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Nehr. State Historical Scaicty am VOL. NO. Lm PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1937. NO. 13 Supt. L. S. Devoe Outlines Plans for Graduation E. J. Doody Tells of "All-in-One" Manufacture; Herman Burgi, Jr., Also Speaker at C. of C. From Thursday's Dally L. S. Devoe, superintendent of the Plattsmouth schools, spoke before the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce this noon on the schools. In his talk he told of the problem that every high school is facing at the present time the granting of the diploma to students who are not capable of doing college work. Compulsory at tendance has placed in the schools a group of young people who benefit greatly by the training yet are not capable of a certification for college entrance. As a solution Mr. Devoe suggested differentiated diplomas, one type to be given to those who go to college; another which will signify simply graduation, implying a certain amount of proficiency; and a third, simply a certificate of attendance. Mr. Devoe also stated that the ex penditure for this year was $47,000 with an enrollment of approximately 1000 pupils. This means an expen diture of 27c per pupil per day. He also stated that this year's gradu ating class has an enrollment of 85 which is the largest in the history of the school. Its nearest rival was the class of 1934 with 6G graduates. All bonds will be paid off by August 1. 1937, Mr. Devoe an nounced.. The bonded indebtedness was $05,000 and the amount paid for interest amounted to ? 65,000. Mill j lew for the current year was lo.Sj and the valuation of the district stands at $2.0S5,000. The superin tendent also announced that the sal aries paid in the school in 1926 amount to $50,000. This year they totaled $32,205. Salaries offered to the Etaff of 32 teachers who were re elected this week will total $33,205 for next year. Mr. Devoe also paid tribute to local business persons who have assisted the school in transportation of stu dents to different contests and bas ketball games, especially to Mr. and Mrs. Pete Carr. E. J. Dooddy, who has recently es tablished a manufacturing establish ment for the "All-in-One" tractor sweep and haystacker in this city ex plained his machine and its oper ation to the men. He stated that it has been used during the past seven years in South Dakota and "Wyoming but was first commercialized last year. Mr. Doody has 40 machines under construction with 25 set up at the present time. He stated that i he planned to stay in Plattsmouth as j tne overneaa is smaner nere man in . . , . , i a larger city and he enjoys the Platts mouth community. Mr. Doody was introduced by L. O. Minor. Herman Burgi, Jr., of Portland, Maine, was also a visitor at the club. He spoke optimistically for the out look for the central west and said that one good crop would mean three good years of business for this sec tion. L. S. Devoe announced April S as the tentative date for the "Happy Hundred"' banquet. The theme of the banquet will be "In the Interest of Good Government." A number of the state legislators will be on the speaking program. The banquet will be held in the American Legion building. A number of announcements were made which pointed to the opening of brighter days for Plattsmouth. The Farney construction company started work on the river this morn- insr. Barces were seen beine rvushed .i . ,. T. up the river by the Kansas City Bridge company. Announcement was made of a shortage of proficient stenographers at the re-employment office. The railroad has put on an extra train to carry gravel between Pacific Junction, Gibson, and Platts mouth. SHOWS IMPROVEMENT The reports from Omaha are to the offnnt lll'lt TIonT-l- TItotm t. 1, s - . v mill i "i - uliu; . iixi in, iiu i-j L LI ),k,i ,mH,T-n(. . 1.-'. .--iik..i w.iv. . cwiii 11 ciiiiiciii Safins tile ivii y 1 1 tx jis iiicx iiaiui niLj o fcw nnme better. Mr TlmTr. to ctm rorv'ri,iroitr if Kohmstn tnrnnrrnw at very weak from the loss of blood and it v. lll be some time before he will be able to return home. UNDERGOES APPENDECTOMY From Saturday's Dally John Nottleman, Jr., of near this city, a student at the University of Nebraska, was operated on last eve ning at 10 o'clock at the Bryan Memorial hospital at Lincoln. The young man developed an acute : attack of appendicitis Friday and) Organized for the when operated on it was found that j Ensuing Year. the appendix had been ruptured. j John Nottleman, Sr., father of the i From Thursday's Daily youth was called but at the time he j Circle membership was announced was on an island in the Missouri river j at the joint meeting of the circles of just east of his farm at Rock Bluffs j the Presbyterian Federation yester and it was impossible to get a boat .day afternoon and selection of ofi'i- out to him. It was not until thisjcers was made. Reports for the eir morning that he could be brought totle3 of last year showed that all had the mainland and hurried on to Lin- raised over their Quota. coin. Creamery Co. Holds Election of Officers W. F. Nolte Is Re-elected as Presi-. dent of Organization and H. L. Gaver Named Secretary. W W. F. Nolte was re-elected presi-! dent of the creamery company at the meeting Tuesday at the creamery, i W. F. Nolting w ill act in the ca-) pacity of vice president; K. L. Gayer, I secretary; and E. II. Spangler, treas urer. This was the first board meeting for a number of years in which a balance was announced in the bank. With the debt paid on the co-operative enterprise, the investors are looking forward to a good year with ; bright prospects of dividends at its j end. An increase is also expected in j business as dividends paid to the i stockholders will depend upon their j own patronage of the business. Plans were made for the repair and i building of sidewalks in front of the storehouse on East -Main street. The officers selected in the meet ing this week are the same men who started as officers with the charter- ing of the company. They went! tv.-rmci, tho cnr hnd n pk i and hard times. Now they will be able to have a little of the glory of ; the up-swing. MAKES APPOINTMENT W. B Banning, director of the; state department of agriculture and inspection, announces the appo:nt- T. , . ment of Raymond C. Kinch as seed ! analvst in ehartre of the seed testing , - .l . . i,v. . ii. i ... . . , , ,. ,.F . Kmch is particularly well qualified for this position, having been raised on a Nebraska farm and educated at the University of Nebraska, college! of agriculture, where he specialized 111 LUCCLUUT UL CrUS UUU tLIillll L1UU3. ; v.n . . ,j ,-, ,3 .. .1 : - He has assisted in the state seed ; laboratory for several years, and was ; a member of one of the champion I grain judging teams from this state during his undergraduate course, later becoming a research assistant in!Cole of this city arriVed here Thurs the department of agronomy. Forhisday morning and was taken to the master's degree he worked out a ; Sattler funeral home where services problem in the control of bindweed j were hplf, Thrsi1av afternoon at 2 under the supervision of Dr. F. D. Keim- With this training he will be able to render valuable assistance to the farming interests of Nebraska in the control and eradication of weeds and in improving the quality of agricul tural seeds offered for sale for seed ing purposes in this state. DEATH OF S. D. FLTCHHORN From Friday's Daily S. D. Fitchhorn, SO, one of the early residents of East Rock Bluffs, died this noon at the farm home south of this city. Mr. Fitchhorn has . ... not "been in the best of health for several years but has been able to be around the greater part of the time. He is survived by three sons and two daughters, the wife and a son, Glen, preceding him in detth. TO BE INITIATED From Saturday's Dally Robert Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. i -t 1Ti.11 trill fvifl.oiafl intn' Vjr trOl t. lldll, t ill tuiiiaiu J . . .. " . ..ion I kj llltilin iilUoir llllt? wtftrlv triiu uci t . noiniijj .... i .. Tr o: o tho't-: in? nart in tv, f i :!-m j -m- tt t" Poni-or mmntJ the service which is being held at j the house. Mr. and Mrs. Hall visited their son in Lincoln last week-end. Presbyterian Federation Has an Election The Several Circles of the Federation j Mrs. Glen Vallery was named : i chairman of circle 1. Mrs. Dow Arm-i strong i3 vice-chairman and Mrs. !P. Y. McFetridge. secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom was chosen as j missionary chairman. I Circle 2 chose Mrs. V. W. Terry i ' as chairman. Mrs. Carl Ofe is secre tary; Mrs. "William Schmidtman. Jr., treasurer; and Mrs. Wiley Sigler, missionary cnairman. j Irs- Herman Tiekotter will serve 'during the coming year as chairman :of circle 3. Mrs. Philip Kehne will! assist her as vice-chairman. Mrs. j E. C. Giles was elected secretary and i Mrs. Stephen "Wiles, treasurer. Mrs. : L. D. Hiatt will serve as missionary ; chairman with Mrs. Searl Davis as- sisting. i outdoor toilets to be sold to the pub- Circle No. 4 did not elect perman-jijC ent officers yesterday afternoon. The buildings will be of approved Circle 5 named Mrs. Luke Wiles j federal design, sanitary in every re chairman and Mrs. D. S. Sumner. : Spect, with a concrete base and iron vice-chairman. Mrs. Clyde Graves is:roof. A pit is provided underneath, secretary and Mrs. Paul Vandervoort, j This project is new in Nebraska treasurer. Mrs. II. A. Schneider w as chosen as missionary chairman, Yearbook committees were named and will meet during tne next week to make plans for circle hostesses for the coming year. Each circle has approximately 40 members, VISIT NEHAWXA LODGE i Wednesday evening Raymond C. ook. uepuij giauu ium.wu A. P. & A. M. of Nebraska, was a visi t or at Nehawka to inspect the Masonic lodge of that place, of w hich , Charles Adams is the master. ! j -ur- OOK n.iuuipamu iu Ihawka bv a crrouo of the Plattsmouth i ! Masons comprising Carl J. Schneider,: W. A. Bennett, J. R. Reeder ana : T?olVi WtirtoiTi There were a number from Ne- ibraska City also in attendance at the; meeting Nehawka lodge No. 24C, is the first lodge in me county 10 it-i-tue iuvh , re in the county to receive their certificate of proficiency, the onicers ... show ins a very high standard in their I - i j i 1,,. won: anu wnicn was coommeuueu u; ! Mr. Cook after the inspection. The evening was closed by the j serving of refreshments by the lodge rommittp LAID TO LAST REST j The body of Mrs F- E Woodward, i nf Minneapolis formerlv Miss Lillian i 0'ciocij Dr. K. G. McClusxy of the First j Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Woodward had been a member in her residence here, conducted the services bringing words of comfort to the be- reaved family and friends. During the services Frank A. Cloidt gave two of the loved hymns, "Lead Kindly Light" and "Abide With Me," Mrs. J. R. Reeder playing the accompaniment. The interment was in the family plot at Oak Hill cemetery. The pall bearers were selected frotn!and fell at schooi yesterday noon. He:besIde8 her husband, a son, Earl Cly among the old friends, they being ; received a painful sprain in his neck, j m Greenwood; stepdaughter, Mrs. fc.. A. wurl, William A. Robertson, oamcs u. uuzy, seari &. uavis. ur.sreat deai 0f pain today and it Willi T Pll W 1 . J TtT J 1 1 ? . 1 .Ml ... . . I x. -uu.uua3 uuu vwuiam acnmiai- man, Jr. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express to our many old friends and neighbors our deep est appreciation of the many acts of kindness and words of svmnathv ; given us in the time of our bereave mnnt Wo nlcn ll-ioVi 1, 1- .1 . . 3 i'" ... t,iir luuciai &t:i itc 1 and for the eifts nf honntifni flnn-oi-o j These kindnesses will long be remem- bered. A. P. Chriswisser, Lester Chriswisser, Herbert Chriswisser. BEFUTY HAS WRECK Deputy Sheriff Cass Sylvester had a very fortunate escape from serious injury Friday afternoon while re turning from Eagle where he had been serving some papers. The deputy was driving east on ; highway No. 24, five miles east of Eagle when the accident occurred. The wind was blowing the snow and the paving slick and hard to travel when the car suddenly skidded against the shoulder of the paving and was overturned. AS tne car siai iru iw ium I Mr Sylvester turned off the switch : to prevent a fire. j The car was damaged to quite an : extent but the deputy scaped with! onv a slight cut on the right leg. ; Sanitation Project Latest WPA Offering! . i? r j ' UOnStrucuon ui uuiuwi .iimcta iui Sale to the Public Is Being; Started Here. . The ambition of the country plumber is near realization in the latest WPA project that is being launched in Cass county, this being a sanitation project, the construction of but hits been in operation in a num ber of states including our neighhor- ing state of Iowa. More than 1,000. 000 nf these outbuildings have been overu. constructed bv the federal ment. The buildings will be constructed in a room secured by the county near the Iverson blacksmith shop on Pearl street and the work will be under the supervision of Ed W. Thimgan. One of the buildings will be dis- plaved at the yard of the Richey 1 Lumber &c Coal company on DUln : Fourth street as soon as completed. Anvone, private individuals. sci10ois. filling stations, or others may; ....... .... ,, ui obtain buildings by making applica-i ion to the WPA. Only the cost of'art'and Jack Cole material, which ranged from $21 to $25 in other counties, must be paid. j by the purchase The labor is fur- nisneu uy me i .-v. i .1 T-l - Til HONOR RECENT BRIDE Mrs. -Lorin Otto, formerly Miss j rwi w-ns honor truest Thurs- , dpiisrhtful miscellaneous shower, held at the pleasant country home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ferrie, west of this city. The St. Patrick's day motif was carried out in the eoler scheme of green and white and made a lovely touch to the event. The St. Patrick's day theme was also found in the shamrock ice cream served with the refreshments. The afternoon was spent in writ ing recipies that were presented to the guest of honor, this pastime being much enjoyed by all of the group. Mrs. Otto was presented with a large number of beautiful gifts that will serve as remembrances of the friends in her new home. Mrs. Ferrie was assisted by Mrs. Milton Munsie. ROBERT TRAUDT INJURED From Friday's Danv Robert Traudt, twelve-year-old con of Mrs zella Traudt, was injured auite seriously when he was tripped j x-ray showed no fracture. He is in a be necessary for mm to remain, quiet for several days. He 13 a student of the sixth grade in the Central build ing. VISITING IN CITY From Friday's DatlV Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Becker of Chi - ! caeo. arrived last evening to enjoy . 1 ' 1. .1 in t ; i t rr tr- i t V .ii . cinu .uia. 11. w--nLi, i... . ! xt nor'-cr n3 well other rela- tives and friends. They were met at Omaha last evening by Mr. and Mrs. John Sattler, Jr. Plattsmouth Debate Team in Lincoln Tourney High School Students to Compete for District Honors in Class A To day and Tomorrow. From Friday's Daily Harriett Case, John Bestor and Robert Woest. Plattsmouth high : i school debate team, with their coach. ?"o W. Price, left this morning for Lincoln win re they will participate in the district high school debate i tourney. The group expects to re imain in Lincoln tonight, j Plattsmouth's team has made a nice showing in several tourneys held in various colleges and against a j number of individual towns. Hopes j;-.re held for an equally good record I in the district tourney. Debaters from 14 Nebraska high 'schools will gather on the University rf Nebraska campus Friday and Sat- urday for the COth annual Lincoln . .,,1 iliisuui HIS" sunooi utuaiB luuiiia- ment. The towiTs represented this year include Auburn, Aurora, Bea trice, Fremont. Geneva, Lincoln, Ne braska City, Plattsmouth, Stroms burg, and Tecumseh in class A, and Avoca, DeWitt. Holmesville and Western in class B. Class C debates are scheduled to get under way Friday at 12:45 o'clock in Andrews hall, while speak frorn the A group are tentatively scheduled to start at 2 p. m. Contests will be held in Social Science build ing and in Andrews hall. The question is: Resolved, that all electric utilities should be govern mentally owned and operated. Finals for class B will probably ,be held Friday evening. Following l are the debaters and coaches: Debaters. Auburn: Bert Smith. James Lee Armstrong. .TauL Rhodes. - . Aurora: Ted Frazier, Gerald Brad bury, Wayne Eurich, Dale Anderson, and Phil Weber. Beatrice: Robert Sherwood. Robert , Brewster. Fred rentier. ! Fremont: Max Brittner Betty Jo xi-h Edith Sic Mildred Mendenhall, :anci Alice Reed. j Geneva: Blaine Sloan and Hugh hkihs. Lincoln Edgar Graham, Wendell Basye. Trudelle Downer, Jack Stew- Nebraska City Marie Halverson James Felthauser, Norman Flau, Har- i old Hawiey. Thnnmsnn. Keith Rogers. Bob 1 ! Plattsmouth: Harriett Case, jonn ' Bestor, Robert Woest. ! Stromsburg: Elving Anderson, ! Margrette Smithberg. ! Tecumseh: Mary Hurst, Walter Kiechel. Auburn: Aurora : Beatrice: Fremont Geneva : Lincoln : A. J. Nebelsick. Miss Gwen Thompson. R. B. Thornton. : Kenneth Burkholder. Howard W. Hamilton. Gerald A. Kvasnicka. Nebraska City William F. Daven- port. Plattsmouth: Milo W. Price. Stromsburg: Lillian M. Fisher. Tecumseh: L. R. Richards. MRS. R. E. COLEMAN DIES Mrs. Victwair Coleman, 7S, wife of R. E. Coleman, a veteran of the Civil war, died Wednesday morning. Mrs. Coleman, who lived at 2230 St. Marv's ave.. Lincoln, had been a i resident of Lincoln for the past 18 ! years. She had lived in Nebraska 60 years, the bulk of that time in Green wood. Mrs. Coleman was a member of the Christian church at Greenwood, and of the Daughters of Union Veterans. She was born at Washington, Ill went to Iowa with her parents when a. eirl. and came to iseorasKa 11.0m thp neie-hborinc state. She leaves, j Cora rarmentar, Lincoln; stepson, A p Coleman, Walthill; and a Grandson in New York City. HAVE A FINE DANCE Wednesday afternoon the students of the high school held a very fine dance at the school gym following - ! the close of school. One hunarea n c v,Q hitrh : ten students 11 U 111 P t - c r V. r 1 l.iocctc O 1 1 n (1 L fl thp f 1 .1 n C O . a, iiu-. i vil.. T,a mncif wns furnished bv t he j . ... i orchestra under the direction of : Peter Gradoville and whieh nroved j a very popular young people. feature with the FILES AS CANDIDATE A petition was filed Wednesday afternoon in the office of City Clerk Albert Olson, asking that the name & Fred II. Vincent be placed on the allot for the city election as a can didate for councilman from the fourth ward. The entrance of Mi. Vincent into the race makes a three way contest for the position in the council. Coun cilman C. A. Johnson was renomin ated bv the democrats and O. E. Finneyfrock by the republicans at the recent city conventions. Mr. Vincent has been the demo- cratic candidate at the two preceding elections for councilman and was de- feated in 1935 by C. D. Palmer in 192G by John E. Schutz. and Co. Treasurer to Follow Hay cock Tax Bill Will Prepare to Accept Payment of Delinquent Taxes with Back Interest Eliminated. County Treasurer John E. Turner is preparing to follow out the provi sions of the new Haycock delinquent j tax law which was passed by the legislature and signed Friday " by ! Governor Cochran, the measure i carrying the emergency clause and is; now effective. i The new law provides that all back interest of delinquent taxes will be stricken off up to the date of March unusual display of 7 5 birds and ani 19, 1937, when the taxes will com- mals made b" members, or th Junior mence to draw interest at the rate department of the Flora dell Garden of seven per cent. The treasurer is hopeful that the new law will enable many to pay up ! their taxes under the advantages j now offered and to do so at once in order that they may escape the new interest penalty. While some treasurers have urged ) that the state treasurer's association make a test case to determine the constitutionality of the law, Mr. Turner feels that the organization will not take any action and follow the law- until some court action or ruling is made. i HAVE A FINE TRIP Mr. and Mrs. James Rebal return ed Wednesday afternoon from a visit of the past two months on the vest coast with their son, Edward, at Montebello and Fred at Santa Monica, California, and their fam ilies. j They were able to see a great deal J of the coast country and to meet I manv old time friends from Nebras ka who are now living in the var ious communities along the coast. They visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Schulhof. Jr., and with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Schulhof and while there were called upon by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Will and daughter. They also had a very pleasant virit with Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Egenberger at Long Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Rebal were also pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Forbes and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ed wards, who are living not far from the store of Fred Rebal in Santa Monica. The Plattsmouth visitors to the coast were much impressed with the country and return as real boo ers for the west coast. HAVE A FINE SON Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gansemer, of near Murray are the proud parents of a fine ten and a half pound son, born Tuesday. The young man has been christened Howard Alfred and with the mother is doing very nicely. jThis is the first son and has brought a great deal of pleasure to the sisters The babe is grandson of Mr. and Mrs Alfred Gansemer of Murray and Mrs Bessie Bourne of this city. UNDERGOES OPERATION 1 Mrs. George Stoehr, of near Cedar j Creek, was operated on Friday at the; i Tmmnnuel hosnital at Omaha. Mrs. S t O O h T haS been a sufferer from, . I goit er and which was removed by t he ; operation. She was reported as rally ing nicely from the operation ana ao ing just as wen as possiDie unaer the circumstances. ... . Plan for Yard and Garden Con test This Summer 'Plans are Discussed Toward Making j the Coming Year One of Interest ! for Members of Club. From Thursday's Iai!y A. II. Duxbury discussed plans for the Yard and Garden contest at th meeting of the Plattsmouth Gardvti iclub in the Hotel Plattsmouth dining room last evening. Mr. Duxbury is chairman of the committer in charge. A. L. Tidd. chairman of the Spring j Flower Show, made a report of pro gress in appointment of committers, 'campaigns were discussed for men jbership and for keeping Plattsmouth j streets clean. Joe Lapidus has given ! the club permission in hold the monthly meetings in the dining hail. a privilege wnicn is gr-aiiy appre ciated by the members. Reports were given of the District Flower club meeting which was Inhl in Omaha. Miss Sophia Kraeger tcld of the displays made at the Short Course in Gardening. These includ ed scrap books, pictures, etc. Mrs. L. W. Egenberger told of the Plattsmouth display at the meet ir pa Wiles described the flow er arrange ments made by the vyi ous clubs and 1 nenieman '' "u description of the prize winning flcv- r T" rr -t i . . 1 er display. Mrs. George Mann described an '.club of Florence. These figures were i made entirely of seeds. Gouds were discussed bv Mrs. V. C. Wright. She had a tray of gourds for display and told hov.- they were raised. In the absence of Mrs. E. H. Wescott, president. Mrs. J. M. Rob erts presided. A piano solo was given by Miss Kruger. . . . . DEATH OF E02EXT EEAL From Saturday's Daily The community was profoundly shocked this noon by the message of the death of Robert Ileal. 14, which occurred late this morning at an J Omaha hospital where has has b-ca j under medical care for the pas; t n I days. j Several days ago his condition grew 'worse and verv little hope had l-n felt for his recovery altho all possible had been done to re-tore him from his sinking condition. He is survived by his parent-.. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Wiles, his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Noble and M. M. Deal of this city, as w 11 as his stepsister. Florence Wiles ai;d several aunts and uncles. His father, Clarence Beal, pr . t ded him i:i death. The mother has been at th hos pital since Robert was taken there and has been joined by other mem bers of the family to assist i:i a::y way possible in his c;.re. The svmpathv of the entire com- Imunity will be extended to the be reaved family and especially to the sorrowing mother. I IRE-NUPTIAL DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Sherman W. Cole t- i entertained Friday evening at thc-ir ' pleasant country home near Mynatd. iin honor of their son. Willis, and Mis Esther Carlson of Louisville, whose marriage will occur in April. Spring and the Easter season fur nished the theme of the decorative plan for the 7 o'clock dinner, flowers being used extensively in the set tings. Sixteen guests were present to en joy the delightful eent that had been arranged for the young people. SCOUT PATROL REORGANIZES i From Friday's Duily J A reorganization meeting of oti'- '.of the patrols of the Plattsmouth Boy Scouts was held at the Junius Mauzy home last evening. The 1 a- trol adopted the name of the ' :ag i patrol. James Mauzy, Jr., was chos'-n t as pa t rol 1 ead er. , - - Games followed the business meet. - i ing. lieiresnmenis carrjii: m . . . .I i f ... easier meiii ne i-niru l ......... Mauzy.