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Htbr. State Historical Society So VOL. NO. LTV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1938. NO. 29 State Aerie of Eagles Close Convention Franklin Kief Named as Outside Guard Next Meeting to Be Held in Nebraska City. Plattsmouth representatives at the grand aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Nebraska, returned Wed nesday from the session of the state convention at Grand Island. There were more than 100 officers and delegates in attendance and much interest shown in the meeting. W. M. Seymore, of Kansas City, the assistant managing organizer of Kansas City, was the principal speak er and outlined the work of the or der and the progress that the Eagles had made during the past year in membership gains, and reported that the stabilization of employment meas ures that was started by the Eagles in 1930 and 1931 was growing in popularity throughout the country. The institution of new aeries over the state the coming year was one of the plans discussed before the ad journment. The invitation of Nebraska City to entertain the state convention next year was accepted and the meeting set lor that city. Officers for the ensuing year were as follows: State president, N. J. Pederson, Alliance: vice president. Sam Rader Grand Island; chaplain, Clifford; Knowles. Beatrice; conductor, E. L Mueller. Columbus; inside guard,! Dick Cornelius, Hastings; outside guard. Franklin Kief Plattsmouth; secretary, F. A. Matthews. Omaha; trustees, V. V. Pope. York, J. Harold Greenlee. Fremont and L. E. Kenney, Grand Island. SOCIAL WORKERS FLOWER CLUB The Social Workers Flower club held their annual meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred Spangler. who was assisted by Mrs. Ruel Sack in entertaining. A large number of members were in attendance and seven visitors also joined in the interesting meeting. A shower was tendered Mrs. Ed Stava for her little son and many very useful gifts were received that will long be cherished and be a very pleasant memory. In the contests during the after noon Mrs. Walter Martin and Mrs. James Warga were awarded first and Mrs. James Lepert and Mrs. Fred Murara, second. The next meeting will be held at the home cf Mrs. A. J. Snyder on June Sth. The hostesses served a delicious two course luncheon at the close of the afternoon. The visitors of the afternoon were Mrs. Ralph Doud. Mrs. Clara Fickler, Omaha, Mrs. Fred Mumm, Mrs. Frank Strough, Mrs. J. II. Fulton and Mrs. Donald Harris. BANQUET COMMITTEE The committee in charge of the Mothers-Daughters banquet given re cently at the Eight Mile Grove Luth eran church was composed of the following ladies: Mrs. P. G. Hen nings, Mrs. Henry Albert, Mrs. Her man Hennings, Mrs. Mable Engel kemeier and Mrs. Julius Engelke meier. The ladies did a splendid job in arranging the event and deserve a great deal of praise for their fine work. VISIT AT BORN HOME Mr. and Mrs. Charles Betts and Mrs. A. B. Wahliadt of Denver, Colo rado spent Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Born. Mr. and Mrs. Betts are leaving for Califronia where they will spend the summer sightseeing, while Mrs. Wahliadt spends the summer here visiting with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ahl of Louisville and Mrs. Mary Duff also spent the day at the Born home. TO VISIT IN MISSOURI From Saturday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rosencrana are leaving this evening for Missouri where they will visit over the week end with relatives and friends. They are now located in the Sharpnack apartments moving into their new home last evening. -t BENEFIT CARD PARTY From Saturday's Dally- Fifteen tables twelve pinochle, two bridge and one cribbage com prised the players at last night's child welfare benefit card party spon sored by the Legion Auxiliary. Prize winners were: Pinochle: Ladies (high score) Mabel Mendenhall. Mrs. Wohlfarth and Agnes Konfrst; Men Cyril Ka lina. Herb Schutz and Ed Creamer. Bridge Mrs. Frank Bestor and Mrs. Frank Mullen. Cribbage Charles Bestor. Special prizes went to Elmer Webb and Mrs. I. L. Kocian. Death of Mrs. A. R. Case Occurs Early Today Passes Away at Family Home as Result of Injuries as Result of a Fall April 16. From Thursday's Dally Mrs. A. R. Case, who sustained a severe nip injury on aturuay, April ICth, died at C:C0 this morn ing as the result of the accident, she having been in very critical condi tion for the past several days. Mrs. Case has been a resident of thio city for the past ten years, they having moved here from Lennox, Iowa, and during her residence here has made many warm friends who will regret to learn of her passing and share with the family the sorrow of her going. She is survived by the husband and six children. Joseph, Lucille, Ileen. Harriett, Dick and Geraldine. The body is at the Horton funeral home and it is expected that ser vices will be held on Saturday morn ing at the St. John's church and the body taken to Lennox. Iowa, for the Interment. SEVERAL CASS COUNTY BOYS TO "BOYS' STATE" Four Cass county boys are slated to attend "Boys' State" at Lincoln; early in June. They are John F. j Arnold, Louisville: Donald Kelson,' Murray; Arthur C. Everett, Weeping I Water and James A. Lake, Elmwood. j The Greenwood sponsored boy re- sides near Wavcrly in Lancaster j county. Plattsmouth had intended to send one or two boys, but by the time its application was received the quota had been filled. A total of 25 4 boys will attend the week's camp, which will be un der direction of Major "Biff" Jones, athletic director of the University of Nebraska, and a staff of able assist ants. The boys will organize themselves into a mythical 49th state of the Union and carry on all the affairs of state, county and municipal gov ernment exactly as it is done by their elders. They are all members of high school Junior classes this year and will go into their Senior year with a greatly broadened know ledge of the problems of good gov ernment. "Boys' State" is sponsored by the American Legion. This is its first year in Nebraska, but in some east ern states it haa been conducted for several years. MANY ATTEND CLUB MEETING From Saturday's Dally The Cass County Sportsmen's club met last evening at the public li brary and with a large number of members in attendance. Vice-President Fred Lugsch pre sided over the meeting as the presi dent, M. M. Muncie was unable to be present. The discussion of the game and bird preserve south of this city was enjoyed and A. L. Tidd, who has been the starter of the proposed plan re ported that the response was fine and fully 100 per cent of the farm ers would be pledged for the purpose. The advantages of this move for the wild life of the community was stress ed in the discussion by the members. From Thursday's Daily Mr. and Mrs Don Cramer had as dinner guests Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heil and family. Danger Lurks in This is National TIRE SAFETY Week and Plattsmouth tire dealers are co-operating with the Tire Division of the Rubber Manufactur ers Association to rid the highways of unsafe tires which were the greatest contributing cause of accidents last year. The ad warning of danger from old. smooth tires appears in this issue of the Journal. Smooth Tires Menace Lives Oi Motorists OZ.vvu meatus auu injure i;anuS Past Year Caused bv Elowouts and Resultant Skiddin- Are the tires on your car worn smooth? If so. there is an import ant warning message for you in the co-operative ad of Flattsmouth tire dealers, who have niobolized to re move the menace of old. smooth tires from our roads, appearing in this issue of the Journal. The Tire Division of the Rubber Manufacturers Association is pro moting National Tire Safety Week from May 14 to 21. inclusive. With Memorial day and general i summer driving ahead it behooves. every car owner to take heed of this important safety campaign. Millions of motorists are driving on tires that are unsafe risking human life and j which a good attendance of the mem property loss when for a limited i bers was present to take part hi the amount they can replace the old J proceedings. The officers named smooth tires. were: By doing so, they will also enjoy! Worthy President O. E. Finne- rrmhlofroo trine nrH whr.t ic mnrn jhotk. exasperating man u liac w neii luxe is out on the highway touring or enjoying. a mere week-end pleasure jaunt? Last year highway accidents cost the lives of more than 40.000 men, women and children and nearly a million and a quarter more were in jured. More than 52,000 of these deaths and injuries were caused di rectly by punctures, blowouts and skidding due to smooth, worn, un safe tires. Local tire dealers who are spon soring the publication of this strik ing advertisement and co-operating by offering special trade-in allow ances for old tires during National Tire Safety week are: Bauer's Garage. Federal and Fisk tires. Cloidt Service. U. S. tireg. Gamble Store, Crest and Columbia tires. Ofe Oil Co., Goodyear tires. Any of the above listed dealers will be glad to quote you prices on the replacement of any number of your old worn tires with new safe tires that will give you ten times longer tire life than you got in the early days of motoring, for about one fourth of the cost. Do your part to make driving safer. Replace the smooth tires on you car NOW before it is too late. ATTEND MASONIC BANQUET William A. Robertson, grand mas ter of the Nebraska Masons and Wil liam Baird were at Lincoln Fri day evening, attending the banquet of the Scottish Rite bodoes of the valley of Lincoln. ATTEND OMAHA BOUTS Thursday night Arnold Liliie, June Marshall and J. L. Capps were at Omaha where they attended the box ing matches, all three being enthu siastic followers of boxing and wrestling. Old Smooth Tires ive. car a job Irl WUe'5Vfl. A SvTGiA?) S it's "WE SCtA? J ATTENDS FUNERAL h'roni Thursdays ml! Mrs. K. A. Bates and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robinson were at Lincoln i today, Mrs. Bates attending the: f f i ufavn 1 f-if ihfx tut Ttf.rhfirr V Outmc 1 :They also visited with friends for a i 'short time. The funeral 'ias at 10:20 ; ; , nig n)ornintr at Hodgman's and the bodv taken to Ureckenridge, Mis- souri, for interment. Eagles Select Officers for Ensuing the Year 0. E. Finnyfrock Named as President of Local Aerie Have Had Excellent Year." From Friday's Dal!7 Plattsmouth aerie No. S63 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, held their annual election of officers last eve ning at their regular meeting and at i Worthy Vice-residen C. E. Hitt. Worthy Chaplain Worthy Secretary Otrl Hall. -Edward Gabel- man. Worthy Treasurer B. G. Wurl. Worthy Conductor Charles Miller. Worthy Inside Guard Dale Bow man. Worthy Outside Guard Ernest i Porter. I Trustee for three years. W. K. Woolcott: trustee for one year, George McFarland. Physician Dr. R. P. Westover. The past year the local Eagles have shown a great progress in their mem bership and have now one of the largest fraternal groups in the city. NEW STORE OPENS From Saturday's Dally This morning the new package li quor store of Fred Ilerbster opened its doors for business in the Hotel Plattsmouth building on North Sixth street. The room has been redecorated and arranged for the use of the new store, the front portion of the room closed off as the sales room and is finished in light tan and ivory composition walls and ceiling. The rear portion of the room will be used as a store room for the surplus stock and is very commodious j and well suited for its purpose. Mr. Herbster and his assistant, the one and only "Shotgun" were busy Friday in getting the stock on the shelves and ready for the invasion of the thirsty. VISIT RELATIVES HERE County Attorney and Mrs. J. Capwell have had the pleasure A. of having a visit from an uncle of Mr. Capwell, and daughter, Florence, of Lake Forest, Pennsylvania. They are also visiting with Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Capwell and family of Elmwood. This is the first time that the uncle has had a visit in years with the nephewsand their families. Mr. Cap well was delighted with the appear ance of the west and the excellent crop prospects. Vlusic Depart ment of Schools Gives Recital All Sections of the Music Depart ment Heard in a Very Delight ful Evening of Music. Friday evening the music depart - i ment of the Plattsmouth city schools gave a very fine concert at the high school auditorium and which was ;one that reflected the greatest credit . upen the young artists taking part iand the director, Mr. Lee Meyers land his assistants in the teaching lurce or the citv. The program was one that gave I a fine expression of the various groups and embraced selections from jthe orchestra, band, glee clubs and j solo selections. i The concert gave the opportunity j of hearing a number of selections 'from the high school band, an organ i ization of some forty pieces and : which has not appeared in the former ! entertainments as frequently as other ' groups. The band gave a fine pro- gram of overtures, and marches. showing excellent skill in the pre sentations. The orchestra also gave a number of the standard selections in a very effective manner. One of the hits of the concert was "The Prune Song," Bohemian melody given on the piano aecoruian by Rob ert Stava and Robert Kiser. Vocal solos were given by Stephen Devoe, Eleanor Minor, Ted Libershal, Flora Belle Meade. Betty Voboril, Joan Kail, Richard Cole. Shirley Seiver, John Jacobs. Dick Hall. Instrumental soles were given by Allan White. Raymond Wooster and Burton Rishel. Mrs. Everett Pickens and Miss Jean Knorr were heard in a very beautiful group of piano duets that; were given artistically and with the greatest expression. Th? accompanists for the num bers were given by Jean Knorr. Ruth Westover. Flora Belle Mead and Mrs. L. S. Dovoe. PREPARING FOR CAMP0REE In a r.ine page bulletin mailed Friday from Cornhusker Council headquarters in Lincoln, details of the Arbor Lodge district Boy Scout camporee to be held here June 6 and 7 are outlined at length. The first page of the bulletin, devoted to gen- eral instructions, contains a map of! the method of reaching camp, name-! ly by transporting Scouts and equip- i ment to the Murray corner, and hik-; ing from there to Camp Wheeler, the j Plattsmouth Scout camp, a distance I of one and three quarters miles. One of the pertinent requirements! is that Scouts must carry personal j equipment and food from Murray j corner to camp. Tents and heavy j equipment may be taken in by auto. Entry blanks for participation in the camporee must be in the hands of E. H. Wescott, general chairman, not later than Saturday. June 4. All troops in the Arbor Lodge district are expected to participate. The camporee will be open to visi tors at all times, and a large attend- ance is desired at the Camp Fire ceremonies the evening of the open ing day. As host city Plattsmouth will have to provide adult supervisors and judges. Judging is done on a definite plan of scoring with a total possible 2255 points. Troops making 1S25 or better will be rated "A." Those scor ing 1C50 or better will be rated "B" and troops with C75 or more points rate "C." Each troop will be assigned its own camp-site upon arrival Monday afternoon. Any type of tents or lean to shelters may be used. 300 points are alloted for the camp, as follows: Condition of equipment, 50; how car-j ried, 100; equipment complete, 50; full attendance of troop present, 100. Eighty per cent of troop present will score 75 points; sixty per cent, 50 points, and forty per cent, 25 points. Mrs. Roderick R. McGrath and daughter, Kathleen Marie, were here Friday to enjoy a visit with Mrs. v'erna Fillmore and Miss Margaret Rauen, sisters of Mrs. McGrath. GOLF CLUB MEETING The Plattsmouth Golf club held a very interesting meeting Thursday evening. It has been decided to cut the grass twice weekly if necessary to keep the fairways in good condi tion. Junior membership was established at $5. It is expected that a num ber of juniors may be enrolled short ly. A non-resident membership of j $5 was established for all members i m in olu OI ine cu- On May 22nd a flag tournament will be staged at the golf course. Also a golf breakfast i; being contem- j plated for tbe sarne morning. It is hoped to have a large, enthusiastic crowd out for both events, R. M. Coatman Files Today for Commissioner Well Known. Resident of Alvo Seeks Third District Nomination From Democrats. From Friday's DaflT R. M. Coatman, one of the nrom- j inent residents of the west part of iCass county and the village clerk iof Alvo, this morning filed his name jas a candidate for the democratic ! nomination for county commissioner from the third district. Mr. Coatman has a very large ac jquaintance in the west part of the ; count y as he was for a great many I years engaged in business in Alvo and has always been deeply inter jested in the affairs of the county jand his own community, i This is the first democratic filing I in the third district where Commis sioner Backemeyer and Emil Borne- i meier are alreadv filed as republi- i i cans. PENNY CBESS FLAV0E SPOILS CBEAM TASTE The Plattsmouth Creamery has a warning ad in the Semi-Weekly I Journal calling attention of farmers to the weed known as penny cress, j Mrs. J. H. Hallstrom, Mrs. James that has been tainting milk flavor ; G. Mauzy and son, Jimmie and Mrs. in many parts of the state. Little i Erma Begley were at Avoca Thurs trouble has been experienced here 'day night to attend the commence thus far due to the fact that blue j ment exercises of the Avoca high prass r.nctnrns nnri nthpr rrass(s nrplschool. j Plentiful this spring from the recent ' rains.. As other grasses become short, however, the cattle will turn to pen- ny cress-unless it is stamped out in the meantime. Three carloads of butter recently offered on the Chicago market did not receive a bid because of the flavor. In the western part of the state, some cream is so flavored that i the market has dropped to as low asi. 15 cents in many places, "Seed has been blown into this country by wind and dust storms," says Mr. Hetrick, who urges farmers to watch their pastures and stamp it out promptly, before they too face the same problem others farther west are experiencing, The weed grows to a height of from 10 to 26 inches. It has a tiny white blossom similar to babybreath. The seed pod is a small flat disc j about three quarters of an inch in diameter. Roots of the plant are short, and it is easily killed by be ing cut close to the ground. Plants are abundant in pastures, along road sides and even along curbs in the city. Farmers interested in Keepin-,1 their milk and cream marketable will thank Mr. Hetrick for this kindly word of warning and set about at once to rid their fields of this obnoxious weed. D0INGS IN COUNTY COURT From Saturday's Dally "This morning in county court George Bronkow of Bellevue pleaded guilty to not having a proper drivers license and was given a fine of $1 and costs and also purchased himself a new license. The will of Mary S. K. Harmon, deceased of near Avoca, was admitted to probate and the appointment of C. E. Tefft as executor made as nom inated by the will. Final settlement was had In the estate of Joseph A. Everett, deceased of Union, of which B. B. Everett was the administrator. Golden Rod Study Club Has Fine Banquet First Mothers and Daughters Ban quet Proves Very Delightful to Large Group. On Thursday evening May 12, the Mynard Community hall was the scene of a very delightful gathering. The Golden Rod Study club held their first Mothers and Daughters banquet. There were places set for sitxy and ! fifty-eight attended. The tables were J very artistically arranged and were j decorated with lavender iris and bridal wreath. The color scheme was carried out in the favors, and pro I grams and at each place was a beau It if ul rose bud. I The Mynard Aid society arranged and served Hip banquet. The menu was a:-i follows: Baked Ham Creamed Potatoes Baked Corn Spring Salad Clover Leaf Rolls - Jelly Ice Cream - Cake Coffee Mrs. Pearl Cole presided over the program which was as follows: Musi'' Invocation Mrs. Paul Dick Main Course Group singing: "Good Evening," "How D'ye Do." "Smiles." Dessert Toastmistress WelcomePearl Cole Mother's Reply Olive Wiles Daughter's Reponse., Helene Perry Song Mrs. Mary Dill Song Mrs. Nell Livingston and Six Daughters Main SpeakerMrs. H. C. McClusky Closing Song "Blest lie the Tie That Binds" "Playing on Heart Strings" was the title of the most interesting and appropriate talk given by Mrs. Mc Clusky in her capable manner that Impressed all. It is the hope of the club that this banquet will become an annual af fair. ATTEND GRADUATION j Miss Con ine Hallstrom, daughter j of County Commissioner and Mrs. 1 Elmer Hallstrom and granddaughter of Mrs. J. II. Hallstrom, was one of the graduating class. Miss Hallstrom was one of the honor students of the class anel was awarded the scholarship for her high grades dur ing the high school course. It was a very pleasant touch for the family that Mr. Hallstrom, who is the president of the board of edu cation of Avoca, was given the honor of presenting to the daughter the re ward for her splendid work. Judge E. B. Chappell. of Lincoln, was the class speaker and gave a very fine address. POPPY DAY SATURDAY. MAY 28 All over the nation Saturday, May 2S, will be observed as Poppy Day, when memorial pollies made by dis abled world war veterans will be sold and worn. These poppies serve a dual purpose being a typical Flanders Field flower in tribute to the heroic dead who gave their lives on the battlefield, and secondly as a means of furnishing revenue pro- -ij .vr.,.v ff,r tlinso rlis;ihlfl vot- J erans to whom the war i3 not yet over, fronts irom ine poppy sale are divided between local and state rehabilitation funds and used wholly to further alleviate want and suffer ing. Poppies made by Nebraska veter ans at the Lincoln hospital will be sold on the streets of Plattsmouth all that day. CARD OF THANHS I wish to take this means of ex pressing my sincere and deep grati tude to all my friends and parish ioners who sent cards and flowers during my enforced vacation at the Clarkson hospital. These best wishes and visits helped Immensely to speed my recovery. Many, many thanks to you all. G. A. Pahl, pastor St. Paul's church.