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PLATTSMOTTTH BUB - WEMOa JOTTBJfAL
MONDAY, DEC. 15, 1930
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Union Boys are
Given a Hearing
for. Auto Theft
Sees $5,000,000
Fund for Upper
Missouri Project
A
Wonder
of
Sale!
Beautiful
ALL
For
Her
Colors of Channel
Green. Empire Bine,
Flame and Black.
So smart for the
holidays with new
style details snch as
Lace Yoke, Cowl
eckline and Short
Sleeves and Tnnics.
Misses Sizes
14 to 20
Ladies Sizes
38 to 48
Christmas Dresses
THIS WEEK
For
Her
Afternoon Frocks
Saturday Night
Frocks
Frocks for Street
Wear in
Gay floral Jacqnards
New Prints
Canton Crepes
Knit Wools and
Chiffons
Half Sizes and
Regular
14 to 20 and
38 to 48
One Paroled and Case of Elmer Mil
ler Taken Under Advisement
by Judge Begley
All This Week" A Wonderful Christmas Gift
Pease Style Shop
Gas Firm to
Have Long Tele
phone Line Made
Manager E. Flynn of the railroad.
The pipi line closely parallels the
Burlington main line between Platts
mouth and Chicago. The telephone
; lines will oe tor watcnmen ana en
jgineers along the route to use to re
port gas pressure, leaks and the like.
OBIT U AH Y
Continental Construction Co. to Have
Private Line From Chicago
to Beatrice
The Continental Construction Co.,
which is building the natural gas
pipe line from Amarillo fields in
Texas to Chicago, crossing the Mis
souri river at Plattsmouth, is to have
a private telephone line constructed
from the Chicago end of their line
to Beatrice. Nebraska.
The Burlington railroad Is to have
the contract for the construction of
the line and work will start at once
on the program.
The Continental is laying a 24
inch natural gas line from the
Amarillo fields in Texas to Chicago.
The Insull interests. Cities Service,
Texas Co., Skelly Oil Co.. Colum
bian Carbon Co. and Phillips Petrol
eum Co. are interested In the pipe
line project.
Such speed is asked by the Con
tinental on the telephone line that
500 or more extra men wiii be em
ployed in its construction, in addi
tion to the regular Burlington line
men, by Jan. 1, according to General
Fred G. Burrill was born January
12, 1S84, and departed Lhla life Dec.
j4, 1930, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. He
j was born on a farm near Elrnwood,
j where all his boyhood days were
spent. After attending Business Ccl
ilege in Lincoln, he secured a position
i The Goldenrod Study club held i in Council Bluffs, with the Burling-!
their December meeting on Thursday : ton railroad, later working lor the
at the home of Mrs. C. L. Wiles with
Mrs. Glenn Wiles as assistant hostess.
After a short business session con-
H0LD DELIGHTFUL MEETING
Two contrite youths stood before
Judge Begley in district court Thurs
day morning, stood almost stock
still for well over an hour. They
freely admitted the theft of an auto
mobile driven on a wildgoose chase
of more than 600 miles. One of the
boys confessed, too, that he had writ
ten a bad check in order to help fi
nance the motoring venture, as re
lated by the Nebraska City News
Press. One lad is Benny Crawford, 15,
fatherless farm lad of southern Cass
county. The other is Elmer Miller.
15. motherless youngster of Union.
They were charged with stealing a
Ford car owned by Herman Effken,
Dunbar, driving it to Norfolk where
a suspicious sister of the Crawford
lad rather frightened them into leav
ing after she had asked questions.
They came back toward Nebra-ka
City for the purpose of replenishing
their finances and had intended to
drive on and on toward the equator,
but they fell afoul of the law before
ithey could hasten away.
The Crawford boy's status was not
difficult to determine. It was his
first offense and he was paroled to
Mrs. Lottie Rosencrans, probation
officer of Plattsmouth.
But the case of Elmer Miller IS
a case. Not only had Elmer engi
neered the theft of the car, which he
admitted without hesitation or
alibi, but he confessed, too, to the
theft of money and the forging of
checks.
"You've gotten yourself into a
pretty mess, haven't you?" Judge
Begley asked in connection with his
kindly interrogation of both boys for
well over an hour.
"Yes, sir, it's the worst trouble I've
ever been in," said Miller, a rather
gangling and forlorn figure standing
there before the bench, his eyes most
ly on the floor but now and then
turned on the court.
"And I've been accused of doing
lots of things I didn't do," he said
plaintively as he went on with a re
cital of his troubles.
"That's it," said the judge. "You're
bound to be charged with things you
didn't do whenever you get into
trouble over things you have done.
That's always the case. You're under
suspicion in Union because you have
been in so many messes."
The court decided to take Elmer's
case under advisement. This was af
ter the questioning had gone on for
well over an hour and following a
discussion of the boy's future with
his father, E. E. Miller. Elmer's
mother died when he was five. He
Rufus Lee, Home Again from Cap
ital, Optimistic for Upper
Missouri Project.
linn i i . . ' 1 1 - ITtiln ir i t U ?.- iVtoni1
i nion Pacific, in which capacity he . m()ther for the prist year. Hls ran(1
mother, by the way. gave him a gocd
recommendation when she recently
served as accountant in the motive
power department for twenty years.
ne was uibiiiou vjcl. ao. x?j, iv iJH -w- .mllll rn,h..r have RliMr
ducted by the president, roll call was j Jeannette Carson of Council Bluffs, help her auout ti,e house than anv
answered by a display and descrip-t which union was born one daugh-'jrl she eV(1. knew
Hon of grandmothers handiwork. ier. maijorie. rp youth asked to be sent to Fa
Me was or a nappy, genial oisposi-
Many old and interesting articles
were shown, some of them being al
most a hundred years old.
The study hour was in Charge of
Mrs. Barnard and Mrs. Ted Carey,
who ably handled the subject,
"Grandmother's Handiwork."
The club joined in singing the
Christmas carol, "Joy to the World,"
and a listening number, "Sextette
from Lucia" was played by Mrs. Roy
O. Cole.
The hostesses, assisted by Mrs. S.
W. Cole, Alice Barbara Wiles and
Virginia Trively, served delicious re
freshments after which Santa Claus
arrived in the person of Robert Cole,
bearing a box of gifts which he dis
tributed to all of the guests.
The name of Mrs. Henry Nielsen
was added to the membership list.
Practical
Useful
Appreciated
'travelo' Coats
If in doubt one of these famous coats will
make a gift to last for years. They hold
their shape and color they are the finest
made. And the price is Eight Dollars.
Gloves. Socks. Ties. Robes. Scarfs, Shirts, Hand
kerchiefs, Mittens for Men, from a Man's Store.
tion and beloved by all who knew
him. He was a kind, loving and
Ti c o-li tfitl h 1 1 o K u n nnl f i t h n-r n 1 !
ways thinking of the comfort and
happiness of his loved ones first.
He was a mem.ber of the Grace
Presbyterian church of Council
Bluffs.
Fred will be greatly missed not
only in his home and office where he
was a general favorite, but hosts of
friends will feel his going.
His mother, Mrs. Agnes Burill and
brother Thomas W., preceded him in
death about ten years ago, and there
was also a brother, John, who died
in infancy. Besides his wife and !
daughter, he leaves to mourn his loss,
his father, Thomas Burrill, three sis
ters, Mrs. Ellen Carrol, Mrs. Belle
Bunch and Mrs. Minnie Hall, besides
many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held last
Saturday afternoon at the M. E.
church. Rev. J. A. Klein officiating.
The music was rendered by Mrs. Opal
Turner Clements and Miss Lubertha
Klein. Interment was made in the
Elm wood cemetery. Elrnwood Leader-Echo.
ther Flanagans home in Omaha, if
it is possible to have him taken in.
Judge Begley intimated that he
might make that sort of an order if
arrangements can be made.
DEATH OF Z. W. SHBADEB
Z. W. Shrader. one of the old time
residents of the vicinity of Nehaw
ka, died Sunday night at the home
after an illness of several weeks. Mr.
Shrader has been suffering from the
effects of a paralytic stroke and grad
ually growing weaker until death
came to his relief. An obituary will
appear later in the Journal.
D. A. R. HOLDS MEETING
The Fontenelle chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion held a very interesting and
pleasant meeting at the home of Mrs.
L. O. Minor this week and with a
large attendance of the members
present to participate in the event.
This year the members are study
ing the lives of the president of the
United States and as the first on this
program of study Mrs. J. S. Living
ston gave a very complete and thor
ough review of the life of George
Washington, the first president of
the country and the leader in the
revolutionary war that won inde
pendence for the nation. The ad
dress was most complete in every
way and one that was followed with
the closest interest by the members
of the chapter.
The chapter made definite plans
for the observance of the 200th anni
versary of the birth of George Wash
ington. At the close of the afternoon dainty
and delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess and which add
ed a great deal of pleasure to the
event.
COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING
The Pleasant Ridge community
club will meet on Friday evening.
December 19th at the school house.
All members are urged to attend.
d!5-2td-2tw
Advertise regularly persistently,
for that's the way to get results.
After encouraging conferences with
President Hoover, Secretary of War
Hurley and Major General Lytle
Brown, chief of army engineers, Ru
fus E. Lee, chairman of the Cham
ber of Commerce waterways commit
tee, of Omaha, who returned from
Washington Friday, said: "I believe
approximately five million dollars
will be spent on the upper Missouri
river during the next fiscal year."
Upper river cities still are seek
ing eight million dollars, however,
and are hopeful that the amount will
reach that figure.
Governor Weaver, who headed the
Nebraska delegation to Washington,
is expected to return to Lincoln Sat
urday, said Mr. Lee. C. E. Childe,
the other delegate, will return the
first of the week.
"May Triple Estimate."
Waterways representatives of up
per river cities went to Washington
to protest a report of the army engi
neers, recommending that only 800
thousand dollars be allocated to the
upper stream for the year beginning
next July 1.
Funds in the president's emergency
relief bill would increase this sum by
600 thousand dollars, to $1,400,000.
"But Secretary Hurley told us that
this sum probably will be doubled.
or maybe tripled," said Mr. Lee. "If
it is tripled that would give us near
ly five million dollars.
Mr. Lee said the delegates were
told that the first recommendation
by the engineers is only tentative,
and means little.
Funds May Be Transferred
"Something must be allocated to
every authorized project, even though
some are not yet under way," he con
tinued. "After the money is allocat
ed it sometimes cannot be used be
cause projects are only in the for
mative stage. This makes possible
transferring of allocations to the
Missouri and other projects needing
money immediately.
"We all feel that the conferences
were very successful. Though we
did not secure a promise of a defi
nite amount which can be expected
for the upper river, we did get the
fullest assurance of the administra
tion leaders that they will do all they
can to hasten our program. I was
particularly inspired with the sincer
ity of Secretary Hurley.
Hoover Fears Tax Raise.
"We had a very favorable confer
ence with the president. After we
I had presented our views, he told us
he was in sympathy with everything
we had said. The only difficulty, the
j president told us, is that there is a
I limit to the amount of money which
lean be spent without raising taxes."
Mr. Lee said it is impoitant
that the lower river be completed as
quickly as possible, because then
greater appropriations will be forth
coming for the supper stream.
"Congressmen from parts of the
country far distant from the Mis
souri river told "us they are for de
velopment of the Missouri as far
north as feasible," he added.
Governor Weaver and Mr. Lee,
with President William Dawes and
Secretary Lachlan Macleay of the
Mississippi Valley association, were
invited to sit with members of the
republican congressional group of the
valley in its annual conference.
IFT5
FOR
MEN
500 Ties, 75c V 1.25
in beautiful Christmas boxes
GLOVES to fit his hand and your purse.
Lined Kid, $1.25 to $4; Fur lined, $4.25.
Pigskins and Elkskin, $2.40 to $4
Wescott's
AH INTERESTING MEETI1TG
The Standard Bearers of the high
school girls clas3 of the Methodist
Sunday school met with the coun
selor and teacher, Mrs. E. H. Wes
cott on Thursday evening with a fine
representation of their class present.
too.JTne president, Jean Hayes, called
the meeting to order and opening de
votionals were participated in by all.
Visitors present were impressed with
the proof that young folks are think
ing, closed the evening program. An
other meeting will be held If possible
before the new year opens to make
up for a meeting postponed on ac
count of conflicting activties or in
clement weather.
CHOIR ENJOYS MEETING
KING HERALDS MEET
NOTICE
Free hand woven pillow cover to
all bringing $5 worth of weaving in
next thirty days. Mrs. W. S. Hart,
Phone 487. dl51d-lw
Suppose this were the head
ing of a newspaper article
referring to YOU and to
YOUR car!
IF YOU drive a car, you
have had your narrow
escapes you have almost
been involved in a ser
ious accident. You have
almost been in a position
to need help of a depend
able insurance company.
These "almost" accidents
should remind you to
make sure of your in
surance. Call, write or phone this agency
of the Hartford Fire Insurance
Company make sure that yoa
have complete protection.
Sear! S. Davis
The King Herald Band of the Ju
niors of the M. E. Sunday school held
their regular December meeting with
Ruth Ann Hatt. The newly elected
officers conducted the meeting, open
ing with song, followed by special
sentence prayers read by the mem
bers. The two flag salute were given
and the business carried on with dis
patch. Twelve members paid dues
and at the next meeting will each
try to bring a new member in order
to win their second stamp for their
story book, and will also bring money
for subscription to Junior magazine
to beein in January. The study Tne
Treasure Hunt" was eiven by their
supervisor and contained true stories
of pirate life off China's coast, ana
also some surprising happenings in
the interior amone children, which
appealed to both boys and girls in
the band. The little hostess served a
treat to all present and they prac
ticed a short demonstration for tne
Sunday school hour closipg program
All thanked their hostess for a pleas
ant time by their expression of glee
durin gthe play period.
Fr--rn Sat-irrtu ym Oalfv
Last evening the Presbyterian
choir enjoyed a very delightful time
ing and feeling spiritually while they j at a social gathering at the Poll w-
may seem to be interested only in 'snip room or tne FresDyterlan chureii
getting a thrill out of social life and which was enjoyed by all of the
The business session contained a 'choir members and "Members-in-full
report of work done the p:i-.t 1 law."
year that they might have a definite! The pleasant occasion opened with
idpa of rk for the niesent vei'.r. the dinner served at 6:30 and which
Dues collected are to be the first item iad been arranged by the commit
of interest, then Christmas offering tee composed of Miss Plorine Trit h.
to help send five new missionaries j Mrs. H. F. Goos, Miss Estelle Ban d
tn the fieiH in .T.miinrv: the suimort of iancl Iceland bterret.
AGENT
EDITOR SAYS RAILWAYS
HEADED FOR 'DISASTER'
Washington, Dec. 10. "Our most
Important means of transportation,
the railways, are drifting straight to
ward disaster," Samuel O. Dunn, edi
tor of the Railway Age, told dele
gates to the rivers and harbors con
gress Wednesday.
Select your Christmas greeting
cards now. Bates Book Store and new
stationery and office supplies depart
ment of the Journal are carrying the
largest and most up-to-date line in
years.
2-I"I--I -I'l"I-: ! 1 I'M M-M-
Thomas WalKng Company
Jfcatvtets of Wtfe
Phone 324
PlattMOVtfe
some missionary for several days dur
ing the year M. M. O. D; the Thank
Offering for the needy colleges in the
Orient and collections in the Bless
ing Boxes to be voted placed at close
of the year. The secretary, Helen
Schulz, read all previous minutes not
approved and Margaret Nehson was
elected treasurer to take place cf
one who had resigned. The study for
this year is "Cloud of Witnesses an
interesting account of many nath'es
who have been a power among their
own people. The Young People's Mis
sionary from Nebraska Conference
is Miss Fern McCaig, who went last
year to Chinkiang, China into a mis
sion school, having been a teacher in
Nebraska schools for several years
The girls are preparing to give a
sacred play "The Sword," some Sun
day evening following the holidays.
They also planned and will carry a
choice Christmas dinner to some less
fortunate family in our midst and
thus add to others Christmas cheer.
A Jolly social half hour with fortune
telling and delicious refrshments ser
ved by the hostess, with girls assist-
The Christmas decorations were
used in the setting of the room and
the lighted Christmas tree and red
candles brightened the tables.
The dinner was abundant and de
licious and most thoroughly enjoyed
by all of the Jolly party.
Much merriment was derived from
the clever little toys brought by Santa
Claus and soon all members v
businly engaged in playing about the
room like children.
The remainder of the evening w is
spent in the regular rehearsal u:i
the direction of the very capable di
rector. Miss Cora Williams.
This choir of twenty-three mem
bers meets quite frequently for an
evening of social fellowship.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank, our friends for
the many kindnesses and expressions
of sympathy extended at the time
our bereavement. Mrs. James Had
raba and Family.
Job Printing: at Jonrnal office.
DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING AT
rhe Store of Satisfaction
and Right Prices
Christmas Candy
of All Kinds
Big Stock of TOYS
Gifts for Mother, Father and Every Member of the Family
Gamer Variety Store
South Sixth Street Plattsmouth, Nebr.
t
Phone you news Items to No. 6.
Plattsmouth
Nebraska