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VOL. NO. iin
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1938.
NO. 103
Red Cross Con
ference at Omaha
Veryjnteresting
Several of Cass County Chapter At
tend Meeting of Douglas
County Chapter.
The executive board of the Cass
rount j- chapter, A. R. C. were guests
of the Douglas county chapter at
their annual meeting January 23,
lor,?, held in the Blacktone hotel,
Omaha.
The program was not only inter
est in g hut helpful in many ways in
which Cass county chapter is inter
ested. The beautiful setting provided
by the Blaekstone, the lovely Sev
ers, the music from the Hammond
or ran added much, to the pleasure
contacting the officers and workers
of the Douglas county chapter and
other chapters adjoining. Booklets,
with Red Cross insignia, containing
the personnel and program of the
Douglas county chapter, were pre
sented each one present.
The numbers on
announced by Mrs.
the program were !
Porter in a pleas-
ing and charming manner. A duet on
two pianos was received with pro
longed applause which brought a
beautiful encore.
I
l0r!
George Fishbaugh, a delegate
the Junior lied Cross to the national!
lun.enuou last j ear in u asnmgton, j
I). C. spoke for the juniors, pointing j
out the trend of present day prob- I
h-ms the extreme youth of present '
day criminals, war. and governmental
afi'airs that confront them. That the j
Juuio'- Red Cross solves the present
day problems in their service activ- j
ities, even strata of society and de- ;
velorment of personalities for youth, j
and gives challenge to the youth cf :
homes, schools and churches. !
Dr. Charles W. Pollard, chairman, j
was presented and introduced by Mr. j
Albert Evans.Red Cross director and j
disaster for midwestern states. Mr.!
Evans' disccurse on recent floods was!
begun by first showing the film "Be-1
hind the Headlines in Floods" of;
1!'C7 with its appaling vividness. He!
stressed the great need for disaster !
preparedness. Thoughts of our own j
rivers and creeks, bordering on, i
and within Cass county were mental :
pictures of what we might be called
upon to combat at some time; our.
pas. expeiences witnia the enapter
makes us know such disasters are
possible. Disasters, other than floods,
as the New London school tragedy;
the Helena earthquake, portrayed
vividly the terror and havoc that
must be removed or conquered to
overcome the effects of such exper-
I'-nces. c i:ra jJartou's concept
the Red Cros
is known internation- j
ally
the
as the American amendment ioin every detail. The children write
disaster relief part of its pro- checks, issue deposit slins. receive
gram.
Mr. Evans stressed
;
the integrated
enorts o. all organizations; the man- '
date of the people demand that Red
tross must do the field work in dis-
after. Should we wait until disaster
strikes? Essentials must be consid
ered; collateral services considered;
governmental authority must meet
its statutory obligations, as disaster
enlarges the job.
Advance planning is wise planning
our resources; facilities; what
agencies? Food, clothing. Are our
highways 'all-weather' highways?
These are only a
few of the stirring
irs
thingsof his discourse.
j-tuvMimfins ionowea. Those at
tending from
Cass county chanter
were Misr, Augusta Robb, c hairman,
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Norris and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry A. Tool.
REACHES EUROPE
Friends here have
received cards
from Father George
:,,c. .
gius, pastor of
the St. John's church
of this city.
- -
mailed i.t Gibraltar, the first port of
call as the ship arrived in European
waters on the way to its port at
Naples. Father Agius had a very fine
trip on the Comte de Sovie, one of
the best of the Italian line vessels.
SHOWS DLPROVEMENT
From Friday's Daily
Reports today are to the effect
that Matthew Sedlak, suffering from
pneumonia,
rr.ent and
was showing improve-
Mrs. Mike Sedlak, his
mother, w ho also has been ill is re -
peried by medical attendants as be -
ing much better todaj
UNDERGOES TRANSFUSION
Judge D. W. Livingston, former
district judge, was given a blood
transfusion at the St. Mary's hos
pital at Nebraska City Thursday
morning. Judge Livingston, widely
known member of the Nebraska bar,
has been in failing health for the j
past few years and while on the
bench suffered several attacks as
well as a fall that resulted in a leg
fracture.
The many friends of Judge Living
ston here regret very much to learn
of his condition at this time.
Popular
Younar Peonle
are Wedded
Hiss Kathryn M. Hirz and Kir. C
Walter Sikcra Harried Wednes
day at St. John's Parsonage.
The marriage of Miss Kathryn M.
Hirz. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Hirz and Mr. C. Walter
joseph
sikora occurred Wednesday evening.
the ceremony being very simple and
impressive.
The marriage lines were
read by
the St,
o'clock.
Tather Robert Salmon at
John's church rectory at 7
The voung people were attended
by Miss jtanette Hirz, cousin of the.
bride and ilr Kobert Slavicek. I
ti, hrM- nra vrv nttmrtivo i
nw nf t,a rnR rrpnp ,vith match. j
ing accessories while the bridesmaid's
gown was of green crepe and with I
the accessories in matching tones. i
Following the marriage ceremony
the young people motored to the
home of the bride's parents where a
very delightful wedding supper was
enjoyed by the members of the
bridal party.
Both the young people have spent
their lifetime in this city and vicin
ity and have a very large circle of
friends who will join in the well
wishes for their future welfare and
happiness. They are both graduates
of the Plattsmouth city schools.
Both the bride and groom have
been located at Omaha for some time
and they are planning on making
their home in that city in the fu
ture. BANKING ACTIVITY AT
THE COLUMBIAN SCHOOL
The fourth grade with their teach
er Miss Margaret Iverson at the Co
lumbian school are conducting a
very interesting activity on banking.
It is a plan whereby arithmetic is
tomade functional and the actual bank-
ins- inrinstrv i yn r-nn-iri mt
wages and pay out money just like i
lTl nrrlinnru nvnft.oiHnr-c! r r i rrim '
nercial bank,
This is in line
is m line with the newer
method of education as it teaches a
mathematics that functions in the
everyday life of the child.
For the tellers they have con-
structed a small hank made of wrap-
ping paper and orange crates with
every detail worked out completely.
PINOCHLE SCORES
Thf following RrnrpQ u-pro rennrt
jed from the Wednesda n, ht ,
Mrs.
Frnnlr TJphnl r.orn
ou.m i J X O J
Mrs. F. J. Konfrst 5120
j Philips 5120
lJoe KvaPil 5050
i Barlene Edgerton 5020
I Frank Kvapil 4740
j W. H. Puis 4640
'Frank Konfrst 4610
' c- M- Manners
4490
4490
4370
4270
4170
4030
3S90
I Mrs. E. O. Vroman
, , .
1 1 a ii rv jitrtiai
; A T T.-v
. -i. . O . IVUUUCIV
,Mrs. J. F. Kvapil
Tom Walling
Mrs. Fay McClintock
Madge Keck 38 60
Betty Eergmann 3780
Bhea Edgerton 3740
Jerry Konfrst SCC0
ESTATE BUSINESS SLOW
From Friday's Daily
The probate business in the office
of the county judge has shown a
! decided "recession" for the month of
j January. So far with the end of
' January but three days away, there
J has not been a single new estate
j filed in the court.
Platters Take
College View by
Score, 24 to 23
Battw Locals Come From Behind
to Annex Another Victory
Plav a Great Game.
From Saturday's Datly ;
In a storv book finish, a battling;
blue and white quintet, Hayes, Rebal,!
jReed, Miller, Jacobs, won the most j
thrilling contest seen on the local!
court in many a day, a contest in ,
which the Platters were underdog j
to the College View team until the!
j last few minutes of the game. A
i flashy shot by Bob Hayes as the sec-j
onds ticked away to the close, with a ;
score of 23 to 22 against Platts- j
! mouth, scored a victory and brought;
a frenzied audience that packed the
jgym, to its feet in one long cry of j
J victory. J
Two of the fightingest teams that i
lever took the floor of the local gym, j
I battled a wild second half and some
i roughness that is not generally fea-'
tured in an average game of basket-.
i ball was evidenced by the fact that j
both quints were keyed to the ;
! bursting points, and the game meant,
i i
! very much to each.
j Plattsinouth is riding on the crest
; of a seven game winning streak and :
they had a record to uphold, and the i
fact that their star leader, Wooster ,
I was taken from the game via the four
foul rule, was almost an obstacle too ,
large to overcome, but the old never-j
i " u'51""-t ui
in the d"in- moments of the game;
h the entire scuat1' although trail-;
ing at the half 10 to 9, and at third.
' quarter by 14 to IP.
i
j Miller's late period long shot that
' stripped the net, put Plattsmouth
: within one point of the opponents.
and amid the cheers of the full house,!
and with twenty seconds of the game
left. Bob Hayes sank the game
winning basket and a contest which
a few minutes before looked hope- j
lessly lost, was turned into another t
glorious Plattsmouth cage victory.
The scoring was evenly divided.
i
with that stalwart guard, Miller lead-j
ing, having seven total points, and j
Reed next with six. Warren played j
a real game defensively, and more!
than once was in College View's .
provernnu nair. nayes total con
tribution, besides his Frank Merri
well shot, was two field goals and
a free toss.
Jacobs, Rebal and Wooster each
i had two
points for their evening!
j chores. j
! Strasky, Capple. and Truele of Col-
; lege View did much to put the pres
sure on the local lads with Strasky
j leading by sinking three gift shots
with two goals, for 7 points. Capple
j the fighting forward who was also
! removed because of too manv fouls.
had four points during his tenure.
Box score:
Plattsmouth (24)
FG
Wooster, f l
Rebal, f l
Jacobs, f i
FT PF TP
0 4 2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
j Hayes, c Z 2
j McCarty, c 0
I eea, g
Miller, g
11 2
College View (23)
FG FT
TF TP
Capple, f 2 0 4 4
Powell, f 0 0 10
Truele, f 110 3
Sehantal, f 10 0 2
Myden, c 1113
Stransky, g 2 3 3 7
Mann en, g 2 0 14
9 4 10 23
Referee Ossian ,
The game was
Nebr. City,
in honor of
the
local ladies who were well represent
ed, and enjoyed the game immensely
by being on the edge of their seats
throughout the entire game.
A special game was pla3red in
their honor, that being between the
two Junior High girl teams coach
ed by Jeanne Ray and refereed by
Miss Borgenhagen.
Between the halves Robert Kiser
and John Soennichsen received a
big hand for their excellent playing
of the accordian.
HERE FROM CHICAGO
Mrs. Albert D. Deegan, of Evan
ston, Illinois, is here to enjoy a
visit at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Patterson, as well as
with the many old friends.
HOLD MEETING
From Thursday's Daily
The board of county commission- !
ers and County Treasurer John E. '
Turner, constituting the county as- j
sistance board, met this afternoon at j
the court house. j
This is the first meeting together :
of the new commissioners, H. C. !
Backenieyer of Greenwood and Elmer j
Hallstrcm of Avoca, just appointed'
to the board with Mr. Farley, also '
their first experience in reviewing
the assistance administration prob
leni.
Death of Frank
Lepert, an Old
Time Resident
Passed Av.'ay Late Wednesday After
noon Following Long Illness
Funeral Saturday.
Frank Lepert, 75, a resident here
for many years, died Wednesday aft
ernoon at 5: SO at the farm home
south of this city after failing health
that lias covered a period of several
years and which has made his condi
tion serious in the last fe w weeks.
Mr. Lepert was born in Europe
and would have passed his seventy
fifth anniversary cn Friday had he
lived. He was married in his native
land and with the wife came to the
United States shortly afterwards to
make their home.
Locating in Flattsmouth Mr. Le
pert was engaged in work at the
local Burlington shops and while
there suffered injuries that led to
his leaving this line of activity for
farming. He purchased a farm south
of this city thirty-four years ago and
since that time has been numbered as
one of the industrious farmers of this
section of the county, being assisted
hv his RnnK whn nrp tuiw n r;i irpri in
farming in the same soigkborhood.
Mr. Lepert is survived by the
widow and five children, Phillip and
James Lepert of this city, Mrs. Mary
Kaska. and Mrs. Rose Krejci, of Om
aha and Mrs. Frances Simon of Oak
land. California.
The many friends in this section
of Cass county will join in their sym
pathy to the members of the bereave d
family in the loss that has come to
them.
I.IYNARD CLUB MEETING
; the Standard Oil Co.
The regular January meeting of IIe has EOW received a promotion
the Mynard Community club wasto the position of head geologist for
held Friday evening at the commun-the company and his headquarters
ity building and a fine attendance
was present to enjoy the program
and participate in the business ses
sion. The Golden Rod Study club chorus;
of ladits, gave several vocal offerings j
that were very much appreciated by ;
the audience and reflected the great- j
est credit on the ladies of the;
church. !
Miss Flora Belle Meade, Platts-!
mouth high school student, gave a;
dramatic reading, "The Murder of j
King Duncan" which she gives today j
at the Auburn declamatory contest, j
The club members had the added '
pleasure of having the motion pic- j
ture travelogue presented by Judge!
and Mrs. A. K. Duxbury w hich show-j
ed many points of interest in the 1
east and south and historical places!
that they
mer.
id visited the past sum-
LEAVING FOR WEST COAST
From Saturday's Pally
Herbert Minor, of this city, who
has been attending the University of
Nebraska, is leaving Sunday for Los
Angeles, where he will be engaged
at the Aero-Industrial Technical In
stitute, one of the largest institutes
of its kind on the west coast.
Mr. Minor has since leaving school
here been greatly interested in this
line of work and was very much
pleased when he received word that
he had been accepted as a student in
the institute.
The many friends are pleased that
he has had the opportunity of real
izing his desire to be in this line
or work that offers so bright a fu
ture. WILL UNDERGO TREATMENT
From Saturday's Da'ly
Mrs. Cleo Stones was taken to the
St. Joseph hospital in Omaha
terday to undergo treatment.
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Debate Team
is Eliminated in
b Round
With All Lincoln District Teams Out ;
in Sixth, Showing of Locals
at Fremont Net Bad.
The
bate; s
Plattsinouth high school de-
:.nd their coach, Milo Price, j
1 have ret
nod from a successful two-
fl:
v stav at Fremont. Both Platts
mouth teams participated in the Mid
land college invitation tournament
along with thirty-four other teams.
The Plattsmouth A team, com
posed cf Homer (Jack) Barton and
I'.nrrVtt Ps w v.--i fmni TTnrt intor
inel lost tf Grand Island. Beatrice
and Norfolk. It was necessary to
win two (f these fe;:r qualifying
rcur.d." in order to enter the fifth
rcund.
The Plattsinouth B team won from
Edgar and West Point and lost to
Crofton and Wayne. After thus
qualifying for the fifth round. Woest
and Bestor were nitttl against Ben-
son high school of Omaha, holder of
the last two Midland tournament
championships and the last two state
championships as well. They lost
this debate to Benson and were out
at the end of the fifth round.
At the end of the sixth round all
the teams from this (Lincoln) dis
trict had been eliminated. Lincoln.
Geneve, Beatrice and Plattsmouth
all lor-t to teams from Omaha and
Grand Island.
The fact that one Plattsmouth
t-am completed five rounds and none
in the district went past the sixth,
speaks well lr the local school's
prospects in the district tournament
to be "held at Lincoln several weeks
hence.
Robert Woest entered the after.
i ! : . v t- cnn-ii-inir onniocr v..ii at Vio!
I , . . .
debate banquet Friday evening.
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Mrs. J. H. Adams of this city has
received word from her niece, Mrs.
F. H. Johnson, of Lincoln, telling of
a very fine promotion given their
son, Walker Johnson, a graduate of
the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Johnson for the past two years
has been located in Venezuela, South
America, a geologist with the Largo
Petroleum Corporation, a branch of
at Maracaibo, one of the large cities
of the South American country.
Mr. Johnson on his graudation
from the University of Nebraska,
spent one year in his professional
work in California, then was called
back to Lincoln where the univer
sity recommended him to the Stand
ard Oil company and he was sent to
the South American field.
MAP OF U. S. WITH NEBRASKA
IN WHITE NOW AVAILABLE
A cut of the U. S. map in black
and Nebraska shown as 'the white
spot of the nation" has been received
at the Journal office. This map is of
proper size for use on envelopes and
letterheads and we will be glad to
include it on your printed stationery
at no extra cost. For those who al
ready have a supply of letterheads or
envelopes, we will make a special
price for imprinting the map thereon,
in line with the desire of the Asso
ciated Industries of Nebraska to
have most cf the letters leaving the
state carry this striking illustration
on either the envelope or letterhead
or both.
Commencing next week the Jour
nal w ill also carry one of these small
cuts on its editoriaj page.
DEMONSTRATE TRUCK
From Saturdays iaily
I The members of the fire and water
j committee of the city council and
the fire department were busy to
day in the examination of the fire
i truck displayed by the International
Harvester Co., at their local agency.
The city and fire department have
discussed for some time the advis
ability of the purchase of a new
truck to meet the needs of the city
and to provide pumpers and other
1 devices needed in the fire fighting
work.
UNDERGOES APPENDECTOMY
Plattsmouth friends will regret to
learn that Mrs. Harley Becker,
daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. H.
E. Becker, is at a Chicago hospital.
She will undergo an appendectomy.
This is the third hospital case in the
family in the past few months, Mrs.
John Sattler, Jr., having just recent
ly returned from a long stay in the
hospital from injuries in an auto
accident and Mrs. II. E. Becker is re-
covering from
tured ankle.
the effects of a frac
Omaha Man
Killed Saturday
Near La Platte
Edward W. Hermansky, 65, Walk
ing on Highway Is Struck by Car
Driven by Everett Newton.
Shortly before S o'clock Saturday
night, Edward W. Hermansky. of
Omaha was killed when struck by a i
car driven by Everett Newton of this!
i city, the accident occurring near the
; turn into La Platte.
j It was snowing quite briskly at
i the time
and Mr. Newton driving
very slowly when the man appeared
suddenly out of the storm and direct
ly in the path of the car. The driver
triwl tn cv.-inf nut tn nvniri the man
(but the distance was too sheirt
aI1(J
j the man was hit and hurled from the
j road, being almost instantly killed,
j The matter was reported by Mr.
I Newton and the Sarpy county officials
'at Papillion notified and County At-
' torney Nickerson drove to the scene
and after an investigation of the mat-j
ci ri.1fl,,ciirl t r Vrutnn f mm niiv
blame in the matter as it was clear-
ly an unavoidable accident.
Several other motorists reported
that they had narrowly missed hit-
i tins lue mail jtist t'louma it iuc
Newton car striking him and that
the man apparently was paying lit-
tie attention
to safety or the pass-
ing cars.
With Mr. and Mrs. Newton in the
car was his brother, Earney and Miss
June Rice of this city.
The body was taken on into Om
aha to be cared for.
QUARTET TO NORTH PLATTE
The Masonic quartet of this city,
j which has often been heard at state
Masonic gatherings and grand lodge
; sessions, has received an invitation
to visit Platte Valley lodge, at North
1 Platte.
The North Platte lodge is observ-
ing the anniversary of George Wash
ington's birthday on February 22 in
a very elaborate manner and the
i Plattsmouth quartet will have a
large part on tne program.
William F. Evers, superintendent
of the Nebraska Masonic Home, is
also to take part in the program and
will present his splendid series of 1
pictures of the Home and its resi
dents in their daily activties.
RECEIVES GOOD NEWS
From Friday's Dany
The announcement was received
here todav of the birth of a fine
seven and a half pound daughter to!sfcoot I10t onl-v pame ,,ut also the
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hudson, f)f farm domestic fowl and animals. Mr.
1 tn ; .1.1 ,1 4V.n- V: -i-n-. 4 V mi rr
Shenandoah. Iowa. The mother andilluu m-i"
daughter are reported as doing nice
ly. This little one is a granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hudson of
this city.
DIES AT OMAHA
Mrs. C. E. Hatcliff of Murray, one
of the well known residents of that
community for a number of years,
died Friday afternoon at 12:12 at
the Clarkson hospital at Omaha
where she has been for some time.
The body of Mrs. Hatcliff was
brought to the home and the funeral
services were held on Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the Methodict
church at Weeping Water.
MORTGAGE RECORD
County Register of Det-ds Miss Lil
lian White has completed the check
of the real estate mortgages filed and
released in her office as follows:
Farm
File. 192; amount, $832,129.65.
Released, 160; amount, $883,453.
City
Filed, 97; amount, $143,445.75.
Released, 75; amount, $93,001.34.
Hold Wildlife
Meeting at the
Court House
Dr,
II. C. Pederson of Lincoln, Presi
dent of State Association,
Is the
Speaker.
From Friday's Daily
Last evening in response to the
invitation of A. L. Tidd. Cass county
chairman of the Nebraska Wildlife
association, a group of interested
Dprsons ca thered at the court house
to hear a very interesting discussion
of the fast vanishing wild life of
j the state.
! Mr. Tidd, in opening the meeting,
'touched on the importance of the
preservation of the wildlife of the
state and of the particular interest
that should be felt here where a
few miles north, a fine natural bird
and game refuge was easy to create
in the grounds that form the U. S.
rifle range, which had been partially
arranged in this way last year under
the WPA. This refuge if completed
U.nnWl ofTnrrl chdlfpr for TttnnV SOCCieS
of bird and wild animal life, water
fowl and others. Mr. Tidd also
stated that he had the assurance or
the needed land for a preserve at
King Hill if it could be properly ar-
Dr. M. C. Federson. of Lincoln,
i state president or tne vv name asso
ciation and plans of those who are
battling to preserve the wildlife of
the nation from destruction.
Dr. Pederson related the various
elements which had gone into the
destruction of the wildlife, years of
drouth, drying of breeding grounds
of waterfowls, predatory animals and
' ,
eggs and tne unnecessary tiiimg 01
game and birds by hunters and par
ticularly out of season. He related
instances of the large lakes of the
north being looted of their large and
fine game fish by the commercial
fishermen, who secured the best and
left the preying varieties of fish in
the lakes.
The formation of the clubs of the
Wildlife association and the active
interest shown by the membership
would aid in the securing of needed
legislation for appropriations for aid
in preserving wildlife and the protec
tion of game birds and animals in
refuges over the country. It was
; the active interest of club members
j that had made possible much favor
j able legislation for the wildlife,
j The money derived from the sale
!of hunting and fishing licenses, duck
j stamps and other assessments against
1 the hunters was used .in the provid-
ing of parks, nsning grounus ana
game refuges over the state and in
which work the federal government
also aided.
There was a very fine collection of
pictures of game birds shown by Mr.
Tidd, these varieties being the ones
that make their migratory flights
through here.
Mr. Tidd then discussed the for
mation of a group of the persons who
hunt and fish in this locality to aid
in the good work. It was suggested
by F. R. Gobelman that some steps
should be taken tc check the visita
tions of Omaha parties here who
!the hunters association could deal
with.
A meeting of the hunters and fish
ers will be called soon by Mr. Tidd
to start the ball rolling for better
wildlife protection.
TO VISIT AT POTTER
Frnm Thursday's Dally
William A. Robertson will leave
Omaha this evening by train for
Potter, Nebraska, where with other
grand lodge officers of the Masonic
order, he will attend the dedication
of the new Masonic temple. Mr.
Robertson as the grand master of
Nebraska Masons will conduct the
ceremonies. The Potter lodge has
just completed their fine new home.
LEAVES FOR DENVER
Mrs. William Baird departed Wed
nesday afternoon for Denver, where
she will visit at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Harley Cecil. Master William
Cecil will observe his seventh birth
day this week.