MONDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1937.
PAGE SIX
See Infested
Roads Interfere
with Traffics
tt
Trucks and Cars Are Tied
Up ill
Rain Turns to Ice on High
ways of East Nebraska
Lisht rain an:l mist that
tnrted
to f;;ll i:i eastern .WtuaUa Thurs
day afternoon was turnoil to kl oarly
in the evfniiu: and proved a danger
ami iKfiiaco to t lie travelers on the
highways in this section.
Traffic on highway No. 7 5 was al
most at a standstill during the early
evening and hue at night, the few
that ariivtd through reporting that
travel was a real hazard and it was
difficult to make progress over the
ice coated roads.
One car en route to Falls City
reached hero late last evening to re
port having been an hour and a half
on the way from Omaha, hut secur
ing chains here the party continued
on to their destination.
Several large transport trucks
were tied up here a3 their drivers
decided not to risk the danger of a
wreck by trying to go through the
slippery route south.
Twenty-eight cars were reported
by drivers as stalled at one time on
the steep hill at Avery and required
help in getting on their way.
The Union Pacific bus northbound,
due here shortly after 6 o'clock was
two hours late due to the hard travel
that made it necessary to proceed at
a very low rate of speed.
Many who were travling the high
way sought dirt and gravel roads to
continue their journey where the
danger was lessened.
Many who had their autos clown
in the business section of the city
left them there for the night rather
than risk the danger of trying to
make the steep hills with their glar
ing sheet of ice.
FUNERAL OF JACK KILRAIN
QUINCY, Mass., Dec. 23 (UP)
A requiem high mass will be cele
brated at St. Mary's Catholic church
tomorrow for Jack Kilrain, last of
the "bare knuckle" boxers. He will
lie beside his wife, who died in
1932 in the family lot at St. Mary's
cemetery.
Kilrain who died yesterday at a
private hospital would have been 79
February 9. He wanted to live to be
SO and celebrate the golden anni
versary of his 75-round bout with
John Li. Sullivan, July 8. 1SS9.
WHISKEY PRODUCTION DROPS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UP)
Whiskey production dropped sharply
in November but there will be no
liquor shortage, the treasury reveal
ed today.
Stocks of whiskey in bonded ware
houses at the end of November
amounted to 449,91 1.S30 gallons, an
increase of SS, 000, 000 gallons over
Novermer 1936.
Whiskey production in November
amounted to 9.S67.331 gallons, bare
ly more than half the amount distill
ed in November 193;.
DENIES PARDON PLEA
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 24
(UP) Governor Frank F. Merriam
tcclaj- denied the request of a com
mit tee reporting organized labor in
California for a full unconditional
pardon to Thomas J. Mooney, con
victed of the San Francisco Prepared
ness Day bombing in 1916.
PRUNES FOR "SUGAR EOWL"
SAN JOSE. Cal.- (UP)' The San
Jose Chamber of Commerce will send
200,000 individually wrapped prunes
to New Orleans for distribution at
the Santa Clara-Louisiana State
Sugar game on New Year's day.
LAND, FARM and
RANCH BARGAINS
FOR SALE
Cow fresh in February. John Chap
pcll, call residence northeast of sub
station. d23-tfw
F0R RENT
Forty acres rough land, natural
pasture, alfalfa, running water, good j
w ell. 4-room house. On Missouri
river road just south of old ferry
landing. Will be vacated soon. T.
II. Tollock, Phone No. 1. d27-2tv
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Thomas Walling Company
Abstracts of Title
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Phone 324 - Plattsmoutb
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LAEOR SPYING COMMON
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 (UP)
The senate civil liberties committee
today reported to congress that labor
iving is "a common, almost uni-
sal practice in American industry"
;.ud declared that one-third of the
'nu - s used bv one agency are union
'
oil icia:s.
'The known total of business firms
receiving spy services is approximate-
!lv li-'OO." the report said. "The list
(of these lirms) reads like a blue
book of American industries.
"The names and distribution of
these firms conclusively demonstrates
the tenacious hold which the spying
habit has on American business.
"From motion picture producers
to steed makers, from bookless fast
eners to automobiles, from small
units (o giant enterprises there is
scarcely an industry that is not
fully represented in the list of clients
of detective agencies.
"Large corporations rely on spies.
No firm is too small to employ them.
The habit has even infected the labor
relations of non-commercial philan
thropic organizations witness the
employment of the Railway Audit
and Inspection company by the di
rectors of the Brooklyn Jewis hos
pital in New York."
The committee asserted that ap
proximately one-third or 100 of the
spies r.ssertedly employed by the
Pinkerton Agency were officials of
unions.
MUMMERS LINE TO BE
WITHOUT FAMOUS GROUP
PHILADKLPHIA (UP) There
will be no Charles Dumont club in
line this New Year's day when the
celebrated Philadelphia Mummers
parade cuts its annual capers down
IJroad street.
For the first time since 1924, the
club will not be represented as a
separate unit, but will be merged in
stead with the Oregon club.
Dumont, one of the oldest march
ers in the traditional display of
razzle-dazzle, has been a marcher
since he was "able to walk."
"And I'll still be marching until
I can walk no longer," he said.
las first club was called "The Jolly
Twelve," now long since defunct.
Then he joined the Early Risers and
later became affiliated with the High
Mucky-Mucks.
Dumont's costume this year prom
ises to outdo the most fantastic he
has worn in his long career. His
whole family has been working on
it, with his sons. Frank. 23, and
Charles, 23, constructing the frames
and his wife and daughter sewing
the material.
FOREST FIRE-FIGHTERS
HAVE 2.3C0 RADIO SETS
WASHINGTON (UP) Forest fire
fighters of the U. S. forest service
have been equipped with 2.300 short
fave portable radio sending and re
ceiving sets.
Use of these sct3 began only a few
years ago and have been inc reased by
2.000 in the past five years, the ser
vice paid. They are in use in every
national forest.
Some of the sets developed by the
service weigh as little as eight
pounds, yet have ranges of 10 to 50
miles. They are used for emergency
communications to supplement, tele
phone lines.
ERIT0N3 SEEKING WAR REFUGES
LONDON (UP) Thousands of
wealthy people in London, tearful
of air raid perils if war comes, are
making arrangements to flee the cap
ital at the first hint of danger. Ad
vertisements are appearing in news
papers asking for country cottages.
BOYS FLEE HOME 14 TIMES
CASPER, Wyo. ( LP ) Officials of
the state children's ho:r.e here are
about convinced that Kenneth Pierce,
12, and James Bob-u, n, ,i,,n't like
the place. The boys have staged their
jl4th escape from the homo.
(MUSICIANS JOBLESS IN VIENNA
VIENNA (UP) In Vienna, famous
as "the .city of music and song," 90
per cent of the city's 19,000 musi
cians are unemployed. Prof. Hans
Pella told a meeting of musicians.
Phcne news liema to No. 6.
WE ARE THE
Authorized Plymouth
(and DeSoto) Dealers
in Plattsmouth
Make Your Next Car a
'PLYMOUTH'
TIIK c.vit THAT
STAMIS IP IIK5T
R. U. Bryant Motor Co.
Sales and Service
WHISKY PRICE 12i2 CENTS
A QUART 100 YEARS AGO
PHILADELPHIA (UP) One hun
dred years ago whisky sold for 12 M:
cents a quart, but a better brand
brought as much as 16 cents, accord
ing to an old account book of the
Bird-in-Hand General Store, Upper
Merion Township.
Eight cigars spelled "scgarz" In
the accounts could be bought for 2
cents, but if sold to a heavy smoker
100 would cost only 22 cents, the
ledger revealed.
Other deals showed that one dozen
teaspoons were sold for 3 V2 cents;
one dozen eggs, I2V2 cents; a quar-tcr-peck
of salt, 5 cents, and one
pound of ham. 13 cents.
EXTENDS LICENSE TIME
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Dec. 24
(UP) Governor M. Clifford Town
send today extended until March 1
the date on which automobile owners
must obtain their license plates.
lie declared a "moratorium" on the
payment of all fees except drivers'
licenses and chauffeurs' license fees
as a "Christmas present to the pub
lic". Townser.d said "the state treasury
has a surplus and can serve the people
by deilerring- payment on the fees."
FLYING TACKLE SAVES
FIRE-ENVELOPED YOUTH
DENVER (U) The speed of 75-year-old
S. A. Sicard was credited
with saying the life of Harold Salton.
Go", who was enveloped in flames when
gasoline barrel he as loading on a
truck exploded.
Screaming with pain, he started
running down the alley. Sicard pur
sued him, threw him to the ground
with a living tackle and beat out the
flumes with his bare hands. Both men
are salvation army employes.
RAILROAD BUYS IRON LUNG
AMARILLO. Tex. (UP) The Bur
lington railroad has added an "iron
lung" to its medical facilities here.
F. B. Poole, general agent here for
the Fort Worth and Denver lines, an
nounced recently.
CITY FORGETS $2 DEPOSIT
MARTINS FERRY, O. (UP) The
city of Martins Ferry forgot for 37
years that it carried an account in a
New York bank. Recently the bank
asked the city to close out the old
account. It amounted to $2.
MOUNTS BUTTERFLIES
CHAPEL HILL. N. C. (UP) A
framed collection of Swallowtail but
terflies has been placed on display at
the University of North Carolina's
intimate bookshop. The insects are
native to Chapel Hill and vicinity.
BABY SWALLOWS KEY RING
BUTTE, Mont. (UP) While fish
have been known to swallow hook,
line, sinker, and all. Baby Nicky
Shrauger is the only local baby
known to have swallowed a key and
the key ring along with it.
WILL PUT ON DISC RECORD
BRISBANE (UP) After his death,
the will of a well-known Brisbane
man will be played on a gramophone
in the hearing of his relatives and
friends. The record has been placed
in a bank vault for safe keeping.
MILLION FROM FUR STATE
LANSING, Mich. ( UP) Michigan,
whose Mackinac Island once was the
fur center of the continent, produced
$1,203,000 worth of fur3 during the
last trapping season, the state con
servation department reported.
DINERS ROUTED LN STRIKE
CLEVELAND (UP) Vandals toss
a jar of stench fluid at pickets
parading in front of a restaurant,
sending diners scurrying from their
evening meals.
BROTHERS APART 50 YEARS
DELLAIRE. O. (UP) Charles
Ross met his brother, Costazo, for the
first time in 50 years when the latter
came from Philadelphia for a visit.
Both are natives of Italy.
A
HIGHEST PRICES
PAID FOR
DEAD ANIMALS
Dependable Service
Reverse All Calls to
'JOHNNY'S' FARMERS
RENDERING SERVICE
Market 1030 Omaha
Try My Tankage It's Sure to
Please Reasonably Priced
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UP)
Attorney General Homer R. Cum
mings has drafted for the federal
corrupt practices act an amendment
aimed at such activities as the sale
of democratic convention books, jus
tice department officials said today.
It was learned that the amend
ment, details of which were with
held, already had been sent to the
budget bureau as is required by the
administration. If approved, Cum
mings will submit it to congress at
the regular session.
Cummings' plans were disclosed
after Pertrand II. Snell, house min
ority leader and former chairman
of the national republican committee,
made public a letter from Cummings.
In it t lie attorney general had said
the justice department, after a com
prehensive study of the present law
and the facts, concluded that the
sale of convention books, which were
autographed by President Roosevelt
and sold to erase the party debt did
not warrant criminal prosecution.
Snell had said he possessed infor
mation which "names the president
of the United States and the post
master general as parties to a scheme
of evasion perfected and applied
through the democratic national com
mittee." LOCOMOTIVE BOILER MADE
BY FUSION WITH NO RIVETS
ALBANY, N. Y. (UP) A locomo
tive with a fusion-welded boiler
the first of its kind ever constructed
has been placed in service by the
Delaware & Hudson railroad.
A fusion-welded boiler is made
without the use of rivets to join the
sections together. Instead, the pieces
are welded. The new locomotive has
27 by 32-inch cylinders and 63-inch
wheels, and carries
steam pressure.
!5 pounds of
HERE FROM' DENVER
Harold Furlong of Denver, Colo
rado, arrived here Thursday to spend
a short time here over the holidays
visiting with his relatives and friends
in this community. Mr. Furlong was
a caller at the Journal and renewed
his subscription and also had the
paper sent to Walter Furlong and
Merle McCormick as a Christmas
greeting.
MISTLETOE IS SCARCE
BUT LITTLE MATTER
LONDON, Dec. 24 (UP) Mistle
toe is scarcer this year and cost3 7a
cents more a kilogram crate.
This is unimportant, according to
Phillip Cohen. "Christmas tree king."
who asserted that less mistletoe is
sold anyway because "modern youths
need no such incentive."
DIES AT CARROLL, IOWA
OMAHA. Dec. 24 (UP) Motor
car fatalities due to icy roads rose to
four in this section today when
V. E. Lundgren of Omaha, superin
tendent of a chain food company, died
at Carroll, Iowa, from injuries re
ceived in an auto-truck collision last
night.
INDIAN POPULATION RISES
POM BAA (UP) About 15,000,
000 people were added to the pop
ulation of British India between the
1931 census and the middle of 1935,
and the steep rise is continuing, the
latest report of the public health
commissioner reveals.
"KILL-FROST" PAINT DEVELOPED
LONDON (UP) Striking results
are claimed for a secret anti-icing
compound, known as "kill-frost,"
painted on the wings, control sur
faces and propellers of planes, which
has been developed for Imperial Air
ways. NEITHER SMITH NOR JONES
EASTPORT, Me. (UP) This city
of 4.000 population has neither a
Smith nor a Jones listed in its tele
phone directory.
didn't bring you a good, nice,
new Dress Shirt ... then fool
him and buy one of these at
our special clean-up price of
All Sizes Represented
WESCOTT'S
Where Quality Counts
'noma axes.
From Thursday's Daily
Troy L. Davis of Weeping Water
was a business visitor in Plattsmouth
yesterday.
Kearl S. Davis and son Stephen
went to Nebraska City yesterday on
a busines trip.
II. 13. Koop of Louisville was here
today to look after some matters of
business at the court house.
Miss Maxine Cloidt arrived Thurs
day evening from McCook and will
visit here over the holiday season
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
A. Cloidt.
From Friday's Daily
Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Cummins of
Lincoln were in Plattsmouth for a
short visit yesterday.
W. F. Harding of Nebraska City
was here Thursday to look after some
matters of business and visiting with
friends.
Last nis-ht Mr. and Mr?. William
P.rumfield. Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Kin
sel and Vincent Smith, all of Omaha,
were guests at the Charles Pease
home.
Mrs. August Duehler, Miss A.
Drexel, Miss Ray Obr 1 and Ralph
Ruehler of Omaha were visitors at
the home of Rev. O. A. Pahl Wednes
day evening.
ATTEND COUNTY COURT
From Friday's Dally
There were a large number
members of the rankonin family
the county court today to attend
some matters pertaining to the
of
at
to
es
tate of their father. Those in the
party were Frank L. Pankonin. Er
nest W. Pankonin. Edward II. Pan
konin. John A. rankonin and Mrs.
Minnie A. Wegener, all of Weep
ing Water.
HERE ON ROSS ESTATE
From Friday's Daily
A large group of relatives were
here today to attend the hearing of
the estate of Herman Ross, deceased
with the presentation of the will.
Among those who were here were
Henry, Adolph, Louie and Martin
Ross of Nehawka.
The son of the deceased, Ralph
Ross of Rapid City, South Dakota,
was also among those attending.
"Eat Fleischmann's
WE DELIVER PHONE 23 AND 24
Wednesday Specials
Apple Sauce
WUSSELMAN'S IC
No. 2 Tins 2 fop iSS'"
Plus Lemon Juice, 5
Milk, tall cans, 2 for
Cnoice of Carnation,
Shurfine Syrup, 5-lb.
Golden
Apple Butter P - G
Shurfine Brand JjRp S03p SQC
2-1 b. Jar 12L 10 Bafs fcr
Spaghetti or Macaroni, 5-lb. box 320
Linko Catsup, 14-oz. bottle 100
Big Giant Pop Corn, 3 lbs 250
SiSlTL Pancake Flour
3Ese 1GA Brand
Full Weight, 12 for 85c 3 'a -lb. Bag
Orange Juice, 12-oz. tin, IQt; 46-oz 390
Par Gold California
Blue Label Cheese, 2-lb. box 550
Brick or American
SANTA CLARA SEEDLESS
Prunes Raisins gOc
S0-1C0. 10-lb. Box..3?g 2 lbs., 15c; 4 lbs....
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Potatoes, Idaho Russets, 10 lbs.. . . 19c
Sunkist Oranges, med. size, doz.. . 17c
Iceberg Head Lettuce, each 7!4c
Grapefruit, Marsh Seedless, 6 or .25c
Snow White Cauliflower, lb 7c
Large Cali. Celery, stalk 10c
MEAT DEPARTMENT
Cudahy's Rex Bacon, lb 25c
2-lb. Piece or Over
Pork Roast, lb.
Steak, per lb 18c
Sirloin - T-Bone - Short Cuts
Side Pork, fresh, lb. 18c
Sliced or in Piece
-T ,,rr- Fleischmann's Yeast for Health"B . S
jinn.wjtTi'.'! " ' I wrr ir- w A m 1
Flora Thursday's Dally
Honored on Birthday
Last evening at the home of
Beatrice Arn a dinner party was
given in honor of the twenty-third
birthday of Mark Wickhorst.
The guests were Beatrice Arn, Ger
trude Brink, Joe Sheer, Agnes Brink,
Jim Koehane and the guest of honor
Mark Wickhorst. Gifts were present
ed to Mark byeach couple. The
table was decorated with the Christ
mas colors, with a centerpiece of red
lo.-es. After enjoying the fine dinner
they all went to Omaha.
Entertains Workers
Last night at her home Miss Mil
dred Hall gave a Christmas party
honoring the ladies to the sewing
center. The Home was uecoraieci wmi
Christmas symbols. There were 24
ladies present. Each brought a gift
to be exchanged at the party. They
played games, and exchanged gifts.
A delicious luncheon was served,
after which they all sang carols be
fore starting home.
Stitch and Nibble Club
The Stitch and Nibble club had a
Christmas party Tuesday evening at
the home of Frances Janda. The
home had been made festive with
Christmas decorations. Refreshments
carrying out the Christmas idea were
served. The members exchanged gifts
and all had a good time.
HAVE MUCH RTVER WORK
Henry C. McMaker and Joseph
McMaken, Jr., with their force of
workers are kept busy at several
river contract jobs that they are now
completing. They have one at Blair
that is employing a considerable
force of men. They also have a part
of the equipment in use on projects
on the work south of this city.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. Ed Kohrell has returned from
the hospital in Omaha where she un
derwent operations for cancer, and
is getting along fine.
FOR SALE OR RENT
20 acres Improved, north edge of
riattsmouth, Nebr. Bond & Mort
gage Corp., Omaha. tfd&w
Yeast fcr Health"
Tomato Juice
VAN CAMP'S HQC
50-oz. Tin JSL
- oz. tin 10c
15c; dozen BSt
Shurfine or Borden's
pail, 29p; 10-lb.. .57c
or White
HERE FROM CHICAGO
From Friday's Daily
Miss Alice Louise Wescott arrived
this moniitiK from Chicago, Illinois
to spend the holiday season here w ith
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C C. Wes
cott. Mi3 Woseott is engaged in secre
tarial work at the Garrett Institute
at Northwestern university, having
boon engaged in this work for the
past few years since her graduation
from Northwestern.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
Notice Is hereby given to all stock
holders of the Plattsmouth Loan &
Building association, that the regular
annual stockholders meeting will ho
held on Monday evening, January .3.
1938, for the purpose of electing
three directors and such other busi
ness as may come before the meet
ing. The meeting will be held at the
office of the association in the Brown
jewelry store, Plattsmouth, Nebras
ka, at S o'clock p. m.
C. A. JOHNSON,
E. P. LUTZ, President.
Secretary
Plattsmouth, Tues., Wed., 27-23
Del Monte, Frank's or
Kuner's Fancy
Kraut
No. 214 Can. .
1'
Van Camp's
Pork & Beans
1-lb. cans
Domestic Oil
SARDINES
cif-6. Sforli
PUEE LABD, in bulk, lb 9
Ariiiuur'M Slur lirand
E OILING BEEF, lb. 10 1
HAMBURGER or Pork
Sausage, 2 lbs 23 C
I'rcwhly ; roil ml
BEEF STEAK. 2 lbs 29
ln !-. 'I'inlr Sirloin, Miorl
culv or Shoulder
PORK CHOPS, lb 19t
Center Cut Chops, lb 22
MINCED LUNCHEON or
Bologna, 2 lbs 25
Selected
OYSTERS, fresh, pint 220
Solid I'ark
WHITING FISH, 3 lbs 25 C
llemllcttN, Irened
FILLETS of FISH, 2 lbs.23c
lloncleMK, SkiiileNM
HERRING, Mixed, 9-lb. keg-626
Milkers, 9-lb. keg 726
(iruuiiif Holland
Sunrise Sweet, Mild
COFFEE -f 7c
3 lbs.. 496. Lb-
Del Monte Coffee
2-lb. can, 53c; 1-ib
27c
BANANAS, firm, ripe, lb 5
I'onry Troilc-old
ORANGES, large 288's, doz.20i
Extra large, 216's. doz 276
Juicy 'IIf. Sunklxt iivel.
GRAPEFRUIT, 6 for 23 1
Scel. Juicy TeH Miirxh
SecdleMM
CRANBERRIES, Mb. bag-15e
2-lb. bag (Cellophane) 296
Fancy. Iec Itcd M lfnln
J n in bo Slxe
TANGERINES, dozen -l7126
2 doz. 356
Fancy. Thin Skin
CAULIFLOWER, lb. 76
Crrllf. While Snowball
POTATOES, peck 216
100-lb. bag. when pack'd$1.23
Idaho llakern, Commercial
tirade
Hinky-Dinky
BUTTER QC
Mb. Carton a
Sunlight Brand
Margarine -fl
1- lb. Carton Ji-
Ambrosia Brand
COCOA -f m C
2- lb. Can JhLj&
Balloon, Clean Quick or
Crystal White
Soap Flakes
5-ib. Pkg. - - 33c
Lighthouse a
Cleanser 3 cans iLww
True American Brand
BATCHES -flQc
u ijua virion - -ii- er