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Etbr. State Historical Society hots VOL. NO. in PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1936. NO. 29 Project Clubs of County Hold Achievem't Day Over 300 Women, of Cass County Gather at Weeping Water for Program of Work. Tuesday afternoon, May 12th was a happy time for 300 women of Cass county when they gathered at the Congregational church in Weeping Water for the annual county achieve ment program for Women's Project cluhs. The affair was in the form of a May Day Tea, and the program opened in the auditorium of the church with community singing, led by Mrs. Leo Rikli of Murdock. Mrs. A. II. Ward, also of Murdock, accom panied at the piano. Mrs. Oscar Zink, Murdock, the county chairman of women's work, presided over the program. D. D. Wainscott, the agricultural agent, brought gretings to the women from the county office. Mr. John B. Kaf frbeTgefT''president of the Cass County Farm Bureau, was presented and spoke very interestingly on the part the Farm Bureau plays in spon soring women's project club work. Mrs. Arlo Pratt of Elmwood enter tained with a reading which brought a fine response from the large aud ience. One ot the highlights of the pro gram was a candle lighting cere mony, conducted by Miss Jessie H. Baldwin, home extension agent, when the recognition of the past services of the county and group chairmen, presidents and project leaders, pre ceded the installation of the incom ing county chairmen, presidents and project leaders for next fall. In ap preciation of their efforts in further ing extension work in their clubs, all of the group chairmen, presidents and projeet leaders of the pant year;1 were presented with -very lovely cor sages, fashioned with a single talis man rose surrounded with sweet peas, schizanthus, and baby's breath. Mrs. D. D. Wainscott and Miss Helen Nor ton assisted with this presentation. The main feature of the program was a panel discussion, having for their topic, What is a. woman's first duty to her parents, to her hus band and children, or to herself? This very vital topic was fully discussed by the panel of eight women and two men, and the remarks of Mrs. How ard Capwell, chairman of the panel, were both worthwhile and served to keep the discussion going and the panel members in sight of the ques tion at hand. The members com posing the panel were: Arthur Schoe man, Louisville; Mrs. Everett Spang ler, Murray; Mrs. Chas. Bailey. Elm wood, Mrs. Floyd Myers, Eagle; Mrs. R. E. Norris, Weeping Water; Mrs. E. L. Rarick, Weeping Water; Mrs. B. E. Sumner, Nehawka; John B. Kaffenberger, Plattsmouth, and D. D. Wainscott, Weeping Water. Aside from the many points brought out by the panel members, a number of valuable contributions to the discus sion were given from the audience. Mrs. Lawrence Meisinger, presi dent of the county federation of wom en's clubs extended greetings from the federation. Mrs. Francis Baldwin of Weeping Water, presided in the dining room, where refreshments of ice cream and ca!;es were served from the table which was very beautifully arranged. The centerpiece of talisman roses and cweet peas in a low bowl, was flanked on two sides by three piece candel abra in which were talisman colored tapers. The group chairmen, who presided over the serving table, were paired as follows: Mrs. Geo. Shel don, Nehawka, and Mrs. Fred Ru dolph, Eagle, the first hour; Mrs. Everett Spangler, Murray, and Mrs. Louis Schmidt. Murdock, the second hour; Mrs. Wm. Strabel, Elmwood, and Mrs. Arthur Schoeman, Louis ville, the third hour. During the tea hour entertain ment was furnished by the pupils of Mrs. Neil Munkres. Weeping Wa ter dancing instructor. The Misses Genene Scott and Betty Hinds were presented in several tap dances and Richard Powers and Eileen Fitzpat rick appeared in a clever "School Day" song and dance number. One of the most enjoyed numbers was a specialty tap dance on roller skates by Eileen Fitzpatrick, small daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Fitzpat rick. Each of the dancers performed in a very graceful and entertaining manner, which speaks well for the ability of their instructor. DELIVERS SUPPLIES From Thursday's Dany Richard Edwards, commodity clerk in the county relief work, assisted by Billy Read, was out in the county today to deliver supplies to the needy in the different parts of the county. These supplies are received here at the central base and then taken out and delivered to individual parties. The office here handles the food stuffs as well as quilts and other articles made at the sewing center. Many Attend Session of Grand Chapter 0. E. S. Former Plattsmouth Residents Have Prominent Part in Session of State Organization. There were some twenty members of the Masonic order and Eastern Star at Lincoln Tuesday night where the meeting of the grand chapter of the Eastern Star was being held. The grand chapter meeting was one of particular interest to the Plattsmouth members and Masons as two of the leading figures of the Tuesday program were residents at one time of this city and who have a large circle of friends in the com munity. These two were Mrs. Mar garet McPherson of Lincoln, retiring grand worthy matron of the Eastern Star and William C. Ramsey, of Om aha, grand master of the A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska. Mr. Ramsey was given the degree work of the Star and Mrs. McPherson rnn tawr rl rT him t Yl A A 1 Q 1 1 Tl t inn Clf membership in the order. Both re- sponded with short talks and spoke of their early clays in Plattsmouth and where they still have so many pleasant attachments. Adding to the local color was the fact that Chancellor Phillips, of Cam bridge, deputy grand master of the Nebraska A. F. & A. M. was also in the group of distinguished officers, he also being a former resident of this city and where he was married years ago. Mr. Phillips still retains his membership in the Royal Arch Masons in Nebraska chapter No. 3, of this city. William A. Robertson, of this city, grand senior warden of the A. F. & A. M. of the state, was also a member of the party and ex tended from the Plattsmouth Masonic bodies and Star, the greetings to the former Plattsmouth group. RECEIVES HIGH HONORS William Harry Wright, Platts mouth, Nebraska, was among the number of students in Oberlin Col lege receiving honors in Oberlin's an nual Honors Day program today. Wright, a Junior, was named among the "highest ten." in the scholastic ranking of the junior class of two hundred seventy members. A gradu ate of Lyons, Nebraska high school with the class of 1933, Wright is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Cepha Wright of Plattsmouth. Besides the announcement of hon ors, Oberlin heard the annual Phi Beta Kappa address, delivered this year by Dr. William Y. Elliott, pro fessor of government at Harvard Uni versity. Dr. Elliott's topic was "The Outlook for Liberalism." ASSESSOR REPORTS The distinction of being the first ward or precinct assessor to report with his work all finished, goes to Chris Rasmussen, assessor of the first ward of Weeping Water city, who made hi3 final returns on May 12th. Mr. Rasmussen was presented with a box of candy by a number of the court house employes for his excel lent work, he not being a smoker. RETURNS TO HOME From Friday's Dally Mrs. Ernest Kieck, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who has ben here as a guest at the home of County At torney and Mrs. W. G. Kieck, depart' ed this afternoon for her home. She is the wife of Dr. Ernest Kieck, one of the well known physicians and surgeons of northern Iowa and a bro ther of W. G. Kieck. Death Removes a Prominent Man from Community R. W. Clement Succumbs to Severe Illness Thursday Afternoon at Omaha Hospital. R. W. Clement, CC, a lifetime resident of Plattsmouth, died Thurs day afternoon at the Immanuel hos pital at Omaha, where for the past two weeks he had been in such con dition that his recovery was a mat ter of grave doubt. An operation the first of the week failed to afford any relief and he has been gradually sinking since that time. The deceased was born in Platts mouth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Clement, pioneers here, December 13, 1869, growing up in this community where he received his education, and when reaching fourteen years of age he entered the employ of th Bur lington and has since been active in the service of the railroad. Mr. Clem ent learned telegraphing and was an operator at the local passenger sta tion for many years, some twenty six years ago being advanced to the position of station agent and which he was actively engaged in until stricken down with the last illness. Mr. Clement has long been an ac tive figure in the community life and in his going will leave a place hard to fill and whose presence Is going to be greatly missed by the members of his family and the host of friends. Mr. Clement was an active member of the democratic party and has served Plattsmouth as city treasurer for several terms and also as coun cilman from the fourth ward where he has made his home for these long years. Reared in the Episcopal faith, he has been very active in the af fairs of St. Luke's church and for the past ten years, has served. a3 senior . warden of the church. ! On September 6, 1893 Mr. Clem ent and Miss Janet Livingston, daughter of General and Mrs. R. R. Livingston, were married in this city and have lived since that time in the home where they now reside. Mrs. Clement and the three daugh ters survive his passing, Mrs. A. E. Hulse, Newton, Iowa; Mrs. Henry C. McMaken, Omaha and Mrs. Ralph E. Gansemer of near this city, as well as six grandchildren. One daughter, Mrs. Harriett McNaughton, preceded the father in death several years ago. There is also one brother, Frank Clement of Portland, Oregon, and a cousin, Mrs. Bessie Meade, of Portland, who was reared as a sister in the Clement home. Mr. Clement was a strong figure in the Elks while the order was ac tive in the city and was one of the charter members of Plattsmouth lodge No. 739 and in wThich he had served as exalted ruler, member of the board of trustees for many years. In his taking away the commun ity has lost a splendid citizen, one whose loyalty to his city made him keen to its interest at all times, and to his friends that he met in the daily walks of life, he was a kindly and genial personality who was will ing at all times to do all possible for the accommodation or aid of those who he knew as a friend and neigh bor. SPEAKS AT WATERLOO R. Foster Patterson, of the depart ment of history of Tarkio college, was in the city for a short time Wed nesday evening en route to Waterloo. Nebraska, where he was the speaker at the commencement exercises of the school there. Mr. Patterson was Joined here by Frank A. Cloidt and Fred Rothert, who accompanied him to Waterloo. Harold Peterson, of North high at Omaha also was a member of the party. LOUISVILLE HIGH WINS The Louisville high school base ball team Thursday afternoon won from the Plattsmouth high team by the score of 18 to 10 on the local lot. Minniear for the locals pitched a good game most of the way but was hit hard in two innings to give the visitors a good margin. This is the second defeat for the locals at the hands of the Louisville team, as they lost the game played at Louisville two weeks ago. yaw ar Friday - Watch Thursday's Journal For This Special Price It -will be SO HIGH there shouldn't be a single rooster left on any Cass county farm after next Monday night. In addition more than twenty leading Plattsmouth stores are co-operating to make these annual Rooster Days complete by giving outstanding bargains in all lines of goods. Watch for the special Rooster edition Thursday. High School Glee Clubs Give Fine Operetta Musical Oifering of "The Belle of Barcelona," Pleases Large Aud ience at High School. Friday evening at the nigh school auditorium the glee clubs of the high school were heard in a delightful operetta, "The Belle of Barcelona," a story of old Spain and the flashing costumes and tuneful music made it a very delightful event. The production was given under the direction of Hoyt Griffin, music supervisor of the city schools and the young people showed their ex cellent trninhg in musical . se lections especially. Miss Jean Knorr, talented pianist, served at the accompanist and her fine work had a large part in the successful presentation. The story embodied the romance of a daughter of a rich Spanish grandee with an American naval of ficer and the efforts of the father to force the daughter to wed a man dis tasteful to her but the choice of her parents. The principals of the cast were taken by Walter Sikora, Anna Marie Rea, Shirley Seiver, Marjorie Fitch, Wallace Terryberry, Donald Bur cham, Jack Forbes, Richard Kail. Chester Keil, Veda Capps, Mary Kay Wiles, Marjorie Tidball, Phillip Rosencrans, Ray Woster, John Cloidt, Jr. The accompanists for the operetta were Jean Knorr and Edna Mae Petersen, two of the accomplished musicians of the high school. The fine work of the two young ladies aided greatly in the success of the operetta and its tuneful musical of ferings. The chorus of boys and girls com prised the following: Chorus: Beatrice Am, Amber Bomer, Kathryn Barkus, Alice Camp bell, Frances Cloidt, Pat Cloidt, Rosemary Cloidt, Mildred Dvoracek, Dorothy Fullerton. Eleanor Giles, Harriet Goos, Frances Hadraba, Joan Hall, Ruth Ann Hatt. Margaret Hen ton, Gloria Johnson, Norma Johnson, Wilda Johnson. Eloise Jones. Betty Kalina, Cleda Koukal, Mary McCar roll, Betty McCarty, Flora Belle Mead, Maxine Nielson, Charlotte Palmer, Jane Persinger, Edna Mae Petersen, Jane Rebal, Louise Rishel. Dorothy Ruffner, Maymie Schwen neker, Mary Alice Shiffer, Barbara Stander, Rose Mary Steppat, June Sumner, Clara Toman, Kathryn Tschirren, Margaret Ann Vallery, Vivian Warner, Grace Louise Wiles, Margaret Will, Richard Cole, Steph en Davis, Gavin Farmer, Clark Fin ney, Ed Hadraba, Richard Hatt. Joe Hendrix, Ralph Hennings, Joe Hos char, Richard Hoschard, Junior Kiser, Theodore Libershal, John Livingston, George Mark, Clarence Mayabb, Floyd McCarty, Warren Reed, Philip Rosen crans, William Rosencrans, James Sandin, Harold Stewart, John Tid ball, John Ulrich, Robert Vallery. Donald Warga, Richard Yelick and Stuart Sedlak. ENJOYS VISIT HERE Mrs. Jack von Glllern and little son, Jack, of Nebraska City, have been enjoying the past week here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Troop, parents of Mrs. von Gillern, as well as with the many old time friends. They are returning today to their home. ailing Ml boosters! Cull Your Flocks NOW and Bring Them to Plattsmouth Saturday -Monday May 22, 23 and 25 Rooster-Booster Days again bring a Top Premium Price for Roosters, and Money-Saving Bargains cn your purchases at all co-operating stores! TO PERFECT ORGANIZATION Chairman Carl A. TefHt of the Cass county republican central com mittee, announces that a meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19th at the Philpot hall in Weeping Wa ter at S p. m. This meeting i3 to per fect the organization of the party committee. James MacLafferty, for mer congressman from California, will be present and address the meet ing as a representative of the re publican national committee, re garding the perfection of their or ganization. W. T. Schlichte meier Dies Very Suddenly in Car Prominent Resident of Vicinity of Nehawka Stricken as Driving to Town for Daughter. William T. Schlichtemeier, 68, prominent resident of the vicinity of Nehawka, where the family have long resided, died very suddenly Friday evening as he was starting for Union to get his daughter and bring her on home. Mr. Schlichtemeier had not been well and some time after he had started from the farm, members of the family became worried and sent a hired man out to see if he had been able to drive on into town. A mile from Union the car was found drawn to the roadside and Mr. Schlichtemeier was lying back in the seat lifeless. , He had apparently felt the attack coming on as he had pulled the car to one side and turned off the switch to stop the car and had breathed his last. The news of his death comes as a great shock to the family and to the many friends and acquaintances as he was one of the best known resi dents of that part of Cass county. The deceased is survived by the widow and two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Wadell of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Miss Clara, at home, as well as two bro thers, Frank and Omar Schlichte meier, of near Nehawka. VISITING IN SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ofe and daugh ter, Mrs. Richard Lind, of Omaha, Mrs. Henry Ofe, Sr., and Mrs. Wil liam Budig, mother of Mrs. W. H. Ofe, are enjoying a motor trip through the south. Cards received here from them stated that they are leaving Hot Springs, Arkansas, head ed for Vicksburg and Gulfport, Mississippi. They will motor along the coast country and enjoy the many beauty spots of the old south before returning home. SUFFERS FROM PNEUMONIA John H. Becker, of this city, a student at the University of Nebras ka, is at the Lincoln General hos pital, suffering from an attack of pneumonia with which he was taken down with several days ago. He is showing very good progress, how ever, and it is hoped that he may soon be able to resume his usual ac tivities. DEGREE OF HONOR CONVENTION From Thursday's Daily The district convention of the De gree of Honor opened this afternoon in the hall in the Eagles building, where a large group of visitors were present to register and start in on the business session of the order. This meeting includes Omaha, Ne braska City, Auburn, Falls City, Plattsmouth and the smaller towns along the Missouri river counties where there are lodges of the order. The convention will continue this evening and those who were unable to be present at the afternoon ses sion are urged to be present this evening. Top Premium Price for Roosters in Plattsmouth Merchants and Produce Dealers Co operating to Give Farmers a Most Enticing Market. Rooster-Booster days in Platts mouth this 3ear will bring to the poultry raisers of southeastern Ne braska a wonderful opportunity to cull their flocks and dispose of their roosters at a price well above that being quoted anywhere in the coun try. Full details of this featured event will ne found in Thursday's issue of the Journal. Instead of the customary method of having Rooster-Booster days bn Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, this year, the special buy ing days when the top premium price will prevail are to be Friday, Saturday and Monday, May 22, 23 and 25. In addition to the high cash price local produce dealers will be able to quote, there will be paid a two cent margin above the cash price, in trad ing scrip, redeemable at the twenty or more participating stores. This scrip will be issued in the customary small denominations, making it possible for poultry sellers to trade it out at various stores and in such amounts as they desire. Besides co-operating in the offer ing of this special price, local mer chants will also offer outstanding values from their regular and com plete stocks for these three days. It is not necessary, however, that the rooster scrip be all traded out until June 13th. In the Thursday issue of the Journal there will appear a large number of advertisements of special price inducements being made the buying public, so outstanding they should attract not only the atten tion of those holding rooster scrip, but the general buying public as well. Another deviation this year from the custom of past years, when the Rooster-Booster plan has been car ried out so successfully, is a new type of guessing contest, with each participating store offering a mer chandise prize to the person guess ing nearest the number of pounds of roosters in the largest load that will be sold here during these three days. Heretofore the guessing has been on the number of kernels of corn the respective roosters dispulayed would eat in a given time. Each store will maintain a register in which visitors to the store may record their guess, and the prizes will be awarded at the regular gift night ceremonies on Wednesday evening, May 27. A $2 trading scrip prize will be awarded to the person living the far thest distance from Plattsmouth (in this trade territory) who brings in five or more roosters to be disposed of during Rooster-Booster days. Also a 1 trading scrip prize to the one bringing the heaviest rooster. These two prizes will also be awarded at the gift night ceremonies Wednes day evening. May 27th. Full information, including the top premium price to be paid (both in cash and trading scrip) will be found in Thursday's Journal. Watch for it. The price will be so high there should not be a single rooster left in the barnyards of Cass county after next Monday night. From Friday's Daily Mrs. J. Howard Davis departed this morning for Lincoln where she will visit with relatives for a short time. Nehawka High School Holds Commencement Seventeen in Class That Graduated Wednesday Night Rev. A. V. Hunter Is Speaker. The community auditorrum was the scene of the commencement exer cises of the Nehawka high school on Wednesday evening when seventeen young men and women were given their diplomas. The processional "Jubilee March" was played by Miss Mildred Walker. Rev. George M. Carter offered a prayer, followed by the girls' sextet which sung "Allaha's Holiday." The speaker, Dr. A. V. Hunter of Nebraska Wesleyan, introduced by Supt. E. C. Stimbert, gave an inter esting address on "Building Found i tions." Pupils finishing the eighth grade were given recognition. A D. A. It. award, presented annually to the eighth grader having the highest av erage in American history, was given to Clara Marie Kruger. Scholarship awards went to Donald Engelkemeier (who al3o received the church school scholarship) with an average cf 95 per cent for four years' work and to Boyd Mayfield, with an average of 91 per cent. Kathleen Schaffer and Clifford O'Connor also had averages above 90 per cent. Miss Walker played a piano solo and J. H. Steffens, chairman of the board of education, presented the students with diplomas. Rev. George M. Carter gave the benediction. The auditorium was not large enough to accommodate the crowd which attended and many were turn ed away. Graduates were: Lowell C. Buch anan, Donald W. Engelkemeier, Hazel L. iGwilllams, Marion G. Hoback, Boyd A. MayCeld. Clifford. F. O'Con nor, George E. Poulos, Joseph I'. Puis, Ivan J. Hansen, Harold M. Rice, Donna Lorraine Ross, Elizabeth. Kathleen Schafer, Opal Jane Scho maker, Doris Marie Smith, La Verne C. Steffens, Barton B. Sutphin, Gar net Marie Waldo. DIES AT OMAHA Joseph Boyer, 14, a former resi dent of this city, died at Omaha Thursday as the result of an acci dent suffered some time ago. The boy was playing with some compan ions at hide and seek and had sought shelter on a concrete mixer and from which he fell, fracturing a leg. The boy was taken to the hospital, but gangrene developed and made neces sary the amputation of the leg. The lad was unable to stand the shock of, the ordeal and passed away. He is survived by the mother, Mrs. Maude Boyer, three brothers, Edrun, James and Raymond, all of Omaha. The father died some two years ago after the family had moved from here to Omaha. TO SPEAK AT LOUISVILLE Superintendent L. S. Devoe of the Platsmouth city schools, has been selected as the speaker at the memo rial day services to be held at Louis ville, on Saturday, May 30th. These services are held annually at River view cemetery in Louisville if the weather permits and brings large groups of the former residents there for the day. Mr. Devoe is a very able speaker and will give the people of Louis ville a fine address and filled with patriotic inspiration. Mr. Devoe is a former service man and member of the American Legion and has a deep appreciation of the day set aside to honor the nation's heroes. MRS. SCHIESSL ILL Mrs. Joseph Schiessl, one of the long time and highly respected resi dents of the city, has been quite gravely ill at her home on Oak street, suffering from what seems to be an attack of gallstones. She has suffered a great deal and "Wednesday her daughters, Mrs. Percy Dunn and Mrs"! Albert Janda, of Omaha were here with her and last evening another daughter, Mrs. Frank Sedlak, of Se dalia, Missouri, arrived to be with the mother. The many friendiJ ar trusting that she may soon be abl to show improvement.