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Nebr. State Historical Society mouth VOL. NO. UV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 5, 1938. NO. 61 Chamber of Commerce Has First Luncheon First Luncheon of the Fall Season Brings Up Many Matters for Discussion of the Board. The directors of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce held their first meeting of the fall season on Thurs day at the Stewart cafe and which some fifteen of the directors attended. The summer vacation season had brought many new matters of press ing importance up and which served to occupy the time of the directors. T. H. Pollock of the Missouri River Improvement committee, gave an account of the recent trip that the committee had enjoyed on the "Ser geant Pryor" as guests of the U. S. Engineers and on which they had a fine opportunity of inspecting the work that has been done along the river course make it navigable. He had enjoyed a fine visit with General Schley, the chief of engineers and who with other officers visioned the Missouri river open to navigation as far north as Omaha by 1939. The agricultural committee of which G. K. Hetrick is the chairman, told of the fine co-operation with the Cass county farm bureau in the war on the grasshoppers and that 1.200 bags of the poison had been distributed here for use. He also told of the support given to the 4-II clubs and the calf and pig clubs through out the county. It was voted to have a luncheon on the first day of the King Korn Karnival, honoring Burlington offi cials who will be here for Burling ton day at the Karnival as well a3 the veteran employes of the railroad and who are residents of the com munity. Attorney A. L. Tidd was very en thusiastic over the conversion of King Hill into a state park and the enthusiastic manner in which tour ists had acclaimed the hill as one of the beauty spots of the Missouri val ley. Mr. Tidd is counselor of the committee of the D. A. R. and Sports man's club. A committee was appointed, S. S. Davis, T. H. rollock, E. J. Richey, R. W. Knorr and George Lushinky, to co-operate with the organization in order to secure a park and game preserve in this locality. Former Mayor John P. Sattler, Mayor George Lushinsky and Attor ney A. L. Tidd discussed the need for the repairing of Chicago and Lin-i mouth State bank; Joe McCarthy, coin avenues and the need also forjwith the Burlington at Omaha; Ros the extension of the sewer systems 'coe Hill, owner of a large hatchery at along thece streets to make them adequate to carry the water that cornea In the time of storm. PLATTSMOUTH MUNICIPAL BANDjtrnment here; G. E. Brubaker, mer For some time tlie subject or a municipal band for Plattsmouth has been discussed in civic organizations in Plattsmouth. The Rotary has dis cussed this at great length; the Ad club has discussed it: the Chamber of Commerce has also discussed it. The band that was heard on the street 'Wednesday evening, so well eerves that purpose that it might well be called 'Plattsmouth's own muni cipal band. Mr. Gradoville, music supervisor of the Recreation Service, has built this band up so well that it should never be neglected in the least, and should become a permanent organization. The band has a reper toire from which any type of a con cert or program can be selected and executed with the highest degree of efficiency. This band of Plattsmouth has play ed numerous engagements this sum mer and have received the highest compliments and praise at their con certs and is trul' an organization for Plattsmouth to be proud of. BURLINGTON OFFICIALS HERE Friday afternoon II. H. Urback, mechanical assistant to Executive Vice-President Edward Flynn, of the Burlington, of Chicago with his sec retary of G. G. Johnson, master me chanic of the Burlington at Omaha, were in the city. They paid a visit to the local BREX shops and looked over the property of the Burlington in the shops and right-of-way while here. The party called on William Baird, former shop superintendent, while in the city.- GOES TO LINCOLN SCHOOL Bernard Galloway, a graduate of the Plattsmouth high school in 1928 and of the Peru State Teachers col lege, has been elected assistant athletic coach at Jackson high school in Lincoln. He will also teach in the junior high school. Mr. Galloway since leaving school has taught at Dorchester and Hebron and where he has been very success ful. Basketball Squad of Twenty Years Ago Meet Dinner Party at the Stewart Cafe Honors C. A. Spacht, Coach Back in War Time Days. From Saturday's Dally Last evening at the dining room of Ihe Stewart cafe members of the basketball squad back in the days of 1918, met to honor their coach, C. A. Spacht, of Xew Rochelle, New York, who departed today for the east to resume his teaching work. The team of that year and the next few seasons represented one of the bright spots in the high school ath letic history and the first of the series of outstanding teams that have appeared on the floors of southeast Nebraska. The basketball players of twenty years ago found a great deal of en tertainment in the discussion of their associations in games and the con flicts with teams of this section which for the most of the squad cov ered several years. The squad of 1918 had a great deal to do with the securing of the pres ent gym, as the building was being completed in that year and to secure a room sufficiently large for basket ball, the boys of the school joined in excavating so that the present gym was made available. Mr. Spacht. coach in 1918, recall ed many of the incidents of the days gone by and in which he had enjoyed assisting in the training of the team that had made such an ex cellent record. All of the squad was present save Harley Cecil, of Denver, and to him the membesr of the party sent a letter of greeting. Those present were: Hilt Martin, of this city, now traveling for a large wholesale house; Adolph Hallas, president of the South Omaha Savings bank; Carl J. Schnei der, assistant cashier of the Platts- Lincoln; John P. Sattler, Jr., of the Sattler funeral home; Ernest Schu beck, of the H. M. Soennichsen Co.; C. A. Marshall, inspector of the gov- chant of Murray. JAMES ROBERTSON HOME James M. Robertson, II. first class man at the Annapolis naval acad emy, arrived home early Thursday morning for a visit at the home of hi3 parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Robertson as well as with his brothers and sisters and other rel atives and old friends. Mr. Robertson, whose graduation from the academy will take place in June, has just recently returned from the summer cruise of the midship men to Europe and which afforded tuviu the opportunity of visiting a great many ports. Mr. Robertson had the pleasure of a visit at his ances tral home in Scotland while on the voyage. On the return to New York the midshipmen had a liberty at New York City and arrived back at Ann apolis on August 25th. Mr. Robertson is enjoying the an nual September leave and after some twenty days here and vicinity he will return to the academy for the re sumption of the studies for the rest of the school year. ENROLL AT DOANE Harriet Goos, Joe HenCrlx and Marjorie Tidball of Plattsmouth have enrolled at Doane College, Crete, Nebr., for the coming year. Regis tration for the 67th academic year at Doane begins Sept. 13, while the regular classes commence two days later. A steady Increase in enroll ment is indicated again this year with students registered from thir teen Btates and one foreign country. Lewis A. Tyson, Old Resident of County, Dies Former County Clerk Passes Away Thursday at Home in Elm wood Following Long Illness. ' Lewis A. Tyson, 74, a resident of Cass county for practically a life time, died Thursday at the family home in Elmwood, after an illness that has been of some duration and followed several years of failing health. Mr. Tyson has long been an active figure in the business and public life of Cass county and had a widespread acquaintance in all parts of the com munity and where the old friends will learn with regret of his passing. Mr. Tyson was born in Illinois in 1864 and was brought to Nebraska as an infant in 1866 and has since made his home in Cass county, the family settling near Elmwood, where the deceased grew to manhood. lie was married at Elmwood to Miss Jennie Alton, a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Cyrus Alton, the former a pioneer minister of the Christian church in Nebraska. There is left to mourn his passing the aged widow and seven children. Cyrus Tyson, Eaton, Colorado; Mrs. Bessie Tyson Robb. Lincoln; Noel Tyson, Cambridge, Nebraska; Mrs. Ethel McCrory, Elmwood; Floyd Ty son and Mrs. James Brown of Eaton, Colorado and Dr. R. W. Tyson of Murray. Mr. Tyson was for a long period of years engaged in the drug busi ness at Elmwood and his business establishment one of the best known in 'that section of Cass county. Always a very ardent republican, he was selected as the candidate of that party for the office of . county clerk, tneing .elected" in November, 1901 to the position and again re elected by the voters at Ihe election in 1903 for the second term. During the four years in office the family resided in Plattsmouth and here the older children of the family attended school. After the completion of the term of office Mr. Tyson and family re turned to Elmwood where they have since resided. Mr. Tyson has been a constant attendant at the republi can county convention and this year was the first in many years that he was unable to be present, his absence being noted among the ranks of the party leaders. IARGE CROWD ATTENDS SALE One of the largest crowds to at tend a private auction sale in this city was present last night at the sale of the effects of the late George Kaffenberger. By 7:30 when Rex Young started selling, parking space was taken for several blocks in all directions from the Kaffenberger home on High school hill. On the whole prices ran pretty good, al though some things, particularly in the farm equipment line, went at a very low figure. The large crowd i3 a compliment to Journal advertising. There were no bills distributed, no advertising if. circulars, shopper's guides or what have you simply a small, single column ad in the Semi-Weekly Jour nal and several issues of the daily. Those prone to believe that news paper advertising doesn't pay might well take note of the large number ot people attracted by the Auction Sale announcement in the columns of this paper. DIES AT OMAHA From Saturday's Daily Ross Horn, who resides on the Propst farm near this city, received the message today of the death of his brother, Joe Horn at Omaha where he has been. L. L." Horton, local mortican, departed this morn ing for Omaha to bring the body here for burial. HAS HOG STOLEN From Friday Dally- The office of Sheriff Homer Syl vester was notified this morning of the theft of a hog from the farm of Mike Shreve, south of Elmwood. Deputy Cass Sylvester was at the scene today to make an investigation of the case. TO TEACH AT HOARDVTLLE Miss Lois Bestor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bestor, and a graduate of the class of 1938 of the University of Nebraska, departed to day for Hoardville, Nebraska, where she will take up her teaching work in the high school at that place the coming week. Miss Bestor, who Avas one of the high ranking students of the university, will teach mathe matics and English in the school. John P. Cobb, Veteran Banker, is Found Dead Many Years Head of American Ex change Bank and Retired July 1st Passes in Sleep. John P. Cobb, 76, president of the American Exchange bank at Elm wood for a period of over thirty years, whose retirement from active conduct of the bank was announced on July 1st, died quietly in his sleep early Thursday morning at his home. Mr. Robb has had a very active part in the building up of the com- jmunity where he located thirty years ,ago and to enter the banking business with his late brother-in-law. Captain Aldrich and after whose death he has largely guided. Before he entered the banking business Mr. Cobb was engaged as a registered pharmacist for a number of years and also engaged "as a traveling salesman for several of the large drug houses of the country. He was a very active member of Covert lodge, A. F. & A. M. at Omaha and had completed a membership of over fifty years in the lodge, be ing next to the oldest member of the lodge. He is survived by his wife and a sister, Mrs. Bess Streeter Aldrich, noted author, who resides in Cali fornia. KOMICAL PARADE When the King Korn Karnival was started a few years ago one of the features that put it over big was the pre-karnival Kangaroo Kourt and its attendant penalties which re quired small and great, rich and poor to imitate some character and march in the parade. These parades were a howling success and a source of endless fun and jollity. The Komical Parade next Wednes day night, if all plans work out will be a worthy rival of those earlier parades. King Korn III and Queen Harvesta have sent out an edict to all their loyal subjects to get in line and appear in this parade and the block by block committees are shap ing things up for a big time. The Plattsmouth hand and possibly drum corps too will whoop up the march ing music. The stores will be asked to close. 7:30 to 8:30 to give every one a chance to participate. Let's have a good Jolly time Wednesday night and drive dull care away. A STRANGE FISH From Saturday Pally Jess Green, local fisherman, landed a fish today which is baffling the local fishermen as to its variety as it seems of a type unusual in the waters of the Missouri river and one that has the local fishermen guess ing. The fish is four and a half feet in length and weighs thirty pounds with a tail like a spoonbill cat and almost perfectly round. A representative of the state fish eries is expected today to look over the fish and have it taken to the state hatcheries at Gretna. Some are of the opinion that the strange fish heard of river navi gation and came up from the Gulf of Mexico to visit the Nebraska waters. Anyway it wasn't a sardine. HAVE TONSILLOTOMIES James Zitka of this city was given a tonsilectomy on Thursday at the St. Joseph hospital at Omaha and this morning Joseph Knofiicek, a friend was also operated on for the removal of his tonsils. The young men are doing very nicely and will remain until their condition will warrant them being sent home. Subscribe for the Journal. Platters to Show on Tarkio Football Squad Armstrong and Porter, Last Year Stars Back and Joe Case Figured as Strong Backfield Man. TARKIO, Mo., Aug. 31. Five for mer Plattsmouth high school athletes will report with the Tarkio College football squad next week to prepare for the gridiron wars of the 1938 sea son. This group includes three letter veterans from last year's co-championship team: Kenneth Armstrong, 243 pound all-conference tackle of the past two seasons; Stuart Porter, 215, second all star team choice of last year and Joe Case, 170, halfback. Wayne Falk, member of the squad last year as a freshman, is expected to make a strong bid for a regular guard position this fall. Leonard Holoubek, guard on the P.H.S. team last year, will enter Tarkio as a freshman next week and report with the new crop of freshman players. The Tarkio schedule calls for the opening of competition on the night of Sept. 23 against the strong War- rensburg (Mo.) State Teachers eleven. The following Thursday night, Sept. 29. the Owls will meet Simpson at Red Oak, Iowa in the second game, sponsored by the Red Oak Chamber of Commerce. The schedule is as follows: Sept. 23 Warrensburg Teachers at Tarkio (night.) Sept. 29 Simpson at Red Oak, la., (night.) Oct. 15 Central at Tarkio (Home coming.) Oct. 21 Open. Oct. 28 Jewell at Liberty. Nov. 4 Chillicothe at Chillicothe. Nov. 11 Mo. Valley at Marshall. Nov. 18 Nebr. Wesleyan at Tar kio. Nov. ,24 Peru State at Tarkio. HYDE FAMILY REUNION The descendants of Edmon F. Hyde and Nancy Ann Freeman met In annual reunion here in the city park Sunday. Aug. 28th. Branches of this family are well known here and across the river in Mills county, Iowa. After a bountiful lunch Rev. C. E. Holt of Council Bluffs held a short service at the band stand, preceding the business session. Those selected to look after arrangements for the next meeting are: Mrs. Nettie Lor enz, president; Robert Brissey, vice president and Thomas Kirk, secre tary. The time and place of the next reunion was set to be here at the park again on the fourth Sunday in August, 1939. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. VanWinkle and Dolores Mr. and Mrs. Cliff VanWinkle. Mr. and Mcs. Leonard E. VanWinkle, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Pandel3, Clinton and Virgil, Mr. and Mrs. Walt Berger and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Kniecik, all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newman and Germaine Ann of Mon damin, Iowa; Burton J. Lamphear of Downer's Grove, 111; Mr. and Mrs. Robt. B. Brissey of Brock, Neb.; Ben C. Hyde and son. Ralph R., Mr. and Mrs. Birt E. Lamphear, Robert and Harold,' all of Plattsmouth; Mrs. Net tie M. Lorenz, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Etherington, Ellen, Ralph and Gene, Mr. and Mrs. E. Leroy Lewis and Leon, Mrs. Martha M. Kirk and son, Tom, all of Glenwood. Iowa. There were several absent through sick ness, even here in the city. LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA From Saturday's Dally Misses Mia and Barbara Gering departed this morning by auto for the west coast where they will spend a few weeks visiting with relatives and looking over the many places of interest in that part of the west. They are making the trip by easy stages and visiting many places between here and the coast. During the absence of the sisters, a caretaker will reside at the family home on North Sixth street to care for the home. ATTEND FUNERAL From Saturday' Darty County Treasurer John E. Turner, County Judge A. H. Duxbury and Clerk of the District Court C. E. Ledyway were at Elmwood this aft ernoon to attend the funeral of the late L. A. Tyson, former county clerk. DRAWS DOWN FINE Elmer Walberg was arraigned in the court of Justice C. L. Graves on Thursday on the charge of operating a trailer milk truck without the proper register or license. The com plaint was filed by the state high way patrol. After Hearing the case Judge Graves assessed a fine of $10 and costs and which was arranged to be settled for by the defendant. Plattsmouth Young Man is Wed in Nevada Miss Alyce Arriola of Sacramento, California, Married to Mr. Merritt Patton. On Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the rectory of the church of St. Thomas Aquinas, Reno, Nevada, oc curred the marriage of Miss Alyce Arriola, of Sacramento, California, and Mr. Merritt E. Patton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Patton, of this city. The nuptials were witnessed tjy Superintendent and Mrs. Frank God win of Fernley, Nevada, close friends of the 3oung people. The bride wore a dark costume with matching accessories and wore a corsage of gardenias. Following the marriage ceremony the bridal party motored to Fernley where they enjoyed a charmingly ar- I ranged -weaamg dinner at tne uoawin home. Mr. and Mrs. Patton are enjoying a short honeymoon at Lake Tahoe, California, and after September 1st will be at: home to their friends at their home, Apartment 4, 1612 14th street, Sacramento. The bride is engaged in work for the state of California at Sacramento. She is a' graduate of the Holy Rosary academy at Woodland, California, where she spent her younger years. The groom was born and reared to manhood in this city and where he graduated from the local high school In the class of 1928. He has for the past two years been engaged in work on the west coast and is an inspector for the United States gov ernment on the construction of the new airport near Sacramento. STREET TO CARDINALS Harley Street. 20, who the past season created more or less of a sensation by his pitching in the Twin Valley League for Plattsmouth, is to be a member of the "large Cardinal farm system, signing up Wednesday at Omaha with the St. Louis Car dinals of the National league. Street has proven one of the finds that come rarely, a natural baseball player, one who has a great love for the game and the ability to do a mighty good job in not only pitch ing but in smacking the old apple as the occasion arises. His work in the southeastern Nebraska league at tracted the attention of several scouts of the big league teams who have been west on ivory hunting trips and the result was that Street has been approached not only by the Cardinals but the St. Louis Browns as well. His tryouts at Omaha this wvek led to the signing of the contract Wednes day. Street will be sent to the Decatur, Illinois, team, one of the farms of the Cardinals and where he will be seasoned and worked out in the ex pectation that he may be used in the big show later. He reports in April. HERE FROM WASHINGTON Warren Farmer of Washington, D. C, arrived Wednesday evening from the east for a visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Farmer and his brother and sisters. Mr. Farmer has been engaged for the past three years in Washington where he has a governmental position and also is continuing special work In law. Mr. Farmer has had a great opportunity of looking in on many of the history making sessions of con gress while at Washington. RETURN FROM MINNESOTA From Thurdaya Dairy Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis and family returned last evening from a vacation spent at Alexandria, Minnesota. Planning Board Favors PWA on Four Projects Widening, Repaving of Highway is No. 1 Objective Auditorium and Schools are Next. The City Planning Board, com posed of one representative from each of the more active community organizations in Plattsmouth, some time ago settled upon four definite objectives as worthy of consideration by the city officials and school board at this time when 45 per cent grants of money to carry on public im provements might be obtained from PWA, with the city or school dis trict paying the other 5 5 per cent of the cost. The Planning Board is having es timates made of each of the projects, namely: 1 Repaving, widening and pro viding drainage on U. S. highway 75 from Welshimer station to Masonic Home boulevard, over Seventh street, instead of Sixth. 2 Completion of the Plattsmouth community building. 3 Modernization of the Central building, to provide adequate light and ventilation. 4 Rebuilding of the old High school building to provide room for Junior High. Architects are working on plans for the latter three projects, while engineers from the Nebraska High way department have made surveys and are compiling estimates of the first. The plans and estimates, the Jour nal is advised, will be ready by the middle or latter part of next week. Many questions have been asked as to the status of the proposals by interested parties, some of whom are for and some against their consuma tion, and we are pleased to pass the information along to our readers. Governmental subdivisions only can request grants of money for the carrying out of proposed projects, so the one and only logical next step will be the voicing of requests to the city council and the school board to approve the projects for submission to the office of the regional PWA di rector, R. A. Radfcrd, in Omaha. If federally approved, the next step would be for the city and school district to provide their respective shares of the cost, through issuance of bonds at least in the case of the city and this can be done only af ter the proposal has been carried at an election. United Press dispatch from Wash ington Thursday quoted Secretary Ickes as saying bond elections must be concluded and cities mcney avail able by October 1. That would be utterly impossible in Nebraska, for, were steps taken today to hold a special election, under Nebraska law it could not be held within thirty days. However, there will probably have to be some waving of that re quirement, or a lot of Nebraska towns will find their requests re jected. A bond firm that lias bought re funding bonds of this city recently has indicated its willingness to sign statements to PWA office that it would take the city's funding bonds at 3 per cent, when, and if, the elec tion approved their issuance. And, that, readers, is the status of PWA in Plattsmouth this 3rd day of September, A. D. 1938, insofar as we are advised or have information in answer to your numerous in quiries on "what's being done." VISIT AT MILLION HOME Visiting very recently in the S. J. Million home were cousins, Tom Hays, wife and son an I Howard Hays all of Watson, Mo., an aunt, Mrs. David Hays and Miss Cecelia Hays of Rockwell, Texas. Mrs. Million has not been very well for several weeks. VISITS AT LOUISVILLE Clem Sundstrom is spending a few days at Louisville where he is visit ing with his old school friend aad neighbor, Lester Pankonin, who Is on a vacation trip at his old home. Les ter is now connected with the General Electric Co,, at their Schnectady, New York, plant.