PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOTJEtfAL MONDAY, JULY 25, 1932 ?AGE FOUR li - i GREENWOOD Omaha Everett Coleman wa3 an visitor Monday of last week. Mrs. Moran of Lincoln visited her cousin Mrs. Kay House and husband last week. Raymond Newkiik visited with friends at Beaver Crossing over the week end. Miss Mildred Boxers of Memphis is visiting at the Lome ef R. E. Fred ericks this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dimmitt and son wire visiting at the L. M. Dimmitt home on Tuesday. Miss Lillian Schulling, of Malcolm, visited with her old friends here over Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe of Clay Center were quests at the Lincoln Dimmitt home last week. Mrs. John Ehvood lias been real tick and is only able to sit up a part cf the time at this writing. Jncshmcnts Miss Vera Payne went to her honie'lCc at Beaver Crossing Saturday to spend r week visiting her parents. Mrs:. James and t'.vo sons of Om aha visited with the O. F. Peters and Leo Peiers families la - t week. Mr.. Emma Dale and Mr. and Mrs. Bay Cere of Lincoln visited with Mrs. Blanche Stiles on last Sunday. er are progressing very nicely and the joy of the father knows no bounds. D. S. Rogers, Merle Tailing and Elza Wingett went to work the past week on the bridge gang at Eagle, where the state is preparing to pave the O street road from the end of the pavement near the U. S. veterans hos pital on into Eagle, a distance of some six or seven miles. W. S. Karns, who has been on the go supplying folks with ice this hot weather, mashed a number of fingers a few days ago when the tongs slip ped and allowed a heavy cake of ice to catch one of his hands. The han dicap has greatly interfered with his work, but he keeps going, neverthe less, being a born hustler. The O. E. S. kensington was pleas antly entertained on last Wednesday aftorr.o;:i at the Masonic hall by Mesdamcs Earl Stradley and W. I. Miller. There was a good attendance present. The first part ot the time war. spent in practicing some of their! drill work, after which delicious re- were served oy tne nos- WEDNESDAY July xjth 1SFT ifiV M. Mowry enter y picnic at their Mr. and Mrs. Bay McNurlin enter tained Mr. Watson Howard and son Raymond for dinner last Sunday. Goo-lhart Vant went to Bcllevue, where he was to relieve the Burling ton agent for a week or ttn days. Mrs. E. O. Miller. Mrs. John Vant. r.nd Mrs. Ooodhart Vant visited with Mr-?. Oscar Reese last Friday after- Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Mullen and daughter, Neta. were dinner guests of ?Ir. and Mrs. Lincoln Dimmitt last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. James McDowell, of Mr. and Mrs. taint d at an all fani h'-me last Sunday. There were fifteen present, being Miss Helen Mad- vin and Mrs. Mary Talcott, Green wood; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Walling, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Maddis and Mr. and Mr?. V.. L. Kelly, all of Fremont, and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Walling, of Lincoln. The M. E. Guild was pleasantly en tertained on Tuesday afternoon by Mesdames A. E. Let-sley and J. E. Lambert. There was an unusually large crowd present. The usual busi ness ot tne society was taKen care 01 the president announced that For this day we have taken from our regular stock about 150 pairs of Ladies Hi-Grade Shoes in good styles ana reasonable patterns. Values as high as $5.S5 per pair. Black Kid, Patent and light colored Kid leathers. Both Spike and Cuban Heels in Pumps end Strap patterns. Sizes 41 to 8 in the various styles. Supply your footwear needs at this low gift day price Stl.98 ASK FOR FREE GIFT COUPONS Fetzer Shoe Co. Home of Quality Footwear Urge Reduction of Farm Lands in Cass County County Board of Equalization and Taxpayers League Seek $10 Cut by State Board in Valuation Lincoln, visited at the home of Mr. cn I they had received another shipment of the vanilla. The time was spent iri sowing carpet rags. A delicious lunch was served at the close cf the meeting. A number of the Leesley relatives enjoyed a picnic at Antelone Park on USt MG.i- lf CinI, v ot'tt rnnr.n ir.rl ? r. Among those present were Mrs. Har ry Lee? ley ami children, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shechan and son, of Manley; Mr. and Mrs. George Leaver and laughters, Mrs. George Shcllberg, of Kui'ey Eaihhl cf South Rend ; Tw,, T ffw,,,- ., m,.,,, n-i. Icy. the occasion being in honor of Mrs. George Leaver's birthday. and -Mrs. I. A. Sanborn day evening. Mr:. La line. Ms Gladys La Rue an.-! Miss Ma'.r'e H-dden were callers at the R. E. Mathews home one even ing last week. I Mi . .v.:l Nelson and son Allen and j r.epr. w. re tur.day atierr.oon visitors at tne John Vant home. The Misses Mary Walling and Jean Middaugh returned to their homes at Erer.icnt afte r spending a week at the L. C. Marvin home. The Misses Fiances Ann Edwards an;I Meryl and Berniee Vickers, of Alvo, called on Miss Thelma Leesley la t Tuesday evening. Mis. George Shcllberg drove down f n m Omaha Sunday morning to visit h r mother, Mrs. Katie Woodruff and aunt. Mrs. Dora Letsiey. j Mis. Mary Talcott, who has been in P. nr.iylvania and Ne w York for j more than a year, returned to her hi n:-- hi re last Thursday. Mr. pad Mrs. Lincoln Dimmitt, Mr. a:. i Mrs. John Wolfe ar.d Mrs. Cora Y-.VIfe were callers at the Jim Dim mi: home Wednesday evening. j petty rnd neula'i Clous visited vi'h th'ir grandparents. Mr. and M.s. W. L Baldwin and also at the II. A. Baldwin heme' last week. Slier; if E. W. Thimgan was look ing aff-r some business matters in Or. r.w.-ed on Tuesday of last week, having ?f ri'- 1 sal papers to serve. Mr. Katie Woodruff, Mrs. Dora Le::cy ar.d grandson Raymond H'rhtsh'je. of Ashland, were Lincoln .h -ppers cn last Tuesday afternoon. Arch Cole-man and wife, cf Chi cago, were visiting for a short time last wef k with friends and relatives in Greenwood, Lincoln and Plaits mouth. Lor in, the small ton of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bueknell, was quite sick the fore part of last week, but was considerably improved the latter part of the week. Clair Biggs, cf Ea:rle, spent a few days. last week visiting his cousins, Ruth, Evelyn and Hazel Trunkenbolz. Ruth returned home with him for a visit over there. Wm. Totter and his grandmother, Mrs. B. Clarke, of Plattsmouth, were visiting for a short time in Greenwood on last Wednesday, meeting a number of their old friends. W. C. Boucher, who has been ill for some time past, still continues to improve, and while slowly, he is mak ing some gain every day and i3 now able to be down town and meet hi3 many friends, which is a great pleas ure, indeed. Mrs. Myra Howard returned home Sunday evening after spending two weeks visiting her daughter, Mrs. Austin Finlay and family, near Em erald. While there she also visited the John Kyles family. Wayne How ard also returned home at this time. The home cf Taul Slander and wife wa3 made happy on last Monday evening when the stork visited them and presented them with a very fine young baby girl, who with the moth- Suffers Stroke Mrs. Mathilda Schlate-r, mother of .Messrs. Paul and Otto Renwanz. suf fered a stroke one day last week and was taken to the Bryan Memorial hos pital in Lincoln, where she is re ceiving treatment. Her two sons. Paul Ren war- z, cf Kansas, and Otto, who is making his home at Ilollrege, were here to see to her comfort and remained for a short time to visit friends. Steals Cliain Hoist Some cjne with no regard for the rights of property, went to the E. L. McDonald slaughter house last week and took his chain hoist, which he uses in the dressing of his beeves, and for other heavy work, leaving him so that it was with great difli culty he was able to get his work done at the yards. Mac is offering a good reward for information leading to the culprit who stole the property ar.d has every reason to believe that he is going to catch the thief. Will Depart This Week The Stradley Brothers will depart this week for Ilcmingford, where they have their threshing outfits and whore they will engage in threshing for the early fall. The wheat, which is one of the principal crops in that section was not as good as at other times, but there is a large crop of oats and barley, which in the aggregate will make for quantity and that is what counts with a thresherman. Visit Old Friends Hers Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Coleman, of Lincoln, who have made their home there now for some thirteen years, formerly residing in Greenwood, were over on last Wednesday for a short visit with their friends. Mr. Coleman, vho is S3 years of age, wa3 born in Illinois, and from there when the call for soldiers to preserve the Union was made, responded by joining the 136th Illinois Infantry, serving through the period of the war. So far as he knows there is but one of his company still alive, he being J. H. Steele, of Hartes ville, Mo. They, plan to attend the Illinois state encampment at Spring field, 111., about the middle ot August. Mr. Coleman came to Greenwood on July 7th, 1872, living here for 47 years. Announces Engagement Friends in Greenwood have receiv ed news of the engagement and ap proaching marriage of Miss Gladys La Rue, daughter of Mrs. Benjamin Elsworth LaRue, of Lincoln, to Law rence E. Dade of Seward, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Dade, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Lincoln. The wed ding will take place August 17th at Chapman Lodge on Lake Vermillion, Minn. Rev. Paul Calhoun, who is also vacationing there, and pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Lin coln, will read the marriage lines. The young couple will spend two weeks at the Minnesota lakes after which they will make their home in Soward, where Mr. Dade is employed as an electrical engineer by the Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Company. Miss LaRue is a former student at the I nive;s:tv of Nebraska, and also was one of cur teachers last year. Mr Dade graduated from the University in 1927. The following communication pre pared by tha Taxpayers League of Cass county and the county board of eaualization has been sent to the state board of equalization at Lin coln, protesting the assessed valu ation of farm lands in Cass county: Comes now the undersigned Tax payers League of Cass county, re braska, jointly with the Board of Equalization of Cass county, Nebras ka, and shows to your honorable body that the average assessed valu ation of each and every acre of farm land in Cass county is the sum of $10S.7S; that the average assessed value of farm lands in Otoe county in $100.94; in. Nemaha county. $93.92; in Johnson count-, $7S.15; in Richardson county $90.05. The asessed value of farm lands in t ass county is excessive and ue equalized with the assessed value of farm lands in the above named counties. The actual sales of farm lands in Cass county from April 1, 1931, to April 1, 1932, number 30 farms, amounting to 3,471 acres, total con sideration ?3S5,347.00 the average per acre on said sales is the sum of $111.02; your honorable body is fur ther shown that that sale lands in Otoe county from April 1, 1931, to April 1, 1932, number 32 farms, amounting to 32SG acres total con sideration $390,SS3.00 or an aver age of $118.93 per acre; you are further shown that in Nemaha, coun ty there were from April 1, 1931 to April 17, 1932. 6 actual sales of farm lands, amounting to CG4.G5 acres with a total consideration or $6,S91.50 or an average of $102.44 per acre, that in Johnson county there were sales of 4 farms totaling GOES v MOWING The time to buy is in July! Poor poetry, perhaps, but a good idea. What opportunities you can find in the stores of Plattsmouth now buying opportunities in the very things you most need. Every message in my department this time deserves your interest and atten tion. Sincerely ; YOUR CAR HAS a life to live did you ever realize that! And you can shorten or lengthen your car's life. Resolve now to treat your car more kindly give it a new grip on life this summer by usinir Ilvvis or Quaker State Oil. Oil:; and greases are important in the life of a car. In greas ing tars, the proper amount of grease must be applied in the right spots. Use Ilyvis and Quaker State Oil (whichever you prefer) and do away with possible unpleasant re pair bills as a result of using inferior cils. Drive over to the Ofe Oil Com pany station and let them fill the rank case with Quaker State. Then too on snoum tie cnanged every five hundred miles! TAXES Tax the farmer, tax his fowl, Tax the dog and tax his howl. Tax his hen and tax her egg. Let the blooniin' mudsill beg. Tax his pig and tax his squeal. Tax his boots, run down at heel; Tax his plow, and tax his clothes. Tax his rags that wipe his nose; Tax bis bouse and tax bis bed, Tax the bald spot on his head; Tax the ox. and tax the ass. Tax his "Henry," tax his gas; Tax the road that he must pass And make him travel o'er the grass. Tax his cow, and tax his calf. Tax him if he dares to laugh; He is but a common man. So tax the cuss just all you can. Tax the lab'rer. but be discreet. Tax hirn for walking on the street, Tax his bread, tax his meat. Tax the shoes clear off his feet. Tax the pay roll, tax the sale. Tax all his hard-earned paper kale; Tax his pipe and tax his smoke. Teach him government is no joke. Tax the coffins, tax the shrouds, Tax the souls beyond the clouds, Tax all business, tax the shops. Tax the incomes, tax the stocks; Tax the living, tax the dead. Tax the unborne .before they're fed. Tax the water, tax the air, Tax the .sunlight, if you dare. Tax them all and tax them well. And do your best to make life h 1. Unknown. 335 acres, considering $32,525.00 or an average of $97.00 per acre; th in Richardscn county from April 1, 1931 to April 1, 1932, there were a total of 20 actual sales of farm lands amounting to 2513 acres total consideration $319,474.00, or an av erage of $127.13. Average Assessed Valus Farm Lands. Cass, $10S.7S Less Than Cass $ 7.74 30.63 14. SG IS. 75 Otoe $100.94 Johnson 7S.15 Nemaha 1 93.92 Richardson 90.05 TOR SALE Invalid's wheel chair, cheap. Call phone No. 7, Plattsmouth. j21-2tw (i L Be Kind to Your Feet When tho old dogs are growling and itching and burning after tho day of tramping Give 'em a bath! Put on a pair of Interwoven Health Socles in the morning and make 'em glad. Sock old man weather with this famous ecck. The price oh yes: 3 pairs, $1 Average Sale Value of Farm Lands. From Apr. 1. 1931, to Apr. 1. 1932. Cass, ?1 11.02 Otoe ? 11S. 95 Nemaha 102.4 4 Johnson 97.09 Richardson 127. li Av. Sale Value Above Assessed Value Cass, $2.24 Otoe $ IS. 01 Nemaha S.52 Johnson 1 S.52 Richardson 37.08 The above and foregoing facts show that to equalize the assess ment of farm lands in Cass county, with the above named counties sim ilarly situated to that of Cass coun ty and similar character of farm land, that the assessed value of the farm lands in Cass county should be reduced at least ten dollars ($10.00) per acre to equalize it with the above named counties which are similarly situated, and in which the farm lands are similar in character. Therefore, the Taxpayers League of Cass county, Nebraska, jointly with the Hoard of Equalization of Cass county, Nebraska, move and pray the Nebraska State Board of Equalization that the assessed value of farm lands in Cass county be re duced the sum of ten dollars (?10.00) per acre. TAXPAYERS LEAGUE OF CASS COUNTY. P.y A. L. TIDD, Its Atty. DOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF CASS COUNTY. By W. II. PULS, County Assessor, DEATH OF LITTLE ONE The old friends here of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer G. Thackrey, of Louis ville, will regret to learn that they are mourning the death of their in fant Kon, born on July Cth at the St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha. The little one lived for a week and was then called to the Master. The baby was brought to Louisvillo and the interment made at the River View cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Thackrey and their little daughter, Joan, sur vive the passing of the infant son and brother. EEAUTY W0SK Murray Barber Shop. Make ap pointment with the barber. HOT SUMMER DAYS demand plenty of cooling drinks! Are you prepared What are you serving them in Jelly glasses? I know we have habit of procrastinating about buying household wares but really, there'3 no excuse for not having ENOUGH drinking glasses that are attractive in shape and color. Knorr's Popular Variety Store has line of glassware lots of glasses that are not expensive they make supper beverages taste just that much better, and actually seem more refreshing. That's why I say There is i:o excuse for dragging out jelly glasses with the advent of hot weath er and cool drinks not when you're living in the fame town with Roy Knorr's Popular Variety Store. dand a clrinkint; THE PROFESSIONAL SIDE of the drug business at the Mauzy Drug store represents only a small per cent of their volume, but they consider it the most important and I believe they work harder to keep lip the standards of their prescription department than any other vv.rt of their business. Tho Mauzy Drug Store has a regis 4 tcred pharmacist on the job every minute of the clay from opening until closing time and even then their service doesn't stop, be cause an emergency call finds them ready with a prompt response. It's mighty nice to have a store of that kind in your town. How about it Plattsmouth? Don't you find the Mauzy Drug Store to be one of the best? PARLON ME for mentioning the coal supply again in July I realize that it's a distasteful subject, perhaps now that the sun is at its waimest but you know Nebraska climate an along about Ot.tf.-Ler f:oni.- cold weather will be ush end in. You can save ; musianiiai pfnny on your winter's coal supply if you order now. C. E Hartford, the old reliable coal dealer, says that when you buy oal now, it i.j possible to handle your ordtr much more economically ant the buyer thereby derives the bene fit of lower prices. You may have your choice of the many good heat producing brands Mr. Hartford car ries and delivery will be made at any time you designate. ITS NOT THE MANY thousand3 of people all over the country who are using Skelgas that interests me but the hundreds who are using it in and around Plattsmouth. If you're not acquainted with Skelgas, I suggest that you call Bistor & Swatti: Co's. Hardware Store and ark them about it. They'll even let you cook a few meals en a Snelgas 6tove before you decide definitely whether to have Skelgas installed in your heme. Ask anyone who is using Skel gas about the economy and conveni ence cf it. It's always ready just ght a match and you have a hot flame that will do ycur cooking in half the usual time the heat from Skelgas is very Intense but can be easily regulated. Bestor fc Swatek Co. are tlie authorized fckelgas dealer In WHAT A PERFECTLY gorgeous time one can have shopping at Wurl's. There's so many sections that actual ly demand your attention. Hosiery U,r instance you'll find the newest shades in Hemingway hosiery and also those anklet sox that grow more popular every day. Wurl's have anklets for the children and for the elder girls who like to expose th ir leg.? to the health-giving rays of the sun and if you go in for Fports you'll want several pairs yourself. Tht- Camp Fire girl3 have a special hosiery that they prefer it's made especially for their activities, as is also underwear. Wurl's have all the things girls like and need in the way of u.ider apparel shop for them at Wurl's. WHAT SHALL WE HAVE for supper tonight? It's no problem at all iC you've been taking advantage of tho "specials" cn canned foods at tho Red fc White Grocery Store. For In-t stance, here's a sala 1 that is substan-i tial enough for the main dish of the! evening meal and the men folks will like it too. Drain well, the contents of a can of baby lima beans, add two chopped hard boiled eggs and a large cupful of chopped celery. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix the whole with mayon naise dressing. The salad is best if cne is generous with the dressing. Keep a can or two of lima beans in the ice chest. They'll he well chilled when you're ready to prepare the palad. Housewives who stock their SURELY YOU'RE NOT thinking of going on your vacation without a per manent wave! You just can't swim or even paddle around in the water and not get your hair wet nor play ten nis and golf and keep cool as a cu cumber. These exercises all require frequent bath ing. But if you have a permanent wave, you re fortified against stringy locks of hair that won't stay in place or look well- groomed. It's next to impossible to enjey your vacation if you can't keep vcur hair presentable. At the Etta Belle Beauty Shoppe, JUiss isicmcs has several brands of permanent waves to offer you. Ask her which she thinks will be most suitable for your type of hair. REVEALING IS a proper word to apply to "modern fashions in women's clothing which makes it necessary to wear a foundation garment in order to attain a smooth and ripploless ef fect especially over the Lips. And there's net another garment, mey tell me at the Ladies Toggery, that moulds the figure into the most be- coming aru lasnionauiu mira ... the Gossard foundation i t-Ti-.7i f c "Miss Simnlic- 'cA itv" esnecially 13 tamous i-fe't'V , ...-....: (lilt w anu waisiiiiii- Dnto pull in tho waist anu tenu N to make the diaphram and abdomen barely perceptible. That, of . . i. .... -1 .-wl ?i n rl course, is uecause mt) i- dij.-. designed different. The Gossard line of foundation garments includes some summer adaptations iuul ai cool and comfortaLle as you'd wish.. They have a complete line of Gos- sards at the Ladies Toggery. r. Plattsmouth and they're glad to talk j r,itlvts wilh the specials at the Red to you about Skelgas any time. & White Grocery Store always know what they're going to have for sup per. THE MONTH of roses, moonlight and love usually ushers in the canning season crates of fruits and vegetab les repose on the Lack porch just wait ing to be made into jams, pickles. preserves and jellies. All your canning needs such as fruit jars, jar caps and rubbers, jelly glasses, par affin and Certo. Cetto is LAST SUMMER I FACED the prob lem of whether to use tha soap and water method to t lean my mesh weave dress or to have it dry cleaned. If you want to profit by my experience, you'll send your rnesh dress to tho Fred Lusrseh Clean in c rs- that pectin preparation tablifhment. It will come back in Its natural shape and beautifully clean ed. You can trust Mr. Lugsch with your daintiest summer dresses white silks and flannels and pastel shades are given careful attention. Yes, In-j deed, when in doubt about the best u w which makes any fruit jell and is especially suitable for berries, peaches and pears which lack enough natural pectin to jell all alone. If you haven't already taken stock of your canning needs better lo so nor.-. Then you'll be prepared metho(1 of cIeanlnff your 6Umniet to take advantage of things to "do up as they come into the market FEED YOUR PIGS seme of the spec !al growing mashes for, sale at the A G. Bach Store and watch 'cm make hogs of themselves in a very few weeks. It puts the pounds on 'em nd it's the same thing wiin Waynes all mash grower if you're feeding that to yuur chickens well, they'll be weighed and not found wanting. It has buttermilk in it and it certainly make3 chickens grow. If it's results you're looking for ycu'll got 'cm with the feeds the A. G. Bach Store sells. Also, they are headquarters for flour and sell the leading brands. Carlot purchases is the main reason why they can make dress and especially those loveljf woven materials choose the sura way and send them to the Fred Lugsch Cleaning shop. A SALESMAN ACQUAINTANCE tol me recently that one of the fin things he discovered when Plattsj mouth was included in his route wa mat urown s Care "puts up a real meal." Said he, "If it's real food yoi are looking for why, you can't beai the meals at Brown's Cafe." And it a friendly place to eat. too, we might add. Per haps that's another rea son for its popularity. Then there's that French dripolator coffee which makes a hit with every one! Lovers of good coffee immediate ly recognize the superior oualitv mil the price as low as you see quoted in flavor of Coffee niajc in .,, , pronc their ads frequently appearing in the dripolater fashion Journal WE TALKED with a man here in Plattsmouth who has had foot trou ble all his life that is, he had un til he went in and talked with the oot experts at the Fetzer Shoe Com- n:mv. inis concern is eonipneu to fit the School Foot appli ances so that any unnat ural defects will be cor rected. The Scholl Arch Support 13 a joy to wear MOST HOUSEWIVES liavo discover ed that if they add lo their linn supply a little each yenr they neve run short of bcdllnena. tnhlo linen or towels. And this Is ai excellent time to replen ish your household Unci supplies, lf ymi don't be iicve that Juut make i rpecl.il visit to the II. M t, Soennlchsen IVpartmcn Ilk Store. Thry have lotn of towels, th. it fits inside any of hUrkUh and buck varieties the! your shoes and if you've sheets are tho kind that have n ronu ver been troubled with weak arches, tation for lonir Kcrvi sheets and pillow casts are cellophan. arch support as giving great relief, wrapped no that they're fresh am There are any number of other ap- b aa looking. You'll enjoy shopplnj nances mat anc,aie 1001 pai.is. for Household linens nt SoennlrliKen 'Ihuls tne place to go 10 outain loot mid you 11 find marv i comfort the Fetzer Shoe Company, too. bargain 1