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MONDAY. rTBSITARY 27, 1939.
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Red Tape Cut
in California's
Job Insurance
Payments Speeded and Amount Is
Higher in Some Cases Co
ops Part of Plan.
By NEWTON STEARNS
SACRAMENTO, Cal. (UP) A new
law cutting much of the red tape
for payment of unemployment bene
fits, expected to speed up checks to
California's jobless by several weeks
in some cases, assumed importance
today as the forerunner of an ex
tensive program of social legislation
sought by the new democratic ad
ministration. The implification amendments cut
the required waiting period in half
and besides facilitating payments and
increasing the total beneiHs for most
individual claimants, were designed
to reduce the size of the mounting
reserve fund, which is now above
5130,000,000.
Regarded as a "stopgap" measure.
Gov. Culbert L. Olson was reported
to favor more extensive revisions of
the jobless insurance act when the
legislature returns from its February
recess.
Unanimous approval was accorded
the emergency measure In both the
republican-controlled senate and the
administration-dominated assembly,
but opposition is expected when the
governor seeks additional liberal
ization, such as proposed increase in
the benefit range from $7 minimum
and $15 maximum to $10 and $20
a week.
Co-ops Part of Plan
Opponents of Olson first demo
cratic governor of . California in 44
years also are watching the chief
executive's plans along other lines,
such as self-help co-op'eratives for
unemployment relief, increased in
come taxes In brackets above $3,000,
and severance taxes . on removal cf
natural resources.
One of the most important features
of the new unemployment benefit
provisions is reduction of the wait
ing period from four to two weeks.
Another predicates payment on the
basis of one instead of two years of
eornings. The SO branch offices of
the state department of employment
- began using the new: standards Jan.
30.
Under this setup, claimants will
receive their first insurance checks
during the fifth week after original
filing of claims, whereas the elapsed
time under the old law would have
been seven weeks. The seven weeks,
however was only theoretical, as
there were complaints that routine
work required of the department had
prolonged the interval to 20 weeks
at times.
Five Week Internal Now
While the waiting period itself
is only two weeks, checks are not
issued immediately on completion of
that time. The claimant must first
certify as to unemployment during
the third week, which is known as
the "first compensable week." A
week is allowed to mail certificates to
the central office and several more
days for writing and mailing the
checks, and the claimant should re
ceive his check the fifth week.
The new procedure also makes it
possible to compute the payments by
machine instead of manually, as was
required under the old routine. Most
of the red tape was eliminated by a
provision enabling the department to
figure the rate of payment on an
earnings record covering four out of
the last five quarters, rather than
eight of nine.
The change results in increased
benefits to persons whose employ
ment has been more regular during
the past year than in 1937. For in
stance, a claimant who earned $1,
500 in four quarters under the old
system was entitled to $193 in bene
fits, while the same claimant will
receive $300 under the new plan.
Higher Scale Effective
In single quarter earnings under
the old system, a claimant who earn
ed $156 during one quarter, the mini
mum entitling him to compensation,
would receive $23. The minimum
remains at $156 under the new sys
tem, but the claimant who earns this
amount any time during the year is
entitled to $50 in benefits.
Department officials explained that
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weekly benefit rates remain at" $7
minimum and $15 maximum, but the
increase to $15 on the basis of earn
ings is faster under the urgency
law. '
Under the old law, there was no
legal waiting period for partial bene
fit claims, frequently Fequiring more
elapsed time in disbursement than
for total payments. The new law
sets up a two-weeks waiting period
for partial as well as total unem
ployment benefits to correct - this.
Another important change sets a
four-week penalty for leaving work
voluntarily or being discharged for
cause, while the term was eight
weeks under the old law.
Director of Employment Carl Hyde
predicted that the simplification
would save $500,000 annually in
administrative costs, despite an an
ticipated increase in claimants over
last year's total of 470,025.
APPROVE FRENCH STAND
PARIS, Feb. 24 (UP) The French
chamber of deputies pave the govern
ment of Premier Daladier a vote of
confidence today on a question equiv
alent to parliamentary approval of
D. E. Jure recognition of nationalist
Spain. The vote was 223 to 2G1. Dal
adier announced that he planned to
propose recognition of Generalissimo
Francisco Franco to the French cabi
net Monday. A small opposition group
demand immediate debate on the ques
tion of recognition. The chamber re
jected the demand.
EXTEND CREDIT CORPORATION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UP)
After hot debate over loans to foreign
countries the senate today passed
a house-approved bill extending oper
ations of he Export-Import bank and
the Commodity Credit Corporation
until June 30, 1941. The bill pro
vides that outstanding loans and
other operations of the Export-Import
bank shall not exceed $100,000,
000. It increases the borrowing au
thority of the Commodity Credit Cor
poration from $500,000,000 to $900.
000,000. THREE DIE IN FIRE
ORILLIA, Ontario, Feb. 23 (UP)
Three young sisters were burned to
death early today when fire swept
their homes, but their, brother lepp
ed to safety from an upstairs win
dow. Their charred bodies huddled
together were found in an upstairs
room after firemen had brought the
blaze under control. Arnold
Laughlin escaped by leaping twenty
feet to the ground. The victims were
his sisters, aged 15, 14 and 10.
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BOY STRUCK BY CAR
Friday afternoon, Kenneth Hilt,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hilt, living
on South 9th street, suffered a minor
Injury when he was struck down by
an automobile on North 6th street.
The lad, with a group of friends,
had seemingly been playing tag and
Kenneth had fled out in the street
from the side of two other -cars and
an auto, traveling at a very low rate
of speed, and the' driver, not
seeing the lad until he was out in
the street, had run into him. The
injured lad was taken to the office
of Dr. O. C. Hudson where medical
aid was given him and he was later
taken to the home of his parents.
PINOCHLE GAMES
From Friday's Daily
The pinochle tournament met for
its weekly session hist evening at 8
o'clock at the Recreation Center. The
winners of the evening were Mrs.
P. D. Sullivan and Edward Stewart.
The following were the scores:
Edward Stewart, 5930; Frank Kon
first, 5910; John Richardson, 5880;
Mrs. P. D. Sullivan, 5800; E. A. Cad
well, 5770; Virgil Urish, 5700; Em
mett Rice, 5520; Thomas Solomon,
5310; . Maymie Mendenhall. 5180;
P. D. Sullivan, 4950; Mrs. Emmett
Rice, 5690; Harvey Manners, 4640;
Jerry Konfrst. 4470; Albin Chovanec,
4390; Lee Phillips. 4210; Florence
Rhoades, 4160.
BOB WHITE PATROL
The Bob White patrol met at the
home of Albert Richards for it's
weekly meeting. The meeting was
called to order by Raymond Evers,
assistant patrol leader.
We discussed advancement and
practice signaling. The meeting
came to a close with the Indian bene
diction after which a delightful lunch
was served. George Jacobs, acting
scribe. ,
HITLER PRAISES DANCER
CANNES, France, Feb. 23 (UP)
Marion Daniels, 19-year-old Amer
ican tap dancer who flew to Munich
Tuesday in a special German airplane
to dance before Adolf Hitler, said
today that Hitler told her "you are
the best dancer I have ever seen."
The fame of Hitler's enthusiasm was
such that it has brought her a con
tract In Paris.
FRATERNITY ROW RESTRICTED
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (UP)
Despite convincing arguments by at
tractive co-eds, the Salt Lake City
mission has decided to restrict fra
ternity and sorority houses at the
University of Utah to within 600 feet
of the campus. Non-collegiate resi
dents of the area had (complained
that the value of their properties was
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Fanfare ior Winter Carnival St. Paul. Minn. With 20.000 loyal
subjects of King Boreas V on parade, the Cities Service marching
unit and drum corps adds a picturesque note (and a lou4one)
to. the-spectacular demonstration which ushered in the '1939
St. Foul Winter Carnival
CRASHES INTO CAR
From Friday's Danr
Last evening Sheriff Mrasek and
members of the night police force
were called to Chicago avenue where
a car bearing a Lancaster county
number was reported to have crashed
into a car which carried a ScottsblufT
county numeral. The cars were going
south and the car driven by Raymond
Forbes of Fort Crook was proceeding
along at a very low rate of speed
when the car coming from the north
crashed into the rear of the Forbes
car. The impact damaged the radiator
of the Lancaster car and the driver
leaving the scene without stopping
had apparently gone west and in con
fusion of the streets finally wound
up on Maiden Lane. Sheriff Mrasek
asked several motorists to try and run
down the car which was apparently
unable to travel any great distance
Residents of the west part of the city
saw the car coming west on Granite
street at a high rate of speed and
bouncing over the dirt roads Carl
Ofe, one of those deputized to search
for the car finally located the car
and driver at Madien Lane where the
car had gone into the ditch. The driv
er was brought into the city and lodg
ed in jail to awnit filing of a complaint.-
NEW Lx WEDS HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wondra re
turned Friday from their honeymoon
trip to the south end where they en
joyed several days of the Mardi Gras
at New Orleans. They were married
at Auburn and with their attendants,
Mr. and Mrs. John Wondra, con
tinued on to the south. On the way
they stopped at Van Buren, Arkan
sas, made famous by Bob Burns. They
also visited at Baton Rouge, the
state capital of Louisiana, where they
made their headquarters as it was
impossible to secure quarters at New
Orleans due to the pre-Lenten fes
tivities. The bridal party enjoyed
very much Shrove Tuesday parade,
the climax of the festivities as well
as the entrance of King Rex and his
queen into the city.
TO PLAY ON RADIO
Peter Gradoville, well-known and
popular band leader and musician,
received an invitation from Omaha
to have his orchestra broadcast over
radio station WAAW in the near fu
ture. At the present time Mr. Grado
ville is making plans and arrange
ments for a good orchestra to repre
sent Plattsmouth on the air. The
invitation is a sense of gratitude and
expression of the public in inform
ing Mr. Gradoville of the fine music
and talent that he and his orchestra
members have displayed in the last
few years. Announcement of the
date will be made later.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. SV0B0DA
From Friday's Daily
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Edward Svoboda who passed away
Tuesday evening were held this
morning at 9:30 a. m. at the Holy
Rosary Catholic church in the west
part of the city. A number of the
old-time friends and neighbors at
tended the last rites.
Due to the illness of the pastor,
Rev. Joseph R. Sinkula, the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. George Agius, pastor of the
St. John's church, celebrated the re
quiem mass. Msgr. Agius also de
livered the sermon, in which he
brought words of comfort and hope
to the members of the bereaved fam
ily circle.
The choir of the church assisted
in the singing of the mass most im
pressively. Miss Dorothy Svoboda be
ing the accompanist.
Following the services the body
was borne to its last resting place
in the Catholic cemetery beside that
of the husband who passed away
June 10, 1938. The pallbearers were
selected from among the old friends
and neighbors of the family, they be
ing: Adolph Koubek, Joseph No
votny. Joseph Holly, James Sedlak,
Joseph Kvapil, and Frank Konfrst.
Antonia Kuda was born January
6, 1853 in Czechoslovakia where she
was raised to womanhood by her
parents. While in Bohemia she was
maried to Mr. Edward Svoboda. In
1882 Mr. and Mrs. Svoboda decided
to come to America to make their
future home. In later years they
came to "Nebraska, coming directly to
Plattsmouth where they had resided
a number of yeras on the old family
homestead west of this city, Mr. Svo
boda being engaged in work at the
Burlington shops. In the last few
years Mr. and Mrs. Svoboda have
been rugged in health and the
family residence being disposed of,
they were taken to the home of their
step-daughter. Mrs. F. H. McCarthy
at Union two years ago where they
spent the remaining years of their
life, where Mr. Svoboda passed away
a short time later. Since the death
of the husband, the step-daughter
had taken care and assisted the
mother in the last days of her life,
in this long period Mrs. Svoboda had
borne patiently the sufferings of
the illness until the end that was
to bring peace and rest to her after
the continued illness. It wasn't un
til early Tuesday evening, February
21, 1939, that she had breathed her
last sigh of hope and relief, passing
out of this life at the ripe age of
86 years, 1 month and 15 days.
There is left to mourn the passing
of this good woman the foster-daughter,
Mrs. Marie McCarthy of Union
as well as a number of grandchil
dren. Mrs. Svoboda was one of the first
members of the Holy Rosary church
on it's organization in 1892 and
had since been a devoted member.
DIES IN CHICAGO
Word has been received here that
Mrs. Henry Hill, 30, of Chicago pass
ed away in that city. She was a
daughter of John Marquett, former
resident of this city many years ago
until his removal to Chicago. Mrs.
Hill was born and reared in this
city where she graduated from the
Plattsmouth high school.
Among the many relatives that
survive her is one sister, Mrs. Verner
Seydlitz of this city.
SCOUT PATROL MEETING
Stag patrol of the Boy Scouts met
Thursday evening at the home ol
Bill Robertson, patrol leader, who
presided' over the meeting. The mem
bers of the patrol had a very Inter
esting talk by Mrs. P. T. Heineman
on the bird life. The meeting was
closed with the Scout benediction.
Refreshments were served by the
host. Lars Larson, scribe.
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GOOD RESULTS ACHIEVED
During the past month, through
co-operation of the local chapter of
the American Red Cross eight child
ren attending the Columbian school
have been given a half pint of milk
and two graham crackers at 3:00
o'clock each afternoon. Each of the
eight was underweight, ranging from
five pounds to fourteen pounds prior
tc starting the milk ration. Three of
the eight were boys and the other
five girls. Weight gains were re
corded each week and during the
four week period one gained 3
four gained 3 lbs., one gained 2 lbs.,
one gained lVfc lbs. and one gained
1 lb.
The cost for the month has not
been great less than $10 and the
results more than justify the expen
diture, school authorities state. Be
sides gaining in weight, students
receiving the milk and crackers arc
said to have become more alert in
their studies and as a general rule
have made better grades than be
fore. Begun as an experimental project
of one month's duration, the end of
which came last Friday, it was tem
porarily discontinued Monday but
resumed later this week when the
Woman's club took steps to not only
have it continued but enlarged in
scope.
The milk fund being raised by that
civic organization will be used to
provide milk and crackers to all the
undernourished children in the pub
lic school system.
Small contributions are asked from
the interested public to help carry
on this work, taking up where tho
Red Cross left off after a month of
interesting and fact-finding study.
FRESHMEN WIN GAME
The freshmen and Junior high
teams of the local school clashed
Friday afternoon after the close of
school in a sirited contest that
resulted in a 44 to 14 win for the
freshies.
The basket shooting of Don Dooley
for the freshmen was outstanding, he
having Iwenty-four points for his
team. Highfield and Larson were
the most effective for the eighth
graders. The box score of the game
wos as follows: '
Freshmen (44)
FO FT PF TP
Hild 2 1 4 5
Marshall 3 0 4 6
Dooley 12 6 3 24
Slatinsky 4 13 9
Nielsen 0 0 10
Hula 0 0 0 0
Hennings 0 0 0 0
21 2 15 44
Eighth Grade (14)
FQ FT PF TP
Larson . 12 14
Highfield 3 0 0 6
Evers 0 0 0 0
McMaken 0 0 0 0
Briz 10 0 2
Bryant 0 10 1
Hall 0 ' 1 0 1
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CARD OF THANKS
We are very grateful to the mem
bers of the Plattsmouth fire depart
ment for their fine work in saving
our home from destruction by fire.
Their fine work is deeply appreciated
by -all .of us. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Armstrong and Family.
BALANCE SHEET
Farmers Union Co-Operative Elevator Co.
of Murdock, Nebraska
December 31, 1938
Assets
CURRENT:
Cash in Bank 379.93
Accounts Receivable 5,837,25
Shares in Credit Union Bank 300.00
Inventory. Dec. 31. 1938 4,005.90
Total Current ABsets 10,523.03
FIXED ASSETS:
Elevator Buildings $ 6.829.50
Warehouse 780.05
Coal Shed 555.22
Scale - 701.40
Flour House 318.66
Furniture and Fixtures . 42 8.90
COST 1 $ 9,613.73
Less, Reserve for Depreciation 5,470.80
BOOK VALUE . S 4.142.S3
TOTAL ASSETS j 14.666.01
Liabilities
DIRECT:
Notes Payable 5.000.00
NET WORTH:
Capital Stock 9,200.00
Net Savings, 1938 $1,191.15
Less Deficit, 1138 725.14
SURPLUS BALANCE $ 466.01
NET WORTH S 9.666.01
TOTAL $ 14,666.01
Book Value, per Share, $26.21.
Co, Assessors
Hold Convention
in Capita! City
VT. H.' Puis of This City, Cass County
Assessor, Secretary cf the
State Organization.
What officials said was the larg
est group of Nebraska county as
sessors ever registered on the open
ing morning of an annual meeting
assembled at the Lincoln Thursday
morning for the 35th session of the
association. Seventy-two of the 93
counties were registered by noon
with Secretary W. II. Puis of Cass
county. The president, Ludvick
Johnson of Buffalo county, presided.
The principal feature of the morn
ing session, following the address of
welcome by Mayor Copeland and re
cponse by C. A. Emery of Scottsbluff
county, was an address by State Tax
Commissioner Smith. Smith devoted
most of his time to a discussion of
pending legislation having to do
with taxes. He took up a number of
bills in some detail and mentioned
but made no recommendations con
cerning them.
Smith said that 40 bills relating
to taxation have been referred te
the revenue committee and that 8C
bills have been referred to the gov
ernment committee. Of these 86, he
said, 32 concern the counties. He
called particular attention to L. li.
5, which provides for a reassessment
of real estate in 1939 and every two
years thereafter.
Four bills, he reported, relate to
the head tax. L. B. 87 would repeal
the present two dollar head tax, he
pointed out, L. B. 288 raises the
age limit from 10 to 65. L. B. 452
turns the proceeds to the county as
sistance .committee rather than to
the state committee, and L. B. 472
provides for the payment of the head
tax before securing an auto license.
Smith also mentioned L. B. 137.
which would make the county as
sessors office a full time job. In dis
cussing this bill later in the morn
ing. President Johnson said that the
legislative committee will recommend
striking out the statement that the
assessor "shall not engage in other
business." The tax commissioner
commented on L. B. 190, which pro
posesla conBtitulonal'amendment au
thorizing the taxation of public pow
er districts, to the effect that he
doubted whether such taxes, as pro
posed in other bills, would "stick"
unless such an amendment was pass
ed. The tax commissioner discussed
rather extensively L. B. 214, which
provides a basis for arriving at a
value for taxation purposes. He told
of the Saline county case several
years ago which resulted in a de
cision that land in town school dis
tricts would pay relatively the same
taxes as land outside such districts.
Last year, he said, the supreme court
reversed the Saline county decision.
L. B. 214, Smith said, apparently en
deavors, In effect to restore the de
cision of the district court.
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