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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933.
NO. 52
Telephone Com
pany Aids Small
Communities
Offers Facilities of Telegraph Serv
ices to the Cities and Towns
in Territory.
Announcement is made today by
C- II. Jensen, manager of the Lin
coln .Telephone & Telegraph .com-
pany here, that arrangements have
been made with jthe Postal Tele
graph and Cable company whereby
all of its services will be directly
available to the people in the com
munities in the territory served by
the Lincoln company.
According to a statement issued
by the Postal Telegraph company,
its services, beginning August 15,
will be offered from the local tele
phone offices in all of the 135 tele
phone exchanges operated by the Lin
coln Telephone & Telegraph company
in southeastern Nebraska. Under the
terms of the agreement between the
Lincoln company and the Postal com
pany, telephone subscribers may send
telegraph messages or avail them
selves of any other of the services
offered by the company 24 hours each
day, by calling the telephone office
and giving the operator the message.
The charges for telegraph services
will be placed on the regular tele
phone statement.
This important extension of tele
graph services offers to the people
of this community not only the fa
cilities of the Telegraph System in
the United States, but also the serv
ices of the company's allied connec
tions in all parts of the world. As a
result, any telephone subscriber may
from his own telephone get in touch
with anyone in the United States or
in foreign countries now reached by
telegraph or cable facilities.
According to Manager Jensen the
agreement between the Lincoln Tele
phone and"" Telegraph company 'and
the Postal Telegraph company is not
a new one; for the telegraph com
pany has made similar agreements
with independent telephone com
panies in all sections of the United
States, and this alliance of its serv
ices with that of the independent
telephone systems has meant im
proved communication facilities for
thousands of people, particularly in
the smaller communities.
VISITORS IN THE CITY
Misses Gertrude and "Winifred
Reynolds or Dall Rapids. South Da
kota, were here Wednesday to enjoy
the day at the home of their cousin.
Attorney J. A. Capwell and later mo
tored to Elmwood where they will
visit at the Howard Capwell home.
Miss Gertrude Reynolds is a teach
er in the Gary, Indiana, high school,
while Miss Winifred is a member of
the teaching staff of the Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, high school, being en
gage idn the commercial department
of that school.
They have been visiting at the
O-entury of Progress exposition at
Chicago and after a visit with the
relatives here go on to Cozad, Ne
braska, for a visit and then home
until the opening of school this fall
FORTY-TWO BUSHEL YIELD
The wheat harvest in the vicinity
of Union, now nearing completion,
has brought forth some splendid re
ports of good yields from numerous
of the fields and several records have
been made In the average return.
John Eaton, residing in the terri
tory southeast of Union, claims a
yield of 42 bushels per acre and Fred
Baker a yield of 35 bushels per acre.
Oats in the community were very
light, returning a much lighter yield,
correspondingly, than wheat.
Rain Sunday morning, totaling
nearly two Inches, temporarily halt
ed the threshing operations.
CARD OF THANES
We wish to express our most sin
cere thanks for the kindness and
sympathy shown us at the death and
funeral of our loved one. The friends
and neighbors who have been so kind
will have our lasting appreciation.
We also wish to thank those taking
part in the services and for the beau
tiful floral offerings. Mrs. Wesley
Hill, Mrs. McCormick.
VISITING WITH OLD FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Stewart and
son, Donald, of Chapman, Nebraska,
were in the city for a short time
visiting with the old time friends and
acquaintances. They are en route to
Auburn where they will be the
guest of friends and also look after
some business matters. While here
they will enjoy a visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kreager, the
latter a daughter of Mr. Stewart.
They report that the corn in their
section is very promising for a fine
crop but that the wheat this year
has been light.
Emergency
Relief Work to
Start in County
Committee and County Relief Agent
to Start Function of Relief Or
ganization Saturday.
From Thursday Daily
The Emergency Relief measure
which has been provided by the fed
eral government to supplement other
forms fo relief and aid for the needy.
will be started to function in Cas.u
county on Saturday and will be used
in the manner that its name implies
as emergency relief.
There has been appointed as the
committee to supervise the fund in
this county, E. B. Chapman, county
commissioner, as chairman; W. A.
Robertson and J. A. Capwell. The
active field work of the commission
will be in the hands of Mrs. C. A.
Rosencrans, county probation officer,
who has been a most efficient officer
at this line of work in the past few
years.
This commission will have charge
of the handling of the $800 fund
which was the share apportioned to
Cass county for this line of work
and, to relieve a part of the large
amount "of aid and relief that' was
necessary during the past year. It Is
hoped that with the next few months
that much relief work may be lifted
through the improving conditions.
FIND YOUNG MAN GUILTY
A great deal of attention was
shown Wednesday afternoon at the
trial of the case of the state vs. Archie
Recek, charged with operating an
automobile at a rate of speed in ex
cess of that, set by law. The young
man was arrested Monday for the
offense by Deputy Sheriff J. E. Lan
caster and the defendant had enter
ed a plea of not guilty and requested
a trial by Jury.
The court room was filled when
a jury composed of Hallie Perry,
Paul Lemke, William D. McCrary.J
W. H. Puis, William P. Rice, and
Charles Bestor took up the trial of
the case.
The testimony of the state com
prised that of Mr. Lancaster, the ar
resting officer, who testified as to
having overhauled the car of the de
fendant near the Oreapolis crossing
on No. 75, north of this city, the car
going at a rate of speed over fifty
miles an hour.
Mr. Recek, the defendant, testi
fied that he was not traveling at the
rate of speed of fifty miles and had
slowed his car down by reason of an
other passing and had then gone on
and passed the other car, later being
overhauled by the car of the deputy
sheriff, who he had not at first recog
nized. Ray Recek, a brother, testified that
he had been told by the county sher
iff of the arrest of the brother, the
statement being made that he had
been arrested for talking back to the
officer.
The trial was short and the case
given to the Jury at 3:45 and they
then retired to deliberate over the
issues of the case, returning a verdict
shortly before S o'clock of guilty.
The court after the verdict of the
jury imposed a fine of $10 and costs
for the offense.
VISIT OLD FRIENDS
Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Elster, of Om
aha, old time residents of this city,
were here Wednesday evening to visit
old time friends. The Elster family
have many friends in the community
who were delighted with the oppor
tunity of enjoying a visit with them
if even for but a short time.
Jobless to be
Checked for
Highway Work
Nebraska Program Tentatively Ap
proved; Maher Declines Posi
tion as Works Adviser.
A comprehensive check on all un
employed in counties where road pro
jects are being planned is to be un
dertaken In Nebraska during the
next few weeks, according to Harry
Hough, director of the United States
Veterans' employment service in Om
aha.. Tentative approval has been giv
en, the Associated Press reports, to
maps of highway work planned for
Nebraska. Approval of the maps of
extca projects must precede any ex
penditure of the $400,000,000 set
aside for United States roads.
George Hodge, Lincoln, Nebraska
re-employment director, and his
committee will determine the agen
cies, Hough said. Since preference
must be given to ex-service men with
dependents first, the Omaha employ
ment officer anticipates the local of
fice will be used for Douglas county
projects.
There are more than 3,000 on the
unemployed list in the Omaha or
fice, he said, but not all are avail
able. A complete survey is being
taken of those registered, he said.
Nearly 1,200 men will be given
employment in late August on the
first group of road projects included
in Nebraska's $7,800,000 detailed
program approved Wednesday at
Washington, Clifford Shoemaker,
federal district engineer, estimated
Thursday.
Operations of the federal public
works act In Nebraska, believed to be
ready to start Thursday following ap
pointment Wednesday of the state
advisory board, have been delayed
by the. refusal of --Jiahii-F.-Mab.er ol
Lincoln to serve.
Maher, according to the Associated
Press, Thursday telegraphed Presi
dent Roosevelt he would be unable
to serve since he expects to be out
of the state. part of the time and
would not be available.
URGE LIGHTING OF PARK
A great many of the kittenball
and baseball enthusiasts over the city
are strongly urging the placing of
flood lights at the Athletic field and
which would allow games to be play
ed there in the evenings, the time
getting short now when the.s must
be two games played.
Those who have investigated the
matter state that the cost of a five
light system, ample to light the dia
mond and grounds could be placed
in service for the sum of $50 for the
equipment and the installing of the
flood lights.
It was thought by the boosters of
the proposition that the amount
needed might be raised by donations
of small amounts from the players
and the fans of the city. If the
amount sufficient to secure the lights
could be guaranteed, it was suggest
ed that a small fee of admission be
charged or that if the games were
free that the city might be induced
to help on the cost of the current.
In addition to the baseball and
kittenball, the system could also be
used in the fall for night football
games.
SEARCH FOR CHICKEN THIEVES
From Friday's Daily
Last night Sheriff Homer Sylvester
and Deputy Sheriff Lancaster enjoy
ed a night of active travel over the
highways and by-ways of the west
and northwest part of Cass county
in search of the invaders of the
chicken coops of that part of the
county. There has been a large num
ber of cases of chicken stealing in
that part of the county in the past
weeks and the officers have spent a
great deal of time in that locality.
The time lapsing from the taking
of the chickens to the discovery or
the crime makes it hard to secure the
captures of the parties unless they
can be caught red handed in the act
of robbing the hen roosts. The own
ers of the chickens who prepare to
lay a barrage over the would be rob
bers will make the most effective les
son and serve to check this annoy
ance that has cost the farmers a
neat sum in the loss of their chickens.
TO MAKE VISIT HERE
From Thursday's Daily
Mrs. Minnie McBride, of Tacoma,
Washington, arrived here this morn
ing for a visit at tho home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Peter-
con, and will be joined here the com
ing week by another sister, Mrs,
Frank Cook, also of Tacoma. The
visit of the two daughters to this
city will be made the occasion of a
family reunion to;be htld in August.
The sons of Mr. and Mrs. Peterson,
Andrew at Sioux City and Edgar, of
Lincoln, are also expected here lor
the occasion.
Gas Tax Funds
Will Aid Cities
and Villages
Based cn Figures for the Fiscal Year
Ending Jane 30th, $3,500 to
be Distributed Soon.
The cities and villages of Cass
county will receive a neat sum this
year under the new law, their share
of the county gas tax receipts, which
will aid in the road work of the
various units.
The county's share of the gas tax
under the new law, amounting to a
half cent a gallon, is now due, and
of this amount, 10 per cent is to be
turned back to the various cities and
towns, with distribution based on the
population of the various places.
The approximate amounts that will
be given to each city and town, based
on the receipts for the past fiscal
year, will be as follows:
Pop. Amount
Plattsmouth .3,793 $1,589.87
Alvo 163 68.42
Avoca 222 93.10
Elmwood 515 215.86
Eagle 309 129.50
Greenwood 404 169.30
Louisville 96 406.15
Murdock ,2$3 97.65
South Bend 4.L50
Weeping Water --l,02ft 431.30
Union 31C 132.45
Nehawka 298 124.90
This amount will provide a neat
addition to the various road funds of
the different communities.
WIN FROM GLENW00D
From Friday's Dally
Last evening a team selected from
the kittenball players of the city
and piloted by E. G. Shellenbarger,
journeyed over to Glenwood where
they annexed a game from the Plimp
ton All Stars by the score of 5 to 1.
The game was fast and played in
thirty-five minutes with both teams
going in the best of shape.
Hall did the hurling for the Platts
mouth team and was effective in
holding the Iowans and what few
bobblb3 that occurred were not of a
serious nature.
The team that took the Plimpton
team comprised Robert Brittain,
short; William O'Donnell, first base;
Frank Krejci, catcher; Joe Krejci
short; Ed Gradoville, thin! base;
John Svoboda, lebt field; Clyde Jaci
son and Roy Turner, right field;
Louis Svoboda and Louis Knoflicek,
second base; Gilbert Hirz, center
field and Carl Hall, pitcher.
RETURN FROM CANAL ZONE
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bains, who
have been located at Panama where
Mr. Bains has been in government
work, are now home. The work on
which Mr. Bains has been engaged
has been completed and he will now
remain in the United States for the
present at least. They had a most
pleasant trip with several day lay
over3 of the boat at the different
ports of call which included Havana,
Cuba. They landed at New Orleans
and motored from that city to Platts
mouth. Mrs. Bains who was former
ly Miss Wilma Schiessl, Is enjoying a
visit here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Schiessl and other rela
tives and friends.
COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED
From Friday's Daily
This morning in the county court
the complaint filed some time ago
against Fred Klepser, well . known
resident of the central portion of the
county, was dismissed. The charges
were withdrawn by the complaining
witness, William Joyce and the ac
tion taken off the docket.
County Meeting
Discusses Code
for Recovery
Representatives of All Lines of Busi
ness and Professions in County
Are Gathered Here.
From Saturday's Daily
Last evening at the American Le
gion auditorium there was gathered
a large group of the business and
professional men of Cass county as
well as many of the ladies they
coming to hear discussed the volun
tary code proposed by President
Roosevelt as an immediate weapon
to combat unemployment.
The meeting was presided over by
E. A. Wurl of the retail section of
the Chamber of Commerce and who
introduced the various speakers of
the evening.
Th-d meeting opened with the sing
ing of "America," led by Don C. York
and the invocation by Rev. C. O.
Troy, pastor of the First Methodist
church.
The meeting was addressed by Al
len C. Huff, secretary of the Omaha
Merchants association, who took up
the voluntary code in its various sec
tions and answered many questions
as to the demands of the code and
its application to particular cases.
The first section of the code per
tained to that of child labor, which
under the provisions of the act will
be eliminated, it being provided that
there shall not be employed anyone
under sixteen, but that those from
fourteen to sixteen may be partially
employed from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m., but
not in periods that would interfere
with school work.
The second section was on that
aroused the greatest Interest as it
was that which provided a week of
forty hours for all employes and an
operating week of not leas than fifty-
two. hoursTtffl vaf iduT lirtesof bxisi-
ness. This section also provided that
the weekly wage should not bel ess
than $14 for continuous employment.
A. great many questions were asked
as to various aspects on this section,
one being as to the employment of a
boy in a drug store in one of the
towns of the county, Mr. Huff stating
that a part time employment could
be at 35c an hour and on the week at
a $14 basis. He also explained that
traveling salesmen were not a part
of the code and that their hours
were not affected or working under
the commission basis, but that de
livery men, those delivering articles
sold from the main places of busi
ness would come under this.
The third section was also fol
lowed with interest as this provided
for the control of labor in factories
at not more than eight hours a day
or thirty-five hours per week, this to
be at the wage of 40c an hour. In
reply to questions, Mr. Huff stated
that persons could be employed for
longer periods if necessary but at a
rate of time and a third for the over
time. "The rules as to working Hours does
not apply to department managers,
buyers or executives. 1
Mr. Huff read the minimum wage
proposed for labor in the code, which
provided $15 in cities of 500,000 or
more, $14.50 in cities of 250,000 or
more, $14 in all places of 2,500 and
$12 in elss populated areas.
The seventh section covered much
of the former ones and provided that
there should be reduction below the
amounts i-eceived by employes that
might be above the minimum pro
posed. Mr. HuIT stated that the fig
ure at $14 was a temporary measure!
to assist buying power and as condi
tions improved that these wages
might be advanced.
The code, Mr. Huff stated, opposed
any Eubterfuges to cover the oper
ations of businesses or to avoid the
compliance with the provisions. The
section relation to the rising of prices
on articles that had been affected by
the natural advance of markets was
also covered in the provisions of the
act, Mr. Huff explained.
The speaker then pointed out that
this measure was one of emergency
need and made solely for the pur
pose of giving a greater buying
power for the people of the nation,
sustaining the rise that had come
with the reviving of the agricultural
Interests of the country. Different
lines of business and industry could
prepare codes of their own that
would later probably replace this
one.
Mr. Wurl then lntrocuced John F.
Kearn of Auburn, merchant of that
city, who gave an extended address
that covered the period of the na
tional depression of the past live
years and the promise that the pres
ent proposals offered for a way out
of the slough of despond. He pointed
out the condition of agriculture at
the period before March 1st and the
great advance that had come with
the policy of inflation, the advance
in prices and this present move was
one to permit more buying and the
sustaining of the advance in the farm
prices. He pointed out that as the
result of machine work that there
had been an overproduction and when
in 1929 there had been more than
12,000,000 unemployed, that the
country was stagnated with manu-j
factured products and which added
to the unemployed. One of the plansj
of the code, Mr. Kearn stated, was
to absorb a part of the 6,000.000
that were forced out of the lines of
labor by reason of the machine com
petition. The improved condition of
today was due, the speaker stated to
the fact that the trade dollar was
made the basis instead of the high
priced gold dollar.
Mr. Kearn made a very able talk
and spent much time in the discus
sion of the problems of the retailers
over the country and in the commun
ities such as his, where under the
code they would all be placed on
equal footings and under their agree
ments be able to operate much more
fairly and under the best of condi
tions. Mr. Kearn stated that at the
critical periods of the country there
had arisen leaders, Washington, Jeff
erson, Lincoln, and now that Roose
velt was chosen to be the man to
bring back the prosperity and well
being of the people of the United
States. ' '' :
As the meeting was closing, Mrs.
C A. Rosencrans, county probation
officer, who has charge ot the field
work of the emergency relief ,work.
a part of the federal program, was
introduced. .Mrs. Rosencrans discuss
ed the plans for handling of the
work, the supplemental of other re
lief work in he county by the fed
eral allotment of $800.
The need of definite action to se
cure at least a temporary plan of
store hour regulation was brought
to the attention of the gathering by
G. L. Farley, who proposed the adop
tion of a resolution as to the hours
stores might be operated. This reso
lution was adopted by a rising vote
and was as follows:
"That the retail stores of Cass
county adopt the opening and
closing hours as follows: On
Monday to Friday Inclusive to
open at 8 a. m. and close at 6
p. m., 6n Saturday to open at 8
o'clock and close at 10 p. m. On
Sunday to remain closed all day.
The largest delegation came from
Weeping Water, which unfortunately
were seated in the rear of the audi
torium because the cards designat
ing the towns were arranged alpha
betically. The Murdock business men
came in a school bus to the meeting
while a large truck conveyed the
Greenwood delegation to the meet
ing.
RETURN FROM CHICAGO
The party of Plattsmouth young
men, Herbert Minor, William Hen
richsen, James Robertson, Floyd Mc
Carty, Paul Iverson and Marvin
Tritsch, who have been at the Chi
cago fair for several days, have re
turned home. The boys made the trip
in an open air car that they had se
cured and placed in shape for travel.
Despite the looks of the gas bus, the
trip was made with only two flat
tires, and in equally good shape as
that of Amos and Andy who started
out from Harlem last week to attend
the big show, being accompanied by
the Kingfish.
The Plattsmouth boys spent four
days at the fair, and took in many
of the sights of the big show, return
ing home greatly Impressed with the
magnitude of the affair and the size
of the crowds attending.
From Friday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Albin and
daughter and son, Perle, of near
Union :were in the city today and
while here were callers at the Jour
nal to renew their subscription to
the semi-weekly edition of the paper.
Writes of Life
in Forest Camp
in Far West
Plattsmouth Group Is Well Pleased
With Their Summer Camp and
Busy at Torest Work.
The Plattsmouth members of Co.
758 Civilian Conservation Corps,
now located at Camp Tyee, Oregon,
are enjoying their work and sur
roundings very much, writes Walter
Eledge, one of the members of the
force.
The members of the company have
scheduled fifteen miles of road work
and which will include several small
bridges that will open up and con
nect the heretofore inaccessible sec
tions of the forest reserve. They also
have some sixteen miles of fire trail
that they will make. The group have
already completed two miles of road
and four bridges as part of their pro
gram. The company now have their ath
letic equipment and which permit
baseball and other outdoor sports,
while they have a recreation tent
with its library, radio and tables for
games to help pass the hours when
they are not on the trails.
The camp also has a mess hall to
accommodate the men and the camp
provided with a water system for
showers and water for the camp.
The young men enjoyed a trip to
Bandon Beach, forty miles west ot
their camp and on the Pacific ocean
where they had their first glimpse of
the big drink and had the opportun
ity of seeing several coast travels ves
sels out in the ocean.
Aside from several cases of poison
oak the members of the party are
feeling fine and in the work and re
creation have had a fine summer that
has been both pleasant and profit
able. SECOVERS FR03 FOOD POISONING
Mrs. Wm. J. 11. Petter of St. Luke's
rectory i3 slowly recovering from an
acute case of food poisoning, and not
from appendicitis as was stated in
yesterday's Journal. She was sud
denly stricken in La Salle, 111., and
spent five days in the Lutheran hos
pital in Moline, III., receiving treat
ment to enable her to continue her
Journey home. She is gaining slowly,
after somewhat of a relapse, due to
the necessity of making the trip by
automobile from Illinois in such a
condition. Mrs. Mclntyre is also con
fined to bed with anaemia and
arthritis. The Rectory household
wish to thank their many friends
for continued thoughtfulness and
help in the problem of caring for
the two sick members.
DEPART FOR AUBURN
From Thursday's Dally
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Hart and children departed with
their household effects for Auburn
where they are to be located. Mr.
Hart is to take the management of
the Hinky-Dinky store that is to be
opened next week in that city. The
new manager will assist in the ar
ranging of the stock in the new
store and prparing for the formal
opening.
ARRIVAL OF LITTLE DAUGHTER
The home of Mr. and Mrs. James
B. Farnham was made very happy
by the arrival on Thursday after
noon of a fine little seven pound
daughter. The mother and little one
are doing nicely and it is needless
to say that Jim is wearing well the
honors of his fatherhood. The many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Farnham will
Join in their wishes for the future
success and happiness of the little
lady.
VISITING OLD FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Martin of Con
cordia, Kansas, arrived here Thurs
day fcr a visit with the old time
friends in this section of Cass coun
ty. Mrs. Martin was formerly Miss
Helen Pontius, daughter of Rev. ard
Mrs. E. H. PontiU3, who for some
time had charge of the United
Brethern church at Mynard. The
many friends are delighted at the op
portunity of enjoying the visit with
them.
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