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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1938.
NO. 79
4-H Club Win
ners Pay a Visit
to This City
County Agent Quackenbush, L. B.
Snipes, Former Agent for 10 Yrs
and N. W. Gaines Here.
The city had a visit Thursday
from a group representing the work
of the extension department of the
University of Nebraska and the gov
ernyent co-operation in the county
farm bureau.
The party comprised L. R. Snipes,
who was the first county agent of
Cass county over a long period of
years and is now at the state ag
college at Lincoln. Newton W.
Gaines, of the extension department
and as well Clyde Althouiie, of Eagle,
Lyman Rehmeier, of Weeping Water,
James Schafer of Murray and Robert
Schneider of Cedar Creek, all of
whom were outstanding winners in
the Ak-Sar-Ben stock show at Om
aha. The meeting had been arranged
by G. K. Hetrick. committee chair
man. The group were guests of the
Chamber of Commerce at dinner and
gave a very thorough outline of the
club work and the coverage of the
activities of the farm bureau pro
gram. Evening Meeting
Last evening Mr. Quackenbush,
Mr. Snipes. Clyde Alt house, James
Schafer, Lyman Rehmeier and H. L.
Gayer were heard at a public meet
ing held at the court house.
Mr. Quackenbush tod of the suc
cess of the various clubs that had
represented local 4-H work in the
county and of the recent success that I
had attended the group at the Ak-Sar-Ben
stock show. There had been
twelve out of twenty-four- ribbons
won by the Cass county boys in their
competition. There had been award
ed a grand champion barrow of the
show, two grand champions, a grand
champion of class and of the 100
in prizes offered by the Nebraska
Power Co., the Cass county boys had
captured $65.
Boys Discuss 4-H Work
Glyde Althouse was introduced
and gave a most interesting story of
his work as a 4-H member and told
of the feeding of the Hampshire
barrow that had won him the grand
championship at Omaha. This pig
had cost $7.50 in June, since that
time he had been fed at an aggre
gate cost of $8.59, or a total of
$16.09. The champion had weighed
250 pounds at the Bhow and was sold
at 32c a pound, or a total payment!
of $77.60 for the animal, a profit
over cost of $66.51. Th3 young man
stated that he had been a 4-H mem
ber and the work there had encour
aged him to carry on and to the
greatest of success. Clyde also is in
terested in baby beef, sheep and
poultry club activities as well as
swine.
James Schafer, another ten year
man in ' the 4-H work, told of his
inspiration in his work from the ex
tension advice and education along
the farming lines and that he had
grown to fully realize the value of
stock on a farm. The student was
taught to feed not only for winning
but for profit, that they might show
a financial success of their work in
this line of farming. The study of
the young ' farmer should be that
of a master feeder that he might
realize the most efficient methods of
handling stock. The average feed
ing' cost on the beef was $43 and the
average price that watt realized was
$105. James was winner of baby
beef events at the Ak show in Omaha
and was awarded the $25 prize of the
Nebraska Power Co., in his class.
Lyman Rehmeier, the youngest of
the group was presented and told of
his work on the farm with his prize
Chester White pig on which he had
scored a reserve champion. He also
told of his sheep work as he has a
flock of sheep also that he is feed
ing and caring for and at which he
had been most successful. This is
his second year in the work.
L. B. Snipes Greets Friends
L. R. Snipes was presented and
renewed his acquaintanceship with
the members of the party. He told
. of the organization ot! the farm bu
reau and the first office opened In
1919 and which had tiince continued
the service. He told of the early ef
forts to organize clubs, of the suc
cessful farmers and stock raisers once
members of this first group, among
these being Harry Knabe, nationaly
known HamDshlre breeder. He
praised the work of the club leaders
as vital to the success of the clubs
The first exhibits of the club had
been at the county fair and com
prised swine exhibits that had to be
shipped by express to the fair and
then laborously prepared for show
ing. Mr. Snipes praised the co-op
eratlon and interest that had always
been shown In the support of the
4-H and farm bureau work by Platts
mouth and the nearby farming com
munities.
Tells of Bureau Need
H. L. Gayer poke on the work of
the farm bureau, the task of organiz
ation and the success that it had
given to the men and women of
Cass county. He called attention
to the fact that the question of the
annual appropriation of $2,800 was
to be voted for on the election on
Tuesday. The cost per $1,000 valu
ation was 8 cents and he also called
attention to the fact that this was
the only means of the farmers to
organize and to provide an extensive
system of home educational work
through the extension service. The
party also had some Interesting pic
tures of the various phases of the
farm bureau work.
Court Holds
for Louisville
Bridge Co.
In Damage Suit of Mrs. Josephine
Hrabic, Court Takes Case From
Jury for Directed Verdict.
The case of Mrs. Josephine Hrabik,
of Meadow., against the Louisville
Bridge Co., which was on trial in
the district court at Papillion since
Tuesday, terminated Friday when
Judge W. W. Wilson took the case
from the Jury and decided in favor
of the defendant.
Mrs. Hrabik was suing the bridge
company for $15,000 damages to her
property near the approach to the
Louisville bridge on the north side
of the Platte river, impairment to
the property, she alleged caused by
the regrading of highway No. 50 in
front of her premise.
A quarter of a mile of the road
was washed out in 1U36 at this point
and when the state rebuilt it the
grade was raised somewhat over the
former level.
"SPOBTSMAN" NOW OPEN
The "Sportsman", new beer tavern
in the Hotel Plattsmouth building1 was
opened this afternoon to the public
and is now ready for the regailrnent
of the patrons.
The new place which is owned by
George Stoll, Jr., is a fine and at
tractive place with the latest equip
ment and a very artistically arranged
tap room. The room has been newly
prepared by the hotel and with the
excellent fittings and surroundings
make a fine place of entertainment.
DEPARTS ON SAD MISSION
From Thursday's Daily
Mrs. R. A. Bates, publisher ot the
Journal, last evening received the
sad news of the passing of an aunt.
Mrs. William M. Robertson, at Lock
port, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
son had been making their home in
the east for several years but in re
cent years returned to their old home
in Illinois, where they have resided
at the Lotz family home.
Mrs. Bates is leaving this evening
for Lockport to attend the last rites
for the aunt.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Dr. O. Sandin, who is at the St.
Joseph hospital at Omaha, is now
showing a very pleasing improvement
from the effects of his recent oper
ation and it is hoped will soon be on
the highway to recovery.
DISTRICT COURT DOINGS
A suit to quiet title, Margaret Al
bert vs. Plattsmouth Ferry Co-, et al,
was filed in the office of Clerk of the
District Court C. E. Ledgway.
Soaking Rain
and Snow Breaks
Drouth in State
Snow Reported in West While in
Eastern Nebraska Copious Rains
Bring Crop Eelief.
. . By United Press
Soaking rains in eastern Nebraska
and snow in the west broke a pro
longed autumn drouth today that
had threatened the winter wheat
crop.
The moisture began falling Wed
nesday and continued intermittently
throughout the night, tapering off to
a slow drizzle today. Heaviest pre
cipitation was in southeastern Ne
braska. Tecumseh reported 3.06
inches and Sterling an even 3 inches.
A. E. Anderson, state and federal
crop statistician said the rain came
in time to save wheat, rye, pastures
and alfalfa.
"I was in hopes the moisture
would cover a wider territory," An
derson said. "It was most excellent,
however, in places where an inch or
more fell."
There was little run-off as the
rain fell slowly. Farmers were happy
because the moisture, in most in
stances eliminated the danger cl
winter killing.
Nebraska's first snow of the sea
son fell in the western panhandle.
The flakes followed rain at Scotts
blnff, Sidney, Crawford and Kimball.
Burlington observers estimated one
Inch of rain from Wolbach to Hor
ace, Ericson to Greeley, with some
hail at Greeley. They reported one
fcurth to one-half inch of rain from
Lincoln to Ravenna, one-eighth to 1
inch from Ashland to Brunswick,
one-fourth to 1 i from Lincoln to
Pacific Junction, Iowa, and showers
to-1 14 'inches fromFalls- City - to
Firth. ' ' , , 7
Othir representative rainfall fig
ures included Lincoln 1.77, Omaha
1.13, Chadron .40, Sioux City .43.
Concordia, Kansas 1.50, Beatrice
1.61. Ashland. 1.07 and Seward .75.
Temperatures dropped during the
night to near freezing in western
Nebraska, and in one case, at Chad
ron to 28. Cheyenne reported a low
of 22.
AN OLD TIME RESIDENT
Friday was the seventy-second
birthday anniversary of Charles
Gradoville, one of the old time resi
dents of the city and who has been
citizen here for fifty-three years
and has contributed his part to the
development of the community where
he had come as an immigrant boy to
make his home. Mr. Gradoville was
born in Pribrin, Movaria, now a
part of dismembered Czechoslovakia,
coming to the United States when
eleven years of age and after . a
short time in the east came to Platts
mouth. He was employed in earlier
years with local business houses and
later in the Burlington shops and
retired two years ago from active
work due to his age and halth. He
was married in this city to Miss Cath
erine Bajeck, their marriage being
the first performed in the Holy
Rosary church.
Mr. and Mrs. Gradoville were par
ents of fourteen children, ten of
whom are living, they being, Mrs.
Timothy. Kahoutek,- Thomas H.
Gradoville, Dr. Charles Gradoville
of Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs. John Blot
zer, Edward h! Gradoville.. Mrs.
Frank Ptacek of Omaha, Mrs. Cath
erine Westphalin of Omaha, Mrs.
Loren Todd of Murray, Frank prado
ville of Washington. D. C, and Mrs.
Ross Bourne of Murray.
COUNCILMAN ON RETIRED LIST
Councilman E. O. Vroman of the
fifth ward, has been confined to his
home for the past two days as the
result of an injured back. Mr. Vro
man has been doing some remodeling
at his home and while handling con
crete suffered an Injury that has con
fined him to his home and made
necessary his being on the inactive
list.
MES. VALLEEY IMPEOVING
The many friends of Mrs. Glen
Vallery will be glad to learn that
she is Improving very nicely.
POLICE C0UET NOTES
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening a young man who
claimed Minnesota as his home, was
arrested on a charge of intoxication
and disturbing the peace. It seems
that in endeavoring to return to Om
aha he had missed, the highway and
drove out west Oak street. In at
tempting to turn around he had
driven his car. into a rather deep
ditch and from which he was unable
to extricate the car. Being rather
uncertain of himself 1 he had finally
given up trying to get out and had
sought shelter In a nearby house
unknown to the residents. The resi
dents of the house were later
aroused and discovered the man
resting on a sofa. The law was called
and he taken to the city Jail to rest.
This morning a charge of intoxi
cation and disturbing the peace was
filed. The young man gave the name
of Harold Brennen and was given
a fine of $5 and costs for the intoxi
cation and $10 for disturbing the
peace and was released to go his
way. '.
Ed Brantner
and Grandson
Battle Stickup
Former Eesidents of This City Fea
tured in Stickup of Omaha
Safeway Store.
Edward Brantner and his grand
son, Nathan Chase, former Platts
mouth residents, had a large part in
battling a stickup man that robbed a
Safeway store at 2410 Harney street.
Omaha, last evening shortly after 6
o'clock and made away with $125.
He was pursued by Brantner, man
ager of the Carlisle hotel across the
street from the store, ihVbandit dis
appearing in a crowd after Brantner
had exchanged shots with him.
Carl Sodersted. store manager, told
police that the bandit had mingled
with customers before approaching
the horseshoe where Sodersted and
Nathan Chase. 78th street and Key
stone drive, were checking ordersj.
Chase is a grandson cf Mr. s.nd Mrs.
Edward Brantner.
The robber entered the horseshoe
with a pistol held below the coun
ter. He ordered the two men to
keep quiet and check -an approaching
customer. Then he rifled the two
cash registers and ordered the two
men to the rear of the store.
Brantner was approaching the
store at the time and saw the armed
man and rushed back to the hotel
for a firearm. He rushed back to
the store as the bandit menacing the
employes escaped. Chase hurled a
can of salmon at the bandit as he
started to flee but the can struck
the closing door.
Brantner pursued the bandit for
several blocks and then returned to
the Carlisle. Walking To the rear of
the hotel Brantner again saw the
bandit and ordered him to halt. The
bandit fired at Brantner and fled and
Brantner returned the fire. On Har
ney street Brantner was joined by
Robert Butler and they pursued the
bandit for four blocks but he made
his escape.
DIES IN NEW YORK
Friends here have received word
of the death in New York City, of
Ben Fanger, 40, son ot Mr. and Mrs.
M. Fanger, former residents of this
city and where Ben spent his boy
hood. The family moved from here
to Omaha and lived there until ten
years ago when Mr. Fanger moved
to New York where he has " since
been engaged in the practice of law.
He' is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. Fanger of Rock
away Beach, New York; sisters,
Annette and Mrs. Marie Gold of Los
Angeles. Mrs. V. Zucker of Omaha
is an aunt.
The funeral services were held at
New York Wednesday.
RETURNS FE0M WISCONSIN
Chris Schlegel, who has been
visiting for several weeks at the for
mer home at Chlppaway Falls, Wis
consin, has returned to this city
where he is visiting with his aunt,
Mrs. Anna Lillie and other relatives
and friends.
Democrats in
Final Rally Here
Saturday Night
Banquet Attended by 200 Persons at
Legion Building and Addressed
by Governor Cochran.
The final political rally of the
Cass county democrats was held at
ihe American Legion building in
this city Saturday evening, a fine
banquet being held at 6 o'clock fol
lowed by the speaking part of the
program.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the American Legion Aux
iliary and was much enjoyed by the
large group of the party members
and the candidates for the different
offices.
While the banquet was being en
joyed Mrs. J. R. Reeder led the
group in singing a number of songs
arranged to familiar tunes.
The banquet was presided over by
H. L. Gayer who presented the var
ious speakers of the evening.
The first speaker of the evening
was Governor R. L- Cochran, who in
a short address made clear many
points of the campaign and his deep
and sincere desire to keep the state
progressing along the lines of safe
and businesslike government.
Governor Cochran told of the atti
tude of his two opponents on the mat
ter of old age assistance, pointing
out that one had been in politics for
more than forty years and the other
had been a member of the state legis
lature for twelve years, that neither
of these had suggested any more for
old age assistance or relief in their
long public career until Cochran had
recommended the same to the legis
lature and later called a special ses-;
sion of the legislature .to enact , a
law to provide old age assistance "and
meet the requirements of the Social
Security program of President Roose
velt. The governor made plain that j
the intent of the federal government
was that the assistance was to be
made on the need of the recipient
and not as a blanket payment to
the aged who might be past sixty-
five.
To carry out the program of Bryan I
and which had later been taken over
by Warner, it would be neces
sary to raise millions by additional
taxation to try and meet the obli
gations of the proposed assistance.
This would mean more taxation and
a sales tax of at least three per cent
to try and meet the payments, the
real propetry of the state not being
able to bear the additional tax. In
the matter of the homestead exemp
tion of $5,000, the governor stated
that the state would suffer but little
but the school districts, cities and
counties would find it difficult to
carry on and the blow to the schools
would be such that they might be
unable to function.. Adopting of this
exemption would mean that a state
income tax as high as that of Kan
sas and another three per cent sales
tax would have to be added, that a
man owning property would find his
home exempted but the other prop
erty so heavily taxed that it would
be impossible to carry the load.
The governor was forced to leave
the banquet as he had several speak
ing dates in Omaha after the speech
here. 1
Toastmaster Gayer presented Coun
ty Chairman George E. Nickles, who
extended his thanks to the members
of the county committee for their
efforts to carry on the party work.
Several of the party committee
women were called upon, Mrs. Lloyd
and Mrs. Lawrence Group of Louis
ville; Mrs. L. B. Egenberger, the
secretary of the county committee;
Mrs. John Rauth, Manley, the dis
trict committeeman.; Mrs. Vilas Shel
don, of Nehawka.
The candidates were then present
ed, Miss Lillian White, register of
deeds; Walter H. Smith, candidate
for attorney; Carl Keil, candidate for
treasurer; W. H. Puis, candidate for
assessor; Homer Sylvester, candidate
for re-election as sheriff; R. D. Fitch,
surveyor; B. G. Wurl, clerk.
Congressman Henry C. Luckey was
presented and discussed the import
ance of having men of experience in
congress and also of the farm prob
lems of which he has been a close
student. Mr. Luckey has planned a
system of prices for farm products
that serves as a "farmer tariff" in
conjunction with the 'prices of other
lines and will serve to secure better
prices and stabilized markets, which
measure he will push at the next ses
sion of congress if elected. He gave
some figures as to the importation
of livestock into the United States
and showed that in republican years
the imports had been larger than
in democratic.
Attorney William J. Kotz, of Om
aha, often heard here as a political
speaker, discussed the issues of the
day and gave great praise to Presi
dent Roosevelt for his splendid re
form program and social security
measures that had become a fixed
part of the national program. Mr.
Hotz urged the election of the demo
cratic candidates and stressed parti
cularly Governor R. L. Cochran and
Congressman Henry C. Luckey.
Secretary of State Harry Swan-
son was present and gave a lew
words of greeting and expressed his
pleasure at being present.
After the banquet and speaking.
dancing was the order of the evening
and in which a large number parti
cipated. Programs for
District Meet in
Preparation
Legion and Auxiliary to Hold Separ
ate Business Sessions, Banquets
Followed by Grand BalL
Business and fun will be mixed in
ust the right proportions to provide
l good time for all at the Twelfth
district Legion and Legion Auxiliary
convention in Plattsmouth Wednes
day. November 30.
The Auxiliary's business session
will get under way in the forenoon,
continuing until late afternoon, but
the Legion business session is not
scheduled to open until 1:15 and
adjourn by 4:30.
Auxiliary business sessions will be
held in the auditorium of St. Paul's
Evangelical church. Legionnaires
will meet in the Bekins building.
Programs for both meetings are
being arranged by the district Aux
iliary president, Mrs. Eugene Nutz
man, of Nehawka, and the district
Legion commander, Fred Liebers, of
Bennett, both of whom have been in
conference with local unit and post
officers during the past week.
The business meetings are to be
concluded in time for the parade at
5 p. m., which will be participated
in by a number of musical organi
zations, members of the Legion, the
Legion Auxiliary and Junior Auxil
iary. Capt. .H. L. Gayer, is parade
chairman and expects a large turn
out of local and visiting members.
A number of visiting delegations may
bring floats, most of them will have
their colors, and it is possible the
famed Greenwood cannon, respon
sible for blowing out numerous win
dows on . its last appearance here,
will participate although the capac
ity of its breech has been greatly
cut down. Other novel features are
promised.
With the cares of business safely
tucked away, the evening will be a
time for hilarity and fun. Separate
banquets for the Legionnaires and
Auxiliary members will be held at
the community building and Pres
byterian church, respectively.
The Auxiliary's "Salt and Pepper"
initiation will be held at their ban
quet, under the direction of the dis
trict Auxiliary vice president, Mrs.
Raymond Larson of this city. At the
Legion dinner, it is planned to have
an address by National Legion Chap
lain Dr. Jerome Fritschie, of Kear
ney, followed by a resplendent and
dazzling floor show.
Later, members of both organiza
tions and the general public will
Join in the convention dance at the
community building.
The convention will bring many
prominent state Legion and Auxil
iary officials to Plattsmouth, as well
as large delegations of members of
both organizations from the twenty
towns of the twelfth district that
have Legion posts and Auxiliary
units.
Twice before Plattsmouth has been
host to district Legion conventions
iu 1926 and In 1932. Both were out
standing successes.
Platters-Wahoo
Stage Scoreless
Tie in the Mud
Neither Team in Position to Make
Definite Scoring Threat Stein
kamp Shines in Game.
The home football season of the
Plattsmouth high school team closed
Friday in a scorless Lattle with the
Wahoo team in the mud at Athletic
park.
Both teams found the going tough
and while at Intervals in the game
flashes of gains thrilled the fans
neither team was able to put the
driving power back of their plays
on the slippery field.
The mud checked the backs of
Plattsmouth and kept them from ef
fective gains and only in the second
and final quarter were they able to
make much yardage.
The game, however drab In point
of scoring, was featured by the fine
work of Bill Stelnkamp, local back,
who both on the offensive and de
fensive showed a great deal of fire
and broke up many plays of the
Wahoo team and with losses to the
Saunders county boys. Reed also
made some effective gains despite
the mud that checked his speed.
Rebal was able to put over several
good passes but the condition of the
field did not permit the receivers
to gain ground. Allbee of the Plat
ters, playing center recovered three
fumbles of the Wahoo team, while
Wilson, Stava and Davis made some
very nice tackles in the game.
For the visitors Zimmerman, Law
son and Isaacson, backfield men, did
the greater part of the offensive for
Coach Riggs' crew, Zimmerman in
particular getting off some nice runs,
one 'wlflning his team a first down
in the Platter twenties but where
the advance was checked.
Joe York, Jimmle Jones and Eu
gene McNair, injured in the Bethany
game, were unable to be in the Plat
ter v lineup.
The refereeing was in the hands
of George Parish, veteran judge of
football, baseball and basketball
events here and In Omaha for many
years.
The Wahoo team brought a fine
group of rooters to the game and also
their sixty-five piece high school
band under the direction of E. E.
Melby, making a fine showing in
their music and drills and having a
trio of winsome drum majors attired
in the purple and gold of the Wahoo
tribe.
The Platters will close their sea
son on Friday at Nebraska City when
they meet the purple and gold in
the Armistice day struggle and when
they will find a former schoolmate,
Dennis Hiskett as one of the Cleans
key men.
NAMED AS MEMBER OF
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Councilman Elmer Webb has re
ceived notice from the League of
Nebraska Municipalities executive
offices in Lincoln of his appointment
by the League president Mayor Geo.
S. Lyon, of Falls City to membership
on the five-man state Legislative
committee.
The membership of the committee
will be made up of H. Emerson Kok-
Jer, mayor of Wahoo and former city
attorney there, chairman; Harry
Trustln, Omaha city commissioner;
E F. Balder, mayor of Ashland;
Varro N. Tyler, city attorney of Ne
braska City, and Elmer A. Webb,
Plattsmouth councilman.
As the legislature will be In ses
sion this winter, the Legislative com
mittee wil have plenty of work to
do In attempting to carry out the
various mandates approved at the
recent state convention of the League
held at Kearney.
ASKS FOE DIVORCE
An action asking a decree of di
voce was filed In the district court
today. In which William F. Clark is
the plaintiff and Elsie Clark the de
fendant. The petition states that
the parties were married at Glen
wood, Iowa, on September 3, 1938,
the defendant, It Is alleged, deserted
the plaintiff and Is now a non-resident
of Nebraska.
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