THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE nvz M urray Ben Noell departed last Sunday for a two weeks stay in the Black Hills or South Dakota. Mrs. Earl Merritt was looking artcr the work at the V. S. Smith store during the time when Mr. Fmith was in Omaha with the wife who is in the hospital. Ralph Holmes and family who have been visiting here for the past two weeks, departed . for their home In Trenton. N. J. after having enjoy ed their visit here very much. Karl Merritt eompleted the paint ing of the Buck school some six miles west and one mile north of Murray. He is now painting the Swan school northeast of Union. Mr. and Mrs. George N'ickles were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Kelsey at Shenandoah last Sunday, they driving over to the rr.dio city in their car, returning the same evening. Joseph Martis who had to move his house to the north when the new viaduct was arranged, has been linking some very extensive improve ments of late. Monday he was placing a new shingle roof on the home. Fred Drucker was ploying during the early portion of the week, a field which he intends to put to wheat. Notwithstanding the very poor crop this year they must plant again, for there are other years and more people to be fed. Jasper Queen, who makes his home in California, stopped in Murray last week for a few days while returning from the New York world's fair. He wr.s visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Font T. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson being sister of Mr. Queen. Margaret Todd took her car and drove W. S. Smith to Omaha to see the wife at the hospital, where he fcund her making good improvement. While in the west theS pangler party visited w;ih Walter Perry and Tamily at Orange, California where they had the pleasure of picking cranges and eating the ripe fruit from the trees. The also took many O3C00CG000C00SCC00C00: 8 FOR SALE ACRES NEAR b LUFFS IMPROVED ICO rcck bluffs Cnc hundred acres rather roll ing land located near Rock Bluffs. Good improvements and plenty of water. See 1 Mrs. W. H. Porter 8 TrWTIYW TCT'R'R DEMOUSTRATIO.. We will demonstrate the JOHN DEERE Damming Attachment for Listers ; also the John Deere Model H Tractor, on the CHARLEY REED FARM One Mile East and 2 Miles South of Murray on U. S. Highway 75. Friday Afternoon AUG. 18 ? MURRAY HARDWARE v v pictures . which showed the many colors of f ruits and flowers. On their return the party stopped at the home of Vernon Perry and Earl Cole, whom they found busy and happy. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Brendel of Aroca who have been in the west on an extended trip to Estes Park and other interesting points during the past week, were in Murray last Sunday and with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Seybolt were guests at the home of Mrs. Margaret Brendel for Sunday and a very fine dinner. v Mrs. Smith Still Poorly. Mrs. W. S. Smith who has been at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha receiving treatment for a sudden and very severe illness, has been showing quite satisfactory improvement, be came suddenly worse last Saturday night, coming it was thought from something she had eaten. It is hoped by her many friends that the patient may continue to improve. Visiting in the East. Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Ruby, of McCook while on their way to the east where they are visiting at Chi rago and other points, stopped in Murray for a visit at the home of James E. Gruber and other friends. On their return they will visit for a time here before continuing on home. They were accompanied by the daughter of Mrs. Ruby. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Schuckufess and their daughter. They also visited in Mich igan and Wisconsin while in the east. The Spanglers Return Home. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Spangler and Everett Spangler ,and family who have for the past three weeks been visiting in the west, returned home last Sunday night and were well sat isfied with their trip and the excel lent time they had. They visited at Los Angeles with a sister of Mr. Spangler and went to San Francisco to attend the exposition, after which they visited in Washington, return ing the northern route. Eeshingle the Kitchen. The men of the Christian church were shingling the roof of the kitchen part of the church one day last week and were provided a very fine dinner by the ladies of the church. Lewis Family Reunion Sunday. At Mound City, Mo., last Sunday was held the Lewis family reunion, which was attended by some fifty members of the family from Ne braska. Lowa and Missouri. J. D. Iewis of Murray was present and en joyed the opportunity of meeting with the other member of the family. The Eock Bluffs Picnic. The Rock Bluffs picnic which has by this time become a real institu tion will be held at the regular place, the Hutchison gTove, west of Rock Bluffs on Sunday, August 20th. Better not place too many other dates on your calendar, for remember next Sunday and be sure and be there Getting Eeady for School. John Sans, who is caretaker of the Murray school, has been doing much work in getting the school building in readiness for the open ing of the fall session which will begin in early September. Home From the West. John Hobscheidt, jr., and wife who have been on a trip to the Pacific coast for the past two weeks, returned home last Sunday noon. While at Spokane, Wash., they visit ed with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ken nedy, the wives of Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Hobscheidt being sisters, which added very much to the visit. They also visited at Yellowstone park while away. Nehawka Max Straub, Jr., was called to Chicago one day last week where he spent several days looking after mat ters there. Edward J. Kreuger was visiting and looking after some business mat ters at Union last Sunday. He is employed on the farm of W. O. Troop. Mr. and Mrs. George Pollard and daughter who have been vacation ing in the Fast for the past two weeks are expected home in a few days. The Hanson garage is being treat ed to a repair of the roof there of which has stayed since the build ing was constructed and has started to show the ravages of the years and had to be repaired. The large crowds which have marked the evening entertainments free on the streets cf Nehawka was diminished by the cool evenings last week. However a generous attend ance was still in evidence. Masters I.ouis and Donald Kunta vto have been visiting for some time at the bome of their uncle, A. O. Barr at York where they enjoyed a very fine visit for the past three weeks, returned home last Saturday. Rev. A. B. Small, pastor of the United Brethren church of Nehaw ka and wife have been visiting in the east for the past two weeks. They will return the latter part of this week and wfll be ready again for an other year in the pulpit. George C. Sheldon, wife and their daughter, accompanied by Mrs. Oren Pollard, departed for the east and will visit at the old home of George Sheldon in New York state for some time and as well look after some business matters while there. Master Sheldon Marshall of Fort Lupton, Colorado, where the family reside, worked until he had earned enough to purchase a bus ticket to Nehawka and Weeping Water. He has been visiting here for several days. He expects to return in time to enter school. N Robert A. Troop of Syracuse was passing his 38th birthday anniver sary last Sunday and the wife had a number of his friends there for a j celebration of the event. A very fine time was had. and all when depart ing extended the wish for many more such happy occasions. Superintendent E. C. Stimbert who has been the banker while Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wunderlich have been In the west, with the return of the regular bankers, departed for the Masonic Fark mountain home in Colorado . where they will spend a week on the high mountainside re cuperating after the year's work. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Steffens and children who have been at Lake Okobojl in northwestern Iowa for a number of days during the last week returned home Sunday night. The party were brown from exposure to the sun, but still they tell of having had a splendid time. When they ar rived in Omaha on their return they were met by Mrs. Mollio Magney, who was returning from a month 6pent in California where she enjoy ed a very fine vacation. Will Give Program. The oil company from which the Farmers Mutual Oil company pur chases their supply will give an en tertainment Friday night (tomor row) in which they will have the talent of WOW. with Lyle DeMoss heading the entertainment. There will be a very fine varied entertain ment. True, WOW will use three minutes in advertising the insurance which they feature and the oil com pany three minutes dilating on their products. Come see the show which is free. Home From the West. . Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wunder lich and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pick ens of Plattsmouth, who have been it Masonic Tark in Colorado and in New Mexico for the past two weeks enjoying the mountains, returned home last Friday and are looking fine after the outing. Return From Trip. Jack and Andy Yeiser and Richard Denton of Omaha, who have been ac cumulating some extra money for a trip to the west departed last week and made some rapid movements In seeing the west. They first went to see the Hot Springs of South Da kota and then proceedsd to Tauton, Grand Junction and on to Glenwood Springs. Salida. Pueblo. Colorado Springs, Estes Park. Grand Lake, also stopping to see the graves of the noted historic characters. Wild Bill Hlcock and Calamity Jane. They sought home by this time as they were nearly broke, each having a single dollar when they got home. Visiting in the North. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lemon were in Omaha last Sunday evening where Mrs. Lemon took the bus for Osage, Minn., where she is to visit for some three weeks with her mtoher, whom she has not seen for thirteen years. Visit at Tekamah. Stuart Rough and sister, Miss Agnes of Weeping Water were over to Tekamah last Sunday visiting for the day at the home of a brother, John Rough. There were there for the occasion Guy Lake and daughter. Maxine. of Lincoln; Mrs. J. J. Don Ian of Lincoln: A. D. Rough of Blair; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rough and daughter. Miss Pauline of Weeping Water; Miss Margaret Crane of Louisville, Ky.. accompanied by Sarah Jean Crew, also of Kentucky. Mrs. Crane and Mrs. Crew departed from there to Chicago where after a short top went on to their home in Ken tucky. Taken Suddenly 111. David Stuart, who has not been in the very best of health was taken suddenly ill while on the street and sank down. Those near gave first aid and restored the man to con sciousness. He was later taken to the hospital for treatment. Whether your printing Job r large or small, it will r-eslvo our prompt attention. Call Ro. 5. UNION ITEMS. Miss Maggie True has for some time been making her home with her sister, Mrs. S. W. True over near the river. W. H. Marks was in Lincoln last Monday where he went to visit with the wife who is receiving medical treatment. John Aiwin of Plattsmouth was In Union - last Monday looking after some business and also visiting with P. F. Rihn for a short time. Charles L. Greene of the firm of Rihn & Greene was called to Platts mouth last Monday to look after some business. The family accompanied him. Mrs. John Guerra was in Omaha last Saturday where she accompanied the husband where he went to enter the hospital for the treatment of his eyes. George Ballman of Barada was a vslitor in Union for the past week and this and was calling on his many friends here. He is a brother of Ray Bollman. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hathaway and Mrs. Joseph Lidgett were in Ne braska City last week looking after some business matters in which all were interested. Mrs. W. A. Taylor and the family of C. W. Hoback were over to Ne braska City last Saturday night where the were looking after some business matter;. Ralph Opp, the Missouri Pacific agent, last week made the purchase of a new Chevrolet auto and was over to Plattsmouth last Tuesday to get a new license. Henry H. Becker was over west of Murray last week sinking a well for a school district, and with the com pletion found plenty of water and of excellent quality. Mrs. Martha Lynn vho has been feeling rather poorly for the past several weeks has been showing good Improvement and is much better than she has been for some time past. Mrs. Grace Woods, who has been visiting with her sister Mis. Ada Van Petten for the past month re turned to Union last Saturday after having enjoyed her stay in Lincoln very much. Miss Edith Wohlfarth was in Lin coln last week to make arrange ments for attending the state uni versit the coming year, she register ing and securing an iirartment in whirh to live. Mesdames W. S. True. Ruben Eaton and Joseph Lidgett, all of whom were feeling poorly made a party who were over to Murray where they went to consult Dr. R. W. Tyson re garding their health. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Becker and daughter, Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ehlers and daughter, Doris comprised a party who went over near the river last Sunday evening where they en ioyed a picnic supper. Mrs. Flora Talor was spending a tew days the past week at the coun try home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Stine where she and the Stine fam ily enjoyed a very fine visit, return ing to town last Saturday. Miss Betty Swan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swan was taken with a sudden illness and hastened to Bryan Memorial hospital at Lin coln where she was rlaced under ob servation and given treatment. The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church were entertaining and look ing after their work at their last meeting.- Mrs. Ralph Pearsley and Mrs. Edgar Fletched were the hos tesses. A large number attended. Mr. and Mrs. John Todd of Canada, who have been visiting here for some time, accompanied Mrs. L. G. Todd to Adams last Sunday where they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rathe and children for a few days. Rev. and Mrs. L. R. McGaughey, the former pastor of the Methodist church of Union were in Lincoln last Sunday attending a family reunion. During the time a pastor from Lin coln conducted services at the Union church. The ladies of the Methodist church at Wyoming gave a very appreciative supper at the church last Saturday night. There were many present from Union and Nebraska City, the ladies, being able to net something ver $40. The missionary society of the Union Baptist church met last week with Mrs. Milton Fuesner where they were very nicely entertained and also did much work for the church. Miss Eleanor Easter was co-hostess with Mrs. Fuesner. Victor Clarence who some time ago came to Union and established himself in business, but has been living on the farm until this week, has moved to town and is occupying the apartments over the cream sta tion which he operates. Mrs. Anna M. Harger was enjoy ing a visit from a number of Lin coln friends last Sunday, they being Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dean and who were also joined by Mr. and Mrs. D. Ray Frans and eon. Jimmie, and C. E. Young. A very pleasant time was had. Mrs. Margaret Surface True of Harbor Beach, Michigan attended the Surface reunion held last Sunday and will make an extended visit among relatives and friends before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. John Todd of Can ada and ?Irs. L. G. Todd were enter tained by Mr. and Mrs. D. Ray Frans at a 6 o'clock dinner on Tuesday. The new postmaster, Leslie Ever ett, who has since his appointment as postmaster at Union been residing on the farm, which made it very in convenient, has moved to town and Mr. Ben Crawford will live on the farm and look after the work there. The McQuinn family were gather ed together at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McQuinn last Sunday for a family dinner. This is the first time during the past twenty vears that the entire family have been able to get together for a fam ily reunion. Henry H. Becker and family last Sunday drove to Fort Crook, then to Papillion and down to Louisville, and visiting there for a while drove down to Manley and Weeping Wa ter and to the 'O' street road and on home. Henry says he found in many places the corn had been materially damaged by chinch bugs and thinks they are responsible for the greater portion of the damage sustained by the corn crop this year. Not Potatoes for Sale New Potatoes at 75 per bushel. Mrs. Jos. H. Lidgett, Union, Nebr. Visiting at Old Home. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Griffin and family and Mrs. Paul Griffin de parted last Sunday for Fairplay, Mo., the old home of Mr. and Mrs. Grif fin, where they are all spending a week. This is near the Ozarks and there is much grand scenery. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin make a trip to the old home country every year and enjoy keeping in touch with the growth and changing of the people of that portion of country. Home From the West. Out of the rut at home with its everyday routine and the sameness which marks the lives of all people, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Banning and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Reynolds, marked the trip of these people when they went last week to the dreary Black Hills as they are called, but really filled with wonders beyond anything a person could imagine. The party went from there to Jackson Hole, then to Wyoming and Colorado, see ing Yellowstone park, and Pikes Peak and coming back through Den ver. They arrived home last Friday after having been away ten days. Will Hold Basket Dinner. Next Sunday the members of the Union Bapist church will hold an all day gathering with a basket din ner at noon, with everybody bring ing their dinner and enjoying the fellowship with the other members. Bring a plenty, for you will be hungry. Be sure and bring enough of your own dishes for there will be no facilities for washing them at the church. Come and enjoy the fellowship that will mark the meet ing. Letter From Miss Robb. An interesting joint letter from Miss Augusta Robb to a group of Union friends was received Sunday morning, some excerpts from which may he interesting to her many friends in this community. She writes: "One week ago I land ed in California after a most delight ful trip all the way; through Nebras ka where we had a rain and a beau tiful rainbow; through a bit of Colo rado, across Wyoming, with a half hour stop at both Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah; through the moun tains and desert of Nevada, within l night's ride of California. "Especially did I love the time through Utah and Nevada. Just one rontinual change of scenery, through valley, canyon and mountains. I hated to have the darkness come, and it comes early in the moun tains. At Salt Lake we bad a train of 22 coaches, but it was split up there and We came on with only fight, as we left Las Vegas. At Salt Iake we had 20 minutes to jump in a bus for a ride around the temple and tabernacle, with a guide to tell you all the interesting things. These little stops made it all very interest ing and the time not the least bit tiresome. "The longest part of the trip seem ed from San Bernardino to Los An geles, a three hour ride. Just fruit and truck gardens mostly, so I was glad to pull into the station which is bo huge you walk a mile to get outside after leaving the train, and the friends cculd not come to where the trains pull ' in but wait behind the ropes in ouside corridor. I kept on walking hoping to see a familiar face which I did soon, when four pounced upon me. Norma. Donnie and Elizabeth Robb and Mary Glover, Bible School Sunday, August 2Cth "Beverage Alcohol and the Community" (A Social Aspect of the Liquor Question). Joel 1:5-7: Dan. 5:1-5, 17, 25 23. The liquor question, like the pro verbial poor, is always with us, and l;ke the poor, must be dealt with. There is nothing new nor good can be said about it. All laws to curb or restrict its damnable work have been r.feless. The traffic regards neither fod nor man. Hell-born, it prepares its victims for that place. Once man is ensnared in its coils, it takes the combined pever of God and man to break the shackles. The voice ol the church, which is the God-appointed agency through which God's will and remedy is made known to men, must never cease to cry aloud and spare not. like the prophet Joel in our lesson: "Awake ye drunkards," etc. But some say: "It does no good; men go on like they have always done; you are wasting your time." Well, be that as it may, it does not relieve the church of its responsibil ity. See Ezekiel 33:7-11. Therefore wc keep on exhorting men, expecting a harvest . . . sometime. All we know about Joel is legen dary; we knrw that he was a man who was acquainted with God and rady at a moment's notice to go when God needed him. (The O. T. has about twelve men of that name), i Ij: lived in Jerusalem and called Israel to a solemn assembly. (2:1). The merciful God gives man ample warning, pointing out to him that only trouble end disaster can come to man if he persists in reckless dis regard of God's warning. Punish ment follows if man will not listen to God s voice. In this case, God is going to use ihe locust similar to our grasshop per pests. As man is misusing God's gift to his own destruction (making alcohol and strong drink), God will destroy it, lest it destroy man. There is justice in God's mercy. Nebraska has men living who saw what grasshoppers can do in 1874, 75 and 76. Yes, they have, and are destroying today. Why does God per mit that today? In Joel's time (S00 B. C.) it was a national evil, as it is today in America. Society is debauched and is going down with its cocktail par ties, women bartenders and non-enforcement of the liquor laws. Now we come to a spectacle of a king setting the example for his peo the cousin who has been here two years, but very homesick for Nebras ka. Came home to park the baggage, had lunch outside, then off to the beach at Santa Monica in the after noon, and surf riding and bathing was enjoyed by many, but not by me. wouldn't go in on a bet. My first 3ight of the Pacific and its beautiful, but I'd prefer not to live near its chores as many do. Saturday Cousin Dean Glover took us northeast, Hollywood, Pasadena, Glendale, to Sierra Madre which is just north of San Anita race track which we could see from the garden of a friend of Deans who we visited. A beautiful home in the hills overlooking the city. "Sunday Cousin Mary Glover and I went to church at St. Thomas, where cur former Nebraska Bishop Shayler had been supplying part time, but this happened not to be his day at the church. "After lunch we drove down the const boulevard to San Pedro and Long Beach. This drive was very thrilling to one for the coast line is more rugged than I expected, and Japs farming most all available space. San Pedro is not pretty, but the sight of the fleet as we neared the harbor was most beautiful to see with the many white battleships har bored there. On Saturday night 14, 000 sailors were on the streets of Long Beach. I wished for a chance to look up our boys, but time was too short. Tuesday night Donnie and I went to the Bowl to hear Lily Pons. The Bowl looks like the pictures we see of it, a very lovely sight. It was a lovely concert and Pons was dainty in blue velvet gown with hoop skirt nd mufT and gave us a gorgeous per formance. They said 24.000- were there. Her artist-husband accom panied with the orchestra beauti fully. "Thursday we attended a moral rearmament meeting. Such Immense crowdB attend. Thirty thousand at the meeting and 10.000 turned away. That was the week before I came. If you want to hear of it read this week's Post article by Stanley High, who gives both criticism and the value of it. Donnie has been so busy Lesson Study! By L. HeitzeL, Murdock. Neb. ple Belshaziar was the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, descendant either from a daughter or son, Kabonida. The Babilonian Empire emls with Bolshazzar. At the feast of Belshaz zav we see that drinking brought disaster and tragedy to his kingdom: it was its last day. The longsuffer ing of God came to an end aluo. When the carousing at the fast had reached its climax, it was then that the retclers became rcckb-ss end prorane and so it is today! Holy things as church, religion and Chris tians are ridiculed and siuered at, with much profanity that many of these people would be ashamed of engaging In when sober. Now God takes a hand in the drama. The handwriting on the wall and its reaction. It was pro duced for thy king's benefit. He ses it first. We behold a spectacle the noise and tumult ceases, the ling who was the cause of this orgy be gins to tremble and shake. Hi boasting ha Ftopped; the wine out of the holy vessels has turned to wormwood and gall; the end of the fcfcst has come bring in the astrolo gers, the chadeans. the soothsayers! When disaster overtakes the drunk ard, his companions are of little ufe to him; it i:s then that the Chris tian people re called upon to bring comfort and consolation. Daniel, who had not been invited, is called. He does not salute the king, as is cibtomary he knows the king has only a few hours to live; hij doom is sealed, no hope for re pentance the executioner is knotk ing at the gate. Daniel pronounces the judgment of God upon him and hi.s kingdom. Finished weighed divided .re the judgment's of God. The scales of God are correct; they are just. "If the righteous scarcely be sav.-d. where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?' (I Pet. 4: IS). There is such a thing as too late, when the door of mercy is shut. (See Matt. 25:10). But drinking people are careless tnrt reckless; they will not heed the warning. It Is not only their soul that goes to hell, but many others who. through their example, are in fluenced to go wrong. We plioild ncc forget that we are responsible for those about us. Am I my broth el's keeper? Yes! (Gen. 4:9 . God will require souls of our hand, if we fail to warn them, or by example lead astray. What will the harvest be? The answ r lies with us! reporting these meetings by steno type she hasn't been able to hear much of it. "Today (Friday) I am writing letters and tonight we go to a wed ding. I bave seen so much In a week that it seems like a month and difficult to keep track of the days. "On Wilkshire bouldevard. a nice district with every kind of store, nice shops and dime stores, pnt of fice, banks and all kinds of open markets with all kinds fruits and vegetables, but they don't taste like our, and you can buy che.ip and.ex penFive. I find a dime's worth of potatoes I get at Rihn and Greene's I pay 15c for here. "Here's a little verso I read on a card and it fits, so far as I am con cerned : "Most Unusual." "In this most 'unusual climate. by this most unusual s- : I am eating things 'unusual'; doing things unusual', s? I'm strong for California, it's 'unusual' that is true; But I don't forget the old friends; They :ro most 'unusual too.' " Miss Robb's California address i 365 So. Cloverdale, Apt. 404, Ls Angeles. HAY FEVER Test This Quick Relief Try one dose "Dr. Piatt's III N EX Prescrip tion " Ro ,f I . . V . ' "..-'- in m irw min utes. A physician's internal medicine in con venient capsules. UsWe Inon for suf ferers from Hay fever, Roe fever. Head Colds. 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