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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1938.
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Costs Increase
the Past Year
Total Is 19,840,190, Eat Is Still
Eight Million Dollars Below
the 1S31 Figure.
All public schools in the state, with
a decrease in the number of school
atre children, u decrease in enroll
ment and daily attendance, except in
hisn schools, a decrease in number of
tor.ciiers, spent for all purposes $19,
S40.190.14 during the 1S3G school
year, an increase of $1,497,030.58.
State Superintendent Taylor's an
nual compilation of public school fi
nmces from 7,207 districts, a de
crease of seven districts since one
year ago, shows that including $2,
399,092 on hand at the beginning of
the j-ear total receipts for the year
were $22,992,727, compared with
$22,053,G43 the previous year. In
1931 receipts totaled $32501,011.'
Expenditures in 1931 totaled ?2S,
114.G1G as compared with $19,840,
190 this year.
Current expenses this year were
$17,175,354 compared with ?1G,329,
599 last year and $23,942,37S in
1931. The total expense of instruc
tion this year was ?12,134,S27, com
pared with 11,794,057 last year and
$17,000,000 sis year ago.
Capital outlay this year totaled $1,
3S4,GG4, compared with $573,565 the
previous year, which was the highest
since 1S31 when this item was $2,-
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Xew buildings and land3 and other
capital outlay of city and village
schools this year cost $1,221,406 and
for rural schools $127,197, compared
with a total of $470,771 for city and
village schools last year and $102,794
for rural schools.
Less for Debt Service.
Debt service as an item or expense
this year was $1,270,998 for city
and village and $19,805 for rural
schools, compared with $1,392,284 for
city and village and $21,452 for
raural districts last year.
The grand total receipts of schools
including balances on hand the first
of the year, $22,992,727, are made
up of $17,6G5,0C0 for city and village
and $5,327,606 for rural schools.
Tax receipts of schools for the year
totaled $14,612,142, compared with
$14,555,14S the previous year. ' This
year city and village schools derived
from taxes $11,004,864, and rural
schools received $2,575,240 from
taxes. In 1931 city and rural schools
received $22,000,000 of tax money.
Appointment of state funds to city
and village schools this year was
$572,029 and to rural schools $578,
11S. From allotment for vocational
education, city and village schools
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FUTTIIIG IT UP TO SANTA CLAUS
Betty Jane Schultz, Fred Bartow and Judge O'Connell
Her recent debut as a star of Chicago grand opera at the age of
15 so impressed critics that pretty Betty Jane Schultz has received,
contracts which insure her of $50,000 income for the corning year.
Newest offer came from a film company represented by Fred Bar
tow, background, whose contract was approved JjyJudgeO'Connell
of probate court, seated.
Dear Santa Claus, I crave your aid,
In delivering, if you can,
To a lone and lorn Nebraska maid
A handsome, bright young man.
The one I mostly have in mind
Must be loving, tender and true;
I've sought for long, but failed to find
Just the type of youth who'd do.
He must be heart-whole, city bred,
Fairly free from fault or vice;
A lad of spirit a shrewd, level
head
One with money would be real
nice.
I don't want a "sissj-," nor one too
bright,
Nor one altogether too green;
But a blend of the two would be
about right
A kind-a betwixt and between.
He mustn't swill highballs, nor
smoke cigarets,
Nor indulge in swear word3 or
low slang
Nci be sporty enough to "b.Oit" fool
ish bets.
Nor be out late o nights with
"the gang."
Now Santa, I trust that this plea
will be read
And replace any former laid plan;
If you can't fill the order, just send
instead
Anything in the shape of a man.
I know that I ought to sign this
with my name
But that would be most ill-advised
For there's so many girls here whose
manner are the same,
That your error would not be advertised.
alone derived $15S,205. City and vil
lage schools received $1,S9G,523 from
tuition .and rural schools received
$19,153 from" the same source. City
and village schools received $119,279
from state general fund appropria
tions and rurals received $35,270.
Teachers and Wages.
The total number or class room
teachers in the schools is now 12,
9S9, compared with 13.S52 last year,
a decrease of 863. The average year
ly salary of men teachers In city and
village schools dropped the past year
from $1,4S3.33 to $1,433.50; women
increased a few cents, from $957.47
to $9 57.69; rural men increased from
$473.93 to $497.27. Rural women
increased from $462. 4G to $467.93.
The number of men teachers in
cities and villages increased from
1,518 to 1,652; women from 6,037 to
ped from 6,133 to 5,958, and the num.
from 375 to 335; women from 5,922
to 5,901.
While there are nine more school
districts than before, the number of
school houses increased from 7,553 to
7,559, but the record shows that 50
new buildings were built during the
year.
The number of one room rural
schools increased from 6,036 to 6,051.
The number of all rural schools drop
ped from 6,123 to 5,95S, and the num
ber of teachers in rural schools de
creased from 6,297 to 6,236.
The number of normal training
high schools, public and private,
dropped from 207 to 189, and the
number of students enrolled in nor
mal training courses dropped from
3,S46 to 3,566.
School children of school age in
the state, from 5 to 21 years, drop
ped from 415,834 to 405,508. The
average daily attendance at all
schools dropped from 274,372 to
265,630. Total enrollment in the
state dropped from 312,355 to 307,
975. '
In public high schools, accredited
and nonaccredited, the enrollment in
creased from 76,277 to 7S.552, and
in accredited high schools from 72,
S53 to 77,539.
WHAT DEPRESSION COST
"Washington, Dec. 22. An inter
national labor office study estimates
the world depression from 1930 to
1934 cost at least 149 billion dol
lars. This is more than seven times
as much money as there is in the
United States. "A fateful figure equal
to the total "cost of the World war,"
said Wladimir Woytinsky, author of
the study.
Want ads secure prompt return
of lost articles.
Harry Stutt of Avoca was a visi
tor in Nehawka last Monday, looking
after seme business matters.
Clarence Hansen was called to Om
aha Tuesday of this week to look
after some business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Marius Nielson were
guests of friends for the day on
Christmas at Avoca, their old time
home.
Thomas Mason, the mail carrier,
hrs been very busy during the after
noons in delivering wood to Union,
Nebraska City and Plattsmouth.
Dick Chriswisser was in Platts
mouth last Sunday visiting his moth
er. Mrs. Martha Chriswisser, return
ing to Nehawka Monday morning.
Glen Rutkge, publisher of the Ne
hawka Enterprise was in l'latts
mouth last Monday looking after
some business matters for a short
time.
Glen Whiteman, making his heme
near Lor ton was looking after some
business matters in Nehawka last
Monday, also visiting with his many
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buchols of
Avoca, were visiting for the day last
Sunday at the home of the parents
of Mrs. Bucholds. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Kruger.
Bobbie McDonald and wife were
enjoying a visit at Manley for the
day Christmas, guests at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
B. McDonald.
Lyle Kruger and son Lawrence
are chopping wood at the home of
Nelson Berger, thus defeating the
present dull spell since the closing
down of the stone quarries.
John Johnson of Weeping Water,
who has been engaged in the black
smith business for a number of years
but who sold his shoT, was a visitor
in Nehawka Monday of this week.--
Mrs. Albertina Ost was hostess on
Christmas day at her home and had
as her guests for the occasion her
son, W. A. Ost and family as well
as Andrew Anderson and family of
Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. George Buchols who
injured one of his hands recently,
has not been able to work on that
account and with the wife is spend
ing the present week with relatives
in Avoca.
James McVey and family are spend
ing Christmas at the home of the
parents of Mrs. McVey near Avoca,
where they are having the members
of the Neumeister family for a Christ
mas gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Yerner Lundberg en
tertained at their home in Nehawka
on Christmas and had as their guests
the members of the family of both
Mr. and Mrs. Lundberg, where an
excellent time was enjoyed by all.
Frank Trotter, who has not been
feeling the best for the past week
wa.3 able to be about- and visiting
with his friends down town Monday
of this week. His many friends are
hoping he will soon be enjoying his
usual health. '
The family of John Yeiser of Om
aha were expecting to visit with Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Sturm on Christmas
day and celebrate with them but
the sickness of both Jack and Andy
Yeiser prevented their coming, so the
celebration was off.
Jacob Yvessell was entertaining
the entire family "at the home on
the farm on Christmas day, having
all the children and the families
there for the occasion which was a
very fine crowd and a very happy oc
casion with one of the very best of
dinners.
Among those-atteuding school else
where, home for the holidays are Ber
nell Adams, who is attending the
st?te university, Laverne Steffens who
attends Doane college at Crete and
Robert and Eilis Schlictmeier who
are students at V"esleyan University
at Lincoln.
Hakes Change in Business.
Harvey Falkhurst who was loz
merly in business in Union, disposed
of hi3 business and interests here to f
Wm. Fernfrock of Syracuse who came
here and took charge of the busi
ness which was a liquor store and
attempted to conduct the business on
the permit given to Mr. Falkhurst,
hut was forbidden by the law. The
placa was locked up pending obtain
ing the proper permit.
Bessie Wiemer of Greenwood is here
caring for the children during the
time Mrs. Krecklow is in the hospital.
Celebrated Fiftieth Birthday.
Mrs. George C. Sheldon on last Fri
day surprised her husband by giving
a Christmas birthday surprise party
for him, having -a large number of
his friends present for the celebra
tion of the passing of his 50th birth
day anniversary. The friends made a
merry evening and when departing
extended the wish for many many
more such happy occasions.
Interesting Program Sunday Evening
At the Methodist church in Ne
hawka was held last Sunday evening
a very fine program which was con
ducted by the ladies of the church
and was a general mixed program
with plenty of mirth and wit and as
well much substantial entertainment
consisting cf songs, readings and
plays. Rev. Wm. Lenker, pastor of
the church, reviewed the book, "The
Fourth Wiseman" which was a most
interesting portion of the evening's
entertainment.
Visited Here for Day.
Miss Bessie Tucker who is a
teacher in a college at Norwalk, 111.,
while on her way to Holbrook, Neb.,
to spend the Christmas season with
her mother, stopped in Nehawka for
a week end visit with her cousin,
Mrs. J. H. Steffens nee Doris Magney,
spending Sunday here and departing
for the west Monday morning.
Beard of Directors Meet.
The board of directors of the Ne-hawk-a
Farmers Oil company met at
the office of the company with Man
ager R. C. Pollard on Monday after
noon of this week when they listened
to the reports of the manager as to
the amount of business done the past
year and also allotted the dividends
which they were able to declare.
Plattsmouth mercnants will as
sist you In stretching your Christ
mas gift money by giving you real
bargains.
Entertained for Christmas.
r.Ir. and Mrs. Henry Wessell were
host and hostess on ThursdaV of this
week, entertaining for Christmas
with a very fine dinner and had as
their guests for the occasion Carl
Wessell and family of Nehawka and
Arno Vessell and family of Des
Moines, Iowa.
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RISTMAS GREETINGS
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are best expressed in words of appreciation of the con
tinued courage, confidence and co-operation of loyal mem
bers and friends of the Building, Savings and Loan Plan.
Hoves to Plattsmouth.
On last Saturday Wm. Senf who
has been making his home in Ne
hawka for some time since he left
the farm last Saturday moved to
Plattsmouth where he expects to
make his home in the future. Fred
Miller with his truck moved the
goods of L. M. McVey to the place
just vacated by Mr. Senf. Mr. McVey
will expect to make his home there
until spring when he will move on
a farm north of town.
TIrs. Krecklow Still Poorly.
Mrs. J. J. Krecklow who was taken
to the hospital in Omaha for treat
ment and an operation some time ago
is still at the institution, although
somewhat improved. Her sister, Mrs.
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Marshall Pitzer - John H. Petring - E. J. von Gillern
Oliver Stevenson - J. C. Thygeson
John Pfann Frank B. Hall Wm. G. Uttcrback Arthur Sweet
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and take this opportunity to thank
you most heartily and to extend
our greetings for your happiness.
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Henry Horn
Vice President
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Cashier
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