NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY THIBUNE
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During the next week, the Rotary club of this city will unite with other Rotary
clubs in wide-awake cities throughout the United States and in Canada, Cuba,
Great Britain and many other foreign lands, in celebrating the sixteenth birth
day of this unique organization. Beginning in Chicago; in 1905, with one club of
only four members, Rotary has now more than 800 clubs with 65,000 members.
ROTARY
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The Rotary Club has come to be known in each locality'as a
power for good, an example or high standards of ethics and
personal character, and a cross-section ot the substantial busi
ness and professional element of each community.
The remarkable growth of Rotary has been spontaneous, en
tirely without the aid of systematic or paid organization work,
and stands today A Monument to a Big Idea which is 'gladly
accepted by the alert, progressive business and professional
element of America and the World. Wherever you find a
Rotary community, that community contains a group of men
who aie earnestly endeavoring to conduct their business and
personal activities in accordance with a Creed of Right
Living-
To the Rotarian, Community prosperity is more desirable
than personal profit. His city is "the best in the country"
and his country "the best country in the world." The Rotarian
is an all-wool, yard-wide, he-man, who works hard,
plays square, and gives with a smile. He has an eye
for a neighbor's need, a hand trained to help, and
heart for true men, good women and little children.
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OBJECTS The ''objects" of the Rotary Club are to encourage and foster High ethical standards in business
and professions. The ideal of Service as the basis of all worthy enterprise; The active interest of every
Rotarian in the civic, commercial social and moral welfare' of his community; The development of a broad
acquaintanceship as an opportunity for Service, as well as an aid to success; The interchange of ideas and
business methods as a means of increasing the usefulness of Rotations, The recognition of the worthiness
of all legitimate occupations and the dignifying of the occupation of each Rotarian as affording him an oppor
tunity to serve society.
Summed up, Rotary is man's humanity to man, at its broadest, biggest and best. Wherever you see a Rotarian: there ybii see
a man who is earnestly endeavoring, day by day, to learn how to be of greater service to those about him, working through the
medium of his business, through his social opportunities, and through, all established agencies of public service..
ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH PLATTE.
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A WELCOME LETTEK ABOUT CAL
IORNIA FBOM "Wal. J.
JIENDY.
Long Beach, Calif.
Feb, 12, 1921.
Mr. Wilson Tout,
' Editor & Owner Tribune,
. " North riatte, Nebr.
Dear Sir: -
Thought perhaps the people of
North Platte and your out sido sub
scribers would like a word regarding
former North Platte people wo have
' met around here and south to the
Moxico line. It has been our good
fortuno to spend the last week on a
trip via tho coast route to San Diego.
This is over one continuous concrete
road, a distance of one hundred and
fifteen miles, sometimes along tho o
oean and then in tho hills, which mado
It a most pleasant journey. Wo met
Mr. and Mrs. Schiller, Mother Blan
kenburg tho boys and Tillie, Mr. and
Mrs. D. 0. Oongdon, tho latter will
stay only a short time coining north
to continue their visit. After a part
or thrQo days visiting tho many pret
ty sights in and round San Diego we
returned on tho inland route whore
nearly all of tho first sixty miles is
dirt road and two very stiff winding
grades are encountered through two
ranges of lower mountains wo had to
cross. Once out of these wo came-up
on tho concreto highway which is
then continuous again for tho balance
of our journey with the exception of
two very short stretches. A total dis
tance of some hundred and thirty
miles. About two thirds of tho way up
wo como to Elslnor, Calif., whoro Mr.
Henry Appleford and wife live. Found
them woll and happy. Wo continued
on and stopped at Riverside for tho
night. In tho morning wo drove out to
tho edge of the little city and climbed
Mount Rubidbux, which is 1337 feet
high, noted on account pt Easter ser
vice being hold there-each year. Tho
sight is grand, for ono can seo the
great orango. and lemon groves on all
oiiion nnil what makes it more won
derful Is tho snow capped mountain
seem to ho right over all this green
valley. Wo camo down and continued
our journey through Pomona, Puentoe
and up through Turnbull Canon over,
a grade of perhaps somo eight-hund
red feet whoro again tuo view is mow.
beautiful, then down to Whittior and
Norwalk and Long Beach, our des
tination. Hero in Long Beach wo sel
.'dom go out on tho streets hut wo meet
u former North Platter or a close
resident of Its vicinity. The following
names will bo familiar to many and
this Is ono of tho reasons it is pleas
ant to live here: Mr. Cochran Fatter
son, Mr. Banks, Jno. Pllo, Del Hun
tington, Mr. Jackson. Mart Crydorman
fnd sons, Ferdinand Stroitz, D. E. and
R. IT. Fowles. Walt McLcay, Mr. Lamb
Mr. McLain, C. J. McNamara and oth
rs I can't call to mind nt this time,
r believe I can interest many further
by writing of two days In drives taken
Inst week. Wo arranged with Chas.
'MoNnmnra and family and his mother
of Peoria, 111., who Is spondlng the
winter here and 'Mr, Lamb and family
to go over tho Huntington Beach road
to New Port and Balboa Beaches to
spend Saturday afternoon returning
by Ancheim, a distanco of seventy
three miles. I had a reason in going
that way in that I might get Mr. Mc
Namara's opinion on what caused the
somo three miles of California fine
concrete highway to give way in tho
past two months under somo of tho
heaviest truck hauling known in this
part of tho country and many other
short strips out side of this on tho
road used from Long Beacli to tills
point.
Huntington Beacli is where in tho
last sixty days, two or three strikes
of oil have been made by Standard
Oil Co. and In this short space of time
I have watched the individual oil
company's putting up derricks and
nincliinery on leases, until now you
can count some forty new outfits
drilling, trying to find that commodity
(hat I am convinced Is placing moro
money in tills state than tho great
gold rush of 49. .No, I didn't invest in
any stock. Might as well tell you first!
because my cash is awfully limited,
I've been stung a little before and I've
learned to say No at least in business
where tho chance of invested capital
bringing any returns aro so uncertain,
yet I suppose oil will bo found here
in greater quantities than over before.
Tho story goes Hint if you want to
got out of this locality with any cash
you must keep a padlock on your poc
ket and lose tho key.
Continuing will say that some of tho
largest trucks in tho' country with
trailers attached aro doing this haul
ing and tho gross weight of some of
theso outfits have run as high as ton
to twelvo tons for tho truck and flvo
tons for. tho trailer. So hard was tho
travel on this possible three miles
that it is broken out in great long
strotches, sometimes all broken up
and other places big pieces about six
and seven Inches thick forced Out of
tho side of the road Into tho ditches
and again out side of this especially
bad place you will seo spots giving
away hero and thero and then parts of
the road mado of a different composi
tion do not show a sign of wear or
breakage.
Wo divided up tho party In our Ford
Sedan and Mr. Lamb's Buick Six and
started out in ono of tho worst wind
storms known In this part of Califor
nia (this Is what tho residents would
say) tho wind velocity being about
sixty miles per hour and higher up the
Coast. Nebraska used to have somo
winds such as theso somo ten or twel
vo years ago wo can still remember. I
took tho lead feeling now slnco driv
ing quite a llttlo I would have a time
losing myself out hero, for when ono
gets on to tho wondorful markings
and guido maps of tho Auto Club of
Southern California you can feel safe
to know your whoroabouts day or
night Driving east out of horo was
oasy as tho wind was in tho west but
when wo turned south with this sido
wind against us on these smooth roads
with a blinding sand and dust, it was
very hard to hold, tho cars. Thero aro
vory few trees for a distanco of fifteen 1
miles east of Long Beach as much of
tho country is low, land farmed to
beets and grain. I am telling this for
I must compiment Miss Eva Lamb,
who always drives her father's car,
on her good control and judgment in
which she performs this duty, for one
is very seldom tho sole driver of but
a few rods of tho rond account the
continuous passing of others cars and
trucks. Any lady who can camo from
our part of the country and drivo In
the enormous amount of traffic in so
short a time deserves unlimited praise.
After striking Huntington Road wc
had only gone a short way when wo
camo upon tho bad section and wo de
toured around theso three miles on
an old oiled road when wo crossed
tho bad road and horo tho stnto was
rebuilding this road, reinforcing it
with stoel. Hero and during our trip
over the bad sections I questioned Mr.
McNamara regarding tho causes, kind
of material etc., and whllo 1 nm cer
tain ho camo to some conclusions as
to what were tho causes and which
was the better kind of road, not onco
could I get him to commit himself,
for he felt ho must bo fair to tho sev
eral companies who bid on our work
at home. He did say, "Thoro's a good
chance to find out for yourself, it may
holp NortlrPlatto." I intend to get the
facts if jlossible.' After -striking the
Boulevard'we go south two miles, east
eight miles and then como un on
California's latest Non-Skid Paving,
with banked turns. Hero I turned our
Ford China Closet looso and if you
don't think sho can't run just ask tho
Mesdaraes Lamb. This takes us to tho
New Port Boulevard and we pass thru
tho village of Costa Maca named by
Miss Alico Plumcr formorly of Max
well, who with her parents llvo a
short way from hero in a vory beauti
ful California bungalow overlooking
pretty Balboa Bay and tho Pacific -coan.
Wo now drop down into tho low
lands along side of Now Port and go
on over to Balboa. Theso two places
being so closo together ono hardly
knows when ho is out of ono and into
tho other. Hero wo seo tho Balboa
Yacht Club and many protty ynchts
belonging to tho wealthy men ot'Lns
Angoles. It was our Intention to tako
a boat rldo on tho Bay but on account
of tho weather this was loft out. Wo
then worked our way down to tho
Beach through a blinding storm of
sand. When wo reached tho wet
beach what a sight met our oyes. Tho
great ocean had gono mad it seemed.
For out as far as ono could seo the
great whlto caps were running whilo
tho sea closo to us would seem to set
tlo away In hugo troughs for a little
while at a tlmo and then tho great
breakers would como rolling In and
whon they would break tho spray
would go into tho air possibly twenty
feet. Tho action of tho wator had
mado groat pools of foam which would
blow along tho beach like tho dry
snow in our country in winter. AVo
spont possibly an hour In this heavy
wind each one I bollovo wondering at
God's mighty power in tho form of
wind playing with tho sea. We all
agreed should wo seo no moro that
day wo woro paid for tho disagreeable
drive. Wo now started hack for Santa
Ana going ovor ono of the smoothest
boulevards in this section and just aa
wo got to tho top of tho hill iioro we
find Silas Clark, formerly of Maxwell,
superintending tho Installation of n
now wator system for somo seven hun
dred acres of land. Wo could not
slop to visit as our tlmo wus becoming
limited so after traveling for some
seven miles wo como into tho Ornngo
and Walnut grovos of Santa Ann. Wo
mado a few drives about tho city
which has somo 18,000 Inhabitants
and then out to Hughos Park, a very,
beautiful spot covered with trees and
llowors of nil inscriptions and 'o fin
ished this day, nrriving home short
ly after six o'clock. Sunday my family
and self nro off again about eleven
thirty to tako dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. Gub Huffman and family at San
ta Ana. They havo purchased a flno
homo around which aro orango, lemon
and walnut trees, giving them moro
fruit than they need. Hero wo find
Mr. and Mrs. May, who's homo Is In
Anoholm whoro Mr. May conducts a
branch of the firm's business. Mr. May
& Sons being agents for tho Nush Car
for Orango County and their head
quarters being in Santa Ana whoro
thoy havo a find Sales & Service Gar
age. AVo had a lovely dinner, many ot
tho nico dishes coming off tho trees
and out of tho garden of tholr own
lot. After a couplo of hours conver
sation Mr. May Invited us to tako a
drlvo In a flno largo touring enr In
which wo woro all comfortably seated
and out wo sped to Lemon Hights thru
what is known as tho richest county
ot Callfomln, by pretty orango nnd
lemon farms for sovoral mllos whon
all at onco wo nro spinning up n
beautiful terraced hill from tho top
of which wo can seo Whittior, Pomona
and San Barnadina to tho north nnd
cast and as boforo tho mountains with
their snow whllo to tho south tho Pa
cific and Catallna Islands. Wo drop
down from horo and go thru Hughes
Park and after a throo mllo drlvo
como to Orange, a llttlo city of 3.B00
population, right In tho midst of tho
SunKIst Orango packing district anil
in a few minutes aro In Anoholm, a
flno prosperous city of somo flfty-fivo
hundred pcoplo whoro Mr. May has a
now Sales Room & Gnrago and n cross
tho street Mr. Ralph Blxlor is located
as Manager of ono, of tho J. C. Ponnoy
Stores for this part of tho country.
Thirty minutes moro nnd ovor an en
tirely different paved road by somo
beautiful orchards and with grand
homes, wo nro at tho Huffman homo n
galn. Martin and Hammond havo Just
gotten In from a fishing trip nnd spin
us somo fish yarns which wo wondor
at and aftor a nico lunch and short
visit wo start for homo. Wo must say
wo aro certain Mr. and Mrs, Huffman
havo to our opinion choson ono of the
choicest spots of Southorn California
to mnko tholr futuro homo.
Vory truly yours,
Win. J. Handy.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
James T, Keefo wont to Lowollon
yesterday to transact lognl business.
MubIc Is as cssontlal to tho happi
ness oE man as bread Is to his
strength. You won't go without tho
latter; why starvo for tho formor
when tho Now Edison Diamond Disc
phonograph Is handled by Dixon's Mu
sic Shop,
atlon, Uint is by far tho best values
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Purdy, 014 W.
Front street woro host and hostess
Wednesday oveulng to tho nowly or
ganized Wa-ta-na-bo Club. This was
tho Boml-monthly card party and
prizes woro won uy Mrs. J. Guther
less, 'honorary guest; Mrs. L. Troup,
ladles; George Murray, gontlomoh,
Late in tho evening a vory elaborate
lunch was served.
Tho nlr cooled spark plugs are In
a class by themselves. Soo ndv, in
this issue.
Last week the avorago number" of
books taken out of tho city library
was 200 a day. This is ono of the host
records yot mado by tho local library
and shows that its popularity Is in
creasing and with this popularity
will como the opportunity or serving
tho pooplo. ' '
Tho Puxlon boys and girls basket
ball teams defeated tho St. Patrick's
teams Wednesday ovonlng in tho gym
of St. Patricks School by big scores.
Tho St. Patricks School teams will
play In Pnxton this evening. A good
bit ot practising hnB tnkon placo bIhco
tho dofent nnd n numbor of puplle of
that school aro planning to attend tho
game.
For i:.:haiig Country store nnd
post office on main lino U. P. Invoice
about $3,500. Doing good businoss. No
competition. Sickness reason for sell
ing. Wuut roflidonco in North Platto of
equal value. Address K. B. Caro of
Tribune.
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Washington's Birthday
In observing Washington's Birthday
on Fobrunry 22nd, wo can woll learn
a lesson from tho splondid faith which
ho possossed In tho righteous causo
ofN tho United Statos of America.
Faith in ourselves and faith in tho fu
turo is woll Justified when it is found
ed upon tho financial security of an
account at the Platto Valley State
Bank whoro all deposits nro protected
under State Laws.
The 'Platte Valley State Bank
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.