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PLATTSMOUTH mrt . WEEKLY JOUBITAl
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1938.
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Pension Issue
Tops
the Ballot
for Colorado
$45 Monthly Payments May Be Re
pealed in November Pen-
sion Groups Active.
DENVER (UP) Colorado voters
will decide at the polls in Novem
ber whether to continue the most
ambitious social security experiment
-in American history.
Two years ago a law providing
JMo-per-month payments to every
resident past 60 was written into the
state's constituion. A proposal to
repeal that law will appear on the
general election ballot this year.
With the election still weeks
. away, the proposal already outranks
..the new deal and a torrid republican
democratic; battle over selection of a
U. S. . senator and a governor as a
campaign issue.
Thousands of dollars are being
spent by -sponsors of the repeal plan
to finance a statewide publicity cam
paign. Sound trucks, speaking tours.
r'adio programs and newspaper ad
vertising are being used lavishly.
Pension Groups Active
Old-age pension organizations,
sworn to uphold the present law,
have announced that they will send
a crew of 30.000 pensioners from
door to door in their anti-repeal
drive.
Back of the repeal battle is an in
creasing shortage in state funds
which has forced pension payments
far below the $45 mark.
The constitutional amendment ap
proved by the voters in 1936 guar
anteed to needy aged residents pen
sions of $45 a month. The figure" was
half again as much as the highest
award under the Federal Social". Se
curity Act. The amendment also, re
duced to 60 the age at which pen
sions would begin. The federal
minimum is 65.
The payments were to be financed
by a clause which set aside 85 per
cent of all state excise taxes, in
cluding sales and liquor levies, the
most lucrative source of state in
come. Reserve Built Up
The $45 plan took effect last Sep
tember. A large reserve had been ac
cumulated under the old $30-a-month
system and state officials had no dif
ficulty in meeting the higher pay
ments. A unique "jackpot" clause in the
new law, however, forced officials to
divide the entire surplus among tho
pensioners last January. The "jack
pot" resulted In the highest month
ly pension ever paid an average of
$67.36 per person.
In a few cases where both hus
band and wife were eligible for the
full pension, the "jackpot" payment
to $145.54 per family.
The "jackpot" totaled $960,147.75
and it wiped out the surplus. Since
then payments have been cut sharp
ly. The pension fund has been "liv
jng irom nana to mouth" and a
slump in tax collections made the
month of the "jackpot" the last
month of full payments.
The state's 37,329 pensioners re
ceived an average check last month
of only $23.75. nearly $5 below the
federal standard.
Recent comparative figures show
ed that California is paying its aged
an average of nearly $6 more month
ly. Massachusetts, Nevada and
Alaska also are paying more.
roes oi me present system are
basing their attack on charges that
the $45 law is throwing the state
into bankruptcy. They point to re
duced payments as proof.
The repeal plan would return pen
Eiqn administration to the state leg
islature, which would be asked to
restore tho $30 plan and raise the
minimum age back, to 65 thus cut
ting thousands from the rolls.
.KEARNEY HAS CLOSE VOTE
KEARNEY, Oct. 1 (UP) Voters
heTe yesterday approved a $55,000
bond- issue for a PWA constructed
$100,000 city hall and fire station. The
vote was light. Final tabulation
showed the issue carried by 880 to 575,
only 7 votes above the required 60
per cent.
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are payable strictly in aavance.
SOUTH BEND
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reinke were
in Omaha Saturday.
Mrs. Fosberg called on Mrs. Helena
Timm Thursday evening.
Mrs. George Eraun is quite ill and
under the care of a doctor.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Frahm and
baby were dinner guests at J. L.
Carnicle's Sunday.
Mrs. Oscar Dill and Vernon and
Mrs. Bernard Dill and son were in
Lincoln Saturday.
Margaret Thieman of Omaha spent
the week end at the home of her
mother. Mrs. Ida Thieman.
Carl Hoffman and family of Lin
coln spent Saturday night and Sun
day at the Wm. Blum home.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson took
Wanda Scott to Glenwood, Iowa, Sat
urday to visit her father, who has
been ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mooney and
sons drove to Nebraska City Sunday)
to visit the apple orchards at apple
picking time.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell
and Russell were dinner guests at
the Earl Leesley home in Platts
mouth Saturday while attending the
Korn Karnival.
The directors of the proposed
Ak-Sar-Ben dam project met Tues
day evening in Ashland with Prof.
Mickey of the Engineering depart
ment of the University of Nebraska.
Mrs. F. J. Knecht motored to Lin
coln Saturday to get Bill Rosencrans.
He spent the week end at home, re
turning Sunday evening to be ready
for classes Monday morning at the
University of Nebraska.
Miss Lauretta Burdick and Miss
Helen Saunders enjoyed a birthday
dinner a week ago Thursday at the
Philip Tritsch home in Plattsmouth,
honoring Mr. Tritsch. Thursday
evening they enjoyed a birthday din
ner honoring Miss Burdick s sister,
Mrs. Maynard Tritsch.
Mrs. Albert Blum gave a surprise
dinner Thursday evening honoring
her husband on his birthday. Those
present were Mrs. Ida Thieman and
E'.da, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reinke and
sons, Martin Blum. Andrew Blum,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blum, Helen and
Herbert and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rau
and family.
District 57 Plans Benefit
District 57 will present moving
pictures taken by Wm. Stoner of
Lincoln, that show scenes in the
Panama Canal zone. South Sea isles,
the Argentine and many other points
of interest. Mr. Stoner will explain
the pic tures as they are being shown.
An admission fee of 10 cents for
adults will be charged and lunch
will be served. Proceeds will be used
to buy equipment for the play
ground. Everyone invited!
OHIO INVENTOR MOLDS
POTTERY -KISSING CUPS'
CLEVELAND (UP) Romantic
persons throughout the country may
bo kissing cups fashioned to repre
sent Robert Taylor or Mae West,
drinking while they kiss, if the idea
of Dr. Bernard H. Cooper, dentist,
wrestler and inventor, is adopted.
The cup patented by Cooper, who
collects also first editions and auto
graphed books, has the shape of a
head and face. The contents are
sipped through the lip3 of the pot
tery, enabling the drinker to "kiss
and drink up."
The dentist developed the idea
while working on sculpture which he
exhibited at the Cleveland Museum
of Art and in Hollywood, He once
won a wrestling championship at
Ohio State University, has invented
a dental device, and has beaten Joe
Louis in beaten-copper caricature,
a type of sculpture.
HOW AE0UT IT, REFEREE?
SYDNEY (UP) In the middle oi
field hockey game, P. Douglass,
wing player, suddenly disappeared.
Investigation developed the fact that
the ground had given away and drop
ped him into a 6-foot hole. The play
ers filled the cavity with stone and
finished the game. - .
Deeds, Mortgages and all sorts
of legal blanks for sale at the
Journal office.
Council for
Brotherhoods
Protests Cuts
Says Railroads Demands Part of Con
spiracy to Cut Wages of All
Workers of Country.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UP) Tom
Davis, counsel for the brotherhood
of railroad trainmen told President
Roosevelt's fact finding commission
today that the demand for a 15 per
cent railroad wage cut is part of a
conspiracy to cut the wages of every
worker in the land."
Davis charged the carriers demand
was part of a plot to delay recovery
and discredit the Roosevelt adminis
tration. Davis contended that a wage cut
would not solve the railroads prob
lems. He said these problms would
remain if the workers took a 50
per cent cut.
"We will show you" he said "that
it is the duty of these railroads to
set their own house in order. We
will show you the huge amounts
squandered by railroads gambling in
worthless stock. We will show you
the millions of dollars dissipated by
the railroads for lobbying and propa
ganda. "We will show you the depletion
of their revenues through free con
cessions to favored shippers, wasteful
investments in warehouses, grain ele
vators and loans to favored shippers,
all of which is contrary to the law
and has met with unqualified con
demnation of the interstate commerce
commission."
Davis argued that wage cuts had
never benefited either farmers or
consumers.
SAYS VETS DENIED JOBS
OMAHA, Sept. 30 (UP) Owen A.
Galvin of Minneapolis, national com
mander, Disabled American Veterans
of the World War told a gathering
of vets from several states at the
Rome hotel last night that "able
bodied veterans are being denied WPA
jobs, while aliens receive full benefit
from such government enterprisees.
Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri
delegates were present.
He also declared that compensation
for disabled veterans is being un
justly administered and promised D.
A. V. support in the matter.
FIRE AT PRISON FARM
GENOA, Nebr., Oct. 1 (UP) A
fire which broke out today in the meat
packing house under construction at
the state prison farm here, caused
damage estimated at $1,500. Super
intendent P. C. Shockley said the
blaze started about 7 a. m. when tar
which was being heated over a kero
sene stove caught fire in one of the
cooling rooms. The tar was to be used
in applying cork instalation. Inmates
prevented the flames fror.i spreading
with the aid of the fire equipment
and assistance of the Genoa fire de
partment. PALMTAG WINS CASE
OMAHA, Sept. 30 (UP) Police
Captain Fred Talmtag won his case
against four female impersonators
at a town night spot when spot when
Police Judge Lester Palmer fined
the four $25 and costs each in South
side police court today. The prop
rietor of the place and another en
tainer were dismissed. The four
were found guilty oZ violating a city
ordinance by wearing costumes be
longing to the other sex.
POPE WEEPS WITH JOY
VATICAN CITY, Sept. 30 (UP)
Pope Pius wept for joy when his
secretary informed him at midnight
of the Munich agreement, it was
reported today from Castel Gan
dolfo. A prelate said "the holy father
then retired to his private apart
ment where he prayed some time.
thanking God for a miracle."
CHIROPRACTORS ELECT
LINCOLN, Sept. 20 (UP) Dr. L.
H. Burdick of Falls City was re
elected president of the Nebraska
Chiropractic association yesterday.
Assistant officers named were Dr.
H. G. Anderson of Beatrice, vice
president; Dr. Josephine Russell of
Oakland, re-elected secretary and Dr.
A. S. Nielsen of Beatrice, treasurer.
BICYCLE TRAILER FOR DOG
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (UP)
Corky" takes his ease nowadays as
he follows his master, 16-year-old
Dick Gringas, a bicycle enthusiast.
Because the dog got so tired follow
ing him. Dick built a bicycle trailer i
and put "Corky's" bed in it.
MURDOCH ITE1S
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rikli were in
Omaha Tuesday of last week, where
they had some business matters to
look after. ' ,
Wm. Streich and wife, accompan
ied by Mrs. Albert Streich were in
Lincoln last Wednesday, where they
transacted business.
W. T. Weddell and A. IL Ward
were looking after business matters
and visiting friends in Weeping
Water one day last week.
Oris E. Bradford of Beatrice was a
visitor in Murdock last Sunday,
coming to visit with the wife and
their little daughter over Sundya.
Mrs. A. J. Tool was spending sev
eral days at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. W. P. Meyers, at Sioux
City, her visit extending over Sun
day. E. H. Schulhof of Plattsmouth was
in Murdock last Wednesday, tuning
the piano of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Schaeffer and visiting with his many
friends here.
Ray Gamlin was in Omaha Wed
nesday with a mixed load of hogs
and cattle, which he was able to
deliver to the stock yards despite
the strike situation.
Henry Carson, manager of the
Murdock elevator, spent two days at
the farm northeast of town, and
while he was away, the elevator was
looked after by Otto Miller.
Jasper E. Golden was a visitor in
town last Wednesday, where he was
having the brake rods on his car
welded as he was to go to Lincoln
the following day and have his auto
tested.
L. Neitzel drove to Lincoln last
Wednesday afternoon on business
and while there had his car tested
in conformity with the law. During
his absence the store was being
looked after by Charles Kupke.
L. Neitzel was in Plattsmouth
last Sunday, where he attended the
religious parade and program which
was the closing feature of the Korn
Karnival. He reports a large repre
sentation from the different churches
and Eible schools of the county.
Henry Amgwert and W. T. Wed
dell went to Plattsmouth early last
week, where both had business mat
ters claiming their attention. From
there Mr. Amgwert went on to Ora
aha to secure a supply of goods for
the store, picking Mr. Weddell up
on his return.. '.
Our statement last week that Al
bert Theil had moved from the farm
into town was in error for which we
anoloeize. although the item was
qiven and accepted by us in good
faith. While we are always looking
for and appreciate the news given
to us, we much prefer that the same
be authentic.
Liking New Home in South
A letter from Louis Hornbeck who
with the family are now located at
Knoxville, TennVf says they like their
new home in the south. Within -a
few miles of Knoxville there is a
mountain that can be plainly seen
from their home. The weather is
fine there, but quite cool, and last
week it froze. In his letter, Louis
outlines the schedule of the first
route he is working as auditor for
the Modern Woodmen of America in
the new territory to which he has
been assigned. This routing will take
him over most of the state of North
Carolina. ;
His brother, I. G. Hornbeck. has
had the Journal s'ent to the Louis
Hornbeck family in order that they
may remain in touch with Murdock
and Cass county news.
Home from the West
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Tool and
Mrs. Hannah McDonald, who have
been away on an extended vacation
trip through the west, arrived home
last week. Although they had a fine
trip and visited many places of in
terest, they were well pleased to get
back home. Their daughter, Mrs. O.
E Bradford was also well pleased at
their return, which relieves her of
further work at! the bank and en
ables her to return to her home in
Beatrice. '
Second Carload of Cows
Paul Stock last week received a
car load of Jersey cows, shipped in
from Missouri. This is tho second
car lot shipment of thoroughbred
cattle which Mr. Stock has received.
Talk of Community Building
Considerable talk is heard of the
possibility of Murdock getting a new
Thomas Walling Company
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community building similar to that
many ohter towns are getting thru
the medium of PWA. Murdock has
gotten along many years with the
Woodman hall, now owned by the
Royal Neighbors of America, as a
place of meeting. The room is not
large, and gatherings of any size
must be accommodated at the con
solidated school auditorium.
Those favoring the securing of a
new building say it is important to
have a place of meeting nearer to
the center of town and point to the
grant of aid to Weeping Water for
a similar building, which they feel
Murdock should be able to secure at
a moderate cost. Office quarters for
the town board and a large assembly
hall for public gatherings could be
provided in the building.
The inclination all over the coun
try seems to be to share in the fed
eral appropriations for buildings and
other municipal improvements while
a goodly portion of the cost can be
secured from the government.
Just what steps will be taken to
bring about such a program in Mur
dock, we do not know, perhaps it
will be undertaken under WPA in
asmuch as the time limit for filing
PWA applications has now expired,
ond it will be several months at least
before cOTHjres sappropriates addi
tional money that will open the way
to filing further applications with
that agency.
Card of Thanks
We wish to take this means to
thank the friends and neighbors,
also the Murdock and Elmwood Fire
men for their kind assistance at the
time of the fire. Mr. and Mrs. F.
L. Towle.
RULES CANNOT CANCEL LICENSE
LINCOLN, Oct. 1 (UP) District
Judge E. B. Chappell was on record
today with an opinion that municipal
or district court has no authority to
cancel a driver's operating license. He
ruled in a case appealed by Dan Dan
ielson of Lincoln from the municipal
court that the power of cancellation
rests exclusively with the state engin
eer. Danielson was fined 59 and costs
in the lower court for drunken driv
ing and the municipal judge entered
an order "license to drive cancelled
for one year." Judge Chappell re
versed the ruling on the ground the
municipal orCInancs gave the author
ity only to order convicted persons
"not to drive a car for a year" sus
pension rather than cancellation.
In ar. other case bafore District
Judge Frederick Shepherd, Bernard
Knudson of Lincoln contends that
the state engineer has no power to
cancel driving licenses if the court
does not include cancellation in its
judgement.
In a third case which is pending
before the supreme court it is argued
that a municipality is without power
to prosecute drunken drivers under
a city ordinance because the state al
ready entered that field.
CHARGE SWIFT CO. AS VI0LATIRS
SIOUX CITY, la., Oct. 1 (UP)
A complain charging Swift and Co.
with violating the national labor re
lations act was filed with the NLRB
today by striking employees of the
Sioux City plant. The complaint
charged the management has refused
to accept a union grievance commit
tee. The strikers, members of the
United Packing Workers of America
an aninate or me liu couay iie-
vented movement of two refriger
ator cars filled with meat but later
permitted them to pass.
TRUCK STRIKE AT STANDSTILL
LINCOLN, Oct. 1 (UP) Negoti
ations between the General Drivers
Union here arc! the truck operators
remained at a standstill today after
a meeting yesterday in which attempts
were made to end the 1G day tie-up.
Spokesmen reported only about half
of the city trucks were operating and
that no over the road trucks were
being moved.
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Chancellor Boucher of the University
of Nebraska Speaks at Native
Sons-Daughters Banquet
LINCOLN, Oct. 1 (UP) Chancel
lor C. S. Boucher of the University
of Nebraska, said present day college
students are "more intelligent and
more wholesome on all scores than
in my days at college or in any pre
vious generation," before a joint ban
quet of State Historical Society and
native sons and daughters of Ne
braska Friday night.
"They are, as a group better pre
pared for college; they think and talk
more intelligently and more honestly
about their educational objectives,"
he added. Boucher said that a larger
portion of them work harder; though
they have less respect for mere pre
cedent and unreasoned authority.
Chancellor Boucher said college stu
dents "can be appealed to basis of
reason and they are capable of great
er loyalities when built upon sound
bases."
He observed that current talk about
the younger generation being irre
sponsible ard posseessing no moral
standards simply as repetitition of
views held by each generation. Bou
cher's topic was "calamity howlers in
historical perspective."
DAMAGE SUIT DISMISSED
CHICAGO, Eept 30 (UP) Dr. Al
len Dafoe, Canadian tao'ewoo Is phys
ician, was surprised the night the
Dionne quintuplets were born but
he hasn't been supriscd by anything!
since then.
He wasn't surprised even when Ivan
Spear, Hollywood promoter, filed a
$1,000,000 damage suit against him;
charging that he, the S. S. Kresge
and W. W. Woohvorth companies;
Pathc News and mothers had conspired
to abrogate a contract Spear had
made with Oliva Dionne, the quin
tuplets' father, for exhibition of the
babies at the 1933 World's Fair.
Dafoe was calm, when federal Judge
Jchn P. Barnes dismissed the case
late yesterday on the ground that, al-
though Dafoe "did interfere with ar -
rangements made by others for the
babies, he was responsible for their
lives and acted according to his re
sponsibilities.'
The decission didn't surprise me,"
Dafoe said. "I haven't been surprised
since the night the babies were born.
BRITAIN RELEASES RESERVES
LONDON, Oct. 1 (UP) Great
Britain began demobilizing today the
reserves she called to the colors dur-
ing the height of the Czech crisis.
The air ministry announced that
the personnel of the observers corp."
called to service last Sunday were
being released on the understanding
that it could bo recalled on two hourr
notice.
The admiralty ordered com-
manders to grant leave over the week
end to all officers and men who could
be spared
ICE FACTORY OPERATES
OUTSIDE ADDIS ABABA
ADDIS ABABA (UP) Italian East
Africa has just opened its first ice
factory. Capable of a daily output of five
tons of ice in bars, the factory is
situated not far from the city on
the Addis Ababa-Addis Alom-Lakemi
road. The region is supplied by a
natural water supply, the water flow
ing directly into the forms thus elim
inating the necessity of transport
from a distance.
CHADR0N VOTES DOWN BONDS
CHADRON, Nebr., Oct. 1 (UP)
A special election on a $05,000 bond
issue for a $100,000 municipal audi
torium here lost by a margin of 70
votes short of the required GO per
cent. The vote was i00 to 522.
Eighty Acres with
Small Set of Im
provements Priced to Move at
$75 per Acre
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Wabash News
Frank Marshall was in Omaha
last week with a load of cattle which
were being shipped to market by
George Beckert of west of Elmwood.
Warren Richards and wife were
in riattsmoutli last Sunday, where
they visited friends for the day and
also attended the religious program
which was sponsored by the churches
of the county.
Sherman Hardaway and wife were
in Plattsmouth last Sunday, where
they attended the county wide relig
ious parade and program that was
arranged as a fitting climax to the
King Korn Karnival.
Mrs. Albert Bornemeier, who was
a patient at a Lincoln hospital sev
eral weeks, following an operation,
was able to return home last week
and since coming home has been
making further improvement, which
will be good news to her many
friends.
LeRoy Stanley was in Lincoln on
last Wednesday, where he went to
secure a load of groceries for the
store. The truck strike has not af
fected Mr. Stanley's business as he
generally goes to the wholesale mar
ket for his supplies and so is inde
pendent of the truckers.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hinds entertain
ed a group of friends and relatives
at their home last Sunday. Those
present included Mrs. Ellen Smith,
mother of Mrs. Hinds, and Tliomai)
Smith, brother of Mrs. Hinds, to
gether with Ernest Andrews and
wife and Edward Smith, of Calloway,
Nebr., who have been visiting at
- the Ellen Smith home west of Elm-
- wood.
Attend Night Ball Game
A night baseball game at Lincoln
between the House of David team
and the Monaches, a colored aggre
gation from Kansas City attracted
v. group of fans from Wabash to the
capital city Tuesday evening. Two
cars conveyed the fans to Lincoln,
the occupants of one being John
C. Browne and son,-Happy Browne,
Ralph Dorr and son, Neal Dorr, and
of the ether John Wood, Lester Bos-
worth and Frank Marshall.
John Browne who sees tho amus
ing part in all things, says the game
proved to be more of a circus than
L contest for supremacy on the dia-
mond.
Make Trip to the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hardaway
who have longed to see the west in its
real western clothes, and as time
went on had begun to fear they would
never be able to realize their desires,
but a friend of this excellent couple
with his wife had occasion to make
a trip to the western part of the
state, and extended an invitation fo
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman to accompany
them. The invitiation was accepted
and last week the Wabash couple
made the trip and really enjoyed it.
No, they were not scalped by bad In
dians, but found lands bare of vege-
tation and in other places good crops
CONTINUE HEARING
LINCOLN, Oct. 1 (UP) The state
railway commission today continued
a hearing of the eastern Nebraska
public power district's application for
authority to build additional trans
mission lines in Cass and Saunders
counties from October 7 to October
13. The Nebraska Power company has
filed the objections.
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