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PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTB SEMI . JEEEKLTL JOTJJLJTAL THURSDAY,. NOVEMBER 16, .1939. Ihe Plattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, KEBiASKA Eatered at Postoflic. Plattamouth, Nebi, as aecond-elasp mail matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher BUBSCMPTION PRICE S2.00 A TEAS IN FISST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers Mring in Second Postal Zone, .60 per year. Beyond (00 miles, 13.00 per year. Rata to Canada and foreign countries, JJ.50 per vear. All subscriptions are payable strictly in adrance. M urray Melvin Todd, who resides near Vnion, was a business caller in Mur ray Monday. Earl Merritt has been papering eome rooms at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hansen, southwest of Murray. Mrs. Nellie Wehrbein, who has been ill at her home here during the past week, is slightly improved, but still confined to her bed. Mr. and Mrs. John Derschot and little daughter of Omaha spent Sun day at the home of Mrs. Derschot's mother, Mrs. Eugenie DelesDernier. Jefferson D. Lewis has been suf fering from a severe cold that was very near to influenza and required him to remain at home during the past two weeks. Arthur Troop of Plattsmouth was a business visitor in Murray Monday morning, coming for a load of build ing material to be used in the repair cl some of his farm buildings. James W. Holmes of Plattsmouth v.as a business caller in Murray Mon day. He has had one of the WPA sanitary units installed on his prop erty here, replacing the old one that was destroyed Hallowe'en. Miss Loa Davis, daughter of J. A. Davis of west of Murray, was home Sunday from Lincoln, where she is a student at the University of Nebras ka. Her father took her back Mon day morning in time to resume her studies. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Merritt were guests at the home of Herb Ehlers and wife last Sunday. Other visitors at the Ehlers home that daywere Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lewis and? fam ily and Edward Lewis, who resMes T3 hear' tTnion. i William Meade, who began the well for C. U. Troop on the farm where W. O. Troop lives, received an offer of a good position in the south and left Ray Hathaway to complete the work, wheh he has done, providing Mr. Troop with a very good well. Grandfather J. A. Wilson has been at" Union during the past week, as sisting with the work of gathering the corn crop at the home of his son, Albert Wilson. The work has been completed and'Mr. Wilson says much of the corn where he was pick ing went as high as sixty bushels to the acre. Mrs. Robert Troop, Sr., of Lfncoln, Expett RADIO V All Makes! All Work Guaranteed Factory Experience For more enjoyment, let us check over your radio set 'testing tubes and making the necessary adjustments to keep it functioning properly and giving perfect reception of the new programs. You will find our prices are most reasonable. PHONE 294 FRITZ RADIO SERVICE GAMBLE STORE 1)3 ZONOLITE INSULATION FOR All- TYPES OF BUILDINGS BRINGS YEAR' ROUND COMFORT In Winter ' SONOtlTE in ; makes duces dangerous drafts,' maintains this comfort without forcing the furnace . . . thus SAVING UP TO, HALF, on jour' fuel. bill. GEO. E. NICKtES Murray -- Ndbraslfa- who is better known as "Aunt Lou, accompanied by her niece, Mrs. C. S. Sherman, were brief visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop while enroute home from Omaha, where they had attended a doll show. There were over 500 dolls on exhi bition from all nations of the world. Tinner at Avoca Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Seybolt were in Avoca last Sunday, where they were guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Brendel. Dr. Bresdel is i brother of Mrs. Seybolt. Visited in Murray Monday Mrs. A. F. Seybert, of Plattsmouth, was a visitor in Murray last Mon day, being a guest at the home of her brother, Phil Keil, where she was having a number of hogs dress ed and cut up for meat, sausage and lard. Visited Old Friends Here Charles Staska, who is a student in a school at Atchison, Kansas, was visiting old friends here Monday fore noon. He formerly lived here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Staska. and was employed at the Murray hardware store. He is well pleased with his school work. Using Zonolite Insulation Continued progress is being made in the construction of the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boedeker. The walls and ceilings are being in sulated with Zonolite, the insulating material being advertised in today's Semi-Weekly Journal by George TS. Nickles, Murray lumber dealer.--. .' V Strike New Water Supply d At' the farmof C.;.R, Troop, north ikta Nehawkarwhere ,"W; Troop re sides and is engaged in the feeding of cattle on a large scale, a shortage of water became imminent and three trials- were-made before they were able to strike a new supply, which seems adequate in amount. Kicked by Calf Bobbie Cisney, age 12, while work ing with a fractious calf, received the full force of a kick by the animal in his mouth. As a result, some of his teeth were knocked out, and he has been suffering from a- very sore mouth. When the wounds are heal ed he will have to have them re placed by the dentist, as they are his permanent teeth. Visiting Relatives in Iowa Last Saturday, Charles H. Boedek er, wife and daughter Nancy de- j parted for Davenport, Iowa, where the parents of Mrs. Boedeker reside, and where Rev. J. C. Stewart is the minister to a rural church. Charles returned home, leaving Mrs. Boedek er and daughter there for a visit of two weeks, when he will go back after them. Will Plant Hybrid Corn Last Friday Martin Sporer and family and his father, William Sporer were at Shenandoah, Iowa, where they were looking around and where Martin purchased a sufficient quantity of hybrid corn to take care of his planting this coming spring-. I He has had experience with hybrid J this year and found it superior to open poiinated varieties, so expects to plant all that kind this coming year. Many Visit Murray Oil Well As a result of a broadcast from an I Omaha radio station Saturday ulght keeps the 'cold out and 'the heat every room ; warm ani ; cozy ; re to the effect that the Golden Rod Oil company was liable to find oil at any time, being down some 1,200 feet and passing through soil foundations similar to that encountered at Falls City, attention was focused on the Murray oil well and hundreds of people from over this part of the country visited the well Sunday. In cluded among them were oil men from Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. Bed Cross Boll Call Get behind your Red Cross roll call committee, which is engaged in enrolling members for the coming year in this great humanitarian or ganization. A good start was made Monday morning toward enrolling the Murray quota, when the follow ing were signed: E. S. Tutt, G. E. Brubacher, George E. Nickles, E. I. Deuer, Dr. R. W. Tyson, Mrs. R. W. Tyson, Murray State Bank. Charles Boedeker, W. G. Boedeker, Rex Young and M. S. Briggs. Ninety Tinkling; Bells People gather rare coins, rare fur niture and various other things as a hobby, and in this respect Murray has a young lady with a fad for the colection of tinkling bells, and has on display in a case at the post office some ninety different bells. It has been her ambition to get bells from each state in the union and many of the foreign countries. Of the ninety beWs she has now collected, five are from foreign countries, coming from Switzerland, France, Belgium, China and Japan. One of the curious bells which this lady, Mrs. Margaret Todd, has in her collection is a sheep bell that was used by her grandfather, Henry Spangle, nearly a hundred years ago, and which has been handed down in the family through the years. Anoth er peculiar bell, though not large, is a turkey bell, which, believe it or not, is to strap around the turkey's neck, in order that the flock can be located when turned out to pasture This may seem strange to some, but to those familiar with the habits of these birds to hide out, its usefulness) can be realized. She also has a sheep bell that was used in the hills of the Ozarks in the region where Harold Bell Wright wrote "The Shepherd of the Hills." Another bell that attracted Jfeur at tention is known as the gold hunter's bell, which ' came from 'Colorado, where it was used on the burros that are the principal beasts of burden in that mountainous country. The collection of these bells has been a very pleasing diversion for Mrs. Todd. The collection, as stated, is displayed in a case at the post of fice and all those interested are in vited to stop and look it over. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY "Hold Everything" is the title of the play to be presented by the junior class at the high school audi torium this Friday. Although the title refers to the story and action of the play, "Hold Everything" does really hold everything that goes to make good entertainment. Suspense action story interesting char acters side-splitting comedy situ ations and dialogue romance what more could one ask? There is no fun in running a tourist home when "siness is bad, but when business picks up and you find your quiet home filled with crooks bankers runaway sweethearts aspiring movie actors and whatnot the time for rest is at an end. .Not. only does this interesting set of characters meet in a quiet tourist home, but suddenly they find themselves vitally concerned in each other's lives. How they beccme involved in this bright, snappy story will prove more than ntertaining and how they extricate themselves from ihe tangled skein into which they are woven will fur nish one of the most hilarious eve nings you have ever spent in a the atre. "Hold Everything" is more than a title suggests.' It is full to the brim and running over with good, clean, wholesomo fun the kind that will linger in your mem ory for many a. day. Keep; Friday night open for the treat of the sea son and you will never regret it. Henry Engclkemier and Otto Puis were two of the many that went to see the oil well at Falls City one day la3t week. . . ; We follow your desire in cond act ing a service. Porter funeral home, Nebraska City. ' ' y - - -- . i , APPLES We still have em! Also. some of that excellent Cider! On Sale Sunday . . . Come tp the . W. B. BANNING, ORCHARD IIOUTENIS. D, Ray Frans received a car load oi coal early this week," which was being; unloaded Monday and Tues day. s . ,. J . ; " ". Miss Joyce Melzacher, one of the instructors in the Union schools, spent last Sunday with friends in Lincoln. Miss Margery Hoback has been feeling rather poorly on account of a siege of flu, but is now reported ae slightly better. Con Watkins and wife of near Murray were visiting and looking After business matters in Union on Monday of this week: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hoback and Mrs. W. A. Taylor were in Nebraska City last Friday, doing some shop ping and visiting friends. John Conrad and wife, former citi zens of Union, were visitors here last Sunday, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor. Miss Irene Clarence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Clarence, has been very poorly at the home of her parents in Union during the past week. William Craig has disposed of his farm east of town. Since retiring from active farm work, he has kept the place rented until now, when he disposed of it. Ivan Balfour has been assisting Tuggle Withrow with the work of painting the exterior and interior of the Stites grain. office and elevator building. Charles Garrison and wife and Mrs. A. L. Becker and Mr. and Mrs D. Ray Frans attended a meeting at the Baptist church in Omaha Wed nesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. 11. M Griffin and daughters, Ruth Ann and Opal, were Plattsmouth visitors Sunday, enjoy ing the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Winscott, Jr., as well as with the mofher of Mr. Griffin, Mrs. E. M. Griffin. Mrs. Jesse L. Pell, of Omaha, was a visitor in Union for the past week or so and was doing the cooking for the men who were picking corn for her son Loy Pell. They have been hustling to get the work done before cold weather sets in. Among the folks in this vicinity who have" been under the weather are Mrs. Joseph; ''Lindsay, Mrs. Fan nie Eikenbery, Mrs.- Ben Anderson and Lucile Clarence, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Victor Clarence. Mrs Eikenberry has been confined to her bed" and is still quite ill. Michael Roddy of Nebraska City was looking after business matters in Union last Monday, as well as visit ing his brother, Jack Roddy, and his nephew, Elmer .Withrow. Michael formerly lived in Union and has a host of friends here whom he enjoys seeing when he is up this way. Attended Wedding in Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Dale Karnopp were in Omaha Monday, going to attend the wedding of a sister of Mrs. Kar nopp to a young man of Omaha. Enjoyed Good Patronage The ladies of the Methodist church of Union held their annual dinner on Thursday of last week end en joyed - splendid patronage. A nice sum of money- was realized with which to carry on the work of the church. Assisting with Corn Picking Lucean Banniag is taking a few days off from his work at the store and with a tractor-driven corn pick er has been helping with the work of getting the corn crop gathered at the O. A. Pearsley farm before cold and disagreeable weather arrives. Mother Here to Care for Daughter . Mrs. Charles Ceod, of Sioux City, Iowa, is here assisting with ihe care of her' daughter, Mrs. Ben An derson,, who has been quite sick for some time. Although slightly improv ed, the patient is still confined to her bed. " Has Petrified Stone , : Some time .ago Joe Lindsay pur chased a farm near Minersville, tipo which he observed a peculiar rock, vbut being busy with other matters, left it lay until last Monday, when he visited the place and again found his attention attracted to the rock. He loaded it- intoj the trunk of his car and brought 1t : back to Union witn njnv wneref it has been in-j spected by a number of citizens, in- eluding the writer. It resembles a giant toad, being some twenty inches across the back and over two feet long measuring towards the head. The head, however, does not re semble that of a toad, but is round like a man's. The find is creating considerable interest. Troubled with Eyes Roy Upton, who has been having much trouble from an infection of his eyes, has been compelled to re main in a darkened room in order to avoid the suffering that the light causes to his eyes. Mrs. Upton has been looking after business at the store. Improvinug Water System The Missouri Pacific, which has been experiencing much difficulty from the muddy water which comes from the Weeping Water creek and is used in their boilers. In order to eliminate the trouble, the railroad is having a settling basin constructed here into which the muddy wafer will be pumped and allowed to set tie before it is pumped on into the company's water tower. Visited Here Last Sunday Mrs. Vesta Clark, who was oper ator at the local telephone exchange prior to the installation of the auto matic or dial system, but now re sides in Plattsmouth at the home of her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Newton and little son Billie, accompanied by the Newtons, were in Union Sunday, guests at the home of Mrs. Rosella Clarke. The ladies are sisters. On Way Back to Coast Mr. and Mrs. M. G. McCarroll and Mrs. Addie Amos, sister of Mr. Mc Carroll, left Tuesday night for Los Anegeles, where Mrs. Amos resides. She has been here for some time vis iting relatives and now her brother and wife are taking her home. They expected to be on the road four or - five days. The McCarrolls will re- main in the west about three weeks. While they are away their son, Fred McCarroll and wife are conducting the store. Visited the Oil Well Curious to see how the new car whieh he hadjtast purchased would run, and anxious to inspect the new oil well that has come into produc tion near Falls City, Lucean Banning with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Banning and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peters, with Lucean Banning at the wheel, drove to Falls City last Sun day. There they found a large crowd of people, who, like themselves, had been attracted to the oil well. The well is being made ready for a pumping test to determine if it is eligible to claim the Nebraska bonus by supplying a certain volume of oil day in and day out. They found the people of Richard son county much enthused over pros pects of an oil boom. Former Citizen Passes Away John Nickelson, former citizen of Union, who was associated with W. B. Banning' in the lumber business here many years ago, was injured in a highway accident near Macy, Ne braska, about two weeks ago. The car he was driving wes sideswiped by another car and wrecked. Mr. Nickelson, who was seriously injur ed, was taken to a hospital at Sioux City, where he has heeu residing for several years, where he passed away last Saturday. Funeral services were held there Tuesday, being attended by Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Banning. Mr. Banning acted as one of the pall bearersf Mrs. Nickelson passed away about a year ago. Mr. Nickelson was engaged as a travelinug salesman and did a lot of driving in the course of a year, be ing a careful driver. His car was completely wrecked in the accident that cost him his life. Many of the older citizens here will remember Mr. Nickelson and the years he was engaged in business here with Mr. Banning. We follow your desire in conduct ing a service. Porter funeral home, Nebraska City. Subscribe for the Journal. OVERLAND Theatre . Nebraska City Sat. - Sun. - Mon. - Tues.- ANOTKER BIG SHOW . . CLAUDETTE COLBERT AND HENRY FONDA IN "DRUMS ALONG THE A Novel of Young America Also News, Cartoon' and Passing Parade BARN IS BURNED Sunday noon the fire department was called to Fourteenth and Vine streets where a barn at the Tone J. Janda property was on fire. The property was occupied by the Shryock family and it is thought that the fire was caused from a small stove that children had been making a Are in. The frame structure burned rapidly and was a complete loss. Murray Oil Well Attracts Many Visitors Auto Parties From Many Place; Watch With Interest the Drilling for Oil. Sunday the Sporer farm, northwest of Murray was the goal of a large crowd of sightseers, estimated at 500 persons to watch the process of drilling for oil at that place. The discovery of oil near Falls City has stimulated the interest of residents of this part of Nebraska and Iowa and since the Richardson county well has been producing, the local well has had increasing crowds of visitors. The local well is now at 1,200 feet and while favorable traces have been reported in the cores taken out, the drilling will be continued until a good flow of oil is located and which is thought very likely now. The drilling was continued all day Sunday to give the visitors the opportunity cf seeing the drillers in operation. INTERESTING CONFERENCE Tuesday a one day conference was held at the First Methodist church in this city of the Workers Writh Children of the Intermediates of the I 1 11 1 Omaha district of the church. Rev. J. C. Lowson, pastor of the local church welcomed the confer ence which was presided over by C. B. Hankins, district superintend ent. The leaders of the discussions, Miss Peterson, Rev. F. I. Finch and Mrs. John D. Sigler were from the Lincoln district. The .ladies of the missionary so cieties of the local church serven luncheon at noon to the members of the visiting group at the church parlors. The program was as follows: A Statement of Our Purpose, Dr. Tl TTanHno HiRtrft eiinprlntPTlfl ent. "Facing Up to Our Theme: Some Implications," Rev. F. I. Finch, ex ecutive secretary. "What Experiences Shall We Fos ter in Children in Order to Realize Christian Outcomes?" Discussion led by Miss Peterson. "Some Tools for Our Task." For Workers with Children. A Worship Service, "Let My Peo ple Go." Lunch time. Browsing among the exhibits. "Into What Christian Experiences Shall We Direct Intermediates?" Dis cussion led by Mrs. John D. Sigler. "Some Tools for Our Task." For Workers with Intermediates. Brief recess. Again the exhibits. "And Now What?" Some nextJ steps in cur work. Rev. F. I. Finch A rlosins: mediation by Dr. Chas. B. Hankins. Adjournment. Goochs' is Best Well Known Hog Raiser Says HARRY KNABE, well known Cass county hog raiser and pro ducer of champions, says: "Gocch's Best Hog Supple ments have been used in grow ing out and fitting my herd regularly for the past five years. I can depend on. these supplements for top results aii recommend them as being the best I have tried." What better recommendation than this . . . from one of the best 'known hog breeders and raisers in the middle west? Gooch Guarantee : Feed for thirty days according to recom mendations ; if not satisfied with results, return the unfed goods to dealer and purchase price will be refunded for every full bag returned in good con dition. - We are Gooch Dealers for This Vicinity PLATTSMOUTH CREAMERY LOWER MAIN St. PHONE 94 zzznci European Nations Discussed by Rotary Speaker Arthur Staiford of Omaha Tells of Observations Made During Re-. cent Trip to Europe. Members of the Rotary club had a very interesting and instructive talk given them at their Tuesday lunch eon, Arthur Stafford, well known Omahan, being the speaker. Mr. Stafford has recently been in Europe and his observations of the various countries formed the basis of the most interesting talk on the present day Europe. The teaching of communistic and nazi dictatorship had had a most de plorable condition on the continent and smaller peace loving nations were constantly under menace from these forces. He gave high praise to the Scandinavian countries, par ticularly Sweden, where their people have long pursued the ways of peace and advanced far both economically and socially. Their wealth has been devoted to the general welfare of the nation, no appropriations for armed forces being made until the recent crisis, this nation having with Den mark and Norway, being kept out of the world-war had improved their nation materially. Mr. Stafford also praised the people of Holland and their thrifty nation where progress hc.d been made in every way through the years of peace now threatened by the fear of -nazi invasion. . In discussing the war situation the speaker stated that the people of France and Britain who had offered and hoped for peace in the past two years, were now aroused to a deter mination of settling the matter of a permanent solution of the present crisis. French troops had been called to the colors many times in the past two years and the nation tired of the uncertainty of their safety and de fense. He also discussed the various rules and regulations that the residents of the dictator nations suffered under the great influence of the dictator on the lives of the individuals, almost every act being along the lines of living set forth by the central' gov ernment. The people of .Germany were also peace loving but were pow erless to do other than support the policies cf force. - The meeting was under the leader ship of Searl S. Davis. ALICE PR0HASKA OPERATED ON Miss Alice Prohaska.' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prohaska who reside on West Oak street, under went an appendicitis operation last evening at the St. Catherine's hos pital, Omaha. The operation was performed at 6 p. m. by Dr. L. S. Pucelik. Her condition is said to be good. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL From Weflnesuay Dan. Del Sylvester, of Union, was taken to Omaha this morning in the Hor ton ambulance where he will re ceive hospitalization. The young man is tnougni to De suiieims typhoid fever and will be given care at the hospital. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Ilonltle Feature Joe I'ninrr ml Hi'ttc (irnblc In 'The Day the Bookies Wept' A Landslide of Laughs llobert Harm. DoiikIhm AVnlton nncl Andy Clyde In 'Bad Lands' An tmlold chapter in the winning of the West. Also 'Dh-k Trcy'n (i !Mrn Matinee Sat.. 2:30; Nites. 1 and 930. Adults 25c Children. . .10c SUNDAY - MONDAY ;lnsrr llogcn. and a Ills i mt In 'Fifth Avenue Girl' A one sirl riot. Better than 'Bachelor Mother. Also C a. t'hae Comedy. Ilonald Duck and JVewn. A show worth driving miles to see. Don't miss - it! SODAY MATIM5E AT 2i30 Mftht Shona, 7 and 0 Matinee, 1025c Nights, 10-30o , TUESDAY ONLY jtAItGAlX D.lv SPECIAL Hol IluriiH and n Hi- Cunt In 'Our Leading Citizen . (Jrandest, entertainment of the year! l'ut tliiH on your 'must see' list. Also ft Stooge Comedy and Hill of HlKhta' Matinee at 8:30; Night shows. 7 and 9. All Shows, 10 and 15b WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY Double Venture A klm Tainlroft. Lloyd - .olno nnd Mary lloland In 'The ' Magnificent Fraud :. Daring: story of a man who doubled' for dictator. A full-length reature' AMD Anai May Wong and J. Carv aUa In 'Island of Lost Men' Suspense ou suspense, right to the end. Two ltK pictures Xor single adniission. Adults, 25c CnlNren 10o i A