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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, MARCH 10. 1930.
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Flaming Fats
Cause Fires
Frying: fats frequently ignite
and start disastrous fires.
This is just another of the
little things that must be
watched tor the sake of
safety.
How about the fire insur
ance on your buildings and
household goods? Have you
arranged for complete pro
tection? This agency of the
Hartford Fire Insurance
Company is equipped to write
good insurance and give
sound advice.
Searl S. Davis
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
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DEATH OF JOE WOOD
Joseph Wood was born at Spring
field. Mo. He came to Johnson count
ty, Nebraska, when a young man. At
the age of 25 years he united in mar
riage to Sylvia Xeoma Libby at Elk
Creek, Nebraska. Then they moved
to Cass county, two score or more
years ago, where they have made
their home since.
To this union there was born nine
children. Those preceding him in
death are Benjamin, Eethyl, and an
infant. Those living are: Mrs. Xiley
Wiles, Mil ford. Nebr.; Floyd Wood,
Plattsmouth, Nebr.; Hoy Wood. Union
Nebr.; Jonathan Wood, Walter Wood
and Mrs. Earl Arnold, Plattsmouth,
Nebr.
He died March 1, 1930, at the age
of 71 years, 11 months and 25 days.
The funeral was held on Sunday
from the Streight funeral home and
conducted by Rev. W. A. Taylor of
Union, an old friend of the family.
Mrs. J. W. Holmes and Mrs. Evi
Speir sang two or the old hymns,
"Abide With Me," and "Jesus Lover
of My Soul."
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all of the friends
and neighbors for their kindnesses
to us at the time of our recent be
reavement at the death of our loved
liiisb.in ', father and sun, and for the
assistance given during the illness
of our loved one. Also we wi.sh to
thank those who took part in the
funeral services and for the beauti
ful Moral offerings. Mrs. Fred Han
ni and daughter, Maxine; Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Jennings.
Miss Jean Tidball is home for a
short visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Tidball, enjoying a short
vacation over the week end.
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get colors that harmonize with your hangings and
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Paper from 4 to $1 per Roll
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Platters Lose
Opening Round
of Tournament
Salem Eliminates the Plattsmouth
Team by the Score of 23 to 7
No Field Goals
From Frl3ay' Pallv
The sectional basketball tourna
ment was closed as far as the Platts
mouth team was concerned, this
morning at 9 o'clock, when the fast
team from Salem handed them a de
feat of 23 to 7.
In the reports received here of the
game, the Platters were able to score
onlv on free throws and from the
start were on the defensive and un
able to make any of their shots good
for field goals.
The showing at the tournament
came as a very hard blow to the local
fans who had expected to see the
locals stick through the first few
rounds of the tournament at least
GAS PROGRESS
During 1929 the use of manufae
f :ired e;is for domestic purposes in
creased 4.4 per cent, for house heat
ing 51.7 per cent, and for industrial
commercial uses 11.8 per cent, over
192S.
Approximately 3G0,00O new cus
tomers were added during the year,
bringing the total to 12.200.000. To
serve tl'ese customers
000 is invested in the industry, and
t is expected that by the end of
1930 the total investment will be
n excess of five billicm dollars.
This is the industry that, when
electricity was first harnessed for
use, was expected by many sages of
he time to go out of business! As
irater of fact, electricity cooperat
d in gas progress. At the present
ini" gas: is employed in well over
20,000 industrial processes and is an
inegral factor in the modern home
and factory.
During 1929 the most outstanding
progress was made in the field of
house heating. Hundreds of thou
sands of progressive Americans have
found in gas a elej n, efficient and
reasonably priced heating agnt that
is immeasurably superior to the old
fashioned furnace.
ALL PRIZE WINNERS
IN SH0GREN FAMILY
Miss Ruth Shogren, 13-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sho
gren, prormient farmers of this vicin
ity, recently won a gold medal in a
county contest in oral spelling. The
contest was held at the court house
under the direction of County Super
intendent Miss Alpha Peterson, on
February loth. About 25 young peo
ple took part in the contest, which
was for 8th grade pupils or under.
About two years ago, another
daughter, Margaret, now 14, won a
gold medal in a similar contest and
last fall another daughter, Florence,
won first place in a Citizenship con
test. Mr. and Mrs. Shogren are very
proud of their daughters, who are
splendid students, ambitious to excel
and who are highly esteemed by their
teachers and friends. Louisville
Courier.
SEED CORN
Good Yellow Dent seed corn for
sale. Picked before the frost and
tested for germination. Jame3 Ear
hart, Murray, Nebr.
CONFESSION OF A KILLING
Knoxville. Ia. William Green-
halgh, thirty-five, who Friday night
confessed that he killed Peter Don
kersloot, aged recluse, cut his throat
when he was taken to the city jail
and was in a critical condition at
midnight. Greenhalgh found an old
safety razor blade in his cell, Sheriff
K. E. Clark said. Physicians were un
certain whether he would live.
Donkersloot. seventy-two, was
found in his shack at Pershing, near
here, early in the day. He had been
struck behind the ear with a poker.
officers said.
Telephone Co.
is Building New
Toll Trunk Lines
Force of Workmen in This Section
Are Building Lines Between
Omaha and Lincoln
The Lincoln Telephone & Tele
graph Co., which operates in some
twenty-two counties of southeastern
Nebraska, are in the midst of a
$2,000,000 program of rebuilding, re
pairing as well as erecting new lines
and exchanges in this part of the
state and in which this section is
sharing to a great extent.
The program of the company
through their territory is one of
making the system one of the best
in the nation with every known im
provement in the way of efficiency
n equipment and service, involving
as it does the purchase of sites, erec
tion of exchange buildings and ex
tension and improvement of the local
as well as toll lines.
In this vicinity there has been
quite a large force of workmen en
gaged in the stringing of lilies, there
being four additional loll circuits
from Omaha to Lincoln which is re
quired to take care of the anticipated
ncrease of long distance calls.
The advantages of direct contact
that the telephone gives over the
written message is being more and
more recognized and the public tak-
ng advantage of a splendid tele
phone service to talk direct to those
who they may wish to interview
ather than trust to slower methods,
n this day and age the favorable
means of communication is by tele
phone and which proves the most
atisfactory.
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SOUTH BEND t
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Ashland Gaaette
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Joe Knecht was in Omaha last
Wednesday.
Mr. D. Kitrell will move Wed
nesday to Ashland.-
Mr. and Mrs. George Hraun drove
to Lincoln Tuesdy.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown were
n Alvo last Friday.
Mrs. OIlie Mollitt and son, Ramon
Wagner drove to Omaha Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Walley and
family went to Omaha last Satur
day.
Mrs. Homer Carnicle and son
spent Thursday with Mrs. Clyde Has-
well.
Miss Neva Buskirk is helping with
he work thi.s week at George Thim-
gan s.
Jess Fidler is back to work after
having been sick a few days last
week.
W. A. King of Ashland spent Fri
day with his daughter and family.
G. Elrod.
Mrs. Evan Dvason of Greeley,
Colo., ws here calling on old friends
last Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Kitrell is reported
to be no better, nd an operation will
be necessary.
Mrs. Homer Carnicle and son,
Wayne, spent Monday at the J. C.
Carnicle home.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Haswell and
son, Richard, spent Friday night at
the Oscar Dill home.
Miss Ruth Carnicle and Merle
Swartz were supper guests at the
Clyde Haswell home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Fidler went to
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Olson's last Fri
day evening to help Mrs. Bushnell.
Little Bille Winget is on the sick
list thi3 week. Mrs. Cotter ia staying
with her daughter, helping her since
Friday.
Mr. 'nd Mrs. Pleas Proctor were
over Saturday visitors with Mrs.
Proctor's mother, Mrs. W. D. Kline,
and family.
George Thimgan is quite sick and
his son, Vyrl. has the measles and
pneumonia, and is under the care
a trained nurse.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tirara and
family and Mrs. Mollie Neumann left
last Thursday for California to make
their home. They are driving thru
in their car.
Ed Fenton passed away last Sat
urday morning at the St. Elizabeth
hospital. Burial was in the Ashland
cemetery Monday. He had lived here
at South Bend for over 40 years. He
was section foreman for the Rock
Island for 30 years, having retired
about fifteen years ago. He came to
this country from Ireland over 50
years ago, and was well up in the
SO's. He leaves two nieces and a
nephew, and a host of friends. He
will be missed for to know him was
to like him.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
from Saturday' Daily
Mrs. Clyde Jackson received the
message yesterday that her mother,
Mrs. Phillip Batchler, of Thurman,
Iowa, had suffered a paralytic stroke
and was In quite serious condition
at the family home in Iowa. Mrs.
Batchler is a former resident of this
locality, the family having formerly
resided south of this city for a num
ber of years.
Brisbane Gives
Some Advice on
Home Owning
Noted Syndicate Writer Counsels the
City Dwellers to Get Out Into
the Country to Live.
Arthur Brisbane, the noted syndi
cate writer in his daily column a few
days ago, paid tribute to the small
towns and outlying country, when he
counseled city dwellers to "Live in
the Country." He says:
"More important than any news
for a family with children, is this
fact :
"You can get in the country
everything you can find in the
city, plus fresh air, sunlight,
flowers, health, longer life, and
greater happiness.
Spring is near, think about moving
your family to the country.
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"Everything is there. Good roads
make transportation easy and cheap
the radio entertains you, and you
need not leave the family circle.
'The telephone brings everyone
worthwhile to. your ear, and conveni
ent distance keeps away the other
sort.
ooon television win make your
radio a talking picture show.
"You can hear the king talk in
England, listen to the President here
-or not, as you choose.
"You can hear most beautiful mu
sic, free, or hear the howls of thugs
around the prize ring, thanking God
you are not one of them and without
missing the result.
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"Johnson said a ship had all the
disadvantages of a prison, with the
additional disadvantage of being un
safe.
"Real estate dealers tell customers
that the country now has all the ad
vantages of a city, with the addition
al advantage of being better for child
ren and every member of the family
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"Own your piece of the earth's
surface buy outright or gradually
md own the roof above your head.
"Dcn't be a 'tenant at will' to any
body except the Ruler of the Uni
verse."
FLOWER. CLUE MEETS
The Social Workers' Flower club
held two special meetings recently.
endeavoring to finish their work for
the winter months.
On Wed. Feb. 26. an all day quilt
ing was held at the home of Mrs
George Mumm.-altho it was impos
sible for many to attend, the faithful
few were able to finish the quilt.
All enjoyed the most delicious pot
luck dinner served at noon.
The club met with Mrs. Frank Hull
on Wed, March 5, with a large num
ber of members present and four
guests, Mrs. Will Hutchison, Mrs
Claude Hutchison, Mrs. Marie Jack
son of Jamesport, Missouri, and Mrs.
Harold Hull.
After partaking of a bountiful din
ner at noon, all proceeded to work
on the wool comfort for which Mrs.
Phil Lepert has so very generously
donated the wool. As all club work is
now so nearly completed, no more
special meetings will be necessary,
and the next regular meeting will
be held on Wednesday, March 19.
BAR SOLID TIRE TRUCKS
All solid tired trucks, with any
load will be barred from several high
ways in the eastern part of Nebraska,
according ton an order issued Fri
day morning by State Engineer
Cochran, because of the heavy dam
age done by trucks to the highways.
"We have found out from past ex
perience that permanent damage is
done by the trucks, and we are un
able to repair the soft spots they
make in the roads," Mr. Cochran said.
"This order will probably be effective
for several weeks, or until such time
as the roads become thawed suffi
ciently to bear the heavier traffic."
The highways included in the or
der are the Omaha-Lincoln road, No.
16. from David City to Omaha, No.
75 south of Omaha, and several oth
er highways in the northeastern part
of the state.
FORMS NEW PARTNERSHIP
The many friends over Cass coun
ty of Calvin H. Taylor, former coun
ty attorney of this county and for
many years a resident of Union, will
be interested in learning that Mr.
Taylor, who is now living at Long
Beach, California, has formed a new
law partnership at that place. Mr.
Taylor has become associated with
L. R. Slonecker, former attorney for
the Conservative Savings & Loan
associotion of Omaha, the new firm
locating at 501-503 Farmers and
Merchants bank building at Long
Beach.
"Cal" as he was familiarly known
here has many friends and they will
be pleased to learn of the new legal
firm. '
CAMP FIRE NOTES
The Aewaki Campfire held their
regular weekly meeting Friday,
March 7. 1930. The meeting was
!llnl n i... fho nrciidpnt.
. v l v- ui utr uy i' -
Alice Barbra. The notes of preface
meeting read and approveu. me
mil wna Tho nld business
from former meeting was taken care
of followed by new business which
consisted of the election or a news
reporter and a committee to plan a
hike in the near future. The date of
our regularly meetings have been
changed. Our next regular meeting
txMII o mV, 11 1930. at
the home of our guardian, Mrs. R.
leverage, 215 Pearl sireei.
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Read the Journal Want-Adi.
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Dr. Joe J. Stibal
Chiropractic Physican
SCHMIDTMANN BUILDING
Specialty
Nervous Liver Kidney
Sun-Ray assistance for Ton
silitis, Sinusitis, Piles.
X-RAY and LABORATORY
E. W. Thimgan
is Urged for
Commissioner
Petition Filed Today Asking That
Murdock Man Make Race in
3rd District of County
From Saturday's Dally
This morning in the office of Coun
ty Clerk George 11. Sayles, there was
filed a petition signed by some forty
four of the residents of Elmwood
precinct, in which they asked that
the name of Edward Thimgan be
placed on the ballot at the August
primary as a candidate for the re
publican nomination for county com
missioner in the third district.
Mr. Thimgan is a lifetime resi
dent of Murdock and vicinity and
member of one of the prominent
families of that locality and is well
known over that section of the
county. Mr. Thimgan has not been
active in politics since be made the
race for sheriff in 1922 as an inde-
pendent against C. D. Quinton, long
time sheriff of the county, and rolled
up a very large vote and gave the
former sheriff one of the closest
races that he experienced.
The petition has been filed but it
will be necessary for Mr. Thimgan
to accept this before the name will
be placed on the ballot.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Mr. and Mrs. George Barr and son,
Melvin. were at Council Bluffs Fri
day evening where they enjoyed :
visit witli other members of the
family had arranged a birthday ctle
bration for Mrs. Higley to bono
her seventieth anniversary and the
event was one of the greatest pleas
ure.
All of the children of Mrs. Higley
were present except one ann ai
came with well laden baskets of the
good things to eat and which pro
vided the means of a fine luncheon
Mrs. Higley had the pleasure of hav
ing three birthday cakes that hai
been prepared for the occasion by
the members of the party.
Mrs. Higley is living at her horn
at 2752 Avenue A., Council muns
and has not been so well since Christ
mas and the gahtering of the family
came as a most pleasant occasion
for her.
WEST CENTRAL GETS STOCK
Application of the Farmers West
Central Grain Co-operative. Inc., for
stock in the Farmers National Grain
corporation, has been approved, C
B. Stewart president of the former
organization announced upon his
return from Omaha Friday to Lin
coln.
The organization of which he is
the head is the only group thru
which farmers of Nebraska can now
share in the benefits derived from
affiliation with the federal farm
oard's grain marketing agency.
Steward declared. The co-operative.
filed as a Deleware corporation on
Feb 21. will operate in Nebraska
md Wyoming.
The co-operation group had ap
plied for an initial subscription of
fifty shares in the Farmers National
Grain corporation, Steward said. This
amount will be increased as Its mem
bership grows.
NEW BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
Plattsmouth is soon to have a new
business house, one that will be
much appreciated as there has been
freqtient needs of an institution of
this kind a music store.
Mr. A. M. Knapp, of the Schmol-
er & Mueller Co., or Omaha, was
here yesterday arranging for the
opening of the store and will have
harge of the new institution as soon
as it is possible to get the new store
n operation.
For the present, the music store
will be located at the barber shop
of Mr. Smalley on South 6th street
until another location can be se
ll red.
The desirable business locations
along either Main or Sixth street
re very few at this time, there oe-
ng two on Main and one on Sixth
street.
GOES TO HOSPITAL
From Saturday's t)all
Rov Brazil, who has been engaged
at the Hotel Riley barber phcrp. Is
envine for the hospital nt Omana
where ho will undergo treatment and
n operation within the next few
davs. While Mr. Brazil is recuperat-
nr from the effects of his operation.
Mr. Fullerton, the owner of the shop.
as
secured George waterman oi
Omaha, nn experienced barber,
assist in the work of the shop.
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Pnone your new to No. 6.
Thomas Walling Company
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Harold Schreiner
Receives Fine and
Loses License
Young Man Charged With Unlaw
fully Operating Car that Killed
Bertha Lancaster
From Saturday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon in the district
court Harold Schreiner of near Syra
cuse was arraigned in the court on
a complaint filed against him by
County Attorney W. O. Kieck in
which he was charged with having
unlawfully operated a motor vehicle
at a rate of speed greater than per
mitted and also driving on the wrong
side of the road and threby causing
the accident from the effects of
which Miss Bertha Lancaster died.
The defendant entered a plea of
guilty to the charge as preferred and
was given a fine of $500 by Judge
James T. Begley and the court also
entered an order revoking the license
of the young man for a period of two
years.
This accident occurred on Janu
ary 1st 1930, on highway No. 75
two miles south of the Murray corn
er and in which the car driven by
Mr. Schreiner trashed into the car
of Ray Watson of Nebraska City and
in which car Miss Bertha Lancas
ter of Murray was riding. As the re
sult of the accident Miss Lancaster
died a few hours later at the hos
pital at Omaha.
After the trial of the case Mr.
Schreiner made settlement of the
fine and costs and returned to his
home in Otoe county.
P. E. 0. ELECTS OFFICERS
From Saturdays Dariy
The members of Chapter F., P. E.
O., held a most delightful meeting
yesterday afternoon at the beautiful
home of Mrs. J. E. Wiles and with
a very large number of the members
in attendance. The event was in the
nature of a 1 o'clock luncheon and
very attractively arranged.
The chief matter of business of
the chapter for the day was the elec
tion of the officers and the present
officers, who have served so effici
ently in their capacities in the past
year were all re-elected to their
positions, they being:
President Mrs. W. A. Robertson.
Vive-President Mrs. John F. Gor
der. Recording Secretary Mrs. Elbert
Wiles.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs.
Evi Spier.
Treasurer Mrs. George Farley.
Chaplain Mrs. C. C. Wescott.
Guard Mrs. George Petring.
Oiganint Mrs. H. F. Goos.
The local chapter is one of the
most active in the state organization
and has won much recognition for
the splendid work that they have
accomplished in the years of their
organization.
DIES AT WAH00
From Saturday' Dally
The death of Ivan Hendrix. aged
34, occurred at Wahoo yesterday fol
lowing a short illness, Mr. Hendrix
having undergone an operation for
appendicitis and followed by an at
tack of pneumonia that caused his
death. The deceased was a brother-in-law
of Mrs. Joseph A. Capwell and
Mrs. Roy Otredosky of this city, and
has spent his life time largely in
Saunders county where he was born
on March 14, 1895. Mr. Hendrix is
survived by three children, Joseph,
who resides with his grandparents
at Weston, and Twila Faye and Bon
nie Jean, who make their homes
here with their aunts. Mrs. Hendrix
preceded her husband in death in
July 1927. Mrs. Capwell and Mrs.
Otredosky and the little daughters
are at Wahoo and will remain until
after the funeral services.
PUSHING GRAVEL WORK
The graveling of that portion of
Livingston Road, leading to the Mis
souri river bridge, which is under
the jurisdiction of the state and
county, is fast nearing completion
and the trucks that are conveying
the gravel from the cars to the scene
of the road activity, have been kept
constantly on the go since Thurs
day- . . .
The city has not as yet started in
on their graveling activities but it
is expected that this will soon be
trotten under way and make it pos
sible in the next few weeks to have
n trood surfaced road to the bridge
and making possible an all surfaced
road from this city to Chicago.
REBEKAHS HOLD MEETING
From Saturday Daffy
Last evening the local lodge of
the Rebekahs held a very Interest-
ng session at the lodge rooms In
the I. O. O. F. building ana witn a
very large number of the members
nresent to take part in the meeting.
The lodge initiated a number of can
didates, the impressive ritualistic
work being given by the officers in
a most impressive manner.
Following the session of the lodge
the ladies were served with very
dainty and delicious refreshments
that added to the enjoyment of the
evening.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
W. II. Seybert, one of our well
known resident, who has for some
ime past been in rather poor health
and recently underwent an opera
tion at the Mercy hospital at Coun
cil Bluffs, is showing a pleasing rate
of progress and since his recent re
turn from the hospital where he was
given treatment, he has been show
ing marked improvement, a it no ce
s still unable to resume nis usual
activities. .
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A FJeiv Suit
and Topcoat!
Will start you right for
Spring.
OUR HIGHWAY CIVILIZATION
Paved, all-year-round highways
have done much to remove country
and state barriers and link the na
tion closer together.
Fifty years ago It was not uncom
mon for a person to be born, live and
die without traveling a hundred miles
from his community. Now, due to
the automobile and good roads, we
can travel hundreds of miles a day.
The entire nation can be crossed in
a week.
The result has been a lessening of
sectional jealousies and misunder
standings and more frequent and
friendly social and commercial con
tacts between peoples of different
states. Provincial America is no
more.
Unfortunately, the farmer has. to
a great extent, been left out of the
picture. The average farm road is
still at the mercy of rain and snow.
It is often a succession of ruts and
mud holes. It is a barrier between
the farmer and his market.
Road building programs should
provide for an adequate mileage of
feeder or farm-to-market roads. Year
round, efficient, long-wearing sur
faces can be constructed at a low
cost and without excessive mainten
ance expense. Good roads are the
principal thing necessary to place
agriculture on an equal footing with
other great industries.
California has an Immense map.
six hundred feet long and illumin
ated with flood lights. It is called a
"relief map;" it relieved somebody
of one hundred thousand dollars to
pay for it.
DO YOU LISTEN TO
Jones & glare
The Interwoven Pair
on the radio every Friday
night at 8:00. You'll treat
yourself to a splendid program
if you do, and if you buy the
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you'll enjoy foot comfort and
extra long wear at no extra
cost per foot mile.
Plattsmouth's foremost
socks for 25 years.
35 to 51.00 a pair
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