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Nel :. State Historical Society VOL. NO. L PLATTSIvIOUTH, NEERASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1934. NO. 17 Grocers and Food Dealers Hold Meeting Here From Thursday's Daily Ratify Selections IJads at Nebraska City of Code Administration Committee for Dist. 5. Last evening there was a very large representation here of the re tail and wholesale dealers in groc eries and foods to ratify the action of naming a committee on code ad ministration for district No. 5. com prising Otoe and Cass counties. The committee selected composed II. G. Soennichsen of this city rep resenting the voluntary chain stores; Leslie Winters of this city represent ing the chain stores; Harry Rice of Nebraska City, the jobbers; R. T. Schruender of Nebraska City, the in dependent dealers. There were a large number from Nebraska City as well as the smaller towns here to enjoy the meeting and to participate in the discussion. The meeting was presided over by II. G. Soennichsen. the acting head of the code committee for the dis trict. The code as prepared last Decem ber and made enforcible of the date of January Cth. applies to cities of 2.500 and over and in the two coun ties the code will be applicable in Nebraska City and Plattsmouth, al tho the smaller towns are desirous of co-operating through voluntary action with otlitr stores of the larger places in hours and other regulations. The code adjustment committee takes up matters of violations of code that are reported to them and then direct and secure an adjustment if direc and secure an adjustment if possible, if not. the matter Is turned jove rto the state code committee, and if they fail to get the matter settled satisfactorily then it is sent to the national board and final action taken there. APPREHEND TRUCK DRIVER The members of the night police force have been conducting a dili gent search for the truck driver that some weeks ago drove his truck into one of the electrolier posts on South Sixth street near the Pearl street corner. The police were unable to secure a very clear description of the man or the truck line that he was representing but eventually were able to get a line of the appearance of the driver. Wednesday morning in the early dawn. Officer Roy Stewart spotted a truck and driver that fitted pretty well that of the one that had broken off the post and accordingly he in terviewed the driver and who ac knowledged that it had teen his truck that had broken off the post and at the time he had given some one the name of his company, but they had apparently failed to turn this into the city authorities. The truck' was owned by the Crouch Transfer Co., of St. Josepii. Missouri, and which carries a lia bility insurance that will take care of the damage to the electrolier. FINDS A READY MARKET Sam Kackenberg has for the past feveral years built up quite an in dustry in the preparing ol walnut meats which he prepares and sells to customers in this section of the state. The reputation of the hulled and prepared nuts have reached other localities apparently, as Mr. Hacken berg has received orders from Ply mouth, Vermont, the birthplace of President Coolidge, New York and Philadelphia. Those who have test ed out the delicious nuts are con stant customers in the future. HOLD COOKING CLASS Tuesday afternoon, Uie mothers of the children enrolled in the Health and Nutrition Center attended the first of the weekly classes in nutri tion and "Low Cost" cookery. The subject for the discussion was "Cereals." The class was conducted by Miss Xordholm who was assisted in the demonstration by Teresa Libershal, director of the Center. Miss Iva Carr, the nurse for the Center also gave a short talk on some cf the common contagious diseases of children. DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT From Thursday's Daily This morning Riley AIcFariand, 73, long a picturesque figure on the streets here, died at the county farm west of this city of a complication of maladies from which he suffered for some time. Mr. McFarland made his home in Plattsmouth over a long period ol years and up until the past two years was Quite active, but since that time ill health and failing eyesight mad? it necessary for hi-; being cared lor at the farm. The funeral conducted by the Streight funeral home will be Friday at 10 a. m. at Oak Hill cemetery. n rr iV iLCLiS. J HJ-ULZLLZ) 111 Attendance at District Meet Seventy-five Members cl the Piatt: mouth Aerie in Attendance at Meetinr at Omaha. From Thursday's Daily A motor caravan cf members of Plattsmouth aerie No. CC5 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles visited Omaha la?t evening where a district meeting was being held and which was attended by 1,500 cf the mem b rs of the order from Council Bluffs, South Omaha, Fremont, Plattsmouth and Nebraska City. A class of 250 candidate was initiated as part of the program of the evening and the ceremony con ducted by S. O. Zcehman, Kansas City, deputy grand president and grand auditor, H. A. McKinncy, pres ident of North Omaha aerie and pres idents of other series in the state. "The Eagles are for President Roosevelt 100 per cent and more, if that's possible." John S. Perry, Kan sas City, grand secretary of the F. O. E., told the members. i "Ninety per cent of the things the Eagles have besn righting for have been put forward by the president," Perry said. "Affairs have been mov ing so well on Roosevelt's human program that the Eagles may not bother to push an old age pension bill they've had prepared to intro duce in congress." FILES FOR TREASURER From Thursday's Uaily This afternoon John E. Turner, present county treasurer, filed jqj. re-nomination to the office subject to the wishes of the republican voters of the county. Mr. Turner has giver, an admin istration of the office that should bring the greatest of satisfaction to every resident of the county and the handling cf the affairs has been of a high standard and the greatest business efficiency. During his term in office he has borne many very heavy responsibil ities in the past year and a half when the county funds were to be safeguarded against possible loss. Mr. Turner is a gentleman of fine personality and has carried on the office in a manner that certainly should recommend him to the peo ple of the county regardless of party affiliation. He has a staff of capable and efficient assistants and has made the office of the treasurer a real busi ness institution where the affairs are handled with speed and accuracy. OLD RESIDENT AT REST With the simple and impressive Episcopalian funeral service the body ! of John E. Kirkham was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon at Oak Hill cemetery beside that or the father and mother that had long before pre ceded him in death. The services were held at the Sat tler funeral horn where a large num ber of the eld friends had gather ed to pay their last tributes of love and esteem to the kindly and h'ghly respected gentleman that had so long made his home in this community. The service was conducted by Canon W. J. H. Petter of the St. Luke's Episcopal church of which the Kirkham family had been mem bers for many years. During the service several of the old hymns were given on the organ. The pall bearers were selected from the members of the I. O. O. F. and Eagies lodge of which Mr. Kirkham had been a member over a long per iod of years. Death of Long HP lime 5 j at iesmta Mrs. Joseph Warg-a, Sr., Passed Away Thursday as the Result of a Sadden Heart Attack. The Sr., 7 4 death of Mr? Joseph Warga, , at n Oman?, hospital Thur.:- day came an a great .vhoi-I: not only to the- members of the family circle ; man but to the many friends over tbe't.e. : community where she had made her i home for so many years. Mrs. Warga, who had fcr the past several years llve-el at Omaha, v. as injured severely by a fall at her hem1; in the Nottingham Arms apartments. a number cf weeks afro, having a log broken. ! Ths injury was doing well and on j Wed lies day. Jess F. Warga. a son, cf j this city, had been at Omaha and! had the mother examined by a num ber of physicians as to her condition with the expectation cf having her taken Lack to her home in a short time, the injury having progressed nicely and the (onditicn of the pa tient was reported as excellent. Thursday morning a sudden heart weakness developed and Mr:;. Warga passed away before members of the family could reach her side. The daughter. Miss Anna Warga, engaged as cashier at the Roberts Dairy, a short distance from the hos pital, was called, but the mother had ! died before she could reach the hos pital and messages to the family here did net permit them to arrive at the hospital while Mi Warga wa yet alive. Lena Hermann was Mecklenberg, Germany a native ot where she was Lorn May 12, 1SC0. spendin her childhood there and later was brought by her family to the United States, they locating in Ohio and where she was married at Oak Har bor, to Joseph Warga. The family came to Plattsmouth almost half a century ago and where Mr. Warga was engaged in the Curlingtcn shops j for a long period of years. Mrs. Warga was a lady of charming per sonality and had made a wide ac quaintance among the residents of this community in the years that she had made this city her heme, devot ing herself to her home and to the care of her family. The family circle w ti- uiurui uj nie ufULii ui nit: iius- t banu and father several years ago and since that time Mrs. Warga had made her home in Omaha with the daughter, Miss Anna. There are surviving four children, William F., Joseph C, and Jess F. Warga, cf this city and Miss Anna Warga of Omaha, as well as three brothers, John Hermann of Denver; Walter Hermann, residing in Mis souri and Charles Hermann of Chi cago. There are also five grand children, Helen, Ruth, Donald, Ar thur and Dorothy Warga of this city, and a large number of nieces and nephews. ENTERS TREASURER RACE The name of H. L. Taplett of this city was added to the list of those who will be entered at the August piimary, he having filed as a candi date for the office of county treas ur?r, subject to the action of the dem ocratic voters at the primaries in August. Mr. Taplett is well known in this city where he was formerly encaced in business and has for the past two months been engaged in special aud iting work at the court house in checking tax records. He is an expert auditor and book keeper and prior to locating in this city was for a number of terms coun ty treasurer of Bcnhomme county, South Dakota. This is the first democratic filing for this office and the second in the race aj County Treasurer John E. (Turner filed Thursday for the repub lican nomination. ASSISTS IN FUNERAL SERVICE Lyle Horton, local mortician, was at Nebraska City Wednesday where he was called to assist in the double funeral held for John Osborne and wife, whose tragic death occurred Monday. The Porter funeral home of Nebraska Ctiy had charge of the dou ble funeral. EREAIIS WHIST From Friday's Daily Edward Hadraba, :opuIar high fcliool rtudeut, last night eurtair.ed i the fracture ei las I.ii wriet the iccult of a u-.il v,'.il : icikr .hating. The young mar. had b.-ca vi siting at the home cf a rciat e and while :e : hating c:i the ..:r the Frank t-u' home wa'3 cone: ; te csuev.aJi: Cloidt rc:::;deice v.h ru-laincd the i:.j::ry; n he f-il and ; l ; man j l. a. found ' i ! wa.-'. tak n to the f hi Dr. j Pueoiii; here the n y v. b: s-rud t.) b to - y j Mtircbek Bask 3SS h k V - Today! Tcdy eiore t) Jadp. n Friday' 1' ilO fL.it cf ti enjoin the Iviurdock j k. rime ::t of I i :'- i;ar.k into i to a r.-ciivcrship wa:: ov. ;r:j! lev.iay in j thi district court before Judge D. V. Llvinri.-ton. The e-.-e hir, attracted! much attention ovi r tin- .-.ate a.i it in the firet case involving the question of enjoinmcnt of the i.Lr.te nnrnt that has h.cn tried depart - courts. Uoth the state and the hank attor- j ne-yj have fild r.n -were, which have I appeared in the Journal in previous j i"" ti.tr i.. .v.ua, la. - 1 thcr arguments on motions to stiiKe certain parts of the answers a.3 the ease was brought to tri!. The state banking department is le :v::n ted bv Frar.z 1). Radke and ryre-n Nyc. of Lincoln, attached to the legal department cf the board, while the 32a.nL" of CiurdAck iu r?;i- resented by C. M. Sidles and John Skilei, prominent attorneys of Lin coln. It is expected that the trial of the case will take all day today and will consume the greater part of Satur day. Among those v. ho were here to at tend the hearing were:- J. L. Cr.r nickle, A. D. Zaar. George Vogcl. of South Tend; Matt Thimgr.n, Mr. and Mrs. Byron McDonald, Haiold Tool, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tool, Mr. and Mr2. Bradford ,A!bert and Herman Zoriott. Albert and William Strieke, C I. Long, of Murd ck; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Toll of Wahoo. TO ATTEND CONVENTION Mrs. A. F. Nuquie-t. of Osceola, di rector for Nebraska in General Fed eration of Clubs. File has been vice president, president and now director, six years of devoted service, wis:? counsel and unaffected, loving com- MRS. A. F. NUQUIST panionship in state work. She will addrees the convention Tuesday eve ning at the banquet in the -Legion Hall on "The Present Day Club Wom an," and on Wednesday will speak at the morning session on General Federation affairs. It will be a priv ilege to know her ar.d hear her coun sel thruout the convention. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Becker of Chi cago, arrived this morning for a visti at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Becker and with o:her relatives and friends. P. A. McCrary hozma over to District Court!": O-iy Vv'itrccs at Preliminary Hear :ng Is Ric hard Edwards, Step sen Shot in Quarrel. From Fat iirday'.s DuITy This morning : A i - ciiL' igt il in a three McCrary, who count iiiforma- ti'n charg.:!g shoot iuu with intent! to kill, ; hooting with intent to wcu.:d and tarry i.g concealed weap- cr.r, wan arraigr.cd in the county court. j the Lccrir-.g hy Attorney A. L. Tidd Mr. II;-Crary was represented at' whili the state wn.- i e presented by ' County Attcrnty V,. G. Xieck. j Mr. McCrary had ti;t re-d a plea of' not gizilty to the chargi.;- and which j had Juivl the burd.;-:i of the piocf on , the etatc. J Th? o.;!y v.ntncPT that was called , en to te--.Tify v. a:, Richard Edward;-, j step-ron of M'. Crary, who was shot j by the ciclerdant during the family Quarre-I. I The witne?;: ter-iified that on Sat- i urday evening, hi:: .ife ar.d 1: Crary were at .Inch 17th. that he, e; mother, Mrs. Mc tho witness' heme. Ltcn shortly after S o'clock the de ndar.t McCrary had come to the : house and started to cuarrel with in theiMri. McCrary, growing more angry as the argument continued and he i i -1 . . i i j i i' . i iiau men eaneu iu ciioks me 1 and Mr. Edwards had then started ! to interfere to protect his mother. . - o. . i u-u.-. ir.-iaw to can me ponce to tne scene j ar.d at this McCrary had drawn his j revolver and commanded Mrs. Ed- ! warde: to stand r-lill, and as she start ed toward the door he had shot at i j Mrr. Edwards. With the shooting j v. itr.es rlatcd that he had advanced i to pratoct YAz wife pr,d that he had been shot by the defendant in the thigh. Witness had struck McCrary with a poker in an effort to protect his wife and mother as the battle raged in the kitchen. The family had gone out into the yard where Mc-! Crary had tried to shoot again but his revolver wa. empty. The defendant was not called to testify in the preliminary hearing and will give his testimony in the triesl before the jury in the district rourt. Th? l.cr.d in th-? case was set at J1.500 by Ji-dje A. II. Duxbury and the defendant was remanded to the custody of the sheriff until bond is supplied or the case called for trial on April ICfh. rOLLY WORKERS PROJECT CLCB The Jolly Workers project club met . at the home of Mrs. Edgar Meisinger on Tuesday, March 20th. The meet ing opened with the election of offi cers for the coming year. Those elect ed were: Mrs. Wallace Warner and Mrs. ers; Edgar Meisinger, project lead Mrs. John Hummel, president; Mrs. Donald Born, secretary-treas- j urer; ..Irs. Joitn Alicin, news report er; Mr. Roy Tschirrcn, social leader. The lesson was on the preparation of home made paint cleaner, wall' paper cleaner and floor wax which proved to be of great interest. The meeting was closed with the serving cf delicious refreshments by the hos-j testes. Mrs. John Micin and Mrs. Ed gar Meisinger. March loth Miss Jessie Baldwin was with the members at the home of Mrs. Edgar Meisinger where a cheese demonstration was held and whic'.i was of great interest to all. On March ICth at the home of Mr. anil Mrs. Fred Tschirren was held a St. Patrick's party celebration for a few birthdays which fell on March 17th. The evening was spent in play ing cards at the close of which de licious refreshments were served. REPORTER. VISITS AT ST. LOUIS Mrs. Joseph C. Warga departed Wednrsday evening for St. Louis where she will pay a vHit to her par ents. Rev and Mrs. August Lang horst, who are now well advanced in years. Rev. Langhorst being 91 years old and the wife 87. This is the first visit that Mrs. Warga has had with the parents for the past several years and one that they have looked for ward to with the greatest pleasure. HERE FROM ARIZONA rron Saturday's- Dally Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Kunsmann, the latter son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kuns- nn. arrived today to enjoy a short sit here with the parents and at Omaha with a si.-ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mr.j. John Carmack. Mr. Kum-iiiann is now living at El Paso. Texas, where he is foreman of the Southern Pacific chop at that place. II? has been i nilie service of the f : railroad company for many years and j v.a.i formerly in charge of the shops at Tuscon, Anzema. The visit of Mr. Kunsmann is to sc? tiu? mother who has not oeen well of late and who is confined to her j bed the greater part of the time by reason of her illnes - from heart weak ness. Urge Finding Means of Employ ment in County Federal Re-emplovment Service Seeks Aaid of Individuals and Finns to Fight Unemployment. There are now 1,230 unemployed men and women registered in Cass county, Nebraska. With the closing of the Civil Work'! Administration on March Cist more than 147 men and women will be added to the un employed list. Everyerfort must be made to find employment for these worthy people. The duty of the National Re-employment Service in Cass county is to register the unemployed, classify them and refer them to employers. We do not hire peopl? or appoint I them to jobs. We merely refer peo ple to you for approval or rejection as you sec fit. Our service is abso lutely free to employees and employ ers. "We are asking your co-operation in our efforts to serve you and the community. Whether you are a busi ness man, a farmer, or a housekeeper call on our service when you need any additional help. We have all clashes and types of poople registered with us. Ey calling on our Service you will not only be helping your self but also the men and women who are looking for work. Call phone 29 or drop a post card to NATIONAL RE-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, Court Ifouee, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. CUIZ CHICKEN THIEF Clarence Miller, who was brought back to this city from Sioux City, Iowa, to answer charges of chicken stealing, has been questioned by sheriff Homer Sylvester and Deputy Sheriff Lancaster. The man has ac knowledged that he had been in volved in several cases in western Cass county where several hundred chickens have been taken in th? last few months. The sheriff and deputy have been woiking on the case for some time and feel W,n pieasod that they have been able to line up the party responsible. Miller stated to the officers that he and two compan- ions nacl carried on the chicken steal- ing activities but he was unable to give the names of the other two men Jin the party. Chief of Police Condit of Lincoln assisted the local officers very much in getting a line up of the case from that city where Miller resided. GIFT NIGHT TO BE RESUMED At the noonc.ay luncheon of the Ad Club Wednesday the question of aift night was discussed and it was decided to have the first one next Wednesday, April 4th at S o'clock. The plan will be the same as before. Those who have been accumulating ecupens wiil be able to turn them in next Wednorday. Ask for these cnnpons you arc entitled to one for every 25c cash purpose or for every 25c pnid on account. Be on hand next Wednesday, April 4th. Music and announcements over Gamer's Broadcasting System. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fornoff, resid ing west of this city on RFD No. 2, were in the city Wednesday after noon for a short time and while here Mrs. Forncff hail their name enroll ed as readers of the Journal for the eneuing year. Senior Class Play Now Under Rehearsal "The Ilcuse B:autifnl,s; by Charming Pollock Is the Play Chosen by the Class cf 1S34. The annual Senior play will b presented on the evening of Friday, May 4. The play selected this year is entitled "The Hons- P.enutiful." a splendid drama written by ( ban ning Pollock. This is one of the new plays and has a wonderful s-tory in it. Since the class of 193 J has a wealth of dramatic talent, it was thought advi.-able to get an outstand ing play. The story deals with character istics easily recognized in Arnriean life, where greed and di.-honesty are opposed to unselfishness and service to others. It is not a melodrama but i", a gripping picture of the finest in American life. The j lay will be directed by Mr. Figley, and the cast began rehearsals Monday night. A corp of stage man agers and property committees will be appointed in the near future. The cast is as follows: Guy Stayton Oliver Taylor Elbert ( Bert Baxter James Iloberteon Archibald Davis Edward Kalina Jeunifc-r Davis Mary Anne Ko.-encrans Hulda Margaret Yelick Nina Baxter Margaret Taylor Dr. Brin Bernard Knoflicek Sam Dreyor Lore nee Khoades Martha Wiley Lois I'.estor Richard (Dick) Davis Aged 10, John Be:;tor (Junior High School) Afterwards. Taken by May nard McCieary Vivian lnga Iteichstadt THE TURN OF THE YEAR Up to about 400 years ego the whole world calculated the begin ed that the ancient idea of the New ning of the year from the Vernal Equinox, the date when th? sun crosses, the equator on its return to the north. To us it has always se em Year beginning with the return of the sun wa? both more beautiful in its conception and more practical as a means of calculation than the arbi trary midwinter elate of January 1. The advent of Spring is actually ar.tl physically the birth of a new year. From the dead a&hes of the past new life springs. The naked iiinbs are clothed again with green. Mother Earth pushes the new shoots up from her fertile bo;:om. From a dull monotone cf sombre grays and browns the world suddenly takes on color as the crocuses peer up through the grass and the dandelion.; burst into bloom. Death has given place to life. What could be more natural than that the peoples of all time have made this return c:f Spring the occa sion of their greatest symbolic fes tival, the symbolism of the Resurrec tion? It is no mere accident that the celebration of Easter should coincide with Nature's demonstration of life's eternal renewal. CONVOCATION PROGRAM Three numbers were presented on the high school convocation program at the high school Wednesday morn ing. A group of musicians from Elm wood high school under the direction of Miss Jean Maloney, was luard in a mixed quartet number and two vocal solo? as well as a very enter taining comedy operetta. The visi tors included: Frances Caygill. Rulh Jean McLcncn. Donald Gonzales, qioyd West and Marjorie ilortcu. Little Miss Betty Roe Canterbury was heard i meveral popular hits with piano accompaniment by E!va Olsen. These musical numberj were much enjoyed. An unusual feature was the chal-talk drawings of Ham ilton Meisinger, a graduate of the clazs of 1920. RETURNS HOI, John A. Libershal returned Wed nesday from the Methodist hospital at Omaha where he has been since the injury to his right eye a week ago. Mr. Libershal had to have the injured eyeball removed in order to save the right of tha left eye and which has cleared up nicely, altho it was badly affected for some days.