Kcbr. State Historical Society vol. no. mi PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1937. NO. 93 4-H Clubbers Feeding Many Baby Beeves Looking Forward to Marketing and Showing;, Some Thirty Members Now Feeding; Beeves. Looking forward to marketing: and showing choice beeves next fall, about thirty Cass county 4-H club members now have 7G baby beeves on feed. Most of the animals are go ing into the feedlots weighing from .10 0 to 400 pounds. Sixty-three of these calves were purchased direct from Cherry county ranches. The oth ers were bought in Omaha or locally. Farm boys enrolled in the 4-H baby beef feeding now include: Clyde Althouse, Cleo Bergman, Marion Wulf, Myrl and Harlan Kimz, James and Stuart Mills. Nagel Bricker, Ver non, Warren, Donald and Naomi Kikli, Erwin Schlaphoff. Robert Wag oner, Robert Schneider, Paul Eve land. Harold Domingo, James, Kath leen and Ruth Schafer, Robert and Arthur Poliard, Lyman Rehmeier, Robert Nickles. Reginald Jorgensen, Raymond and Oscar Brandt. Most all of these members have sufficient feed to finish their calves which is a different situation than they had last year. The members are not expecting such high prices as they received for their calves last year however. Cheaper feed will make for more economical gains and they can receive considerable less at market time and still have a profit able feeding project. Most of the calves are being start ed on alfalfa and ensilage, with one and a half pounds daily of protein supplement such as cottonseed meal, soybean or linseed meal or a mixture of them. The early grain ration is composed of about half oats with ground ear corn or barley or a mix ture of them. Many times club members have been disappointed when calves on a full ration of corn during winter months failed to feed as well during summer months. Most feeders feel that if the animals are fed too gen erously and reach too high a state of finish during the winter that they will little mere than hold their own during the summer. The members probably have the best quality calves they have ever had to start with. These calves should make a good accounting of themselves next fall. HOME' FOR THE HOLIDAYS From Thursday's Dally James M. Robertson. II, midship man at the U. S. naval academy at Annapolis, Maryland, arrives home this evening for the Christmas holi days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Robertson as weli as other relatives and friends. This i the first visit home since last summer for Midshipman Robert sou and will afford the opportunity of all of the members of the family being present for the Christmas holi days. LEAVING FOR TEXAS From Friday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Don C. York and sons, RanJall and Joe, are leaving today for a motor trip to the south and will stop in Oklahoma for a visit with their eldest son, Don Frecsc York. They expect to continue on to the Rio Grand valley of Texas where they made their home for a number of years and will visit rela tives and friends at Brownville. AN APPRECIATION To our many dear friends and neighbors we wish to express our most sincere appreciation of their acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy in our bereavement at the loss of our daughter and sister. These will always be a tender mem ory, to us all. MRS. ANNA ZITKA Brothers and Sisters. TO SPEND HOLIDAY HERE From Friday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Shaffer and small daughter from Des Moines are expected to arrive this afternoon to spend the holiday with the par ents of Mrs. Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs. James Bulin. ATTEND GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Schneider and Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt were at Alvo Thursday evening to attend the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Boyles, long time residents of that section of Cass county. The event was largely attended by the old friends of this prominent couple and they received many greet ing and remembrances of the happy occasion. 1 During the evening Dale Ganz, grandson of the honored couple, gave several vocal numbers appropriate to the occasion and in honor of the grandparents. Mr. Boyles is the president of the Bank of Alvo and one of the best known residents of Cass county. File Complaint Under Itinerant erchants Law Earl Young of Lancaster County Has Complaint Filed Against Him Under New Law. From Thursday's Daily The first complaint to be filed in Cass county under the new- itinerant merchants law, passed by the last legislature, was made today in the county court and against Earl Young, of Lancaster county. The complaint sets forth that the defendant has been engaged in buy ing corn from the residents of Union and southern Cass county and with out the required license to do busi ness or the supplying of the bond that is required by law. j The law provides that in event of ! conviction a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100 may be assessed. SUFFERS SEVERE ACCIDENT From Friday's Dally H. A. Schneider, president of the Plattsmouth State bank, was a vie-' time of the icy weather last evening shortly before G o'clock while en route home from the bank. He was crossing the intersection at Sixth and Vine streets when he was struck by a car driven by An drew Snyder, the slippery condition of the street making it difficult to J ! control the car and which struck Mr. j Schneider with sufficient force to; knock him down and he rolled on the icy surface of the street several j feet. j One wrist and hand was scratched and the wrist fractured while one leg was scratched ana ormseu. He was able to proceed on home and this morning was on duty at the bank but bearing the effects of the injury. GOES TO HOSPITAL From Thursday's Daily Frank R. Gobelman was at Lin coln today, accompanying his brother-in-law. Ivan Hiatt of Sidney. Ia.. to the U. S. Veterans' hospital. Mr. Hiatt has suffered from tubercular trouble since his war service, being discharged from service on this ac count. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Gobelman are expecting to leave Friday for De corah, Iowa, where they will visit for the Christmas season at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Fritchen, the lat ter a sister of Mrs. Gobelman. HAVE STAMP SHORTAGE The Christmas of 1937 seems to be largely a Christmas card holi day judging from the activities at the local post office. Wednesday the supply of one and a half cent stamps was exhausted and it was neces sary to secure additional supplies from Omaha to fill in the breach. The demand has been exceptionally heavy and the usual supply that has been sufficient in ordinary years was inadequate to fill the demand. VISIT IN CITY Mr. and Mrs. William Holly and daughter, Elizabeth, of Omaha, were n the city Wednesday afternoon Tfor a short time, visiting old friends and looking after some business. Mrs. Holly is now recovered from the ef fects of an injury suffered to her hand last summer when it was caught in an electric wringer and made necessary hospital treatment. Plattsmouth Folks to Enjoy Christmas Many Are Holding; Christinas Gath erings at Home With Rela tives and Friends. From Friday's Dally Christmas day will bring many home gatherings and celebrations which will make the observance even more beautiful in the carrying out of the rejoicing spirit. Among those which the Journal has gathered are the following: Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Egenberger are having as guests, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Egenberger, Bernard and Buddy, Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Egenger ger, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Carter and Beverly, of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ward Egenberger and Mrs. Mary Weckbacli of this city. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Robert son entertain at Christmas dinner in honor of their son. Midshipman James M. Robertson, II, who is here from Annapolis for the holiday. Guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murphrey, of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gamer and Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter J. White and daughter, Mable. Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Becker are having as their guests at a family dinner, Mr. and Mrs. George Wall inger of Ashland, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sattler, Jr., and Mrs. Louisa Bauer. Mr. and Mrs. William Sehmidt mann. Sr.. nre entertaining mem1 bers of their family at dinner. Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Schmidtmann, Dr. and Mrs jjr- George Schmidtmann, Omaha, and Mrs. William II. Schmidt- mann and Janis of this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wiles are hosts to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Wiles and daughter, Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Luke L. Wiles. Miss Elisabeth Spangler and Mr. and Mrs. George Spangler of Lincoln. Mrs. William G. Kieck and Marilyn and Bill, Mrs. W. M. Kieck of Spring field are spending the holiday season at the home fo Dr. and Mrs. Erneat .Kieck at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. j Mr. and Mrs. Lynn O. Minor are i having as their guests for the day, Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Pollock, parents of Mrs. Minor, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Perry and children, and Herbert, Carter and Eleanor Minor. Mr. and Mrs. George Jaeger and Charlotte are enjoying the Christmas season at Washington, D. C, and Alexandria, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wiles are to be at Murray where they will be guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Minford, the former brother of Mrs. Wiles, W. N. Coble, of Omaha, father of Mrs. Minford and Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Minford, also of Omaha, will also attend. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davis are guests of Mrs. Grace Parker, mother jof Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. J. L. Owens land family at Lincoln for Christmas. lThey wiI1 RO to Geneva Monday for a few days stay with the parents of Mr Davis. Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson and family are at Oakland, Nebraska, where they will spend the holiday with relatives. Dr. and Mrs. W. V. Ryan are to spend the holidays at Des Moines, where they will enjoy a several days visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Arley F. Christian son and child are at Harlan, Iowa, where they will spend the holiday season with the parents of Mr. Christianson. E. A. Ward of Franklin, Nebraska Is in Plattsmouth to spend the holi days with his sister, Mrs. Moore and her daughter Vivian. Mrs. Harry Northcutt and son, Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Don Fisher and son Don, both of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Wooster and daugh ter, Clementine, and Miss Ella Ken nedy will be guests at a Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Crabill. Mrs. John Donelan went to Papil lion today to spend Christmas at the Karl Brown home there. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Nickles of Murray, and Charles Nickles of South Dakota will have Christmas dinner at the home of Lee and Etta Nickles. Mrs. Fannie Crosser is spending fhe Christmas holidays in Omaha with her daughter, Mrs. Lippold. Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Ilandley and daughter Elaine will be at the Fred Armstrong home for Christmas din ner. Miss Verna Leonard will spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Worley and family in Lincoln. Miss Olive Jones will go to Omaha where she will spend Christmas at the home of Mrs. T. J. Hickson, old friends of the Jones family. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom and sons, Clement, Vincent and Herbert will spend Christmas at Louisville at the home of Mrs. Sundstrom's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Jacobson. Misse3 Mia and Barbara Gering will have as their guests on Christ mas day Mr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Dovey, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Patterson and their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Patterson and children of Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott will entertain on Christmas day in honor of their daughter, Miss Alice Louise Wescott of Chicago. Guests will be Mrs. Maude Fricke and family of Lincoln, Miss Alice Eaton of Omaha, Miss Margaret Hodgert, Miss Mar garet Mapes, Miss Olive Gass, Miss Ruth Patton. Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Westover will entertain at Christmas dinner Ma dame Robertson and Miss Jessie Rob bertson of Lincoln. In the evening their guests will include Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murphey of Lincoln, James Robertson, II, U. S. midshipman, Rachel and Billy Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Donat Sr., will have as dinner guests Christ mas Mr. and Mrs. Vein Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Faith, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Marl: and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Donat. There will be a family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Koubek. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kou bek, Ramon and Joann and Ir. and Mrs. John Svoboda and Margaret Ann will be guests. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wells and son. Dale, Mrs. Oltjenbruns, and Mr. and Mrs. John Oltjenbrui.3. all of Lin coln will be at the A. J. Lillie home for Christmas. Charles Pease and nieces, Ada, Marjorie and Jeanne Kinsel will spend Christmas at the L. II. Kinsel home in Omaha and will stay over Sunday. Members of the Ledgway family will enjoy their Christmas at the home of their father, John Ledgway, Sr. In the group will be Mr. and j Mrs. Jack Ledgway and family, of J Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. George Haase and family, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Snyder and family, C. E. Ledgway, and Miss Helen Ledgway. j Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hunter of Omaha will have as their guests a number of the relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hild, Catherine and ' Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Ingwerson, Mr3. J. M. Roberts. Miss Helen Hun ter of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brewer and Charles of Calla way, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. William Nelson are to be at Havelock Christmas where they will spend the holiday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, parents of Mr. Nelson. The E. A. Webb family are to en joy Christmas day at Omaha w here they will be dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Fellers and family as has been their custom in the past years. MURD0CK LADY DIES From Thursdays Tail Mrs. Rebecca Ilite, 67, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Kruger, near Murdock. Mrs. Hite is one of the well known residents of the Mur dock community where the family has made their home for years. The deceased lady is survived by several children and also has one brother, William Hulfish, of Elm wood. The husband preceded her in death in 1922. The Horton funeral home of this city will have charge of the services. RETURN FROM OUTING From Friday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jahrig and daughter, Fern, returned this morn ing from a two weeks vacation trip to the south. They had a most de lightful time and visited many of the interesting cities of the southland while on the trip. They return well pleased with the visit and found this section of the country very attractive. Distributing Toys to Scores of Homes Today Auxiliary Ladies Making Rounds of City with Truck Provided by Ofe Oil Company. From Thursday's Daily In their widespread distribution of toys to children throughout the city, and food baskets to the families of needv service men, the American Legion Auxiliary ladies have been given the service of the Ofe Oil Com pany delivery truck and a driver. As the homes to be visited are located at scattered points over the city, it became necessary to have a truck to get about promptly. Employes at the Recreation Cen ter have put more than 350 toys in repair, ready for the distribution that is now under way. This is the larg est number ever salvaged and the ladies are particularly grateful to the Cass theatre for providing the free matinee show, the Journal for publicity and the Recreation Center for its services in. getting them re paired and ready to distribute, as well as to Ofes for the use of their truck. Those who gave toys will derive satisfaction in knowing that they are going into scores of homes that would undoubtedly have had little if any gifts, making youngsters happy and confirmed in their belief that "there is a Santa Claus." The method of selection was ar rived at through a co-operative ef fort carried out in the schools, with all children writing letters to Santa Claus telling what they wanted, and passing of such letters from needy children into the hands of the Auxil iary committee. Mr3. Otto Keck, chairman of the Child Welfare committee, has had a great deal to do with the success of this program, aided by many of the Auxiliary members. The distribution of food baskets to the families of needy ex-service men has been handled by the Rehabilita tion committee of which Mrs. Robert Cappell is chairman. MARRIED AT OMAHA The marriage of Miss Mary Ellen Byers of this city and Mr. Joseph A. McNeill of North Platte, occurred Tuesday at Omaha. The wedding was a very simple one, the bridal couple being unattended and the marriage lines read by Judge J. W. Battin of the Omaha municipal court. The young people returned to this city after the ceremony and expect later to locate at North Platte. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Byers and was born and reared in this city, graduating here from the high school in 1932. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McNeill of North Platte and where he has made his home until coming here to make his home. He has been an employee at the Bryant garage here. BOWLING NOTES From Friday's Dsily The match game between Platts mouth and Glenwood was a very in teresting one last night. The Platts mouth team shot the team game of the year which was 1000 and a high series of 2749. There wasn't any let ting up as those Glenwood boys were right after them all the time. Several match games are expected from now on from Ashland, Red Oak, la., and a number of towns. Plattsmouth Ed Thimgan, 493; Clyde Graves, 56S; Bob McClanahan, 59 3; Capt. Gayer, 529; Ray Bourne, 56C. Total, 2749. Glenwood Chester, 544; Lyle, 485; Jess, 420; Shel, 540; Roy, 536. Total, 2525. RECEIVE A VACATION A large number of the employes at the BREX shops are to have a vaca tion that will extend over the holi day season or until Monday, January 3rd. The shops held their pay day Wednesday so that all of the em ployes were able to receive their checks before Christmas, as the reg ular date for paying would not have been until next Monday, December 27th. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Mary Catherine Mumm, small daughter of Mr. and Mm. George Mumm, who has been ill for the past several weeks, was able to return home Thursday from the hospital at Omaha. She is in very good condi tion now altho she was gravely ill for a number of weeks. HERE FOR HOLIDAYS Mrs. Eugene Burdic and children, Mary and Allen, of St. Edward are here to spend the Christmas holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Schneider, parents of Mrs. Burdic. Mr. Burdic will join his family here Friday evening for the Christmas festivities. Oscar Linville Loses Foot in an Auto Accident While En Route to This City to Visit with Sister, Mrs. Greeley Beil, Meets With Accident. Robert Linville, 27, 629 South 19th street, Omaha, was severely in jured Sunday in a car-truck accident at 2 4th and Q streets, and is now at the Nicholas Senn hospital at Omaha suffering from the effects of his in juries. Mr. Linville was driving to this city to visit his sister, Mrs. Greeley Beil at the farm south of Plattsmouth and had with him as passengers, liownrd Channel. 23 and Ruth Lar- son, IS. The car was going south on 24th street when a milk truck driven by Richard Shovgaard, Route No. 5, South Omaha, drove into the roadway and the car of Mr. Linville crashed into the truck. In the accident Mr. Linville had foot practically cut off, reports one from the hospital stated Sunday and suffered a leg fracture as well. The other passengers in the car suffered head injuries, while Mr. Shovgaard and his brother, Russell, IS, riding with him, were unhurt. Mr. Linville is a former resident here and was employed for some time by the A. W. Farney Co., as a cook on one of their quarter boats here, but has been living at Omaha for some time past. CORN LOAN UNDERWAY All local and state machinery is now set up for handling federal corn loans under the 1937 program and Cass county farmers can secure detailed information from the Agri cultural Conservation office. A total of about twenty farmers here have already made formal appli cation for the fifty cent loan. Results of moisture sample tests made at the state ACP office in Lincoln indi cate that the corn to be put under seal is a high-grade product. I! is expected that about 6,000 corn loans will be made to Nebraska farmers this year. Locally, probably 150 farmers will take advantage of the opportunity of sealing up their 1937 crop. Under the 1937 program, farmers may borrow on eligible corn, prop erly stored in well-constructed, seal ed cribs on their farms, at the rate of 50 cents per bushel of two and one-half cubic feet, or more, depend ing upon the moisture content of the corn. The volume of corn re quired to equal a bushel of corn will be increased above the two and one half cubic feet by two per cent for each one per cent in moisture content over 14 per cent. This offers a protection to the borrower since it gives him assur ance that after shrinkage, there will be enough corn in the crib to satisfy the collateral requirement. No fed Mai loans will be available on corn testing more than 20 per cent mois ture. Loans will bear an interest charge of 4 per cent. Loans made in December will run for 10 months, while those made after January 1, 193S will mature November 1, 1938. TO VISIT HERE From Friday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dashner of near Glenwood and Mr. and Mrs. George Kozacek of Omaha will be guests here Christmas at the Alois Smetana home. Nearly 500 Met Death in Christ mas Accidents Auto Fatalities Lead List While Var ious Others Fill Up the List of Deaths. (Copyright 1937 by United Press) The nation counted today nearly 500 violent deaths as one cost of her celebrations during the Christ mas week-end. A survey showed 491 lives were lost despite a country-wide cam paign for safety and an appeal by President Roosevelt to motorists for caution on the highways. The deaths interrupted the yule tide observance in many forms. Auto fatalities led the list with a total of 279. The other.'! were attributed to murders, suicides, accidental shoot ings, train and airplane mishaps and poisonings. Hundreds of persons were injured, the reports said. It appears that when rural and more isolated areas report, and deaths resulting from injuries are added, tho total will mount well past the 500 mark. Illinois reported nearly twice as many deaths as its nearest follower. It had 71; Pennsylvania, 37; New jYork, 36; California, 31; and New i Jersey, 21. j Hardest hit was the metropolitan area in Cook county (Chicago). Fifty- jone persons died violently between j midnight Friday and today. Fifteen were traffic deaths, seven were sui- eiues. nine resuueu irora tails, 19 died baby of sudden heart attacks and a smothered. New York City, five persons in auto accidents, five others idied were suicides and there was ten mis 'cellaneous deaths. Six men were killed at Wellsburg. W. Va., when their automobile t PluSed over a 75-foot embankment into a creek. Seven Negroes drowned when their auto fell 31 feet from a bridge into the northeast river near Wilmington, N. C. In Alabama thirteen were shot or stabbed fatally in brawls, aftermath of holiday festivities. At Youngstown, Ohio, socialite Mrs. Cordelia Campbell was shot and killed at a family Christmas party. Her heiress daughter, Louise, grand daughter of the founder of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube com pany, was held in jail pending out come of an inquest. At International Falls, Minn., two brothers were held for questioning about the slaying of their father. He was killed as he waited to give hia estranged wife a present. At Chicago, Thomas Burns, 32, gave himself up and told police he killed his father during an argument that developed over decoration of the family Christmas tree, tionette Interiale by beating her with that Vincent Franco, 26, killed An tionette nteriale by beating her witli an iron pipe, shooting her several times and running over her repeated ly with his automobile because she refused to marry him. Two student pilots were killed at Snyder, Tex., when their plane crash ed into a pasture. At Huntington, Ind., a 16-months-old baby died after swallowing some of her father's heart tablets. An engineer and fireman were kill ed Christmas day at Pittsburgh when their train crashed into a boulder which had fallen on the tracks. At St. Louis, two seven-year-old boys were drowned in a small lake near their homes. A mother and her baby were burn ed to death when their Hollywood home was destroyed by fire, started by a Christmas tree set up near an open gas hearth. TO LOCATE HERE John Straka, who has been located at Syracuse for the past year has returned to this city and will seek a location here for his electric and radio work. Mr. Straka is an expert in this line and his friends will be pleased to learn that he is again to. become a part of the community life. LINCOLN VISITORS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tindall of Lincoln are here to spend the holiday season at the home of Mrs. Tindall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Sumner.