretary-'! reasu rer.
1:. mori'.is.
:. II. WlilTWOllTH,
J. K. rnZIWTKICK,
Supervisory ;in;mitt o.
Sworn to anl subs.-rib' ! bfoio ;ne
this 17th day of lhn firv I'l.-p:
c. j..'.;i;i:i:'ni:.
(Seal) Notary J'ubli.-.
(My commission expires An;:. 1, l'j:'')
TAREI0 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
The Tarkio College football team
has just completed an eight game
football card for 1 03 . The Owl;;,
who were defeated but twice last
season will meet teams in four con
ferences from throe states.
The complete schedule: S rt. 2.",,
Wcntworth at Lexington; Oct. 2,
Simpson at Indianola; Ovt. 17, Cen
tral at Tarkio (Homecoming); Oct.
23, Chillicothe at Tuiv.io, ( Part ::ts
Day); Oct. 30, William Jewell at
Liberty; Nov. 13, Mh-.-ouri Valley at
Marshall; Nov. 20, Hasting nt Tar
kio; Nov. 20, Feru State- ai Tarkio
(Thanksgiving Day).
Simpson represents th? Iowa loop;
Hastings the Nebraska church school
conference; Peru the Nebraska
Teachers loop and the remaining
games are with Missouri conference
representatives.
Throe riattsmouth athletes won
letters at Tarkio last fall: Kenneth
Armstrong and Stuart l oiter, tackles
and Geo. Adam, guard.
DISTRIBUTE THE MALL
Residents of the sec"tion west of
thi.3 city come seven miles, were in
Monday for the firet time in several
days, driving in with team and sleds
to replenish the family larders and
secure other supplies. Fred Wehr
being.was among those able to make
their way through the snow blocked
reads, driving through fields much cf
the way. He and his party srured
the mail for the residents of the ter
rUroy from here west to near Cullom
and which they distributed as they
made their way homeward.
With the brightening skies it may
be possible to once more get the roaJs
open and if the snow ceases may re
main open for travel.
WRITES FROJI OREGON
The old friends here will be in
terested in learning that Mr. and
Mrs. It. B. Tompkins, former residents
are doing nicely in their home in
Oregon. They arc located at Tort
land. Oregon, where they have been
located since leaving this city. Mr.
Tompkins' health has been much bet
ter and he is now employed all of the
time. They write that the winter has
been unusually severe for that sec
tion of the country, twelve above
zero being registered and which is a
very cold condition for that part of
the coast. There has been much rain
this season, they write.
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